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CANTON CHANGE. NEW SHIPPING WAR
HONAM TROOPS MOVE BACK.
EMPTYING THE TREASURY, News has been received from Canton to the effect that the 4th
ANTI-CHRISTIAN EXCESSES BY Army of the "Ironsides" has left
SWABUE COMMUNISTS.
of
the city and that the return Genoral Wang Shao-husg, the Kwangsi supporter of Li Chai-sum will not be opposed. Some of Li Fuk-lum's troops in the city are
REDS RANSACK MISSION. moving back to Honam.
The British Navy has again proved instrumental in securing the release of a number of foreignera held in captivity by Chinese Communists, for last night H.M.S. Seraph brought into Hongkong, from Swabue; two Italian Catholic Fathers, three. Italian Sisters, four Chinese Sisters and one Chinese priest, who had been seized by "Reds"
Swabue, which is not far from Bias Bay, is in the territory controlled by the Hai-Luk Fung Soviet, concerning whose terroristle, rule we gave some grim detaile a few days ago.
It appears that the Communists seized these members of the
Despite rumours to the contrary, Canton is still quiet, the troops of the 4th Army having been des- patched to the East River district.
A tense situation continues on the East River; and in some quar- ters it is thought that though out wardly most of the politicians of the Left Wing in Canton have ten-
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BIG SNOWSTORM. MR. SUN FO RESIGNS SHANGHAI TOPICS.
36-HOUR BLÍZZARD AT HOME.
WORST SINCE 1881.
London, Dec. 27, Snow, and sleat fell all night and
It is believed that the decision up till mid-day.
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POST,
DIFFICULTY IN FINDING FUNDS.
MILITARY MATTERS RAISED,
Shanghai, Dec. 28. Finding difficulty in raising of the United States Shipping The air service from Croydon to funds for the support of the Board to reduce the cargo rate on Paris has been cancelled owing to Northern Expedition, Mr. Sun Fo. jute and burlap bagging from Cal-the depth of snow at the Croydon the Nanking Minister of Finance, cutts to Boston and New York, aerodrome, and all stations have and Mr. Cheng Hung-lin, the Vice from 35 to 26 cents per 100-lbs. been wamed that landing at the Minister of Finance, have handed weight from January 1st, has pre- cipitated a struggle in the ship aerodroms is inadvisable. ping industry which may have serious consequences for some of. the companies before peace is restored..
The reduction is the result of
Steamship Company, which the inability of the Roosevelt operates a fleet of motor ships for the
to
Some of the suburban bus services found the know too deep to start at the scheduled times.
The telephone service to Paris has overhead wires in France, been cancelled owing to damage to
Deep Drifts.
Thore have been further heavy
in their resignations to the Gav erament.
Pending the assumption of office by the new Minister, Mr. Sun has left financial affairs in the hands Chung Fao, of Mr. Chang Sou-yung-Nam
The Military Council.
Shanghal, Dec. 28, falls in the South of England, and The 27th regular session of the heavy drifting has continued, depths Nationalist Government, which from 12 to 18 feet being reported as was held formally yesterday at far westward as Devonshire. At
GAY NIGHT LIFE CRITICISED.
COUNCIL REPRESENTATION.
„„(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Dec. 22.
The acribe's function is to chronicle the events of the day with an eye to truth, without var- nish or embellishment. With that in mind, he is bound to record the somewhat dismal fact, much as he would like to have it otherwise, in' all conscience, that Christmas, 1927, in Shanghai promises to be, if not actually a Black Christmas, at all events a drab and dreary affair.
Rarely has the air heen torn with so much strife and conten- tion, both as among Chinese and foreigners and among the foreign- érs themselves, thus bringing about the negation of the very spirit of Christmas, when on earth there should be peace and among
Italian Mission five days ago, when the Mission was ransacked, and dered" their resignations to the America." The Roosevelt Line many places in the south easter Nanking, was presided over by men goodwill, what with" strikes
that when news of their capture was brought to Hongkong by a Chinese Christian who had managed to escape, H.M.S. Seraph was despatched, and, after landing a party, secured the release of the victims. Bishop Valtorta, who formerly served as a missionary in the district, accompanied the naval party...
