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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

BONDET 1691

No. 21,000

LOCAL MERGER.

一拜禮 · 號四十月九英港香 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1925. At+ZAŁ

MACAO

CLASH.

THE ANTI-REDS.

CHINA PROVIDENT & TUG

BETWEEN PICKETS AND FARMERS.

AND LIGHTER.

FORCES NOW BEING

RALLIED.

THREE KILLED.

of

IN TWO PROVINCES. Reports are current to-day that anti-Red forces both in Kwangtung and in Kwangsi are showing eigns of marked activity.

INTERESTING FROPOSALS.

We are informed that a scheme News is to hand to-day of a is afoot for the purpose serious clash between the Labour amalgamating the Hongkong Tug pickets who are guarding the land and Lighter Co., Ltd., with the border between, Macno and Chinese China Provident, Loan and' territory and a number of villa- Mortgage Co., Ltd., and, in ac gors or farmers who were cordance therewith, extraordinary endeavouring, to take their pro-meetings" of the shareholders of duce into Macno for sale. There both Companies are shortly to be has been a very tight cordon of held for the purpose of considerate Dr. Sun's troops after the

With regard to the situation in Kwangtung, it is stated that officers of the former Merchants Volunteer Corps, who were dispersed by the

STOWAWAY CASE.

on

CHIEF OFFICER CRITICISED.

Three Filipinos appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Kowloon

morning Magistrate, this charges of stowing away on board from the President Claveland

Owing to insufficient Manila. evidence, the defendants were discharged with a caution.

非

The first and third defendants plended that they had gone on

|AMAH'S RETURN.

?.

FOUR DAYS' WALK ENDED.

POSED AS BEGGAR.

Strange stories are heard now and again from returning servants who have managed to elude the board the ship with a friend who vigilance of the strikers pickets, leaving Manila, and did the latest to be told the amah of not know that the vessel had left a well-known resident, describing a the pier.

four days' walk, disguised as a beg:

WAS

The second defendant, admitted

SINGLE: COPY 10 CENTS $30 PER ANNEE

Packard

Present prioce of the STRAIGHT- EIGHT 7-passenger PACKARD MOTOR CARRIAGES are as follows:

Touring Sedan.

G. $3,950

G. $5,000

Sedan-Limousine., G. $5,100 Tescriptive literaturo and complete information on request:

SWATOW" POSITION.

NO CHANGE IN SITUATION.

AN UNCONFIRMED KEPORT.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

DJ WONDŊNDI CHUNG AD. HAPPY VALLEY

SEIZED SHIP.

WAH SHAN REPORTED

AT CANTON.

CREW DETAINED

at anchor off Canton.

The situation at Swatow is quiet, and there is no chango in Nows roaches us to-day to the of- the situation." This is the infor-fect that the s.s. Wah Shan, whichTM mution which was passed on to a was recently seized by “Red” gun- „ Telegraph representative by the bouter whilst on her way from local "naval authorities this morn Kwang-chow-wan to Hongkong ing when enquiries were made on with foodstuffs, is at present lying the subject,

Local vernacular newspapers. It is said, in explanation of the and also enlightenment.

this morning reported that Swatow seizure of the vessel, that orders atrikers pickets along the bordering the proposals.

battle at Saikwan, are now engaged On his Worship requesting the

The amah, with her son, (an em- had been "freed" by the anti-Reds, were given to the chief offical of as many of Hongkong's strikers In the case

in the task of linking up the evidence of the chief officer, who of the Tug and

was stated to have found the deployce of the Tramway Company); and that some of the leaders of the labour picket corps, with the have been trying to get into Macao Lighter Co. it is proposed that

fendants among the third-class her daughter-in-law and three the anti-foreign agitators had filed aid of revenus cruisers, to effect the capture of the steamer and by that way, and the pickets have the Company should be wound up

passengers, Inspector Cashman in- children, were among the first to to Hongkong. It was also added been preventing the market neden- voluntarily and that Mr. S. H. Ross

formed the Bench that the ship leave Hongkong for Canton at the that General Chan Kwing-ming's bring her to Canton, which was ers of the district from takin' be appointed liquidator for that

left Hongkong on Saturday after- 10. She arrived at noon on beginning of the strike. The son forces had seized the arsenal at:

their goods into Macao. The news!

purpose.

;

to hand is that some of the farmers At the coming meeting of the tried to force their way through | China Provident Loan and an Saturday,, with the result that Mortgage Co., it will be proposed that the capital of the Company, he at least two of the" pickets and a

increased from $6,000,000 to Chinese boy were killed in the fighting which took place.

| Peasants Volunteers in various

districts, in order, when the time comes, to join hands with regular troops in an attempt to oust the Bolshevik forces from Canton. the North River district" especially

purpose

In

the charge and said he desired to

go to San Francisco.

gar woman, being full of interest

Friday and the defendants were was later forced to join the army not handed over to the poliz till in which he is paid 20 cents a day. 3 p.m. on Saturday, two hours.

morrow..

