DECIDING BATTLE FOR
SHANGHAI
IMMINENT.
SUN CHUAN FANG'S FORCES-CONCENTRATING
AT SUNGKIANG..
SOUTHERNERS AT KASHING.
TROOPS OF CHANG TSUNG CHANG GUARDING NANKING.
LORD BIRKENHEAD ON GREAT BRITAIN'S PRIME DUTY.
Cables received last evening tend to show that the deciding battle for the possession of Shanghai-if there is to be, such a battle-must be fought within the next few days. The Southern forces are concentrating at Kashing and Chinese reports state that they are under the command of General Fük Sung Chi. General Chiang Kai Shek, is not directing the operations. On the other hand the troops of Sun Chuan Fang are being massed at Sung- kiang, a few miles to the North. If the army at Sungkiang is defeated the way is clear for the march to Shanghai.
Chang Tsung Chang is co-operating with Sun Chuan Fang but the majority of his troops are stationed at Changchow to defend Nanking front a Southern advance. It is uncertain yet whether the Nationalists will first strike at Sun Chuan Fang and through him Shanghai or at Chang Tsung Chang in an attempt to capture Nanking. As Sun is holding marshy ground which it is easy to defend, one report says that the Southerners will strike for Nanking.
"With the knowledge tha Chinese gunboat has already shelled the French Concession and that 30,000 undisciplined soldiers are at the door of our Concession at Shanghai, what would have been said of any British Government that flinched from its prime duty," asked Lord Birkenhead is a speech on Merseyside, justify- He added that if Mr. ing the dispatch of troops to China. MacDonald had been Premier he would have done exactly what the present Government had done. (THROUGE ASLTER'S AGENCY.}
SHANGHAI, Teh 27th. Sun Chuan Fang and Chang. Tsung Chang travelled by the same train from Nanking to Shanghai last night. They arrived this morn- ing and have just left for Sungkiang where the next stand, it may, against the Sectherners may be expected to be made: Apparently there is some working arrangement between Sun and Chang the nature
of which is unknown.
A cable from Peking says it is reported there that Sun, will defend the territory East of Taihu Lake and Chang will defend the territory to the West, which means that Sun
THE NORTHERN FLEET.
THE COMMODORE'S DECLARATION.
[CHINESS PRESS SERVICE)
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 1927.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 27th. Ching Pei Se, the commodore of the Northern Fleet at Chibli Bay, arrived at Shanghai on the 24th. inst, and it is reported that the 8th Shantung Army Corps, number ing 30,000 strong, is expected at Shanghai shortly and will be placed under Commodore Ching's com mind.
.. Shortly after his arrival, Com will defend Shanghai and Changmodore Ching declared that his Nanking. Sun's territory is marshy move to Shanghal was entirely upon and comparatively easy to defend the orders of Marshal Sun Chuan (if his men will put up some sort Fang and General Chang Tsung of a fight) Therefore it is possible Chang His duty was to safeguard that the Southerners will concen- all classes and to protect the lives trate on an attempt to capture and property of both Chinese and foreigners from all "Red" agita- Nanking.
tions.
It is impossible to confirm or to
!!
"The Red Terror," be concluded,
WU PEI FU'S DESPAIR.
NO HOPE OF RETRIEVING HIS POSITION.
CHINESE FRESA SKRYJCM.)
SHANGHAI, FED 27th
It is reported by the Eastern News Agency, that the majority of Honanese generals, formerly under Marshal Wu Pei Fu, are going over to the Kuomintang, Some have already hoisted their Kuomintang Bags Seeing that the situation does not give any hope of restoring him to bu former position, Marshal Wu has fled to Loyang-and does not intend to be drawn into politics again.
RUMOURS REGARDING
-TUAN CHI, JUL
HOPES TO BECOME.
PRESIDENT.
41
THE SOVIET'S REPLY
TO BRITAIN. “
FURTHER DETAILS BAS: TO, MOSCOW'S VIEWPOINT,
{THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"DI
U.S.A. FLYERS.
