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BOYCOTT NEGOTIA-

TIONS.

TROUBLE IN CANTON STRIKE COMMITTEE.

FORMER HONGKONG WORKERS ARRESTED.

THE NORTHERN

EXPEDITION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1926

"INCREASING UNEASINESS IN

CANTON.

PRESS CENSORSHIP,

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)

Various rumours were current in the Colony yesterday regarding the trend of negotiations for a settlement of the boy, cott, Nothing, however, of importance

By instruction of the Kuomintang con. was done. The delegates from Canton, having rompleted the mission upon which sors, the Canton vernacular press has they came which was to present their been discounting all reports of victories letter of introduction and to suggest that

on the part of the troops now threaten "conferences might, with advantage, be arranged, are returning to Canton to-day. ing the Kwangtung-Hunan and Rwang Latest in H. B.M.'s Consul-General at Canton tung-Kiangsi-Fukien borders. was expected to arrive in the Colony by formation to hand, however, points to the the gunboat Tarantula yesterday afternet that the forces from the North have practically obtained control of Hunan, [FBDM OCR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ] General Chiang Kai Shek, who has been leaving the Kuomintang Generai, Tang appointed Commander-in-Chief of all Seng Chi, bul small section of terri Kuomintang Revolutionary Forces in South China, has announced that he will tory near the Kwangtung border. formally assume his new command on June 10th. The present Kuomintang re- volutionary strength comprises eight army corps nominally and such other units as the training corps, the cadets, and pes sants' and labour corps.

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SITUATION IN CANTON.

The situation in Canton is gradually becoming more unsettled owing to the continual demands of the militarists for

THE WAR IN SOUTH HUNAN UNRULY SHANGHAI STUDENTS.

SOUTHERN FORCES SHORT OF AMMUNITION,

"The Hunan correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News, gives some account of the military operations in Hunan Writing from Siangtan, Hunan, on May 28th he

says:

The war has passed quite beyond this city. Three days ago Tang Seng Chi's men left Tauho 15 i south of the city, where only a small detachment was situ. ated for several days and Yeh's men had been åring small trench guns to scare them away. Hlupeh soldiers now hold that town and across the river from Isuba and Siangtan there is a detachment of Northern soldiers The writer talked with some of the men and they had been in Hunan with Wu Pei Fu in the ninth and tenth years of the Republic.

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REFUSAL TO APOLOGISE FOR INSULTS TO PRINCIPAL.

INSUBORDINATION AND DEFIANCE, -,,""

Trouble has arisen at the Medhurst

College, à London Missionary Society institution at 78, Chaufoong Road, Shanghai, in connection with the com- memoration of May 30th. As a result, 190 students have withdrawn from the school. The students have taken this action rather than apologise to their Principal, the Rev. H. Bunce, for post

sidered insulting to himself and his ing notices in the school which he con- country, and for various acts of insub- ordination.

The Rev. Bunce given his own account of the affair as follows:

FULL OF SORROW.

"On Sunday morning the monitors

on the ground that as they were so full came to ask to be excused from services

of sorrow they could not sing. I said, The battle that took place on the Siang- however, that it was the College rule to taa-Paoching road has ceased, the South hold a service and that there should be has been driven back beyond Hsiang-ja.service, but there need be no singing siang. The soldiers from Chaagteh and and that the foreigners would not at- Shenchow came up with Yeh's men near tend. This was settled and then I in Hsiang-siang through to Ling-wiang and dicated that some notices which were not connected so that the next real engage polite had been fixed on the notice board, funds and on account of internal disagreement will no doubt take place beyond and that as this was an insult to me per- Mr. Luk King For, forgerly a master of

sonally, the notices should be removed. Queen's College, Hongkong, and for the nest resulting from the departure of an Heng-shan. last six years chief clerk and depart many Kuomintang leaders from Canton mental chic of the Bureau of Foreign It is thought therefore that Chiang Kai Affairs in Canton," wilt henceforth assist Shek, who controls the military power, Mr. Eugene Chen, the acting-Minister of i Kuomintang Foreign Affairs. Dr. Sydney now wishes to direct public opinion by

K. Wai, a professor of Canton Christine the steps he is taking to get the papers College, who graduated from "Columbia under his thumb. The Canton Police University with the degree of PhD, has also been appointed an assistant to Mr. have been instructed to compile a list of all newspapers and news associations together with their ownership, policy, cir culation, and other information.

Chen.

