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POSITION OF KWEITEH.
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1927.
CANTON DAY BY DAY Views on Government's Headquarters.
SOLIDIFYING THE UNIONS.
Petitions From Strikers And Seamen.
Canton's intentions to establish
new Nationalist
FRAUD ALLEGED. Marconi's Shareholders' Affidavits.
CHANCERY CASE.
Petition For Reduction Of Capital.
London, Yesterday.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
BRITAIN IN CHINA.
Statement in House of
Commons.
CONDITIONS ON THE YANGTSZE.
Reference To Renewed Boycott
In, Canton.
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Insurance Association
Tribute.
NEXT WEEK'S PRESENTATION. Hon. Mr. W. T. Sonthorn To Be Present.
LINES THREATENED. and arts inquit Government era, which are alleged to ameent to position of China, Sir Austen offices
HIS
NO DECISIVE ACTION.
A Reuter's cable from Peking says that reports from Honan are still meagre, whilst the full of Kweiteh is not yet confirmed,
The latest reports state that heavy.fighting is going on in that region.
ito write
INDIAN REFORMS.
Mr. Baldwin's Statement In Parliament.
COMMISSION'S PERSONNEL
Extremists Angry At Omission Of Indians.
Rugby, Yesterday. An Interesting ceremony
London, Yesterday. Replying to a question on the will take place
Parliament re-opened without in' the Affidavita by Marconi sharehold-
ceremony after the long recess. of the Marine In-
In spite of fog and frost several be wavering.
charges of fraud against the Direc-Chamberlain, Secretary of State
surance Association (Charter members of the House of Com- The project was launched when tors, were heard at the Chancery for Foreign Affairs, gave an ac- Mr. Wang Ching-wei, leader of Division hearing of Marconi's Wire count of the events since his lasted Bank Building) a week to-day mons arrived at five in the morn the Leftist politicians, returned less Telegraph Company's petition statement on July 27. He refer- (November 16) at 4 p.m. when ing in order to secure seats.
Interest to-day centred in Mr. down the capital from red to generally unsettled con- His Excellency the Officer Ad- tó Canton recently. In Nanking, |
ditions in Yangtsze Valley and ministering the Government will Baldwin's announcement on the the unstable state of affairs at make a presentation to Mr. T. P. Statutory Commission to inquire the majority of Nationalist lead-i ers are not keen on the Govern-:
Hankow.
Beatty, who was Chief Officer of into the working of Indian re-·· ment being set up at Canton,
He said that, as a result of the the "Sunning" a year ago when forms. The Commission does not investigations of the British the heroic resistance was put up include any Indian and consists of However, those who belonged to the Bankow political faction, and
Trade Mission on the Yangtaze it by the officers which resulted in Sir John Simon, Chairman Lord and a number of Kuomintang
had been found. possible for Bri-holding the pirates at bay until a Burnham, Lord. Strathcona, the Honourable Edward Cadogan, Mr. tish shipping companies to re-rescue was made.
It is reported that Chang Tsung-chang has left Tsinanfu for members in Shanghai, are now Tsining to stiffen the Chihli-Shantung resistance.
Hauchowit telegrams appear in the vernacular papers stating. that Chu Yu-pu says that he has "changed his plans and is concen-
believed to favour the holding of a preliminary convention in Shanghai, this convention to de- cide the location of the fourth plenary session of the Kuomin
trating his forces on Kweite instead of Kaifeng.". These are self-tang Central Executive. Com explanatory.
mittee which has caused so much | heart-burning.
The Hankow Party. However, there are other poli-] ticims who insist that even the preliminary convention should be
Chinese sources report that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang has tele- graphed to Nanking to drive up the Tsingu railway to meet his forces at Hsuehowfu. However the fact that the Ankuochun troops at Homhsiang, north of the Yellow River, are crossing to the southheld in Canton. bank seriously threatens Feng's lines of communications.
NANKING'S
CLAIMS.
