SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO LADY.
FLUNG INTO SEA AT NAGASAKI.
RESCUED BY HUSBAND.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
1926
PEACE MOVE.
ELIMINATION OF WU, PELFE?
PAKHOI SUFFERS FROM BOYCOTT.
COST OF GOODS GREATLY INCREASED.
USE OF BRITISH PROFERTY.
Some Interesting facts concern- ing the position in Pakhoi are
given by a Chinese business man
from that port, who is as present on a visit to Hongkong.
JAPANESE" POLICY.
According to a Chinose News The wife of the Rev. F. A. Smal Agency, the peace movement being Iqy, of the Church Missionary Society, met, with a very serious directed from Shanghat does not accident, heron Nagasaki, last portend the immediate cossation of week. She arrived with hur hus hostilitios and the unification of band by the Express stearner Shanghal-maru, en-route to Tokyo China, although these are the
According to this merchant, from Nanking, and came off ultimate objecta in ylew. The Im Canton and the coast ports of the vessel to visit the city mediate aim is to attain a coChing are not at all suitable as She had just reached the top federation of the Nationalists distributing, centres for merchan- of the gangway, on returning Kuominchun and the force dise for the Pakhol territory. to the steamer, when she of the five Allied pra- Most of the goods which are tran- was struck by some cargo or vinces under Marshal Sun Chuan- shipped at these places have to be baggage which was being landed fang, or in other words, the con retailed in Pakhoi at double the by means of a crane. The unforfederation of fifteen provinces of price. of goods formerly shipped. tunate lady fell into the sea be
from Hongkong. The greatest evil tween the ship and the wharf and
is pilferagepult is quite common. sustained serious injuries in her
for a large percentage of certain fall
classes of goods to be stolen in transit, and the only remedy is to
China Proper, with exception of Chihil, Shanbung, and Manchuria, | under the triumvirate of Generals Chang Kai-shalt, Feng Yu-hsing
The biggest attraction in the town during the sunumer months has been Messrs. G. E. Bell & Son's business premises and private re- sidence, which have been used as
Mr. Smalley immediately jump-and Sun Chuan-fang. ed into the water and saved her from drowning, as she was float It is previously intimated that a cease business in these lines. Ac- ing Idee downwards when he secret conference of the two op-cordingly, a number of Chinese reached her; both were speedily posing Commanders had been ar-hongs have closed their doors dur- helped on to the wharf and Mrs. arnged, but the time and place ing the last six months. Smalley was at once taken, to a were kept secret. The conduct of private hospital and afterwards to the war operations in Kiangsi the Nagasaki University Hospital, during the last four or five days is where she now lies. She was in a regarded as indicating the inten- shocking plight; in addition to in- tions of the opposing armles with Juries to one leg and her hands, regard to the secret conference. In public pleasure resort, necessitating the use of splints, Chinese quarters it is considered her face and head were badly cut that in the event of a common and bruised. Happily there is no understanding being reached, the danger of a fatal result and satis-elimation of Wu Pel-fu, as a factor factory progress is being made to in the politics of the Central and recovery, although the doctors an- Western China will at once take ticipate that a month's stay in hos-place and he will driven out of pital will at least be necessary. Honan back to Chihli.
Mr. Smalley has been appointed
It is opined by the promoters of "to work among the Chinese
students and merchants in Japan, the peace movement that when this with headquarters at Tokyo. To confederation becomes an accom- that end he has been studying pilshed fact, serious strife will Chinese for a year at the Language automatically cease leaving out School at Nanking and was on his few malcontents to be dealt A strong represenative way to Tokyo to take up his duties with. when the unfortunate accident oc- Government may then be establish- curred.
ed outside of Peking by a conven- tion of the delegates from the fifteen provinces.
WANHSIEN BOMBARDMENT.
PLOTS IN SHANGHAI. What is believed to be a plot on the part of the Cantonese forces to create trouble in Shanghai in order to harass General Sun
(Continued. From Page-1.) the steamer at the present time there would await her at Chuan-fang in his netivities Wanhsien.-
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against the Southern army has been revealed in a communication from the war-lord of the Five Provinces to Colonel, Yen Tsung- yang, Chief of the Woosung and Shanghai Constabulary, says the Shanghai Times.
FOREIGNERS ESCAPE. Thursday, September 9, the s.s. Yung Fung (Under French Flag) arrived during the evening. We arranged with the Commissioner to go aboard the next morning early and to travel under assumed narca, should we be searched we might get away with it and reach bean Ichang.
