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RUSSIANS PUBLICLY EXECUTED.
CASUALTIES ESTIMATED AT 2,000.
CANTON SLOWLY RETURNING TO
NORMAL.
The following talagram was received from Canton yesterday:- Yesterday five more Russians who had been implicated in the Communist uprising after being parads through the The Russian Consul- streeta were publicly executed.
General and family and staff have all been arrested, and the Consulate was searched for documents, and a number seized.
The military leaders in control of Canton are Chang Fat Ful, Wong Kei Cheung and Li Fook Lam. They ex- press the strongest resentment at the Russian share in the, uprising and suggest the closing of the Consulate,
A tour of the city shows that very extensive damage has been done, the destruction of complete streeets being involved. All those suspected of helping the Communists have been ruthlessly dealt with 2,000 are said to have been killed and a search for others is still in hand." The streets are littered with corpses. SIR ROBERT HO TUNG ON
RELIEF MEASURES.
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Sir Robert Ho Tang spoke yes. terday, at a meeting of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce on the recent events in Canton.
Sir Robert remarked that the catastrophe which had visited C'an- ton was not an act of Nature of tho kind which could not be prevented by human power and vigilance. It a misfortune and suffering created by men- themselves. It was the militarists and the politicians who had invited the "Reds" Canton and they must be held res- ponsible for the horrible situation
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 1927.
REFUGEES STILL POURING
INTO HONG KONG.
Arrests by the police of suspected "Reds" continue, and passengera on boats from Canton are subjected. to the strictest searching is still carried out. Arrests have been ade on every vessel but the number ken into custody, yesterday' was As than on Thursday.
There were about 250 in custody here, but of these some have been deported to Canton and the re- mainder will be sent back within the next few days when investiga.
tions have been completed.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
It is notified that as from Tues THE ONLY HOPE OF PEACE. day next, the express train fromer- ly leaving Kowloon at 3 p.m. will depart at 213 p.m., arriving at Canton at 6,03 p.m.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN "RIVAL GROUPS
KAI SHEK.
The following week-day trains REPORTS REGARDING CHIANG have been cancelled:-Leaving Kow loon at 2.35 p.m.; and leaving Shum Chan at 6.46 po
ON THE BORDER.
At Sai Chaen, hear Canton, ön Thursday morning, at eight o'clock, fighting started between "Reds" and loyalist troops. The fighting lasted for about one hour, the "Reds" being defeated and dis persed.
[KOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
AMERICAN'S DEATH IN SHANGHAI.
DUE TO BULLET WOUNDS.
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BODY FOUND IN CHINESE TERRITORY.
OPEN VERDICT AT THE INQUEST.
A verdict of death from two bul- Unless the quarrel between. rival] It wounds inflicted by a person or. militarists and politicians in the persons unknown was given by "a Coroner's jury in the U.S. Court Kuomintang over the control of for China at the inquest over Fred. Canton is settled soon, Canton may R. Stuart, the American, whose have to suffer another catastrophe body was found on December 9th, worse than the one wrought by the in Kungping Road, Shanghai. „ "Reds," who are themselves talk
ng öt further invasion. The in- fluential leaders of the "terrorists" There was considerable excite!
are said to have withdrawn for the ment and "alarm among villages at
time being only and the several Shum Chun on Thursday, when a number of "Red" stragglers ap. hundred shot in Canton, it is freely peared. Later in the day the ex-stated, did not represent those press train from Canton brought
really guilty. a number of Nationalist troops to the secne.
The "Reis ""started four big ares at Sai Chepa, which blazed for several hours.
STATEMENT BỶ GENERAL
LI FOOK LAM. [rnOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.
General Li Fook Lam, officer commanding the 5th Army Corps in Canton, has issued a statement relative to the recent Red" cour in Canton. He says that he and bis colleagues in Canton will be able to control the situation and that he will oppose any outside invasion under the pretext that Canton is "Red."
The arrival of the steamers con- tinues to arouse intense interest among the Chinese and a dense crowd gathers whenever a ship is due necessitating a special force of
GENERALS LI AND CHEN. police to keep them back from the wharves, and from impeding-traffic.
Late reports from Shanghai in Yesterday "the number of down-dicate that General Li is expected Le return south during the next few ward passengers was very heavy.
When the Tung berthed on days. In the meantime, General Thursday night with 976 passengers, Ming Shu, who is co-operating one than was arrested. He was with General Li Tsai Hain in the dressed in European clothes, and Kwangtung-Kwangsi war, kas ar is an adviser to the San. Wai, rived at Swatow, on his way to Peasants nnd Civilian Co-operative Canton city. Society. He was detained.
