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BETTER STRIKE OUTLOOK.

TRAMS AGAIN RUNNING.

Plenty of Meat and Vegetables.

The general outlook of the strike in Hongkong is undoubtedly getting brighter every day, To-day has witnessed the partial resumption of the tramway service, thanks to the organisation of an emergency corps of volunteer helpers, and this has undoubtedly done much to bring about an atmosphere and spirit of normality.

One of the most encouraging signs of the trend of things is the return to work of a number of Chi- nese pig slaughterers and the ex pected return of Chinese butches generally. Over 100 pigs were

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1231

No. 21,053

#D. WHEXANE TUESDAY, JUNE 30,

by the great majority of peace BIG EARTHQUAKE.7

never

FELT ALL OVER

CALIFORNIA.``

San Francisco, June 29.

1925.日十月五

TRAMWAYS RESUME.

MORE VOLUNTEERS WANTED:

This morning witnessed the re- commencement of the Hongkong

the Post Office and Happy Valley tramways, a limited service between being inaugurated by British and Portuguese drivers and conductors, A severe earthquake was experi-It was announced last night that

morning.

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ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL 351.

Model 351.

£55.

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Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

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CANTON CHRISTIAN

COLLEGE.

INTERESTING LETTERS

INTERNATIONAL GOLF.

AMERICANS BEAT BRITISH.

slaughtered at Kennedy Town lost ed not only by Germans residing have been written during the the earthquake, fires also conductor, there is a regular police would ask us to resign upon our/Americans won the th

Soldicra

night by Chinese killers and more are to be killed to-day. from the local Garrison are still carrying on the slaughtering of beef eattle, 24 herd being killed last night and $0 being killed this mor ning. There are plenty of beasts coming to hand and it is confidently

in Hongkong, but also by many monarchical Germany.

who were at Tungshan and have sure, however, that these medisaster are conflicting, as the tele-cach Cir. This is

been given graph lines are cut, but it is report against any interference or annoy

since come to this Colony.

chants would have

killed.

A representative of the Tele-every protection on Shameen had Ed that sixty-five people have been ance on the part of the strikers, but everything has passed off quite Shocks were also fit in Montana, peacefully, and large numbers of graph who called on the German it been necessary.

where a crevice ten miles long was passengers are being carried over Consul General for Hongkong, Enclosing my card-Yours etc., this morning, was informed that

formed in the earth; whilst eight the section in operation. efforts are being made to establish

hundred feet of clar toppled over, the authorship of the document.

burying the railway in debris Reuters American Service.

"Santa Barbara, June 30.

expected that the whole of the Chi-The Consul said that he learned

OLD-GERMAN RESIDENT, Hongkong, June 30th, 1926. Sir,-In" your yesterday's issue.

1

nese butchers will report for duty yesterday that there was some road a copy of a letter signed

sometime to-day or to-morrow, as it form of letter relating to the al-German Merchants in Tangshan. I It is believed that the earth is known that they are anxious toeged German attitude towards the, resume work.

Shameen affair, and not having My opinion is that my compatriots

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A round of all the markets made seen a copy of it he called on Mr should not mix into matters whichquake casualties re greatly ex-more ears on the route.. The train-quita, beyond me.Yours, etc., early this morning revealed that A. G. M. Fletcher to chquire whe.solely concern the British, French Kerated. It is certained that ing of men. naturally takes some

twelve persons have been killed.-time, so the earlier volunteers Reuters American) Service.

come forward, the better.

"ASIA" PASSENGERS.

WIMBLEDON (TENNIS.

JOAN FRY IN SEMI-FINAL.

London, June 29.

CANTON GERMANS.

loving and sensible Chinese, who HONGKONG COMMUNITY know that the departure of China from the Confucian system and the ANGERED BY LETTER.

