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No. 19,601

ARMS HAUL.

SWATOW CHANGE.

POSITION OF CHAN'S ARMY,

WILL CANTON RE-ATTA‡K?

An offensive by the Chan Kwidg-ming soldiery to overthrow the Bolshevik regime in Canton is anticipated as the result of recent developments i11 and around

Swatow,

When the Kuomintang garrison at Swatow was called back to Canton

to fight the Yunnan and Kwangsi mercenaries, General Hisu Shung- chi came to an understanding with certain subordinates of Chan, Since then the rival commanders have been staying in close proxi- mity to one another.

Tolerance continued because neither side was strong enough to |

According to 'attack' the other.

FIND ON "AMLAKUNA MARU."

AYAL BUNKERS' SECRET,

As a result of n ruid last night by evente officers 0311. the 8. Amakusa Maru" the following sizur wux made: 21 Luger pistols, 5 Smith and Wesson and 17 izomitius, also 12,000 rounds of ammunition.

The Amakusa Murn" left Hong- tổng this morning for Hollow, Pukhoi and Haiphong.

SERIOUS LAPSE.

2ND OFFICER'S TICKET" SUSPENDED,

ASLEEP ON HIGH SEAS,

CANTON GUILE.

CADETS TO ASSIST PICKETS.

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DESTITUTE RUSSIAN.

THOUSANDS UNEMPLOYED IN SHANGHAI.

PATHETIC TALE IN COURT.

A pathetic tale of the hardships brought on by the strike was told to Mr. R. A. D. Forrest. at the Central Magistracy, this morning when Sergeant Alston brought before His Worship Rahsian named Ramon Solomkin. on a charge of destitution.

For being asleep when on duty Further proof is forthcoming while his ship was under way on that the Canton rulers are openly the high seas, Mr. P. R. Harris assisting the strikers in setting (second officer of the s.s. "Phoum-aside treaties, says the "Kung penh") had his certificate as first Sheung Yat Po" in the action of mate (issued at Hongkong) aus General Cheung Kai-shek who has pended for two years by the Court posted a number of his cadet The arms and amununition were of Inquiry which sat this morn-officers to co-operate with the and concealed in the coal bunkering to investigate a charge of atrike pickets.

The defendant said thai he At first it was not possible' to misconduct against him. and were contained in baga.

came to Hongkong in search of Lieut. Com. G. F. Hole, R.N.comply with the request of the work and had hopes of getting (Harbour Mter), presided.

employment. He had been to The other members of the Court

Macao to. see the Netherlands comprised Lieut-Com. C. H. R.

Harbour Works, with whom he Harvey, R.N., of the Naval Chart

claimed to have been emẞloyed Depôt, Captain R. Hill of the s.a.

before, but they had vacancies IT'S AN ILL WIND. Achilles, Captain T. G. Gamba number were sent from Wham only for engineers, and he was rill of the s.. "Changte" and Cap-pon to Canton where, through disappointed as he had no quali- tain J. G. Smith of the .."Pong there not being enough room at fications for such a position. He Tong."

Tung Yuen (the strike head-then returned to Hongkong with About a dozen members of the quarters), other accommodation the intention of going to Swatow Mercantile Marine were in the was found for them. Details are where he might be able to secure Court as spectators.

given of the duties to be perform-work as watchman in the Asiatic

Petroleum Company. ed by the cadets,

+

TOBACCO COMPANY'S.

OUTPUT.

INCREASED BY STRIKE.

Witness Harris

Strike Executive as the first batch of eadets had already passed out and had been allotted to various commands, and the second batch had not pussed out. Subsequently

The compratiore of a vessel which has come here from Swatow, the position there was dienlt to exploin. Chan's army WAN stronger in numbers than Hsu's following but the latter wielded

Captain A. W. Hall, master of the civil power and allowed the That there are a few firms who the "Pheumpenh" testified that This vernacular paper has also Defendant begged of His Wor- strike pickets to do as they please, have escaped the general depres-from midnight to 4 a.m. on received a report that it is intend-ship not to send him to Shanghai The Kuomintang, although out. sion which strike conditions have August 19 Harris was officer oned to send Hu Han-min (Wu Hon- where the conditions as regards Dambered. were so firmly en-caused to local Chinese and for- watch.

employment were stated to be in had in-man) to Moscow. trenched that an effort by Chan's eign businesses is evidenced by structed

to

call Hitherto another Chinese report

a state of chaos owing to thou- headquarters to raise a kan of the volume of business at present him when the ship arrived had stated that Hu's life had been sands of Russians who were nt- 83,000,000 from the civil popula- being carried on by the Nanyangat certain positions As they spared as the result of the plead-tracted there from Tientsin, Har- tion, failed.

