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was expected, would be the case, the indignation meeting called last evening to voice Hongkong's protest against the maction of the Home Government in the present crisis was, from every point of view a record one in the history of the Colony. There was a crowded attend- ance at the Theatre Royal a month ago when the first, public gathering in connection with the Bolshevik menace was held. Yesterday every seat in the Theatre was filled some considerable time before the hour advertised for the meeting to commence. As many people as possible were accommodated on the platform. Numbers had to be content with standing room in the corridora and scores could not secure admission at all. Fans were not used because they would have made it impossible to hear the speeches. The meeting lasted for over two hours and the heat was intense but out of the 1,000 people present scarcely one moved before the proceedings were brought to a close, with cheers for the Chairman and the singing of the National Anthem. HR.B. Prince George oc cupied an inconspicuous place in the Dress Circle.
The feeling in the Colony regarding the necessity of prompt action being taken to turn out the Bolsheviks who have assumed control of affairs in Canton is so intense that there was never the slightest doubt that the cable it was proposed to send, to the Fremier would be passed with acclamation. On
On the suggestion of the Rev. Horace Johnstone a slight amendment was made to the wording of one paragraph. The original draft read The residents of the Colony demand
that the British Government deliver an ultimatum at once to the Canton author- ities
to do certain things under threat of a naval blockade. Mr. Johnstone thought it unwise to demand that the British Government should take a definite and specified line of action and yet he did not want to sacrifice the word “demand," nor would the temper of the meeting have allowed it to be sacrificed. He proposed, therefore, that the cable should read The Colony demands that the Home Government immed iately adopt some such drastic policy as we here venture to
suggest etc." This amendment was willingly accepted and the cable altered accordingly. When put to the meeting it was passed with four dis sentients. Two of these dissentients, it is believed, are not residents of the Colony and therefore were not entitled to vote. Mr. Fitzroy another. dissentient agreed to the first part of the cable but objected to the latter part. It may be said, therefore, that the cable has been sent with the heartiest approval of the whole of the Colony.
During the early part of the meeting attention was directed by the Chairman to a leading article entitled Sir James Jamieson, that ap peared in the Daily Press of August 14th, and, later, Mr. G. D. M. Wolf endorsed the Chairman's remarks and added to them. It is possible that we may. return to this subject later. We have not the space nor the time to deal with it now. We must, however, immediately correct the impres sion that the remarks of the speakers may have created that the Daily Prese initiated anything in the shape of an attack upon the Consul- General at Canton. On August 14th we asked for information re- garding what was being done in Canton to put an end to:
the
present deadlock. Many hundreds of people in the Colony were asking the same question, and we suggested that Sir James, Jamieson should take Hong- kong into his confidence as he was presumably taking Shamacen residents into his confidence during the daily informal:** talks" be had with them at the Club. It was not known at that time that Sir James Jamie. son was in the habit of weiding copies of his communications with the Canton authorities to the Hongkong Government. Of the contrary if was very genetally believed that Hongkong was being kept in the dark'!' regarding any negotiations that there might be on account of the Inst that the Consul General would naturally report direct to Peking. Three days later we received a visit from a Canton merchant who had the Consul-General's authority to give us the facts of the situation and wo gave them clearly and fully in a leading article in the Dady Pras on August 16th. We had no apology to make and we made moue matter of fact we deserve thanks for clearing up an impression, which, Fowing to the policy of silence, was rapidly gaining ground, that Canton and Hongkong were not in constant official communication. Such an impression, if allowed to persist would have created a feeling of dis quiet. A newspaper, however, does notexpect thanks and rarely receives them for doing a public duty. The suggestion, made last evening, that the Daily Press bad refused to publish a letter from Canton because premur ably it did not wish to give all sides of the case aqual publicity wna made without full knowledge. The letter was not published because it was written before our article of August 18th appeared and did not reach us until after that date. All the details had been sufficiently stated and there was no need to, że open the subject.
[According to a Reuter's cable received last evening, dated London, August 24th, the British Government has accepted the Pek- ing Government's invitation to attend a Tariff Conference in Peking on October 23rd.
