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No. 15,701 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1927. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month,
YANGTSZE WAR.
TANG SENG-CHI RETREATS.
WARLORDS' OVERTURES.
ALLIANCE WITH HANKOW?
NANKING STILL WINNING.
Whatever advantage the gods, or circumstances, gave General Tang Seng-chi, commander-in-chief of Hankow, are being gradually wrested from him by his former confreres who adhere to the Nan- king faction of the Nationalist Party, but Northern generals are sug- gesting alliance with him.
ALLEGED PIRATES.
Seven Suspects In Court.
THE "IRENE" SEQUEL.
Charged With Piracy On The High Seas.
The sever alleged pirates arrcat-
UNION JACK WINS.
S. A. Flag Dispute Settled.
TWO EMBLEMS.
Terms Of Final Agreement. Outlined.
"Cape Town, Yesterday.
"PAPERSIDES."
Troops' Movements In Canton.
NO EXPEDITION.
N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optician
Established Over Forty: Years Manager:-Ralph, A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.
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TOBACCO WAR. -
British and American Conflict.
HOME VALUES DROP.
Li Chai-sum's Orders Apparently United States May Cut Prices In
Withdrawn.
Cigarettes.
Abundant flourish of trumpets
tion,
A Standard Rifle?.
London, Yesterday.
THOSE "STRIKERS!”
Getting Ready For The Winter.
LATEST FROM CANTON.
No Signs Of Disbandment Of Anti Hong Kong-ter
Garments padded with cotton,
A reduced market valuation in the most common form of Chinese
ed in connection with the seizuro
The most critical phase of the in Canton and other Nationalist and subsequent burning of the flag negotiations was the meeting centres has not resulted in the a week of over £10,000,000 in the clothing in winter, will be issued of any appreciable shares of, the Imperial Tobacco shortly to the "anti-Hong Kong: China Merchants' Steam Naviga- of the South African party at which movement tion Company's ss.. "Irene" in the unanimity was practically achiev- number of troops up the North Company and British-American strikers," says a report from Can- Semi-official sources in Canton Hunan, which is held by General attention in view of the reported vicinity of Bias Bay on October ed, including most of the Natal de- River to attack the province of Tobacco Company has attracted ton.
impending war with American have stated on more than one oc- 19, made a formal appearance belegates. fore Mr. R. E. Lindeoli at the Cen- A complete agreement by all Tang Seng-chi of Hankow.
Reuter has been informed that interests. It is stated that the casion recently that the members parties of outstanding points was about 20,000 men are on the latter are about to start a price of the "Canton-Hong Kong Strike: tral, Magistracy, this morning.
The men were lined up in the reached at 5:45 this evening.
Gen. Hertzog will make a state-march, ostensibly on the side of cutting war in Britain, principal Association" would be disbanded, dock as follows: Lau Hing, Li
Nanking's leaders.
ly concentrated on cigarettes, consequent on the contemplated Kwong, Wong Tim, Hang Kwan, ment in the Assembly to-morrow,
From well-informed sources in owing to the violation of an agree payment of the demobilisation Ever since hostilities broke out between the rival camps of Nan-Chan Hi, Tae Wa and Chan Shing. simultaneously tabling an amend Canton, the "China Mail" learns ment by the British-American bonus,
Within the last two weeks, The first five accused elected to ment embodying the settlement, that indications are against the Co. in allocating the markets of king and Hankow last week, General Tang Seng-chi's men have been
by the Canton authorities in a withdrawn rapidly up the Yangtaze. News has come through to-day speak in the Punt! dialect, the sixth which prescribes that the age of Government launching an expedi- the world between conflicting in- Strike headquarters was raided
terests. chose to speak Hakka, while the re- the Union will be, firstly, the Union that Hankow reinforcements are moving down-river to meet the maining one said with a smalle that Jack, denoting the association of
This has led to the formation of search for extremists. Orders have been given to a the Imperial Tobacco Co. to oper-
For Both Sexes. alright with him, the Union with the group of nations
This latest Nanking advance and interest in developments in Central China has anything was
announcement, Punti, Hakka, or Hoklo. They all constituting the British common-number of units to concentrate atate British markets and its cres- put the Peking war into the shade.
