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LI CHAI-SUM LEÀVES

IN DISGUST.

CHIANG INDUCES TWO OTHER | DESERTERS TO RETURN.

CLASH OF INTERESTS.

Tho sudden desertion of Li Shib-cheng and Chang Ching- kiang from the Fifth Plenary Session of the C.E.C., appears to have had the effect of widening

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FOUNDED LI ●拜歳 號三十月八英港香 MONDAY,

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ELROD SHOOTING SWATOW BOYCOTT

AFFAIR

JUDGE PASSES SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS.

„WIFE'S INTENTIONS.

Shanghai, Aug. 19. Sentence was passed this morn- ing, in the US. Supreme Court for. China, on Mr. C. C. Elrod, an American employee of the Shang- had Municipal Council, who was on Friday, found guilty of deliber- ately shooting his wife with Intent to kill.

the brench in the ranks of the hand. Kuomintang, their action having brought matters, to a hond,

GROWING.

KUOMINTANG TAKES CONTROL.

LABOUR ORGANISATIONS ON THE COMMITTEE.

BASIS BROADENED.

AUGUST 13, 1928.

PIRACY FEARS ON "TEAN.”

MAN WITH REVOLVER FOUND ON BOARD..

FIVE OTHERS HELD.

A wireless message from the China Navigation Company'ą 8.8. Tean, hinting at the possible pro- sence of pirates on board, which was received by the Water Police

日八廿月六

SEVERE MANILA QUAKE.

THEATRE AUDIENCES

ALARMED.

RUSH FROM RESTAURANTS INTO STREETS.

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RAIDERS ATTACK IRAK CONVOY.

BRITISH DRIVER'S PRESENCE OF MIND.

DASHES INTO DESERT.

·Baghdad, Aug. 12.

That only the presence of mind of a British driver saved a serious outrage is revented by latest details available of the attack, by desert

JAPANESE POLICY

IN CHINA.

CHANGE OF ATTITUDE FORECASTED.

SHANGHAI CONSUL'S-TALK WITH CT. WANG,

during the week-end, gave rise to NO DAMAGE REPORTED raiders on the trans-deacrt civilian LEAVING FOR TOKYO.

|considerable' speculation, ·

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convoy on Saturday,

The convoy was attacked ten- As a consequence, when the Tenn

Manila, Aug. 6.

Shanghai, Aug. 12. Some time ago, writes the Tele

miles on the Irak side of the Syrian graph's Swatow correspondent, the arrived from Hoihow this morning,

An earthquake of more than frontier, the bandita first stopping

The Japanese Consul-General, a loent convoy, killing a Mahomme- The affair took place on July municipal branch of the Kuamin-she was met off Cheungehau by a 3rd at Mr. Elrod's home in the tang was ordered to bring its affairs police launch with a number of average intensity and lasting fully dan traveller and wounding two Mr. Yada, called on Dr. C. T. to a close. This was done, and for police officers on board, and, after ten seconds visited Manila at 10.42 others, after which they laid an Wang at noon to-day and the out- French Concession, when, after a quarrel, Mrs. Elrod was shot, time the society has been in preliminary Investigations,

travelling a few miles behind. through the shoulder by her hus abeyance except as it has been re-encorted to the quarantine an- last night, bringing about a con-ambest for the les pel convoy come of the conversation is be

presented by the officials In power. chorage, where she still lies 'at dition of near panic on the streets

They successfully attacked and loved to offer good hopes for the Recently, Commissioners have the time of writing.

and in a number of amusement seized the mail-car, but the British future. This morning, Judge Purdy been sent from Canton to reorganise The first move by the police was

It is understood that Mr. Yada passed sentence of two years' the branch. A radies' overhaul of to receive into custody, from the places where the usual Sunday driver of the six-wheeler, carrying a large number of passengers, though his headlight was shattered said he intends to leave for Tokyo Judging by reports from Nan-imprisonment, the Judge saying the old membershir is being made; ship's guards, a Swatow Chinese, crowds congregated.

that it would be better for Elrod members are being required to re- who was one of the passengers. After the firat excitement by a bullet, turned sharply and king received to-day, Marsha! to serve his sentence in the United gister anew, givir- full particulars boarding the ship at Hoihow, and

following the tremour had dashed into the desert, eventually on August 17th, and that on his Chiang Kai-shek is to have a busy States, where he would be able to of themselves and a photograph in in whose possession a revolver is

aubsided, the feeling of Im- bringing his passengers safely to return, he will be prepared to open task in collecting the Moderate receive

formal negotiations with Dr. C. T. adequate

said to have been discovered, penitentiary triplicate.

