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MARRIAGE...
March 10, 1927. at Shangha
On
JOCH VIDOFF-SHAPITRIC.
Vera, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Shapitric of Shanghai, to Boris, non of Haym, Tochvidoff of Siberia.
year.
DEATHS.
MADAME BORODIN.
British Not Asked to Intervene.
STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT.
London, March 15.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927.
CHANG KAI-SHEK.
THEATRE ROYAL.
你
Reply to the Communist
Party
MISCHIEF MAKERS ATTACKED.
ALL-CHINESE, COMPANY
TO-NIGHT
TANG BANG TIAN,
Chinese ever
Lovers of vaudeville, and box- The following is the remaindering enthusiasts in particular, are In the House of Commons, re- of the very interesting lecture de- promised a rare treat at the plying to Col J. C. Wedgwood livered to members of the KuominTheatre Royal this evening, when (Labour), Mr. G. Locker Lampung by Gen. Chang Kai-shek, Com-Tang Bank Tlan, described as Affairs, stated that the reports he Armies, in Nanchang, on February known," will appear for one per son. Under Secretary, for Foreign mander-in-Chief of the Nationalist the strongest had received from Sir Miles Lamp-21. It is in reply to the attacks son, the Minister at Peking, did do on him by members of the formance only,
Communist Party..
Mr. Tang will be supported by not indicate that any request to
all-Chinese In the first part of his speech, an
company take steps to secure the liberation reported yesterday, Gen. Chang said acrobats, magicians, jugglers etc., of Madame Borodin had been ad-that he utterly opposed any attempt whilst an interesting Interlude dressed to him.-Reuter.
by comparative nowcomers to the will be the appearance of Cheung. Kuomintang to punt the old and Kam Kivel, in ♫ humorous faithful members of the late Dr. burlesque scene an act which is
Interview With Adviser.
Of
of
དྷཱ
In conversation with a repre- Sun Yat-ion and usurp authority at sentative of the "North China the, expense of Kuomintang bradi said to create volumes
The Kuomiin laughter. Daily News." M. Merkuloff, ad-tions and history. viser to Marshal Chang Tsung-ed and it has no higher authority to be presented by Mr. Tang may,
Among the feats of strength.. tang, he said, is one: It is centraliz chang, said:
than the Central Executive Com- be mentioned the bending of iron "The former Volunteer Fleet mittee: There was, he said, no bars in his teeth;, and the passing ship, the "Pamint Lenina," which second Napoleon appearing in China over his stomach of a motor car was seized at Nanking 10 daya and the allegation that, he was at full of no less than twelve per- age, and from which Mrs. Borodin autocrat. was vigorously denis,
Members of the audience The only autocrat, was none other sons. and three Soviet diplomatic repre-than Dr. George Chion Hsu, Mhis will be invited to go upon the sentatives were removed, had long ter of Justice in the Nationalist stage and crack a stone weighing been suspected by the Northern-Government in Hankow and leader 1,500 catties which will be placed ers of carrying on illicit trade. of the Reds.
upon Mr. Tang's chest.
Booking-at popular prices-is „ open at Anderson's.
At Vladivostock, agents could not! A faithful member of the Kuo- ascertain what the vessel carried, mintang must fulfil certain oblign- as the GPU, supplanting the tions to the Kuomintang and to his ing out the policy of reduction in Cheka, kept strangers away.. fellow members, He must lead the letter and the spirit. It is "The military authorities allow them to the right path when they have gone astruy, He has to be senseless to talk of a "navafed several journeys to be made considerate and love them as his
" ARMED ROBBERY DENIED.. but on a recent occasion the River brothers and help them to become a holiday" when the world is still Police noticed, while
on board strong unit. This is what it is A Chinese was this morning more or less upside down, as it ship, that several large cases of really to be a member of the Kuo-charged before Major Willson cargo were dropped overboard. mintang. If we are to vent our with having been concerned - in were. The cry of a "naval Their suspicions aroused, the wishes and build our own happiness the armed robbery at No. 21 holiday was raised on numerous military seized the Pamiat at the expense of others, we lose Bridges Street on Saturday night. occasions between 1930 and 1914, Lenina" on her next trip toward the quality of being members of He pleaded "no: guilty" and was and wise was Britain in, turning Hankow, seizing large quantities the Kuomintang.
