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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15rn, 1916,
THE SITUATION IN CANTONÍ, APPEALS BY NATIVES FOR SHANGHAI AND EXCHEQUER HEAVY FIRING THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK-END..
**IRON HAND POLICY.”.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT' §
INTERPOSITION.
GENERAL LUNG'S TELEGRAM.
**TEN THOCHAND TEGENT.'
RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Though all who sleep out in the open in the Chinese quarters in Hongkong are not refugees from Canton their number SHELLING AS SEEN FROM SHAMEEN. has undoubtedly been considerably augmented as a result of the rush to get LUNG STILL HOLDS THE RAILWAY.
STATION AT SHEK WAI TONG. away from the troublous area in and
A around the capital of Kwangtung.
(Frùm Our Special Representative.) The natives of Kwangtung have again -soon as the sultry summer nights arrive!
rent an urgent telegram to the Central CANTON, Monday. Government requesting the adoption of the Chinese wisely forsake their cramped
The heavies fring that bas occurred an "irun-hand pulicy to suspend the cubicles for the open air. undeterred by
fighting between Generale Lang Ch the attentis of mosquitoes and other so far in the Wang Sha, Shek Wai Tongwong and Li Lish-chun without any pests. In many places they litter the district took place over the week-end. farther delay in order to prevent anter roadways and pavements in their hun Shum has now got some field guns into national complications and the spolia dreds, and I have heard that some enter position and is taking a very determined ion of the whole province of King
tung. -prising photographers have taken flash attempt to take the railway station at
GENERAL FENG KUO-CHANG'S VIEWS, light pictures of these sleeping groups Shek Wai Tong and to drive Lung's men General Feng Kuo-chang, Tuchun of and palmed them off apon certain Home from this side of the river altogether. Kiangsu, has addressed the following telegram to the President accusing the papers by labelling themSeces in There was very heavy firing between 10 ambition of Li Ligh-chun, who has open; Canton during the Revolution." One, Ipm on Saturday night and 3 am, only defied the authority of the Central am told, even went so far as to inscribe Sunday morning, and there was a rumour Government fighting against the Govern
photograph of this nature: After that Lang had lost the Railway Station,
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If so, he recaptured it, as he was in possession on Sunday afternoon.
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ent troops without the slightest, cause:
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tend to Shanghai residents. Pending FOOD DELICACIES, SMOKING REQUISITES, AND CAME COMFORTS. settlement of the question whether or not bonds would be taxable if held by applie To the President, and the Cabinet
ants domiciled in China, the bank sent battle at Canton," and he made money.
The trouble in Kwangtung has become instructions to London to hold the bonds more and more serious, and made the there, as it was thought more than prob One unhappy wesult of the Cantum
pretence of recuperating his beathable that applicants might wish to cancel Then on Sunday night there was
General Lu bus deliberately delayed to
their orders were it decided that they trouble is that many deformed or oiler- wise afficted beggars are amongst those heavy bombardment from Sp.. for half proced to Kwangtung ta, assoms his would have to pay incometax. It was then decided that the bonds should be an hour. During this time boli sides has not prevented his coming, but the
it is evident that General 1416 tax free as originally intended, so this who have flocked to the Colony. Tu one,
muse for delay in removed. part of the City on Saturday 1 o ascensed to be Bring off as many shots as cause of his hesitation is the impossibi fewer than six pairs of blind children they could. Lung had four gunboats in lity of his settling the troubles created
been appointed by-tké Central Govern | CHINESE M.PS. AS OPIUM begging. Direetly japproaching footsteps position off Wong hand in the river Li Lieb-chan. As General Lung has between Shameen and the Railwayment to act tempuravity as Tuchun Of could be heard they cried, Blind,
KUNNERS. massa: no can catcher show. Cúmshaw, Station on The other side, and these boats Kwangtung, it is his duty to give pi
fretion to his proviver, and it is impoS THREE ON TRIAL AT SHANGHAL 1 stunded voy pathetic but a line pumped shell after shell into the villages ille for him to desert and fler from his As long as General Lo has failed
Three embers of Parliament from! tlistame away, was a hug who watched that Sham is holding. No shots camest
appeared
the lar of angry movement of the blind children anywhere near Shaneen, but the noise to arrive to Kwangtung, General Lung Y
is not allowed by the Government to the Shangnai Afixed Court · ເ like a bird of prey. This was her busi was deafening at times and que did not
leave his post at the threats of his bppon-
instant on 14 charge vi feel go comfortabile. Bad amantinents, Hence it is quite reasonabl: forbung he possession of opium the superla His diving on the meney bestowed upon!
