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THE WANHSIEN · INCIDENT.
REVIEW OF THE FACTS.
GENERAL YANG SEN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT.
"On September 1st, His Majesty'a Consul at Chungking arrived at Wanhsien, and negotiations with General Yang Sen were begun. The Consul requested the release of the two British ships and their officers, promising British co-operation ic A proper legal enquiry into the alleged sinking of the sampan by the 1.5. Banlisi, General Yang, however, flatly declined to comply with his request until the Fanlit question had been settled. Finally, the Consul was obliged to warn General Fang that it might be necessary
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NO MORE DIVORCE REPORTS.
PUBLICITY DETERRENT
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LEADING LAWYERS'
OPINIONS.
The new Bill, about to become law in England, by which sought to protect the morals of the public by prohibiting the publica tion of evidence given in the Divorce Court, is not regarded with favour in the legal profession.
Barristers who are chiefly occ pied with matrimonial cases are especially opposed to it.
There is a general belief that the non-publication of evidence will not only lead to abuses of the divorce laws but will also stimulate divorce and bring about a very considerable
The following account of the Wanhsien incident," compiled from official documents, has been
resort to
to extreme issued by the British Authorities, It is a plain, straightforward state measures if he declined to take any ment of fact which shows that the notice of these official protests action takes by His Majesty's gua-against his illegal action, and re- boats was forced upon them by the minded hips that the responsibility Chinese troops. Not a shot was of agy grave occurrence would be Bred by the British until they had his. been fired upon by Chinese soldiers. H.M.S. Widgeon arrived at
Wanhsien fraim Chungking "The situation on the Yangtsze during the last few days of August September 3rd. The deadlock still
increase in the number of cases.
A KC. who is one of the most was as follows," says the report: [existed, but movements of troops "The Southern Army was facing ashore indicated that Yang Sen's
familiar Agures among counsel prac- Wu Pei Fa, whose forces occupied intentions were not pacific.
"In face of the illegal seiwre of tising in the Divorce Division said: a broad front centred at Hankow;
There can be no doubt that the and on the upper waters of the two British vessels and the forcible Yangisze, with Headquarters at detention of their officers, and of publication of evidence given in various towns, were many Generals, the deñalte refusal of General Yang divorce cases dees act as a deter nominally under his authority but Sen to take any steps to remedy rent, Legislation like the new Bill. will greatly complicate matters. for all practical purposes indepen- the situation, it was necessary to dent commanders
take action. Acquiescence in carry-Although witnesses' names may be To facilitate the movement offing armed troops, which involved meationed, their evidence may not their troups these Generals, and a British breach of neutrality, was be reported. This is obviously un fair to witnesses, inasmuch as the notably General Yang Sen, whose impossible. The 3.8. Headquarters lay at Wanhsien, had therefore taken over at Ichang by Public will be left to imagine the may not have played in the matters upon which adopted the plan of placing large his Majesty's Navy and manned by part they may or numbers of armed soldiers upon a Naval Contingent under the com- isreign steamers for transport up mand of Commander Darley, RN evidence is given and down fiver. This was done in defiance of the wishes of the Masters of these vessels. During the pro- gress of a Chinese civil war, tran- apting troops in any manner in British ships was deemed a breach
ships.
These protests had been of no avail, although until 27th August such troops had always left British ships when ordered so to do by a British Naval representative.
Kinue was
She sailed on September 4th for Wanhsien, with the intention of re- scuing the officers and, if possible. releasing the ships. Hopes were en- tertained that pacific counsels right prevail when it appeared that de were being
of the strict neutrality which bis finite steps for rescue Majesty's Government, desired to taken. observe, and repeated protests both Unfortunately, this proved, sot It was observed from at Peking and locally had been to be the case.
the made by the Consular officials and H.M.S. Cockchafer that on the Commanders of his Majesty's morning of 5th September the troops on board the s.s. Wonhaien and as. Bantung were being re- inforced. At about 6.30 p.m., the Aiara arrived off the town of Waahsien and went alongside the 1.3. Wanhtien. A party, from the board the Kiawo then went on
fanhsien to rescue the officers con- fined in the latter ship. Im mediately Chinese soldiers under cover in the Wanhaien opened fire upon the тексие party. This was at 630 p.m. Directly the first shots were fired, the Aiavo, H.M.S. Cockchafer and H.M.S. Widgeon all came under a heavy rifle, machine-gun and field-gun are from entrenched. positions on shore, and also from the soldiers on the 8.5. Wantung.
"Shipping Companies were not anxious that, their vessels should stop at towns occupied by soldiers, but they had their commitments of cargo to consider, and there was aise the fact that ships which did not stop were invariably subjected Lo heavy fusiflade, nor was it possible to obtain any guarantee against such a proceeding.
As to the permission to report the Judge's summing-up, that is prac tically of zo bereft to newspapera. seeing that in most divorce cases there is no samming-up.
Collusion Made Easier.
Another prominent" K. C. said: Since newspapers will be allowed to report only the charges. the names of parties and witnesses, and the summing-up generally unin teresting matter-I doubt whether most acwspapers will think it worth while to send representatives to report af the Divorce Court. The effect, inevitably, will be that people will have no lear of the Divorce
Court, as there, will be no terrors of publicity to face: and, conse quently, there will be many more divorces.
