FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1926.
KUOMINCHUN OUT!
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ALLIED TROOPS NOW CONTROL. PEKING
TUAN CHAU RU HUTURNS.
(Renter's Service,):
Peking April 16. The Kuominehan has evacuated the city.
The Chinese allied troops have taken over control
Tuan--juk has returned to the Presidentin Patice and resumed! his functions.
VOLCANO ERUPTS.
SPECTACLE IN SANDWICH
ISLANDS,
GREAT ILLUMINATION.
(Reuber's American Service,)>
Filo (Sandwich Islands). April 15,
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOWER FREEBOARD.
CONFERENCE: ASSENTS TO U.S. DESIRE.
BRITISH REVISION?
(Reuter's Servica.)
UNRULY LABOUR.
SCENES, IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
UNLUCKY THIRTEEN..
(Reuter's Service)
London, April 15.
NEW HOUSES,
REMARKABLE RECORD FOR
*BRITAIN,
BEATS THE WORLD.
(British Wireless Service.)
London April 14
Rugby, April 15. A volcano on Marna Lao specta- The International Shipping Con- The Commong rose at 97 this: 1 Speaking at the opening of the fcularly erupted last, right. streams ference has adopted a resolution morning after sitting over 18 hodes, building exhibition at Olympia of lava descending 12.000 feet in favour of a lower freeboard for Hitherto, they passed four clauses Sir. Kingsley Wood, Under-Secre from the crater, flowing toward United States vessels in accord of the Economy Bill in 98 hours,tary of State for Health, said that the forest and villages in the Kauance with American desires. A re- but there are 22 clauses besides and according to the latest figures the district.
port on this subject recommended four schedules.. The Opposition total number of new houses pro- reduction of 15 per cent. reduc-made two further attempts at obvided in this country since the tion in the freeboard.
struction, but the Speaker announc-war up to March 1, was 6,002.724. Mred he would devise procedure to This was a really remarkable re- dealt with the unusual circum cord, exceeded by no country in tinces and consult the Premier the world. No fewer than 3,074,- with a view to an amendment in the 418 had been built by private en- standing orders.
terprise.
The flow laminated the entire Tsun Kan has gone to the Lega-istand and was visible to ships at tion quarter.
IN THE AIR.
PROSPECTS OF FRANCO- GERMAN CONVENTION..
(Reuber's Service.)
Paris, Apr. 15.
The American delegate, James Kennedy, said that that the owners recognised that each vessel, should be dealt with "on its merits..
Joking and Singing.
Later.
SOVIET AND FINNS.
BAIT FOR NON-AGGRESSION
What The Positlar Is..."
Shanghai Apk 16. A Bankow message of April 14 says that a conference pt headquar tors the previous evening decided
Sir Kenneth Anderson (Great!
Last year the largest number to treas with the Ruentinehan un-j
Eritam) said that the British
of houses ever built in one year der no other enaditions than abso
Government was considering a res
In the House of Commons. an in this country were constructed. Jute and unconditional surrender.
vision of the existing bad lino extraordinary, situation developed They numbered 1,069,026, of A legram was subsyuuently re-
Hregulations.
at aix this morning when after an which 1,026936 were built by crived By Wu Pei-do from Chang
Mr. Robert Hands United all-night debate the Committee on private enterprise. Tso-line stating that Bahang-Bin's |
They looked forward to an even En connection with the "Quoti-Statea) said he understood that the Eronomy Bill resulting in a invitation www.an endeavour by the b
Representatives suspension of thirteen Labour mem- better record next year, Kuominchun to riskind diei's" report cabled yesterday, it the House of between Chang Tse-in and Wajappears that whilst an agreement would shortly provide for now re-berg owing to the Invention of an
wad reached in regard to the gulations, which would affect alp entirely new method of obstruc Pei-fu
tion The telegrams further stated that establishment of air Mines, there ships sailing from Amerien.
Mr. Dansbury, Mr. Wheatley and| State-owned Shipping. the capture of Peking and the are still dieubles in regard to
jeleven others in a division on a Mr. Louis Franck reporting onLabaar motion adjourned the de destruction of Bolshevism were the Fules to be laid down
A conference of Ambassadors the recent Diplomatic Maritime bate and remained in the Aye Absolutely assumed
te Conference at Brussels, over whichLobby, joking and singing for over has taken place with a view
between military discriminating and commercial aviation, on which he presided, referred, inter alia,half an hour, delagine the whole
to the discussion of immunity of business ao intention Whatever of Germany is demanding a revisionState-owned shipping from claims
Ministers and the Chairman of the Ruininehyn; of rales, so as to allow ex-officer in respect of collisions and other-Committes consulted at length and
Helsingfors, April 15. hehe vachsafed an of the German Air Force to be wise, also freedom from seizure finally called the Speaker.
