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WEDNESDAY
CANTON. STRIKE ENDS.
Volunteers Surround Sun's Headquarters.
THREAT OF A GENERAL-
terms:-
STRIKE.
Two thousand Merchant Volunteer troops have sur- rounded Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Headquarters, demanding tho relours of ara from the steamship Hav
Troublo between Dr. Sun And the merchants is peated.
A general striko is threat.. oned by the merchants,
THE CONSIGNMENT.
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SHAMEEN DISPUTE
TERMINATES.
AUGUST 18
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SERIOUS TROUBLE IN THE SUDAN.
FATAL ARMED OUTBREAKS. -
MORE DETAILS..
Alexandria, August 12.
A communique states that Beltlih tronga were not present when the Egyptian railway battalion was fired on at Athara." Apparently the Sudan Arab Mouated Rifles fired without orders, under great provocation.-Reuter.
Call for Immediate Assistance, WORK STARTS TO-MORROW.
Early this morning, a radio mabengo WAS received in the EGYPTIAN NATIONALIST PROPAGANDA · BLAMED. Quite unexpectedly, news was
Colony from Manila, stating that received in the Colony lato-inst
London, August 12. night to the effect that the Insinuations were made by Mr. the an. West Katan had sent out!
Router learns that a Britishi battalion is procooding from Egypt Shameen strike had boon settled Alabastor against a member of a general "8.0.8." The West
utatod:-"An- to reinforce the British troops in the Sudan, in consequence of three and that the employoos ware the compradoro staff, when the Katan's mossage rosuming work to-day. Tele- International Banking Corpora-phored noar Providence Reef; outbreaks, following pro-Egyptian domonstrations.
The first took place among the Cadote at the Milltary School, DISPUTE OVER GERMAN RIFLES. to this effect were received tion case was resumed yesterday position very dangerous; require
not only by newspapers, but the afternoon. The Bank is clafging immediate assistance."
Khartum, ob August 9th, whom # Company of British troops dis authorities horo also the sum of $200,000, for which The ship, which is a United armed. The second outbreak doncerned the Egyptian Railway Bat-
· A sorious situation has arisen military authorities had docided Naval
received the information from the sum, missing from the promises Btater Shipping Board vessel, talion at Atbars, who on August 10th, got out of hand and did in Canton in connection' with 'the to cancel the original perinit.
Senior Naval Officer at Canton, on September 28th, 1922, they operated by Mosers. Struthers damago. British troops and a squadron of Arab Mounted Rifles were seizure by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, of a
COMMITTEE RESIGNS. A tologram received by us this allego the compradore, lu Ku and Barry, loft, Hongkong on sent to Athare on the 11th. and surrounded the Egyptian Raliway consignment of German arus and
direct force in the Market Place and compelled them to fatuth to barraoke. morning from our own corron, le responsible under his Frithry ammunition which has arrived As a consequence of the doad. on the Norwegian vossol-fly to lock, it is said that the Committee pendent on the Shamoon states agreement with the Corporation, run to San Francisco. Tis The Railwaymon broke out and drove back the infantry cordon Striko over, Employees TV- Mr. O. G. Alabastor, K. D., presumed that she has encounter with rifle butts, and throw bricks and other missiles at the troops. the order of the Morchant Volun of the Corps, in view of the fact turning to-morrow." Curiously appears for the plaintiffs, and the led the severo typhoon which was The infantry opened fro, inflicting ninotson casualties. The third toor Corps. Two thousand of that an enormous sun was paid enough, no official word has been defence is being conducted by known to be in the vicinity of incident took place on August 10, at Fort Sudan, when from 20 to thesa Morohant Volunteers, are by various district forces and that received in the Colony, so far Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., with Mr. Providence Roof, which is part of 39 Egyptian Railway troops broke barracks. Armed with olubs and now surrounding Dr. Sun's head the lattore representatives have as our enquiries to-day reveal, Campbell Prosser.
the Nambu Shoto group of led by a suspended official, they paraded tho. town and returned to quarters; and a general strike of arrived in Canton to take over either from the British Consul Mr. Potter spent a day and a islands, situated to the north-east barracks. The townspeople are calm-Router.
their share of the arms, has do-neral or the Chairman of the ball submitting that he had no of Formosa. The approximate merchants is throstened.
affect cided to rosign. The President of Municipal Council, and although case to answer, but Mr. Justice position of the reef in 126 Long. Now to the above roached us from the Telegraph's the Corps. Mr. Chan
Lim-this fact has lod some here to ac- Gompertz, decided, although he E., 25 Let, N.
