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OVER THE FENCE

if we claimed

wecould make a blind man

But we can improve any

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LAZARUS.

12 QUEEN'S ROAD GERYJAL.

The only European Opilolan to the Colony

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

No [24]S

THE CANTON SITUATION.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY

GOVERNMENT.

LATEST NEWS AND RUMOURS.

THE

魏堂廿月十英港費

TUESDAY,

OCTOBER

1024

HE#ANGLEFOOT IN TH

of the National Birthday, was was ovor. From a little after 7 TRAFALGAR DAY.

wonding its way through the a.m., until noon there was only

strasts of Canton. Numbering a 'isolated fighting in particular

couple of thousand, composed of streets

or buildings, which

MEMORIALS.

Nearly $3,000 Raised by Salo of Flags.

** Chmack must have a

·He told me, he haar's i repairs this year.");

"Yes, the fellow at the

me the same thing,"

Essex Touring complete with, wheels and five 31 x 5.25 BALI TYRES

Hudson Touring complete

wheels and Ave 33 x 6,20 BALLOON, TYKES

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Tolephone Central 1246 or 1647. .

33 Wong Noi Chung RoadHappy Valley.

FIERCE BATTLE AT SHANGHAIKWAN.

CHIHLI SOLDIERS PUT UP STUBBORN DEFENCE.

ENCIRCLEMENT” NEARLY COMPLETED,

(Our Own Correspundent)

young students, both boys and were the strongholds of the WREATHS PLACED ON · LOCAL girls (accompanied by their robels. Fire burst out in soven teachers), labourers and military or sight places either as a result cadets, carrying flags and banners of the Bahting or of in«]. and, of course, unarmed, the pro- condiariem by bad characters.

to approached the spot According police reports cession where the Volunteers were tran- about 490 (four hukirod and sporting their arms. Without ninety) houses were burnt any provocation the Volunteers Un'ortunately some ighting took

Hongkong, in common with the fred into the unarmed crowd. place both by bad charactors When the crowd dispersed they and by soldiers. Those who were rest of the British Empiro, his chased individual labourers and caught with loot were, how-to-day celebrated the 119th. studente, and even women and over, promptly shot on the spot. ooniversary of the great neval girls. Those Merchant Volun-This drastic measure had an victory of Trafalgar.

Shanghai, October 21. The feature of to-day's news from Canton is that although there tears, supposed to be organised immediate salutary offect It Arrangements for the local

comparatively fortunate galebration have been in the A massage from Mukden, received here at 7.15, this morning. is lose panic among the inhabitants, refugees are still loaving the for golf-defence, without any was city in large numbers, Shops are gradually re-opening, though very authority or justification, kill that the scene of the fighting hands of the Hongkong, Branch states that reliable reports confirm that Shanghalk wan hay not been od eight of thoir follow-took place in a fow streets on of the Navy League, and have captured completely. The Fongtion troops occupy the authorn half little business is being done.

citizens whose only crime was the Eastern limits of the suburb included the holding of a flag day of the city, which is now almost surrounded

A communiqué reports that twenty-four planos bombed the they were The Merchant Volunteers are to be re-organised and re-armed, that

patriotically containing not residonoce but on behalf of the dependants of but this time by the Government which will permit any and every-marching through the streets to shops whose ownate long ago had those men of the Royal Navy and warships there, but this is branded as ridiculous, the former foreign body to join, thus forming another Red Army under a different celebrate the anniversary of the removed their valuables. Vary Mercantile Marine who gave up director of the Fengtien air forces declaring that Mukden has but foundation of the Republic. One few, if any, non-combatants were their lives for the Empire the eightoon utilizable machines and only fourteen competent pilots, of the killed, a workingman, was hurt; the casualties among the laying of wreaths on the Cenotaph seven of whom are Russians.

