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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Poor Hongkong! The decline and fall of the port from its pinnacle of greatness has been prophesied many times, but every year sees the prophets confounded by figures indicating ever-increasing prosperity. The race of faise prophets survives, however. I notice that the Com- missioner of Foreign Trade attached to the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce has been expressing the opinion that "Manila may become in the near future a close competitor of Hongkong na a banking centre in the Far East, and Canton way

If this becomes an accomplished....foot,"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 4TMm, 1913.

|THE CIVIL WAR from this. The sailors and Defence Corps ment should be fulfilled. The Revolution

IN KWANGTUNG.

FIGHTING ON THE FATSHAN LINE.

CANTON, August ist. of fighting on the Canton-Fatshan Rail- This morning news has come to Canton way Line near Sainan. The first report that arrived was to the effect-tant Suihing had been sacked by pirates, but later news arrived that it was General Lung Cantonese troops and had an engagementsion of the Cities of Sainant and Sui im his way to Canton who had set the It transpires that the army in passes

[ENOM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT, ]

REBEL REINFORCEMENTS FOR SUIHING,

August end.

SHELLS IN THE SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT.

was

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the. Artillery. Their destination was Chapei and the object of so large a fores was to conduct a thorough tour of tho

thut any unit of the volunteers would bo required for duty in Chapel, but it was would be detailed for duty on the Mark considered not unlikely that the Artillery ham Rond bridge, the ling of demarcation between Chapci and the Settlement

WEAPONS REMOVED.

beco Hongkong's rival as a seaport. Now it seems pretty certain that this news Hiug is an army of÷ormed robbers and sment it is difficult to say. But as this sum Precautions being taken to prevent a recipe equipment-held previously by many of the

ments

are ready for dute, but, so far, there has was an affair in which the whole country, not been necessity to call anyone out, and, and not the Province of Kwangtung OFFICIAL PROTEST TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS.northern district. It was not anticipated foreigners here are having many a good alone, was concerned; therefore, any loads laugh at the alarmist stories that come contracted for carrying it out should be The following communication from time to time from Hongkong, where the liability of the whole country-the banded over to Admiral Li by the Nether the average person seems to think that we burden connot be put on Hwangtung lands Vice-Consul and the Interpreter on eat and sleep armed to the teeth..

alone. This being the case, the board the Chinese cruiser Haichu at 5 responsibility. should fall on the Central (p.m. on the 24th inst.- Government. Upon the day of re "The Dean on behalf of the Consular

In about half an hour the Reserves inquishing his duties, ex-Tutuh Wu drew Body desires to call your attention to the again fell in and followed in the wake of the sum of $500,000 odd from the Com- of the 22nd and 23rd instaut, many shells simply to make a demonstration, and their fact that, during the action on the nights anticipated, the volunteer forces were out the regular volunteers to Chapei. As was missioner of Finance to repay a part uf from the guns at the Northern Forces fell authorised so to do by the Central Govern- foreign and Chinese these loans, but whether or no lie had been within the Foreign Settlements causing con-

action was successful in so far as the siderable damage to life and property cluse were in possession of arms and various units dispersed crowds, and at the They insist on duo! he says, "Manila will gain greatly in bank- is true and that there has been an engage bang Chai Kwong's soldiers respectively.has been handed out, it certainly ought to

rence of this danger, to the Foreign Settle.

Chapei police. The first contingent ing importance at the expense of Hong-ment between Lung and the Cantos Several small battles are said to have been be treated by the treasury as an item of

of the Maxims stood by the junction of kong. Manila is taking some trade from troops. During, the last few days there fought between the rebel and the loyal public expenditure, which the Central the Chino Fleet in Shanghai and Com-Light Horse and Artillery were the To the Senior Naral Officer commanding Range and North Honan Roads and the loyalty of General Lung and his Kwang-nothing like reliable information has on. The balance of 9000,000 old, swingWe hore the honour to acknowledge the extent of more than 500 rounds. The... has been a lot of uncertainty as to the forces in the latter place, but, so far, Goverment is required to reimburse intermander-in-Chief of the Kiangaon Arsenol,

advance guards.