In this Doubtless

mediate fear gave way to con- the Rutbah post, the

·wny Jonders and inducing them to sit medical attention.

While retaining him for

The uncertainty following the Wang for the settlement of the "purging of the Party," which be possible charge of being in posses aiderable anxiety in many quarters firat expelled, is being thoroughly

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at the Conference, several further One-third of the sentence will defections having occurred, the probably be remitted but this willan, when the Communists weresion of arms for a felonious pur- fin connexion with the activities of/breakdown of the Jeddah Confer- Tsinan Affair and other outstand most notable being that of Mar-be contingent on the prisoner's carried through according to the pose, the police have also detained Mayon volcano, many people fearence is a source of serious exponaging questions..

shai Li Chal-sum, the head of the

Canton administration, who has declined to attend further meet- ings and has left. for Tangshan.

Chiang's Diplomacy.

behaviour.

Dr. C. T, Wang returned to which proparing dol'enaive Nanking this evening-Reuter. standard of those now in control inve other Swatow Chinese for the ing that the quake was a forehod to the Irak Ministry of Defence

measures. purpose of taking their statements,ing of a destructive eruption.

A Chinese agency, which attri- Father Selga, Director of the Tean,

In the event of trouble on the The

Butterfeld

Weather Bureau, however, an- Irak-Majd frontier, a force of butes the Japanoso anxiety to come. nounced a few minutes after the Arab tax-drivers will be hastily re-to an understanding with Nanking earthquake that the tremour was of cruited and sent to patrol the to the Sino-British agreement on geologie character and was in no Southern frontlar under Captain the Nanking Incident, says that way connected with the activities Goring, in Ford lorries, armed with Japan contemplates a change of of Mayon volcano. The Weather machine-guns. Router. Bureau also announced that the earthquake was of intensity from 3 to 4 and its approximate direc- tion was from north to south.

Mrs. Elrod intends to sell the Canton. boarding-house which she has The Commissioners who are dir- hitherto kept, and to proceed toeeting the reorganisation perhaps America, where she will purchase feel the need of some focus of popu The nowa will prove most dis-4 ranch, where the couple hope to lar fervour, since political and livo together after the expira economie agitation is now not so appointing to Marshal Chiangtion of the prison termOur much welcomed by the authorities, Kai-shek, who, Recording to a

Be that as it may, they have now Reuter's meatnge from Shanghai,

taken the Japanese boycott under arrived at Shanghal yesterday

their wing. morning accompanied by Mr. T.

Own Correspondent.

V. Soong, the Minister of Finance, AN UGLY SHANGHAI

and deliberated at some length with Mesara, Li Shih-cheng and Chang Ching-kiang, who have agreed to return to Nanking.

The party, says Reuter, is leaving for Nanking this morning.

INCIDENT.

ANTI-FOREIGN BRAWL AT LUNA PARK.

RIOT PREVENTED.

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TYPHOON HEADING FOR JAPAN.

Severe Weather East of Tsubo Shoto Islands,

Two-Way Movement.

So far the boycott has been con- | ducted by the Chamber of Com- merce. The merchants, however, have not, the Commissioners assert, put enough "ginger" into it. The Commissioners have accordingly FAIR WEATHER IN HONGKONG. observe the quake from the start called a meeting to put the boycott on a broader basis.

Labour Reappears.

Prejudice to Overcome,

It is interesting to note in the Marshal Chiang Kai-shek must

constitution of the meeting and. have put some welghty considera-

among the eleven organisations to tions to the Right leaders to induce

which it committed the enforce- them to return, as they are ex- tremely critical of the "Leftist" An Incident which occurred atment of the boycott, the re-emer- polley, and are far from eager to the Luna Park greyhound racing gence, after a time of quiescence, of the Labour Unions, A consider- ait with them.