The Soviet representative has Lu, Chang-lin's tels-employed in commercial aviation and arrest. Private owners object. to
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, amid It is hoped that a solution willed and urged a uniform law for Labour uproar, moved the suspen-Foreign Ministry that the Soviet is verbally informed the Finnish Kram and orders have been shortly be reached and a convention the States engaged in commercial sion of thirteen Labour members.
ready to negotiate reparate Labour Opposition ||shipping.
thereupon He stated that an agreement adopted the same tactics. But after aggression treaties with Finland had been reached in Brussels to another half an hour's duly, thend the Baltic States of Poland, which the Japanese delegates had Spenter ordered the tellers to including the provisions under not subscribed tending communiport the fires which showed which the contracting parties, ut Government. that the motion had." Seem dertake to remath neutralt in the event of another Power attacking Thereupon. carried by 163 to 76. thirteen were ordered to withdraw any of them.
Wu Pei-fu has replied that alieady, on sevequel oerasions, he had made it perfectly clear that he
had
brenting with
Answer
issued to the troops to move on towards the capture of Paking.
Karlien Developments.
Peking.. Apr
ter
Mr. China Teh-yao. Premien.. } NP to Note so, the Senior Mind
this moming saying that General Lu Changin at midnight with soldiers the minsint if the
on the 10bis instant. surrounded!
signed!
yesterday on both fronts in which the Kueminchun at least held its 'The booming of guns was heard at night long. bus the papie died down, and Feking was
own:
orderly.
:
· Armistice Urged...
Peking. Appl 15. Wang Shih-chen has telegraph
cution with their
The text of the Treaty would shortly be issued, and he could not
Wik
divulge its details, but he assured the, Conference that there nothing in it which conflicted with the views of any Admiralty or
Chief Executive and the Cubines offices; consequently the Gove ment was prevented from: carry- bug out its functions and the
p and Chang Houch-liang, urging Brought to a standstill
The Premier "particularly draws an armistice and a definition of attention?
Central Administration had been edi to Chang Tsung-chang, Chu Yu-hindered any country in the event
Firstly, to the fact that Tuan
the neutral zone, around which fighting by troops shall not be per-
of work
LI
Safety Life of Sunv
London.. Later,. "The International Shipping Con-
and the business was resumed..
Another Uproar.
London April 15.
A recrudescence of the uproar in the House of commons to-night culminated in Mr. J. H. Thomas (Labourite, Derby) anqouncing, his intention to move, a vote of censure: on the Deputy Speaker..
The Government applied the
Chij is being threatened bymitted and adding that if they ference adopted a"resolution deal-closure to a Labourite mption oppos- | tyrannical ove and unable agree the Kuominchun will evacuateing with matters affecting theing the Government's proposal to
Feking,
safety life at sea.
The resolution noted with plea Ifsi-sure that Great Britain will shortly call a Diplomatie Conference to re- vise the Convention in this regard. it also noted with alarm the in- creasing practice of sending out agnals of distress unwarrantably.. I called on all Governments to co-operate immediately in checking this dangerous abuse.
'therefore trarry out his duties,
He also telegraphed to Wu Pei- but has not indicated his inten-fa, Sum Chuan-fang, and Yen tion to resign, Tuan has there.
the Provinces in-san urging them to support his maphed to
proposals. stracting the oficials to maintain order in their respective spheres adding that from the date of this notification all orders, or docu-. ments purporting to emanate from the Government must be dis- regarded
WU'S PRICE.
Feng and Bolshevism To Go.
Peking, April 4.
Double Taxation.
also laid on thei
Secondly, attention is drawn to As a counter move against the
A resolution was adopted in attinal or the part of Lu Chung Ruence in North China, some in-favour of an international plan for the fact that the extraordinary revival of Chang Tso-lin's in- Fin bay not met with the support fluential personages, are working the avoidance of all double taxation, of the provincial authorities and hard in the hope of bringing about Emphasis was
the co-operation between the Kuo-necessity for and difficulties of misítary "fenders having fare of the nation at heart. It minchun and the Chihli party compiling different returns. is stated that Tuan expects actionBut it is reported in reliable to be taken to check this illegal circles that Wu Pei-fu demands movement and there is every prob- the following as price of collabora-
absidy that the existing Govern- ment system will be restored.
