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HANKOW TRAGEDY. RIOTERS ATTEMPT TO "RUSH
SUDDEN. CRISIS. Foreigners Compelled To Use Machine Guns Owing to a state of extreme emergency suddenly arising, machine guns had to be used against rioters at Hankow yesterday...
FALSE REPORTS.
(Reuter's Service.)
sequently, some of the staff were seen to leave with their personal effects.
TWO LIVES LOST. STARTLING EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT
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SHEAF OF QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. OFFICIAL ATTITUDE.
"K" SHOES
China's Disorders the Root Cause of the Strike.
That the Home Government has a sound grasp of the Shanghai trouble is apparent from another official statement made in the House of Commons yesterday.
Fanning the Flame.
(Reuter's arvios,)
Louden, June 11.
against the foreigners whose treaty rights they representas inimical to the well-being of China.
HOMES FOR YOUR FEET-
You choose your home with great cara. It must look
led wall at Connaught Road centrai near the Fingega wharf was the scene of Guendizet 2.80 this morning when a motor Entering the local journalistic car owned by a Chinese lying at Hankow, June 11.
Mr. McNeill: added that for field about a year ago, this paper Mongkok ran into thebarbour Following false reports in this
was decidedly anti-Sun in its ex-with five passengers!
A number of questions lodged some time: past the British Gov. morning's vernacular papers, an pressions. Suddenly, it becamo The boat people th the vicinity in the House of Commons regardernment had been giving close anti-foreign riot took place this the most outspoken of the Kuo- rescued all the occupants with the ing the Shanghai trouble elicited attention to the question whetherwell be comfortable, and ba evening.
mintang publications. Of late it exception of one person who was long replies from Mr. Ronald industrial conditions were playing The volunteers were called out, has contained' a good deal about drowned. Another at those | McNeill, Under Secretary of an appreciable part in the general The rioters rushed the Bund the Revolutionary Government. rescued, died in hospital this Foreign Affairs, who expressed widespread unrest in Chine. They tore up seats and wrought At the time of the change a fight morning.
the opinion that the trouble was
Labour CondHlans. destruction in Japanese shops.took place in the premises and The driver of the motor car is mainly due to unsettled con- Mr. MeNeill expressed the They severaly mauled a Japanese court proceedings resulted. reported to bave bolted:
ditions owing to the lack of a opinion that such conditions. shopkeeper.
Yesterday the Secretariat for All five occupants were on the strong central government, the were hardly operative at all as Later the rioters broke down a' barricade and attempted to rush Chinese Affairs issued & notifica staff of Messrs. Lee und Russ, destructive wars and the irrita- the cause of the present troubles, tion of the Chinese with petty though any such discontent as far 'tion. Students and labourers sclicitors.
Mr. Lee Wing-chee, one of the local rulers resulting in discon- as it existed should be welcomed were exhorted to be sober-minded and to beware of agitation by two who lost their lives, a senior tent which had been skilfully as the symptom of a desire for unruly spirits who have no inter-interpreter leaves a family. He directed by interested parties better things.
the British volunteer armoury.
The rioters were in heavy numbers totally outnumbering the
defence force of the armoury.
The fire brigade ineffectually turned hoses on the mob after which, there being a state of ex- treme emergency, under orders of the Navy, the rioters were fired on with machine guns.
Eight were killed.
The num-
ber of wounded is not yet known. At present all is quiet and the Chinese authorities guarantee continued peace.
[Hankow, June 11-Following a coolies' dispute last night at Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's upper wharf, in which
a great deal of stone throwing took place, a squad of Chinese police fired over the crowd and scattered-it. A dozen Drrests were made. The trouble was apparently pure- ly Chinose, but this morning when the upper wharf coolies at- tenpted to resume work they were mobbed and prevented from doing so
A strike, was declared, the students haranguing the coolies. -Reuter.]
China's Third Note.
Peking. June 11. In spite of the official statement that the Note, would not be made public till to-morrow, the Note Signor that was handed in to Cerruti, Italian Minister, this evening was handed out to the pressmen in French and Chinese at nine o'clock.
