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The

Hongkong Telegraph

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TO-DAY'S SPECIAL CABLES.

[United Press Service to the Telegraph. ]

THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

BOTH SIDES CLAIM SUCCESSES.

Washington. December 9.

𫘝十月弍十英港香 MONDAY DECEMBER 10... 1923.

THE CANTON CRISIS.

Government Still Demands

Customs Revenues.

The heaviest censorship clouds the extent of the Mexican "NOT TO Revolution. It is reported that the rebels have captured Jalapa, whilst a further report says that the Federal forces have been victorious in a heavy engagement near Vera Cruz.

AMERICA'S FINEST TRAIN WRECKED.

FIFTEEN PASSENGERS KILLED.

New York. Decenter 9. The 20th Century express, which is An erica's finest train was wrecked in a collision near New York.

Fifteen of the passengers were killed.

AMERICAN TRAIN SMASH.

MANY CASUALTIES REPORTED.

(Reuter's American Service.)

New York. December 9.

Another One.

New York, December 9. Nine were killed and five seriously hurt in a collision of two pa-senger trains on the New York central railroad near Buffalo)

this morning. The dead include the well-known baseball player

**WIN BIL"

TWO-WAY WIRELESS.

Special Telegraph" Report.]

A=&T SINGLE: COFT 10 CTS

136 PER ANNUM

Firestone Hest Kilis Pur Dollar

Racing drives are mast`particulie about" the make of Tyres they, une. Tyre fiberi” may not only man” the hai of a met hit it may result in less

life.

CLLASTERER SUM MIPPEN COINS on the Allest live winners at the changienskip. #Altoona race na.. September 4th, 1924, demonstrates even more forcibly than ever before the, wonderful- inkailt quality of Firesturetyus. Never in the history of the automobile industry kas there been such entstanding performances. from the standpoint of endurance, reliability und service as shown by FIRESTORE · CORAŠ at Indianapolis. Kansas Cityaol Altoona. THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

not pay these loans but can spend GOAT GLAND DOCTOR. the money retained thereby to

subsidise military expeditions! against us.

COMING TO HONGKONG SHORTLY.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

During the last three weeks you have had General Chan King- ming coming to take Can- ton. Northern troops invading the province from Kiangsi, and Shum Hung-ring creating trouble on a lesser scale else where. Such being the case,, we R. Briskley, the American rando delay any longer, seeing originator of "the

NO TO BE SCARED.

FOOTBALL - COMPETITION,

A CHANGE THIS WEEK.

On account of the big match between the South China team Shanghai. December 10.

just returned from Australia and The arrival here of Dr. John the Colony, there will be no a side representing the Rest of

League matches next Saturday. Brinkley This necessitates a change in our

The prize of $50 is now offered into for the correct half-time and full- time scares of this big match, in

AMERICAN DIES FROM INJURIES.

named A.

BE SCARED BY WARSHIPS" at Carton money goes to Peking. operation." whereby rejuvenation weekly Football Competition.

to be lates used to fight Canton. is claimed through the trans-: That is what it amounts to.

ference of goa:

glands "As no reply has been received human beings, has caused in regard to the surplus, the only split in the ranks of Shanghai's accordance with the coupon ap- thing we could do was to order physicians, one faction denounc the local Commissioner of Cusing Dr. Brinkley.

paaring elsewhere. If no-one Returning from a special trip to Canton which he visitedis order toms receipts to Peking. This Medical Association, an invita-week's Competition, making the toms to stop remitting the Cus- Following a meeting of the the prize will be added to next succeeds in giving both scores, to ascertain the facts regarding the serious situation which has arisen was what we had intended to do tion was extended to Dr. Brinkley sum $100. in consequence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's threat to hold the Castoms and what we have done. It was to confer with the Committee for presentative reports that the dispute has not yet been settled. Though revenue collected in the territory under his control, a Telegraph re the only thing we could do." the purpose

Result of last week's competi of determining tion will be announced to-morrow. "The Government's decision whether the Committee could ask unable to secure an interview with Dr. Sun in spite of the attempts must have been made plain?"him to hold a clinic, which he has to gain admission to his presence, our representative saw Aft CCI remarked.

already offered.. Wu, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, who stated that the Yes," said Mr. Wu "But

Dr. Brinkley is making a world HARBOUR ACCIDENT. Canton Government was prepared to stand by its rights in this that is no matter and would allow the Diplomatic Body in Peking a fort-warships to make a demonstration kong early in the New Year.

reason for sending tour and intends to visit Hong- night in which to come to a decision. Amongst other things. Mr. Wu here. stated that "the foreign Powers must remember that they are not dealing with old-fashioned people who are scared by the sight of guns or warships." adding that if steps were taken to "We are prepared to stand by suspend all assistance and the

An Američan, prevent the Government from retaining the revenue, the responsibility our rights. The foreign Powers country would be thrown into a Andersen, boatswain of the as. would be with the foreign Governments. Such steps, said Mt. Wu, must remember that they are not condition of chaos.

