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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

APRIL 11, 1928.

CANTON TELEPHONES.

TOBACCO SEIZURE.

GUARDS' QUARREL.

UNDERHAND METHOD OF SECURING REVENGE.

CORDIAL RELATIONS WITH HONGKONG.

CONTRACT FOR AUTOMATIC $3,000,000 TAKEN FROM B.C.C

SYSTEM.

GODOWN.

the Blenmor Kochow, was

A new official publication has Among the many plans of re- Details of the confiscation of a! When Teja Singh, head guard appeared in Canton. It is called construction now being put into large quantity of foreign tobacco of the South China: Review and is effect by the Government is the by Chinese authorities at Hsuchow charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell apparently a monthly. It is pub-installation of the new automatla lished by the Publicity Bureau of telephone system, says the Southen the Peking-Hankow Rallway, yesterday afternoon with being in referred to in Parliament recently, possession of eight tacls of pre- the Central Political Council, China Review. It is an earnest of have become available through pared opium, he pleaded that the Canton Branch. In its first issue the extensive and practical plans dispatches from Hankow. The oplum was "planted" in his box the Review says:

for progress of South China. Canton, with her teeming indus British Cigarette Company is the and that he had no knowledge of

How delightful it is to sally The recent visit of Sir Miles trious population, is looking for foreign concern being victimised, the contraband.

Asked if he could suggest any forth feeling well groomed, woll Lampson, British Minister toward to an era of great commercial and the loss incurred is estimated China, followed by the exchange development. Already renowned as in the vicinity of $3,000,000, Ne reason why anyone should play breakfasted and woll pleased with of visits between Marshal Li Chal- the birth-place of the Chinese Regotiations over the incident are in such a trick on him, Teja Singh one's-self and the whole world! Assuming that your tällör knows sum, head of the political adminis-public, atic is now aspiring to be the hands of the British Consul-stated that two of the guards who his side of the business Pinkottes tration of Kwangtung, and Sir Ceel! come the foremost centre of com- General at Hankow,

were reported for drunkenness a will do the rest, for they keep the Clementi, the Governor of Hong-mercial activity in China. She

Hsuchow has for many years few days previously might have liver goodtempered, the digestive kong, marks

apparatus alert, the spirits choory, one more epochal has had an efficient electric plant,

a fair system of water-supply, and been one of the experimental con- done it.. stage in the long course of peltia progressive and active depart-tres owned by the British Amer

A point which seemed to sub. the brain clear. Of chemists, cal and commercial relation bement of public works. And since can Tobacco Company in suitable

stantiate the defendant's atory Finkettes, the dainty little laxative tween Great Britain and China the Municipal Government, re- parts of China. The company That these events have been and cently definitely adopted and supplios American tobacco seed to and which must have influenced liver regulators, can also be had all are being looked upon as of actually signed the contract with Chinese farmers free of cost, in the magistrate in favour of the post free at 60 cents per vial, far-reaching significance, is amply the Chinu Electric Company Limit order to improve the quality of defendant was that the lock to the from the Dr. Williams. Medicine shown by the world-wide interested for the installation of the new the leaf grown locally. The to-defendant's box was new. Defen- Co., 60, Klangse Road, Shanghals displayed in the reception of the automatic telephone, no one has bacco is purchased from the far-dant admitted that his box was cable, messages. Nor are they further room for doubt about the mers by the company in the open padlocked but stated that he had without their glamour throughout carnest and sincere programme of market, competition from other never seen the new lock before. the length and breadth of China. the Administration. Hand in hand tobacco concerns, being faced and

The witnesses for the prosecu- HEAR MUSIC PLAYED BY THE The first to open the door of China with the modern road construction an open price paid.

tion all told different stories as to foreign relations, and the most in the city and throughout the

n Clear In order to dry the leaves pro-regards the defendant's, action at prominent figure in all of China's province, they present foreign dealings, Great Britain and convincing proof that the Ad-paratory to transporting them to Wuchow, before the ship returned sometimes finda herself the reclpl-ministration is putting forth every centres of manufacture the com-to Hongkong. At the conclusion ent of praise and gratitude, and at energy even in these hard times pany has erected extensive drying of the evidence his Worship cam- other times the target of all abuses toward the building-up of modern plants and godowns where large monted on this fact and discharged and anathemas. And it is by no facilities for the welfare of the quantities of the leaf have been the defendant. means derogatory to the good nume of the other Powers when it

in

people.

Future. Development.

Occupy Compound.

