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THE YANGTSZE CRISIS.
(EARLIER TELEGRAMS.)
"NAVAL WIRHE83.`
ICKANG, January 14th, There is no improvement in the situation.
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A general strike and boycott, and anti-British demonstrations are a ranged for to-morrow (Saturday).
CHANGSHA, January 14th. -All the evacuated women and children have been placed on steamer in the Tungting Lake. The situation remains the same.
Harrow, January 14th. There is no change in the situa-
tion,
KUKIANG, January '14th,
The evacuation of the Ruling
missionaries has commenced.
The position in Kiukiang i de- releping on nach the same lines aa Hankow. There is no confidence in the Cantonese, and trade is in Inbeyance.t
On instructions from ROAT Admiral Cameron; Commanding British naval vessels. off Hankow,
FUKIEN OUTRAGE.
ORPHANAGE.:
the British male civilians, who STUDENTS ATTACK CATHOLIC number 170, are still accommodated in the Asiatic Petroleum Company's premises an the river" front. This building adjoina, the British Con- sulata which, incidentally, tinued to be occupied by the Consul General and his staff during the recent disturbances.
Con-
300 GIRLS ABDUCTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 40ANOT-]
Earlier Disturbances.
Foochów, Jan. 15th Further details of these distur
Last evening a mob of students, bances of thed and ith indicate representing the Fukien Students that the situation was complicated Union, attacked the Spanish by the fact that many British Dominion Orphanage, Vicarage and women and children were in the Church near the city. They drove residential special areas of Han-out the Spanish sisters, abducted: Low, Wuchang and elsewhere out-the Chiness orphan girls, and foot- side the British Concession when fed and wrecked property. The the demonstrations begaŭ on Jan. sisters, are safe-in the foreign quar with Volunteers and Police, had tors and priests, except the Bishop, 4th. The naval contingent which, ters at Nantai. The Spanish sis-
until then kept the mob outside the are leaving the port to-day. My Concision was withdrawn to vessels
under an arrangement with the Chinese authorities whereby the Latter undertook to guard part of the Concession boundary with their troops. During thus critical period, naval forces were ready for action
alist troops occupy Foochow they Although forty thousand Nation-
did nothing to prevent the outrage.
The Rev. Fr. F. R. Noral, Pro- curater of the Spanish Dominican Mission in South China, informed the local Press that shortly after on pontoons and vessels in the river noon yesterday he received a tele in case British subjects or program from his Lordship Bishop perty suffered injury. Actually, Aguirre, Roman Catholic Bishop
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Shanghai's Position.
LONDON, Janúary 14th...
very little lootings occurred and only of Foochow, stating that the resi slight-damage was caused in the dence of the Spanish fathers and Nothing has yet been heard in
Municipal Office, and the Police the Convent of the Holy Infant at obeinl quarters in London from Station which were, apparently, the Foochow had been ransacked and sir. O'Malley or Sir Miles Lamp-only buildings entered by the mob.loated by soldiers, and the 300 girls
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
It is understood that the Govern- in the Convent had been kidnapped. ments concerned are in touch - re- The telegram went on to say that garding the defence of inter- the fathers and sisters stationed A. K. Book national interests-at-Shanghai,at Foochow are all-safe. should they be threatened.
Securing Shanghai.
JANUARY 15TH, 1977.-
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Do..
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The feeling in London as regarda the position generally, is that all sters must be taken in consulta tion with the other Treaty Powers
Father Noval's Statement. to prevent in Shanghai a repeti-
Father Noval understands that tion of the events in Hankow, which
The Timer, Daily Mail, Daily there are. ten Spanish priests P. & O. Bank clearly has not benefited by the
Foochow and ten East Asia Bank. Cantonese. It is pointed out that Express, Torkshire Post and other stationed at both naval and military comman-leading Conservative journals, Ind European sisters residing perman- Canton Insurance ders on the spot have instructions the whole Liberal press, in com-ently in the Conveat of the Holy China Underwriters and that there has certainly been menting on the events at Hankow, Infant, but it is understood that North Chink Ins. express admiration for the discre several other fathers and sisters Union Lusurance consultation among the Powers on
tion, and self-control shown in ex- have recently proceeded to Foochow Yangisse Insurance. Mer. $45 som the subject of Shanghai.
tremely trying circumstances by the for safety."
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bot::: fores at their disposal. These
Steamboat25 Douglazen comments are accompanied by an sible measures should be taken by the British and other Governments concerned, to secure, the Inter- national Settlement at Shanghai from any manifestations of mob violence.
