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THE CANTON SITUATION.
MACHINE-GUN AND RIFLE FIRE CONTINUES.
OPPOSING FORCES STILL KEEP TO TEMIR
SIDES OF THE KIVER.
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Owing to the irregular telegraphic T
communication is very dificult to
obtain a clear idén of the situation in
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925
ELECTRIC LIGHT CUT OFF.
Several electric cables were shattered
Canton. No one appears to know the by the rifle ring and Shameen, on
precise disposition of the forces and the Monday night, was in complete dark. With ballets and shells occssional- attitude of the Kwangsi men is still inness,
doubt. Some travellers from Canton y passing overhead the situation of the may they have definitely joined the inhabitants was not a pleasant one. Yannanese, others that they are still Several shots struck Shameen but no real waiting to so which side is sugeresful. damage was done.
The ofurrs of the river steamers, who are usually in a position to give a fairly.QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY. shrewdestinate of the trend of affairs
LAUNCHING THE S.S.
***TAISHAN."
'DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL,
The following are the details of the as Faithan, the new twin screw steamer for the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., which is being launched by the Misses Holyoak at the Taikoo Dockyard this morning.
Length over-all
.300'6"
36'2
$1′0′′
EUROPEAN
ROBRED.
HANDBAG GRABBED IN BATTERY PATH.
At the Central Magistracy yesterday. before Mr. RA. D. Forrest, there was £ quel to ease of bag, shatching from A European lady in Battery Path on Monday afternoon, a Chinese youth be ing charged with the offence.
The lady fictimised was Miss W. Rid- dell, a sister at the Victoria Hospital, The Peak, and the evidence showed that Length between perpendiculars...990'u while she was walking near the Cathedral.
Breadth extrisno
from Battery Path to Garden Road on Hreadth moulded Depth moulded to saloon deck... 29 Monday afternoon about 430, her hand- Depth moulded to main deck..... 126 bag was suddenly snatched out of her right hand from behind. On turning The vessel has a double bottom fitted round she saw the defendant running. all fore-and-alt, two large cargo away in the direction" of St. John's || holds and a smaller 'hold specially fitted Cathedral Hall. Miss Riddell gave chose up for the carriage of silk. There are and raised the alarm and a small Eur- the decks. accommodation, being proopean lad, and Mr. J. 3. Shroff, who was vided on the saloon and boat decks working on the electric light Bttings in Both the Cantonese and Yunnanese for 49 first class passengers and 24 se the Cathedral Hall, also joined in the
pafsnit clogs. Intermediate passengers. in Canton, have daring the past two Generals have been careful to Jotify the cond days see little of the actual fighting Consular Bedly that they will not hold are berthed aft on the saloon deck in owing to the fater that they now have to themselves respšasible for any loss of a large deckhouse while the third class
feet and made off in the direction of the anchor their insats in the back reach lives or any damage that may be done are carried on the main deck.
new Public Works Department offices. of the river betwegn' Fati, and Chuton. to foreign property. The letter' written The Srst class passengers are necom-
above Battery Pathe in his hurry to Commander-in-Chief of themodated in 20 single-berthed enbins, 10- There seems efle doubt that the snip by the
escape, he scrambled or slid "down the ing from both sides of the river, to Yunnanese to the Senior Consul is as double-berthed cabins and two family hillside, falling into Battery Path, a few
cabins of three berths each. Seven pairs yards from the bottom,.. The atten which we referred yesterday, has in follows-
Communist of the singleberthed cabins are ction of these below was attracted by Creased in intensity, but there is s
Sta-Now that the information which points to anything in Party in Canten has started, the fight vertable into double-berthed cabins by the shouts of those on top, and an the shape of an engagement having taken
ng my forces, with a view to putting means of a communicating door. Four Indian constable, on inty at the corner! plak hetween the rival forces. Lis
a stop to that Party's proceedings, are ofthe staterooms have been specially of Ice House generally reported that there have been bound to publish their crimes and tied up as cabins de luxe," each hay
ing its own decorative scheme; private frs casualties, but some of the refugees panish them.
bath rooms are also attached to these have igen killed in Honan.
ata that no fewer than, 200 Cantourse
I am afraid, however, that I am un cabins.
