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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19,
1927.
THE 2ND. SUFFOLKS LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI
Above, men of the 2nd Batt. of the Suffolk Regiment are seen marching from Welling- ton Barracks, along Queen's Road, on their way to the Naval Yard on Thursday afternoon, to embark for Shanghai. (Photo MingYuen),
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•
SCOTTISH RUSH TO AMERICA.
CHEKIANG WAR. ¦
DETAILS OF RECENT
FIGHTING.
THE CANTONESE ADVANCE.
CITY ASPECT CHANGES.
WAITING LIST FOR FOUR YEARS.
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From
INWARD MAILS.
Per
With the departure of Marshal Ban's men, the aspect of the whole city changed. Needless to say, Republican flags were down and Nationalist colours went up with great rapidity. That was simply policy. But there were also many other things. Men again ventur-
More than 45,000 people in Glas- ed out to take the air, to exchange gow and the West of Scotland are Shanghai and Europe via Siberia. Daucation expressions of thought, to do waiting to emigrate to the United Shanghai
Soochow Recent reports from correspon their business, to make purchases. States. It will take four years be. U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres. Jefferson dents of the Shanghai Timea in It wanted but two days to the fore all of them can get visas, but U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- Chekiang province shed light on New Year and the shopkeepers, if President Coolidge issues the
Japan and Amoy the operations which resulted in who had been bemoaning a whole proclamation tliey are waiting for Straits
Kamo Maru month of loas, began to make up they will all be away at the end of Shanghai
Shantung the Cantonese making an advance for the lost time. The streets two years.
Japan and Shanghai
Hakusan Maru owing to the retirement of Mar-were crowded, the shops a mass of
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Emp. of Asia
President Jefferson
Pres. Lincoln
Pres. Wilso
tions.
CANTONESE ADVANCE.
Those
hal
hai
For
and Japan,
Due.
.February 19.
.February 19.
.February 20."
Shinyo Maru
Talma
February 20. February 20.
February
OUTWARD_MAILS.
Per
Fer
"A new and permanent immigra-Manila shal Sun Chuan-fang's left wing. eager purchasers. Everyone tien policy for the United States U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
The crucial fighting apparently good-naturedly chatting with their is due to operate from July, con- hai took place at the end of January neighbours, even quite a few. wotingent on the approval of the U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang when the Cantonese started an men were to be seen again.
President," "said an authority to a advance at Chuchow and captured By February 1, the last day of Daily Chronicle representative. Lunchi.
A correspondent from the old year, a few of the Canton-
"If he sanctions this policy the Lanchi, writing under date of est soldiers appeared, and on Feb- February 2, describes the opera-ruary 2, many more appeared but quota for Britain and Norther Haiphong
most went right through without Ireland will be about doubled, the Fort Bayard stopping.
who arrived figures jumping from 34,007 to here are reported to have come 73,039. For example, the total for Swatow.... from six or eight provinces, Glasgow and the West of Scotland Heihow and Tourane He writes. A new phrase open: Northern and Southern soldiers would rise from the present 9,000 Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya
Straits ed in the hostilities in this part
to about 20,000 each year,
Swatow and Bangkok of the Chenitang river. As far being intermixed.
"It is very doubtful if the Pre-Shanghat as reports can be relied upon, WOUNDED FILL HOSPITALS. **
sident will give his approval, Swatow, Amoy and Formosa fighting commenced below Chu- A Hangehow correspondent, chow on January 25 and 26. The writing under date of the 10th three months yet in which to do
though of course, he has almost Straits and Calcutta Southerners had the advantage inst., says:-Hundreds of wound- and pressed their foes down river, led soldiers have been brought here, but this new policy is going to Manila until by January 29 and January jand the hospitals are full of them. 30, we could distinctly hear the One hospital is suld to have eight sound of the cannons booming hundred. The C: M. S. Hospital and the rattle.rattle of, machine has between eighty and a hund- The fact remains, however, that red. Many are badly wounded, the rush for visas in Glasgow and Quite a number of wounded The city ia quiet and there is the West of Scotland is so great. States will not were brought into the city for very little excitement among the that the United
The refuges prepared ignore the demand, so whether or treatment. We gathered that people. Marshal Sun's troops were out by the Red Cross are ready to be not the new policy comes into force numbered by the Cantonese so it opened at any time that the neces-it is a foregone conclusion that the was with great amazement that sity arises.
guns,
on the Sunday night we saw, from our own house a big stumpede.
