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SHANGHAI'S FATE.
China" Mail
EST
BLISEND
1948
No. 25,676 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1927.
Chances of City Reverting to Nanking Forces.
NEW.COMMANDER RESIGNING?
Rival Nationalists Getting Nearer to Wuhu.
HANKOW PARTY'S PLANS.
BLOOD TESTS.
Doctor Examined In -Murder Trial.
WERE STAINS HUMAN?
Counsel Questions Extent of Medical Knowledge.
The greater part of this morn- ing's session of the Chai Wan mur-
THAT WAR GUILT.
M. Poincare's Reply To Germany.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
SCHNEIDER CUP.
Complete Victory For Britain.
DUTY TO PROTEST.
Could Not See Lies Recorded Ai History.
ITALIANS WITHDRAW.
Flight-Lt. Webster's 281 Miles
An Hour-
Barieduc, Yesterday.
N. LAZARUS
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Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.
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TO OUST
REDS.”
Canton Forces Are Rapidly Approaching Swatow.
IRONSIDES” JOIN IN.
Anti-Foreign Communist Now Holds City,,
U CHAL-SUM AS WAR LORD.
London, Yesterday. Von Hindenberg's denial of Great Britain won the Schneider
Canton is fairly confident of being able to turn the tables on G.lenged by M. Poincare addressing at Lido near Venice, this afternoon. cross-examination by Mr. H. "Annexed" last week by a general who seemed to be acting in der trial was taken up with 'the Germany's' war, guilt was chal-Trophy in the great seaplane race
Flight Lieutenant Webster, in a the Communist army which captured Swatow during the week-end the interests of Chiang Kai-shek, Shanghai may revert to Nanking, Sheldon (for the defence) of Dr. the General Council at Meuse.
to the nature of
plane completed the course of 217 teriologiat, as
at an average speed officially timed, blood tests a na to. Dr. Minnett's
but circumstances, point to the opposite as being the more likely. E. P. Minnett, Government Bac-He said that no country was more Super-marine Napier S. five mono-j and reports from two sources (published below)' state that Nation-
One incident involved a British steamer which was boarded by armed Chinese. It is difficult to say what is likely to happen, but Shanghai | evidence of t...ding traces of human
blood on certain of the garments
is still held by General He Ying-ching to the disadvantage of Nan-worn by the two prisoners charged
king.
Troops of both the Nanking and Wu-Han factions are converge ing near -Wuhu, (less than a hundred miles above Nanking), the dividing line between these two camps. Hankow seems to be going steadily ahead in perfecting its own arrangements. Incidentally, a notorious Chinese Communist in Mr. George Hsu Chien accepts full, responsibility for the actions of Borodin!'
GALEN IN SHANGHAI.
Nanking. Yesterday!
A British steamer on this part of the Yangtze River has been boarded by a few Chinese kol- diers, who were armed. The soldiers left on the approach of a British Naval armed guard. British Naval Wireless.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
HSU CHIEN, .
Takes Responsibility for Borodin's Actions.
with the murder of Mra. Mackay
In the course of the cross-ex- on August 6..
said that amination, Dr. Minnett conditions differed in the tropics, and an expert on blood tests who had no knowledge of tropical con- ditions might not be an expert for blood test conditions in Hong Kong.
Asked whether he used all the stains on the garments for the purpose of carrying out his tests. Dr. Minnett said that he used all with the exception of one. It was keep one always his practice to
tests had until the whole of the been made.
Asked if he tested. separately each stain that he cut out witness said that in certain tests each stain would be taken individually but in certain cases to get one solution It
Live Rabbits Used.
of 280.8 miles an hour.
The British Flight Lieutenant Worsley, also flying a Super marine Napier 5. five monoplane, was second with an average speed of 272.6 miles an hour. Flight Lieu tenant Kinkead, Britain, flying a Gloster biplane; gave up after com- pleting the third of seven laps. He was then flying, it is stated un- officially, at 291 miles an hour. The three Italian competitors all abandoned the race. They and Kinkead came down safely.
slist forces are proceeding in three directions to give battle to the invaders. Money has been extracted from the native merchants, vho are being asked for more, the demand being accompanied by a threat of official permission to loot.