The wily Press reported yesterday able to guarantee the peace and goon! that the gunboat Chang "Shon had been order of the district and I readingly busily engaged during the week end in have the honour aq request that you will bringing up Cantonese reinforcements notify the gunboats of all countries to from the direction of Whampon. Now proceed to the stretch of river between "it is ramoured that this hont, which was Shaugen and Tangshan to stop the formerly named the Fing Fang, has warlike proceedings of the Community been purchased by the Yunnanese, there"-I have the honour, etc., If she is true it should have a prent
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The dining saloon, which is situated forward on the saloon deck, has a height of feet and is entirely free of pillars Farticular care and attention has been given to the design of this room which is about 42 feet square and will foria a special feature of the vessel, every thing having been carefully studied to give light and airy appearance. YANG IISI MIN. Normally the saloon
can dine 48 per inturn in deciding the is, "The On Saturday and Sunday launched
sana at small tables for four persons Chung Shan is the only gun-bost of any flying foreign flags were fired on and hut these tables can be extended so as torquence possessed by the Chinese and this practice has been continued. On to accommodate a greater number when fu should be able to dominate the situa-Monday and Tuesday, goverzi vessels.pre-required. The floor of the saloon is
eselling to Canton Were fred upon from aid with tak parquetry and the cor the bank but it believed that the firing ridors in the first class accommodation parties were bandits dressed in military have been laid with rubber tiling. uniform, and some credrace is given to On the boat deck adjoining the main this story by the fact that they all took entrance to the cabins, a smokeroom has
tien to a considerable extent.
AEROPLANES. ».
A Government aeroplane flew over the city yesterday morning and for a while the inhabitants were panic stricken The arroplane, however, kept well out of mach of ritte-fire and there was no attempt at dropping bambs or anything. of the sort.
GENERAL HSU CHUNG CHI
to their heels when, où one occasion, been arranged and is designed in the small. Government gun-bat put in an appearance.
old English style with oak beams and panelling, all the £ttings being in keep All the ferries between Honam and ing. The sents are upholstered in lea- Canton have, of course, stopped but the ther, and with the comfortable lounge It was stated yesterday that the Can-owners of amall bouts are and willing chairs, card tables and other fittings does army söder General Hsu Chung to take people acrussat price which are being provided, it is bound Chi, which defeated Chen Chiang Ming Naturally their charges are very high to be a very popular room. some time" back, was within striking dis- and they are resping a splendid harvest. tance of Canton and intended to attack
the Yannanese from the Enet. It is now reported that this army. some 10,000 strong, has captured Pingshan and that The Yunnanese are retreating.
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It is also rumoured that there are 7und Cantonese, some of them under Russian offers, at "Whampon, and that the idea is to take the Yunnanes cween two fires. These reports, however, must be acerpted with reserve. Neither nje has pet gained any decisive advan
taze.
SHANGHAI SEAMEN'S UNION. REPORTED TO HAVE ÄPPROACHED HONGKONG COMRADES.
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REFUGEES ON THE FATSHAN."
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The Farhan last night brought be tween 1.500 and 2,000 refugees from Canton. The situation in Canton was unchanged when the Futshon Jółt.,
known.
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The captain, officers, engineers, wire less room and navigating quarters have been placed on a deck somewhat higher than the passenger deck, forming a citadel, which meets all the special res quirements of the Anti-Piracy Com
mittec.
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The defendant was tripped up by the European lad, but managed to regain his
Street, with Mr. C. Bewick joined in chasing the defendant. who by this time had succeded in climb ing the railing between Battery Path and Queen's Road. The defendant was caught" in "Queen's Road by Mr. Bewick. just before he reached the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and was taken into cus tody by the Indina constaple,
The pursy was found on the roadside with some of the silver money strewn on the ground. A sum of about 86 in coins and notes was missing.
Sub-Idspector Spent said that Mr. Bewick was responsible for the arrest. When defendant was searched at the Cen- traf Police Station charge room, 23 in notes, two keys, a police whistle and a pawn ticket were found on him.
The defendant mid, that he was a news- peper distributor and was on his way home. He denied connection with the þuffair and · said that it was a case of mistaken identity. He denied snatching the purse
His Worship remarked that the evid cace was quite clear and there was not the slightest doubt that defendant was guilty. He sentenced defendant to four months' hard labour and 18 strokes.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. FOUND WITH REVOLVER. AMMUNI TION AND OPIUM.
At the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. S. B. B. Mc Elderry, Lo Po, lamp trimmer of the so thi Lee, who was arrested on Sun- day night when leaving the Po Tak Wharf in possession of a large quantity of prepared opium, and was later found to have a revolver and fifty rounds of ammunition concealed in his room, was charged (1) with being in unlawfui possession of 42 taels of illicit prepared opium; and (2) with being in posscanion of one revolver and fifty rounds of ammunition.
The evidence showed that on Bunday WIL in evening. Sergeant McEwan charge of a search picket at the Po Tak Wharf. When defendant came off the Lee and walked along the wharf he was stopped and searched by the Chinese constables, who found on him the cpium mentioned.
