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THE MYSTIC MAZE
By WALTER B. GIBSON
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LATEST HANKOW POSITION.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927.
(Continued From Pape 1.) have decurred on the Yangtsze. Consulate which, incidentally, con-(No threat against Shameen is in- Linuud to be occupied by the Con-tended. sul General and his staff during the recent disturbances.
THE EARLIER DISTURBANCES. Further details of these distur
HANKOW INCIDENTS.
GOLF CLUB STORMED.
The Anti-British situation
bances of the 3rd. and 4th. indicate which came into existence Monday that the situation was complicat-afternoon
the
DISASTROUS FIRE IN 1 MANILA.
MORE THAN 200 HOUSES DESTROYED.
PESOS 128,000 DAMAGE.
Damage estimated at approxi- (January 3rd) and mately Pisos 225,300 resulted from ed by the fact that many British which resulted in considerable a fire in the Tondo nipa, section women and children were in the disorder in the British Concession on Monday last, says the Manila on Wednesday | Bulletin. Of this amount Pesos residential special areas, ot Han-continued tense kow, Wuchang and elsewhere out-until four o'clock in the afternoon 128,353 comprised the value of the side the British Concession when says the Hankow Herald when the buildings, destroyed while Pesos demonstrations. bogan on downpour brought an abrupt end $4,940 was estimated loss of house- January 4th, the naval contingent to the gigantle demonstration and hold goods.
In all 206 houses were destroyed, which, with Volunteers and Police, dispersed the crowds which were. had until then kept the mob outlooking for an opportunity to ranging in value from Pesos 60 to side the Concession was with-erente further disturbances, It: Pesos 3,300. There were few of drawn to vessels under an ar- was not until the rain came that the latter while houses worth in neighborhood of Pesos 400 rangement with the Chinese au-order was restored on the streets the
were in the majority. thorities whereby the latter under-and traffic became again possible.. Early in the morning, coolies in took to guard part of the Conces-
The fire which was the most sion boundary with their troops. large numbers began to appear disastrous since the Corvantes con- During this critical period, naval and collected in groups outsidegration of 1921 started in the forces were ready for action on the British Police Station and the Church of Christ, Calle Gabriela pontoons and vessels in the river Muncipal Council to see what the
near Calle Pingpain. Alded by a in case British subjects or proper-place looked like under the new high wind, the flames rapidly ty suffered injury. Actually, very administration.
spread to Callo Dagupan and little looting occurred and only
thence to Calles I. Mercado, Blight damage was caused in the
Deadnto, Fullon, Cabeza and Municipal Office," and the Police At the corner of Poyang Road Andoyar Station which were, apparently the and Faul Cheong Road, the
Owing to low water pressurg only buildings entered by the mob. crowd grew to auch porportions and lack of sufficient water hose It is understood that the Govern-that it was no longer pos-together with the strong, wind ments concerned are in touch re-jsible for the Nationalist troops,and the flames sprend quickly.. Eight- garding the defence of interna-pickets to maintain order. The ing under these, handicaps, the tional interests at Shanghai, cry "Destroy the British Police firemen overcame the possibility of should they be threatened.
seeing the fire spread before their eyes over the entire district.' 'Lack of fire hydrants in the districts
SECURING SHANGHAI
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discretion
in
CONSTABLES BEATEN.
Station' went up and in a few minutes the coolies got out of hand of the "Kuomintang author
men.
