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them to carry out the secret arrange ment-they had made with the Au fuites. Bat the power of the

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HARBOUR MASTER INTER- VIEWED

harbour office work has no right to say that. We must feen greatly facilit. wait and see.

| Military Government`could not, be ated, by the acquisition and taking į

Yesterday's Legislative

usurped unless Teen. Chun-hsuan, Council RADIES. over of all the brivate moorings in.

reference to The Ching Mall is requested by Lu Yang-ting, Lin Pao-yi and Mo the harbour. That was a feather!

this local problem puts Wen Tsung-Fao to publish this mani-Yung hsin were overthrown. There in Bail Taylor's cap. Now what us no forrador. All we are told is festo, issued by the Military Govern-fore, they sent their secret agents, Kuo Tung and Wang Nai-chang,

Strong views are held on the about completing the job, and in-that the Government is enquiring ment of the Republic of China: creasing the Harbour Master's con into it. They must have been

Canton, June 15th, 1920.

to Yunnan to make arrangement subject of longshore junks by the with Tang Chiyao to have their Harbour Master. Commander Beck- trl and efficiency by taking over enquiring a long time, because we

It is three years now, since the scheme carried

and with, who stated yesterday, in the all, these private wharves? Is that seem to recall a Government an South-western Provinces declared Tang Chiyao readily consented to course of an interview with a Pasteur their Independence and the Navy co-operate with them because he was representative of the China Mail, a silly question? All right. Laugh nonncement that a it aut of court. It seems to us that stitute hers would mean greater came over to join hands with them. so pleased with the idea that he had that he was prepared to do every it suuld be done, and that it would expense than the beed calls for. During these three years, China has already long cherished that he was thing in his power to assist ships The public wants to know what been suffering from a civil strife, in to be made Inspector General for the arriving alongside by giving them The internal evidence it is that should cost so much? valving great loss of life, property three provinces of Yannan, Szechuan clear wharfage. 'He pointed out,

Ajax.

Some of them think that all that and wealth. And all this has been and Kweichow. At that moment however, that the matter was at ESTATE, writing in a contem is necessary is to lay in a stock of done for the sake of defending the there were two divisions of Yunnan times fraught with considerable porary, is a hall-educ- serum and renew it from time to Constitution and saving the country troops in Kwangtung under the com- difficulty owing to private arrange

The Constitution must be defended ated, probably quite young man. time, always having some fresh for lacking in balance altogether rock- an emergency. But others say that because Tuan Chi-jui is destroying it mand of General Li Kan-yuen, who, ments made between the owners of ings as to facts, and incapable of a specialist would have to be en- the country must be saved because though being a native of Yunnan, wharves and junk masters. It should was loyal to the Military Govern | be mentioned in fairness to his pre- facts. ploved to inject 10, as it goes beyond the Anfuites, of whom Toan Chi-jument. Fearing lest General Li Kardecessor, that Commander Beckwith. analysing applications of We haven't the foggiest motion the experience of the ordinary prac-is the principal leader, are bartering yuen would not obey orders, if being in charge of the water police,. who he is, of course. He may even titioner or health officer. We don't away its sovereign rights. Therefore, be a woman for his English is know. When we do we will tell there is no hope of success in defend caned upon to attack the Kwangsi who are afcat in the harbour at all ing the Constitution, unless Tuanoops in Kwangtung, who were hours of the day and night, he will that of a suburban housemaid. In you.

The Foreign Office Chi-jal is put out of power; and no supporting the Military Govern probably have a better chance of ment, General Tang Chiyao issued dealing effectively with the matter the course of the daily round, the

committee considering hope of success in saving the country, a mandate,

General than did the late Harbour Master- removing common task, we have at last been

ways to unify, British unless the Anfu Party is dissolved. Li Kan-yuen from his commander This is Commr. Beckwith's own sug- persuaded to waste time in skim-|

the South-western ship and putting General Li Lieh gestion._ ming his effusions, on the off-chance

communities' in foreign Accordingly.

