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C. E. WARREN & CO. LTD.

The

Dollar or Domaji Light-up (Time: High War Low Water

18d.

Hongkong Telegraph.

POUNDED 181 四拜禮 -+AIX THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1928.

NO. 28,591-

1936 FIN ANNO

BETALA COPE 19 GENZO

BUICK 1928

Style that women desire. Durability that men demand.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telayhons C-1240–35 Wouz Net Chyaz Road, Taiphon C-3500 21 Đại Vari Tond Castell

NORTHERN FORCE BIG CITY PROPERTY SUDDEN DEATH ON BRILLIANT PLAY BY SERIOUS RIOTS IN POLICE CLASH WITH PROFITS TOO BIG

RETIRES.

PEKING EVACUATION

OF PAOTINGFU.

NEW DEFENCE. LINE WITHIN 20 MILES OF PEKING.

TSINANFU REBUFF,

Peking, May 31. Owing to the Shansi threat, Mar-

further shorten his defensive line, and has ordered a withdrawal of

DEAL.

HONGKONG HOTEL DISPOSÉS

OF VACANT LOT.

11⁄2 MILLION DOLLARS.

After muntorous rumours con- cerning the future of that portion of the Hongkong Hotel which was burnt down on New Year's Day in 1926, it became known to-day thrt, the vacant lot, together with No. 16, Des Voeux Road, which former-

been sold.

RACECOURSE.

WELL-KNOWN CHINESE

PASSES AWAY.

COMPRADORE OF THE DAIRY

FARM COMPANY.

AFTER PONY · RIDE.

N

A. well-known member of the

WHITCOMBE.“

DOES 69 IN SECOND ROUND

FOLLOWING 68.

SEVEN STROKES LEAD.

London, May 30, Another sensational round by Ernest Whitcomba In the Irish Open Golf Championship at Now- castle, Co. Down, gives him a Jead of seven holes over his nearest opponent. successive, rounds is almost un- His feat of scoring 68 and 69 ja

JUGO-SLAVIA.

STUDENTS BARRICADE

THE STREETS.

BELGRADE POLICE FIRE INTO ANGRY MOB.

BAYONET CHARGES.

Belgrade, May '90.

MALAYS.

SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURS

IN TRENGGANU.

SOME CASUALTIES.

Singapore, May 24, Trouble among the Malays in the U of the Trengganu River, which la sald to have originated ́in a dis- pute over jungle-felling rights, cul- minated in an attack on a police station on Monday.

TO HANDLE

ENVIABLE POSITION OF

·LOCAL FIRM.

RS. 40,000,000 FOR RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS.

CAPITAL REDUCTION. The police were forced to fire and

The caviable position of a local several casualties occurred among the Malays. Full information has firm was disclosat in the Supreme but it is known that there were no Sir Henry Gollan, Mr. Eldon Pot casualties among the police.

zabal Chang Tso-lin has decided to housed the Alexandra Cafe, hasChinese community, in the person precedented in championship golf, night the scene of another wild not yet been received at Singapore, Court this morning, when, before:

the Fongtion troops to Liullo, which is about twenty miles to the -south-west of Peking-Reuter.

Japanese at Tientsin.

It is believed that in the event of a Nationalist attack on Tientsin, the Japanese troops intended to prevent the entry of Chinese troops even into the Chinese city:

circum-

TC 77 159

77 70 153

The leading scores are: Ernest Whitcombe... 68 G0 137 A. Compston

76 69 144 "Abe" Mitchell

73 71.144. G. Duncan (holder) A. Havers E. Ray

81 75 180 Unlike the British Open, the foregoing scores count in the championship proper. Reuter,

..

The National Theatre was to of Mr. Chan Tazo-u, compradore and he easily leads the sixty | anti-Italian demonstration by of the Duiry Farm, Ice and Cold qualifiers for the final which is to students, and the disorders con- We understand that the pur-

be played over thirty-six holes to- tinued long after the performance chasers are the Hongkong Land Storage Co., Ltd, passed away un-morrow.

The incident occurred at Kualater, K.C. made application for Investment and Agency Co., Li, der somewhat tragie

had concluded.

