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FLAG INCIDENT, NEW BOYCOTT. HAINAN ATTACK. WAGE AWARD BRITISH FINANCE
SOVIET PROTESTS TO CHINA
FOUND GUILTY OF
MURDER.
CHINESE APOLOGY AT PAKHOL
CANTON AND THE JAPANESE.
RAILWAY INCIDENT
Peking, Jan. 21.
.....
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Ruby, Jan. 21.,
Ignatius Emanuel Lincoln, aged
CONSUL'S THREAT.
Chinese troops" in Pakhoi re-
NEW COMMANDER FOR DEFENDERS.
İÇANTON'S INACTION.
Regarding the reports of an in-|
M. Karakhun, the Russian Am 23 years, a bombardier in the Royal cently caused trouble by entering churia. (says the Canton Gazette) (tended attack on Hainan, island by
the French Hospital and lowering Horse Artillery, was to-day sen- tenced to death at Devizes for the the flag but eventually apologies murder of Edward Richards, a were forthcoming and the flag was again restored, being saluted
brewer's traveller..
NEW RAILWAY
TROUBLE.
A CRITICAL POSITION,
London, Jan. 21. Trouble has re-arisen in the railway world, to-day's conference of the branch delegates of the National Union of Railwaymen re-i
BANKING OFFICIAL IS OPTIMISTIC.
HOPEFUL SIGNS.
London, Jan. 21.
An optimistic view of Britain's financial position was taken by Mr. F. B. Goodenough, whon pre-
Bank. He declared that the poal-
men's counter-claims. for in-
that the real strength of the coun try depended on individual saving"
It is note-
and it was in that way only that
ped. railway manseuering, and pre-and Stewart went to Richards the Consul called out the Consu various workers unions in Cantone-form his defeated forces into worthy that the men's leaders. We would be able to invest money
vented the passage of a
delhouse at night, while Richards was late, Guard and gave orders to firr
away, to try and get mangy which should the flag be hauled down..
regards] They entered the house by an un-
freight train from Kuang Cheng: they believed was in the house. Our Pakhoi correspondent, giv. Strike Committee, and peasants sistance of three men-of-war of the and
tze to Changchun. As
AN ELABORATE SCHEME.
To join in the protest against., the Japanese invasion of Man- the Kwangtung Unification Dele-Canton forces, a report is to hand assador has forwarded a Noto, to
gation organized a Committed to the Foreign Office saying, inter alia,
oppose the present movement of which states that General Tang that Chinese soldiers, on January
the Japanese, and decided to hold Poon-yan is now laid up in hospital a. public demonstration and suffering from pulmonary troublejecting the award of the National siding at the meeting of Barclay's 16, forcibly occupied ears of a
parade in co-operation with vari-) mail train, which was in readiness
Richards was found shot in his by the Chinese troops es it was ous cinases of people and other and is unable to attend to official Wages Board which, after con- to depart to Harbin. When the
the organizations. Accordingly, the business. General Chan Fung-hee,idering the Companies' claims tion might be regarded as fimprov- garden at Trowbrigde on Christmas run up in the presence of railway workers demanded that Eve; and Lincoln and a follow-
French Consul The same troops representatives of the various or the second in command, is now for a reduction of wages and the ing and that there was great kope for the future. 'He emphasised ganized bodies assembled
on acting in his stead. they leave the train, the soldiersoldier named Ian Stewart were
intended lowering the dag at the
Monday at the Eastern Drill
. Since
the retirement of his creases. issued ita report on Des forcibly seized an enging and took charged with the crime.
