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WHERE IS CHIANG?
China Mail
No. 25,659
Doubts Are. Cast On Flight to France Story.
A MOUNTAIN RETREAT.
Report of 18,000,000 Francs Deposited In Paris.
NATIONALIST SUCCESSES CONFIRMED.
ESTAB
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1927. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
INDIAN COTTON.
Protection For Mill Owners.
CHINESE COMPETITION.
Proposed Duty On Imported Yarns.
In
Simia, Yesterday."
COASTAL STRIKE
Settlement Ratified To-day.
DETAILS NOT DIVULGED.
!
LEAGUE AND PEACE.
Sir A. Chamberlain at Geneva.
DISARMAMENT COMING.
No Advantage In-a--New-Security Pact At Present.
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Geneva, Yesterday,
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TRAM TICKETS.
Owners' Foki Gets A Free Ride.
NO. TRANSFER.
Tobacco Factory Manager Summoned.
Chan Pak-ying, manager, and Sir Austen Chamberlain, inter-Hung Hok-chau, assistant mana.
TRADE UNION ACT.
Congress Calls For Its Withdrawal.
BALDWIN SHOULD RESIGN.
Trade Unionists Discuss Industrial Peace.
London, Yesterday.
Men To Return. Within 48 Hours.
Although it is generally known the Assembly Sir George in the Colony that a settlement Rainy, Commerce Member, moved was arrived at yesterday at a viewed after announcing he would ger of the China Merchants' To- at the Trade Union congress in
The main subject of discussion., Shanghai opinion seeks to discredit the exclusive story publish- of cotton yarn in India by impos- Navigation Company and the Offi- Canada's candidature for mem were this morning summoned be-trial peace and Mr. Baldwin's bill to protect the manufacture conference between the China have great pleasure in supporting bacco Company, Wing Lok Street, Edinburgh to-day was indus ed in the "China Mail" last week to the effect that General Chiang ing a duty of one-and-a-half annas cers' and Engineers' Guild, the bership to the Council of the fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell by Mr. A. appeal there on. Kai-shek pussed through here on a French mail steamer en route per lb. on imported yarn. He local officials of the Corny de- League, referred to the reports of Gillard of the Hong Kong Tram- for Marseilles. Local newspapers, this morning, copying the Shang./contended this was only slightly cline to verify the settlement of the Polish proposal of a new way Company for having trans- that the Government's legislative
hai statement, state he has removed from his native village to a quiet spot in the hills. On the top of this comes a report from the "Eastern Times" that Tan Yen-kai, a prominent member of the Wuhan Government, passed through Ningpo on September 1 on his way to Feng Hwa to call on Chiang, who was said to be staying in Soong Tien May Chwang. Despite this, however, there is confirma- tion of the "China Mail" story in a Hong Kong despatch of September 1 which affirms that the late Nationalist generalissimo passed through on his way to France and that, previous to his departure, he deposited by cable 18,000,000 francs at a Paris bank.
A Shanghai message dated last Friday says that General Pei Chung-hsi then issued an order directing the various Nationalist armies at the front to get ready to cross the Yangtaze as soon as possible.
Despite the "reliable foreign reports from the Yangtsze" cabled
a
hand loom workers.
But
to the benefit of the Indian cotton the strike. industry and did not materially
It is, however, understood from affect the interests of the Indian a reliable source that a provision- al settlement was arrived at in The object of the bill was to Shanghal yesterday on the basis safeguard Indian cotton industry of the Company's terms and that against Japanese night work, double shift and women workers the return of the officers is only contingent on the ratification of competition, the recent the agreement by the Guilds after heavy increase in the importation the terms have been the subject of Chinese-medium yarn must be of reference to their solicitora as considered. The question was
to any technical points which may really one between the mills and arise. Ratification is expected the hand looms. The Assembly to-day. must decide which interest was more important. Possible serious Chinese competition could not be employ of the Company is to take ignored. The Government was effect forty-eight hours after of the opinion that the interest of ratification of the agreement, pay the cotton mill industry ought to also commencing from that date. prevail. (Applause).'
yesterday by Reuter, it seems fairly certain that all the Nationalist Dacca Division, expressed are
successes so far claimed have really materialised and that the Northerners are no longer in occupation of Yangchow and other places north of Pukow.
