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Lord Li (Li Ching Mai), son of renowned Marquis Li Hung Chang. expressed himself as being delight-

China Daily News "gives further CHANG TSO LIN'S POSITION.ed to be back in Peking when inter

particulars, including the Japanese version, of last week's trouble in Hankow. Following the wounding of a.Japanese` sailor warships of that nation opened fired on a group of Chinese soldiers, and a machine-gun on the Concession, barricade wa also brought into action.

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viewed at his hotel on September Toxro, September 7th. 14th. His Excellency said that he Japan has been fortunate during the past twenty years of beneficent came to the Capital almost every rate in the Manchurian area to year for health reasons but on this escape the agitation and confusion occasion with the added purpose of of government that has brought showing his son, Mr. Peter Li, the disaster to South China, but it is city, says the .-C. Standard. now -evident that disruptive ele Their party includes Lady Li ments are active in the Three Mrs. Peter Ii, and her infanti Eastern Provinces, and that the daughter. Lord Li declined to dis- Tokyo Government has to contend cuss politics, alluding to the fast with a disorderly group which may that he is now in retirement. How. or may not be inspired by the com- ever, he appeared to be keenly in- musistic agitators of the South, but terested in the politico-military situation and asked many questions, most likely aren'

expression of bis

HANKOW, Sept. 21ät. A tracas occurred last night ar 8 o'clock in the ex-British Conces sion when a gang of Chinese armed with automatic pistola successfully

It was not to be expected, that avoiding the rescued a prisoner in uniform

Japan would escape the effects of views.

Lord Li held Peking in affec believed to be a Communist leader the feverish cupidity that seized the

military rulers and their henchmen tionate regard for it was here that who had beca "arrested on

in the South. It is hard for a badly many acts in the diplomatic drama Japanese steamer who was being ruled people to resist the glamour in which Marquis Li Hung Chang escorted by a Chinese guard to the of the Soviet promises, and harder and he himself played so prominent

stil to throw off the Soviet yoke a role were unfolded. native city.

Mr. Peter Li is in his early once it has been imposed, for mil When the escort was marching lions are despoiled for the benefit twenties, and modern in appear

Like his father, ho speaks along one of the most crowded of the faw. This cruef fact is now ance.

fully realised by the people over English Auently. thoroughfares in Hankow the gangarge areas of South and Central suddenly opened fire at point-blank China,, though realisation brings range. Roughly forty shots were with it an added pang, for classes fired with the result that a number and masses are powerless, Japan's Hungary from 1005 to 1907 so that duty, as far as possible, is to pre he is well acquainted with Europe.

the world next year with my son,

strikes one as being very intelligent he said. His pride seems to be centred in this young man whọ

Former Minister. Lard Li was Minister to Austria-

of passers-by were killed or wound-vent the agencies that have been I plan to make another tour of

ed. The prisoner escaped in the confusion but some of the gang were taken prisoners.

Communista.

so successful in introducing the from reducing Manchuria to mi Soviet autocracy into South China

lar straits.

dis-

Japan's difficulties are obvious.and alert-a product of New China She controls only a very small area with the background of a in South Manchuris, and while tinguished ancestry.

-Lord Li served his country with this rule has an influence over a

The manner in which the rescue was carried out shows conclusively that there is a well-organized group very much larger area in restrain distinction during the Ching Dy- in Hankow conspiring against the ing the disorderly elements, bandits nasty. He was expectant Governor and others, she can only exercise of Kianga and transferred to Wuhan Goverment and that its moral influence over the provin- Honan and Chekiang as Governor possesses an excellent intelligence cial authorities. If they are well of these provinces in 1908, There disposed, well and good, but at the followed appointments as vice-pre- service is only a short time elapsed moment they are showing then sident of Home Affairs in 1911, and between the arrest and the rescue. selves to be anything but well dis- acting Vice-Minister of Communica Martial law was proclamed last posed, and inclined to fout Japan. tions in 1912. He has received many This symptom, observable for decorations from foreign countries. night in the Special Concessions and Chinese city, which were closed to months past, and probably a natur- all pedestrian and vehicular traffic al consequence of the disorders, in .. while strong barricades were erect the South, has given Japan not a ed at important points. In addi- little anxiety. It shows itself in ton, fully-armed bodies of troops many ways; in the projection ci railway schemes inimical to the in- patrolled the streets all night. ·

This morning the Japanese terests of the South Manchura authorities removed fifty Chinese Railway, and in conflicts in the soldiers from a Nisshin Kisen Kaf- consular areas where the Japaarse the steamer, disarmed them and consular police is an institution held them under arrest in the naturally not welcome by the local Japanese Concession pending the Chinese authorities but are con arrival of a squad of Chinese sol-sidered absolutely necessary for the Rüfety of the consul and the Jap diery to take them away.

anese community,

BRIGANDS TERRORISE

FUKIEN.

PEOPLE AND MISSIONARIES SUFFER.

VARYING CONDITIONS" IN THE PROVINCE.

