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BRITISH POLICY.

"

HANKOW RIOT.

Mr. Eugene Chen and the Rabble Bayonets British

Memorandum.

LONDON NOT SURPRISED.

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SERIOUS CASUALTIES.

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Horrors of Nicaragua Battle.

A FEAST FOR VULTURES..

Managua, Jap. 8.

A NOTE TO THE POWERS.

Rugby, Jan. 3.

Hankow, Jan. 8.

Peking, Jan. 4. In authoritative circles here,no]

Meeting at various pointa-

The New Year opens in a Yang Yu-ting's alleged differ A macabra spectacle of thousands. aurprise le expressed regarding the around the British Concession, ar- spirit of hopefulness long un-encas with Chang Tao-lin. are avid of vultures engaged In loathiome tenor of the Note addressed to the ranged by the Anti-British Asso known in industrial circles. ently healed; for he arrived at ergies marks the scene of Imat United States Government by Mr. ciation developed seriously after Substantial orders have been Peking on Sunday afternoon. week's very bloody Battle fast? B Eugene Chem, the Cantonese Fornoom and it became necessary to get with menafacturers in It to understood his chief object Perlas swamps, where Indescrib eign Minister. denouncing the call up the marines, who with an Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Clyde is to assist Chang Teo-lin draw up able heaps or corpses, many of memorandum in which British armoured truck cleared the rab- and the Midlands following the an important atatement which he is whom were wounded men left to die, policy in China was set forth.

ble near

the customs without conclusion of the coal stoppage expected to issue shortly as regards have been abandoned, without any That policy can, and should firing.

Signe are not wanting that the Fengtien policy,

attempt at removal for burial British opinion, be applied to China At two o'clock the crowds King's New Year message ap- A message from Changchow The Liberals numbered 1,800 and as a whole:

The unconditional gathered again at the customs pealing for goodwill has been states that Chin Yuz-ao is reported the Conservatives: 1,800. At least grant of the Washington Burtaxes house on the British bund and taken to heart by the Industrial to have handed over his troops to 300 and 150 were killed and wound- is rogarded as necessary towards made a simultaneous rush in re-peacemakers.

Tien Wei-chun and to have retired fed on both sides. Hiquidation of the promises made at pelling which a sailor fell His

Lord Wimborne recently gave to his private residence at Chikung Washington."

"

a rifle was immediately seized and private luncheon to hear shan-Reuter The British memorandum urges he was bayonetted through the the pronouncement of Lord

The Expected Note.. that the competent Chinese author-eg.

D'Abernon regarding the situa- ities should decide all questions; re

Peking, Dec. 28.-It is expected tion in Germany and to discuss how far German solutions of in- that Muralal Chang Tso-lin will dustrial problems are applicable shortly Instruct, Mr. Wu, Chlef of Fin Britain.

Two other serious casualties garding the disposition and banking were caused by carrying poles,

of the additional revenues, and thla van hardly be called intervention on one side or the other as Mr. Eugene Chen suggests.

Shanghai A Prize, Regarding Mr. Eugene Chen's statement that the granting of the surtaxes and the disposal of them locally would tend to make Shang- hai a theatre of war, it is pointed out that inevitably and regrettably in the course of the civil war in China the centres of trade, suchi as Shanghai, have always been the goal of the contending factions.

vice.

KIANGSI DANGERS:

It is now learned that". the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, and leading industrial Labour leaders were among the guests.

CHANG AND SURTAXES,

I

Peking, Dec. 29. With reference to the report of Chang Tap-lin issued a

On his arrival here, Marshal

com the luncheon, a politically immunique, announcing, that the surtaxes decided upon at the Washington Conference would be throughout the country. collected at. open ports

BIL

The Commander-in-Chief of the Conservatives. has decided to mobilise every ft man between. twelve and fifty-Reuter's Ameri

an Service.

Liberal Claima.

Mexico City, Jan. 3.. Zepeda, the Liberals repres sentative Ja Mexico, claims that 800 Conservatives were taken prisoner at Las Perlas-Reuter's American. Service...

Rugby, Jan. 3. In view of the difficulty of pro- tecting life owing to the disturbed conditions, the British Govern-

American Landing,

New York, Jan. 8. ment has advised British mission-portant Trade Union official to-

The Nicaraguan Liberal leader aries to withdraw from the day told Reuter that there was a

Sacaan in a message to the "New interior of the province of friendly, informal talk about the Kiangai-British Wireless Ser-

industrial position at the end.

