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vONDP二拜禮 號二廿月一十英港香

24, 550

"TO PROTECT KUOMINTANG.

NEW CANTON GOVERNMENT

PROGRAMME.

MUCH TENSION IN EAST

DISTRICTS.

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SEVERE CONTEST

ANNUM

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1927. BY COPY CENTO

MOTOR FATALITY IN THE TRADE LOAN.

CITY.

YOUNG CHINESE WOMAN KILLED.

THREE OTHERS HURT.

GOVERNMENT RATE OF

INTEREST.

THE MATTER EXPLAINED.

We have received the following.

BUICK

·1928

Calors unrivalled by the rainbow- Buick for 1928--now on display

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD;

Telephone Contrai: 1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Nei Chung Road. Happy Valley.

POLICE SHOOT U.S. HONGKONG WINS INTERPORT.

STRIKERS.

FATAL SEQUEL TO MINE RIOT.

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.

Disregarding a warning by the

TO-DAY'S MOST EXCITING

A serious motor accident beletter for publication on the sub Mountain Fuel Company, who work AFTER A RIVER Curred last night shortly before ject of the Tide Loan:

9 o'clock in Connaught Road West, Str.-I would like to ask who-the Columbine coal mine, where a resulting in the death of an un-ther it is a fact that the Hong-strike has been proceeding for married Chinese woman and the kong Government is making a'con-months, hundreds of strikers en- removal of three persons "to siderable sum of money as profit gaged in a demonstration" on the out of the Trade Loan which was,

property.

FINISH.

MORNING OF UNCERTAINTY.

TENSE

hospital, suffering from multiple raised in 1925 to alleviate com- The police warned them to depart, FINCHER IS TOP SCORER. LIKELY. injuries.

Exactly how the accident took To-day's reports from Canton state that there has been consider-place is not yet established, but it is known that the car involved, able movement of troops in West River districts in connexion with

Bernard Brown) was being driven o. 1965, belonging to Mr. C. at the time by an Indian chauffeur, named Sandi Khan, and he had police constable. with him, as passenger, an Indian

the expected trial of strength between the "Ironsides" and their opponents. A severe struggle is expected.

There is also much tension in the East River district, whilst at Swatow General Chan Chal-tong, who is in control and is loyal to Li Chai-sum, has induced the merchants to promise him a loan of a lakh of dollars for war expenses.

The new Government in Canton has started a movement design ated To Protect the Kuomintang." This aims at eliminating the "Rightists" from the new regime, and it la supported by students

and workers.

To the Press in Shanghai, General Li Chai-sum has stated that he awaits the holding of the Kuomintang Conference there. He re pudiates the suggestion that General Wang Shao-hung had designs. on the integrity of Kwangtung.

CONSIDERABLE TROOP MOVEMENTS.

the

mercial difficulties, because a cer- tain amount of complaint is to be but the order was ignored, where others, the latter including a woman heard in Chinese business circles upon the police fired, killing three regarding the growing rate of in-persons and seriously wounding 20 suma not yet paid back. It is said terest which is being charged en dressed lite a mann that the Goverment is raising The Governor has declared mar- the interest at the rate of half per tial law in the disaffected areas. is now at the rate of 9% per cont. cent. per six months, and that it. Reuter's American Service. Would not such a rate of interest give the Government à consider- able profit over the rate which it

The accident took place a little to the west of the Empress Hotel, one of whom was killed almost has to pay London for the sterling the car knocking down two women, instantly, and two men, described sum borrowed, and is it not a little a coolle unfair that this Government as a hairdresser and respectively. It is said that the

should be making a profit out of car did not stop after the accident. action it took to alleviate com- when newa of the accident mercial difficulties?" Yours, etc.,

ENQUIRIER reached the police, the latter were Queen's Road West, where the able to trace the car to a garage in driver was also found. He was taken into custody, as also was, later, the Indian constable who was a passenger in the car, -

According to a police report given out this morning, the de- ceased woman was the future wife of the injured hairdresser und was twenty-three

of years

age.

