10
LATEST CANTON OUTRAGE., release us until a representative
from Shameen arrived.
(Continued from page 9)
possibilities of escape. We con- jectured the possibilities of the Shameen authorities hearding of our arrest and decided that at least they must know something was wrong Friday morning. And so as patiently and cheerfully as pos- sible we lay awaiting fate.
interest in whatever befell us.
The General's Apology. We were introduced to a Mr. Wong whom we afterwards found
CHINA MORNING POST, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1925.
SOUTH
CANTON SHIPPING.
SEVERAL STEAMERS GOING UP.
The Honan's Trips.
In that cable we had said, "Honamour Ives were in his hands, that Canton 35 Chines arrived three thirty unincident." he would look after us, release us The last word is the universally to Shameen officials and generally known pressman's express for the see that not a hair of our heads fact that the affair being reported be injured. happened without untoward in- He shook hands. departed, and cident.
we did not speak to him again.
We also found later that our
Interest never failed to arouse
itself when one called across to the other "Honam arrived unincident." We were getting incident enough.
A Surprise.
CANTON NEWSLETTER.
INDEMNITY FOR DEATH
OF JAPANESE.
Coal.
THE LATE MR. HO CHEUK.
SATURDAY'S EMPRESSIVE
FUNERAL.
Representative Attendance.
The remains of the late Mr. Ho Cheuk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ho
in the
DISTINGUISHED
DIPLOMA
BARON HAYASHI
HONGKON
Luncheon at Govern
Baron
Hayashi,
Yesterday Baron H
evening was presen given by the Japan at the Consul's resid
Thus we resigned ourselves to another night in captivity. Food was given us but only Chinese food. We accepted an offer of
(Our Own Correspondent.) milk and got hot water with some of Nestle's best stirred in. How- A representative of the S. C. M.
Canton, Sept. 3. ever there were cigarettes inter- Post who returned to Hongkong The Japanese Government has
from Canton yesterday states that decided to back the American and Fook, and formerly in the com- Japanese Ambassado minably and a spice of hope.
It was good to hear English he saw from the decks of the s.s. British oil companies who refuse | pradore department of the Hong-arrived in Hongko -poken again and we were three Honam, no less than five ships in to sell their product in this pro- kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-morning on the sa
were laid to rest on Only those who have spent a few hours after our release from pri- dock at Whampoa. One appeared vince so long as the Chinese Gov-poration,
on his way to hours in chains can guess at the son, discussing with an English to be flying the Japanese flag but ernment insists on imposing ex- Saturday afternoon at the Mount vessel's arrival at
Cemetery. the merits of the nationality of the others could orbitant and illegal taxes on oil. Davis discomfort. We constautly turned speaking Chinese
The cortege, wharf, the distinguish be distinguished through Some time ago, the writer has which left the house of the de-met by the Japanese over and the clanking of chains we Macauley life of Samuel John- not made called forth shrieks of son and the virtues and knowledge glasses.
learned, the Japanese Consul-Gen- ceased, No. 5, Macdonnell Road, S. Takahashi) and n laughter from those outside while of Benjamin Franklin!
In Canton itself one Japanese eral at Shameen sent a wire to at 2 p.m., was preceded by the known Japanese of t faces peeping through a chink in
steamer was seen unloading coal. Formosa requesting that merchants band of the East Surrey Regiment, well Government the wall called out "Englishmen"
On the journey down the Honam there send no oil to Canton until and was followed by the various and shortly afterwar
units of the St. John's Ambulance water and proceeded and followed it with a few choice
passed six steamers going upriver. these taxes are removed.
