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SIANFU HORRORS.
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HUNDREDS DYING DAILY.
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FOOD VIA TER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1926.
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ANKING REPORTED
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AMERICAN WAR DEBT FOOCHOW DELAY.
POLICY.
NO INCLINATION TO VARY.-
REEMENT
SOUTHERN TROOPS HOLD BACK.
NOMINAL OCCUPATION.
A Chinese news agency reports that although the city of Foochow
TROOPS ON THE MOVE. -
NON-CANCELLATION VIEW.
·A' DELIBERATE ACT.'
A well-known Shanghai resident,
Washington, Dec. 9., Poking, Dec. 10. - There is a report to hand from
That the application of a torch,
The present posithm of the Can-with a long experience of life in
The outstanding feature of the The terrible conditions prevail Chinese sources that Anking has first to the upper works, and then
report of Mr. Mellon, the Secretary ton bank employees strike in Can Chine, who has recently returned of the Treasury, is the impression has capitulated and the Nationalist ing in Sianfu are described in a fallon into the Southerners' hande. to the lifeboats that remained to
ton, as understood in Hongkong by from a visit to Hankow, writes to it gives of the United States' revolutionary flag is flying every graphic despiteh from Reuter's This news, however, would appear the officers, was a deliberate aet to correspondent in the Shensi war rather premature, as the Southern-wipe out all traces of the crime the managers of the local Batika the N.C. Daily News giving some reluctance at present to reconsider where in the city, the Nation
any of the war debt settlements. Interesting. impressions of the
troops still delay entering and zone, dated November 20, wheners main object at the moment through the total destruction of concerned, is that the Canton Gov-In
It states that 97 per cent of the aituation there.
total of the obligations held by
taking complete possession. the City was still under subsiege is said to be to strengthen their the vessels and the lives of all rnment has taken up the matter in the role of mediator, and has ad- and fierce fighting was in progress. position in the northern part of those aboard, was asserted by vised the strikers to return to work pickets in seizing baggage from ed by the settlements and that "a command of the city, preserving He refers to tho motivities of the United States have been cover General Li Sung-chun is still in Anhui in order to cope with con, Mr, W. Orr, the Second Engineer, pending a settlement which the steamer passengers, and goes on fair trial can be had not in theory peace and order in co-operation TERRIBLE CONDITIONS.
tingencies which are sure to arise when giving further testimony to-Government is hoping to bring to any that other pickets, in uni- but in practice.” The existence, with the Navy, while the troops of in the near future.
day in the Sunning piracy case about. The Government hopes to form or in plain clothes, were dar of the Foreign Debt Commision the Nationalists are encamped on induce the Hongkong managers of Ing enough to arrest and beat terminates on February 9, 1927, as the outskirts, most of them having This is the shortcat route before. Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the the four big Banks fuvolved to at- servants employed by foreigners, the Commission has practically bivouacked some distance away af through which the Shantung Police Court...
tend a meeting to be held at Canton and march them ignominiqusly completed its work:-
Important strategic points of forces could force their way to at-
From enquiries made locally this, through the British Concession, in
approach. tack Kiangai and Hupeh. Now ply to a query put in examination morning it would appear that the defiance of the police. that Szechuan has come under the the sixth and a number of other to attend the proposed meeting, and by Mr. M. K. Lo, appearing for managers in question are reluctant Kuomintang gule, all available defendants. When called upon to troops stationed on the north-identify the alleged pirates from western frontiers of Iupeh are be-amongst the number of defendants
A Chinese refuges, "who manag ed to get through the lines though robbed of his money and clothes by soldiers, told the correspondent that the city streets were strewn with the dead of the poor who died long ago and remain where they fell. Soldiers were robbing the people of all supplies and food
could not be purchased though ing mobilized on the Honan-Anhui human flesh was offered for sale.frontiers.
Many were subsisting on head- Reports regarding the Southern cäker normally used as cattle food forces state that there are great or fertiliser. All dogs had vanish activities in the movements of the ed from the streets, and the troops troops in the northern part of were living on horseflesh millet Hupeh and also the southern part and flour Including the husks...
of Honan castward to Anhui,
A DESPERATE STATE:
A touching appeal on behalf of the Chinese staff of the hospital which the. combined missionary forces in Sianfu are running, is made in . letter from Dr. Clemant Stockley of the English Baptist Mission, with haa. renched the Rev. Mr. Shields of the same mission. Writing from Sianfu" on Novem- ber 19th Dr. Stockley urges efforts to get permission for the hospital staff to leave the City for their homes.
the
(Anking is situated on Yangtze River about midway be tween Kiukiang and Nanking.]
