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RIVER
PIRACY SCARE.
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SHIPLOAD OF TOURISTS.
Playing Quoits To While Away the Time.
Oblivious of the fact that considerable anxiety was being felt as to their safety one hundred and eighty-six tourists from the California played quoits to while away the time as the sis. Honam, "lay disabled in the pirate zone.
In the smilk Hours of this morn-
ing the Hongkong, Cantor and Macao Stetanbont. Fo.'s. Henan should have arrived at its wharf from Canton. She did not show ups and pinney sommises soon gut round Subsequently, it transpired that a break-down had red and she was anchored "Somewhere near Unetle · Beak Hay.” junmediately taken to bring the ship much lay party of travellers back to Hongkong.
Shortly afterwards, the China
Arrests.
FIVE MEN IN CUSTODY."
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS.
EXPECTED
There is every prospect of the
NOT BEATEN YET?
ALLIES AT CHAO-AN.
Reported Plan For Attack on Canton.
No 'secret is being made in the anti-Canton ranks of hopes that discord will break out in the Canton armies in the field, or of the alleged scheming between the Yunnanese army and one of Chan Kwing-ming's allies:
HELP FOR CHAN, (From Our Own Correspondent.)
Amoy, March 13.
tion from Canton has been planned by the combined forces. of the
Yunnanese, Navy, General Lin Fu and the
General Whang is now co- operating with Chan Kwing-ming as leader.
Navigation Cte. Kwangler got in Tobbers who carried out a daring Froin Canton, in reply to the re- coup ette house of Mr. J M. parters query, the skipper said Almada Remedios at Hemuntin that he had ped the Honam last Saturday forenoon being about three miles below Fain, brought to book. It will be recall Sing. He added that no distressed that a gang of six armed men
I am reliably informed that signals were flying mid the offers secured over $11.000 in money and General Chan Kwing-ming is on and passengers were playing quot valuables after holding up Mrs. Steps were niï deck and seemed quite happy: | d'Almada Remedios and the serboard a Chinese naval gunboa in Cantonese) is further to the
stationed at Tangsan, to the south Investigations had been proof Amey and near Chao-An, ONCO
ceeding since the day of the rob. bery, and a number of suspicious characters have been brought up by the police for interrogation. As a result of clues obtained during these investigations, an Assistant Superintendent and a party of
on online days, the Canton night-boats leave at Rive o'clock mid arrive at Hongkong at mignight, Yesterilay, the Homum's dejarlare was put back tilhsis oclus so as po give the tourists an extra hour Hn which to "alt" the City of Rants. They went up yestewby morning hy the the sine company's Knig (skin, riching Cantor early in
they afternoon.
Since the first of the month, the Steambong Coās vessels have ceased to act as another-whip. for The Bengkung-Canton cusoys. Therefore, the Humany did not
· CHITY the exten emplenin ol guals, under is Kawoyeur police offies, for the benefit e" the whole ? convoy. As she left an hour after the other shije," it is "tikety plund she was out of sight of the vessel bringing up the gone. This factor gave exia enuse for alamu.
Even in their lághest "dights of naventures. South Chinar river pirates, have never mitzupted so Loverpower a ship as to induct foreigners for union. It is known that the Roman wire to US brought down a shipment of silk hut Hongkong had dogbeer advised' Laste the presener, or otherwise, of
trensure or bullion.
Th
„About seven o'clock this morning. the Naval authorities had learned of the Honan's nou-unrival. A message was sent, by wireless, tok the senior officer commanding the? West River patrol · Cat Canton). Flis reply was thing the Houma had been reported by the Fatsun 16 be adrift and H,M.S. Moth had beeni" sent to look feat her. The Balsimo, owned shy the Chim | Navigation 8, 8, do, and operated in conjunction with the Steamboat Co., left Hongkong, us usual, at (ten last night and dust have passed i
the Honum on her way up.
Later in the orning, the Hurs bour Office and the Navni "zuthoris ties were both informed that the Houan, had been found, 'anchored near Tai Cham, which l
On the Stessploato, kaming of ting break-down, they at asked for a tug to be despatched. the latter leaving heture one o'clock. The Homm is expected to be back at her wharf about three this after- noon when the tourists and other passengers will disenbark and cargo will be handed.
vants.
BRITAIN'S NAVAL MIGHT.
The Navy which is controlling Amoy is now planning to assist Chan Kwing-ming to re-enter
Canton.
Since General Hsu Shung-chi's entrance into Swatow bla elimina
Here is a new photograph of HMS. "Repulse," the vessel on which the Prince of Wales is
to sail for South Africa and South America.
TO-DAY'S FESTIVAL.
Fi
is further from the Colony than TRIBUTES TO GODDESS OF
MERCY.
HONGKONG PROCESSIONS.
