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THE “ANTI-REDS”.
PLANETO OVERTHROW CANTON GOVERNMENT.
GENERAL'S MISSION.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED J681 No. 21,860
STRIKE OUTLOOK.
FACTORS WHICH DELAY NORMALITY.
四拜禮
Chinese Merchants Conferring. A tour of the city this morning
The putting into practice of and a round of enquiries in official
號五月八英港香 THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1925. BE+BX
GOLD STANDARD.
GERMAN RESTORATION. BRITAIN & CHINA
FURTHER EVACUATION
ORDERED.
Paris, August 57 The Conference. of Ambassadors has passed a resolution requesting the inter-Allied Military Commis. sien to instruct the military forces in the occupied area to evacuate
EARL BALFOUN EXPLAINS SITUATION,
CHINA'S TASK.
London, Aug. 5,
CHANCELLOR'S SUCCESSFUL
"
DEFENCE.
London, Aug. 5.
A. After a vigorous defence of the gold standard by Mr. Winston Churchill, the House of Commons
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"Laang Kwong" Master's Action.
Rloting ashore, a crow. con- has passed the second reading of spicuous by its absence and no pro- Mr. H. B. Lega-Smith attacked visions was the position of the
In the House of Lords, Lord, the Appropriation. BIII.
CAPTAIN'S DEATH
TRAGIC INCIDENT AT SAILORS HOME.
SEVERED ARTERY.
A tragedy occurred in the Sailors' Home on Tuesday night,
Sovlet principles by the Canton au- circles show that there is but Duesseldorf, Duisburg and Ruh Gosford, asking the Government to the return to the gold standard as 8.5. Leung Kwong shortly after her when Captain W. K. Richardson,
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thorities in several districts of little change In the situation. All rort-Reutar. Kwangtung is being much resented that it is possible to do in Hong- by the people. Some experiment kong towards ending the existing
fi
make a statement with regard to premature, and blamed it for the the situation in China, emphasised increasing unemployment. He com-
decronso
FRANCE'S WAR DEBTS. that every party and class in Britain plain that there was no droit
London, August 5.
In the House of Commons, re-
The master, Mr. James R. Wilson,
Mr Churchill said that no res- assistance was
principle of the gold standard. ".
forthcoming and
an inmate of the Home, died from
Early yesterday morning, Cape: tain Richardson was found lying dead on his bed. The bed linen was asturated with blood, and it required but a glance to discover
arrival at Kongmoon on July 10th loss of blood caused by the gover considered it a suitable occasioning of the main artery of one leg. bas already been made on lines of state of things appears to have
would welcome the development of the increase of external prices. for the flying of a distress signat "what the Chinese call the "4/4/2" been done, and the further al-
Han Government was told to raise system, by which property-owners teration of the situation is ob- BRITAIN SEEKS CONCLUSION, a strong and prosperous and united, "Everybody knows that the Austra- and when, despite the presence of China. Ile paid a tribute to the money in New York, not here, · a British gunboat in Harbour, no are required to hand over 10 per viously in the hands of others.
devotion of the small British com- cent, of their belongings to the Gov-The resumption of the river traffic ernment, 40 per cent, la retained by and the movement of cargoes plying to questions, the Eon, Wal-munities in China. Every Eagli h. Ponsible party had challenged the when, a little later, the purser to that this emanated from a cut in depends on the action of those ter Guinness said that official man, in England or in China, deeply" we had not taken this action, visited the ship with the informa-
hegotiations as regards the French in Canton, the lifting of the war debt had begun on July 27. deplored the suffering caused to the the rest of the Empire would have tion that the anti-British feeling
a gold standard not of the pound to Paris to consult their Govern prompt fulfilment of the Washing sterling but of the dollar." ment. Mr. Guinness presumed ton Conference obligations as a Among the "solid, remarkable that the Regotiations would resume proof of our good faith and good factors" to be considered as con- in de course.
"His Majesty's Government feel will. Hé opined that the Chinese! sequences of the gold standard, Mr. Churchill mentioned that capital
themselves and 20 per cent. is given
to labour organisations. Yet an
other scheme, based somewhat on general boycott" depends (so de- The French experts had returned Chinese. He appealed for a taken it without us, and come to was intenso and added that the the floor, with their necks broken
the same principles, and known as clare the Chinese themselves) on the "8/3/3/1" system, is also now th completion of negotiations over being enforced. The result of these the Shanghai incident, and systems is that the people are being would seem that we have to ne-
lives of the European officers were in danger, he decided that the only course left open to him was to leave the ship. After depositing
alled upon to bear heavy losses. gept things as they are for some convinced that the time has come would find the means to appoint a issues for domestic purposes in the his ship's papers and armament at
the artery over the right foot. Two soda bottles were lying on
off. It is believed that, dis- pensing with the usual opener, the deceased mariner simply, smashed off the necks of the bottles, and a splinter must have' entered the artery, causing ex first six months of 1925 exceeded the Customs House, he obtained by more than double the similar passage to Hongkong, accompanied
tensive bleeding. A piece of 1924. Sterling had recovered by the Chief Officer and the Chief, reg bound over the ankle Indicated parity with the gold dollar and Engineer.
