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IN CANTON FROM DAY TO DAY.

NO CHANGES IN PRESENT REGIME.

BIG SEIZURE OF ARMS.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THREE WOMEN TRY

.: SUICIDE.

ALL RESCUED AFTER

HARBOUR PLUNGE

During yesterday there were a number of attempts made by Chinese women to end their livest in the harbour,

MR. WANG CHING-WEI

IN WU-HAN.

MAKES ANTI-COMMUNIŠT SPEECH.

A BID FOR SUPPORT.

The bid for the support of the As a Star. Ferry launch moved people in the campaign against the away from the wharf at Kowloon, Communists is being pressed hard by different leaders in Wuhan, saya a few minutes after 11 am, a Canton, Aug. 17. woman leaped into the harbour the C. C. Post of August 8. Yes

terday two of these leaders, Mr. Despite

of from the lower deck. A seaman Wang Ching-wei, Chairman of the resignation Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. the immediately plunged in after her, military situation in Canten will and succeeded in keeping himself. E. C. and Mr. Chen Kong-po remain unchanged for the present. and the woman ailout until the The troops in the city and vicinity boat was brought round, when

the

both were picked out.

Director of the Labour Department of the Government both gave ad- dresses to the workers. In these they explained the position as it is An aged woman, stated to be 30 to-day and pointed out how the cora- years of age, also sought to end munists had nearly brought all the her life in the harbour by jump-plans of the Kuomintang to nought ing from the seawall near the fortheir own ends. Yaumati Ferry Wharf, in the was afternoon. The locality

are under the command of General Li Chai-sum, the chief military figure in Canton. The soldiers of General Li Fook-lam in Ionam nie always neutral, no matter who comes into power in Canton.

Some uncertainty is felt along the northern frontier of Kwang tung, where General Chin Taezowded with sampans, and from one of these a successful rescue kwan has his headquarters. Chin is a Cheklang man, and it is re- was effected by a junkman. The ported that he wishes to marels would-be suicide was removed to back to Chekiang via Kiangsi. the Governnient Civil Hospital.' General Fan Shek sang's forces are stationed at the rear General Chin, General Fan 19 friendly to Li Chai-sum, who was never a hearty supporter of the ex-Nanking Marshal,

Until recently the East River districts and the North River dis- tricts were guarded by Chiang Kai-shek's, troops. Just before his downfall, they were all ordered to the front. It is reared that they may not find their way back to Cheklang, and may possibly ceme

into conflict with General Pan's troops.

Miscellaneous.

It is definitely ascertained that the much dreaded invasion of General Chung Fat-hiu on Kwang- tung need no longer be feared. A representative of General El Chai- atm is holding a conference with General Chang in Kikiang Klangsi. His wife is at present in Canton.

A 19-year-old girl threw herself overboard as the Yaumati ferry hunch Man Lai was under way across the harbour, at the early hour of 5,45 1.01. She was rescued by a passing sumpan, and Inter turned over to the police. It was found that the girl lived at

311, Reclamation

Street, Vaumati, and the attempt to take her life had resulted from quarrel at home. She was, in the course of the day, taken to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who is interesting himself in her case.

THE CASE OF THE S.S. ANJOU.

TROUBLE WITH LABOUR

UNIONS SETTLED.

IL

The first speaker, touching on the misunderstandings which had made their appearances in the Party laid the full blame on the fact that the Communists had been allowed He explained torenter their ranks. that it was impossible to depend on this type of individual for though he outwardly supported the revolu tionary movement the Communişt's real intention was to turn the Kuo- mintang

into the Communist Party. As they had failed to achieve success in this they had then turned their attentions to wards upatting the civil revolu tion and so have the Nationalist Government at their mercy.

or

won out.

With Communists in Control.