יד

MOROCCAN FIGHTING.

the. Peasant Volunteers are said to

rior to the chip's departure, and the amah, her daughter-in-law be exceedingly strong in numbers,

His Worship. described the chief and three children lived with besides being well armed. General officer's action as gross careless-friends. Owing to reduced cir- $7,500,000 by the creation of Yang Hsi-man,, the former ness and discharged the defend-cumstances, the failure of the strike

ants, who will be repatriated to- 150,000 new shares of the nominal Yunnanese commander-in-chief, "is

leaders to pay the promised strike value of $10 each; also that an also reported to have sent hi agreement be entered into between

pay and the drafting of the son into the army, the women were unable to support themselves and lived under distressing conditions, Being unable to get back to Hong BIG SPANISH SUÇUESS kong by the ordinary methods, the of General Fan Shek-sang, about

REPORTED.

women hit upon a ruse which, al 3,000 strong, have retreated to

though entailing hardship, proved London, Sept. 13." Nanning, General Fan himself

The Spanish Embassy reports successful. Dressing themselves having been reported as 'missing, a great Spanish success this morn-and the three children in old and On the retreat of these troops,ing, on the western front at Kue- iaphor, the enemy being defeated General Liang Chung-king, 0 with great loss.--Reuter...

pany

It appears that the farmers first of all made an appeal to the pickets the Company and the liquidator former officers to this district for to allow them to take their proof the Tug and Lighter Co., where- the

of reuniting the duce into Macno, otherwise it would by shareholders in the latter Com-scattered bands of the troops."

receive three of the new rot and be a total loss." The re-

Provident Co. shares for every five News comes from Kwangsi that quest was not complied with, and Tug and Lighter shares held by the remnants of the defeated army the pickets further attempted to them. The shares so allotted will drive the party away. by force. rank for dividend and bonus aa

from 1st January, 1925. As it so. happened, the men were members of an organisation known as the Peasants' Volunteers and were armed "and they proceeded to resist the interference by firing at the pickets. Two of the pickets. were killed, and a boy, who was among those trying to get into: Portuguese territory was fatally wounded, ding before ald could be summoned.

CANTON'S "BOYCOTT.

RELAXED EXCEPT ON

BRITISH..

It is reported from Canton that

former regimental commander, was elevated to the position of

Reds.

FREIGHT RATES.

REPLY TO CANTON PROTEST.

་་

Shanmel, Inland from Bius Bay.

duly done,

According to the current ro- Ports, captured members of the crew have been sent to the head- quarters of the Strike Committee was to be dealt with.

None of these reports are, how. confirmed by the naval ever, authorities, the message saying that the situation at Swatow unchanged having been received by wireless this morning.

It will be recalled that the Wab Shan, a small coaster em- It is known, of course, that the anti-Reds, under directions from ployed on the run between Hong- General Chan Kwing-ming, are kong, Macao and Kwong-chow- busy in reorganising their forces wan, left the last-named port on in eastern Kwangtung, with a view the 4th instant for Hongkong, to attacking Swatow and later

dealing with the Reds in Canton, having on board 150 head of cat Some reports, state that the offen- tle, 40 goats, 400.pigs and some sive was to begin on the 11th $20,000 in bullion, and that whilst instant, but so far no official news on the run up she was stopped by has come through of the commence- ment of the operations.

gunboats, who put a prize crew Telegraphic news received in the on board and took possession of Colony this morning from another the vessel. The captain, after dirty clothing and disguising them-source states that no fighting has being questioned at longth, was

taken place there. selves as beggars, they left Canton early last week and started to walk to the British-Chinese border. After over four days of travel, during which time they endured

she was. The

THE "HONAM”.

taken ashore by junk near Shok- ki, but was later released. He succeeded in gotting to Macao and later came to Hongkong by steamer. The chief officer. and compradore, who were landed with the captain, are still believed to be in custody. The local agente for the Wah Shan are Messrs. Sui Lee."

SAFE ARRIVAL

FRENCH PROGRESS...