Commander Beckwith also favours that some day he may say some countries has reported. Inter alia. Provinces and the Navy seceded chun in command of the Yungen

from the Feking Government end

But General Li Kan-ynen the view that crowds of junka lying thing. He said sonrething on Tues they urge the preparation by the established an independent Govern refused to hand over his command along the foreshore without per which we have wen authorized consuls of registers of all British ment in Centon under the title of ta General Ll Lieb-chun. General Li mission afford an ever ready meats and requested, to contradict.. subjects (and a supplementary list

The Military Government of the Lich-chan, thereupon, declared war ol escape for lawbreakers, who have He says be learned of those who do not register of their Republic of China" in order to achieve upon General Li Kan-yven, and fight only to disappear aboard the nearest

Bellios.own accord. They deprecate the their patriotic aim of defending the ing between them followed, in which junk to be lost to pursuit. NOT SOLD. that the

block of shop prisles of compulsory enforcement Constitution and saving the country. General Li Lleh-chan was defeated When asked if hardship would not Per frees up w Mr. Rutton the ideas they should deprecate the they have secured from an outside life, had not Tsen Chun- bsuae gene the use of the foreshore, Commander perty extending from the corner of the principle. If they deprecate

But, relying upon the help that and would certainly have lost his be caused were junks to be forbidden Lad wine cellars was about to be practice. In Shanghai and restate. Tuan Chi-jui and his Anfuites to the scene of battle in Shacchow Beckwith explained that permits Wine Condos Sandcase at Se unably elsewhere in China where are determined to crush the South to protect him and bring him safely were granted (on the merits of each

back to Canton..

individual applikation) to jurks per spare foot or approximately ever there is a British Consul) it westera Provinces by superior mili- $1.492.000 the lot. He learned has been conuulsory for years.tary force. This is why they are

Owing to the complete failure of having bona fide business on the More than that. He actually aser- The Consul squeezes you of five patling every obstacle in the way of their plot, and fearing of its being waterfront. A permit was good for tained the object of the syndicate.llars for registering your naine, peace, though, in order to deceive the discovered by the Military Govern- one night. The fee of $2 was charged He for site, re: The objector of $100 fine if you neglect to world, their lips are full of peacement at any moment, Wu Ting as it was considered that junks using of the intending buyers is to erect register about as dinct an incite talks. The one fact that Wang Yi-fanz and his son, Wu Chao-chu, the waterfront for bona fide purposes a seven-storey building suitable for went to a free-lom Britisher to tang, Speaker of the illegal Anfuite secretly quitted Canton during the were engaged in business, and were shops and offices, but up to the time naturalize elsewhere as could be Parliament in Peking, was appointed absence of Tsen Chun-hsaan in Shao- therefore presumably there for profit. of writing these notes, the syndicate vise. A man who knows what Chief Peace Delegate for the North chow, carrying away with them all! Fat House has not exercised the consuls usually are keeps away in place of Chu Chi-chien alter peace the public funds in Wa Ting-fang's shipping traffic, Commander Beck-

from them if he can. The sugges-negotiations had already been opened trust, as Acting Minister of Fin-with, who is taking option of buying the building." All this story was apparently built upiny! tion that when the Consul has the for more than four months, sufficient ance in the Military Government; interest in the matter, has already ly stows that Tuan Chi-jur and his and, for the same reason, Tang Shao-arranged for a patrot to deal with the one fart that the British Ameria of every Britisher in his Anfuites have no desire for peace but i sent word to those members of traffic between the hours of 10 p.m.

Ineighbourhood, and his five dollars, can Tobacco Co., as announced in the British community is consolid are still as sanguine as ever for war: the old Parliament, who were siding and midnight when the number of Now, among those, crying against with him, to go to Shanghai, believincoming steamiers at night is usually sted for, patriòtic effort. is bumbag isn't, and wasn't a wond of truthy! he only way to consolidate cer-Than Chijui and his Anfuites, noing that, with the secession of Wa❘ greatest.

one has cried louder and more Ting-fang and these members of the tain sorts of Britishers in such bitterly than Sun Tat-sen: among old Parlament, the Military Govern places would be to mash them to those refusing to recognize Wang ment, would come to an end. But THE MARIE TEMPEST CO. Vitang as Chief Peace Delegate for to their great disappointment, with ether in a mortar.

