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HOW SWATOW FELL.
'.A" GLORIOUS VICTORY" AND THEN A ROUT.
''AMUSING "STORY OF CHINËSE MILITARY OPERATIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY.
Our Swatow, Correspondent confrms his cable, published in yesterday's issue, announcing the defeat of the local forces and the occupation of Kityang by the Reds, and then cantinues with the following account of the operations which led to Chan Kwing Ming's forces making thair.hurried exit. All Chinese gunboats have left the Purt, and pickets have already been active outside the Customs Examination Shed.
SWATOW, November 2nd.
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IN HANDS OF STRIKE PICKETS.
FORMER. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE'S EXPERIENCES.
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·SO CALLED INFUENTIAL STRIKE LEADERS."
NOVEMBER
NEWS FROM CANTON. ROBBERIES ON THE RAILWAY.
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[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-] The management of the fanton-Sam- shui Railway are endeavouring to secure the co-operation of village volunteer corps along the line and near the several stations in order to put down further train robberies. The management offer to pay for the ammunition ased in dis-
The experiences of Mr. Un Chi Ching at the hands of the Strike Pickets at Kongmoon provide further evidence that the strike movement is simply being used persing, robber attacks and for hospital as an excuse by many labour officials for the extraction of money from their unfortunate victims. Many high officials endeavoured to secure Mr. Un's release, but their efforts were unavailing until the "squeeze had been paid.
expenses of volunteers wounded in this connection, allowing $300 relief for the family of each volunteer killed in action.
CHINESE TELEGRAPHS. "The controversy between certain, 'sec tions of the workers of the Chinese Telegraph Administration and the Kuo- It may be recalled that after his remintang Red aathorities has finally come
It seems that a fores of anti-Reds Central Forces of the Anti-Red Army, for pushed up towards Hing Ning to tackle the past several days. As regards our the left wing of the Reds advancing from ability finally to succeed in the operation the North River. Just south of Hine you do not have to be sceptical, because I signation as a Polion Interpreter ; to an sed through a satisfactory compro- Un Chi Ching joined the Chinese Mari mise by which the employees receive as time Customs. Early in June he was per cent. increase in wages instead of to transferred from the Koogmoon Customs per cent as first demanded. A few niem- House to the Wangmoon Customs, an hers of the staff in the central office will
also be transferred or given promotion. outpost which all steamers must pass on
Ning, the former encountered a few Reds
and a small store of arms at a village called Chiang Lok. They walked into the place, they walked through the place
we are fighting against the very Com- munism that the entire world is as anxious as we are to get rid of,' said the General, “The need of funds in the operation going on was next, emphasized and con-
and they walked out of the other side cluding the General said: I am congoing up to Wuchow. At the tide of
and the glorious victory was duly cele brated in Swatow.
pelled to request that you lose no time in devising means to raise the needed But suddenly, to their consternation, amount to insure the success of our under- they found Reds in front of them, behind'
taking. them and all round them and the glorious!" Promise was made that reliable securi- victory became a rout. The real victors ties would be given against auch further pushed on towards Kitṣady i which loans as the Chamber could procure to place they could make their ultimate defray the expenditure of the operations. objective Swataw. On the way they en Soris.talk followed amongst the commit countered anti-Red reinforcements under tee members present, but na decision was Hung Chao Lin, but it is uncertain reached as to how or when loans over and whether or not this body was entirely above what has been taken by the military cut off and it is not known what happened authorities will be raised."
Some say that he to its leader. given the tip in time and cut across Whatever hap- country to Chaochowfa pened the Reds reached Kityang and are tow occupying the city.
CHINESE GÜNBOATS LEAVE. Was
AN EXCESSIVE FINE. bie transfer it was understood that his
Yu Tai Chong, the well-known wealthy. service at Waagmon would be for two Chinese silk frm in Taiping Kai Street, months only, at the expiration of which Canton, has refused to pay a fiue of time a. Customs launch would be des $100,000 Chinese currency imposed on it "patched, to bring him back to Kongmoon.by the Kuomintang Government
"STRIKES.
for
At the end of the two months, how-having, as was alleged, made false tax ever, no launch was sent, and as com returns in order to dodge likin payment. mudication had been interrupted he had The firm has appealed to the General to stay where he was without food for Chamber of Commerce and to the public several days. Later the sa. Tung On against the excessive fine, at the same
time maintaining its innocence. was seen going up the river on her way to Kongmoon and she was immediately signalled. The Captain responded and Mr. Un requested him to wireless to the
The labour commissar of the Kongmoon Customs for a launch. This request was refused, but the Cap Kuomintang has ruled that the Bok Tsui taia offered to take Mr. Un him Union members may do the lighterman's
to Koognives. He
on job, waile the Chup Yin Crion may under.
weat
The stevedores' strike in Canton, in-
volving some 15,000 workers, has been settled.