presented an unkempt and non-deg. wealth of nations; secondly, a pa-Shiukwan but there has beention of subsidiary companies in however, is attributed to the
very little movement.
the Dominions.
executive appointed last April, by cript appearance, afl wearing dirty
As at the outset, the Flag Bill
Some of the troops under Gen- looking Chinese trousers, while
The Stock Exchange, however, the Canton Government, to re- some wore singlets and others loose, final draft also provides for the eral Li Fook-lam, who have been short Chinese coats. None of the Union Jack to be flown with the described as the "Papersides of doubts the probability of a cigar- organise" the Strike, and the prisoners were legally represented. national flag on official buildings in Honum," are reported to have ette price war, owing to the heavy members of the executive are con-
Mr. C. A. S. Rusa appeared to the capitals of Union provinces, in started up the North River with losses if quality is maintained, watch the case in the interest of ports, Government offices abroad pioneers at: Yingtak, about 100 and the cost of extensive alterabeen asked for from contractors,
Another con- the Shipping Company owning the and such other placed in the Union miles due north of Canton. Hu- tions to plants if more cigarettes the clothing to be for both men
are packetted. as the Government may decide and nan is much further away. "Irene," while the police were re-
empowers the Governor-General to
The garments will be issued in Canton's war council has for- alderation is the great popularity and women strikers. presented by Mr. T. H. King, Direc-fix a form in which the flaga flown mally assumed office.
of the automatic cigarette ma- tor of Criminal Investigation.
drawn: on ships on the high seas, which One of the achenies it has in chines, which would require ex-order of priority according to lots means the Union Jack, will continue mind is the standardisation in the pensive readjustment,
. Bonus Still Talked Of. In the meantime the acquisition to be flown on ships until a decl-type of rifle, other weapons and sion of the Imperial Conference to equipment used by all troops in
the two Kwang provinces. the contrary.
DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES.
Nanking is about 50 miles from the mouth of the Yangtsze. Hankow is about 600 miles up. Therefore there are 650 miles be- tween the two capitals.
Prior to this new war, Hankow troops were creeping steadily down-river, with allegedly bad in- tentions against Nanking, until they were at Wuhu which is only 55 miles above Nanking.
Nanking's first. offensive re- lieved Wuhu. The second has brought Nanking detachments further up-river, gaining about 60 miles westwards.
at Anking, which is 108 miles from Wuhu (and, accordingly, 48 miles away fro mthe Nanking vanguard).
Appearances, however, may be deceptive..
Most of Nanking's initial ad- vantage has been gained by a series of movements, bigger forces dialodging smaller ones by threats.
Military observers familiar with the dispositions think that Tang Seng-chi will not make a stand till his men have got back to west of Poyang Lake to about 125 miles below Hankow.
If Defeated.
Here he will be in a better position to maintain contact, send down ammunitions from the Hanyang Arsenal, and settle on sound defence.
ON THE YANGTSZE.
Money for Chinese in Hankow.
intentions are obscure. In the
Seaman Drowned.
MUCH WANTED.
Tang Seng-chi,
4
Thursday and
tional flag.
TROOPS LEAVING.
300 FROM HONG KONG ON SUNDAY,
sidered as moderates....
It is stated that estimates have
a controlling interest by Kwangtung's new Commission- of American manufacturers in aor of Agriculture and Labour has largely advertised brand of cigar- called a meeting to discuss the ettes belonging to an English payment of bonus to the strikers. The Strike Executive Com- firm outside of the two big com- bines is announced to-day-mittee has been asked to send two: Reuter.
representatives,
SLOOP FOR CHINA.
"CORNFLOWER" TO REPLACE 'HOLLYHOCK."
