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NEW ARBITRATION COURTS
ORDINANCE APPROVED,
At last Thursday's" meeting, the Political Bureau in Canton ap proved the following Labour Ar- bitration Ordinance:
ARMED MEN DEFY THE, POLIČE.
HEAVY CASUALTIES.
PRISONER RELEASED.
Canton reports state that it is Armed men defying the police feared the labour feuds there will from an upper floor of a building be difficult to end. It is estimated that the Kuomintang Workers on the Central Praya, whilst on Delegate Conference ("Reds") and the waterfront below, a party of the Central Labour Union ("anti- detectires not desiring to cause Reds") have suffered almost equal- unnecessary bloodshed, relented aly in the casualty list of 250
Art. 1.-The object of estab-
wounded and killed in the week's ishing the Labour Arbitration prisoner whom they were on the street warfare. The Government Court is to settle disputes be-point of rushing away in a motor has caused the arrest, during the car to the Central Police Station-last two days, of a number of tween labour organizations.
the outstanding members of the Tea-House Guild, these were
who are alleged to be ringlenders features of what appears to have in originating the "war" in Can- been a most extraordinary affair, ton. which is stated to have occurred. the night before last and in regard
Art. 2-The L.A.C. shall be formed by one arbitrator appoint ed by the Government, and two delegates from each of the two or more parties concerned..
MORE ILL-FEELING.
A group of "Reds" on the night
"THE LOCARNO SPIRIT."
Tugby, August 11
WAR PROGRESS. SHANGHAI HEAT WAVE AMERICA ANGRY. CONTINUES.
MINOR ENGAGEMENTS REPORTED,
A reduction, of the Rhineland- Occupation Fores, involving the the withdrawal of several thousand French troops will take effect next month.
BORODIN'S MOVEMENTS.
AVERAGE OF OVER 98
CEGREES.
CLEMENCEAU LETTER
RESENTED.
CRUELLY MISLEADING.
New York, Aug. 11, President Coolidge first learnt of M. Clemenceau's letter as he sat at the fireside of his ancestral home. near Plymouth. He was so inter- ested he delayed the departure of the special train from Plymouth
LATEST STATISTICS. Some minor engagements along
The abnormal weather con- the Kwangtang-Hunan-Kiaugsi.bor-
tinues well over 90 degrees, and der have been reported in the last up to the present time shows no few days from the "front," where sign of diminishing, says the N. C. the Kuomintang Northern Expedi- Daily Nebe (Shanghai) of Mon- day. Although some relief was It will be recalled that a reduction
Generally speaking, nolther the thermometer on Saturday, the of these forces was visualised us tionary forces are now engaged. afforded at the drop of whe part of the "Policy of Conciliation" initiation at the time of the anti-Reds" nor the Kuomintang heat wave continues unbroken, Locarno Treaty. When the Bri- have gained any successes likely For well ever four weeks now the tish troops evacuated the Cologne area and transferred to Wesbaden, to lead them to their respective the nineties, with minimum in their strength was, reduced from objectives. The Kuomintang proportion.
The North-China Daily News 15,000 to 9,000, and the Belgian troops are making their way to force, when about the same time it vochow, while the "anti-Reds" are published last week the figures for
The New York Timer. the last 21 days of July and. was transferred to the second zone was reduced to between 7,000 and trying to regain Changsha, the according to these, there were dent, who is following Pregident 8,000. Some reductions were also capital of Hunan. In the mean- only two days on which the figures
thermometer maximum has kept in F
until the full text was avaliable. Router
"INSOLENT AND IMPERTINENT."
correspon-
to which rumours of a sensational of the 8th inst, were caught trying made by the French, who have time, both Kiangal and Fukien dropped below 90 degrees. Tho Coolidge on his holiday, opines that Art. 3. The L.A.C. shall set-nature were current in the city to execute: an "anti-Red" captive a great preponderance of Occupa Provinces have prepared to resist rainfall was almost negligible, the sole effect of the letter will be
tle the following matters: (a) this morning. disputes among labourers; (b.) fixation of sphere of occupation; (c.) other troubles.
