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No. 25,677|| HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1927.
CANTON—OR BURST!
Communist General Forced to Leave Swatow.
TURNING TO EAST RIVER,
Efforts To Dodge Three Opposing Columns.
CHINESE MILITARY SECRETS.
After Swatow, the invading Communist army now constitutes a distinct danger to Canton, it being reliably reported that the anti- Canton leader is to turn to the East River, which is within striking distance of Kwangtung's capital.
It remains to be seen whether the invaders will be able to give the slip to the three columns of pro-Canton troops marching against them. Having so far shown good strategy, the Communists may now be forced to make a determined bid for Canton.
MORE. LOOTING TO COME?
Swatow, Yesterday. General Ho Lung, commanding the Communist Army in posses- sion of Swatow, is reported as about to evacuate Swatow and Chao-chow-fu and to march to-
·wards the East River.
Pro-Canton troops will then oc- cupy Swatow as soon as possible but looting is probable in the in- terval between the charge of rulers,
The Chinese warships mention- ed yesterday as being anchored off Alagu have returned to Swatow harbour-British Naval Wire
less.
EXPERT'S VIEWS.
Interview With Colleague of Chiang Kai-shek. Condemning the Communists for using the bandits and Pea-' sants' Corps as a lever, a well- known anti-Red general, when in- terviewed by the "China Mall" yesterday, gave very high praise
sharply east and
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THE HUMAN ELEMENT.
Schneider Cup Preparations Cost Britain £100,000..
London. Yesterday.
Whether the Supermarine
New Disarmament Conference?
JAPANESE SUGGESTION,
British Goods Interfered With.
No Knowledge Of Proposal In America.
A SEARCH SYSTEM.
Chinese Retaliation Follows Do Sing Incident.
Washington, Yesterday. Entry of British goods into the
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·LOSING GROUND.
Nanking Position in 3 Cornered Game.
THE WU-HAN ADVANCE.
Nationalist Clash Expected On The Yangtize.
How Nanking is steadily losing
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
Closes In Complete Harmony.
AIDING WORLD UNITY.
Committees To Continue Work During Year.
Geneva, Yesterday.
At the closing of the Leagus It is stated here that if the report of Wuchow, on the West ground is related in a number of Napier S Five, flown by Webster, marka attributeta Viscount River, has, Len interfered with reports to hand to day regarding Assembly Signor Guani, the Pre- the Assembly which arrivals on steamboats check game now being played in characterising shall have the floats removed and Saito on his arrived at Tokyo from during the last few daya during the three-cornered move-did-sident, emphasised the harmony from Hong Kong has been search the Nationallat camp which enabled detailed instruc- General Ho Ying-ching (sup. tions to be given to the com be fitted with an undercarriage in
Tedd
an attempt to set a speed record at an even higher figures is a matter that is being considered by the Air Ministry.
It is computed that the total cost! of the race to Britain will be in the region of £100,000. Six ma-1 chines and engines were construct- ed specially for the race and were not put into production, so that the individual cost is necessarily high. They were reproduced as an inte- gral part of a highspeed pro- gramme of the Royal Air Force, and will have a substantial bear- The middle column of 2,000ing on the design for future fight- up.ing machines, for the Royal Air bayonets has still to come The other wing, at Kityang (along the coast) is the weakest of the three pro-Canton groups nearest to Swatow.
Force.
Having secured speed it is con- tended by technical experts that stability will follow more or less automatically.
acro
some in-
Position Untenable.
Among the pilots, aircraft manu- One factor in favour of Canton facturers and designers of is that the 1.000 bandits and engines, an opinion is expressed peasants in the hinterland of that even greater spoeds may be at- Swatow have been definitely tained in the air. In
stances the view is modified. · routed.
It is suggested that greater speed The Communists' position t
could only come by changes in the Swatow is untenable because the design of aircraft so that the pilot three Canton columns are closing would not have to stand the great in, and Chao-chow is up the Han pressures set up, particularly when River, an hour by train way. the machine is turning.
At first it was thought that the Communists would retreat west-
King's Congratulations.
