THE FIVE-POWERS' NOTE ON
NANKING OUTRAGE.
THE TEXT NOW TO HAND.
SUBMITTED TO MR. EUGENE CHEN
AND GEN. CHIANG KAI SHEK.
CANTONESE EXPECTED TOį NANKING AND SHANGHAI
COMPLY.
(THROOM REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 10th.
It is reported that in response to the Nanking Nobes, compensation will be given, for the Cantonese are unlikely to refuse redress for the
AFFAIRS.
GENERAL CHIANG'S
DECLARATION,
[CHINESE FRIES" SERVICE)
SHANGHAI, April 11th,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 12th, 1927.
SOVIET'S SHANGHAI
CONSULATE
H.M.S. "VETERAN'S " REPLY.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL'S
CHINESE SOON SILENCED. «
(BAITISH. WIRELESS SERVICE.]
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÓT.]
ACTION.
Lostos, April 10th
Loxboy, April 10th, Admiralty advices from Shang- The Shanghai Municipal Council¦ hai stato that the British destroyer have, through their American chair- | Feteran was heavily fred upon by man, issued an account of the shrapnel and rifle fire from the
Consulate in Shanghai,
THE OUTRAGE ON THE JAPANESE.
VIVID DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED AT HANKOW.
(THROUGH BADIER'S AGENOT.]'
SHANGHAI, April 11th. The Arst account, other than a meagre official wireless messaga, on
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
LONDON NEWSPAPER AND SIR A, GEDDES' REMARKS. ·
(THROUGH BEUTER'S ADENOT.)
LONDON, April 11th. Ablazing" political indiscre tion" is the phrase which the Westminster Gazette applies to the
LI
LIMITATION OF NAVAL ARMAMENTS."
THE FRENCH PROPOSALS.
UNACCEPTABLE TO BRITAIN
AND ITALY. ·
(THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.}
GENEVA, April 11th. Viscount Cecil has informed M.
police measures taken at the Soviet shore at a point about fifteen miles the attack on the Japanese" Conces speech of Sir Auckland Geddes, at Boncour that Britain is unable to below Chingkiang. The Veteran region of the 3rd instant, bas just declares that he must inmediately agree to the French proposals with It is stated that the Commissione:plied with her main armament, and been received by mail from Reuter's explain and apologise. It should regard to the limitation of naval
of Police, on bearing of the raid by destroyed one Chinese gun. There Chang Tso Lin's troops on
the
Soviet Embassy at Peking, andere no British casualties.
The Observer's Shanghai corres- being in possession of considerable
pondent says the fire of the Chinesa information as to the intensity of
fort was immediately silenced. One hostile feeling against the Soviet
General Chiang Kai Shek has de-Cezeulate and its actions in Shang- emplacement was dismantled
hai, immediately took steps to place
Hankow representative,
The actual affair began in a small way by Chinese youths throwing stone at Japanese sailors, but gangs of coolies, who had been looking
for trouble for weeks previous join and the barracks were destroyed. Thoed in. The sailors naturally resent Chinese casualties are unknown, for ed and remonstrated. The coolies
grave outrages, for which no civil-clared that Nanking and Shanghai ised State would refuse ar immedi- affairs must be settled by peaceful these premises under surveillance the moment the fring opened the cursed them and they cursed back.
ate apology and punishment of the perpetrators and material compen- sation for the sufferers.
No Time-limit, **.
LONDON, April 10th. Responsible circles in London sre gratified at the whole hearted agree. ment of the five Powers at "Peking regarding the identic Notes, which ib, is now leamed will be in the nature of a general demand for re- paration for the Nanking outrages
No time-limit will be set, and the question of penalties will be left for
future consideration.
Nota Presented.
diplomatic means and not by fores. This will be taken up by Mfr: Eugene Chea and the Powers concerned.
BRITISH TROOPS FOR
CHINA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
He detailed a police guard outside the building. In consequence of apprehensions entertained later by
the Soviet Consul that a raid was to be made on the Consulate, the chairman of the Council instructed
the Commissioner of Police to in crease the guards round the Con sulate on Thursday, and to search all persons arriving and leaving for
weapons.
