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No. 25,675 HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1927. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
Forces Now Take Complete Possession of Wuhu.
NANKING UNITS DISARMED.
Another Breach in the Nationalist Ranks.
GEN, TANG ON THE WARPATH.
'Wuhu, less than 100 miles from Nanking, is now completely in the hands of the Wu-Han faction, states a Chinese cable received to-day,
THE SWATOW COUP CHAIWAN MURDER.
HAWKERS EN FETE.
Trial Commences At Sessions:
No News of Main Army's Arrival,
2,000 Crowd Central Magistracy.
THE BRIBERY, CHARGE.
Police Reinforcements Called To
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5,000 DEATHS.
Yeungkong Heavily Struck By Giant Tidal Wave.
TYPHOON ACCOMPANIMENT.
DAMAGE PUT AT: MILLION DOLLARS.
About five thousand lives were lost when an immense tidal wave visited Yeungkong last Tuesday evening, when the typhoon which passed to the south of Hong Kong struck land in that part of the
3,000 "REDS" THERE.
CUT HAND CLUE.
Japanese Naval Picquets Placed On Crown Depends On Cre istantis
Shore.
♫ Evidence.
gasuh Terrible Disaster Follows Last Tuesday's Blow. Advance intelligence reaching The trial commenced at the At least 2,000 hawkers again Swatow was that the commander Criminal Sessions this morning crowded the Central Magistracy of the Communist invaders was before Mr. Justice J. K. Wood this morning in the hope of expected to reach the port yester- and a jury, of the two Chinese catching a glimpse of the six day but since then there has charged with the murder of Mra, Chinese constables of the Hawk- been no word that the main army Rose Mackay on August 6 at ers' Department who are charg
Chai Wan. Road.
ed with receiving bribes and mis- has arrived there.
However, it is expected that The case for the Crown was conduct. as. policemen. the 3,000 "Red" troops from cen- conducted by Mr. H. S. Fitzroy tral China are now in possession and Mr. H. G, Sheldon defended so tightly that it was pack
was impos- and have probably taken over ed.
sible for solicitors, Court off control
Elsewhere in this issue, it will plans of the district and photo cials, Police Officers, and others tsze port of Wuhu, which is above Nanking. Nanking units have be noticed that several ships of graphs, Mr H S. Fitzroy out to move about. The yard out-proportion being completely destroyed. The loss, assessed in terms the British Navy are at Swatow.fined the evidence at length side the Court was just a sea been disarmed and Nanking officials have been replaced by Wu-Hen Picquets armed with machine The majority of it, he said, was of faces, while every point of of money, is placed at $1,000,000. About four hundred janks and
guns have been placed on shore circumstantial because although vantage on the walls and steps sampans foundered in the catastrophe. by the Japanese Navy.
leading to the yard was taken there was an eyewitness of the Might Have Been Worse. attack he did not seem to have up by men and women, "all jostl ing together, but they did not Although there were several been able to observe what was have the satisfaction of seeing incidents which portended a reign going on. The whole of the case the accused brought out of the of terror in Swatow, the disturb would, hang upon circumstantial
For several weeks, the Wa-Han faction, of the Nationalist Party has been inserting a wedge into the territory held by their confreres of Nanking. Wu-Han troops have been concentrating at the Yang-
men.
THE "PEACE" CONFERENCE.
After referring
to
certain
The strike of the Shanghai antes consequent on the collapse evidence and in this connection Jail, they having been removed
South China Sea.
Altogether about twenty thousand homes were damaged, a small
ROLLING MASS OF WATER.
remaining troops of the Nanking Dock and Engineering employees of the authorities might have he would remind them of the old to the cells underneath the Court on the west coast of Kwangtung comparatively large area.
Hankow, Yesterday.
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In the city, eleven government structures suffered, including the four houses were damaged. The gaol. One hundred; and sixty crops have been ruined.
The district magistrate has
Meanwhile, the Wu-Han fac-has returned.~British Naval ton has only adopted half-hearted Walter, to a friend and their re Immediately the head of the first Only the barest details are been asked to organige relief ex-
tion has shown further dissatis- faction with the peace conference at Nanking, finding
procedit the substitution of the fourth plenary session by an ex- traordinary session of delegates.
Military Expenditure. General Tang Seng-chi is also reported as planning to reduce
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the military expenditure of Wu-
Wireless.
23rd inst.
sum.
diate relief,
communicated with the author- ities in Canton and the leading philanthropic institutions have
peditions.
There is a fair amount of junk
Yeungkong is a thriving port twenty thousand spread over a Another despatch is that the
saying that whereas witnesses earlier in the morning.
province, approximately 150 miles! More than three hundred armies at and near Wuhu have at Pootung works still continues. been worse.
