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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 21,559

THE CANTON EMBARGO.

GOVERNMENT'S COMPLICITY CLEARLY PROVED.

STRIKERS' REQUEST

ENDORSED.

二拜竣

Despite the Canton Government's denial of its approval of the embargo on British shipping, facts now in our possession leave no shadow of debut na to ite association with the movement. The Strike Committee and the Anti-Imperialist Union has written to the Govern ment asking that military forces be prohibited from interfering with the blockade, and the Government has replied saying it has instruct- -ed-commanding-offers to act in accordance with the request. More- over, the Canton Merchants' Association, in a communication to the Strike Executive Committee, refers to the object of the Special Permit system as being to render the blockade effective, and cites certain regulations mide by the Government Board of Commerce. in connection therewith.

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In its laue of the 26th August, lishes the Government's connection the Canton Guzelte refers to the with the movement:

"Your "favour at hand. We **alns" of British Imperialists, and goes on to say that the Strike Com-have the honour to inform you that, mittec, and the Anti-Imperialist after your expiùuations, we under Joint Union have taken to pussive stand clearly the necessity for. the

ALAN TUESDAY,

CHIC PARISIENNE.

CLAIM AGAINST MADAME FLINT.

A TIENTSIN AGENCY.

That the sales dwindled to prac tically nothing owing to the strike, and that she was finally turned out of her shop by the landlord, was the statement of Blanche Mudes, who at the Summary Court this morning sued Madame Flint for three months' salary due.

Mr.. T. G. Bennett appeared for the plaintiff and 'Mr. F. G. Vaux defended. T

SEPTEMBER 1,

"OPIUM HAUL.

BIG SEIZURE ON FRENCH BOAT.

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1925. B四十月七

M. Y. SAN COMPANY.

QUESTION OF LIQUIDATION

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BHAREHOLDERS ASKED FOR

20% ADVANCE.

BINGLE COPY' 10 DENTO $36 PER ANNUM

Puchard

Prosent prices of the STRAIGHT- LIGHT-passenger. PACKARD MOTOR CARRIAGES are as follows:

Touring...

G. $3,950

Sedan

G. $5,000

Sedan Limousine.. G. $5,100 Tescriptive literature and completa information of request.

THE

RASON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. L

I WONG NE CHUNG KOI "HAPPY VALLEY

CANTON DEVELOPMENTS.

LABOUR ORGANISATIONS FETE RUSSIANS.

MORE PICKETS FOR SHUMCHUN,

A resolution for the voluntary HIDDEN IN COAL.

winding up of the. Company was Headed by Chief Preventive put forward for consideration of the shareholders, of Messrs. M. Y. Officer Clarke, a party of Revenue San at a meeting held on Friday." Officers boarded the French e.s. Lim A similar resolution had been con- Chow in the early hours of yester-sidered by another meeting held a few months back, but it was day morning, and, after a diligent thought at the time that the liabi-

Amongst interesting developments which have recently taken place search, unearthed a large quantity lities could be dealt with under a

In Canton may be noted the arrival of four Russians, described as Trade and the special arrangement of opium:

financial position could be tided Union delegates, who have been fated by strike organisations; a décision over without the Company, by the Strike Committee to send several hundred more pickets to Shum-

Since having to ge

then the strike chun; a meeting of Hongkong students, who hope' to gain admission to ness. and the tightness of the money

the Canton University without taking examinations; and á denisí by market have intervened 18 un- looked-for factora, which the of

the new Government Commissioners that Communism is being put into ficials of the Company have been exerting every endeavour-to-meet-practice in Canton;

At last week's meeting after con-

The drug was found, following

Mr. Vaux on behalf of Madame an extensive search, at the bottom Flint asked permission te file a of a large heap of coals' and it is counter-claim but his Lordship estimated to be worth something refused to allow it.

in the vicinity of $25,000.

The s. Lim Chow arrived late on Sunday evening from Haiphong

ORE o'clock

out of busi..

