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"KING TYPHOON"

the

bour was an

waves,

Was

well-known

CURFEW ORDERED

-MANY CHINESE EVACUATE MANCHULI

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1929.

CANTON'S PHONES

AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE'S

OPENING

THE REPARATIONS WHAT THE "FOUR POWERS" ARE NOW ATTEMPTING

STILL PUZZLING

London, Yesterday. Tokyo, To-day.

The Commission of Canton Muni- At a subsequent meeting the de- News from Manchull is that the cipal Administration will hold a receplegates triad to thrash out the means border situation is quiet but the tion at the Police Club in Sai-kwa- of satisfying at least a part of the

Chinese military authorities yuen on August 26 at 10 a.m., on the British demands.

NINETY PER CENT. OF TOTAL

MUNICIPAL COMMISSION

Canton, Yesterday.

docal

the formal opening of the have ordered the curfew, prohibiting occasion

telephone service. The people from appearing in the streets automatic

Administration consists of a committec after 10 p.m.

Nine thousand Chinese--which is of three members:- Mr. C. F. Wong, 90 per cent. of the total population of Manchuli-have already left the city, because of the proximity of raiding and fighting-Reuter.

Russian Accusations

Moscow, Yesterday.

One of the delegates, in a state- ment after the meeting, said that useful progress had been made.

The talks are being resumed this afternoon when the" delegates will be

T. Y. Deane, Chief Engineer, and Joined by the German spokesman.

It is said that the delegates are of K. Huang, Chief Accountant

Germany should bear The duties of the Administration are opinion that

go to the

to take charge of the Canton Autoniaticker share of the sacrifices agreed to Telephone Exchange, the Fatshan Tele- by the four crediter Powers in order phone Exchange, the Canton-Fatahan to secare Britain's assent to the young The (official) Tass agency states Long Distance Exchange, and the wind- plan and that Germany should realise "reports of raids on Soviet territorying-up of the old Telephone Exchange. that it was indisputably her political

The foreign engineer-in-charge is Mr. and financial interest to

order to rescue the by China and brutal treament of

extreme limit in A. E. Brander.

Yoan Plan from the rocks. Not until Soviet citizens in Manchuria has

$6 a Month

there was complete agreement among caused a fresh outburst of indigna-

The office of the administration is at

all the other delegates, could meetings tion on the part of workers in the

the 'old Telephone exchange building; be arranged with the British. Soviet Republic,

the Engineering Department at Sai- "Many meetings of workers have two-yuen; and the Business Depart- wholeheartedly approved the Gov-ment at the Missions Building on the ernment's demand for resolute mea-Bund, sures to check those endeavouring to provoke war.

Red Join Up "Workers in a number of factories have decided to consider themselves mobilized and will appeal for service in the Red Army at the first call.

"Peasants in villages have passed a resolution in favour of selling to the State all grain surpluses.

"Peasant youths are enrolling in the Red Army en masse."--Reuter.

Troops for the Front

Pay for War Funds

inst the

South the

A Ray of Hope

The gloom was illuminated by a aay of hope when Herr Helferding, the German Finance Minister joined in the afternoon's meeting of the four

Powers.

After two hours' discussion

the evening, the meeting adjourned until later in

The cost of installing an automatic telephone is $850 and a deposit of $100, local currency, total $450. The former telephone deposit receipt may be used

It is believed that Great Britain against the deposit mentioned, provided it is used within one month after the

will be offered fresh proposals which automatic telephones have been in oper-will involve concessions on the part of

ation,

The monthly fee for residences or pri- vate establishments is $6 and for offices or business firms $9.

The cost of the exchange building is $50,000 local currency, and the ma- chinery and wires G$650,000.

"Oppressive "Taxation"

The

Since the position of Kwangtung pro

Itely. Meanwhile, the, work of or

anising the committees provided in the Young Plan is going on.

Sir Charles Addis and Sir Andrew M. . Fadyean have arrived with regard to these.