Moscow's Document of Peace." LONDON, April 11th
Moscow, April 10th. The Jarestia emphasies that the Two companies of the 1st batta- lion of the Northamptors left Soviet Note to Peking is actuated Brockwood this morning for South-by a sincere desire not to permit a world slaughter, which irresponsible ampton where they will embark for circles and foreiga imperialiste are China. The band played "Land trying to provoke. of Hope and Glory," followed by "Auld Land Syne" as the train The Five-Power Note was pre-steamed out of the station. The
simultaneously to pented
the remaining two companies follow on Nationalist Government at Hanko July 13th. and to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's representative at Shanghai this afternoon.
SHANGHAI, April 11th.
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CANTON'S COMMUNISTS.
The presentation was made jointly ACTIVITIES BEING CURBED., by the Consals-General of the Powers concerned.
TEXT OF THE NOTE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
SHANGHAI, April 11th.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE)
CANTON, April 11th The Provincial Government of Canton bas decided to suppress all Communistic activities in Canton. The troops stationed on the North The following communication was
and West Rivers have been recalled handed to Mr. Eugene Chen, repre-to Canton to cope with any possible secting the Nationalist Government,
emergency. at "Hankow, this afternoon, by the Consuls-General of the Five Powers, delivered to A duplicate 'was General Chiang Kai Shek's repre- sentative at Shanghai simultaneous-
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Underinstructions of the American, British, French, Italian and Japanese Govern
the undersigned are ments, directed by the diplomatic re- presentatives of their several countries in China to present to yon the following terms (which are simultaneously being com- municated to General Chiang Kat Shek, Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Armies) for the prompt settlement of the situation created by the out- rages against their Nationals committed by the Nationalist troops at Nanking on March 24th:
Firstly, adequate punishment of the commanders of the troops responsible for the murders, personal injuries, indignities and material damage done, EN also to all persons found to be implicated;
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Secondly, an apology in writ ing by the Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Armies, - cluding an express written an- dertaking to refrain from all forms of violence and agitation against foreign lives and pro.. perty;
Thirdly, complete reparation for, personal injuries and mate. rial damage done.
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Unless the Nationalist authe- rities demonstrate to the satis- faction of the interested Govern- ments their intention to comply promptly with these terms, the said Governments will find them- selves compelled to take such consider measures 鹧 they appropriate." Signatures are not given, as the names of the signatories at Hankow arc at present unadvised.
organized bodies
RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
FEARS THAT CHINA'S UP- HEAVAL MAY AFFECT
CHINESE WORKERS." -
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENỰT.]
The paper adopts as views some of the statements in the Note re- garding refraining from repressive measures, and says the Soviet Government is not influenced by the fact that its step may be interpre ed as a 14
sign of weakness and loss of prestige "considerations which usually influence the policy of a bourgeois government.
The paper declares the Note will figure in the history of diplomatic relations as a document of peace. -"Baffed Bage Of The Detected Culprit."
LONDON, April 11th
If the Soviet Embassy is with drawn from Peking in consequence of Chang Tso Lin's police raid, the opinion of diplomatic circles in Lon don is that this would be regarded As an open declaration by Russia af partisanship" in the Chinese Civil War.
The Daily Telegraph says that M. Litvinoff's Note bespeaks in every line the baffled rage of the detected culprit
Paris Comment.
PARIB, April 11th. "Pertinax" describes the Soviet Note to Peking as feeble.
Le Journal is of opinion that Chang Tso Lin is trying to provoke the Russiana to warlike action in Manchuria, which would force the Japanese to intervene, but the Bol- sheviks are not going to expose themselves to such dangers. Their order to wield this freely they are best weapon is propaganda and in ready to swallow worse insults then invasion of the Peking Embassy grounds. The newspaper concludes that ia the moment for the Powers to taka united action
unnecessary There must be violence but firmness is absolutely
DOW
'necessary.
LONDON,, April 11th. The Manchester Guardian says that in Mincing Lane the Rubber Market is nervous because the list of events in China may affect Chi- nese workers on the rubber estates. Far
East advices received in London indicate that much of the harvested rubber has been lately M pouring in to Singapore. Some of it was undoubtedly held up in transit by the recent floods in Malaga, but rubber dealers are of opinion that precautions against interference in rubber supplies by any sporadic troubles among Chi- nese workers account' to a certain extent for the extra rubber that has arrived in Singapore..
Ou
THE SOUTHERN REVERSES. NATIONALISTS STILL FALL- ING BACK.
$
[NAVAL WIRELESR.]
CHINKIANG, April 9th, Marshal Sun Chuan Fang's successcs are continuing, and the Southerners are gradually falling back on the river.
