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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 301. 1926.
STRIKE COMMITTEES MR. TANG SHAO`YI'S VIEWS.
LAUNCHES
TO BE HANDED OVER TO.
THE POLICE.
THE WUCHOW HOSPITAL
TROUBLE WITH FORMER EMPLOYEES.”
{FROM OUN CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
The Canton Strike Committee will be ordered by the Kuomintang to turn over all ita motor-boats and launches lent them since the strike to the Canton Police. The Police will again use these boats for water patrola.
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The Kuomintang has informed the workers now unemployed and boarding with the Strike Committee that it will be unable to appropriate any money to relieve them just now, but has promised to hand over some treasury notes to a committee of workers for investment, or for the promotion of local industries. These treasury notes, it is pointed out, are not worthless and, should the in- Ruence and power of the Kuomintang spread to Central, or perhaps North
THE POSITION OF THE KUOMINTANG,
NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PARTICULAR POWERS.
Mr. Tang Shao Yi, the veteran states- man of China, who passed through Hong- kong a day or two ago on his way to Singapore, made the following statemons before he left Shanghai:
"All reports that I had advocated peace or had sent delegates and telegrams with regard to pefce movements are false. I do not favour such movements as they pean the perpetuation of the present state of militaris.
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Regarding the position of my own party, the Kuomintang, I feel that at this time, they should take a broader view of the national situation. They should apply their energies more to internal reconstruc- tion than to international complications. Wherever an balortunato international quarrel occurs, it should be, localized as" far as possible, so that the whole nation does not suffer. Hut the Kuomintang as party and the men who are in power through the efforts of the Kuomintang should, in my opinion, view all interna-
HAVOC OF THE TYPHOON.
JUNK SURVIVORS SAVED BY PASSING STEAMERS.
الوتر
HEASSURING NEWS WITH REGARD TO MACAO FLEET.
FISHERFOLK'S HARROWING"
EXPERIENCES.
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A notice to mariners was posted at the Harbour Office yesterday to the effect that derelict junks wrecked by the typhoon may be encountered in a radius of 200 miles of Hongkong and steamers leaving or approaching Hongkong are advised to proceed with caution.
• OBITUARY.
FUNERAL OF TYPHOON VICTIM. MR. "BLANKENVOORT INTERRED
AT HAPPY VALLEY.
The funeral of Mr. Jan Biankenvoort, a Dutchman, employed by the Nether lands Harbour Works Co. as Europeas superviser of the reclamation works at North Point, took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Happy Valley yesterday evening. He was a victim of the typhoon, having been swept into the ses and drowned in the early hours of Monday morning.
The Rev. Father Rossi officiated, and
the funeral was attended by representa- tives and employees of the Netherlands Harbour Works Company and also by many friends.
Among those present' wore :-Dr. H. Steamers which arrived here yester Speth, C.E. (General Manager of the day brought in many survivors of junk N. H. Works Co.), Mr. Dascans, Mrs. fatalities. Sonie. were picked up in the G. A. van Steenbergen, Mr. M. J. Quist open sea, and others were found clinging (Consul-Geremt for the Netherlands in to wreckage and to capsized junks. The Hongkong), Mr. A. Methofer (Vise-Con- survivors told harrowing stories of their sul), Mr. Jungling. Mr. M. M. Maas experiences. Some of them had clung (A.P.C.), Mr. P. Marks (Manager, to wreckage for some two days. Oce Netherlands Indian Commercia! Bank, and all of them reported that there had Hongkong), Mr. Menkoff, Mr. Heinz, Mr. been torrible loss of life on the sea. In Decents, Mr. "Wallery, Mr. A. W. var must cases where junks foundered all Andel (Manager, Holland-China Trading the occupants were drowned, and in Co., Hongkong), Mr. F. Lafleur (Holland. other cases two or three only out of a China Trading Co.) and Mr. Chan Shu Ki, score of people have survived. Out on who also represented Mr. Kvik Yuen. the open sea derelict junks are floating
Floral Tributes, sill holding on to them in the hope of and no doubt some unfortunates are being saved. Many have already been picked up, and no doubt others will be
parish of hunger and fatigue. Asherfolk have passed through a terrible ordeal. The total deathroll will never hundreds, it may well reach several thousands.
Macao Fishing Fles.