He then drew a word picture conditions if the plotters had First the leaders and members of the Kuomintang would have been puppets only, whilst all the communists would have been free to do whatever they wished. Then there was a second phase in that trustful members of the Kuo- mintang in all good faith would have inbibed communistic principles thinking they were the People's Three Prinicples and would have supported the Left Wing under the. ide of helping on the real revolu tion. Lasily certain mumbers of the Kuomintang would have been

With reference to the dispute The Mechanics Union has order between the labour undens in ed its members to boycott dajsanese Kongmoon and the compradore de conl. All the facturies and en-partment of the s.. Anjou, it is encouraged to join the Commun- gineering works employ mechanics learned, says the fernacular press,ists without sanction in order to belonging to the foregoing Union. that the troubles between the act as sples or their comrades. That organization, has issued" an two parties have been settled, the All these actions would have been order declaring that if employers management of the compradore prometed by the Communists if they of union men buy Japanese coal. department eventually agreeing to had had their way. It was useless pay compensation of $100 to the not to admit that the Kuomintang were never in error, They made

ant the vices which the communists unblushingly display and now these hud added insult to injury by de- claring war on Hankow from Nan-

the latter shall go on strike

THURSDAY,

IN RECOGNITION OF SERVICES.

HONOUR FOR SHANGHAI FRENCH CONSUL

AUGUST 18, 1927.

C.N.C. SHIPS AT ·

BANGKOK.

HOW THE OFFICERS ARE FARING.

the

A Havas, message from Paris,

The striking officers of received to-day, states that the Butterfield and Swire steamery French Consul General at Shang- are still living on board here, bal, M. Naggiar, has been made writes the Bangkok correspondent an Officer of the Legion Honour of a Singapore paper early this This is believed to be a recognition month. Three steamers are lying of his recent work in connexion in the river. The officers are just with International problems that waiting on developments, have arisen in the north.

"M. Paul Emile Noggiar was al-

There was a rumour that they

case they

ready a Chevalier of the Legion of had been ordered to leave the Honour, which recognition was con- steamers, in which ferred on him on February 2, 1921. would have had to be put up in Born in 1883, he has had a long one of the local hotels by the com- period of service in the Consular pany or else returned to Hongkong corps of his country, joining the as passengers. Food supplies are Shanghai Consulate as long ago as taken on board dally, the steamers October, 1912. He went to Yun-are kept in good order and there manfu in 1918, and was Charge at the matter ends. the Consulate General in Montreal in 1921, afterwards serving in France. Raised to the rank of a Consul of the First Class in 1994, he returned to Shanghai us the Charge in 1925, being elevated to the post of Consul General at the end of that year.

RUBBER AND TIN.

DIVIDENDS AND QUOTATIONS

Messrs. Carroll Bros. have been advised of the following dividends on rubber and mining shares:

Dividends.

Malin Nawar South, Ltd. 2nd interim.

final,

Kedahs, 30 per cent. making 65 per cent for the year

Quotations.

Allenby's Ayer Patas Glenenlys

$ 2.76

10.55

2.75

Jeram Kuantan Jima ha

1.72

2.35

Kedalis

4.00

Malaka Pindas, Pajama

2.25

2.40

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

PERHAPS A WATER-LOO. Four Chinese, answering to the surname of Loo, were

same

But the thing cannot go on in- definitely, and it is expected that in the course of another week, some definite steps will be taken.

ed of the justice of their case, and

The officers are quite convinc-

aro in no way disposed to sur- render. The shipping company must be losing heavily meanwhile. I understand there are 75 vessels laid up.

As the officers, or a section of them, remain, on board, it is to be presumed that they are provided with food, etc., along with the crews.

Under the circumstances it must be costing, one way and another the equivalent of Tes. 300 per day for each vessel.

Taking a 30 day month that gives Tes. 9,000 per month for each. Multiply that by 76 and you have the enormous sum of Tes, 605,000 per month. And that does not take stock of the value of loat cargoes.

ALLEGED “SCENE” IN CANTON.

STORY OF ANTI-JAPANESE

FEELING.

