M.P.'S QUESTIONS AS TO BRITISH TROOPS AT SHANGHAI.
FENGTIENESE ENGAGE IN SEVERAL PRELIMINARY
SKIRMISHES.
CHINESE COMMUNISTS MEETING WITH OPPOSITION.
According to Chinese Press Service report the Fengtienese and the Southerners have actually engaged in several skirmishes; and to all appearance the North rners have had the better of the preliminary exchanges.
There is nothing to hand regarding the big battle which it is predicted is likely to take place shortly in the vicinity of Sungkiang, with Shanghai's Native City as the ultimate goal.
The Feagtienrse in Konan are stated to be determined to dosl drastically with the troops that treacherously left Marshal Wu Fei Fu stranded. FIGHTING REPORTED BE TWEEN FENGTIENESE AND SOUTHERNERS.
(CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
"SHANGHAI, March 3rd. Actual fighting between the Feng- tienese and the troops led by Gen- eral Chin Yun Ao has taken plast in the vicinity of Chungmno be- tween Kaifeng and Changchow. Besides serious collisions between ́these forces, similar skirmishes have also occurred at Lanfung, to the west of Changchow.
Railway communication between Lanfung and Changchow has sus- pended. The upshot of the fighting up to the sath ultime is reported to "be very
unfavourable to General
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 4th, 1927.
MARSHAL WU'S FORMER
TROOPS.
TO BE DEALT WITH BY THE FENOTIENESE.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE.]
SHANGHAI, March 3rd General Han Lun Chuen, a Feng- tienese leader directing the Feng- tieness in Honan, has ordered his troops to march to Changchow im- mediately with a view to dealing with Marshal "Wu's defectionists, who are moving northwards from South Honan
The Rev. C. Stephen (Labour) asked whether the Chinese troops
200 MILES PER HOUR-
MOTORING
WHAT MAJOR SEAGRAVE HOFES TO DO.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENOT.}
LONDON, March and...
-MOTORIST.
MALAYAN RUBBER. A FAMOUS BRITISH
VALUE OF THE EXPORTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
I
compared with
859,500,000, $173,000,000 last year."
T. G. PARRY THOMAS KILLED.
(THROUGH LJUTRE'S AGENCY.)
OBITUARY.
AMERICA'S COMMUNIST
CHIEF
U.S. SENATOR ON
THE WARPATH..
WHOLESALE DENUNCIATION.
[HSUTER'S AMERICAN BRAVICE]
SINGAPORE, March 3rd.
LONDON, March 3rd.. The Malayan Rubber exports for
The famous racing motorist, T. G. WASHINGTON, March 3rd.
February totalled 7,300 tons, com- Parry Thomas, was killed while In the Senate, during a debate pared with 30,500 in the same month attempting to recapture the World's Major Seagrave, who is to at on the Mexican situation, Senator last year. The value of the ex-Speed Record on Pendine Sands, tempt to reach a speed of 200 miles Fieftin (Democrat) fiercely denoune-north for the two months in 1927 Wales, today. an hour in his 1,000 horse-powered the Catholic Association, the was Sunbeam racing car, is on his way Knights of Columbus. He also si- to the United States accompanied tacked Mr. Alfred Smith, the Deme- by mechanics The attempt will be cratic Governor of New York State. Catholic and a possibló made on the Florida Strands and who is the tests may begin on March 19th. Fresidential candidate, declaring it Seagrave is convinced that he can to be most dangerous if Mr. Smith beat the existing world speed reis put in the White House,, while the cord for automobiles, but it is de- Mexican crisis continued Senator sired to know whether anything can Heflin then attacked the British travel faster than 180 miles per hour Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard, for on land. It is calculated that the two attending a recent meeting of the 500 horse-power engines with which Knights of Columbus, at which
Mexico was assailed" the car is fitted, will propel it at
The Democrat; Mr William King. a speed of 98 miles per hour in the
rst gear, 133 miles per hour in the however, paid her highest tribute second and 12 miles per hour into Sir Esme Howard, declaring that the top gear. The car will consume he "could not permit the charge to a gallon of petrol per mile and the stand that Sir Esme Howard had wind resistance at 200 miles per connived at war or entered into any hour will he 1,000 pounds on the conspiracy derogatory to the best front of the vehicle. The car is interests of his country." described as the most powerful and scientifically perfect that has ever been built.
