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SOLE AGENTS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 1927.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH
CHANG TSO LIN AND
THE JAPANESE:
BITTER PROTEST FROM CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
FLOODING MANCHURIA -WITH PAPER MONEY.
THE MARSHAL'S GROWING UNPOPULARITY.
the
SOME HORRORS OF CHINKIANG.
WALL HUNG WITH THE
HEADS OF BANDITS-1 AND CRIMINALS..
"THE FOREIGN EXODUS FROM
UP RIVER.
CHINA
PLOT TO OVERTHROW
CHANG TSO LIN.
HOW GENERAL YANG CHO-
"WAS FOILED:
CARLOADS OF ARMS IN TRAITOR'S CELLAR.
NEW NAVAL GUNS.
INCH FOR BATTLESHIPS.
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TO INCH.
In the near future two guns off new pattern will pass into service in the British Nivy. These are the 16-inch weapons with which the Felson and Rodney are being armed, and the 8-inch wespons of
A recent Issue of the Peking the 10,000-ton cruisers. As to the
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Daily News correspondent, writing, détails of the sudden arrest, trial this could only be calculated if from Chiakiaag on January 15th, and execution of General Yang muzzle velocity were known. In local official went to the country Cho, Vice-President of the Revision will doubtless exceed that of the to look after some public matters. Committee of the Chinese Eastern 15-inch gun, which at extreme According to a M.-C. Daily News | Bobbers caught him, took his chair Railway. He was arrested on Mon- Frange, and with a trajectory of s correspondent a "stirring appeal to and stripped him of his robes. He day, January 3rd, tried by a Mili miles, is credited with being able the Japanese Government for its was, however, permitted to leave, tary Court, found guilty and shot to reach a target at 40,000 yards. intervention in what is described as call a wheelbarrow and return to on the evening of Tuesday, Jaan
"sabro-rattling activities of the city. The incident created quite ary 4th-
ed by the Union of Japanese Cham- Last week two men, who it is bers of Commerce in Manchuria to reported were charged with robbery, Premier Wakatsuki and other mem-were behended, and the head of one bers of his Government, after was displayed outside the "New special general meeting held for the West Gate, and the head of the purpose of discussing the economic other on the road to the railway and trade situistion in South and station. This week the bead of an- Narth Manchuria as affected by the other man has been hanging at the efforts of the native authorities to forks of the road, near the "Ing put the gold pen out of circulation Shan" Gate to the Concession. in these territoriez
This unfortunate fellow was chars ed, so one hears, with a crime bor dering on that of raps. The report is that he was drunk and went to the home of prominent family, thinking that he had come to a house of protution, and that he insulted the inmates of the home..
#With One Idea.” - "With but one ides in mind,” the appeal goes on to say, "that of raising funds for the war chest, the Marshal bas caused Taiyuan, notes to be circulated by the milons, without regard to the actual specie
fugees from up the river stopped off at Chinking and are here stay ing with friends. Some of these barely escaped with their lives.
The new AP.C. building, with offices below and a flat above, is progressing and will soon be under roof.
The root of the whole trouble, the appeal points cut, is the indif ference of the Manchurian authori- ties toward al-Japanese protests, They have not hesitated, whenever possible, to convey the impression that the Japanese and other-for- eigners in Manchuria are here on- sufferance. In times of stress the Marshal would appeal for a "symyqNG pathetic, friendly attitude, but the moment he finds his political posi tion secure, he commences to re sort to highhanded methods to further his own ends..
THE PRESS GANG, IN HANGCHOW.
MEN ROPED TOGETHER AND HUSTLED OFF TO FIGHT.
But the chief purpose of increas ing the size of heavy, naval Plotting Against The Government. armament is to enhance the smash- About two years ago there were ing power of the projectile. The some doubts as to his loyalty, he value of added range beyond a cer- being accused of receiving large tain distance is very small. At
four sums from Soviet Russia, and he Jutland our "Warspites" was one of those who helped to outclassed all the German battle carry through the Soviet-Mukden ships, but they had practically no Treasy- He has, however, been opportunity' of exercising their watched and all the time he was superior powers at a distance which plotting for the overthrow of the left the enemy unable to reply. Chang Tao Lin Government. The We believe that 3,000 yards was whole plot came to light, owing, the extreme range to which any it is said, to the cleverness of the heavy gun was sighted, and the Japanese Intelligence Departaient, most effective long-distance shoot who gave their secret informationing was done at between 12,000 and to the great War Lord.
15,000 yards.
