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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1924.
SITUATION
INCANTON.
PRICES DAILY SOARING.
FATSHAN MERCHANTS DISARMED.
HARBOUR RACE.
· EVENT CONFINED TO
CHINESE.
LEONG TIT-SANG WINS,
HHT
THE CHINA MAIL.
CANTON, CUSTOMS.
ALLEGED PLANS TO SEIZE
THEM.
DR. SUN AND LABOUR.
WAR IN CHINA.
WU PEI-FU ORDERS GENERAL ADVANCE,
"FENGTIEN TROOPS ENTRENCH.
(Reuter'a Service.)
-7.
That Dr. Sun Yat-sen will rely on assistance from certain labour There was a thrilling finish to (From Our Own Correspondent.)
the Harbour Race for the Mok Cup, Builds in a determined attempt to to Chinese) which was Maritime Customs at Canton, is (open
Secure control of the Chinese Canton, October 21. *! An estimate has been made that
PEKING, October 20. swum yesterday afternoon.
After leading from the start and the allegation made by a Canton
No Chinese official reports were With business at a standstill in at least 50,000 refugees have come Canton it is almost needless to down to Hongkong although some maintaining for the greater part correspondent to the "Wah Taz
given out to-day, but a
foreign Yat Po" (Hongkong.) state that prices of necessities think that the number is nearer of the way a lead of between twenty
Commencing with a reference to telegram from Chinwangtao says. are going up and causing priva-100,000. Yesterday's river boats to thirty yards, Leung Sui-man, tion. As the native bankers are were still bringing down full loads last year's winner, was challenged the financial stringency on account the IFengtien forces retreated ten not transacting business the rice of passengers as if to make up for by Leong Tit sang just when the of the pressing need of funds miles to their former entrenched merchants cannot move supplies: shortage in freight offeringa. swimmers became plainly discern to finance the Northern Expedi-position.
ible to the crowds. which thronged tion, the article says that Dr. C. C.
A later message says Wu Pel-fa Another obstacle to, trade is the Very few people are going up.
Purchase Of Protection. the water front on the Hongkong Wu (Foreign Minister), Wu Han-has ordered a general advance. interruption to the regular tow-
min (Chief Counsellor) and Liu boat services, some of which-Every time trouble breaks..out side. however, have resumed running.in Canton, the armed custodians
Amidst great excitement the Chung-oi (Civil Governor) were
Latest From Shanghai. Very little rice is moving up into of the peace are provided with new latter crept closer to the leader given orders to obtain control of
sources of revenue. the Interior and at up-country
As was the funtill, breaking into the trudgeon the Canton Customs in five days. case before fighting commenced, for the first time in the race, he There was only one way to comply ports the cereal is fetching as traders had paid for the privilege finished first amidst a whirl of with Dr. Sun's instructions and much as $30 per pictl. Profiteers of claiming protection from the arms and legs. The arms of the that was for Foo Ping-sheung have also been quick to take ad-various military factions, this pro- two grasped
the rope almost (Chief of the Bureau of Foreign vantage of the situation.
Shops in Canton are anxious to "Lection being signified by the simultaneously; a fifth of a second Affairs and Superintendent of Customs) to urder. the Commis- reopen their doors, but the dif- bestowal of a flag. To-day, Canton was the official verdict.
Leung Caught Napping.
sioner of Customs at. Canton to ficulty lies in the absence of staffs, houses have set the fashion in employees and even masters, hav-announcing to the public that
To the onlooker It appeared that hand over control to the Canton Government. This step, of ing fled for fear of fines, raids and certain premises are aw-abid- Leung Sui-man had a good deal
ing. other forms of persecution.
To obtain this distinction, In reserve and that if he had any course, continues the writer, was payment is made to some general idea that he was being so seriously merely to gain time and to ascer- who, in return, provides a certi- challenged he could have wou tain the attitude of the Consuls fieate which, in reality, is to denote comparatively easy. He glanced at Canton. that the shop in question in under round when about twenty yards the wing of that commander. from the water front, but had left Below will be found two speci- the final spurt until too late. Thus, mens with translations.
for the first time a public race of the harbour was won by the use of the breast stroke.
