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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1913,

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probably the moatabured Govert- There is no badge I would wor ment Department in Hongkong. with more pride than that which Many of the complaints made of announced that I was fighting to ita vagaries are thoroughly well make the world a nobler dwell- deserved; we will be obaritable ing place.-Sir Francis Veno. and say that others are not. That point aside, we doubt not that the following story will be appreciat- ed in the right quarters. In a cer tain provincial town in England. there bad been numerous com plaints of the irregular delivery of letters. At length cne irate individual wrete a stinging letter to the Postmaster, winding up with the following postscript:- When sending your inspector to apologise for the messenger's

Mr J. F. Wright, of Wright and bungling, please send the tall, Horoby, sharebrokers, returned stout gentleman, as he sheds yesterday by the P. & O. Arcadia. official teara most copiously nod

The Patria. pathetically. He is a splendid The Portuguese gunboat Patria Post Office apologist." We wor-came into port yesterday from der if the Hongkong Post Office Macao for the purpose of coaling

possesses so useful an individual in its servico. If so, we are vfraid

that, however great his capacities as a weeper, he would soon run dry of tears here.

A Socialist Revolt.

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Nile at 5 p.m. to-morrow,

Mr Wright Returns.

Supposed Overdose.

A Chinese girl who resided at 17 Graham Street is alleged have taken an overdors of opiam and poisoned herself. The body has been removed to the mortuary.

Opium Possession.

THE

CANTON":

SITUATION

AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF LOOTING GOING ON,

IS LUNG POPULAR WITH THE TROOPS?

Canton Wednesday.—Since the |

QUESTIONS.

To be answered by those who can. If they will

or

By those who will: It they can.

FOR THE HON. COLONIAL

TREASURER'S BYE. « Can a bill amounting to $150 be paid in three fifty-cent pieces? Could it not be paid even in Hongkong ten cent pieces, since the amount is under $2 and the ten cent pieces are legal tender? Will the Colonial Treasurer

laet despatch sent you events fono bears in mind the utter are asking: "Where is General their readiness to firo at anything have taken a new tura and people irresponsibility of these troops, Lung." Your correspondent is or nothing, and their childlike explain why three fifty-cent pieces, writing on a motor launch (in delight in bearing their guns the coin of the realm, were de the neighbourhood of Whampos) bang, it will be soon that there is clined and not accepted thin in which he is wandering round little need to ask: "Which side morning by his office when they

is firing, sad why."

4 were tandered in payment of a looking for the General's troops. Some say Lung has taken fright the Foot Hills seems to have had

The actual cannon firing from bill for $1:507 and fled; but the report seems to belong rather to the wildly im-same system about it, for signal- demanded and will he state how story is that he has withdrawn which your representative was going on, will be enquire into the probable" order. A more likely

men were "posted on the watch-$1.50 can be paid in "notes "?. tower (situated near the spot from If he is unaware that this is

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Ia be aware that notes were

the bulk of his troops during the night behind Bonam Island and turned back yesterday) reporting matter and have the practice is waiting to strike a definite results of the various shots. stopped ? blow at his enemies.

Warning was issued by the If a Government department

The firing mentioned in the British authorities to the Cap declines legal tender, is it setting Socialists appear to be vers

last despatch as hoard during tains of the Heusgahan, Honam a good example to merchanta and the night

was evidently sto. not to enter the city to-day others? despondent and bitterly disposed.

by the front reach for fear of There A Chinese from Yaumati, found from various quarters. one towards another nowadays. preparing opium of which he was

bas boon

10 opportunity

possible shells. The telegraphic further notice. The insurgents

It was recently declared at one the unlawful possessor, was fine yet of making farther enquiries/service to Hongkong seems to be have now been driven out of the

of the party conferences that

J

soon.

there was a slump in Socialism" $56, at the Police Court, this as to the burning of the Yarden: accounts for your receiving no patohed to repair the lines which indefinitely interrupted, which city and workmen have been des Roughly last night's events are a wire to-day.. The Chinese offi- The rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Telegraph" will and now we read that the rank morning.

follow." About seven o'clock

are expected to be restored verey" and file of the Independent-... Sotto Case Decision, Labour Party have been joining

Lang's troops hogan mysterione ciale say that the wires have The Magisterial decision in the ly to vanish and as this newa been broken during the firing. enthusiastically in a new form Sotto oase will be delivered at spread, the Canton troops (prob-meen by launch at 11.30; it is leaving the city. One of General Your correspondent left Sha- Later. Large number of Chi- nese, principally "women, are of strike-a strike directed eleven o'clock On Saturday ably first and second divisione). against their own leaders. This morning, at the Polion Court, by grew holder and paraded the 1.30 and still no siga, Lang's officers was killed on the atrike taken the forin of Mr Hazeland.

streets, firing their rifles and boat is now rauning round.

of any of Lung'a troops.