It seems that the intention of the
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Naturally, the character of the conspirators was to overthrow the mountings for these new guns is Government on the 18th January Lept strictly confidential But it is (Fred).. Hong Kong in The Foreign Exodus.**
and that "General". Yang Cho permissible to anticipate that, in
(Dal) ..... bay. reserves, and dumped fėngpizo Some of the down-river steamers was to become President of the view of the experience of the Great Burl apart.20/- bay,
Star Ferries ES notes on the market by the bale are crowded with foreign women
..$58% nom. Commumist Marcharian Re War, they will be designed to de- Waterbosta дет
15 bay go sol.. until at the present time this curand children; Last week 11 republic. Most of the names of the liver high angle fire. In this event China daga
21 bara rey has fallen so low as 845 with
Malabon sugars....$36 nom. plotters are known to the author the increased power of the pro-
..$1.30 nom "Benyvets..... the probability of reaching 1,000 in
ties but, so far, only the leader haa jectile becomes of much more Kalan Muning Ad55j. zom. the very near future."
T. 25 nom. been arrested ami probably his moment than in the case of direct combined,
(single)... Ti 124 nom. execution will break up the entire fire. The difference in the damage shat. Explorations 44 rom.
done by a 15-inch shell and a 16-inch Shanghai Loans....... Immediately on his arrival in shell on direct impact with armour Trench Mines Harbin from Makden, Yang Cho belting would probably not amount Ural Campaania was called by the President of the to very much. But the difference HK & K. Wharts,. CER to attend a meeting, and in the respective explosions on the on reaching the latter's house, he upper works of a ship might be
Bunagaux broské ... 110 nom. was confronted by the Civil Ad- "very great.
H., 15. Ha tặn$7.80 bay, és It is interesting to note that the Lands $55 buy. & n., 55g so). ministrator, General, Chang Hang Hang-Members of the. Military gunnery, experts, apparently con- Hong Kong Boltys......
H.K. Territorialevererdő 604 Commission, sent by Chang Tao Lin,sider that the limit of size has just Humphreys Estates lá mal. entered the room and produced about been reached in heavy navel Prince's Hilang 89 nam.
artillery. During the war an 18- Baral proofs of his guilt.
: bon HANGCHOW, January 8th.
inch gun was built and tested. It The Last Scenes. “
Orientals Practically nothing is known of
Meanwhile the police made a
was originally believed that the shaghai Cotton (old), 11, B4 301. Nelson and Rodney would mount China Hases
Da, -={usw)y.....11. 27 nom. The appeal" goes on to protest the movements of the contending search of Yang Cho's magnificent against the activities of the Chinese armies, says a NG. Daily News residence and there found much weapons of this calibre: But a HK Tramway..... authorities in the matter of freezing correspondent, writing from Hang- incriminating evidence, including strong body of professional opinion Fest Trama (old) out the yen
In Harbin, it says, chow on January 8th. Rumour has plans for the coup Petat on the resisted the suggestion, and we be- millions and millions of Taiyuan it that Fuyang was evacuated by 16th January. Three great earlieve the general view is that the Ta notes have been launched on the the Southerners and that the loads of firearms were taken from 10-inch gun is heavy enough. The Amusements. 10 bay market and the native authorities Northerners are now bearing on the cellars of the house and other concession of the extra inch is prob- Coment (oominned) ably by way of a compromise be- Dok (old) have been doing their utmost to Tonglu. All this section has been hiding places of armS
were also
10, (Den) .....$11 buy. maintain an artificial valuation, held by the men of General Chin discovered, as well as the names
China Lights (comb.).....$14 bay..
(old) browbeating the heads of exchange who, it will be remembered, with of many of the plotters. On the
(naw)... hongs into accepting this artificial | drew his allegiance from Sun production of such proofs there was
sol valuation, thereby causing severo Chuan Fang some time ago. Anothing for Yang. Cho to do except
buy. losses to these people. In Mukden, large portion of this old Chekiang to, confess his guilt and suffer the over 50 exchange hongs have had army has mysteriously disappeared to go out of business and now only but it is believed to be concentrar a few Japanese hongs are carrying ing on some other important point of vantage on the outskirts of Hangehow...
Shortly after mid-day, on Janu- ary 6th a sharp cannonade at Nansingyiao, convulsed the city. The guns on the hill slopes began
Last year, in an effort to boost the collapsing fengpias, wholesale arrests of exchange dealers were effected, thereby hampering legiti.
mate trade.
The appeal concludes by praying
soldiers.
consequences. Lats in the evening he was the back of the tour and beds at the back of the town and there shot, his body being left on the ground all night guarded by
The next morning common coin was sent und bis remains deposited in `it,
Who are his co-plotters is at present known only to the higher eral public have a very shrewd Chinese Authorities, but the gen to spit out are to the opposite side guess as to where all the money
for the relief of the Japanese Gov, of the river. This continued for cams from and whe is at the bot
about the space of an hour but tom of the plot. ernment, re-emphasizing the impos without, apparently, calling forth sibility of carrying on legitimate any response....** business so long as Marshal Chang Tso lam does not give up his sahre rattling activities.
