·STATE OF AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
THE NATIONALIST PARTY'S CAPITAL.
BRITISH LABOUR LEADER'S THOUGHTS ON THE CANTONESE.
[TEROVCA RECTER'S ADENCT.)
AN AMALGAMATION OF YANGTSZE CITIES.
HANKOW, WUCHANG AND HANYANG.
HANKOW, Jan. 2nd.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1927.
M. BRIAND'S VIEWS.
MOST NOTABLE INTERNA-
TIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1326,"
FRANCE NOT TO INTERFERE | -
IN CHINA'S AFFAIRS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, January 3rd.
A telegram from Paris states that
GIBRALTAR'S PLIGHT.
AN UNEMPLOYMENT
-PROBLEM.
EFFECT OF THE SUFFOLK'S DEPARTURE.
THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]
GIBRALTAR, January 2nd.
The unemployment problem which is giving rise to a difficult situation,
NOTABLE FLIGHT.MEXICO'S NEW OIL EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN
BRITISH AIR MINISTER'S ACHIEVEMENT.
NOW IN PALESTINE.
[DRITISH WIRELESS ́BERVICE]
Rumy, January Ist. The air liner carrying Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Minister,
LAW.
NOW IN OPERATION.
STILL THE SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY.
{THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE.]
Mexico CITY, January 2nd. The first day of the new petro- Lady Maud Hoare, Air Vice-Mar-leum and land laws passed off with- shal Sir Geofrey Salmond and put incident. other passengers-nine in all-on The
CALIFORNIA.
A RECURRENCE REPORTED.
(THROUGH AMERICAN "SERVICE.]
SAN FRANCISCO, January lat. Severo earthquake shocks in the |Imperial Valley began et midnight, and are still continuing at eg o'clock in the morping.
Calexico, Mexicali and adjacent. Government standpoint is | Lerder cities are badly damaged. their journey to India, made a per- that the principal foreign oil com. The total loss is estimated at pro
'panics, baving neglected to apply | $1,000,000,
The Nationaliss Government has issued a Mandate, consolidating the the most notablė international The Cantonese are cities of Hankow, Wuchang and achievement of 1926, according to standstill, involving the discharge fect landing at Abukir, near Alex for the confirmation of their titles
LONDON, January 3rd Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, leader of the Labour Party, in an article} in the Socialist Review says the Cantor Government is naturally in a truculent mood, and believes it bas beaten us, unlikely to take us At our own valuation. We must put ourselves right with them," but "mere scuttle won't do that." Old conditions in China imposed upon us obligations which must remain until we ate relieved thereof by negotiation. "Canton must be assumed to have commonsense, and once it is assured
of the genuineness of our desire to
Martial Law Declared.
is largely due to the fact that work at the dockyard is practically"at a Hanyang into a greater city, to be M. Briand, writing in the Malin,
of workmen,
andria, yesterday afternoon. known as Wuhan, which is to be was the construction of the peace
to land and leases acquired prior
LATER. governed by a Commission of zine,
At a week-end meeting of leading
The travellers were welcomed by to 1917, have lost recognition of Including the Ministers of Finance, framework which might take time residents and businessmen conven- Air Vice-Marshal Webb Bowen, their rights to them. But specula that the Government of Lower Cali
A message from Calexico states. Foreign Affairs and Communica- to be shaken but which constituted ed by HE the Governor to con- Major Wooda Humphrey (General tion continues as to whether the fernia has declared martial law i tions, and also the Mayors of Fan- kow and Wuchang and the Garrison an instrument of appreciable solid-sider the question, emphasis was Manager of the Imperial Airways) Government will actually take over Commander."
ity against. the risk of war.. - laid on the" prevailing conditions off and the Governor of Alexandria.
the land and what the action of M. Briand reviewed the numerous increasing population and decreas-
foreign governments would be in Anti-Foreign Strike at Kiukiang.
recent international agreements, in-
that event. SHANGHAI, January 1st.
cluding the Italo-German Treaty,
Advices from Tampico hitherto There is a serious situation at drafted in "unexceptionable terms." Kinking where aa anti-foreign
The combined area is to be known as the Nationalist Capital.
لوم
Mexicali. !
There wore many outbreaks of fre and broken watermains haired the fire fighters. Earthquake shocks
No los of life is "reported. "Recurrence of the Shocks.
