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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 19th, 1927.
CHIANG KAI SHEK. THE "PENINSULAR H.K. TELEPHONE CO., LTD.
THE NEW BROOM
IN CANTON. “
Mr. Koo Ying Fang and Mr. Huang Lung Song will share the duties formerly undertaken in Mr. Soong's DENOUNCED AS A TRAITOR.
* MEMBERS.
PEASANT CORPS TO BE SUPPRESSED.
A GOVERNMENT OF FIVE name. This action of the Commis
sion is being interpreted by the
Chinese as tantamount to branding
Mr. Soong as a Red." Mr. Bus
Fo, son of the late Dr. Sun Tat
Sen, has also been dismissed from
his posts in Canton,
MR. T. V. SOONG AND, MR. SUN FO DISMISSED.
[FROM OCK CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
The forcible exclusion of the "Reds" from Kuomintang politics
and" labour leadership in Canton during the Easter holidays marks the formal split of the Kuomintang Party from the Communist element in South China. How long the fol- lowers of the Soviet Mission and the "Prince" clique, now thoroughly organized and well directed, will remain silents to be
Mr. Chen Shih Jen, Commissioner for Civil Affairs, an alleged "Red," whose whereabouts are uncertain, has sent in, his resignation. Mr.
MUST BE DESTROYED BY
FORCE."
COMMUNIST MEETINGS.
{Anatio News Service),
SHANGHAI, April 4th Owing to the strong action of Generals Chiang Kai Shek and Pai Chung Hsi in disarming Communists and the so-called "plain clothes"
CAMPAIGN."
KOWLOON'S BIG, BUSY
BARRACKS.
PIPERS ON THE ROOF,"
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
DIRECTORS.
The report of the Directors of the Hong Kong Telephone Company, Ltd, to be presented at the second annual meeting of shareholders to be held next Saturday is as follows:
The great Peninsula hotel in Kowloon has at present 1,000 gusets
The balance at credit of Proft and -all name of Tominy Atkins; and Loss Account for the year ended if the management does not wait December 31st, 19 (including the on them hand and foot, as it will sum of 817,40-451 brought forward some day wait on its round-the- from the previous year), after' world tourist guests, the men never-charging 8131,042.03 for deprecia theless manage to make life quite tion and distributing $57,673 in tolerable.
respect of interim dividend of 3 per cent paid on October 18th, 1996,
to $154,433.07, which
There are no lifts for their con-
Hsu Chun Pa, Commissioncé of special service men at Shanghai,'| Justice in Canton, a brother of Mr. posters and leaflets have appeared George Hsu Chien, disappeared in the streets of the native city as from. Canton on April 14th. Mwell as the foreign concessions,venience; so those who live on the amounted Chen Yung, a brother-in-law of Mr. strongly denouncing Chiang Ku seventh foor tramp several times a day a flight of steps long enough to take them to the top of York
It has been decided in Canton not to publish the names of Reds"
Ha Han Min, a "moderate" Evo-Shek as a traitor to the Kuomis- mintang leader and former Gover- tong. In some of the postera, the ner of Kwangtung, is to be his tur recent despatch of Mr. Tai Tien cessor...
Chu to Japan by Chiang without the previous approval of the Central Executive Council at Hankow was mentioned as evidence of his
alleged pro-Japanese attitude. Further, f another poster, Chiang Kai. Shek was condemned or account of his "alleged friendship for Mr. Saburi,
Altogether, it is believed, that only about 800 of the 2,400 personsetill being detained. arrested were "Red-,” and of these
600, it is doubtful whether more than 70 had anything to day in "Red" circles. The coup détat,
The Commission, has Sppointed a new division of publicity and has abolished the Educational Commit
tee which has been causing all the
however, has had a good moral trouble to the foreign managed and who recently visited Riukiang and
efect.
it was suggested that Chiang has established close connections "with
ence.
Minstar. "By the time I have reached the mess room, had my breakfast and climbed up again," remarked the regimental wag, "It is time to come down for dinner.”
The doors of this building are jealously guarded, but if you are lucky enough to catch a sergeant in one of his spare moments, he will willingly act as guide and explain to the uninitiated how life is spent in the "Peninsula
Scotland For Ever!
your Directors recommend be appre- priated as follows:
Payment of a Final Diridend of.. 5 per cent., making Transfer to General
Reserve Bonus to European Staff Carry forward to next
account
$96,130,00
$50,000.00 5,947.21
$337.86
$154,435.07
Dintarons:-The Board record with regret the lamented death of the Hon. Sir C. Paul Chator, in consequence of which, and the resignations of the late Hon. Mr. F. H. Holyoak and the Very Rev. Father L Robert, the Board ap- pointed Mr. E. Lander Lewis a director and his appointment re-
notice board on which were the
A Scottish sergeant stood by aquires your confirmation.