Late in the evening old men and women poked about in the ruins of their homes, searching for some lost treasure that hope led them to believe may have escaped Children huddled together
in
The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Ex-ities. The police station Was added to the problems of the fire- press, Yorkshire Post and other Janiashed up and a couple of Chi- lending Conservative journals, nase constables of the British The scene left by the fire is that press, Police Force were dragged out and of destitution. Homeless familles and the whole Liberal in commenting the events badly beaten up. While this was crowd the sidewalks while police- admira- going on, the mob became exceed-mea patrol both on the outskirts at Hunkow. expresa tion for the
andingly dangerous and had it not and in the district. No one is per-. self-control shown extreme-been for the arrival of a large mitted to enter the district unless ly trying circumstances by the number of additional soldiers and on official business. Those who Real British authorities and the picketsgrent disaster would have desired were allowed to leave, and forces at their disposal. These resulted.
find refugo with relatives. comments are necompanied by an When the crowd was kept back, expression of opinion that all pos- strict orders were issued by the sible measures should be taken by authorities to forhid entrance into the British and other Governments Fau Cheong Road. Heavy rein- concerned, to secure the Interna-forcements were cospatched to the tional Settlement at Shanghai Police Station and the Municipal from any manifestations of mob Council to safeguard buildings and frightened groups at the knees of violence-British Wirclesa.
the foreigners inside.
their parents. Sober faced men The Kuomintang flug was hoist-who had lost all paced the streets ed on top of the British Municipal while many sought refuge in the Council building shortly after two yard of the Rizal Elementary o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. schnol. Nationalist colours were seen at The Manchester Guardian in an the entrance to the British Police editorial, says that although it is Station, which had been underthe- now possible to hope for a prac-general headquarters of the Kun tical working arrangement with mintang authorities in charge of the Cantonese which will enable the situation. All the British business to be resumed at Hankow police were withdrawn, the Chi- FAILURE TO FORM CABINET, and, at the same time, satisfy the nese constables of the forec giving susceptibilties of Cantonese Nd-up their uniforms and being sent tionallam, it is impossible to ad-home under escort of soldiers.. mire the methods by which the Cantonese have achieved this end.
NATIONALISTS' METHODS. NEITHER RIGHT NOR PRUDENT."
London, Jan. 14.
.
GOLF CLUB STORMED.
GERMAN POLITICS.
Berlin, Jan. 14. Dr. Curtius has notified Presi- dent Hindenburg of his failure to form a Cabinet owing to the Cen-
To use a mob as an instrument Minor disturbances occurred intrists not seeing their way clear of diplomacy is neither right nor the British Concession all morning to co-operate in the Government prudent. The coolness and dis- Wednesday. The Golf Club was with the Nationalists.--Reuter. cipline of British troops saved the stormed with atones and rocks by situation at Hankow but similar the coolies and was subsequently
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methods at Shanghai would almost sealed: The brass sign outside Barcelona.-A Spanish working certainly have very different re- the Club was removed and all the man who has won the first prize sults. This should counsel Eugene windows were demolished. The in the last State lottery has invited Chen to prudence. But, although Union Jack Club suffered the same 300 of his fellow-workers to the circumstances at Shanghai fate and was used as headquarters banquet. He has also purchased a may be peculiar, there is no rea of the Carrying Coolies Union. magnificent motor-car, is building non why the British Government Posters denouncing British Imperi-a palace, in Madrid, and has up- should not be guided by the same alism and calling the British "the pointed two brother-workmen us prinicples in relation to
mont cruel animals on earths" his private secretaries. Hankow and other parts of China, were pasted outside all British namely, the avoiding of bloodshed firms and clubs. and coming to practical working arrangements with whatever Chin- ese authorities may be in effec- Live local control. Hitherto, these principles have worked admirably.
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CANTON PROTEST.
MEETING ARRANGED FOR TODAY.
silence at noon..
Hero la a hidden picture puzzle that, you something used on dinner party on the political situation.
tables. is two puzzles in one.
The first puzzle is to solve the mystic maze. Take a pencil and enter the maze. Try to find a courac that will take you in and out among the pusanges of the puzzle and will bring "you back again to the starting point- Thero le only one correct course, and will have to do careful work to And it.
In solving the first puzzle, you will automatically solve the other-the hiddon picture for the course you have traced through the, mazo will be the outline of the picture. Fill in the outline with your pencil and rom-
you
wil
plote the sllhouette. It will show.
