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KUOMINTANG'S WANING POWER.

EXODUS TO PEKING TO APPEAL FOR HELP FROM NORTHERN LEADERS.

RUSSIAN AGENTS' REPORTED DEPARTURE.

Elluminating information is to hand from Shanghai, which would appear to have a strong bearing on events hearer Hongkong. As the Daily Press has foreshadowed on several occasions, the Cantonese Bolshevik extremista are apparently losing ground in the face of a returning sanity of outlook in the general populace, and, realizing at last that their sway cannot endure much longer, bave felt themselves constrained to depart from their ten-year-old policy of independence, and work assistance from the North. The North-China Duity Fews, in its issue of July 30th, con- täins & confrmation of these facts, together with some apt commentaries as under:-

Nerabers of the

Kuomintang, red, } " General Gallen (if that is his name) is white and pink, have been arriving in reported to have delivered an address to | Shanghai' during the past two days as the Hongsong striking workers who were a result of the exodus from Canton of in Canton, in the rourse of which he Red Kuomintang baders and their for raised both his hands. Pointing to the | eign advisors. "All'aer en route to Peking small anger of one hand, he said that

where, after a dread of refusal to reeng-

that was what Russin could do for China. nise the Peking Government, Canton will Pointing to the other nine ingers, he rest Marshal Tuan Chi Jui and the aid that that much the Chinese would have to do for themselves, As a military Waichianpu to support them against a

man he advised against a war with Great foreign nation. The Kuomintang Gov-Britain at this time.

The workerA PE- ernment in Canton has at last reached the depth of its impotener, die largely

gard his remarks as a betrayal. They Soviet Russin had made full arrange- had com from Hongkong expecting that

to the passive vesistance of the farmermants for the seizure of the Shomeen and and merchant of Canton, who simply they were disappointed that the Russians, will unt turn Bolshevik at the Red Kun.like other foreignere, expected them to do

something for themselves. General Gallen, mintang Subwbest.

was not a popular man after that speech.

BORODIN REPORTED. GONE.

Comrade Borodin, political advisor to. the Red Kumintang, And General Gallen (name anglicized from the Chines: pronunciation), its military advisor, are reported to haw left Canton and to be on their way to Peking.

DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND, - F

Politically-Cantor, is in the hands of La triumvirate which rules with an iron fist. The triunvirate consists of Wang Ching Wei. Ha Han Min and Lino Liao Chung Kai as the end of it.

hung Kai is the extremist who believes in dgn of Terror us political weapon and he be terroristic methods to prevent the people from driving him out of the city. Opposed to him are the commanders of all the troops, except

This is big news if true and we state it unier reserve: but it renches us from a good source. la Peking, we are fold, I those of the Red Army. The other they will because" drill masters in the generals are using terroristic methods to filestroy the Reds when they get a chance First Kuominchan Army, the North-west-

jar them. The result is that hundreds ern Defence Force, that is, in simpler have been killed and imprisoned. The language, that they have deserted the more conservative followers of Dr. Sun Yat Sen as well as the lenders of the Red Kuomintang to join Eeng Yindigenous Cantonese population are Hsiang. According to the reports in working together to bring an end to the Cantonese.circles, the Bolsheviks are fed Red regime, which has now only Feng Yu Hsiang and Tuan Chi Jui to fall back up.". They had spent their money. They

on for support. Therefore the latest have given their time. They have sought paradox in Chinese politics, namely, the to create in Canton a nucleus for their independent, Canton Government going activities in China. They have sought to to Peking for support. Of the arrange

ment made between. Peking,and Canton, turn Cantonese into cells," which like reports will probably reach Shanghai cancerous cells, do their deadly work un- within a fortnight.. noticed for a time. They have failed. The farmers of Canton want peace and

CHEN CHUNG MING'S CHANCE,

Mettwhile General Chen Chiung Ming in chance to grow silk. They are not in-reinains in Shanghai in retirement, sec wrested in world revolution nor even in ing no one and arsting quietly. The three districts about Swatow, however, have turning Chine into a Soviet stare. They been handed to his lentemnt, General want to iw let alone. It look the Russians Lin Fu and his power,is re-establishing some time to learn that, but the complete itself in the Hakka area of Cauton, The failure of the Hongkong strike and the

fact that these districts have coine undër unfavourable reaction to their pro paganda in Canton, has told upon them and they are reported to have quit.

SOVIET'S WORLD AIMS.

"EASILY WORKABLE ELEMENTS FOUND IN CHINA.

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his luftence without a war is regarded as a clear indication of the change of attitude among the non-red military men in Canton.

HONGKONG'S LEAD, AMOY FOLLOWS THIS COLONY'S

Ports.

EXAMPLE.

