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ANOTHER RAID.
GUILD PRESIDENT ARRESTED,
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STRIKE POSITION.
LABOUR MARKET IMPROVEMENT.
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JULY 24, 1925. 日四初月六
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CANTON NEWS.
OUTRAGE
ECHO.
SHAMEEN BOMB INCIDENT SEQUEL.
IMPORTANT ARREST.
STOPPING OUR VEGETABLE SUPPLIES.
Premier's Statement.
An application for a separation News reaches us from Canton The local strike altaation con- Yet another raid was carried
order against her husband, Edmund tinues very much on the lines. pre- cut by the authorities this morn vailing during the past two or three
London, July 23.
Henry Mace, chargeman of Alters, to the effect that the Seamen's
From an issue of the Courrier POINTS DISCUSSED ing. The locality chosen cimbrae- days. There are reports from
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, making Devonport Dockyard, and formerly Union at Canton is endeavouring of Hongkong, was made at Fal-to interfere with the supply of ed an area which includes Sun practically all sources of a continu- his eagerly expected naval con-mouth Police Court last month by vegetables to Hongkong.
Haiphong which had just come to Hankow, July 23.
The Union, it seems, is doing hand details were given of the case On the initiative of the Chinese Street, Moon Street, Star Strest cus improvement in the labour authorities an Interview took place and Wingfung Street in Wanchai.market. At the Central Police struction statement in the House Sara Annie Mace, Carlton-terrace,
its utmost to prevent steamers of Phan Bul-chau, the Annamite Station early this morning there of Commons, announced that two Weston Mill, Devonport, on the this morning between the British detachment of the Surreys undor was a lessened demand for labour-cruisers would be begun in Oc-ground of desertion.
"Appearing for the plaintiff, Mr. loading vegetables from Canton revolutionary, whose arrest occurre Consul General and the Com-the command of Captain Swintos, ers on the part of employers, this
M. C., throw a cordon around the being attributed to the fact that tober, two in February, and three C. Vincent Downing said the for Manso, it boing stated thated recently in Shanghai after a
The Governmarriage took place at Falmouth missioner of Foreign Affairs, with a view to calming public area, after which police officers regular workers are returning. So yearly, thereafter.
far as specific instances are con-ment had also decided on the an- in 1907, and the husband deserted if the produce gets through to year's careful investigations on the
his wife on May 18th last, when Macao it is likely to be later tran- part of the French authorities.
It would appear that ever since opinion and securing a local settle-under the supervision of Mrcerned, it is reported that further
P. P. J. Wodehouse, C. I. E., numbers of men returned to Kow-nual construction of nine deshe turned her out of the house. He shipped to Hongkong." The
of loon Dock yesterday, more harbour troyers and six submarines, to-(Mr. Downing) had received Union officials say they are do the throwing of the bomb into the ment of the Hankow incident.
(Captain Superintendent'
launches have gone into operation gether with certain ancillary ves-letter from Messrs. J. P. Pearse and termined to prevent this.
midst of the group of diners at the Other points of a more genersi
Police), Mr. D. Burlingham
Major, solicitors, Devonport, saying] (making the resumption of launch
Regarding the military altua banquet given in the Victoria Hotel" character, involving Treaty ques (Deputy Superintendent), and Mr. services practically normal) and sels, beginning with the financial that the husband would consent to tions, were simultaneously sub-
L. V. Booth (Assistant Director there are several instances of Chi-year 1926-27, and continued duran order for the payment of 30s. tion, it is now reported that mitted to Peking. The Commis of Criminal Intelligence) carried nese office Staffs coming backing the normal life of the present per week and 52: 10s, cost. Deser General Chan Kin-ning has at Shameen in honour of His Excel
There has, no yet, been no very Parliament..
tion was strongly denied by defen- not personally reached Sheklung, fancy the French Governor General dant. He and his son could give but that Yuan Ha-kow, ons of of Indo-China, the agents of the sioner submitted five points for out a house-to-house-search.
big influx of strikers from Canton consideration. Points one and two was then carried ou', some sixty direct, mainly owing to the lack of Some of those cruisers would be avidence to the effect that plainti/uis military subordinates, has
The preliminary combing out
transportation facilities.
1:
the left the house on her own accord, but the expenses to Falmouth and court and other costs would be so
*K-
ten thousand tonners, and referred to the protection and de-persons being finally taken into
the We learn to-day that a detach-remainder smaller and less fence of the Concession. It was custody and marched to agreed in principle that a system Central Police Station handcuffed ment of military has been aint to of co-operation should be devised in pairs. Quite an important the border to supplement the pat-pensive, of approximately eight great that the defendant could not between the British and Chinese capture was, effected, this being rols established there. The action thousand tons. The Admiralty attend the court.
authorities with a view to the the President, of the Painters is due to the presence of Chinese would meet the additional expense hed a son 23 years old who was
Chinese police and military sup- plementing the Concession police in the event of serious trouble. Point three referred to the com- pensation in connection with the Chinese killed and wounded. I was reserved. Point four, desir ing a removal of Messra, Butter- fleld and Swire's Sikh watchmen
Guild,
JUNE SETTLEMENT.
