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"REDS DRIVEN OUT OF SWATOW.
AN EXCITING HOUR OF STREET FIGHTING.
MANY BRITISH HOUSES AND "OFFICES "PEPPERED" WITH BULLETS.
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A SHOT THROUGH THE CUSTOMS CLOCK; NO FOREIGN CASUALTIES.
The Reds" have disappeared from Swatow and it is hoped that by to-day (Monday) life in the City will have returned to pormal. Our Swatow correspondent, writing on Saturday, says ;
"The Reds began to get restive yesterday (Friday) afternoon. The news came through to them of a
stiff
reverse in the Kityang district. This was promptly fol lowed up by launch loads of wounded. Later in the after- noon Chaochew-fu was occupied by the Cantonese. By dawn this (Saturday) morning the Reds were in full flight "over the hills and far away." They simply scattered, some, taking to boats and others to the country. More bandits and brigands, I suppose: The Cantonese are expected in about toon, so on Monday (to-day) we should see the place normal again..
A Naval Wireless message on Saturday stated that the Anglo- Chinese college, which has been occupied by Chinese troops during the past eighteen months, was looted after the departure of Ho.. Lung's men.
It is understood that Ten Chieh Un, the head of the Red " Labour Caion in Swatow, left by the Hailong far Hong Kong and is now staying with his wife and family at the Great Eastern Hotel.
The letter from our Swatow correspondent published below shows that there was an exciting time in Swatow, with a great deal of wild rifle shooting, before the Reds took their departure..
THE RESULT OF THE [FROM OUR SWATOW CORRESPONDENT. ] {
FIRING.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1927.
there was a great deal of indis- As usual in affrays of this nature criminate rifle fire. Most of the houses and gardens in Kakchiob ber of business offices collected a were pretty well dusted. A nga
THE NANKING REGIME.
NO MORE MONEY FROM CANTON.
WATER WORKS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON'S POLICY.
A BÄG FULL OF GEMS.
LETTER FROM THE
FOREIGN OFFICE.
GENERALS LI ÅND CHANG
AGREE ON ONE POINT.
SUPPORT OF MR. WANG
CHING WEL
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,'']
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CEYLON MERCHANT'S INTERRUPTED DEAL.
EXCITING SCENES AT WING ON'S SHOP.
ARREST ON THE WATER FRONT.
It is understood that Canton will
A very daring. theft of about make no further financial contri.
$6,000 worth of precious stones bution to the Nationalist Miniatry |
from the Wing On Company during Sir.-As the present at Nanking of which Mr. Sun, Fo is
the weekend was frustrated by the now the head. Canton once contri-stazers of Canton are such as will prompt action of the manager and buted from $0,000,000 to 88,000,000 easily lead to prevalence of wild the employees of the shop.
Mr. A. L. M. M. Shariff, a gem monthly to support the Nationalist rumours, I shall not dispute with merchant from Ceylon, who period. Army which is now divided against your Chinese correspondent on any ically visits the Far East on busi- ness, gave his clients in Queen's itself. To raise money Nanking is Point in his daily report on the Road Central a look up on Satur to issue war bonds to the ameant City which, I am sorry to say, is day afternoon, and weaded his of $24,000,000, but Canton bankers never too accurate, except pointing way through one of the side streets will have nothing to do with the Tini Hsin has left Canton for Chao reason to believe that the thief was, out that so far neither General Li to the Wing On. Company arriving there about o'clock. There is scheme although Mr. Sun has an- nounced that he will appoint a
Mui district nor has the chief of aware of the contents of the bag Cantonese, Mr. Chang Hung Nin,
the Bureau of Public Safety re which Mr. Shariff was carrying and followed him all the way locking for signed. "It cannot be too strong a favourable opportunity to "carry ns. Assistant Minister of Finance.
The new Nanking Government emphasised that living in such time out the coup.
