THE HONGKONG DAILY
PROSPECTS OF GEN. CHAN KWING MING.
FORMER LEADERS OF THE KUOMINTANG STATED TO HAVE PLEDGED HIM THEIR SUPPORT.
RE-ORGANISATION OF
RED
ARMY.
·CHIEF RED "COMMANDER FORCED TO REMAIN IN CANTON.
[By Our Ohinese Correspondant]
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The name of General Ohan Kwing Ming is now being freely mentioned as the leader of the much discussed and long hoped for anti-red move- As stated in the Daily Presa neveral days ago ment in South Chinn two of General Chan's supporters are at Chao Chu. Fu with an army of over 20,000 men. In order to secure undisputed contr. 1 of Swatow they must defend the Whampoa Cadets garrison. at Kityang, but no fighting has yet been reported. The following summary of the general military situation is given by our Chinese correspondent
THE HONAMA
GOING" INTO DRY DOCK."
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
17TH. 192
PRISONER IN CANTON
BRAILWAY KUARD'S ILLJUDGED "JOURNEY.
CAPTURED BY STRIKE BARONS.
Owing to the alight accident which occurred to the Honam before she left.
Lissing since Tuesday evening, Sep- Canton for Hongkong on Tuesday, shetamber 8th, Wan Choi Kwai, guard in has now, to go to dry dock for repairs. the employ of the Kowloon-Canton Bal
It will be called, e montioned in way (British Section), surprised his Yesterday's Daily Press, that the wind comrade at Kowloon Station, yesterday, by stepping of the 11.45 pm. train, blow the rossel against a mooring buoy,
Apparently none the worse for having which fouled the portside paddle wheel.
been for six days a prisoner in the hands of the Bolshevik strike baroas, at present in control of affairs across the border.
on the evening of September 8th, Wan I left Kowloon on train No. Chai
In consequence of this mishap. the Honnos was unable to sail for Canton was yesterday morning. An examination carried out on the Hanam'e
arrival hers but the extent of the damage could not be definitely ascertained. It was therefore decided to send her to dry dock O
16 for Lowu, with instructions to return that night to. Fanling with "empties,” needed to make up the early morning train from Fanling on the following day,
We were informed yesterday that the Officially there seems some doubt as to Honim is likely to remain under repair whether be carried out his orders to the at least until the end of this week, and fletter that the sailings to Canton are now temporarily suspended.
SEIZURE OF "WAH SHAN."
He was, at any rate, known to bu absent from duty on September 9th and it was believed that he had visited Shum- chua the previous evening, in response to a message that his wife, who lives in the village across the border, was ill and
According to those in touch with the boats comprising the former Chiness military circles in the Southern capital, Navy, the Kwangtang Coast Defence General Chiang Kai Shek, the Red Com Elect, and the Canton River Flotilla. manster, who now dominates the Sperin SUPPORT FOR GENERAL CHAN. Commission of the Kuomintang Govern-
According to the Industrial and Com- ment-Generals Hua Chung Chi and mercial Daily News, however, the Kuo- CANTON'S SIDE OF THE STORY ceded his presence. Wang Ching Wei being merely figure mintang Navy are by no means recon- ! beads will not personally command anciled to the new régime and will be very other East River campaign against the
willing to join General Chan Kwing pro-Chan Kwing Ming militarists: General Chiang. it is said, knows that as soon as he is. out of Canton all the Cantonese Reds and anti-Reds who re
main will rally to regain the control of the Government which he now outwardly contreis on behalf of the Soviet Russians.
RED REINFORCEMENTS. Apart from the Hunsacse and the Yunnanese merceuarica who are still tained by the Kuomintang to support General Chiang, there have recently ar- rived more than 10,000 Szechuanese from
The seizure of the Wah Shan while
bringing food supplies from Kwong Chow Wan to Hongkong has been reported in
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Ming and other non-Bolshevik leaders the Daily Prem A special correspondent badˇduly carried out his instructions and"
soon as they make a more against Cantor of the Canton Gazette writes to that It is also believed that Que Fo, son paper as follows regarding the incident of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen will The as a Shen was found transport eventually enter the service of Generaling provisions to Hongkong. She was Chan with whom, it is reported, he has seized by the pickets immediately. Soveral officers, under Tang Poon Yan were ar- had a number of conferences Other pro-rested on board the steamer. They were minent Chinese, who were former membrought to the Strike Committee bers of the Kuomintang hare also pledged | Canton. their support.