Swatow's defenders were han-might lie, circumstances never Grected. With a Rear houth-west of Hong Kong, and vessels, ranging from big junks how all gone down-river to Nan--British Naval Wireless.
dicapped because relief expedi- did.
When Mr. Lindsell entered the just beyond St. John Island. to sampans, foundered. Every. Chungking, Yesterday. king, immediately crossing to
Court at 10 a.m. sharp, a roar Same Day as Typhoon," one of the seventy flower-boats on Pukow, on the north bank, to re- Agitators are at work at-tions lost in a race against the
local "Red" guerillas who had Counsel for the Crown detail went up from amongst the ex- The city where the district the Sai Ho perished: inforce the garrison holding the tempting to rouse the populace risen in sympathy with the main ed how Mra. Mackay had set out pectant crowd who were fortun-yamen is situated, is a little in-
Gaol Collapsed. railway against the Northerners. against the British, particularly
on the journey which was to ate to secure accommodation in land from the port which has The "Industrial and Commer- in view of the presence of Bri-Communist army.
It is difficult to say what effect prove her last, placing certain the Court, and immediately grown up on a part of the "coust ciat Daily Press" ("Kung Sheang tish gunboats in Chinese waters the fall of Swatow will have on money she had at home in her taken up by those outside. They where two rivers-the Yeung Yat Po") reports that General Little notice has been taken of Canton and Kwangtung general- bag owing to there being work were hushed by his Worship's Kong and the Sai Ho-reach the Tang Seng-chi, commander-in-them by the inhabitants.-Bri- ty.
men in the house. This bag was order to the interpreter to tell sea. Yeungkong district is a part chief at Hankow, has given orders tish Naval Wireless.
Complicated Issue. secured to her wrist,
those people to stop talking" of the Ko-Lui prefecture extend- for a military headquarters to be
Allegations have been
Counsel detailed the visit of The Magistrate's next ordering down to the southern penin- established at Wuhu.
The foreign trade delegation that General Li Chai-sum of Can- Mrs. Mackay and her nephew, was Call the constables are sula of Kwangtung, facing Hal measures to relieve the pressure turn over the hillside as dark prisoner showed above the dock available through an official re- Wuhu, Yesterday.
on Swatow, but how far this isness gathered, also the overtak- rails, another roar, louder than Foreign premises which had true is unknown. It is true that ing of the couple by two men the one, which greeted his Wor port to Canton asking for imme been occcupied by troops have the local government at Swatow who looked clowly at them and ship: came up from the well of it appears that a strong wind trade between Hong Kong and mostly been evacuated.
was controlled by partisans of then passed on, shortly after the Court, and this drew a stern had been blowing during the day Yeungkong, the most notable pro- at Taiping-fu to stem the ad.Chiang Kai-shek who may have wards to be observed again ap-rebuke' from Mr. Lindsell who and rain had been falling steadily duct of the latter being Chinese
Troops are being concentrated
been persona non grata with Can-pronching them": vance from Nanking-British ton. It is also unknown whether
said "I am not going to have with the approach of the ty
"patent" leather trunks. On their second approach, the this Court used as a theatre. Iphoon which caused the signals Naval Wireless,
General Li Chai-sum prefers the taller of the two men pushed the will have them all turned out if to go up in Hong Kong last Swatow, Yesterday.
two Communist generals to the boy. to one side into a nullah at they can't keep quiet." The The city was looted by the Swatow administration but one of the side of the path and by the crowd behaved after this,
Monday. Peasant force which entered and these two invaders formerly com- time he was able to clamber out
WONGNEICHONG FIRE, One Mighty Mass. took charge of the City on the manded a brigade under Li Chai- the incidents in respect of which The six accused were lined up
The storm seems to have begun in the dock in the following to subside when the sea-water 4 HOUSES IN NEW VILLAGE these men were charged had order: Li Lim, Po Shing, Woo poured itself landwards in one The police has disappeared, That General Li Chai-sum had taken place. He was only in Chung-nam, Tse Nam, Tsang mighty mass, smothering houses leaving control of the City to an very few troops to spare must time to see the two nenda Kam and Kong Hung, and farms along the coast. armed mob.
