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Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 21,005,

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ANOTHER INCIDENT AT CHINA OUTRAGES. BOMBAY DANCE HALL PAKHOI UNREST. EUROPEAN'S DEATH

MACAO.

PORTUGUESE SOLDIER FIRED AT.

TROUBLE WITH PICKETS. 'FOUND STABBED IN BED.

Writing under date of the 25th A small dark room in the rear instant, a. Macao correspondent of the first floor of the four-storey states that the pickets have again building that- is, in part, occupied been causing serious trouble, by the British-American Tobacco which has necessitated action by Company, at the Central Praya, Portuguese troops. formed the background for a startling tragedy, which occurred some time last night.

RECENT MURDERS OF FOREIGNERS.

AN ANTI-FOREIGN-WAVE.

Shanghai, June 28. The newspapers are publishing graphic details of recent murders

tio

SENSATION--

NURSE STABBED BY HER HUSBAND,

-SEQUEL TO A QUARREL,

* Bombay, June 7, A public dance hall was con-

of and attacks on foreigners in theverted into the scene of a domes Interior, now arriving by mail, and

culminating in the are commenting thereon.

stabbing of a wife by her husband last Saturday night.

A TERRIBLE CASE.

STRIKE "AT, ENGLISH SCHOOL

Dunk

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AT SEA.

SAD OCCURRENCE ON THE “MANTUA"

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$2145

BOYCOTT PUZZLE.

CHANG KAI-SHEK'S OUTBURST,

BACKING FOR STRIKE

A story comes to hand to-day of

Considerable speculationstill an anti-British and anti-Christian outbreak by school students, of It is with extreme regret that garding the real attitude of the

continues in Canton to exist ro Fakhot which has led to a strike of students at the British Mission we have to record the death of Government towards a settlement School and, later, to the with-Mr. William F. Henderson, on of the strike and boycott.. drawal of the Headmistress, Mies gineer of the China Navigation account of the June 23rd demons- According to a published Company, which occurred in the tration, General Chang Kai-shek This English Mission School at It appears that at about 6.30

It appears that Mrs. Lena Mad Pakhal has for many years been early hours of Sunday morning delivered a lengthy oration, in the rid, Christian nurse, who had one of the finest schools in the on board the P. and O. liner must work hard to make the course of which he stated that all p.m., shots were heard on, the

Some little time ago Mantua, which left here on Satur-"patriotic strike" victorious, and been separated from her husband, district boundary between Portuguese

Ignatius Madrid, went to the ball, there was on agitation among the Police officials were occupied and Chinese territory, and inves

accompanied by Miss Dias and girl students to form a "Women's

day.

to recover Hongkong. He also urged the abolition of unequal this morning in an effort to gather tigations showed that three of

two other surid mene. Suddenly Freedom Society" but the sims of The deceased gentleman, who treatles, and declared that "if we together all available clues that these had been uimed by pickets the streets of Chengtu on June 9th, Ignatius, Madrid appeared on the the organisation were such that was about 25 years of age, and leave the patriotic strike un- might help them to reconstruct the at the soldier who was engaged in the explanation of the authorities scene and threateningly asked his the Principal, Miss Dunk, had to been rather unwell Intely had successful and unfinished, wo do

evonte preceding the killing of a man and the subsequent discovery, this morning, of his dead body in the small room which is one of. a number comprising the office sülte of the China-Commercial Company, in the first floor of the

A.T. building.

DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

"

the customary task of hauling down the Portuguese flag at sun- down..

Seeing the menacing attitude of the pickets, the Portuguese troops fired à couple of volleys from machine-guns, and these had the desired effect, for the pickets soon disappeared.

As regards the case of Mrs, W. E. Sibley, wife of a Canadian Methodist missionary stationed at Junghein, who was murdered in

that the assassin was a homicidal tunatic, is regarded as inadequate

in view of the fact that he was

MARSHAL WU PEI-FU.

forbid it.

ABSURD ALLEGATIONS.

HA

not deserve to be called a Revolu been in hospital at Shanghai, tionary Party; we do not deserve where he boarded the Mantua to to be children of China; we do The students alleged that one proceed on Home leave. Re- not deserve to be called the of their number was discharged

brethren of the Shakee heroes," lurking in the streets near the WELCOMED ON ARRIVING IN by the Principal and also that latives and friends in Hongkong

"THE BEST WEAPON." at the gathering was one to the Amongst the resolutions passed

effect that "the Hongkong-

foreign quarter for several hours, with a large knife concealed in a bag but did not molest hundreds of pussing Chinese. When, how- ever, the foreign lady appeared he came up from behind and slashed her across the face, felling her; and then cut off her head, which he threw into a closet in the street

The correspondent adds that the Macao Government has again In this room was found ample and again protested energetically evidence of a desperate struggle occurrences of the kind mention- corner.

to the Chinese authorities against having been entered into, tered, which, if not stopped, might minating in the stabbing and kill-lead to serious misunderstanding

ing of one of the participants. The victim was an office "boy" in the employ of the China Commercial Company, whose office occupied the whole of this floor.

