SITUATION IN MANCHURIA,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1925
JAPAN UNDERTAKES TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS IN MUKDEN.
MARSHAL' CHANG TSO LIN· MAY FIGHT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LOOTING OF CHINCHOW.
TOTO, December sth. Official advices from Newchwang report:
LEAGUE AND MOSUL.
TURKISH REPRESENTATIVE NOT SATISFIED AT DECISION.
GENEVA, December 8th, After prolonged deliberations, includ ing a secret sitting, the Council of the League of Nations has unanimously adopted Tho' Hague · Court's" advisory
for the protection of Japanese and other opinion regarding the procedure to be Foreign residents if required.
followed in deciding the Mosul question,
Though all the units are much under that Chinchow was looted by Chang Theatrength, reinforcements from Korea, and
Lin's troops two or three days ago but, Kuo Sung Ling's men have now taken the town and are restoring order.
From Mukden it is officially learned that the Consular Body have requested. the Japanese Uqnsul-General to protect
foreigners with Japanese troops if neues sary, This Mr. Yoshida has promised to
do.
It is understood that the Japanese Government is anxious to avoid supple- menting the Kwactung garrison, as it fears that the Chinese may misinterpret such action. The Minister of War is satisfied that the present force of troops will suffice.
REFUGEES AT MUKDEN... A War Office despatch from Mukden this morning reports that large numbers of refugees are arriving there, but the city is quiet
Chang Tso Lin is still in Mukden His troups are holding the Lino River line, pending the assembly of between 70,000 and 30,000 troops, about is week hence,
when it is expected that he will make a final efort to defeat the enemy.
JAPAN SENDS TROOPS.
It is learned from the War Office that the headquarters staff of the Japaneze 10th Division "arrived at Mukden from Liaoyang this morning. The Gord In
fantry Regiment and a battery of arti! lery from Port Arthur and a cavalry squadron from Kangchuling, all of the same Division have also left for Mukden"
CABLES.
EARLIER CABLES. [1HROUGH · ZZUTÁR'S AGENCY.]
HIGHER TEAPRICES.
INCREASE DUE TO CROP IN INDIA FAILING.
Lospos, December 8th. The Morning Post says that owing to the failure of the Indian tes crop, which is expected to be some twenty million pounds less than last year, the prices of grades of tea at present retailed at from 12 6d, to 12. 8, per pound will be raised to 2/- during the next few weeks.
LATEST CABLES. REPORT GROUNDLESS!
Loxoow, December 9th. The Daily Express understands that there is no ground for the report of the
Japan are not likely to be required.
NEWS, FROM SHANTUNG.
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TSINGTAO, December 8th. After routing the rebellious troops at Kaomi, General Wei Shien is disarming Chang Hwai Ping's soldiers at Chefoo."
Pi Shou Chen returned here yesterday, having made himself supreme in Eastern Shantung.
Nothing further has been heard of Pei Pao San's advance, though it is thought he is nearing Kaomi.
A parade yesterday morning of 400 Japanese marines, carrying Colours and sidearms, occasioned much comment.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
namely that the Council bas full powers to make decisions, including power to
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
hoUGH ESTER'S AGENCY.]
"EXTRALITY COMMISSION.
MR. HOKI TO REPRESENT JAPAN.
TOKYO, December th It is understood that, owing to Govern- ment expecting to be hard pressed at the coming session of the Diet, Mr. Nagaoks will not be sent to Peking as Japan's The Turkish representative expressed representative on the extra-territoriality his regret at the decision.
commisjon, which is to, assemble there on December 18tb...
Arbitrate.
Colonel Amery had previously van- nounced that the British Government
regarded themselves as bound in advance by the decision of the Council.
The Turkish delegate, Munir Bey, con- tended that the Council's role should be conciliation and mediation, not arbitra. tion, which the Turkish delegation, 'could not accept without the authority of the National Assembly.
M. Unden. (Sweden) said the Council did not intend to renounce its rôle us
Paxisa, December 8th. Kuo Sung Ling's troops are advancing mediator.. slowly. The main body is still at Chin-; chow, but advance guards are approach- ing the Laoho.
