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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1927..
FURTHER ADVANCE.
ANTI-RED DRIVE.
MOVEMENT EXTENDS BEYOND CANTON.
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YINGTAK FIGHTING.
CLEARING RIVER PORTS OF COMMUNISTS.
Following General Chiang Kai-shek's big coup in Canton on Good Friday, the anti-Red movement is being extended into Provinces.
the
Fighting is reported from Yingtak, on the Canton-Hankow Rail way, where brigands are helping the "Reds," but loyal troops have the situation well in hand.
BRIGANDS HELP REDS.
Government. Counter Attack Succeeds.
Orders given by the newly nominated special commissioners of the Kuomintang are being carried Lout in most of the river porta.
From Sumshui on the West River,
North Still Pushing
Ahead..
FRESH NAVAL ACTIONS.
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TROUBLE AT WUHU AND NANKING.
LAWLESS SOLDIERS.
BUILDINGS TAKEN OVER FOR TROOPS.
Further looting is reported to have taken place at Wuhu and Along the north bank of the Yapataawer, the Northerners Nanking. Forsign buildings at both places have been taken over have gained about 30 miles, and troops.
Yangise Uneasy,
Naval actions have been fought The looting at Wuhu was done by soldiers of the 7th. Division with damage to Nationalist craft.
of the Southern Army who are described as being entirely undis- Hankow, April 17..ciplined. The general situation along the Yangtse is uneasy as the Northern- The remainder are considered to bears are reported to be at Hochow. catspaws and are likely to be re-British Naval Wireless. leased after searching inquiries. Mochow is on the north bank. of
Of those imprisoned in the tem-the Yangtse, higher up than Nan- porary detention camps; over a hun-king, about half-way to Wuhu. Ac dred were students. Some Wham-cording to this message, the North- poa Cadets were also disarmed. Iterners have advanced another 30 Is stated that about 130 leaders miles from Pukow, which faces were specially marked out for at-Nanking, but have not re-crossed tention, the authorities ultimately the river. gesting about 70 of these.
Feeling run high on Friday after-)
it is reported that measures aim-noon after the raid had been com-
Woollar to those in Canton on Friday,pleted. Labour unions allied to the As from yesterday, the firing by
across
The
have been adopted with success, the Red cause were entered! Sign rival Chinese troops Leftist labour unions being taken boards and property were removed Yangtse River has increased. by surprise..
tea concentration point in the attack on passing merchant ships The naws has reached Kongmoon streets where everything was des-is being continued British Naval ONE OF WHITEAWAY'S STANDARD VALLERnd Wuchow where" a state of emer-troyed. During the process of re- Wireless.
geney exists, and the Communistsmeval have suddenly vanished.
any member of a Leftist undon in sight was subjected to as- sault and abuse.
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Flagship Struck.
RAID ON CLUB,
Much Damage to Foreign
Property..
Wuhu, April 17. There was more looting in the Concession" yesterday afternoon,
NO IDEA OF A WAR
A Tory MP. on a Labour Platform.
Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, the Unionist member for Eastbourne;" at the invitation of the local La- bour party, addressed a crowded due to the arrival of the 7th Divi-meeting in his constituency on the Merchant Ships Attacked..
sion of the Southern Army, the crisis in China, Nanking, April 17. »
soldiers of this Division being en- tha tirely undisciplined.
The premises of the foreign Recreation Club were entered and considerable damage was done.
Some of the 15th Division (Southern Army) have also ar- Chinkiang, April 17, Fighting has occurred near Ying-
The Northern flag (of five bara) rived but are more under control There are now about 20,000 tak, up the North River. Vingtak is
flew yesterday from the forts on As indicated in earlier news on the north bank of the Yangtae, in Southern troops in the City. - fconnected to Canton by the railway
whielt rans as far as Shiukwan on puge six, a series of Kuomintang the vicinity of Silver Island Fort The military have commandeer
conferences during the week-end but the fort on Silver lalaad itself, ed nearly all shops and houses in I the road to Hankow.
have made Canton, independent of ring in the river, flew the Nation the native quarters and most for Local bandits have come down
Hankow. A report has since come list fldg. from the hills, allegedly to assist through that Canton has rejected Gunare was exchanged to-day be sign buildings as billets for the, Rods. On Saturday the the resolutions and appointments of tween a Southern crer and Mar- troops.-British Naval Wireless.pauperis. Government outposts were with the Kuomintang session in Hankowhal Sun Churn-fang's forts on the " Nanking Looting. drawn but the first counter-attack that a resolution was passed to sup-north bank near Silver Ialand. succeeded. The outlaws are being port General Chiang Kai-shek's con- Then the Nationalist flagship join- LINGERIE and the local Communists have been rounded up. The tele BRAID graph line was cut by the Extre
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There were good grounds for the troops at Canton being posted at the approaches to prevent the Farmers' Corps assisting the Com- munists in the city.
