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CONTRACTOR SUES- LANDLORD.

DISPUTE OVER HOUSES IN YAUMATL

SHANGHAI TOPICS.

BETTER SINO-FOREIGN

FEELING.

A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

RESCUED.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1928.

THIRTEEN CHINESE

FUNDS

FOR FENG.

BIG SUM FROM NANKING.

MOTOR BOAT DRIFTS IN CHINA SEA.

ENGINE TROUBLE SEQUEL.

EXTRA WORK CLAIM. A dispute arising out of the

Thirteen Chinese, the erew of building of 16 Europorn-style

the motor boat Sawi Maru, houses at Yaumati, on Kowloon Iland Lot No. 1301, between the

Shanghal. Dec. 29.

formerly a Japanese vessel revis "bwner and the building contrne- No more effective ilustration of tered in Formosa, which drifted tor, with regard to extra work done the old Scottish adage, "The best from the China Sea to the coast off In connexion with the erection of laid schemes o mnlee und men gang Mangarin, Mindoro province, fol- the houses, resulted in an action alt n-gley," could be conceived than lowing engine trouble, arrived in being heard before the Chief that which latterly has been forth-Madila last week on the faterisland steamer Dos Hermanos from Justice, Sir Henry Gellan, in the coming in "ttle old. Shanghai." Supreme Court this morning in

The prophets of woe were work- Diusol, Sosagon province. They ing under high pressure, forecast- were accompanied by Pedro respect of a claim for $26,187.40.

The plaintiffs, the Sang Loong all kinds of fearsome happen-Agudo, customs' agent at Legaspi jags that were to overtake us on Albay province. They are now contractors, 14, Alan Lam Street, the eve of Christmas. Every local held at the Farola detention Yaumati, claim against Lul Sui- newspaper. Chinese and foreign, station, awaiting transportation ching. 10. Wing Lok Street, land-made the community's collective to China. lord, for $26,187.40, being as to hair stand on end by graphic tales $7,000 balance due under a con- traét dated January 3, 1924, and the remainder, $19,187.40, for

extra work..

FOR WAR EXPENSES.

' ARMED ROBBERS IN SHANGHAI.

SIXTY FIGHT MERCHANT

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SEVERAL CASUALTIES.

Nanking. Dec. 28. General Feng Yu-hsiang has ac. A very serious shooting affair knowledged the receipt of $2,000, took place in the Ying Hainng 000 for military expenses and a Zang Village in Chapel to the east huge quantity of military supplies of Dixwell Road Extension in from the Nationalist Government Shanghai last week, when a gang in a despatch to the Military Coun- of some 60 armed robbers clashed ell, informing the Council also with members of the Chinese Mer- chant Volunteor Corps resulting in that he has mobilized his main force to the Kin-Ilan front and

the death of one of the latter, and that he is soon going to Changtch, the wounding of three others.

Several robbers and six pede- n strategic city on the border of strians were also wounded. loan and Chibli, in order to direct the campaign personally.

Heavy Casualties.

Shops Looted,

It appears that shortly after 5,30 pm., two volunteers were on their way to headquarters 'and as they approached the corner of Llugting The following report of the and Woohua Road, they were ap- in advance of a projected Commun- According to information casualties suffered by the Shan- pronched by several men who ques- ist uprising, the signal for which obtained from Mr. Jose Salgado, tung-Chiali and Sun Chuan-fang'stioned them. Before they could was to be furnished by the setting first officer of the steamer. Dos forces as the result of their defeat reply, the robbers opened fire. ablaze of the beggars' huts in Hermanos. the motor boat was

on the Tainpu and Lunghal lines Chapel, that plague spot which mys bought by a member of the crew and in the nighow region is is? toriously comes back to life after from a Japanese in Formosa. The sued by the Military Council: each successive conflagration that vessel left Formosa sometime ago. On the Tsinpu line: Shan- vertales It with periodleni regular- to be registered in Hongkong tung-Chinli 4,000 Sun Chuan y

When the vessel was on the China rang, 3,000. N Well, Christmas has come and Sen, the motor ceased to operate one, and no catastrophe has over and a strong wind brought her off taken Shanghai. On the contrary, the coast of Mindoro.

has been a most joyous Yuletide

The boat is about 200 feet Jong or everyone, and not least. of all and 30 feet wide with a 120-horse for the sailor and soldier boys, for Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by whose benefit a large sum of money was investigated by the. con- power motor. When, the vessel Messrs. Lyson and Hall, is for the was collected by public subscription stablary in findors, she was plaintiffs, and the defence is be. which was truly representative of found to have a cargo of 40 tons

The debt is denied by the defen- dant who says that the extra work was not written out and signed by the parties as required by the con- tract, and that a portion is not extra but is included in the origi hal contract. Te counter-claims for $8,770.71 as damages for work which was defective or unsatisfac- tory and the omission of certain work.

