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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1927.
LI FOOK LAM PREPARING TO RESIST. “UNINVITED TROOPS,"
EFFORTS AT CONCILIATION EAGERLY WATCHED;
CITY STILL IN A STATE OF APPREHENSION.
Canton is still trembling at the thought of becoming the fight- ing ground of the rival militarists of Kwangtung and Kwangsi." General Li Fook Lam is strengthening his forces and states in a proclamation that he will fight to the Inst against all uninvited troops.
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The Reds" have evidently been suppressed for the time being in Canton, and summary executions have been forbidden, but in the Hoilung and Lukfung districts they are still strong and the Soviet functioning," General Li is particularly indignant at... the excuse of some militarists, that they are coming to free Canton. from the Communists.
The people, of Canton,want peace and care little who gives it them. That accounts for the widespread wish for the return of Li Tsan Hain, if he would only, shake off the Kwangtung connection. The city remains half stunned by the recent blow. The streets are deserted by nightfall. Officers of river steamers declared that spasmodic fring can still be heard in the City and every vessel leaving for Hong Kong is crowded with refugees. The bankers and merchants are transporting everything they can to Shameen. RESISTANCE TO "ÜNIN-
VITED TROOPS.". General Li Fook Lam has again notified all forces approaching Canton that it is fres of "Reds" and, that any attack on
now
down firms which are supposed to be of Red" sympathies. The authorities have also sanctioned the formation of district watchmen.
One insident said to involve a complete miscarriage of justice was the holding up of a junk load of soldiers supposed to bis "Red "res inforcements. The men were thrown
WONG KIE CHEUNG LEAV-
ING FOR EUROPE?
General Wong Kio Cheng, who arrived in Hong Kong last Sunday, boarded the sa. "Paul Lerat yester- day before she sailed for Europe, but it was not clean, whether or no
he was aniling to Europe far good.
REBUILDING OF CANTON.
A POLICY NEEDED,
NOTHING DONE AS YET.
DANGERS OF DRIFTING.
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.
ARMS IN A FÄOKING CASE.
The discovery of. 10 Smith and Wesson, revolvers and 1.089: rounds of ammunition in a packing case carried by two coalies led to a Chi- wese constable being charged before
Possibly, he was one of the party [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central
going on board to see Mr. Wang Ching Wei off for Europe.
Mr. Wang Ching Wei was very reluctant to say anything.
The last few steamera arriving at Hong Kong brought members of the
Neither the Canton Political
trative Commission has announced Council nor the Provincial Adminis
any practical scheme for relief, and so far very little relief has been accorded to the sufferers. It is fear. ed that after all, the meetings and
Magistracy with unlawful poss65- sion of the arms. Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defence.
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family of General i Fook Lam discussions of committees organized to carry a packing case, lying in a
and much heavy luggage.
SOVIET COMPLICITY.
CANTON, December 18th. A semi-official communiqué states that as a result of the Government raid on the Soviet Consulate at Canton, further proof is available that the Communists planned to disturb the peace of neighbouring
countries.
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Regarding the Communist coup a Canton, eleven Russians were killed while leading various gangs of
for the purpose, nothing will be done."
The two coolies were also charged with unlawful possession, but later they were discharged and appeared as witnesses against the constable. One of them stated in evidence that he was engaged by the other coolie street near Hollywood Road," to West Paint. The box was pointed out to him by the other coolie, and another man, who came from s house where the defendant was seen, dressed in police trousers Witness whom he said "that this "man, thought was the defendant's br thor, was with them while they were carrying the case, but disappeared when the police stopped them.
The hearing was adjourned until this afternoon."
