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CANTON AGENTS.
AGITATORS BUSY IN SHANGHAL;
INCITING THE PEOPLE.
Marshal Sun Chiar fang's hands
are indeed full at the present time.
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HOW EVERYBODY SUFFERS. FRIENDLY TO SOVIET.
THREE BAD MISHAPS. Early on Sunday last an attack, Peking, Oct 24.
We listened the other evening which was not entirely unexpected from the thirteen Chinese Minis-1 According to Chinese reports, in
"Motoring under difficulties" to a discussion on the industrial While Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang ters resident abroad, all recommilitary dirbles in Canton the party, who have long been suspent phrase to use in connection with in Shanghai, says the N. C: Dally was developed by the Kuomintang would appear to be an appropriate unrest, at present, so pronounced He is being harassed on all sides, still has apologists among mis-manding a cessation of hostilities!
and the convocation, of a Conven-report of the wounding and subsed of such methods, on a Chinese three accidents which have oceur Nos It was agreed that there not only by his military opponentssionaries and others in China and tion of the people to solve the quent death of General Chang K police station near St. Catherine's red in Queen's Road East,
At were miany but by agents of those masquerad abroad who dany that he is pro- present situation, have evoked shek is regarded as a baseless however, the police and military had three days, three vehicles haveable, and some for which we are
causes for Fortunately the same spot within the last troubles, some of them unavoli- ing in civilian clothes in Shang- Bolshevik or anti-foreign, his strong protest from Marshal Wi hai assisted by many radicale manifesto on returning to China. Pel-fu, who still advocates a fight fabrication by his opponents, who heard of the proposed manoeuvre come to griet one after the other, partly responsible. One speaker
to the finish:
have circulated the news with the and were on the alert, says theN. C. and Traffic Department, officials, in asserted strongly that the high among the labour elements, anyaissued on September 16, but only
Daily News. When the party ap investigating Marshal Wu says the war is object of restoring confidence proached, armed with pistols and have discovered that all the is, far and away, the chief causo the coincidence, rent charged for dwelling houses the Shanghai Times,
published in Peking to-day, makes being carried on against the among the Northern troops. bomba and wearing blue and white accidents have been due to the of discontent and, the perpetual". his position clear."
world's common enemy-Bolghe-
One commentator remarked that armlets, they were met with a deter- state of the road.
demand for higher wages with would be to betray the sacred duty for a General, who is directing the law and order won the day. At Barracks, the surface of the road den. It is true that there is a vism-and to make terms now]
mined resistance and the forces of At this spot, very near Murray which employers of labour have to of every right-thinking man, movements of many units engaged Besides, what is now called the in a big battle to have exposed five blank rounds were fired, is in a very greasy condition, irulent Communistic agitation which having no effect, were folowing lu thick deposit of of, which stirs up and provokes the best aspects of Chinese civilian himself in a position offer conspirator was wornned and four believed to be due to the fact demands, but the sting of the Revolution is directed against the himself in the line of fire or placed lowed by 20 of ball ammunition. A grenie and mud. This is workers to make unreasonable
tunity to issue inflammatory pam Imperialistic Powers are strang- arranged, what would prevent the scientific equipment is called into further arrests will follow, after hitherto been watered without all workers carry, in the exorbi-
Moreover, if peace were was incredible, especially when
others arrested. "It is expected that that the thoroughfare has propaganda lies in the fact that.
Students and supporters of the Squthern Army have been more
Marshal Fong Yahsiang in his than busy, during the past few weeks inciting the populace to manifesto praises Sun Yat-sen for open rebellion against Sun Chuan- having been a leader a revolu fang's. administration, of Shang- hal, and not a day passes but tions and pledges himself to fol- some of these take the oppor- low suit. He declares: "While tion.
phlets and handbills denouncing The Chinese overlord of Shanghai, ling our national life by unequal
over, it is known that the carrying play in modern warfare, treaties, Russia has voluntarily
out of General Chang's orders on cancelled her's. Should we re-
the field have been left to his staff "As for .me." Wu
Pei-iu officers, mostly Russians. "But," frain from entering into warn and declares, "It is my sacred duty to the informant concluded, "if a friendly feelings, towards the So-fight against Bolshevism. I will viet, or should we carry favour not swerve from my purpose, in order to save my country from suffering years of calamity."
