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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SUNNING RAILWAY.

Dr. Sun's Confiscation:

Order

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Failing to secure payment of loan of $300,000 from the Seoning Railway, Dr. Sun Yat-sen the Generalissimo of the Canton Gov. ornment, has issued. & mandate ordering confiscation of the railway as fullows:-

[Generalissimo's Mandate No. 49.; dated 17th. July.]

The Reconstruction Bureau is hereby instructed to temporarily taka over the control at the Sunning Railway in order to facilitate mili tary transportation."

This order has aroused great indignation among the shareholders who have issued & lengthily-worded. Manifesto strongly against the confiscation.. This Manifesto, translated. rends follows:

TUESDAY, JOTK

Alos Since. Sun occupied Kwongtung, the loss of life and property can hardly be estimated. Now he is driving the survivoni to death aad confiscating the remaining property, to

his own use. Should he be successful we really would not be left any trace. of at all.

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We bunably issue, this notice tár the joint consideration of our fellow countrymen.

(Ed.) Sharabolders of the Sun ning Railway.

Chan Ting Chno Wong Mua Chun Chan Shin-Chuon Tau Yow

protesting DR. WELLINGTON KOO

ASSUMES OFFICE,

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To uncles, brothers Ante sisters and fellow countryser of the whole nation

"Since Sun Wen (Sun Yat-

Rep) Canic to Kwangtung, ban dits and vagabonds have gathered like ants, wod caus

Chihliites Delighted With

Change.

Peking, July 29-Dr. Welling ton Koo assumed office as Foreign der and robbery have been

Minister at noon to-day and later Cominos cecurrences, while ga received the staff at Waichiaopu. bling and the selling of opium This action had vastly changed bare become legitimate business. This has resulted in the interup- the political situation, delighting tion of Communications, for over the Chihliites and others outside! Fly mouths and the dislocation of the political arena, who predict

amoother waters for the trade without end.

ment-Reuter,

"Of late chanel buildings and Clubhouses have been suld by auction; nucnaries, temples and monasteries have been configented; wealthy merchants have been detained and held for radcom, citizens commandeered to do mili tary service and other atrucities committed which it is impossible te describe with pen and ink.

wore

Now, he bas hecome wicked in his work and is witbcut

Whereas WAY WAS

GENERAL NEWS.

govern-

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To encourage us in the delibe any tear. A andate bas actually rate task of making English the beep issued by him ordering the world speech consider the follow. taking over of our company'sing from the Essay on "Race and Freeman the property, the Suzaing Railway Language," by

historian, well qualified to judge: the Sunding Rail.

The built entirely

pages of history are with

crowded with cases in which nations have cast aside the

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Americe, it has undergone numer. ous diffenities in its business for extension, and,, although more than ten years bave elapsed since is establishment, no dividend bas heen paid to its abarebolders.

"Valuckily, it has now aroused Snu's greed. One day he demand. ed a loan of $100,000 and next day Sib0,000. As his demande are limitless, it is beyond the ability of the railway to meet them. Once he could not get what he demanded, he immediate. ly ordered the taking over of control. Since its daily traffic receipts have been taken and there is no written statement for the return of the rail: way, the so-called taking over Lof control actually means

Axention.

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The Sunning Railway has, long enough, been under Sua's wicked power. He has taken everything fem'the railway as il it were his owa property. It has bean his practice to pay nothing for transportation service. Still be was not satished and wanted to despatch ticers to control it directly. Let us take the people owned Canton. Hookow Railway. As soon as it came under Sun's power, managing directors were freely appointed," and all its traffic receipts taken until exhausted.! Then all it materials and land. were sold by public auction, with the result that the rail- way has been placed in a state ui hackçaptey,-nod its S share bas now dripped to 30 cents! Is there any hope for the welfare of the Samrg Reilway ?

We, par overseas people, in seeking our livelihood abroad, have: suffered difficulties and dangers, aud have only saved a little money! by cutting expenses in slothing- And food. And as soon as we re- turn to our country, we find sama! is confiscated. Is there any hope that anyone will mverk his money in the mother country for the pro motion of industry? It would be better rather to sink it in the Pacific Ocean.

For instance Koren was ceded to Japan and ladia to Britain. "AL though these were really the most miserable nels in the history of man kind, yet private property received proper protectióu. But as anon as Bus entered Canton, bo baldly! seized private property for his personal ains. Thus before we use our custry, our sufferings. will be more serious. If the peo ple of the country do not drive him nut, we consider it better to lose our country and let the cities and towns be destroyed, in order that the furres und ruts lose their funthold, and then we, the poor people will be able to have a night's peaceful rest. Although is a miserable to lose one's country, yet it is feared that the misery will not be one tenth compared with the atrocities committed by the present home bandits:

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