names
On September 16th, 1926, Mr. of that afternoon's re-3. H. Taggart resigned his appoint- gimental football teams, "Mustment as a .nominated Director of] have been written by an English- the Company held under Article 26 and Kiukiang indicate that the art his pencil through a superfluous Association and was thereupon ap
man," he muttered as he dashed of the Company's Articles of
Chiang Kai Shek feeling is growing A in McLeod. "Show you pointed by the Board as a Director
Despatches from both Hankov
Missionary and Christian schools. All the Peasants' Corps in the
The ousting of many "Red" the Japanese Foreign Office through Districts of Kwangtung. under the workers from the locomotive and the medium, of this Japanese dels auspices of the "Reds," are to be works departments of the Chinese gate to the special Customs Confer suppressed, according to a special Section of the Canton-Kowloon rail- order of the Extraordinary Com-way and from the Canton-Samshui, mission now administering affairs in Canton-Hankow (Kwangtung Sec Canton According to a previous
tion) and the Sunning railwaya has claim of the Reds," there were at
Lat affected the traffic problem. rapidly in the Central Yangtze round?" he echoed. "Yes. But under Article 97. This appoint one time 660,000 members of the Peasants League in Kwangtung alone, and about 2,300,000 in terri-
tory then under Kuomintang juris- diction. The Districts of Wa-bua, Kwangling, Fahyun, Tsingyui, Sun- hing, and others were at one time completely controlled by "Reds," and the recent Kuomintang order to compel all farm landlords to reduce
their rents by 25 per cent, was made
on their instigation. It was stated that. 30,000 members of the League were fully armed and ready to fight for their Party's cause.
The Extraordinary Commission which now takes the place of the Government in Canton consists of five members, including General Li Tsai Hsin, Officer Commanding the Troops in Kwangtung; Mr. Koo Ting Fang, a member of the Super visory Committee of the Kuamin tang and sometime an official in the Canton Provincial Administration; General Li Fuh Lin, commanding the 5th Kuomintang Aray; Mr. Chen Fu Muh, Commissioner of Labour and Agriculture; and Mr. Tang Yin Hua, Chief of Canton Police.
4
The
Canton Mechanica' Union, Valley. #anti-Red" throaghout the labour troubles of the last two years, has
filled all the vacancies
At recent meetings" of native Communiste, Chiang was openly denounced by the speaker a counter-revolutionary and
It is being proposed" in Canton was urged that he must be destroy. that only the leading agitators ared by force. rested should be imprisoned. It is thought that the rest might be allowed to go free after an inquiry.
Mr. Chen Fa Muh, a member of the Extraordinary. Commission and Commissioner of Labour and Agri culture, in a public statement, says that the policy of the Kuomintang to improve the welfare of the farm ing and working classes will be
continued.
The Kuomintang Extraordinary Commission have appointed three special judges to try Mr. Li Shity
$
The Canton Strike Committee
NANKING.
(Ariatic News Service,)
it's not interesting." He was a dour Porthshireman-one of the few Scots in the regiment.
Our funny men say that this is an English regiment spoilt by a few Scota," he remarked.There are only about four Scotsmen to the company. We are a Lowland re- giment, but even the Highlanders are not purely Scotch."
"Ye should have seen my old ders," be remarked with reminiscent regiment-the Gordon . High'an-
pride.
The Barrack Room,
On either side of the long cor-
SHANGHAI, March 31st. General Chiang Kai Shek has a pointed a special commission for affnic and the British and "ether the investigation of the Ninking
Consuls have been notified to this effect. General Chiang declares ridors were neat and orderly bar that he is going to conduct thorough rack rooms, in which men lay or investigations in connection with sat on their little camp beds, each the recent outrages, with a view to
with his rife, bayonet, steel helmet. finding out the real culprits. The and full equipment near at hand
Some of the men were reading Cantonese Commander-in-Chief" fur
books, others letters. They have ther declares that he is ready to inflict heavy penalties upon then got their mail," said the sergeant. who are found to be real plattess "I have had nothing since I came
with China.
HANKOW
a
+
Yi, principal private secretary or instigators, regardless of their month ago," he added wistfully. Mr. T. V. Soong.
ranks or positions in the Southers. Some of the men were playing army. He expresses great dir cards, but, of course, they were not satisfaction, however, with the gambling, for that is not allowed which enforced the last anti-British Anglo-American naval commanders Out on the balcony lay a long row boycott is to be reorganized with's | who opened fire on the Chinese a of neatly blancoed equipment, ""moderate" personal. Only those if Britain and America were at war prepared for the next day's parade, and never in the days of scarlet workers who have not supported the
and blue were soldiers Freer with "Reds," or who promise support
the pipe clay. of the presens regime will continte to receive free board and lodging from the Committee. Many work- ers having run away, during the rounding up of "Reds," the nam ber of those asking for help from the Committee has been consider. ably reduced
Very little resistence to the pro cess of disarming pro-Red elements in the interior is being met with
(Aliatia News Service.)