Unconfirmed reports of an affair which might have served to aggravate the somewhat strained relations between the Cantonese

and Japanese, have just been re- ceived here through passengers

Since the buyeott of, Japanese man who died in prison, as pre- their mistakes but the party had charged before Major C. Willson arriving from Canton.

products, the number of Japanese viously reported. Steamers in port is decreasing, Pickets continue their activity in the search for "nerchandise from Japan."

Ralds. for Arms.

As to the yo other men, who were arrested and put in prison, where they remained for several weeks awaiting trial, it is report-chans. ed that to then to compradore de- cach will pay $30 Almost every day the pullen dispartment cover seditionists' dens, where month, from the day when bombs, arms and ammunition are they first entered prison to the found. The latest "d" has been day of their release.

at a house in Tungshan. The It will be recalled that these inmates of the house just managed three men were arrested home to escape a low minutes before the time ago on the s.s. Anjou as arrival of the soldiers and police, suspects in a theft ease, and this

A search of the premises provealed to their being put in prison,

Many seditionists who hid them selves in ricksha deputs; were later arrested.

This was the beginning of much trouble, and of the picket ing on the 8.8. "Anjou.

Nationalist Catechism.

their

Mr. Chen Kung-po dwelt on the theme that now the Nationalists had learned

lesson they should be careful not to fall into the errors of the past. To explain his point he asked and answered three questions. These were:-- What is a civil revolution?

t

of

this morning with assault,

It was also revealed that the complainant was another Loo.

Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the defence, and in response to an ap: plication, the case was adjourned for a week.

Defendants were allowed bail in the sum of $25 each.

...

AN EASTERN RETROSPECT.

[By Y. Curtis.]

The story is to the effect that a few days ago some members of the Chinese military authority there invited the oflicers of the Japanese warship "Uji" to a banquet. The officers accepted the invita- tion. thinking that the banquet was one at which they would be naked in partake of a dinner after mutual exchange of compli- ments,

They were somewhat embar- therefore, rassed and annoyed

who was

on arriving at the banquet hall, to be cold-shouldered by the attendants and left more or less to ed a large consignment of Mauser and the subsequent intervention is the movement by means

It is themselves by their host. pistols, bombs, machine-guns of the labour unions in Kong- which all those under oppression revolvers and daggers.

mean, who demanded that the are united together to oppose im-

It is terribly interesting to look alleged that unpleasant remarks were thrown at them, and to such three men be released.

perialists and militarists.

forward a few years-terrible, Who form the backbone of the because it is really a bit frighten-un extent that a "scene" was soon created. A general melee is said { civil revolution? The main bod-ing.

ies forming the force at the hack' Here in China; even the most to have followed, and it is believed of a civil revolution are made up optimistic Britisher must acknow-that a shot was fired at the Cap- of farmers, labourers and small ledge that when the changes which lain of the warship, capitalists.

we see around us.ev.ry day have present. The shot, fortunately,

did not hurt anybody. What is Republicanism? Re- materialised; when Chinese

The banquet could go no further publicanism is government to superstitions are more and more

privileges for farmers, overcome, it will be anything but after this incident, and the officers labourers and small capitalists. pleasant for the white man to re-made their way back to the war-

Mr. Chen them complained that number what he might have done ship. if the identsenumerated above when he had the chance. were feasible then Nationalists The retrospect is alarming, and had made by far too many mis-it gives one to wonder, if, with all takes. If the National movement this opportunity, sufficient use has was against Imperialists then the been made of it. forces should have kept their

Better buildings, naturally, and

All the public organizations in Canton are in favour of the

The vernacular press says that abolition of like, and the enforce-ss. Anjou is again on its usual ment of Hurtaxes, A meeting was run to Kongmoon. convened yesterday when mor than eighty representatives from different organs and onions were present.

An official of the Ministry of . Finance made the report that the new measures would edil corsider ably to the Government's income. Another official, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, declared that tariff autonomy was one of the

Nationalist Government.

INTIMIDATORS WARNED.

CIGAR WORKERS CEASE PICKETING.

