THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MAY
50,000 FRANCS FOR
NEWS
OF
CHANG TSO LIN AND CHIANG KAI SHEK.
FORMER WILLING TO CO-OPERATE.
CLAIMS THAT HE HELPED SUN YAT SEN-
AGAIN DENOUNCES THE
ACTIVITIES.
REDS
He is leaving
Chang Tao Lin is again in the limelight." Peking for the Front to inspect his Fengtien troops. He says that, having, assisted Sun Yat Sen, he might therefore co-operate with the Kuomintang in their presen! aspirations, provided Chiang Kai Shek will continue to "comb-out " all Communistic activities from the Party.
Marshal Chang has assured Wu Pei Fu that he will fulfil his promise, to aid him with munitions in his punitive expedition against Hankow, which Wa intends to conduct personally.
The two million sterling British claim, mentioned as being for lasses at Hankow, is now stated to be for the losses incurred at Nanking.
Further details regarding the outrageously insulting coraluct of a enulie towards a British "A.B." seaman, on which ocension the sailor proved able-bodied enough to send the said colie straight off to hospital, shows that Mr. Eugene Chen, though he has lost his job, has lost none of his effrantery.
Firing on ships passing Nanking is reported as more frequent.**
"becoming
The Chinese appear to be busily conjecturing as to the object of the visit of the British Minister to Shanghai despite the fact that a plain statement has been made on the point. CHINESE VESSELS: £2,000,000-FOR NANKING.
30 REPORTED COMMANDEERED ON THE WHANGPOO.
FIRING ON FOREIGN SHIPS.
TROOP MOVEMENTS.
NAVAL WIRELESS.]
SHANGHAI, May 14th Commanderving of Chinese steam and motor bonts on the Whangpoo River has been going on for some days, and some thirty have been secured. They are being taken to Kiangnan Dock to await further
anders.
сом-
Southern troops, it is reported, are concentrating near Fushan.
It is reported that Chiang Kai] Shek ordered his various manders at Chiakiang and Nanking to take the offensive on May 16th, in an effort to effect a landing on the North side of the river.
GRAVE FEARS ENTERTAINED
REGARDING HANKOW.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 13th.
A wireless message from Hankow states that the situation there is
MISSING
NEW NATIONALIST APPOINTMENTS.
CHINESE REPORTS REGARD. ING SIR MILES LAMPSON.
CHANG TSO LIN'S ACTIVITIES.
(Wah Taz Yat Poo).
SHANGHAI, May 15th. The Foreign Ministry of Nan- king Government has gazetted Mr. Lok King Fo as Foreign Commis sioner in Canton and Mr. Kuo Fai Chi to a similar post for Kiangsu province.
AIRMAN.
HOME "VIA SIBERIA,'
NOT SAFE FOR BRITONS.
www.m
WARNING FROM FOREIGN OFFICE.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, May 15th. Several British subjects intended
wire from
the
16th, 1927.
SILVER WEDDING
OF ENTENTE CORDIALE.""
FRENCH PRESIDENT'S STATE
VISIT TO ENGLAND.
REGAL PREPARATIONS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 15th.
the The silver wedding of
AFTER
FIFTEEN YEARS.
MISS MIDDLETON SMITH'S FAREWELL.
PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES AT ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE.
of After nearly fifteen years devoted work on behalf of St. Colk, Miss Stophen's Girls'
Colony,
She came out u 1912 to
to travel to England rid Siberia Entente Cordiale," is the phrase Middleton Smith is having the ased by Le Journal, with reference this week, but the British Legation to the State visit of M. Doumergut has received a Foreign Office, London, instructing them not to proceed by that "route at present.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.
RELIEF FUND NOW 1
MILLION DOLLARS.
LEVEES CRUMBLING,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]
NEW ORLEANS, May 15th, The Mississippi Flood Relief Fund is now G.$11,500,000.
According to Chinese sources, the mission of the British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, to Shanghai is to come, ito close touch with the Kuomintang authorities in order that Anglo-Kuomintang re- lations may be placed on a sounder basis. From other sources it is re ported that his mission is mainly in connection with the Nanking Affair and that Riter a week or so he will return to Peking.