Intense fighting is proceeding at Shanghaikwan, the Chibil It is rumoured that Chan King-ming is now advancing and that afterwards found disombowolled "troops numbered about 100, those and Wanchal Memorial and the

It is difficult to believe that among the rebels, owing to their bolding, to-night, of a concert in forces defending the steep hill in the north-west section of the city against repeated assaults. The Mukden troops now hold the rail- The bas captured the Bocca Tigris forte.

law-abiding shop koopers or their posts of vantage, wore probably the Theatre Royal

way station, but this is of no use to them owing to the Chibit troops AT THE CENOTAPH. The Canton Government has issued an official statement regard-shop-assistants could be guilty of less. The single class which

| blocking the lid and filling the cut through the Great Wall with such an aot of barbariam and suffered the most were the bar-

The Cenotaph this morning was huge atone blocks. ing Wednesday's affair, a digest of which will be found below.

cruelly. The Government had bers of Saikuan who, owing to

Chang Haueh-liang arrived at Mukden last night, heavily Our spesial, Canton correspon-will be taken against thom. The information that some of the men somo grudge or other, wore in full regalis when the President

Branch visited it shortly after Yamen, a cavalry troop escorting his automobile. dent, writing under date of yee-pawn brokers are now allowing were not members of the Mor-maltreated and killed by the and Committee of the local guarded, in a special train, and immediately proceeded to the

the redemption of all pawned cantile community at all. Many rebola to the number, it is report nine o'clock to place a token Lorday afternoon, says;---

therean. The doral emblem took

SHANGHAIB MENACE DISPERSED, There is very little chango in articles without charging inter- of them were disbanded soldiora, ed, of 70 or 80.

Shanghai, Oct, 20. the situation from yesterday, ox est, in order to raise the money.discharged police-men, city cuf- Responsibility on Conspirators the form of a huge wreath, 7 ft. flane and characters from the Expected Attack by Chan.

"The Government deplores the high, which was surmounted by a cept that there is a little lons

Shanghai North station has at last been cleared of 2,000 armed villagen who had been hired

necessity for the measures which crown and included the naval the very little news of at

of rato panio among the inbubitants,

The President, the ex-Chekiang soldies, mostly from Woosung, whose presence had Gon. Chan King-ming. Firing month and sixty conte per day. had to he taken on the 15th archor the City but not in such vast numbers as during the last two was hoard at Tungshau yester-Soine of theso hirelings were inet. The rebol conspirators and Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, was constituted a inénaco since Friday last, and they have been sent to A cuolle train will leave Shanghai to-morrow to test the day morning, which sounded as oven bandits and mon sont from their representatives had been accompanied by Mr. M. the Kiangnan racecourse,

warned repeatedly that the Whyte (Secretary), and Mossrs. lays. The Hongkong boats are coming from Bbcklung district, Chon Chiung-ming's forcos,

Government would be compelled W. A. Dowley, F. A. Parry, Shanghai-Nanking Railway, upon which it is hoped to resume with their seditious activities and E. F. Aucott. As the Pre-

nama.

Refugees are still pouring out of

There is

$12

t

..

still taking full loads of Chinese and it in rumoured here that Terrorising Law-Abiding to use force if they proceeded Lieut.-Com. Ingham,, B. Wylie normal traffic soon.-Daily Bulletin.

passengers.

Shameen Protection.

Chan has captured the Bocca Tigris Forts.

The Yunnanese troops that had

Merchante,

Alter

Committee

.

+

REICHSTAG TO BE DISSOLVED.