San Francisco, January 3rd
come to ferros on a basis of frank strike has been declared and efforts He was a sincere friend af Italy,volving a considerable loss of local organisation, the time table had report no confiscations of oil pro-were felt at points 130 miles away.
recognition of China's nationality are being made to starve out the and always ready for a rapproche and right of self-government it into which very little food is Endut with her.
foreigners living in the concession
surely will not object to discussing its way.
As regards China, France adhered Inatters,"
ANTI-FOREIGN` DEMON. STRATION.
Sir Samuel Hoare spoke enthus ing revenue. The situation is ag-iastically of the fight. He said gravated by the departure of the that due to the thoroughness of the Second Suffolks for Hong Kong in-
been maintained exactly- afforded by the announcement that
Passenger accommodation พนง the greater part of the Atlantic most comfortable, and the light Fleet will be based at Gibraltar could be regarded as a.great
tradle. A grain of comfort is
perties.
United States Attacked. The Chamber of Deputies at midnight resounded with ornitorical,
A telegram from Calexico states.
Supplies, however, are being sent to the spirit of the Washington from January 29th till March 16th British achievement and a most attacks upon the United States far that i recurrence of the earthquake..
Agreements and entertained a leg and the Mediterranean Fleet from hopeful omen for the commercials Mexican and Latin-American shocks has disturbed Calexico and development of the Cairo to Kara- policies. There was bitter criticism Mexicali Loose bricks were pre-
from Hankow, and aix foreign gua. boats are there,
New Taxes,
timate desire not to allow her HANKOW, December 31st. honourable interests to be nailed The Commissioner of Foreign but to refrain "from interference. in FOREIGN CHURCHES SET ON Affairs notified the Consuls yester
"FIRE.
day that effective on January 1st, Chinese internal politics and , do 2 per cent, on ordinary goods and nothing against the unity of the HANKOW, Jan. 1st.
oa luxuries will be per cent. Catholic priests arriving at Han-
port. kow from various outlying stations
The taxes are" to be paid to the ia, the Province, relate a number of customs houses of the native cus toms and the bureaux which will anti-foreign and anti-Christian inci-shortly be opening for their collec dents.
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At the Catholic Mission at York. shinshan, a mob attacked the priests and drove them from the church, which was set on fire. The entire contents were Bestroyed. One priest removed his heard and escaped with the help of a native priest who held back a mob of about
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At Kingchowin, near Shasi, Catholic seminary was looted and everything destroyed Even the. priests' clothes were stolen.
March 4th to at least March 16th.
Gibraltar possesses peither poor law nor the dole. Relief works have been instituted.
chi route.
The machine had amply proved
its worth under the most difficult climatio tests-through snow in
of the American States Depart-cipitated in the streets, the cracks. ment, while the hall re-echoed within buildings widened. Two build- cheers for President Calles for his ings were destroyed by fire at- opposition to the aggressions" of Mexicali. Simultaneously, Black.
levied on all goods entering the country, thereby being convinced SUFFOLKS LEAVE GIBRAL-France, sen fog between Sicily and the United States. One orator de-butte's volcano, forty miles to the
tion.
the
that she would find herself in agree. ment with the Washington signa. tories.
TAR FOR HONG KONG.
GraTALTAR, Dec. 31st. The Second Suffolks are going to! [TRKOCGE AMERICAN SERVICE] Hong Kong this afternoon aboard
the transport Achilles.
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
Hankow Pickets Raid.
HANKOW, December 24th, - Last night pickets raided & room NICARAGUA'S CIVIL WAR.
the British Concession occupied; by the Chinese foreman of British Municipal Council coolies. They tied him up and were taking him off to the union headquarters owing to his refusal to accede to the union demands, when a squad of Sikhs effected his release and ar rested the pickets. They were tried Pt the Consular Court this morning and discharged with a caution.
The British Note.
BUENOS AIRES, January lat. The newspaper. La Nacion" des. the recent landing in cribes Nicaragua as, an' 'assault on in- ternational law and a hard blow at the Monroe Doctrine which
LONDON, December 31st. The Italian Government has re-established the definite right of plied to the British memorandum American nations' freedom from all
It is understood that the Italian colonising encroachment."