INCREASING UNREST,
Canton agents are gradually but surely making their way into Shanghai, and their presence is de noted by the increasing. unrest among the labourers whose sym-with those who look upon us as
pathies are being enlisted for the taken the task of liberating the slaves? The Soviets have under- purpose of attempting to overthrow weak and exploited races and we Sun and his colleagues.
have no need to fear that they will do anything endangering our interests."
It was reported on Friday last that over 100 students had been sent to Shanghai from Canton and had been financed
Marshal Feng goes on to de-
Komint made by the people, as in Kuomintang from treating the scrap of paper?"
WU PEI-FU'S VIEWS.
Kiukiang, Oct. 28. notified General Chang Kai-shek, Marshal Sun. Chuan-fang has
through General Tang Seng-chi and puce missions, that if the Southern troops pracuate Kiangs! Province,
CHINESE STUDENT PROTEST.
Fifty by the nounce the foreign settlements. Political Department of the CanHe declares that foreigners, by the allied forces will accept the sus- ton Government for the purpose railroad and mining concessions, of circulating propaganda against control of the, Customs, restricted 'Sun Chuan-fing. These agents of the "Reds" are said to have al- China, stifled her commerce and failing to give a sincere reply Mar-
ready arrived in Shanghai and are living in Chapel.
.. I
There is no doubt that, to a lange extent, these trouble-makers' are succeeding in their purpose, and there in every reason to be- Heve that the accidents to the
tariff, and loans, have exploited indutries and have caused econo- mic stagnation and suffering among workers and peasants.
pension of hostilities.
In the event of General Chang
shat Sun Chuan-four will probably take a positive action and will por. sue the Southern troops towarda the region of Pingsban. It is ex Marshal Feng says that foreign- | ers are largely to blame for petrol that the issue, peace or war China's civil wars, adding Before will be decided before the end of
the month.
we can exterminate the militarists,
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Judging from the fact that Gen
More-
Unruly Demonstrators in Brussels.
Brussels, Oct. 27. Chinese students when holding a demonstration for the abolition of the Belgo- Chinese Treatyndeavoured. to hold up the traffic in front of the Bourse. The police intervened with truncheons. Several Chinese und one. policeman were severely hurt. and sent to hospital. Thirty of the demonstitors were; arrested. Reuter.
those Incarcerated have been inter rogated.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
first having been swept, with the tant rents which they must pay- result that in the course of time for their houses, a burden honvier grease and oil from cars get mixed than they can bear. This paper with the dirt of the rpad and be has indicated that the debasement It was known officially that the come a greasy mass which is high-of the copper currency, which has Kuomintang were to make an at-ly dangerous over, which to drive. recently slumped to such an extent tack, the event believed to be fixed Following an accident yester that its purchasing power is only for Friday night or early Saturday day, in which a Themycroft lorry half of what it was not no very, morning. Both French and Chin- skidded dangerously when nego long ago, also contributes largely ese authorities adopted precaution- tiating this stretch of the road, to make the lot of the poorest clasa ary measures, the former having a Traffic Sergeant took the vehicle of worker a particularly unhappy. out added patrols and certain gates over the same spot and an experi- were closed on Avenue des deux rent in skidding was carried out" Republiques. Foreigners and which fully bore out the official Chinese were placed in the vicinity opinion of the cause of the accl
Rents, we know, are a burden of Rue Capitan. Rabfer, along the 'dent.
difficult to carry. It is probable borders, but all through Friday Fresh attention to the danger that most of the foreign residents night nothing occurred. At 2 am was drawn this morning, when a of Shanghai spend one third of Saturday the Central Office, French now four-seater Singer machine their income on rent, taxes and Concession reported everything was almost completely smashed as the other accessories that must be quiet. But the movement began it crashed into a tres after skid- on Sunday morning...
one.