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It was hoped among the more enterprising people in Canton that the merchants of Canton would start a movement, in which Can tonese in Hong Kong and Macao and those further afield would parti- cipate, to rebuild those parts of Canton recently destroyed. It was thought that there would be go. FOLLOWING THE *REDS." difficulty in getting the Chinese. It is the dregs of the populace
in und foreign banks South who embark on such propaganda, Chinn to
ia co-operate
theand as such you will be treated. issued of say $50,000,000 for the trate has power to order a flogging, large bond For an offence like this committed under writing of a
in times of emergency, the Magis
and aight strokes of the ost" to use on scoundrels like you. You will hare six months' hard labour
These words were used by Mr. R E. Lindsel to a Chinese charged ture to the public. In passing sen with distributing seditious litera tence, the Magistrate observed that although the pamphlet was not violently aeditious, it was the first step of a scheme of intimidation following on the occupation of Canton by the so-called Reds."
the City on the excuse that it is into the river one by one and shot. Reds in the storming of Puli organization of a building associn- That power they will not hesitate
"Red" stronghold will arouse the deepest resentment. Geceral Li announced that he will defead the City against aninvited" troops
Following the announced formal withdrawal of Generals Chang Fat Fui and Wong Kio Cheung from the politics and military activities of Canton. Mr. Wang Ching Wei has also left Shanghai, for Paris by the as. Paul Lreat which passed Hong Kong on. December 20th. Mr. Wang was not seen until just before the boat left. He is in very bad odour just now though, of course, he cannot be held mainly responsible for the admission of "Reds" into Kuomintang. But Mr. Wang, being Chairman of the Kuomintang, is more or less the successor of the late Dr. Sun, and he is at least officially responsible for the misery brought upon the Cantonese
It is now believed that none of these men had any idea of the reason for which they were sent to Canton.
A
A STATE OF APPREHEN- SION.
FROM A SHAMIKEN CORRESPONDENT]
Was
Stations and other Government buildings. One Russian Vice-Consul had a revolver in his hand,
to their safety":
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Canton and vicinity to rebuild by tion, to assist property owners in
advancing money on conditions which would enable repayment by instalments with lowest interest possible and on the security of the lands and buildings being complet.
The Consul General and other members of the Soviet Consulate are now detained pending investiga. tion. Mr. Chu Chap, Hsin, Foreign | ed. CANTON, December 19th. On Saturday and Sunday thero Commissioner, is personally seeing "It was hoped to have a similar
a great influx to Shameen.
scheme for farm tenants whose The Sup Sam Hong bank brought
crops have been destroyed and for all its silver and notes, and the silk merchants sent huge "consign-
farm landlords who have also suf
Cannot finance their ments of their wares into the Settle
fered and ment, whose godowns are packed. The people are now very friendly towards foreigners and seem to look to us for protection.
It is understood that" Consul- General Boris Volin was formerly the right-hand man of the notorious Petroff who was well-known for his activities in Hankow.
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ING AGAIN.
On Monday I took a stroll as far the East Gate. Traffic shows signs CENTRAL BANK FUNCTION- of being resumed, both motors and rickshaw being fairly numerous. The "Reds" at present have no Even the buses are pluckily up power in Canton City, but in the courage and the running, are Hoifung and the Lukfung. Dis crowded. Most of the larger shops tricts, the Soviet Government" 4re open, but the banks and the still exicts. Many "Reds" in these big department stores are reluctant officials. Some of the non-Red The police are patrolling the districts are still functioning as to resume business. Kuomintang members are in Hong streets as usual but are not curry Kong watching for the arrival of ing revolvers. Occasionally parties "Reds" and doing their best to of soldiers are seen hurrying pris prevent them from rejoining their oners along, their hands tied be comrades in the East River dihind their backs and most of the
coolie class. tracts.
found on the Wongshe side full of loot, left behind by the Reds The police have succeeded in trac ing the rightful owners of some of it.
KWANGSI TROOPS
ADVANCING.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
troops
Some coffina were
There is some talk of peace be- tween the military factions and supporting things have been easier since the General Li Taal Hair-and-com-departure of Wong Kei Cheong. manded by General Wong Shiu Hung have captured Shiuhing but their further advance may be check. ed by the Kwangtung troops who are concentrating on the Samehui District
Since December 18th nominally pro-Kwangsi troops, but really supporting Chan Ming Shu, have Canton from been marching on Swatow. The Kwangtung forces are retreating and it looks as if no resistance will be made. There are ́still, however, some Kwangtung troops at Taengshin and Sheklung
General Wong Sie Cheung, and General Chang Fat Fui have joint
THE LATEST NEWS.
F
MORE RESIGNATIONS OF
All the vaults of the Government Central Bank have been inspected by members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and other public so cieties and found intact. The Bank has been re-opened at the old Pro- vincial Bank buildings and is now functioning normally. CHANG FAT FUI'S LOYALTY TO CHIANG KAI SHEK. [CANTON NEWS AGENCY. 1.
