"RED" TROOPS LEAVE SWATOW.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18ra;⠀⠀ 1925-
FIRST STEP TOWARDS (OVERTHROW OF BOLSHEVIKS
THE SOUTH.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED.
The Naval Authorities in Hongkong yesterday received a message "Red" troops had left that Port. from Swatow that the Cantonese or No fighting bas bena reported and this message must not be taken na cvideties that the Bolsheviks have been turned out and have entirely lost control of the Swatow district. But in the light of the previous infor- mation which has been published regarding the situation there is certainly ground for the belief that General Chan Kwing Ming's forces are making headway and it would scarcely be too much to say that the evacuation of Swatow by the small body of Red troops stationed there is the first step towards the overthrow of Bolshevik authority in South
China.
It was reported it the Daily Preas werk ago that Generals Hung Chao Lin and Lam Fu. former allies of Chan Ksing Ming, "had occupied Chao Chu Fu, the large trade centre near Swatow,
and had concentrated 28,000 troops
there.
A visitor to Hongkong from Swatow then expressed the opinion that within ten to fourteen days the Reds would be thrown' out of Swalow and the embargo on British business removed. This opinion was supported by the action of the Beda abemselves. Obviously they did not con- wider their position secure and were actively employed in making arrange munts for cracuation and in sending their women-folk and children and all movable property to their headquarters. at Kityang
It was anticipated, however, that be Tore Swatow was entirely abandoned by The Beds fighting would take place be tween Chan's forces and the Whampon Cadet garrison. A clash was regarded as imminent. It has not taken place all accounts, rund, as according to General Bung: Chao Lin Has established himself at Bralow, the only assumption is that he has been allowed to occupy the
Tilace unmolested.
In judging the position it must be remembered that the Reds only main. tained about 75 men in Swatow itself
TROUBLE IN THE KUOMINTANG AGENTS FROM PEKING AND
SHANGHAI
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STRIKE REGULATIONS. EMPLOYMENT OF CHINESE BY
FOREIGN FIRMS.
The following rules regarding the employment of Chinese hy foreign firms in Canton (shipowners, merchants and traders) have been published
In the case of foreign shipowners, merchants and traders desiring to engage employees it is decided that if applica tion is not made through the medium of the Strike Committee, or if the terms and conditions between employer and em- ployee are not, arranged by the Strike Committee, or if the engagement of em- ployees is done privately, the said for eigners shall be treated as breakers of the strike.
2. Strikers formerly employed by for eign shipowners, merchants and trailers who re-enter the service of their former employers, without the consent of the Strike Committee, shall be treated as breakers of the strike,
THE MAILS.
POSTAL STAFF HAVE BUSY DAY.
Yesterday saw another beavy mail day
the Post Offer, there being big influx from all quarters. In addition to the sorting staff being kept fully occupied, the despatching staff wero alio busy dealing with the outward mail by the Empires of Russia for the North, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europecki Vancouver, ~*
The P. & O. 88. Value arrived from Home and brought in a total of 249 bags of letters and papers, of which ras bugs were from the United Kingdom (London, August 20th). There were also 108 bags of parcels from Home (London, August 13th).
The sakaru brought 13 bags from Australia and Manila.
The as. President Pierce arrived with olo bags from the U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai.
The sa President Grant landed 9 bags from Manila.
3. Foreign shipowners, merchants and traders, if found contravening the, terus It may be noted that realdents havo and conditions laid down by the Strike received the Home papers dated London Committee, or acting as agents for British-August 20th, before they received those commercial interests, or going to and iru between Hongkong, Macao and Shameen, shall be treated as breakers of the strike
4. Foreign shipowners, merchants and traders shall re-employ former employees now on strike, in the same position and at the same salary as before the strike,
At their beadquarters for the district at Kityang it is estimated they have a force of several thousand Whampoa Cadets and it is between this foxes and the army at Chao. Chu, Fu that the ultimate issur will have to be decided, As was stated in the Daily Press yes terday it is extremely unlikely that General Chiang Kai Shek, who is now in commmad at Canton, will personally lend an expedition against Chan's troops, and it is very doubtful whether any re- inforcements will be forthcoming from Canton at all. The position in the Capital itself is too critical.
