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UNION,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 21,001

一拜觀號五月七英港香

PICKET ACTIVITY AT CANTON.

SOME DOING PASSENGER. BUSINESS.

AN EXAGGERATED REPORT. CHANG KAI-SHEK'S STAND.

Picket activity still continues at New that General Chung Kai- Canton with regard to Chincao shek has secured both military and secking to visit Hongkong, but it civil power and the bulk, of the is stated that some of the boycott “preparatory work for the Northern campaign is completed, it is re- ported that he is devoting his attention to the question of settlement of the strike and boy. cott. He is reported to have said: "It is now the time to effect a speedy termination of this impasse;"

officials have caught pickets" accepting bribes for allowing sampans full of passengers to go alongside the river steers, Some Instances are even reported in which the pickets themselves have been engaging in the pas- senger business. A number of these pickets have been placed During an interview granted to under arrest, and it is stated that the Strike Committee, the question Chinese are now finding it more of active participation in tho negotiations of the forthcoming difficult to board steamers bound conference was raised, but was for Hongkong.

met with a fat refusal from Considerable quantities of eargo General Chang Kai-shek. Then are, however, getting through the the question of offering sugges-picket cordons, A Canton corres- tions during the conference waspondent, writing to us in this con- brought up. At this, General Chang shook his head and made nection, says that the crew of one the delegates understand that the cargo boat which managed to get issues involved are of a political goods aboard a Hongkong stemmet nature, and, as such, only duly were well armed, and they stated that they had MO fear of the authorised delegates of the twi Governments can participate in pickets, whom they could easily

drive away. the negotiations.

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THE DIFFICULTIES IN SHANGHAI,

RECENT INCIDENT REVIVED.

The acrimony which developed recently at Geneva in respect of the opium traffic in China, has found its echo in Shanghai (says! the Telegraph correspondent) in "connection with the determinativ 1. on the part of Chinese officials of the Municipality to bring this trafo to an end. The situation in Shanghai is a very difficult one to deal with for many reason The cosmopolitan character of the community, the division authority into so nunny parts and many interests involved or affected, throw numerous ob stacles in the path of those who sincerely wish to stamp out the trade in opium. One heara many stories of "protection afforded opium trafficers. even by foreig. ners, and certainly there seems no appreciable diminution in the upply of the narcotic which reaches Shanghai almost weekly.

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CASE.

TREASURY SHiturf SENT TO PRISON.

$7,000. DIFALCATIONS.

MISSION BUILDING

STONED.

BRITISH BOYCOTT LIFTED.

The past month has been one

IN DRESS.

AIMS OF CHINESE WOMEN'S SOCIETY.

TOO MUCH MAH JONGG.

DETAILS OF SIBLEY MURDER.

of great activity on the part of "It is wrong to believe that the the youngsters in the Government underlying idea on the part of Normal and Middle Schools here. Chinese women, in seaking, to ad- of says the Lachow correspondent of

A BOXER MOVEMENT I

Writing in regard to the murder Mrs. Sibley, of the United

on

A short time ago, a Chinese named Chau Lam, a shroff in the Treasury Department, appeared by fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Cen- the N. C. Daily News. May and vance, Is their ability to perform Church of Canada, at Cheng tral Folico Court, on charges of May 80 coming" so close together some of the tasks usually allotted to tu

N. June 7th, the embezzlement, when, an application made the whole or in pri of out or their brothers in Chinn," says an C. Daily News Correspondent by Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, who prose-national patriotic activities.

preparation for carrying of

On advocate of the proposed "Sun Fu states that she only arrived in the journment, was granted. The ad-speeches made but neither day was Women's Club," of Hongkong. cuted for the Crown, for an ad- both days parades were held and Lui Sha" or "Present Day city with her husband, the Rov, W.

|E. Sibley, a fortnight previously. aanse of a journment was granted to enable observed in the

