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RAPID PROGRESS BY KWANGSI.
CANTON WARSHIPS GO OVER TO REBELS?
·MASS ATTACK ON WUCHOW ABANDONED.
SERIOUS SITUATION.
Wuchow, Nov. 26.
Sixty thousand Kwangsi troops proceeding down the West River for the attack upon Canton have already reached Takhing without opposition from the Kwangtung troops, who are reported to be retreating and concentrating in the region of Samshui.
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SHORTAGE.
BANKS TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT.
WANT TAX REMOVED.
We understand that a movement is afoot amongst the Banks of the Colony with the object of petition- ing the Government to revise the conditions under which the note- isaging
SHANGHAI
KEENLY INTERESTED IN EXTRALITY.
NEGOTIATIONS TO START IN NEAR FUTURE.
ANDERSON.
TALENTED ARCHITECT DIES.
AFTER OPERATION.
LOSS TO THE COLONY.
Residents will learn with deep regret of the death in England of of Mr. C. F. Anderson, A.R.I.B.A., of the firm of Messri Palmer and
STATESMAN.
SIMPLE CEREMONY, AT NATIVE VILLAGE.
FRANCE HONOURS GEORGES CLEMENCEAU.
Banka at present issue PROTECTION NEEDED. Turner. A brief cable message INTERRED IN A PARK.
notes. so as to make them less onerous.
This step follows a meeting of the Associated Banks, held last week,
at which the situation caused by the shortage of notes was fully debated.
At that meeting, it was un- Government to remove the 1. per animously decided to petition the cent. tax at présent payable on notes issued against silver dollars held under the control of
the
Already, a large amount of silver dollars has arrived in the Colony, and further shipments are shortly expected. It is felt that the withdrawal of the tax men the note-issuing Banks to increase tioned would be an inducement to their issues, and that this would relieve the shortage of notes from which the trade of the Colony is at prevent suffering.
Steps are now being taken to High elation is felt in official pebition the Government for the circles here at the news from the removal of the I per cent, tax ingo front, where General Wang Shao-far as that portion of the dote hung is now in commanı!. The issue against silver dollars is con- change of plans of the Cantonese cerned. leaders, suggesting unwillingness)
A senzational. rumeur has Government. gained currency in Wuchow to the effect that the rapid, ad- yance of the Kwangsi troops has impressed the commanders of the Cantonese warships; a num her of which have "turned their coats" and have declared their readiness to join the Kwangsi expedition.
to meet the Kwangai challenge, ush far up river as Shinhing is res] garded as significant, of Canton's | apprehension,
General Attack Soon.
MOTOR TRUCK IN
HARBOUR.
FALLS ON SAMPAN AND
SINKS IT!
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Shanghai, Nov. 23, The present position and future
status of tish residents. In
received to-day contained this sad intelligence. The case of death
was given as double pneumonia
China is exercising the minds of following un operation. the present British Government
Mr. Anderson will be remembered more than people imagine. The as a man of charming personality, question of extraterritoriality, greatest concern of all foreign endeared him to all who met him which has been a matter for the whom difficulties were but things to be overcome, trata which Governments whose eltizens enjoy either in a business or social capa- such privileges in China, is being city. His death will be a distinct given the utmost consideration by loas not only to his firm, but to the the British Government and it is Colony. primarily for the purpose of gain- ing additional information on this
Born in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, nost vexed question that I have Scotland, in February, 1889, the taken this opportunity of visiting late Mr. Anderson received
his China, daid Mr. Malcolm, Mac-education and early architectural Donald M.P., only. Bon of the training in Edinburgh. He was for British Prime Minister, Mr. Ram some years associated with Sir say MacDonald.
Edward, Lutyens, the famous later left for architect, and America, returning in 1914 to take part in the Great War ved with the Royal Field Artillery, During the war, Mr. Anderson ser- and attained the rank of captain. He was decorated with the Military Cross, and was mentioned in des- patches.
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald reached Shanghai yesterday from Nanking where he spent two days meeting Government and taking a hurried look through the capital. He will remain in Shanghai only untii Tuesday when he sails for England. Prior to visiting Nanking, Mr. MacDonald spent two days in Pe- king where he was the guest of the British Minister to China, Sir Miles Lampson.,
various officials of the National
Seeking Information.