London, Yesterday,
Viscount Saito,
Geneva (in which he hoped it would be possible to hold a parley
foreshadow
work Not only is merchandise ex-porter of Chiang Kai-shek) con- mittees to continue amined but Chinese passengers tinues to perfect his own arrange throughout the year and said he have had articles taken from ments for holding, Shanghai and felt convinced that none of the most of the railway from Shang- Governments concerned would their luggage by the searchers.
dream of evading the written and The picket system, as it existed hal to Nanking. during the boycott, is not actual- On the other side, the armies unwritten engagements contract- ly in force. Attention is appar- of Wu-Han are proceeding slowly ed at Geneva. That was the trus ently confined to ships flying the down the Yangtsze from Wuhu contribution of the League to British flag, when they tie up at and thus extending their scope, world unity-Reuter.
Ostensibly, Nanking has sent the "pais" at Wuchow.
out troops (going up the Yang- taze in the direction of Wuhu) to prevent the Wu-Han forces get ting any further.
Advocates of the anti-Japanese boycott have also been active of late in Wuchow..
Illicit Drug Trafic,
Geneva, Yesterday. An extraordinary session of the League's opium advisory com- mittee has been summoned for Government's Position.
Clash Predicted.
September 28 to discuss the ques- The Wu-Han troops advancing tion of illicit traffic generally, Obviously, the searchers can- not function if they are prohibit down-river from Wuhu belong to The Council has authorised the ed by the Wuchow authorities, the 36th Army (General Liu convening of this special session but it cannot be said that the in- Hsing), states a Chinese cable, in view of the favourable manner terference is sponsored by the but the main strength is still at in which the committee received local administration. Wuchow is Wuhu. As a counter move, Gen- the representations of the Italian on the edge of Kwangsi province, eral Li Teung-jen of Nanking has delegate in favour of an extra- close to Kwangtung and is gov- sent a part of his (7th) army up-ordinary session to draw up con- erned by General Wong Shiu-river to Kiangning, which is be crete proposals for the reduction hung, an ally of General Li Chai-tween Napking and the strategic in quantities of drugs manufac
point of Taiping-fu. A clash be tured, and the consideration of sum of Canton.
Although there is a campaign tween the 38th Army and the 7th penal and other means of suppres against imports of British goods, Army is predicted should they get Bion-Reuter. there is no discrimination against close to each other. exports, Irrespective of the flag In the sphere of politics, Nan- THE WHITE PIGEON. king and General Tang Seng-chi
of the outgoing vessel.
Attitude Explained.
.:
of Wu-Han are also drifting fur
wards into Fukien province. They The King has sent a message to the earlier than that now planned so
Chinese are of the opinion that ther apart. At Hankow, a branch are likely to adopt the more dar-Air Ministry heartily congratulatas to avoid unecessary naval
the the recent anti-British attitude of the Kuomintang political coun ing course which means "Canton, ing the Ministry and Pilot Webster construction)
the launching of a new three-Power along the West River is due to re-cil is functioning against the ex- or burst.
on the victory achieved in Schneider Cup race,
disarmament conference, Pre-fusal to comply with orders to press order of the convention of Canton Not Unprepared.
Nanking is taking exception.. Webster, together with the mem-sident Coolidge knows nothing search at Do-sing a port below special delegates at Nanking, and Mga Wúchow. If the Communists, after get-
Going up from Hong Kong, the
HO YING-CHING.. ting out of Swatow, march east-bers of the British team, is to be about it.
At the regular Press conference: given an official reception. when he wards along the coast, they will returns to London. The date and at the White House to-day it was river steamers usually call at be confronted by the right wing place of this function has not; how-declared that the United States Samshul, Shishing, Takhing, Do- Guarding Road From Shanghai of the pro-Canton army (about ever, yet been decided. British Government had not been in any sing and Wuchow in the order 1,500 men), which they drove out wireless Service.
of Swatow. After that will come another race for time--the first having been won by the invaders,
Swatow Atrocities.
It is note
Highest Speed.
Rugby, Sept. 27.
TOBACCO HING'S SON DISAPPEARS.
to Nanking.
ALLEGED FRAUD ON
FARMER.
A “SOLD”. WİFE.
A "fying - the white pigeon" case occupied Mr.RE. Lindsell's attention for the best part of this morning, and was eventually ad- journed until Saturday morning.
