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No. 25,717 HONG KONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1927.
AT THE DOOR.
NANKING
FORCES NEAR
HANKOW.
A PARLEY FOR TERMS
:
'Defenders Hold Out Before Handing Over.
Handing
NO EXCITEMENT IN CONCESSIONS: SATISFACTION AT SHANGHAI.
Nanking's punitive expedition is literally knocking at the doors of Hankow, the holder of which, General Tang Seng-chi, is reported to have fled.
Meanwhile one of Tang Seng's adherents is clinging to Han- yang, hoping to come to terms with the Nanking army, by which he will hand over control.
Thanks to measures which included the bringing up of Chinese troops, no trouble has occurred. Elation is felt in Shanghai over the Nanking victory,
NEW TROOPS KEEP ORDER.
Hankow, Yesterday, gration which the Fire Brigade The bulk of General Tang Seng from the British Concession pre- chi's troops has, moved to Yo-vented from spreading to the Con-
chow.
General Ho Chien (of the 35th Nationalist Army) holds Han- yang and Hankow. It is believed that General Ho Chien is treat- ing for peace with the Nan king expedition.
cession.
No British Forces Landed. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's premises and the palatial new Customs House are undamaged and according to latest reports "the fire is under control. The Concession areas are barricaded, with Chinese police reinforce- ments have been brought into The Concessions are quiet and the ex-British Concession where, there is no excitement. Reuter.up to the present, there has been
[Note: Yochow is 140 miles no trouble.
Further fighting is unlikely, The Nanking troops are expected on Tuesday.
south by west of Hankow. It There is no truth in the was expected that Tang Seng-chi, rumours that, British forces if defeated, would make for the landed.
Although the situation here is pregnant with possibilities, con-
have
VITAL POINT.
Canton Certificates In Question.
·MARINE COURT DECISION.
Result Of Reference To Governor-In-Council.
WINDING UP.
Strike Organisation
In Canton.
WORKERS HERE PARTICIPATE,
Repossession Of Private Property.
Considerable numbers of Chin-
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NEW PRAYER BOOK. CANTON DAY BY DAY UNDUE INTERFERENCE
Letter From Home Secretary.
CHANGES OPPOSED.
Parliament May Reject But Not Amend.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Developments of Politi- Recall of Chinese Ceasul-
cal Significance.
"THE KWANGSI" CLIQUE.
Mutual Interests Of The Two Kwangs.
General
NEW PHILIPPINES ACT.
To Check Regal Entry Of Chinese.
Manila, Yesterday.
Acting
It is learned that
pines and was recommended by
With the exception of General The question as to whether or
The measure authorities re- Wong Ki-cheung, second-in-com- not a passenger certificate issued ese workers in the Colony have by the Chinese authorities at left for Canton during the last form of the English Prayer mand of the Ironsides army, Governor-General Gilmore is ex- Canton is of sufficient equivalent few days to receive the demobili- Book, which recently received value for the carrying of passen-sation bonus due to members of the approval of the Church there is hardly a person of note pected to ask for the recall of the gere to one issued by the British the "Canton-Hong Kong Strike Assembly, will come before Par- in Kwangtung province who in- Chinese Consul-General, Mr. In liament within the next few directly challenges the authority Goh-wang, on the grounds that port authorities was decided at Movement.". the Marine Court this morning The scheme of winding-up ap- weeks and, if the requisite major- of General Li Chai-aum, the Com- the latter unduly interfered to de- are forthcoming in both mander-in-Chief at Canton.. feat the Chinese Registration Comdr. G. F: Hole, R.N., an- ment provides for payment to Houses, it will at once take when the Marine Magistrate, Lt, proved by the Canton Govern- itics
Several developments have oc- Act in the Legislature which is nounced the result of a case which each striker, whose name is still effect.