Paris, Nov, 26. Clemenceau, the veteran French The remains of M. Georges
cere-
statesman, were interred to-day with the simplest possible many at his native village In the Only his present. Vendee Department. nearest relatives and friends were
the Chairman, and M. Tardieu, the In the Chamber, M. Bouisson, Prime Minister, eulogised a great citizen, and a great patriot. The Assembly listened to the speeches standing up and the
sitting, was immediately adjourned as a token of mourning. Havas.
Hundred And One Guns,
Paris, Nov. 25..... One hundred and one shots at the rate of two a minute from a ed at Jena Gate announced to the battery of "seventy-fives" station. capital the burial of Clemenceau.
Most of the business houses were closed all day, while similar honours were accorded the veteran After the war, Mr. Anderson was country, while at every naval statesman throughout the entire connected with the Ministry or station, a warship fired three Housing, and was later employed
TRAGEDY.
DAUGHTER OF SECRETARY TAKES HER LIFE
FIT OF DEPRESSION.
Shanghai, Nov. 25. The foreign community has been deeply shocked over the week-end by the news of the suicide of Miss ffelen McLachlin, the daughter of the Secretary' of the Foreign Y.M.C.A. who appears to have taken lysol during a fit of depression. A young and pretty ly popular in Shanghai social girl, Miss McLachlin was extreme-
WAR OUTBREAK IN MANCHURIA.
HOW KHAILAR FELL TO THE SOVIETS.
BRITAIN AND AMERICA SHOW GRAVE ANXIETY.
NANKING'S APPEAL.
Lundon, Nov. 25.
tilities between Soviet and Chin- The serious outbreak of hos- circles.
ese troops in Manchuria was the British Coroner yesterday after-House of Commons to-day when "The inquest was held by the subject of questions in the noon when Mr. L. E. McLachlin, Mr. Arthur Henderson find that who resides at the Foreign the Government had not had suf- night on Saturday from the Little daughter returned home at mid- tion should be taken. YMCA. told the Court that his ficient time to consider what ac- Club, to which she had gone in the
In the course of his reply, the company of Mr. Horace Gulick, a Foreign Secretary mentioned the well-known broker.
Soviet bombardments of a Chinese aerodrome on November 17th, niid night, Miss McLachlin screamed a Soviet gunfire attack on, a pas- senger seroplane "which" was brought down with loss of life."
Shortly after retiring for the
and Informed her parents, who rushed to her bedroom, that she had taken Lysol. She died sub- sequently.
American Attitude.
He had no official, information as regards the story published in Mr. McLachlin, told the Coroner the Press stating that the Soviet that his daughter until recently had destroyed the mine pumping the South California University, drowning a number of elvillans. had been engaged to a member of machinery at Chalainer, thereby but the engagement was recently-Reuter, broken off. He also deposed that his daughter was temperamantal and susceptible fits of depres→
Mr. H... Stimson, the Secretary #ion. told him that she intended to con- tion in the Far East, which it re- Before leaving Mr. Gulick she Government is watching the situa of State, saya that the American
if the Administration is able to make any suggestions with R view to clearing up the situation. they will do so. Reuter's American Service.
in the architectural branch of salvoes of 21 guns each, similar to milt sacjde. Our Own Correspon yards as serious. He adds that
Messrs. Lever Brost Port the Armistice Day recognition: Sunlight. He left the latter. firm
Simple Funeral.
In this short stay in China, how-in 1922 to come to Hongkong. ever, Mr. MacDonald hopes to ob- It is also claimed to be indica-
M. Clemenceau was buried in a In Hongkong, Mr. Anderson be- tain much useful Information on
figure in art park at Mouchamp, his pative tive of the truth of the report that
the very involved and vexed ques-came a prominent tion of extrality so that upon his
circles. certain of the Cantonese gunhonts
Of pronounced artistic village, in the Vendee Department, have gone over to Kwangsį, thus: A week ago one of the Hong-return to Great Britain he may be tastes, he was an outstanding mem-without ceremony and without disabling the naval measures kong Hotel motor buses had the better able to discuss the matter ber of the Art Club, and display-speeches, in accordance with his taken by Canton at Shighing.
alarming experience of nearly run with other members of the Housee some" very fine water colours at wish.
the annual exhibitions. He was a The interment service took The Ironside under General ning over the water front on the of Commons."