also be taken into consideration. pearing round the bend and his H.M. Ships "Sirdar," "Seraph" This factor no longer remains, aunt, who had been stabbed and Mr. E. Davidson defended The tidal wave was not con-
A WOMAN INJURED. Shanghai, To-day,
"Serapis" and "Bluebell" are at The Ironsides under General severely wounded was sitting Tsang Kam, Mr. A. E. Hall aped to an isolated area. Places Sir Robert Ho Tung, interview- Swatow. British Naval Wire Chang Fah-hui have returned to down endeavouring to get on her peared for Li Lum, Po Shing several miles apart were affected
Prompt action on the part of ed by Reuter concerning his in-
Canton and, so far, are in har-shoe which had been loosened in and Kong Hung, while Woo and the water rushed inland for the Fire Brigade this morning terviews with General Chiang
Chaochow Captured. mony with Li Chai-sum's men. Kai-shek yesterday, declines to
the struggle. His
Chung-nam and Tse Nam were some considerable distance, over- held down an outbreak of fire in Shanghai, Yesterday. A Chinese report yesterday was make any premature statement
A Blunt Weapon:
not legally represented. The flowing the river banks.
Wongnelchong village to the loas It is learned from Swatow that that Li Chal-sum had asked Gen- other than that the interviews
Communist forces from Nan-eral Li Tsung-jen of Nanking to and stressed the fact that accord-. H. V. Booth, A.S.P.
Counsel described the wounds police were represented by Mr. About two thousand people are of four houses. One Chinese were satisfactory and that he
believed to have perished in the woman was burned about the was favourably impressed by the chang have captured Chaochow send reinforcements to Swatowing to the medical evidence the
Another Remand.;
port where about five hundred hands, head and neck and was re- and that Chinese officials are by sea.
houses were carried away and an moved to hospital. Her injuries evacuating Swatow where
Canton Alarmed.
Mr. Booth told his Worship
are not very serious. small amount of looting has oc- Canton is alarmed over the double edged blunt weapon which that he would like another re-
even greater number damaged. must have been short. The fatal mand. In fact, he would be
Rivers of Debris.
The fact that a house was trend of events. Special precau-
Confusion reigned on the two ablaze was first observed at 9.30. Is is reliably reported from tions are being exercised at Police Wound was one in the lower part ready to carry on with the case waters where piles of debris, This house was situate in the cen Hankow that Tang Sang-chi is Headquarters. Armed batches of the body and there was an- believed to be negotiating with of police are patrolling the city other in the breast which had later in the week, and would like corpses of human beings and tre of the new village, and before Wang Ching-wai and Koo Meng- and on the qui vive for potential penetrated about an inch and a a date to be fixed for hearing animals, roofs and other material the Brigade had arrived (they telephoned for at once) Both solicitors being agreeable, were carried inland and then were yu for the formation of a labour borib plotters. Female searchers half and had broken off short at
his. Worship fixed the hearing of washed outwards again.
three others caught alight. The and peasant government. have been engaged to assist the the rib.
Damage in the adjacent coun- location was hard to get at, and Counsel stressed the fact that the case for Friday afternoon police,
try was even greater. The havoc altogether 2,100 feet of hose had Panic at Railway Station. Evidently a council of war has the bag which Mrs. Mackay next at 2.15 p.m..
Mr. Davidson raised the ques- is indescribable, hundreds of to be run at an elevation, to reach Each was carrying was bloodstained other been called at Canton.
homeless wandering about ask the flames. Despite indifferent sources is that a bomb exploded army is to allot drafts for a pro- only inside pointing conclusive- tion of bail near the Swatow railway station. Jected expedition to Swatow, they to the man who searched It Mr. Lindsell said that the ac-ing for help. The number of pressure, sufficient water was ob is about tainable completely to quell the Han from $18,000,000 a month. It is not known if there were any main force to go overland and not having been bleeding at the hand cused were not entitled to bail structures involved
outbreak after a good hour's the present figure--to $4,000,000, casualties but a panic ensued. by sea.
Defence of Canton city at the time. It was of the utes a matter of right, in a case
fighting. the remainder of the revenue to Wounded defenders. were and environs is, it is stated, to be most importance that the second of bribery
Luckily, there was an almost prisoner had a wound in the Mr. Davidson said that he
SIR ROBERT HO TUNG SEES CHIANG.
personality of Chiang.
less.
curred.
It is believed, however, that the discussions turned on the pos- sibilities of a peace movement, in which connection Sir Robert is being requested by numerous leading Chinese business men to revive his previous,"endeavours for a round table conference.
Sir Robert Ho Tung, however, believes that the time is not yet ripe for such a conference-Reuter. Reuter.
be devoted to restoring financial
equilibrium at Hankow.
