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PAKHOP'S SUSPENSE,

Feara of Looting:

ELEVENTH-HOUR

RELIEF

THE HONGKÓNG TELEGRAPH;

·S.P.C.A.

A Month's Work.

so some of the occasional boats are not calling here" now," and, owing to the boycott the Japanese boats have almost cossed calling.; We have just been for ton day's without any news of the outor

The report of the Inspectors of world, but that may be partly due the S.P.C.A. for the past month is, to the typhoon, about which wojas follows now learn for the first time. The typhoon did not come near us af all except for a storm of rain and thunder which broke over us in the evening..

Foreign Flags.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 1923.

DAIRY FARM NEWS

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KRAFT LOAF CHEESE

Cheese

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no rind-no waste-100%

153

217 303 1,291

Transport. Crates of poultry inspected 451 Crates of poultry on trucks

and lorries, " Crates of poultry in junks

and ferries, crates.... Pigs in transit Pigs in junks and ferrics.. [Cattle, head...

Sheep and goats...

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Our Own Corresponden!)

Pakhoi, Aug. 25. The people of Pakhoi have had their minds somewhat religved, by the importation of 2,000 or 3,000 armed men from Luichow

August 30. to assist General Wong Ming-| There has been no mail out to long to drive away the Kwangsi Hongkong since the above, was invaders who so nearly reached written, so the latest news can be Lichow recently. At the same added to-day. It is that Wong time, the prevailing feeling is nót Ming-tong and his men are de- Poultry, cratos one of unmixed joy, as those new fending Limehow against an Pigs defenders are chiefly pirates and attacking force from Yamchow, Cattle, head... are dangerous folk to handle. but some of his hired pirates, Cages of birds. In the event of a defeat they having used up all their ammuni- Puppies... would be quite likely to turntion, are struggling buck to Pak- Monkeys" }, round and make the best of their hoi to see what they can steal. position in Pakhoi, to repay The people here are scared worse Poultry crates themselves from the riches of the than ever and nearly all the shops Pigs local shop-keepers.

128 AUSTRALIAN CHEDDAR

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Import.

1,756

3.093

1,027

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Export

14

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24

Visits.

50

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are closed, the owners seeking Monkeys In addition to armed men, there any refuge they can find for are just as many unarmed men, themselves, their women and and they all seem to have brought children, to avoid the storm which Markets women and children with them, now seems inevitably about to Birdshops making up their number to 8,000 burst upon us. Foreigners are Landing places. or more, though it is said that a displaying their national flags in Dogs' Home. lot of the children are not their in the hope that looters and others Poultry depots own, but have been captured in will respect these precious em-Pig pens. Yaumati piratical raids and have been blems. Whether they will do so Railway stations brought here for sale, and even or not, under present cireum- exported to Hongkong. Mean-stances, remains to be seen. Some while, the Loitsui, as these looting has already been done, pirates are called, are making and Pakhoi is in suspense. themselves comfortable in the homes of the Pakhoi people on whom they are billetted, turning

Relief at Last.

Augast 31.

Miscellaneous. Ignorant cruelty cases cor.

rected

Watching ferries, times Cases investigated on com-

plaint. Doge dealt with.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

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the latter out of their best Since posting the shove, a sud-Cautions given rooms as suits their convenience. den dramatic change has come They are very careless in their over the situation. Four trans- use of fire-arms and have already port ships full of Chan King-ming's. caused injuries to several inoffen-soldiers have arrived here and aro sive persons, and in one case even to march inland to drive away death.

Wong Ming-tong and all his It is reported that fighting has pirates. We had all been expecting| begun near Limehow, and though a night of terrible looting, and now such a "rumour has been spread] the would be looters have got to before and subsequently proved to run away. The people here are be baseless, yet there is every mightily relieved. reason to expect it to be true this time.

A letter received from Lingshan

Another Account. Another correspondent writes

August 25.

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"hotlow Above is shown. a square," formed by the words "targets" and "slayers." Note

on Aug. 23rd., stated that that us as follows r. little city had been captured and looted by a force of "Red-heads," Soldiers said to number 2.000 that the word "targets" is the presumably a Kwangei army. have landed in Pakhoi from the first word in the horizontal row. Later information is that several Luichow peninsula, supporters and the first in the vertical row: dozens of the merchant ware of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. They are of white "slayers is the last in each killed, many wounded, and an uncommon type it is said case. The puzzle is to insert the whole street of shops burnt. The they have never been drilled and proper letters in place of the losses in the city and villages trained like the ordinary soldierstars so thu1 seven complete around have been estimated at a They are armed mostly with words will be formed, “reading million dollars, a surprisingly Mauser pistols, and are, mostly horizontally and vertically just large amount for such a small young lads. They appear not like "targets" and "slayers," etiy.

yet to have been much in touch with civilization. I saw a group of them using the trunk of About three weeks ago, two a tree in one of the Customs shop-koopers were victimised by compounds as .a

target from

Bank-Note Fraud.

Yesterday's answer:

HER POET VANE{

THE RAVEN POE

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a bank-noto forger who had taken the roud. Another group I some $10 notes issued by the saw shooting swallows on the Chartered Bank and altered them telegraph wires, and yet another into $300 notes. The alterations standing in front of a foreign wore done cleverly enough to residence firing shots into the deceive anyone not much in the air. As far as I could see they habit of handling $100 notes, were trying to attract the especially anyone without know-foreigner inside, just to have a ledge of English, but if once look at him, as they appear not to suspicions were aroused, the have seen foreigners before. An alterations were pretty obvious. ärmed group of them went into;

"The Raven" by Poe, is the So far as is known, only two one of the foreign compounds,} people were swindled in this way and the foreigner ordered them title of the book, which may be and then the man was caught. out. To show their displeasure formed from the 11 letters com- The sequel is an interesting one of them fired the contents of posing the three words "Her

Pont-Vane." illustration of the kind of his magazine into the air. The justice administered by Chinese cracking of their weapons can be officials. The two victims had heard throughout the day in the

both lost $200 H.K. currency. town. One thing they indulge holding Limehow City, and it is equivalent at that time to $230 in when the shop people displease said he has 5,000 armed mon local currency, and as the swind-them is to fire a few shots up inside; it is a walled city.