Praya, but at about 7.45 a.m; this In conversation with a représen- battery commander in the Volun- twenty minutes, members of his Ohang Fat-kwei are still on the morning a motor truck, o, 4tative of the Shanghai Times last teer Defence Corps, and a member family and a score of close per- Kwangtung frontier. They are went one better and actually top evening, Mr. MacDonald admitted of St. Andrew's Society. understood to be walling instruc-pled over on to a sampan which that his stay in this country Many fine examples of his work tions from General Li Chung-yen, was moored alongside the senwall, would not give him the necessary will long serve to remind the Colony the Commander-in-Chief, who con- and sank it.
time to become fully acquainted of Mr. Anderson's residence here. templates the ordering of a gêneral
or Among the ane buildings which he with conditions, superficially otherwise, especialy in connexion designed are the "Morning Post with many of the outstanding pro- Building," in Wyndham Street, the War Memorial Hospital, and blems affecting foreigners.
the new Jockey Club stands at Happy Valley race-course.
attack against Canton from North and West in the next few days.
Hunan Rebellion!
According to the driver the vehicle suddenly got out of control and dashed over the Praya on to the boat below, which was almost immediately sunk,
He stated, however, that he had A further blow is being dealt at Fortunately there were no pas-been keenly interested in China for Nanking by the rebellion of sengers on board at the time.
some considerable time and many General Ho Chien, the Governor of
The driver of the truck had the of the problems of the Chinese and Hunan Province.
presence of mind to jump clear their relations with foreigners
were not wholly unknown to him." It is stated here that General Ho and he thus escaped without in-
juries.
·Chen, the Commander in Chief of; the Hunan troops has sent a representative to the Kwangsi lenders at Wuchow, arriving here on Sunday, declaring his decision to mobilise ali tivailable forces in Hunan and to join the Kuomin-} chun.
His troops are said to be at Yochow and Changsha ready to invade Hankow. Our Own Corres. pondent. (By Wireless).
Quiet in Honan.
BRITAIN'S MINOR
NAVAL BASES."
AMA P
FIRST LORD DENIES TAKING OF A DECISION.
M
sonal friends being present.,
Elements Convulsed?
It is worthy of note that at the moment M. Clemenceau expired a terrific storm burat over his native Vendee as though the elements were convulsed by the passing of the Tiger's spirit.
Messages of condolence with the The sympathy of the whole
French Government and the Colony will go out to Mrs. Ander- Fronth people have been received son, who is at present at Home from all ranks and all classes. Mrs. Anderson did not join her hus-throughout the world.
Flags on all public buildings hand in Hongkong, but it is un- derstood that she intended return-were at half-mast and tied with "Negotiations between the Bring with him at the completion of crepe. tish and Chinese Governments on his leave, which commenced the question of extraterritoriality July of this year. will be commenced before the end
,"
Negotiations Start Soon.
of this year at least I hope so," said Mr. MacDonald,
BELGIAN CABINET /
RESIGNS..
SPLIT OVER THE GHENT
UNIVERSITY, "
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"The Government's general .at- titude towards China" is of the friendliest nature and we would. London, Nov. 25. like to meet the wishes of China as In the House of Commons at far as possible. There is no doubt question-time, Mr. A. V. that the Government will maintain Alexander, the First Lord of the this friendly attitude and will do Admiralty, stated that no decision its utmost to promote a feeling of had been taken to close the minor better understanding between the A number of prominent generals naval bases of Bermudu and two countries. China's wishes will and thair staffs huve returned Jamaica, and there was no inten-be acceded to as far as possible The Cabinet has decided to from both the Honan and the tion of taking such decision. but, before any of the present safe-resign owing to its inability Hupeh fronts, indicating that no British Wireless.
guards for British nationals it agree in connexion with the lin- China can be dispensed with, we guistic" problem of Ghent Univer- must be assured of adequate pro-ty. tection."