In the course of his evidence the
The accused in the case were a Chinese man, his wife and an- to the strategy adopted by them
way advised of any Japanese pro- mentioned. At Do-sing, a bureau
The man was and spoke highly of their staff
Having taken over control of other woman. British Air Prestige. ject to call a naval conference of for the examination of shipping work.
any character. Reuter's Ameri- was instituted some months ago, Shanghai by a coup last week, alleged to have sold his wife to a London, Yesterday.
the officials of which are alleged to General Ho Ying-ching has an farmer living at Shatin Gap for The speaker has been a
The result will immediately en can Service. brigadier-general under General Canton is not unprepared for
have made themselves extremely nounced that he has handed over $75, the wife was charged with obnoxious. and has such an eventuality. Units are hance the prestige of British avia Chen Chiung-ming
command of the 1st Nationalist having "flown the white pigeon" Bureau Retaliates.
Army to a subordinate, assigning by "marrying" the farmer and fought in four campaigns between being shifted from Canton and tion, as the fact that Britain held the East River, Swatow and the other parts of Kwangtung to line none of the open world recorda has
been unfavourably commented upon HEIR TO MILLIONS. To avoid dispute, Hong Kong to himself the higher post of com-then deserting him, while the Kwangtung-Fukien frontier. He the East River as a base for the in other countries.
steamers have refrained from mander-in-chief of the 1st Route other woman was charged with His being the "go' between" in the took part in the famous assault campaign against Swatow and to worthy that this year's contest was
taking passengers or cargo for of the Nationalist Army. on Walchow in 1921 and in the strengthen the defences against between the only two countries pos-
Do-sing, thus obviating the neces- troops in Shanghai, the south of "marriage." aessing independent Air Forces and defence of that city in 1925. possible attack.
sity for calling there. Retaliat Kiangsu province and Chekiang Former. Brigade Major. Some of the wounded have been the expense of the British entry was for the first time entirely borne
New York, Yesterday. Ing, the burlu officials induced province, will be enrolled in two farmer said that he had nothing In between, he was on active conveyed to Canton.
by the Air Ministry, which is un-
The police are investigating the cargo jenka, sampans and armies, namely, the 1st and the against the second woman, but service with Chiang Kai-shek who
and some thing to do with the "fraud at that time was a colonel and, As far as le known. General Ho officially reported to have spent the mysterious disappearance of coolies at Shithing to boycott Bri- 9th. Other pro-Chiang Kai-shek later said that he believed she had
detachments in Fukien Richard J. Eeynolds, the elder (tish ships. deputy chief-of-staff to the 1st Lung has not entered Swatow, in 80,000 on the contest.
The Napler-Lion engine used
One Hong Kong boat which Kwangtung provinces will form practiced on him. Cantonese division under General person, his deputy being in
contradictory evidence, decided to Hsu Shung-chi, now of the charge.
In both Webster's and Worsley's son of the founder of the Rey- machines is a development of the olds Tobacco Company, and one called at Shiuhing last week could the 32nd Army, the command of The Magistrate, In view of the
Suspicious at First. "Shanghai faction" of the Kuo- To win the confidence of the normal 450 horse-power Napier of the five heirs to the Reynolds neither put off nor take on cargo this being given to General Chien discharge the second woman.
Along the Railway.
In his evidence against the mintang. The "China Mail" in populace, about thirty alleged Lion used in the Air Force. The fortune which is estimated at or passengers. It is now stated Ta-chun, formerly of Canton
General Ho Ying-ching is also husband and wife, the farmer sald formant was brigade major in the looters have been shot by the makers had increased the power to $50,000,000. He was last seen on that the boycott will be extended 3rd brigade.
Communist officers, Fifteen men nearly 900 for the Schneider Race. September 16 at a railway station to Takhing on October 4, as a fur- Where the Communists have who resisted the looters are re The creator of the super-marine saying farewell to a departing ther step in the effort to compel reported as moving his troops that he was a widower and recent- shone is in being able to outwit a ported to have been killed. seaplanes, which alone finished, was friend. His touring car was British ships to submit to search from Shanghai, eastwards, out ly decided to marry again!. In this along the railway to Nanking. Fe was helped by his sister-in-law superior
The 22nd division will garrison and a "go between." The original force admittedly The Communist demand, ac- the 32-year-old R. J. Mitchell, found overturned in some water by the Do-sing bureau.
