FIGHTING IN CENTRAL
CHINA.
BIG FIGHT IMMINENT NEAR › WUCHANG.
TRENCHES BEING DUG IN THE
SUBURBS.
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Haskow, August 20th. The Allies are still holding the Trig- Chichow line.
Wu Pei Fu has established his head- quarters at Ho-Sheng-Chiao, whence he is personally directing the operations.
Meantime Allied reinforcements are constantly arriving from the North,
THE STRUGGLE FOR WUCHANG.
THE HONGKONG DAILY" PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1926
SHANGHAI'S · LABOUR.
TROUBLE.
ANOTHER MILL FOREMAN MURDERED.
WHAT THE STRIKE PICKETS' COMMITTEE AUTHORISE.
SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS.
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SHANDAI, September 1st. This morning a Chinese foreman, em- ployed at the Ewo Cotton Mills, was waylaid at wayside Road in the eastern district of the city by a gang of armed men, who mortally injured him with six ullets. The foreman, before his death, SHANGHAI, September 1st.
was unable to make a statement identi. According to Japanese reports from Hankow the Wu Fei Fuites are dentoral-fying the assailants, who, so far, have
not been arrested. ised and have suffered several reverses.
Meantime, a meeting of the Strike The Southerners are advancing rapidly against Wachang, which is across the Pickets Committee has authorised the river from Hankow. The reports add pickets to resort to the use of axes, iron that the Wu Fei Fuites are preparing bars and arms in the case of a clash with to check the Red "advance at Chibill operatives desiring to go to work fargahib, twelve milea from Wechang and or with the police," promising compensa- tion in the event of injury or of the death are also constructing trenches at the
of picketers. suburbs of Wuchang.
The Northern reinforcements continue to arrive in large numbers at Hankow. Refugees from Wuchang and the sur- rounding districts are pouring in to the Hankow Concessions.
Sun Chuan Fang, so far, has sent merely a handful of troops to assist Wu Pei Fu, and it is believed that Sun intends to maintain armed neutrality unless his five provinces are invaded; but he is enrolling recruits and taking all precautions,
STRUGGLE MORE EVIDENT.
PERING, September 1st. Optimistic communiquer from Hankow continue to arrive, claiming the recovery of Puchi and the advance of the Northern ers towards the Hupeh-Hunan border.
Independent reports do not confirm Northern successes, but none of the reports mention any further advance of the Southerners
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
SCHEME TO PLACATE SPAIN.
ANGLO-FRENCH VIEWS.
LONDON, August 31st.
Sir Austen Chamberlain has departed for Geneva to attend the meeting of the Council of the Lengus of Nations on September 2nd and the Assembly meeting on September 6th.
GENEVA, August 31st. The League Committee appointed to consider the future composition of the Council lengthily discussed yesterday a French amendment to Article of the scheme approved last May as regards the re-election of non-permanent members of the Council. The amendment was mainly designed to placate Spain.
Viscount Cecil said Britain was satis:
· COAL STOPPAGE.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE.
MR. CHURCHILL'S APPEAL.
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Reony, August 31st.. The Miners' Executive to-day decided by a narrow majority not to formulate any peace proposals for the consideration of the Delegates' Conference, but to leave the question for that body to consider free from any recommendations or sug- gestions by their Executivo.
Whether the Delegates will agree to a modification of policy is doubtful. Mr. Herbert Smith, the Miners' President, is credited with opposing any departure from the present policy, while Mr. A. J. Cook, the Miners' Secretary, has openly advocated the framing of fresh proposals" to form a basis for renewed negotiations.
Today's decision of the Executive is understood to have heen taken in opposi tien to advice tendered by the Parlia mentary Labour Party.
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THE DEBATE.
When the dispute was debated in the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Opposition Leader, urged that as the Minera Delegate Conference was to meet on Thursday, Parliament should adjourn for a week only.
The Government resisted this motion, Mr. Churchill stating that even if some change of a benefcial character were pending, he considered it unlikely that the intervention of Parliament would be required. Farliament could be speedily summoned if the necessity arose.
After attacking the attitude of the Government, which he said had behaved throughout the dispute like a loyal sub- committee of the owners, Mr. MacDonald insisted on the necessity of a national agreement between
the miners and owners if work was to be resuined in a spirit of good will co-operation and hearty production. He believed that a basis for accommodation existed and that it was possible for the Government to get the two sides together in meeting with
Alternatively, the Govern
M.C.C. INDIAN TOUR.
WORCESTER'S PROFESSIONAL NOT
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LONDON, September 1st.
F. Root has declined the invitation to take part in the M.C.C.'s. Indian Tour, on the ground that the Worcestershire County authorities consider that he needs a rest after two years' uninter- rupted cricket.
HOME FOOTBALL. NORTHERN LEAGUE RESULTS.
