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WEDNESDAY MARCH 31,· 1923
KONGMOON CAPTURED.
OCCUPIED BY SUN'S TROOPS,
KWANGSI LEADERS' ATTITUDE,
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(From Our Own Correspondent.)
GANTON, March 20. News reached Canton to-day of a combined land and sea movement
Sun's adherents distrust Chan's policy of what is characterised in Chinese politics as riding
HONGKONG'S MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
BANK CHAIRMAN B REFERENCE.
"NEGLIOFELE IMVERTINENCY,”
"Civis Britamicus" writes to the Straits Timca :-
The chairman of the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is reported in your issue of 6th no
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CRUELTY TO POULTRY.
THE AREA OF A FOWL."
and
THE GINA MAIL.
HARDR SCHEMES
GOVERNNT CONSIDERING
EPORT.
Intervied by a China Mail re-
porter thoraing the Colonial
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
BRITISH LEGION. (Hongkong & Chica' Branch)
Porsistent cruelty to poultry was the charge Mr. Fred Fislici, the 8.P.C.A. Inspeen this morning, brought against og The-king the master of the King On Lan, Secretarye Hon. Mr. A. G. MTHE SECOND ANNUAL GEN. wholesale poultry dealors,
Fletcher CBRE.) stated that ERAL MEETING will be held Inspector Fialier, said that the the repof Sir Maurice Fitz in the CTY HALL, Hongkong, on sions since August 4, last year. He the harbodevelopmeat scheme receiving the Report and Accounta man had been warned on cix ucca-maurice connection with the TUESDAY, 27th
March, 1923, was fined $25 for the same offence had bees kived and was under for the year 1922, and of electing at 5.30 PM for the purpose of
three weeks ago.
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Defendant contended that the number did not constitute over- crowding adding that the birds would only be in the crates for teri minutes.
GOLF.
The dey Pool Competition,
Played Faniing on 17th, 18th and 19unst, was won by Mr. H. U. fraud, 4 down.
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by Dr. Sun's forces against Chan Tak-tsun, the commander of the five districts of Sun Wai, San Ning, Yan Ping, Hoi Ping and Hok Shan, speaking at the recent annual meet-Lindsell), Mr. B. Boys, the newly-that theregre a number of sub- henerary auditors, and of deallog To the Magistrale (Mr. R. E. considera by the Government members of the committee for the with headquarters at Kongmona.
The Coial Secretary added ensuing year, and of appointing Chan was previously a districting as follows:-
appointed assistant inspector, said sidiary qtions to be discussed with any other business. magistrate and sprang into pro-
"I think it is time that the that he stopped defendant's motor and it al perhaps be necessary minence last year when be quelled War Office realised that Hong-lorry and found in a crate with a to refer ck to the consulting
By Order of the General Committee. a rising on Sun's behalf during the kong does not exist solely in order dimeter of 3 feet not less than engineers certain points before
H. K. HOLMES, Sun-Chien troubic in the sunimer. to pay a military contribution of full-grown capens,-nineteen to the schenyas definitely embark-
Hon. Secretary,- When Chen was, in turn, expelled, 20 per cent. of its rovenue, and any. In a 36" crate which haded upon.. he professed loyalty to Sun's cause
Hongkong, March 21, 1923.. that if this senseless policy of capacity for 30 capons, there were and the headquarters of the Can-. obstruction and hampering of 58. tonese forces were established in
British trade and the natural Kongmoon.
development of the Colony persisted in, it will become a question of whether the contribu- the wall" and accused him of
tion can be justified any longer." clandestine negotiations with
He may be correct in bis opinion
Inspector Boys told his Worship Chen, Char Chak, commanding as to the merits of the dispute in thit the maximum ber for each the pro-Sun gunboats, was in question. But is this seenily lang crate was determined by the aren charge of the operations againstage or a revinly uttitude?
euleulated by the diameter to which Kongmoon. With the simultaneous A more important question is: bis Worship remarked "Oh, I see. appearance of the gunboats and as economic power so overshadow. You take the area of the crate and tor Fish said that from practica! about three thousand pro-Suned political power that it is natural the area of a fowl and divide the experie a fost required space of troops at Pak-kai, Chan's forces for a bank to talk like this? Does one by the other." scattered. Engagements on a the quotation above show us Big
alkout dehes by 4, equivalent to small scale took place at several Business bullying the British Em- the capons were standing on one This, ever, was not a fixed After the Inspector had said that about drds ta a square foot. points where the more stubborn of Chan's subordinates attempted to pire or does it only represent the mother, his Wonship imposed a ratio. the larger cutes thero holl but, but they
negligible impertinence of a spoilt fine of $50. overcome and. Sun's child that has lost its temper and
Dccupy Kongmoon, its sense of propertion? usual in Kwangtung warfare when a larger force marches on a smaller one, there was little that could be termed real fighting and the casualties were about thirty all told. A more serious aspect was the looting that went on for a short time, disreput- able individuals taking advantage of the excitement to pillage some of the outlying districts.
soon
forces As is
now
were
The unrest caused by the con- tinual moving of the Kwangsi troops and the uncertain attitude of their lenders, reported some days ago, has been accentuated by the arrival of more Kwangsi-ites in the outskirts of Canton..
at
the
Skirmishes for supremacy various strategic points . West River, chiefly in the Shiu: Hing district have added to the unrest with the result that com- mercial transport is sti!! stagnant,
MISSIONARIES ATTACKED.
BRIGANDAGE IN HONAN.
PEKING, March 20.. Reporta from Hankow indicate that bridgandage in Honan, which was suppressed last year, in again becoming rampant.
Recently, an American mission-| ary, Mr. Fuck, and his wife and two children were attacked by two parties of bandits and robbed of $150 worth of their belongings,
A couple of days afterwards Miss Ratslaff was held up on the same road and robbed.
Brigands recently attacked Ju chow and looted and set fire to the suburbs, and a number of the citizens were killed and wounded.- Router.
CAPTURE OF KWEIYANG.
PEKING, March 20.
The capture of Kwelynng by the Yamanesa on March 12 is con- firmed.
Yuan Ten-ning has fed, and his whereabouts
unknown. -
Reuter.
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BOXER INDEMNITY.
HOW JAPAN WILL SPEND IT,
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TOKYO, March 20.
The Lower House passed a Bill providing for the application of the Boxer Indennity to the develop- Inont of improved relations with Chino, including an appropriation for the upkeep of Chinese studente in Japan, the exchange of lecturers, and the upkeep of schools at Tsing tio.-Reuter.
CRICKET.
IR.C. v. HK.CC.
The following teams have been chosen to represent the IR.C. F H.E.C.C. on Saturday, at 2.16 p.m/
The first team at the H..0.0 ground in a league match:--A. el Aroulli (capt.), A. H. Bumjohn,! 'S. H. Ismail, S. D. Jumail, A. H Madar, T. 8. Curreen E. Rom jahn, H, D. Rumjan FM,
Jemail.
The second, tepin, at. Sbókumpoo in friendly-Es Moosdoen (capt), R. Nazarin, I. Hassan, J. Ackbor, AR. M. Samy, A. Kit shell, A. G. Abbas, O. Rumjahn, A. K. Minu, A.K. Rabumed and
Reserve:
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Majesty the King, for one further term
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