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CANTON, August 4th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, MONDAY AUGUST 7TH 1016.

THE CHINESE REPUBLIC AN INTERVIEW WITH LE

YUAN-HUNG...

that

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD &Co.

SOLE AGENTS. FOR

ATHLETIC GOODS. EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR GOLFERS.

rifle shots and big guns, which are in THE TROUBLE IN CANTON, FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. the possession of both forces, The City

T. H. MARTIN. itself has no war-like aspect beyond the

The funeral of the Inte Mr. T. H. fact that soldiers are continually passing

Martin, of the Hongkong Postal Service. to and fro, but on the fringe of the City.

The Special Correspondent of the Daily I went to the scenes of action yester-] took place at Happy Valley on Saturday Treegraph, at

Peking sends. at Wong Bha, one comes right into the day morning and saw how things were. morning and was attended by a inrge and journal an account of an interview which

I visited Wong Sha on At about 7 o'clock, I walked over the Gighting line.

ho had with President Li Yin-nung on Western Shareen bridge and along Wong

representative gathering, About 250 July 1st. The Correspondent says: Saturday afternoon and found hundreds Sha. While nearing thai plare, I saw members of the Volunteer Reserves, in- Yesterday was favoured with the first of Lung's men, well-anned, and realy to strings of General Lang's soldiers in the cluding Major Wakeman, Capt. Champ-|and once which President Li Yuan-hung prevent any landing by Shum's forces look businesslike and serious. Occasion-kin (acting Adjutant H.K.V.R.) Sergi, {ed freely and frankly every phase of the

streets; they were quite orderly, and

nas granted to any publicist. He discuss the streets slightly wounded Major Bond, Quartermaster Sergeant situation. Tho. President, who is abso- who are on the opposite side of the river, ally in

soldiers were met, soine of them helped, Dawson, and Sergent McHutcheon were tutely simple and unaffected, san bu cal SPALDING'S at Shekwentong. Ti is in this area that

by their comrades, and wounded soldiers i a battle has her raging sinre Satientny being carried in chairs to some hospital. present, and amongst others who tooked the apotheosis of the democratic move-

While approaching Wong Sha fore- part in the proceedings

ment which is now aiming at consolidat- were Capi. last. No serious fighting was proceeding shore, I saw some 500 soldiers ready for flutchison (representing His Excellency the body of the Central Govern- when I was in Wong Sha, but at intervals action. They were behind cover, occasion the Governor), the Hon. He has existed among the people. Trained nient the commonwealth which always there was ride firing on the other side of ally replying to the fire from Shekwei Severn, the Hon. Mr. E.. D. C. Wolfe

Long. This side of the river is quite (Postmaster General), Messrs. T. Hinds chief, and 50 years old, he realises fully WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SPLENDID SELECTION OF GOLF CLUBS. first as a naval officer, then as an army, the river, and a big gun would bom denuded of shipping. Lung Chai

and G. Watt (representing the Post the nature of the task before him, but ogensionally. Some of Lang's men, it

Kwong's gunboats were patrolling, and Office Staff), Mr. A. R. Lowe and a repre- at fines they bred their guns on thesentative body of all the Masonic Lodges he bellors that if the friendly nations segined, had crossed the river and were peoply on, the opposite side of the river, the Colony. The deceased's three sons assist no insuperable difficulties exist to engaging Shim's men, The soldiers at

That is to say, on Shum's soldiers. The were the chief mourners.

wholesale reform. We in China realise," firing from this ships was supplemented Among many beautiful floral tributes he said, that if our case is properly and Wong Sha were all fully pigured and by 3-inch guns on shore. Cases of ammu- were those sent by Major and Mrs. constantly laid before the world, sym- seemed to fed much, amuseme at my

nition were pile up near the guns, and Wakeman, Members of A and B Compathy will be extended to us--above all the labels on these cases showed that they

H.K.V.R.. reluctance to leave the questionalde

non-commissioned by the British people," whis are such great were sunde at Krupp factories in Ger affres and men of A and B Companies, and faithful international champions of many. They were marked "Class VI, 1913, H.K.V.R., Sergt.-Major and Mrs. Bond, liberty and democracy. A corinin inter- security of a soldiers' matshed. It is on

Essen The officers superintending the Sergt. and Mrs. Oxberry, Quartermaster val must necessarily elapse before the re Wong Sha that. Ship's en are concet- Bring were quietly training their guns Sergeant and Mrs. Dawson, Sergeant action of recent years can be expunged, trating their endeavours in the track on the enemy about four miles inland, and Mrs. Woolley, Sergeant at Mrs. at 1 am unafraid of the task which e they are making a Custor from the who were taking cover on the Shokwei-MeHutcheon, Lieut. Thornhill, the Post lieve can be made fully successful with i

tong side. It seemed that the position on Our Staff, Civil Service Club, and the courage and patience. the other side wits too, open for the Masonic Lodges.