of Biterature-which is being My Colleagues' Trust. translated and much ammuni- "I would like to remind you, that,
HILLSIDE ARREST: " Equally vital is the mainten- tion.
at the opening of the last special conference of the Kuomintang, ance of the security of British Voyages to Siberia.
Arrested on the hillside after trade routes. The Empire lives "Mme Borodin, we knew, had mentioned, in the course of a loc-
ture, many things, chief among they were alleged to have com- made several voyages to Siberia.which was the fact that Mr. Wang mitted an armed robbery in and thrives on commerce. Em-but Marshal Chang assured her Ching-wei, chairman of the Central Wongneichong village on Sunday pire goods must be carried in that it would be unsafe, because Executive Committee, who is at night, two Chinese were formally
visit to France, Gen. safety to the uttermost ends of of his military movements, for her preacht on the earth, and those goods that to proceed to Hankow. She was Tan Yen-kal, (former Tunan charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell taken to Tainan, She was per-Hunan, who is Commander-in-Chies this morning and remanded until the Home Country requires for mitted to send a telegram to of the Second Kuomintang Army)
a deaf ear to it.
the needs of her immense popula- Borodin and write him. At pre- and Mr. Chang Ching-liang, acting
chairman of the Central Executive
remanded for a week.
March 20.
Money and jewellery worth
tion must enjoy similar protec sent she is detained in comfort-Committee during Mr. Wang's $179 were stolen by a burglar
tion from molestation or inter- ference of any kind whatsoever.
Splendid as is the British mercan
able quarters in Tsinan.""
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absence, are three of the most loyal M. Merkuloff said that he saw members of the Kuomintang, men from the ground floor of No. 120 Mme. Borodin personally and she admired by the Nationalist Govern Queen's Read West last night. told him that she was satisfiedmont, and men whose services were with the attitude of her Chinese greatly appreciated by our late
tile marine, it is not and never guards, the leader of whom spoke President during his life-time and
autocrat
AN
Unity Essential.
was intended to be a fighting good Russian. She denied that men in whom he placed his explicit losing my head under the excer- force in the language of offence her husband was Radical and said confidence. If these three gentle- tioner's axe.
Communism Attacked. that he worked merely for China, men had accused me of doing any wrong, they had said that I was or defence; its province lies in for the Chinese.
acting contrary to the Brinciples of "Certain people allege that I have carrying Empire cargoes and in Chang Tsung-chang Determined the Kuomintang and the party's no more confidence in the Com
rules of order, or that have done munist Party and that I have even supplementary" the Nayy in times
"Marshal Chang Tsung-chang anything contrary to the spirit of prohibited the introduction of Com- of war. The real work must will fight the Red curse in China the revolution, or of an anti-munist elements to the Kuomin- always come from the Navy. to a finish, he cannot be bought. Revolutionary nature, then I would tang. As a matter of fact, I have nor will he bargain for advantage be guilty. If they attach their never supported the Communist, MARQUES DA SILVA-On March Any defect in the task of safe-'with representatives of the So-signatures to any charge accusing party. As I said, last year, in the 10, 1927, at Shanghai, Mrs. Kuarding the Empire's trade viet," M. Merkuloff continued me, then you can punish me in any Whampoa Military Academy, I was Muria Francisca. d'Almeida routes might easily prove dis. He added that there had never way that you think at. I will face only inviting ather minor revolu Marques da Silva, aged 75
astrous in those crises almost been any thought of compromise your punishment without complaint tionary organisations to join hands with the Cantonese in the mind of and submit to your judgment, no with us in the revolutionary move- years. MERRIMAN.On March 10, 1927. inseparable from such a vast his superior.