TOO POOR TO ROB.
ARMED MEN GET A
DISAPPOINTMENT.
This statement was made, in re-
In Court, the same witness im- plicated Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7 and 20, the last-named being recognised as one of the two men knocked out by the Second Ofilter with his na- vigation lead on the bridge.
OFFER TO CAPTAIN.
Describing the progress of the fire, witness said that it appeared to have started in the cabin of the second mate, spreading from this! part until the whole upper works) were involved. Two wounded, men were seen to crawl along the deck near the afterpart.lifeboat which had been deliberately set on fire, and to drop overboard after a buoy and life-jacket. had been thrown in. About this time, a cry was heard in plain English calling out to the Captain: you give up your arms, we will assist you to put out the fire."
As witness went forward to! save the other lifeboat from de-
NO INTERVENTION.
British Minister's Statement Endorsed
London, Dec. 9.
LIKE NANCHANG.
The report adds that no debtor nation will deny that the paymentsTM arranged for the earlier years of VIOLENCE THREATENED.
the 62 year period are well within Itis reported that there are two We heard of compradores being its, capacity, while in the eight captured and made to pay ran years since the Armistice, the causes for the delay in taking possession of Foochaw. Firstly, som, and others being afraid to go American debt has meant as the capitulation of Foochow was out because of threatened violence. tically nothing to continental
settlements somewhat similar lines to that To be taken to the Chinese city. Europe, since the for treatment by the loud-voiced (England's excepted) have been of Nanchang Through the defenders of freedom and equality only recently completed. Mr. instrumentality of a body of did not seem at all alluring to Mellon emphasises that the United students, the troops of General Li Chinese who could avoid it. Not States Government has maintain-Sung-chun, revolted and forced much confidence was placed by ed a consistent policy against can. their commander to holst the the Chinese in the platitudes about cellation, and he quotes state- Nationalist revolutionary flag on fair trial and just treatment whiements by the late President the city walls and over all Govern- foreigners are asked to believe Wilson to show there was no ment pulces, would flourish everywhere if only thought of cancellation-Reuters extraterritoriality were abolished.
Américan Service.
In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Frederick Hall, who-asked whether Mr, Miles Lampson's pronouncement in Shanghai that there could be no question of British inter- vention in the internal affairs of China was made on the instructions of the Govern ment, Mr. Lockor Lampsersion, carrying hangs, poles and. sald.
that the statement- accorded with the policy fre- quently expressed by Sir Austen Chamberlain Ho added that the latter had frequently made it clear that overy possible step would be- taken to safeguard the lives of Britishers. Reuter.
Seldom has it been recorded of an armed robbery that it met with no success on account of the poverty of the victims. But yesterday'a band of robbers calling at No. 428,struction, he saw No. 7 defendant Reclamation Street, Mongkok, were being beater and tied up by the feel at present that they can do Оп two occasions, he nothing to improve the situation on
were so poor that there was abso- (the man named So Tik-sui,
It is understood never at any lutely nothing of value to steal-who is being defended by time have big reserves been allowed and this after they had taken the Mr. M. K. Lo) speaking to two to accumulate, on the premises of trouble of planning'n strategy to defendant) as they
men (one of whom was the 20th Canton branches of the Banks.
were lying secure their admission into the wounded on the forward main premises, without arousing prema-deck, after being lowered from the ture suspicious.
burning bridge. However, it was
forced to admit that the inmates crew.
had scen No. G defendant their side.
This step was
evidently a little premature, ne the Nationalists were still advancing on Foochow in three directions, with General Chang Yi volunteer- ing to make an attack on Foo
A long procession of a thousand men was seen passing along the whole Band of the British Conces MARCONFS MARRIAGE.chow, as bona fide evidence of his
sticks, shouting the usual dënun-.)
IN PRIVATE.
submission to the Nation
ABUSE?
General
The vanguards of Chang Yi later came into conflict with the marinos and were defeat-"
ciation of "Imperialism" and of ANNULMENT PROCEEDINGS foreigners in general, whilst a contingent of armed Chinese soldiers was seen to land in the
Rome, Dec. 9. Concession and defiantly march At the request of the interested | ed, some of them being disarmed. along the Bund, apparently just for parties, the Sacred Reta has, de-Whether this conflict was through the joy of naserting themselves decided that all proceedings in the ap- misunderstanding, or whether it masters off the situation.
.
FACED WITH STARVATION.