Brigade, and Chinese members of residence in Conduit caths of Oriental manufacture. to be General Wong, the chief of One flew the Japanese ensign and
We had an admirable joke be- staff to the leader of the Wham- was well loaded down, apparently The local Japanese colony has the Police Force. The attendance he is staying until tween us to continually renew our poa Cadets, General Chang Kai- loading coal. The other included been doing a thriving business in included practically every Chinese when he will continu
Colony and shek. During the
Large shipments have come merchants evening he one Chinese, two Norwegians one coal. Our sense of duty in getting made an impassioned oration in which appeared to be French and in, despite the boycott on Japanese numbered well over a thousand. at Government Hou
According to the native rites the cables back to our respective papers Chinese in which he dramatically another with the name Crouprinz goods, as a rule in ships chartered
So badly procession halted at the University was the cause of our arrest. It pounded his chest at one point and Olav, stated to be new to the China by Chinese merchants.
do the Chinese need this coal that Ground, where the last respects was for that we entered what has which the interpreter translated coast. for months been a forbidden city. stating that the General declared The Honam brought down from no complications have arisen, the were paid to the deceased. Among No better tribu
evidently closing their the large attendance, were noticed passengers. strikers
could be paid than the following: There would have been many more eyes to this violation of their own
shi's decision to but for the fact that strike picket bovent.
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Hon. Christmas dinner in An Indemnity. boats kept a constant watch on the
The retiring Japa Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Mr. A. G. M. An indemnity has been demand- Fletcher, Professor C. A. Middle-dor, who has represe steamer throughout Saturday night. The cargo for Canton which went ed of the Chinese de facto govern- ton Smith, Mr. A. H. Barlow try in London since up on Thursday is still in her hold, ment by the Japanese for the death (Chief Manager, H. K. S. Bank), don for Japan on no lighters being able to get off of the petty officer who was kill-Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, Mr. J. P. the good wishes of a rescuer from the prison was the to unload it. Sixty-five bales of ed by Red troops who fired on the Braga, Mr. H. A. Lammert, Mr. E. He was seen off English speaking secretary to silk were brought down while in the Japanese gunboat's launch several Ralphs, Mr. B. Tanner, Mr. R. L. Station by Mr. B. General Chang Kai-shek and the morning over 400 passengers had days ago, the writer is able to Moncrieff, Mr. Li Po-Kwai. Mr. half of the Secretar
state on good authority. An place where we were was the staff- been landed by boat from her with-
M. K. Lo, Dr. Wan Man-kai, Dr. Foreign Affairs and is amicable settlement of the Whampoa out any trouble.
expected headquarters
Kwan Sum-yin, Mr. Woog Kam-lian's private Secret within a week or so. The matter fuk, and many others. Cadets, which, incidentally means
Leigh, delivered a pe The volunteer crew of the Honam may possibly be compromised, but the Government.
from the message are still working the ship well. there is no doubt but that the
The Wreathes. Sleep for the Weary.
State. Travelling a At 10 p.m. it was obvious that no Every officer on board is a volunteer. Chinese Government will make re-
There was a very large number tinent Baron Haya
floral tributes placed First an official appeared and one would arrive from Shameen and Captain Thomson is skippering his parations, even though the amount of
on N. Y. K. 's.s. Fusi officers are paid may be nominal.
The launch the room in boat and his other
grave, among these were. returned to me the dollar I had we were conducted to a
Marseilles on Al beds. Capt. Leilly, Mr. J. E. Harvey and that was attacked reached Wham-His two were
his Widow,
children, given him for food earlier in the which
sis- daughter, Mme. Ok queer and sus-Thoroughly weary we threw our Captain Williams, who is in Hong- poa about 11 p.m., and even the ters and brothers, his day. It seemed
Father wife of the First Se picious. Then at 5.15 p.m. threr selves on them and slept soundly kong in connection with the build- Japanese authorities are willing to and Mother and other relatives. Japanese Embassy a Bowls of conge an ing of the s.s. Changte and her admit that the Whampoa cadets Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung. lar in London socie persons entered the cell and with- until daylight eut a word our chains were re-tea was the sum total of the break- sister ship. Mr. Ellams of the undoubtedly had no intention to Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kam-tong, the tinguished father. We fast menu. Three hours afterwards office staff of the company is on fire, and this fact probably has Directors of Hongkong and Shang- from London by looked at each other and grinned, not a soul who spoke English had board taking his turn at the wheel caused the Japanese to demand that hai Bank, the Hongkong and Maru, and rejoined Just as we
Shanghai Bank, the European, the French port. beginning to arrived and we could learn nothing because there is no quartermaster an indemnity be paid.