Telamang, about twelve miles up sanction for the reduction of the Archie Compston was also in

The trouble occurred in spite of the Trengganu River, where the and that the purchase price is stances on the Racecourse at 11ap-great form to-day. After a very severe precautionary measures, at police station was garrisoned by a capital of the Hongkong Trust about à million and a half dollars.

moderate effort yesterday, he went the end of a performance by a

detachment of 26 polite.

Corporation Limited, from 100 So far, no announcement is forth.py Valley this morning.

round to-day In 69 and tied with famous Parisian Company."

The number of the attackers 18000,000 rupees to 60,000,000 rupees. Shanghal, May 30..

coming as to the use to which the Nationalist agents, who have property will be put,

The deceased gentleman, who Abe Mitchell for second place.

not known, but news received at Mitchell is in much better form been investigating Japanese pre-

was better known, as Mr. Chanthan he has been for some time.

Gallery Outbreak.

Singapore recently was to the effect The Company sought to reduco, "Since the fire of two years ago,

That large bodies of Malays were its capital not because of losses, parations at Tientsin, siate that the Hongkong and Shanghai Tong, was in the habit of taking Other prominent competitors are gallery, where the crowd was form purposes. It is believed that they the company such a hugo surplus The disturbance started in the gathering in the Ulu for unlawful but because Its profits had given 5,000 Japanese troops and a num-Intels, Ltd., has been considering early morning rides at Happy Val-badly bohind in the race. ber of Japanese aeroplanes are in the advisability of rebuilding the ley, and it was after such exer.

ed chiefly of students, and at the have no frearms, and that their that they could not deal with it Tienlain ready for emergency. burnt-out part of the building,

close of the play, they cheered for only weapons are krises and agrat all in order to make a profit but it will be recalled that at the cise to-day that he collapsed and'

France and boo-od Italy loudly. cultural implements. annual meeting of the Company passed away from heart failure. last month it was announced that if a good offer were made for pur- Succumbed on Course. chase, the Directors would be pre-

Mr. Chan had, apparently, gone! pared to weigh the alternatives of fostering the interests of the Com-round the course twice on his pany ofther by a sale or by the pony, when he complained of feel Mr. Chiang Tao-pine has reporterection of a new block.

ing rather tired and dizzy. Ho ed to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek The Land Investment Com-therefore lay down on the course, that the Japanese authorities at pany hag recently figured but in a very brief time he had Tainantu have declined to discuss purchasers in two other large succumbed. Dr. F. Bunje and Dr. the negotiation of the incident with property deals-namely, Prince's C. C. Wang were summoned, but him, and that General Fukuda re- Building and Powell's Build-they applied restorative efforts quired the personal attendance of Ing. Its latest purchase fol without success, and could only Marshal Chiang Kai-sheki

which have been pronounce that death was due to CLOSER WORKING URGED BY lows rumoure The Generalissimo has, accord- current for some time past that heart failure.

SOCIETY. ing to information available, de. the Company was in the market as clined to accede to the request, and likely buyer of the property, and,

London, May 30. has ordered Mr. Chang Chuen to as stated above, the negotiations

The annual Co-operative Con- represent him at Talnanfu. Even towards this end have now re-twenty-five years, having joined itgresa, held this year at West Nationalist circles are not very sulted in the acquisition thereof. hopeful that the new delegato will meet with better reception.

Tsinanfu Rebuke,

Shanghai, May 30.

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HUGE U.S. MOTOR-CAR COMBINE.

CHRYSLER'S AND DODGE'S AMALGAMATE.

Nanking Foreign Office.

Shanghal, May 30. The dilly-Bullying in the Na- tionalist camp regarding the ap- pointment of a successor to Gen- eral Hwang Fu in the Foreign Office is due to doubts among the

New York, May 30.. leaders as to what line they should An enormous amalgamation of take.

motor-car interesta has been Mr. C. T. Wang, the strongest brought off through the Chrysler candidate, is strongly opposed by|Corporation's acquisition of Dodge In large acetion merely because he ia the nominee of Marshal Feng Yu-halung, while the same section cannot find anyone suitable to take on the position.

Brothers.

of age, had been in the service of The decensed, who was 43 yedra the Dairy Farm Company for over

CO-OPERATION WITH LABOUR.

as a junior clerk. He gained pro-Hartlepool, has re-affirmed the de- motion by reason of his abilities, cision of last year, to enter inte and his denth is keenly regretted closer arrangement with the by his colleagues, both foreign Labour Party." and Chinese, amongst whom he was very popular.

