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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1881

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928. 五拜歳號六十月三英港香

30. 22,437

STARTLING NAVY SHANGHAI POLICE

INCIDENT.

"ROYAL OAK" OFFICERS SAID TO REFUSE TO SAIL.

CAPTAIN CHANGED.

London, Mar. 16.

Interest was excited on the con- clusion of the debate on the Navy Estimates in the House of Com-

TRAGEDY.

SENSATIONAL RAID ON KIDNAPPERS.

INSPECTOR CROWLEY KILLED BY ACCIDENT.

(Our Own Correspondent,)

日五廿月二 at H

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INDIAN POLICY OF STOCK EXCHANGE A BIG PROPERTY ELOQUENT NAVAL

OBSTRUCTION.

THWARTING EVERY BRITISH GOOD INTENT.

OPPOSITION CANT.

New Delhi, Mar. 15. Britain's Army policy was again |vigorously attacked in the Logisia- tive Assembly to-day, and the Assembly agreed by: 66 votos, to 61 to a mation reducing, by

EXCITED.

HEAVY SPECULATION IN CABLES.

CABLE COMPANY'S STATUS IN FUSION WITH MARCONI'S.

DEAL

LAND INVESTMENT CO. BUYS- POWELL'S BUILDING.

FOR OVER FIVE LAKHS. A big property deal has Just been put through in Hongkong, by which the Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Co., Ltd., has

FIGURES.

BRITISH POLICY GIVEN

· JUSTIFICATION.

COMPARISONS WITH FACTS OF U.S. BUILDING.

early hours of this morning and been courtmartialled and carried and rescued, a wealthy Caines General Birdwood; declared that by £620,000 in the space of a few future of the building, but it is 2,276,000, 3,186,000 and 1,829,000,.

left later for the North by the P. and O. liner Mantua..

As passchgers to Gibraltar.

Commander Belintra requested

7

mons last night, when Commander THREE ROGUES KILLED 570,000 rupees, the expenditure of

IMPORTANT SCHEME. Required Fowell's Building, situato LESS THAN PRE-WAR,

in: Des Voeux Road.. Bellairs (Conservative) invited an

the Army Department.

London, Mar. 15,

London, Mar, 15. Various Indian speakers attack-

The Land Investment Company In response to Instructions from offelal statement regarding a tele-

Excited dealings in wireless and:

Striking figures regarding Brit ed Field-Marshal Birdwood's atticable shares occurred on the Stock has bought the premises from 1sh naval reductions were given by the Nationalist Government, Margram which he believed would be

fude, which was described as an Exchange to-day following the an- Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd., the pur-of Commons, in submiting the Navy Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, in the Houso shal Li Chai-sum is at present on published in to-day's newspapers

Shanghai, Mar. 16. "outrage to India" while one nouncement of a possible fusion. his way to Nanking to assume the to the effect that the Captain and

Three kidnappers were shot speaker declared that "Britain

The market was almost impene-chase price, we understand, being Estimates. Wo had 644 ships In has outstayed her welcome and offer of Chief of Staff of the Name of the officers of the battle-dead when Municipal Police raid her regime would be wiped out trable owing to the huge throng of

plans July, 1914, 1,887 at the Armistice, brokers. The Eastern Extension $566,000. At present, no

and only 405 at the present day? tlonalist Army. He arrived in ship Royal Oak had refused to

The respective tonnages were Hongkong by special train in the sail under the Admiral, and had ed a house in Chinese territory within a decade."

The Army Becretary, defending shares increased in market value have been made regarding the merchant this morning, but it is the Army was not maintained for minutes, jumping by 12% to 1522. learned that Mesars, Wm. Powell Britain, he declared had scrapped Five millions of their £7,000,000 will remain in occupation for some nearly 2,000,000 tons as against the Government to state the actual regrettable, that Inspector Crowley, Imperial purposes outside India.

a British Police Officer, also met No grant reductions in the cost capital consists of ordinary stock time at least. The transfer of the 600,000 tons by the United States.

were possible. British troops and there was considerable specu building to the Land Investment Reuter. Currency was given by the Tele- facts at the earliest opportunity.

