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THE MONARCHICAL FARCE, NEARING THE END.
· [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH, 1017.
DEVELOPMENT OF KOWLOON HONGKONG WAR CHARITIES
THE WORK WELL IN HAND.
Good progress Ais being made with the new suburb in the vicinity of Kowloon PERING, 8th July, Foredoomed to failure from before its Old City. About 1,000 coolies are engaged. inception Chang Hsun's mad project for on the work of reclamation, and the work the restoration of the Tsing Dynasty bas of filling in the foreshon has been com collapsed, and we are now observing its menced. A light railway has been erect. expiring struggles, hoping and praying ed, and a number of trucks, drawn by a that the end may come quickly. The end light locomotive, are doing their part is in sight. It was, as a matter of fact, in carrying the tons of earth, etc, which expected lust right, Chang Hsun, realia- are necessary to the filling in. A number ing the hopelessncas of his position, was of additional trucks are on order, and understood to have indicated that an also some more locomotives, and when edie; would be issued cancelling the those have arrived the work will be pro- monarchy and re-establishing the republic. | rended with even greater rapidity. When It was reported, too, that, he would issue
these have arrived, about 4,000 conlies a statement expressing regret for what he
will be employed continuously. A steam had done. But the dragon flags have not
orane is being used for hoisting the huge yet disappeared.
blocks of granite into position, and
Chang Hsun must have recognised that
FUND.
The Hon. Mr. E R Hallifax Hon Secretary of the Hongkong War Charities Committee, writes ne follows:
The Hou. Treasurer's statement, which
for working party material will reduce it to very small dimensions. Another effort is therefore called for, and the Committes are confident that the position had only to be put before the Hongkong public for a fitting response to be made to the appeal
The n
British Red Cross Society
and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem 8,207.14 i Blinded Soldiers and Saif- ors Care Committee
FINANCIAL STATEMENT, The amount remitted to various As is sent herewith, shows the total expensociations up to 30th June, 1917, includ diare of the War Charities Committee 105 the rentits of ** Our Day" and "St
George's Day," is as f to the 30th June in concius form. Every
follows item of the expenditure out of the Colony has involved enusiderable corre spondence between our representatives in London and the representatives of the charitable objects which we assisted; and very appreciative letters of thanks have been received in all cases. The volume of the correspondence makes it impossible to print it in enten; but any avail able information will be given on appli- cation, either by letter or in person, to the Hon. Secretary,
The one standing charge that the
Central Prisoners-of-Wan
Committee
Officers Families Fund Royal Flying Corps Hospital YMCA Hut Fand The British Women's Hos
pital (Star and Garter Building Fund). French Red Cross ....... Dreadnought Hospital Lord Boberts Memorial
Workshops .
4,194 9 8 3,981. 18 3 3,400 0 01 3,001 97
2,405 9 2,130 06 2,000 0.0
1,595 -0 0 1,100 00
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the monarchy was doomed when the already the work of laying the road from Fund has to meet is the guaranteed sub Dr. Barnardo's Homes military party declured against it and the eastern extremity of the reclamation scription of £200 a month to the Royal Relief in Northern France. 1,000 0:0
against him, An interesting Chinese theory is that Chang has simply fallen into the trap that was inid for him by the
ordered OF
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has begun. This rond will join the exist ing Kowloon City Road, and locomo- tives will shortly be able to go along the Kowloon City Road as far as the glass works at Taiwan,
Tuchuns. They told him at Hsuchowfu tha; if he could not make a Premier be
Despite the fact that coolic labour should make a Prince. So when Chung has been difficult to obtain, the progress camo up to Peking and found that every- thing he anggested
which has been made, despite numerous immediately done be concluded that he olistuales, is remarkable, and when the was all powerful and could really restare
