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RE-STATEMENT OF OLD ARGUMENTS.

CLAIM FOR CONTROL OF COUNCIL.

The following purporting to be a statement by Dr. C. T. Wang on the position of Chinese ratepayers vis-d-vis of the increase of 2 per cent. in the municipal rate, has been forwarded by the Provisional Executive Committee of the Chinese Ratepayers' : Association for publication.

SHANGHAI COMMUNIST

EXECUTED.

SHORT SHRIFT GIVEN TO A FRIEND OF BORODIN'S.

GIVES AWAY COMMUNIST SECRETS.

A number of well-known Chinese Communists, including Chen Yien Nien, son of Chen Tu Hsiu, Chair: tann of the Chinese Communist Party, were arrested during a raid by officers attached to the Shanghai

and Woosung Special Polico under the personal direction of the com- mander, General Yang Hu, of a war in Chapel, on Monday inst house in Heng Foong Li, an alley-

week.

The Chinese Ratepayers' Associa Past History Recounted. tion of the Shanghai International The Shanghai Municipal Council Settlement was organized in 1922 is now vociferously broadcasting its with a view of looking after and generosity of offering three Chinese. promoting the interests and welfare members on the Council to tho of the Chineso residents in the Chinese ratepayers. We wish to International Settlement. It was know on what ground they assumie composed of those Chinese rate the right to make an offer. It payers who pay such amounts of sounds like the guests of a family issued by the Special Polico Head- According to an official stateincué taxes as would enable the foreign offering so many seats to the mem-quarters, "Since the Communists ratepapers to qualify to vote at the bers of the family at the dining meeting of the foreign ratepayers, table. We further wish to know on It has at present a membership of what basis the Chinese have been over 2,400 of such qualified mem-given three sonta on the Municipal bere.

Council. It smacks so much of arbitrariness.

rested.

Chen Yien Nion, son of Chen Tu Haiu, Chairman of the Communist Party, was among those arrested.

took advantage of the situation in

mercilessly disturbed by their ae- Shanghai, the people have been tivities, but, being afraid of the in

uence of these desperadoes, they The Chief Grievance..

bave not dared to say a word in protest. After taking up his ap The chief grievance of the Chi- When the Chinese Ratepayers' pointment, the duties of which in- nese ratepayers is that while they Association was first organized include the purging of the Kuomin have to bear a large portion of

tang of the Communists, General the burden of taxation, they are 1922, all efforts made for Chinese Yang, with the assistance of Mr. denied representation of enjoying représentation on the Council were Chen Chun, Chairman of the such privileges which are due to haughtily brushed, aside and reasons Political Council, have personally then as using the public parks, the wero advanced purporting to show directed a number of raids on places public swimming baths, the expen why the Council had not the right known to be Communist rendezvous. siya Municipal Band and a host of to change the status quo. The The latest took place yesterday other things. The Chinese claim Chinese, being patient, agreed to under the personal direction of the that we pay no less than 70 per elect five advisors which the Chi Commander, and a number of well- cent of the revenue of the Inter-nese Ratepayers' Association acknown Communist leaders were ar- nation! Settlement, but we have cordingly did, and composed such nat had any voice in the affairs of prominent business men, like Mr. the Municipal Council. The North Sung Han Chang, Mr. K. P. Chen China Daily News, well known as and others. Their advice was so the spokesman of the Municipal little sought-so much so that the Council, put forward a statement advisors resigned en blee two years that the Chinese only paid Ts. ago.. 100,000 more than the foreign rate- papers last year. We challenge. such a statement, as we know there are many Chinese beneficial owners of property in the Settlement which has been registered at the foreign consulates in the names of toreig- ners who as registered owners of such property contribute a large portion of the rates with funds uctantly supplied by the said Chi- believes in the justices of the During his studies in Franeo, ness beneficial owners and should famous dictum of the American young Chen became a confirmed. be included in the rates paid by colonists in the days of the Revolu- Bolshevik. the Chinese community. At any tion which has just been celebrat- rate let us just grant that the Chi-ed: "No taxation without repre- Dese ratepayers only paid Tis. sentation." To show our reason- 100,600 more than the foreign rateableness as well as moderation, the papers, then the Chinese should be Chinese ratepayers will continue to entitled to at least 51 per cent. in pay the old rate of 14 per cent. We the management of the Settlement must rosiat the payment-of-the ad- affairs. Why is this denied to ditional & pur cent tax until our them?

