ZEISS
Buy Your Glasasa
for the Races from
N. LAZARUS
12, Quanu's Road, Q.
NO INTERFERENCE
CANTON OFFICIAL
ASSURANCE,
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS NOW
FACILITATED.
THE DEMONSTRATION.
although there have been a num-
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Hongkong Telegraph.
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A VETA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1926,
MINERS' MILITANT
POLICY.
RESULT OF THE DISTRICT VOTE.
GOVERNMENT READY,
London, Oct. 14. A meeting of the Executive of the Miners' Federation in London has announced that the voting in the "districts has resulted in 460,000 voting for, and 284,000 against the decision to withdraw the safetymen.-Router.
"IMPOSSIBLE POLICY.""
London, Oct. 14.
LEADERS STILL ADAMANT.
At the close of to-day's meeting
LORD OXFORD,
RESIGNS LIBERAL
LEADERSHIP.
AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS.
London, Oct. 14. The Earl of Oxford and Asquith has resigned the Leadership of the Liberal Party-Reuter.
is
BEASONS FOR RESIGNING.
London, Oct. 14. Lord Oxford's resignation is an- nounced in the course of a letter to Mr. J. A. Spender, the President of the National Liberal Federation, in which he obliquely refers to the
430 PER ANNUZ
BLA EL COFT 10, DEWIS
BRITISH NEUTRALITY MAD STAMPEDE.
IN CHINA.
NEW MINISTER OUTLINES POLICY.
FOOTBALL FORECASTS.
HUNDREDS KILLED AT WUCHANG
PEOPLE'S AWFUL PLIGHT.
TERSIHLE CONDITIONS,
ZEEBRUGGE LANDING FIRING ON SHIPS.
RECALLED.
ARRIVAL OF HEROIC OFFICER.
NAVAL V.C. HERE.
In view of the fact that the Zee-
H.M.S. BEE REPLIES TO:
TROOPS.
AN
BRITISH LODGE PROTEST WITH SOUTHERNERS.
GEN. CHANG'S ORDER.
To-day's naval news is to the effect that the situation at Henkow
between
made How town
NO UNFRIENDLINESS. Į A message from Hankow, of the 8th inst, states that it is estimate London, Oct. 14,ed that up to October 7. at least Lord Southborough presided at fifty women and children were rugge film is being shown at the
killed in the frantic struggles the China Association banquet to daily on board the restue vessels Queen's Theatre on Trafalgar From enquiries this morning, it
wish "God Speed" to Mr. Miles at Wuchong.
Day" (Thursday next) more than would appear that some hesitancy
A correspondent, writing before usini interest attaches to the ar- Lampson, the new Minister to
the capitulation of the city, Is still being felt with regard to
Peking, who is proceeding to stated. Rescue boats removing rival in Hongkong of Major Ed is unchanged, but that the Chung- Chinh within a week. the question of sending up British
women and children, as well as ward Bamford VC., D.S.O., king situation appears to be atendi goods, with the result that very
Mr. Miles Lampson, responding, foreign missionaries, from the RM.LI. who won his coveted de-ly improving, as the gunboats' are little business in this class, of
voiced the Government's deep sym- beleaguered. city of Wuchans coration in conection with the his obtaining supplies and atafte-aze pathy with the diaculties of the across the river to Hankow are freight is at the moment boing
Political circles do not attach 'disagreement between himself and Chinese people, while observing passing to and fro every morning toric action which took place at returning to British firms. únduo 'importance to the miners' | Mr. Lloyd George during the
It is further rep
reported that. done by the steamship companies, decision to confirm the South General Strike, when, he says, he strict impartiality between the since an agreement for the evacua- Zeebrugge on April 23, 1318. H.M.S. Bee was fired on near Shasi,
Wales militant policy, as it is be- was distressed and surprised to contending factions. But, pendtion of the city was reached be
Major Bamford arrived in Hong-on Wednesday Thore were, no ber of tentative enquiries. In this leved impossible, to carry it out, find his public declarations en national Government, the British the Southern besetgers.
