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COMING BATTLE.

ACTIVITY ON EAST RIVER,

THE REDS PLAN. It is reported that, in reply to Gen. Chang Kai-shek's declaration of hostility in the East River sector, General Chan Ewing-ming has ordered a detachment of his Pinguards to occupy. Ping Shan, and that Gen. Yang Kwan-yu, on hearing that his Chief. Gen. Hau Sung-chi, was forced to flee to Shanghai, and that a part of the troops of Generals Mok Hung and

Cheng Yun-k! have been disarmed

by Gen. Chang Kai-shek, at one hauled down the Red flag of the Government at Canton and de. clured

The

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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1881 四拜禮

No. 21,50

CHINESE BANKS.

號一月十英港香

TRADE LOAN.

'DAMAGING FALSE REPORTS

IN CANTON,

GOVERNMENT AND DISTRIBUTION.

RESTORATION OF CONFIDENCE.

News is to hand in Hongkong that two Canton newspapers have been ordered to suspend publication for seven days as from Monday last for publishing the false state ment that the Bank of Canton's Hongkong office had closed its doors owing to the financial crisis. The papers have further been ordered

to publish a full retraction and apology in the first day's copies, Issued after the week's expiry.

SEVEN ADVISERS.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,

We are to-day officially informed

LABOUR CONGRESS.

SOME ALL-EMBRACING RESOLUTIONS.

Class War Not Approved.

London, Bers 30. The Labour Party Conf-conce

that the Government has invited the has carried the Executive's tesolu. following gentlemen to advise it as tion, moved by Mr. Kamay Mae to the steps that should be taken Donald, declared that on upon to make the trade loan available avowedly Socialist pbciples within the Colony:—

could the workers' claim for a The Hon. Colonial Treasurer fair and decent livelihood be met. (Mr. C. McI. Messër),“

An amendment by Mr. Ferguson

The Chief Manager of the Hong. keng and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration (Mr. A. H. Barlow).

The Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chinn

1:

When certain of the non-register- ed native backs closed down hore over a week ago, the news was (Mr. A. H. Ferguson)... falsely circulated in Canton and the. himself anti-Bolshevik. surrounding districts that Hong-

The Manager of the Mercantile The small detachment of Cadets kong's Chinese banks had closed, Bank of India, Ltd., (Mr. J. B.

the misunderstanding arising from Ross). Corps, which was stationed in

failure to distinguish between Whichow, are stated to have de: purely native banks and the Hong- serted him to join their own batang registered Chinose banks,

Lulion.

(Glasgow) declaring that it was necessary to organise the workers

to

over-

for a vigorous struggle

overwhelmingly defeated. throw the capitalist clusa "wna

' :

a scientific co-ordination of the na-

1925. 日四十月八

DEBT HITCH.

FRANCO-AMERICAN PROBLEM.

BINGLE; COPY IS DENTA -335 PER ANNUM

Present prices of the STRAIGHT- EIGHT 7-passenger PACKARD MOTOR CARRIA ES are as follows:

G $3,950

Touring Sedan

......... G. $5,000 Sedan-Limousine.. G. $5,100. Fescriptive literature and complete. information on request.

TOO MUCH MONEY.

BANKS CLUTTED WITH SMALL COIN.

REFUSE TO ACCEPT BIG QUANTIFTER.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD..

33 WONG CHUNG AD. HAPPY VALLEY

TIT FOR TAT.

SWATOW'S HIT AT CANTON,

COOLIDGE'S TASK.

Washington, Sept. 30. The Franco-American negotia- tions are moving rapidly. It is stated that the Americans have reduced the proposed annuities by twenty million dollars and haya also. agreed to insert a clause in the of current accounts. This, for such and other foodstuffs. subsequent agreement providing for Companies as the Tramway Com- that two Russian steamers and t...

