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China Mail
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ABLISHÈD
1245
No. 25,685 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927.
PEKING PANIC.
EXODUS FROM CAPITAL.
ANOTHER TOWN FALLS.
FENGTIEN LOSE GROUND.
NATIONALIST FLAG HOISTED.
Poking gives the appearance of superficial composure but con- siderable alarm exists in the capital as the result of unfavourable developments in the war zones.
That most significant factor in all Chinese crises-an exodus of officials' fanilica-has made itself apparent and the city gates are guarded by the military.
Shansi has captured another town from Fengtien, following up their success by instituting Nationalist propaganda and generally
following Chiang Kai-shek's example.
OMINOUS SITUATION.
Shanghai, Yesterday. The Shansi army captured Suanhwa-fu on Tuesday.
Shansi army is driving towards Tingchow which is further south than Paotingfu, and about 150 miles from Peking,
NATIVE ORGY.
Whites Massacred în Solomon Islands.
BUSH TRAGEDY.
Trader's Graphic Story To..
Commissioner.
The boatswain of the "Auks" and four wounded police are the
'sole survivors.-Reuter,
but no official announcement has been made yet.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
The Legations have decided that should danger approach Peking or Tietnsin, naval and military units will be despatched for protection purposes."Hong Kong Evening!
Post.'
KEEPING HIS HARP.
Premier Refuses To Get Despondent.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
AGROUND• AGAIN.
Ship's Adventurous Trip.
HOME TRADE PROSPECTS.
Conditions Brightening, Says Mr. Baldwin.
THE "SAN NAM HOL”
Hits Shoal Near Whangmun Customs House.
The
Hong Kong-Kongmoon
N. LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Ouly European Optician-
Established Over Forty Years Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, `M.A.0.A.
Registered Optometrist (Canada).
THE WEST RIVER. ENGLAND'S WELCOME.
No Trouble At Some Ports.
A WUCHOW WARNING.
Customs Authorities Will Refuse To Issue Clearance.
American Legionaries Arrive.
A MEMORABLE INCIDENT.
When U.S. Unit Joined Fight Without Orders.
A
Suva (Fiji), Yesterday.
London, Yesterday,-
Takhing, the port on the West
London, Yesterday. Nothing has been left undone The news of the massacre of "I refuse to hang my harp on steamer "San Nam Hoi" is hav- River below Wuchow, has not whites and native police in the a weeping willow." declared Mr. ing, somewhat of an adventurous been consistent in its antagonism to ensure a.most cordial welcome
for the 300 American Legion Solomon Islands is contained in a Baldwin, reviewing the trade trip on her way back to Hong to British shipping.
When the "Tai Hing" passed aries, including Gen. Savage, radio message received by the prospects in the course of a speech Kong.
arrival The happenings relating to the through on her way down to whose High Commissioner for the West-at a huge mass meeting at Car-
from France,
ern Pacific.
diff this evening. He declared withdrawal of the ship's crew by Hong Kong this week, she was not was greeted by party of A trader arrived at Tulagi there was no need for pessimism. the Kongmoon Seamen's Union attended by either the sampans, eminent British people. They luncheoned in London, where the aboard the steamer "Auks", and Exports had been growing in the have already been related and the lighters or coolies.
It was thought that. Takhing Prince of Wales presided and reported that the District Com-past few months and the shipping fact that the vessel (which flies
Pres. Coolidge, The missioner Cadet and 15 native outlook was, not unfavourable nor the Chinese Nationalist flag) left had been induced to follow the toasted police and the crew of the vessel the general situation unhopeful. Kongmoon on Wednesday with a example set by Shiuhing, further Prince spoke felicitously and em-
He said that a return to the scratch crew.
down the West River, in the at-phasised the duty of the English- have murdered in the bush by na- tives on the north-east coast of gold standard was a key to the The steamer hus subsequently tempt to coerce British vessels to speaking races to see that the Malaita Island.
twice gone aground, once on Wed-submit to search at Dosing by links forged in war-time did not
Government neaday night near the Whangmunthe
examination become a mere sentimental asso entrance light and again yester- bureau.
ciation, but would ́ ́continue as day, three miles from Whangmun However, the s.s. "Chung On" strong and practical ties. Chinese Customs House.