Latest
news from
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wounds had been caused by a
DESTROYED:
brought back to Chao-chow on in the hands of General Chang hand exactly corresponding to realised that, but was asking for immediately afterwards another entire absence of, wird whilst the Friday evening.. As soon as Fah-hui's Ironsides. A detach A Chinese message says that news of this reached Swatow, ment of these war heroes is to be that which would have caused bail in order to facilitate the Chinese constable, named Tang fire was in progress; otherwise a Waf-chau was charged in the more serious loss would have the Communist "rebels" in the some of the officials began to included in the expedition and such bleeding. According to the preparation of the defence. south-east of Hupeh province are prepare to leave. A requisi- other generals will contributa medical evidence such a wound Mr. Booth said that he had no small Court with misconduct as been likely. Another factor that still giving trouble to General tioned merchant steamer under their quotas.
could be caused by the sudden objection to bail, but it must be a policeman on September 28. by helped to stay the course of the Tang Seng-chi. Having been the Chinese flag.hua been at Swa Prisoners' Good Time. breaking of a blow delivered by very substantial. He suggested Intimidating and assaulting a flame was that all the houses of pushed off from the Hankow-Can-tow for weeks and this will be
man named Man Cheung to pre- the new village of Wongnelchong Ample time was taken by the the hand with a weapon, such a $2,000 each. commanders and officials at blow as had in fact been dealt Mr. Davidson remarked that vent him from giving evidence. possess concrete foundations. ton Railway (northern section) at used for the general exodus. Swatow to vacate before their to Mrs. Mackay and had been the maximum fine was only Word immediately went round. The four houses concerned "are" Sienning, this force has marched
From Swatow, a railway runs enemies arrived. As it was the stopped by the rib $1,000.
among the hawkers, and there a total loss, together with sundry eastwards, away from the rail northwards, near the Han River "Red" guerillas (comprising Pea 2nd Prisoner's Cute Mr Lindsell: What, for was a rush for accommodation chickens and outhouse para-
(Swatow being at the mouth), to sants' Corps, bandits and others) Hon of the cut was that he had years? Chao-chow city, capital of the
The second prisoner's explana- bribery? The sentence is seven in the Court, but with only one phernalia,
door half open, the Court police
The Homeless. Chao-on district.
entered Swatow on Saturday.
Members to the effect that the district. Not because they are neces- Union took advantage of the finger nails with the knife but he was speaking about the fine and prevent the jam which ocgirl not more than a month old. of the Seamen's cut himself when sharpening his Mr, Davidson intimated that were able to cope with the crowd The homeless include a baby magistrate and about two hun-sarily in sympathy with the situation to move about once there were two facts militating the accused were liable to under curred in the big Court Child and mother have been shot by the invaders: who are co- Kwangtung, but because the mo-ed to themselves the task of dis- counsel. In the first place the Mr Lindsell said that he did to be connected with the bribery what is likely to happen, to the operating with the local bandits.ment is opportune for them to tributing propaganda and slogans, knife was far top blunt for auch not think bail of $2,000 each was one, was over in a couple of others whose houses and belong.
has been declared by minutes
way, and brought off a coup at Tungshan, a town about twenty miles away. The report continues
railway. ***Shanghai Concentration.
prisoner's nails ingly fixed in that amount: had been bitten to the edges,
the Wu-Han troops guarding the collecting the up-country rabble labour government for Swatow. in the second
consisting of bandits, Peasants The gaol: was broken open where Corps and send-regulars- in the General "Ho Ying-ching (who rising against the authorities, upon the prisoners at once joined "annexed" Shanghai laat week by Artillery Duel disarming troops in the vicinity)
in the looting of shopsicol
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* Refugees reached Hong Kong This body is marching east during the week-end. Others are is now reported to be concentrat from Mul-yuen to establish con- making for Amoy and Swatow. ing more troops at Shanghai. tact with the Communist regu Garrison Split Up, The latest is that his units on the I lard, colou
Some of the defending garrison Shanghal-Nanking Railway are A little further north, General retreated to Kityang, which being withdrawn eastwards to Wong Shul-hung's frontier divi- stands at the head of the bay on the Shanghai, possibly en route for sion is making a detour cut which Swatow is eltuated." _¡An- Cheklang province, this move off the guerillas and, at the same other arm is said to be retiring ment causing no little concern in Nanking, ide po pol
Shanghai, Yesterday The presence in Shanghai of Chiang Kai-shek is, confirmed. »
time, to deliver a flank attar
the
so
Communists ards tow
tow new
on northwards to enter Fukien by
the coast
Business between Swatow.and Hong Kong la suspended and Can Continued of fook at mark
hould
Bal Allowed, ME DA
There was more noise both in the afo side and outside the Court as of, the sccused were led from the dock to the Victoria
this time
the Co
Magis
who did
hává
lum appeared for entered apples
ings have disappeared,This morning, whilst the firemen were batting the blaze, they stood a group, helpless and listless: Only one, the woman who was made any atte
the
However that
done,