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Chinese General's Defance Leads To Hostilities.

Rugby, Sept. 7.

of the Yangtse River (above Hahkow), between Chinese soldiers and the British Navy, resulting in 7 officers und man on our side kied and, 15 wounded.

fümmander Darley of H.M.S. "Despatch" was among those who and foreigners alike one whose individuals are still leaving or available the following may be re

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lost their lives.

"Hawkins" Also There"

The James

several ships are mentioned. including number of gunboats and the Inde China S. N Co.'s Kawo." used as far nuntiary.

sending stuff away.

Or the information at present

skill and personality had made

garded as an authoritative account hing one of the most successful of Armed police at gendarmes ary of the incident at Wanksien, in the physicians and popular of men. in reserving order.

Upper Yangise, in which casualties

British naval Able Serman. HM.S. "Seari."the death of Dr. James Cyril

Troops have been sent from were suffered by "Al offers and men mentioned. Dalmahoy Allan. M.D., of the firm Swatow and vicinity, towards the forces in attempting to rescuey two

Ave of Dalmahey Alian and Strahan,

British ships which had been except. 14-Com. Acheson and

seized and detained by General semen on the "Cockchafer" were who passed away this morning at!

Yang Sen. an adherent of Marshal serving in ss. "Kiawo" at the time. No. 366. The Peak...

"The Chinese casualties

Wa Pei-fu:- are at

His learned that HMS, "Haw-present ikhos" had other vessels have ghne Euphe Yangtse,

General Yang Sen rules the

unknown."

Illegal Interference The despatch reads:-

For some time it has been the

Dr. Allan was taken seriously i two months after his arrival back in the Colony from Home leave inj April of this year and after being) medically attended at the French! Hospital was sidence of Dr. Strahan where he

greater part of Szechuan province.bobit, when no British gunboat

is an ally of Wu Peislu.

have been "in the vicinity, for The list of chsenities, is givenChinese generals to place me passed away. (below"troń"a Government despatch, gldiers on board British vissuta.

(which is also reprodared.

Per conveyance up and down river.

other messages received by the "China Mai" are published clae-

HANYANG FALLS.

REBS DECIMATE ALLIED TROOPS,

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STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS,

Shanghai. Sept. 8. wireless message from Hunkow, dated Tuesday, says: "The Southerns captured Han- yang and arsenal" this even- ing.

Attack Described..

The wireless message adds: Startling developments occur- red at Hanyang overnight, the city being in the Southerners' hands this morning (Tuesday).

Early yesterday evening the Southerners begun an attack, being opposed by Chin Yun-aq's and Lia Teo-luny's troops, the latter defending the city and. the former Hanyang Hill.

During the night Liu Tso- lung's forces went over to the enemy, after which both con- centrated an attack on Hanyang Hill, almost completely decimat- ing Chin Yunao's men;""whe are reported to have fought bravely.

Position Very Grave, Foreigners from Hanyang this morning report that the city, including the Arsenal, is completely in the possession of the Reds, who are occupying the city in very large numbers, The position is very grave, Hanyang HEL commanding both Wuchang and Hankow be ing "the site of an Important Artillery emplacement which will now revert to the South- 'erns' use

It is expected that the South- erners, epcouraged by the Han- yang success, will launch the severest attack yet on Wuchang this evening-Reuter.

where in this issue. Further in formation is contained in a Rugby wireless report.

THE CASUALTIES,

"The following casualties were auffered by the rescuing party -

Killed

Commander "Despatch".

Darley, H.MS.

Lt. Higgins, H.M.S. "Despatch”. A. B. Farminer, H.M.S. "Don- "patch".

Lt. Ridge, H.M.S. "Cockchafer." Ldg. Smn. Haslam, H.M.S. "Scarab."

A. B. Marrot, H.M.S. "Scarab." A. B. Farrow, H.M.S. "Scarab." Dangerously Wounded.

A. B. Beese, H.M.S. "Scarub,"

Wounded."

Lt-Com Acheson, H.M.S. "Cock

chafer."

Lt. Pegg Elliott, H.M.S. "Munts."

5 Able Seamen, H.M.S. "Cock

chifer,"

Laken to the re-

EVENTS IN CHINA.

DETENTION OF BRITISH

VESSELS.....

INTEREST IN LONDON,

The

On August 29 the British steamer Wanliu arrived at Yua Yang. 40 ¡miles below Wanhafen. As she was discharging passengers, and ap parently still under way, Chinese Indon, Sept. 7. soldiers rame aboard, and another The China Committee of the sampan full of soldiers ulso Federation of British Industries approached. Fire was opened ot have held a special meeting to the bridge and engine-room.

the Chines review the, serious trend of ships' officers drove events in China, especially the soldiers off the bridge, but mean- detention of British merchant-while the other sampan, which had men, and have cabled to Shang-been trying to come alongside was bai asking for further informa- fouled by the other boat and Lion.--Reuter.