It is said that Mr. Eugene Chen's assist- ant. Mr. Lak King For, may pay a visis to Hongkong in connection with the box- cott settlement.

may

are

A movement is on foot, by the Com munists and the Third International ia Canton to get control of the Canton Strike Committee completely. Now only A majority ot the Committee Bolsheviki. In order that the Bol sheviks

Kaia their eads number of committeemen have been charged with corruption, and during the last few days no less than 17 strikers and professional agitators on the Strike Com mitteo have been arrosted. The Bob sheviks are most anxious to control the Strike Committee fully, because other- wise they fear that the coming confer ences for the settlement of the boycott may reach decisions contrary, to their

desires.

[A report from another Bonree states that several members of the Strike Tribunal at Canton have land- ed themselves in trouble with their own party. Several of them have been detained on various charges, and have been prevented from carrying out their duties since Saturday. The number ander nrreat is given 23 14 Ant of these several are well-known members of Unions who formerly worked in Hongkong. One of the men, arrested is head of the Chinese Tailors' Guild, who was, it is believed, employed by Messrs. Shaw & Co. Another is the Head of the Barbers' Guild. He also worked in Hongkong previously. This report is obviously another version of the arrests which

Chinese correspondent

refere.]

our

CHINESE MERCHANTS'

* ATTITUDE.

MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

to

The Hongkong Chinese merchants, while all desiring an early settlement of the Canton boycott will not again take any prominent part in zegotiations. They feel that, if the Kuomintang in Canton sincerely wish an immediate termina-

MR. WU TE CHEN. Friends of Mr. Wa Te Chen, the former Canton Chief of Police, have received no confirmation of the report that he was to be handed over to the custody of "Mr. Sun Fo, Mr. Wu's former political chief who is now acting Mayor of Canton.

Mr. Li Chuk Fing, a Kuomintang leader and Mayor-designate of the new Muni- cipality of Kaukong, was murdered at Kaukong, near Canton, er June 4th, by a disappointed Kuomintang politician. The Kuomintang are offering 83,500 for the arrest of his murderes and accomplices.

DEMONSTRATION OF LOYALTY.

By instruction of the Kuomintang, all those supporting the Canter régime will take part in a demonstration of loyalty on June 15th. The demonstration is intend eu to arouse enthusiasin in order to pro, mote the sale of war bonds. So that the Chinese in Hongkong may be interested in the demonstration, the Canton Strike Committee, as from June 11th will not interfere with Chinese visiting Canton. Between June 11th and June 18th visitors will be able to go and return from Can. ten under special permits. :

THE STUDENTS' HELP.

The Northern Expedition Support

LACK OF AMMUNITION,

"In the afternoon some of the students blacked up my private entrance to the College grounds but later the entrance |

was cleared..

The rumours say that Tang's men have not been defeated, but because of a lack

On Monday at the morning service retreat. Everywhere the people are sing the whole school refused to sing but some of pumunition have been compelled to ing che pruses of Tang's men. In Isuho where they were fighting er at least held-students played basket ball, and other ing the town not a single house or shop games and more insulting notices were was molested by them. On the other posted on the board. In the evening I hand whenever the Northern men come found my entrance again closed and so to a place they go into the shops and told one of the teachers that matters bad homes and search and take anything they gone too far and that I should punish ean lay their hands on. The commandeer- the whole school. Tindicated that I had ing of men and boats goes on throughout been willing to excuse the behaviour as the whole district and the people, are I knew the students were excited but suffering untold hardships from the sol that no Frincipal could accept a public diers, through looting and commandeer-insult from his own students. He pri. vately told them of this and I was assur ing.

The Red. Cross field force inade a triped that the entrance would be cleared. to Isuho and found that there were few wounded, since the fighting had never been a real engagement.

Mails are delayed and the telegraphs are used almost entirely by the military, Telegrams from Hengchow have been de layed and often censored and sent on by

mail.

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A CIVILIAN TORTURED. The wounded soldiers in the Red Cross (Presbyterian Mission) Hospital are con- valescing. There are a few very terrible One wounded in the head is paralyzed and yells at the top of his voice most of the time. A civilian who refused to carry for the military had the tendons on the back of his feet cut and is maimed for life. Some 20 have died in the bos pital and a good many will need long treatment before they can leave.

ANOTHER CONSTABLE SHOT

IN SHANGHAI. COLD BLOODED MURDER ON

STILL BLOCKED."

"On Tuesday, however, I found that the gate was still blocked up. I cele phoned from my house to the College and the students were informed that they

me a deputation to inform me. publicly mist (1) remove the notices, (2) send that the notices had been removed and that the entrance was cleared, otherwise "I could take no class. After some time a deputation came to me to say that the students not only were not willing to apologise but that they demanded three conditions (1) the right to hold meetings wherever they wished. (2) the right to put up any notices they wished, (3) to sing or not as they wished. At 1.15. p.m. I was informed that the students with the exception of three bad all signed a declaration to leave the College. The deputation told me of this and I asked that, they should do so at once and said that I would inform their parents."

