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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, JUNE

MARTIAL LAW AT HUNAN COMMUNIST EUROPEAN MASTER THE ARCHBISHOP OF

HANKOW.

FOREIGN RESIDENTS,

SUFFER.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK WELCOMED

BY HUNAN LEADER.

EVIL

LENIN AND MARK PHOTOS ON BANKNOTES.

SOLDIERS IN MOVE.

FINED.

TOO MANY PASSENGERS ON THEIR SHIPS.

À COMMON PRACTICE.

CANTERBURY.

TRIBUTE FOR SERVICES TO CHURCH & NATION,

APPEAL TO PUBLIC.

London, June 28.

Hankow, June 22.

At the Marine Court this morn- Disquieting nows continues to ing, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, Alter through of the activities of D.5.0., R.N., Captain E. Neilson, Archbishop of York, Mr, Stanley A Committee, consisting of the Communists in the more remote master of a.s. Hero, was charged Baldwin, the Earl of Selborne, parts of Hunan and though the with carrying more than 12 pas-Lord Dunedin, the Marchioness of BOTH GOING TO PEKING | military authorities endeavour to sengers, the number allowed by re- Salisbury, the Dean of Westmins suppress the news as much as gulations. The accused pleadea) the Communist ranks are possible there is no doubt but that not guilty.

ter, Sir Thomas Inskip, and the tinually boing swelled by the Harbour Department, stated that Mr. Nunn, prosecuting for the turning over of disaffected sol-he boarded the vessel on arrival diery.

and found that there were fou

Latest Naval wireless messages from Hankow state that Chlang Kai-slick arrived there yesterday and la now proceeding to Peking In company with General Chung-yen.

Li

Martial law has again been enforced in Hankow and this is causing considerable inconvent ence to foreign residents. The latter are being atopped altogether or at least obliged to walk in the middle of the roads.

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29, 1928.

MISS SAVIDGE IN THE BOX.

„GIRL'S STORY OF "POLICE INTERVIEW.

ONE KISS AND THAT ONLY A PECK.

TRIBUNAL SITTING.

were

subscriptions for a tribute to the only witness on the first day of Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, is inviting Miss Irene Savidge was the Archblahop of Canterbury, Dr.the hearing by the Tribunal sot A large number of these mal-] passengers and 16 miembers of the

up to inquire into her interroga~ The movement has been initiat-tion at Scotland Yard following contents are former soldiers of compradore's staff on board. The ed to express appreciation of the the dismissal of the caso in which General Chen Chien, who is still latter were not on the articles, and Archbishop's personal character she and Sir Leo Money being held prisoner here.

ha therefore considered the ship and services to the Church and no charged with conduct in Hyde While there have been no reports was carrying eight excess passen- tion. of wholesale atrocities, such

Park Hikely to offend public de occurred some months ago in Lal-

as Captain Neilson stated that tentation on the occasion of the

It is proposed to make the pre-cency."

She was in the witness-box for yang and Chonchow, there is in by his charter party he

was Archbishop's golden wedding an- nearly four hours, and was sub- creasing evidence that the Hunan compelled to carry members of the riversary on November, 12th, and fected th Reds are daily becoming better mont of fares. These men were stipulate that the Archbishop shall kett, K.C., who led for the police.

compradore's staff without pay-he Committee will

a searching cross- examination by Mr. Norman Bir- organized.

not on the articles and he thought as the amount subscribed to

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A Warm Welcome.

Shanghai, Jung 29. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and his party arrived at Hankow yes-

Soviet Republic. terday aboard four Nationalist gunboats. The gunboats entered In the districts South of Heng- the harbour slowly and other gun-chowfu. the Communists now issue boats lying off Hankow fired their own banknotes in various salutea:

denominations in the name of the

come.

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Another Case.

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his wife, therewith-Reuter.

It is anticipated that the res- Captain G. E, Henriksen, of the ponse to the appeal will also en- a large number of delegates "Soviet Republic of China The larly, in respect of 21 passengers laced in the courtyard of Lam- 8.8. Hardrodt, was charged simi-thle a worthy memorial to be from the Hankow community and notes are adorned with pictures in excess, and also with rendering beth Palace, to mark the unique local Government officials, inclad- of Lenin and Karl Marx. Accord false particulars to the Harbour sunciation of the Archibshop and ing General LI Chung-yen, turned ing to word just received from n out to give the party a warm wel- missionary in the Hengchow Dis-Master en-Form "K"

trict the peasantry are forced to

The accused pleaded not guilty. Immediately after landing, the accept these notes at par under and advanced the same defence party proceeded to the 4th Army pain of being killed by the Com-as the previous defendant. Ile Corps Headquarters where aimunists, while if the notes are added that the compradore's stati

Mr. A.S.B. Sparling (77), one of dinner was given on behalf of found in their posscasion by the was changing at each trip and he the oldest solicitors in the eastern the Hankow Government,

soldiers occasionally sont against had a statement from the charterers counties and one of Colchester's Some of the bodyguards the Communists the holders are that the men with regard to whom most prominent public men, has of the party have been promptly executed as being Com-the charge had been ralaed, were

died. ordered to move to the rail-munista themselves.

part of the firm's organisation. way station to await the depar-

He agreed that it might be against

ture of the party by special train for Peking.-Nam Chung Peo.