The Fengtien, matter what it may be..
"In case, however, there is any ment. The Communist Party were at Shanghai, Irene Carpenter Empire with varying interests all Shantung and White Russian fac-man who is found attempting to at firat very frank in their relations Merriman, widow of WHam-
over the globe. And when the tions were working in perfect acdestroy the work of the revolution with us and we could not but admit Lane Merrimau.
cord and with a common objectary party by underhand mathode them as their aims and ours were PALMER-On March 19, 1927, at First Lord of the Admiralty ive, to atamp out Communish on who formulates false accusations in common. At that time. I made
Shanghai, Ernest Richard
Our government, then, a condition of their admittance" Palmer (Shanghai Mutual merely asks for a Navy of such In the Army, the Russians were against Telephone Co.) in his 55th strength as to be able to provide just as Chinese. They fought brethren, it is for you to judge that we reserved the right to sup- shoulder to shoulder with the whether I have committed any press their movement if they should "reasonable" security for the Chinese and acted under orders crime, any violence, or broken the go beyond limits and act with a regulations of the Kuomintang, or view to endangering the Nationallst. safeguarding of our trade com- from the general staff. There worked against the will of our late cause and Kuomintang interests.
"Now, these Communist people Hong Kong, Wednesday, Mar. 16, 1927.munications it cannot be argued were about 5,000 Russians in the President, or whether I am
pay of Shantung.
are adopting an aggressive attitude that his demand is at all
Questioned as: to Marshal "Certain people have commented towards. the Kuomintang. 'so, as A STRONG NAVY,
preposterous.
Chang Tsung-chang's plans for on a possible breach between Mr.leader of the National Revolution- the defence of Shanghai and mili-Wang Ching-wet and myself but Iary Army; it devolves upon me to tary preparations in the vicinity can' nesure you that we two are the curb their movement. If the Right The Navy can well be consider-
of Nanking and Sungkiang Mmost intirhate of friends. We love section of the Kuomintang should Merkuloff refused to go into de- each other as though we were na- betray our cause, we will take simi- ed a local topic of considerable
Propaganda.“
tural born brothers. Should any lar steps towards them. tail, but emphasised his personal body create false reports with ·ង interest. As an Island Colony we
General Chang Kai-shek, in the belief and Chang's confidence in view to causing a breach between are dependent on the Navy more course of a speech made at Nan- their ability to defend the entire us or to separate us or to prevent "You must keep In mind the fact on any branch of His Majesty's chang in reply to the Commun-area, including Soochoy.. Mr. Wang from returning to office that the-success-of-the Nationalist Forces for our protection and for (ists, remarked that "the Oriental
from leave, then such person.or people are passionate, susceptible)"
persons are not true members of cause depends on unity, otherwise The following. Note was pre-the Kuomintang:
we shall never be able to realise our safeguarding of our trade routes to propaganda and easily misled
aims. The failure of the Nation- "Let me again assure you, if my Diminish the Navy below normal by rumours." That the Command-sented by the Soviet Embassy to
er-in-Chief of the Southern the Waichisopu
actions in any respect are contrary alist cause means also the failure requirements and the whole
armies should hold this view is "On March 5 the Embassy of to the policy of the party and con- of the Communiat movement, for security of this and other over-not surprising, since he is a man the U. S. S. R. protested against trary to my own words, then you they are inter-related. Therefore, in the interests and for the welfare of the Kuomintang. I have to sup- seas Possessions would be at of proved shrewdness; that he the seizure of the Soviet mer may take me out and shoot me.
Malicious: Propaganda.ress the Communist movement as stake.
should give, voice to his opinion, chant steamer, "Famiat Lenina".