The last Chinese ganheat left for Amoyasif. at 9 o'clock this morning. There are board and arriving at Kongmoon take the loading and unloading service.
ho was met by the Superintendent The 6,000 embroiderers of silk shawls, none here now.
of the Kongmoon. Customs at the jetty and other dainty articles, intended more who advised, him to be on guard when for foreign "export, than local consump going ashore, as the strike pickets were tion, are atill on strike and refusing to
join the union dominated by the Kuomin Mr. Un then left the jetty and came tang Bolsheviks. The embroiderers wish
Both to have a union of their own.
RICE CROPS. upon a friend Lewing Ping Hon.
U.S.S. Sacramente left at 10-a'clock. PICKETS AND BRITISH GOODS. LATER.
merciless."
All this news reached Swatow on Satur day evening and from then until now the bolting has been fast and furious. Last
Just as I Anished the above letter it night Lau Chi Luk left for Chaochowin
walked for a short distance when' three at 9 o'clock-exit the last of the military, was reported to us that pickets had been -To-day matty minor cfficials are clearing posted outside the Customs Examination strike pickets accosted them and march- off to Amoy on the icin Murn. The Shed and that they were husily engageded them to the Pickets Quarters. On the official yameos have, asual in each sizing British cargo passing out of the way, about 40 more pickets joined their (débâcle, "been ransacked and this morn shed. I went off immediately, to investi. colleagues; and the two travellers for no "ing there was not a surple official to be gate and found a fores of about a dozet, / obvious reason" were soundly beaten and in Canton, but the crops near Canton City
found in the city.
November 3rd.
All quiet this morning and the Reds not yet in occupation although I hear they are due soy moment. During the inter- regnum an old Chief of Police has been
made up of students, office and domestic servants, club boys, etc., all under the direction of a member of the Strikers' Committee, established in a matsbed erection on the road outside the Shed.
from enquiries I learnt that the picket
deprived of their money and their valu. ables. During an enquiry held at the Pickets Quarters Un demanded an ex- planation of the maltreatment meted out to him and his friend in the public street. He was told that he was a traitor
and that because he spoke English be
-pulled out of retirement by a committee had been at work some hours and in that wae an Imperialistic Dog. Un accused
the pickets of lawlessness, and pointed out Be was a Chinese Government ser want, being in the service of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
The present drought in Northern dis- tricts of Kwangtung is killing the coming crops of rice, according to reports received. proper are expected to be excellent.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY, RECEIPTS TAKEN FOR WAR EXPENDITURE.
REPAIRS NEGLECTED. [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. }
month because, like the Canton-Samshui line, it is in need of repair.
The Canton-Hankow Railway (Kwang- themselves. Several lots of piece goods
This made the tang Section) has been curtailing. its had been seized and carried off under escort and the owners of many other lots strikers more angry and Uu and his operations since the beginning of the of cargo had been forced, some by friend were subsequently brought to Canton and detained in the Strikers' pay over. personal man-handling, to
Headquarters, Leung Ping Hon being "squeeze" to the picket It is quite afterwards released upon payment of evident that the Strikers' Committee bus snatched the opportunity presented for a little carichment of their funds
of local influential Chinese to take chargo temporarily of the city administration short time they had done very well for The Police force, under district inspec. tors, still continues to function." Shops are still closed and business is at a stand- still. Strangely enough the Guilds and Unions have hot raised their heads; be yond tearing down official proclamations and re-opening a few of their headquar. ter offices, which had been closed and sealed, they have been singularly quiet. We await with interest the next move in this weird game.
$900.
