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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1925.
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12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
No. 19,621
ANTI-RED SUCCESS.
RIGHT WING TAKES PRISONERS.
ADVANCE TOWARDS RAILWAY,
Further successes have been gained by Char Kwing-ming's party, according to reports which have arrived during the week-end. The anti-Red right wing has tuken Ho Yuen, in the East River region and advanced to Lung Mun. Commander Lin Yin-hung, who has best described as the Cantonese "Black Douglas" for his border exploits. has taken several hundred prisoners.
Lang Mun is considered the key to an important. fertile district close to the Canton-Kowloon Rail way. The latest news is that the advance is being pushed forward to Trang Shing, the district next to Tang Kun.
CANTON'S CHIEF.
CHINA'S TROUBLES.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY'S
GOODWILL.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S MESSAGE.
DETENTION OF MERCENARY
CONFIRMED.
WAR IN THE AIR.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
BOMB IN CANTON.
EXPLOSION IN HONAM THEATRE.
STAFF OFFICER, KILLED,
Friday's "Canton Gazette" A "double-ten" {tenth day of (Courtesy of "Wah Taz Yat Pó,"h confirms the detention of Gen- era! Hsiung Keh-wu (Hung Hak: mo), the commander of the Szrehaan mercenaries in Canton, by the Kuomintang.
Hung. is reported
the tenth month) concert at the conclusion of which they were briefly addressed by the Vice- Chancellor, and a dance which the
to have Vice-Chancellor allowed to con
Canton, Oct. 11.
" Two casualties resulted from
both incident on Friday night at
Mae Homam Theatre, Honam
From the seats reserved for
FRENCH STRIKE.
ANOTHER COMMUNIST
FIASCO..
POLICE ON THE ALERT.
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, October 11. "Humanité, the Communist
organ, published an order for a general strike all over France on- October 11' to protest against the
plotted against the Reds by pre-tinue until 2 a.m., was the manner women an explosion was heard wars in Morocco and Syria and tending to join them, but at the of celebration by the under-while & parformance was being the new taxes: same time to have been conferring with the anti-Reds.
graduates of the Hongkong given A officer of the 5th University of the fourteenth an- the audience was injured.
demy was killed and a woman niversary of the institution of the Repubile of China.
It is also admitted that Gen eral Tan Yen-kai (the Hunanese mercenary) has been ordered to take over Hung's troops on the North River.
That Canton does consider of importance the advance of the anti-Reds or the East River is evident from much trumpeting by the "Canton Gazette" of the despatch of Red troops for the front and the departure for the war zone on October 6, of General Chang Kai-shek who now takes
and now he is the official chier,
At the conclusion of the con- cest, Mr. W. W. Hornell, C.1.E., Vice-Chancellor, speaking on be- half of the many present, said that they were glad to see that in spite of the troubles of the last few month the undergraduates were celebrating the festival
As usual.
national
Speaking
The opinion is generally ex- infpressed that the strike wilt fail like the transport strike in which the Parisian taxi drivers alone decided to participate.
The Canton-Kowloon Railway imas retified that through trattic from wanton to Sumchin will be roenmed on Wednesdng (October
14.
Contin will assemblson October 24. A mass meeting of citizens of
discuss terms for the revision of divided into nine sections.
treaties. The discussion will be
FRANCE'S DEBTS.
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS UNDECIDED.
The Government has taken all measures to suppress attempts to prevent freedom of work.
Earlier Cables,
Paris, October 10, The Communists' long-expected 24-hour strike principally to pro- test against the war in Morocco is due on October 12, according to an order issued by the headquar ters late last night.
A second order calls on Com- munist members of the Paris transport services To strike to- day and remain out till their wage demands are granted.
Paris, October 10.
By reason of the geographical position, the right wing is in closest proximity to the Red lines and the nearest, as the crow flies, to Canton. As the main strength of the Reds is at Sheklung and Shektan it means tat real night-the official title of commander-in- twelve months ago he had wished ing is expected, shortly.
chief of the Expeditionary Force, for the Republic of China a Happy Walchow Falls.
