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THE MILITARY SITUATION. GREAT GATHERING OF DIFFERENT FACTIONS.

AMMUNITION AND TWENTY CENT PIECES FOR THE ARMIES,

JBY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT !

THE - HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, OCTOBER. 3RD,

CANTON NEWS ITEMS.

THE TRADE LOAN. LETTER OF THANKS FROM CHINESE CHAMBER OF, COMMERCE,

It will be recalled that, following the receipt of the telegram from the Secre tary of State for the Colonies rèplying favourably to the Governor's request that

COMPODENCE WITH THE

STRIKERS. HONGKONG DELEGATES ASKED TO DRAW UP TERMS. TWO MEETINGS HELD WITHOUT RESULT.

THE GREAT HIGHWAY" TÔ" WHAMPOA NEAR COMPLETION.

being The Canton-Whampoa road almost completed, the Canton author tics have decided to continue the work

The first meeting of the Hongkong and will construet another road tram Chu- Beports from anti-Red sources state ehven to Tungkong Hou. The Caston, the Home Government should arrange a that troops formerly under Hsu Ching Whampoa highway has been officially loan of £3,000,000 to relieve the pancial Delegates and the Strike Committee was the Committee of the Chinese General Ching, the former sident of the Chi- Chi and stationed at Pingshau and Tam- designated the Changshan Road, in stringency in the Colons, a meeting of held on the seth ultimo. 3. So Shiu Chamber of Commerce was held at which nese Seamen's Union at Hongkonge and ahui surrendered to the anti-Red com-

resolutions were passed to thank H.E. now Chairman of the Strike Commission, on October 1st. General Chan Kwing Ming having, praviously expressed

The Governor and His Majesty's Secre- presided. He said that the conditions as suggested by the Strike Commission, approval of incorporating them with his

most amicable and he hoped were Forces. On hearing of the warrender, the

tary of State.

that, after their sensizlaration, the Hang- Iul Headquarters in Canton rushed far ther troops to the Eastern front by

kong Delegates wouiu accept the whole of them in order that an early sestlement night he effected.

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the Canton-Kowloon Railway, which will be used for troop transportation ex-

asively for the next few days.

As far as the Southern front is con. evened it is stated that all troops now ja thi districts around Kongrooit, the Red although nominally dying standard, will ultimately lly themselves with the anti-Reds td by General Chat Kwing Ming.

honour of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sep.

CANTON-HANKOW - RAILWAY. Hsu Soo Chung, formerly manager of the Canton Telephone Exchange, has Railway, Kwangtung been appointed managing director of the Canton-Hankow Section, to succeed Hsu Chang Hao, who jeft Canton recently with his brother, Hsu Chung Chi, in the second cloup d'état in Canton.

In accordance with these resolations, the following letter bás been sent by the Chamber to the two Chinese Members of the Legislative Council for transmission to the Government.

In reply, the Hongkong Delegates said that the first four conditions, concerned the Hongkong Government and they cot'd not discuss them at all. As regards the other conditions, however, they hoped the Strike Committee would revise them so that they might send thept to their colleagues in, Hongkong far

sideration.

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30th September, 1925. "Sirs.I have the honour to inform FEWER KWANGTUNG JUDGES.

you that at a meeting of the, General To lessen the expenses of the judicial Committee of this Chamber held on the department in Canton, permanent judges 25th September, the following two resolu- are to be dispensed with in the districttions were passed, and to ask you to and the circuit courts in muny of the more transmit, them to the Government: remote and less important cities Judges (1) That this Chamber respectfully ex- presses its profound gratitude to will visit these places periodically to hold MONEY AND AMMUNITION

His Excellency the Governor and

A member of the Strike Commission the senior officials. for the great Another Chinese correspondent writes: courts. The courts in Canton proper will

sympathy they have shown in the then asked what was meant by revision matter of their petition for Govern and he suggested that it would be far Whilst General Chan-Kwing Ming is not be affected by this new system. In

ment financial assistance, and the enliating the help of the Tuchins of Canton City, there is a supreme court

readiness and despatch with which better if the conditions to resume work, loan of were drafted by the Hongkong Delegates Kings Hunnan and Fukien in his anti-receiving appeals from nil courts of

they have secured a the from £3,000,000. Red campaign. General Chiang Kai Shek, Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces under