SUN AT PENGPU?
Chinkiang, Yesterday.
H.M.S. "Cockchafer" and its
to-day. The fire was returned.
Railway communication with convoy were fired at below Wuhu
Shanghai has been restored.
The Customs House was occu- pied by troops yesterday but, on the request of the Commissioner of Customs, they were later with drawn.
*Sun Chuan-fang is now report- ed to be at Pengpu.
Nanking, Yesterday.
The Southern victory is con- firmed and a large number of
The return of the officers to the
Ships will commence running according to the schedule which the officers being notified as they will be prepared by the Company,
are required.
Mr. Neogy, representing the
hension lest Japan might retaliate on Indian pigiron.
Mr. Duraiswamy Ayyar,
Reported Terms. From other sources it is learnt Madras, objected to further con- that the ten per cent. reduction cessions to the mill owners,
Mr. Jamnada Mehta, Bombay, which the Company announced declared he would vote against prior to the strike and in regard
the bill because it offered no real protection to the mill owners.- Reuter,
SHORT TIME.
Home Curtailment of Production.
London, Yesterday.
Northern prisoners have arrived A private meeting of the in the City. Pukow has appar-American section of the Cotton ently been evacuated by the Spinners' Federation at Man- Northerners.
chester recommended the curtail- Kiukiang. Yesterday. The Southern crossing of the ment of production by a Saturday ita A Chinese despatch vessel has river above and below Nanking is and Monday stoppage, or arrived here with troops from up-contemplated and reports indicate equivalent, from September 10 river and proceeded down-river that the Southerners will take the until the end of October. This means 13 hours of idleness per to-day with Tang Sheng-chi and offensive in the near future. his staff.
Four Northern Divisional Gen-week.-Reuter. Hankow, Yesterday. erals were executed in the city C. C. Chang, Vice-Minister of yesterday. Chinese are return- Finance in the Hankow Governing to Nanking and there were ment, has left Hankow.
in favour
Chinkiang, Yesterday.
Changsha, Yesterday. The office of the Commissioner
for Foreign Affairs has been
closed. British Naval Wireless.
Japan and China.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
.CHENCTU
WANHSLER.
CHUNG KIM
ICHANG
SHAST
CHANSTEN
demonstrations Chiang Kai-shek.
of
"DEPLORABLE POSITION."
Manchester Industry Criticised.
STRIKE SETTLEMENT.
Agreement Ratified To-day. In Shanghai.
It is understood from a reliable source that the Gulida in Shang hai ratified this morning the settlement which was arrived at yesterday. Officers will there- fore be reinstated as from forty- eight hours' time,
The 8.6. "Anhul" left Hong and Kong for Amoy, Swatow Singapore at 2 p.m. to-day,
to which the officers requested arbitration, will be enforced by the Company, 'the officers' repre- sentatives having given way on this point, it is stated.
(In this connection, it will be The "deplorable position of the remembered that the Company have withdrawn from the north American branch of cotton spin had previously indicated that
and manufacturing" was dis cussed by the economist, Mr.
The Northerners have suffered
reverses below Chinkiang. They
HANKOW
WELL SHANGH
KIUKIANG
ANKING
KONČKAND
The Yangtare Valley.
despite rumours to the con- trating at Tungchow. The South- trary the War. Office does not erners are said to be, making consider the change in the situa-arrangements to cross the river at tion arising from the reverses of Kwachow.
the Northerniers need upset the Other Yangtsze ports have no- Japanese evacuation programme, thing to report-Reuter. declared the War Minister at to: day's Cabinet meeting. He made
Soldiers Disarmed.