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, who presided at last evening's meet- ing, was supported on the platform, among others by Bir Henry Pollock, the on Mr. 11. W. Bird, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. Oways Hughes, Mr. W. A. Dowley, and Mr. A. Macgowan.
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then was the Consul-General to discuss to-day have drafted many of the import with the Canton Government concerning fant telegrams to which I have already the present situation? Was be to disreferred, were here, now to study the cuss his own punishment or the rendition (situation for themselves, & They wouldk
the British concessions. On what quickly realise how woefully and disas brais could, the Home Government discuss trously, the Canton situasion and ther these demands when the mere fact of peril of Hongkong and South China are discussing them would be an admission being misunderstood in Londen." to-day that the incident of June and was creat and give credence and ear to those, upon ed by Shameen, which they knew definite-the spot, who know and realise the ex- ly to be untrue
treme gravity of the situation.
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Continuing, the Chairman said that the Daily Prese had remarked that they knew nothing about the measures..which The telegram we send to-night, there were being taken to bring the present fore, whatever may be said in speeches deadlock to an end, and as far as they should avoid anything like violent lang were aware the Hongkong Government unge in the text and confine itself to m were also entirely in the dark. The premive statements of facts and such. Coonil-General bad informed them, that demands as are reasonably set forth, and all his despatches to Peking bad been for possible of fulfilment. It is with this warded to Hongkong, and that the Hong object in view, that the suggested tela- kong Government knew all that the gram, which has for some time appeared Consul General was doing. As the in the Press, that it might receiver Consal-General pointed out there was no mature consideration by you all, has been possible basis for discussion here and the most carefully drafted and I trust that. next move rested with the Government no material. alteration to it will be at Home
POEMA called for..." Concluding, the Chairman said - that In spite of all that has been telegraph HE the Governor bad authorized himed, until a few days ago I felt compelled to quote the following: "I agree with to believe that the Government at Home Sir James Jamieson's objection to the still consider that the Hongkong, and Dasly Press article, and I desire it to South China troubles are all part of the be understood that I consider in the China Question," which arose after the present juncture that Sir James Jamieson 4 Shanghai Incident," or are bound up has done everything he could do in his with that incident and the Young position, and I regret that there has becu China Nationalist Movement,” and com any idea that there has been any, lack be settled by representations in Peking, of co-operation between us. In the pre-by conferences on some special entor- sent trouble neither of us can do any-| But the recent shipping proclamation of thing, because there is nothing which the Canton Authorities, scums at Just ta either of us can do. The only, people be waking it up... who can act are His Majesty's Govern ment at Home (Cheers)
LATEST INSOLENT CHALLENGE.
THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. Does His Majesty a Goverunrent stili The Chairman then turned his atten utterly disbelieve the responsible state tion to the cable which he proposed ments made in the stream of cables of should be forwarded by the meeting to the gravest nature by the Governor of the Premier this Colony, and all the responsible On the 27th July last, be said, at a bodies almady on the spot referred to meeting held in this Theatre, so crowded or do they seriously, profess that they that very many could not get in, are unable any longer to protect, or as amongst other things, His Majesty's Gov. Ray rate are prepared to abandon, the ernment was urged in a strongly worded rights of British subjects secured to them and gravely considered resolution that by solemn Treades and will they supinely it should immediately inform the de submit to the latest insolent challenges facto Government in Canton that unless to Great Britain of the present Canton it withdraws its support of the attack Bolshevik authorities. (Chcera) upon British interests, it will be rea
GROWING BOLSHEVIK DANGER garded as having entered into a state of hostility with the British Government”
I know well the difficulties they have PREVIOUS CABLE.
