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DR. SUN'S MESSAGE TO AMERICANS.
TO MY FRIEND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:
America was an inspiration and an example when we started our Revolution to abolish natocracy and corruption in high places and establish a Republic in China, We might have well expected a American Lafayette to fight at our side in this good cause.
In this twelfth year of our struggle for liberty, comes not a Lafayette but an American admiral with more ships of war than any other nation in our waters to join those who wish to crush us so that' the Republic in China shall perish.
MACAO NOTES.
(FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.]
POST OFFICE
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[HXFORE HIS HONOUR TUE FUISNE JUDOR (HR. JUSTICE COMPERTZ),] THE SIGN OF THE PALM LEAF. BOT HELD FOR $80,000 RANSOM..
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In Maeso only Portuguese money is Incepted at the Post Office as legal ten- der. Notes for small denominations of 80 cents, 5 cents and 10 cents as well as the usual bank notes of the Banco son of a Chinese merchant with Inusiness Nacional Ultramarimo are accepted. The connections in liongkong and Canton and stocks of postage stamps are apparently the demanding of 330,000 ranson was the running low for only 1-cent stampa and subject matter of charges preferred these of very high denominations are pro- against two Chinese it the Criminal earable by the general public. This Sessions. They were indicted for con-COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. might point to an early issue of some spiring to intimidate the kidnapped boy's DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS
LETTERS OF CREDIT. provisional postage stamps, and philatel father and the first prisoner was further
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WATER WORKS,
A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.
To complete the rapidly advancing Has the country of Washington and water works in Macao, Col. A. A. Trigo, Lincoln Forsworn its high faith in free-Director of Public Works, has been re- dom and turned from a liberater to an quested to extend his contract with the oppressor of a people struggling ty be Macao Government for a period of one free! We cannot believe it, and we want year, during which period it is expected the officers and men of your feet-though that the works will be completed. their guns are already trained on this unfortified City of Canton--to ponder this
In the island of Taipa a fire-cracker question before they shoot us.
factory was demolished by an explosion, And why do they wish to shoot us causing thirty deaths, and injuries to "Beesuse we rightly claim the Customs many others. This is one of many seri revenues collected within the territory of ous explosions within recent years. Fire- my Government after deducting our procraker manufacturers ought to be com per share of the funds required for the pelled by law to insolate the dangerous service of foreign debts charged on the portions of their industry and be made Custonis revenues of the whole of Chins to take special precautions to protect That is a right conceded to every other human life. Government: it must be conceded to my Government if only because those re-..
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to the father.
Mr. H. K. Holmes (Crown Solicitor) prosecuted and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KC., represented the first prisoner.
The Jury empanelled were: Messrs P R. Glendinuing, A. 'C., Franklin, C. B A E. Murphy, A A. Matthews, d'Almeida, J. R. HePherson and S. S Church.
The Crown Solicitor said both the prisoners were charged with conspiring' together to threaten or intimidate a man amed Chan Yan Po, in order to obtain a ransom for bis son. The first prisoner only was charged with sending a threat ening letter relating to the sum of the
ransom.
The offence, said Mr. Holmes, related to a boy or a youth named Chan Hing teung, a son of Chan Yan Po, who was the manager of a pawn shop in Canton and also the partner in the Kwong Fuk Sing firm in Hongkong. The youth dis- appeared on September 25th last. The first news his father had was that which was forwarded to the Canton shop and left on the afternoon of the 13th DecemFrom there scut down to Hongkong. Some
GUNBOAT MACAO."
The Portuguese gunboat Mecae has venues belong to us by every right known een ordered to proceed to Canton and
to God and man..
We must stop that money going to the enemy to buy arms to" kill us, just as your forefathers stopped taxation going into English coffers by throwing English tea into Boston harbour..."
Your present rulers may be within their right to withhold from the cause of liberty in China the rich assistance that la lavishly bestowed elsewhere, in the cause of human freedom. But it would be a grime and an undying shame if the naval power of America "should be used for the forcible collection of Customs revenues within the territory of my Government so that traitors and militar iats might flourish in Peking.
SUN YAT-SEN, Canton, December 17th, 1993,
A STRAIGHT TALK.
The Citan Gazette publishes the fo lowing contributed note, but disavows responsibility for the opiniona of its con- tributors:
Dr. Sun Yat-sen has called the mes- sage to the American people in connec tion with the role for which the naval power of America has been cast in the matter of the Customs surplus question. The participation of American ships of war in the naval demonstration, which is now taking place in Canton harbour, has created profound astonishment and in- tense indikaation in responsible Chinese circles here. That sort of brutal gesture was least expected from a country like America, with its fine, record of honor able dealings in over half a century's intercourse with China. There is, how ever, a suggestion that the sinister gure in the Shameen, who is at the bottom of this devil'e business, has designedly manoeuvred the simple American on the spot into their present predicament."
