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AGITATORS AND THE POOR MEN'S "RIGHTS."

A LITTLE QUESTION OF HAM AND EGGS,

LUNATICS FROM THE JOHN G. KERR HOSPITAL AT LARGE IN CANTON.

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PORTUGUESE BOAT ATTACKED BY PIRATES.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 4th, 1927.

THE POLITICAL

MUDDLE.

CHANGING SITUATION.

GENERAL LI TSAI, HSIN'S

ATTITUDE.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

The present political muddle in Canton is too obscure for definite description, but there is an under-

.OFFICIALS COURTEOUS AND OBLIGING,anding that General Li Tsai Fipin,

All foreigners residing in the outlying 'districts of Kwangtung have been advised to come to Shameen or "Hong Kong. It is advice given as a matter of precaution only. No offeint instructions have been issued.

The strike of boatmen at Amy, declared on Saturday, has been settled. The men wanted an increase of 130 per cent. in wages. The various foreign nationalities concerned as employers have agreed to advates by fifty per cent, the wages of those men earn- ing less than 80 a month. Those earning more than 80 a month have received an advance of thirty per cent.

The Postal střiko in Fukier continues and in order to avoid delay it is recommended that letters for Amoy and" olher ports should be sent in the care of the captains of the coastal steamers. FROM A SHAMEEN CORRESPONDENT.] scattered over the City. Two cases

the General Officer Commanding the Troops in Canton, has declared his allegiance to General Chiang Kai Shek. It would. however, be unwise to accept without reserve the Press report that General Li has been advised to exert his full military strength to discipline the labour leaders of the "Red" wing in the Southern Capital. This may be a report issued simply to please So far the leading the moderates.

NANKING REFUGEES. BIAS BAY AGAIN.

"PASSENGERS ON THE

"MACEDONIA.”

SOME PERSONAL OPINIONS.

EUROPEANS ESCAPE FROM" SECOND STOREY WINDOW.

WONDERFUL "OFFICIAL'

REPORTS.

"

WHAT THE MAGISTRATE OF,

WAIYANG HAS TO SAY.

A TYPE OF PROPAGANDA BRITAIN HAS TO FACE.

The P&O. finer Macedonia, watch sailed for London on Satur[yson oca CHINESE CORRESPONDENT dny, carried a number of people was were forced to flee for their lives in the recent outrages at

Nanking. She also had on board

many

missionaries from various parts of China.

According to official reports from the Magistrate of Walyang, within whose jurisdiction Bins Bay lies, the Ohe passenger, who was returning British from Hong Kong in their to England, said he used to make punitive expedition on March gard, regular journeys up and down the Yangiste between Shanghai and sent over to Bias Bay, five gun. Hankow, As he came down to boats, two aeroplanes, more than Shanghai for the last time, the boat 2,000 Marines, and about 18 Chinese ou which he travelled was forced to run the gauntlet of rifle are from constables. The British, according Chinese un both banks. A number to the Magistrate, destroyed 'about of the Chinese crew and one or two himself and escaped a bullet by a Chinese passengers were killed. He 500 houses and killed a number of women, including one Lin Shee, who was burned to death. Two women hairshreadth, and a fellow pusse committed suicide by hitting their ger was wounded in the leg. Most heads on the rock after they had. recognized organs of the Kuomin. of the river boats are now accom-een made insane by the "atrocity":

panted by a military escort.

of the invaders. According to the Nanking ought to be blown to Magistrate, two British gunbents. Hell" he said grimly.

"loitered" around Bias Bay until Another passenger, returning to the sath. England from Ninking, said that when he left the Cantonese were being executed on the Bund at the rate of 15 a day. The executions were public.

Lang in Canton are hesitating to publish circulars ranging them on the side of the Sauchang or moder ate section of the party against the

Resin Canton.

is only temporary in order that he may maintain his official position. As soon as General Chiang ex- presses his willingness to retain Mr. Sun in office, it is said, Mr. Sun Fo will desert his Red" comrades and join the moderate section.