Mr. Shariff had with him precious which was inaugurated on October as at present when all sorts of polstones of about $3.000 value. At ticians like most to come out to the Wing On jewellery department "fish in troubled waters one can on 'the ground floor, he took from not too well guard himself against the bag a packet of opals asked for by his clients and was discussing bing misled by irresponsible poiie question of price with two of tical
gossips,"
1at is to all intents and purposes a Cantanese group without military backing. Of the five heads of de- partments, three are Cantonese, Dr, Wang Chung Hui, Minister of Fastice, Dr. C. C. Wu, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Sun Fo Minister of Finance. Neither Kiangsu nor Chekjang, the two nearest provinces, has yet express ed approval of the new regime and
General Chang Faat Kwei, the Commander of the "Ironsides" was once reputed, as the most loyal subordinate of General Li Tai belonged to the same unit-the 4th Hsis, and their respective troops
Now
the shop assistants across the show case when the thief deemed it his behind Mr. Shariff and a third opportune moment. Creeping up
After the dispatch of my previous
assistant who was standing beside letter by the Kwaiang; we had &
him, he quietly lifted the bag and little excitement. Just after tiffin
thiefs act and immediately gave ran away with it. One of the as- sistants. however, noticed the time, the Feiying steamed up the
the alarm and practically the whole shop joined in the pursuit. The Bradley & Co.'s office and opened | the 'Feiying put a shot through the Cantonese authorities will pay much fire. It sounded like blank to me.
Custom clock. There were 00 attention to it. The followers of Polities, both have agreed in one departments making for the Con- foreign casualties of which I have heard though many foreigners had Dr. Wa. and Mr. Sun in Canton are point at least, namely the policy, naught Road entrance, but finding it hopeless to get away with the narrow escapes. The Commissioner now few in number. Mr.. C. Lof supporting Mr. Wang Ching bag, he dumped it in the toy de of Customs had an unpleasant Tan, formerly an editor of the Wei; there is no reason why co-partment and rushed on to the
Army-about a year ago.
harbour and anchored off Mesers. | few bullets and one bright lad on it is not thought likely that the that with respect to the Nationalist thief dodged about in the various
She accompanied the gunfire with rifle fire from the deck, directed so far as I could observe at the middle of the new reclamation. About 1000ning inthis gigabout 1.30 p..
running into a regular barrage of "Reds" and some Farmers and ride bullets. H.M.S. Bluebell and Peasants returned the fire, ineffec- several other ships in the harbour
tually. This was the prelude to the -afternoon's entertainment.
As I was crossing the harbour the Friging pinnace towed a Eshing junk with co marines ashore close. to the reclamation (near the offices of Jardine's and Bradley's), and the trouble, began in earnest. No sooner had the shore-going party effected a landing and started in on some street fighting than the Friying weighed anchor and went slowly down the Bund popping off all she'd got" and being "popped at" in return by the Reds who, by
this time had gathered in fair force
were also hit.
Ao doubt.
Canton Gazette, now Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Canton, is an appointee of Dr. Wu. Most of in Swatow.. the followers of Mr. Sun have been
operation between them should not be possible.
water front.
In all probability the alleged thief would have got away but for the promptness of a Chinese constable
who seized him and brought him back to the shop,
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letter, I would only reply that As to the comment on my last At the start of this little action
while every one in Canton would there was quite a small British
be glad to have Kwangtung's con- A large crowd had by this time- fleet in harbour. H.31.S. Blurbell The authorities in Yunnan and penses of the Northern Expedition arrested man taken to the Central tribution toward the military ex-gathered near the shop to see the and the destroyers Fild
Swan Kweichow as well as
STANDARD, those of lessened instead of augmented it Police Station for investigations. Wishart Serapia". Sirhur And Sentphi At 5 o'clock the three
Kwangsi province have expressed expresses no truth to say that peace He will appear before the Magis last named weighed anchor and de- their disapproval of Nanking and is the only thing, or even the chief trate this morning. Parted for Weihaiwei-ia disgust prefer to identify themselves with now desire. For, on the contrary, ings, Mr. Shariff returned to the thing, the people of this province Unperturbed by these happen. Rumour has it this morning that Canton. There is a strong objec. the most enlightened and political Wing On Company and concluded the Cantonese were making antion to the 'dissolution of the Poliy active 'section of the community the interrupted deal
information raid only yester-tical Council in Canton as desired selves on having played the greatest would rather congratulate them- day and had no intention of bold- ing the city. They are said to have
Ey Nanking.
role in the progress of the National During the past fortnight there their own province used
Kevolution and captured two or three senior Redi
on having had the and carted them off to the Piging. have been a number of street-basis of this musement Romi SMALL HONG KONG ESTATE.