BRITISH FAUNA. LONDON'S ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S INTEREST-
-ING PROJECTS.
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AJENCY.]
LONDON, March 2nd. In addition to the forty-fourth session of the League of Nations' Council which opens in Genern on Monday next under the Presidency of Dr. Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister, there will be nine different League meetings during the present month.
Д
60 MAHOMEDANS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
SEQUEL TO A RELIGIOUS PROCESSION.
(THROUGH BEGTER'S AGENCY.]
Cetrarte, March 2nd, Twenty Mabomedans were killed and 40 wounded as the result of firing which was ordered by the District Magistrato of the Backer- gunge District, at Ponahalia, a 900 miles from village about Calcutta.
It is reported that Hindus took! out a religious procession to the accompaniment of music on the occasion of the Shivrati Festival. When they approached a Mosque some Mahomedans resisted, but the Magistrate persuaded them to dis- perse. But the Mahomedans soon returned at the instigation of their religious Bend, and defied the
They attacked the and Superintendent of Police with a spear, whereupon, finding that the situation was get- ting out of control, the Magistrate
ordered the firing.
OPIUM CONVENTION."
RATIFIED BY FIVE NATIONS.
[TENOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 3rd. The Zoological Society of London hope shortly to begin the develop ment of a wild bird sanctuary reservo for British fauna and an exercise and breeding station and country home for animals in the
Of these, the most important refer London Zoological Gardens and,
to the question of disarmament. ultimately, to construct a zoological when the Preparatory Commission park. Four hundred acres, situat-for Disarmament Conference Chin's forces, many important from the North had entered Shang-od in the Chiltern Hills, about
of the have before it the whole points near Chungmag having been hai and whether Marshal Chang thirty miles from London, Lave been meets again on March 25th, it will work done by its various technical taken by the Fengtienese. General Thung Chang had been permitted to purchased for this purpose.
GENEVA, March 2nd. aub-Commissions since June last, China arrived at Changchow on the take up his headquarters in the
and may thus be able, definitely to The Dutch Government has de- 11st instant to make a strong de- International Settlement, and whe
draw up a programme and fix the posited with the Secretariat of the date of an International Disarma- League of Nations its ratification fence there, fearing that if his ther the Cantonese, il they arrive
ment Conference. The related, of the National Opium Convention troops at the front" are entirely opposite the British nes, will also defeated, the Fengtienese will be permitted to enter the city.
though minor, question of the in- of 1925, which has now been ratified march to Changchow.
ternational supervision of the pri- by Britain, France, India, Holland
of armaments Portugal. rate manufacture will also be dealt with, since the special Commission, whereon the United States will be represented, will meet on March 14th to draw up the draft International Conven- SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. tion for conference which is to be summoned by the League Autumn.
The League's Financial Commit- tee is to study the possibility of establishing a common scheme of financial assistance to the State which has been attacked and to con- sider the legal position which would result from enforcing in peacetime, measures of economic pressure in dicated in Article 16 of the Coven- ant, particularly"
maritime by
CHINESE COMMUNISTS. MEETING WITH OPPOSITION.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, March 3rd.
No Chinese Troops in the Settlement.
'Sir Austen' Chamberlain denied that troops had entered the Inter
national Settlement, and Deither had Marshal Chang established his headquarters in the Settlement. He added that in the contingency foreshadowed, the British. forces A split between the Communists would continue to be governed by a and the Kuomintang members is policy of complete neutrality and evident in 3. recent incident at 'impartiality as between the con- Hankow in which the Communista tending forces. demanded the overthrow of Mr. Chang Ching Kinng as Chairman of the Central Kuomintang Party, yho is known as anti-Red in political
Independent American Action.