Stil Talk of Fighting. Messages from the North in-

and

ed.. •

Acting Coxswains.

has accommodation for not more than thirty members of the pub- lic.

there was an unseemly rush, and few moments. the public seats wore filled in a When the doors were opened

first witness and an extract of her Miss Savidge was called as the

evidence is given below. She took the enth in clear, unfaltering tones. At the invitation of the Chairman she sat in the witness- box, and a bottle of smelling salts was placed before her.

Outlining the interrogation al) Scotland Yard she said Inspector Collins told the chaperone that

The chaperone went and she had was time to escort her home. she would not be wanted until it

never seen her since.

Sir Patrick Hastings-What did Collins say to you?-He said, have you here to tell us the truth, "Look here, Miss Savidge. We and if you don't both you and Sir Lee will suffer dearly."

At that time what was his man- her?-Very threatening.

of large numbers of surplus that it was a commen practice to bine steamers for the Dover. The problem of the diabanding the local regulations, but pleaded placed an order for two new tur- Belgian State Railways have

troops, following the cessation of carry these men and admitted that Ostend route with Messrs. John hostilities in the North, which now they were not on the articles. Cockerill, Lid, of Antwerp. confronts 'the Wuhan Political Counell,

the ever-present there had been a breach of re- His Worship considered that diente that Tongshan is now quiet, threat of the Communist move-gulations and inflicted a fine of $5 at Stratford-on-Avon begins on Shakespeare Summer Festival Chang Tsung-chang is now at Kai-ments in Hunan and in other parts in each case, second charge of re-July 2, and continues for ten pine in an armoured train and has of the Central Provinces, into the turning false particulars against weeks under the direction of Mr. stated that he will fight at Lutal. ranks of which the discharged Between 20,000 and 30,000 North soldiers will inevitably drift, is Captain Henrickson, being dismiss-W. Bridges Adams. ern troops are stationed between one that cannot be lightly over- Tongshan and the Lan riverlooked. Plans are already on foot There is no sinti-foreign feeling for the conversion of these surplus

Was anything said about how ovident in the district.

Hla Worship pointed out that much the officers know about the soldiery into industrial labourers, On the resumption of the case, there appeared to be no regulation case?—He said perhaps I did not but no definite scheme of action which was adjourned from yester to prevent anybody being in charge know how clever a man I was latter phase of the work of recon-master of the steam, launch On coxswain on board at the time. He knew everything. has yet been decided upon. This day, against the owner and the of a vessel if there was a registered tulking to, and that they already struction will be the most difficult Fat, his Worship pointed out to were engaged and carried out the the same sort of attitude? No, considered, however, that if a man Did Inspector Collins keep, up confronting the the owner, Wong Tak-ning, that as duties of master for a period of he changed. He became very nice authorities, for though it is an easy the second accused was engaged| matter to tarn tens of thousands us a temporary master, he should more than 48 hours, he should be and friendly.

of soldiers into labourers, at least have been registered,

registered, and, accordingly inflict- ed a fine of $10. in nume, the providing of the neces Marshal Yen lai-shan has accord-led dry by military extortion is sary labour in provinces already ing to information from Nation- alist sources indicated his inten quite a different proposition.

About 2,000 Nationalist troops They came at the request of the Civil Committee of Public Safety, bringing artillery with them,

arrived at Chefoo on June 26,

Yen Hxi-shan to Resign?

Shanghai, June 28. Dissappointed with recent deve- lopments in the political altuation

tion of abandoning his activities

in Peking and of retiring to

of the many

Shans. He is stated to be con- | C. T. WANG EXPLAINS. templating resignation. His chief subordinates are endeavouring to persuade him to remain in the struggle with his political oppon- ents.

Poking Fades Out.

The accused denied the state- coxswain was not on board, as he ment of the police that the

Master Charged. The case of Tang Yuen, the knew that when the boat was master, was then taken, and police under way he must have a regis-evidence similar to that in the tered man in charge.

previous case was given.

in

Іл reply to questions by The defendant stated that when hia Worship, the police officer he was in charge, the proper certi- charge of the CRgC stat-ficated coxswain was always. with- ATTITUDE OF LEGATIONS

ed that he had again visited in two or three feet of him to IMMATERIAL.

the On fat yesterday at 5.15 p.m. instruct, unless he had gone away and the second accused still appear-for "chow" or the drinking of tea, ed to be in charge. Witness- was Shanghai, June 28.