Shanghai, Aug. 13.

track, involving a foreigner and Whether Chiang will be as a number of Chinese, nearly de-able number were represented at successful with Marshal L'Chai-veloped into a riot last night.

the meeting, and some contributo members to the new Committee, al- sum is another matter. The Can- The affair originated in a slight though not in any large proportion. ton leader declined to attend the disturbance, when a Chinese jost- The eleven organisations which meetings of the Plenary Session led a foreigner, who, annoyed at are to form the Committen are:- held on Saturday, leaving early in the occurrence, remonstrated with the Chamber of Commerce, the the morning for Tangshan, just the Chinese.

Municipal Branch of the Kuomin- outside the Nationalist capital, and announcing his decision not to return.

The Royal Observatory re- ports that the typhoon, which is now severe, is less than 100 miles to the East of Nahas, moving E.N.E,

There is, of course, no dan- ger to. Hongkong, the typhoon being over a thousand miles to the E.N.E. of Hongkong moving in that direction away from the Colony.

The Observatory also re- ports the existence of a depres-. sion over South-West China,

The weather forecast till noon to-morrow la:-West, or variable, winds, moderate to light; fair.

An argument ensued, during tang, the Merchants' Union, the which the foreigner was told that Labour Branch Union, the Women's spRRERCISTOWICERENCEcal he could get out of China If he did Union, the Students' Union, the not like the country.

Seaman's

Feng and Li Chung-yen. It is notable, also, that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang has failed to put In an appearance on the pretext of feeling unwell, and that before leaving for Shanghai, Marshal

suming graver Chiang Kai-shek engaged in a long interview with the "Christian" Our Own Correspondent,

Later, a Chinese lady joined in the melee, and speaking in excel lent English, roundly denounced foreigners in general.

General.

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Li

It is also reported that General

Chung-yen, the

Hankow RAILWAY WAGES CUT

leader, who like Marshal Li Chal-

sum will be seriously affected if

ACCEPTED.

Union,

Foreign Relations.

rung

. Those who were in'a position lo

declared last night that the move- ment was of two kinds, the tremour starting with an up and down movement and later chang- ing to a sidewise movement,'

It was remembered that the Japanese earthquake in 1923 was of a similar nature, the quake starting with an up and down! movement and ending with a side wise shake which, in the opinion of experts, caused the unparallell ed-destruction.

ZAGREB FUNERAL

SCENES.

THOUSANDS AT BURIAL OF M: STEFAN RADITCH.

A GRUESOME WREATH,

policy, which was outlined to Dr.

C. T. Wang by the Japanese Consul-General.

An informal discussion of the Tainan affair and the treaty rovi- slon problem leads the Chinese to. believe that a settlement will soon be reached.

Reuter Interview.

In an interview with Reuler's representative in Shanghai on Saturday, Dr. C. T. Wang, re- ferring to China's probable reply to the last Japanese Note, said that the Nationalist Government Delgrade, Aug. 12. Over two hundred thousand was unable to recede from its people, from all parts of Jugo-treaty revision policy.

from If Japan. wad reasonable, Slavia, but principally Creatin, assembled at Zagreb on China wished to settle outstanding the occasion of the funeral of M. questions by direct negotiation. From information obtained last Stefan Radlich, the revered leader Falling that, China would probably night, the quake was felt the hard-of the Creat Peasant Party, who be compelled to appeal to the cat in the down-town section of died on Wednesday last week, League of Nations. Manila where considerable excito after being wounded during a

tensely.

Parliamentary dispute.

British Settlement Text.

The text of the terms of settle-

ment reigned for several minutes.