French Consulate, but they were Ground, the centre of which was
off the keys of the switches, stop-
direunded Lincoln gave evidence of how he
from doing so when marked off for the peasants and forces buck to King Chow, General tember 9, particularly maintain
ling the status quo. workers including members of the Tong Poon-yun has been able to
and Hongkong, strikers and pickets of the Canton-Hongkong three divisions, and, with the as-the ex-Minister Mr. J. H. Thomae abroad for the development of Mr. Dobbie, signed the the Empire overseas, which was Fleet patrulling the Board's report. of various sections with M. Tam Northern
Though to-day's the key to our prosperity for the thest incidents. Chik-tong; representative
of the waters of the Straits and the
Mr. Goodenough sug- the passengers trafic the viblen: locket door, but obtained no money: ing details of
They drank brandy, and bear, which writes under date of the 14th in C.B.C. of the Kuomintang, Mr. Liexpert, he has also been able to as the most critical since the last rested technical knowledge of a military conference is generally regarded future. actions of Chinese soldiers were they found, and were still in the
that Anglo-America Sum, representative of the All- still more abominable. On January use when Richards appeared at stant as follows:
China General Labour Union, and strengthen his land defences. His tig strike, it is gathered that the Treasuries, the Bank of England 17, the Chinese Military hend-the door,
"A few days ago the Chinese Mr. Yuen Shao-sin, representativen great drawback is that he does
and the Federal Reserve Banks Lincoln admitted that, in an authorities sent an adjutant with of the Kwangtung Peasants Joint and support of the islanders. Dur- ment for re-opening the negotin-should co-operate so as to avoid a
not appear to enjoy the goodwill decision, merely reflects a quarters arbitrarily and forcibly
endeavour to escape, he fired his two soldiers with instructions to Union, as the leaders. dispatched a mail train to Harbin automatic pistol aeveral times in
ing his five years' tenure of office it tions. The delegates were not too rapid release of American The right side of the drill is said that he has done very little anxious to commit, the Union to surplus gold or a too rapid defla- without awaiting at the stations the direction of Richards, whewer foreign daga. The soldiers ground was set aside for soldiers to improve the conditions of the trike action.
entered the French Government with Mr. Chow, Yat-kwan, repre- people. It is believed that if the
tion, such as would result from for receipt of permits, despite the tried out that he was hit.
The other soldier was acquitted Hospital, and gave orders to lower sentative of the Chinese Young island had been governed by a A DELICATE SITUATION. closed semaphores which, accord-
unwise competition for available Associa-strong man, the flag. The French doctor-Soldiers' Co-operative
He opined that most supplies. ing to railway regulations, con-
tion, us the leader, including the Kwangtung would have been declar The railwaymen's decision stitutes a crime. Consequently A notable feature of the case is who is also Acting-Congul for soldiers present from the 2nd anded subsequent upon the declaration creates a delicate situation as the probably it would be found neces-
that Lincoln is a son of Trebitsch France-was not at the hospital 3rd Nationalist Revolutionar of war against Chan King-ming."
award is due to come into opera-rary to economise the use of gold. switches were destroyed at many
Lincoln, an alien who was at one at the time, and the Chinese pre- Armies, the Military Academy, Now that the command has fallen tion on February 1st. The Con-even after the gold now in the stations. Only through exeep time a Member of the British
and other various armies. Oon General Chan Fung-hen it is reference re-meets to-morrow to con- tional measures taken by railway: Parliament and was, during the sent allowed the flag to be lower the left side of the drill groundited that he will change the sider the next move, though it is United States was fully distribut- men was this train saved from war, on his own confession, founded.
were commercial and educational whole policy of Tang, and secure believed that no decision. ford, owing to the greater volume" being wrecked and consequent guilty of espionage and deported to "The soldiers then proceeded to delegates with Mr. Fung Chi-the co-operation of the Local strike action will be taken until of credit and the higher level of loss of lives,
the French Consulate, with the suan, representative of the Can-Guards and the peoples' Army, the Union's Executive has met
Com-which is the most important factor the Companies and endeavoured to prices as compared with pre-war intention of repeating the cere-ton General Chamber of
However the French Con-merce, and Mr. Li Yuet-yi, repre- in the defence of the island. It reopen negotiations or secure anys. Reuter- many.
sentative of the Canton Students' was reported some time ago that postponement of the application sul was at home, and, when he Co-operation Association, as the invading army was prepared, of the award.-Reuter. learnt what was intended, called lenders. Those present included and that junke were at anchor
CHINESE PARALYSING TRAFFIC.
