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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 1ST.

THE SHANGHAI VOLUNTEER

CORPS.

THE SEIGE OF KWEILIN, BESEIGED COMMANDEIT'S APPEAL TO OPPOSING, TROOPS.

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GENERAL FOWLER'S REPORT.

The pleasure of reading Major-General The city of Keilia has now been bus Fowler's report on his recent inspection | seiggd og days. The attacking foreus have of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps is tried every strategy they know to free enhancel, says the S4. Daily News, by an entrance into the city, wrote the 3, the fact that it is the third he lus writ-Phily Near correspondent, in the City un ton. He is, therefore, able to use a' come

parative power of criticism which makes May 21st, while each time the city sol. his observations as valuable as they ardiers have successfully" withstood their welene. And he is certainly a most and have forced them to withdraw with theroush-going inspection officer Sinen his last visit the strength of the Corps auch loss of life. But still the struggle has increased from 12.to 10 and incontinues. Ten thousand bullets ar the parade at Bubbling Weli 1.00 all being turned out daily in the city and

the troups are not so reckless now in their

use of ammunition it is estimated that

ranks were present as against was last year. Writing of this parade, which was roperly a converging arth by three columns, Major-General Fowler siya-

The bearing and march" discipline of they can hold out indefinitely while wart- the roops daring this exercise wasing for the relief forces to arrive. excellent, and gave a most favourable The corbspondent sends the following translation of an appeal. male hy the Commander of Kweilin to the troops who are beseiging him :-

impression いま the ficiency and

strength of the for which could rapidly be concentrated on any threat

ments:

ترسم

1924

TROUBLE AT AMOY,

STUDENTS DICTATE TO PRESIDENT.

We have received from the University.

of Amoy a copy of the following letter. which has been printed by, thể University

for

virculation 3 →→→

AFFAIRS IN KWANGTUNG, INTERNAL TRADE HANDICAPS. [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. I

„To avoid too many non-military and unofficial armed organisations in Kwang- tung, the Civil Governor in Canton has

not seen fit to allów merchants in the North River freedom to provide armed University of "Anjoy,

Antoy, June 20th. 1521.

escort fie their gonds coming to Canton DEAR S-There was unfortunately by land or sea. Now-a-days Shipment of an outbreak of student trouble at the goods in Kwangting is greatly discour- University, towards the end of May

aged by briganlage and piracy, and the Sus Kuok ITẹ. Po, the other day stated that there were still as mutinied Govern ment garbents at large and interjering with lawhd trade, lest of the towboats plying between Canton and the ports of

It arose from some of the students at his reass for giving three months notice tempting to forge the President to state to three touchers, viz: Messrs. On Yuan Hua, T. Wang, S. Y. Eu to discon ting their svreters in temas of their agreeri

nmily.

The President refused to yied to mob Tungkan, Heughan, and the Sarjap pressure. The stmients went on strike districts have suspended traffe for the and some of theint fore bly confined three teachers who strongly disapproved of time being awaiting means of piruey pre- their conduct. The aetlig Business Direvention." i was hurwedly called to give assistapen, ened area.

the in turn was surrounded. Once the principal rivers in Kwangtung, and. Interiérence with trude and traffe along Speaking of the tofantry units, he coin-

KWELIN, May th. the runcing attitude of the The drill turn out and söblierlike.

To the soldiers of General Shen. Letan" brickhiers and masons standing!

| the sall" rising high cost of living slur it be charly, known that at this time around afterupted to rescue him, and in hearin of the units and uniformly General Shen and you soldiers who are the seule pulled off three students, and to way taxes, are affecting, all classes, satisfactory, and in some attacking Kweilin have allied, yourselves took them away to the Construct on Build, especially the poe. At present, besides good indeed. The officers appeared to hase improved since last year in their to Sun Wen and are perversely listening ing where owing to their struggles, they the assas and rarpenters, the skilled.

their hands tind knowledge of handling their waits, and to shen's counsel which is deceiving you Business Diretor had"". When the wearers numbering more than 4,000,-

himself there was evidence of much careful into devastating your country. Will training by N.CO.'s and other instructurcott by nature and is seeking after refused to be released, and brought fils not consider farefully that this man is a rushed to set the students free but they private gains and does not care for the order 300 workmen to is at the students changes against the President that he had Of the Light Horse Co. we read that:

lives of other. You are unfortunately i The Lin-out of meu and horses, was

For some days the President had con- excellent and they drilled with very listening to his orders through the vari fat percísion. They were steadiers anders, who in bringing you th ducted his business at his residence in Ku

