THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 22nd, 1927.
SHANGHAI NATIVE CITY FALLS TO SOUTHERNERS.
LOOTING CHINESE TROOPS COLLIDE
SOLDIERS.
WITH BRITISH
ARMOURED CARS AND MACHINE
GUNS IN ACTION.
SEVERAL BRITISH SOLDIERS SLIGHTLY
WOUNDED.
THE SOUTHERNERS' ENTRANCE INTO SHANGHAI NATIVE CITY,
TROUBLE IN THE NATIVE CITY LAST NIGHT. BULLETS AND SHRAPNEL FALL INTO SETTLEMENT.
ontering
Following the Southerners' succuss yesterday in Shanghai Native City, several Chinese troops, believed to be Northerners, Broke into the International Settlement and com- menced looting. On a British armoured car being despatched to the scene, it was received with machine-gun fire, and four British soldiers were slightly wounded. The fire was returned.
Last night there, was considerable disturbance in Shanghai Native City, which had been occupied all day by the Southern troops. Firing was heard in the International Settlement,, into which bullets and shrapnel fell: A Russing and several Chinese civilians were injured
Details are given of the comparatively easy manner in which Shanghai Native City fell to the Southern troops. The defending Northern General is reported to have taken refuge in the French. Concession.
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Marines from most of the warships in the Whangpu have been landed in Shanghai and Shanghai' Volunteer Corps, which "numbers" at least 1,200 men, bave been mobilised. The Municipal Council has declared that a "State of Emergency" exista. Every precau- « tion is being taken to prevent intrusion" by Chinese troops
A General Strike was engineered for "purely political pur- розея and in sympathy with the Communist objects of the Southerners several thousands soon stopped work: the tramways and the cotton mills being among the first to be effected.
Though Nanking is not yet in the bands of the Southerners, the Northern troops are, reported to have evacuated the city and- gone to Fukow, on the opposits bank of the Yangtsze. GENERAL PI THROWS IN
HIS HAND.
SHANGHAINANKING RAILWAY COMMUNICATION CUT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
EHANGEM, March 21st Od the Southern troops entering Shanghai Chinese City, General Pi Shou Chen, on the 20th instant, threw in his hand, and is reported" to have take refuge in the French Concession.
The Southerners bave captured Changchow, 49 miles north-west of Soochow, thus cutting railway com- munication betweer Shanghai and Nanking.
How The Occupation Was Enected.
LATER.
THE SHANTUNG ARMY EFFECTIVELY ISOLATED.
- LUNGWHA OCCUPIED.
(THROUGH RECT'S ADENCY.)
SHANGHAI, March 21st.. The Nationalists have occupied Lunghwa, four miles from the French Concession.
closer to Lunghwa, at which there 1Shanghai Native City is even is an arsenal and a famous pagoda, than are the Foreign Settlements.]
NATIONALISTS AND SHANGHAI.
NO ATTEMPT TO DISTURB SETTLEMENT.
STRICT NEUTRALITY ASKED,
[THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, March 21st. Cutting the railway at Changchow effectively isolates the Shantung Array here from its base. It re- mains. to be seen what they will do. Probably they will be incorporated in the Cantonese forces like other armies before them similarly cir cumstanced The capture of Shang- hai adds another to the many almost bloodless victories of the Southern-DEATH PENALTY FOR "ANTI-all the diplomatic action of General
HANKOW'S PENAL CODE,
REVOLUTIONISTS.
TO BE APPLIED by
"IRRESPEC. TIVE OF NATIONALITY?""
ers, who are now in nominal control of China south of the Yangtare, except Nanking It is not yet clear whether the arrangement which Shanghai was taken includes Napking. In other words, whether the deal was between the Southern- ers and Genoral Pi Shou, Chen or the Southerners and Chang Tsung Chang.
Indications peint to the laster
Foreign Settlements Quiet. Al is fairly quiet, at least on the surface, in the Foreign Settlements, and there is no anxiety among
DOG BISCUITS FOR
NORTHERN TROOPS.
