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THE HOME PEACE CELEBRATIONS." FAR EAST IN THE VICTORY MARCH.
CABLE DELAYS. COMPLAINTS IN THE COMMONS OF EFFECT ON FAR EASTERN
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CANTON NEWS.
August 31st.
KWAMOSI LEADERS AND<PHACKI
"FLYING THE WHITE PIGEON,"
SELLING A GIRL FOR $100
We learn that General fark Wingsting, Tam Heming (Kwangi Tuchun), Mok Wing sot: (Canton Tichan) and Chan Chinese father,, mother anch
At the Magistracy,, yesterday, Que Miekkan have jointly telegraphed an wapion wore charged with compilacy to expression of der loyalty to the Byking defraud by selling a girl to a thiness.
In the great Victory March in London. Ir the course of the delite on the Post on July 19th, contingents of the Allies in Office vote in the House of Commons on * Far East had their place in the proĮ Jala. !. :441:1 Chiqu
represented by 3422
were not strictly under the invernment, Genersi Tang and General Dan; Japan hut we had always worked harmoniouslyovernment. It is stated that the com
by (pt 8. Abe. Major 8, Oyaim,, Majorf with the companies. The cables generally clusion of a separat peace with their fr $10 and then enticing her
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N Morita, Major Sataro Takahashi, were showing rather less delay, except Major Sadao Takahashi, Maier H. for Egypt and Australia. Under ordi Fugli, Mador Y, Kawakami. Captain Snary conditions the capacity of these Auto, Captnia M. Hemp, Captain H. cables way 232,000 words per day, but on Imamars, and Captain S. Tanaka; and arenant of the interruptions and various Siam by Captain Nitinkara and Staff, other troubles, their capacity had been and a contingent from the Siamese memy.
relerd to 167,000 words maching the saluting point at Buck-
Government ingham Pance the officers in cominand rathe on that account was engruous. of these contingents were invited to take was in times more thaw their plus with the King and Royal Party in company with the other Allied commanders, and subsequently took un. cheon with the King after the ceremony.
The contingents, from the Far East attracted a good deal of attention from the crowd, who, on several occasions, with characteristic humour, begged in vain for a smile from the Chinese Generals, who rode long passively and unmoved, az
war. He was looking forward to the day when, there would be a substantial redper tion in this Government trathe. It was now occupying, 25 per cent, of the total capacity of the Eastern cables. He was glad to say that the censurship of cables would be abolished, as from midnight on
Joders is expected. It is reported that ("han Ping-kwan has requested the the peter conference in Shanghai as he Poking Government teallow him to attend
might mediate in any dispute. It is said that he will be appointed chief of the Southern pener envoys. RÐAÐ IMPROVEMENTS.
Under the scheme of road improvements
the city. The work of pulling down the I built in
city walls is being carried on by"day and night and only small parts of the walls remain. The roads were expected to be completed in Januarys
11RACY.
Seven of the passengers are reported to have been killed or wounded," as the lunch was fired at while she, was attempt. The piracy was reported ing to escape.
A piracy is reported to have lower taken ing into infinity. One of the description, the rd. inst. (Cheers.) That would place off Samahni on August. Moth. A of the march reads as follows:
allow the introduction of private costes. Spletu visaged Foch was by no means
launch carrying passengers to Canton the grimmest man on parade. That dis and a consequent distanse of between 20: was stopped and all on board were search tinction undoubtedly belongs to General and 30 per cent. in the traffic Unlessed, everything of value being taken away, Tang, of China. His solemnity was the there was an increase in the messages mask-like, impassive attitude of the Far East. A tall, thin man, probably on the there should be a great heceleration in right side of 40, he sat his horse through the service. The companies were doing, out the procession in a aner that undoubtedly impressed all. This was not everything in their power to improve this case with Colonel Abu, who led the their service and make it as efficient as officers and mich of the Japanese detach possible. Nobody regretted more than ment. Colonel Abe enjoyed himself as they did the great inconvenience caused let everyone know it. Handsome, young, and with an obvious sense of huthour, to business men, especially those trading there was not much en route that missed with the East. The companies were fully his attention. "Col Abé's dress was the iast word in comfort. He wore none of
alive thnt.