CABLE IGNORED. to face in want of unsaimity and help Almost a month has passed, and for from other Powers, as well as the great reasons which it is impossible to under with at Home. But unless this Canton industrial problema they have to deal stand, that vitally important telegram
Lome
which solemnly recited existing cond; situation is tackled seriously and of ones tions here and throughout South China, put only will Brities interests here and without one word or exaggeration has in South China bo crippled for years to apparently been completely ignored by uno, but the Bolshevik poisonous pro His Majesty's Government. There has pagaads will spread like been a little confusion about these tale through the Straits Settlements gram. The confidential reply" refer through Burmah and into India with the red to in my letter to the Press, I should result that not only will it be a tremen hero explain, was a confidential answer dous conangration for the nation to to one of the many telegrams went Homs but the industrial problems at by the Chamber of Commercs. There has unemployment through lack been no answer whatever to the telegram trade will be increased from the public meeting held on the 27th Strong words, but cold fact A be faced nevertheless, and July
Tonight, with conditions infinitely could rouse the people of worse than they were then, and with understand and realise them.^ (Ch further declarations of open hostility
THE CANCER IN OUR MIDST against Great Britain by the Canton Authorities, we are met in even greater Once and for all let it again numbers, to endorse the opinions which stated that no conference in have poured Home from every respon any number of them, no spic sible body-Coverament, Unofficial Mem:sioner nor envoy, Bowever
The Chairman, who, on rising to speak was based on an incorrect appreciation was received - with loud and prolonged of the situation. The Canton Govern,bers of both Councils, Chamber of Com and however much he cheers, said that before proceeding with ment had forwarded certain demands to merce, backed by every large interest Northern problem, can the business of the meeting he desired to London and Paris concerning the shoot here, China Association and private tole the present situation in Cant straighten out an incident, which occuring affray of June. 22nd. They were on granus-so that His Majesty's Government set a Chinese problem red at the last meeting. At the original | follows
cannot plead ignorance upon the sitna Bolchevik one and that tion
public meeting they passed not only air;(1) The High Commissioners of the resolution - endorsing the policy of Bir Nations involved to apologise..
(2) Adequate punishment of the Consul
General and the Senior Navel Officer
Jarder Jamieson, the Consul General in Canton, but paid him a high tribute. Since then Sir James Jamieson, had been criticized in the public -press-› This eriticien was partly due to if not entirely due to a mistaken, appreciation of the situation and he thought that it was due to His Majesty's Consul General in Canfoo that, that situation should be definitely cleared up.
(3) No further troops or men of war
to go to Canton. Y
THE MEN ON THE SPOT. <
oterests
Hongkong and": "British Bouth China is Russian and that the Bolsheviks I confess I find it difficult to speak Chinese du
dupes to further then without, voicing the indignation we all
against Great Britain. Thera feel at the procrastination, but I recog-in our midst which threatens nise that the situation is so grave that as much a curselves It innst be zulb
(4) Withdrawal of warships from Candesire, to avoid saying our word which feraly cut out and the sooner the better.
talon Dalta except for dispatch bosta may be regarded, at Home, as hysterical (Chasers Vests
for the use of the Conic late, nor which may give opponents to prompt and may bruka hat (5) Compensation for the killed and and direct action, in Canton, occasion Ladies and Gentlemen with the hope
wounded
to discount our advice or undervalue this that our telegrain to the Prime Min meeting. No one who has been away may assist kim to realise the true pos from Hongkong and South evention in Hongkong and South Chains and for the last six months
sa lend to prompt and Decisive etion, conceive how dangerous the Bolshevik Feither in consort with other PowEFE OF LE thrent-in-with its specia) #attack on needs be, by Great Britain alone, I beg
interests and I
to move that the following tele gram, be sent from this meeting to Him BATIC TER Majesty's Prime those who (Chiesta)
⠀⠀ Continuing, the Chairman said that he (5) Rendition of both concessions to the had shown the statement ho intended Kwong Tung Government, -- making to II.E. the Governor and he had Londop and Paris, replied to the rect ingreed that it should be made. The that the demgads could not be considered
Consul General in a recent address at the The now Canton Government which Club House on Shameen referred to ́m sumed office on July 1st repeated these leading article in the Hongkong Laily demands and stated that, no restoration Press of the 14th August, under the head, o2, normal conditions could be accepted a very few years ago, held of Sir James, Jamieson, That article before they had been discussed. What ponsible positions out here.
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