WAICHOW.
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HIS OWN STORY, On his return yesterday, Wan "Choi Kwai atated that, on September 8th, he
returned to Foaling with the empties."" On arrival there, he was informed that
threatened to arrest
his wife and child-: the strike leaders at Shumchun had
ren. He forthwith set out for the border and crossed. the railway bridge at Lown into Chinese territory.
A party of 20 strike pickets, he alleges, were lying in wait and arrested him. He was taken to their Headquar The Nationalist - Government has ordered the Strike Committes to transferters and examined by Lo Kwong Wab, their leader. The charge against him was the case, including criminals and steamer,
that he had been in the habit of muggling Chinese across the bordar, for whith the Hongkong Government had re- warded him at so much pes head.”
was effected.!!
THE TRADE BOYCOTT.
If an attack on Canton materialiser, to the Government for judgment na docu- the Hanna-Kwangsi borders under the Walchow City, on the East River, willments relating to political matters were command of General Hsiung Ich Wu, a probably be used as General Chan Kwing found on the criminals when their arrest defeated Szechuan militarist who has now Ming a base. Walchow is now under the been given the command of the Linhsien command of General Yang Kwan Yu who and Linthan districts along the North served under General Chan before the Biver in Kwongtung. General Chinng's army, comprising the non-Cantonese mer cenaries and nearly 13,000 well trained troops, is by no means a negligible quan- tity and there are many who doubt the possibility of an early anti-red success afnless the anti-redo can also secure foreign arms and artillery.
THE RED ARMY,
latter's defeat by General Hsu Chung Chi. In some quarters it is stated that Walchow may already be regarded as under Chan's direction.
THE UNLY IMPERIALISTS.” A policeman escorting the Rev. Johu Lake, of the American Baptist Mission, from Tungshan in a motor-launch to Sha The newly reorganized Kuomintang meen, was arrested by strike pickets on army in Canton now consists of four the evening of September 11th and taken carps, with General Chiang Kai Shek, as for trial to the court" of the Strike the Commander-in-Chief of the 1st Corps Committee at East Garden. He was sub sequently released. The pickits had mis and Senior Officer of the Army; General taken Mr. Lake for an Imperialist, Tao Yoi Kai, commanding the Hunanese a description which, since September 1st mercenaries, 2nd Corps; General Chu has been reserved in Canton for British Pei Teh, commanding the Yunnanese, 3rd subjects only. Corps; and General Hsu Chung Chi, commanding the Cantonese, 4th Corpa
It was a surprise to the Kuomintang following when General Chiang, who is zi native of Chekiang, and not General Hsu, a Gantonese, was made a senior ethicer of the Red Army,
THE RED NAVY.-
THE HONAM."
The agents of the Strike Committee in Canton are necusing the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company
TALK OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH
STRIKE COMMITTEE.
PERSISTENT RUMOURS.
Reports are current in many of the Canton vernacular papers that repre. sentatives of Chinese Trade Guilds in Hongkong are now in Canton negotiating with officers of the Strike Committee for ending the anti-Eritish boycott,
CHAIN ROUND HIS NECK. Despite my protestations of innocence, 1 was thrown into a cell with a chain round my neck and kept there until the next evening, when I was again taken before my accusers," he told a Daily Pres representative.
On that occasion, another prisoner testified that Wun had been in the habit of muggling Chinese across the border. He was sent back to his cell and kept in confinement until the morning of September 12th, when was taken, still in chains; by train to Canton. “
While Wun was confined at Shumchun, The Canton Gazette publishes a letter bis wife was allowed to pay him one which it is stated was received by the visit, She informed him that the Strike Strike Committee from Mr.Vise Shu Tong, Leader had said to her: Your hus the Chairman of the Joint Union of band has broken one of our strictest. Chambers of Commerce, suggesting that rules. It will be a costly matter for you the Union should send representatives to to save your husband from being shot." Canton to discuss the problema confront- On arrival at Canton, the unfortunate ing the traders, and it is reported that Wun was once more placed behind the the Strike Committee replied that they bars. Next morning, he was taken to a would welcome such representatives.
