THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1927.
HANKOW EXTREMISTS ALARMED.
TIMES" THINKS OF WHAT THE
AMERICA'S CHÏNA POLICY.
WUHAN CITIES ENTRENCHING. FEAR FENGTIEN INVASION.
HOUSE OF COMMONS AND CHINA.
Hankow extremists and those in the other, Wuhan cities are openly alarmed at the probabis impending invasion of Northern troops, and are entrenching themselves strongly.
Particulars regarding the state of affairs at Hankow General Post Office reveal deplorable conditions, "mountains of maila”. being neglected.
The Nationalist Government at Nanking is now functioning, and two important posts have just been filled. Another General— "one-from the province of Kiangei-has just announced his alleg- iaace to the new Government and to Chiang Kai Shek
THE YANGTSZE.
THE ATTACK ON PUKOW.
FOREIGNERS MOLESTED AT
WUHU.
SHANGHAI MERCHANTS TO HELP MARSHAL CHIANG.
(THROUGH REUTER'S LORNCY.).
CHIANG KAI SHEK TO ENLIST FILIPINOS.
WANTS EX-OFFICERS OF NATIONAL GUARD.
General Chiang Kai Shek, in a confidential communication sent to a well-known Chinese in Manila, asks the services of twenty-five ex-officers of the Philippine National Guard as instructors in the National army, according to El Debate. This paper does not wish to divulge the name of General Chiang's friend in Manila, stating that, the revelation of his identity NANKING, April 26th might obstruct him in his work of The aaroplanes which hovered recruiting the twenty-five officers over Bukow yesterday obviously went up for observation purposes, for to-day the Nationalist guns on Lion Hill opened up an intensive Are on certain points in Pakow Large fires broke out in the course of the day.
Frominent Chinese in Manila says El Debate, believe that this demand for twenty Ave National Guard officers is due to the fact that previous to the drive against Peking, more training camps will be opened by the Nationalists. The officers will" serve sa instructors in those training compa.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND
CHINA.
IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY MR. LOCKER LAMPSON.
COST OF THE SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.
(DKITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Hoony, April 28th. Locker Lampson, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, gave resume of the situation in China,
forces are leading article, comments on Washington's The Times, in a piling-up of "reasons for hesitation" indicated in President Coolidge's speech with regard to China, and expresses the opinion that the American warships' fire at Nanking was the clearer voice of America
In addition, Southern crispers river and engaged the went up Northern guns which occupy a com.
DEFENCE OF THE WUHAN, THE NANKING NATIONAL-manding position about seven miles
CITIES.
"REDS"
AND THE FENG- TIENITES."
DIGGING TRENCHES BEHIND HANKOW.
DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS AT THE G.P.O.
ROUGH ELUTEE'S AGENCY.]
ISTS FUNCTIONING.
NEW SECRETARIES APPOINTED.
ANOTHER GENERAL JOINS CHIANG KAI SHEK.
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SHANGHAI, April 27th The Nationalist Government at Nanking has functioned since the HANKOW, April 96th.
20th inst. Messrs. Hu Han Mis, Measures for the defence of the Chen Ka Fa and Ting Wei Fun have. Wuhan cities have been speeded up been appointed secretaries of the remarkably in the last two days, Central Executive Committee. Mr. particularly in and around Han-Hu concurrently takes up the Cen- kow and Wuchang. Field guns are tral Propaganda Work Department being moved up in large numbers and. Mr. Chen, the control of the to specified positions, and the labour corps have been engaged in
Central Organisation Department.
General Chu Pui Teh has tele!
graphed to Nanking from Nan
The paper confirms the news pub- lished sometime ago that Major Vicente Barros, & Filipino graduate above Nanking."
The Chinese authorities have now of West Point, is now a colonel in issued a proclamation prohibiting General Chiang'e army, serving as the looting of the International | an instructor. Export Company's premises.
WCHU, April 26th.
The local authorities are becom- ing increasingly truculent judging by the events of yesterday”. A num-TO ber of foreigners were endeavouring to land, but they were prevented by amed sentries. the foreigners were refused access unless they went singly.
For some reason
DOLLAR LINERS EAR-
MARKED.