Art. 4-When the Dept. of Labour and Agriculture cannot settle a dispute among labourers, it shall, within 24 hours, petition the Government to set up an Ar bitration Court.
*****NO FIGHTING. _ '
Art. 5. When a dispute among labourers is in the process of set- tlement by an Arbitration Court, there shall be no fighting or other violation of Police law to affect the peace and order of the com- munity.
labour
It appears that on Tuesday night, subsequent to the receipt of a report, police details were called out of the local station at West Point to effect the arrest of an armed man who was reported to be extorting money from a customer at one of the restaurants, and who was not averse to using a revolver to back up his demands.
According to the report, after being arrested" and whilst being taken to the district Police Station, the man got away from his captors by producing a revolver, and the situation assumed such a serious aspect that an urgent message whe despatched-to-Police Headquarters.
taken during the fight of the day previous, but were prevented by incident from a district police cap-. the police, and the report of this tain to the Chief of Police appears to have again renewed ill-feeling.
The arrests of anti-Reds" by the authorities up to yesterday numbered quite a few and are said to have included Lan Woon-chong Yum Chun-sam, and Chan Chin- wun of the Central Labour Union; Lang Ma-chuen, Chung Tao, and Hung Chuen, of the Ricsha Coolies' Union: and Tom Yen, chief of the pickets of the Tea- House Guild workers.
GENERAL BUSPECTED. The failure of a General now in This resulted in another party of Canton, to properly control the Art. 6-When an A.C. inter- police being sent in a motor car to labour situation and to have allow- venes in a dispute, it bears the a building situated behind the Sin-ed a week of street battles in the following responsibilities:-(.)cera Stares, on the Central Praya, city is said to have aroused the cause of the where the man was believed to have suspicion of General Chang Kai- to investigate the
taken refuge after getting away shek, now at Hengchow, Hunan, dispute. (b) to investigate the from his captors, Here the police directing the Northern expedí- relations between the
General Chang is said secret or- have issued unions involved; (c) to investi-again arrested the man, and, haytion. gate all matters concerning the ing taken him into the street, to trouble; (d) to investigate the de- were on the point of rushing him ders to Divisional Commander car when Chien Ta-chun, the special garri mands of the Labour Uniona inaway in a motor
from the floor which the police son commander in the Kwang- volved.
officers had just left a number chow area, to keep a sharp watch men directed firearms at the party. on the activities of the General These armed men further intimat- referred to. General Chien Ta- ed that they would oren fire, if the prisoner was not released. In
"(The above mentioned investi- gations should be, completed with in the shortest time possible, after which a just and equitable settle-
ment shall be arrived at.).
RIGHT OF APPEAL,
order to avoid unnecessary blood- fort's shed; the police deemed it prudent to surrender the captive.
This was not the end of the af-
having fallen in proportions of an to increase opposition to ratifica- tion troops, but it was hoped that when the pressure of internal a "Red" invasion of their terri-inch on three occasions on July 11tion of the agreement, while some
RELIGIOUS FIGHTING IN MEXICO.
Reports of Executions ond Battles..
Mexico City, Aug. 11, Archbishop Leopoldo, of Ruizy Flores, the arrived. from Michioacid and has stated that two priests and 30- laymen were executed by tho military authorities on August 1st and 2nd.os.Being the ring- leaders in a rising against the Government in protest against. the new religious regulations.
The Archbishop added that in a battle which lasted all day at Zahunya, where the Catholics refused to hand over the churches to the muni- were cipal committees, 50 killed. Federal reinforce- ments arriving ended the struggle. Reuter
16
tory.
A report from an "anti-Red" source states that. Fukion is to at- tack the Kuomintang in Eastern Kwangtung by way of Finghe and Yaoping so as to occupy Yungting and Taipo on the Kwangtung side.