The Baud to-day. refusal to contribute towards the

rorising everyone. The Treasury maintenance of the Head Offico, and also in some cases it is accompanied by a flat refusal to

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1913.

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engage in the ordinary prop ganda work of the LP. The revolt was initiated by Dr. Alfred Salter, the Socialist candidate for Bermondsey, who bas the support

Silk Delivered.

etoamer Seattle, Maru which was delivered in New York op leit this port on July 10 pm. August 12, p.m.'

...The Second Offence,

A women who had fined $2 of his own branch, one of the last week by Mr. Melbourne for largest and most enthusiastic in cutting grass at the Peak, waa the London ares, How far the fined $10 by Mr. Hazeland, at revolt has spread may be gather- the Police Court, this morning. ed from the fact that some of the branches recently went to the length of forwarding the contrib

utions that would ordinarily

have gone to the Head Office to

candidate for Leicester.

the election fund of the Socialist

Ocean Dangers.

Fell through a Trapdoor,

Sampans and other draft con-

Yamen was pillaged from end to Ferry launches which had evident-

boat, Further on, one of the held out. There is still no

A Chinese from the West Point pital suffering from injuries sus- to district has been sent to the hos- the days receipts had been taken:

The Kowloon 0, C. is to be "at A year ago a Departmental Committee was appointed by the home" on Saturday from 3.30, Board of Trade to enquire into when a tennis team tournament the question of ocean derelicts. will take place and Mrs. C. W. The conclusions of that committes Jeffries will present the prizes were very feable, though it was for cricket and tennis. recommended that "the work

The Vagrant." which ia at present so efficiently

A Jewers named Sybil Josephs performed by American cruisers was bound over to be of good be- should, in any caso, be continued, haviour in the sum of $500, by even if it were to involve the co- Mr Melbourne at the Police Court;

MESTA

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The silk shipment ex .O. §. is said to have been looted: what/Honam Island.. The Bund was tinue to seek helter; many of is certain is that, during the night significantly bare of men and them have retreated as far as

War Of Street, one of the prin- towards Tai Sha Tou one heard The city is still more or less in alarming scale was carried on. shops were fast closed. Running Canton, Wednesday Night- and early morning, looting on sa bonte, and Sinceres' and all other Whampoa

cipal streets running East and plenty of rille-shots close at uproar and, in offcial quarters, West, in the neighbourhood of the hand, but no bullet saluted the little hope of a speady settlement

end.

the ly been commandeered, passed number of men killed during

of accertaining Looting Going on. Among the places broken into only appreciable body (some that

towards the Shameen with the the prolonged firing. Probably was one of the Swiss and Nestle's two hundred) of Lung's troop for marksmanship is not a strong number is small, Heré Milk Company's stores.

yet seen this morning. there was little money to take as

Gunboats Ready.

point with these people, and it the Shameea, but from a story tion of gunboats, their gas those not aimed at. Even the By "Dutch Folly" was a collec-aeems pretty clear that the majority of persons killed were tained by falling through a trap told to the writer by a frightened pointing northwards and, from bent stem, only able to trust door into a basement at 41 shop-boy who

was hidden there onwards, one continually under bed during the passed such oraft large or email; and they, like the Cantonese Luk

their aimt at very close quartere Kowloon C.C." at Home."

raid, the number two lost all his savings. At 11 this field guns aft, manned by soldiers nothing from time to time, either man one with a couple of good sized Kwaz enjoy blazing away at morning looting was still going on and marines. The majority had because the noise pleases them or in this street; there was a good but half a dozen of Lung's soldiers else because it makes them deal of fighting but no one seems is evidence. to have been killed.