PRESS CENSORSHIP. than last year, and the horsemanshipack Eweilig are leading you in the angst and not in Amoy. The whole

Deferring to the wish of the Canton of the majority of the riders was the city of Kweilin is firra al cannot she disgraceful conduct cannot be police las, finally withdrawn his news-

way of death." Do you not know that was planned in advang by the students and "the digiared teachers

Press Association, the Canton Chief of TE turn-out of the Field Artillery was mxcellent and maintains the high stand-asily be broken down our battalions

This have attacked the city many times and hesitate to sacrifier the tir

strongly condemned, as they did not ard attained in previous years."

fors.

Frac

carcases.

rev'renent

the

of the

Canton and vicinity are out in strike de and the Chinese pen-brush makers in-

manding high wages, some asking for any increase of 35. and others 30 per rent.

year has seen the formation of the new the derd and wounded of your sokliers' indents by appealing to their youthful Paper pensors from the publishing officers. Amrican Mounted Treep which forms are numbered by hundreds, while the retary enves their enquilory On Jime 26th, the editors in Canton made valuable addition to the Corps and with sides you have lost to us are nut few the American Infantry Co. gives the You wounded are lying in the open fields

All the charge against the school, and American community a showing is the with no competent doctors to attend them; the staff who had trak ber Maintain or Corps corresponding with their interests consequently have little hope of re- de nader great dificult and with quite in the Settlement. Of the A.M.T., Major covery, while the bodies, of your slain unexampled forbearaner, ar paturally General Fowler says:

soldiers are wet by the dews and as quite useless and fat and do not de The turn-out of the men, and horses one buries then the stench rises to heavim serve specific, refutation, was excellent and the unit forms a white wornis fatten on their valuable addition to the Corps. Much This is seen by your own eyes. Think a work has evidently been done in train-minnent. Why is it thus! A great man ing, and though sore movements were always has an object in vicu either carried out at rather to fast a pace, behalf of the country or for the pantre greater steadiness will no doubt be at- tion of the people before it is worth while tall.

to sacrifice a single righteous life. On this occasion Shen Hangyin and his fol

poler bring informed of this lowers have no reason or object in cus wild scheme, and their saking immediate ing you to attack Kweilin. Why will yours to protect the school property, the d-charged teachers immediately left, and listen to his commands and take the body the students sou went away. which your parents gave you and throw

The Maritime Un. „receive praise as ilo the Engineers on their improvement since last year. The Machine-gun Co.

is thoroughly eficient and the wall of its members ensures that the Council is getting full value for the large ex- pruse that has been incurred in equip ping the unit.

The newly formed Public School Endes C. Major-General Fowler saw for the

first time and he says:

a joint declaration refusing to further submit their copy to the censors and assuming themselves full responsibility for what appears in print. The reason for the declaration was that the censors week of disorder, kad over-stepped their power which, at. microsome and two sperite are the beginning, was intended to suppress

The ringleaders puupoval to start

all military news unfavourable to Dr. of Tn Hein Vatersity and to move

University in Shangha under the name Sun's armas.

Later these censors went there the Thrary and apparatus of this so far as editing and colouring news and permitting suite ud forbidding others to insert identical news.

The much-postponed grand review of wangtung Provincial Gendarmerie, the Armed Canton Police, and the Canton Merchants Volunteer Corps by Dr. Sun

of

University?

the

it away in the open fields! Think! After hudent agitation was quite without any foundation except on the assumption you have been killed, who will take your that gudents being The nubile, had plare at home anti care for your parents the right ur dietate the school

To whom will your wife and children look the president and his cabinet

policy to

the

Yat Sen took place on North Parade ground, Canton, on Juis 28th, when

to for support in the silent night contention which no University or deagh Cuisus sus local officials and sider what yn are doing is not aevord- tional Institution can ever admit.

