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五拜禮 號七廿月一英港香 FRIDAY.

JANUARY 27, 1928.

TERRORISM NEAR QUAKE & VOLCANIC GENERAL DUNCAN

SWATOW.

CHRISTIANS CHIEFLY

VICTIMISED.

COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES STILI MORE SERIOUS.

VILLAGE RETALIATES.

Swatow, Jan. 21.

The New Year holiday was kept as usual, and there is no marked sign of nervousness, although no one has any reliable news either of

LEAVING.

ERUPTIONS.

! F

VILLAGERS FLEEING FROM LAKE NICARAGUA.

SHANGHAI'S UNIQUE

DAMAGE IN MEXICO.

Mexico City, Jan. 26.

A sovere earthquake was felt this morning over a wide area in the State of Oaxaca, and spread- ing into Nicaragua..

TRIBUTE.

TWENTY NATIONALITIES AT BIG FUNCTION. `

JUNK ROBBERY

SEQUEL

ONE KILLED IN POLICE CHASE.

ANOTHER CAPTURED.

日五初月一

HEAVY FIGHTING

REPORTED.

WOUNDED ARRIVE IN CANTON.

TO FRONT

River by the Canton-Kowloon

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1928

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SINGLE COPY Ɑ10 DENTA

35, Wong Hel Chuni Kood,

OFFICIAL TRADE FIGURES.

HUNDRED MILLION; STERLING IMPROVEMENT,

"INVISIBLE EXPORTS

economic re The remarkablo covery of Great Britain, during, 1927 Commented on at length by famous British bankers élsewhere.

BRITISH BANKERS OPTIMISTIC.

EVERY EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY BEST SINCE WAR.

London, Jan 26,

in this issue, is given eloquent TIDE REALLY TURNED. testimony by the official overseas trade figures, cabled by Reuter, issued by the British Board of Trade..

Against a deficit of £7,000,000 in 1926, the credit balance for 1927

£98,000,000,

Delailed Figures,

The Chairmen of two big London banks spoke to-day in optimistic terms of British trade prospects.. Mr. Hugh Tennant, presiding at the annual meeting of the Westminster Bank, in the course of a long ad dress, said: "In the view of those best qualified to judge the total. yoluma of the country's economic activity is groator to-day than in The official Board of Trade est!-any year since the post-war blump, mate for 1927 places Great Bri- and it is probably greater also than tain's credit balance on overseas in the active boom year 1919." trade for the year at £96,000,000, which is $103,000,000 better than in 1926, and £42,000,000 above the Sir Cunliffe Lister, speaking at figures recorded in 1925.

Retribution flowed swiftly on MORE TROOPS DESPATCHED the heels of armed robbery which occurred on Wednesday, when a junk returning to Shaukiwan with a cargo of piga,

HELP FOR SWATOW. Several towns are reported to THE LOCARNO SPIRIT.

was intercepted by a Hokio pirate have been damaged by the shoeks,

Shanghai, Jan. 26. boat and takon, to Tai Miu, in the Reports from Canton indicate while from Managua It in report. ed that villagers at the foot of the

Eloquent testimony of the ap-New Territorio district of Sai-that there has been further severe Omelere volenno, on the Island In

fighting in the East River district. When word reached here poster- These reports state that from Lake Nicaragua, are fleeing to the precfation in Shanghai of the pre-kung. mainland in panic, owing to the sence of British Forces was afford-

day morning off the occurrence, a Saturday to Tuesday, hundreds of ed here to-night when Major-party of police, headed by Inspec- wounded soldiers serving the Can-is eruption of the volcano,

The roar of the eruption is the Anal disposition of Chang, Fat-audible for many miles, fine ash General Sir John Duncan, shortly tor Murphy, in charge of Shauki-ton Government arrived in the city kwal's men, the mutual relations is falling in spots ten miles away, leaving for Home, was the guest wan Station, and Detective Ser-on their way back from the East of those in power here and at and the sun in the district is hid-of honour at a farewell dinnergeant Meadower Immediately pro- Railway. By far the biggest num- given by the International Com, ceded to Tai Mh. Their appear ber arrived on Tuesday, when from Canton, or of the activity of the den by the smoke-Reuter.

munity. Twenty nationalities ance was totally unexpected by Hai-Luk Fung Communists.

the robbers, who were surprised 2 pm to 7 pm. streams of wound- were prominently represented.