"To Kill The Captain." The soldiers already

The need of coolies for

wunk.

board

Dr. Allan, who was 43 years of Mage. was educated at Rugby and later at Edinburgh where he This praeter being legal and in qualised in pathology, obtaining compatible with our attitude

his M.B. and Ch. B., Ed., in 1905. neutrality as far as Chinese e After service as hospital and out. wars were concerned and of ros door surgeon, also junior hospital interference with Chinese domestic surgeon at the Royal Infirmary at troubles, British gunboats hay Glasgow and clinical assistant and always demanded the removal of all hospital physician, at the Royal borden. military forces of whatever party Infirmary at Edinburgh, Dr. Allen military transport resulted in com- then seized the compradore of the ¡ Wanlia and threatened to kill her from British shipping, and its re-accepted a post as Medical Officer mandeering again.

and remained aboard lease from such scivice.

and Government

At A, telegram to the "Wah Taz Yat eaptain,,

Po" atutes that the Fukier van-hilst the ship proceeded to Wan- When discharging passengers at Christmas Island in 1907.

gaard and Kwangtung: garrison are sien. When she arrived there the. Yungyang on August 20, a number " Beri-beri Work.

in touch.at Shac On

naval vessel Cockchafer near the British arried soldiers hoarded the Christmas Island is in the In-border.

thei arned the soldiers off and British .8. "Wanliu" and further dian Ocean. 5. of Java and the

There is no confirmation in the Wanliw proceeded. sampans of soldiers approached the British Company under whose ad-story that Northern gunboats have

On August 30 General Yang Sen vessel. The "Wanliu"

seized two other vesaela belonging Pro-ministration it is run had experisappeared outside Swatow harbour. ceeding slow speed ahead and en-enced great difficulty with regard

to the samo Eritish company, deavouring to avoid a sampat,

namely..the steamers Wantung, and Wanhsien, and placed 300 soldiers Inboard them apparently as a re-

of

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surgeon

when fire was opened from both to the coolies engaged in the ex- banks of the Yangtze River and the port of the island phospates, large | troops on board rushed the bridge! and engine-room, but fortunately! were driven off by the ship'a off-| Sampans endeavouring, tol Lers. come alongside the vessel fouled one another and eventually sank.

NEW MINISTER.

MR. MILES LAMPSON FOR PEKING.

On arrival at Wanhaien the troops Were removed from the "Wanliù" by H.M.S. "Cockchafer" and the "Wanliu" proceeded on SIR R. MACLEAY TO GO her voyage.

Rescue Against Odds. General Yang Sen at Wanhaien protested that the "Wanliu" had sunk two junks and that his soldiers, had been drowned, and seized the two British vessels "Wanhaien" and "Wantung." placed 300 men on board, brought up feld guns and chined the ship officers.

H.B!M.'s Consul at Chungking' proceeded to Wanhsien te pro- test against, this art of piracy and|

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London, Sept...7.

The Daily Telegraph says it is understood that Mr. Miles Lampson, head of the Central European Department of the Foreign Office. will succeed Sir British Ronald Macleay Minister in Peking-Reuter.

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to investigate the matter, but in numbers of them having died as formed General Yang Sen that be- result of beri-beri.

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"TOO LONG DELAYED" BY BRITISH.

A diminutive Russian boy, aged ACTION IN CANTON, 1, was the plaintif ethrough his father) in a case in the Sum mary Court this morning in which he claimed damages alleged to have been sustained in a collision be tween his eyele and a lorry owned by A. S. Watson and Co.

The Claim was for $110 medical) expenses and -$890 damages.

A. S Watson and Co., defendants, were represented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara.

Mr. Levkovich, father of the boy (Boris Basil, Levkovich) conducted the case of his son.

The boy gave his evidence very June 28 clearly, sunting that on between 4 and 4.pm. he was cycling, in company with another boy along a Haiphong Road in the direction of

Dr. Allan, Canton Road. He heard a lorry be fore a settlement could be discus who had made a study of the hind him. On turning into Canton sed he must remove his troops disease and obtained the Diploma Road he (the boy) kept to the left from the two British ships and he of Tropical Medicine, devoted and the lorry behind him also did. would then detain the vessels whilst some years to the work of eliminaj

PERSISTENCE VITAL.

London, Sept. 7. The Daily Telegraph, com- menting in an editorial on the incidents at Wanhaien and Can- ton, says that our sole and in- mediate concern is to protect our own people and their leg" timate interests in the midst of this sanguinary confusion.

It cannot be said that bither- to that responsibility has been embraced as it should have been. The Government is well aware that opinion in Great Britain is unanimous that the action now taken in Canton has been toc long delayed and that the persistence therein. is now vital.