West Sequanna. mat with a Thirteen persons are reported to have been killed and fifteen in-would mean active and forcible intervention by the Powerin an dealing with old-fashioned people Reverting to the report of an terrible accident whilst the jured in Erie, Pennsylvania, when the second section of the internal matter in favour of Peking.

whasta scared by the sight of intention of Dr. Sun forcibly to steamer 115 ja Twentieth Century," the fastest express in America, struck a

Hongkong This morning we were informed by the Hongkong Goremment guns or warships. If the Powers take over the Customs. the harbour on Saturday afternoon, inotorcar at a level crossing and was held up.

The third section that no landing of foreign naval forces has taken place in Canton, prevent us by force, this will gentleman seen said that if Dr. later succumbing to injuries crashed into the stationary train, and telescoped three rear carriages and, moreover, that the Italian wireless message sent from Canton mean that the foreign Powers Sun succeeded in doing so, he received.

to Peking stating that the cruiser Calabria had participated in the and Governments will have to would find it

2 useless thing i The boatswain, with the Chief reported landing of bluejackets, representative of five nationalities, take the responsibility both to thrown on his hands, as was consequently untrue,

the Officer, was at the time saperin- their own peoples and to history. Administration would then be tending the drawing in of the Our representative who visited Canton gives bis, impressions of Because that would mean in-disorganize or suspended and all vessel's anchor, preparatory to" the situation as follows:---

tervention active and forcible the machiners necessary for the docking, and whilst carelessly intervention in an internal matter indow of these receipts would be leaning over the windlass his coat Dramatic events occurring in to carry out his intention to take on the part of foreign Powers. put out of order. Anything might was caught between the gears. quick succession in Canton with- [over the Customs and apply the

id in favour of Peking."

happen within the next few When the boatswain realised his in the last few days have now preceeds to his own use would be the course of further con-weeks, but should the act of position, he braced his knees BRITISH AND AMERICA AMATEURS COMMUNICATE developed into a situation which considered as irregular, and versation. Mr. Wu said pay seizing the Customs be carried against the capstan to resist the is without parallel ia recent would be extremely foc, as it ment was supended in 1920 out, the warships were there to pall on his coat, but his knees Hartford Connecticut. December. 9. Chinese history. For the first might have

because to be met by

Canton had internal prevent it.

slipped and he Was drawza Texas wireless communication was established to-day be-time since its establishment, the resistance.

trouble. *You will recali," he tween Britain and American amateurs.

DR SUN DECLINES

towards the engine. His thigh Reliable communication Sun Yat-sen administration in

said. "that in that year we had a was maintained for over two hours on a hundred metre wave length. Canton has come into confies

A DELICATE POSITION.

INTERVIEW. Goverment of seven Directors.

was caught in between the gears, I have learned that account and there was a difference of

(and, unable to extricate himself, with the foreign. Puwers over the

When it was knowa that Dr.he faintly shouted for help. The long-standing dispute regarding given in the Telegraph last week opinion

in regard to policy Sun was still at his headquarters, attention of the Chief Officer was the allocation the Chinese that the Customs House atlanton amongst these seven Directors. I immediately obtained a motor then attracted and, with San Autoni. Devember

Maritime Custom receipts cuid already been occur indby mar-There was a split, and my late boat and crossed the river with others, including the Agent of General Estrade, with pang oup of four regimentsin Gudaluaraflected in Kwantung Province.

ine was antrue. In point of fact.father. Dr. Wu Ting-fang. went the intention of interviewing him Messrs. Struthers and Barry, Mr. City has joined the rewit, but the rebel General Figueroa in the

it has not been considered neces-to Shanghai. The foreign Powers at the Cement Works. By reason A. E. Francke, he made efforts to Of this development there have sure to carry out such a grave did not know to whom to pay the of the fact that a strong picket extricate the unfortunate man. State of Guerrero, has now surrendered.

of late been many rumours, What appeared wive colour to the

The hint of some such Southern portion of the surplus, had been posted on sentry and The windlass was stopped, but undoubtedly been and so they withheld it. The dis-guard duty in and around the Anderson was in a very bad way more sensational reports was the given, and the crisis is by no continuation of payment was not works, it was difficult to obtain when he was at length freed. He Igathering of an unprecedentedly

large number of foreign warships means over as yet. There is a then due to any change in policy. access to Dr. Sun. To the had lost en eye and besides severe n the river, a visit paid simulenseness still perceptible in the They did not know to which of officer of the innermost guard lacerations of his knee there were taneously by both the British and cial atmosphere, at Canton the two groups in Canton pay-which was stationed befores a also other injuries to his chest