CANTON, December 18th.
A telegram from Chang Fat Fui -in-reply-to-one from Chiang Kai shek, dated December 17th, reads as follows:-
"I had a narrow. escape owing to the recept Communist coup Though I was able to regain con- trol of the city, I am quite ready [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]to accept whatever. punishment, the
MODERATE REDS."
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tenants.
There is no reason why this should not be done, but it is hoped that a start will be made quickly before much business is finally lost to the city and before the memory of the catastrophe has been dimmed. Be yond the vague phrase "millions of dollars" no estimate of the damage is forthcoming or of the sum needed to rebuild worthily. The danger is that unless steps are taken instead of large and valuable building's
small erections will be put up on valuable sites by petty trades and the commerce and prestige of the city permanently injured. ANTIDOTE TO BOLSHEVISM. It is suggested that a large build- ing scheme will give Canton, Hong Kong. Macao aud-other ports a great deal of trade and will employ many workmen. This reduction of the idle army" will be the best means of iliscouraging Bolshevism among the Chinese working and farming classes who hoped to get some sort of material benefit out of
Party may consider due to me for Bolshevism. Most of the alleged
and not Reds."
The political news from Canton having failed to check the coup"Reds" shot during the "last few is good. Mr. Chan Kung Pok, before band. Now, I am dismissed days were coolies who had looted Commissioner of Civil Affairs, is to retire. Mr. Chan, while now dis from all Government posts by the associating himself from the Bed" order of the Political Council of upheaval has been a leader of the Canton and am ordered to redeem ly wired, the Central Executive les extreme section of the Bolshe Committee of the Kuomintang at vist Clique in the Kuomintang and my guilt by exerting my energy in Nanking offering to surrender he, like Mr. Wang Ching Wei, the reconstruction work. Ar Canton City to any authority pro- General Wong Kie Cheung and member of Kuomintang, I shall, perly designed by the party power, others, has been held partly respon- and this means that they will not sibly for the present suffering in hereafter, work under your direc- oppose the return of General Chan
tions. I will not rest under the Ming Shu, who is making Swatow
All Canton newspapers resumed
same heaven as the Communists J his present headquarters in publication yesterday. They have Kwangtung, General Chan Ming not been able to appear regularly and will try my best to annihilate Shu is said to be in Hong Kong since the Red uprising. Many them up to the last minute of my and expecta to return to Canton printers have not returned some soon. He is now trying to negotiate having escaped with the Redlife. I absolutely obey your orders Army. The Printers Union has as stated in the above telegram "** been proscribed.
a settlement which will avert an- other conflict in Canton.
Canton.
Meanwhile Canton people are
The post of Commissioner of very anxious, fearing that of the Military Affairs in Kwangtung will militarists fail to come to an agree be offered to General Chen Koh ment it will mean another conflict Yuk, a friend of both General Li and a chance for the "Reds" to Tea Hein and General Chang Fat. come back
Both General Li Fook Lam and Fui. This may ease the military General Bit Ngok are strengthening their commands, and they will offer every possible resistance to Wong. Shia Hung and the Kwangs Clique
SUMMARY EXECUTIONS
TO STOPI:
During the days following the "Bed."", "upheaval several hundred persons were caught and summarily
situation.
RECRIMINATIONS.
[CANTON NEWS AGENCY.)
CANTON, December 18th.
CHRISTIE AND BLUHM.
James Christie and Christopher Bluhm were brought before Major C. Willson in the morning charged jointly with criminal conspiracy to from the Police extort money Reservist, Al Yeung, and the case was fixed, for hearing on Thursday afternoon.
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Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask, for the defence, applied for a reduction in Christie's boil, pointing out that $1,000 was too heavy when the maximum penalty on the charge
as a fine of $250 or six months" imprisonment. In view of the short remand hie Warship decided to reconsider the question of bail after the first hearing on Thursday
The additional charge against Bluhm under the passport regula tions will also be taken up by Major Willson at the same time. Bail in a similar sum was allowed to stand.
MOTOR BOAT TRAGEDY.