They were walking on the loft side of the road and, it is said, the car

It is believed in Chinese circles and meanwhile he is reported to in Canton that the battle-field be sending soldiers to the Chiu

Chau and Kit Yuen districts.

ran into them before they could Some time ago we reported that get out of its way. The woman between the "Ironsides," or

the full force of the troops of the Kuomintang "Left- the "Red" Farmers' Corps and the received lat" Government of Canton, and remnants of the troups of the two impact and was badly, bruised, "Red" Generals, Yeh Ting and Hodying within a few minutes of the the Kwangaf soldlers under Gen- Lang, had occupied the Haifung, accident. The other three persons erai Wang Shao-bung, the deputy Lakfung and Swabue districts, were removed to the Government of General Li Chai-sum, will be along the East River. These three Civil Hospital as soon as means

places will probably be the scene were available. in the West River districi. This is of the battle between the "Iron- said to be indicated by the troop sides" and the troops of Chan

Chai-tong. movements of the two sides within the past two days.

.

Hongkong, Nov. 21st., 1927.

j.

Margin for Contingency,

It will be remembered that when the Hon. Mr. W. T..Southern (as Colonial Secretary), was introduc-

INTERPORT CRICKET. The Innings Scores, Following areas scores of

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SOLOMON ISLANDS

EXPEDITION.

TO AVENGE RECENT MURDERED.

London, Nov. 21. Questioned in Parliament respect- ing the punitive expedition to the Solomon Islands to avenge the re- cent murder of the District Com- missioner, Mr. Bell, a Cadet named

After a morning of most exciting play, in which the fall of wickets at one time looked as though Hongkong were going to lose after all, Hongkong won the Interport match against Shanghai” at⠀⠀ 2.16 this afternoon.. Pearce, the Hongkong, Captain, and Hankey were then in partnership, the last-named hitting the winning stroka amid great applause."

Brace and Fincher laid the foundation for what should have been a comfortable victory, adding 64 runs to the over-night total before an appeal for leg-before against Fincher was sustained.

Fincher made 62 in an innlnge without blemish until he reached the 60 mark. The partnership with Brace added 86 for the second wicket, and Brace survived only 20 runs later. Ramsey, Dale, and Sayer failed badly, Rawsthorne doing most of the damage.

He scored 58 and 41 and WBrace had a wonderful match. took nine wickets in all for 79 runs.

Lithies, and fifteen native police- VICTORY WITH 3 WICKETS IN HAND. men, Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore said a special force of constabulary had been sent to the neighbourhood of the outrage for the purpose of res toring order,, and effecting the ar- rest of the perpretrators.

Every endeavour was being made to arrest and bring to trial the mur-Brace and Fincher resumed their Fincher sent up the 110 after an The fiftieth run to-day was Interpart to-day. the trougkong v. Shanghai Inderers, without bloodshed. British innings against Shanghal in the hour's play.

Wireless, terport cricket match?

Hongkong needed a further. 140 scored at 11.80 exactly, but there freedom about the runs to win and the wicket was was more playing in a manner which did batting and there was promise of not suggest that they would be brighter cricket to come. easy to get. Bright sunshine prevailed.

It took Hongkong fifteen minatee still being maintained, but the pro- to score their first eight runs, spects of making the remaining were most excellent when putting the seventy up, when runs

Shanghai,

260.

97.

1st. Innings. 2nd. Innings

Hongkong.

1st. Innings.... 156. end. Innings., 202.

thorne....

MADRAS STATUE,

LEGISLATURE AGAINST

REMOVAL

Slow Scoring.

Fincher, having batted for 2% hours, reached his 60 by turning Allison to the leg boundary.