Sundry remarks. made without ment should be made. Previous building of modern appearance, and back. Chinese officials do not inspire portion of the surplus, amounting hemmed in by high walls, I hand- ashore in a Harbour Office launch any attempt at reserve. by the to this. they had paid us our and enclosed in a spacious ground The unfortunate man was taken

It is unders: wod that no é comunications have passed between

hopes

the that

Goverment to millions of dollars. So the ed my card with the explanation and i- coming round to the Powers principle was established, and that an interview was desired Government

then conveyed to the the political parties, during the week-end. though all the party situation. Over all these doings point of view, and becauseof this yet when we again want the with Dr. Sun on the question of After

Civil Hospital. leaders have been carefully considering the new position. Everyone the cloak of official reticence had! When the concentration of the themselves out to oppose us in been kept waiting for the space hapy was hell out of recovery.

eximination

the the situation is still very delicate.money, the foreign Powers se: the Customs surplus. After Thilman's.

of is keenly as ating tomorrow's Cabinet council, which will decide heen well-drawn, but it is clear. forsign fleet was completed last favour of Peking. In addition to of a quarter of an hour, an officer it was stated that even if there condition, very little virtually whether Mr. Baldwin shall resign and whether a recon- from enquiries which I have Wednesday, the Corcmisioner all this display of warships. we came out with the information that were -tituted Conservative Cabin will attempt to carry on with a made, that matters modified programime and passive asquiescence with the Liberals. reached a head.

have now for Foreign Affairs (Mr. C. C. Wu) have even had the honour of a Dr. Sun was unable to arrange shock resulting from the terrible There is apparently no question of any fresh coalition with thei Liberals or even active co-operation. There is much speculation in Snancial stringency has recently note in which it was stated that said Mr. Wu. In reply to no other course but to accept this fatal. The poor man died at two It is common knowledge tha: banded to the Consular Endz visit from the two Admirals." an interview that day. There was laceration of his leg would be political circle- to-night regarding the possibility of the Conser-driven the Canton Government the original intention would be question, the Commissioner said statement, and I therefore made o'clock yesterday morning, and vatives declining to carry on the Government and advising His to drastic Majesty to summon Mr. Ramsay Macdonald: It is an open question tion.

adhered to of preventing the re- We were told that they did my way as measures of tax.

best I could back the funeral whether Mr. Macdonald would at present accept.

takes place this mittance of the Customs receipts come and land at Shameen across the river with the some-afternoon. In matters financial needs must when the devil to Peking. The note was given They did not call to see Dr. Sun: what bothersome restrictions

somewhat

Anderson was. drives" is a slogan which has ultimatum, a period of fourteen

a naturalised tone of an at least, not that I know of." imposed on traffic in the vicinity American. boro ic Sweden. now obtained very marked ap days being fixed in which the

ANYTHING MAY

of the Cement Works. A further He WILS 45 years of age, plication in Canton, and to

attempt to see Dr. Sun was also single, and had been work- RAPPEN." Powers were asked to accede to understand the present situation

fruitless. the request. in its proper light, one has to recall the various

MR. C. C. WU EXPLAINS. acts

HOW THE MEXICAN REVOLT GOES.

Beeter's Served

WILL THE CONSERVATIVES QUITY

AN EAGERLY-AWAITED DECISION,

London, Dezember

MORE GREEK PLOTTING.

ROYALIST CONSPIRATORS ARRESTED.

Athens, December 9.

CHINESE LANGUAGE FOR CHINESE.

MINISTER'S ADVICE TO STUDENTS.

London. December 9.

French Admiral- to Canton, and

alls, unusual preparations

the part of the men of the com-

was taken to indicate bited foreign naval forces which a. grave

the Government bas

step.

action has

the

In an interview which followed! the abovs, the views of a gentle- man in close touch with develop-

TENSION MOMENTARILY

RELIEVED.

no internal mjuries, the

ing on board the West Se quanus for eighteen months. Re- ports speak of him as being a capable worker who gave entire at the Foreign the question of the Customs sur-man-in-the street are normal, and held in great esteem by the Appearances at Canton to the satisfaction and as one who was the Commis-plus.Asked as to the object of there is nothing to show that a Captain and officers of the ship

