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TRIPLE DISASTER.
Shipwrecked--and Then Pirated!
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H.K. RIVER STEAMER'S FATE.
Outlaws Use Machine-Guns to Deter Pursuers.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1926.
PEASANTS' HELP.
ONE REASON FOR CANTON'S. VICTORIES.
CURIOUS PHASE OF WAR.
Canton openly "claims that her recent military successes in contral China were assisted by peasants who took either an motive or pas sive part in thé fighting, Samahui an important port on Membership in praski utamaniang the lower course of the West peasant organisations is now given River has been the scene of alat:-- triple shipping disaster, at least Province
Members two of the three boats involved Kwangbang.
665,441 Leing owned by merchanis in Kwangsi
8,114 Hong Kong.
10,778
Szechuap
Foreign outdoor officers of the Hunan Chinese Maritime Customs sta-Bapén tion are believed to have been Klangsi Laken away by piraues who board-Shantung
Chill ed the .s. "Kwong Hung:"
88,160
2,700 6,172. 284 1,342
TROOPS LOOT BANKS.
Hangchow Disorder After Defeat.
"ALLIES" ATTACK, AGAIN?
Wu Pei-fu's Latest Attempt to Come Back.
Shanghai, Det. 23. Reports from Hangehow last night state that Hsia Chao's forces looted the local banks fol- lowing Hair Chao's disappearance, -Reuter.
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[By Our Special Correspondent.] Simultaneous with the report that Marshal Sun Chuan-fang is again in the ascendancy in his "home provincës" comes a report that fighting has broken out on the border of Honan and Hupeh (families) provinces, and that Marshal Wu Pai-fu has at last moved cut to 600 fight. One report about the war work". jet peasants ways ***
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270,000
·1,000 120
2,200
Yesterday a report was publish-Honan jed about a fatal collision between Shensi the s. "Leung Kwong" and the Fukien
.. Tin Sing." Later advice is that some of the unfortunate pas. Jebel sengers were "saved" by piratesChahar in the guise of "rescuers" and abi ducted away for ransom."
Native volunteer militia who Over 10,000 peasants of Kiukiang wave chase to the "Kwong Hung" au "the neighbouring districts, were repelled by machine-guns. organised special transport sections
to help the Northern Expeditionary. The Kwong Hung" was for troops. It was the peasants of years on the Hong Kong-Wuchow Ping-hsiang who saved our soldiers run. Her sister-ship, the "Kwong: Ying" has already returned to Hong Kong to resume her old trade.
Eventful Last Trip
Probably on her last trip down. from Wuchow to Canton, the
Kwong Hung" had a valuable! cargo on board. After arrival at Canton, it was likely that she would have come on to Hong Kong to join the "Kwong Ying."
There are several ports of call on the West River. Situated near the junction with the North River und connected with Canton by a short railway, Samshui ia the best known.
The "Kwong Hung" left Wu-! ehow on Tuesday and entered Sahshui on Wednesday early, in the morning to land passengers and be cleared by the Customs.
$100,000 Lcol.
It is not known whether the gang of about 30 pirates boarded the ship at Wuchow or Samshui.")
At any rate, while the Customs officers were still on board, the band rushed the bridge and en- gine room and took control...
A course was set for the upper river and the "Kwong Hung" sail- ed again just as darkness lifting.
was
In such close proximity to tha !cown, it was natural that an alarm should be raised. Detach-i ments of the volunteer"militia i were summoned. A fast. launch was procured and the volunteers! proceeded to give chase.
When the launch hove within range the pirates on the "Kwong Hung" opened fire with a machine- gun and the volunteers retreated on their lautich.
AS. THERE
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WD
LAST
"SATURDAY.
THE
'BIG GUNS",
THE RA
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On Thursday night Hsia Chao" fed from Hangchow, after having gone as far as Kashing to direct his "rebel" troops against those of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang.
After short skirmishes-none lasting more than an hour or so- the Chekiangites fell back and the
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MAN OF DESTINY?
Chang Tso-lin's Grip on Peking.
A BANKRUPT GOVERNMENT.
How to Become President of China.
Peking, October "15.