Request to Germany

It is learned, authoritatively, that at the meeting this evening of the four creditor Powers, it was proposed that

Germany renounce her claim to a share. of the surplus of £25,000,000 arising from overlappingy of the Dawes and Young plans. This would yield £1,250,000 British

demands.

yearly or

to interest amounting

over half of the

It is understood that Herr Helferding rejected the proposal to-day but that

with him discussion

will continue

to-morrow.

"Fresh Proofs"

with the

+

Peking, Yesterday.

One of the results of the meeting of Foreign reports from Harbin and the Kwangtung United Associations from Mukden indicate that the which was held last week was the forin- Manchurian railways will soon be ation of a Society for the Cancellation. crowded with troop trains moving of Oppressive Taxation. Represents

tives have been appointed to approach to the frontiers.

Provincial Government and the Yesterday one Kirin division, in the addition to 650 machine-gunners Kuomintang to consider the matter of done. But it is most satisfactory with guns and 700 artillerymer abolishing the many vexatious taxations are handicapping trade of the to be able to report that the dam-with guns, left Kirin for Harbin. that

all local organisations to assemble to- age was comparatively of a minor It is understood they will probably province. Invitation will be issued to

go to the eastern front.

gether in order to discuss this import- nature and, so far as is known, no

Fifty thousand Fengtien troops ant question of taxation. fatalities occurred either on sea or will start. moving to-morrow, tra-

The Communist Army

Paris, Yesterday. It is believed

News has come from Swatow to the

Fresh despatches from The Hague land. While the typhoon was at velling via Taonan.

their destination is the Manchuli

effect that Chu Mau, the Red leader,

state that the financial. representatives its height it was in most parts of

region.

is now at Changping in Fukien. The

uf the four creditor Powers all re- the Colony, an awe-inspiring sight

men under him are said to be 4,000 cognised that a failure of the Con- possess only ference to be far more serious than A military conference at Mukden strong who, however, and many of the scenes witness- ed baffle description. The har-has decided, in addition, to send 2.700 rifles. The people of Changping the small extra sacrifices required to

three brigades of cavalry and two have been subject to communist rale; meet the British claims.

They declare that the Italian, Japa- inferno-wind, brigades of infantry, at present for instance, those who possess. 200 and mist

rain. in near Shanhaikwan, to the northern cattles of rice er above that are com- nese and German financial representa- a disposition to fearful and simultaneous action, frontiers. The conference also de-pelled to bring it before headquarters tives have "shown

eided that the Chinese troops along 200 cattles are compelled to sell accord-international collaboration"

for distribution; those who have below give fresh proofs of their spirit of proving that the typhoon

the borders at present should ing to prevailing rice, all debts are to result that Great Britain will au very close upon the remain strictly on defensive. he cancelled; rico Belds are given to most of her demands with regard to Colony if not actually on it repelling Russian raids; also that farmers and labouzers; nil title deeds deliveries in kind agree to. It is Fortunately the tide was not quite the salaries of all officials in Man-are burned; in fact the Communists at stated that the creditor Powers have churia be discounted 20 per cent., Changping have followed the same pro-refected Dr. Stresmann's request for the so high as it has been on similar the proceeds to be used for military cedure of administration as they did at the transitional adoption of

Lung-nam and Wing-ding, which are in Young plan scale by Germany as from occasions, thus preventing flood-expenses.-Reuter.

the south-east corner of Pakien and September 1 and hold that the Dawes* ing. The Praya wharves, jetties Railway Jurisdiction

which were once held by the com- plan must continue until the Young Peking, Yesterday.

munists. and similar structures, however,

plan is actually enforced.---Reuter. The Japanese Legation spokes-

Kwangtung, Fukien and Klangsi have

Earlier Telegrams received a terrific onslaught, tons man this morning denied the truth despatched troops to follow on the heels

The Hague, Yesterday. of water dashing against the Star of the report that Chinese troop of the Reds. The Fukien troops are