ing the establishment of a tween the Northern defenders and
kong to-day by the ss. Mantun, casualties, and she returned the connection, it is permissible to but it is declared that in the went countered by a challenge from & Government was bound to accord Every morning, the city gates and is to be stationed at Stone fre Aprotest has been made to quote a private message received of any interference with the work quarter which it was impossible
ing of the coal mines anywhere for him to disregard, coupled with their nationals the fullest possible are opened and refugees are cutter's Island as Marine Musketry the Southern military authorities. The naval message confirms the by local Chinese merchant from in the country, the Government a refusal to meet him in Council. protection and exact reparation allowed to go free and cross over
Officer. a responsible quarter in Canton will take adequate steps." Lord Oxford
for any wrong done where no to. Hankow on rescue boats sent
report that akFrench, gunboat was emphasises his which should effectively dispose| Reuter.
over by merchants and philan-The gallant officer has had a fired ation. Wednesday efforts to preserve the party unity Chinese authority exists. of fears of further picket inter-
Mr. Lampson paid tribute to the thropic associations. Many thou-distinguished career in the Royal Klukiang and Honkow, but is satisfied that it cannot effec- patience and sacrifices of the sands of people are reported to Marines, in which he was appoint being killed) ference. The message, which
tively be maintained under a was received some days ago, before
Rugby, Oct. 14.
The s.s. Kinwo loft, Wanhsle the calling off of the blockade, The result is announced of the system of rival authorities, with British communities in China, and have taken advantage of this ed a Lieutenant in 1905 After
their endeavours to overcome the facility but it will take some time finishing His education at Sher- yesterday for Ichang organisations and.
He served in was to the effect that the boycott voting in the Districts on the re separate would be called off at noon on solution passed last week by the separate funds. He alludes to his difficulties with which they were before the total population of wo-borne School,
REVERE FUKIEN BATTLE faced, and which make it more, men and children,, estimated at H.M.S. Bulwark, Magnificent, Bri- Ilfe-time devoted to Liberal Sunday and that as from Monday Miners Delegates Conference,
incumbent upon the Government between 50,000 and 75,000, are tannia, Cheater, Royal Sover- will
Areport from Chaochow states the 11th "general traffic with which recommended the with Principles, from which he
eign and Highflyer, and he was Hongkong can be resumed withdrawal of the safetymen from the never swerve. Moreover he does to defend their lawful rights liberated from the city.
made temp. Captain in May, 1916, that General Ho Ying-yum has not contemplate retirement from He was, nevertheless, confident out picket interference.".
pits, an embargo on foreign coal,: a levy on other Trades Unions public life, but his decision to lay that the Chinese people would not In the meantime, conditions in being raised to rank of full Cap-unction to Paravion at th
side the city are terrible to the tain In September of the same and the cessation of work on out-down the leadership is irrevocable.
Router.
extrome, refugees describing in year. He was present at the bat other small rivers as his field crops.
headquarters, and since the defcat tie of Jutland. graphic terms their fe during
of the forces of Ligu Chunts pre 1119 CAREER
the siege which started on His most distinguished operation viously reported, having been re September 1, and has continued was that which took place at Zeeinforced by the Brigade under Bun undiminished since that day, Mail brugge in April, 1918, and for Wen-fung, has renewed his attack despatches reaching Shanghai which he was awarded the Victoria from Fung Shi. A severe engage- yesterday described the rescue Cross. He had previously been ment lasting seven or eight hours operations, the first batch of awarded the D. S. O...
took place, and eventually General civilians getting out. on Sunday The official description of the act Fung, with a part of the 14th. Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of the Bannerman in April, 1908, and misinterpret that attitude as followed by another large batch for which the V.C. award was Division, rushed up in time to par Miners Federation, stated that in was Prime Minister continuous-.
made, and which was published at ticipate in the action. The latter view of the endorsement of the ly from that date until De- implying unfriendliness to them on Monday.
or a desire to interfere with the In the rush to get out of the the time, read
defeated the Fukien forces who ro- #To Captain Edward Bamford, treated in confusion, leaving a field re- Reuter.
