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DAY BY DAY IN

CANTON.

THE SAME MONOTONOUS

STORY.

SITUATION DOES NOT IMPROVE.

FIRING BY PICKETS A NIGHTLY OCCURRENCE.

[BY

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A SHAMEEN CORRESPONDENT.)

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1926

USURPING GOVERN. 、 THE AMERICAN

MENT POWER.

ACTION OF UNAUTHORISED

BODIES

CONSUL'S BATHE.

INCREASING LAWLESSNESS_AT

SWATOW."

KOWLOON BURGLARY.

EUROPEAN'S RESIDENCE

VISITED.

LOSS OF $360.

Buglars entered No. 1, Tantallon Ter- COMPLAINTS FROM KWANGTUNG THE CUSTOMS AND THE PICKETS race, the residence of Mr. A. W. Bass.

DISTRICTS.

GUARDING AGAINST FURTHER

LABOUR TROUBLE.

[FROM OUR CHLVESE CORRESPONDENT. }

According to advice from Kuomintang political agents on the island of Hainan, the peasants corps there has usurped

SOME DRASTIC ACTION NECESSARY.

[TROM OUR SWATOW CORRESPONDENT.]

of the Kowloon Docks, on Sunday morn ing, and stole articles of a total value of $360.

The first inclination that 'something was amiss was realized whết Mr. Bliss's sop missed an Underwood typewriter from its usual place. It was then dis- For some reason known only to them-covered that the house had been burgled

STATO, August 23th.

Coinmunications, both mail and tele- graphic, between Linping and Canton City have been cut off for some time,selves the Strike, Pickets have recently during the night.

increased and extended their lawless On investigation, it was found that and the Kuomintang authorities are grow. ing uneasy about it. The feport that activities. A few days ago the American various articles had disappeared from the anti-Reds" have occupied Linping has Consul, Mr. Chamberlain, went down for sitting and dining rooms. These included a bathe to Double Island, where there the typewriter, two clocks, two ladies' not yet been officially confirmed in

nra-about-40-armed-pickets,-otsonaibly waterproofs--two-umbrellas-a-silver- Canton.

engaged in the prevention of smuggling photo frame, and three ash trays. The but actually_making themselves a typewriter was valued at $175............ nuisance.

It is thought that the only way the" barglar could effect 12 entrance Was through the pantry door. the lock of which, however, shows no traces of having been tampered with. A house- coolie who was entrusted with the key. and whose duty was to lock the door every night before retiring, is being de tained by the police for enquiries

If there is any change in the situation here, it is a change for the worse. It is quite unsafe to sit on the Shamaeen band in the evening. There is always firing by the pickets who apparently are endea youring to tighten the cordon round the Hongkong, boats. Every night, however, that cordon is broken by the fishmongers. and the dealers in ginger who are deter- mined to get their goods-to-market. It is remarkable that intelligent Chinese officials wil still argue that the boycott part of the Government power and func- is voluntary business on the part of

tions in certain districts. The Kuomin the Chinese people, when there are dozens and dozens of Chinese risking their farmers, in the name of the Corps, have been removing magistrates in Lok lives every day in order to trade with wai and exercising executive and judicial the hated imperialist."

But it is of little use going into that owers, going as far as ordering persons argument again. We know the facts, but while the leaders of the other side wilfully shut their eyes to them we can make little progress towards settlement.

FOREIGN PROPERTY.

The properties of British subjects in Canton are still illegally occupied by the strikers. The Foreign Office has more than once promised to right matters in this respect, but what can the Foreign Offer do against the Strike Pickets. The Strike pickets are, not a very brave crowd, as experience has proved, but somehow or other they manage, by their bluster, to over-awe the officials. The properties are proving a very lucrative source of income to the Strike Committee. They are being let and sub-let to at: and sundry. Is it likely that they will be handed back in present circumstances

THE MOTOR BOAT INCIDENT.

accosted Was

na

Mr. Chamberlain arrival by a picket sentry with a revolver, but managed to get rid of him by using the magic formula "American Consul" The Consul therefore bathed in peace. After his bathe, however, he was again

to be shot. The Kuomintang Provincial challenged and this time surrounded by Council on August 27th decided to peti-six pickets who pointed their revolvers tion the Political Commission of the and rides menacingly at him. He was Communista to suppress further lawless. thus ignominiously escorted to his boat

and told to shore of." ness on the part of their comrades in Hainan. Similar complaints have been received relative to peasants' corps along the Tungkiang River.

According to complaints of the Stao- dard Oil Company of New York, Canton Agency.some of the dealers in Canton have been infringing the Company's trade marks. The Municipal authorities have assured the management of the Company that efforts wih be made te discourage this practice."

I understand that Mr. Chamberlain has written the usual letter af protest and that it met with the usual treatment, which means, of course, that it has been completely ignored.

This is the second time within a few

weeks that Mr. Bliss has been victimised.

QUEEN WILHELMINA'S BIRTHDAY.

DUTCH HOLIDAY TO-DAY.