Company will be finally completed Lieut. Col. C. M. Headlam, his death, in extroardinary circum-

were often a remarkable insurance lation and large transactions.

The First Lord of the Admiralty in about a fortnight's time. graph yesterday to rumours that

stances..

against riots.

Marconi's Steady.

dealing with the figuro of £57,800,- Marshal Li was leaving Canton Im-Under Secretary for the Admiral-

He accused the Opposition. of

Powell's Building is quite a big 000 asked for, emphasised that this. "mediately, but later reports statedty, replied that he had not received

Inspector Crowley succumbed to

Marconi's shares, which are block, accommodating several cum showed a reduction of £1,150,- that the trip had been postponed. sufflelent information to enable However, he came down during last him to answer the question or a bullet wound in the head, ac-thwarting every effort of the

cidentally discharged from his Government to help them to obtain nominally ten shillings, remained offices in addition to Messrs. Wm. 000 on what was spent last year, Many years while he pointed out that there hold self-government and instanced the comparatively steady round about Powell's business. night, having been preceded by make a statement at present

pinto! when General Chan Ming-shiu (Common- The morning newspapers to-day and it dropped to the ground, rejection of the Reserve Bank Bill, 70, the figure at which the stock ago, it was owned by Messrs. A. S. was, in addition, £1,280,000 loss in der of the 11th Army and Chair print an unofficial telegram from The

and the Navy Bill and other measures.closed yesterday, and which is in- Wation and Co., Ltd., and used appropriations. pistol went off man of the Kwangtung Provincial Malta stating that the 1st Battle the bullet penetrated the left eye, The Assembly also rejected a dicative of the confidence that the as a soda-water factory. It later It had, therefore, been necessary Government), Mr. Chu Cha-wah

Marconi share Land Investment Co., who sold it£200,000,000. (Vice-Chancellor of the Sun Yat-

Chinese the voting being 58 for rejection acceptable to pistol was an inferior

in 1922 to the Hongkong Hotel Co., Gibraltar on the 11th instant, was Mauser and there is a story attach- and 53 against. (Marshal Li's Private Secretary) delayed until the following dayed to his possession of the weapon cll had betrayed their trust and the interests of the

Mr. Chaman Lal said the Coun- The proposals for the fusion of Ltd., from whom it was subse More Spent Before-War, and a number of

Eastern quently purchased by Messrs. Wm. subordinate

Mr. Bridgeman called attention none of the Indian members had Menacing Troops. officials; all of whom joined the when the Royal Oak's flag was

resigned ne a protest against the Telegraphe and Marconi's contem-Powell, Ltd.

to the increased expenditure of bead of the Southern Government seen to be hauled down, which ceremony is usually performed

This is the second large pur-£198,000 .on the Fleet aboard the Mantua.

when the Captain reiinquisica The Settlement Police engaged Simon Commission: All the other plate the formation of a holding

for the raid had barely passed the Budget demande wore carried company with a capital of £53,700, chase of property made by the Arm and said that far from stary- command.

000 in three classee, Found, Pre Land Investment Co. recently, the ing the air side, the Admiralty Settlement limits when their pro-Reuter.

ference and Ordinary shares, of other being Prince's Buliding were making extra provision, al-

hold which the companies will xreas was interrupted by a men-

varying proportions, but an aggrc- acing group of soldiers.

Squadron of the Mediterranean

lost he

sen University), Mr. Lai Man-yan Fleet, which was due to snil to emerging from the skull. The grant for the Executive Council, terina of the fusion will prove canie into the possession of the to economise to the extent of over

The telegram adds that the Battle Squadron sailed with Cap. tain Osborne, of the gunboat

Only a Brief Visit. Oficiale of the party stated that Marshal Li's visit to Nanking would fortnight, after which he would re-Ouk.-Reuter. turn to Canton.

They

Grolders.

Air

which was secured some little time though they were cutting down in

other directions.

probably not last for more than. Egmont, in command of the Royal were taken to Chinese militaryİTOUR OF MALAYA AND gate of £36,350,000 will be allocat-back.