Civilians Apprehensive. · Although the city is quiet and to all appearances immune from attack, the civil population is still apprehensive that the troops will fight among themselves. The Intest care comes from a rumoured accusation against Gen- era Li Fook-lam's Cantonese regulars who are alleged to have enriched themselves by acting as
mediators in the arms dispute and
in the recent fighting
nanese, Hunanese and
Yan-
other
Cantonese.contingents are said to
be planning an invasion of Honam
--across the Canton river and
really a part of Canton.
Here
General Li Fook-lam has been
entrenched for
earned for himself the name of
"Uncrowned King of Honam Island." Strength is given to the crop of rumours by his recall of several hundred of his troops from the Shuntak district, where they have been on 'garrison duty after a recalcitrant magistrate had been evicted. General Li has 22 strength, all told. of about 3.500 bayonets.
At Fatsha the probability of fighting breaking out has been removed as the Merchants' Volun teers have dispersed. Merchants who
formerly on
the
軍湘
་
The time was two minutes and ten seconds better than that in
Accordingly the next step was. to appoint Le Kwai-fong in place of Foo Ping-sheung as Superin- tendent of Customs.
Plans Discussed.
One plan would be to encourage, by means of propaganda. the
(Reuter's Service.)
SHANGHAI, October zi.. "Little" Hsu left here for Hongkong, yesterday. On arrival there he will tranship for England.
Sun Chuan-fang has] General returned to Hangchow. Marshal
Chi Hsich-yuan is not coming here. General Bei Pao-shan is in full charge.
Peking's Official Story.
The following communique is issued by Marshal Wu Pei-fit under date of October 19, received. through cable and handed to the "China Maf!" for publication.
Fighting to-day is still, raging with unabated violence along people to refrain from making Kiumun, where the enemy troops,
forced
**D*which the race was won last year. payments.to the Maritime Cus-under Chang Hsueh-liing, are
示
司 湘
毋合 軍
毋得騷擾
HUNANESE ARMY.
安份商店
Notice by Commander-in-Chief
(Tam.).
(Seal of the Hunanese Com- mander-in-Chief.)
(This is to certify that) this shop is peaceful and law-abiding. strength have voluntarily (?) No disarder allowed here.
were
Surrendered their arms, to the
Yunnanese garrison but.00--sur-
prise should be occasioned if
trouble starts through the sol
合
長
diers_making demanda_and_ imposing ines.
Fatshan is different from Can- ton in that there is only
оле
faction of troops and there is no
likelihood of the soldiers fighti among themselves.
In Canton
there is no telling if the leaders
will squabble for the right to
govern the remains of the pill. aged ashes." The situation is
still critical but the civil adminis-
trators are endeavouring to pacify
the different, detachments
Tang Wah Meeting.
A public meeting was convened
for this afternoon at the Tung
Wah Hospital-Hongkong's lead-
ing Chinese institution of churity
-to discuss Canton's distress,
Before any work of charity
.could be started investigation had to be made as to whether it would, under the circumstances, be advis-
able and if so, what ways and means could be adopted. Further- more, if relief was to be given to,
廣東省
長之印
警印
得
騷
東
省係
安
小份
The winner (Leong Tit-sang) toms. Another plan would be to being
Tan-chue 32 min. 28 secs; Wong. Kam-fan 34 min. 3 secs; Chung Yue-wing 36 min. 38 secs; Leong Hoe-yeng 41 min 17 secs.
to advance
Their casualities
took 31 min. 52 4/5 secs; Leung enlist the aid of transport under fear of fire from machine- Suirman 31 min. 53 secs; Tong workers, stevedores, cargo coolies runs in the rear
&c. in a campaign to avoid pay-have been appalling. Thousands, ments to the Maritime Customs representing the pick-of-their- The inference is that cargo for troops and mostly non-Manchurians merchants who declared to the fall before our gunfire or are else Customs would be boycotted so mowed down by their OWD as to render helpless merchants machineguns should they retreat. who wished to conduct business as Despite these cruel measures, their formerly.
gains have been insignificant; while reaction, esperially among the reserves, in the form of deser- tion and mutiny, is parent.
As only six entered it will thus be seen that all finished.