Coming towards

portant and terrible in the eyes Just over the Weat. Bridge there Whampos, at the First Barrier, of peaceful shopkeepers etc. was some fring on the Band at down, quite a bunch of them, were more gunboats, and, lower

The arms prcolamation seems 6.30 this morning. outside the 2.8 before Canton Hospital (Kak Fow).

to be pretty well ignored. The by only few men.. The point wording of the preslemation is Is Lung Liked?

is that Lung left with over 20 as follows:-"Soldiers are in- With the surrender of Woosung forte the back of the revolt is provision of the necessary funds." charged under the Vagrancy Or- Tatuh is far less liked than was

The Chinese explanation of all jundklonda of troops, packed like structed to leave their arms and operation of other nations in the this morning, when she was these doinge is that the new sardines; yet where are they? ammunition behind when not on well broken. The robela may still cause a little annoyance for a That was rather a cool way dinance.

So far looking for them has duty. The duty of every army time, but they have no longer even here to which to cling, let alone a special vessel for the purpose of putting it. The provision of

Company Meeting.

anticipated. In fact some mal-been more like a pleasant little man is to preserve order and possible chance of auccess. Now that the rising is as good as over, of removing derelicts from the

contents are going about saying: picnic than serious correspondent promote the peace of the country. The seventeenth annual meet "This is all Lung Chai-kwong's work. If they are not behind There are ignorant persons who, it is worth while pointing to the significant fact that, from the first, eastern side of the Atlantic and ing of shareholders in the United fault. We were better off under Honam it is a fair assumption when they hear a shot fired, run there has been a striking unanimity among foreign nations in their the North Sea would not, it was to be held at the offices of Mesara charge against Lung seems to be to Lung's old camping ground suspicious even at sight of fire. Asbestos Oriental Agency Ld., is Chan Kwing-ming." The main that they have been withdrawn and bide, while others become view-point on the matter. With one accord they have looked to reported, be justified. Since the Dodwell and Co., at noon Yuan Shih-kei as the one man able to restore order, the only stated the other day, 17 abips

beginning of January, we saw it Thursday, the 28th just.

on that he employed Wong

at Woagehs, which, as those rearme. At this critical moment Sze-lang's troops and haa, quainted with the district will when we are putting things is who can prevent the breaking up of Chine," as the Times"

have been posted at Lloyd's as pointedly put it not long ago. They support Yuan Shih-kai be missing, and it is quite likely that

further, been filling the city with readily see, might make things order, and when the minds of the Mr P. Madariaga, who for the soldiers who are frankly regarded very warm for the Shameen people are unsettled, how should cause of his strength, as they would support any other strong mau. some of them may have foundered past six years have been musical as pirates. It is hinted that which would then be a sort of our soldiera behave themselves so In a word, they support China. They want to see her prosper and as the result of contact with director at the Victoria Theatre, Cheong, Ngo-kun has turned bolster between the opposing as to do their duty by the

forces.

public and not bring discredit grow strong and independent of outside help. Therefore they abandoned and drifting vessels, is giving up that post. He is ta be against him and that, last night, support the President because he is the one man who seems strong agitation was made, to rouse the ace on August 20.

It is time that further given a farewell benefit perform the first and second divisions of Navy Remains Loyal,

on the profession to which they the urmy, sent a warning to Lung

Later. A few of Lung's men been men who, though not on enough to cope with the difficulties which face the Republic. That Board of Trade to a sense of its

belong? Recently there have

Knocked Down by Motor.

"clear out" within twelve hundred or two-were met later daty, carried their arms when is a point which is often overlooked

hours. British business men on below the Shamen, but it is strolling along the street or the Shameen are aghast at the learned that others have withdrawn sequent paralysis of trade. looting and disorder and con- to Sai Kwan, a western suburb, going to shops and markete It is believed that the first, second hereafter, whoever he may be,

and I hereby give ordor that: and third divisions of the army he must not behave in this man-

AFTER THE REVOLT.

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responsibilities in this matter. Death of Cummy, "'*

Benefit Performance.

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to

Pagoda Shelled,

maaned

.....

A man who disregarded the The first essential towards a peaceful and contented Chino is

Scotsmen in the Colony do not he was carrying a bag of cement warning of a motor born while that the two parties should make a strong effort to compose their differences by arriving at some common werking basis. The first require to be told who was was knocked down by the car. "Cummy." She was Alison Cun- The driver of the car was how- thing to be done is to remove the merely local patriotism so far as

ningham, Robert Louis Steven-ever, able to pull up" before seri it leads to want of national patriotiam. The part must not be re-

It is reported that Wang Woo (omewhere near 20,000 men) are her. All officers are directed to garded an greater than the whole; the province must not be regarded son's loved nurse. She died on ous injury was cansee to the man shu arrived from Hongkong now opposed to the Tutub; the to have my instructions carried as more important than the country. And the first thing to be done had a fall and the thigh-bone was pital.

