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BALKAN AFFAIRS.
SUMMER · HOLIDAYS.
BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
MR. HASLAM, M.P.
AN IMPORTANT REPORT.
SMOOTHING "THE WAY,
THE RUSH BEGINS..
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-THE NEWS COND ENSED.
The holiday rush has begu n'at Home; the weather is perfec
Large rewards are being offered.
brilliant sunshine prevaile. The holiday raah has begun Johannesburg trouble of the band Chen Chi-mej.
Since the settlement of the for the arrest of General Huseg
In a collision between troop trains a Pukan there were
A Hongkong Report.
ultimo, the Government and peo- ple of South Africa have been |- confronted with the graver
menace of a general strike, in-hundral casualties, elading railwaymen, as the result of the refusal of the Federation
(Service to the "Telegraph."]
[Service to the "Telegraph."] Loudon, Received Aug. 2. London. Received Aug. 11
London, Received Aug. 2. Fondon. Received Aug, 2. Router's correspon lent at
The doth is panacel of Mr sided over by dir . Askwith, has hareat states that private con- and
The Industrial Council, "pro- 'Reuter's correspondent at Buk- Washington states that Mr. B yau Haslam, M.P. has intimated that there will be [There are tri M.P.'s by the issued it report on industrial sultations daily between the farther negotiations with the nam of Haslam Mr. J. Haslam, grements. It disapproves of delegates of the several countries object of pressing Britain and Labour member for Chesterfield;mpulsory arbitration, but says precede the official conferences, Germany to participate in the and M. L. Haslam, Liberal msm Conciliation Bourde, or joint and those have tended hitherto San Francisco Exhibition to bor for Monmouth District: The Committees, should possess the to sooth the differences. celebrate the opening of the telegram does does not indicate Moreover, before recourse to a
Hongkong, July 26-Reports means of arriving at finality.
Ths, Peking Government an- which is meant.]
from Canton state that the early of Trades to accept concessions nounces that a movement to clear strike or look-out there ought to Reuter's correspondent &t Bukone Japanese steamer carryitg the Union Government's resolute to-day.
arrival is expected of more than offered by the mine ownere, but the country of robals will begin be a pronouncement on the disharest states that the Allies have arms and ammunition consigned to determination not to yield to pule by an independent body or an impartial individual. The presented their demands to the Southerners. A reliable report threats now seems to have ended Report dieapproves of the in- Bulgarians. These comprise aasserts that about fifty Japanese the orisis which paral: eed busi-challenged the Kuomintang Party fliction of monetary penalties for now frontier starting with a have enlisted among the Cantonese noss in South Africa and caused to publicly expel revolters from breaches of agreement.
bicection of the River Strums, troops." China Fres." the old Turco-Bulgarian frontier, and reaching to the Aegean Esa
Panama Osnai.
THE
SITUATION · IN
NORTH.
THE
SHELLS BURST OVER SHhanghai seTTLEMENT.
The Incident in the Public Gardens,
shell burst right in the middle A shot went over Soochow
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aliolls in the foreign quarters, but gradually they apppeared to find
their range.
At the time of writing fighting was taking place in very close proximity to the French Conoas sion, showing evidently that,
The Volunteers.
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It
The Allies Demand.. *
Later.
a few kilometers to the west of
renunciation off Dedongatch;
Hongkong Protest.
the
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The Peking Government has
liveliest apprehension in its ranks. England during the past week..
America is to negotiate for The Federation of Tradea yes- Peking, July 27 Hongkong terday evening resolved not to further pressure on Britain and Bulgaria's claims to the Aegean Chinese telegraph that Chiness declare a general strike at pre Germany to participate in the
merchanta have protested sent, but to rely on the industrial San Francisco Exhibition..
the throughout
provinces and political organisation tɔ | against the action of Chen remedy the grievances. Chung-ming who, it is alleged,
Islands; and scholastic and Greeks in Thrace. ecclesiastioal freedom to the
Japanese Policy.
Peking, July, 26.
is pressing them to "supply funds to Dr. San Yat-sen.-"Chins Press."
Dr. Sun Actiue.
Bars the "China Press" of
The "N. C. Daily News" says
Avenue Road,'
Employment of Troops.
A'Report issued by the Indus- trial Council disapproves com- pulsory arbitration and the infliction of monetary" penalties.
www.
Johannesburg has been threat-
LOCAL.
It is asserted that the ́ex-
Residents on the Shamsen contend that the coming trouble will be worse than the Revolution.