STEAMERS HELD. Is there too much small money in the Colony? That is the question News brought down from Swatow which is being asked by those whose by a local business man fedha business entails the handling of large quantities of ten cent pieces, effect that the because the Hongkong and Shang-getting their own hai Bank and some of the other ton authorities by ho European banks are now refusing to seis bound for Canton take "subsidiary coln to the credit

revision in the event of evidence being forthcoming that the French

papers, and others whose income i

capacity to pay has been over- is estimated.-Reuter

getting more small money paid in

It

pany, the ferry companies, news of other registry, recently entering mainly in the form of small coln the port, are now prevented from

πη extremely Inconvenient continuing their journey to Canton.' matter, entailing loss of time and The anti-Reds appear now money. Close on the heels of an uncon-

have the situation well in hand. Of course, the Banks have a The Conference also passed, afirmed report that the Commis perfect right to say that they will

as no interference with passengers. resolution declaring that unein- sioners have reached an agreement not take more than a certain or cargo by pickets is tolerated by Ployment was only preventable by on the principles of adjustment of quantity of small coln at any one the authorities. It is stated that tion's economic resources and In- the Franco-American Debt, and time. The Banks say that they are the head of the Labour Unions, who dustrial undertakings for the that the conclusion of an actual than they can pay out and that greatly resented the Government's public good instead of for private agreement only awaits the working they don't want any more. Trade order prohibiting the holding of a gain; demanding "the national

out of details, comes the announce- is bad and the decreased flow of big 'parade of students and workers, adoption of the principle of living wage as the first charge on ment that the American Commis-ogy has left a lot of it high and has been arrested and shot.

dry so far as daily needs are con- industry; the adequate mainten- stoners have decided, after a concerned. When the strike first With regard to the seizure of ance of all the unemployed and ference, to lay the whole situation broke out and certain money one of the Russian steamers, It is their dependants; pensons for the aged and incapacitated workers before President Coolidge, in view changers were refusing to give a said that this vessel called in at

reasonable, quantity of small 'coin. Bunning and other districts began Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son had raising of the school leaving age

We are further Informed that the and widows with children, the of disagreement among themselves. in exchange for notes, the Treasury Swatow from Vladivostok on her Meanwhile it is stated that the fasued a fair amount of subsidiary way to Canton, but that before she to arrive in Hongkong (to which

tu sixteen with maintenanco

French mission has presented

coin which was not normally in came to anchor the chief military they had travelled at some risk to previously informed the Govern-grants; the provision of training themselves), for the purpose of with- ment that he would prefer to stand for the unemployed; and demand final proposal which the Treasury circulation and that is what is now officer at the port issued an order drawing their montes,

helping to swell the glut of small ing that the Government take Department is considering

coin, rivul here, however, they found the

forbidding all communication with steps to assist the rival over morrow morning. The proposal

There is, we believe, something the vessel, It would appear that Chinese registered Banks doing

seus trade and cle tion takes the form of a written signed between 30 and 40 million dollars the captain of the steamer was not

none of which Have closed or suspended payment. There was a run on the Canton office of the Canton Bank, about two million dollars being withdrawn, and cer

tain Chinese merchants of the

The Manager of the Peninsular and Oriental Banking Corporation, Ltd.,-(Mr. L. E. Hopkins).

The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall.

Mr. R. G. Shewan..

On ar-down in favour of Mr. Kotewall.

It will be recalled that General Yang Kwon-yu was the defender of Walchow during the regime of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who, employing every menns at his com- mand, endeavoured to capture this Stronghold, but only did so after a prolonged siege of over a year, when Gen. Yang was completely isolated, and reduced to the condi- tion in which starvation was star-