All signs point to the certainty
an
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When it became known that the Strike Committee at Pakkai that Marshal Chang Tao-lin will (port of Kongmoon) had forbid soon come to Feking. declara den the Customs brokers to land emergency, and thex proclaim' him- cargo because the Canton Gov-elf acting Chief Executive, ernment had not yet installed aj
After this important step is will depot to collect surtaxes, mer ummon what in left of the old chants and others got together to Parliament, and be elected Presi- relieve the stress.
In its present situation, Peking almost any strong
dent of China.
A report to hand says that at will welcome the request of the merchants, the man at the head of what is left of Strikers have communicated with the Government, and aiace Wu Pai Canton, asking for instructions fu's collapse. at Hankow and Sun It is felt that a favourable answer Chuan-fang's chuck by the Canton- will have been made known by Jese, Chang Two-lin seems to be the next week, after which cargo can best man to take hold. be landed."
In spite of the first check" att Kongmoon, local agents here have received a good many buying orders, with instructions to delay shipment until further notice.
Elsewhere there is no change to report.
FROM: STONECUTTERS WITH ALL POSSIBLE SPEED FOR THEIR MATCH WITH THE.MK CLUB
EITHER PUT IT OVER
THE BAR Keep
SHORTLY
AFTER HALF-TIME
ONE
OF
THE
RA
HE WOULD BOTHER
~ 1976
TO CHANGE
FOR ELSE. IT WENT SOMEWHERE NEAR THE CORNER POET, IN
THEIR ENDEAVOUR TO SCORE
FORWARDS A SERGEANT WITH-A
BIT OF LUCK
PUT THE JRA AHEAT WITH
GOAL.
Boom of the "big guns" of the Royal Artillery socter XI last Saturday: Hong Kong F.C..
lost by the only goal of this league match
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With the cargo, the "Kwong from falling in the "enemy" mined Allies moved southwards along Hung" had on board
about area, and led them to take the cita-
del by 'surprise.
$100,000, including the money and property carried by the passen gers and the compradore depart
ment.
Going to the Den.
Wherever our armies go, the pea aants supply them with supplies and water, undertake the transpor- tation for them--some oven refuse No information as to the where to accept any money. They supply abouts of the "Kwong Hung" is information and act
as guides.. available at the moment.
That is not all. In many places, She is of the smaller type of they beat away and disarmed the river steamer and would be too; enemy soldiers. In Wangfo dis- cumbersome for the outlaws to trict, 1.000 peasante, armed with keep as a prize.
stick and spears, disarmed the de- The Naval authorities in Hong feated soldiers of Wu Pei-iu, and Kong have not been advised about brought all the arms to our quar- the piracy.
Accordingly, it is presumed that! inquiries up-river will be in the hands of the Chinese, unless for- eign gunboats are asked to search
tera.
up to the 'tween deck. Thirty per- for the Customs officers who were sons from this boat are thought on the boat.
to have perished.
From what is known of the In the strong current, rescue "big gange" of pirates on that part was exceedingly difficult. But a of the West River, the surmise number of pirates, who were close
is that the passengers will be by, immediately ventured out in taken away to the stronghold to small sampans.
be held for ransom, but that the
foreigners will be set ashore (or the river,
cast off) as soon as convenient.
Having fallen into the Scylla of
the passengers "wel comed the rescuers who turned Latest reports give the number out to be the Charybdis.
Scylla and Charybdis.
of drowned in the collision as ap Some of the passengers man- aged to get ashore by one means proximately a hundred.
or another.
The collision also occurred near Samshut and both the "Leung A few had the misfortune to Kwong" and the "Tin Sing" were run into the arms of pirates also on the Canton-Wuchew run. waiting on the river bank..
The "Leung Kwong," which Others were dished out by small used to be a regular caller at craft in the vicinity and even Hong Kong, was badly holed and these came in for the attention of Bank. About 70 of the steerage the pirates, it is reported passengers were drowned.
Altogether it is estimated that The Tin Sing" also made about twenty persons, all passes Water rapidly and is reported to gers, were marched away to the have run aground, with the river countryside."
the railway.";
The "independence" coup in fa- vour of the Cantonese has come
to nought, so that Marshal Sun.
"GUIDE" TO WAR ZONE.
Shanghai in Kiangsu pro vince, which adjoins the North ern boundary of Cheklang "pro- vince. Approximate distances
re
to
Shanghai (southwards) Sung-kiang (which is in: Kiang. au), 20 miles.