York World complains bitterly of the "unjustified and unnecessary** The peace atmosphere waB. BO satisfactory that the hope waS

landing of American marines at expressed that the people im the Foreign Affairs Department. He adde that Nicaraguana re

Puerto Cabezas. mediately concerned might get belonging to the Ankuochun Army pudiated Dias, whose only support together again.

to present the following man-is the United States, while hel Prospects of a Boom.

festo of his alms to the Diploma describes the accusations. that The Premier, Mr. Stanley tic Corps

Mexico is assisting the Liberale, as Baldwin, in an article in the 1-Formation of a stable Gov a report of Bolshevist influences at tically reviews the prospects for "Advertising World optimis-ernment.

The British proposals would not and two special constables were create a new situation. In this slightly wounded. respect. British policy has, not

The position remained serious been influenced by consideration as until eight o'clock this evering, to which party is in control of when the mob retired.

work and merely, propaganda- 2-The Ankucchun will adopt Reuter's American Service.

G

Shanghai or any other part oi A lantern procession organised Chinu, nor would it be deflected by by the Kuomintang and the anti the transfer of authority such as British agitators, which it was a restoration of trade if all work the principle of moderation in Mr. Eugene Chen suggests is likely feared would provoke further together. He says: "Our pra diplomacy.

Earlier Messages... to take place.

trouble, passed off quietly-blem is to produce goods and to 8-The Aakaochun will observe It will be remembered that the Reuter.

Managua, Jan. 3 let the world know surtaxes in fact, if not in name atel

we have the validity of Treaties concluded President Diaz, In the course of them. I have no fears on the between China and foreign Powers.

statement addressed to the |niready being levied by the Can-

production side, but on the sell- tonese at the ports controlled by

4-The Ankuochun will admit American and foreign public, de-

them.

Mr. Eugene Chen's note Tribune," is quite vehemently anti-ing side we must modernise our China's debts to foreign Powers. clared that the future of "Nicara- Central therefore implies that these taxes British and while advocating full methods and employ the recent

5.-The Ankuochun is opposed to gua and ultimately all should be paid to the Cantonese tariff autonomy, alludes to the great developments in art and Bolshevism.

America was at stake in the pre advertising. alone but not to their, opponents.-memorandum in quite a deprecatory

-The Aukuochun will prohibit sent conflict between hia govern Mr. Terrell, President of the anti-Imperialistic movements Eritish. Wirelcas Service.

manner, saying among other things

and ment and Mexico. Union of Manufacturers, in the of an uncomplimentary nature:

propaganda of strikes.

The President alleged that an ex- A Reuter cable from London to-"The British leopard cannot change prospects of a boom in trade against Bolshevism, hopes that munition

same paper, contemplates the 7-The Ankuochun, which is pedition bringing arms and

am- and Boroplanes with day in connection with Mr. Eugene its apots overnight."

which are very bright on account foreign Powers will render assis-Mexican military personnel, out- Chen's note mentions the further

of increased costs of production tance to the Ankuochun, consider-itted by the Calles Governmont, was point that if the unconditional granting of the Washington aur-reliably stated that France does not seriously affect the Continent's the world..

Paris, December 28-It may be on the Continent which will ing that Bolshevism is the enemy of hourly expected to seek a landing taxes momentarily gives greater

agree with the British Memorandum capacity for export. Therefore benefit to the North than the South, advocating a more liberal policy to- there will be less of the fierce this in itself constitutes 2 Com

ward China, It prefers to await competition which in the past montary on the Cantonese claim to be regarded as the Government of

developments, allowing Canton time few years has been so disastrous to demonstrate its power toward an to British industry-Reuter. China.

Jadministrative expacity,

France's 'Attitude..

Paris, Jan.

France's Attitude.

It is believed, hers that the Ameri- ean and Japanese attitudes

China France.

ore

ALEX: ROSS & CO. ROBBED,

on the coast of Nicaragua, «He added that the landing of Ameri Earlier Messages.

can marines' was for the protection Peking. Dec. 29. The dismissal of Mr. Cheng Chien of American and foreign lives and from the post of Chief of the property but that it had in nowise

his favoured

Government Folitical Bureau of the Ankucchun Reuter's American Service, is confirmed. Relations between him, and Marshal Chang Tso-lin are reported to be very strained, but rellable circles deny that General PAWN TICKET CLUE. Yang Yu-ting has been dismissed from the post of Chief Adviser to the Marshal,

Interviewed by "Le Matin" Mr. practically identical with that of Briand said in regard to that the French Government re-

Mr. CE. Goetz, of Messrs. mais armly attached to the spirit;

Altitude at Hankow. of the Washington agreement.

