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TEL. C. 209.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

YOURDED 188 NO. 2. 346

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MODERATES CONTROL CANTON. SHIP ATTACKED.

HOW

“RED” UPRISING WAS

QUELLED.

WHITE ARMY."

NORWEGIAN BOAT FIRED AT.

CANTON RIVER INCIDENT.

Another steamer using the Can- ton river has had to run the gaunt

FOOLISH LABOUR AGITATION.

INEFFECTIVE EFFORTS IN

HONGKONG,

PAMPHLETS IN TRAMS.

Connected no doubt with the

LOYAL LABOURERS FORM A NEW let of heavy rifle fire; the latest Communist coup in Canton, there outrage, similar in many respects have during the past two days to that carried out against the s." been a number of ineffective at Waighing Inst week, occurring yes- terday in the reaches just below tempts made by Irresponsible Whampoa, when the 8.5. Gran, a agitators to stir up labour trouble small steamer flying the Norwegian in Hongkong. However, the au flag, was attacked by armed men in

thorities have been on the alert junks.

VERY HEAVY

FIGHTING.

After three days of burning, murdering, and looting, the "Reds" in Canton were defeated and dispersed by the Fukwan troops under General Li Fuk-lum and other Cantonese troops yesterday afternoon, after a severe struggle which resulted in considerable casualties on both sides.

CROWN LEASES.

BRITAIN'S POLICY IN CHINA.

TRANSFER TO LESSEES.

London, Dec. 13.

A Treasury Minute, dated De

cember 7th, has been issued as

BUICK 1928

Get-Away and the effortless speed of Dying Birds-Buick for 1928-Early inspection is cordiauty invited.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1245 or 1247,

- 33, Wong Mai Chung Kind. Happy Valley,

LIVERPOOL IN GRAVE KONGMOON ECHO.

DANGER.

THOUSANDS OF TONS OF PETROL ESCAPE.

FEARS OF HOLOCAUST.

London, Dec. 13.

REACTION TO CANTON COMMUNISM.

CREWS OF RIVER STEAMERS COME OUT.

Liverpool is in grave danger of ALL SAILINGS CEASE.

Kongmaon, Dec. 13. The Communist coup at Canton,

A sear

a White Paper, relating to Crown A great fire. An oil tanker broke Leases in British Concessions in her back in the Mersey a milo,

from the landing stage at Liver China, particularly at Tientsin, Hankow, Kiukiang, Chinklang, und 8,000 tons of petrel Have Is reflected in a revival of labour

been released. Late to-night the agitation at Kongmoon. Amoy and Canton.

The Minute states that the Goy-spirit was floating towards Liver men's strike has been called and pool and the police were mobilised the authorities have advised Whether piracy was intended or and have had no difficulty in ernment's occupation of the pesi-to patrol the banks of the river to steamers due to sail for Kong-

tion of a ground landlord in Im-prevent people from throwing whether it was merely a case of

portant town areas in a foreign lights into the water.

moon to delay departure, until the malicious shooting at a foreign countering these activities.

The Police have been rushed to situation is caster. Seditious pamphlets have been country has long been recognised steamer cannot be stated, but the

At the moment, trouble of a dif- steamer was negotiating the Second distributed in the Colony, and last as an anomaly, and such a position the landing stage at the plerhead Bar when a number of junks put night a number of these were dis-is now clearly incompatible with of prevent people from smoking, ferent nature is not feared.- cet from shore and a fusillade was covered in the Hongkong Tramway the declared policy of the British and the fire brigade has laid out Naval Wireless.

Samshul; Dec. 18. opened on the decks of the steamer. Company's cars. They were of Government in China. Accord-thousands of yards of fire, hose at

The situation is more or less Saikwan, where most of the rich Canton residents live, and the The master put his engines all out the usual type, urging the tram-ingly, the Government, on Decem-the landing stage in case of emer

strike. ber 18th. last year, announced its gency. Extinguishers are also in normal, and appears likely to re- and soon out-distanced the attack waymen to come out on ers, but fire was kept up until the Some of them bore red daggers purpose, in negotiation with the readiness along the whole seven main so-Naval Wireless.

and there were the customary Chinese authorities, to modify the miles of Docks."