Friends of Mr. San Fo Are trying now to explain that his present came to the notice of Shameen re-identification with the extremists sidents. One poor man, decently dressed, came to the French bank to get his million dollars. When he was asked gently to go be be- came excited and wanted to fight. Another, good-looking lad. was found peering into the French Con sulate. When asked his business be attempted to run but was caught by the French police. "It was then

The members of the working class, under the guidance of the paid officials of the Labour Unions, seem to have completely lost all sense of proportion. They now swagger around and drop in at various business' houses during office hours to see their friends. Then, of course, work ceases and there is pleasant little conference. It does not seem to occur to anyone found that he was quite harmless, that the merchant, who is paying but stark staring mad. Requested the wages, has any right to object to leave, he bowed as politely and Several cases of this sort have been with as much ceremony as an old reported on Shameen. The head of time mandarin and walked quietly one foreign firm surprised one of away. It is pathetic and horrible "these social gatherings in full that these unfortunates, who were previously well cared for, should be swing.

cast upon the steels. But the

Asking what it was all

about he was blandly informed that a few friends had simply "dropped an to pay a visit." The compradore was called and these visitors were politely tald that they must leave the premises. They went doubtless. thinking that the imperialist " was a very unreasonable fellow.

THE COOK'S POINT OF VIEW.

:

It is extraordinary difficult to understand the psychology of the members of these Chinese Unions At a restaurant on Shameen recent ly the cook was found entertaining

o:

LOCAL UNION CLOSED.

During the reign of terror," he said, soldiars rushed into Euro.

value. Women were told that if EARLY MORNING VISIT OF pean houses and seized everything they did not surrender their rings their ingers would be cut off. One lady was held up at the point of a revolver for 90 minutes, while she

sought everything of value that she possessed

POLICE.

NO ONE ARRESTED OR DETAINED.

ABSURD AND EXAGGERATED REPORTS IN CANTON.

Many people who had to flee for their lives considered themselves fortunate to escape with even a watch Two days after I left a

Under an order made by the party of 15 Europeans had to be let down from a second storey, window Governor in Council following upon on the end of a rope improvised the regulations framed for the pre- They vention of disorder, a local labour from sheets tied together. Bed headlong, some of them only union has been closed. half dressed, to the Eld, pur- sued by a Chinese mob.'

Canton Reds" deny that Mr. T. V. Soong, the Kuomintang Minis. ter of Finance, has been forced by a certain group of politicians to leave Shanghai before he had an pportunity to start any work there. Mr. Soong, while in Shanghai, so- journed with friends inside the Another passenger said he had International Settlement only. A heard that a British steamer, while far up the Yangtsze, had been cording to reports reaching Canton, hearded by airge number of he was not invited to the Council Chinese armed with bamboo poles. The crew were pursued all over the One man-an Englishaan- ship The Kuomintang Administrative stood in a low doorway out of reach cetings in the Chinese City,

Canton on Aprit la of the poles and managed Council in issued an order cautioning the ex-knock-out," several of the ruins tremists in the City against unruly with a rolling pin. The vessel wan labour agitators do not care. Probs against foreign interests and later relieved by a gupboat.

advising them" that ably they do not give the matter & perialist parades should go ugar second thought. They have o the Shameen Concession.. bowels of compassion.

be

anti im-

to

Shanghai seems to be na gay ca ever," said a passenger, who was retarning to England on leave.

To view of the desire on the part." There are dances every night. Of cf the extremists in Hankow to con-

course, the town is like a fortress- trol all military organizations in the full of soldiers, sandbags, and barb- Territory under Kuomintang in- ed wire. When I left there were 43 fluence, General Li Tsai Hain is warships in the river. now more desirous than ever to have local troops apart from the It ig under. Nationalist Forces.

MR. SUN FO RESIGNS.