"We are truly la i des- perate state and nothing but starvation stares us in the face. Hundreds are dying in the city daily and it is im- possible to buy food. You can- not understand the state of affairs, it is just simply awful. It is dif- ficult to bury all that die of starvation, and meny lie in the streets for days unburied and un- cared for. We foreigners can last A police report issued this morn-on information received from a about two weeks if we are allowed ing stated in effect that it was with mess-boy that he caused this man AGREEMENT WITH LIBERIA. tion until it is legally changed, and According to the canon laws, the orders to hasten up a portion of to keep the little we have. All are empty hands that the two armed lo
plication for the annulment of was a fuse on the part of General Signor Marconi's arriage shall be Chang Y to captare Foochow and. TO FORCE AN ISSUE
conducted in secrecy in order to try to hold it until the promised There can be little doubt (says avoid unpleasant discussion.-reinforcements from Marshal Sun the writer) that extremists are Reuter,"
Chuan-fang. had arrived, or trying to force an issue, and to A message of November 24th whether even the capitulation was claim by violence of one kind or stated It is learned that the also a ruse, time will tell. another, the yielding of foreign Sacred Rota is examining the case At any rate, General Ho Ying- Concessions to those who think for the annulment of the marriage yum has taken steps to prevent a they have sufficient power to en-of Cdr. Marconi, and his wife repetition of what happened at force their claim. Hankow is the whose maiden name was. Beatrice Nanchang. test case, and a great deal de O'Brien. The alleged nullity.con-
NOW ISOLATED FIRESTONE RUBBER:pends on the outcome of these sists of a condition said to have
In the second place, General Ho lawless attempts. If the foreign been agreed to by which they could Powers fail to maintain their posi-separate whenever they wished. Ying-yum had to carry out urgent
well and we should like to stay a few days longer to help those we can, and see if we can help with any efforts for peace, but soon we will have nothing to eat ourselves. Of course if the staff cannot get out we will have to share our supplies with them and that will not last long-Reuter.
U..S. MINE DISASTER.
be arrested by the naval
robbers concerned in the affair guard. went away after half-an-hour of futile search for valuables.
BAD WEATHER.
CYCLONIC GALE BUFFETS JAPANESE BOAT.
are bullied out of the situation Catholic Church considers marri-his armies in order to co-operate London, Dec. 9.
which China herself has hitheric age indissoluble and such a con- with the Nationalist forces who "It is announced that a Fire-regarded as wise and mutually dition nullifies the marriage.A are now operating In the western stone's rubber group agreement advantageous, then disaster threa- Dincessan Court at Westminster part of Chekiang. Hence the "The No. 1 defendant, In putting and also an American loan contract tens both China and the nationals has already annulled, the mar-delay in taking possession of Foo-
riage.] a question to the witness, was has been signed and ratified by of the Powers concerned.
USELESS QUESTIONS,
told by his Worship that "It is 'no the Liberian Government and the The situation at Hanokw ap- use putting the sume, question | Legislature,
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COAL SETTLEMENT.
EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
peared to us to be approaching again and again after, it had been 3. Harvey Firestone has left what one has heard of about answered, almost for the sake of Monrovia for Adera, en route to Russia. Whatever name may be talking."
America.--Reuter.. Questioned with regard to de- Bad weather is reported by fendant No. 19, who was the ship's nearly all vessels coming into carpenter, witness said he did not Hongkong yesterday. A few ace this man connected with any hours out of Moji on the way to act during the piracy. Hongkong, the Japanese freighter, The Crown Solicitor said that Bokuyo Maru, ran into a gale of later he would make an applica A message from Princeton, In-cyclone force and received a severe tion respecting this man. diana, says that over thirty miners buffeting. High seas swept over the decks, but little damage was aro-believed to have been killed a
done. few minutes after starting work, The Raymond Poincaré,
THIRTY BELIEVED KILLED...
New York, Dec. 9.
cisco mine, South-west Indiana.
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WIRELESS TRIUMPH..
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO.
chow, which is completely isolate i by land and which may be taken by the Nationalista at any time, provided the Navy je loyal to its promised neutrality.
APLICHAU FIRE.
given to it, we have here a state of lawlessness and tyranny on tirely Incompatible with the spirit', of reform and progress associated with this age. If China tolerates
Rugby, Dec. 9.
