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CANTON CUSTOMS

DISPUTE.

AMERICA STANDS FAST WITH ROWERS.

WİLL ONLY, DEAL WITH PEKING.

Peking, Jan 6,

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the Hongkong **Telegraph.**}

The Pirate Evil,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

KONGMOON NEWS.

PIRATE GANG BEATEN (Our Own Correspondeuti

Kongmoon, Jan. 4. Sir-Reading some of the subordinanate officers in the Being indignant that his own editorial comments, the idea Heungshan district should have seems to prevail that mercantile become divided into two hostile In reply to questions regarding marine officers and engineers are campe, Dr. Sun the alleged semi-official state-a special branch of cannon-fodder.ordered the immediate cessation Tat-son has ment anent the Canton situation,One article roads refers to

when of hostilities between the rival the American Legation has officers are required in the event parties. informed Reuter's correspondent

of a piracy to fight to a finish." that Admiral Chan has beca It is further reported that Mr. Hughes. Secretary of requires them to fight to a ordered to evacuate his troops State, replying to enquiries on the finish? By what twisted reason- from the district, and hand back subject, informed the American ing are they expected to throw the railitary command of the Legation that the State Depart-their lives away or get maimed place to Chu Cheukman. ment had nothing to do with it, for life? Please understand those Young Kut. Speaker of the and knew nothing of it.

The en are the navigators and Assembly of the Heungshan policy of the United States had in engineers of

a vessal, not a district, has been appointed the no way changed. The State hybrid species of Marine Police new magistrate. The re-instate

Department considered

that

Mr.

Many of them are 50, aye some 70 ment of Chu to the magistracy!

solidarity among the Powers years of age, with wives, mothers, seems to be out of the question. regarding the Canton Customs children,etc. dependent on them-the report adds. was essential, and the United just the same as the man in the States Government refused to chair glibly talking about fighting

to a finish.

Kongmoon, Jan, 5: deal with anyone but the Peking tear about is Who is going to in terms, but the functions of What we do not fit looks very like a contradiction To prohibit opium and to sell Government. Daily Buletin.

compensate them .or their the so-called Bureau for Opium, dependants? Or arc they.Prohibition,

FAREWELL SPEECHES

be

were

by the

to be pensioned for life by established at Kongmoon early

which will SIR ROBERT RETURNS. benevolent Government if maim-next month, are believed to be

ed? Settle this first.

largely confined to the sale of the We have the case of the ss. obnoxious stuff. Sunning where the Chief Officer Another piracy was attempted F AT SHANGHAI

fought to a finish and which has on the Canton-Kungyick junk- Sir Robert Ho Tung returned of comment or even, so far, an when the boat was intercepted by been passed over without a word ferry near Sunwui on the 3rd inst to the Colony this morning by the enquiry being held "Why should over 80 pirates. After some s.s. Paul Lecat, after an absence we be the victims of a "Wait and thirty of their number of several months in the North, See" or any other sloppy policy? killed and wounded whither he journeyed with a view to interesting the officials andi I would suggest that the village guards who went 10 commanders there in his scheme

method migh: be

the rescue, the pirates had to give for a round-table conference, by

the affair up as a bad job. A which peace might be consum Hand out tracts (dealing with that the pirates bore flags with an, novel feature of the affair was the icinity of taking that which inscription in these uncompromis Sir Robert was given a farewell the other fellow has get first) to ing character: Looting Con reception by the Shanghai fall passengers embarking. Fail-mander of the First Independent, General Chamber of Commerce, ing this. I believe our silent Navy Brigade of the Central Govern- under the auspices of various would be only too glad of the ment. What next! trading, banking and educational chance to make a noise. organisations.

inated throughout China,

following

tried:

On account of the prevalence Speaking on behalf of the Gen-took a small steam launch from

Hats of to France! Pirates of bandits in Lai Ngok. a big eral Chamber of Commerce and them the other day in Cantor the other host organisations, Mr. River and were made to pay dearly Fong Chu-pa, Vice-Chairman of for it.

the tieneral Chamber, after re- viewing Sir Robert's past career.

Yours etc. COAST OFFICER.

in the course of which he pair a Hongkong, Jan. 6th.. 1994. warm tribute to Sir Robert's con- mercial achievements and philan thropic enterprises, referring especially to his public spirit

which found expression in the sacrifices he bore in helping to end the seamen's strike it

NAVAL NEWS.

Hongkong, said that Sir Robert FAR EAST APPOINTMENTS. had initiated the Round-Table! Peace Conference at a critical [command of the light cruiser Captain "H. T. England, in moment when the prolongation Weymouth, with naval reliefs for

village near Kongmoon notorious for outlaws, the farmers have been unable to reap the palm. crop, which is long overdue.

"STUNT" FLYING.

POSSIBILITY OF EX- HIBITION IN HONGKONG

There recently arrived in the Colony a very daring young Abbott, who has for some years American aviator, Mr. Harry W. been engaged in the United

From

the

of the present chaus would be the China Station, was recently States in trick lying, and was disastrous to China's destiny. in command of the sloop.Valerian recently giving aerial demonstra- He regretted that so far. in on the North America and West tions at Canton before Dr. Sun spite of Sir Robert's indefatigable Indies Station. efforts, the conference was still left Chatham on Dec. 15 with the his wife.

