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SEVERE BATTLES.
REPORTED SOUTHERN
REVERSE.
TEN-MILE RETREAT..
Recent reports have indicatedl tho probability of a Southern re verse in the advance on Nanchang, and, according to a Chinese news check us agency, the expected occurred much sooner than was expected. This, it is stated, is largely due to better co-operation between the various units of the Northern forces.
It is stated that there have been "three or four severe battles fought almost simultaneously at different points, but the bitterest and bloodiest engagement. occurred in' the vicinity of Suf Shui, where the battle lasted for three days. Both sidda lost heavily, and the South- arn Army retreated ten miles back. Although all units of the Northern forces fought for all they were
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 288
NO. EL,920
BRITISH WARSHIPS
COMING.
THIRTEEN ORDERED TO.
CHINA.
SEVEN DESTROYERS.
أن
TALAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926.
136 PER ANNUM
ĦĦA EL COPY ID OENTS
PAKHOI BOYCOTT, ELEVEN-FOOT PYTHON US AND CHINA.
CHINESE THỦ REAL SUFFERERS.
MERCHANTS' LOSSES."
We are informed by the local Some interesting facts regarding| naval authorities that the follow-the manner in which the anti-Bri- ing ships huve been ordered to Hongkong. by the Admiralty to place themselves under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, China
Station:
H.M.S. Hermes, H.M.S. Yarmouth. H.M.S. Dartmouth. H.M.S. Carysfort. H.M.S. Castor. H.M.S., Keppel. H.M.S. Verity. H.M.S. Veteran. H.M.S. Witherington. H.M.S. Wishart. H.M.S. Wivern.
H.M.S. Wolsey."
H.M.S. Woolston.
H.M. submarine L.27. ---
H. M. S. Hermes is the well- worth and executed the orders to known aircraft carrier which has counter-attack with a bravery already been to the China Station and dash amounting to reckless. She is of 10,000 tons and carries neas, the absence of a consolidat seven 5.5 and four 4-Inch unti-air ed Supreme Command was notice-craft guns. able.
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H.M.S. Yarmouth is a cruiser of 5,250 tons and carries eight six- inch guns and one three-inch anti- aircraft gun.
SHOT.
FOUND IN CONDUIT ROAD GARDEN.
'SMALL TERRIER INSIDE.
A large python, measuring tish boycott at Pakhof is causing eleven feet in length, was shot in heavy losses to Chinese merchants the garden of No. 51, Conduit are given in a letter from the Tele-Road (Lilly Villas), by Inspector P. Grant, of the West Point Police graph's correspondent at that port under date of the 12th instant. Station, yesterday... He writes:
Shortly before one o'clock in the afternoon, following an urgent call from the residents, Inspector
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ANTI-BOLSHEVIKS.
"COMPRADORE OF SOVIET,"
The North-China Daily News is which has been addressed to the cluding Gon. Tan Yen-kai (former Tuchun of Hunan), by the Shang- hal headquarters of the Amal- Overthrow of Bolshevism and the gamated: Organizations for the
military loaders of Kwangtung, in
In the course of a speech at a The annual report of the Singa dinner given at the American pore Government Monopolies De-in receipt of a circular letter Club, Shanghai, in his honour, Mr. partment states that the Preven John MacMurray, the American Minister to China, spoke of the tive Service did extraordinarily Importance of American thought in food work. Chine and the necessity of all Smuggling from China of both backing the Government in its des raw and prepared oplum attained cision-regarding extraterritoriality and other problems facing this such proportions that special mea-Salvation of China. The circular..
sures had to be resorted to. In reads as follows:
"With the military forces.
country.
