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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TEL. C. 269.

NU. 12, 205

發「二拜禮“號一十月十英港香

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11.

1927.

3 PER ANNUM

BANGLE COFY 19 CENTS

BRITISH CRUISERS TO RETURN NEW CANTON PLAN EUROPE-EAST INDIES RED TROOPS HERE

FIRST SQUADRON ORDERED

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BACK.

KWANGTUNG DEFENCE

RE-ORGANISED

AIR MAIL.

A SWATOW REMNANT

SUCCESS OF THE DUTCH EXPERIMENT.

BRITISH CO-OPERATION?!

י.

Arrival on Schedule.

ARRIVES.

BUICK 1928

Luxury-such as Cleopatra never know-Buick for 1028-Wirst ship- -ment due on October 16-Early

inspection is cordially invited.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. 33, Wood Nei Chung Road. Happy Valley.

GROWTH OF MOTOR INDUSTRY.

THIS YEAR'S SHOW AT OLYMPIA.

SHANGHAI TOPICS.

JAPANESE RESIDENTS

DISCONTENTED.

DANGERS OF FASCISTI. IN POLICE CUSTODY.

NEW MODELS KEPT SECRET. $110,000 GOES AMISSING.

Shanghal, Oct. i. Strange visitors staged an unex-

London, Oct. 10.

One has a vague feeling that Canton, Oct. 11.

Amsterdam, Oct. 10.

pooted visit to this Colony early

The motor show at Olympia, there is a storm brewing in the General Wang Ki-chang, the

The newspapers aro giving much this morning, when a large junk which opens, for nine days, next offing, destined to set the Settle- PROBLEM OF RETURNING “A" CLASS acting Chief Commander of the

put in at Shaukiwan harbour and Thursday, will enable the latest ment by the eare at no distant Ironsides, is shortly moving his prominence to the success of the

manu date. This time it is not the N- RESERVISTS.

headquarters into the Tung Yuen, Dutch airman, Lieutenant Koppen, caused some embarrassment to the products of every motor or East Garden, which has been who flew to Batavia from Holland police of the local station by refacturing nation of importance, tionalists or the radicul elements accupied by the Strike Committee within ten days, carrying the first son of the presence of a large including this year those of Ger- that have kept the cauldron at

air mail to the Dutch East Indies number of doubtful characters many, to be compared under one bolling point for some little time,! over since the Hongkong-Shameen

nboard her. Clad in nondescript roof.

but the Japanese section of Shang- The Handelsblad emphasises the garments, there was still preserved Its international and compre-hai's foreign community, whose General Wang's headquarters NANKING COURTS WUHAN. strike.

are at present in the former Salt possibility of reducing the dura-something in their equipment hensive character annually draws restiveness finds its reflex in a re- be representatives from all parts of solution which has just been but he now finds this office is not the co-operation of the British, Chinese soldiers or robbers, or the world, and this year it is ex-adopted at a meeting of the Japan-

pected that 300,000 people will There are two announcements from London to-day in conficxionInspectorate Office on the Bund, tion of the flight to a week, with which proclaimed them to

and even both. of machines

cse Residents' Association regis- The circumstances were dis-visit Olympia. with the return of British forces sent out to China in the early days spacious enough. It is understood with relays

queting until their identity was It is estimated that there are tering the view that the incidenc of the trouble, one being that the First Cruiser Squadron, consisting that the strike pickets and other pilots.--Reuter

move out from

revealed. Then it was made already 78,000,000 motor vehicles of September. 24, when several the Tung Yuen within a week's of H. M. Ships Frobisher, Danae, Dauntless and Delhi, is to be sent strikers have to

that they were "Red" in the world, but the saturation members of a Japanese naval time.

A press announcement two troops who, until laterly, had point is a long way off, and keen patrol were placed under deten- back to Malta early in December.

