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THE ATTACK ON SHAMEEN. "I was present and saw the procession on the 23rd June, It was unquestionably arranged by the Bolsheviks for pro paganda purposes with all the skill a
disponi, First came various guilds of workers, schools, students and peasants and while they went along remark was passed that the procession was extraordinarily peaceful. But when the rear of the procession came nearer, they were worked up into a frenzy by agitators who were running on both sides of the procession. The people yelled and shouted against Shameen, waving their Bags and just before the troops were number of Boy Scouts who were work ed up by the agitators to a state of mind that they did not know what they were doing. Suddenly a shor, was fired from Shaki Street, followed by a couple of others and then a vollry of shots, which was answered from Shameen. The first ahote were unquestionably fred by the Chinese from Shaki Street and there was sur delay; in answering Bre from Sha The Bolsheviks bad arranged the pro- cession with both civilians and troops in order to create the incident." troops had to create the incident and
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THE HONGKONG "DAILY
PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1925
CORRESPONDENCE.
·HOW MUCH LONGER? (TO THE EDITOR OF THE “KONGKONG DAILY PRISS."]'.
LIBEL ON BANK MANAGER.
"TAL „KWONG „PO“ „TO PAY DAMAGES.
APOLOGY TENDERED,
"The Labour Unions also collect taxes. and the last tax which has been impossd is a capital levy of 1 per cent. on all fortunes above $300. That tax is officially collected for the striker and has to be paid before the end of this month, burn
In an action for damages for libel, the money is not paid to, the strikery
DEAR SLE,-How much longer are we funds; it is used, principally, for Cor-Britons going to stand being insulted by
Other illegal taxes ernment purposes.
a lot of school boys and coolies? How Counsel stated before the Chief Justice. such as the kerosene tax and the protes tion fee on the waterways are still in much longer are merchants both British (Sir Henry Gollan) in the Supreme Court forer. All the Labour Unions which did and Chinese, going to sit down and not belong to the Third International twiddle their thumbs, while Bolsheviks yesterday morning, that have been forced to join in Canton and fout them right and left and stop all had been received from the defendant, in those Unions have been formed small their trade? How many more years of and the matter had been settled between our lives are we going to waste out in parties of Bolshevik members who are Chinn waiting for, the country to settle the wo parties concerned.
Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn (instructed by Messrs. downl China has been trying to settic absolutely loyal to the party. They watch the others and give reports direct to the her own affairs ever since the downfall A. Hall Brutton) appeared for the Central Union about their fellow com of the Monarchy. With what result 7 rades behaviour.
THE BOLSHEVIK FORCES
an apology
It is time Britain intervened and show.plaintiff, and the defendant was repre. } ed a lend to other antions. A large body sented by Mr. Mok. (instructed by Messrs. "The Bolshevik Army in Cantori is com- of influential Chinese should welcome Lo and Loy
Mr Zeitlyn said this was an action for of house in order. We can intervene with posed of their crack troops, the so-called British intervention to help China, put her
which consist Whampoa cadets' about 3,000 Chekiang men, trained by every justification. Now is our opport-damages for libel of the plaintif contain- Russian instructors and equipped with unity Wake up England: Let's have led in the Tai Kwong Po newspaper on Russian rifles, machine guns and some war and occups Canton to start with. June 10th this year. Defendant was the not cowardly printer and publisher. Plaintiff. Mc. China Pik KOD, the "Assistani field batteries, which the Bolsheviks have We have a wonderful record. Let's live
politicians. sent down from Vladivostock to Canton. "P to it and be meni TheBesides these, there in the Cantonese
Will all who want to join au Anti-mandger of the South Kwangtung "Indus- army; which also consists of about 5,000
forcibly to eject all Bolshevism from China civilians were used in crder to present men. The Cantonese army was under the Bolshevik" Association, whose objects are trial Rank, which is registered in Hoihow, command, of General Su Seng Chi, "bat and every other part of the world, send where its chief office is situate. View be has been removed from his position their names in to Box No. 100 ef months ago the directors of the Bauk as General in charge since the 1st August Hongking Daily Pre 34 2000 as poss lecided to extend operations by the this year and in his place a cominission
photographs of a peaceful procession and to give the Bolshevisks necasion to point that there was no reason whatsoever for Shameen to fire on an unarmed pro- Bession when the Shaween back creek lay between the procession and Shamera.