WAS

The fact that Marshal L coming down by special train was unknown except to Hongkong police and other officials and a number of Pressmen,

He left Canton at 9 o'clock last night and arrived at Kowloon Rall- way Station at 1.25 this morning. On the platform were a number of Hongkong police officials and Chin- ese detectives, together with Press- anen, including the representatives of the Hongkong Telegraph, the S. C. M. Pont, the Wah Kiu Yat Po and the Nam Chung Pe.

Armed Guard on Train.

TELEPHONE TO KOWLOON,

RESTRICTED SERVICE FOR SOME MONTHS.

www

APPEAL TO PUBLIC.

headquarters, but subsequently permitted to fulfil their mission..

Given Inferior Weapon. Inspector Crowley, who had been bound when the military captured him, was also deprived of his own dutomatic and when re- leased was given an Inferior Mau-. ser pistol in its place.

sistance..

الي

་

CEYLON.

ORMSBY-GORE INTERESTED

IN RUBBER

London, Mar. 15. Mombers of his family and re- presentatives of the Colonial Office

ed to the Eastern Extension and £17,850,000 to Marconi's.

Cables Advantage. Cables will have a 56.25 voting strength against Marconl's 43.76 per cent.

FLIGHT DISASTER

FEARED.

There was a vote of £48,000,000 for effective services. This cor

responded almost exactly with the

sum for effective. services in the year 1914, but when they came to calculate what they would have. had to pay if pre-war prices pre-

£18,000,000. Therefore, he point led out on that calculation there was saving on effective services of 37.95 per cent, compared with the

The now company will acquire HINCHLIFFE RUMOURS IN U. S valled, they had a reduction of (a) from Marconi's the whole of

The Board of Directora of the

America.

UNFOUNDED.

The police proceeded to the were present to bid farewell to its capital which will be satisfied house in Chapel which it was in-Capt. W. G. A. Ormaby-Gore on his from the foregoing consideration tended to rald and they carried departure for a tour of Malaya and and (b) the whole of the Cable DERELICT SOMEWHERE pre-war year.. out a sensational rescue, the Idd-Ceylon,

Company's ordinary shares, leav- nappers putting up a vigorous re- Interviewed by Router, Capt. ing the Preferences and Deben

Ormsby Gore' said he would spend tures undisturbed. Commencing to-morrow, Lele- Detective Hutton shot and killed some time the rubber planta- phonie communication between three of the desperadoes but un-tions, but expressed the opinion new Company will consist of Hongkong and Kowloon will be fortunately the accidental dis-that the Government decision on twelve gentlemen nominated by the somewhat restricted during the charge of the pistol occurred and rubber restriction will have been Eastern Extension and associated companies, and eight nominated The greatest precautions were

made before his return. ; taken by the police to protect the busy hours of the day, due to the Inspector Crowley succumbed.

His great interest would bo to by Marconi's-Reuter. Marshal, no-one being allowed to fact that Government dredging re- are causing a

Isco the effect the Government decl enter the Kowloon Station plat-operations

son would have in the rubber- form when the special train arrangement of the service.'

producing areas.--Reuter. steamed in, excepting police-- The dredging operations have

officials

A number necessitated the removal of the of coolles engaged to convey Mar-Telephone Company's cables, with shal Li's baggage to the steamer.the result that only a restricted On his trip down from Canton, service can be supplied by means Marshal Li was accompanied by of a temporary cable. 100 armed soldiers as far as Shum- Excepting during the busy hours chun, where he arrived twenty of the day--the start of the busi- minutes after midnight,

ness day, just before diffin, and

men

and

PUBLIC OPINION AND SOCIAL EVIL

LEAGUE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS.

BRITAIN RECEIVES WAR DEBTS.

ITALY AND FRANCE MAKE PAYMENTS,

MR. BALDWIN NOT AT HOME.

DECLINES TO SEE RUBBER DEPUTATION.

Geneva, Mar. 15.