In connection with the dispute, the fol lowing appears in the vernacular papers: YANGTZEPOO ROAD.

THE STUDENTS' VERSION. Following the murder of Wednesday

To the General Public,-We, the morning (Juze 2nd) in which a detective. informer was shot in cold blood on North students of Medhurst College, beg to Szechuan Road, Shanghai, an armed roh-make the following statements regarding

ber on June 3rd on East Yangtzepoo Road our leaving the College, on June 1st,

tion of the trouble, all they have to do Committee established by the Students' shot and killed a Chinese constable before. 1926.

is to issue an order restoring traffic be

tween the two ports and to suppress the Union of the Kwangtung University held Hickets.

PROPAGANDA WORK.

The Hongkong Chinese have sent dele-their first meeting on June 4th, at which gates to Canton more than once, but they discussed their plans" as follows:- no result has been forthcoming. Now, although they are still willing to take every step necessary to bring about peaceful relations between Hongkong and Canton they do not consider it worth while to be represented on the proposed joint committee of Canton and Hongkong Governments, merchants and workers as suggested by the four principal commer cisi organizations of Canton.

This is anderstood to be the sentiment of the leading Chinese upon whom Dr. Leung Pui Kie and Mr. Chan Lo Shang called "

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1. Publish pamphlets re the Northern Expedition.

Print and distribute slogans." 3. Print Dr. Sun's photo. 4. Issue declaration.

PROPAGANDA COMPA

Each corps to consist of 10 persons who will be supplied with the above-mentioned publications and accompany the Expedi- tionary troops.

PERMISSION.

There was an unusually large attend-

To request the University to write to ance at the Committee meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce the Political Training Department asking of Hongkong yesterday, in anticipation for permission to allow them to follow the of an amusement regarding the Canton troops. overtures. Mr. Li Yau Tsun, Chairman,

...FINANCE

To request the University to appro-

of the Chamber, presided and was sup ported by Mr. J. M. Wong, Vice-Chair-priate funds. man, and Mr. Mr. Ip Lan Chuan, General Secretary,

It was, however, decided to keep the

PROPOSAL

Chen Shao Hsien proposed to hold a

戒

ویر

he had time to draw his own weapon, On the first anniversary of May 30th we, impelled by our conscience, could reports, the N.G. Daily News.

Early in the evening a load bandit not but give an expression of our sorrow, entered a cloth shop at 1799, East Yang We, therefore, applied to the Principal thepoo Road, and asked to be shown for the use of the College Hall for the some material, of which he selected; two purpose of holding a commemoration He then drew his pistol and meeting on the same date. Our request rolls. threatened the inmates if they raised an was granted and the meeting was held alarm. On leaving the premises, how. in due decorum with absolutely no dis- ever, he fired once into the ground as a order. But after this meeting the Prin- threat, and then ran off toward Linching cipal informed us that the notice." Don't Road. Hu had barely rounded the Forget May the 30th posted on the ran notice board, being an isnult to the Eng-. comer, pistol in hand, when he squarely on to the constable. Before the fish people, must be removed, and that constable realized what was happening, the whole student body must apologise the robber opened fire and wounded the for such action, and also that, there- officer mortally. The policeman died after ne public meeting tending to give shortly afterward and the body was taken an expression to the patriotic feeling to the public mortuary.

among the students should be convened. Failing to obey this order the students would be expelled. On hearing this order we were greatly surprised. Such action on the part of the Principal not only deprives the students of their liberty our nation

In response to the report Det.-Sergt. Hutton and an armed party went to the scene. A Japanese constable, who saw

proceedings private and no official state, social gathering on a large scale in order the shooting, rushed up and fired six but is also a gross insult

made..

ment regarding the discussion has been "It is understood that the matter of settlement will be left to the Hongkong Government and to the Canton Kuomin- tang. The Chamber will continue to work as an organization assisting in the settlement, but no special delegates have been appointed to join the proposed com- mittee.

under such cruel terms, we have signified our earnest desire to leave the College by signing a declaration to the effect. This action is taken with great anguish and regret and we trust the general public will sympathize with us.

to collect funds for the Northern Expedi- shots, none of which took effect. Near as a whole. Unwilling to be subjected tion, and at the same time to make known the policeman's body they found the two to common people the importance and rolls of cloth and the robber's discarded significance of the expedition. It was resolved to discuss this proposal at the pistol which, on examination, proved to next meeting.

be a French make, 7.55 calibre. It was Judging from this programme the later learned that the murderer, had made students will not be of any great nasist-off into the country. A search was made, ance to the Armies in the Field.

but his whereabouts was not learned.

Of the students who have withdrawn, 120 are boarders and the remainder day

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