The sailings of all vessels for The troopship "California." throats of violence. The loyalty constitution of the Municipal Ad- Gran was out of sight.

Kongmoon wero suspended Inst No One Hurt. The superstructure was hit by of the tramway workers

by the Naval bullets in many places but fortun-never, in question, however, and ministrations of these Conces-with 1,200 troops on board, a night owing to the Information

stons, involving the Government's being towed from the landing promulgated

The On Lee from they declared that they would abandonment of the position of a stage out of danger into the rivet. Authorities. ately no-one was injured.

that port had not arrived at noon ground landlord, and the Govern--Reuter,

to-day, while the San Nam Hol arrived at 4 a.m. this morning

Bund, on which are mest of the prominent stores, cinema houses, res- taurants, public organisations, and dealers in foreign goods, have been captured by the Fukwun. This news was received in Hongkong Just night. N

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Other suburbs of the city were also taken back by the troops of military leaders, and the "Red" organisations have been broken up.

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The s. Gran, a Norwegian steamer, the Hongkong agents being the Yamashita Yusen Kaisha, was on her way to Canton at the Lime of the outrage. She is

"ONLY FEW “REDS" GET AWAY ALIVE. steamer of 1983 tons gross and

1,162 tons net.

A report of the incident has been made to the local agents by the captain of another steamer, the Kramviken, which on the way down met the Gran a short time after the shooting.

Further Details.

The large dotachment of Fukwan The general counter-attack to drive out the "Reds" was made at which landed on the West Bund four sectors of the City while the had the effect of frightening the who were taking up most prominent part was played "Reds" by the Faken under Li Fuk-lum. positions there. The "Reds" 're-

From Captain K. T, Karlaen, of The first party of Inst-named treated and abandoned the Bund. soldiers landed at the West Bund, and concentrated in the Kar Nam the Gran, the Kromviken received Canton, yesterday morning, in the Tong Building, which was later the report that at the Second Ber vicinity of the Hongkong, Canton surrounded by the Fukwan. The the Gran was surrounded by a fleet considerable of about thirty lighters, packed and Macao Steamboat Company's siege lasted for a

Simultaneously, another time, but the Fukwas gained with men of the coolie class. They Wharf. detachment of Fukian, also from entrance after a severe struggle. Honam, got ashore at Wongsha. A large number of "Reds" perish while the 44th regiment of the 4th ed inside the building, being shot Army rushed back to the Saikwan down on sight by the Fukwan, who district, from the northern part of fired at them indiscriminately the city. In the northern suburb after the victory. A minority of of the city, in the vicinity of the them were taken into custody. Hill of the Goddess of Mercy, the

and

may have been troops or bandits. At any rate, they opened fire from smell arms on the Gran without any warning, the ship being struck in many places. Fortunately no casual- going at full speed ahead, the Gran ties occurred amongst the crew. By cluded the junks, and continued on her way to Whampon. The Captain of the Gran attributed the shooting to some trouble between these junka and one or other of the regular pas senger boats plying between Hong- kong and Canton.

When the West Bund had been troups under Generals Mok Hung captured the Fukwan, pursued also engaged the "Reds" who were heading for Isich Yo

The the East Bund. While they were in fighting the "Reds."

were outnumbered, retreating the "Reds," knowing "Reds," who, were at a loss to deal with fighting that their chances of securing the in so many directions, and shortly upper hand were few, started fires after mid-day practically the whole along the Bund as they went. of Canton was back in the hands of The consequence was that further the military commanders. The fires broke out along the East Canton Navy helped the counter- Bund, and in the Namkwan dis-course to Canton to unload the re- attackers.

Loyal Labourers.

tricts.

The "Reds" on the East Bund were later dispersed, but some of

army

The latest reports are that the Gran is at Whampoa, discharging a part of her coal carge, according to schedule, and will proceed in due

mainder of the cargo at Canton. She is expected to return to Hong- kong on the 18th.