London, Mar. 15. The League of Nations Commit-

Asked in the House of Coramone The train arrived at Kowloon at just before 5 p.m.-there will be

to-day if he would receive a de- 1.26, but Marshal LI did not leave no difficulty in coping with the tee which is concerning itself with

London, Mar. 15. putation of members, representing his compartment Immediately, re-calls, but if calls are not cut down the traffle in women and children, maining on the train for more to absoluto necessities during the has adopted a resolution, propaded

The Italian Government to-day rubber investors whose property than an hour and a half, awaiting rush hours, heavy demands. will by Great Britain, expressing the the arrival of other Canton off-be made on available junctions, hope that countries retaining the duly paid to the British Govern- has depreciated in consequence of licensed house system would in- ment the sum of £2,000,000 being the announcement of the Govern with inevitable delays.

The Company therefore requests vestigate the question in the light the fifth instalment payable under ment enquiry into the operation of the war debt funding agreement. the Stevenson Scheme, Mr. Stanley subscribers to limit their calls of the experts' report. '.

The French Government have Baldwin replied in the negative. The Committee recognises that also paid the sum of £3,000,000 as It was not until 3.5 a.m. that during the busy hours to absolute

where the system has been in the fourth payment on account of He pointed out to the enquirer General Ha King-tong, Chief of necessities.

It is expected that the restrict-vogue for many years, the question the French war debt.-British that the whole queation was now Gon, Feng Cho-man, Canton Fined service will be in operation for of its abandonment must be sup- Wireless ance Commissioner; and General three or four months.

clala.

To See Chief.OF.

the 13th Division of the 4th Army:

Tang Shi-chung, the now Canton

Police Chief and Commander of

the Canton Garrison Troops, arriv- NO NATIONALITY OR

ed by motor boat at the Star Ferry Wharf. They then boarded the train and met their Chief, Marshal I. It appeare that these three prominent Canton; officials came down from Canton on the previous day, especially do, see Marshal LI off to Nanking.

OCCUPATION.

PRINCESS'S HUSBAND NOW “

EXPELLED.

Borlin, Mar., 15.

ported by public opinion, and it therefore suggests that steps be taken to act upon public opinion in the fight against the traffic in

women.-Reuter.

ACRIMONY IN DONETZ

ARRESTS.

GERMANY BREAKS OFF TRADE NEGOTIATIONS.

At 8.10 the Marshal, accom- Tho ex-Kaiser's brother-in-law, panied by a number of Canbon the Russian, Zakkoff, an ex-bettie officials, left the train and as the washer, aged 28, who married the passed the party of Pressmen at Princess Victoria of Schaumborg the Station entrance he emilingly Lippe, aged 63, in November last lifted his hat and passed on. year, has been expelled from the arrests of the Gorman engineers at

Marshal L; who was wearing a country as a man without nation- dark brown overcoat with

grey felt hat, then proceeded with

Rality or equation

Zubkoff, has it is stated

CAPTURED PRIEST ESCAPES.

under review. Reuter.

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Mr. Bridgeman described as ́an event of great value and interest London, Mar. 15.

the most generous contribution by

Zealand There is still no news of Captain Now

of £1,000,000 Hinchliffe and the Hop. Miss Elsie towards making the dock at Singa- New Zealand had also to maintain another Mackay, the daughter of Viscount pore. Inchcape, who left Cranwell aero- offered drome early on Tuesday to fly to cruiser more than before.

Fine Work In Chiná. Various reports of their aero- plane having been seen or having He also referred with satisfac landed in America havé proved un-tion to the fine work achieved by founded...

tho Navy in China during the times through The only chances of their safety very disturbed now entertained are that they may which that country had been pass- have been forced down in the sea Ing.