We need most generous help from the Press, as our ab- soldiers of Shum, and the officer super- told me that they were twice repulsed intending the firing of the 3-inch guns

jret is to prove that civil power and when they approached the shore, al

than the sword, but true bulwarks to all: human happiness. With assistance and they were in great dread of the gun- boats firing. There was excitement apparent amongst Lung's

South, and at the precise moment that I was in the firing line Shum's advance troops could not hive been more than half a mile away. They have sims Then driven backs for a ate or so.

It is at Wong Shan, also, that lang has installed a battery, compused of two Kropp guns, upon which has been tacked the informationMade in Germany. The shell cases which were littered about the place bore the same inscription, and the riles, used by Lang's men, which are of an up-to-date pattern and take point ed-nord aumunition, also have Geroan similarities, though it is alleged that they have all been manufactured in the Canton Arsenal.

ng SCHTO OF

SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. A. E. DUNRICH.

soldiers, who were quietly watching the His orany friends will regret to hear

FROM

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ARCH-COLONELS (FLOATING AND HEAVY). $180 E ch.

PATENT COLONELS $1.25 Eash.

GLORY DIMPLES $1.50 Exeli.

FROM

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NEW BLACK & WHITES $1.25 Each.

MIDGET DIMPLES

$1.50 Each.

THE

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THE BOB" 75 Cents Each.

social contracts are not only mightier SPALDING “GOLD MEDAL" CLUBS.

a good Parliament, we hope to do some-

DRIVERS AND BRASSIES,

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thing creditable. Please convey hence all R. FORGAN'S CELEBRATED CLUBS.

this for the people abroad."

discuss in any great detail the Pre

It would be impolitie on my part to sident's plans, but two things can he

the sole possible distinction. Secondly, permanent Presidential mansion will a modern European

49

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MADE AT ST. ANDREW,

FROM 54 EACH, "

ALL MODELS,.

PRICE $3.50 Each.

STOCKED IN ALL MODELS.

shells bursting on the other bank of the of the death of Mr. A. E. Dunrich, book- river, We saw about a dozen roundskeeper to the Hongkong and China Gas fired in about 45 minutes from Wong Sha, and about seven from the gunboats C, Ltd., which took place with startling stated without indiscretion. First of al TAYLOR'S AUTOGRAPH moving to and fro, near the foreshore, suddenness yesterday afternoon between ranks of every kind will be abolished.

CLUBS. Sume bullets whizzed past us.

We could not see much firing from the other side, three and four o'clock. The deceased actual tenure of office being henceforth LADIES AND LEFT-HANDED CLUBS. except desultory bullets flying about, and was a native of Exeter, where he was born returned fully assured that the situation forty years ago, and came to thebe established in was fully controlled by Lng Chai Colony in 1905. He was engaged with building in the central location of Pe CADDY BAGS, TEES, GOLY GLOVES, BALL OLEANERS, Awong's soldiers,

In the afternoon, the scene of netiole as Company during the whole of king. The buperial palaces will be used was shifted to the Macao forts, where the perind of bis residence in Hongkong permanently, or retained solely

CLOCK GOLF, GOLF PAINT, CAPTIVE GOLF. unboats again took Kome

pari and he carried out his duties with national museums, in order completely

REPAIRS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION UNDERTAKEN, heard from that side, but after dark, admirable qualities, not the least of in the operations, Heavy firing was exemplary skill and care. He had many to expunge the Imperial tradition. Wong Sha and Shekweitong were again which was an abounding bonhominic and markable spectacle of the vindication of No honest man can contemplate the re- the scene of action. machine-guns, 3-inch guns, and rifles con- endeared him to all who knew him. In Heavy firing by natural sunniness of temperament, which sporting eireles he was well and widely known, as he was a lover of, and took a deep and active interest in, almost very form of athletic exercise. He was a member of the Victoria Heervation Club and at one time occupied a place

The Krupp guns at Wong Sha have been doing good work for Lung, and the #1 se Very proud of them. They were highly pleased when a few Euro- peans asked to be allowed to examine them, and radily gave every facility fur doing this. The guns have had plenty of нes, and the steel covering plates show signs of having been hit by numerous rifle bullets. These guns were busy ontinued all night Saturday night soon after I left, but this was more in the nature of a demon stration, of which Chinese soldiers scen very fond. Not a single Shum soldier could have been in the vicinity, for they had been driven back barlier in the day. Should Shuto endeavour to force au entry by way of Wong Sha he will have a very warm reception, for, in addition to the Krupp guns, many hundreds of solthers are pumped in the vicinity, and they all have an ample supply of ammunition. There are rumours that Shum bas a surprise in sinen in sla, way of big guns, and that when he brings Fac these in Canton will readily fall. This after the rattle di gunfire to which we havel