The plaintiff's case was that she "sigüedan-agreement with BL Durand, acting as attorney for

On the 25th inst. (says the Canton thing more of their meaning, in Madame Flint, to open a shop as an agency in Tientsin for Madame and the search was commenced siderable discussion of the re- Gazette) & banquet was given at the following interesting state-

yesterday solution

put forward by the the "Asia" hotel by the All-China ment: Flint. The pertinent paragraph about

directors for the winding up of Labour Federation, the Hongkong- "Of course, we are helping bona. endea- was that the defendant appointed morning.

the Company, a counter-proposal Shameen Strikers Committee, and fide merchants who are plaintiff her agent at a salary of,

The oplum was Haiphong opium, was made that shareholders con-Canton Labour Council, in honour vouring to create and further the $300 per month. No money' was advanced for the Anancing of the and we are informed that one of tribute towards the margin re of the four delegates from Russian prosperity of our nation, but not business, but plaintiff herself dis-the crew, suspected of participation quired this amounting to an ad- Trade Unions, who have arrived those of the compradere class.

ditional 20 per cent, on their Holi- from Russia via Peking and Shang- who are depending on foreign in bursed large sums towards fitting out the shop the Au Chie Paris- in the attempted smuggling has ings. The proposal had the sup-hai on a tour of Chiria. More than fluence to dupe our people. Com

port of a large body of the share-250 guests were present.

munists have joined our party be lenne. She further paid to Ma-absconded.

holders, and the meeting closed on. A meeting was organised on the cause they understand the ten- dame Flint a sum of $5,000 an

the understanding that this new 26th inst. by the Labour Council of dency of history, and know security for her honesty.

Canton Trade Unions in the build that the Kuomintang is the party. ing of the Provincial Educations! which has now taken up the res, Hall. Numerous representatives ponsibility of the mission of the SHIPPING SITUATION. of local Unions were present. The modern period. They have abso

means of opposing hem, and have application of the Special Permit- Plaintiff received 200ds from COLONEL SENTENCED. plan would be given a trail,'

may

rouse

suspended communications with so as to render the blockade effee-the defendant and as she sold them Hongkong and Macao, in order tive; we also understand the duty ale re-imbursed herself for the their of every patriot in the present anti-expense of fitting out the shop. that they

The journal adds imperialist struggle. conscience. that in view of the importance of

such a step, the Anti-imperialis Joint Union fearing that the dif- ferent defence, armies, who may be ignorant of the real causes of

"We were not against the Special Permits being applied, but we only asked that the fee be lower, and the service facilitated:

In this manner she also paid her' salary for March and April and

few days in February

The sales fell off and in June the landlord told her she must "Yesterday, we were informed leave. She took Madame Flint's'

FORMER RESIDENT OF HONGKONG.

(Our Own Correspondant.).

Shanghai, Sept. 1st.

AN INTERESTING COMPARISON.

In some circles it is stated that

meeting commenced at 7 p.m. atlutely agreed to follow the princi which time the visiting Soviet ples of our party and have there Russian delegation arrived and fore joined it."

were given an enthusiastic wel- come by the workers, Heartily

The Generals proceeded to deny

the movement, would interfere by the Board of Commerce that goods to her own residence where sentences of three months' hard Hongkong's, trade depression and delegates in their speeches, express-meant an adoption of "Red" prin-

with any step taken by the the Special Permit service will they now were. strikers, and cause obstacles to henceforth be carried out in the

At the British Police Court,

labour and fines of $200 were pass.

cheered by the meeting, the that friendliness with Russin ed appreciation of the heroic ciples, and scouted any idea that and especially by the workers. The of mystic figures, such as 3-3-3-1 meeting continued till late at night. or 4-4-2.

Plaintiff, in the box, gave evi-ed on Colonel James Christie, the position so far as shipping and reaching a more unhealthy con their policy of suspending com same manner as the Custom-house dance as to the agreement signed] 0.B.E., and four others who were cargoes is concerned is gradually struggle led by the Chinese people they had drawn up a programme munication with the Imperialists, permit, and that the fee will be and said that she had receive arrested by the French police on dition. therefore wrote especially to the proportional to the value of the no salary under it for May, June August 26th for arms trafficking.