LAMENTABLE STATE OF TREATY PORTS.

BORODIN - TAKING NO CHANCES.

HOUSE STRONGLY GUARDED: ARMOURED WINDSHIELD.

SHANGHAI, July 8th.

The "offer" of the Municipal Council of three members only came after the prolonged close down of all business Brms and shops as a result of the May 30th, 1025, tragedy.

headquarters shows that young Chen

He

Information received at these

has been issuing, orders to agitatore and desperadocs and that he has been making arrangements to start trouble locally. He is a hundred times worse than his father. holds far more influence over the Communists than does his father' The Chinese Ratepayers' Asso- and is, therefore, looked upon by ciation is now, opposed to the in- Comrade Borodin and the members crease of the extra 2 per cent. tax of the C.P. with much more con- on the houses, because it strongly-fidence.

consent is obtained.

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JULY-12, 1997, Activities in Canton.. ́.

$1,070 nom. "When he was in Canton, this

Do

London...£116 nom. young fellow personally pulled a

Chartered Bank.

£20.nom, rickaha about the streets, as a

Afercantile Bank, A. &B...2307 nom.

Day ricksha coolic, in order to come into P. & O. Bank

(£13) nom. elose touch with the labouring East Asit Bank

buy classes. His plan to cause a general Canton Insurance.....

..8620 sel. railway strike throughout the coun- Chins Underwriters......80.80 nom. try was discovered in nick of time No

North China Ine,

1.1 by the authorities and a reward of Union Insurance ... 276 buy, 250 sal

buy. $30,000 was offered for his arrest. Yangtaze lusurance This resulted in his escape to China relusurance .... Shanghai-under the assumed name Hong Kong Fire in of Chen Yue Sun.

Dongleses Following his arrest, this young Steamboati Communist was given a personal Hong Kong Tugs.... POURED INTO SEA OFF trial by the. Commander, General Indo-Chinas (Pref.),

Do.. ABERDEEN.

Yang Hu, and he cried and shed

(Def.) tears after which he wrote a long Star Ferries

Shell Transports statement confessing to his nume

Waterbuats... rous crimes. He disclosed all the 3,000 gallons of pure whisky and secrets of the Communist Party so is Sugare

China spirit, 75 over prodf, have been far as he was aware and then ap- Benguete

Malabon Sugara effectively buried several milos off pealed for leniency.

However, in

Bala Mining Ad..i. Aberdeen in the sex from which view of his numerous crimes and the (combined).

sufferings he had brought upon the they were rescued. The spirit was people, there could be no pardon. Sh. E

Do. (single) A foreigner who arrived yester contained in steel casks which and so the order was issued for his.

Explorations Changba

Loans day from Hankow, states that con- trawlers recently picked up in immediate execution, this being car- Haube ditions at all the Yangtsze ports coastal waters. It is believed that

ried out at once."

Tronok Mines can only be described as terrible.

Quaint Congratulations.

Ural Capin is was part of the cargo of a vessel

H.K. & K. Wharfs At Ichang, merchant ships, the which was torpedoed in war time General Yang from the Chairman

A telegram was received by HK, &

W. Docks property of American, French and off the north-west coast of Gooland of the Central Political Council of Hongkow......... Italian steamship companies have and which had recently broken up, the Nanking Nationalist Govern-Shanghai

New Engineerings.. been commandeered and are being thereby releasing the casks from the ment, Mr. We Tz Hui, congraulat HK. & §. Hotele used to transport troops to Wencials, who have now heartlessly resting young Chen. Mr. Wu said: Hong Kong Realtys..... sol.

hold. The Scottish customs offi- ing him upon his fine work in ar

Lande HE hsien and district. This port has dumped the whisky into a watery "I must congratulate you upon HK. Territorials

$1 nom been systematically looted by the grave, had arranged originally to your fine work. This young men is Humphreys Estates, retreating troops of General Yang the cliffs but abandoned the idea about his forehead. Li Lih San and Rural Lands

pour the contents into the sea from awful looking and hair has grown Prince's Buildings........699 nom, Sea, notorious perpetrator of the when it was shown that this would other notorious Communists and Cottons

„ŝlé nom. Wanksion outrage..