or a loose slot might cause an accident at tieneral: Lung to remain, and we cannot fun of which is proñibited. Develop The sightless children; by "sympathetie
ammuts followed rapidly upon the seizure any time. While this was going on,charge him with the offence of not com There is passers by.
alope in the
ut twenty trunks containing opium in pying with the demands of Li Lieb-chin. Shum replied with a number of sårlis Colony for blind children, and a prisom
As the Clar Wu Yuan has been an unscrupied house in Chapel. for those who thrive upon their misfor guns which are in position a'good abolished, it is now ne lunger respon ble for the actions of Li Lich-chun, whe I suppest
that in such way back from the water front,
has evidently acted of his own accord. A15 p.m. the battle for the Station without the approval of the provinces abnormal-times as these the ordinary
is the South. The Central Government machinery is megini to the strain thrown menced and Ling's gunboats start-
ed in to fire as hard as they could, has telegraphed repeatedly to Li Lich sipon it.
Machineguns were going all the time,panly disobeyed the order, and, instead cban ordering him to Peking, but I has The new Police Heways Club, which accompanied by volleys of rifle fire, and of ceasing from hostility, he has marched was oprined inst work by H.E, -the Gus very few minutes there was the boom is troops rapidly towards the provincial Capital of Kwangtung. No one in the ernor, is in several respects a daring of a shell and the crack of shrapnel country will be able to deny the fact experiment. It is open to all ranks, all bursting. Derasionally all the gunboats that Li has been fighting for personal races, all classes and both sexes. Accom world fire at once, and sometimes they power and wealth. The Central Govorir ment has been sincere in its desile for njodation will be reserved for the lady were, joined by the guns which Lang has caorful settlement, trying all the time Friends of members, who are being invited mounted on the jetty at Wong Shato effect a compromise; but, on the other to an inaugural at Home" next, Fri These are 3-inch Krupp guns and were inflict misery and woo
hand, Li Lich-chun has determined to on the whole day evening, on which occasion the pro-very busy last night. For an hour this battle Kwangtung province. eceding will be enlivened hy the lasted and then the firing slackened off On the Bist ult. 1 received a telegram | gave formal evidence of arrest. orchestra. The institution is to be rath but all night there was shooting and ich-chun bas marched steadily against bad, left Shanghai and one had gone but from General Lung to the effect, that LiPolice had information that three others on the lives of Scotch, pienic," every shells were hursting at six this morning.me, and under the pretence of egotiat
to see some friends. A detective had been one paying for his own refreshment, and Shum can shell Lang's position at. Wonging for peace, he captured Fushan and to await his retur
Now he has sur attacked Kiangmeu.
Mr. Grant Jones, British Assessor-- paying_for_it, moreover, in spot cash,"
Sha-and-be-must-have-done-some-dantageounded the provincial capital, and at The prisoners are not represented - by- The rejection of the "chit" system will there, bus the gunboats were safe from lacked the arsenals at Shih-ching and
counsel and it is suggested that they, be allowed out on bail. The suggested bail reduce clerical labour to a minimum, and, his fire unless he brought his guns muen the fort at Shanyenchiao. He has in-
is. Tls. 10,000 per man. Have you any nearer to the river, and the ground is all creased his forces everywhere, and my in conjunction with the no treating
objection ? paddy held and marshy in uns vicinity,men have endured all kinds of fatigues Mr. Musso No; I think that is all order, will, it is amicipated. tend to so that this would be a very difund hardships during this difficult time.