that an attempt was ineffectually Australian and South African cur- established the equilibrium of the The sequel to the story was an made by the deceased to stop the
much to their chagrin..
considerable" time yet. There There is now apparent.no feeling seems to be an absolute deadlock in of strong opposition to Bolshevik this Labour boycett; there are no rule, and this is said to be growing acgotiations and each side ap In strength daily. One conse- pears to be waiting for the other quence of this is that the Cantonese side to move first. are now asking military leaders of workers, who are being detained
Unless the
Chinese Shops. Ilit,
when, this question should be rought to a conclusion." (Cheers).
Reuter.
The Stock Exchange. So far as the re-opening of the Stock Exchange is concerned, there is little likelihood that this
fasues in the first eix months of
Chinese delegation representing the whole country and full its obliga- tions. He concluded by urging, the appointment of a Britain statesman of world reputation as a Special Commissioner for China.
The Bank of England's action at the Summary Court this dow. Earl Balfour, in reply, dwelt on gold had increased by 8 to 9 m-morning before Mr. Justice Wood,;
had cased.
rencies.
increased:
perty left behind and considered He added that a coal subsidy lost.
The Chief Officer also sued the greatly preferable to a veiled sub- was very objectionable, but was sidy on export-Reuter.
company in a similar action,"
CHINA'S NEW ERA.
.
The deceased, who was 50 years
DANGEROUS DRUGS.
London, August 5.
The House of Commons has
Mr. G. R. Haywood appeared for the plaintiffs and the owners were defended by Mr. D. MacCallum.
Mr. G. R. Haywood outlined the passed the third reading of the facts of the case, mentioning that Dangerous Drugs Bill, already, the legal position in the case of passed by the Lords.-Reuter. the, Chief Officer was rather dif- ferent to that of the master, and went on to say that the feeling!
other provinces to come to their against their will in Canton, ex-will take place just yet, Not China's lack of a real Central/ions and the general money rate the master auing the Chiat Wo S.Si of age, was until recently Captain until money flows much more Government, and the internal The general tendency in foreign Company, the owners, for $1,000 of the s.s. Confucius. Arrange aid with a view to driving, the ervise their rights of freedom freely is it intended to risk a
and force the officials to allow violent and precipitate fall in troubles, which he emphasised were countries towards stabilisation had representing salary to the end of ments for his funeral are being Bolsheviks from Canton.
For instance, India July and the value of personal pro- made by the police. It is not due to any foreign action. The
could now consider a sterling rate * A reflection of this development them to leave and, to resume the the market quotations. is now apparent in the fact that river traffic, there will undoubted. I generally agreed that the pre-Chinese had been masters in their at which to stabilise the rupee. >> strike, prices of local stocks were
fall own house, and no substantial General Lau Tsun-wan is accedingly be an indefinite continuance of much too high and that a to the requests that he help in or the present state of trade stagna-would create a healthier and more portion of responsibility for China's Stable tone. That fall is bound present unhappy position fell on ganising the anti-Communistition.
to come no matter whether the! movement. He is therefore leaving
market is closed for a month or foreign countries, certainly did not All local services are going six months, but if the market fall on any British government. « Hongkong to-day aboard the French well and so far as the purely Mail steamer Tonkin for Haiphong, administrative and internal lifeened before the circulation of He opined that there was no clear
cash becomes more or less normal and his 'intention is to visit the of Hongkong is concerned it is the preponderance of seilers-men policy for Britain or any country who want money and who are now having relations with China which Military Governors of Yunnan, Hu-hard to tell that there is
"strike" on. 01 course, a good ann and Szechuan in order to con- many of the 1scal firms are stiahle to raise it owing to credit could directly go to the root of the
avenues being virtually closed-
evil. China alone could bring 'clude an alliance for the purpose of working very short-handed, but would cause a fall for greater ousting the "Reds" from Canton. in the majority of cases there is than would be either economic or about that change in her political He will Brst consult with General Very Ettle inconvenience being desirable. So the argument goes, situation which would give promise by the representatives of the eight master decided to leave he found it The ship, once desorted in the
'fell because of the lessened and so the exchanges do not re- of happier relations between China Tang Chi-yuo, the Tuchun of amount of work to be done. S open for public business.
