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三拜禮 號九月一十英港香

·9. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

1927. EXTABINOLT COPY 10 GENTE

IKI ANNUM

SEVERE SOUTHERN DEFEAT. BIG OPIUM HAUL. THE "SQUEEZE" GAME

NORTH LAUNCHES TWO NEW

SIR

OFFENSIVES.

A. CHAMBERLAIN REVIEWS

CHINA SITUATION,

STRUGGLE

FOR HANKOW.

As the failure of Shansi against Peking is now almost complete, the Fenglion forces are concentrating against the Nationalists, and they claim to have launched two new offensives and to have inflleted a severe defeat on the Southerners on the Grand Canal,

$60,000 WORTH ON A JUNK.

THREE DISCOVERIES MADE.

AGAIN?

INNER HISTORY OF THE CANTON BOYCOTT.

Another large haul of opium was made yesterday, a Police launch intercepting a cargo boat and discovering concealed in cases of resin, 2,998 tacls of prepared opium valued at about $60,000.

The master

was arrested and charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with being in unlawful or the Labour le facts wanted to. possession of the drug.

have a share in the "squeezing" On the application of Mr. Leo system, says this report. d'Almada snr, who appeared for the defence, the slefendant was manded for one week.

sion among leaders of the Canton labour unions,,, reports the verna- cular press. The fact is that most

It is declared that these pickets re-frequently nimed at Chinese-own- ed cargo arriving from the various river-boats at Canton. Cargo ar- riving at Canton assigned to foreign firms has been left touched in most cases.

Discovery on River Boat, A further big haul of opium was made yesterday, on the West River Boat Shing. On. As the vessel tied

On the contrary, however, Fung Yu-hsiang, who is co-operating with Nanking, claims to have Surrounded Suchow and that its fall is imminent, while a Nanking report says that the Shans! troops imprisoned in the city of Chochow have broken out and are co-operat-P at her usual berth, a party of ing with others in a drive against Peking.

A Semi-Boycott,

LN-

U. S. FLOODS.

BIG DEATH ROLL REPORTED.

INCALCULABLE DAMAGE.

New York, Nov. 8.

in Connecticut.

The losses of homes, herds, and

pedigree cattle are incalculable. The towns, in the Winooski Valley have been practically wiped out. Intense cold and snow is impeding relief operations.

persons had been drowned, and the survivors used them as rafts, in.

safety.

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DEMONSTRATIONS AT INDIAN REFORMS:

'SHANGHAI

REMARKABLE THEORY FOR

OUTBREAK.

ELECTRICAL REVOLUTIONS.

the

ne-

NESTMENT OF

COMMISSION.

OBJECTIONS TO PERSONNEL.

MARKETS NOT AFFECTED.

London, Nov. 8, More particulars about the Anti-

Shanghai, Nov. 9, Parliament re-openeil to-day The death roll from the foods British Boycott Society have come is still unknown, but at least 136

There has been sporadic ston-without coremony, after the Long to hand from well-informed cir- cles, and it is learned that the people have perished in New Eng-ing of the Soviet Consulate by Rocess. Despite fog and frost electing of pickets for this Society in Massachusetts, four in New

land, including 114 in Vermont, 13 demonstrators among the "White" several people arrived at five Russlang. These people have o'clock in the morning in order to

secure seats. has caused considerable dissen Hampshire, 'two in Maine; and two come into tollision with

police riot squad..

Interest to-day centred in Mr. Demonstrators are singing the Stanley Baldwin's announcement Tsarist anthem, and kneeling and of the Statutory Commission to praying before the dilapidated enquire into the working of In- The building resem dian reforms. The Commission, Consulate. bles a besieged fortress, the of which does not include an Indian, ficials being inaccessible to news- The survivors of the Winooski páper men. Apparently the Soviet consists of Sir John Simon (Chair- man)," Viscount Burnham, Lord a ghostly aflicials are terrified, and are pro- Strathcona, the Hon. Edward Valley narrate that

