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MONEY VOTES.

EIGHT ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED.

BIGGEST SUMS NEEDED FOR RAILWAY.

TOTAL OF $24,869. Eight voles, totalling $24,869, nre to come up for consideration before the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council on Thurs-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

1928.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

CATHOLIC PRIEST'S RELEASE

JUNK PIRATED OFF DELICATE CANTON] 300,000 TROOPS

WAGLAN.

STOLEN PIGS SOLD AT SHAUKIWAN.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

PROBLEM.

FINANCE MINISTER'S OPTIMISM.

SECURING TAXES WITHOUT

MILITARY DISSENT.

The piracy of a junk at daybreak on January 26 and the subsequent chase and capture of some of the pirate gang by the police nt Joss ilouse Bay, near Lyemun, was re- ealled at the Criminal Sessions this morning before the Chlef Justice, Sir Henry Gollan. Three men werd

The Canton Government is at charged with theft from a junk 'in' the waters of Colony, while a fourth present attempting to tackle the was charged with receiving, and gigantic and delicate problem of

MAYBE, MAYBE NOT

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MOBILISED.

NATIONALIST DRIVE AGAINST CHANG TSO-LIN.

THREE OFFENSIVES,

PRISONER FOR SEVEN DAYS

CAPTORS THREATEN GERMAN WITH DEATH.

day afternoon. These are explain with harbouring the other men, f effecting unity of tax collection in sime of the Nationalist military Catholic Mission at Sinyangchow,

ed in a sinaveial message as fol- lows:

knowing them to be robbers.

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted for the Crown. All the prisoners pleaded "Not Guilty.".

all districts, and of checking the seizure of taxes by troops, with out offending the generals upon whom the Government relics for support.

Shanghai, Feb. 14. The Nationalfet Government an- nounced to-day that military plans are practically completed whereby 300,000 troops wil be mobilized for tho coming spring campaign RANSOM NOT PAID, against Marshal Chang Tao-ling which the Nationalistä hope will

Hankow, Feb. 9.. result in completing the military Word was received here yester- day that Father. P. Theodor Kel- phase of the revolution.

Chiang Kai-shek, the generalis-way, a German subject, of the forces, who has gone to Honan has been released after being held province in order to have a con- prisoner for seven days. $200 for Medical Department

ference with the Christian Gen- Father Kelway was invited to a eral Feng Yu-hsiang and General meeling by the gentry of the city. (Government Laboratory) for a

Yen Hai-shah, of Tapau,, Shansi and while there, two servants paratus and chemieals). Provi

Outlining the case, Mr. Fitzroy sion made in Estimates $3,000. explained that the junk, which

Government has been province, regarding the forthcom came back and stated that he was The sum of $200 for which a sup- traded between San Mei and Hong-force to grant territories to ing military activities, telegraph-being detained till the sum of plementary vote is requested rekong, was used for bringing pigs, different generals for "defensive ed day that 300.000 troops are $30,000 demand was handed over. presents an excess expenditure on vegetables, and other produce for purposes,"

The news which has now come principal participating in the war, of which the 1927 vole, required in payment the Hongkong market.

generals have been given what are number 100,000, under Yen Hel-to hand in to the effect that he of material ordered from the

The junk sailed from Sa Mel regarded as, rich districts, tempt-shan will advance to Peking along was released on Monday evening the Peking and Sulpuan railway and a telegram was sent off from Crown Agents. The account for

from the north; while 50,000, Sinyangchow at once stating the this was not rendered until 1928 for Hongkong on January 24, carrying baits.

under Feng Yu-hsiang, will ad- fact. This message was ing cargo, a crew of eight, and 28 and it is regretted that by an

Vance to Peking from Honan received in Hankow. passengers. oversight auicient savings were

province along the Poking and not retained in the vote to meet it.

Hankow railway,

Charitable Allowance.

Junk Fired A. Nothing untoward occurred until $2,400 for Charitable Services, daybreak the following day when The Finance Committee on Decem-Ball finishing boat approached front the south near Waglan. ber 24th, 1027, unanimously recom- mended that a charitable allowance After crossing the trading junk's of £240 p.a. la made to Mrs. J. A.

known erait enme alongside. Five'

firearms, opened fire.