As regards comments in certain quarters regarding the British at titude towards China generally, “it' is declared that there is no ques
threate
A letter received by Father Noval on Friday stated that the fathers were very much afraid
tion of giving up privileges under expression of opinion that all pog. that the soldiers would attempt to Home Kong Tagat.10 nom.
Telegram To London.
· ́ ́(THROUGH EBUTEN'S 'AGENCY.}
LATER Reuter learus that competent quarters in London have now daly considered the views on the pre- sent situation expressed by British
Loxpos, January 14th. communities in China, but that the. The Manchester Guardian, in an importance of the Cabinet's recent editorial, ays that although it is meeting concerning China should now possible to hope for a prac not be overemphasised, and that tical working arrangement with the reports that the Cabinet. has the Cantonese which will enable decision regarding the businesses to be resumed at Hankow reached defence of Shanghai should be dis- and, at the same time, satisfy courted. Nevertheless, the ister. the susceptibilities of Cantonese national authorities concerned will Nationalism, it is impossible to ad- do their utmost to defend the mire the methods by which, the Foreign Settlements at Shanghai if Cantonese have achieved this end, threatened by mob violence. It is To use a mob as an instrument of emphasised that Britain, while she diplomacy is neither right nor pru. does not intend in way to dent. coolness interfere in interant Chinese poli- of British froups saved the ntur tics, will use every means in her tion at Hankow but similar methods power to protect the lives and pro- | at Shanghar would almost certainly perties of British nationais. have very different; results. This should counsel Eugene Chen to prudence. But, although the cir cumstances at Shanghai.may be peculiar, there is no reason why the British Government should not
432 Bay,
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$38 nom. ..$1.30 nom.
get possession of the Boy College, Indo-China (Prof.) obviously very useful for the pur-Shell Transports/buy. it being a well-built building and Do (Let) bay.
Bar Feiss pose of a fortress. other side of the river, adjoining China Sugars
The Bishop's house is on the Water bot«***** Butterfield & Swire's godown and Malabon Sugar the Customs House."
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L. (angle) .Th. 12 nom. S'hai, Explorations Shanghai Lowas
NINGPO IN THE HANDS OF THE NORTH..
HTH, & nom.
8-nom
Şkā neli Tia. 170 nom. ō nain.” ..... 1 1 nom.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 15th.Haube ............ The Cantonese are reported to Tropuk Mines 217. buy.
Ural Caspiana have suffered another reverse HK & K Wharts3113 nom, Chakiang by the capture of Ningpo
HK W. Docks by Sun Chuan Fang's troops.
The defeated forces are stated to Now Mngineerings....
Hongkows be retreating into Fukien.
Shangbai Docks According to a communiqué, Sun HK && Hotel $73 bay,7 se Chuan Fang has occupied Yenchow.
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THE CINEMA TRAGEDY.
MANAGEMENT HELD TO BE "CRIMINALLY RESPON-
SIBLE."..
MONTREAL Jan 14th. The Coronet has found that the | China.
A telegram from Mr. O'Malley from Hankow has been received this eventog, recording the events of January 3rd and 4th, and review- ing the existing situation from the material viewpoint. He states that he guided by the same principles owner, the adistant manager and K. Tramways......23 buy,
as in relation to Hankow and other the head usher of the Laurier Peak Trams (old) about 170 British civilians are in
are criminally the Asiatic Petroleum Company's parts of China, namely, the avoid. Cinema Theatre building under discipline, with ing of bloodshed and coming to responsible for the deaths of 78 Singapore Thom
Ts-p«w2ab4b48ན་་ strips in the harbour 100 yards practical working arrangements children in the recent fire
The evidence showed that they Amusement Cantam ices British business is at a with whatever Chinese authorities Hitherto, these principles have worked admirably.
away.
Da
bay,
15g bug.
13 sol·
Strel
16 buy.
пот
standstill and foreign barinets is may be in effective, local control were responsible for the admission | Comenta (combined) 10 soi.
being partially conducted.
A Chinese Report.
An unconfirmed Chinese report from Shanghai states that during the
Mr. conversations between O'Malley and Mr. Eugene Chen, the former stated that if the Chinese authorities were able to Suarantee the protection of foreign lives and property in the British Concession at Hankow, the mer chants would be willing to resume business..
Ex-Labour Premier On The Simatica,
of children unaccompanied by adults, which is contrary to the Provincial regulations.
FORMER PENANG PLANTER DIVORCE.
