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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928. 日一廿月二潤

JAPANESE COMMUNIST PLOT. PLOT REVEALED IN POLL SENSATIONS

INDIA.

RED PLAN TO UNDERMINE SECRET SOCIETY OF

THE EMPIRE.

SECRET CONCLAVE UNDER GUISE OF

COMPANY MEETING.

STARTLING REVELATIONS.

BOLSHEVISTS.

CIPHER LIST OF VICTIMS FOR ASSASSINATION.

IN AMERICA."

CANDIDATE CARRIED OFF BY ARMED MEN.

SECOND KIDNAPPED.

the

LOCAL SHIPPING RETURNS.

STEADY INCREASES REVEALED.

HALF TRADE DONE UNDER BRITISH FLAG.

$3 PER ANNŲ,

SINGLE COFT

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FURTHER YANGTSZE NEW AUTOMATIC

INCIDENTS.

JARDINE AND B. AND S. TUGS FIRED AT.

ATTEMPT TO BOARD.

Hankow, Apr, 10.

As a tug and lighter belonging to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. and one belonging to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire were pro- ceeding to Changsha this morning, they were fired upon by soldiers from both banks of the river, at a spot about 25 miles above Han- Low.

A

SYSTEM.

H.K. TELEPHONE CO. PLANS.

CONVERSION IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

Now York, Apr. 10. Lively scenes were witnessed at the primary elections' in Chicago to select the party candidates for the various "State and Federal A WIDE CONSPIRACY. ofices for which the final elections TELLING FIGURES.

will be in November, and also to choose the delegates to Calcutta, Ápr. 10.

The official shipping returns for National Party conventions for the first and last quarters of 1927 the selection of Presidential can-and the first quarter of 1928 have didates in the summer.

now, been issued by the Harbour Almost every policeman in the Office and show steady increases

volunteers, is engaged in guard- British tonnage Sove-city, together with thousands of under all headings.

was approxi The rival candi-mately one third of the ocean going ing the polls. dates for the Governorship of and a little more than 90 per cent. inols are, Mr. Small, the present of the river traffic, the combined Governor, who is backed by Mayor totals showing 50 per cent of the Empire from within was more serious than a threat of armed force charged with the unlawful pos- Thompson and the Republican trade of the port to be under the later in the day and made a re- during the year by 711 exchange

faction, and Senator Deneeb.. British flag.

Details of the widespread Communist plot in Japan are now forthcoming upon the lifting of the news embargo which the Government enforced last month following, the arrest of a number of Communists. An alarming state of affairs is disclosed, the Procurator General considering that the attempt to undermine the

from without.

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The trial has started here of the twenty Bengali youths who are charged with conspiracy to "da- prite Ilis Majesty of the reignty of India and overawe the Government of India.'

Three of the youths are also

The election is quiet in most parts of the State but motor care filed with detectives are patrol- ling the streets of Chicago to pre-

ling.

session of arms and ammunition, in pursuance of the general con- spiracy. The total arrests through the whole of Japan number about a thousand. The plot was hatched for the purpose of changing the

The prosecutor stated that n social system of the Empire and for the distribution of inflammatory cipher list was found in a board-vent any bombthrowing or shoot- literature. The Communiats held a secret conference in a anów- bound country under the guise of a meeting of company shareIRCH holders, their leaders, having been trained in fighting methods by

FIGHTING BEGINS IN leaders of the Third, Internationale,

NORTH.

The movement was highly organised by "cells," and students and college, professors were among the sympathisers. Extremista organisations have been suppressed by the Government which is, accused of attempting to gain popularity owing to the diMcult position confronting the coming Dict Session.

THIRD INTERNATIONALE TRAINING.

Tokyo, Apr. 10.

own prass organ of activities Following the completion of the assisted by students and professors examination of the communists ar- organised into factiona. rested on the 15 of last month the

The Jiculties of tracking down Government has released the news the Intriguers were considerably embargo which has hitherto been increased owing to the use of enforced in Japan. The Procura numerical watchwords for the or General considered that the interchange of important com- "very predominant impression is munications. that the whole affair is serious.

The opinion is expressed in

In fact Japan is now confronted by an unusually grave national some quarters that the Court trial which will be held shortly, in dilleulty inasmuch as revolution- ism is pretty well suffused." Je Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka or Sapporo will result in the proof that the added that the present nitempt to undermine the foundation of the Third Internationale supplied the empire from within, which was in funds, thus possibly leading to the fluenced by radfent idens from strained relations between Japan alion people, was more serious than a threat of armed force fron without.

Extremist Intrigue.

and the Soviet.

Nationalists Defent Shantung. Troops.

CAPTURE OF YENCHENG.

Shanghal, Apr. 11.

General Chen Chuk, com- nunder of the 26th Nationalist

IMPROVED SERVICE.