"The wen do not seek for Giving detalls of the affair, the memorial but rather as an anti- tained, and for the defendant's re-the lino of march little hard bills employed," according to Mr. Lal June 7th went for a walk along one the total defalcations to be ascer foreign demonstration. All along emancipation as the term is usually correspondent says Mrs. Sibley on

they had proposed to do. latives to make, good the losses, as were pasted up telling the tale of Kung-chi, in whose home the "Sus of the new

want should be opposed by all good Fu Lui Sha" organising committee about noon she was within four citizens. They were roughly as follows:

has been meeting for some time. blocks of Sz-ghen-tez, street where The purpose of the Present Day. the Canadian Mission have their Women's Club" is to educate one work, when a man apparently of another so as to be capable of per the coolie class, or at least of that colving the present-day problems semi-vagrant class, came up behind, affecting Chinese life, particularly her and drawing a long knife those of women, and helping to similar to those used in decapitat- solve some of them. The lenders ing prisoners, suddenly with a blow of the organisation, in their first across the face, knocked her down, move, vall try to break down some and before help could be given, of the foolish notions of the severed the head, and with the younger set, who believe costly head in one hand and brandishing As will be seen there was clothes are primary steps to

The case again came before Mr. Lindsell this morning, when Mr. J. M. Hall defended.

In answer to Mr. Lindsell, Mr. Hall eald he understood that the total defalcations amounted to over $7,000, and this was admitted by

the defendant,

Mr. Hazlerigg said there was no prospect of restitution being tande. He pointed out that losses that had been traced amounted to $6,500, but subsequent investigations showed

On behalf of the defendant it was

Strike down the Imperialists): Roycatt enemy goodsi Oppose all oppressive officials Oppose militarism! Down with such mon as Chang Tao-lin, Wu Pei-fu and Tuan Chi- jui, who are the running dogs of the foreign imperialistic govern- Oppose and strike down Chris- tianity!

ment!

streets.

Returning

"MESSENGER OF HADES.”

He ran in this manner half h

of action and not mere words. Another Canton cerresponde itport 7,000 ounces of morphia and They have hitherto been placati states that there is no truth in heroin from, Germany. Pormie Hall said he had a number of rela. however, the commandant of the women and a medium through he still continued his, cries, that: the recent report that twenty-six gion was granted and the consign- the Government had been satisfac fere further with shipping. Since start a campaign against-luxury in ing to kill those who had followed

But Dr. V. K. Ting, Major of the amount to bo $7,400, which nothing particularly new in this modern ideas and ideals, and to the semi-sword in the other ran up the so-called "Greater Shanghai was admitted by the defendant. Programme except perhaps the ad-remove" the superstitions still the street crying that the city god The correspondent adds that is taking the most drastic mea-He had not given them any assist-dition of militariam and of course existing in the minds of Chinese had ordered him to go forth and nearly MAN OF ACTION.

every night there is sures, among his own countrymen anco in tracing the defalcations and they took good care to do nothing matrons, who are still the principal. in the vicinity

It was only because people had gone to actively oppose the local repre- supporters of idolatry, and false to end the evil effects of opiun The Strike Committee is said the Hongkong steamers, and upon them, and in this connection to the office, and stated that they sentatives of militariam. On the beliefs. To do this, the leaders are to be greatly dissatified at the every

had made payments, that they had day of the second parado they following the common methods of new" and again "casual there crops out again the affair traced the amount as far as they throw stones at the mission build-popular education, the opening of block then threw the head away. A interview, for they regard this ties are caused. Foreign gun-of the Hai Tung chemist shop i attitude of General Chang, inhoats invariably use their searchShanghai, whose disposal of had.