Following an hour's meeting to- Ferry wharf, Blake Pier and trains from Kirin had been held within 10 He of Changping.

up at Changchun by the Japanese Kwangtung troops are about 50 lis and day, the heads of the six delega-

that announced other

private buildings. refusing to allow them to proceed the Klangsi troops about 80 lis from tions

are being resum- Only warships and the most on the Chinese.Eastern Railway their objective. They are now making conversations

forced marches towards the Reds. It is ed in an offort to reach a settle- the delegates will Hong Kong, Friday, Aug. 23, 1929. powerful of mercantile vessels via the Japanese station.

It is stated that Baron Shidexpected that within the next few days ment. and were able successfully to cope hara (Japan's Foreign Minister) and their extermination will follow as

the Reda will be completely surrounded, meet again to-morrow afternoon.

The British delegation denies with the encounter, and the best has informed the Chinese Ministeri i a matter of course.

that Mr. Snowden yesterday sup of these had to be fully alert to at Tokyo that Japan is maintaining Financial Rehabilitation

ported

contention M. Briand's strict neutrality on avoid disaster.

Manchuria Railway and would, vince has become normal, the Commis that Germany after September 1 It is all over now, save-

Many of the buildings, both on until otherwise instructed, carry sioner of Finance, Mr. Fan Ki-mo, is will pay under the Dawes and damage that was caused, and the Island and the mainland, have Chinese troops, munitions, etc., as planning to rehabilitate the financial not the Young plan.

It is learned that at the six- it carried other passengers and problem which have arisen since the looking back on what happened been damaged, but none to any

freight, upon payment at the settlement of the war between the two Power meeting M. Briand pointed yesterday when "King Typhoon" very serious extent. Both in prescribed rates.-Reuter.

Kwangs, such as the payment of pro-out that. to accept Germany's vincial loans after the deduction of the proposed arrangement that she was doing his best to have mat-Victoria and in Kowloon a large

"Russians Tortured"

army expenditure which is now re- | pay for the next few months at ters all his own way and suc-number of trees were uprooted or

Moscow, Yesterday.

duced to: $2,500,000.

least no more than stipulated in ceeding in many respects-it may otherwise mutilated and, of It is reported from Harbin that!

When the Finance Minister, Mr. T. V.

the Young plan, would mean that the conference was in extremis, be said that the Colony emerged course, sign boards and all struc- the German Consul, Herr Stobbe Soong. was in Canton last, it will be (who is now also in charge of Rus- remembered, he effected an understand- from the awful ordeal in a man-tures of a more or less fragile sian interests) attempted recently to ing with the Provincial Government for which was not the case, and they ner that can only be described as character were quickly the play-visit a group of Soviet citizens im- the separation of provincial and nation must make a final effort to reach being "very lucky." We were things of the typhoon's wrath, prisoned and tortured by Chinese, al revenues. Under the heading of na- an understanding.

tional revenues, imposta like those of Mr. Adatchi, M. Jaspar, Mr. and Mr. Henderson lucky in having such excellent Wisely, the vast majority of but the authorities refused hiin ad-kin, opium, sugar, etc., have been en Snowden

mittance.--Reuter,

trusted to the Commissioner of Finance agreed, so the meeting adjourned. and timely warnings, and the those owning the smaller shops

for collection.

Dr. Stresemann's sole remark Observatory officials-(often the closed their premises in good time

emerging from the 'meeting butts of more or less facetious to avert disaster. They were pro-

"general confusion."--Reuter. | comment)—are heartily to be fiting by past experience and also congratulated on the part they showing a sensible reliance upon played.

the Observatory's warnings. The warnings they issued con-, The typhoon did not last very

They have removed 500 men and ed that this request has been acceded to vincingly showed the high state long-less than three hours--but women from one camp in Harbin by the Ministry, which has sent an of scientific knowledge to which while it was with us everybody suburbs, near the Bungari River, order for payment to the Provincial. they have attained. What they and everything was more or less to more roomy quarters across the Treasury for the settlement of the fore-

July stated gave all connected with affected, Householders prudently river tong loans. The receipts of the na-

It is reported that the food is the harbour especially and the bolted and barred windows and still bad, but the authorities are Likán

Baw permitting friends and rela-- Opium residents generally ample warn made other parts of their pre tives of the internees to take them ing of what they might expect mises as irresistible as possible. fandstuffs and comforts.