When the news of Un's detention reach ed the Authorities the Superintendents of the Kowloon Maritime Customs, the RED PROCLAMATION, A proelaniation has just been posted in Kongmoon Customs and the Cantón Customs are said to have approached the The following translation from a local the town by the Commander of the "Red" Strike Leaders for his release, but in paper of November is most amusing force approaching Swatow-one Lo Ek vaia. Then Foo Ping Sheung, the Com in the light of subsequent developments. Khun-enjoining peace and calmness on missioner of Canton Customs, and Luk
Evidently Lau Chi Lok wanted to put the finishing touches to his treasure chest before departing :
General Lan Chi Luk.of the Swatow Military Headquarters," says the Swatow Prem," called at the Chaxiber of Com
merce yesterday afternoon to speak to its committee members and Chairman.
the people. The said Proclamation also appoints one Wong China Yuan as Civil Administrator of the Port
The Kuomintang Government has been taking 36,000 daily out its receipts for war purposes, leaving practically nothing for maintenance and improvement. Now there are only two serviceable locomotives and should anything happen to these the line will be entirely crippled. Moreover, the tracks are no longer in a condition already occurred." for service, and several accidents have
As the result of the partial stoppage of traffic, the warehouses at the Wangsbu terminal of the line at Canton are packed tall with goods, mostly salt intended for
the Northern districts.
The Canton-Hankow Railway (Kwang- King, For, the Foreign Secretary, also tried to obtain his release but were un tang Section) normally has a daily receipt successful. Un was detained for 48 days of about $19,000, and, according to those handling large quantities of goods should and suffered untold hardships at the be treble what it is. The fine is of 140 hands of the strike pickets Finally, miles from Canton to Shitkwan. There to reach the Hunan border where connec- through the good offices of a friend, are 69 more miles to be built in order tion might be made for through passage to Peking by way of Hankow,
S.S. "HYDRANGEA.” B.S. Hydrangea, the vessel that has been running regularly to and from negotiations were renewed with a few Swatow for the past few weeks, returned so-called "influential Strike Leaders" from Swatow yesterday with 180 tons of and he was subsequently released upon After he had been accorded an ovation general cargo. There had been no trouble paying them 20. Later it was revealed that before his release some other strikers is getting the cargo on board.
The Hydrangea leaves again to-day had already exacted $80 from his family. (Thursday) for Swatow with cargo from Hongkong and returns on Saturday
nt the reception specially held for the occasion, he gave a brief account through his Interpreter, Lu Ching Hai, of the specessive victories achieved by the
MATRIMONIAL DISPUTE FRENCH CASE AGAIN ADJOURNED." Cate in which Madame Leona Marin summoned her husband, M. Louis Maarin, for alleged desertion, was again brought forward yesterday at the Central Magistracy before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, to whom the case bad been handed over by Mr. S. B. B. McElderry.
Mr. W. B. Hind was for complainant, and Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton for defen dant
FORGED NOTES.
With regard to the so-called "infven- tial Strike Leaders" it may be of in terest to mention that they were none other, than Tang Tat Huag, formerly a tailor in the Fook Lee Tailoring Firm of Hongkong, Chu Kung Hop, a member of the Hongkong Woon Yin Barber As sociation, and Tam Wah Chak, a sea
Before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry" at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Lau Tak Fung, an unemployed ship's man. cook, was sentenced to six months' hard labour on a charge of being in possession of forty forged $1 Straits notes
The defendant was arrested on October 27th in Sutherland Street, where he was attempting to pass vuq of the notes.
Defendant asked that after serving his His Worship addressing the solicitors term of imprisonment te might be banish aid he understood that both were willinged to Canton as he had members of bis
family there. that the case be adjourned for a month on terms which had been agreed upon. Ale would therefore adjourn the care until December 4th
It was stated by the police that this were could be arranged, as prisoners generally sent where they wished to go.
NEW SHOW-ROOM:
TOO MANY NEW TEACHERS. CANTON GIRLS' SCHOOL ON STRIKE
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
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The students of the Girls Industrial School in Canton, a Government institu- tion, are objecting to the appointment of Mrs. Tong Wen. Kung to be their new principal and have gone on strike as a sign of protest.
The girls say they wish to have s pria- cipal who would devote her whole atten tion to the school and point out that Mrs. Tong, being on the Executive Commission of the Kuomintang and also chief of its women's department and having a num ber of other positions. will be too busy properly to attend to her duties as the head of their school'
A large number of visitors were present. at the informal opening of the Hongkong and China Gas Company's new show It appears that the girls have had too rooms at No. 16A, Den Vaux Road yes many new principals recently. They have terday afternoon, and were very much had two since last July, eats leaving to interested in the many modern and labour take office under the Enomintang Govern saving gas appliances on view. A referment, and on each occasion the school ence to the new show-rooms appeared in bad to carry on for some time without a
headmistress." yeaterday's Daily Preen.
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