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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY. 8, 19VL:

THE KWANGTUNG FLOODS.

RELIEF WONKS BY

· GOVERNMENT.

Canton, July 7,

doolded

UNREST IN KOREA

CONTINUES.

www.

RIOTS SPREADING IN PROVINCE,

Latcat

Tokyo, July 7,

arrested at

CANTON CONTINUES

PREPARATIONS.

·· DEFENSIVE. MEASURES

Ав

EXTENDED.

Canton, July 7.

construet

Officials Back from Tour,

Canton, July 7. Mr. Sun Fo, member of the State Council, Mr. Eugene Chen, Foreign Minister and Mr. Tang Yueh-liang,.

Yu-halang returned from Chung- shan, the day before yesterday. Reusha.

The Government has

press despatches in

a further precautionary to co-operate with charitable as dicate that the riots are spread-mensure against an invasion by sociations and hospitals in the ing throughout the province of Marshal Chiang, Gen. Heung Hon- pin, Commander of the 2nd, Army, organiantion of relief work in which Plugyang is the capital.

The Chinese casualties are now has been ordered to the river districts which have

80 killed and 107 sorlously injur-fortifications along the suburbs been devastated by the floods,

Gunboats and merchant vessels ad. Forty Chinese houses have of the city, to be completed within will be gent to assist and to carry been set afire. A further sixty a fortnight-Rensho. out the work. The serious situa Korean rioters were tion in northern Kwangtung Is Pingyang this morning.

The Foreign Ministry at Nan- engaging the attention of General

to tho reference Chan Chal-tong, who left yesterking states, in day morning with his Chief-of-Korean riots, that "streng repro Staff. General Miao Pol-nan, and sentations have been lodged with other staff officers, on the gun-the Japanese Government and na-representative of Marshal Feng boat Kin Yu for the West Riversurances demanded against the re- currence of similar outrages in districta.

The General will visit Shiu- the future."--Reuter,

Chineso Allegations, hing,

Takhing, Chungshan and Samshal whore there were heavy

Nanking, July 7. ensualties. The service of hundreds The Government is being flood- of labourera has been enlisted ated with telegrams from all over Samshul for the reconstruction of the country urging the mainten-wei has departed for Hongkong to

regarding the dams which were destroyed nnce of a firm stand last week. The train serviee the Wanpaoshan affair, and the linking Canton with Falshan and massacre of Chinese at Seoul and Samahui has bern suspended.qther cities in Koren.

According to Chinese des Certain sections of the Canton-

not Samahui Railway track are flood-patches, which hitherto ure

Boldiers Japanese feet of confirmed, ed to a depth of four

houses of accupled water, Yesterday morning the forcibly

of the railway Chinese peasants at Wanpaoshan management managed to start one express to and commandeered Chinese boats Fatshan but the service was displying on the Itung River. It is continued in the afternoon owing also reported that trenches have been dug and mines inid by the to a further rise in the water.

So for the Canton-Kowloon Japanese.

states Chinese

Railway

fortunate been enough to be unaffected by the the Inundation. This is due to fact that the Blond on the East River has not been so serious.

Government's Help.

of Civil The Commissioner Affairs, Mr. Lum Yick-chung, will approach the Provincial, Govern- ment at its next Council meeting organian- for a big sum for the tion of relief work. A party of relief workers, appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, will be leaving for Taing Yuen and the North River districts to-day with a large consignment of rice.

of the

A message from Scoul

a section that quarter has been destroyed by an incendiary fire.

A Fusan report states that owing to signs of unrest amongst the Koreans there, armed pollee have been detailed to guard the Chinese quarters-Reuter.

Wang Ching-wel: a Denial.

Canton, July 8. The report that Mr. Wang Ching- see General Chang Fat-kwal, ap pearing in Canton and Hongkong papers, is untrue.

to

Mr. Wang has been in Canton all the time. At first he intended to nee the go longkong to

Ironsides" General, but cancelled his trip when he received a wire from General Chang informing him of hin full recovery, General Chang returned to Canten last Sunday morning.--Central Press.

on

Changes in Kings).

Canton, July 7. The Government claims that a letter has been received from Gon- eral Chan Ming-shu informing the southern lenders that the officers Route armles of the Nineteenth will maintain strict neutrality in the Canton-Nanking dispate and will concentrate

anti-bandit work in Kiangai.

