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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928.
THE CASE FOR THE that the Japanese had destroyed
the Chinese wireless station.
CHINESE.
„HUANG FU'S ACCOUNT OF
TSINANFU AFFAIR.
"
TRAFFIC TOLL.
VERTIABLE GOLD MINE IN HEUNGSHÄN.
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HOME INDUSTRIES.
CANTON'S APPEAL TO THE BUYING PUBLIC.
WHY DO WE SUFFER PAINT
bottle for
Pain is a symptom. It is na- The Alleged Atrocity..
turo's method of calling attention to some vital need of the body. "On May 4, at B in the morning,
When the blood is thin the nerves Chang Han-sze, the servant of Tsai
are undernourished. It is only Kung-skih, who was Commissioner ".
Under Instructions from the through the blood that tho for Foreign Affairs for Shantung, came to my office and reported that Chung Shan Yuen (new name for Secretarial Office of the Nationalist elements they nood can be sup on the previous night, at 11 Heungshan), is proving a veritablo Government, the Provincial Gov-plled. Pains of lumbago in the PLEA FOR CALMNESS. o'clock, more than 20 Japanese cold mine. The road was con-ernment has issued a public pro- the back, rheumatic pains in the soldiers suddenly broke into his structed as the result of private clamation urging the miblic to buy face, tell the story of thinning
made products, thus The Kuo Min news agency is office, bound him and his whole enterprise, and a toll la charged home aves a long account by General staff of more than ten persons, in ail traffic that travels over it fostering home industries, and blood.
Build up the blood with Dr. Wil Huang Fu, the Nationalist Minis-shot them all, and cut off the cars Ten cents is the fee for bicycles tending in time to improve the
how ter of Foreign Affairs, of his re- and nose of the Commissioner. and rieshas, while the more lordly ocenomic condition of the country, fiama' Pink Pills and geo
contributes twenty says the Canton Gazette.
those symptoms disappear. Tho cent experiences.
The servant Jumped over the wall automobile
The proclamation first explains discovery of a learned and skilful The Nanking army entered Tsi-and thus made a narrow escape; cents towards reimbursing the nanfu on April 30. Gen, Huang he was fired at by Japanese builders. The men who conceived that since Chinn had been opened medical practitioner of long ex- soldiers, and was wounded in his and built this road thought that to foreign trade, importation of porience, Dr. Williams Pink Pille Fu arrived there on May 2.
this toll would slowly but surely goods from foreign countries have have been recognized throughout "On the morning of May 8, Ibody.
The Political Affairs Committee recompense them for their pioneer been very heavy, and the value is entered the city to call General
Increasing year by year. Imports the world as a blood and nerve Chiang. On my way, 1 observed in the Front is making investiga-courage,
Results so far show that the have to be paid for, and against tonic of exceptionally great merit that most of the shops had already tion of the names of those thus resumed trade and the conditions murdered by the Japanese troops, backers' highest expectations have the imports, there must be a cor-for close upon forty years. Your been exceeded. The ricaha trafic responding outgoing of the coun- own chemiat sells them, or, som were very good. When I reached
Arrival of Marshal Feng.
This to 'you post free ope is increasing rapidly, and since the try's wealth in payment. General Chiang's Headquarters, 1
six bottles 88 by Tho On May 5 Feng Yu-hslang ar-toll on automobiles is the highest drain on the country's wealth has $1.60 was informed that the sand-bagé and barbed wire, which were plac-rived in Tainan and agreed with charged on all the various forms been heavy and continuous since Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 60, ed in the commercial area by the Chiang on plans for preasing on of trafle, the income from the road the opening of the country to for Kiangse Road, Shanghai. Japanese troops, had been removed with the northern expedition, of is mounting in no uncertain in trade. Exports are small by
which Chiang was to notify the fashion.
comparison, and the incoming the previous night.