THE JAPANESE.
battles between rival groups in the tang is an integral political force; General Labour Union in Canton. a part of the territory under its In order to prevent further Sght control should stand aloof from the There are still small parties ating the Authorities have asked other. Canton has been the revolu
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THE LATE MR. R. .F: MATTINGLY.
BEQUESTS TO RELATIVES.
Letters of Administration, with
in the side streets leading on to the the O.S.K., the Taiwan Bank and Mr. Wong Woon Ting, an elderly tionary centre from which so much i the will annexed, to the estate of
Bund.
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STREET FIGHTING. With a landing party at each end of the city, beth converging on
SWATOW, Sept. 30th. There was a bit of a scare yes,
terday afternoon when the "Reds"
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It is predicted that the Water Works and the Electric plant will be taken over by the Kuomintang shortly. The Municipal Authorities
ALL PEACEFUL!
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MIN CHI LIANG. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Canton, September 29th,
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the Consulate. The Japanese stop labour leader, whose age ped the Chinese men-of-war (án
it is activity for national salvation has Mr. Reginald Frederick Matting- Opposite the Customs House the incident to which I referred in a thought will be respected, to act emanated and must continue to bely, labe of Hong Kong, solicitor,- Feiging greeted the Commissioner had taken some parcels of
30. We need bardly remark that who died at the Repulse Bay Hotel previous letter), because the Wings Arbitrator and peace-maker.
on December 28th, 1928, bave been Mr. Tang Yin Hua, the retiring peace at any price is not at all
the greatest thing in the world, or Christie, Sub-Accountant of the
to granted
Thomas with a salvo of blank and then pro- money from
Japanese trawler Chief of Police in Canton, a consequently is the pacifist the most Chartered Bank of India, Austra ceeded to anchor opposite the old The Jingshan (paid in full as soon porter of Chiang Kai Shek, will
leave Canton in Fort where she landed another as the destroyer took a hand in
few days adorable person. the proceedings.
for Hangchow in Chekiang to join seems rather surprising to find that lia and China, the attorney of the party of marines. She covered the Last night Japanese sailors land other followers of the former Comman so highly educated as your Chinese correspondent appears to
Deceased appointed the Charter- landing with her two 22 year old ed and shepherded all Japanese zander-in-Chief.
ed Bank his sole executor be 'should still be ignorant of the 4-inch and a pompom or so, this women and children aboard the
present needs of his own country
trustee. destroyers.
and should regard the Northern time firing, dud" shells instead of
After payment of debts, funeral tetamentary expenses. and black.
Expedition which is no more than and
the duty on all national struggle internally legacies, and are now practically in control of against feudal militarism and ex legacies, the late Mr. Mattingly suddenly declared martial law and the Water Works and the Military ternally against foreign imperial- directs his Trustees to pay out, of began a house to house search for Authorities took a number of Cantonese arms, and persons who Electric Light employees into cus body any good." Certainly no one
a war which is doing no the income of his residuary trust fund to his sister, Elsie Powys, of duen dealing with the last tady last week on a charge of would deprecate the happiness of Regents Park, London, during her Government.
The Feiging and her brood are service.
failing to provide an the Police Headquarters, more ar
peace, if he can have it. But it life, the annual sum of £100 ster less in the centre, Ife in the streets reported to have gone to Swabue,
must be real peace and not a false ing free of all death duties, cal- counting the 820,000 they are said "Twelve alleged Reds," in pos. one, before it is worth having. And culated from the date of his death was quite exciting for an hour or the taken from a Red launch acssion of armas, red flags and three in conclusion I must call the atten- by equal one half yearly payments. "He also bequeathes one half part
· 80. On the Kialat Road a small during their attack on Wednesday.
cases of explosives were arrestedtion of your Chinese correspondent mob of terrified non-combatants, There has been some skirmishing on Saturday at a hotel on the Bund to the plain fact that so long as the of the rest of the income of his re- two evil influences mentioned above siduary trust fund to his aunt,. mostly womer and children, burst outside Kityang and a few wound in Carton.
