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MUST OUST CANTON “REDS.”
THE LATE LIAO
CHUNG HOI.
DETAILS OF HIS ASSASSINATION,
Canton, August 21.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1925.
“RED” CONVICTED.
NOMINAL FINE ON. PASSPORT CHARGE.
SHIPPING STRIKE
THREAT.
STRONG ACTION IN AUSTRALIA.
SINGLE: COPY. 10 CENTA 956 PER ANNUM
Present pricem of the SINGLE-SIX
senger PACKARD MOTOR CARRIAGES
are as shown below -
G. $2,585
Touring Sedan.................. G. $2,585 Sedan-Limousins. G. $2,785, Fescriptive literature and complete information on request.”
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A book entitled "From Prosi We'd sooner work than be dont to Prison" is now on sale in Hongkong taipan just now. Sydney, Aug. 21.
DU Hongkong. It might causosome- TO BE EXPELLED, Llao Chung-hol, who was Fin-
"A mass meeting of 1,500 overseas body at Canton furiously to thlik, ⠀ The Criminal Sessions remlad us that our Judges give quite a aneo Commissar and Chairman of
have unanimously re- the Labour section of the "Kuo- Joseph L. Tiplitchi, a Ukranian, seamen
The Rosta (Soviot) news agency lot of time to prisoners. mintang at Canton, was shot while appeared on remand before Mraolved that there be no resump-reports that several cargoes of
MaoWhirter, he says, the most alighting from a motorcar in front S. B. B. McElderry, at the Central:
tion of work until the acceptance sunflower sends have been shipped
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craze.
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of the Kuomingtang headquarters. Magistracy this mornlug, on a "We have to-day received from constal navigation states that He died on route to hospital. His charge of not having a proper of the demand for the payment from Russiao porte. This should troublesome pot in our house just
He was convicted on of July rates of pay to all British keep the Chinese song-birds well now is the alarm clock.
supplted.
0.0- twa a technical point, and was fined
It is dangorous for a chicken to the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, the vessels of any nationality, except guards fired on the assassins, one passport.
agreement in Britain. It's an ill-wind, eto. One re- cross the road but not nearly so draft of a telegram which it is British and Japanese, may enter of whom was killed and
Bult of the local strike trouble has proposed should be dispatched to and leave the Port of Canton wounded. The others escaped. $1, or one day's imprisonment by seamen in all waters, and repudia-
It is understood there had been the Magistrate, who took into con- ting any
Bear Laichikok, the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley provided they omit Hongkong,
destroys dissensions in Chinese Labour sideration the fact that the de by Mr. Havelock Wilson and the been the death of the cross-word much as some of these "ditches Bill further
fendant had been already detain-British Union. The meeting was were Baldwin, from the citizens of the which
You bet some of those people British shipping interests. The circles, and the assassins Colony.
opea" probably labourers. Liao Chung-ed for three days.
at present on holiday will be mad This telegram will be submitted proclamation is an act of
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when they get back and soo what for approval to the public meeting hostility to Great Britain which has been called for the Aagrantly and deliberately
·ព. ព Theatre Royal on Tuesday even-tates her Treaties with China.
We are forcibly reminded that The effect of this action of the ing next. It states clearly the precarious position of Hongkong Canton Authorities has been to
mess of things wo've mado.
In spite of all the police raids while loafing is light work, it in view of the Bolshevist menace cause a complete stoppage of the
is still at large.
the defendant's connection)
It is perhaps merely a coinci and hol, whose life was unsuccessfully At the previous hearing certain adjourned until Monday, pending.
attempted at a recent Labour statements were made by the Cap-the calling of seamen's meetings, dence that the shortage of live
The strike stock corresponds with an increase meeting, was the leader of the tain Superintendent of Police asin all the sintes. workers and the real power behind to the present strike. He was thrice with "Red" activites in Canton, in threat affects over 50 ships at in the local lost-dog advertise Governor of Kwangtung Province; consequence of which the defen-présent in Australian waters an bring into Court friends who anti-Christian-Reuter
ments
centred at Canton and calls for export-of-silk-from-the Canton and was violently anti-foreign and dant was permitted to find and many more en route to Australia. the man who invented cold hash doesn't pay very well.
armed intervention to oust this Delta through. Hongkong and of, subversive element.
The
draft telegram is
the follows:
the import of British piecegoods
unemploy-
the
MOROCCAN WAR.
• SPANISH COMMANDER WOUNDED.
a
would be willing to speak as to Reuter his good character. Defendant produced a number of his Russian friends, who are employed in the Hongkong Hotel, in Court this morning.
COTTON SPINNERS.