FOUR HOUSES DESTROYED. of her Buch oppression
Next Sunday will be the twenty- citizens, and of guests within her fifth anniversary of the wireless
A disastrous fire which occurred borders, we fall to see how she
experiments conducted by Senator at 10.30 last night, destroyed four can justify her claim to a seat in Marconi which resulted in the one-storeyed dwelling houses on The House of Commons has the League of Nations, or to be transmission and reception, for the island of Aplichau, opposite
treated as an equal by nations the first time of wireless signals Aberdeen village. that the burning of the ship and agreed to a motion repealing the acknowledging International Law between the Old and New Worlds. Originating at No. 3 house, it Its boats was a deliberate act majority of the Emergency Re Workmon and servants are comit was on December 12th, 1901, at quickly spread to the adjoining and was a most effective way of gulations, apart from those repelled to in Unione, or destroying evidence. Ho ad-quired to control the export of
Replying to Mr. Lo, witness said|
REPEALED.
London, Dec. 9.
Bre
Halphong to the North, met with mitted that defendant No. 6 was cool, and supplies of gas, water/deverely dealt with if they do not St. John's, Newfoundland, that houses, until Nos. 1, 2 and 6 were
owing to an explosion In the Fran- The explosion was due to gas, and blew off the top of the airshaft and experienced shortly after leaving persons who might have spoken to normal work-Reuter,. forced the cage to the top of the
French steamer carrying coal from rough weather, and, to make mat only, one of a possible number of and electricity pending the return
was ters worse, engine trouble
mine-Reuter's American Service.
FRENCH BUDGET,
BILLIONS OF FRANCS.
París, Dec. 9. The Chamber of Deputies has passed the budget by 410 votes to 185.
Haiphong. The master was force was the only man arested after the to the wounded men, and that he put into Hongkong this two identification musters held ed to morning for water and stores.
ICE JAM BREAKS.
FLEET OF GRAIN CARRIERS
RELEASED..
No freedom of the individual is recognised:
RED RUIN?
FROM THE BENCH.
received
brought into the general ruin. Marconi successfully Aignals from Poldhu, in Cornwall. The fire was well under way when
The occasion is taken by writers the Brigade arrived from Hong in the press to pay tribute to this kong and all the four buildings achievement, as having marked the were completely destroyed. EMPEROR OF JAPAN. Unreasonable demands are beginning of a wonderful era of made from employers, some of wireless communication-British which it is imposalble to mact Wirolbes. CONDITION BECOMES WORSE, without rain. Threata are made
Tokyo, Dec. 9.
trefuse to allow any servants Mr. Andrew Duncan, the Third An Imperial Household bulletin to work, to boycott completely as Engineer, was the next witness issudd last evening, says that the regards food and necessaries; to called. He related that his first Emperor's condition is worse, with cut off water and light, and to Information of the presence of symptoms of bronchial pneumouin make life impossible for foreign- pirates on hoard was obtained in the right lung-Reutor, from a steward when he was on duty towards "four balls" in the
MR. DUNCAN'S EVIDENCE.
New York, Dec. 9. A message from Fort William The estimated expenditure says that the ice jam between engine room. He could not pos amounts to 89,634,408,139 francs, Lake Superior and Lake Huron has sibly have heard anything above and the estimated receipts to broken, liberating a fleet of grain the din of the engines, but when 40,009,101,036 franca.**
carriors, laden with several million he was due to be relieved at "four Only the Socialists and the Com- bushels of wheat, which had pro- bells" by the Second Engineer, he munista voted against the Budget. viously been caught by early sent up reached the tor-platform a grenser. The latter had
(Continued On Page 12.).
The Chamber has adjourned wintry conditions. Router's until December 17th, Reutor. American Service,
OIL DIVIDEND.
NIGHT DRIVING.
BILL TO DECREASE ACCIDENTS.
'ers. Thousands of steady work- ing Chinese are to be denied a
Rugby, Dec. 9. livelihood and many reduced to
As a preventive against night starvation, in the hope that the Unions will gain power, and at the driving accidents a new Road same time gratify their spite Vehicles Bill has been introduced ROYAL DUTCH INTERIM.
against foreigners. Apparently info Parliament. It provides for The Hague, Dec. 9. certain agitators would rather see the compulsory, use of four front Company has declared an Interim then deny themselves this salash the other
The Royal Dutch Patroleum all go down in rod ruin together lights on automobiles and limits dividend of ten per contReuter (Continued On Page 12.) British Wireless!
benm.
MAGISTRATE'S HOMILIES
At the Police Court to-day, Mr. Lindsell remarked to a Chinese who pleaded that he was ignorant in a case of cruelty to pigaTiga. can feel as well as you.” The de- fendant was fined $10,
"You fill only be cutting each other's throats, his Worship re- plled as he refused an application for a licence from a defendant- hawker.There is too much ofgar atta selling already.