Grant proceeded to the house, arm- Since his departure from China the month of May two additional which you control, you are, on the
CH-
With regard to trade at this port I am told by those in a position to know that, although there has beened with a shot-gun. The reptile in 1915, the Minister said, China Euopean supervisors werd some little improvement during the was seen curled amongst a heap had become a changed country and gaged, with a sufficient number of one hand, hoisting the banner of past few months, the volume is of leaves underneath the shrub-likewise, America's viewpoint had additional native revenue officers the national Revolution but, on still far below the average. The cutting off of the trade with Hong-bery, and Inspector Grant was changed since Americans had be to enable the staff of the Harbour the other, you are mere satellites serving and obeying the orders of kong has meant a great loss to this able to approach it closely and to sun to realize the importance of division to be doubled.
the dictator, Chiang Chung-cheng port.
obtained are (otherwise Chang Kai-shek), It is true that there are dispatch it with two discharges relations with Chino,
from his weapon. The first dis- Today America finds herself evidence alike of the formidable directly, but indeed you are plac soven or eight steamers calling
TIRED OF BOYCOTT.
head.
In
Thờ results
ism?
here from Canton, but the mercharge caught the snake midways in a place of responsibility as one dimensions of the Illicit traffic and ing yourselves indirectly under chants say that shipping to foreign in the body, and the reptile was of the leading antions in China of the efficient work performed by the
Soviet Russians, whose. countries vin Canton and Shanghai quickly killed by the second shot, and this responsibility will grow the officers whose duty it was to Bolshevism and Comminuistic is so expensive that, it has become which caught it squarely on the in the future," the speaker said. cope with it.
"America finds herself bordering
practices are too well known to Impracticable.
The oplum seizures effected dur need further explanation. When opened up later, the car on one of the most important reing the year totalled 36,656 tdels cass of a small terrier dog was
· COMPRADOR, lationships in the world.
of raw oplum and 276,089 faels found inside the python, almost China to-day we and the problems of prepared opium,
"Do you know the real mean
tors that the merchants are solid swallowed only a day before and our grandchildren.
It la claimed by the local agita- intact. It appeared to have been anising which must be faced by
Ing of the Revolution and the The largest individual seizure real wishes of the people? Do in their stand with the agitators was in process of being digested. "We cannot be too critical in was made in the month of April you know what you are fighting against the British and that they are glad of the opportunity given terrier was reported at the local made. It is our job to help to of prepared opium found on have nothing to do with Bolshev Two days previously, a Japanese the mistakes which China has and consisted of a cargo of 78 for so hard, so ardently? Do sacks containing some 36,000 taels you know that our aspirations them to serve their country by re- fraining from
buying British Police Station
as having been teach them their A. B. C.'s, and 1
Do you know that the not speaking egotistically. tongkang anchored off the coast But the writer has talked missing from a house three doors am with many of the merchants, both away from the spot where the Politics have been ingrained into of Singapore at Changi
Other seizures included 490 Chinese matter, with which we do. in Liemehow and Pakhoi and they Python was killed. The disap-us to the point of boredom, and one and all bemoan their losses pearance of poultry from day to we must realize that we, too, have ounces of hydrochloride of Cocaine not desire foreign interference, or Cocalae analogues, 4,800 ounces Soviet Russian or otherwise? The caused by the anti-British boycott. day from the houses t3lity had our troubles.","
of morphine hydrochlorido, 4,045 Chinese Republic belongs to the Almost every one expresses a de had also been reported,
CONSERVATIVES AND RADICALS.taels of bhang, 2,783 lbs. of to Chinese people and not to any sire that the issues outstanding be- tween Hongkong and Canton be set-
Mr. MacMurray went on to state bacco, and 2,026 gallons of liquors.particular individual or party, but An order was placed with now it is being monopolized by tled immediately so that trade with
there were in China' amonget the former port may be resumed.
Americans, two schools of very Mossrs. Thornyeroft and Co., Ltd. | Kwangtung with Chang Kai-shek divergent theories--the conserva- for two swift launches for the as the compradore, for he is really tives, and the radicals. The con-Preventive Service. These laun- nothing else; of the Bolsheviks of servatives were those who thought ches were of necessity homebuilt Russia. Such acts are wrong and in terms of the China of 20 years and wore delivered shortly after lead to suspicion. The revolution ago and were oblivious to the fact the end of the year.
aims at social, as well as political,
The different units seemed to be vying with each other to secure the laurels in accomplishing the
H. M. 3. Dartmouth is a cruiser objective, and did not set with of exactly similar type to the Yar- much precision ns in a well-con-
mouth. E ceived plan of battle. For
H.M.S. Carysfort is a cruiser of example, General Tang Yu-terk in-8,750 tons and carries four six- dicted a
goods. severe defent on the inch guns and two three-inch guns. Southern Armies and had this H. M. 5. Castor is a cruiser of been followed up with adequate exactly similar type to the Carys- reinforcements, his opponents fort. would have been driven back into H. M. S. Keppel is a flotilla leader Hunan. As it was the result was of 1,750 tons and carries five 4.7 only the recapture of the strategic Inch gune and one three-inch gun. point of Sin Yue.