Bros. Tobacco Company, to cope were near Varella. Captain Hallings of the widows of three Kuo- bin and other places on wages However, such an impossible with which overtime is having woke up about 3.20 a.m. without mintang men who had been ranging from $10 to $15 a day be state of affairs could not last. daily to be worked. This factory having been called and found that assassinated - including the ing now displaced by returning

widow of Liu Chung-oi. Talk of a pro-Chan offensive was is looked upon officially as more Varella had been passed.

The seamen and other workers. in the air and on Wednesday, news or less in the nature of a 'model Accordingly he went up and "Kung Sheung Yat Po's" corre- himself had worked on the s.3. reached Hongkong that the re-

met the quartermaster coming out spondent says that outwardly, a "Empress of Canada" and was muining Kuomintang (Red) troops,

of the charthouse inside which pretence will be made of sending discharged. had vacated the place and that

Harris was asleep on a settee, Hu to Peking to look after the Chan's men had moved in.

Captain Hall deemed it advisable negotiations anent the Shakee to have a witness. He sent for shooting, as he is the Canton the chief engineer in whose pre- Foreign Minister; but he will sence Harris was roused, the really leave on a Russian warship latter seeming to be under the for Shanghai from whence he will influence of liquor..

be taken to Moscow where he will be under the supervision of the Soviet!

tid as the provisions for profit sharing are on generous lines employees are enjoying a measure of prosperity."

The "Wah Tsz Yat Po" reports It would appear that production that had it not been for unpreis at present restricted because paredness the offensive against of lack of sufficient numbers of Swatow might have been launched skilled packers and packet on September 10 but that a delay makers, chiefly consisting of of several days occurred until children, and as a result of this Tse Man-ping (who commands, an application was made by the nominally, a division) moved his firm for temporary removal of the troops into the port. The Kuo-laws relating to the employment mintang garrison fled and a com- of children which provide for a pany of gendarmerie was forced day's holiday in the course of the to surrender its arms. The office week. The children and their of the Strike Executive, says the parents were reported to be report. also vanished mysteri- anxious to make the most of the ously.

period of prosperity.

'Corroborative evidence was given by Mr. A. W. Forsyth, chief engineer of the ship.

He

Sergeant Alston said that al- though defendant's case was an exceptional one he might not be permitted to land in any of the South China coast ports.

His Worship explained to the defendant that he had no power to make an order to send him to Swatow as desired.. An arrange- The "Kung Sheung Yat Poment would, however, be made to also devotes considerable promin- send the defendant away, and in the meantime he would be sent to ence to the activities of two mili- aaid to be

the House of Detention. tarists who are threatening Kwangtung province from its Northern and North- Western boundaries. These two generals are believed to be in The action of the responsible

league with the Honanese mer- Answering the Harbour Mas-cenary leader whose policy is Government officials in turning down this application is of partiter, Harris replied that he had suspected of being rather for him-

not complained to the master of self than for the Kuomintang. feeling ill.

cular interest in view of the fact that restriction of output would lead to a certain amount of loss of revenue. The laws protecting

It is difficult to say if this is the beginning of the much-vaunt- ed campaign against Canton. At present, the pro-Chan faction has not even regained the position it held before the last Enst River war, as a result of which Chan fled Lo Shanghai. However, there is child labour are British laws. little doubt that its position-in-And then certain politicians at less overwhelming, reinforcements Home talk glibly of British ex- are sent from Canton-in Swatow ploitation of child labour! and the surrounding four districts,

is firmly entrenched.

Foreigners Co-operate.

The "China Mail" has been in- formed that the foreign residents at Swatow are joining together in i establishing a mutual store, which will be supported so as to be able. to cope with emergencies.

THE WEATHER.

TO-MORROW'S OBSERVA- TORY FORECAST.

MAIL STEAMER DELAYED.

For the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow, the weather forecast reads: North-East winds, moderate; fair to showery. That for the Formosa Channel is North winds, moderate: -

No returns were received from Japan to-day. Pressure has in- creased slightly at most stations.

STOLEN FIREWOOD,

WOMAN'S« INGENIOUS

DODGE.

MAXIMUM TINE IMPOSED, «

When charged at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with 1- lawful possession of Government frewood, Chinese woman pro- duced a receipt handed to her at a Grwood depôt.

It transpired in evidence that the wood had been cut at a Government plantation and in no way resembled that sold at the depôt.

In imposing the maximum penal- ty of $10 in addition to paying the ost of the wood (80 cents). the Magistrate said that a deliberate attempt had been made to get mundi

the law.

