KIANGSI 'REDS" OUTRAGES.
EXTREMISTS' SAVAGERY.
NO PROTECTION FOR FOREIGNERS" IN HANKOW. BELGIAN SUBJECT ATTACKED BY MOB.
NATIONALISTS TO CONFER
NANKING.
AT
Judging from the news to hand, the province of Kiangsi is at present completely "Red" and outrages of an extremely outrageous nature are being perpetrated against the "Moderates."
Hanko is still unsafe for foreigners, and the latest outrage has as its victim a Belgian subject, who was badly assaulted on the waterfront.
Mme. Sun, widow of Sun Yat Sen, has gone to Nanking to attend the much discussed Kuomintang Conference which is about to be held there.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20th, 1927.
"THE NATIONALISTS" NOTES | CHINA'S EXTREMISTS AND
TO JAPAN.
[TEROCON REUTER'S' AGENCY.}
Tokyo, April 19th Regarding the Five-Power Note, the Nationalist's reply to Japa is the same as the others already published. though couched 10 friendlier terms. In addition it expresses the hope that Japan will is the near future take up the question of unilateral Treaty Re- with a view to reinoving the root cause of all Sino-Foreig friction.'
VISION
"RED" KIANGSI.
OUTRAGEOUS INCIDENTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 19th. The situation is growing steadily, worse throughout the whole of Kiangsi, which has now passed out of the control of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek ate the hands of the Extremista.
In ukiang and Nanchang the Extremists are seizing and binding all whom they dislike. Many of their victims are suspended from the ankle by a rope from a pulley on the ceiling and hauled up upside down, while others have their faces beaten in, their teeth and nose broken with sticks.
The Extremists are circulating photographs of these tortured with the purpose of intimidation.
FOREIGNER SAVAGELY ATTACKED IN HANKOW.
- (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 19th.
MODERATES.
THE OPPOSITION TO MARSHÁL CHIANG.
[BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE.
A
ReGBY, April 18th.
Reports from the various Chinese centres indicate a widening of the breach between Chiang Rai Shok and the extremists. At Hangchow, Ningpo, Wusich, as well as in Shanghai,
ANOTHER REPORT.
다
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Losnox, April 18th, Reuter understands that the" Eve Ministers at Peking are in complete Agreement and have now reported to their respective Governments regarding Mr. Chen's replies to the identie Notes.
They consider the former as quite unantisfactory, being no answer to the charges in the Notes and cal calated to cause procrastination and, if possible, discord among the Powers.
It is now considered probable that! a further communication, presum ably a joint one, will be made to Mr. Chen with the object of elicit ing a specific answer to the points is the first Note.
It is expected that this new Note will be more vigorous in tone aud that, it might possibly include a time limit for compliance.
BRITISH LABOURITES' CHINA POLICY.
"BEATING THE AIR"
[TEROCOK RELTER'S AGENCY:]
LONDON, April 15th. The conference of the Interna tional Labour Party at Leicester has passed a resolution protesting against the British military me sares in China, and sailing for the withdrawal of the armed forces, also an impartial enquiry into the anti-Communist raids Docurrencea at Nanking, besides have taken place, while at Changsha protesting against the sending of extremists have dealt drastically Indian troops to China against with the more moderate Chinese the wishes of the Indian people, elements. At Canton the walls are and pledging that the conference plastered with Down with Com-will refuse all war services, in Ducists"
and at Hankey with cluding the manufacture and trus "Down with Chiang Kai Shek. port of munitions in the event of
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
Mr. Shinwell described the last General Opposed To Marshal..
named proposal as beating the air, Chiang.
the engineers, and asked dockers and railwaymen do what Wux, April 18th. General Ching Chier has restored the trades unionists are at present order and the situation is consider not prepared to do. ably improved.
As far as can be ascertained
WET.
that
LULL IN NORTHERN OPERATIONS.
VIOLENT STORM IN SYDNEY.
CURIOUS FAILURE TO FOLLOW UP SUCCESSES.
WORST FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
RED FLAGS DOWN IN "NANKING.
