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THE KUOMINTANG.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21st, 1:25
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SHANSI PROVINCE.
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of the Chinese military leaders, the
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| Shihekich Žihpan or World Jews, prints Kallan. Mining Administration have pre- detailed report from Kaifengfu consented to the administration three de cerning the organization of the second Kuominchun «army in Honan, states an Astadio News Service message from Pelang, dated September 13th.
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According to this report, since the terniination of the last civil war in North China, General Hu Ching Yi (who died. a few aonths ago) and General Kuch Wei Chun, Tupaa of Honan and comman- der-in-chief of the second Kuominchun army, gradually enlarged the army to an enormous force, which now consists of ten divisions, twenty mixed brigades of infantry, cavalry and artillery sand also five mixed brigades of reserves. One division bas about 10,000 ofcers and men. while each mixed brigade is about 4,000
strong,
Further there are four mixed brigades of the old Wu Yi Chun army corps under
the command of General Mi Chen Piao, as well as about 20,000 Kuomintang troops ander the command of General Fan
1. The immediate recognition of the trade union as the reprosentative organ of the Chinese workmen. The immediate release of the arrest- edworkers representatives.
The raising of the wages of the workers on account of the increased cost of living in North China. It appears that owing to the organiza- tion of the trade union by the workers as well as their Exploitation for pro paganda of the recent Shanghai events. five representatives of the workers were arrested, by the local officials at the Chaokouchuang mine on September 5th. and they were immediately sent down to Tientsin for trial.*.
On the next day, four more representa tives of the union were arrested at the Linhsi mine of the Kailan Administration and these were also sent to Tientsin,
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LOCAL SPORT.
BASEBALL.
S.CAA CHAMPIONS.
To decide the championship of the Baseball League, South China opposed the Japanese on the Happy Valley diamond on Saturday, and won by 5 to 3. The game was keen throughout. The teams
were:-
JAPANESE. Kusana
Choy Chan
CHINESZ
S. L. Lee
S. Hschiuma
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In the five mines of the Kailan, Adminis. Chung Hu, who is looking forward to tration, about 30,000 natives are employ the extension of his influence to Shansi ed, who are now agitating for better province. Hence, according to this retreatment and more. wages, so that port, there are not less than 300,000 troops is feared that there will be serious Honda in Honan alone so that the provincial trouble if the conditions of the workers treasury ut Kaifeng is quits empty. The are rejected by the company. The head Uno above-mentioned big army does not in-office of the Kailan company has petition-
Τοκοί clude the land and water police forces, ed General Li Ching Lin for protection Takotami nor the native militia of the various dis and the Chibli Tupus bas, therefore, Ishimateo, tricts,
issued orders to the local authorities Y. Hachiuma instructing them to adopt the best measures to prevent disturbances. It is feared there may be a clash between the workers and the police
c. B. S. Lev. BCORE BY INNINGS.
19 34K 6 7 Japanese ....... 00 01 02 03 Chinese.... ..... 0° 00.3.0.0 ——5 The shield was presented to South China at the conclusion of the match, by Lieut. Col. L. G. Bird.
The troops are being well trained by Japanese and Bassian instructors with the assistance of foreign-educated Chinese nilitary officers, while the arms and munitions ure supplied by the government
According to a telephone message from arsenal at Kunghsien, Honan This Tientsin to the Chinese authorities in arsenal was first started by General Hsu Peking, owing to the non-release of their Shu Tiong Little ) and then representatives as well as the non-recog- Baseball Club and the Hongkong Volun enlarged by Marshal Wu Fes Fu, but it nition of the trade union by the officials, teer Defence Corps, the former won by is how in the hands of the second the workers of the Kailan Mining Ad-11-0. Kuominchu army under General Yuch
ministration's coal mine at Chaokou By reason of the numbers of..soldiers chuang bave put down their tools, stakes It is report and because Honan is not a rich province, the Asiolic News Service.
about ten thousand General Fan Chang Hsiu is being forced ed that there to seek for an outlet in Shansi province workers at Chaokouchuang. at the expense of the so-called "model" Tupan Yen Hsi Shah. Notwithstanding official deninis from Kaifeng, develop ments are expected between Shansi and Honan abortly, as it is impossible for the treasury of Honan to support such a big army of mercenaries. Besides it is neces sary for the Auomintang to secure n strong foothold in Shansi province.
QUESTION OF DISSOLUTION.
SHANGHAI STRIKERS.
TRADE UNIONS CONFERENCE.
The trade unions council at Shanghai called a conference on September 10th
In a gume between the Hongkong
· TABLE” TO DATE.
South. China A.A. Japanese
Hongkong Filipino Club Volunteers Indian R.C
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BOWLS.
SPEY CUP COMPETITION.
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STEALING OYSTERS.
PROPOSED NEW BILL TO MAKE.
PENALTIES GREATER.
The Government Guiiite contains the draft of a Bill to amend the Larceny:
Ordinance, which is particularly directed against the stealing of oysters from their beds had also provides for. increased
penalties for ut awful cutting down of
troes.
Clause of the Bill lays it down 'that' "every person who steals any ayater bed, laying or fishery shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to be punished as in the case of simple larceny." Further provisions are made against the use of dredges, nets, etc., for the purpose of taking oysters, within the limits of any oyster bed, the penalty. for this offence being imprisonment, for any terra not ex- ceeding three months. These provisions have been recommended by the District Officer, North, to cover cases of stealing oysters which have come within bia knowledge.
