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二拜禮·號八月一十英港香 TUESDAY,

HANKOW'S DESPERATE STAND:

DECISION TO RALLY AT

HWANGCHOW.

IRENE PIRACY.

CLOSE OF CASE FOR CROWN.

IDENTIFICATION PARADES.

The case for the Crown in the preliminary trial, at, the Central

NOVEMBER 8.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS OUT.

WAR INEVITABLE” IF ARMING CONTINUES,"

1927.

836 PER ANNUM

A+ANGLE COFT TO CENTS

SHANGHAI RIOT.

"WHITE" RUSSIANS SHOT BY "REDS."

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1928

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ARMISTICE DAY IN LONDON."

NO REVELS AT THE HOTELS.

WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE.

Happy Valley.

A VINDICATION.

BRITISH DIPLOMACY IN THE EAST.

OUR CHINA POLICY.

A

remarkable "vindication of

CONSULATE ATTACKED. ALLEGED TREATY BREACHES.

Shanghai, Nov. 8,

London, Nov. 7. British diplomacy is revealed in London, Nov. 7.

All-day "White" demonstrations

There will be no revels in Lon-two volumes of British Foreign.. Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech culminated in the storming of the

don hotels or restaurants on Office documents which, covering THE NATIONALIST NAVY CAPTURES Police Court, of the seven' Irene

piracy saspnets ehme to a close in London, declared that the con Soviet Consulate, and one person Armistice Day. The secretary of the period between the German this morning with formal evidence sering nations at present had was killed in the disturbances, the Hotel and Restaurants Asso-mailed fiat" seizure of Kino-Chau being heard from pollee officials who over 10,000,000 trained men, who while two others were badly in-ciation said that public opinion in 1897 and the conclusion of the took over the men when they ar. were bettor equipped for war than inred and are dying. Many were seemed against revels, and many | Anglo-French entente in 1904, have rived here in the custody of the in 1914. Germany, Austria, Hun-injured by the hail of bullets establishments were arranging and authorities and who subse-gary and Bulgaria aggregated meeting the stormers who were dances on November 12 instepd WANG CHING-WEI'S RECALLntly supervised the proceedings 200,000 to 300,000 indiferently effecting an entrance.

WUSUEH.

In spite of nuny excller reports to the contrary, it would appear that General Tang Seng-chi, of Hankow, is determined to make a stand against the Nanking forces and that his army has retired to Hwangelnow, where a fight will possibly take place.,

on the present charges.

After Acting Inspector, Lane the officer who had charge of the preparation of the case, had given evidence, Fung Yi-teng, a Ser-

In this commexien, it is claimed by the Nanking forces, that Whench, which is about 5 miles up stream from Kiukiang and ongeant Interpreter attached to the

This was

arm

We

The attack was made by men

mony.

The service in Canterbury A sampan moored opposite the Consulate bore Communism's Cathedral will be broadenst, it the Home Secretary has banned coffin and Soviet effigies.

the broadensting, of the Cenotaph Rosidents.pf the Astor House service. Hotel were eyewitnesses of the affair."

Ex-service women for the first in connexion with their identifien-equipped soldiers.

dishonouring the chanting Tsarist songs, smashing time will participate in the official tion and their formal indictment solemn pledge we gave before windows, trampling on Soviet flags, parade and the Cenotaph cere,

Germany signed the Treaty of and shouting imprecations. Versailles, that if they would dis

would follow their example.

Territories in Europe, such as Vilna and Galicin, had been for Aberdeen Police Station, who took cibly annexed, and the clauses in the way to Hwangchow, was captured by naval forres yesterday down signed statements made by the Treaty of Versailles providing

the defendants, was called. He for the protection of minorities|

Reprisals are feared, and the The situation at Hankow is said to be going from bad to worse, explained that on account of his had been trampled on.

events, special qualification in the Hakka

Unless Europe, advanced beyond pollée are watching mainly on arvont of the retreat to that place, of over 10,000 troops dialect, both colloquial and writ-Lacarno in the direction of arbi-Our Orca Correspondent. The presence of such a large number often he was brought specially into tration and disarmament, war was from the Yanyatsize, zone.

plainitur unpaid and mainly uncontrolled forces has made the civilian populathe ease for the purpose of ex- the indictments to he defendants and taking down tion apprehensive of coming trouble.

their statements in reply thereto.

morning.

