SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1925.
CORRESPONDENCE. LOCAL & GENERAL.
SHAMEEN SCUTTLE:
(To the Editor of the China Mail).
Yesterday was the anniversary of the disastrona 1906 typhoon,
The P. & O. 8.8. "Macedonia" from Hangkong arrived Mar- Sie, A paragraph is going seilles on September 18 at 6.30 the rounds of the papers to the effect that Shameen merchants, British, have been other than
p.m.
City. This is the outcome of the ad 5.80, in the Club House. strike commitice's announcement that the boycott would be con- tinued against British goods only.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WHO'S WHO.
SWATOW PERSONALITIES
IN BRIEF.
CHAN KWING-MING'S HELPERS:
TOKYO TO PARIS.
FRANCE FETES JAPAN' AVIATORS.
(Reidar's Service,)
stages
NIGHT ATTACK.
FIGHT RAGES UNTIL MORNING.
FRENCH SYRIAN SUCCESS,
(Router's "Service.)
Paris, Sept. 18,
Furthermore, a meeting of con- the week ending September 5, Eighting numbers are but from return for the Pelletler D'OSY in the morning. The Druses re- ]:
Paris, Sept. 18.- General Chun Kwing-ming's
The Japanese aviators, Abe and The annual general meeting of army in and around Swatow is Kawachi and their two mechanics considering moving their offices the Kowloon Football Club will estimated to be from 15,000 to who left Tokyo on August 25,
A message from Beirut sintes 50,000 strong.. Canton places the from the Shumeen to the Chinese lake place on Friday evening rival strength at the lower figure arrived in Berlin yesterday from that a strong force of Druses last
Монсек, They covered 10,300
night attacked the French Garri- whereas pro-Chan adherents The total output of the Kailan claim the bigger one. It is dif- kilometres in thirteen
The fight raged until ten o'clock Mining Administration's minas forficult to say what the actual across Siberia. The visit is in son at Mousscifre.
Great preparations are being tired leaving several hundred flight to Tokyo last year.
The French, who claim to have made in France to fete the Japan ea aviators who will be escorted
Beleaguered Garrison. from the frontier to Epernay by captured a Druse standard, suffer- Colonel Vuilleming and an air.
Paris, Sept. 18. squadron, and from Epernay to
The newspapers' reports from Leboarget by aeroplanes of the thirty-fourth air regiment.
Jebel Druse as unsettled as ever. Pelletier D'Oisy will be among the Beirut describe the situation at welcomers.
suls was held on Shameen from which only the British Consul was absent, to go into this ques
Now to put tion of removing an item of news like that into the paper with no explanation as to what the real signifieuner of the
news is, shows a lack of con- sideration on the part of the paper towards its readers.
amounted to 86,197 tons and the 20,000 to 30,000 would not be far
ale to 62,127 tons.
It is notided by the Governor that the rate per floor for lime- washing in Hongkong shall be $3.80 and in Kowloon $4 for period of ne year commencing October 1,
1925.
off the mark.
Of this army from which much is expected the major portion is not actually subordinate to Chan but is under Lin Fu; & Kwangsi general who is allied to Chan in that they are both opposed to the At least Kuomintang at Canton. one of Chan's armies the sixth, according to the last official de signation-is now under Yeung Kwan-yn at Walchow and Yeung
It is ordered that the provisions of the Reats. Ordinance, 1922. Perhaps you could elucidate whether my interpretation of this Crdinance No. 14 of 1912, shall not
To begin with, is it, as it cer. / Hpply in the use of the domestic nominally surrendered to Gen-
itom is correct or not..
tainly appears to be, a
as discourtesy toward Sir James Jamieson?
is
benement
To suit
M.
dead.
ed few casualties.
The new chief commander Gamelin is organising a force to relieve the Suieda garrison which is daily reprovisioned and it is
PRINCE OF WALES.hoped will hold out.
STILL DELAYED BY WEATHER.
(Reuter'a American Servicr
· 15
THE RIFF WAR.