Hankow, Nov. 25.
further fighting is expected.
Meanwhile, the Kuominchun
forces are conducting a general retirement from Hupeh.
General Tang Seng-chi returned from the Lunghal front to Cheng- chow where it is stated he is dis- cussing plans with his subordin- ates for the pursirit of the retreat- Ing enemy-Reuter.
WAILING WALL AT JERUSALEM.
MANDATES COMMISSION
RECONSIDERS.
Not Official Visit.
Brussels, Nov. 26.
ti
Deserved Well of Country.
·denti»
ATTEMPT ON BRITISH OFFICIAL.
SHOOTING INCIDENT AT JERUSALEM.
"
Three Generals Dead.
Shanghai, Nov. 25. The Narking Foreign Ministry this morning received further London, Nov. 26,
official reports on the military "Questioned in the House of crists in Manchurin from General Commons, regarding the attempt Chang Hauch-liang, asking for ed-assassination of Mr. Norman reinforcements, and that imme Bentwich, the Attorney General indiate action be taken by the Palestine, Mr. W. Lunn, the Foreign Ministry to expose the Colonial Under-Secretary, atated atrocities committed by the Soviet that Mr. Bentwich was shot at on in occupying Chinese territory Saturday in the Offices by a civillan messenger of cent Chinese residents.
Government and massaering thousands of inno the Police Department who used a small automatic pistol.
Three shots were fired, of which two missed.
The third bullet" penetrated the fleshy part of the thigh and had since been extracted.
Mr. Bentwich was very little the worse for the attack and was ex- pected to return to duty in the
course of the week. His assailant A crepe vell was thrown over was in custody-British Wireless.
the tablet in the Hotel de Ville which records. that "Georges Clemenceau and Marshal Foch de- zerved well of their country."
M. Clemenceau's last simple act was to kiss the hands of his faithful valet and chauffeur.
The body, which throughout the, "day lay clothed in the familiar grey suit, was placed in the coffin yesterday evening, the simple the Prime Minister, the Prefect of ceremony being attended only by Police and members of the family
War Trophy.!!
SENSATION IN THE VATICAN CITY.
WOMAN DRAWS REVOLVER IN ST. PETER'S
General Chang Hauch-liang re fers to a large number of Chinese Commanders and officers who sacrificed their lives for the de- fence of the frontiers. Included in the death-roll are Brigade General Han Kwang-chi and Brigade. General Lin Shin-ching.
A well-known regimental coin- mander of the Manchurian Army, Chan Kwel-ying, was badly wound-
ed during the Chinese retreat from Manchuli and rather than face the. disgrace of returning to Harbin a defeated soldier he committed suicide, at the hospital.
*!
Nanking and Peace Pact.
Of the thousand Manchurian soldiers in the Brigade under Vatican City, Nov. 26. General Han Kwang dal at Man- first crime in the new Vatican City the Soviet attack, the majority of A Swedish woman attempted the chuli; only two hundred escaped. them being taken prisoner or to-day,
Monsigneur Smit, the titular killed in action. Archbishop of Paralus, was lear- The Nanking Foreign Ministry à vase, made from a Germaning the choir at St. Peter's to re- yesterday telegraphed to all the The Premier accepted the on-shell and holding a bunch of faded turn to the saeristy, when the signatories of the Anti-War Pact tention of the Catholles "that flowers given to M. Clemenceau by woman produced a revolver. reporting the recent resumption of Flemish university, but the a Corporal during one of his visits firing, and handed her over to the Manchuria, drawing particular Spectators prevented her from the offensive by the Soviet in Liberals have been emphatic in to the front line during the war.
attention to the large number of was placed in the coffin beside the Pontifical gendarmes.
Chinese civilians filed in Soviet body.
atrocities.