INQUEST 'ON SIX VICTIMS,
PASSENGERS JUMP OVER.
BOARD."
An inquest was held, yesterday afternoon, at the Kowloon Magis- tracy on the bodies of Mrs. Allaye and five other victims of the motor boat disaster of November 27th.
A party of Chinese, and their friends, it may be remembered, left the Sai Kung wharf in a motor boat for a picnic at Nam. Tau Sha. The engine stopped and caught, fre and most of the passengers jump ed overboard...A few were rescued or managed to swim to shore, but subsequently by fishing boats several bodies were recovered.
It was stated in the evidence that the boat was licensed to carry four- teen passengers or twenty within The the limits of the harbour. engine had not been much damaged but the woodwork and awning of
the boat were destroyed.
The scheme "suggested needs the support of merchants, bankers, architects, contractors and builders, abet if it is handled wisely there is no reason why a new Canton should the proverbial not arise like phoenix from her present ashes. CO-OPERATION WITH HONG KONG HANGS FIRE. Representatives from Canton met committees of the Tung Wah Hos
One of the passengers stated that pital, the Chinese General Chamber the engine trouble began on the af Commerce, and others in Hong return journey then they were a Kong who hope to undertake relief few hundred yards from the short.. It stopped several times and finally work; but nothing very definite has burst into flames. An attempt was come of the conference, it is said.made to put out the fire with sacks and Chinese quilts, and when the awaing caught fire, the passengers rushed to the stern and jumped overboard.
A joint telegram of the 17th inst. The Conference has so far failed The Canton-Kowloon express last from Mr. Chan Kung Pok and to give out anything for publi- evening was delayed at Canton General Chang Fat Fui to Mr. Wu cation. It is understood that the owing to troop transportation. Large numbers of troops are being Tse Hui, at Shanghai reads na Hong Kong Authorities are to be brought back to the City from the follows:-
consulted before action is taken, at the express desire of local officials, it is said,
Eastern town...
Mayor Kao Noi Kwang and Chen Shih Jen, Commissioner of Recon struction, bave resigned.
We learned from the news papers that you have alleged that the recent Communist coup' was a trick of Mr. Wang Ching Wel. It a very strange that you should
So many Reds have been shot in Canton during the last few days, that one of the army commandera, still accuse Mr. Wang of being a
It is understood that the Canton representatives have offered
no
The bodies were found at differ ent dates at Nam Tau Sha, Cheung Pak Tau and Nam Wai
The inquest was adjourned until December 29th at 2.15 p.m.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.
Cases of notifiable disense report. definite programme for relief work,ed last week in the Colony were as except the old of
deserved their fate but a good many it is said, e ship load of." Redtion. Perhaps you would like to prica at low cost to the poor; but Diphtheria-5 cases (1. Portu- "may have been victims of denuació suspecta to Boccas Tigris and there a trick that resulted in sacrifice the Canton authorities are
millions of dollars and thousands of
tion by personal enemies. The drowned them all. Military and Police authorities are The Central Bank of China, lives; but loyal members of Kue to appropriate $300,000 for this now doing what they can to check which was burned during the mintang are not so cruel as to purpose, it appears that Hong the process of execution after arrested attack To opened for busj do that not even to think of it. Kang help is not desired. The on suspicion. The merchants have ness on Monday in temporary build. We have heard from Shanghai that Tong Wah Hospital has contribut been asked, and persons apprehend Ings near the old site on the Bund you received a great amount of ed 82,000 to the Canton Fong Fin ed are now to be accorded a trial. The merchants in Canton have been money from Li Tsai Hain for Hospital for work in disposing of Orders have been issued that trade instructed by the Authorities to con- spreading such a rumour and we feel corpses, providing heavy cotton anica leaders are not to enter tinue taking its notes as legal sorry that an aged person like you coats to the pour, and distributing
should be bribed to spread, rumours. soup to the hungry. shops at will make arrests and close tender.
guçse, 4 Chinese) 2 fatalities.
Enteric 2 cases (1 British, iz
Cerebro Epinal Fever:-1 fatality.
porter, 1 Chinese),
(Chinese)... Puerperal Fever:-1 Fatality (Chi ...nese).
Influenza-1 fatality.
On Monday one case of enteric (Chinese) was notified.
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