ANOTHER SPANISH ·
LANDING,
PLANK LINK HELD,
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, Sept. 18.
at
known as No. 58,erul Hsu Shung-chi (1 few case of Nanelung Street, Sham Shui Po months ago. At any rate, the No. 41, Gage Street, First Floor: pro-Chan faction is inferior to Had No. 21, Warren Street, Tai the Canson forces in equipment, Let it be remembered that Sir Hang Village, grand flour.
arms, ammunition, artillery and the other important attributes of James is not only the Doyen of the
The following bills, will be in-modern warfare. Foreign Consuls at Canton, and hend and shoulders, in ability and reduced into the Legislative Coun-
Ip Kue is Chan's Chief Direc-
. Santiago, Sept. 18. He it was
The Prince of Wales is remain- experience, above the rest, but heel at an early date:A: Chinee
also as Representative of to authorize the Appropriation of a of Operations. Great Britain who, with France, Supplementary Sum of Two million who successfully carried out the ing incognito at Vina del Mar which until he departs for the Argen- owns Shameen-in the position of seven hundred and two thousand coup of June 15, 1922,
Valparaiso, Sept. 18. the landlord by whose act of grace even hundred and ninety-four finally resulted in the late Dr. tine.
A message from Fez says that The Prince of Wales is still de the nationals of all Foreign Dollars and sixteen Cosals to d Tray Sun Yat-sen fleeing to Hongkong
since
the Spaniards effected another Powers are privileged to rent a the Charges of the year 1024; A on a British gunboat.
It
landing at Alhucemas Bay where single foot of land on Sharmeen attrance to amend the Larreny Lin Fu, Chan Kwing-ming had to tained by persistent rain
Ordinance, 1865.
make Ip Kue's title relate only to his return from Los Andes,
troops heavy snowfall in the they lisembarked all.
Ip means a the "East River territory."
a few Andes where, according to latest Frailes, a point at the western Larceny of cigul gramophone ris does not have more than
thelarge preferred thousand bayonets but Lin' reports, the snow is yards deep on extremity of Alhucemas Bay.
They occupied a position 'three Lin is the railway. The Chilean's declare against a young Portuguese before strength is. over 10,000.
line already held by the Spanish "If it is not that, what is the ... Porrest at the Kowloon Chief Director of Operations in that such weather has not been kilometres wide on the flank of the
Magistravy Yusterday by M.the Chiu-Mui area and Hungexperienced for years.
troops in the Morronuevo penin reason of this unseemly anxiety serum The neonds were on-Shiu-lun is the assistant.
stil,1, on the part of the foreign firms to trusted to the defendant to keep for is a native of Hunan. Years ago make a very undignified scuttle while, it was slate, in evidence, he was the defendant in a pro- out of Shameen at the crack of and the return of them was contracted extradition case in Hong- the Bolshevik's whip?
timally delayed. Biyentially, dekong when he was sought by Whatever the reason may be, the fendunt agmitted he had sold them Tuchun Lung Chai-kwang and... fnet apparently
remains that pleaded guilty at yesterday's was not released till the proceed such a course is contemplated by coint prece dings and His Worshipings had reached the Suprenic these chicken-hearted merchants, sad the defendant's father to sign
After the disappoint- who seem to have lost all se spalla Lond for $10 for good beharkourments of a few years ago he was dignity and decency in their one year on his son's behalf. alleged to have become a monk.
Again, is it, as it appears to be, a case of the ruts leaving. what to them appears to be a sink-onde was ing ship?
hurry to disassociate themselves from Great Britain, and to serum-
Hung
If that was so. he has since re- 11 idifier that the Governor
nounced ecclesiastical orders: le for such crumbs of her Trade' in 'oenei huving dovided thus the; as their Bolshie friends will resumption of the properties regis. The ex-monk also has a few thou-
tored in the District Office, South, sand soldiers. allow them to have.
Hung Leuk is another of the And these are the people, who as Survey D'stries No. IV Dots Nos. Mr. Baldwin informed us he is 2850, 285, 9852, 285, 2850, 2855, senior officers and like Ip Kue trying to work with in straighten-96, and 9947, superstructures anil Hung Shiu-lun, he is con- ing things out in Chins, and on only, are required for a public pur-sidered one of Chan's personal whose convenience and consent, juse and it appearing that some of subordinates. His army suffered ith cosuwners are absens from the heavily in the last campaign and we are all waiting.
