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六拜禮、號八廿月四英港香 SATURDAY、APRIL

SOUTHERN CLAIMS SOCONY ATTITUDE ATTACK ON BRITISH

UNTRUE?

TSINAN AND TAIAN IN WHOSE HANDS?

TSINGTAO RAILWAY ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CUT.

AT ENQUIRY.

MAY BE COMPELLED TO GIVE INFORMATION.

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BURMAH PRICE WAR.

Rangoon, Apr. 27. Complaint of the paucity of in- formation given by the Standard Oil Company's representative was made by the President during the

SHANTUNG DEFENCES. Tarif Board of Enquiry into the

Shanghai, Apr. 27. The Nationalists claim to have cut the Shantung Railway at Chengtien, mid-way between Tsin- anfu and Kinochow, on the const near Tsingtao-Reuter,

Shanghai, Apr. 27.

All previous reports concerning the Nationalist successes in Shan tung appear to have been exag gerated according to latest tele- graphic, advices

The Pro- vince.

From

recent price war between the Stan- dard Of Company and the Royal Dutch of interests.

OFFICIAL.

MAIL SORTER MAULS POSTAL COMMISSIONER.

FACE BADLY SCARRED.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, Apr. 28. A Chinese, mall sortor employed at the Post Office here, unexpected The President, Mr. Ghwalą, snild the evidence given, by the witnessly and brutally assaulted Mr. C. H. Oil Company Shields, the Postal Commissioner, for the, Standard helped them not at all.

following a reprimand arising out The Burmah Oil, Company, he said, had agreed to give all the of a dispute with a foreman.

The assailant was told to take information necessary, and he felt that the Standard Of Company sick leave. He misconstrued this was not co-operating with the Gov-to mean dismissal, and refused to ernment of India, or assisting the obey the order. Board's Enquiry.

The Bourd was aggrieved at the Company's attitude especially as it had assured the Company that it

would treat matters confidentially if this was required.

The Board would exercise their

Subsequently, the sorter lay in ambush in the passage-way to Mr. Shields' office, and when the intter long finger-nails, scarring his came out he clawed him with his

face!

If this information is to be be lieved, both Tafan and Tainanfu are still in the hands of the North erners, though Marshal Feng Fu halang has progressed rapidly from Tupy Ting and his forces are laying siege to Tsinanfu. One repower to compel the Company to imperilled until other postal en- port has it that he has been join give the desired information.ployees rescued him and over od by Nationalist, forces and a joint attack on the city is being launched.

Northerners at Taian,

On the other hand, news- from Talan states that the place is stil occupied by the Northernera uni that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is personally directing the Nation- alist assault on the town.

The Third Army Corps is ·re ported to have made rapid pro- gress from the south-east and has approached within 40 or 50 miles of Tainanfu,

Reuter,

ATLANTIC FLIERS IN

NEW YORK.

ARRIVE UNEXPECTEDLY

WITHOUT FUSS..

New York, Apr. 27. The Transatlantic fiers, Capt. Kochl, Baron Von Muchnefeld and Colonel Fitzmaurice landed at Curtiss Fields, New York, to-day, taking the city by surprise,

Their arrival was entirely unex- pected, hence, apart from a few reporters, the aerodrome was de- serted.

It is reliably reported that the Nationalists have concentrated large forces at Ningyang, north of Yenchow, and at Tawenhow and troops in these three places is of troops in these three places is It is believed the airmen's plan estimated to be in the neighbour-was kept secret to avoid the hood of 60,000, strong.

gathering of an unmanageablę crowd.--Reuter's American Service,

Poshan Captured.

The first Army Corps and part! of the third Army Corps on Thura- day captured Poshan, near the Tsinanfu-Taingtao "railway, and are now fighting their way the ough in an attempt to cut the Northerners' line of communica- tion..

Marshal Sun Chuan-fang has been appointed Commander-in- Chief, subsequent to the military conference on Tuesday evening.

LANCASHIRE FEELS REBILLIOUS.