Formerly he was content to be Another Success for the anti- principal of the Whampoa Mili-issue out of all her afflictions and Reds is the declaration of Com-ry Academy. Then he was only he would repeat that there was mander Yeung Kwan-yu of Genison commander of Canton no institution in the world which CAILLAPX. THANKED. eral Chan's 6th army. Yeung has
longed more for a peaceful and been holding Walchow
(Reuters Service.) city, nominally, under the Reds but, REQUEST REFUSED. kong University?
contented China than the Hong- has alway been a staunch pro-Chan
London, Oct. 11. After officer. After the last debacle herANTON MERCHANTS WANT continued the Vice-Chancellor,Fitter, on the Wasington nexo-
The University of Hongkong.. tuilla, th... Minister
n two beat report from surrendered to Hsu Shung-chi buti
STEAMERS... has now come out again for his
had no solution to offer for the fate, the Commeil of Ministers searched the offices of the Com- old master. He has
been
present difficulties of China but did not decide the question of ap-munist organ "Humanité" and strengthened by the addition of
he did believe that by their life atproval or disagroval of the pro-seized several thousand letters in- about 3,000 Cantonese Reds who
the University in friendly re-ki-nal draft agreement on the citing the workers to participate C'anion's (Chinese Cicheval Cham-lations with the members as a Prane American debt turned over to him when the her of Commerce Las Mequested the whole students were able to leave unapé states that the Govan
A com- in the projected general strike. Cadets began disarming their Strike Committee for permission fer better equipped to face the grave mens marimony colleagues. In his declaration, the .. Paul Baul Chanks complications of the world, oftillans on the devotion with which thanked M. Yeung is alleged to have described Harslouin" to ply between Hong-to-day. That evening's celebrabe accomplished his mission. Cheung Kai-shek (the Cadet com-kg and Canton, says the "Can-tion was mandant) as a thief.
Froni Canton, the "Wah Tsz Yat Po" has been informed by a special correspondent that fight ing is expected to break out at Ho Yuen.
ין
A GRIEVANCE.
SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS
CRITICISED.
SOME STRONG, VIEWS.
SIPS FROM BONGEON
tom Linette,"
+
Five regulations for the operation of these two ships were put forward die lamber. The Strike Com mittee considered the request to be comrary to the strike rules and th request was refused.
Note: The "Paul Beau" and alertes Handonin! belong to the Canton Navigation Co., Ltd. and were plying between the two ports till stöke hnd lasted several woods. They were the last boats enlled off. Most of the capital is Chinese but the vessels fy the British flag 1
of
an example the The muniqué adds 200 Tlas ex- existed between all members Mor-Alfel debts as a whole↑ friendliness and good will which anupation of questions rigida the University, and fu the ref will havainned at vursequen all the guests present he desired angsangs of the Connell of Minis to thank the undergraduates for ters." inviting them and all those who 3. Painbeye, the Premier. in had been responsible for the-ar-reply to a question said that the ranging of such an excellent Widing on woposals. would be entertainment.
thewighly examined. Meanwhile pourparlers will continue.
THE CONCERT. The most popular of the items. on the programme was that which occupied the entire second half-a skit on University life in nine stages entitled "The Great author, is to be congratulated on Unveiling.". Mr. C. K. Ong the
Mr. W. H. Sing on the adaptation its good taste and humour and
of the tunes parodied. Particularly good
ON THE STREETS.
The transport strike called by the Communists proved a fiasco. The number of strikers was in- significant and the public was in nowise inconvenienced.
In the afternoon the police
•
LOST CHANCE.
per
Kir
INDIA'S COTTON MILL INDUSTRY.
(leuter's Serviced
Simla, Oct. 11. In connection with the con-"" troversy regarding the remedy for the repression ill the cotton mill indastry, the Government of India informs the Mill Owners Associa tich of Bombay that it does not de- to press an enquiry by the Tarif Board since the industry does not ask the Government's pro- tection. It points out that the Board's report would have been of Although the streets were great value not only to the Goveri- crowded on Saturday with thement and the public but also to the has been apparently the customing at Happy Valley of Staff such an enjoyable part of Univer-attractions at Happy Valley, no
The funeral took place last even. Chinese music which is always Chinese festivities and various industry itself and world live helped in sifting hitherto unsub- Cram time immemorial. compara Sergt.-Major L. H. J. Gages sity concerts. In the Cantonese cases of serious accident were re-/stantiate citarges regarding Japan.]
"J.C." writes concerning the loading of nightscil from the Praya at Wanchai. "Reclamation work," he says, "is gcing on, starting from the East and work- ing up towards Arsenal Street. It)
MILITARY FUNERAL.
YESTERDAY'S HAPPY
VALLEY CEREMONY,
was the
NO SERIOUS WELK-END ACCIDENTS.
RUNAWAYS...