The

and the

Each of the leaders has under hin a large force, numbering at least three or four thousand men, and little commont appears to be necessary as to where will come the fund to support them.

made

Canton Treasury.

The Ransom Explained.

never

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The remaining 160,000 troops under the direct command of It has since become clear that Chiang Kai-shek and his, sub-his captors were the gentry of the ordinate, General Ho Yin-chin, place and the reason they give for The dream of the Finance Com-will advance to the north into their action was that they had to Dow about a length ahend the unmissioner of Canton, Mr. Feng Shantung province from Kiangsu pay a large sum to the soldiers E. Bullock. There is no provision men on bird, armed with long Cho-man Is the remission of all along the Tientsin and Pakow and Red Spears who had saved for this in current Estimates and a

Laxes to Canton, but much water Fallway and the old grand canal. them from a Communist massacre supplementary vole is therefore re-

The master was hailed and told is likely to flow down the Pear! It is not yet known when the com-when it was intended to kill off quested.

age. The $30,000 demanded $2,400 for His Excellency, the to go below where the others had River before he realises his and to advance will be issued, everyone over twenty-five years Governor (Personal Emoluments) already fled. He complied. When ambition, though recently he made but Chiang Kai-shek is apparently of

Provision made in Estimates, control of the vessel had gone, ita brave announcement in com- waiting for the opening of Spring was supposcil to be the Father's When Father Kelway refused $86,278. In consideration of the swang into the wind and came to menting on Canton's financial before ordering the southern share of the levy.

to comply his captors placed him heavy extra work in decyphering a stop. Four armed men boardel problems. He said:"As head troops to advance Into the regions

of the Canton Treasury, I have now covered with snow. telegraphic. messages, which the her.

Bong Yu-halang and Yen Hsi- in a room and set two guards over arrangements with the politien sittion continues to The people imprisoned in the leaders of troops in various dis-shan, however, have already open- the doorway. They then con- throw upon the Private Secretary holds would say, continued Mr. tricis, whereby within two months ed the drive which is supposed to tinually paraded outside shouting to His Excellency the Governor, it Fitzroy, that these four men conno. taxes will be retained by the be responsible for the reports that they would kill him if the is" proposed again to grant him in trolled the destiny of the boat, and military collectors. Refusal

туда from Peking stating that Chang money

"not forthcoming. allowance of $200 p.m. during the took her to Joss House Bay, a small obey the ediet will be regarded as Tao-ling is withdrawing his forces current year.

bay in a pass between Nam Tong reactionary.

General Li Chai about the Peking vicinity in order Island the New Territories, not farum will remove them from con- to shorten the lines for the battle from Lyemun,

trol of their territory by sending in the spring which is likely to settle the mastery in northern a punitive expedition."

China. The above statement is attribut- When the anchor was dropped another boat came alongside and thead to the Finance Commissioner! second and third prisoners among and is supposed to have been others proceeded to transfer the made two or three weeks ago, but cargo from the junk.

the only district in Kwangtung where tax collection is in the hand of the Canton Treasury is Canton City.

Education Conference.

$261 for Education: (out of pocket expenses to Mr. E. Ralphs). A Triennial Imperial Education Conference will be held in London in July, 1928, and it is considered desirable that the Colony should be represented. It is proposed that Mr. E. Ralpha, who will be on leave,

Cargo Taken Away,

The fourth prisoner, who lived should attend, and as 'it will be with his father near Joss House necessary for him to take part in Ray helped to take the loot to Shau- visits to various places of educa-kiwan where it was sold, but he tional interest in England and pos- alleged that he had been forced to albly to certain education centres in do so. France, it is proposed to grant him

Men May Come Ele.

to

EARL OF ERROLL SUCCUMBS.

SUDDEN DEATH IN GERMANY.

London, Feb. 20.

However, when they saw that the funds were not to be obtained they commenced to show signs of anxiety and at last released him, though they swore that they would make representations to Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang.

