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CANTON'S MESSAGE

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th,

TO THE WORLD.

“UNDER_THE_INSTIGATION OF THE RUSSIAN SOVIET CONSUL."

CHANG FAT FUI AND THREE OTHER

GENERALS RESIGN.

OVER A THOUSAND ARRESTS.

SOVIET VICE-CONSUL SHOT; CONSUL

ARRESTED?

We have received the following message which the Canton Government is addressing by telegram to the world and are pleased to give it the publication which they ask:-

Under the instigation and direction of the Russian *** Soviet Consul in Canton, on the night of December 10th, 1927, the Communists together with local bandits and some few disloyal soldiers ransacked the City of Canton, setting fire to important business sections, occupying administrative offices, robbing, raping and murdering.

The Government of Canton, on the night of December 12th, with the Revolutionary Army under the leadership of Chang Fah-bul, Huang Chi-chang, Li Fu-lin, Hsueh An and Cha Hui-yet successfully and completely defeated and destroyed Communism in Osaton.

Peace and order were restored on the following day.

THE CANTON GOVERNMENT, CHINA. RUSSIAN VICE-CONSUL EXECUTED? . According to information gathered yesterday evening from passengers arriving here by boat from Canton, among the Russians executed yesterday was the Russian. Vice-Consul. The Russian Consul-General has been arrested and is being tried. He will probably be shot to-day.

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Passengers arriving from Canton by the river steamers also report that the 'wreckage in Canton as a result of the fighting and pillaging is indescribable.. No one who has not seen it has the re- motest idea of the conditions.

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Our Shamern correspondent fully-corroborates this opinion. The cop was really planned for December 16th but was dis covered and the leaders made their attempt five days before their plans were completed, says our Chinese correspondent. The num "We must be harsh, ber, of arrests in Canton numbers over 1,000, said an officer of Li Fook Lam's army to a Daily Press representa tive yesterday.

CHANG FAT FUI DISMISSED.

Their arrest as "Reds" has been ordered by Nanking party and the Canton,, Government is asking the Hong Kong Authorities to detain AN ACT OF CONTRITION. them upon their arrival.

WHY THE GREAT PLOT FAILED:

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT,]

By order of the Political Council, now governing Canton, four mem bera of the Military Council-Mr. Chan Kung Pok, General Chang Fat Fui, General Wong Kie Cheung, and General Chu Fai Yat-were dismissed yesterday from all offices. The cause was stated to be their failure to foresee the "Red" coup and inability to take proper action when the attempt was discovered.

reached the

BITTER HATRED AGAINST "REDS."

VENGEANCE ON RUSSIANS.

CANTON STREETS. STREWN WITH DEAD.

[FROM & SHAMEEN CORRESPONDENT.]

SEAMEEN, Dec. 13th.

I was an eye-witness of the attack made by Li Fuk Lam's troops DG Tuesday morning. The gunboats played a decisive part and it was under cover of their fire that troops were rushed over from Honam in steam launches. They were landed at two points, to the East and West extremities of the Bund and wert thus able to surround targe num pers of the Reds, whose resistance was broken by 11 a.m..

Some bullets flew in the direction of the French Concession but the place was heavily guarded, by French soldiers and no incident

occurred.

At about 9 pm. I took a walk round the City. Dead bodies were lying at every street corner

CANTON OFFICER'S

STORY.

CHU FAI YAT WARMLY PRAISED.

"WE SHALL HAVE TO HE HARSH."

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500 EXECUTIONS ALREADY,

When the sa. Lungshan came in frein Canton yesterday afternoon, there walked onto the wharf among some 500 passengers, an officer of Li Fuk Lam's Army. He was in terviewed at a Chinese hotel by a Daily Press representative, to whom he told a graphic story of Red terrorism and its after

inath.

Before I tell you about the hectic time we have passed through, must clap my hands fa Chinese idiom) in praise of the bragery of Chu Fai Yat, the Police Commis sioner of Canton He was in the thick of the fighting against the Reda and it is largely through his bravery that Canton is once more free from the horde who have done their best to destroy the city,

"Frobably your paper heard the

1927.