London, June 29, propaganda of the Bolshevista,

Playing at Gleneagles in a thirty- Considerable discussion was combined with the "blessings" of

We have received the following six holes: four-ball match, Mae wars of

donald Smith and Kirkwood. caused yesterday by the repro- republican business duction in the Telegraph of u let-money-brained militarists, are the SEASIDE RESORT SUFFERS.

letters for publication

Sir, Since your representative (America) beat Mitchell and Dun- interviewed me, I have had several can (Britain) by two up and one ter appearing in the Canton origin of what disaster will finally

chats with three or four members to play, y Gazette and alleged to be signed befall China, especially when such

of the staff of the Canton Christian' The Americans did not take the by "German merchants" residing encouraging Mephistophistic sym- in Tungshan, purporting to be an puthy is tendered to those mental- expression of sympathy with the ly uneducated masses of Chinese enced throughout California this a ten-minute service between the College and I am sorry to say that lend until the thirty-third hole.

points named would be maintained, they appear to still persist in their Duncan put the British thead at t The city of Los Angeles was but even better than that has been attitude proclaimed in the aur first hole, and Kirkwood square Chinese for the "merciless killing coolies and school children,

But, of course, it helps to get

30: eight-minute fre- prising letter signed by Eventeenth fifth. Thenkari theke and wounding" at Shameen last Tuesday. It was on the face of some more deliveries of goods, rocked by the quake, at the centre achieved,

Americans." One of them told me [square, and the Commencing at eight o'clock this that it was necessary to defend the eleventh and fifteenth it a rather remarkable document more orders, and is a quid pro quo of the shock was the easide resort quency of tramcars being kept up.

fear for buildings, including hotels, col-morning the service will run until | Chinese, right or wrong." Right being halved. The m to be really genuine, and no-one, for the protective armlet. Per-of Santa Barbara, where large

Tungshan lapsed. The streets were flooded eight o'clock to-night. The emer or wrong?" I replied, and the three up at the Lerunthy we are sure, will be surprised to haps, also, unearthly

this as the result of bural water mains. gency tramcar drivers are mainly answer I received was "Yes, be- Kirkwood levelled up the learn that it is widely believed their own safety in

un absolute made the merchants write

Tremendous waver accompanied in uniform and, in addition to a cause if we didn't the Chinese staff The British turned and that the letter was

The At any rate it is repudiat-rash letter which would fake.

I feel out. The berounts of the and a special policeman on return when the trouble is over."

holes wore halved tuhteenth, a precaution Mr. Baxter, who bore the brunt but Mitchell. missinichir yard of the whole thing, has not received rutt at the fifteenth, let the Ameri- The sixteenth was any support from the other signa. eans one up. tories; in fact, one of the seventeen halved. Both Britishers hooked told me that Mr. Baxter has already their drives at the seventeenth been requested to resign. I am Mitchell picked up his ball and writing this because I believe that Duncan falled in an herole effort Further volunteers are wanted. It should be widely known that most to get out of a bunker-Reuter, The Portuguese. have come forward of the signatories to the letter of aplendidly, and if the Tramway protest are still defending their Company could get further assis- action as just, although how they tance it would be possible to put can reconcile their consciences is

ELIZABETH PUGH. Hongkong, June 30th, 1925.

The weather was glorious at and Chinese authorities.

Wimbledon to-day and a large there were very plentiful supplies ther the local Government had any

Either these merchants have

Recorded in Hongkong,

Pertinent Queries.

queue assembled in front of the of everything, excepting fresh fish news of the document in question.eceived only Chinese reports, or

Sir,it is nearly, a week aggates as early as eight d'elöckin Scen by a representative of the from Canton. There was plenty of Ile was informed, that no such do-

they intend to sneak themselves

since the tragic happening on the the morning. aalt water fish, and the meat stalls cument had been received, and, in into the favour of the Chinese. If Telegraph this morning, Mr. C. W.

Shaki Bahd, off Shameen. Just Miss Joan Fry, who came into were all well supplied. There ap- any care, not much importance latter is the case, they are not to Jeffries, of the Royal Obseratory,

who were precisely to blame, we tennis prominence only few Later, peared to be an absolute glut of would be attached to it.

be scorned but to be pitied. They stated that the Montana earth-

all know, for there are in Hongkong weeks back in defeating Miss K vegetables, big supplies having been when the Consul read the repro-do not seem to realise that the quake was registered at the Ob-1

at present a host of witnesses who McKane in one of the smaller received over the week-end, induced letter in the Telegraph.whole movement is anti-for,servatory here oJune 28th at 3 Greenwich Mean

are prepared to testify that the tournaments, met and defeated the cluding consignments from the which constituted his first know worked up by Russian Bolsheviks hour 30 mins.