In this connection it is rather Colonel, Christie, who is a re- Provincial Government as follows: merchandise (1 dollar for 10,000 and July. Letters had been writ

no tired Brigadier General, was at interesting to record that while "In order to achieve our aim dallars goods, and 5 dollars if the ten to Madame Flint, but

from Japan B. 1... Tanda of holding

one time a resident of Hongkong. the atrike, we have goods are worth more than 10,000 replies had been received.

communication with Hongkong

deglared the auspension of dollars). This solution is entirely Cross-examined, she said she had A message received on August brought to Hongkong but three tons

ance of economic relations with

satisfactory to us.

TRIUMVIRATE INTERVIEWED.

DENIAL OF COMMUNISTIC POLICY.

MORE PICKETS.

FOR THE BRITISH BORDER. In view of the proximity of returned monthly statements of 25th stated: In connection with of general cargo and the Empress

The Canton Gazette offers its Shum-chun to Hongkong (says the and Macao, to enforce the sever- "Now, we have only one more account from the beginning of the French police seizure of arms of Canada, from Manila, discharg

an interview which one Canton Gazette of August 26th) the Murch.

and ammunition, estimated in ed but 76 1/4 tons, hemp and the Imperialists. We have found favour to ask of "you. As

Mr. Vaux:-We have nothing at value at $40,000 there have been general cargo: the s.8. Halching, readers that on the marine routes between Special Permit is made to safe-

I don't say you did arrested Colonel James Christie, from Amoy and Fouchow, places of that paper's representatives had pickets have been despatched by the Canton and Hongkong. Canton guard the strike as well as Chinese all for March.

Brigadior and Macao, and also. between commerce, we think that the mer- not send it but we have not a British army officer, retired in which the anti-British feeling with the triumvirate at present at Strike. Committee.to Shumi-chun to

chants must co-operate with the seen it.

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DECISIONS AT RECENT MEETING.

is stated to be intense, returned the head of affairs in Canton- provent smuggling of foodstuffs ta General; Charles

Upon receipt of a report that the Mr. Wang Ching wai, Gen. Hau Hongkong. yesterday with 700 tons. Yung-ki, Shuntak and Hongkong, Strikers' representatives and the Mr. Bennett: It must have been Krausch; alias Charles A. Nelson,

The Jardine steamer, Ho Sang, Sung-chi, and Gen. Chang Kal- there are still some ships running and that provisions may still be Board of Commerce in Issuing the perfectly patent to the defendant an American; E. Chaperon, a exported therefrom, We have permit. For this reason, we de how much money plaintiff has had Frenchman; Christ, a German arrived in this Colony yesterday shek, who is the chief of the present number of pickets is in- every month these ac formerly in the customs service; with 2, 223 tons, the s.s. Glengarry Whampoa Cadets. The subject of sufficient, the Strike Committee has accordingly written to the Sea-mand that the Merchants' Associa- because

The Batareia had a situation" in Canton, and the gist there to patrol, no that closer send repre- counts were sent and with them and a Chinese reported to be brought 1,400 tons, and the Luchow the interview was "the present sent several hundred more pickets of it was a denial of Communistic watch may be kept for smugglers. men's Union asking them to in- tion be allowed to

an account from the bank showing the secretary of General Wong 809 tons:

Tse-hua, in whose possession wore cargo of lichees.

HONGKONG STUDENTS. form the shipping merchants that sentatives to work with you.

"In this patriotic movement,, the how much money there was

discovered $40,000 including a The British vessels entering port leanings, and an attempted re- on these routes they unitedly stop running the vessels, but fearing merchants and the workers must be deposit.

Asked for details of her cash quantity of counterfeit coins for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.. pudiation of what is described as that the defence armies in the united.. And in the anti-imperial-

British ship cleared, leaving fifty-ready tongue". "'.