IS SOME COMPROMISE IN VIEW?
Perhaps the most puzzling item of war news that came in with the was the usual crop of rumours,
SIX PERSONS KILLED AND CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
TO PROPERTY.
[THROUGH BEUTEE'S AGENCY.]
The
SYDNEY, April 18th. Six people were killed in the worst storm experienced in Bydney during the past fifteen years, storm followed heavy rains, which were almost continuous since April 14th, completely spoiling the Easter bolidays. The wind velocity was miles an hour. Roofs were blown off and considerable other damage done. Shipping is completely at a standstill. The steamer Riverina went ashore on the 17th inst, near
reliable information that all red Kuomintang Bags came down in Nanking yesterday morning when the northerners gained control of Pukow, saya the North China Daily | News of last Thursday. The in- dications, apart from this signifi- cant step, art very directly pointing to some sort of an entente between the anti-Communist "nationalists" who are assembling in Nanking and the northerners The two local pet-Cabe. entates have both gone to Nanking. General Pei Chung Hai went on The latest radio report states that Tuesday and General Chow Feng the 250 passengers crew Chi on Wednesday.. A large of political adherents of the boy safe on board, but that there is opposed to Borodin and the Han- no chance of the vessel being
kow administration is known to forted. have assembled in Nanking.
"HORRIBLE FIGHT IN CHAPEI.
COMMUNISTS' WOMEN AND CHILDREN PLACED
IN FRONT.
SHOT DEAD AND MANY
WOUNDED.
TWENTY
Close upon 30 persons, many of Wednesday's Aghting, the casualties them woman and children, were kill-were in the neighbourhood of 100 on the part of the labourers How ed and more than double that num-
many soldiers were killed, and ber wounded in two battles which weunded is not being given out. took place last Wednesday afternoon.
in Chapei between armed labourers. and details of uniformed and civilian soldiers
The most spectacular of these battles was fought at the entrance to the headquarters of General Chow Feng Chi (who Even in the French Concession) and commands the only brigade of Nationalist soldiers who were once troops in the Chekiang Army and who went over after "Sun Chuan Fang wha "deposed.
Close to a thousand of the armed labourers who have been up in arms since their positions were raided by the conservatives started for the far from the are still headquarters, not
Commercial Press building, during
THE BRITISH TRADE UNION BILL.
The
mcat
re-
Northernors In Pukow. According to reliable foreign re- ports, the Shantung troops took possession of Pukow on Wednesday morning without a struggle after PRIME MINISTER EXPLAINS,
ITS SCOPE. their evacuation under cover of a Anticipating an Daval barrage.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] artillery duel across the Yangtze, the foreign destroyers weighed
Begar, April 18th. anchor and pulled up stream, a mile out of the line of possible fire.
important measure The Chinese gunboats and trane which will come before Parliament ports emulated this movement and after Easter will be the Govern outdid the foreigner by shifting ment's Trade Union Bill. It is three miles up stream, thereby dis playing a deeper knowledge of the probable, says the Times, that the vote on the second reading of the of Chinese wayward character
Bill will take place on May 4th, failed to develop, but it was later reported on reasonably sound au- last year's General Strike which thority that northern raiding par- was directly responsible for the ties had crossed the Yangtze some production of the Bill. distance below Nanking and were astride the railway.
General Ching Chien is very anti- HANKOW "REDS" LATEST artillery fre. The expected duel the anniversary of the beginning of
Chiang Kai Shek and he is expect ed to leave for Kiukiang shortly.
SIR FRANCIS AGLEN ON CHINA'S ANTI-
FOREIGNISM.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, April 18th. Sir Francis Aglen, for many years Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Castoms, has arrived in London. statement to
Find, he declared me what was
MANCEUVRE.
TO REMOVE SILVER FROM HANKOW BANKS.
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, April 18th.
a
The Chiakiang Mystery.
After the Second Reading, it is. clear that there will be large num-
ber of amendments.
the early afternoon and arrived at the gates shortly before 4 o'clock.
Hoge Selrure Of Arms. The round-up of Communist hend- quarters brought to General Chow Feng Chi's army huge stores of arms and munitions. Among the articles captured were:-
3,000 rifles.
