The boycott of the British river steamers has lifted, and a sotie. factory agreement has been reached between the Hongkong, Canton Mucao steamboat Ca. and the Seamen's Union in Canton. The dismissal of 30 members of the crew of the str. Lungshan was the! cause of the boycott. These men will not be re-engaged. but the! company undertakes that in fatare all the crews on their steamers ate. to be supplied by the Seamen's. Union.
The boycott of their steamers caused great losses tu the company, '4s Chinese dared not travel on steamers, Jest they should te molested by the pickets. Now Chinese are patronizing the versals and business is as usual, Two Brands of Pirate:
Other river steamers running between Hongkong and West River ports are having a hard time, either with pirates or the military authorities. The pirates extorted tolls from the str. Tinding and threatened to burn her if they were refused. The ship obtained several soldiers from the military authorities, and then was fired at by pirates in the course of the trip, but the soldiers returned the fire After exchanging shots for an hour, the Pirates dispersed, due to short age of ammunition, but five passengers were The str. Kong Ling similarly was attacked by pirates. In 10 minutes more than 1,000 shots hit the steamer, and the passengers had to shelter in the steerage, which was protected by iron coverings. She was fying the Union Jack, e str. Ta Ming was detained seat Waste dee eanagior ok, The crew were charged as principal offenders and were arrested by the military. Captain Spink, refusing to leave port without the crow, reported the matter to the Commander of H. M, S. Moth and the two [went ashore and released the crew, no opposition being offered by the troops. She was able to leave without paying the fine of $10,000 imi posed by the military authorities.
Trains and steamers from Canton continue to unload great numbers of passengers at Hongkong: Rumours of the coming i Kuangtung are widely circulated, and rich Cantonese and important officials are coming here to look for comfortable houses in the event ofa change of government.
The latest target of a bomb has been Gen. Wong Shin-hung, but it failed to hurt him, He is' much bhated by the Commonists because he is an ally of Gen, Li Tsai-hsin, the military chief in' Canton, The military situation has become more tense, because the Red army of Gen, Yeh Ting and Gen. Ho Lung is retreating to Canton, after declaring their independence against the Hankow Government for prosect!
the Reds, The army.now ip somewhere in the south of Kiangse, very close to the Kuangtung bor: der. Gon. Yen's troops are" hard Pressed by those of Gen. Chany Fa-hui and they may fall' back. on Kuangtuny, Gen, Yeh being a Cantones
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