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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NANKING CONTROLS

WUHAN.

(Continued from Page 1.) WOOSUNG BOMBARDED. Cruisers Shell Forts.

Shanghai is quiet.-Navat Wire- lose.

BAN ON MEDICAL MISSION.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, ⠀⠀ 1927.

BRITAIN'S AFRICAN

DEPENDENCIES.

COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ADMINISTRATION,

TOUR OF INSPECTION.

ANTIMONY THEFT FROM GODOWN.

CHINA PROVIDENT'S- PROSECUTION.

The case concerning the larceny of 81 slabs of antimony-regulus, Shanghai, Nov. 14.

London, Nov. 14. valued at $825, from the godown Two Northern cruisers, one of It was recently announced that of the China Provident Loan and them being the "Haichi," salled the Government had authorised the Mortgage Company, at 444 Des up to the Woosung Forts, wasted Colonial Secretary to send a Com Voeux Road West, was again be- a few rounds, and then turned tail, mission to Africa to investigate the fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- possibility of securing more effee-tral Magistracy this morning, yesterday morning.

Not more than four or five shells tive co-operation between the Gov when a fourth man, who has been were tired, none reached their ernments of the Eastern and Cen-arrested in connexion with the af- objection, and no damage wastral African dependencies and to fair, was charged with the larceny. make recommendations on this and

Mr. L D. Turner is prosecuting done.

for the Company. the complainant cognate matters.

The Colonial Secretary has now being the manager, Mr. L. E. constituted the Commission as fol- Gutterres, while Mr. C.A.S. Russ and Mr. H. Lo are defending two lows: Sir Hilton Young (Chair man), Sir Roginald Munt, Sir

men charged with conspiracy. George Schuster and Mr. J. H charged with the larceny and two

Originally three Oldham Mr. Downie, of the Colonini Office,

with conspiracy, the latter being allowed bail in $500 each. appointed Secretary.

The Commission will leave Enginst arrested man admitted the When charged this morning, the land on December 22nd and will trä- vel via the Nile to Uganda and thance to Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia, visiting the chief centres and hearing the views of represen. tatives of different sections of the community. The Commission will falso visit Salisbury for the purpose of conferring with the Government of Southern Rhodesia. It will re turn from Capetown.

British Government's Reasons.

London, Nov. 14. In the House of Commons, reply- ing to Mr. E. Thurtle (Labour), Earl Winterton stated that the reasons for the Government of India's refusal of facilities for the proposed medical mission to China were:

Firstly, the grant of facilities for a party of British subjects to serve even as non-combatants with one or other of the contesting factions in the civil war in China would be likely to be construed as a departure from His Majesty's Government's attitude of strict impartiality..

hus

been

Colonel Walker, Secretary of the Conference of East Afriend Govern ors, will accompany the Commission Secondly, in view of His

on its tour through the Eastern Majesty's Government causing all and Central African dependencies British subjects to be advised to and will be associated with Mr. withdraw from the interior of Downie as Local Secretary to the China, in order to avoid em-Commission. barrassing Incidents, it was im- Sir Hilton Young, who is a Con- possible to allow a considerable | sorvative Member of Parliament, party of British subjects to proceed has been Financial Secretary to the to parts of China where such in-Treasury and has served on finan- cidents would have been most cial missions for the British Gov- likely to occur.-Reater.

ernment to India, Poland and Irak. Sir Reginald Mant has occupied many important financial posts in connexion with the Government of India and was a member of the Commission on Indian Currency, Secretary to the Sudan Government Sir George Schuster is Financial and is Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Colonial Secretary on East African Loans.

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HANKOW SITUATION,

Precautionary Measures,

London, Nov. 14. The latest reports from Hankow show that although future develop ments remain doubtful, the posi- tion to day is easier.

The municipal authorities have. barricaded the former British Con- cession, and the police guarding it have been considerably rein- forced.

British residents in the Wuhan

cities have been advised to remove to within the concession.

In the native elty yesterday, there was considerable disorder, the panic being increased by fre- quent shota Bred by both the oldiery and police, and by numer- ous incendiary fires.

General Ho Chien, who assumed control after General Tang Seng- Tel. Address "PALACE." Three minutes from "Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Chi's departure, is stated to be Entirely, under English Management Electric Light and Fans throughout. negotiating terms with the Nan- on the out- Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms, king forces, who are Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress.skirts of the city-British Wire- Tarma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

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BRITISH PROPERTY.

Elementary Right Maintained,

London, Nov. 114 The landing of British marines. In the Pootung district of Shang- hai was the subject of a question in the House of Commons.

charge.

men were

Mr. Russ applied for a reduction of bail, saying that his client was Д honest man with nothing against him

Mr. Turner, in opposing, said that if the defendant was such an rale $500 for batl. honest man he ought to be able to

Mr. Russ remarked that honesty did not always anean riches.

The application was refused, and the ease was adjourned until Monday afternon.

DEATH OF MR. J. EMSLIE.

FORMER RESIDENT OF SINGAPORE.

Mr. John Emslie, spirit dealer, 22 Kintore Place, whose home is at 61 Beechgrove Terrace, Aberdeen, died on October 4 at the residence of his elder son, Dr. J. A. Simpson Emslie, Valbrook, Banchory. Mr. Emslie, who. was 66 years of age,

February. had been in ill-health since

He was a native of Aberdeen, his father being a shoe-maker in the town. He served his, apprentice- Co., engineers, iron-founders, and ship with Messrs. J. Abernethy and oiler makers, Aberdeen, and went when quite a young man to Ho-.

