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SHIP AGROUND. STEAMER SINKS JUNK. THE ANTI-"REDS" FRANCO-BRITISH DEBT. CADETS MOVE.
JAPANESE STEAMER'S
MISHAP.
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ON CANTON RIVER.
The Japanese s.s. Shunyo Mara has gone aground on the Second Bar in the Canton River, says wireless message received in Hongkong last evening,
The vessel was carrying a car- go of about a thousand tons of coal direct from Japan to Cinton. and she had reached a point about three miles from Whampon when she touched bottom and held securely, despite the master's en deavours to get her again into
Jeep water,
TWO OCCUPANTS DROWNED AFTER, COLLISION.
Majority of Crew Rescued..
When the a.s. Sanuki Maru came
into Harbour fais morning she had on board u number of Chinese who, in normal elraumstances, have been found on the Shanki- wan junk, No. 1661 H.
YUNNAN TUCHÄN JOINS
·MOVEMENT.
HOSTILE TO CANTON.
News reaching us to lay from
LATEST OFFICIAL BRITISH OFFER.
Still a Big Gap.
London, Aug. 26. "It is officially announced that the
Yunnan-fu, under the date of the Government has nuthorised Mr. 20th instant, is to the effect that Winston Churchill finally to offer General Tang, Chi-yao, Tuchun of a settlement of the French debt on Yunnan, is prepared to join in the the basis of sixty-two annual pas The funk was out at her fishing movement for the purpose of oust-ments of £12,500,000 on the" solu grounds about 17 miles N E. oting the "Reds" from Canton. * responsibility of Prineu, shhjeet to Wagian at about 3
It will be recalled that quite agreement as to details and a a.m. to-day when the steamer, travelling at a recently. General Liu Tsun-wan governing condition of proport n- ale speed, ran her down and sank and party left Hongkong for the ate and equal treatment by Frence
purpose of proceeding to Yunnan by her creditors.
her.
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The master immediately put his engines astern and did his best to rescue the occupants of the junk. but it is understood that two of the persons on board were
The local agents, the Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha, are now making arrangements for the dispatch drowned, the earliest possible moment of a salvage boat.
Communication between long-
kong and Canton being practical- ly disorganised, it is only possible to get the briefest detalls of the mishap, but we are informed that, as far as can be ascertained, the vessel is not damaged in any way. The Shunyo Maru was built in 1916 in Japan to the order of the Kabushiki Kaishu Nomura Shoka, and is of 808 tons gross registe and 645 tens' net. She is 180 feet:
long, has a beam of 27.5 feet and her depth is given as 16.5 feet.
UNSKILLED LABOUR.
A LOCAL, SHORTAGE,
The junk, which
bears the Chinese name Cheung Saing, was a fairly large-one.
CANTON'S DREAMS.
THE WHAMPOA PORT SCHEME,
Canton's dreams of
developing Kwangtung province were outlined in a speech delivered by Mr. T. V. Soong, Commissioner of Commerce, in an address 'which he delivered. to the Strikers' Union on the 18th
instant,
new
markets
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France Offers One-Third,
in order to induce Genera! Tung M. Caillaux has reserved his to join the anti-Red movement. opinion and has promised to submit News now enmes that General Tau the proposals to the and party arrived at Yunnan-fu on Government.-Router, August 15th.. "They had buen niet by Messra. Ma Wel-lin and Li Yen-pin (representatives of General Tang) at Luokay, and the party then proceeded by special train to Yunnan-fu.
MAY INVADE HONAM ISLAND.
MUCH ACTIVITY.
There are signs of military act!-
in Canton news having reach ed us to the effect that Whampoa Cadets numbering at least 2500 were early on Saturday morning last transported past the island of Houam into Carton city. The movement was affected by means of emall boats, and it took an hour
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THE DRUG EVIL.
DISCUSSION AT GENEVA,
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Japan's Cocaine Production.
Goneva, Aug. 26. The morning session" of "the Advisory Committee on Opium was
ture.. He further stated that the
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33 WOND NII CHUNG MD, HAPPY VALLEY
BORDER FIGHT.
RED TROOPS OUST GARRISON.
LATEST VERSION.
Later news regarding the fight-
ing which took place on Tuesday
of the opposing forces.
It has now been fairly well
some
chiefly devoted to a discussion of the subject of Indian hemip.
in the town of Shum Chun, just over the British border on the line At
afternoon's the
session,
of the Canton-Kowloon Railway to Sir replying
Malcolmi elevingne's remarks alleging gives an almost totally different large scale manufacture of cocaine version regarding the composition in Japan, a big quantity of which must remain on balance, large and a half for the detachment to supplies finding their way to other established that the fighting took pass the island. The Cadets were countries, not being required for
place between the
garrison equipped for action, and had field
troops of Shum Chun (whose local consumption. Mr. Tsurumi į
loyalty_to___Cantor has been suns with them...