Paris, Sopt. 13: | commander-in-chief of this force,

The Temps learns from Tafrant and it is said that this officer has that the Fronch have occupied hardship and fatigue, they event- now submitted to the terms of the Bibane heights without resis-ually reached a quiet part of the General Tang Chi-yao, who has tance. The French offensive has border, over which they crossed Order was eventually restored the Strike Committee has issued a reorganised the troops and ordered beun generally halted for the pur- unmolested. The elder woman

TO CONTINUE RUNNING, The affair has crented something proclamation permitting domestic them to attack General Li Chung-pose of consolidating positions has friends in one of the villages

The enemy has been

Although the Chinese passengers of a sensation in Macao, as first servants and other employees to yan, Tupan of Kwangsi, who was gained.

just on the British side and, by reports

recently reported to have joined the dispersed south of Taza with their help, the party was able to who journeyed up to Canton by the were very much BX-

enter the service of foreigners of

With regard to the widely heavy losses, The French have aggerated..

way into Kowloon by ss. Honum on Friday were unable circulated rumour of the capture of any nationality other than British,

captured two guns on the Taf. make its Canton Lle Exposed.

On Saturday the amah motor bus. rant front.-Router.

to land and had to be brought back the s., Hoi Nam while on her reported back to her European Our Macao correspondent writes Foreigners requiring Chinese ser-

master and mistress, told her plti- again on the same steamer, the way to Kwang Chow Wan from this Colony, it is now known, that the that much resentment is felt in vants or employees have to apply Macao at the lies which have re to the Strikė Committee for same.

ful tale and begged to be taken vessel left for Canton again this vessel has arrived safely at Kwang back to work. Needless to say, morning with a fair number of pas Chow Wan One of the local cently been published in the

to nt a Canton Gazelle concerning the Chi- This decision was come

woman states that the sengers on board. Among the pas-Chow Wan trade told a Telegraph shippers engaged in the Kwang nese-Portuguese border. On Sep-meeting of the Strike Committee

majority of the men who left the sengers to make the trip on Friday representative this morning that the tember 3rd/the paper published on the 11th inst., and was put into

service of the Tramway Company-were the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak story arose, he believed, out of the the account of an alleged incident effect the next day by proclamation.

As reported in our Saturday's under the heading of "Portuguese

like her son are now in the army. The gist of the proclamation is issue, the Commissioner of Com

Rome getting 20 cents a day and (Director of the Hongkong. Canton chasing of the Hoi Nam by a small

launch. again send soldiers into Chinese that the strike has received sym-merce at Canton has strongly pre-

Paris, Sept: 13. some getting B0 cents. territory," the whole of which was pathetic treatment at the hands of tested aganist the intended increase

They are and Macao Steamboat Company),

Having some bearing on the untrue and a mere fabrication.

The aviators Thierry and Coste given no money for their depen- and the Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, a incidents is the news to hand this all nationals except the British. in the freight tariff. Our correspondent 9073 that

left Etampes aerodrome at six dents and most of them want to It is now said that the Canton this morning in an attempt at a nothing of the kind has happened, friends would give the

"To prolong the strike against our

come back to work but are being number of other European passeng morning that consignees in Kwang. wrong branch of the China Merchants non-stop flight to Constantinople, prevented. Lots of Hongkong ere and some Chinese passengers. Chow Wan have expressed re- bat, on the contrary, a good many impression that we are insensible Steam Navigation Co., is in receipt Baghdad, Bunder Abbas and workers are now soldiers and are So soon as the vessel anchored offctance tests to Hongkong

Chinese vessels to visiting Macao as spies in order to justice, fair play and a friendly of a reply from the Head Office Karachi, with high hopes of beat-heartily sick of the whole business.

the Shameen, a number of launches When live cargo is sent to this on board Colony it is usually accompanied by been several arrests of these un-against the friendly nations who considered the protest of the Com-and was wracked in the New the strike lenders is growing both encircled the ship and thus prevent a salesman representative of the ed sampans, from taking off the owner. As can be understood they desirables, but the men have later may apply to the Committee for missioner of Commerce and that the Forest. Thierry was killed, and among the workers and the shop Chinese passengers, The Euro-ara not keen to run the risk of

services of the Chinese If, they resumption of the run between Coste severely injured and sent to keepers. There was an incident recently require them. But against the Shanghai and Canton will be made hospital at Freiburg-Keuter.

of the strikers' leaders have been

AVIATION DISASTER.

"FRENCH MACHINE.

CRASHES.

to report against certain people to partecided to call off the strike Board of Directors has favourably the raing the machine crashed ing in Canton and feeling against with strike pict

spirit. The Committee therefore at Shanghai to the effect that the ing several records, tur at ten in There is much poverty and suffer

Canton. It is true that there have

been released,

SECURITY PACT.

31

LAWN BOWLS..

"SUCCESSFUL CLAIM.

ANJOU'S MATE'S WAGES UNPAID.

AN INDIAN WIN.

pean passengers, mails, etc., were falling into the hands of the "Reds." taken off by launches and landed at

The vernacular papers this morn- Shameen without incident. On the return journey there were but few ing contain a news item stating new passengers and a quantity of decided to send a gunboat or a that the British Government have

mail.

submarine to patrol the Macao and We understand that the Hon. Mr. Gap Rock waters on Tuesdays and P. H. Holyoak and the Hon. Mr. Fridays. Messer called on the British Consul Goneral (Sir James Jamieson) and discussed the situation with him.