Parliament may reject, but is curred during the week-end, with designed to check the illegal en- had been referred to the Gov-on the register, of $100, partly in
cash and partly in treasury bonds, not empowered to amend it. ernor-in-Council.
political significance if not im try of Chinese Into the Philip- In July last, the Captain and
Some of the strikers returned It seems probable that there portance. owner of the "Tai Fook Sing to work in Hong Kong' months will be considerable opposition to
General Chiang Kai-shek, at (Capt. Madson and Mr. Hock ago but their names are still on revision. The dislike to certain Shanghai, is quoted in a verna- the Federal Government, which Guan-hong, respectively)
the books and, hence, they are en- of the proposed changes is strong cular cable as having denied that is alarmed at the increasing influx. were
ly emphasised in a letter which is he sent Mr. T. V. Soong (former charged with allowing the vessel titled to the bonus
Mr. In Goh-wang admits lobby. published to-day from the Home to arrive in the waters of the Colony from Saigon with more than twelve passengers on board, the ship not having complied with the Ordinance in respect of a cer- tificate of survey.
The same owner and master were the defendants in a previous caso when passengers were car- ried out of Hong Kong and fines amounting to $2,750 had been im- posed on that occasion.
In the case which was referred to by the Marine Magistrate this morning, Mr. M. K. Lo had ap- peared for the owner and waster and produced a Chinese passenger certificate issued from Canton which he contended was "of auf- ficient equivalent value" as laid down by marine law.
No Extension of Time.
A Canton report says that the Secretary (Sir William Joynson Finance Minister and his pros period for payment, which has Hicks), who is expected to be the pective brother-in-law) to inter-ing in the Philippine Senate, but already begun, will not be ex-principal spokesman in Parlia- view Mr. Wang Ching-wei
Canton
tended.
About 80,000 names are still on the books at Strike headquar- ters but only a fraction of the men have refrained from return
NO CHANGE.
East Winds And Fine Weather.
The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory this forenoon stated
The depression remains to the south of Japan and has re- mained considerable intensity. A weak anticyclonic area covers S. China and extenda Across the Loochoos and Bonins into the Pacific..
Forecast:-E" "whida, mod. erate: fine.
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at said that he considered it proper.
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ment of the evangelical party.
Nevertheless there remain in- He suggests that the measure should be referred back to the dications that Chiang Kai-shek. Church Assembly, which might and Mr. Wang have been nego- meantime embody in a separate tiating for a basis of agreement. meausure those parts of the new Such an understanding may have Prayer Book about which there considerable influence on Canton is almost general agreement.-politics, or even bring about the goodwill of General Li Chai-gum British Wireless Service.
toward an alliance, which includes: the resources of Canton.
MOTOR CYCLE SALE. FORMS SUBJECT OF SUMMARY COURT ACTION.
NEW NILE DAM.
PROPOSAL, OF THE BRITISH -
GOVERNMENT.
CONTRACT TO BE BRITISH.
London, Yesterday.
The Political Future.
A definite proposal by the British On the other hand, those who Government for the construction of are in touch with political circles the Tsana. Dam by British en- feel that the time is not far dis-gineers says the "Observer's" diplo tant when a clique of Generals-matic correspondent is at present all natives of Kwangsi-may en- before the Abyssinian Government, ter into a pact to preserve mutual and it is assumed by every one con- interests over a large sphere. cerned that the contract will be Bri- of an Enfield motor Kwangtung and Kwangsi are tish-Reuter.
JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.
The sale
aycle formed the Babject of a Sum under the "Kwangsi clique" as the
mary Court claim this morning represented by General Li Chai- when A. B. Hamson, of Leighton sum and General Wong Shiu-hung Road, sued H. Kong, of 23 Whit-of Wuchow. General Li Tsung- feld Road,' for $70.
Plaintiff's statement of claim set king's victorious punitive expedi jen, who is at the head of Nan-
$2,000,000.
ROCKFELLER'S OFFER TO
PALESTINE.
FOR ERECTION OF MUSEUM.
On that occasion, His Worship said that the question of the cer- tificate raised a very big prin- ciple, viz., as to whether Hong Kong was going to recognise a Canton passenger certificate. As a Magistrate he was not in a posi south via Yochow but a further Thousands of Chinese are tion to give a decision and the retreat is hampered by the Kwei-crowding into the area and matter would have to be referred chow troops who seized Changsha, thousands of others are going to to the Governor-in-Council. As a 110 miles south of Yochow.] Wuchang.
case in point he referred to negoing to work. The swelling of the out that in December of last year tion against Hankow, may ob- Concession Barricaded.