Japan) declared that the Govern General Li Fook-lum apparently ment would investigate the matter, doubted in that City for anticipates an invasion of the and, if the allegations were tile time past) and a party of Cadets on to Honum and has proved, would reduce the manufac troops which formerly comprised drawn, a line across the island; be-production of cocaine and heroin part of Gen. Chan King-ming's ginning at the buck of the silk was confined to medical and East River forces but which of buildings of the Canton Christian scientific purposes.
late has definitely gone over ta The question of anti-drug pro- the side of the Canton Govern. paganda raised an interesting dis- cussion, resulting in the Committee ment. It was a case of luke- agreeing that propaganda was more warm troops being displaced by harmful than otherwise.
a newly-acquired but zealous band, Sif John Jordan, referring to present-day difficulties in securing The men from the East River fuller information of the cultiva-d'strict were under the command tion of opium in China, said of a General who was formerly Chinese gunboats, instead of seizing opium, were employed in in Gen. Chun's service but who has since changed his allegiance. With regard to the Canado-His identity has not yet been American Treaty för extradition in respect of offences against the drug divulged here. laws, the Committee decided to The fighting resulted in the draw the attention" of the League victory of the invaders, the garri "Council to the matter with a view
to similar Treaties being concluded son being ousted.
100 posal was a noteworthy advance on So far, there has been no definite
by other powers, Sir Malcolm Whampoa Cadets are stationed previous French suggestions the appointment to fill the position Delevingne said the question of a in the vicinity of the town but gap between the two proposals rendered vacant by the death of similax Anglo-American Treaty remains wide and unbridged. Lino Chung-hoi. Reports from all
The position is further com- parts of the city agree that his was at present being considered they took no part in the fighting, by the British Government. merely watching to see how plicated by impending negotiations assassination is only a part of a Reuter. for the payment of the French well-laid plan for killing all the debt to America, in which connee-leading Government officials of the tion Britain, at the outset, has new regime. The personal body- made it perfectly clear that Britain guards of officials have been greatly CORRESPONDENCË. must receive from France propor- increased since his death and heads tionate and pari passu payments of the Government are appearing with those which France might on the streets as little as possible, make to America. In this respect, therefore any Franco-British agree- ment could only be provisional,
Strikers' Fight.
An, official statement embodying the British deli offer, says that the negotiations entered a new phase three weeks ago, when the Cabinet authorised Mr. Churchill to propose
College. This line is kept under to the French Government that guard all night against a surprise France's net obligation should, in attack, but vigilance is relaxed in
ineiple, be halved, which involved the payment of £16,000,000 annual the morning, after the nine o'clock ly during the 62-years of British drill re-naments to Amelian The British proposal contemplated a portion of A the French norment, hing depen-
dert on the yield of the Dawes Friday evening last, a street fight enseition. It was in sponse to occurred at the east end of the transporting it, this offer that M. Cailloux visited Bund between rival factions of Tang London where he proposed that
armed strikers. Chi-yao was consulted on the sub- France should pay. In principle,
The affair was one third of her debt, to Britain, quite serious, and some thirty or which means 62 annuities of forty were either killed or wounded. £10,000,000. On France's sole
Unpopular Officials.
On arrival of General Lau and party at Yunnan-fu, a hearty welcome was accorded them by crowd of sonic 2,000 people presenting various societies, military band was also in attend ance.
Subsequently, General
J
from Canton, and, he agreed to responsibility. link up with the movement.
DRIVER HEAVILY
FINED.
MOTOR LORRY THAT DID NOT STOP.
Though that pro-
News has now-leaked out that on
NEGOTIATING TRADE
CONTRACTS.
To the Editor, Hongkong.
Telegraph:]
"UNFORTUNATE - EXPRESSIONS."
Sir,-As Chairman of the mass
on
*About
things would go. The garrison. troops were put to flight and few of them got away into British territory where they were stop- ped by the police. All is now quiet and the military now in con- trol of Shum Chun are even more
7. "Red" than before.