called at Takhing after the "Tai Earl Haig proposing the Legion, Expected This Evening. Hing." On her up-trip, the recalled the memorable day in News of the second mishap was "Chung On" cleared Takhing at July 1918 when an American unit received in Hong Kong this morn-night when no boycott was evid-joined the battle without orders. ing from masters of incoming ent. Coming down, she again put This was the first time in his- steamers from the neighbourhood into Takhing where she was at- tory that Anglo-Americans had and it was thought that the "San tended to Bs usual. Inquiries fought side by side in a big battle, Nam Hoi" would be able to get off were made and the ship was and the incident caused no little on this morning's tide and, provid-assured that there was no boy-anxiety and alarm among every- ing there are no further mishaps, cott,
one connected with it except the make Hong Kong some time this]
Wuchow Clearances. troops concerned. Reuter. afternoon or evening.
The "Tai Hing" did not sail for
Prince's Speech. [Note: Whangmun is the up-river yesterday but this de-
London, Yesterday. channel where Hong Kong steam-velopment is not connected with The Prince of Wales presided ers (for West River ports) enter the events at Dosing, Shiuhing at a luncheon given to the Interest is diverted to the
the delta.]
and Takhing.
| American Legionaries by the Bri- south-west of Peking where the
She has been informed that, tish Legion and British Empire Shansi army opened a strong at-
for some reason not stated, she Service League at the Hotel Cecil tack along the Paking-Hankow The fact that Shangi is resort. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang (the)
Pakkai, Kongmoon, Wed. will not be "cleared" by the Har- this afternoon. His Royal High- Railway, on Wednesday, in the ing to methods adopted by the "Christian general") has yet to take
The Chinese a.s. "San Nambour authorities at Wuchow (un-ness, who was enthusiastically re vicinity of Tingehow. The attack Nationalists under Chiang Kai-the field against his traditional
Hoj" sailed for Hong Kong at 6 der the Chinese Maritime Cus-ceived, proposed toasts of the continues.
shek in their offensive against the enemies of Peking to swing the
p.m. to-day without a pilot and toms) should she visit the port King and President of the United Nationalist Flag Hoisted. North in the employment of balance in Shansi's favour.
minus the majority of her Chin-jagain.
States. He said: "We of the Bri-: The Shansi army which took plain clothes men behind the} As it is, Fengtien claims superior-
ese'crew.
Further steps will be taken in tish Legion have not forgotten Kalgan has hoisted the National enemy's lines-may be significant. Ity in men, munitions and supplies,
The pilot's services had been the matter.
and never will forget the links ist flag with the "white sun and Many cities were panic in re-if not in position, but Shanet is return of rupurity. It helped dispensed with by order of the
which those hard days of the blue ground," pinstering the cent months when rumours went still in the ascendancy.
the manufacturer and insured the Chinese Seamen's Union head-
war forged between you, our bro- town with Nationalist proparound that a few hundred plain Foreign observers express the worker real wages.
quarters in Canton. The branch
thers of the United States in the ganda, such as "Down with Im-clothes Nationalist soldiers had opinion that Fengtien are at a dia- Referring to the Trade Union of the Union at Pakkai wanted the
American Legion, and ourselves. perialiam, militarists and Chang appeared. The terror of such tac advantage because they are not Act, he said he would not press a pilot to be reinstated. As a pro-
Tao-lin," etc.
It is the duty of the two great. tics seems to have vanished. ready and reinforcements will not General Election on the Labour test against the alleged "interfer-
Then, again, the cable publish-be able to turn the tide for a
English-speaking nations of the Party until they had an opportun-lence" by Canton, the local union
THE RED RETREAT.
world' to see to it that those links ed above, refers to other directions week or so.
ity to whip up more effective op-induced the crew to walk out when
do not become mere sentimental in which Shansi is copying the Peking Strongly Guarded.
position to act-it would be tak-the ship last, arrived here and she Nationalists' example.