The various units removed u quantity The following reply was received :---- si troops to Yuan Shih ke. Some of the come to hand, for the telegraph installa-to the hinancial deficits, cannot for the receipt of your despatel ant in eply to say polics of the district were left in charge of bayonets, guns and ammunition to the officials in the City have time and again tions in the district have been destroyed. time being be paid over. Under these that in the press of our duties we have not of their arms, and it was only those who assured its that Lung was going to join

As about o'clock this afternoon over circumstances, it should be left to the the alarm, and we unterstand some damage, prived of their ammunition.

before been able to express our regret for showed an aggressive spirit that were de the rebel forces and that he would proceed 1,000 soldiers with many field-guns were discretion of the focal authorities to adopt which has resulted to the Foreign Settle. the verument here. There has evidently that have becil specially hired for trans-repay this amount, North with his troops at the expense of making ready to embark on houseboats whatever methods may be desirable to

ients from our deferee of the arsenal. been an offer to Lung and he has evidentlyurting soldiers. It was being said that repay these loans has been announced by prevent the repetition of suck damage "We beg to express that regret now and 30 assure you that every effort will be made these soldiers were proceeding to reinforce the Kvangtang Government, but the pro

danger.

apply to any other founs that have not yet been publicly announced by the Government.”

Hongkong, and promises to draw heavily on the trade of that port."' There is great virtue in an it. If the Commissioner of Foreign Trade of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce lives till he noce Manila become a

* close competitor" of Hongkong, he himself is likely to live to an age which will give him title to rank as a cluse competitor of Methuselab.

refused it after consideration, But this new stute of affairs inakes it pretty cer-

The intention to

to

The following paragraph from the tain that we are going to have trouble the rebel forces now in Sainam and Sui cedure followed in this instance shall not } faithfully

N.-V. Thaily News of July 26th will be rend with amusement in Hongkong and

Canton

Prior to the witbreak of hostilities at Shanghai the name of Mr. Tsen Chun-sin, ex-Viceroy of Canton and Szcelten, was prominently mentioned in connection with the revolt, and at a meeting in the City he was elected to the position of Generalissimo, We are now informed and asked to state that in spite of the rebel netion. Mr. Tson us take no part the rising. For some days past he has been in the hands of his physician, and did not leave Shanghai, as reported.

Mr. Tsen Chun-hyuan-or Mr. Shum, as we call him in these purte-very soon took himself out of the hands of his physician after that "aragrogh was published, for he left Shanghai, the same day and has been taking a very active part in the rising since his arrival in Canton, as the news from that storm centre has made

abundantly evident.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen seems to be lying low and saying nuffin. It was reported in the Colony on Friday that he was a. passenger on the P. & 0. das from Shanghai. A police detective was among the first to board the steamer on its

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in Canton. Lung is in possession of the only troups who are a known factor and

Hing, which seems to lend colour to the reported defeat of the mutineers.

Reports have also been circulated of sitailar attacks on the Cities of Samshui and Glow Tong

Mr. Ye Chok Bun moved that the phrase "local authorities to adapt what-

It looks as though there is gone likeliever methods, etc.," be amended to rea E houd of these well-armed robbers coming the local authorities to adopt. after to Chuton, for to-day a greatly increased eloar srruting, whatever methods,” number of soldiers are to be seen guarding the City at important points.

who can be relied on to any grent extent.

Yesterday Was pay day with the troops here, and it is said that Chan wing-ming gave the troops a least. This may mean many things: but it probably means that be provided extra food and drink so that they might have a sort of erlehration. Certain it is that food in large quantities was being carried through

FIRST DIVISION PROCEEDING the streets to the encampments of the soldiers for a long time yesterday eventos

NORTH: and that large quantities of samshu Yesterday, the first division of the follower. The soldiers are being paid in Yuan-Punishing Any(consisting of silver, and not in Canton notes as reseveral companies of engineers ported in some of the local papers here.

The Shameen Defence Corps have not been on duty, as is supposed in same quarters in Hongkong, and life on the concession is just as safe as ever it was. Every day people come from Hongkong with rumours that we are in a state of

siege and such like. These rumours have no foundation.

SUI HING SACKED BY PIRATES.

·Cantos, August 2nd.

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and

infantry) set out for Yingtak by train At Yingtak they embark for Shiu Kwill, from which place they will prussed to Kwangsi.

