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This was the best possible news and we had visions of a hot bath, La shave and a shedding of filthy clothes on Shameen that evening.
Captive Another Night. But hours passed and no word come until 9 p.m.. when the mes senger returned and said he had delivered the note but had not waited for a reply. Nothing could have been more disappointing for the note had not mentioned pur whereabouts. At our.request o wireless message was sent out to the Consul General and the Senior Naval Officer which we Inter learned was picked up by all war vessels in port. We also learned that the note had been received at 8 p.m.
At 9 o'clock we begged, to be given a motor boat stating we would risk being shot at from Shameen and that we would sizni a paper saying we took the respon- sibility. Regret was expressed that this could not be done. The mob was angry and they dare not release us until a representative from Shameen arrived.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1925,
tering Wong's ofBed unannounced THE TARIFF CONFERENCE.
Speculation as to who they were. was rife between us. The loader was a-tall thin Russian who answered lo doncription we bil boon given of Borodin. He was followed by a woman and another dark thick wet man.
From where I sat I had the man I bellove to be Borodin under obnor- Valion. He was treated with courte- sy bordering on servility and after
BRITISH EXPERTS, TO ATTEND.
Sir John Jordan Faveurs Shanghai 'as "Meeting Place,
· London, Sept. G. It is understood that Sir Ronald a great deal of talk-in Chinese-Macleay likely to depart from Boroitin gesticulated and appeared London to Peking shortly in order. to be giving out ordera iz depar to resume his duties in connection turn waa as erreinonious as his ar Of what took place we only rival understood one word-Shameen which cropped up frequently,
Two" Bottles of Beer. After the departure of these visitors time again hung heavily and at 11 o'clock we had been watching, for the arrival of help for five hours. A Chinese soldier who spoke French fairly well had conversation with my friend and informed him that the populace believed they had us in their power and that at least we werd to be retained at Headquarters for three weeks. This wasn't cheer ing particularly as the man offered to sell us such things as brushga beanse we had nothing but the filthy clothes we stood tu.
However at precisely 11.25 a coolie appeared with a tray and although we had been told that it was impos Thus we resigned ourselves tosible to get European food for us another night in captivity. Food he produced a riot, knives and was given us but only Chinese forks, bread and two inrgo bottles of food. We accepted an offer of beer. Almost before we could get milk and got hot water with some over our surprise and before we
Nestle's best stirred in. How could tante that beer, oven in imn ever there were cigarettes inter-gination, Cox called out. minably and a spice of hope.
"Here's two Britishers"
with the conference on the Chin ese customs, at which he will be supported by fiscal experts, one of whom, the Daily Telegraph's diplo- matic correspondent says, is of considerable professional eming, ence:
Sir John Jordan, in a letter to the Times, welcomes Mr. Kellogg's. declaration of policy as regarde China, but asks why the confer- ence of the Powers on October 26 moets at Peking. He says the conference has a unique oppor tunity of appealing to all sections of the Chinese nation and there- fore to achieve any prospect of suc cars it must meet at, Shanghul or some other neutral centre, where the provinces may take an active
and untrammelled regotiations.
in the
The Times, in an editorial, says practical sympathy with the Chin- ese, collaboration with friends of law and order and adaptability to the changing conditions will give the keynote to British policy in China.. Progress along the road to reform will be checked not by British reluctance bat by Bol- shevist intrigues and Chinese chaos. The fact that American polley accords with the British is shown by Mr. Kellogg's speech
Rheter,
reking appoints Special Committes,
It was good to hear English I turned and through the door Spoken again and we were three into the court yard stepped H. B. M', hours after our release from pri- Vice-Consul, Mr. F. A. Wallis nul son. discussinge with an" English Capt. Clements the Shameve Gjet an speaking Chinese the merits of Polier, Iwas to supposed to speak Macadley's fe of Samuel John-'aad they immediately parted bas son and the virtues and knowledge General Wong's office. Thiny inio- į
Peking. Sept, 6-The Cabinet newal suspeigse followed at the en decided to issue a mandate this of Benjamin Franklin!
of which they roaj prazed mati Capt. | evening appointing twelve mein- Clements performed the introdue her as a special committee con- tious, "Mr. Wallace, Mr. Oliver nected with the Tariff Conference. to which I replied, "flood morning," -Reuter. I'm happy to meet you;" called forth the pertinent remark
I expect you are."