Khartoum, August 12. Canton correspondent this morn-pak, has left for Hongkong copt the news of a settlement recognised the strength of the
Enquirios mado: bèro to-day
The trouble at Atbara began by a number of railway" troopt. ing in a cable in the following whilst the two Vice-Presidents with reserve, there can be no defonce's position to hear how that the call was a general refusing to obey their Egyptian officers Mounted infantry, a do
have also left, fearing their por-doubt, we think, that a settlement evidenco.
and would probably be tachment of the Egyptian army, as well as British troops arrived Canton, Aug. 13th. sonal safety. A general meeting has been arrived at.
The compradore wont into the one So many of the Corps had since boon hold, telegrams have been received box and detailed the procedure answered by Shipping Board and and restored order. Bubsequently, the railway troops broke out and nt which it was decided that the from different people on the Sha-between him and the cashier, both other boats in the vicinity. attacked the mounted men who eventually oponed fire. Two of the alfairs of the organisation ha tom-meon as to make the news at the beginning and at the close Shangbai would be the nearest mutineers were killed, two died later, and fixteen wors wounded.. of the day's business. He told the big port from which assistance The regulars did not sustain any casualties, and co-operated porarily managed by reprosanta-beyond any reasonable doubt.
London, August 12. Court that his possession of a key could be sent, and nothing will be throughout. The situation is now quist.--Reuter TERMS NOT KNOWN. tives from various districts..
A rumour prevails that the
The disturbances in the Sudan are attributed by the London Up to the time of going to was merely Bank practice, and done hero until further informa- authoritice may agroo - to the press this afternoon, no in- that he undertook no liabilities tion in rocaived..
Lator, newspapers to Egyptian Nationalist propaganda on 'the ove of Im- handing over of the arms to the formation was available regard-other than those laid down is his CX-
News has since been received ponding negotiations between Zaglul Pasha, who is at prosent Commercial Corps on payment of ing the terms of the 'settlement. agreement. in large sum of money.
As stated above, the news was Mr. Alabastor, witness confessed by Messrs. Struthers and Barry taking waters at Vichy, and Mr. Ramsay MaoDonald on the subject somewhat unexpected. It was to a lack of knowledge of much of that the vessel is now all right of the Sudan. It may be recalled that Zaglui Pasha, speaking in the STATEMENT BY CORPS
known that negotiations were the Bank's accounting methods, and is proseeding under her own Chambor at Cairo on June 28, declared that the Egyptian nation would novor abandon its rights in the Sudan because it was impoB- OFFICIALS.
still being carried- oo, but even but added that no entry could steam to San Francisco.
aible for Egypt to live without the Sudan.--Reuter. Mr. Chan Lim-pak,Command the most optimistic estimated be made in certain of his books In our issue of yesterday, woant, and Mr. Lee Chung-shiu and that at least two or three days without a voucher from a methor reported the
arrival of this Mr. Tang Kai-shek, vice-com-must elapse before an agreement of the European stall. Mr. Ho a member of his staff, who had left: stoumor in the Canton River and mandants, of the Canton Mer could be reached. the dispute between Dr. Sun chants Volunteer Corps, and Mr. The outstanding points, over the Bank, then became the subject and the Merchant Volunteers for Chan Lim chung, president of the which agreement has proviously of questions, witness eventually possession of the arms, It will General Chamber of Commerce been impossible, were concerning informing counsel that the police be recalled that on July 22nd, a of Canton, to avoid possible mis the reinstatement of the Shameen were in possession of Mr. Ho's A solitary chickón was the Reuior's message reported that understanding regarding the police and the payment of wages statement. the Hay had left Colombo with azure of a consignorent of arms to all strikers during the period Mr. Potter objected stehngly to cause of much ado in Wood argo of two machine-guns and and ammunitions, intended for they have alsouted themselves the insinuatione against Mr. Ho. Street. yesterday, when, cobaÐ- large number of rifles, besides their organisation, by the Canton from work. Whether the strikers There had been no mention, he quent on an allegation mado, an sixty tons of ammunition, all authorities, have issued a joint have greatly modified theirelaids eaid, of two Europeans who had Indian watchman named Gudar Singh was taken into custody by Gorman, consigned to Canton.. statement which, in part, statos or whether a half way compro-also loft the Colony.
the polloo. His accuser uppear. The Colombo authorities word that purmission to import mise has been effected is not yet!
od boforo, Mr. R. E. Lindsoll to- unable to confiscate the material, the arms WAN applied known, but the opinion prevaila
day to say that whilst he was the mainfost declared the for and given by the Dupartment in well-informed circles that it
called away from his post at No nature of the consignment, but of Military Affairs of the Generals from the strikers that the
5 Wood Street, the dofondant the captain was fined two hundred gadquarters of the Government concossions must have come.
purloined the chicken, which Cobham, who was second last year, piloting a Biddefoy-Puma, rupees, for entering the prin Canton on August 4th, the Neither the British and French with the ammunition improperly quantity bacing been stated in Consuls пог the Municipal Mr. Alabaster, continuing his was kept inside a partition, and won with an average speed of 10511⁄2 miles per hour. Butler, on a De stored.