At an interview which I was ments were obtained in regard to

me

representative this

An official message says the discovery of a fresh Royalist re-which volutionary plot has resulted in many arrests, including retired carried out in accordance with able to secure officers and Metaxist agent who bave recently been very active in this formula. On Mr. Sun Fo, the Office building, military circles. They hoped to win over the Athens garrison, and resourceful Mayor, the duty de- sioner, Mr. C. C. Wu. tame the naval concentration on the grave step had only been averted contrive to overthrow the Revolution and create internal troubles volved of thinking out fresh ways straight to the point at issue. river, he said that it might not be at the last moment. The work and Barry, when seen by s so as to bring about foreign intervention. The conspirators were and means to satisfy the crying "Here is the situation," he began unconnected with the rumour of the Custom Hmse is ganz on Telegraph

The Agent of Messrs. Struthers provided with ample funds, which they used for propaganda. Com-need for money and still more "We want to get the promising documents and large sums have been found in the money.

Customs an intention to seize the Customs as usual. It impressed possession of those arrested,

Various plans had been surplus due to the South in the revenues." Nothing was definitely peculiar that whilst the

as morning, criticised the lack of worked out, with more or less same way as we used to get it known as to what the Canton occupying responsible and ad-veyance of sufferers in cases like. men adequate facilities for the con- satisfactory results. and that previously; that is to say, in the Government would do if it fonadministrativze which concerned public lands and year 1919-20. We simply want itself unable to come to an agree- perfectly understand the trend of station was rung'uɔ after the ac- posts at Canton this to hospital. The ambulance building was on the point of being to continue to get what is our ment with the Powers, but such events of the last few days, there cident, but it was stated that the further extended. Fears regard due. When rights are at stake steps as had been taken waze in were others occupying less res moter ambulance was engaged and ing even private tenure were not it does not matter at all if the accordance with the decision of ponsible posts who appeared not would not be available until a without reason, as I had the party to whom they are dus is a the Powers to be prepared for all to have an inkling of the situation very much later hour In an address at the annual dinner of the Cambridge Chinese opportunity of learning whilst in pauper or a millionaire. Students Society on December 8th. H. E. Chao Hsin-che urged the Canton during the week-end

There eventualities. He was sure that and even went so far as to ridicate should be, in the opinion of Mr., students to continue to study Chinese, nad go as deeply into it as

"Representations have been the measure contemplated by the any suggestion of the Custom Francke. & special ambulance they could, and they would find it more useful in their future the way of leading up to the point the

All these observations are by made to the Diplomatic Body on Government would not be carried House being eventually occupied kept in readiness for emergency career than any foreign language.

subject of the Customs out on a careful consideration of by marines. All this serves to show cases like this one. The anfor- that the present crisis had not surplus, but apart from ac-the complications that would the secresy which has been so tunste man, says Mr. Francke, been altogether übexpected. knowledgements of

the LATE MR. DAVID HENDERSON'S FORTUNE.

re: follow. The point to be considered well preservet over official daing". would have suffered far less if the Hence it came to pass that the in- ceipt of our requests, and W23 tention was divulged of resorting statements

that foreign loans were The tension has been moment proper mesos had been available" that the matter London, December 9.

to means for taking over the local was receiving the consideation, provided by

secured by Chinabo the guarantee arily relieved, but it is clear that to take him to hospital. Mr. David Henderson, former engineer-in-chief of the Chinese Customs revenues, this being of the Diplomatic Body na decis receipts. If anything was left in watchful. All shore leave to these Customs the foreign fleet is DO Iess Maritime Customs, left £220.000. He bequeathed annuities of a followed by the foreign Powers ion has been intimated to us. the shape of surplus funds, this the sailors has been curtailed, thousand sterting to his lady secretary and five hundred sterling to the plan. The whole situation Representations were made off-charge internal and domestic ed off Shameen, consists of four adapting measures to checkmate This was three months ago money would be utilised to dis- and at present the force station- reminds one of a game.of chess, icially on September 5th, but loans incurred by the Republic. British gunboats, one French, but a game in which there is no unofficially they were made lang Lately there had been no surtinsone Japanese and two American. mistaking the view of the Powers before that. Meanwhile our por funds to speak of. Seizure of the The Italian gunboat Calabria, Rome, December 9, The Senate has approved the decree already passed by the toms revenues. For the Powers have been handed to us, goes to throw China into bankruptcy, as, ing the week-end from tas no

the question of the Cus- tion of the surplus, which should receipts here would immediately which arrived in "oncong dur Chamber giving full effect to the preliminary Italo-Russian agree. have conveyed to Dr. Son a plain pay some domestic loans charged no stability being thus gusran-is due to go up to Can I W ment signed on December 26th, 1921,

bint that any atteft on his part on the Customs. Pofing need tod, the foreign Powers would Patris had returned to Misio

his wife.

ITALO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.

in

TO-DAY.

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