Mr. A. Barnes, Labour M.P. for East Ham, S., strongly opposed a resolution put forward seeking, to rescind the decision, and declared that the Labour Party and, the Co-

Indeed, the late Mr. Chan was widely known and highly respect ed amongst all sections in the Go-operative Party were marching lony, and the news of his demise towards the same goal. will come as a shock to his numer-

us friends.

He mentioned that thousands of Liberals and Conservatives his joined the London Society during the past year.

The resolution rescinding the decision was defeated on a card

FROM GHENT TO GENEVA.

TEXTILE WORKERS IN CONGRESS.

Ghent, May 30.

Big dividends had been paid; Mr. Potter said, but the vast eur plus had steadily increased until it was now over 10,000,000 rupees: The application really meant that this vast sum was being returned to the various shareholdere, that the figures made one rasp

M. Marinkovitch, the Jugo-men and two officers of the F.M.S.

As reported last Monday, fifty out of it, Slavian Premier and Foreign Min-Police left Singapore by the 8.8. ister, who was sented in a box with Katong that day for Kuala Treng the French Minister, Immediately ganu, and were due to arrive yester left the theatre.

day. The situation in the disaffect The demonstrators assembled ed districts la under the general outside and strong anti-Italian control of the Hon. W. M. Milling speeches were made. They refus-ton, British Adviser to H. H. the ed be disperse at the Police re- Sultan of Trengganu, and his head quest, and the authorities were quartera are at Kuala Trengganu. forced to charge the mob. Several who made inquiries at the office of A Straits Times representative arresta were made.

Barajevo Trouble.

tho Secretary to the High Commis- aloner this morning was given the following official statement:-"A A serious outbreak also occur-collision occurred on Monday morn red at Sarajevo, well-known as the in between the police at Kuala scens of the assassination, which Telamang police station and Kam led to the outbreak of the Great pong Mainys. After several War.

warnings the police were at last Here the gendarmes were forced the assembly, which is said to have compelled to fire in order to scatter to disperse the mob by a charge suffered a few cagunities. Definite in which both police and rioters Information is not yet available." were injured. Eventually the in-. cident was brought to a close by the arrest of 26 of the ringleaders. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

University Closed.

Later..

Hostile demonstrations were re-

ON PEACE.

Sir Henry Gollah commented. with envy."

Sassorn Family.

Mr. Potter and the petition was for the capital to be reduced from 100,000,000 rupees to 60,000,000 rupees because the firm had a sur plus no great that such a large amount of capital was not now necessary..

pany with a rupce capital?

His Lordship:-It is a local com

Mr. Potter replied in the affirma tive and said, in reply to further questions, that the real business)

carried on was in the nature of in vestments by, he thought, the Sassoon family. It was a private limited company, "

His Lordship: A sort of family

newed in Belgrade late last night, PLEASED AT RECEPTION TO company? That is so. the affair developing 'more serious dimensions than at any previous

time.

Gangs of students erected, bar- ricades in order to impede the Mounted Police, and though hoses were turned on the crowds in an effort to subdue the outbreak, this proved of no avail.

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KELLOGG TREATY,

:

After stating that the company was incornorated in 1921, Mr. Pot Gettysburg, May 30. ter, referring to the affidavits, said The desirability of the con- that the aims and objects were ful- tinuance of peace throughout the ly set out. A special resolution world was the theme of the Memo-was recorded and there was also a rial Day Speech of President Coo-statement of the financial position lidge here...

of the company showing a surplus.

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The President referred to the of over 40,000,000 rupees which Police Attacked.

favourable reception accorded to the company, at the moment, were Mr. Kellogg's draft treaty for the net in a position to deal with at all The students retaliated by at-outlawing of war, which he de- in order to make a profit out of it. lacking the Police with volleys of clared was endorsed by public

Not Usual Ground, missiles of every sort and descrip- opinion in America and abroad, tion.

He expressed satisfaction that Is Lordship asked whether it had been approached with en- there was any distribution of couragement and interest by the dividends.. A

Governments invited to consider the draft. Reuters American Service.