In the course of his speech, Mr.ject of joining the alliance for cafes out on a comprehensive scale Soong said: "We must actually the purpose of driving the "Reds" the construction of the port Wham pon. Years and years ago our Dr. Sun wanted to build up Whampoa as
The above report would appear) a rival of Hongkong, but owing to the opposition of the Imperialists to dispose of the rumours that and the mentality of many of our General Fan Shek-sang has, cap- merchants who look back to Hong-tured Yunnan-fu and that General kong as their native land, and think Kwangtung as the ordained Fang has been forced to retreat. treasure trove of Imperialista, Although the services of the big nothing could come out of it. But employing departments of the to-day when Hongkong cut us Government are being carried unoff, when we have somehow or more or less normally so far as the other to trade with the outside average man about, town can see, world, the shock has brought.our there is, learns a Telegraph repre- merchants to their senses. sentative to-day, considerable diff are
busily engaged now culty being experienced in ob- sending
t]] agents
The above explanation differs over the
pending the outcome, of, other RUSSIANS IN ENGLAND. taining a sufficiency of unskilled country and abroad, building Inbour.
negotiations. Britain, however, Is up new connections and spent Finos amounting to $50 were deeply concerned with the revival
widely from that first published,
During the height of the first few ing
meeting held Tuesday, but is regarded in official circles they inflicted by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, and
addressed yesterday a letter to Mr here as being the authentic one. weeks of the strike when very high are actually visualizing Whampou at the Kowloon Magistracy this and appeasement of Europe and has
D. H. Cameron, of the Standard dally rates were being paid for as our future port. Whampoa as morning, on the Chinese driver of felt bound, to respond to an ally casual unskilled labour there was a part is not an idle dream, fair- motor lorry, on charges of fail-offer, and authorised Mr. Churchill
London, Aug. 26. Oil Company, as a representative plenty to be had. Matters became sized Russian ships that coulding to obey a police signal and to make the offer. Reuter.
failing to have efficient brakes on .. American Watchfulness.
A delegation from the textile American who was present at that sufficiently normal for the Police cross the oceans have come In, and the lorry...
There was a surprisingly large syndicate in Russia expect to meeting, expressing my very sincere Department to close down its in four or five days' time the 6,000 The evidence showed that Ser-attendance at to-day's special conclude in a few days their regret at the unfortunate expres- Jabour office but, with the re- tous Hamburg American liner s.5.geant Hallam was engaged in Cabinet, considering the holidays, negotiations with lending Lancasions given vent to by one of the duction of pay to much ncarer Ermland will come to Whampoa measuring the road tracks of a Prior to the Cabinet. M: Caillaux shire firms for textile machinery, speakers, at the same time assuring normal rates there has, of late, for cargo on her way back to motor bus which had run off, visited M. Austen Chamberlain at after which some will proceed to him what I feel sure most. Ameri-
LATEST FRENCH' been a difficulty in securing enough Germany. We need large docks. Chatham Road on to the spare the Foreign Office. Mr. Chamber-France, whose Minister, of Com-cans present and in Hongkong will
DECLARATION. warehouses, rail connections and plot of land opposite the promises lain had previously lengthy con-merce they say has offered them have realised may be, namely, that all the many adjuncts of a harbour of the China Bus Company. versed with the American every assistance in the matter of it in no sense reflects the opinion In the case of the Sanitary Dein Whampoa, and to construct Traffic was being heid up in còn Ambassador, it is believed not credits. The others will remain-in of the British community here
London, Aug. 26. partment, there was a pre-strike!
these we can give employment, to sequence, but the defendant merely as regards debt negotiations London to continue negotiations who have, over a course of many strength of scavenging coolies of
The text of the French reply to most of our skilled labour, besides entirely ignored the signals given but also the Security Fact and the with Lancashire and Yorkshire Fears, enjoyed valued friendshipa nearly 800, at a wage of $12' a
our by Sergeant Hallam and failed to situation in China. While Mr. firma,
amongst the American community, the German note, of July 20th, on month and free quarters. Vary making for ourselves and
children a real Chinese port. stop. ing daily rates were paid during
Houghton has not been instructed Members of the delegation. Inter- and have the highest respect for the subject of security is published, It reitorates the declaration of the "There is another big scheme that His Worship took a serious the progress of the strike, but, na
is immediately feasible. Canton
view of the case, saying that de- to participate in the debts discus- viewed, declared that they had them.
