NANKING'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON CHINA'S FOREIGN POLICY.
DENOUNCES MOB AGITATION AS TO REMOVAL OF UNEQUAL TREATIES.
A
MISINTERPRETED" SLOGAN.
Several leading British newspapers, commenting on Sir Austen Chamberlain's speech relative to affairs in China, generally agree that the Government, in the circumstances, could not act different- ly than they have decided to do with regard to the Nanking out-
rages.
Our Tientsin contemporary, the Peking und Tientsin Times, appears to be of a very different opinion...
Dr. C. C. Wu, the Foreign Minister of China's Nationalist Government, warns has compatriots that mob agatation against the foreigner will not result in the removal of unequal treaties.
Yunnan's Lupan has offered to enter into an alliance" with Chiang Kai Shek.
The struggle on the Yangtze grems at present to be favouring the Fengtien troops, who are pres ing on Hopek province. YUNNAN AND NANKING.
NANKING'S MILITARY
COMMISSION, .
AN OFFER OF ALLIANCE.
ANOTHER "NORTHERN
~TROOPS-CROSS YANGTSZE.
.ALEMBER
Wah Te Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, May 10th. General Tang Chi Yao's repre- sentative, Mr. Hu Cheng Lang, arrived at Nanking on the 9th inst., with a view to negotiating with Chiang Kai Shek for a possible Chiang Tang alliance.
(Wak Tsz Yat Pan).
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SHANGHAI, May 10th
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th, 1927.
SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH ON CHINA.
PRESS COMMENT.
[THROUGH HEUTED'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 10th.
Sir Austen Commenting upon Chamberlain's Nanking decision,
the Manchester Guardian, in a leader, thinks it is impossible to say to what extent the United States will be influenced by the Foreign Office in this wise decision, but we shall not, unfortunately, reap the proper reward of moderation by shelving the Nanking affair, which leaves us free to wait the cirergence of a stable Government in China, whereon all hope of pro- gresa depends.
ment
THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
HAS NINGESSOR SUCCEEDED!
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,]
New York, May 9th. At 2.35, local time, Nungester passed aver Portland, Maine, flying towards New York at 100 miles an
hour.
A report from Paris says that the above news in the form of an off- vial announcement brought smiles to the faces and frantic cheers to the throats of thousands of anxious Parisians who had suspended their The Daily Telegraph and Daily normal activities all day long and flocked to the boulevarda, besieging Express stress the announce
that whatever Government the newspaper offices, which dis einerges from the present confusion played maps of the Atlantic 10- will be held responsible for the cording weather conditions, to acek outrages upoli British subjects. news of the national hero. They "It is hard to see what else the had suffered alternate exaltation and dejection due to the conflicting -Gorerament can do.”
reports of the afrimon's progrem, and subsided into drop gloom when the earlier amounerment of the sighting of the machine over Cape Race was not confirmed for several
The Daily News is sure that Sir A. Chamberlain's act of discretion will be endorsed by the public opinion of Britain and America.
The Daily Mail says the safety of foreigners will remain precarious
General Li Ming Chung, Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's subordinate and till Chinese mobs understand that one of the defenders of Nankowattacks upon British subjects will Pass against the Chang-Wu`allied not be tolerated. No real improve forces last year, has been appointed ment can be expected till Moscow by the Nanking Government a nem is dealt with. ber of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.
Dr. 0. C. Wu's Views. When he received the portfolio as Foreign Minister of the Nation alist Government on the 9th inst..
Troop Movement,
SBANGHAI, May 10th. Dr. C. C. Wu gave a lengthy lec
General Li Chung Jen has been ture, before the Central Politica! Commission, on the forgign policy ordered by Marshal Chiang Kai to be adopted in the future. He Shek to move his troops north of sail that mod agitation against Kiangen: The Southern troops at the foreigner would aut result in Wuhu awaiting mobilisation have the abolition of unequal treaties. crossed the Yangtsze. Serious fight The abolition of unequal treaties ing has taken place at Luchow (or could be achieved only when ocellapfei). situated in the centre of
The slogan "Down Anhui. sion offered.
"Anti-
with Imperialista" could not be, in any sense, interpreted as foreignisrn."
THE YANGTSZE.