There are many signs of ex- citament, and even panic, in
pondent.
that the Bikb, police who have (Continued from page 10.) for some time past provided a
Our special correspondent at smart. guard at 100
was rather
Esoh Canton gives some interesting. where Dr. Sun Yat-een and Gen- with his red blanket coiled round the command of Chan Kwing mau wae in fall marching kit, impressions of the troops under eral Huang Hing resided, have his cowhide knapsack. The Ming. bsen with drawn.
rifes and carbines smelt strongly Woosung Forts do Over."
Latest Shanghai newspapers to him. Before in reiched the hand give full details of the firground, it exploded with a torrific ing last Monday night, which noise and there was a round of resulted in numbera of shells broken glass and splintered stone. opposed to the heavy fire of the
Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of bursting over the Settlement, one
Mr. Harcourt has replied to Investigation, shovel that one ships and Arsenal, the rebel regiments of cavalry, four
State for the Colonies, replying attacks in the House of Commons in the Public Gardens seriously fragment had torn a hole in the troop had been unable to advance batteries of field artillery, four
to attacks by Mr. Outhwaite and on the use of troops in the Rand injuring a Portuguess boy, as re- comont idewalk and chipped the far beyond the western, saburbs batteries of mountain gans, a ported at the time in a special southside walls, whilst a larger of the City. These the Governing Dusserat, and also Today The Consular pro- Mr. Keir Hardie, in the House of disorders, which he has justified.
a section of engineers, left Peking clamation ordering all plotters Commons, justified the aes of telegram to the "Telegraph." pisce hylla through a window ment guns were now shelling to-day for the South. Two thou and armed men immediately to troops in the recent disorders on
After two nights of rast, says of the oilica of the flums Life and there was a panicin the City sand infantry will replace the leave the Settlements, under pain the Rand, and expressed complete ened with a grave general strike, the "N. U. Daily News" of July Insurance Company. It ripped So wild was the fire from the Tientsin troops, which were sent of arrest, bas act exactly been confidence in Lord Gladstone. but the resolute determination of 29, firing began again last night up the floor beds, tore two holes guns at the start of the engagement South yesterday, with numerous thrown in the teeth of those who Mr. Harcourt denied that Imperial the Government seems to have close upon nine o'clock, and with in the son crete underneath and, that report had it that firing we heavy field guns. It is nader-issued it but, at any rate, very troops were kept in South Afrion ended the crisis. the most startling results. A des- ricoolating upwards, damaged taking place from Pootung, cription of what the fighting was the wall. Fortunately no one was was believed that the remainderstood that these troops will form little attention has been paid to for the purpose of dealing with appears lower down, but for the in the office at the time, but those of the Dare-to- Dios" and other part of a strong army under it and developments may be ex- labour troubles, and said it was inmates of the Settlement the ex-in other parts of the bailling had troops had arrived from the north General Feng Kao.chang to take proted before many more hours essential that the High Commis
the South. The Government have passed. How little notice sioner of the Native Protectoratas. perience was disagreeable and is a pretty bad shock and our re- of the Province and, making evidently intends to made a clean has been taken of the proclama should have a saffoient fores to Viceroy of Shanghai is in Osaton. one case tragic. Shells were presentative who called round at Pootung secretly, had come sweep of all Southern opposition. tion may be judged from the fact preterve law and order. More- whistling freely in all directions midnight found the Chinese boya Tungkadon,
The Northera troops express the that Sun Yat-sen, quite openly, over, the troops were of vital J. C. Finch won the quarter over the Settlement.. Two fell in still shaking with fright.
liveliest satisfaction at the des held a big meeting at his office importages to the Caps route to mile swimming championship the river opposite the Bandy and During the heavy firing about The following telegram was re-patching of a Southern axpedition. between 7 and 9 o'clock yester Ladia, Mr. Harcourt referred to rather easily last night.
Chinese boatman at the Can ten o'olcok several shells ricochet-ceived on July 27, by Messrs. It is reported, that the Southern day morning and all the young the progressive redaction of ton Road jaity was badly injorad, tad between the French cruiser Jardine, Matheson and Cor- ere intend tofollow a policy of a men who attended it could not troops in the last decade, and aid In the Yuen Ming Toen Road at Montcalm and the U. S. S. Albany, Communicate this to S. V. C. passive resistance, meanwhile have been railway experts. There that further reduction might be the back of the British Consulate but fortunately did no damaga. from Colonel Watson, Major imposing heavy taxation, hoping, were smaller meetings during the possible in the early fotote.. shrapael bullets foll freely. The The ships are lying within approx Little, Heary Keswick, Koop by prolonging the rebellion, that day. Huang Haing's house also worst experience was that in the imately twenty-five fathoms of your end up. Cheer Oh," the Government will become short continues be a place of rendezvous Public Gardens where a large each other and that both should To which reply has been made: of fande. Northerners, however, and has quite a useful army of number of people were assembled escape seems little short of 8. V. 0. going strong.' consider such procedure worse retainers on duty in theball, even THE KWANGTUNG ARMY. Canton, says our special corres to listen to the band. A small marvellous.