SAFEGUARDING HONG KONG.

HUNDREDS UNDER ARREST.

RIFF RAFF OF CANTON.

MANY WILL BE SENT BACK.

Comparitively few arrests were made by the police yesterday, the work of rounding up suspects bar- ing been more or less completed on Thursday. Both the regular force on the and police reserves"..are alert and rigorously searching all passengers on boats arriving from Canton.

At present, including local deten

from Canton, there are over 200 tions, and those taken in charge suspected characters at police head- quarters, Statements are being taken, and the majority of the un- desirables will be deported from the Colony. A batch was reported to have been sent back to Canton last night.

Huge crowds still gather at the waterfront and stand there for hours, awaiting the arrival of boats,

and practically every dopr was rumour thai Chu For Yat was killed and watching the search proceed. 1

on Sunday morning when the Reda captured the Police Station. Like the brave man he is he put up a great resistance,

even when

smashed. Hardly & house in this district had escaped the looters. 1 found buddled group of young girls lying dead in the streets as

Rod had the muzzle of his re- though killed simultaneously by a volley from the troops. A group of volver against our venerable Chu's bedraggled police were assembling; stomach. He was wounded, but some had caps, others tunics and

ings.

When the Fatahren berthed on Wednesday night, 29 arrests were made. Most of these people were thought to be ricksha coolies in only very slightly, and fled to Canton Among them was a young for quite a number a belt was the Honam; and there in co-operation man who claimed he was a student | with Wong Kie Cheung, he made a buge drive against the Reds the next day, and partly recaptured Canton for us.

They were only badge of office. armed with sticks, spears and pieces of old iron. As I passed an alarm was raised, and with a great shout the whole troop set out in pursuit of a man who started running des perately. He was quickly over taken and killed ·

of Chung Shan University, and an- ather man said he was a member of the Hotel Guild. One man taken in charge was found to have over $3,000 on him. When asked how he

I took another stroll., later, and taken place in Canton the last few came to have this large sum, he re-

No Molestation Of Foreigners. - "It would take two or three days to tell you everything that has days. While the Reds were in power, no one's life was sale. Loot ing and outrages against persons and property were the order of the day. But one thing must be said for the Reds in Canton city pro- per. They never made the slightest with the others. Attempt to molest foreigners. But

plied that he was a Canton police man, and was previously employed at the Provincial Treasury. He was taken to the Central Police Station

between the French bridge and the Bank of Central China. I counted thirty bodies, most of them in front of the latter building whose walls were pitted with shell holes and bullet marks. In front of Wing

From the Sai On and Paul On's there was a veritable shambles.

suspects were round- in the suburbs things were differ- Bene, 141 HUNTING FOR RUSSIANS.

ent. The Reds, who have always ed up and those from the Sai On the most The process of rounding up the beea dead against foreign mission numbered 100. For

aries, availed themselves of their part they were a very shabby. Reds is going on. Many Chinese opportunity to loot and destroy the crowd, speaking the Hakin dialect declare that they saw Russians

property of these missionaries. In They were detained as suspected directing the Reds during the this connection, we Chinese ad- ricksha coolics from Canton. The "terror and that the Russian Consulate was a hive of activity red the pluck of the British Con- ricksha coolies are said to have been the whole time. A vigorous search ul who, without considering his responsible for the massacre of the for Russians is going on in hotels own safety, made a lucky and sue Canton Police, and for setting fire and restaurants, and siz, have been cessful attempt to get the mission to many buildings

Now that Canton is once more arrested including a woman of uns out of Tung Shen usual height. The Mechanics' Union in the hands of the Government is under strong suspicion and a number of its members have been troops, it must not be thought that everything is normal. We still have much to do to exterminate the

1,000 ARRESTS. Yesterday afternoon, the number of "Red" suspects arrested in pro-Bolsbevist labour union head- thousand quarters mark. Scores of them have been summarily shot by the Police. "So arrested. far no well known "Red" or highly placed Kuomintang patrons of the "Red" movement has been taken into custody.