Japanese gendarmerie are assisting the|
prevails and looting is feared. police at Mukden, where some panic
The Kominchun troops have reached Yangtsun, whilst Li Ching Lin's forces have withdrawn to Pritsang, apparently
without fighting, or very little.-
There are no trains running today be tween Peking and Tientsin, and there
Station. are no locomotives at the Chienmen
Li Ching Lin is reported to have taken personal command of his troops near
Machang, and he claims to have defeated two brigades of the Second Kuominchun Army at Tzeyaho, and one brigade at Tachong.
THE IRISH BILL... PASSED BY .COMMONS WITHOUT DIVISION..
LONDON, December 8th. In the House of Commons, the Irish Agreement Bill pasted its second and third readings without à division. "Moving the second reading" of the Bill, Mr. Baldwin declared that the reporta regarding the nature of the Boundary Commission's report, were far from accurate.. He alone of the three Pre- miera had even the map proposed by the Commission, which had now been put away in the archives until fature years, when the boundary would no longer arouse preitement in Ireland
TRIBUTES TO COMMISSION. The Premier gratefully paid a tribute to the Commission and rebutted the accusation that they were swayed by improper influences. He pointed out, as
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EARLIER CABLES. [REUTER'S AMERİCAN SERVICE.]
AMERICAN PROBLEMS. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE IN HIS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, December 8th. President Coolidge in his message, to
problems.
Government, it is reported, intands to
Nagaoke
BOOOM IN RUBBÈR.
FENG'S NOTICE
TO CHANG
***THE TREACHEROUS JAPANESE AND BRITISH,"
CHANG'S MONARCHIST LEANINGS.
GENERAL: KUO SUNG LING,
REPUDIATION OF BOLSHEVISMU *Representatives of General Kuo Sung Ling the Commander-in-Chief of the PERING, November 27th... Army waging war against Marshal Chang Marshal Feng In Hsiang on Wedncs Tso Lin. have been denying to Japanese day wired Marshal Chang Tao Lin to Press representatives that the General had become a Bolshevik." They said this qnit his office giving the reasons as his lack of popularity, due in part to was an invention of the enemy. Marshal Chang's "todying to the One of these representatives interview British and Japanese in suppressing the ed the Japanese Consul-General nt student agitation at the time of the Tientsin and asked for Japan's strict Shanghai incident, and his ignoring the neutrality. In the course of the conversa- tion, it was stated that General Kuo is public desire for peace...
The telegram of Marshal Feng was acting in co-operation with Marshal Feng
Yu Hsiang. circulated as follows:-
"To-day wire was addressed to:
翦
"General Kuo at first tried to settle
appoint Air. Hioki in place of Mr. Marshal Chang at Mukden, stating the situation by peaceful means, but his People in the whole country have been, efforts proved hopeless because his first murmuring against the Chekiang and and most important condition, the retire- Kiangsa conflict, its extension to Shan- ment of Marshal Chang Tso Lin, is not tung and Chilli and its threat to the likely to be accepted. To guard against metropolis You, on fearing that your the danger of the unity of his troops
heing weakened by waste of time, General: actions might not receive appreciation |
Kub is now doing all that he can ta
LESS EXCITEMENT SHOWN ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
CAUSES OF GENERAL KUO'S DISSATISFACTION.
from the countrymen, pretend to concede. LONDON, December 8th. There was less excitement on the Stock by issuing proclamations, while military settle the matter by force of arms? movements are being arranged as umal Exchange to-day over rubber shares and
or perhaps much more strenuously.. prices were decidedly easier. This was chiefly due to prest taking but there was pronounced weakness or selling
no
pressure.
..
EMPIRE WIRELESS.