BUYING UP SUPPLIES IN
SHANGHAI,
says
THE BALKANS
FERMENT.
LEAGUE COUNCIL MAY INTERVENE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]`
A military fact of profound im portance was revealed in Shanghai General Ho. Ying Yum, Com- yesterday, mander-in-Chief of the Southern Shanghai Times, shedding light on last Tuesday's
Army in Chekiang, has issued the another side of the wars in Chinn
PARIS, March 31st.
authorities and residents of the opinion of many on the comestible news regarding the Balkans Crisis. following declaration of pplicy to the and having great bearing, in the the League Council is the latest The possibility of intervention by
International and other Settlements side of the Great War.
It is adumbrated in a semi-official of Shanghai. The principle under- Owing to big orders by the Chi-Note, which states" that diplomatic lying this declaration, that of con- nese military authorities, a serious fonversations are proceeding in ciliation and peace which will guide shortage of Chinese dog biscuits has Paris.
been noticed in Shanghai. The ren Ho's Army--is in consonance with son, it is stated, is that the Chinese the attitude he has taken since his military are buying up large quan- advance from Fukien.
tities, and also future production, "The more important. points of of these almost indigestible biscuits General Ho's 'doclaration are as in order to use them as food for
the soldiers.
A new penal code devised to follows: protect the existence of the new Nationalist Government has been the foreign authorities of Shanghai 1. The Nationalist Army request promulgated in Hankow providing to observe strictly the principle of for the death penalty for people neutrality, as it was proclaimed in ary activities against the 'Govern- 10th, 1997. found guilty of counter-revolution- the S. C. Proclamation of January ment.
9. The Nationalist Army will make no attempt to seize the Settle. ment by force.
....
that such intervention may be un- The Note expresses the opinion
necessary, as the Jugo-Slav Govern- ment has declared its readiness to submit to an Enquiry by the mili tary attaches for the purpose of
that he sent his chauffeur scouring it is authoritatively stated that the ascertaining whether there has been One authority stated yesterday the alleged military preparatione.
for his six dogs, but after two the French Concession for biscuits French Ambassador in Rome has given an assurance to Italy that hours' search the only thing he could there is no foundation for the so- Bet was some stale bread, All the cusations of the Giornale d'Italia. shops had sold out their supplies of Jugo-Slavia France will not fail dog biscuits to the Chinese military to renew her advice of a policy of The Chinese dog biscuit is some-mederation to the Jugo-Slav. Gov-
This amazing judicial development foreigners, thanks to the presence was brought to light on the very day of the troops, for whom many the two Northern generals were British women and children to-day tried at Hankow for the sole crime aro thanking God.
that they did their duty to the
The Nationalist Army will This morning 1,90 American Northerners by holding out
protect in full measure the life and Marines with colours. fixed bayoneta Wachang and refusing to surrender the schools, churches and hospitals thing weird, and wonderful in
at property of foreign residents, and and machine guns made a
route to the Cantonese. march through the Settlement, code, General Liu Yu Chun was without Settlement limits.
Under this of foreign "ownership within and foods. Made of stale dour, it is headed by a band.
condemned to death, and General
about six inches square, two inches Oben Chin Mo was fined $1,300,000,
thick and weighs about a pound. The Shanghai Volunteers, as outlined for counter-revolutionary
10 cents per pound. but not now. The code states that the penalties
Owners of dogs buy the biscuits at recautionary measure, have been crimes will be applied to people,
Hundreds of Chinese soldiers in the ordered to stand-by in readiness"irrespective of nationality, resi for mobilisation.
front line are pow crunching their teeth on this hard tack.
Volunteers Stand-By."
CHINESE BREAK THROUGH
SETTLEMENT BARRIERS. BRUSH WITH THE BRITISH TROOPS.'