Empire Resource

Lator. ing his troops in the face and an

The Labour Conference- has] honourable surrender was necept

jadopted a resolution moved by Mr. ed. Gen. Yang then retired into

Clynes urging that steps be taken private life. His retirement was

When the .s. Hydrangea arrived economic relationship

to ensure a closer political and not long, for immediately after

between the defent of Chan Kwing-ming have now been sent by these Sun in Hongkong just after 10 o'clock Britain, India, the self-governing and the occupation of Swalow, hening and other district merchants this morning. from Swatow there Dominions and other States in the] was invited by Gen. Hsu Sung-ch: to their homes that the rumours was a large crowd of interested British Commonwealth of Nationa,

business as usual and they were as-CARGO FROM SWATOW. sured, at least in the case of the Bank of Canton, that the Bank was quite sound and that there was no need for them to withdraw their monies and risk taking it into the interior as they had intended doing. In consequence, telegraphic advices

"HYDRANGEA'S" SUCCESSFUL

TRIP.

with Russia.Reuter,

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to

document which was prepared after frequent consultations between M. Caillaux and Mr. Mellon-Reuter's American Service.

REGISTRATION OF

SERVANTS. :

worth of small coin In circulation,

in Hongkong and it would seem that aware of the fact that the Reds as the trade flow is slow this I too had been driven from -Swatow large a quantity. It would appear but that shortly after the vessel to be time that the Treasury took dropped anchor an, officer was sent back some of this money because it

on board to make enquiries regard- is not a good thing for the Colony's ing the steamer's port and des subsidiary coin to be sold for notes parture and her destination. This at a discount through money officer demanded that the Captain" changers, but this is what will have produce the ship's manifest, and to be done unless the supply of the this showed that there were aboard - to again take up active service. I they had heard were false and that Chinese gathered on the Prays to requesting a survey of the land and" being once more appointed the they are leaving their deposits in meet her. Leaving here on. The resources of the Empire, the train- GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. will not mind taking it because of tlon and kerosene consigned to the coin is lessened, so that the Banks a large quantity of arms, ammuni. the banks as usual. "General Officer commanding the

day, the Hydrangea made her firsting of emigrants, condemning the When it was reported some days trip to Swatow since the beginning capitalistic exploitation of natives

the ease with which they can get Canton Government, Further stronghold of Waichow. It is

re-of the strike and there was natural- the tropics, demanding the Gothe Legislative Council, the Hon. pay it out quickly, they would not the steamer of some sixty Russian At this afternoon's meeting of rid of it again. If the Banks could enquiries revealed the presence on from this command that he has age that more workers were now openly joined the other anti-turning to Hongkong from severally mach speculation regarding her vernment-controlled bulk purchase Mr. H. W. Bird asked a question mind taking it. Ped forces to drive out Chang Kai. Rear-by districts it should have reception at Swatow.

Cofficers On the facts being re- been stated that the people arriv-Capt. Bentley reports that the food and supplies of raw mate-in regard to servant registration. One way out of the difficulty ported to him, it is said that Genes shek and to free Kwangtung of the ing were not returning strikers but trip was absolutely uneventful and secure stable prices, expounding following terms Has the Gov-subsidiary coins from the Banks in Swatow, ordered that the cargo be ríals in the Dominions in order to Mr. Bird's question was in the would be for the Treasury to accept ral Lau Chi-luk in command at Bolshevik menace. With the rem Lanta of the forces of Generals people who had money in Hong-most successful. A number of Mok Hung and Cheng Yun-ki, Kong Chinese banks and who had passengers and a quantity of cargo production of food and assistance ityof establishing a Labour Bureau been taken out of circulation to the Russian officers be detained in a scheme to encourage the home ornment considered the advisabil-say, $1,000 lots until enough had landed and confiscated and that which have not been disarmed, it hurried down in order to draw out

was taken up and there was no for British farmers, and recom for the voluntary registration of render the remainder just as barracks. is expected that Gen. Yang Kwan that money before such barks difficulty in landing either. The

ceased payments. Very wide-boat went to her usual buoy and ending that periodleul confer domestic servants and others. If negotiable as bank notes.. In times

read and damaging ramours had there were plenty of sampans ply ences be held representing the So-so, with what result ?"