Ghent must become an essentially
Mr. MacDonald pointed out that he was not visiting Shanghal or any other part of China in an off-
their registance, the Liberal- cial capacity and it was not his Genova, Nov. 25:
intention to make an official report Catholic Coalition thus breaking The Mandates Commission husjon
his investigationa or ob down-Renter.
hia return to reconsidered the proposal of theservations upon
He would certainly British Government that a Mixed England. The threatened Cantonese at Commission should be appointed make use of all the inforna.
to settle the question of the Wail.tion
could possibly tack, by air, land and river on Wuchow has not yet materialised: Wall at Jerusalem and has gather on matters of importance between the two Governments but,
~ Canton Offensive Dropped?
Canton, Nov, 25.
that he
AMERICAN BIÐ FÖR. OIL CONCERN;
Afterwards a motor hearse con- veyed the remains to M. Clemen- cenu'a native village of Vendes
for burini.
Salvoes of artillery were fired in all towns throughout France at the time of burial to-day, while Ex-Servicemen marched past the Arc de Triomphe in honour of
very much to the contrary, it is decided to support any proposal with the short time at his disposal, reported from Wuchow that the compatible with the terms of the he did not expect to accomplish a OFFER TO ANGLO-AMERICAN the dead atateaman-Reuter, Cantonese troops and gunboats Mandate-Reuter.
have withdrawn from Dosing,
Geners! Lui Woon Tim's Kwangsi troops are advancing down the West River. Many of them are coming down by junk in spite of the fact that the river is supposed to be mined. The next few days should show whether I really is mined or not.
KONGMOON QUIET.
great deal.
Questioned regarding the Kyo-
OIL COMPANY,
BILL PASSES SECOND
-READING. ·
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Monsigneur Smit, who is Dutchman, was formerly "Apostolic Vicar of Norway. It appears that to find her employment and that he the woman yesterday besought him
was unable to assist.-Router.
FOODSHIP IMMUNITY
QUESTION.
NOT MATTER FOR THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
Battle at Khallar,
It now appears that after the fall of Manchuli and Chalainer, the main body of the Manchurian troops retired to Khailie where, with the existing troops at Khai- lar, they made up an army of over 20,000 strong.
The Soviet arrived on Nov. 22nd.« and immediately began a heavy artillery attack on the city
to Conference on Pacific Relations, at which he was present and which
New York, Nov. 25. | DOLES FOR WORKLESS. has just been concluded, Mr. Mac It is announced that the
The Chinese troops, exhausted REPORT OF AN UPRISING
Donald said that those in attend- Standard Oil Company of New
London, Nov, 25. in strength and ammunition, re- once were not present as delegates Jersey has offered to acquire the
Replying to questions in the treated in the evening, after UNFOUNDED,
of any particular institution or Anglo-American Oil Company by
Hour of Commons to-day, the telegraphic communication with Premler said the President of the other town had been cut off by Reports of an uprising of anti-organization but attended merely means of an exchange of stock. Cantonese factions at Kongmoon to discuss matters of interest and The Standard Oil Company of
United States, in his Armistice the Soviet are quite unfounded, according to importance affecting the Pacific New Jersey offera, to exchange
London, Nov. 25. Day speech, had declared in regard. The number of Chinese soldiers passengers by the Kongmoon boats and international Interests. There one share of G86 non-voting Pre for the rejection of the Unemploy ships in time of war that this was very great. It is demofficially The Conservative amendment to proposals, for Immunity of food wounded or killed at Khallar la selves entirely confident; the arriving in Hongkong last night, had been many interesting discus ferred Stock of the Standard Ollment Insurance Bill was defeated not a question for consideration, stated that not one-fifth got populace on the other hand, are of
Enquiries of the A.P.O. and the Bions and those connected with Export Corporation for each Ave by 299 votes to 218, the Liberals at the forthcoming Naval Confer through unscathed. Their rotreat Standard Oll Company also go to Chinese affairs had been particu- and five-nintha shares of the supporting the Government.ence. With that view the British was cut off by a large cavalry show that the reports have been put larly interesting to him.g Anglo-American ordinary stock The House prased the second Government were in full, agree force into circulation by scare-mongers, (Continued on Page 7.). · Reuters American Service 36 reading of the Bill-Reuter ment British Wireless
(Continued on Page 145)
In Canton, the situation is very quiet; official circles express them
opinion, that a change of Govern ment in Canton is immaert.
(Continued on Page 16.)