The Canton authorities, who weeks ago stated: There is at fought under Generala Ho Lung competition among manufacturers tion by the Shanghai Municipal consider it necessary further to the moment quite a lot in the and Yip Ting, against the Canton has brought about price reduction Police, is "due to the ridiculous enlarge the military defence of air, both literally and figuratively, ese forces, but who were forced, and innumerable improvements in traditional policy of the Shanghai Kwangtung, have ordered General The big Holland-Java mail flight one day recently, to flee from engine and body design, aimed Municipal Council, which is trying Fan Shek-sang, the Yunnanese is about to begin and provided no Swatow in a junk which they com- particularly to meet the needs of to govern a modern city with 75-

potential owner-drivers.

year-old laws." The resolution Fate or 3 chance wind had blown

Economy in petrol and oil con- goes on to state that in view of commander, to send the remaining accidents occur the Fokker is ex-mandeered. portion of his army in Kwangai pected to arrive on the 10th Oc

the junk with its motley crew sumption has been further deve-the existing conditions in the mo- eastward. General Li Shao-chung, tober.

into the vicinity of this Colony, leped, and one interesting innova-tropolis, the Japanese residents. Á significant report from Haakow is to the effect that a party who commands Fan's troops

Mail will be carried both on the and their arrival at. Shaukiwan tion is the "single shot greasing appeal to the Council to bring consisting of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, General Chu Fei-tch, Mr. C. C. the Kwangsi-Yunnan border, re-out and home journey, the rate

wearing parts are lubricated by partments of the Council, particu- Wa and Mr. Sun Fo, has arrived there for the purpose of trying.perts to Fan that he still has a being 10 florins for a letter and 2 was claimed to be an inevitable system," whereby all moving and about drastic reterm infan

force of 2,000 men, and these will florins for a postcard. The aero- As there were more than a hun-pressing & plunger pump.

arly the Police Department, all. be ready to come down to Kwang-plane will stay 6 days in Bataviadred of these "Red", the local Several manufacturers are main-of which, for many years, have

so that replies to leters received police were presented with the per- taining close secrecy about their been drifting into corruption." tung at any time.

by the air mail can be sent by the axing problem of their disposal. 1928 models until next Thursday's same machine.

hile considering the best course opening of the show. British to follow, the authorities have Wireless. taken these unwelcome visitors into custody.

It is further stated that the troopship Karmala, which is due to leave Shanghai on Friday and call at Hongkong on her way Home, will be taking over 1,650 "A" reservists of the Middlesex, Border, Green Howard and Cameronian regiments. Most of the mon were in civilian employment before being called up, and many employers have agreed to reinstate them.

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Garrison Areas. To facilitate the task of defend-

to settle the differences between the Wuhan and Nanking parties. The party is evidently seeking to persuade General Tang Seng-chi to link up with Nanking and thus heal the Nationalist "split."

There is little news from the northern front, but it appears that Chang Tso-lin's forces are still advancing against the Shansing the province, and at the same troops. The capture of Nanlo, 20 miles south of Tingchow, is time properly appropriating the reported.

FENGTIEN ADVANCE CONTINUES.

territories to the different armies, the Canton military authorities have decided to divide Kwang- tung into a number of garrison

areas.

These will include the areas of Canton districts, Chaochow-Mel- hsien (Swatow) districts, Waichow to-districts, Northern districts, West

Malta, October 10. The Kiukiang party arrived The First Cruiser Squadron, day on an armed Chinese merchant which reinforced the China fleet, steamer-Navgl Wireless. is returning to Malta in the first week of December.

The transport Herminius, after recommissioning here, will be permanently stationed in China waters-Reuter,

CAPTURE OF NANLO.

Fengtien Victory Claimed.

Peking, Oct. 10. Chang Tso-lin has ordered the The First Cruiser Squadron, Fengtien armice to capture Shih- within three days. which came out here early in the chinchuang

The chief, manager of year, with the exception of H.M.S. The Fengtieners officially claim. Coventry, consists of the follow to have captured Nanio, twenty Central Bank Mr. Wong Lung- ing: H.M.S. Frobisher (the flag- miles south of Tingchow.-Reuter, shan, is said to be very indignanti ship), Danae, Dauntless and Delhi,

with Rear-Admiral W. H. D. Boyle,

C.B., in command.

SWATOW NORMAL

Bank Loses $110,000.

the

LONDON WELCOMES THE LEGION.

they were

known

result.

U. S. NAVAL MAN'S LAPSE.

SENT TO PRISON FOR ONE

MONTH.

