FOREIGN OPINION OF THE NANKING NOTES..
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN TROOPS ON THE
YANGTSZE BANKS.
YANGCHOW AGAIN IN THE HANDS OF THE SOUTH.
THE NORTHAMPTONS. LEAVE FOR
CHINA.
II.M.S. "CARLISLE" LEAVES YANGCHOW AGAIN HELD
FOR WEIHAIWEI
BY THE SOUTH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]'
BANGHAL, April 13th. H.M.S. Carlisle left for Weihai- wei this morning as a resuit of the Consular report that trouble is ex- pected thero from bandits,
NORTHAMPTONS ON THEIR WAY TO CHINA.
[Tynovon RETTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 10th,
The remaining two companies of the First Northamptons entrained a Brookwood this morning for Southampton, where they embarked in a transport for China.
NANKING NOTES CAUSE
DISAPPOINTMENT.
COMMON ACTION SECURED AT EXPENSE OF FIRMNESS (THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]
LONDON, April 13th. The Daily Telegraph shares the disappointment of foreigners in China with the Powers Nanking. Notes, the text of which it says. fully bears out the apprehension that common action Es been secured at the expense of firmness. It declares that a much stronger Note had been drafted and would have gone forward in the name of the British and American Govern-
ments.
SHANGHAI'S PARKS AND GARDENS.
TO BE THROWN OPEN TO THE CHINESE.
(THEOVOR REUTER'S AGENCY.).
SHANGHAI, April 12th.
At the annual meeting of rate- payers of the International Settle- meat, this afternoon, a resolution was overwhelmingly passed to throw open the public parks and gardens
to Chinese as in the case of foreign- era; but that this would not be
ቲ
(Wah The Fat Pao)
SHANGHAI, April 19th. Northern troops who had taken Yangthow, on the north bank of the Yangiaze, have again been repulsed by, the Southerners,
POLICING THE LEGATION
QUARTER.
"PEKING GOVERNMENT'S
REQUEST.
(Wah T Fat Pas.).
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 14th, 1927.
MORE "RED" MANIFESTA CHINA'S FACTORIES. TEXAS TORNADO.
PEKING, April 13th. Marshal Chang Tao Lin has de- cided to request the Diplomatic Corps to hand over the policing of the Legation Quarters to the Peking Government, in order that here. after Communistie activities should |· be promptly and directly checked by the Chinese authorities!
HANGCHOW "REDS.
ROUNDED-UP BY THE
KUOMINTANG.
(Wah To Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, April 13th.
TIONS AT HANKOW.
TMCA PROPERTY SEIZED.
(THROUGH REUTER'B_ADINCY.}
Sasan, April 19th A Hankow message of April 11th says that at Changsha the Knomin- tang has confiscated the YMCA. property, valued az G.$150,000, and
FALLACIES EXPOSED,
FOREIGNERS TRADERS'
ONLY AND HUMANI. TARIANS,
(THROUGH RECTIR'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, April 13th.
The Foreign Office bas issued a
MANY KILLED AND INJURED.
ROCK SPRINGS · VIRTUALLY DESTROYED.
[RETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
---
SAN ANTONIO, Tscus,
April 13th.
It is reported that a tornado has
LOYALTY TO GREAT:
BRITAIN.
MAHARAJAH OF KASHMIR'S SPLENDID OFFER.
DON'T TIP THE CONSTABLE.
HE DOES NOT LIKE IT
WISHES TO COME TO CHINA."TRY IT ON THE OURATE."
rt
{
(TKDOCOH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 18th,
WHERE SHOULD THE LINE. BE DRAWN.
At the Viceroy's Camp at Srise- gr appreciative reference)
WAJ
An appeal for the abolition of
the Y.M.C.A. building, taking six Memorandum on labour conditions killed 128 persons at Rock Springs.. made to the offer of the Maharsish tipping in the police force and a
Chinese secretaries prisoners,
in, Obins, in the course of which it : The message adds that the pre- vious day the local Kuomintang had states that lack of accurate informa- resolved to confiscate the Hankow tion is the cause of many unfound- T.M.C.A. building, which is Ameri-ed charges brought in Britain can property, valued at $100,000
A protest.is being made to the Nationalist Foreign Ministry by the V.S Consul, but it is not certain whether this will prevent the
threatened seizure.
PUKOW IN THE HANDS OF
THE NORTH.
NATIONALIST FLAGS DOWN.
[BLUTER'S AMERICAN" BERVICE...]....
