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FHE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH - FRIDAY, AUGUST

1922

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Funds for Swatow

Above is seen Trang Foo, Hon. President of the Chung Sing Benevolent Society, heading & Hongkong street procession which raised $7,057.37 in aid of the Swatow Relief Fund.

Bombardment of Kongmoon.

Picture shows Sun Yat-sen's fleet of small boats, wbich bombarded Kongmoon on July 14th, iping off the burd at Pakkan. At the moment the picture was taken the gunboat Kwongches, faintly discernible os the ex- treme left, was firing a 4 9 shell, into the city three miles distant.

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WITHDRAWAL FROM

MANCHURIA.

The Japanese Plans.

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The Japanese garrisons special duty in Manchuria are to be withdrawn before the end of October, this year, leaving behind only one division of regular soldiers now stationed on the mainland, according to a decision reported to have been arrived at by the Government.

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army reduction, 'has thought it: politic, also, to have the special garrisons in Manchuria with drawn far diplomatic as well as financial reasons.-Osako Mai- nichi.

ECONOMY AT COURT OF JAPAN.

Retinues of Noble Ladies

: Reduced.

Tokyo, July 28. The Prince Regent is now In view of the surrounding con- setting the pace in the much ditions, the Japanese Gavernment needed turn towards general has decided to use the army bara- economy and thrift, taking after altogether for national de-advantage of his approaching fence alone. sad to withdraw marriage to the Princess Naasko, troops stationed in neighbouring which important event will take countries for the purpose of assist place this autuma. Not only has ing in economic and financial he given orders that the ex- developments. In accordance penses of the wedding are to be with that policy. 1. battalion of kept down to the lowest limits) the garrison in Hankow and the compatible with the dignity of garrison ia Taingiato hare the Throne, but he has also been withdrawn, and again the notified the Minister of the Im- absolutely without

to troops stationed in Siberia are to

Household, pezial

Viacount initiate new enterprises and when be withdrawn in the autumn. Makino, to re-arrange the mezage the great reclamation projects while the two divisions stationed of the Imperial Court so as to of the West are standing as they in the Maritime Province are to eliminate more than half the have stood fo: The last seven.or be withdrawn before the end of number of titled ladies fa at- October. The troops stationed tendance on the Empress and on eight years."

The time will come," he said near Harbin and Pogranichniys bis consort, thus materially re- It is more than ever unlikely solamaly, when the United and the 1 regiment of so-called ducing the expense of the ukrep

garrison aloog the southern of the Court. that the Ship Subsidy Hill will be States will have to stand, as it

section of the Chinese Eastern At the present time there are passed at bis session of Congress. were, at the Marne on this ques Railway are also to be withdrawn 18 titled ladies from the noblast writes the Times Washington lion of preserving Spaccial correspondent onder date the 7th civilization. The time may come before October 31. At the same families of the land on the Palace ult. When the President returns when our reserves, economic and time, 6 battalions of the special pay-roll, with 30 others of Court to Washington to-day he will be financial, will have to be called garrison in Manchuris. who were rank, selected from households of and from told by the Senate leaders that upon as our reserve of man power sent from eseo of the divisione in distinguished men political ressons make the enact was called upon in 1915. The Japan for the special purpose of families of bigh Shinto priests in ment of the Tariff and Soldiers, nation which will lead in future, guarding the S.M.R., will be with the more important Bonus Rills imperative, and that which will control and dominate. Company time will be lacking for considere- will not be a nation of armies. The following is the distribu- tion by the Upper House of the not a nation of aavies, but ation of the 6 independent garrison situation of the merchant marine nation of economic power, of pro- sperity at home, of fiosocial

"King's" Cricket and

Football.

Un Saturday last, the Band and Drums played "D" Company in the Company Football League. An excellent game resulted in a draw of 1 goa! each.

The..

On Today, A Company rlased "B" Company in 2 League match. "A" Company won by 4 goal to 2. hes: Company League match was played on Thursday ever- ing between "I) and

Machine

Gua

Platoon.

An excellent game was wit uessed and although the Gunners won by 6 goals to 1"D" Com pany bad good share of the game and certainly deserved more than one goal. This win puts the Gungers at the top of the Com pany League.

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The

On Monday, a friendly match, Band and Drams against H.M.S.

played. * Tamar, "- wAS sailors re a goal behind at half time but in the second half they inproved and won by 3-1.

Cricket.

The results of matches in the Cricket League competition are as under-

place on Morrey Parade Ground

"The Marne of Finance."

the more so since opposition to the subsidy clauses of the Bill and the complication introduced by the amendment probibiting the sale of liquor on American

the debate.

Tenerves.

drawn.

Dational shrines, while each of these Indies has from four to eight women To these servants of her own. battalions in Manchuria.

must be added the general maid The headquarters of the garri-servants of the members of the son stationed at Kupebuling, un-Imperial Family themselves. der command of Major-General Takasaki.

First Battalion of infantry sta extioned at Kunchuling.