The Naoking group of the Kuomintang has decided to call an- other general conférence of the Kuomintang, to be held at Nanking, and has sent a joint telegram to Mr. Wang Ching-wei, at Canton inviting him back to Nanking to participaty..

FEAR OF WUHAN DISTURBANCES.

The Prisoners' Statements. As a matter of precaution, he stated that he had explained the

inevitable.-Bekter,,

AIR SPEED RECORD TO

BE CHALLENGED.

SCHNEIDER CUP PILOT'S

INTENTION...

Loudon, Nov. 7.

Just been published, comments the China Express and Telegraph, The volumes are the first of a series entitled "British Documents." on the Origin of the War." and the documenta so far published make it abundantly clear that the pro- desses that ultimately combined to bring about the War were world wide and that Britain was forced to play a part therein through hav- ing already been compelled to abandon her time-honoured policy of isolation in favour of a series of agreements and alliances.

The Prince of Wales, will give an address at ag remembrance festival in the Albert Hall in the evening, which will be broadcast

The seven years with which the all over the Empire, after which documents just published are con- the audience will march in a cerned covered the Boer War, the torchlight procession to the Ceno-Boxer rising in China, and the that taph. An overflow gathering will fierce hunt for concessions Shanghai Nov. 8.

join the procession at Hyde Park.

Reuter.

A Hail of Bullets,

All was quiet in the vicinity of Astor House Hotel at 7.30 yester- day evening, but five minutes Inter an attack was made on the Soviet Consulate opposite by a mob of 50 White Russians from Astor Road, which was quickly augment- ed by 200 to 300 more people, and the attack was soon in full swing.

INDIAN POLITICAL

FEELING.

SWARAJIST LEADER HOLDS ALOOF.

preceded and followed it, the con- clusion of the Anglo-Japanese Al- liance, a good deal of palavering with both Germanny and Russia, and the initiation and culmination both the Hakka and

of the Anglo-French entente. Pro- charge in

bably no more momentous years Punt . local) dialects which all of the defendants claimed to

could be found in British history, understand. The proceedings oc-

and the documents now disclosed cupied over one hour on the even-

make it plain enough that belated ing of October 25, at the Central

The mob broke the windows

European rivalries in distant Police Stalian... Each defendant The new air speed record set up

parts in which Britain was already was charged in Sairn, and state by the Italian, Major Di Bernhardi, with brickbats, smashing in the

vitally interested made it impos- Calcutta, Nov. 7.

aible for British statesmen to steer ments signed by them either with a is not likely to stand long unchai main door," and entering the hall, the Army, was delivering the ad

jerusy or with their proper names,lenged. Preparations already where they were met by revolver Shanghai, Nov. 7.

There is a tense political situaclear of the foreign entanglements nearing completion in country fire from the occupants, who had News to hand today from the dress, a portion of the soldiers at-

ened to the 2nd Regiment sug-rend as follows:'

The First Defendant stated: for an attempt at over miles an been expecting trouble all day, tien on the eve of the announce they involved. Russia. secking

ment of the,, personnel of the and were fully prepared. Yangisze area is to the effect that denly matinied and tented the

extend her influence and power in I did not take the money. I

When Flight-Lieutenant Webster One of the attackers was shotstututory commission which will an outlet to the Pacife, and to Marshal Tang Seng-ch's 30th chops at Taugehow.

did not point at the mess-room hoy

forms, since 1919,

Independence of China. Led by with a revolver. It was the Chief put up his speed record of 285 miles dead, and several were wounded investigate the working of the 're the Far East, was threatening the This illustrated by the action the ambitions Kaiser. Germany Ah Tau" in the vernacular) whoan hour in the Schneider Trophy The Whites then fell back.