The Note goes on to say that the outrages continue and that military officials are virtually encouraging them, being evidently anxious to
paralyae rallway work in all see-
tions. Furthermore on January 17
and 18, the Harbin police were in- different, even encouraging, while
committed acts of violence towards
inform him what measures
of murder, but was re-arrested. [or burglary.
Prague.
Counsel for the defence in
day's trial appealed to the jury not to let Lincoln's unfortunate reninge enter ifte, their minds British Wireless.
LOTTERY TICKETS.
SIX CHINESE CHARGED.
us usual,"
OTHER NEWS.
its secession from
students of both sexes from the ready to transport the troops, but
and
V
Provincial
bombarding purposes.
CANTON AND YUNNAN.
move-
Later.
A REVIVING CONTINENT. Mr. Goodenough' said that the, position. of the National Debt hnd
Britain with the Continent. A
at
out the Consulate guard, and gave various national, provincial, city, up to the present no definite step THE COAL SITUATION. again improved.. The deposits of them unders to fire should any at-public and private schools, the has been taken. In this connec
people with banks had been well tempt he made to lower the pag. [members of various Kuomintang tion it is said that the invading) Needless to say, no such attempt societies,
communities of arany cannot land without the
CC DESIRE TO PREVENT STRIKE. maintained. Bank loans had in- was made...
various classes.
creased and bank investments operation of the Navy, and that
had been reduced, these move- "The Consul at once communi- The object of the gathering was condition of the ships of the Canton
Rugby, Jan. 21. a mob of upwards one hundred Six Chinese appeared before Icated with the Chinese autho- explained by the Chairman, Navy are such that many of themi
ments giving some indication of A noticeable feature of recent improving conditions. There was the railway agents. The Note re- Major C. Willson at the Centralrities, and it was then evident and speeches were decided by would not stand the stress of the
north-east monsoon prevailing at peaches by the miners' leaders leas unemployment and also signa that the soldiers had misunder the various representatives.
is their earnest "desire to prevent of a general improvement in Bri- fers to the interference at the Wut- Police Court this morning, DI
this season of the year, not to speak RESOLUTIONS OF PROTEST. stood their instructions, and gone
a strike when, in the month oftish industry in many directions. simihe and Ipienpo stations, in charges relating to the seizure of to the wrong places..
The following regulations were of the deficiency in heavy guns for May, the coal situation will come at the some time, the balancing Consequence of which M. Ivanof
under review, owing to the ex-of certain Continental budgeta was compelled to suspend the ser- lottery tickets and implements at
"Due apologies were forthedim-drawn up by the "Committee:
1. The object of this Committee;
piration of the present subsidy. vicea. M. Karakhan then. protests 214, Hollywood Road. The first ing immediately. The following
and the readjustment of Euro- Now that conditions in Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of the pean currencies upon a gold most energetically at this viola-defendant was charged with an- day a staff officer, specially deles to unite and to lead the various tion of the agreements between lawfully keeping or using the pre-gated by the Deputy for Foreign classes of people in Kwangtung to southern Kwangtung have Impro-Miners' Federation, has express- China and the Soviet, and requestsmises as a gambling house for the Affairs, together with the soldiers protest against the Japanese in-ved and the ralds of the brigands ed strong hopes that an amicable basis had resulted or should re- are becoming less, whilst at the settlement may be reached, an.cult in an increase in the purchas the Foreign Oflee to instruct local
2. The Committee is formed by same time Kwangsi is preparing another member of the Federa- power of the countries con- authorities to put an end to the purpose of Po Pin lottery tickets. concerned, attended at the French vasion of Manchuria.