Patrons of restaurants around

The ceremony lasted from ten Plaza Goit! sought safety outside o'clock in the morning when the ment of the Nanking Incident be- the buildings, after peaing the coffin was removed from the polit-tween Britain and the Nationalist is being fasued the Chinese boat, which

regularly fixtures in the places swinging cal headquarters of the Peasants Government, ose Customs Officials Union, the between Hongkong and Hoi-intensely, Clocks in down-town Party, till 5.15 p.m. when the crowd simultaneously in London, Nank-

will be remembered as places stopped.

quietly left the cemetery where ing, Peking and Shanghai, this

evening. Municipal Teachers' Union, the how,

the body had been interred. Theatre Crowds Alarmed, Central Office of the Labour Unions, the vessel which fell a prey to the and the Swatow Education Society. notorious Blas Bay desperadocs

A number of the peasant delega-

Dr. Wang's Views, Eventually, the police intervened This formation of a new Com-in a recent piracy, when engaged The big Sunday crowds in the tions were attired in national and prevented the affair from as-mittee indicates a new phase of the on a similar trip. On that occa-theatres in the neighbourhood of costume and carried the Croatian

Although Dr. C. T. Wang, the Nationalist foreign minister, saya dimensions, boycott and reflects the growing sion the ship was taken to Bias Bay Plaza Goiti and Plaza Santa Cruz fing, while every lamp-post in China is unable to alter her feeling against Japan which is bo-where the pirates finally succeeded felt considerable trepidation, Zagreb was draped with crepe, position regarding the recent ing fostered in Shanghai...

in making a landing and escaping especially those in the balcontes, Elaborato precautions from two pursuit parties from a where the quake was felt more in- taken by the Police to prevent un- Japanese commercial treaty, that were action in terminating the Chinese- Customs cruiser and one of His

a compromise is possible is shown The vernacular papera are Majesty's destroyers.

At the start of the tremor the toward incidents,

Among the numerous wreaths by the unofficial conference which jubilant over the Sino-American Doubtless owing to the occur- treaty, and bear headlines about rence of that affair, some impor-people stood up, and a few seconds "China's Victory in Foreign Af

a revolver in the possession of a other openinge was well under with golf from King Alexander,aul yesterday. Prior to his de- clis is carried, has declined to sit ALL UNIONS RATIFY RECENT fairs" "A New Era in China's tance was placed on the finding of later a movement for doors and was one of silver laurels, inscribed Wang hold with the Japanese con foreign affairs," "Bright Prospects Chinese passenger who had come way. The people remained outside while another was made with parture for Nanking, Dr. Wang at the meetings of the Executive

for the Future of Foreign Inter aboard at Haihow before the Tean until after the quake was over. In thorne tied with the Croatian delivered an address before & been affixed the bullet which declared that the Nationalist Gov- Committee,

London, Aug. 12. course" and so on.

Britain is represented as being salled from that port last week. some theatres the people did not national colours, to which had Chinese gathering in which he

leave, 'Council · Question.”“

At a meeting to-day of the

Omeials of the telegraph divi-killed M. Stefan Raditch-Router. ernment, while desirous of preser ving the friendship of Japan and other nations, nevertheless was de A suggestion has been put for Railway Clerks Association, it substantially with America if the With other passengers, he was

In vain to get in touch with Legas--

termined to force the fasuo on the ward that the matter of the Pall-was agreed by an overwhelming Nanking Affair can be settled, and carefully searched by the Indian weapon, was placed in confinement.

treaty revision question and the tical Council should be deferred, majority that the wages reduction as drawing in her wake a somewha: guards, and, on discovery of the son of the Bureau of Poste tried

cent. should be reluctant France and Italy:

With their recent experience pl and other towns in Albay im-

Nationalist government was deter- still fresh in mind, the officers of mediately after the quake, but the

mined not to permit Japan, Italy the ship then conducted a careful telegraph offices in those towns

or any other nation to compel Singapore, Aug. 8.

search of the ship and passengers, were closed. This was believed to indicate that no disturbance was Several thousand Chinese took while during the

years extension of the unilaterial. oath here yesterday binding them-thegards were hope y de felt there, as the telegraph opera-

China to submit to another ten

treaties. solves for the rest of their lives qui vive. However, nothing deveters would ordinarily have been not to handle or use goods of

the first to communicate the news Japanese origin.

the Leftist proposal for the aboll-

tion of the Branch Political Coun-

AGREEMENT.

their

of 2% per and only if this suggestion is carried out, which seems unlikely accepted.

The Rallway shopmen have also in view of the strength of the Leftist delegation, is it probable accepted the agreement, that the Kwangsi Clique will decision having been taken on Saturday night, and thus the reconsider their decisions.,

Agreement has been approved by all the Unions concerned:

The reduction comes into effect to-morrow (Monday)--Router.

