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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

YUNNAN CLASHES. MORE EARTHQUAKES

GENERALS AS PAWNS IN THE GAME.

ALARUMS & EXCURSIONS.

Recent reports from Yunnan have disclosed that there has been serious fighting there during the past few months, and a coup has recently been affected by a com- mander who ousted the General In possession of the capital.

Now, a correspondent who was actually present at Yunnanfu at the time of the clash, writes giy. ing very interesting particulars of events. His letter is dated from Yunnanfu on July 28, and he

writes:

We have been having a rather disturbed time the last week or two. What has really happened is briefly this.

General Tang Chi-ao had three. commanders subordinate to him, General Tang San, Hu Ru-i, and Lung Yun. Generals Hu and Lang formed a party and drove

·REPORTED.

VERY SEVERE EFFECTS" IN TURKESTAN.

SWISS CANTON SHAKEN,

--Reuter,

and

MONDAY,

AUGUST 15, 1927.

PERILOUS TREK. THE INIQUITIES OF THE GEN. WOOD'S END.

MONTHS IN CENTRAL

CHINA.

DEVASTATION & FAMINE.

FOREIGNER,

AMUSING DOCUMENT ISSUED BY SHANGHAI KUOMINTANG,

ABOLITION OF LIKIN

"

OLD INJURY CAUSED HIS DEATH.

SEVERAL OPERATIONS.

Boston, Mass., Aug. 7. After four weary months of

Governor General Wood diod The proclamation of the Nan- Moscow, Aug. 14. arduous travelling by mules, Fifteen people were killed and sedan chairs and interminable king Nationalist Government an- to-day at 120 a.m., at the Pater 25 seriously injured, and 100 stretches of walking, Father Ter-nouncing the abolition of likin Brent Brigham hospital, after un- houses were ruined, in an earth-ence Connelly of Boston and and the enforcement of tariff au- dergoing on Saturday an opera- quake in Namangan, in Turkestan. Brother Lambert Budde of Hol- tonomy is now the subject of con- tion for recurrence of a tumour

the skull. land reached Shanghai on Satur-siderable space in the Shanghai which had involved the bone of The announcement came with day last when all hope for their Chinese newspapers. Switzerland Affected.

anfoty had been abandoned. The Shumpas learns that the dramatic suddenness after a day These two missionaries formed a Borne, Aug. 14. There were four distinct earth-section of the party who, follow Chinese Director-General of the of secrecy surrounding General quake shocks in the canton of ing the anti-Christian, and anti-Customs Service in the Nanking Wood's entrance to the hospital, Grisons

at 2 o'clock yesterday foreign disorders in the province Government has addressed a letter punctuated only by a statement aroused of Kweichow, were forced to to the Chinese General Chamber, Issued late in the evening that Dr. Harvey Cushing, a. noted morning, which

surgeon, was in charge of the frightened the inhabitants. There leave the mission. field barely of Commerce saying that the aboll he was in a critical condition. escaping with their lives. With tion of likin and the increase of tariff are first steps towards au- was no damage:-Renter.

others of the party, some of whom are remaining temporarily tonomy and that presents a great case. Beyond a bare announce- at Hankow and others at Chung- opportunity for China's futurement of General Wood's death the king, they set out over four trade. The Nationalist Govern-hospital authorities declined fur- months ago on a trek through ment (says the letter) has pass-ther information, pending a state. sicians or from Major Burton the wildest part of Central China ed through many hardships and ment from the attending phy- in an effort to reach civilization has gone to the trouble now of Read, the Governor General's aide. proclaiming autonomy. The aim of the proclaimation is to improve the living conditions of the far- merchants mors, labourers and and not only to increase national revenues. As it is feared that some people may misunderstand the Government's intentions, the Chamber is asked to make things clear to them.

FORGED, CHEQUE.

out General Tang San, and took HAUL OF $50,000 ON LOCAL all the power out of the hands

of General Tang Chi-ao. This was at Chinese New Year time.

In June, General Hu attacked the house of General Lung one

BANK.

and safety.

Prevention of Export

The different local branches of

General Wood was admitted to

accompanied on his journey to the hospital on Friday, and was Boston by Mrs. Wood.

For a day his presence at the Later the

hospital was denied. hospital authorities explained that he was receiving neither visitors nor telephone calls at his own re-. quest, and did not wish it known he was a patient.

Mrs. Wood was with her hus- band when he died.