90 machine-guns 200 Mauser convertible pistols 400 automatic pistols, 800,000 rounds of ammunition
7 baadchrt loads of axes 2,000 long-handled pikes. The figures for the rounds of an munition are questioned because of the enormous quantity; yet thes are the figures which were given in
Buthoritative
Warg an
report. Shao Hua, the centre of the Labour
gitation, is believed to be dead.
Among those arrested were 83 men, among whom were found 42 who belonged to the Chihli-Shan- Women And Children In Front.
tang army and who admitted that, The aim of the agitator was to they had been hired by the 'General get back their arms which had been Labour Union to attempt to seize taken from them. Knowing that the headquarters of the 28th Army they would be shot down in cold Corps. They will be tried and it blood should the men attempt to found guilty, it is understood that rush the stronghold, they put in they will receive the maximum front of them their women and punishment. children, thinking that the soldiers would not fire,
Bald On Nanking Communists. General Ped Chung Hsi arrived They were miserably deceived for, from Nanking at noon yesterday when within a few yards of the and stated that the Nanking Police gates, an order was given to are had raided the Communist head- and, it is said, about 20 of the quarters in Nanking and had cap attackers, inostly the women and
a dosen C.P. tured more than children in the front ranks, Tell leaders. He also stated that the
Military Command were satisfied dead.
Only one volley was needed to with the military situation in put the attackers to rout The Kiangsu and that reports of North- crowd melted away as if by magic ern successes have been exaggerated. and left the scene with the dead and wounded lying on the cobblestones of the native street.
41
o'clock in the afternoon.
His train encountered no difficulty in coming through from Nanking
to Shanghai.
Among the buildings raided by the Nationalist troops in their cam- paign against the C.P. during this week werd?—
It is reported that the labourers were not armed with rifes, and pistols, but were
group of the the A determined effort will be made new organization known as
hatchet brigade" which has been The situation in and around so to amend the wording of the
Huehow Guild, Library of the On the ground that they must Chinklang is still the subject of Bill that it will apply both to formed to carry on the work of the
unarmed. Commercial Press, 8th District counteract the combined endear dispute and of contradictory rum strikes and lockouts, and there is armed civilians, now ours of Chiang Kai Shek and, the ours. That large bodies of northern little doubt, adds the Times, that They were a part of the group of Faice Station, Door of Hope, the Government. will be prepared 20,000 demonstrators who had beld B.A.T. Workers Union (Pootung), on the previous Wenchow Guild, Anti-Kidnapping foreign Imperialists to create as troops, of Sun Chuan Fang's com
accept amendments in these a mass mehed to the Huchow Society, Kuan Fu Yuen Restaurant, economic crisis by the removal of mand, bare crossed the Yangtare to
In a letter addressed to Mr night and silver from Hankow," the Nation and are on the Shanghai-Nanking lines.
Government to-day issued anrailway, there is no doubt whatever, John Buchan, Conservative candi- Guild where the new brigade was Sock Factory Machinista' Labour Union, Federation of Labourers, order probibising the Chinese banks but the most reliable authorities daha ha. for the inaugurated.
Peasants, Merchants, Students, and Commercial Press Besieged.
Sodiers The Toyoda Cotton Mill now called Nationalism was largely from redeeming their own notes by still insist that they did not take Scottish Universities, Mr. Baldwin
The other incident of the day Labourers' Union, Sung Sings old anti-foreignism, which was ex-payment of silver, and declaring Chinkiang and have not attempted declares The compaign of mis
to take the place. One infers from representation of the Bill by poli-curred at the Commercial Press Cotton Mill Labourers Union, pressed in its extreme form in the total embargo on silver."
