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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1925.

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CANTON'S

CRITICAL

OUTLOOK.

POSSIBLE

FIGHT TO A FINISH.

Yesterday's Startling Events Described.

Startling events which took place in Canton yesterday portend fight to the finish between the alien militarists and the Cantonese 'Reds.

Foreigners, Warned, (Fróm Our Own Correspondent.)

had been dug and from these, Commu ist marines opened fire

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Sir Charles Eliot To Return to the Colony ?

With the near approach of His Excellency, the Governor's departure from Hongkong rumour la busier than ever with the intriguing subject of his successor.

A "China Mail" correspondent years, he had peculiar oppor writes pointing out that a recent tunities of studying Oriental Tandung Juve 7.

cable referred to the appointment psychology, and the long st at Yunnanese culposts and pickets

of a neAmbassador at Tokyo. of important posta he

has After several mercenaries had been picked off, rhinese Associations, held in the future activities of the Rt. administrative

A specic meeting of the Ligion of without specifying the nature of held speaks volumes as to his Cartony Sunday 2.45 p.m.

Yunnanese burst open the amylon, has passed a resolution Hon. Sir Charles Eliot, who has ability.

and diplomatic Yesterday's action of the gun restaurant as Its roof is the highest une forces by interfaring Bowers Japan since 1919. Would it be and British East Africa. also that doors of the Tai Sam Yueniotesting against the ofreted as British Ambassador to High Commissionership of Samoa Amongst them are the hoats has brought on a real state in the vicinity. Previous to this, to suppress the shoke who shot too great a flight of the imagina of Commander-in-Chief of the of war All Saturday night - till the small hours of this morning the doors and filed. Finding a students" and recording; full sp-Home Government has him in High

the staff had lockedland barricaded down dstoneele-s workers and. And to day,

tion, he asks, to infer that the latter Protectorate and H.M.'s there has been GENTS SOCKS intermittent spiping from both vantage point on the restaurant port of the strikers,

Commissionership in roof which had battlements" of a

view' as the future Governor of Siberia, Esiden

Besides these he has kidd, the mercenaries took cover Shameen is in little

Hongkong?

held numerous posts in connee- Rigy, June 7, Of Sir Charles eminent suit tion with the Embassy in the) danger as the shots are not talling and sent over volley after volley! in that direction.

with their mausers. Finding their But there is no

Moson telegrams show that the ability for the post there can Near East and the United States tellink

position untenable the marines Soviets and dosady and sympathebe no two ways of thinking, of Amerjen. what may happen to Europeans in or outside the city.

withdrew. Some fled in waitingfilially, watching events in Chin. As the first Vice-Chancellor of The only arguments which rise "Consals have

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After the gunboats and "armed; launches bad passed out into the Back Reach, the Yunanese began to take up positions behind) sandbag barricades On the Western and Central Bund Snipers were busy on both sides of the River and several proved their marksmanship. 0:10 Yunnanese post was close by the Tung O'S, S. Co.'s wharf. When the Ss. Sai O went alongside this morning, the position was obscured by the vessel. The mer-i renaries accordingly left that post | but returned whép, the steamery sailed shortly after 3 o'clock and re-opened fire at The opposite bank. On the other side, the Communists had their points of vantage from which they replied! to the rifles on the city side, All inost- only two of three rounds could have been fired from artillery and both sides used rifles! and masers.

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Mounted police rode into a crowd of 19,000 persons who stormed the doors of Madison Square Canden, New York, inter which 15,000 others had already fought their way to hear Eugene Debs, former radical prisoner sad defented Socialist candidate for President, who spoke at the behest of the Works men's Circle National Convention. Several' women were hurt and one woman was trampled by a horse. Eugene Dobs was in prison during the war for making histle, speeches to the Allies' cause..