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Half of Hongkong folk spond
MacWhirter says that these time talking to people about othor
border affairs romehow remind people. him of the history of the Lowlands.
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Looks as if Walchow is in for Another bad time. Someone'should The Magistrate said, however;
It is rumoured that a sudden wire Bertrand Russell about it. that what he was called upon to NO ORGANISED SHORT TIME.
exodus from one of the ferry consider. was the charge of not
London, Aug. 21. moke-rooms was caused " this From the look of los House having a passport and he found Madrid, August. 21. :
A meeting of the Bolton Master wook when a man set a light to Street these days the supply la The Acting President Directory that only a technical offence "had"
there will be no mouth.
speculators, announces that Colonel Monast been committed. His Worship did Cottonspinners held at Manchester something he had stuck in his about as short as some of the
not feel inclined to take into con- decided that Jorio. Commander at Albucema“,
The Soviet has received a letter China's chief export is stainless has been gravely wounded in alderation all sorts of other things organised short time working" in
18 not profitable from a foreign Labour delegation steal.
ៗ ធ Rifh attack on the island which which were mentioned by the pro- the fine cottonspinning Industry.
there are no big stocks on hand and in admiration of "the careful and opened last nightand wasraaumed secution but which had no commec-Though trade
which the loving manner in
Cabbage may be good for one this morning. The Spaniards vigo- tion with the charge itself.
As the defendant had been in the industry is declared healthy-Russian workers managed to but one all the same we're glad rously replied. It is noteworthy
sive objects of art and those these Chinese cigars ara, off the that Albucomas was reported as custody for three days already, a Reuter.
valuable historically and preserve market. the spot from which the coming fine of $1 only would be imposed.
them for the working class." Spanish offensive in cooperation and his Worship asked the Captain
Which is a very artistic way of with the French was being laun-Superintendent of Police how he
describing It. proposed to proceed further in the ched.--Renter.
matter.
as into Canton and the interior;
thereby causing disastrous losses) is # vital both to British and Chinese.mer "This Colony"
Empire. chants in this Colony and to the
•part of the British having already vainly, appealed export trade of Lancashire and through a telegram unanimously Yorkshire, which must result in passed at a Great Mass Meeting further very considerable and in- held on July 27th and passed on treasing permanent by the Governor at its request, toment in Great Britain and His Majesty's Government, now closing of many of their mills.
The Canton-Hongkong problem uppeals to His Majesty's Prime Minister to take stops to have the is entirely separate and distinct following provisions of the Treaties from that in any other part of China of Nanking. 1812, and Tientsin, owing to the fact that Canton dues 1868, between Great Britain and not recognise and is in rebellion against the Central Government at China carried out, namely:-
(1) Article II of the Treaty Peking and that no Conferences of Nanking which provides that held at Peking on tariff or extra- their territoriality or any other questions British subjects, with
establishments, can possibly assist this Colony in and families shall be allowed to reside for the remotest degree, in its present the purpose of carrying on most serious and urgent need; and their mercantile pursuits. with any delay in dealing direct with out molestation or restraint, at Canton on the South China situa Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo tion can only result in dally losses to this Colony, of increasing (and) and Shanghai.
ruinous magnitude; moreover the British Government, If it delays decisive action now will most cer- tainly have a far larger problem. to face at Canton in the future!
(2) Article IV of the Treaty of Nanking by which British Merchants are permitted, at all ports where they may reside "to carry on their mercantile trah aactions with whatever persons they please.".
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THE WEATHER,
TYPHOON SOUTH OF HONGKONG.
Mr. Wodehouse; I understand he has one or two Russian friends who are prepared to say that he is what is called a "White" Russian. I
ANOTHER HONOUR.
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The only difference between s hat and a creation is the price.
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Maybe one of the reasons why they ignore Canton is because it is so far away.
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"LITTLE HSU" AT METZ.
One reason why a girl doesn't accept a fellow the first time he Paris, Aug. 21.
This week's recipe: Souffle de proposes, is because she isn't A Metz message says the General don't want to be hard on the man commanding at Metz "has paraded la Chinoise: A pound of rumour, there. Of course when it comes to a ques-This troops in garrison before four ounces of hearsay evidence, tion telling the colour of people's General Hsu Chou-teheng, to whom hearts and not that of their skins
:
ounce of gossip. To bo One good thing about these
The 1stest report from the it makes it rather difficult en he delivered the insignia of a well mixed in about half a bowls matches is that a Scottish
simmering overnight, and sorve Honour. He also conferred the hot the next day, with seasoning than that confronting it at present. Royal Observatory is as follows:sonally I have just as much faith Grand Officer of the Legion of pint of cocktail judgment. Koep team is bound to win. By prompt action row, the Naval Pressure has decreased slightly in my side of the case as he has (3) Article X of the Treaty of and Military Forces, in
this at Shanghai, anu is stationary in his, but in any case it is not Cross of an Officer of the Legion | Nanking authorising goods be- Colony could easily place alterna-over Central Luzon and has de-desirable that he be allowed. to longing to British Merchants to
tive and friendly Chinese Authori-crossed slightly elsewhere
highest over South Manchuria remain in the Colony
The question was raised as to be conveyed by Chinese Merties in power at Canton.
and Central Japan. The depres- chants to any province or City in the interior of China.