NORTHERN TROOPS NEAR HUPEH
BATTLE IMMINENT NEAR WUHU.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
HANKOW, May 5th. The Fengtion forces have enptur-
ed Chumation after a severe battle,
but they have not yet succeeded in reaching the Hupeh border.
"
ROWDY STUDENTS AT AMOY.
CREATE DISTURBANCE OUT- SIDE MUNICIPAL OFFICE.
KULANGSU POLICE CLEAR THEM OUT.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
AMOY, May 9th.
The able manner in which the Municipal authorities are keeping
The Reds in the district are side the Municipal Office. harassing the Northerners by act-
ing independently of, but in sy pathy with, the Nationalists.
The students had been ordered by the Chinese People's Associa tion to bold procession in
What The "P. and T. Times" Thinks.
of all
hours..
AMERICA'S BLIZZARDS AND TORNADOS.
MORE HAVOC WROUGHT IN
VARIOUS PARTS.
MANY KILLED AND MUCH LOSS OF PROPERTY.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, May 9th. Torrential rains and blizzards in several Western States have killed scores and rendered many homeless. The storm was heralded by n funnel-shaped cloud, which swept Central Kansas, killing 11.
A tornado in Central Missouri killed several women and children wind while several perished in a storm at Garland, Texas.
The Rocky Mountain States are hiusketted with heavy snow, ex- tremely rare so late in the season. Louisiana's Sugar Bowi" In Danger, Louisiana's richest agricultura section. styled the "sugar bowl," owing to the large quantity of sugar grown in it, in threatened by the inundation of the waters piled up against the Bayon des Glaises lovee soeking an outlet to the sea. Han dreds of men are working at the
France had practically abandon-levec. ed hope when the announcement
A rearue fleet is standing by, for
sons rendered homeless.
Glaises 4,000,000 weres will be flood from Portland magically revived it a crevasse is made at Bayou des the country's spirits.
American imagination was aimed and a quarter of a million per larly stirred by this daring dash across the inhospitable North At- lantic, which has not been con- quered by air since the Englishman Alcock'a performance in 1919.
PEKING, May 10th. The Peking and Tientsin Times, in an editorial, declares that to
Worldwide Interest. that Britain had
The wireless stations all over the say the news decided to consider the. Nanking incident closed will be received by country were operated continuous- nationalities ly in the hope that passing linera. foreigners throughout China with amazement would report that Nungesser had The newspapers are consecrating and indignation is to understate been sighted. the facts. It exposes the five Powers to contempt and derision their front pages to the flight, featuring the weather reports, If this continued inactivity, under repeated outrage and provocation showing that fair weather and represents the considered policy of gentle winds favoured the fliers the British and other Governmente, for the first 500 miles, after which adverse conditions and strong those nationals still remaining had better start packing and prepare for winds set in, accentuated by bad a hurried flight. Britons especially visibility. will regard the decision as an act of betrayal by their Government in view of the statements made by Ministers.
FAMINE IN MOROCCO.
WIDE REGION CROPLESS,
POPULATION STARVING...
МАЕЛАКЕВИ.
There is great misery and suffer the unruly element in controling at Marrakesh, the southern was again demonstrated to-day, capital of French Morocco. Dura
and the crops are faat region, when there was a disturbance outing March no rain fell in this
withering.
Further south in the Bus there have been three years of bad crops," and during the past winter no rain. fell. The Sus people are starving, and they have come, and are com other parts of Morocco. This town nzid is full of beggars-men, women, children-in Althy rags. Some look as if they could not live many days. Occasionally in the streets bodies of those who have died are
π
Another Northern success is re- Kulangsu to-day, and to submit deing, in hundreds to Marrakesh and ported from Liulin, where the rail-mands to the Municipal Council way line was cut, and a special that they should rescind their Nationalist propaganda train fell orders against the holding of pro- into their hande Many of the cessions.
The Clovernment stopped the train's personnel were taken and
there and student's probession shot out of hand.
followed
General Tang Seng Chi has now withdrawn his Army Headquarters to Biankan:
&
found.
Their
Тасев ата pinched and haggard, and their shrunken limbs clothed in Tags: Never, in the twenty-eight years I have known Morocco, have I seen such misery as now existe in the region of Marrakesh.
On the roads one passes strings noisy demonstration of Sus people, men and women, the outside the public buildings. The latter often carrying little child- ron, tramping along in the hope of police were ordered out and the finding work and food. The Russians have made further crowd was dispersed without un- efforts to get ammunition to toward incident. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, via the Han River, but the Northerners have intercepted every attempt.
