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TIENTSIN FRACAS. AMERICAN AND JAPANESE SOLDIERS SEVERELY

WOUNDED.

FULL DETAILS FROM BOTH SIDES.

The Peking correspondent of the Do by News, writing under daɛa March 14th. 835!

NEW ASIAN CONQUEST! BOLSHEVIK SCHEME FOR INDIA AND CHINA.

Amerionn soldier podeětrian and attempt ed to interfere, pointing out to the Japanese they had no right to arrest the American in the French Concession. At. this Line Lieut. Maxwell, of the 18th 0.8. A Pioneer special cable, dated London. Infantry, came up, and he and Major | February 18th, says: · Agording to the Basset accompanied the patrol in search | Daily Chronicle's Genova, correspondent, of a Japanese officer, the lieutenant offer- ing to give a receipt for the American The carlist exports of the FÍÐUS

in Japanese custody. They had proceed. fraces in Tientsin indicated that theed but a short distance when the patrol Americans were mostly to blame, but was called away by a cry from the mob, the more conplate statement reerived and the soldier got away. hore to-day shows that the Japan were very much BL fault, Peking is ringing with the news, and little sym- pathy is expressed for the soldiers of the Mikado."

HOMEWARD PASSAGES.

P. O, STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY ARRANGEMENTS.

The local agent of the P. & O. S.N.. Company (stys the Straits Times of March 15th) informs us that he has this the Soviet Government of Rusia is now morning received a telegram from the vonomtrating on the propagation of Rol P&D. S. N. Company, London, through shevism in thinu and India. His in the Admiralty, London, and General formants, fugitives from Moscow, deglare | Staff Officer (Naval), Singapore, to tho tl M. Lenin's fanatical belief in his effect that the ambulance transport mission is unshaken, but he is beginning Jurman is being diverted to Singapore to realise with despair that the exhausted | in order to provide accommodation for and apathetic Russian people are and att

Some 500 passengers from Straits to Lon- affective instrument to bring about the on, and that she may be expected to triumph of

Bolshevik doctrine arrive in Singapore on or about March throughout the world. The power of the Bird.

The accommodation is mostly in A Reuter telegraus (Poking, March police, requested the release of the soldier

Soviet now depends entirely on the cuts and berths, and the ship will be 15th) reads:

The official suggested that if the Amari-Chinc troops, for the Russian Red | bonked on the basis of being a one class The recent fraens in Ticulsin is being investigated by the Secretaries of he American und Japanese Legations. Meanwhile there has been no further trouble.

CSC

ACTING CONSUL GENERAL. Mranwhile, Mr. Bassel met thè Japan. ere Consul, Mr. Knowi, in an open space; the Consal was mounted. Major Basset and Lieut. Beck, in charge of the military

cans withdrew a few paces the Japanese would do the same, and the matter could then be discussed. The group was sur rounded by a mob of people. The Ameri- cans suggested that the time was not ripe for a discusion, the need was to quell the disturbance by withdrawing the Japones troops from the French Conces sion while the unarmed Americans return. At thi point Lieut. Beck was hit by a stone thrown from the

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Passengers shut out of the Fore and Foraro will be given first priority.

The steamer will call at Marscilica. The saloons of the ship, the P. & O. S.N. Company agent understands, wents will be made for messing. gutted, and therefore the best arrange It is estimated that the total seats to be pro- vided will be for about 284, which, with double sittings, will accommodate all the passengers.

Guards are showing increasing signs of ship at £54 each passenger, except for a disaffection. A special Chinese Pro-

few superior berths for which the fare paganda Department, under a Chinese, will be £75. has been established at Moscow and there The report that the Japanese Consul

is a steadily inercusing stream of Chinese General was assaulted proves to be in-

volunteers pouring through Turkestan correct. It appears that it was a Japan

into Russia. The propagandists ara educazionali t

instructed to spread the report in China The Tientsin papers strongly condemned to barracks.

that M. Lonin is A reincarnation of the Japanese 1er imprisoning the Ameri

Another special Conquest of Europe. can soldiers, and also for invading French Japanese mob, the patrol left, the Ameri-Genghis come to lead the Asian

of the

can soldier got away, and the Japanese department at Moscow, under the manage territory, and atoning the car acting America Consul-General, which Consul rode away.

ment of the Hindu Nationalists, directs led to reprienla on the part of the Ame

the propaganda in India. The Bolsheviks rican soldiery.

claim to have established secret relations with Bokhara and

the natural ally of the Soviet Republic is the oppressed proletariat in India and China, which regards the Bolsheviks as heros and M. Lenin as the Messiah. One deeren of this hero, recently published in London, places any woman, whatever her rank, whether married or single, at the disposal of any workmas on his paying une shilling.

