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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1928.

LI TSAI HSIN LEAVES FOR CANTON?

YESTERDAY'S INFORMAL VISIT TO ME. THE

GOVERNOR.

THE SITUATION IN THE EAST RIVER DISTRICT,

WHERE THE FUTURE OF CANTON WILL BE DECIDED.

Geral Li Tsai, Hsin spent yesterday in Hong Kong. He arrived here by the French M.S. Andre Lelor accompanied by several important officials. The present Government of Canton was expecting him here and a representative awaited the Kwangsi Irader.

In the cure of the day General Li Tsai Isin made a per- sonal visit to H. E, the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) at Claveranenc House being intranced by the Hon. Sir Shou Son Chow and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G. The interview tasted about an hour.

Six cabins were booked by the party on beard the Fushati * which was due to leave at midnight last night. Some doubt was expressed in Chinese circles as to whether General Lis would not remain a few days in flong Ron In view of the situation in Kwangtung, and the urgent call sent him from Canton it is probable that he was among the party leafing.

General Li Tsal Hain has pressed his determination to alea! forribly with the Reds" and alsh to conduct a vigorous campaign against the Ironsides. He adheres to his old policy of an alliance with Kwangs but a break with the Northern expedition and the promotion at pener in South China.

THE CONTENDING FORCES.

The position in Kwangtang is resolving itself into the

moderates struggle, blween the Kwangsi

and the left wing f the Kuomintang, now represented as regards fighting fem by the 4th Army Bronsides) under Chang Fat Fal. These number about 25,000 well trained and well equipped men, whose war chest has been replenished from the Canton Government coffers. The Kwangsi forces umber about 20,000 hut they are nothing-like so well train ad and supplied. An important raetor is this Fakien Army of some 10,000 men unde Cheng Ming Shu now in the East River. district.

thing Kai shek is supposed to be behind the ith Army, and Chen was one of his former supporters. He is awever, inally on the side of Li Tai Tin, and it remains to be seen which cause "he will spouse. With his the Kwangsi position wilt be pre

carinu. There are further ruma ma of an advaner of Yunnanese troops under Fan Shek Shang, who is of notoriously extremist, if not Communist sympathies, and will certainly be opposind to the Kwangsi group. Wang Ching Wei, Chiang's political ally, in sald to be in Indo-China clas-ly watching the course if events.

The success or failure of the 4th Army remains the crux of the matter. If they can beat the Kwangsi forces they are free to march into Canton. If they continue their present retreat they may join the remnants of Tang Seng Chị's army in Hunan.

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CANTON THROUGH THE CAMERA.

TERRIBLE RECORD OF SUFFERING.

AN APATHETIC COWED

PEOPLE.

film

CHINESE WEDDING.

LEE-NGAI,

WHEN EAST AND WEST MEET.

A Chinese wedding celebrated with both Western and Eastern customis was solemnized at No. a. Lower Castle Road yesterday. The bridegroom was Mr. Lee Shia Kee and the bride Miss Ngai Ling Chee. No. 3, Lower Castle Road, the residelice of the bridegroom" was artistically decorated with bunting and coloured electric lights and the scene was made notable by the beautiful dresses of

present. So fewer than ladies

buret amid 30,000 crackers, were the clashing of cymbals and gongs. |

The bridegroom left the house. accompanied by his best man

in Western mannery and brought his bride back, in a sedan chan, at about 3.3 prin.

the Chinese

"Here they are-all dead!,

What is the use of being Red !!! That cynical couplet, pinearded as a banner hung over the execution ground, where the bodies of over five hundred "Reds" May in scraggling line, 'some still writhing in their last agonies, seems typical of the spirit engendered in the Cantonese by their late troubles.