A Bulletin issued by Dr. Ale- York,

The history of the old pioneers According to reports appearing of the West, with all the suffer in to-day's local Chinese newsing, anxiety and danger through night, and captured and impri- papers, a clever forgery was re- which they passed, can ecarcely soned him, and looted the houses cently practiced on the Yokohamia have been worse than the experi- of his military commanders, be- Specie Bank by which $50,000 was once of this gallant little band of religious workers who struggled withdrawn by means of a coun- sides driving his troops way,

The terfeit cheque.

discovery on for four long months through General Lang's commanders ré-

hostile country, beset by bandits tired from the

scene, but after has only just been made.

It is stated that on Friday last, and possible death on all sides, collecting money and a further force, advanced towards Yunnan- a foki of the Ming Fat firm, which fighting against starvation and is one of the largest of the Nath thirat, but battling, manfully, fu from the west, and, defeated Pak Hong concerns, went to the hoping against hope for the sight the Kuomintang haye issued seve-xander Lambert of New General Chang Ru-yu, whom

Bank to withdraw

of civilizaton and those materialral circulars and despatched sev who came here to treat, General General Hu sent against them.

"Governor General Wood seven- Next, a Colonel Chang Feng-money when it was noticed that things of life of which they had ral open telegrams throughout the Wood, follows:

tumour chwen, who commanded the troops

the cheque number was not serial been deprived for years. They provinces within the control of the at Amiebow, enme as far as Nito a previous

Enquiries crossed mountain ranges, fought Nationalists and that of the teen years ago had were made and it transpires that their way through dangerous and Second City Branch is most arus-which was removed by Dr. Cush- ing. It was then found that the on June 24th the sum of $50,000 tortuous defiles, laboured through ing. It says:

growth involved the bone of the wrongfully

wastes with desolation to withdrawn by arid

skull, and a probable recurrence. means of a cheque on which there right and left, suffered sickness was a false chop and on which and privation but finally struggled

of the trouble was anticipated. the signature of a foki of the into Chunking bereft of almost firm, named Che Man-chuen, had all of their belongings, sick and Hu, very cleverly been forged. No exhausted but happy to

suspicions were aroused at the escaped with their lives.

Liang and threatened to attack the city unless General Hu re- Jcased General Jung. This was. on July 19,

Retires With Prisoner,

Ол July -23 General

Waa

one.

30m

COUNTRY BUMPKIN.

THINKS CINEMA IS REAĻ.

of

A Chinese correspondent sen is us the following, which we repro- duce unabridged:

Tragic Death,

have

A

"For some time there was evi- dence of a return of his former lameness, but owing to his sense of duty he was unwilling to leave his post in the Philippines until he felt the situation there jus- tified his temporary absence."- 4. P.

Accident in Cuba. Since The ailment which eventually caused the death of Governor General Wood was due to a stroke on the top of his head by a brass ball or a chandelier, when he was military Governor of Santiago, Cuba, in 1898, states the Manila

The Nationalist Government has only moved to Nanking for three months but now it has suddenly. proclaimed the abolition of likin and the enforcement of tariff au- tonomy as from September 1, thus in spite of great efforts by

removing foreigners from control. the French Consul, re time. fused to release General Lung, and

This is a matter which has caused so much pain to the hearts of the prepared to fight Colonel Chang when the latter advanced on the

The

most tragic part of the Chinese people and now that the capital. The bridge near the

entire journey was the death Government has issued its pro- station, and the South Gate, were.

through exhaustion of one of their clamation all are happy. strongly forlified with trenches

number, Sister Clarissa Stat-the opium war, 80 years ago, for- and sand-bay emplacements, and

miller of Columbus, Ohio, who cigners have been stealing our the greatest excitement prevailed in the city. Many of the inhabit-}

passed away after she had reach territory and they have seized our forced the ed Chunking.

Customs; they have ants, fearing trouble, tried to

Chinese Government to pay thein obtain entry to the mission

The two arrivals at Shanghai fabulous, indemnities, they have

Bulletin. His head struck the premises of the Church Missionary On Saturday evening in thebring with them a story of broken up our constitution and

ball as he arose quickly in greet- Society, for protection, and started cinema house. Sai Yuen, in the terrible suffering and devastation they have compelled us to accepting a caller in his office. He was moving all their goods out of the West Point, while the performance throughout the country through unequal trenties until we see on

knocked down, unconscious. shops around the South Gale, was going on, suddenly the audi- which they passed. Bandits and all four sides of us foreign goods IIowever, no serious ill effects

On July 24, in the morning, ence heard the shouting of save soldiers are running loose over and Chinese merchants transform developed for some years. there were all manner of rumours.life, save life, for twice.