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Keen Sportsman. Apant from his keen interest in The joint capital of the new business matters, the late Mr. organisation, whose car produc- Chan was an enthusiastic sports-vote.--Renter. ition will rank next to the General man. He was very fond of shoot- Motors Corporation and Ford's ing in the New Territories, Mr. Tang Shao-yi bas "again | Factories, will be $500,000,000. being regarded 'as an excellent The deal was concluded between shot, and for many years he had been approached, but he has de- finitely refused to consider any the principals of the two firms, owned ponies, although it was not re-entry into politient affairs. Mr. Clarence Dillon, of Dodge unill, recently that he interested U is now rumoured that Dr. Brothers, and Mr. Walter Chrys-himself in racing. At the time of G. C. Wu has been urgently re-Jer.

his death, he owned several race quested to return, while They locked themselves up in a ponies, one of which, Bright Pro hopes have not yet been hotel auite for three days before spect, has met with considerable given up that Hwang Fu will be calling in lawyers and accoun- success. It ran second in the Lan-

The Police then charged the Induced to return to the fold.

tants to complete the arrange-tro Handicap at Monday's Meel-

rioters with fixed bayonets. The International Textile Work-wild meler ensued, dozens being Mr. Tang Yu-liang is acting ments.-Reuter's American Service. ing. Mr. Chan was also a greaters Congress, which opened here injured, in the fracas.

lover of dogs, of which he owned on Monday, has unanimously pass.

ed a resolution in favour of a uni- The mob was completely out of The deceased, whose home was versal eight-hour day and the abs hand, and finally the Police open-

lition of gang work. at 18h, Macdonnell Road, leaves a

ed fire. The mob scattered in all widow and a large family, with The Congress has also authoris-directions. Un to the moment, the whom much sympathy will be felted the despatch of a telegram to number of casualties has not been in their bereavement. Mrs. Chan, the International Labour Bureau revealed, but it is feared that many who was deceased's second wife, is at Geneva, strongly supporting the have been killed and wounded, It now transpires that the loss from Shanghai, and is stated to be Japanese proposal that an inter- On Tuesday, martial law was im- of a machine gun, reported vester. A relative of Mr. Tang Shao-yi, the national enquiry should be held

concerning conditions. posed in the native elty, and the day as being from I.M.S. Wild well-known retired politician. order was enforced until midnight Swan, was as a matter of fact from to-night.

H.M.S. Sapoy. A. Court of Here and there, demonstrations Enquiry into the matter is being occurred but they passed off withheld to-day. The theft took place out untoward incident.

in the early hours of Sunday The students took advantage of morning.

pro, tem.

May 30 in Shanghal, ·

Shanghai, May 30. The rigorous measures adopted by the authorities in the Interna- tional Settlement, and the Chinese City, prevented serious disorders during the May 30th commemora- tion celebrations to-day,

THE MACHINE-GUN

THEFT.

FROM “SEPOY" NOT “WILD

SWAN

a day's holiday to foment anti- It is reported that from the same agitation, but the public proved re-vessel, during her recent stay in markably unresponsive.

Offensive Plans.

Shanghai, May 30, (6.15 p.m.).

Shanghai, three hatchway covers, approximately five feet square, were mysteriously removed during the night. This was also the sub-

According to tho Kuomin News|ject of a Court of Enquiry, but Agency Chiang Kai-shek yester-with what result is not known. day afternoon left Hauchow for Sin-

hsiang where he will confer with

Feng Yu-halang and Yen Hal-shan

regarding the details of the anti- FRENCH HARDCOURT northern offensive. ・

It adds that the main forces of

TENNIS.

the Fourth Group army are con- COCHET AND MISS BENNETT

centrated at Shihklachwang in preparation for an offensive against the Fengtien forces along the Kin- han railway-Reuter,

Naval Co-operation.

J

WIN DOUBLES.

several.

THIRD GOLD COAST MARTYR,

DR. W. A. YOUNG DIES OF YELLOW FEVER.

J

London, May 80.. The West Coast of Africa has claimed its third notable victim to the Yellow Fever, scourge since September, in the person of Dr. William Alexander Young, the Director of the Medical, Research Institute on the Gold Coast, who dled at Accra yesterday.

