THE FIGHTING AND LOOTING
CANTON.
PEACE AND ORDER NOW RESTORED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th, 1913.
"The New Bund is practically deserted. Į stationed at the Sam Ka Chee (Wongahu). I made off to their native villages quitė AT went down part of the way and saw It is considered quite possible that the content with their share in the matter. many of the soldiers on the Western Land Army forces will endeavour to st In the afternoon five men of the Luk Bridge. This lot had two maxima with tire to the barracks ecupied by these Koldiers, and a battle is also expected to take place sooner or later between the two parties.
The situation at Canton wore a very serious aspect on Tuesday when there was much fighting among the troops and it seemed that half the Cantonese troops ha tarned against General Lung. Yesterday's messages from our correspondents show that General Lung's firm handling of a very ugly situation effected' immediate improvement, The looting which had been very extensive on Tuesday and Wednesday appears to have scared, and once again the hopes of the public We print below the news are raised that peace is now assured in the City. which reached us yesterday describing the situation as it presented itself on Wednesday and yesterday,
THE FIGHTING ON TUESDAY,
SHAMEEN, August 13th.
commenced
to sholl
any continuous fighting on the Bund er in the city and there has been no sugger- tion of bad characters or looting abont which there has been so much fear.
burned Was
EUROPEANS ORDERED IN FROM TURÓ SHAN.
them.
It is said that all three divisions of the original troops are against Lung According to the fighting it looked as if Lung had the worst of it..
“I have just heard that Lung's troops kave driven the local soldiers out of the Kum Yam Shin and the Five Storied Pagoda. Of course, you must accept this last item with all reserve. It may only If it is true, then been idle rumour. this position in Lung's hands will strengthen his control to a great extent. "All the railway employees were ordered into Shameen yesterday."
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. CAUSE OF THE FIGHTING.
CANTON, August 13th. As I have reported, instructions were received by the 2nd Brigade of the Land Army, stationed at the Koon Yum Hill, on the 9th to vacate their barracks for the accommodation of General Lung's soldiers. When the latter arrived yester. day, the baggage of the local soldiers was being removed, but the heavy rain that was falling in the afternoon caused delay: in the transfer of the personal effects of At about delock General
the men.
THE HUND.
Kwan were discovered louting in a pawn shop near the Bund and they were brought out on to the bund near the Wing On wharf and there shot by order of one of Laing's officers.
BATHARITY.
THE REBELS AT WOOSUNG AND NANKING.
According to a Router's telegram the bulk of the rebels fled from Woosung the
The rebels from Shanghai havo night before the surrender of the forts. regained possession of Nanking.
THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
All the shops have been closed along
There have not been many stories of the Bund and only soldiers are to bo seen. Two machine guns have been pat in position at the western end, which is orucity and barbarity during the late
At the Theatre. Royal last night the occupied by General Lung's soldiers, trouble, but yesterday a European in the Some little fighting happened on the course of his wandering through the new Bandmann Opera Company staged streets saw aix, soldiers of the Luk Kwan "The Dairymaids," a very pretty two-
There was a fall house Bund this morning, and every hour scen more crowds of peskestrians, Ausing, who had been taken prisoner with a wire act comedy.
strung through all their noses and their The piece is most amusing, and the music Several women were scared to death.
This was especially pretty. As Joe Mivens, The firing of guns in the vicinity of hands tied behind their backs. the Ching Hoi Moon and along the New the sort of thing that we thought that Bund could be heard throughout Tuesday China had left behind and it will not night, and this (Wednesday) morning & improve General Lang's popularity, However, he very likely did not know few shots are still heard at intervals.
anything about it and one of his officers was to blame...
THE STATE OF THE CITY TO-DAY.
THE FIRE AT THE TCTUR'S YAMEN. Last evening at 7 o'clock the Tutu' Yamen was set ablaze by soldiers (whes!
I had a long walk through the main soldiers, they were remains to be ascer
the fire continued for streets of the City this morning and tained); and
Only one apartment is confined my attention to the streets half-an-hour.
where the footing was reported to have reported to have been burnt down.