and the rest of the world. All The Chinese Minister has issued take him ashore. To Break Boycott, Accompanying him are far as the big Chinese relati shops are concerned there is very
To consider the existing tight that we could do, was to do our a statement extolling the treaties several important personages, in-little business being done apartness of the money market and best to mitigate the situation.
as triumphs of American diplomacy cluding Mr. Lim Yick, M.P., and from that
and the adoption of the Monroe the provision over
expressed generally to find ways and means "Lord Balfour Mr. Chan Tai-lung, M.P., both of counters Money is not being of encompassing the trade slump indignation at the flood of absolute doctrine in the Orient, ensuring a new era for China-Router's : whom are Kwangsi men, and Mr.pent in the normal way and brought about by the presert boy-ly unfounded calumny which was
such atores as, those that ne colt, Chinese merchants will meet poured out upon Britain with regard American, Service.
Yunnan.
Wong Nam-wai, his secretary.
SHANGHAI LABOUR
CONDITIONS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS QUESTIONS,
4
his
clothing silks, fancy gooda, etc.) members of the British Generat te industrial conditions in Chino, have been, badly hit, it can be Chamber of Commerce at a meet-perhaps from ignorance and sald that all non-essential traing at four o'clock, this afternoon. prejudice, but he feared also from is practically at a standstill, api, Chinese representatives the deeper projects intended not to Council will also participate in the help the Chinese but to injure the exchange of views.
of course, it is the Chinese re tailor who is the most hardly hit in this business. One oficial of a large Chinese department store told a Telegraph representative thia morning that they had too many employees for
far
the
on
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In an Interview with one of the
British.
TREATY FINALLY RATIFIED.
Washington, Aug. 5.
The Nine Power Treaty relating against Europeans in Kongmoon in a position to discharge a master to China has been formally ratified was so intense that even when the in circumstances such as existed." Powers and the United States, impossible to obtain a sampan to
A sampan was 1099. eventually obtained for them by the purser.
MACAO RUN.
THREATS WHICH ARE IGNORED.
An interesting circumstance in conaoction with the steamboat communications being maintain-
Discharged by Purser? The Master, in the box, after giving the facts suggested that he was discharged by the purser whe was acting as agent on behalf of the owners.
way described, became a total
Mr. Justice Wood asked Mr. MacCallum whether he intended to quote Sections 167 and 168 of the Merchants Shipping Act) in his favour and said that in hie opinion the master was clearly
No Authority.
outside the sections..
Cross-examined he admitted that
Ip Kam-ting, the owner, wAR he employed the European officers called by Mr. MacCallum, - and but subsequently said that he only said that, the purser had no taking engaged them on the company's authority above that of behalf and paid them. with the passenger money and freight, money provided by the company, He denied when questioned this,
Mr. MacCallum: As master of a he sent the vessel to Kongmoon
survey7-I. suppose so,
ship you are monarch of all you
desert in order to save money. Mr. MacCallum said that
knowing that the crew intended to
Chinese merchants this morning at
China's Own Salvation. Telegraph reporter was told of the
Lord Balfour emphasised that the serious effects which are being Government desired a judicial and London, August 5. amount of work to be done, and produced by the cessation of steam-public enquiry into the Shanghai In the House of Commons, re- that some of them would have and Canton, in consequence of would command the confidence not od between Hongkong and Macao purser? He was taking the place
Bhip services between Hongkong trouble as soon as possible which plying to Mr. Johnston, Mr. to be dismissed, temporarily, at which the co-operation of the MeNeill pointed out that there any rate. Thus the action of one British merchants, as well as that merely of other countries but of his been the receipt, during the of the compradore on that parti-acting as he had done had left gulations proposed by the Child set of workmen is operating to the of the Hongkong Government, will conference arising from the Treatyoning letters by the officers of the cular trip.
Godowns Full.
ing
Do you take orders then from a
would urge that the master in
himself open to an action for un- China herself. He hoped that a past twenty-four hours, of throat-
Do you take orders from the com- necessary desertion. Labour Commission had not yet vo-detriment of another set.
Mr. Haywood said that tho be sought at the meeting to bring luntarily been adopted by any of the
pressure to bear on those respon of Washington would meet soon, various boats, Anonymous.notes
So far as discipline is concerned? master did everything possible inills in the International Settle-
they stop running the boats they
under the circumstances, Ho Regarding the traffic on the sible for the situation up in Can.and he emphasised that delay in inform the officers that unless pradore?—Yes.
was not due to will come to harm.