At present in command in Swatow is a Communist officer who is known to follow an anti-foreign policy. However, there is no news that non-Chinese have been maltreated there. From Canton comes an announcement that the "Ironsides" will take part in the campaign and that these returned troops will co-operate, their gen- crals being willing to serve under Li Chai-sum:
STRATEGY
Swatow, Yesterday,
OF CAMPAIGN.
country and driving out the local
Flight Lieutenant Webster, as was anticipated in British aviation circles, has. set up a new record for the Schneider Cup Race. His aver- age speed of 280.8 miles an hour
It is reliably reported that officials and guards. The news is compares, with the 246.5 miles an hour of Bernardi, the Italian air-General Ho Lung (of the "Com- that this band of "Reda" is munist" invading army) has been marching overland, eastwards, to man who won the race last year. lured to a position near Chao join hands with the Communist of Swatow and Chao- When the race, was first contested chow-fu by pro-Canton: Govern- holders
"Death Corners."
in 1913 the average speed was only ment.troops who intend attacking chow. A later report which lacks According to the "Hong Kong
44.7 miles an hour and in 1922-him from three directions in confirmation is that this "Red" Evening Post," Mr. George, Hsu
army, a little over 1,000 strong, Chien (Minister of Justice at was necessary to use all the sus-devoted to peace before the war only five years ago the average of shout a week's time.
the British airman The war brought the winner,
General Ho Lung's troops are has been routed by pro-Canton Hankow) has issued a circular pected cloth. In carrying out the than France. telegram accepting full resport tests for human blood witness had too many killings of old men Biard, was 140 miles an hour, or a being withdrawn from Swatow, Government forces. If still to- On arrival to-night from up: sibility for the discord caused by to use the whole lot which was un- and women and too many burn-little more than half of Webster's Looting by the local "Reds" will gether, the "Reds" may seriously
probably follow.
hamper the movements of the river, the British .s. "Whangpu" Borodin in the Nationalist Party dergoing test.
ings of houses in invaded France speed. (of the China Navigation Co.,
The deputy of General Ho Lung Canton army going to the relief of for the French not to feel it a
The nature of the course is a' facis well known to be anti-foreign. Swatow. Ltd.) was boarded by a Chinese and resigning from all posts he
held. He decries the "expedition" In reply to further questions, wit duty to protest when they heard
tor of difficulty and danger with a The "Communist” army has col- Altogether, about 5,000 of the armed party desirous of search of the Wu-Han army down the neas said that he had been using this evidence denied. ing the Chinese passengers. The
great lected a large sum of money from "Ironsides" have arrived in Can- Yangtsze. River, ostensibly the particular tests which were em- France wished to forget it all, machine racing at such
As it has to be covered the Chinese Chamber of Com-ten. Some of these are being would-be searchers left the steam against Nanking and approves of ployed on this occasion for five but could not see lies recorded as speeds. er at the request of the ship's the coalition at Nanking.
years. The tests were well-known history. Reuter.
seven times, twenty "Death cor-merce here and demands more despatched forthwith to the East ners" as they have been described, under threat of further looting. River to follow in the wake of the officers and carried out their
The "Kung Sheung Yat Po" re-medical tests mentioned in several
have to be negotiated. Enormous Two Chinese warships are an-reinforcements for Swatow and search on passengers who had left ports that General Tang Seng-chi text-books and for which there were
crowds of spectators on the beach chored off Masu (near the en- to join in the anti-Communist General Galen is in Shanghai. (commander-in-chief of the Wu-hundreds of authorities. Witness
below were provided with thrilling trance to Swatow harbour),. campaign, if necessary. Han armies) has ordered, the (He left Hankow some days ago). Central Bank of China at Hankow
the various STONES FALL ON TO LINE OF spectacle as the pilots took sharp Pro-Canton troops are expected
RAILWAY. Cordon Round Shanghai? to suspend business so that the!
corners standing, as it seemed, on to arrive shortly overland to oust their wing tips.
or buy over General Ho Lung and [Note: The s.s. "Whangpu" financial stringency may be alle tests in detail, explaining the vari-
Nice, Yesterday.
