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· AGITATORS INVADE

SENATOR'S EXTRAORDINARY

ATTACK ON PREACHER.

A Fakhoi correspondent, writing

to the Telegraph under date of the

$400,000,000 WANTED.

New York, Dec, 27,

In a, speech Senator Butler

THREE FOREIGNERS ATTACKED.

COOLIES OUT OF HAND..

A few days ago (says a Wuchang

EXPANSION.

BIG DONATIONS BY E. M. S. CHINESE.

BISHOP OF LONDON'S ADDRESS,

TO MOTHERS' UNION.

The Bishop of London addressed the members of the Mother Union at a short service held in the Cathedral this morning.

TROUBLE.

PICKETTING CONTINUES IN

CANTON.

A HONGKONG DISPUTE.

Serious troubles in plece. goods

CRIME & RADIO.

IMPORTANT MALAYA

·SUGGESTIONS.

SINGAPORE COUNCIL SPEECH.

ti poem stotal or choo

14th Inst., gives some interesting vehemently declared that he would \ave foreigners, three.men and twe$40,000, a' start will be made next Taking no his text, "Blessed are ployees' Union has put forward a suggestions regarding the exten-

"detalls regarding conditions there.

He writes:

Since the meeting of the 6th of

December, at which it was decided to reopen trade relations with Hongkong, though British goods

up somewhat. Several more steam-

only,

SERVICES INTERRUPTED.

persevere vigourously with his endeavours to force Congress to

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FOREIGNER HT

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FOR THE HOME.

ADDED EFFICIENCY.

THE STUDY OF CHINESE.

As the result of donations from message of the 18th inst, to the three well-known Chinese in the

circles are reported froin Canton. Legislative Council in Singapore, Hankaw Herald) while a party of Federated Malay Státos, totalling

As recently reported, the Em- the Hon. Mr. Mitchell made novel the pure in heart for they shall series of demands which many of sive use of wireless throughout ladies, got out of their ricahus at week, towards, the establishment of see God," the Bishop asked his the firms are refusing to accede, Malaya for protective purposes. the Custom House to walk to the

& Chinese Faculty at the University hearers to realise how immense proferring to shut down their pre-He said that he desired to bring to adopt the Naval Committee's pro-launch for Wuchung, a number of

their organisation really was. It mises, rather than give in. It is the notice of the House a subject of Hongkong.

was a force of 400,000 mothers, now reported that the Unilon's which he considered to be of great gramme.

woll dressed Chinese tried to

Some little time ago, the Vice and so far as the social and poli- pickets are blockading all the importance to the Colony and IIe asserted that the United

snatch their handbags and parcels Chancellor of the University (Mr.tical life of the world was con- shops except where the employers Malaya as a whole the advisabi are still. debarred, trade has picked States must build virtually a new out of their hands, yelling at the W. W. Hornell, C. I. E.) paid a corned there was no organisation have given in to the demands.lity of providing a wireless tele-

visit to Malaya in company with a more powerful to-day than the Amongst the demands put for graphic or telephonic system" ers have been put on the Hongkong- navy at a cost of over $400.000,- same time? • “W£ pro wharf

Chinese lecturer of the University, Mothers Union. It was the one word are some to the offect that throughout the Colony and the Haiphong run, whereas formerly 000. "A high-speed race for naval coolies, you cannot carry your and although no appeal for funds organisation that could make the all employees belonging to the old Malay Peninsula for the purpose there was only one, carrying mails supremacy is proceeding between things. The foreign men, after was made, the sum named was soon House of Commons tremble, and Union must be dismissed, that all of linking up the police and the nations, and we are not some protest, yielded, agreeing to forthcoming when it was explained have a great influence in the dismissed workers must be given military of all towns and districts. The new surtax station has been race. When we scrapp- pay the coolles the three or four that the University aimed at estab House of Lords. For twenty-five a year's wages, and free boarding, He prefaced his remarks in this established here and is carrying on in the

coppers demanded. But when

years he had been fighting the and that bonuses must be granted connection by congratulating the smoothly so far as is known. Iled over $300,000,000 worth these coolies reached the launch.lishing a Chinese Faculty."