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isdradly no one seems to have taken a firmer the provinces in the South West FAREWELL SEASON OPENED. against any re-attitude than Tang Shaoyi. But remain loyal to the Military Govern- the Anglo-Japanese both Sun Yat-sen. and Tang Shaoyment and still obey its mandates.

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The Marie Tempest farewell seasoj

Reduce these figures to sterling, and your have a London syn- EXAMINED. dicate exporting and

locking up abour j quarter of a million for eighteen Alliance. This to a Shanghai have, now suddenly changed their But, in order to deceive the world in Hongkong gpened in the Theatre months or more, earning no inter-" interviewer. These interviewers, mind and assumed a very different and to cover their own crimes, Sun Royal tast night, when Captain est, and investing a further large like the copies, are a feeble folk attitude. Sun has allied himself with Yat-sen, Tang Shao-yi, Wu Ting-fang Robert Marshall's popular romantic sum"upon the new structure, to This one omitted to get Sna's arti. Tuan Chi-jui and is doing his utmost and Tang. Chi-yao recently issued a comedy. "The Duke of Kilfecranice," get a normal return upon which towards the precession of the to Batter him: Tang Shao-yi has manifesto, in which they praise them was presented to a large audience, would require rents to be raised sequinos. He counts about equally joined hands with Wang Yitas selves and lay every crime at the including HE. the Governor and bish that the letting would-be proi

and is eager to do him homage doar of the Military Government in To those who look at Sun which they still claim to be Adminis.

Lady Stubbs, steamer. First of all, somebody Mematical. We saw Mr. Belitis must make some sort of stand to about it, and be states that a slight

and Tang when they are wearing rative Directors, though with the Mulholland, the worldly widow of With Miss Marie Tempest as Mrs. check growing tendency to act as charge in the status of the tenants

their masks, this news must appear only exception of Tang Chi-yao, the the wealthy "Glue King," supported if our Chinese co-workers were here in the Bank building will ensue.

surprising and startling. But by us, positions of Sun Yat-sen, Wu Ting by Mr. Graham Browne, as Mr. old tenant's lease

who know these two men well in fang and Tang Shao-yi es Adminis Henry Pitt-Welby, on sufferance."

as they say at namely, an

their naked form, such an attitude trative Directors in the Military amorous M.P., Mr. Roger Barry as the quaintly Shanghai.

That seems pus. shortly to expire and those who

For the unlawful possession of on their part has, for some time Government, were cancelled Our little band of motorists seem to have sub-rented from him will find

by the young and handsome duke, and want all the Chinese chetied off our themselves as direct tenants of 0.51 teal of prepared non-Govern, past, been expected. Between Tuas the old Parliament, assembled in Miss Dorothy Hamiltoa

as the roads and streets. Not long ago the Belilios Estate instead of ten-ment and 12 teals of opium dross, Chi-jui and Wang Yi-tang on one extrace dinary session on the 4th

That is a Chinese living at No. 271 Queen's side and Sun Yat-sen and Tang of May 1920 in which they attack charming young Lady Henrietta somebody in the Hongkong Chants of another tenant.