[1> the al military belt, and trippings. and his loos fitting light khaki thinks [became him admirably.
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to the troops in the locility, and a ber of the pirates were caught.
A POPULAR PROTEST.
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to revive the deputation, and this has cused excitement in Peking.
Large crowds have gathered round the Prost dent's residence and have stayed there throughout the day and light since the 20th ult. They refuse to go away without a satisfactory reply to their appeal.
Another message states that the demons- tration around the President's residence numbers more than 1,000 people. They cannot be driven away even by military forge. The front gate of the President's residence is closed and guarded by a very large body of armed guards, and martial law is declared in Peking..
It is reported that owing to the killing and unreasonable acres of students in Shantung by Maliang, the people of the Major Hurst, in moving the reduction province have sent representatives to re- of the vote by £1.000, said that he did su quest the President to panish this mili in order to draw attention to the break-tary despot, The President has refused Another distinct favourite among the down by the telegraphic cably spatem leaders was undoubtedly Capt. Nitinkama, between this country and the Fur East of Siam. He may be 8ft. Bin, in height markets. That breakdown was having He walked the whole wav He made a grase effect upon the export and import quain pleture in Whitehall when he left trade of the country, and more pärticularly bis place to talk the British officer the cotton trade of Lancashire. No doubt acting as his adjutent. Capt. Nitiakara sume improvement had taken place dur did not reach the British officer's aboulding the present year, but he did not er and, as the laster talked down to him, it think the authorities now realised the was obvious that the gallant Siamese very grave handicap the length of time appreciated the situation, for his face it took to cable from England to the Far was as full of fun as that of a schoolboy. East was to the welfare of their staple The rifles curried by the men of Captain | trade. It took from nine to 11 days to Witinkara's party were unusual to seeable from England to Calcutta, I to even in" these days, and were decorated, 16 days to cable from Lancashire th with brass fittings.
Karachi and a cable to China took The decorations along the whole of the about 10 days to reach-its destination. A rapte inken by the Procession were on a case had occured of a cable taking 19 lavish scale. In Cannon Streat, the China days to cnuna
Sumara. One Association made a brave display with of the many reasons why commer. the Union Jack flanked by the Bags of cial messages from England to the China and Japan. In Fenchurch Street, Fast had not travelled with dus dispatch Mesara. Denny Mott and Dickson and was because the cables were taken up by the Burneo Co., Ltd, also made good far too large, an extent with. Presy mes On the building of the ages. They had in Manchester årst former there were golden lions' heads and hand information that the newspapers of wreaths, couts-of-arm, festoons of lau- India and Shanghai were in posession rels, red and white roses, and the Royal of utterly insignificant social events in CIGARETTES venue the afw fur of Siam accurrence. One social event of little im monogram surmounted by a crown. In this country within a few days of their
was flying from the Siamese Consulate purtance was recorded in the Shanghai Gosceral. "The P.& 0, offices în Lenden- newspapers on March 27th, at a time hal: Strent were decorated with flags of when they had no later commercial newe all the Allies, making an imposing show.
from England. than March Fith That The Real Burley Cigarette Some of the spectator of the Victory event was the Royal visit to Bethnal March may have noticed that the sword Green. The news of the Billie Carleton of the leader of the little Japanese party case was Anshed to every market in the bone brightly and Bercely in the sun. Far East within 48 hours of its occur. Few realised that it was one of the bladeren. Any social scandal, any celebrated of Old Japan--an heirloom handed down suicide or murder echoed round the to the present owner by legions of long world while the voice of commerus, was dead Samurai. No sword glittered more hushed. (Kear, bear.) than that Japanese batan. The Japan Mr. Astbury, who mid he spoke both ese sword was the "san" of its owner, as a member of Parliament and as a An entirely New principle in fence its mirror-like surface. It was director of the Manchester Chamber of never drawn save in self-defence. That Commerce, spoke of the Cisastrous effect one of these weapon, was bared for all that the breakdown in the cables, had London to see was a pretty compliment had, and was having, on the cotton trade froin our Eastern Ally- & G. Repressof Lancashire. For months past they had
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KOLCHAK'S GREAT WORK. TO RETIRE WHEN IT IS DONE.
