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Fascist Annivers
To-day the Fasciati aro
HELD IN CHAINS,
(Continued from Paga 1.)
Statement of Gajan Singh
TUESDAY, MARCH
the 6th we were taken to Kung, On Kwok (Police Headquarters). with only hands tied. I went to the Railway Station at Wongsha at.7 piral and stayed with friends At 9 am 7th. I went to Tung
FULL RETREAT.
"KUOMINGHUN DEFENCE
BREAKS DOWN,
BOTH FRONTS AFFE
(Rautaru Service.)
Tientsin, March 21.
The Kominchun defence has broken down, and they are in full retreat from Lanhsten, which was captured by the Fongien forces: after a continuous artillery, bom- bardment.M
of the foundation of their party ed and beaten both by the with their own whereupon the frustrated them It was first known as Fascio di strikers and the mob following Journalist cited & case in which Combattimento and at the in When we reached Tung Yuen, we augural meeting, which was pre-were put into chains which bound sided over by Benito Mussolini and our necks to our feet and which which was held in a small book did not allow us to assure room in Milan, there were present these chains for: 1 hours after standing posture. We were in about 200 adherents. Two years which time they disconnected the later, in 1921, the Fascio di Com chain joining our necks to our battimento became the Fasciat
Mussolint was still at heart a
-0
"On the afternoon of the 18 Yuen Headquarters for my December, as we were proceeding clothes with Rahgit Singh They away from the ss. "Honam" our gave me my clothes at & p.m. boat was fired on to the extent of after all men saying they did about 12 shots and immediately not know who had the key, afterwards a steam launch bore Rangit Singh got a 'sampan for down on us and ordered us to me this morning and I went stop. We were then ordered to back to A.P.C. I had $30 with get. Into this steam launch but me which has not been returned refused to go till Mr. Cadman and Gajan Singh had a gold wrist told us it would be better to do so, watch and $15."" On boarding the steam hunch "The Strikers Way? we were at once bound with ropes:
An American journalist. who Americana, Save Bridge. and beaten. A little later we saw had spent some time in the city
Tientsin, March 22. searchlights and we thought that studying conditions recently saw The Kuominichun is rapidly the gunboats were coming to our Mr. C. C. Wu, Mayor of the city withdrawing on both fronts, a rescue so, we attempted to jump and member of the Executive, large proportion of the troops. into the river but were stopped and asked him why the Govern having already passed Tientsin, by the strikers and beaten downment allowed a Strikers' Court to suggesting that Tientsin will be into the boat. Eventually we were landed on the front bund exist in Canton, Mr. Wu replied evacuated and a stand made at that there was no such thingFengtai. The Fangtienites have somewhere beyond the Sum Co whereupon the journalist inform penetrated as far as Kayel, They then took our turbans off anded him that he had just come After the stuominokun tied them round our necks with from the Strikers' Court and seen trair had passed they attempted cele-two men at each side pulling in their prison and also their pri to blow up a bridge near Kuyeh, The China Mail brating the seventh anniversary to the Tung Yuen we were kick. It was the strikers way of dealing guarding
opposite directions. On the way sonars. Mr. We suggested that but American troops, who were the neighbourhood,
British and American patrols an itinerant, vegetable seller was are guarding the entrance to the sentenced to three weeks impri- Concessione, owing to reports sonment by the strikers for sell from villages in the vicinity of Ing goods to a foreign boat. Tientsin which are infested with the two foreign business men who siderable looting.
There is a further report from soldiers, that there has been.con- had reason to visit the Strikes Headquarters on December 22, from Taku, and the bar lights No further trouble is reported Party, and in the general elections feet and we could stand straight, to retrieve some seized cargo.. have been relift... of that year. some thirty Fascist but still in chains. The judge of They have stated that they saw
Tiental Evacuated." members were returned to Parlathe Court then told us, that as we two Indians in chains with prac-
Tientsin, March 23, ment, Seven years ago Signor had been serving in a British boat tically no clothing in the strikers"
Tientsin was completely evnca- we would be shot. After this we court and from the descriptions ated by the Kuominchun troops: Socialist and was fighting stub were taken by two men beating given by them there appears Hittle this morning and the city taken bornly tho' Socialists only, for their | us the while and put into a cell doubt that they were the A. P. Cover by General El Ching-Mu's fol anti-national attitude. and not where they atripped us of all our watchmen.
lowers, who had bean secreted in Socilis
clothing except our pantaloons. We shall doubtless hear In due the foreign concessions. They are The political pro- gramme which he laid down before The next morning at 9 a.m. a course what the local Government armed with rifles and automatic the first assembly of the Fascio di bowl of rice was brought to each have to say in this matter pistols and intend to hold the city Combattimento is to-day scarcely of us and when we attempted to and what action they intend to pending the arrival of Li Ching- even mentioned. Indeed, it would eat it some of the rowdier take against those responsible for lin's troops, be difficult to find another example strikers threw bits of beef into the ill-treatment of these two All shops are closed. of more pronounced political evolu the bowls and we were, therefore, Indians. The Chinese are pro.