OUTLINE OF A NEW SCHEME. Major Gladstone Murray, of the Congress has renewed a number of rent the Overseas Club, St. James's, British Broadcasting Co, in a lecture
commendations which he had already Piccadilly, last month said it was in- made to the legislature outlining a comportant that there should be an early prehensive legislative progamme dealing adoption of some general scheme which with pressing domestic and internations would enable programmes to be ex changed regularly and rebroadcast across As regards foreign relations he said all parts of the British Empire. Here garded XX (Daventry) as the first link that the success of Locarno justified the in a new Empire chain. Under existing policy of leaving European countries conditions for Britsh programmes to be alone to solve their own problema rebroadcast in Canada, New Zealand, America would welcome any action Eure and Australia it was necessary for thera pean countries might take with a view to go through the United States, but in to Producing military force, and, while teal Empirexhain they would be trans favouring disarmament, the Government the Maritime Provinces of Canada (say, would not care to attend any conference in Newfoundland), whence they would which, from its location or constituency, be carried by land-line and wireless link would probably prove a futile reduction to Winnipeg, and there be radiated by of armies rather than of navies, which a central Canadian High-power station was at present the most important world. These signals would-be collected again question. If that were settled a further by British Pacific high-power station in reduction in the limitation of naval British Columbia, which would reach armaments might be more easily con
New Zealand and Australia. Another
sidered:
high-power station in Australia' would enable the messages to go forward to the Straits Settlements and thence be re-laid from: Rangoon to Colombo, in Ceylon,
miticed from BXX to a listening post in
With the heavy forces, surrounding The Peking correspondent of the me, you forced me to issue a declaration. Ticutain and Peking Times gives the I sent you a few lines not long ago in following account of the origin of the which all your improper administration coup d'état :- was exposed. It was intended that you General, Kno Sung Ling, known to be should be conscious of your own fault one of the ablest Generals in the Feng- and then withdraw all your former tien camp, has found himself greatly dis- plans.
satisfied owing to the failure of the "Unfortunately, despite my very Mukden War Lord to give him satisfac- earnest and sincere advice, you neglected
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entirely. In spite of the disturbed tory reward for his meritorious service ing to send your soldiers by overal appointment of Fenghien supporters and condition of this vast land, you are try in the war of last year. He watched the
different routes,
after another to lucrative ports, who were Since you have repeatedly expressed not so deserving as himself. Because of your kind intention of co-operating with me, I beg to say a few words more which this feeling of dissatisfaction. Marabal have been left unsaid by other people. Chang Tso Lin, it is said, began to suzy: This will be counted as the last and
**There is
the
final advice which I will give you, and ect General Kuo's loyalty to him. Last you are hereby requested to consider it time, when the Fengtien troops were con
One would be prosperous if he is from three sides and when everything Chinese proverb. centrating in the neighbourhood of Peking popular, and one would fail if he is seemed to be prepared for war, Marshal not popular. In a republic, people are considered the foundation and the Chang had to agree to eleventh hour master. No republican country can be mediation by the Provisional Govern- established if the livelihood of the peo- ple is neglected But, after the Mukdea ment, for no other reason than that
and raiding have become common. maintain peace that his request was con- troops entered Shanhaikuan, plundering General Kua se strongly urged him to
They are trying to get whatever is within their reach despite the local strued as a definite refusal to fight. authorities.or about the marvellous sums collected and over the question of the occupation of the people Just think Owing to the straining of relations unreasonably imposed on the innocent Paoting, and Tamingta by the Honan and wretched people after the warfare.!
The cruel imposition became so general soldiers, Marshal Chang apparently de.. that people are afraid to go back to their cided for the second time to resort to own homes, But most of the sums collect force General Kuo Sung Ling was sum cd have gone into the pockets of that moned to appear at Mukten "for con- oficers in charge. Since you have lost popularity among the people, it is better sultation For the last few days, General Kuo was seeking peace and for you to retire from public life.
