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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No 18.021

SOVIET INTRIGUE,

HOW IT WORKS IN CANTON.

KUOMINTANG

SOME STARTLING

War-clouds are again gathering His

DOMINATED.

REVELATIONS.

policy, 45 confided to r Canton, and observers who Mr. Ma Soo when the latter ve.carefully noted the indics-asked for an explanation, prior share found an entirely new to Dr. Sun's departure for the le from which to study the North, was to be friendly with uation. Unlike previous crises Soviet Russia, but not to adopt ich have come and gone in the Communisma. hor chequered history of the fortunate city, an entirely new tor in Chinese politice bas tered into the present situation

20:

recent months

·號七七月五英港香·

WEDNESDAY

MAY

27,

1925.

·日六初月四脚

THE DISPUTE NOW SETTLED,

the so-called Military Academy "HONAM” STRIKE: at Whampoa which is turning out militant Communists for the Army. Borodin is the directing! force behind,the Kuomintang mil- itary operations; military coup- cils and the fortnightly moutings of the Communistic Committee are never without his pre- sonce, in the case of the former in an advisory capacity, and in tho latter as its chairman. And the results are extremely deplorable from Mr. Ma Soo's point view.

query

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of

UNREST IN CITY:

(Our Own Correspondent).

GOLF CONTEST.

FORMER CHAMPIONS

ELIMINATED.

London, May 26.

"At Westward Ho, in the third,

CATRO

CRIME.

EX-CONVICT AIDS POLICE.

round of the Amateur Golf MURDER DESCRIBED. Championship. E. Thompson (Wearsido) beat Cyril Tolley, 3 and 2. Thus the champion and all the exchampions have boon

eliminated.

V. Longstaffe (Aldeburgh) boat A. Bourne (Garden City) by 4 and 3..

tha

Cairo, May 26,

A court of three Judges has begun the trial of nine men charged with being concerned in the murder of the Sirdar.

Two student brothers named Ensiat nervously recounted their participation in the orime. An- other prisoner, Mahmoud Rashed, broke down and wopt when re- poating his confession."

Five of the prisoners denied complicity in the murder..

Captain Campboll, the Sirdar's aide-de-camp, describing the murder, said a scare of shots were fired, six almost simultaneously.

The Birdar's chauffour, Marah,

Canton, May 26th.

Both the Americans engaged WHERE THE MONEY The Hongkong, Canton and is the second round were bosten Macao Steamboat strike has been to-day Pease, of Alomouth, de- .COMES FROM,

settled. The s.s. Kinshan sailed feating R. S ranrahan, of Toledo, Concerning Russian methods for Hongkong a little after noon by one hole. of subsidisation, Mr. Ma Soo here to-day whilst the Honam departs made another disclosure: The for Hongkong to-morrow moru- kad often been puting resuming her usual time From what marvellous source table.

Tolloy was erratic from the start. He was two down at the could Soviet Russia obtain MONEY FROM, MOSCOW.

The terms of the settlement turn, and thereafter played a those seemingly inexhaustible In looking into things more funds which she has devoted to have not yet been disclosed, but it feeble, short game, with frequent closely, Mr. Ma Soo made the propaganda purposes in nearly is understood that the Chiefly short approaches and missed the threat of Bolshevism to startling discovery that the highost all the countries of the world, Officer of the Honam has volun- putts. He was three down at

in fact, his the fourteenth hole, and then said he saw three gunmen close y a much more important role argan of the Kuomintang--what when, to all appearances, she has tarily resigned;

He to the car and two others behind, the general public has is known as the Chief Executive but an impoverished exchequer?" resignation was in the hands of the fifteenth was halved. berto been consclous of committee was receiving direct One of the secrets, according to the Company more than twenty-made a bold bid for the requisite A bullet panstrated the door and cording to Mr. Ma Seo, for from Moscow funds which were Mr. Ma Soo, lios in the nationlisa-four hours before the strike on two to save the sutuation at the entered his leg. A supond went sixteenth bolo. He struck the through the top of his tarbush. propaganda purtion of productive materials. Ho the Honam took place. any years persunal represent- used "for

