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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925.
No. 19,517
SHANGHAI TROUBLE.
QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. HOME POLICY.
Support For the Officials On The Spot.
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Support for the British officials on the spot is the keynote of the Home Government's policy as regards the trouble in Shanghai,.
Misguided Students."
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Jane)..
In the House of Commons, reply ing to questions by Mr. F. W
Ronald McNeill
Pethick. In wrince (Tabon) and the Rt. Hon. C. 1. Trevelyan the (Labour, with regard to tronlles in Chri, Mr. Ronald M&Neill, Under Secretary al Porrigi Murk, emphasised that the international authorities on the spot were faced with a situation of imminent danger to life and pro- perly and could not wait to obtain instinctions from their governments' before taking the necessary steps to astore law and order.
Mr. McNeill deeply regretted that the attack of the Tories of dis order had been conducted behind a screen of misguided students, but said the British Consul General at Shanghai, with whom he under- steal the Ameris, French, Italian and Japanese representa tives were hilly agreed had fe- ported that the police were very patient and could not have aetod biherwise than they did.
The British Government was con- fident the Chinese Government was naxions to co-operate with the other. governments concerned in rondling bus equitable and satisfactory solu
tion of this deplorable affair.
Order First.
Crews Walk Out.
Shanghai, June 10. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co's crews struck at nine o'clock yesterday evening and their steamers are laid up at the
wharves.
CARGO OF FLOUR,
WELL KNOWN TRADE MARK INFRINGED.
CONFISCATION CLAIM.
Before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, at
the Central Magistracy this morn.
THE DOLLAR.
To-day's closing rate 2/3 5/16 To-day's opening rate 2/36/16 PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
THE AUSTIN SEVEN.
Catalogues & specifications from Bolu Agents 1
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CANTON FIGHTING. OUTLOOK STILL VERY
REDS FROM WEST.
Outskirt Heights. Possible Battle For
CRITICAL
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a close.
Intermittent sniping continues
Danger to Shameen? Little or no news came through but the Cantonese stronghold on this morning owing to the tele- Honam, across the River, appears graph land-lines boing inter-as if it is being vacated. rupted. The Naval authorities report no material change in the situation,
The Yunnanesc. are strengthening their position in Canton but ing. an application was made under it seems as if engagements will have to be fought in other parts of the Merchandise Marks Ordinance the province before the present Canton campaign can be brought to by Mr. H. L. Dennys, representing Messrs. H. Skottard Company. four merchants, for a confiscation order in respect of 800 bags of flour which bire an in- fringement of the Battleship" trade mark, the property of his clients. Samples of the infringed Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & mark and the original were ex Co. propose concerted, action by hibited in Court, the former boar ing identical marks with the excep- the big shipping companies.
The Nippon Kisen Kaisha boats tion that the Company's name was have up to the present adhered to omitted. The flour had been scized in the China Merchants' Steam schedule.
Navigation Company's godown, consigned from Shanghai to various Chinese dealers, who claimed to be interested only as seller on a commission basis.
The Fengyang Maru left Shang- hai for Hankow this morning carrying passengers but no cargo the former including representa- tives of the Chinese Associations known to be going to Nanking and Chinkiang with the object of dis- affecting the crews of foreign steamers at those ports.
Further Nippon Kisen Kaisha sailings are unlikely.
Foochow Strike.
Fonchow, June 9.
A student demonstration and gentral strike took place to-day The situation is quiet, but it is strained.
Most startling of all is the re- port from the "China Mail" Can- that the ton correspondent Cantonese Reds hint thut two Russian warships will be coming to their aid.
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On Monday, the China Mail reported that it appeared as if the Red Navy at Canton had been "influenced" money,
gone
On the attitude of the Wing the gunboats becoming suspicious. Fung (Captain Au Yeung) and the Reds. began to move away from the Cement Works. at Honam.
To-day there have been very few casualties on the Canton side
and the fire from Honam is weakening.
moment.