Everywhere in the stricken city,

." Canten according to the Under the Reds," shown at the World Theatre, are placards wad Isuiters, Nationalist and Red, side hy side. They float over deserted streets whose gutted houses, with piles of debris at their feet,, tora papers and bodies littering the parements. take one back in in- Iarinathm to Flanders. The Sorist

Consulate is plastered with them; a call to arms, instructions as to -The method of attack, and no doubt | obedience to tradition he was not the to open the door of the sedan chair moral reflection. zuch righteousness of the vase. lasted until he had paid a forfeit to his carelessy beside or hall over them, friends. After much bantering. are the sites of the other side.

which lastede er half an hour, the An eye for an eye most of thei

bridegroom was persuaded to pay appear in effect to read.

a forfeit, whereupon he was allow

LT1

But that is the talk, the reality

The lipide did not leave her chair until 123p. This was in keeping old Chinese custom. The with

the bridegroom, after bringing bride back "to his door went into] the house to receive the congratula- tions of his many friends, and in

the doo, of the bridal chair.

Wine Cups Instead Of A Wedding Ring.

is typical of the patient Ensted to go out and kick, not knock. Loitering figures, here and there small croyeds gathered round the sts where the fighting was most litter, or round the execution ɓeld. regard dead fors and the destruc- tion of their own homes with the sme apathetic curiosity. The Sim shows that already some small at- tist at reconstruction has been made: bamboo senfolding has riser round some of the bally damaged "houses, and looted shops, where

From now on the influence of Western customs on those of an event "China could be seen. The bridegroom led the bride of his the altar, followed by arm

A ridesmaids and triin hearers.

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POLICE AND ROBBERS.

WESTERN MARKET SHOOT-

-ING AFFRAY,

ALLEGED

༡༤ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ GUNMAN CHARGED,

The sequel to the encounter be- tween four gunmen and a police Posse at Western Market on De- cember 7th, was heard yesterday when one of the alleged culprits. was charged with the murder of two Chinese constables, and the wound-

ing of Sergt. F. McMahon and an

Italian constable,

It will be remembered that Sergt. Mellahon was in charge of a police. posse ou search duty at about 9.13 a.m. on the morning in, question. They came across

a gang of four men who were alleged to have The robbed a Chinese restaurant." men were stopped for. Search, but before the police could close up with them, they ppened fire with revolvers, wounding Sergt. Me Mahon and a Chinese constable. A running fight ensued in the course of which one of the robbers was killed and another wounded. One. was caught red-handed and the one police arrested several days after. who escaped was, according to the

of

Mr. T. 5. Whyte-Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and the defendant was not represented. Outlining his ense. Mr. Whyte. Smith, said, that the posse police came across the defendant with three athers at Wing. Lok Street, near the fruit stalls of the Western Market. They were stop- ned for a search, hut before, the police could get their men, the accused and his companions opened Gre. Sergt. 3eMahon and a Chi- nese constable were wounded, but in spite of their wounds, they re turned the fier. They shot down one of the robbers ami another one was held by two Indian constables.

Fight In The Dark, The decused then walked away leisurely down Morrison Street to

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on Hong Kong Chinese papers for windows and doors were destroyed the uitar, according to Chinese wards the Praya. "A district watch- information Canton affairs Hong Kong papers being larger and better informed, nor are they

same censorship. under the

THE MILITARY. POSITION. [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.1 Among the military leaders now in Canton are tienend Wong Shiu | paper officially excluded from Can- Hung and General Chan Chrig, published at a cents will fetch Po, who will be entrusted with the so ernts.

ithrul campaign against the th

Who's man is hy" is the ques Army Corps Ironsides) in the East Don passing every Chinese lip. River district. General Li Taniwhen mentioning any change in the Isin does not want to be driven persmel of Canton acutin stration The last two days have out of Canton a second time, and he is not expected, to return until

len spent by the leaders in filling anore or less assured that his posi

tl smiler offies with their own tion will be safe. His followers in Capton for quite confident that followers they are her for good, but sup porters of Wang Ching Wei and

paganda.

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herrs.

Lith.