AN ERA OF SUBSIDIES, He spoke aot only of the ships would inevitably protract staggering volome of

penditure contemplated by There are even som Republi- legislation, but of its character. cans who doubt the wisdom of "Eveu in this comparatively new the passage of the Soldiers' Bone's land of ours we have already

of Mr. Harding reached Bill at this time.

the era

ein-

has said he would veto it unless bargoes: subsidies. gratuities and

Second at Kaiyuan. Third at Fengtien.

Fourth at Lienshanwan. Fifth at Tashihchiao. Sixth at Wafangtien.

Each Court lady draws a salary of from tour to five thousand yen month, which is another reason for having fewer of them in these days of hard times, when every Japanese, from Emperor to cooliz, should economize. Orders have gone but, therefore, to reduce the number of Court Indies from 40 to The foregoing battalions arex. The very difficult task of in the measure itself means for bonuses," and the nation larger in personnel than those in selecting who shall stey and who raising the necessary revenues whose citizenship has thus been Japan. Some of them include shall go is delegated to Buron were provided. and he has sog-dragged and debauched has en artillerymen and engineers, con- Omori and Count Chinde, the two gested the imposition of a sales tered upon a road over which stituting a mixed brigade. The chief attendantsupon the Empress are socorded and the Prince Regent, respec "B" Company beat "Cist. This is extremely repugnant no nation has erar yet best officers and men Company by 29 rope. Scores to Congress, and the alternatve successful retreat. Is there any special allowances. When they lively. At the same time, a few "B" Cay, 81: "C" Cor. 53. 50ggestion is now made that doubt, he asked, that there is a are withdrawn, a large amount of ladies to attend the bride of the M. G. Platoon beat "D" Com. initial cash payments amounting political revolution on in this savings can be realised, thus Frince Regent are to be selected. This selection will not only pany by 34 roor. Scores:-M. G. to, say. $75.000.000 (nominally country We may not feel it serving the cause of army-hmita-

smash another hoary pracedent twenty-five million sterlinin all its effects here in Wash-tion. Platoon, 97; "D" Co., 63.

of Court life bot prove another stap 15TH. DIVISION TO STAY. A cricket match between "Debould be made from current ington, but it has reached us

on the way towards democracy. After the withdrawal of these The personal attendants of the Compaty and 94 Company revenues, reliance then being bad here. The people are resentful R.C.A. has been arranged to take on the receipt of interest on of the fact that promises to lift

Allied war debts, and notably or their burdens have not been kept. special garrisons, the 15th. Divi- young bride who is some day to the British payment due in Octo-Business are actually borrosion of regular soldiers will remain be the Empress of Japan are not ber, to meet subsequent demands.ing money to pay their taxes. I stationed, in number sufficient to to be necessarily of doble birth, but Only by deliberately ignoring the have examined lists in ten of the protect the railways in em are to be chosen from amongst the advice of the Secretary of the great agricultural States, and find ergencies. They may be reinforc-wives of diplomats, and educators, Treasury, bir. Mellon, could he at thousands of farms for asle for ed, if necessary, by the police force with the object of making a wholly present accept this suggestion, taxes. And it was when such of the Kwangtung Government new atmosphere in the most ex-

General.

clusive circle in the world, that and this he is unlikely to do. So conditions confronted the country

The garrisons were stationed within the Imperial palace of the possibility of a conflict ba-that Congress proposed to-lay.

in Maneburie by virtue of the

Украп. additional burdens tween him and Congress on the upon it

Portsmouth Peace Treaty be eve of the election, with all that aimounting to nobody knew how

tween Russia and Japan and also. this would involve as affecting the many billious.

the supplementary treaty be- tween China and Japan. The issue at the polls, is added to the perturbations of the politicians.

conditions in Manchuria today Italy's labour market is now are different from those of the confronted with the problem of time of the Fortsmouth Treaty.finding employment for an aston The improved conditions in Manishing family brought back from chudis, to-day require no special Brazil by an Italian peasant garrisons being stationed there, named Balvator Balpati. Salpati From that consideration, it was emigrated to Brazil 20 years ago, though proper to withdraw the and has now returned from Sen special garrisons. Lieutenant Padlo with his second wife and a General Yamanashi, War Mini- family of 24, all sou, whom the ater, is reported to have boàn, cida

and the strongly advocating the step

at 4 in. on Monday next.

PAPERS STOLEN FROM AN EMBASSY.

Russians Arrested by Parls Detectives.

Several Russians were arrested in Paris. fallowing mysterious theft of documents from the Rue Grenelle, and the Constitu ente Russe, at Passy

Senslar Borah, of Idaho, struck fato this situation yesterday Two Russians, said to have in a speech of great power baen implicated in the thefts, and ablity. There was not, are reported to have committed he said, a single item on the legislative programme which did suicide."

not increase the taxes of the United States, and he referred specially to the soldiers' boups.. the ship subsidy the proposal, to create twenty-four new Federal

Another rumour says that two of the Russians arrested will be charged with the murder of two of their confederates..

Early in the morning a squad of the Paris detective force Judges, the suggested loan of visited a hotel in the Ras Guis five million dolls to Liberia— card, when a young Russian was ) and all this “at a time when the arrested. Other » botels - were people of the United States are visited during the affa

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