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BOYCOTT SETTLEMENT SEQUEL.
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A Week Before Cargo Moves?
ADDITIONAL STEAMERS TO CANTON WITH MERCHANDISE..
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PIRATES COUP.
BIG SUM, FROM FLEET WITH SPECIE.
MANY KILLED OR DROWNED.
IFrom Our Own Correspondent.] Pakkai, Kongmoon, Det. T Several traders were killed or
Further definite steps have been taken to resume traffic with drowned as the result of a cleverly Canton, following the settlement of the boycott.
Reports, on the whole, are not unfavourable.
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In spite of the atmosphere obscurity as to their pollew in future-created by the Strike Com mittee and the Kuomintang, belief Is gaining ground that a revival of trade will speedily follow the Healy off of the boycott.
Actual Agures show no immediate improvement Merchants attribute this to Chinese characteristics and to the necessity of one transaction going through so many hands be Tore completion.
Only from Swatow is there a re- on that pre-settlement conditions Abrevail" The pickets have left: for Canton but the local strike execu- tive is still intimidating.
Spirit of Hope. Elsewhere there is nothing to contradict the spirit of hopefulness, that has set in
Discussion has been on three. (lines,, viz., (3) whether both com- munications and trade will be fully restored (2) whether if Canton does not collect the temporary surtaxes [the boycott will be enforced again, and (3) if encouragement will be Kiven to anti-British agitators to continue # trading boycott while
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Shock Troops and Artillery Fail mary Court this morning of the
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Mr. Leo d'Almada was for plain-
defendant...
There was an echo la the Sum-
sweepstake on the St.. Leger-which war organised locally and banged: by the police. [By Our Special Carrespondent.]... ·
The Yue Shing printing establish Cantonese efforts to take Kiu-ment, of Queen's Road.. Central, The narrative related by aur kiang. having failed up till the claimed from Frank Haytor for Mr. vivors is similar to one of many
present, a lull has set in on the E. Broadberry) $569.16 as9 to pay the levy but Hong Kong firms episodes by buccaneers on the Kiangai front. are consoling themselves with the Spanish Main who set in waiting
balance for goods sold, work dons Definite news has at last comeland material supplied. fict that the Custom status is the for ships returning with rich
through that the northern Allies! concern of several Powers and not people. this Colony.
The farmers who attended the still hold the whole of the Ki On the proposed new taxes, the silk cocoon bazaar at Pakkal hd klang-Nanchang Railway running tiffs and Mr. L. D. Turner for the "Toho News Agency" reports:*
sold out their stocks. It is an from the north of Kiangsi to the
Mr. d'Almada said that the plain- The Canton Government has de-established custom for the bazaar centre of the province. tailed its officials to the Customs management to provide transport An onslaught by the right tiff firm was an old established one House to collect surtaxes, but for- for the allkproducers.
(southerly) wing of the Nation-and had been engaged in printing vign Consule here have not yet held. Temptation of Treasure.
alist forces, With Nanchang as here for over 40 years. The defen- the objective. was stemmed.dant was on the staff of William their meeting in this respect.
A feet of silk junks are used Marshal Sun Chuan-fang claims Powell Ltd, and had also interested towed by steam-launches, to bring that he has pushed back this part himself in local turf meetings where Mr. T. V. Soong, Canton Minie-the valuable cocoons" from up of the southern army towards he had acted as bookmaker. ter of Finance is alleged to have country and to take the farmers Kao-on, which is to the south- 'Some time' in June, continued' Mr. told to those who are in close con-home with their money.
west of Nanchang,
d'Almada, Mr. Broadberry, together. tact with him that Great Britain When the fleet left, each man had
Another Drive Coming. with Mr. Wheeldon, of the P.W.D., would possibly agree with the Can- "small fortune-the result of
Apparently the centre and conceived the idea of starting a year's trading with him. From northern flank of the Cantonese sweepstake for the purposes of time immemorial, transactions have are waiting for this southern flank benefitting the Hong Kong Bene been conducted in silver and specie to rest befors making another at-yolent Society and the Society of St. is carried about in preference to native bankers' remittance...
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Minister's Optimism.
A striker who has just re- turned states definitely that each man is getting $10 passage
money (as the first instalment of a $100 bonus) to "depart at liberty."
The rank and file are leaving in large numbers.
Those not seeking employ- ment immediately
are
still provided with accommodation and food.
Some of the pickets are also going away but the majority remain in the camp.
ton-Government on its proposed im- position, of surtaxes on condition that the boycott against her be ter-
Take imported manufactures, for instance. It is not the foreign hong that ships cargo either on consignminated. ment or on own account to Canton for disposal. To send up for ator- age in foreign godcwna. would not") be much use.
Mr. Soong farther stated that if Great Britain granted the Canton Government's proposition, it was more than likely that the United Dealers in Hong Kong-who States would follow suit, although hold stocks of some sort-have. che attitude of Japan was · some- ether to ship up old lots, or take what doubtful. delivery from importers, and send the goods to connections in Canton who, in turn, place them on the mar ket.
