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OUTLINE OF
THE COMMUNIST PLOT. HONG KONG VOLUNTEER
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE KUOMINTANG.
NANKING ONLY A REHEARSAL
BRITISH TROOPS UPSET THE AGITATORS' TIME-TABLE.
[BY GEORGE BOXLAY.]
SHANGHAI, April 9th.. Conferences are being held daily among Kuomintang leaders to solve the party question whether the Kuomintang and the Communist Party shall continue to function jointly. From Canton, Right Wing members have come to Shanghai to impress upon General Chiang Kai Shek the importance of a speedy and fundamental split. Mr. Wang Ching Wei has been losing in popularity every day because his compromising tendencies do not sait the times. Men want sot a
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SAIGON RICE MARKET.
VERY WEAK.
The report of the Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation d'Ex- treme-Orient dated Saigon, April 7th states:-
DEFENCE CORPS.
[ORDERS BY LT. COLL. G. BIRD, D.KO., ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.]
No. 972. 1-Recruits Parada,
Our market continues very weak On Tuesday, April 19th, all re- and the prices have made a slight cruits of the Corps will parade at drop since our last report: There Corps Headquarters as 3.30 p.m. is practically no demand from Dress: Unilor optional, belt, Europe either for rice or for rifle and bajonet. brokens,
322,934.399 'tons in 1926,
Engineers.
1-Lecture.
All ranks are invited to be pre-
The total amount of rice export- ed from January 1st to March 31st, 1987, 494,038.835 tons against Headquarters a: 5.30 p.m.
On Friday, April 2nd, at Corps lecture We quote today White Saigon DC. Military Survey Section, Boyal on Aerial Survey will be given by rice No. 1.25% brokens round Grain Hong Kong $7.25 per picul of 334 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon; £0.12/7 per cwt, f.o.b, Saigon; yen 7.55 per sent. picul of 134 . fo.b. Saigon. White Saigon rice No. 3 sifted, Japan, quality, Hong Kong 80.75 Headquarters at 6.20 p.m. on Thurs, per picul of 134 lbs. fo.b.. Saigon; day, April 21st, under 2/Lieut. M. £0.11.8 per evt. fo.b. Saigon; yen G. Noli, 7.00 per picul of 134 lbs. f.o.b. Saigon: For April/May shipment.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Bank....$1,035 nom.
APRIL 1ËTE, 1987.
Such a picture would have appeal- ed to those in all western countries who reason not from facts but emotionally on the basis of slogans manufactured by the Third inter- national and foisted upon a world which has not yet learned to defend itself from political plagues, That this grandiose scheme failed is but an accident of history. It might have succeeded had not the moba of the Yangtze River parts played too hard in the prelimin- aries while they were training for the grand event in Shanghai. The compromise but a fundamental Nanking incident brought in struggle. He has conferred with America. Other incidents are bring- Do Londos...£109 nom. Ku Haz Min, his erstwhile bittering in all the Powers of the West. Chartered Bank£110. Mercantile BankA, &H.......£5! som. enemy, once a friend, on the split- The sum total of Communist
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...KIJE BOM. and it is understood that is that activity has been to bring to Chins E. 0, Bank direction it was made clear that the largest foreign military force Canton Insurance 3660 no-
East Axis Bank
$69 bay. compromise is impossible. The this sountry has ever seen and to Chins Underwriters......30.Bu nom military commanders, under Gen- bring such a force not for mere North
North Olins Las.......................
buy. eral Chiang, insist upon speedy, patrolling but for the protection of Yangurse Insurances, se nom.
Insurance 238 DOT
certain, positive action against the life and property. The industrial Chias Fire lusumace ... 305 buy. Communist Party. So far only one and banking centres of Shanghai
Hong Kong Fire in Jou buy. Douglas 331 Bum.. clear-cut suggestion has appeared aze izte from the Communist pro-Steambt23 buy, and that one is weak. It is to call gramme. Not only the indus Hong Kong Tugs......81.10 nom.