On learning the result Sir Samuel his clique. More trouble may plies between Shanghai and Hap-viated. The decision has resulta processes and reactions. It
Investigations show that the Hoare, Secretary for Air sent the follow on the arrival of the troops. kow (and intermediate ports). ed, it is stated, in Central China was necessary during part of the tests for a portion of his own blood As General Ho Ying-ching has banknotes not being accepted to be injected into a live rabbit: stones discovered on the Cap Dail- following message to Air Vice Mar--British Naval Wireless. been disarming his Nationalist now in Hankow.
Rabbits were kept for these and Monaco line fell from the side of shal' Scarlett: "Delighted to learn colleagues at Shanghai, to tighten
the Laboratory. the cutting through which the issue of to-day's contest with our his control on the place, the
The final test by which it was line passes. There is no question Italian friends, search may have been instituted
possible to tell whether stains were of sabotage-Reuter. ̈* by his subordinates to prevent
of human blood or not was the rival elements sneaking in.
précipitine test, which was a serum The dock strike referred to was
in sampans.
The Dividing Line.
Wuhu, Yesterday,
The 36th Nationalist Army (General Liu Hsing) is leaving for down-river.
The 7th Nationalist Army
gave various authorities.
Witness went into
other ригровев
NO SABOTAGE.
whose skill and
4,500 REDS:
Bencäcial Understanding.
It has been officially given out that General Chang Fah-hui, who leads the "Ironsides," has
This
at the Shanghai Dock and En(Gerieral Li Tsung-jen), is arriv test.. Before the test could be carperiments but from the presence or Webster and all concerned my Lung has not arrived at Swatow understanding will be very useful
gineering Co.'s Pootung works and Tungkadoo old dock, Two
dismissal of workers for leaving after checking in.]
ing from down-river.
consented to take an appointment under General Li Chai-sum, head of the Canton administration. Chang Fah-hui's senior officer in sportsmanship have been so abund-Position at Swatow and Notes on Canton at the moment is to com Campaign.
mand the 4th Army and Chang antly shown in previous· races.
Fah-hui the 11th, both corps to Please convey to Flight Lieutenant
As far as is known, General Ho [be under Li Chai-sum."
heartiest congratulations on the ried out, however, it must be prov-absence of a nucleus.
In person, but he is believed to be to Canton. Chang Fah-hui has ed firstly that the stain was of. Tropical Conditions.
magnificent victory of the super- at Chao-chow (on the Han still to reach Canton and is be- The Commissioner for Foreign
Witness added, on the question marine and Napier Lion engine, River), about an hour or so by llaved, to be staying in Hong thousand men went out following Affairs has gone up-river to Ank-blood and then that it was mamma-|
Han blood.
The precipitine test of trophical conditions, that blood which is one more proof of the un-rail from Swatow.
Kong. ing-British Naval Wireless.
No systematic effort has been A number of fairly important [Note: The 36th Army belongs was the last stage in proving whe-dried and changed chemically much surpassed excellence of British per- Resignation Predicted.
to the Wu-Han faction and the ther the stains were mammalian quicker in tropical climates.
Flight Lieutenant Webster joined made by the regular forces to re- political changes are imminent at amount of humidity in the air also
strict the activities of the "Reds" Canton, consequent on the return During blood of the human type. General Ho Ying-ching's re 7th Army to Nanking.
If, continued witness, It was bad an effect.
the Royal Air Force as Second (Peasants Corps and bandits) of the "Ironsides" to the home signation, is predicted in a cable the last three weeks, the Wu-Han
Counsel was proceeding to ques: Lieutenant in 1918, having served who entered Swatow ahead of the fires, get a solution in from Shanghai to-day.
forces at Wuhu have been driving found possible
Further details are to hand Only last week he delivered a a wedge into the Nanking posi-saline, then it was possible to carry tion witness as to the nature of previously in the infantry as a pri- Communist army, on Saturday.