ance was realized; there was e torrific crowding through the city D.S.O., R.M.L.I., for most conspici- gun, two machine guns, and over gates and on Monday 200 women us gallantry. This officer landed 870 rifles, in the hands of the Na and children are reported to have on the Mole at Zeebrugge from H. tionalist troops. This news is con- lost their lives, swept off their: S. Vindictive with numbers 6, firmed by telegrams received at the feet and trampled to death by the7 and 8 platoons of the Marine headquarters of the General Staff crowd surging madly through the storming force in the face of great at Canton. It is also reported that gates.
difficulties. When on the Mole and the Nationalists are following up 12,000 FREED IN 2 DAYS. under heavy fire he displayed the the advantage gained, and are now greatest initiative in the command advancing on Yung Ting and Lung The rescue Beet consisting of of hia Company, and by his total
Ngami His first office was that of Home Secretary, to which he was
An inventory of the estate of the Ping Fu, the Fu Sen and disregard of danger showed a mag- MERCHANTS GRATIFIED,
Mr. of the Railway and Transport fourth Ministry in
appointed in Gladstone's Mr. William Coast, a Director of several lighters which finally nificent example to his men.. News from Canton to-day in re-
1892. In the famous cotton firm of the reached Wuchang brought back to first established a strong point on gard to the general situation is Unions have made it clear that Opposition from 1895 until 1905, name, shows personal estate of the Hankow on Sunday some 5,000 the right of the disembarkation, complications, General Chang Kai- The and on Monday about 7,000 woand, when satisfied that that was shek, Commander-in-Chief of the that Chinese merchants generally those unions can neither place an are highly gratified at the calling embargo on foreign coal nor make he became Chancellor of the net value of £3,936,000. off of the blockade and are hop a levy, and the stoppage of out- Exchequer.in Sir Henry Campbell amount of death duty payable to men and children from the be-safe, led an assault on a battery to Nationalist Forces, has issued a
Bannerman's Government.
the Government is £1,580,800. He leaguered city. They were brought the left with the utmost coolness strict order prohibiting his troops across the river in the morning and valour. Captain Baniford was from firing upon foreign gunbonts ing soon to resume full business crop working is likely to he
Educated at the City of London left no will-British Wireless. The unpopular with the many relations with Hongkong.
and landed at Pel Sha Chow selected by the officers of the and other vessels on the Yangtze of miners who have School and at Balliol, Mr. Asquith
(Hanyang) after being thorough-R.M.A. and R.M.L.I. detachments unless the latter wilfully disregard threat to continue the boycott of sands
ly searched by the. Revolutionary to receive the Victoria Cross." British goods is not taken serious-made money by it.-British Wire (as he then was) was called to the Bar in 1875 and took silk in
troops there. They are quarter- ly, this movement being attribut less.
1880, He was at one time 1 ed to extremists.. In view, how-
leader-writer on the Spectator. ever, of the pickets no longer
He took a prominent part as one operating, it is not believed that
of the counsel for the Irish mem- there can be any serious interfer-
'bers before the Parnell Commis ece with trade.
sion.
The Fatahan returned yesterday with 1,100 passengers, and a large number of passengers are also ex- pected by the Sai On, which is due; to arrive at 8 o'clock this after- In the absence of a tele- gram to the contrary, it is pre- sumed that this vessel has been able to berth alongside the Tung On Company's wharf at Canton, ascestershire. anticipated..
noon.
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OFF TO CANTON.
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There were busy scenes on the Praya this morning just before the 8.8. Fatshan left for Canton. The Fatshan's passenger Hat was prac- tically doubled, a large number of merchants, including one or two Europeans, making the trip. Her eargo was, however, small. will in all probability go alongside
the wharf.
of the Executive it was stated that Lord Oxford, who was made an the vote showed a majority of Earl in January, 1925, and who 460,154 and 284,336 against the le best remembered A Mr. resolution. No vote had yet taken Asquith, has been Leader of the place in Nottinghamshire or Lel-Liberal Party since the resigna- tion of Sir Henry Campbell-
The result of our Football Forecast Competiting for tãe. first week la, announced on Page 9 of this issue.
resolution by the Districts, at- cember. 1916. He entered internal politice of China-city when the first act of deliver-
tempts must and will be made to Parliament in 1886, and secure an embargo on coal and a presented East Fifeshire with- levy on Trades Unions and also out a break until his defeat in the to deal with the question of the General Election of 1918. 'Re- withdrawal of the safetymen. entering the House at a by-election These questions will be consider in 1920, he represented Paisley Sheed to-morrow when the Executive until his rejection at the poll in.