Chao An (pronounced Chiu On North of Swatow and it is here that Chan has been reported to
been' have.
assembling his defeated forces. When the Chan Kwing-ming armies took panic at Swatow, three “Northern Squadron" cruisers are reported to have been in the harbour and to have subsequently escorted the improvised troopships which car- ried away the demoralised army.
By "re-entering Canton, cur correspondent probably means another campaign to gain a foot ingand possibly the supremacy
in the province of Kwangtung. Earlier in the week, a statement by one of Hung Shiu-lurs staff officers, who fled to Hongkong after the debacic, was published in the "China Mail," He hinted that Lin Fu's apparent failure to
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come to Chan's aid as expected, MACKINTOSH
was due to Lin coming to terms with the Yunnanese army-the strongest factor on Dr. Sun's side whereby the pro-Sun Cantonese army under Hau Shung-chi was to be enticed away from Canton, to Swatow, so that the Yunnaness and Ein could enjoy unchallenged superiority in Canton. It has to be admitted that the Yunnsnese, professedly, under Dr. Sun's banner, have taken for their strength very little part in the offensive which resulted in the capture of Swatow."
Two or three years ago, a squadron of cruisers remained idle at Whampoa but gradually stole away and returned: North, whence they had been led South by the late Admiral Ching Pik-kwong (whose statue was placed on Dutch Folly, Canton, after his assassination) when Dr. Sun established the Southern Constitu- tional Government. Some of these cruisers have remained in or near Amoy, assisting the cause of Wu Pei-fu. Sun Chuan-fang is the present Tuchun of Fukien pro vince. He is a Wu Pei-fu nominee and therefore, ostensibly, for the same cause as Chan Kwing-ming
However, it is unlikely that Chan will be able to gather to his side a force sufficiently strong to Yesterday, Mr. 1 D. Lloyd re-take Canton. Even without the. (Superintendent of Imports and aid of the Yunnanese, the Canton- Exports) and Chlef Preventive ese army under Hau Shung-chi is Officer S. J. Clarke were noticed strong enough to hold their pre- to be busy in the Western district sent positions. Unless the Yan- where a number of Chinese tene nanese break out into open revolt ments were raided.
police raided a house at Lausapo, Kowloon City, where they found: quantity of the stolen articles. It is understood that five ment have been arrested.
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Interesting developments are awaited, and it is not unlikely that some former servants of the
Europeans who are poked in the eye with a lighted incensshousehold were concerned in the stick to-day should make allow operations of the gang, ances, for to-day is the festival of "Kwoon Yum" the Goddess of Mercy. As the patron saint of the fair sex, she occupies an exalted position in Chinese worship, hence
CABIN THEFTS.
POLICE TRACE STOLEN
ARTICLES
RAIDS ON FLATS, SEQUEL TO $40,000 OPIUM HAUL?
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against Canton, which under the present circumstances is far from likely, no immediate change in the administration can be foreseen.
Castle Beak Bay and fleep Bay. The Steamboat Co.'s Kinshin suited from Hongkong this mornings and she must also have sighted the Honum on her way to Canton.
Although they must have known of the mishap to the Honam, another party of two hundred and four tourists-nothing daunted
To Chinese have been charged pulso made the trip to Canton this
and formally remanded at the morning by the Kinshan,
Police Court in consection with It was stated that a China
the seizure of $40,000 worth of Navigation Steamer which left the abundant forms of tribute to
For the present Chari will have Canton Tast night, passed the her.
A gold watch, £60 in Bank of prepared oplum on board the s.s. Honum and offered assistance, but In the Tai Ping Shan district England notes and Yeu 30 have Lorenzo, prior to that vessel's de to bide his time. With an army parture for Cebu last Saturday inferior in numbers, munitions was told that such was unnecessary. is the Colony's best-known temple been recovered by the police afternoon (reported in. Monday's and morale, he will be dependent the Goddess's respected following the report made of a China Mala on Fukien for an asylum until an This has not been confirmed. na be that the Fathen we memory, There are several others theft on board the Hakone It is surmised that yesterday's opportunity presents itself or a
and the hill immediately skirting Mari fast TuesdayThe money meant, but she was on her to the North of Canton is nanied after and watch comprise part of the activities were a sequel to the material change takes place in the
losses of a European first class seizure and the two arrests but situation,
oficial confirmation is facking... Ladles organise guilds for passenger and a Japanese. have gone forth in their finest various festivals. Those for to-day clothes, headed by a procession
Canton. **
When the Steamboat Co.'s Smither, Tai arrived at noon, a "China Mail reporter called on board: He was informed that although the Sai Tai had come in via Kapauimun, therefore passing
with brass trumpets. ...STOP PRESS.
One such procession included a
Castle Peak Bay, the Honam hal number of tableaux tels from
not been seen
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