Instead of coming direct into port firing was commenced by the Australian triple champion, Miss New Territories. The prices of all edge of its actual contents, he If they realise this movement, it Time, which was equivalent to 9

cal-

seems a shame to me that these hours 39 mins. Hongkong time. this morning when she arrived at Chinese cadets. The following day Akhurst, 2-6, 6-4, 6-8. The French market commodities are but little immediately wired to his

the German

of unfortunately, "the Chinese Press star. Madame Billout, eliminated Consul at

the "Empresa changed as compared with pre-eague,

merchants have not enough pride The maximum intensity of the ten stalke days and there is absolutely Canton, asking that an enquiry to say, "an a foreigner so. I waves registered here was 2.55 Canada anchored at Junk Bay and the Canton Gazette published Mrs. Mellquaham 6-3, 6-8, and will hhing to fear in the way of a be made as to the authors of the

to the authors of the have to stand with the lot of mm. Having regard to Hong- and about twelve noon the "E-news to the effect the opposite took meet Miss Fry in the semi-final

Miss K McKee conceded only The transportation of document.

gs from the og af Aster steamed out in or place. The most valuable piece of the seduce is preceding as ed.

Many of my Chinese friends point of origin erly half way der lo pick up her white Russia propaganna in Support of this mis- two games in her michovith the leading view was the resolutions Australian lady Miss Boyd, win- The Consul expressed his dis- normally, and it is hard to imagine

Amongst the passengers leaving issued by the American teachers ning 6-1, 6-1, and qualifying to that Hongkong is in the throes of belief in the genuineness of the and I as well are sorry that the round the world) the movement of crew.

Shameen machine-guns made no the seismograph indicated a very

The waves took for America are a number of mis of the Canton Christian College. meet Suzanne Lenglen in the semi- He said that all the Ger- better clean-up amongst the so- severe shock. a "general strike."

There has been a slight extension mans here, including the lending called soldiers who are nothing over three hours to reach Hong-sionaries including Mrs. D. Pugh, Before proceeding to make further anal.

If a few kong,

Miss Christine Deri, Miss M. Cha- comment on this precious document, The Men's Open Singles Cham- of the strike. to-day, the meter merchants of the community who but former bandits.

vín, Mr. and Mrs. A. Melrose and I am informed by my colleagues pionship, having reached the last readers and meter fitters of the have come down from Canton, are school-boys, so-called students,

family, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Holt that, despite contradictions to the eight stage, is halted for the time Hongkong Electric Company failing very sorry that the letter has ap-were also killed it is their own

of them are fault.

Children should not mix'

and family, Dr. and Mrs. Beddoe,contrary, already the mischief has to report for duty this morning. On peäred, and some

angry and expressin politics; they should first, put

Mrs. G. E. Taylor, Miss May Sat been done and every Chinese in being to enable progress in other. the other aide of the picture, how even very

into the books and

chell, Miss M. Babson, Miss E. M. Canton believes that the foreigners The Cécond round of the Doubles ever, is the return to work of some their feelings in no, uncertain their noses

Referring to a comment learn enough to understand poli-

Sawyer, and Miss S. E. Glass, made an unprovoked attack on a saw the American pair, Rico anti of the building trades. These com- terms.

Mrs. C. Montague Ede and her peaceful parade. The only method Garland, beat Hadi and Jacob 4-6, ings and goings are inevitable in.ain to-day's Morning Post the Con-tics.Yours etc.,

son Mr. Montague Ede left for by which the truth can be made 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; H., Cochet Land movement such as the present which sul read out the opinion that the

Home to-day on the "Empress of broadcast is for the Hongkong Gov Brugnon disposed of the Britishers lacks direction, organisation and letter bore the Moscow trade

Asia." Also on board are Mr. and ernment to make a statement in Spence and Kingsley 6-2, 6-1, 36, even sanity.

Japan is not likely to intervene Mrs. H. W. Ray and family, Major Chinese, printed in Chinese and 5-7, 6-3; while LA Godfree psd, and Mrs. Rotherham, Mr. C. Ham- distributed throughout South China J. H. P. Wheatley scored an casy in China,

victory over the Americans, Fenno sympathetic and it is believed that mond, Far Eastern auditor of the to Chinese. I hope it will do so.

Referring again to the resolutions and Lucien Williams. The Amer American Express Company, Mr. the situation will calm slowly-and Mrs. F. D. Tracy and child, issued by this Canton Christian

cans were outclassed and lost-6-4, Reuter.

