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EX-GOVERNOR AND EX-VICEROY DISAPPEAR.
PIRATE CHIEFTAIN'S
-INTENTIONS.
Interesting Facts about Wong Wo Shung, Pirate Chief.
of China gain Yuu Shih Kai, that his life would not be worth an instant's life
On the other hand, the writer was giron A copy of this ·'
"
will punish Yuan 65th Kait You do not know him Sat Nok in the sense of rulership, but I will teach him How to Boltve
(Signed) CHIN Kwisa Mio."
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 1913-
ponu muthoritie to hava permitted sahar, tremendous orond of Chilwyo much wealth to come into the Shamico, asiented on the Praya last wyuning ap
and that it was also a mistake to permit of the southern resolt a very warm rodeo.
-It is a treat invitation to the rebels, purently with the idea of giving the leader. pertalu rich Chinese to domicily them-tion. The police mado vary elaborate saves in the Island, adding that wore preparations for Chan's protection, but caly trained troops to be faced it would as it happened their energy was wasted, be quite another matter, but that the or he did not turn up.. at any ruto as robela raspeci po neutrality laws, tag, an ordinary passenger. Many people by: rules of wur,
ore that ho como saliore disguised as a coolie, and is now in hiding.
Noon.
An important cfficial in the employ of the Government ways: I wout to the
The situation remains unchanged. Your
Tha Captain Superintendent of Police, city and asked howmatters were in the representative rüs received by the Chist the Hon. Mr. Mai. Mussor, Deputy Supt. Chinese city, and I was told that the of the Chinese Palics, Chan King W. King, Mr. Wolhouse, Mr. R. G. Chinesa theruselves do not know that and curly supplied with a powerful Chick. Inapooter D. Gourlay, Chist Deter Hutchison, of the Ruveau Dopartans, the Governor ha fed! They still believe ally, namely, an oficial pasport to sive Inspector Colloth and other European hits to be in the Yamon. Afterwards I dywhero through the police or military icers were on the whird with a largo went to the Frough Migion, and was told incs (and it is a formidable looking doutor of European and Indian constables that they did not fear anything for them) MT selves, but that there would be some
During the course of conversation Chan
when the steanet cano Dugside BOON Bing Wa stated that he thinks there are 11.30, while Water Police launchina about B0,000 robbers in the vicinity of Canton, in various gange, and that their the water side. The Capit. Suporti
hevered round to pravont interference
Ming, and to thoroughly loot the place. sola intention is to ouse Chan "Kvirunch to meet the vessel and want of tendant and Afr. King weas out in a
hid they adopted rational measures to carry out their schemes, even though thele majority was not likely to be too large owing to many of their own party, being likevyise identified with others Partica or Groups, Probably it was becanise { the Kuoningtong Party realised that they were gradually losing strength enough to flaunt about in the Banner of Dictators that caused them nltimately to resort to the rebellious tactics that have enuseid so outch alarm of late. President Your (From Our Special Representstice.) guided by his advisers, was of opinion | g that the adoption of a certain carefully PIRATES TO ASSIST PRESIDENT YUAN. considered policy was essential to the
CANTOS, August 4. country's welfare whether approved The old Pirate Chief, Wong Wo Shung, thing happening within a fow days, bo or disapproved by the Kupwinglong he is at the present in Poting, sating as cause the Governor-General in Canton Party or not. That policy was the Military Advisor to Tuan Suli Kaitend distinctly stated to them that he raising of foreign loans, against which galing military affairs in South China Cantor to the Northern troops.
would fight to the and before he gave up many of the Kuomioglung Party were his through tepresentatives here in bitterly opposcil; and nuong the Canton ben buay recruiting his old forces leaders of the Party none was more and at the presat t
prent time they have assem Sun Yat Sen The Party' attenet and with 1,000 rounds per man, under conspicuous in opposing it thin Dr. Med 5,000 men z Siu Kwan fully amet was that their opposition was used the Endship of T, Chi Hang and not only upon President Yuan having ear Sheh Lung. Kwa Yam Poo how earried throng such a transaction 1,100 moy fully ormed and near Sunt without Brat having reerived the St. Lei Fong has 1,200 rien fully netion of Parliametit but that theyard, and Yang Man Fee who is disapproved of it on the ground that the West River, ha 000 mince with rides, it was not in the interests of the but with a small quantity of ammuni country. It is clear that they like- tion. wise pillsapproved of the Foreign
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THE CANTON FIASCO.