Dealing with the question of and have been picked up by a vessel Britain'e naval policy, Mr. Bridge- without wireless, or that they have landed in a remoto spot on the man said it was one of replace- American continent.-British Wirement. This year the Government lees,

were dropping one cruiser out of three and were inserting a further Atlantic City, Mar. 16,

four aloops. In the two years A large acroplane fe reported to 1927 and 1928 Instead of having have been heard in the vicinity six cruisers they would only lay dying, toward Philadelphia at down three. 11.20 last evening,

So far they had no idea of alter- A number of other places on the ing next year's programme. That New England coast have similarly would come up for consideration reported hearing an aeroplane, by the Minister who then pre- The air port officials in New York,sented the Estimates. It would however, are very sceptical. None be a very risky thing to go of the reports has hitherto been further than the Government had authenticated. ̧·

done in postponing replacement

St. John's Newf'd., Mar, 15. because in a few years we should London, Mar. 16. It is now six in the morning, have a more rapid obsolescence in and daylight, and still there is cruisers and there would be more It is understood that special no sign of Captain Hinchliffe, necessity for spending money on. steps are being taken by the Gov-Router's American Service. replacements. ernment to expedite the report of the committee which is inquiring FATHER RAULHEM NOW AT into the question of rubber res-

triction. British Wireless. KIUKIANG.

Kiukiang, Mar. 15. - Father Raulhem, the Catholle prfest Who syns captured by, ban- dits on March 18th near Hukow, haa succesfed in making his es cape

Borlin, Mar. 15, Germany has replied to the ed

in the coal-basin recently,

ng the commercial nego- one which have been proceed-

Father Raglhom has now arriv-

here.-Naval Wireless.

'Ki

BRITISH BUDGET DAY.

London, Mar. 15. some of his officials straight to poatedly fallad to renew ship renng for the past three backe

In the House of Commons, Mr. boarded the s.8. Mastua, watch left The Princess who lost or communique has been issued Stanley Baldwin announced that the Kowloon wharf, where, he dence permit. for. Shanghal at 6 o'clock dris nationality by hor marriage, lo act by the government stating that it the Budget would be introduced on

included in the expulsion and re- demanded from the Soviet an April 28th-Reater.

explanation regarding the arresta, mains at Bonn, da,

Zubkoff was recently fined for including the definito accusations falling to renew its permit. It' and proofs. The Government has

morning..

Who Have Left.

Those going aboard with Mar-seems that he has left Germany also requested that permission bo shal Ld to make the trip North already and may possible have accorded to the German Consul at were Mr. Chu Cha-wah, Mr. Lal gone to the Congo, where he is Charkow to visit the prisoners

(Continued on Page 1k). Bald to have relatives, Router.

Router.

COST OF TROOPS IN CHINA

THE ARMOURED CAR HUSSARS.

SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.

LABOUR REDUCTION VOTE REJECTED.

London, Mar. 18, The House of Commons roject--

Replacements,

These replacements would be necessary, moreover, at the same time as the possiblity of replacing battleships..

The Government's reason for dropping three cruisers was not. that they were not, satisfied that. this country had done its full share in disarankment.

`America had made a very gener

Striking Figures.- Before the Washington Con

ed a Labourite motion in favourous contribution in the limitation of a reduction of the vote for the of armaments and bad scrapped London, Mar, 15. Singapors Base.

something. Dike, 500,000 tons of. The resolution was moved by ships built or building. Mir Laming Worthington Evans,"

who the Secretary for War, stated in Commander Kenworthy, Parliament that the cavalry regi- desired that there, should be ̈n. ments which are to be converted slowing down of expenditure at into armoured car regiments are the Singaporo, fratly pending the out-ference was held, however, Great Eleventh Hussars at Aldershot, and como of the American proposals on Britain, had voluntarily scrapped the Twelfth Boyni Lancers in the Five-Power Treaty outlawing tonnage amounting to 1,800,000 war; secondly, because sufficient | tons and, since then, had scrapped Egypt British Wireless.

accommodation would be available about the same as Americs had Questioned with regard to the at Singapore, Hongkong and Since the Armistice Great Brk--- The French airmen, Costes and cost of the additional troops sent to Sydney; and, finally, because thetain dind scrapped 1,688. ships with

Ye sailed for Tokyo to China, the War Secretary, eatinated site at Singapore was unhealthy a total tonnage of 2,189,516, time Affelr flight around the the cost to be 21,028,500 for 1926 and exposed to attack from the

(Continued on Page 44) ridder's American Service, and £3,090,000 for 1927-Reuter, land, Reuter.

Ban Francisco, Mar, 15,