Hongkong Chinese merchants, although
of attempting to court trouble by running they have informally discussed the issue their steamer to Canton. They say that with Yang Bai Ngam, a former Hongkong the Honam is damaged and that she will merchant now in Canton, have not so be destroyed in some way by the British far, authorised the delegates to visit The organization of an effective Kuo-themselves who will then try to put the Canton.
blame on the Chinese and thus bave an
THE MISSION TO PEKING. intang or Red Navy in Canton has just
excuse for proposing armed intervention. been completed. The Preventive Fleet These fairy tales, however, do not appear
The General Chamber of Commerce in formerly belonging to the Salt Commis to have much effect as there are many Canton has disclaimed any responsibility siquer was at first reluctant to servo Chinese in Canton who would be only for the mission to Peking of the Rer ander the Russian commander, M. too willing to travel on the Honam is Wong Yuk Sbing and other Bolshevik Seminoff, but has now agreed to do so. they were not prevented by the strike agente to request the Peking Government Commander Saminoff has also taken over pickets.
large house at Tung Yuan (Eastern Gardens), where he was charged with helping the Hongkong Government and informed that he would "bear more about it."
On Monday last, his captors released him, but warned him that, if he was. again found helping the Hongkong Government," he would be arrested and need expect short shrift at the hands of the strike committer.
After spending Monday night with some relatives in Canton, Wuu Choi Kwai returned to Kowloon by train, arriving yesterday as stated.
The driver and two firemen, who were! to take up the caso relating to the Bhameer captured at Shatoukok last week, zlo incident Tho Chamber is desirous of returned to Kowloon yesterday, but had already left for their homes. when our selecting its own representatives and docs representative, went in search of them. not desire Bolshevik agents nominated by it is understood, however, that their or
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY. This reply has not satisfied the men the Kuomintang to go at merchants' dele-periences were similar to those of Win
DEMANDS OF THE WORKERS REFUSED: FINANCIAL STRINGENCY PREVENTS INCREASES OF PAY
As stated in the Daily Press at the time the workers on the Chiness section of the Canton-Kowloon railway recent
Alemanded increases in pay.
The Railway Authorities have replied zaying that owing to financial strin- gency the railway cannot meet the de- mands of the workers, for while the railway may pasily make promises it will not be able to carry them out.
and, according to the Canton Garlic they have sent a letter to the Manage ment as follows:-
With
gate
CANTON-SAMSHUI RAILWAY.
Choi Kwal
There was a conference at Peking on As stated in the Daily Press & few days September 9th of officials of those regard to financial stringency, the
interested Government boards which will Kwangtung Yueh Han Railway and the ago i section of the workers on the despatch articles, to the American Fair Canton Samahui Bailway are in worse Canton-Samshui threatened to strike un- to be held at Philadelphia next year, and condition that the Canton Kowloon Jess Chan You Cho, brother-in-law of
of the workers Railway, yet the wages.
of these two railways are nearly double Wang Ching Wei, one of the Special Com
missioners in Canton, was dismissed from
khat of ours. We do not see the reason
why you cannot meet the demand of the the post of Managing Director. Chan Yao Che who is regarded as Jukewarm workers while other railways can
the matter discumoil was chieffy how to provide the reccesary funds, states the Asiatic News Service The Chinese Go aroment has accepted the invitation of
cipate in the exposition and the various the Washington Government to parti, provinces bave been instructed to make
It is said that the workers are pre- Bolshevik," resigned on September 10th preparations as well raise the neces paring to take other measures to arge and will be succeeded by 8. YW, Bary money for meeting the heavy ext au carly settlement, as they regard the acting commissary of reconstruction in Perises, It is stated that one bud hilf attitude of the Eailway Authorities as
million dollars will be required for this insincere
the Kummintang Government
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