"Addison, the comedy was an assure f It is possible to be wanted the junks, driven away from all. He assures us that as Execu Road West was this morning fined Shaoyi on the other, secret agents the Military Government on the success. That the audience thoroughly have, during the past six months," so-called five articles" though these enjoyed the piece was demonstrated THE COLOUR intimate with a the Praya wall opposite, apparently for and chief beneficiary he has no $100 or six weeks' hard labour.“

frequently gone forward and back five articles-were suggested and of by the repeated burs's of laughter woman, to know because they spoiled the view. In intention whatever of disposing of

The two Chinese members of ward, personal views have been fered to the Military Government for her as long and as the present case these junks and the building nor of rebuilding Triad Society who were last week exchanged and conditions, conducive consideration by a third and neutral during the action of the play and

cargo bats contribute quite as seven-storey building as has been

the loud, and often prolonged, well as a woman mieir to the trade of the port as reported, and that the position of remanded by Mr. R. 0. Hutchison to the private interest of both party, who is anxious to see the applause at the conclusion of cach

on a charge of murdering Chinese sides, have been agreed upon, which restoration of peace: in which they act ran be known, and yet sometime these stall river steamers or at the present tenants will remain District Watchman No. 18, Hau have more than once leaked out declare that "poppy is widely culti to see her as it were afresh, in some presem we suppose they do. We unchanged. Possibly, it is sug Cheung, were again before

Tonight, another comedy, "The the through the native Press in Peking. vated" in the South West, though, Marriage of Kitty," will be staged, situation, attitude, gesture; never had much use for Basil Tayted, the reverter confused the Magistrate this morning Inspector Tientsin, Shanghai and Hongkong as a matter of fact, poppy is widely and to-morrow night the last of the surroundings, that will endow, her lour, or he for us-we booked it Bank bubbling with another block Willis applied for a further week's | According to these conditions, the and densely cultivated only

ast things from apposite poles in the vicinity which has nothing remand, and it was granted.

present President Hsu Saib-chang is the province of Yunnan which farewell season in Hongkong-the

"Outcast," will be presented. with unfamiliar charm. This well-but one thing honesty, gompels us to do with the Felilios estats. We

to quit and Tuan Chi-jul to be elected is governed by Tang Chiyao, known fact applies as aptly to the to admit. He knew his job, and must say that Bellios Estate ten- The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice to fill his place, Wang Yitang to be one of the four Signatories to the arts are happy in their landlord Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs Premier; Tang Shao-y to be Minister manifesto above referred to; in which colour of Hongkong. We may have he knew the harbour. He was a

number-one harbour master. Even He is against rent profiteering, to acknowledge with thanks the of Foreign Affairs; Tang Chi-yao to they assert that "gambling dens are and has declared that any arrange- been here for years, and feel now the Government has suggessays so. and acts up to his profes- following donations to the funds of be Inspector General for the three in evidence in every street", though, ment secretly made between him and to classify such seasonable changes tions from him which, if acted sions. What is more, the tenants the Hospitals: Zoroastrian Charity provinces of Yunnan, Szechuen and as known to every Cantonese, game the Anfuite Wang Yi-tang shall have of aspect as it can claim, yet comes upon, will take a big difference to themselves tell us so.

Fund $100. Great Northern Kweichow; Wu Ting-fang's son, Wu bling, which was abolished by Tsen a day when a new combination of all. He must have carefully

Such a kind, friend. Telegraph Co. $50. Eastern Ext. Chao-cho, to be Minister to Washing- Chun-hsuan in the year 1904 when no effect; and has appointed Wen Teung-yao to the position of Chief colour arrests our eye and we see considered these very proposals, and. FRIENDLY

IF, encouraging chit A. and C. Telegraph Co. 850. ton; while Sun Yat-sen is to receive he was Viceroy of Kwangtung and Peace Delegate, who will open ne its beauty in a new light! The decided that the disadvantages of i ENCOURAGE on the writing table Jordan, Forsyth, Grove and Aubrey eight hundred thousand dollars per Kwangsi, was re-established in recent mixed weather has meant obliging the river skippers put- |

$50. this inorning. Let

annum, to stay abroad and to keep Kwangtung during Sun Yat-sen's Botiations for peace with the North, as soon as the Peking Government mixed lights, and the inter-play of weighed the advantages."

tenure of office as self-appointed recalls Wang Yi-tang and appoints me tell you that it

. A coolie aged 21, living in an These facts account for the sudden "Generalissimo" in Canton previous light and colour cannot have had have said. we are open to argu-"Great men and less is about unnumbered matshed at Yaumali, charge of attitude on the part of to his departure in shame and dis, an acceptable person to be its Chief more wonderful results anywhere ment. Give us arguments and we the best sermon--for sermon in cer- has been sent to the Government Sun Yat-sen and Tang Shaoyi and grace, after he had failed to take the

Peace Delegate. in the world. Opal and pearl skies, will weigh them, and back up theertainly is that I have ever read.