On the Charles Hurdain there were 1,086 passengers, and from these four passengers, of the student
He hoped that the merchants in Canton and Hong Kong should call the attention of the Authorities in Canton to this truth While heartily favouring relief measures on the part of the Hong Kong mer chauts, he was of opinion that the Authorities in Canton "should be made to understand that they should provide the greater part res quired for relief. Whate was con- tributed and Hong Kong should be
On the Kinshan on Thursday regarded as supplementary to what night there were 800 passengers, and the Authorities were expected to do. a very heavy cargo, which includ It was the duty of the Canton Authod half a million dollars worthwho have wired to Canton for help. of silk consigned to European ports, ritics, said Sir Robert, to provide ft is thought that shipments of silk | without delay a large sum for re- will increase during the next" few ber of students have been arrested. lief. Considering what they had days in view of the present respite spent in the past for wars, which from trouble and that werchants will make every effort to clear stocks had done the country'no good they
on hund." were in a position to provide what
was necessary,
DAZED CHINESE SIGHT- SEERS.
[FROM A SHAMEEN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, December 13th. Things are slowly returning to normal and hundreds of dazed look ing Chinese may be seen wander- ing about the streets and staring aghast at the havoc of 50 hours. Shops are beginning to open, motors to return and rickshas to ply for hire. Some hundred motor carg'are
class, were detained.
Many of the refugees are now re-
turning to Canton, and 1,000 left
In addition to the districts of Hoilung and Luklung which the Reds have taken, they are now terrorizing the districts of Fahyun and Tsingyun on the North River Section. They comprise the Pea sauts' Corps. They are now being attacked by the People's Volunteers
Canton is still rounding up "Red" suspects, and a large zum.
The Reds, since being driven off from Canton, have been widely scattered, and some of them have entered the villages and towns in
On District hordering the New
Territory,
by the Kinshaw yesterday morning.
General Li Tsai Hsin, has sent THE "FATSHAN" CROWDED. Generals Ho Chun Fan and others When the Fatsian arrived yester to Southern Kwangtung to regain They day afternoon from Canton there control of those districts. were 1,060 passengers on board, in. will act with General Wong Shiu cluding over 30 saloon passengers.ng, who is to invade Canton Four meu were arrested, one, who city from Wuchow and General Chen Ming Shu, who is to return dressed in a long coat, is a ws
to Canton with troops from prominent official of the Senmien's
Swatow.
Union in Canton.
Detective Sub-Inspector J. Knight said he had been told by a Chinese that a dead foreigner was lying in the road. The Chinese guided him to a spot about 500 yards north- west of Kungping Road, in Chi- nese territory, where several hun- dred Chinese were gazing at the prostrate body, and a few foreign- ors. Deceased was lying on a pub- lic path, clothed in a grey suit, no bat, no boots, and no overcoat. Inspector Knight returned to the police station and notified Supt. Buroside, who made the necessary that he will recommend the post-
arrangements for removing ar ponement of the Northern Expedi-rangements for removing the body tion in order to put what is called to the Public Mortuary. Nationalist Territory in order first. It is being suggested that General
General Chiang Kai Shek, it is feared, will re-establish himself and his group in Canton. It is said
Ho Ying Ching, the most loyal fol lower of General Chiang, will be withdrawn from the Northern com mand so that he may again parti
Dr. William K. Nance, who per- formed a post-mortem examination, said there were two wounds in the
abdomen and one in the back, on the left side. the latter wound re- presenting the point of exit of one of the bullets. The wounds caus-
ing death might have been made
cipate in the warfare, if necessary, either while desceased was pros- in Kwangtung
trate on the ground or while the sitting in a ricsha.
Should Generals Pei Tsung Hsi,
An account of what the deceased L. Chung Jen, Li Tani Hein, Wong had been doing on Thursday alter- Shiu Hung, and others of the noes previous to his death was given by Eugens Joseph Hickey, "side-kick" of the victim. He Kwangsi group submit to General who testified to bring a "pal" and Chiang as commander-in-chief, there had known, deceased since about will be less trouble; but in ense 1913, in the Philippines and in Shanghai. Witness resided at 5, they say, "No", "it will be a race New Yale Road, where decensed had offen come and where in
be of pro-Chiang and pro-Li troops to fast
had spent all of Canton, General Chang Fat Fui Thursday afternoon, arriving at shortly past two and leaving just and General Wong Kie Cheung before midnight. Besides deceased and witness; Mrs. Stuart and Mrs. have openly declared their adher Hickey were present. They had a ence to General Chiang. General few drinks of Chinese wine. De ceased and witness lay down on the Chiang is soliciting the aid of the bed, after having Chinese "chow" and sending. Mrs. Stuart and Mrs. Shanghai Chinese Navy in regain Hickey to the cinema. When the latter returned, witness had a faint ing control of Canton.
recollection that she sent Stuart home with some coppers" for his rischa money.
With these two groups hoping to occupy the City, in addition to the "Reds" whose spirit is not by any means dead, the position in Canton will remain critical for some days
to come.