Communist Play,

There is another explanation and this is that the Catholic fathers are the only foreigners in the city at present and as thero is the strong Communistic agita- tion for China for the Chinese it is quite possible that the outrage. In the southern part of the It is announced from Coblenz was planned with "a view of n sum not exceeding 225 to meet his the fourth prisoner, and his father, he will warmly welcome the re-suddenly

Afterwards the police arrested province, Mr. Ho Chun-fat says that the Earl of Erroll has died frightening the fallera to leave.

from heart failure.

It is doubtful whether the local out of pocket expensen. The scheme was not mooled when the The second and third prisoners presentatives of the Canton Trea- Formerly Lord Kilmarnock, he had garrison is in the move, hence Estimates for 1928 were framed were caught at Shiwan. The sury if he visits his districts to held the nosition of British High the Communistically inclined very and a supplementary vote in accord-Police then secured a motor boat collect the funds, but meanwhile Commissioner on the Inter-allied likely have had to go easy. Mary ingly, requested.

and proceeded to Joss House Bay. He continues to retain the taxes. Rhineland Commission since 1921, while further investigations are $9,040 for Kowloon-Canton Rail. The guard on board the captured A Canton Treasury representa-He became Charge D'Affaires in being carried out as to who are way: (improvements and altera junk, seeing the motor boat aptive is supervising the collection Berlin on the resumption of diplo the real promoters. tions to Talpo Market Station).proaching, made for the shore, but in West River districts, but the after the War-British Wireless.

matic relations with Germany

It was on January 30th that The original vote in 1927 was the police knowing the men were 7th Army still commandeers the

The deceased Earl was the 20th Father Kalway was visited by a $25,000. The early stages of the

bulk of the funds. More or less holder of the title, which was delegation of notables of the city; work soon ande it clear that not

the same conditions prevail in all created in 1463. He was born in these asked the Father if he more than $19,500 could be utilised in 1927, and the remaining $12,500

othey districts where, troops are 1876 and succeeded his father last would accompany them to attend stationed, was therefore provided for in the

year, Entering the diplomatie a meeting. 1928 Batimates, Only $2,860.50

The Treasurer of the Canton service in 1900, he served in the

Mysterious Meeting. Government is still optimistic, Foreign Office and at Copenhagen;

.Ꮑ report from

Chinese in addition to Berlin. He married. Nobody seems to know what the Kourees, which adds that the in 1900 a daughter of Sir Allan meeting was for or about, but the optimism of Mr. Feng Cho-man is

father agreed to the request of due to confidence in the flotation

these people and left his premises accompanied by two servants. of foreign loan.

About half an hour after he had left, one servant returned stated that something was wrong.

armed, opened fire. The first pri- sener was arrested at that time, but afters escaped in the gorac,,

The case is proceeding.

was actually spent in 1827, however, PUBLICAN LICENCES. | says

and it is now desirable to revote $9,040. The position then be comes: Expended in 1927; $2,860; now revated, $9,040: provided in 1928, $12,500; total $25,000; which is the total. of the original vote in 1927.

More Railway Hemst

INCREASED FEES FOR

EXTENSIONS.

If the Canton Government

At Thursday's moating of the secures a loan, trade conditions Legislative Council, the Colonial and the position of the Central Secretary will move the following Bank may be benefited to some $2,788 for Kowloon-Canton Rail-resolution:-

extent, but it is feared the relief

THE INDEPENDENCE

OF LITHUANIA..

way locomotive shed, carriage "That the scale of fees payable to Canton finance will be but shed and workshop for Fanling for Publicans Reences shall be temporary. branch line rolling stock),-Work altered and increased, in respect was postponed till arrival of the of each and every extension of Manager Railway, in July, after the hours of business granted by which preparation of drawings the Captain Superintendent of and letting of contract had to be Police in respect of any occasion earried out, with the result that deemed by him to be a 'special actual work d not commence until

ocension, in accordance with thei November, 1927, The amount provided in 1927 Estimates hour of the extension stated in a following scale:-For the first

BRITISH GREETINGS ON was $3,000, but only $212.30 wa Class A permit, $50; for each and

TENTH ANNIVERSARY. expended for the above reasons.every subsequent hour of the ex- The sum requested is therefore intension stated in a Class A per-