Frances
The Gillingham, of -militaríem and imperialism—are ed have been brought back. About the gates of the English Presby-200 soldiers have also returned from
Bungalows," Acacia Drive, Thorpe dominating China, there can be no pesca-ours, etc.,
Bay, Essex, during her life, and terian Mission and swarmed into Kityang. The Reds have appoint-
The situation in Canton remains
leaves the remaining one half or the compound to escape from the ad their own officials but as each
share of such income to his father, day's newspaper gives different peaceful. The recent announce
Frederick Robert Mattingly, dur ha of bullets which they were names for the actual jobbolders it ment by General Chang Fat Kwai's
ing his life, caught. No damage was done, how is imposathie yet to give a definite subordinates that they intend to list. A few of the newly recruited support General Li Teni Hsin has ever, and the Mission gates were police force have begun to function been well received by the 2nd barricaded once the refugeen gotin blue uniforms with yellow Route Army General Li an com. inside. The street fighting con-facings. Work proceeds normally mander-in-chief in Canton will re- tinued until about six o'clock and in the harbour and on the water main for some time, it is believed. Front but all banks and shops are the firing died down.. Shortly still barred and barricaded and no afterwards, just as it was getting business is being done. Practically all communication with the interior dusk, the Feiying with her fleet of has ceased and so there is no fur comic gunboats and launches and ther news of the "Bed" activities one or two Chinese steamers with in the countryside. the late lamented offcials on board, steamed up the harbour and ar- ebored again, under the impression no doubt that their landing parties
Swatow has at last quietened had captured Swatow,
down, and there is little sign to
General Wong Yuk. Cho's Can. Theoretically
tonese troops marched on Swatow this impression day of any effect of recent events, should have proved correct but
General Ho Lung has already from Pingyuan and General Trai withdrawn all his men from Chat Tong's from Mei-hsien, Ho Lung's later at night the "Reda" took a chowful, it is reported, and it would
Reds" are now in a bad position, hand in the proceedings. Reinforce seem likely that those remaining in and General Chien Ta
Cantonese troops have already de ments came in from Chaochowia Swatow will also be evacuated.
About 200 "Red" wounded have fcated the "Reds at Fung Shan. and the remnants of the marines
Anti-Red" farmers are replac quietly slipped back the Feiging. reached Swatow. Between 3 and⋅ ( a,m,, the latter The Cantonese forces are aping the "Red" peasants in SWB once again collected her chickens proaching Swatow and it is regard. tow Government offices, pending the round her and they all steamed cd as likely that they will secure arrival of the Cantonene forces. out to aca without lights. This control of the situation over the They wear white arm banda, morning, therefore, we are again week-end. or rather still aro-Bed.
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WIRELESS.
A naval wireless dated September 30th stated:
(Continued o'mezt Column.)
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THE WAR LOAN,
BONDS OF REDEMPTION DRAWN.
A CHINESE ACCOUNT. (PROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
Notice is given in the Hong Kong Reports from SWALOW, dated Government Gazette that in accord- October 1st, state that the Can-ance with the Provisions of the War tonese troops, invading Swatow in Loan Ordinance, 1916, the follow- five different directions, have re: ing Bonds have been drawn for captured that port from the "Reds,"
redemption, viz. whose retreat to Fukien, it is said, has also been cut..
253 Bonds at $100 each, Series A
Noë. A1-855 inclusive. 927 Bonds at 8500 each, Series 3
Nos. B1,227 inclusive. 400 Bonds at 81,000 each, Series C
Nce. C1-406 inclusive,
71 Bonds at 85,000 each, Series D
Nos. D1-71 inclusive.
The will sets out exhaustively other directions relating to the Trust Fund.
The Hong Kong estate is very small, amounting to only 83,400, but other, estate is left elsewhere.
BAR BOY ROBS “NAFFY.”
GETS THREE MONTHS' GAOL.
A Chinese har boy who robbed the N.A.A.F.I. beer bar at Shamshuipo of 85 was sentenced to three months' hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Mlazio- tracy on Saturday morning.
Evidence was given to the effect seen stooping that the boy waAS over the cash till Nothing was said to him, but five one dollar netes were left at the bottom of the till their numbers being taken. Next day the money disappeared. All the boys were called in and search- The capital and accrued interested. In the accused's sack, the will be repaid at the head office missing notes were found.
The defendant denied stealing the of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on November money. He said that his shoes were 1st.
dirty and he picked up. a piece of Bends presented for payment paper to wipe them. Inside the The Cantonese gunboat Feiying must have attached all appurtenant piece of paper were the five, notes. has succeeded in re-entering the coupon becoming due on and after As "finding is keeping." he kept port.
November et, 1927.
the money!
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