He was further charged with Hospital, and, in the presence of outrages and restore order, and to writing announcements for, and the French Consul, and of the one representative of each of the to assist Fan Shek-sang in the tinn, Mr. F. B. Varley, M. P., de-cerned and should produce an fre have being in possession of, the tickets. Consular guard, under arms, salut-following organizations:-C. E. C. expedition against Tang Chi-yao, clared last night that he did not provement in the trade of Great
of the Kuomintang, Provincial it is reported that all the Kwang. believe a crisis was inevitable. been taken. M. Karakhan also The second, third, fourth, and fifth ed the flag as it was run up again Kuomintang Headquarters, Canton si forces which were sent to co-
A similar view was expressed by return to the gold standard would points out that the U.S.S.R., having defendants were charged with
City Special, Kuomintang Head operate with General Chan Ming- Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, a member assist in the regulation of prices quarters, Provincial Peasants Joint shu have received orders to re- of the Cabinet, who took a lead- Britain to compete with other full regard to the sovereignty of using the premises as a gambling
a level which would enable Chinn had renounced its protection house for the purpose of lottery) In the course of further news Union, All-China General Labour turn to their former stations to ing part in the negotiations be of the railway on the presumption tickets, and writing announce and comment, our correspondent Union Canton-Hongkong Strike suppress brigandage оп
"the tween the miners, mineowners and Producing countries and there and hope that the Chinese would ments. The sixth war
.. charged writes:
Committee, Canton Workers Re-frontier. It is also stated that the Government, when the dis-hould be no question of the coun- appreciate such a move and treat with possession of the tickets.
Union, "Flags or no flags: to fly or not presentative
try's ability to maintain a favour- with particular consideration the Sub-Detective Inspector Shaf- fly: that is the question, The five- Educational Association, Canton/ome of these forces will proceed pute was in its more acute, stagesable trade balance or to avoid an
to Poach to join the forces some months ago.
undue strain upon its gold re- interests of the railway entrusted tain appeared for the" prosecu- colour flag of the Republic of Students Co-operative Association, of Fan Shek-sang, which are The newspapers now forecast serve; It seemed to him, there to them. He regrets that the milition, and Mr. Leo d'Almada de China is not in favour with the Kuomintang School Director Coalready mobilised there. that the Prime Minister, in a fore, that one might regard the tary offletals do not understand fended.
Canton Government. The Saltoperative Association, Canton
Another report. states that speech at Sunderland next week, position as becoming sounder and their duties and requests the Mr. d'Almada asked for the case Gabelle have not flown any flag General Chamber of Commerce Generats Li Chúng-yan and Wong will appeal to those directly con- that there was good ground for
City to be adjourned until Wednesday for some time past, and the ques- Canton
Joint Merchants
Shiu-hung have already krrived cerned in the working of the coal encouragement, especially when it morning, and this was grunted. on as to what to fly, or what not Federation, Chinese Young Soldiers
at Wuchow for the purpose of industry to endeavour as soon as was remembered that Great Bri Bail was granted, first defen-to fly, must shortly be decided by Co-operativo Association, Women's
holding a conference with Mr. the recommendations of the Com-tain was only in the early stages M. Karakhan is likewise con cant $500; secondl $250; third. another public office.
Suffrage League, Woman's Eman Wang Ching-wai and General mission are available, to come to of its recovery from the enorm atrained to declare that if the mili- fourth and fifth $100, and sixth
Generals Lan agreement among themselves. ous Anancial strain of the war of Street widening is in abeyance cipation Joint Union tary whose duty it was to protect $25.
The duties of this Committee Chang Kai-shek. until after Chinese New Year.
and Wong are reported to have British Wireless.
which, perhaps, she had borns the railway are unwilling or unable tain remarked the case was not
Sub-Detective Inspector Shaf-The head of the Board of works are allotted na hereunder
[On Page 12 of this issue will (a) General Affairs Section to stated that, as Kwangtung and
the largest share.-British Wire- was 'accused of collecting funds
now unified under be found some interesting facts to do so he is ready to discuss with about carrying lottery tickets, for this work in an legal man manage all documents, accounts, Kwangsi are
He was arrested, but after general affairs, and to attend to one Government, the subjugation in relation to points involved in
of Yunnan becomes a question of this question.] wards released. It is stated that social intercourse.