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, March 21st.
landings in the International Settle machine guns.
were continuously fired on by
A party of Chinese troops, pre, The Dutch, Spanish, Italian and sumably Northerners, broke through American warships landed naval sailors in the International Settle the barier to the north of the Settle. ment and French sailors were land-armoured cars which were sent out ed in the French Concession. The wer
ment and started looting. The two
ment were in response to a request pants of the first car were wounded, Four of the occu from the Municipal Council, who though not seriously-Lieutenant have declareda State of Emer-News, Privates P. Ashley and gency."
for defence inside the Settlement.
The Suffolks Eave been detailed
THE KUOMINTANG AND SHANGHAI SETTLE-
"
MENT.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
Hermen, and Lee.-Corporal Ainslie. The second car towed away the car with the wounded, under heavy, fire, which was returned.
MUCH DISTURBANCE IN
"THE NATIVE CITY,
(THROUGH EKUTZR'8 AGENCY.]
SHANGHA March 21st. SHANGILAL, March 21st. A continuous rumble of firing is The General Labour Union in audible this evening from the direc- Shanghai called an urgent meeting. tion of the Native City, where there The Nationalist occupation of the on the 20th inst., and, in the course appears much disturbance. Bullets Native part of Shanghai, which may of the meeting, resolutions were and shrapnel have fallen it the now be considered as an accom-adopted tchat all labourers should international Concession wounding plished fact, took the dual form of unitedly support the Communistic one Iussian and several Chiness a military advance and effective cause and that a general strike be civilians internal action by the Nationalist called on the following day in order guntes operating in muiti, who to speed up the advance of the seized several native police stations, Southerners to Shanghai. secting tre to one. In most cases To-day the workers of the Shang they were completely successful, but hai Tramway and the Commercial the occupants of one station resist-Pecas joined the strike and Kuomin ed, inflicting "casualties among the tang colours are flying ever many biz buildings including the Shang The French outpost on the further.bai Post Office," mast border of the French 'Conces
attackers:
sion brushed against a small detach- ment of Chinese troops this after- noon. Shots were excanged and the Chinese were driven off.
POLICE USING THEIR BATONS.
NATIONALIST FLAGS
FLYING:
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LATER.
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4. The Nationalist Army request ated as the Shanghai Defence Force the Settlement, commonly design-, the foreign forces now gathered in and the Police Forces of the S.11.C., dence, sex, etc. The chief enemy
and C..F. to keep within Sottle named by the new code is Inter- mest limits, in order to avoid u national Imperialism and
its necessary misunderstanding, which agents," according to a translation, will inevitably lead to a situation inimical to the peaceful intentions of both the authorities.
These are some of the articles:- Article I. Those who are found guilty of committing any act or actions with a view of overthrowing the Nationalist Government or the Nationalist Revolutionary Armies, and those who are found guilty of frustrating the policies of the Na tionalist Revolution by the use of money or by means of collaboration With any troops are liable to the following sentences:
1.-Death penalty and confisca tion of property shall be im- posed upon the lenders of such counter-revolutionary plota, 2.-Death penalty or life in prisonment and confiscation of property shall be imposed unon the holders of important offices in such plota. 3-Life imprisonment or
im
prisonment for a term of not less than three years nor more than five years, and confisen- tion of property shall be im- posed upon the accomplices in. the plota.
rescinded.
the
5. The Nationalist Army, in carry- ing on the expedition against the Northern militarists, herewith de claro again that they have no inten- tion to disturb the peace sod order. of the Settlement. fortunately happen, however, that Should it un- stray bullets should fall into the Settlement area, the Settlement authorities are requested to view such accidents in the light of reason and tolerance, as being of no de liberate intention on the part of the Nationalist Army,-North China Daily News
SITUATION AT NANKING.
AMERICAN WOMEN EVACUATED.
SHANTUNG TROOPS
UNPOPULAR.
DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT:
SUCCEEDS IN PASSING OVER THE BRAZILIAN WILDNERNESSES...