Do another Plenary Session in Nan- tries and banks and shop invest Indo-Uhinas (Pref)....30 com king to separate the parties, toments of foreigners but the much Shell Transports.85). 20m. divide Kuomintang from the Com-; greater capital investments of Chi-Star Ferries
5% zom. Waterbos... buy. munist Party; to sak the Com: nese are safe, protected by the Chins aga318 no munist Party to leave the Nation. Shanghai Defence Forces. These
Malabon Dugeri, ma....831 nom. Benguete izšl
81 70 buy. alist Government.
facts cannot be disregarded in any
Kau bising Ad.....38/. 10. summary of the situation. "
Lang kata (combined)....... 21 nom. TL. fi nom. 8. Explorations...Tls, 4 nom. Shanghai Loans Raabe
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The futility of the conferences and conversations and talk coa per Kuomintang Waste Time. haps only be apparent to the by- But outside of the foreign settle- stander. While the Kuomintang is ments in Shanghai, the "KuominTranch adhering to party regulations and tang is struggling with the Com constitutional formule the Communit Palty to maintain, som munist Party in forwarding ita vestige of order and while the mass organization. Haakon has Communist Party is strongly or been scrambled into sheer chaos, so ganised and well-directed, the Kuo that should the Kuomintang ever mintang are wasting invaluable have to assume responsibility it time. They are playing with poli-
Bong Kong Realty HK. Termicrisislý nam would take a generation to charge tical forms, while their enemies are Humphreys
Estates.....$1 noin. the moral attitude of those who have strengthening their claws into the Prince's Buildings $89 nom. enjoyed, the Wuhan debauch of economic foundation of society.
Bural Lands'. 72 bay. Pra Cortons freedom.
Orientale
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In Wusib the mills are alrendy A Communist Dress Rehearsal.
feeling the pinch of Communist But Communist Party activity in activity. In Hangchow, there Wahoo, Nanking, Changsha are but has been a struggle with a Com dress rehearsals of the revolution. munist union closed, but the The only place in China which is final results are to be seen in the exactly suited for their destructive weeks to come. Chapel is not work is Shanghai and Wush and altogether saved although General perhaps Hangchow, that is, the in- Pei Chung Hsi is making, slog Cements (combined)......87 nam. (old)......$6 Bozu dustial centres where there are in- too low, efforts to save that ares
(new)......$1 now. dustries to nationalize and a pro- from Communist domination. Nan-Chinslagbi (comb)......$12. nom. letariat to throw into a war of class king is dominated by the Poli-
(cld) ......49 noma. Do. (new)......16 nom. hatred, not Chinese Labourers tical Department of the Sixth Chins Providents... against foreign employees, but Chi-Army, a Communist organization Constructions2.30.com.
Dairy Farmaran nese against Chinese. Chinese coplie which is definitely responsible Bar & Wings against Chinese capitalist.
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This fundamental fact in the pre sent situation, this beginning of an economic struggle, 'directed by the Third International, every step of which will be guarded and watched by A Russian Communist, ex- perienced in the waya of destruc- tion, is being overlooked and dis regarded by the Kuomintang leaders and by the Chinese general ly, who still move in a haze of old language and old political ideas.
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O.F. Concentrating On Shanghai,
The Communist Party is concen- trating on Shanghai. The principal leaders of
the party are here. Ruslan Communists are arriving from Eankow and have been seen on the streets of the Settlement. As long as the split between General Chiang Kai Shek and the Com- manis continues to widen, the Minisers of the Communist Gov. grama; in Hankow and the foreign direct representatives of the Third International will not come here. For they cannot operate freely in General Chiang's area and it is now
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April 19th, 1927, LODOS.- Telegraphic Transfer i4.201 Bank Bhis, on demand - 02/0°:3/0 Bank Bell, a 30 days' sight
Bilia, at 4 months'
2/03
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The presence of the Shanghai Defence Forces has, of course, seriously interfered with the Con munist Party plans. They did not expect that Britain would net alone or that the Powers would associate doubtful whether they will be per- themselves with Britain. They mitted to operate in the Inter functioned on the formula that in-national Settlement, although that ternational jealousies would give was expected on the assumption that the Communists in Hankow ample the jealousies of the Powers would time to reach Shanghai and to des make action against them here im- troy its economic basis-in a day possible to improverish the entire capitalis
The Chinese Communist Party, tic population of Shanghai by the however, can work freely, particu depreciation of land values and the larly in their economic struggle destruction of capital values of in- which is their basic task. Here dustries.
they have all the forms of Ox economic life which approximate to that system of society which they week to destroy. Here the Or Boy industrial revolution has made itself effective and the workers have already achieved a measure of claes consciousness and unity of purpose, under their leaderships
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Ban * Ellis, on demand...} - 105į CALCUZTA destroy the peace of the city that economic activity would cease. It
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3.--Signal Class. Signal Class will be held at Corps
4.-Artillery Company.