When Brace hit out lustily: to Isaacs, who came on at the Su Both Brace and Finchen were preme Court end, Leach held it. concentrating on defence and the beautifully and saved even a single, Madras, Oct. 21. By 67 votes to 29, the Madras score mounted slowly by singles. The field was splendidly placed Hong- Legislature rejected a Swarajist Rawabhorne and Leach were en-, and runs were being kopt down 17 motion for the removal of General trusted with the ball to begin with, by exceptional keenness.

Neill's statue from the present but neither batsman. was in kong were now essaying a shot

dimoulties.

at almost everything and 120 62 site.

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The car was later moved up to the Central Police Station and this morning photographs were being taken by the police. A Telegraph A New Movement.

representative who saw the car

The details, of Hongkong'a 2nd. innings are as follows: That the "Ironsides" have do To make the Kuomintang in found the radiator very badly cided to hold Samshui and Sal- Canton a pure "Leftist" faction, damaged, being twisted beyond all A. W. Hayward, b Ollerdessen.. nam, (a city which is south-east of the new Canton Government has hope of repairs. The glass over E. C. Fincher, Lb.w., b Raw-

a grand meeting, the left headlight was smashed,

41 ..Unofficial members described the Brace drove Rawsthorne hard on ahowed at 11.85, **

Fincher gave a chance to Oller- Samshui) as their first line of de- decided that fence against the counter-attack of sittended by all classes of people while the right headlight was 60 W. Brace, b Rawsthorne

bent as to appear to be facing aide-A. W. Ramsey, c Leach, b. Iannes

Into General Neill as "cowardly two occasions in the latter's third the Kwangsi troops from the up- in Canton shall be held soon.

1murderer," while Mr. N. E. Mar ever, but both were stopped on dessen, the only slip, but it was joribank, for the Government, the boundary, the folding being a moat difficult chance. well out per West River" appears confirmed This new movement is entitled ways, instead of forwards. Both T. E. Pearce not out

G. R. Sayer e Rawathorne, b

1 warned members against the possibrilliantly keen. Again before the by the fact that a flotilla of gun- "To Protect the Kuomintang," in the front fenders were damaged Lieut. T. H. Dalo, b Rawsthorne

Isaaca boats belonging to the new "Left- other words measures will be and the left rear mudguard was

also dented. The bonnet was Capt. A. G. Dobble; B Ollerdessenbility of the movement spreading end of the over he turned Raws ist Government in Canton is re- taken to repudiate the non-Le- somewhat torn on the left side. Lieut. J. B: A. Hankey, not out. 17te other statues.

thorne delightfully to leg. Mechanics attached to the Traffic Extras

16 ported to have been concentrate. tists of the new regime.

-Mr. C. E. Wood, In deprecating

80 Jr. At Honam there was a meeting Department of the Central Police on the Samshui River. Throg thousand soldiers of the Iron of all classes yesterday for dis-Station were observed testing the Total (for 7 wkts.). 202 the strong language used, recalled car and noting the extent of the Fall of wickets: 1 for 40, 2 for the Cawnpore murders, when in-! sides" arrived at Samshui, yester- cussions on the preparation of

126, 3 for 127, 4.for 143, 5 for 146, nocent Englishmen, women and day, while a good number of men this new movement. The meeting damage.

children were murdered. was held at the Nam Wa College

It is believed the Indian chauf-16 for 146, 7 for 103, were also despatched to Sainam.

Building at which representatives feur will be charged to-morroy

Bowling.. of the labourers, students

morning. merchants were present,

and

A Severe Struggle. According to a reliable report

A similar meeting of the people from Canton, the coming struggle -between the two factions is likely of Canton was held two days ago, to be a severe one. The soldiers un attended mostly by labourers. der General Wang Ki-cheung, the Representatives of thirty labour present and as a Military Director of the "Leftist Unions were Government, are good fighters. result a committee for the pre- On the other hand, the units of paration of the movement the 7th Army, under General appointed.

was

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A HONEYMOON IN PARIS.