Mr. Stirling Fesseden, the as they were unloading the live ed men continued to come in. American Chairman of the Munici-stock with the assistance of over In the ensuing stampede, It was pality, declared that Sir John twenty other clansmen. Duncan and the British Forces admiration of all nationalities in/As the robber got ashore and patched to the East River. On Hendon to-day declared that the had won the praise, gratitude and a case of every man for himself, made for the hills, they were Shanghai.

Sir John, replying, aaid that fired upon by the police, who what had struck him most about Shanghai was its 'hospitality and thanked them, enterprise. He especially the women, for their hospitality to the troops, especial ly during the hot weather.

The streets are guy with colour. In old days, it was the long robes of the men which provided this pleasant feature of the season, Nowadays, the men wear sober robes of dark brown, blue or black silk, and colour has gone

over

to the women. Wonderful; new fabrics in orange, gold and yellow, in grass green and coral pink are to be seen, and instead of either the old trouser or the new skirt, the long robe from heel to head is being worn, more parti- cularly by girls and younger

women.

Refugees' Plight.

Shevellutch Also Erupts.

Mascow, Jan. 26. The Sheveliutch volcano, on the cast coast of Kamchatka, hitherto regarded as extinct, lins suddenly become intensely active-Reuter.

GENERAL YANG 'SEN

TO MOVE.

ICHANG EXPECTS BANDIT TROUBLE.

Ichang, Jan. 26. Future activities of bandits in the town and vicinity are foreslin dowed as a result of trouble which has arisen in Szechuan, which is controlled by the 20th. Army of General Yang Sen. Because of the trouble, a report has been received to the effect it is likely that General 2 de Vever will as zvth.

Army in an up-river direction.

Of the Catholic village, which, in face of the Communist advance took the road by night, their burn Ing homesteads behind them, the majority stayed at Hui-lat, the district city, and only some thirty or so come on to Swatow. A few soldiers have been sent down, not perhaps sufficient do delay things for a while.

Flight from the Hal-Luk Fung area is restricted to a few roads now. Neighbouring districts are a scared of entertaining Com- munists unawares, and so angry with the peasants there, that no-

to is allowed one

come up abong some roads, so that in some cases refugees are caught between two fires. Phou-leng

Shanghai Unique. Continuing, Gen. Duncan sakd that this great. International Settlement, was unique in the world. It was created by for. eigners under conditions which could not be parallelled clae- where, and was really a wonderful example of enterprise.

Referring to the work of the British Forces in Shanghai, Sir John Duncan said that he had The effect of this will be that the tried to introduce the Locarno! control here, exercised by General spirit into the problems which had Yang Sen, will terminate, and ad- faced him, capecially vis-a-vis the vantage of this situntion will be Chinese, from whom he had re- taken by bandits.-Naval Wireless.ceived courtesy, friendliness and

consideration.

Co-operation Between Forces. Gen: Duncan dwelt on the spirit terised the relations between the of co-operation which had charac-

nationalities,

Nearing Changshin::

Changsha, Jan. 20, effect that the Wuhan armles are Reports have been received to the

district, which has its own Com close to Changsha,-Naval Wireless, Forces of seven

munists, has adopted this policy. Refugees therefore have either to seek exit by the const road, or on the west side by Ho-pho and adjoining places or by sea Hongkong. It is estimated that somo 20,000 are in Ho-pho Itaclf.

to

of

There has been a big. exodus from the neighbouring town Thai-on, where, in response to the executioners' demand for heads, the village worthles met secretly and determined to take off the exe-

.

Kiangsi Communists...

A Naval wireless message, dated yesterday, states that Communists are creating a great deal of trouble in Southern Kiangat,

FOUR KUOMINTANG LEADERS.

which had been landed at Shang- hai. Not only had there no been no friction, but they had had no differences, which was a remark- able and pleasant fact.

INTERPORT GOLF.

Hongkong Captain Nine

Dowa i Eighteen.

The great feature of the

morning round of the four- ball foursome) between Hong- kong and Shanghai to-day. was the bliant play of, M. W. Budd d. A. R, Blinko, the first Shangai pair. They were none upon Pendered inf eighteen holes”... · ·

The Hongkong team is up in one match only, the details being:

T. D. E. Pendered and L., G. S. Dodwell nine down to M. W. Budd and A. R. Blinko. Capt. Erskine and Capt. Bloxham twd down to II, R. Malcolm and A. Pilcher,

L. R. Andrewes and G. Mur- ray four upon K. M. Cumming- and A. Pettit.

comandoANNI ATTRAVERS

killed one mah and elected the arreat of another..