NOTE ISSUE-CONTEMPLATED

LOAN

We have the honour to ho, Sir, Yours

(84.) VICE-ADMIRAL TRENO JE CHEsa,

VICE ADSETRAL I. S. 1,

Cimmander-in-Chief R.C.N. To His Excellency the Conant-General of Holland and Senior Consul at Shanghai,

FURTHER ACTION DISCUSSED. The NC. Daily News of July 30th says:

At 10 po. everything was quict in Chapel and the various volunteer units were dismissed with instructions to stand by at their homes.

Eighteen or twenty evelists of the Shanghai Boy Scouts were smartly mobilized at 4 p.m. and were attached to the volunteers operating in the Chapel district, and rendered good service in keeping touch with the various detach-

hood.

ents that, were scouring the neighbour-

INTIMATIONS.

THE BEST

**In consequence of the number of Mr. Wong Hung Gam moved that the shells that flew over the Settlement on sentenos which the Central Government Monday night a strong protest was sent shall reimburse later on" be amended to by the Consular body to the Government read for the reimbursement of which the Admirals at the Arsenal yesterday morni local authorities shall apply to the Centraling. We understand that in their reply Government.??

the Admirals, while regretting the occur Both motions were seconded and carried, rence, expressed their absolute conviction THE BREWER'S and the report, as amended, on being put the Eettlement could have come from the that none of the shells which passed over to the vote was unanimously adopted. : guns of their men:

"Apart from the Consular protest a meeting of the naval commanders in Port

that, if the Settlement of warning the belligerents on both sides was held yesterday to discuss the question

International forces would be compelled

were agai endangered as on Monday night, the to take what action they thought fit to preserve public safety. The result of the Tingeht was 10 ved about half a mile discussion has not yet come to light.

Yesterday afternoon the loyal cruiser. down stream from her position opposite the Arsenal with a view to making her line of fire more at right angles to the

line of the Settlement..

NPLEASANT EVENT IN CHAPEL

CAPE BARKEFT FIRED ON,

A STRONG DEMONSTRATION, We take the following from: the 3.-4*,

y cua duy doe

BREW

GUINNESS'S

"WHEEL" BRAND

STOUT.

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:

regard to the attitude taken up by some There can be no two opinions with

of the Chinese in regard to the controlling of the territory by the Municipality of the Settlement. Immediately upon the withdrawal of the volunteer forces in the early hours of yesterday morning, the Police, who had hitherto remained quies cent, adopted an aggressive attitude.. Sergt. Steel and a company of Indis. police attempted to take up the duties of H. the boundaries of Chapel they were met. the volunteers, But as they arrived in by an overwhelming body of polios fren the northern district and the circum stances had no option but to retire to Settlement limits.

THE EXODUS FROM CANTON, SHUM AND THE STATE OF TRADE, arrived in port on Saturday night or Officers on the river steamers which On the 30th ulting, Shum Chun Huen yesterday are agreed that all is quiet in invited the leading members of the Canton. As one man put it, "Things are Chamber of Commerce to confer with him running with the same smoothness as they on the present position of trade. The outcome of this meeting was a circular that feeling of impending trouble which are in the city of London," but there is issued by those merabers in the name of disturbs all classes of the community. The latest news to hand is that it was the Chamber of Cominerte and the Charit- Junks filled with soldiers are being towed arrival in port, and I suspect his business mit General Lang or Wong Wo Shua hutable Institutions. It states that they are up the river and down the river, there was to remind Sun of that banishment sacked Sui Hing and was marching ou perfectly satisfied with the explanations is a martial appearance about the city, urder I mentioned last week, and to towards. Canton yesterday, but intimate the probable consequences of dis independent hand of pirates who took circular) given them by Shur and Tutulmay break at any out. All the past (which, however, are not mentioned in the and the general feeling is that the storm obeying the order. But Sun could not advantage of the opportunity and used than that Canton will not be the scene week the steamers running to Hongkong be found. He is now said to have left Lung's banners to frighten the people and of any fighting, as it is been arranged and Macan have been crowded with re Shanghai by a German steamer calling prevent any real resistance being unde nt Foochow, with the intention of doing Sai Hing is completely cleared out and