Refuge work.
thon useless, as the rebel leaders soldiers being amongst them. The work of relieving the will be arrested and executed, of the gardens, ploughing up Creek, entered the front window thousands of refugees who have unless they surrender or leave the ground, and wounding a life of Tramways Office, and bored a Rooked into the Settlement was the quantry, either of which the bay nine years old, the son hole in the floor, while another hit initiated at a well attended meet-events would cause the rebel of Me Remedios, of 20 Nauzing the house occupied by Mrs Me-ing in the Martyrs Memorial Hall troops to return allegiance to the Road. The boy was taken to Lood, at 30 Weilisiwei Road. at noon on Saturday last and the Central Government. the General Hospital bleed-The latter shall did not explo le, work of organization has been so ing freely and later investigation and was taken to the Bubbling wall taken up that by Sunday showed that he was in a serious Well Police Station..
night five out of eight relief The Japanese Legation has As was stated in these columns, of Germany, and as a candid condition Something of panic
The Attack..
stations yel planned were ready sent an official explanation to the the forks went over to the Gover person on the Shame on remarked took place, not unnaturally, in the About 8 p.m. on Monday, saya for occupation. Ubinose and Peking Daily News" saying ament side on Friday afternoon, rather brutally later one would A SUBMERGED LAUNCH. gardens, people rushing in all the "N. O. Daily News" hun foreigners were well represented that Japan, while regretting the says the N. O. Daily News.rather be in front of some of
Two or three shells dreds of Chinese who had been at the masting, which was pre-renewed disturbances in Central It is understood that the General them than behind them, when The steam Jaunch Tajching is passed close over the roof of the out in the country during the day sided over by Mr. Cecil Holiday. Ohins, remains loyal to her policy in command declared that he was they went off
Each of the on- now lying submerged in water in Palace hotel, where a largo numa were observed pouring into the
of keeping aloof from internal too old to fight, and as there gineers carried a hefty little the Harbour, clcs by the Victoris. ber of people were assembled, and French Concession. They had A message published in the Troubles and observing strict im- was a great deal of Government spade, like a kitchen coal-Theatre, with a gang of Chinese others too numerous to mention news of the forth coming attack, "N. C. Daily News", under date partiality in regard to the sympathy among the officers, a
shovel,
part of bis endeavouring to refloat her. Her at this time of night burat in which started just before nine of July 25 from Nanking, mys: unfortunate
One officer was bows are smashed and her back.... dispute many directions all over the Settle- o'clock.
The chief event of the last two North and South...
between formal announcement was made equipment.
that the place was handed over thrown off his pony, whereat his appears to be broken. Blie. It was on the same linos as its days, apart from the rebel retreat, Japanese army and navy officers to the Government. So far samen langhed loudly and heo tily came into contact, so report On inquiry at the General Hos- predecessors, except that on the has been the firing on Messrs in active service and algo civil can be learnt the troops inside as is the manner of Chinese when states, with the Frays wall pital late last night we were in- far side from Shanghai the attack Jardine, Matheson's boat, the officials are forbidden to take part accepted the change with equan-one of their number suffers disar and from the effects of the collis- formed that the boy had sus was more to the west, this being Kutwo, off Ohinking. It appears in the present strife. Warnings imity, but other forcos were at
ion abe became waterlogged tained a severe wound in the acounted for by the massing of that the soldiers under Esa (the to this affect have been repeatedly work, which in about two hours of the bugle-bands stuck up to side the wall watching the salver From time to time one or other Crowds of Chinese were along side, but his condition was not the troops at Luaghua. From the brother of Tiger Hen, who was given. Japanese Consals in put an entirely different com enliven the monotony of the at work te day. From appar by Drs. Murray and Billinghurst, where it is now evident the num- from the North bank of the river issue notices to Japanese zubjeo's, Inside the forts are any sumter marchand one thought unatterancea there is not very much thigh was torn away, but no bones the rebel forces took up their old have struck the vessel, but no one bidding them to take part in the eso said to be part of contingent sha was held back; sometimes Naturally it would not do to leave, A large part of the flesh of the ber of soldiers was considerable. Over seventy shots are said to including retired officers, for of troops, including 250 Canton-able things! Now and then a likelihcad of the launch being of halt was made and the rick-much uss when she is refloated.