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MANAOSE, March 21st.
rived here from Guajaramirin, thus The Marquis De Pinede has ar- completing the first and most dif-
cult fight over Wildernesses.
the Brazilian
SWEDISH RUNNER BREAKS WORLD'S RECORDS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]" PHILADELPHIA, March 21st, The Bwede, Edwin Wide broke two world's records by running a mile and three quarters in 7mins., 53.1-5 secs.
and 3,000 metres in mins., 22.2-5secs. "BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S NEW AIRSHIP. AS BIG AS THE
MAURETÁNIA."
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, March 20th,
is being built for the Government Sunday Chronicle (1) under- stands that the airship L.100, which
ernment.
Jugo-Slavia's Hopea."
In Belgrade's Chamber, the For eign Minister, M. Periteh, brea:b ed a hope that Jugo-Slavia would and that a spirit of co-operation maintain friendly relations Italy would continue with a view to their common interests. With regard to Albania, Jugo-Slavia,wished hor success in the work of consolidation
had no reason to fear the change in and progress, and declared that sho
Italo-Jugo-Slav relations as long as Italy observed the Inter-Allied Agreement regarding the independ enec and territorial integrity of Albania,
THE ROYAL TOUR.
"RENOWN" LEAVING NEW ZEALAND FOR SYDNEY, [BRITISH WIZZLESS SERVICZ.]
RtGay, March 20th. The visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to New Zealand will end un Tuesday when their Royal High- nessee leave by the Renown for Sydney.
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Great preparations are being made there and in, other Australian capitals or welcoming the Royal visitors and arrangements are prac tically complete at Canberra which the Duke will inaugurate as the new seat of Government for, the Commonwealth.
The Duchess Quite Able to Continue" the Australian Tour. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
Article II. Those who are found armies, or armed mobs, or bandits, guilty of organizing standing and of occupying a fixed territory in the aforesaid manners with the arrived in Shanghai yesterday, says An American mission worker who express object of counter-revolution the North China Daily News of are liable to death punishment and March 17th, from Nanking states confiscation of property. In case, however, of surrender and that about 50 American women and voluntary disarmament in front of children have already left that port Nationalist Revolutionary Forces, as a part of the "preparedness " GENERAL HO YING YAM
the sentence shall be diminished or policy recently advocated by the IN SHANGHAI
Those guilty of conspiring with American Consal there.
WELLINGTON, March 20th. International. Imperialism or its [CHINESE PRESS SERVICE.]
agents calculated to bring about sent to all Americans emphasized
land. The Duchess told the Mayor The Consul in a circular letter
of York board, sailed for Pater. H31.8. Renown, with the Dutchca General Ho Ying Yam, the Com- enumerated in Article I.
armed interventions in Nationalist SANOEAL. March 21st. China are
sons, an inlet of the Stewart Is liable to sentences the possibilities of disorders in the by private enterprise at Howden, that she felt quite well able to con- mander of the Kuomintang 1st Army. REPORTED FLIGHT OF NAN Nanging Railway station at Shang-means collecting important docu- In view of this situation it was day shifts by four hundred men are
near future which might endanger Yorkshire, may be completed by the. tinue the Australian tour. Corps, has arrived at the Shanghai- stealing, cbtaining, or by
Those who are found guilty of foreigners and render necessary late autumn and certainly before 177y their evacuation from Nanking. the end of the year. Night and KING'S DEFENDER,
hai with a number of his body-ments, news, or maps relating to strongly advised that American being worked. guard, while the defeated Northern military or political manoeuvres, women and children should leave remnants have retreated to North and handing them over to hostile outlying stations, that Chinese Cunard liner Mauretanin. As ite of the Yangtze River.