RELIEFS FOR HONG KONG.
Others will be officials from the Treasury, the Police Department, the Provincial Kuomintang and the City Kuomintang, pe
The meeting was called for yesterday but no word has been received as to the result of the déliberations.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
CORRECTION REGARDING HIS
AFFAIRS.
The Charge. Shanghai, Yesterday.
The charge against the accused The situation here is quiet.
was that they with others unknown It is reported from Hankow did on October 19 and 20 on the that the Wu-Han Government has high seas off Ocksau Islands in the A final settlement was reached on voted $30,000 for the Chinese in China Sea assault Mr. J. H. Jahn- the definite understanding that as the ex-British Concession.
Southerners have control of sen, G.. Innos, A. Zaiorichkovsky, Aregards towns other than the afore- Hodge, H. Halvik, A. H. Demce and mentioned capitals there will be no Gen. Chu Nanking and Wuhu.
Chan Fung-wai on board the Chin- sudden change. This means the Pei-teh at Kiukiang is still reese ship "Irene'; that they shot at Union Jack will continue to be maining neutral. Tang Seng-chi's and wounded the said Chan Fung-flown in Johannesb Timberley, To Stand His Ground. There are indications, accord-north Yangtze the situation has wal, mess, boy of the said ship Grahamstown, and der eltics. ing to overnight cables, that the reached a deadlock. British thereby endangering his life; and Renter.
that they committed piracy by
The Domestic Flag.
NORTHANTS' MOVEMENTS. Hankow forces will make a stand Naval Wireless.
stealing by force and violence the
London, Yesterday. The new domestic flag retains the 88.. "Irene" and apparel and tackle
The last detachment of reser- A report has been received of of the ship, and money, clothing and three horizontal atripes of orange, vists with the Shanghai Defence the death by drowning at Shang- jewellery belonging to passengers white and blue, but the shield which Force who have been ordered hai on October 25 of Robert James Russell Taylor, ordinary on board the ship, including a gold appeared on a white stripe in the Home are leaving Hong Kong for Hering and other jewellery the pro- original design and of which the England on Sunday by the s.8. seaman of H.M.S. "Argus."
perty of Foo Ching-leang, $40 the Union Jack occupied only a quar-"Bellerophon." These are some H.M. Sloop "Cornflower," which was unmarried and his home was property of Chan Lin-ful, $120 the ter, is replaced by the Union Jack three hundred of the 1st North- shortly replaces H.M.S. "Holly- at Cricklewood, London.-British
property of Yau Shui-tsol and $20 and Transvaal viekleur, appearing amptonshires and the 38th hock" on the China station, will be Naval Wireless.
the property of Yee Chuen-chun, all horizontally with the Orange Free Mechanical Transport Company, commissioned with a relief crew of passengers on the "Irene." States vierkleur vertically between together with the latter being a the "Iroquoia" for passage to Hong
With reference to the paragraph On the application of Mr. King, them forming a cross The Union number of the Morris six-wheelers Kong and the latter's relleved crew
will bring back the "Hollyhock."--appearing in our issue of Septem-.. his Worship fixed hearing of the Jack will be three times the size which have been in use locally.
ber. 17 last under the heading Northern Generals' Overtures to case for 2.15 on Monday afternoon that it was in the original design. The 1st Northamptonshires will Reuter.
be brought up to strength by the
"Marrying Again, "Chiang Kai- next, and intimated that he would-British Wireless Service,
Shek's 4th. Venture," we are now addition of detachments which be able to continue on the after-
Capetown, Yesterday,
informed that General Chlang was noona of Tuesday,
The unexpectedly rapid progress are being sent out by the 8.8.
duly divorced from his former wife Friday next.
of yesterday's negotiations between "Somersetshire," which ship will
In the year 1821 and that last year Generals Hertzog and Smuts result take the complete Battalion from CANADIAN PAPER.
