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HONGKONG, 22ad Sept., 1922.

SUN YAT-SEN EXPOSED.

are

in

SEPTEMBER 22, 1922.

DAY BY DAY.

OUR GREATEST GLORY CON. SISTS NOT IN NEVER FALLING, BUT IN RISING EVERY TIME WE] FALL.-oldsmith.

...

Sun Yat-sen's emissary openly states that he has received the help of von Hintze, whom he describes as a man of modern ideas whose "plans harmony with current democratic opinion." Further, it is put on

"The Bookshelf" (by "Li- record that this German schemer brariar") is unavoidably held over has decided to devote the whole until to-morrow. of his energies to this project of a Triple Allianca and that be

Yesterday's health return is planning to obtain official shows three cases of enteric fever sanction for his being sent to (one British and two Chinese). China. So hopeful were Sun Yat-sen and his emissary of this request being granted that they had made all the necessary arrangements for von Hintze be- ing secretly taken to Government headquarters in Canton, in order

Owing to the breakage of an ar, a sampan becaaie unmanage- able and capsized off the Kowloon Wharf this morning. woman was drowned.

An old

KEMALISTS REACH NEUTRAL ZONE.

French and Italian Contingents Withdrawn.

ANGORA INSISTS UPON OCCUPATION OF THRACE. Reuters, Service.

Constantinople, September 21. The French and Italian detachments and flags were to-day re moved from Ismid, the Dardaneller, and the neutral zones on orders from their respective Governments. The lines are now held ex- clusively by British troops, supported by the combined Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleets.

zone of the Dardanelles, and the next few hours will show whether The Kemalist vanguard is reported to have reached the neutral they contemplate action. The Kemalist representative at Con- atantinople declined to pledge that the Kemalists would respect the war with Britain. It is hoped, nevertheless, that friendly outside neutral zone, although he was warned that an offensive would mean counsels will deter Kemal from an actual breach.

"Continue Until Achievement of National Aims."

Later.

Hamid Bey, the Angoran representative, interviewed, entertain- ed scant hope of a successful outcome of the conference between the A partner in a contractor's French High Commis-ioner and Mustapha Kemal, because othing that the scheme might he firm at 195, Temple Street, Yau- will alter Angora's determination to occupy Thrace. The Angora As- elaborated and. at a convenient with a sum of $500 which he had tinue the war until the achievement of the national aims.

mati, is alleged to have absconded sembly, by an overwhelming majority, authorised Kemal to con- moment, put into operation. It collected on behalf of the firm.

ia Π age-worn, abandoned movement that we are consider-

To-morrow's picture page will ing, witness the fact that as re-include photographs of the Brooks- cenly as March this year Sun!

bank-Lumb wedding and a group of the winning team in the King's Yat-sen was actively working for Inter Company water polo com ite consummation.

petition.

Their

Smyrna Refugees' Plight.

The British, French, and Italian Consuls at Mitylene have hundred thousand Christians are still lying on the foreshore at wired to the High Commissioners at Constantinople stating that two Smyrna awaiting ne'p and insisting upon urgent action, otherwise nobody will survive,

Miners' Federation Against War.

London, September 21. The Executive of the Miners' Federation has passed a resolution against the war polic of the Government as regards the Near East. Premier's Reply to Trades Union Deputation.

Later.

Robert Horne, and Sir Worthington Evans, received a deputation Mr. Lloyd George. accompanied by Mr. Chamberlain, Sir of thirty members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, who voiced Labour's uncompromising peace policy in regard to the Near East,

Mr. Lloyd George, replying, explained the Cabinet's well-known views. the Government's prompt action that the position was easier.

He is understood to have pointed out that peace was always their aim, and contended that it was partly due to Nationalists Reported to Have Made Smyrna Their Headquarters.

There are many significant factors that must be borne in

The teachers of the Middle- mind when considering this great strike for over a week.