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At Any Cost.« There are 10,000 or so Yun-
nanese and Kwangsi riflemen at Shektan with orders to hold up the Red advance at any cost.. At headquarters, As the White Cloud Mountains are Yunnanese
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General Leung Hung-kat has despatched on expedition of 3,000 In applying for confiscation of
by Yunnanese men who are marching on Shek the cargo, Mr. Dennys said he
Conflicting reports have Wai Tong with the object of threatening Canton from the would not suggest that the China- since come down. From the West. The Yunnanese scouts at Merchants' Steam Navigation Com Intest messages, it appears that Wongsha are very active and pany were in any way to blame as they only acted as shippers and the Red flagship, the obsolete long range bombardment may be He asked Hicruiser Wing Fung, formerly of the order of things at any cdownkerpers.
the First Northern Squadron Worship to thereafter make an order for a certain proportion of and recently re-named the Chung the flour to be handed to his clients San in honour of Dr. Sun Yat-
has
over to the to reimburse them for the costs of gen. the proceedings in the same way mercenaries, but the statement of as was done in a case which came her, having bombarded her old hefore Mr. R. E. Li dell in 1919 colleagues in Honam has yet to be Mr. R. A. Wadeson, appearing confirmed. On Monday it seemed for the shippers, said thai bi as if those of the River Defence clients should be exonerated from Flotilla which fired up the River these heights overlook the eastern ablanie, and he considered that they and anchored off the Macao Forts, and northern approaches to Can- also should receive a part of the were trying to make for Whamton, they are very strongly forti- directing operations there in par- cargo to meet, godown charges and poa to bring up reinforcements fied and General Yang Hsi-nian is son. Outside army headquarters are posted 40 machine-gurs and about 20 light, artillery, pieces. Į The 2nd. division is also on the heights under Commander Chu, XO Wai. Lieut-General Liu Hang- chiu is the defender of Canton. The western suburb (the maina business centre) is very peaceful and the civil population is moving about unconcernedly.
Trooper Attacked (Sh. ughai Mercury)'
SHANGHAI, Jare 5 Tonghnu Very striots, number of incidents took place to-day to remind the authorities of
·ELLIS ISLAND'S FATE SEALED.? -
COPERIERY MAISIA HANKTON MAXWELL
A recent neroplane view of the Ellis Island, the Immigrant Station; in New York harbour, which is expected to be abolished soon, as officials of the Public Health Service are considering the new immigrant inspection programme outlined by the Secretary of Labour who suggests that aliens bo examined at ambaskutien points, thus saving the Government and the steamship companies money and at the same time ending the criticism of alleged hardships imposed on aliens arriving at New York harbour.
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Another neroplane above the city this "afternoon dis-i tributing leaflets warning the people to leave in six hours when a bombardment from the air would start.
General Chan Kwing-ming and Lin Fu are now reported to be active but it can be taken for granted that they will not join the fight till the issue is nearly decided.
Among the leaflets circulated in Canton are those purporting to originate from the following, all anti-Bolshevik: Farmers, la-: bourers and merchants, Yun- nanese and Kwangai mercenaries, the "elder" (ie. conservative) members of the Kuomintang; and some military students.
Well-known Man Killed.
A shot from Honam richochet- ed and killed Mr. Wong, the pro-
as "Fatty," was a but ultimately desisted and yes-prietor of the Washington Café they had been influenced by the best-known terday, reports were current that on the Bund. Mr. Wong, who is His Worship considered that action of the flagship and were Canton landmark. before an order could be made an likely to secede from the Reds.
With the spread of the cam- endeavour should be made to trace the owners of the cargo. On Mr.paign, fighting, may take place Dennys undertaking to draft an close to Shameen.. advertisement, adjourned sine die.
Mr. McNeill compliasised tint law and order must be restored and maintained in the international settlement and the Gavernment the acute situation with which they other expenses. They were quite would give all necess'y support to are faced and served to keep alive an innocent party. Mr. Dennys
the fact that hostility has by no agreed. de British officials on the spot.
Mr. McNeill expressed sympathy means abated.
The most serious incident to-day with the Chinese people and deep
was an ambush attack in the early regret that lives had even lost as h
part of the forenoon upon Trooper result of a misguided agitation.