full supply of coolies, locomotives and the Emperor if he wished. Thus it was trueks have been scoured, the new suburb that he proclaimed the youthful Hsuan will quickly assume shape and form. Tung is Emperor according to the deep- The question of ronds is a difficulty Inid plans of the military conspirators, which will have to be contended with and brought them in a body in opposition | The idea of the promoters of the scheme to him, affording them the opportunity is that motor-buses, or tramcars, shall they wished to get rid of him and his convey people from the railway to the pig-tailed warriors. Be that as it may,
new city, but it is considered that the Chang Hsan undoubtedly realises that he present roadway--Kowloon City Road-is has committed a grave error. From all absolutely unsuitable for such traffic, xides armies were converging on Peking to that it would not stand the strain for deal with “this rebel.” Tsao Kún com- any length of the time. Negotiations mands the western army, which means the fare proceeding with the Government in forces drawn from Western Chihli, Shansi this connection, and it is hoped that some and Hupeh, while Tanu Chi-kwei is insatisfactory solution will soon he arrived command of the eastern army, composed of troups from eastern Chihli, Shantung and Anhui. Not only that, but Chang's forces left behind at Hsuchowiu were ent off. The military governor of Shantung refused to allow them to pass through his province, and when the pig tailed braves attempted to force the situation they were hadly defeated. Tuan Chi-jui took the lendership of these republican forces,
Chang sun decided to resist the advance of the troops from the south marching on Peking. He despatched a force to Langlang, but it accomplished nothing beyond tearing up the railway Jige. When it came to actual fighting, the Imperialists, whewere, of course, consider ably outnumbered, decided that discretion was the better part of pakur. Only a few shots were exchanged, and they retreated in disorder to Fengtai. Several wounded were brought to Peking, but none of thest were soldiers.
They were unfortunate villagers who were caught between the opposing armies.
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The interruption of the railway service called forth protests from the Diplomatie Body, who pointed out that it was a
at,
There is another scheme in the air in connection with traffic to and from the new suburb, and that is the possibility of a branch line from the railway, but that is merely an idea, and cannot be considered to be feasible until it is realised, what traffic can be depended upon to guarantee the carrying out of such a scheme.!
Flying Corps Hospital, Bryanstone British and Foreign Sailors' Square, and, although it was found im
Society posible to establish a Hongkong branch Minesweepers' Fund of this Hospital, it is still proposed to National Committee for Re increase this subscription largely by at lief in Belgium least £1,000 a year-if the funds permit. Hospital The development of the aviators' side of the war has occasioned calls in this direction which could not have been fore see and which are likely to become greater still
Auxillaire Honfleur.... The Blue Cross Fand
113
*700. 0 0. 600 0 0
59 1 101
500, 0, 0 512 3 61 300
287
8 3
200
200
for
200, 0. 0.
Church Army Fund Soldiers' and Sailors Fami-
lies Association Among the larger objects for the grant: Royal Patriotic Fund Cor- of funds the Committee has no hesitation
poration in thinking that the measure of support Queen Mary Royal Naval given to 81, Dunstan's Hostel meets with
Hospital Fund the general approval of the subscribers, Imperial Association and it is pleasant to hear from Dr. assisting disabled. Mili.. Harston-who visited the Hostel--that tary and Naval Officera ciative terms of the assistance Hongkong Sir Arthur Pearson spoke in very appro.Education of Officers' Child- had been able to render him in his great.
ren Rugby War Memo- rial inserzi work among the blind.
Arethusa Training Ship Lord Kitchener National Sailors! Memorial Fund....
Memorial Fund Scottish Women's Hospital
Star and Garter Hospital is completed The expenditure connected with the with the building, equipment and en- dowment of a room: the funds required fully subscribed, for the whole Institution have now been
The
been subscribed by the Culo for the Three, thousand pounds sterling -base building of six Y.M.C.A. huts, money for the first hut and part of the second was collected through the initiative of the Daily Press; the balance has been made up from ear-marked sub- scriptions and the general Funds.