LONDON, Jan. 14th
Do (old)......Jy nam
(now)......$1; bay. Chins Lights (comb.)......ld sel Do. (old) -$13 sel. sel. 35 sol..
10.
China Providents: Constructions
Dairy Farms......
Macas Electrica....
buy
$151 nom. 36 nom.
LONDON, January 15th, Me Bamaty MacDonald, the Labour Leader, in an article in the Labour organ Forward on the re-
A divorce case where the Presi-Dar & Wings cect events at Hankow say?; -***
"One has nothing but the deepest dent, Lord Merrivale, said a con-Heng Kong Electrice:$39 buy.
case statement of the facts should gratitude and the highest admirabe given and the deterrent of pub .K. Ropes (old)
who control- tion for the mea
licity was applicable, concerned a Do (ROW). led themselves diplomatists
petition by Mr. Christable Nora Mackintoshs..
Lane Crawfords.... marines alike
Willis, on the ground of adultery
and
355 nom 110 sal
35 sel,
88 nom
.8101 nom.
$20 Dom
$13 nom.
36; num
#32 vol.
"Nothing could justify our authorities if they simply walked by her husband, Mr. Arthur Willis, Albertss
a former rubber planter of Penang, Watsons (old) away from the Settlements which with Mrs Graham Smith.
Wm. Powells estase! have allowed us to control, and the petitioner was the daughter buy buyers sal sellers ; an-sales in the past the Chinese Governments
The President pointed out that Telephonasseeri where our people have taken up of a man of position in London their abode under the security they whilst the husband, after unsuc believed the treaties gave them. cessful planting in Penang, obtain
ed employment in the house of
Liquidate The Past.
It is stated that during the dis cursions Mr. Chen stated that the Nationalist Government assumed the task of protecting foreign lives and property because they were placed in jeopardy, and not as a initial step towards the retroces sion of all foreign Concessions.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
I think the past should be Mr. Graham Smith, who was a tea Little Change At Hankow. liquidated because it is the past. Planter in Ceylon and had resid
RUGBY, January 14th- But it is good neither for Chinsences in London and Hampshire.
The petitioner was given quar- Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, nor for us that the liquidation tors with her husband in the coun- the Commander-in-Chief of the should be done by riotous grows try, where Mrs. Smith remained British Naval forces in China, If it is, a condice, is as inevitable after Mr. Smith returned to reached Nanking yesterday on us to-morrow's sunrise, and we will Ceylon. Petitioner's presence wa board the destroyer HMS Feteren, and he transferred to the gunboat HMS. Grei, in which he is proceeding to Hankow
The latest news from Hankow
not be to blam
In any event it is clear that the Canton. Government is responsible for the crowd, that packed itself or the barriers of the British Conces
sion at Hankow.
very inconvenient
49
rendered" the result of the relations arising between the respondent and Mrs. Smith, and the petitioner was sent way, against which the protested. The President declared that the niet with costs. petitioner was entitled to a decree
shows that little change has” 00-- curred there during the last few like the Hankow crowd for its own If a Government uses a crowd days. Up to last night, orderly purposes it must not be mealy. conditions prevailed but practically mouthed as to the consequences. If no business was being done by the crowd has got the upper hand British and other foreigners within in spite of a Government's efforts, We may frame resolutions, but the British Concession, while in the it is the Government that must the man who has to carry them out. French and Japanese Conceisions.
has a job of a different kind, kad and in the Special Areas (the cldhoulder the responsibility
“I hold that the Concessions
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we ought to try to put ourselves Germna súd Russiau Concessions) should pass under the control of the in his fight shoes only light business was proceeding Chinese Government, But is that
I must express my Barricades in the Japanese Conces the purpose of the agitation If the moment the issues are less in sion have been demolished by de it is, why dorthe French and our hands than in the Canton Gov- monstrators and those in the French Japanese Concessions remains to be allowed to liquid.
ernments, Concession have also been removed, There have been occasional minor
ste in peace, or is the jack boot incidents in all the Concessions, 48, When posters appeared on the to be applied to us, and to us for example, the maltreatment of walls of the British ancemion after alone 1 1 say peace, and I hope, the Belgian Consul, as already re the evacuation they appeared to the Canton Foreign Minister, will ported. An-automobile, owned by have been, not expremionsof Chinese play up to that policy of 184 Chines
German, was taken from an Nationalism, but of anti-British American Garage in the French hatred What is Boy Government Concession, supposedly by Chinese in de under these circumstances ↑ Later telegrams on the situation at Boldiers,
(Continued on next Column); }, Hazkow will be found on page 7.]
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