6. Merchants and traders Baving offices weakening of the garrison there would
in Hongkong or Shameen, shall remove probably be taken as a signal for a general revolt and an army leaving Can-such offices from these places before
obtaining consent to trade in Canton.. ton to retrieve last ground at Swatow might easily be cut off and find itself, im- able to return.
3. All wages-earners shall contribute one-tenth of their salary to the coffers of the Strike Committee for the maintenance Any of the whole body of strikers.
7. Against any merchants or traders found violating the rules laid down by the Committee, the strike will again be imi posed with greater rigour..
of August 13th. The papers of the 19th id Negapatan should have arrived in the Colony on Tuesday by the Haitan, but as it is they are not due now until to-morrow (Saturday). The reason of the delay is that the Hoitan has gone to Amoy before making the Hongkong call,
BIG SHIPS. YESTERDAY'S ARRIVALS IN PORT. Yesterday proved a busy day in the shipping world on account of the number
of vessels of the liner class that arrived in port. The shipping offices staffs were kept fully occupied dealing with arriv ing and departing passengers, together with seeing to the despatch of their 5. In the event of a satisfactory arvessels again and the unloading and load- rangement having been reached to calling of Iraight. off the strike, all parties concerned chall
For the past two months the Labour Unions and Guilds, supported by the Reds," have had their own way entire by in Swatow. They have been the virtual rulers of the port. General Hung the final agreement.
Between daylight and tifin time” yea- conform to the terms and conditions of terday four ocean-going liners arrived in
is likely to change all this.. He has never 9. Merchants and traders having offices wasted much sympathy upon agitators and trading in the city shall come under and has always believed in dealing stern the laws of the Government ly with would-be disturbors of the peace.
There is little doubt that with General Hung in Swatow normal trade conditions will soon be restored.
LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED.
10. All grievances and differences be tween employers and employees shall be brought before the Strike Committee, and shall be settled by mutual consent be- tween the three parties. Such decision shall be embodied in the Employment Agreement,
11. All members of the Strike Union TAXICAB COMPANY AND DRIVER. must take cognizance of the necessity of
At
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
port,
With the Fptess of Russia in port. from Manils en route for Vancouver and also the Amboise, which arrived from the North on Wednesday, the four addi- tions made a good array in the harbour.
The additional vessels arriving were: the B.. Porthos (Messageries Maritimes): from Europe vid Saigon, the Admiral Oriental Line's as President Grant from Manila, the as President Pierce, (Dollar Lise), the round-the-world liner,
full court "yesterday, before obeying all orders of the Union, which from U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai, and Singapore. All four vessels brought în Sir Henry Gollan (the Chief Justice) has the power to order a strike at anythe, P. & Oss, Malva from Home vid
time.
mails. [FROM DUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]
und Mr. Justice Wood (the Puisuo Hotels and boarding houses in Canton Judge), leave was sought to appeal are being closely watched by detectives against a decision made recently in the
information that the Kuomintang Summary Court, when Chan Sai Hoi, & CLASSES TO RE-OPEN SHORTLY. clubs in Shanghai and Peking, which are taxi-driver, secured dnsunges from the antagonistic to the present Bolshevik Hongkong and Kowloon Taxicab Co domination of the party, are despatching for wrongful dismisen).
Mr. F. C. Jenkin for the applicants agrats to persuado as many members of
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The Hongkong Technical Institute is shortly to re-open, and it has an ex cellent syllabus of which advantage should be taken by all who are learning the party as possible to join the non-aid it was an appeal against the judgment science and engineering.
The engineering section which has been Balsharit element who are bent upon re- of Mr. Justice Wood on August 24th recently instituted provides for lectures organisation." "The Kuomintang members when he awarded the taxi-driver dam-on electrical engineering given at the in the North and also at Yunnanfu have ages against the Company in respect of a University. The grades comprise all repudiated the Central Executive Com- complaint for wrongful termination of a branches of science.
One of the conditions for the forma witter, whose term of office should have contract for services. The award amounted
to $100 but as forty or fifty cases werption of classes is that no class will bo icas: than ten expired at the end of 1921 but who are depending on this decision the amount formed if there are still functioning without another election. would be considerable. The driver's entrants
evidence was that he entered into service! RAILWAY WORKERS.
with the Company on the conditions set The workers of the Yuen-Han, Cantot-out in a contract in the native press. Samshui, and the Canton-Kowloon "rail There was no contract to writing suf- ways, who all have separate unions inficient to satisfy the Statute of Frandı.