BULGARIAN RAIDERS IN GREECE.

Crisis Averted.

Sofia, Oct. 10. The Premier, on behalf of the King, who is abroad, has signed a decree proclaiming martial law at Kustendil and Petritch.

This remarkable resolution, and the diminutive riot at Hongkew Police Station on September 24 out of which the resolution has arisen, is tho culmination of the pent-up state of feeling which is known to have prevailed in the Japanese community for some • time. There is considerable re- sentment among them that the Japanese members of the Muni- cipal Police Furce are rated on a lower scale of pay than the Euro-

though the Japanese comprise two. thirds of the foreign population THE of approximately 30,000. general feeling is that there are breakers ahead.

.

A GUILDHALL LUNCHEON.

A FRONTIER SCRAP. London, Oct. 10.

Salonika, Oct. 10. Greek gendarmerie came into Au official welcome and godspeed

conflict with a band of Bulgarian pean members of the Force. An- River districts, Yamchow-Limehow was given by the City of London districts and Kiungchow districts to-day to the Amurient Legion at

H. A. Cleghorn, a sailor of the comitadiis at midnight near Flori-other cause for dissatisfaction is There will be a garrison com-the Guildhall, where

to lunch, the Lord U. S. S. Canapas, was charged be-na, and after an hour of fighting that there is no avenue of emplor. mander for each of these areas, entertained

fore Major C. Willson at the the comitadiis escaped to Bulgarment for Japanese in the various and he will take charge of the Mayor presiding..

Ambassador Houghton, Sir Aus-Central Magistracy this morning fan territory, leaving two dofdbranches of Municipal service al- military defence, the suppression of bandits, and other military ten Chamberlain, and the Lord with the theft, yesterday after-Reuter. affairs.

Chancellor, the Earl of Randing, noon, of a gold wrist watch from a jewellery shop at No. 52 Des were present-Reuter.

Voeux Road Central. Received by King and Queen. According to the depositions of

The New Crusade." a foki of the shop, Cleghorn asked London, Oct, 10.

to be shown some gold watches,

Just as most people were begia-. Members of the -American

Political eircles are of the spinning to think that the newly fedz- owing to receipt of a report that Legion, who were received by the and after some time spent in the chief accountant of the Bank's King and Queen at Buckingham examination of the articles, put

anition, like the Constitutional branch in Kongmoon has disap-Palace this morning, were much one in his pocket and ran out of ion that the crisis has ended owing cu Shanghai Fascisti had become

policy of conciliation.Reuter. Chinese con- 1 No Further Developments, peared with a sum of no less than impressed by the friendly and sm-the shop. He was chased by the to the Bulgarian Government's moribund or had died of sheer In-

Defence League, which had been.. $110,000, which had been entrusted ple character of their Majesty's witnessed and

stable but it was Sergeant Hey-

launched with equal celat, the pro- Swatow, Oct. 10. to his care...

enter- wood who succeeded in intercept-

moters summoned the first general. There has been no

They afterwards, were The manager of the Kongmoon

meeting of members, which osten-.. development

the English branch of the government bank tained to luncheon at the Guilding the man as he ran past the

sibly appears to have been an un Presbyterian hospital incident,

has been detained after the dig hail by the Lord Mayor and Cor-On Lok Yuen soda fountain, in

qualified success, if overflowing. His Worship stated that a clear

enthusiasm may be regarded AA covery of the alleged embezzle-poration of the City of London. Des Voeux Road Central. and the situation is normal. Naval Wircless.

ment, as the chief accountaint is The distinguished guests included

Sir Austen Chamberlain, the case was established against the

livered on the occasion all ́tended" Yeung Pun-lik, Inspector of the Worthington

Foreign Secretary, Sir Laming defendant, and sentenced him to SELLING PRESSURE RENEWED. nay criterion. The speeches de

Evans, the War one month's hard labour."'

New York, Oct. 10. the 10th. Police Ward in Caaton, Secretary, and Air, Vice-Marshal An officer from the United

Bullish interests in the stock towards vehement denunciation of

lawless and subversive bodies and.. suddenly disappeared a few days Sir Sefton Brancker.