PROGRESS OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN FLIGHT,
TRAGEDY.
[THEOUGH' AMERICAN SERVICE]
A Tragle Incident.
LATKE.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 26th." Moscow, Feb. 28th, « Tho, Soviet, in their reply to the The four United States airmen, British Note, state that the Note is who are flying around South an unquestionable fact of the un-America, arrived here and were satisfactory character of the rela tions of the Soviet and Great officially welcomed. Britain, and cite the Agreement signed by the Soviet in 1923, by which the Soviet undertook not to support, with funds or otherwise, The arrival of the United States Any persons, bodies or agencies airmen was accompanied by a whose aim is to spread discontent or foment rebellion in any part of tragedy, in which two airmen were the British Empire. The reply de- killed. The machines after a sue- clares that during the 33 years since cessful landing in the harbour left signing the Agreement the British for Falomar Military Aerodrome, Government has repeatedly [CHINESE FRESH SERVICK]
proached the Soviet for alleged in which is just outside the city, where SHANGHAI, Feb. 7th. fringements of the Agreement, In the leading machine the New Rumours are in the air in Tientsin violating the Agreement signed by York" collided with the." Detroit Lord Curzon, in 103 whereby B11- and Peking that Marshal Tuan Chitain undertook, immediately to in- Three of the four airmen jumped Jui has high hopes of being reform the Soviet of any supposed out in parachutes, one of which elected as Chief Executive, or an infringement of the obligations and failed to open crashing the unforta temporary President He was not to allow cases to accumulate selected for this position two years without making charges, the British nate avistor to earth. ago when General Feng. Yu Hajang Government preferred to make was in the ascendant at Peking.
general and wholesale reproaches, save in the instance of the so-called FOREIGN PRECAUTIONS" "Zinovicf Jetter" during the
General Election in Britain of 1994 FALLS INTO THE SEA ABLAZE. BRITISH, JAPANESE AND The Zinovief letter" was sub-
ITALIAN FORCES.
sequently proved to be a lorgary Thus the only definite charge was [CHINESE PRISH SERVICE) based on a forged document, while none of those who misinformed the British Government were punished. SHANGHAI, Feb. 97th. On the 25th inst. a large number though the letter at one time strain- of British troops were stationed ed Anglo-Russian relations to the around and a little out of Lung. termost. The fact that Britain wha, some Japanese troops at declined to accept the Russian pro Kiangwan, and some Italian troops posals to submit to arbitration on at Yangshupoo, for the purpose of the question of responsibility re Communist taking precautions against the
garding International expected rushing-in of defeated organisations could only be taken as troops. There are altogether a withdrawal of the accusations discovered dead with the wreck
The reply foreign warships now anchoring at against the Soviet Shanghai,
points out that there has been no of agreements limiting the freedom. SHANTUNG TROOPS AT speech or the Press within the bor ders of either country, and to bring published or verbal utterances, made within Soviet Russia into the scope of the 1923 Agreement is an arbitrary extension of the limits of the Agreement.
•
NANKING. ISSUE OF WAR BONDS.
MERCHANTS INDIGNANT.
[CHINESE PRESS BERVICE]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 97th.
In order to support the large nam ber of Shantung troops which have been recently moved to Nanking, General Chang Teung Chang has isaved a large quantity of war bonds and merchants are forced to accept
them.
General Chang's high-handed rieasure, however, has created general indignation and a general of business has been stoppage threatened for the purpose of bor cotting much war bonds in that
city.
NEWS FROM THE YANGTSZE.
NANKING, February 25th. Shantung troops are still arriv ing and proceeding down river They include one comy of "White" Russians. Anti-Bolshe-
* Delusions The Note characterises as *** de- lusions" the constant references of
A SEAPLANE - CRASH,
[DEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
BIZETA (Tunis), Feb. 95th. A naval scaplane, cruising thirty miles off the coast, fell into the sea
flame with ita five occupants.