RABIES SCARE.
EUROPEAN CHILD:
BITTEN...
Purves, of 174, The Peak, wa A dog belonging to Mr. A.' D.
taken to Kennedy Town for obeer vation on Saturday after the animal had bitten a European child named M. Shearstone, living at 176, The Peak.
The injured child was attended to:
tively speaking, to use a certain whose death occurred at the Phantasy pier of the Praya for the unplea Military Hospital in the morning. part:-Messrs. C. W. Chan, K. Y.
the following took ported as a direct cause of the dumping. sant operation of loading up night-
congestion of traffic, .. soil. As the reclamation has pro
Deceased leaves a widow to Chan, S. C. Chan, S. C. Lam, à motor car at Aberdeen und A Chinese was knocked down gressed westward, so the pier has
mourn his loss,
S. W. Lam, Y.S.O.. W. S. Chung. sustained injuries to his head. become engulfed, and as a conse-military honours, pall bearers song which also was very well re- The funeral took place with full Mr. Lo Lo gave. a Cantonese quence the nightsoil lighter has being brother warrant officers.
On the Kowloon side, a Chinese rome to the edge of the Praya to
ceived. He was accompanied by ing to alight from a moving motor was severely bruised in attempt- The body was conveyed to the Messrs. H. C. Chu, T. K. Chungus. Another accident occurred loud. That has resulted in the cemetery on a gun carriage, the and others. work being done, and the lighter cortege being accompanied by the lying all night at a distance of a Band of the East Surrey Reg serving of special mention was the he was struck down by an earth An item among the others detained injuries to his legs when at Tokowan where a coolie aus- very few yards, twenty, to wind-ment, which played the Dead recitation by Miss P. Kuttonjce,truck. wyrd of dwelling, houses."
After referring to the distress-
March in Saul as the procession "The English Schoolmaster." ing consequences for those in the approached Happy Valley
Miss Ruttonjee has the making of neighbourhood, "J.C." considered at the graveside, where were. Other well rendered items were
The Rev. B. J. Northcott officiat- a very good reciter. the facts with a view to ameliorat gathered among others Major as follows:-Piano Duet, Nor ing conditions. "Here," he writes, F. E. Milner Jones, Capt. H. N. B. welgan Dance, Edvard Grieg (OVERNMENT AND BANK by Dr. W. V. M. Koca. "is a nightsoil junk loading up Walker and Captain WJ Thomp-Spanish Dance, M. Moszkowski, every night within a few yards son, officer of the Royal Army by Miss A, Remedios; and Miss E. of dwelling houses. Here also, is Service the reclamation already extending Every Corps in the Garrison was ments from the 8th Century, Corps in Hongkong. Bell; Violin and Pano, Two Frag-
A report has been made. by Mr. a matter of about 100 yards from represented at the interment, Sonata No. XII D. Minor, A. W. Schofield, District Officer the Praya. Does it not show a perfectly damnable lack of com- Surrey Regiment fired the usual Pavane, L. Couperin Kriester Yu-kee us absconded with a san A firing party from the East Corelli, Chanson Louis XIII et out that shroff named Young METAL ROOFING mon sense, not, to say common three volleys and a bugler, from by Mr. V. F. Vichjee, and Dr, J
of $400 belonging to the Govën, decency, on the part of our most the same regiment sounded the Fenton; String Quartette, Quar-A clerk named Heung Bau-yeo iu Insanitary Board not to order the Last Post.
tette in G. Major, K. von Ditters- nightsoil junk to the edge of the Many wreaths were laid on the dorf, Bourree from Water employment of the Ka Cheung reclamation to do their loading, so grave. The widow, on account of Music, G. F. Handel, by Messrs.alleged to have absconded on Thurs Bark, Boulian Brand West 1 at least to go as far away as ill health, was unable to attend V. Viccafee, J. M. Alven, J. MS. day with sum of $8,000.00 possible from human dwellings?
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GOD OF THE SUN. WHAT TO-DAY'S URACKERS SIGNIFY
"Let your readers just try to imagine what it must be like in! the Hongkong summer night, with plss and particulare on application. Its sweltering and breathless damp heat, the mosquitoes, sleeplessness, etc, to have the added horror of this appalling stench cloaking one Europeand who may have wonder round like a pall. If their imaging-od what today's firecrackers sigui tions can rise to such Dantesquefied will be interested to hear that heights, they will, I think, forgive all the "obin chin joss
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which many people besides those the cracke
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adce in
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