At the outset there were a few hullets falling on the Shamen, but for the last two days they have been flying about freely even in the French concession, which is furthest from action.

of

the REENS

The streets in and around the city are half closed, and all business is at a stand still. Whilst this is being written news comes to hand p.m.) that General Lung has repulsed the saldiers of Sham from all points of attack and has the situation well in hand. Certainly firing has not been heard much since the morn

curiously quiet

been accustomed for som

rumour is doubted by Mr. Jamieson. At

The Chinese are still feaving in great any rate, today (Sunday a much heavier numbers, Bhips leave for Wuchow over gun is being used by one of the armies Blowing with human cargo. Even some ia the Shek-wei-tong area than was the foreigners have sent their families t

see Saturday, and the firing general-Hongkong and are anxiously waiting for 1y seems to be much closer. Lung has events to develop, a very dificult task, and the position is a doubtful one.

CANTON, Sunday, 5. p.m.)

the Bath, Committee of that organisa it. His death, which was due to an firand Hotel, where he resided. apoplectic seizure, occurred in the

The funeral takes place this evening, and will pass the Monument, Happy Valley, at six o'clock.

gross,

come to China when everything conspired claims of democracy-su strangely against it-without- omotion, affording na it does conclusive proof that the world forces are becoming as irresistibla in Asia as in Europe.

COUNT OKUMA ON THE

KAISER.

The excitement of the present war has made the Kaiser insane. That is the opinion of Count Okuma, the Pro- mier of Japan, given in the course of an juterview with the New York WoRd.

H has lost his reasoning pawer, and since the outbreak he has beed leading

further. In his insanity be does not see manity, has forgotten about treaties, does not hear the cries of the children of his own country. He is just insane ta kill and destroy. Other subjects do not enter 's mind."

BANKERS.

SPLENDID OPENING IN BANGKOK,

P&O AND AUSTRALIAN

THE PROPOSED FUSION.

nothing but the pleasure of killing men and women. He sees the battles, sees Subject to the consent of the Treasurymen killed and wounded, but sers au and to confirmation by the requisite pun On the western side of the city nearer of shareholders, agreement Wong Bha, bullets are thickly flying about, been concluded (says the f and and the whole locality is deserted the press) whereby the shares of the New When I left. Canton at 5 pm. to-day streets being closed to traffe for fear of Zealand Shipping Company, Limited firing was still proceeding in the Shek robberies. I have seen strings of Lung's which owns the Federal Line, will be wei-tong and Honam areas, but it was tromps quietly trudging along on the acquired by the P. & O. Company in ex- apparent from the sound of the fring Shu-Ki side, occasionally stopping to change for P. & O deferred stock. The that lang's men had forced back Shum's refresh themselves with ten al some desni New Zealand and Federal fleets, includ

They pay for what they ing several vessels under construction, A SUGGESTION TO AMERICAN- armies in both places. Still, Shum istory, tea-stall.

drink, and are so orderly that one consist of 31 fine passenger and cargo very strong numerically, if he is not superior from the point of view of wonders why the people in the city do vessels, fitted for carrying refrigerated produce, of 244,334 tops gross. Including The British Inding the shares-of-which- efficiency, and the general opinion is not take to them kindly.-Contributed, that anything may happen, both Lung

were acquired by the P. & O, in 1914, the and Shum being very determined. The CHINA' AND THE WAR. combined fleets of the four companies will people of Honam, also, are known strong.

consist of 223 steaners of 1,386,589 tom The American Minister, Mr. William H. ly to favour Shum, and there are many TRIBUTE TO THE PATRIOTIC

Hornibrook, reports that Bangkok offers Cantonese who would prefer to sen the

WORK OF BRITISH

The issued capital of the New Zealand a splendid opening for a reliable Ameri back of Lung. It is a most unhappy

RESIDENTS. .

Company is £1,133,400 in 60,672 ordinary can banking institution. It is a city of position of affairs, and there will be

and 22,608 preference shares of £10 each. approximately 600,000 people. Fully 50 much more strife and suffering before Having just returned from China in There is also outstanding £383,300 in 4 anything in the nature of a decision is which country he has spent nearly half

per cent, debenture stock. A circular cent, of the population is Chinese, reached. A visit to a hospital for the his life, Mencius

the addressed to the shareholders of the New and the export of the ordinary mercan- writes to

tile business of the country is in the wounded, with which I shall deal in Manchester Guardian 2

Zealand Shipping Company inforins another article, brings home to one the Britons in China have not been behind the that they are to receive £10 of P.hands of Chinese merchants and commis horrors of the fighting more than any others in showing their patriotism at

&O. deferred stock for each of their son men. There is no bank in Siam con- existing $10 shares. heavy firing beard at a distance can do this critical time. Every man who could latter was about £21, whereas the market tation in which they are fancially inter- The price of the trolled by Chinese and ne banking insti- leave has returned home to join the value of the former is approximately ested. The Chinese B. Bangkok aro THE SHAMEEN DANGERS. Colours,' and some have already laid £33, to which figure the quotation natur particularly friendly to America, and an

down their lives for the Empire inally moved.