In both Canton and the Yangtse the utmost limits of toleration have been exceeded, and it is high time that some- thing was done to convince all whom it may concern in China that British nationals there are not so helpless as its military despots clearly.consider them to be. Reuter.

Turned to Right. Witness further stated that "in the case was being investigated ating the disease and was entirely there. In order to emphasise his successful, so much so that beri-order that the lorry could pass me good faith H.B.M. Consul under- beri was wiped out from thejon the left side" he crossed to the took to conduct an enquiry with island. In recognition of his right side of the road. In enden the "Wanliq" present, if General work and the thesis he wrote on vouring to dismount he fell from Yang Sen would withdraw his it, Dr. Allan received the distinc-his machine, and something which must have been the lorry went over troops from the chips and place the tion of Doctor of Medicine.

War Services.

his leg. vessels under, the custody of the British gunboat.

After his work at Christmas In cross-examination by Mr. From reports received General Island Dr. Allan came to Hong Macnamara, witness said that he Yang Sen refused the offer of Kong in 1911 and joined with Dr had been riding for two or three negotiations and brought numbers Fitzwilliam who was then engaged months and knew that one of rules of troops and Seld guns up to rein-in medical practice in the Colony of the road way to keep to the left.

The Indian driver of the lorry force the troops on the two vessels. During the War he went to Eng-

H.M. ships "Cockchafer" and land and offered his services with gave evidence, stating that he had prisal for the accidental sinking of "Widgeon" with the British the R.A.M.C., serving with dis- not to his knowledge run over the the sampan full of his soldiers, "Kiawo" effected by force the re-tinction in France, and when de-boy. He noticed him fall from hil Ships were anchored alongside the lease of all the officers of the mobilised holding the rank of machine and asked him if he had Cockchafer and Chinese soldiers been run over. The boy said that were posted behind cover with their "Wanhsien" and the captain and Major, i

rifles trained on the Cockchafer, he was alright and went away.

guns.

TYPHOON NEWS,

WARNING STILL IN FORCE.

Message to Wu Pei-fu. Through the Minister in Feking!

chief officer of the "Wantung," whoi Dr. Allan. did not return to

A Chinese who was on the lorry which was heavily outnumbered were confined on board. They were Hong Kong immediately on demo- heavily fred on by rifles and field bolisation but returned to the at the time, said that the boy ran and immobilised.

General Yang Sen refused to scene of his earlier activities into the wheel of the lorry.

negotiate with the commanding Fractured Shin Bone, Fuller details are not available Christmas Island where he put

Dr. W. L. Thomas gave evidence, officer of the Cockchafer. but meanwhile the gunboats have in another two years' service be proceeded to re-fuel.

for returning to Hong Kong in stating that he examined the boy shortly afterwards and found a 1921 and joining Dr. Strahan who swelling about the ankle and bleed- a message was sent to Wu Pel-fu had been carrying on the practice ing under the skin. On the follow at Hankow asking him to telegraph here.

ing day he X-rayed the leg and instructions to Ceneral Yang Sen to Dr. Allan went home to Eng-found that there was a multiple withdraw his soldiers, guaranteeing land last year on leave and his fracture of the shin bone

compensation if it were proved that return was delayed owing to the Asked if there would be any per-any British ahip had been to blame. serious illness of his father who manent injury, witness said that The British Consul at Chung passed away early this year. there might be a swelling of the King proceeded to Wanhaien on s Dr. Allan is survived by two bone but he did not think this river steamer and on September 2 of unknown Intensity, is within 60 brothers, one of whom is a would interfere with the use of the reported that he had Interviewed "miles of Lat. 17 N., Long. 124 E Colonel in the Indian Army, the limb.

Moving NW. The position ir still other holding an important posi In answer to other questions wit-yielding and declined to withdraw tion in the Government of India ness suid that the injuries "were his troops except on conditions that increased slightly Agricultural service.

consistent with the lad'a leg being would have allowed him to extract at Chefoo and Vladivostock and de Among the pouitions which Dr.run over by a pneumatic tyre. compensation from the steamship creased lightly over Formosa, 8. Allan held in Hong Kong were They would not be consistent with company without regard to tho

actual facts of the case. A those of membership of the a fall. China, Indo-China and Luzon. Teeble anticyclone is shown to the Council Medical Board, unofficial His Honour gave judgment for On receipt of chis report the east, of Japan and a depression Justice of the Peace and Past Mas- the defendants, remarking that the British Minister in Peking instruct- over N.E. China.

ter of University Lodge of boy, was wrong in going to the righted the Consul to endeavour to The forecast for Hong Kong and Freemasons.

and that negligence on the part of secure the release of the two ships coast until noon to-morrow is north The funeral passes the Monu- the driver of the lorry had not been winda, moderate: Ano.

ment at 5 p.m. to-morow.

proved.

(Continued on Page 7.)

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