A gunboat rushed to the rescue and found one injured man clinging to the plane wings. Others were
COLOMBO HARBOUR
STRIKE.
GETTING WORSE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
COLOMBO, Feb. 26th The harbour strike is getting worse, the labour leader threatening to call out the warehouse coolies.
MAKING OF MUNITIONS. ENQUIRY INTO. PRIVATE
MANUFACTURE.
THE NICARAGUAN
WARFARE
THE SENDING OF A BRITISH
"WARSHIP
WASHINGTON'S, VIEW.
[REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]
TIME AND STORM SIGNALS.
SERVICE FOR SHIPS AT SEA.
BROADCASTING OF TYPHOON
WARNINGS.
The Government Gazette contains the following interesting informa tion with regard to time and storm wignals, and the broadcasting: typhoon warnings, etc.—
It is notified that after 1st March,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 98th.. It is officially announced that President Coolidge does not aro any ground for remonstrance with the non-localstorm signals according. British action in sending a warship to the China Seas Storm Signal to Corinto to serve as a refuge for Code will be displayed on the roof Britishers, in view of the fact that of No. 48, Godown of the Hong-
Kang and Kowloon Wharf and Britishers and also Italians have
Godown Co., as well as on the-. suffered property losses through the
Signal Hill, Kowloon.. Nicaraguan disturbances. It is ex- plained that there is a wide differ- ence in sending a warship for such purposes than the mort decisive action of landing a Naval Force to enforce a debt or similar settlement, which course of action the Washing ton Government has consistently opposed on the American Contin
ent.
U.S. FARM BILL.
VETOED BY PRESIDENT.
[EEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th.
Farm Relief Bill.
President Coolidge has vetoed the
President Coolidge found the Bill economically unsound and declared that the equalisation fee on cotton, corn, wheat, rice, hogs and tobacco amounted to discrimination in price- fixing and an economic fallacy which would not besaft the farmer while raising the cost of living. He also quoted the opinion of the Attorney-General that the measure was unconstitutional
The Observatory notifies that from 1st April, wireless time signals" now emitted by Stonecutters W/T Station will be euritted by Cape d'Aguilar at the same times and on
rupted continuous wave (I.C.W.). the same wavelength, using inter-
The service for the exchange of mateorologien traffe butween shape at sea and Hong Kong at present handled by Cape d'Aguilar (V.P.S.). on 500 metres will from the 1st April, be transferred to the Royal Observatory W/T Station, using the temporary call sign V.P.S.3. The station will receive and transmit - on 800 metres using I.C.W. Details: Position of V.P.S.a—Lat. 12-18-13.2 Narth; Long. 114-10:18.7 East.
The transmitter is the value type. KW. size, using coupled circuits sharply tuned.
The station is open for meteoro- logical traffic only and will keep watch on 500 metres continuously. excepting when engaged on Tong wave reception at the following
periods: G/M.T.
23.35-00.C#
00.55-01.00
01.55-02.10
02.54-03.13
07.55-08.08
12.55-13.00
Weather reports will be broadcast on 200 metres L.C.W. by V.P.S.3 at 04.00 and 12.00 G.M.T. and will be [A former message explained that repeated one hour later i.e. at 05.00 "an interesting situation has been and 13.00 G.M.T. Typhoon warning created as the result of the House will, when first issued; be broadcast of Representatives passing the by V.P.8..on 800 metres Spark, and Farm Relief Bill, which has caused thereafter be repeated on 800 metres. was largely supported by important past every hour, and also on 300 the liveliest controversy. The Bill L.C.W. by V.P.8.3 at 18 minutes agricultural interests in the Middle metres telephony at 48 minutes past East, but was strongly opposed in every hour. the East. President Coolidge and The new radiosphone apparatus Mr. Mellon were known to disag installed at the Royal Observatory, prove of the measure hut the ques- Kowloon, it is interesting to note, tion arises whether President has cost $20,000 Weather reports Coolidge can afford to lose the will be broadcasted in plain lan- Farmers' vote by vetoing the Bigunge, and both shipping circles in the event of his intending to and private residents will benefit, stand for the Presidency next year.] by this free service.