OBJECTS TO M.C.C. CONTROL OF TOURS.

London, Apr. 27. At a meeting of the Advisory It has been resolved to defend County Cricket Telnanfu and Kichshow has been Lord's to-day, Lancashire's pro- Committee at laid down as the first line of do-sal that the Board of Control fence. 7

should arrange the future colonial Mr. Pan Fu left Tainanfu early

cricket tours in which Test on Thursday morning for Peking. where he will report the nature of the Tsinanfy conference to Mar #hal Chang Tso-lin.

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matches are played, instead of the Marylebone Cricket Club, falled to find a scronder.

Leleestershire's amendment that Nationalist Protest,

the Marylebone Cricket Club's The Nanking Nationalist Gov-management of all tours, "should ernment handed a second Note of long continue" was carried un-

animously.British Wireless, protest against the sending of Japanese troops to Shantung, to the Japanese Consul in Nanking on Thursday afternoon.

Taming Out of Danger.

Peking, Apr. 27.

It is generally believed here that

the Northerners inve re-occupied Taian without fighting.

Apparently the Southern raiders reached Talan but withdrew and

the city was unoccupied by either

has

BRITISH SELECTION

PLEASES.

CANADA'S CONFIDENCE IN NEW REPRESENTATIVE.

London, Apr. 27.

Mr. Shields

was. momentarily

powered his attacker.

In the Provisional Court, Inter, the assailant delivered a rambling

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THREE AIR RECORDS BEATEN.

Captain Broad Improves On

Own Performance.

A TON AT 162 M.P.H.

London, Apr. 27. Three world's air records were to-day broken by Cap- tain Broad, in the. De Havil- Iand machine. "Sound," in the same circumstances as cabied yesterday.

Carrying a ton of lead, he heat his own record for a hun- drod kilometres by averaging 162.3 miles per hour, which is 1.4 miles better than his ves- terday's record, while he also. broke the speed record at the surne weight for five hundred kilometres, and the five hun- dred kilometre racord carry- ing about half a ton.

The latter records were pre- viously held by a Czecho- Slovak and a Frenchman res- pectively-Reuter.

COVEREDNICE POFITIONER RESTAUROSIMONA KASTADAON

statement explaining the origin of the dispute. He was ordered to

be detained for mental observation regarding the question of his sanity.

BRITISH AIRWOMAN'S SUCCESS.

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LADY BAILEY ARRIVES AT JOHANNESBURG.

London, Apr. 27.

CHINA'S GIGANTIC REVOLUTION.

DR. YUI ENTERTAINED BY YM.C.A.

28, 1928.

GEN DUNCAN'S SPEECH

London Apr. 27. General Sir John Duncan, pre- siding to-day at a luncheon given by the YMCA. In honour of Dr. Yul, thanked Dr. Yul and his com- patriots for the many kindnesses he received while in China,

Sir John paid a warm tribute to

134 PER ANNU.

BLUE GOFY (10 GENCE

BRITISH TRIBUTE TO CHINESE.

ME. ORMSBY-GORE IN MALAYA.

LAUDED.

Bulls

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BUICK

1928

Those 1928 Model Buick Cars 'are obtainable in any color, or oom.

bination of colors desired.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CÂR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1266 or 1247.

Happy Valley.

and Inners

From the Office Butts,

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The cafe in Kowloon that speci- This Week's Simile:-As dim as

alised in curries, was unable to the Lower Peak Tram Station

curry public favour, it appears..

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after lighting-up time.

The big drum was burst at the If a man has an accident with

COURAGE & INITIATIVE ARE St. George's Day band concert, his ear, its the other fellow's fault, Now we know what the window If a woman gets her car tangled breakers were practising for... up, it's because she's a poor driver.