he duly liberated his so-called Con- ed in a settlement of the flag ques- Hong Kong to Shanghai on or
cubine. The statement contained tlon, to which the Nationalist and about November 4. ·
In the above-mentioned paragraph. that General Chiang already has a wife and two concubines and that Ottawa, Yesterday. on her contemplated marriage with Figures of the September pro-him taking glace Mias Sung Mee- tions was revised to state that the ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE duction of newsprint show that ing will therefore be his fourth Canada has supplanted the United wife is consequently inaccurate Union Jack will be flown from ships
States as the world's largest pro-and we are pleased to insert this in docks and in the capitals, includ- ing Parliament buildings, Union The weekly police dance at Police ducer. Canada in September pro- correction and to express our re- Government buildings and, else-Headquarters has been cancelled duced over 178,000 tons and the gret for the mistake made.
United States over 114,000.
[The paragraph referred where as may from time to time until further notice.
Three years ago the United
a telegram from be defined by Government.
The
in the fasue domestic flag will be of the design
A lady's handbag was yesterday States' largest export exceeded appeared as
Canada's newsprint
easily. Shanghai
the "Kung. Sheung Yat Po suggested by Mr. Tielman Roos, picked up at the Star Ferry wharf,
us three horizontal stripen Kowloos, and handed over to the Canada's largest export was of
Police at the Tsimshatsui Station. wholly manufactured products, of September 16 last and was
Reuter's American Service. waters, will be made High Com- Settlement of the South African) Found unclaimed on board the missioner to China and that the fag dispute which has caused keen.. "Sphinx," 2,508 rounds of as- The 39th United States Des American Miniater in Peking. controversy throughout the Union sorted ammunition were yesterday troyer Flotilla, consisting of the John Van Antwerp MacMurray, since the Flag Bill was first intro- removed to the Central Police Sts- "Parrott," "McCormick," "Edsall" probably will not return to his duced in Parliament, will, it is ex-flon.. and "Bulmer" from Shanghai, post, cannot be confirmed here pected, be announced by General the "McLeish" from Manila, are and is doubted in official circles. Hertzog to-day.
Negotiations Mr. J. Burgess of No. 61A, going to Hong Kong, after which It is known, however, that a which, according to a Press mess Wongmelchong Road was last even- they visit Saigon, Bangkok, and suggestion that the Minister in Manila. On November 18, the Peking be removed and a High age, have thus resulted in settle ing bitten by a dog belonging to 43rd Flotilla will take over the Commissioner be appointed was and were conducted privately be chong Road, and had to go to the ment were begun last Wednesday Mrs. Bennett of No. 59, Wongnal- Yangtsze Patrol-Reuter.
made to the State Department tween General Hertzog and General Government Civil Hospital for negotiating in America for large] FLIERS AT LISBON. Southern Movements. in Washington some months ago Smuts, the leader of the South treatment. The dog was captured
Shanghai, Yesterday. and was rejected. temp. Nanking troops of the 7th and Minister MacMurray is now in African party. It is announced at and taken to Kennedy Town for of 19th Armies on the north bank of Washington consulting with the the design will satisfy all except theservation. - the Yangtaze are marching on State Department regarding the extremists-British Wireless Ser-
vice.. Luchowfu, while the 37th and China situation and officials here 44th Armies continue to advance expect he will return to China
Talk between peace and war is occupying most attention in re- gard to the war in Chihli province between Shansi and Fengtien. There is no change to report in Hangchow during the past week. South African Party caucuses agre- the situation.
The military are systematically ed. The clause providing the fly- Shansi rovers are still inside and forcibly detaining all vessels Ing of the Union Jack as a symbol the railway town of Chuchow, 40 at several points on the upper of South Africa's membership of miles south of Peking and Feng-Yangtaze until they purchase the British Commonwealth of Na- tien's efforts to dislodge them their release.-Reuter.
In the event of defeat, his men could move further up-river, march westwards across country, or retreat southwards into Klang-have waned. si province by the Kiukiang-Nan- chang Railway (provided there is no coup in his rear).
