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MONDAY JULY" 28, 1924

SHAMEEN STRIKE,

DEADLOCK CONTINUES.

LEADERS' ANTI-FOREIGN

MOVE.

American Offer To Mediate.

.It is becoming daily more evident that the leaders of the Shameen strike are concentrating on a general anti-foreign demons- tration. As pointed out by our special correspondent, victory against the Americans was sup posedly gained in the recent Arsenal controversy. To-day a Shameer: business man calls atten tion to the move against the, British and French communities.

Marking Time. 5 Latest news from Canton brings nothing encouraging. Both sides seem to be marking time athough moves "behind the scenes" are being made to bring about a settle ment.

The workers have not returned, .pr rather, have been prevented by the guild pickets from returning; Shameen still gets supplies from Hongkong by the Canton night

steamer.

Cargo is still being shipped up in normal quantities for Chinese consigneus...

Up till last night, the coxswains and engineers of the launches and motor-houts belonging to Shameen firms, had not struck but their going out will occasion no surprise as propaganda is being carried on -unceasingly.

Chinese Want Truce.

Messis, Batterfield a

learn that the Cantonese Mer "chants' Association in Slangimi, have cabled Conton asking for per mission for cargo on Shanghai ships to be discharged in Canton but this has had no result.

(This cable is probably "frou Cantonese merchants in Shanghai who have shipped merchandise W, egents or principals in Canton. Accordingly it would be their de sire to get the lots landed in Canton so that their remittances will not be held up, hence the re- quest made, ostensibly the strike leaders, for grace, i co sideration of Chinese interests being involved in the holding of the vessels with cargo for Canton)"

American As Mediator,

A member of the Shamcon busi- ness community writes under yesterday's date to the "China Mail" as follows:-

No fruitful discussion has taken place between the strikers and the Shameen Municipal Council's re- presentatives. It is reported that

BIG ARMS' HAUL.

SEIZED ON GERMAN VESSEL

CONSIGNED AS MACHINERY...

of

arms

Nearly thirty cases and ammunition were seized by the arrival of the German steamer Revenue Officers last night after Schlesien" from Europe via ports.

A rigorous search was carried out from afternoon to evening and the cases were discovered in the aft part of the vessel.

It is believed that the cases were marked for a destination other than Hongkong and the

contents wore described as machinery,

The ship came in at about half past three yesterday afternoon till late last night. Mauser pistols but the raid was not completed make comprise the major part of and ammunition of Continental the contraband, and it is thought that the arms number several hundred.

TYPHOON.

SOUTH OF HERE.

IN DANGER ZONE.

Another typhoon is about and within the danger zone," ie. inside the 300 miles radius of the Colony,

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NEW

BARRISTER.

LOCAL VARSITY GRADUATE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG "BOY" ADMITTED.

Mr. William Ngartse Thomas, B.A. LI.B., wat this morning

acting Chief Justice (Mr. H. H. J. admitted by His Lordship the

Gompertz) to practice harrister in the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

at

a

TO-DAY IN CHINA.

POLITICAL SITUATION

ROTTEN.

MORE TROUBLE AHEAD.

have been educated abroad.. They are reformers, they are democrats. They have accepted wholesale the political shibboleths of the West.. They are loud in their demands for self-determination; and they are all convinced, especially in the South, that every form of foreign control over the collection of the Chinese Customs must be remov articles, "To-day in China." (re-ence the representatives of the Mr. Perceval Landon's three ed. At the Washington Confer- Chinese Republic laid their case printed in the "China Mall") leave before the rest of the world as the reader under no illusions to though China was just as fully. the prevent unhappy condition of established a, Republic as the In moving the admission the the Flowery Land, writes the United States, with a Constitution working smoothly in every res- H. Kemp, K.C.) stated that Mr. leading article. They confirm the addressed knew perfectly. well the Attorney General (the Hon. Mr. London "Daily Telegraph" in pect, though everyone whom they Thomas obtained liis B.A. degree prognostications which he made true state of affairs. Some few

the Hongkong University in 1916. He was awarded a diploma in when acting as our Special Corres. years ago the humanitarian Political Science and Economy in pondent in the Far East, and they agencies of the world were greatly in 1923 he passed the LL.B. exam amount to this-that the political which prohibited the growth of 1921 at Lincoln College, Oxford.

cheered by the formal decree called to the Bar on June 13, 1933. rotten as it well can be, compatible if China were resolved to conquer at the London University and was situation of the country is as the poppy in China. It seemed as

hope that Mr. Thomas would have appearance of an ordered form of Geneva Conference on the opium His Lordship expressed the with the maintenance of the her worst vice. But at the last a highly successful career. government. That is the way in question it was freely adimitted Mr. Thomas is, It is believed, a China. Just as in the last days of that, in the absence of regular brother of Dr. G. H. Thomas, the Roman Empire the Constitu- methods of 'collecting revenue, senior medical officer of the Tung tion hold together, and no more, every Tuchun not only permits, Wah Hospital and received his so is it. to-day with the Republic but enforces, the growing of the earlier education at the Diocesan of China, which in 1911 took, with- poppy on every available acre, and Boys' School.

out filling, the place of a regime there never was so much opium which had gone on for forty cen- produced in China as now. turies. The forms of modernity, of democracy, of Republicanism are there; of the reality there is has recently elected a new. Presi- nothing. The Chinese Parliament dent. Taa Kun." Mr. Landon warns us to expect trouble from him, since he is "powerful only in the field of intrigue." If he stands

FIRE OUTBREAKS.