TWO JOCKEYS BADLY INJURED IN AN ODD SPILL.
Benny Marinelli, Jockey, may dic, it is feared, the respit of bin, fall on Upton at the first turn
at Jamaica race trockt after he and his mou tell. Fitor, on Firearm, came galloping through, the dust cloud, toppling Into Marinelli and his mount. The protosofier snapped this pictare at that moment, with the two horses and two men on the ground. Marinelli's skull was crushed and he was injured internally.. Fator's collarbone was broken, The pictura is one of the most unusual över made on a race track.
he pointed out that the strike began in a Japanese cotton mill where the conditions were equal ör superior to anything in China.]
Mr. McNeill declared that the British Government had long been exerting active pressure on the international authorities, ati Shanghai to secure improved fac tory conditions in the foreign settlement, especially as regards child labour with the aim of mak- ing the settlement a model for the rest of China. It now in- tends to seek a solution of the difficulties in a conclliatory spirit while insisting on the maintens ance of law and order in the foreign settlement. ^}
Police Warning. Finally Mr. McNeill stated that a warning had been given before the police fred, but he was with out official information of the precise nature of the warning."} He also did not know the num- ber of students arrested and sub- sequently released but had re
All has been with the firm for some STOP PRESS.sted a report on these matters.
est whatever in Hongkong. are asked to keep the peace and continued protection is promised.
Monday's Calm.
(Shanghai Mercury.).
י!
Shanghai, June 8. The local situation to-day is comparatively calm. It is ob vious that the landing of several The Note takes cognisance of hundreds of marines and blue- the fact that the Powers view the jackets has had the desired incident in the same conciliatory effect: News from the outports spirit as the Chinese Government however, is not so satisfactory. and that instructions have been The anti-foreign agitation ap- given to the police of the Inter- pears to be spreading and demon- national Settlement to cease the strations are being held in nearly every town. Just exactly how use, of arms.
far things will go before the mat- ter is settled it is impossible to
The Note goes on to insist that the steps taken by the authorities of the Settlement to hinder a "pacific student demonstration" were badly devised and denies
that there was the state of mining ent danger to which the Powers' communication referred.".
• Cool. "Advice.”
sav.
"Peace Troops."
years..
Mr. Wong Woon-cheung, a junior interpreter, was only mar ried three months ago.
Of the three who escaped none were permanently injured." A clerk jumped out of the car on.to the Praya before it, went over thei
In falling be became un side. conscious for a time but recovered. One of the other two could swim and he reached safety while the was fished out by last men rescuers.
Much sympathy will go out to the relatives and friends of the deceased."
The party were returning fram a dinner at West Point.
no-
A MASS MEETING.
Strike and Boycott Threats,
(Reuter's Service.)
Hotel Staffs Back. Mr. Walter Ꮧ . Hawker, manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd., yesterday received a telegram from Mr. JH. Taggart, who is in Shang- hai, to the effect that the situs- tion there is easier.
The Majestic, Palace and Kalee Hotels staffs have already resumed work; and the Astor House Hotel staff is resuming work.
Shanghai, June 12. A mass meeing of 25,000 stu. dents and workers was held at the recreation ground in the Shanghai Mr. Taggart proposes to leave Chinese city yesterday evening for Hongkong on Monday next. under the auspices of the Citizens The participanta Association. wearing black arm: bands made! stirring speeches.
A Kongmoon Strike.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
/
Resolutions were passed (1) to
Pakkai, Kongmoon, June 10 eever economic relations with the
Labourers have ceased work British and Japanese on June 12;
A (2) to urge the Central Govern- and students have struck. ment to secure satisfaction for demonstration took place in the the shooting on May 30 from the streets of Kongmoon to-day to the British and Japanese; and (3) express sympathy with
to declare at general strike failing settlement in a fortnight strikers in Shanghai. throughout the country.
