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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
SEDED 1831
ID WATCARS FRIDAY, AUGUST
No. 21.05
FIGHTING IN CANTON.
THE RED LEADERS STILL IN
CONTROL
WU HON-MIN'S ARREST.
STUDENT STRIKERS.
NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'
ATTITUDE.
We have received the following letter for publication:
Sir-I think that there will have been general satisfaction at the Government's decision not to allow the senior Chinese boys in Govern- ment schools, who were the leader's
re-admission then we can con-
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"HAPPY VALLEY.
THE SHIPPING STRIKE. BORDER ATTACK.
NIGHT ASSAULT ON POLICE STATION.
BRITISH VESSELS SUFFER.
Melbourne, Aug. 27. . Commenting on the embargo on The local representatives of 'British and Japanese vessels overseas shipping companies
CADET WOUNDED. emanating from Canton, the Shangbelieve that the unofficial strike is hai journal Shipping and Engineer, ending. They consider that work Further details of yesterday's
will be gradually resumed when the border shooting were obtained ing states:--
Meanwhile,
Deportation Plan,
Melbourne, Aug. 27. The Commonwealth Gov.rament
a hill overlooking, the
border. The firing was immediate ly returned and one of the Chinese soldiers was seen to drop whlist the rest took cover,
Keeping the spot, under observa-
Punjabis same three hours later tion, the officer in charge of the:
saw the wounded man being removed by the mrades.
Geneva, Aug. 27. The whole of the morning sitting of the Advisory Committee on
So far as the rules emanating strikers realise their lack of to-day. The affair commenced Oplum was devoted to a discussion from the reda at Canton are con-junanimity and the owners' deter with the firing of a number of of the strike movement, to return of the British proposal regarding cerned," these rules are rendered miniation.
foreign shots by three Chinese soldiers to school when the schools re-open the export of opium from the absurd and impracticable by the vessels and ships of the Common- across the line of the frontier on FULL STORY OF RED COUP.
very rabidness of their wording and wealth Line are beneathing from a picket of the Punjabis who werd next month. There were quite a Persian Gulf. number of people, myself Theluded,
Sir John Jordan opined that the impossible impositions they the enforced. idleness of British then on Naval authorities in Hongkong her if she knew why his house who were afraid that the Govern-import certificates had done more would seek to bring into effect. ships. For instance, the German have news to-day to the effect that had been surrounded by Cadets, ment would have shown a some harm than good and declared that These "rules" should not be taken motor ship Konigsberg sailed with fighting is taking place both in she replied that she did know somewhat weak attitude in this matter unless the Committee could take too seriously, for hard, economic fall cargo-Router. Canton and on the outskirts of the thing about it, adding that very but if it is true that all boys over more effective measures to prevent facts connected with trade and city between the Reds and military possibly the military leaders want 16 years of age who were away a large export it had better abandon commerce cannot be abrogated by ed to consult him in regard to the from Government schools on June the matter. He hoped other such regulations and it, as is ex- recent murder of Linn Chung-kal.17 18 19 and 20 are to be refused governments would follow India's is made to bring them into effect, the question of deportations.
tremely unlikely, a serious attempt has appointed a Board to consider She also said that it would be gratulate the Government on its practice in not attaching impor-the result will be the complete ex-Reuter. advisable for Wu to go and see strength of policy.
tance to import certificates. Sir termination of Canton, as the chief May be allowed to express a John Jordan added that nearly the and the impoverishment of count- trading centre of South China the Cadet General and General'
hope with regard to the non- su Sung-chi, and for that purpose Government Schools? I see by the whole of the exports from the less Chinese in that part of the he could use Her motor-car.
newspaper reports that it has been Persian Gulf were nominally country. decided to co-operate in the Govern-destined for Vladivostock but were virtually to a declaration of war opinion that the Deportation Act is the Takooling Police Station last against Great Britain and Japan. the most iniquitous ever passed. night, with the object apparently they (the non-Government schools) in reality landed elsewhere. That they will not be construed He Grmly refuses to permit State.
