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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; "PEAK HOTEL

Telegraphic Address:

"KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address:

"CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

"

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Poking.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PEKING TO BE SUR RENDERED?

(Continued from Fage 1.)»

were naturally being disposed where the military authorities of the different Powers on the apot considered they could best protect the lives and property of foreign nationala.

British Measures.

Mr. II. W. Looker asked for a statement on the present position in China, especially as regards the provisions for the protection of British communities.

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928.

OVERSTAYED HIS WELCOME.

NO COUNTRY ANXIOUS TO RECEIVE CAROL.

LEAVING ENGLAND.

London, May 14.

as M. Jonescu, who is acting host to the ex-Prince Carol in England, called at the Home Office to day, and after consultation with the officials there, announced that Prince Carol would leave England before the 18th instant.

Sir Austen Chamberlain replied

It is understood that Carol's that owing to the interruption of friends are experiencing consider communications he had had no ble difficulty in discovering suit- direct nows from the Britishable accommodaton in any other Consul General at Tsinanfu.

country.

EMIGRATION. FROM ITALY.

ILLEGAL TRAFFIC DISCLOSED Chasing "The Missing Link"!

Rome, Apr. 10,

The Fascist Militia, aided by the police, have, after four months" silent activity, unveiled a vast se- crot society for developing clan- destine emigration-a pociety, with ramifications in the international underworlds of crime.

It has been known for a long time that there is a steady traffic in this form of emigration, and there have been frequent success- ful raids, but the guiding mind of the system has remained wrapped in mystery,

Special Militia work, however, led to the discovery some months ago of 30 stowaways in a French ship at Fiume. They were only His information from Shantung.

The Home Office is satisfied that found on board after five hours was chiefly derived from Japanese the ex-Prince is making every search. This raid presented clues effort to carry out their orders, and which have now been successfully the Government is prepared to be traced to their source, and the

not indulge in his political activ arrested. reasonable as long as Carol does lender of the organisation has been

Bources.

KING EDWARD HOTEL. Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Mawly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold the Japanese Consul at Tenantu ties nad does his best to get away i

Water, also Telephone.

Botel)

Tea Dances:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Hotel launch meets' all. steamers.

Sir Austen gave the House a lengthy account of the commence- Roomament of the trouble as reported by He was glad to say that all Britishers in Shantung appeared

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DISTINCTION.

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to be safe.

Mediation Not Invited. Neither of the parties involved In the trouble in Shantung had intimated that the intervention and mediation of His Majesty's Govern- ment would be acceptable.

British warships had been sent 16 Chinwangtao, Welheiwei, Chefon

as speedily as possible.

The matter was ralect once again in the House of Commons to-day, and, in reply to questions, Sir William Joynson-Hicks anid that he had, received a definite undertaking on behalf of Prince Carol that he will leave England by May 17th at the latest-Reuter.

and Tsingtag, and normal precau- $1,000 CLAIM BY BANK. tions were being taken elsewhere in China. A British warship was stationed at practically every port along the Yangtsze wherever there were British residents.

The Foreign Secretary was not prepared, at present to make a statement regarding the telegram sent by the Nanking Nationallati

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Cables:

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Nations. He would require notice before answering.

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:

He is a Neapolitan, and is now known to have been the hand con trolling a series of different oc- tivities directed towards perfect- ing clandestine traffic.

Banking System.

collecting

Those practices included the direction of agents for propaganda among the peasants of Southern Italy: "thugs" for blackmailing and bribing ships' crews; gangs who specialised in stealing foreign and Italian passports; establish- ments for taking these and forging motor services to certificates; smuggle emigrants to dock areas, embarkation gangs; foreign, bure- aux to take up the threads over- the repairs and the latter agreed seas for the evasion of immigra that if defendant could get them tion authorities; a apecial office to done at a reasonable price, the organise subversive journeys to monthly rent should be set off and from Italy; and a compliented It was paid. Defendant added moneys wrung from the victims.

The work of following up the that before he knew the bill would against the bill for repairs until banking system for be so large he had paid $350 in activities of the organisation led the police practically to all the cash to the landlord as rent. Japanese Explanation.

The amount of the repair bill,large ports and towns. Special Vecchia, Genoa, Commander Kenworthy asked

Rome, Civita whether the Japanese Government he snid, was $1,541, all of which measures were taken at Naples, had made any de marche explana-the landlord had agreed to pay. Trieste, and Fiume, where the final tion or representation to His less $400 which the defendant was captures were made which marked

re-to pay, which left a balance of the collapse of the system.

"A group of 30 would be Majesty's Government with

due over that period would be their whole passage from thu ference to her military operations 1,141. He had been in the house Washington Agreement of 1921. in Shantung, as understood by the for exactly 12 months and the rent emigrants were traced throughout Sir Austen Chamberlain replied $1,000. There would be $360, due farms to Flume, and all their con-

from the defendant if the sum taets with the gangs were that he had expressed sympathy to already paid na rent was not taken fully noted. After they had been stowed on board ship the Militia into account the Japanese Charge d'Affaires in

railed the véasel and took several the trouble with which Japan was

heurs to find the unfortunate dupes confronted and had hoped that later news would not confirm the

in a noisome compartment camou- horrible account of outrages en Japanese nationals, particularly

Anged behind tons of merchandise in the bowels of the ship. At Their, arrest was a deliverance. He had also expressed satisfac-that interview he came to know Raids were simultaneously made tion at the assurance that the that the house was in charge of the on all known centres of the organi- Japanese troops will be withdrawn Rank. There was no suggestionsation, and Italy to-day is acknow- immediately the safety of Japanese then that the Bank wanted him to tedging its debt to the Blackshirts lives and property is secured pay rent to them or that they want and to the police for their work.

women.