And now that the rebellion has been setebed if not wholly overenie What is likely to be the sequel? I these days of sensational surprises and räpid trnustións it is even more hazaing dan ia onlinary ciemn stances to ventures upon a predictive. Fit may, however, be safely asserted tussle with the Koomingtong Party that President Youn Shib Kui in hist
ans emerged stronger than ever and that he will now assert himself moe rigorously than hitherto. This cer- tainly does at augur well for the
munition for Young
that there must not be any luoting of These pirates are eater staket orders abanoes in the districts their urge under the threat that death will shey are promised as a reward that as the punishment for any trouble and
Chun Kwing Mingh
Wo aro fold that the troops will obey Yemen (witch whe heavily guarded byupposed to be occupying, but the only"
While the writer was in the Police no la cabin. No. 11, which Chan was
bruited about that he had left, he was
ese city, signed by Chan wing Mingin that an attack was being made (1.80 to robal leader and a man
Placurds just placed all over the Chimay sollior) the report wra brought mons found in it were a cousubine of stated that although rumours had been.m.) on the Eust Gate of the old city until the police had thoroughly searched still holding his position and intended to also that spies had brought in the new
No passengers were allowed to Yand and that several mon had been killed, the ship, every gingway being blocked. do so.
that Geral Lung is not proceeding without any trace of him having been but at 12.15 the best led boen aldared directly, an Canton, but coming across country vis, Lu Foo, so as to avoid facing the gunboats.
found.
7 p.
General "Lung has offered 800,000 for the head of Chan Kwing Ming, and Chan Awing Ming has offered $100,000 for the nead of Lung!
From insida information at p.. we gather that should Lung's 'troops arrivo, ad open fire, the first thing that they ner's Residents, and that they intand would do would be to attack the Gover thea to adrance on Canton itse at the
carliest moment. Furt
The Governor tas teil to have a sub. scription made from the merchants for and all officials refused to subscribe. the pay of the Army, but he merchants
Tao officera baru been caught in the
Yamen of Chan Kwing Ming, in the set of making copies of all pinns and gis as the trouble is over that they shalarthed it was found that they were in mountinga, and, wlion their trunka were
be appointed us the army to protect the stricts thus they have been piriting
Leo post few years!
men up the
Char King Mig sht Three Puvines Railway to-day armed
Sun Shu to reinfores the prisant with quick Bring guns, and the Fullway apleyes have said the men were bound
ཧཱུྃ⌘དྡྷ
PLICHT OF CRAN EWING MONO. The situation in Canton remained un-
danged yesterday, as far as outward
are we corned, rutil the
advancement of Contitutional Govern meat and the hopes entertained by those who believe that Chin is so able to make rail progress towards a lugli posición in Wirast ideas of civilization. Fucts, hop-outs knowledge the sun, ever, must be accepted as they are and not as one might wish them to be, and the outstanding. fact is that China does not appear to be fit for a Republican form of Government, and that she is much in need of the strong hand of a
authenticated, the Chief of Police remarle
This stateaux, however, could not be
ing grimly that overything one könt should be taken with a grain of anis in times auch as these
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Chinese passengers on the alig stateci bus left before the steamer, sailed and the Chan Kwing Ming went on board..
report is correct remains to be seen. boarded a foreign gunboat. Whether this
#
- NEWSPAPER OFFICE STONED.
Sem has arrived in Canton, and that Chan anticipation of the ex-Governor General's
The port is strong that Dr. Sun Zai
While the crowds were gathering, in Kwing Ming and ex-Viceroy Shum have arrival a large mob attacked the offics of taken refuge on the Japanese cruiser, the Chat Po" rowspaper, the only This caused a futter of excitement, bus journal in the Colony which favoured for obvious reasons it could not be sub- Chan Kwing Ming's purty. The window
Tour correspondant is certain of the throw at the premises. The mob dis- wern atoned, and other misalles wing fact, however, that Dr. Sun did teach persed on the arrival of a furce of polico. Canton yesterday, but his whereabouts Cou of the shop windows was broken..
stactiated.
as a puzzle, to say the loaab.
full possession of records covering all ung Chi Kwong, was tired on, one sheil The Ks. Wo Krai, carrying troops fr that been done since Chan Kwing Ming's 10. The ship was riddled with bullate, berating on board killing 8 and wounding declaration of Independence.