Feeling ran high for several days and the incident still bears a grave character. A Shangbai esitlent who returned from Peking, on March 16th, reports to the N.-C. Daily News that so far as he could learn, up to the time he left Tient- sin, on Thursday night, the Americans had offered no provocation, and that the Japanese were to blame for allowing what might have well been but an ordinary street affair to develop inte Hot in several hundreds,

A PERSONAL NARRATIVE,

Captains Landreth and McDonnell and others, with a Japanese officer, secured n car and went to the Japanese police station to make inquiries relative to arrests reported to have been made by the Japanese. As the car was leaving the vicinity of the Empire Café, Mr. L. O. McGowan, the owner of the car, was hit in the face by a missile which scratched his check and broke his glasses. It pens that Mr. McGowan in Consul for Brazil, and this may have been the origin of the report than a consul had been assaulted."

which a mol Japanete troops led by Landreth asked that any American soldi.

iccluding armed

officers, participated. mounted was running high in Tientsin at that time, not alone aming Americans and Japanese, but among the French also- when rights have been violated by the Japanese Boldiery,

to

At the Japanese police station Captain Frelingers held should be turned over to him, saying that he would issue a receipt for

A like

request was unde of the them. Japanese Consul, who was also at the station, informing him that if he had any charges against the men they should be preferred through the American Consul-Genera). Mr. Heintzelman, the American Consul-General, was sent for and arrived at one o'clock, on Thursday morning, to find that Mr. Kamei had do parted.

He asked the Japanese police Inspector if any Americans bad beep arrested and received the reply that no Americans were in the hands of the Japanese police. He then asked if Ameri- cans were held by any Japanese authori. ties and was told that none were detained anywhere by the Japanese

There seem be three points to the discredit of the Japanese, however the fracas may have started. They invaded the French Concession with unarmed force, in violation of French rights. Brosted and maltreated American oldiers in their own and the French concession, violution of American rights. They are alleged to have deli- berately told untruths to the American Consul General in denying that there were American soldier prisoners in the Japanese gaol when the reverse was the

fack.

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OF JAPANEER PRESS' ORIGIN.

PRISONERS AND WOUNDED.

declare that

A LUCKY FUND.

Despatches from Kimberley, South Africa, state that a chicken killed at Gong Gong recently was found to have a carat diamond in its crop. Two Irish. men who had killed the chicken immedi ately laid ous a claim

the plot where

the chicken had been feeding and within a few days were rewarded by finding more than G.800,000 worth of small stones, together with several large diamonds, one of over 70 carats.

· MAJOR UYENO VISITS FRENCH CONSULATE.

Major Ureno, of the Japanese Staff, trying to break into a Japanese house, happened to ace the American soldiers and be at once reported the matter Headquarters, Mr. McGowan picked up an American Civil Authorities, parties of Japanese At the request of the Anti-American sentiments seem to have soldier's hat in the corner of the police soldiers were sent out as patrols; at first been precipitated on the Japanese com office, and when asked to explain this the 30 men were sent, then fifty, then munity in Tientsin, including the 1,000 inspector said it was the property of a 20, making 110 soldiers in all. Japanese solcher by the Parth-thine, who Me Heintzelman was assured was to gave due intimation of the urgent

soldiers,

had assaulted a Japanese civi- Uyeno went to the French Consulate Gen- Star of A$ article on racial discrimina tion translated from the Nichi Nich, and that they had only the hat and not the steps that were being taken, but the tentmen. It was noted that the inside of the French Consul General had already gone to bed This official intimation would wet with blood.

Major

foeling was worked up to such an extent hat was bang heard from the direction have been given by the Japanese Consul

Greans

Astor

А

General, but for the fact that that gentle man was trying to arrange an interview with the American Consul-General and was for a long tirae ansuccessful.

AMERICAN SOLDIERS BADLY WOUNDED BY мов.

It is expected that the stener will bo ready to leave Singapore during the first week in April.

Bookings by this steamer will, the P. & agent understands, de under the control af the Colonial Secretariat.

WIRELESS

COMMUNICATION

WITH THE STARS.

MARCONI'S HOPES.

The Chronicle has published an inter- riow which Harold Begbie had with Marconi, in the course of which the lat ter discussed the possibility of com- munication by wireless with the stars. Begbie asked him if he thought waves of

ether eternal. Marconi replied: "Yes I do. Messages I sent off ten years aga have not yet reached some of the Dearest stars. When they arrive there why should they stop? It is like as attempt to express one-third as a decimal fraction. You can go on forever with-

out coming to any sign of the end. That is what makes me hope for a very big thing in the future."