When last heard of, the mail associations, to see to it that they The fact that Peking is strongly ing an unfair advantage.
was not able to go on to Kowkong. Communist army under General Ho remain and continue always as guarded indicates apprehension of As regards the Lord's reform, Ultimately the steamer's agents Lung, after being expelled
from strong and practical ties-it is to those portions of the Peking-Sui There may, however, be an-trouble from within Chihli province, he declared the Government wel- compromised by offering to take Swalow, had passed through Cheng-unite us in the big task of main- yuan and Peking-Hankow Rail- other explanation for the presence possibly by agitators.
comed sympathetic and enlighten- the pilot back temporarily but the bat and Uugkung, bound due north taining peace in the world which ways under their control. No of Nationaliat flags and propa- The families of Fengtlen officials ed criticism. The Government pilot refused the offer. civilians are permitted in the plat- ganda in Kalgan. General Yen who are leaving Peking for Mukden would consider this in the Subsequently the steamer left for the inland portion of the pro-is realising that continued peace Hai-shan, the "model governor" of are, of course, going away from the Autumn and announce a decision with a scratch crew for Hongvincial frontier between Kwang- is absolutely necessary for its An ominous feature of the Shansi, has been a member of the zone of fighting, back to Marshal later in the year. situation is that families of Feng-Kuomintang from its inception.
The Fengtien army, after des- troying the railway, retreated to- wards Hwallai after which there has been a full in the fighting.
All gates of Peking are strong- ly guarded by the military, but the capital is quiet.
Railways Monopólised. The Fengtien force monopolised
As a matter of fact, to-day's despatches state specifically that Fengtien reinforcements are go ing south from Pactingľu to Ting- chow.
Nationalist Methods.
Borodin. Taking Part?
forms or trains.
41.
tien officials are leaving Peking But a Chinese cable received for Mukden.-Reuter..
overnight states that Borodin is
. [Note: Suanhwa is a town of at Taiyuanfu, the capital of} over 350,000 inhabitants. Ting-Shansi, where he is busy directing
chow's population is given at over propaganda, for General Yen Hai- 300,000.]
140 MILES AWAY.
Distance of Shansi Army From Peking.
Suanhwa is in the northern sec. tor of the war between Fengtien and Shansi, along the Peking- Suiyuan Railway. Tingchow is in the southern sector, along the Peking-Hankow Railway.
shan and the "Christian general,"} against Peking. This, in view of the following, needs no ment:
com-
Moscow, Yesterday. Comrade Borodin has arriv- ed here back from China.— Reuter.
WAR SUMMARY.
Legations Perturbed As To Outcome.
The war is now about a week old. To date the gains by Shansi can be summarised as follow:-.
-Y
BALANCE OF POWER.
"Christian General" Not In The War Yet.
Chang Tso-lin's stronghold in Man- churia
NATIONALIST SPLIT.
Suspected Troops Disarmed at Nanking,
Nanking, Yesterday. Nationalist troops continue to disarm units the loyalty of which has been doubted.
+
Referring to economy, he said
the Government had cut down
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Kong.
defence to the limit of safety. OLD CHINA HAND. The Government was anxious to effect economies. "We are trying and we will try to economise.”— Reuter.
'men.
FIGHT ON SHIP.
SEAMEN OF RIVAL UNIONS.
CANTONESE CHARGED.
DEATH OF CAPT. C. A.
ROBERTSON, "
A MIXED ARMY,
PRO-CANTON FORCES AT
SWATOW.
con-
very existence." tung and Fukien.
"All of us Legionaries," Military intelligence is that only one wing of the Communists included the Prince, "have in our vaded Swatow and the busin of the wartime friendship a wonderful Han River, the other remaining in heritage. If we use it in the right the hilly country 150 miles from the way we should in the years of peace be able to repair the havoc coast.
which the war wrought to many of us."-British Wireless Service,
Chase Not Followed Up.
very
A dinner dance will be held at Messrs. Lane, Crawford's, Restaur-
ant to-night and to-morrow night, at which the "L-C.", Band will be. In attendance.
There is a good deal of evidence INDO-CHINA SKIPPER.
that the pro-Canton column, after relieving Swatow, want to
SEAMAN FINED, News has been received in the little trouble in pursuing the Com- Colony of the death at Home of munist army which is still believ-
Arriving in the Colony from San Capt. C. A. Hobertson on October ed to be intact.