Sung-klang. to Ka-shan (in Chekiang) 25 miles,
Ka-shan to -ahing (still fur- ther south) 15 miles.
Ka-shing to Hangchow, another 60 miles. W
Shanghai and Hangehow are the two terminala of railway, ́which is not far from the coast. Huia Chao, civil governor of Cheklang, launched a coup" by sending troops northwards, along the railway, to the Cheklang Kiangsu frontier/ Kilegedly to occupy Shanghai,
will be free to devote his atten- tion once more to facing the Can tonese armies in Klangai province Has Not Fled, Chinese reports give full tails of the advance stage by stage, of Sun Chuan-fang loyal detachments from Shanghai.
(Continued on. Page: 7.)"
Chinese merchants are waiting for the outcome of the first night| trip to Canton before committing themselves to transactions.
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shop. The first signs of Chang Tso-lin's cominance in Peking affairs were in the fact that Wu Pei-fuls com- mandant of the Peking Garrison: had to go to see & nick sister." A Fergtien man was promptly given the office..
Then, when Dr. Wellington Koo assumed the office of acting Pre-
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mier and Minister for Foreign MACKINTOSH
Affairs, his first act was to read to the new Cabinet a wire of con ghatulation from the Mukden wir. lord!..
New Mr. Pan Fu, the new Min- ister of Finance, has
gone 0 Mukden, before assuming offieu formally, to consult Chang Teo-t about. taxes, loans, and the generol (fiscal programme of the new Gov
ernment:
Peaceful Penetration.
Un-
Even more important is the fact that all of the Japanese news agencies and newspapers in North China are now carrying news itens) to the effect that Chang Tso-In, the present emergency, feels that he must take over supreme power in order to help stabilise conditions.
There has also been an obtrusive movement of Fengtien eoldiers southward. The proper Chihli (metropolitan) troops have been made little use of but Chang Tso-lin, has used his own Fengtie i forces to occupy the territory south of here, which Wu Pel-fu has, had to give up since his crusting de feat at Hankow. At present Chang Tac-lin's soldiers occupy all of Chihli province and part of Honar and they are still advancing in thoir career of "peaceful penetration.""
Whoever finally takes possession of Peking as Chief Executive or Dictator, or President (names mean nothing), will need money at once, for all departments of the Govern- ment are bankrupt.
The schools, existing on 20 per tent, of the salary due in April of last year, are not the worst off..
Treaties Will Stay? The Foreign Office the ministries and consuls abroad: months' salaries and expenses to
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This totals-more than $4,000,000. It also owes more than $200,000 to the
Confidence at Home.
Rugby, Oct. 22, League of Nations. The Bank of According to information from China, carrying an overdraft of Canton, the trading position there $800,000, refuses to cash Foreign and in the neighbouring country Office, cheques, and, the telegraph. districts is steadily improving al- companies, to which more than though the boycott, agitation still$160,000 is owed, refuse to accept) continues to some extent in Can- anything save prepaid Foreign
Office messages. ton itself.
With the Government in this Passenger traffic by train and steamer between Hong Kong and eftiful condition, all manner of im
portant foreign propositions are Canton is approaching norma),
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Cargo is again being openly im. pressing for settlement. The Sino- ported into Canton by British Belgian and Sino-Japanese treaties. merchants, while British goods of expire this month. The Tariff Con- all varieties, with their origin ference has net met since July 3. clearly marked, are freely offered The present Government has no and cold in Chinese shops of real power to insist upon revision Canton British Wireless Ser- of the expiring treaties, and both Pelgium, and Japan want them to continue automatically because the [tariff and extra-territoriality' con- ferances have'ns yet not rounded off their labours,
vice.
DISCRIMINATING!
" DOG WHICH BIT RENT
COLLECTOR.
THE WEATHER.
Til noon to-morrow the official Among this morning's record at forecast for the weather is
Hong Kong and adjoining coast: the Central Magistracy of dogs sent to Kennedy Town for obser- moderate North winds; fine, becom vation stands out, the achievement ing cooler.
of a mongrel at Square Street Formosa Channel: N. E. winde, which was a little more discrimin- | Ane, deating than others which are re- ported to have bitten passers-by or even their owners.
Bit a rent collector calling for arrera" is the cryptic statement lof the dog's offence.
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