Reuter.

'The

American Concern.

Roof Might Fall..

Mr. Witchell continued that in November or December, last year, he interviewed the manager of the Bank in response to a letter.

On the ed him to leave the house. contrary, he gained the impression that the Bank wanted to stay on, but he informed them that he would not stay on after March, and pay rent of $125 a month as there were other repairs required to be done. Mr. Wit- The main roof, added chell, had to be done; otherwise

Washington, May 14. Nanking Government's message to President Coolidge has not yet been received.

While the State Department is concerned in regard to the it might fall down.

Southerners advance to Peking, no great anxiety is felt as regard the safety of Americans.

It is believed that the 4,000.)

The case is proceeding.

U.S. Marines at Tientsin and the HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? Legation. Guard at Peking will be sufficient to afford ample protee- tion to Americans. Router's American Service.

Amoy Trouble.

Amoy, May 14 (2.95 p.m.)

The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-

ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE,

COMPLAINT OF SLOW PROMOTION.

Care-

"The War Office have tried to run their doctors for a century, and made u. mesa of it. There is too much military' business about the 'high-ups, and not enough docter-

ing.....

"Why have an A.D.M.S. of an area? And why have a D. A. D.

of Hygiene to assist him? Neither

1. Takoradi Harbour, opened by Mr. J. His wanted. The man who runs the Thomma: 2 High Bunday: forty daya, undi

the Feast of the Ascension. 3 Administra hospital can do all this area "stunt' tion of Justice Bil to amend certale pro Obviously

on

Imperial Medical

Semi-official reports stade that one of the Supreme Court of Judicature on his own. What is the solution?

SA

(Consolidation) Act of 1326, 4 Dr. Johnson's the Halchi and two smaller war-

Prologue on the opening of Drury Lane Service, divorced from the War ships have been joined by two

Theatr. & A morendle Tere Decuprins the Office, and run by doctors, for transports outside. The luland of Central Hahara, remarkable because the men Quemoy outside the harbour, with wear vella & Alice Havers. 7. An ancient doctors."

Scandinavian warrlur, The origin of the word This is the editorial comment an area of about 60 square miles, Icelandic and mean · "bare-shirt," has been occupied as a base of general of ancient Gaul againal Cam, which appears in the April number At the White Hart in the Boroughs 10 At the of "Fighting Forces" (Gale and operations against Amoy. An at Londen Museum, Lancaster plass Polden, 58.), on the present position

11, Baron and eggs. 12. Beaumarchais lack is expected by the authorities, provide the plot of both Rossini's "Barber of of the Royal Army Medical Corps. who will contest an entrance and Soxide and Kesart's "Marriage of Figars." who have declared, strict martial Paro" was first produced in 1788, and

The Barber, of Bevilla" In 1916. law. A naval engagement out- side is possible.

The steamer Vale da still in port unloading an arms eargo and a amall Southern gunboat de lying in shallow water at the back of the harbour.

Trade is normal. The Japanese situation is unchanged.-Reuter,

Anxious to Negotiate.

Tokyo, May 14 (2.20 p.m.)

The Foreign Office le anxious to

It supports the criticism concern- ing the unpopularity of this branch of H. M. Forces with medical stu- dents, since in its present atate they see no prospect which would make it worth their while to join the Servico.

"Promotions to the rank of open negotiations to settle the Lieutenant-Colonel since the Armia- Tainan affair as soon as possible tice probably do not number 100, but does not contemplate combla and Majors awaiting promotion are Ing it with a settlement of the Nan. getting on for 50 years of age. king affair. If the situation war- Majork who have 20 years' service rants, the Government may start cannot hope for promotion until all Lieutenant-Colonels, A message from Tainan says withdrawing portion of the troops the present

Pénce and Quiet,

Tokyo, May 14 (2.35 p.m.)

the latest investigations of the even before a settlement has been and Generals have retired.... Un- total Japanese military casualties completed, the spokesman intimat-less something is done the N.A.M.C. show that 40 were killed and 1956 ed, though everything will depend down."

will become a corps with its tail

wounded and the civilians four-on the circumstances. teon murdered, more than 20 still

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It is pointed out that since the missing and 114 looted. Peace Though, the report that Ho Yao. recent war conditions have steadily superstitious deteriorated. The and quiet have now been restored tau, whose troops were responsible look on it as a Corps that has no not only in the clty whore the for the outrages, has been dia shops are reopening, but also misaad, has not been confirmed, luck about it, and the consequence within an area of 20 Chinese miles it is officially considered it will is that no officer of the R.A.M.C. will encourage his son to join the of the whole Shantung railway.. grently facilitate negotiatione if

corps... The Chinese Chamber of Com correct.

Yet the R.A.M.C. ofeer knows Based On Owen Davis' Big Stage merço, after listening to the Commenting on the Geneva revivid recollection of the splendidly his importance in war, and has a Japanese Consul'a observations, port that Japan is expected to has empowered General Tien, a explain her side of the story to the efficient work his Corps did in the former Commander of the Gen-League, the spokesman stated that great crisis. He was a big nolas darmerie, to take any steps neces- no such action is being conalder in war time, and should be a hig sary to maintalu peace and ordered at present, though he intiranted hole in peace as well. The normal practitioner only sees disease; the And seek out and disarm any, that the Premier may discuss the Service doctor sees health, and Southerners hiding in the efty. question of the advisability of do health in what the profession

ing so.-Reuter.

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