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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
No. 25,660
CHINA DUMPING..
NATIONALIST ADVANCE...
Definite News That River Has Been Crossed.
PANIC AT SWATOW.
Officials Retreating With Bullion To Canton.
GRAVE DISORDER IN CITY.
While some doubt exists' as to where the Nationalist forces actually are at the present, it seems certain that they have crossed the Yangtsze and have occupied Pukow. It is said that a general attack on the north bank is being planned.
Sir V. Sassoon On Indian Yarn Duty.
MILLOWNERS' VIEWS.
No Real Detriment To Hand Loom Workers.
CHEN AT MOSCOW.
Mrs. Sun Yat-sen Also In Party.
SOVIET GREETINGS,
"ladinsoluble Bonds" Between Chinese And Russians.
1927. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
CALLED TRAITORS.
Soviet Term For British T. U. Leaders.
HOME REPUDIATION.
N. LAZARUS.
Hong Kong's Only European Optician--- Established Over Forty Years Manager:--Ralph A. Cooper, MA O.A.
Registered Optometrist (Canada).
RETURNED BROKE?
Plight Of Chinese Footballers.
SYDNEY TO HONG KONG.
Recommendation That Negotiations Team's Reported Loss Of £1,000
Terminato.
On Tour.
STRIKE SETTLED.
Official Notice From
Shanghai.“
MEN BACK TO MORROW.
Appointments To Be Notified Through Guilds.
Simla, Yesterday,
Moscow, Yesterday.
London, Yesterday. The Chinese football team The strike of officers and en Upon the Assembly resuming| Soong Tsinling (Mrs. Sunkat. The General Egunel of the which returned to Hong Kong gineers of the China Navigation the debate on the Bill imposing à sen). and Eugene Chen J* (ar Trade Umon: Gogareas; has de- early this week from a tour Company was settled yesterday, a duty on imported cotton yarn Sir
cided to recommend to Congress through Australia did not have, letter or acceptance being handed Victor Sassoon, Bombay Mill.
that no useful purpose would be according to advices from down the Company by the Guilds yes- served by continuing negotiations South," Inancial success. It ap- terday, owners" Association, said the necessity of helping the mill in- dustry was urgent owing to the situation in China. He foresaw a dumping war between India and
A panic has ensued at Swatow owing to the approach of large China. The protection of one- parties of defeated Nationalist troops, to whom are allied local out-and-a-half laws and members of the peasant corps. As a result over $400,000 was shifted from the city to Canton, and passed through Hong Kong yesterday on its way to Kwangtung capital. Li Chai-sum's position at Swatow does not seem to be clear. The general in charge is a nominee of Chiang Kai-shek.
Tang Shen-chi, it is reported, contemplates a move on Nanking.
It is computed that Sun Chuan-fang has retreated a distance of 100 miles on a very narrow front.
Chiang Kai-shek is said to have jumped the French mail steamer
at Saigon.
CHIANG AT SAIGON?
annas per ib. now offered amounted to a protective duty of about 13 per cent, on coarse yarn. He denied that the hand loom industry would suffer any real detriment and said - un-¡ employment of spinners would follow if no duty on yarn WAR imposed.
He ridiculed the idea of possi- ble retaliation by Japan, and said that by penalising jute or pig iron Japan would only hurt her- self. After condemning the working system of Japan, Sir Victor compared the Indian mill industry to a wounded man lying in the road and said that unless: working conditions were altered the protection now offered would not be enough. The Government Wuhu, Yesterday.
Mr. Wang Ching-wai delivered was scurvily treating the mill in- Troops of the 37th Army are
an address at Nanking yesterday, dustry and was taking a serious entrenching and making gun exhorting, inter alia, members of risk.-Reuter. emplacements four miles below the Nationalist Party to strive for Wuhu. British Naval Wireless.unity through the proposed fourth A Naval wireless message was plenary session of the Central Exe- published yesterday to the effectutive Council of the Kuomintang that Wuhu had fallen.
Mr. George Hau hlen, formerly
Shanghai, Yesterday,
Amendment Lost.