General Ho Chien is at present tiations which were still pending number has, in the past, provided to delvered to the defendant an tain control over Hupeh or Hy- Enfield motor cycle which defen- nan province, or both. General Hankow, Yesterday. parleying with the Nanking com-between the British Government, the Strike Executive with means
manders endeavouring to obtain the Board of Trade and the Swed- of drawing substantial contribu- dant undertook to sell for him, and Bei Chung-hsi is at Nanking terms, failing which he will de-ish Government regarding the re- tion from the Canton Govern- that in February the defendant Such a federation could be very sold the cycle for $100 and had only powerful in times like the pre
Jeruzalem, Yesterday, fend Hanyang and Wuchang, fusal of the British Board of ment
paid plaintiff the sum of $30 on ac-sent, with active control over a
The Palestine Government is ac- while the Hankow troops are also Trade to recognise the Swedish entrenching at the seven mile Board of Trade certificate as It is felt that a comparatively count in apite of repeated requests big slice of South China.
cepting the munificent, offer of Mr. J. D. Rockfeller, jun,‚of $2,000,000 creek.-Reuter.
being of "equivalent value." small percentage will turn up for the full payment.
Plaintiff gave evidence
for the erection of a museum on His Worship announced this within the prescribed period to
General Li Chai-sum's adminis- condition that the building is com- morning that the result of the claim the bonus. Hence the de-effect and said that defendant had case being referred to the Gov-cision not to permit extension of told him that he had sold the ma-tration continues to tighten up pleted within three years. The ching on credit and would pay the military services. The military Government is already negotiating ernor-in-Council was that nominal time for payment.
Nor will the Canton authorities balance when the buyer paid the department of the province has for a site-Reuter. fines of $25 on the master and of $100 on the owners were im sanction delay in restoring to full amount. The amount defen- ordered all districts to report-
owners private property which dant stated he had received was movements of troops, so that has been used by the strikers for $76 for the machine and $25 for trace can be kept of the smallest billets. November 27 is the last the generator, which had been sold units.
ditions are generally quiet.
Barricades have been put up around the ex-British Concession (now a special administrative aren under joint control). by the Municipal authorities.
Additional Chinese troops, in fairly large numbers, have been drafted to Hankow from other parts in order to prevent trouble.
British Naval Wireless.
A Peaceful Entry?
Shanghai, Yesterday.
tion generally at developments at Hankow as such may pave the way towards peace.
IN FLIGHT?
Events Before Tang Seng-chi's Departure.
'Hankow, Saturday. General Tang. Seng-chi left Hankow at 4.30 this morning. He
The Chinese here feel satisfac-is reported to be aboard a Japan-
ese steamer bound for Japan.
General Ho Chien, who has, de- clared his independence of Tang Opinion here is that the ex- Seng-thi, is taking. over the peditionary force sent up the Wa-Han garrison. Yangtsze by the Nationalist Gov-" The Military Council yesterday ernment at Nanking will take requested Tang Seng-chi to re- over control peacefully, from the sign. administration of General Tang Hunanese troops continue the Seng-chi-British Naval Wire-evacuation of Hankow.
less.
The situation is very tense. The Chinese population is punic-
Several shooting incidents have occurred in the city, where sol- diers are looting.
Blaze in the City.
Hankow, Saturday. stricken. An effort to treat with the Nanking Army, is being made by General Ho Chien, who is now in charge of Hankow, General Tang All the shops are closed. The Seng-chi having departed from Concessions are barricaded and Hankow down-river, his destina- Japanese Marines have landed. tion not being known. Details of Reuter. the terms are not yet available, but if they are turned down, it is
Just Before the Crisis.
Hankow, Friday.
During the past few days Gen-
posed.
SAFE FLYING.
AUTOMATIC SLOTTED WING DEVICE,
Cricklewood on Friday next.
ter.
Return of Billets.
to this
Control Tightened Up.