The position at Huangchowin,on-China.
near Stackan, is most dangerous. Government expresses willingness Referring to Mr, Kellogg's, con-
U.S. AND THE SOVIET.
STRAIGHT SPEAKING,
PROPAGANDA MUST CEASE.
WASHINGTON, January lat. The State. Department baя flatly · denied the statement made at Moscow that the United States bas approached Russian Soviet offcials during the past year of the subject of American recognition of Russia
The State Department has declar- ed that the American Government,
clared that Mexico was leading the south border, was erupting similar way to
the consolidation of ally to that of 1015 when earthquakes - -Spanish-American peoples against devastated Mexicali and other the Domination. of the United cities in the Imperial Valley.
Malta, and intense beat on the eastern Mediterranean shores.
All the party had thoroughly en joyed the trip, and experienced no fatigue. Ships were rolling heavily States, and he added that Mexicans inay not be successful dollar in very rough sea between Malta
chasers or know how to practice. and the Tripoli coast, while the air liner cruised in the smoothest and easiest manner overhead at a #peed of one hundred miles an bour.
The party leaves for Aman to morrow. After reaching Delhi, Sir Samuel Hoare will undertake
a three weeks' air tour of the
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY,}· diplomary like the Yankees, but SOUTH AFRICA'S FLAG. they know how to die for their honour and fight against foreign aggressions."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The British View.
LONDON, January, 1st. The British Government has re-
Indian frontier and the Khyberceived Pass and Quetta. He will leave for Home on February 4th.
Tribute to Imperial Airways.
Ruosy, January 2nd. Sir Samuel and Lady Maud
The contents of the church and to acquiesce in the British pro- tention that the landing was for as President Coolidge said in his care abroad an air liner arrived some houses at Hussepeh were also achieved among the other Powers the purpose of protecting "Ameri. message to Congress, does not pin. Jesterday in Parestine.
set on fire.
All the priests and nur in out- lying districts have been ordered to Hankow, by the Bishop.
All the Sisters have evacuated the Convent at Shipshinkai, just out- side the Japanese Concession at Haukow, owing to interference from
the soldiers.
A Mission of Chinese priests at Tungchanhsien, in the Wachang dis trict, has been totally destroyed. Kiukiang Concession Isolated,
KICKIANG, Jun. 1st. The Concession here is picketed by soldiers, who are not allowing anybody to enter or to leave.
H.M.8. Byere is standing, by and will supply the Concessions with Hight, if necessary.
THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES.
AN ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE
SUGGESTION BY MR. W. R.
* HEARST.
(THROUGH AMERICAN HERVICE]
New Yoax, Jan. 2nd. Mr. W. Randolph Hearst, whose chain of newspapers across the American continent has hitherto
posals provided unanimity is
concerned.
can interests, the paper asserts is France and Japanese Views in
has not been stated that the con- Accord: LONDON, January 1st.
tending Nicaraguan forces caused Although the Japanese Govern any damage to, violation any right ment has not yes presented a Note of, or made any attack on Ameri- to London on the subject of the British memorandum with regard can residents to justify the inter to China, perfect harmony for the vention. French and Japanese viewpoints in this respect is claimed in Paris,
The paper declares: "According where M. Briand and Baron Ishii to the precedent thus established, have twice met to discuss
the sovereignty rights of American countries are to be subordinated to
matter.
M. Briand Interviewed.
PABIB, January 3rd.
Briand said anent China that the
attached to the spirit of the Wash- French Government remains firmly territory." ington Agreement. France does
Mediation Declined.
MANAGUA, January 1st.
pose to barter away its principles.
to
If the Soviet authorities are ready restore the confiscated pro or perty of American citizens make effective compensation, they can do so. It requires no confer ence or negotiations to accomplish these results, which can and should be achieved by Moscow as evidence of good faith.
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The American Government has
tions.
no news of developments in Mexico as the result of the passing of the oil law.
There appears to be no reason to
anticipate hasty confiscation. any
other serious happening, while the
MAY ADOPT ROYAL STANDARD.
BLOEMFONTEIN, January 1st. Colonel Creswell, the Minister of Defense, addressing the annual con- Tess of the South African Labour Party, announced that General Hertzog hed authorised him to state that the Flag Bill will be pro- ceeded with.
