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PEACE DELEGATES.

GENTLEMAN BACK FROM CANTON,

"VERY HOPEFUL" NEWS.

alr. Wong Kwong-tin returned Tran mcements are reported from Swatow amb the relative poted on the Kowloon-Canton from Canton by the, "Honam” position of the Red and anti-Red Railway when the train was yesterday and reported the pro-

made as attacked by bandits, and regard- ] gress'

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forces as stated in a message to the Naval authorities Follows:--

anti-Red forest right wing centreti mund Hergli and Ping Shan: left wing at Jan Sher.

Red forces have retreated to

Tam Li.

The message in question also >tates that more Chinese domestics have returned to the hemes of British residents.

CADETS MOVING. Passengers who left Samchun by truid yesterday for Cunton are reported have turned back owing to the line (Chinese see "tion} being monopolised by Whampoa Cadets who are on the move in view of an impending campaign with the anti-Red forces from Swatow.

mg which conflicting reports have, Chinese delegates who had gone appeared in the vernacular papers, up to discuss means to end the

were furnished to a "China Mail"

reporter by a passenger who re- turned to Hongkong yesterday,

The train left Kowloon at 6.40 a.m. on September 18 with about ten Europeans, including: several ladies, and the usual complement of Chinese passengers.

After the change over into the Chinese section at Samchun every- thing went well until near south of Namshen when the train got derailed, apparently owing to some fault at a switch-off. This occurs" red shortly after noon) and the passengers were obliged to do half! an hour's wälk to the station, where they boarded another train which left at 5.30 p.m.

The batch of Cadets previously doing guard dinty at Samchun are said to have been ordered back to Canton. Their place is believed: Sheklung was reached at 8

subordinates.

strike.

had been entertained to dinner by The delegation, stated Mr. Wong,

General Cheung Kai-shek and by Mr. Wong Ching-wai

The Canton laborites were to have held a mass meeting last night to discuss the settlement. Mr. Wong Tong of the On Lok Yuen Co. said that the news he had received was "very hopeful."

"HEAVY LOSS.”

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IS 13 LUCKY ?-

HOLT STEAMER AVOIDS ARGUMENT.

LOCAL HARBOUR SCENE.

Ja the number 13 lucky. Just on noon to-day there was this number of big ships in the centrui harbour, ranging from fairly large ocean-going steamers to real liners.

However, 4 Blue Funnel (Holt)

line ship prevented any argument by putting away from her wharf round dozen. and thus reducing the total to a

That there were more big ships in port that on ordinary days WAS easily recognisable to even those not particularly observant-fur- ther evidence, if any is required, of Hongkong's shipping import ance,

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YESTERDAY'S MATCH.

In spite of the heavy going and the slippery nature of the ball, the rugby game between the H.K.F.C. (rugby section) and HMS “Am- brose' at Happy Valley yesterday, provided some flac open playsand: the handling of the threes, parti-. cularly that of the Club, was excellent.

Sommerfelt and Bowker scored for the Club, the latter converting This was the only his own try. acoring of the match and the Club, therefore, won by 8 points

In the centre of the harbour, to nil. nearer the Kowloon side were Bowker's try was a very fine two P. & O. steamers About 8) effort, bringing the result of a fine a.m. the "Karmala" had come in

Alongside the Kowloon wharves the Club's full back, Stewart. were noticed the giant "Empress The only note of criticism of Australia." the Dollar Line which might be made in respect "President Taft." the Ben Line of the otherwise, excellent work "Benrinnes," the "Osaka Maru" of the threes, was that they some and the German "Carl Legien." times held on to the ball just.

At Holt's Wharf were the "City slightly too long. Funnel "Rhexenor." Just as the of Evansville" and the Blue The teams (as announced).

China Mail" reporter had com- pleted his survey, the last named steamed gracefully out of sight.

were:-.

H.K.R.F.C.. Team. Back:Stewart..

from the North; followed by the run on his part at the end of "Sicilia" at about 11.30a.m.. Both which he kicked over the 'back's were tied to harbour buoys./ head and beat another man in the

Close to these two were the race for the line. Indo-China, "Laisang" which ar rived from Calcutta. Further

Summers was another player along, opposite the Harbour who showed up to particular ad- Office, was the Taiyo Maru" vantage and it was an opening on (formerly the "Cap Finisterre") to have been taken by Kuomin-p.m. add here about 50 Chinese From enquiries mude locally at which runs

to North America. bis part that led to the first try. tung (Cantonese) soldiers for-soldiers boarded the train and the office of the representatives in Further weat was the "Anyo Lammert had little to do but what merly under Hsu Shung-chi but travelled on it to protect the Hongkong of the Bunique Indus- Maru," a South American boat he did was done well. now absorbed by the Reds.

passengers as trouble was anti-trielle de Chine, the China and close to this Japanese ship Cadets are also leaving Canton eipated further up the line. After Mail"

A feature of the game was the. was informed that the was the Blue Funnel "Philoctine tackling and touch finding of for points along the railway to leaving Sheklung, the engine went "beary lowa" referred to by tetes." disembark for the East River re-wrong, and the train put back tocably ·was nota loss in gion, where they are taking up a wayside station where fuel and turnover but purely a paper-loas, positions to prevent further

water supplies on the engine were the balance sheet in respect of cursions by Chan Kwing-ming's replenished..

dealings in many exchanges lioving The journey from now on was be enluited oh that of the A number of disarmed Red very slow, and excitement almost rang which resulted in many soldiers are suspected of having amounting to panic arose when

anomalies. entered the New Territories by bandits from both sides of the the China Mait representative As an instance, it was stated to the ferry from Sa U Chung. The line opened fire on the train at a that the half-year balance sheet soldiers were driven back by the point near Wachang. The bandits, in respect of the lol dealings of anti-Reds: the majority being however, failed to attain theire Bangne Industrielle hud show disarmed. Those who escaped

to stop theed in franes a jómóf 80,000, are said to have trekked to Tam object, which was Shui where they continued their train, and the driver continued the calculated on the exchange as it was run with all the speed of which at that time, but such an actual journey into British territory.

