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CHINESE STUDENTS MEETING IN ENGLAND.

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Writing to his paper on Thursday August goth, the London correspondeat of the M.-C. Daily News stated:

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LABOUR UNION RAIDED.

SHANGMAI. POLICE DISCOVER A PROPAGANDA CENTRE. What is regarded in official circles as one of the most important discoveries in recent weeks in conacation with the activities of agitators and strike prome- ters was made in Shanghai, on August 11th by police of the Wayside Station The Annual Conference of Chinese

ander Detective Inspector J. W. Prince Students in Great Britain and Ireland, which is a Conjoins Conference of the when the headquarters of the propaganda department of the Shanghai General Central Caion of Chinese Students" Cbris- Labour Union were raided and, in ad- tian Union in Great Britain and Ireland.dition to thousands of inflammatory and the Overseas Chinese Society, is be-pamphlets being seized, printing presses for the production of such pamphlets, ing held this week at High Leigh Hod- handbills and posters were confiscated, hy desilon, the same place as in the two pre- the police. rious years Filty Students, and in addition their friends, aro assembled.

The unearthing of this hotbed of anti- foreignism, and industrial unrest is con sidered one of the most beneficial dis- (caveries of the whole strike period. The police of the. International Settlement to combat this eval and pernicious literacy have been strangely baffled in their efforts

warfare of the communistically-inclined strike leaders.

filed at C.I.D. headquarters of bill- Almost unceasingly reports have been distributors, poster coolies and similarly- occupied servants of the agitation depart meat having been arrested, charged and usually convicted for broadcasting the objectionable literature but, however much the police sought, they could not secure information as to the source of the stu

Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, the Acting Chinese [Minister, opened the Coatereage on Mon- day reminding them that be told them at the Annual Students Dinner last winter that he would be going home soon. This 'submer he was going to Geneva to attend the League of Nations, “What I am going to speak about said Mr. Chu is the biggest question China has ever put forward to the foreign Powers. Are you not aware that the Chinese Government has recently addressed Notes to the Foreign Powers on the question of revising the Treaty relations. I think we all agree, that we

THE SOURCE REVEALED.

Chinese will he`ahle, to work out our own.}

The revelation of the spring from which Salvation and that we do not need outside this persistent stream of scripture and caricature poured came about in an un- help which may be misguided into in-usual manner. tervention. But I have noticed...some On the morning of August 11th, a riot statements made on China by a diplomat occurred in the Wayside district when a mob of between forty and fifty hooligans of another country. Let me quote him.

armed with axes and such-like weapons. We are all determined to help China.attacked employees of the Hong Feng but China must enable us to do so.. think such a statement treats China like a child.

"I would advise you to pursue your studies without heing interfered with by any impulse. Do not form ajrash judg- ment, on any event which yon cannot see clearly from the Overseas distance.

Several English speakers have been invited to address the Conference.

doubtedly the one who has commended himself most surely has been Mr. Harry T. Silcock, Secretary of the Friends' Foreign Mission and late Vice-President

Cotton Mill with a view to intimidating them. Those who attacked the mill workers were paid agitators of the Gen- eral Labour Union, sent by request to carry out the assault.

According to the story of Inspector Prinde, who appeared against two of the offenders on August 12th, information had heen received by certain employees of the Hong Fong Mill that work was to be resumed the following day and a number of thent proceeded to their quarters to see the No. 2 foreman to arrange for the resumption of work.

of the Chengtu University, Szechuan. Not When almost within bail of their quar

and severely beaten and Inter taken to wards the General Labour Union's No. 1 Branch office in Thorhara Road.

#INSPECTOR OF, UNIONS."

so much, perhaps, has this been, for histers they were set upon by the armed men" matter, as for his manner. The gathering felt that on his plea for an understanding between the two nations and for an im mediate and sympathetic investigation of the recent happenings he has on behalf of a large number in Great Britain shown On the way two of the prisoners escup- an appreciation of their point of view,ed and were pursued for a considerabla while, at the same time, they have under-distance, the police arriving upon the stood through him something more of the scene while the pursuit was in progress. British point of view.

Two of the pursuers' were arrested. On one of the arrested men a badge was found: He said that he was employed by the General Labour Union branch office as an inspector of unions.

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With courtesy and interest also did the students listen to the address given to them by Mr. Archibald Rose, late Com mercial Attaché at Peking and a Director of the British-American Tobacco Com-

Questioned further he said that his pany. Be put forward excellently the presence where the police arrested him point of view of the business man engaged was due to instructions received from the in modern, industry in China in regard to Union officials who ordered him to gu efficiency, development through cheap to Wah Shing Road. But he refused to capital and the bringing of one-time state either "why he had been sent there luxuries as well as necessities within the or why he had been pursuing the fleeting reach of all Nevertheless it was evident mill-workers. He, however, wrote a state- that he did not sueterd in converting to ment at the Police station which showed his point of view his hearers that these that he was employed by the Union. forms of modern progress had been en-

After further inquiries the prisoner Surrey Regiment, at Kowloon on Thurs- tirely for the good of their country. It agreed to conduct witness to a place of ovening and won by three goals to two. was easy, he said, to put one's finger on interest to them and led Inspector Prince The game was a keen one. the things Britain had. done wrong, but to a small office used by the employees of he asked his Chinese audience to try and the New Engineering Works, off Jansen find the balance between what he thought | Road. were the small mistakes and big achievo In this office witness found a most in.. ments We believed that by providing teresting document, a piece of paper on. technical assistance and cheap capital the which was written a request as follows It has been decided to run this leagne West had very materially benefited Chica. "Please send 40 men to Hung Foong

The prescut boycott is burting inves- Labour Union as

as a knock-out competition, to be played Boon na possible " tors," he said, "but the suffering is small (signed). This had been sent by the about the middle of February, Entries compared with the injury to the Chinese Hang Fong Cotton Mill Workers' Union. will be called for at the end of January nation. I also think very strongly that. The 40 men were obviously required to the Treaties should be revised a state-upset the arrangements of the workers nent which was received with great ap about to return to work. plause......