SHANGHAI, April 13th.
against British employers of labour in China.
The Memorandum outlines the charges, which are concerned with the employment of cheap labour and says that the mis-statements to some extent arise in honest ignor- ance of a very complicated and Ettle-known subject. It proceeds to explain that nearly the whole of the capital invested in the factories is Chinese. British interests in China. are overwhelmingly those of trad-
A naval wireless message fromers, and only in a very insignificant Nanking states that the Northern troops occupied Pukow without any opposition on April 12th.
All the Nationalist flags were immediately hauled down.
[NAVAL WIRELESS. } Savere Engagements Between North And Soath,
NASKING, April '13th. Marshal San Chuan Fang's thrust in the Nanking and Chinkiang din tricts is still proceeding and severe engagements
being fought. Wounded are stil coming in to Nanking.
LIC
Amoy Postal Strike Settled.
AxOy, April 13th. An agreement concerning the Fosta strike has at last been reach- The Kuomintang authorities in ed, and the dispute has bow bees Hangehou have rounded-up some 30 Communiste. Labour pickets were dharmed and the General Labour Vaion closed.
NO REPLY FOR THE
MOSCOW SOVIET.
(Wah The Fat Po.)
PENING, April 13th.
At a meeting of the Fengtienčne
operative until the present anti-leaders, it was decided that no
foreignism and general unrest reply was accessary to the Soviet
ceased and normal conditions were
"
restored also until it bad been protest against the raid on the Tatified by another meeting of the Russian Embassy in Peking-as-it- ratepayers."
was legal for the Peking Govern THE NANKING AND PUKOWment to root out all Communistic
CONFLICT.
conspiracies liable to endanger the
(THROUGH, AZUTER'S ACR. I'
SHANGRA April 13th. !| Foreign men-of-war Lave moved one mile ap-river from Nanking in order to clear a direct line for the fire between Nanking and Pukow.
Nationalist gunboats, which re- cently concentrated for the defence of Nacking, have moved three thiles up the Yauglaze from Nanking.
No attempt has yet been made by the Northerners to cross the Yangtaze.
H.M.S.." Woodcock" Returns Fire, F.M.S. Fouxicock, on moving down river, was fired on from the shore above Chiakiang. She re turned the fire.
Chinese Government.
Chinese Ambassador To Be. Recalled.
The Chinese Government have. decided to recall the Chinese Am- bissador, Mr. Chueng Yin Hsi, from Moscow.
S.M,R. STOCK.
SUDDEN DROP AND A QUICK
RECOVERY...
THROUGH RECTER'8" AGENCY.]
Toxxo, April 13th, The South Manchuria Railway stock, which dropped Yea 6.50 WHAT THE PEKING RAID suddenly, when the Russo-Chinese
REVEALED.
A CATALOGUE OF BECRET. SOVIET DOCUMENTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
breach was reported a few days ago, have recovered to normal quota- tions, as the result of the Soviet declaring that it does not intend to resort to arms.
SHANGHAI'S "REDS." ROUNDED-UP BY CHIANG'S SUPPORTERS.
FIERCE STRUGGLE.
[NAVAL WIRELERS.]
SHANGHAI, April 13thi
settled. The situation has shown considerable improvement in the course of the last few days.
:
Foocrow, April 13th. The Moderate Party have control of the situation, which is satisfac tory.
Kingpo Quieter,
Noro, April 13th. There are no further develop- ments and it is believed that fears of an anti-foreign outbreak need no longer be entertained.
CHINESE LEGATIONS IN
.. EUROPE.
degree those of the capitalist or labour employer. The influence of foreign capitalists, both British and Japanese, inasmuch as they have established higher standarda and in- troduced humanitarian ideas is en tirely beneficent.
Texas.
Waco, Texas, April 13th. It is reported from Rock Springs jured in the tornado, which virtually that over 50 were killed and 150 in destroyed a town of 800 inhabitants
•
which include 200 Mexicans.
Relief parties hurrying to the scene from neighbouring towns are being hindered by floods.
■
ALLEGED TOOLS OF MOSCOW.
HUNGARIAN COMMUNISTS NOW ON TRIAL.