It is being well trained, and the boysing to the principles of right and after. It is to be hoped that the ringleiders lending citizens were also invited to be were well turned out and keen. It is death you will be cursed by your fellows of the whole agitation will now feel sorry present. The parade was

to her hoped that its miembers will (eventually" join the senior units of the

Corgis

Th-falian Co. "made a small showing, teannot at present "he considered cent It is understood that are orientation is in view. Like Loudon Dodd, the Company better***

YOU WERE MY SOLDIERS ONCE.

Kirstehung L. HANG. RA..rincipal streets, fre-rackers is Well as

PILB JD,

cheers greeted then. Dean of the Faculty of Arts THE CONFISCATION OF

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PROPERTY. Acting University Secretary...

one of the for the meat injury they had inflicted upon the students whom they had deliber diness ever held. The Merchants Volun- "Remember that in fund and I only list for the the wrinkly to teers turned out in full strength for the not wear to despatch soldiers out of you belong to my command enn School intimated quite privately to march through the streets from the

to Gem that after three months their exterminate you, but I have sent you a vices would no longer be required. Ta parade ground while some 600 participat- printed letter to instruct your oficers end stead of keeping the marter quietly ed in the review, ceremony, and the pre- guldiers, but you are still deluded and themselves as a teacher with any, selfsentation of colours to their corps by, Dr. do not know it and as usual are listen-respect should have done, they iminediately on. The shots in Canton, in honour of The inspection this year was carried ing to the instigations of your superar announced this to the students and thus the guasion, displayed flags and, when Sut under unusual dißenli-4, Major. | officers' in coraing tonttark the Dhi Man i started the agitation-I am Yours, faith- the jquit parade passed through the General Fowler's stay was short and the mountain, The people in the city do not fully. weather was wretched. It may mit gene kaw where to hide and consequently mlly be known that there are two inspec fortunately a few were killed por tions to he made by the teal from truy bullets, and their relatives enne Hongkong every year: a preliminary" weeping to the yamen to give notice of que, at which each unit is separately in death. My command cautot hot take to spected at its own particular work and heart the condition of the people and target practices then a parad of the once sent two or three hundred men whole Corps to which the poble are invito rushed out and drove you imek. You ht time Race were defeated hy my soldiers and many Reup off the grass Course prevented the thorough insure your inen were killed and you lost of. tion of units to which they look forward pilles not a few, and the hills which you and which Major-General Fowler would had orenied were recaptured by my doxial bave liked to give. They were, rus. Think again, if on the hills which thecriore, inspected under varying condi- you becupied and where many trips were tions on the race course pathways, the statioriai; where you hal also trenches Filing track and Rifle Range. All this in close formation, and where you were emphasizes the need for pushing on with

on guard to the utmost, if under these Colonel Marr.Johnson's schepe for mak conditions after fighting battle your ing the Rifle, Range a more or less per troops, were defeated and retreated in manent, volunteer camp at which trils disorder, how much less can pint stand could be carried out, camps organized and against my great army.if yon met it upon, asatisfactory inspection conducted at the plains. the General's annual visits. The land is

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-Three months Trom July 1st, all real property the owners of which have failed present their deeda. for inspection and paid a fee of three per cent of the value "involved, will be confsrated, in Canton, according to an order issued by one of Dr. Sam's official, It is understood that majority of the property-owners have not ret taken notice of the order. The 72 villages, south of the city in Honum, have made joint declarations. that every lat, within their jurisdiction, is private holding, and they will oppos any person or party treating their pre- perty as public lands. It is not believed io Canton that the followers of Dr. Su Yat Sen will go further in this respect. Upon protest of citizens of Fatshan the other day, 'Dr. Sun'e men returned more than 200 buildings and grounds,Lo their farmer owners..

there in plenty and only needs develop- *My Compand has now been station- inent Major-General Fowler's recoped in the eity for over a month and al mendations for more help at Headquar classes of people are at peace as usuai. ters will, it is to be hoped, he acted upon. Skiers and civilians

MILITARY MATTERS. Exing lu By this means better and more frequent harmony and to thousand hearts are as

Because of disaffection shown in his instruction by professional NCO

New York. 90e in the utmost effort to keep the city, sould be available to units and a more There is fre-wood. rice, oil, salt, and suth

army, General-Tai Yon-Kaí. Commander- in-bier of the Hunnaese Army in consistent and general standard. .. of

commodities sufficient for the entire

Kwangtung, los tendered his resignation. efficiency be attained.

military and civilian population für xix

to Dr. Sun Yat. Sen. It may be recalled that, on airpunt of lack of further supply month, while we still have hundreds of tbousauds of rifle bullets. The soldiers'

of fund and amunuuitions from Canton to the Hinance mercenaries in the East are healthy and the rations plentiful, and along with the soldiers who guard the

Kiver districts of: Kwangtung, a division wall is a labour corps and together these

of the "Bunnese), under General Sun. are guarding every yard of the parapets.