The Southernors have repaired the bridge destroyed by the North- erners yesterday, but between Lin- lin and Chumatien a large body of Southern troops have been cut off,
Wonu, May 9th.
The situation is now quiet.
SHANGHAI "PERFECTLY
QUIET."
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
SHANGHAI, May 9th. There is no change in the situa-
COMPENSATION FOR THE
KIUKIANG LOOTING.
Plans to extend a national wel come to the Frenchmen included the ascent of five army aeroplanes from Boston, to patrol the sea between Boston and Cape Anne and escort Nungesser over eastern Massachus setts. At least thirty aeroplanes were prepared to greet the visitors at New York city. This plan was ultimately abandoned owing to the decreasing visibility, which raised the danger of a collision with the arriving plane.
LATEIL.
100 KILLED: 200 INJURED.
$1,000,000 DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
[HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
CHICAGO STORE COLLAPSES.
FOUR STOREYS COME TUMBLING DOWN.
SHOPPERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. ]
DISASTER OFF LAND'S END.
GREEK STEAMER SUNK,
SOLE SURVIVOR'S STORY.
FOUND CLINGING TO UPTURNED BOAT.
The Grock steamer Stenics, of Andros, foundered off Land's End in the darkness early ono Friday merging last month, and of her crew of 21, only one man--Parn- sherar Beyle, the third engineer... was saved.
CHICAGO, May 10th. Scores of alioppers and employees were trapped in the collapse of the four-storey building of the Louis
Numbers of Hero was the case of a stenar that had only a few hours previous- Department Store. shoppers had a miraculous escape.
A.crack appeared in the wall, and ly left an English port and was
either collides with the proprietor warned the shop-bound for a home port, when sud- the streets. denly she pers, who rushed to Immediately afterwarde all four another steamer or strikes a rock, storeys collapsed. The extent of and within ten minutes disappenta the casualties is so far unknown.
FASCISTS AND REDS.
FREE FIGHT AT CANNING
TOWN HALL. -- COMMUNISTS BEHAVE LIKE FURIES.
WOMEN
A big Fascist meeting at the Town Hall, Canning Town, ended in a general fight between the Fasciate and the Reds, and the fight was continued in the street outside the building...
The trouble began with the very first attempt by a Fascist speaker to address the meeting.
beneath the surface of the
drowning her captain and 19 of her crew, and leaving only one man to tell the story of the disaster.
And what a marvellous rescue his was! Clinging to the bottom of the upturned ship's, lifeboat, wait- ing for the dawn, and hoping foll deliverance by some passing vessel, |Parashevar Beyls was fortunately scen by the crew of the French fishing boat Fortroft, of Cameret and rescued from death when almost complete exhaustion had overtaken
him.
But for this lucky circumstance. not a single word would have been known of the disaster, which would have gone down in history as another mystery of the sea.
Story Of The Disaster. The 8.8.
Steines, of Andros,
There were outbreaks of booing, hissing and the singing of "The Red Flag." A guard of young Fascists surrounded the platform to prevent it being rushed.
Women were prominent among Greece, a steamer of about 3,000 those who hurled their invectives at tons gross, left Cardiff with a cargo the Fascists. How would you like to cara a pound a week here?" and "What About the mine, disaster," were among the statements wildly shouted.
of fuel, bound for Volos. She was under the command of Captain stilitiades, a native of Andros, the
have
POLAR BLUFFS, Missouri,
May 10th.
Fascist port register of the vessel. fresh Every time A Une hundred were killed and 250
Everything appeared to speaker got up and went through injured by a tornado which swept the faree of trying to make himself gone well until the vessel was in the business quarter of the town heard, fresh jeers arose..
At last, when a woman Commu- the vicinity of the Land's End, destroying abnost every building
woman speaker the latter descend-morning, there came a tremendous wide long. No business premises within an area of 200-300 yards nist shouted something at a Fascist when about 6 o'clock on Friday were left undamaged and the pro-ed from the platform, and soon bang. Then all was confusion. In
blows between were women Fascists and the women less than a quarter of an hour the perty losses are estimated at over there Reds.