Imperial and submitted to the Strike Commission

for their consideration. the Red General; has not been idle

Goverment to relieve the existing financial stringency. in making arrangements for mercenary troops to come to Kwangtung to co- operate with him in an attack upon General Chan.

the Kuomintang régime, a high court of justice which is supreme in Kwangturg, and a district court for local cases, Minor cases, however, usually go to the Namhoi and the Puryu Magistracies or to the police. The Attorney-General of the Kuomintang Governancut in Canton for the time beings Low Hing Yuan, M.A., LL.B., a graduate of Oxford and a member of the British Bar

THE CHIEF OF POLICE

the

At a second meeting held on the 30th ult., however, no suggestions in regard

(2) That this Chamber also respectfully oxpresses its deep gratitude to His Majesty's Secretary of State for. -the Colonies for the kind interest to the resumption of work were made by and practical sympathy he has the Hongkong Delegates. The question shown for longkong by at once discussed was one concerning the resump. approving of the said loan ol

tion of trade between Hongkong" and £3,000,000 to the Colony."

Canton and the meeting was eventually adjourned without any fruitful result.

I have the honour to he, Sirs. Your obedient servant,

(Signed) Li YA TSEN.

Chairmann.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

General Hung Hak W, of the Sze chuan Army, is reported tushave arrived at Lin Chow, a town in the Lia Shan district unay

the northern border of Kwangtung, with no fewer than 17,000 tops. Arrangements for camping his troops in the Yeung Shan district have

and R. H. Kotewall. Wu Te Chen, chief of poller in Can The Hon. Messrs. Chow Shou Sony been completed, but in view of the fact

not well-ared ton, submitted his resignation to that his troops are General Hung has preded to Canton Canton Municipal Council on September and applied to Chiang Kai Sbeit for a 29th, giving as his reason his desire to loan and military supplies It is re-devote his whole attention to his duty parted that General Chiang acceded to the request and that $200,000 in twenty, ernt pirers together with 200 cases of mulsion have been forwarded to Lin Chow. Messrs. Mo Shui Ki and Wong Sun Wu, special representatives of Chiang Kai Shok are now on their way

to inspect the Szechuan troops in this

sector.

FA

A meeting of the Government Advisory Committee was held yesterday to con sider the steps that should be taken to as commandant of the Gendarmes, a postake the trade loan available within the which Mr. Wu also holds. The real reason, Colony. As is known, this Committee according to reports current, however,

managers of the four British banks, the is said to be General Chiang Kai Shek's comprises the Colonial Treasurer, the supremaes. Since General Chiang took Hott. Mr. H. R. Kötewall and Mr. R. over full control of the Canton situation, Shewan. Certain recommendations were even the appointment of a police clerk drawn up and it is probable that these has to receive his sanction. The other will be submitted to the Government day he recommended two of his men to Wa, suggesting one for the position of

Lo-day.

secretary and the other as chief inspector BANDITS' ATTACK ON TRAIN of the Police Headquarters. With the principal positions in the police depart- THE CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY

AFFAIR.

THIRTEEN SHIPS. VESSELS IN THE HARBOUR YESTERDAY.

