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COUNCIL'S RIGHTS.

IMPORTANT SHANGHAI

DECISION.

NEWSPAPER GETS DAMAGES.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

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WOMEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

TWO MEN CENSURED FOR, NOT INTERFERING.

"NOT THEIR AFFAIR.”

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CANTON EASIER.

DOUBTFUL MILITARY

LEADERS.

WAITING AND WATCHING,

Tension at Canton has, relaxed, and, despite the concentrating of troops of both the new "Leftist" Government and the Kwangsi-ites in West River districts, mayy are. of the opinion that will take some time before the expected

Two men, both of whom claimed that they could not separate four women, who were struggling to- Shanghai, Nov. 25...

Kether, because they were of the The Court of Consula, composed opposite sex, drew forth strong of Mr. E. S. Cunningham, Mr. No comment from Major C. Willson at Aall and Sir Sidney Barton C.M.G..the Central Magistracy this mort-confilet will munterialise. Consuls-General for U.S.A.. Nor way and Great Britain respective.ng, before whom they gave ly, have awarded the Chinn Pub-evidente in an assault case. Hishing Company Co., Inc., the pro- Three women were charged with prietors of the Ching Courier, one assaulting a fourth woman during dollar as damages in Its uita quarrel on November 16 outside against the Shanghai Municipal 2, Wing. Wah Terrace. The Council, in which the. Company assaulted woman, in a deleate Plained $50,000 na daranges for condition, was in hospital for the wrongful discontiguanes of the week after the incident. Detective electric current supply to its print: Sergt.: Bygon prosecuted. ing plant., arising, from its refusal to pay increased riles.

The

1,4

Council Upheld,

Shanghai, Nov. 25, 350,000 damage

The undermining of the in Tuence of the "Kwangsi Clique," headed by General Li Ghai-sum, is said to be the real motive for the recent consequently, all the coup; Kwangsi troops, or troops who show sympathy to the latter are to be eliminated, if possible.

Counter-attacks by the Kwungsi troops who evacuated Kwangtung recently, are expected, to be only

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1927.

ACCOUNTANT SENT

TO GAOL.

LOCAL EMBEZZLEMENT CASE,

Having pleaded guilty when charged with the embezzlement of 58,558.69 belonging to the Man Kwok Restaurant of West Point, as well as to a charge of falsifying the books of the Restaurant to the extent of $5,253.30. at a hearing last week. the accountant of the Mau

Kwok Restaurant WOR

brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning in order that sen- tence might be passed on him.

At the last hearing. Mr. Lindsell had deferred sentence so that the lice might have a further oppor: unity of recovering some of the money embezzled.

WORLD NEEDS.

HOW CHRIST BROUGHT. REFORMS.

MANKIND'S REFASHIONING.

There was a large gathering at St. Patrick's Club last night, when the lev, G. Byme, S., D. Ph., lectured on "Refashioning the World." He said in part:

"What think you of Christ?" This question is as living and' compelling a question to-day as it was when Christ Himself asked' it, nearly two thousand years ago.

question. Then it was asked in. In fact it is much more living a Galilee; now it is asked all over the world. A mere list of books, written in all languages and by all types of mind, would in itself make a formidable volume.

It was indicated this morning by the proscention that a draft re- presenting about $7,000 Hongkong

The answers necessarily fall urrency was recovered and that the defendant's relations, had pro-into two broad divisions "for" or "against. Within these divisions we find endless shades of thought. There are the millions who werept Him as their God, and smaller groups who are content to rever ence Him as the most perfect of human teachers, whilst in the camp of those who refuse in any sense to follow Him there are men who admire. im from, afar, and who range Him with other great teachers; and there are men,, who pursue Hira with a spirit of hatred which seeks to obliterate every trace of His teaching and, of His

One witness stated that he sai

a matter of time, for, the "Leftist mised to refund $1,000 to the pro- the four women struggling. The in Canton and the Nanking Govern-prietor of the Restaurant. second defendant was holding the ment are hitter enemies. To the

Mr. Lindsell then passed sen- complainant, the first was kicking Nanking Government, Canton istence of four month hard labour her, and the third was patching at only important from the on each 'charge?