· [THROWGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BUDAPEST, April 13th
The trial bas opened at the Extra-
ordinary Court of Zoltan of Szanto, the ex-Communist Commissar who
the dictatorship of Bela Kun in fied abroad after the collapse of
1919 and who subsequently returned and lived in Budapest under an sssumed name and of Stefan Vagi, The Memorandum expresses the leader of the Socialist Extreme opinion that the disappearance of Left, and 29 others. Concessions and extraterritoriality The Public Prosecutor declared will probably militate against such that the Third International was improvement conditions; though, on aiming to overthrow Western civil the other hand, the growth of theisation by force of arms, and alleged that the accused at the instigation power and influence of the National
of Moscow had undertaken to or ists which (on pager at least) has ganise a secret Communist Party in adopted a Labour policy, may pro-Hungary on the well-known cell"
mote such improvement.
W
The conditions in foreign fac- tories, particularly those of the British and Japanese, are better than those in Chinese factories.
system
An "Ordinary" Not "Extra-
"Case. ordinary
· LATER. After examining Szanto and the other accused the Extraordinary Court decided that the case was outside its competence. was therefore referred back to the
"RED"
A high proportion of the few British factories challenge compari- son with any in the world move ment in securing better labour con-odinary Courts. ditions. They have been initiated and led by foreigners, both mission- aries and capitalists. The Chinese, with a few brilliant exceptions, are generally apathetic and Chinese labour organisations; as far as they are not let astray by politics are in-
IN A BAD WAY FINANCIALLY.terested only in the wages question..
i
(THROUGH REJTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, April 12th.
The White Paper proceeds to state the facts in connection with
The trial
ROUBLES.
POLISH TRADE UNIONISTS SNUB RUSSIAN
COMMUNISTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) -
WARSAW, April 13th, Following the settlement of the textile strike, the Soviet Textile Workers' Union of Moscow sent 10,000 roubles to the Lodz Textile Workers' Union. The latter return- unwelcome from Communist agita
tors.
No salaries and no Legations." the charge of failure to adopt the This appears to be the straits to Child Labour Bye-law for the Inter which the Chinese diplomatic ar national Settlement of Shanghai, ased the money, asserting that it was rangements in Europe are being re-being due to a deliberately organ duced in consequence of the per-ised boycott; and says that there is sonnel not receiving money, in no doubt that & duorum would be some cases for two years, and ex- secured for such bye-law bad plains the absence of Mr. Cha, now normal conditions prevailed. the Minister at Rome, from the dis- armament committee, of which he is a meraber,
The closing down of the Legations on May 7th is contemplated, in view of Peking not having replied to representations concerning the financial aspect.
The Kuomintang committee in Paris wash their hands of the busi- ness, and even refuse to take charge of the Legation archives in the event of closing.
It is understood that the Chinese. delegation to the Legation of Nations will continue to function.
The Memorandum says that the British Consuls are unanimous in reporting that the Provisional Fac cory Regulations, passed by the Chinese Government in March, 1923. exist only on paper, and adds that
probably the sole reason for pro- maigating them was a naive desire on the part of the Chinese Govern- ment to appear at Geneva and be for the world at large in the guise of a modern and progressive State,
THE NICARAGUAN ·
WARFARE.
COMPLETE LIBERAL ROUT. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, April 13th. Rear-Admiral Latimer reports the According to the Petit Parisien, complete rant of the Nicaraguan M. Briand and Earl Crewe (British Liberal Forces in the Nerro-Caballo Ambassador at Paris), in on inter-region. The Liberais, who were view yesterday, discussed events in surrounded by Government troops Chins and the British rejection of broke through and fled, abandoning the French scheme propounded at most of their artillery. Geneva for reckoning naval strength by total tonnage.
PARIS PRESS COMMENT.
'(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS. April 13th. -
L'Oeuere hopes that M. Briand will eventually persuade the British. that Continental nations are too Seet of Dread- poor to build a noughts and if they desire sub marines and light cruisers to pro. tect their consta it is not because
PEKING, April 13th.. The Aakuochun has issued an statement regarding the Itérature seized in the raid on the Soviet Embassy, declaring that it included inter alia detailed plans for the Soviet supplying and or ganising carey in Charhar, Mon- golia and Manchuria, which were to
A determined attempt is being be put under the command of Feng Yu Hsiang; reports of Soviet Mili- made by the supporters of Marshal tory Secret Service agents at Can Chiang Kai Shek to secure complete ton, Honan, Shensi and elsewhere, control of the situation in Shanghal they are ambitious to rule the military plans of Fengtien and Kuo This morning troops rounded up minchun; confidential letters and Communists in the native city and reports of the Russian commander at Pootung. A fierce 5ght ensued Communista on Feng Yu Hsiang's Army, letters and eventually the berwea military experts appointed were defeated. Many arreste were by Moscow and leaders of the Kuo- made. The casualties steel and matang old Kaominchus troops, to have been thirteen killed and communications between the Mili- many wounded.
tary Attache at Péking and - sub-
In consequence of Marshal
waver.
and COLIES
SACCO AND VANZETTI, REPORTED "DEMAND OF 30 MP'S.
[HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
BOSTON, April ́13th. Thirty-six British Members of the House of Commons, including The Malin asperts that Britain Comdr. Kenworthy and Mr. Sak- desires naval supremacy, wishes to latrala, have, it is reported, cabled to Mr. Fuller, the Governor of wants Continental Massachusetts, demanding the prevent France from defending her nations to be not only disarmed but liberation of Sacce and Vanzetti. also open to attack The news.
The cable emphatically protests paper conclades that the world has against the rejection of a new trial, who is now free to solve the dis- of justice" committed in the case armament problem by Regional and demands the withdrawal of the Agreements and by Treaties of death sentence and the immediate Arbitration.
release of the prisoners.
TITLES BILL RECEIVES
ROYAL ASSENT.
(THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, April 12th. The Royal Parliamentary Titles Bill has received the Royal assent.
of Kashair of his personal service criticism of the attitude of Mr. and the use of the resources of the State of Kashmir in Chian, made to the Viceroy at a banquet in his
viceregal visit to Kashmir. honour at the close of a fortnight's
Chapman, the retired Metropolitan magistrate on the subject, are features of the report of Sir Leonard Dunning, E.M.. Inspector of Constabulary, on the Police of England and Wales; published as a White Paper.
The Viceroy (Lord Irwin) aid he believed that it would be a bitter disappointment to the Maharajah Sir Leonard says that some chiat that the situation did not neces constables perhaps and that the sitate the acceptance of his gener-quality of their recruita is higher- ous offer, but should the occasion
arise, he (the Viceroy) would rely than of old, but, generally speak upon His Bigness to give practical ing. the difficulty of finding suitable expression to the traditional loyalty men continues in spite of the many
of his House.
advantages which the service offers THE BRITISH BUDGET.
"Last year I suggested one reason for this: That some likely men look- LABOUR EX-CHANCELLOR'S
ed askance at a service whose mem-* CAUSTIO CRITICISM.
bers are generally regarded is open to tips. There are, of course, two (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
sides to the question whether this LONDON, April 19th. in the debate on the Budget, Mr. that of the recipient and those who is harmful that of the giver and In the House of Commons, opena Philip Snowden. (Labour) recalled look at it from the first did not
budget, the second as a profligate WHY NOT TIP THE CURATE? that he had described Mfr. Chur- seem to accept my suggestion." chill's first Budget as a rich man's
and bankrupt budget, and he would describe the third as a combination Sir Leonard Dunning goes on to of both, coupled with jugglery and say that the difficulty is to con deceit. No Chancellor had ever vince the public that they are harm been such a ghastly failure. No ing a service of which they are provision had been made for in- justly proud. evitable supplementary estimates "Let the average man, who thinks Commander Hilton-Young (Cent catural to tip a policeman who Bervative) urged the formation of a has done his duty, or who has done to some act of kindness or courtesy Cabinet Economy
made possible by his, being a police man, put himself in the other man's
Council,
secure departmental economies
Mr. Pethick-Lawrence (Labour) feet, and imagine what his
would be.
the following from Mr. Chapman: Sir Leonard Dunning then quotes 1f a policeman brings my wander.
China "Not a Budget Polat,"
asked what provision had been made for China, and Mr. Ronald McNeill, replying, declared that the question of China was not a Budget point. He stated that the ing dog home to me, I like to re- debate had hitherto not revealed ward him, and am rather hurt if any critician of Mr. Churchill's he refuses to receive it, which he proposal On the contrary, it had is inclined to do."
"Where" naka Sir Leonard produced a chorus of congratula-
Dunning,
does Mr. Chapman tion.
draw his line of social demarca- tion between those whose feelings he will hurt to save his own, and those whose feelings he respecta 1
Good Effect On Stock Exchange.
LONDON, April 12th. On the Stock Exchange the Budget has been well received. Gilt-edged securities are supported. The absence of any raid on sinking funds or increase in Income Tax has brought relief, while industrial shares, which recently had shown hesitation, are now enquired for.
Tobacco, textiles, breweries, mat- ches and Dunlop Rubber Co. shares are all strengthening.
NAVAL LIMITATION, DISCUSSION PROCEEDING AT
GENEVA.