Them were thirteen big ships in the harbour at noon yesterday, buz one of these, the Blue Funnel Rhercher depart- number by one and doing away with any ea shortly after that time, reducing the question there might be on the matter of a lucky or unlucky number,"

The vessels in the harbour, comprising the above number, were the ss. Karmala and the ss. Sicilia (P. & 0. ressels at harbour buoys); the Indo-

GENERAL CHIANG'S ARMY. There were extensive military move

China Lai Seng from Calcutta, ear

menta in and around Canton on Septem

Harbour Office; the Anyo Jaru and the ber 20th In view of the urgency of the

them; the &s. Taiyo Maru, opposite the Blue Funnel Philocteter. At the Kow. situation in the East River District;ment going to Chiang's following, Wo

Very conflicting report concerning loon wharves were the Empress of dün- General Chiang Kai Shek is reported to Te Chen thinks it might be well for him have left Canton for this district with to depart; hence the resignation. So the hold-up by bandits of the Kowloon-tralia, the Dollar liner President Taft,

army of 13,000 men comprising for, bowever, the Municipal Council, 9,000 Whampoa Cadets, 3,000 men from presided over by Dr. C. C. Wu, bis not General Chan Ming Shu and 3,000 from yet acted in the matter. Mr. Wa has Brigadier General Wong Now Kuo, The

been in the Canton police acrvice for war equipment of this army is stated to

more than two years. be 50 field-guns of Bussian make, 60 machine-guns, 30 automatic munchine-gung and 20,000 rifles.

General Tan Yau Kai has been extrust- ed with the responsibility of defending Canton while Genera: Li Chiti Sum will defend the Southern Districts and the newly arrived General Haag Hak We will responsible for the defence of Northern Kwangtung.

CANTON SAILINGS." NUMBER OF PASSENGERS INCREASED,

La view of the restrictions having hern relaxed at the Canton end and the Haci that the majority of the passengers Enken up by the Hum on her last trip were able to land without interference, there was a noticeable increase in the umber of passengers departing for Canton by the steamer yesterday morn ing. The increase in the passenger list is an indication of a return to more normal conditions.

REPORT FROM WECHOW.

A Wuchow report says that the troops in Chingsai and Chenpin in Kwangsi have revolted against the Kuomintang authorities and have gone over to the

anti-Reds"

comanded by Tuchun

Canton train on September 18th, have the Ben Line Benrinnes, the Oaku! n passenger on the train at the times A Holt's Wharf was the City of Evans. appeared in the vernacular papers, but liaru and the German ss. Carl Legien. who returned to Hongkong yesterday.rille and thus Blur Funnel Rhezenor, now relates his version of the affair.

There were ten Europesos on the train, which departed, as mentioned 2 above, he states, including soine ladies, and

just after noon. the usual Chinese passengers. Every- thing went well until they reached a spot near Naanshen, where the

and hard derailed. Here the passengers bad, to At Sheklung the train another train. walk to the next station way boarded by a guard of 50 Chinese troops, and when near Wuchang bandits opened fire on the train, which, however, quickened speed and passed through the danger zone.

train WILM

ALLEGED COAL STEALING. FOUR MEN COMMITTED FOR "TRIAL.

The case before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy in which five. Chinese are charged with the fraudulent conversion of five tons of coal. with an continued yesterday afternoon. alternative charge of common larceny was Funnel launch Poacidon, and the other two to the Tai Yuk Fony launch (Mesara Three of the men belonged to the Blue

Watson & Co.).

Tang Chi Yao of Yunnan.

PROTEST AGAINST TAXATION. The strike of the druggists in Heung

Later on an order came from the shan against further taxation imposed by the Bolsheviks and their refusal to soldiers ou nard that the train must dispense the prescriptions of native doe-stop. This was disregarded and firing tors is causing alarm among the people. took place. The train was eventually The suspcosion of business by the drug forced to stop. The visitors turned out shops is regarded as a life and death to be friends, being troops from the

Mr. Bennett prosecuted on behalf of question and the lack of medicine has Canton Government, placed there to protoked strong protests from anxious guard the railway from bandit attacks. parents requiring medical attention for The driver of the train was severely re-

primanded by the soldiers for disregard the Ocean Steamship Company, Mr. D. their children.

ing

the order to stop, but was excused McCallum appeared for the first three when they learned of the experience the men and the other two were represented train had been through and the natural by Mr. Leo 'd'Almada

After hearing further arguments His conclusion that the train bad encountered Wandip discharged the fifth prisoner, another robber gang.

and committeed for trial the four ro maining men,

SWATOW NEWS. OFFICIAL NAVAL REPORT.