To-day all the gates of the Old City been most general. All the shops were are closed and a looting crusade is being shut every where except on the Bund and carried on by the Luk Ewan soldiers even here there were only a few open Large, bands of pirates are coming to while every now and then there was what is called a "Bind rush," that is an alarm which causes everyone in the vicinity to Canton from the Delta towns.
rush for cover.
Rickshaw coolics leave their rickshaws and the passenger finds that instead of getting a rido for nothi»,
THE SHAMEEN DEFENCE SCHEME. The following extract from the new Defence Scheme drawn up by Commander Mackenzia, R.N., S.N.O., has been circulated on the Shameen, by order of the Municipal Council:-
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he sometimes gets another rickshaw on top of him before he can get out, and when he does get out he is the only person on the scene. I got into two of these
an A.B., Mr. Alfred Frith had a part which suited hira perfectly, and be kept the audience in rours of laughter practi- cally the whole of the time he was in the stage. Miss Addie Lennard played: up to him excellently in her character of Eliza. his sweetheart. Or. Byrne, K.N., as Irish as his mame, was played by Mr. Fred Coyne with ability and success. Mr. Victor Gouriet, as the Naval Lieut., Miss Violet Frampton, Miss May Glenn, and Miss Stella Godwin were quite up to their reputations in their various parts. The play demanded to great acting
good. ability, but the dances were exceptionally
To-night that very amusing comedy, Autumn Manoeuvres," will be presented as a farewell performance.
INTIMATIONS
THE BEST
scares on the Bund and one in the streets THE of the City and in each case it only lasted a few minutes, but they, were
wary
power ic move except with the mob. uncomfortable moments, as you have no
When I came into
The fighting at the Five-Storied- Fagoda increased rather than decreased
THE YAMEN BURNT DOWN. žu the afternoon and was fol. lowed, by
News has arrived this inorning that the fighting
the UI
Bund
Viceroy's Yamen, which has always been Fighting and around Tai Sha Toù.
the Admiralty and
the seat of the Government in Canton, began between-
down by
the soldiers Sincere's Building and spread right upstationed there.
This makes it look as in the most westeri bridge on the New it the whole of the 1st and 2nd Division Hand at the British Steamer Wharf. The fighting here was very scattered and troops had joined the rebels, and we hear this morning that fully half of the troops the shooting was all rifle shooting. The in Canton are against Lung and have Long's troops reached the Kuon Yunu soldiers who were causing this row were evidently more troops of the 2nd Division joined the rebels in their demands. The Hill and rudely denunded of the soldiers who were anxious to back up the demands Yamen has been empty now for some time of the 2nd Brigade that they at once clear The latter explained that it was ol tòair comrades. There were not many and when the conflagration took place out.
there was practically not a soul in the act convenient for them to quit the casualties here, as whenever there was
place.
barracks at the moment as their belong- a volicy fired every one ran for shelter
ings would certainly be spoiled by the and the Bring was most irregular. Later
The signals for the Alarm will be the o machine guns made their appearance
All the Europeans on the railway at heavy rain. The Kwangsi troops main-sounding of the Klaxon horns. On the on the scene, and there was not a soul to Tung Shan and some of the missionaries tained that they could not be expected to Alarm being sounded all women and children into expose themselves to the rain and wait should immediately assemble at the British be seen on the band, while all the sampans at the station there have come
Defence Corps. All doors, windows and aad junks cleared out and the river Shameen and some of them had a very indefinitely. The quarrel brcame more Consulate, ing escorted there by the
White flags with Lung's marne on them presented a most unusual sight, The exciting time on the journey. There was and more serious, and an officer, belong shutters should be closed and harred, lights
are to be seen all over the streets and it troops in the live-storied pagoda and the greatest difficulty in getting the ing to the 2nd Brigade, whilst endeavour and fires in houses extinguished.