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The volunteers were unarmed and the robbers, then proceeded to loot the shops in the vicinity, Another volunteer named Kwoh 2. On the Lunghai line: Shan-Yu-ting saw the affair and opened tung-Chihli, 3,700;

fire shooting one of the robbers. 3. In the Halchow region: The robbers returned the fine Shantung-Chibli, and Sun Chuan-mortally wounding Kwoh, fang combined, 2,700.—Kou Min.

The shots attracted the atten- tion of other volunteers who rush- ed to the scene and a pitched,bat- tle took place. "Members of the Tientung Fire Brigade also ar- rived intending to turn a hose on

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ing conducted by Mr. Eldon Pot. every nationality in this highly cos-of coal and several tons of oil fuel. Shantung, there have been no re- the robbers but they were fired

ter, K.C instructed by Messrs, Hastings, Dennys,and Bowley.

Three Contracts.

mopolitan community.

All day and all night on Decem.Mr. Salgado thinks the boat had xer 25th, there were not licking on. board contraband, possibly evidences of boisterous hilarity on opium, valued at millions of pesos, the part of groups of Tommies all This, however, he said, was not In outlining the circumstances, over town. The richaha coolies of found as investigation by the con- Mr. Jenkin first of all referred to the Settlement did a roaring trade, stabulary took place three days the contracts, the main one dated an incidentally were afforded an after the boat was sighted and re- January 3rd and the two of superesting glimpse into the lighter ported. He also thinks the report that the marebine stopped and the plementary character dated Janushic of Tommy Atkins' life,

No Great Changes.

Tokyo. Dec. 28. According to later reports from

markable changes in the military at and had to retire. The police situation at Hanehuang and Chin- of the district numbering about ing. The Shantung troops have 200 could only muster four. Muu- been stationed at Yenchow, leavers and four rifles between them ing Marshal Sun's troops in the having been deprived of their vicinity of Hanchuang.

arms last Marchand kept away from the scene.

The Shantung forces, stationed in the region of Chining, have their first ac at Chuyeh, and

Robbers Flec.

my having eaten their Christmas text. A goodly section of the British vessel.drifted there was only a pre-Shantung troops are at present After lasting for three quarters dinner here, Shanghai may now iustifiably claim to be on the map, after all.

crew left Donson on the steamer According to him, before the

Dos Hermanus, the owner sold the vessel for Pesos 10,000 to a Chinese Pilar, Sorsoger. Proprietor in province. She is on a drydock in Pilar undergoing repairs...

Missing Vessel,

ary 5th and 10th. Dealing with the first contract, Mr. Jenkin draw attention to the opening "para graph, which stated that the con- tractor should give satisfaction to the Building Authority, architects A Change of Heart." and landlord. There was also a

Whether it is due to the spirit of paragraph which stated that one-the sasian or to the expulsion of the inch thick Canton square tiles Russian "leds" from the shores of should be laid on the roofs with China, the writer cannot say, but lime, earth, aud cement well mix-it is given to him to record the ed up for the purpose.

pleasant fact that there is a dis- A marine notification has been The contract of January 5th re-tinct change discernible in the at-issued by the Burcau" of the Cuis ferred mainly to a misunderstand-mosphere of Sino-foreign. feeling. toms in Manila, warning all ships ing as to who should supply sani- Tals transition in the relations to be on the look out for a Japanese tary equipment, and it was agreed between Chinese and foreigners is motorboat, which has been report- in that contract that the contrac-perceptible everywhere-in the con-ed missing in a cablegram received tor should supply such equipment sidered declarations, of representa- by the customs authorities. The at a total additional cost of $10,ive Chinese leaders, in the friend-vessel, named the Kaisei Maru No. ller tone of the vernacular press, in 2, sailed from Takao, Formosti, on There would be considerable the manner in which Chinese sur-December 4, and ever since has not argument over the third contract, ender their seats in tramcars and been seen nor heard from said Mr. Jenkin, because the de buses where, before, there were fence relied upon it in the main.ry glares and an almosphere of It dealt with the question of sullenness and silent resentment.