Of the course of the race little needs to be said. Several of the competitors appear to have allow-. ed too much for the set of the tide which was coming in from the East; and of these Leong Tit-sang went farthest out. Until quite near the shore the only thrill which the spectators looked like. getting was a fight for second and third positions as Leong Tit-sang and Tong Tan-chue, who had been i together from the commencement."{" were still about level when the former started to challenge Leung Sul-man.
room after the race when the At a gathering in the dressing
were receiving the
swimmers
Mention is also made in the article of the presence in Canton of eight foreign warships and it is also hinted that the Diplomatic Corps in Peking will take steps to protect the Customs;
MANILA RIOTS.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
't
from
(Reuter's Service.)
Manila, October 21,
more
ap.
The 26th brigade of national re- inforcements reached Santaokwan to-day and at once, began artillery | bombardments on the rebels, dis | lodging them from their positions | in many places.
The enemy-along-Chenso-and- Suichung has been severely tortur» ed by naval raids which are being | carried on nightly by our battle. ships. Meanwhile preparation has | been planned for the landing of z divisions and 2 mixed brigades of
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reports received by the location of landing is too stragetic Club, thanked the V R.C. mention- Chinese Consul General. Chow, to be disclosed at present. ing the Honorary Secretary, this morning, stating that several-The enemy has sent us a des- Mr. R. C. Witchell, in particular Chinese were wounded in rioting at patch asking for an appointed time for promoting the race and so ally Cabanatuan, 75 miles north of for the disposal of dead in his carrying out the arrangements for Manila. The rice mills belonging lines, which has been accummulat- it. It was one of the events which to Chinese firms there inve beened In vast numbers.
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CHILDREN'S FETE.
Later.
A DIFFERENT STORY.
The rioting is apparently over, and the Chinese shops are begin ning to re-open, What promised to be a serious situation yesterday, due to the publication of a canard that 80 Filipinos at Shanghai have been slain, was averted by Speaker Roxas, who addressed a meeting of Details are now to hand of the 10.000 Filipinos in the Botanical programme of the Children's Fête Garden of Manila and branded the
M. C. L. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY.
The
organised by the M. C.L. which is to reports as false, Ha pleaded for take place at Volunteer Headquar- the observance of order.
commencing 3 pm on meeting threatened to get out of
ters
店 Saturday. Everything points, hand Reveral times, the ermed
BY ORDER OF THE CIVIL GOVERNOR
(Seal of the Civil Governor of Kwangtung.)
to a successful effort on shouting "Burn the Chinese quar behalf of the local and home ter!"
charities to which the League A dialect paper publishing the makes this annual contribution. *esnard was admonished and the
Novel Features
copies of yesterday confiscated by sufferers, funds would have to being shop. Military and Police Naval Branch, and a joy-wheel in
Novel features this year zie an order of Governor-General Wood. This is a peaceful and law-abid-serta! railway, provided by the must not create disorder here.
raised and an organisation set up to hand out the relief,
WEDDING
BELLS.
POPULAR PRESSMAN RE- PUSES MR. PUNCH'S ADVICE,
GELLING BALUSBERY NUPTIALS.
SS. HONAM."
LEAVES FOR CANTON TO-MORROW.
·GUARDS IN TROUBLE.
CHARGED WITH ABSENCE. FROM. SHIP.
On the Jehol front, according to
a telegraphic report from General Teng Cheng-kuo, the national
scored troops have
a further victory over the rebels and will join with other troops to continue their headway against the enemy. The Government has been author- Itatively informed that there is no truth in the rumour. that the Japanese are pro-Feogtien.