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Mr. Lai Chiu Wan will be ap

Sun Fo who states that the Central pointed Mayor of Canton City, cording to a telegram from Minister Political Council at Wu-han bas decided to telegraph the Canton branch of the Council to instruct the Provincial Government to ap point Mr. Lai to the post. Minister Sun Fo has resigned the mayoralty owing to his absence from Canton. -Centon Gazette.

Inn Chinese paper a day or two ago, it was mentioned that the for- eigners bad held a meeting to con- sider whether they should evacuate Shameen. It is superduous to say

stood that he is pushing forward his NEW MAYOR OF CANTON. that no such meeting was convened.

schéme to organize four divisions of With what object the "news" was provincial troops. He has not yet circulateil I do not know. I was formally organized the local mili an item, possibly calculated

tary department because the money strain relationships, between the over; but in view of the changing required has not yet all been paid Chinese and foreigners, which was sitantion he will inaugurate his new thrown into the campaign of lying local office without awaiting for the full appropriation. A strong local his friends in royal fashion. Ham

propaganda as a little make-weight. force in the hands of moderates will and eggs and bacon and cheese The foreign residents on Shameen mean much towards local peace, it were being served in generous pro-re of all nationalities and are is generally believed, and General

Li is working towards this end. portions. Naturally the owner of hand-fide merchants who simply the place became a little irritated wish to trade. They have the good- but when he protested the cook will of right-thinking Chinese and wanted to know if he had no rights. could carry on their lawful business Was he not to be allowed, he ask quietly and satisfactorily if only the ed, to entertain his friends simply hot-heads and agitators would leave because he was a poor man. "Were them alone. such rights to be confined solely to

Portuguese Boat Attacked. the masters. As the Americans

As I write, I hear that the stern- would say,

"Can you beat it." It

He wheeler Goa, which flies the Portu was too much for the owner. did not trouble to enter into a guese dag has just returned to the battle of dialectics with the cook. Pert. She left Canton on Friday The at 8 am.. to proceed to Wuchow. The visitors were scattered. larder was securely locked and the At about 1 o'clock she was heavily generous" host was told he might fired upon from both sides of the look for another job.

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FOREIGNERS NOT TO BE MOLESTED.

CANTON, GOVERNMENT'S

WARNING.

DETERMINATION TO REPRESS DISORDER.

Owing to Consular anxiety re- garding the safety of foreigners in the Canton district, following on the reports of disorders in Nanking Executive Committee of the Pro- and along the Yangtaze Valley, the vincial Government decided at a river bank. Bullets came thick and meeting held on Thursday to repeat fast from rifles, and machine guns the proclamation issued some time and I understand that there were molesting peaceful foreign nationals, ngo warning the people against two or three heavy shells. The or, interfering with their residence steamer turned and putting on full or business, as the Government is determined to repress any diaorder- I have never seen a scowl or had

steam managed to escape from the ly attempts endangering the life and an angry word from any of the mer-danger zone, but three Chinese and property of foreigners in this region. chants or shop-keepers or from any

one Indian (a Sikh guard) were Canton Gazette.

For the past two years. I have moved freely around the City of Canton and I can honestly say that

of the coolies regularly employed in killed and several Chinese were the places of business where I bave wounded. This was the work of had any dealings. There is no uni-

pirates. What a reflection upon mosity against the foreigner among the Government, administration of the Chinese generally. Of that I Kwangtung.

ain certain. It is the paid agitators

who are the root of all the troubio.

Letters have been sent by the

They are working up mischief for Kwangtung Electric Light Company their own ends. The officials of the announcing that in order to avoid Government

are

courteous

and errors in account in future, only

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It was decided by the Canton branch of the Political Council, says the Canton Gazetle, to grant

CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

REDUCTION IN FARES.

The following notiñcation appear ed in the current Government Gazette:

The Ki Kong Kung Tun Tsung Ui (General Labour Assu ciation of Hong Kong), which also describes itself as The Federation of Chinese Labour Uaions of

hereby Hong Kong, is

pro. scribed"

In order to enforce this order. strong contingent of police officers from the Criminal Investi- gation Department raided the Union's premises in Des Vaux Road West at one o'clock on Saturday morning.