the entire countryside burning, ed into foreign merchants, if they

In 1025 when General Wood Apparently General Hu, after

This was followed by the blowkilling and terrorizing the inba- are not otherwise forced inte bank-

was Governor and military com- helping himself to some $2,000,000 ing of the Police whistle whichbitants; famine is stalking every-ruptcy, If we wanted to promote mander of the Moro province and in notes and silver from the Fw added much to the confusion of the whare. The country people are our own trade, foreigners used the was in charge of the campaign Tien Bank, had run away, taking moment. The light was turned on dying of starvation in many Customs to limit our activities by of pacification there, a twitching General Lung with him.

immediately.

parts, whole villages and towns preventing us from exporting our in his left arm started troubling The shouting turned out to be a have been denuded, others have goods. If we wanted to boycott him. It grew worse, "and he was farce. The principal picture. al been burned to the ground by the their goods, they were protected ordered home for medical treat that might was a serial; in the stallmarauding bands of brigands.

If we wanted to ment. by the Customs. was a Chinese villager, who went

He went, arriving in Boston on carry but our revolutionary plans, for the first time in a cinema Brother Lambert Budde reports the foreigners and the Customs July 4, 1905. Dr. Cabot found or house. Suddenly he saw a great that one walled city through tiger appeared in the picture and which they passed had no more supported the militarists and im- thorough examination that the top Today, July 28, there has been looked as if the animal was going than a dozen houses standing, the peded our progress. The Chinese of his skull was injured and that Government was powerless to in- this was affecting. the nerves of a fight between 1.200 men under to jump at him to his great others having been completely crease the Customs dues and it his arm. An operation was per- Colonel Wang Gi-hsiu and 3,000 bewilderment and excitement he destroyed by fire after a raid by was as a result of this that likin, formed and was considered suc- froops under Colonel Chang Feng shouted for help. He was later bandits, the inhabitants having export taxes, ex-factory taxes, ceasful, although the doctor enid chwen, the battle being staged at ealmed down by the men in the scattered in all directions to pre-conds taxes and others were intro-then that another operation, upan the aviation ground of Yunnanf cinema house who explained to serve their lives. These were duced. They caused much harm the scar tissue would be neces

After five hours fighting, with him that it was but the picture of gradually starving to death hav-to the Chinese people but they sary within five years. some 200 casualties, Colonel Winga tiger and, that the phenomenon ing no money to buy rice and no

General Wood returned to the made up for the deficit resulting

resumed his was handed over to Colonel Chang was not a real one.

means of growing it. The pro-

from the foreign control of the Philippines and vince of Kweichow is over-ridden Customs. That policy was sui-duties. with the evils of opium smoking

In 1909,, he went to Johns Hop- cidal. Now that the Nationalist which is being indulged as never

Government has proclaimed tariff kina Hospital in Baltimore, where before. All the women and most autonomy, it devolves

upon the second operation was perform- of the children are addicted to

people to support the Governmented by Dr. Harvey Cushing. Fol- the habit and the ravages thus and net as its rearguard, 30 that lowing this operation a detailed preted are almost beyond belief.

eventually we may get rid of the report was submitted to the war. department on his condition, by and secure for unequal treaties

instructions of General. Wood. China a place of equality in the But he Wa considered still family of nations. Therefore, let

thoroughly qualified for service us unite!

and continued as before:

The

doctor

the reported trouble

was due to 2 (Continued on Pape 12.)

The next day there was a drama- the development, General Lung returning, either having escaped or having been released. With him various bodies of troops and bandits came into the city.

Big Clash Occurs.

by the former's men, and was brought bound into the city. And this is as far as we have got up to the present.

The south of this provine Amichow, Mengtse, and so forth, is in the hands of a bandit chief, Li Shao-tsung,who about two months ago captured a couple of i Frenchmen who have not yet been released.

RANGE SHIELDS STOLEN.

A. DANGER TO RIFLEMEN.

Mission Looted.