In addition to the suggestion of Sir Samuel Hoare sent the follow. new law appears to be quite definite an Imperial Crown on the National ing telegram to Sir Eric Geddes, with regard to foreign ownership Fing, the Government would con- Chairman of the Imperial Airways :
Having completed half of our of oil concessions. There are a journey, Lady Maud and I wish to number congratulate the Company, upon
of enactments bearing
the comfort and regularity that we thereon, which may tend to modify have enjoyed. We cannot speak the situation, and probably, these too highly of the pilots, Messrs will lead to a discussion, possibly Barnard and Johnstone, and also the mechanic.
First Royal Air Force Marshal. RUGBY, December 31st.
نا
A notable appointment is made in the Royal Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard,
Air Force.
on some form of accommodation.
THROTOR AMERICAN SERVICE"} Earlier Message.
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sider the adoption of the Roya Standard. This would necessitate.
a cantion of party strife and the
consent of the Opposition, as they could not ask His Majesty for per
mission to use the domestic symbol of the Royal House except as a united people.
WILLING TO FACE ANY CHARGE,
An earlier message from Wash- ington stated the new Mexican oil PUNJABI TO GO BACK. the number of dollars which the incurred "no liabilities to Russin, Chief of the Air Staff, is promoted law will come in operation at mid} Interviewed by Le Matin, M. United States has invested in their or has it repudiated any obliga to the rank of Marshal of the Royal
night on December 31st. The He is the first officer to attain Calles Govemment maintains that "The most serious of all Russian what is the highest rank in the the law will be enforced without activities is the continued pro-R.A. This rank, which was great-
When Diwan Menger Sen, the Punjabi who has been held in cus paganda for the overthrow of ined in 1919, when Air Force titles delay. The Conservative Government has
were approved, is the equivalent of Admiral of the Fleet in the Navy Recation of investments valued at graphic.
In view of the possibility of contody of the local Police during the
past two weeks, following. telew
instructions from the and Field Marshal in the Army,
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] • C150,000,000, not only American oil Lahore Police, was brought beforo Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central All Metal Flying Boat Experiments. companies but American politicians Magistracy yesterday Det. Sergt.
LONDON, December 31st. The Air Ministry has ordered the State Department proposes to of all parties are asking what steps
doned."
"J. P. MORGAN'S - NEW PARTNERS.
not desire to hamper in any manner the movement of Chinese emancipa. dion and will carefully avoid inter- refused. Costa Rica's offer of media.
stitutions in this country. tering in her internal affairs.
"The Government enn enter no tion on the ground that the United
these efforte negotiations until States recognition of the Diaz Gov-directed from. Moscow are aban- would require us to protect Eng.crament readers mediation unneces- land in the possession of her sub- sary. ject territories. The plan I have in
The Liberals admit that their mind would exclude consideration total casualties in the recent 3-days of India, Egypt and such subject battle were 89. They' estimate the peoples, and simply mean that the Conservatives' losses at 150. United States, Britain, Ireland," Statement by President Diaz. Canada, Australia, New Zealand Prezident Diaz, in the course of and South Africa would co-operate statement addressed to the Ameri- to insure peace among themselves and foreign pubäc, declared and as far as possible to maintain that the future of Nicaragus and ultimately that of all Central' the peace of the world"
America was at stake in the pre- Mr. Hearst declares that this should not be an offensive alliance sent conflict with his Government, and Mexico, the President alleged, He favours no armament agreement
was sending an expedition and fighting as to be kept down to a
aeroplanes, with Mexican military Ewing.
canz
New Your, January 1st. What apparently is a new policy of J. P. Morgan's is marked by the appointment to partnerships of three members of their staff who have risen from the ranks.
Morgan's hitherto have recruited their fenders from outside sources. A partnership in Morgan's is ruinoured on Wall Street to be worth at least a million dollars a year.
The names of the new partners are Francis Dwight Bartoct, Ar-
The British companies are said
two all-metal flying boats with a 'capacity of fifteen, passengers.and take. driven by three engines of a total of 1,350 borse-power, with “a 'non- stop range of 500 miles, to be used to be in full agreement with the for experimental flights on the American concerns, which up to the trans-Mediterranean, Calcutta and Singapore sections, 10,000 miles of present have uncompromisingly op. the Empire air route from London pressed the plans of the Mexican
Australia. The machines are to be known as the Caleutta type.