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The Police entered the premises, removed the Guild sign and took of various documents possession belonging to the Guild. No person whatsoever was arrested or detain ed. All the people on the premises were allowed to go when the police

The police entered. possession of the building pending arrangements with the landlord.

remain

in

Those are the brief facts of the case but, as usual, absurd and fan- tastic reports of the cecurrence reference to the occurrence. have been circulated in Canton with

The Kuomintang Workers' Dele- gate Conference which has been in session in Canton since April 1st became very indignant when they heard the news. Inflammatory speeches were made and there was a great deal of talk about attacks on the imperialista.

It was stated that a delegation of Hong Kong Chinese workers would go to Canton formally to complain to the Kuomintang Foreign Office about "the illegal suppression of labour unions."

There was a suggestion of another Beginning on Friday, says the" Canton Gazette, a reduction was boycott but even some of the ex- made. in passenger fares on the tremista admitted that the last one was a failure. They said the "im- Canton-Kowloon Railway. It was decided by the authorities of the perialists" bad never asked the Railway that first class tickets from strikers to return to work and as Canton to Kowloon should be sold they themselves bad ended the last ut $0 each, instead of $7; 2nd-class boycott the starting of another

"would not look good." at. 23, and 3rd-class tickets at $1.50. SHANGHAI NATIVE CITY. GOVERNMENT BY COMMIS

SION...

NINETEEN MEMBERS

APPOINTED.

The Canton reports stated that in connection with the suppression of the General Labour Federation more than 20 members were taken into custody and that no bail was allowed them during investigation. As shown above this is a deliberate lie. The cause of the suppression of the Union is attributed is Can- ton to the Federation leaders having issued a circular accusing the Hong Kong Authorities of forbidding speeches at the meeting in commem- The Commission chosen by varioration of the second anniversary of ous categories in Chinese sections the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Shanghai, assumed office under formal ceremonics on the 20th.

This is the first time in a genera

been tion that Shanghai bas governed by a body other than

A wire from Shanghai to. the Canton Gazette, dated March 30th, says:

The General Labour Union which has been suppressed claims to re. present nearly 140 Labour Union in Hong Kong including the Chinese Seamen's Union

arbitrarily chosen representatives of At noon on Friday an election milltary chieftains. The Commis- was held to appoint a committee of sion has been approved by the twenty one delegates from the vari- Nationalist Government, according | ona uniers. to statements here.

In the election, the. Seamen's "The nineteen Commissioners are Union came an easy first with 88 as follows: General Pei Chung Hei, voter. Among the unions nominated obliging at the policy at anxious the Council and the owners of $100,000 monthly to the Whampoa Sun Fo (Minister of Communica to serve on the committee (which to prevent any outbreak of dis houses on Shameen will be provided Port Development Company. Ltd., tions of the Nationalist Govern can be said to be the equivalent of with current. This "suggesta, of for the opening of Whampoa Part. ment). Yang Kott Fu. Loo Yin Ung, the bigasst authority in Hong course, that henceforth the owners Accordingly, the Ministry of Fin- Wang Chou Hus, Yu Ya Ching. Kong labour circles) were the mar ance has been instructed to turn General Shih Yueh, Wang Hsiao ket butchers, barbers, launch coxs- over this amount to the Company Lai, Ling Ky Uin. Ho Shao Yusa, wains, employees of foreigners,

BA the Tseng Yu Shao, Francis Zia, Wang every mouth. As American engineer arrives in Can- Han Liang, Tai Pei Tze, Ho Lo ton from New York work on the Ting, Ting Haiao Haien, Li Wen construction of the port will begin, Shao, Wang Taing Shan and Koo it is reported.

Shun Chang'

disorder.

of properties will be responsible for the payment of accounts by the tenants who use electric light. It cems rather rough on the land

Lunatics At Large, The wicked interference of the Labour Unions with the John G. Keer Hospital for the insane has led to a number of lunatics being lords.

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