THE CRISIS ON THE | FIENDISH CHINESE
YANGTSZE.
CONCESSION FIRMS AND
BANKS STILL INACTIVE.
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF POSITION AND SAFE- GUARDS- DESIRED.
SHANGHAI COUNCIL'S "ACTION · HEARTILY
WELCOMED.
If no naws be good news, then the news regarding Hankow may be considered as quite satisfactory, for. practically nothing new, has some to hand during the past 24 hours regard. ing the British Concession, noW - in the hands of the Kuomintang.. triumvirate, Messrs. Eugene Chen, T. V. Soong and Sun
To.
We are told, however, that the Concession's firms and banks 'do not intend to resume business until they receive a clear understanding of the position. and the safeguardi to be adopted."
This decision and the attitude
of the Shanghai Municipal Council, as revealed in the Pro- clamation
BANDITS.
VILLAGE OF 1,000 INHABIT-
ANTS ENTIRELY EXTER
MINATED.
TERRIBLE MASSACRE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
PEKING, Jan. 17th.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12th, 1927.
A private message from Shantung by records a terrible bandits
znaja cre
WIRELESS WONDERS.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS,
DIRECT TELEPHONIC COM- MUNICATION BETWEEN OTTAWA AND ENGLAND.
{THROUGH BRUTER'S" "ADENCT.)'
OTTAWA, Jan. 1. Direct wireless telephonic com- The villageri at Wangchipao, 50munication has been established miles to the east of Chufa, actively between Ottaws and Bridgewater, opposed the bandits, who thereupon awaited for reinforcements and sur rounded the village.
They set fire to it and saughtered
all irrespective of age or sex." "
Some were burned to death in their homes, while others were shot in attempting to escape. Small children were pulled to pieces.
The inhabitants numbering 1,000 were entirely exterminated.
England. The communication is relayed vid trunk telephone to Drummondville, Quebec, and thence by benim wireless to England. A
good reception has been obtained. - It is understood in London that one of the first uses to which the Post Office will put Beam Stations with South Africa, Australia and India will be to test them for tele- phony. Greater secrecy in the Anglo-American telephone converRA»
A RECORD GOLDtions may shortly be secured by the use of the Beam System for tele- phony.
OUTPUT.
VAAL MINES IN 1976.
It is believed that if this is adopt 10,000,000 OUNCES FROM TRANS-able it should be possible to charge much below the present £s per minute of the London and New York service.
in the runOTON RAUTER'S AGENCE.]
on Monday, have, we read, beez heartily welcomed, presumably 1 the Treaty ports * up North.""
...
LONDON, JAL 11th..
A record gold output of over 10.000,000 ounces, valued at ap- (THROUGE LEUTER'S AGENCY.] proximately 12,000,000, has been PEKING, Jan. 11th.declared by the Transvaal Mines The British community generally for 1920. heartily welcomes the Shanghai Municipal Council's statement and ' aire cordially approves of the deci sion of the Hankow firms and banka not to open till a clear understand, ing of the position and sileguarts have received,
[EARLIER TELEGRAMS.]
SHANGHAI, January 11th. A message from Hankow dated yesterday says that the general situation on the Yangtze remains unchanged.
Brital's Attitude.
THE STRUGGLE IN THE
-NORTH.
NORTHERN TROOPS ADVANC- ING AGAINST THE "REDS.”
PERING, J. 11th. Chang Tsung Chang has ordered his troops at Pengpu and, Hauchow to be ready for a general advance against the "Reds ??
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] Brave British Marine Officer.
SPANISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES.
ACQUIRE VALUABLE PRO- PERTY IN NEW YORK.
A $15,000,000 DEAL,
THROUGE AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Jan. 11th. Spanish interests here have pur chased the so-called Grand Cen- tral Palace, including the largest exhibition hall in the city and ad- joining building which they will oc- occupy as a valuable central position and as a Consular trade centre for. all the Spanish-speaking peoples of Europe, Central and South America and the Philippines This project involves some $15,000,000, and it is understood to have been financed by a well-known Spanish financier of Manila Facilities will be provided in the building for permanent ex- hibitions and for products of the Mr. Asquith went ashore to get, a twelve-years-old foreign girl from various countries using it.