The Hongkong Telephone Ca Ltd., has laid before the Govern ment a definite scheme whereby it system will be converted to auto- is hoped that the whole telephone

matic working. This statemont The soldiers" made an attempt was made by Mr. J. Scott Harston, to board the vessels by means of presiding at to-day's meeting of juaks, but were apparently unsucahareholders of the Company.

Mr. Harston further stated, In cessful.

the course of his speech, that sub-: The vessels returned to Hankow scribers' lines had increased: port of the occurrence, as a result lines and 446 extension lines, and The figures in tons are as fol- of which the Consul General will that in connexion with the recon- make a request to the Garrison struction of the plant" no fewer Commander to take steps to en-than 1,594.188 circuit miles of

lows:

Arrival

Drillah....

British

Alderman Haffa disappeared Departure during the morning and it is bo- iloved that he has been kidnapped to prevent him from participating. in the election.

1st Quarter 1927.

Ocean

Liver Total 3.02.065 $38,36€ 4,250,419 1,243,767 607,394 2,081,251 .3.205.191 001,899 4,107,090 .1,254,870 $11,523 2.078,402 4th Quarter 1927.

Open Arrivals

.3.249.706 Delilah ....................1,262,069 Several men armed with pistols Departures.....267.117 knocked Mr. R. H. Taylor, loader British ogia.1,284,410 of the Afth ward, on the head and carried him off in a motor car.- Reuter's American Service.

GRAMOPHONE SHARES.

Total

· River 1,004,807 4,256,401 941,766 2,205,319 959,594 €325,711 P10,712 2,165,112

1st Quarter 1928.

Ritor Остац

Tolai Arrivals ......3,STOMER 034,058 4.108.826 Bellini...1,809,517 666,291 2,171,918 937,990 4,359,838 Departures....1,483,847- British....029 068,755 2,204,394

March Passengers."

The return of passengers for the month ending March 31 gives more

Army, has telegraphed to the FUSION RUMOURS RESULT IN arrivals than departures by junks

Houchow Headquarters report Ing that his forces encountered the Shantung Army under Gen- eral Fang Wing-cheng at Yen cheng, north of Haichow, inside the Shantung border. "

The Shantung forces were fadily defented, and Yencheng city was occupied on Monday afternoon. A detachment of troops in following up the enemy, who are retreating northwards.

A later report says that General Chen's troops are ad- vancing towards Yatchul, north. of Yencheng-Nam Chung Pan,

RISES

and launches, but traffic by ocean going and river steamers ia heavily on the side of the depart Londra, Apr. 11. dures. The total gives approxi- There is considerable excitement mately 25,000 more departures in the market of gramophone than" arrivals over the period. ehrares consequent upon the persis-The figures are as follows. tent rumours of a fusion between Ocean Going Steamers. 52,221 the American Victor Talking Ma-River Steamers chine Company with the British Jake & Launches.... 7,419.

Totals Columbia: Gramophone and other

gramophone companies. An in-

stance of the excitement is provid-

fed by Columbla 10s, shares which

Arrival Departares

07,812

74,201 201809 6,112

.166,982

181.222

at the beginning of the year were BIG GRAIN SCANDAL, quoted under £7.Yearerday they

reached £18 108.

HANKOW CONCESSION DISPUTE.

Agreement Between French and Chinese.

EXPRESSION OF REGRET.

Hankow, Apr. 10.

The Sino-French dispute. was satisfactorily adjusted to-day after prolonged nego- tiations between the Consul and the Foreign Minister.

The

French authorities, we

underground cable and 71.859 cir- cult miles of covered distribution- cables had been laid during the twolve months..

Chairman's Speech.

The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting,

The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, -The report of your Directors and statement of accounts for the finan- clal year ended 31st December, 1927, having been in your hands for the prescribed period, I will, with your permission, follow the established practice and take them na rend. The Auditors' Report is as follows; -We have examined the books, accounts and vouchers of the Com pany, monthly for the year ended 31st December 1927, and hava ob tained all the information and exe In

while reiterating their detorplanations we have required.

our opinion the above balance sheet. mination not to budge from

is properly drawn up so as to exhibit: their decision in regard to

a true and correct view of the state. ordinary political offenders,

of affairs of the Hongkong Tele- agreed for the future to hand

phone Company Limited, as at 81st- over Communists and other

December 1927, according to the. dangerous characters.

best of our information and ex- planations given to us and as showni by the books of the Company.-- Lowe Bingham and Matthews, Chartered Accountants-Auditors; Hongkong, 20th March 1928,"

Regrot was also expressed for the alleged discourtesics towards Foreign Ofice oficials during recent calls at the. French Consulate.- Reuter.