Considerable looting has taken tion than that obtained by compare unable to touch it The next feasing friendship for what they place in the native city and ing the original Fascist political morning the 20th at 9 a.m. rice are pleased to term the "oppress the suburbs creed with that which Fascisti pre was brought again and the same ed peoples and these peoples cant fess now a days. The Fascist Pro-fold them that we could not eatment that is likely to be meted thing happened. Whereupon we note from the foregoing the treat gramme in 1919 contained,, among other things, the following items beef and that if they did not give out to them should they venture- abolition of the Senate, introduc us something without beef in it into the capital of the Nationalist tion of woman suffrage, partial we would die of starvation. This Government when the Striketing of communications between workers' control in industry, a A good proverb would be heavy progressive tax on capital
sequestration of religious: People who live in Hongkongperties, a National Assembly which meal since our capture. During shouldn't throw stones. Thus, could regulate the Constitution, our confinement in prison we sent to the Foreign Commis when the delinquencies-fancied sequestration 85 per cent. of war were ordered to clean the latrinessioners →→→
H.B.M. Consulate-General, profits, and the nationalisation of and when we refused to do this or real of any other place are all factories for arms and explo- we were beaten and instead we
Canton montioned, we would not add tosives. Mussoling has travelled far were made to clean floors which
The successful retreat of the January 11, 1926.
Kuominchun forces which is tale any strictures accompanying in seven years, but, there may be a were covered with all sorts of Sir
ing place on all fronts is due partly."-- expectorated matter and Alth.. them. We feel this way after limit even to his dictatorship.
This we had to throw into the letter of January 6 on the subject expected supplies not having my to a shortage of ammunition, what Mr. Harry Franck has said, fait
gutters outside. On January of the arrest by strike pickets of reached Marshal Feng's army. or written, about Shanghai. “Mr.
1 a watchman friend from two British subjects, natives of Wongsha named Rajit Singh India, I have now the honour to Franck is a gentleman--an Ameri-
brought us three or four blankets inform you that the men in ques can-who "hikes" round the world!
The strikers gave us one of these tion were released in the afternoon visiting, its out-of-the way"
blankets between the two and of the 6th instant. As I had anti corners. After doing so, he goes
kept the rest. On January 6, we cipated, there was no truth what home, writes a book and has it
were told that we had to go to published. He has done it several times. His name suggests frank ness! And he has been very frank about Shanghai Says he in so many words: If God toler ates Shanghai, He owes In the last Annual Report it was our watchman friend there at mediate steps to recover the apology to Sodom and Gomorroh mentioned that the Chamber ap 7 pm and spent the night with money and other property not yet There the quotation ends. Whe.cached the Government on the him. the Run Wuch to try and With regard to the enclosed Meanwhile additional troops
returned subject of compiling an index figure went to the Tung Yuen to ther Franck was "let in" by some of the cost of living in Hongkong, set our clothes back. I was statements I would observe that have reached Fengtal, Tung boarding house, or got a poor stating that such a figure would given all my possessions with the this incident affords an illuminat Chow, and Vangtsun. The Feng drink at the biggest bar in the undoubtedly be of considerable exception of my great coat and ing commentary on present day tai first and the Tung, Chow second world, we know not. Shanghai the Commercial Community.
value, both to the Government and boots, both company uniformu, methods of judicial administra are rearguard positions. The lat- The Hongkong $15 and my gold tion in China That two perfect ter has been strengthened in order may have defects, but it has Chamber had not the machinery for wrist watch. We had to waity inoffensive foreigners, guilty of to ward off possible attempts by virtues as well. And even if collating the necessary statistics, from 9 o'clock in the morning till offence whatsoever, simply the Fengtien army to cut off the but suggested that the Government 5 p.rn. before we got these: On carrying out their duties in the Kuominchun forces in the region Shanghai requires not our aid to might. And it possible to undertake the morning of the 8th we took a service of a British Company pur of Peking justify its claim to reason and the work, by collaboration between sampan from Wongsha and went suing its lawful business, should Farther back there are str righteousness, we submit thom various Departments, and so make back to the Company's installa.have been detained in chains and nevertheless, feeling
considerable Kuominchun con- as a volun- the figures on this subject which tion at Fati
should have been deprived of centrations in the Nankow Pass, meane of communicating with tear feels when compared with already appear in the official Trade
Returns more comprehensive
their Consular representative along from Tientsim.
