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ECHOES OF 1859
37-How Shameen Came Into Existence
(May 18, 1858)
The Canton Factory Site ques- tion is assuming somewhat of a disagreeable aspect, and really we think the sooner the meetings are held publicly the better.
Com-
Several members of the mittece have an interest in re- turning to the old site, by reason
is from the White Cloud Moun- tains,
Certainly it does seem strange that the Committee should so recklessly have ratified this re- part by endorsing it with such an absurdity on the face of it. Upon it being shown to Mr. Alcock, he being an advocate for Shameen. he at once yielded to the Com- of being the proprietors of valu-mittee, naturally supposing that able plots of ground there. Some of the advocates for the Sha- meen site go so far as to say that it these Committee men can lots, the but recover their old community may look out for themselves!
for We cannot
one moment conceive that this remark is merited, yet still as we said be- fore, the Committee should allow the light of day to shine on their acts when no misconstruction can be put upon them."
We are and always have been with advocates for "the old site
an extension Eastwards which is what the Shameenites accuse the Committee men of intriguing for. We are therefore arguing against ourselves, which we are induced to do, from the love of fairplay.
A Chinese offered to.. fill in the required area at Shameen for $80.000, a circumstance the Com- mittee were aware
of
THE VOLUNTEERS
Annual Training Camp at Fanling
The dates on which the EK.V.D. Corps will be holding their Annual Camps this year aro as followES →→→
1st Week-end P., Friday, 17thTM November, to P.M. (9th Novem-' ber.
2nd Week-end P.M.*Friday, 24th
November, to PM: 28th Novem ber.
3rd Week-end P. Friday, 1st December to P.M. 3rd December. 4th Week end P.M. Friday, 8th December to P.M. 10th Decem- ber.
These dates apply to all Unita of the Corps except the Engineer Company, who owing to the nature of their train. all due enquiries had been made.ing, have had special arrangements
made for them (zée para: 4), The Honourable Mr. Bruce course could not do otherwise.than to coincide with Mr. Alcock, and
the Shameen was for abandoned. T&
moment,
The Committee who must have the very that upon known, ground, which the report or the DA they engineer, officer, where
stated that pinned their faith, buildings could not be erected ex-. cept at an enormous outlay, there actually stood two Chinese forts, not constructed of mud, but of massive dressed granite. Had they engized they would have learnt that one of them only cost 810,- 000 and the other $7,000, More- over they would have found the man who built them, most happy to do business with them on very reasonable terms.
H. E. Mr. Bruce, immediately these facts were brought to his of. Instead knowledge, lost no time in ascer- of inquiring what guarantee taining their veracity, being an- could be produced for the fulfi-xious to settle the matter before ment of any contract which might he proceed North. be entered into with this man.. they adopt as Scripture the report of an officer of the Royal Eng- ineers, to the effect that to fill up Shameen, if practicable at all; would cost such a heavy sum as to render the attempt quite out of the question. As we heard it. this report actually goes to the length of stating that the nearest point to procure earth to fill in flutely mischeivous.
The dates on which various Units will concentrate are as follows:-
1st Week ond Camp:-Corps Sig- nals, Machine Gun Troop,
· Armoured Car Seation, Motor Machine Gun Section, Scottish Company, Medical Section. 2nd Week-end Camp:-Corps Signals
Machine Gun Troop, Arinoared, Car Section, Machine Gun Com pany, Portuguese Company, Anzac Company, Medical Section. 3rd Week-end Camp:-Corps Signals,
Battery, Armoured Car Section, Machine Gun Company, Medical Section, Scottish Company. 4th Week-end Camp-Corps Signals, Armoured Car Section, Motor Machine Gun Section, Scottish Company, Portuguese Company, Anzac Company, Medical Sec- tion. The Engineer Company will carry out their Annual Training from 17th to 18th, November 1833.
Four Full Days.
The Volunteer Ordinance" requires that every Volunteer must attend four full days in Camp at least, a day to If Shameen be decided upon count as such must be from 8.00 A.M. we hope that no more of those to 5.00 PM, two days out of the four professional, apocryphal, crochet- must be consecutive. Men with three ty opinions will be allowed to ride full years of efficient service to their roughshod over tangible con-credit, need only undergo for two days tracts from practical Chinese. In in Camp. Failure to comply with so far as
has this obligation of efficiency in certain our experience
cases renders the individual concerned gone, these official opinions, un- der such circumstances, are not liable to a fine of $25.00 only perfectly useless but absq-
Mail News from China
THE HADLEY CASE
Shanghai Paper Pleads
For Mercy
eastern area has been intensified. Wanhaien is fortunately in the charge of General Wang Lingchi who is a young commander much "trusted by General Liu Hsiang and, necessarily although anxiety is aroused, there should be no gurren- "der of that place if the garrison re- mains staunch and the reinforce- meats now being hurried up by commandeered Chinese shipping are
The petition for clemency to be exercised by His Majesty's Minister in favour of Mrs. Katharine Hadley does credit to the womanly feelings
The Adjutant, Captain Wilkinson adds:-
In order to reduce to the minimum the number of Volunteers upon whom this flue might be imposed; at the sug gestion of the Advisory Committee, The Commandant of the Corps sppeals to you to be good enough to offer every assistance and encouragement to all mambers of the Corps, in your employ, to attend Camp.