The Company will parade at Volunteer Headquarters on Tues day, April 19th, at 6.30 pm, for instruction in Musketry on Minia- ture Range,
All those who failed last season in Parts I and II. are specially re- quested to attend.
Members of the Company are re minded that Part I. Musketry will take place on Sunday, April 94th, at Stonecutters for those who have not yet fred this season.
5.-Enginter Company.
The Miniature Range at Corps Headquarters is at the disposal of the Engineer Company on every Wednesday at 8.30 p.m...
6-Artillery and Engineer Jompanies.
Masketry Part I will be fired by the above Companies at Stone- cutters Range on Sunday, April 24th, 1927.
Range Officer: 2/Lieut. H. G. Noll.
As this is the last Sunday allot ted to these Companies for Part I., all those who have not fired must endeavour to attend.
Launch will leave Murray Pier
at 9 am, and call. et Kowloon Pier at 8.10 a.m. ›
Dress: Uniform or mufti optional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belts must be taken as the whole Part I. Course must be fired in drill order, whether over naiform or multi.
Arms must be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, April 22nd, between 9 am, and 19 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 8 and 9 p.m. and on Saturday, April 23rd, be tween 9 a.m. sad 1 p.m.
7-Scottish Company.
April 21st, 1927, at 5.30 p.m.! All Platoons at Corps Headquar- ters for Musketry:
No. 5 Platoon: Miniature Range,
Tests No. 1 and 3. No. 6 Platoon: Kennedy Road Range, Tests Nos, 4 and 0. No. 7 Platoon: Parade Ground,
: Tests Nos. 2 and 5. Platoon Commandera are respon- sible that all members of their platoons pass the preliminary mus. ketry tests before firing Part II.
8.-Portuguese Company." There will be ao parade for Portuguese Company Trained Mer on Good Friday, April 18th, ́ ́ ;
Next parade will be held on Friday, April 2nd, at 5.30 p.m. Volunteer Headquarters.
9.-Strength,
at
The following are taken on the strength and posted as under:-
No. 1199 Pte. A C. Wilkinson, No 2 Platoon, dated April 11th, 1997.
No. 1200 Pte. C. R. Lagan, No..
8 Platoon, dated April 11th, 1927...
.'
No. 1201 Pte. J; Woodier, No. 4 Platoon, dated April 19th, 1927.
No. 1202 Ple. E. "A. Barros, No. 9 Platoos, dated April 19th, 1027)
No. 1903 Pte. 1. J. Xavier, No. 10
Platoon, dated April 19th,
1927.
"No. 1204 Pte. D. Bautista, No. 10 Platoon, dated April 12th, 3027
10-Promotions and Appointments. - The following promotions and Appointments will take effect from April 12th, 1927-
Artillery Company. No. 893 Gor, A. S. Hersee to be
Lance Bombardier.
Portugues Company. No. 949 Sergt. J. S. Rodrigues to
be Company Sergeant Major. No. 859 L/CL 3. V. dos Reme. dins to be Company Quarter Master Sergeant No. 863 Corp. H. Lawrence to
be Sergeant.
No. 035 L/Cpl E. A. Remedios
to be Sergeant.
No. 051 L/Cpl. J. Ward to be
Corporal.
W!
No. 058 Pte. A. A. Remedios to
be Lance Corporal, No. 960 Pte. J. A. Delgado to be
Lance-Corporal.
No. 8 Pte. A. M. B. Rocha to
be Lance Corporal No. 1050 Pte, W. C. Ogley to be
Lance Corporal,
11,--Transfers.
No: 1008 Bugler A. L. S. Read is transferred from Drum and File ". Bard to the Medical Section, as from April 12th, 1927.
No. 93 Bugler R. F. G. Jenes, No. 4 Bugler B. J. Yalland and No. 1001 Bugler C. S. Pile are transferred from Drum and Fife Band to No. 2 Platoon, as from April 19th, 1927.