of brisk trade, of course, with many The Hon. Colonial Secretary people handling liquid cash, a one inte circulation. These rum-ing for hire, all traces of inter- ours have now been dispelled, the ference having been removed. For

replied as follows: A bureau surplus of subsidiary coin might not the East River sector commenced "runs" have all stopped and con- the return journey, the vessel was

for the voluntary registration of be so noticeable, but at the moment] on the 28th Inst. Gen. Chan Mingfidence has been restored. Espe- given practically a full load of

Chinese workers of all classes there in obviously far too much was experimentally established,

yu will make a gallant stand.

It is now reported that mobili- zation of the troops to operate in

shu is appointed as general officer cially has this been so during the cargo, about 3,000 packages being Labour Conference are regarded as with the assistance of the Go. about and we think it would be an

commanding the left wing; Gen.

Ho Ying-yan, with the let Divl. past two or three days,

aion of the Cadets Corps, as gen- eral officer commanding the right and General Gallent, with the Kuo- mintang Army, as genéral ́ officer commanding the main body. Gen, Chang Kai-shek, now styled the| Commander-in-Chief of the Re- volutionary Army; will remain in Canton at his Ileadquarters. It

STUDENTS FINED.

POSSESSION OF SEDITIOUS PAPERS.

י}

CHINESE TROOPS.

SENT BACK TO CANTON,

We are informed officially this morning that the 150 Chinese sol diers found by the Hongkong au- thorities on board the Sui Yick when the vessel was captured were returned to Canton by way of

cialist movement in the Common-1 wealth.-Reuter.

"ALL RED ROUT."

London, Sept. 30. Yesterday's proceedings at the londed without incident or dif- constituting an "all-Red rout."

vernment, in July last, but the react of good government if the ficulty. This is the first consign-!

sponse has hitherto been email: authorities took some of it off the ment of cargo brought to Hongkong comparison is drawn between the In the same month, & private in market and put it back into the in a British vessel from Swatow Arm front presented by political dividual put forward a proposal Treasury's vaults until wanted. since the inception of the boycott Labour leaders, as a result of which for the establishment of a Do

The cargo was of a very general a rebuff has been inflicted on the mestic Servants Employment nature and included quite a lot of Communists, and the diametrically and Registration Bureau, and, in live poultry. About 65 Chinese posite tone which pervaded the reply to an enquiry whether DEATH OF SIR LIONEL the border town of Shumchun this passengers were also brought down, recent Trade Union Congress at the Government would super-

Officers of the ship did not fand, Scarborough. Mr. Cramps address vise it, ho

asked to Two Chinese, who stated that but state that Swatow, so far as clusions which strikingly emerge supervision required. e Govern is generally approved. Two con- defino the nature .of tho is said that Walchow will be the they were students of the Univer- the harbour goes, appear to be as from the day's events are that the has been received." The Govern- VERDICT AT THE ENQUIRY. first objective, since the Russian sity of Kwangtung, were arrested

usual again. There was un- General has openly boasted, in the by the police on arrival here from restricted liberty among the native party leaders are as strongly deter- does not propose to establish a Military Council, that he can cap- Swatow as the result of the dis- craft and no difficulty about pas mined as ever not to flirt with the labour bureau, but it is prepared Tho Magistrate held an enquiry pier where a third and more cara- ture the stronghold in three days. covers of certain seditious papers sengers or cargo either to or from methods advocated by the extre to consider the giving of assist at Kuala Lumpur, on Sept. 28rd, ful search will be made of the ves

Probably in a week's time, we in their possession.

They were the ship. -

mists, and, secondly that Mrance to private enterprise in this into the death of Sir Lionel Wood-sel to discover, if more arms are shall hear of some big' fighting searched. by Sub-Irispector Shannon

Ramsay MacDonald has definitely this connection if concrete. proward, the late Chief Judicial Com-stored in the helds. The vessel round Walchow,

and his mon on board the Haining,

re-established his hold upon the pople are put before it." Land, in reply to a question put to

party. It is understood that the them, said they were on their way

leaders who are ex-Ministers aro relioved and quite satisfied with the turn of events,--Reuter.

