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Mure definite news to hand from Another bag-snatching incident Canton gives the indication that no ho reported to the Police the so-called grand offensive of The victim was Miss Sutton, asiater the Bolsheviks hus yel to at the Lovernment Civil Hospital There have beer who was walking in May Road near reports of a cross-river attack on Magazine Gap at the time. Honam but frum eyewitnesses on Thief anatched her hag and the spot it is gathered that them off down the fade. abe expedition" which was sent must reports. The big itself was valued have been of little consequence anjat Su and its contents were $8. it attracted hardly any notice.
a
STUDENT KILLED.
NEW KOWLOON CYCLING
ACCIDENT.
was
RIVER PIRATES CATCH STRIKERS.
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SEAMEN'S STRIKE.
SOUTH AFRICA BEING" INVOLVED.
AUSTRALIA'S PREPAREDNESS,
by the Chung Shing Benevolent
(Router's Survice.) Society that Captain Chan Kum (Chan Kwoon-hing), who is one
Capetown, August 28. of the members, has been released
The position un regards the by the pirates which plates the seamen's strike is more serious, 8.8. Kwong Hung on the West Meetings of British seamen are River. Captain Chan has been in being held in favour of a strike command of the steamer for some unless the grievances are re-
years.
(From Our Owa Correspondent.)
MACAO'S OPIUM.
"GENEVA COMMITTEE'S
DISCUSSIONS.
GERMANY AND CHINA.
(Reuter's Service.)
ite
Cielava, August 98, The morning's private, sitting of the advisory committee of com dealt with confidential matters con nected with the illicit tritic.
The German delegate, déclated medied. There seems to be at his Government would restrict prospect that all South African the export of drugs to China in ports will be rapidly affected. The agreement with the Chiness Govern- steamship Ballarat and the mail ment. |boat Arundel Castle have been
held up.
On inquiry at the office of the Naval authorities, the "China
The afternoon's public sitting Mail" was informed this morning |
Pakkai, Kongmbon, Ang, 26: that Canten is quiet. It was
dealt with thy situation at Micaci, News has reached this port) understood that the party in
AGAINST DISORDER,
where wording to the Portuguese that the compradore of the .. power were taking steps to re-
delegile Senhor Ferreira, the "oon- Melbourne, August 28. Kwong Hung, a Hongkong vessel move all opposition and had met
-After a vigorous debate lasting sumption of opium is relatively owned by Chinese but under two hours, the House of Repre- negligible. The British delegate Sir with a little resistance. There is no organised 8ghting to speak of.
As a result of losing control of the British registry, has succumbed sentatives by 35 to 22 votes per- Malcolm Delevingne drew attention push bike on which he was riding to either injuries or woundsmitted the Prime Minister, Mr. to certain inaccuracies in the Portu Honam Position.
Chinese student of Kwan Mun He alleged to have been inflicted by Stanley Brie, to introduce the use report concerning the re-ex-.
the pirate gang which attacked bill mentioned earlier in which aorts of opium from Macao. Contractory
have village was killed yesterday. reports. reached Hongkong since yester bill as Rau Pa-Kung lying
The me of the accident was the the ship when near Kowkong. the specials are described - as
After dewiding to hold the annual A number of strikers who were "peace officers" and the Attorney in January, the committer day afternoon. Some say that an icen Tsun Wan nud Shamsuipo. on the Kwong Hung and were General is empowered to appoint #djourned till August 31, when the offensive against Honam (the island on the south bank of the mine at the time and be
Another student was astride of the going up from Canton to act as as many as he considers necessary will be considered and ap
proved. pickets in Wuchow were roughly for the preservation of peace river) was launched yesterdaynjured, "but not seriously.
handled by the pirates. The throughout Australia. and that General Li Fook-lam's troops were routed. Over a week ago it was announced in the "China Mail" that General Li had withdrawn his forces from the busier parts of Honam into the surrounding villages, instancing i some ancestral halls being used as barracks for the first time since their erection in the tin.. 27! the Sung Dynasty-several cen- turies ago. It may be that some Red detachments have landed in Henam to disarm the skeleton corpe left behind by General Li but in that event there would hardly be any fighting.
One of the best informed gentle- men in the Colony said to the "China Mail:-People do not seem to have realised that the trouble this time-although the political aspect may be much wider nas. so far, been nothing like the last scrap with the Yunnanese when there were a few determined aetions." Spasmodiu į firing has been heard, and that is all, bq the Whampoa Cadets seemed to have achieved their purpose.
Strikers Disarmed.
A presumption that, during the present upheaval, the "strike" movement in Canton has occupied little attention, seems to have been borne out As is generally known, an exodus of the civil population usually follows #
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of those doing picket duty and in-
MEXICO.
THE HATCHET BORIED.
(Reuter's Service.)
188
strikers claimed special privilege
Melbourne, August 28 they were performing "patriotic service."
According to the "Herald," the The pirates deportation proceedings are stripped. them of even their being taken only against the singlets and all they had and Labour leaders, turned them loose,
(An Occasional Correspondent.)
London, August 28.
Macao, August. 28:
15 is officially announced that the
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Melbourne, August 28. In the House of Representa-
A batch of Hongkong amahe tives, Mr. S. Bruce, moving the
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London, August 28.
Details have been issued of the £82.000.000 British and American scheme for dealing with the goods traffic of London by means of an Lunderground railway connecting all the principal goodá terminala and the London Docks.