Hsuch Chin and one belonging to General in position,

Chen arranged a temporary armistice a and placing brass annon while others are preparing explosives.

few weeks ago, thus causing General Tan Everything is in readiness so that when

My Commnad cannot bear the thought little embarrassment, since it exposed you make another attack nine out of of your souliers dying in vain and for him to the charger of becoming a traitor.

very 10 of the attackers will io slain this reason I am again addressing you in to Dr. Sun.. Moreover though you guard, both within the hopes, you may awaken and quickly Possible withdraal of the Hunanese alarm, while at night you get no restful My Common is stationed in Kwellin in rating forces will not affect the strength and without, in the daytime there a top hostilities. If you aronse yourselves from the capteru front of Dr. Surr's ope sleep, and your food is insuficient Suck order to exterminate robbers and bring there, it is believed. Dr. Sun has now suffering is not without reason.

peace to the province, which is a legiti six other Commanders in the field direct- Ere long our relieving forces who are mate task, and if you can believe that ing their respective wings against Wai- gradually approaching from every wide have an intention of injuring you, then chow, which is still being defended by and who are already within 10 of the come forward and surrender your art Cantonese troops have not been c

General Chen-Chiung Bling's army. eity will arrive You doubtless know and you will be trented with considera-

As usual the band dad "not escapė, without some acid comment by members of the Corps. though we believe it. did Lot come under Major-General Fowler's purview. Yet it is, if we may say so, the Corps' publicity medium apart from its nominal Buty of keeping officers and aten in step. Of course, the absurdity lies in expecting on and the same or ganization to provide symphonic concerts and military marches. The Corps ought te have a band of its own. It has the necessary material we are told, scatter ed among its various unity, Will not the Council rm them with the necessary weapons f

CINEMA NOTES..

THE WORLD TILEATIE,

DYING IN CAIN.

the

lu 40 Horst Hawkins," Driversal. that, according to the report of our tion. Those who wish to continue in the operating in the attack of Walchow since Gibson production, which opened yester spies, are although you are daily sending army, will be at once enlisted, while those their last defeat last December and early day the World Theatre, Huot Gibson, out your forces to block the ronds lead who do not wish to be soleliers any longer January, Troops operating there are the star has set a mark for uproariousing to the city the relieving forces are will be given expcases to return to their Huuanese, Yunnanese, Kwaigsi-ites, and humour that it would be difficult to equal strong inthe right and their purpose is country homes. My Compand emphatic-Honanese..

fixed, and it is impossible hold them ally instructs you for nother reason than Dr. Sun Yat Sea's Yunnanese mercen But Hont has no part in the melodrama. back. But, even if you coull lose one desite that you may understand right aries in Kwangtung, always considering taken care of by a competent cast of road how can you lose them all Ask from wrong and protect your lives. Whethe North Hiver districts as their sphere actors appeared before the screen as yourselves how many cartridges have your ther von do so or not, or whether you of influence, are being alarmed over the members of one of the old time road com- combined companies got, and how long listen or not each must decide for him intention of General Hsu Chung Chi, of panies which went into the small towns will they fast. When our relieving army sell

That feature of 40 Horse Hawkins " ix

and strummed on the heart stricts of the unsophisticated residents. In a word, 40 Horse Hawkins is a show within a whow

arrives and we attack you from both sides though you had wings, it would be in possible for you to fly away.

(Continued at foot of neut column)-

May you all consciculously consider the matter and make up your minds leat later you have cause to regret it is, what I earnestly desire."

the Cantonese forces also supporting: Dr. Sun, to detach his forecs there under the pretext that Northern troops ordered by Peking are invading Kwangtung by way of Namyang, from Kiangal