"There is one thing which pre-they have now gone beyond the the part that propagande has crew and passengers, including vents Mr. Wang Ching-wel from co-limits and assumed the aggressive however, isremarkable, looking to and against the detention of her should have been emphasised by been made to play in furthering diplomatic. couriers. In its Note operating with me to the very end towards us. the First Lord of the Admiralty the success of his military cam- of that date the Embassy demand and that is the malicious prepa- them to realles our duties. I wish paign. The only explanation for ed that orders be given for the ganda disseminated by unscrupul them to co-operate with the Kuo in introducing the Naval Estion General Chang Kai-shek's frank- immediate release of the steamer ous persons about us. The Oriental mintang to the very last with an ates in the House of Commons. ness is the campaign of villifica with her crew and all passengers, people are passionate, susceptible open mind in order to ensure the He stated that there were special tion launched against him by the However, up to now the Ministry to propaganda, easily misled by success of the Nationalist move. [ment. If they do not, then I am "In my last telegram to Mr not responsible. I believe that all difficulties with regard to the Communist Party which is eager of Foreign Affairs has not only false rumours.
to run riot and finds the Com-failed to give satisfaction to these British Navy which were totally mander-in-Chief's restraint more demands but is even unable to pro- Wang, requesting him to return to loyal members of the Kuomintang different from those of any other than a little irksome. Neverthe duce any information as to the China and resume his office as and that all good citizens of the ber of very humble terms which same stand as I have assumed and country. Our obligation is to less, adherents of the Kuomin fate of the steamer or the persons quickly as possible, I used a num- Republic of China will assume the tang cause who are sincerelyIndeed astounding and un- many would consider quite below hope that my fellow-mombers will maintain the Flest equal to the seeking their country's good
Yet, I used understand my predicament and naval strength of any
other would do well to weigh General heard of is the fact that the Min my dignity to use. Power and provide reasonable Chang Kai-shek's words in rela istry of Foreign Affairs would hem for the welfare of the Kuo- why I have been compelled to adopt
tion to the attacks that have been not even commit itself to confirm mintang and the Nationalist Gay-such a stand,"
|ernment. To use these humble
A Response by Members. security for the safeguarding of made against foreigners solely for deny the sinister reports circut terms was in no sense different deal members of the Kippine our trade communications. a result of propagande. A prolated by the vernacular Press that from an act of surrender. Had it That is by no means a big phet le usually without hebeur in three diplomatic couriers detained not been for the welfare of the
his own country, but that can board have been shot by order of Kuomintang and the Nationalist in the course of which they demand. The position of the not be said of General Chang Kat Marshal Chang Tsung-ching. Government, I would never have pledged their full support to the Empire surely warrants the shek, and it is to be hoped his This is the more astonishing as used them, even at the expense of proposal that the Central Executive maintenance of a Navy not in- remark will be taken to heart as the Ministry unquestionably is in
we have suggested ferior to that of any other Power. The talk of general disarmament is all very fine up to a cert
*
It is as well that this point
point but there must, be
unanimity amongst": most bonearned and
Soviet Thrent.
tabs
In doing so, I wish
cirouluted telegram
Committee of the Nationallat. Party should be recognised as the highest authority in the party and the Nationalist Government. They
constant touch with the local mili- tary authorities who are credited with this abominable outrage, and of the persons detained. The mino advocated that herb Wang It has its representatives there. Embassy warns the Ministry of Ching-woi should be invited to re- The Embassy of the L. 3.3. B. Foreign Affairs that any violation turn to China at once and that ne uries receiv- hereby declares fonce more, that of their safety might certainly should be emotally nicomede
«falling the Chinese Government will bear bring most serious consequences Wans in chairman at the Centref chal full responsibility for the safety and compel the Bovlet Governuixecutive Committee of the party
naked ment to spral ta exceptional men- and, la in, France (kis the Foreida Continued at foot of neat Colomn suren. Reuter.
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