-Shanghai, Sept. 2.
Manchester.
London, Yesterday.
world-Reuter.
MONSOON RAINS MAY TOUCH HERE.
Drizzle Predicted.
"North east winds, moderate;
Payment Question.
over
Moving a resolution declaring security pact and thought there ferred their monthly tram tickets and industrial policy was the would be no advantage in such a to a foki of the firm, contrary to greatest hindrance to the response the bye-laws of the Tramway of the appeal, Mr. Bevin asserted Company. The foki, Lo Chi, was that Mr. Baldwin was mainly summoned for using the tickets responsible for causing the indus on August 81.
trial troubles of recent years by Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for a policy of facing both ways. The best contribution to indus- Mr. Gillard said in reply to the trial peace would be Mr. Bald- Magistrate that Lo produced both win's resignation. tickets for inspection during the
Sir A. Chamberlain.
the defence.
same ride. He first produced one the Government should withdraw Mr. Thomas suggested that ticket to the conductor and later the Trade Union Act and appeal. produced both tickets to the Chinese ticket inspector.
to the country. The resolution
Mr. Russ admitted this, but was carried. Reuter.
Evidence of Sincerity, said that the reason he did this was because he thought he was
London, Yesterday. The Trade Union Congress at entitled to a free ride in view of Edinburgh to-day replied to the the fact that he was then going to Premier's appeal to Labour lead- the Tramway Company's offices
to renew his two masters month-ers to take a step in the direction ly tickets which expired that day. of securing peace in industry. Its The other two defendants, Chan reply was contained in a resolu proposal at present. If, however, and Hung, did not bother about tion which declared that no sec- a resolution should be proposed Lo's fare because the firm had tion of the community was more and unanimously accepted by the books of cash tickets which were desirous of industrial peace than Assembly recommending the ex-supplied to messengers, of whom the workers but that the greatest hindrance to the Premier's re- tension of the Locarno agree-Lo was one. ments to the other parts of the Mr. Lindsell inquired if Mr.peated. appeals for industrial world, and re-affirming the Russ's excuse was ignorance of peace was the legislative and League's determination to main- the law.
industrial policy of the Govern- tain peace, he would gladly co- Extenuating Circumstances.
ment, especially its action in operate.
P. & O. CAPITAL.
Mr. Russ replied that it could lengthening the miners hours as He emphasised that the British only be ignorance of fact as the displayed in recent trade unions attitude towards
disarmament proceedings of the Tramway legislation. The resolution de- had not changed. Despite the Company were facts and not law, clared that the immediate repeal failure of the Geneva Baval con- Mr. Lindsell suggested that Mr. of the Trade Union's Act would ference. they were agreement than before, but there but with extenuating circum-cerity of Mr. Baldwin, and his nearer an Russ was in fact pleading "guilty" be the best evidence of the 'sin- would probably be many confer stances.
Government and demanded that ences before they reach the mea- Mr. Russ: Yes, very extenuat-the country be given an imme- sure of disarmament they would ing circumstances.
diate opportunity of pronouncing like to see.--Reuter.
Replying to the Magistrate Mr. its verdict upon the Govern Gillard said that he was not pre-ment's policy. pared to accept that plea as the
A Bitter Attack. foki (Lo) had already stated to Mr. Bevin, leader of the trans- the witness at the Tramway port workers, in moving the re- Company's offices that he had ask- solution, made a bitter attack Proposal To Increase By ed his master for tram fare and upon Mr. Baldwin. He said that they had told him that the month- from appeals made by Mr. Bald- ly tickets were all right to see win it would seem he was Intend- him through.
ing to convey that the attitude of Replying to another question, trade unions of this country was Mr. Gillard admitted that there a warlike one and that they was no doubt that Lo was going were never willing to negotiate. to renew the tickets at the time Mr. Bevin contended that every the offence was alleged against form of conciliation and arbitra- him, but that did not entitle him tion had in the main sprung from to a free ride.
the claims of the trade unions Mr. Rusa pointed out that Mr. and he pointed out that for every
One Million.