Pill Passed. The Assembly by 68 votes to 87
Mrs. Sun Yanen.
with the Russian Unions so long pears that 'on this occasion the A combined meeting of the as their attitude and policy was visitors agreed to pay their own Guilds in Shanghai followed ac- maintained.
expenses and recoup themselves ceptance, subsequent to which the The recommendation was ac- by taking a percentage of the following cable was despatched to companied by a telegram from "gates," Owing to bad weather the Guilds in Hong Kong. Dogadov, Secretary of the All- and a general lack of interest "Strike, officially terminated.. Russia Council of Trade Unions, after the first few matches, how-Letter received trom Company describing the British labour ever, the "gates" did not come up to-day advising that Company 18. leaders as "traitors." Its sub- to expectations, and asa prepared to rematate all ranks on ject will be debated in Congress result the team was out September 8 and within forty- on September 8. Reuter,
Sensation Created.
London, Yesterday,
The general council of the Trade Union Congress created something of a sensation to-day
of pocket by the time the eight hours thereof. Company tour finished. The following ac-wia also prepare appointments count is taken from Sydney which will be forwarded to the
Truth" of August
Guild offices as soon as possible,
Word has trickled through to to be delivered to those con-
Inquiries at the local offices of
by recommending the Congress to China, fears Mr. Ernest Luke-cerned." break off relations with the So- man, the Australian football viet labour movement. This league secretary, that all is not the China Navigation Company recommendation will be discussed going well with the students who confirm the settlement of the at to-morrow's session of Con- are winding, up at last an all-strike. No details as to the exact gress. Circulated with the re- Australia Soccer tour which terms are available.
Seen by a "China Mall" repre- commendation was a telegram began in May.. from Comrade Dogadov, secre- Gates have fallen miles below sentative, Mr. W. J. Stokes, the tary of the all-Russia Council of expectations, and on the eve of the settlement and the fact that |local Guids' Secretary, confirmed Trades Unions, which talked of their embarkation for China a officers would be notified of ap the "betrayal" of the general deficit of £1,000 stares them in pointments through the medium strike and the "sabotage" of the the face.
of the Guild. * Mr. Stokes indicat
"Fraternal Message."
min government to solve all working Li Walong their skipper, had ments will be available to-morrow
class problems.”
happy recollections of their and by early next week many of triumphant tour four seasons the Company's ships at present The General Councils recom- previously, when they opened" laid up should be on the run. mendation, referring to this tele- at Sydney Show Ground before gram, saya it was designed as a a crowd of over 40,000 people, "fraternal message" to the Trades and dazzled a local team with Union Congress. No comment their wizardry.,
miners heroic struggle in Eng- The players arrived in aled that as soon as the full text of. rived here and were met by re- land last year by the labour party Japanese steamer in May, and the agreement was in his posses The Assembly by 68 votes to 87 presentatives of the Moscow Dogadov described as traitors rejected Mr. Neogy's amendment Soviet People's Commissariat of Mr. Thomas and other labour so keen were they to display their sion the terms would be available
wares that they took the field for publication. for the circulation of the Bill.
leaders who, it said, were nour-within 24 hours of disembarka It is regarded as probable that Sir George Rainy, President of
Ishing the workers with illusions
tion
the schedule of ships and appoint [Wuhu is about 100 miles Minister of Justice at Hankow, was the Tariff Board, declared that
as to the ability of parliamentary above Nanking. The "capture" also a speaker at the meeting-the Government had no reason to of Wuhu was effected by the "H.K. Evening Post."
Chinese reports give promin- believe that Japan cogitated re 37th army, which is moving on
taliation-Reuter. the Wu-Han side and is acting ence to Nationalist forces re- under orders from General crossing the lower stretches off Tang Seng-chi, who com- the Yangtse River, in pursuit of agreed to the motion of Sir P. Marshal Sun Chang-fang's Rainy that the Bill be considered mands the 8th Nationalist
a Bill and then passed without Army and is the "strong man" Northern army,
A conservative estimate is that further opposition.--Reuter: of the Wu-Han faction.