-Oh, no. ment at Shanghai, pending enforce harbour and the apparent busy ton. Not only are no goods being that connection
When you reached Kongmoon was unable to obtain assistance,. ment by bye-law, but the Cotton doings of junks and cargo boats, sent to Canton, but attempts to
Britain which had ratified the
The Secretary of the Hong-
Could he be expected to stay on Millowners Association, including the majority of the work being bring cargo through to this port Treaty immediately after the con- kong, Canton and Mango Steam you considered you were in enemy there was no food on board. all the British mills, had approved performed consists of shifting are being abecked by terrorist
ference. He also emphasised the boat Company, Mr. J. Arnold, water?-Yes,
Did you consider the ship had board until he starved? Mr. of the main provisións.
Mr. Johnston asked, how the bour to
cargoes from one side of the har- methods. Regarding the other difficulty caused by the claus in has also rooolved a lettor
another, to different Treaty Ports, it is stated that the China, but hoped, nevertheless, that him that unless the bost nu on been captured? No, I knew the Haywood suggested that it would Foreign Secretary possessed such godowns for convenience of stor Piece Goods Merchants Guild has the conference would be fruitful of the Macao run is laid up be will ship was all right: she is Chinese be inflicting on the plaintiff the owned. Our lives were in danger. penalty for the wilful default.of erroneous information as he did age. A fair amount of new car requested the Chinese Chamber re- good results. It was impossible for regret it.
ta Noodless to say, neither the So you deserted her?-I think the the owners in sending her during a recent debate on Chinn, go is constantly arriving from presentatives to voice the complaint us to delay carrying out the
His Lordship aald that there and Mr. McNeill thought it arose Europe and America and it is the that merchandise is being prevent Washington obligations with a view officers of the various bosts or owners knew that the crew would Kongmoon. Trom a confusion of accounts re-nding of room for this that en- ed from landing at these ports, to relieving or modifying old Mr. Arnold are taking no'ice of leave the boat in Kongmoon.
Were your orders to take her to was no evidence to show that ceived here between the attitude of thile a lot of work.
The Most of through acts of violence and in Treaties in such manner, as, if they the letters. The service of hosts the millowners and their action of godowns are now full and it can timidation on the part of the stu-[were proporls used, they would be between Macao and Cauton, Kongmoon and leave her there?- there was wilful default.
of whether the master was right voluntarily adopting the rule safely be said that Hongkong to dents. In some cases, the mer- of infinite benefit to Chinn and, he which was stopped at one time. No, if they had told me that we question resolved itself into one
day is the respository of goods to chandise is even confiscated, and hoped, of no small benefit to is now being spasmodically re- would never have gone.
The purser told you your lives or wrong in abandoning the ship.
It seemed to him that the master: Expediting Commission of Enquiry, the value of many millions sterl- this action has had its serious China's friends and allies. He sumed. Some days a bost makes
were in danger?--Yes, Ing. This storage not only en effect on Hongkong trade by intro-emphasised British sympathy and the journey and some days not. London, August 6,
talls rent, but also interest on the ducing an element of uncertainty goodwill towards China. Were are plenty of passengers He told you purely as a friendly left her in his own interests and In the House of Commons, re- capital represented and premiums Into business dealings.
would do everything we reasonably offering if and when the service Act? No, I think he was in league he could not see how he could
with the owners to get our money come back on the owners far- plying to Mr. Foot Mitchell, Mr. on Insurance, etc.-Items which
wages. He did not believe there McNeill Baid that he had no in-must
These and other problems will could to help the Chinese helps resumed:
stopped. eventually. be borne receive consideration at this after themselves, but China must work
e was nice to you?--Yaz, was nay conspiracy against the formation that the Chinese Cham-either by the importers and mer- noon's meeting. The Chinese re-out her own salvation effectively.
a man who wants to do himself a master, ber of Commerce in Shanghai had chants as losses or transferred presentatives in addition to the and obtain a vigorous and Central
good turn, generally is very nice. pledged itself to continue the anti- to the selling price of the articles Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son and the Government which would secure
Mr. Thomds A. Nicholas, chief British boycott for a year. Every it is all in the direction of in- Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall are the ordinary requisites of civilien-
officer, corroborated, thing possible was being done to creasing the cost of living not Messrs. Yau Li-cheen, J. M. Wong, tion before anything that the expedito a judicial commission only to foreigners, but to the Ho Kwong, Ho It Mok Ching Treaty Powers could do would His Royal Highness the Prince Mr. MacCallum for the defence, of enquiry into the Shanghai Chinese who can least afford to kwong, Yau Ku-ting, and Li Kon- really produce a great or permanent disturbances.Reuter,
bear it.
Reuter.
chun:
effect-Neuter
PRINCE'S TOUR.
St. Helena, Aug. 5,
Wales has sailed from here aboard H.M.S. Repulse.--Reuter.
Mr. Haywood said that he would ke time to look up the cases and the action was adjourned until to
The action of the Chief Officer morrow noon.
said that so far as the purser was concerned he could never be is proceeding.