Oficial circles here state that General Chan's statements have A message from

been confirmed by the movement Chamber of Commerce at Wonsan, of the Nineteenth Route troops Korea, states that on July 4 the from Kanchaw to Kinnfu, in the Chinese shops there were attacked interior of Kinngsi. General Chun by Korcans, resulting in one death Ming-shu himself is in Kianfu, and more than a dozen persons and, owing to the grave possibility

The Japanese of a

Communist revival wounded. being

a gonera!

Chiang

Further Attacks.

Nanking, July 7.

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Magistrates have been requested police were unable to prevent the disturbances. Marahal to send an to submit reports to the Govern-rlot, and more than 400 Chinese Kai-shek is unable ment in Council of the damage have gathered at the Chinese Con-army to attack Kwangtung as he

Div date

the flood in their sulate.

originalty contemplated. respective districts.

message from Secul states that Concerning the large contingent

Flongkong or South China, Route soldiers In view of the swift current of there are now more than 7,000 Chi-of Nineteenth

in Tayuling moun- which appeared the West River. the superfuten nese reftigees at the Consulate.

The Chinese at Phyong-vans are talus, official circles say that in northern Kwangtung. dent of the Shipping Office has

last week, advised the Shipping Owners' also reported to have been attacked,

have since some of these

troops Association that smaller towboats resulting in 18 deaths and scores plying between Canton and Shiu being injured. The damage is surrendered to Canton.

$400,000.

A Kianfu letter tells the extra- hisg. Talching. Warhow and Sam- estimated at shai should suspend their services for the time being.

Waters Going Down.

Canton, July 7. The foods in the Three River districts have now somewhat

It is alleged that more than ordinary story that, last week, tweny of trenches have been dug Marshal Chinng summoned the by the Koreans at Wanpaoshan, officers of the Nineteenth lonte under the direction of Japanese.Command and informed them that Kenska.

if they followed the example of General Chiang Kwang-nal and resigned, all the troops would be disarmed.

rubsided, and the various com-N. Tam, the Committee decided to

Chinng's Address. Marshal Chinng has announced

mercial and benevolent associa-

open a subscription list, the two tions are busily preparing for the gentlemen above mentioned and relief of thousands of homeless and foodless sufferers in Tsing Ngan Shing Kwan agrees the promotion of General Tani Ting- yoen, Yingtak, Samahul. Szewal to donate $500 each. A um of kai, officer commanding the Goth

over $3,900 was subscribed by the Division.

General to succeed and Walchow which are the other directora at the meeting Chiang Kwang-nal, as Commander places mast affected.

Besides telegraphing the Hong- and the li-spital is confident that of the First Army of the anti- the appeal wil meet with the Communist expédition. The ap- kong and Macão Chambers Commerce for aid, a large amount sympathetic response of the localpointment has met with the gun-

public..

eral approval of the Cantonese re- of provisions and medicines have

The Hospital had raised about

giments in Kiangsi; been sent to the North and West Hiver districts.

of

The Government Jus ordered the Ministry of Finance to nside the sum of $50,000 for relief. -Rensha

set

HONGKONG. TO ASSIST. Tung Wah Hospital Opens A Subscription List.

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$5,000 ચા to, yesterday. Food Addressing his troops at Kian- supplies have been bought to be

confident that

that the band's sent, to the affected places at the exterdas, Marshal Chiang said earliest opportunity.

would be suppressed within two Mesars, Lau Ping Chal, Chaa monilis. He announced that

on all fronts Kam Fo, Tam Kit-sang, Ko Leung Ching and Wong Man Chow were would be organised on Friday, told elected to proceed to Canton by The Cantonese regiments were the as. Taishan, taking with them that General Chiang Kwang-nai

Veneral ofensive

Fuklencse Mobilize.

a large consignment of food to was only on sick leave in Shang- be distributed by them personally hal, where he would stay for two

months. To provide relief to the thou-in the flooded districts. sands of farmers affected by the The Chinese General Chamber Kwangtung floods, the Directors of Commerce has also opened a of the Tung Wah Hospital held subscription list among its mem-

11 extraordinary meeting on bers. Monday

Up to yesterday the Chamber The Chair

Mr. Ngan Shing had collected $3,000, the subscrib- Kwan, informed the gathering ers being as follow: that letters asking for financial been received from Assistance had the Canton Charitable Associa- tions, Flood Relief Commission and the Magistrates of the Tsing Yuen and Tze Wui Districts.

On the suggestion of Mr. Chan Lim Pak, seconded by Mr. T. W.

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