Inga and broke some panes of glass. reading rooms and the delivery of silversmith who witnessed the deed respect of the forthcoming con-lights when firing takes place, but large quantity of narcotic, not

frequent lectures on helpful sub-made chase and with two policemen, BRITISH BOYCOTT.

jeets.

followed the man who kept pran- ference as the beginning of his they take no part in the incidents long ago was the real cause of the stated that it was rather difficult exercising

Chinese women in Hongkong will dishing his long ugly knife, shout- A strict boycott has been kept! powers: although or occasion they have Geneva controversy. This chemist for him to sit down and write out The majority of the members of picked up Founded and rescued shop applied to the Minister, at a list of defalcations relating to up against. British boats and 1 being the Genese, pontents Trend, ger of Hides.)

a have another publication, this ing "I am a Yin Chat" (a messen the Strike Committed now realise those who have jumped into the the Interior, who

was then Kaosome sixty properties.

Soon some soldiers took part in that they are dealing with a man water on being fired at.

Ling-wei, for permission to im-

In asking the Magistrate to deal loaded and so had to be taken back This journal, apart from being a leniently with the defendant, Mr. to Chungking. A few days ago record of the progress of Chinese the chase. When he was cornered,

ed, but they now consider

tives to support, and his services to city arrested several of the stu- which Chinese women may express he was a messager from Hades and themselves under military disci-pickets. were killed when

dents and forbade them to inter- their views in public, proposes to his mission was to kill. Threaten pline and will have to obey orders. sought to interfere with food until

they ment arrived, but was held up tory until his lapse. He had been The first order given to the supplies, being taken on board the withholding of permission for its,

a few weeks ago by the in the service for eight or nine that no students are to be seen on dress, jewellery, and the spending him, he brandished his knife and became so violent that one of the the foreshore and any boat may of too much time at man jongg... Strike Union direct from General Fatshan. He says he witnessed release from Peking.

On the first charge, of embezzling load and unload cargo. as it Chang Kai-shek is that the Strike the whole affair, and only one"

Among the enthusiastic leaders soldiers fired two shots, when ho

Union should furnish 3,000 trans-picket was killed, although there

$690.30, defendant was sent to pri- pleases. Two new Bitterfeld and of the proposed "Present Day sat down upon the curb badly

wounded. port/coolies for military purposes, is a report that two others were

son for three months with hard Swire launchos, the Suishan and Women's Club," the names mention- The National Anti-opium Asso- labour; on the second charge, relat- the Suiting are, now running be- ed include Mies Liu Siu-peg, head- to be organised on the same lines drowned. The picket motor boat ciation protested against putting ing to $62.40, one month, consecu-/tween here and Chungking. The mistress of the Lup Hung School in station near by, questioned him. as those who took part in the was not abandoned, as it later this large amount, of narcotic uportive; on the third charge, concern students would like very much to having studied both in Japan and Macao, a young Chinese woman expedition in the East River made inshore near some junks the market, to which the chemisting $2,046.89, five months conaccu-strike on account of this check- the Director General of the Com- and did not stop firing until out for local hospitals, but

had fraudulently applying for a pur- write for their examinations, but ping, Ho Shue-wen, Yip: Sic-fan,

Char Moo-chiu, and others- arrived too late. Marshal Sun pose other than a public service a the general has forbidden them to Chuan-fang, the Chinese overloid cheque for the sum of $2,045.89, do so. of the district, who is on terms of made payable to the Hongkong After several weeks of uncer- amity and accord with the foreign Government, five months concurtain as to what was to be the officials, took a hand and ordered rent. Dr. Ting to find and confiscate the narcotic. Up to now he has" not succeeded in doing so, though the discovery was made of a mass of counterfeit narcotic which had

COUNTERFEIT NARCOTIC.

years.

sector, and under direct control ofving astern of the U. S. S. Helens pleaded that it had been designed tive, and on the last charge, of mate, and so not. be obliged to America; and Misses Chan Chun- tion obtained was that. he came

missariat.

PAST AND FUTURE.

Although the first anniversary of the establishment of the Nationalist Revolutionary Govern- ment was not declared a public holiday, Government officials observe it in fitting manner. All the high officials assembled at the

Government House in commemora-

en

tion of the occasion, prescribed ceremonies were per formed, with General Tan Yen-kai In the chair.

of range.