He could not interfere, he military and the financial pointa suit her.

added, because he was of the of view, but the Nanking faction has always regarded Kwangtung opposite sex.

as a safe home to which they could move if they should fail in the Northern expedition against Marshal Chang Tso-lin, An Alliance? Alliance

brought by the Ching Tublishing Company, the publishers of the China Courier, against the Muni- cipal Council has come up before the Court of Coneuls.

"

His Worship: Yet you are human-Yes, but they would have said I was taking the part of the

The Court upholds the Copin-complainant. eit's discontinuance of, electric Continuing, witness added that power for the printing plant, and he saw the complainant kicked awards the

nominal many times.. company

His Worship: And yet you did - damage of one dollar in respert

of the unreasonable discontinu-nothing to stop it, a strong man ance, without previous natige, of like you,, That was a brave sort the supply of current for electric of thing to do. light and fans.

A second witness also said he did not interfere because he was. a man and the fight was among

The parties are to pay

own costs.--Reative

Case

their

-woman.

His Worship: As a man 1 should have thought you would have done so.

An

FRICTION IN BOTH CAMPS.

orators ex-

"

World Refashioned.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Between the to within.

a few miles of the "Kwangi Clique" and the Nan-capital, and are within close dis-life. king Government to re-take Can-tance of troops liable to attack the ton from the Maftist" Govern- town. This news, however, needs ment is expected by some to, be official confirmation.

No Christian can, be surprised The The effect of all this state of at this divergence of view. likely.

Why the Kwangsi, in the Westindelsion and uncertainty has claims made by Christ are not only live distlet havent started been to intensify political agita-great, they are unique. He is their attack on the "Ironsides" at tion. The Alliance of Peasants. God and He is man: all power is earth. Samshul and why in the past two Workers, Morciants and Students, His in Heaven and upon days the attitude of General Li recently formed to combat the le has a cole of ethics, a code Chiai-sum at Shanghai appears to spirit of militarism that is abroad, of morality: many will he found Sergt. Byron explained that the be one of waiting and watching organised a grand demonstration who are unwilling to shape their

on the Sth, near the South Cute of complainant did not feel unwell is explained by three factors.

to do so means fallure in is Firstly, the armies of General the City, and some 10,000 persons lives by this code, but their failure until some time after the allege assault. She then went to hospi-Li Chung-yan, the Kwangsi mili attended. A duzen

will be fraught with consequences fal, and the police arrested the tary leader of the Nanking Gov-horted the soldiers in the crowd kingdom, for He is a King, and it that are eternal. No wonder, crament, lave recently capturedo rasist the invaders. A

then formed, and Wuchang and Hankow from Gen-cession was gral Tang Seng-chi. General Listudents profited by the occasion then, that men should challenge Chung-yan, who is also one of the to scoff at the delegate sent here these claims. If false they are claims on human life can vie with chior members of the "Kwangsiy, the Nanking Government. Preposterous; if

Indo-pacifi.

them. In the crowds which Christ clique, is busy in Hupeh aiming to conquer that Province. Situate

addressed were Jews and Pagans. Both had their teacher: these tear on the Upper Yangtze, Hupeh

chers did not know the true way, admittedly is important from. the

He came to replace them and strategic point of view and there-

their schools: "he that followeth.. Me walketh at in darkness." "You fore is worth the attention of Li Chung-van, who for

have heard that it was said to them of old but I say to you" In other words He came to re- fashion the world. The world was in sore need of being refashion-

three defendants.

His Worship remarked that the medical certificate merely said that she had suffered from a slight internal hemorrhage.

An Important Decisióm. It will be remembered that the plaintiff Company claimed dama- ges against the Coured because the latter and cut of the power to lights and Tans without notice of their intention to discontinue the supply of current in the petition er's printing press and liontypi machines. The reason for the discontinuance of power was due to the petitioner's refusal to pay

Seryt. Byren replied that Dr. J. the 16 per cent. lax levied by the

1. Craig had said it might have Council. The

for the Manicipal heep rinsed either by a kick or Council was that the plaintiffs reby her condition. fused to pay the Municipal rates legally demanded of the and that the defendants were justified in discontinuing the supply of elect lighting and power to the The Council argued that "they are an elected body, in whom is rested, by virtue of the Land Regulations, the control of the municipal administration of the foreign Settlement within the limits therein specified including police, public works, public health, education, electric lighting of it public and private nature and all other matters connected with the to-morrow morning municipal or public welfare."

plaintiffs.