Cadogan, Mr. Stephen Walsh, Co- "house of light" passed down-river testing concerning police

gligence, while the latter claim lonel Lane-Fox, and Major Attlee. at the height of the flood.

that the Mr. Baldwin stated Life-savers paused in their heroic that their proffered protection was eve of the out- work to gaze at a three-storey house spurned on the

names of the Commissioners would twinkling and bowing in the rush break.

be submitted to both Houses in a of water, every window being light- The opinion is expressed that resolution. The Government was police boarded the vessel in con-

The pickets have not gone so fared as if the family were inside the trouble is attributable to the of opinion that the taking of evid sequence of the attempted piracy as to confiscate the goods, but they pursuing their normal occupations, ostentatious electric revolutionary ence would be greatly facilitated Among the outstanding items of interest in the China situation of the vessel during the trip ou intend to see to it that if the goods What happened to the house is un-decorations transforming the sky-if the Commission invited the

known.

line and creating emotional res-Central Indian Legislature to ap- A consignment of coffins was sent ponses. Our own correspondent. to-day is a statement in the House of Commons by Sir Austen the West River, with the view to

searching for arms or possible are worth, say, $100, then the Chamberlain, in which he reviewed matters generally. He referred pirates amongst the passengers owner shall give them a "commis- to Bolton, Vermont, where many

sion," "consolation" or "fine," or

EARLIER REPORT. to the resumption of trade on the Upper Yanglaze and to the forma-They did not find any arms, but, whatever they like to call it, of

No One Was Killed tion of # new independent Nationalist Government at Canton. With during a minute search in the about $50, if he wants to have his

Shanghai, Nov. 8. regard to the boycott, the British Government was considering steps stern of the vessel, certain deck planks were lifted up to disclose near the bilge space, 19 paper or the Cantor markers, British

there no fatalities as a result According to the Police reports On these being opened,

an estimated sold, and members of this Society train in two. The engine-men although four White Russians It1.400 taels and of

have paid no attention to them, jumped out when they heard the were seriously hurt and four the proposals of the Commission value of $15,000, was revealedi.

coming, nor tried to prevent merchants rock

escaped. slightly injured. It is notworthy to a Joint Committee of both The seized drug appears to be selling them, observers are con

Housea, with which a delegation that yesterday morning of Kwangsi origin, being probably vinced that what these pickets

police offer of protection for the from the Select Committee of the Laken aboard at Wuchow. Sec-aim at is "equcezo," and conse-

Consulate was curtly rejected by Contral Indian Legislature would recy was well-preserved and hadquently they have contred their

the Consul, M. Kaslovsky, who is be invited to confer-Reuter, it not been for the special search attention on the steamer wharves.

apparently endeavouring to bring required by the attempted piracy That these ştaşıan make a

in the Chinese authorities, of the vessel, the opium might pos-fairly good incamie: at the expense sibly have escaped detection. of the Canton merchants ig sign of Shanghai, Nov. 8. proved, there being, no

Wuchow. Arrival in Court.

Merchants Protest. from passenger Shansi's failure in the North is anti-foreign feeling and the Com-|

On Monday, representatives of devoting pressel. Northerners are

Chungking also was found to be a square "leather kit-bag, which, the Canton merchants appealed to more attention to the campain

Nationalists, two quiet, with little anti-foreign on being searched, by Revenue the Canton Government for help, against the offensives having bera launched, feeling, and a rigid suppression Officers, on his arrival yesterday, and probably because of this, Pakow-Tientsin of Communism. The Consulate was found to contain 50 tacls of within two of three days the ac- and the other of this port was being re-opened, raw Kwangsi opium, The drug tivities of the pickets are said to Railway froat

and that a fehang would also be was secreted within the lining of have relaxed considerably. opposite the Grand Canal

Chuan-fang's Fenpened as soon as a Consular the bag, the sides of which ap Sun Marshal forces have engaged the Southern-officer was available.

British steamer navigation had ers at Tsing Kinng Po on the Grand Canal and inflicted a severe been experimentally resumed on) defeat, Sun's troops are preasing the Upper Yangtze, and he under: stood that British merchants were the Southerners bard.

to be taken.