of wreaking vengeance for thứ will not admit any student who has Sir Malcolm Delevingne quoted as such we have little doubt. instrumentalities to be used for the
industrial leaders. een expelled from another school." British consular report showing There are other and more effec-purpose of deporting political and casualty. At a quarter to eleven tive ways of dealing with such a The hope I wish to express is that the non-Government schools will that the Soviet authorities at Vladi-matter, ways, which the British and Mr. Walsh, the strike leader, Į
ed at the Police Station across o further than that and will them-vostock were exercising strieteJapanese Governments may bring visited Mr. Lang to-day. selves weed out their own students, control over oplum consignments, into fists toss in their effects to cerned, the early settlement of the the time, and the presence of a into effect, and which would be far understood that the discussion con- the border. It was pitch dark at just like the Government is going but Sir John Jordan attributed that the neople of Canton than the to do. Surely there were student strike leaders in non-Government fact to the Soviet's endeavouring to complete application of the "rules" schools just as in Government protect Siberian-monopoly. schools, and it is not enough for The American observer, MF.
forces opposed to them. No details are to hand, but it is known that the Reds are still in control of the city. Reports from other Sources indicate that the Reds are disarming all troops whose allegiance is in doubt, but thut, no far, fighting has not extended to Honam, where General Li Fook- lum is still in control..
Honam Attacked.
Lator.
I
Wu Hon-min then realised that he could not escape, and felt that
| Wang 'Ching-wai was prominently
associated with the move which
had been made by the Whampoa Cadets. Before leaving the house An
"extra" issued this after however, he wrote a number of noon by the Wuh Tre Yat Po
letters to the various Generals, say- states that last night the Wham-
ing that he was prepared to be poa Cadets went over to Honam island for the purpose of disarni, present at the military conference, but that as his brother, had not
ing Gener Li Fook-lum's forces. Another "extra" issued by a vornacular newspaper this after noon states that General Leung, Hüng-kai has been killed in the fighting.
The above developments follow
it was later disclosed that he was
Wu's Brother Released.
· sensational happenings which arrested there and has since been occurred. In Canton on Wednesday, sent to. Whampoa in custody. when. Wu llon-min (Foreign Minister in the Carton Govern-, ment) was arrested together with a number of others. The arrests took place during a military con
So far as Wu's brother, is con- cerned, it seems that after his ar
rest he was taken before a military
tribunal for trial, and here he was
an anti-Red.
ment decision, "which means that
the non-Government schools merely
PICKPOCKET SENTENCED.
ICE HOUSE STREET CHASE,
Charged with being a pickpocket n Chinese "was found guilty and
labour by Mr. S. B. B. McElderry
for
prevent the transhipment of opium at Japanese ports.
Sir John Campbell (India) urged the Persian Government to control; the export. of opium to illicit
These ""rules" amount
given above would be to Britain or to Japan. Anyway, whatever may be the outcome, it is consol
SYRIAN UNREST.
BRIGANDS ATTACK
Labour Premier Angry.
Sydney, Aug. 27. The Labourite. Premier, Mr. Lang, has stated that he is of
dispute.--Router.
It is
Trouble Reaches Durban.
Durban, Aug. 27. Trouble similar to that affecting
Under cover of darkness, the Chinese troops made an attempt on
o'clock a volley of shots was direct-
number of bamboo thickets effec- tively obscared the line of vision. The police were unable for this
been prominently connected with to say they will exclude boys Tuck, Ex-United States Consul at ing to know that the whole of the ships In English and Australian reason to judge the number of their The Sandgato Castle, bound for uzked instructions over the tals political affairs he ought to be re-expelled from other institutions. Vladivostock, agreed with Sir John Cantonese people are not "red" and ports appears to be threatened here. assailants, and the officer in charge that Chinese people in that part of America, is held up, the crow phone of the Assistant Super- leased. Having done this, he went It is the duty of the non-Govern Jordan
China may themselves realise the
refusing to sail if their wages 'nre in Mrs. Wang Ching-wai's motor-ment schools to follow the lead set
Mr. Tsurumi, Japan, remarked danger to China entailed in Bolshe refused. The steamer Amicus is Intendent of the New Territories by the Government-Yours, etc. ear to the military conference, and
PARENT. that many Japanese vessels from viam, and themselves turn out the also held up and others are (Mr. W. G. Gerrard) who was then
so-called friends whose creed is Hongkong, August 28th, 1925.
the Persian Gulf bound
oppression and whose aims are the threatened, including the mall boat in the Sheangshui Police Station,
Balmoral Castle.-Reuter.
The reply was to the effect that Vladivostock never touched domination of the Chinese people
Melbourne, Aug. 27% the fire was to be returned whilst Japanese ports. The Japanese and the making of China a huge,
helpless vassal of Bolshevist Russia.tuation are that the trade councils ments.