LONDON, March 3rd.. Sir Austen Chamberlain will leave Leadon on Saturday to attend the League of Nations Council meet ing. which opens. on Monday at Geneva,
·
MR. O'MALLEY RETURNING TO PEKING.
„[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 3rd. It is understood that Mr. O'Mal- ley, who has been conducting nego tiations with Mr. Chen, is return- ing to Peking to resume his duties at the British Legation there. Mr. Teichman, Chinese Secretary of the Legation, who accompanied Mr.
in
U.S. NAVAL BILL.“
(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, March 2nd President Coolidge has signed the Naval Bill, thereby incidentally assenting to the appropriation for three new cruisers, which Congress had inserted in the Bill against the President's wishes.
LATER.
M. Howard Bury (Labour) asked O'Malley to Hankow, wid remain in luckade. The Committee of the not changed his mind with regard
if the Press reports. were untrue that the United States was acting;
principles, and that he be succeed independently at Shanghai, and Sir ed by Mr. George Hsu Chien, a Red lentier.
General Chiang Kai Shek, how
Communists ever opposed the strongly in this matter and trans- ferred the Kuomintang headquar- ters to Kiukiang at once..
General Chiang also delivered lengthy speech at Nanchang de- nouncing the Communists.
[EARLIER TELEGRAMS.3
(THROUGH REUTER'S JOENCY.]
LONDON, March 2nd.
In the House of Commoną, Lieut.- Comdr. Kenworthy (Labour) asked what instructions had been given at Shanghai regarding the occupa, tion of Chineas territory outside the Concession, seeing that British troops had occupied positions out- side the boundaries of the Conces- sion ?''
Sir Austen Chamberlain declined, in the public interest, to disclose
the terms of the instructions.
Austen Chamberlain replied that they were taking independently such measures as they think right.
Sir Austen Chamberlain told Sir Joseph Nall (Conservative) that there was no rivalry between the United States and ourselves, and he also told Gol. Wedgwood that His Majesty's Government bad through out endeavoured to art in harmony and wherever possible in full, co operation with other Powers.
[NAVAL WIRELESS REPORTS.] Ichang Easier.
IchaNo, March 2nd. The situation is much easier, the anti-British feeling having lessoned considerably as the result of the signing of the agreement with the Labour Unions
the
order to elaborate details of Agreement. PORTUGUESE ROUND THE
WORLD FLIGHT.
CALLS AT BATAVIA AND SINGAPORE.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
CASABLANCA, March 3rd. The aeroplane piloted by the Portuguese airman, Major Sarmien- tobeires on a world fight, has ar- rived here from Lisbon. It is pro- ceeding to Portuguese Guinea and thence, will cross the Atlantic to Brazil. The itinerary includes calls at Batavia and Singapore, THE U.S. SOUTH AMERICAN
FLIGHT.
REMAINING TWO AVIATORS
· CONTINUE THE VOYAGE. Hankow Split Likely.
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.} HANKOW, March 2nd. A strike of the carrying coolies
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Mar. 3rd of the Standard Oil Company's in-
The remaining two United States stallation has now spread to the Asiatic Petroleum Company's in Air Force machines arrived here to stallation. A small demonstration continue the 20,000 mile flight was held in the village behind the around South America, despite
Saturday's collision and crash, installations.
Subsequently, in reply to Mr. R. C. Wallbead (Labour), Sir Austen Chamberlain stated that in view of the delicate situation which had arisen in Shanghai, British troops
There are definite indications of bad taken up precautionary por split between the Nationalit tions on a defensive line which was military and labour parties in the "partly outside the Settlement limits very near future.
Italian forces were, collaborating în the matter, but he was unable to say whether the Italian posts were actually placed outside the Settle ment. He added that the occupa- tion of this particular position was dictated by the tactical necessities.
Respecting Neutrality.
A number of troops have left down river.
Telegraphée communication with Wuhu has been interrupted.
Chiness Detala a British Steamer.
U.S. NAVY.