12-Leave.
Capt Sir Erie Stuart-Taylor, O.B.E.. rejoined from leave on April 19th, 1997.
Company, rejoined from leave en No, 607 Pte J. Chatterton, A.C. April 19th, 1997.
No. 1 C.S.M. R. J. Everest, Engineer Co., from April 16th, 1927, to February 13th, 1999.
No. 1000 Pte. A. E. McCartney, M.I. Co., from April 10th, 1927, to January 9th, 1998.
No. 877 L/Cpl. F. N. Doodhs, A.C. Co., from April 12th, 1927, to June 11th, 1997,
No. 807 L/Cpl. J. G. Hooper, Engineer Co. from April 18th, 1927, to February 15th, 1929.
13.-Ofcera For Range Duty, The details of Officers on Firing Point duty during the Corps Rife Meeting is 43 follows:-
Sunday, April 17th-9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2/L. S. Jarvis, M.C.; 1 p.m. to 8 pm, 2/Lt. H Owen Hughes.
Monday, April 18th:9 a.m. to 1
"
p.m., Lt. K. S. Morrison; 1
Dim to 3 pim., Lt. E. J. R." Mitchell.
R. A. WOLFE-MURRAY, Major,
Adjutant, H.E.V.D.C.
Hong Kong, April 14th, 1997.
KOTICES.
A meeting of all Company Com- manders and as many Officers as possible will take place at Volun teer Headquarters on Monday, April 25th, at 3.30 p.m. to discuss the future Training Programme of the Corps.
2-South China Command," Rifle Meeting.
The following events taking place on May 3rd are open to the long Kong Volunteer Defence Corps:
Match No. 2-Company and Bat- tery Matcher. (Scottish Co., Infantry Co and Reserve.) Co. combined count as a Com- pany for this Competition. femainder of Corps count as Another Company. Two teams per Company may enter). Match No. 3: Individual. Match No. 4:-Pool Shoot. The full details of conditions see Corps Notice Board, Entries and fees to Orderly Room by April 9th, | 1927.
3.-Els Hosting.
The annual rifle meeting will be held at Stonecutters Range on April 17th and 18th (Easter Sunday and Easter Monday),
Launches will leave Murray Pier at 8 am., 8.30 am, 9.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m, and call at Kowloon Pier" -
IU minutes later,"
Ammunition will be drawn from the Committee Tent 10 minutes be- fore each competition.
Those wishing to have tiffin pro- vided for them on either day must inform the Hon. Secretary not later than Thursday, April 14th, and enclose $1.50 charge for tiffin.
Uniform compulsory for all Com petitors.
Competitors must draw their rides from the Volunteer Store on Thure- day, 14th, between 5 am, and 12 noon, or 2 and 4p.m. or 5 and 6 p.m.
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TIMES OF FIRING. These times are, of course, only approximate:
0.00
Sunday, April 17th.
. 9.00 am. Corps Championship.
Tyro Competition. Jar Competition.
11.30
"
2.00 pm. Tile Competition. 3.30 Reserve Challenge Cup. 4,00
Attack Competition. Monday, April 18th 9.00a.m. Musketry Compétition. 11.00 Blake Shield -Competi 2:00 p.m. Francis Cup Competi
4.00
tion
tion.
Lewis Gun Competition. The Bovolver Competition (Corps) and All Comers, will be fred on both days from 9 am to 8 pm.
The Corps Rifle Meeting Commit- tee is composed as under Presi dant: Lieut.-Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O.; Hon. Secretary: Pte. C. B Frith; Members: Capt. ·D. Logan, M.C., 2/It J. E. Hancock, 2/Lt. M. G. Noll, 1/Lt. S. Jarvis, M.C., C.Q.M.S. E. G. Stewart, Sergt. M. M. Watson, Sergt. T. C. Branson, MC.; Umpire: Bt.-Major R. A. Wolle Murray, D.8.O., MC.
Mounted Infantry and "Armoured
Car Companies.
A combined dinner and concert. will take place on Monday, May 2nd, 1997, at Volunteer Headquar tera at 8 p.m.
Blease keep this date open. Full particulars will be given later."