The Bill will make "coilusive divorce the easiest thing in the. world, and it will deprive the King's Proctor of half of his infomation. As to the talk about cleaning the
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On September 7th, General Luches out sad expels from the vital current every lurking trace of peisun- Chin Shan, who was in command at ous matter, caring blood and skin diseases, scrofulous and glandular Ichang, offered to negotiate between swellings, bad legs, aberesses, ulcera, czema, goat, rheumatism, goitre General Yang Sen and his Majesty's or Derbyshire Neck, sto, It improves the general health and quickly Consul at that place, and it was removes long-standing bronchitis, sethma and backing, straining, decided that the Commissioner of
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His Majesty's gunboats at first. returned the fire from the two ships only, to facilitate the rescue of the imprisoned officers." As, however, a heavy and cpatinuous fire was
12th, General Lu Chin Shan in- directed upon them from soldiers in houses and streete in the city, and formed his Majesty's Comul that from entrenched positions on both General Yang was, willing to hand sides of the river this fire was even back the two steamers, but earnest tually returned, and some Geld-ly requested that gunboats should not proceed up river until the con- guns were silenced and certain at tacking positions were set on fire clusion of negotiations.
discussion, to facilitate a peaceful or destroyed. »
settlement of the incident, it was on September 17th conceded that the steamers should be delivered up at Ichang through a non-British in termediary, pilots and crew being provided by General Yang Sen.
After some
It was agreed upon by both parties that the intermediary. should be Mr. Lancing Hoyt, an American, of the Yangtare Rapids Steamship Co., and he, in company with Dr. Ki, left for. Waabsien on September 20th. After some dis- cussions there, during which the Chinese officials stated the casual- ties at the figure to which reference has already been made, he took charge of the two ships, and return. ed to Ichang, at which place they were both handed over to the British Consul, the a's. Wantung on the 25th September and as Wanhaien on September 8th.
the Early on August 20th, British 1.9. Wundia, belonging, to Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire, Ltd., was hoarded at Yun Yang by 16 armed soldiers, and several other hoatloads of troops were seen ap- proaching. S.S. Wanliu at ee went ahead slowly to escape them, and, in spite of an attempt by those rush the already on board to bridge and engine-room, the ship's officers were able, by barricading the upper deck, and engine-room, to hold them off, and proceed on their voyage. During the attempt to come alongside, it is thought two sampans collided, and one with about 8 people on board bad fallen astern in an apparently "At about 7.15 p.m., the Kiawo, finking condition, but owing to the having effected the rescue of the presence of many other boats there officers on board the as. Wanheten appeared no danger to life. In in spite of heavy losses, proceeded view of this, and of his difficult
under the stern of the as. Wantung position, the Master of the s The Captain of this versel, with Funft did not stop, but continued
the Chief Officer and the Chief to Wanhsien, where, about p.m. Engineer, had climbed over the he signalled to H..S. Cockchafer atera rail and had taken refuge on for assistance. The remainder of the rubbing atrake, whence the two the troops from Yun Yang, who latter attempted to swim to the had tried to board the s.s. Vonlit French gunboat Boudart de Lagree. there, arrived at Wanhsien twenty The Chief Officer reached this minutes later in the American .. vessel, but the Chief Engineer was
Ping, in which they had comman-
either drowned or shot in the water. deered passage, and after apparent His body has not been found... ly reporting what had happened
"The Kiawo took the Captain, they last the forestere abreast the he idomary object of the Wani in a threatening manner. An armed guard was then sent from operation was then accomplished, the Cockchafer, the 16 soldiers who and any further attempt to release during the passage up had seized the vessels would only have led to the Compradore and threatened to further bloodshed, the Kiowe stood ll the Master were disarmed and down river, at 7.23 p.m., followed sent ashore, and the ship shortly intervals of ten minutes by up river in the Asawa on Septem- H.M.S. Widgeon. and H.M.S.ber 20th, and exchanged visits with Cockchafer. All these ships were Yang Sen on the 2nd and oth of stream.
heavily fred upon from both river October, at Wanhaien, and thence. "Where Fanliu had-sailed, it banks below the town
went to Chungking to take charge on outstanding was discovered that General Yang
"The British casualties were, on of negotiations Seri had mean while put a large the awe three officers and four points for settlement
"From the chove account of the force of soldiers on board the .. men killed and one officer and seven
"Wanhaien Incident the follow- Banheirn, another steamer belong men wounded; on H.M.S. Cockcha
officer and ve ing points emerge clearly: Not n ing to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, fer one then at anchor of the town after wounded.
shot was fired by the British until which the steamer is named. He-
It was originally stated, from fire had first been opened by Chi-
Nese soldiers concealed in a declined to negotiate with the Captain of H.M.B. Cockchafer, and local official Chinese sources during Wanhsien. Nor did his Majesty's stated he would only do so with the the last week if September, that gunboats fire on the troops on land British Consul at Chung King the Chinese losses about 200 until these gunboats had themselves soldiers and 100 civilians killed, On the evening of the same day and these figures are repeated he subjected for some time to a heavy fusillade from the positions (20th), a Wantang, of the same Company, arrived and was prompt when his Majesty's Consulat on abore. And, finally, it is at no ly boarded by a number of simed Ichang inspected the damage to the time even claimed by the Chinese with General Yang Sen' authorities that there was any soldiers, who took possession of the town ship and posted snipers with orders Secretary and a member of the cause of complaint whatever against Chinese Chamber of Commerce on the two ships which were seized, or to fire on any boat approaching 4th of October. The subsequent their officers who were forcibly de- from H.M.S. Cockchafer, The officers of both the merchant ships publication of largely inflated tained. On the contrary, it is were detained, and requests for figures is therefore clearly a falsi plain that the whole incident was provoked by Chinese troops and their release and for the removal fication of facts.
(Continued on next (olumn). their leaders." of the troops on board were ignored.
after proceeded on her voyage up
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