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Four generals are now racing to Peking, much as did contenders news emanates is fairly reliable der fire. And they finished the Canadian Government notifying
for the Imperial throne in olden days.
MODEL TUCHUN.
Shansi Province Abandons Neutrality.
One at least has stolen a march on both General Chiang Kai-shek and the Hankow Party, This is General Yen Hsi-shan, known as the model tuchun of Shansi province, who has maintained a strict neu- trality ever since the 1911 Revolu- tion. The spoils have probably been too great a temptation for his caution.
Tyesterday the news was that the Nanking and Hankow armies were at the base of a triangle, rac ing each other up the two sides to wards the apex which was Peking.
Broken Triangle. The triangular formation has been broken by the advent of the Christian general whose vanguards are reported to have crossed the Yellow River at Chih-shui, in a bee line for the Northern capital. The surprise is that although he is so clone to General Tang Seng-chi (commanding the Hankow troops he is not co-operating with the Han- kow general. He is surmised to be
in agreement with General Chiang Kai-shek but Japanese observers (says the "Kung Sheung Yut Po")
General Chiang Kai-shek, one of the four contenders for Peking.
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JAPANESE MISSION..
Return After Investigation of Yangise..
Shanghai, May 28.
Mr. S. Yada, the local Japanese Consul-General; three, Foreign Ofice investigators; and Mr. T. Funatsu, Director of the Japanese Cotton Mill Owners Association in China, who recently left here for Hankow to inspect the con- ditions there after stopping off at Nanking en route, returned here yesterday aboard the des- troyer Momo. The party of the Foreign Office officials are now putting up at the Astor House Hotel. It is said that they will leave here for home on the 31st on board the "Shanghai Maru." Itt reply to the protest filed by the local Japanese Consulate with Marshal Sun Chuan-fang against the firing upon the Japanese destroyer Momo on the 18th instant, on which Mr. Yada and the Foreign Office investiga- tors were proceeding to Hankow, Marshal Sun-ou-May-251-nd- dressed a telegram of apology to Mr. Yada from Tsingkiangpu, ex- pressing great regret at the iù- cident. The telegram_reads:-"I at once inquired into the affair as soon as I received your telegram, and, as a result, it was found that, it being a dark night at that time, the soldiers fired upon your vessel, mistaking her for an enemy ship. Such being the case, I hope you will take. the matter into consideration,”
EARLIER MESSAGES.
Powers' Notes To The Warring Factions.
Shanghai, May 30. The Shanghai Yacht Club yester-1 day fully maintained its reputation for providing excitement for its members, and they had the unusual experience of sailing two races un races, too, the Alchemist, at the till- er of the Sprite, with a full passen-i Har list, being the only one to give . and he absolutely had to, for a regular barrage was put down in front of him, evidently as the pen- alty for not getting smartly off the mark and being left in the rear.
The club did not challenge fate, for, being practically compelled to
d'Affaires in London, who left for M. Rosenigolz, Soviet Chargo Russia to-day, received from the Foreign Office yesterday a letter written at the request of the Canada's decision to terminate. the agreement of 1921, adding: "His Majesty's Government in Canada, nevertheless, is prepared to provide for the continuance of ordinary trade facilities between Canada and the Soviet Union."
To Meet in. Moscow,
Sir Austen Chamberlain, For- eign Secretary, also sent Rosen- arrange an up-river race-or no- thing owing to the state of the golz a list of Soviet citizens whose tides, the Commodore went the presence is considered undesir
a list of Russian length of announcing this proposal able, also to the, Chinese' authorities and sont employees of the Soviet Diploma- deputies to interview both the Ad- tic Mission and Trade Delegation, miral and General understood to be applications froni whom to remain in command of prospective firing for purposes of trade will be con- parties. From both came an assur-sidered. Reuter. auce that no foreign sailing boats need fear anything, as they would not be challenged or molested, but, they insisted that all house-boats or motor launches must halt at the up- per Customs Jetty for examination, and the Commodore personally saw all those in charge of such craft and gave them explicit orders to do should be no confirmation or de-es the Chinese authoritics asked. nial. Accordingly, the report At 10 a.m. the racing fleet started must be accepted at the moment on their way, aix boats in the mis- cellaneous class preceding five of with all reserve,
A fact which lends credence the Byrnes boats. by 10 minutes, and
General Yen Hel-shan of Shunai, who is only 175 miles from Peking.
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well to, M. Rosengolz and other Soviet officials leaving for home. Mr. Arthur Henderson headed a party of Labour leaders. The crowd cheered the appearance of
M.
to the possibility of the statement there being no house-boats or metor M. Rosengolz and his wife. being correct is that there is real-beats with them. Nothing happen- Rosengolz, as the train was mov- ed until the leading boats were off ly no secret to hide...
the area between the Hangchow ing out, responded to the throng Railway Station and the Lunghua
The project is to organise a mass demonstration in the shape of a procession. Danger of open
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Pagoda, which previous reports had given as the danger zone. Then rifle shots came over the boats, practically every gne in the fest being made·n mark as
29 It passed,
but
fortunately the marksmanship was distinctly bad and neither boata nor men were hit. There were ladies on! sonic of the boats, but they were asi little, worried as the men, though) some of the laodahs tearfully pro- claimed, "No can!”
General Tang Seng-chi, who com mands the Hankow Army, in the
race for Peking.
rear! Amongst the boats in the was the Sprite and, as stated, a re-l galar barrage was put round her,. so her skipper shot her into the Kiangnan Dock anchorage and her crew, went ashore to endeavour to find out who was responsible for the! shooting. They saw several sol- dlers lying behind sandbags, delib- erately firing on all foreign boats, these men being egged on by one on rupture lies in the alleged desire the roof of a building near by, who of one or two bodies to couple shouted and waved. to his men. force with the move.