Two days after the capture of the priests, there were big anti- Christian demonstrations at Swabue in which it is feared that 15 Chinese Christians were killed.
American Government, to reach an agreement with the Cunard Brocklebank and Ellerman groups with regard to the division of the 650,000 tons of jute carried annually from Calcutta Canton Political Council, some of demanded the allotment of from counties, the blizzard continued al- General Tang Yin-kai.........
The proposal for adding three them have decided that they will sixteen to twenty direct sailings most without intermission for 36 concentrate all available troops on from Calcutta besides its Indirect hours, and at dawn the scene was more members, comprising Messrs. the East River, planning a final service, but the British lines re-unparalleled since the great snow-Fu Tuan-yi, Teu Wing-cheng and Liu Kee, to the Military council was passed. struggle with the armiles of Gen-fused and claimed the major por storm of 1881. erala Chan Chal-tong, an ardent tion of the trade on the ground of their established connexions, follower of Li Chai-sum....
existin contracts and highly efficie. service.
It is intimated that other re- ductions will follow if necessary secure what Government
"Much Plotting. Further, the "Leftists" in Can- ton had hoped that by further plot-to ting they would be able to per- suade General Chan Ming-shiu.
officials regard as their proper share of the trade. Reuter's
"PARTY OF TEN BRUTALLY TREATED. whose armies are coming down on American Service.
molested particularly, a guard was kept.
The first serious incident occur red on Friday last, though on several occasions in the course of the previous ten days, small huge "Red"
Christians Feared Killed. On Christmas Day there was a demonstration in Swabue, villagers flocking to the
the East River, to join hands with them. Chan Ming-shiu is a fol- lower of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. To strengthen their position in Canton" "the "Leftista" recently sought to secure a strong man as an ally in opposing the "Kwangsi Clique," but so far such an all- ance has not been effected. But have been discouraged, and have been planning various schemes, to permit them to hold Canton. They have sent, out propagandists de claring that the Cantonese 'should support only leaders who are Can-. tonese themselves, urging that
parties of soldiers, acting ap city from the surrounding vil the "Leftists" do not appear to parently on their own initiative, lages. It is estimated that at least had raided the Catholic Mission 16,000 persons took part in the
huge procession. House at Swabue and stolen a cer
The demonstration lasted for tain amount of property.
over five hours and it was directed It is The Fathers had not regarded mainly at the Christians.
feared that fifteen-Chinese Chris- such happenings us cause for tians were murdered by the mob, Kwangsi militarists such as Gen-
小
INDIAN POLITICS.
SEVERE BOYCOTT OF COM- MISSION.
رچه
Trains Snowed Up.
It was also decided to reform the Later.
Nanking Martial Law Commander'a The snowstorm was much more Headquarter into the Defence Com disturbing in the country, dlatriots missioner's Headquarters for Nan- than in the towns. Relief engines king. This military office will be with snowploughs in many centres directly under the control of the took hours to reach stranded trains Government. The forces will be and were then, themsolves snowed comprised of troops from the vari- Nationalist Armies-Nam up. One train which loft at thresous" o'clock yesterday afternoon was Chung Pao. dug out at six o'clock in the morning,
The southern railways ran "snow trains" all night long to keep the electric conductor rails in working order. Several branch lines have been closed and several villages, nro isolated by huge snowdrifts.
Madras, Dec. 27.
The Cross Channel services have After three hours' discussion the Indian National Congress un-been suspended to-day owing to the animously resolved in favour of a gale-Bruter severe boycott of the Statutory Contmission.