BE USED AS US. TRANS- PORTS IF NECESSARY.
A United Press message to the Manila Times, dated, Washington, April 19th states-all Dollar Line The Senior Naval Officer has ships in the Pacific were made available for use in the event of i lodged an emphatic protest.
Wuhu was almost denuded of military emergency, by official act troops to-day; there being a general to-day.
xodus down river for an unknown
SHANGHAI, April 9th. As far as is possible with the restrictions imposed at the barri
destination.
Flight Of British At Trusty Porta,
BRITISH BUDGET.
At Hankow, Nanking and Chin. kiang the British Coomals have had THE THA AND TYRE DUTIES.
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(THROUGH, REUTER'S 'ACENCY.]
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LONDON, April seth.
to establish themselves on, beard ship and at two latter ports such British subjects as still remain are also living on board and are unable even to go ashore. As regards foreign property the position is no
The House of Commons by 256 .to 143 has rejected a Labour better. Few steamers are running on the river and are continually amendment to reduce the tea duty Bred on, even if they are convoyed from four pence to a penny by men-of-war and in spite of repound, and passed a resolution by taliation by the latter. Foreiga 530 to 140 to continue the present property at Nanking has continued to be looted since the incident of a month ago,
The latest reports, however, show some improvement. Troops appear to be under better control and loot
duty.
Mr. Churchill pointed out that the Government was not only un- able to accept the amendment, but also there was no prospect of a re- duction of the duty next year.
By 200 to 125 the House passed resolution in favour of a 33 per cent, duty on imparted motor tyres.
CHEMICAL WARFARE,
NATIONS OPPOSED TO IT.
ETHROUGH REUTER'S 10ENCY.)
GENEVA, April 28th.. The Disarmament Committee has reached complete unanimity as regards the article on chemical war- fare.
have left or have been arrested and in reply to questions in Parliament ing has decreased. All Communists He said: "Military operations In anti-Communist proclamation between Northern and Southern has been posted in the name of
Chiang Kai Shak for the moment at a
At Wuhu most of the foreign standstill. The northward advadve
buildings have been occupied by of the Southern forces beyond the Southern troops. At Chinking 05 Yangtaze has been checked, and Apri soth advance troops of the their they have been driven back over the First Nationalist Army, on Tingtsze in the region of Nanking arrival commandeered all foreign by forces of Marshal Sun' Chuan buiklings in the earcession as well Fang, which have now reappeared as the British Consulate for billeta sad taken part in the operations. for the troops, which weżo 'ex-noted Later, The Northern troops have not, to arrive from Nacking. however, crossed the Yanglaze. The however, as the result of the local Yangtaze is for the moment the military commander's representa- boundary between the Northern and tions to General Chiang Kai Shek,
The high contracting parties Southern territory, except at Had the latter ordered" troops not to kow where Southern troops still enter the concession and advance undertake to abstain from the tas occupy the country north of the troops all evacuated the Consulate in war of asphyxiating, poisonous and concession. Shanghai, itself, or similar gases, and all analogous river.
liquids, substances or processes, and is quiet although trade is stagnant.
also undertake to abstain from the Hong Kong Trade Reviving,
use. of all bacteriological method" On the other hand, reports from of warfare, and abstain from any Hong Kong show that in South preparation in peace time for the Chins British trade is again revivabove-stated methods of warfare, ing. The demand for British goods and not permit the exportation" or manufacture in their territory or is growing and conating trade is on the whole satisfactory.
substances useable in chemical or bacteriological warfare if such in
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Nationalist Rank's Division. Meanwhile, a serious division bas appeared in Nationalist racks. General Chiang Kai Shek, Nation alist Coramander-in-Chief, has been dismissed from his post and has The United States Shipping Board authorized the Dollar Co., to repudiated the authority of the extremist Hankow Government, divers any of its steamships from
which is under strong Communist their regular schedules for the purinfiuence. He has the support of the more moderate elements of the poss of facilitating the movement. rule applies to the evacuation of American citizens from China it
Shanghal Defence Force Coal.
Sir Laming Worthington Evans,portation, export, or manuinëture
chaag to the effect that he will cades, Shanghai is gradually re- of troops toward China." The BRIDE Kuomintang, some of whom have Secretary for War, stated that the is for such purpose."
digging trenches behind the native cities at Hankow and Hanyang.