The expected clash in Canton hole with the second shot, but A third grazed the back of his ve of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen poses." Two personalities very shows that last year three million

ball did

not drop in neck. worth of furs were has hung fire, but there is an foreign government circles, much before the public attention dollars'

An ex-convict, Helbawi, who 8 throat has been felt and within

were brought into China from Siberia, intense feeling of approaching Thompson halved it for

assisted the police to track the the military, who have been The first is no other than Lian from the sste of this, a sum of within twenty-four hours. In

of Dailey, been spant in fact, it is rumoured that the early defeat

the only hushed court how he gained the enated from the governing body Chung-hoi, the former "Red" $2,700,000 has

propaganda in sortlement

of the steamboat surviving American, by the Hon. confidence of the prisoners and the Kuomintang through the Civil Governor of Canton and now Communistic

extracted the story of the murder, ter's subversion to Russian the labour chief in that city. China, Canton included. This trouble was due to the likelihood Michael Scott, by 6 and 5.

The Scottish captain, Robert and induced them to flee, thus mmuniam; and the real issue and the other is M. Borodin, the year it is learned that timber will of bostilities, as all steamers w largely looming in the Soviet onvoy extraordinary of the be the next article to be sent would be needed in the event of Harris, beat the ex-boy cham-leading to their arrest in a train.

The case WLS adjourned. litical foreground is whether Third Internationale in Canton, down, in addition to Russian oil, trouble braaking out. This shows pion. Mathieson, by 5 and 4.

Angus, of Hambro, beat Carl Reuter, be permitted to whose credentials have been fully the first consignment of which how easily labour disputes can mmuniem

Bretherton by one hole. tonour accepted by those in power. How arrived in Canton last month. be settled in Canton it neces- ntinue the, uneven

The Angio-Californian, Grant, its way in Canton, eventually these two hold views in common, Russian money secured from the

boat the Corinthian BOCCBI A. P. C. MAN RELEASED. Russian and in the rosult have kept Com.disposal of these materials will complete ading to

well as nunism a live factor in South find its way, as before, into The Kwangei troops are still player, Morrison, by, 2 and 1. ntrol-political as

Arsenal, near the

beat Hollis Cruickshank onomic-of Kwangtung, or China is described by Mr. Ma Soo newspaper offices and colleges of encamped

beat hethe Kwangtung romains an in this way-The monthly bud-the country. It is a regrettable and it is rumoured, that a pact (Northumberland) by 2 and 1.

Board (Home Park) tegral part of China as one of get of the Chief Executive Com-thing to contemplate, but it has been declared between them

nevertheless true, that and the Yunnanese and that the Darwin, by 4 and 3.. independent, albeit trouble-mi.tee of the Kuomintang is lis

Law (Stoko Poges) beat the money also

to combined forces will, clear out me, provinces. "In other words, submitted by Liao Chung-boi tothis a danger having been com- M. Borodin, who in turn initiale iofuence teachers as well as all the present Government as boxer, Bombardier Wells, by 3

AS all the Russian and 1-Reuter. unicated to various military and sends it to Moscow for approve students, corrupting not only the well

Several Russians mmandors, these have formed al. With that approval there is ob- minds of the youths of the coun- Bolsheviks. amaelves, for motives politic, tainad every month the sum try but also their morals. "I and Government officials have to a cliq e with the result that needed for departmental axpenses would be the last to attack the gone over to Honam and are at ere has arisen in Canton and Communistic propaganda. Kuomintang," said Mr. Mao Soo, present housed in the Coment ell-defined antagonism against An average sum of $35,000 would" were I not firmly convinced Works.

utter subversion to be handed to Liao Chung-hoi for of its these purposes. In other words the Bolshevism, directing activities highest organ of the Kuomintang which are of incalculable harm is subordinated to the Third Into the young genoration of the ternationale in Moscow, which nation." In the following exclusive has made of it a subsidiary.de- terview

prehended by certain sections brought into these disclosures, and from the proceeds derived trouble, and much is expected surprise victory.