NEW YORK, July 1st. Juh Embry, American Consul at Omsk, the capital city of the Kolchak Government of these parts of Russin not under Bolshevik untrol, has arrived at New York and supplied an official report of what has happened in Siberia and Eastern Russia in the last eight months, during practically all of which time he was in charge of American affairs in Kol chak's capital city. He said no language could picture the atrocities that marked the Bolshevik rule in the territories ré- captured by Admiral Kolchak-a reign
A Peking message dated the 29th. states that the demonstration was dispersed this morning, a large number of the people being arrested by the police, and the front sate of the President's residence has been opened
JAPAN'S CHEAP LABOUR
REMARKABLE: INCREASE IN
TRADE.
Some interesting facts about tende, working hours, and wages in Japan were brought out by Mr. E. F. Crowe, Com- mercial Counsellor at the British Em- bassy, Tokio, in an address be gase recently to a large number of commercial men at the offices of the London Chamber of Commerce.
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Two of the lefendants are the parents of
betweens for a commission. The father the girl, and the other "two neted "to
of the girl proposed to one of the go- betweens" to sell his daughter,
as he was badly,in need of money.
This woman consulted another woman, well-known for, her activities in the matrimonial market,
connision to be prid, the two women after a discussion as to the amount of
went to a cobbler, living it one of tha villages in the New Territory and in-. formed him that there was a pretty girl on the matriaronial market, whom ha could secure as his concnhine at small cost. The man agreed, and a day was fixed for the inspection of the girl. On. the appointed day the cobbler visited, the house of his prospective purchase "nd expressed himself charmed with the quere sinality and manners of the girl. After a long discussion a bargain was struck at
102, The intending purchaser paid $2. to the golantwecha ds 1 -guaranter til good faith and promise the balance of $100 next day, when he would require à dard of sale. On the day following, the 80-betweens visited the enbbler's house with a deed of sale, purporting the same to have been signed by the girl's father, und, handing it over, received the $1000. The girl was then "taken to the cabbler's house and lived with him for al fortnight, he afternoon when the cobbler returned home from his work he discovered that. the girl was missing, and he immediately informed the Polig. A rigorous search was instituted. and Sergeant Willis, of the Detective Force, traced the girl to a" house in Your Yes Lane. On information. given by her the quartet were arrested.
Mr. Smith remanded the cake for a week.
THE CHING E ISLAND ROBBERY.
ARMED MAN CHARGED,
Sergeant MacDonald, with a ponad dł of constables, has been successful in ar- resting one of the six men, armed with revolvers and swords, alleged to have · made a raid on Ching E. Island, M isolated place beyond Tai-0. This man was attempting to escape by way of Chin Wan and was armed with a revolver.
The prisoner, war produced at the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R. E Lindsell, who remanded the case, for a werk
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following telegrams have been received by the American Consulate- General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory:-
August 30th., 8.50 p.m. Typhoon in about 124deg. Long. E. and 18deg. Lat. N., inclining Westward.
August 31st, 12 p.m.” Typhoon" N.E. of Aparri, moving N.N.W. or N.
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Mr. Crowe emphasized the curious fact that each of her three victorious wars had been complaining to the Postmaster left Japan in a better position, and in General and the Board of Trade with regard to cable delays. They had beca the 25 years since the commencement of assured that the matter was having the Chinese war her trade,had advanced attention, but matters were grow by 2,000 per cent. German firms had been ing worse instead of better. Over a series of 40 cables in transit from the Far East Put out of business during the war, while from June 14th. to June 28th, no reply British concerns, the pioneers in Japan- wits received in less than six days, and,
ese trade, had continued to do a large in the majority of case, the reply took from 10 to 11 days. From Hongkong the volume of trade. delay varied from seven to 11 days I great inroads into the trade we formerly was impossible in the circumstances, did with Japan, but, on the whole, be for Manchester houses, who did business was optimistic as to the future of British down to as low as 64ths, of a penay, to trade. Enormous devlopents had taken their season at the Victoria Theatre, last" The Globe Trotters," who opened place business.
place in the Japanese export trade, especially in silk, cotton yarns, and piece night, were rewarded with a crowded goods.
house. Though consisting only, of three
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COTTON AND YARN MARKET.