politicians and members of British Governments to the "alleged omni- presence and omnipotence" of so- called Soviet agents, deplores the unsatisfactory conditions with re- gard to Anglo-Soviet, relations but believes that explanations cannot be made by means of mutual ac cusations in the Press It alleges --(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] that the British Government, in their communications to the Soviet
GENEVA, Feb. 28th. The United States Charge consciously infringes on the usual
has informed the U.S. AND FRANCE. international forms and customs even of elementary" decency, Buys Secretary-General of the League that the British Government avoids (Sir Eric Drummond) that the a settlement of mutual claims, and United States will be represented WANTS NOTHING BUT MONEY talks to the Soviet in a threatening at the special Conference meeting tone. The Noto concludes that the at Geneva Sovict will continue to pursue a peace-loving policy, which excludes all aggressiveness toward other countries and will sincerely wel- come the British Government if it
deny this Peking report. It ceris threatening the Yangtze River vist posters have been displayed comes to meet it in that path..
all over the town,
CHINKIANG, February 25th. More Shantung troops have ar rived and there has been great ae
tainly has all the appearance of probability. But with both sides and the sole aim of our Army is to putting out numerous reports daily roet out such obnoxious influence with the intention of deceiving each with all our power and to save our other, with fareizu sources of in-nation as well as our worthy ancient tivity aboard all Chinese men-o- and says that the British repre:
formation few and sometimes un- reliable and with the censorship at Peking, Harkow, Nanking and Hangehow it is not easy to sift the
true from the false.
·
The fact that Sun is still appar- ently a fairly important factor in the situation is attributed to Chang's fear that the immediate elimination of Sun weild probably be followed by Bun's troops going over in a body to the Southerners, with the result ant serious danger to Chang's posi- tion at Nasking. It therefore suits Chang not to break with Sun for the present..
THE WHANGPOO RIVER.
WOOSUNG ENTRANCE TO BE
CLOSED AT NIGHT.-
CONSULAR BODY PROTEST.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAL, Feb. 27th General Li Pao Chang, the Shanghai Defence Commissioner, in a proclamation states that the
"civilization."
LATER
Five cruisers of the Chih Bay Fleet are expected at Shanghai
within the next two days.
"CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.
(CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
Feb. 97th. SHANGHAL All Chinese newspapers in Shang- bad resumed publication to-day.
CONCENTRATION AT KASHING.
The Note cites the speeches of Eari Birkenhead, Mr. Churchill and other British statesmen with regard Soviet representatives in London, to Russia, refers to attacks on the
sentatives in Moscow are sevec sub- jected to insults on the part of the Soviet Press
The Soviet Government has hand- ed the British Charge d'Affairei
the Soviet.
war here and higher up the river. CHINKIANG, February 28th. The 7th Shantung Army has been who will be sent to Shanghai. The ordered to relieve the 8th Army who behaviour of the Shantung troops the Taply to the British Note from is not increasing their popularity.
CHUNGKING, February Seth. The situation is unchanged except that missionarias are being evacuat- ed in an American steamer.".
WANHSIEN, February 26th. An improvement in the situation announced. The boycott of H.M.S. Teal has failed and has been abandoned,
WIRELESS PROGRESS.
AUSTRALIAN STATION
-READJUSTED.
(NAVAL WIRELESS NEWS.]
Brasy, Feb. 96th: The Marconi Company reports that during the past three weeks the team wireless station in Aus tralia has been thoroughly read justed and retested.
d'Afaires
Lrms,
to
on March 14th examine the private manufacture. munitions, and "War" of material and draw up a final agree ment to serve as the basis of an international Conference.
The United States will be repre- sented by Mr. Gibson, Ambassador to Belgium.
INDIAN ARMY.
-NEW DEPUTY ADJUTANT.