From a reliable source, it is learned that the Communiets were preparing for ad uprising, with
Canton Breaks 'Away.
Nanking, April 17.
Sir Reginald, who was accom, panied by Lady Hall, defended the "action
of the Government in sending out a defence force, and said that no Government could have done otherwise, because whatever happened we could not leave British people at the mercy. of a retreating army. The Gov ernment were quite frank and prepared to discuss even with- drawal from the Concession, but they were not going to discuse it on the assumption that our people had been driven out of the place and were sucing in forma
Boy in Shanghal. We wanter treaty of equity, Above all i was essential that
vention of a meeting in Nanking ed the bombardment of the northern Further looting has taken place and that Mr. T. V. Soong (Finance shore. The forts returned the fre. here, all the property remaining Minister) and Mr. Sun Fe (Minister One shell struck the flagship below intact in the international Ex-tain. If there was any delay in of Communicatons) have among the bridge and passed through the ports Company on the Bund others; been denounced.
$5,000 OPIUM FINE.
A seaman of the s.a. "Kwong Ying"" was arrested in Des Voeux general strike and the ictive inter-Road yesterday with 50 taels of vention of the agriculturists.
non-Government opium concealed on his person.
Farmers Disarmed.
.
Along the Canton-Kowloon Rail- This morning Major Willson way, loyal troops proceeded from fined the man $5,000 or 10 the terminus at Tai-sha-tau as for months' jail. The opium was DE Shek-pal, disarming detachments confiscated:
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ship.
(where foreigners were concen- Forts on the north bank below Chink and generally activetrated prior to evacuation) having been broken up. The building has Briten Nave Wirelais.
been taken over by the Chinese military-British Naval Wire- less.
Northern Cruisers Reappear.
Shanghai, April 17.
'1
Hankow Quiet.
Hankow, April 17. The situation remains the same. Mr.. Newton has arrived here. British Naval Wireless.
It transpires that the Southern warship which engaged the North- er forta at Silver Island was badly damaged by a shell, but above the water line.
A report is, current that three Northern cruisers, including their
Shanghai Position,. flagship the "Haichi," have appear- ed again off Chusan Island. on
Shanghai, April 17. Shturday-British Naval Wire- There is no change, in the jess.
situation here. Chusan Island is near the troops and the Peace Protection EUROPEAN HOMES BURGLED, me south some days ago and trance to the Yangtse. The "Hai- Corps went on aimilar missions.
fought a duel with Southern men- In these movements, the Moder-
Mr. J: Dixon, of No. 1. Morton of-war below Shanghai. ates were assisted materially by the "Village Volunteers," these being Terrace, had property and money bodies formed by country "people worth $230 stolen from
yesterday. for self-protection.
of Farmers Corps en route. In a number of villages near the aubürba to the north of Canton city,
his house
Mrs. Bell, of Haighburgh, Kow-
loon Docks, reports that $50 wasTIPS FOR TO-DAY. stolen from the pocket of her
Coup at Swatow." Concurrently with the sweep in Canton city on Good Friday, the Swalow suthorities dealt with the local Communists in both the poli- yesterday.. Etical and labour institutions.
Arms were seized by the Govern-
ment after, in some cases, resistance
en-
overcoat in the hall of the house 2ND EXTRA RACE MEETING,
had been encountered. A good THIEF STEALS LADY'S PURSE many arrests were effected in the
all raided. Pickets of the
General Chiang Kai-shek's coup in Shanghai.
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there should not be a divided Bri- settlement it was not the fault of
our Government. The delay was
"Do not think that this Gov- all on the Chinese side. ernment has any idea of war,' said Sir Reginald. "It is the farthest from our thoughts. have a boy in Shanghai? Do you think that Lady Hall and I want. war? Of course we do not..
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Sir Reginald was given a good" hearing and when he sat down there was hearty applause
AMERICAN WARSHIPS.
www
Rest of the Fleet Leaves: Manila "To-day.
Manila, April 13.
H.M.S. "Carlisle" (which left Wel-hai wei when there was Two U.S.. Navy mine lagers, the found to be ne truth in the sensa "Riza!" and "Hart," will leave for tional rumours of impending trou-Shanghai early this morning, it was ble with bandits) is "leaving announced last night by naval off- Shanghai for Hankow, also core stati ad on the two vessels. H.M.S. "Vindictive."
The "Rizal" is commanded by Com- H.M.S. "Dauntless" has left for mander S. F. Heim, also command- Hong Kong. British Naval Wireing officer of the Asiatic Fleet mine laying detachment. Lieutenant leas..