FOR NEW TONNAGE.
Issued At £200 Per £100 Deferred Stock.
London, Yesterday. The Peninsular and Oriental
Renewing the Tickets.
A message from Tokyo Bays fang is reported to be concen-J. M. Keynes, at a meeting called three-monthly periods and the Company propose to increase Gillard's admission did away with actual stoppage there were thou- by the Cotton Yarn Association in ten per cent. reduction would their capital to £7,682,000 by the the point of transfer of the sands of disputes settled across
only be enforced if justified by issue of £1,000,000 additional de- tickets. Mr. Keynes was of the opinion returns),
ferred stock.
the table, of which the public that it was scarcely possible to Regarding the dismissal hy the
The new capital is required to would be transfer in view of
The Magistrate said that it never heard.. exaggerate the seriousness of the Company of masters who declined pay for new tonnage, etc.
He declared that every act of situation and. suggested the sum-to move their ships from moor-
what Lo had told Mr. Gillard Mr. Baldwin had been in con- moning of what might be termed ings in Shanghai at the outbreak being held on September 14 to his master's suggestion.
An extraordinary meeting is about his taking the free ride on tradistinction to his appeals for an unofficial Royal Commission of the strike, it is understood that pass a resolution on the matter.
peace, and that there had been composed of representatives of these officers will be reinstated The new issue will be made at a every section of the industry, in- without prejudice,
more retrograde legislation re- price of £200 per £100 deferred transfer there was, was for the
Mr. Russ replied that the only garding Industrial conditions cluding the operatives, to ascer-
stock-Reuter. tain the costs of every stage of Another point which was out-
purpose of renewing the tickets, during Mr. Baldwin's period of production, to consider mill re-standing was the question of pay-
He denied that the master had office than in any other similar
period, organisation and capitalisation ment of officers whose articles had
made any suggestion to Lo about
Mr. Thomas, the railwaymen's reform with a view to bringing expired. The Company has only the ship is contingent on such the free ride. But even if the Lancashire's organisation up to paid up to the commencement of confirmation from Shanghai,
master did say that, he could not leader, seconding the resolution, date and putting it on a competi- the strike and not, as the officers tive basis with the rest of the claimed they were entitled to, to pany vessels are the 5.8. "Anking" ticket to Lo, but merely aiding Act as the best way in which the Other sailings of C. N. Com-be guilty of transferring the endorsed the demand for the withdrawal of the Trade Union the date of expiry of the articles, for Amoy, Swatow and Singapore and abetting him. In regard to this, it is understood on September 18 and the 8.5 and the ticket inspector saw the will. The resolution was carried Mr. Gillard said that when he Government could show its good- that the matter will be considered "Sunning" for Swatow and later, as the point is considered to Shanghai also on September 18. master at the Wing Lok Street by acclamation.--British Wire be a minor one which should not
shop, the master had said that he less Service. interfere with the early running. The strike, it will be remember ticket, because he thought Lo was did not bother to give Lo any cash of the ships that have been laid ed, commenced at midnight on entitled to a free ride in view of up for so long.
June 29 and has therefore been the fact that he was going to box and dented, that Chan had Company Proposals? It is also understood that the Various conferences have been
in operation for over two months. renew the monthly tickets. told him that he was entitled to a Company have made other pro held at Shanghai and there have
Mr. Lindsell asked for evidence free ride on the strength of re and when the lives and property Yang Hu, ex-Garrison Commis An anticyclone covers S. Man posals which have influenced the been previous rumours of impend- of this. The Chinese ticket in-newing the monthly tickets. That of Japanese residents were endan- sioner of Shanghai, were recently churis and N. China. The N.E. Guilds in coming to a settlement, ing settlement which, however, spector then went into the wit was what the witness had him- gered through fighting. sent to Zangchow to be re-organ-portion of the trough has filled up. but nothing can be learnt officially came to nothing.
ness box and said that when he self thought. He had a book of Peking, Yesterday. ised. It is now learned that these A depression is now shown between owing to the reticence of the local The trial begins to-day of the soldiers were sent to Shanghal the Loochoos and the Bonina.