He much appreciates your assist- ance in the past which has resulted in record attendance at Camp and in a consequent genoral improvement in the efficiency of the Corps, and this year we hope for excellent results in view of the keenness and efficiency displayed at the present time.
up to their work. Still Kalhsien, GRAF ZEPPELIN
of its promoters states the North, Suiting. Chubsien, Shunking are all China Daily News in an editorial in Red hands and those towns con-
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Chicago, October 26.-The Graf Zeppelin, historic airship, piloted by Dr. Hugo Eckener. completed her flight from Fredrichshafen to Chicago at 7.35 this morning.
article. They recognise the force of stitute bins ard the tombout IN A BIG STÓRM that humane sympathy which can, fifty miles due north of Wanhsien in under the right influence, let loose divine compassion. In that spirit | Shunking which lica directly about a southwestly by west direction to they labour for mitigation of the 20 miles to the west of Wansient Completes Flight To penalty which has been awarded, Uncertainty prevails about the fate justly and after a fair trial, by the of Yingshang midway between Suit prescribed tribunal. They are also ing and Shunking but it is believed taking into account the strong re-
to have fallen and Paoning is in commendation for mercy which a direct danger since the districts companied the Jury's inevitable around are now occupied by the verdict. Support of the appeal Red troops. The Red armies seem must not be taken to imply conflict to have driven a wedge between the with the decision reached in H.B.M.'s Sapreme Court. The Szechuan and Shensi troops and the Judge and Jury were there asso gravity of the situation is thus ac-
She made the trip from Akron, cinted in the dreadful but essential centuated. They have held Nan- task of vindicating the law which king in the north of Szechuen for Ohio, in 7 hours, having left the stand not merely for the punish-several weeks. Kwangan, after rubber metropolis last night at ment of offenders, but also for the theirs. Repercussions on the Gov-er than the skipper had intended, capture and recapture, is again 11.35. This was somewhat quick- protection of the community against the conséquences of criminal ernment's fortunes may be serious. actions. The principles of justico-N C.D.N." guiding that tribunal precluded action or language which could be interpreted as sacrificing equity to emotion.
Now that the requirements of the law has been satisfield it is emin-. ently appropriate for the King's clemency to be invoked. This jour- Dal, would deprecate excessive em- phasis on what, after all, is a dis- treasingly sordid tragedy. Good women have come forward in the trus spirit of sisterly sympathy to ensure that clemency does not fail through any emission on their part, They do well and can, no doubt, count on proper support. They $5.50 to $14.50.
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THE COMMUNIST THREAT
GOVERNMENT TROOPS" HARD PRESSED
BANDITS IN HARBIN DISTRICT
GOVERNMENT TROOPS TAKE ACTION'
Harbin. News has come to hand, in Harbin that bandits and iqsur- gents have made their appearance in the lower reaches of the river and have attacked several eruall set- tlements. In consequence of this,
further Manchotkuo troops ars, be ing, sent down to Fuchin by river, these marching through the city to- the pavements to see them puss day, crowds of people standing in The new troops are well uniformed and show signs of having received military education, as they marched in good order and were far superior to the clans of soldiers that were seen in 1929, when Chang Esuch- liang sent men to meet the advanc ing Soviet troops.
Once again the Nanking Govern meng secus, to have experienced, as most serious setback in handling, the operations against the Communists In Kinngai the, initative, instead of It is also reported to-day that a being with General Chiang Kai- large number of Manchoukno troops shek whose plans for an advance are to be seen on the Eastern Line were lately broadcast from Nan- of the Railway finally to extermin- chang, has been seized by the Redate the buikiite in that district, as Armies, strong detachments of it is thought that they are more which have somehow, ponetrated the accustomed to fighting in the hills Government zone and destroyed and valleys of Nuri Manchuria bridges, at strategic points to the than Japanese soldiers. The cold disturbance of the Generalissano weather is now setting m, and this dispositions. One report suggests must drive the Bandits into the vil- that, the Reds have actually loppedi Inges, as they will be unable to live off a whole division from the Got out in the opan but in such ernment's strength. In Brechuan cuss they the Rod Control, of the North peaceful
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