FOREIGN BURDEN.
night express from Nanking and we must overthrow the Imperial-eral Tan Seng-chi himself is in report of an attempt at assassina. Concession. Motor cars loaded with the greasy condition of some get less value for their money.
the repair train from Woosung ists; for this reason, I have re- can be traced directly to the work of the "Rod" agents..
It is also believed that the at- tempt to hold a meeting at the Corn- morcial Preas Employees' Club in Paoshan Road last Thursday after- noon, was for the purpose of en- Hating the sympathies of over 100 members of the Club who had as- sembled there for no good pur- pose, "The Woosung-Shanghai Constabulary frustrated the at- tempt, and after arresting the leader of the movement dispersed the rest of the crowd. The at- rested mun is named Chang Tsen-
yol and he is being detained in
the Chapel Police Station..
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SUPPORT CANTONESE.
turned from abroad-Reuter.
THE BELGIAN LOAN.
QUICKLY OVER-SUBSCRIBED.
Rugby, Oct. 27.
The subscription lists for the British portion of the Belgian Stabilisation Loan, were opened this morning and were closed at
ding. Radiator, mudguards and paid for the privilege of having A home in this Settlement. But The conspirators gathered at wind screen wero shattered, and the subject of the discussion was Reveral different places and were the owner-driver, a Chinese, was the cost of living to the workers to meet on the lines of Chinese only saved from serious injury by and it was agreed that Chinese territory. At Nanyang College a the car keeping on its wheels. band met, as did several others at It is understood that an official spend quite as large a proportion.
of their wages in rents as do their places on dark roads within the report has been made, dealing foreign fellow sufferers. And they with the armed men came near of the roads of the Colony, at The recently published report of the police station. Several whis suggesting that mechanical sweep the Traffic Commission showed the and three shots are stated to ers, such as are used at Home, be that many Chinese put a tempor
the signal for introduced here.
ary boarding in their rooms at have sounded as
In addition to the two cases night, half way between the flour the immediate approach. They massed for the rush and were met mentioned, above, it is also learn and the ceiling. They thus by the Woosung and Shanghaied that on Monday a truck skidded double the space available for Constabulary, reinforced with on the tracks and was run into by sleeping but reduce the amount CENSURED.quad of soldiers, whe
à tram. Two 'ecolies were injured' were placed there as a result of their and are still in hospital. movements being known.
command of his troops in the region on had been made, instead of the of Wushengkuan, Marshal Wu Pel story of General Chang having fu's troops seem now to be taking been wounded on the battle-field, a very strong attitude-Toke.
it would probably be received with more credénec."..
- RUSSIANS REAL RULERS.
Chinese "Anti-Red" press" "Com- mentators say that whether or not) General Chang Kai-shek is able to lend tho Kuomintang Army "any longer will not greatly matter, as Russian political and military lead- era are really guiding the des tinies of the Canton administration.
WITNESS
INTERFERENCE IN LEGAL
י".
CASES.
a quarter past nine, owing to over So far, however, the Kuomintang Mr. Justice Wood severely cen- subscription. The Amount is has failed. In Kiangst, the divi-sured a witness in a Summary
7,250,000 in seven per cent. steri- sions of Kuomintang troops recruit Court case this morning. ing bonds, which were offered at ed from Kwangsi and Kuomintang,
As far as is known no bombs. were thrown at the time, and the attackers, probably none too well armed, encountered the police. They were warned to desist, fail- hg in which they would be fred
COAL STRIKE.
SEEKING NEW NEGOTIATIONS.
Rugby, Oct. 27.