Mr. Wang characteristically

Regarding the Hongkong students The total number various districts may hinder the ist struggle, we merchants will do sales for each month plaintiff gave which the police assert was the this morning numbered eight. One the emanations from "rumour'e

six in Harbour. people from making the movement our best to back you. Hoping you them as follows:-March, $738.81; purchase money.

May $591.25:

of vessels In port this morning was blamed the Imperialist "dog-run- now in Canton, the Canton Gazetta hers" for the assassination of the says that when the striking pupils. of saying the Nation, we think it will consider our request favour- April: $1,655.03:

late Labour leader Liao Chung learned at meetings of the Board necessary to request the Govern-ably, we wish you victory,"

"dog-runners," ment strictly to instruct all thesel Defence armics that they should not interfere with the muvement of temporarily suspending eòm-. munication with Hongkong and Macho, so that we may be enabled to achieve the aim of our strike, and we shall feel obliged by your doing so.".

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BLOCKADE IN FORCE.

ARMED LAUNCHES EMPLOYED.

The following from the Canton Gazette of August 28th gives fur- ther details of the blockade move ment, the professed object of which is to cut off supplies from Hong

kong:

June $996.26; July 110.85.

Mr. Vaux:-Does that represent MOTOR IN RESERVOIR. any money received by you, for credit sales?

Plaintiff Yes, it includes all credit sales. None of my clients! owe me money.

OCCUPANTS LUCKY

ESCAPE.

98.

WU HON-MİN'S BROTHER.

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TO LEAVE HONGKONG SHORTLY.

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The report that Wu Ching-shui,

he kal. These

of Education held in Hongkong it formed had apparently

was proposed to stop them from said,

clique with "disappointed

returning, to study, they were more and more determined in the strug- politicians and displaced mill- tary officers. Having duly gle against Imperialism. On August A motor accident, which might

elated these reactionaries, 21, a meeting was held by the Hong➡ You were on salary and commis-have been more serious than was

he termed them, he proceeded kong Student Strikers at the Canton slon?-Yes; 5% commission.

to a denial of the Communistle University to discuss their problems Having received these sums did the case, occurred yesterday on

as to future study, for the summer you take your salary and commis- the round-the-island road, when a public car shot over an em-

plans alleged against the Canton After the above letter was re-

sion?-When there was enough. bankment into the Tythm Tuk brother of Wu Hon-min, has left Government. He declared: "Invacation will be soon over. At the ceived by the Provincial Govern- The Strike Committee, realising Everything I had to pay before Reservoir. The driver' and Hongkong under orders of the Go order to attain our aim for the meeting, there were present, over ment, says the Canton Gazette, the

passenger wore thrown clear of verament, is premature; for we are accomplishment of the National hundred representatives of more. matter was discussed and decided the necessity of blockading Macao, pay myself.

His Lordship: Have you paid the machine as it fell into the given to understand that, he is still Revolution, we have determined than 30 schools. Mr. Mok Chong

to clear out all counter-revolu" pak, the chairman, first announed at the Provincial Affairs Council, before the blockade of Hongkong

be fully accomplished, has yourself your commission? Yes. water, and were not seriously in in the Colony. and a report was sent to the Mili- can

On the whole amount, $4,092.207jured. The cards now resting on

The story of Wu Ching-shui's tionists," and continued, after the purpose of their union. Mr. tary Affairs. Council of the Na- despatched three groups of pickets | tional Government for decision and company of Nationalist No because at the end there was the bed of the reservoir; under fight to Hongkong, after being stressing the necessity to examine Wong Kam-chow rendered roports released by the perpetrators of the bona fidex of certain suspect concerning the educational situa and netion in the matter; which soldiers to patrol the coast along no more money.

The accident occurred at a spot last week's "Red" coup in Canton,ed men, with a denial that the tion In Hongkong after their strike, before the dam of the reservoir is intrest in the public memory death of Lian had anything to do and Mr. Taue Fok-hon reported tho roached...