A modest estimate places the values are consequently amali, "The Japanese Consul and some Japanese General, Fukuda. Gell..
daily receipts at over three hundred leaving the nett result of money officers came to call, all were very Huang continues:
"Of the causes of the disturb-dollars, and it needs no mathema-leaving China in a heavy stream. friendly,
ances, different explanations have tician to announce that at this rate No matter how rich China may be, been given. The Japanese rutar- the monthly income is over nine resources cannot last for over, and ally spread propaganda entirely thousand, or a sum of one hundred it is therefore to conserve China's But, and eight thousand a year-a truly resources. The only way that can favourable to their side. according to reliable informatien modest income that most people be done is to buy home made goods, received by us, the Japanese would be glad to possesȧ.
and by fostering the use of home The Shooting Breaks Out. troops were the first to open fire. This road. was only recently made goods, in time foreign im-
To ensure accuracy, the Nation-opened to traffic. The road was ports will be lessened, "But, while I was on my wayalist authorities have ordered the designed to connect up the Macao It is urged that: to my place of sojourn at about Chief of the Garrison Headquar-settlement with the city of Shokki In all class books compiled by eleven in the night, I heard, to my ters, the Chief of the Public Safety in Chinese territory. So far the the Seminary for the Middle and great surprise, hooting on all Bureau, the Chief of the Bureau first section of the road only has Primary Schools, hands and saw people rushing of Foreign Affairs and the Magis-been finished, but the other sec- should be made to mention native about and shouting that the Japan-trate of Tainan, respectively, totions are being built, and from the made products in the lessons of ese troops have begun shooting our make careful investigation and above report, it may be surmised the bools. soldiers everywhere.
make every effort to collect evi that the promoters of this road The Ministry of Labour and "My car rushed through the fir-dence to serve as basis for nego building company will be envied Commerce should devise means. ing line and reached its destina- tiation in the near future.
by their neighbours.
to promote native handicrafts, and tion. The whole day, firing was
This road is in the Heungahan discourage merchants from im- heard at intervals and communica. Chinese Stop Fire When Ordered, district, but the name "Heung-porting foreign articles that are tions were cut. Telephone mes- sages were continually received that a great many people on the
erous. But our soldiers, after the the memory of the revered leader. streets were killed,
"The wooden fence of my tem- strict orders issued by General-Canton Gazelle, porary office which is in the Tsin-Chinng (never returned fire, while Japanese troops from time to time
"I was very much gratified to find that for the first two days after the entry of the Nationalist Army both Chinese and foreigners enjoyed safety and security.
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"On account of this, outbreak,shan" has been changed to "Chung counterfeit of the native products. Yuen" in honour casualties on both sides were num-Shan
of
Equal Cause for Regret. "Now the clash has come, and
The Ministry of Finance should formulate a policy for the protec tion of native industries. A heavy import tariff would form a fine pro- tective wall. The import duties of the United States of America.
industries.
Pu Railway office was surrounded fired on ours, so that the number that the incident happens to be by Japanese soldiers. I was com- municating with different parties of deaths on our side is many helpful to the Japanese Cabinet, afford a fine example of how pro- by telephone for, first stopping. fir- times more than that on the Japan- we must admit, is in itself no tection could be afforded to home ing and, then investigating the ene side. Besides, as the Japan- proof that the Japanese first
The Ministry of Internal Affair's real situation, when all of a sud-ese fired into the streets, a great apered fire,
and the Seminary should instruct den, a large number of Japanese number of pedestrians, who dro
the various governmental offices and the schools that native made soldiers surrounding the fence powerless to resist the Japanese
goods are to be used as far as pos- fired on my office twice, and rushed troops or to protect themselves, in.