The few articles of furniture that could be accommodated in this small cubicle, which measures a little less than ten feet square, were thrown about in great dis order," while papers which had

been knocked off a desk were littered all over the floor.

BADLY STABLED.

A canvas folding camp-bed was out of position, and, lying on this was the body of the dead mana

ATTEMPT ON ANOTHER LADY,

The Chinese authorities have also was being held, a messenger burst between the two Governments. While the inquest on Mrs. Sibley

been asked to exercisa control in with an alarming story of over the pickets and to prevent an attempt to strangle Miss them from carrying out acts of Manley. She was, fortunately, violence..

strong and active, and, though

Ordered the

PEKING.

Peking, June 28. Marahal Wu Pel-fu, accom panied by General Chang Chi-huang General Chang Ying-hua and his, Staff, ar- rived here, this morning.

Не was welcomed by General Wang Huni-ching, General Chang Hauel-lang, General Chang-chang and others-Renter,

Marshal Chang Tso-lin's, arrival in Peking was report». ed over the week-end.

Mise Dunk tore up a Chinese flag met the ship on arrival hero and to be used la connection with the said good-bye to the deceased at Society. This absurd and untrue

noon on Saturday, when he ap allegation persisted and trouble became a serious when all the peared to be not at all ill. It was Shameen strike is the best weapon at dents went on strike. a great shock to them, therefore, British Imperialism. We pledge against British goods and In a manifesto, Issued by The to receive a cable yesterday to the to back the strikers in their great Entire Student Body of the Ching

FA further report from Canton

Tak School" the students declare effect that Mr. Henderson had anti-Imperialist struggle." that they have long suffered ill-died at three o'clock that morning states that various circles in Nan- treatment at the banda of the "Im-

The Inte Mr. urson had ning have subscribed a total of perialists, but now that the been with the China Navigation $7,000 for the Hongkong-Canton Kuomintang had raised the stan- Company, serving on various Strike Fund, this amount having dard of anti-Imperialism to guide boats, for about eleven years.been handed over to the Kwangal them there was no need to submit He was unmarried: He leaves an Provincial authorities, who were any longer.

áged mother and a sister wife of requested to remit the same with The manifesto goes on to allege Mr. G. Gerrard, of Taikon), both out delay. Accordingly the that the students had always been of whom are at present in Green Kwangel Provincial Government Of late, the Chinese authorities twice dragged from a ricksha at Chinshan have

eventually escaped, sided by the wife whose permission she obtain dissatisfied with the Principal, ock, as well as three brothers, telegraphed to the Nationallat pickets not te vddle, u serious ricksha coolie. Her assaliant was ed to Attend dances are Mine, Dank, and it cites four main one of whom is at home, the other Government requesting the affairs of the nature mentioned, of the student type and is re- Madrid replied that she obtained reason. One, was that she in Australia and the third (Mr. authorities to transfer to the but from the hatut mention it parted to have subsequently con permission from the Matron of adopted a "slave system" of John Henderson) in Hongkong Strikers $7,000 from the funda would appear that such instruc- fessed that he belonged to a band the Farekh Hospital where she action; two, her religious Much sympathy will be felt with held to the credit of the Kwangsi tions are ignored by the pickets. pledged to waylay and attack was, a nurse Ignatius Madrid is teachings were too deep-root them in their sudden bereavement. Provincial Government in Canton,

reported have lgt hla temper at her reply-and stabbed her in the all freedom of thought, ⠀ mak- ing compulsory the observance right leg with arpenknife. Dias leaned forward and tried to tion of the Bible; three, the sup and the recita- of Sunday interpose herself with the respit A. P. C MAN'S DEATH.

that she also received two stab pression of reasonable activities for the forming of student soci Why the bandits, killed Mr. Wounds, in the back and was taken eties, and four, that she has been Philips, of the A. P. C., in Kwang to the Ladies' Hospital. Madrid harsh in her dealings with the students and is not syinpathetic to the Chinese.

CANTON RIVER PIRACIES.

Blood from what were obviously WATER POLICE NOW ACTIVE.

foreigners.

The Chengtu outrages, there fore, are attributed to anti-foreign propaganda by extremists...

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RECENT OPIUM: HAUL

Miss

ed and denied the students

TYPICAL QUIBUESTS.

The manifests, which lg couch-

bodies

FRENCH FINANCES.