Soldier Hooligans.
In recent months, much complaint has been raised against the hooli-
at a
To-day, the streets are deserted shops are closed down and busincas The police are busy Atanduill on Pressgang duty. It is a pitiable sight to zee groups of young men roped together and being marched
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"The Cruiser Armament, Regarding the new Binch gun nothing whatever authentic is as yet known. It may be recalled that the 7.5-inch gun was the highest velocity weapon in the Navy, he 2001. shell which it threw leaving the muzzle at. 3,100 feet-seconds. HAK. Ropes (pl) High velocity is of considerably Do mora relative importance in light Lane Crawford ....... armament than in heavy artillery. Early in the war we found that the Bincer
Mackintosh 4-inch German gon considerably United Aubarton outranged our 4.7-inch gun, and Watsons (old) was a very good match for all but W Powell the latest marks of the 8-inch gun. Telephonos
35 hom.
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10 nom. 169 buy. $35 10
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$18) nom
$13 now.
$3] sol, 3.80 sm.
and the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse,
In the 'duel between the Highflyer bay-bayora; sal-mallera; namenlos the British cruiser was never able
to fire her inch battery without coming within reach of the armed liner's 4-inch pieces.
Since eight inches is fixed by the Washington Agreement B.J the maximtim calibre for cruiser armament there can be no inter- national competition in cruiser gun weight so long, as the Washington Bir Eeddoe Rees, who already Agreement remains in force. All | controis a number of anthracite effort, therefore, will be directed to
has ellieries, purchased for getting the higbest destructive £1,000,000 the Abercrave and Inter-value out of this limitation
area in the Swanses valley, to
For years they have been con- trolled and developed by two local families, Morgan and Davies, and só successful have they been that to-day they are among the best known anthracite coalhelda.
ganism of Chang Tso Lin's eol, by the police, to the military nationa! collieries in the anthracite Besides ourselves, the United!
PEKING STUDENTS JOIN CHIANG KAI SHEK?
States, Japan, France, and Italy. are building 8-inch gun cruísérs. Germany is confining herself to the 6-inch gun for her four new
Emdens." She has always be lieved in small calibres and very high velocities.
It is worth recalling that the gun which bombarded Paris from a range of over 100 miles was only eight inches in hore, but about 120 calibres long. It very soon became ineffective owing to drooping of
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depot. Several of the foreign diery. In Mukden, no restaurant is houses on the Christian College immune from a visitation by -sol- campus have been hit in the recent diers intent upon having an even firing. ing's good time gratis, free and for nothing. Rickshas and carriages are commandeered and nos, one
The Ystalfers pit started produc- ing coal just before the cozi atop cart-owner has amaped the loss of
page began in Mor, and soon & cart or two at some time or other.
will be producing between 800 and By attractive inducements, says 600 tona a day. The whole group It is no exaggeration to say that Peking messings dated: January of collieries which have come under never before, har Harshal Chang 10th, coupled with the lack of funds this one control will produce about the murrle...
The lesson of the war as to the Tao Lin been in greater disfavour for the reapsing of various sa- 1,000,000 tons of coal a year, or a
il quthracite out- value of very high velocities for with the Japanese. Should be find called government colleges and quarter of the total
erniser guns has unquestionably schools in Peking..it is stated that put in Wales himself at this time in a similar over 1,000 intents of various The other collieries included in been well taken to heart, and it OVER HALF A CENTUNY REPUTATION predicament to that he found him grades have secretly left Peking the deal are the Verteg and Gwaun is safe to predict that the new OR LECLERC SANDALE
British weapon will prove fully JEVANESSAktor UURLEM OF MAN Limontane ® self in November 1925, it would be for the Wu-Han cities in the Cen-clawdd and one or two others,
tral Yangtare Valley to join the At present thess collieries employ anfe to say that the majority of the intellectual, forces of the Kuomini-,500 men, but as the result of equal to any foreign effort in this Own, KLAUNA, SALARY, DOUT, KESUMARENT. “
direction. Had the gans of the Japanese. in Manchuria would wish tang. It is claimed that no less developments which are to be made poor little Pegasus only proved as
good as they should and wight have Da.LE CLERG'S FIL APERIENTE. for his complete downfall as an than one half of these Northern another 1,000 will be employed.
students have joined the revolution. A large portion of surface land been, he would not have been help. DE LECLERC'S ANNE FLOK object lesson to others who may ary army of General Chiang Kai is included in the purchase, includ-lessly pounded to pieces by the HPS KEELES) Le Basin, Adrian some behind him."
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