High
up on the walls of these premises large red Chinese characters are painted reading: "Public Plen- sure Resort for the Chinese Pea- ple and the Military Forces." A large Kuomintang flag fles on the flagstaff on top of the buildings, The road on which, these premises are situated has been renamed The "The Great Victory Road." large compound in which these buildings stand are always over crowded, various games. and gam- bling being always in progress. Hawkers! outfits of every kind are there-anything: from a cigarette to a roast ply can be bought. Some nine months ago these pre- mises were confiscated by the Go- vernment, and Mr. G. E. Bell and his son were banished from China for life, merely because they were British subjects.
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The death has cecurred here of Lucas work on "The Empire at Mr. Tessensohn, the doyen of the War," published by Mr. Humphrey Eurasian community and a mem-Milford and the Oxford University ber of the Legislative Council.
CANADIAN POLITICS.Palestine, Aden, Ceylon. Malaya,
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The
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Hongkong and China. It is ex- cellently produced, comprises over 500 pages, with forty, splendid Illustration and nearly thirty maps, and sells at 258. net.
Whilst the whole work is not an Rugby, Sept. 26.
official publication, it is put on Canadian Conservative
record that If has been greatly Prime Minister, Mr. Melghen, facilitated by the assistance of whose Government was recently Government Departments at Home. defeated at the General Election, and Overseas. It has taken nearly resigned yesterday and the new
Under the pretext that the stop- page of traffic on the Sunning Rail-Government of Mr. Mackenzie ten years to compile, and it is way caused by the strike of em-King was sworn in. The principal claimed that the Royal Colonial ployees had interfered with mili-members hold the same portfolios Institute (for whom Sir Charles tary transportation, the Govern- those they resigned when the Lucas acted as editor) and the Oxford University Press have at last, achieved "an accurate and The communication states that ment has taken over the line and change of Government occurred
of the there are many ex-officers residing will administer it until a settle in June.
The retiring Prime Minister an- comprehensive survey in Shanghai, many of whom have ment has been reached, between the
discharged from various board of directors of the Company nounced that his party would actions and the fortunes of all facilitate in every way the atten- parts of His Majesty's Overseas Northern armies and others, who and the Labour Union... On Friday, at 5 o'clock, we have retired or have been disband- It had been thought by the public dance of representatives from Dominions in the Great War" The work has certainly bean ex- is easy of went by a sampan lent us by theed from armies which have, tem-for some time that the authorities Canada at the Imperial Conference company's agent to the Yung porarily gone out of action. For would take over the line. Recent-next month, and the Sunday Times tremely well arranged,, Fung." As we struck her "bows" their own safety many of these ly the "Red" workers created a anys an intimation that if there reference and is written in a clear we were seen by the soldiers who are at present living in the In-situation by demands for higher are no further domestic complica were in tax-junks alongside; they ternational Settlement and the called to us to come to them and French Concession. be inspected. When they shouted,
1 aprang up the side and fell into
It is understood that represen- the crew's quarters, then I climb-tatives of the Cantonese army
pay which the management could tions in Canada, Mr. Mackenzie not accede to; consequently, a King will attend the Conference, strike was declared by the workers, has now been received in London. and the Government, finally took British Wireless. the step mentioned.
The workers of the Canton-Kow-
The material for the Hongkong and most illuminating style. section, which is included in the final volume, was mainly supplied by the local Government, and it tells within a relatively small place, how the Colony contributed to the success of the Allied arms:
dealt with, including the formation and work of the Police Reserve, the Military Service. Law and the con- tributions in men and money which A Canton report says it is stat-the Colony made. Prior to the
ed up to the bridge and went to have been sent to Shanghal to.
There negotiate with these officers offer Joon Railway, Chinese Section, KWANGTUNG UNREST. All aspects of war nativities are the Captain's quarters. were about two to five hundred ing them high titles, good post-have gone on strike, and this sec soldiers who saw me go to the tions and cash considerations if tion was to have suspended opera- Captain, and as this was not a they will foment disturbances in tions as from yesterday. The passenger ship I feared that they this city with the object of handi-workers are demanding, in addi- tion to other matters, the removal might inspect. He hid me in his capping the anti-Reds.
