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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6гm. 1926

Boycott will end on October 10th, at Noon

ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE ON EASTERN

PARADE GROUND.

HUGE DEMONSTRATION BEING ARRANGED.

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INTERVIEW WITH MR. EUGENE CHEN..

A FRANK AND DETAILED STATEMENT.

In spite of all meetings, and the resolutions passed at those meetings. Mr. Eugene Chen has given his definite assurance that the boycott will end on Octcher 10th at noon. A statement to this effect will be made at a huge demonstration which will be held on the Eastern Parade Ground, Canton, at that hour,

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The report of the interview which our correspondent has had with the Canton Foreign Minister will, we are sure, be read with the greatest interest and pleasure. Mr. Eugene Chen made a frank and detailed statement. As will be seen no issue was avoided. Doubts and difficulties were brought up, and considered only to be swept aside. Mr. Eugene. Chen admitted that there might be some cases of intimidation by the die-hards, but he said nay such attempt would be severely dealt with. The reason, why the boycott had not been definitely lifted on September 30th, at at one time it was hinted it might be, was because he had fallad to realise how deeply it had taken root. The preparatious had taken a little longer than was anticipated, but

all was ROW

in readiness. The Government, he reiterated, had everything well in hand.

THE PROCLAMATION:

There will be no proclamation; the announcement to he made at the demonstration on the Parade Ground will take its place, That, of course, is perfectly satisfactory. The proclamation was only regarded by British merchants as an ocial notification that trade night be resumed withous interference from any quarter. It was regarded as necessary simply to inspire the Chinese with condence and as a guarantia that they, would- not be molested. An official announcement made by the Government in public should achieve the same object. Proclamation or no prcciamation; announcement or no announcement,. the, boycott will be considered to be definitely settled only when cargoes are again being moved freely to and fro. That is the great test.

KWANGTUNG REVENUES.

It was admitted that 75 per cent. of the Kwangtung revenue was now being used for the maintenance of the Northern expedition. Mr. Eugene Chen expressed the hope that the day was not far distant when some of this money might be available for the development of the Province. Our readers will re-ocho that sentiment. The prospects are indeed bright for South China if in the near future we shall see an efficient and well ordered administration in the Liang-Kwang and the re-establishment of friendly relationship between Hongkong and Canton.

THE INTERVIEW. GOVERNMENT-READY FOR ANY

EMERGENCY.

FULL CONTROL OF STRIKË COMMITTEE.

Our correspondent writes: I saw Mr. Engine Chen on Sunday evening, when he told me definitely the boycott would be finished at noon on the 10th inst.

will be taken to guard against it and anyone found intimidating will be very severely dealt with

Continuing, he said: I myself had not realised how deeply this boycott had becois rooted and how necessary it was

to bring things back to a proper state. But now the Government are determined to end the boycott properly and are strong enough to carry their policy through. It has been extremely difficult to get all the numerous sections together.

10th,

CANTON ITEMS.

ATTITUDE OF. WORKERS' DELEGATE CONFERENCE.

INSTRUCTIONS TO PICKETS.

(FROM OUR CHINELE CORRESPONDENT. }

Mr. Eugene Chen.

SILVER WEDDING.

MR. AND MRS. · G. DUNCAN,

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PRESENTATION AT KOWLOON DOCKS.

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A presentation was made to Mr. G. Duncan, of the Hongkong & Wampoa Dock Company, yesterday on the occa- The Kuomintang Workers' Delegatosion of his silver wedding. „Conference, a Rod" organization in Canton, has come out formally, to sup port the continuation of the anti-British boycott. In sending a sum of $3,352 from the Conference to the Strike Committee, the "Reds" also sent a note agreeing that the method of boycott may have to be changed for military reasons, but that the spirit of anti-imperialism should be kept up.

A Tibetan Request. A Tibefan Lama, Chuan Shih Chang by name (in Cantonese dialect), has arrived at Canton, claiming to bear a message from su organizativa in his territory. According to him the. Tibetans wish the Kuomintang to pay some attention to the reclamation of political rights in their territory and to appoint a resident official over the country."

Mr. Eu Ear Min.

A large number of the European mem- bers of the staff gathered in the Reading Room ander the chairmanship of Mr. Macaskill, who remarked that although there might have been silver weddings among them before, this was a case whitera the parties had been married in the Dock." He hoped that all of them would hear of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan's Golden Wedding although perhaps many of them did not expect to be in Hongkong when it was celebrated.

