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tons in 1911 to 2,340,493 tons last year, a decreased of 14 per cent from 1,427,652 to 1,955,641 tona, while Chefoo lost only two per cent of her former custom the totals de creasing from 3,196,390 to 3,192,275 tons. So smul a loss at Chefoe, whers fears of loss of trade were entertained owing to the lack of an adequate breakwater behind which

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1919 /

THE REVOLT.

SERIOUS

"VEID

FIGHTING AT

CANTON,

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LATEST NEWS FROM

CANTON.

TALKORAF WIRES - BROKEN DOWN.”, The telegraph wire between Hoogkong

broken dowD.

and

and the five storied Pagoda participated. Both fired their guns into the city until four o'clock. Not much dange was done At present General Lung's troops are

"It has been ordered that any troops

Reinforcements word, orpected very shortly for the Yangohow: troops as the time is letter was written. Further intelligence from Nanking shows that Gonora Chang sun is making, his way. rapidly on the Grand Cunal. I WIL de remember that the Governmons forces froni. the North were divided into two parties, thows under Chenoral Feng Kuo-chung coping down the railway,.. while Gurierul Chang, Him was to make a descent by the Grand Canal, in order to acguro Chinkiang and then to taka the rebels round. Nunking in the roar.

The greater part of the fighting was taking place, Setween the Wireless Tole.

THE POSITION IN NANKING. graph Statish and the Dutch Folly wharu General Lung had made his headquarters Proms report the arrival of General Fu Telegram's from Nanking to the Chiness- for the time being.

from Whampoa, and larded four beat, bringing $10,000 to pay the troops. At 5.50 p.m. a largo gunboat arrived laichuan at Nanking on the 2nd inst

loads of men and two field guns at the fixpt his headquarters, in the positions commanding the stront that runs Fatshan's whart. Thesolat occe took up overal telegrams, ono to Tutub Oher Tatuh's yamVOTE. Ho has despatched along the water fish, and soldiers form od a veritable picket fence of bayonots euticals across it

The icing the bocume mary desultory for a lar, but suddenly increased again, almost all of it coming from the guabosts,

through the cenbrusures in whose stoel

The troops under General Lung (those

in onder Bed asking him to return, another Tch-chua roporting that everything !♥ to the Ministry of Communications re Shanghai Narking Bailway Corporation to questing the Issue of an order to the sutuo tracks, and asther praying the northern troups to Nanking. Confidence Ministry of War to postponio sending

Govenor will return to Nanking in a day. of a notien that the Tutoh and the Civil.

or two.

THE SHANGHAI GOVERNOR.

The

the Ministry of War and the General

Finest very old BROWN BRANDY Guaranteed ships might unlond in safety is some- cunstructed but which was not put no telegrams have been received since 25 years age, in tood. The finest liqueur BRANDY, on what surprising and the port is to be into operation owing to the obstruc-last evening. The Cantoa sarreapon- bulwarks the angry spits of dame showed somewhat restored by the publication

congratulated that it has still antion of the villagers A deputation dent of the Chinese Mall," however, redly. opportunity of repairing the omission which inspected the river found that states that yesterday there was a fight One 3-inch shell fell on the Chiness the Liao had shrunk, below the between Goner. Lang's troops sad the Thouro, touring a huge bolo in this roof before it is finally deserted by ship-Shwangtaitze outlet, to a breadth of land army near the North Gate. The and frightening the Chinese in the naigh- bour. In view of this small decrease, charge being diverted into the branch stationed before the Provincial Assembly sands through the narrow stroots, seeking ping for some more favourable bar-150 feet, the greater part of the disengagement Insted until nooit. The soldiers bourhood so badly that they fled by thou the nationality of the vessels visiting river and it was evident to the depu

any shelter that they could fad. the port has some significance. The tation that it the river was left to

of them that were along the water front lead, as before, is taken by Great itself it world eventually change its

by the Customs House, soon fled to the the Prefect of Shanghai received an order.

APPOINTMENT OF ADMIRAL TSEKO Britain with a proportion of 41.2 per leaving the Lino to silt up and the whole outflow into the Shwangtaitze

On August 1, says the "Sinwanpao Mesars. Hughes and Hough's Sales cent of the total against 40.5 per port of Newchwang to become in- in possession of the Arsenal. It is believed getting too hot for there.

shelter of the buildings, as the fire was from the Tutub and the Civil Governor p.m.-Now Bandmany Uper Co. of British shipping having thus in-lighest draft. Both Chefoo and New troops has boen azpended there will be tack from windows and hastily piled up Shanghai, had reached them, and that cent. in the year before, the proportiou accessible to all but junks of the that as soon as the ammunition of the land They then returned the gunboats at Admiral Tong, Military Governor of of Kinga, stating that a despatch from the Theatre Royal.The Dairy creased slightly. A similar increase chwang have tirus serious troubles to quiet in the city.