"What is that?" asked Begbie. "Communication with intelligence on other stars," answered Marooni. of beings who live there ought to have may sume day be possible and as many of the planets are much older than ours,

information for us of enormous value. It is silly to say the other planets are uninhabited, because they have no atmos- phere or are so hot or are so different, From the earth. If there were no fish in the sea should we say life is impossible. and so it is impossible for mant'

The interviewer agreed, but objected that the language difficulty seemed the pre sent obstacle which was impossible to

surmount.

plied, "but don't think it is insurmount

Well, it is an obstacle," Marconi re

such message as two plus two equals four able. You see one might go through some and go on repenting it until the answer yes, which would

came back thematics must be the

that the Japanese were touchy" in the extreme. The main affair occurred on Wednesday night when the Japanese of the courtyard, the party found a semi- nude American soldier lying on the stone literally took possession of the French Concession for a time, but there had been

The pavement in a wounded condition. trouble the previous night when Japanese Japanese and Chinese attendants made hooligans had assaulted three or four no attempt to relieve the man and the American infantrymen at a brothel in: Americana carried him inside and laid

Meanwhile one American soldier was Japanese Concession, where Japanese hire on a table. Another soldier, & cor taken to the Japanese Concession by the and American soldiers had quarrelled,

poral of

of military police, was found in there being in the crowd, it is stated, a cell, wounded in the forehead. One of trouble in the French Concession, quite Japanese soldiers, and another caused aumber of Japanese soldiers in civilian

the men was cut to the bone in the arm, close to the Japanese Confession, by fr clothes.

it is reported, and paralyzed on one ing two shots with his revolver. He then Immediately after the affair on Toceday side by a bayonet thrust

ran away, closely followed by an excited aight the Japanese consul in charge, Mr.

Meanwhile at two o'clock, on Thursday Kamei, is alleged to have called at the

House, there was a Chinese bwd, and took refuge in a

Japanese

Here he removed his "B. B. B." various newspaper offices and, in accord morning at uded by the side-de-camp to uniform, and, in disguise, mannged to get he one word.

ance with his wishes, the papers of the Japanese commander, Cols. Wilder into the house next door.

of. weeting attended

same throughout the physical universe. The crowd By sticking to mathematics over a pum- Wednesday morning contained no account

rushed in, and, setting upon the American ber of years one might come to speech. of the trouble, Following this, trouble and Smart of the American regiment, a began to brow early on Wednesday night representative of the French Consulate soldier, badly wounded him. Japancen It is certainly possible."" and American soldiers and civilians in General and the French Chief of Police, soldiers rescued him from the hands of the French Concession (which adjoins the

Mr. Duseldorf.

Begbie adds that Marconi stopped The latter said the the crowd and took him at first to the Japanese Concession) were stoned and in Japanese military had been searching Japanese Commanding Officer. They were speaking for a moment, and then, as if some instances seized by the Japanese

houses in the French Concession looking scolded by their officer for bringing him the matter was something so uncertain police and troops, there being of the latter for Americans. After much insistence there and ordered to take him to the that he did not feel it worthy of passing a full company of 150, with fixed on the part of Col, Smart, the Japanese General admits that the Japanese soldiers strong signale out of the ether, which police station. The Japanese Consul mention,, said he had often received bayonets. These troops, headed by authorities agreed to release the Amori

wers in error when they took him to the seemed to come from some place outside several mounted officers and the Acting cans they held. The Japanese claimed to Japanese police office, but perhane had the earth and which might conceivably Consul General, also mounted, and a mob have 10 casualties on their side of the the Japanese soldiers not taken him to have proceeded from the stars, of civilians took possession of Rue Chay conflict.

the police station he might have died lard from Rue Baron Gros to the Empire

of his wounds. If the Japanese Theatre.

soldiers had been able to speak English a great deal of friction would have be avoided.