Since the beginning of the and Mr. Gillard went to the de- cash tickets in his pocket and 18 Russians seized in the Soviet yesterday in 27 cars. They arriv-
There will be a temporary N.Eter information on the subject
agents and the absence of Reu-strike fifty officers of the Com- fendants shop they spoke to had the conductor insisted on Embassy raid.
ed at the Markham Road Station monsoon along the coast of China. from Shanghat where all the pany who were on strike have left han and Hung together. Chan payment he would have done so. The American, C. J. Fox, one at 10.80 a.m. yesterday en route
the China Coast for good.
admitted responsibility to wit- When he showed the monthly. negotiations have proceeded of the attorneys for the defence, to Lunghwa, where they are
The strike originated owing to ness and said that as Lo was ticket to the conductor the latter In connection with the settle the attitude of the Company In making the trip for the purpose did not say anything so he has issued a statement declaring awaiting further orders; they of the Feking-Hankow line that ment, it is interesting to note that interpreting previous agree of renewing the monthly tickets, thought it was all right. that 18 of them were members have been disarmed. of the staff of the Embassy. The The following telegram from foreign wireless dispatches re- ing to-day for Amoy, Swatow and point in dispute between them to a free ride once a month. uess box and denied that he had he can lay hands on, according to the Company advertises the sallment that arbitration over any he thought that Lo was entitled Chan also went into the wit- defence intends to raise the ques- Zangchow is published in the ceived to-day.
Singapore, of the ..Anhul," and the officers representatives Chan also produced a book of mentioned anything to Lo about tion of diplomatic Immunity early! "Eastern Times":"Portion of Trenches are reported being but, if officers are not to sign on should be by mutual consent." cash tickets and said that or a free ride. He also denied that the soldiers under the command dug at Shekow by the Wuhan again until after ratification, it The officers' representatives wish-dinarily the fokis were issued he had told the ticket inspector of General Yang Hu, former forces, the messages add.
would appear that the sailing of ed for arbitration in respect of a with such tickets. Shanghai Garrison Commissioner,
(Continued at foot of next ten per cent. reduction in salary
to à free ride once a month. Column.)
which the Company announced At this stage his Worship de Deciding that there was noth-- their intention of enforcing. The cided that there was no evidence Ing in the evidence against Company declined to submit the of transfer of the ticket for an Chan which could satisfactorily matter to arbitration or to admit unlawful purpose on the part of prove transfer, the Magistrate liability to submit any diepute to the defendant Hung, and dis- discharged this man also. The closing" rate of the dollar, arbitration ✨ other than by charged him.""
Lo was convicted for using on demand, to day was 1/11 9/164 “mutual consent."
Lo then went into the witness his master's ticket and fined $6.
| overcast, aome drizzle" is the off-
it known, however, that Japan The two regiments of soldiers,cial weather forecast until to was not prepared to sit quiet if under the command of General morrow,
in the trial-Reuter.
Feng Withdrawing.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
According to foreign reports in have been disarmed at Zangchow Peking. Feng Yu-hslang'e troops and sent back to Shanghai at
noon yesterday to be disbanded,
General Banial. Lieutenant-General Banzai, a
Tokyo, Sept. 8. Japanese adviser to the Paking
are withdrawing from eastern Honan towards Loyang-Reuter, Bhanghai, Sept. 2. Government, who had been home
Wuhu Falls.
Wuhu, Yesterday.
Wuhu has fallen.
General Feng Yu-halang, so for some time, left here for Pek- called "Christian, General," is Ing today, accompanied, by his seizing all railroad rolling stock wife.Toho.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
No Transfer.
that he thought Lo was entitled