LONDON, January 10th. Reuter learns that the British attitude towards China at the
SHANGHAI, January 11th A brave net by Mr. N. 7. Asquith, suoment is one of watchfulness rather than of general diplomatic the second officer, of the river steamer Tunguo, is described by re- movement in the direction of refugees arriving here from Hankow
yesterday,
action.
Moreover, there is
QE
cognising the Cantonese Govern- ment.
"-[REITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Chinese Anxious to Re-Start Trading.
a Catholic Convent in the heart
A Blg French Project
THE CITY OF
DELHI.
NEW NAME FOR THE HER- CULES AIR LINER.
(BRITISH WIBILESS SERVICE]
RUOBT, Jan 11 Lady Irwin, wild of the Viceroy of India, at Delhi, yesterday, chris... tened the Hercules air liner, in which the Air Minister and his party flew to ladia from Londen. The machine was named "City of Delhi.”
Sir Samuel Hoare stated that the Imperial Airways Company intend- ed to name all the aeroplanes for the new service after capital cities of the countries along the route to
India
(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE}
NICARAGUA'S WARFARE,
U.S. DECLARES ANOTHER NEUTRAL ZONE.
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
MANAGUA, January 10th. The district of Las Perins has been declared a neutral zone, and a party of American sailors landed there yesterday withour" incident. President Coolidge's Special
Message to Congress.... WASHINGTON, January 11th. President Coolidge, in à Special Message to Congress explaining the American Government's policy-to- wards Nigaragua, describes it as one of thorough protection of American interests in conformity with the traditional standpoint of the United States. One passage saysProprietary rights of the United States in the Nicagaruan Chaal Route together with obliga- tions flowing from investment by all classes of our citizens in Nicaragua place us in a position of peculing responsibility." The President, disclaims any intention to intervene in the internal affairs of Nicaragua bat declares that the United States cannot fail to view with deep concern any serious threat to the stability and Constitu- tional Government of Nicaragua, especially if such a state of affairs is contributed to or brought about by outside influences or by any foreign power,
the
Strong Statements, "We have conclusive evidence that large quantities of arms and munitions were shipped to revolutionists of Nicaragua on several occasion since August, ports. Some of the munitions bear evidence of having belonged to the Mexican Government, and it also appears that the ships were fitted out with the full knowledge" and,
THE NEW WHITE STAR LINE.
SIX PER CENT. PREFERENCE
ASHARÈS TO - BE ISSUED
AT PAR.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BEÀVICE.]
Reony, Jan. 11. The Times understands that the issue of £2,500,000 of 0 per cent. preference shares will be made in a law days by the White Star Line, Lid, the new company that has been formed to require the whole of the share capital of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company. This transaction was arranged at the end of November by the Royal Mail Steam Packet. Company
shares will be guaranteed by the Royal Mail Company and will be offered for subscription at par.
MEXICO AND THE CATHOLICS.
FURTHER FRICTION
WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF
BISHOPS.
{THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE.)
Mexico City, Jan. 11th. The Bishop of Tabasco, who is Secretary of the Mexican Catholic Episcopate, and five other bishops, has been arrested. The former has been the spokesman for the Epis. copate since the Church and Gov- ernment difficulties begaa. Other Church Dignitaries Believed Also Arrested.
ROYAL TOUR.
LAS PALMAS: FIRST PORT. OF CALL REACHED.
(BRITISH WILKESS. SKAVIOR.)
Rroby, Jan. 11th. The Duke and Duchess of York, aboard HMS. battle cruiser Renown, arrived yesterday at Las Palmas (Canary Islands), the first port of call on their voyage to Australia and New Zealand.
TRAFFIC OFFENDERS.
BATCH OF CASES AT THE MAGISTRACY..
Summansed before Mr. W. Scho The Bishop of Tabasco was ar-field, yesterday morning, at the
rested at the Episcopate building Central Magistracy, for negligent
and secretly removed to an un-and dangerous driving when pass known destination. The police reing a tram-car in Des Voeux Road mained in the building and arrested West on January 3rd, Mr. V. all the callers, including clergy and Goulborn, of the Hong Kong Rope laymen, among whom was an Manufacturing Co., said he was American journalist. The latter, set stopped at the time, and, as however, was subsequently released. far as he remembered, the tram-sar It is stated that Tabasco will be was moving, and there were a lot deported.
of trucks and coolies about. Be passed the tram-car on the right, and as he passed it he saw a com
FOREIGN POWERS NAVIES IN CHINA WATERS.