Territory around Wuhu has Marshal Sun Chuan-fang has re- 'been the "no man's land" in treated at least a hundred miles the recent struggle between on a comparatively narrow front. the opposing factions (Nan- His strength along the railway that those responsible for the pre- king and Wu-Han) of the running northwards from Pukowser state of affairs must be held
to Tientsin is given as about to blame. Nationalist Party.
30,000 men.
As explained elsewhere in this article, General Tang Seng-chi is making a move on Nanking, hence the entry of his allies (the 37th army) into Wuhu and their taking up posi- tions à few miles further down the Yangtse River.]
FINDING FAULT.
Serious Obstacles to Nationalist Unity.
Further, Mr. Hu Han-min. is quoted as maintaining that it was impossible to hold the fourth plen- ary session of the Central Execu- tive Council of the Kuomintang, de- cause he accused some of the Wu- Han men of being traitors to the Kuomintang. He questioned thei
Eugene Chen.
Confirmatory.
Shanghai, To-day. The China Navigation Com- pany's strike has terminated. All ranks have been reinstated on the
thereon is necessary except to On that occasion the Chinese state quite definitely that the had all their expenses paid by a Company's terms. Reuter, council has reluctantly come to Sydney syndicate, which netted the conclusion that there is no in a profit of 40 per cent. on their dication that the All-Russia Coun-money. cil of Trades Unions have any in-
posed to secure the £1,000 with
tention whatever of observing This time the Chinese came on which to finance their return trip- those conditions that are abso totally different terms. They ""Don't ask me," he said. "I've lutely essential if the Anglo- brought their
own manager, been very worried about things Russian joint advisory council is Professor Kwong, He was born but I feel sure that they'll find to be continued. In the circum at Darwin, a member of a family the cash all right. stances the General Council must of 28, migrated to America, advise the Congress that no use- gained honours at Harvard, and
Oats For Wallabies,
Serious obstacles now stand in qualifications of some of those who Foreign Affairs, many delegations ful purpose will be served by con-f now holds down a professorship all their expenses, and, of course,
tse River. The message adds that Some of the politicians are vir- said: "Well, if there is to be no brethren of the Soviet Union were
Ichang, Yesterday.
1
FAULTY. BEARING. CAUSES STOPFAGE,
"The Chinese undertook to pay-
I know they are a lot short of the tinuing negotiations with the All- at Shanghai University. Russia, Council of Trades Unions The financial terms laid down sum they need, Scores of coun- so long as their attitude and policy by China this time were that tries are clamouring to send sides
commendations is expected to from the "gates" on a 60-40 per for Prague. We lost money are maintained.
they would pay all their own ex- to Sydney, but what can I do? To-morrow's debate on the re-penses, and recoup themselves The Slaves sailed the other day prove unusually interesting.-Bri- cent. basis. The local association undertook to pay for advertising and provide grounds,
tish Wireless Service...
KAISHU.
over them.
"They took with them two wallabies which the Queensland Not the Same.
Government gave them. This But it wasn't long before the week I got a chit from a firm in
that
they Perth for two bags of cats for the wouldn't be anything like the things. Is it any wonder that I Chinese realised draw they were previously. am a worried man?"
Tokyo, To-day. The opening game in Sydney Four members of the Chinese According to a message to the yielded a £1,000 gate, but as soon party made an unostentatious de- "Jiji" from Seoul, 280 Koreans as the novelty wore off they parture for China the other day. were drowned on Tuesday morn-played before small crowds, and The daily papers have had no ing near Kaishu, Western Korea, lost lots of good cash in Victoria, mention of their going. when a ferry boat containing 286 South Australia and West Aus- When the team arrived in tralia, where unfortunately their Sydney they repaired to Tatter- passengers capsized.
Twenty-nine bodies have been matches were played in vile sall's Hotel.
weather..