The levees along the Bayou des Interviewed by a Chinese Press man, the Fengtienese Foreign Com Glaises are crumbling before the missioner, Mr. Wa Chun, snid that assault of the peut-up inland sea. Marshal Chang Two Lin would go Already there are four major and to Ilona, then to Pengpu (Anhui) at least a dozen minor breaks within and Hauchow in north-Kiangsu-for-175 miles of New Orleans.
purpose of consulting with Chang Tsung Chang on military He would also make a affairs. general inspection of the Feng tienese stationed at the front.
the
to London on the 18th inst., when the French President will be escort- ed from Calais by six French de- stroyers to Dover, where he will be welcomed by the Prince of Wales and Earl Crewe (British Ambassa dor to France). He will be received by the King and other members of Victoria the Royal Family at Station, and entertained at a State Banquet in Buckingham Palace in the evening.
acoom-
jo what was then a very small school, in rented premises, in Caine Road,
The present and past students of the College, including the Univer- sity women undergraduates at St. Stephen's Hostel, organised a fare well concert and presented some beautiful pieces of Chinese hand- work to the retiring Principal on Saturday evening.
I was estimated that over 1,000 people were present in the Great Hall of the College which was filled to overflowing, many of the late comers being in the corridors and verandahs outside.
Amongst those present were His M. Doutnergue will be panied by 31. Briand (French Honour Mr. Justice Wood and Mrs.
Minister) who, it
is Wood, Mr. W. W. Hornell, Vice- Chancellor of the University, Mr. Foreign understood, will confer with Sir and Mrs. Kwok Siu Lau, Dr. and Austen Chamberlain, particularly on Mrs. S. W. Txo, LL.D., Hon. Dr. LL.D., Professor and Mrs. Middle- the Rhineland, which is in an em-ton Smith, Professor and Mrs. the question of the evacuation of H. Kotewall, C.M.G., Dr. Pearec, Simpson, Rev. and Mrs. Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. Finnigan, Professor and Mrs. Wang, the Rev. G. T. Walde grave, the Rev. C. B. Shann, the Bex. A. D. Stewart and represents- tives of all the well-known Chinese families in Hong Kong.
arrassing position for Dr. Strese in reported, is the amann, who, it contemplating resignation if Locarno-hopes-are-not fulfilled
Hundreds of workers, who had boen fighting this section against the irresistible rise of the Missis sippi have given up in despair and THE ARCOS abandoned their homes for Refugee Concentration Camps. Finance Corporation To Be Formed.
WASHINGTON, May 15th. The Federal Farm Loan Board-
Marshal Chang Tao Liz declares that he assisted Dr. Sun Yat Sen in the work of the Chinese revolu Lion, and therefore it is not impos- growing more tense since the newssible to co-operate with Chiang Kai has approved of the organisation of -has-lenked out that General Yang Shek, should he comb-out all Coma Finance Corporation by Missis Sen has captured Tchang and smanistic activities from the Kuo-Bippi bankers to relieve the farmers
aving down-river to Hankow.
Yang Sen was originally with Wu Poi Fu, and then became a Nationalist. Latterly he had gone over to the Northerners. He was responsible for the Wanhsien in cident last September.
mintang.
Marshal Chang has telegraphed to Marshal Wu Pei Fu to the effect
that he will keep his promise io support him with ammunition in
Hankow Government. Marshal his coming expedition against the Chang also assures him that he has Thousands of middle-class Chin- ordered General Yu Hsau Chung's
direction.
ese in Hankow, unable to leave the part, are taking refuge in the Japanese Concession, anticipating Krave trouble in Uaakow soon.
The Nationalists have seized all the flour in the native city for the troops out the Honan front. The price of flour has arisen 25 per Another Naval Wirelres message cent. The price of rice is rising, scarce of May 14th states that there are and it is becoming more considerable troop movements re- daily. ported from Wuchang cross the river from Hankow up to the Honan front. Otherwise there is nothing to report.
No change.
is
Wout, May 14th.
NANKING, May 14th. Firing at foreign ships passing Three Nanking
increasing, bullets struck ships anchored in the river. Otherwise the situation in
normal.
HANKOW, May 14th. There was considerable general firing from the North bank yester- day, with an occasional reply from Lion Hill. There has been. less rifle fire.
There
CHISEIANG, May 14th.
The Goolle Incident,
A coolie yesterday walked on to a pontoon at which H.M.S. Fan- derer was lying. He had no busi- a bluejacket on ness there, and duty ordered him off. The coolie then spat in the bluejacket's face, whereupon the bluejacket knocked the voolie down with the butt end of his rifle. The British Consul has protested to Mr. Chen regard ing the coolie's conduct, and Mr. Chea has protested to the Consul regarding the blue bluejacket's
action.
The foregoing incident ordinarily would be a minor and unimport- ant one, but at the present time is symptomatic of the tensences of the atmosphere.
of that State suffering from the floods.
The Corporation will be able to borrow G.84,000,000 on the basis of a million dollars paid up capital.