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days later, about the 1st October, Chan Yan Po received an unsigned letter 'ask. ing for money in connection with the kidnapping and making an appointment for the father's representatives to meet the writer of the letter. A further letter was received making another appoint- went ut. the Sai Wo restaurant af Yau- nati Annther letter was received con- firming the second letter, already men: tioned, also a letter from the captive. Dairen Now in consequence of the second letter Hailar of appointment, Chan Yan Po sent re
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the ransom. The district watchman ask ed for another appointment and a small picee of paper making an appointment was handed to the watchman. The paper On the other hand it is bound to be
to. the foreign contained the words: Hold two pears pretty embarrassing. Powers themselves, after sending their in your hand." On receipt of the paper armada to Canton, to find that they have Luke Po (the watchman) arrested the to make a mighty gesture and then nothing for them to do except possibly prisonera. dwindle down, and under cover of the darkness of the night disappear from Canton waters altogether.
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The next thing that happened, said the Crown Solicitor, as the result of this letter which contained a reference to another meeting place was that the same representative and a district watchman, named Lok Po, went to the restaurant, one of them again carrying a palm leaf. An Alexandria message says that the At the Sai Woo restaurant they met both General Produce Association estimates sonera. The conversation was opened The presence in Canton of 6 American, the yield of this year's cotton crop at in a similar way as on the previous occa- 5 British, 2 Japanese, 2 Freuch, and 15,060,000 kantars (a kantar is 99lb.), Lassion and the question was considered kry Portugese warships, representatives of 5
year's yield was more than a million kan- the prisoners as to the sending of a roun foreign Powers, making a total of 18 ships, tars under this figure, while the 1920-21 to Canton to arrange for a reduction of may well cause the peaceful inhabitants crop was slightly in excess, of Canton to inquire what they are here for? Shameen is certainly not a training. station for the foreign cadets and ret there the blue-jackets were holding mili tary drills yesterday. What does this rucan T
the remark that Somebody "ventures this is an answer to the Customs surplus Affair: If we remember correctly. in recent dispatch addressed by the Depart ment for Foreign Affairs of the Southern Government to the Diplomatic Corps, if was clearly stated that if a portion of the share of the Customs surplus is not the Southern authorities knows that if whoever discussed the price of the rap-INFORSEES AND EXPORTERS, SHARE-BROERER given to the South, then in two weeks they consider that they are in the right, som would be given & tael of raw opjum time the Government would order the 16 warships, yes, 160, will not in the least for every $100. He did this to get the Conimissioner of Customs to cease remit prevent them from pursuing their course value of the row opium to ting the funds collected at the port, to regardless of what the consequences may Air Holmes read out during the case Peking, so that the Mandarins and Mili- be. It is only folly to try to ally, them.
onc. of the letters from the kidnappers tarists there may not use the funds in- The days of bullying Chinese officials, which contained a demand for money in directly to intrigue against Canton and particularly oficials of the South, we exchange for the kidnapped hoy and a finance military expeditions against it fear, are well-nigh ended
threat to do the boy barm. The letter It was further stated that there was no Thore who knew the Cantonese people went on to say that money spent can interference with the Customs contem-well will readily attest the fact that they be regained but a man killed can no plated, nor any taking over of the ad- do not view such a demonstration with longer liva que desta ministration of the Customs, threatened. indiference. The foreign Powers and Mr. Alabaster's defence. It was a purely Chinese internal matter their Consuls here must be held respon based on legal arguments That being so, we are at a loss to under-sible for any provocation or dire conse-The Jury alter a brief retirement stand the meaning of this demonstration, quences due to the presence of these war- found the prisoners guilty on all counts, and are entitled to ask the question ship In the light of the whole affair, but at the suggestion of the Crown Boli what is this demonstration for the authorities here are to be congratu- citor. Tia Lordship did not pass sentence Right along the people of Canton bave lated for their calmness in dealing with on the prisoners, stating that he would preserved a very calm attitude and it is an admittedly difficult situation! They not do so for another month in which but natural therefore for them to resent have conducted the negotiations with the time they would have an opportunity of the presence of these warships. The pro- Diplomatic Corps on this question for trying to arrange for the unfortunate kid. ression of yesterday may be taken as a months and have clearly shown a spirit napped boy to be released, hinting at protest from them
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When charged, the brat accused said the letter (which he was charged with scading) was given him by another man. hy whom all the businees was done. The Anyone with a casual rcquaintance of tured by another man, who told him that Clase Condition
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