Eight days there cost the team recovered up to the present.
nearly £200. Yesterday, the Chinese played
Now they sleep at a residential the men of Maitland, their last or at the house of a compatriot at match in New South Wales. Bondi, They have two or three matches
• The Chinese cannot speak too ahead of them in Queensland, highly of the manner in which and then they hope to sail for the Chinese community have Ho Kong
treated them, and they thank the
the way of the proposed Nationalist Intended attending that session. "If of the Chinese community and
. I will not recognise the ses-Moscow workers, peace conference.
held, 1 A cable received to-day by the
Soong Tsin-ling, in greeting the General Chiang Kai-shek's parti- sion," said Mr. Hu Han-min. "Hong Kong Evening Post" from sans are finding fault with the We Shanghal credits the Nanking N&- Han leaders and it is difficult to see Sheung Yat Fo." Mr. Sun-Fo was bonds, uniting Chinese revol
Whereupon, continues the "Kung Soviet Union, declared that the tionalists with another victory how a basis of understanding can surprised (at Mr. Hu Han-min's at- tionaries with their revolutionary north of the left bank of the Yang he arrived at.
titude) and General Tan Yen-kaj Marshal Sun Chuan-fang has re- tually asking for the head of Mr. conference, let there be no confer- indissoluble-Reuter. tired to Mingkwang, on the Pukow- Wang Ching-wat on the proverbial ence."
[Soong Hing-ling (Cantonese Tientsin Railway. The latter charger, as retribution for the re Disagreement. About Troops, pronunciation) is Mre. Sun Yat- KOREAN TRAGEDY, part of the message, if correct, signation of General Chiang Kai- Politicians .of the Nanking sen's maiden name. She is a means that Marshal Sun Chuan-
are insisting On in- shek, although there is no direct clique
sister of Mr.T.V. Soong, forther fang still holds Pengpa
plank in (to the evidence that Mr. Wang Ching-wai cluding n
their pro- north-west strategic point on which National- the former commander-in-chief.
nt on which antion was concerned in plotting against gramme of rapprochment with ly Nationalist Finance Minister.] 280 PERSONS DROWNED NEAR
the Wu-Han clique, Le,, to dis- ist troops were reported to be con-
Then, again, the army command. cues the question of shouldering PEAK TRAM DELAY. verting.
ére of the Wu-Han clique have to responsibility for admitting Com- Shanghai, Yesterday.
be considered. Unless their inten-munists into the Kuomintang in the General Liu Haing (commanding tions lie deeper below the surface first instance. Observers.construe the 37th army) arrived at Wuhu on than suspected, two of them want this a an attempt by the Nanking Monday night and will shortly pro- their main strengths to be at or side to get into their hands a ceed to Nanklag-"H.K. Evening near Nanking before they will powerful weapon against Mr. Wang SEVEN HOURS HOLD-UP. Post."
throw their weight in with the com-Ching-waf, the so-called head of the Ichang Situation.
bined Nationalist cause.
Wu-Han politicians.
The Peak Tramway service was Discussion at Shanghál
Disagreement has broken out suspended for seven hours this The 2nd and 6th Armies are a Dally Press" (Kung Sheung, Yat the various armies, General Tang one of the wheel bearings of the Reuter
The Industrial and Commercial with regard to the disposition of morning owing to the heating of Ichang.
The situation is quiet.-British Po) has an interesting cabled re- Sang-chi (commanding the 8th first car from the lower level,
part of a discussion betireen Mr. army) and General Ching Chien It is understood that the points- Naval Wireless.