Mr. Tracy is a staff member of the College, we have all read the very 6.2, 6-0.-Reuter. Warships and Troops from

Standard Oil Company,

full explanation given by Dr. Baxter Portugal.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lauder, and but, unfortunately, he did not tell Lisbon, June 29. Owing to the anti-foreign agita-children, and M. and Mrs. G. S. tion in China two warships and Archbutt were also passengers. a transport with troops and muni- Lions will be sent to Macao from Portugal. It is reported that a force of native troops may also be sent from Mozambique-Reuter.

The Russian Propaganda.

London, June 20,

letter.

mark, and told our representative that he thought it à very apt description.

Asked whether any Germans

thum

GERMAN ANTI-BOLSHEVIK, longkong, June 30th, 1925.

NEWS FROM THE PORTS.

The following reports have just been received by local naval au-

THE BANKS.

were actual eyewitnesses of the *Government Gazette Extruör Shameen shooting, the Consul said thorities: dinary contains a notification to that, so far as he knew, none of the effect that the regulation made them were, as they were residing by the Governor-in-Council on the at Tungshan and had been asked 23rd. instant is repealed so far to keep to their homes when the as it relates to the nine Banks possibility of trouble arose. How- mentioned therein.

ever, in view of the substantial

This regulation prohibited the evidence already published as to payment of more than ten per cent. the affair, they had no doubt as of deposits standing to depositors' to the true facts. credits, except under licence from It also the Colonial Secretary. gave permission, to Banks unwill- ing to comply with this regulation, to suspend business,

To-duy's notification directe at- tention to the fact that any Bank

"Cum Grano Salls,"

We have received the following. letter for publication.-

Sir, Some Tangshan German merchants" "received several re-

is permitted to carry on its ordin-ports," etc., etc. I have been in

the Colonial Sacretary.

PEKING · STUDENTS.

INTEREST IN SHAMEEN

AFFAIR.

Canton. Tension in Canton ig relaxing and situation is generally quiet. Nothing further to report.

Kongmoon. Nothing to report,

Wuchow. Situation unchanged.

Switow. Situation unchanged.

Hoihow.. Situation much improved.

TRADE MARK LAW.

"Shanghai, Junë 30.

CHINESE RAILWAY

CONCESSIONS. 1

'AN OBJECTION RAISED..

London, June 29..

..

THE CHINESE DIS- TURBANCES.

JAPAN UNLIKELY TO INTERVENE.

"Tokyo, June 20.

It is nuthoritatively opined that

The general tone is

AMERICAN MISHONARIES

d'élock

LEAVE.

Mrs. D. Stack, wife of Comman- der Stuck of H.M.S. Durban, and her two children, also left for Home.

sections.

ERIC LIDDELL'S DEPARTURE.

London, June 29. Extraordinary scenes marked the

of the circumstances -connected with the signing of this document. Many missionaries and Americans are satisfied in their own minds that such a step was only consistent with a display of foree. Dr. Baxter departure from Edinburgh of the has done all he could as an honour- Scottish Olympic four-hundred abis man, once having, known the metres, champion, Erie Liddell, truth, to retract these statements, en route to China to take up mie- Canton is remarkably quiet and which retraction, incidentally, the sionary work. Liddell was hauled In the flouse of Commons, Sir the tense feeling which existed im-Canton Gazette has not yet seen fit through the city in a decorated

Alfred Knox asked whether, in

ties.

CANTON QUIET. »

AMERICANUS.

view of the fact that the distur-mediately after last week's shoot-to print. But Dr. Baxter, it must carriage by students. He address- The British Chamber of Combanees in China were fostered ing incident is gradually subsiding be remembered, is not the head of led the crowd at the station, and the

He has, per- the train left.Reuter. ary business under licence from China. for a quarter of a century merce announced to-day that the for aggravated by agente of another said a ship's officer to a Telegraph the College; he is a Britisher and crowd sang "Jesussball reign" as

and should strongly advise those period for registering, marks un Government, he had now decided representative this morning. The its Vice-President, merchants to treat such Ipforma der Clause 4 of the Trade Mark what action he would take to road running alongside the Shaki haps, in the circumstances, done all tion, which most probably was Law has been extended to Decem secure a cessation of such activi-creek is always totally deserted, the which could be expected. But what sixteen American signatories of the Chinese fearing to walk down it of its American President? Is it letter, none of whom, has yet ex- only given by Chinese, cum granober 31st, 1926-Reuter.

not time we had his version of the pressed the least intention of with exercise salis. Aled, to