Asked by his Worship why he doing regular trips as coxswain of had not registered his licence at Shanghai, June 28, - The Nationalist Foreign minis- the launch, as on three occasions out the Harbour Office,, defendant said The Nationalist Government later interviewed by Reuter in re of four, when he had visited the that as he was net getting the pay advertising in the Chinese and ference to the questions asked in launch, the licensed and registered of a coxswain, he was not prepared foreign papera

a proclamation the House of Commons yesterday coxswain was not on board, while to undertake the responsibility. changing the nape of Peking to afternoon, stated firstly that the the temporary man appeared to bej Recalled, the nolice Officer Pel Ping, and Chihli Province to question of the capital had been in charge.

stated that it was only on the third Hopel Province.

definitely settled. The metro- Defendant stated that the police visit to the launch; when he served Charters, have been granted to politan area of Peking had been officer had only asked for the licence the summons, that he saw the re- "Pel Ping" and Tientain, with the abolished and the 'area placed book, and, having compared thegularly certifiented coxswain, right of municipal government, under the control of the Chibli photograph therein with the man

A fine of $10, with the usual and to former metropolitan area provincial authorities. The at- on duty, found it was not the same. alternative, was inflicted. under Peking will henceforth be titude of the Legations on the mat- amalgamated with "Hopel Pro-ter was immaterial. vinco."--Reuter.

Fang Chen-wa.

Secondly Mr. C. T. Wang point- ed out that he had only been in office for a fortnight but hoped to Shanghai, June 28.

take up the question of the British General Fang Chen-wa, of Consulate at Nanking immediate- Tainan fame, has arrived in Pe-ly:

king from Tientsin. In an inter- On the third, fourth and fifth view with Marahal Yen Hsi-shan questions he did not wish to mako ho re-stated his determination to any comment as they came under resign from the military field, other departments.

Tsinanfu Raids,

Shanghai, June 28.`,

The Japanese authorities on Tuesday raided number of

Provisional Court.

sional Court the Foreign Minister Regarding the Shanghai Provi-

considered that the Nationalist

houses in Tsinanfu, whilst in some Government had the sole right to

quarters of the city pedestrians appoint the court personnel with- were searched. As the result of the raid a number of Chinese were detained by the Japanese; but the reason for their vigilance has not been disclosed.

out interference from the Powers. by the Powers he

Asked concerning, recognition China was now unified and that stated that

all Chinese diplomatic representa- tives abroad were under his con- trol and were flying the Nationalist On Sunday last, as the result of flag, He was receiving foreign

Communist Agitation.

"Hoihow, June 28.-

Diplomatic. Representatives

Rnd

a raid by Chinese troops a notori-dealing with diplomatic matters in ous "Red" leader, named Ng Tak-the usual manner. wah, a native of Szechwan and a

Recognition, he said, was

former Whampao Cadet College figure of speech concerning which student, was detained. Ten other alleged Communists were also arrested,

"Red" Plot.

The prisoners confessed to an attempt to organise a Communist

he was not, at the present time, worrying. He proposed to take up the revision, of treatles as soon as possible.

Asked whether there was any Ilkelihood of relations being plot for the capture of Klungehow renewed with the Soviet, Mr. C. T.

at the end of this summer. It is be-Wang replied that there was not,

loved that with the arrest of the leader, the Communists will not be in a position to creato trouble In Kiungchow, which is now under the administration of General Chan Ming-shu.

in the sear future.-Reuter,

Receipts from the matinee at. Daly's Theatre in aid of the Gen- eral Lying-In Hospital Extension Fund, amounted to £2,540, 108.

HE: Could you tell me where that is want to

SHE: Oh, lingelei On the first floor!

buy

Throughout the time you were in this room with Collina and Clarke, was there ever a woman present after the policewoman had gone?-No.

Savidge, by them asking her how The questions began, said Miss

ahe first met Sir Leo. It was.then about 2.50, They asked her ques- tions about Sir Leo, about herself, and her life.

Sir Patrick What time did you leave.Scotland Yard?--At 7.40.

During the whole of that time were you in the room with the two police officers?-Yen.`·.

by Colline to which you objected? Were some questions asked you

Mr. Birkett-I must register à protest:

"They asked me how long I had known Sir Leo and how I came to meet him," Miss Savidge said. "I told them I had known him aix months, and was introduced to him (Continued on Page 8.)

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