H. M. S. Verity, Veteran, Wivern and Witherington are all destroy ers of 1,325 tons and carry four 4.7 inch guns:
T
SWATOW NEWs..
From Swatow, it is reported that General Ho Ying-yum is proceed- ing to the Fukien front to assume supreme cominand, as Chow Yum- yan has already arrived at Cheung H.M.S. Wolsey and H.M.S.
H.M.S. Wishart is a destroyer of 1,350 tons and carries four 4.7 guns.
From my own personal investiga- tions I have found that bringing down goods from. Canton almost doubles the cost of transportation as compared with the old cost of
kong.
restored.
ARMS ON "HAIHONG.”
HEAVY SENTENCES IMPOSED.
Chinese Revolution is purely a
Two Magistrates (Mr. R. E. that China had changed, and who They have a speed of about 16 reforms, whereas the Canton Gov- Chow, and a directing the move- Woolston are destroyers of 1,326 having them sent direct from Hong-Lindsell and Major C. Willson), at would wish her to retrogress to miles an hour and are, therefore,ernment is monopolizing the sale So far as my investigations the Central Magistracy yesterday, the conditions of 20 years ago. a very useful addition to the pre-of oplum, permitting public gam go I am prepared to say that the merchants, if no others, certainly heard the case in which two Chin-The other school lived in the ventive feet. It is found, how bling and imposing harsh and would like to see normal conditions ese were charged with being in period of a changing China and ever, that we require a launch with illegal taxes and practicing the possession of two automatic pistols, lived in a world that was severely a still greater speed and.. the vices of the militarists and the
a a revolver, and corresponding am- practical. These persons felt the question of acquiring "such old class officials. The "Canton manition, on board the s.s. Haihong. urge to rush China along to her launch is now engaging attention.
The facts of this case were that on the 9th instant, on receipt of in- formation, a "trap was laid at the Douglas Wharf by Revenue officers
ments of the Fuklen forces. It tons and each carry four four-inch is also stated that Cheung Chowguns and one three-inch anti-air- has been reinforced by 7,000 craft gun. troops of Chow Yum-yan's com
It is interesting to note that mand. A newly-formed regiment H.M.S. Keppel and all the destroy- of cadets from the Whampoa Millers named above are from the tary College has been despatched Mediterranean Squadron. for active service to Swatow.
ORDERS TO U. S. GUNBOATS.
2
NOT "CONTENTED,"
'CHAUFFEUR'S NEGLIGENT
DRIVING..
Purely local business seems to kave picked up a bit, due in part possibly to the reopening of the dverland routes into Kwangsi and Yunnan. In ordinary times much merchandise is carried by coolies overland to Nanning and other in- terior points. These routes have been, for a year or more, almost closed because of the pressure of
bandits in the hills about..
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MOCK CHRISTIAN SERVICES.
brilliant future...
As an instance, the speaker men- tioned the case of a prominent FLORIDA HURRICANE. citizen who signed a memorial to
in anticipation of the appearance be sent to Washington asking that on the wharf from a sampan, of a extraterritoriality be abolished. man who was reported to be tak-This man, a few days later came ing aboard arms, for the purpose, to the Minister and asked him it was supposed of carrying out a what he thought of the matter. piracy on the Haihong. Events The Minister answered that, developed as anticipated, a Chinese speaking frankly, he did not think
talked over
FURTHER REPORTS OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
New York, Sept. 20. It is reported from Miami that
Government has given no explana- bion in connexion with this and therefore, it cannot but giva tá reason to doubt its sincerity.
EXCESSIVE LIBERTY.
