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Tokyo, May 28." In a long and carefully worded statement to the League of Na- tlons, the Government narrates the facts and circumstances at- tendant on the Tainan affair..
Reiterating the reasons for the despatch of troops last month, the statement refutes the suggestion that the incident was due to the presence of Japanese troops and points out that the Hankow and Nanking affairs occurred when no troops were present.
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THE SUMPTUOUS PEOPLE OF HONGKONG.
The following, over the initials "Y. C.," appears in the London Daily Express: .
Hongkong.
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ANOTHER BIG FIRE IN CANTON.
have been
Canton, May 29. This afternoon another serious explosion took place, this time at the new Arsenal outside the Enst I like the social manners of the Gate. The damage is believed to very serious as "Halo" Chinese..
the explosion was followed by a The memory of a recent dance big fire. When the explosion oc- at Government House, Hongkong, curred at about 2.10 this afternoon! with its setting of tropical palms, the, residents were shocked by the hibiscus and poinsettias, and its noises which were similar to the illuminated gardens, will remain firing of big guns. Fire brigades when many another has left me.
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Mr. Ho Kum-tong.
from all the stations were rushed to the scene but it is understood that their work was greatly We arrived punctually, and, in-handicapped owing to the attending stead of shading hands with the danger. bundreds of guests, His Excellency the Governor and Lady Clementi, with their staff and Chinese gran decs; walked bowing to right and left through our lines.
Up to the time of writing, the fire is still burning and the actua! extent of the damage done is therefore yet unknown, though be- loved to be very sericus
Only a few days ago an explo- ofsion took place in the "old" Arsenal in Shekcheng and resulted in seven casualtics, and destruction of forty cases of powder. The repitition of such an incident will doubtlessly arouse keen attention of the mill- tary authorities.
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Outlining the events, including the Japanese voluntary removal of the defence works, leading up to the incident, the statement avers that it originated at 9.30 on
It was, the gracious bowing the morning of May 3, when Ju- Mr. Ho Kum-tong, one of Hong panese soldiers attempted to dis-kong's most influential Chinese perac a party of Southerners who pot, the most that impressed were looting a Japaness house;
and fascinated me. Back to my whereupon the Southerners fled to
mind rushed a memory of the the neighbouring barracks, from Mikado, that romantic operatic
The new Arsenal, which is also which they started firing. wounded several Japaneso sol-igure of my youth.
Although Mr. Ho Kum-tong called the Experimental Arsenal of diers, who thereupon returned the fire, after which other Southerners wears Chinese robes of sumptuous the Nationalist Army, occupice the in various parts of the city com-silk, and carrica and uses a fan premises formerly belonging to the Gale. It is different from the menced almost simultaneous Ar-gracefully, his two daughters are Government Mint outside the East Kwangtung Arsenal in Shickcheng
NEW YORK SERVICE ing against Japanese troops and the last word in Rue de la Paix
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"ADRASTUS" 4th June.... The Tamar dances, when the General Samuel Wong, a returned The remainder of the statement commodore and his wife entertain, student from America. is mainly a straightforward ar- also leave a pleasant memory. ration of events already known, at The Tamar is a scrapped nuval the same time explaining the ex-vessel, covered in and made mest tenuating circumtsances with re-romantically attractive. gard to the actions taken. Thus the shortness of the time limit in the ultimatum of May 7 is stated to have been due to the Japanese Commander's well-founded fear of sharp practice on the part of the Southernera, resulting in further danger if immediate steps were not taken as the Southerners had already shown their insincerity and faithlessness...
Similarly, the bombardment of the walled city on May 9, is stated to have been only carried out after the Southerners, whose presence was a potential danger, had re- fused either to disarm or to leave.
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Canton, May 29 (11 p.m.). The fire at the arsenal is now un- der control only part of the build- ings occupied by the Arsenal have
**PERSEUS”. *An American friend" of mine been destroyed. The damage is lucidly, if not complimentarily, re- very serious and there are 11 marked on seeing the Tamar and casualties so far as is known. The being told that she is the home and building where the bombs and the headquarters of the commodore: big guns were stored is safe other- "Waal, the British Navy gets used wise the damage and craualties for queer purposes, but yours is will have been much more serious. surely the only country which dares house a high naval officer In an old tub."
However, he never saw the old tub "en fete" for a dance, or he nright have dubbed her Hongkong's Golden Hind, so many and varied are the thrills the Tamar conjures up on these occasionu.
When the merchant princes of China issue invitations to Chinese chow, more than lucky are the re cipients.
green tea and sweet sponge cakes, flavoured with fish-paste, Inter- spersed with chicken served with red-hot mustard and seasoned rice, and many other marvellously ar- ranged dishes.
This all ended with birds' nest soup, contrariwise to Western din-
first. Referring to the allegation that
ners, where it would have appeared That finished, the towels rung the Nationalist Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Tani Kung-shih was murdered and mutilated, the
Not long ago I was bidden for out of hot scented water, and hand- a kindly statement anys that Southerners chow at the same restaurant where ed to the guests to refresh face who were not in uniform were the Prince of Wales dined when and hands, seemed sniping at the Japanese from on his Eastern tour, and its sub-thought, cover of a building which Japan- sequent glory is in no way dimin ese troops at the time were unished despite the passing years. aware was the Commissioner's of
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Eight Valiant Diners,
We sat down eight strong, and A dozen men guddenly opened fire from this building the valiant indeed we four Europeans evening of the 3rd, whereupon the counted ourselves before that din- Japanese forced their entry and ner was finished.
slew them, though it is not known The ceremony of greeting on whether Tsai wan among
them.arrival was worth the going for a queen, but Certainly поле of them were alone. I felt like mutilated.
before it was over I felt like ten queens.
The statement confirms former reports that fourteen Japanese re- sidents
and were murdered mutilated revoltingly, and fifteen wounded, while vurious men and women were subjected to indescrib- able insults. One, hundred and thirty-one houses were looted
Reuter.
Corinth, May 29. Thére were two earthquake shocks yesterday-Reuter,
No, the Chinese beverages were not streng, at least those of which parlook, and, any way, so tiny are the wine cups in which wine is of- fered that, even a Chinese walter could not keep them sufficiently re- plerished to render the diner at all "heady."
Highest Chinese Privilege.#/
:Our guest of honour was accord. ed the highest Chinese privilege of receiving a morsel of food from his host's plate, much appreciating the honour shown,
A wonderful function, to which I was recently bidden at the Lee Theatre here, was a Chinese thea- irical performance given by the Yun Shan Lin Company.
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I looked at the company, mar- velled at their histrionic talent, and wondered how long it would be before China raises the social position of actors.
We began with dried pomola and grapes, and achieved such courses
They, with barbers,, are looked as fish batter and bamboo rants; frogs' lega und sharks' fins; uge-on by their own countrymen as so- losa eggs with Shamshul wine; ciat parlahs.
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