Was
of three workmen and four sokliers basible, with a view to a mass meeting to been substituted, after the usual Rolsheak the Government to declare War on formation of a Branch in this Colony, the present Canton Government?, This Plaintif came to Hongkong for this pur vik Bystem. The Bolsheviks are the
is the only possible solution to the present pose and on June 13th was shown the As another proof of previous prepara-strongest military party in Canton. They tions by the Canton Covernment for the have the best equipment and the best situation, and the only way to restore article complained of
our prestige in China-Yours etc.
The article said Mr. Zeitlyn read as ANTI-PHILANDERER. attack on Shameen I may add that tho
follows:-- machine guns used by the Chinese were troops although they have not the biggest in position on the tops of the houses
Hongkong. August 17th opposite Sharren, the day before the incident took place and I have myself about sixty and launches, is also in een the marks of their machine gun fire the hands of the Red
number.
"The whole fleet, consisting of one large gunboat, some ten smaller gunboats and
party and at
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CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Since Tang Pun Yan has had the intention of carrying into efort the 'great. eight districts policy he is making a
in the French Concession. As a matter the end of July a Russian named Smir- of fact the body of Mons. Pasquier counoff was put in charge as Admiral of AN APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT. display of the influence of the eight dist tained no less than eight bullets obviously the whole Canton fiert. On all the bigger from mache gun fire.
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airely modelled on Bolshevik lines and! consists at present of a commisison of 16 and that commission elects aomag them selves an executive commission of three, who, at present, are:-Wu Man Mio," formerly Civil, Governor in Canton; Liu
Chung Kai, who was formerly head of the Labour. Unon and at present is the Commissioner of Finance, and Wong Ching Wei, who is in charge of the
Student movements in China.
fie arms.
cept a few launches which escaped to
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triets very actively. Recently he has gunbonis there are Russian Commanders,
The Hongkong General Chamber of organised the King Ngai ' Bank as well. The Chinese Naval Officers and soldiers Commerce and the Chinese Chamber, it Banking is in fact a business for the Erst protested and wanted to go on will be recalled, held a joint meeting benefit of the peuple, but to the eyes of some time since to discuss the question the militarists it only serves as a means trike, but the fleet was taken down to Whampon and discipline was beaten into of finance. The Chinese merchants then to suck the marrow of the people. Maro the mutinous sailors and after "three desired the General Chamber of Com-over, the chief manager of the Bank days, the fret was back in Canton again mere to approach the British backs and appointed by Tang is a fickle young man, and is still under Russian command expersuade them to loosen the purse strings Ching Pik Kam. Ching had been a by granting a greater measure of credit private secretary to Li Lit Kwan, and is than they were then doing on. approved a favourite of Yeung Yan Ping. In the second year of the Chinese Republic, 1913, securities
through the recommendation of Yeung he was employed as a proof reader in the Kink Men Fat Post Singapore... As The stale over $1,000 from the funds of Ching was addicted to the cup and women the newspaper and absconded to Hongkong STOCKINGS FOR with prostitute. For this reason. the said newspaper nearly stopped publica as chief manager of the Bank and it may tion. Now Tang has appointed this man be inferred that they will help each other in the commission of evils by defrauding the people and causing a mess to the
A GLOOMY FORECAST.
The British merchants replied that this was a question which would have to be decided between the Banka and the in- dividinis and was not one in which the The answer did not satisfy the Chinese Chamber could interest itself officially. and now, it is understood, they have decided to sound the Government to see if any help may be forthcoming from that
source
present on hearing the news the overseas Chinese residents who are natives of the eight districts are proposing to lodge a protest by sending telegrams to Tang."- Tui Krong Po (June 10th, 1925).