PRINTING-PRESS FOUND.

Progress however, is not eschewed, as a lively debate on the retention of old The man who led the police to this Chinese Customs showed. The opposition office also directed the police to Nos. 14 was led by Mr. G. Y. Con, and seconded and 942 Thorburn Road, where the big by Miss B. H. Lim, the first Chinese law surprise-awaited them. These houses

student to study in London. As the latter stand back to back, closely adjoining and pointed out, England is the result of the were in double use by the General Labour mixing of many European nations and Union.

their customs Why should not China In an upstairs room, which was deserted benefit from the best other people had to the police found printing presses and offer her? As a result of the debate the many large hundles of inflammatory supporters of change won by one vote, pamphlets.

customs.

their plea being for the "Chinanization *** "We have found copies of this paper in as they termed it, of the best in Western the Settlement during the strike," said witness, but we could never find the The Europeans were in a wrong source of them. This place, which was psychological state of mind to meet the branch of the General Labour Union, was ancient civilization when they first at the source. The occupants of the place tempted to open up China 500 years ago," decamped before we arrived and seeing said the Rev. FL. J. Lee, late of Hongkong the place deserted, the police took. and now of Lady Margargot Hall, Cam-charge."

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HOCKEY LEAGUE,

SWIMMING GALA.

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In connection with the Garrison Swim-1 mning Gala, it has been decided to reduce, the distance of the Army Girls Handicap Race to 80 yards, free style.

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DESTITUTE RUSSIAN.

TO BE SENT OUT OF THE COLONY.

A Russian, named Ramon Soolomkin was charged before Mr. RA. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yen terday, with being destitate and having no visible means of subsistence. ・・

Defendant stated that he hoped soon

to have employment with a local com- pany. He had just returned from Maeno where he had tried to get employment st the Netherlands Harbour Works, but his venture had been fruitless. He stated further that he came to Hongkong from Shanghai to which place be bad gone from Swatow on being told that there was platy of employment there. A number of Russiana, bad also gone thero from Tientsin. At first employment was. returned to the ships, they were no longer given them, but when the Chiness crews

needed. In conclusion defendant sid Russians unemployed at the present time that there were a large number of

in Shangbai.

Sergeant Elston said that defendant might not be allowed to enter any of thes other coastal towns in China.

TENNIS LEAGUE, Matches arranged in the Garrison Tennis League for next week are appeared to be an exceptional case, be under:-Monday: R.E. "B"

His Worship mid that thought this ụ

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WARRANT ISSUED.

Mr. Maitland, who appeared on behalf bridge at the morning's, Seaston. "They Copies of illustrated pamphlets and of the police in the Mixed Court on were like a pack of school boys flushed samples of the offending handbills seized August 12th, asked for a warrant for four with success and thought they could do were submitted to the Court.

people who had been in charge of the what they liked." These were the begin Witness said that it had been the Union building and

ding a

ning of the misunderstandings between practice of the head office of the Generat known whose names were

China and the West. Another thing is Labour Union to draw up the atyle of From the statement of the arrested man that Chin stands for homogeneity and pamphlet required and send an order to it became quite clear to the police that the West for diversity. These are some the Thorburn Road branch to print as the premises were used for agitation pur of the reasons why we do not see things many as were required. poscs, The names of those people for from the same point of view. When we On the ground that these papers had whom a warrant was applied were found can appreciate the other's viewpoint then been put into circulation and were likely written on the walls of the offers which we can begin to learn. In answer to a to cause a breach of the peace, the polics were raided

RN question regarding the Opium wars of the asked that the premises be sealed and all last century, Mr. Lee said he had no word property within bo seizedelen of justification to offer for Britain's action. (Continued at foot of next Column)

The Court ordered the two houses to be seated and a warrant to be issued fox the four wanted Union officials.

CENTURY-MAKERS.

Hobbs, W. G. Grace, and Hayward are the only cricketers who have made more than 100 centuries. The following is a list of players who scored sixty 300′s ned over in first-class cricket:-

Period.

Centuries

127 126

1005-1925.-J. B. Hobbs

1964-1904.-W. G. Grace

1833-1914-T Hayward.

301·

1802-1923-C. B. Fry 1895-1/23.-J. T. Tyldesley mil. 1908-1925-C. P. Mrad... 1881-1904-R, Abel.

BG

1803-1920, ——K... B. Ranjitsinhji 1895-1950-D. Denton, 184-1925.-W. G. Quaifo 1800-1925.-P. Perrin 1906-1825-F. E. Woolley 1804-1020-P. T. Warner 1909-1928-J, W. Hearno_61 1000-1925. Hendren.....

~ 1802-1020 -0), W. Hirstaða. "60

A. Bhrewsbury scored fifty-nine" een-

turies, and W. Rhodes, J. Seymour, and II. T. Hardings have each made mons thon fifty 100's.