STILL UNCOMPLÈTED.
placed.
are con-
arrived there with troops.
CORRESPONDENCE,
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Telegraph.""}
Street Hawkers.
Sürate and Political Burean had been extremely active and it soon become apparent, from the en quiries made, that there existed in China a highly-organized band of Applicant told the bench that shu
revolutionaries. The most notori troops on the other side and the
of £527,170 from the savings on married. Since returning from
ous of these was Phan Bul-chau, desirability of avoiding any
other heads. The Government Hongkong in 1913 she had been an
who, a number of years back, fa encroachment on British territory would only ask Parliament to invalid and that seemed to annoy
said to have been concerned in a The Shipping Situation. The one real indication of an im- make additional provision this her husband. He told her on May
conspiracy to poison the French provement in the shipping position year in respect of the commence- 18th to clear out. She replied that
Sir-When the markets ware to-day is the larger number of ment of the new programme, if she had nowhere to go, but he was
con- step to the overthrow of French launches to be seen making their satisfied of the Impossibility of persistent, so she went to sleep at ecently re-opened, I was under garrison at Hanoi as a preliminary, granted. to streat rule. The plan falled owing to the Brokers and their clients to way about the harbour, and it la making these savings, but did not her sister-in-law's house in Pasley- the impression that the from the native city, was reserved. day have still been in the throes a fact that several launches have propose to allow the increased street, Stoke. During the follow-cessions. Point Ave required an assurance of the June Settlement, for resumed work this morning for the expense to constitute an additioning morning she returned to her hawkers, by which they were defection of one of the revolution
home in order to get her clothing. permitted to sell produce within arles concerned, in consequence of that there be no further maltreat-although yesterday was nominal- first time since the walk-out. The to the total navy estimates.
The Admiralty would do its Her husband then wanted to know market limits, even if unlicensed, which with others Phan Bul-chau
would be cancelled.
had to flee the country. He Was ment of Chinese by the concession ly Bottlement Day, only a pro- Harbour Office officials
She I have for days noticed that condemned to death in police. The Consul General ex- portion of the outstanding bus stantly interviewing seamen who utmost to diminish the extra cost what she was doing there.
are in search of employment and of the new construction by "sub-replied that she had come back to pressed his willingness to issue noss was cleared up. The settle-
of ganga in many cases they have been stantial reduction in maintenanesher homic, upon which defendant although the Wanobai Market is tumaciam, and for a great number:
partially opened, warning notices as to the necessity ment will tako many days to
and other charges in the navy threw her from the room into the hawkers still ply their trades in of years had taken refuge in China. to refrain from violence, but point-accomplish and even then there
passage. One of the oldest coxswains in Moreover, a committee of thre
narrow streets close by. They whilst still playing, though from a ed out that corresponding, notices will be many incompleted traub-
unconnected with the Government An order was made for payment appear to be doing a roaring distance, an active role in the poll by the Chinese enjoining good be-actions left over to form either the Harbour Office employ, who would be appointed as soon as of 30s. per week and £2. 10a. cost, business. Should they not be tical maelstroms into which the been periodically haviour and non-resistance to po.the subject of litigation, or
now compelled to move? In any country. had lice authority were desired.-settlement by comp omise.
As we reported yesterday, a lot
possible to the maintenance cost and Interior economy of the tavy,
case, they only make narrow ambrolled. It would appear that Reuter.
of compromise business was done
streets more filthy and congested like other refugees of his nationali.. One British, one Japanese and army and air services: In many cases 1.0.U.'s were givan
There was lively questioning by"
than usual, besides which it la ty, Phan had secured a high post in hardly fair to the market stall oficial circles of China, and with instead of cheques, owing to the one Norwegian vessel arrived in port
holders.Yours etc.
the security, lent by this position" inability of operators to get oradit during the twenty-four hours end-Labourites and others, Mr. Arthur
OBSERVER. had been extremely active In from the usual credit sourcesing at 9 a.m. this morning and dur-Henderson intimating that, the op- ing the same period clevon vessels [position would draw attention to Some of the cheques which were
Hongkong, July 23rd, 1925. formenting trouble, in the French The total number of the matter on Tuesday.
Colony Documents seized in the DEAD NOW NEAR EIGHTY.
given yesterday have since been departed."