Nanking claims that the ex-dicate that the Nanking attack on peditionary troops sent up the Hankow is about to be resumed Yangtze have come into contact and that resistance will be offer-
with the retreating Hankowed by the flankow fores.-Bri-
armies around Wusuch (about tish Naval Wireless. 10 miles below Hankow), attack- ing with success,
Foochow, Yesterday. Although the situation is gen- On the other hand, Hankowerally quiet, the Chinese Naval maintains that the Nanking ex- and Military authorities are at pedition was checked and that the cross purposes over the division Hankow armies are moving back of control over terrliory and' finances.-British Naval Wireless." steadily.
Whatever the fortunes of war may have been, it appeark us if the rival Nationalist armies are in touch, with Hankow-the ob- jective of Nanking's forces- about 100 miles away..
On the upper Yangtze, Han- kow troops are reported to have inflicted a reverse on the 2nd Army which is suspected of being in league with General Yang Sen, who is moving slowly down river. Another report is that Yang Sen will ally himself with General Tang Seng-chi of Hankow,
Northern War Zones.
In the northern war zones, the Shansi troops are contemplating a counter-offensive against Feng tien, now that the "Christian General's" Kuominchun is at tucking the Fengtien forces on the Honan-Shantung border.
be advancing rapidly eastward
against the Shantung portion of
the Fengtien armies. The dan- ger to Peking lies in the possibi- lity of the Kuominchun being able to reach the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, where it may join hands with the Nanking Nationalist
SHANSI RESIDENTS.
Strive to Effect Peace in Peking.
-
The Stansi residents and mer- chants in the capital will hold a meeting in their guild in a day or two, when, it is said, questions connected with their attempt to re- store pence Mukden will be discussion.
and between Shanai
the main topic of
In
Two influential institutions at Hankow have declared in favour of Canton as the venue. These are
Signor Marconi.
sume a restricted service from A few weeks ago a similar Stephen Walsh, Colonel Lane Fox Hankow to Changsha, where con- acknowledgment was made in and Major Atlee-Reuler. ditions were found to be distinctly Shanghai to Mr. J. S. Hurst, who Prime Minister's Statement. improved, there being no sign of was 2nd Officer at the time and to
London, Yesterday. anti-foreign feeling and the Con- Mr. George Cormack, Chief En-
The Prime Minister (Mr. Stan- munist element being sternly re-gineer,, the presentation being ley Baldwin) announced the com- pressed. Chungking, also, was made on behalf of the Shanghai position of the Statutory Com- found to be quiet, with little anti-Marine Underwriters' Associa- mission which will inquire into foreign feeling a rigid, suppres-tion, these two officers now being the working of the system of sion of Communism. The Consul-en the Yangtze run.
government and growth of educa Late of this port was being re-
tion and development of represen The presentation in Hong Kong tative institutions in India. The opened as soon as a Consular offi-will be of a private nature, in- Commission will consist of Sir cer was available.
vitations being confined to mem-John Simon, the well-known British steamer navigation had bers of Marine Insurance Com- been experimentally resumed on anies who are members of the King's Copnsel and leading Liber- the Upper Yangtze, and he unAssociation and a few other re- Burnham, proprietor
al who will be Chairman; Lord, derstood that British merchants presentatives, such as Commodore Daily Telegraph:" Lord Strath- were returning to Changsha,. L. Pearson, C.M.G., the Hon. Ichang, and Chungking.
Affairs in Canton,
of the
the Wu-Han Branch of the Na-24,000,000 to 22,375,000 involving a tionalist Political Council and the reduction in the Ordinary shares Hankow city Kuomintang, both of from £1 to 10/-. . which are Party organisations The spokesman of the opposition
Mr. E. R. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. cona; the flonourable Edward dominated by Leftist supporters said that the scheme was aimed to
D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman of Cadogan and Colonel Lane Fox, of Mr. Wang Ching-wei.
