Hankow, May 18.
During the recent Meeting at the Hankow Race Club, several records were broken, the principal of these being by Boston Drill, who won the International Champions, with Dupree up, in 2 min. 25-1/Sth sec. for 1% miles. Another record was set_up by. Pigtail for nine furlongs in 2 min 23-2/5 sec.
An unusual accident occurred in cone race on the off-day, when Royal Canton, aay 22, ross Oun Own ConnrsronDest Ambusiod by indic wile ake Hongkong, May 21. sin district, two well-known wan inspection tour of the. Feng Several American firms here, Chinese ofticists and two of cit selling aeroplanes to the Chinese Bodyguard were shot dead, recording authorities, are doing good. business.
Chinese "reports received. here Some pursuit planes, Aghters, and. (o-dsy. from Swatow. ight bombers "have' arrived' here from the United States for, Kwangs!.
Retribution, however, was swift Lt, Gen. Lin Wel-cheng, Com. sor of the oulawe being rounded Up mandant of the Kwangsi alr force, is cor hours after the aac on the here to. take delivery" oft fiticiaie."Toree of them were' shot machines to be sent to Liuchow. jon the spot and' the other hee Seneaded Tater in the day.
Military chiefs of Kuangtung and Kwangsi are talking day in and day According 0. the reverts from out about national defence. They. swatow. BIN, Lin. Ping. the. dissect fare not boasting but are spending fmegistrate of Fengshun, and Me. large sums of money on armaments [Chang Teo, director of the. Educa: and. aircraft, "A local firm repre-tonal' Bureau, accompanied by a senting an arms factory in Pilsen, number of bodyguards, were makin'
Ceechostovakia, is, doing a rush fin inspection tour of the. district business. It sells mostly Stokes when "they were ambushed by mortars, machine guns, and rifles. bandits Salt fish dealers in this Colony Hall of Ballets have submitted a petition to Mr J.
'The attack was sudden and a hail Klubien, 'Customs Commissioner in Jot bullets showered -the inspection Canton,' to reduce the present _imparty, Messrs. Lin and Chang and port tariff of 2% gold units ($9.80) two of their bodyguards being per picul. This rate is too high in instantly killed. The other guards the opinion of the local salt fish {tickily managed to escape with minor merchants who are joining with the wounds and they made their way to Macao dealers in their protest. the district military headquarters Fotition For Tarif! Reduction where they informed the officials of the attack.
These merchants request Mr. Klubien to forward the petition A large number of troops were sent the Inspector-General of Customs in to the scene of the ambush and a Nanking for his consideration. They cordon was flung around the fare. making no further efforts to vicinity, the soldiers gradually clos-bring this matter before the South-Ing in. Six of the outlaws were west Political Council at Canton, for rounded up and three of them shot that Council would, as in the case fon the spot, while the others, who fof the petition of the local "manu denied participating in the attack, facturers, pass on the matter to the were taken to the military head: Executive Yuan in Nanking. quarters. Here, however, following 2 short examination, the three were If the Inspector-General of Customs cannot grant a preferential tariff to the local exporters, they will move their quarters and' drying shed to [Chikwan, a small town at the
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