When the Shanghai incidente hap-quietness of mind in a foreign hospital to shout and to run with their utmost in Tientsin. As he was summoned by pened, every person in this country tried
effort so as to make, the reat awaken to Marshal Chang Tso kin to appear before the agression of the ambitious foreiga him, he felt that there could be two politicians, and also to do their best in alternatives only for him to take; either requesting remedies. Neglecting all of to sacrifice his personal conviction and these, you tried. to shield the treacherous to accept Marshal Chang's order to fight. Japadess and British by letting the or to sacrifice his own life if he would troops interfere with the students' move dare to refuse it and defy him. ment, and treating the poor labourera. A WHOLE COMMUNITY INDICTED. common sense he would do nothing so If a man was ever equipped with the least
absurd,
THE WORLD COURT. Defending the proposal that America abould join the World Court, President | and India. Coolidge made a reservation regarding the constitution of the Court. He said it would be impossible to support a Court under which America assumed obligations.
QUESTION OF DEBTS:
STATE TRIALS IN RUSSIA.
A number of State, trials are proceed. He estimated that the debt payments ing in Bussi, mainly for malversation. already arranged. would aggregate dur- The most prominent, perhaps, says the Hige correspondens of The Times, is ing the next 2 years over fifteen milliard taking place in Leningrad, where 123 dollars and those outstanding would
coming rise in the price of tea. It says regards the financial, readjustment that bring the total to twenty milliars, which port officials and their accomplices are the very reason why you have lost every Marshal Chang in indulging in self-
that although the North India crop was the amount of Ireland's liabilities under
at the end of October were 181,750,000 lbs. compared to 148,730,000 lbs. for the same period last year."
FARLIER CABLES,
SPY SCARE IN FRANCE.
COMMENT ON INCIDENT IN PARIS PAPERS.
would bars remained a festering sor in the relations of the two countries. Ho added that the Free State was already paying a tenth of the revenue outside its own borders and had also agreed to pay £5,000,000, spread over a period of sixty years, as compensation for material damage.
The message also included propoasis for reductions of taxes, a sustained effort to strengthen the aviation sources of the country; and a strict adherence to the prohibition law,
General Kuo decided upon the latter conference of his subordinate officers, and choice? He immediately called a military
told them that Marshal. Chang was very.. Unfortunately. you neglected all suspicious of him and that he would kill humanity and sympathy and did it himself then and there rather than straightforwardly. It seems that you proceed to Mukden to take more orders would even give up the country without from the Mukden War Lord. He made a any regret. This is really the biggest long speech about the accessity of main- crime that can be committed, this is also taining peace and the serious mistake of bit of popularity" among the people, aggrandisement. All the officers at the accused of corruption. In Moscow, there
Besides the two reasons mentioned conference voted for a declaration of exceeded the present national debt. The are 80 trials. Among those on trial are above, there is another one, which is cor of troops at their disposal, they would independence, and with the large number 18,000,000 lbs. below last year's, stocks Article & was most problematical and latter included the Russian debt of 192 many engineers accused of appropriating life. During the short era of the Chinese return to Mukden to demand and to force
sidered sufficient to put you out of public millions, "which those at present in stata property valued at millions of gold Republic in fourteen years, Wars and Marshal Chang Tao Lin's retirement.
There was a circular telegram issued, control had openly undertaken to re-roubles.
fighting have been occurring all the headed by General Kuo Sung Ling, pudiate."
Seven officials in the Moscow State Sites Nearly every year, people see con urging Marshal Chang Tao Lin to hand ficts and struggles between their coun over the control of the Manchurian warehouses have, it is officially an trymen. When looking into the key of Government to his son, General Chang pounced been shot after trial. Six high the trouble, it can be settled in coe bim Hauch Liang, who is said to be a close officials of the Sints butter trust have ple phrase, that is the conflict between friend of General Kuo himself. The cir the conceptions of the monarchical army cular has three points: Opposition to the been condemned to death for selling 200 and the Republican army. Your thoughts continuance of internal war and toux of butter to private Moscow traders and our actions have resembled those for maintenance of peace, immediate It is announced that a trial is to be of Chang Hsun and Yuna Shih Kai. retirement of Marshal Chang Tso Lin; held at Chernigot, where all the mem. Those remaining loyal to the Republican and the succession of General Chang Mr. J. H. Thomas, on behalf of the ALIENS RESTRICTION ACT who had been working for many years the monarchists have been thought your perhaps more formal than real. It is true bers of the agricultural community, Government have always been looked on Hsueh Liang as the Commander-in-Chief aa your enemies while those favouring of the Fengtien army. The last point is Labourites, and Mr, Fisher, for the
In the House of Commons on November | cöunter-revolution, chiefly because they best friends.
on Tolstoyan lines, are accused of
that General Kuo and the Young Liberals, warmly supported the measure. war of the restoration, Generalare on good terms, but it is
SOVIET, AND LEAGUE.