London, Feb. 20. the nature of a revote,

Sir Austen Chamberlain has mit, $100 (additional); for the first $1,760 for Kowloon-Canton Rail-

hour of the extension stated in a addressed the following telegram Way (new roofing to workshops) Class B permit, $25; for each and to M. Voldemaras, the Lithuanian The work could not be completed|

every subsequent hour stated in a Premier:-"On the occasion of during 1927 owing to the delay Class B permit $60 (additional). the tenth anniversary of Lithuania due to referring the question of suitable roofing materials for It will also be proposed that independence, I take pleasure in other opinions. The vote for consequential

offering you, on behalf of His 1927 WA $2,000 vide 1927 Estim-made to the schedule of fees get Majesty's Government, their sin- ates page 86 sub-head 37, but forth In the Second Schedule to cere congratulations on the pro- owing to the delay only $239.80 the Liquors Consolidation Ordin-gress achtoved by your country, and their best wishes for ita in- was spent during 1927. The sumance.

creasing prosperity and peaceful requested is therefore in the

development." Bature of a revole,

amendments

be

Majesty's Government, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Lithuanian Independence.

Mackenzie, of Glen Muic, Aber- deenshire, and there are two sons and a daughter. He was the author of several musical plays. The heir to the title is Lord Kil- marnock, who is 26-years of age and who married Lady Idina Gordon some little time ago.]

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and

Some time elapsed, and the other servant returned. His in- formation was of a more definite nature, and he stated that the

cause he had refused to contri- bute towards the support of the soldlers.

HOW MUCH DO YOU father had been imprisoned be

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

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

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

What was the main purpose of the recent visit of Canadian farmers to Britain!

2 What beguent has lately been 'made to Christ's College, Cam- bridget

What important development hos just taken place in the British building industry?

The amount demanded from him was thirty thousand dollars; this being for a Roman Catholic Priest an impossibility he was according to the servant then imprisoned,

HONGKONG CIVIL SERVANTS.

EXCHANGE LOSSES TO BE MADE GOOD.

London, Feb. 20.

In the House of Commons to- How many neto trades are day, it was agreed to grant a estimated to have sprung up in supplementary vote of £15,813, to the last four yenra?

make good the loss in the pay of

5 What, in Norse mythology, sous Government servants in Hong-

the name for heaven?

ยู

Who wrote the following: kong, due to the fall in exchange, Comus: The Duchess of Mail:-Reuter, Rigoletto The Cloister and the Hearth, Buphucks; The Decline

We are

Informed that the supplementary voto does not re-

and Fall of the Roman Empire fer to servants employed by the Hongkong Government and pre- sumably concerns Admiralty ser vants who are paid at a, fixed sterling rate.

7 Give the meaning of (a) hyper-

bole; (b) hyperbola. s What is the explosive bacle

dyndinital

M. Voldemaras has replied: The Banvard Company after Rented Accommodation.

their successful season in Hong-Deeply affected by the congratu- $3,420 for Harbour Department kong and Kowloon, sailed for the lations which. Your Excellency (rent of G.M.S. Office in P. & 0. north yesterday by es. Hakone has sent to mo on behalf of His Building, additional qccommoda- Maru, tion for additional staff of G.M.S.'B Office)-Owing to additions on the staff of the Government the 1928 Estimates were "framed | The Lithuanian Nation and Marine Surveyor and inadequate the clerical work at Government Government gratefully remember VI the constant friendly support accommodation in prosent offices House was performed by a it has been found necessary to grade clerk who was paid from given to them by Its Majesty'a rent accommodation on the 6th the Junior Clorieal Service Vote. Government to assure the inde- floor of the P. & O. Building at a It has now been found necessary pendence of Lithuania, the exis- 10 monthly rental of $400 plus $27.50 to replace him by a stenographer tence of which is necessary for the per month for use of lift with clerk at $200 per month and a maintenance of the gonoral pence 11

supplementary vote for this salary and the promotion of prosperity, $2,300 for H.E. the Governor is required to cover the last 11in Eastern Europe. British matica.

emolumente).→-When 'month's of the year.'" (personal

effect from 1st May,

Wireless, i

of

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