PROPAGANDA PHOTOGRAPHS,
After the shooting in" Canton. the general belief by the people was that the Chinese had not fired a single shot on Shamern, but afterwards when more news same out, the Chinese knew that the troms had fired, but thought they had only done so to defend themselves, and Kongmoon.
is still believed in the City that Sha-
SILENT OPPOSITION. . men started, the firing. Immediately
There is, of cours, silent opposition after the firing the Chinese collected the dead bodies and took photographs of against the Bolsheviks in Canton among them, which clearly shows the incident the Merchant class and among many of was pre-arranged for political purposes the Inbour Unions, but they are too The dead bodies were taken in large terrified openly to express any diseatis. aurabers to back streets and photograph faction with the Government since they ad all together in order to create a better are threatened with death if they take The Any steps against the Government;. In ffct for propaganda purposes.
created the neces-inct, it is literally a reign of terror and Shameen incident rary atmosphere in Canton for forming the present de factu Government are maintaining their power by terrorism
It is believed that the Bolsheviks will the new National Government to be run
and violence. There is no hope of the absolutely strict Bolshevik lines.
Chinese Civil population being about to open Canton for, trade again when they "The Government in Cauton is now ea-organise successful resistance against the have secured a position strong enough to money market of the eight districts, At powerful Bolabevik Government, notwith-control the Province. When this hap- standing that they greatly dislike them pens, the merchants will be compelled to trade under the conditions and laws set and would disown them if they dared.
oat by the Bolsheviks. Foreigners irre pective of their nationality and any
Mr. Zeitlyn, continuing, said that he It is very difficult to foretell the futuro irenties their Governments may have ventured to say that such statements were of the Kwangtung province once be made with China before, will have to subakulated to do tremendous harm and Bolsheviks get a firm footing in Canton, mit to Bolshevik rule and trade under mischief to the banking institution. A but most likely the development will be the uncertain conditions which always writ was issued on June isth. No defence about the same na in Russia, with the follow in a country where all the power bad been offered, and he submitted that difference that the development in is in the hands of a small and the article was wholly indefensible and These these have absolute power in Kwangtung will be made faster on ac-scrupulous clique. Trade will probably that there was not a shadow of substance Canton, together with their oficial ad- count of the local conditions compared diminish to next to nothing, as has been in it, and it would not surprise His visor; the, Soviet special envoy, the with Russia. The Kwangtung population the ease in Russia where the average Lordship to learn that defendant, on the Russian, Mr. Borodin. Assiated by the (5 millions) is largely industrial whereas living standard has been lowered tre advice of his soliciters, sent an apology in Russia it agricultural. Up till now mendously and the buying power of the and entered into terms, which plaintiff Soviet Mission and the Consulate con-
had conscated to accept. sisting of between 40 to 50 meters, there the development in Canton has been population decreased in proportion,"
"In view of the fact that the Reds"
The apology was as follows:- are also about 190 military and naval strictly upon Bolshevik models and is
Dear Sir,-You have commenced an if have the backing of Russian Bolshevist, instructors and wae Russians of the still progressing on the same lines. Inbouring class who look after and pre-there is no successful resistance soon, the administrators to teach them European action against me as printer and publisher industries and trade of Canton will be drill and strategy, it seems impossible of the Tai Kwong newspaper, claiming killed and the Balsheviks have nothing that any local combination of Chinese damages for libel contained in an article to offer in place of the organisation they Anti-Hed forces will without similar ad-published by the said Tai Krong news- Immediately after the new Government are breaking down, and the people who vantages or assistance from our side be paper on June 10th, which article is set 1 confess that the statements relating to was established they put forward the have lived on trade, as for example, strong enough to expel the present Red out in your Statement of Claim. I no In introducing the lecturer, Mr. D. U.yourself contained in the said article are necessity of maintaining the Hongkong those in the largest industry of all, the Government in Canton "
and untrue
without the absolutely strikers in Canton as a pretext for in-silk industry, will probably be compelled
GENTLEMEN,--When we used to read slightest substance in fact. I hereby un flicting new taxes. The first taxes which to produce food to the neglect of silk M. Bernard said: had to be paid by the general public in order to be able to live. Orders are were:-Hall & month's rent; one day's already given by the Government to the about Bolshevism in Russia after the reservedly, withdraw every word in that wages by coolies; 35 per person in the strikers and the peasants to cultivate food revolution and the reign of terror in article which in any way reffects on your student ciam, or clerks; People with 2200 stuffs, auch na rice and vegetables, inaugurated there, we little thought that character. I admit that there never was selves face to face with a similar state of contained in the article. I deeply regret salary, a month, half month's salary; stead of things which have no market in Hongkong we should one day and our any foundation for any of the charges Persons drawing more than $400 a month, at present.