the application and repeated-in Council gould guarantee that all cross-examination of the com-took it away to a matshed be Havilland, was second, and Macmillan, of world-flight fame, piloting the employers would pay wages for pradore this morning, asked the longing to the contractor, Sanga Fairey seaplane, was third. Air Force Lieutenant Jones, on a WHERE ARE THE ARMS? the permit givon. Upon
arrival of the s.s. "Has" at Can- the strike period, and all they witness if he was now satisfied Lee, in the vicinity. Complain Siddeley Siskin, nocomplished the best time, in seven hours, 20 It appears that the consign-ton, on August 11th, however, the could promise was that a meeting that the money was missing-itant followed on the trail and minutes, 52 seconds.
ro-came upon the defendant at the Four competitors retired through nooldents, including Courtney, mont included 8,000 new Mauser articles, for the import of which of employers would be called at did not matter who was
moment when he was neking last year's winner. He was flying a Siddeley-Siskla, but crasbud riflos for which the Merchant all legal requirements have been which the matter would be sponsible.
and voted
Witnes :-I don't know whe-two othar Indian watchmen to and damaged his undercarriage at Nowcastle. Biard, flying a se1- Volunteers had paid $200 apiece mut, were forcolbly seized, with discussed in advance, When the vessel the vossel on which they had Unaniuity, of action in this thor there is any money missing cook it for a foast to be jointly plane with two passengers had a thrilling escape. He lost his pro- participated in. The bird had its poiler in mid-air, but managed to descend safely at, Durham, arrived off Canton, Dr. Sun sont came, by the Canton authorities, matter was felt to be desirable, or not.
as the payment of sonie servants) Then you still.contend that the neck twisted already, but was Barnard collided with a hayrick and broke his propeller on Ayr Race- the cruisor Wingfung alongaldo to whose attention formal notice and the non-payment of others money may not be missing ?-1 easily identified by its shortened course.. in order to provont the removal had, been given. "Thore
Jonos was soratch; Cobham received 3 hours, 4 minutes, 12 load Lo the don't mean that. of the cargo, but it is reported says the statement, "the possibi- would possibly
You are satisfied that the Bank His Worship fined the defen-seconds; Butler received 2 hours, 6 minutes; whilst Macmillan that troops sympathetic to the lity of theяs articlos boing boycotting of those who did not Murchant Voluntoors on Monday ordored to forts at Whampoa for Pay But this matter was outside has lost that money?-Yox,
dant $5, or seven days' hard rocolved 2 hours, 29 minutos, 12 acca. Boing satisfied that the money labour in default.
The Master of Sempitis was a lato arrival at Loo-on-Solent, and caused same anxiety. His handicap was 3.32.0 and flying time - evening managed to get 800 of detention and falling into hands the jurisdiction of the Shameon
the returned is missing, wo will now try and tho rifles off, but that yesterday of parties unfavourable to an negotiators, and
13.0.43. The machine was a Buper-Marine Napier Seagull am- Dr. Sun seized the remainder carly peace in the Republic of strikers will have to fare accord-find out how. Do you suggest of the arme, as well as the am China working towards the detrling to whatever decision is arrived that an armed forco entered the
phibian.-Reuter. 7
orunition. This, howovor, has ment of the people.
at by such a meeting.
Bank, held up the stuff and took Lator. the money away?-No. not been confirmed and it is "As the Canton Morchants
From a
It must have been taken by Chinoso source, we stated that the arms are still Volunteer Corps is a legal body, aboard the vosasl off Shameon.
authorised and approved of by learn that part of the settlement stealth? I don't know.
It might have been taken by both tho National and local Gov. terms are that the police will erimenta of the Republic, its resume duty on the 14th (ro-keys --I don't know.
whilst tha
Do you think it likely ?—I can't genoral Further roporis state that on members and patrons and the morrow). the arrival of tho Arms. re-businoss community of Can- employees will resume on the say.
The person would have to know presentatives of the Volunteer ton
their 10th (Saturday). We have beon
the combination-Certainly. Corps interviewod Dr. Sun, pro-property and maintain their unable to confirm this.. ducing the official permit granted organisation intnot against all by the military authorities and unlawful interference and wish. also the manifest, and that Dr. to acquaint the public,, ChinonO Sun then personally permitted and foreign, that their import of the discharge. Lator, however, arms and ammunitions is
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PERMIT CANCELLED.
JUNKS SINK.
lotend to defend
TO-WAY:
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RIVAL STEAMERS.
A
TO-DAY'S HEARING.
And I think you will agros with me that it would be excood ingly difficult for Anyone to get in the vault in the day time 7-Yos.