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Wednesday Developments,"

Many reports

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to the mind in connection with|| such an appointment are those concerned with the nature of the political opinions of Sir Charles, which are not exactly coincident | with those of the Party in power:| also Sir Charles Eliot's age, which is just over 60: "Are these suffi- cient to over-ride the many and Stronger arguments in favour of his appointment as Governor to Hongkong?" asks our correspon dens, and dealing with the latter question the writer recalls Sir Charlies Eliot's robust physique and keen mental faculties which, he states, so far from diminish- ing as the years' roll by seem ever to leave him with a clearer vision and a greater mastery in the direction of his fauulties to the desired end."

It is fairly cbvious," writes our correspondent. "that it is not the intention of the Government to appoint a new Governor'to ad- ministrate during what is un- doubtedly the most trying period! of the year. Again indulging the imaginative element, excusable enough in view of the anitable- ness of Sir Charles, what more desirable than that he should have a few months' holiday when his post is filled in Japan and that he should then return to the Colony in connection with which he has held an important post! with much distinction,"

SEARCH INCIDENT.

A P.WD EMPLOYEE IN TROUBLE.

A Chinese draughtsman of thঠP.W.D., was charged before Mr. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Mägistracy this morning with refusing to be searched at a molc?

Man Hing Lase at 9.30 fast night.

counts

morning (about 2 am) the Coni! I was privileged to watch the munists sent oui. a farlor hope return action from a roof forty fert

Shanghai, June 4, Communists re. to land in Canton. They embark away. ed in the might in

nustered and stole back on to the Through walkouts of almost all Island from the far side. They workers in cotton-mills and in fast launches from Honam and crossed the river under cover of opened fire once more and caught many other factories and indua- Dutch Folly Island in the middle returned to their unfailing roof, Chinese out in the general strike mercenaries unaware, The latter trial establishments, the ranks of Before they had) reached the Bund, they were sight-faste marines nadbanged a wire were yesterday swelled to an ed by the Yunnanese sentinels, from the marines and banged away estimated 100.000. Guards were called out from the till the marines retreated once Two were killed and several vicinity. The launches

more. fised. machine guns and the mercenaries)

When left, the Island was, wounded in clashes in the North-

Before Mr. S: B. B. McElderry, ern section. Nohe was between on the Bund replied with mausers. apparently, vacant, neither side mobs and police.

at the Central Magistracy this Eventually the launches

morning, a were venturing to take possession as i

young American of assaults on named H. T. Werschkul, was driven off. This morning bodies has no means of retreat.

oä four were seen in the river and it is marines were by no means accurate foreigners, particularly seriously charged believed that some of the attacking did amash a considerable part of

in their shooting although they injured, were received,

Larising out · of party were killed The Yunnanesc

An American Volunteer was accident at Repulse Bay Road last immediately withdrew their dead the restaurant's front. Some of arrested by Chapel authorities Saturday afternoon. The charges and wounded.

their shots went wider than where when he stepped over the border, were that he did (1) unlawfully I was a spectator.

but was released after being de drive a motor car without a proper River Boats Arrive.

tained some hours.

lience, (2) drive while in When the river steamers' arrived Hundreds of foreign men and intoxicated condition, (3) fall to this morning, the Paul Bean women volunteered for emergency stop after causing injuries to an

and leading

drop duty in response to the Council's Indian guard of the Repulse Bay ped anchor in the stream. The appeal.

Hotel, and (4) drive recklessly. Housetop Ambush.

Sai On went ahead to her wharf Two British cruisers arrived in A formal adjournment was made Carrying the fight into enemy and the Kinshan followed sal port. Landing parties will be for one week, ball being fixed at territory, the Yunnanese sallied The Honam was already anchored brought ashore to-day.

$2,000. across the river at 535 a.m. in the river... As far as

Mr. M. H. Turner appeared for There were only abour, forty I could see, none of the shot were

the defence. of them and they ventured directed at the boats and thei out into the river in small 'mercenaries on the Bund were

About 410 am, the attack was repeated but further down thei river. This was also unsuccessful! and the Communists retreated very quickly,

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commandeered, rowing boats I particularly anxious to avoid was light then but I could not hitting the steamers. follow their movements as they At the moment of writing, firing were hidden behind shipping, seems to have slackened. having zig-zagged as soon as they

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A Weihai-wei constable stated in evidence that he stopped the defendant as he wanted to search him.