It is
There is no question whateversion in the China Sea is about the form under which the order of of making war on China but simply 180 miles south of Hongkong, and expulsion should take. The Magis of Dusting the present, violently is moving slowly westwards.. "also
and other
anti-British
Bolshevik
faction
trate asked the C.S.P. if it was (4) Aritele Xl of the Treaty of Tientsin which
The forecast for the twenty-sought to deport the man under the opened Swntow
which has recently succeeded in four hours ending at noon to emergency powers delegated to the Southern Ports for foreigizing the reins of power at morrow is: Hongkong to Gap police, authorities or under the trade and stated that "it is
Canton. agreed that British subjects are permitted to carry on trade with whomsoever they please, and
Rock, East wind, strong, modera- in-ting, fair generally.
It may be added that such tervention, will be hailed with the by the greatest satisfaction
to proceed to and fro at ples-oppressed and terrorized people of sure with their vessels and merchandise."
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Why a Public Meeting?
To the Editor, Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Canton.
Apart from the incontestable right of British The observance of these provi
Subjects sions of the Treaties is impera- in this Colony of every race tive for the "ebmmercial pros to the protection of the British perity of this Colony, seeing that Fing in defence of the provisions
Great Canton is the principal gateway of the Treaties between for British trade into South Britain and China, this Colony has! China..
by its repeated considerable de- The present Canton Authorities fence contribution, for the past Sir, I hope you will allow me, who are independent of the Cen- 25 years acquired a right to the briefly to assure "Thinker" that tral Government at. Peking and active support of the British Gov- he is not alone in his view. Atten- have been in office for less than ernment. Such defence contribu- dance at two meetings this week 3 months are directly and solely tions amount altogether during convince me that some unnecessary responsible for the cutting off of that period to the sum of 49 mil- "hot air and possibly tactless all steamship communication be lion dollars, the 1924 contribution utterances"--which I must admit tween Canton and Hongkong, being the record amount of 4.1/4 have been favourably received- both direct and via Macao,
powers which the Bench possessed,
in dealing with an offence under the passport regulations.
to taste.
of Honour on Colónel Sung. After- wards the troops filed off-Havas.
HOME CRICKET.
MATCHES ABANDONED OWING TO RAIN.
London, August 21. The match at Southampton be- "Mr. Wodehouse replied that| perhaps the simplest form, would tween Hampshire and Yorkshire be to make the order under the was not concluded owing to ad- Passport law.
verse weather conditions.
The Magistrate: If you are scoring was as follows:—— satisfied that it is, desirable that,
he should not remain in the Co- lony, I am prepared to make the
order.
The
The world, they say, was made, "inseven days. But then it wasn't ៨ ០ The Soviet reports that it has necessary to consult the Foreign
Offico. formed an Association for the Ex- chango of Cultural Tios with other countries. This at last ex-
They aren't quite Red in Can ton. The mixture is now a kind plains some of the neckwear of burnt orange
atrocities.
The real difficulty about these
The only aeroplanes, we fuss
inter Allied debts seems to be over are those on their way.
round the world. the question of paydient.
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A Briton who week-ended at Repulse Bay left a Box of matches rock ledges. The evidence sérme and a newspaper on one of the
Hongkong is only interested in
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A Kowloon man the other night to point to his being an English was vehemently suspected of
being drunk.
Yorkshire,: 264,
114 for four Hampshire,
man.
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wickets.
In Yorkshire's innings, Holmes Rain fell when Hants went in, and the match had to be abandoned.
The C. S. P.: Yes, I am satis-compiled 159. fled, your Worship.
His Worship made the order of expulsion as applied for.
STINNES PAPER
SOLD.
and million dollars, and have naturally have been released, likely, I am POLICY TJ BE UNCHANGED.
also for the boycott In, Canten been considered by this Colony as fally convinced, to do more harm and other 'ports in South China an insurance Fund for the protec- than good.
Berlin, Aug 21. Woll-informed ciroles
atate
It's now, no longer a case of It is not true that on account of the popularity of paper ser- being discontented but plain viettes, a local hotel intonds in- desperate. traducing paper bed linen.