Chinese disappeared rapidly.
armaments.
The Italian representative bas also, intimated that Italy is unable to support the French proposals. - Probably the Conference will ad
be the Government's duty to find
way for repudiating his callow' The and mischievous utterance. concludes that newspaper
this outrage on American sentiment will be universaly reprobated journ sine die on the lith instant. in England, and wo
are equally
sure that all responsible and in- structed opinion in the United Then the ricksha coolies, always boiling for a "scrap," alac joined States will be quick to grasp the in the cürring. This attracted fact that Sir Auckland Geddes is crowds of the lower class. As there a politician of no consequence, be- were only six sailers, the cooliesing on the permanently retired rushed them and the sailors ram to shell." a Japanese restaurant. They were chased upstairs and a fight ensued. Soon afterwards a shout went up
(NAVAL WIRELESS.] Chinese Casualties Considerable.
In the report of the shelling by H.M.S. Feferas, replying to shrap nel and rifle "fre from a fort be tween Vine. Point (and Chinkiang, is is stated that the Chinese casual ties are believed to be numerous. but are unknown, as they disap-outaide: "Ricksha coolie has been stabbed to death by Japanese im- peared so rapidly.
perialista."
Foreign Shipping Escorted. All foreign shipping on the Yang-
་
The word was immediately flash-
taze is now escorted by,,British änded to the Ricksha Coolies' Union American warships.
AMOY QUIET.
MODERATES' PROCESSION.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMOT, April 8th.
A large demonstration, taking the form of a procession, was or ganised by the moderate element yesterday. It passed through Amoy city without untoward incident, but it is reported that two extremists were arrested.
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Martial law has been proclaimed in Amoy Island, and the situation is quiet.
The Post Office Strike continues, other strikes have all been settled, while no anti-foreign feeling is being exhibited
Japanese Evacuate at Wuhu,"
Wenu, April 9th - The Japanese community has been evacuated It is announced that General Chang Pu is returning to Wuhu, and this may serve to ease a rapidly worsening situation.
More Foraigners Leaving Upper
River.
The Japanese authorities have announced their intention of evacu- ating all places on the Yangtsze up river from Hankow, and it is under- stood that the French intend to follow suit.
U.S. citizens have already left the upper reaches and the depar ture of their nationals from Ichang and Changsha is being arranged.
MARSHAL CHIANG IN NANKING.
CITY STILL UNSAFE FOR FOREIGNERS..
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, April 9th. Anti-foreign posters are exhibited all over Naaking, and it is still unsafe for foreigners to venture ashore. In connection with the so- called investigation, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has arrived in a gunboot It is understood, however, that he
Troops, field guns, stores and wounded, while many others were wounded Southerners are slowly brutally assaulted and their lives arriving at Chinking from the jeopardised. They were robbed and other side of the river, and the treated with the utmost indignities return to the south side is continu has not yet gone ashore.
and women were subjected to name-ing. less outrages.
The American, British and Con-
sulates were violated and their flags insulted. The houses and in- stitutions of all foreigners at Nag- king were systematically looted and in many cases burnt.
or
The
FRANCO-SOVIET DEBT.
AGREEMENT REACHED AS TO REPAYMENT.
[THEÓDON XBUTER': AGENCY.}
Paars, April 10th.- According to an interview grant- The following are the remarks ed by M. Rakovsky, he states that (reproduced from yesterday's Daily an agreement has been reached on Preis) referred to by the West- the hubject of the Franco-Soviet debt, the negotiations and discus- sions now only being concerned with the principle of progression payments
minster Gazette :---
,"
LONDON, April 10th. China is getting her Western isation mainly from America," said Sir Auckland Geddes in a
perch at Ashford,
Those who have followed the
He says the Soviet has auggested an average annual payment of 60,000,000 gold francs for 62 years, the annual payments being Erstly
and in a short time, thousands of hate-maddened coolies began to at tack the Japanese Concession. The ary went up everywhere "Kill the Japanese," "Murder the imperial iste." The mob seemed to become the past an anti-British cry is help 60,000,000, and £nally 75,000,000 or
recent mayoral elections in Chicago will have noticed that to-day se in
at the rate of 40,000,000, then
moro,
ful at the polls, and the old sport of twisting the lion's tail is still
The French delegation desire full good sport in America."
annual payments to begin immed- He pointed out that many Chi-iately the agreement bo signed.