The secretaries of the Gramo EX-TURKISH MINISTER TO BE... phone and Columbita companies

deny that they have ever heard of

Referring to the accounts, you will observe that the profit for the.. year under review, amounted to $220,999.59 as against $194,708.56. for the preceding year, and is ar rived at after deducting $154,288.64 for depreciation; $29,011 for the payment to the Government in rea- poet of Royalties, in accordance with the terms of the franchise under which we operate; $5,527.88 for

CHARGED.

sure boats having a safe passage Constantinople, Apr. 10.

in future. Organisations Dissolved. ing house at Deoghar where these the suggestion of a fusion. Like-

The Parliamentary Committee

It is not known at present who three youths were arrested, this wise cables from the New York The Home Minister, in a com-containing the names of ndtorious indicate that the officials of the enquiring into the grain scandal in the soldiers were.

In Hankow itself, the situation munication to the Press, stated revolutionary murderers and the Victor concern are “equally ignor which grain and flour valued at} According to a fifty-page official that the other two extremist or places of incidents connected with ant." It is obvious, however, that 500,000; (Turkish), were involed remains unchangeit.

a fifty-page official ganisations had been dissolved their crimes, which were used as the Stock Exchanges give credence passed a resolution that the De- General Li Taung-jen, a nomince expenses; and $1,634.95 for writ- in irregularities and abuses have The Wuhan party has, accepted writing off part of the preliminary bulletin, the followed the discovery of an ex- owing to the co-operation of Com-passwords.

puty's Dienani Bey, ex-Minister of of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, as ing off bad debts. munists, though lenders of the The cipher list also contained tremist intrigue aiming at the Ronoto party in a statement deny-sixteen names of victims" who'

Commerce, be arraigned before the head of the Political Council for establishment of

high Court-Reuter. 11 Communist

Hupch and Hunan-Naval Wire- association the purposes of which ing the accusation aver that the were marked down for assassina-

lesa. were to "alter fundamentally the Government is merely attempting thn. social system of the Japanese to gain popularity owing to the difficult position confronting the Empire."

coming session of the Dlet.

'.

In addition, the Association was to be responsible for the distribu-

The same leaders contend that tion of inflammatory literature the suppression will not affect the

Independent States.

The conspiracy was widespread and the most important document found was a leaflet describable as the Articles of Association of a secret society for the establish

throughout the whole country at influence to the contrary, the result ment of independent Federated the time of the elections.

parties will have

Radical Professors,

PLATINUM IN SIERRA

LEONE.

to the rumours,-Reuter,

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL

THREE CHINESE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED.

Shanghai, Apr. 11.

At a meeting of representatives

DUNLOP RESULTS.

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ri

MORE COMMUNISTS ARRESTED.

FREETHINKERS' CONGRESS MERELY A NAME.

Warsaw, Apr. 10.

:

Items Explained.

Depreciation is heavier this year by $28,186,59 in which re lation shareholders will rondily understand that the additions. made to capital plant must neces Barily result in an increased sura for depreciation in order to safe- guard your investment.

NET PROFIT OF OVER TWO MILLION. of the reorganisation strengthen-States of India by organised, urm-

London, Apr. 30. el revolution." "Several hundreds" are stated to ing the party.

The report of the Dunlop Rub- Seiyukai lenders, however, hint

The members of this Society of the 60,000 Chinese ratepayers ber Company for the year ended have been arrested, of which 150

to engage in have already been prosecuted. It of further repression as the Gov- were enjoined is expected that the total prosecu- ernment will not be satisfied until Bolshevist activities such as the at the Chinese, Chamber of Com December 31, 1927 shows a net tions will allimately reach at Communism has been completely seret assembling of men, armsmerce yesterday afternoon, Tsu profit of £2,379,000. Dividend is. least 300 as a result of the further eradicated. The Adachi Jender, and funds by force and, where Yee-pel, Yuan Li-tung and Chao at the rate of 25 per cent. on the arrests which the Court examinn-"discussing the suppression consi- necessary, by terrorism, the esta-Chin-ching were elected to the ordinary shares, £578,000 being tions will probably necessitate. ders that the Government has act-blishment of a labour and peasant seats on the Shanghal Municapal carried forward

od rightly though it is mistaken in organisation and also to spread Council, white six other Chinese count-Reuter. A Secret Conference.

thinking that it will regain Communist revolutionary propagan were elected members of various The bulletin describes how the popularity by it. The hope is ex-da for the oncouragement of committees of the Council." Becret conference of the Com- pressed that the three remaining allitary training. Reuter. munists, held in a snow-bound proletarian locality under the guise of an healthy development now that the electrical company's shareholders' extremists have been eliminated. meeting early in February, first raised the suspicions of the Police.

MANY APPLICANTS FOR Sufficient evidence to justify It is understood that the Govern.