Chinese serrants are to remain in their in the forts on the hills behind then coxswains to take the launches and motering to stop the dispute, was shot dead
All residents should then ussemble would seen that he is at present master of the situation. At the South Gate of the Hon- Consulate compound; the city
British with boats down the river, and in some cases by the wangsi men, who misunderstood
as City I passed a company of more than shrapned. Shells were bursting over the they had to be forced, while who they him. They then forced their way into the combatants will be expected to act
a hundred of Lung's soldiers well-dressed. Admiralty and all the way up to Tai Sha were pussing the firing all the passengers barracks and threw at the belongings of Messenges Residents not wishing to avail |
themselves, of the shelter afforded by the Tou. One shell burst at the Police were to be found lying on the deck of
Brit Consulate, which will he strongly well-armed and blowing bugles and Station and another near a hotel close to the boats, while even the coxswains had
guarded, may remain in their own houses or waving flags, marching in good order. it Two sholls went clean through the to take cover as they steered."
Consulates at their own risk, but they mast towards the North. big theatre at the Eastern end of the
nce they are there, as they will be liable of the main streets in the city and runs bund. When the first shot struck this
not on any account mere out into the open Sheung Moon Dai street, which is one to be firett on by the defending fores. theatre, where there are a lot of soldiers
"When houses are reported shut up, all straight North from the South Gate. I saw the first signs of the looting; and quart:revi, they commenced to fire off their
lights will be switched off except these rotind the circumferice of Shameen.
there was no mistake that it had been rifles and Mausers without any reason and without seemingly having anything A private letter dated the 13th inst., to fir at. They seemed to have lost any from which we are privileged to quote,
assemble off British Consulate steps ready done thoroughly. There must have been sense of discipline that they formerly contained the following information :--- passesind These soldiers were evidently Early this morning about two o'clock The fighting last night and this morn-THE SITUATION YESTERDAY. amixture of the first and second divisions, firing was again heard. About this time ing was between the 2nd Brigade and and very likely they did not realize what looting commenced in the city, The Lung's soldiers only. This afternoon the side they were on or what the trouble was louters started at the East Gate andata Brigade (formerly commanded by about. There are said to be now 10,000 worked along Wai Oy Street, towards the Cheung Ngaw Kane, Lung's immediate soldiers now up against Lung and they West Gate.
I am sorry to say that our predecessor as Tatuh, and who had are all demanding money. Lang has no shop shared the same fate as the others. remained neutral all along), came to the
The Treasury has been completely looted intention of giving in to them in the About three o'clock the looters broke down assistance of the 2nd Division, as General little silver to be got on the promises and it is said that though there was very slightest, but whether he will be able to the door, and fired into the shop, one of Lung's soldiers had directed many shots there were five million dollars worth of suppress this mutiny is not at all certain. the bullets just missing the No. 2 man on the r encampments. They fired about Canton Bank Notes. This figure may be Exactly want troops are on his side and who was in charge, the manager being thirty guns at 4 o'clock this after won an exaggeration but there must have been what are against him is not known by away. He fell flat on the ground and from the Koon Yum Hill in the direction Of course this will cause a very anyore, and it is said this there is like crawled along to the counter and tried of the gunboats Long-Kuny, Kung-Tai, great depreciation in the value of the to be a big battle to-day, before which | time it will not be definitely known how to hide himself. He was discovered, and King-Kon, Po-lik, Kwong-Kung and Notes if there were many, and will put matters stand in the matter of the loyalty dragged out. In the meanwhile they had several others, which were at anchor near back the time when the Currency will be
broken open the drawers, and, finding no the Government Pier. No damage is in a decent state. of the different sections of the army."