The men were at once taken out and being under strady fire ice an hour ce shed in the courtyard of the Yamen, in mons. Her main steam pipe was burst the presence of the Tutuh.
by a sbell
the West River, that General Lung, with It is reported to the representative of Chino Mail" by the Skipper, whe in command of a vossal trading on 4,600 man was in the vicinity of How lick (?) day before yesterday, West Rivor, and that he intends to represent Yuan Sluh Kai loyally.
When we passed, the Skipper said, there were 1,300 for thereabouts) Cun toneso soldiers at Sam Shui
cavitement prorails in soroguence.
The general belief in that the troope will mutiny within a few hours, and more
Char Kwing Ming bus seat all his lug gago away by train to the number of 00 packages,
PROCLAMATION IN CITY,
General St has posted proclamations
REJOICINGS.
abrogition of the declaration af indepon- The Hongkong Chinese celebrated the dense by a great deal of cracker firing.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
à panama hat, valued at $22, ha lobby. been stolen from the Hongkong Hotel
Yesterday H. M. S. Otter arrived at Pakhoi and the Chinese gunboat Kwong-hai cate into harbow.hore
The now Diocesan Girls' School st
throughout the city to the effect that the King Park, Kowloon, is nextly com military have withdrawn the declaration of pleted and will probably he opened next. Independence, as issued by Chan Kwing mouth Mieg. baroby exhort, and implore
road as the Tutuh bad to Hongkong, though of that, was hailed by Cantonese soldiers, arropstitiously left the Yusion and..fied, |
This ship, on attempting to cator Sam bricorrespandent could ebla not
and wamod to go back.
The Coramanter paid no" attention, shots were fired at his vessel. -
The end of the mattor was that he had you to open your slope and condect Taipo was visited by a violent thunder
bo escorted from the harbour by your business 11.31.5. Moorhon."
as the military will storm on Sunday morning. It is thought maintain order and anforce the law."
Shom Chun Teun (ex Viceroy, and one was much disturbed in one part of the bay. that a meteorite fell into the acn, which.. KweMing Tong and his confederates, dress time nominee for the Presidency by the ed as coolies, boarded the biacaos. Kiang. teng at p.m. to day Ship was crowded to the gunwales!
The main point is, however, that he , and in eensgured the Chinese ara mora upset than ever feeling that there is nothing left for them to do but
turn over on their backs, whipped uppy fashion, to the invaders for the
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River have been impressed by General All Clineto owned chips on the West
eith, and to make the best terms that ung to ferry-his troops!
12. p.m.
Chief of Police Chan King Wah keops onderful order in City, orerything quiet, 1,000 men, and an armed patrel of 1,000 ner mady for duty..
THE LATEST DROZE, ISSUED.
FUNG'S ARMY NEAR NANKING.
WOOSUNG FORT DAMAGED
As had been foreseen by most people the Declaration of. Independence" of Kwangtung has proved disastrous to Mr. Chan Kwing Ming, who, while Dictator. In President Yuan Shil can! Your correspondent had an Governor of Canton, was foolish Kai the man is at hand, and that he viral official, who for political reasons, 'ntervier pesterday with a Chinese poli enough to make the declaration before will allow neither popular Partica,ishes his neme to be withheld, who said, fret sounding the feeling of the their energetic leaders, nor Parliament ifter reading the account of Cantonese populace regarding so sensationalan itself to oppose him in what he is in the "China Mail" af Saturday: "Yes, you are quite right about Sun upheaval. The declaration has proved assured is for the good of China de a
A Shanghai talogram states that. Com at Sen having been forbidden to land Chinese servants and Chinese visitors bas passed Poofon, cear Nanking,
In the event of trouble on Shameenmander Fong Kwok Cheung with his army whole, has been amply demonstrated Abortive and yesterday he fled from fo-day he is in a stronger position red at! Sun is nothing but a man who iritish Authorities will not be auswerable. Hongkong, and this is not to be woonust keep to the Compounds or the Canton-not before time, apparently, har over before to carry out his great possibilities in China but whor their lives. as early in the afternoon, the Army plaus, and us they are largely influ
ins dono nothing but salk about them! entered the Governor's yamen and enced by highly competent Foreigner, and when I say men I mere men
Vast China, needs in her present crisis council.