An, amendment urging the mem- bers of the various Legislatures to resign was defeated, and a further
INTERVENTION FOR PEACE URGED:
POPE'S MESSAGE INTERPRETED.
and vehement newspaper contro- varsies.
Whilst Mr. Edgar Strother and Captain A. N. Howard have re- vived, with redoubled energy, the question of the so-called "Proto- cols of the Wise Men of Zion" no sooner after their repudiation, by their principal champion in the world. Mr. Henry Ford, another group of residents have rushed Into print with letters to the press condemning the life of Shanghai by night, charging that this city reeks with pleasure.
A British peer once stigmatized Shanghal as a "sink of iniquity," and the name somehow has stuck to this International Settlement of ours; and more recently Mr. C. J Ketchum contributed an article to the London Daily Express in which he asks if Shanghai is the 'most sinful city on earth, and proceeds to shed a somewhat lurid light on night life in what he calls "the city of a thousand shattered. dreams."
Rome, Dec. 27. The Pope's Christmas message to When it is remembered. that' Heavy Floods Occur.
the Sacred College, in which he there are no fewer than 62 roulette Later.
Borrowed at so mach unrest in wheels operating in various parts Russia, China and Mexico, is in- of the foreign areas, innumerable A sharp frost, following a par- terpreted as being an exhortation houses of Ill-repute, numerous tial thaw last night, made London to the Powers to intervene in fav- opium dens and cabarets galore
alarm, but at noon on Friday, and that some Mission servants, erais Li Chai-sum and Wang Shap-resolution declaring the national when they were preparing to take who were taken prisoner earlier la hung should not be trusted with of Indians was complete national streets again dangerously slippery. our of appeasement. Thus, Britain that remain open all night long, "their"mid-day meal, about a hun- procession was so arranged "Leftists" have desired that the acclamation-Reuter.
dred soldiers appeared, seized the that it marched past the pince in
parties house, turned the Fathers into a which the priests were held, and jealousy of the two returning
Convent Raided.
Bank Notes Drop.
aroused
with
dealt with about 60 cases of acci-on China, and the same countries, Shanghai carry away with them dent due to falls.
Meanwhile, the Thames is rising being swollen by melting snows, and is rising hourly.
Great damage has been done by fooding at Canterbury and Maid-
stone.
with Germany and Poland, should act similarly in connexion with Russia, while the United States is called on to, use its influence in Mexico-Reuter
SOVIET AT GENEVA.
disagreeable impressions that find their way into cold print. And these resorts are lavishly patronis
ed by many of Shanghai's "clite." Vice has become respectable; res- pectability has become vitiated, as one caustic correspondent puts it.
Plight of the Tramless.
Liberala Complain, of troops belonging to
Bombay, Dec. 27. they were subjected to every kind Generals Li Chal-sum and Chan
The Liberals' attitude towards small room, and proceeded to ran- of insult and menace.
10 the Mission from top
All this time the Sisters had, also Ming-shiu should be so Back
been held prisoner and very little that the latter might induce his the Statutory Commission was bottom.
better treatment was meted out to army to fight against Li Chai-sum voiced to-day by Sir Tej Sapru, them, though at the moment fuil over the rulership of Canton. presiding at the National Liberal
This scheme seems to have fallen Congress.
He declared that India had not details are lacking.
The blizzard has now passed to Fortunately for the inhabitants through, for it is stated that an wad a fair deal and he urged all The Convent, which housed
If there is evidence of gloom about 30 girls in addition to the of the Mission and Convent, a agreement or understanding has parties to join together and draw the Confireht Heavy damage by
SWISS GOVERNMENT'S escaping already been reached between up a scheme of self-government flood and snow is reported from.
in Shanghal on so many sides, three Italian Sisters anti four Christian succeeded in
for prosentation to Parliament. France, Belgium, Spain, Poland
RULING.
there is also a brighter side to the Chinese Sisters, was next attack- from Swabue and he arrived in Chan Ming-shiu and Li Chal-sum.
