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PREPARING TO OUST "REDS.”

(Continued from Paga 1.)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1927.

COMPANY REPORT.

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

CO. (1918) LTD,

called on Marshal Chiang Kai-

The report of the above com. ahek and showed him the telegram.

the pany for presentation to General Li declared to Ching shareholders at the ninth ordinary that Wang Ching-wel had always yearly meeting, to be held at the aided Wang Ki-cheung and guar-head office of the Company, St. ranteed that he was not "Red." George's Building, on the 22ni General Li then enumerated inst., states:

RUSSIAN'S STORY.

[Continued from Pago 1.)

Wang's "ermies" in inducing the The Directors have now to lay "Reds" to terrorise the Canton-before the shareholders a state-ton, No questions were put to him,

ese people, and warned Chiang not to be fooled by Wang again.

Wang Ching-wei is said to have admitted that he learned of the coup beforehand but explained that he had ordered Goneral Chang Dividends Forfeited Fat-kwal to boware of Wang Ki-Amount brought for- cheung, who, is known as having ward from last year joined the Reds. Wang admit Difference in Dividend ted that the "Red" tevolt was due Account 1923/1924 to Chang Fat-kwai but he did not expect Wang Ki-cheung to turn "Red."

ment of accounts for the 12 months ended 30th September, 1927, The gross proft for the

above period is.....$478,688.41 Plus Scrip Fees and

238.10

52,575.40

2.43

$531,604.34

In Canton Prison. Probably thinking he was a "Red," a patrol of Chinese troops. dressed in green uniforms, arrested him on his arrival at the Southern port, and confined him in a prison. He was well-treated, but later was transferred in a gunbaat to Can- and in a Chinese prison in Canton he spent four more months, having for companions a crowd of Chinese criminals, and for his daily diet plenty of rice and salted vegetable, As a come- but little of meat. quence, Bykoff admits that he was far from being well-nourished, but says that was of little consideration when compared with the dreadful quspense he was put in during those months.

Confined with a number of other prisoners, he had the unhappy ex- perience of witnessing from his cage from day to day, the execution of forty Chinese in the prison yard, by Chinese soldiers. They were taken out of his cell in batches of twos or threes, and Bykoff was far from being reassured when, in re ply to anxious enquiries as to what the authorities intended to do with 6,615.78 him, his goaler said enigmatically

"byc-and-bye you see.”

After allowing for:-- The Cantonese business leaders

Interest and commercial bodies in Shang-Directors and Auditors'

................................$ 33,728.17 hai, who were greatly indignant

Fees .....

10,265.31 on hearing the "Red" revolt, are Donations,

compensa raising money for General Li Chai- tion, Dividend pre- sum, who has promised to lead the

viously writter · off coming anti-"Red" expedition in

now paid, and loss on Kwangtung-Nam Chung Pao.

showroom trading, as per Proft and loss Account Amount written off

value ol Lenses Depreciation

POSITION OF FOREIGNERS. Leaving Outlying Districts.

Canton, Dec. 12. Although no anti-foreign feeling 4 yet visible as the result of the Communist coup, the foreigners In the outlying districts are evacuat- ing as rapidly as conveniently pos- [sible.

The Communists are still in power, but they are not holding their position without a struggle, and shooting "still continues all over the rity

Many more baildings have been. set on fire by incondiaries, and |alrondy

a colossal amount of damage must have been done.- Nacci Wielre

THE RIVAL FORCES.

More Anti-"Red" Activity.

Chinese believe that within few days the "Iteds" will be clear- ed out of Canton by the combined armies of the "Papersides" and | “Ironsides" whose number will, it

Crown

3,108.68 167,882.98

Prison Opened.

However, on Saturday, at four o'clock in the morning, Bykoff was The balance to be

awakened by an uproar and the fir- dealt with is......$309,843.42 | ings of shots, this marking ff the frst stage, in the "Com-

munist coup.

Soldiers wear- ing red scarves and arm-bands, broke Into the prison. They knock- ed down the entrances into the cells, and freed the prisoners by chopping their chains asunder.

Which it is proposed be, appro- priated as follows:- To place to credit of Re-

serve for Special Re- newals, Repairs, and Change of Voltage, bringing the amount of this Reserve back

to $200.000........$ 60.219.03 To pay a Dividend of

8 per cent., or 40 cents per share, on 400,000 "Old Shares 160,000.00 To pay a Dividend of 8 per cent, or 16 cents per share, on 109,850 "New" Shares To carry forward to next year's Account

31,076.00

57,648.39

$309,813,42

Then Bykoff was pleasantly sur- prised to find himself free. With- out stopping to question the im port of all these dramatic 'doings, he thought only of the opportunity of escape presented by the open door, and ran blindly into the street. He went through a maze! of alleys to find them all desert- Those killed were soldiers, work- ed, and strewn with dead bodies,

mon and policemen in uniform, the last predominating in numbers, Wheneven accosted by a patrol, careering about in a motor-car Directors. On the 21st April, draped with red, he would say he is thought, outnumber the "Reds." 1927, New Articles of Association was a Russian, and the soldiers At Honam, it is estimated in were adopted; the Consulting were glad to let him go his way vernacular report, there are about Committee ceased to exist, and a, unmolested, thinking he was s 3,000Papersides," under. General Board of Directors took its place. "Red." After two hours of wan Li Fuk-lum and at the Bocen The Members of the Consultingdering, Bykoff at length made his Tigris Fort there is an army of Committee, Sir Robert Ho Tung! way to the Bund. The 8.3. Tai- 1,500 "Ironsides," whilst at Wham and Mesars. H. P. White, C. A. da shan was then just coming in. He pon they are said to have 2,000 Roza, A. H. Compion and Lec got on board, and, on promising troops ready to attack Canton to Hysan, became the first Directors to report himself to the police on drive out the "Reds."