Mr. Purcell said he wondered
The emergency staff at the
course of secret service investiga when they would get a Govern- Steady progress in excavation returned from the Banks marked vessels in harbour, to-day was 92,
refor to drawer " and it of which 54 were British.
tions, states the Courrier CHal work at the scene of the Po Hing.
is stated
phong, bore the mark of origin to that
large some
The Charles Hardouin returned ment with the courage to put the General Post Office had to cope with Fong disaster has resulted in re-
be Phan's Headquarters at Shang- of "money
ard from Macan last evening bringing Admiralty, in its proper place. a rather heavy volume of mail Comdr. Kenworthy asked whe- which arrived here yesterday. The
hal. He is believed from these covery of many more unfortunate amounts victims, the majority having only involved. It is true that much with her a large number of Chin- too apparently met with instant business has been concluded on ese passengers who had made their ther the programme was drawn Macedonia brought 133 parcels
contract basis, buyers taking up way down from Canton.
up without reference to the ships and 268 bags of malls from Home,
whlist today there arrived another APPROVED BY REICHSTAG. disclosures to have planned tha
bomb outrage In Shameen death, and being discovered in a
and sellers delivering scrip, but the The Empress of Russia has ex-bullding abroad."
In a cable dispatched by Routor Mr. Baldwin, replying, empha-240 bags collected at Shanghai and
Berlin, July 23, more or less advanced stage of de- biggest proportion of the Settle-perienced seme delay in getting composition.
After a speech by Herr Strose-from Hanoi, it was stated that the Work has continued
ment still awaits completion. away, though we understand this sized that this was entirely à re-dispatched here by the Mantua. day and night since the fatefu
Ice House Street has presented has nothing to do with her crew placement programme, and prom- Included in this letter batch were collapse and a considerable space an animated appearance these past She is scheduled to leave at three ised detailed explanations at the seven bags of letters which leaving mann, the Reichstag by 235 votes man was arrested in Shanghel. The London on the 3rd July reached to 158, with thirteen abstentions, Courrier d'Holphong in this con Government's nection states that he was pounced has been cleared though the task few days, kaots of brokers being o'clock this afternoon.
bere via the trans-Siberian Railway approved the becomes Increasingly difficult with assembled here and there discuss- So far it is impossible to say the making of inroads into differenting either one or all of the many when resumption of a river steamer facets of the problem. It is an service to Canton is likely to even- points.
The death roll has steadily open secret that some "of the tuate.
PO HING FONG DISASTER.
"
The axohangos.do not opan for the rosumption of share tran- saction business until August 1st.
joined the strikers recently. was given another chance to-day though at a much reduced salary,
mounted until the list of identified brokers are heavily involved and and unknowns, totals seventy-mine, are unable to complete. When while the injured figure is in the clients are in default to such a AFRICA AND ASIATICS: larga extant as now, such a state region of twenty-one.
workers have now almost of affairs is inevitable. reached the kitchens where it is ex] pected more bodies will be un- the seven covered. Amongst corpses exhumed yesterday was that of a female aged about nineteen. Identification was", almost impos sible but it is thought the remains are those of Miss Chiu, a popular member of the staff of St. Stephen's College.
Hopes of further survivors wero ralsed when coolies emphatically
declared that they had heard moans
HOME CRICKET.
YORKSHIRE'S EASY
VICTORY.“
London, July 23. Playing at Bristol, Gloucester
as agreed upon.
BUSY POST OFFICE.
FAST, SIBERIA TIME.
GERMAN FOREIGN
POLICY.
debate. Reuter.
MINING CRISIS.
in the creditable time of 20 days. foreign policy. Reuter, The emergency staff of sorters at
the Past Office made speedy work!
with yesterday's batch, and nearly INDIA'S VICEROY. all letters were.sorted and ready for delivery by ten o'clock this morning.
MEN TO CEASE WORK. «
London, July 23. The Miners' Executive is instruct ing the miners to censo work on July: 31st, except for a minimum number TARIFF CONFERENCE. of safety mon-Reuter
Conference Wanted.
London, July 2
OPPOSED BY "CHRISTIAN GENERAL"
upon whilat venturing into the French Concession, and taken by motor car to the Bund. Here a motor boat was in readiness to take him to a French gunboat on the river. The prisoner was then transferred on the following day to the Messageries Maritimes liner Angkor, which later left for Hong- kong. In Hongkong, there were four agents of the surete who Hal had come up from The reconstruction of the Niju- phong in connection with the yogura, the double tower standing
London, July 23.' The Earl and Countess of Read ing have left for India-Reutër.
UNION GOVERNMENT'S' NEW BILL.