In conversation with a Telegraph battle of the girls and the women. at the rate of one dollar for every police upon the quiet state of the said that those in charge of the sta- of the finest warships ever they hoarded it, refusing to tion had a good deal to do with

release the baggage until their representative this morning, Mr. It took him ten years in the House $100 worth of business done, whe Colony and Malaya generally and the reopening of trade relations designed we willingly and grace-outrageous demand of $4 was com- Hornell stated that it would cost of Lords to get through the Crimither such business resulted in gain for the comparative freedom

fully a million dollars to endow anal Law. Amendment Bill, but it or loss.

there was from violent crime at with Hongkong, it being distinctly fully dethroned ourselves from theplied with.

Coincident with this trouble, that stage. in their favour to do an, since it potential position of Mistress of

proper Faculty in Chinese, and it would only now take him one your had been decided to utilise the gum with 400,000 women behind it.

local dispute is occurring in Hong- would greatly increase the revenue of the Government.

kong between the Compradore As- the Seas, and now we are a poor.

Naturally, the foreigners would received by enlarging the scope for

Goods aociation and the Piece third and likely to be fourth."

not agree to this, but offered them Chinese under the Faculty of Arts," ́He declared that Americans had the price agreed, later adding taking it up to the degree stage.

What, the Bishop naked, did the Guild. It appears that recently It was comforting to realise the The scheme had so far days Mothers' Union really stand for? the Association demanded an in-efficiency of the police, and his Their trusting several hundred cash." This the

Mr. Hornell, that It stood for the home, and that was crease of five per cent, in commix suggestion was intended to add to coolies spurned and still clinging loped, said good nature had got them

would One of the foreign men was hit, appointed, as well as a translator, the tremendous way it had.

to the baggage, they showed fight two Chinese renders had been the reason why it had grown in sion in order to cover defaults due that efficiency. He wished to make it

The to several firms having gone into it clear that in voicing the pro- into trouble, and require fifty warships to bring the another grubbed by the throat, whilst the Rev. H. R. Bishop referred to the influence of bankruptcy. The Guild, however, posals he was not la any way

her place. Another beaten by the fists of the Wells had United States

agreed to give women in the French and Russian has opposed the suggestion, and it fearing the present situation call- his services for next Whether the present Armament coolies,

year revolutions, and went on to speak is now to send a reply stating that d for disquietude or anxiety, part-time work. Under of social life, directing attention owing to the troubles in Canton Rather he suggested that the" Pact would be renewed when it

A Roman Catholic Priest, who for expired in 1932 and the terms of During service, in the only mis- the renewal depended on the happened to be on the boat, plead the scheme, there would be to the great difference in London and the general depression in busi-authorities should use a time of sion chapel now open down in the potential naval strength the United in vain for them to spare his a Chinese Department under the society to-day, particularly among ness, they cannot see their way comparative leisure to consider city-operated by an American ed States could show then. So the friends, and tried to reason with Faculty of Arts, art was the rich, to that of 25 years ago clear to accede to the request, add the possibility of Improving their future as would ensure their being Mission--a few nights ago, a band United States must build fast-these coolies, while some coolles posed to train new Government The future of the nation, he de-ing that the defaults by certain powers of offence and defence and on the pontoon and passengers Cadets in Chinese through its meclared, depended upon the homes merchants have nothing to do with to make such provision for the of rowdles kept up a continuous Reuter's American Service,

seemed waiting for the foreigner dium, whilst opportunity would of the people. They would find the Guild.

world his- It is said that if the Compradore able to handle in the most to return the blows and insults also be given for instruction in that throughout