FEAR OF PIRATES,
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED AT PAKKAI.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
PAKKAI, KONGMOON, Oct. 20. Martial law was declared at this port on Sunday night on receipt of intelligence that pirates were planning an attack on us. No foreign gunboat is here, HM.S. "Cicala" having gone to Canton: Clandestine negotiations for the
stalled by the Kowloon. Dock Branch, both of which are expected to be strong attractions. Other diver- sions are a gold-fish pond, roll; bowl and pitch, a chute, Aunt Sallies, see-saws and swings, and a Punch and Judy Show. The grown- That they had absented theri-release of seven members of the ups will also find amusement selves, without reasonable cause, Customs staff at Gaemoon who in a mintature rifle range, for from their ship, the "Seistan," on were taken into captivity by This morning the Steambout
which the Officer Commanding October 19, was the charge pre-bandits some time ago, have come. Co.'s s.s. "Honam" proceeded back facilities. Tea will be provided guards at the Marine Court this
the Volunteers has kindly given ferred against two Sikh anti-piracy to light. Attended by fellow Pressmen to the wharf near the Harbour by the Peak Branch, while the morning. and other friends, the wedding of Office and she is due to leave for Band of the 1st. Bn. East Surrey Sab-Inspector B. Shannon prosa Mr. John Heywood Gelling, late of Canton, as usual, te-norrow morn-
Regt, will supply the music, cuted. He applied for a remand the "Hongkong Daily Pressing. It will be recalled that about
till the return to Hongkong of the took place at St. Andrew's Church, week ago, the "Hopam" had
"Seistan." engine trouble after leaving Canton Kowloon, this morning. Mr. and put back but returned to Hong- Gelling is the second son of Mr. kong the next day, under her own and Mrs. Sinclair Gelling of "The steam. Laurels," Crosby, Isle of Man, and
Repairs have now been effected. another of the
his bride Elste, the second daughter The "Kinshan," of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bulisbury, company's steamers, is due to go Clarence Road, Burrow-in-Furness, into dock for overhaul on Saturday
Lancs.
The Rev. G. Reginald Lindsay, M.A.. was the officiating clergy man and Mr. D. K. Oliver the organist.
The Matron of Honour, Mrs. A. Brooksbank, wore a lavender crêpe The bride was given away by Mr. de cline dress and a white crine
SIR J. JAMIESON.
EXPECTED AT CANTON:
NEXT MONTH.
Sir James Jamieson, Consul General at Canton, is expected Canada, due there on October 25- In Shanghal by the "Empress of
Sir James will remain in Shanu- hal until what is known as the Bank of Asia case, in which his evidence is necessary, has been decided by the British Court.
Sir James is expected back at
A. Brooksbank and wore a becom-line hat and carried a bouquet of bla post in Canton about the middle ing gown of ivory crêpe de chine, white and lavender lilies.
trimmed with orange blossom, and Mr. F. Oliver, of the South of November.
a veil of embroidered net finished China Morning Post was the best with sprigs of orange blossom at man..
The Magistrate (Lient. Com. mander G. F. Hole, RN.) accord. Jingly made an order for the case to be adjourned dne die; bait was allowed in the sum of $25 each..
CHARGE OF ASSAULT.
ACCUSED ON BAIL:
In a raid on a nearby village, some soldiers captured the bandit chief. It is stated that the chief was willing to give orders for the release of the seven Customs mien (natives) in exchange for his own liberty. Since then the chief has escaped" and the surmise is that he was allowed to get away, ostensibly on parole, to effect the return of the unfortunate, Customs employees
up-country
Intercourse with. ports has been resumed.
WASTING WATER:
CHINESE FINED $15
Wong Woo, sub-contractor, was arraigued on remand, before Már. Magistracy this morning, for c BW, Hamilton, at the Kowloon ing grievous bodily harm to Mak Chiu, a bricklayer, at Yaumati or torta. October JASON either side. Her bouquet was ef. The reception was held at the
MH C. Lee represented the white lilies, pink roses, and maiden Kowloon Hotel, where the happy weakened by coughing. For them there
Old prople, are osally tired out and defendants hair for tied with milk ribbon, couple received the congratulations jooh comfort in bombers The complainant was discharged
Little Miss Molly Brown, the of their many friends. Their bridesmaid, was charmingly attired honeymoon is to be spent at eights and wear out thefratrest
ain's Cough Remedy stops those from hospital two days ago after effect repals to weskenligt coughs that breast/them. An operation, necosultated, by his
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embroiderol vode,
The Tomandody the casa until
Lam Lisze, owner of house No. 17, Shanghal Street, appeared before MarB W Hamiton, at-tise Kowloon Magistracy, this morning.
summons for falling water pipe
the
of the above address He was fined $15. wis further ordered to carry mired repair within ons
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