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THE MILITARY MUDDLE IN CANTON.
RAPID CHANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT,
WHO'S WHO UP-TO-DATE.
From Our Chinese Correspondent.]
From the European point of view it appears that as soon as a General in Canton gains any prominence be is either arrested by a rival with greater power, or chased out of the country. Three months ago, when the Government was installed with great ceremonial, Wu Hon Man was at the head of affair. He remained in the chair for about two months... Then Liu Chung Hoi came to the front. He was assassinated and Wa Hon Man, being accused of participation in the crime, was thrown into prison and for a while there seemed to be some likelihood that he would be shot. In the place of Wu Họn Man, General Chiang Kai Shek took command, with General Hsu Chung Chi and Wong Ching Wei as his colleagues. Now General Hsu Chung Chi has slipped away just in time to escape arrest. According to the official mandato "he has applied for leave, of absencë to go to Shanghai to recuperate his health,”·· Our correspondent gives us the following interesting review of the position in Canton at the moment. General Chiang Kai Shek, the Com
To those who understand Kuomintang mander-in-Chief of the Red Army, may politics in Canton, it is evident that the now be regarded as the new war lord," Elders" cliquo is now down and out" of the South, as he has obtained full with Liu Chung Hai, late Labour Divi- command of all troops, mercenary, Red,sion Chief, assassinated, and Wa Hon Cantonese and non-Cantonces through a Man, Hau Chung Chi, and others dis mandate issued by three of the sixteen missed from service. The Prince" commissioners of the Kuomintang Gov. clique, however, is still holding out. ernment in Canton on September 20th. Sua Fo, sou of the late Dr. Sun The mandate reads as follows:- Yat. Sen, and the recognized leader of the "Prince" clique, is still in samo Reconstruction Commissar, but, in fact, his duties are being carried out by his private secretary,-S. Y. Wu, Mr. Sun's uncle. Soong, The Ven, Mr. Sun Yat Sen's brother, one of the leading up porters of the Prince" party, is now holding many important offices, includ ing the posts of managing director of the Central Bank, Commerce Commissar of the Kuomintang, manager of the Chinese Soviet Trade Bureau, Canton Salt Dis triet Inspector, and the newly designated
"Retiring Commander-in-Chief of the Cantonese Army Hsu Chung Chi having applied for leave of absence to go to Shanghai in order to recuperate his health the work of winding up the affairs of this army shall be entrusted La Chiang Kai Sbrk, Chief of Staff.
Hsu Chung Chi being on leavé. Tan Yer. Kai is hereby ordered to set d interia as the Military Commissar of the Kuomintang Government,
The troops in Tungkus, Tainshin, Be On, and vicinity shall be under the command of Chiang Rai Shek.
Kwan Tao, a Military Commisar and Commissary General, is hereby dismissed from service; Lee Hung Kee, Finance Commissar of Kwangtung, is hereby dismissed from service.
"It is hereby ordered that Fan Kimissar for Canton, and other "Prince. Mo shall be appoined Commissary followers are also still holding offices. General of the Army; and Boong Tro
Via, Finance Commissar of Kwang "|". tung”
Kai.
MILITARY SITUATION.
LOCAL SPORT:
ARMY "AQUÀTICS.
GARRISON CLUB'S SWIMMING
•GALAX
The first annual swimming gala of the Garrison Recreation Club, held under the patronage of H.E. Major General C.C. Lard, C.B, CMG, took place in the R.A.S.C. Camber yesterday even ing. The number of spectators was large. The event was a complete success and should encourage swimming enthus iasts in the Garrison to hold it annually
The arrangements were in the capable hands of Aces, QMS. E. E. Steele, D.C.M., M.M., C.M.A
The Judges were: Licut, Colonel W. A Ediacades, D.SO, RA, Capt. DJ Alfree, East Surrey Regt, Lieut. A. J. LWhite, B.E, Lieut. D. M. Rycroft, B.E., Lieut. E. A. 8. Cope, East Surrey Regt. Capt. C. J. S. Bensley, RA Capt. P. H. Drake-Brockalman, East Surrey Regt. Lieut. J. RA. Cockayne, East Surrey Regh, Lieut. H St. A Campbell, East Surrey Regt, Lieut A. Chester, R.A. Medical Officer: Capt. R. F. Walker, M.C., M.B., RAM.C Time-keepers: S.M. J. Goddard, KE, B.8.3. (1.G.) Godwin, RA, RQMS Chandler, East Surrey Regt. Hon. Sec. and Treasurer: Acet. Q.M.S. E. E. Steele, D.C.M., MM, G.MA,
PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
SATISFACTORY ENTRIES FOR
SATURDAY.
The entries received for the Victoria
Recreation Club's night fète next Satur- day are so far satisfactory.
The following tea Hoogs have entered for the Team Race:
Hongkong and Bank PW.D., Butterfield and Swire,
Jardine's, Lane & Crawford, Hongkang Company, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Electric Company, Asiatic Petroleum
Company, Taikoo Dock Company, Shewan Tomes
Nine havo catered for the Open Ona Length Scratch Race, but no names have been forwarded to the Daily Press.