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At this time, the Consuls-General of

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerce & de Navigation d'Extrême Orient, of Saigon,

On Thursday night the American, were kept in barracks and the French Con- It is customary in Tientsin for members cession was declared out of bounds. Latest of the American Military Police, or pro-

accounts state that the Japanese were vost guard, to patrol the various conces greatly excited, varions bodies holding only; these men are empowered to mako ont occurred on Victoria Road in front another in vain. The American Consul- [in their report dated March, 12th, state: sions armed with police "billiea" (clubs) meetings. At noon, on Thursday, an accid. America and Japan were looking for one

of the arrests of their own nationals only. Dur.

where the Tientain Club,

the General demanded the immediate releaso

Our prices, after being a little weaker Japanese consular residence stands which of the two American soldiers. One was ing the affair of Tuesday night one of these military police was attacked by the will tend to increase the feeling in Tien released at once, the other, who was owing to the excess in the arrivals of crowd while arresting one of the Ameri- tsin. One of a group of American soldi severely wounded, was taken to the paddy, have increased during the last cans, and three other Americans were senters smacked a Japanese civilian, where Japanese hospital, attonded to by few days on account of some important

cansed the American upon the consul, hatles ran out of his authorities to

to hospitalore, the Japanese con residence and followed the men down the ese surgeons, and afterwards Purchases made by the Government.

THE JAPANESE VERSION.

The demand from Japan bag strongly declined, and it is reported that prices are dropping.

The allotment of 20,000 tons for March/ April/May has been increased to 00,000 tons monthly. This quantity has been proportion of 2/3 for Europeans and divided between the Exporters in the

We quote to-day :-White Saigon riov, No. 2 sifted, Japan quality, Hongkong #6.10 per picul; fo.b, Saigon, for March shipment.

who arrived later, and then re Aurgeons who cession out of bounds for American street, demanding their names pas moved to his barracks. While the Ameri troops; therefore to effectually prevent ing officer-ordered the men back to

can Consul General WAS the Japanese Americans entering the Japanese Conces barracks.

police station a great deal of misunder sion on Wednesday night a detail of 15

standing was caused on both sides through American military police were stationed

the fact that the leading Japanese official on the Japanese boundary line in the

The Japanese version of the om The Japanese Consul General had every

present spoke no English. French Concession. A

A group of Ameri cane gathered near the line and the story handed to the Tientsin Press from a spread among the Japanese' that the

representative quarter, is as follows:

intention of turning the American soldier1/3 for Chinese. Americans were preparing to come inte frequented the Chinese and Korean most unfortunate that he was not at the American soldiers have for some time over to the proper authorities and it was thoir Concesion in retaliation for what

The total amount of rice exported from happened on Tuesday night,

brothels in the Japanese Concesion and police-station when the American Consul the 1st Jannery up to the 4th March, Crowds began menacingly to gathor, there has been trouble.

on any co

occasions, General was there.

1919, is 147;342 tons against 232,049 tonn takon and it is reported that attempts were American soldiers have often bren

No further trouble is expected to-night, in 1918. made to Saizo individual American to the Japanese police station. On Tues.. soldiers, causing the latter to group tay night some America boldiers had a the American soldiers have been for together for protection while a huge collision with the Jaganese police and bidden to go into the French Concession.

THE CONSULATE INCIDENT, crowd of Japanese partially filled Ruo four of them were taken to the polico.

We may add that the meinbeis of a Chaylard.

station. The Japanese police called on the mili The disturbance on Wednesday night Japanese Educational Mission worer in- tary barracks for assistance and an was caused by a group of American soldi.vited yesterday to the residence of the

GIFT TO JOURNALISTS......... armod company, which is on duty nigdyby evading the American military polion Conocasion. Four American soldiers who entered the Japanese concession Japanese Consul General in the British responded and went into the French Con

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig met entered the compound and struck ons of cossion, charging and driving the crowd stationed to prevent them so doing. as far as the Empire Theatre, the AmeriThe statement here cites a number of the Japanese, Mr. Kawamura. Of these to Alliod, neutral. British, and Amo Crusok of allowed assault on Japanese by four, one was arrested, while three ran on the west arch of the groat Hohenzol can armed only with

rican war correspondente by appointment en military, potem quo distur American soldiers, winding up with an a Japanese Consul General con. The iod of the meeting was to shank bandos, falling back Major Arthur attack on Japanese as they came ont of a Busset, who has left the arms and was eindra. Altogether nine wounded had to therefore in divilian dress, left the Galoty be removed to, three Japanese hospitals Theatre with friends to go to the Empire. from these riots, two of the patients being Calo and found himself in the taldst of severely wounded. A large number of this trouble. He enw a Japanese patrol people were slightly wounded. of six or eight mer arreating alons

(Continued al fort of next column).

lern Bridge, over at Cologne eluded

the correspondents for their services dur- do not believe that this matter Ing the wary and to wish them good bre should be taken as a result of racial, as several of them werd returning home. antipathy. It was pimply the outcurse. He presented each correspondent, with a el our having a lloczsed quarter which small Union Jack an si parfing gift. No I intend to abolish,

formality marked the meeting