Neither side is too well off for funda but Hankow's army has been resting for a few months while the crack units of Nanking have been fighting all the time.
MR. CHEN'S DENIAL.
No Truth in Report of
Marriage.
Moscow, Yesterday:
Mr. Eugene Chen, who has re- turned from South Russia, denies
Mr. Eugene Chen.
he has married the widow of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and described the zumour as a malicious fabrica tion savouring of political sacri
Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, who has fought Nanking for months, is considered the most likely of the warlords to obtain an alliance with Tang Seng-chi of Hankow. Marshal Chang Tso-lin (head of Fengtien) and General Chang
Tsung-chang of Shantung are both reported to be making over- tures to Hankow..
U. S. Yangtsze Patrol.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
"
ADMIRAL BRISTOL.
Post of High Commissioner Doubted
Tokyo, Oct. 17. A report published in the Japanese press that Rear Admiral Mark Bristol, commander of the Unted States fleet in Asiatic
orange, white and blue-Reute. London, Yesterday.
AIR BOATS TOUR.")
London, Yesterday.
from
IN THE NEWS. :
REPORTS.
U. S. A. SUPPLANTED AS NEWS URINT SOURCE.
LODZ TEXTILES,
COTTON PURCHASES IN
·AMEMRICA.
Warsaw, Yesterday. Lodz textile manufacturers are credits to purchase cotton from the United States. In addition the Lodz cotton spinners are nego tiating a long term ten million dollars loan for the Introduction of A 10-year-old Chinese boy was modernised equipment in the yesterday taken to the Government mille. Reuter.
Naples British; Hailey, The boy was later removed
Civil Hospital anffering from in Armouth bank up-river this fallese report from Pe-
Juries received through being knocked down in Queen's Road against Hankow. The Japanese
Generalissimo Cheng Chien is at king, as published here, is some
The four British flyingbosts West by private motor car No.:1549 present at Wuhu.
what circumspect and merely as which are Journeying to India and owned by the Hong Kong Electric It is reparted that 20,000 troops the arrival of the Admiral in Pek Australia reached Brindlel this Company, and driven by Mr. from Canton, apparently operat-king caused the report that he morning ing against Tang Seng-chi of would be appointed High Com Wireless Service. Hankow have appeared in South missioner. It points out the Klangel
Admiral was High Commissioner The whole of the 26th Army to Turkey and filled the post with of Nanking has crossed from distinction,
on Conditions in China, It is point Chinking to Tsing the opposite (north) bank of the ed out, are in some
similar to those Yangtze for
lege ffview of the deep reverence It is estimated that at least in Turkey when in which he holds Madame
20,000 men have been wit)
Com
from the hospital by his parents against the advice of the doctor in charge as the boy was, sudering from a light fracture of the skull.
STILL FINE!
forecast, unti
demand
THE LEAGUE.
PREPARING FOR NEXT: ANKWASSEMBLY.
to
translated and inserted in the "China Mail" in all good faith; the Kung Sheung Yat Po" being given" as the source of information. Upon applying to the "Kung Sheung Yat Po" for a copy of the paper to verify the paragraph they charged us one dollar! The paper is sold in the streete for five cents.-Ed. "C. M.")
ECHO OF ATLANTIC
FAILURE:N
Lisbon, Yesterday.. The trans-Atlantic fliers, Miss Ruth Elder and Haldeman arrived by the steamer Lima" and re- ceived an extraordinary en thusiastic welcome from the American Minister and Legation staff. Portuguese airmen and others went out to meet the "Lima," the aeroplanes circling aloft Students spread cloaks on Geneva, Yesterday, the quayside for Ruth to walk on man of the The police had the utmost difficul
the ty to break through the crowds. Conference, The pair) were driv to the Bession for Palace to receive the President'.. renda includes congratulations. They are gue
the at the American legationem
Mr. Proj
Comm
the fou The