TARIFF DISPUTE.
ENDS IN A GENERAL AGREEMENT.
THE STATUS QUO.
day fixed and the Canton Police separately. Defendant had also put To combat the influence of the have already notified the Strike in a bill for repairs, stated to have Farmers' Corps-the majority of Executive that as each lot of been done for putting the cycle in which is antagonistic to Canton strikers is paid off, possession running order. Plaintiff objected to the military department is con-
control must be immediately handed charges for storage and commis-solidating
over the alon.
People's Volunteers, and such Defendant's case was that he had control will be vested in a council.
Paris, Testerday. sold the machine as a whole for $76 In other words, the People's At the close of the Cabinet meet- and he denied that he had sold the Volunteers will swing the balance ing M. Bokanowski, Minister of generator separately. The sale had in favour of the Government.
over.
SOVIET POLICY.
REASON FOR NOT JOINING THE LEAGUE.
Moscow, Yesterday.
'been effected through the medium
of another, and this man had col-
Provincial Rising.
lected the money and spent it, stat- News has reached Canton that
ow money.
He
Commerce, announced that Franco-
American negotiations on the tariff question had been concluded to the
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.
Rugby, Yesterday. Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, and a party of Air Ministry tech- nical experts will make an exhaus-'
ed defendant. The $80 paid on ac- the rising in the Limchow dis general satisfaction of both parties. tive test of the new Handley-Page "IMPERIALISTIC MACHINTIONS." count had been his (defendant's) trict, near Pakhoi, has been A decree regarding the matter will
quelled. In a district in Hainan be issued immediately.-Reuter.
America's Privileged Position. automatic slotted wing device at
In the course of cross-examina-Island, however, the bandits and
Park, Later, The slotted wing device, in its In the course of a long conversation, defendant admitted that he Communist agitators have set up The "Petit Journal" says present form, renders it practically tion with the international delega had taken the generator off when a Communist local government.
certain reservations Preventive measures were that with
'decree will・・ indicate.... ́ ́à impossible for an aeroplane to stali tions, including China, M. Stalin, he said the maching and said that the most prevalent cause of disaa- replying to enquiries, said that the he did this as it was not in work- take. in time by the Canton the to the ertates quo
Police to prevent a strike of oil return In its original form some Soviet had not joined the League ing order.
His Honour (Mr. Justice Wood) workers in a Canton suburb, the and America will find herself in the years ago it was operated at will, of Nations, because it did not wish likely, that he will hold both Han-
but the latest development makes it to assume responsibility for Im-indicated to Mr. McCallum (Bolici- strike having been agitated by same privileged position in regard
perialist machinations of which the tor for the plaintiff) that he did the Communist element of labour to France as last August.
unions...
The tariff on American goods will yang and Wuchang. /...
eral Tang Seng-chi's troops have automatic in operation.
Aeronautical experts consider it League was a screen... -Movements of troops are oc- been leaving for Changsha, ap:
He explained that the reason why pot wish to bear any more.
The arrest of seven extremist be reduced to the former level. curring in the vicinity of Han-parently in an endeavour to re to be the most important step for- kow, both on land and water, and capture the city which has un-ward made in aeronautical design the Social-Democratic Party was was satisfied with the plaintiff's
claim for repairs, he would give ed by the Canton Police Commis- the minimum granted Le Germany will be raised to that minimum a report has also been received to expectedly fallen into the hands since the war.British Wireless not permitted to exist in Russia version and, deducting $10 from the labour agitators has been order. Tariffs paid by America lawer than
WAS because it had become judgment for plaintiff for 360 and sioner. These men are alleged to the effect that soldiers are moving of Kweichow troops who bitterly Service.