It is reported that new in- the Hong Kong General Chamber Conservative members of Parija- "enable the Directors, by a sube-dependent Nationalist Govern of Commerce, the Senior Naval ment: Stephen Walsh (Secretary Labour Union Control. quent appreciation of the now arti- ment, composed of members of Officer, Intelligence, and the head of War in the late Labour Gov- Mr. Tae Ying-bak, the Com-ficially depreciated values, to show the Sun Yat-sen faction, was now of the China Navigation Com-ernment); and Major missioner for Agriculture and profits in order to justify the enor-being organised in Canton. Labour in Kwangtung, has in-mous sums they were receiving as
pany. The British Minister had re- vited a representative of each remuneration services.”
ported a revival of the anti- an in- Company' Counsel, who mention- British boycott at Canton, and labour Union to attend
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair With North-East Windi
The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory this fore- moon stated:
The anticvetove is beginning to move eastward,
ilogernte inonsoon may be ex- perted along the SE. coast of China and over the N. China Sen.
Forecast:-N.E, winds, erate; fair.
mod-
ed that Signor Marconi was too ill to attend at present, said that this. was a charge of fraud of the gross- est description.
The hearing was adjourned.-Reu- ter.
U. S. ELECTIONS.
LITTLE POLITICAL INTEREST ATTACHED.
ISSUES MAINLY LOCAL.
New York, Yesterday. The smallest political interest at
CREW CALLED OUT.
Officers Bring Steamer From Canton.
The Norwegian steamer Dampto, running between Hong Kong, Canton and Tsing- wantao, arrived in Hong Kong from Canton this afternoon minus her crew and manned only by the six European offi-
cers.
The crew had been called out by the Seamen's Union in Can- ton.
. Further details were not available at the time of going to press.
Atice,
Labour member of Parliament.
Task of Evidence Taking. Mr. Baldwin said that the Gov-
It will be remembered that the Directors of Messrs. Butterfield ernment were of the opinion that and Swire have already presented
to each of the officers of the the task of the Commission in "Summing" a gold watch inscrib-taking evidence would be facili ed: "From the Owners in recog. tated if the Indian legislature ap- nition of his gallantry and de- pointed a committee which might votion to duty. Sunning Piracy, lay before the Commission any November 16, 1926." At the matters for examination. same time it was understood that a monetary grant was made.
FRENCH CHAMBER.
M. BONCOUR TO SUCCEED.
A HAPPY AUGURY,
Paris, Yesterday.
M. Paul Boucour has been elec-
This
committee might remain in being for consultation with the Com- mission. The Government also suggested that a similar proce dure might be adopted in provin- cial legislature. The vast areas to be covered made it desirable that the task of taking evidence on purely administrative ques- tions should be undertaken by some other authority which would be in the closest touch with the Commission.
Opportunity For Discussion, When the Commission had re-
ed by 21 votes to 9 as President ported to the Government of
taches to the elections which are being held to-day in a number of There is a large colony of the formal meeting this afternoon at towns and States all over America. Shansi people Peking, their which plans to solidify Unions and, The issues before the voters are number being generally regarded reorganise control will be dis-mostly only local with no bearing as much gher than that of resi- cussed.
on national politics. dents, from other provinces. As the The "Canton-Hong Kong Numerous Municipal and State majority of the Shansi men are Strike Executive," on which the officials come up for election. merchants, the outbreak of war be-moderates now have a majority, Picturesque Mayoral campaigns
It is declared that his election latter to present the Commis- tween Shansi and Mukden has has petitioned the Canton author will be decided in Philadelphia, De- the British Government was con-will be reflected in the Committee'ssion's proposals to Parliament. It greatly affected their trade and ities to deal with the "reaction-troit, and San Francisco.
sidering the steps to be taken to policy to organise peace and carry was not, however, the intention of Governors are being elect for deal with this development. The on a foreign policy in the letter and the Government to ask Parlia- commerce, One Mr. Tan is creditary" element which attempted to
the necessary measures.
FALL OF A WALL.
army which is demonstrating on BUILDING CONTRACTOR WITH-
a more southerly part of the line against Marshal Sun Chuan-fang. North of the Yellow River (in Honan province), the Fengtien invaders are holding their own, and Peking is still "boosting" the drive against Shansi along the Peking-Suiyuan Railway.
Mme. Wu Released.
Tientsin, Yesterday.
OUT A PERMIT.
SEQUEL TO A LANDSLIDE.
SHIP FIRED ON.
INCIDENT IN THE WEST RIVER.