The presentation was made by Mfr. R. Lapsley, the oldest member of the Dock Staff. He said he felt grateful to be allowed to make the presentation is his wife had been Mrs. Duncan's bridesmaid. Mr. Duncan, he continued, was a ma who was always willing to go out of his way to do extra work and to help others.

Mr. Duncan suitably replied, saying that, on looking round he saw several who were there when he received his wed- A Kuomintang report says that Mr. Hu told them they should not talk so much ding present from the then staff He Hua Hin, Kuomintang Minister of Foreign of him as of his wife as she had a great Affairs (now on furlough), "will be ap-deal to do with everything. In his case the phrase "better half" did not express pointed Special Ambassador to Germany nearly enough. and that Mr, Hu will depart for his mis- sion from Shanghai at an early date.

The Central Bank.

Mr. Scott added:-All of you are as well aware as I how excellent a man our friend Mr. Duncan, is, and I venture to The Kuomintang Central Bank in Cany to his face what all of us think- that no more steadfast friend, no cheerier ton, up to October 4th, was able to meet chum exists amongst us although we bare all demands for payment. Since then the many kind friends and neighbours in our midst. Twenty-five years is a long "run" engineered by the anti-Reds"

apell, gentleman, Mr. Scott continued. has subsided.

It exceeds one third of the generally alloted span of our existence; for that space of time, however, our friends Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have been united by the most sacred ties by which we mortals can be bound. All those years they have stood as an example

Kuomintang Propaganda. For reasons of its own, the Kuomintang in Canton still insists that the capital of Kiangsi, Nanchang, is in its hands. The Kuomintang is not to make an offensive attack until part of the 4th, Ariny from Canton has reached Nanchang. The cen- sorship against admission of non-Kuomin tang newspapers has been so effective that very few in Cantos: now-a-days know what is going on other than what is being told to them by Kuomintang organs and the propaganda bureaux.

The Anti-Reds." Canton information, other than Kuo- mintang communiquée, says that the anti-Reds" around Walchow are ex- ceptionally active, but the reports of their are incorrect. having taken the city There is nothing to show that the Eastern. Districts are in danger of being attacked by anti-Reds" for the present.

The Fickets,

The Canton Strike Committee, in charge on September 30th. I myself chose the of the placing of pickets in some 33 differ- 10th of October because it is the anniver-ent parts of Kwangtung for the purpose. of preventing Chinese-British trade and sary of the Republic. The taxes will be traffic, is sending instructions to all pic- devoted to the paying off of the strikers ket stations for the men to be prepared who total about 60,000 in Canton and to proceed wherever and whenever called upon. This may mean that the pickets are to be called back to Canton soon. other districts.

The Threatened Strike at Kwangtung Arsenal.

In order that there should no doubt on the point I repeated my question. That is why the boycott was not ended that really true, I asked. If it is so it is splendid news As recently as on Friday, and yesterday. I saw a number of Chinese merchants and they openly said to me that even if the pickets were with drawn the boycott would continue. That gave me the impression that the Govern ment were unable to bring about a settle- ment and were being over-ruled by the Strike Committee.

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M. Eugene Chen ridiculed this sugges tiga. He said: The boycott will be de- clared finished on the 10th inst. at noon

Swato and Pakhoi.

I asked if Swatow and Pakhoi would be affected and he replied "Of course, the boycott will be called of everywhere

on the 10th inst. at noon.

THE FUTURE.

Continuing, Mr. Chen said: I hope at a huge demonstration which will be that I shall receive assistance from the held at the Eastern Parade Ground. British and that nothing will happen to The Government are serious about the upset the arrangements. The "gunboat matter and have full control, over the policy is like holding up a red flag to Strike Committee.

■ bull and can do no good, in the long run. What I hope is that everything will go smoothly and that we shall then be able to tackle the piracy question, perhaps with the assistance of the British Government.

I then asked why proclamations were not posted stating this policy.

"It is not the way of the Nationalist Government," he replied, to issus pro- clamations as was done in the old daya of tremble and obey '."'.