The airahip will be as big as the forces or International Imperialists women and girls in colleges and special 750 hp engines which were revolution, are liable to death signs should be sent home and that wine and bydrogen, which is more with the express object of counter schools operated by American mis to have ne fuel a mixture of kero- punishment or imprisonment for a those Americans in Nanking who suitable than petrol for use in the term of not less than ten years and are in advanced years or who be tropics, are not more than fifteen years, and cause of ill health or infirmity could advanced confiscation of property,
not sufficiently far Article XIV. Any person guilty ceed to Shanghai. For those who
not stand exposure, etc., should pro- Ministry tests it has been decided,
for undergoing Air The number of plays rejected by...... of the aforesaid tionary crimes is amenable to this stay at the present time, the strong Royce Condor engines developing was more than double the total for
counter-revolu-
in the meantime, to instal six Rolls immoral or otherwise undesirable the Lord Chamberlain last year as Code irrespective of nationality; should remain off the streets fre- be undertaken probably to America.
est advices were given that they 4.500 b.p. so that the, trials ca 1925. residence, sex, etc.-Peking and quented by soldiers.
THE ENTENTE CORDIALE. FRENCH PRESIDENT TO BE GUEST OF KING GEORGE.. - (BRITISH WIRELESA SERVICE,)
RUGBY, March 20th. The President of the French Re
(CHINESE PRESS SERVICE)
SHANGHAI, March 1st.. Many strategical points near Nanking have been taken by the. Southerners including the Tae-Kin mountain, in which Dr. Sun's re- mains are buried.
General Chang Toung Chang, who has been direct ing the fightings there, is reported to have fled to Hauchow last night.
SOOCHOW IN A CRITICAL SITUATION.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE.]
SHANGHAI, March 21st.
"
Heavy fighting is reported to be Big, and in many cases, truculent Changchow and Tanyeng, two im-taking place about 10 miles from crowds are collecting and the Inter-portant points leading to Nanking Seochow, which city is now in a national City Police have been com- were taken by the Southerners very critical situation. pelled to make a baton charge yesterday. General Lai Si Wang several times in the Nanking Road is leading bis forces to attack Wurt THE ATTACK ON NANKING. to disperse huge assemblies block which is expected to fall shortly into ing the trac. Three Punjabis, at the Border barrier in the north of the City have been shot, but no details are to hand.
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Detalls of the Shooting.
the Southerners' hands.
ANOTHER STRIKE CÁLL
AT SHANGHAI. MEETING WITH A GENERAL RESPONSE,
[NAVAL HEPORTS.]
NAKKING, March 20th. Telegraphic communication be- tween Nanking and Shanghai has been severed, and the railway has been blocked with troops. Trains are being sent to Biasha
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Tientsin Times...
WANTS HER DINOSAUR EGGS BACK.
Unruly Shantung Troops, with a certain amount of alarm Conditions in Nanking are view- by foreigners there, of whom the better informed are fully aware of FOREIGN EXPLORERS BAN- and friction between them and the violence on the part of the military
NED IN CHINA.
of mattera
PEXING, March 8th.
Chinesa population, About 70,000 of. Chang Trung Cheng's troops
IMMORAL" PLAYS
INCREASING.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S REJECTIONS.
Figures issued from the Lord, plays were sent in during 1926 for Chamberlain's office show that 768
of which thirty-four were rejected, the Lord Chamberlain's approval,
A percentage of 44. In 1925 740 plays were handed to the Lord Chamberlain, and sixteen" were refused, a percentage, of 21,
more
Nine-tenths of the plays rejected
immorality. Reasons for rejection of the remaining tenth may include a tendency to stir up class warfare, to attack the Royal Family, or to incite sedition.