LeNpos, August 31st.
the results of The following are matches played in the Northern League to-day-
Rochdale 3, Crewe 1. Southport 1, Hartlepool 0.
BALKAN AFFAIRS.
WORK FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Soria, August 31st." The Bulgarian Note replying to Greece, Rumunia, and Jugo-Slavia is most con- ciliatory. It emphasises the desire to afeguard the peace of the Balkans and says the Bulgarian Government is doing its utmost to check the Comitad ac tivities, which, is declares, have wide ramifications outside Bulgaria.
The note urges co-operation between all four countries on this point and finally declares its readiness to submit the ques- tion to the League of Nations, whose recommendations it promises to accept.
BRITISH CRUISERS.
THREE FOR CHINA STATION.
LONDON, August 31st. The three cruisers Carysfort, Castor and Dartmouth are due to arrive on the China Station at the end of October with reliefs.
The submarine L27 will simultaneous-
There seems no doubt that heavy fight-fied with the May scheme, but would an open agenda from which nothing wouldly arrive in Hongkong to replace the L.9. ing is proceeding and that Wu Fei Fu agree to any workable plan. Therefore be barred. is receiving large reinforcements from the
"North.
SWATOW'S PORT.
NOT NOW TO BE CLOSED.
Swirow, August 31st.
It to-day transpires that the threat of the Commissioner of Customs to close the pott of Swatow was not carried into effect, the pickets acceding to his de- raands under pressure from. General Ho Ying Yum, who has charge of the district. The incident, it now appears material- ised from ac seizure by pickets of shipment of 10 casca of cigarettes, con signed to Swatow by the B.A.T. The Commissioner protested and intimated that he would take action if the shipment- was not restored,
General Ho ordered the pickets to comply with the request and the matter was settled without further incident.
The 3.5. Huihong arrived from Swatow to-day and her officers report that the coast port business is normal
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ATLANTIC FLEET.
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DOMINION PREMIERS' VISIT.
Rcosy, August 31st. Arrangements are being made for the Dominion Premiers coming to England for the Imperial Conference to visit the Atlantic Fleet at sea on October 30th
PALESTINE CURRENCY. "
BOARD TO BE CREATED.
Ruder, August 31st. The Colonial Secretary has appointed a Board, to introduce local Palestinian currency based on the pound sterling and generally to provide for and to control the supply of currency in Palestine...
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AZORES DISASTER.
Azores, August 31st. Six were killed and many injured in the Fayal Island earthquake, whilst great damage was done in the capital, Fayal, and throughout the countryside. Cricks appeared in streets and a number of bouses collapsed. The terror-stricken, po- pulation is camping in public squares.
The Western Union Cable Company in London learns that all Britishers are
Bale.
The shock was also felt at Liveramento, near Fonta de Lagade, but no damage was done.
LISBON, August 31st. Governor Horta telegraphs that fifty were killed and injured in the earth- quake, The Government has ordered a craiser to proceed to Fayal to render assistance.
LATEST DETAILS.
LISBON, September 1st. Governor Horta now cables that 8 were killed and 200 injured in the Fayal earth quake, four hundred houses were razed at Flamangas, in a continuous series of short shocks.
The Government has ordered the im mediate departure of two cruisers to transport a vessel with medical units and a detachment of engineers.
ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE. VERDICT IN SMRYNA PLOT CASE.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, August 31st... The Independence Tribunal has passed the death sentence on Abdul Kadir in connection with the Smyrna plot. He is to be hanged to-night.
he favoured the French amendment, ment might get men of infinence accept- which assured the re-eligibility of non-able to both sides to mediate. permanent members, but as the wording could be variously interpreted he pro- posed that the amendment be referred to the Drafting Committee.
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
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U.S.A. AND WAR DEBTS.
PRESS ON CANCELLATION PROPOSAL.
Two notable contributions to the debate by private members were made by Mr. The proposal was adopted.
Spencer (Labour) and Mr. H. Wragg The French amendment provides that (Unionist). Mr. Spencer, in advocating
New Yor; August 31st, retiring member would only be re a national agreement, polated out that The Republican papers deplore Mr. eligible by a two-thirds majority of either accommodation would have to be made Newton Baker's debt cancellation sug- the Council or the Assembly, and that for varying minima in the different dis-gestions cabled yesterday. in any case the number of members elect tricts. He wished the miners had accept- The New York Tribune says the sng- ed shall not exceed one-third of the totaled the Coal Commission's report when it gestion is, inopportune and will merely non-permanent membera.
was offered, to them. The essential con lead to misconception and confusion. ditions of peace were the recognition of economic factors by the men and the recognition of the men's point of view by the owners.