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, April 12th. The Preparatory Disarmament Committee has disposed of the re- maining points of divergence in the British and French naval arma- ments Drafts on the question of limiting effectives, and has reserved the second point in the hope that an acceptable formula will be
found.
own
"He would not offer half crown
if his dog had been brought back by the curate of his church or the cashier of his bank. Why does he put them above and the policeman below, his line?"
SOCIAL SERVICE '
STANDARD.
The following quotation is "also...... made from Mr. Chapman-
"I am frequently asked if it is
permissible to give a palieeman money for services rendered, and my reply is Certainly, if it is a temporary and special service, but certainly not if it is service rendered in the ordinary course of hia duty."
Why, asks Sir Leonard Dunning, should the policeman be thought incapable of the wish to help and oblige for the mere pleasure of ser- rice to others.
Elsewhere I see the offering of a gratuity is a mark of friend. ship and goodwill, but were I stil! Viscount Cecil agreed to the a policeman I should not covet limitation of the total effectives on friendship with my fellow-citizens condition that all the contracting spoiled by the condecension of a tip. parties also agreed. He reiterated If it can be established as a tradi- the reservation that Britain was tion of the service that a policeman only able to make concessions on does not accept personal payment her
behalf and not As re- for any service be renders, great or gards the naval effectives of the small, inside or outside the strict Dominions.
limits of his duty, his position in Mr. Gibson (United States) de public esteem will reach its proper clared that the limitation of the level, and recruiting will be a mat- number of ships would lead to beter of choosing the best from num- limitation of effectives.
bers of suitable men competing for Viscount Sato (Japan) said he the privilege of public service." was unable to assent to the limita Major-general Sir L. W. Atcher- tion of effectives, though he mightley, Inspector of Constabulary, in be able to reconsider the matter on a report on the Northern District, the Soviet at Peking before it a second reading. He was op- states that successful results have curred, and whether it had given posed to dividing a fest iate Home been obtained in one county force its approval after the raid befors and Colonies and, in this respect, by the use of wireless, which covers agreed with Britain, America and the greater part of their industrial consulting the Unoted States
Italy, whereupon M. Paul Boncour district in relief of the telephone, Mr. G. Locker-Lampson replied (France) abandoned the distinction system. that the Government had been in between Home and Colonial ficats. formed beforehand that the Pro-
BRITISH LABOUR AND THE PEKING LEGATION RAID.
[THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 12th. In the House of Commons, Colonel Wedgwood (Labour) asked whether the Government was aware
of or had authorised the raid on
Communications by wireless tocol Ministers were prepared to M. Brouckero (Belgium) said it telephony have also been maintain- authorise the entry of the metro text to the Conference, affirming tances. In my opinion," he says, was now possible to submit a single ed successfully over shorter, dis politan police to the Legation the principle of the limitation this development has great por Quarter. The Government
had of all effectives, capable of fighting abilities for use in wide districts"! sued no instructioni. - „ "Replying to further questions, Mr. Locker-Lampson said the pro posal to picket the Soviet Consulate at Shanghai was unknown to the Government before it docurred.
ADULT FRANCHISE · FOR WOMEN.
on land.
U.S. PROHIBITION LAW. EFFECT OF A LEGAL
DECISION ON BRITISH
SUBJECTS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
the case of the British steamer This judgment has been given in Quadra, seized off the Farallon Islands, in the Pacific. It was held, that the seizure was within the zone" prescribed by the treaty, but whe ther it was within the prescribed" limits would not affect the question of the guilt or innocence of those abroad.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE;')
WASHINGTON, April 12th The United States Supreme Court LONDON, April 12th, has decided that any British subject Defendants' counsel contended Reuter's Lobby correspondent un apprehended by Federal authorities that while the United States coast derstands that the Prime Minister and brought into the United States guards were within their rights in Commons to-morrow, that the Gov-running treaty, can be tried for had no right to punish the offecera ornment has decided to give the conspiracy to violate the laws of and crew, since the treaty had not adult franchise to women without the United States
made such violations of the laws of any reservation whatsoever.
(Continged on nest Column),
the United States an offence.
ordinates throughout the provinces Chiang's action, a shipping strike Deen given the confidence of France, expresses horror at the "violation will announce, in the House of under. the Anglo-American rum reizing the ship and cargo, they
in which closer relations with the
Kuominchun and the Soviet dele gates are urged.
has been threatened.
Shanghai is quiet, the atmosphere being generally better.