RUOBT, Jan. 1th.. Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, commanding the British ships on the China Station, reached Shang- hai yesterday on his flagship
There are archbishops and 83 Despatch, Admiral Williams, of bishops in Mexico, all of whom are the United States Navy, is expected believed to have been arrested. bination with two police officers in
at Shanghai from the Philippines in the cruiser Pittsburg to join other United States forces and the French, Italian and Japanese navies afe also to have vessels at the mouth of the Yangtsze.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
COMPANY.
CONGRATULATION" FROM THE
KING.
It is thought that Tabasco's ar-it. rest is connected with the report Sergt. Clarke, who was driving that Renegazza, a prominen: Catho the police combination, said he had
to pull right in to the left. A fine of 87 was imposed.
Overloading.
o leader, who recently was in New York, had crossed the border at the head of revolutionary forces.
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)| STABILITY OF THE FRENCH FRANC.
UNAFFECTED BY THE
ELECTIONS.
Roger, January 10th. Following the completion of the flight made by Sir Samuel Hoare has addressed a message of con- from London to Delhi the King
gratulation to Sir Eric Geddes,
PARIS January 10th. Chairman of the Imperial Airways Company. His Majesty says that
The stability of the franc which such a feat augars well for the remains in the region of 199 to future of the service and reflects the 2, is the best commentary on of Imperial Airways Company as the results of the Senatorial well as on the pilot and crew of elections, whereby the strength of
great credit on the organising staff
the machine.
NEW CANCER SERUM.
LONDON DOCTOR'S IMPORT ANT EXPERIMENTS.
the parties is unchanged and the position of the Government not weakened.
WOMAN'S FATAL
HESITANCY...
A fine of $10 was inflicted on, a Chinese driver who was summonsed for overloading a five-senter Dodge:
Car
Sergt. Baker said at 2,30 am, as December 29th, he was on duty in Connaught Road Central when he saw the defendant driving a five seater Dodge car, which was loaded up with various things. He made
an examination and fand in the car eight portmanteaux, - one- big tin trunk, two or three bundles of books, and hanging on each side, two bird cages, one of them con taining a bird. In addition, there were three men in the car. Insufficient Brakes
A Chinese when summonsed for insufficient driving a car with
RUGBY, January 10th. Discoveries which are regarded as promising have been made by Doctor Thomas Lumsden who gave up a rich West-end practice two years ago to devote himself to KILLED BY MOTOR CYCLE. brakes, said that the brakes were all right when he started out," but Before Mr. W. Schofield, sitting they became loose as he went along. as Coroner with a jury, at the He denied they were
insuficient.
cancer research, No official details are yet available as Dr. Lumsden is anxious to avoid making any definite claim to a cure for cancer.
It is understood, however, that be Central Magistracy yesterday alter- bas succeeded in producing a power-
ful serum which has not only cured on, an enquiry was held into the cancer in rats but rendered them death of a Chinese woman, who died immune from any, recurrence of a result of being knocked down the disease. Dr. Lumadın's task,"is
Sergt. Baker said the foot brake had no effect at all, but the hand ant was plying for hire at Blake brake was working. The defend Pier, and he might have picked up passengers at any time
Defendant was fined $54 3g Passing Stationary Tramcar.. "It is really a caso of négligent.
of the City. "He was attacked by á The French Cobral last week an RUGBY, January 10th. Hankow is reported to have been to whose leaders urged them to nounced that a 32-storey office calmer during the last two or three kill him. Mr. Asquith fought his building will be erected in the samej 1928, on 'boats filled out at Mexican Society a few days ago and bie ed woman was admitted into the driving. This motor ear shot pasti
days
Mr. O'Malley, from the British way through and gained entrance district, with a view to the housing Legation at Peking, is expected fo to the Convent by the rule that he of various French official agencies -reach Harkow to-morrow. (Tues was a doctor and that the child was and Government representatives. (day),
The closing of British banks, and sick. He then fought his way back
to achieve the same results by a motorcycle. with human beings.