CHANNEL FLIGHTS,

REDUCED FARES.

London, Oct. 31. The Imperial Airways Company Camur announce cheaper flights to Paris

of his way.

Rawsthorne was put on again and bowled a maiden over. Had he not dropped a. fast return from Fincher in the next over he would: have claimed a victim. Fincher. drove back straight at the bowler and 'should have been dismissed."

Fincher Out,

Another Disaster.

Fincher sent 80.on the board just aftor play had been in pro gress for hall an hour with a nice square cut which added 'two to his score, which was rapidly ap

As it happened, he was not toʻ proaching the half-century mark. survive very much longer, being Ollerdessen rellevad Rawsthorne adjudged i.b.w. off the last ball of at the Naval Yard end, and Brace the over when he got in front of a singled. The first boundary of straight one.

Fincher had given a perfect the day accrued in Leach's next over, but it was a boundary bye." exhibition of defensive cricket, at a time when most required. He Fincher Gives a Chance. scored 62 in an lanings of great Fincher gave his first chance patience and yet must have scored off the fifth ball of the over. A at least seven fours. The score? Cologne, Nov. 21. ing the 1928 Budget into the Legis-from November 1. Wang Shab-hung, have fought, On Sunday morning, the students

Single fares will be 24 15s. and swerving ball puzzled him and he was then 126 for 2, and won many a battle along the of the Sun Yat-sen University The religious ceremony at the lative Council he referred to the Yangtaze and are also known for gathered in the great hail of the wedding of the ex-Kaiser's sister subject of the Trade Loan and return fares £9. At present the popped it up between the wickets, University building at Canton for and Prince Zoubkoff" was carried stated that out of sums totalling rates are £5 63, single and £10 re- Ollerdessen, fielding at silly

difficult A. W. Ramsey joined Brace but their fighting qualities,

a discussion of the same subject out at the palace of the Princess at $15,624,688 which were granted turn..

square leg, failing at

went out with a blob, putting up chance. if the "Ironsides" can succeed and a committee was also elected Bonn, according to the rites of under the scheme, nearly one-third

They are also introducing a

Runs still came by the single an easy catch for Leach off Isaacs. in making the present "doubtful" from among the students to make the Orthodox Church, by the Bishop had been repaid. The actual sum second class service single fares,be-medium, and the board did not Hongkong, were, however, there troops, like those of Fan Shek- the necessary preparations for of the Russian Church at Wels-

outstanding then was $10,938,958 baden.

show 90 until 11.10. Twenty fairly sound position, and sang and Chien Ta-chun, remain the new movement. neutral, then the contest will pro- Before concluding the meeting, There were only a few guests, and that out of the £1,800,000 floating 3.15s. and return £7 108.

"Second class does not imply a eight runs, including four byes, in was much applause when Pearce

To joined Brace at the wicket.

Pearce Introduced himself by bably be a protracted one, for the students decided to address The honeymoon is to he spent in ed in London, to finance the

scheme, the Colony had been able reduction of safety," said an 40 minutes!

official. "It. refers entirely to the Flucher began to hit at Oller- General Wang Ki-cheung na de a telegram to all members of the Paris-Router,

to repay £680,000. clared to his followers that he Kuomintang in China, explaining

nature of the accommodation pro- dessen and he sent his own fifty pulling Isaaes to deep leg and A Telegraph representative

vided: There is also the fact that up with a two to square leg, Putting 130 up A single by will fight the Kwangsi. troops to that the coup to overthrow. Gon- the last bullet.