The third round saw the perpetrators of the crime, told a

e Kuomintang and what it now ands for behind its thinly veiled lee of a governing body for wangtung independent of Pok-

B

STABLES.

2008

And he then continued :-"The Kuomintang may be ae said, by some, to be a party of radicals,

which Telegraph partment. The old Kuomintang TO CLEANSE THE AUGEAN

had presentative

yesterday organization in its original form ith Mr. Ma Soo, who has put has practically disappeared, and imself

touch in its place has arisen a body #io porsonal ith the situation in Canton, subversive to foreign interests and prtain rovelations concerning unable to work for the batter

of ment of China. To this Mr. Ma insidious penetration olshevism into

Government Soo strongly objects, and his roles and the economic life of objection is well based on the or e province will be found of ground that no. Chinesa political startling nature. Curiously party should be finenced and nough his summing up of the practically controlled by a foreign

sue entirely corroborates that Government.

he

FIGURE...

f General Wu Techen, the Com- BORODIN: THE SINISTER

issioner of Police, who was in his Colony only the other day. KUOMINTANG AS COM-

MUNISTIC TOOL.

to

sary.

STANDARD OIL·

COMPRADORE.

STILL IN BANDITS' HANDS.

THE PRINCE'S VISIT.

DUE TO-MORROW MORNING.

.

MR. RASMUSSEN'S BRIEF CAPTIVITY.

ARMS EXPORTS.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT. CAREFUL.

SOME FIGURES.

London, May 25.

In the House of Commons, re,

plying to Comdr. Kenworthy, Mr. A. M. Samuel said that Board of Trade licences were required for the export from Britain of all arms and munitions, etc. and

Altogether 4,500 Licences bava been granted in the present year. The total déclared value of arms. munitions, naval and military stores exported during the first four months of the year is £1,380,- 000, including naval and military stores going to British garrisons: abroad. The requests for licences are very carefully examined.

TO CHINA. Replying to Mr. C. C. Wall- baad, Mr. Samuel stated that during the present year nine ap plications for licences for the export of arms to China had been received. All had been granted."

The weapons licensed wore 7 revolvers and 2 sporting rifles for personal use of the consignees, and two cattle killors for the Shanghai Municipal authorities. Licences had also been granted in nine cases for the export of ammunition, mostly in small quantities. The only important shipments were destinod for the Shanghai Volunteers and Polico, ― Reuter,

DAIRYMAN CHARGED.

ALLEGED ADULTERATED

MILK.

After being in the hands of Chi- nese bandits for just over twenty four hours, Mr. V. A. J. ́Ï. Wong Chi-kee, master of a dairy Rasmussen, Kongmoon manager at Kowloon city, was "charged: of the Asiatic Petroleum Com-before Mr. B.W. Hamilton, at the pany, has been released,

Kowloon Magistracy this mor-

BITTER REMEDY.

REFORM OF FRENCH FINANCES.

UNUSUAL RACE.

TRAIN VS. MOTORBOAT.

It will be recalled that duringning with selling adulterated milk. the week-end news came to Sanitary Inspector Savage"on. to hand that Mr. Rasmussen, the 4th inst. Mr. W. B. Hind. in company with his wife, was appeared for the defe co.