"Last Week's Picture: The Liberty Bell.
Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 2, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
GIGANTIC DEMONSTRATION.
I
SCENE OF WILD COMMOTION.
A monster Anti-British demon- Before the beavy rain, the British
stration followed the mass meet- disorder all
ing which was held at the Tai Sen Bund was in great day Wednesday. There were 1:0 police to maintain traffic regula-Maloo at two o'clock in the after- tions and the street was filled with noon. The big parade was par curious coolies who shrieked and ticipated in by not less than 50,- 000 Chinese labourers, merchants howled" whenever A foreigner
and students. All shops in the Chinese city were closed to enable the, workers to take part in the event.
Marching out from the Chinese elty, the demonstrators, carrying anti-British flags and singing anti-British slogans, entered the British Concession from Taiping Road and went through the entire Concession. For over two hours traffic was made impossible. No violence occurred during the de monstration,
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A local protest meeting against would look out from the window the Hankow incident will be held on the upper floors of the Asiatic to-morrow, says the Canton Petroleum Company building. At Gazette of yesterday. Prepara-about two o'clock in the afternoon tions are now being made by a gang of coolies attempted to committee headed by Chan Shung-launch an attack on the building ming.
but were dispersed by the troops The Government has been asked before much damage was done. to lower all flage and to issue orThe coolies only succeeded is re ders for a five minute period of moving a couple of the brass signs outside the building." Wild com- General Li Tsai-sum, Sun Ping-motion prevailed when the armed wen, Kan Nai-kwang and Han Lin-men made desperate effort to clear Tu have been asked to address the the place. A houseboy, carrying
Had it not been due to the heavy meeting and to make a full report a basket of eggs and fish, ap-
parently for foreigners, attempted rain which came down shortly af The place where the meeting is to enter the Asiatic Petroleumter four o'clock, order in the Con- to be held has not yet been an- Company building but was chased cesion would not have been restor-. the demonstration to an abrupt nounced, but it is, expected that away and mobbed. The basketed till dark. The showers brought
At the wedding at Christchurch France's trade balance for the after the meeting there will be was taken away from, him.
end and sent all the coolies on the of Mr. J. Dashfield, a widower, and first 11 months of 1926 showed an parading through the city streets. NATIONALIST TROOPS REINFORCED. streets back to their homes. By Mrs. Hayward, a widow, the off- excess of imports over exports of Cancern has been expressed on The Nationalist troops which five o'clock everything was again clating clergyman, the best man, little more than £2,000,000, reckon. Shameon in connection with the
Con-wore sent to the British Concession quiet.. the main streets leading to and the bride's father were all re- ing the rate of exchange, at 125 meeting, says the Gazetto.. fleting reports that have been re-os Monday and Tuesday to prevent the British Police Station and marriad, widowers.
Municipal Council being heavily ceived of the incident at liankow further rioting and which occu-guarded by Chinese armed forces. have created a feeling of, panic pied the British Headquarters It was again possible for foreign states that the sweetness of auga“ An unrecorded copy of William Among the foreigners on the is Tuesday night were reinforced or to walk without being molested. beet appears to have an especial Blake's Songs of Innocence (1789- land. Barbed wire defences were Wednesday. One full Yin, about put up yesterday. The local authori- 600 men, moved into the Conces. From this time on till late hour attraction for the rat, and proof 1794), containing the 64 plates tics, however, state that there is sion. About fifty of these addi-t night, the rain and the precau- that he is attracted is very appar- proper to the combined edition no need for fear or blockades. tional soldiers were despatched to tions taken by the Nationalist ent in and around the beat clamps the property of Me. Alfred G.. The meeting will be a pengeful the British Consulate General for authorities prevented, further dis- and heaps in the Eastern Coun- Gray reallased £1,350 at Messra.
furbnces in the British. Concentries."
Sotheby's. protest against the incidents that protection of that building.
Bloit.
The Ministry of Agriculture
francs to the £.