"King The forecast was excellent and Grim and violent

Thirty-nine persons arrested at probably was the direct cause of Typhoon," therefore, did not have the Soviet Consulate on May 27 calamity on a vast scale being matters all his own way," but he are still imprisoned without trial.

be allowed to maintain a large averted The Observatory offi- certainly did his utmost to be as They have been informed that strong measures were advocated, ton eruisers but Great Britain will

they will soon be told whether in spite of reports to the contrary. cials clearly announced not only potent as he possibly could. It they will be set free or held long- Continuing, Mr. Tsai said the date number of small cruisers for the approximate but actually the was a wonderful experience, even er for frial Most of them are of the opening of a formal Sino- "police duty" in connection wit

in bad health, and are under the Soviet conference was not yet fix her colonies. Reuter's American correct time that the typhoon to those to whom it was would come within close proxim- novelty, and the Colony is incky care of the prison doctor-Reuter. ed, but he considered it would be Service.

Negative Conference full of possibilities. He belittled (thanks again to the timely

Tokyo, Yesterday. the clashes on the frontier, and ity to Hong Kong's coast.

warnings) that it is to-day not A message from Changchun says emphasised that actual hostilities Thus, as stated, we were pre- pared to cope as best we could lamenting the effects of a disaster that Mr. Tsai Yun-hsiang, the had not broken out. Beuter.

Russia's Tea who has been to Mukden to report with "King Typhoon" when he of a much more serious nature Foreign Commissioner of Harbin,

than actually occurred. came careering along bent upon destruction.

Better Off Now

Peking, Yesterday.

National Revenue A message from Harbin states

The revenues collected during the that it is reliably reported that the month of July have been remitted to the Chinese authorities are slightly im- National Treasury, accompanied by a proving the conditions under which request to the Minister of Finance to several hundred arrested Russians liquidate the hans contracted by the Provincial Treasurer, and it is repori- fare interned.

follow:

revenues for July areas

$253,127.92 67.214.00

DISARMAMENT

on

was

U.S.A., GREAT BRITAIN AND PARITY

FOR "POLICE DUTY"

Washington, Yesterday.

The solution of the Anglo- Explosives Monopoly 17,211.91

American Naval Disarmament pro- Canton News Agentey blem is being considered by which

Moscow. Yesterday.

to General Chang Hsueh-liang on A semi-official statement de- the reault of attempts to negotiate talling the Soviet's ten plans

the United States and Great Bri tain will have parity on 10,000.

Mz Toreat's famous "troupe": of 60 game roosters are to make an early appearance at the Queen's Theatre. The "company" is headed the only rooster by Coco,"

The case in which an unemployed with the Soviet, passed through Hays that purchasing operations will comedian in the history of the stage. The wind's velocity at the Chinese is charged with wounding Changchun this morning for Kirin, be transferred from China to Irene Richards, a splendid cast

a married couple by means of a and is expected to return to Harbin India, Ceylon, Java, Amsterdam of players in "Fowder My Back height of the calamity was estim-

chopper was again mentioned at the this evening.

and Japan-Renter

sparkling comedy which will be ated to have been 120 miles an Kowloon, Magistracy yesterday be- Interviewed, Mr. Tsai stated that Following the Sino-Soviet dispute, *hour, and naturally a very con- fors Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, the results of the Mulden military Russia has ceased purchasing Chine shown on Sunday and Monday at

the Queen's Theatre, siderable amount of damage wast week's formal remand was ordered conference

negative,No tea?

were