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THE CANTON CRISIS.
DR. SUN'S CONTENTIONS.
DR. SUN IN DETERMINED
MOOD.
HIST OF ALLIANCE WITH
GOVERNMENT TO ASSERT RIGHTS.
The Hongkong Telegraph bas received the following telegram from Canton :~~~
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
INTERPORT RUGBY.
JA VISIT FROM SHANGHAI*
Hongkong will receive a visit from a team representating the Doctor Sun Yat-sen has authoris-the New Year. A telegram has Shanghai Rugby Football Club in ed publication of the following been received An outspoken utterance on the statement on the question of the kong's invitation and mentioning accepting Hong Customs question was made by Customs surplus:
that the Shanghai footballers ex-
SOVIET RUSSIA.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the course of "Disorders and invasions or-pect to arrive on January 1st. So An interview last week with Mrganised and financed by the Chibli far as is knows at present at D. M. Green, editor of the North part through the Peking Govern-least two matches will be played. China Daily News.
ment, which is its tool, have pre-ane (the Interport) against the Telegraphing from Hongkong vented me from carrying out the Hongkong Football Club sad one
December 5th, Mr. Green work of reconstruction on which against the Navy.
2
I had decided when I returned to
are
A meeting was held at the Board
Mr. Logan read the telegram)
representatives
1 interviewed Dr. Sun Yat-sen Canton last February. It is clear yesterday at his headquarters in that the Chihli party will persist room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson Canton. He was in khaki units destructive polier as lors Club and other Rugby enthusiasts last evening of members of the form and looking well and alert, as the same can be financed out of younger in fact than when he was surplus rational revenues release the purpose of taking the pre Tast in Shanghai. He was elated e to it through Peking by the liminary steps towards making the over the victory of Gen. Tan Yen-Foreign Powers. These
jarrangements for receiving the surplus kai's troops against Marshal Wu national revenues
visitors. Mr. W. Logan presided.) made up Pei-fu's Northern forces, at partly of moneys which world not and there was quite a good num- Yamyung, on the Kiangi border. be available for use of the Chiller present. three days previously, when party if the Customs duties collect- the Southern troops captured fed within the territory of my Gov-from Shanghai accepting Hong five guns and 4,000 prisoners. Jernment were retained for the ase kong's invitation and explained, He announced his definite and benefit of the people of this the object of the meeting. He did intention t seize the Canton Province instead of being remit. t think that Hongsung had ever Customs revenue
ed to Peking, as to now being done, had a visit from a Shanghai Rugby He said that for too long a time and applied in the interests of the team before, and having regard to Canton had been shouldering the Chihli party. If there is be the hospitality extended
TO
to the whole of the cost of the war in peace and order in Kwangtung. fur-Hongkong the Contitutionalist interest, and jther payment of Kwangtung Cus-ther forms of sports when they in the meantime Peking, with items revenues to the Chihli party visited the Northen port, it was
the connivance of the Diplomatic must cease.
up to them to give their visitors) Corps, had been using the money "My Government, therefore, in-a good time down here. collected in Kuangtung to make tends to assert its rights to control The meeting proceeded to the wagupon her. He estimated the the application of these reverses election of various Committees to net Customs revenue of the two and it will require the Inspector-make the arrangements Kusngs at $10,000,000 per year General of Customs and the Cus- following were asked to serve:
and the As this was their money, betoms Commissioner at Canton meant to have possession of its being servants of the Chinese Hegarty Convenër), Dr. McGown. Selection Committee: Mr. H. G. He would therefore rier the Government are with Commissioner' of Customs to
respect to Dr. Minelle, Mr. 6. C. N. Tinaon [Kwangtung ander and subject to and Mr. Forsyth. him all the from Kuangtung, and if this the orders of my Goversmen:-it Finance and Entertainment request were resused. would hold all Customs revenues collect- Committee: Mr. W. Logan Co- ask that the Commissioner beled within its territory at the dis-vener), Dr. Forsyth. Lieut. Com replaced. If Peking were short posal of the Government so long manter Douglas Hamilton. Mr. H. in requirements for the payment as the Customs revenues from the B. L Dowbiggin. Mr. R. L. M of dues on foreign loans, he pro-rest of Chira are
cient tone, Mr. J. Ralston, Mr. A. 0. mised the payment of Kuang-meet foreign commitments charged Lang and Mr. P. E. Jones Hot. tung' proper proportion.
pay
revenues
un the Custuma.
kmatter
Treasurer
Asked when he was about to "The Foreign Powers have > Match Committee: Mr. Forsyth take this extreme step, Dr. Sun fight to Intervene in this
Conreneri, Lieut. Davies, Lieut.: said probably within the next 5w because there is an annual surplus | Menzies, Mr. H. McTavish. Mr. S. days, and imphed that he w. ul-f millions of dollars from Customs J. Jomiain and Mr. A. C. 1. Bowker. not notify the Foreign Consuls (revenues collected at ports otside Mr. H. E. D. Adams, of Messrs. beforehand. as money belonging of the territory of my Government Butterfield and Swire. แรง to Kuangtung was not their affair, even after providing for the ser-pointed Interport Secretary and Asked if he would abstain from ice of foreign debts secured on any immunications in connection this projected seizure if the the Customs.