Troop trains ara arriving all day ten pressed men. We place her
It is reported that the Kuomin Officials of the Canton Govern chun troops in the Jahel region are
Hongkong, Tuesday, March 23, 1926.
SHANGHAL
4
an
virtues, not in order of greatness, but as they occur to the mind There is the orchestra, maintain
LIVING COSTS.
pro-
HONGKONG INDEX FIGURE: WANTED.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
On "Cost of Living the latest annual report of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce says
pore fruit as on the morning of the 21st we were given straight rice to eat. This was our first
Committees hold away.
Illuminating Comment The following letter was also
Having reference
The entrance to the Japanese strong guards have been posted: Concession la barricaded and
It is reported that the Kuomin chun "collapse was due to the cut-
Tatung and Kalgan by the Shansi srmy, which endangers the whole.
No trains are able to run ber Kuominchun forces in the field. tween Feking and Tientsin to-das
Reasons for Debacle, or
Peking, March 28
was given on Saturday when The order for a general defeat Chang Chi-ching sent out the circular telegram previously re- ported
#
The retreat on the Machang the Police Station and when we ever in the suggestion that they front began yesterday morning, got there we were asked if we were unwilling to return to although Lu Chung-lin's forces
Shameen. wanted to go back to the A. P. C.
had been thrown back a con- ly released at 6 pm. Then we which was meted out to them, and Defence measures are being We said "yes" and were eventualments respecting the treatment vious three days.
I enclose copies of sworn state-siderable distance during the pre- went to Wongsha still in an request that you will take im unclothed condition and joined
Statement of Hira Singh:
taken at Yang Liu-ching, where
strong rearguard is expected to hold on until all the retreating forces have passed.
The Government, in a reply dated "On:December 18, about 6p.m.utrageous. January 28, 1926, stated that it Captured at 7pm. Taken on shore was not considered possible to with hand tied behind Wement have on repeated occasions also falling back on Nankow direct. abtain other figures than those were made to sit down and ons Intimated to His Majesty, Vice-Tha stand at Fengtai and Tung- Already published in the Trade Re-man each side struck us with Consul, newspaper correspondents how is likely to be of some durá- ed by the municipality a non- turna, but suggested that it might their fists. They then took our and others that such things as tion, for these points will not be paying piece of uplift if ever there be of interest to compile statistics turbans off and put a twist round strikers courts' prisons, etc., do abandoned until the Kusminehur was one. There is a branch of the derived not from Government but our necks with them. We were not exist. In view, however, of troops in the vicinity of Paotingiu Royal Asiatic Society;
from the experience of European led to Tung Yuen and on the way what has happened to these men are reached here, Short a Story Club, and societies for assistants in business concerns. our captors kept pulling our venture to assert that those who Meanwhile the outlying units are The Committee replied that in heads backwards and forwards made such statements are sither hastily concentrating on Factinafu. American and English women. The their opinion considerable difficulty with our turbans. We were taken unaware of what is going on prac. Sun Yuch is reported Community Church expresses would be found in compiling to the office and searched Watically next door to their own Langfang." Lu Chung. self in attractive modern guise, statisti fyblauwost of Iking from were bound in a squatting post offices, or that they are wilfully so Tang Chi-ypo, have and there le Mr. George Matheson,
this sourc
and thus he furormation for one hour in the office, Attempting to mislead public opin Peking this morning. tion: ab and his Mission to Ricksha-men not be of
Probably One man then said "If you go on abroad Full particulars of Lu Chang-lin RO esent dis range to back to the English or Shameen this case are being communicated cansing with the Cabinas measur so well supported by the Shang- be a sate
of living we will anoot you said to the Government of the Punjab, for the preservation of hai community And
There the
shoot me then and they then who will doubtless make due note - Peking during the retr Bome Shanghailanders have a habit we
kicked and hit me with their fists, thereof and will not fail to point Chia Teh-yao has wish Hongkong might adopt,
We were then put in a cell. We put to those concerned what on the Premie were then told we were going to treatment members of what Chin Kuominchun eta When a person dies they not only
be shot. We were given 2 ginall088 orators term "the oppressed control of Peking. spend money on the perishable
bowl of rice every day at about peoples may expect at the hande wreath, but some of them die deep down in their send, subscriptions to charitië Temory of
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