FRENCH LOANS,
troops to be placed under bsi (Wu's) TO CONVERT FLOATING DEBT
(Yu Hana Chung was Marshal Wu's Houanese general previous to his desertion to the Fengtienese side.)
The Southerners now engaging with the Shangtung troops in An- hui, are reported to have captar- ed Chiao-yien, near the Chão-hu Lake, on the 11th inst. Three other districts were also taken by the Southern forces,
THE BRITISH MINISTER.
LEAVING FOR SHANGHAI TO-DAY.
[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 14th. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister at Peking,, leaves Tientsin for Shanghai on May 10th.
THE ATLANTIC MYSTERY.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S
MESSAGE.
50,000 FRANCS OFFERED.
INTO CONSOLS.
A FLOOD OF FRANCS.
[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
PARIS, May 15th. Ten thousand million francs have already been subscribed to the 8 Per Cent. Loan for converting part of the Floating Debt into Consols. This is the first time that a simi- lar operation has been so success- ful Bince the 1020 Loan which reached 16,000 million.
Three Bulion Francs Subscribed.
LATER. Tenders for the new French Six Per Cent. Conversion Loan have now reached three billion francs, which will probably be largely ex- eceded. No operation of this kind has been so successful since 1920, when the Government Loan pro-
duced 18 billions.
U.S. OIL PRODUCERS. SEMINOLE OILFIELD
TRANSACTIONS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
£2,000,000 Nanking Claims.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Clains of £2,000,000 ancntioned
WASHINGTON, May 13th. yesterday, on the part of the Bri-
President Coolidge has telegraph- tish, refer to the damag, and re parations at Nanking, not Hamed to M. Doumergue saying he were considerable move-kow, as erroneously reported yes hopes Nungesser and Coli will be found, and assuring France that ments yesterday from the South terday.
Sir Miles Lompson, who intends the American Government will do
TULSAS, Oklahoma, May 15th, to the North bank below Chinking interviewing the British comman-everything" humanly possible" in
Those planning the curtailment of Another Division of the 3rd Army ders at Shanghai, is to leave Tien their search for the brave French
aviators.
the oil production at the Seminole arrived on the 12th inst. Large isin for Shanghai on May 18th.
Oilfield have been met by the Presi. More Firing. Upon Warships. Vain Search Of Canadian Coasts.
dent of the Barusdal Refining Com- numbers of troops have been em-
SHANGHAI, May 14th.
OTTAWA, May 14th.
pany with the announcement that barked on steamier ready to move.
Firing on ships passing Nanking The Marine Department The North shore guns fired a few is becoming more frequent.
nounces that fog is impeding the the Company will not participate in Yesterday, the U.S. destroyer Canadian Government patrol hoats the scheme. Altogether. 16 out of rounds in the direction of the town-
for Captain Nungesser the 33 companies, operating with yesterday. Foreign residences are illabary was fired on twice, while search
H.M.S. Sirdar and the British between Cape Breton Island and the Seminole Field, have approved
of the resolution for curtailment. reported to be vacated.
steamer fling were both fired on Newfoundland. while they were anchored.
Several ships proceeding in con- voy down-river were also fred on near Nanking.
WU PEI FU REORGANISING HIS TROOPS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY:]
BHANGHAI, May 14th. General Wú Pei Fu, who since his defeat more than six months ago has been in retirement, has suddenly reappeared in the mili tary arena.
THE U.S.S. "PILLSBURY " AGAIN FIRED ON.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
The
inst.
SHANGHAI, May 15th. U.S.F Pillsbury was again on at Nanking on the 14th
It is reliably learned that with fired his staff, he left Hunghsien, near Honanfu, on Thursday, for Nan-
HONANFU CAPTURED. yang, in South-Western Honan, in order to re-organjee his troops
[TDOOR BEUTER'S AGENCY.] there, which are said to number 80,000 and which at present are
SHANGHAL, May 18th.* under various subordinate Generale.
A wireless
from the It is believed that he will por- Ronally take command in a fresh Hankow Government claims that drive against Hankow, probably Feng Yu Hsiang has captured
Honaniu in co-operation with Yang Sen.
message
the slightest trace of the patrols or any coastal or trans- Atlantic steamer.
*ths yet been found by the
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. May Have Descended Near Coast,
-
PARIS, May 14th. The papers are closely following the search of Capt. Nungesser off the Canadian and American coasta. ly that Capt. Nungessor descended They are of opinion that it is like Dear the const or on one of the lakes in Labrador.
80,000 Francs Reward Offered. PARIS, May 18th. It is understood that M. Hompart, Director of the newspaper Paris Spurt, has sent Mr. Roy, the Cana dian Commissioner at Paris, 50,000 francs as a reward to anyone dis covering Nungessor in Canada.
