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HUNT FOR REDS.
Chiang Kai-shek's Troops Comb Out Chapel.
SERIOUS AFFRAY.
Thirteen People Killed and Many Injured.
General Chiang Kai-shek's troops this morning combed, out Chapel for Reds. During a fracas thirteen people were killed and many were injured."
'DRASTIC ACTION,
Communists and Agitators Arrested.
Shanghai, April 13." .
A "comb out" of the Chinese city of Chapel (to the North of the International Settlement) and also of Rootung (on the Southern Bank of the Whangpoo river, op posite, the International Settle- ment) took place this morning by Chiang Kai-shek's troops, acting
under his orders.
The French s.s. "Chenonceaux," which arrived in Hong Kong to- day from Saigon, had on board Indo-China troops on their way to Shanghai.
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EARLIER MESSAGES.
Only Safe Place Under the Guns.
Shanghai, April 12.ą
A wireless message from Han- xow states that owing to the
cortinued unsafety for foreign- The object was to arresi Com- ers, Admiral Cameron considers: munists and Labour agitators. all Britishers should live either Friction occurred whilst arrests
on the waterfront close to the were being made and it is report-men-of-war cr aboard ships... ed that in the resultant fracas, Reuter. thirteen were killed and many were wounded-British Naval Wireless.
Later,
In consequence of the action of Chiang Kai-shek's troops, the Labour Unions are threatening u general shipping strike.-British Nav Wireless,
Amoy Strikes Øyer.
Amoy, April 13.
Considerable improvement in
the situation here has taken place
in the last few days owing to the
-PUKOW TAKEN.
North Occupies City Without Opposition.
GENERAL OFFENSIVE DEVELOPs.
Chinking, April 12.
With what success, it is impos- sible at present to determine but from reliable reports it appears that the Northern thrust on the Chinklang and Nanking districts is still proceeding.-British Naval Wireless.
Flags Hauled Down.
Shanghai, April 13.
A naval wireless message from Nanking states that the Northern troops occupied Pukow without opposition on April 12. All Na- tionalist tags were immediately hauled down.-Reuter.
The Northerners at Pukow are hot Sun Chuno-fahe's troops who started the offensive, but General Clang Tsung-chang's Shantung ren who have come south again and joined the counter offensive.]
strong action of the Chinese authorities in regard to Extrem- ists and the incidence of martial law.
The postal strike has been set- tled, and with it, the last of the labour disputes.-British Naval Wireless.
Foochow Quiét.
Foochow April 18.
The Moderates are in charge
here and the situation at present
Troops for Indo-China.
Paris, April 12. The "Petit Parisien" says that the French Government is in- dured to contemplate the oven-) tuality of reinforcing the troops in Indo-China; but no decision has as yet been taken.-Havas.
Japanese Garrison at Tientsin-
Tokyo, April 1F2.
الله ابانا
PEKING RAID.
Northern Government's Claims.
SOVIET INTRIGUES EXPOSED.
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SEDITIOUS BOOKLETS. CANTON PROSPECTS.
River Steamer Seaman
Jailed."
SIX, MONTHS" HARD LABOUR.
Trouble Not Likely In The City.
LABOUR UNDER CONTROL.
From very reliable sources," the Peking, April 12. Fung San, a seaman of the 3.8. "China Mali" learns that the talk The Ankuochun has issued an "Fatshan" was this morning of foreign evacuations from Can- official statement regarding the charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsollton and South China ports has literature seized In the raid on with the possession of 580 book been greatly exaggerated. the Embassy, clering it includ- lets containing seditious matter. The consensus of opinion among ed, inter alia, detailed plans for Magistrate (to accused): The both Chinese and foreigners in the Soviet, supplying and organis- charge against you is that you Canton is that there will be no Ing cavalry in Charhar, Mongolia had, in your possession copies clash between the Moderatas and and Manchuria which would be the "Seamer's Union Gazette"
Extremists. put under the command of Gen-which contain anti-British and eral Feng Yu-hsiang, reports of seditious matter. Soviet military secret service agenta in Canton, Honan, Shens and elsewhere, military plans of the Fongtien and Kuominchun, confidential letters and reports of the Russian commander of Feng Yu-hsiang's army, letters between the military experts appointed by
ROYAL ASSENT.