London, Jan. 23. *

The recovery from the setback of 1026 had bean sufllolently, quick and sustained to be in itself a testimony to the economic, stamina. of the country,

Troops Despatched. It is also reported that large de-

Mr. Hugh. Tennant went on to tachments of troops have been des- Monday, 3,000 men, belonging to

a conservative estimate of Bri- opinion among economists that as the 6th Division under Ho Chun foregoing figures were based upon say that there was a consensus of fan, left Canton and yesterday a telegram reached the Canton Gov-tain's "invisible exports" at £488,- a nation we are spending more than

we did before the Great War.. ernmont to the effect that this de- | 000,000,

The masses of the poople are bet- This figures, he stated, was ter clothed and better fed, The tachment had arrived and had been

made up stationed at Walchow, an impor-

as follows: Shipping, tant strategic point on the East $140,000,000; Income from over-motor car a few years back was a River.

seas investments, £270,000,000; re- luxury of the rich, while to-day Yet another. report states that coipts from short Interest and garage accommodation is one of the first pre-occupations of architects the commission, 408,000,000; and of even humble houses.AS General Wang Shao-hung, right-hand man of General Li Chal other sources, £15,000,000

In so far, as this freer spending. sum, left Canton on Wednesday

represented a higher standard of morning with a small party of his

living, better health, Increased body guards for Sheklung, en route

efficiency and happiness, it was en- tirely welcome.

Sir Cunliffe Lister added that thean figures were noteworthy in view of the fact that the balance to Swatow. According to an off-in 1926 represented a deficit of cial report from Canton, owing to £7,000,000-Reuter, the fact that soma 10,000 "Ironside" remnants are · creating dis.

turbances in the East River LONDON MAN DIE

district, it is deemed necos- sary that a more reliable com- mander of the Kwanga! Army, in the person of General Wang Shao- hung, should be sent to Swatow to direct the operations in the cas- tern part of the province.

A General's Death.

The report that General Hau Chi-yu, the Chief of the 26th Divi sion of the "Ironsides," met his death on the battle-field while fight ing the Kwangai troops loyal to Lf Chal-aum, has been, confirmed

ANTHRAX.

? TRANSFERRED FROM FAR

EAST FURS..

·

That furs coming from the Far East are the most deadly for an. thrax germs was declared by the Coroner at the inquest in Londen yesterday on a man who died as the result of using the same shay ing brush as his sons.

Luxuries Become Necessities. Morcover ho continued in aeriod rapid changes such as this coun ry had been passing through, d number of goods passed out of the category of undoubted luxuries into, or very nearly into the class of commodities regarded as neces« eitica. The two factors he went onj which facilitated' this change were scientific invention and mass pro- duction. The former had brought silk-wear within the reach of al- most every purse, while by the lot- ter method, the motor-car had be come cheaper and cheaper and therefore.progressively availablo to wider and wider sections of the

by ocial reports from Canton, The sons were employed handl-population. Mr. Hugh Tennant

In a telegram fo Heu: King-tong, ing skins coming from the East, added that the artificial silk indus the leader of the Kwangsi troops though they escaped the disease try, despite great extensions of on the East River, Li Chaf-sum themselves.

milie and machinery, still found Referring to the situation in

gave instructions to see that the

London, Jan. 20. that the demand ran far ahead of Shanghai to-day, Sir John sail A number of discarded daggers remains of the late General are in- A verdict of "Death from Mis- | the supply. that it was greatly improved com- were subsequently recovered in terred with dus honour, despite the adventure" was recorded at an in-

Standard of Living Higher, fact that he was an enemy of the quest at Southwark to-day on a pared with a year ago, when it was the line of flight." impossible for foreigners to go In a report of the piracy to the Canton Government. This is being man, whose sons are employed

Sir Harry Goschen, preafding at into the surrounding disiricia police, the master of the trading done, says 'a report, in remembrance in a skin' and fur factory at Ber- the annual meeting of the National safely. To-day that was all junk said the Hoklo boat met them of the deceased General's former mondsey,