FEARS OF A RISING.
i
cabin until the danger was over. Colonel Yen has been ordered of Mr. George Bow, the managing ed that the Loong Chueri district military law, the number of men has fallen into the hands of the resident in Hongkong who left to On my arrival at Ichang I atto keep a careful watch on all ex director, from office. Mr. Bow is an once reported full particulars to officers and has established a vigil- American returned student, and a
a large detachment of troops has the Military Tribunal ruleased 51
the Commander of the HMS.ance committee for the purpose graduate of the University of Verinsurgents. The magistrato is rejoin the Force was 463 and tho Widgeon.
of keeping an eye on all, Chinese mont in military science and en-ported to have taken flight, and number of non-residents 78, while Another report says the "atry hotels, railway stations and the gineering, Mr. Bow was at one of the incident at Wanhsien has waterfront; passengers arriving at time officer commanding the body been sent from Waichow to supmore for service. As far as 187 been grossly exaggerated; and Shanghai will be searched and all guard of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, press the insurrection. shown, 75 men from Hongkong
that the fire from the British gun-
suspects will be detained.
JAPAN'S POLICY EXPLAINED:
As Yum: Chow, and Lim Chow
are now in the occupation of Sun died on activo service, and the Pao-fan and Lum Ching Ting, distinctions won included one Kwong Hoi and Mow Ming are in D.SO.,, four. M.C.'s and four the hands of Chu Tung-hoi, and M.M'S Lao Lung and Taze Kum afe in a Considerable space is devoted to turbulent state, it is, thought that Hongkong's monetary contribu before long a general uprising will tions and charitable efforts. As take place in Kwangtung. The a result of the War Loan and the unrest is attributed largely to the special war, rate, a sum of $1,053,- illegal and high-handed actions of 000 was handed to the Imperial the strike pickets.
boats there did not create the
Good rains have fallen over the havoc in the city which has bʊen.
coastal and southern districts of attributed to them by notes: from
Tokyo, Sept. 12. So long as the South Australia, states a message Chinese organizations in Wan-
re-from: Dalgety and Co., "Adelaide hsien, is proved by travellers who present Chinese imbroglio have arrived in Hankow from mains a domestic issue, so long branch. Wanhsien, whose word is not to be will Japan cling to a policy of non-interference in Chinese affairs, doubted..
but. if the Chinese; over step the Baron Shidehara pledged his ...EXAGGERATED STORIES,
force a diplomatic According to statements made mark and
apn-interference, but qualified this to a representative of the Hankow issue on the Powers, then Japan country to observe a policy of Herald, the city of Wanhsien has reserves the right to take what pledge by reminding Mr. Wang, not been razed to the ground. Far action she thinks fit and proper, the Chinese Minister, that he could from it. Except at very wein the circumstances even to not make any unreserved pledges range, and with the aid of glasses the extent of joining the other the damage to the city can hardly Powera in applying pressure on be noticed. For a distance of China and thereby nipping in the about two or three hundred yards bud sich developments as may along the water front a number tend to wreck the peace of the Far of houses have been damaged, but East... outside of that there is practically Such was the gist of a state and bring about a diplomatic issue, The Hungarian Government has served to do so, for "Hongkong, nothing to show that a bombardment made today by Baron Shide-sollong will Japan remain noutral. restored to the French authorities gave of her best in money and In men took place.
hara, Japan's Minister of Foreign If, however, the general peace of the aeroplanes in which the bro. men of British race!".
Government, over and beyond which the war expenditure of the local Government, was $1,854,2921 The Yugelay Prime Minister, M. More than £41,000 was contributed Ouzounovith, has requested allthe to the Prince of Wales National or promises. So long as matters Ministers to revise their depart Relief Fund; while the War do not drift in a dangerous direc-mantal estimates so as to secure a Charities Fund Committed sent tlon; so long as the present be- reduction in the Budget expendi- Home over £170,000, haviour of the Chinese warlordsture of 10 per cphit for the aur. A tribute is paid to Hongkong's part in the war, and it is added does not infringe the rights and rent year.
that the Colony fired woll and de- interests of foreigners in China
national situation threatens to landed in Hungry, arise, then Japan, according to Baron Shidohara, will act as facts and circumstances necessitate and will not be able to maintain a
badvertently
The great numbers of people re Affairs, to the Minister to Tokyo. Chino is menaced and an inter- there Arrached ported to have been killed aro also The Chinese Minister, hearing that
At Hendon Lord Northampton grossly exaggerated, and the loss Sir John Tilley, His Britannic to the civilian population of the Majesty's. Ambassador here, pro
General: Guillaumat, who was was and 40s. for exceeding, the city is very small, most of the posed to call on Baron Shidehura,
Minister of War in the last Briant speed limit Twelve, previous residents having fled from the proceeded first to the Foreign
Cabinet, has been reappointed convictions were proved against of the him since 1909, including one for town as soon as the battle on Office and sought to know Japan's policy of absolute non-interfer Commmander-in-Chief
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