At Other Ports. spread out which had the sea to cording to a late report, was for whose record breaking machine was at a suburban resort.-Reuter's
Tanyang, near Chinkiang. Troops third accused was the "go between" the eve of the 1925
American Services. fall back upon if defeated. The $200,000 from the Swatow mer-wrecked on
Hong Kong merchants have of the Chekiang Defence Comunis on his new "wife's" side. He met. Communists made a feint at the chants, of which sum considerably Schneider contest in America.-
been asked (stated the "Kung aioner are going to Socchow. The his "wife" in his "go between's" North River from the Kianga less than half has been paid. Reuter.
Sheung Yat Po") to suspend ship let division is to be transferred house in Kowloon City, where the border. When Canton rushed up Business is still suspended.
the .well-known Southampton ments of cargo to Hoihow, the from Chekiang to Wusih. It is female accused represented herself reinforcements to the North News has trickled through
pleious and refused to have "any- River, the Communists wheeled about atrocities committed along Flight-Lieutenant Worsley was Napier flying boats in the Royal Airport of Hainan Island, owing to interesting to note that Tanyang, as a widow. At first he was dus- months after the mite accused arrived in the road followed by the Com-second in a Super-Marine Napier Force, which recently participated Communist disturbances, there. Soochow and Wusih are all on the thing to do with her about two
in the Scandinavian tour and are The chief items of imports from Shanghai-Nanking Railway. munists and their guerilla allies. machine, which had an average Fukien by forced marches.
Tang Seng-chl
came to him, and assured him Struck-and Struck Hard. The total strength of the Comspeed of 439.47 kilometres for seven next month to leave England for a Hong Kong are plece goods, rice,
about the woman's bona fides, and 25,000 miles tour including Singa sugar and marine delicacies. In
Peking, Yesterday. They did not act when Swatow munists at Swatow and Chao-circuits of the course.
Tang Seng-chi hurriedly, left he eventually "married" her on The highest speed for any, one pare and Australia: was in a panic four weeks ago. chow is estimated at 6,000 men.
In the Super-Marine Napier, Mit return, Hong Kong receives live- circuit was obtained by the British Taking another roundabout route,
pilot, Flight-Lieutenant Kinkhead, chell succeeded in combining a stocks, poultry and agricultural Hankow on the 26th inst. for July 17. The 876 barghis money he they stole near enough to strike
As the result of the Communist Changsha, it is believed, owing to handed over to his sister-in in a Gloster biplane the only highly technical, plece of engineer produces. and then they struck hard. One
biplane in the race with 465.40 Ing with a thing of beauty. The
But it is reported in some quar. In his (witness's) presence. On action was fought on the banka
over two kilometres or 289.7 miles engine employed in the winning army's capture of Swatow, trade disquieting news from Hunan law, who paid it to the male accused business and when machine was a Napler Lien-Bri-between that port and Hong Kong ters that his departure was due to September 25, complainant went to
Kowloon City of the Han River and Swatow was
an hour.
is practically at a standstill this en ultimatum from Wu Pel-fu and he returned at 6 pm, he found his tish Wireless Service,... · theirs for the asking.
Kinkhead retired after six laps.
week....
Yang Sen demanding that he wife" had gone. He informed his That is why there is apprehen- General Chang Fah-hui, com not through any engine failure but
London, Yesterday,
Representatives of the Canton
and after they had made inquiries. sion that these Communists troops manding the Canton Ironsides owing to a cone-shaped piece of
after two years of warfare and is stated in a special despatch to metal over the propeller hoss, to The British and Italian Press Society for the Severance of evacuate Hupeh and hold only sister-in-law and the "go between"
stream line effect to the full of praise for Flight-Lieutena Economic Relations with Britain"
Tang Seng-chi's delegate, Tsao they gave him certain information achievement in the Russian guidance may dodge the "Hong Kong Evening Post" to give the pro-Canton column and, as have arrived in Canton where he fuselage, working loose under the Webster's Indicated in the wireless, show up immediately had a
conference strain of the terrific speed. Schneider Cup Competition, in have been canvassing for support Tien-chin, arrived in Feking on which led him to go to the gation The Itallan pilota. De Bernardi, which 3 victories have been secured during the last week but have the 26th inst., and is proposing wan police station and make re
co-operation with Fengtien and
Refused To Return. on the East River, either at Wai- with General Li Chai-sum.