Sesterday.

by the pillaging rods, have been! roughly Barricaded with the same material.

Indiferent To Horrors, Life goes on rather as though, the ropic of Canton were so used cu burrons as to be indifferent to them. Rickshas are plying, bue- dened with long-coated well-to-do strewn gentlemen. along streets with the broken homes of the the By the roadside is people. mangled vorne of a horse, a little further along a calf lies in the

Uber the shelter of a doorway

vrouch an old woman and a party of inttere children. half sleep through cold and hunger

The Troops.

Down the street marcha sanall

savage

custom, the bride Lowed to her relatives and intimate "friends, and instead of the bride receiving a ris reom the bridegroom, the young) couple exchanged gold wine cups, from which they had to drink,

Officinting at the ceremony was

tai ('bai, Hi.

A Lovely Bridal Dress. The bride, who is the "daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ngai, Bong Ping was dressed in a Chinese dress of pink sk, embroidered with silver lace, and trimmed with pearls. Her

train was of pink voile and she carried a bouquet of Pink roers ami red ribbons. The bridesmaids were the Misses Ngai Sui Lan, and Xgai San Ling (sisters of the bride), The tranf bearers were the Alisses Ng Yan Tak and Ng Sui Chee.

Mr. Nga Bong Ping, father of Commissioner. of, tanten, and the the bride, was formerly Police bridegroom is the brother of Mr. Lee Shin Kai, who was recently married to the eldest daughter of After the ceremony, a reception the Hon. Dr. R. 11. Kotewall. was hell in the house. The eater the hands of Messrs. ing was in Lane, Crawford and the beautiful wedding cake was also made by the same establishment.

The Guasts.

The

on hearing police whistles suspected the defendant, and zave chase At Bonham Strand Sergt. Flattery joined in the chase. district watraman then opened fire at the accused. The defendant kept the fire which he kept ap as he ran A Man Wah Lane, defendant himself in the dark and returned

stepped to reload his revolver

At this stage another Chinese Constable joined in the chase..and before the defendant could turn wound. the instable. (C.69) seized him. The arcused, however, turned round and fired point blank at C.62: The bullet. however, hit the con- stable on the buckle and beyond cutting there, did no damage.

The accused then ran along the Praya, Bring ny he went, at C.02 who was close at his heels. The

defendant then tarned into Jubilee Street, where he came acres in Indian gunstable. He fired at the

aimed shot. Indian and dropped him with a well

Chinese Searcher Killed."

At this stnice Chinese constable 454, also joined in the chase. The accused ran along Queen Victoria Street to the Pray again, And as he was about to head for the Yaumati ferry wharf, two Chinese searchers. although unarmed, pluckly joined in the claw. The defendant Brul and Chilies constable C.569 fell, The

prisoner WILS with bullet in his heart.

now charged with wound was a fatal one, and the

murder,

At the request of the Cantor Authotter with pitifully moving head. rities, all large department stores sad shops in Cinton were to open Chiang Kai Shekare spreading for business-again- January 3rd report that a Yuanese army They have been closed since the favourable to the Wang-Chinng party R upheaval m December is to march into Kwangsi in order to attack the Kwangsi clique at

The Canton-Sanshui and the The Kwangsi clique die. base.

Canum Hankow (Kwanghang Seedy of Nationalist troupe, with cunts the report as sheer pretion) Railway's esined part service their curious uniform, rather like that of boy scouts some among The struggle now beginning in the Two Hussians, residing at 25, then, barefooted others clothed as Four "Russian prisoners, East River district will decide who Lung Hing Lane, Honam, Canton woulies. are to be the future rulers of City, are being asked by their landgen in civim clothes, one being dragged Panton. The civilian population is lords to move out. There is muthier looking half mad with fear, the indifferent as E which of the against them but this is the typical others calu, are,

aong not too gently, and the usual militarises will succeed, but they nititute of Canton towards every.