Soldiers and pickets have been much that is going on that theretical opponents has already begun. Works in Pacshan Road about 1 Ming Sings Cotton Mill Labourers A telegram from Henkow, dated Boxer rising, and which had been
There Union, Headquarters of the Special the 14th fast, states that there is exploited by the Russian. Bolthevists posted outside the Chinese banks, is no little collusion between the re The Bill sims at the restoration to still no protection in the ex-British for their own purposes, Many of to prevent the removal of silver turning northerners and at least a the individual trades unionist of
portion of the so-called "nation freedom from victimisation, intimi-some 500 men, women and children, District of the Shanghai Kuomin
whom the military have been unable tang Party, the Shanghai Provin- Concession for foreigners, A Bel the more far-seeing Chinese, hor- from the vaults.
It is believed that the Nationalista" There is perhaps in the dation and unjustifiable pressure to gian, named A. V. Labis, assaulted ever, had realised for some time
organizations had C.P. affiliations; by toplies on the waterfrect, had past that the Bolshevists efforts alist Government plats to confiscate whole confused situation nothing so contribute to political funds with extract from the building, were cial Government. Some of these The Nationalist soldiers, both others had been seized by the C.F. his clothes nearly torn of and only might lead to the ruin of the coun- the total silver deposits from all perplexing as the fact that the the objects of which he may be out besieged by the soldier.
Shanghai Nanking Railway autho of sympathy. The Bill is designed uniformed and civilians, having who used the buildings against rities today announced the de- to make clear beyond all possibility surrounded the building previously the wishes of their owners. escaped owing to the misapprehen- try, and military leaders of the the banks in Hankow, sion of a policeman who thought Kuomintang now perceived that the
spatch of a passenger train to of doubt the illegality of such 43
started an attack by siping from Nanking and were cheerfully cer- attempt as a general strike to- tain that it would get through. It
had secreted themselves.
The General Labour Union has is even said that General Pei Chung veree the Government and Nation, the buildings nearby in which they It does not, as alleged, render
For 20 minutes a most realistic not exactly been dissolved. It has Hai and Chow Feng Chi, not to illegal a strike which is not design battle took place, those inside the rather been taken over by Chiang mention Mr. Hu Han Min, haveed Dr calculated to coerce the Gov-building replying with several Kai Shek's Government, which has proceeded to Nanking by rail
ernment or intimidate the commu- bursts of machine-gun fire and a instructed the Federated Associa- nity."
heavy fussilade of rifle and pistol tion of Labour Unions, an anti- fire.
Communist organization, to occupy After the smoke of battle had the Huchow Guild and to function cleared foreign observers estimated in the place of the General Labour that at least six of the attackers Unioa. Dimolution would have were killed while the number killed involved many problems, but in the inside the building is unknown. present reorganization scheme, the However, it is thought that there new union is able to ecite and hold General which the funds have been several casualties.
Labour Union may have had.
General Chang Pai Chi, former It is held in Kuomintang circles Commander of the Ningpo Forts
that Labis's passport meant that agitation of the extremist Labour
he was a Erosian,
The British Consulate is estab- discipline.
lishing itarif on the steamer Siang-
tan
Unions had completely undermined
Sir F. Aglen continued: "It will
.
be created again if the examination
Sixteen Chinese had been execut- of Bolshevist influence is "brought ed for eircalating a counter-pro-about by the Chinese themselves. paganda agricst strike-breaking.
MR. T. V. SOONG
DEPRESSED.
It might then be possible to pre-
(BARLIER TELEGEAMS.]
[NAVAL WIRELESS.)
Fate Of Wealthy Chinesa At Changsha, CHANGSHA, April 13th. Some time ago it was reported vent those acts of violence which that the military chiefs of the are instigated by the extremists troops stationed at Changsha were and which make it necessary for executing wealthy members of the foreign Powers to take exceptional civil population and seizing their measures to protect their nationals. With the removal of the extremist Properties. The practice has beea resumed recently and many wealthy been have Chinese gentlemen SHANGHAI April 19th... few from power the way would be Mr. T, V. Soong, disappointed clear for the re-establishment of when he heard of his dismissal from normal and friendly relations be
The troops at present at Chang- sha form part of the 4th and 10th
(Wah Te: Fat Pao),"
all the othees he held in Canton, tween foreigners and al sections of refused to sign, the agreement on the Chinese people.
behalf of the Kuomintang to con- tract a large loan from local bank ers. He says that he will no longer be responsible for the affairs of the Financial Department established in Shanghai. It is understood that General Pei Chung Hsi and Mr. Yu Fei Peng will sign the loan agree ment and request Geoera! Chiang Kai Shek to appoint another person to replace Mr. Boong,
MADAME SUN "OFF TO NANKING.