By order of the Shamon Municipal demanded the cancellation of the Advisers there can be little doubt that hat are to be trusted with the reins of declaration. Mr. Clian Kwing Ming they will prove of infinitely more ser-he-tution," had evidently expected some such vice to China than the immature and When it was suggested by the writer rove, und lind not awaited to carry pecudo patriotic bombast of the Kus rith so many interests, and pulling it out of his own free will or tomingtong Party, whose members are gainst the other, and without, a. univer be coerced into it. Ex-Viceroy mostly comprised of "Banzai" ahouta ngage (save Mandarin, and that Shum Chun hanan, the so-called g students from Japan. Now that Generalissimo of the "rebel-forces
thie jingoist party has received its quietus, there is good reason for
hab China, divided and subdivided as it
L. IL GILMAY, Chairman,
TEXCITEMENT IN CANTON.
A. Chinese who was fouted in the Observato y grounds at Kowloon without permission was fired twenty five cents by Mr. Bazeland at the Magistracy this morn log
Mr. Lauritsen, of the Dragon Cycla Co. has reported to the police that a imo- body entered his premises and with a duplicate key opened the safe and stois €70
A Amall fire occurred at 480 Queen's A Shanghai message states that another ad West, but was extinguished by the attack was made on Woosung fort
amates when only so worth of damage had
·yestur- day eight "gand wore fired by the cruiser been done, a mosquito net being the only and four shells took effect, considerably
thing burnt. damaging the fort, which replied with ton shots, none of which did any damage to the escals. The cruisers then crased firing
CANTON, August 5... Yesterday in Caulon wae marked by prise of rumours of various kinds and only spoken among the highly odurated
atensity and the amount of valuable FUKIEN'S DECLARATION. lasacaj, our forinunt wored
hat were being brought into the Shemen think nok is malone bend to look uptod as closing in on Canton Exactly Governor-General, but by order of the All that the greater population of the Pirato. Chieftain Lo Woo was re Fakion was not fanied by order of the
oatiaued up till a leta kour last night
The declaration of the independuace of
belongings vaized at $200, to a coalía un leaving the Canton bout, ha reported to the polies the low of all her goods. The coolie has not been found.
A trustful amah who banded over bor
had also fled, and therefore, noting hoping that China's progress will be! They are "squeezed by the Tutuhs to situation of his army is difficult to Civil Commissioner Fresident Tuna hassloh and Mr. Farland, who have been in
remained but for Mr. Chan Ka! Wo,ore rapid and much more sutis- the Superintendent of Police, to an actors for some time to come. nounce that in the name of the people.
the "Declaration of Independence" had been cancelled.
Thus ends the little rebellion that Low Necks, Without Sleeves. Mr. Clinis raised some two weeks ago,
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the object of which he stated was to Acompanied by his sixff, Major General compel Freudent Yuan to resign, and H. Kolly, C.B., Dade his firet in the reason given for the compulsory spection of troops on the Kowloon side of resignation was practically that Presi the Harbour this moraing. IDEAL FOR SUMMER WEAR dent Yuan had proved to be a traitor
m. Jowell, Id.
Commencing with the Hongkong Singa
to the country and to the Republic. It poro Bn. R.G.A., at Gun Club Hill Barracks, he then visited the 24th Bazera
the Provinces, they are almost trodden to their own pády fields (and the mai acreol) by potty cffcials, and it la not oba wondered at that the matter should
me to a triala
I am a Chinese, try all means, and
A Manita nowspaper states that Mr To
Hongkong for some time in connection
sats, but your correspondent was inform ordered the Governor-Gonatal to have the with the Sotty cue All return to Manila
by a steamship Captain, who tradca
・
rebels yesterday at noon well Enis side en the West River, tant ho passed tho
Sam Shut. The same informart con- inued that he had been fired on several
am not ashamed of it, but I am verymes and repeatedly warned to go backs rank to say that under the present air- umstances it seems to point being
Canton.
Commoisaloser arrested.
KUOMINGTANG LEADERS
DETHRONED.
s Thunday by order of the Gororaur. General.
The Bur-ming lang in Poking a de-sight at the Police Court. Thirteen men Batebes of gamborsaro a familiar Som Saui, al all the country this nines of Wong Hing Chan Chi Mei, Li Lit were fined $66--to keeper of the gambling. Acided to exponge from its for the charged by Inspector, Hardy thin mersing f any other nationality would be pride of it, in full of rebels, they are all Chun, Pak: Maw Wei, and some other of knus $60, and the others 83 each, or tun
ussia in Mongolia, England in Thibet rable Wo are trapped cal many sides; Frunch, and the Germans, all want what you would call, slice of us.' is so easy to pick a dead chickal informant added grimly
Yuna Shih As explanation of the the point. The message was tenulated the writer yesterday by a Chine cal. It says.