In Russia immediately after the Bol-affairs at our very doors, But auch is that they wero ever made, and I tender one month's salary; First class business houses, $10-Second class business houses, shevik revolution all industries came to now the case and the situation has dere, you my sincere apologies therefor.
an utter standstill and the country was loped so rapidly that it is doubtful if agree to pay the sum of $3,000, as 83; Third class business houses, $3.
completely ruined by famine and short people yet realize into what, a parlous damages, and in addition your costs as to judgment being entered, therefor, and age of commodities.. The Bolsheviks tried condition Canton and the Kwangtung between solicitor and client, and consent It is a matter that affects us all vitally, to this apology being read in open Court to put industries on their feet again, but Province are drifting. even now, seven years after the revolu-"
a well-governed and and embodied in the judgment. I also tion, they have only succeeded in geting. We want to see a very small percentage of the factories prosperous South Chian not only for the undertake to publish this apology in the sake of our friends the Chinese but also Tai wong Po newspaper on three con-, "At the same time a boycott was de-into working condition.
"The future outlook for Canton, in the for our own trade. In the last two months secutive days, commencing on August 18th clared against the Europeans and the population has been definitely threatened knowledge gained by the results of the trade has been at a standstill owing to the on the first page of the said newspaper with death if they work for, or supplyBolshevik methods in Russia, is very strike and boycott which has been fomen- in the space known in Chinese as Lun Jood to, Earopcans. In order to make dark, since there is no party strong ted and maintained by the regular Bolchin kwong,ko" immediately preceding this clear to the population, dead bodies enough in Canton to resist the Bolshevika shevik method of terrorizing The vast the leading article and to cause the same have heen carried through the City with who are in power nearly all over the majority of the people, of course, are to be inserted for the like period as an Izbels attached stating that these have province. As a party their only object not in sympathy with the movement which advertisement in two English...and two been killed because they helped foreign-is to fight and destroy Capitalists and is directed by a small minority backed Chinese newspaper published in the capitalist countries. They have Do by Russians. But so far they have found Colony, the advertisement to be inserted "Bolsheviks are gradually scizing the mercy on the people and even if they in themselves powerlers to contend against in the Hongkong Daily Press and the and in the Wah Taz Yai Po and Trum old institutions in Canton and are re-fiet endless suffering on them; they are the violent methods adapted, and check South China-Morning Port in English, placing them with Bolshevik institutions. not concerned so long as they obtain the the activity of the Reds.
Mr. CJ. B. Hollstrom, who has kindly Fun Yat Po in Chinese-Yours faith- The Strikers Union' are empowered to results arrived at. If the conservativo
Mr. Zeitlyn then asked His Lordship in deal with all so-called strike questions; Chinese had been able to combine at consented to address us to day, was in the fally, Exi Ki Nam. they have their own Court and can and the beginning of this movement; they Swedish Legation in Moscow from 1916 du pasa, death sentences. The Strikers might have had a chance of saving their to 1918 and was for three months in enter judgment accordingly, and have the His Lordship entered judgment for Union has also the power to give orders own country and could have driven the charge of British interests there. He was apology filed to all Government offices as regards Bolsheviks out, but the longer the delay able to watch Bolshevisa in operation in strike questiona and they are to-day, tho in attempting this, the stronger the Russia and he has lately studied the plaintiff for $5,000, solicitor's costs, and Mr. Mok said that all he could say on strongest power in Canton. In order to Bolsheviks become and, incidentally, the development of it in Canton. Ho is ordered the filing of the apology. be able to execute their orders they have more difficult will it be for the Chinese therefore well qualified to speak on the armed some 4,000 workmen, the worst to get them out and become masters in subject and I feel it hardly necessary to behalf of his client was that he was OK- commend his address to your thoughtful. ceedingly sorry the article had appeared.
and sincerely regretted it. of the worst' as the Chinese say them- their own country,
attention.. (Continued on next Columi).
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