(Wah Tez Fat Pav).
SHANGHAI, April 19th. Madame Sun Yat Sea, who is a ember of the Cepiral Executive ommittee of the Kuomintang, left anghai for Nanking on the 17th t., to attend the proposed confer- ce of the leaders of the Party posed to those at Hiakow.
MR. JUNKEE CHOY. (Wah Tu Fat Pao).
FOREIGN MINISTERS AT
PEKING AND MR. CHEN'S NOTE.
UNANIMOUS RECOMMEN DATIONS TO HOME GOVERNMENTS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK.)
Rrosy, April 18th, The Feking Ministers of the Five Powers, who sent an ideatic Note
executed
Armies.
Catholic Mission Looted.
JAPANESE POLITICAL
CRISIS.
EGYPTIAN CABINET
RESIGNS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1
LONDON, April 19th. The Cabinet has resigned, follow ing an adverse vote in the Cham- ber, which rejected a vote of thanks
any
G.L.U. Reformed.
BARON TANAKA SUMMONED. » (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
Toxro, April 19th. Baron Gitchi Tanaka, leader of the Seiyukai Party, has been sun moned to the palace. It is believed to the Government "in connection that the backbone of the Communist Garrison and Mr. Ying Ching Fu, he will be asked to form a Cabinet, with the support afforded the Bank Party organization in Shanghai has vice-Commander of the
HWANGCHOW, April 18th. The Peasants' Union is getting" out of hand and the Roman Catholic Mission was completely looted by them to-day About 10,000 troops of the Eighth Army.are at Oncheng. Hanking Commercial Community Leaving.
KANKING, April 18th.. A lull in the cross-river fyhting between Pukow and Nanking occur; red to-day, but for a distance of soven miles above Nanking, passing ships are still subjected to consider
to the Cantonese Nationalist Gov-ahle aring from both banks of the ernment regarding the Nanking river,
It has now been decided to evan outrages, have had under consider ation the replies received from Mr. ate the entire commercial ccm- Chen, the Cantonese Acting Foreiga munity to Shanghai. Minister.
tera
It is understood that the Mini- unanimously decided to send entic recommendations to their respective Governments. The gene- ral view taken by the British press of Mr. Chen's reply is that it is unsatisfactory and an equivocal document, which fail to meet the demands set forth in the original SHANGHAI, April 19th. Junkes Choy, who is in communications From the Powers.
It is pointed out that Mr. Chen Shaghai to take charge of the
a palpable effort to use the Shaghai-Nanking and Shanghai-in Hashow Railroads, is being close occasion for propaganda purposes. lyched by agents of General has notably over-reached himself in roferences to the Anglo- Chitz, Kai Shek, who bas ordered hia his rest. It is understood that American bombardment of Nan- Mr. Boy negotiated with foreign king," entirely iguaring the fact auth ties to enable him to manage that the bombardment by warship, thes, without. fret consulting while causing only three Chinese Genel Chiang
casualties, alone enabled the party Choy was formerly a vice of foreign men, women and child- premut of the Industrial and ren who were at the time under the Commial Bank of Hong Kong] fire of Cantonese soldiery, to escape Kong..
with their lives."
"
At Hankow.
The Recréation Club, which was occupied and looted by Southern been troops yesterday, has cleared.
дож
CANADIAN MISSIONARY AND DAUGHTER MURDERED. REQUEST TO THE BRITISH
FOREIGN OFFICE.
{THROUGH REUTER'B' AGENCY.]
OTTAWA, April, 18th. The Government has cabled the British Foreign Office asking for information as to the murder of a missionary and his Canadian daughter in China.
It is understood that the Foreign Office will be requested to demand the arrest of the malefactora
BANK OF TAIWAN.