"
which
The General's Apology, we were introduced to a Mr. Wong whom we afterwards found to be General Wong, the chief of staff to the leader of the Wham- poa Cadets, General Chang Kai- 1 shek. During the evening be A minute later General Wong was made an impassioned oration in bowing us from, his court yard, the Chinese in which he dramatically, gord presented arins and we emer- pounded his chest at one point and ged into the sun light and a waiting which the interpreter, translated ar bore us down the Bund to the stating that the General declared Customs House from which place our lives were in his hands, that we got a boat and landed on that The would look after us, release us tight little island Shameen.
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The luxury of a shave,, a bath an:l elenu clothes is better imagined than described and the proverbial hospi tality of Shameen lid much to put: a rosier complexion on the trying experience of the last two days
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He shook hands, departed, and
Peking, Sept. 5-Tsai Ting-kan, we did not speak to him again.
in a letter to the Peking Leader, We also found later that our rescuer from the prison was the
Late that night a naval pinnace urges the dropping of the anti- English speaking secretary to put us on board the old Honam British agitation and says, inter alia: "I have always maintained General Chang Kai-shek and the two days late. We had had n place where we were was the staff rough time, narrowly escaped with that the British are a just people. The joint resolution of the British headquarters of the Whampoa our lives but were left with one Chamber of Commerce and the Cadets, which, incidentally means consoling fact: We went to Can-China Branch of the British As the Government.
ton for a story-we got it.
On Shameen,
sociation of Shanghai is a splendid Sleep for the" Wenry.
I suppose neither of us, will gesture, proving that the British At 10pm it was obvious that no forget the utter beastliness, the will meet us more than calf way." Mr. Tsai Ting-kan quotes Mr. one would arrive from Shameen und fout discomfort of seventeen hours we were conducted to a room in in a Chinese prison bound in Chamberlain's reply to Mr. Chu's note
beris. shackles,
concerning the "judicial enquiry. which were two camp Thoroughly weary we threw our
He says that with the joint re- solution of the British at Shang- selves on them and slept soundly
On 'Shameen we learned the hai and Mr. Chamberlain's re- until daylight. Bow's of conge anil) tea was the sum total of the break story of our capture from that plies, "We are justified in chang- fast menu. Threo hours afterwards end. We were reported missinging to a new front. With the not a soul who spoke English had from the Honam on Friday morn coming of the conference before arrived and we could learn nothing ing und watch was kept for us us, we should meet with a smile! about what was proceeding. An all day. At 8 p.m. the letter from and a warm handshake."-Reuter. armed "cadet stood over us and wo Chinese headquarters' arrived but
United States Representative. were not allowed to move alone. it was not known where we were.
Manila, Sept. 5. We smoked interminablo cigar. It was too late to do anything then
Justice E. Finley Johnson of the ettes in an open-hall of some time but early next morning an official! facing the chief office in Yamen, from the Chinese Foreign Office Philippine Supreme Court, is ex in which sat General Wong, the' was called to the Customs. His pected to be appointed to repre- office knew nothing of our capture sent the United States at the pro- chief of staff.
At 9 o'clock some Europeans ap but facilitated the task of finding posed International Commission peared and hope ran high But it us and needless to say two indi-or Judges to Investigate the was immediately obvious that they viduals are supremely grateful to causes of the Shanghai riot on were Russian. They were receive the Consular Officials and to the May 30th, according to a cable with great ceremony, the guard fact that even in China British from the State Department to Governor General Wood.-Reutor. presenting arms and the visitors en prestige stands so high.
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