Eventually, bullets began to spat- Early Action Favoured. ter round the Sprite's observation Shanghai,, June 3. Even the Canton authorities post, so the yachtamen hastily The Diplomatic Body in Pek-will hardly dispute that those vacated it. It should be mentioned ing have decided to present Notes whom they describe as reaction that several of the yachts were fly predict that the Christian general simultaneously to Chiang Kai-aries are still present in different ing the British Blue Ensign, so will be the first to reach Peking.
Count has, apparently, been lost Song-chi, Yan
shek, Feng Yu-hsiang, Tang parts of the province and even in there was the less reason for any
mistake about them. Shih-shan and the of General Yen Hsi-shan whose Chang Tao-lin requesting them to would, of course, include Com- capital. "Reactionaries"
Houseboats Fired On. army is moving enetwards along the adopt measures to protect foreign munists, extremists, agitators, of the Club, following the racing Mr. C. L. Seltz, Vice-Commodore railway from Taiyuanfu to Cheng- ting, which is only 175 miles from lives and property and also to labour mischief-makers, political fleet in his motor Houseboat, saw the Peking, whereas the other three create an area as neutral zone for opponents, etc.
shooting and immediately put about competitors are about 600 miles Peking and Tientsin.
The date has not been fixed but and reported, the affair to Comman Feng Yu-hsiang's troops have the sponsors are quoted as favour- der Baker, on the U, S. S. Black M. Rosengolz, the Soviet advanced to some 100 miles west of Sinhsien, at the junction of the Kin-Han and Trokow-Chinghua railways, which General Chang Hsueh-liang's troops defended.
British Troops.
Shanghai, June 2.
away.
Making Up Leeway,
To make up for the leeway, Nan- king is said to be negotiating with General Chang Tsung-chang to give up the railway between Tientsin and Pukow, so as to pave the way for Chiang Kai-shek to begin a clean sweep.
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At any rate, the capture of the Genera Duncan left. for Tien- strategic base of Hauchow city (by tsin at 7 o'clock this evening on the Nanking army) is not disputed. Į board the B.s. "Sarpedon."- With Tang Seng-chi at Chengchow Reuter.
and the Christian general astride
London, June 2.
the Yellow River, all three of the In the House of Commons, in greater armies have entered on the reply to questions Sir Laming Worthington-Evans atated that additional troops were being des.
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American Marines..
On the Honun front, the Peking patched to Peking for the sole troops are stated to be retreating object of strengthening the gar- across the Yellow River (their last rison in the Legation Quarter- natural bulwark) in four directions. If Peking is not to put up reala Reuter, tance, the race is anybody's, bút General Chiang, Kal-shek is not n the favourable position he held a It is understood that the Lega- few months ago.
tion forces in Peking will be Another report to hand also Indi-commanded by the American, cates an understanding between Colonel Little.
Peking, June 2....
Chiang Kai-shek and the Christian. With regard to the despatch of general whereby the former is to U.S. Marines from Shanghai to hold the half of China south of the North China, Legation officials Yangtse and the latter to rule north of the Yellow River, The conclu emphasise that they are being ston from this is that the sponsors sent for the protection of Ameri of the project intended General can lives and property, and 18 a Tang Seng-chi to accept that fairly safeguard against the possibility extensive strip in the centre, be of a repetition of the Hankow and tween the Yangtse and the Yellow Nanking incidents in North River, as the result of which he China. An assurance is given would have to act as a buffer state that these forces will be with- between the Nanking Party and the drawn so soon as it is demonstrat Christian general. #
ed that their presence is not re- quired Reuter.,
Peking Legatione,
Paris, June 8.
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Relief
Feng Yu-halang. (the "Christian genera) considered by Japanese as best placed in the race for Peking
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ing early action on a scale that will definitely eradicate all opposi- The Echo de Paris" says that tion to the Canton Government
a few days ago Britain informed and the supreme councils at Nab- the French Foreign Office of the king (In view of the street Paris, June 3.possibility of removing the Peking fighting on Good Friday, those The) Chamber of Deputies Fin- Legation to Tientsinspre likely to be concerned are very un- ance Committee adopted a Bill for (Continued on Page 12,), easy, states the report.)
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clamouring on the platform with bye. I hope to see you all in a wave of the hand, and Good-
Moscow some time."-Reuter.
A Second Party.
Rugby, June 3.
Hawk, who at once promised to send Charge d'Affaires, M. Khinchuk, a patrol boat to escort the yachts on the return journey. Whilst this head of the Soviet Trade Delega- was being negotiated, Col. M. H. tion, and a number of officials of Logan's beautiful new motor house- the Soviet Embassy and Trade boat, the Olive, went by and was Delegation, left. Victoria Station, met by a regular salve of rifle shots, London, to-day. for Russia, tra one going through her nwning velling via Dover and Ostend. spreader, but fortunately none of Other members of the Soviet the several foreign ladies and staffs sailed for Russia in the gentlemen on her was hit. She also Soviet steamer "Youshar" which was flying the British get started left London docks this morning.
At 3 p.m., the racing fleet.
from Wangchiatsu, about nine miles-British Wireless Service.
British Mission Leaves. above Shanghai, on the return race, Off the cement works, they met an American naval launch, equipped with machine-guns, which cruised about the vicinity and it seemed there would not be a repetition of the Iricident. However, as the last three, Byrne boats passed the rail- way station, when, the launch was Fome distance off, tivo shots were fired at two boats which were close together and then another at the boat ahead of them, again without any damage being done.
Moscow, June 3. The British Mission has left for England. Réuter.
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