Everyone is asking: By what "extras" and provided that terms. for extra works or omissions shouldingular alchemy has this trans-

mutation taken place? be written out and signed by the course, ascriable, in large measure, It is, of parties before such work became to the scrupulona protection accord- valid. There was also anothered to the Chinese-by the military sentence to the effect that if work and police forces of the Settlement, or materials were not satisfactory, in these crucial times, at the peril the owner was at liberty to give of their own lives. Chinese are not that work to another contractor, unmindful of the services rendered. any expenses so incurred to be to them by the Settlement author- deducted from the contract price,itica in safeguarding their lives and

000.

Work Started.

property. The wonder is not that

It was commanded by Captain Yozo, Kawamoto, and had a crew of nine sailors.

FIGHTING NICARA. "

GUAN REBELS.

U. S. MARINES USE AEROPLANE.

o many cases of robberies and kid- i

Managua, Jan. 3. An aeroplane, belonging to the Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said the mappings have occurred but that work was started on February 8th, view of the desperate character of forces of Sandino. There were many more have not taken place in American Marines; bombed the 1924 and the Building Authority the gangsters. That the crime several direct hits and it is be- gave an occupation permit, on ware has not assumed graver dim-lieved that numerous casualties May 26th in the following year. instons. is directly due to the were inflicted.-Renter, That date would become impor-protective and preventive mea- tant, as be understood the, defensures taken at the selected

Punitive Expedition. dant himself was the first person moment.

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to reside in one of the houses. Yet there are other reasons for The defendant was himself also the change of attitude on the part a contractor and visited the pre-of the Chinese towards their for mises every day so that as an ex-cign fellow-residents. As success pert he should have been able to growns the Nationalist am8 see any unsatisfactory work or the in

China and more use of defective materials. ... territory comes under their From time to time, the defendant control, the all-compelling con- required additional "work to be sciousness descends on them done. The first additional items that the goodwill and support of the were 80 concrete window shelters foreigner is a vital necessity for the at a cost of $40 each, making a Nationalists and that such foreign total of $3,200. The plaintiff sup- friendliness will make for ultimate plied a tender for the defendant's gain. signature in respect of this work, but it was not signed. The defen- dant said it was not necessary to bother with the formality and the plaintiff was satisfied. The work

Was done.

Washington, Jen. 3. § Two battalions of Marines have been ordered to Nicaragua as a punitive, expedition against the rebel Sandino-Reuter's American Service,

Rebels in Flight,

Managuh, Jan. 3.

Confronting a party of General of an hour, the robbers made of clashes taking place intermittently volunteers exchanged ahots for Feng Yu-hsiang's army, minor in a northerly direction. The at the outpost line.

some 15 minutes but there were no Indications are that both the arrests effected. A considerable Shantung, and General Feng's for amount of, loot was dropped by ces will not take action for the the robbers who, however, carried time being. Toho.

away their wounded. Some two bours later, soldiers arrived and searched the district but were un- Ale to find any trace of the rob- bers.

Clashes Expected:

Peking, Dec. 28. According to information from foreign sources, the troops of Mar- shal Feng Yu-hsinng are now at Han-tan, while the Fengtien front is at Shentch. Clashes between the opposing forces are expected to take place immediately-Kued that a letter was received by the We

"Wu's Guards Disarmed.

In a telegram dated the 27th De cember, to the Nanking Govern ment Council, General Lang Sén, Commander of the 20th Army of the Nationalist Government, in- formed the Council that the armed): guards maintained by Wu Pei-fu have been disarmed as ordered by the Government and that Wu him- self had long moved to Suiting..

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FLOODS AT HOME.

COLLAPSE OF RAILWAY BRIDGE.

The deceased volunteer had only been a member of the corps for three days and on his first night 2f duty succeeded in "arreating three amed robbers. It is report- officer in eommand of the Volun- teers from the chief robber stating that reprisals would be taken.

MANSLAUGHTER

› CHARGE.

THE CHRISTMAS EVE TRAGEDY.

Lo Chi-hing, who is charged with the manslaughter of He Kwong- hoi, a student of St. Paul's College co the night of December 25, ap- peared again before Major C. Will- Hon; this morning, and was re- manded until Wednesday next January 11, when the case against him will be heard at 2.15 p.m.