As indicated yesterday, Marshal Tang Seng-chi, the military packages.

goods back.

Considering that at present all

which they paddled their way to

A 60-ton roek. at Manchester,

New Hampshire, rolled down the

point a Joint Select Committee to. submit its views in writing to the Commission. This Committee might remain in being for any subsequent consultation desired by the Commission, ·A, similar procedure might be started War the Provincial Legislatures.

chief of the Hankow party, does not intend to give up his position prepared opium, of an amount of/and Japanese goods are freely mountain and cut a passing goods of the Consulate riot last night Hament would be invited to refer

without a fight against the Nanking and other opposing forces.

is stated that he has some well-equipped troops.

GROWING TENSION AT FOOCHOW:

A Chinese

now almost complete, and the musst element being sternly rewechow had amongst his luggage,

one 01

the

10W

obvious.

peared to have been specially. built for this purpose.

The smuggler was fined $1,000 THE TRADE BARRIERS

CONVENTION. Lindsell at the Central Police appearance before Mr. R. E. Court this morning. The alterna-

and

Reuter's American Service, →

WAR SECRETARY'S INDIAN VISIT.

TO DISCUSS ARMY QUESTIONS.

London, Nov. 8. Sir Laming Worthington Evans, the Secretary for War, stated that his visit to India was in no sense an official inspection of British troops for whom the Indian Gov- ernment was solely responsible.

There

many important

and administration, for example questions of finance organisation

were

the

Crowds visited the scene to-day' and the town is full of ramouts, out a 'recrudescence of the trouble is considered unlikely.-Reuter.

FRENCH FOREIGN RELATIONS.

A. SIGNIFICANT APPOINT- MENT.

Paris, Nov. 8.

Amending the Act.

London, Nov. 8. The House of Lords formally agreed to the first reading of a Bill introduced by Lord Birkon- head amending Section 84 of the Government of India Act with res pect to the time of the appoint- ment of the Statutory Commission. -Ranter.·

Viceroy's Statement.

London, Nov. 8." A statement by the Viceroy (Lord Irwin) is published in an Extraordinary Gazette of India an

The Northernèrs have also met returning to Changsha, Ichang tive sentence was six months' MANY COUNTRIES WILL NOT which depended for a successful foreign committee of the Chamber. House of Commons, of the appoint-

with success in an engagement and Chungking.

in the region of Chang Pa Ling

and are making good progress,

New Canton Regime.

new,

It was reported, that a News from Nanking is to the

more troops independent Nationalist Govern effect that still equipped with artillery, etc., are ment, composed of members of arriving from the South, and it is the Sun Yat-sen faction, was now probable that they will be trans- being organised in Canton. ferred to the Pukow side to rein- The British Minister had report. force the retreating Nationalists, ed the revival of an anti-British boycott at Canton, and the British. Naval Wireless,

Government

considering steps to be taken to deal with this

TANG'S FIGHTING MOOD.

Has Well-Equipped Troops.

Hankow, Nov. 8. Foreign observers are con- vinced that Marshal Tang Seng-chi his does not intend to give up position at Hankow without a fight.

hard labour.

MARCONI COMPANY'S

CAPITAL.

SIGN.

Geneva, Nov. 8.

thorities.

-Haras.

the future progress of mechani- M. Paul Boncour has been elect-nouncing the terms, similar to those sation and the future position of ed, by 21 to 9, the president of the of Mr. Stanley Baldwin's in the various units of the British Army,

ment of the Statutory Commission. "He declared that his election re- The statement says that His. solution on a common policy ected the committee's will to or Majesty's Government hopes the agreed upon with the Indian auganise peace and carry on a for Commission will proceed to India He hoped from his visit to India, eign policy in the compass and early in the New Year on a short Eighteen out of 35 States parti- and the discussion with various spirit of the League of Nations. visit and that it will return to la- : din in October to perform the main cipating in the trade barriers can-authorities, to be able to make

Paris, Nov. 8. task. As regards the composition ference, have signed the convention some progress in dealing with The States not signing the con- these und similar matters. FRAUD ALLEGED AGAINST"! vention. include Canada, India, the British Wireless.

