The Archive · 1925

Interned Soldiers Shipped Off

Several Thousands on Board the B.-L 8, Talma: Chinese Chamber of Commerce Providing Necessary Funds: A Swift and Orderly Embarkation Four, thousand troops from the! could ge: to the sides of the ship ronient camps in the Ipter-{luid in stocks of "luxuries" which anal Settlement were safely' put the hawking fraternity were quick fon board the British-India Co.'s str. 1 bring upon the weve Talma on Sunday and despatched Tsingtao, the same time, Artiat in Disquises negotiations were ving forward] The men gave little or no trouble between the foreign authorities and, o their guards, Cour foreign offers the Chinese Chamber of Commerce snd 60 Sikhs, and there was only one Temoval of the 6,000 or mote attempt to escape.

This matt ase ning, and it is hoped that sumed no fewer than five disieuives in Shanghai may be in his efforts to get ashore and see entirely cleared by In the the sights of Shanghai, First he case of the Ts Chamber came down the gangway with the pay 0 much per] intention of "seeing a friend," but For the transport of the! the interview was denied him. He and to provide them then borrowed na havker's rig-out food for the journey, and and basket and came limping along, the convoy, for distribute on coolie with baskets slung on a bumty receive $2, The task of getting the men 4 the wa for the wing. them who would liked to remain to try their fortunes in Shanghai, Atrangements made by the Commission Police and his staff, however excellent und the wor well but very he Conmmissioner of Police, Mr of frum cars packed with {latter visitors expressed entire satis. temporary ud which left the troops with and coxy march ty the Shang:

HongkeW Co.'s whart where Talma lay alongside. The men the police organized and this unusual morning's work, Restiveness at Gordon Road Although the troops at the Gordon Road riding school have from Pingliang Roud marched all the the best camp, their behaviour way to the ship. There were strong {hits been not altogether satin. police guards out, and the removal at, was accomplished without incident *ikn# of some concerted. movement ud there been Jar the Toast excitement. This teaves [among ther, difleut to fathonr bot the three camps. name clear] still obvious. "On more than one of troops, and the next batches to vceasion during th week they xo will be from the riding schools thowed signs of 1 Jim Avenue Halse and Gordon Rowd, Saturday: afternoon there was 1 de {suing ge, of adding ud, monstration which necessitated. the

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