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THURSDAY,

CANTON SITUATION, HANKOW TO-DAY.

BANDITS AND REDS ATTACKING RAILWAYS.

Canton, July 13.

It appears that the North River military situation is becoming

more serious.

BORODIN TAKING NO CHANCES.

A foreigner who arrived in Shanghai from Hankow, "states that conditions at all the Yangtze ports can only be described as tor- ob-rible.

JULY 14, 1927.

SWATOW OUTRAGE.

PERSECUTION OF A BRITISH SUBJECT.

Roundly abused, thrust into a dark evil-smelling room, infested with mosquitoes, until he agreed to pay a "ne" of $1,000, a Bri- tish subject of Chinese descent, According to information

named Low Peng-klah, was gross- tained from milltary "clrcles here General Chien Ta-chun's expedi- property of American, French and ernment Department in Swatow At Ichang, merchant ships, the ly victimised by a Chinese Gov- tionary force, which recently en- Italian steamship companies have last month. Consular action has tered Klangs has retreated back been commandeered and are being been taken in the matter, the in- Into this province. However, it is aaed to transport troops to Wan-eldent being described as a fing

hsion and district. This port grant case of axtortion, an act of to a setback. The reported Call of has been systematically looted by which only bandits would bo Nanyung, an important city on the the retreating troops of General thought guilty, and a gross breach Klangai border, is also denied, al- though there are reasons to be-Yang Sen, notorious perpetrator of treaty stipulations.

denied that such rotreat was due

lieve that this city is now in great danger.

re-

of the Wanhsion outrage..

Anti-Feng Slogan.

The Opium Suppression Bureau, actually the office of a monopolis- tie organisation for trading in opium, is the Swatow department concerned. On June 10th. Mr. Low Peng-kinh's house was in- vnded by several members of the Bureau, who stated they were searching for illicit opium

· At Hankow, Russian com Large forces of troops are being munists are leaving. Formerly concentrated in Shiukwan.

they wore paid in gold dollars, now Some troops, however, have they receive Central Bank. nctes. and A badge in enamel was produced been posted to Yingtak other places along

the by this gentleman which he asserts line. is a facsimile of those worn by Canton-Shiukwan railway which is also threatened Russian Communists in that port.

Naturally, Low, being a British by the Red army under Chen Ka-On the face of it is the Kuomint subject, informed them that any ynu from the Small North River. ang emblem the white sun in a action they wished to take against

Very little Information is ob- blue sky." Under the flag are nice him must pass through the Com tainable as to the actual where Chinese characters which being missioner of Foreign Affairs and

trunsinted are as follow-Na- the British Consulate. abouts of the Red army of Chen Ka-yu, who recently re-enteredtionalist Government-member of

The unwelcome visitors roundly the province from Hunan. They the military committee." Under- abused him, and after seizing a are believed to have been sentter-neath this on a blue ground is the small box of opium and his smok- ed, but Chen's army has been con- Soviet emblem, the hammer, sickle ing utensils-Low is a light smok- siderably reinforced. since. and rifle, the rifle being placed er of opium-dragged him to the entering Kwangtung. Chen's army over the other two. On the re- Polleo Station. Later he was sent is in control of a number of the verse side is the number of the to the office of the Opium Suppres- districts, in the north-western part person in whose favour the badge sion Bureau. of the province, but these terri- has been issued.

Imprisoned in Tilthy Room. tories are "ppor" and he can

Here Low Peng-lish informed hardly raise sufficient funds to

his questioners that he was born feed his army.. Therefore he is The N. C. D. News informant in Singapore and.

was a British now attempting to break through asserts that Hankow is plastered subject. He was ridiculed and the railway line, for the capture with the following slogan: Chao An, was put down as his of any part of the railway will "Down with Feng Yu-hsiang and place of birth. At first it was de- mean that Shiukwan can be easily Chiang Kai-shek-two traitors to clded to fine him $150, but some- taken. To safeguard the railway, the Nationalist Government." Ho one urged that advantage should the entire 16th Division of General" also says that Hau Chien (Minis he taken of their "capture" and Li Fuk-lam's army was sent upfter of Justice) Wang Ching-wei the fine was increased to $5,000, from Canton...