THE MODERNISING OF TWO WARSHIPS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, March 3rd. President Coolidge has signed the Bill authorising. the appropriations | Kor modernising the warship's Oklahoma and Nevada, including the elevation of their guns.
FRANCE'S WAR DEBTS
It is emphasised at White House that while Iresident Coolidge, bas Council will examine the report of to the advisability of building the the sub-committee-which met in Lon-three new cruisers, had the Naval
ship of Viscount Cecil to study, the ment would have been entirely don last month under the chairman. Bill been vetoed, the Naval Depart kind of preventive action which without funds. might usefully, be taken by the Council when considering a dispate brought before it.
SCENE AT A CHINESE LEGATION.
DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN PARIS.
[TaRocGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, March 2nd. The police were summoned to eject a party of thirty Chinese who called at the Chinese Legation at 7.30 in the morning and demanded the Minister and an interview who refused to leave when the Minister offered to receive two de- legales when the office opened. The intruders refused to disperse, and were taken to the Police Station, the majority being charged with assaulting the police.
"Work or Repatriation."
LATEX. It transpires that the intruders were unemployed and demanded either work or repatriation. An- other delegation later interviewed. the Minister, who, promised to do his utmost to find them work and to distribute the available funds.
ZINOVIEFF'S LETTER.
ITS AUTHENTICY CONFIRMED.
(THEOCON REUTER'S AGENOT.]
LONDON, March 2nd. Sir Austen Chamberlain in the House of Commons was asked whether anything had arisen either
Wuuu, March, 2nd. The British & Kuture has been Mr. Wallhead asked whether the detained by the Chinese authorities, operation infringed either terri-following a collision with a mili toriality or neutrality, and Sir tary launch which was towing júnks. was unk Austen Chamberlain replied that The military unch when danger arises troops must be The British Vice-Consul in proceed- placed in a position effectively to ing to Wuhu to investigate the cir. STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER in the recent reply from the Soviet discharge their duty of protecting cumstances of the sinking. British bres-for which they were
BABE RUTH'S PRICE.
G870,000 PER YEAR.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVİCE.]
NEW YORK, March 2nd. After a dazzling blaze of publicity in support of his case, the baseball player,
Babe Ruth, whose slogan has been $100,000 or I. quit," bas agreed to continue big hitting for the New York Yankees at a salary of $70,000 per annum. The contract is for three years
4
Previously. Babe Ruth received 882,000 per anLum
"BEVERLEY OF GRAU, STARK" AT THE
QUEEN'S...
A FILM TO ENJOY...
(BY OUR FILM CRITIC]
Well done Metro Godwin Mayerli "Beverley of Graustark" showing at the Queen's has every element of
successful screen play, and the management of the Hong Kong Amusements is to be congratulated. on giving us a second treat at the Queen's this week,
and
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
LOCAL
BOXING.
TO-MORROW'S TOURNA MENT AT THEATRE ROYAL.
MORRIS SEEKS NEW TITLE.
[UX A RINGSIDER.]
Several new faces will be agen in the local ring to-morrow at the Theatre Royal, where the Hong Kong Boxing Association hold their sixth tournament of the pre-
gent season.
The main event, a fifteep rounds CHICAGO, March 2nd. .contest between Stoker Morris, The death has occurred here of Mr. Charles
the H.M.S. Hermes and Leading Sea- Ruthenberg, General Secretary of the Workers' man Dixon, H.M.S. Frobisher, for Party (a Communist organisation the welterweight championship of of the United States), who was the
the Colony, should prove a fine virtual chief of the Communists in america.
fight, but it must be admitted that since Jim Cartlidge left the Colony, it has been very difficult to fada man who can be relied upon to ex- tend Morris,
EXCHANGE RATES,
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
Rroay, March 3rd.