Inspector Savage gave evidenco making a trip on one of the Com- Mr. Wong Siu-tong, the company's motor boats between Kong-to the offect that he purchased a pradore of the Hongkong branch moon and Samshui when they bottle of milk from the dairy, told the defendent of the Standard Oil Co., who was were set upon by Chinese bandits. And kidnapped by robbers when visit-Both were captured, but Mrs. that the milk would be analysed ing the tombs during the Ching Rasmussen was almost immed-by the Government analyst. Ming Festival, is still in captivity, iately released. When informa. After thoroughly mixing the His Royal Highness Prince says the Canton Gazetta. A tion of the affair reached Hong-milk, witness emptied it into bat it shall never be a party of George, fourth son of H. M ransom of $100,000 has been kong, Mr. S. J. Clarke, from the three bottles one of which was to arrive demanded by the kidnappers but Hongkong office, was sent up to returned to the defendant. A co.tificate from Mr. E. A. Dovey Communists. Its present lead-the King, is due

have subordicated them-in Hongkong by the P.. and the family of Mr. Wong is un-investigate.

linar Malwa

However, news has now come stated that the substance sent to to-morrow willing to pay such a big ransom. 凸 large extent, be en route to Shanghai, where he Instructions were given by the to hand that Mr. Rasmussen has him by Inspector Savage con solves to Borodin," who must,

The case was adjourned "till dependent on them on account of will join H.MB. Hawkins in authorities to the magistrate of been released. The local office tained 9.2 per cent. water. his ignorance of the Chinese lan-connection with the continuation Punyu to effect the early and has received a brief note from

Tuesday, pending the guage. My object in coming of his naval career.

safe release of the kidnapped him stating that he got back next dawa here this time is not to

The Malwa is due at Kowloon compradore. Various, measures safely on Monday afternoon, and results of the analysis of the have been taken by the magistrate that he was, none the worse for bottle retained by the defendant: stir up wat, but, primarily, to

about 10 am and vigorous search by the troops his experience. His many friends bring about peace, but it seems wharves at

the..

Prings will in Of M. Borodin, Mr. Ma Soo that this is not practicable of and

are naturally has been made in the locality in Hongkong ba met

од where the compradore was delighted at this good news. gives us a closer view when he achievement until we have cleans probability

by Captain Neville, visualises the Russian Soviet ed these Augean stables of the arrival

A. D. C, representing His Ex kidnapped. As the place where the unfortunate compradore is Mr.Me Soo was easily identified. agent as the "sinister figure "in Kuomintang first.

"It is a mistake to find in the cellency the Governor; Lieut. kept by his captors is so well esterday by our representative the background of this web of

by the police hrough the numerous photo-intrigue the controlling force, in present situation another issue Col. Montague Bates and a Staff

His experienced raphs published of him in foreign point of actual fact of the than that between the Reds and officer; and Commodore Stirling concealed, great difficulty is being

has and Private Secretary.

authorities in trailing the bandits- ournals. Probably due to his Kuomintang. Most of the troubles Anti-Reds. The question

to their fair. ormer training as a journalist, he that have come to Canton within been raised whether in the event Royal Highness will then be was able to express his views in recent times were stated by our of the successful expulsion of the taken to Government House as Concise phrases, and he spoke as informant to be due to the active Communists from the province, His Excellency's guest. we imagine he would have spok-participation in governmental and this will not leave Canton with In honour of the Prince's visit, on when holding the fixed atton political affairs of this Soviet another problem to face in the H. E. the Governor will to- prosence of other than Cantonese morrow afternoon be at home at ion of his American audiences, agent.

all to To those not perfectly en troops in the city. When you Government House

AT REPULSE. Only just prior to Dr.Sun's depart are for Peking", he told the inter-rapport with Communistic ma-come to look at things squarely residents whose names appear

tazce, heavy taxation of all in- Thousands of spectators lined His Excellency's visitors' iower, "I was personal represent-chinations.in Canton, tho allega- in the face, you will find that on

A number of mon forced their comes without exception, and the banks of the river.