Tie. 7.35 nom, seriously affect salmon fishing agitators were educated by him and Shanghai Cottons (old)... Tls. 51 sel TH. If no At Hankow, Russian communists The whisky was liable to a duty now his death will without a doubt Shanghai are leaving. Formerly they were of £3 per gallon, and this and the frighten other members of the Com-China Dalit (w).....) paid in gold dollars, now, they re salvage charges would make nirmunist Party and prevent them from B.K. Tramway ceive Central Bank notes. A badgo keting an unprofitable proposition committing further misdeeds." in onamel was produced by this An idea of its potency was afford- gentleman, which he asserts is aed by the fact that a member of fasciaiile of those, worn by Russian trawler's crew who breached Communists in that port. On the of the salved casks and had a good face of it is the Kuomintang em drop nearly choked himself, besides blem" the white sun in a blue burning his throat. His shipmates sky.' Under the flag are nine, Chi had to apply artificial respiration. nese character which being trans- lated are a follow Nationalist Government member of the mili

Underneath this

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CARMEN'S REFUSAL.

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$38 nom

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Like the transgressor, the way of the lover is hard. It all came on a blue

about because Carmen Calderon blexa, the hammer, sickle and rifle, pear as wood, which contraption

According / China Parident® ..................... 45 Luy. the rife being placed over the other can be raised in front of the wind tu police investigation, Eugenio Constractions......30 zel two, On the reverse side is the shield in case the occupante of t Hernandez went to his “' awoatia'"

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corner. Borodinoves in a tight love waxed more violent tha H.K. Eleotre Anti-Feng Slogan guarded by troops armed to the name the day, Eugenio teeth. All oficial positions in Han Our informant asserts that Han-kow

dagger and made threats. The are held by rabid communists, kow is plastered with posters con The American Senaters were re- tails of Eugenio's plane alarmed Lane Crawfords...... taining the following slogan veived and welcomed by high off the girl and in answer to her Down with Feng Yu Hsiang and cinis but really say nothing of the screams, Cornelio Calderon, fer Chiang Kai Shok no traitors te deplorable state of affairs in Hanf given the air.

and Eugenio the Nationalist Govemment," He kow. There is no Court of Justice Eugenio's ill-favoured suit also says that Hsu Chien (Minister and any who are thought to be no sympathy from his mother, Tibur Telephones ƏN

እህ communistic of the Central Executive with by the military authorities.

are summarily dealt cla de Hernandez. It is allegedy-buyers, sellers 1206-ntos of the Kuomintang) and Bun Fa Chinese on leaving a foreign bank that she, with a group of 30 men, (Minister of Communications and are searched by pickets and if found came to the Calderon home and threatened to kill everyone present.

of

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the mob turned their attention

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The total damage was estimated

of Scientiae nove thrie Central Bank, and here eilver, la The occupants of the house, ciontgoddes was admitted to the Philippine eloscat friends. The Ministers accompanied Borodin to exchanged for Central Bank notes to the huilding. The invaders ured General Hospital. He was suffer Chengalow in Honen to confer Any resistance in suitably dealt ence with Feng Yu Heiang (the with. There is no trade, and what bolos on the posts of the residence ing from a confused wound on his Chiang Kai Shek Christian General) and denounced there, are left of the Chinese mer and even took a few wacks at a bead.

chants go in fear and trembling of arromat

The case will be presented to the their lives. N.-0. Daily News. (Continued at foot of next column), fiscal-Manila Times.

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