"So that it must have been taken from somewhere else 7-Porhaps
'RACE" FROM CANTON. According to the Chineso-papora 80
RECOGNISED BY SHORT. TAIL.
tail.
objecting to my putting those hypothetical questo him, but I tam bound to do so.
His Lordship-Ho ig 'not objecting.
Re-examined by Mr. ProsBOT, witness said he would never tako. the responsibility of the whole; of the contents of the vault,
Mr. Prossor:-Do. you mean now or any time P-At no timo would I have accepted the responsibility
Mr. Potter asked if it was agreed hotween the parties that it was two lakh bundles that wore missing, as for the arst time the fother aldo were trying to suggest
AERIAL DERBY RESULT,
A 950 MILE RACE ROUND BRITAIN,
** London, August 12, Ten, fanious flyers odinpoted in a 950 miles flight round Britain for the King's cap, starting from Martlesham (Buffolk) and passing through Edinburgh, Dumbarton and Falmouth, and finishing at Loo- on-Solent.
CAPTAIN D'OISY'S POSSIBLE PLAN.
MAY ESTABLISH NEW AIR LINES.
Paris, August 12, Captain Pallotior D'Oisy, Interviewed aboard a vessol now at Djibouti, expressed the deep omotion bé folt at the entertainment he roceived at Karaabi, Shanghai, Tokyo and overywhere. · D'Oisy- contemplates the possibility of the establishment of air lings between France and her Colonies.—Huvus."
ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION IN
PORTUGUAL
SPEEDILY OVERPOWERED BY POLICE
Lisbon, August 12.
a report. when steam lexitimate ono and an act noceax- launches and junks sent by the ary and proper for the practical this morning, there was consider-. Don't you think that is it far something different. Corps arrived near the steamor purpose and the officiency, of abla rivalry between two river more likely, that the money was Mr Alabastor aald he neithor thoy word provented by the their organisation and are asking steamers in the trip down from takon by slolight-of-hand, or jug-disputed it nor admitted it. gunboat Po Plk from gotting for just treatment and unpro Canton on Monday night The glory, or lost through gross Mr. Pottor said that attitude alongside, on the ground that the judiced conatdoration from those passengers of one vessel apprar. negligence before it reached the was totally inconsistent with hla Civil Governor had not permitted labouring for the Interest of the to have displayed conaldorable vault ? - Porhaps 8o.
opening, where he said “il ̈was the discharge and that the Ctino-o people
concern over the vessel's reputa-. Askod various questions con- vory likely that the missing notes
The Radical Communists attempted a revolution last evening, tion for speed and urged the cerning the placing of money in consisted of 400 $500 bille.". Ekipper to outstrip the other, the the vagit, where exclaimed Mak, Hing-choung-the-shroff which was speedily overpowered by the police after few bomba fest in the convoy of four vesuolsIt is no use your asking me who usually represented the com- had been thrown. There was no damage. The pollos and military As a result, one vessal arrived in about those things I don't have pradors in "bis dealings with the are fully in control of the city.—Reuler, - Hongkong a 11 o'clock, half an anything to do with putting cashler and who had possession hour in advance, of the other money in the vault,"
Tof the compradore's koy, told the vassols of thú ranvoy,
Mr. After then questioned Court that Mr. Hodgkins invarl- When the a.. Hydranvos came
.. Whilst rivalry may be highly him as to tha ipờidentoi. Saptem- ably counted aloud when he was Into part early this morning, the
proditable for the company own ber 23r1 when 5232 000 in notes putting notes into the rafo. Master reported that he had ro
in fast steamers, it has to be ware placut on ther* fat shroff's Thoro wadon further dispute calved a message from the 89..
pointed out that for purposes of desk while M3 Hodgkins was batwoop onudal towards the end Chenrtu, stating that that vergi
piracy prevention, it . siahly counting," Douldo oagier,"
of the morning's hearing," Mr. bar nioked up last evening three have capeized in the heavy squall necessary for all the vessels in. With: I do not know; I Alabaster sopusing Mr Potter of men from two sunken junks and storm which took place. the oanvey to keep together as was--not there. How should I making conitasin where there. Mr. Ponsonby presided at The men were plaked up about The Hydrangea -did not olbar au porsible This is a mat- know?.
More none; The objection wash from Hongkong and it know how many lives had been ter which appears to have been Mr
THREE MEN RESCUED.
Closing Exchange 28.4 5/16. Lighting Up-Time 7.50 p.m. Barometer 2 p.m. 29 49 Temperaturo, 2 p.m. Humidity High Water Low Water
86
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77 9.47 m. '321' p.m.
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ANGLO-SOVIET CORDIALITY.
PPY ENDING TO LONDON CONFERENCE
Conferencs to-day, at which the oute Satisfaction was expressed on both
stions and cord!"
London, August 13..
Bf the Allklo-Soviet anding points wäre cleared up. seguful; issue of