In this territory famine had

A theft which might easily have

Father Connelly witnessed the To the west, there are three had serious results was committed Generals advancing on the capital at the Kowloon City rifle range looting of the Protestant Reform- city. General Lu Han and Genera! yesterday, by a Chinese farmer, ed Church Mission at Shenchowfu, who was charged before Mr. W. Hunan, which was carried out in a Meng Yu-wen, both of whom are old military commanders of Gen-Schofield at the Kowloon Magis most distressing manner by Chinese eral Lung, will perhaps unite with tracy this morning with larceny of students. The looting and burning played havoc with the inhabitants two sheets of corrugated iron. of mission property was carried and constant bandit raids had left Colonel (now General) Chang

Sub-Inspector Phillips informed out and instigated by the Political Feng-chwen. The other man is

In this district HOW MUCH DO YOU General Tang Gi-ling, a relative of his Worship that the iron was used Burcu who conducted an auction the natives fearful and lacking in Passionists have distributed over General Tang Chi-ao, and also of by the military for bullet proof of mission goods in the streets. In money or goods. General Tang San, but his position shields, as a safeguard for riflemen describable scenes followed the auc$100,000 for rice.

The goods which could not who would be using the range fur- tion. is, doubtful.

It was explained that be sold were thrown into the streets small trenches were dug, and shields and fought for by the rabble. erected against stray bullets. The Political Bureau then turned its shields consisted of corrugated attention "to the mission school iron and sandbags, which afforded which was throughly looted and the men lying in wait the necessary then set on fire. The burning last

ed for two days. protection.

Shopkeepers Defence.

It happens that in all this upset there is nothing anti-foreign, and no special danger to foreigners is apprehended, other than the ordin: ary risks of the fighting and loot ing by hordes of troops from time to time.

ther up.

man

Sheets of iron were being con- The local shops have formed astantly taken away, and a

waiting behind the shields might Defence Corps, and they patrol easily he killed if a bullet struck the city at night. Each shop has also either hung an electric light the barrier and penetrated it.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to two months' hard labour.

or a lantern outside, through the night, so as to have the streets brightly lit all the time.

There are, of course, any number of restrictions as to one's going in or out of the city, and one has to keep out of range of bayonets that

Friendly Bandits.

The

Ten Remain.

Father Connelly and Brother Lambert Budde are the first of Passionate Order to reach the Shanghai from Central China and there are still ten members of the Order remaining in the interior. Brother Budde is well known in Rome as an archaeologist.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper bas been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Pago 12 of this issue.

1. Who was Toussaint l'Ouverturo? 2. Where are the ruins of Carthage? 3. What is a Kuleri

4. What is meant by "Sub rosa

and how did it orginate?

5. What motto is inscribed on the Scottish coat of arme, and what is the translation?

a. Where are Passion Plays anasted on the Continent periodically!

7. What is cachalot?

8. Who was Sir Thomas Mallory?

of bandita on their long journey The party encountered numbers

Other members of the same party and for a considerable time went who travelled from Kweichow in. fear of their lives. In all in-and have arrived nafely, at stances, however, those bandits Hankow are Monsignor Dominic encountered when crossing the Lagenbacher, Fathers Basil Bauer mountain ranges acted kindly to of Sharon, Pa., Anthony Maloney the travellers, pointing out the casi of Louisville, Jeremiah McNamara On August 3 a very interesting est pathe for travel and re of Philadephia. Two sisters of from molesting any the Order of St. Joseph remain be- and pretty wedding ceremony training

Part of hind at Chungking, namely, Flor-*

9. What a meant by yawing? are pretty freely used if people get took place at the English Presby-member of the party. too crowded or too near to the senterian Mission, Muar, Malacca. the journey led the party through ence Sullivan of Pittsburg and St.

The contracting parties were Mr. the wild regions inhabited by the Anne Gallahan of Philadelphin. Why are silver coins milled on

the edgeal George Elder Cumming, Manager Miao aborigines and there was con- These two members of the party 11, In which naval fight was an iron- of Craigielen Estate, Muar, eldest atant danger from attacks by have been detained at Chungking

cled first used? son of the Rev. J. B. Cumming these savage tribes. Monsignor because of illness and they will be 18. What are isothermia? and Mrs. Cumming, The Manse, Lagenbacher was compelled to conducted to Shanghal as soon as 13. When did a British troopship Dufftown, and Eleanor Egerton dispose of all his pontifical robes they are well enough to travel with Maude, younger daughter of the and vestments to prevent them Father Agatho Purtill of Union late Mr. and Mrs. T. Maude, falling into the hands of the City, N. J., and Father Constantine 14. Christ Church, New Zealand.

Leech of Pittsburgh.

tries.

The chief picture at the World

Theatre to-day is "The Clash of the Wolves," a drama of the waste- land featuring Rin-Tin-Tin, the wonder dog of the screen.

Chinese.

10.

founder of the African const with great loss of life? Who was Mungo Park!

15. Who is the Duke of Lancastor?

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