School at Canton have been on scheme. First, to support the demands include the payment of belief that the movement is 50 per cent. of their salaries in Bolshevistic in character, let it silver coin. be recalled that Sun Yat-sen has long been credited with revolu-

The Canton Times says that tionary ideas and has in recent decided to send Mr. Chan Kee

General Chan King-ming had times openly espoused the yow

as his representative to labourers' cause. Next, it is of Peking, "but as this mission is no value to remember that many of longer necessary," Mr. Chan left

for Swatow. the Soviet leaders are Germans

Adana, September 21. The failure of one of Sun Yat-possessing

According to a message from Smyrna, Kemalist Ministers have assumed Russian

arrived, and it is reported, but not confirmed, that Smyrna will sen's subordinates to burn certain names, and that von Hintze is Mr. Lew Yuk-lin, the Commis-here express the view that the Turks will not attack the Allied According to the Canton Times, henceforth be the Nationalists' headquarters. Authoritative quarters secret documents, as instructed notorious for his "modern" by his chief, has led to the dis- vie xe. We cannot, either, over- keen on settling the Macao affair. attempting to reoccupy. The Allies will possibly be requested to sioner for Foreign Affairs, is very troops in the neutral zone, which Turkey does not intend at present covery of a startling scheme for look the Bolshevistic propaganda He wishes to obtain full know- permit a crossing of the Strails in order to end the alleged Greek the creation of a triple alliance being carried out at the present called on the British Consul for

ledge on the subject, and has outrages in Thrace. between Germany, Russia and moment in Peking by the Soviet certain information.

No Further Move, by Kemalists. China, based, there is little doubt, leader, Joffe.

Constantinople, September 21, These things,

The Kemalists have not made a fresh move in the direction of on Bolshevik ideals. Elsewhere taken in conjunction with Sun

the neutral zone during the past twenty-four hours, and it is hoped Alice Brady, the Realart star, by well-informed persons that the question will be settled peacefully to-day we disclose the nature of Yat-sen's known aspirations to will be seen to-night in these documents, which were left the Presidency of China, are Theatre. This film is a drama

The if the guarantees demanded by the Kemalists for immediate Greek Land of Hope at the World evacuation of Thrace are forthcoming. behind by an official of Sun Yat- sufficient to show that Sun has dealing with the experiences of a

Kemalist Demands. sen's South China Government bad ample grounds for believing poor but beautiful young Polish,

Paris, September 22. when the leaders thereof were that he might put the whole girl who comes to America to in the Asiatic zone has unfavourably impressed French and Italian An inspired statement says that the British resolve to keep troops compelled to flee as conse-issue through That he has been

win a fortune as a dancer. It is circles. but understands that Angora will refrain, quence of General Yip Kue's coup. engaged on secret intrigue with shows Alice Brady at her very reason to believe that Angora will not participate in a peace con-

a most arresting story and it days, from any imprudent move.

least for some The French Government has These papers are incriminating forward spirits in Europe is un-best. to the point of absolute convic-doubted. The documents which,

ference unless formally assured of recognition of her claim to the Maritza frontier and the restoration of Adrianople. The communique

INDIAN INDUSTRIAL UNREST,

tion. They show that Sun Yat- we to-day expose clearly establish| Vessels arriving in port yester- concludes with a suggestion for an Allied conference on this basis. sen has been a prime mover in that point.

day and to-day report bad this scheme, for the carrying Without at the moment saying Hirano Maru, Asama Maru and weather. The Japanese steamers out of which he has beer in- any 010 of the particular Kishu Maru had to put back to directly in league with another aspects of the situation as disclos-Hongkong owing to heavy sear

Indications of Further Trouble. notorious strife-maker, Admiraled by the correspondence, we can arrived this morning, had to take and the Sanka Maru, which

Bombay, September 21. There are signs that India is on the verge of another spell of von Hintze, the former German only express the hope that there refuge in Shito Bay, off St. John's industrial unrest. In addition to the trouble at the Tata Iron and Minister to China. What is will come to the political leaders Island, on account of the for an increase of wages.

Steel Works, three-fourths of the Bombay tramwaymen have struck more, they reveal the fact that, and the people of China, through typhoon, for sixteen hours. though a professed servant of the these revelations, a conscious- people, Sun has been attemptingness of the dangers of embarking sheet and two towels from the Charged with the theft of a to put this business through with on any such scheme as is con- Empress of Canada, Ah Kam, the utmost secrecy, even with- templated by Sun Yat-sen and 19, unemployed, pleaded at the holding knowledge of it from the and those associated with him in Police Court this morning that Bourgeois, the First Commission of the League of Nations decided to In conformity with a joint proposal of Lord Balfour and M. majority of the members of his the movement. Indeed, all who these articles were left behind by increase the non-permanent members of the council from four to six. own Government.

value the future integrity of that they were not wanted. It one of the boys and be assumed

Four

The rapid development of Kow-

COUNCIL OF THE L. ON.