Below
(0.06 inches, 13 (0.13 inches) and
No rain has of the advisers to the Administra 19 (0.10 inches).
.of fallen since this report. Mean- tion even think it will tend to. while the state of humidity is the strengthen the arguments
who con- worst part of the heat. are the average figures for this the Borah clique year and 1925 for the last 21 days tend that the agreement is too of July. There was, it will be lenient. Other officials, who are in noticed on comparison, an excess close contact with the President, MARSHAL CHANG' CONFIDENT.
of nearly aix degrees this year According to another "anti- over last in the maximum Red" report, Marshal Chang Tso columns:- lin is said to have expressed the Minimum Temperature, opinion that his men in the North Minimum Temperature, will be sufficient to guard against Maximum Temperature, Maximum Temperature, further advances of the "Reds" led
Rainfall, by the "Christian" General, Feng Rainfall, Yu-heiang, and that Marshal Wu Pei-fu, the Yangtze Valley War Lord, will soon be able to return to Central China to direct the "anti-Red campaign.
Anti-Red" elements appear to be very much interested in the movements of M. Borodin, the So- viet High Commissioner. in South China; and it is stated that the Foreign Commissar Office in Mos-
including Senator Ernst who de clares the language of the letter in- 1925, 75.7 solent and impertinent, consider 1926. 70.4
that an attack on American policy 1925, 88.0 1926, 94.5 from such a distinguished French- 1926, 0.68 1925, 0.14 man demands an official reply, Below
the 1925 and 3926 namimum figures for the first eight days of August, together with the averages:
Rainfall Dato Temperature Aug. 1925 1926 1925 1926 1925 1926
-768-81.200.2 97 nl
91 .77
89.2 96 nil
3
777 1
are
nil
76.8 82
88 22
99 nil
nil
82.2
30.2
100 nil
all
5
77 83 92
101 ni
nil
A
79.2 81.5 80 101.4 mil
7
75 78.5 88 DY nil,
nil
я
74.6 79.2 80.2 99.3 mil
nil
mil
Tho New York Times under- stands that the part of the letter which especially roused the Presid-" ent, was the comparison of the Treaty between the United States
and Germany witth the Russo-Ger man Treaty of Brestlitovsk Reuter,
BORAH SPEAKS OUT.
New York Aug. 11.
A message from Boise, Idaho,
cow has advised the Peking For-Aver. 76,05 81.75 86.77 98.88 nil
The contamination of foreign. elgn Office that the Chinese Goy- ernment may restrict all personal materialism must surely be to shown by local Chinese for the Dis- trict Magistrate's three days of says that Senator Borah has fa Kuomintang organs published chun has stationed a regiment at politics had relaxed sufficiently to acts of the Soviet representatives blame for the lack of enthusiasm! Bocca Tigris, to supplement: the cuable him to turn his attention tein South China.
garrison in order to the subject, M. Briand would give |
Even the the letter as cruelly misleading in the N. C. Daily News. Tang Chi-yao, Tuchun of Yunnan, monks, it seems, are affected. Col. supervise all districts along the further effect to this conciliatory in Canton are hinting that General prayer and fasting for rain, says sued a statement, characterizing Tsengshin and Tungkun territory procedure
In an interview after the forma intends invading Kwangtung and Mino a representative of Mr. Waits remarks about the sale and in the Labour
also tion of the present French Govern- Kwangsi in conjunction with the Tao-fung, went to the Temple of dependence of France and dell- Art When
and another regiment near Canton
monks to back the Magistrate's
ca's separate peace. Unions involved in a dispute are not satisfied with the decision of fair, for later the same night the city. The 61st Regiment, the L.A.C., they can appeal to the building was surrounded by more commanded by General Chien,' is ment, M. Briand declared his in plans of Marshal Wu Pei-fu, but the God of the Sea in a search for berately unjust as regards Ameri- latter deems the decision of the premises were again raided, but it Heungshan district to watch 'the policy, and the forthcoming re- General Tang will be able to do prayers, and was met with an at- Nationalist Government. If the than a hundred police and the to be quartered, somewhere in tention to pursue the Locarno they
while under the Kuomintang Rhineland is regarded in London from his subordinates. These sally." The Colonel seems to have and in Clemenceau's manifest love A.C. just und equitable, or deems is stated that the released man movement of certain troops who, duction of French troops in these on account of lack of supporttitude, of "Monks no have got, velly vertheless, he says, it is pathetic as indicating a fulfilment of this organs also report that Generals been considerably peeved and show for his country "we can afford to Lia Chen-huan and Liao Henged it, his fierceness eliciting the it necessary to reverse it, the Go- and those who were responsible colours, are more or less, indif-
chao, formerly in power in Can- following written reply from the Ignore Clemenceau's wrath." vernment's ruling ahnll be final for the hold-up in the earlier part ferent as to whom they serve as promise.--British Wireless..