Canton has closed the Soviet Consulate and outwardly the City is quiet, the list trace of the "Red" elements having been re- moved from the outskirts by the raids on suspected places at Fong tsuen, Fati, Saichsen, and villages around the White Cloud Mountain. Several hundreds of alleged "Reds" were caught in these sections alone during the last two or three days.
Wherever
the Kuomintang is found the "Reds" have pene Pending the reorganization of the trated. They are attached to the The night boats also brought a Canton Administration General Li large number of passengers approxi-Fook Lam will act as Chairman of clubs, labour unions, and peasants among property destroyed. Dead mating between 1,000 and over 9,000 the Political and Military Council. leagues and volunteer corpa. or bodies are still to be seen the on each of the four boats arriving. Although General Chang Fat Fui ganized by agents of this once very streets but they are being carried. The master of the Charles Her- and Mr. Chen, Kung Fok have been strong party in South China, and until the Kuomintang organisations douin reports that prior to the dismissed from office, they are being
bave thoroughly purged themselves away, seven or eight in a cart.
ship Jeaving Canton on Thursday, asked by General Li to remain in
of their extremist element, the "White" pickets were stationedCanton to assist him for the time
"Red" menace will be ever pre- on the wharf and searched all pas- sengers boarding for Hong Kong. being.
sent.
.Everyone has been greatly startled by the shooting of Russians and the raid on the Consulate, but they are thoroughly behind this action of the Government, Anti-Russian feeling is very bitter.
MERCHANTS AND LAND- LORDS RUINED.
There were a few more detentions from the Lingshan and the other steamers list night.
These pickets were composed of merchants of the Mechanics Club, who have always been anti-" Red " and the searches were carried out very drastically by an extremely thorough manner. Male and female searchers who were all weaving white bands on their arms.
CANTON ADMINISTRATION.
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More Russians Arrested.
As already announced the Mili- General Chu Fai Yat, ex-Commis-tary Authorities have invited the gioner of Police of Canton, was leading organisations in the City to expected at Hong Kong last night. participate in the work of recon- struction and relief, and a joint
In addition to the five Russians shot in Canton in connection" with committee of officials and residents the "Red" uprising, two others has been formed, but the Authori- were arrested yesterday, as they ties have no far contributed but
Witness testified that the deceased had left the house with his shoes on and a new hat, but no overcoat. He had been a well-liked man amongst foreigners and, as far as
witness knew, had no Chinese enemies, but was always inclined to be friendly with Chinese. He had been a construction man. lived in Williams Hotel until a few
days before his death. thought he had no money.
He had
Witness
Mrs. Mary Stuart, widow of de- ceased, said she and her busband recently moved to 5, Nanking Ter- race, of Seward Road. Thursday, December 8th, when she left the Hickey's house, was the last time she saw her husband alive. The
she viewed the body in the under next time she saw him was when takers establishment. She testified further as to his clothes worn at the time of his murder and the fact that he had returned to Shanghai on November 17th after having taken some prisoners to the United States for the U.S. Marshal.
Mrs. Mamie Hickey testified to having known deceased about five venta, and sold about the afternoon in question on the lines already.
described.
WORLD'S LARGEST LUMP OF CANDY.
IN THE "GORCISTAN'S " BOLD.
coolic passengers of the Gurgistan Following the riot among the the same ship is now being faced with another difficulty.
While this is not so dangerous, it
to overcome! promises to be by no means easy When the Gorgistan arrived in port recently she had on board as cargo 500 tons of molasses sugar,
Three suspecta were held up and made to remove most of their cloth Many merchants and landlords ing, including shoes. They were are ruined and this China New Carrying a large amount of jewel were about to leave for Hong Kong. $100,000 towards relief work, which but the action of the weather has
lery and banknotes They were handcuffed and ironed.
Year will be the worst ever experi-
promptly escorted along the Bund
enced. They played with fire and A jonk filled with alleged refugee got badly bumt. Let us hope that Communists is said to have attempt ed to land near Castle Peak on Thursday night thus evading search by the Hong Kong police..
this
great and ancient city will soon revive and her merchants by
their enterprise and industry regain
their old glamour.
General Wong Kie Cheung, one of the Ironside leaders, arrived in Hong Kong by steamer on Thurs Jey.
The market of Taileck, in the a considered most inadequate even Namhoi District, was destroyed by at this preliminary stage.
"Reds" on December 11th-13th.
HOUSES BURNED BY
REDS."
The official figures of houses burned during the "Red" uprising
has been put at 1,700.
All leading government offices have resumed business, and the joint publication of daily new papers was resumed on Thursday. Regular newspapers may not be issued until early next week owing to the absence of printers.
turned what was once sugar into solidified mass of candy. Scepage was caused through it being stowed in baskets, and attempts during the week, while the Gorgistan has been lying off Laichikok, to clear the mess with pickages, shovels and axes have all proved futile.
As the Gorgistan has to be decked for overhaul it is now hoped that steam hoses and water will have the
desired effect.
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