Race, flying a Supermarine Napier

of Mr. Sea Gupta, the Swarajist was demanding "place in the shot him."

leader in Bengal, refusing an in-san." In Africa there was repeat-

ilation to moet the Governor, cd friction with France, declaring that, as the Government

fa

Upon learning of this, military Army las retired to wangshow frees were set in the scene, and It seems likely by preparations in order was restored within the making that it is his intention hour

Varol Windless.

have

Several mutineers were execut- to make a stand' against the Nal, whilst aver 200 others

Hwangchinw -- fed." Investigation revealed that king fures at

que hai 20 shops 0643

for A search STOLOG mutineers in the staget i district is being carried onl.

SHANSI MEN IN PEKING.

NATIONALIST ADVANCE.

The Fail of Wasuch.

Shanghai, Nov, N.

"According to a telegram from Admira! Wang Siu-kwang, who is in charge of the Nationalist naval "craft on the Yangtsze operating against the Hankow forces, Wasuch was captured early yesterday mor- ning. The 44th. Army is advan cing.

Efforts to Effect Peace.

the

Lat

The Second Defendant stated: I boarded that ship as a passenger

hour."

85 senpliar. his speed Included fly-]^ · ing round two acute corners, and

:

has made up its mind as regards

Indeed, wherever a dispute.

Pulice Stem Rush, Surging out from Broadway, a for any. The Pirate Chier kas the necessary slowing up to take second attack was repulsed by the these corners caust have had a de- police, whose reserves had been dae to give assistance. The trimental effect on his average standing by since four o'clock in stutory commission, and has arose the established interests of Pirate Chief and a great number of speed, experts are confident that the the afternoon, after f rough also rejected the National Con- Britain and the Empire were drag- men are dead now. I did not know Supermarine Napier is capable of struggle in which batons and fistsresa demand for a round table ged into the picture, and it was

beating Bernhard's speed on had free. play. straight course. 1

the Pirate Chief."

The Third Defendant stated:

conference, any suggestions he in the process of defending these- The riot lasted an hour and a might make at present would be that Britain had to embark upon There was a pirate Chief who was Average speed tests will take Repainted with me. He

(the place at Calshot over a measured ball, in the course of which more futile; and morcover as the ques- relationships with Governments Pirate Chief) asked me to give course of three kilemetres, which than twenty shots were fired from tion of political detenus in Ben- whose assertiveness was growing Shanghai, Nov. 4.. assistance and promised to give will be flown twee in each directhe Consulate, and one White al has not been settled, Mr. and could no longer be ignored. WAR killed and ten Gupta has considered that the After showing how the German average speed of four Russinn

advantage of the The Shari .sidents and mere $100. I handed $700. to the tion, the

discussion of constitutional ques- Emperor took The affair, was watched by ations will not serve any useful difficult situation that confronted chants in Peking will and a mest-Captain of the ship, That was my flights being that enunted in the wounded.

us in the Boer War, the editors The Third Defendant after It is probable the pilot will be crowd of onlookers from across purpose-Reuter, ing in their guild in a day or two, safary"

of the documents tell us that it Ù when it is said, questions

was the methodical mind."of Lord Flight-Lieutenant Worsley, who the street, and from the windows

Salisbury that foresaw the neces was second in the Schneider Trophy of the Aster House Hotel.

Eventually the police obtained

MOSCOW'S TENTH race, and the machine will be an im proved Supermarine Napier-Bri-control, and threw a cordon of

somewhere. fish Wireless,

armed Sikhs and Chinese police "RED" ANNIVERSARY.sity of establishing firm ground round the building-Beuter..

neeted with their attempt to re-this statement was read out to lim store peace between Shansi andin Court, denied that he ever said

Chief. Mukden will be the main topic of he was acquainted with the Pirate The Interpréter, in reply to the There is a large colony of the

nol. say that Shanei people in Peking. their Court, said he was sure that the number being generally regarded defendant did

discussion.

General Li Chung-yen has arriy- ed at Kiukiang and he left shortly as much higher than that of resie "was not acquainted" with the 'afterwards far Chung Pao.

Wusach.--Nom dents from other provinces. As the majority of the Shansi men are merchants, the outbreak of wir be- tween Shansi and Mukden

HANKOW'S PLIGHT.

10,000 Defeated Soldiers.