OO The Court has decided in tho cornet playing case, that Kowloon conduct research in the matter of Hongkong, University is about to music is not "enough to make your the lesser platymus in order to determine whether in the mud flats at Tsinwan it is orthocentric

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Jealousy is at the bottom of half

IMPERIAL POLICY.

hair curl.' Singapore, Apr, 19. the protective work in the The Chinese community of the Now that they are asking for Y.M.CA. centres in Shanghai, ex-F.M.S. entertained the Right Hon. young men to be taught ballroom or pragmatie. pressing the opinion that the rea-Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gorc, Under dancing for a charity show, it son the discipline of the troops Secretary of state for the Colonies, might be pointed out that it would was so good was the work of the at a banquet at Kuala Lumpur an be a charity to teach some who the same; the public had a good centres.

Dr. Yul gave an exposition of Wong, Yick Tong presided over a

Tuesday evening. The Hon. Mr. think they already know. the aims of the Chinese Nation-representative gathering of 200

deal to swallow, list movement, as distinct from people,

A German chomist claims to the Nationalist Party, and declar-

have discovered something that will dissolve gold. Recently the marital warfare, says a writer. cd-that-China was at present going

married, we suppose...

Wrong trumping-in-bridge-sup- through the most gigantic révolu

plies the other half, we supposo. tion the world had ever known."

ᄆᄆ He strongly contested a news Christian Missions had ended in paper statement that the work of China. They wanted missionaries to return in greater numbers, but they must realise that a new situa tion exists, to which they must adjust themselves.--Reuter.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

MEETINGS.

THE WASHINGTON HOURS CONVENTION.

Replying to the toast of his health, the Under Secretaryof State for the Colantes said that there were few more remarkable aspects of the happy land of Malays than The Chinese had earned an out- the quality of the Chinese people, standing reputation in the world of commerce..

Courage and Inititative.

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Mixed Mataphor:-"He managed to keep his head above water by the skin of his teeth."

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Mr. Churchill says he hopes for greater revenue from beer. Looks as if the nation will have to drink Some of Hongkong's young men its way to prosperity. are so addicted to modern daneļng Ang

☐ ☐ that there're not interested In any Home racing certainly abems to other walk in life."

be going to the dogs.

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near

No matter where he went or to

A new moth whom he spoke this same tribute was paid to the Chinese, said Mr. has been dis- Ormsby-Gore. Their commercial covered rectitude and honour were second Fanling, with to none in the world. Ovor and very bushy legs. above that it was clear that the But maybe it's Chinese in Malaya had shown only one' of the qualities of courage and initiative old sort wear- which were a source of pride to the ing plus fours. whole community. One know of □□ many examples of people who had Looks as if come from China, who, solely by some of these their qualities of character, their soldiers are, porseverance, and their thrift, had advanced themselves and their like the win- familles until they had reached

dows, a a high scale of culture, wealth,. cracked. and education.

Opportunities Grasped.

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□□ "Chorus Girl Baros Soul," Bays' an Amor!- In the British Empire there was had courage and character. The heading. I'm. always a career open to one who can newspaper

British had helped to establish in

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"My husband is most erratic. I never know what he is going to do next."

Wo commend those British attempts to create now speed records to aomo of our young men who arrive late at the office.

This increase of capital by. the China.Light Co. should give

it more power.

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America

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very bucked.

because, two of her airmen have been

up the

Geneva, Apr. 27. The eleventh Session of the Advisory Committee on Oplum has concluded its afttings, and will not meet again until January, 1920. No progress was made at the first public sitting today of the Governing Body of the Inter- national Labour Office which was devoted to consideration of the report of the Standing Orders Committee, chiefly concerned with the method of dealing with pro posals to revise Conventiona.

The question arose out of the the Peninsula a reign of order and One of the items at the St. Thank goodness! Honven British Government's proposals for security. Given those basic condi- George's Day band concert was "I selected its musical instrument the revision of the Washington tions all nations in friendly rivalry wonder how I look when I'm before the cornet was invented. Hours Convention, which the had had an equal opportunity and asleep." Reference is passed on

口口 workers' group strenuously oppose: he could say that the Chinese had to the officials of the Society.