DIRECTORS...

Irish Free State, the United States and Australia, they giving as their London, Nov. 8. reason the necessity for their Gov- Affidavits by Marconi Company ernments carefully examining the development. The latest informa-shareholders, which it is alleged terms of the convention.

to charges of fraud The principal signatories include tion was to the effect that the amount. local authorities were making against the directors of the com-Britain, France, Germany, Italy and endeavours to restrain the pickets, pany, were read in the Chancery Japan. The British delegate also Who had not yet functioned afloat. Division, at the hearing of the signed on benalf of North Ireland Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com-and parts of the Empire not inde- British Wireless.

pany's petition to write down the pendently represented in "thig, Lea- capital from £4,000,000 to £2,375,-gue.-Reuter. 1000, involving the reduction of the jordinary shares from 20 to 10

shillings.

4

were

TENSION AT FOOCHOW.

to giving way.

•

of the now

U.S. BANKER'S FATAL FALL.

•

U.S. HOLDING ELECTIONS.

NO BIG ISSUES INVOLVED.

New York, Nov. 8. Very small political interest at- taches to the elections being held to-day in a number of towns and States all over Amèrica, the issues before the voters being mostly only local, with no bearing.on national politics.

The Socialist, M. Paul Boncour, of the Commission it was doubt- has been elected chairman of the ful whether a Commission includ- Foreign Relations Committee. ining a substantial proportion of Buccession to M. Franklin Bouil- Indian lon-Reuter.

ANTI-"RED" SOCIETY

MEETS.

PROMINENT MEN ATTEND.

The Hague, Nov. 8. The congress of the Anti-Com- munist International Association has opened under the presidency of Heer Rijke,

members and British official members would satisfy the condition that it be unbiassed and competent to present an.accurate picture of the facts to Parlia ment. It is emphasised that the. method chosen by His Majesty's Government would assure Indians of a better opportunity of influenc-' ing. the passage of these great evonts-Reuter.

Opinion in Delhi. It is significant that large Military and Naval Rivalry.

Delhi, Nov. 8. numbers of Hankow troops, are

Foochow. Nov. 8. The spokesman of the opposi under orders to move down river

The announcement of the per- between the tion said that scheme aimed. "to Tension exista

sonnel of the Commission. has up to meet the Nanking forces,

Numerous municipal and state which have begun to move towards Chinese Navy and the Military enable the directors by subse-

officials will come up for election. General Snyders, the comman-to the present been received

quietly. Hankow from Anking and Kin- authorities in control here. Ap-quent appreciation

JUMPS OUT OF A WINDOW.

Picturesque mayoral campaigns will der-in-chief of the Dutch Army Colonel Gidney, who is the re- klang. Tang's troops are well parently the Navy commander is artificially depreciated values, to

be decided in Philadelphia, Detroit during the war, and Heer. Patyn, presentative of Anglo-Indians and equipped, and the luil which has desirous of exercising a greater show profits in order to justify the

New York, Nov. 8. and San Francisco, and Governors the burgomaster of the Hague, domiciled Europeans in the As obtained in the Nanking attack measure of control, or part con- enormous sums they are receiving

Mr. Alexander Phillips, a banker will be elected in Kentucky and Mis- were also present.

sembly, welcomed the Commission. against Wuhan, appears to have trol, of territorial and financini as remuneration for their der

The company's counsel, who associated for many years with sissippi, while in New York, Ohio, M. Aubert, representing France, and said that if the Commission. been presaging the real struggle matters, and the military object vices."

were boycotted and Parliament for mastery.