New Titles of the King And Parliament.
London, April 12,
The Royal Title Bill and the
Even Labour is divided, and the Communists are not the stronger side, even though they may claim allegiance from the larger num-
Accused: 1 admit possession of the booklets but I did not know the nature of their contents.
The Magistrate suggested that her of unions. accused must know all about a
Labour Department to prohibit similar case in the Court two activity of any kind whatsoever months ago when three seamen by the Communiste. from an American ship were con- victed..
Accused professed ignorance of the previous case.
YOU WILL REQUIRE'
A NEW
Petitions have been made to the BATHING COSTUME
Situation in Hand. Official circles in Canton are not, on the surface, perturbed by the possibility of processions Chief Detective Inspector
The and/or demonstrations. Murphy said that since that case situation is well in hand. Com- a circular had been issued by the mander Chien Ta-chun, of the Seamen's Union referring to the Defence Corps, is a very strict dis- "high handed action" of the Hong ciplinarian and his troops, act Kong. Government in preventing ing as gendarmes, can well cope freedom of speech and action with eventualities.
Parliamentary Title Bill have re-The accused therefore had no ex- A demonstration was to "have ceived Royal assent. Reuter.
been held yesterday. On Mon-
¡These Bills were introduced to legalise the change of names resulting from the work of the last. Imperial Conference in fix- ing the new status of the Empire.]
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cuse for not knowing.
Accused said he was bringing day, the authorities claimed to the booklets from the Carton have received a request from "a Union to the Hong Kong Union.
C.D.I. Murphy informed the public meeting representative of Magistrate that the booklets were all classes" that a postponement found by the polien in accused's be made till April 16 (this Satur- possession on the Canton wharf day). Accordingly orders were: In view of the present situa- Moscow and the leaders of the on April 4. Accused had waited at once given, stopping the pro tion in North China it has been Kuomintang and Kuominchun until all the passengers had left posed procession,
Vigilance and Censorship. decided to retain the present troops, communications between the ship and the searchers had That emergency measures have Japanese garrison at Tientsin the military attache at Peking been withdrawn before venturing pending improvement, even after and his subordinates throughout on the wharf with the booklets been taken is admitted. the arrival of reliefs which are the provinces in which closer rela
Referring to the contents of the mander Chien Ta-chun's staff off- being despatched shortly-Reu- tions between Kuominchun and booklets Mr. Lindsell told the ae-cers are acting as censors at the Soviet delegates were urged.cused that the statements about Reuter.
ter.
EARLIER WAR NEWS.
A
Struggle on Banks of Yangtse.
:
Shanghai, April 12.
PEMMISSION,
British Government's Position Explained.
W
London, April 12,
In the House of Commons, Col.
British warships attack" in the North and ruthless murder of Chinese in Hankow and Nanking were deliberate lies.
Accused replied that that was not his fault. The Union's com- mittee was responsible for the contents of the magazine.
The Magistrate suggested that
Only the most meagre wireless messages are available as to thei Northern offensives against the J. C. Wedgwood (Labour) asked accused was one of the committee. Cantonese. The main facts are whether the Government was otherwise he would not have un- that Chang Tsung-chang is close aware of or had authorised the dertaken to bring the booklets to Pukow, on the opposite side of raid on the Soviet Embassy at here.
Accused did not reply to this, the river from Nanking, and that Peking before it occurred, and his aeroplanes bombed Pukow and whether it had given its approval but said he had always believed Nanking yesterday..
after or before consulting the things published by the Union as United States. -
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FINAL STEP.
Com-
Women To Have Vote Without Reservations.
London, April 12. Reuter's Lobby correspondent understands that the Prime
Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin,
will announce in the House of
Commons to-morrow that the Government has decided to give adult. franchise to women without.
reservation whatsoever.--Router.
Sun Chuan-fang, who came down the Grand Canal and is now Mr. G. Locker Lampson, Under Mr. Lindsell said that it was telegraph office in the city. Other opposite Chinkiang on the other Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re-obvious accused knew of the pre- officials are functioning as postal side of the river, has deployed his plied that the Government had in-vious case when men were sen- censors. Vigilance is maintained troops on the left bank down as formed beforehand the Protocol tenced for possession of copies of at the highest pitch.