Paris is now classifying all men Eventually on the suggestion of not been alow to graap it. Every-

who carn their living by dancing the German delegate, the discus-where could be seen examples of afon was adjourned until bo- morrow-Reuter.

BRITISH AIRMEN

RE-APPEAR..

ABSENCE OF NEWS FOR TWO MONTHS.

Karachi, Apr. 27. The British airmen, Major Newall and Captain Vincent, have arrived here--Reuter.

The last message concerning the light on which these airmen are engaged, reached Hongkong on February 14th, and stated that they had left Cairo for Singapore. As far as we can ascertain, Reu- happened to them in the meantime,

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"Old Aberdeen Man Vletim of a as labourera, After our

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the energy and industry of the Trick" says a headline. Scotland struggle in the Roof Garden, we Chinese craftsmen-in Mr. Stra- certainly does not stand where she quite see the justice of this. chan's railway workshops, in the did. tin mines and wherever one went.

Dog-racing is becoming popular The Woman's Page says that in Germany, despite the fact that Then again, said Mr. Ormsby- Gore, the duty of generosity had hats are to be large and felt. We in one Instance a dachshund been faithfully performed by the would prefer them small and Chinese. It was clear from their merely seen. actions that, not content with

amassing wealth, the Chinese had Almost any shade is possible, In been foremost in public generosity the bathroom, we read, but the pre- and public industry. As long as ferable one is that over the men of wealth thought more of window. labouring for the public good

According to a headline, George than for themselves, so long would Malaya remain happy and Bernard Shaw has no time for prosperous. The example set by women "Hambuge." He apparent- tho. Chinese was an example of ly knows his pork and beans. which everyone was proud.

Helping Education."

stretched so far round the course that he caught himself instead of the electric hare.

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The chief advantage of the new motor spirit doped with lead is that if you miss a pedestrian with your radiator, you still have a chance of gassing him from the exhaust

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The tax on buttohs is expected to result in a much more frequent

as of the Biblical phrase:Wes is me, for I am undone,”

□□ Owing to the number of motors and mosquitoes at Taipo, the There was one thing in particu-Mayor has issued a warning to ter has not mentioned what has lar thut he wished to mention in garding the use of Flit. Otherwise chance when it failed to illustrate this connexion and that was edaca-crime in the district is normal...

There is no truth in the story

Lady Bailey, who is making GERMANY REPLY TO

solo flight from England to Cape- town landed to-day at Baragwaneth

The Secretary for the Dominions | aerodrome, Johannesburg,. In the presence of a large crowd, having

U.S.A,

PROPOSALS.

sido for one or two days. A has received a telegram from the

who Toreigner

reached Secretary for External Affairs in been escorted from Pretoria by six AGREEMENT WITH ANTI-WAR Tamingfu bas wired stating that Canada, expressing great pleasure other planca. She resumes her all fa quiet and presumably the at the appointment of Sir William fight to Capetown as soon Northerners are holding Tamingfu Clark as High Commissioner in possible to rejoin Sir, Abe Bailey, which is not in immediate danger Canada for His Majesty's Govern-British Wireless.

of capture-Reuter,

Feng Claims More Cities,

Shanghai, Apr. 27.

mont in Great Britain and adding: "We have every confidence that the stop will prove of marked Marahal Chiang Kai-shek arrly-munication and co-operation be

advantage in facilitating com- ed at Talan yesterday from Yen-tween His Majesty's Governments chow, enroute to Tsinanfu,

in Great Britain and Canada.~- Feng Yu-Halang wires that he

British Wireless," ' has captured Kushien and Kno- ping in southern Shanst. From Chengchow an army of 18,000 is prepared to advance along the Kohan Railway to reinforce the Kuominchun at the front-Reuter.

Japanese Reinforcements...

Tokyo, Apr. 27. Three destroyers have left Basebo for Tsingtao with zein- forcements-Reuler.

Protection of Mines.

Poking, Apr. 27.