rights maiter. There is no rising piece chock expansiveness. The playing of ground where he could mount is guns, we shall be in a most critical situation. of Unless reinforcements are forthcoming
The prisoners were removed and enden- cards and other games for money, too, is and he will not attempt to move them From the above telegram it will be sees
youred to get in touch with friends by means of the telephone. prohibited. The result of these innova any nearer until he is successful that General Lung is now in a must
GENERAL YIH ARRESTED. taking Shek Wai Tong Railway Station. critical position, and if the Central tions will be watched with close interest. He still holds the railway from Five-Eye Covernment does not act on his behalf, ments found on then at the time of arrest In the meantime a perusal of the down- They are introduced under the most Bridge upwards, and has been receiving would finally hand over the province brought to light further interesting infor
reinforcements of men and ammunition favourable conditions, inasmuch as the during the so-called truce.
to the Chief of the Knomintang Party.mation. -club starts with 550 members, who have Around the White Cloud hills, also, wangtung is a rust important pro an airy: conmadions, and comfortably on Sunday, but Shum has never gained with foreigners, and as soon as there are stated that they were worried over three there was fighting on Saturday night andiner un account of its close relations furnished suite of rooms in the most anything in this quarter and he was reat disturbances it would be impessible central situation placed at their disposal again repulsed and driven further back for the Central Government to control
than before. Lung continues stronger than the situation again. without entrance fee, or, for the present, ever hereabouts, and yesterday afternoon I have noticed the serious condition subscription. If success cannot be secure sent about 400 men from the North and have not dared to keep silent As of the City to help at Wong Sha If it is impossible for the Government to ed in these circumstances there must be Shum to be successful in taking Canton feet a reconciliation, it is requested something radically wrong with human he will have to take the whole of this bat necessary means he adopted to deal area- fact, which explains the heavy Sighting here during the week-end.
nature,
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HELP FOR GRUM.
Mr. O, D. "Musso appeared for the HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
proscention and said:-A Marrant was issued this morning for the apprehension of seven people connected with this
WEST RIVER STEAMERS, matter, Three have been arrested and we propose to ask the Court to take evidence JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO | of arrest and have the case, remanded.
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Mr. Grant Jones, who discountenanced This was immediately communicated to any idea of bail in view of this develop ment and the men were kept in custody. with the situation.. An instruction A fourth arrest was made later in the hould at ones be sent to Fukien and day of Yih Zien ala Yin Siang-zub, Kiangst, ordering the Tucbuns there to commander-in-chief of the 5th Republican rad their armies to Kwangtung in order Army, and special delegate to the Mili- Lo save the situation. If Li Lich-chuntary Conference for Yunnan.
Apropos of this subjret an interesting: paragraph appeared recently in the
Two thousand men are said to have come down the West River under an ex- Pinang Gazette.
In a Club not many pirate who used to be an officer command should continue to defy the Central miles away from Penang the members ing the troops in Sara Shui. Thesermen has Government, a mandate denouncing his lately decided that "no treating" was
COTRE as reinforcements. The number ambition should be isaned; and 1. Kue-Kwangtung, ex-Viceroy Tsen Chun-hepan worth a trial. The change was accord- may be an exaggeration, but it is certain chang, will assist the Tingwu and Anw still addresses himself as futzelin "or that Shum has received reinforcements. Army Corps to suppress the rebellion."
Generalissimo" of Hu Kuq Chun. In ingly effected, and when the receipts from Shum has driven Lung's men to Lower
his latest telegram to Peking, Teen still the bar were made known, it was found Fong Chuen and the casualties on Lung's
insists on the appointment of someone In addition to the telegrams of else to receive the administrative power that this particular form of "economy side are said to be heavy."