Canton, have now decided to form a foderated union of all railroad workers. GAMBLING REVENUE
Unless Dr. C. C. Wu, chairman of the Canton Municipal Council, will bring gambling under civil control instead of allowing the militarists to take the Terdous from it as at present, the Municipality will bave a hard task to raise cash for the mid-autumn festival settlement. It is estimated that the militarists now obtain from $15,000 to $20,000 revenue daily from this, source, Those desiring the monoply are offering Dr. Wa $11,000 daily for the control.
PIQUS HOPE.
Boue 311, natives of Chekiang Province" now in business in Hongkong. wrote recently to General Chiang Kai Shek who is also from Chekiang, congratulating bim zipon securing the supreme military command in the Kuomintang Government in Canton. His fellow provincials or
ressed the hope of seeing an early return of Canton-Honkong trade and communica tion and trusted that Chiang would o Tessacference towards Russian direction and would rigidly control the actions of the strikera
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UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE. GOOD MUSTER ON OPENING DAY. Hongkong University opened after the
PRATAS RADIO STATION. A radiotelegraphic station "is being in stalled by the "Chinese Government on the Pratas Shoal and meteorological re ports have been regularly received twice daily since August 90th, 1993.
It may be recalled, that the Hongkong. General Chamber of Commerce, has for
such a station, and that in its last some years been urging the necessity of yestly report it was mentioned that a sympathetic and helpful letter had been received from the Inspector General of Customs at Peking (Bir Francis Aglen) on the subject.
Throughout last your all the authorities interested showed a most encouraging. willingness to press for the establishment
The defence was that there was no com pletion of three years service. But not a vacation yesterday, and a large of such a station, which, as a centre for withstanding that three years had not number of students attended. Several the distribution of typhoon warnings, been served, His Lordship held that it could cover the case of a contract, out former students, who have been unable to would be of inestimable value to the ship- side the Statute of Frauds. Mr. Justice return to the Colony owing to the lack ping and commerce of Hongkong and of travelling facilitics, have also written South China, especially if the weather Wood had relied on the case of Hansa intimating that they intend to return as reports are handed to the Freas for
publication: and Ehrlich. Had this been the first case of its description beld before the House 800 as they can, of Lords they might have held the same opinion, as the Puisno Judge. But in view of the fact that there werp decisions in such cases running back for a hundred years, they were obliged to comply with the Statute of Frauda
$1 GIFT-350 FINE.
MOTOR ACCIDENTS. Two motor accidente occurred on Wed nesday but noun of the persons involved | PENALTY FOR ILLICIT TI
PRISONER. were injured
FOR
n the Hanau and Ehrlich case thero Mr. Gonzales, of 71, Austin Hoad, was was no agreement in writing and Mr. motor-cycling in Morrison Gap Road At the Central Magistracy before Mr. Atkin appealed before a Court compris abortly after noon, when blasting work R. & D. Forrest yesterday, a Chinese was charged with attempting to smuggle ing cight judges. One of his arguments was being carried on. Three coolies ran was that where there was no contract across the road and one of them rana dellar note to a prisoner in Victoria between two persons either of the parties against the cycle and was bowled over aol. could terminate the agreement and ter He was, however, uninjured, and Mr. Capt. Bloxham, the acting Superin mination we then formed. Both sides Gonzales esenped with a slight abrasion tendent, said that lately some
authorized articles were found in the had the right to give notice. Mr. to his hands Atkin's argument was met by sympathetic The other accident occurred in Queen's possession of prisoners He therefore treatment from the Courts but they felt Road, near Tai Street, when a motor-asked for exemplary punishment' id" the that they could not nullify decisions that lorry skidded and crashed into a present case Defendant had been allow- had been given for many years before, verandah pillar. The pillar was amaahod to interview a prisoner, to and they were, therefore, obliged tod and the radiator and front wheels of tried to pass a dollar note,
the vehicle were considerably damaged. A fine of $30 was imposed with the stand by diem,
The driver casaped unhurt.")
alternative of two months hard laboury,
Leave to appeal was granted.
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