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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1926,
CANTON'S WAR,
"TÉCS ON QUI VIVE at STATION.
1,000 COOLIES FOR FRONT.
OIL MONOPOLY.
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(From Our Own Correspondent.) (From Our Own Correspondent
Canton, June 22,
One thousand coolies from Hai- nan arrived here to-day to be sent to the frent to work for the 10th and 12th divisions of the 4th Army, Hainan troops, which | have already been sent north..
Mystery surrounds the presence daily at the Wongsha railway station, from which troops leave for the North front, of 100 detes tives from General Chang Kai- shek's headquarters. They walk down every line of soldiers before they embark, and are presumably locking for suspicious characters.
T's inspection may have some retion to the fact that 100 new guards have also been stationed at the arsenal at Shek Cheng, where precautions have Deen
Canton, June 22. Kerosene, which has cost $12. and $14 a case of two five-gallon tins under the Cunton Govern- ment monopoly, will cost only $0 a case, and will retail at $4.50 for five gallons, according to the an- nouncement from, the office of Mr. T. V. Soong, Finance Minis- ter. The sale price is fixed by the Government at $3 a tin, or $8 a case, and in addition there will be an import tax of $1 a case and special retailer's stamp tax of $2 a case.
SWATOW PROTEST.
doubled since the Whampon pow- ¦ PROJECTED SALE OF LAND TO der plant explosion.
Changes in Command.
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JAPANESE.
COAL CRISIS.
· (Continued from Pupe 1.)
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Mr. Hartshorn doubted whether the Bill would have the least effect upon the coal industry and Its diot-
culties. In regard to amalgamation,
he said that the BI left the whole Initiative to the coal owners, who had already, dolared that they did / not propose to proceed along these
lines at all. He urged that unfica- tion was the most necessary step to be taken.
Appeal For A-Conferencer
the whole question, he appealed for Afte dealing exhaustively with:
a round table conference between
the Labour leaders and the leaders should endeavour to find a solution. on the Government side, which and terminate a struggle which was having such dire effects on the in
dustrial life of the nation and millions of its people.
Grave Omission.
Mr. D. Lloyd George, the Liberal Leader, thought that Mr. Hartshorn's appeal had created a new situation, which he hoped the Government would deal with before the debate concläded,
The grave omission in the Bill, Loo Teh-ping, second in com- From Our Own Correspondent.)
he said, wus the refusal to deal' with mand of the Hunian army allied
the purchake, of mineral royalties. with Canton, is to become Arst in
Canton, June 22.
If Government were in the position command at once, owing to the The Canton Government has re- resignation of General Tan Yen-ceived from the citizens and from of owning the whole of the mineral kai. The latter will devote all of the Municipality of Swatow rights it would be able to exercise his time to his duties as chairman vigorous protests against a protory cont proprietors, and would ain amount of "pressure on refrac of the Political Committee and to jected land deal under which a his dutjes as member of the Milik Japanese merchant would acquire be in a more powerful position to tary Council of the Kuomintang. a long-term lease to nearly 25,000 control amalgamation than if they There is now talk in military square feet of beach, along the had hundreds of different owners. circles of an extended general south bank at Swatow. An in-British Wireless Service. mobilisation, of all Kwangtung itial payment of $20,000 has military forces to begin on July already been made on a total pay-
10, after which General Changment of $130,000 for the land in Kai-shek, commander-in-chief, question. The vendor is. Mr. will go to the Northern front and Chu Foo, and the purchaser, is take personal command. If this called Yiu Wai-chum Swatow plan is carried out, General Tan citizens object to a Japanese con- Yen-kai and General Li Chai-sam trolling such a large area in their will jointly share, responsibilities city. in Canton.
Arrests and Death. Two men said to be conspira- tors working for General Chan Kwing-ming have been arrested in the Chu Kong Hotel. In their possession, it is alleged, two bombs were found, concealed in X thermos flask, and in their trunk detectives found a letter address- ed to Chung Shau-mar, one of Chan's old generals. "The men have been taken to the Whampoa Military Prison.
COLONEL EMPIRE
PROGRESS OF STRAITS,. MALAYA & CEYLON.
RUBBER DEVELOPMENT.
In the course of eulogistic re- ferences to the frogress of the Colonial Empire during the past Year, Mr. L. S. M. Amery, söcra- General Chang Kai-shek's head- LIST OF VESSELS EXPECTED TO BE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH HONGKONG TODAY.
quarters to-day made a brief ar-tary of State for the Colonies, in Deucalion, Tango Mara, President Jefferson, France Maru, Lung.nouncement of the death, ata speech at the Corona Club dwelt shan, Van Overstraten, Muroran Maru, Agra, Talthybius, Suiyang, Whampoa prison of General Hung on the economic progress of the Biourafontein, Bandoeng Maru; Ceylon Mars, C. Lopez Y. Lopez, Hak-mo, whe was arrested more Mantau, Sulyang. Hirado Maru, Laisang, Tilawa, Amazons Maru, than a year ago and charged with Ceylon, where the Legislative Coun- cil bud worked efficiently, whilst Coblenz, Theseus, Soucliow, Kashmir,,
treasonable conspiracy with Lin Fu, under the command of Gen- the rubber industry was healthy eral Chan Kwing-ming. "He died and prosperous, not merely Jooking after the present but with an eye of sickness" says the announce-
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London, June 23.
In the House of Commons Colonel Lane Fox moved the second read- ing of the Mining Industry Bill. He claimed that, the measure was a practical and useful first instal- ment Which would result in con- siderable assistance to the industry.
Ironical Opposition cheers).
Mr V. Hartshorn moved the re jection of the Bil as disregarding the recommendations of the Royal Commission, He described the Bill as an empty pretence not touch- ing the mining problem. He con- cluded by urging a round table conference with a view to a settler ment.
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