A party
counter open to
have directed recent movements rate. down-river
Finally if the French obtain the Koltchak volution, alded with
calculated to disturb the peace of Seng-chi is -- Rench.
and Denlkin, and favoured
the city and are suspected to have expected antisfaction as a result of Although the situation is by finished and may flee to-night
instigated the march to Mr. Wang the present enquiries America, no means clear, matters are ap- while the Nanking expedition is diets belonging to the 8th Army, the restoration of capitalism and
Ching-wel's house some time that one being made with a view parently not strained,
expected to-morrow. The situa- These vessels are crowded with the abolition of the dictatorship and To-night, a big blaze broke out tion is tense. Disorganisation retreating troops, a large propor- the proletariat.
affecting French, producta, France M. Stalin emphasised that the GUESTS TRAPPED ON THIRD go, when a number of demon-to the eventual lowering of tariffs
strators were rounded up.
will consider the possiblity of éx- in the Hankow Chinese. city, but prevails. Nobody is in command tion of whom are woundedBrl-
The "Paul Bead" Meeting. it was controlled without any dis- and Chinese are flocking in to the tish Naval Wireless Bourgeoiale could at present not
tending the most-favoured-nation Barricades [Note: Shasi is 287 miles hope for freedom of the Press, but turbance-British Naval Wire-Concession area.
The Bureau of Agriculture and treatment to certain chases of Labour has requested the Police American goods which do not re- have been re-erected at the above Hankow. Here the 2nd he claimed that no other State af French Concession, Reuter. Army (now pro-Nanking) revolt forded such freedoms for the prole-
Commissioner to apply to the caive beneft under the provisional ed against the 8th Army (which tariat.-Reuter.
ngreement of the French minimum is Tang Seng-chi's). The 2nd
tariff.-Reuter.
Icas.
from Compton's oppose the Hunanese.
General Tang
UP THE YANGTSZE.
Tang Seng-chi's Men Lost at
Shast.
Labour Mob Active.
Shanghai, yesterday.. Report's leaking out of Hankow show that thousands of leaderless soldiers are roaming the native city, and being continually aug- mented by the arrival of defeated troops from down-river, and com-
Shasi, Saturday. bined with the labour mob, are At present Shasi presents a de- continuing the work of destruc-serted appearance and is waiting tion commenced by General Tang until the, 2nd Army soldiers have Song-chi's departing Hunauese arrived, which they are expected soldiers, who set on fire the head- to do to-night, the quarters of the native city sit A large number of small boats, uated behind Messrs. Butterfield and, in addition, the gunboat and Swire's offices on the Chin- "Chumin," are being used in con- es bund, causing a big conflanection with the retreat of sol
Army having secured the upper hand, the 8th Army units are retreating down-river to Hankow with their wounded.]
TANG" SENG-CHI. General Who Bit the Hand That
·Fed Him.***
Very little is known of Tang Seng-chi's record.
Only in March 1926 did he re-
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Undesirables.
Moscow, Yesterday,
ro-
conta.
HOTEL FIRE.
FLOOR.
FLAMES IN LIFT.
Chicago, Yesterday.
Eight women and children were Hong Kong Government for the killed and 13 injured in a fire in a extradition of the men who are The official Tags Agency states fashionable hotel. Many were alleged to have taken part in a that party organisations all over trapped, on the third floor, the meeting on the 8.5. "Paul Beau" at Russia have adopted, a resolution flames roaring up the shaft of Hong Kong. It will be recalled trols the Chinese Seamen's Union urging the Immediate exclusion the lift-Reuter's American Ser-that a number wern arrested by in Canton, from the party of Trotzky, Zinovieft vice. and other Opposition leaders and their release from their duties
Reuter:
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. 5
"THE DAILY BITE.”.
the Police and legal proceedings This Bureau has also announc have not terminated. No applica ed a scheme whereby workers of tion for extradition has been each trade having more than one announced in the Magistrate's A Chinese woman was yesterday Court. The motion of the Bureau Union are to be joined together in
one amalgamated union Hither taken to the Government Civil Hos- of Agriculture and Labour Is to rival Unions for the same trade pital as the result; of being bitten based on a report by one of the have nearly always been at lo by a dog in Queen's Road East members of the "moderate" coun
gerheads,Trouble
The closing rate of the dollar, The animal was captured and taken cll of reorganisation which con anomalous position will, it is on demand, to-day was 2/0 5/16, to Kennedy Town for observation. (Continued at foot of Next Col)hoped, be avoided in future.