Further sections of the Bill provide that the penalty for stealing or cutting.
down fences shall be increased from a
of fine of $5 to a fine.. $100 or imprison- ment for any term not exceeding three months; whilst persons in possession of cut trees or fences without being able to satisfy the magistrate that there hava been lawfully come by will be liable to a fac of 8250, on three months, instead of a fine of $10 na under the existing Inw. It is explained that the making of these penalties more severe has been done on the suggestion of the Superintendent of
The Indian Recreation Club and the the Botanical and Forestry Department,
Civil Service Cricket Club met on Saturas experience bas shown that the present of delegates of all workmen, employ day on the Police R.C.'s ground, în a penalties are not sufficiently deterrent. ed on British, enterprises, states the match in the Spey Cup Bowls Competi- Asiatic News Service. Fifty delegates | tion.
settlement.
· MARINE COURT.
Befors Lieut-Commander G. F. Hole, B.N., at the Marine Court on Saturday, there were no fewer than twenty three boat people charged.
SOUTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY represented twenty-three trade naiona, At the end of the sixth head the Fincluding seamen ami employees of Indians led by six points but after this
municipal enterprises of the international their opponents steadily crept up and LARGE NUMBER OF OFFENDERS, passed them. The final score was 26-11 in favour of the Civil Service Club.
The respective teams were se C.S.O.C.-Orwick, Gregory, Grimmitt and Mill (Skip) 96.
IRC-Omar, Harteam, Ismail, and Thirteen masters and seven mistresses were charged with lying in Causeway Bay refuge without written permissio and were each fined $3.
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According to the Asiatic Neus Servide, The conference discussed the difficult Mr. Chen Chien, civil governor of position of strikers of British factories, Kiangst, reports that unless the Peking who, now that the employees in the government can remit half of a million Japanese and Chinese mills have resum dollars to Nanking for the payment of theed work, are striking alone. It was artcars of the salaries and wages of the decided that they should still continue Bumjaha (Skip) 11. professors and employees as well as for the strike, except on the municipal power
CRAIGENGOWER C.0. mecting other expenses, he cannot dis station, but that other workmen should solve the South-Eastern university. He asist them materially, and the Chinese to the rest of the league, which was The Craigéngower O.C.'s" At Home"
says that cut of a total sum of $500,000, Chamber of Commerce be called upon to originally fixed for Saturday nexty will which is due about $200,000 are required provide eight dollars for each man per now take place on Saturday, October for the payment of the arrears of the pro- month.
3rd. The postponement has been made as a mark of respect to their lata Pre- sident, Mr. C. H. Lyson
fessors
HONGKONG FINANCES.
A SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE.
HOCKEY.
HEHU ». 5/2ND PUNJABIS.
There is shortly to be introduced in the Legislative Council an Ordinance to authorise the appropriation of a sup-
The following will represent the Hong- plementary sum of 82,202,794.16 to, de kong H.C. against the 5th/2nd Punjabis
Mr. S. C. Chang, Minister of Education, however, insists that the question of the dissolution of the University should not be involved with the question of the payment of arrears of salaries, and that the University must be dissolved at once as a warning to the dinobedient teachers and students. Four representatives of the professors and students have arrived in the capital, demanding the immediate sum is allocated as follows:- payment of their arrears, otherwise they Governor threaten to bring administrative lawsuits Colonial Secretary's Depart
madment) at the court of justice against Mr. Chang Treasury for wrongful dismissal
On account of the threatening attitude
of the representatives, who are supported
$15 for dailing to show lights whilst under way in the harbour. Two others, charged, with moving their cargo hosts in the Southern Fairway and failing to exbibít regulation lights were fined $20 each.
The master of a fishing boat was fined
BANDITS LOOT TRAIN –
BUT DO NOT ABDUCT ANY
PASSENGERS
The Shamchun-Canton treau was held
fray the charges of the year 1924. This at the Marina at £15 p.m. on Wednes up by bandite at Sheklung on Friday
Harbour Master's Depart- Royal Observatory Miscellaneous Services Men Judicial and Legal Depart
by Radical elements in Peking, Mr. Changmonti
has moved into the mansion of the Chick Police Department Executive for residence and protection, and he refuses to receive visitors As the power of the Peking government doce not reach Nanking, it is not in a position to enforce its orders for the dissolution of the South Eastern university without the concurrence of governor. Chen Chiện.
The
day P, W. E Mill, A P. T. Farqu zigbt. The rails had been removed, and 7,767,47 harson, C. L. R. Becher, Á. A. Dand, the train was forced to pull
BJ. B. Mitchell (captain), W. Lrobbere then boarded the train and looted 2,781.39 3,029.68 Martin, H. Owen Hughes, B. C. Allon, everything available, but abducted none K. C. Thomson, B. D. Evans, and G. P. of the passengers. No train came down 314,200,92
from Canton on Saturday morning 3,496.49 Lammert. 313,338.10
1,184.02
119,071.60
99,623.70 20,276.89
#4,128:80 V12,480.64.
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Public Works Department... Military Expenditure
The HV.DO will play the soccer Public Works, Recarrent 635,468,80 eleven of HMS Hermes on the Kow- Public Works Extraordin-
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October 2nd at 5 pm.
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ARMY EPORT
THE GASCOIGNE CUP.
The Gascoigne Cap Garrison Water Polo League) was won by the 28th Hear Battery, B.G.A., when they defeated the it Batt, the East Surrey Begiment, on Friday, by four goals to ond.