Hankow, Dec. 29, Alexander Ross and Company has reported to the police that some- France does not desire to hamper It is understood that the British time between 2 and 10 pm, on

It. Is now stated that General in any manner the movement of Memorandum has created a bad im- January 2, thieves broke into the Yang Yu-ting has urged the adop Chinese emancipation and will pression in Nationalist Government firm's premises at 4 Queen's Roadtion of one of two courses, firstly, carefully avoid interfering with circles here. The opinion is ex- the Internal affairs of the country.pressed that the granting of the

Central and secured three bales of white serge valued at $1,050. -Havas

Washington surtaxes to local au- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's Views. thorities is equivalent to giving the London, Jan. 3. political enemies of the Nationalists Mr. Ramsay Macdonald in antwo-thirds of the Washington sur- article in the "Socialist Revinw" tax, while the Nationalists receive says the Canton Government is na-one-third. turally in a truculent mood, and be- lleves it has beaten us.

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compromise with the Kooming- tang and abandonment of the cam-five days visit from Capton, a Chinese thought he would red palgi.. or failing that, very vigorous prosecution of the camp. Danish his wardrobe before re- aign both against the Kuominchun turning to his Home. The by the and the Kuomintang. The latter appropriation of a quantity of clothing the property of a fellow- ecurse is now being adopted and ledger did not prove difficult. ls evident that preparations are But a Chinese detective, obsery- "The Nationalists also assert that

going on for a struggle on a very ing the man throw a pawn ticket the step would have a repercussion

Jarge scale.

into a nullah, thought it is his The Cantonese are unlikely to in promoting civil war, as It would

According to the "Chen Pao, the duty to investigate matters. The take us at our own valuation. We place the treaty ports at a premium,

friction among Marsbal Wu. Pei-fu's must put ourselves right with them, for whereas Peking in the past has.

generals has come to a head. Mar- result was that, allowing his appearance before Mr Lindsell but a mere scuttle will not do that. been the golden prize of militariats

shal Wu Fel-fu ordered General at the Central Magistracy this The old conditions of China have (it being the point of disbursement

Then Wel-chin and Kuo Ying-chien morning, the visitors return to imposed on us obligations which re of the Customs revenues) the sug-employed at Mody Godown, West troops and this led to fighting three weeks, which he will spend Although only a watchman to disarm General Chin Yun-ao's Canton will be delayed for the main until we are relieved of them gested payment of surtaxas to local Point, Oyagar Singh, who was tween Chengchow and Helnyang in Victoria Jail. by negotiation..

authorities would add innumerable killed in the Shek-O motor smashchow on the night of December 21s bones of contention.

on July 10, lest estate of the net The Chen Fas

"Canton must be assumed to have commonsense, and once it is assur

ed by the genuineness of our desire frank recognition of China's ha. tionality and right of self-gover ment, it will surely not object to

to come to terms on a bagia

discuss matters."-Reuter,

MOTOR SMARI ECHO:

It is stated that the Nationalist value of $45,000 General Chin's men eve successfully Government intend to send a strong Letters of administration have armed, Karshal Wu Pol-fu would Note to the British Government in how been granted to Naranjan then be able to commence operations this connection and to oppose the Singh, his nephew,

whlle

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Prior to the Court this mo both branch

2ofession in Hon

adoption of the measures suggested. The deceased was well known

in the direction of Hupsh and Wes- Thay hope for the early return of among the Indian comm

tern Honar, ity as Mr. Miles Lampson to Hankow and a successful money lend Peking Press Views the resumption of the conversations The motor smash In Peking, Dec. 28 The Chinese between him and Mr. Eugene Chen out His life occur press reaction regarding the Bri- towards a defaite conclusionem tish Memorandumla elther Nationalist circles explain that Jukewarm or franklyants the present anti-Imperialist gonistic, none of the papers really ment has a two-fold commending the note although It Firstly, they say, the c forecasts so strongly, a more liberal, the Diplomatic Body in policy toward China,

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