Dr. Paterson, of the Government He reads paper on the subject Civil Hospital, said that the deceas before the London Bathological statements made impression.
a considerable
hospital at 2.35 p.m. on the Decem- ber 23rd. There were injuries to the left side of the head and the
in some cases, the encouragement ADESTITUTE EX-SKIPPER. died five minutes after admission.
commercial premises has, apparent to the steamer through infuriated WORLD'S TONNAGE. of Mexican officials; and in at least ly, reacted seriously to the disad- vantage of the Chinese themselves crowds, often fleeing with the child
and their paramount desire at the in his arms. Both reached the moment is to persuade the British
steamer uninjured.
community to resume business, the advantage of which are thus reU.S. Marines Aboard the U.S.S. cognised as not being exclusive to the foreigners.
"
"Huron."
MANILA, Jan. 11th. Marine officers at Cavite under- stand that the Gnar contingent, which is sailing to Shanghai, is aboard the U.S.8. Huron, which rohes been held in Guam since the
7th instant."
[LEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
MyAmerican Marines,
WASHINGTON, January 10th The Navy Departinent has en- nounced that a detachment of 300 Afarines, stationed at Guam, immediately being transported to China.
Manchester Guardian's "
Comment.
LONDON, January 10th. The Manchester "Guardian de scribes the British handling of the situation at Hankow as one of the most splendid tributes to British coolness and good sense and: says that, as far as the news available embles one to judge, the British
No orders have been received at Cavite, where 182 marines are
stationed
[GRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Hankow-Calmer.
Ruosy, January 10th, Hankow is reported to have been
tactics were absolutely right whe calmer during the last two or three ther taken as a move in the diplo-daya- Anti-British placards posted matic game or simply with an eye to the situation at the moment. A in the Concession have all been single shot might have precipitated removed. Mr. O'Malley from the a disaster which would have placed almost insuperable difficulties in the British Legation Peking is expected way of a peaceful settlement. An to reach Hankow to-morrow. The inestimable gain is that we have closing of British banks and com forced the Cantonese Government to declare its hand and assume the mercial premises has apparently responsibilities to which it claima
·LLOYD'S SHIPBUILDING
RETURNS.
IMPORTANT FIGURES,
(THROUGH KIUTLES. AGENCY.
LONDON, Jan. 11th The continued vogue in shipping fitted with internal combustion en gines is revealed in Lloyd's Ship- Building Returns showing that of the total world tonnage under con- straction on December 31st 1,933,000 motor ships accounted for 900,000 tons. The total tonnage under con- struction in Britain was 760,000 which was 125.000 tons below that of last year. On the contrary the tonnage: being built abroad" was 1,173,000 of 37,000 tona hoove that of last year.
-GERMAN POLITICS:
DR. CURTIUS TO FORM NEW. CABINET.
Death was due to fracture of the skull.
Mr. Hill, the rider of the actor
stationary tramcar when people were alighting," said Snb-Inspector Alexander in a case in which a Chinese was charged with passing a stationary tramcar.
The defendant said he was taking his master down to Wanchai son an urgent mission and he was following a Fire Brigade car. He thought the tramcar was moving
His Worship: What about the Sub Inspector Alexander I Fire Brigade caf1 haven't heard anything about that
one instance, was commanded by INABILITY TO KEEP SOBER. Mexican Naval 'Reserve officers.f With the revolutionists receiving "Entirely destitute and usually quantities of munitions, the Ad-slept in the streets was the ac ministration deemed it unfair to count given of himself by Nor cycle involved in the accident, stat prevent the Government it recog-wegian skipper, Joseph Madeen, ed that he lived in the Carlton nised purchasing arms abroad and when charged yesterday before Botel. On December 23rd, he left the embargo has been lifted.
Mr. W. Schofield at the Central. The President reaffirms that the Magistricy with being in the the Hotel on his cycle for North till now." neutral zones have been established Colony" without any visible means Point. On negotiating the left and said a Fire Brigade tar did go:
A tramway inspector was called after repeated requests for protes of support. tion from American citizens, the Defendant said that he had sailed hand corner just beyond the Sol- past and the defendant was behind British
it. A round the world many times on diers: Club in Queen's Road East, Charge Affaires Managua and the Italian Ambax various ships, and that through his' andor at Washington.
inability to keep saber, he was final- he saw two Chinese women cross the ly reduced to an ordinary seaman rond at the north parement. They He added that he was skipper of were going in single file, the the Norwegian ship Haak during
A.