The master of the Charles

There

"It is stated that the majority of them, who succeeded in cluding Hardouin reports that coming labour in Canton were really anti- the Fukioan," fled into the central down the river yesterday, a number "Red," and that these men, num parts of the city. A large crowd of shots struck the vessel. These bering many thousands, were still of the rebels headed for the Waiwere fired by opposing troops on loyal to the "Leftist Government. Sun Road and later concentrated either bank of the river and were Shortly after the coup was effect- in the building of the Public not directed at the ship.

Bureau. The

of were no casualties. of the Safety Sunday, most ed on

the Burcau surfounded "moderate" labourers made good Fukwan who later arrived on the their escape, leaving Canton for scene.

labour which also fell after a short fight. Honam. Three of the Unions known for their moderate The few "Reds" who had succeed- views were the Canton Mechanics ed In leaving the Public Safety General Association, Kwangtung Bureau building alive, ran in the General Labourers' Guild and the direction of the Wai Oi Road, and Revolutionary Labourers' Federa- dispersed.

CHEMICAL RIVALRY.

was

CESARETZELERİM

OUT GOES THE SOVIET!

Consulates in China to be

Closed.

Shanghai, Dec. 14. General Chiang Kai-shek, interviewed by foreign press- men this evening, stated that the Kuomintang Conference on December 10th instructed Mr. Wy Chao-chu, the Nank- ing Foreign Minister, and General Pei Chung-hai, the Shangbai Defence Commis- sioner, "to take the necessary steps to close the Soviet Con- aulates in the Nationalist Territory in China."

instructions had These hitherto been kept most, secret, pending execution, but the Communist outbreak in Can- ton necessitated the Nanking." Government announcing their attitude towards the Soviet,

General Chiang said that' the Soviet Consul General, M. Kovlovsky, had not been Informed at present of. the" pending closure.-Reuter.

BESLENMEARNINGATKE

ment considered whether that pur- pose could be effected by the out-!

right sale of held Icases to the DIPLOMATIC present lot-holders, which would have yielded £100,000.

Surrender of Lenses.

But the present position in China prevents proceeding with the scheme to sell the Govern- ment's reversionary interests with-

APPOINT-navigated by officers and a scratch

MENT.

FROM ABYSSINIA TO SWITZERLAND.

London; Dec. 13.

crew,

The vessels affected were the Tai Lee, Wing On and Anjou. The Anjou sailed, but was put back from a point outside the harbour limits Nelther the Tai Lee nor the Wing On left, they receiving Information of the existing condi tlons from the authorities.

Crew Walks Out.

It is learned from the San Nam

out a guarantee of tenure, which H. M. the King has approved the would be wholly inconsistent with appointment of Mr. Claud Russell, the Government's policy. Con-lately Envoy Extraordinary and sequently, it is the Government's Minister Plenipotentiary at Addis duty to provide as far as possible Ababa, to be Envoy Extraordinary Hoi that a notice was received for the continuance of the position and Minister Plenipotentiary at from the Kongmoon Seamen's Union on Saturday, demanding in contemplated by the original dr Berne British Wireless. rangement, the sole object of

The new British Minister to increase of pay and giving two which was the convenience of Switzerland has had a distinguish-days' notice for compliance. The British traders and residents in ed career since he joined the owners took no notice of the de- China. The only method whereby Diplomatic. Service in 1897. Hemand and in conséquence at 4 p.m. this can be done, consistently with has served in H. M. Embassies or yesterday, Union officials called the termination of the position of Legations in Turkey, Egypt, China, upon the crew to walk out.

The call was generally respond- the Government as the ground France, Russia, Morocco, Argeted to, there remaining on board landlord, is to surrender the re-tine Republic, Paraguay, Spain, only a second cook, one fireman mainder of the leases held by the Greece and in the Foreign Office. and the Captain's boy. Under the Government to the existing lot He was British Delegate and Pre-circumstances, Captain Sparkes

sident of the International Finan-decided that it was hest to clear. cial Commission In Athens, and the port with all haste and 10 Treasury Representative at the

holders.

Scheme Approved.

STRENGTH OF U. S.

NAVY."

HOUSE IN "AMBITIOUS

MOOD,"

cooliea.