IMPORTANT BANQUE DE

FRANCE CHANGES..

AN INTERESTING REPORT A Canton correspondent writes: in regard to the recent formation of the Association of Workers, Farmers, Merchants and Students the body which was said to have been inaugurated by the people mainly for the purpose of pro- curing an early settlement of the strike and boycott. He states. that In reality this Association was inaugurated in deference to the wishes of the Government, The latter, interviewed, formally Connected with the movement is

Faris, June 27.

Under the Banque de France changes, M. Bobineau becomes Honorary Governor and M. Picard, as First Vice-Governor replaces M. Moreau,

atab wounds had saturated the

Bi, instead of holding him for was taken into custody. -bed clothes and stained the floor

At the time when the East River ransom is not explained. He was and it was this that first attracted and Southern expeditions were killed the day after his capture the attention of two other office being carried out from Canton, the same time. Three days later, and his cook was murdered at "boys," who also had their sleeping the steam and motor launches a Chinese clerk found the body quarters on the premises, this morning. The door was closed which were employed for the pur lying on the water, at the edge SHIPPING COMPANY FINED say that the students have resol- terpretable of implying the monopoly. This monopoly, it is ed in strong language, proceeds to denied the appointment as being in the question of the kerosene but not locked and they opened it pose of patrolling the harbour of the river, with three bullet to find the murdered man inside.

wounds in his chest. "The body

ved to leave the school and they seizure of the Banque de France stated, was started by the Govern limits, and beyond, were taken over was brought to Nanning for the tion Co., Ltd., the owners of the ss. "Down the Imperialists! Down

The Indo-China Steam Naviga appeal to all classes to help them. by the Statement on the understanding that At nine o'clock, the Manager of for military service. During that funeral. Reuter." the China Commercial Company

The Echo de Paris says that M the Soviet would supply kerosene Sui Sang, were defendants at the with the slave kind of teachers!" Caillaux intends to demand the sufficient to meet the requirements was summoned hurriedly to his period of service, many of these With regard to the murder of offices by a telephone mesange and launches were captured by ban that early this month a report when, before Mr. E. E. Lindsell, festo was issued by all the somewhat retiring attitude and Soviet, however, was unable to Mr. Philips, it will be recalled Central Magistracy on Saturday, On June 11th., another mani Banque to abandon its present of Kwangtung and Kwangsi. The on arrival he reported to the dits. police,

in Pakhol' in become the head of the French full the terms of this agreement, was received from Canton to the they were charged with using the student Chief Detective Inspector T.

Although a considerable num-effect that Mr. Philips, who was vessel for transporting opium. which the action of the Ching financial world similar to the Bank for the supply of kerosene soon The evidence showed that pre- Tak School students was sup of England in British finance. He began to fall off until the quantity Murphy, with a batch of men,

ber of these launches were re- the Asiatic Petroleum Company's came down from Central Station captured, there were until recent manager at Nanning (the capital and opium, comprising 7,020 ported, and in which it was de considers the Banque should play of Russian keroseng, become so and took charge of the case on ar-

the hands of of Kwangs!) had been captured taels had been found on board the clared that Christianity is de-a leading part in the stabilisation small that the Government were ly still some rival. The dead man was remov pirates, which were being used in by bandits near Taiping, whilst vessel, when she was in port on moralising the young people and of the franc which is a matter of forced to rescind the monopoly ed to the Mortuary, while the two attacks on local shipping. Now he was on his way from Lungchow May 24th. The drug, which was is the chief instrument of "Im- utmost importance. He does not It is now reported that a

The report added valued at $61.160, was discovered perialists to enforce the slavery disguise the fact that the first inauguration of the Association of office "boys" who first report- these launches have been returned to Nanning.

phase or stabilisation may involve Workers, Merchants and Students, ed their discovery were detained and repaired, and the Water that about 200 troops had been inside the donkey boiler packed in kind of education.

Following this manifesto and the flight of gold, and he desires the directly. after the completion of for enquiriça. A fourth office "boy" Police service is again in opera- sent out from Lungehow to effect 19 bags...

Mr. Philips' release, and nothing. When the case first came before the display of rather violent anti- Banque to be ready to mobilize its the opening ceremonies, the Com

the court early in June. Mr. E. S. Christian and anti-school feeling metallic reserve to effect sales of mittee went into session and pass.. further, was heard until about a

Came Brooks, representing the Com- by bodies of students, the Chinese gold which will then be balanced by ed ten resolutions, which were re- week later, when news through that Mr. Philips body pany asked for a remand, stating authorities of Pakhoi informed eventual receipts. Reuter. had been recovered from the river. that the Sul Sang was on her way Miss Dunk that they could no There were no details to hand, back to Rangoon and would be longer offer her protection and but it appeared that the gang of back in Hongkong in three weeks. that she had better leave.