TWO SEAMEN KILLED.
مر
of the Chamber's Foreign Commit-India and His Majesty's Govern- ment it would be the duty of the
tee.
sion. This Committee might re- main in being for any subsequent consultation it desired with the Commission. Similar procedure.
ed as belag the m active mematir up disorder within the Strike Kentucky and Mississippi; whilst in latest information was to the spirit of the League of Nationament to adopt proposals without The Kuominchun is stated to ber in the commu....y to try and Association," and the authorities New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania effect that the local authorities Havas.
giving the fullest opportunity for bring about cessation of hostilities have instructed the Police to take there are contests for three vacant were making endeavours to re [Reuter wired last Friday:-The Indian opinions of various schools between the conflicting parties.
seats in the House of Representa strain the pickets, who had not proceedings of the Chamber were to be expressed. To this end it Memory of Plots.
tives.
yet functioned afloat.-British enlivened by the announcement that was intended to invite Parlia- The Canton Seamen's Union, The most important issue in New Wireless Service.
M. Franklin-Bouillion, the notori- ment to refer these proposals to which also has a preponderance York is a proposal to extend the The Army Reservists.
ously stormy petrel of politics, had the consideration of a joint com- of moderates, has also addressed term of office of the Governor from
London, Yesterday. resigned the Chairmanship of mittee of both Houses-British the authorities in connection two years to four years, with an In the House of Commons, re-the Foreign Affairs Commit-Wireless Service.
and had severed his 25
Submitted to Parliament. with the alleged plot by Commun. election the same year as the Pre-plying to Sir John Power (Conser-tee
in ists to cause trouble, instancing aidential election.--Reuter's Amerivative, Wimbledon), Sir Austen years connection with the
London, Yesterday. Chamberlain reviewed the events Radical-Socialist Party because the calling out of river steamboat can Service.
Mr. Baldwin stated that the crews some time ago to attend!
in China since the end of July the latter had developed a leaning
names of the Commissioners the welcome to Mr. Wang Ching-
He concluded by stating that the toward the socialista. M. Bouillion
submitted to both would be wei.
Government was considering the holds that the continuance of a
The a resolution. Lam Kan, building contractor, Both the Strike Association
steps to deal with the reported re- party truce is essential to financial Houses in vival of the anti-British boycott, recovery and is of the opinion that Government was of opinion that was this morning summoned be- and the Seamen's Union have fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell by the come under Government atten-
in Canton.
the socialist foreign policy spells war the taking of evidence would be | Building Authority for carrying tim. About a month ago, the
Replying to Mr. E. Thurtle with Germany within a decade. M. greatly facilitated if the Com out certain work at the Moham-Communists launched a coup to
(Labourite, Shoreditch) în regard Bouillion subsequently intimated mission invited the Central In- medan Cemetery without a permit. seze control of the Seamen's The master of the 8.8. "Shing to the Army Reservists now on that he intends to form a new party, dian Legislature to appoint a
Mr. Lindsell intimated the con- Madame C. C. Wu, was released nection of this summons with the Union and, in the subsequent riot, On," a West River steamer owned their way Home from China, Sir the "National Union League," with joint select Committee to submit yesterday evening by order of recent landslide at the cemetery in several men
were killed.
The by the Un Un Steamship Company: L. Worthington-Evans (Secre- view to the forthcoming elections.] views in writing to the Commis- General Chang Tsung-chang-which three people were killed, by Police made a raid on the Strike of No. 1 Queen's Street, reported tary of State for War) said he
to the police on the ship's arrival Reuter.
suggesting that the summons be headquarters recently, on in in port yesterday that whilst the hoped that employers who had Chiang Kai-shek Leaves Japan. put over until the result of the in-formation received from loyal la
ship was passing Autaochiu at the power to find them work would Osaka, Yesterday. quest was made known, when, he bour Unions, and a number of 430a.m., on October 8, she was remember that they were well-
thought, there might be the pos- arrests was effected.
fred upon from both banks of the deserving of the country. Ren-JUMP FROM WINDOW might be adopted with the Fro ability of charging the defendant. Soviet Anniversary.