of the Company, with Mr. R. G. arrival in Hongkong, was allowed Further, it is learned that yes- Shewan, the ex-officio Director, a terday large numbers of "Iron- as Chairman. Under Article 95 of Officer.

free passage by the Chief sides rushed back to Kongmoon the New Articles of Association, from the Taishan and Sunwui dis-Messrs. A. H. Compton and Lee tricts. These soldiers, belonging Hysan retire, but being eligible to Generals Li Fuklum and Hsieh offer thomeselves for re-election. Yo, said, to number 2,000, are due Auditors. The Accounts have to leave Kongmoon, by boat and been audited by Messrs. Linstead proceed to Honam to join in the and Davis and Messrs. Lowe, Bing general counter-attack to retake ham and Matthews, who are re-wall. Canton. It was expected that commended for re-election. all

they would arrive at Canton yes- terday afternoon.

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LOOTING AND PILLAĠE,

A Reign of Terror. Some particulars of the looting. and pillage perpetrated by the. "Reds" at Canton were gathered yesterday on the arrival of the steners. by stories of Chinese passengers many of whom eye-witness of the lawlessness then rife.

were

1. (a) A long sixteenth-century canonn

udrala linder a roud; (e) a bi ke March or April, 3.

Because it carbon monoxlik, a polsonate . 4. The Prodial Son. b. ObliviatR

Henerales

from Bovamilre to the south of the, Teen, including the Blackdown . the Cats

wolds, Northampton Heights, and the North Yorkshire moors. 1. From the Table of

The Fos and the Grapes" the fux, UK-

his stay in the prison at Canton, Bykoff, questioned in regard to

said that for a period he had the who was confined in the same cell. companionship of another Russian This man later escaped, leaving his name "Demikoff" carved on the

Demikoff was the man who ap peared before the Police Court.last week, and, like Bykoff, he is now confined in the House of Detention, until arrangements have been made to ship the pair back to Shanghai.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS.

Orders by the Hon, Mr. E. D. C.

able to reach the Krapes, aaid they were Wolfe, Captain Superintendent of

Bour. H. The curfew wolls the knell of Police: parting day. 9. Y. 16. A mas who cute forest inlay and shapes it for mar- ket. 11. dlesen.: 212desta. 12 William the Conqueror: William

lienry I.: Suphen.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand. Lighting-up

2/-7/16 5.10 p.m.

Flying Squad.

The weekly instructional patrol of the Hongkong section on Thurs- day, December 15th will start from the Central Police Station as usual at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress: Khaki.

General: (Part 3- Muskelry). The following Police Resorvists will attend at the Kennedy Road Revolver Range in mufti on Sun- The biggest haul, undoubtedly, (Fung Cheun is a suburb of day, December 18th at 10.30 p.m. was that made at the Central Bank Canton.)

sharp for instruction in revolver at which building the "Reds" were

On the streets and roads, de-shooting under Inspector 11. J.. said to have made good their speradoes seized all well-dressed Paterson. 5 men to be detailed escape with at least a few millions persons and robbed them. Reby O. C. Chinced Company: 2 men dollars worth of silver. (This since would result only into be detailed by O. C. Indian caused the heavy drop in Central death.

Company: 24 men to be detailed Bank notes at Hongkong yester. Most of the looting and burning by O. C. Flying Squad tiny.)

was no doubt perpetrated by the All members who have got pase- All the larger shops and hongs 1,000 or more "Reds" prisoners ed the Recruits Pistol course are were visited by the "Reds", who who had been kept in prison for to attend. threatened shops which closed several months and who were re- their doors by declaring that if leased immediately after the they were not admitted into the coup. shop they would start a fire out- side, thus destroying not only the commodities, the persons, but the buildings as well, Practically in all cases, the doors were opened by the fokis.

Police Training School. Classes for instruction in Part 2

of training course will be held at In the heart of the city and on the Police Training School under Tai Sun Street, on which most of Inspector H. J. Paterson on Thurs- the biggest jade manufacturers day, December 15th and Tuesday, have their businesses, shops were December 20th commencing both ransacked' and robbed. In Shiu evenings at 6.30 p.m. sharp. Shee Street where most of the

Training Part 1.

the

Police

However, there were a few stub goldsmiths shop are concentrated, All members of the born shop-owners who valued their the "Reds" must have collected a Reserve who have not yet passed goods and money more than their big haul as most of the shops were out as efficient in Part 1 will lives and this explained the break- entered by rumans who declared parade in mufti at the Central ing out of the many fires.

that they were members of

Police Station for Squad Drill and "Canton was all red and bright "Red" army.

Rifle Exercises under Sergeant with blazes at various parts of the elty, on Sunday night," was the Tai Ping Street, and Sal Wing December 15th and Tuesday,

Most of the jewellery shops in R. J. Hunt as follows:-

Chinese Company on Thursday, simple sentence uttered by a Lane, Saikwan, were robbed by December 20th. Chinese passenger to a representa-the "Red" desperadoes. tive of the Telegraph who a "Reds" not only took away money December 20th.

Flying Squad-on proached him and asked him what! and valuables from the shops, but Canton was like when he left the even the elathing and daily neces-6.30 p.m. sharp.

Fall in on each each evening at Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK city. Tho biggest of the fires, pro-saries of the fokia. PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, In the City ofbably, was the one in Fung Cheun,

(Sgd.) G. B. HARTFORD, It is estimated that from 100 to Victoria, Hongkony,.

which lasted for keveral hours.' 200 houses were gutted.

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