Premier Chlar Ten-yao is also taking refuge in the Legation,· Quarter.
Heavy Fighting.
Tientsin, April 15. Heavy fighting is going on in the vicinity of Tuangtaun, where the allies are continuing their hitherto unsuccessful efforts break through the Kuominchun lines.
seems to consist
The fighting
to-
Fargely of artillery, machine-gun
tion:-
L-Full control of the Peking
Hankow Railway.
2. The garrisoning of Peking:
by Kuominchun, and Chihli troops.
3.The restoration of Con-
stitution. 4-The permanent retirement of Feng Yu-hsiang from the Chinese political stage.
RUSSO-GERMANPACT
"NATURAL CONSEQUENCE OF LOCARNO.
';
(Reuter's Service.).
Berlin, April 15.
It would appear that the new Russo-German treaty, as to which negotiations are proceeding, con- 5. The suppression of Boltains both economic and political
sheviam in China.
clauses, and with regard to military and rifle duels, with infrequent in-
General Wong Lab-mac, direc-action it is neutral and negat.re. fantry raids, generally made by tor of the Ching-Han Railway, and rather than offensive and defen- Russianst Many of these Rus- General Ho Shui, acting com-sive.
The newspapers, express surprise sians have been brought to. Tien- mander-in-chief of the 3rd Kuo- tin wounded.
minchun army, met General Tien at the excitement in the foreign Generals Chang Hsuch-liang, Wei-ching, commander of Wu Pei- Preas over the negotiations, which Chang Tsung-chang and Chu Yu-fu's army, and General Shang they declare to be the natural eon- pu have gone to Langfang to Cheng, commander of the Shansi sequence of the Locarno agres- They emphasise that in supervise the offensive against army, at Paotingfu last Mondayments.
the Kuominchun at Huangtsun. but it remains to be seen whether view of her geographical position No mails have been received the Kuominchun leaders cant is essential that Germany should here from the Capital for the past accept the above-mentioned de- have good relations east and west three days. It is understood that mands. Hence, it is premature alike, while determined not to be the Post Office is endeavouring to to talk about Kuominchun-Chihli drawn wholly into arrange communications via Pao-co-operation... tingfu.
Railway Monopolisedi
Peking, April 15, The Abies interranted the mall and passenger truffe on the road to Tientsin and there have been no mails for three days.
either the western or eastern orbit of policy.
Meanwhile reports from the
It is stated that Wu Pei-fu and his supportera are rather dis- Baltic States show considerable satisfied about the recovery of nervousness with regard to the pos- Jehol, Chili and Shantung by the sible effect of the treaty on the bar Eengtien party without providing der States of Russia.
a "Tupan," or base of operations,
for General Chin Kun-ao in one
No Secret Clauses.
London, April 15,
The military are monopolising of these provinces. Furthermore, It is understood. from a trust- the Peking-Hankow Railway, and it is reported that during the re-worthy source that there is no 8,000 of Chin Yun-ao's troops at cent special conference of Feng- truth in the report that the impend
tien leaders at Tangshan, pre-ing Russo-German Treaty will Paotingiu are awaiting transpor-sided over by Chang Tso-lin, contain any
secret neutrality Wa Pet-fu's agent, Keng Nai- there was no representative of clauses.
Wu Pei-fu..
tation to the North.
hsi, went to Hankow this morning, ́accompanied by Lu Chung-lin's
Interviewed Wu' Pel-fu.
transfer a surplus of $1,100,000 from the Services Insurince Fund to the Treasury, in regard to which the Opposition displayed much feel- ing.
Mr. Thomas heatedly acensed the Government of seandalous be
haviour..
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April 16-K.C.C. hold its final dance at Hongkong Hotel, 8.30 p.m. Ito midnight..
April 23-Theatre Royal; a vocg) an instrumental Concert under the auspices of the St. George's
Society 9.15 p.m.
An excised discussion on points of procedure ensued, after which Mr. Thomas aolemnly stated that he proposed to take the necessary
May 7-Smoking Concert ut steps to ask the House to express Volunteer Headquarters and distri- its opinion of the Deputy Speaker's button of prizes won at recent partial and biased conduct."
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Sports. porarily dropped.