His ideal of the future of India and Greece..
pleture which in no sense should ed by the "Reds" and the Sisters Hongkong on the 26th, immediately
was a country of federated States A. message from Budapest says
Genova, Dec. 27. be overlooked. The writer refers. were forced into the Mission at visiting Bishop Valtorta and con-
vaying news of their plight.
As a result of the tension on the in direct and well-defined re-that many. passengers were in-
to the admirable spirit of helpful-- the point of a rifle.
"Seraph" Sent Out."
West and East Rivers, some uni-lationship with Indian States, jured as the result of a goode train The Swiss Federal Council has ness manifested by many motorists Protestations by the priests Bishop Valtorta communicated easiness prevails among the peo under the aegis of the British colliding with the Budapest-Buc-announced that it will not permit in helping a lame dog over a stile
official were met by further threats.
the lame dog, In this instance, with H.E. the Governor and after ple in Canton, and the value of Crown as an equal member of the harent express which was held up the establishment of an
users of That the soldiers were acting consultations with the naval au-
tions Reuter.
severe frost affecting the railway but that it cannot refuse the tramcars who, for the past fort
presence of an ordinary journalist night or more, have been shorn "Red" official was made evident H.M.S. Seraph to Swabue. Bishoptinued to drop, On Monday morn-
at Geneva, merely exercising his of their principal mode of loco- in the afternoon when the doors Valtorta went on board the de-ing the notes were worth only 60
profession, as long as he does not motion, in this city of long dia of the Mission were sealed, and strayer at midnight on Boxing Day per cent. of their face value, while,
and accompanied the naval party to a vernacular report this morning
or in an tances, owing to the prolongation fact as an "Observer" the Fathers were taken
déclares that according to a tele- away Swabue.
official or
semi-oficial capacity of the tramway strike far beyond and thrown into a filthy -placo
On arrival yesterday morning, a gram from Canton there has been
Reuter
limits hitherto reached in previous which might have been a Chinese party went ashore flying a whiten further drop to 45 per cent. This
disputes between the operatives tea-house. Soldiers were making flag, and indicated to a party of is, said to be due to the Govern-
and the Company. merry at their expense, and gave "Reds" waiting on the beach, that frient requesting the Central Bank them no chance to sicep. Grama they had a letter for the Communist to supply the 4th Army with $1,200,000. It is also stated that phones were played all night and leader. occasionally d soldier would walk Negotiations lasted some lit-on Monday the Canton Political
time across to offer a gratuitous insult the
after. .the letter Council ordered the Treasury to On the way to the ten-house, the requesting release of the Mis-forward a sum of $800,000 to the Priests were spat on and Insulled alon had been delivered 4th Army, part of which was al by the crowds.
into the right hands. The "Reds ready on the East River. offered very little objection to the
More Troop Movements. release of the foreign Fathers and
under instructions from some high" thorities, it was decided to send the Central Bank notes has con- British Commonwealth of Na- near Kolozsvar as the result of Soviet news agency at Geneva, being the unfortunate
Threats of Execution.
folk
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MEXICAN OIL LAW.
AN IMPORTANT PANHAMENDMENT.
lines.-Reuter..
An Earlier Message.
London, Dec. 27: The snowstorm yesterday was the worst-Christmas-storm since
feet deep även 1886. Drifts many formed in many districts, and in Yorkshire trains had to be, dug Mexico, City, Dec. 27. The House of Representatives out of the snow. Traffic on the has passed the first reading of a roads was often susponded.・・ Bill sent to the Chamber by Preat-There were several lifeboat res dent Calles which will have the cues along the coasts, where the effect of amending Articles 14 and snowstorms were accompanied by 15 of the Mexican Oil Regulations heavy weather.
in accordance with the recent
TION.
decision of the Supreme Court in The cross Channel services were Father Wong, a Chinese priest, Sisters, and the four Chinese It is said that a large detach the Mexican Petroleum Company seriously delayed-Rexter. but a British subject, having been Sisters, but declared their intenment of the armies of General Fax case restraining the jeancellation of born in Hongkong, was separated: tion of holding Father Wong.