194
Paris
Brussels Amsterdam Berlin
24.80
12.11
20.47
Copenhagen
15.90
Vienna Helsingfors Lisbon
34-15
199 2.17:39 37
Bombay
Hong Long New York Geneva
Rio
Milan Stockholm
Oslo
Pragat
1/5.61-84 9/0.7-16 4.851
95.90 111.1-16
16.17
18.70
163)
Madrid
28.91
Athens
376
Buenos Aires
471
Shanghai
Yokohama Silver.(spot)
9/6.11-10 2/0.7-32 26.1-16
Silver forwards) ... 28. 13-16
S.P.C.A.
INSPECTORS' REPORT.
The following is the combined report of the work of the Inspectors of the Society for the Proven- tion of Cruelty to Animals for. February:-
TRANSPORT.
Poultry, crates
1,774
Poultry on trucks and
lorrica, loads Poultry in junks and
ferries, crates Poultry by rail, crates Pigs on trucks and in
baskets Pigs in jonka and ferries Pigs by rail
310
187 39.
7,345
653
32
Cattle in junks
203
Cattle ashore
50
goats
in junks..
30
I
Dogs in market, Taipo Cats in market, Taipo
24
4
IMPORTS.
Poultry, crates.
2,934
Piga
Cattle..
8.765 1,339
Sheep and goats "Cages of birds
240
Sheep and Dog by rail
Foxca.....
Cats
Owls
53
4
EXPORTS.
Poultry, crates
97
Cattle
310
Sheep and goats Dogs...
195
2
Monkeya
20.
Cages of birds Ponies
Dogs home..........
Pig pens, Yaumati Landing placer Poultry depots
Cattle depot ....
MISCELLANEOUS.
VISITA.
Marketa Birdshops. Railway stations
70
16
08.
44
44
Dealers shops .......
15
3
58
84
20
Ignorant cruelty' cases
corrected
38
Marketa watched, times... Ferries watched, times Case investigated on re-
port received
43
45
1
10
1
3
1
Dogs destroyed in: homo
during month
g
Dogs received in home
during month Dogs claimed "in home
during month
Dogs sold in home during
month
Dogs died in home during
month
£20,000 FOR SUZANNE"
In Dixon, the Association think they have found the man. He has developed a habit of winning his fights by the knock-out method and he is the present welterwaight champion of the Mediterranean flect.
Stoker Reynolds,
The beat, of the two ten round contests appears to be that between, Stoker Reynolds, H. M. Submarines and Signalman Morris, H.M.S. Despatch, at welterweight."Reynolds is well-known in the local ring, having appeared at every tourna ment this senson and won each of his fights.
Morris bas done a lot of fghting at Shanghai, and has come south" with a record sufficiently good to warrant his being matched with Reynolds.
Ten Rounds Lightweight Contest. The second ten rounds contest is. between Lending Seaman Hall, H.M.S. Plan and Leading Sea man Baker, H.M.S. Hermes. This fight can be relied on to go the full distance, both man being past meters in the art of absorbing punishment.
THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND.
SIR JOHN LORNE MACLEOD REVIEWS THE SITUATION.
CO-OPERATION WITH LOW- LANDS NEEDED.
-
- Sir John Lorne MacLeod, G.B.E., LI D., at the annual gathering of the Mull and Iona Association in Glasgow, said that the island of Mull,
according to geological authority, was one of the oldest parts of creation and every High- lander had a natural birth-right in Iona. Tona was the sacred herit age of the Gael and the germinal point of Scottish" history.
An Exploded Myth.
There had been a great rivival of interest in Highland matters in recent years. The old" silliness about the savage and uncivilised Highlander had come to an end. Only a very ignorant person would deny the contribution which the Highland people had made in Scot Land. The achievements of the original Highland regiments and the emigration from the Highlanda had had an effect upon growth and development of capital importance in the history of British expansion. This was an aspect which deserved the highest emphasis. The High- lander had been a great pioneer and Highland blood was one of the strong bonds with the Dominions, and especially was Canada." It always seemed to him that what was required was the best co-opera- tion and understanding between Highlanders and Lowlanders. There. was no use preserving artificial.bar- riers or exclusiveness, or keeping up old differences or distinctions which had no relation to existing conditions. He was 1 complete optomist about the future of the Highland race.