MINING RIGHTS. arrests was not forthcoming, how- ment intends to dismiss certain ever, until the elections, when in- professors from Universities and

London, Apr. 10. Tho' Colonial Office states that the flammatory literature was broad- callegoa.owing to their radical sym-

pathies and also to dissolve student's dovernment of Sierra Leone has re- cast.

It is stated that the Communists" social study groups......

calved a considerable number of a movement has been considerably It is officially stated that the plications in connexion with the dis strengthened since their return extremists arrested in Tokyo last covery of platinum in that. Colony. from the Soviet carly last year. month numbered 400 of which 67 Prospecting rights have been grant- The bulletin adds that the were prosecuted including two ed to all suitablo applicants, and the "leaders have been trained in women. It is understood that the Government of the Colony hopes bo-

to tho reconstruction of a material Aghting methods by leaders of the total arrests throughout the whole fore long to be able to give a deci-

portion of our outalde plant, Third Internationalo" who started country number approximately non regarding the grants of exclu

London, Apr. 10.

whereby service to subscribers 1s active 'propaganda whercas pre- thousand.

alvo prospecting licences, mining

To-day's Observatory report The Colonial Secretary has select gradually being converted to direct viously Communism in Japan was

An assistant of the Tass News rights or mining leases.

The Sierra Leone Government Otte. Kemmerich, the long-dis- status: The Japanese depressioned Lloutenant-Colonel Sir H. O. underground cable circuits instend mainly passive.

Agency has been arrested but no considers, however, that it is de tance swimmer, swam for 46 con-has, passed into the Pacific. The Moor-house as Commissioner to pro. of the former overhead lines, A charge has been preferred.

sirable to announce that applica-secutive hours in a tank at a cir other is central near Peking. The coed to the British Solomon Islands considerable portion of this work The movement was highly or

Manchurian Issue

tions for exclusive prospecting I-eus, accompanied by a trained conces have already been received sea Hon which gave up before its anticycle is central to the east Protectorate to enquire into and remains to be done, and in order of Shaal. Moderate monsoon report upon the circumstances into effectually carry out extensive. gantsed with district and local

may expected along the south which murderous attacks took place plant, rearrangements with "calls" and central commissaries An Important Conference of the in respect of practically the whole master.

Kentmerich beat his own world eastwest of China and over the on Government officials at Veralcone, minimum of inconveniencs to sub otc. The cells establislied were General Staff was held regarding of the area specially suggested by factory, agricultural and general the measures to be taken in the the Director of Geological Survey record for duration by fourteen China Sea. The forecast up to noon Guadal Canal, In February, 1927, scribers, a certain amcket of de-

tomorrow is: East winds, mand at Sinarango, Malaila, in Oo (Continued on Pare ones under the control of Ave local case of military action necessitats being worthy of investigation.ours Router.

derate; generally.cloudy.

tober, 1927-British Wireless commissaries each maintaining his (Continued on Phage 14.)

As regards the Royalties, you will observe that the payment for the year 1927 is $3,077 in excess of that for the previous year; and it is woll to bear in mind that this The political police at Lodz have becomes an ever-increasing sum to the next ac-kere Congress which provod in new connexions made...***

closed down the so-called Freethin-in proportion to the number of reality to be a Communist gather- Bad debts, you will observer ing attended by Communist, de- have decreased by $4,051,28 and puties, well known Communists represent less than one half per who had been hiding from the cent. on the gross turnover. This Tau Yee-pei is the manager of BOMB FIRES: WOOD.

authorities and also various peo-satisfactory state of affairs is due the Bank of China, Yuan Li-tung

ple who have not been identified principally to the introduction of BIG ACREAGE OF TREES but who are believed to be Soviet the system of Deposit Accounts to general manager of the Ningpo

which I referred when I address, Shaoshing Steam Navigation Com-.

DESTROYED.

emissarles. pany, and Chao Chin-ching manag-

ed you at the last annual general ing director of the Town Syndi-

Metz, Apr. 11.

A number of arrests have been

has [cated,

since cate and a member of several im-

in effect During aerial bombing practice made and it is, stated that im-meeting, and, as I then prognosti- portant commercial and educa-n bomb dropped in the forest of portant documents have been seiz- minimised to a great extent the tional institutions.-Reuter, !

Ars and started a conflagration ed.-Reuter.

risk of losses being sustained from this source. which extended two miles, Over a hundred acres of the finest SWIMMER IN WATER 46 young trees were destroyed despite the exertions of soldiers and HOURS.

farmersRcutor.

Numerical Watchwords,

British Wireless.

HUMAN BEATS SEA LION AT ENDURANCE.

Hamburg, Apr. 11.

CLOUDY WEATHER DE PREDICTED.

SOLOMON ISLANDS

MURDERS.

Improved Service.

During the year under review, the improvement in the telephone, service has not only been main tained, but has also been const

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