Francisco on the s.s. "President Other Nationalist troops aro
I at the age of 64, of Capt. C. A.
Monroe" about two weeks ago, In and around Swatow, the pre- Thomas Sharpin, a British seaman, going up the River in the direc-
Robertson who for twenty-six sent pro-Canton garrison is made who said that he became destitute Hon of Wuhu, near the dividing
years had been in the employ of line between Nanking and Wu- A set-to between Cantonese the Indo-China Steam Navigation One or two units are under com- "Monroe" through his being asleep up of a variety of detachments. here because he had missed the Han territory.-British Naval and Foochow seafarers. on board
Company. Wireless...
the Douglas Company's s.5. "Hai-
manders appointed by Chiang Kai-ashore up to 12 am, on the day the Wuhu, Yesterday.
Capt. Robertson joined the The capture of Suanhwa by
Soldiers of the 18th Nationalist Major C. Willson's Court at the 1901 and was promoted to master the near future. The object will charged before Mr. R. E. Lindwell ning" yesterday, had a sequel in Indo-China as a junior officer in shok and, it is thought, that pres- ship was due to sail at 6 o'clock in sure may be exerted on them in the morning, Was this morning Shansi is the second reverse in
Army have arrived here.-British Central Magistracy this morning twelve years later, serving on be to Naval Wireless. the northern sector for Peking,
at the Central Magistracy with dis- when five Cantonese were chal8 various vessels of the fleet engag-under &
centralise the command
orderly conduct while drunk at the Kalgan having fallen earlier in
The Peacemakers, · ed with assaulting three Foochow ed in the China coast run.
general nominated by Seamen's Institute last night, the week.
Kiukiang, Yesterday.
Canton, now that the provincial fine of $10 was imposed. Suanhwa is about 140 milea
Northern sector; capture of Kal-)
The deceased retired on pen- from Poking but Hwailai, to which an and Suanhwa, and an advance Nationalist Army (who is to nego-peared in Court with their heads July of this year, proceeding to
General Chu Pei-teh of the 3rd Two of the complainants ap- sion, acting on medical advice, in government has become practical-
ly autonomous.
DINNER DANCE TO-NIGHT. the Fengtien defenders are fall- of 60 miles along the Peking tiate for peace between Nanking bandaged, while the third man, England via Canada later in the ing. back, is less than 100 miles Suiyang Railway.
and Wu-Han), Dr. C. C. Wu (Na- Bergeant Carey said, was in the month with Mrs. Robertson. from Peking.
Southern sector: control of Peking- tionalist Foreign Minister); and hospital. He was in a serious
'PLANE CRASH. • Flank Attack Averted,
Hankow Rallway at Shih-chia- Mr. Sun Fo (formerly of Wu-Han condition, and was being hourly on Shanghai where he had made One Killed and Three Injured
Capt. Robertson had been based Chinese cables state that Feng-chuang and. Chingting (where the and now Finance Minister of the watched by the doctor.
his home for the greater part of
in Canton.. tien headquarters have decided to Shansi troops are astride the line) new. Nationalist Government) Asked for the facts of the case, his service in the Far East but he make their front line at Hwailai and an advance northwards of have arrived at Kiukiang and the Sergeant said that the accus was well-known in Hong Kong Of three areoplanes sent up by and their second at Nankow Pass, about 50 miles.
proceeded to Kuling, the nearby ed were members of the Canton and other coast porta and the the military authorities on Wed- which is only 30 miles north-west
Yu Chen of Fengtien (the tutung summer resort. British Naval Seamen's Guild, while the comnews of his death was received nesday-on of Peking!
of Charkar), whose capture by the Wireless.
the occasion of the Further news about the north pro-Shansi tutung of Sulyuan, Gen- [Note: Mr. Wang Ching-wei, Foochow Seamen's Guild. The of friends.