WHY THE RED PLOT FAILED.

BLOW STRUCK 5 DAYS TOO =

SOON.

A MYSTERIOUS SHIP.

A mysterious ship flying the Japanese Bag entered the harbour on Saturday and is anchored off Hozam spit. She is said to have come straight from Hankow and to have on board 1.100 troops formerly in service with Tang Seng Chi. Li Fuk Lam is said to be making vigorous enquiries about the ship and how she came to get in un- notired.

Some of the suspects claimed to he students from the Kwok Man University, Canton, who were com ing down to Hong Kong to see Chan Ki Woon (who is known as a famous "Red in Hankow)... Reds, and in carrying out this One man was picked out as being Honourable task (Chinese euphuisman official, of the Peasant and again), we will have to be harsh. Civilian Co-operation Association ate executions.

We afforded Russians were shot. mercy for such mea. them shelter when their own coun- try would not have them, and this a what we get in return.

Only yesterday we held three separi Sao Wui.

In the first ten Another man was pointed out. as

We have no

The Executions.

being the Secretary of the 4th Army, and noted for writing and prepar- ing propaganda and placards.

There were half-a-dozen arrests made on the Lungahan when she arrived yesterday afternoon, and Fuel On was also searched, but there were no suspects found on her. In addition a number of sedi-

tionists agitators are in custody.

Last night more arrests were made

"We so for executed over 300 many Reds, among whom were The people are cowed and miter- young bobbed hair girls. These to have able None more than the gold. (an angry grow!) were the The coup d'etat was

emith's, some of whom were seen worst trouble-makers using their been effected yesterday (December pathetically searching the mud for wiles to win men over to their side.

"This morning when; I boarded on the river steamers, 18th) but the plot was discovered. any fragments dropped by the Sections of the Army, the labour looters. Hardly a ricksha or a car the Lungehun at the wharf at General Mau Pei Nah will aus naivas, and student groupe, who is seen in the streets. The whole West Bund. I saw from the top

a silent and battered place has

As these four officials practically constitute the Political and Military Council in Canton, this action is a self-inflicted 'punshment.

ceed General Wong Kie Cheung as had agreed to take part were call-look. commander-in-chief of the 4th Army and Mr. Li Long Yu is to be Comed to send their forces to meet on missioner of Police to succeed Saturday evening at Lung-Ngan- General Chu Fai Yat.

Tung in the north-east of Canton City The first attack came from All labour unions who have bar that direction but they were check. boured "Reds" were closed yes-ed by loyal troops." terday. During the last two days," over 180 "Reds" were summarily executed...

Mr. Lee Yat, Commissioner of Public Health in Canton, was shot yesterday as a "Red."

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All is quiet on the Shameen.

DEAD BODIES CARTED AWAY.

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PRECAUTIONS ON THE BORDER.

There were strong rumours aflost last evening that there has been or was likely to be trouble on the border in view of the retreat of "Red" troops before the Nation- alist soldiers

deck about fifty persons arrested. These men tried to board the Langshan for Hong Kong, but our men were at the wharf searching! all passengers. They made them take their jackets off to see whether they had any marks around their necks. When the Heds held the CANTON, Dec. 14th. Since posting my last letter city, many men wore red bands

Although na oficial confirmation The main struggle in the City have been to the Wing Hoa Maloo. around their necks, and the red

border, the Scots Guards and around the General Police Bunches of dead bodies, were being cloth has in many cases left a tellis to hand as to any clash at the "The fate of these men was a Queen's Royal Regiment, who are Headquarters near the First Public tied together and carted away. The tale stain. Garden. Two mutinous regiments fires have destroyed about a thou of the 4th Army Corps led the at sand houses, and in some of them foregone conclusion. They will all encamped in the New Territories, teck, and they were about the only charred bodies could be seen in the be shot, probably they had been are on the qui vivre:

The destruction of life executed by the time the Lungshan well organized and equipped forces debris the rest being union pickets or and property here is appalling. I had left."

saw the City police taking off many Asked as to whether the Reds students.

well clad men and some young would ever come into power again. be no fear of that The Govern women, with hands tied behind their our informant said that there should meat had had a lesson and they will. backs, to the police station.

benefit by it Henceforth Canton will keep a watchful eye on all her citizens, and suspected Reds will be shot without trial.