Soldiers were forcing General Lung does not seem to have money, threatened the man in charge, at reported to have been done to these these notes on shopkeepers it par in cases been taking the offensive at all, nor even the same time firing a shut to frighten gunboats, which at once steamed up to where they felt disposed to pay for any retaliating by shelling the rebels from his bim. He remonstrated with thein, telling Pak Ngaw Tam (Shamcen). A stray thing. Some of these notes were a new Kunboats, which are all armed with at them that the manager had gone and that shell found its way to the piece of spare Military" one dollar of a new design least one fairly heavy gun. This may be he had taken the money with him. They ground next the Stag Hotel and another that had been printed by order of Chan because he thinks that the trouble will then started to search, and found a trunk severly damaged the Kwong Mo Toi Kwing Ming but which had never been frizzle out and that he wishes to keep belonging to the No. 2. This contained theatre. What other injuries have been issued and are consequently of no value his promise to the people not to cause about $30, and silver watch, which they any damage to life or property,
LING'S GUNBOATS.
the local men, who became very furions and at once opened fire at their opponents. The latter were only tou [The above should have reached as in time for yesterday's issue, but was delayed in ready to reply and thus fighting began. transmission.E.]
Fighting continued throughout last night
The casualtice are and to-day. doubtedly very considerable, but it is absolutely impossible to get accurate figures. They are estimated at over 100
THE LOOTING.
GUNBOATS ATTACKED.
1432--
inflicted it is absolutely impossible to ascertain just now. were
annexel. Two of the fokis hiding under their beds whilst this was
THE OLD CITY.
When the firing was at its height all going on, and as soon as the looters had Fighting is still going on at intervals the gunboats which were scattered along left, they came out, one of them running in different parts of the Old City between the river front got up steam and started away, and the other stayed on with the small groups of the two forces. All the away from their moorings-many of them No. 2 man. Early in the morning, this thops have been closed and many houses towing junks and low-lying cargo boats foki came to Takhing Bridge, and Inter abandoned: The Luk Kwan soldiers are filled with soldiers. Launches were also on came to report the matter to me. guarding the East, Small North Gate
touched.
being admitted to pass.
THE NEW CITY.
A lunches and motor-boats are to
to embark rofugees."
LERON OUR SHAMELY CORESPONDENT, } SHAMEEN, August 14th."
a lot,
THE TREASURY LOOTED,
whatsoever.
THE AMBULANCE CORPS AT WORK.
Yesterday afternoon several detach meats of the ambulance corps were to be seen carrying away dead bodica and winded men from the Eastern Bund and the streets thereabouts into the City, and in one of the streets there was a funeral of an apparently high officer in Lung's army passing by. This morning again in the streets around the South
MORE SHOOTING.
a great deal of firing at this part as there are shot holes in every doar and
pieces of the brick walls have been chipped out by the bullets. The water pipes are here all cut and while it is possible that some of this damage may have been caused by the bullets it looked very much as if it had been done mali-{ eiously. At any rate the water was
along. Doors of shops were completely pouring down the street when I passed
bashed in, and it was quite evident that this dainage had been done with the butt ends of the rifles. There were very few people about the streets and there was clearly an atmosphere of fear about us I could see people peering at me through the grills in their doors and through holes that had been made by rifle shots. Absolutely every shop here was closed; and when I came into Wai Oy street the same thing wet my eyes, only on a larger scale because the shops here are larger and there would be more loot to be got, The shops were absolutely cleared, and I went into
one
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thought it worth while to put up a barricade, I could not see anything to loot though I had a golden opportunity. so well had the place been cleared out. Further along I passed at least half e dozen bands of soldiers of all sorts most
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carrying bandies and bags of all kinds particular soldier's particular fancy in which could contain only one thing, that the goods which had been displayed the previons day in the streets of Canton. In quite a number of cases these aristo- cratic-looking soldiers had a coolie, or to carry their baggage. maybe two, better dressed of the two. A man with two rides was quite a common sight and this seems to bear out the story that many. of the Luk Kwan threw away their rifler when they ceased to have any further use for them. One enterprising soldier dressed simply, in a pair of blue pants THE PRICE OF THE HOWARD four rifles and a number of belia of and nothing else, had a coolie carrying ammunition. When a body of this kind passed, the people all moved aside and There is no doubt then they moved on. there was a hub till they passed and that the populace is at present badly