Arm Bands. of freedom of about what was proceeding. enjoy the sense
Portuguese and Chinese staffs of act of the retiring Many Japanese have returned to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was the signing a movement three apparently im- armed cadet stood over us and we
were not allowed to move alone, portant personage entered.
new A One
We smoked interminable cigar Robinson are the engineers, having Canton within the past few weeks, the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., Office of
and so far not one has been molest- the Portuguese and Chinese staffs Treaty connected w was an officer and the one with ettes in an open-hall of some time fourteen fireman, all Chinese. most authority a short, thin
facing the chief office in Yamen Jessrs. Eca and Place are carry-ed, though the writer has never of the Mercantile Bank, the Bank navigation, and h civilian who spoke excellent Eng- in which sat General Wong, the ing out the duties of pursers and seen one of them wearing an arm-of China, Ltd., the Bank of Canton, Japan with the high lish. He asked us who we were: chief of staff.
in addition there is a small saloon band such as most foreigners have Ltd., the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., the Grand Cross of obtained from the Chief of Police. the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, the St. Michael and St where we were from and requested At 9 o'clock some Europeans ap staff and seven seamen us to follow him. Being suspi-peared and hope ran high.
Gradually Americans, Germans, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, ferred upon him by cious we declined until we knew was immediately obvious that they
and other nationals are omitting Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Mr. A. H. special recognition to wear their arm decorations, and Barlow, Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, services in further where we were going. He de- were Russian. They were received
It is seldom that they are stopped Mr. George Grimble, Mr. P. C. relations of amity clined to say but promised protec- tion. It would have been hard to
and questioned by the strikers. Only Potts, Mr. Percy Tester, Mr. and Britain and Japan. yesterday, however, an American Mrs. Montargis, Mr. W. Logan, ind a worse place in which to
friend of your correspondent's was Mr. and Mrs. E. Abraham, Mr. stay than Tung Yin and so we went. The Cadets presented arms
accosted by a picket who spoke J. E. Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. in a fashion which showed our
sharply to him in broken English, Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. escort was of some importance.
port. At Cadet Headquarters. Outside
a car and breathe clean air was
an indes-
•
The hotter hours of the day dragged painfully on and we were just commending ourselves to an- ether night in our filthy cell when we had
moved and
series of surprises
taken
were
was
away.
camp
An un board.
Below decks Messrs. Hunt and
But it with a bo'sun.
with great ceremony. the guard presenting arms and the visitors en- tering Wong's office unannounced.
Speculation as to who they were was rife between us. The leader was a tall thin Russian who answered to
RETIREMENTS.
on deck
SHANGHAI VETERAN'S.
After a brief he
native land, it is B intention to return t remain at least unt
a description we had been given of Mr. G. E. Marshall's Fine Record. demanding that he show his pass-Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. U. Rumjahn, chibu has complete
to
Borodin. He was followed by a woman and another dark thick set
man.
An interesting ceremony
C. place at the S. M.
Two Bottles of Beer.
took Revenue
saying another word.
Mrs. D.
S. Gubbay,
"provision
and Upon producing his arm- Mr.
"I have," the Am band, which he was carrying in Messra, G. P. and H. A. Lammert, Reuter, his coatpocket, the picket raised his Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellis, Mr. Li
an invitation for Ch fuk, Ma Chi-lung, Mr. B. Wong revoir. I have bee Tape, Mr. Ho Wing-kin, Mr. and
five years and, than Many Chinese are hoping to be Mrs. Lo Cheung-shui, able to get sampans to take them Mrs. Lo Cheung-yip, Mr. and Mrs. eay of everybody,
that period, been ali out to the Honam, which is schedul- M. K. Lo, Mr. Mok Ching-kong, almost all phases
The Honam.