Sun Fo. and General Tan Yer-kai (commanding the 8th army), both man on duty at the crossing neticed MR. E. C. HICKLING. [Ichang is on the Yangtae on the one side and Mr. Hu Han-of the Wu-Han faction, are moving that the wheels were locked and River, above Hankow. It is min on the other,”
their troops down the Yangtee gave the warning, the car being BINGAPORE FILM DISTRIBUTOR not at present the centre of any As is generally known, Mr. Sun Fo River, with Nanking, as their pos- stopped. The side rod was taken campaign. The arrival there is the son of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sible dual destination: Nanking off the car in question in order to of detachments of the 2nd and sen, and one of the leaders of the says that there is no need for the enable it to deadend and repairs we reseat to record, states that when they do hit Hong Kong State Government for the won- 6th armies; presumably loyal Wu-Han section of the Kuomintang river; the Northern forces, having leere Juvel tram terminus that a cable, was received by the a party of 16 players will have derful trips staged in their
8th and 6th armies to come down were put in hand, at once at the "Straits Times" af September 2, General Tan Yen-kal hạn been to the Wu-Han faction of the chairman and he was a firm friend been dislodged from the banks of the out in only mean of General Chiang Kai-shek until the Yangtee, and the 7th army have eat work proceeded through its est) Ltd to Australasian travelled about 24,000 miles, won honour at Balgowlah recently
the sering the death in London of Mr. as they have lost, and legalaton to entertain them, e the spreading out in a westerly circumstances forced him into the ing successfully undertaken the out the morning and at 12.30 pm (East) Ltd today announc about as many matches The efforts of the local soccer territory from which to derive was once head of the government Chiang at Saigon? vice by one o'clock, although it was Edward G. Hickling, the manager in had some wonderful times; also been acknowledged, but they"; direction of troops desiring Wu-Han fold. Mr. Hu, Han-min 8arrison duties at Nanking
in Canton; He then spent some time General Chiang Kai-shek is thought that it might be necessary Singapore Mr. Hickling, who had but they may not be a good ad
to detach the car in question and been in ill-health for some time,
Hans have not rallied round them: as an exile but was invited to Nan- now reported to be at Saigon put the reserve car on the service. went home in April last to undergo Vertisement for Australia, as far cannot understand why, Austra- king by General Chiang Kai-shek to presumably having broken his
A serious operation. Death follow as sporting finance is concerned, occupy a position which made him fourney from North China to
ed a few days after this had been Truth" received a letter this on Saturday afternoons. practiefly Head of the Nanking Europe, spans The full schedule was performed one week from Mr. Stewart Talt, the prominent round ball terrace de na bata The "Wah Toz Yat Fo" says not maintained owing to the trams Hickling came to Singapore as man- Manila, asking for details about were running rings round La politicians.
age, Mr. famous boxing promoterat fits the bill. When the Chinese Fifty-seven years Cholera is reported to be rag- As an Introductory remark to this that according to news from Sai- proceeding slowly
Mager for Australasian Films seven the present Chinese tour because representative Sydney side on ing in the camp where the "private" discussion at Shanghai,
years ago. Of a genial and cour, he contemplated offering Aus Thursday night under electric Northern prisoners have been General Tan Yen-kal (as a "Mod-gon, the former Nationalist com-
teous disposition he was very much placed-British Naval Wireless, erate") is reported to have obserymander-in-chief has been in Sai
OCCASIONAL RAIN. liked by alla fallow workers in the trais a high-class side of Fili- light this admirer of their ex- ** Sun Fo at Nankinged that they were all more or less gon for several days,
to blame for the dealock in Nation Chiang Kai-shek was reported **Shanghai, Yesterday, allet progress, med to have passed through Hong General Tan Yen-kaf, Mr. Ein "No Share of the Blamet Kong on the MM. "Chenonceaux, Fo and Mr. TV. Shong arrived Mr. Hu Han-min is said to have bound for France. The report in together at Nanking at 4 pm. to arisen and declared have no the vernacular paper adds that he day, subsequently conferring with share of the blame.... His argument
is likely to stay in Indo-China for Mr. Wang Ching-wal, to whom they was that he always wanted to ex- reported on the progress of "peace pose Communatle intrique, to keep 4, few days after which he will negotiations with the Nanking the Kuomintangjaeparate, from the proceed to Marseilles leadera. "H. K. Evening Post (Chinese) Communist Party, and (Continued on Page 7.)
their support.|
Nanking, Yesterday.
Two battalions of the 7th
day, and to Pusow yester
Later.
DEAD,
film industry and by a large, circle
claimed
barracker
fre to moderate, of friends Lesides. Much sym- Will the Chinese be inclined toThere ought to be 10,000 pre- casion rain, is the pathy will be felt with his widow, paint the East red with glowing sent every time they play but
her foreckat until noon who is at present in- London.
tleyelone 'sayers China
lonary to the Fa
to moderate Monso Lexpected along the c
of Australia from a foot you've got to remember, that the irist's viewpoint 2 British team came to Sydney the all-Austra-four years ago) and it takes a
that length of time.
for a fooths