Restriction Act from the expiring laws to celebrate the anniversary of the you have been plotting behind every ridiculous to think that General Kuo and the continuance of the Bill, Mr. J. Beurr (Labour), declared that the Act October revolutions, and because they did fighting. Sometimes you have tried to favours his son while unable to tolerate was aimed particularly at poor Jews not welcome the Komsomoltat (the League create new straggles and sometimes you Marshal Chang Tso Lin himself
To this circular telegram, and to its although it was originally designed to daily did bot subscribe to the Soviet contrary to all of the new tiden (sic), himself an quite in accord. Tupan L-did. of Communist Youth), read the Bible help in enlarging tho fighting area. The
antiguity of your conceptions is quite contents, Turan Li Chag Lin on
Lin expressed deal with Chinese dope dealers.
newspapers, and taught their children He added that opium-growing should the Holy Scriptures A tribunal has
what kind of power and land is not sign the telegram, however, on the be stopped in India and that opium confirmed the death sentence upon under your command. If more such ground that he could not do so while his lese company where the three arrested |
mother still remained in Mukden, u the Soviet, were to join the League of China, and then the Chinese would act Englishmen were employed was carried
be beneficial either to the country or to your own self perfrom Tientsin: It is learned on reliable out by a magistrato and a representative Nations it would mean its political get the alleged habit of supplying dope for capionage in favour of Foland,
"If you awake and give back the ad. aathority that, in the eccret pact con- ministration of the Three Eastern Pro- cluded between General Kuo Bang Link Speaking of the continued invasion vinces to the people. the rest of your life and Marchal Feng Yu Heiong, the follow of England by Scotsmen, Major Beith will be far better from that which you ing four articles are included
(1) All military class shall be over (better known by his pen name of Tan have led for these several years. Bo for Hay) tolls a story of a Scotsman, the love of our country, for the love of thrown gardener in Hampshire, who was induced the love of yourself and the talent under (3) Branches of the Labour Union
the people in the three provinces
and for
(2) Imperialism shall be broken down.
Waterloo he joined procession of the words to you, and I hope they will receive and the treatment of labourers be re- to spend the day in London. Outside your command, I beg to write these few shall be established over the country, unemployed, saw a good deal of London,
formed. your consideration. and went home as 4d. to the good, his
This Texa Yu HSTÁ250,- (4) A stable Central Government shall share of the collection made on the march. November 5th..
abo established.
PARIS, December 8th. The newspapers, commenting on the disclosures in the espionage case, declare
that the arrest of thres Englishmen is occasioning a belief that England is in M. RYKOY DENOUNCES TREATY OF volved ina. Atrange anti-Climax to
LOCARNO. Locarno,
Moscow, December 8th.
الله
The search at the premises of the wire
1. Rykov in a speech" declared that if should not be allowed to be exported to Bachin, who was condemned at Zhitomir actions be carried out, they would never the Eastern News Agency reports
of the War Ministry Letters and a list capitulation to the Tast and economic
Bir W Joynson-Hicks denied the alle- of air officers were found, and the ar- would regard us is traitors if we partito deport undesirable aliens.
capitulation to the West. The East gation as regards the Jews and announced the Government's intention to continue rested Englishmen, questioned by the cipated in trade with nations within the magistrate, denied any knowledge of the League,
He said in the past ten monthe 219 de portations had been effected, mostly of espionage activities of Marthe Moreuil,
criminals, and admission had been re He declared the Locarno treaty was fused to 2,000 aliens who had obtained with whom only one of them was ac undoubtedly aimed against the Soviet, visas zomehow or another.
The Soviet would support every move quainted.
ment towards disarmament.
The motion on the subject was also re- jected.