The journey down was arduous one, with Captain Sparkes and Chief Officer Stone- way relieving each other, at the wheel and Chief Engineer Horton. supervising in the engine room; aided by his inexperienced stokers. It was all of 12 hours before the San Nam Hoi barthed at 4 o'clock ́ this morning, bringing down a fair cargo, many Chinese third- class passengers and two Japanese in the saloon.

The Minute concludes that Sir Inter-Allied Financial Commission, minutes later, a scratch crew was Austen Chamberlain has informed 1919-20; he served throughout the made up from members of the the Lords of the Treasury that as European War, From 1920 till compradore's staff and harbour. a condition for the satisfactory 1925, he was Minister to Abys.. arrangement of each case with the sinia.] Chinese authorities for recon- struction in the above-mentioned Concessions, it is essential to ter- minate the Government's ground landlordship there, and in view of the Impracticability of selling the reversionary interests, their Tord- ships approve of the Secretary of State's proposal that the interests

Washington, Dec. 13. take no notice of the absurd pro-mentioned should be assigned to

The San Nam Hol states that the the existing lessees without pay- paganda.

ment, but subject to a condition Mr. Curtis D. Wilbur, the With a view to the possible ap-that the lessees bear the expenses Secretary of the Navy, has aub-vessel left under the belief that the On Lee was following, with- prehension of the authors of dis- arising from the assignments.-mitted to the Budget Bureau

five-year naval building pro-fout a crew, being brought down by tributors of these pamphlets, Reuter.

gramme, providing for additional her officers alone. This was con- number of Indian and Chinese

cruisers, submarines and destroy-firmed in an interview with the police have to-day been assigned

owners this morning, but the ship ers, to duty on the trams, and the ser-

The report that President. Coo has not yet put in an appearance.

the vlees have been maintained London, Dec. 18.

Captain Spink, of the Tal Ming, lige has approved of The Evening Standard states usual.

The police have been especially

WHY CONVENTION IS NOT programme is denied, but Mr. states that the conditions at Kong Longworth, the speaker of the moon are serious. It was report dreds of members of these three landed at Wongsha also succeeded that negotiations for the formation

RATIFIED,

House of Representatives, has ed to him at Dosing that as an Unions went so far as to support in capturing the Yuch-han Rail-of a European chemical cartel active in keeping a sharp look- Jout for agitators, whilst this

disclosed that he has conferred addition to the seizure of Canton the Government by enlisting as way Station.

It is understood that the Germorning the Flying Squad attach Thus it was that the "Red" reman Dye Trust demanded the

London, Dec 13. with the President regarding the by the Reds, Wuchow and Dosing. of materially were to be seized, the "Ironside" soldiers to help in capturing Can- ton. Some of them were among gime at Canton ended shortly after leadership of the cartel while the ed to the Police Reserve were out

on patrol duty.

In the House of Commons to advisability: the men who landed at the West mid-day yesterday,

Impérial.chemical industries

day, a question was asked why strengthening the Navy. He told troops having been despatched to Bund and Wongsha yesterday

struck out the terms of absolute

Several Arrests.

the Government had not ratified President Coolidge that the House Honam. The recapture of Can morning.

equality. Negotiations with other

Overnight, posters appeared on the convention against gas and was in an "ambitious mood" and ton, of course, alters this aspect. ped. "

It appears that the German buildings, but owing to special upon at Geneva.

police measures in which the Do- On Monday morning, the workers) Electricity Service struck work tricts of the city to the suburbs, dyestuffs as the British are

tion, and a Canton report says that

At about the same time, a party

#shortly after Insurrection, hun- of Li Fuk-lum's soldiers who had

A "White Army."

and

THE RETREAT.

Much Looting Reported.

When the "Reds" were retreating

.. BRITISH AND GERMAN INTERESTS-DISAGREE.

have broken down.

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GAS IN WARFARE.

foreign countries were also dropwalls or were dropped from high bacteriological warfare agreed would support "an adequate pro-The same shipmaster reports the

Mr.

Locker-Lampson

gramme of naval expansion" Under Reuter's American Service.

BULGARIAN FINANCES,

A GOVERNOR IMPEACHED.

receipt of letters from Union head quarters, demanding the payment of $1,000 per trip as tribute to

The in the officials in power. formation has been handed or ta the Consular Officials and ng further trouble is expected In this quarter.