The homes

depended Association persists in its de-rapid and effective manner,"

situation which might arise.. when a free fight all around would Chinese to any others who sought tory.

to learn the language.

upon the mothers. and wives, mands, the plece goode and gen- and so long as they held eral foreign goods merchants will With the appointment of the staff, said Mr. Hornell, all was infirmly to the Christian faith, the refuse to do business through its A number of armed soldiers readiness to make a start next nation would not go down. Women medium. nor otherwise disturb the worship. AN IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION, stood apathetically by, hoping week, and of the sum of $40,000 ruled the home and the home ruled

inwardly, no doubt, that the hated which had been obtained, $10,000 the nation. But they kept this up from evening

imperialistic foreigners would was being spent on a Chinese lib to evening until it became almost

come to grief. Fortunately, the rary. Impossible to carry on the services..

boat soon pulled out, otherwise, However, it was considered best to try; therefore, service nights were

the shameless attack might have which proved a serious matter. It is the held as usual,

opinion of the foreigners that these "Wharf coolles" were not ordinary enrrying coolies, but agitators in the employ of the labour unions. This is not the Wuchang have been troubled.

The missionaries « are going been. fooled. through some trying times these days. New agitators have arrived, here from somewhere, probably Lierchow, and have mastered all possible followers to stir up further anti-Christian feeling and they have succeeded quite well, according to mission reporta.

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howl outside the door, crying out "Down with Christianity," "Down

up to

with Imperialism," connecting the EMPEROR'S BODY IN have been staged.

missions with that term, and say

ing many other things which, wore

not flattering, to say the least.

However, they did not come inside

FREE FIGHT.

Finally, the following night, a big company gathered in front of the chapel and a young fellow threw

TOKYO.

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Tokyo, Dec. 27.

!

Passing through immense crowds estimated at fully one million,

the route, flanking was lined by about 15,000 troops, the Imperial cortege, conveying the late Emperor's remains, proceeded

INSPIRED BY UNIONS,

a stone at the preacher, who, lucky to the Palace after arrival at Tokyorst time foreigners going to

This was, this evening from Hayama. enough, was not hit.

An impressive silence marked the however, the signal for a free fight. An old gentleman sitting inside the whole proceedings, crowds standing chapel, secing this young chap throw the stone, slapped him in or kneeling bareheaded in the dark- the face, whereupon the young man ness and coll of the winter's night attacked the old gentleman, and whilst the dim dickering light from from this the crowd joined in and fought, it qut. The chapel doors lanterns carried by the police added wore hastily closed, since every-to the impressiveness and solemnity body had run out when the fight of the scene-Renter. began out in the street.

HANKOW COMMOTION.

their satellites.

PEDDER ST. FIRE.

THE LATEST THEORY.

DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

NAVAL OFFICER AND SEAMAN DROWNED.

Aid

JAVA AN EXAMPLE, When they considered the fact that at the present time they had. tor depend on overhead telegraphy and telephony, carried on exposed wires throughout the length and "WILD GATS.

breadth of Malaya, it was easy The Bishop proceeded to refer to

to imagine the possibilities of in- the formation of the Mothers'

terruption during an internal dis- Union and the influence that

turbance. There had been a re- mothers should exert on their chil-

cent illustration of this in the dren. There seemed to be an idea

Shadow was cast over the Christ-communistic disturbances in Java. abroad that boys or young men, when they reached a certain age, mas festivities at Kongmoon, both One heard that communists took must sow their wild oats. There afloat and ashore, by a double possession of the telephone ex- It is now ascertained that the was a tendency to regard them in tragedy, "involving the deaths by change in Batavia and that several John of the employees were either forc fire which occurred in the business the light that "men will be men and drowning of Lieutenant establishment of Madame Flint boys will be boys." That was en-Henry Topp, the popular Comed to join, or willingly joined yesterday morning originated in tirely a mistake. Boys should be mander of H.M.S. Nessus, an arm them.