Statas warship, who was in Court, market have received a severe set-individuals in Shanghai, calling Their conduct while in China

ago, and this is receiving, the Proposing the toast of the said that the defendant had two back as the result of renewal of has been most favourable, and

A reported intention on the part special attention of the police here. Legionaries, Sir Rowland Blades years' clean record in the Navy, pulling pressure direction against upon the foreign residents of many of their employers have agreed to reinstate their former of Chang Tso-lin to evacuate Peking Some believe that the Inspector the Lord Mayor, said he trusted and he asked for a remittance of some of the leading industrials Shanghai to meet force with force,

in official circles has been kidnapped by bandits, their visit to France Would have the sentence, employees. The Secretary for caused War expresses the hope that all here to-day, as it brings up the and will be held for rausom.been interesting in that it revived employers will do this. Those un- question of whether the United Nam Chung Pan. employed on their return will be States should withdraw its diploma- the tie mission from the Chinese capital advised to register with

the and urge the withdrawal of Ameri- National Association for Employment of Regulars-Reuter, can nationals."

The Karmain's Contingent.

THE BRITISH RESERVISTS. Question of Re-Employment.

London, Oct. 10.

A total of 1,060 "A" army re- servists are affected by the home coming order from China. Most of them were employed in civilian occupations, and many are married.

London, Oct. 10.

further

EVACUATION RUMOUR,

American Concern.

Washington, Oèt. 5.

concern

The possibility that Peking will fall before, the Shansis increased with news that Paotingfu, 85 miles

a relative of the manager.

THE MEXICAN REVOLT DRAGS ON.

Mexico City, Oct, 10. The Federal columns operating against the insurgent Generals Gomez and Almada have been re- inforced:

It is officially stated by the War southwest of the capital, had been TOWNS SACKED BY BANDITS. Office that the men of section A evacuated by the Manchurians. of the Army Reserve, who were This, together with the fall of Kal- called up last January for service gan to the northwest, was taken an. in China, will return home be- indication of the significance of the

anti-Northern victory. tween the middle of October and

The Northern aviation and heavy the end of November. These men

artillery units left for Tientsin to- number some 1,650.

According to a message from day, indicating that Chang Tso-lin Shanghai, the Karmala,, which plans to abandon Peking. A ner-advantages of the polltacal con- leaves there for England on Fri- vousness has developed with a cen- day, will bring home the reservists worship restricting press reports.

of the Middlesex and Border

Regiments, the Green Howards,

the Cameronians.-British

and

Wireless.

WUHAN-NANKING PEACE?

Gathering at Hankow..

JAPANESE FORCES.

No more for Peking.

"Tokyo, Oct. 6,

Meanwhile the bandita are taking

fifty followers, have entered the un- fusion, and guerilla lenders, with garrisoned towns, and sacked a number of chops. One band carried off $5,000, the payroll of a cotton mill.

Indians Participate..

According to press reports, in A message from Tuezon, in

welcome.

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His Worship replied that he a fragrant memory of the brillant could not alter his decision. work done in the war, and useful Again the officer asked his Wor- in that was a step towards the abip. to reconsider the gentance, maintenance of peace, which was stating that the Canapes was sail an essential factor in the existence ing to-morrow. cf every nation,

His Worship confirmed his Responding, Legion Commander decision, while pointing out that Savage said he believed the cordial he had no alternative but to pass relations between the two great the sentence. English-speaking nations would be

knit even more firmly. The Legionaries would do their mtmost to cement the good relations be- tween the two countries-British Wireless,

STERLING STILL RISING.

it

YESTERDAY'S NEW MARK, London, Oct. 10. The marked strength of sterling view of the uneasy situation in Arizona, states that according to has been a recent feature of the North China created by the conflict the local press, the return of the exchange market. To-day Hankow, Oct. 10.

between the Shanal and Fengtien Yaqui Indiase from Arizona to reached $4.87 3/82 to the pound, Although no statement has been forces, some of the members of the Mexico has so depleted the Indian which is the highest since the issued regarding the Wuhan-Nan- Diplomatic Corps in Peking are ad-acttlements in that neighbourhood, end of 1914--Router. Hing conversations at Kiukiang, vising Japan, whose troops station-that for the last few days it has been impossible to obtain such In- the appearance at Hankow of Mr. ed in Peking are the smallest in. Wang Ching Wel, General Chu number of all the foreign garrisons, dians for work in the cotton fields.