Nevertheless, it appears that Con- suls, of foreign Powers here are not 80 sympathetic towards the Canton Government. Such being the case, Until Inaructions come down the situation is that complications
from Canton dealers, the local native merchant cannot make things move, And the man' in Canton pre- fers, to wait a few days before
The Pioneers,
making a decision..
It is the same with exports. In- quiries come here from abroad.
The European exporter turns to the Chinese dealer,,who gets his sup- plies from another dealer in Can- top. The Canton dealer collects his produce from up-country. When the produce finds its way into Can- top again and dealers take the first step, the machinery of export will. be ja motion.
Briefly, the above is the situa- tion to-day, Sampan folk in Can- on are beginning to carry foreig- ners, and Chinese to Shameen or. the boats. This is done openly and not as a gamble in the dark as hitherto,
Junkmen have
Also
Such an opportunity was too good to be missed by the pirated who
infest these waterways.
Between Two Terrors.
At agoi hoi. ... three pirate launches opened fire on the armed launch which convoyed the fleet, This uneven duel did not last long and the protector was soon over
come.
To add to the confusion, pirates stationed ashore sent down volley after volley from the river banks while snipers picked out the helms
men.
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Vincent de Paul and in connection. The northerners have not, it with the scheme, Mr: Wheeldon ap. seems, followed up this success proached the manager of the plain
The race on which the by a general counter-attack, being tiff firm. content to hold their line and pre- sweepstake was to be run was the vent the Cantonese from breaking English St. Leger on September 18. through.
1926.
30,000 Tickets.
Both sides are still bringing troops up and indications are that the Nationalists will soon com- After finding out the approximate mence another drive on that part with a draft of the books it was eost, Mr. Wheeldon returned. later of the line between Te-an and proposed to issue on which draft Nanchang..
terms were arranged: According Advantage of Offensivé Hostilities in Kangsi so far was that he should print 50,000 to the plaintiff, the arrangement. have had the effect of bringing the tickets for which he was to receive southerners much nearer to the
3750. The defendant wanted the Icwer Yangtse valley than when
In the" panic, many & wealthy Sun Chuan fang's five provinces/books as soon as possible as it was
to
former plunged overboard escape capitvity-and ransom.
Some were killed by rifle fire and others drowned.
With their victims at their mercy, the outlaws plundered rapidly and
disappeared.
On Pirate Hunt,
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con-
were first dragged into the war a Shanghai and other places as well
proposed to circulate them month or so ago,
as in Hong Kong The defendunt This drive on Kiukiang, Te-an and Mr. Wheeldon made sugges and Nanchang has brought the tions on the first proof submitted Cantonese closer to their goal, and these suggestions were put into and has also relieved all pressure effect, plaintiff proceeding with the on other parts of the Kiangsi printing. According to the The crippled fleet returned to Hunan front, where Sun Chuan arrangement, the defendant or Mr. Pakkai, minus a fabulous sumfang once threatened to cut the Wheeldon was to go to the printing eatablishment as they wanted the money and with a number of casual-line to Canton.
The northern push along the tickets. ties on board, but with less people
banks of the Yangtse, towards than when setting out.
It was very unfortunate, In a previous report it was men-Wuchang, has also come to toned that the 13th division under nought, the Allied detachments in tinued Mr. d'Almada, that in the of importance may be created, for the Canton Government authorities Major-General Chu King-tong was that direction having been with tourse of the running of the seem to be firmly determined to put being transferred to Shekki to hunt drawn to the home fires around sweepstake the police intervened and frustrated further progress, their original scheme into practice division has become famous for its
pirates there. As stated, this Kiukiang,
stopping defendant from proceed- at any cost.
expeditions against outlaw strong-i From very reliable sources it is ing with the sale. Defendant was Test Shipment Goño. A very well informed passenger cased and only the 39th brigade is Lushan (heights
holds: The situation in Shekk! has learned that the fighting around subsequently brought before Mr. who came down yesterday after, an absence since last June confidently going to seek fresh laurels. This kiang) was particularly stubborn. promptly told the plaintiffs that he
brigade comprises, the crack troops predicts that the declaration of in-ef the division.
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ANTI-BRITISH AGITATION
CONTINUES.
STEAMERS GET THROUGH.
Hankow, Oct. 12." Anti-British agitation is report.
signified their willingness-in viewed at, the port of Changte, in Hu patriots who did good work in of the sampana having set an ex- nan province.
Opposition: Organisation... There is no evidence whatsoever
Use of Shock Troops.