As Mr. Chamberlain has a perfectly mentioned yesterday, the anniver good destroyer-in-port, the USS Hart,sary of the birthday of Her Majesty the it in surprising that he should sit down Queen of Holland will be commemorated under such insulting treatment-perhaps in Hongkong to-day by the Dutch com- it is that the shadow of the Washington munity, and the local Consul-General for Conference has been cast over him as the Netherlands (Mr. M. J. Quist) will it seems to have been over his illustrious be "At Home" at the Chancery of the Consulate General this morning from "namesake in London, “

eleven o'clock to noon.

The recent bandit attack on the 12th District Folice Station at Fangtauen, in the south west suburb of Canton City,

MR. SIM KYE LIM. during which one policeman and two

There is great indignation amongst police detectives were shot, has arpused much indignation on the part of the foreigners and Chinese alike over the police forces in Canton,"

inactivity of H.M.Government in this STRICT MEASURES AGAIN STREET ease. It is now more than two weeks

"FIGHTING.

"counter-

since the unfortunate man was duáź into the strikers gaol, and no effective, move has been made by the British Govern | meat to get him released. He is very and unless proper medical attention is forthcoming, the Strike Committee will

000 add a cruel and calculated murder to their long list of crimes The respon- aibility for anything which may happen to Mr. Sim Kye Lim cannot be placed wholly on the Strike Committee. They share it with H.M. Government, who, from the very moment of Mr. Kye Lim's sizure, have bad ready to hand the means of effecting his instant release.

The Dutch community in Hongkong will, in keeping with the festivities' in their native country, celebrate in a quieter manner here the birthday of their Queen by observing the day as a holiday.

Queen Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria was born on August 31st, 1880, the daughter of King Wilhelm III and his

second wite, Princess Emma of Waldeck.

On the death of her father, she suc- ceeded to the Dutch throne on Novem ber 23rd, 1880. Coming of age, she was crowned on September 8th, in 1808.

In 1901 she was married to Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

A daughter, Princess Julians, was born in 1000.

The present royal family of the Nether- lands is known as the House of Orange

As Mr. Eugene Chen will very likely telegraph to all parts of the world denouncing the "awarrantable out-

The Canton Garrison Commissioner, rage committed by the British naval authorities here on Saturday morning, General Chien Ta Chua, on August 98th, I will briefly outlize the facts. There again issued a military order prohibiting was outrageous conduct, deserving of the further street warfare between-tival heaviest punishment, but the culprita labour factions, and threatening to put! were the Strike Pickets. But, oby to see death any offenders General Chien, them run when a British armed launch at the same time, ordered the Police to carne in sight. As I said before the keep a sharp-watch on the movement of Pickets are not a brave crowd when persons suspected of being their opponents have a sporting chance révolutionaries."

These orders, it is thought have been of giving as much as they receive.

The trouble started when Mr. Bantory, issued because of the danger of disturb an American citizen, was taking some ances arising out of the sale of scrolls. American missionaries in a motor-boat and badges. The collections during the from the Customs House to the Hong-

The British Legation in Peking have kong boat. There were two or three past few days have not been as large as Chinese also with him but whether they expected and the Strike Committee tied the Coniul's hands and so proscribed were connected with mission work I do allege that workers, unfavourable to the his duty that he has to confine himself to not know. The motor-boat was watched by the pickets from sarapans, motor-Strike Committee, have not been "push. succession of "letters of protest."Macao), a social "club, and a tennis club. launches and from the land and when ing the sales as they should do. When These letters-I have definite evidence on Mr. Banbury set it going a regular anch charges as these are made it is this point-to the Commissioner for tusillade came from all sides. It was a

Foreign Affairs are passed on by him to miracle that no one-in the boat was usually not long before there are blows.

the Strikers' Headquarters, where they Kuomintang Press reports minimize the seriousness of the anti-Red" tune held up to ridicule and then pigeon- tion in various parts of Kwangtung, and holed. I imagine the only satisfaction the Consul finds in the whole miserable being are Mi. Banbury kept cool and stopped the non-partisan newspapers boat which was immediately captured by severely censored Consequently Hong-affair is the knowledge that the Strike quarters. Information regarding what kong and Shanghai Chinese Bewspapers Committee are made aware that he con- had happened was at once communicated have been finding a ready sale in Canton eiders them a gang of blackguards..

hurt.

INTERVENTION OF U.S.A.

CONSUL

the Pickets and taken to their Head |

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to the U.S.A. Consul-General who at once Some Shanghai and Hongkong Chiness THE CUSTOMS AND THE PICKETS. sent the Vice-Consul to the Foreign newspapers have now been refused admis- Office. Mr. Banbury and the mission. afies were quickly released but the sion into the Southern Capital,

Chinese were not released and they are.

at the time of writing still at the merry.

A LEGAL DISPUTE.