Questioned by Mr. Kent witness admitted that he was reported on March 20 for being drunk and was fined.

allowed to accumulate within re-

The first witness called by the cent years, owing to the break- down of the railway facilities. prosecution, which was conducted is recorded that too often they hide themselves behind the screen The telephone contract covera Approximately $4,000,000 worth of by Mr. W. Kent A.S.P., stated the defendant go of Great Britain, playing the part the supply of an up-to-date auto-tobacco has been stored in Esu-that he saw of the "Good Samaritan," and suf-matic exchange equipment, includ- chow. About $1,000,000 worth of ashore at Wuchow with another fering her to hear the brunt of ing a modern building for housing this was destroyed by fire which guard. They returned to the ahlp Chinese resentment and hostility. the equipment, and a new under- gutted part of the compound build-a few hours later and the defend- ground cable construction for outings a short while ago. The re-ant proceeded straight to his own Britain's Chagrin! side plant for four thousand tele-mainder of the stored tobacco has room and there slipped a parcel

phone subscribers at a total sum what the chagrin of Great Britain belephone materials is the China it is understood, a subordinate of no report to the Captain of the It may well be imagined then of $640,000. The supplier of the been safe until recently when the into his box. This aroused the local military commander, who is witness's suspicion, but he made is when she finds herself the Electric Company, a part of the General Feng Yu-hsiang. com- ship. On their arrival at Hong- chosen instrument of concentrated well-known Bell Telephone System attack throughout the length and in the United States of America, menced to take over the tobacco kong the witness happened to be on duty on the ship, but he man- breadth of China for the sins and who in recent years have de- and sell it.

aged to find a relief and proceed- short-comings in which the other monstrated their efficiency and

ed to the police station where he Powers have a share more or less. activity in many a foreign country:

made a report, And that chagrin is the more in- for the supply of automatic tele- Soldiers occupied the B.C,C. tensified when she finds Soviet phone equipment up to a million compound at: Hsuchow last year. Russia systematically and corlines in the name of the Interna- Godowns were broken into and the getically fanning the flames of tional Telephone and Telegraph tobacco packed and shipped to hatred and opposition against her Corporation.

other parts of the interior for sale, .her China. Unfortunately,

An exchange of 4000 lines is Two foreign members of the com

The finding of the oplum and erstwhile representatives in China, far from being sufficient to meet pany were sent from Hankow the episode of the new lock was accustomed to the diplomacy of the the pressing need of telephone last month to investigate reports described by Inspector W. Shan- violent past, sought to remedy service for such a big and ever of this looting, and, after encoun-non, in charge of Indian guards, things by intimidation, cold alti-growing city like Canton. It latering every form of obstruction who stated that when the box was tude, and the "gun-boat policy."

only making the beginning of in their inquiries, were able to shown to defendant, the latter throwing to the winds all counsele telephone development not only in verify the reports da correct......... admitted it was his box and pro- of peace and forbearance. Once Canton but throughout South more the fertile plains of China China, and Before tong Hongkong These two Investigators, Meters,duced a key for the lock. The were swept by the deadly fire of may yet find submarine cables 5.W. Newsome and Roggett, found key, however, was entirely of a different pattern to the lock. modern guns, and the yellow water laid, so as to afford her the the B.C.C. compound held by

opened, de- When the box was of her rivers tinged with the facilities of telephone service to soldiers of the 15th Division, and fendant's clothing and a roll of crimson blood of thousands of in- all the principal districts and were refused admittance by the

found inside. banknotes were ngcent and helpless Chinese citi- cities of Kwangtung.

local magistrate. During their The defendant had stated at one zens. That capped the climax,

stay in Hauchow they were watch-stage that one of the banknotes and one and all unanimously rose construction work has already gistrate's yamen.

It is satisfying to learn that ed by two soldiers from the mu- ($10) was missing, but had ad- ngainst Great Britain. It was

Application to mitted the next day that the state- quite evident that those "super-commenced, and most probably the local General for assistancement was a fle witered in a mo

within this year the people was also refused tuchun" representatives of Great Canton will have the pleasure and that the matter was a civil ons

on the groundsment of anger, Britain could no longer be entrust profit this service enn give them and did not concern the military. ed with such modern leviathans Incidentally, it may be mentioned The Chinese who accompanied the the Kochow were all called into The remainder of the guards on and engines of violence at their that the construction is in the command, to look after the inter-hands

two investigators, was retained by the witness box to state what time ests of the British people in China. Students from America. In this the local authorities and the fore- the defendant went ashoro at Wu- A radical change must he made as in the other varied reconstrucgners had to leave him behind, chow and they all told different and those hysterical and eld-tion acivities, the American Re. He has subsequently been released stories.

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Défendant informed his Wor- It is learned. and their places filled by men of prominent and leading role.

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Other reports of the incident must have been wrenched away, tion for the cause and welfare of

state that the chief mover has been the oplum "planted," and then the humanity,

mined that no more bloid should a certain Ma Hsi-an, sent specially box re-padlocked. The tendency of British thought be shed on Chinese soil. No one to confiscate the goods from Kai-

His Worship discharged the do- gradually reverted towards a no-interpreted this policy and spirit feng, the headquarters of the Hey of goodwill and sympathetic of Great Britain better than her "Christian General." It is con- fendant, and later told Mr. Kent consideration of Chinese affairs. three noble representatives in tested, according to these reports, that the fact that one guard gave Both in Parliament and among the China, namely, Sir Miles Lampson, that the foreign company has no away another was in itself aus-

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