Secure

We learn that the ilispute aris-ranks solid and so prevented any

The "Uji" is commanded by Commander Tadakazu Nagume, and was in Hongkong about three weeks ago.

No official information regard- ing this matter had been received by the Japanese Consul locally.

Mr. F. Danenberg, living at No. to toe police that while motoring in Canton Road, Kowloon, yesterday his mutor-cycle knocked down a Chinese, who was slightly injured.

established policies of the ing from the discharge of a nura- diminution of strength, secondly all the up-to-date inventions, wire" It is understood that the peopleer of workers from the Mai Taiif the leading bodies in the re-less, aviation, motors, etc., are in Shanghai, Fonchow, Amoy and Cigar Factory, at No. 3, Gagevolution were recognised as far here, but, judging from some 134 Woosung Street, has reported Swatow are strongly, in favour of Street, on account of business de-mers, labourers and small capl-sixty-year-old sketches and rhymes this financial scheme, and have pression, has been ended in stern. talists, then these should not have which are extant, life for the telegraphed to Canton urging

action taken by the authorities, been oppressed as they had been Britisher out East has not changed who have warned the discharged during the past few months. one whit. unity in this matter.

workers and their guild officials Lastly if the object of republi-

Granted that some of them lived that drastic measures would becanism was the securing of privi adopted to deal with any repeti-legges then political power should in glorified matsheds, and waxed tion of the disorderly scenes aut- not have been handed over to the facetious in their depictions of the side the factory last week-end. Farmers Union.

OBITUARY.

BRITISH PAINTER OF WAR SCENES.

Since the issuing of this warn- ing, those workers who are still

THE TYPHOON.

Disgruntled Supporters.

same, by describing them as "the holes we live in,' and allowing for the improvements in daily life, fol- lowing on modern inventions, and

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- edge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers for those who need them, will be found on Page 14

retained in employment by the The net result of these mistakes that much has been done, there factory have been allowed to re-

was that the small capitalists had surely has been room for more. turn to their work, and intimida-left and joined forces with the London, Aug. 17.

The Britisher with his innate The artist, Mr. Caton Woodville,tion has ceased.

anti-revolutionaries and since this love of romance, hears "the East was found shot in his studio in St.

movement had started a great callin," and responds to the urge, John's. Wood, and died while en

cession has taken place from the because, he is like the boy who, route to hospital.--Reuter,

ranks of those who otherwise when questioned as to why he had would have been supporting the re-run away to sea, tearfully replied, of this issue. volution. In conclusion he advis-He couldn't help it.' ed Hankow not to be like the Nan- this Taipan' feeling, this "Man's a king faction who to-day say they man for a' that spur, which he want to be under the guidance of experiences out East, and which is To-day's observatory report one person and to-morrow want to all to the good, if only he was not states that the Northern depres be under another and desire to kill so inclined to rest on his ours, once sion is moving E.N.E. over S.all the members of the Communist domiciled in this fascinating land. Party. Instead Wuhan should However, it may be that the men

Mr. Richard Caton Woodville, the British painter of battle-scenes, made a name for himself mány years ago, but latterly was not heard much of. He was born in London in 1856 of Anglo-American parentage, his father being also an artist, and studied in Germany. He went through a number of mili táry campaigns, such as the Egyp tian War of 1882 and the Turkish War of 1878, as well as the Al banian and other Balkans wars, and

EAST OF LUZON.

Manchuria.

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The typhoon is about 400 miles

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had several foreign decorations. east of Manila, moving West,

His first exhibition at the Academy

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The weather forecast is -East

light; fine.

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2. Who was the Great Unknown?

3. What is potent

4. How long did St. Paul's Cathedral

take to build? 6. What is exact duration of an

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6. Who was the "Incorruptible?"

7. Where is the Garden of England!

8. What is the English equivalent

to the French loprem?

3. What language is spoken in Swit-

zerland?

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to lead an army to battle!

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was in 1879, and after that exhibitor variable winds, moderate to the Cathedral Hall, on Sunday next, thought

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