RESERVES FLEE.
The soldiers who had started that very afternoon. to reinforce their comrades and could only have gone some 20-li or so, return- ed in great haste. All the mén quartered in the city 'turned out and fled with them and the river was soon alive with boata which had carried Sun's reserve forces, all making their way downstream as fast as possible. The whole city and countryside was astir with them, but they did not go blamelessly.
As in other places, fires blazed and elty and country people alike were robbed all along the route. They certainly earned the charac- ter which was given them before their appearance and which many had been inclined, to think was unjustly given..
FREL RAYS
రోధి
01927 BY NIA BERVICE, ING.
You can lie easily, and yet
not sleep so well.
affect every nation."
Glasgow Heads List.
Bangkok
*Straits and Calcutta
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, *Cana- da, U.S.A, C. & 8. America, and Europe vin San Francisco and Europe via, Siberia (lettera and postcards specially super- seribed "via Siberin" only)
allocation to this district for the.S.A., Canada, Central and South
next fiscal year, which opens in July, will be increased. Glasgow has the largest waiting list of any of these Consular areas.
April enda the fiscal year, so no more fisse will be issued betwee. then and July, which means tha. when the present allocation, has been exhausted the waiting list here will be at least 47,000,
The phenomenal demand to emi-
America and Europe via ·· San Francisco
ceperer Swatqw, Amoy and Toochew...... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europo vin Mazelica.
grate to America is not like in Manila, Australia and Now Zealand
Amoy
some quarters, for a large propor- tion of the emigrants are skilled men, although, a good proportion of the total represent the families of men who went out a few years ogo. There has been a distinct tendency among miners within re- cent months to go to Ameri a
If industry revives there will probably be a big falling-off in the demand for visas. If it does not and the new policy rules, then Clydeside is going to lose 50,000 persons within a little more than two years:
via Thursday Island
•Satur
February 21.
.February 25. February 25,
.February 27.
.February 29.
.February 28,
Date
Feb. 10, 12.30 p.m. Sat, Feb. 19, 1 pm
Bandoerg Maru Sat, Feb. 19, 1.30 p.m. Hosang
Mingsang
Dovawongee
...Sat, Feb, 19. 0 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 10, p.m. ...Sat, Feb. 10, 5 p.
Macassar Maru Sat., Feb. 10, 5 p.m.
Deucalion Kiangsu
Szechuen
Sat, Feb. 19, 5 p.m.
Feb. 20, 9 a
Sun., Feb. 20,9 a.m.
Kaijo Maru Mon., Feb. 21, 8.80 a.m. Namsang
.Mon., Feb. 21.
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Parcels Letters Pres, Jefferson Mon., Feb. 21, 8.80 p.m.- Kingyuan......Mon, Feb. 21, 5 pm
Parcels .21st. 5 p.m. Tues., Feb. 22, Lettors
Talma
Shinyo Maru
.0 a.m.
Tues., Feb. 22. Registration..945 a... Letters.....10.89. (Due San Francisco 21st March).
West Elcajon »*** .Tues., Feb. 22, Parcels -.-.-.51000 Registration..2.45 p.m. .3.80 p.m. Letters (Due San Francisco 18th March). Haining .Tues., Feb. 22, 1 p.m
Demodocus
Tuen, Feb. 2. Registration ....1.45 p.m. Letters 2.80 pix (Due Marseilles 24th March.) ... Soochow .....Tues., Feb. 22, 5 pm.
Mishima Maru
Wed.,
Feb.
28, Registration 7.8.15 a.m.. Lettera.......9.30 am. (Duo Thursday Island 7th March), Hailong
..Fri, Feb. 25, neon,
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
}
Hakusan Maru Sat, Feb. 20
Registration 8.45 am.. Lettors0.30 am. (Duo Morseilles 27th March)....
Parcels... 25th B p.m. Sat, Feb, 20, Registration 4.0.45 nm. Letters 7.10.30 am (Dub Victoria, B.C., 22nd March,), Correspondence bearing "vessel's name only,"
Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and 8. Amorlea and Europe via Victoria, B.0.
Proteallaus