that Canton ball not be included in thefugees Among the arrivals yesterday in a little political business in the province the pirates have curried off everything merchants to continue to trade peacefully, children from the Shanreen and several war boundary. The circular requests all Hongkong wore a number of women and of Fokien, and his arrival here is there movable. Women and children, it is and positively assures them that the Sisters from the French Mission About fore indefinitely postposedl

stated, have also been carried off in political question will be agreeably settled a thousand people from the French Mis hers. This was a danger which win the end without any warlike actions sien are likely to come down to-day. Large foreseen when a large number of troops

quantities of valuable stock from the native would have lit Cantou, but it was not

city, have been stored in the gudowns on expected that the pirates would be

It is reported that it is the intention the Shameen, all of which are filled. The settlement is surrounded by sandbag of the Kwangtung Government to con- trict a loan of $10,000,000 either From the forts, and the European Customs officers Mitsui Bussan Kaisha or the Hongkong have taken up a temporary residence The forts of Canton are well and Shanghai Banking Corporation, for there. the purpose of re-establishing the Bureau manned, at the Cantonese troops are for Exchanging Government Notes- The generally described as loving young, security will take the form of all the swart and business-like. They are also Government properties in Kwangtung, said to be in good spirits, and apparently

A little later Capt. Barrett in the which are estimated

worth anxious to come to close quarters with ordinary execution of his duty visited the General Lung's men. None of the river North Honan Road Extension police station. A very threatening crowd was steamer officers could form any idea of assembled, and while he was there a rif their strength, but, judging by the was levelled at him, but it was knocked This great influx of people into

"ppearance of the soldiers they saw, down by one of the crowd. Capt. Barrett Colony already overcrowded is bound to

to a fight the Cantonese will not yield fire at the motor car. The matter was re- they foamed the opinion that if it comes then left the station, and as he was going tell its sad tale in the weekly bill of

away someone in the crowd behind opened

health. Fortunately, we have pretty nearly reached the end of the plague

Committee of Investigation had sub- and the smaller river stramers had a full half the Light Horse, and two guns of the without a valiant struggle. The Kishan | ported to headquarters, and, with the con The Chairman stated that the Special brought over 2,000 refugees to the Colony, detachment of 20 British bluejackets, HOWARD

of Japanese Admiral, a wenson, which happily has been a com

mitted a report on the procedure to be paratively light one for the Colony.

followed in handling the matter of complement of passengers. Many of these Artillery visited the district to overa we though the epidemic seems to have been

repaying the loans contracted for carry biting such a display of jewellery that on district this morning.

were Chinese women, and they were exhite malcontents. It is understood that. Japanese sailors are to be seut into the severe in Canton, Last year we had a are all being stored. A continual stream larger total of plague cases in the Colony of coalies is to be seen crossing the Britishing out the late Revolution, upon which

1.847-than for very many years, and and French bridges carrying boxes of all The report reads ---- this was officially explained to be due to kinds, curios, vases, silk, etc., often in the fact that Hongkong had become" con- cases which the owners have not had time verted into a huge refuge camp, in con- to close up properly. From this and from sequence of the anti-Manchu revolt the the number of people who are crowding excessive overcrowding naturally leading off to Hongkong it is only too evident that to a marked increase in the amount of the Chinese are very seriously afraid and waste food, and consequently a consider-

How many thousands of refugees have arrived in Hongkong from the city of Canton and its vicinity during the past week cannot be definitely stated. On the occasion of the last revolution the number of refugees in the Colony was estimated at about 30,000. On this occasion the number must be even greater, for every stener and every train arriving from Canton has been packed with linauity, "Both the steamers and the trains at Can- ton are being crowded hours before their departure, and every steamer and every train leaves crowds of people on the whari or station platform grievously disappointed at being crowded out.

art about it as they have heen. They'

have st

been waiting for this opportunity, and they must have had the situation pretty well sized up and their preparations well laid, for until they were right at the spot there was not a word of trouble in this direction. A Several Chinese gunboats have gone up river at intervals yesterday afternoon and to-day, but since the news of the sinking of a vessel laden with troops yesterday there has been no news of any engagement. Troops are bring hurried up the Fatban line from Shek Wai Toug to the scene of the trouble,

CANTON APPREHENSIVE Apart from this there is nothing fresh in the situation and no more news of the new-notorious or famous General Lung Every hour sees more goods coming on to Shamees, and it is a mystery where they

vince

to be

$94,000,000.