Yesterday evening there was a repeti- tion of the firing on the Bund near Tai Sha Tar and right up to the East Gate, then later on there was continued firing in the Direction of Wong Sha at a part called Sai Chaen. A few shots only were heard during the night and there rapear ed to be a sort of trace, or else it seemed scared. as if the trouble were all over. transpires that the soldiers of both sides: were preserving their exertions for other
on the scene towing soldiers, and altoge Seeing that the No. 4 man was left and Great South Gates, whilst the Kwai ther there must have been twenty of these alone in the shop, I sent the old coolie Tak and the Great North Gates are in boats, and the impression that it gave one from the office here to take him some food the occupation of Lung's soldiers, I Gats of the City several times the ambul though in some cases the coolie was the was that they were running away. They and to keep him company. If the fokis Entrance into the city can only be gained ance passed carrying what were apparent made their way against a strong tide and had all left after the looting I am sure | through the Great South Gate and every ly dead bodies into Wai Oy street. it at first looked as if they were making that there would not have been a thing passer-by is required to be scarched before their way towards Wong Sha to take up left in the shop, for there are a lot of a good position in the vicinity. How
petty thieves roaming about the eity. So ever, when they got up opposite to
No fighting has, as yet, taken place in Shamten they made their way round the far I believe that none of the stock was
Of course, ope cannot the New City. Lung's soldiers are luck reach and anchored between Fati and Honam. The hooting from these tell what may happen later, for another guarding the Tai Ping Gate, whilst the craft was rather funny, as they seemed to body of the looters may pay the shop
Ng Sin Moon and Ching Hoi Moon are visit. be saying to this others that had not yet
decupied by Luk Kwan and Li Fook arrived, "Come over here where it is safe Absolutely all the shops are closed in Lum's police soldiers. Small groups of and there are no shells." The launches that portion of the city, whilst other soldiers of all sorts are scattered over the took the junks full of soldiers right down districts are almost as bad. Even in New City and fighting is expected every the back reach and it is difficult to guess Bap Fat Po, the shops ne c'osed; whilst minute. Several guns are in position at where they were going. They surely of course, on the New Bund, where a lot Ng Sin Moon. The people are very could not be running away, and most of the trouble is taking place, all the pannicky and today at least twenty people seem to think that this was some shops are closed.
crowds have been seen fleeing and sercam- cute move of Lang's and that we will hear more of him to-day, and that these
A few this afternoon. soldiers will turn up where they are not expected to-day.
THE POLICE SOLDIERS.
It
PEACE RESTORED.
work and that looting was engaged in The latest news by telegram states that wholesale. The Luk Kwan troops did General Lung issued an order yesterday not restrict their looting to Wai Oy Street
but made their way through all the streets requiring all the loyal garrisons to fly a
The Viceroy's Yamien was burnt downing along the streets. All shops are closed in the neighbourhood and almost right white flag bearing the character of
vicinity:
last night at about ten oclock. government buildings in the shared the same fate.
"The Treasurer's Yamen was looteid early The police soldiers are still loyal and in the morning. It is said that notes of they have been controlling things all over a face value of $5,000,000 and silver to in the streets, They have two quick the tune of a million were taken. I did firing guns mounted on the bridge at the not think the Treasury contained all this Western end of the Bund at the Lower wealth! This is one
They bave prevented | rumours. Steamer Wharf.
of
the many
down to the Bund. It is said that in "Lung" or "Wong," the Commander. THE WESTERN SUBURIL
several cases when these Lak Kwanin-Chief, and threatening an attack upon Apart from the scares raised every now Troops were met by som: of Lung's lot
all who did not comply with this request. and then, the Western Suburb has been that they had their loot and often their quiet, and everything had gone on as
ribes taken from them; and that in other The crder had an excellent effect and all usual until late this afternoon, when parts of the City the soldiers were taking fighting is believed to be at an end.-
An official telegram to this effect was practically every shop was closed. Con- every thing that they could carry and siderable anxiety is felt by the inhabitants that when they thought that they had sent from Canton to the Chinese Press here, as there are 1,500 of Lung's soldiers enough they took off their uniforms and
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