BRIGADES HAVE BUSY TIME.

The firemen of, the Central station have had a busy time of it during the week end."

The fact is that, away from the Treaty ports, China is absolutely unchanged. Eighty per cent. of take what comes with resignation her people are agriculturists; who lest worse should befall. They are not interested in the Constitution of China; they care nothing for politics; they are only to be roused

At 10.30 this morning it was reported that a typhoon, the radius of which was unknown, was travelling North-West and at that received a call to No. 23 Tai Wo is for a sharp anti-foreign senti-bling closely in this respect the position of Lat. 19 N., Long 113 E. found that the occupants of the Influence in China lies through the is easily excited, as was shown by time was believed to be in the Street but when they got there ment. His only chance of exerting Indian ryota, Anti-foreign feeling The foregoing means that it is ground floor, where the blaze had foreign Legations; nevertheless he the last vigorous boycott of just about inside the 300 miles originated, had extinguished it circle and almost due south of with the aid of the Wanchai fires anti-foreign. That, too, is Japanese goods in 1919, and Hongkong, according to the direcmen.

typically Chinese. At any moment twenty years back by the mysteri- tion it will pr day inake for the, At 1.48 am Sunday a call was one of the powerful Tuchung, orous Boxer risings. How, then, is inland in the neighbourhood of received to No. 9 Wing Shing military governors, who rule their China to be saved, especially as Pakkhoi and Kwong-chau-wan, street and a small blaze quickly got provinces like autocratic despots, Mr. Landon reminds us that unless there be a material curve.

under control. It was first thought a law to themselves, may topple "Perseus will get no thanks from that the outbreak was due to the Tsau Kun out of the Presidency, Andromeda"? It seems evident fusing of a wire but it was later in which case he would fly, appeal that the regeneration of China found to be due to the bursting of ing for protection to the Lega- need not be looked for from those. à gas pipe."

tions. But that does not prevent who, on the Turkish analogy, Early this morning the services him from trying to arouse Chinese might be called the "Young China of the Kowloon brigade-were-re-national sentiment as an anti- | Party," quired at a matched at the corner foreigner. The Presidential writ democratic politicals who have had of Taipo road. This also was put

viz., the advanced

At 8-30 pm on Saturday they for anything particular at all, it by anti-foreign agitation, resem-

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Roman Empire, when every shred with in China," though he pays of real political and military power full tribute to his courage and had passed into the hands of the determination. The Western Emperor. The Chinese Parlia- Powers certainly will not essay the ment is no less fatuous and im-task of imposing order upon portant than the Roman Senate China. If they were mad enough functioned, but nothing resulted. had then become. It met and to try it they would simply unite The forces in China which have themselves. There is nothing to the warring elements against

the United States Consul has publication of government docu- offered his services as mediator meats by one without the

FRAUD CHARGE.

AGED EMPLOYEE.

Inspector Reynolds applied for but this has had no effect as yet. cognizance of the other side and appeared at the Central Police a remand when Tam King-woon The labour chiefs are con, the taking up of the

Cause Court this morning to answer centrating their attack on British nominally од behalf of the charge of embezzling $1,500 from and French hongs. Ships flying Shameen Chinese workers by the the Hongkong Hawkers' Asse- the British or French flags are labour partisans of Kuomintang,ciation.

SUGAR'S KING WILL.

to be reckoned with are the rival be done but let China take her own Tuchuns, Chang Tso-lin, in Man- time. She is not anxious for

boycotted on arrival, there being there is no doubt the Shameen The defendant, a man of vener-churia (who keeps good order in Western progress. She does not no lighters or coolies to work authorities would have viewed the able appearance, had been em the North), Yen Haihan, the even want the roads which are the Cargoes. On the other hand, no case differently. So far the ployed by the Association as a "ideal despot" of Shamsi, and Wu principal civilising agents of the obstacles are placed in the way of Chinese of the compradore class in clerk and it is alleged that he Pei-fu. Japanese, vessels. Work is con- Shameen have refrained from embezzled the money between equipped for the greater part with from Peking to Tientsin is signi

They possess armies West. The fate of the motor road tinuing at the godowns of the taking any active part in the November last and January of this modern arms. They are supreme ficant; by the time it was pushed Standard Oll Co. and those of the strike. While they have been the year. Japanese shipping line. In spite first to protest against discrimina-