The first defendant admitted assaulting the complainant, and added that the other two defend ants were trying to separate them The second and third defendants agreed to this, the second saying was even so kind as to give the complainant a cup of tea.

After the principal tenant of the house had given evidence on behalf of the defendants, his Wor- ship intimated that he would like to hear the meilical evidence.

The case was adjourned until

Canton.

SHANGHAL PICKETS.

pro-

Fire at BAT. Workers.

Shanghai, Nov: 24.

the time Four Chinese were wounded by

being cannot spare his troops rifle fire when employees of the from Hunch to assist General British American Tobacco Com Wang Shao-hung to recapture pany were fired on by strike pickets while crossing the Whangpo River. Secondly, reports in the verna-Naral Wireless, cular papers declare that not a few of the followers of Wang Shao-hung in Kwangsi province are taking a different view of the situation from that of their chief.

more be to

precise.

TREATY RULING.

Nationalists Must he' Consulted.

Shanghai, Nov. 24. Mr. C. C. Wu, the Nationalist eleven of them are said not to be faithful Foreign Minister, has issued the

following declaration:

o'clock for the attendance of Dr.to Wany.

CHINESE DOCTOR

In the pleadings that were filed ↑ 4. R. Craig before the hearing the municipal Council cont. uded "that no person ur corporation is emited t dumand or enjoy the benefit of the municipal or public services pļos vided by the defendants ami financed by the genera borly of

SUED.

ratepayers, including that of cler-CASE TO BE HEARD IN COURT. tric lighting or "power, except a the capacity of a law-abiding citi zen or ratepayer.

Mr

mosi

Thirdly; the troops of Wang Shao-hung alone will not be strong enough to meet the "Ironsides," and much help will be needed from the present "heatral" military, Teaders of Kwangtung, or of the adjacent provinces Kwangtung is to be subjugated,

Doubtful Generals.

"Firstly, as there is no reason for the existence of unequal trea- ties and agreements between the fermer Chinese Governments and the governments, corporations or individuals of foreign States, they shall be abrogated within the short- est possible period,

ed.

true, no

other

The greatest disorder of all was the universal system of slavery, by which untold millions of men and women were the chattels of

the few who happened to have the power and the wealth. All this had to be changed and Christ was to change it. He did change it, not by grafting a political revolu

ion on religious reform. He laid down principles such that, once they should have penetrated the human mind, they would aproot the evils from which humanity was suffering. A merely human "Secondly, these treaties and reformer would have emphasised agreements whose term has expir- the evil and tried to frame a law These generals are Chang Ming-ed have as a matter of course be compelling masters to emancipate In the Summary Court this hiu, of Fukten: Chien Ta-chum come null and void.

their slaves, or he would have in- "Thirdly, any treaty or agree-vited the slaves to rise against the in the alternative, the defen-megain, before Mr. Justice Woodland Fang Ting-ying who headed

Christ did 4. M. Xavier, of 9, Chi Wathe, anti-Tang Seng chi campaignment purporting to be made by any unjust oppression. dants say that its implied term

Contract between the Street, sreond flour Yaumatised in Hunan recently by orders of Chinese authority with any foreign neither, but to master and slave of any supply of electric lighting or Dr. T. P. Wou, medical practition. Chal-sum. Though these gen- government; corporation or indivi- alike He said "You are brothers," Peter, and, or the considerationer of 81, Qatun's Rund Central erals may show sympathy with the dual, without the participation or and He added the magnetism of ups which the defendants agrood for $790 under au LOU. The Kwangsi-iles, they are not mem- sanction of the Nationalist Gov-a personal appeal: "that those who to supply the plaintiffs with such plaintiff appeared in person and bers of the "Kwangsi clique." Iferament is of no validity what led the hungry fed Him, and those who visited the prisoner visited electric lighting or power, that the Mr. C. A. E. Russ defended. The Kwangtung should be captured by soever.

"Fourthly, no treaty or agree- Him." He spoke of love, a pare plaintiffs should pay all rates for case was called up in the usual the united forces of the trin.

relating to China to love that can work even for one's which they were or might be las-Friday list and was not down for, aamed, then the future military

hearing.

hower in Kwangtung will be in which the Nationalist Coverment enemies, and He made men under- fully liable.