"Not contout with the damage and that the consequences would sident laid the wreath at the foot All valuablos and personal effants have been stoppel enter taken up positions in the Balkwan already done, the Merchant involve suffering not only on the of Hongkong's wat memorial, the ing Shameen as from Saturday district wero hastily withdrawn Velanteer Corpe proceeded to guilty but also on the Inpgeent. members of the Committee stood afternoon, only legitimate cargo yesterday and packed off to the terrorise the general body of They had, however, presumed hare headed as a mark of respect the Govern whose honour the memorial has

SPLIT ON GERMAN NATIONALIST QUESTIÓN. being allowed to enter, as the is- Eastern Front, so a little activity merchants of the whole city too much on the lenien and to the memory of the mon in

Berlin, October 20. land is now packed with valuabio-in that direction is expected. forcing them 10 close their shops: toleranco which

the Headquarters account for this

The Volunteers paraded ment had consistently exhibited buen erected A photograph was

tho affair. The taken of the ceremony. to such ነን extent that

the this

On the Government's recommendation, President Ebert has withdrawal as being the lifting through the strooie, armed to the throughout authorities are afraid that if much, more is brought in it of martial law from Saikwan, but teeth, in a roupe, large and small, responsibility for the suffering might tempt the soldiers to last the general belief to that the men and compelled those business and damage must fall on those journeyed to Wanchai, where a consented to dissolve the Reichstag. This is in connection with the The decision to hola elections bas been prompted by the autitudo. needed for the expected houses and shops which wanted who, regardless of the warnings somlar wreath was laid on the controversy regarding inclusion of Nationalists in the Ministry. the Island To preven; such a fare

to do business-and these wire the Government and rockies Kuttan Memorial by the Hon.

the Secretary. 1.7 cn-equences

This memorial, re- of the Democrats in refusing to participate in a Government in he official dupreo atɩributes happening 75 Indian Holdiers of attack of Chan King-ming.

Reorganising the Volunteeng. a the majority-to close, their of tho

bu the Bombay Gen diers an I three

their garding the condition of which so whion Nationalists are represented. pur-und shops literally al

point citizens. Europban officers arrived from The Merchant Volunteers are

the bayonot.

I political plots in the Fate refuze much has lately been said, had the necessity for a dissolution to the failure of the Chancellor's Hongkong last night and are to ha re-organised by the Govern-

ovident of Hongkong and Shameen. In beel cleaned by the Government efforts to extend the present Government in order to create a roll- Was 10W plainly now on guard duty with machine ment and re-armed, but this time and Lawis guns, The Indians are all will be allowed to join and to the citizens of Canton that the the latter place pericula ly, ow-and presented a spick and spin able majority-Reuter. camped at the western end of not only the merchants. This is purpose of the group of conspira-ling to the employment of Chan appearance, Central Avenuo sear the boat but another excuse for arining all or among the Volunteers was Lim-pak and his brother. Chan

house.

The

Revised Figures.

estimate rav sed

sť

tho

Future Relations.

FLAG DAY,

At an early hour this morning.

selling little silk Union Jacks. There was a very roady response

on the part of the public, and there

the workmen and farming the nothing loss than the overthrow Lim-chung, as compradores Shops Opening.

Red Army, as the Government of the Government by bringing the Hongkong and Shanghai The Sun Company and Sincero know full well that the merchants about the paralysis of the politic. Bank, he conspiratora had a safe lady flag-sollers were stationed al metropolis. Obviously the and convenient base for plotting at all the usual vantage points Government could not at by and Orders have now been issued for Company opened up one door will not join up. each this morning. The windows

watch a gang of armed men, the arrest of those mon, the Coan are still shuttered, while the iron

of instituting a reign of terror among brothers, and nine other rebol untrance gatos are only open wide Wednesday's damage is now put law-abiding citizens and at the leadors. enough for the entrance of one at fifty million dollars, while the same time encompassing iw own person at a time. On the Bund, casualties are reported to amount dowafall. traffic is as usual, but a visit to to 2,000, mostly civilians. the Customs examination shed rovosts that there is next to nothing being imported an all exports appear to be re-exports of stocks and personal effect. In the heart of the City, a different aspect is shown as very low shops are open and the narrow struels H8C deferiod. Most of the small

taken away.

Sun Threatens Custums."

OFFICIAL STATEMENT. -

Interesting Government

Explanation

element

CONSERVATIVE PARTY'S BATTLECRY.

ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS REPORTED.