At present Genural abastis of anything that they could lay be, the Prefect, was to take note of its has taken place in the proportion of contend with and with two up-to-dato Lung still remains on the que-bat Kong their hands on, and for nearly an hour contents and net acccrdingly. Chinese tontage, the percentage bay-ports such as Dairen on the one side Ku. ing risen from 93.6 per cent. in 3911 and Tsingtao on the other, it will bo

the hottest kind of peppering on both sides Governor's despatch reads as follows-me to 25 per cent. last year, while Japon necessary for the two Chinese ports guilty of disobediente are to be regarded there was far more damage done by the Admiral Tang Yichang having been

continued. 9 p.m.-New Bandmana Opera Co. st

cse tonnage has fallen from 25.5 per to look to themselves if they are not a rebels, and will be liable to be shot in small arms fire of the gunboats crews appointed Military Governor of Shanghai, From what could be seen by the writer, from the President ronding: Vice- On July 6, a tologram was received the Theatre Royal Autama Mascent to 22.1 per cent. last year. to be entirely deserted in favour of slantly. The General has ordered his than by the shells of their larger calibrod he shall attend to all the afairs of the

This falling off of Japanese shipping their more enterprising neighbours. at Chefoo is somewhat difficult to

brother to bring his troops, down to guns, most of whose missiles screeched District, the Army, and the Foreign account for in view of the namber of

Canton without daisy. It is reported that far away over the old city, and created Office. On July 20, a telegram from new steamship companies that have

the higher oficers of the land troops have havoc where they were not needed. been inaugurated at Dairen last year, the majority of which are email; steamers on the trade between that HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUOCHT IS, 1913. port and the ports of Shangtung,

unless we accept the explanation that The Hon. Mr. David Landalo left to-day their visita have been distributed over by the Empress of Asia for a short holiday THE REVOLT.

the smaller ports along the coast in Japan. which have lately come into oxís- To-Dat's news is as inll of sensational shows a decrease on the total ton tence. At Newchwang, which also elements sterday's news was nago entered and cleared, bath British devout of the

Our correspondent and Japanese tonnige show alight telegraphs that proportionate decreases, while Chin ese tonnage has gained a little, the Fortifications at Woosung have The proportion of British tonnage EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTERS, SUrrondered. "They hell out with re-fell from 40.0 per cent in 1911 to markable tenacity considering that 342 per cent, in 1912 and Japanese there was no hope whatever of their from 40.1 to 39.8, while Chinese in- making any headway.

As the creased from 11.6 per cent. to 12.7. W. D. Kraft of the Standard Vil Northern leaders rightly predicted, the the first time since the war, Japanese

per cent. It will be noticed that for Company were pessange yesterday por Forts ultimately surrendered to amic tonnage at Newchwang is now in

a.s. Shidzuoka Mara for Seattle. able negotiations, so that, with their excosa of British, the tonnage of fall, it is satisfactory to know that to steamers under that flag entered at harrowing tales of butchery and car than under the Red Ensign. At the port being 2.4 per cent. more nage are associated. It may safely Tientsin, however, the British Bag be concluded that the loss of the has more than maintained the long Fortifications to the Southerners lead it has held, the percentage being menns the loss of their cause not only 39.1 against 35.1 in 1911 while the Japanese tonnage has increased from

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Northern Steamship Co., arrived pastarday Mr. McWilliams, agent of the Great by the Minnesota."

the Vouum Oil Company, returned to-day from the south by 8.5. Arcadia.