It would appear that the South support the Nationalist Govern- erners anticipate an attack by the ment and General Chang Kai Shek Fengtien troops shortly, and "thens the Commander-in-Chief of the military activity is significant in Kuomintang Army,
The Financial Committee has view of the report that the Nation- alist Armies on the Honan front decided to issue a series of treasury have refused to fight and are re-bonds amounting to $90,000,000, on tiring rapidly before the North
erders.
Meanwhile the extremist' element in Hankow is showing signs of ex- tremo nervousness regarding the safety of their positions.
the security of the Custom surtax anr carrying 6 per cent. interest. These bonds will be circulated in Kiangsu and Chekiang.
General Tang Sang Chi, when
turning to normality, tension having relaxed considerably. The city is very quet.
It is reported that two waggons containing 200 cases of shells left the Kiangnan Arsenal yesterday for
Chinking.
It is also reliably reported that the bankers in the native city have granted Marshal Chiang Kai Shek a loan of $6,000,000 on the 'security of the Customs surtaxes, and,
such action becomes essential.
This action was taken after conference between Dollar Line officials and members of the ship ping board, the latter being under instructions from the administra tion.
"RED GOLD,
reported to be setting up a govern- joined him at Nanking where he is
ment of his own.
The Hankow authorities have been placed in serious financial difficulties by the defection of Chiang Kai Shek, by cutting off their communications with Shangbai and Canton and by the cessation of foreign business awing to the dis- turbed conditions and the lack of
additional cost of the Shanghai Defence Force to the Army Funds up to March 31st, last was estimated at £950,000. He was unable to give porting additional troops recently later figures, but the cost of trans. "despatched to China was estimated
at a quarter of a million.
The sentence referring to peace
time preparation was inserted at the instance of the Germang.
RETIRED AT 103.
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HOME BREWED ALE AIDS
·"LONGEVITY.
NOTTINGHAK.
interviewed by, a foreigner the other moreover, have promised a further SOVIET PAY G.810,000,000 TO security either for life or for pro- seized in the Legation Quarter at leVale, Nottinghamshire, who be
Although the Japanese have an nounced their intention of opening their godowns, closed since the riots, it is understood that this is of view of discipline. only for the purpose of clearing the cargoes at present contained THE therein. The godowns opea to
day, mid that it was impossible to let a soldier be imbued with "Red" doctrines from the point
morrow.
The Japanese community of Chungking have been evacuated and they are on their way down river in a steamer, accompanied by a Japanese gunboat.
SHANGHAI, April 27th.
A Hankow report of the 21st instant says that the Government telegraph officials have cancelled the R.T.P. (Receiver to Pay) press privileges, compelling payment in advance. Correspondents are weigh-
"TIMES" ON US.A.'S
CHINA POLICY.
AMERICA'S CLEARER VOICE HEARD AT NANKING.
WASHINGTON'S HESITATION.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY,]
LONDON, April 27th. -
The Times, in a leader referring to President Coolidge's speech, ex- presses the opinion that he is not
$10,000,000 at a later date.
{THROUGH-BUTKE'S AGENCY.] H.M.S."Cockchafer" Fized On..
SHANOZA, April 27th. H.MB. Cockchafer was fixed on 13 miles above Chinkiang yesterday and replied.
Captain Caradoc, who was stop ped by a sentry at Wuhu, has re ceived an apology.
THE NANKING NOTE.
CAUSE OF THE DELAY,
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
PENG, April 26th. The Ministers of the five Fowers again met this morning, and while
ed down by the load of metal they very enlightening with regard to no official pronouncement is made,
THE KUOMINTANG.
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OF
RUSSIAN OPINION CANTONESE GENERALS..
(THROUGH REUTE'S "AGENCY.]
PERING, April 27th." The Folice to-night issued a state ment declaring that accountants have carefully examined the books of the Dal Bank, vibch were seized in the recent raid, and were in perfect order.
perty. They now control only a relatively small area in Central China around Hankow and the civil and military authorities in the Lower Yangtze area along the coast are, for the moment at any rate, on the side of Chiang Kai Shek. Chiang Kai Shek has not yet made any military move against Hankow but he has taken action against the extremists in the area under his
control.