Commander H. W. Underwood is commanding the "Hart.""
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2ND DAY.
A. STRONG CHINA.
PONIES WORTH FOLLOWING. Former Hong Kong Professor's
Address
under
All of the warships now in Manila Bay will depart Monday, April 18, for their summer cruise In China waters.
The
in few destroyers now (By "Patrol":
Philippine waters have been repair. centres of Communism which were While looking into a shop win- The course may be slightly Members of Parliament and a led and loaded with stores for a
anti-dow in D'Aguilar Street yester-better to-day
Men aboard the than it was on considerable sprinkling of "Chin- long cruise. Hong Kong strike were also dealt day, Mrs. Wiltshire's purse was Saturday but the difference will eae were present at a meeting "Black Hawk, destroyer tender. with but one critwo notorious lenenatched by a Chinese who got be very slight. ders were not found. It is pre-
addressed by Professor John W. have been exceptionally busy pre- sumed that they fled on learning of away in a side lane.
Ponies which did well on the Nind Smith on Britain, China, paring for the departure from Manila while the same has been first day may not necessarily score and the Kuomintang," in the true aboard the "Canopus" and again to-day when up against an House of Commons,
"Beaver" submarine tenders, and other class of opposition or the the auspices of the National the submarines themselves.. second day,
Council for the Prevention of The vessels will remain in China My selections are as follows:- War...
waters during the summer. Race I, Mile.
Professor Smith, who until last
EARLIER MESSAGES. year was Professor of Education at Hong Kong University, said
Experie Examining Mr. Chen's there were two points of view-
Note. one that the Cantonese were ban. dits and murderers, and the other
London, April 16, that both sides were bandits and
British experts are at present murderers, and that the best Bri-examining Mr. Eugene Chen's fish attitude should be not to in- note regarding Nanking and at tervene unless necessary.
Both at Swatow and in Cariton, atmost precautions were taken to ensure the safety of foreigners, the arrangementa being of high order | From Walchow city, 'It is also re- ported that a coup was brought of by the local commander, who is loyal to General Li Chaf-sum, the commander-in-chief at Cunton.
Arrest in Canton. Arrests in Canton city have been estimated at a higher number than reported in the "China Mail" on Saturday. The figure is given ai over 2,000 of which only 600--con- sidered to be principale and parti cipatore--were locked up in jail.
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MR. EUGENE CHEN. «
KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAM.
"Two Chinese women were yester- day knocked down by a tram car One was in Des Voeux Road West. seriously injured and had to bal detained at the hospital, while the other was able to leave after her Injuries had been attended to...
ARMS ON A JUNK.
Six automatics, 12 magazines and} 590 rounds of ammunition have been seized on board a funk in the barbour. The whole crew has been arrested..
1. Macao Beauty. 2. Sallgia.
Grande del Norte, Race II, 1 Mile.
3.
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2. Grey Streak:
3. King Alan.
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2. The Geezer.
8. Home Call
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1. Papyrus..
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Race VI, 6 Furlongs..
1. Bing Boy!!
Says the "Topleist in the
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OPIUM ON A STEAMER
Searching the ss. "Kutsang" on
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The Kuomintang actually was
A genuine Nationalist movement
with a spirit as intense as that in
the same time the Ministers of the five interested Powers at Peking are consulting
The Ministers at Peking are ex- pected to make recommendations the movement for the liberation to their respective Governments of Italy under Garibaldi, only the on the matter in a few days' time. Chinese movement affected nearly Thus no development is likely a third of the population of the until after the Easter holidays.— globe. The Chinese were not Reuter.LA Bolebevista They believed in the doctrine of Sun Yat-sen, which was that the State should aid the
Joint Action Expected
London, April 17. According to views gathered
appears to be learning that when Saturday Revenue Officers seised 18 supping with the Devil you need a bags of prepared oplum cleverly long spoon, or at least you ought to concealed in a cooled furnace. No In the absence of King of Troy, capitalist, but the capitalist from "quarters, representative of keep a backdoor open to facilitate one was arrested. The ship aalled Valour
getaway, If all reports are us at 2 pm, the same day,
the Star orators of the Southerners
is now caged at Hankow and keeps
his hard on only as long as he can There will be a Public Lecture pipe Bolshevist tune. It was a sad, sad, day for the Kuomintang at the Bolens May Institute on when it started that firtation with Monday, 25th April at 6.30pm, Communism, and Mr Chen will, Rey WT Featherstone will spe is to be imagiced, be lickylf bi onome social; and Industrial can, a Kerensky escape in changes in 19th and 20th Cen time,
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than the bite. There und in was adant: Chini, friendfore the immediate concern of the Por is expected to be the pre- int action to show
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