Br. W. A. Dowloy, general manager of

Captain Tracey of the D.O.L.I. and

The engagement is announced of Vis. court de Boury, only son of Viscount de Chazelle, to Beatriz, only daughter of Boury and Viscountess de Boury, ade do Count G. de Bodia de Galembert and of the Countess, née de Roodenboka.

left, and some of the lotficers of middle All junks, and bonte of every kind bare Staff reached me stating that, by order been murdered, while a section agree northern end of the Shamoon to well bo- affairs in Shanghai aro to be handled by rank hare also gone; others hare deserted the stretch of water from the of the President, both military and foreign to the demands of their soldiers, low the Wireless Station. ders in thiq fores, and people fear that that killed four, passed through the side Protect of Shanghai who shall perform his There is a lack of proper comman-! Quo junk was struck by a spent aboll bo consulted as to the appointment of the the soldiers will take to committing the junk, and sunk it almost immedi-duties in accordance with the orders of Governor Tseng, that Ying Teh-hung shal.

robbatias. They are, therefore, quitting ately. There were several accidental Governor Tseng, and that, in pursuance the city in much larger numbers then has deaths to nen-combatants on the river, of the martial law, the control of the been the can during the past few days.

and there must have been many soldiers telegraphs, steam-navigation, and other killed, especially opposite the Cement matters, shall stl be in the hands of Works where firing was the hoavicst. WOOSUNG FORTS SURRENDER.

Quiot prevails on the Shamoen, but all that if Tubuh Chen and Civil Governor Governor Tseng." The telegram adds

Lung bo delcated, or a wild rout of re- precautions have been taken against other Xing aro In Shanghai, amiable consulta- a sudden Influx of piratca should General tion should be held between each othar fugees take place from the cid city to tho shameen, should he be buccessful.

de frequently as necessary, etc.

hard surrendered, and the Eve-colour A Shanghai wire states that the Wookung fing is flying over all of them. The cruiser Hai Chi a lying alongside the forts embarking the surrendered soldiers.

from

WU HON MAN IN JAPAN.

Japan that Wa Hon Man, late Govenier

Information has been received

immediately proceeded to Robe on the General of Canton, arrived at Meji, and 11th inst

ROBBERS NEAR HSUCHOUFU.

DARING ATTACKS 'ON VILLAGES,

Having roceived theso instructions, I find that, during the present moment elen military operations are not yet con- eluded and local order not yet restored, it is my duty s Governor to carry out the orders of the resident in all matters Es directed to the best of my ability, with- Escczouvo, August 4. A large robber band has mided six suppressed and posso restored. I have the hope that be rebellion will be soon villages to the north-west. I visited one decided to perform my work on the Flag- village yesterday, under the Red Cross ship Haichou in the meantime, and, whi Ang, in which forty three villagers ked the military situation, In somewhat re been killed or wounded. The robbers had lieved, to cocks another place for my boca in possession for three days, kiling, office (st to use the main hall in tho Among the passengers sålling to-day por The passenger traße from Canton, which pillaging and committing overy kind of Arsenal for the purpose). I have to Empress of drin" wore Mr. Paleologus, a day or two ago had decreased to almost here

outrage. The wounded have been brought inform you also that I bave had, a much since the commencement of went in pursuit, but were defeated, Lost Military Governor of Bhanghai) engraved, Some of General Chang Haun's soldiers (The Soul of the wooden seal, bearing the six-characters

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in Kiangsu but elsewhere, and that 23.3 per cent. to 20. Here of the 25th Punjabis, Hou, Geo. E. Fisher, tormal proportions, has increased very less, us in the case of Cunton, merely centage of Chinese ships, the figures Captain Innes of Masts Butterfield and the drastic suppression of lawless being being 10.6 per cent. for 1911 Swire, Mr. H. T. Richardson of the C.P.R. armed ruffians masquerading as and only 15.2 per cent. for 1912. and Mrs. Richardson. soldiers.

return.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

German tonnage lins decreased from The news from Canton reads much more alarmingly than, in our exception, therefore, of Britain and 13 per cent to 116. With the opinion, it is in reality. Yesterday Japan, all countries show a decrease, afternoon another squabble took place that of Norway, which has fallen between the soldiers who have for from 6 per cent to 2 being most some time been in Canton and marked. The most remarkable turn-to-day in the Modical Officer of Health's One fatal cans of plazas is notified General Lang's troops. It is clear over has been in the tonnage entered that the attitude of the undisciplined and cleared at Antung where British soldiers who have been the cause of 50 shipping increased from 8.1 per cent. much trouble during the past few days in 1911 to 34 per cent. in 1912 meeting at Singapore to consider the ad GENTLEMENS is the outcome of disappointment at Norwegian tonnage, which in 1911 viability of holding a fit. Androwa ball. not being able to corich themselves by was represented by 11.1 per cent. It was decided not to hold one this year, looting. Probably they are also DISTINCTIVE lactant to be placed in the back-wiped completely out, the it was thought that ball once is bre

ground by the General's troops whom only three flags represented at the many them doubtless regard as

port during the year being British, Fear is sufficient. interlopers. The situation is such Chiesa and Japanese. The latter,

...