Capetown, July 23. The Assembly has passed the first reading of a Bill embodying the
in the Palace Grounds at Tokyo, casc Into the care of these off- Government's Asiatic policy and
necessitated by the damage done cers Phan was given, and the small directed towards a very consider~| At the conclusion of a meeting of
to it in the great earthquake of coaster Tongkong, when it left for able reduction of the Indian popula-the Miners Executivo and the Peking, July 23. The vernacu 1923 has brought four skeletons Haiphong a fortnight ago, had on tion by the application of pressure Special Committee of the Trade ar papers report that General which were found 12 feet below board a prisoner considered to be to supplement the inducements held Union Congress which discussed the Feng Yu-hsiang has wired the Govthe surface, each standing upright one of the most important captures out to Indiana to leave the country. possibility of other Unions support
The Bill deals, inter alia, with ing the miners, a statement was is ernment, opposing the Tariff Con- at regular distances, with old made by the political bureau of- expressing the coins on their head and shoulders. Indo-Chinn. The prisoner was ference, and residential and commercial segrega und urging the Government to con as of a living, person and a more defeated Derbyshire by an innings tion and land ownership. The volte an immediate and unconditional opinion that China should have It is suspected that they were landed at Haiphong and taken to diligent attack was made on the sad 32 runs. Dorby batted first Minister, Dr. Malan, said the Bill conference of miners and owuore, complete tariff autonomy and victims of the ancient bollef as Hanol, in one of the prisons of.. particular Broa..
Considerable and made only 81, Parker taking did not mention Asiatics as a class announging that a communication declaring that it is against the to the necessity for a hitobashire which he is being lodged under- obstruction were cleared
but five wickets for 19 runs and Den-except where unavoidably neces had poor addressed to the Premier principles of rational equality or human foundation for build heavy guard whilst the machinery although a body. was found, it was hett three, for 15. Gloucester sary. He considered it undesirable expressing their willingness to mest for other countries to fix China's ings. Some of the coins found on.] of the law is set in metion, horribly mutilated and the person then replied with 255, Bloodworth had only too obviously met with an being top scorer with 57. Horstoy to describe the negotiations between lum-leuter.
tha Union and Indian Governmenta took four wickets for 39 runs, Instantaneous end.
Extraordinary scenes have been Darby failed to get ant in their regarding the Indian question. No witnessed in the vicinity of the innings, being all dismissed for further stages of the bill will be UNIONS SUPPRESSED. disaster. At the corner of the re-142. Parker took six wickets for taken this session-Router, taining wall which is below Blake and Donnott four for 69 runs Gardens und in juxta-position to Playing at Kettoring, York-
shire had an easy win over
the Tung. Wah Hospital Annexe, Northamptonshire, winning by sa the Chinese living in the houses innings and 110 runs. Northants have been burning joss sticks for batted first and made 107 runs,
EARTHQUAKE FORETOLD.
tariff-Reuter.
GENERAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
FENGTIEN COMMANDER'S.
A COMMUNIST SPY.
them are Chinese and from 400 to A man with a long flowing, £00 years old.
beard, Phan Bal-chau to stated to ba about sixty years of age. E The s.5. Takliwa left Bingapore had taken to the Chinese garb and on the 22nd instant and is dus during the period of his detention hore at daylight on the 27th. en voyage, was permitted to retain 1the rich dress of the mandarin class of China. The French Stone by stone, a church in Journal refers to him as being the ACTION.
Reval, July 28The military deserted village of Lancashire is head of the revoluations Shanghai, July 28. court at Dorpat has sentenced to being transported to now and bilem Party, whose aim is not only The Feugilen General has closed death the Communist General more thriving community. It to overthrow the the appeasement of the avil spirits Yorkshire replying with 259 for VIOLENT SHAKE ON THE 30TH.
down the Union of Labour, Com Heidemann on charges of military will be rebullt exactly as it stood.
Chinn but also. who are considered responsible for four wickets (declared). Oldroydaenza, July 23-The eminent merce and Education, and also the espionagel in war time and attempt
MAd- Ngyuen the catastrophe and the wall face made 109 and Rhodes 55 runs.
various culi
the for many square yards, in a position In their second innings Northants seismologist M. Bendandi, forecasts headquarters of the Chinese Sea- Ing to forcibly overthrow the Go Out of 200 prisoners approximating to that where the could only compile 42 runs, a violent earthquake in or around men's Union and a few organisa- ernment. Other Communists were stone Jail, 40 are
ltered but he Frend breakage occurred on the higher Macauloy taking six wickets for Japan on the 80th and violent earth tons of lesser Importance. Ten condemned to varying terms of im- subjects, includ
aud agriculture.
ve enfisted against wore acquitted Routers Jevel, has been plastered with 19 runs and Kilner four for 21-quakes, probable In Alaska on the agitators Lave been arrested-prisonment. Six of the accused Spanish, literat
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