The revenue of Kwangtung, he added, But I kept to my point and said that has increased enormously since it has I thought a proclamation would be more been properly managed, but 75 per cent satisfactory to the merchants as there of it is being devoted to the Northern was no doubt they were afraid to trade. expedition. We do not regard that sa I referred to the rumours in circulation & loss however, but rather in the light that instead of the pickets a corps of of putting money into, a new business. uniformed men was being organised who

He expressed the hops that the day would be armed with' daggers. It was stated that these men would be on the was, not far distant when a part of that revenue could be used for developing watch and that anyone caught travelling railways and roads, The first thing they on. British steamers or doing British bosi would do, he said, would be to complete ness would suffer, "As you know, Mr the Yaet Han Railway. Chen," I continued, "if one Chinese

Then I asked if I was at liberty to merchant happens to get stabbed the repeat what he had told me, and he rest will be terrified and the position will replied "Certainly, that is the reason why I have spoken to you about the He said he had heard of this and ending of the boycott. added that in every movement there were always some "die-hards and that be quite expected some incidents of intimidation would occur, but, he added, all that has beco thought out and action

be even worse than it is now."

The trouble among the workers of the Canton, is not by any means over, as the Kwangtung Arsenal at Shekcheng, near

question of better pay and treatment bas not yet been decided. The Kuomintang Executive Committee has threatened to consider all attempts to strike as acts of treason, punishable according to mar tial law. To cause trouble at the Arsenal during war time is not to be tolerated by the Kuomintang, it is announced.

Threatened Postmen's Strike,

The postmen in Canton are again threatening to strike unless their de- mands are complied with. It will be re- called that the postmen threatened to strike some two months ago but were persuaded to continue work by the Kuo mintang who promised to consider their grievances and gave them certain com- the two pensation to tide them over months-the period which it was thought would elapse before a complete setile ment was reached. That time has expired and the postmen now want to be assured of higher pay in the future.

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hood, the ornaments of this truly domestic hearth.

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LOCAL WEDDING.

SOMMERFELT-BIRCHALL.

St. John's Cathedral wis. the scene of & pretty wedding on Monday afternoon, the parties being Mr. Allister Sommerfels (of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.), son of Mrs. Sommerfelt and the late Captain Sommerfeit; and Misa Edith Dorothy Lillien Birchall, daughter of Mr. C. Herbert Birchall, J.P. Lad Mr. Fiori Birchall (of Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Chaplain, officiated.

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The bride, who was given away by her mother, looked charming in a dress of champagne lace over georgette with hat en suite She carried a bouquet of prim-

Bon roses.

The bride's mother was attired in black marocain with pink underdress.

Mr. J. W. Alabaster was best man, Mr. F. Mason at the organ, played the Bridal March from Lohengrin.

Following the ceremory, which was attended by many friends of the bride and bridegroom, a reception was held at

Hillcrest," the Peak, following which Mr. and Mrs. Sommerfelt left for Fan- ling, where the honeymoon is being spent.

The bride travelled in a beige crepe de chine jumper suit.

The bride's gift to the bridegroom was gold wrist watch and that of the bridegroom to the bride a string of pearls

CHINESE SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS.

SALE OF WORK TO BE HELD,

In aid of the M.C.L. Chinese poor schools and hospitala, a sale of work is to be held in St. Stephen's Girls' College on Saturday next.

The sale will be opened at 11 am, bý Mrs. Southorn.

The Cheongshing, of the Indo-China 8.N. Co., returned from Canton yester day

The Foothing which has come from Shanghai with cargo for Canton will leave There will be stalls of lacquer from for the Southern Capital early this mornFoochow, inlaid mother-of-pearl articles day.

from Haiphong and Hanoi, native work also from Shanghai,

She will be followed by the Hopsong from Formosa and Borneo and all kinds The Hopsanguia of, other stalls and attractions. Many carrying a very considerable amount of side shows and competitions will rejoice cargo for Canton and is due here on Bun- the hearts of small people' and 's_new day. She will reach Canton, therefore, feature is a thort Chinese play. Price on the day, or the day following that, will be reasonable and admission free. upon which the boycott is to be officially terminated.

I said I sincerely hoped he would ac- complish what he had in view, and whilst saying good night, he again assured me that he would and that he was very desirous of seeing cordial relations exist-

The Fatehan yesterday brought down an excellent cargo from Canton and also ing between Canton and Hongkong. na unusually large number of passengers.

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