TAILORING

the fighting between General Lung's troops twelve inon, and have now returned here and I begin to use it from date. Apart and the Land Army. The Hongkong.

RESPECT FOR THE RED CROSĄ.

Canton and Macao Steamboat Company is A Red Cross party from Tientsin has and informing, the provincial tútude and from sending & report to the President rusning a double service, and the steamers reached Pangpur, and has reported that civil governors by telegraph, I have the are packed. The Kidstan, which went up both sides respected thair flag. Other honour to address this despatch to Your last night at ten o'clock, stayed only a information they withheld from the Press Excellencies the Tutuh and the Civil with 1720 passengers. Last night the couple of houza, returning at eight o'alock and from the opposing generals.-N. C.

Daily News."

French bost brought down 1800!

When the vessel left this morning there

thing was quiet, eo far as could be soon from the steamer." was no sound of firing in the city. The Only fiego Scotame attended a Bond was absolutely deserted, and every

FIGHTING IN UANTON.

General Lung's Troops Forcod to Retira.

that General Lung will find it cent. of the total tonnige had only Mixed Whist Drive in the Dockyard inst

which, in 1911 had 61,4 per The Dockyard Recreation Olab held SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS. necessary to deal with this arrogant, 45.6 per cent, in the following year night. Mr. Brook was the M. C. and an undiscipline rascality promptly, while Chinese tonnage increased from onjoyable areuing was spent. At the con- effectually and with no light hand. 181 per cent. to 20 per cent. The clusion Mr. Brock, presented the prizes to: AT QUITE It is deplorable that so vast and so

industrious & community should be great increase in British tonnage is, Indies, 1st, Mrs Wilson; 2nd, Mrs however, discounted by the fact that Talbot 3rd, Mr. Wilks. Gents, 1st, Mr. harassed by so many armed scoun- drels and the sooner the better will one small veszel operating, regularly Hart; 2nd, Mr. Stovens; 3rd, Mr. Harrison heard by the writer as the s.s. Fatalian it be for the peace and prosperity of from Antung is sufficient, where the Hidden namber, St. White, R.M.L. Canton and all who do business with total is so small, to make a large dif

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Yesterday afternoon heavy firing was entered the lower reaches of the river and approached the city.

We were practically empty pass gers, end na wo neared the Customs

bank.

GOVERNMENT SUCCESS NEAR. KIUKIANG.

Governor, to request your kind netice and Lepeedy actions in Issuing orders to your subordinates and is notifying the Commis. sioner of Foreign Affairs of Shanghai, the Military, the Constabulary, and the civil younane, the Telegraphs, the Steam Pexico, August 5. Navigation and other offices, as well as A Presidential Mandate states that the all thesa oficials and officers who should. Goverment troops have captured Shui be subject to my orders. chang to the south-west of Hitkiarg. In The Shanghai Prefect had, acordingly, the fighting, which lasted twenty-four instructed the City," Suburban and Vi hours, 800 rebels were killed, 700 injured, lage Councils to take note of the Order Maxim guns fall into the hands of the and a great zumber of zillos and some as desired. 3"

Northerners. The rebels have rotired to Tohan:

General Tuna Chi-kusi, the Commander of the First Army, reporte that Pah Wen- yu, the rebel Tutuh of Anhui, has rolura od to Anking, Ostesiatischer Lloyd." |

FIGHTING AT CHINKIANG,

GENERAL CHANG USEN'S ADVANCE. With reference to the recent fighting

BISHOP BASHFORD ON THE BITUATION

At a meeting at Peitaiho recently Bishop Rashford maid's When you consider the feel that American recognition of the Re present strife in China, some of you may public vas given too soon. It is not no. am ashamed that my country, as wall an other Christian nations, delayed for months this recognition to a nation strug- aling for new life and liberty. Fur not a hand was extended to recognise more than a year, in all her difficulties

It is a grave responsibility which the as-

her merchants that this ruffianly ference in the returns. The total ton- rabble receive their quietus and innage entered and cleared was 219,070 anch a manner that they will be/while the British flag flew over 71,056 a sako from hiting. A pinch of stuff in the Honge the Ering became greater, and at Chinklang further details were received her. This non rcorgnition of the now. effectively cured of further lawless tons of this. At Chinwangtao, French postrils is death to a snake, and makes will soldiers were surrying about in of yesterday, saya the" N. G. Daily News Government bas given an opportunity for and disgraceful proceedings.