plainants were members of the with regret among a wide circle public welcome to the Ironsides ern sector is that the fighting, oral, Shang Cheng led to who resigned the chairmanship of Cantonese formed the old crew of
at East parade ground, two merchandise and showcases over: Women, and children who prior to Shansi's capture of Suan- the present hostilities, has been the Kuomintang, is at Kuling. He the "Haining" who had been paid the "Yatshing," which was in aviator and injuries to the Chief of bumped about in the crowd: but Deceased's last command was crashed, causing the death of one happened to be in the way were hwa, was severe. A flank attack removed to Taiyuanfu (capital of is being induced to resume office off by the Shipping Company on Hong Kong at the time that de- the Air Bureau and two on the Fengtlen troops was at Shansi) as a prisoner of war and in the interests of Nationalist the expiration of their six months' ceased developed acute heart trou- airmen
other
order was restored in ten minutes: contract. The complainants were ble, necessitating medical treat- One of the 'planes
by the soldiers taking part in the came down part of the new crew which had ment here and his later retire-not far from the Canton Govern- street fight in Canton was that both march: An unusual feature of this! Plain Clothes" Mem.
Nanking, Yesterday. been brought down from Foochow Yu Chen's release has been de The Nationalist supreme.
|ment aerodrome. Both the pilot War by the Shipping Company.REA manded by Fongties but General council met on Wednesday. Gen-
Capt, Robertson's home is be and the observer were seriously in-aldes seemed to take the "ecrapping" The Cantonese refused to leave
good-naturedly. fured. Shang Chen is obdurate. The better eral Li Tsung-len (of Nanking) the ship until the Shipping Com-lieved to be in Devonshire.
Het Unions to be Closed, to carry on the campaign, he is and General Ching Chien for any had cabled to the Canton
Affar superintending the "des- moving out into the field himself. Wu-Han), who both support the Union to ask for "Instructions."
Steps are being taken by the patch of these two men to hospital, Canton Government to close up all A thousand plain clothes" men, "coalition," were among those pre The Company; of course, took no
the Chief of the Bureau went up labour unions engaged in, stret Acting for Shazai, were caught by sent.
notice of this demand, and order-
in another scouting machine. This fighting or riots, Where the Shane troops in the Fengtien regulars (states the A quorum could not be obtained the Foochow men to take over southern sector (at the junction "Kung Sheung Yat Po") and dised so that the council sat na “an from the Cantonese. When they of the Peking Hankow Railway Armed. Five hundred were cap informal tea party,” The Council boarded the ship, the Foochow Strong east winds, moderating, with the Shans! Railway) began tured, grey
vba proper was to have sat to day man were attacked by the Canton- overcast, with rain at first, improv their offensive is roughly 200 Foreign Protection (Thursday) Hong Kong Evening, ese, who were armed with ham ing later, is the official weather students, labourers and others who A new mayor of Canton may
Ministers of the various Powers Post."ANY mers and iron bars, and in the forecast until boon to-morrow. took part in the mass welcome be appointed shortly. 400 are reported to be perturbed over Russian Consul to Go set to the three complainantsPressure is still high to the went for a procession through the General Ll Chai-suns la reorges- East of Tokyo. The typhoon city when ceremonies were over laing the 4th Army atid General Hankow, Yesterday, suffered cracked heads.
about 500 miles: 8.8.W of Hong Accusing the Russian Consulate The Magistrate gave a week's Kong. It will probably strike the Two rival labour detachments were Chang Fah-hui commanding the Discussions between the Loga- of harbouring Communist propa formal remand, fixing ball in the coast a little to the north of Cape Involved in a street fight. Men Ironsides, is also making tions are stated to have taken place 1, (Continued on Page 6.) sum of $100 each.”.
Varella this afternoon.
were bowled over into shops, knock in his Administration.
tempted but the defenders tore up the railway, extricated themselves from a dangerous position, and then retired.
is under guard in the headquarters unification.]
of General Yen Hal-aban.
Another."Tea Party.”
SOUTHERN SECTOR:
Fengtien Defence Against Drive on Tingchow.
miles south by west of Peking..t Yesterday it was reported that the Fengtien defenders were leaving Paotingfu, which is 100 miles from Peking.
This is now contradicted. The
the latest war developments in Chihli province.
ment
MORE RAIN.
TYPHOON STRIKING THIS PAFTERNOON,-
*plane was smashed. The pilot was killed and the Chlef injured,
Good-Natured Scrap.
tempts to stir up trouble along It la officially reported that at
the West River have been detect The various bodies of soldiers,ed and the plotters have fled.