his guided the Committee in their alle Speaking generally, the principle that cations has been to cover as wide a field of work with the least possible delay; immediate relief must be brought to those in present need, while the more perman- ens arrangements, which take time to establish. must necessarily be left Prisoners-of-War Fund has been largely for later effort. On this principle the assisted the War Charities are now completely supporting some (115) prison- ers through the Central Committee, and letters of acknowledgment are beginning to arrive. The Ofters' Families Fund the National Relief Fund than other appeared te, derive, less assistance from objects of the same nature, and to be in very pressing need Subscriptions were therefore made to it, while the large balance in the houds of the National Relief Fund (to which Hongkong had made substantial subscriptions under the A feature of the investment is that sero-
title of the Prince of Wales' Fund) made planes have taken part in the operations.it unnecessary to assist those objects Several flew over the city on Friday, Ou which more immediately participated in the pig-tailed encampment at Fengtai and Sailors Families Association, Soldiers' Saturday an aviator dropped bombs on
its bene018, such as the Soldiers' and killed four soldiers and four civilians, and Sailors Help Society and the Royal while palace at eleven in the morning and the with widows, orphans and other depend another aeroplane was seen over the Patriotic Fund Corporation (which deals xplosion of hombs was heard, though ants of Soldiers and Sailors who have what dange was done has not yet been die during the war. learned.
The promoters, however, are quite sanguine, and are confident that, once the houses have been erected and the new city laid out as a sort of garden suburb, rich Chinese who are, anxious to retire will flock to New Kowloon.
This morning a skirmish took place left to depend largely on the proceeds of The English Red Cross Fund has been between pig-tailed troops and others ed, so it is said, to demand their arrears to the Red Cross and Hospital Funds of ordered to Tungehow. The latter return-
Our Day, except for ear-marked sums; but subscriptions have been inade of wages, but were withheld at Chi Hun our Allies, and the Blue Cress has riot Men by Chang Hyun's own ・men, Machine guns were used, and heavy firing. took place. Order was restored, and then it was discovered that the total casualties were one riesha coolie?
beca forgotter.
No opportunity has been lost of doing what could be done for Naval Charities; and the Dreadnought Hospital-which deals, with many men from the Merean tile Marine and the Mine-sweeping Fleet was substantially assisted. Dr. mancat value, has had much extra sork Barnardes Homes, an institution of per- thrown on it in courquenen of the war and has well deserved the support it received.
(for Foreign Service)
Russian Ladies' Emergency Commit- tee of the Navy League... Prisoners-of-War Soldiers and Sailors Help
Help Committee
Society Indian Soldiers Fund Sub..
Commitiec County of London War- Hos- Martouret Hospital (Fonda-
pitalizand
tion Allhusen)
Recuperative Hospital for nerve-shock soldiers ...... Shipwrecked Mariners Fund Union Jack Club French Wounded Emergency
Fand
Pelgian Red Cros Belgian Prisoners of War in Serbian Helief Fund
Germany Montenegrin Red Cross..... Polish Victims Relief Fund Syrian and Palestine Relief Marylebone Lospital Sup-
Fond
ply Depot Russian Red Cross Lord Mayor Treloar Crip- ples Hospital and Col- The Children's Aid Com
·lege
mitteo. Lady Victoria
Herbert's Fund for assisting friendless prisoners-of-
Soldiers' Club Association ...
war in Germany Pipe Fund
Peterbend Mine-sweeper and Patrol Flotilla Fund Newspapers for the Fleet
Committee
Lady Lugard Hospitality Royal Soldiers' Daughters'.