!!
cutside Kiu-Nihill and formally fined $25. He
Brigades of southern infantry would not require the tickets but were brought up as shock troops, they had already been printed. being replaced by others as soon The defence, Mr. d'Almada un- as their first force of energy was derstood, was that the arrangement. apent.
was not in accordance with his On a small scale, a preliminary client's suggestion but that delivery bombardment was delivered by was only to be made as the tickets hill and field pieces, said to be were required, plaintiffs to be paid manned by Russian gunners on $75 for each batch of 5,000. De- the Cantonese side.
fendant had paid $225 for those be Concentration points outside had taken delivery of and paid into Kiukiang and along the railway court a smaller amount for other were systematically "searched expenses such as rubber stamps, by Cantonese artillery to prevent etc. reinforcementa coming out to the northerners..
Verbal Agreement.
Machine Gun Barrage.
Asked by His Honour (Mẹ That the Allies were able to Justice, Wood) if this was ao, Mr.. ample-to follow suit, Cargo The property and employees of Shanghai during the troubles coolies and shop fokis will, it is some British firms have been subsequent to the May 30 strike save Lushan-which is regarded Turner replied that that was the felt, also handle merchandise-a8 a, interfered with.
were at present earning great as the key, on land, to Kiukiang-point at issue. He further stated' few have been doing during the Two British merchant vessels kudos for their work in Hupeh, is attributed to the carefully plan- that the agreement between Mr. last few months.
much propa-ned system of trenches and de- Wheeldon and the plaintiffs was a have arrived at Ichang from being engaged in
fence around the heights, putting verbal one. Chungking without interference. ganda. ::༡
Naval Despatch.
Yarns for Dupes.
them in a favourable position to Mr. d'Almada My clients sym pathise with the defendant in that The speaker told his dupes that repel attacks. [Changte or Changteh is on the
A machine-gun barrage is also he was proceeding with an un- Yuan-kiang, a tributary of the owing to the enormous influence Yangtse. It is almost due south and power wielded by the two believed to have supported the in-doubtedly laudable object.
His Honour, upon consulting the however, to engineer "no inter of Ichang (which is on the main men
any, unemployed men of fantry rushes by southerners on course" with the British.
river) and north-west of Chang- Shanghai would receive much Lushan but this phase of modern book of tickets which stated that An organisation has been formed sha (the Cantonese camp). It is encouragement and sympathetic warfare was not exploited to its the first prize was to be $40,000, the to "differentiate cargo." It is sup- difficult to say who controls treatment if they went to Hupeh utmost else there may have second, $15,000 and the third, posed to embrace studente and chang and Changte as the local
Any who went, however, were been a different tale to tell $7,000, remarked that he saw that
of Intimidation at ahope nor is there any agitation on foot.
A minority movement is on foot.
labourers but its extent is a mytroops have not been in the way" warned not to carry any in- In the interval, Sun Chuan-the laudable object was only to stery so far. They have appointed of the present war and they may criminating documents on their fang is, mobilising men for the benefit to the extent of 10 per cent. extra Mr Turner commented that he persons as the authorities at front to combat the amine merchandise. Neither names stances may dictate. Changte nor regulations have been an should not be confused with vellers to a thorough search. Nationalists, released through the amount in such sweepstakes.
After hearing the evidence of Mr. Boycott Stiffening. ̈* capitulation of Wuchang.
Wheeldon and Mr. Broadberry, also of Szechuan, more inaccessible Chengtu, which is up in the hills
Hankow, Oct. 11. Be More Along River. than Chungking
Telegrams to local firms report Reports received by the Naval the manager of the plaintiff firma, that the anti-British boycott is authorities in Hong Kong, with His Honour gave judgment for **** | plaintiffs for $44.15 only. (the) decidedly stiffening along the regard to the war, are
ampunt paid into court) Shanghal, Oct, 9. upper Yangtze and foreigners
Hankow, Oct. 12.
Costs up to the time of paymert Ex-workers, agitators and un-are advised not to proceed be- The local situation is un- |
into court were in favour of plain- desirables of Shanghai have at yond Ichang as a fresh outburst changed, last received a definite offer of of anti-foreign feeling has start Movements of troops down tiffs and after that date in favour
of defendant: sympathy and assistance if they ed at Chungding
the Yangtze River from Wan- hsien and Ichang, and up river from Kiukiang, have been ob÷ served.
a committee of investigation to ex belong to either party, as circuNanking were subjecting all tra- strength at the disposal of the believed that this was the usual)
nounced:
Risk and possibility of trading loss have also deterred merchants from making any appreciable ship- ment either way. There must be "a" demand for goods before cargo moves, said a leading merchant to the "China Malï.", .
Open Invitation:
Gossip About Taxes. Then there is considerable specu- lacion me to the outcome of Canton's will only leave the port and travel In the meanwhile it is reported surtaxes! No report has come, hence to Hupeh province from Chengtú that the women through that collection has started At a meeting of labour agite and children are preparing to nor that the Nationalist organisators held in a Chapel tea-shop on Levacuate-Bouber
tion has been set in operation, October 7, a Red agitator from (Chungking is in Szechuan Matters will become clearer when Canton told his many listenera province, in General Yan Sen's the order goes forth for shippers that two of their famous com territory.
[Note The soldiers coming down from Wanhsien and chang towards Hankow are probably
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