Shanghai, Nov. 8.

A message from Hankow states that the local position is going from bad to worse. Over 10,000 defeated Wuhan toops have rushed back to Hankow and owing to this big concentration of unpaid and undisciplined troops the people are fearing further trouble-Nam, Chung Pao.

KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE.

To Be Held at Nanking,

Shanghai, Nov. &

|

Pirate Chief.

No Mistake.

has Continuing with the statements

SEQUEL TO CHANNEL HOAX.

record.

REMOVAL OF TRADE BARRIERS.

SLUMP ON BERLIN BOURSE..

EFFECT OF ECONOMY WARNING.

CEREMONIAL CELEBRATION.

Moscow, Nov. 7.

Russfan Ambitions.

In China, Russian expansion provoked very serious difficulties. We had no objection to Russia's It is officially stated that a mil-acquisition. of an ice-free port în Hon persons participated in the the Pacifie; no British interest greatly affected their trade and of the other defendants, the Inter- PRINCIPAL NATIONS AGREE.

anniversary demonstrations hore. was threatened by the construe- commerce. One Mr. Tan, is credit. preter put in the statement of the

The processions converged on tion of a new commercial port at ed as being the most active mem. Fourth Defendant, which read as

Geneva, Nov. 7..

the Red Squaro, which was the the termination of a Russian rail-. that

gang of ber in the community to try and follows: "I met

The trade barriers conference

centre of the official festivities. way through Manchuria at Talien- Berlin,, Nov. 7.

The walls of the Kremlin were wan or Dalny. bring about cessation of hostilities pirates on board. They asked me to

give them assistance, that if I did has drafted a convention which

But the establishment of a Rus- · between the conflicting parties.

Following the publication yes- covered with red cloth bearing not give it, they would kill me. I fourteen countries, including Ger- boarded that ship to go to Singa- many, Britain, France, and Italy, terday of the report by the Agent inscriptions describing the impersian strategical base at Port announce their intention of sign-General of Reparations, Mr. Parke tant events of the past ten years. Arthur was a very different mat pore,"

need the stressing

The Soviet authorities. Ater. Lord Salisbury attempted to The Fifth Defendant: I haveing to-morrow. nothing to say.

A feature of the debate was the Gilbert, The Sixth Defendant: I did not promise by the French spokesman for an economical German finansembled on a platform at the reach a general agreement with. commit piracy. I boarded the ship to withdraw the prohibition of the clal polley, and the Government's Lenin mausoleum, at the sides of Russia on the whole range of dis- importation of coal and coke, reply, as well as the unsatisfac which the Diplomatic Body and

gards China, this included a de- claration of the integrity and in- The Seventh Defendunt: I did which was applauded as an indicatory report of the German steel several hundred foreign delegates puted Asiatic queations. As re- dependence of the country and of dropped, some shares losing as. not commit piracy. As soon as I tion of the successful progress of trust, quotations on the Bourse went on board, I went to sleep. the Franco-German

much as 80 points.

the principle of the open door busy London. Nov. 7. There was a pirate Chief, sur- negotiations.--Reuter.

Bear speculators are muking the most of the situation.

and also a clear definition of the respective interests of the two The woman doctor, Miss Dorothy named Chan who was in the same

Bourse circles fear that the bl

Powers with mutual obligations to abserve them. The plan proved U.S. HOLDS BIG GOLDmonthly settlement day will dis-

impracticable in the anarchic con- STOCKS.

ditions of Russian rule, but, since it was thoroughly reasonable and offered the only prospect of secur- ing peace in any given area, it. was tried again and again in dif- ferent clrcumstances.

MISS LOGAN AND HER TRAINER FINED.

guinéns cost.

us a passenger.

A joint telegram has been sent Logan, to-day pleaded guilty" be-berth us I. Ile asked me to give to get put from Nanking signed by Messrs fore the Lord Mayor of London to assistance... Ile told me Tan Yew-kni, Sun-lo, Li Lich-chun, having made a false affidavit declar-hold of a knife. 1 gave assistance CC Wu, Chen-chies, General Ho ing that she had swum the English then.

The Seventh Defendant, replying Ying-ching, and others, replying to Channel..