Wang Shao-hung was made be "THE FLIGHT TO INDIA. learns that since that time local this service will leave at a less brilliantly saved on the boundary Brace left Hongkong with just 70

borrowers have repaid further convenient time." cause the latter in working for East River Tension.

the realisation of his "Bigger

sums and that the Colony's sterl ing Hability at the end of this The East River: districts are Kwangel, Movement" planned

month will be down to a sum In also in a state of. tension; as the decretly with the "Western Hill

the region of £900,000. As fur- military ruler of Swatow, on the Clique" of the Kuomintang at

ther sums come in they will be East River, is General Chan Chai Nanking in an endeavour to drive

London, Nov. 21. tong, who commands the 11th Divi. the "Ironside" soldiers out of

Kwanglung.

Reuter learns that Captain Me- applied to the further reduction elon of the troops of General, Li Chal-sum, to whom Chan is faith. It is believed that now offelala Intush did not descend in Poland of the debt. It le true (as was will be appointed to act as Pro- owing to engine trouble; but that stated by the Hon. Colonial Secre ful. When he heard of the coup sidents and Vice-Presidents of the the weather condition rendered protary in his Budget speech) that

the gress impossible.--Reuter.

at Canton, Chan Chal-tong, hay- Sun Yat-sen University a ing decided that he would fight prosent President of this institu- for the honour of his master, call- tion is Mr. Tai Chi-tau, a follower ed a meeting of the rich merchants of Chiang Kai-shek, and the Vice- of Swatow, and, in the name of President is Chu Cha-wah, is a the Government, requested the noted "Rightist Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Swatow to grant a loan of $150,-.

Labour Union Bombed.

WHY CAPT. MCINTOSH FAILED.

KING FEISAL.

TO MAKE TOUR OF LANCASHIRE,

THE TRAN-JORDANIA ADMINISTRATION.

FORMAL RECOGNITION BY

BRITISHees

London, Nov. 21:

Hundred Up.

by Quayle, followed by the first runs to make, with seven wickets four hit of the day, a beautiful still to fall, Brace still needed. drive through the covers reaching two runs to complete his forty..

The Shanghai bowling was good, the score-board.

When the score had reached 99, but the occasional loose ones Allison was put on at the Naval were punished and the scoro crept Yard end, and Ollerdessen brought steadily up until, after three to the Supreme Court end. Allison hours' actural play, the 140 bowled a maiden, though the mark was reached, Leach was hundredth run looked possible applauded for some clever inter- when Brace cut him to cover point. ceptions, and Stokes at cover was the interest paid by local bor-

in capital form. A CAPPA roweramore than covers the Inter

Rawathorne at the Naval Yard est due to London by the Hong-.

In the House of Commons to-day, kong Government but we learn that the margin made will have Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, the Under The century was not long de-end was sending down a very Secretary for the Colonies, stated layed, Fincher singling off Oller nice, ball, keeping an excellent that a treaty would shortly be con dessen. This was after 50 length Pearce got hold of one, for a two, the stroke being held on cluded by which the autonomous minutes play to-day and 2 hours nevertheless, and drove him hard

the boundary. government in Trans-Jordanin and 10 minutes in all. would be formally recognised: Brace livened up the proceed- Ings by twice successively sending The administration would still be Ollordesses to the boundary. He carried on under the terms of the was in the thirties at this stage and Palestine mandato, as modifed by was batting confidently, all bowl- the League of Nations memoranda ing coming much the same to him. A patient policy, however, was

to be held against the possibility of loss arising from the deprecia tion in the value of any borrower's securities and his inability to re-

pay,

000 for war experises. The mer On Saturday evening, at about chanta havo complied with bis de-

London, Nov. 21.

Plenty of Money. mand by consenting to forward 10 o'clock, a bomb was thrown by an unknown person at the pre-

King Feisal of Irak left London him $100,000 within four days mises of the Kwangtung Labourera. to-day, to make a tour of Industrial

official attitude, apparent Chan Chal-tong has now concen- General Union at Fung Ning Road, Lancashire, which will occupy two ly, is that the period of stress trated all his troops at Swatow

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British Wireless:

Brace Bowled

With the score standing at: 143; ace was clean bowled by

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