ton; are offering their services to monks: "My dear Sir.--All our long as their pay is assured them. and binding upon all parties in the of the evening, had made goo
their escape, leaving their arms
Workers of the ordinary-class .dispute.
behind.
restaurants in Canton, having de-
General Tang for a, military monks have been out to offofateur
Art. 8-When a dispute arises "between two Labour Unions, what. ever action they take must not imperil a third party; otherwise the Union which undertakes the action shall bear direct respon- sibility,
Art 9-Bye-laws of the L.A.C. shall be enacted separately.
Art. 10-This ordinance shall be enforced from the day of its publication.
Continued on Page 12).
DWARF CONSTABLE.
Official confirmation of the deserted their jobs in August at talls given above report is lacking, in order to engage in the Labour and we give them as they are re- Union feuds, returned to their places of labour on the 11th. The Division lated in the city to-day..
Kuomintang. Labour
to give Chief wrote the police them protection before they did
BRITISH TRADE" RETURNS.
EFFECT OF THE COAL STOPPAGE.
Rugby, August 11.
The preliminary trade figures
80.
THE PRESS DISPUTE.
HUGE CONFLAGRATION.
SPIRIT EXPLODE," 500,000 GALLONS OF OIL AND
One
The
express
doubt whether
campaign against Canton.
..
THE FUKIEN FRONTIER.
treaty. Ne
"If they want to cancel the funerals and we had not the least debts, let them include all debts knowledge of your honourable comand all reparations, and show that ing, elae, we had monks, at your the benefit of the cancellation will service.
go all to humanity and the better- ment of the masses of Europe, PRES. COOLIDGE AND and not to the beneft of the im
MEXICO:
A report from Foochow states that considerable numbers of Baltimore, Aug, 11.
troops have been, masaing at Tin Firemen are battling with ing and Shao Wu on the Fukien- huge conflagration caused by the Kiangai frontier. At these two explosion last night of seven great tanks containing half a million places the troops pre taking up
MAINTAINS HIS "HANDS With regard to the dispute be-gallons of petrol, kerosene and stations and have been given or- alse stated that both Chang Kab
OFF" ATTITUDE. tween the newspaper owners and benzol in the grounds of the ders not to proceed further, It is printers and compositors, the firm American Oil Company.
New York, Aug. 11. stand which the former had taker hundred thousand people watched ahek and Sun Chuang-fang claim far as to the disposition of the
In conformity with his decision- is now commencing to yield. It the spectacle of flames--shooting the alliance of Chow Yun-yan.: So one hundred feet high and creat Fukien troops, is concerned, there is now reported that the represen tatives of the Kung Ping, Kwoking a phll of dense smoke. for the month of July, which have Wah and Kung Wo, instead of nt-intensity of the heat has injured is no indication of Chow Yum to maintain a "hands off" attitude a special interest in view of the tending the last meeting of the seven people, and firemen are yan's intentions. It is stated that as regards the Mexican religious coal atoppage, show that the total Press Association, were negotiat-throwing up a curtain of water the Kuomintang in Fukien, whose controversy, President Coolidge has Yum-yan shows signs of turning to present a petition calling on the Charged with offering tea-imports were £100,201,000, as coming with the Printers and Composi- to prevent the further spread of organization is a powerful one, declined to receive a delegation of pared with $97,500,000 in the tors' Union for a settlement which the flames as they are unable to has declared that as soon as Chow Knights of Columbus which desires up and, depose him from his ignominions contempt shown by money by way of a bribe to an previous month and £98,744,000 in is said to have been reached by penetrate the fire area.outer's back, the Feoples Army will rise Secretary of State to terminate the
accepting all demands of the lat-American Service. Indian constable, a hawker, on July of last year.