mad with fury at their own shrieks. Japanese civilians, caught in the streets, were beaten, smashed and their clothes were torn off. The six sailors (already mentioned) were ese absorbed their Western out overpowered and carried off to the look from among the lower middle Union Headquarters in the native classes in Amerten Therefore a city, while Japanese in every dis- very great number of young - men trict of Hankow were set upon in and women in China who were the streets by mobs. Some were Westernised were "Americanised and beaten insensible, beyond recogni- anti-Britishised. tion, while some were killed. One
Japanese woman who had given | FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK birth to a child a few days before,
TO PARIS. was dragged out into the street and killed
The mob was by now chokeful with the bloodlust. Restaurants, stores, homes and offices were pil- laged before the Japanese Consul General felt the situation unbear- able and ordered armed forces ashore from three gunboats.
A few squads of marines landed. Two short bursts from a machine- gun were fred and the streets clear- ed like magic. The coolies tramped
*LIKELIHOOD OF AN AIR SCRUM."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
LONDON, April 11th.
M. Rakovsky" has utimated that
the Russian bond-holders before the cancellation of the decree, or their heirs, will obtain about 25′ per centia of nominal value.
He said that although the ques- tion of debts and the granting of credits could not be connected for- mally, this would be the case in' effect.
$30,000,000 LOAN FOR JUGO-SLAVIA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S "ÄGENOY.]
BELGRADE, April 9th.
A $30,000,000 7 per cent. loan, re- payable in 1962, for Jugo-SIATIE, being the second of its kind, has been issued in New York by a financial group headed by the bank. There is a "likelihood of an airing house of Blair & Chase,
within the next few weeks to obtain the honour of flying from New York to Paris. According to a New York telegram, Commander
scrum
America,"
Lieut.-
Byrd, the Polar Ayer, expects to op each other in their effort to get leave in May flying a three-engined out of the Concession. The Japan-monoplane ese marines followed them without | Commander Noel Davis, at the firing until the Concession was clear same time, will fly a three-engined ed, when Japanese armed guards biplane, the "American Legion were posted at all the entrances. built secretly in record time and tested yesterday to the consterna- tion of the other competitors, which include a single-engined monoplane designed by an Italian and also probably the French ace, Fonck
MORE DEFENSIVE BAR. RICADES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ́
HANKOW, April 5th." The Kuomintang Political and Military parties have been holding meetings at which the topic of dis cussion was the Japanese Contes sion. It was first reported that they had decided to take it by force, and later that they had de cided to take no action. What the result of the meetings was in not yet known."
Meanwhile Japanese forces have
Nationalists are reported to be been sedlanieërs have
The movement of troops has been Every indication is that a severe inconsiderable for two three engagement has been taking place.days, though this morning about 1,500 Southerners, with a few field Fenger Forces Moving Rapidly
guns, crossed to Pukow. Bouthwards, SHANGA, April 11th
advancing from Kwantieti.. The wireless news from Nanking
It is reported that several pro- In view of these obviously pre- and Chinkiang sent on the 10th inst
are in Nanking meditated assaults the Governments is meagre but points to the fact minent "Reds" have found it necessary to formulate that the Nationaliste suffered seri. with a view to persuading Marshal Chiang Kai Bhek to align himself demands for satisfactory amends by ous reverses on two fronts.
Following the withdrawal of the with them responsible Nationalist authorities.
Nationalist forces from Pakow to Nanking on Saturday the military stores crossed the river for Nanking from Pakow yesterday, while artik lary was mounted on higher points arcand Nanking and trained to It is persistently reported in Nan- wards Pukow ready for action king that the Fengthen forces are which rapidly advancing down the Tien- direction gunfire was heard at Nan- tsin-Pukow railway from
on Sunday. Dive hundred of the Nationalists king from Pukow during the past few days.
The terms are studiously mede- rate, covering only the minimum of what would in the circumstances be dore by way of honourable amende by a Government conscious of its dignity and duty towards other friendly peoples in the family of
nations.
The demands are not made in derogation of the sovereignty or dignity of the Chinese people whom
the interested Governments are
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The official statement, handed to the Press with the Note, states that upon the entry of the Nationalists into Nanking there were perpetrat ed against foreign Consuls and other residents by shiformed and glad to believe la friendly, and with of Nationalist whom they earnestly desire to con- troops, during the morning and tinue and improve their relation-wonnded have been taken to Nan-
ships, goodwill and co-operati
They are directed towards those afternoon of March 24th; systematic outrages on their persons and pro-influences both foreign and Chinese which made themselves responsible for the Nanking outrage by the perties.