Home
Fund
Lady Roberts Field Glass
Fund Invalid Children Associa
tion
Earl of Lonsdale Charing
Cross Hospital Catholic Women's League
200 0 0 200 0 0 2000 0
164 19 4
158 15 5
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100 0 0
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That no serious clash has yet taken place between the two armies is due to the fact that Chang has asked for an The imperially-minded General asks to be armistice-Negotiations have taken place. allowed to leave the city with his forces for Fengshan, bat it is hoped by Chinese and foreigners alike that Tuan Chi-jui, who in his manifesto said the only thing to be done with Chang Hsun was to
In all these larger matters, the Con- mittee work in close touch with their exterminate him, will remain firm and Londeo representatives; but it was felt end the career of this military dictator that there were many smaller charities, Chang may take advantage of the fact of which it would be difficult without fighting in the capital so as to avoid which subscribers would not like to hav that the others are anxious to have no delay to procure the necessary detail bere, foreign intervention, and threaten to fight overlooked: It was therefore decided to to the last if they do not agree to his remit sums from time to time to London termis. Moreover, if he is allowed to for distribution at the discretion of our proceed to Tongshan he cannot be sur rounded so easily, and he can carry on a representatives among what might be call Thus the fear of a compromiss seems and covers most of the smaller subscrip prolonged struggle from chosen bases has been so remitted from time to time, ed the smaller charities. In all £3,500 fairly well founded,, Japanese Legation. I was informed this the lists. The Committee are satisfied President Li Yuan-hung is still in the tions to the less prominent objects in evening that his health is much improved that this method and the selection as His wife and family are sheltering in the made in London will meet with the full don £680 14 3d French Legation, which has opened its approval of the subscribera, hospitable doors also to Chiang Chao- tsung, the Chief of the Gendarmerie and to several others.
amount is The Sub-Committee have ex- pended on materiala for Various sums have been dis- the local working parties.. bursed locally for supple- mentingpensions, enter.. for the troops, urmounting tainments, tobacco, etc., to The expenses of the fund, in- cluding cables, advertis ing, discounts and sun- * drivs amount to
Total amount expended to
30th June Balance of account in Lon
Balance of account in Hong-
kong
$388,798.01
56,916.47:
5,930 77
violation of the Protocol of 1901 which provided that free access must be main tained between Peking and the sea. Namrally the Imperial Government here sought to absolve themselves from, blame, and endeavoured to explain that the tearing up of the line was the work of the rebels who were losting against the Empire. However, the Diplomatic Body did not rest content with a protest, and stops were taken to have the damage immediately repaired and the line re opened. Before this was accomplished a company of American marines, another company of Japanese troops, and a com- pany of Annamites pushed their way through in order to reinforce the respec The pig-tailed tive Legation Guards. warriors, with no knowledge of protocols or treaty obligations, continued to destroy the railway as they retired, and it was not until Saturday that passenger trains got through. Meanwhile Chienmen station was piled high with luggage and crowded with refugees seeking to gain the shelter of the foreign concessions at Tientsin. The Peking-Hankow Railway was also
While so much money has been spent out of the Colony, it has not been for dislocated. Chang refused to allow
The Chinese who cannot get away have have irst call upon the resources. The gotten that the local requirements must trains to go out or to come in. His troops bespoken the protection of foreign excellent work of the local working straddled this line as far as the Race friends. In this connection it is interest-parties has been financed, and oppor Course, where they put machine-guns on Legation warned its nationals against tertainment Funds and Regimental Funds ing to point out that the American uniticy have been taken to support En- commanding positions and took passes abuse of the American flag and warned of several kinds, while cases connected sion of several bangalows belonging to
them not to hand over their faga to with local men who have gone to the foreigners. The reverse at Langfang been careless in displaying their national when brought to notice
Chinese. Foreigners, too, who may have Front have had special consideration however, coupled with the advance of
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD Tsao Kun's army towards the western age as reqnized have awakened up to 2. gates, induced Chang to withdraw these sense of its importance and new flags are balance in hand in London and in Hongroeipts for the week ending 14th July It remains only to point out that the The approximate statement of traffig forces and permit the enemy to approach seen in many localities. Though the to the very walls. At present the capital exodus of Chinese continues it is felt now kong is likely very soon to be exhausted. an follows is surrounded by republican troops, but that the worst is over. There may be a The odll of £200 a month on the London Chang fleuan remains in his house and little looting, but even that seems improb Hospital will exhaust it in some thires This Year......
balance for the Royal Flying Corps his troops are still dominating the city.
able at the moment as the Gendarmerie (Continued at foot of nezt column.)
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