There will be a water polo match be tween Kowloon and Hongkong.*** The
teams are
Kowloon-E.
Railton (cap.), A. Dunch, V. Reed, G. Jack, V. Ramany, B. Rasmussen, D. Lyon, J. Fearne (re serve).
Hongkong-J. Stewart (capt),0. sparet, D. Laing, E. Brodie, T. King, S. H. Garrod, L. Weill,
The following teams have already been selected
Taikoo J. M. Melatyre, J. Stewart, K. McLennan, E. Boulton, W. Gardner, D. C. Speirs, and C.. Conway, B. Gray, C. H. Summeri, D. Davidson (rezervos).
A.P.C-E. Railton, B. Y. Frost, D. Ogilvie, L. M. S. Lloyd, V. Hast, I. &.
Duncan.
At the conclusion of the events, Major R. S. S. Paton, East Surrey Regt, the President, before calling upon H.E.
H. & S. Bank.-A. C. Groves, A. Major-General C. C. Luard to present Xavier, R. W. Lee, G. Havers, A Lopez, the prizes, said that it was the first time L Moncrief, and W. J. Clack (rc that the Garrison Club bad held swim-serve). ming gala. It had only been moofed a H.K. Electric-JO Clarke, E. short time ago, and he had to bustle Easterbrook, L. "Smith, B. Vickers, around to see what could be done in the Grigan, A. Amery. way of securing prizes. Considering that Whampoa Dock-V Ramsay, W. he had only a fortnight to do this, bp Duncan, G. Whyte, and‹ A. Bliss', (re- Hyde, H:"Duncan, W Matchin, A. thought he had succeeded very well. He serve). desired to thank Major-General Luard Jardine's.-D. Lyon, K. Mason, D. for his gift of a cup for a race open to Purvis, G. Puncheon, F. Goodman, A.
Cornsby.
LEAGUE TABLE.
The league table now reads:
REB
TLA.O.C.
.P. W. L. Pts. 15 15 1419
0.
rest of Finance Commissar of Kwang Offices of the Army. He would also Long. Foo Ping. Sheung, Foreign Com-like to thank Messrs. Lane, Crawford.
USGARRISON TENNIS, for giving a handsome cup for the Individual Army Championship race, The results of matches played in the and also the Soldier's Club. for the pre-under-R.A.0.C. beat RAS.C. by 53 to Garrison Tennis League last week are as sentation of a cup for the Unit Relay 46; B.E. "B" beat Small Units by 64 A is well known, General Hau Chung
So far the militarists and politicians Race Continuing, he said, that he to 35; R.A.S.C. bent R.E. "A" by 69 Chi and the leading members of his staff planning to overthrow the Bolshevik particularly wanted to congratulate the to 37: R.A.1.C. scratched to BAO.C. have been chased out of Canton in se régime in Canton have not yet taken any 8th Heavy Battery, RA, on winning B Co., East Surrey Regt, scratched and H.Q. Wing, East Surrey "Regt. 3. cordance with the Bolshevik plans for action, beyond dispatching agents to the cup for the Water Polo for the fourth to R.E. AS getting all power into their own hands possible alberents with offers of militime. It was time some other unit won The mandato was signed by Dr. Otary stations in the future and so the competition! Wu, Wang Ching Wei, and Tan Yen much vi Bul For, or money, on the The success of the first annual gather
nail. There are a good many agents of ing was very encouraging. He considered. the militarists in the Chinese clubs at that swiniming was a very necessary the present time-bargaining for Hoi Buk training and he would like to eco all for or other advantages before their men, joining the army, holding certi- principals will move.
Seater of competency in the art. Next year, he hoped to have a real swimming gala and. full preparations, would be made in time. He would like to thank Mr. Harper for handicapping the children. It had been well done and particularly the girls race, it was very difficult to so in the boys' race. With regard tu
handicap in the ease of the little Misses fluet who were extraordinarily fine In conclusion, he said that he would swimmers. (Cheers.) Concluding, Majorlike in thank Major Paton, the officers Paton thanked Mr. Scott, of the Naval and all other ranks for their assistance Canteen, for lending chairs for the occain making the gala a success and parti sica and then called on Major General cularly Staff-Bergt, Hunt deserved a Guard to distribute the prizes.
RAS.C. HQ Wing, Ext
Surrey Regt. 138 R.E.A... 15. Small Units 13,
D" Cog East
Surrey: Begt. 11 "A" Co., East
Surrey Regt 19
·RA.M.C.
B Co., East
Surrey Regt. 13
General Hsu Chung Chi, who has been a supporter of the late Dr. Sun Yat San's party for the last 20 years, was one of those who assisted General Chiang Kai Shck to bave Wu Hon Man, Leung
Information given, out by opponents Hung Kai, and other lukewarm ”'
to the Reds in Canton states that General Bolsheviks arrested on August 25th. His Tang Cho, Yuo, of Yunnan, will despatch forced retirement from the Canton troops to attack Canton from three direc politico-military muddle has been extions and that General Liu Cher Hunn, pected for sometime, but it has surprised the Kwangsi mercenary commander, whose a good many of the Chinese that he and men were driven from Canton by the his immediate fallowers should have been leds last June, will soon return to dismlard so ingloriously..