Provincial Bank muld: "We see changed. He also remarked that at Fulauman Pass. A prize crew, good work whilat he was with

It was stated that the man and theatres, cinemas, and other places antonces heads themselves, and DEPARTURE FROM SHANGHAI the tense feeling which then put on board after some pre- the big. Nationalist Army on the his sonin all used the same shaving of amusement, crowded with every existed had now disappeared, liminary firing from small arms, Northern Expedition under Chiang brush, and the manager of the evidence of prosperity. Retail os especially since the zone of the took the junk to Tai Miu, where Kal-shek.

factory said that some of the tablishments had never appeared to civil war had moved towards the the assistance of over twenty

skina on which the sons had been be more attractive nor better sup North...

[other robbers was' secured to re-

working. were imported from ported by their custoniers... Four prominent politicians of

However, he said, in conclusion, move the cargo and the personal

Japan, China, Siberia and Persia. the Kuomintang, Mesars, Sun Fo, the presence of the Defence Forces effects of the crew. Before the the former Kuomintang Nation- The English Presbyterian Misalist Government's Finance Com- alone, had assured peace and work was completed, the polica sion now have news of their pre-missioner; C. C. Wu, the former safety in Shanghai during the arrived in the papner stated: mlses at Swabue. The Church, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the danger period last year (Loud

set on ten of them and tore them

to pieces. On the subsequent ad- vance of the Communiste, all, who

could in any way get away fled us

they were, ench man for himself.

Church Ransacked,' ·

FOR HONGKONG.

Shanghai, Jan. 26.

Executive Kuomintang Contral Committee; and Wu Te-chen, the former Chief of the Canton Police

Cheers).-Reuter.

"THE SHANGHAI MIND." (Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Jan. 26.

·

Another Outrage,

DUTCH WIRELESS TELEPHONE,

"Indeed, he continued, "It may be

The Coroner remarked that justly claimed that the general: these countries were the most standard of living seems to be deadly for anthrax, but the wit higher, and as this implics increas ness replied that they were said to ed expenditure, we may consequent be, but in the course of 25 years hely assume on increased earning. had never known a case of anthrax millions of fresh capital has been "During the year 1927, many occurring through the handling of subscribed by the public for indus

DREDGER BUOYS.

NOTICE TO MARINERS; -

SERVICE TO BE OPENED ON schools and dwelling houses have Nanking Nationalist Government;

TUESDAY. been ransacked and are now oc- Hu Han-min, a member of the

Another trading junk, while re- The cupied by the Communists.

The Hague, Jan. 28., turning to the Colony from schools include both boys and

Cheungsha, the Helfang die- The Central Telographie Ad-fura-Reuter, girls' boarding schools. The hos-

trict, was captured by a piratical ministration has announced that pital staff have, mostly got away boarded the ss. President Wilson The leading personalities of junk, when larcopted off the wireless telephonie communica but two students remain at the hospital itself, and an assistant at three o'clock on Wednesday twenty nationalities were present Shampun Custeris Station. In this tion will be opened on January at a unique function at the Astor case, there was also the prelimin-30th between all places, in the afternoon for 'Hongkong, t and a student are kept by the Com- munists at their field base; about The three first-named are said House to-night, when Shanghai ary volley, from firearms before United States and Cuba and Am- ten miles from their hill fastness, to be on their way to Europe and tendered farewell at a banquet the pirates boarded the vessel, but sterdam and Rotterdam, The Kiven in honour of Major-General

sérvice will operate between 12.30 no casualties were caused. The medical men pressed into the United States to study econo- gir. John Duncan.

The master and crew of the in the afternoon and eleven And their service have been well treated, mic

political conditions, In a striking speech, Sir John and, so far, care has been taken whilst Mr. Wu Te-chon's destina Duncan, declared that he had heard trader were cooped up in the hold o'clock at night.

The Hague charge for a three A lot about the Shanghai Mind" until the pirate junk and its prize but during his residence in Shang-arrived at Po Tai Oo, in the Sal minutes conversation will range hat he had observed two distin-kung district, at 4 pm, yesterday from £16 to £18.--Reuter.

Before being released, the trading guishing characteristics. Shang- hai's hospitality and enterprise junk was ransacked and removed of all its cargo, and valuables, the were unrivalled elsewhere.