Including the guerillas, the about the lawlessness in Swatow coup which put him in control of tion at Wuhu which constituted right on to the end of the tests. tests when His Lordship Interrupt- vate. He holda the Air Force Cross Shanghai when he then forecast- the driving line between the two If not, then it was necessary to tryed and said he had so wish to stop for Meritorious Flying service. Communists have about 3,000 following its capture by the Com- ed that General Chiang Kai-shek factions. The 86th Army is mov- another solution and one could not counsel if the questions were serv. He is only 27 years of age, being men at Swatow, and another 1,500 munists. Looting was carried out will return to the fold. One of ing downwards to strengthen its go further with the tests unless the ing a useful purpose, but he would the youngest of the British team or so at Chao-chow and along the systematically, even shops and
in this Flight Lieutenant Worsley joined railway. direct counsel's attention
houses close to the foreign settle-
the former Nationalist comman-plain why the 7th Army should der-in-chief, General Ho Ying-
The Bonnel and material.
the most staunch supporters of position but it is difficult to ex-solution was re-concentrated.
Witness further stated in answer particular to the evidence of one of the Royal Naval Air Service as These captors of Swatow are ment. British and Japanese war- ching is now said to be convinced/80 to Wuhu, where other Nan- to questions by, Mr. Sheldon that, the prisoners who had himself ad-mechanic in 1917. Flight Lieuten- now in a position somewhat simi-ships are still in port. that as Chiang Kai-shek is de king units have been disarmed from the chemical test alone it was mitted that the stains were of ant Kinkead is a South Africanlar to that of the defenders whom
at Nanking.
Sequel to the Coup.
From another source, however,
it is gleaned that Ho Ying-ching's
Anking is further up-river than Wuhu.]
with a distinguished war record,they drove out. British Wireless Service.
Relief of Swatow. -
INDIAN GUARDS.
C.S.P. CONDUCTS. AN“ INQUIRY.
SHIPOWNERS' VIEWS,
and where Nanking officials have only possible to say whether stains human blood. finitely going abroad, he will re-been expelled by pressure from were of blood or not, not whether Counsel remarked that also from what the prisoner said it was im-
Official Times. they were of mammalian blood. sign and hand over command of Wu-Han.
The retiring garrison retreated Dry Blood Corpuscles. portant to know whether Dr.
*Venice, Yesterday, his troops to the military council
The official figures are:-
up the bay to Kityang. It is now Mr. Sheldon drew attention to Minnett had found signs of another
awaiting reinforcements to de Webster 281.49 m.p.h.. Temptation of Silver. witness's previous evidence as to nature on the garment, also the
liver a flank attack on the Com- Worsley 272.6 mph. Hankow, Yesterday. the blood corpuscles in respect of subject of reference by the prison-
munists' line. The Winner.. The administrator of the second which the experiments were made er.
General Wong Shiu-hung of Are Tests Conclusive? Webster is 27 years of age and Kwangai is officially stated to troops (the 1st Army) are still special district at Hankow (ie., being dry and quoted from a medi- tightening their grip on their line the former British Concession) cal law book that for tests to be Counsel asked witness if he was haile from Wallaall. He is an ele-have reached Mui-yuen (on the
It having been brought to his of communications with Che has been forced by threats to re- conclusive "it must first be laid of opinion that the tents he had mentary schoolboy, served in the in- upper course of the Han River). kiang province. Going south-sign-British Naval Wireless. down that it is only recent blood, deposed to were conclusive.
fantry as a private, was gazetted a day's journey by motor launch notice that some shipping firms wards from Shanghai, the 22nd [Note: Last Saturday it was the corpuscles of which have had
Witness: So far as our present in the Air Force in 1918 and serv- to Chao-chow. He has come up were dissatisfied with the Indian division is stated by the "Kung reported that this Chinese official no opportunity of drying, which can medical knowledge goes, I think ed for five years on the Northwest into the rear of the Communists Guards supplied for ships, the Sheung Yat Po" to have reached anticipated pressure being be submitted to these tests with they are.