Amerien had made
“THE 'GLUBE TROTTERS" AT THE
VICTORIA.
BATES OF WAOLI At a magh estimate, Mr. Crowe thought artists, they are a versatile combination. that Japanese male unskilled workers
of terror that has been marked, he declar-kong, in their report covering the period work, while females received 99. Ad...but MissForbes has a sweet soprano voice, ed, by marder, violation of women, theft, August 15th to 31st state: and arson perpetrated with a cruelty an-
skilled workers were paid from 58 to 78. and Mr. Wallingford Tate is an accom- paralleled in the history of civilisation co stock. Nominal quctations:-Indian
Corros.-There is nothing doing, and a day. In the cotton industry women plished pianist. A better entertainment He tells of the slaughter of thousands in
were mostly employed, and they received Siberia, and shows many photographic to 865 per picul.
ab 840 to $50 per pirul; Chinese at $45 18. id. a day, waile the men were paid than they gave has not been put on at the proofs that men, women, and children
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but were provided Victoria Theatre. The Globe Trotters' were driven into the words and clubbed Pear again to-night, when another fulk INDIAN YARN. Owing to a heavy drop with their food and lodgings at specially tooth, that the public squares were turned into shambles, that Belshevik com.
treme eagerness of some of the importers bonuses. It was estimated that an Enghouse is assured. mittens vested with the power of life and remained quiet and prices show a decline 18 much work as a Japanese would do. to quit their boldings, the Chinese dealera lish worker would penform about twice death held orgies of killing, and that of nearly $5 in some of the threads. The labour problem was a serious ques rols were opened and criminals invited Business has been reported during the tion in Japan, though to work their will, upon all who opposed fortnight of about 400 hales, consisting quently the workers were not organized. there were по Trade
Unions in that country, and conse Balzhevik, dictation.
of 300 bales of No 10. and 100 bales Embry 390ks in the warmest terms of of No. 12. Closing quotations: No Much attention had recently been paid man then gave his protection to the Admiral Kolchak as the greatest m
to 104. $220 to $250; No. 12. 230 to $250: the question of wages, which had only woman and intended taking her to the Russian Revolution has produced to 350.
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$275 to $300, and No. 20, 300 increased by about 70 per cent, while the Swatow, when the detective interfered whose only ambition is to redeem Rusia about 3,500 bales.
Unsold stock is estimated at cost of living had gone up by 125 per and charged the "couple at the Magiş- from the terror of Lenin and Trolsky and
Bold but uncleared cent. set up a Government that will be demo.
about 20,000 bales
Mr. Cruwe gave it as his opinion that in the execution of his duty by refusing tracy, sesterday, with obstructing him
Mcare. 8. D. Setra & Co., of Hong- were getting 148. a week for 70 h Mr. Dick Norton-is a first-rate comedian,
COMPETITION NOT SERIOUS.
word: "Once this is accomplished," say ruled quiet. Small Anies were ro the danger from Јардлене competition
A Chinese detective lived with a woman for some time and then left her. Another
cratic in the best and noblest sente of the ARTICLES-1 imports the mar Embry, Kolchak will retire, for, as I catly), Saffron at $40 (per 2 lb. tin), back soon to normal conditions and that of steamers. The women told the Magis- ported in Bezoar Stone at 8150 (per was not serious, provided that we got to be searched like other passengers denv happen jie know, he does not wish to be Gum Olibanum at $8 to $12 (per pic tailed and profiteering allowed to go frate what bad actually taken, place, and president er dictator I firmly believe Intexports, purchases are reported in
Our output was not unreasonably cur he is destined to lead Russia out of chaos Green Beana at $5 (per picul), Cassia at unchecked. The labour of Japan, though added that the detective, and anarchy and I believe history will 131 (per pieul), Fire-crackers, at $10 plentiful, was not very efficient, and the Mr. Smith believed the woman and dis
wowed her 82.-. immortalise him a the George Washing-per case), Sugar Candy at 825 (per apparent, cheapness might not continue ton of Russia in Russia's darkest hour." picul), and Vermillion at $144 (per case), for long te wages must necessarily rise. charged both the defendante..
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