CHINESE CHAIRMAN

PLEASED

Information has been received EXTRALITY MEETING. by wireless that the P. & O. 8.8. "Khyber" has been delayed by a typhoon and in consequence will not be able to sail from Hongkong before noon this Sunday. This vessel will be conveying the Homeward English" mall this week.

BIG MERGER.

DUNLOP AND GOODYEAR

UNITEZ

(Reuter's Serviks:)

London, Sept. 17.

(Reuter's Serviço;}

In the witness box. Harris ex- pressed regret for his lapse. He had suffered from dysentery and had been without food or sleep for two days. About 3.16 a.m. on the night in question, he went to lie down in the charthouse be cause he felt overcome.

The Court, after retiring, gave its verdict as stated.

“LITTLE” HSU. ·

RECEIVED BY FRENCH PRESIDENT.

M,

(Reuter's Servics.)

Paris, Sept. 17.

Painleve

SIR J. JORDAN,

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL,

SERVICE.

MANY. NOTABLES PRESENT,

(Reuter's Service.) ·

London, Sept. 17.

SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

LATEST CAPETOWN TURN.

TWO VESSELS SAIL.-

(Reuter's Service.)

Capetown, Sept. 17,

The Government has decided not to allow more seamen into the detention camps where the ship- owners are at present paying for their keep.

The Immigration Department has declared that all searen and through passengers on ships in prohibited im-

Many great commercial and finan- the bay are (President of France) has received General Hsucial institutions in China were re-migrants and none will be allowed

presented at the funeral service of to land. Shu-tseng ("Little" Hau), head of Sir John Jordan, former British The liner "Ulysses" and the the Chinese Mission bow in Ambassador to China at Putney, maize ship "Bisley" have sailed Europe.

In addition to representatives of for England. the Foreign Office and the Chinese

VOLUNTEERS WANTED. LABOUR GAIN.

Legation the gathering included

Capetown, Sept. 17. Sir Ronald Macleay, British Ambas- The Union Castle Co is asking STOCKPORT BYE-ELECTION dor to China; Sir Francis Aglen, for application from Capetown

.. RESULT.

Inspector General of the Maritime and Durban for strong, young Customs of China; Sir Robert Ho Tung, Sir Charles Addie, Chairman. firemen and trimmers, on liberal men willing to go to England as (Reuter's Service) .-

of the Hongkong and Shanghai pay, passage paid back to South London, Sept. 17. Bank, London Committee;

Africa if desired. Denison Rose, Director of the The Stockport bye-election re-School of Oriental Studios London, sulted:

..20,219 Eastham (Cons.) ..17,892 Fildes (Liberal)

Townend (Labour)

and Bishop Boott.

A JUCH TRIBUTE.

Biz

MORE SENTENCES.

Sydney, Sept. 17. Over a hundred atriking seamEN Telegraphing condolence to Lady were yesterday sentenced to a Jordan, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, - week'a imprisonment. This is a gain for the Labour Foreign Secretary profoundly re- At a meeting of the Labour Party: 42

,17,296

$30,000,000 LOAN. BALANCE FOR ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT..

(Reuters Service.). Peking, Sept. 17 "The Chairman of the Extrality

Buenos Ayres, Sept. 17. Commission, Mr. Chang Yao.

The National City Bank and tseng, in an interview with Messrs. J. P. Morgan have been Reuter, said: "Indeed it is a piece entrusted with the issue of a loan of happy newa that America, purf $80,000,000, to be taken up by suant to the Washington Confer the Argentine Government, being ence, is taking steps to request the balance of $180,000,000 which the interested Powers to appoint, Congress authorised for flotation this year, an International Com. In the United States: mission to investigate the Chinese Judicial system and administra

The amalgamation is announction of justice

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TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

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The Chinese" Government

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wil be composed of a

trælued festzl, expe way will BDAY

MARTIAL LAW

BOLIVIAN, REVOLUTION.

grets that when we are seeking to Council, Mr. Walsh stated that trete the old relations of con- the liner "Orvieto" was bringing. fidence and friendshin between some hundreds of free labourers to China and Britain we have lost the mun idle British ehips. The Water help of Sir John Jordan who was de Federation hae instructed men- the personal embodiment of that bars hot to work for overseas vessels friendship and a gifted interpreter where the original crews have, been of the spirit and aspirations of each placed, to the other.

WARM TRIBUTE.

VICEROY'S FAREWELL TO

INDIA.

PHOGERAN WITH WISDOM.

(Reuter's Service)

Bimla, Sept. Earl Reading in e speech to the Council of

has been dissolved

to the bar and temperat

He interpreted

TOKYO TO BERLIN.

JAPANESE AVIATORS”.

FLIGHT.

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(Reuters Service.)

Berlin, Supt. 17. Japanese aviators: Majors.

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