GENERAL
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE}· BUGAY, Feb. 26th. The War Oce announces that Major-General Mesally-Flood has
THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
HIS IMPRESSIONS OF HONG, KONG.
LOWING.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVÍCE-]
Writing in the current Outpost. Supplement (Hong Kong) of the WASHINGTON, Feb. 28th.
Diocese of Victoria. Hong Kong, The passage of a Bill, submitted and South China," the Bishop of to Congress in order to empower London (the Right Hon. and Right two United States Naval officers to Rev. A F. Winnington Ingram, accept the Legion of Honour which D.D.) says with regard to his visit -France conferred on them, has been to the Colony:⠀ blocked by a Democrat representa We all have the pleasantest re- tive, Mr. Blanton (Texas), who de collection of our visit to Hong clared: I want France to know Kong, the arrival in the early morn- that we want nothing from hering with the bright sunshine after except the money she owes at”
JUMPED SHIP IN JAPAN,
the cald of Korea and Northern China, the nine days continuous sunshine while we were there, the wonderful welcome we received from everyone, and the final send-off" amid the salvo of crackers from the
been appointed Deputy Adjutant-AMERICAN SEAMAN'S STORY Diocesan Boys' School will ale
General, Army India.
Headquarters,
GIFT FROM LORD TENNYSON.
TO MAGISTRATE.
An American seaman who said he had deserted from his ship while in Japan, was charged before Major LAND FOR NATIONAL TRUST. C. Willson at the Central Magis tracy on Saturday morning with vagrancy
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]"
Ruany, Feb. 26th.
+4
be a happy memory.
But personally what will always give me a more lasting satisfaction is the thought that I was able per- haps to be of a little real 'use to the Bishop during his sad, though hope, only temporary sickness... There was a good big programme made out for me to get through. I ICHANG, February 25th; The boycott
According to his own account, he was glad to be able to do it all has tightened Soldiers are on guard in front of
jumped ship in Japan but was without difficulty. In this I was most foreign property and the gene
155 acres of land on High Down, tent on another boat to Shaughai helped by the unremitting atten ral situation is regarded as-easier.
ICHANG, February 26th
During the past two days beam near Faringdon, in the Isle of as a passenger. The American Con- tions of Mr. Halward and the kind The situation is slightly easier.
National Trust by Lord Tennyson General held out hopes of employ
Hong Kong, where the Consulate Moyle Posters have appeared stating that signals from Britain have been Wight, has been presented to the sul at Shanghai had sent him to saperintendence of Mr. Coples
21 hours; and two-way communica Lanrente. tain friendly relatique with the tion, at speeds ranging from 250 to The Dowas, which are thus secure According to reports from Kuo- British, and that the lives and pro- 3,000 letters per minute, has been tor ever from the danger of being mintang Field-Headquarters, large perty of foreigners are to be pro- established daily for several hours built upon, command a magnificent ed to the police for the interval numbers of, Kuomintang troops are The local labour unions have
view of the land and sex. arriving at Kathing where the
LOOKING FOR TUNNEY'S Kuomintang intend to concentrate made a statement to the effect that enost of their troops for the coming unless negotiations are opened the
CHALLENGER. control of their members may bo advance on Shanghai,
difficult,
CHANGSHA, February 25th. A few more refugees have arrived at Hankow,
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 7th.
With a view to influencing the Chekiang political situation, the Nationalist Government, bave ap Woosung entrance to the Whange pointed many Chekiang natives, in River will be closed to all shipping from 6 in the evening to 6 in the cluding Mr. Chai Yuen Pu morning, in order to prevent attack ly the Chancellor of
from the sea by Nationalists. The University, to form the Political Consular Body has pretested to the Committee of Chekiang province Commissioner and an amicable ar rangement is expected to be made.
MAJOR-GENERAL DUNCAN REACHES SHANGHAI,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
SHANGHAI, Feb. 27th.
THE TIENTSIN-PUKOW RAILWAY.
(CHINESZ PRESS BERVICE)
SHANGHAI, Feb. 27th.