Section to necessity, Inasmuch as in the (b) Propaganda he has to complete the second- half of the present road widening manage all affairs relative to anti-event of a movement in any other
Japanese propaganda work, such direction from the two Kwange, heavy exactions, on the people by An unconfirmed report statra scheme at his own charges.
48 the organization of lecturing the base of operation will be open General Chan Chang-poo. It is Tang Chi-yao.Haid that no, reply was given to Moreover, the subjugation of the protest and the people have magazine, handbills etc. ed to continue, adding "My Governtary have reached an agreement ning between this port and Can parties, and the publication of to attack by
(e) Economic Severance. Exe-Yunnan would mean the volunt appealed to Mr. Kum Nai-kwong, ment will hold China responsible whereby the C. E. R. train ser- ton, and the other day a cargo of
kerosene WOB discharged that cutive Section to deal with all ary joining of Kwelchow in the the Civil Administrator of the for all damage inflicted through vices are resuming.-Reuter.
South Western cume via Haiphong. Only que affairs pertaining to the economie |
Confederation. South, who is now in Canton and The first act against the Integrity the actions of Chinese authorities,
steamer touches here to and from severance with Japan such as the From this, it is believed that the is reported to have tendered his of the Customs has occurred near Peking, Jan. 22. Honghong, and we get our mails. investigation of and search for result of the coming conference resignation to the Canton Govern The Sino-Russian friction seems and news of the outside world, Japanese goods...
will be that the expedition against ment. It is stated in official Swatow, where the Kwangtung The Russian Embassy states to be reflected in the increasing once a fortnight.
The expenses for this Committee Yunnan will be undertaken with circles that, the high-handed ac "Reds" have taken over, fteen that it only Insists on the princi- Kuominchun activities, the lead-
tion of General Chan Chang-milos from Swatow, the native ple of payment and the fixationers of which, parly are arranging
are to be subscribed voluntarily by as little delay as possible,
It is reported that the people poo the various organized bodice, and
and the indifference of Customs which were under the of definite datos of payment for to resume the expedition against
when necessary, subscriptions will of Young Kong, where General General Li Chal-sum towards the Maritime Customs, but.. that the transportation: of troops. It Chang Tso-lin, and also are
be solicitod from the people Chan Chang-poo, of the 2nd people's protest has had a great hitherto they have not interfered does not demand payment in ad-dorsing the Chili Governor, Suen
Ordinary meetings are to be held Division, now renamed the 12th deal to do with the resignation of with the chief native customs vance--Reuter.
Yueh's, Invitation to Gen. Feng
twice a wook, and the Chief of the Division, is stationed, has sent in Mr. Kum. The report further station of that district in Swatow Yu-hslang, to resume active con.
General Affairs Section is to proside to General Ld Chat-aum, & strong states there is a possibility of a which is under the control of the M. Karakhan ja sending & Noto, trol of the Kuominchun forore.
Emergency meetings be held at any protest against the many irregu- big uprising by the people in the Maritime Customs Inspectora Chang Teo-lin conched in similar Reuter.
time necessary,
larities of the troops and the Sre Yap districts
Reuter
Foreign Office to enlighten them.
HOLDING CHINA RESPONSIBLE.
the Forolga Oflee the measures but of actually preparing them. ner. which are indispensable. He, in-
viles attention to the seriousness
of the situation and the necessity
of taking extraordinary measures! Įterms.
and the grave consequences which
may arise if the situation is allow that railway workers and the mili-
as well as from outrages by the military.
Later.
KUOMINCHUN ACTIVITY.
Several steamers are now run-
TO-DAY
en-
Dollar on domand 26.4.7/16d.. Lighting-up ..... 6.01 pim. Temperaturo (2 p.m.)
60
Barometer(2 p.m.) Humidity(2 p.m.)
30,28 55
leta.
SWATOW CUSTOMS.
SEIZED BY KWANGTUNG "REDS."
Peking, Jan. 21,