3r. Russ stated that he under the hands of four chiefs, of which is not a party, shall be deemed stand that the beauty of Heaven

binding on China."-Reuter. The New Rates.

stood there were other promissory Kwanga will have but ong,

shone in hearts that were so faah- Thus the attempt by

ioner upon earth. "At the annual general meeting notes outstanding to an amount of foreign ratepayers held in a something like $9,000. Ile Kwangsites to get Kwangtung cordance with the provisions of would raise the defence of split completely under their control, as the Land Regulations, on the athing" (involving the right to re- when Li Chai-sum was at Canton, would be by no means casy. For day of April, 1927. a resolutionenver in one claim).

His Lordship remarked that Mr. this reason. Wang Shao-hung in was layfully passed that for the year commiessing July 1, 1927, Russ could bring that point for-expected to wait for the, help of general municipal rate should be ward at the hearing.

Li Chung-yan to complete his The plaintiff suggested that his military campaign in Hupeh and levied at the rate of 16 per cent per annum upon the rateable vaine Lordship should take the ease in then to seek to capture Kwangtung of all occupied premises within chambers, but Mr. Justice Wood with only Kwangai forces. the limits of the Said Foreign Set- declined to do so, saying he would bring the case into Court for trial. telement."

the said "In accordance, with resolution, lawful demand we made by the defendants through their servarts upon the plaintiff's for the payment of the sum of Ts. 69.60 being the said general municipal rate lawfully due upen the premises occupied by the plaintiffs within the said foreign Settlement for the period from July 1927 to September 30, 1927. The plaintiffs nevertheless refcecal to pay the said general municipal rate or any of it.

the

Because of these factors, it is thought that "military tenders of Mr. Rusa remarked that he Kwangtung who are Kon the noticed the Press were represent fence," will most likely show a ed, and expressed the hope that willingness to join the "Leftist" the case would not be reported, Government at present and the seeing that the defendant was a troops of Wang Shoa-hung return professional gentleman..

to Kwangai, awaiting an opportune His Lordship replied that he moment to strike, could not comment On that, "There is," he added, "no privacy

open court."

Mr. Russ said there was xo question of privacy, but there was of etiquette.

The hearing of the case was

fixed for Wednesday morning

next.

FAMILY QUARREL.

WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. "The defendants any that the plaintifs.having-refused to pay

Following a quarrel with her the said general municipal rate

husband, a Chinese woman living legally demanded of them, were

at No. 301, Lalchikok Road jumped no longer entitled to the benefit

into the Harbour, with a view to Sub-Inspector Dick applied be-ending her life. She was rescued of the supply of the municipal electric or lighting power and the fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-from the water but not until she defendants accordingly, as they loon Magistracy this morning, for was almost drowned.

The woman was immediately re- were lawfully entitled to do, in- the confiscation of 43 jars of Chin- formed the plaintiffs that unless ese wine, which were found un-moved to the Kwong Wah Hospital they paid the said lawful-mant claimed in a sampan near the Sham- and was later transferred to the cipal rate, the supply of electric shuipo Ferry on November 19th. Government Civil Hospital. power to them would be discon- tinued."

At

His Worship made the necessary the moment her condition is still.

regarded as serious,

order.

ment

OBITUARY.

The late M. J. Bratiano, the Rumanian Premier, whose un. expected death has caused a great deal of misgiving in Europe, owing to the likell- hood of a revival of the move-. ment to place Prince Carol on the throne.

(Continued on Page 12.)

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following reneral know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answera, for those who need them, will be found on Page 12 of this issue.

1 What is the name of young hawks

taken after Lout?

e What great philosopher said: "Every man is a quotation from all hia anecstora"?

Who wrote "The Little Minister? How should you address a mar chioness? ...

When was the Tower Bridge (London) opened?

& le tt correct to say "between you

and "g

7. When the sun completely dis- appears behind the dark body of the mpon what do we speak of? s What is the meaning of the

nautical term "all-a-taunto? Who was the first admizal of the English sour!

10. Who gricks the bull with his lance

in a bull-fight? ::

11 What is the name of a creaturs

with six feet?

18 What is the "Queen of Flowers"}

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