-Reuter's American Service, Pel-teh, Mr. C.C. Wu and Mr. Sun to reinfores the Japanese garrison. Fo indicates that the movement to The Japanese Government authori wards rapprochement is develop-ties are said to be of the opinion fog favourably.

that the danger there is not immi-

General Tang Seng-chi is now ent. and that even if the situation at Hankow, and it is presumed that took a sudden turn for the worse, Mr. Wang Ching-wel desires to the sirength of the foreign, garri confer with his colleagues before sons in Peking and Tientsin Is committing Wuhan to a settlement enough to safeguard foreign resid- of the differencez.

ents in those districte. Toho..

TO-DAY.

Dullar on demand 1/11 11/16 6.02 p.m. Lighting-up

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

A FISHERIES CONVENTION.

Moscow, Oct. 10. The Russo-Japanese Fishertes Convention has been initialled. Reuter.

RED TERROR IN RUSSIA.

CAMPAIGN OF DAILY EXECUTIONS.

Warsaw, Oct. 10. According to information from Soviet sources, continuous execu tions of former high government army officials -and Imperial efficere, occur daily in Russia.

Many executions are stated to

A SLUMP ON WALL STREET.

if necessary. One of the speakers's aud railway securities.

Prices have been sent tumbling, stressed the fact that the newly and United States Steel Corpora- formed body is in no sense aggt+Z-". tion dropped below 144, compared sively inclined towards the Chin- with 160 less than, a month ago.ese but is only striving for the while. Chesapeake-Ohio Railway, protection of the Settlement, a United States Cast Iron Pipe, which the interests of Chinese and Union Carbide, New York Central foreigners are, in the last phaly-is,*

All of which is well-intentioned Railway, and many other recent identical. leaders, were marked down any.

and laudable. The objection rais- thing from three to six points.

establishment of the Cotton broke about K$8 1/2 alad to the bale, the fall boing accompanied body, which is keeping many suo- by heavy liquidation by recent stantial members of the commun- buyers, owing to unexpected weak ity from joining the Fascisti, is ness at Liverpool, and a report of that what is meat for Italy may be favourable weather in the cotton poison for Shanghai by virtue of belt-Renter's American Scrvice. the divergence of conditions in

· TEAPOT DOME OIL LEASES.

PROTRACTED ISSUE CLOSING.

the two territories. An institu- tion which, in its very essence, "is a peeularly Latin product is not so easy to graft on to or trans- plant in Shanghai, and further more there is bound to be the in- evitable tendency towards duplic tion of authority, leading to con- Washington, Oct. 10. fiets the outcome of which is n The action of the Supreme easy to foretell. In their enge have occurred lately at Jenisejal Court to-day, in setting aside desire to serve the Municipal Ufa, Kazan, Minek, and Biow, con-leases granted to Mr. Harry Sin Council, the members of the officials are trying to flee from the equently many ex-officers and exclair on the Teapot Dome estate, Shanghaf Faselsti may be setting country, or to hide in the villagea. Wyoming, is apparently the last in motion forces that may easily. phase of the protracted dispute cause the gravest embarrassment nere have been many attempts to over the legality of the leases, and to the lawfully constituted au- cross the Pollah-Lativian frontier, mostly unsuccessful owing to the the manner in which they were thorities and hamper them in the negotiated. Reuter a Anterican execution of their duties instead of assisting them. Therein. Hes very close wateh kept-Rexter. Service.

the greatest meril of the newly Later. The court held unanimously that born body. A old Chinese woman was lojur-Mr. Sinclair's lease contract was of yesterday through being knock-made by Secretary Fail without ed down by a bicycle ridden by lawful authority, and that fraud Albert K. Shim. She was taken to and corruption was proved

Router'e American Service. the hospital.

"Incidents" Not Wanted.

A word to the wise is sufficient, and it is to be hoped that the time- (Continued on Lugo 15.)