Shek-sang, one of the neutrals, certain of the Company's drilling Captives Freeil.. from Father Robba and Father Blanchi, and thrown into a dirty They claimed to hold jurisdic- now stationed at Shiukwan, on permits and declaring invalid the US. STEEL CORPORA- cell among thirty other people. tion over him, but on it being the North River, will leave Shiu above-mentioned section whereby He was not given food, but the pointed out that the Chinese kwan for Canton, but whether all titles to all lands were forfeited they will join In the struggles on and 50-year concessions substitut- British subject, *priesta were able to purchase Priest was
fare. 1917,
RS some for him with the small, having been born in Hongkong, ha the West or the East Rivers in cd for oll land titles acquired be The amendment, if passed by amount of money they had been freedom was granted, and the not certain, we
party went on board HMS: Fan Shck-sang was one of the Congress, would definitely remove permitted to retain.
generale appointed by General Li the oll companies' main objection Seraph It was announced that Father
The destroyer reached Hong-Chai-aum a few months ago to lead to the oil law since it would abolish Wong had been sentenced to kong at about 5.30 o'clock last the armies Into Hunan to attack auch austitation-Reuters Ameried Chairman of the United States execution by the thousand cuts," night, and provision has been General Tang Seng-chi of Hupchean Service.
to take place on Christmas Day, made for the housing of the res- and Hunan. Immediately after and the priest asked his captors cued persons in Hongkong until the "Ironsides" coup at Canton, to shoot him instead. Neither conditions in Swabue have improv Fan was appointed by the "Left idea was, however, carried out, ed:
American Opinión.
Washington, Daz 27
ist" Government to act as one of President Calles reported action
No Indication of the fate pro The party brought back to Hong the Commulagloners of the Canton is regarded as another move to posed for the captives was given kong by H.M.S. Seraph included Military Council, but so far he has wards the ultimate friendly solu on the following day, but they Father Blanchi, Father Robba, not accepted the appointment ortion of the American-Mexican were kept confined in the filthy Father Wong, three Italian Slater declared his polley, towards the oil controversy Router's American
Servicez den, and although not bound or and four Chinese Sisters,
"Leftists."
THE NEW CHAIRMAN:
New York, Dec. 27. Mr. JP. Morgan has been elect- Steel Corporation, in succession to the late Judge Gary-Reuter's American Service.
TO-DAY.
BETTER SWATOW NEWS.
NORMAL CARGO WORK RESUMED.
Swatow, Dec. 27. The loading and unloading of ships is now being carried out in normal fashion-
The alacrity with which owners of motor cars have responded to the suggestion that tram users be given lifts by passing motorista has belied the oft repeated charge that Shanghailanders are solely. engrossed in the, pursuit of wealth": and are self-centred to the point of callousness and lack of consi deration for anyone other than. themselves. The sight is becom- ing common, these days of motor- late drawing up at the kerb to pick
This work Had been slowed down by reason of the soldiers compelling up those vainly waiting for buses the coolles to work as. baggage that take long in coming and, when carriers, but this interference has they do come, are packed to over- now, ceased and the normal cargo flowing with the hoi-polloi literally work has beat resumed Naval like a tin' of sardines. Not a fow Wireless.
car owners even go so far as to overcome the natural hesitation of some to take advantage of stran gers,
RA.F. TOUR.
PROGRESS AROUND INDIA. Madras, Dec. 27.
Tragi-Comedy Of The "Red" Expulsion.
One cannot help feeling shocked at the needless rigours which havp atcompanied the expulsion of the A message from Magalore says Soviet Consulates in the various that the Royal Air Force fiying arena under, Nationalist control,
demand 2/ 5/16.
| boats have arrived there from Bem-
bay-Reuter. 5.44 pm.
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