Frontier of India, where he was and the presence of his army at Hon. Captain Superintendent of Kashing (on the Shanghai-Hang- brought to bear on him by Wu- any hope of a decisive answer being Counsel quoted a medical author-awarded the Air Force Cross. His Mui-yuen constitutes a serious Police recently circularised all the chow Railway) and the 17th Han military officials who coveted obtained."
ity as to the extreme dificulty of plane is a graceful craft with silver danger to the Communists line Companies concerned with a view army corps is at Kwanshan. the rates and taxes. (a proportion Witness agreed with this in so giving a definite opinion as to whe- and royal blue fuselage entirely of of communications with their to ascertaining the true opinion
Interviewed by foreign journal of which is paid by foreigners), far as human blood was concerned, ther blood was or was not human metal font of duralmin and winge main force on the Kwangtung on the matter.
these being collected in silver. but up to the point of those ex- blood, and the epproximate ago of of wood.---Reuter,
ists in Shanghai, Chiang Kai-shek confirmed the report of his im pending marriage with Miss Me! ling Soong (aister of Mrs. Sun Yat-sen and Mr. T. V. Soong), adding that he was proceeding to Japan to obtain the approval of Miss Soong's mother, 702
As far as is known in Hong periments the teats had not been for the stain. Kong, the official's name is Loh human blood. The test for human Tcheng, a
blood came later
Dr. Minnett, asked as to the His notification No. 81 of standing of various experts on August 31 concludes: "In view medical law quoted by Mr. Sheldon, with confidence,perime
Raison d'etre.
Witness gave it as his opinion
that we had advanced so far in serum work that it was possible for medical man to give an opinion
DODGED POLICE?
of the fact that this Administra-said that they were well-known ex- Counsel, also referring to the
statement based on Cross-examination tests.
Fukien frontier, upon This, a "China Mail" learned Between Mul-yuen and Kit from Mr. Wolfe this morning, yang, the third, Canton unit is judging from the replied already marching across difficult country received, had the following effect: to attack the Communists at European firms with ships plying Chao-chow and, at the same time, along the coast are practically un to prevent the Communista cut-animous for giving up the ting through eastwards to endan- guards, while European firms ger the East River basin running ships up the rivers are There is talk of General Li equally unanimous in favour of Information came through as we Chai-sum taking command in the retention of the guards. As
REPORTED ESCAPE OF CHINESE.
OFFICIAL INQUIRY,
Opportunity for Fandits. tion has to pay all its obligations perts but their knowledge was con- same authority,, quofdä an opinion It had previously been reported in silver, it is earnestly hoped fired to tests as carried out at that a medical man should not rive that after disarming other Na-that ratepayers and others con home. Many conditions were dif- evidence from such teats when n tionalist units on the railway becerned can see the raison d'etre ferent in tropical climate unless matter of life and death was in- were going to press that a Chiasse person, in the field, far as the Chinese firms are con- tween Nanking and Shanghai, of this resolution, support it by the experiments were done in an volved, or at any rate not definite prisoner had escaped from the Bandits and "Ironsides.cerned, both coast and river ship General Ho Ying-ching withdrew payment in silver, and help Ineu
result of custody of the polico at Cheung- Uneasiness has been caused by ping, the majority is in favour of chau Island, while he was being disquieting reports from the Hol-retaining the guarde. Some firms had!
taken to Court, this morning/fung and Lukfung districts which have also expressed a wish to
Particulars of the escape have
form the hinterland of Blas Bay, carry guards on board their ships Govern
not been made known, but it is west of Bwater It is admitted as far as Bingapore, which Mr. point understood that the Hon. Captain citish curtain superintendent of Police, held that the bandits and Peasants Wolfe commented was an innova the airphoner, the inquiry into the matter in his Corps in this area have been very tion as far as the employment
Be active of late, over-running the guards is concerni
his own men from that line east-allbilize financial position of the wards to Shanghai, Chinese Administration." cables to-day state that bandits As la generally known, the Bri- have been active at several im tish Concession at Hankow be- "portant towns on that part of the came, by virtue of the ageement railway between Soochow and negotiated between, Mr. Eugene Chinklang, subsequently retiring southwards towards Talhu Lake.
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