PROPOSED TRANSFER OF SOVIET ORDERS.
FF
7
Are
To speak the truth, we proud of you, not only because you have worked so diligently for B. Stephen's Girls' College, but it is through your hard toil and effort the 8. Stephen's Hostel has been started and well organis- ed. Again, we are deeply can- to join the 8. Stephen's Girls' College and the Fairles School together as one united school, and now your great desire has been fulfilled and the two schools, under you, have grown day by day. The cost satisfactory fact is, not only that the work has been splendidly improved, but the tone of the schools has reached the highest standard.
As regards your going home, although we are very sorry in- deed and shall miss you, yet we know it is both for your health's sake and for the anke of those and who look who love you forward to your return, BO WO have to spare you reluctantly to your own in England. Our sor-
from at parting
VOL: મ brightened, when we remember that your heart is so large that there will be always WAIM corner reserved for us, whom you have loved and taught in the Far East.
row
д
ils
We hope that during your furlough at your home, though far away you will still take drep interest in this side of our college life and pray for work will br so that our inspired by your prayers for us all. We wish you a happy and pleasant voyage, and we eagerly look forward to
your speedy return Hong Kong to exert in person your energy to serve this College again
We are, your loyal and devoted nupils,
mora
THE STUDENTS OF ST. STEPHEN'B GIRLS' COLLEGE Miss Middleton Smith expressed her regret at leaving the school in which she had worked for than fourteen years. The proceedings opened with a
of
AD English concert consisting RAID.
"Hong Kong," she said, "is t play, various musical items and a place of comings and goings and Chinese play composed by one of it is one of the hardest things in the students. It was entitled "The life to say good bye" to thore Binck Eagle and the Red Butterfly." whom we love. To-night, as I look Six of the girl students who are ant on this vast hall, full of those hoarders in the College took the I claim as friends, my feelings are parts. They were very successful mixed. Sadness fills my heart RS A feature of the play was the sword I think of the day, not far distant, work (known as Chinese boxing) when I leave you, my dear Chinese between two rival brigands. This friends, and this land of China obtained great applause from the that i love and have sought to serve audience who evidently appreciated in
small way.
Yet, the the complicated evolutions of the sadness is tempered with joy be
An English translation of
cause my friendship with you all Tivals. the play revealed quite a good plot is so sure and true that it will
Members of the staff of the Col worthy of the excellent acting. lege gave an admirable exhibition of handhell ringing. The kinder garten amused the audience with more than one "turn which were obviously unrehearsed.
"TEN MILLIONS
INVOLVED.
{TURUUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, May 15th.
At an Extraordinary Session of the Soviet Council of Trade and Industry a resolution was adopted atrongly protesting against the raid at the Arcos premises and declaring that it will lead to the break up of the mutau! Anglo-Russian trade relations established during the last few years.
parts of
It was proposed that the Foreign Miss Caroline Braga and Miss May Ung played classics! pieces on the pianoforte in very fine style.
THE PRESENTATIONS.
Bome
stand the strain of distance and separation and continue through the years to come, although we may never neet again.
May I thank you, first of all, for your presence here this evening, parents, old girla, English friends, and present day students. Then,
may
say how unworthy I feel of
all the gracious and kind things friend and fellow-worker, Mr. my
mast
precious
Trade Commissariat permit the
to otber transfer
countries of "Licencca covering orders to the extent
· al ten millions aterling,
After the interval the platform | Lo Kwan Sheung has said. I thank which it had been proposed to place
was occupied by the Principal (Mias him and the other Chinese gentle- in Britain and that the necessary
We have negotiations be immediately started Middleton Smith), Miss Atkins, Mr. men who have presented me with with these countries," but declaring Lo Kwan Sheung (Director of Chi. this beautiful poem.
and one of my that Soviet industry and trade uese Studies), Mrs. W. K. Cheung, always worked happily together, would guarantee the fulfilment of all Miss Lee Luk Wa, (head girl of the memories will be the remembrance. of the loyalty and help given no obligations following from orders School), Miss Helen Wu and Miss placed in Britain, subject to obtam Diana Ho.
Miss Lee made an introductory entirely by the Chinese and Eng ing the same grantees from British firms with which they were speech in which she expressed the lish Staff. Then may I thank ail gratitude of the present and past the girls for these very beautiful dealing.
students of the College, and their presents and also the Staff for the parents, to Miss Middleton Smith handsome tea set presented to me for her devoted work on their be- to-day. For the affection and ap- half. She then asked Miss Middle previution expressed in the address. My deep regret, in looking back toa Smith to accept the gift of a
over these fourteen years, is that handsome carved blackwood, chest and stand, also a carved cabinet and I could not do thore for you all. I feel that I do not deserve all the stand, from the present students.