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ler was found to have enough through the floor, and nut through money in his possession to repay the roof of the shop; and, as far The small town of Kotak, some them in fuil, they naturallyus I can learn, these are only a three miles to the cast of applied to the police official for a few of their pranks. Military Pakhoi, was quietly looted their money, One of them, who benring amongst them is lacking to-day by the Luichow men. was presumably a friend of the they don't wear uniforms; and They started ransacking the official, received $180 local there are frequent reports of them place shortly after midnight, but currency (instoad of $230);" the accidently shooting each other. their haul did not come up to

Por us. Sicilia, Sept. 3-Rev. other one, after repeated applica-}

Denn and Mrs. J. C. Symous, Mr. expectations, as this place had tions every day for about a

The flooding of the country by prepared for a loot weeks ago.

Hira Lall, Mr. J. McArthur, Mr. E fortnight, receive $150 out of the the recent heavy rain has now Consquently they gathered up a

W. Broom, Mies Stringer, Mr. $230 to which he was entitled, greatly decreased, and military lot of the young women and

L. and was thankful to get as much operations have recommenced. children and held them in the

Sir, At Thursday's meeting of Stringor, Mr. A. Geddes, Mr. the Legislative Council, the Weinz Yu, Mr. C. W. Donaldson, as that, though there was no Ewangsi forces closed in around market place to be redeemed by Colonial Secretary is reported to Mrs. Ching Wenchit and infant. reason for this

differential Limehow city, and Sun Yat-sen's their parents and relatives at have said "In the case of the Per a.. Shinyo Maru, Sept. 1.— treatment.

forces took the offensive and price. All those not redeemed Loongsong, if you had got a line Miss L. Almada, Mrs. H. Bleecher," drove them back some 15 miles will be added to their stock-in-out at once it would have been Mr. M. E. Custodio, Mrs. Chow, to a place named Shek-hong, trade in women and children. carried away, and could not have Shec, Mr. A. 6. Ellis, Mr. W. B. which is some 40 miles by road When these men landed in Pak-

prevented her from sinking."

Eckurt, Mr. A A. Parker,

French Consul's Wife Leaves.

General sympathy is fell with from Pakhoi. Here the Kwangsi hoi they brought in with them Has anyone even suggested M Fok Yu, Mr. Fob Wing- the French Consul owing to the forces obtained reinforcements, over three hundred women and that it might have? Will a fire departure of Me. Reynaud and from this point Sun's forces children. Some of these have escape ladder stop a house from un, Mr. K. Gunji, Mr. Hai Chung- for the sake of her health. have been on the retreat, and to-been sold to slave-mongers here, burning? Will the brakes on a wan, Mr. Jung Wing-suey, Mr. Jung She loft Pakhoi on Aug. day some 3,000 of them streamed and taken to Hongkong, Canton,tranicar prevent a pedestrian Young, Mr. Lee Gin-yen, Mr. Lew 21st, on the Fronch gunboat "La into Pakhoi and formed a cumpland other places. When the from falling in front of its wheels? Tsoung, Mr. Low Hong, Mr. Louie Moqueuse" going to Haiphong, in the open country about a mile people were asked if the soldiers Or will an umbrella stop a des- Toy, Mrs. Leung Shee and infuot, from which she will get a ship to the south of the town. The used violence, they replied that cending shower? Why, thien, do Mr. Loong Kwong, Mr. Low Sing, to France. It is hoped that a regulars have much praise for they were gentle and polite, we use these things.? return to her native land will the lads from Luichow; they say addressing them as brothers and completely restore her to health. they are more during than theysistors. At daylight they offered

Isolated.

Yours, etc.,

SPECTATOR.

are mischievous. In the attacks armed escorts to anyone wishing Hongkong, Sept. 3rd., 1923. they were always in front, and to leave the place, charging a

Mr. Lee Chow, Mr. Laun Chen hay. Mr. Lam Kam-ung, Dr. A. B.

| Miranda, Mr. J.-A. Murphy, Mr. Mar Song, Mr. F. Okumura," Mr. Our service of steamers calling in the retreat they repeatedly high fee par head. Many of the

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What is claimed to be the M. Tancinco, Mr. A T. Waterfall; lately, so our mails have become retreating with the other forces, General Wong Ming-tong, with few and far between, and we and suddenly spring up amongst his main body of troops, has largest film studio in the world, Mr. Yee Noooy, Mr. Young Ng, Mr.

exceeding even any at Hollywood, Yee. Ki. think ourselves lucky if we get the advancing Kwangsi men and moved away from Pakhoi; his has been established at Slasken, 938 in a week, but as the boats play havoc among them with position at present is unknown, outside Berlin. The studio is the "star" Mlle. Nielsen, are now hive no regular time-table, some their light quick firing weapons, The Kwangsi forces are expected huge aviation hall from which busy reproducing in the studio a times we get more and some- The Kwangsi men are follow to attack Pakhoi at any moment. during the war the Zeppelins play depicting the life of Christ times less. The unsettled politi-ing on behind and they are now The foreign compounds are began their flights. A group of which is to be shown on Christ- cal conditions continue to pro- some, 10. milas to the north of crowded with

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