CANTON BATTLE

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1929, Page 5

CANTON BATTLE

A REBEL ATTACK

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). .

.SHANGHAI, May 10

Disaffected Kwangsi troops invaded Kwantung far the purpose of overthrowing the Canton Government. The Kwangsi treops attached the Macao forts, ’several Chinese -gunboats siding with the rebels. A sharp engagement followed, Nationalist Army aeroplanes participating, bombing the atta king vessels, and inflicting heavy casualties. There is a temporary panic in Cant >iij It is not believed that the foreigners are endangered. HONG KONG, May 11. It is reported that the Sbameen Bund at Canton is closed. British marin s have been landed as a precautionary measure. Foreign consuls and naval commanders met the Canton officials, and asked that the robe li .us warships do not take actionagainst Canton while anchored off the Shnm.een. Admiral Sim ’refused to give assurances. Thereupon he was detained on an American gun-lmat. He later offered to hand over the fleet to 'Canton on the payment of three milli >n dollars. This was refused, although white- flags were hoisted. Later on. following aeroplane demonstrations by Canton, the Cantonese blew up an important railway bridge on the Kmvloon-Canton railway. Hen-e in the meantime, communication between Hongkong and OfU't'n by rail will be impossible for many months.