Sir Robert Horne, M.P., delivered un

When the public meeting was held an address at the opening of the East Lothian the Theatre Royal, and resolutions re- Unionist Association garden te held on garding the anrest in China unanimously June 27th at Gosford Grounds, Hulding-ass for transmission to the Home tonshire. Referring to the uprisings in Government, the Daily Press expressed Shanghai, Sir Robert said they were due to

the hope and belief that the Colony's the persistent and assiduous efforts made example would be followed by this Const by the Soviet Government of Russia aga nut stable government in every part of the

It was pointed out that if any impres world. They recognised this the chief sion was to be made or public opinion in opponent and the greatest obstruction to Great Britain one public meeting and one the theory of Communiatic government was Great Britain. If they could get rid of the series of resolutions, "although step in influenes of Great Britain in the world the right direction, would not he suf they would have done more than by any ficient. The whole of the British resid- other effort to establish their bateful, rats in the Far East must speak with one disastrous theories throughout the whole voice if they are to be heard. It is the only inrthed of making appreciable head- way against the propaganda which the unions "both here and at Home are disseminating.

world.

They have been striving now," con- tinned Sir Kobert," for the last four years, in the teeth of very solemn obligations under a Treaty which I made with them Amoy, we are glad to notice, has taken myself, to upset our Government in India action as the following telegram, received and to eat the whole of the East aflame. by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyonk, rester Hitherto, happily, they have entirely failed, | day morning, will show:

seen

but in Chin they have found dements Holyoak-Hongkong-British resid- which are more easy to work upon, and enta, Ainoy, wish to express their strong to-day you bad the Ministers of this great approval and endorsement of your tele- Soviet Republic of Russia boasting of gram recently despatched to London. the attack which they are making against They would add that the local nati- our interests

in China, and neverting British boycutt, which is causing incal- that the disturiances that we have already eulable loss to British interests is not sup- are only poor rehearsal of the ported by Chinese merchants generally massacres which they hope to see in the and the threatened strike is being forced future. It is for us Bee that the deferee on unwilling employees by direct threats of our citizens there is made secure. We of violence. State of terrorism which is can thank God to day that we hare a' distinctly traceable to Canton Bolshevic Government in power with a proper Pagencies, exists in the Chinese city and preciation of the situation, and we can thank Heaven, too, for our knowledge that they consider prompt action is necessary whatever happens no prejudice in favour of prevent situation in coast porta be this disastrous system which has destroyed coming hopelessly out of hand. They re- Russia will prevent the Government from quest you kindly to wire this endorsement taking all the adequate means in their and statement of facts to same quarters EXHINTON, power for the safety of our British fellow in London at our

ubjects." (Loud cheers.)

Secretary, British Chamber of Cam- merce"

Tho, greatest hope of this, country for the future, said Sir Robert, was in the great Dominions and possessions which we enjoyed in other parts of the world.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}

H.MAS. "BRISBANE." Sine the Schools in Hongkong.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG First of all let me say that I think the

DAILY PRESS. students in the Hongkong, Schools had very little to do with and very little in- SIR-The recent report in the Press fluence in the Strike and that any stud-about the solicitude of the Australian. ents who caused trouble should be treated H.A.S. Bristur in China are mislead Labour Party over the employment o as children and punished accordingly. ing. They give one the impression that Secondly, the fees at all Government the Brisbane has left Hougkong for Mediterranean waters as the result of the Schools should be carefully revised.

dieussion in the Australian Federal The trouble began in the Government Parliament. School, Queen's College, where the fees That is not so The Brisbane joined are much too low and are the same as the China Fleet early in May in accord- they were in 1910, viz., 80 per annuance with arrangements made earlier, to for a Day Boy.

serve na an exchange ship in place of one Several other schools in the Colony, of the British ships doing duty with the Church and Mission Schools and Private Australian flees. And, also in accordance Schools have much bigher fees and have with the previous arrangement, sho has raised their fees in recent years; for left Hongkong, not for the Mediterranean Her future' move- example the fees at some schools are $160 but for Australia. of more per annum for Day Boy. I ments will not be influenced by the pros do not advocate that, all fees should be sent state of China-Yours truly, the name, but it is worthy of note that to educate a boy in Grant-in-Aid School costs the Government, on the average, about one quarter the cost in a Government School like Queen's Collège for the same type of education.

I beg to suggest that the Government should:

ONE WHO KNOWS.

STOCK EXCHANGE SETTLEMENTS.

TWENTY-SIX WRITS ISSUED

No one can state definitely at the pre- sent time what will be the result of the June and July settlements of the Stock (2) In future charge an entrance feo af | Exchange, for a good many transactions $10 for all new boys at Queen's College.. | have yet to be completed.

(3) Double or increase the fees at all Government Schools.

(1) Fine $30 all boys who were absent from Queen's College on June 18th, and refuse them admittance to other schools in the Colony.

** | čase.

It seems probable that legal proceed. inga will be taken in a number of instance. *** (4) Fo.bid "all" other schools in the Bo far twenty-six writs have been issued. Colony, Grant-in-Aid and Private, to but, of course, some of these may be with admit boys who leave Queen's Collega drawn, or interested parties may agree without meeting the conditions laid to abide by the decision in a text, ** down."

(5) Have a more strict inspection of all The majority of writs have been fesued schools teaching up to matriculation by share-brokers against their clients, bút standard and which are not controlled there are cases also of clients proceeding by and/or staffed with at least one Euro ngaisht share-brokers. There is only one pean teacher.

case of proceedings being taken over a (6) Keep in touch more closely, through | dishonoured cheque. English Inspectors, with the vernacular No date has yet been fixed for hearing,

any of the cases.

schools.