"The men are good workers when there is anything to do," said the sergeant as be glanced at a man who was assiduously sweeping out
tarrack room.
Bagpipers And Trombones,
ment also requires your confirma tion.
Under Article No. 105 of the Com-
pany's Articles of Association, the
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and Mr.
G. Shewan retire by rotation, but being eligible offer themselves for re-election.
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AUDITORS:-The accounts for the year under review have been audit-
Matthews, who are eligible and ed by Mesars. Lowe, Bingham and
offer themselves for re-election.
piper practices by himself, he faces the wall and plays to the accom- paniment of a rhythmical foot-tap. "More confdence that way," re marked the sergeant.
In another room sat a machine, gunner, fondling bis grim weapon tenderly. In this room also were many sinister-looking boxes, con taining more guns.
Outside one room stood a seatry
with ixed bayonet. Inside a grim inquisition of three men sat at a "The Guard Room," little table. said the sergeant Inconically. "They don't get many prisoners!"
The Barren Rocks Of Aden."
led the way into a large circular chamber on the seventh floor. "I suppose this will be a ball-room," he said, looking out of the window towards the mounains. PEINO, April 5th.
"A good view, eh! But ye should According to advices received in
see our Scottish Highlands. I'm Chinese circles, the anti-Japunest
sick of these barren rocks, yet I'll disturbances at Hankow were plans
be glad to see the barren rocks of ned by Southern radicals in the
Aden." "The Barren Rocks of hope of taking back the Japanes
Still higher up waá a much larger | Adea" is, of course, & Scottish air Concession at Hankow on the basis room, occupied by the band. In an to which the pipers play regiments of the Sino-British agreement; but alcove sat one or two men reading, home after service in India. the rioters were frustrated by the
apparently undisturbed by the On the way down a peep through timely landing of the Japanes throaty roar of a trombone and the an bluejackets from warships. General squeak of some lower-powered in- sitting on his bed, pipes by his side. open door showed a piper Tang Seng Chi and Mr. Eugenstrument. On these instrumenta He had just played the magazine Chen have expressed deep regret two bandsmen were busy blowing guard back from Hong Kong. of the Kuomintang Government to notes-not tunes-till the very walls The first fush of enthux|aszn the Hankow Japanese Consul-
reverberated. "Too noisy," said about Hong Kong is now on the General for the unfortunate the sergeant with a shudder. “I cident; but it is feared they are
wane. The Regulars do not mind can't stand base."
foreign service, for they are used not in a position to cope with the
to it; but many of the Reservists have been hit rather hard by the sudden call. "I was to have been married today," said a big soldier wistfully."
This Commission is not troubling about "saving the face " of the family of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, by whose invitation M. Borodia and other comrades' of the Soviet first came to Canton early in 1922. Mr. T V. Soong,' a brother of Madame Sun Yat Sen, has been dismissed from all local offices, in cluding that of Minister of Finance of the Kuomintang, the commis- sionership of Kwangtung Provincial BURGLARY AT EUROPEAN Finance, and the managing-director-
HOUSE. ship of the Kuomintang Central
mob leaders. The rioters were led He made, no mention; that loyal Bank Mr. Seong is himself in Han. A report has been made to the by Li Li Shan, leader of the native Scot, of the bagpipes that daily Labour Union at Hankow, who disturb the upper air with their kow, but his chief private secretary police by Mr. J. Dixon, residing at escaped to Central Yangtaze last
frenzied squealing The pipers, in Canton who has been acting for No. 1, Moreton Terrace, Causeway year from Shanghai and joined the with a nice consideration for their
"I think I'll go get ana' hair fellows feelings practice, upon the him is being detained. Dr. Kung Bay, that property and money, to local labour unionists there. It is
curled," said the sergeant as he roof... Halang Hai, Mr. Soong's brother-in-the value of $230 has been stolen feared that in the hope of taking
looked into a room where an Indina over the foreign" concessions, the Or perhaps they go there because barber and a Chinese cobber were law and acting Kwangtung Provin- from bis room.
The stolen goods extremists may organize" similer the roof affords plenty of room plying their trade wogether. But he cial Commissioner, made good his included a valuable diamond ring demonstrations against the French to march up and down. When a disappeared towards the Sergeants escape several days before the coup, and other articles of jewellery. Concessha at Hankow.
(Continued on next Column). "
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