Shanal. chow or at Hoyuen. Down the About 6,000 of the Ironsides of the Rome-Tokyo flight and by Britain, 8 by Italy, 2 by the met with little or no response.
Tan Yen-kat also sent his bro The alster-in-law and the "go Bast River, then Bocca Tigris and have come down to Canton. A popular figure in Italy, did not com- United States and 1 by France.
plete the first lap. De Bernardi, Webster maintained a stupendous
ther from Nanking here for simi-between" deposed to finding the female accused in her “go-be- the head of the Canton River other 8,000 are at Shiukwan (on who won the cup from America spoed over three quarters of an
FOLLOWS THE TARGET.
lar negotiations,
tween's house at Balwanho. The Chibli troops have now occu- male accused was also there. When estuary or overland over easy the North River) and these have last year, completed one cirkult only hour and landed black with oil. country to Canton.
been joined by 1,500 more who at 4.28.64 kilometres per hour, and He immediately drank a glass of then apparently vers
pied Shuntehru and are advancing they asked the female accused, to go NEW US. ANTI-AIRCRAFT arrived from further north on Quagzelli, who retired after one cir milk and was
towards. Shibchiachwang. It is back to the farmer, she refused to. * cuit, had an average speed of 416.47 ft. My
GUNS. The British machines were paint- Monday
anticipated that they will shortly do so. The male accused then told Changes in Canton officialdom kilometres
REN None of the pilots had any led skyblue, the Italian blood red. are forecasted. It is anticipated
They tore past the packed beach at Aberdeen (Maryland), Yesterday, attack Honan from the north. them that the woman was his wife. effects from cornering.
Chin Yun-ao has now been and he certainly would not permit a velocity suggestive of shells. The
Government experts have t test- that Ironside officers will replace
they were accused of flying the engine's "abriek dying immediately General LI Chai-sum's appointees
Anhul-Reuter:
white pigeon, the male accused said. You can go to the police f Mountain batteries have been as Police Commissioner and De- Sir Phillip Sassoon, the British into a whine. Undoubtedly, the ed a battery of anti-craft guns driven from Honan to Pocho in her to go back to the farmer: When
you want, "lo ordered from Canton towards the fence Commissioner, Under Secretary for Air, represent British victory was connected with which, when trained upon a tar- East River for servite against the According to another report, Ing the British: Government, after their superior tactics in negotiating get automatically follow, it across Communists at Swatow and three the Ironsides presumably as the the race expressed gratification in acute angled turns at each end of the sky. After adjustments were FAIR WEATHER. columns of attackers, are closing price of their loyalty to General the result and, the magnificent the course, which he took widely made for the range and speed of Insist on being in dlights by machines and pilots and and stepply hauling a few feet the target, moving 24 miles
MARCH ON REAR.
Canton Columns Closing in on Swatow.
CANTON CHANGES. Ironsides Want Share in the Government.
In on Swatow and the Han River Li Chai basin, v
charge of
At Mul-yuen (a day.by.motor the launch to Chao chow) is a force cha between 3,000 and 4,000 strong, in the rear of the Communists.
The Winning Machine.
Prea Full of Praise.
?
Honan, plan
North-east
easury
on) ari
paid a tribute to the design of the above the water, whereas the Ita gracefalig lined inning, machine, llana apcetacularly roomed aloft above ground, the battery scored fair, is the offic
several hits and also severed a cast until noon wheels fashion, and
line by which an seroplane was The typ (in which has been a múch admired, spun round.c
Renter's moving El ed to be the towing
the target 45 American Service
the Bonins and 801
fary It was the work of the dong Ear dived:
city lishman, D. J; Mitchell; 82 years Th
old who was also responsible for quicke
oderate,
port.
At 180 DE., Mr.Lindself on being informed that there was another- witness to give evidence, decided to adjourn the case until Saturday, He instructed Sergeant get the originaluthirð appear on Satu