THE MAIN COURSE.
of air needed for "respiration. This shows the straits to which people are reduced, for lack of house room, for even the "poorest would not choose to sleep higgledy like this, were it not a case of needs must when the devil drives. ANOTHER 7,000 AT WORK.
It is true that most Chinese can sleep anywhere, but it is equal v London, Oct. 27. true that such sleep is not rest;: His Lordship said the witness on. They came on and the guard
It is officially announced that it has its inevitable reaction on the price of 94. These terms proy and led by Southerners, have been appeared to have done work which fired five rounds of blanks. This
The order 260,000 miners are working to-day, the health and temper of those éd distinctly attractive. The badly defeated. Moreover, Gon was ordinarily done by solicitors' proved ineffectual
concerned... total amount of the Belgian loan eral Liu Teo-lung, who recently de interpreters, "and it seemed un- was then given to shoot and it is an increase of 7,000-Reuter Over fifty labour agitators, and is equivalent of $100,000,000. The serted Marshal Wu Pel-fu at Han- desirable that such persons as the thought that in alt about 20 rounds" a number of the Red section of the sterling" portion is actually yang in order to be free of all res witness should interfere in legal were fired.
The cause of the high rents in, local Kuomintang, held a meeting £8,500,000, but £1,250,000 are re-traint, is in fact controlling a big cares. He considered that the The party broke and ran, leay- The General Council of the the same afternoon in the Com-served for issue in Amsterdam, part of Hupeh and is at heart a witness's services had been of no log a wounded man on the road, Trade Union Congress, after Shanghai is the limited amount of space at the disposal of those mercial Press Employees' Union Fifty million dollars have been is- Northern "anti-Red" while Gen value to the parties, and as he had the others after them. The main hearing a report made by the de- who wish to build. Land Is and passed a resolution to the used in the United States and eral Tang Seng-chi, who mutiniedobthined an exorbitant sum his body regained their motor cars, putation which last night discussed extraordinarily valuable, building effect that a circular telegram 32,000,000 franes are to be issued against Tuhan Chao Heng-ti of Lordship expressed the wish that but four failed to do so and were the coal situation with the Fremier costs are higher than they were should be sent throughout the in Switzerland and '9,000,000 | Hunan în exler to be master of the he would never see witness. in taken in to custody. The injured and other Ministers, decided to and threaten to increase in the country urging the people to sup-Kroner in Sweden. -British Wire-whole province which at one time Court again. 4
man was taken to hospital; and is ask the Miners' Executive to meet port the anti-North campaign: less.
near furture; in these circums he only partly controlled, is not Witnessreceived, altogether said to be convalescing nicely them on Friday.tances It Is vain to look for Other resolutions passed were:
really subordinate to the authorities $350, translated about seven sheets The attackers dispersed in the Mr. A. J. Cook, the Miners' Sec-relief in the lowering of rents. That all local organizatjone united-
in Cunton.
of foolscap, and acted as an inter- French Concession.
retary, who had been recalled to The value of a house, like any ly demand that Sun's army be
Nominally, the Kuomintang has preter.
As soon as word of the outbreak London from Walsall, subsequent other article, is the price it will withdrawn from Shanghai: that
occupied Human and Hupeh, but the Mr. Hugh-Jones and the transla became known. to the authorities ly stated that he had called his Shanghai citizens by armed, to ,protect themselves; that the
Court rate for under $10 Government power in Shanghai be vested in the people: that all un- just taxes be abolished, etc.
AMERICAN
INDUSTRY.
INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER.
Washington, Oct. 27. The monthly reports of the Federal Reserve. Board shows that industrial trade activity increased. Oil and cotton in September.
that it has any power until they are convinced by evidence that the Kuo- mintang is able to tax the people of the two provinces.
CHANG TSO-LIN NOT COMING.