Honam Still to Run.

WHAMPOA DOCK,

British alone, the strike shall con-as soon as certain necessary in which some of the Whampoa

very arrangements now under discussion Cadets tried to search a junk which tinue, because, from the was still in Portuguese waters and inception of the strike, the British shall have been settled. a police launch had to interfere, people residing in the coast porta Some of the men were arrested, of China and Hongkong have shown whereas others got away with a combatative spirit, and advocated articles they had stolen. from the measures for dealing with the junk. Later, an officer of the strikers which can only be termed

Playing on the Craigengowor

In the Court of Admiralty Cadets asked for the arrested men harsh, unjust and uncalled-for.

Cricket Club green yesterday, the to be given up as they were new Furthermore the boycott on British

PROPOSAL FOR DIVIDED

Indian Recreation Club opposed Jurisdiction this morning before to the post and did not know the goods shall not relax, but shall

Kowloon Dook in the Spey Cup Sir Henry Gollan, Mr. John Suiter] CONFERENCE. district and thought that the junk continue with greater vigour if

Competition, the former winning Wilson successfully claimed against by 15 shots. Boores :-

A Telegraph representative, who necessary."

the owners of the s.s. Anjou for was in Chinese waters. This re-

Genova, Sept. 13.

IRC-U. M. Omar and D. wages.

has been making enquiries to-day, quest was complied with on the! According to the Canton Gazelte,

Signor Mussolini has accepted Rumjahn, 25.

Mr. T. Addis, instructed by Mr. learns that it is the intention of the promise being given that greater the Picket Headquarters hava care would be taken in future. issued the following notification, invitation to attend a confer R.D.R.C.-E. Docherty and F. W. B. Hind, appeared for the plain- Steamboat Company to keep the s.s. RECONSTUCTION SCHEME.

onco of Allied Foreign Ministers | Cullen, 10,

tiff, and the defendants were Honom on the ran for the time This is the only happening and prohibiting any boat to lighter on the proposed Security Pact,

present in person.".

being, In spite of the fact that It is reported from Canton that the allegations of the Canton steamers:

Evidenca was given by Mr. Chinese passengers are not being Seminoff, the Russian Naval Gazette arè totally untrue.

"Recently, there were some whether he will personally attend The Empress of Canada, which Wilson that he acted as chief officer allowed to land and will probably, Commissioner, has submitted a steamers sailing to Canton from It is anticipated that the project- sailed from Hongkong on the 4th, of the Anjou from July 11th to in consequence, decrease consider detalled plan to the Executive Hongkong and Macao, loaded with ad conference will be divided into September, sailed from Yokohama August 24th. For that period he ably in numbers. The boat will Committee of the Government to onlarge the Whampoa Dock and The annual report of the Shang. Passengers and goods. It is learn-two parts, the first dealing with a Saturday ovoning, 12th, Septem- was entitled to $435 as wages but still be anchored in the stream, be to reconstruct It in up-to-date od that some of the boats lighter western pact, in which Belgium ber, and is due at Vancouver on had been paid only 83 on account. cause, in the first place, the Chinese Unes. In consequence, Wu hai Football Association, com-such vessels. As this is an in- would participate and the second the 21st, September.

-The debt was admitted and the crew of the vessel refuse to call if King-ying, who was educated in menting on the interport contests,

dealing with an eastern paot and says that both Hongkong and jury to the strike, all boats are attended by representatives of

ship's representative applied for a the boat ile taken alongside the Germany specializing in ship Shanghai have now regiatored a hereby notified that hereafter no Poland and Czecho Slovakia. It. It is stated in the Canton stay of execution on the grounds wharf, and, secondly, because there building, is appointed as Director win on the Hongkong Telegraph bont is allowed to lighter passen is learned that Mr. Austen Cham Gazette that some ton "criminals that the ship had been held up since has been official advice that. It of the Dockyard. The plan lays would be better not to go alongside stress in the necessity of having cup, and, with the next interport gens and goods from any vessel borlain has already had converen arrested on attempting to cross August 24th. --- match being held at Shanghai, sailing from Hongkong or Macao. tions with the Foreign Ministers the British border in the new His Lordship gave Judgment for Just yet. The Company intends, all Government vessels, built the third meeting is being looked Any one violating this order will of Poland and Czecho Slovakia in Territories have been cross- $482 and costs. A atay was not however, keeping the best on the repaired and doored by Govern- forward to with interest

ment-owned dockyards. this connection. Reuter ramined and taken to Canton granted,

bo severely dealt with?)

though he has not yot decided