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Time was when a run down
Tho Doily Press believes that man took a tonic. Now an am-
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this week was the first time that bulance takes him.. three threa-funnelled ships wore. seen in Hongkong at the same The occasion on which three Empress boats were here. must have been merely a funnel ittle coincidenoo.
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Looks as if these ruffian Riffa will soon be refugeeu.
Gloucester Beats Lancs. At Manchester, Gloucester bent Lancashire on the first innings of time. a match which was spoiled by wet weather. Scores:-
Gloucester, 456 and 63 for one
wicket down. Lancashire, 323.
Some of those new hotel boys
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Of all weeds, the blooming idiot is the hardest to eradicate.
DD: The other term for O.I.D. now, Catching Idlers In Gloucester's first innings, are so honest, they won't touch a should be
DO Hammond scored the magnificent pair of shoes-not even if they are Department."
We recommend that the Rookes. of British subjects, ships and tion of the rights secured to Bri- The need at the moment is not
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tish subjects by Treaties with merely to keep our powder dry, but that the Stinnies concern has sold total of 250, and was undefeated left outside the bedroom door i They have also openly declared, China.
our temper under control. Yours, the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung the close. Dipper contributed
Mayha Sir Edward Stubbs has feller Foundation grant five lakbe to a consortium headed by the a fine 144. Macdonald captured their intention of destroying by Accordingly the residents of etc.,
paper manufacturer Salinger and five wickets at a cost of 128 runs. boon appointed Governor of Ja- of dollars for the building of a every means in their
power, this Colony at a great mass indigna-:
the Berlin publisher Weber, for For Lancs, Watson knocked up maios in recognition of the tri mental laboratory in Canton, Hongkong, its trade and prós- tion meeting demand that the Bri-
tish Government take immediate [We have received a letter on the three million marke, which has 93 and Sharp 75, Parker taking five buto which he paid to the banana" perity.
In 1924 the total shipping and decisive action to maintain above subject from "Indignant," been paid in cash. The policy of wickets for 120 runs. Rain fell industry of that Colony on the all classes (including Steam our Treaty rights and to instal an who disagrees with the view of the paper will not be changed. in Gloucester's second innings, and occasion of a Barna” dinner.
play had to be abandoned. Launches) entered and cleared alternative and friendly Chinese "Thinkar," but as the letter is Reuter) from Hongkong was 764,492 ver- Government at Canton and that couched in extravagant, and some trade be what abusive language we refrain sels totalling 57,000,000 tons. communications and Since 1st.July this year following tween Hongkong, Canton and the from publishing.-Ed. H.K.T.) the Strike the average dally num-j interior of South China shall be ber of vessels entering and clear restored and
British Treaty
ing Hongkong has been 34 vessels Rights fully carried out by it and totalling 56,819 'tona.
IMPERIALIST.
Hongkong; August 21, 1925.
DAVIS CUP.
AUSTRALIA BEATS JAPAN.
Brooklines, Aug. 21. Since 1st that the present intolerable strane tof restoring communications and
By winning the first thres July the average daily number of gulation and boycott of the busi- trade between Hongkong, Canton ships (including River steamers) ness of this Colony by Canton bo and South China and of prevent matches, Australia has eliminated
Ing the economic destruction of Japan from the Davis Cup held up through the boycott has onded.
Patterson and Hawkes boat been 78 of which 45 are British. It is the unanimous opinion of Hongkong and of British Interests
"The recent proclamation by the Canton Authorities with regard to
Somerset Start Well.
Rain also spolled the match at Taunton between Somerset and Kent, stumps having to be drawn soon after Kent had gone in to bat. The scores were.
Somerset, 849 for six wickets!
(declared), Kent, 6 runs for no wickets.
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What about giving our intimi- dators"three of bamboos."—well laid on?
Nobody seems to love Germany, An American concorn new threa- tenp to go there and start the mass production, of cheap motor
cars.
It would be onsy to stop smok For Somerset, MacBryan hit up ing if the men who don't indulge this Meeting that the above in the Treaty Ports of South Shimidzu and Harada, 6-1, 6-2, 9-792, Johnson 117, and Longrigg 60 in the habit looked more com- Router's American Bervica, a course is the only effective method China."
not out Reuter
fortable
Hoems to us that the difference
is hardly worth bothering about. between a Commissar and a pirate
The Canton Bolshharlki not. only believes in giving them lib- arty or giving them death but giving them both.
Chen King-ming apparently never heard of Sheridan's defini- tion of war.G
Although tragic endings seem to predominate in recent novels they Jooal cheque books. don't finish as unhappily as some