The passengers were assured by the soldiers that the line from there to Can

There were nearly 60 first-elnas passen- gers, 100 second-class passengers and

If alt A report regarding the Swatow paston was quite safe, as there were patrols abat 30 or 40 deck passengerн. thear passengers manage to land without tion received by the Naval authorities all along, and a journey attended with.

roscbed 'nt 230 in the morning difficulty or molestation from the strike staics that troop movements are said to many incidents closed when Canton was pickets, there is no doubt that there will have taken pinec. be a much larger number of passengers Jeaving here on subsequent journeys No cargo was taken yesterday, excepting some packages for Shameen.

As previously anounced, the Fathan likely to be placed on the Hongkong. Canton run again next week and it la now understood that the Pau Beau, which has been running to Macno since the cemeation of Canton steuners, will probably shortly resume her sailings to the Cantonese porta.

The message gives the positions of the Red and anti-Red forces as under:-

Anti-Red forces: right wing centred round Hengli and Ping Shan; left wing at Jan Shen.

Red forces hare retreated to Tam Li The message niso states that more Chinese domestics have returned to the homes of British residents.

According to reports in the vernacular papers, the Swatow authorities are using their water police to protect foreign ship ping in their port and to keep off agita tors or strike leaders.

Two soldiers and a woman were injured by the bandita" fire.

MORE ARMS ON "SUI YICK REVOLVERS FOUND

FOLLOWERS."

ON " CAMP

NOTED PIANIST. MISCHA LEVÏTSKI'S PROGRAMME.

The programme to be given by Mizcha Levitski, the noted pianist, at the Theatre Royal, this evening, will be as follows:---

L

́Organ Toccata and Fugue, D minor: Back-Tausing.

Melody from Orfeo: Gluck-Sgambatti. Sonata, Op. 57 Appassionata Allegro Assai; Andante con Moto: Allegro ma non troppo presto, played without inter-

II.

Nocturne, F. Sharp major, Op. 15. Etude, G. Fat (Butterfly). Op.

Prior to the 201 Cantoncae."Red" troops found on the Sui Fick being put for Shumchun, the border station, on ruption.-Beethoven. The Tung On, which has been under

on the noon train at Kewloon en route the white ensign for about two months,

It is hinted that the anti-Reil rulers are Thursday, (reported in yesterday's Daily has now been returned by the naval authorities to her owners. The transfer afraid to expel the hoyestt sponsors for Press), & fins) search of their persons and took place yesterday morning, the naval fear of being accused of lack of patriot baggage was carried out by detectives No. 2 Chopin On some of the "boys" accompanying No. 9 Chopin rating being replaced by a civilianism and of opposing the national and police at the railway station.

cause." However, foreign firms.are_pre-

normal times, the soldiers us sort of camp-followers, Etude, G. Flat (Black Keys), Op. 10,

No. 5 Chopin. and in baggage and pillow cases were The Tang On come back from Canten paring for a returni

number of Mauser pistols and Waltz A flat, Op. 64, No. 3 Chapin. on Thursday afternoon and went along atates one report,

Scherzo, C sharp minor, Op. 20, The Japanese Contul is mentioned as found side the Naval Yard for the last time.

III. It is understood that she is now to go having derived little, satisfaction in an one Lueger pistol. A quantity of am- to dock at Taikoo for overhaal purposes, interview with Wong Kung (the present munition was also discovered, and at Chopin.

Chinese least one of the weapons was loaded.

Troika en trainzux: Tschaikowsky. The pistols and ammunition found and that after that she may be placed Foreign Commissioner) the

La Jonglouse: Monskowski, on the Hongkong-Macao run for a time having suggested certain terms of

Rhapsody No. 6: Liszt,. Nothing definite in this connection line settlement" which have to be carefully were confiscated, along with the arms and

considered.

ammunition proviously discovered. yet been decided, however,

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