April 16 Local Hockey, H.K.H.C. "Wanderers" V.. "C" Company, E/Surrey Regiment, at ¡U.S.R.C., 5.30 pun.
POLAR RACE.
DIRGIBLE ENTERS A MIST ZONE.
(Reuter's "Service.)
Stockham, April 15. The dingble Norge has sent a miesango to Vaxholm Wireless Station atating she entered a zone of mist extending almost all over the country side. She was unable to tell her position, but thought she was taking the right direction.
Lands at. Gatchina.
Helsingfors, April 15. The Norge landed at Gatchina, 38 miles south of Leningrad, at 7.30 p.m. to-day..
PEKING COLLEGE.
APPEAL BY CATHOLIC
"BISHOP...
(Haons Agency.)..
Paris, April 15 Several papers stress. the work of Bishop Fabregues in" China:
In the "Echo de Paris," Bishop
Fabregues makes an appeal for money subscriptions for a college he intends to found at Peking.
FALLING FRANC.
ANOTHER LOW RECORD IN: LONDON.
ON HOLIDAY.
April 16-Return: (Chess) Match at University Union, 5.30 pm,
April 17-Shield finals, Junior and Senior Divisions, H.K.F.C Ground
April 17-Volunteer Cricket at University ground, 2.15 p.m.
April 21Fifth bannual ship/d: lifeboat race for the "Trevessu ” Trophy, 4 p.m.
day Herald Cup, between Portugal April 24-Final round in ""Sun-
and England; on H.K.F.C. ground 4.45 p.m.
April 24-Annual athletic sports of the Victoria Recreation Club.
May 1"Extra" race meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club.
Auctions.
April 17-At Lammert Bros:! Salos Room, medicines, toilet seta and toys, etc., noon,
· Ápŕll' 17——At. Godown No. 6, The H.K. and Kowloon.Wharf and Go- down Co., Ltd., Kowloon, Lammert Bros. will auction. miscellaneous. goods, 11 n.m. T
· April 21-Auction of household furniture at No. 10 Eastern House (top floor) Hart Avenue, Kowloon, by Lammert: Bros., 2:45 pm,
April 22 Forty-eighth meeting of shareholders of China Sugar Re Aning Co., in the office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltdy at noon. GAA
.: Company Meetinga.
April 22-Second meeting of the Simplex Plaster Co., Ltd, at the Registered Offices of the Company, Powell's Building, 2nd Hoor, 3 p.m.
April 24 Fourth meeting of shareholders of Lane, Crawford, Lid, Royal Building Ice House Street, 11, a.m.
Hey Miscellaneous,
(Reuter's Service.). The German Government is very Taking advantage of the de-frank about the negotiations.since
London, April 15.... afegate, Mang. Chih-chung, who licate situation, the leaders of the these were instituted. It has given new low record, closing very the Hongkong General Chamber of
The French frane has marked a First Kuominchun army are enthe British Government very de weak at 144.! Prior to his departure, Keng deavouring to break the Fangtien-finito assurances that the Treats called on Tsao Kup, who asserted Chihli accord by offering attrac la primarily economic and does not it was necessary for Wu Pel-fu to Pei-fu's adherenta. Marshal Sun or the Covenant of the League of tive political concessions to Wu conflict with the Locarno Treaties to Peking to straighten Chuan-fang is reported to be Nations. Wang Shih-then and the peace acting as a mediator between Wu It la balleved that the Soviet is makors received a telegram from Pel-fu and the Kuominchun in the considerably disappointed, at boing Chang Teo-iin saying that the hope of completing his original unable to persuade Germany to give anti-Fangtien plans. Fresh do the Treaty a political complexion. Fengtienites cannot cease the valopments. are expected in the Soviet circles are now trying to attack unless the Kuominchun en Chinese altuation shortly."Asia magnify the importance of the tirely evacuates Peking.
tic News Agency. Farther fighting took place
Treaty
Come
affairs.
PRINCE OF WALES FOR BIARRITZ
(Reuter's Service)
London, April 15. of Wales has
April 16 Meeting of members of
Commerce in the City Hall, 4 p.m.” April 16-Public lecture on The Destruction of Hellgoland" by Mrr PR Warren, M. Inst C. E, the great hail of the University,
April 19 Meeting of unit repr sentatives for Athletic Sports Meet In in lecture room at Volunteer Headquarters, 5.30 p.m., April 26Meeting Residents at the Peak
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