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CARGO OF BEER.
SCHOONER SEIZED BY DRY
AGENTS.
(Reutor's American Servios.)
Key West, Floridu, Aug. 28. The schooner "Fannico Prescott,'' bound from Havana to Nassou, with 750 uses of beer on board has been seized three miles from here.
Tha crew of ten have been arrested and detained.
Philadelphia, August 28.-The Miners' Union has ordered a strike in the anthracite coalfields on September 1-Reuter's American Service.
The strike has occurred at a
are congested with steamers wait--
In their campaign of disarm- Government bag decided to resume who, after much pleading, obtain. second reading of the Police Bill, ing everybody the Red, seldiers in full official diplomatic relations with ed permits to travel to Macao, condemned. the attitude of new crew of the Balmoral Castle have Canton have also extended their Mexico, the outstanding differences were turned back by strike pickets South Wales Labourite Premier, refused to work, and sailing has activities to the strikers. Many having been satisfactorily rolled at Chinshan, which is just ackets Mr. Lang, and said the Labourites been postponed indefinitely.
The present Consul-General, Mr. the border here. Very few people, dividuals, carrying weapons have Norma inile Charge if any, are getting through by overseas seamen if they had the critical period because, the ports had such forcibly taken from 'Affaires pending the appointment that route. Armed pickets are on courage to tell them that they ing to remove an unprecedented them. In fact, some of the of a Minister.
duty at the large pavilion on the were being dragged at the heels maize cróp strikers seem to have incurred the
Shekki road, thus preventing
of extremists. The Bill was suspicions of the Bolshevik lead-
seconded. people leaving.. ers in connection with the death of Liu Chung-oi. A rumour ie current, says a correspondent, that the Canton authorities sus- pect a member of the Hongkong- Wuchow (Steamer) Guild, a body previously in Hongkong but clos- ed by the Police.
Leung in Custody.
JAPAN STORMS.
EIGHTEEN PEOPLE
KILLED.
WEMBLEY'S ASSETS.
(Beuter's Servine:)
CAPE DILEMMA.
Capetown, August 28.
Twe strikere of the Sandgate Castle', who were sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.bave. had their sentences suspended for The day has been one of abora fortnight to enable them to re- tive conferences to settle the consider thein position and assist strike. Both the authorities and in getting the vessel away.
SITUATION IN AUSTRALIA. the shipping companies are in a dilemma as there does not appear
Melbourne, August 28.- "There are further indications any local way of dealing with the
(Reuter's Service,}
London, August 28. Tokyo, Angust 28.
The Wembley authorities are situation. The strike leaders of the Seamen's strike ending. Eighteen people were killed and appointing immediately a body to admit that they signed the agree- The Trades Council of Melbourne Most of the vernacular papers ne were injured by violent. agree that General Leung Hang- storms resulting in floods and land-examine the question of realisament in England, but say that announces, that it was in nowise
tion of the Exhibition, kai, who has about 10,000 anti-slides.
Red troops in and around Kong- Great damage was done to Tokyo attended a meeting at Canton moon, is in custody, having and Yokohams.
when he was overpowered by the guards of the General of the Cadets.
Of the fighting that, has taken place, reports the "Kung Seung Yat Po, there was a real action
$10,000,000. CREDIT.
(Reuter's American Service.)
New York, August 28. The Federal Reserve Bank bas
on that part of the second bund in granted the Bank of Poland a the east of the city where several credit of $10,000,000 for the sup hundred men, attached to the divisional headquarters of for one year at 41% per cent. port of Zloty. The credit is given Kongmoon' commander, were dis which is being charged on the sum armed after being surrounded.
actually used.
At Taishatau, a brigade head- quarters was disposed of in the
same way indading postage NO SU
all book-lazer f
INDUSTRY BOOK DEPARTMENT
28, Sbambiar Bridge Band,
Monday, August 31, is the
Ngal Bong-ping's flight to birthday of Her Majesty + the Kongmoon, has been confirmed Quee Holland and to
and Hu Han-miu is still stated to memo
At Home at the Char
from 14.80 to 1 im
be in detention at the Whampoa is to Academy
they did so in order to get away in charge of the strike which is Later.
from the Dominion ports where now in the hands of the British Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of they have the whiphand to enforce seamen themselves. The liner State for the Colonies in the re-a cass and the only way out was Chitral has arrived and is being cent Labour Cabinet, has accepted to pay the old rate until they loaded with stevedores who intend the chairmanship of the Wem-reached England.
to work all the British manned bley realisation committee which
The release without stain vessels. will deal with the question of the upon the character of two men
There was an uproar in the assets and future of the Exhibl sentenced at Durban is the only House of Representatives when tion
development of the situation. Mr. Bruce asked leave to intra- Stewards of the steamer duce a bill to appoint special ITALIAN AVIATOR. of the Arundel Castle to join the men's strike. Mr. Charlton, a Ballarat persuaded the steward police in connection with the sea- dabour leader, vigorously protest- strike
The Premier, Mr. Hertzog, has ed against springing" such a bill cabled Mr. Havelock Wilson statin the House.
DELAYED AT MANILA BY
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(Router Servies.)» §
August 28:
ing that British seamen are The Senate after a taking action on their own debate, hac adopted volition and are not incited by 20 to 9 the mini anyone in South
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