with the forthcoming match should Diplomatic Corps could secure There is not and never has beet the addressed to him. payment to him of Kuangtung's any Treaty conferring
Ca
the
2p
Liet-Commander portion of the Customs Surplus Foreign Power collectively or in Har los mentioned that a team Douglas "after payment of the interest on divide the fight to Interfer H.M.S. Hawkins played three foreign loans, as in 1919-20, he with the Chinese Maritime Carframes with Shanghai walls in replied in the affirmative, pro-toms which is first and last the Northern part. They were all rided that the arrears since the Chinese Government Service) 0 Fast cessation of these
rames and Shanghai could payments, service of the foreign obligations surn following the American Govern-charged thereon. Indeed, ment's objection thereto were admitted by the Foreign Power aloo paid. He seemed to think that the 4 sposal and application of however, that the Diplomatic the Customs surplus is
wholls Corps were unlikely to do thi-. la Chinese internal question.
THE SECURITY FOR DOMESTIC LOANS.
it
ut alte a strong combina
Lozan expressed the hope that all In closing the meeting Mr.
pre-ent would do what they could "Even under the existing system team a big, success.
to make the visit.of the Shanghai of semicontrol of the Customs Irevenues be the Foreign Powerm
NOT MEAN TEARS.
through is a time of worry to many When baby's teeth are coining
With reference to Domestic Loans secured on the Custom which it cannot be tho strongly surplus, interference with which emphasised is not "authorised TEETHING TIME NEED had caused a heavy stump and any Treaty, but is simply an extre prave results on the market, DiTreaty procedure imposed by the Sun said that bans were also Foreign Power-no reasonable secured by the Salt Gabelle and objective can be taken to the Ministry of Communication, re- course, which my Government has Tenues. which could easily make resolved to follow in order to pre up the necessary surplus. Įvent the Chibli partly from the Asked whether he would fight, further financing of disorder and in case the Foreign Powers took jwar in my native province. steps to prevent the seizure of "I have to add that my Govern- the Customs
revenues, there ment is willing to undertake that being now four British. two in the Cvent of the Casboma American, one Japanese and tworemugs from the rest of China be French gunboats at Canton,--Dring insufficient to meet the foreigo Sun said that he could not over- come such a force. but he would obligations it will make good any then have the glory of being deficit to the extent of Customs
rê.
mothers. The little one's gums become swollen and tender; he is cross: due Dot sleep well: troubled with
is
constipation. colic urdiarrhoea, and sometimes
even convulsions
seize him. Dur- ing this period
beaten by all the Powers which revenues received by it from time nothing can equal the use of
he would regard as an honour, and to time."
then he would enter the second phase. Pressed to explain his
Baby's Own Tablets, the Can- PEKING ANXIOUS. adian children's remedy. They Peking. Dec. 10-The Cabine: regulate the bowels and stomach, plicitly, but hinted at an active at a meeting on Saturday resolved and make the teething so easy
meaning, he refused to do so BI-
alliance with Soviet
are
that the mother scarcely realizes. Russia, to ask the Powers concerned whose agent, M. Borndin, is exactly
baby is getting his teeth. what has happened a: in Canton.
These Tablets Canon and indicating their desire healthful and harmless to the equally
UNJUST PROTECTION, to know what the foreign naval
Youngest infant and the child of men are instructed to do in
the six or more. curing constipation, desirous of maintaining friendly Customs. The Legations concern croup, colds. simple fever and ex- event of Sun Yat-sen seizing the indigestion, colic, diarrhoea. relations with the Foreign Powers, especially with Great Britain, ed hare received a Note to
Dr. Sun
seeras
sincerely
but said that so long as they afforded moral 31 financial support to Peking. the Constitutionalist war for the good government of China would
effect-Bruter.
LADY STUBBS.
this pelling worms. Chemists sell them, or post free, 60 cents the vial, from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60 Kiangse Road. Shanghai.
never cease. It was intolerable ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
MOTORS FOR JAPAN.
of
and unjust that the Peking
Lady Stubbs arrived back in
A report from the United States Government should be enabled the Colony from her trip Home Assistant Trade Commissioner, by the machinery of the Custorosby the Blue Funnel s.s. Patroclus Paul F. Steinterf, Kobe, states and the protection of the Powers this morning. She was met by the establishments of several to take money from a province in His Excellency the Governor and firms in Japan which reprosent order to make war on that pro-Captain Neville, whilst a large American manufacturers vince. I pointed out that the number of friends assembled to automotive products were des step which he contemplated greet her at Murray Pier, where troyed in the recent earthquake taking, if successful, would be she landed. Amongst them were disaster. The destruction of cars followed immediately by other the Hoa. Sir Claud and Lady in Yokohama was practically| provinces and would thereby Severn, Mrs. Gale (wife of the complete, but a large portion of wreck the whole of the Customs American Consul General), the the Tokyo stocks was saved. 'It organization, and he replied that Hon. H. T. Creasy; Mr. A. G. Mis anticipated that there will be a the powers could easily avert that Fletcher, Mr. ED. C. Wolfe, Mr consequent immediate demand by withdrawing their support Dyer Ball. and many other pro for trucks and low-priced pas from Peking.
minent residents.
Isenger cars in the territory.
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