China, they may be as good as Bank of tional problams as broadly as possible rescued as the days pass. But some will P. Marka; . C. J. F. Varten vin
Ching notes or other public securities.
Stout Memorial Hospital.
and with the best interests of Chins in view. That means that they cannot select
Since the return of the Stout Memorial one Power for particular friendship and be accurately estimated. It will be any lands-Harbour Works Co.: the Staff ef!
to
Hospital of Wuchow
the Southern other for particular hatred, but rather American Baptist Mission, the former they fuust deal with all on a basis of employees of the institution have been justice, with a view towards winning the asking for employment. The directors of good-will of all,mations, so that we shall the hospital argue that the new resident have external interference in our physician and superintendent have efforts to achieve national unity,” nothing to do with the old staff and all persons to be 'employed will go into the acrvice under new terms. The old em- ployees are warning others not to accept employment until all old hands bave returned to their former jobs."
Mr. Sun To Glvis Way,
"GONE SOUTH."'
ACTION AGAINST SHANGHAI RUSSIAN EDITOR.
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Wreaths were sent as under From the Facilie Blankenvoort, Hol- land; Mr. M. J. Quist: Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dekenta; Mr. J. C. Maassen; Mr.
Ufford: Mr. J. M. Shroff: Sung Ya Tong : Chan Sui Ki: Mong Man Hau, and Kwik Jjden Eng; the Manager of the Nether, the Netherlands Harbour Works Co.: The Holland-China Trading Co.; the Staft of the Holland-China Trading Co.; Govern- Nothing very definite has as yet been ment officials at North Point; and the ascertained in regard to the Macao fish-Ching Sung Land Investment Company. ing fleet, which was at first believed to have been wiped out. Reports are very conflicting. One from Macan states that only a few boats have been lost, while still another made by some Macao boat- men who arrived at Aberdeen stated that most of the vessels foundered. It is, however, more than likely that the new from Macno is correct.
Some of the fishing beats have return. ed to Macao. The fisherfolk stated that
PROCEEDINGS IN MIXED COURT, the boats were badly buffeted, but most
M. Borodin suggested that Mr. Sun Fo should either resign himself or dismisa
Messrs. Martin and Kuan, sitting at the 31r. George Bow, whom he had appointed Mixed Court, Shanghai, on September Managing Director of the Chinese Section 4th, ordered that the premises of the of the Canton-Kowloon Railway. Mr. New Shanghai Life should be sealed, Bun decided to accede to the demands of that a warrant should be issued for the the workers of the line and to allow arrest of Igor Voronchainin, editor, and 31. Bow to go out of office. Mr. Bow Hus had disputes with his men on ques that the Chinese printer whose shop is tions of wages, and the latter finally was situated at 635, North Honan Road should out on strike on September 26th to back up their demands. When Mr. Bow weat
the men resumed.
Various Items.
The 29 Chinese
newspapers and periodicals of Tientsin, Peking, Shanghai and Hongkong which the Kuomintang ba black-listed and prohibited from circula- tion in Canton have been invited by the Sheng Sie Pao of Shanghai to join as alles in declaring an anti-Red" war against that party,
The Kuomintang in Canton has decided
at Canton.
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THE WEATHER..
YESTERDAY'S REPORTS.
ANOTHER TYPHOON FORMED."
Remarks in the Observatory report yesterday morning were as under- Long 110 E, direction unknown, posi Depression or typhoon in Lat. 17. Ñ., tion uncertain.
of them got into shelter before the gale Pressure as increased moderately at nt it severest. Several sought shelter Vladivostock and slightly over Japan, at Cheung Chau Island. A number of Formosa, the Philippines and Indo-China vessels had their masts carried away, The anti-cyclone has moved quickly enst gear, and sails off their boats, and saved Macclesfields; probably moving west. whilst other junkmen cut the masts, ward. There may be a typhoon near the their vessels. A few boats were damward, but this is uncertain. at prescht. aged beyond repair. Although on the The weather report. "Forecast and re- whole, this news is reassuring, anxiety marks issued by the Royal Observatory, is still felt in regard to those vessels at c.15 yesterday evening read which have not as yet put in an appear. A typhoon has formed in about Lat ance. be put under a band of $300. The pro-into Aberdeen yesterday. The men re-
Six boats of the Macao fleet limped W.N.W
17 N.. Long. 113 E., probably moving W. ceedings came about as the result of a ported that the fleet was taken by sur cloudy, some rain.