Mr. and
ence of flying, and
From where I sat I had the man Office on Monday afternoon, when hat and left our friend, without Po-kwai, Mr. and Mrs. Wong Kam-in London, so I now cribable delight. A short run I believe to be Boardin under obser Mr. Geo. E. Marshall, who is re- and we arrived at a place which vation. He was treated with courte- was evidently the yamen of some- sy bordering on servility and after tiring from the Council's service, one of standing. We were taken a great deal of talk by chinese was the recipient of two tokens of to a small room, plainly furnished, Borodin gesticulated and appeared esteem from his confreres of the and drinks were served. The to be giving out orders. His depar- staff. Mr. Marshall was born in ed to arrive off Shameen this even-Mrs. M. W. Lo, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Last week I had n change was tremendous. In pris-ture was as ceremonious as his ar- Brighton, served in H. M. Navy, ing, preferring to run to risk of Wong, the Misses Lo. Dr. Wan on we had been refused water to rival Of what took place we only and in 1889 joined the S. M. Police. trouble with the workers here | Man-kai, Mr. H. K. Hung.
that night clubs. wash, but here there were water understood one word Shameen-- After serving in the Police for 10 rather than to travel to Hongkong Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Co., things with which and towels and we simply went which cropped up frequently.
years, he transferred to the Revenue by rail and be stopped at Shum Ltd., Benjamin and Potts, Moxon liar. The King ahead with them.
Office, and has remained there up Chun, where they have run into and Taylor, Roza Bros., Sincere kind to me, and ir The man who had rescued us
to the present time, making a so many difficulties. The Senior Co., Ltd., the Union Trading Cum- much is happening from the prison asked for our
After the departure of these period of 36 years in all of valuable Naval Officer has announced that pany, Abdoolrahim Co., Colonial abroad you are in story, which we readily gave. He visitors time again hung heavily and service to the community of Shang anyone may make the trip to Hong- Dispensary, the 1st Hongkong in possessing a Sov apologised for the treatment we at 11 o'clock we had been watching hai. He is leaving Shanghai by kong on the Honam, the procur- Troop Boy Scouts, Arnhold Co., such knowledge of had received and said it was the for the arrival of help for five hours. the R. M. S. Empress of Canada, ing of passes being unnecessary. Ltd., Exchange Brokers' Associations that come be ignorant undisciplined mob that A Chinese soldier who spoke French on September 7, and intends to
Shameen Banks.
tions, Fred Kew & Co., Hall, Law may say so, I am had taken us (a fact of which we fairly well had conversation with my settle down at Worthing, near his Despite the fact that they are & Co., China Agency and Trading amount of work he were only too well aware). He friend and informed him that the birthplace. The best wishes of his working without the assistance of Co., Canton Nanyang Tobacco expressed the utmost regret that populace believed they had us in many friends in Shanghai will go their Chinese help, the Shameen Company, Committee and Members Turning to polit apologised for the misdemeanour their power and that at least we with him in his retirement.
banks are. open for business as of Queen's College Old Boys' As-sador said:"A na captors pleading their were to be retained at Headquarters
usual, and are willing to pay out sociation, China Universal Trad-signed the Anglo ignorance of the fact that we were
money to Chinese as well as to ing Company, J. F. Grose & Com-ance, and it fell to "gentlemen'! He said his head.
Tak Cheong Company,bassador when th foreigners, rumours to the contrary pany, notwithstanding. Since the bank Chung Hwa Steel Products Com-luded. compradores are not able to go to pany, the Tai Yau Bank, the Sui knew perfectly we Spamenu, it is necessary that the Kat Bank, the Wing Sang Bank, would remain. W Chinese hunt them up in the city the Yue Lei Yuan, the Cheung was Foreign Sear and have them initial cheques Kee Bank, the Wing Tai Bank, the frequently talked at Shameen stating we could be we had heen told that it was impos- put us on board the old Honam- drawn on Chinese accounts before Yue Shing Bank, the compradore mutual interest, handed over so soon as they sent he produced a cruet, knives and rough time, narrowly escaped with sible to get European food for us
two days late. We had had the banks can honour such cheques, staff of Jardine, Matheson & Co. the alliance ter a representative to escort us.
forks, bread and two large bottles of
Funerals.
Ltd., compradore staff of Arnhold struck by the ad This was the best possible news
beer.