Minor developments of the strike walting the arrival of reinforce
An additional force was. Government had taken steps to
of Melbourne and Sydney have despatched Immediately. passed resolutions supporting the Acting on these instructions, the atrikers. The Federal Cabinet police returned the fire and soine. members are remaining in the twenty rounds were discharged. capital. Mr. Bruce has postponed This had the effect of silencing his visit to Sydney It is now the enemy, and no more shots came ference, "and it is stated that in asked by General Hsu Sung-chi sentenced to alx months' hard destinations, but Sir John Jordani
CONVOY..
expected that deportation proceed from their side. At 11.15 p.m. addition to Wu Hon-min, General: whether it was true that he was
was not optimistic as regards any
ings will not be launched until when the reinforcements, compria- Leung Hung-kal, Leung Shu-fung"
early next week.-Router.
ed a number of Punjabis, arrived Baghdad, Aug. 27. The reply was in the at the Central Magistracy this action to be taken at Teheran and remarked that the Japanese
The first serious attack on the
Sydney, Aug, 27, and Leung Shu-lung were also negative, although Wu Ching-gui morning.
at the Station everything was The evidence was to the effect Government was capable of coping Nairn trans-desert motor convoy,
Opposing the Trade Council's found to be quiet.. placed under detention.
admitted that he held the view that that a messenger coolie of the with the situation. He proposed between Baghdad and Boirut, resolution to declure all British It has not yet been verified that The Russian element is now said the time was not yet ripe for put- International Bank was on his way that the League Council should call was made thiry four miles from ships "black," the lumpers rapidly the Chinese soldiers actually cross to be in complete control in Canton, ting Communism into force. Whilst through Ice House Street with the attention of Perela to the Damascus, when a party travell-unloaded the P. and 0 Inered into British territory in their having practically taken over all the matter. 'was being discussed. /$12.60 in his pocket., The money subject and also induce all Powers ing powerful eight cylinder cars Mongolia, on which the whole crew attack on the police station, though to prohibit transhipment at their was held up by brigands from in remained loyal," The strikers are an Indian, Sergeant, who was one was for the purpose of paying a departments of the Government, as the letters from Wu Hon-min ar- bill at Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, ports and take action to control the district bordering Jobel-Druse, reported to be gradually returning
A fusillade followed, and Mrs. to their ships-Reuter, well us securing control of the rived, and subsequently the tri- and he felt the defendant's hand their shipping.
The afternoon session of the Brash, wife of the paymaster of
Perth, Aug. 27. bunal agreed to the release of the in his pocket. The cry was raised
and prisoner was chased into Advisory Committee on Opium the Iraq army, stationed at Bagh- The Orient liner Orsova is still latter's brother.
Chater Road where he was inter-opened with the reading of a letter dad, was slightly wounded in the held up. It has over six hundred
The driver of her car, cepted by two Europeans-
One of by the American Financial Adviser legs. them, Mr. B. A. Proulx, gave in Persia, stating that the country named Murdoch, was also slightly passengers-Reuter,
favoured restriction of cultivation wounded, and the leader of the the hearing this
when the financial Bituation convoy, named Bentley, was evidence at morning.
Defendant pleaded mistaken permitted and welcoming the pro-seriously wounded. All three identity and said that he had been posed European Commission of have been taken to hospital at a tramway Enquiry into the opium situation Damascus. A consignment of promised a job as
The remainder of the gold liras despatched to Syria.by the Imperial Bank of Persia' at session was devoted to the discus Baghdad was stolen by the driver. He was to commence work in Persia. on September let.
sion of illicit traffic. Sir Malcolm brigands. The loss is covered by Delevingne and Sir John Campbell insurance. It is learned at Bagh- The yacht Eloise, the flagship of i paid tributes to the efforts of dad that the French are taking the San Francisco Yachting Club, U.S. AND FRENCH DEBT. preventive officials in Hongkong in steps to patrol the disturbed area which started on July 10th with
naval forces."
As to the circumstances of the
N
"
NO, MODIFICATIONS.
WET SAIL.
FRISCO YACHT SEIZED.
Honolulu, Aug. 27.
of the defenders, is under the im
pression that they did cross, the line. An inspection made this morning showed plainly the mark of a bullet on the police station
wall
Further reinforcements are being. sent to the frontler including another Lewis gun with a fall crew which has been dispatched to Takooling to-day.
AUSTRALIA'S TROUBLES.
Stery of Wu's Arrest.