Mr, Lo, on behalf of the Chinese very kind things that you have
Enid. staff,
read
3 poem, composed
You have helped to build up the especially for the occasion which described Miss Middleton Smith's school. When I think of the sma]] carcer in Hong Kong and her work achoul of forty girls of which I was Principal that the things we plan- on behalf of women's education in asked by Archdeacon Barnett to be laudatory terms.
CINEMA "STARS" AND POLISH PRINCES.
POLA NEGRI MARRIES.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SERAINCOURTE, Scine et Marne
May 15th
Pola Negri has married the Polish Prince, Serge Mdivani. The film star, Mae Murray, had already married Serge's brother. The fami
were present.
Sp
NORWAY'S NEW CUSTOMS TARIFFS.
NO GENERAL INCREASE.
{THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]
OSLO, May 14th. The Storthing has adopted a Bil to revise the Customs tariffs which does not involve any general in- crease in duties.
Miss Helen Wu read the followed have come to past and realise bous bride and bridegrooming address in English which was that our numbers are considerably followed by a translation in Chinese over 500 to-day, I wish to say that the success has been due to the read by Miss Diana Ho.
generous support and trust of the The address was as follows:-
Dear Miss Middleton-Smith, parents, the loyalty and hard work In taking this opportunity of of the staff, and the cheerful obedience and devotion of the having a farewell party allow us
studenta. to say a few words to express
For the future I have ao to you our deep appreciation of
fears. Our school motto is "In your self-sacrifice in coming to our land of Chins for fourteen faith go forward." My friend, years, to teach us, Chinese girls. Miss Atkins, will pursue the Bam We are glad to say that we all policy which I have adopted,
I have tried to work in recognise the marvellous way in know. which you have shown us how to accordance with the true genius of aim at the best both in Chinese the Chinese people-not imposing and Western education. You have Western methods, but accking on been a kind and faithful Prin- firm Christian principles to blend cipal to both the past and the the best in Eastern and Western present students, and your loving culture. Mrs. Cheung, my co-head- concern for the welfare of our mistress, will see that the higie College has shown itself in your standard attained in Fairlea will untiring efforts in helping to continue. I have valued her friend- build new premises the abip of many years standing. But college, and as now we are so my greatest hope is in you, the old fortunate as to have the oppor- girls of 8.8.0.C., and the girls tunity of studying in such a still studying in the school. Your beautiful and healthy place, we loyalty and devotion to all that is cannot forget that it is you who highest and best, is the rock on planned for us to gain it. You which this school stands to-day. have taken great interest in us, Wherever I have journeyed, East and loved us like your children, or West, I have found old 8.8.0.0. therefore it is our duty and girls spoken highly of. See to it privilege to thank you who have that you keep the good name of taught us always with a smiling our school unsullied." face,
The artificial silk duty is con siderably lowered.
The silk duty is increased. A new duty on wool is intro- duced, and the duties on woollen articles are increased.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS,
INDIAN DISASTER.” ... LAUNCH SINKS, 50 DROWNED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The B.. Santhia (B.L. and Apcar Line), will leave Amoy for this MADRAS, May 14th. It is reported from Rajahmundryport to-morrow (Tuesday) after- were noon, and is due here on Wednesday that nearly fifty persons
afternoon, drowned through the sinking of a launch which was proceeding in terrific gale off Gutale. Polavaram when it was caught in th
SHARP "QUAKE" AT MANILA.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)
MANILA, May 14th.
"
A sharp quake lasting 20 seconds occurred at 11.14 yesterday night. It awoke sleepers,
The R.M.S. Empress of Canada is due in Hong Kong at 2 p.m. to-day, and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon Whari. She will leave for Manila on Tuesday, at 5 p.m.
The R.M.S. Empress of Asia left; Shanghai at 8 am, on Saturday, and was due at Nagasaki a1 p.m. yesterday.
The
Bluc Funnel Line
感涵。
Meriones and B. Antenor arrived nt London on May eth and May 11tb, respectively.
for
never
eacouraging words and valu "So great is my affection for able instruction. Your work has you all that even should I been so faithful and true that it return to China, you will know has been greatly blessed by God, that in England a home awaits you and has produced a plenteots if any of you come there in the harvest to His glory. Our par future and that I shall be there to ents have admired your work, "another" and help you, even as and they have boon very pleased I have tried to do here. Once at having placed their children again I wish to thank you for all under your guidance, and have your goodness to me during these always found in you a true and years of happy service in Hong helpful friend.
Kong."