It was easy to understand that The seventh army from Kangs that part of the cockloft Iminedi- allowed plenty of exercise, be taughted launch," and A. B. Pilcher, a

employed that during any sudden. are reported, (says the Central ately above the main dress-making to pray, "and encouraged in happy naval rating belonging to HM.S. owing to the exposed wire system Valient but unsuccessful efforts unexpected rising it would be. China Post) to have celebrated establishment which was used for companionship. It was not impos- Moth.. their arrival in Hankow by a de- the keeping of dress and hat-mak-sible; indeed, it was not very diff-

It is not definitely known even temporarily destroy, tele- whether A. B. Pilcher was leaving phonic and telegraphic communica- claration of their superiority over ing materials. The damage done cult to keep straight. It was up to were made to rescue both men possible to throw out of gear, or

derable, and it was also unavolto the mark".

Speaking of the teaching of the or returning to his ship, but from tion in Singapore and generally. mere labour union officials and to valuable material was consi- the mothers to keep their boys-up

From reports to hand it appears able that water should run down that a large body of them were to the main establishment and Mothers' Union with regard to mar-information to hand this morning throughout the Colony or, for that

- PRESENT SYSTEMS. seeking warm quartors and the cause much damage to goods thafe.riage, the Bishop said it was re- it appears that he fell from matter, anywhere in Malaya. premises of the "Now World" The Beauty Parlour was intact, yarded as a holy estate of matri- ship's boat on Christmas Day and

Communication with the Ponin- struck them as being a suitable except where damaged was' caused mony; having taken the vow, it was was not seen again.

a vow that had to be kept fnith-

Lieut. Topp fell overboard from

overland. barracks for them. Most of the by the heat engendered. rooms, however, were found to bo. The precise cause of the outfully, and the Mothers' Union also H.M.S. Nessus and although pro-aula at present was by occupied by labour union officials, break is not yet known, but it is believed in the indissolubility of longed efforts were made at cable telegraphy or telephony. rescue, the unfortunate officer was The wires mainly ran along the who have their offices there to conjectured that the are origi- marriage.

drowned Deep sympathy is felt railway tracks. It was obviously being set-smouldering from con-

Government's disposal to protect. Forest-keepers made a grim dis-gether with a number of workers nated from some dreamaterial

in the cause of the proletariat.

ments.

the whole of the railway line.. H.M.S. Nessus has been engaged Towns on the east coast of the. covery yesterday in a plantation A. notice to quit and make room tact with a lighted cigarette-end

for the relatives in their bereave-impossible with the forces at below Fine-wood Battory. There for the army was ill received, and thrown down by some careless they found the body of a Chinese it is reported that the advance porson." It is ascertained that car

served by one line only which was woman hanging by a rope, impro-guard of the army were routed: penters had been engaged the pre

in convoy work between Kong Peninsula, he was informed, were used both for telephonic and vised from torn pieces of clothing, they, however, re-appeared with vious day in constructing some

moon and Wuchow,

telegraphic communications. Kuan- from a tree, Death apparently re-inforcements, and in the fracas shelves in the cockloft, and that

tan, he believed, was served in had occurred many hours provi- that ensued three of the obsted-they did not leave work until 11

addition, by a direct line to Kuala AGITATOR'S SPEECH.:

ougly.

perous union officials received p.m.

The Cafe Parisian, occupying the

Lumpur, but that and similar lines The body was removed to the bayonet wounds. Upon this, the service was closed and the crowd scattered but not Mortuary to await Identification. The premises were soon cleared main portion of the flour at the

quently interrupted for quite before one of the agitators entered It is believed that the woman who and this section of the seventh rear, is very little affetted, either

housed to their by fire or water, and is resuming Ching, but from what he had seen THIEVES' HAUL AT YAUMATI. in country districts were fres

In some of the "old Chintan cities,.