Peking, Oct 24. General Hsia Choa's failure is decwhere. The Fengtien military
WANHSIEN FUND.
is due to the limited area available for building purposes. The Municipal Council took the only course that could possibly bring relief to rackrotted citizens
the Settlement Himits and so In-
Southern Chinese will not, believe tion could have been done at the additional men were sent for and Executive together to meet the ring in the market. And as long have been stationed there. They General Council as proposed. On houses bring the rent they at present do their owners will are armed with rifles and Mauser behalf of the General Council it is
exact all they can get as we pistols. Increased guards have stated that they hoped to be able to TYPHOON TALE.
been stationed. at Shanghai South induce the miners to give them full would all do were we in their
shoes. 'A GUERILLA CORPS.
station and at the Arsenal. In authority to begin and carry on
The exceedingly high price of Chapel the danger is not thought negotiations for a settlement fand, in and near the Settlement, DERWENT RUMOUR Rumours are-being persistently
to be so serious and the force la British Wireless. DISPELLED. circulated that the local supporters prices declined sharply, but the having important repercussions
armed with batons, although the of Chang Kai-shek are endeavour-
Enquiries, this morning. finally military carry rifles. ing to form a Guerilla Corps for prices of most commodities ad the purpose of creating diversion vanocd. Outout and factory em authorities at Poking state that disposed of the rumour in circula- At 2.30 am the watchman at
ployment in the basic industries owing to General Haia Chao'a fail tion yesterday that the as. Der Nanyang College noticed suspic arpy in Cheklang.
the Spring. The increase was cided not to come to Peking imme Steamship Company, Commanded and called his comrade to his tablish an "Intelligence Corps" to textile mills, and with increased in Chuan-fang able to control the tween Amoy and Manila, had been with electric torches and some Monday, the Wanhalen Fund in Chinese bodies thoughtslotle mor a group of men they were met lished in the N. C. Daily News of space. Street unionb and other act as dispatch carriers between consumption the cotton and wool situation in the Yangtze the various militant groups of len mills were more active than
seriously damaged in a typhoon. Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's forces Information has reached the what cowed Asaleted by the that port had then received 2254 deing their country patriotic ser. Jabourers.
since January. Iron and steel pro-are reported to be fighting with re-head offices of the Company to the patrols in the vicinity, they ro 36. In sterling subscriptiones vice when they opposed the open- A student from the Shanghai duction since the late summer, was nowed vigour in Kinngsi, while effect that the Derwent cleared at turned and fired several shots, Tig. 4,975 in taels, and $5,851 Ining of these roads and brought University was arrested by the on a higher level than during the Marahal Wu Pei-fu's headquarters Amoy for Manila yesterday morn
which as far as is known did not dollar
building operations, to a great Chapel Police on Friday on Ju-same period in previous years announce that General Tien Weling, and it is therefore obvious take effect. The Kuomintang So far as Hongkong's list is con-extent,toa standstill. They, kong Hond when he was caught in Though slightly below the figures chin's troops, advanced from Withat the vessel is not badly men, numbering between 20 and corned, wo understand that a meet doubtless, honestly believed that the act of distributing inflamma- for August, the automobile output shengkuan and severely defeated damaged
80, broke up and, it is thought, Ing of the Committes of the Navy they were curbing the aggression tory literatire against Sun Chuan- was greater in September than in Southernors yesterday— It has not ever been establish made for motor cars which were Leagus branch is being held this of foreign capitaliste. What they
September Inst year. Reuters Reuter.
ed that the steamer met with to convey them to their objective evening and that an announcement really succeeded in doing was
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will be made later."
In the rear of Sun Chuan-fang roached the highest point dincoure, Marshal Chang Teo-lin has de went, owned by the Chiu On loua movements in the shrubbery SHANGHAI'S GROWING TOTAL when they laid out roads outside
Another move is on foot to es particularly noticeable in the large diately as he considors Marshal by Capt. Jones, and running bassistance. When they came on According to the latest list pub-creased the available building.
fing.
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American Servica.
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severe weather.