London, Catober 20,

were law Europeans to be seen The Conservative battlecry for the final week of the campaign who had not made their сол-

Work for a clear majority and relief from elections," as tribution to the worthy cause.cording to advice given to the workers by the Conservativo boad- "It is the hope and belief of the Over 5,000 flags had been made quarters, which is receiving encouraging reports of the parts pros The Conflict on the 15th. Government, now that the read it was confidently expected pecte in the constituencies. the among

that a largo sum would be "The Government therefore on bellious the 15th,, inst. proclaimed the Volunteer has been eliminated, realised. dissolution of the M.V.C.

The ladies who assisted in In that the future relations between anticipation of armed resistance, the Government and the law-selling flags were:~~~ the Government ordered a de- abiding merchants and citizens Misa Joan Airey, Miss Annie monstration of forco, The shall lead to matual trust and Miller, Miss Joyce Holyoak, Miss robel Volunteers went further co-operation for the welfare and Dorothy Holyoak, Miss Haraton, than expected. They courted happiness of the people."

HONGKONG DEPUTATION

RETURNS.

Miss B. Marston. Mise Rtam, Miss' E Macintosh, Miss Peggy Bird, Miss Hollingsworth, Miss K. Murphy, Mrs F. M. Crawford, Mrs J. M Gorlon, Mrs Halling-- worth, Mrs O. B. Brown, Mra H. E. Hollands, Mrs W. B Cornahy,|

A scrutiny of the nominations show that forty-one women are standing for election, including the Labourite, Mrs. Bertrand Russell. It is noteworthy that seven Hepublicans, who are all Irish, and have been nominated, are at present interned in Ulster-Reuter; ·

THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

ONLY ONE CORRECT FORECAST.

QUEEN'S CLUB TOURNAMENT.

COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS."

London, Oct. 20.

We have to-day received from and provoked a conflict. On the shops are compelled to open 10 the Canton Press Bureau, a long afternoon of the 14th at 630 pm.. meet overledil expenses, but those official sustement regarding the the building of the P.Ice Hrad-|

NEW ZEALAND'S DECISION. wi h alilo reserve are not fizhting and subsequent events, quarters was fired upon by snipers

London, Outober 20. worrying and are remaining slut he document opening:-"In!

from a tos-house called Wá Lou

The High Commissioner for New Zealand announces that it Looting at Fetshan. view of the computen of miere- and a pawnshop called Yu Shun A Fatslan merchant arriving presentation and slander which situated in the vicinity, neors-

The deputation comprised of Mrs K. E. Greig Mrs E. Fwill do pasible for New Zealand to participate in the Empire hers has told a pitiful tale of the hoing cucted in the prositating the transfer of the police representatives of the Tone Wah Aucott, Mra 1. F. Pearce, Mrs P. Exibition in 1925.- Reuter. looting at Fatehan. Yunnanese regarding the affair of the Mer-staff from the upper to the ground Hospital and the Chinero General 8. Cassidy. Mrs. G. B. Duan-it, tro pi went all round the city chant Valunteers and the fighting for. The Western suburb of the Chamber of Commeras which Mrs. Mcl, Courtney, Mrs D. and relieved the merchants of all which took place in Canton on city known as Saikuan, through went to Canton to mediato with M. Ross, Miss Cornell, Mise their arms without any uppoai the 15th inst. the Government which no modern roads had got the Canton Government in an Matheson, Mrs Grossman, Mrs tion. Following this other soldiers has doon.ed it necessary to issue been built, had already for several endeavour to offset & sotilemont, E. J. R. Mitotell, Mrs C. Edge. went round and demanded arms, the following statement for public days boon controlled by the rebels, bave returned to Hong kong after oumbe, Mra W. Logan, Miss and on being told that the arms information,”

who each night caused the closing doing Wu Hon-min. In the Dunbar, Mirs Stonham, Miss Wo regret that we have not of all barriondes on its streets. had already been given up to the

presentative interviewed, they Hurley, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Davi- Yunnaness, the shops wore. Im-the space to give the locument and lanes and instituted a search words of ous whom a Telegraph Tirrell. Mrs Buckberrough, Mrs mediately looted, and everything in full, but we take the following of the persons of passers-by. On mat with...rúdo foorption." son, Mrs Marcel and the Misses

more important passages:-- this night they wore masrod on Wu Hon-min, it was stated, was Ellis,

