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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1927,
FOOCHOW MISSION OUTRAGES.
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GIRL STUDENTS APPEAR
ty being vested in the Bishop - solf.
When they reached Nan Tin. On Thursday last, the day pre-welcome asylum was given the Ste- vious to the general outbreak,tors by a German lady named Frau- three girls came into the Convent la Sienphen, who provided them of the Spanish Dominican Sisters with a change into ordinary attire within the wailed city. They had as their religious habita had by bobbed-hair, one even wore hora- now become a great hindrance rimmed spectacles, and they ex-against their chances of escaping pressed a wish to inspect the work molestation. Other Sisters who had of the Convent. There was nothing escaped from the Convent with unusual in the request, und, Father Garcia, and who went to having been shown over the place, the Girls' College within the Wall- they went away.
ed, City instead, also managed to cscape to Nan Tin island, where they found refuge in the Bishop's
house..
ACITATION SPREADS.
AMERICA & MEXICO.
EFFORTS TOWARDS
ARBITRATION.
Washington, Jan. 19.
A most algnificant development is that in the Senate, the Democra tic leader Mr. Robinson, introduc- ed a resolution calling upon the United States Government to try' to settle through arbitration all disputes with Mexico affecting tha property and rights of the citizens of the United States.
Mr. Kellogg stated that he had been considering the application, of the principle of arbitration in this connection for some time.
On Saturday morning, at about ten o'clock, a vast crowd besieged
The Federal Council of the Convent 'buildings, led by boy
Churches and. the American and girl students, and a number
Fedoration of Labour had recently secured entry into the premises Agitation was steadily growing declared for arbitration in the where they took away the dead and at length it reached Nan Tin Mexican dispute and yesterday a body of a baby. Later, a post making this but a temporary re-pro-arbitration petition was sign- mortem examination was held at fuge for the missionaries who hade by 400 leading educators, edi- the Chinese police-station, but the gone there. In groups and batches tora and social workers and sent diagnosis of an American and they then moved down to Pagoda to President Coolidge, pointing out Japanese doctor, called by the anchorage many miles further
that President Calles had recent; acting French Consul, substantiat-down stream, as a first step ly expressed his willingness to ed later by doctors of their own towards general evacuation, nationality, failed to dislodge the A confidential letter had been Ides which had apparently been received from the American Con-ence over the oll and land laws to the Hague.-Reuter's American germinating in the minds of the sul which had also caused the Service. Chinese agitators that death was newly-arrived American Fathers due to other than natural causes. to join in the general exodus. For the purpose of giving The Catholic missionaries even- tuor understanding of the situatually mot aboard the Douglas tion, Father Garcia explained at boat Haiching, taking with then a this point that babies discarded by few of the orphans, their parents were often received The "Bishop and the Father. Alvaro went aboard a into the Orphanage of the Convent, Vicar
in many cases only a few months Japanese steamer bound for For. after birth or when they arrived most, and it is now presàmed that at a condition, through sickness, they have left, Foochow on his that their parents dispaired of vessel.... saving their lives. It could thus
i.
submit Americo-Maxican differ-
trade.
NO NEW TRO
He declared that the
ff
and
British
Governant was ready and willing go very far to meeting the Chinese proposals in the negotia-
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London, Jan. 19. Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Presi- dent of the Board of Trade, presiding at a British Industries The night before the Haiching Fair Luncheon, referred to China, be conceived that even with the sailed from Focchow, a number of where, he said, nowhere was it loving care given to these waifs, students, led by a Chinese ofter more true that British" world many died in their hands, and in in uniform, by some means serre-policy was peace, progress such cases-their bodies were takened themselves on the steamer. to the Morgue attached to the Con- At later hour they were seen tu vent, before burial. This latter make themselves comfortable with office was performed by a Chinese mats and blankets, and it struck convert, but owing to the unrest Father Garcia as peculiar tant prevailing he was afraid to ven-amongst those students were also ture to the burial ground, for fear girls two or three of whom he of being prossed by the military recognised as being those who into transport gangs. The respied the lay-out of the Spanish Sisters Convent the day before sult was that a considerable number of dead babies accum the general outbreak. They were lated in the Morgue and it was the not seen at any time before that sight of these remains, although in date, and Father Garela had heard entire disregard for the doctorit said that they came up North views, which infuriated the with the Cantonese Army bhaing ignorant on the one hand and was members of the Dare-to-Die Politi utilised to the full by the agita-cal Dissemination Corps. Lors to spread the anti-Christian ! movement..
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TROUBLE ON SHIP.
which the British werd anxious to pursue. "We are pro ared to go much, farther than many observers of the situation. to-day might perhaps, think justifi- able, but we are prepared to go to that length because we hope and believe that the national qualities and commercial standards which our traders have experienced in China for years past represent" the true national character of the
He concluded that though pre- bared to negotiate generously the British Government was equally diturinined, if forced, to protect British, lives and defend British interests, "and in defending those we are defending the best in- terests of China, for British trade interests and Chinese trades in- terests are so interlocked that they are one."Reuter.
