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PROVINCE WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT,

PECULIAR STATUS OF

KWANGSI,

SITUATION IN SOUTH CHINA

STILL UNDECIDED.

The two Cantonese -divisions under Chiang Kwong Nai and Tsoi Ting Kai, which have been, aster- sibly instructed by the Canton Higher Command to proceed to Hunan to pursue the. Kwangs rebels, and the "Ironsides," are tarrying at Shinkwan. It is ported that it is unlikely that they will proceed to Hanas in view of the grave situation in Northern Kwangtung, as the Kwangsi rebels are reported to have fled to South ern Klangsi from Hunan and joined the Kianggi mutineers, to attach Northern Kwangtung.

KIDNAPPERS' NEMESIS.

MAXIMUM PENALTY

IMPOSED.

FIGHT ON SHANGHAI STEAMER.

CAPTAIN'S PARTY ATTACKED WHILE SEARCHING,

A Chinese woman and a man

A serous fight occurred aboard were charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magis- the str. Han Tsen Tah on May 23 of the Chang Ka Pang Wharf, tracy, yesterday with, kidnapping and harbouring a small child from Pootung. A search party organiz Shum Shui Po. Both, defendants fed by the captain of the vessel pleaded not guilty,

was looking for contraband opium when some coolies made a savage attack upon the captain and other officers.

Detective-Sergeant Meadows, who was in charge of the case, told the Court that the mother of the child i was an earth coolic, and lived in

Apia Street, Shum Shui Po The After one of his party had sus- mother want out to work achtained rather serious injury, the paorning and left the child in the captain ran up the police Ang, house alone with other women, in- cluding the first defendant.

On May 14, while the mother was at work, she was informed that her child was missing. On return ing to the house, the first defendant was found to be absent. Later she returned and began to pack up her belongings. She was suspected and. when spoken to, agreed to look for Rumours are also current that the child if she was not accused. the Fukien troops under Lu Haing The woman led a wild goose chase Pong, having been incited by the around Shum Shui Po until the Reorganisationists, are now at mother would tolerate her. no fur- tempting to attack Eastern Kwangther and informed the police. The tung. The Canton Government has defendant took the police to West- dispatched the division under ern Street, Hong Kong, where on Feing Hoa • Ping to Eastern the door stope of King's College, Kwangtung presumably as a pre-the second defendant was found caution. In view of the unrest in with the child in his arms: He was Fukien, it is understood that Lu 3 arrested and brought back to the troops are likely to be productive Station. of a farce, as Lu has many enemy troops in his own province.

Evidence, was taken, and both de- fendants were found guilty. The With the evacuation of the first "defendant," the woman, was Kwangsi "Ironside combined sentenced to twelve months? hard forces and the withdrawal of the labour for kidnapping, while the Canton Nanking troops, Kwangsi second defendant, who was banish- is now a province without a governed in 1913 for stealing, was also ment. It is understood that the sentenced to one year's imprison- Nanking Government has decidedment and 24 strokes of the birch. to appoint General Chen Tsai Tong. Commander-in-Chief of the, Can- tonese troops, to hold concurrently the post of Kwangsi Governor.

In spite of the settlement" of the campaign in Kwangs), the situation in the South is still uncertain.

TALE OF A GOOSE.

GIANT BIRD WITH BEAK'

A FOOT LONG!!

An extraordinarily large wild goose is reported to have been Caught last week by a villager in Kongmoon, according to a Chinese paper. The neck of the bird mea- sured over two feet in length and its beak was nearly a foot long The wings, when outstretched, were seven to eight feet fram tip to tip, and the bird is said to have con- sumed three pounds of fish, etc..

daily.

The strange creature was put up for sale in the market, but found no buyer. The villager subsequent ly killed it, and for several days in succession, partook of the sumptu- ous repast of roast goose..

-SICK OF LIFE!

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

REPORT OF AQUARIUM

FOR SHANGHAI. STORY OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINESE PROMOTERS.

A report published by a paper in Japan states that a plan is un- der way in Shanghai to establish an aquarium under the auspices of a number of well-known Chinese business men, and that the propos ed, site is the Chinese public gar- den, on Soochow Road between Szechuen and Museum Roads.

Inquiries at the Secretariat" by on, N.-C. Daily News reporter fail to indicate that any application either for the establishment of an aquarium or the use of the Chinese garden has yet been made to the Shanghai Municipal Council. "In

deed," said Mr. S. M. Edwards, the only application we have had in any way similar to this is a request from its owner that we pur- chase a collection of animals for our Zoo.""

which resulted in River Police from the Pootung Station boarding. the vessel and arresting all those concerned in the mêlée.

Tu Tah was swinging around off Shortly after this when the str. the Yang Ka Doo Wharf, serious damage was caused to the No. 7 Pontoon Bridge, one of the pon toons being hadly damaged. In- quiries are proceeding into the cause of the accident

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of interest. The designer of this aquarium is said to be a Mr. H. Hirata, who is a member of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce at Dairen and who is the owner of aquaris at both Yokohama and Two cases of attempted suicide Dairen, and negotiations between him and Chinese promoters are were reported to the Police yester-progressing smoothly. The cost of

the aquarium is in the neighbour Found unconscious outside 182, Des Vaux Road West, Leung Kwan hood of $100,000, and the enterprise is intended not for money-making (24), of no fixed abode, was removed but mainly for educational pur to the Government Civil Hospital, where he was stated to be in a serious condition. He was suffering from opium poisoning, believed to have been self-administered.

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The second case was that of a Chinese woman, Lam Han Cheng (31), lately residing at 134, Shau kiwan Road. It was alleged that she attempted to commit suicide by drinking Lyeol. She was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, but, fortunately, her condition was not believed to be serious.

FIRE IN KOWLOON, DAMAGE CAUSED AT JOSS PAPER SHOP.

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According to Mr. Hirata, the designer, the aquarium, when ma- terialized, will be divided into two sections, one for freshwater fish and the other sea-water fish.

MAY 30 ANNIVERSARY. PAMPHLETS AGIPATING" FL

A GENERAL STRIKE. More evidence that agitators are working hard to ensure a general strike on May 30 was found in Shanghai on May 23, when, after the discovery of slogans chalked on walls at Paoting Road arging. workers to stage a demonstration Shortly after midnight on Tucson Nanking Road; the police found day, a fire broke out in a jass parcels of communistic pamphlets paper shop at 45, Shanghai Street, bearing on the May-30 anniversary ground floor. The contents were in the Poo Yih Lee Alleyway, off well alight when appliances arrived Teepoo Road, from the Kowloon Fire Station and proceeded to get the fire, under con- trol.

The day shift, workers of certain factories are also known to be in favour of trouble on May 30, The Damage to the extent of about names of these factories have not 91,000 was caused to the contents been revealed by the police, but it of the shop. The building is one is known that when they were leav- of three storeys, constructed of reving the mills on May 22 they inforced concrete, and beyond the shouted the following slogans: scorching of the walls, no other "Go on strike on May 30," "Let damage was done..

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