During No wonder it has been a longchang or cannot be loud, the aid has since been resting.
progarties and all rights eusements the absence of Ip Kue, he has wait.
and appurtenances thereto belong, really carried on for Chun Kwing When will Great Britain
ing or appertaining will be resumed ming, having occupied the post of awake to the fact that she has to the Crown on the expiration of commander of the Tuet Kwan fight for her own hand if she four mouths from the publication of ↑ (pro-Chan army) headquarters, wants anything in this world?
This notice atut thereupon such com- All the other nations are quick ansation in respect of such resump- enough to profess undying friend will be paid as may be awarded ship when they are in need, but
RUHR AREA.
GERMANS CELEBRATE
LIBERATION.
(Reuter's Service.)
KARLIER CABLES. ·
Paris, Sept. 18. Reports from Foz skate that the French victory nude Bibune las had a grund effect on the Riffs. The news of it sprend lik, wildfire among this! ausurrectioiries with the result that numerous negotiations for sub- mission were opened by tribes along ther whole front, who sent emissories for this parposé.
Berlin, Sept. 18, In connection with the celebra- tion of the liberation of the Rahr The French casualties at Bibane only thirty despite the from Franco-Belgian occupation, were President Hindenburg, the Chan- vigorous résistance. In the mean- cellor. Doctor Luther, the Prus- while consolidation in continuing. sian Premier, and Hurr Braun, The French artillery and aircraft Minister of the Interior are pay-are bombarding enemy concentr
Kahr ions. The French captured some ing a three-day visit to
perfectly and most modernly organ- cities.
In a speech at a banquet atised minition dumps near Amjot. Essen last night Herr Luther, re- The enemy novel some of the large ferring to the non-evacuation of munition dumps northward.
Paris. Sept. 18. Le Journal publishes a report the Cologne zone, declared that the great political problems of Germany were dominated by fate from Melilla that is proclamation has in the occupied regions.
He de-en issued by the Subson Hired to emphasise this because | Morocco offering 500.000 franes for the question was about to be the pture of Abd el Krim or his brother, live or dead. The pro- decided whether "we shall be sutlamation has been broadenst among
DI
is the manner provided by the LOCAL TRADE AID? cessful in materialising the the tribes, including the insurgente, when the shoe is on the other Crown Lands Resumption Cubin- foot, they pass by on the other ange, 1900.
xide like a certain well-known
character in the Bible.
General Smuts states the case
in his usual succinct way. "Why SOCIAL & PERSONAL. not go forward to the uncertain; future hand in hand with the young nations of the Empire, rather than with the spectres of Europe."
and
11-
A Daned organised by the Ship ́s) rumpany of H.M.B. "Ambroms With held of the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre last night.
Lieutenant Michael O'Leary, V.C., has been appointed chief of police at Crystal Beach, near Buffalo, U.S.A.
TREASURY BONDS OR UNISSUED NOTES.
EXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT.
urgent desire of the German Government to build up the pence of Europe on a basis of real equality and reciprocity."
The original text in English of BARRAGE OF EGGS. the petition to the Government by Chinese merchants for the issue of Treasury Bonds suggests their issue to the value of not more than $30,000,000 at the rate of 6 per cent. interest per annum, for which merchants
DAIL EIREANN MÄN PELTED.
(Reuter's American Scrpice.)
Hoboken (N.J.), Sept. 18. A crowd of Irish Republican
JAPAN'S TRADE.
SHIPPING SERVICE TO RUMANIA.
(Reuter's Service,)
Vienna, Sept. 18.. The new Japanese Minister, If this China business does not
Baron Mushakoya, in an interview open the eyes of the. Home Gov.
stated that Japan and Rumania ernment to who are our friends,
were about to conclude a commer- and who only pretend to be,
of the
cial treaty whereafter Japanese for their own purposes, they must
Colony shall be at liberty to apply be singularly slow
interests contemplate a direct upon furnishing the Government! suspicious.
women, maritime service with Rumanian sympathisers, mostly His Excellency the Governor has with their property, goods, or In any case, let us sincerely
Ita pelted eggs at Richard Mulcahy, a ports to facilitate the exchange of As regards the hope that if all these people don pleased to appoint Supper shares. etc., as security.