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY AND PATRIOTIC CONTRIBUTIONS. A meeting was held on the 30th ultime, at which Mr. Tse Kay Yuen presided, and

I members were, present.

he invited discussion.

by the then Organising Bureau in South

FORTS.

RUTTONJEE

SON,

&

י

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

WATCHES.

It is worth mention that a foreigner un day was held up three times between the a tour of inspection of the district yester-. headquarters of the police and the

THE AMERICAN. WATCH station on the North Honan Road Exten- or FINEST QUALITY AND HER PRECISION between this point and the Guild Hafl sion, and twice rifles were levelled at him

where the rebels were disarmed on Sunday morning.

VOLENTRER MOVEMENTS.

ADJustin FOR TEMPERATURE. AND,

POSITIONS.

some steamers it was found necessary to advise them to conceal it so that stray From investigations, it has been found pirates who might be among the passen that the sum of $1,400,000 odd expendedgers would not be tempted." during the engagements that took place HOMBARDMENT OF THE WOOSUNG in the year Sun Ho (1911) was raised China, on the understanding that it was sion of the rebels.

The forts at Woosung are still in posses able augmentation of the rat population. realise that it is better to clear out at to be used for satisfying military expenses warships subjected the forts to bombard B. V. C., who had reinforced the handful On Saturday the At 5.30 a.m. yesterday "A" Company I therefore, we should happily keep the

A well-educated Chinese told me

and that it was to be repaid as soon as ment at long range, to which there was a

of Chinese volunteer, left the Chapel plague roll fairly low this year, the fact this morning that there is no question of

headquarters together with the Chinese that Hongkong has again become a huge

there being no fighting at Canton now; the Revolution was made a success.

Now vigorous reply from the forts, but a detachment and were dismissed tem

porarily by Major Pilcher. At the same THE PRICE OF THE HOWARD he says that everyone, is convinced that refugo camp makes it probable that we

time the Portuguese Company and the shall have a bad plague season next year it will come, and that very soon. At 19

Japanese Company, S.V.C. uioved away unless the Sanitary Authorities are able o'clock the Kirchen, which is the evening

from the North Honan Road Police Station and the Guild Hall respectively. to keep down the increase in the rat strauer to Hongkong to-night, was fairly

Thus Chapei was left to the Chinese, with population which experience teaches us to fall up with first and second clusa Chinese

the exception that Inspector Young of the expect as the consequence of the over, passugers, and there looked to be as many

Municipal Police remained beland in crowding of the city.

more wishing to follow.

charge of two other local officers.

SHAMEEN UNALARMED. We are all familiar with the adage that,

Shantren and the streets in the City are it's an "ill wind which blows nobody good." This is the landlord's harvest time.equally quiet, and it is difficult to realise and one hears on every band lamentations when walking along that a crisis is over rents being again ingreased by imminent. Soldiers are to be met with' Chinese landlords. Many of the poorer quite often moving from one point to class of Europeans are among the victims another, and the police soldiers are of this rapacity. Rents were put up at picketed at various points of vantage the time of the last Revelation, and have throughout the City. The defences on not since been reduced; they are now being raised again, and the lot of the Shamcen have been repaired and every- tenant is far from being a happy one.

RODERICK RANDOM..

the Republic has been established two Chinese Press message says No damage years, and it is only right that the agree was done by either side.

thing is in readiness for trouble, but thers is no sigu of defence or anything apart

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At lunch time yesterday practically the whole of the various units of the volun- teers were summoned to their respective mobilization quarters. From 2 p.m. the Artillery remained at the gunshed with. four guns in reediness and the ponies hooked in. The Maxims gathered at the

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THE SOLE AGENTS:

headquarters in Haukow Road CHS. J. GAUPP

and they were joined by the members of the German Company. At 5 p.m. the Light Horse rode into the Artillery quar ters and soon afterwards the Resity ve Cum- pany in considerable numbers filed into After being lined the same compound. up the latter were dismissed with strict instructions to remain within the com

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