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"Does the Nationalist Govern- ment of Canton proposé a class revolution and the confiscation and nationalization of properties? On the one hand she allows the labourera excessive liberty in Canton and on the other she plans an economic revival on vers
A Hankow message of the 11th Instant says:-The American gun- boats Palos and Pigeon, which are convoying the steamers Changsha and fling have been instructed by wireless to obey no orders from the Proceeding along Garden Road Southerners to stop at Yochow, or on the morning of the ath instant, There is a fair junic trade be- rather Chingling point, where a at a speed estimated by one wit- tween here and Liemchow, Yam- battery of 1:1 guns has been mount-ness at 18 miles an hour, à private chow- and Onpo. A small steamer being arrested in possession of the a great deal of the course the man the losses throughout Florida are ed to control foreign shipping. car, No. 865, almost ran into a is plying between here and Tung arms enumerated in the present in question, had pursued and said now set down at between $50,000, large scale. They speak of the the matter had been 000 and $125,000,000. At Palma revolution in the south. What fully loaded. The American gunboats will return number of the Surreys men out hing, run by the local Government. charge. Two of the weapons were that
thoroughly at Beach where the damage was kind of a revolution do we want fire with interest if fired upon. side the Barracks, at a time when
When taken on to the wharf, the the Washington Conference and it $5,000,000, some looting: occurred since we have recognized the These instructions are the result the guard at this point was being
arrested man pointed to the Indian was decided that the Powers and troops were called out. The revolution of 1911? Why con- of a boast made by the Chinese dismounted. As it was the men
groves of Southerntradict ourselves? What they The anti-Christian movement guards' cook,, who was looking over should at the prosent retain their cokernut officer commanding the Chingling bad to fall back hurriedly.
Florida were in the path of the actually mean ds that the southern guns that no foreign gunbent would The driver, when charged before goes on here unabated. Some weeks the side of the steamer, and im-extraterritorial rights.
storm and seriously damaged militarists and the Cantonese Anti- back a play was staged with the plicated him in connection with the A MAKESHIFT BUT NECESSARY." pass his position without his per- Major C Willson this morning title "Thank God." The parts were same arms. Both men were then
Five, wireless towers at Miami, Northern Expedition aim at the mission.
with negligent driving, said that
He was of the opinion that ex-which cost $165,000 were blown annihilation of the militarists in his was the wrong car that was played by soldiers, pickats and taken to the police station..
studenta. Christian hymns were "The prisoners, were charged on traterritoriality was, at the best, down. Rows of cottages and the the north. Do you not know that being summoned." He produced The Wesleyan Mission outside the timebook from the Russellung and prayers wore offered remand before their Worships yes-a bad makeshift of government Floranada Club at Hollywood were this selfishness, this greed for power is the cause of the endless The Mobile Weather Bureau re- troubles which China has been "the East gate of Wuchang has got Street garage to show that his carlivered and baptisms carried out. Iterday, when evidence was heard but one which, at presert. was razed. in touch with Hankow and reports was not at Garden Road at the all in mockery of the Christian ser and other officers from the Re-American Government would be sports that the wind, velocity was
from Senior Revenue Officer Wait, necessary though one which the
having ?When, one militarist is. this show did. not make much of Venue Department. At the close, glad to surrender if possible. But, 100 miles per hour at Pensacola finished in China, another risos both men were found guilty and at present, this was impossible to-day.-Reuter's American Ser to take his place, fighting breaks
GHASTLY CONDITIONS.
whilst several sermons were de-.
vices. It is said, however, that
a hit with the local people.
sentenced.
The Indian guards'
since the cause of justice was at vice. stake and America must see that cook was her nationals had due protection.
The local Christian schools which closed recently have not reopened sentenced to three years hard and will probably not be able to do
REVISED ESTIMATES.
out and revolutions and expedi- tions are endless. Take, for example, Portugal and Mexico, because they serve as the best illustrations.
rather ghastly conditions on that time mentioned. side of Wuchang. The defenders 'However, Inspector Alexander, have strewn the highway with dead after closely examining the book, and wounded Cantonese, some of said that the erasing rubber had them lying in heaps, and it is im- been applied, the marks being
New York, Sept. 20. possible for anyone to get near clearly perceived on the page.