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many feet of water.

The position at the end of June, Shek-ki and Chinвham, in Chung has accordingly given separate

His Lorship said, appeared to be Instructions to the various military Shan District.

"Communication between Shek- that Madame Flint owed plaintiff

On arrival In Hongkong he went with dissensions In the Kaomin results of the work of their pro». organizations, and all the Cami monding officers to further instruct) ki,

up to the mid-levels to stay with tang camp. He asserted that the pagandist sections. Mr. Chaw Lu Chinshan and Macao hi$1127.09.

The case le proceeding.

a doctor friend, but had not long aims of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, president of the Canton Univeralty, their subordinatez to act in accord- ceased. But bonts are still running

AMERICAN GOLF.

been in his new place of refuge which they were following in ac-also addressed the meeting.

At the meeting, Messrs. Tok ance with the request of the Anti- from Yeungkong, Kongmoon, etc.,

before an order came from the cordance with his Last Will, were Imperialist Joint Union. (The lo' Macao, through which provisions!

Paris, Aug. 31. italics are ours),

have been secretly transported to

the Colony,

were out for in Canton was the proposed to ask Mr. Chau Lu to A report from Jerusalem that AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. local Government for him to leave not Communistic. What they Chong-paks and Wong Kam-chow Hongkong. It is obvious that!

Oakmont, Aug. 31.

A Telegraph representative, who furtherance of the "national re- allow all student strikers from Hongkong to enroll at the Canton. unless the boats running from the Jebel-Druses have captured

In the National Amateur Golf enquired into the case in official volution." Kongmoon to Macao are stopped, the citadel of Suoids is dis

Generals Hsu and Chang were University without taking examina-.. Hongkong may yet have support creditod by the Qual d'Orsay Championship, 136 competitors quarters to-day, was informed that

General Sarrail, telegraphing teod off in a contest over eighteen a ransonable time has been given the next to speak. These gallant tions. The above proposal was from outside.

Last of all they discussed the Two well-armed launches have yesterday, says as a reprisal for holes for sixteen places in the the refugee in which to make the soldiers expressed. their strong passed and adopted. been sent therefore by the Strike minor losses which enipers, In- competition propor

flicted on the French garrison of Bobby Jones (the holder) went accessary arrangements, to move disagreement with the "reactiona-

THE PERMIT SYSTEM.

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.

In the same issue of the Gazette

W

it is recorded that the much-dis Committee to patrol the waters off the citadel, thirty French aerop-round in 73, whilst MoKonzie Again, but that this has not yet ry clique's rumours that the question of regulation reforme cussed Special Pormit question | Malouchow, Makok, etc., through lanes bombed the Druse quarters created a sonisation, by returning expirod, Wu's plan, it appears, Kuomintang was Communistic. Eleven were elected as an executive. has been finally settled. It then which the boats running from at Suoida: He does not mention a score of 71. Other acoron were was to leave last Saturday, but On the contrary, they had not only committee of the Hongkong goes on to quote a letter which the Kongmoon to Macao' must, pos9. the fall of the citadel. Reuter, as follows:-Fownes, 76, Carter.apparently a hitch in the arrange" aided the more proletariat, auch Students' Union to take charge of

monta was encountered at the last as farmers and workers, but also Strike Central Executive Com- Hence the entire blockade of Macao mittee has received from the Can- has been accomplished, and all

A tolegram from Beyrout denies Marston, 81. Ouimet, 82; and moment, and the departure of the the rich men, like merchants

delayed for a few days.

ed? Then they disclosed some ton Merchants' Association, which sources of supply to Hongkong will the reported fall of Suoida, and Gardner, 84-Reuter can visitor will perforce have to be What further proof could be deals fe as follows, and clearly estab-coane."

adds that all is quiet.Reuter Service

Lator. 77 Foster, 19 Daily, 79:

the union affairs. They also pro- posed to found a Summer School kong. The meeting ended at 6 p.m... for the student strikers from Hong