Sailings for Kongmoon are now

DISCUSSION IN OKLOHAMA, definitely suspended.

New York, Dec.. 18.

"'

A message from Okiohama City DUCHESS OF YORK AS

COLONEL. says that Bills of Impeachement, naming the Governor and two other State officials, were voted at

of the Canton Water Supply and from Saikwan and other central dis-group, which is as supreme in partments of the Bureau for the Secretary for Foreign Affairs re- in Maintenance of Labour and theplied that the Government had and left for Honam, this being they attacked and robbed all pedes heavy alkalis and heavy chemicals Secretariat for Chinese Affairs co- decided to withhold ratification designed to hinder the progress and. trinns who had the misfortune of generally, had threatened to cut ordinated, most of these were dis- until all other important Powers | administration of the "Reds" then encountering them. In some cases the prices in all dyestuff markets covered almost immediately after had ratified or had signified their governing These labourers, when they entered private residences and to swamp British production they were broadcast, and several intention of doing so-British they landed at Honam, requested and robbed the inmates of all in order to force an agreement, arrests were made. It is learned Wireless.

but the British replied that they that the Police Department made General Li Fuk-lum, the Governor valuables.

From the Bund to Saikwan, from were able to cut prices of artificial ten arrests, the Secretariat for of Honam, to let them organise a force of one thousand men to fight sixty to seventy per cent. of the fertilisers in the world markets to Chinese Affairs five and the de- business shops were entered and approximately £1 a ton below the tectives of the Labour Maintenance the "Reds." This demand was

ransacked by the defeated "Reds."

German price without losing Bureau two. complied with and bombs

Most of the native banks on these

money-Reuter.

Supplementing this list of ar- firearms were supplied to them and districts were entered by small

rests, is another police statement ANGLO-AMERICAN BANKING

HELP. within a few hours a white groups of, defeated "Rede," each

that two more arrests were made

a self-convened session in a local TO CARRY OUT INSPECTION, Army" was formed. During the numbering from three or four to

Sofin, Dec. 18 hotel. Many members were suTG-

London, Dec. 13. general counter-attaesterday, six persons. All these "Reds" had EMPIRE SETTLEMENT, of Chinese who were in possession of seditious literature, and that this army also played its part. a red tie and some of them were

they will be charged before the

A banking agreement has been moned from their beds and ap- peared in pyjamas AMA Magistrate in due course.

series of raids, was carried out concluded between the Blair Com The charges against the Co-who was gazetted Colonial-in- in the matt-Mongkok-Shamsui-pany, of New York, and Messrs. The counter-attackers had to business shops in the following die-

It was stated In Parliament po district during the night and Lazard Brothers, of London, for the Verner (Mr. M. E. Trapp) include Chief of the King's Own Yorkshire acapital of by the military, that he is incom pay her first official visit to the Bulgarla, with

petent and that he awarded 4 regiment on Thursday, when she great hardship as large corps of Bund, the Shup-pat Po, the Second the total number of persona assist arrests neationed by the Director 10,000,000 Swiss francs. "Reds" had taken their position Maloo, Shup-chat Po, Shoung-kaued to emigrate under the Empire of Criminal Intelligence. On this. The Bulgarian Government and police commission to an alleged will carry out an Inspection of with machine guns on the bund Po. Ho-kaa Po, Po-war Street Tar Settlemont Act was 65,530. The side of the harbour, a notable

some Bulgarian Banks will parti bandit-Reuters American Ser- the 1st Battalion at Blackdown,

Hampshire British Wireless, in the vicinity of the Kar Nam Tang Street, Yeung Hong and many total expenditure involved was

cipato in the scheme-Reuter, Tong Building and the, Chinese other districts.

The Fighting.

armed with iron bara or daggers.

It is known that the retreating "Reds" entered and robbed the

WORK DURING 1926.

London, Dec, 13.

H.R.H, the Duchess of York,

undergo considerable risk and tricts:-The streets near the Went to-day that during the year 1926 was productive of the number of formation of a Mortgage Bank In his replacing the civil authority Light Infantry last August, will

YEM.CAMENTE

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