sightseers follow or turn from the are in very real fear of another one of that untionality. more successful rising of the

The Ilustrial Union of Canton contemplation of the ruins to this "Reds. If the 4th Army Corps other day passed a resolution other interest. But there is no defeat the Kwangsi. forces the king the National Administration demonstration joyful or present garrison mar arch out Nanking to demand reparation such as would be evinced by a learing the field clear for the Trom the Soviet Government in Western crowd. They lock, point, Reds. The 4th Army hay retired in Moscow for damage done by the follow a little way and then drop good order and has at its disposal

Reds in Canton. "The ground uff, their cursory curiosity satisfied. Other groups of pleased doking the rolling stock and locomotives of forward was that the Russians

Nationalist soldiers pose in front)

The craved then ran along Des the Chinese Section of the Canton-

in Canton had ineited the uprising.

Veux Road Central and into Pot- Kowloon Railway.

On account of low water at the of ine camera, hulding out their

tinger Street, and Chinese cons The Kwangtung Section of the entrance of Canton Harbour and in rifles with fixed bayonets with a Among the guests invited were Canton-Hankow Railway will not order to meet the tide," river steam-

Their uniforms are neat. Kotewall. Generals Li Fuk Lunstable Cca joined in the chase. Sit Ngok. Chan Cheong P. Leung then opened fire, but accused re- Hang K, Hung Lork, Ip Kui plied and wounded him. run, beyond Sunkai Station for the ers plying between Canton, and cheerful grin. These represent the Sir Shonson Chow, the Hon. fr. R time being, and this order is being Hong Kong have to leave earlier 1a and they seem fairly well armed, hut here and there one is bare-

Coming to the corner, of. Chiu Possibly the afternoons than usual. differently interpreted.

fegged, hatless, or in an ordinary Chan Mok, Chung Chan Wa, Wong jacket. The Reds or such as Krung, Yan Chit, Ngai Tit Ming Lung Street, accused stopped to THE PLIGHT OF THE

them as have paid their last debt Li Man Yan, Ma Yuk Fang, Laure-load. He, however, did not get Chun Wan, Chau King Chau, very far as C.60 and C:454 fired at CENTRAL BANK.

appear to have been a ragged un- clothed crowd, many of thers quite Chung Shiu, Mo Ku, and Lau Chi him. He fell wounded in two CANTON, January-3rd.

Canton young lads. They lie there pathe uk, Admiral Chiu King Tons, places, five empty cartridges were Messrs. Wu Hon Man, Wu Ching found in his revolver and on his The current topic in

person ten live rounds." thday is less the military move-tie as slain cattle, until the motor

After medical evidence had been wax adjourned taken. The case Offeinl organs in Canton publishments in the East River sector than lurry of the burial corps, manned Su, Ng Kwok Ying, Cheung Wai Professors J. Anderson. C. Y the name of General Li Tsai Hain the future of the Central Bank of cheery soldiers of the Nation Cheung, and Chad Hing Wan as commander-in-chief of the 8th China. Its notes are greatly dealist army, passes stong and drives wang Professor and Mrs. J. Luntil January 6th, at 2.15 pm. Route Army with General Chen prreinted and accepted any because off with its load of huddled bodies. Shelishear, Mr. and Mrs. J. King, Ming Shu as commander of the the Authorities are forcing them on East and General Wong Shiu Hung the public under threat of punish- of the West Districts. Those three ment. are now the chief commands in Kwangtung Province. Rumour Has it that General Chen Ming Shu will take over the 4th Army from Chang Fat Fui and Wong Kie Cheung,

The small river flotilla of the Canton Army, which made itself searce during the interval between the departure of the Kwangtung the troops and the arrival of Kwangi forces hax ao returned

30% to Canton Harbour.

the Canton Government does not want to se more tronps from Shiu- kwan. where General Fan Shek Shang has concentrated part of his 16th Army Corps; or more likely the 7th Amy (Kwangsi troops) is in need of rolling stock.

power.