Increase in Non-Permanent Members.

Geneva, September 21.

WELSH COLLIERIES CLOSED. Ten Thousand Men Affected.

London, September 21.

GAMBLING IN WHEAT.

ī

President Harding Signs Restrictive Measure. loon bas led to a very great in-grain futures. The Bill is to be effective from October 1.

Washington, September 21. President Harding has signed the Bill regulating trading in ease of late in the number of Ferry Company. The number of passengers carried by the Star

become so great that the ticket

NEW AERIAL RECORD,

213 Miles in an Hour.

Etampes. September 21.

It is by a mere accident that China and who are anxious for was stated that the towels were the letters exposing the scheme the country's welfare should from found wrapped round the man's bave come to light. In them- now henceforth hesitate to place by Mr. Hamilton, he said that waist. In reply to a question selves, these communications do their trust in a man who works he had been on board two days not divulge the whole

The Ebbw Vale Collieries and Steel Works, employing over 10,000 story, hand in glove, secretly and in doing odd jobs. "Who took you men, is closing indefinitely, following a wage dispute and a twenty- for the simple reason that they dark ways, with the spreaders of there?" was the next question. four hours' strike. have mainly to do with the doctrines of a most destructive name?" "I don't know."

"A friend' "What is his payment of certain expenses in order. China has the lesson be- weeks' hard labour." cidental to the scheme. They fore her of what Bolshevism has are intercepted missives, doubt-done for the people of Russia, less only a few of many which bringing in its train, famine and have passed. The others, if they starvation and the slaving of could be brought to light, would workers to the point of absolute reveal the plans in greater detail. serfdom. If the disclosures which season ticket holders has now But, such as they are, they suffice we have been able to make to collectors have difficulty in re- to establish beyond doubt a sinis-day have no other effects than membering all who travel back- ter movement which is full of these, then we shall feel amply wards and forwards daily. In aeroplane speed record by covering 213 miles in an hour. Jangerous possibilities- a move-repaid for the considerable pains order to safeguard its interests ment which deserves, as no doubt to which we have gone in bring-season ticket holders must now the Company has decided that all it will receive, the serious atten- ing to light a movement which show their tickets at least once a tion of the world's leading states- we cannot but regard as menac- week and; beginning on Monday

What do they revealing and full of danger to China next, Mondays will be "show helder, the pilot and observer being drowned. First, that Sun Yat-sen has had and the whole world. In con- Monthly tickets will have to be days" for Kowloon residents. in Berlin a paid emissary who has clusion, let us say that we aball produced every Monday in future. been concentrating on this triple be surprised if Sun Yat-sen is intrigue, and who has managed to any longer permitted by the secure the active support of Ad-French authorities to reside in

CHINESE VERSION, miral von Hintze in the further the French Concession at Shang- Washington reporting the serious

The Reuler telegram ance of it. And the point to be hai. where, we may be sure, he is illness of Mrs. Harding is trans- stressed here is that this German likely to endeavour to carry on lated by the thing Pao, which diplomat is in the closest possible the negotiations which were claims to be the best paper in Peking, as follows: "President

men.

cent.

from

relationships with Russian somewhat abruptly interrupted Harding is seriously ill but con- in tinues to discharge his presiden-

tial duties from his bedside."

Soviet leaders and has been in by the the thick of official life in the Canton,

recent upheaval

Sadi Lecointe. the well-known aviator, broke the world's

DUTCH AEROPLANE DISASTER.

Amsterdam, September 21.

A military aeroplane nose-divid into the Zuider Zee near Den-

GERMAN BANK RATE RAISED.

Berlin, September 1. The Reichsbank has raised its discount from seven to eight per

FORD WORKS RESTARTING.

Detroit, September 21. The Ford motor-works are restarting now that coal is available.

AMERICA'S NEW TARIFF BILL.

Washington, September 21. I'resident Harding has signed the Tariff Bill.

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