(Chairman of the Central Execu- This Mr. Low refused to pay, and Yesterday a telegram was retive of the Kuomintang) and Sun¦after many threats, it was reduced ceived from the Magistrate of Fo (Minister of Communications to $1,000. Yingtak that the notorious bandit and son of Sun Yat-sen) are Boro- Again refusing he was thrust kang in Yongyuen under their din's closest friends. The above into a filthy room, and Anding bla chief Chen Po-him started an at- three ministers accompanied Boro- position intolerable, Low agreed to tack on the Yingtak district a few din to Chengchow in Honan to a sign a draft for $1,000 at three days ago and although the bandits conference with Feng Yu-halang days sight and also a document have been driven back to Yung (the Christian general) and de-admitting that he was fined for yuen, reinforcements are needed nounced Chiang Kai-shek.

the "llicit use of opium." imperatively for the defence of

Fourteen hours after his "ar- Borodin's motor car is equipped rest," Low was released, and the Yingtak district.

In view of the serious military with a steel plate varnished to ap-draft was cashed on June 13th, in situation. General Li Chai-sum,pear as wood, which contraption spite of vigorous protests, by the the acting Commander-in-Chief, can be raised in front of the wind British Consul. has instructed the Garrison Com-shield in case the occupants of the

A British Subject. manders in the different parts of car find themselves in a tight cor-

Every proof is forthcoming that the province that they can

ner. Borodin's house is closely mo- bilize troops and declare martial guarded by troops armed to the Low Peng-kiah is a British sub- law at their own discretion.

teeth. All official positions in Han-ject. For years he has been re- ow are held by rabid communists.cognised as such by both the Bri- The American senators were re-tish Consulate in Swatow and the the ceived and welcomed by high offi- Chinese authorities. Both Li Fuk-lam, whose troops are parcials but really saw nothing of the Opium Suppression Bureau and ticipating in the North River mili- deplorable state of affairs in Han- the Commissioner for Foreign Af aware of this lary operations, will probably go kow. There is no Court of Justice, fairs, though be up.also.

and any who are thought to be non- claim that Mr. Low is a Chinese communistic are summarily dealt subject, and that the case does not

concern the British authorities. with by the military authorities.

General Chlen Ta-chun is going up in a few days to direct the North river operations. General

fairs there.

Reinforcements Sought from Kwangsi.

notes.

General Ho Chi-wuh, the East- ern Kwangtung Garrison Com mander, who recently visited. Can- Chiness on leaving a foreign bank ton has returned to Swatow to re- are searched by pickets and if sume active charge of military affound with silver, are escorted to the Central Bank and their silver is exchanged for Central Bank Any resistance is suitably dealt with. There is no trade, and what there are left of the Chinese Canton, July 13. merchants go in fear and trem- General Li Kan-yun, represent-bling of their lives. ing General Fan Shek-sang in Canton returned to Kwangsi yesterday taking an order from the Canton authorities to General Fan requiring that Fan's army report in Canton within two weeks time.

•

General Fan's army had been ordered to proceed from Kwanggi

TIENTSIN CRASH.

FAMOUS CHINESE HONG FORCED TO CLOSE.

•

Mr. Low Peng-kiah's father was naturalised at Singapore as long 480 as 1857, a certificate of Bri- tish nationality was held by his father, and British passports to travel in Kwantung, endorsed "Father was a British subject," have been issued to Mr. Low.

It is understood that the Chin- ese Commissioner of Foreign At- fairs at Swatow has written a re- port to the Nanking Government concerning the incident, worded in such a way as to prejudice the Ministry for Foreign Affairs against Low Peng-klah, and likely to bring therefore a 'decision against his British nationality.

Intolerable.

The British Consul at Swatow, to the Hunan front for some time A telegram has been received by but their advance has been rather the vernacular press from Tien-Mr. Kirke, protested vigorously alow owing to the lack of fundstain to the effect that the famous against the gross breach of treaty and ammunition" and General Li Chinese firm, Ip Woo Hong, clo- atipulations, the reply being to the Kan-yun was recently sent to sed its door on the 10th instant effect that Mr. Low's nationally Canton to confer General Li Chai- with liabilities estimated to about he could not be accepted as a Bri- was being investigated and that sum on the sending of supplies. $5,000,000. The cloning of thetish subject until reports were re-

Since the Reds from Junan and large Chinese hong in Tientsin

ceived. Kiangsi are again threatening the has caused a sensation in commer- It may be recalled that some- North River and troops in this cial circles in that city: The chief time ago Mr. Low Peng-kiah's province are not quite sufficient to manager is said to have abscond foreshore was seized, and his land cope with the present military ed while the assistent manager, situation, the military authorities Wang Kan-fun and the chief expropriated on the pretext of making ronde. The only possible here are asking General Fan director, Wang But-hau are reconclusion is that the Chinese nu- to send his army to Canton ported to be in custody of the thorities are deliberately persecut- speedily.-F. A. C

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