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The French amendment is apparently the result of recent pourparlers between Britain, Frange and Germany, and the Drafting Committee today found the task of finding a formula to satisfy all parties dificult.
TEMPORARY SCHEME
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Air. Wragg, who spoke as chairman of Colliery Company, expressed the opinion that the owners would be willing to have a national settlement with dis- The Drafting Sub-Committee, after strict variations. Failing a settlement, he protracted discussion of the French advocated compulsory arbitration. amendment, and Viscount Cecil's scheme Mr. Lloyd George declared that the for the re-eligibility of non-permanent owners had gone back on their earlier Councillors, agreed to a temporary ar- proposals and were now insisting on dis rangement whereby non-permanent mem-trict settlements. After charging the bers will be exceptionally admitted to Government with impotence, be urged the Council of the League at the forth them to undertake the responsibility of coming election, but that in subsequent making & definite suggestion on which the flections re-eligibility will only be ap negotiations could be re-opened. plicable at the expiration of the member's term of office and not at the beginning of his tenure.
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GERMANY TO BE ADMITTED.
GENEVA, September 1st. The outcome of yesterday's discussions is that Germany alone will be admitted to a permanent seat on the Council, with nine non-permanent members.
"It is noteworthy that Poland waived her claim simultaneous with her election with Germany Spain's attitude up to the present has not changed.
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The New York Times, however, support- ing Mr. Baker's article, cites Mr. Mellon / as saying "a prosperous Europe would be worth far more in dollars to the United States than any possible return from debts."
The New Fork World opines that Booner or later Mr. Baker's argument will prevail. It adds that it would be rash to predict a mutual cancellation, of debts, but a revision of the present agree ment is certain in the near future.
PRESIDENT'S -VIEW.
PAULSMITH, August 31st.. Although President Coolidge is report- ed not to have read Mr. Newton, Baker's article, in connection with the war debts question, the Fresident's opinion is stated to favour no change in the United States' war debts policy..
President Coolidge does not anticipate that the Senate will reverse its decision regarding the World Court.
MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH. Concluding the debate, Mr. Churchill In other respects, Viscount Cecil's said that the Government were deter scheme will hold good with slight mined to see that the Act recently passed modifications.
13 a means of obtaining re-organisation and reconstruction of the coal industry was put into force with the utmost vigour. Regarding criticisms of the Eight Hours measure, the Government view was that. miners to work for the owners to keep within certain limits, at any rate during the pitch open. If both sides were to a temporary period, the question of hours say to the Government: We will taka and wages would be so far interchange your decision; give us the best mivice able that the mining population concern you can for the reconstruction and settle. ed might have the right of deciding inment of the coal industry," it would, in what form the economic necessity should his opinion, be an easy and rapid pro- be met. The object in view was to secure
cess to present a tolerable elastic and the greatest amount of employment and good-working solution at any rate for the the largest sum "of money to be paid in
temporary period through which the in- wages throughout the coal industry ander dustry had to pass before it was recon- decent conditions.
Government tracted. There was, at present, nothing wanted as few pits as possible to be in the attitude of the parties calculated closed, and said that closing down should to make such an enterprise succeed. But the atmosphere would change and it was be a gradual process until new pits were developed to which unemployed miners perhaps changing. He asked the miners could be moved. He could not himself to make fresh prapoasis in any form and sce the alightest difficulty in reconciling through any channel they liked. the controversy regarding pational or district settlementt.
At present there is no prospect of Tangier being discussed at Geneva.
ANGLO-FRENCH VIEWS.
PARIS, September 1st." According to Le Petit Parisien, M. Briand, the French Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at their meeting last night realized the similarity of their dispositions with re- gard to the French and British Cabinets ent Tangier and seats on the Council of the League of Natices.
Both statesmen decided to co-operate closely and not to admit the work of the League to be affected and the question of Tangiers discuss d by other Powera than those intere..od.
TREAT OF ALGECIRAS. RUSSIA OPPOSED TO AMENDMENT.
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GOVERNMENT AND THE RISK. Y notice taken of local conditions, and The Government were ready to share there ought to be a national survey of the risk of seeing that such proposals the whole process afterwards-national received a fair chance if they were settlement within whose ambit. district genuine and afforded, in the Govern
ment's view, a way to a settlement. It conditions had been properly embodied. Hours and wages were no longer an in--was no part of the spirit of this country superable obstacle and if the differences or of the policy of the present Govern- connected with them were reduced to ment, to win a strike at the expense of their very moderate proportion then the one. Bection of the community questice between national or district another. England was England because agreements should never be allowed to things were less frequently fought out to stand in the way of a settlement. A a bitter end than in any country in the though there was a greater disposition to take the facts into account, nothing bad yet been done which made it possible for the Government to promote fresh Delegates Conference might produce something.