'ounting was done at the City The result of last week's Tele-

In the Queen's Club covered "It cannot be over-emphasized the streets lending out of Salkut. not responsive to their overtures, that the conflot which the It was now been rabellion, The and he closed, the interview with Hall, and when a Telegraph regraph Football Competition is

shina, Kingsley and Spende bust It is rumoured that Sun Yat-Volunteers chose to outer Int? Government reluctantly instruct with the words "It is ton, Isto prosentativo called later in the that only one competitor succeed. Courts lawn tennis champion sen Intonda to take over the with the Government was noted the gendarmes and troops to now to talk of mediation. Before day, he learned that the sum of od in making the correct goal Colonel Bérget and Flaneur," in

forcoasts in the three matches the final, by 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Customs House and has already one for the possession of the rocond at daylight on the 15th bis troublo came shout, you 82,651,40 had been realised.

soleoted. He is " appointed a man named Wong as Arms shipped from Belgium by inat to Saikus to break down could have stepped in and thera Commissioner of Customs. the steamor "Hav" but for the all barriers and gates that Im might have been a charge then!

Mr. C. A. Figueiredo, Sun Yat-sen has ordered all overthrow of the Governmont, paded free traffic in the suburb of coming to a settleront and

No. 1, Peace Avenue, Kowloon. Merchant Volunteers to pay an not one for golf-defence but for and to take forcible mentiras if avoiding all thin blond hed and

the foot whilst the remainder of Indemnity of $100 e-ch, and, as aggression."

thay were opposed. The advance destruction of property" there were about 8,000 of them

the train caught, fire. It stated. A signed and "chopped" coupon The document, after stating at commenced at 4:30 on the morn- Further Report

that about 100 soldiers were killed, has been posted him to-day and| this will mean the sum of $307 great length the Government's ing of the 5th. The rebels took

If he will bring that to this, office 000 being raised, that is if the version of the arma agreement advantage of their barricades and: A report which reaches us to in the scoident, Volunteers pay. They are at pre- with the Voluntoore, donoribes buildings, particularly the piwn day from the North River states We are informed that it was he will receive the $50 prize.

Twenty-four other competitors sent refusing to pay, making the the incident of October; as fol-shops which were espacially high that whilst a train conveying not the compradore of Mesars. excuse that they have no money. low" On the 10th of October and well-constructed, to pour a soldiers to the norther front win, Shewan, Tomes and Co,'s office succeeded in dotting the correct The pawnbrokers have also the National Day of the Republic, hay are on the troops. To proceeding from Cantorrit became on the Shamden who committed forecasts for two of the matches, bran ordered to pay, but in their while the Volunteers were rout them out was no easy task, derailed owing to a section of the alloide, but his brother, business, several of them being only one case the sum domanded is $2,000 landing on tho Bund the Nevertheless in less than three line having been tord day. The known as the Ng Sheung Com-goal out in the third matches L The coupon for this week's and they have been told that if arme and ammunition, a popu* hours all the principal entrancas, engine together with Wine of the papy, was destroyed by firs. All the money is not forthcoming ler procession, advertised sev-except one, into Salkuan had been carriages-wore thrown down the his goods, to the value of over competition will be found on

another page. Ithiyenne day, strong action stal days before in celebration gained, and organised resistance embankment and into the river at two lakhs, were burned.

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4

In the mixed doubles final Eames and Mr. Benmish: best Kingsley and Mies Ridley 6-1, 6-1-Reutor

TO-DAY.

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Closing Exchange 2e. 5. 8/14. Lighting Up-Time 853 pm. Barometer Temperature Humidity