Sergeant McEwan
The firemen and engine room staff are housed conveniently to the engine room Mr. Sun Fo, son of the late Dr. Sun and "grilled off" from the main deck, Yat Sen returned fron Canton
Bo that they cannot be interfered with Sunday night and is staying at the in the event of piracy. "Electric light Hongkong flotel. His plans are unis fitted throughout the vessel and then had the defendant's belonging" searched and among these were discover. numerous tans provided; hot and colded the revolver and ammunition. water service is laid on to all wash Dolendant was arrested and taken to the Central Police Station. Upon being basins throughout the vessel.
searched again at the station a thou and mark note was brought to light. Asked by His Worship if he had any- thing to say, defendant remarked that he and an aged mother and a wife de- pedent upon him and requested, there- fore, that "he should receive a light ana-
NEW MOTOR AMBULANCES. TWO NEW MACHINES ARRIVE FROM HOME.
Two new mutor ambulances were asset-
The machinery, which consists of two sets of foar crank balanced engines with four boilers, has been constructed by the Taikon Dockyard and Engineering
teDec.
Defendant was committed" for trial. at the next Criminal Sessions on the charge of being in possession of a re- volver and ammunition. On the charge of being in possession of opium, he was remanded.
A representative of the Devily «Preas was informed last night by an influential tiled at the Railway premises and deliver-Co. and is designed to give the vessel Chinese business man in the Colony that led to the Fire Brigade or Saturday. speed of 15 knots on service, but an ex- there was a possibility of a strike in One has been brought to the Hongkong tra knot is anticipated on trial; Hongkong, in sympathy with the Shanghai side and housed on the other side of
The Taishan being the first vessel Tai- strikers.
harbour, pending further instructions he
koo have constructed for the Hongkong, A communication, said our informant, fore they are put into commission. had been sent by the Shanghai Seamen's Of the most modern type, these two Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.; Union to the Seamen's Union of Hong ambulances are similar to those used by no effort has been spared to turn out". Long, asking the latter to organise a the London Metropolitan Foliec. The atrike Ju sympathy with them. The bodies have been made by Alessrs, Wilson first class boat suitable in every way Blangkoug Seamen's Union replied de- and Stockall, Ambulance specialists, of for the Hongkong-Canton Fun. clining to do so, on the ground that the, Bury. They are fitted with 20 horse
The ́mperintendenen of the vessel Shanghai Union did not support the power, four-cylinder Austin engines; Hongkong organisation during their inte while travelling is noiseless and most com during construction has been in the fortable to the patient. The vans contain It is significant, however, that a further two litters, one hand and one wheeled.hands of Mr. F. W. James, the Com- austing of the Hongkong Seamen's Union The former id adjusted to one side and pany's Superintendent, and Mr. Kew has been called for a date which is being when in use can he lowered some three kept secret, to discuss the matter further. fect before it is finally taken out for the There is a possibility that, in the event, patient. It is afterwards raised by means of a strike by the Benmaen's Union of of. levers and secured ready to go to the Hongkong promising to be of any wheeled stretcher. The top portion as hospital Under this stretcher in the axistance to the Communist faction in Canton, the Hongkong body might be dia well in the lower portion of the bed can reason. In such an event other labour needs of the patient... unions in the Colony would almost u flonbtedly follow suit.
triko.
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NEW STEAMER FOR MAÇÃO
SERVICE,
$5.000 BAIL ESTREATED. SEQUEL TO MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.
At the Central Magistracy yesterday, bail amounting to 85,000 was estreated in the case in which Pun Pai Sang was charged with manslaughter.
The case arose out of the motor accident at Pok fulam Road last week, when the accused who was said to have had no licence to drive a car, was alleged to have run on to the payement and killed a sleeping coolie. Another coolin was seriously in jured and is still in hospital.
The de- fendant did not put in an appearanc The Daily Prean is informed by the yesterday and it is believed that he has Secretary of the Hongkong Conten and seconded.
Pun Lak Chi, the licensed driver of At present the bodies are painted Directors of the Company have decided who was stated beside his brother in white; while mudguards and radiator to build a fast steamer for their Macao-the car at the time of the accidenty It is understood that the local govern covers are red. It has been decided, Hongkong service and that local Ship was charged with unlawfully allowing anent is not unaware of the state of affairs however, to repaint these red portions builders are being invited to tender for license, and was fined 3100 by Mr. S. another man to drive the car without n and has lately been making oficial en-white. On both sides of the body is quiries into the matter,
B. B. McElderry,
posed to declare one, if only for this be raised and lowered as required by Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.; thất, tho the car and brother of Pun Pai Sang,
painted the Red Cross-
the constraction, of the vessel.
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