Within a few moments the whole Stenier had vanished, and all the Violent crew with the exception of two men place was in confusion. blows were exchanged, and there clinging to the upturned lifeboat was much shouting and scuffling. It was dark at the time, and he Some of the women Fascists had their hats dragged from their heads eays that within five or ten minutes of the occurrence the steamer dis- and their hair pulled.
$1,000,000.
The city was in darkness last night, and the cries of the injured could be heard on all sides.
BRITISH COLONIAL
CONFERENCE.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CO- OPERATION.
the
Fascists Baved By Arrival Of The appeared, he believes beneath the
Police.
Councillor Manners, A local
WEVER.
Shortly after Beyls had reached
Labour leader, did his best to re- store order, but so strong were the the life-boat another member of the passions aroused that he found his crew also reached it. He was able task impossible.
in the semi-darkness to recognise In the middle of this pan- his colleague and found he was onê
the chief demoniam
speaker, General Tulloch, tried to make his of the firemea. For an hour both speech and was met with cries of men held on thus, when suddenly "You would like another war" and the fireman was either washed off
man."
A number of tugboate conveying welcoming delegation of French men and Municipal authorities pro- ceeded down the bay at 2.30 this afternoon, but the anxious faces Sir Grigg and Sir Guggisberg," You want to cruah the working the haat or released his hold from showed that hopefulness at time was at a low cbb.
No Definite Newa.
LATER.
the
Mystery surrounds the where abouts of Nungesser and his com-
panion.
-No definite news had been re- ceived up to 8.30 local time.
It is reported from Washington that after receiving ofhoisi reports that Nungesser's plane was sight ed off the New England coast, the Navy Department was later advis ed by the Beston Navy Yard that the machine's identity had not been established. The machine sighted might have been a coastguard plane
route to Gloucester, Massachu setts, while the authorities of the Nautical Observatory at St. John's Newfoundland, is of opinion that Nugesser may have descended. among the fishing fleet on the Grand Banks.
A Problem For France.
As one of the fishing vessels The French authorities are doing much. They have established posts carry wireless, possibly no news throughout Southern Morocco in may he received for two or three which the people are collected and weeks. fed, and they are providing work for them in the making of reads; but, judging by the aunsher of miserable beings one sees at Mar- rakesh and in its district, there remains still much to be done.
The famine area is not confined to the Sus. It includes the pro- vince of Draa and extends to the town of Tafilet, south of the Atlas Mountains, where French rule is not yet established.
CONVICT EATEN BY SHARKS.
Robert Dieudonne, the notorious bandit, was eaten by sharks while trying to escape from the French penal station at "Devil's Island," French Guiana.
GOVERNOR'S VIEWS. (THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 9th. The importance of the Colonial the Colonies and Protectorates from the point of Office Conference to view of the Colonies is stressed by Governors of Kenya and of the Gold Coast, respectively.
The youngest Fascists particular The latter, in an interview by ly were jeered at by the demon- Reuter, declared that the Colonies strators, some of whom shouted at
So far as he was concerned there was no more to tell, except his co- have now a really big opportunity them, "What did you do in the of accuring co-operation between war
Realising that it was impossible firmation of what Was already themselves.
the to continue their meeting, Fascists gather their forces and known, that he was taken on board their flaga and marched off to Cana French fishing boat and brought ning Town Station, followed by a to Newlyn. jeering crowd,
the
Sir Grigg likewise was sanguine as regards the Conference, and stress- ed the opportunities of Kenya, which ultimately would curry a large European population, with natives sharing in the development. He expressed the opinion that a was given to the Fascists in truc common system of research would greatly assist Whites and Natives towards economie prosperity,
UNITED STATES TRADE.
CHINA A DISTURBING FACTOR.
On the station, where the order
sheer exhaustion, and was seen no
more.
Sole Survivor's Story. Apparently at 8 o'clock in the military fashion to dismiss, the morning he was awakened by a trouble broke out again and a fierce loud bang, and running on deck, fight took place.
The arrival of the police saved he found the steamer down by the the Fascists from what was an ugly head, with a big liat to starboard. situation for them, and one man was arrested.
£4,000 OUTLAY SAVED £5,000 A YEAR. INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY
AND INDUSTRY.
Increased output with decreased
The other members of the crow were then on deck, endeavouring to launch the port lifeboat.