The Weymouth Yat-sen. He is accompanied by in an embryo state. But the new crews for the Durban and Abbott succeeds in negotiations We learn that if Mr. future was very hopeful Magnolia on bearth. The drafts which he is a present conducting. account, of the enthusiastic were to celebrate Christmas Day there is a possibilty of local folk pledges of support received from somewhere east of Suez. various sources. Mr. Fong drew

-eeing this clever flying-men in attention to the fact that in the financial department are those stunts." either at the Racecourse

Among recent appointments in

the near future in thrilling leaving his peaceful abode in of Paymaster Midshipmen C.E.C.or Repulse Bay. He hopes to Hongkong to undertake arduous a task Sir Robert equal-Highton to the Ambrose, and pose at Macas, otherwise will Tomkins to the Capetown, J. H. procure a machine for the pur- ed the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang in G. C. Sammons to the Durban, use a balloon for his ascents. working tirelessly for the welfare These proceed to their station by of China.

Press cuttings SIR ROBERT'S SUCCESSOR. 14th Paymaster-Lieutenant A. C. ing terms of the remarkable feats the Weymouth. About December American papers speak in glow- Sir. Robert made a brief al-Dickson was to proceed to Hong-Mr. Abbott has performed before! dress in reply, assuring the host kong to join the Tamar, depot huge crowds. Over Long Beach. organisations of his deep up-ship, to act as secretary's clerk. California. he thought nothing of preciation for the farewell re-i ception got up in lis honour. He way. commanding the river gan-the days before perfection had Lieutenant Lionel C. P. Tud-plane 8,000 feet up, and that in a parachute jump from an aero Said that the conference move-host Robin in China, was due for made flying apparers as safe as ment may be viewed in the light promotion to lieutenant-comman-it is now if such things can be of great hopefulness because der on Dec. 1. He was awarded the termed safe. apart from

the enthusiastic D.S.O. and D.S.C. for services in better than his father, in whose In this he did even support he had received from command of the gunboat Sumana footsteps he has followed, who various public organisations in in the fighting on the Tigris, held the record for this leap. Shanghai and other cities in where he was taken prisoner. China, be had also obtained per- sonal assurances from the lead-captain in charge at Singapore record. One of his most thrilling The appointment of the new younger Abbott broke the height it is, as long ago as 1919 the ing military men of China. He dates from Dec. 1. Captain C. V.feats is read out a list of names of the in-Robinson, who has been at the descent, jumping first from fluential leaders including Sun new base for the past two years, an aeroplane or balloon, and then double parachute Yat-sen, Li Yuan-hung, Chang is being succeeded by Captain P. from his parachute whilst in Tso-lin, Wu Pei-fu, Chi She-yuan, R. Stevens, D.S.O, who was mid-air. This needs nerve and Lu Yuang-hsiang. Tank Chi-yan, promoted in December 1922, after clever calculation, but is only Sun Chuan-fang, Hsiao Yan-nan, being Ho Feng-lin, Chen Chiung-ming. Admiral's yacht

in command of the one of the stunts Mr. Abbott per- Li Hsien-shih, Hsiung Ko-wu, China, Captain Stevens was the the tail or wings of his plane) Alacrity in forms. which include walking on Tsai Cheng-heuan, Chang Fu-lai Surveying and War Staff Officer while up in the air, and Dying and Tuan Chi-jui.

"I expect to leave for England in-Chief of the Grand Fleet all have

on the Staff of the Commander upside-down. in the middle of February," he said through the war, and for his Francisco and other big cities and His expositions been "in order to attend the British Em-ability and unremitting, work in towns.

features at San pire Exbibition as a representative this post was awarded the D.S.O. from Hongkong. But I shall get Surgeon Commander myself excused from the trip if Given, M.D., also appointed to

During the D.H.C. served with the US Navy.

war Mr. Abbott my presence is urgently needed up Singapore, is the first medical here. And even after my arrival in officer to be allocated to the base London, I shall on receipt of

your telegram book my passage |

by the first boat for speedy return

to Chine. You will be glad to

MICE CAUSE A FIRE.

As

QUEEN'S GIFT TO AN INSTITUTE Among the contributions to a sale of Christmas gifts, opened know that my absence will not

at Hampstead Garden Suburb interfere in any way with the of matches stacked in the window the

Rats or mice nibbling at bores recently in aid of the extension of progress of the peace movement of a hardware dealer's shop in were a number of books sent by Garden Suburb Institute, because I have secured the con- Friar-street, sent of a man of ripe experience. believed to have caused a fire by Princess Louise, Duchess of Worcester, are the Queen The sale was opened vigorous energy, and patriotic which broke out early one mor-Argyll, and Lord-Emmott, the ardor to carry on the work. This ning recently. The thoroughfare president of the institute, anno- gentleman is one with whom you is narrow, and contains a number unced that the Middlesex County are, well acquainted, Mr. Sze of ancient half timbered buildings, Council bad promised six thous Liang-zay. Please confer with but the fire brigade prevented the and pounds towards the sixteen him and put before him your best flames spreading. The hardware thousand pounds needed for the Buggestions."*

shop was gutted.

extension of the institute.

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