The policy of His Majesty's Beale of the Bubbling Well Police Trooper Beale was Clovernment lo China, whose Station.
patrolling the Jessfield Brennan truditions and civilisation We
was about Bilmired and with whose national Road district and aspirations we sympathised, who to cross the junction of these was our ally in the war and with two roads when reports of guns whom we were united in close and rang out and three, or four bullets
the case.
was
long standing ties, was animated by whizzed past the, mounted police STOP PRESS.
the sole concern that China should man who sprang from his pony. unslinging his rifle at the samic beromo peaceful and prosperous,
time.
The British Government .rc- cognised the obligation to help' METAL, ROOFING China in this task and looked to the the side of the road, the officer
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Crouching behind the bank at waited for further firing, and he forthcoming tariff conference to pro-re-mounted after a glance around vide an opportunity for doing 30 in and returned to report to the About cokipendiour with
Bubbling Well Station. Powers.
half a dozen shots are belloved to Meanwhile he trusted nothing have been fired in all. This dis wok! be done to prejudice or post-trict is approximate to that patrolled. pore those hopes,
by the Chinese Volunteers, who hive heen protesting against Mani cipal Police patrols of late.
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Origin of the Trouble, Raplying to Mr. Trevelyan with regard to the origin of the trouble
Russian Arrested.
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at Shanghai, Mr. McNell said that Special Police attached to Louz3 the Recounts were conflicting, but Station at 11.30 this morning the policy of His Majesty's Govern-arrested a young Russien named ment had long been to use its in- Klopfer and placed him in custody fluence in Chim to meliorate at the Louza Station. Members of labour conditions.
the Volunteer Corps on duty along Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Leader Nanking Road had observed Klop of the Opposition, asked were the fer loafing around Foklon Road Government enquiring into the in- corner for a period of upwards of instrial origin of the trouble, two hours and, considering bis Mr. McNeill said that they were actions suspicious, informed the inviting the fullest information Specials on patrol and had him with regard to the whole incident. removed. Klopfer, who gave his He did not admit that the con residence as Broadway, stated that dition of the mills at Shanghai wae he was waiting for a fellow- the sole cause of the outbreak and countryman. He is being held oxpressed the option that this was for further inquiries,
SHANGHAI TROUBLE.
(Reuter's Servico.).
Shanghai, June 10. "The Nippon Yusen Kaisha are shipping cargo in mid-stream at the Pootung side and also at the wayside wharf. under the protec- tion of a Japanese gunboat.
Their shipments are diminish- ing as no Chinese cargo is coming forward to Nippon Yusen Kaisha- steamers.
The Butterfield & Swire position is not changed. Ocean-going steamers are not affected except by the fact that the merchandise is dwindling. For instance, there is no ten leaving.
Customs Closed.
I am informed that at the fight for Dutch Folly Island, 60 Yun-
Reds who had machine-guns. The anese were opposed to about 100 latter threw their weapons into the River when they tried to swim away on meeting a searching fire from the restaurant roof. (Full details in Monday's "China
(From Our Own Correspondent.) Mail.")
Canton, Tuesday, p.m. Yesterday the Customs main building on the Bund was closed and business is now transacted from Shameen.
Two Bolsheviks are rumoured to have been expelled from Shameen on Saturday night..
IN THE SHADE.
HANDY SHELTER FOR POLICE.
IN USE TO-DAY,'
For the benefit of policemen on duty at the corner of Pedder Street and Queens' Road Central, a shelter has been provided which was used for the first time this morning.
Attack by Night?
Later. Yunnanese headquarters state that had it not been for the "deflection" of the Communist Navy, the Cantonese on Honam would have planned a determined landing on the cast of Canton, after the style of Gallipoli, under cover of a naval bombardment.
A few shella had previously been fired at Taishatau where x there is a Yunnanese camp, ap- parently, to clear the place. With the failure of the small boats to a bring up the Red "Cadets" from Whampoa and 'the, disinterest of the flagship, this attack is not Otherwise: likely to eventuate. Canton city, or at least the eastern part, might have experienced the first real battle of the campaign.
The Yunnanese are gaining confidence.
Evangeline Booth, who has just Finished nicely in green, the completed her twentieth consecu structure is very neat and casts tive year of service as national shadow over just the requisite of the Salvation Army, has receiv space for the officer to discharge ed greetings from President, his duties in comfort. It should Coolidge, congratulating her upon
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