Further to the attempt by one Two seamen were killed and two Shanghai, Yesterday.
The master made a report to the Both on the Grand Canal and that he had no permit for digging section of the labourites to hold others wounded.
a Soviet anniversary meeting on Pukow-Tientsin sectors, the Na- a foundation trench for a new re- tionalists are reported to be hard taining wall, said that the com- Monday (which was broken pp by Customs authorities at Shamshul.
re the Police), it is learned that one mittee who employed him to pressed by the Northerners, the build a wall, which had collapsed, of the Chinese on the platform fighting taking place at Teing told him that
a permit was not was arrested and that three force (800 strong) of bandits, Communists. and Kiang Po, on the Gravid Canal,
Russians have also been detained. guerillas, and at Chang Pa Ling on the Remarking that the committee According to a Chinese report, Farmers' Corps were repulsed for REPRESENTATIVE GALLERING. railway-British Naval Wireless, could not possibly know whether a number of officials are suspica while but "starved out" the
The Hague, Yesterday. with the Guaranty Trust Company, A statement by the Viceroy is Nanking, Yesterday. a permit was necessary or not, and ous of the Strike Association's guard of 40 soldiers in a day, dur-
The Congress of the International and who was well known in Bom- Troops and artillery continue that it was no excuse for the de-part in the memorial meeting and ing which ammunition ran short. to be moved up from the South. fendant who as a contractor should suggest effective measures, with After the guard had fed, the Association of Anti-Communism has bay, Melbourne, and Paris, has died published as an Extraordinary
know the regulations, Mr. Lindsell
a view to disbanding the Associa rebels entered into possession and opened under the presidency of M. from a fractured skull after jump-Gazette for India, announcing in ordered an adjournment of
ing out of the window of a hos: terms similar to Mr. Baldwins created havoc in the yamen. Rijks.da tion if necessary,
It
HI Reinforcements
General Snyders Commander-in-pital whither he was taken suffer- the appointment of a Statutory from Hoihow
Commission.
BAYB Minor Rebellions.
Majesty's Government hopes that A detailed report has reached drove off, the rebels and restored Chief of the Dutch Army in wating from heart disease.Heuter's
time, and M. Patyn, Burgomaster of American Service.
the Commission will proceed to Canton regarding the minor re-order.
Help has been asked for by the Hague, were also present M.
India early in the New Year for Money and jewellery to the total ballions in Hainan Island, which
Ia ahort visit and return to India Entente Internationale and the
in October to perform its main The movement of Hankow value of $488 was reported by alles off the south-west coast of another district town 30 miles Aubert (France) Fresident of the
Chinese merchant living in a cab Kwangtung and is a part of the south east of Hoihow.
The situation at Limehow. (near Contre Troisieme Internationale,
task. troops down-river and of Nanking at No. 452 Des Voeux Road West province... troops up-river from Anking and to have been stolen from his cubi- At one district town about 70 Pakhoi), which was in the hands thanked M. Hijke for the cordial
(Continued on Page 14.) Kiukiang would appear to in-cle.
miles west of Holhow, the mixed of bandits, is not clear.
General Chiang Kai-shek has left for Shanghai aboard the "Nagasaki Maru."-Reuter.
British Naval Wireless..
Chinklang, Yesterday.
with a more serious offence.
The defendant, who admitted
necessary,
On their way to Shanghai, vari-case until November 28.
ous members of the Nanking Gov-
ernment passed through yeater-
day
British Naval Wirelesa.
Hankow, Yesterday.
A
the
1
river:
ter.
ANTI-COMMUNISM.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS IN
HOLLAND.
WELL KNOWN BANKER'S DEATH
A FRACTURED SKULL.
New York, Yesterday. Mr. Alexander Phillips, a banker,
who was associated for many years
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
The cloning rate of the dollar, welcome to the delegates-Reuter on demand, to-day was 2/0 3/16.
vincial Legislatures.
Parliament would be invited to refer any proposals of the Com- mission to a joint Committee of both Houses with which a delega- tion from a Select Committee of the Central Indian legislature would be invited to confer-Reu
ter-
Viceroy's Statement.
London, Yesterday,