IN CASE OF A STRIKE. back to Canton,

GOVERNMENT' 'GRATEFUL FOR CITIZEN AID.

London, Sept. 30.

The papers seized by the police consisted of a circular and two newspapers, the contents of which were of a seditious nature:

Notwithstanding a plea that they

FATAL ACCIDENT.

STRANGE MOTOR MISHAP.

A fatal accident was brought about in a very curious way-on-the That the so-called organisation had had no intention of disseminat Talpo Rend yesterday. Two lorries for the maintenance of supplies has ing, the contents of the papers, were passing each other on the been officially sanctioned is reveal- Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, before road, near Kowloon. Tong, when the ud in a letter from Sit Wm, Joynson-whom the students were brought, end of a beam projecting from Hicka to a correspondent, stating aned them $20 each.

one of the vehicles struck a Chinese

CHINESE CUSTOMS

CONFERENCE.

THE DUTCH DELEGATION.

WLS

SAIYINGPUN

-WOODWARD,

morning.

The men were put aboard the noon train, ünder: police guard, after which the vessel was taken found once more to the railway

missioner of the Malay States,, and will be returned to the owners when after medical evidence had been the examination has been com- given by the hospital. sisters and pleted. others he returned a verdict finding SCHOOL. that deceased died in hospital of a gunshot wound inflicted by himself whilst temporarily of unsound mind.

MAY OPEN NEXT YEAR:

No blame was attached to the The following question was hospital authorities so far as the in- nekod by the Hon. Mr. P. H. troduction of the gun into the hos Holyoak at this afternoon's pital was concerned, for it was not moeting of the Legislative seen by anybody except Dr. Harri- Amsterdam, Sept. 30. that if an emergency arose the

Council Will the Governmonteen, and he did not, consider this woman, who was a passenger in the The Datch delegation, to the Cus- state when it is hoped to complete strange, knowing how careful the Government would discharge. Its

other lorry; in the head. She was toms Conference at Peking on and open the now Saiyingpun deceased was with his gun responsibility, but it would be groát

knocked over into the body of the October 26th will be composed of School ? assistance to receive from one or Since the recent unpleasant in lorry, and was found to have De Heer Oudendijk, Minister at

The prosence of cartridges had other body of well-disposed citizens cidents due to the appearance of sustained a deep gash in the head. Peking, as plenipotentiary delegate, replied as follows If no un both the deceased's "boy" and Mr. The Hon. Colonial Secretary been satisfactorily explained by sharks and crocodiles at favourite a classified list of citizens willing bathing reagris, the increase in She died before arrival at the De Heer Schabeek, a leading official foreseen circumstances arise it is Douglas. The "boy" said that the to serve the Government, adding the number of bathing fences at hospital. The driver of the lorry of the Dutch Indies customs service, hoped to complete and open the deceased had wanted to send the that the correspondant would per- Port Dickson is very noticable, which caused the accident has been and De Heer Katangelion, an School by the 30th June, 1926-1 form & patriotic duty by allying Nowadays Sparcely by bathons detained by the police, it being economic expert of the Dutch The work was delayed for about gun to the police before leaving for almagif with this or any similar are seen in the open son, reporte alleged that he did not stop after Indies Government, who will go as two months mainly owing to the England and return the cartridges

the accident.

technical adviser Reuter

to the dealers, John Little and Co.

HOME FOOTBALL.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.

London, Sopt. 80. The following are the results of the football matches played in the English League to-day

Second Division

Darlington 8, Sonthampton Portamonth 5, Preston N.E. D. Third Division; (South), Gillingham 1, Northampton

"Rohdin 9. Luton: 0.2