So far there has been no actual mentioned that Signor Marconi the Guaranty Trust Company, and and Pennsylvania there are contests the president of the "Entente In- There is little doubt that Tang break between the parties, and it was too ill to attend at present, well-known in Bombay, Melbourne for three vacant seats in the House ternationale Contre la Troisieme In-therefore refused to proceed with

was a charge of and Paris, has died of a fractured of Representatives. will offer strong resistance before is not anticipated that the situa- said that this.

The most important issue in Newternationale," thanked Heer Rijkeit, Indians would have themselves his much-advertised flight into tion will develop along serious aud of the most gross descrip- skull, after jumping out of a win-

dow at hospital, where he had York is a proposal to extend the for his cordial welcome to the de- to thank for retarding the hands:

legates.-Reuter...

of the reform clock. Hunan-Naval Wireless.

Ines.

The hearing of the application been taken suffering from heart term of office of the Governor, from

On the contrary, Indian circlas Gunerally the city is quiet,

was adjourned-Reuter.

diseasc.-Reuters American Ser- two years to four years,..with the

Are most disappointed at the ab- election the same years as the Pre- politics entering very alightly

vice. into affairs.--Naval Wireless.

sidential election Router's Ameri-

sence of Indians, and Sir Tej Sapru has declared that the Com can Service,

mission will not inspire confid- ence and not command publie aup- port

"A GENERAL REVIEW.

The Yangtze Turmoil.

London, Nov: 8, Replying to a question on the position in China, in the Ilouse of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain gave an account of events since his last statement on July 27.

OTHER ITEMS.

Politicians for Shanghai,

Chinkiang, Nov. 8.

tion..

DETERMINED SUICIDE.

S. AFRICAN PRECIOUS STONES.

BECAUSE OF ILL-LUCK. Several prominent members of

When the Sal on came into port the Nanking Government passed yesterday at 4 p.m., Captain Camp DISPUTE NOT YET SETTLED. He referred to the generally through Chinking to-day on their bell immediately reported to the unsettled conditions in the Yang- way to Shanghai-Naval Wireless police, that while on a voyage to

Capetown, Nov. 8. Canton on Monday last, a Chinese

́until. tszo Valley, and the unstable

Canton Situation. '

Parliament has adjourned jumped overboard when the ship state of affairs at Hankow. He said that us a result of the in-

Canton, Nov. 8. was near Deep Bay and was not January 25. There will bo,, how ever, a folat sitting of the Senate vestigations of the British Trade The situation is easier, though seen again.

In the luggage of the drowned and Assembly to-morrow to dis- Mission on the Yangtsze. it had the trend of future developments

foresee. The man was found a letter in which cuss the Precious Stones Bill, as been found possible for British is difficult ta shipping companies to resume a Moderates appear to be keeping the man wrote of his intention to the Senate has insisted on its restricted service from Hankow to the situation well in hand-Naval commit suicide because of ill luck mendments to the Bill, which the which had been dogging him for Assembly has refused to accept.

Reuter Changsha, where the conditions 'Wireless

Bome time. were found to be distinctly im- (Continued on Page 14.),

BRITAIN'S DELEGATE TO GENEVA.

DISARMAMENT DISCUSSION.

London, Nov. 8.

FIREWOOD AND RICE TAXATION.

APPEAL OF THE FATSHAN MERCHANTS.

Sir Abdul Rahim, a leading Muslim, said that a serious blum- der has been committed and he The firewood and rice mer hoped that the British Parliament chanta of Fatshan, a flourishing would refuse to sanction the Com city near Canton, recently filed an mission roless Indiana were ade- appeal, to the Canton Government quately represented--Reuter, Asked in the House of Commons asking for the abolition of the Swarajlste Urge Boycott.

Calcutta, Nov. 8. who would succeed Viscount Cecil taxation on firewood and rice, im on the Preparatory Commission posed recently, adding that since

The newspaper The Statcaman, for Disarmament at Geneva, the the two products are daily neces Premier confirmed the report that sities of the people, the Govern- says that the announcement of the it would be Mr. Ronald McNeill ment should not tax them, and Commission is well-timed and (now Baron Cushundun)British make the cost of living rise even well-conceived, and only a mail-

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Wireless,