Generals Chang Hsun, Feng Kuo-cheng, from Lung Chi-kwong pending the Nik Shih-chung, Wong Tsan yuan, and arrival of Lu Ying-ting at Canton. Tseu There was a naval battle at Hamilton several other high military Commanders evidently means that Li Lieh-chun should
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in war time had hardly worked out in
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In short, the takings were
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The Kong Hong, one of Lung's two- funnelled gunboats which had her wireless blown away in the fighting off Shek Wai Tong, has been rehtted and was evidence in this fight.
fired, but the shooting Northern troops in Kiangei and Fokien tung! was poor. None of Lang's boats to advance into Kwangtung for the relief GRNERAL·LESO ASKS FOR SUPPORT. was- sunk, but several were hit.of Lung Chi-kwong, some revolutionary General Lang Chi-kwong, Acting Shum's
are said bave Generals who declared their so-called Tuchun of Kwangtung, has sent a "ten suffered more damage; but so far no independence" against report of any having been sunk is to Government, such as General Cheng Shu- Central Government stating that Im- the Peking thousand urgent" telegram to the hand.
fan, Tuchun of Shensi, and General Liu mediately after the voluntary withdrawal Hsien-shih, Tuchon of Kuerchow, have of Chi Chun troops from Fatshan and also wired both President and Premier Kiangman, Li Lich-chun suddenly oc urging the suppression of Li Lieh-chun's cupied these two strategical, places and in illegal actions in Kyangtung (says the his Yunnanmen, who are assisted by a Peking Daily News). All these Generals portiously attacking the Government of the Kwangsi troops, are Shun's helper, Li Lit Kwan, has been agree that Li Lich-chur and his party Fa Yuen district on the north river line, without taking the serious situation of the territory of the Republic and I, Chi- fighting during the week-end around the are merely fighting for selfish ends Arsenal, Aa Kwangtang is a portion of bus has not made any progress
Tang continues to call himself the in- the whole country into their considera If this sort of lawless contention dependent Governor of Shek Lung dis- for power is permitted without punish trict, but, except for the fact that he ment, no peace can be maintained in the has broken the railway line and refused. Republic hereafter.
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The Wantsai Post Office may not be situated in the most delectable quarter of Hongkong, but that is scarcely a reason why the steps which lead up to it should serve as a receptacle for refuse, or why the floor of the office itself should be submitted to 111 occasional scrubbing. This Post Office is convent ently situated for Europeaus residing in the Happy Valley district, but some of them are so disgusted with the dirty | FIRM ATTITUDE OF CENTRAL Worst thing is that the last telegram from conslitio of the entrance that they prefer to go to the head office, despite the trouble and time involved in the journey. For a few cents each day a coulic would keep the entrance free from litter, or, perhaps a Chineso medicine man would be willing to pay for the privilege of collecting the orange-peel banana-skins, and otior delicacies with which the Post Office steps are BOW strewn.
RODERICK RANDOML
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kwong, the Acting Tuchun of Kwangtung was legally appointed by the Central Government, it is my duty to protect Kwangtung until the arrival of Lu Yung ting from Kwangsi. On account of to allow it to be repaired, he is doing] As a result of this telegraphic activity, continued fighting during the last several nothing but sitting still,
a special conference of the Cabinet was weeks and the lack of
support from on the 8th inst. to consider the outside, I Chikwong, wish to know serious situation in the South The whether the Central Government recog nize Kwangtung as Chinese territory and Peking to Li Lieh-chun ordering him to will despatch relieving troops at once." cense hostilities and come up to Feking On account of this unusual telegram, after the arrival of Chu Ching-lan, late both President Li and Premier Tuan Tuchun of Heilungkiang and new Civil have wired to Canton in strong terms Governor
of Kwangtung, has been commanding the two sides to suspend ignored.
hostilities, otherwise the final measure ment, though reluctant, will do something is believed that in view of the telegrams It is believed that the Central Govern will be employed to solve the crisis. It to stop this sort of personal aghting in from General Feng Kuo-chang, Chang Kwangtung. Another interesting point Hsun and others, this final wire from IS that notwithstanding the abolition Peking will produce some effect in stop (nominal) of the Chun Wu Yuan in ping the ambitions advance of Li Lich-
(Continued on next Volumn.) chun against Cantun.
Ve understand that the Central Government have sent telegrams to the leaders of the contending parties in Kwangtung, including Lung, requesting them to stop fighting and adding that if the orders of the Central Government are not obeyed all partics will be looked upon as rebels. This is taken as indicat ing that Luk, Lung's successor, is now on his way to Canton.
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