A number of American, British, activities seeking to break up exist. and Japanese ing friendship and inflame the Chi. French, Italian
nese people to distrust, hatred and murdered and violence towards the people of nationals"
friendly Powera, (Continued on It Column).
were
San Chuan Fang's troops appear to have arrived in force down the Grand Canal and are occupying strategic positions to the north of the Yangteze in the Chinking area. Yesterday night a train carrying 1,200 cases of machine gun and am munition and 200 cases of shells left for Chinking from Shanghai.
FRENCH TROOPS FOR INDO-CHINA.
او
FRANCE APPREHENSIVE OF YUNNAN DANGER.
[THROUGH RIVIER'S AGENCY.}
PAIE, April 11th.. According to Le Journey two battalions of the Foreign Legion are ready to leave Algeria to re- inforce the garrison in French Indo- China
been
and strong defen sive barricades have been erected round the Concession. All private Japanese property has been taken into the Concession by arrangement with the Chinese authorities.
The civil population is showing distinct signs of uneasiness, and trouble in the near future is feared. The Northerners are still at Sin Yang Chow and are reported to be advancing from the direction of Bhasi
HEROIN FOR SEVERAL
CHINA PORTS.
CONSIGNMENTS FOUND. IN BACKS OF MIRRORS.
{THEOUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.].
The recent revolution in the pro-
PARIS," April 11th. vinice of Yunnan has caused some
Nearly 100lbs. of heroin have been anxiety, owing to the fact that some of the leaders of the coup d'état found by the Faris police skilfully of the Nationalists has established hidden in the backs of large mirrors contact with Canton while the consigned for Shanghai and other despatch of troops from Indo-Chins ports in China. The drug squad" to Shanghai has depleted the forces have long been suspicious of, the available to meet any possible large consignments of mirrors for
Chim Nationalist threat from Yunnan.
...
PORTUGUESE WORLD
FLIGHT.
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RIODE JANEIRO, April 11th, Major Baires has arrived here.
PARIS COMMUNIST. POLICE RAID FOLLOWS ANTI-ESPIONAGE IN- VESTIGATIONS..
(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, April 10th,
OBITUARY.
FAMOUS "AMERICAN
PAINTER
{THROUGH ZELTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, April 11th. The death, in London, is an- nounced of the American marine painter, Mr. William Parsons Dana.
AN AMERICAN -DUEL.
CANES INSTEAD OF SWORDS.
The late Theodore Roosevelt's former campaign manager, Colonel Edward Carrington, aged 65, was arrested for fighting & duel with his brother, Campbell Carrington, aged 63, in a New York Street.
The duck was fought with canes, The younger brother was afterwards taken to hospital. The quarrel arose over attentions which he is alleged to have been paying to hig brother's wife.
The colonel who is a scion of distinguished Southern family, weighs well over 14 stone." He is The police raided the general a millionaire and wears a large headquarters of the Communist flowing moustache. He pulled this. Party, and arrested six persons, and flourished, his cane vigorously but released a woman.
as he explained:
The arrests are the result of a long enquiry by the anti-espionage section of the police headquarters. Over 100 Persons Believed Involved,
SUNG LATER.
·
It is expected that the 'raid will be followed by further arrests. The prisoners are accused only of espion- age and there is no suggestion of any political plat against the Government.
.!
I'm on my feet; my brother is in hospital. That explains wha won the conflict.
I came here with two detec tives to 'substantiate my suit for: divorce. Last night I went to my wife's house and it was not long. before my brother emerged: "Are you looking for me?" he said.
His manner was most insult. ing, He rushed at me and his cane. I swung mine, We exchanged thrusts as in a dust.
BWURK
Suddenly blood streamed his face. Then he fled and I re- turned to my club,
According to the Matin informa- tion collected by the accused con- cerns the manufacture of artillery, shells and aeroplanes bat no traces of very serious leakage of informa
The colonel's wife, who refused tion have yet been found. Over 100 persons are said to be involved Apparently the information is col to make a statement, has led lected and tent to Russia, whence counter-charges &gainst him, alleg it is believed that it is passed on ing cruelty, drunkenness, and fail- to a "third Power,"
ure to provide for her..