Tupanship. The fact that General President Calles for Americans, by ter. These publications re-ap
Chang Kai-shek has taken up the resolutely demanding that they be appearing before Major C. Willson
peared on the 10th instant. evinced great this morning,
command in the field, leaving the treated with the same considera Kwangtung and Fukien frontiers tion and respect as Mexicans in this cheeringas of manner, and evident ly was unconscious of the gravity
ontirely to Generals Ho Ying-yum country.
The Committee Bas been advised and Tam Shu-bing, is sufficient of his offence,
evidence that Chow enjoys the full to present the petition and any other confidence of the Nationalist protests to the State Department
-Reuters American Service. Government and Army.
MAN MISTAKEN FOR LAD.
The total exports for the month were £57,263,000, as against £60, 107,000 in June and £61,828,000 in July of last year,
...
THE POSTAL SETTLEMENT.. The resumption of work by the postmon was made the occasion of The total re-exports were much celebration by the labour Being of very short stature, very little of the constable could be 500,000, compared with £10,763,000 Unions. Bamboo arches Boon above the level of the dock, in June this year and £11,876,000 erected, and a reception was given and the impression given was of a in July of last year.British Wire
Loge Small boy being the offendor
However, Bergeant Nolloth in- |-| formed his Worship that the de-
fendant was a man 54 years of
age,
His Worship-I was going to
M
Defendant was discharged with caution.
give him eight strokes,
TO-DAY
Dollar on demand 28. 2.1/16 Lighting-up
6,59,p.m.
were
AMERICAN “ACE" KILLED
END OF HERO'S CAREER. New York, Aug. 11.
WANTS WHAMPOA CADETS. It is reported that the Central Executive Committee in Canton is in receipt of a report from the Shanghai Kuomintang Headquar
to the postmen in, the auditorium A message from Dayton, Ohio, of the Kuomintang Headquarters, says that Lieutenant Barksdale, The principal speeches were made, who was offdfally eredited with by Messrs. Sun Fo, who was res bringing down four German coro ponsible for the settlement of the planes, has crashed and was kill strike, Chan-Shu-yan of the Cened. Lieut. Barksdale had jumped tral Party Organization, Lau Ne clear of the machine but the sung of the Proving Party Or- parachute did not open as he ganization, and Chau Kis-woon of was too near the ground ters that a prominent anti-Red the municipal Party Organization. Reuter's American Service.
THE FRANC RATE:
London, Aug, 11. Fronch francs closed at 174,62 leader has accepted a commission and Belgian francs at 177
(Continued on Page 12. Reuter
perialistic schemes which are now crushing the life out of the people Jonsible who were in no sense for the war."Reutor's American Service.
PEAK THEFTS:
WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT'S
LOSS.
Mr. E.. B. C. Hornell was the victim of robbery between the 9th and 12th instant, when, it is re ported, a thief got into a bedroom jewellery from a casket, and stole valuable articles of
Mr. Hornell, who lives at No. 804, The Pen, in a report made to the police yesterday, and that ho found the jewel case unlocked. From this a gold finger-ring, set with diamonds and platinum; and two gold neck chains, one set with. a sapphire, were missing. ****
Suspicion falls on a house coolie formerly employed by Mr. Hernel), who was seen in the servants quarters within the dates report ed;