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DISTINCTION

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1928.

FURTHER YANGTSZE THE NATIONALIST JAPANESE VESSEL

INCIDENTS.

TWO CHINESE-OWNED BOATS ARE PIRATED.

·A.P.C. SHIP ATTACKED.

FUTURE

OPTIMISTIC : OUTLINE" BY MR. SUN FO.

PLACING RELIANCE IN THE

NEW COUNCILS,

CABINET GOVERNMENT

VICTOR MCLAGLEN AS TOREADOR

NOW SAFE.

THE HERO OF

"WHAT PRICE

HAKUHO MARU PROCEEDS TO HAINAN BAY.

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| DESTROYER " RETURNS.

The Japanose freighter Hakuho Maru, which yesterday afternoon sont out wireless messages stating that she was sinking in Hainan Straits, is now safe,

The first nows received yester day was to the effect that the freighter lind struck the ground in the middle channel of 'Hainan' Mile Patch. The ship reported Straits, two miles away from Two that she was holed and that water was coming in...

Naval wireless messages recalv-| ed to-day in Hongkong state that two piracies have occurred on the Yangtsze during the past week, In both cases, the attack was car ried out by bandits who embarked on the steamers disguised es pab. songers, Both vessels involved run under the Chinose fag, ong

Nanking. Sopt. 20. plying on the Middle River and valling views of foreigners that Agreeing largely with the pre- the other on the Upper Yangtaze. the Nationalist Government at

No details of the piracies are given, but it seems certain that Nanking controlled by the Knomin. these atacks are in addition to the tang Party, is marely a Provisional Government permitted to function one reported a few days ago, when on sufferance by military leaders, a ahip lying the French flag was Mr. Sun To,. In an interview with boarded by pirates who decamped Chinese journaliais ir Nanking to with $600.

Firing on steamers on the Yang-day, said that this state of affairs taze also continues, Wushan still would rapidly be clianged.

To use Mr. Sun Fo's own words,

H.M.S. Thracian, a dostroyer, being the point from which the nt the power of administration of left Hongkong at 7.30 last night tacks are directed. Another Asin-China at present really rests in for Hainan Straits in the hope of ile Petroleum Company vessel, the the hands of military amcers, who picking up survivors, who, it was *.. Shukwang, has reported that "sprond like sands, in all parts of presumed, would have taken to the she was heavily fired on at Wu- the country" and more or less reship'a Boats. However at 10.10 ahan. At the time, the bandits gard themselves as the uncrowned were heavily engaged with sol-kings of the territies under their diers, presumably those sent by cominance. General Yang Sen to stamp out the gang in the district.

The armed guard on the A.P.C. vessel returned the fire. No in formation is available at presens regarding the success or otherwise of the punitive measures ordered

bandits.

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Measures are being laken, how ever, to secure a unity of control and Mr. Sun Fo expressed the opinion that out of the miste will emerge a strong Central Govern ment, with power to enforce, if necessary, the allegiance of every part of the country,

Almost immediately another wireless was sent out "Immediate ly rescue. Sunk in 10 minutes. No. ship yet arrived." silence and it was presumed that the freighter had gone dowD.

Then came

last night while the Thracian was under way and having made good progress towards the position. given by the Hakuho Maru, she received a wireless message from the ship which stated that sho was anfe and was proceeding to Hainan, Bay,

that

assurance Having this assistance was no longer required, the Thracian durned about and arrived in dongkong at seven It would probably not be neces-o'clock this morning.. sary to resurl 1, even apeak of, force.

It is presumed that the words of the wireless message received There are signs that the mill-here, "Sunkt in ten minutes," were tarists are coming round to a really meant to convey that the reasonable point of view and ship would sink in a very short- are prepared to give the Nan time and not that the vessel had king Government, not only moral actually foundered. support, but the value of their ser- vices."

The leaders are placing their faith in the five new Government Councils, which are now receiving the earnest attention of politicians

We have just received from the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany R most artistic booklet describing the Company's fine new hotel, the Royal York, which is now in course of construction at in Nanking. Toronto, Ontario.

This magnificent building, which

China Ideals,

The 8.3. Hakuho Maru is not a callor at Hongkong and is under- stood to be a freighter employed between southern ports and now running under the Japanese flag for the Goshi Kaisha Tatsuuma Shokai. She was formerly owned by the British India S. N. Com- pany under the name of Itola.