American bank with strong financial According to the present allocations of Gallipuli and Flanders. Nor have The acquisition follows naturally on backing would undoubtedly draw the the contending forces the Shumeen re Britans in Ching been behind the rest of the fusion of the P. & O. and British larger portion of the Chinese business. sidente do not ran the risk of being the Empire in the way they have con-

Initia two years ago, close relations_hay- Only one of the four banks is Bangkok accidentally shot. They did a few days tributed to the many different funds for ing existed between the latter and the is controlled by Siamese capital, and it ago when Eghting was proceeding within the relief of suffering caused by the war. New Zealand Shipping Company. has never proved a popular institution half a mile of the Settlement, and several Hostilities had not far advanced before

with the Siamese.. residents had to beat a hasty retreat from | Germans in China saw the importance of the band owing to stray bullets. The winning Chinese opinion to their side.. fighting was close on Saturday night They at once began a literature cam- when I walked along the band and risk-paign, and before long Chinese, even in ed entering the forbidden area, past the distant provinces, were in possession of Rowing Club, There was plenty of rifle the German version of the causes of the firing and bombarding by heavy guns at war, and had news of overwhelming Ger- man victories. Many Britons, realising Shek-wei-tong, aud in the vicinity of Wong Sha, but only one bullet zipped the harm this was doing their cause, determined to counteract it by taking past mo

There are many stories prevalent insteps to put the Chinese in possession of the Settleniont as to ballets having found the facts. Telegrams have been translat their way into all sorts of weird places, ed for the Chinese Press, and translations but many of these are probably the of British documents have been cir- outcome of panic and awar-affected eluted. imagination. Of course, Fit will be much It may sướm à matter of small moment more safe indoors than it will be on the what the Chinese think of us and the bund should Lung be forced back again way we conduct this war. It may be towards Canton, for with firing taking said:-Of what account is China to place across the river a portion of the the world An unwieldy nation tottaring bund on the Shameen is bound to come to ruin. But Germany, be it noted, within the firing line. Until then dons not take this view, Germans do not Sharien, judging by my ox experisto China merely as she is, but as she ences, should be quite safe. At the pre-may become. In every province they sec

and a breach of legal etiquette. The The premises will be open to all ranka, sent time the-residents find relaxation in A promising market for German goods, advertisements themselves are so blatant- from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, August

9th, the evenings in watching the distant gun and, if possible, they wish to make they Fulgar in tone that I are convinced flash from the roots of their houses. prosent war advance rather than injuresponsible for their publication, which is that counsel themselves cannot here The chief danger to the Shameen will their prestige. China is now awake from rather to be attributed to the mistaken result in the success of Shum's men, and end to end, and her people are obsessed

zeal of interpreters or other persons in any panie caused among the soldiers of with a glowing patriotism that desires the offices concerned. I have, therefore. Lung by impending defeat. These are to make their country great and worthy

AN to request that members of the Bar will probabilities, but the Consular authori- of its historic past. Those who know warn all such persons against this prac ties are well informed as to the manner China best are convinced that no people,tice and will inform them that a repeti- in which the fighting is proceeding, and with such a history and with such charaction of the offence will entail serious due precautions will be taken should teristics was ever extinguished or ever consequences, possibly suspension from necessity arise.

will be."

functioning in this Court.

LAWYERS ADVERTISEMENTS

--+ཡཏི A WARNING BY BRITISH ASSESSOR.

very

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

30, 4 COMPANY,

The parade of this Company ordered for to-day is hereby Seancelled. The parade for Thursday, August 10th, will take. place its previously arranged.

At the Mixed Court, Shanghai, on July 29th, the British Assessor, Mr. Grant Jones. Cownted strongly on certain lawyers' advertise ments which have been appearing in Chinese newspapers. At the opening of As the Court Mr. Grant Jones said:

Gentlemen of the Bar. There is so large un attendance of the Bar of this Court here this morning that I' propose to address you briefly on matter which has recently been brought to my notice. I refer to the appearance in the Chinese Press of advertisements in the names of certain members of the Bar. I do not propose to mention those names. but the practice is highly unprofessional

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The Company's Now Steamship

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members except the above-named will report to Mr. T. F. Hough for Drill on Friday, August 11th, at 8 p.m. Jackets will not be worn dur ing the parado.

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