Local forecast:-East winds, fresh, acurrilous article,, which the journal priat- prize and dispersed by the severo gale. ed on September 7th, the 25th anniver. The six boats drifted helplessly until the storm abated, and then made for sary of the signing of the Boxer Protocol, Hongkong as the nearest port. which the police assert tended to ircite against the peace and order of the Settle- ment.
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Mr. E T. Maitland represented the police, while Dr. Wilhelm appeared for Voronchainin.
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Two Terrible Disasters. There were, however, two outstanding disasters at Macao.
Manila Warning.
20th. 8 p.m.-Typhoon in about 113 deg. Lòng, E, is deg. Wat... Trong
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Island and Hongkong.. Amongst those off the Ma-lau-chow Customs Station with only four survivors ont of a crew of The tow-boat for Sunnaing foundered saved was, one case in which there were
over 100 souls on board. This junk had 38, in another case two brothers were anchored there the previous night, in the sole saved out of a crew of 25, and tending to sail on Monday morning.other eases were, two out of fifteen and to those thrown ashore by the sec.. Hardly a survivor was picked up except one out of fourteen.
There was another up-river boat which board perished. suddenly capsized. All 2 people on
Small Fleet Wiped Out.
The s.s. Hydrangea, from Kwoog Chow Wan, yesterday brought in 35 survivors picked up from the wrecks of ten fishing janks. All the junks were completely wrecked, and four of them are considered to be dangerous to navi
to re-name the recently built destroyer Chung Ching, in honour of the com-
Dr. Wilhelm, in opening the proceed Inander of the Northern Expedition, Your Honours, my client is not here this
ings, addressed the Court as follows: General Chiang Kai Shek. The destroyer was first ordered by Comrade Seminof morning. I received a letter from hun when he was Commandant of the Navy beyond his control he had to leaty Shang- yesterday, which stated that for reasons The Kuomintang in Fätshan is threates and be absent for a short time, but
Adrift For a Day and Night. ing to cancel the charter of the Fatshan would return shortly. He requested me Electric Company. The Company recent to ask for a continuance of the case dur- When the Japanese steder Fei Maru contributed something like 88,000 tong, his absence, and states that he will passed Cap Rock on Tuesday a small local party expenses, and the
assume full responsibility for the article rait was sighted floating eastward. Four gation. rumour went round that the Company had been in question. I communicated with the men were observed signalling for help, The 8.8. Tonkin, from Haiphong and black-mailed or something to that effect.eur Shanghai Life, but they said he had a boat was lowered and the men taken wong Chow Wan, arrived yesterday Now the Kuomintang says it cannot toler left, therefore I could not warn him I utterly exhausted.
afternoon and brought two Chinese who ate anything like this and unless the ask for an adjournment.
They had, according to their story, had been taken off a raff. The Tonkin Company is able to show that they have The Assessor: Mr. Maitland, what have been carried on the raft for 26 hours, also passed a derelict junk dangerous to not wilfully libelled the Kuomintang, they you to say to this-Veronchainin's con-
day and a night, the only survivors of navigation. will be punished, perhaps to the extent duct is flagrant impudence toward the crew of 06, and they were in such a a wrecked junk which was carrying s
Wrecked Of Lima. of having the charter taken away, from Court. We have every reason to believe pitiable condition that the master put during the typhoon off Lima Island, Three 6shing junks ware wrecked them and their property confiscated. that he has "gore South." There is a notice in this morning'a issue that the
into Hongkong, although his destination Each junk had an approximate erew of entire editorial staff has been changed.
was Keelung. The Aucmintang is condemning and that Voronchainin has given up his fishing junk from San Mi, Bins Bay, for some of their companions clinging to It appears that they set out in a large persons, and of the total there are 16 "fake" certain Shanghai and Hoogkong duties. A second personal notice states their fishing grounds on the morning of their wrecked" junks they hold out little Although those saved saw reports that the "anti-Reds" have re
that Voronchainip's place, owing to his the with. At about eight p'clock, when hope as to their having been saved. captured Nanchang, the capital of
departure, has been filled. Kiangai, and that the "anti-Reds have
of the Sa Man Customs House, the proposed to march towards Yochow and
The Assessor: You are asking for a junk was buffeted by the severe squalls, the Harbour Master to find the rest of Nevertheless, they asked the help of Changsha so as to cut off supplies from warrant, charging Voronchainin with con- capsized and was quickly broken up by the crew, and at 1 p.m. yesterday, a Canton for the Kuomintang forces.
tempt of Court, and further an order that the waves. The four men who survived rescue tug was despatched to the scene the premises should be sealed.
managed to convert some of the wreck of disaster, but no trace, was found of days of a number of steam launches from Dr. Wilhelm May it, please the Court,age into a raft, on which they were car them. Canton, including a few Kuomintang and but I would like to repeat my request, ried through high seas for hours.