This manifesto is issued and circu› alternating with blue, in a series of approved. But our first skipper Yon are, always being attacked Civil Hospital, suffering from injuries their adherents. And these facis city by bombardment for a whole lated to give the world a true descrip- rapid and tickle changes, have pro- gave us nothing but ech-and-bull Your norge in the Club, and who received by being crushed by a bale of also account for the reason why, night; in which they claim themselves tion of the situation in China, and to

corton yarn weighing about 400 lbs, about five months ago, Tang Shao-to be the Military Government, though duced a kaleidoscope that has been talk of criminals running onto these ever laen congregate, is Mud." the Kowloon Decks, resterday. yi wired to Carton, suggesting that the cuty province in the South Wet correct the false statement of Sup pure joy to watch. It must have junks, and the second skipper's But let me tell you in all sincerity While at work at the foot of a chute, Military Government should waive that is supposed to be on their side is and Tang Chi-yao, in the manifesto Yat-sen, Tang Shao-yi, Wu Ting-fang intrigued and tricked some of our arguments can be reduced to a that the same men have more the unfortunate man was bowled its demand for the publication of Yunnan; and in which they claim that they issued and circulated on "local pointers into alternations of lower multiple as above.. The pre-than a sneaking regard for you, and over by the heavy bale, which by all the secret treaties which Tuan that the province of Yanaso,

hopeful enterprise and despairing sent Harbour Master, as Night bus your journal, not for Reuters some unknown cause got dislodged. Chi-jui and his Anfuites had made Szechuen and Kweichow still follow the 3rd of June 1929. renunciation.

Boat Skipper seetued to guess, rubbish, but for your daily chat, so Eis condition is at present considered with Japan and that only one thing the lead of Tang Chi-yas", though, Yesterday we print and as our interviewer now shows, full of humour, pathos, and good serious.

should be demanded as a condition recent events show that, on account LONGSHORE ed a second letter is strongly in favour of their pro-Anglo-Saxon commonsense. Good

for the resumption of negotiations of Tang Chiyao's disloyalty to the advocating the reposals. We are a little surprised luck to you."

Sergeant Stimson this morning for peace with the Northern Peace Military Government, and of his latest moval of all junks, to find him adopting the argument That, from a perfect stranger, is charged a Chinese youth before Mr. Delegates, namely, the cancellation intrigues against Szechuen, his most etc., from the vicinity of the Prays that these junks offer facilities to sort of soul breakfast, a tonic for R. O. Hutchison with the theft on of the Military Pact. But the intimate friend, General Ku Pin-chen, wharves. We can understand that criminale. So do the shops oppo- the day. Thanks

Military Government was board the s.s. “Mitsuga Maru," of

notCommander-in-Chief of the Yunnan satisfied with it would make things easier for the site. So do the river steamers.

this one controops in Stechnen, has sent out a With regard to the Mud part of one fountain pen, one razor, one masters of the river steamers who A criminal makes use of anything it, there are two dissimilar but both silver watch, a foot rule, a pair of namely, the recall of the Anfaite Szecliuen, denouncing-Tang Chi-rao's dition: it wasted. one more: circular telegram from Suifu in use these barves; but we have yet handy to his purpose, and the re-entirely satisfactory consolations, spectacles and a purse containing Wang Yi-tang and the appointment inconsistent and selfish conduct and to be shown that that is the most moval of these junks will not pre-namely:

¥1.50, the property of the Chief of a more acceptable person to take declaring that be has severed all important target to aim at. Night vent crime. However, he has other Firstly, Matthew five and eleven. Officer of the ship. The defendant his place as Chief Peace Delegate for connections with Tang Chiyao. All Boat Skipper," with a sailor's arguments, to which we refer the Blessed are ye, when men shall pleaded guilty. The sergeant said the North. This additional coud! this is an accurate statement of facts, extravagance, tells us that they interested reader. They are given revile you and persecute you, and that defendant was

usurp the wharfage room, that in the interview elsewhere in this shall say all manner of evil against by the Quartermaster emerging from tion, however, was offensive to both which is capable of bearing investiga-

the party represented by Wang Ytion. it is almost absolutely impor issue. Our opposition is much less you falsely, for my sake... for the

tang and the party represented by sible to bring a steamer alongside cocksure and strong since reading so persecuted they the prophets." questioned. de produced every Tang Shao-yi, as it practically amountment is anxious for the restoration without bumping them, and that them, and utiless, our enquiries Secondly, the China Mail busi article he had stolen except theed to the pullification of the secret of peace, it hesitates to negotiate the South channel will BOON along the Chinese produce more neve manager's circulation reports. he was searched at the Police Station arrangement already come to between peace with any Anfulte, like Wang become, not navigable. We take than they have hitherto done, we Still going strongly,

after he had been charged. Replying them for it Wang Yi-tang be Yi-tang, for it is convinced that, it that there are so many that he shall content ourselves with an ap

It is tantalising to his Worship, the Sergeant said the removed and a new man appointed it peace is made through euch au has to exercise extra care in com- peal" to, the decent instincte end CIVIL SERVICE to have to wait defendant had no business on board some one, who does not belong to be got rid of, or reduced to any in his place, that new man might be Arfuite, the Anfu influence cannot Wing to his wharf. We also take it British fairplay, that in whatever SALARIES. for the official the ship He was one of a gang of the Anfu Party. And in that case he satisfactory point. Bat, if the Aufu

Lor, Military, Governor that he would not want the bar is decided upon, the fact he borne

answer to Mr. rascals who board ships and Breal

Szechuen, and Acting bour emptied of Chinese craft constantly in wind that these junk Lowe's, questions: Will the Gov-anything they could lay their funds would most likely refuse to abide by influence is allowed to remain,

Civil. Governor of Sze- merely so that he can take things people have rights, and a peculiarly crament-produce the Commission on Six weeks" "hard"

the secret conditions above referred neither can the Constitution be de

• chuen. sily, have an easier job. We are strong claim upon our considera-ers' report on civil service, salaries Bangle

fended, nor can the country be saved! (Note: The name of the other willing to listen to facts, but there tion. In view of what Cominr, and the despatches from the Secre

After this, Sun Yat-sen, Tang from destruction. Therefore, the Administrative Director, Lu Hsien- Shao-yi and Wa Tin-lang were Military Government has demissed shib, Military Governor of Kweichow, determined to usurp the power of Tang Shao-yi from his position of is omitted because his representative the Military Government to enable Chief Peace Delegate for the South has not yet arrived in Canton:)

JUNKS.

As we

MEST.

seen

the

Chief Oficer's cabin. and

watch which was found on him when

are some sapeets of the proposal Beckwith told our interviewer, we tary of State, so that the public Two new Launches are being built which in the natural order of things are going to submit a question. may know where (if) the reconi- for the WALLA WALEA would not be likely to enter the See next paragram.

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(signed) TSEN "CHUN-ESUAN,

Chief Administrative Director.

Direc-

Lu YUNG-TING,

*Administrative tor, Minister of War. and Inspector-General of Kwangtung and Kwangi.

LIN' PAD-YL,

AdministrativeDirector, Minister of the Navy, and Military, Governor of Fakico.

WEN TEUNG-YAO,

Administrative Direc tor, Minister of Foreign

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Delegate

HSLUNG KER-WU, A

Administrative Direc

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