The shells which passed over cular line out towarde St. The Katwo put back and got garding this warning cannot ex-
rebellion. Any Japanese disra- which arrived five days ago. The
official" statement of the sir was with the rear guard, and the craft where she is, causing an the roof of the Kalee Hotel were Catherine's Bridge, although by the Woodcook to escort her up pect protection from the Japanese ength of the rebels here is 20000, sometimes with the van, but my obstruction.
coolie never succeeded in getting probably those which burst at the no means near to the latter spot. the river. Some bluejackets were Government. Consula are em- but less interested parties put it corner of Hongkong and Szechuan The attacks from both sides were sent ashore and took two men as powered to deport undesirable at 8,000. It is believed that they hear of the troops till they rosis. ⠀ The first, a small one timed eimultaneously, and those hostages and then demanded an Japanese..
have two 12-in. guns besides a road. So far I have only sean branched away from the main burst close to some houses and who came in from Bioawei report explanation. Hau's Boldiers said Southerners who have studied large number of other osuno, these gentry marching snugly windows were emasbed, while the that rebel troops there likewise that one man's rifle went off by in Japan have hosts of Japanese and ammunition appears to be along a well-made road, with second, a heavier one, passed low came into action. These must accident and then the whole lot friends especially among Japan- plentiful. over the roofs and appareally have been the men posted in the fired They offered profuse ese opposition parties, who will There is the other fort a few beer stalls handy. How are they water in their bottles and ginger- burat in the Soochow creek, Li Hang-chang Memorial. ap Igies, and as no one had been not refrain from freely expressing miles from that at Woosung-1 going to shape when they march
Other Damage.pn
The Government troops are art the incident closed. sympathy with the anti-Yaan mo the direction of the Yangtze north on possibly short nations The" Chiny Press of Tuesday now a considerable distance out A foreigner who has arrived vement. These expressions of and it is understood that this is and in momentary expectation of reports that besides the shell from the Arsonal towards the from Pengpu states that Mr von individual opinion cannot be also under the rebel colours. the enemy's fire? But I have no which injured the child, at least north, and the rebel troops in Mallen of the British-American interfered with by the Japanese
In view of the possibility of wish to prejudge them. If they other found a mark in the Sicitei opened upon them with Tobacco Co., was on a houseboat, Government unless they go beyond serious fighting in the vicinity of are real pukka patriots, good Settlement Mr Jacobs, who ooot their machine guns. With their and was heavily fired upon from the scope of the law. Referring to Woosung, should the Navy make luck to them. pies a flat in the big building at fell artillery the rebels in the both sides. There is no confirma- the reported presence of Japanese an attack on the forts, a special the corner of Szechuan Road and other points also fired, and within tign of the report that Mr von in the Southern lines at the train is in waiting to carry the Hongkong Road, was sitting out a very short time the Arsenal Mullen was wounded.
Kiangnan Arsenal, the notifion- foreign residents to Shanghai. verandah, the guns of the
Troops for the South;
explains that Chinese, fring commenced, when he was wore replying with a terrião facil-A, Heuter a message to the when deprived on their chile, Indian Civil Servant's Death,
To start with, their China Press", depatched from are often mistaken for Japanese. startled by a three inci shell lade, dropping down almost perpendi distance was badly out, thus Peking under date of July 25, Reuter's Service "N. O. Dally Arthur Crawley Bovey, late Rugs Sensrera, a director of the mileswimmingChampionship
The death is announced of Mr. cularly not three føst in front fo| accounting for the number olesya. Seven thousand infantry New"
Indian Civil Servios,
directions.
ment,
:
5.S. Kutwo Fired On,
critical. His wound was dressed Temple of the Godt War, recently as sassinated) opened fire China have been instructed to plexion on the position.
were broken.
position-from Nantoo in a cir- was injured.
ter..
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Suez Canal Director Desd, The death is announced of M.
Suez Canal,
"DON'T FORGET,
TO-DAY. Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Sconio, Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Chinese Mogioiana at Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
Tuesday, August 7 Auction of s.s. Wing Hon, by
Mr G. P: Lammert.
Thursday, August 7. Concert at Peak Hotel 9.15 p.m.
Saturday, August 9. HK.00. Promenade Concert, H.K.0.0. Ground 9.15 p.
V.R.0, 5 p.m.