CUSTOMS TROUBLE.

CIRCULAR BY CANTON UNION.

ARMED ROBBERS?

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outcome of the stalemate between the Kweichow forces across the ilver and the Szechunanese troops in the city, the latter attacked and drove off the Kwelchow inen and this was the beginning of the rout of Yuan Tau-ming. He has

FRENCH RAILWAY

DISASTERS.

obviously berp "planted" for the IMPLEMENTS SEIZED IN RAID now retreated to the Kweichow railway disaster are now estimat connected with his capture and benefit of the searchers.

It has been discovered, however, chat such a huge amount of

A sub-magistrate from a police

if he would answer. The informa- promising to give him cold water.

from Peng-shan-haien a place 150 miles to the south. That" on the 6th he had slept at Swanglin 45 I from South gate: that he had entered Chengtu on Monday morn- ing, in which case he must have tran veiled straight across toward the Great East. Parade ground.............. He refused to say whether others had FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. In connection with the Customs

accompanied him into the city. Shortly after this the man diod. dispute at Canton, a circular has

Paris, July 4. Such at least in the story, as told been issued by the All-China

The tasualties in the Poissy by those who were most closely Labour Union complaining that

AT SAI WAN HO. four Customs employees have been

border, leaving Chungking in thed at 17 dlled and 97 injured, death. dismissed on the grounds of

hands of the advance guards of Abuge blaze at the Dijon goods A raid carried out by detectives Yung' Sen's troops; " inclting seditious agitation. natedtic an 7,000 ounces would not at a tea house in Sai Wan Ho on

station has destroyed a score of

WHAT LIES BEHINE In his speech the Chairman Reference is made to the report be used by all the hospitals in the 19th inst., resulted in three to be able to settle upen Szechuan, ed at four million franes. Traffic evidence may be, it does not allay

But the dove of peace seems not wagons. The damage is estimat- Bald:"During the past twelve that members of the Union had Shanghai in a dozen years, which men being arrested, and this morn- for now come word of an offensive laes from Dijon to Lille and

However, plausible the above months, we have passed through beseiged the Customs House, but seems to lend weight to the coning, at the Central Magistracy, and defensive alliance between Nancy two important events, and are now the Union says that these men tention of the anti-oplum workers before Mr. R. E. Lindsell and generals Liu Wen-huel and Ten play is suspected-Reuter.

the suspicion that there is much were suspended. Fou more behind it all, and that this passing through another. The Arat event was the elimination of for members, and that two days brought into the country for in the big Court, charges relating Szechuanese generals. Fighting

were merely peacefully canvassing at Geneva that the amount was Major C. Willson, sitting together Sichhou against

most tragic of crimes does not all opposing elements, and the

arise merely from a madman's later four Customs employees were concentration of central power fa dismissed for seditious agitation.

general distribution and with the to-the possession of two daggers, has already commenced at a point

caprice, but from a very serious the

It is officially stated that the mentality that is growing among knowledge of Peking. The man- Nationalist Revolutionary The Union says this step was

a knife, two gags, a file, and two about 16 miles above us on the accident to the Havre-Paris certain classes, of which the Government. The second event taken by the Customs authorities ger of the chemist company has rolls of wire were preferred Yangtze and since these tw. express was due to it taking too students are not exempt, and was the offensive and defensive in order to provoke a strike, and been arrested and is still held in against them. alliance with Kwangs, and the also to compel the Government to

The implements were stated to groups are fairly evenly balancer quickly a bend to a branch line which breeds jealously, hatred, third event, which we are now rescind the registration of the.

in men and resources. it looks like to which the train had been divert passing through, is the Northern Union,

be commonly used by men in another summer of disorder.. ed. Owing to a subsidence in the and what is most to be feared ros campaign. This third event has

Detective Sub-Inspector Lane, Lai Hsin-huei, has left the capitalstorm, which may have prevented cure China has for these unna The civil governor of the province, ground as the result of a rain- been forced upon us sooner than wo had anticipated, by the retire-

ports that the rice situation is who was in charge of the raiding and for the time being' has his the driver from seeing a signal to tural mental processes, and during ment of the Kuomlnchun from Peking, in consequence of its having lost its foot-hold in Honam through the defeat of Ngo Wal chun. This is to be regretted, because our house has not quito been put in order. The preval-

COBHAM'S FLIGHT.