Chinese authorities, had We see no reason to be alarmed greaterliking for their propagan- at the report that the Central da, so they have been reduced to Government (?) is sending 2,000 holding scratch meetings at the "peace-preservation troops" to far end of the Nantao Bund and Shanghai, but we hope that the these last no longer than it takes no to summon the nearest police The Concession authorities and Diplomatic Corps, will lose not the unarmed students are time in making it clearly under-post, when the crowds are quickly
A Sad Blow therefore responsible for the de-stood that their respective Gov-broken up.
ernments will not tolerate any
The meeting afterwards march- The Govern- plorable events. ment, in view of the indignation monkey-tricks on the part of any It was a sad blow yesterday ed in procession to the native city. individual military commander in when the employees of the prevailing to-day throughout the
ranks of the hood Posing as Chinese students were country, begs to give general ad- the neighbourhood of Shanghai. Aquarius mineral water factory During the march two Japanese
We can but hope that the agita-joined the vice to the Concession authorities tora will soon realize the folly of winked strikers. Still, at a pinch Violently handled and taken to a which the latter should follow their attitude, for it is they and one can mix it with plain waterpolice station and locked up namely to raise the state of siege, not the foreigner, who will suffer instead, or even ignore any addi re-embark the marines, disarm in the long run. the volunteers and police, free the Tarrested men, restore the occu- pied schools, for the restoration: METAL ROOFING of order in Shanghai with the
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Agitators Ejected.
(North China Daily News.)
tion, as they do in the country of origin, so the wound is not fatal Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor and Company have been in existence for sixty and something odd years-one forgets inde general excitement whether it is one year Shanghai, June 9,
more or one year less than the Things were so quiet yesterday life of the North China - Dally that the various detachments of News' and this is the first the Defence Forces had little to strike the Company big ever ex- do of a more strenuous nature periented, which is a good illus than cleaning buttons and squip-tration of the depths of absurdi- (Courtegy of the Daily Bulletin.)ment to the satisfaction of the ty to which the king classes orderly officers. Still more have fallen under the influence of Peking, June 11.
sailors were landed and the Com-Bolshevism
Chang. Hsueh-llang.
It is officially announced that Chang Hauch-fang has proceeded to Shanghai with a bodyguard, and that he is staying some little time at Nanking en route..
Was
Special trains conveyed the crowds to and from the native city and the Chapei suburb.
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STRALING SI D00 OF ROFE.
THIEF'S SUCCESS.
EUROPEAN LADY ROBBED.
HANDBAG SNATCHED.
YESTERDAY'S PRODER STREST INCIDENT.
Following close upon the con- viction of a Chinese youth for stealing in a handbag from a European lady at Battery Path comes the report of another robbery at the other popular hoof- "lng" ground of snatchers, Padder Street
Mrs. Munton, of 16 Pask Raid, | "was" "walking fo Pedder Street at
Karbone were in the act of diss away with her handbag worth $15. chargfog rope into a 'sampan conThe contents of the bag fotindsdia taining two of their confederates sam of money. Fortunately for on Wednesday night when a the thief there was nothing to parrot lunch appeared on the obstruct ble escap
mandant now is in the position of The Hongkew market showed Two Chinese at work on the 550 por yesterday when the having almost more men than he sigue of life yesterday morning. Hyton ring at anchor in the def came from behind and ram requires, Rumours that some of and quite a few Chine the S.V.C.-units consequently bought their vegetables would be relieved were not at all The Bussian and Japanese. kindly received by those seld. to keepers have beda deng business Hongkong Eventa.... Yesterday an editorial with be mainly concerned, who evid all the times here was no ment
ently are most dnxious to remain to be, had here some violent expressions
at their poste, published in the China News La vernacular paper better known as The strategy by which the the "Chung Kwok San Man Po." students and other agitators have Late last night the Palica raided been kept continually on the the office and printing works in move, tras resulted in them being Stanley Street and the paper did pushed entirely over the Settle
ment boundaries. Even not appear this morning,
On the premises for some time, they were able to sec the Police made.
search Submanent meeting places,
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