Soviet Government

HATRED OF SOVIET AND REDS.

Two Russians were shot near the

I heard.

Later reports stated that a nam ber of Bed troops bad been looting in Chinese territory quite near Sum Chun

KONGMOON SAILINGS.

A committee of citizens has been organized to hunt down the "Reds,"

The "Reds" had complete, con General Chang Fat Fui and others are urging General Chen Chiung trol of the City on Monday, and Ming to come out of his retirement at noon that day, they inaugurated

The full service of river stearaer to assist in the work of reconstrue their "Soviet Government." tion. It is feared that Generai There were not many cases of

to Kongmoon has not yet been re sumed, but will be in a day or Chen will not consent until Gereral outrages against women but the Li Tsai Hain and in fact all leaders poorer classes of workers, especially

Our informant also said that the two. The injou sailed for Koag of parties struggling for supremacy the unemployed and the homela Municipal Office on the Bund and Rede. had also tried to take Fat moon last evening, and the king On in Kwangtung, will join in the took the

boasts at face value and ransacked later some five Russians, and one shan on Wednesday night at about is going to day, it is understood. invitation/

7 p.m., but 600 men from Li Fuk Meanwhile the other steamers re Many houses in the banking and woman were also shot, jewellery districts. These "Reds" thas when theee Russians were fam's Army were rushed by train main at the local wharves, where have been quick to discard their taken, people in the street clapped to Fatshan under the command of they have been since the labour red arm bands and neckties and to their hands and seemed delighted. Sit Ngck More troops were ready trouble started at Kongmoon. The is anathema to the Chinese. At to go at a moment's notice. and he San Nam Hoi and the On· Lee, wae inclined to believe that the whose crews deserted at Kong moon The Kwange clique are hasten slink back to work, hoping they The name "Soviet" or "Reds ing their attack on the City. were not noticed..

Conservative estimates place the the very mention of the names they Reds had already been suppressed. are obtaining fresh crews here and Troops commanded by Genera!

At about 8 o'clock p.m., reports Six Arrests From The "Lungahan," will then go on the run again. Chen Ming Shu from Foochow, dead in Canton City (excluding

The usual posse of Police was at Fukien, arrived at Swatów on fighting on the outskirts) at be- of machine guns and rifles were. Thursday and will oc-operate with tween 500 and 600, and houses General Wong Shiu Hung and destroyed are about 3,000 in 25 to General Chen Chang Po who are 20 places, expected to march on Canton from Wuchow and Kongmoon.

MENACE FROM KWANGSI MILITARISTS.

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curse them.

AS BEFORE.

side, At this the sampans and big the Langshan tied up here. A heard coming from the Wong Sha the wharf yesterday afternoon when RIVER STEAMERS RUNNING

and strict search was carried out among cargo-boats showed alarma

The river steamers are now run- The acting Chic! Justice of the hegan to scurry away, and there the passengers, and six suspected Heds were arrested and found to Canton City Court and bis wife, was some excitement on Shameen.

British and French soldiers haat he in possession of incriminating ning as before and are going Mr. Chen Shib Jen, Mr. Kan Nei Mr. and Mrs. Teen Cho Shan, were Kuang, and other members of the murdered by the "Reds" during ened to their posts and were ready badges and documents. All the alongside their wharves at Canton Kuomintang Central Executive the attack on public buildings; and for any emergency but all was quiet arrested porrons were wearing caps The ss. Langshan commanded by similar to those worn by jockeys, Captain G H Madden, was the Committee who have been repre- the deed was committed by some of in half an hour.

Passengers going on board ships but in plain colour. It was thought first boat to do so. She left Hong Kong on Wednesday and berthed at senting the Kwangtung party of the his former students in the Law

Yat Sen are rigorously searched and their that the cap was regarded as

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