Moscow, August 31st. With reference to Spain's demand for areconsideration of the Treaty of Algeciras, to which Russia is a signatory, it is stated that the Soviet Government negotiations. He hoped the Miners' will not recognise any amendments there. to which are made without the consent of Russia
GENERAL NOBLE. "
ENGAGEMENTS IN U.S. AND JAPAN,
A REPUDIATION. ⠀ He strongly repudiated Mr. Mac- Donald's suggestion that the owners bad exerted any influence on the Government, adding, "let the miners' leaders arm us with weapons of economic truths and we will see who presumes to stand in the Rome, August 31st. way of a peaceful settlement." The General Nobile, famous as the pilot of Government could only build a bridge if the Norge Polar Expedition, in an inter- the material was provided from both view with Renter to-day, said that he sides. A fresh offer was indispensable. had accepted the invitation of the United The difficulty of the problem did not lie States Government to supervise some in the making of a plan but ia securing months work in connection with an. Ame: agreement for it, and here the Govern rican aeronautical establishment.
ment's powers were limited. They could After completion, be said, he will go legislate, but they could not compel the ito Japan on a similar errand
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world and because people did not press their rights to extremes they did in many other countries. The Government would allow no party consideration or personal prejudices to influence their actions but they must not be asked to take sides against arithmetic or obvious facts of the situation."
the
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] HOPEFUL ATMOSPHERE.
LONDON, August 31st. It is noteworthy that the Opposition listated attentively to Mr. Churchill and even cheered his references with relation to district and to national agreements and the hint that the miners could secure backing for a national agreement if they proved reasonable on the question of hours and wages.
The House of Commons adjourned until November 9th, unless it is convoked earlier to continue the Emergency Regula- tions.
Selecting the Hongkong
Interport Team.
First Prize
Second Prize'.
Third Prize
$200
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WE ARE PRINTING BELOW THE FIRST COUPON FOR
THE COMPETITION WHICH HAS BEEN ADVERTISED DUR-
ING THE PAST FEW. DAYS.
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UNDER SERIES A. EACH LIST MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COUPON, BUT 3 COMPETITOR NEED NOT WRITE SEPARATE; LİSTS IF HE WISHES TO STAND OR FALL BY HIS ORIGINAL SELECTION.
ONE LIST ACCOMPANIED BY TÏVENTY COUPONS WILL BE JUDGED AS TWENTE LISTS, OR ONE ACCOMPANIED BY TEN COUPONS AS TEN LISTS, AND SO ON, AND POINTS WILL BE GIVEN ACCORDINGLY.
(The Rules of the Competition were fully ici out in the
"Daily Press" of August, 26th, 28th, 30th and Blet.).
ALL SERIES A LISTS MUST BE SENT TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS" ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 18th. - THE COMPILATION OF THESE LISTS WILL DOUBTLESS PRE- SENT CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY, BUT IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT DOUBLE MARKS ARE EARNED BY CORRECT-SELECTIONS. SERIES 4; THEREFORE, PROVIDES EXPERT JUDGES WITH A GOOD CHANCE TO ESTABLISH A LEAD IN THE COMPETITION.
INTERPORT PLAYERS.
IT MAY BE INTERESTING TO RECALL THE NAMES OF SOME
OF THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE REPRESENTED HONGKONG. IN THE LAST FEW TEARS:
H. R, B, HÀN COOK
T. E. PEARCE. G. R. BAYER
E. B. REED R. E. O. BIRD A. C. I. BOWKER H. OWEN HUGHES REV. T, B. POWELL REV. E. C. QUICK R. E. A WEBSTER B. D. EVANS C.Q.M.S. STRIPP
PAY-LT. BARGREAVES, R.N.
L. J. DAVIES
CAPT. OLLIVER, R.G.A. CAPT. HAVELOCK-DAVIES MAJOR EDWARDS
H, N. BALHATCHET
F.". DE ROME
E. C. FINCHER"
R. H. WILD
J. D. HUMPHREYS
CAPT. E. W. MORRIS, LA.S.C.
J. N. RAMSAY
THIS LIST IS IN NO WAY COMPREHENSIVE, AND MANY OF THESE PLAYERS HAVE EITHER LEFT THE COLONY FOR GOOD OR ARE ABSENT ON LEAVE. "THERE SHOULD BE “ALANY NEW FAUES IN THE TEAM WHICH DOES DUTY FOR
US IN NOVEMBER.
[Competitors are expected to give currect initials of all players. on their lists. There is no guarantee that the initials in the list above are correct.]
Coupon
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS Cricket Competition
Serles A.
September 2nd, 1926,
A MAXIMUM OF 440 POINTS MAY BE SCORED BY 20 LISTÉ IN SERIES A, TWO POINTS BEING GIVEN FOR BACH CORRECT SELECTION, ON EACH LIST.