tonnage: advanced from 2.6 per cent, not pass a tril of snuff or carbolic acid. It directions, sniping at a'force of men that of the 6th Inst., hr Shanghal by bitor those who would gain plot its overthrow.“- to 10.7 per cent while Norwegian has a man rabs his hands and arms with snuff NORTHERN SHIPPING TRADE. and Chinese from 2.5 to 0.7 per cent, reptile will be qulta cowed and will not

dropped from 24 to 17.5 per cent or carbolic acid and takde up oaks the were approaching from the left band from Chinking dated the 4th instant tions of the world have taken, in with The remaining flags show little altera-attempt to bite. Once deadly, make ed by torpedo boots, to turn back, as chow, cocoranded by General Hau Pac- ago we would not be facing the conditions On the evening of the 2nd instant the holding just recognition to the Republio The Captain of the Falahan was wam- first dotachment of the troops from Yang of China. If it had been accordod, year THE "China Shipping and Engi-cleared. Of some interest are the

tion in the proportions entered and vita" however, nothing will gare the mind. danger lay ahead, but because of the chun; brother of the late Tiger" He sat to-day. It in an if you tawa mÁR. neering Gazette" has an instractive remarks of the varions Commissioners The death is announced at Bourne-impossible, to do so without taking the Sunday last attacked the robol camp at Fan keep go, it so send a boat to help him review of the shipping trade in the of the porta dealt with who, being on mouth of Mr. W. P. Gregory, who was A almost certain risk of running her Pankalahan and drove the rebals from but it hele going to drown there is no need Sy very heavy tide that was raining to was crossed the river and of day-break onay. We will wait awhile and see it he struggling for life in the water and should northern ports of China during 1012, the spot, see more of the developments printing overgeer in Messrs Kelly and aground, so wa kopt on the as shown by the returns of the Mari the increase in the shipping trade of Walsh's offes at Heugkong, and as ono Chunboats werd on both port and star

in shipping: Thus, in dealing with time Customs. It says that the Dairen, the Commissioner states that time was with the same firm at Shanghai, board sides of us, poppezing away at and revival of this trade has not been the prescribed portion of the recon Hospital seriously ill for sometimo prior to thrown up during the night til slong the 4.7in. guns mounted on Silver Islamt be."-2. & T, Tizen.

Mr. Gregory was in the Government Cigil ng and mud redoubts that hnd boon as marked us the improvemente instruction work of the west side of the

A little Inter, however, somo icbol GREAT REDUOTIONS IN freights might have led one to sup- and the whole work is to be completed pont altogether ten years in the East; the of the Comment Company's works good effort that the Yangchow, troops were West, or main, pier has been executed, bis departure for home on leave. He had water front, and specially strong in front shelled the Psokainhan camp with such PRICES

pose, and proceeds-In the totals of during 1915. The cast bro water, first coven at Shanghat, where he took steamers entered and cleared, four measuring, 1,221 fect, was completed great interest in sport, and for a time was drod yards of the defonens, letting fly a line towards Nenking from Chinidiang. to your hand luggs when sping on a

Torpedo boats were darting backwards compelled to retire and withdrow ports show increases over the previona in March, and of the north and west secretary to the Shanghai Recreation Club. volley of rifle fire and a rattle of maching The rebel troops have now virtual confourney Change of water, die and

and forwards, steaming to within a bun Kotze, which is the first station up the year, while, thrco, Chicfoo, New-breakwaters, mencaring in all 11,700 regory, who was 35 of yours ago and up guts and then hishing back again,trol of Chinking. The telegraph chers temperature 11 fond to produce bowal The largest increase has been at by which B acres of land will be Corinthian Yacht Club and Kowloon GO drone of s big shell crossed over from ecmusiantion with the outdide you have it handy, For als by all chwang, and Tiontain show decreases, feet, 4,350 feet were hinished by the married, continued his sporting interest

end of the year. The reclamation work, in Hoogkong and was 'a number of the bullets, and sometimes the humming with them, and Chinking is thus, curb off may so much suffering and inconvenience Everywho was the vicious whine of tors have fled, taking their paraphernalia oured on board the tminor atenship. It froable, and this moliolus exunot be so- Antung where the total of shipping obtained to the cast of the East Pier Asa masan he hold ofßee in Zetland Lodge, and somewhere near the railway stations world.

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