The case was remanded until take care that no revenues pass into ruins at Peking, and it has within their own limits, and they through to Tientsin it had fallen the 31st, inst. of this discrimination practically tion in the regulations, they cer-

out of their territories to the Cen-never been mended. The Tuchuns no business firms in Shameen are tainly have not attempted to havé

trad Government at Peking. The must settle their accounts with doing any business. Losses suffer them repealed or revised. They

Central Government, therefore, is one another, and the best thing to ed to date are considerable.

at the same time cannot resist

practically without revenue, and, be hoped for is that one of them Lots of enrgo indented for what the politicians desire..

as even the best Governments are may succeed in imposing his away Chinese buyers, now lying in Dr. Sun Yat-sen's agents are,

impotent without money, and over as much of China as possible. British godowns or shortly to creating a stage for him to show

BATAVIA, July 19.

money is essential'in a land where A native autocrat is more likely arrive, are causing worry to their the outside world that he still has Reports in the Chinese press officialdon is thoroughly corrupt, to pull China out of the slough respective purchasers. The Chinese the support of his people. They say that under the will of the they are anxious to get hold, if than any other; the failure of: dealers in question are reported as gained some success in this respect late Mr. Oei Tiong Ham his possible, of a greater share of the Yuan Shi-kal nine years ago to being in negotiation with the through the recent arsenal con- second son, Mr. Oei Tiong Customs honestly collected by the establish himself, as dictator had strike leaders for permission to troversy with an American firm, management of the estate, after the payment of the interest on Since his death chaos has been Suan, is entrusted with the foreigner at the Treaty ports for disastrous results for China. clear lots arrived and due, giving a inciting the labourers to hold distribution of promise to suspend business as demonstration against the Ameri- dollars amongst the wives and Chinese politicals at Peking con- ing till another and a stronger China's foreign loans, The rampant, and it looks like continu- soon as the accumulating stocks can firm. Subsequently a former children. are taken delivery of. It is not Chinese labour leader now director The will is reported to have sist for the mast part of men who 'Yuan emerges from the welter. known if anything has eventuated. of the Kwangtung Government caused dissatisfaction in family.

Arsenal, boldly and indiscreetly advertised the settlement as a diplomatic victory "unprecedent ed" in China.

Bad Blunders Made.

several million

circles, and it is stated that Mrs. Wellington Koo, one of deceased's daughters, who has been left one million dollars, has secured the services of a Singapore legal firm to take proceedings.

LANDSLIDE..

POKFULAM RD, SUFFERS."

POLITICAL MOVES.

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

Several days ago it was intimated The untimely publication of the that Dr. Sun Yat-sen would utilize Shameen traffic, and police regula- the Shameen strike issue to regain tions has furnished the scene re- his lost popularity among the quired for Dr. Sun to show he is unthinking Chinese and appear not so impotent as generally gracefully again among his foreign understood.. His henchmen, now friends, Events have shown that controlling the strike, will do their Dr. Sun, through his agents utmost to bring about a situation directly and indirectly, has been 'in which international notice will A large landslide near the pump creating a condition disapproved have to be taken,

ing Station, Pokfulam road, on by the more respectable but never-By publishing the traffic regula- Saturday morning, closed the road theless appeasing to the sincere tions to early and by dealing to all traffic for a number of hours, but thoughtless and duped mass directly with the committee in the Would-be travellers to Repulse as now represented in the clerks, charge of the strike instead of the Bay had to go round by West stevedores, and other employees merchants who first interested before the usua! Saturday afternoon Point, but a passage was cleared in or near the foreign hongs in themselves in the matter, the rush set in. Throughout Saturday Shamsen people have made a bad afternoon and all day Sunday cars Since early May last the Chinese blunder.

had to negotiate that section of the business men, as represented by Sticks To His Guns. road very carefully, however. The officers of the General Chamber of The Chinese correspondent at debris is not yet entirely cleared Commerce and the members of the Sun Wul City, who wrote to the away in spite of the continued British Municipal Council, have "China Mail" last week, absolutely efforts of a gang of earth coolles, been in semi-official. communica refuses to have any further dis- tion relative to revising the input or controversy. What he structions to constables in sald in his former latter is the Evary User ia a Friose Shameen for the enforcement of absolute truth, and he sticks to traffic regulations.

The personal recundiondations of Had the it. He says he is a pure-blooded people who have been oured by: Chame Canton business men been per Chinese from Sun Web Seng, and brain's Cough Remedy, have dogo more mitted to deal directly with the wholly detests and abhors the thun selae, Li (normes the sale and sag Shameen Municipal Authorities, majority of his countrymen for bottles, and rack/32 Lizen of this proption, until therN AŽU KAW without patside influence as their lack of sgratitude to those wh incited by the premature official whol

Shameen.

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