Friday

is discovered to be missing from his post, and efforts are being made to

locate him.

NO WEAPON FOUND.

No knive or other weapon was found on the premises. The main "door of the offices of the Company, which gives out on the staircase, was found to be closed but not locked when investigations com- menced this morning. A check has since been taken of articles of any likely value on the premises, but those were all found to be intact.

In the absence of any other clue, the murder is attributed by the police to a possible grudge by an unknown enemy of the dend man.

tion. With the resumption of this service, it is expected that piracies in Canton limits will be reduced..

THE OLD AND THE NEW.

A FERRY "RACE" THIS MORNING.

bandits into whose hands: Mr. Philips had fallen, had, on being pressed, killed their captive and disposed of the body.]

CANADIAN PACIFIC.

The Sui Sang arrived in part on

Miss Dunk has since left Pakhol, Da bo but, so far as is known here at when the case up for hearing the moment, the strike at the Mis- on Saturday, evidence was given by sion school is still in progress. Revenue Oficer Ward as to how he There is one other British lady discovered the drug and the staying at the school. method of its concealment in the donkey boiler.

WHAMPOA COLLEGE.

CADETS SUSPECTED OF PLOTTING.

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commended to the Government, in the interests and welfare of the people. The very fact that the first resolution the rescission of the kerosene monopoly be recom-- mended-indicated the object for which the Association was formed. The other resolutions, which were. passed, including the recommenda It is stated that on the night tion of a settlement of the strike of the 24th inst. the dormitories of and boycott, were considered Probably the first real test of

the Whampoa Political and Mill-palliatives to satisfy the real de- the respective merits of the

tary College were thoroughly mands of the people. It is stated Northern Star" type of ferry and

searched, and that the Cadets that the merchants have now seen the new type recently brought on

were subjected to a rigid examina-through the ruse, and that the the run, occurred on the Harbour

tion

delegates of the General Chamber this morning, when an impromptu

This action is anid to be due to of Commerce, Municipal Mer race between tho 8.50 a.m. ferry

certain information being received chants' Association and others. (old type) and the 8,55 a.m. ferry Canadian Pacific Railway Com-sence of the drug on board. It was

There was a much bigger crowd of that some of the Cadets were im-have not attended the recent pany before sailing for Quebec Stated for the defence that a (new type) saw the latter wipe from Southampton, unde am thorough search of the vessel was passangers arriving from Cantonplicated in a revolutionary plat. meetings to-morrow SW. winds,nish on the Hongkong side well his brief visit to England he had left port for Hongkong and no sign for any day in Juno, and consider that certain factors have been The following vessels are expect off a deficit of many lengthe, and portant announcement that during made in the usual way before she by train at Kowloon yesterday than It has been known for some time moderate, equally; generally over ahead of the plder boat placed contracts for the construct of opium was found. Every pre-able speculation was caused as to work among the Cadets, and some ed to be in wireleas

The weather forcast up to noon

THREE NEW FREIGHT

-BOATSH

Capt. A. D. Kolman, master of the Sul Sang, the Chief Engineer and other officers of the ship, gave Rugby, June 27, evidence to the effect that they Mr. Beatty, President of the were entirely unaware of the pre-

CANTON EXODUS.

BIG CROWD ON THE TRAIN.

cast, showery.

The 8.50 am. ferry was held tion of three freight steamers, each caution, the defence urged, had the reason for this, of the unruly ones have been dis- with Hongkon It le reported from Charlottes-up by the passing of the Toyooka of 10,000 tons. A deal of tonnage been taken.

In all, there were 271 passengers, charged. This latter step, it will Deucalion, Kaljo ville, Virginia, that Mrs. Ronald Maru, but she got a fair start on at present sailing the ocean is be. It was also mentioned that three all but 32 of whom travelled third-be remembered, called forth a not- Gemma, L Tree, of London, a niece of Lady the "Meridian Star." Halfway coming obsoleto and will have to firemen left, the ship when at class.fication from the Principal of the Arafura, Astor, was severely injured by narom, the vessels were running be replaced within the next few Singapore on the way to Hongkong. The average for the present Military College, announcing that gal Maru, being thrown from her horse, a side by side, but the newer ferry years. That alone will give a much- and did not return,

month has been 182, so it will be no more Cadets would be accepted Chopaka, hunter recently imported from gradually forged ahead and "won" required impetus ta the shipbuild. After rearing the evidence, his seen that there was a considerable by the College on the mare recom- President England.

by many lengths.

|ing industry-British Wireless. Worship Imposed a fine of $500. Increase. In the normal trailer mendation of military offcera. teor, Oyams