The report that another armed long periods, through the falling the chapel and addressed the people appeared to be about 35 years of army are now

business. AS satisfaction, until such time

in Canton and Kowloon City, he and the preacher, who is a native, age, had committed suicide..

their own authorities order them

imagined the death-rate was some robbery has occurred on the main-of trees and other reasons, largely

beyond control. to quil,

thing appalling. These Chinese land was confirmed this morning streets were worse than any slums

by a police atatement which saya

Ng service was held the next night, but thinking that the fight had probably had n. cooling effect upon the rowdies, service was con“ tinued on the next chapel night, but instead of being better, condi- tions had grown worse, for the ser- vlee had no sooner-opened than a crowd "gathered and started a big

noise outside which ended up with the throwing of refuse into the chapel. Eggs were thrown at the preacher and in the end a big fire cracker was thrown in which might have done much harm.

In the following terms:-"Don't be-

lieve in the foreigners' religion, for It is only meant to cheat us Theso preachers (meaning the na- tives) are like the chickens we buy; feed them until fat and then kill them; these preachers will meet the Bame fate. Thoy are eating the foreigners rice and preaching for him, but after a while they will find

GRIM DISCOVERY.

WOMAN FOUND HANGING FROM TREE

NEW AIR SERVICE.

FIRST "HOP" COMPLETED.

Marseilles, Dec. 27,

The third Cairo-Karachi nero-

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BANKNOTE DISCOUNT.

ALL WHITE.

THE "EMPRESS OF ASIA"

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WORSE THAN EAST END. 、 A

The Bishop spoke of the duties of the mothers to their children, and in conclusion asked those present to interest themselves in the Chinese children around them. In Osaka, in so-called enlightened Japan, the death-rate for one year only was 67 per 100, whilst in Philadelphia, through which he passed on his present tour, it was only seven. He had not gone into the figures of

he had ever seen in East London.

ARMED ROBBERY.

In auggesting that they depend He did think they should that four men armed with knives ed on cable telegraphs and/or telephones throughout the Penin all take Lan interest in were concerned. those matters and particularly

It is reported in reliable Chin- ese circles that a good deal of un- rest is rife among the merchant fraternity over the Central Bank' In the majesty of her new garb in the work of the schools and of lory represented the haul taken did not forget the fact that they notes which have been thrown on an all-white hull; the R.M.S. - the missions. There, wag n won-from a dwelling house in Roclama-had quite good road services, but

In all $200 In money and jewel-sula at the present moment, one

out the real meaning of the for- plane, with Sir Samuel and Lady his market since the arrival of press of Asia leaves dock tomor darful work that could be done tion Street, Yaumati.

olgner. He went on to tell them Hoare aboard, arrived at 3.45 this to leave the mission and have afternoon:"

the simplicity with which cril designers could block communica the Southern forcos. These notes row, and will go to her moorings round about them. Much was bo-

tions by felling trees or destroy.. ing done by the medical missions were issued with orders for a fixed at Buoy A4.

She is the first of the Canadian in educating and looking after the Capt. Percy Watson, managing ing bridges was easily apparent. exchange at two tepu forty and nothing to do with it and no longer Sir Samuel Hoare stated that until recently they were exchange-Pacific liners to return to the mag-bodily, welfare of Chinese children director of Messrs. Nickel and They could not, therefore, place be the "Running dogs of the Im the journey was progressing most ing at this rate per dollar.nificence of the pre-war style, but in various parts of China, and he Lyons, of Kobe, a well known fig much reliance on this source of perialistic foreigners," or words to satisfactorily under very good con- The merchant body have made the "Canada" and the Russia" are pleaded that if they could not do ure throughout the Far East, died communication in times of distur that effect, MD

ditions. The aeroplane will leave several protests, and have now, ac to be similarly treated in due this themselves, they could at on December 28, in the Interna-bance. That fact atlil further

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