Before the Haiching left Foo-Chinese people and that those chow, the missionaries already on qualities will assert themselves to board were joined by other refu-establish peace, crder and 'con- FIENDISH PLAN.
gees from the French Convent at fidence." Pagoda Anchorage, whose buildng Furthermore, through informa- was also looted until Chinese tion given by their own orphan marines from the Fukien Fleet charges, the Nuns of the Convent took charge. had been given to understand that, with the Fathers, they were to be taken prisoners, and forced, on the The students showed intentions following day, to take part in aon the way down from Foochow procession in which they would through various acts, which had for each be made to carry a dead their main object the engineering baby.
.of a atriko amongst the crew. The same evening, as all the They also searched the ship, and" Sisters were gathered together in was only by most tactful hand- the Convent Chapel to
that the ling of the situation pray, Father Garcia, who had been officers maintained control.
Trouble broke out in most continuously engaged in ut- tempts to pauify, the crowd, found virulent form when the ship put in that his efforts were unavailing
at Amoy, Here the students vic- The students had come and gone whom the Sisters had taken with lently insisted that a few organs. | ceaselessly, and they had some
measure of control over the actions with the British Consul and the them be put ashore, and interfered
Brussels, Jan. 19. of the crowd..
It is announced that the retro- Chinese Commissioner of Alairs cession of the Belgian Conces when they went on board. The sionary rights at Tientsin, will Consul endeavoured to send a When even this failed to stop the message to a gunboat, but the wirely, be made on the conclusion of rush, and doors were being batten-less equipment had
FORCED TO FLEE.
י.
somehow
BELGIUM'S TIENTSIN
RIGHTS.
RETROCESSION DEPENDENT ON NEW TREATY.
a Sino-Belgian Treaty of Com merce-Reuter.
A Chinese dinher given by the local Nationalist Government a clals to the foreign consuls, their wives and daughters, on Monday evening is expected to be the first of many social gatheringe'in which
ed in, Father Garcia thought the jammed and in going ashore hands time had come to flee, and with his were laid on him as he sought to band of devoted Staters-eight in board his launch. all they escaped from the Convent,! By the returning of the orkans, intending to make their way to the seac measure of pacification was Girls' College situated within the secured and the Hatching made heart of the walled city. Their haste to leave Amoy. Lest traible way was beset with spies, and at the might also be encountered at the local officials will meet inform South Gate the rickshamen were Swatow, the Halching omitted this ally representatives of foreign directed to make for the San port of call on the way to Hong-countries residing in Canton, says Dominic's College for Boys instead. kong. Father Benedict was left be the Canton Gazette.
A rest of two hours was obtained hind at Amoy as hostage
Monday's dinner was given-at- at the College, and four of the Sis-
Father Garcia related that at Provincial Government Headquar- ters, who had accompanied Father Foochow a pretty eight-year-old ters, and was attended by the con- Garcia to the College, then made girl who sought to make her cocity oficials, their wives and other sular body, local provincial and their escape with him as a carriage cape with the Sisters was detained from the walled city, travelling by by the students, who proposed mar-
guests. way of the Water Gate to the riage for her with one of the Chin hangs at the far end of the on- Island of Nan Tai:
esa military officers. The last trance corridor, was festooned Nan Tai is a small sandbank in seen of hor was when she ran from with decorations and electric the river to which access from the hor tormentors and escaped in a Fouchow City is gained by a bridge. sampan..
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's picture, which
lights for the occasion. The mili- tary band announced the arrival of the guests and played through- out the dinner.
On this island is based the main missionary work of the Dominican after a few days of the greatest The group of refugees who, Order in Foochów City, and the danger, have now safely arrived in of the Government officials, wel- General Li Taai-sum, on behalf principal institutions located there the Colony, comprise 5 American comed the guests in a short after- on were Bishop Aguirre's Houso Fathers, 5 Spanish Fathers, 12 dinner speech. Mr. Douglas Jon- and the Mission Building of the Spanish Sisters and 6 Frendi Sis-kina, United; Statos Consul- Amorlean Dominican Fathers, ters. They are being quartered in Genoral, answered for the consular whose work in Fukien province is the various religious institutions, body, incorporated with that of the In most cases having nothing but
With the exception of the Con. Spanish Fathers, the head author the clothing in which they escaped.Japan, who were absent in Hong- suls-General of Belgium, Italy and
An orderly march of the unem- At the funeral of Robert Hall, ployed paraded Aldershot to ap- a religious leader, at Northamp peal for starting relief work, and ton, a request was read from his a deputation which waited upon will that persons should not re- Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK the council wore promised consimove their hats at the graveside PERCY FRANKLIN, at 2 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of deration. Victoria, Hongkong.
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"When a Chinese was searched in case. The documents were head- kong, all the members of the local the street yesterday he was founded, "National Questions Investiga- Consular carps were present, In-
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