. One of the motorboats was. ative of the Canton Government tion may appear astounding the composition of both armies, book. This function, will last

re-piloted by the well-known racer' in Washington. What called me that M. Borodin's was the last whether parading under the from 5 15 to 7 pm and no doubt way into a matched occupied by inexorable taxation of wealth," back here were insistent reports voice which decided against the name of Cantonese or otherwise, many regidonts will attend in the Chinese woman at Repulse Bay aiming firstly at the boncerning Communistic aot-merchants and precipitated the re-is a somewhat mixed one-you hope of seeing His Royal High-early yesterday morning, and habilitation of France propar- Garwood, but broke down. The completed the course in two and vities in Canton. Hardly boliev-cent sanguinary struggle between will find that the strougest unit of ness. No special dress need be committed a robbery with violatory to her returning to the other piloted by George Wood,

ence, in which they stole money gold standard. ing in those at the beginning, the Rod troops and the Merchants' the Cantonese forces is made up worn for this occasion.

and property to the value of 214 M. Caillaux says be regrets three quarter hours, beating the from the woman.

that the limited nature of the train by twenty-five minutes. what I saw on my return con- Volunteers, and it is suporfluous of troops from Chekiang and!

One man has been arrested by financial pharmacopola necos- Nation-wide interest was taken vinced me, much against my will, to reiterate bore what is by Kiangsu, under General Chiang of the serious hold which Com- now a well-known fact, that M. Kai-shok, whilst in the Com-

the police.

sitates applying the old, painful in the contest, although the munism has obtained in Canton. Borodia has been and is distribut-munistic or Kuomintang army

remedies. He hopes the public railway company officially denied found that actually Chinese ing rifles and money with a lavish you will find Hunanose and Yua

will re-invest the proceeds of the they were in any way participat. Communists were taken into the hand amongst the various army nances as well as Cantonese. If conditions, will never be

000 short term loans continually ing. Aeroplanes followed the race, Kuomintang, that these Com-commanders, and in this conneo-needs must be that we choose

Mr. Ma Soo concluded by

maturing. He promises to in-with wireless broadcasters aboard. the tion the Kuomintang has been ex-between two evils, it is proferable

troduce a munists had taken

measure covering a Reuler's American Service. Kuomintang at the instance of tromoly useful in serving as the to take the lesser. No; the ques-sounding a hopeful note regard-

possible crisis, and in this con- nection it is declared that the Third, Internationale at medium through which he spreads tion at the moment is not one con-ing the prospects of the forth-

financial roform will take several Moscow whose instructions were the insidious doctrines of Com-corning these provincial troops coming struggle. General fight-

yours because, when the prosent simply to use the Kuomintang as munisin. Everywhere, and into Tho active danger to be feared ing has not yet broken out,

uncertain obligations are mot, a means by which they could the minutest cog in the political is Communism, and until this although within the last faw

like tho current budgetary. their Communistic and military machinos, Soviet in-scourge this Red plague-in days there may have book a fow propagate doctrines.".*;

fluence has peacefully penetrated got rid off, with all its adaptations isolated conflicts. Liso Chung-

situation, reconstruction of the liberated regions, and inter- Of the late Dr. Sun's respon-it is soon in the large number of Soviotism to the commercial hot and Wu. Hoa-min and others

Allied debts, France will still be sibility in this matter, Mr. Ma of Russian officers and Russian and industrial life of the province of the Kuomintang Government

faced with a orushing internal Soo said it could not be held gunners for the armies; Rus--that ora of peace and tranquil have now established themselves

debt of 280 milliard francs.~~ against the late Kuomintang sian aviators for the Aviation ity so ardently desired by those in the Coment Works in Housm

Reuter. chief that ho actually introduced Bureau (now removed to Wham who want the commerce of the in expectation of an early out- Bolshevism into Bouth China, pos); and Russian instructors for province reatored to its normal break of hostilities.

over

alised."

Paris, May 26."

New York, May 26. The famous "Twentieth Cen- tury Limited" express train which was defeated last week by a motorboat in a race along the Bitter pills are foreshadowed in Hudeon River from New York to an appeal to the patriotism of the Albany, raced two motorboats nation issued by M. Caillaux, this morning from Albang" to BAY SHED laying down a regime of many New York.

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