It will be recalled that following Loadon, Jan. 3. a scuffle at the club rooms of the From all parts of the country South China Athletic Association, continue to come reports of dam in China Building, between the de- age and difficulties caused by fendant and the deceased, the de- floods. The most notable happen- fendant is alleged to have struck ink to-day was the collapse of a blow, from the effects of which bridge on the London and North Ho Kwong-hoi dled. Eastern Railway, near Edmonton, The defendant was represented on the main line from London to by Mr. L. D.. Turner. He was Cambridge. The mail train had granted bail of $1;000. only just passed. The line. has

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been closed to traffic, causing con- HOW MUCH DO YOU

siderable disorganisation, which American reinforcements imar-the existence of an old loop line would have been worse, but for ching on Quilali came, into con- fliet with Sandino's troops. One which has not been used for many Marine was killed and five wound-cars, but to which it was possible

to divert traffic for Cambridge. British Wireless

Floods in London.

London, Jan. 3 The foods caused by yester- day's rapid thaw and heavy rain continue to be serious, but during the night the temperature became lower and the rain ceased, thus casing the situation. A steady

ed. The rebels fled .to the It is another example of how the mountains.

A feature of the recent fighting atquirement of authority and power brings with them a corresponding is the accuracy of the rebels anti- sense of responsibility and a com-aircraft fire against the American plete change of outlook on things interplanes. Reuters American

general. The Ramsay MacDonald Service. Other additional work, included ernment as a member of the Labour who railed agalast the British Gov- balustrades and curtain poles, Party was not the same Ramsay four ornamental arches, 15 putap- MacDonald once he was in office PERNICIOUS RUMOUR, wind has prevented fogs. ing rooms, 36 feet of four-inch iron. In the shine way, history may re- pipes for drains, Shanghai plaster-peat itself in China.

HOPES OF DEFINITE DISPOSAL

London, Jan. 3.

In Loaduo the most serious flooding occurred in the Harlesden area where 200 houses and several

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roads were affected.

KNOW?

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TODAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Exprche.

Answers,, for those who need them will be found on Page 14

of this faste.

In which part of the world is it mid-summer in January! » What is (a) paleontology, (b) ichthyology. (a) histology?

Where are the following towna: Brisbane Calgary Port Eliza- beth; Colombe; Hobart?

4 How, in mythology, did Daphno

cscape from Apollo? Who wrote the following: "Ima- ginaryj

Conversations' "The Gene" "The Raven"; "A Shrop- shiro Lad ia

ing to the exterior of the houses,Revolutionary tendencies have a 54 additional fron-fenders for the habit of being supplanted by cons sorvante quarters. The total titutional procedures with the as- value of the work was $23,859.80. sumption of the responsibilities of

Many important roads The defendant alleged that a govorriment, and it is precisely for

Southern England are impassable certain kind of cement had not | tliis reason that the foreign com- Sitisfaction is expressed but conditions in the Thames been used on the roofs, but Mr,munity in Shanghai reposes not a official quarters in London at the valley, owing to the preparations Jonkin said he understood that little confidence in the future of communique issued by the United made by the Thames Conservancy that coment only required extra Sino-foreign relations as we stand States Government repudiating Board, are less serious than had Ilme and earth to that stated in the on the threshold of a New Year. the report that the British Govern- been anticipated. The water con- contract, so that there had really The change of atmosphere, at all ment had raised the elevation of tinues to rise at Reading, but the been no emission. Also, the plain vente, furnishes a bright augury the guns of British battleships situation is considered Woll in tiff did not hear anything about for the Immediate future.

after the conclusion of the Wagh-band and cold, dry weather to-day that alloged omision until he re-

ington Treaty.

will assist the water to drain away. ceived a letter from the defen-

--British Wirelçsa.

Coming of the Greyhounds.

The young bloods in the sporting. It is hoped that this will de dant's soldicitors In October, 1925,realm of Shanghal are rejoicing finitely dispose of the rumour. Hongkong passengers aboard the although the occupation permit over the arrival of the first consign which has been revived on vars.a. Empress of Aein, which arrived was given in May of that year. ment of racing greyhounds which, ons, occasions within the last few from Manila yesterday, included Defence Contentions. in due course of time, will be seen years and which has had an un- Colonel F. Eaves, Mr. P. M. Hodge The defence was that no agree chasing, with fleeting speed, the favourable reaction on Anglo- son, Major J. H. D. Sheppard, Mr. American relations.-British Wiro H. G: Shrubsolo, Mr. R. J. B. Clark ments were signed with regard to electrical hare.

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