(THROUGH HAVAB AGENCY.]
FRENCH POLICY." ·
PRAISED BY PAPAL NUNCIO.
received from Lahore.. Elaton informed his Worship that no further instructions had been
The defendant stated that he was that the Punjab authorities might quite prepared to face any charge cater against him, and that he was prepared to waive his right to an extradition order provided he was allowed to leave Hong Kong by a boat sailing for Calcutta to-morrow
morning.
HOLIDAY FIRES.
been characterized by anti-British which should not only provide for bringing arms and ammunition in thur Marvin Anderson and William reception to the Diplomatic Corps fiscation under the new lawe have The fires were, however, minar
Government.
Upon learning that the Police Unconfirmed rumours state that would raise no objection, his Wor- ebip ordered the defendant to be Mr. Kellogg, the Secretary of discharged. State, proposes to withdraw the American Ambassador and to raise the arms embargo, but it seems more likely that the State Depart- PARIS, January 1st.
ment will not take any definite: During the holidays, the local The Papal Nuncio, speaking at a action until concrete casea of con Fire Brigade was called out twice given by President Doumergue, em-been brought to its notice,
affairs, phasized the affection and sympathy
More Banditry,
The first call was on Saturday at Government. It was hourly expect
MEXICO CITY, January 1st
about 12.30 noon to No. 57 Con- observe France's efforts towards the The British Legation has request naught Road West. On arrival of ed to seek a landing on the coast
nation's pacification. of Nicaragua. Fresident Diaz add-
He stated that they were cona British owned mine near Farral, discovered that, a quantity of tar!
ed Mexican military protection for the appliances from Central, it was [Mr. Hearst's principal news ed that the landing of American New York December 31st. vinced that France would carry on of which two American employees was on fire. This was soon put out papers are:-San Francisco Exami marines was for the protection of Commenting approvingly on Mr. the work according to her tradi- ner, Los Angeles Examiner, Chi. American and foreign lives and pro- 6. M. Bruce's speech urging British tions of gentleness and goodness. have been captured by bandite and by the firemen helped by the in ad-cago Herald and Examiner, Chicago perty, but it had nowite farcured and American co-operation, the Those traditions had evoked unfor are being held for ransom of 10,000 mates of the house
American, Atlanta Georgian, Bos his Government.”
New Fork Times emphasises the gettable words from M. Briand,
On Sunday night at 0.45 the ton American Boston Record, Bos
fact which Europe has been slow to who, in the Assembly of the League
Brigade was called to the China President Calics in New Year Sugar Refinery, at Causeway Bay,
feeling, has published a long letter
on the front page of the New York certain point but to be maintained personnel fitted out by the Calies THE WORLD'S EYES ON THE with which foreign governments
Ensure
"American" emphatically favouring at a definite strength to peace and understanding between efficiency of co-operation the English-speaking peoples of the world which the Premier of Aus tralia, Mr. Bruce, has been vocating here.
"By this," says Mr. Hearst, "Iton Advertiser, New York Evening
not, mean
consin New, and Washington է alliances. The plan I have in Temes. He also controls such well-
VERA CRUZ,, January 1st." mind would not even mean as close own periodicals as Commopolitan Five American army neroplanes Magane, Hearst's "Magazine, and led by Major Dargue, Aying round compact as Naval Treaties which Harper's]
South America, have arrived here..
do
PACIFIC
pesos.
any entangling | Journal, New York American, Wir- SOUTH · AMERICAN - FLIGHTcognise that the twentieth century of Nations, Ead expressed the message to the Mexican people, where an outbreak of fie had occur
is tending more and more to become nation's aspiration after rap evidently referring to the oil laws, red in the kiln house. It was easily. a century of the Pacift, and that preachment and spiritual frater declares that he does not intend extinguished by the private hydrant the great social, political and com- nity. He concluded by assuring to give the constitutional law An on the premises. The damage done mercial developments of the world France of the active and loyal interpretation that may harm any to the flooring and an electric motor are foccusing on the shores of that co-operation of foreign govern- legitimate interests invested in amounted to $200 The fire was ocean.
ments, especially the Vatican. Mex
caused by a defective motor,