International Missionary Council Mr. Oldham is Secretary of the and is a member of the Advisory Committee at the Colonini Office on native education in tropical Africa.warth and Erskine. Singapore, in

-British Wireless,

NOTED SINGER HERE.

Mlle. Henkina; the noted singer, whose selections from Grand Opera are proving such a popular feature of the New Our Cabaret's' season, now in full swing at the Star Theatre. Mlle. Henkina was formerly with the Royal Italian Opera

• Company, and she hus a voice of great range and beauty.

Sir Austen Chamberlain said, "Marines have occupied the British American Tobacco Company's factory, and other British property, at Pootung, for the purpose, of pro- tection, almost continuously since March last. The guard at the to- bacco company's factory was with- drawn in September to other quar- ters for about ten days. During this period, a strike broke out, and the British and Chinese employees of the company were threatened, and a launch belonging to the com- pany was attacked by strikers." The guard was therefore replaced at the request of the British Con- sul General. On the thirteenth of October, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs protested against this replacement, alleging that the hguard had been sent to, interfere

in the labour trouble. He was in-.. formed, in reply, that they were STOLEN ELECTRICITY. there only for purposes of pro tection, in accordance with the policy of the British Government.

Protection of British property is The principal tenant of the an elementary right which the second floor of No. 23 Cooke Street, British Government intend to man-charged an occupant of the first tain in China, wherever possible,floor, before Mr. W. Schofield at The British Consul General, and the Kowloon Magistracy this General Duncan consider the re-morning, with larceny of electric- tention of the guard still essential.ity. They will not be withdrawn so The defendant admitted con- long as danger exists-British necting his light to the complain- Wireless.

ant's wires but said that he had the permission of the complainant himself to do so.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are the replies to. to-day's questions:-

substance green to greenish-blue in colour,

A SUB-TENANT 'FINED.

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This was denied by the com- plainant.

Sergeant McDonald told his Worship that. the complainant, as

1 (a) A-cerotion of the Ilver of the the result of suspicions. aroused spermacoli whale fighter than water, of a conslatency almbar to war, and having when by the inexplicable increase of heated a fragrant odour: (b) a poisonous last month's electric light bill, obtained by exposing copper to the air in kept a watch for several" nights contact with acetic acid; (c) A One white with the result that the defen clay-like batante which. when dry,

con- flust on water; used for making pipes: (a) dant was last night scen to

Will

a silky, strous mineral, found In Canada, nect a wire to the complainant's U.S.A., South Africa. and Russia: a value mains. les in a high melting point and t low conductivity to heat.

peeka ar eight gallont 3(a)

The

2 A British dry The Inmates of the first door measure 0 capacity, containing four had no meter installed continued first Monday in November; (b) Pitebley, Sergeant McDonald, and the prin Beevor. A striking exbibliion of power of cipal terant would tell the Court skill. Participants in the namination of Alexander II: of Roasts; pensions awarded by that the defendant had had an

the Soviet Government wood-nymph,

whose servicé he remained for about 10 years as foreman moul: der. Mr. Emalie, who was a good vocalist, took a prominent part in amateur dramatic societies "at Singapore, and was a member of the choir of the Scots Presbyterian Church.

Mr.

Returning to Aberdeen. Emslie purchased the Rosemount Bar, 22 Kintore Place, and for about 28 years he has carried on business there. For many yours he was a director of the Aberdeen Excise Licence-Holders Associa- tion, and took an active part in oromoting the interests of "the Trade." Mr. Emslie, was of a real disposition and was a gen- erous giver to benevolent causes. He is survived by his widow, a laughter, and two sons. The older son is a medical practitioner at Banchory, and the other is studying medicine at Aberdeen University.

CANTON TENSION.

(Continued from Page 7.) Merchants Alarmed.

"Canton merchants are alarmed at the recent high-handedness, of General Wong Ki-choung, of the "Ironsides," in his war-prepara- tions, which include his recent re- cruiting of the former troops of Shum Hung-ying, 'bis re-inforce- ment of the Farmers' Corps along the East River districts, his keep- ing in close touch with the dif- ferent labourers' corps, and his ac- cepting and enlisting of the rem- "nants of the forces of Yeh Ting and Ho Lang, the two "Red" gen- orals who made a fruitless attempt to capture Swntow`some time ago. That General Wong Ki-cheung has shown his sympathy with the Fast River "Red" farmers' corns is indicated in the recent outbreak

of this corps at the Haifung, Luk-

fung and Swabue districts, when troops belonging to General Wang Ki-chcung are said to have taken up a non-interfering attitude.

L Chai-sum has not been idla on his side, as a Canton report states that Li has put before the Canton Military Council an anti- bandit scheme, in which he pro- poses that the Village Volunteers should be well-equipped, with the assistance of the Canton Govern- ment, to protect the villages ban- dks. However, observers are of

the opinion that General Li is not so keen on an anti-bandit scheme 18 on desiring to clear out the "Ironsides," and his real motive is that these volunteers will be so provided with ammunition that they may in time prove strong enough to undertake an encounter with the Farmers' Corps and In- bourers' corps of Wong Ki-cheung. Thus all reports indicate a con-

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