Committee meets again. As, how 1924. ever, had been indicated in pre- vious official wireless messages, the safetymen belong mainly to organisations unaffiliated to the Miners' Federation. The leaders
The ss. Sinklang cleared for Canton yesterday
At the same time, the merchants:
are complaining at the burden of taxation and the continued issu
thou.
BURGLARY SEQUEL.
TWO MEN SENTENCED.
FIRST OFFICE.
;ן
COTTON FORTUNE.
NEARLY FOUR MILLIONS INTESTATE.
Rugby, Oct. 14.
THE BUDGET.
4.
ed" now. at the New World and the Hankow Benevolent Associa TO-DAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. tion, Hankow, being taken
of by the Chinese Red, Cross and The Budget is being introduced other charitable organizations."
care
in the Legislative Council this It is to be noted that Gen. Lit
Two periods, already well attest-afternoon, but inasmuch as no copy Yu-chun has allowed only beggars
ed and documented by contem- of the speech (which is still being and those belonging to the poverty-
...
Northern troops who threatened to
BENGAL'S NEW 'GOVERNOR.
CHIANG KAI-HHEK'S ORDER
In order to avoid international
the shipping regulations instituted by the General Headquarters. The order reads as followersevera
"A telegram dated September 11th has been received from Minis- ter of Foreign Affairs Chen Yu-jen (Eugene Chen) saying that the British Consul at Cantón has sent a note to the Nationalist Govern- ment to the effect that, according to reports of British naval authorities Rugby, Oct. 14.in Hanko, British ships andling H.M. the King has approved of above and below Hankow have been
LIEUT-COL. JACKSON APPOINTED
On the day following a burglary porary memoirs, stand out in his delivered as we go to press) is stricken class to leave the city. ing of new Bank notes, and they at No. 5, Sai On Lane, West Point, Parliamentary career. find it extremely hard to do busi- when thieves got away with a quan- was that which followed his suc- report thereof.
The first available, we are unable to give a They were roughly handled by the ness" under existing conditions. tity of clothing, detectives arrested cession to Sir Henry Campbell- The full text of the speech will be fire all the time as the desperate the appointment of Lieutenant indiscriminately fired upon The Moreover, the cost of necessities a man at a pawnshop where an at- Bannerman as Prime Minister. published in our issue of to-crowd moved out of the city and Colonel E..S.. Jackson, to be Go- note asserts that since the firing has greatly increased, and the tempt was being made to dispose During the years between 1908 morrow. people find it hard to make enda most. In almost every commodity, prices are far higher than in Hongtong...
“HAI NĂNG" LEAVING The Douglas Steamship Com- pany's 8.8. Hai Ning leaves for Swatow, Amoy and Foochow this afternoon at 4 p.m., calling at Swa tow for passengers only.
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of a rain-coat. Subsequently, as a and 1914 Mr. Asquith was the result of information from the ar- leader of a Cabinet which had rested man, another Chinese was more than a usual complement of taken into custody, and he admit-
strong personalities and embraced- ted that he stole the coat and gave it to the other man to pawn.
DRUG TRAFFIC.
·HOLLAND RATIFIES
CONVENTIONS,
The Hague, Oct. 14.
got on the boats outside Ping Hu
Men, Wuchang. In rushing for the vernor of the Presidency of was usually from the southern bank. city gate, about 200 women and Bengal, in succession to the Earl of the river, it seems to have been children are reported to have been of Lytton, whose tenure of office the actions of the anti-Northern troops. According to Minister trampled upon and dilled last Mon- will expire next March.
Lieut. Col. Jackson has been Chen, the British Consul at Canton day.
Chairman of the Conservative has been instructed by the British Party organisation since 1928, Minister at Peking to ask the Those who had been rescued and he is of course, the Nationalist Government to order all looked miserable, having, not well-known cricketer-British its forces to discontinue such enten anything for a period of at Wireless.