In order to clear the trouble in
ho signal to bo givan for e ganora, ad-
ver the hills evidently just waiting for the leaders of the party
assa on Canton, or the arrival pre- ha cabu: your, correspondent lause from nforcemecta. The latter is likely to bo
authentiq source.
∙10 am
Ward has just runched the military critics lint Lung Chi Korg is 20 nilos away only, with: 6,000 men, and hat all the Cantonped troops that were
NO PARTY MEMBERS.
It has been decided in Pking that in Lature no member of Parliament shall be connectol with any socioly whatever, as ASTRANGE TELEGRAM.
days imprisonment in default,
A drunken Chinese youth going Troms Hongkong by furry Isuch to Shaukiwan via Lungliam get off at the latter place fo mistake leaving his bundle, valued at 814, on board The Coxwain, an busest individual frauded it over to the police, who were able to return it to its owner.
of being a mere figurehead and their etc., for inspection wer, Captain Wakopthern China I must Brat kill the Teseated and gone over to Coneral Lure Bident Tuon demanding his retirement, but Tho cases of infectious à sesso notifi
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last wook wore sixteen of bobenie plagues and one of enterio fever, the caso being a British.one, imported. To-day's list cun- tain particulars of three plague cases, bish bring up the total for the year to 108, Will 245 deaths.
was not stated that the President had Mounts Battery, 8th Tajputs, 30th Meletitude that he has taken lo abrupt and proved himself to be a much strong Transport Corps, 126th Baluchistan In man than the Kaomingtong Party had fantry, B. and D. Companies D.O.L.I., expected him to be and that instead The officers commanding the regiments,
and the Military Hospital, Kuzboon,
Some limo go a lelegram purporting to tool, he had consistently, brmly, and held, H.R.9.B., I.G.A., Captain Cobbe
ent to Tak Hing to intercopi lim, levo come from Tong Shiso Ti was sout to Pre successfully opposed their machina-24th Hazara Moutait Battery, Major on other sources of information wis murally believed that au atack Toptates that he was not in Shanghal at Chinsa,one of cholora Ratatos, Japan tions. Such an admission would have AC, Ralph, 8th Rajputs, Conductor how that root to be the huc il bu made on Canlon to-night- **
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11.m The rebels have reached Sal Cheun,
SHOM AT MACAQ en to wasto thousands of lives by actuand they are advancing slowly Sgitting,
honprentation of the China posilica to be able to obtain authen the e. Kinng Tuan with his two souk Our informant, a China oficiu, o ex-Vioercy of Carton, Shum, arrived by Atologiam from Mono statos, that the Burday in Yuan Shin Koi la doing overshery is more looting in the attitudo tint of Mr. Ben Biel, who is an elder brother of HAMBERLAIN'S Culic, Cholera anding that los within a power be breuk piratas bare taken, that the singers Dr. Sun Yat Sony-- - have little difficulty in moulding she in your hand luggs web going on
Dian hoca Rejaedy should to packed the Kwak Ming Tong porest of the cluso of a thor side, and immediate fature of the countre | journoy, Chango of water, diet, and sored the leadors podilons that therein lies the danger for. Cantom LAWHERE. 18 CHANT to observe the rule of the road. Inspector
Ja according to their own ideas. This trouble; and Lille medicins cinct be so
temperature siltaad to pesdues bowel that imply rumunenfions (and not small and possibly for the Blamber as thong might not have been a Tory dificult tured on board the imin or st nashtit matter for them to have accomplished if you have le mandy World by Ul Ray SATO much loving and fuconveniouce. Chemista sad Blorokeupart
has beca the caso.
The Kaomingtong Party, finding that they comprised at least half of the members of the Poking AS-ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY suratively informed year information, stated to the writer fiat They are at prosent staying at the reefdogine
aciably concluded that they would
The driver of motor car namont Mas fined 850 this morning monges; for rooklosa driving and rogl
bellardy, who presented, mid the
he has tried every nyilable men are utterly rocklous and their regard thod but so far without subseas. for their lives, or tons of foreigners We further understand that should Dail
roport having roulated to the elbet cac crashed into e ricken, Fortunat med that no lias Chan King Ming bed lats Cantone accen fas had there, been a fare
Sun Yet Son attempt to lead this Bouta Iring 1 1.
* ** Honglong on a gye Boot leng-1 in is he must have been killed.