FOKIEN, Sept. 12th, The political situation in Fukien Some friction occurred on the arrival of the Chinese guard and a Chang Tao Lin's Mistake.. scems to be more stable that for some time, The attitude of the Japanese sentry the barricades

Chinese rule in Manchuria is a of the Japanese Concession was lax and negative na in other parts military towards Christian mis wounded in the neck by a bagoner of China. But in the past Man-ions and towards foreigners has changed. Opposition towards the thrust delivered by one of the churia, under Chang has had a Chinese soldiers and fired his rifle special reputation, and conditions registration of schools has passed in self-defence. This was followed in the three provinces have seemed and the officials seem anxious to by one of the machine-guns in the to be altogether superior to condi- have the schools registered. Many barricade opening fire, with the tions in other parts of the ill- of the former obstacles have been removed. In Hinghua and Siengin result that one Chinese was killed governed republic. In the last few there is a hopeful outlook for re- years, Chang himself has lost power; his treasury is depleted by opening schools this fall. The old obatructionists have been ousted unending warfare, and the provin and the new officials are friendly. cial finances are in a bad way. His Is the latter place school property paper money is exchanged at

has been returned to the mission. Japanese money" beavy discount.

and a few wounded,

Later the situation eased down

and is now normal

The Japanese Version,

EANROW, Sept. 92nd

arrangements with

Times.

HIRED TO MURDER.

IF DETECTIVE IS NOT SHOT:

SHANGHAT ROGUES

SENTENCED.

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In

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On Monday morning a party of is the only stable currency, and In Fatsing conditions are still Chinese soldiers attempted to go sboard the N.K.K. liner Siangking here we come to the root of the peaceful, but the matary still We need holds the property of the Method-

ist Boys, School. Maru which runs between Hankow troubles in Manchuria

the local authorities and Changaho, but were checked by probe little further for the causes the cruiser Tahags which was at of present unrest.

Only a few short years ago, are consistentte unfriendly and in anchor nearby. Subsequent nego tiations went on satisfactorily and Chang's government was being held spite of repeated orders from Naa- the Methodist Mission, A. con- the Japanese authorities bere made up as a model for the rest of China king still hold many buildings of

the Chinese to follow, but Chang himself was

ferenco

called for women' authorities to hand over to the lat-persuaded to neddle in affairs that workers but was suspended by the ter the Chinese soldiers who were-Ldid not concern him; and disre officials. The schools, however, are garding the advice of his text coun-

Kutien has been the subject of were detained by the Japanese sellors he preferred war to peace, Aaval authorities. While surrender and may, live to see his provinces

bandits, but these rumours have of the soldiers in question was pro- taken from his control-Japan persistent rumours of capture by not been substantiated: Sang long, ceeding, a squad of Chinese sol-

nearby, has been attacked and diers, 21 in number, who were sent

taken by local bandita It is to take their comrades, attempted to pass forcibly through

credibly reported that the Anglican Japanese

church and parsonage have been sentry line on the Bund adjacent to

burned. The Bingnang. country the Chinese-controlled Special Ares,

has been roughly used by brigands with the consequence that the Chi-

and is in great disorder: nese soldiers fired at the Japanese.

Mission property at ingtai is sentries injuring a bluejacket named

intact, but the whole region M. Ishikawa in the chest. Accord-

Before Judge Liang Lone and alive with brigands. The Magi gly the Japanese sentries returned e on the Chinese soldiers zad the Deputy Meinhardt in the Bhanghai trate from that city was killed re- Jagship Ataka which was lying at Special Provisional Court last Thara-cently soon after he left the city Anchor near the Bund, immediately day, two men, Woo Dah "Ban and on his way to Foodbow, The chur- assisted the former, with machine Wong Fok Yob, were sentenced to ches around Ingchung are carrying

half on as usual. guns thus quieting the Chinese four years, and two and

The Catholics-Germans and whose casualties are si present in years' imprisonment, respectively, known. The cruicer Hahagi land charged with murdering a Chinese Swiss- Kuangtseh, on the north- ed bluejackets to reinforce the land detective sergeant, named Wong western boarder of the province, ing forces now in the Japanese Kwei Sung, at a house in Haining have suffered unspeakable things during the last three months at the Concession while the destroyer Road on June 11th at 12.30 a.m.;.. Urakase which was navigating for It is alleged that there were two hands of the soldiers. Both their Shanghai with 200 of special land- others concerned in the crime with property and their persons have ing forces from the Lure Naval the present accused, but whose ar been abused. Af Shaowu the main Station on board on her way home, rest has not as yet been effected by trouble-maker has been deposed. was ordered to return to Hankow the police. The four men entered The present commander bas been s Although the cause of the trouble the deceased's house from an alloy-patient at the Mission Dispensary is attributed to the ignorance of way in broad daylight, and fired and is friendly. E

Soldiers are now moving out of the Chinese soldiers, it is clear that several shots, mortally wounding the responsibility lies upon the Chi- the man, who died almost instant mission property and taking up their abode in the temples and sese and moreover it is not the first ly time that the regular Chinese The two accused admitted the guild halls. The church leaders troops fired upon" the Japanese charge, but stated that they were have held a meeting and have made scatry; they fired upon had in-ordered to perpetrate the crime by fermal request to the Bore Board jured a Japanese sentry before, a gang of organised rogues, who to send back all the missionaries therefore the Japanese Consul threatened to kill them should they who had formerly bean stationed General is expected to lodge. a fail to carry out their mission. there. This same assembly, entire- Chinese It will that also voted to all

except the Middle Schools.

الله

the schools in the district this fall

authorities with the China second, soused surrendered to the Owing to the incident, Rear police some time after the tragedy

Letters from all parts of this Admiral Araki, the Commsader in took place. Because of bis con Chief of the First Foreign-Service Lessions and voluntary surrender, mountainous province all tell the Squadron, has changed his schedule he was given a lighter sentence same story about brigands-worse than ever before-Shanghai Times. and will not lenye here for the time than that of his colleague.

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