EATING CATS AND DOGS.
a wide range of political convic- tion from the Right to the Left of The two men appeared before Liberalism Colleagues of both Major C. Willson this morning on shades of view have paid tribute. charges of theft and receiving to the patience, the imperturba- One was convicted of theft, and bility, and the reserve of atrength This well-known vessel thus re the other defendant who pleaded most
sentenced to four months, whilst which enabled him to ride the The Second Chamber of the least seven days. Their pale stubborn controversies States General has passed a Bill facea and worn eyes reveal the sumes her. usual run, which will guilty to receiving, was sentence through to an agreement.
ratifying the conventions of great terror which they have doubtless be a matter for gratificato three months' hard labour.“
February 11, 1925 and February undergone during the past three. 19, 1925 relating to the use of weak. They told of conditions The second period opened with prepared oplum, and the mand Loside the besieged City which are Bied on the streets of actual a considerable number of deck pas- FRANC FORGERY CASE. August, 1914. Those first months facture of and trade in narcotics. truly appalling Numbers have starvation. There is practically of the war will stand as the climax Reuter.
nothing for the poor to eat now,
tion at the ports concerned. Al-
though the present trip has becù
arranged at short notice, cargo and
sengers have been booked...
BUNDAY'S DEMONSTRATION,
A bolated report has reached us from our Canton correspondent in regard to the big demonstration
held on the East Parade Ground Inst Sunday. This states that the ground was in a very soppy con- dition after the recent rains and that a huge matshed which had
SENTENCES REDUCÉD.
Budapest, Oct. 14.
THE WAR CLIMAX
EGYPTIAN GUEST.
actions atating that British vessels have always maintained strict neu trality and have been forbidden from transporting arms for any party. Minister Chen states that he has explained to the British Con- sul that the Anti-Northern troops, known to be well disciplined, could not have taken such actions against British vessels and that the Incid- Sir Auston Chamberlain gave a enta might have been caused by the
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN
ENTERTAINS.
Rugby, Oct. 14.
of Mr. Asquith's Premiership. The clash of conviction in the Cabinet went beyond bis power to LORD BYNG HONOURED tree leaves, and roote haying boon luncheon to-day in honour of troops newly incorporated into the
nil consumed. All the cattle havo Adbel Khalck Pasha Sarwat, the weld it. Lifelong political asso-
A Court of Cassation has given ciations were tested, and some
its verdict in the frane forgery broken. Throughout the discus- case. It has reduced the sentence slons, as we have read of them
Montfonary Army
heen takon by the froops and the Egyptian Foreign Minister. In order to avoid International MADE A VISCOUNT.
people have eaten up all dogs, cats Among the guests were Sesos- complications, the Revolutionary and rats, All lotus roots have tris Boy, the Egyptian Charge troops are therefore ordered to Rugby, Oct 14 been dug up and consumed too. d'Affaires, Ismail Boy Sarwat, never fire upon whatever foreign HM the King has approved Many dead bodies are lying on Lord Birkenhead, Sir Laming vessels if the latter do not dis on Windisch Grattz to four years since, Mr. Asquith stands out imprisonment, and the sentence on among his fellow-Ministers in that the dignity of ja Viscountcy the streets unburied: No coffins Worthington Evans, Sir Samuel regard the shipping regulations.
"Let this order ba choyed, Nadosk has been reduced to 3% dignity and soldity of thought and be conferred upon Lord Byng, who are available as they have boon Hoare, Lord Lloyd, the High Com
Prime has recently retired from the office all seized by the troops, filled with missioner for Egypt, and high night previous to the demonstra- years hard labour. Other sen- judgment, a national tion, being blown down by the tences were only slightly modified. Minister, equal. In cool nerve and of Governor-General of Canada, sand and used for defense pur officials of the Foreign Office
Continued On Page 18.) British Wireless, (Continued on Page 7).
been erected collapsed on the
Reuter
poses
British Wireless,
(Sd) CHANG KAI-SHEK,
Commander-in-Chief.” (Continued On Page: 12.)