"I was frank to acknowledge A message from West Paim nough to remove them since the Qn being fined $25, the defend-
Beaches says that the revised open ground is swept by machine ant said he was "not contented" so this year. Handbills are still labour, while in the case of the that I was ashamed that an Ameri- being distributed in the fight second man, whose conduct was can would attach hie name to a gun fire as soon as anyone appears. with the decision.
against the Church and almost all the subject of strong comment by document which the American estimate of casualties is that 800 A TRAITOR,
Chang Kai-shek is a traitor to Two thousand Cantonese soldiers
Christian work is at h standstill, the Senior Magistrate, a sentence Government would not sanction.are dead and many hundreds - occupy the Mission and dare not
"Although God created us: ac-jured. The damage runs into his country, your real enemy, more about the compounds because To-day's Observatory report for, under such circumstances, it is of five years' hard labour was in
flicted.
cording to various moulds, and we scores of millions of dollars because he is really selling the of the accurate snipping.
The latest news from the south country to the foreigners, to the states that a depression hos form- practically impossible to carry on They
have the privilege of thinking the have reduced the Mission premises ed over the lower Yangtze Valley religious work. People who would
way we wish, it is regrettable that is thint telegraphic communication Imperialists and to the militarists, to a state of unheard of filth and and a trough of low pressure ex- come to the services and be interest-
we should devolop these vastly with Pensacola and Mobile is more the Bolshevik Russians." He is General Li has the three foreignors And the com- tends from Indo-China to Yap. ed fear to do so.
divergent lines of reasoning as re- difficult, de the storm is sweeping not your friend, and he is not bination of these odours with the The forecast for the 24 hours end promised protection to the mfasions,
gards the situation, here. He rapidly across the water from China a friend. He is our ɑnomy. stench of corpses under the wailing at noon to-morrow is: East but, all the same, he does not inter
added they should try not to allow Florida and is intensifying He talks of overthrowing militare or variable winds, moderate to fere with the anti-Christian agita almost unbearable..
Pres. Coolidge has broadcast andam and imperialism, of hurting these isms to create a cleft in the light; rain at first, improving later. tion.
action of the Government and al- appeal to the nation for subscrip the British, but is he not a low us to arrive too late or too tious to relieve the distress, of militariat himself and does he not Rugby, Sept. 20.carly on the time table at the time private Individuals, The Govern accept the Soviet Imperialism southern generalissimo, on the 10th case was imposed on nahing junk "Red" leader in these districts, The Executive of the Minors at which China would be roady to ment has chartered special trains inst passed through the Hankow foks who were charged at the has retaken both Liemchow and Foderation, which met this after take over her own affairs with doctors, nurans and food Chang Kai-shek's crimes are too concessions twice on his way to Marine Court this morning with Yamchow. That is a mistake; in moon to consider the Government's He believed that this line of re-tobes rushed to Florida sake of everybody, it is our hope visit General Liu Tao-lung, the man anchoring in the Southern Fair-fact the Reds" seem more secure proposals for a settlemont of the soning should extend even further Reuters American Services pay who sold Wu Pef-fu. An iuerens- way. It was stated that they came here now than in the past. They dispute, adjourned antil to-morrow than the Americans to all the ing number of little Cantonead into Harbour the morning in a are in full control of both Yam morning without having, it is Powers. The Powers should give The total rainfall for the 24 holdiore, in their green uniforms bevere downpour, and had little chow and Liemchow and all the understood, come to defaiti China their utmost sympathy, but hours ended at 10 am, to-day was
idea of where they really ware
southern districts,
decision-British Wireless,
2,12 Inched
· TABBING, THROUGÍI CONCESSIONE
General Chang Kai-shek, the
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COAL DISPUTE.
MINERS COME TO NO DECISION.
I understand that a roport is eur-
A fine of two dollars; In each tent that Shan Po-fan, the anti-
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numerous to enumerate. For the
and advice to you that you should. start in new revolution, af, neces sary, that of going against Chang Kafshek, if you do not desire to be classed as his running dogs 2.