I have to confirm my cable of this afternoon (published in yesterday's Daily Press) advising you that there was every probability of the Commissioner the 30th, owing to the seizure of British At the sight of the Nessus the pickets Committee to remove Mr. Loo Hing Yuan goods front the hold of a Chinese steamer who were on the British steamers wharf from the many judicial offices now held by strike pickets. The remote and in- (the wharf owned by the proprietors of by him. Dr. Bok brought charges of direct contributing causes are many: the Sai Un and Tung On, but now criminal libel against Mr. Loo but these Open Houting of the Commissioner's occupied by the strikers who bave opened were dismissed by the Canton District

several occasions, gross an examination shed there) ran for their Procuratorate. Now Dr. Bok seeks authority oa fives, some of them even discarding their remedy through the Central Executive interference with the personal liberty of caps and uniforms.

Committee, which is the highest body Customs employees, seizure of goods and The motor-boat was not found but in the Kuomintang. Dr. Bok holds no while the armed launches were conducting judicial appointment, while Mr. Loe holds lighters and many other minor acts of their investigations they were fired upon four in Centon. Mr, Loo's friends are annoyance. The immediate and direct by pickets on two cargo boats. Both advising him to resign one of two 12 cause is as follows these cargo boats were taken in custody order to give Dr. Bok a chance. Mr. Loo

of the "strikers." Nor was the motor- Dr. Caso S. Bok, formerly Chief Justice boat released had as it was British pro- of the South China Supreme Court, is of Custom's closing the Port on Monday,

Onslaught were sent to look for her.

perty "the armed launches Nears and asking the Kuomintang Central Executive

There are quite a number of Dutch institutions in Hongkong. The J.C.J.L in a very important shipping office, there are a few business hongs, the Netherlands Harbour Works Co. (North Point and

The Commissioner, it is reported, held that the action of the Strike Committee Was & deliberate challenge to the aathority of the Customs and for him it marked the culminating point in a long procession of attempts to disturb 'the cient working of bis,office and the integrity of his charge.

The Commissioner's Chinese colleague, the Superintendent of Customs, is power. less to act against the will of the Strike Committee as indeed are all the local oficials.

I hear that the Consular Body have given the Commissioner their unanimous support and have wired to their respec- tive Ministers in Peking approving his proposed action.

Whether Monday will find us with, the

Strike Committee boiding out and the port closed it is hard to tell. The time- limit. fixed for the return of the stolen goods expired at noon to-day (Saturday): they were not returned. What will the Customs do if they are brought back over the week-end?

Whatever happens some drastic action -is-certainly necessary to convince-the- general public, and the strikers them selves for that matter, that when it really comes to show down the Strike Committee is impotent and cannot per sist indefinitely in its attempts to wreek a. sound and established institution like the. Maritime Customs. and may now be acen lying-off Shameen is Attorney-General to the Kuomintang Da Thursday, 28th inst., twelve armed An interesting point in connection with, Dear H.M.8. Math. It was probably Chief Justice of the Kwangtung High thought that these boats were captured Court; Presiding Judge of the Komin pickets boarded the Chinese s.a. Yuet this case which might be raised for the benefit of Mr. Eugene Chen is this:—A an a reprisal for the theft of the motor tang Special Criminal Court; and a Wah and removed from the hold 7% cases Chinese transportation company, Chinese bent, for the motor-boat has now been Member of the Kuomintang Judicial Com of cigarettes belonging to the British coolies and Chinese lighters were all returned to its owners.,

mission.

A court-martial will soon be held to try American Tobacco Co. (S.C.), Lad. The found willing to handle a large shipment EXCITEMENT IN THE STREETS. General Mel Kwang Pei, who is alleged B.AT. had found a Chinese firm bold out that this was so the manager of the of British cargo. When the pickets found A few minutes ago. I heard that motor- to have been concerned in the conspiracy enough

goods and Chinese company bad to By for his life cars, bearing white flags, were rushing leading to the assassination of the Iste through the City.. I went out to find Mr. Liso Chung Hei General Mei has they were being shipped to Amoy, and the coalies and lightermen were The goods were old and had been in Mr. Chen's idea of a voluntary strike persecuted the usual manner. Is this what all the commotion was about and been held in jail for more than a year. learned that the news had just been re-

Swatow since before the strike and boy and boycott by an indignant mass of A GOOD MOVE. ceived of the capture of Wuchang. The

cott Passed through the Customs in Chinese1 Of course, it is not. A few zhop-keepers and others did not appear! The 11th meeting of the Political Con to be at all concerned. The excitement ference of the Kuomintang resolved to the usual way and having received the days ago the Daily Press asked Mr. Chen a straightforward question and was created by a few while the others instruct Mr. Hau Chien, Chairman of the Commissioner's export permit the pro- requested a straightforward answer with looked calmly on. That is typical of the Judicial Commisssion, to draft measures cess of transhipment had been conducted out equivocation. Whatever Mr. Chen situation here. The vast majority want to punish all members of the Kuomintang with the strictest regularity.

may reply to the Daily Press the correct to go quietly on with their business but fiund guilty of exacting money by

answer can be, given by any British few. hot-heads raise pandemonium. threats,

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