The Nationalist forces have alwe hourly read of the charges and sible, except in the case of articles The inmates of the place were killed. crowded together, and the whole place was in turmoil and confu-ready crossed the Yellow River; counter-charges of atrocities in the that are not or cannot be pro-
best approved manner of the Great duced in the country, and only a barely sufficient num- European War. We Chingau must sion. The windows of my office ber of troops is left in Tsinan feel profound sorrow; if we mourn Governments in various provinces The Provincial and Special City were honeycombed with bullets. 1 went up-stairs and, opening the "In the neighbourhood of the the murder and mutilation of our should issue similar notification in window, persuaded them to stop Commercial Ares there is no longer with bis entire staff and hundred their respective districts, to pro-
Commissioner of Foreign Affairs
mote native Industries. equally mourn and blush with of home made goods la energeti- shame also at the atrocities report- cally promoted, native Industries ed to be committed by our troops will naturally be fostered, and in on defenceless Japanese citizens turn the condition of the people Probably in the heat and passion will be improved, with resultant of the moment, neither side is
gain to the country as a whole. guiltless,
firing.
·
1
Attempts to Stop Firing. "Then coming down, I went into
the courtyard and talked to the Japanese gendarme, Tomida, show- ing him my card, explaining to kim my official position, adding that this was my temporary office and requesting him to consider carefully any step they took. Bui he asserted that bullets came out from my house and demanded that my guards hand over their arms. always ordered my guards not to go out or fire their rifles so that what he (Tomida) said must have been due to some mistake. Where upon, Tomida demanded to enter into my house in order to tele- phone to the Japanese headquar tera for intructions."
"I refused and told him that I
Tomida searched the house and then left and Gen. Huang saya he then got. into touch with the Japanese officers. Both sides sent out messengers to stop the firing. Gen. Chiang's Order to Troops.
"At the same time I communicat- ed by telephone with General Chiang and was informed that he had strictly forbidden his soldiers to open fire and ordered them im- mediately to keep away from the region occupied by Japanese troops.
Arrangements were made for Chinese officers' cars to fly special flags and Gen. Huang went back to the city and stayed the night with Chlang. He says that his office was then seized by the Japan- ese and the soldiers in it disarm Reports were also received
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to maintain drdér,
a state of tension.
"As for other foreign nationals, they are all anfe."
Gen. Huang concludes by saying that he has come to Nanking to continue negotiations with Japan from there for a settlement.
T. V. SOONG'S VIEWS.
Case for Clear Thinking
and Facing Facts.
Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance, in an interview concern- Jag the Tainan incident, stated:
"The present situation between China and Japan is critical in the extreme, all the more reason why there should be clear thinking and fearless Racing of facts on both sides. The objective facts are that, in violation of what is com- monly held as International law, Japan landed troops on Chinese soll (which is quite different from the landing of international troops in foreign concessions last year).
|
of other civilians and soldiers, we
"But what of the future? The best minds of China and Japan should be devoted to localize the conflict, to bring about peace not to contrive at winning a war. The European War with its lessons is too close, to us; if the debate has
tha
not ended on who started Great War, it is equally uncertain; who won the Great War.
It is pointed out that if the use
JAPANESE THANKS.
TRAINING SQUADRON LEAVES FOR MANILA.
After a pleasant three days stay in Hongkong, the Japanese training augadron left yesterday for Manila,
An Impartial Joint Tribunal. "We at least do not want war; it is patent to every one from the
The following wireless messages beginning that we have nothing to were exchanged: gain by a war with Japan. Andi From Vice Admiral Kobayashi, we just as firmly believe that in H.IJ.M. Training Squadron to the history of peoples and civiliza-H. E. the O. A. G. Hongkong: the best shock troops that wing in for your hospitality shown us all, Lions it is not always the race with "Please accept our hearty thanks and convey same to all concern-
From F. E. the Q. A. G: to Vice
that two rival Chinese armies clashed, resulting in the defeat of the end. the side which is popularly, al- "It Nanking and Tokyo there-od." though possible erroneously, held fore come together and order ces- as the side supported by the mon of further fighting, and Admiral Kobayashi: "Many thanks Japanese, thus bringing the vic-allow an impartial tribunal, to for your message. It was a great torious Chinese Nationalist troops Investigate facts and apportion pleasure to entertain you in Hong- face to face with the Japanese responsibility where it should kong." army of occupation. The ground rest. Let the guilty be punished, is thus set for a tragedy, an ex-
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