He described the Shanghai. Vol value of these being assessed at unteer Corps as an extraordinarily over $2,000. efficient unit.

of the hospital. In spite of the tion is reported to be Canton troubles on Christmas Day, no

There are about ten other Kuo- member of the Swabue congrega- tion lost his life, and, so far is mintang members and politicians Protestant Christiana are concern accompanying the party.

ed, there has been no attempt to massacre them on account of their religion. Those who have so far lost their lives have been killed on other counts, so for as is at present known; though there is a persistent rumour of the murder of one very keen preach- er, and possibly also his brother, Just because they had so com- pletely won the hearts of their people. It has been impossible to get news of them.

Although however it seems like ly that executions have not taken place on the ground of religion, yet all practise of religion is pro- scribed. No services can be held, and what churches have not been burnt down by one side or the other are in the hands of the Communists as headquarters. Idol (Continued on Page 12.)

NEW PRAYER BOOK.

NEED FOR SEEKING DIVINE GUIDANCE

London, Jun. 26.

An earnest appeal for prayers in connexion with the forthcoming acasion of the National Assembly of the Church of England, which will discuss the new Prayer Book, has been issued by the Archbishop

of Canterbury. ...

Concluding, he hald that a year ago the barometer Indleated

"Storm" but now it was "Set Fair WIRELESS V. CABLES. following much better feeling be- tween the Chinese and foreigners.

Successor Introduced.

Bir Sidney Barton, the Consul- General. Introduced Major-General Alexander Wardrop, who is assum-

INFORMATION GIVEN TO

CONFERENCE.

London, Jun, 20.

ing command of the Bhanghai De-At the fourth meeting of the fence Force, and in a brief speech Imperial Wifeless and Cable Con emphasised Shanghaf's Interna ference, Bir John Denison Pendor,

GRADING. OF EGGS.

SCHEME FOR POULTRY

FARMERS. GR

London, Jan. 28, At a meeting of the Council of Agriculture, the Rt. Hon. Walter Guinness, the Minister of Agri culture, stated that a scheme was being eubmitted to the poultry in- dustry to provide for the grading of eggs, and probably also for marking them with a national mark.

trial and other purposes, of which 255,000,000 has been on account of loans to foreign countries, which is some Indication of the country's savings. There is, I believe, evidence that the tide has at last, turned and is moving Blowly towards better times."British Wireless.

An

Britain's New Industries,

London, Jan. 26. Interesting raylow

The following Notice to Mariners was issued by the local authorities this morning, relative to harbour dredging In connexion with dred- ging operations off Kowloon Point, two red buoys will shortly be laid Britain's newer Industries, partie on the ling marking the western cularly the electrical goods, edge of the cable reserve in post-motor-car, chemical and artificial tions 1,200 feet and 600 feet from silk industries, was given at the Kowloon shore, KA

annual meeting of shareholders of These buoys will exhibit a fixed the Westminster Bank red light by night.

Notica to Mariners No. 52 of 1927 is hereby cancelled.

MORE CLOUDY WEATHER

·FORECAST,

To-day's Observatory report states that the depression has moved into the Yellow Boa. An-

The Chairman, Mr. Hugh Ten- ant instancing the recent boom in these shares, sold that Britaft's exports in electrical goods" was greater than those of any country In the world. DAKL

The rise in the production of motor cars was equally striking befüg÷ning timoa that of 19123 while the chemical industry had undergone a reorganisation; amounting to a re-birth

Artificial slik, despite the great

The Primate urges on the whole tionalism, directing the attention to Mr. J. C. Denison Fonder and It was also proposed that pre-other anticyclone le forming over extensions of mills and machinery Church the duty of remembering the presence at the banquet, of Vice-Admiral Grant gave the deserved eggs should be marked so China, but pressure romains low still found the denund“ runnlag German and Austrian legates information regarding the that they could be recognised. If over Indo-China. The forecast up far ahead of the supply REYN in both private and public prayers their

present position of the Eastern the scheme were adopted, ha un tocon to-morrow is North It was clear, he added, that the the need for seeking of Diving friends. Suidance at a time of special im- General Wardrop made a witty Telegraph Company and its aus dertook to bring in the necessary enet winds, moderate; generally, newer industries would play

(Continued on Page 15.) portance in the history of the speech on the subject of sport, ciutod, companies. British Wire legislation at a very early date, cloudy, some rain. Church of England. -Reuter, ponics, pigs and greyhounds.” Less

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