Resona by 8.2. ** Kochow." Customs vessels, has created some insomuch that at the last hearing my When night set in, the experience was anxiety at Kuomintang Headquarters, cilent was here and Mr. Maitland was even more terrifying. Waves continually One of the several junks which broke however. Reports are gaining ground not.
broke over their frail contrivance, and, away from, their moorings at Shamshui- that the anti-Reds" have been organiz The Court refused to entertain the in the confused acne, the men, had lost po drifted in the direction of the s.. ing in the interior of Kwangtung for motion.
achow and all the occupants, fourteen men and three women, were saved by the crew of the vessel. The fate of the junk is unknown.
or
War Rumours.
The disappearance during the last few
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Died In Sight' Of Safety.
all sense of direction. The remainder some time, and that these "anti-Reds," Referring to tho case against the of the crew, 19 men, women and child
counter-revolutionaries, as the Kuo-printer, who evidently contracted for the ren, are presumed drowned. mintang calls them, are in need of tracs| printing, Mr. Maitland said to the Court portation facilities and have begun to that the article appeared in the morning. commandeer some of the launches in readiness for future service.
The Kuomintang claims the recapture of Woping, once in the hands of the Reda but recently taken over by
survivors.
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Stranded Steamers, A particularly distressing story was issue of the Ves Shanghai Life on told by one of the crew of a large junk It is unlikely that the s.s. Confucius, which was wrecked by terrible seas at sabore in Kowloon Bay, will be re-floated Saikung. The crew of eleven scrambled for several days. She is reported to be to the large mainsail which drifted slow hard aground.
September 7th, at which time an abortive attempt to cause rioting failed.
Sub-Inspector Robertson identified the original and the translation and Mr. J. * anti-Reds" from Fukies. According to Cook, official Russian translator for the Kuomintang communiquća, skirmishes | G.-D., said he bad actually translated it. between the "Reds" and the anti-
Reds" along the Kwangtung-Fukien border have "ended favourably to the
Reds."
Canton hears that the district of Hoyun in Eastern Kwangtang is being invaded recruited through by "anti-Reds formet agents of General Chan Kwing Ming The 1st Battalion of the 19th Tegiment from Canton has been ordered to proceed there at once..
Ready for Hankow.
A WARNING.
RECRUITS FOR THE CANTON
ARSENAL...
ly towards Lamma Island with the whole The Sun On Tits against the wall of crew clinging to it.
the Cement Works and if anything is. The sail bad drifted ten miles when in worse predicament than the Con another junk sighted the party and effect fuoius," ed the rescue under great difficulty of
Mr. E. M. Raymond's yacht, Ladye air members of the crew. The master Jean, which drifted from Bepulse Bay, and four of his children relaxed their and was yesterday reported as · still hold and sank before assistance could missing, has been found in Picnic Bay be given them. They had been immer very little the worse for her experience. sed for fourteen hours.
Befugees Cared For
Two Days Aflost.
A warning to Chinese labourers has been issued by the Shanghai General
The many refugees from lost junke The ss. Wing Wo on her way from are being temporarily accommodated in Labour Union to the effect that a man Kwong Chow Wan picked up four fisher. adjoining the Harbour Office." Several named Kuo Shing Chong is at present
men off Tai Fung Kai. They were the of them are still suffering from the in Shanghai recruiting men for the Can sole survivors of four junks, and they effects of their experiences. Some re
had been in the water for two days.
There is nothing the Chinese in Canton ton Arsenal. The waraiay states that he like better these days than the suggestion is in the habit of making fair promises of transferring the Headquarters of the of high wages and good conditions, hút Kuomintang to Hankow. The more en- when the men do get to Canton they often thusiastic members of the Kuominta gare and themselves without jobs at all, and already packing their carpet bags in the in no case do they receive anything like trip.
the wages promised them
A Zow. SurvivOIS,"
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