REACHES BAGHDAD.

gaol.

carrying out armed robberies.

the other.

headquarters hord in Luchow.

GATE SHUT ON RAIN.

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION.

slow up-Reuter.

vange. Repression is the only.

Meanwhile life in the country FATAL ROOF COLLAPSE. antagonism against the evils that districts goes goes on much as it

the past few weeks the students have been repressed at a time when they felt they had an excel- lent opportunity to express their

China is supposed to be subjected to, by _"'unequal" treaties etc., THUNDERSTORM TRAGEDY

For example the coffin of one- NEAR BERLIN.

of the students who was killed in the Shanghai riots, was permitted. Berlin, July 4to be carried into the city and de-

RICE EITUATION.

Our "correpondent further re- becoming very serious in Shang party, said he saw four men seated hal, and the Cheap Rice Depot. by themselves at a table. When Committee, which is supported by one of the detectives "walked to- the well-to-do, people of Shanghai,wards, the table, que man jumped is incurring a loss of $750 a day up and ran away out at the back, in order that rice may be sold a but iwb of the men were im has done for generations. Owing. In low enough figure to prevent the mediately seized. The first de to the abundance of rain all spring, more needy Chinese from actually fendant slipped his hand in his the acreage in rice is greater than starving. Many employers are girdle, and witness covered him usual but now the farmers and city also providing their labourers with his revolver in case he drew dwellers alike are longing for sun And coolies with rice at a lower a firearm. He dropped his hand shine and a cessation of the un-

to Thirteen people were killed and posttod in a public park. This le we have the consolation that our the commemoration of an evented 100,000 piculs from Salgon for taken from two of the men, but the North Gate of the city, thus teradorf, near Berlin.

certain mills have recently secure mentioned in the charges were bring this about they have closed of a roof in the village of Wol-COND ATTACK revolutionary chuse is gathering Ita rather this commemoration of more adherents to its banners, a vast organism setih motion, this purpose. This is being diy when the third was searched hoping to keep out the rain, which The roof, under which a crowd Tunan, with Tong Sang-che, is As we have accomplished so much posed of at 12 a picul, which is nothing was found on him. When they belleve comes from the north ngaheltering from a thunderquest was being held and the de now fighting, shoulder to shoulder since the reorganisation, of the approximately 200 pounds. The he moved, away, a dagger was In case of drought they close the storm, was struck by lightning talls of the saddest of crimes revolutionary cause. Kuomintang three years ago, It Is datly consumption "of rice id picked up from the floor, where south gate, since the great heat 15 and the crowd panicked. The were being described, a messen

Baghdad, July 4. Alan Gobham, on his flight from ence of banditry is still with us, London to Australia; has arrived and in the prosecution of the hero.-Reuter,; Northern campaign, the pest of banditry is a great hindrance to

the progress of the war. But therefore, is not an occasion for Agure than the markets, and to his sile, however. The articles usually long wet spell. In order to 50 injured, owing to the collapse very unusual wor

for the Kwelchow and Szechuan are send my earnest hope that we shall not ing troops to assist us. Today, slacken in our efforts now."

greater Shanghai is in the neigh bourhood of 20,000 picula.

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the man had been standing.

The case is proceeding..

To-day when the coroners In-

supposed to come in from that dir

ection,

dend are mostly women-Reuter. (Continued on Page 18