the engine was capable.

profit was not in fact made.. The passengers were treated to In any event, no lose which the Chine Industrielle dei further excitement up the line Banque when an order came from the might make could affect the Fat darkness to stop. This was dis-Enstern creditors the terms of regarded, and firing ensued, the whose payment, fixed on u gold train being eventually brought to lollar had already been announced, a standstill. Much to the relief it, indeed, it could effect payments It is hinted that the anti-Red of the passengers, the visitors in France fixed on the frane itself. The Reuter cable ran as follow: rulers are afraid to expel the boy turned out to be friends, as they cott sponsors for fear of being were troops from the Canton accused of lack of patriotism and Government placed there to guard At a meeting of the Banque In- of opposing the "national cause." the railway from bandit attacks: dustrielle de Chine on September However, foreign firms are pre- The driver of the train Georges: Maspero, with Tai Ming 50 under the presidency of M. paring for a return to normal severely reprimanded by the soft, Secretary of the Chinese times, states one report.

diers for disregarding the order Legation and Mr. Armstrong, pre- The Japanese Consul is men- to stop, but he was excused when senting the Peking syndicate as tioned as having derived little they learned of the experience the satisfaction in an interview with train had been through and the rotors, there was adopted the Wong Keung (the present For- natural conclusion that the train of 1924 showing a loss

63,919,000 francs. eign Commissioner) the Chinese had encountered another robber having suggested certain "terms gang. of settlement" which have to be carefully considered.

CHINESE REPORTS.

According to reports in the vernacular papers, the Swatow authorities are using their water police to protect foreign shipping in their port and to keep off agitators or strike leaders.

“SUI YIK” ARMS,

LOADED REVOLVERS FOUND. REPORT.

One report, as yet unconfirmed in official quarters, is that baded revolvers were found on some of the Chinese soldiers of the "Sui Yik" When they were assembled

The passengers were assured by the soldiers that the line from there to Canton, was quite safe, as there were patrols all along, and a journey attended with many in-† zidents closed when Canton was reached at 2.30 in the morning.

Both the European and the Chinese passengers were treated"

The position was ren-

.

Paris, October I.

MOTOR SMASH.

TAXI AND CHAIR COLLISION

GARDEN ROAD ACCIDENT,

of

A taxicab proceeding down the

C6

HONAM'S” TRIPS.

MORE CHINESE FROM

CANTON.

RELAXED RESTRICTIONS?"

As a result, it is believed, "of relaxed restrictions, more Chinese passengers were able to board the 8.8. "Honam" at Canton for the been able to do so since the first voyage to Hongkong than have emergency run of the "Honam" was Instituted.

also

Three quarters: McKenzie, Bowker, Gardner, Lammert. Halves:-Summers, Ralph Forwards: — Foster, Forsyth, Smith, Fochen, Millar, O'Connor, Ralston, Curwin,

H.M.S. “Ambrüsc” Team, Back:-Mortimer.

-Hocking,

Three quarters: Honeywell, Duncan, Hayter.

Halves-Evans, Cowley. Forwards. Stafford, Wilkin, Short, Morrell, Curnock, Balsdon, Gambles, Sharples.

Referee:-D. Fitzgerald..

found on page 9.1

[Other sport reports will be

HOCKEY FIXTURE.

Some 83 Chinese, were able to... get on board although they report having had to pay excessive charges to sampan owners,

About 30 Europeans voyaged to Hongkong

The following will represent the Conditions regarding the land- University to-day against the ing of Chinese passengers at Hongkong Hockey Club, at Happy Canton were unaltered, merchants Valley at 5,80 p.m. sharp-3. 0. and others having made their own Shahabudin (captain), Y G. Teh, arrangements experiencing little B. T. Khoo, H. Y, Leong, H. N “difficulty, and a poorer class Balhetchet, B. P. Ng, J. E Chinese being obliged to remain Noronha, C.-W. Lam, C. K. Ongi. aboard and eventually return to. A. Rumjahn, B. N. Sudan. Hongkong

Reserves P: T. Lim, P. C. Lim, T. P. Wi Just Like Old Times,”

* Just like old timea” was the

opinion expressed to a "China Mail" reporter by an official of the Steamboat Co, when the s

to some excitement which they bend. in. Garden Road near the had never expected in a train junction of Bowen Road collided journey, tiered worse by the might being with a chair which had been left very dark, added to the fact that on a side of the road yesterday the electric light on the train went afternoon. The chair overturned. out and candles had to be used and the shafts became entangled "Honam sailed again for Canton FRIENDLY GESTURE.

Our informant sald that he and with the motor vehicle. this morning. yesterday, prior to being sent the other passengers in the com- The taxicab was not damaged His reason was that there were partment had to lie down fat as and drove away affer extricating about a hundred Chinese in the soon as they heard the bandits fire, itself from the chair, which was | second-class accommodation. Altogether there were close on two hundred passengers, There, was no cargo to Canton, excepting some packages for Shameen, a

at the Kowloon railway station.

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As previously reported, the bullet of the long-nosed kind badly smashed vessel was put alongside Kowloon was found in the compartment pier for the men to land The Later. This compartment, con arms, it is known, were found in tained three Europeans, azike that last search but details are not number of Chinese, and the wife yet available.........

and family of one of the

Although he had seen the injured person formant sald that he

As for the revolvera one or more of them was said to be fully Loaded, with one round in the breach.

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