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ALLEGED FRAUD.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1928."

SHANGHAI BOMBED.

WOMAN VICTIMISED BY "WHITE PIGEON" RUSE.

NORTHERN SEAPLANES MAKE |

DARING RAID.

Shanghai,

STRIKE SETTLED.

CHINA MERCHANTS SHIPS SAIL.

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The China Merchants strike is The story of the sale and subse

Shanghai, May 4. a

finished and the following vessels quent disappearance of a young

Executing remarkable tactics sailed yesterday.-Kianghsin, Klang- Chinese giri under suspicious cir cumstances was related to Mr. W. the like of which have never been shun, laen, Hsinchang and Usinhwa. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis seen in this part of China bofore. The settlement agreement was sign- tracy yesterday afternoon when Livo Northern scapinnes, operatinged late on Wednesday night, after

representatives three women were charged with from a cruiser in the Yangtze long conference between the

pany and obtaining $235 by what is common-river off Woosung, carried out Seamen's Labour Union. The crews ly known among Chinese as the daring air raid on Shanghai yes of the various steamers were in- "dying the white pigeon" trick. terday, dropping, ten or a dozen formed of the terms of the settle- In answer to the changes the first bombs at various points nt. Lung-menth presentative of unghi

not divulge the and third defendants pleaded that hwa and the Chinese elty. Lit-Merchants they were merely the go-betweens the damage was

done and there terms of the settlement, but it is understood that the cause of the in the transaction. The second were only a few casualties, but trouble, was due to the fact that Recused admitted receiving the this raid, bringing the war 500 several compradores had been dis- money but denied that the girl miles from Shantung, created charged and that the communistic after the sale, was enticed away.

Jover to force Sergeant Mottram prosecuted and tremendous excitement. The two element in the Labour Union used describing the facts of the case to seaplanes operated from the big such dismissal as a his Worship, mentioned that on Northern cruiser Hai Chi, which their members--Chinesa engineering strike. The foreign staff WUS not April 5 the first and third defend.cleared the way for their raid by eatinge and deck staff to come out on ants went to the complainant's engaging Nationalist warships in affected." house at No. 345, Nathan Road, and battle outside Woosung yesterday offered a girl, 18 years old, for sale. morning. The complainant's wife saw the two

The two seaplanes appeared It is almost difficult to get at the women and intimated that she had over Shanghai at 12.30 p.m., und reason for such strikes, but we un no desire to purchase the girl.

The two women informed her as they circled high overhead their derstand that the demands of the up. 2, Privilege that the child's father was ill in progress around the city was strikers were as follows: 1. All back

of carrying "pidgin" as

As formerly. the country and the mother requir punctuated by explosion after ex-wages to be paid ed money to pay his medical explosion as the bombs dropped. 3. Dismissal of Yang Yin, manager The marine department. *penses. The women broke into Shanghai was taken by surprise of the tears when relating their story and because it was inconceivable that native prens state that the demands all unpaid 2. Reduce the the complainant's wife then agreed any such raid would be made when made were: 1, Clear up to accept the girl. She obtained the nearest Northern base is wages to the crews. the accessary money ($236) from Tsingtao, nearly 500 miles, from security fund required of the

pradore in charge of the cargo her husband, but before paying the

The steamers of the company, 3. women she suggested that a docu-

Two of the bombs dropped in Mr. Chen Yuch-pong should be in- of stop using the titlo ment of sale should be drawn up the yard of the Nantao Tramways structed to

A document, showing the legality company at Lunghwa, indicating chairman. We publish those do- mands with reserve as the company of the sale, was accordingly pre that Lunghwn' arsenal was the would not inform our representative sented to the complainant's wife, objective. Two others were drop of the nature of the demands or of and after they had added their ped near Shanghai South station; the terms. of the settlement, Wo signatures they took the pa,er to and the others at different points have, however, reason to believe that the girl's 'mother, who also signed in the city. One or two buildings the first three are correct. the document. The girl was newere damaged, and two wonten There have been erroneous re- cordingly delivered" and the next were hurt, but beyond that the ports published and circulated in ro- day the two women returned to raid achieved nothing of a military gard to the strike but there is little the house and took away her old value except great consternation doubt that the compradores' dis- clothes.

Drents and the consequent dis- with the company's re- One of the women was 'overheard among the people.

quirements by the complainant's amah to re-i

charge of the former, precipitated mark to the girl that if' sho' (the

officiala the strike and that Union woman) were to return

Both the seaplanes flew over the with communistic tendencies seized house the girl was to open the door Foreign Settlement on their way the opportunity to force their mem- on bearing her name called out. to bomb the Chinese military sta-bers to censo work. The representa- Later a female mendicant went tions, No bombs were dropped in live of the China Merchants above to the house and after telling the the Settlement. Spectators say referred to, did, however, say that the compradores would not be re- complainant's wife a distressing the first seaplane circled around instated and that, at the time of the talo she was given twenty cents. ahend of the second and did not

commencement of the strike, no wages She then went away. The follow drop bombs. The second se remained unpaid to the native crews, ing day the second defendant, who plane is reported to have done theN. C. D. Nowa. claimed to be the girl's mother, bombing, using very small hand went to the complainant's house bombs which could not do much. and asked where her daughter was

thern cruiser Hai Chi, the largest Some five hours previous to that sald Sergeant Moltrem, the girl Many foreigners saw the ma-and most modern cruiker in the had disappeared. The amahre chines fly overhead and believed] Chinese navy She is nearly 5,- cognised the mother as the mendl-they were Nationalist planes, but 600 tons and has been attached to cant woman who had visited the the flashes and explosions soon the Northern squadron at Teing- house earlier-

conveyed their real identity, ca-too-for-somo-time.. The complainant, who was a re pecially to people in the French turned Californian merchant, was Concession, who saw the planes at Some days ago, most of the Na- related to a policeman in the local work. Both came from the directionalist vessels were despatched Force and the matter was report-tion of Woosung, appearently hav-northwards to cruise along the ed to him. On enquiries made this ing, followed the Whangpoo river coast looking for the Hai Chi, but man located the three women and on their way up to Shanghai. The apparently the commander of the investigations were then instituted river course was also followed Hai Chi, outwitting the National- by the Secretariat for Chinese Af-when the planes turned back to ists, slipped into the Yangtze Evidence bearing out Sergeant the rattle of machine gun fire river yesterday morning unobserv Mottrem's opening was then given, from the arsenal and other mill-ed, Accompanied by two other war vessels, the Hai Cht came up- after which the case was adjourned. tary stations.

Accurate reports on the begin.river and engaged some smaller ning of the raid are lacking be. Nationalist craft in action at 8 UNCONFIRMED REPORT use of the surprising nature of a.m.

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Little Damage Done.

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the raid. Whether there was one; The Northern raiders, then dis- plane or two planes was a matter appeared down river, but shortly of doubt last night, because Na- after noon the two seaplanes came tionalist aeroplanes went up after zooming over Woosung Forts the raiders and pursued them to bound for Shanghai. Apparently, the sea, but in a very dilatory man the Hai Chi carried the planes, dropped them into the water and ner

waited for them to return. Re- porla last night indicated that the As far as can be gathered, the planes had returned, safely to the raid was operated from the Nor-mother ship.

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