Kwange to co-operate in the movement. CANTONESE NOW. IN OFFICE. General Liu has arrived at Hongkong Cantonese still holding office in the but not yet gone to Kwangsi, Kuomintang Government, but without General Yang Kwan Yu, commander military power of any consequence, in- Walchow," who was originally a sup- clude Wang Ching Wei, Chairman of the porter of Chan Kwing Ming, but later senting the prizes, said it had been a HE. Major-General Luard, after pre- Executive Commission of the Kuomia became a Red officer in order to retain great pleasure for him to be present to tang Government; Dr. C. C. Wu, Chair-his post, is now finding himself in a watch the sports and to distribute the The Band of the Tat Ba., East Burrey ** man of the Canton Municipal Commis curious position. Should General Chaa | prizes. He considered that Major Paton Begt which by kind permission of sion Sun Fa, Reconstruction Commissary return to Walchow, he will have a good He would, therefore, thank him for the C.B., C.M.G., D.8.0., had played items had thanked everybody except himself. Lieut-Colonel F. S... Montague-Bates, General: Wu To Chen, Chief of Canton Police; General Li Fook Lam, Deputy Garrison Commissioner of Canton; and Tang Chak Yu, Salt Commissioner
many explanations to make Chinese soldiers, however, a now change colour so easily that it is not considered Yang will
be at los3.
THE S.S.HONAM
The Hongkong, Canton and Macan Steamboat Company's Honom resumed her sailings to Canton (following her te
ing the wharf at 8 am pairs in dock), yesterday morning, levi
She carried no cargo, hut took up mails 68. sy did previously.
Approximately 150 passengers left on ber, Lhese including about 100 Chinese of the better class. The remainder compris
SAFE ROUTE.
DESPATCHING GOODS TO, CANTON Via SHANGHAL
A local Chinese merebant he is advertising that any firm wishing to ship cargo from Hongkong to Canton by a safe ruule tazy do so through them.
From coquírica mate Seaterday, it would appear that the method advited by this firm is to forward a cousigalliculed Europenus for Shaune, Indians, of goods from here to Shanghai, whence Japane and a number of missionaries it is transhipped to Canton
The Honum io due to return to Hong Although this ingenious Chinese method kouz this afternoon. in descrving of credit, it is obvious that fr this arrangement can only apply to com paratively small consignments, and cannot do much, towards relieving, the situation with regard to shipping cargo to Canton;
· (Continued as foot of nezt Oolumn:).
For one thing it would not pay local merchants to despatch large quantities by the Shanghai route, on account of the expense, and the lous of time,
IMPRESSED BY WATER POLO,
word of praise for the fine way he re- feered the water polo game. (Cheers.) cheere for, H.E. the Major-General, which Major-Paton then called for three
were given vociferously.
trouble, he had taken in arranging the during the evening, played of God Save first swimming gala. He would also The King and this coluded the thank Capt. Alfree for his work in con- event, nection with the event Continuing, be The results were as follows: said that the first effort had been an Unit Relay Races-Championship Chal- extraordinary success. There were enge Cup (presented by the Soldiers" number of good races and close competiClub): lat, D. Co., East Burray Begh; tions and he considered that the boys and White Wings Time Cinting Wacca race could not have been better, and as Army Bors' Handicap Boc-180 Major Paton had said, the handicapping yards) at, Norman Thorn; and, Sidney. was wonderfully good. There was in Fenny Hongkong every opportunity, for bathing Individual Army Championship Lace- under Extraordinary good conditions. Challenge Cup (presented by Metra. it was, therefore, not to be wondered at, Lane, Crawford, Ltd.) 1st, Flo, Ed that people who were unable to swim wards; 2nd, Bergt. Garlandy 3rd, Bdr. when they cune to Hongkong became Bulford. Time 4mins Mediator good swimmers within a year.
The Luard Championship Bacë “m Referring to the water polo coupeti Challenge Cup (presented by E tion, the Major-General said he was very Major Chesteral, C.-C. Larang J., interested in it. Curiously enough, it CMO) which was open: toyo was the first water polo gay he land Army was won by Lacute Tonspy yer men. He had gone down to the DLI (the Major General's ABC) canter one evening a week ago when Army Girls Handicap Bacaw-195/
game should bays been played, but Doris Hunt, 3rd, Phyllis Hand unfortunately, it had not come off water polo game was played between (Laughter.) He considered it as excellent the winners of the League, zath Heavy game is football; the passing and Battery, and the Best The latter won by shooting and goal saving on more than 4 goals (a. 1. Their goalkeeper played one occasion was remarkable and he bad excellently. The 25th Heavy Battery enjoyed it very much.
were the runners-up. The gama, was re fereed by S-5gt Hunt, MPE
(Continued on next Column).