Raids Against "Pods.” Anti-Communist raids have been They reveal that in 1928/27- the
Over carried out by Nationalist forces of Soviet Government paid' G.$10,000,000 in support of the Shanghai, Seochow, Wusich, Hang- Cantonese military and anti-for- chow, Ningpo, "Swatow and Canton. eign movements. The money was Recent telegrams from treaty ports paid largely through the military show that the Yangtaze Valley still attache at Peking.
remains the chief area of disturb The Police point out that it is ances and that elsewhere, in both
Mr. Locker Lampson stated that he had been notified that documents implicating the Soviet Government in anti-British propaganda had been
Peking by the Chinese authorities. Until, however, those documents had been thoroughly examined he was unable to say what action the British Government would consider it desirable to take.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.} Questions In The CommoILI,
LONDON, April 26th.
Mr. George Cant, of Barkestone"
gan work ninety-six years ago at a pay a day, will retire to-morrow at the age of 103, says a Loridori paper recently to hand.
He has been a carrier, a farmer, and, of recent years, & gardener. Last year he decided that the work of managing livestock was too hard for a man of 102, so he sold the stock, and confined his activities to garden produce.
Work, freedom from worry, and homebrewed ale are, according to Mr. Cant, the essentials of longe- |vity.
The House of Commons sisem- bled in a very tranquil spirit since the Easter recess, and there were
He was always taught by his no signs of the expected stormy mother to take his holidays econo- Goose Fair came round each year, times ahead when the Trades Unior mically, and, whet Nottingham Bill comes up for debate.
she gave him half a day off and two- And," "Sir L Worthington Evans at pence to have a good time.
Mr. Cant will be tended in his question time said that the addi-he remarked, "it was plenty." tional cost to the Army Funds of the Shanghai Defence Force, upbeen his companion all her life. retirement by his daughter, who has His oldest crony is a schoolmate, to March 31st, was estimated at
Mr. William Walker, of Notting-
are now compelled to carry as silva- American policy in China. The it seems generally agreed that thus overwhelmingly proved that North and Baith Ching, the situation / £950,000. The balance of transportham, who, at the age of 105, takes dollars is the only currency accept | newspaper mys that Washington is 'America is preventing anything the Soviet Government was the momentarily.quiet. In the Yany charges incurred prior to March a fatherly interest in his young
ed.
the
31st were payable in the current friend. and taze region a state of turmoil per Anarcial year, and amount to Complete lists of arms piling up "reasons for hesitation definite being done as regards Nan-main support of the Nationalists.
munition supplied by the Soviet sists and neither life nor property £300,000. The cost of transport of which the President most caracstly king. Mountains of mail, are lying at desires in China. At any rate, the' It is suggested in certain quar. hare also been discovered, and it
is Farther revealed that the Soviet of foreigners is secure. The British United States should not be exposters that in view of Marshal Chiang | insisted on Ruaian representation communities in the Upper Yangtaze the additional troopt recently sent-
on all Cantonese councils.
the Post Office and tired censors and are finding it less fatigning
ed to charges of Imperialimi ́ ́or equally effective in suppressing paganda to stop delivery of mails countries. He therefore tends counter revolutionary pro aggression levelled against other altogether, then to go through the rather to understate the American Twenty-one sacks of Japanese in case in China; but the Chinese coming mail were seized today by extremists do not make the fine the Political Bureau. All express distinctions which apparently are letters are being confiscated and necessary in a presidential speech. absolutely no news-matter is allow ed to enter the port, Foreigners The American warships' "fire at
masses of letters.
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or Tientsin.
Referring to China, the President I was the protection of American
succeed in the campaign.
-Soldiers Familles,
LONDON, April 28th The accommodation for wires of soldiers at present serving in Chinx was the subject of a question in the House of Commons.
Kai Shek's supposed moderate
He regretted he was unable to Soviet letters have been discover area have had to be evacuated. The to China was estimated at £250,000.