After warning the defendant that because a Fire Brigade car pasted it did not mean to say that he could, his Worship imposed & fins of 86.
U.B. Naval Forces Landed.
Managua, Jan. 11th. United States naval forces landed the war, and then became an ordi-maller leading Upen sounding at Prinzapolon, 56 miles north of mary semiaan on the German barque the horn, the smaller jumped to
17 BRITISH DEPORTED.- Bluefields. The town has been de-Herzogia Cecilie in 1025, and he
ared a neutral ane.
was similarly employed on a British the side of the road. He im- CHARGE OF GIVING LIQUOR South American States Attitude.ship in 1923 until he became sick mediately applied his brakes, but
and went to hospital in Kobe,
TO S. AFRICAN NATIVES... BUENOS ArtES, January 11th... With the help of the British Con- the other woman who appeared at Growing anxiety is being felt in aul at that port he secured a part to follow the one in front,
Not since 1974, when the lenders the Argentina regarding the United age on the Macedonia and arrived changed her mind and turned back of the Band reyol were sent to Blates intervention in Nicaragua. in Hong Kong on November 3rd On seeing this he swerved in order England has there been such a large, The newspaper La Prensa de last. Searching for a job, he even to avoid ber, but she again turned deportation as occurred" to-day, clares that Washington's intoler-tually secured a position here as and the next thing that happened says a message from South Africa shie and aggressive hearing will zecond mats on one of Messrs. was that the front wheel of his cycle dated December 10th, when one strengthen the spirit, of independ-Larssen & Co.'s boats, but was dis-hit the woman, who fell.. The cycle woman and 16 men left for London ence of other countries of the missed for being drunk and missing proceeded on and came to rest about by the Grantully Castle, American Continentang anda his ship,
x or eight feet away. He then All the deportes are Britons from
Le Nacion states that unless the He was now entirely destitute went to attend to the woman and Johannesburg and Pretoria, their United States dispel the impression and usually slept in the streets with the help of a soldier brought offence being the alleged supplying BERLIN, January 10th, they have created, fother countries The Norwegian Consul here had her to the verandah sad laid ber of natives with liquor After deliberating with the will take precaution to avoid the promised him a berth, but was not against one of the pillars after Most of the men are: er-soldiers. leaders of all parties, President danger of commercial relations prepared to pay for his upkeep, which an ambulance was sent for They are highly indignant at thaiz
stated Bergeant Elston.
add she was brought to the Govern- forcible ejection from South Africa. A right. We have put Mr. Eugene acted seriously to the disadvan Hindenburg has entrusted Dr. with North Americanstate p
Curtius, who was Minister of The painsh American Society Mr. Schofield committed the dement. Civil Hospital. EPA Cardiff man named Sydney Chen in the position of having to tege of the Chinese themselves and Economics in the last Cabinet, with have issued a manifesto in which fendant to the House of Detention Sub-Inspector - Alexander gave Morgan asserts that his only offence keep his promises, or to abandon their paramount desire at the the formation of a new Govers they declare that unless the people until such time as he could be ship- svidence that at four o'clock the was giving liquor, once weekly to the Cantonese claim to be able to do
ment.
of the United States revolt against ped from the Colony.blogu azme afternoon, he examined Mr. a native in his employment with gorexn. If further steps for the moment is to persuade the Brit Dr. Curtius belongs to the Right the policy of their Government the Another destitute brought before Hill cycle at Wanchai Police the object of retaining his services. protection of British lives are re-community to resume business the Wing of the People's Party, and American republics will refuse to the same Magistrate this morning Station and found the brakes and He says he intende bringing an -quired, they will doubtless be taken advantages, of which are thus re desires to include in the Cabinet have dealings with the United was Georgian, named Eugene cycle in perfect condition,
nation against the Union Govern by the men on the spot.
cognised as not being exclusive to all the bourgools parties from the States because of the dangers such Kinkkiadze, who was also communit. A verdict of accidents, death was went to test the legality of his de- (Continued on next Column). foreigner.
Democrats to the Nationalists dealings may bring.
"ted to the House of Detention.
retuznéd.”
portat