The suffering must be appalling

wen in nicely washed suits.

DISTRICT WATCHMEN'S

UNIFORM.

and dead horses are being dragged Mr. and Mrs. T. H. King. Rev. Dr. away by the starving for food... W. Pearce. Dr. D. J. Valentine, The Merchants who have been There are motor soup kitchens but Mr. J. Burrow, Miss F. C. Woo, the organisation is hurried and un- Mr. S. Jenyns, Doctors Ma Luk. Ma Chiu Ki, R. J. Wong. War sulted by the Authorities are strongly opposed to the issue of systematic. A plump little street

A change has been made in, the another loan by the party now in urchin, grins over a brimming how Chik Hing. Chan Chik Tin, E A NEW YEAR CHANGE.

C. W. Ho, M. H. Chan, Kwan Sum Every effort in the way of of rice. It is not the hopeless Asaer. S. T. Wong, W. T. Cheung. propagania is being used to prevent pathetic sufferers who are beingYuen, Chan Kwok Wing, Ho Kant uniform of the District Watchmen further depreciation of the notes of reached, but the sightseeing gentle Tong. Mok Kon Sang, Li Po Kwai. attached to the Secretariat for

Li Yick Mui, Li Ynu Chuen. Fung Chinese Affairs.

Their, former lukong uniform has A Pile Of Loot. the Bank, and it has even been

Fuk Tin. Luk Fung Shan, Li Hoi stated that Mr. Chan Lim Pak, formerly Colemandant of the Can-

Outside one of the big shops is Tung. Leung Pui Kee, Leung Yau now been replaced by a smart dark in Merchants Volunteers, is willing

pile of loot'abandoned by "Red" Po. B. W. Tape, Hin Shing Lo.blue uniform, which became opera- to assist in floating a $10,000,000

The only noticeable difference be Joan. Friends of Mr. Chan said soldiers in the fighting. Who wil Ma Ying Piu, Chei Cheong. Ching tive from the New Year.

gather it up! At another street Tin Tan, Ma Wing Chan, Cheung that he had been approached on

corner a large dump is being made Sum Wo. Kau Tina. Po. Lo Chung tween this uniform and that worn the subject but they did not be

on the shoulder lieve that Mr. Char would do any of abandoned or confiagated enemy Kai. Woo Tak Sax. Lee Chu by the Chinese police is that the Cheung, Lee Yuk Long, Lui Chung District Watchmen do not have the arms and munitions. So far Canton City itself is quiet. thing until he was assured that

These pictures lack the continuity Suin: La Hau Yeung, Lai Kwok letters HKP

ber on the collar. although not much business is being governmeet with some chance of

The cap badge of the watchmen Small shops in order to holding office had been installed and or the surface drama of a studio Lin, Chan Hi Nin, Wong Li Hing, and there is no identification num- supply the daily necessities of the the people given a share in the male film, but by their very incom Sun Sing Sam, Ng Bak To. Chung pleteness they tell a terrible and Chum Kai, Lee Bak Hung. Yung community, have been made to re

nese characters surmounted by a main open, but only for a few government of the country.

In the meantime, Mr. Wong Leong human story, and no more pathe. Sing Kew, J. F. Grose. H. Q Hung, shows a difference to that of the hours each day. The Authorities Shang, a former managing director tie record could be compiled of the Wong Kam Ying, and Wong Man police, being a monogram of Chi

laufereath. are trying to persuade all the shops of the Central Bank of China, has sorrows of Canton during the last Lam.

To-night a dinner party will be small Crown and encircled by a to opra, but so far without much resunted his old post: while Mr.

The pictures are being shown at given in honour of the occasion, at Lum Wen Koi will become Com-

and Civil the World Theatre during all this the Kam Ling Restaurant, West

Point. reading missioner of Finance Canton's newspaper public in these days depend mainly Affairs in Canton.

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