Since the matter has been refer- French note of July 16th that the from August 1st., the Department
fendant had called prevaricating slons, he is making unofficial already signed contracts with three put all the newly recruited scaveng-
and South China generally convidence to deny the police stato. enquiries as to their progress. M. Lancashire firms, involving a con- red to in the Press it is perhaps Security Pact cannot affect the ing coolies on a monthly basis, the sumes large quantities of coalmont that traffic was being hold Caillaux, in the afternoon, inter-siderable sum, and added that they desirable that this should also be provisions of the Treaty of Peace relative to the occupation of the... wage being $14 and free quarters.
viewed Mr. Montagu Norman and wore anxious to place orders In publicly made known,
Had I realised that the speaker's Rhineland. France and the Allies... This represents a $2' increase, per But right on the Hunan border we A fine of $25 was inflicted on Mr. Reginald. McKenna,
England despite mare attractive
Germany's... man, but in spite of that fact the have immensely rich proved coal each charge.
offers made by Germans. No remarks would be taken seriously, are convinced that scavenging strength of the Depart. fields only fifty miles from the
Mr, Winston Churchill, comment-orders have hitherto been placed in I would have pointed this out at entry into the League of Nations ment to-day is just over the 400 railhead at Sla Kwan. These rich
ing on the official statement Germany.-Reuter. mark--nearly half the pre-strike folds are to-day not commercially
embodying the offer, said that negotiations had not been broken strength. The men have to work accessible because "of the lack of overtime in order to cope with the means of transportation, but let us work, and there are very few new only extend the railway, and we men coming forward to join. There can make millions and millions is a fair supply of unskilled labour each year.
mon.
which we have to buy from abroad.
up.
·HEAVY FIGHTING-
FRENCH REVERSE IN SYRIA.
Jersualom, Aug. 26,
off.
French Stipulations.
M. Caillaux, in a statement, says | that Mr. Churchill has agreed to concede a partial moratorium until 1930, but had only partly accepted
"These two are big schemes, they at daily rates, but there Is grent difdence being shown to joining can absorb all our strikers, and
they will cost million of dollars, It is reliably learned that fol- the French demand for a stipula But this is a rich province and lowing a heavy engagement in tion, which M. Caillaug opined was which the Drusos forced the essential, that any arrangement to
on a monthly basis.
SHIPPING STRIKE.
QUARTER MILLION TONS
IDLE..
Melbourne, Aug. 26.
́kummonses aro
Deportation
FRANCO-GERMAN SECURITY,
{que Twat TN TEMAND
the meeting, I am sure that I is the only solid basis of mutual voice the feelings of the entire guarantee and of European agree British community here when I say ment, but Germany must unter on other that we all regret the attack made the upon them, and dissociate our selves from it.
Thanking you to publish this letterYours, etc.,
P. H. HOLYOAK. Hongkong, Aug. 27th, 1925, The Botanical and Forestry De burns up in cigarettes alone fifteen ronth to pvacuatu. Khirbotol transfer annual payments should
THE PRESS THANKED. partment, we also learn, is still million dollars a year. These Ghazali, north of Dawasqus there be suspended in the event of their being issued against four persona
Sir-May I take this opportunity short of mon and is experiencing enterprises are necessary, they was another heavy engagement threatening to difficulty in getting recruits." In
disturb the connected with the seamen's of thanking both you and your staff
these of are highly profitable, and we have last night. A French column ad exchanges. M. Chilloux niso strike..
same conditions as
The Allies are not nations. qualified to discuss the conditions of Germany's entry which the Counell of the Lengus had decided. Referring to German reservations that arbitral conventions be con cluded between Germany and her noighbours, the reply emphasisea that the primary object. of the Allies is to render a fresh resort to force imposender
the case of the P.W.D. most of the necessary money. Let us not | vancing from the south east to- opined that guarantees should be There are 266,000 tons of you have rendered in connection pulsory arbitration is an indispen the men come under various Chin- sit by hopelessly, let us demand wards Ezraa was compelled to given that France would in nowise British shipping now idle in with the three recont meetings, sable condition of any, Pact. The age contractors and not under the it of the Government, let us con: evacuato strong positions, the have to pay the Allled and Australian ports..
which have boon held in the reply concludes by dwelling on the Department direct, but there is a vince the merchants that their Drusea following up the retiring Associated Powers higher sums The Governments of Tasmania, Théatre Royal and without which difficultios" and delaya involved in shortage to roport. also.
participation in these enterprises Franch. The latter's losses were than were received from Germany Victoria and South Australia, the meetings could hardly have the exchange of notes and therefore Essential work is being done bat are necessary to their economie heavy, including an armoured He romarked that the conversations replying to Mr. Bruce's request, boon the success they were. Invites Germany to enter Inta there is a lot of other routine work investments, and we can surely car and an aeroplane destroyed. were merely interrupted and he did have promised to take necessary Tours. etc. which is being held up for the Bring the plans to fruition. French aeroplanes are bombard- not doubt a final conclusion of the steps to protect deardon remaining PH HOLYOAK......... Jack of sufficiency of labour.
existence, are profitable to them using a village near Ezrad-Reuter arrangement Ret
loyal to their agreements Reuter Hongkong, Aug. 27th, 1925
negotiations earnestly trusting that they may result in the conclusion,/ of a definitive Treaty Reuter