It is from such preventive mes- as Kiangyin, half-way be-Ministers that it was prepared to the same publication, of an earlier: tween Shanghai and Nanking. He authorise the entry of the metro-issue. If accused dared to bring sures that rumours have arisen of has not yet crossed the river and politan police into the Legation such things into the Colony he an impending outbreak. One re- the Cantonese still hold the quarter. The Government had must suffer the consequences, Shanghai-Nanking railway--
far
Issued no instructions..
Sentence of six months' hard
A wireless message from Han- Replying to further questions, labour was passed. kow, states that owing to the con- Mr. Locker Lampson said the pro- tinued unsafety for foreigners, !posal to picket the Soviet Consul- Admiral Cameron considers that ate at Shanghai was unknown to al Britishers should live either on the Government before it occur- the waterfront or close to the red.-Reuter. man-of-war or aboard the ships.. -Reuter.
STOP PRESS.
MR. CHEN'S REGRET.
Nationalists Promise "Strong Action,"
"BROKE."
CHINESE LEGATIONS CLOSING DOWN.
NO PAY FOR TWO YEARS.
'It
port speaks for itself;
Washington, April 12. A despatch to the State De- partment. 1.om the American Consul-General at Canton re- ports the situation is most tense and a clash between Commun- ists and Moderates is momen- tarily expected-Reuter,
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Consul- General at Shameen, is wrong. TWO MOVEMENT From the best informied sources,
Moscow, April 12.
·Geneva, April 12, Mr Chicherin has received a
"No salaries no Legations" it is understood that the tensioni telegram from Mr. Eugene Chen This appears to be the straits in Canton city is not due to fear expressing profound regret at the to which Chinese diplomatic ar- of an outbreak with anti-foreign
gives no cause for apprehension. CAPTURE OF PUKOW. raid on the Soviet Embassy at rangements in Europe are being consequences, but to a suspicion
-British Naval Wireless.
Y.M.C.A.
Nationaliste Confiscate Valuable Property,
from. Nanking in order, to be clear
"PLL GO TO JAIL."
of the direct line of fire between! Klukiang and Pukow
·
Peking and declaring the Na reduced in consequence of the per- that the Communists may be Shanghai, April 18,
tionalist Government would take sonnel not receiving money in rounded up, which the authorities strong action against the wanton some cases for two years, and ex- are quite capable of doing-once In connection with the capture violation of the Sovereignty and plains the absence of Mr. Chao, the lead was given by General of Fukow, the foreign men-o'- dignity of the Soviet Republics by Hain-chu, now Minister to Rome, Chiang Kai-shek in Shanghai
from the disarmament comraittee, and the North. wad moved one mile up the river Chang Tso-lin.-Reuter.
of which he la a member.
Not even the American people, The closing down of Legations however, are fully complying on May 1 is contemplated in view with the Consular order to leave. of the fact that Peking has not re- Chinese territory. Information plied to representations concern-that, as far as possible, has been ing the financial aspect. confirmed locally, is that only s The Kuomintang committee in minority of the foreigners have Paria washes Its hands of the left Canton and West River ports business and even refuses to take and come down to Hong Kong to was this morning fined $25 or three in the event of the Legation des leave for elsewhere. Staying. weeks jail for cutting firewood in the event
clos- Many Fereigners from Government plantation behind ing
It is understood that the delega Wongnelchong village, she remark- ed #11 go to Jall: It takes me a tion to the League will continue whole year to earn all that morey to function-Reuter.
Hankow, April 11. At Changsha the Kuomintang has confiscated Y.M.C.A. property The Nationalist, gun-boats, valued at G$150,000 and the Y.M.C.A. building, taking six which had recently been concen- Chinese secretaries prisoners. trating for the defence of Kiu- Yesterday the local Kuomin-klang, moved three miles up the tang resolved to confiscate the Yangtse from Nanking. La American property, a wet No attempt has yet been made by the Northerners to cross the A proteat is being made to the YangtseReuter. Nationalist Foreign Ministry by the U.S. Consul, but it is not cer tain whether it will prevent the threatened seizure-Reuter..
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Shanghai, April 18. EL.M.S. "Cartiale" went to Wei-hai-wei as the result of a Consular report that trouble was expected there from bandits Reuter,
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