On the 25th inst. Marshal Chang Tso Lin ordered 50,000 additional Fengtienese troops to be despatched to the area of the Tientsin-Pukar The troopship Hegantic, with Railway from Kirin and Heilung Major-General John Duncan and kiang in order to take the place of the First Bedfordshires and Hert Bhantung troops and Fenglienese fordshire and the Second Borderers, who had lately been moved to Arrived yesterday night
Kiangsu and Eonan.
the Nationalist policy is to main heard in Australia throughout the in memory of his. faker, the Poement on another vessel in the next member most are the crowded ser
tected..
There are signs of troop activity down the river.
Mr. O'Malley has returned to Kiukiang.
Posters in English, addressed to English sailors, have made their appearance,
All is quist here.
CHANGSHA, February 28th. Meetings of an anti-San Chuza Fang; and on anti-British nature were held yesterday to prepare for to-day's big demonstration in sym- pathy with the Shanghai strikera HANKOW, February 26th. More troops have arrived from up River."
KIUKIANG, February 28th. No change in the situation. The position at the A.P.C.'s installation remains the same,
the maximum speeds being equal to those now in use on the relatively
tain and Canada. short distance beam between Bri-
MINERS WELFARE. NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP'
SCHEME
[BRITISH WILLLESS SERVICE.]
Reasy, Feb. 28th.
A capital sum of £150,000 has been set aside under the miners' welfare national scholarship scheme under which, when it is in ful operation, 35 scholarships will be running concurrently
Bebolarships are available for workers in or about the coal mines or their Bons
over 17 years of age
They will be held at Oxford, Cambridge, and other Universities in Britain, and will provide for an outfit allowance, of from £40 to £50 maintenance. grants of from £150 to 200 annually, and grants to cover the fees of approved courses.
FORMER SHANGHAI BOXER DOES WELL.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN 'SERVICE]
few days.
The two events which I shall re vices in the Cathedral on Christ- As he was destitute, he surrendermas Day, and the Chinese farewell dinner the night before we left. I He was sent to the House of also greatly enjoyed my risita to
the University and to all the dif Detention.
ferent schools, to the Victoria Home and also the Home of the Blind.-". We managed to get in a good To the list of medical practitioners game of golf, thanks to the courtesy there has been added, the name of of two Colonels, and two excellent Dr. Frederick Bunje, of Alexandra games of lawn tennis. Building, Member of the Royal I cannot say too much of the College of Surgeons (England); kindness of the Governor and the Licentiate of the Royal College of hospitality of the General, and Bir
Henry Pollock. Physicians (London)
We shall go on our way anxious to do all we can when we get home for the Church Life of Hong Kong with a better understanding of the many opportunities and difficulties pro sented in the largest diocese of the English Church
NEW YORK, Feb. 20th. In the third eliminating bout to, decide who will be Tunney's challen ger, the Spanish champion, Paolino Young Blu Tio a Chinese member Uzendan, narrowly out pointed the of the Police Flying Squad had a nasty experience on Friday night, Danish-American Koute Hansen.
A year or two ago, Hansen was when he was returning to Taikoo well-known in Shanghai as a local after special police reserve duty, boxer was sure one day to Af the Junction of Queen's Road make good in the higher ranks West and Queen's Street, his na- chine akidded and overturned, pin
Mia Violet Capell, particularly of fiaticuffs.]⠀⠀
ning the rider, underneath. A crowd assembled and began shout requests those who will be present Strike him to at the Theatre Royal to-day (6.35 ing in Chinese Sta death! Yung drew his private p.m.), for the dancing display b automatic pistol, and fired several her pupils will be there in good shots into the ground, No-one was time. She is anxious to avoid de- injured however, and Yung was lays so that the children can get
home at a reasonably carly hour.
DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT. [REUTER'S AMERICAN EVICE]
BAHIA (Brazil), Feb. 28th. The Marquis de Pinedo, the arip tor, has arrived here:
soon resqued