Later, Wu Ching-sul managed to arrest of Wu Hon-min, it is stated leave for Hongkong, where he is that early on Wednesday, morning now staying with n doctor friend. General Chang
Kul-shek, the After his release, and before he commander of the Whampoa left Canton, it is stated that ha Cadets, proceeded with some 2,000 met a group of troops who had an of his men to Wu's residence, der arrest General Lam Chik-min, apparently for the purpose of who had been badly injured by his arrosting him. Wu Hon-min and captors and was bound with ropes. his wife were both in the house and Ngal Bong-ping Escapes.", they were greatly surprised at the Apparently, General Ngai Bong-
the matter of discoveries and with a camel corps and aer- three other yachts in a 3,665 mile RAILWAY STRIKE SPREADS. seizures. Sir John Jordan opined oplanes. Meanwhile the trans-race from San Francisco to Tahiti,
Brisbane, Aug. 27. surrounding of the premises by the ping also fell under suspicion, for
that the question of smuggling was desert traffic is suspended. has been seized when on the way The railway strike has spread Cadets.
homeward from Tahiti bocause the throughout the whole of Queen Mrs. Wu, realising that Whainpos Cadets, led by two Rus
relatively of minor importance and Reuter. Washington, Aug, 27. that the best means of curtafling
commander allegedly failed to land. The Premior has invited. Bomething serious was happening, alan offers, raided his house in
Mr. Winston, the Acting Secre- opium consumption was the limita-
declare the full amount of liquor all Unions connected with tha wont to the door and threw out the hope of arresting him, but it tary of the Treasury, discussing tion of production wherein co
aboard-Reuter a American Sor Australian Labour party to confer
with the Cabinet Reuter pice. some money to the troops and as so happened that he had fled be the debt negotiations, said the operation with the Japanese would
Brisbane, Aug. 27. they were scrambling for it, Wu fore the arrival of the troops. The Treasury would insist on treating be most effective. He said he
The railwaymen have rejected the French debt like any other hoped the Press would nete Bir John | A GERMAN APPOINTMENT.
the State Premier's advice to sub managed to leave the house. How latter, however, fired into the house, foreign debt, demanding payment Campbell's statement that they
mit their claim for increased? over, the Cadets later entered and and it is stated that Ngai's family of the entire interest and principal could not rely on the measures of
wages to an arbitration odurt, and when they found that Wu was not were eventually rescued by a but he could not predict the total soms governments dealing with the
a-general strike has begun that could be collected from opium problem.
Reuter there they arrested his elder German doctor.
France. He expected the negotin The remainder of the tting was Ching-shul, who There are various reasons cited for tions would open about September secret-Router brother,
those developments, the chief being 24th, happened to be in the house.
On making his escape from his that the ultra-Reds had recently residence, Wu Hon-min proceeded bean suspecting various prominent to the house of Wong, Ching-wai, officials, including, Wu Hon-min, the Chairman of the Govern- and that at an, arranged moment
Wa
Senator Smoot, who is also a member of the funding commefon, said the Anglo-French negotiations would not influence the American attitude to France. The American Government had already fixed the
SHANGHAI PEACE.
American
STATE OF EMERGENCY
Shanghai, Aug 28 The state of emergency here ended Router
mont but the latter was not they determined to put under ar interest rate at three and a half
However, his wife rest those whose views. were per katt, hom),“
there, and when Wa asked doubtful.
Service
cent Reuter's
is
SECURITY PACT
London, Aug 27.|| Router learns that the German Government has nominated. Dr Gauss, Director of the Depart ment of Justice, to meat the Alli od experts to discuss the Security Pact when a meeting can be are ranged Reuter,
MOROCCAN WAR.
FRENCH CAMPAIGN
E
PROGRESSES
Parts, Aug 27. Although a sirocco impeded the Paris, Aug. 27 aeroplanes, French tanks wore The German reply to yostor most effective in to-day's opera day's French Note has been hand-tions, dospite derde resistance
Yesterday afternoon the jury and Coroner, Mr. B. BB. M Elderry, who are at prosent in- vestigating the causes of the deaths of the victims in the col
ed to M, Briand. It agross to a The French gained fresh objec-lapse of the retaining wall at Po continuance of negotiations, and tives, notably Jebel-Amseft, driv- announces the despatch of a furist ing the Branes tribesman, sup London to confer with Allied ported by Riff contingente, in
Reuters disorder-Northwards
Hing Tong, paid another visit to the scene of the tragedy. The enquiry as stated yesterday, wHL be resumed on Wednesday.