Mr. Chamberlain replied that even in daylight. their

The same ship's officer, who was affair? As the responsible head of drawing the statements contained the question involved wide poli-

The seventeenth name I mental faculties somewhat above

tical issues with which it was im Canton at the time of the shoot- the institution and present at the herein. the all-round office-standard,

possible to deal by way of ques-ing and saw everything which went time of the signing of the resolu-am not quite sure about. Yours etc. Was there, no other road for the

tion and answer. He had made noon, confirma the story now generally fons, has.ke nothing to add to Dr. Peking, June 29. demonstrators to walk but around

accepted. He explained that at Baxter's statement? Was he Hongkong, June 30th, 1925. representations on the subject. · The students. held a meeting half of Shameen, and secondly,

Sir W. H. Davision pointed out least five hundred rounds were forced or did he fall? In any case yesterday and decided to hold a what business hüve demonstrators

Shameen de isn't it about time he sent a retrac,

- Government's Thanks. that, the Anglo-Russian Trade fired before the

Mr. G. Duclos forwards" us tho demonstration parade to-morrow to carry arms and ammunition

in the House of Commons. Mr. Agreement provided that Russia fenders were ordered to reply tion to the Canton Gazette? Yours

following communication which he regarding the Shameen affair. during such a procession. There

CHRISTOS. They also passed a resolution is no getting away from the fact Johnston declared that the British would ceasc propagando" "against He also mentioned that about fifty truly, N

has received from the Colonial thanking the Russian students for that these two points were In-Government representatives object the British Empire (Ministerial Government launches lying along-

side Honam also participated in the Ilongkong Hotel, 29th June, 1925. Secretary in acknowledgment of the their telegram of sympathy, also tended to provoke the Shameen led to the projected railway develop cheers).

Statements Adhered To. expression of opinion recently Mr. Chamberlain said this was firing and it appeared from their deciding to lodge a protest with residents.

ment in the provinces of Hunan,

Sir-It may interest the public to published by members of the the French Minister regarding tho If those merchants had witness and Hupeh on the ground that not a question of propaganda actions that they were endeavouring expulsion of Chinese studentsed some of the horrors during the British nationals held preferential against the British Empire, but to prevent the Europeans from know that there are in Hongkong Hongkeng American community at present several members of the regarding the Canton Christian from France.

Boxer rising, they would know concessions from the late Viceroy against the combined Diplomatie boarding the gun-boats.

staff of the Canton Christian Col-College resolution: The meeting further decided to what the victims of a fanatical Chang Chik-tung,

lego who signed the letter placing Bir-I am directed to acknow“ usk Dr. C. C. Wa for his version Chinese mob would have to expect," Asked the nature of the conces

the blame for the shooting in last ledge the receipt of the letter algued. of the Shumeen affair, and to wife and the guns and Mausera in the lalons and considerations for which

A British Note: to the Chinese

Tuesday's affair on the Shameen by the members of the American Parls, June 29, the Italian Government enquiring hands of Chinese low class and un-they were given, Mr. Chamberlain

authorities. I have personally Community in this Colony and to its attitude on the Shanghal affair ripe youngsters are apt to go off replied that he was unable to trace Government with regard to the

the incident referred to, but if Mr. Xiuliang riot on the 18th Instant Donoghue is resting quietly. It spoken to several of these, and they convey to them through you an ex- Router.

only too easily, 760

Probably the Tungshan German Johnston would give him parti-protests most strongly against the is expected that he will be able to say they still stand by their late pression of the thanks of this Gov

ernment for their action. In this We hear that a small party of merchants are not aware that they culars, he would enquire. Reuter. outrage, and reserves the right to get up in a few days and proceed ment and will never retract it.!!

The only retraction so far made matter-I am, Sir, Your obedient demand full, reparation for to London over the week-end. The not only encourage further anti-

The authorities here have been damage done as well as an apology fractured bone has been satin is that of Dr, Baxter, who is a sorvant, European feeling and thus have

(8gd.) CLAUD SEVERN, to bear their share of responsi-offcially informed that the Canton for the insult to the British Bag torily set and there is no devor British subject. I caclose for your private Information the names of Reuter. bility, but they are also ridiculed Customs House, has re-opened.

Royal Engineers has gone up to

the Shameen from Hongkong, apparently in connection with the defence of that place.

Body-Router.

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British Protest.

Peking, June 29.

'DONOGHUE'S CONDITION.

Reuter.

:

Colonial Secretary