No More Proposals.

It has been announced that from to-day, no more proposals can be accepted for the agenda of the Fifth Plenary Sessions, the special Commission which sat for the purpose of examining all re-

having commendations closed.

been

Mrs. Lao Chung-kal. Mrs. Liao Chung-kal, the noted woman Leftist has been obliged bo leave the Session.

Mrs. Lino

BRITISH AERIAL EXERCISES.

TO TEST DEFENCE AGAINST ÁIR ATTACK.

London, Aug. 12. Three hundred aircraft and re- arrived at Shanghai yesterday, serves and ground units of the Re- and it is stated that she will be gutar and territorial Army will leaving for Hongkong almost participate in air exercises over Immediately on account of the London and the Home Countries

which | this work. death of her mother, occurred in Hongkong two days .ago.

Singapore Oath,

loped.".

As to why the suspect should to Manila had anything extra- The Chinese took the oath

have been brought to Hongkong, it ordinary happened. under the leadership of Tan la explained that in Hothow there Ka-kee, multi-millionaire rubber merchant of Singapore. The oath no proper authority into whose was taken standir- before a life care the man could be handed over.

size portrait of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen-Manila Bulletin.

PRINCE GEORGE'S NEW POST.

INTERPRETER TO WEST INDIES STATION,

PRINCE'S AFRICAN

TOUR.

LEAVES LONDON EARLY NEXT MONTH,

RANSOM PAID TO THE GREEK BANDITS.

VICTIM RELEASED WHILE HIS CAPTORS FLEE.

Athens, Aug. 12. M. Melas, the former Deputy, who was kidnapped with M. Melonas at Janina a week ago, has boen released by the bandits and has arrived safely at Janina,

The Deputy was released only after the ransom, at, 10,000,000 drachmacs had been paid to his captives.

Military forces are now endea

DUTCH AIR DISPLAY- TRAGEDY,

OF SPECTATORS, MACHINE LANDS IN CROWD

Amsterdam, Aug. 12.

A torrible tragedy occurred during an aviation display near Maastricht to-day, one of the

Japan in Manchuria.

Williamstown, Aug. 7. Mr. Zumoto, Japanese publicist, ing, crashing into a crowd of Institute of Politics today that machines making a forced land- told a general conference; of the spectators, of whom four were there is no difference between killed and a number injured Japan's Manchurian policy and the United States' policy in Latin America.

Reuter.

RUSSIAN ATHLETIC

MEETING.

SIX HUNDRED FOREIGN COMPETITORS.

Moscow Aug. 12.

He said that Japan was protoct. ing wide Interests in Manchuria and that if Ainorica's policy in Latin America was justified, then Japan's policy in Manchuria was alsongen

London, Aug. 12.

He said that although Charles E. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales will

Hughes had termed the United London, Aug. 12, leave London with his brother, the

States' action in the southern 'coun- The King's youngest son, Prince Duke of Gloucester, on September The exorcises ara to be George, Balled from Southampton 6th on his East African tour. conducted to Lost efficiency yesterday for Quebee, on the Cana They will travel overland to Mar

The first All-Union Spartakiade tries as interposition," it prac has opened at Moscow, Seven tically amounted to intervention. provide practice Before leaving Nanking, Mrs, and

for dian Pacific liner Empress of Aus sellice, where they will join the Liao submitted proposals for the all units engaged m defence tralia, to take up his appointment as Iner Kalsar-I-Hind for Egypt.

thousand athletes are participat He said that Japan was sym concouragement of women'e parti- against air attack, and to test alad interpreter in French to the Amorl They will there transfer to the vouring to capture the bandits who ing, among whom are six hundred pathetic to the Chinese Nation cipation in politics, and suggest the system of observation Intelli-can and West Indies Station. He Malder for Mombasa, which they have fled Into the mountains in the from various foreign countries, alista. He expressed a fear that ing co-education at all Chinese gence and communications-Bri-will be attached to H.M.S. Durban. are due to reach on September 28th, rexion of Janing with the ransom, including England, Germany and there was a danger of Communiam

Tish Wirdess,

-British Wireless

British Wireless colleges.

France Reuter