The Japanese have sent 410 troops to Poshan to protect the

Router.

NANKING ABROGATES

TREATY.

VIENNA ARRESTS..

BELA-KUN'S SCECRETARY

AS

CAUGHT.

Vienna, Apr, 27.. Another Communist has been

arrested, also a girl, who is alleged to bo M. Bela Kun's secretary.-- Reutor.

The arrest of Bela Kun is re-

END OF SINO-PORTUGUESE Ported on another page.

AGREEMENT. “

Nanking, Apr: 27.

As the Commercial Treaty be-

SQUALLY. WEEK-END.

tion. The Chinese had bcon generous benefactors of Rafles

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Our contemporary missed a fine

Mr. Churchill's Budget speech with pictures of a bag of sugar, a

College. He hoped that these that local Theosophists intend of kerosene, a bottle of beer

would be followed by others,

Few people from Malaya and the other countries of the Empire could be found accommodation in the Universites of Great Britain,

Therefore one of the duties which rasted upon the. British Empire "Berlin, Apr, 27

was the duty of providing, with The Foreign Minister, Dr. public and private support, the Stresemann, has handed the necessary means for all classes in American

each country to riso, with the Ambassador, Ger-

fullest opportunities. many's reply to Mr. Kellogg's anti- war proposala

It' approves, according to re-

Imperial Policy.

holding an Oliver Lodge inceting.

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a row of buttons and a mechanical cigarette-lighter.

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A Kowloon man claims to have-

The Shanghai newspaper which broken. the most gramophone re stated that Chinese in Hongkong were permitted to use our parks cords in the Colony.

was quite right, but for the fact that we have done.

What's all this talk about Scots moanness? An Aberdeen man recently threw a confetti at his duughter's wedding.

A Neapolitan barber claims to be able to chango hair to any colour desired. See Naples and

dye.

The dreadful name which the Admiral called the. Bandminster has now been disclosed. He addressed him as a "barnacle.”

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When China inally settles down, it won't be an easy matter to tell who won the war.

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A woman's home la getting to

| liable reports, to principle of the Continuing, Mr. Ormaby-Gore propofala witout any of the re-said that he was the representative

In response to the toast of his servations hade by France, of His Majesty's Government in Reuter.

Great Britain, these islands in the health at a recent dinner, Sir North Sea which had evolved the Harry Lauder replied in song. It be a more parking place for a most remarkable political organisa-is, quite all right as far as Bir change of clothes, tion in the world. The thrill of Harry, Lauder is concerned, but It

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NEW PRAYER BOOK MEASURE.

CHUREN ASSEMBLY GIVES FINAL APPROVAL.

London, Apr, 27,

the British Empire was felt when is dreadful to think of the custom ho left the Colonial Office and saw spreading.

|for himself the great variety of |-

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that Empire. They were living in The Buggot pooch reminds us

an era of freedom, an era of that there is a trick, in 'every organic growth, an era when the tirado.

whole of the British Empire was dally being transformed beford

"John:"--Nothing doing.

So

their oyes Formerly Great far as wo can see there is nothing tween China and Portugal expires The Royal Observatory's fore-

The Churchsembly after a Britain was the directing force of wrong with our fappera. to-morrow, the Nanking Nation-cast up till noon to-morrow is: lengy álitsustion of the new the political activities of the Em alist Foreign Ministry are issuing South winds, moderate, squally: Free Book Deure, savo Flatpire. Today the Home Govern a declaration, nunouncing its ter- generally cloudy, some rafa and Approvi

896 votes to ment were working, more mination-Reuter.

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It was so wet In Kowloon the other day that only seven persons watched a man paint a a{gr.

A fashion paper says woman's clothes are getting more and more Interesting. We've noticed it,

When

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widow marries again she generally goes a step fa'ther,"

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D 0. Mosquitoes are said to be cap. It seems that the complaint able of flying a distance of a mile about the Government's rubber and half. Then why don't they restriction scheme was that t wstarting from ust

should have been more elastic.