The defendant asked what tight witness had to search him, and witness pointed to his khaki uniform and revolver. Defendant refused to submit and had to be arrested.

The defendant stated that the constable approached him and felt him up and down when he (defendant) caught hold of the

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Shooting Affray.

The accident happened near the constable's hands and questioned ICE CREAM Yangtzepoo district was the Repulse Bay Hotel, and it is his authority, whereupon the scene of Wednesday's shooting alleged that the car did not stop constable assaulted him and affray, which resulted in the death until it reached Shaukiwan Road arrested hħu.

MORPHIA FOUND.

BRUTAL MURDER. BODY THROWN INTO THE SEA.

of two rioters and the wounding where Divisional Inspector Black- His Worship.was unable 10 of several more. The disturbance man was on the lookout accept the evidence of one, man occurred at a Japanese ice factory after a telephone message against another and discharged on Lay Road, within a few had been sent to the Police the defendant with a caution, an hour later, the commander told (From Our Own Correspondent.) minutes walk of the Yangtzepon station ibere. The car

was saying that he would report the me that they had reached some Canton, Saturday 4 30 p.m. Police Station. A crowd of about lying on the compound of the matter to the head of the P.W.D Honam steps but had not landed Fighting broke out a short while 3,000 assembled at the gates of Central Police Station this morg as they had spotted Communists ago through the River- defence the factory, forced their way in. ing. The glass of the right head- in ambush on housetops This is Flotilla steaming up the Canton side and for the next few minutes light was so ashed and the number given for what it is worth

River in line and opening an set about smashing up everything plates dented The Indian, During the day, both sides potted aimless bombardment.

breakable. Matters became very sustained a serious fracture of the although not in danger of his life, away at one another. The Bund There were about twelve of serious and the Sikh constable on was deserted and the Honam front these craft in all, ranging from duty nearby summoned assistance hip which is likely to keep him in was lined with sandbags and obsolete wooden gunheats to arm which came from a squad of hospital for a long time. nothing else. The Bring resembled launches. Most of them were foreign and Chinese Police. The ed the letting off of firecrackers by equipped with small quick-firers, mob turned its attention to the lads in Hongkong streets after the probably 3-pounders. For wha! Police who were forced to fire. Brst flush of China New Year... Their shots were intended nobody One of the rioters was killed I saw at least two Yunnanese knows. In connection with their instantly while several suffered dead carried away and seven actually firing the first shots minor wounds, Later & hand to wounded. I cannot say what brought casualties there were on the Honam conflicting, but nevertheles im. hand struggle took place between aldo as cross-riverstrafic has ceased | portant,

the police and the crowd and one on account of the general strike, From a source friendly to the of the most troublesome rioters pear as if they contained mercantile the body. A piece of rope hanging faside the city and in the western Yunnanese, learn that the Flotilla received a blow on the head from suburb people were walking about was bought over by the mera police baton which killed him quite calmly.

A cenaries for a quarter of a million

Kaifeng Situation Fight for an Idand. dollars. Presuming that this is Several determined efforts were true, the Wingfung. ·(flagship [made during the day to take and of the Communists) (became re-take Dutch Folly. This Island, suspicious and they fled up the almost within a stone's throw of River to pass out through. Pak the Bund, was "lo the handr Ngo Tam (ihe passage by Sha of the Communists. Trenches (Continued on page 9.)

on the war, some

rumours

current.

Serious.

EUROPEAN STEAMER

SEIZURE.

· SYCHET DARRZLS,

The partly decomposed body of a Chinese was found washed ashore on a beach in the mainland during the week-end. In 'eircum- stances pointing, to the man hay- ing been brutally murdered. The right side of the face bore a hole apparently caused by a bullet, and Concealed in barrels made to: ap there were several stab wounds on chemicals, o quantity of morphia from the girdle points to the was snized by the Imports andtheory that a stone weight, was Exports Department on board the used to sink the body in the sea. 5.8. Amazm Mara, on her arrival Singapore correspondent from European porta,

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