The Nationalist fag, was hoisted at the Post Ofice and over nearly all the Chinese shops. The French
It will be seen that the 1963 per- authorities are erecting barbed bar-
have passed through in the last 10 public, Moas Doumergue, who has centage is less than half the 1920 The members of the Chinese days on the way presumably to accepted the King's invitation to igare. The number of plays reject- riers, acrosSS the few remaining
Information received from Rus- education, agricultural and student Taipingfu, about half way between visit, England, will be in Len more than the number of 1924, wher streets hitherto unbarriered border-
sians, who have undertaken aero- organisations in Peking held a Nanking and Wuhu. Ferry, transdon on 18th to 13th May. During of 813 plays submitted, nine werk [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]· ing the International Settlement.
plane reconnaisances, is to the effect special conference at the Govern- portation across the river is pro his visit M. Doumergue will stay The Voluntears were mobilized at
SHANGHAI, March 21st.
that the Southerners attacking Nan-ment University for the discussion vided them by two large steamers at Buckingham Palace. It is probejected, a percentage of 1.4. three o'clock this afternoon. The
Another strike call was fasued this within 40 miles of Nanking,
king.
from the south are not yetentific expedition to the North-Company. About a week ago when will be paid en Wednesday, May Ara so dealt with on the ground of
concerning the Swedish belonging Japanese have landed a Naval Party morning and there is every indica
the China Merchants able that an official visit to the City "and are patrolling the Band, and
Nearly 2,000 tion of a general responss. The troops crossed to Nanking, from charge of the well-known Swedish the "crack troops of Marshal 18th, and that there will be a State Western parts of China under the Shantung H.M.S. Hawkins has also landed a Shanghai International Trams were Pukow yesterday. Naval Party.
the first to close down, and the big
Chang passed through the city, banquet at Buckingham Palace. explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin. cotton mills quickly followed. The forced in the city from to-night.
Strict martial law is being en.
The members have organised a regarding their well-equipped and much approving comment was heard special body dealing with the pre-impressive array, but the general strike is purely political, and illus-
£100,000 FOR ST. trates the hold which the "Terror-NORTHERN FORCES and treasures and in a statement larly, prepossearing, according to servation of ancient Chinese arts run of these soldiers is not particu-
ANDREW'S UNIVERSITY, have been able to gain over
they expressed disapproval to the our informant. last two American scientific ex-
AN ANONYMOUS GIFT peditions under Dr. Andrews to billeted in Chinese households and It is known that they are being Mongolia. Bome of the members that Chinese women have suffered
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] even deruanded the return of the from their brutality. Practically wire. Three of the Punjabis were The railwaymen have jointed the
SHANGHAI, March 21st. one million years old Dinosaur
Bronz, March, 20th, General Chang Tsung Chang has discovered by Dr. Andrews and ex all shops are remaining closed owing £100,000 to St. Andrew's University, hit, and one died almost immedi- strikera, who at noon-time, number ordered the Shantung Chibli Allied ported to the United States. By to a continued dispute about accept Scotland, in appreciation of the An anonymous becefactor has paid ately. The others are not seriously ed over 30,000, injured. The district is mainly"
Forces to evacuate Nanking, and be the resolution of the members, af ance of the Fengtien bank notes, but progress made in its development. populated by Cantonese, and owing Volunteers is guarding the Post terminus of the Tientsin-Pukow with the special permission of the
The American Company of the temporarily stationed at Pukow, the foreign expeditions to China, unless some back-door business does go on. to its crowded condition no attempt Office. The situation in now well Railway. They will be in readiness Chinese authorities, will be banned closed at the present time, as part residential scholarships each on an Of this sum 240,000 is to be set. was made to arrest the assailanta.
Mission Middle Schools are being aside for the purpose of founding to retreat to the North by train. in the future.-4.Ñ‚Å‚
LATER
The Punjabis were proceeding ista with tracks along a Municipal road the workers, most of whom do not in the northern district, just outside want to strike, but are afraid to the Settlement boundary when number of shots were fired at them
refuse.
T
from an alleyway through barbed
30,000 Btrikern at Woon.
in hand.
EVACUATE NANKING."
(CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
eggs
of the precautionary measures.
annual value of £100.
THE MAN WHO "FOUND" CARUSO.
singing, the man who discovered Cataso, Titta Rafe and other stars, Giuseppe Cavallaro, professor of has died in extreme poverty at Catania (Sicily).
be chanted a popular melody when He "discovered" Caruso while pulling his thing net from the sea,