The Damage,

message re-

Is to be opened on June 15th next The five Councils wilf form the year. Is the largest hotel in the basis of China's Government, and British Empire, having over a

A later wireless whon finally agreed upon as to thousand rooms, with ne fewer form and powers, will complete tae ceived from the Hakuho Maru than 22 storeys,

It is situated on a fine site over-iden! government for which China states that the ship struck a sub- merged rock in the Hafnan Straits has been.searching for so long. looking Lake Ontario, and

At present, he said, it is pro-nt 3 o'clock in the afternoon, but amongst ila features are a great concert hall, a banquet hall and posed that the Administrativa or was able to clear the obstruction Executive Council shall take the and subsequently to proceed to a ball room, the combined area of form of a Cabinet, in accordance shelter in Hainan Bay where she these being 24,679 square feet. In the concert hull are a stage, with Western procedure, while arrived four hours after the orchestra pit and the finest and the Legislative Council will be mishap. largest pipe organ in Canada,

The Hotel is owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific interests, and the service will be well up to the standards which this Com pany always maintains.

LEAGUE'S SERVICE TO THE EAST.

similar to Parliament. The Administration Council will be vested with the power of veto of any enactment of the Legislative Council.

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The other Councils will be Government Departments.

Radical Revision,

The forepenk, which apparently was the part which collided with the rock, was stated in the mess- age to be considerably damaged. The bottom beneath No. 1 hold and the platinga of No, 3 hold, and also the No. 3 lower deck were leaking. The No. 1 tank and the No. 1 and No. 3 bilges were then being When the scheme has been fully pumped out. developed, said Mr. Sun Fo, the The message which was receiv- Nationalist Government will haveed at 7 o'clock this morning adds been entirely reorganised, and that navigation was impossible in foreigners will have cause to the present condition of the vessel. radically revise their opinions of request all governments through the stability of the power-that-be private negotiations to neek, an in Nanking. understanding on the various out- It is reported that at a full meet- standing questions so as to permit ing of the Standing Committee of of a successful meeting of the the C.E.C. to-day, the plans for the Preparatory Committee on Disar establishment of the now Councils mament was adopted.

was discussed at some consider- able length.

(Continued from Paga 1.)

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The Secretary-General was also instructed to call another meeting of the Committee of supervision.

Presidential Idea Dropped.

CRUELTY TO PIGS.

NOT SUFFICIENT MATTING FOR CRATES.

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Mr. P. J. O'Brien, Inspector of the S.P.C.A., prosecuted two Chinese before Mr W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on charges of causing unnecessary and unavoidable cruelty to pigs by not providing the crates with matting.

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of private manufacturers of arms It is believed that the section of and munitions and implements of opinion which favoured the appoint war before the next Session of the ment of a resident has withdrawn Council in order that the work of its objections to the scheme as out the Committee be completed and lined, and that the Cabinet form of submitted as soon as possible to a government has been approved, special conference which could The precise details, however, meet at the same time as the were much too involved to permit was charged in respect of five pige general conference for the reduc-of a thorough examination by the which had been brought from the tion and limitation of armaments. whole of the Committee, and it was New Territories by train and were --British Wireless,

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CARGO BOAT WOMAN FINED AT MARINE COURT.

At the Marine Court this morn-aible moment. Ing, before Commdr. J. B. Newlll, D.S.O., R.N., Lo Sze, the mistress

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The defendant pleaded guilty. In reply to his Worship, Mr. O'Brien said the pigs were not actually injured.

able cruelty. He should have boen charged with failing to supply dunnage to the crates. The demolition, of a row of old The charge was accordingly carrying passengers in contraven-shops and houses, the property of amended and the defendant fined tion of her licence.

Harrow School, has just been com- $4 Pleading gullty, the necused pleted, and as a result "Druries," It was stated in the second cass stated that she had taken cargo which has hitherto been hidden, that one pig which was being un- to the .s. Tean and a number of is now to be seen. The house is loaded from the train had had Its stevedore cooljes wished to take named after the Roy, H. J. T. legs cut. There was some matting passage ashore. As there was no Drury ("Old Harry"), an nesist-at the bottom of the crate, but this other sampan available, she ac-ant master, who from 1806 to 1841 was inadequate. The defendant cepted them, not knowing that she coupled the original building was fined $10,

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His Worship, referring to the was tutor to Byron. Among the licence, observed that it was made famous men who were also at For removing earth from the out in the name of Lo, Mun, and "Drurlos" was Lord Palmerston. vacant piece of land at the junction was informed by accused that she The removal of the old shops has of Nathan Road and Kansu Street, had bought the boat from that offected a great improvement to Yaumati, a Chinese contractors the appearance of the High-street coolie was fined $5 by Mr. W. person quite recently,

Inflicting a fine of $23, at the opposite the Headmaster's House, Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- rate of $1 per head for the pas-The open space now available in tracy this morning. Mr. A. C. Bur- songers carried, his Worship in front of Drurlea" is to be lald ford, who prosecuted, remarked structed the accused that as pas-cut, and cottages are being erected that these trespassera made holes BG8Sor of the boat, she should take for those who have been dispos in the grounds where rain water ac-

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