July 16 in hor 92nd year. She them has been sent to the hos yesterday. Also that Gener navy remains loyal.

out. All must obey without fail." is to get rid of the terme Northerner and Southerner. We admit fractured. Her powerful constitu-

al Lang's troops made

Later. Some heavy gun-firing A

While the army is a law to to having used them ourselves; every foreign newspaper has done tion and indomitable spirit gave

determined effort yesterday can again be heard (4 p.) itself such a proclamation will Simia's Cargo. so; but they are wrong nevertheless. The fighting has been he hope of recovery, but she did not.s. Simla from Hongong on the as seen through field glasses from has been shelled proves correct; that at least

to get possession of the Five-The surmise, expressed above, certainly not be taken seriously, tween Government troops and rebels, not between Northerners and rally from the shook. No ailing 7th inst, were:-100 cheste of ten the river this morning certainly and confirmation, is to hand as to is being made to punish these Among the cargo shipped by Storeyed Pagoda. The Pagoda that the Five Storeyed Pagoda though one is glad to hear Southerners. This talk of North and South, as though there were child ever was more fortunate in for Amsterdam; 227 half-cheste looked to have been badly shelled. the burning of the Yamen and of armed footers; for, this afternoon, some attempt some clear line of demarcation set across Chins, began with the his curse than was Stevenson, of tea for Rotterdam; 709 rolls of spread that across China was such a line, that China was divided \ for him and for the world that of tea, 1,021 rolls of mats and 303 seek shelter on the Shameen, and the Shameen are also believod to shot on the Bond.. politicians. It has been repeated and repeated until the belief and it was a happy circumstance mate for Glasgow: 996 packages Tang Shon received warning to quantities of silk on their way to pawn shop were brought out and

Yesterday all Europeans at the various lootings.

Large five of the Cantonets who robbed a into two great sections antagonistio in aims and in policy. There she had charge of him from oases of chinaware for London some of those who came along by bave been interfered with. should be a prompt end made of such mischevione talk.

the age of eighteen months. What and 300 bales of waste silk for launch seem to have had an ex-

Tales are float as to petty tinue to be brought on the Large quantities of goods con- A geographical division of any country is a dangerous division, he owed to her he acknowledged Marseilles. because it is an artificial division which has to be artificially warmly in word and deed in after

citing time for, late in the after victories by General Lung's force. Shameen but many of the bolstered up. Given a moral issue between North and South, and years. He was still unknown Naval Arrangements.

noon, shrapnel was being fired Many of his soldiers who have tradespeople who would like to the matter might soon be settled, because a moral issue is a definite, when he wrote to her: "Do not According to a recent announce from the Bund thing which can be dealt with. But when brother fights brother suppose, Cummy, that I shall ment, H.M.S. Monmouth will the guntonta. Fortunately the the red either bearer to afraid to risk passing through the and no fight is so bitter or terrible-merely because they have been ever forget those long bitter proceed direct to the West Atlan- shella burst too high to do the East Gate, with a view to barn in different places, the case is desperate and demands firm nights when I coughed and cough- tie from the China Station on the any damage worth speaking of systematic attack on the rebels, stets to the boat, and so lock Telegraphic communication hoping for the best and handling. Bat even if there were material differences between the ed, and was so unhappy, and you arrival of the battleship Triumph, The dangerous part of the river

in their houser North and the South-and personal feeling is admittedly strong so patient with a poor sick child which will leave England for was that ietween Tai Shio Ton with Hongkong is still out off. would it not be possible to sink there and arrive at some common Indeed, Cummy, I wish I might Hongkong about the end of the Station and the Admir ly. One The following has been issued ring the worst.. The understanding? Native fighting against native must mean the rain become a man worth taking of, if month. The Triumph will bring launch party of Britishers had by the manager of the Telegraph footing appear to by of any country, and except the two parties in China: can agree to it were only that you should not out a new crew for the Philomel, the greatest difficulty in getting. Our lines having been cat recognise some good in each other and to have done with the policy have thrown away your pains." which will be recommissioned at paat safely, while the China of orging down each other's proposals and potions without pon- He was sixteen then. And her Singapore or Hongkong, and then Baptist launch is said to have to nowien les pight tale sidering them, the utmost of progress cannot be made,

!psins had not beep thrown away, proceed to New Zealand had shots flying all round her, grams will not be accepted until

office

themselves

the

to be the gold markers and silver-smiths

General Lang is on board his

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