This was & difficult operation. The steamer's position was so eri tical that she threatened to founder at any moment, and the angle at which the ship was lying, together with the heavy sea that was run- ning, made it extremely dangerous, as the sequel proved. ·.
The captain and, Beyls were `at: the davit falls lowering the life
upset the lifeboat, and threw the
stormy sea.
NEW YORK. Despite the spurt in American trade activity, the figures for the first quarter of the year will be con siderably below those for the corres ponding period of a year ago. The volume will still be huge, however, and if it can be maintained there will be genuine satisfaction. The strain and fatigue to the worker is bost, into which the remaining 19 A battle appears to be imminent bion, which remains perfectly quiet.
irregularity and unsatisfactory con- the aim of the National Institute members of the crew had got, when in the region of Wuhu.. The
dition of the stock market, how. of Industrial Psychology, of which a big wave struck the steamer, and Northerners have taken up line
Bir llobert Witt, vice-chairman, ever, suggests that Wall Street is the Earl of Balfour in president. from Liuanchow to Lake Hochow,
uncertain regarding the ability of
said the institute's investigator
The feelings of Captain Stili- and they are faced by the Southern
the country to continue along the presiding at the annual meeting, wool of its occupants into the present lines and remain econo.and found it possible, by replan- 7th, 16th and 44th Armies. Desul
DULY PAID INTO BANK. tory firing is now taking place.
Dieudonne, with six others, left mically sound.
were thus left alone on the steamer Industry is not much concerned ning the work of tram-car builders, tiades and Beyla-the two men who
to reduce the number of times the Wuhu is almost devoid of troops
This is the spring. How are the the island in a boat. The boat cap
described. people of the Bus and other disized, and four of its occupants over the strike of the soft-coad worker had to stoop from 112, tomay be better imagined than NANKING, May 9th.
[THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.]
tricts under French dominion to including Dieudonne, it is believed miners, who are believed to have IL.M.S. Woodcock, whilst cruis-
Apparently Beyls plunged into and time saved. be kept alive till the coming of were eaten by sharks. The two launched upon a. losing fight which sight. That meant reduced fatigue ing near Nanking yesterday, wal
Careful study of the monotonous the sea and swam to the upturned will end with the acceptance of a LONDON, May 9th.
The problem is survivors swam back to land, next year's crops?
#lifeboat which he was successful in to severe rifle fire, subjectod
Dieudonne WAS sent to the lower wage and the probable demise
operation of note-counting in which the British gunboat replied In the House of Commons, "an a vast one, and to cope with it will
the part of "Devil's Island 15 years ago for of their union. to with machine-guns.
to questions, Bir Austen require great effort on
For the moment the Chinese bank, on which a large number of reaching. the part he played in the activitiof
giris are employed, greatly im the French administration. It is Gunfire between Nanking and answer Pukow
was entirely suspended Chamberlain stated that the com- now too late to hope for rain in the of the Famous Bonaot gang of situation is the most disturbing proved the working conditions and There can be no crops in that motor-car bandita, raided factor in the business situation, as shortened the working day by half yesterday.
pensation agreed by the Hankow Sus.
a serious curtailment of American an hour without reducing the num country this year, and no grass for banks in many parts of France and CHINKING, May olh A stoster convoy in charge of Government for the looting at Kiu- the flocks. The people are already shot cashiers or police who opposed trade with that country is foreseen bey of notes counted.
them. When the gang was finally if the disaffection spreads. Twenty a British gunhost arrived, hore kinng had been paid to the Hong selling their cattle, from Shanghai without being fired Kong & Shanghai Bank at Hankow
who
The skipper of the Foxtrott said- as the time he picked up Beyls the
sea was not very rough, though it
was raining heavily. There was no
aign of the as. Stenier, So far as
In one case, the management he could make out, Beyls must have
It is no exaggeration to say that brought to book they all declared per cent. of China's imports are of found that by acting on suggostions been clinging to the boat between There was a small exchange of on March 15th to the credit of the unless relief, I forthcoming Im- that Dieudonne had taken no part] American merchandise, and 25 per made by the institute a single out two and three hours, and it WIN nediately the people must die by in their exploits.-British United cent, of her exports find their way lay of £4,000 would yield an an really marvellous he had been able
to hold on so long. nual saving of £5,000,.. to the United States,
on during its up-river. gunfire across river yesterday.
Consul-General's account.
hundreds
Press.