HEAD OFFICES TO OPEN.
Toxyo, April 18th Reversing yesterday's decision, the directors of the Bank of Tai- wan have decided to keep open their headquarters and branches in Formosa.
O.P. Organisation Broken?
Chapei
of Misr, founded four years ago, to been broken by armed force, says Volunteer Carps have been entrust- encourage purely Egyptian national the following day's North China
commerce,
"
The C.P. did noted with the task of reorganizing Daily New believe that General Chiang Kai the labour unions so that they will CONGRESS OF JURISTS.Shek would authorize the use of contain no C.P. elements.
The taking over of the District the army against the labourers," as
of the Kuomintang was done on Tuesday and Wednes- Committee day as such action is definitely Party eliminates the so-called Left against the rules of the party. The Wing from further activity in fact is that in the suppression, of Shanghai. This Wing, while re- the C.P., the soldiers have been intaining the name Kuomintang, has structed to aboot into crowds and always been in close affiliation with.
now known that during the P.O.
MEETING AT RIO DE JANEIRO.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
it
is
MANY FACTORIES SET UP.
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 18th. Thirty delegates, representing the Run On The Formosa Offices.
United States, Central and South OSAXA, April 19th.
American States," are attending a The latest news from Formosa Congress of Jurists for the codica-
Soviet Russia. Numerous factories states that by the orders of the tion of American International Law, RUSSIA AND POISON GAS, fare was being actively pursued f
the Bank of under the presidency of the Foreign
bad been set up and were in course Governor-General Taiwan is keeping its offices open. Minister, M. Mangabeira.
of erection, capable of producing This, naturally, has resulted in a The items on the agenda inciade
poison gas on a considerable scale. run on them, but the Bank is doing the preparation of a code of inter-
Sir A. Knox naked whether pre- In the House of Commons last its best.
of Pan-American month, Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS parations for this particular kind of organisation B All the markets bere are buoyant national and private civil law, the to-day, refecting confidence in the Union, a declaration of Interna (Secretary for War), in reply to Sir warfare were greater or less in soldier-premier, who is expected to tional Legal Rights and Duties, both W. Davison (U., Kensington, S.), Russia than in any other country 7
Sir LWORTHINGTON-EVANS: Oh! take the situation in hand prompt personal and natural, and of the said, according to the latest informa 1.
principle of responsibility of Ameri- tion, the standing amy can Republics with regard to was 650,000 men, and if the Terri- there is not the slightest doubt that made in Russia than anywhere else INDIAN APPOINTMENT IN foreigners: also measures for the torials and Militia were included it much greater preparations are being
maintenance of peace for the solu would be over 1,000,000, while the in the world.
reserves numbered nearly 8,000,000 r. BECKETT (Lab-Soc., Gates- SOUTH AFRICA. tion of Inter-American differences.
in addition. The strength of those head): In view of the very un- forces showed a slight increase natural nature of this kind of war- during the past year.
fare, will the right hon. gentleman inform Russia that we should be prepared to abandon it if they were prepared to do so also ?
[TENOUGH KEUTEE'S AGENOT.]
BOMBY, April 18th. It is understood that dr. Srina- vasa Sastri, the Indian statesman, has accepted the appointment of Agent for the Government of India in South Africa.
Tho appointment is consequential on the recent Tade-South African Agreement with regard to Indians in South Africa.
BIG COTTON BLAZE IN LIVERPOOL.
20,000 BALES DESTROYED. (THEOUGH REUTER'S AGEHOY.]
LONDON, April 18th. Twenty thousand bales of cation were burnt in a fire which destroy ed a cotton warehouse at Liverpool
in Russia
Sir ALFRED KNOT (U., Wycombe) asked the Secretary for War whe ther he was aware that several fac
S L. WORTHINGTON-EVANA: 1 tories were being operated by the Soviet Government in Russia for refer the hon. member to the Con- the manufacture of poison gas. vention of Washington and the pro
Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS said ceedings now before the League of
not a party to either of these. his Majesty's Government had in-Nations. Unfortunately, Russia is formation that the study of gas war-