Work of Highland Societies,
wore: The Highland societies doing a great work in keeping alive. We have had plenty of Ruritanins
Highland sentiment and inter-course but plenty of comedies,
among Highland people. There: Beverley is more than either.
was no doubt the whole position. ír It has proved only too easy to take
the Highlands at present was a Anthony Hope's famous novel and
serious one; hating regard to the rehash it. Noveliste and producers
future of the Highland people within their own country, but every have done so ad nauseum, but
Highlander knew that the position Metro Goldwin Mayer have the FOUR MONTHS'. PAY.
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, it is an had never been free from diffiquity story in quite a different way. It is Ruritania right enough but with nounced, is to sail Lox France this and concem, One thing they were or from any other source, throwing that almost inimitable favouring month, the possessor of £20,000, all agreed upon. Highland trans- any doubt on the securacy of the which one seldom cete outside which is the price paid to her for port as it now existed, or was supe A SOCIALIST PROPOSAL
conclusion that the Zinovicf letter, France, and though it is comedy abandoning ber status as an ama posed to exist, was deplorable, both DEFEATED.
teur lawn tennis player.
na regarded expense and want of which, brought down the Labour, it never fails to farce. Government in 1924, was not a for- There, moreover, another ele
Her manager reveals that be facilities Transport was at the (THROUGH, HAVAS ·AOBWOY.]
ment that makes an especial appeal, guaranteed her 219,000 and a per- root of Highland economics. Main- gery.
Bir Austen Chamberlain replied to British audiences. In her cousin's centage of the gate receipts for a land transport had been immensely PARIS, March 3rd.
On the dress Marion Davia has a certain that nothing had arisen.
four months' tour of the United developed within recent years. It Supplementing previous state-
was hardly credible, and certainly present occupied by the British, and ammunition was feand in the ments, M. Fontare made a detailed contrary, two pieces of confirmatory likeness to the Prince of Wales and States which is now ending
evidence were available to the pre- thie resemblance has been made use Miss Mary K. Browne, the Ameri- not creditable, that. Highland sea Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that bunkers.
verbal report, before the Finance sent Government which were not of with very great cleverness. That can champion, who has played communications, which were pro- it was for the purpose of keeping. The transfer of further Ehan- Committee in the Chamber, on the available to the Labour Govern is to say it is never overemphasis against her in 27 cities, and inci- perly restricted as a necessary war armed forces and armed indivi- tung troops from Pukoy has been agreement with England concerning ment. Asked if he was prepared ed, there is no caricature and no dentally won only one set, receives measure because of the war zone, duals-fugitives or straggiers from delayed possibly in view of the provisional, payments of the war to submit this evidence, Sir. Austen attempt at impersonation; just a £6,000, and a share of the gate and not on the ground of national
sent.
or
Mr. Borodin Detained.
NANKING, March 2nd.
Col J. C. Wedgwood (Labour) A Soviet atenter, Bynieimen- asked if neither Northern Southern troops were to be allowed pap, with Mr Barodia on board, is being detained bere by Marshal Sun Chuan Fang's troops, because
within whatever territory was at
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the armies-out of the Settlemens reported defection of Anhwei'debt. The proposal, of the Social Chamberlain replied. "Nol. Our hint of his well-known gestures to receipt of players, propose worse than before the war. It was:
and therefore avoiding the dangers inherent in such case to British lives, that the troops were there.
"(Continued on next column). :
troops.
CHINKIANO, MArch 2nd.
One transport left down river to-day.
int, Vincent Auriol, for a debate in sources of information are thorough- further the facial similarity, the Chamber on the Agreement was | ly" trustworthy, but would not be "Don't miss Beverley of Grausturs defeated by 11 votes to a, conform available if they could be made if you want to see a really good able with M. Poincare's demand. Irablic."
film.
economy at the time, were still The troups of later in the year to start on a tour certainly long overdue to have at. embracing England, France, Gor- least are-war transport restored to many, Japan, and Australia.
the West Highlands..