Frederick Wentworth
Foster anticipated, states the petition, member of Dail Eireann, and his commodities. leave Shameen and set up in Turner to be Second Lieutenant in that once these Treasury Bonds party as they were disembarking. Japanese delay in ratifying the Canton, they will be clearly made the Hongkong Volunteer Defence are put into circulation in the was not injured but his com-right
Several eggs hit Mulcahy, who treaty acknowledging Rumania's | to Bessarabia, Baron to understand that the hospitality Corps, with effect from September market the financial situation will panion was struck in the eye by a Mushakoya stated that Japan was of Shameen is not open to them, 1995.
automatically case a great deal,
waiting to see what attitude Italy' the next time that trouble comes
block of wood. thus eliminating the difficulties of
would take. along, and when they come beg-
Between December and May next meeting obligations.
ging at the gates to be admitted at least eight huge tourist ships It is stated that the Govern.
into safety.
are dne to arrive in Hongkong, eachment has decided to adopt men- Finally let us recognise the vessel carrying up to 400 or 500 sures for the maintenance of fact that there istas deadly a round-the-world ssengers. Ar- trade, but it is not yet definitely form of warfare being waged mangements are already being made known whether the maintenance to-day as that we call The Great by the loci agencies in control of measures will be in the form of War. The difference, as far as the tour.
the issue of bonds. The issue of we Britons are concerned, is that
new un-issued bank-notes under the pledge of British security, to be taken charge of by the prin cipal foreign banks is another measure which is anid to find Ber-favour with the Government.
in the Great War we faced the The congregation of the Union unpleasant facts, took our coats Church, Kowloon, me celebrating off and got down to it. In this the first Anniversary of the Church "peace war" the majority of us with is series of special services, don't seem to realise that there is emericing tomorrow with a anything happening out of the vice of thanksgiving and re-dedica ordinary, and while John Bullion. Any visitors who wish to join peacefully doses and dreams of their anniversary celebrations will perpetual friendship with all and doubtless bo gladly welcomed. sundry, these same "friends" are working overtime to grab the
heritage that has been built up through the centuries and handed on to us,
رير
Oh! For a Palmerston!
Yours, etc.,
J. C. Hongkong, Sept. 18.
1
The following candidates in the China Command were successful in passing the officer's examination for promotion held in April :—! Captains R. A. F. Montantro, M.C., J. O, Carpenter, M.C., W. G. Kent, the East Surrey Regt., und J. E. Hume, D.SIÓ... the Loyal Regt. Lieut. J. R. A Cockayne, the East Surrey Regt,
It is expected that there will be some definite announcement garding the matter next week.
The Police were reinforced and enabled the party to cross to New York.
FRENCH DEBT.
U.S. EXPERT'S 450-PAGE BOOK.
(Hapas Agency)
Washington, Sept. 18. The report of Professor Harold Moulton on the French debt, con- re-sisting of 450 pages, which will be distributed to officials of the Commission, insists that it will be ruinous to ask France to pay according to the principle adopted in the negotiations with Great Britain. The author insists that France's budget must be adjust ed. He recognises that France is unable to for several years. Pro fessor Moulton concludes that the French people are as heavily tax- ed as are the British and con- siderably more than the Americana,
ITALIAN INJURED,
PROTEST HANDED TO PEKING.
(Router's Service.)
Peking, Sept. 18. An Italian, Sig. Tasso, chief
Captain J. P. Homerville, who A notable visitor to Falkirk originally went Home on retirement controller of the Lunghal Pienio (Scotland) in mall weak was Mr. in September, 1920, after over 20 Rallways, was severely injured on Robert Dollar, the San Francisco years service on the Ching Coat September 16 af Sinanhsies, millionaire and shipping mag is leaving by the aur Khyber Western Homan, by soldiers of the nate, who was re-visiting the Capt. Somerville returned to the Kuominchan army while on duty scenes of his boyhood Mr. nail in Datober, 1924, and his boon. Sig. Cerruti, the Italian Minister -Dollar has been a great beneface employed on various coastal boats, has protested to the Walchisopu tor to his native town of Falkirk, Recently he has had the misfortune requesting the punishment of the and on this visit was entertained to buller bod health and has been in soldiers, reserving the right to aak to lunch by the Provost
the Government Civil Hospital. da for Indemnity.
REXOR
TSARIST PLOT.
(Reuter's Service.)
Vienna, Sept. 18, Three Tsarist Russians (all white guardists) and two from Bulgaria have been arrested at the instance of the Soviet Embassy which alleges that they were con- cerned in a plot to murder the new Soviet Minister," Bersin, at Bucharest.
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