IMPORTANT LABOUR CONFERENCE.

Mr. Potter replied that there was. but even then they would still have the vast surplus and. the only way of dealing with it was to reduce the capital. The company, ho con

court to make a return of 10,000,000 rupees to various sharo- holders. It was, however, not the usual ground on which an appli cation for a reduction of capital. was made.

FASCISTS & LEAGUE OF tinued, was actually asking the

*NATIONS.

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OPENED AT ROME.

His Lordship: No, it isn't. It Romo, May 30, makes one gasp with envy. The International Institute for Mr..Potter went on to deal with the Unification of International | affidavita by the director and

The Congress empowered Its Bureau to settle with the Trade Unions In India the question of their affiliation in view of the poculiar conditions ruling in In-FORTY-TWO COUNTRIES MEET | Law was inaugurated hero to-day. secretary of the company in which dla."-Reuter..

CALCUTTA LUCK.

SWEEP WINNER WILL SECURE £262,000,

"'.

. Calcutta, May 30. It is reliably stated that the winner of the Calcutta Sweep on the Derby, to be run at Epsom on Wednesday next, will receive £262,- 000,-Reuter...

His predecessors in martyrdom were Dr. Adrian Stokes, the famous Guy's Hospital pathologist, 22nd, when on the vorge of a great who died at Lagos on September ITALO-TURKISH PACT.

discovery: and the Japunesa bacteriologist, Dr. Hiyede Nogu- NEUTRALITY. TREATY SIGNED chi, who died just a week ago.

AT. ROME.

Paris, May 30. In the final of the Mixed Doubles in the French Hardcourt Cham- plonships at Autleul, Cochet, and Shanghai, May 30, (4.15 p.m.). Miss Elleen Bennett defeated F. T. Following the return of Yang Hunter, and Miss Helen Wills by Shu-wang to Nanking it has been two acts to one. The American, The opinion is expressed that announced that the Nationalist fleet pair won the first set, but were Dr. Young was infected with the

Rome, May 30... will soon appear on the coast of outlasted by Cochet and the Bri-disease as the result of a post- The treaty of neutrality between Shantung to co-operate with the tish indy: The scores were: 3-6, mortem examination of Dr. Noga- Italy and Turkey concluded to Nationalist land forces.Reuter.

16-3, 6-8,-Reuter,

cently, has been signed - Routeri

chi-Reuter.

AT GENEVA.

In the course of a speech to the it was stated that most of the cros gathering, Signor Mussolini said ditore, who wore in fact share.. that the Fascist Gogvernment, in holders, had consented to the re Geneva, May 30.

Initiating the creation of the Induction by letter and cable. The eleventh General

Con-atitute, wished to aid the League ference of the International of Nations' activity regarding in- Labour Organisation has opened..tellectual co-operation-Renter.

Forty-two States are represent-

ed from the 65 countries amifuted to the Organization.

At the opening, M. Saavedra Lamas, the head of the Argenting delegation, was elected President.

Reuter.

R.A.F. FLYING-BOAT "TOURISTS.”

WARM WELCOME IN DUTCH EAST INDIES:

Koepang, May 30, The four Royal Air Force flying boats have arrived here, baplendid

welcome being accorded Router,

INDIAN POLICE FIRE:

ON RIOTERS.

|HINDUS CAUSE' TROUBLE AT MOHAMMEDAN FEAST.

Delhi, May 30.

Application Granted.

The only remaining point, con- cluded Mr. Potter, was with re gard to the words "and reduced", which the law required to be add ed to the name of a company durs ing the process of reduction for a time decided by the court. The company, he said, would ke'as short a time as possible and would. be content with a week or a fort night. As it was not an ordinary, company It did not matter a great,

A serious communal riot broke | deal -- out to-day in a village about |-·: His Lordship granted the appli thirty miles from Delhi ou-the cation for the reduction of capital occasion of the celebration of the and ordered, that the words “and Mohammedan Feast of Bakrid.-reduced" ha used for a fortnight.

Share

Allotment.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon later" applled

The mob got completely out of hand and attacked the Police; sont to disperse the rioters. The Police were forced to open fro and two on behalf of Messrs. J. H. Bac Hindus were killed and thres wounded-Beutor.

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