At...Chengtu,
give a weekly estimate of the cost developments, but most foreignera ed declaring that the Cantones: British Consulates
of the forces. here are of opinion that a delay Generale wore slovenly and utterly Chungking, Ichang and Changsha attitudo, the Powers should await
Farther Detalls. would merely mean a repetition of lacking in knowledge of staff work have been closed and British gun- boats withdrawn from those ports. Tho United States,' Japanese and. Mr. Locker Lampson said the In reply, Sir L. Worthington the events of Nanking elsewhere, and strategy, and that they must 500ner or later, possibly at Peking have Russian advisers in order to
French communities have also with Powers having military forces in Evans said that so far 15 WAR Words Or Action T
drawn At Hankow only about 200 China had not established a special | possible, auch families were left un- LONDON, April 26th. In the House of Commons, re- British subjects and about 76 Ameri- joint negotiating body. Reviewing disturbed in the married quarters, no longer use the Post Office, but Nanking which saved the Americans declared that the main dificulty plying to question as regards cans, mostly men, still remain and the situation on China, he referred but in some cases they had had toy," are forwarding letters in the care was the clearer voice of America, lises and property. After allud the documente seized in the Peking these are concentrated for safety to the split in the ranks of the quit to make room for the families:
Mr. Locker
either on board ship or in houses Nationalists, and reiterated that it of relieving units. In such cases of travelling friends.
It was then heard, but when it ing to the events at Nanking, he Legation Quarter,
the outgoing families made their is a question of Notes, policies or British Conal-General's Order. The Brtish Consul-General bas deliberato co-operation with other said that Americans most deeply Lampson said he was unable to
American friendship for examined, what action the Gover warships Carlisle, Vindictive, Ker-Majesty's Government to maintain own arrangements, but were grant- ordered tha evacuation of all male Powers there are so many reasons Sympathised with China in her dis atate, until the documents had been on the river front. The British had always been the policy of His ordered the evacuation of ay, who for hesitation in far-off Washing. China had become proverbial. They ment will consider desirable to take pel and Wolsey hats arrived to strict neutrality,
ed a lodging allowance, or if they The Government, was at present preferred it were found alternative have not absolutely essential work ton, where the echoes gradually die had no disposition to do otherwise in the matter Davidson (Conser-reinforce the British naval forces
make aquarters. legitimate aspiration for unity and vative) asked whether Mr. Lampeon already in the port. Most of the discussing whether to
was aware that an official resume They did not wish to pursue any of some of the documents had been Japanese community have also been further reply to Mr. Eugena Chen's course of aggression against the issued stating that care need not evacuated The Japanese are hold- Note, or take other steps in the Chinese people. They were there to be taken of British subjects in mob ing their concession in fores and matter.
The Foreign Secretary had not. prevent aggression against Ameri- violence because the British Gor
whereas refusing to resume trade until received any report or complaint cans; and while they would main erament was not likely to do any have landed field guns. They are tain the dignity of their Govern- thing but issue words,
that no letters or telegrams had meat and insist upon proper respect Japan was the most likely to use security is established. The situs from the Soviet Consul in Shanghai of their authority, their actions force.
Mr. Lampson replied that he had tion is very tense and large numbeen allowed to reach the Con- would always be those of a friend, solicitions for the well-being of the
bers of the better class of Chinese aulate.
(Continued on next column). are leaving the port. Chinese people
to do.
LWAY.
THE PRESIDENT ON CHINA
... LATER. SHANGHAI, April 27th. A wireless message from Hankow,
President Coolidge, in the course on the for- of the 28th inst, mentions' field
of his speech lions outside the native sities of ciga policy of the United States pieces being moved to selected posi- Hankow, and Hanyang. The signi- at the annual dinner of the United heance of this is not clear, but it is Press, emphasised that America was reported that the Southem troops trying to promote a world wide
policy of
peace and goodwill, on the Honan: front: have refused" to fight. The extreme elemente in based on a better understanding Haakow appear to be nervous as through justice and fair dealing.
(Continued on next column,) to their position
treas
than assist and encourage every
freedom.
Mr. J. C. 0.
seen various Press reports, but was awaiting authentic information.
Another British Transport.
GIBRALIAR, April 26tli. The transport Oity of Poona has Straits of passed through the
The City of Poona is bringing Gibraltar en route to China.
two batterics of Royal Field Artil
lery