She was fined £100, and ten Lo the Court said: The Interpreter Mr. Wang Ching-wai, who recently

made a mistake. I did not know returned to Canton, informing him

Her trainer, Horace Carey, who the pirates at all. The pirates that as regards the forthcoming fourth General Conference of the pleaded guilty to a similar charge, asked me for my name, and i told Kuomintang, all the members now was fined £50 and five guincas costs. them my surname was Chan.

The Interpreter: I The Lord Mayor in announcing

am quita at Nanking have agreed to the mug- gestion of holding the Conference at his decision pointed out that thesure in regard to the statement he Nanking. They request him and charge against the defendants was made and signed. those members of the C.E.C. now at not that of hoaxing the public, but Canton to come to Nanking im of committing an offence akin to mediately to attend the Meeting perjury-British Wireless. Nam Chung Pha

Identification Parades.

economic

MORE THAN HALF WORLD'S

TOTAL/

Washington, Nov. 7.

close losses equal to those of the ill-famed "Black Friday," several months ago.-Reuter,,

Stagnation Coming.

Laiter.

The alump is partly attributable

were drawn up.

After speeches and a ceremonial march past of Red troops, demons trators went in procession, until dark-Reuter.

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN ·

RELATIONS.

SARWAT PASHA LEAVES LONDON.

London, Nov. 7. Sarvat Pasha, the Egyptian

The whole story of the negotia- to the passage of the steel trust The latest Treasury Agures es memorandum agreeing to Mr.

tions with Germany has yet to be timate the stock of gold in the Parker Gilbert's foreshadowing of

told, but one episode described in United States at $4,500,000,000; re-economic stagnation, particularly in presenting 55 per cent. of the gold the coal and iron trades, unless the Prime Minister, leaves London to these volumes of documents is. The ing which he and the Foreign negotiated an agreement with Ger Mr. T. H, King, the Director of coinage of the world, German economic financial polley morrow after a week's visit, dur-characteristic. Lord Salisbury

Altogether $2,000,000,000 worth is completely reorganised. Criminal Intelligence, then gave

relation to the of gold ls stored in the Government memorandum, however, statist Secretary (Sir Austen Chamber many in regard to general policy The following ships were ex-evidence with

the trust's remunerative activities. Informal conversations which be the Yan'sze and in Shantung, pected to be in wireless com- Identification parades which were Assay Offico at New York cally demonstrates the progress of lain) were enabled to continue the in China and mutual interests on

Reuter.

gan during Sarwat Pasha's visit Afterwards, it was discovered that munication with Hongkong to held for several days under his Reuter's American Sörvice.

in July, upon the subject of the the whole sense of this simple day. Van Heutsz, Porthos, Shan-supervision..

The loss of $210 from an un-

future relations between, Great agreement had been diftorted In "Germany in order to make it con- tung, Mantua, Kumaang, General He explained that. in these

defendants were locked draw in his quarters, has Shanghai, Nov. 4.

Britain and Egypt, Hulchow, parades the Metzinger, Suisang,

President placed in a row with 21 Outsiders been reported by Lioutanant Hunt The local Chinese press yeater President Jefferson,

at the Kal day received a wire from the poll Hayes, Sumatra, Somersetshire, and all these 28 men were either of the Royal Air Force, who is tical training, department of the Tean, Seangbee, Seistan, Lahore, in the coolio's garb of light-blue stationed 17th Nationalist Army, stationed Bintang. Songbo, Taliwa Mara, material or of a slightly different Aerodromne. The money la be st Tungchow, reporting that at 5 5.m. on November 2, when Com Clydebank,

TUNGCHOW MUTINY.

Much Looting Occurs.

Pawlet, Tjikandi,

mander Yu, of the 1st Division of Venebla and Talping..

(Continued on Page 141)

Tak

TO-DAY.

lleved to have been atolen on Sun-

day or Monday last.

Dollar on demand Lighting-up

2/- 8/16.

6.43 p.m.

It is understood that mutually form to some special combination zatisfactory progress has been of German and Russian aspire- made during the discussionstions in China

(Continued on Page 11) British Wireless,