Almost before we could get consoling fact: We went to Can-hoi and Chan Chau Lam
The joint funerals of Liu Chung- & Co., Ltd., compradore staff of on more than o and we had visions of a hot bath,
over our surprize and before we
took Merchantile Bank, compradore which my Goverm a shave and a shedding of filthy could taste that beer, even in ima ton for a story-we got it. place on the 1st instant, a pro- staffs of E. D. Sassoon & Co., Ltd.. thanked him. Of I suppose neither of us will cession of exceedingly great length Kwong Sun Company, and many not go into detai forget the utter beastliness, the accompanying the bodies to their others.
of our
for three weeks. This wasn't cheer- ing particularly as the man offered
to sell us such things as brushes clean clothes is better imagined than quarters were unaware of our cap because we had nothing but the described and the proverbial hospi ture atil Friday morning and filthy clothes, we stood in
tality of Shameen did much to put that he had taken all measures possible to release us. He had
rosier complexion the trying, However at precisely 11.28 a coolie also written to the Consul General appeared with a tray and although experience of the last two days
Late that night a naval pinnace
clothes on Shameen that evening.gination, Cox called out
Naval
"Here's two Britishers"
our lives but were left with one
all day.
On Shameen.
Many
Panic.
A Real Heart
I was
Great War. I kne
I was Minister t
Captive Another Night.
many occasions But hours passed and no word I turned and through the door foul discomfort of seventeen hours final resting place, at Sz Ma Kong,
lish question aros came until 9 p.m., when the mes-into the court yard stepped H. B. M', in a Chinese prison bound in not far from the graves of the
Powers were cond senger returned and said he had Vice-Consul, Mr. F. A. Wallis and shackles.
seventy-two heroes, the marchers that every individual might have Lord Curzon's a delivered the note but had not Capt. Clements the Shameen Chief of
assembling at 12 o'clock noon the opportunity of worshipping the valuable. The all walted for a reply. Nothing could Police. I was too suprised to speak
On Shameen we learned the at the East Gardens, head-departed spirits. The coffins hav-sary and valuable have been more disappointing for and they immediately passed into story of our capture from that quarters of the strikers, and along ing been lowered into their vaults, did service in tim the note had not mentioned our General Wong's office. Thirty min- end. We were reported missing Yuet Sau Road. A number of there was more funeral music, and strain including t whereabouts. At our request a utes of suspense followed at the end wireless message was sent out to of which they reappeared and Capt. from the Honam on Friday morn- officials visited the Wai Chau Club the crowd then dispersed. the Consul General and the Senior Clements performed the introducing and watch was kept for us and did honour to the memory of At 8 p.m. the letter from the "Red" leaders, following which
the Russo-Japane Officer which we later tions,-"Mr. Wallace, Mr. Oliver” learned was picked up by all war to which I replied, "Good morning, it was not known where we were. unions marched en masse, together passing the branch
Chinese headquarters arrived but the procession was formed.
As part of the procession was relations between; of the Sun have somewhat ou vessels in port. We also learned I'm happy to meet you;" which that the note had been received at called forth the pertinent remark It was too late to do anything then with city employees of various Company on Wai Oi Road, a tyre ance. In a degr
"I expect you are."
but early next morning an official departments, great numbers of of some passing motor car blew unlike those exist A minute later General Wong was from the Chinese Foreign Office soldiers and police, and students. out, and at once there was a panic, various portions At 9 o'clock we begged to be bowing us from his court yard, the was called to the Customs. His The families of the decedents rode paraders and those who lined the Empire, being fi given a motor boat stating we guard presented arms and we emer office knew nothing of our capture in motor cars, which were heavily road to which the procession passed that it is not n would risk being shot at from ged into the sun light and a waiting but facilitated the task of finding guarded by soldiers, and some forty running in every direction. Several them in writing Shameen and that we would sign car bore us down the Bund to the us and needless to say two indi- cars followed, in which rode rela-persons were injured by being apprehension a paper saying we took the respon- Customs House from which place viduals are supremely grateful to tives and friends of the deceased. trampled on, while a window in came to an end sibility. Regret was expressed we got a boat and landed on that the Consular Officials and to the Upon reaching the
cemetery, a store near the Sun Company was remarked, I have that this could not be done. The tight little island Shameen.
fact that even in China. British rites were performed, and the broken by someone who was thrown evidence of the re mob was angry and they dare not The luxury of a shave, a bath and prestige stands so high.
marchers filed slowly past the tombs against the pane.
between us."
8 p.m.
W