THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 14th, 1927.
EX-JAPANESE WAR MINISTER IN PEKING.
DRASTIC NATIONALIST ACTION AGAINST THE JAPANESE.
SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS DRAWN UP AT SHANGHAI NATIVE CITY.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND JAPANESE PEOPLE WARNED.
BARON TANAKA AGREES TO WITH. DRAWAL OF JAPANESE TROOPS.
Al a mass meeting, held in Shanglan Native City, amber of resolutions were unamously passed with reference to the proposed bageaft of Japanese goods. The resolutions, as will be SEP u mum of the telegrans printed on this page, were of a drastic chaeter, and eucluded by resolving that "telegrams be seat to warn the Japanese Government as well as the Japaneen people.
Judging by another telegram 15 hand frowa Shunghai, whieb hex been received from a local vernacular contemporary Wah 7x: Fat Pro the Japanes. Government have taught the time has arrived tes entit China's indignation towards Jagar,"
sported. That Haven Tanaka, the Promine,has cutsented to the Foreign Ministers proposal that the Japanese Government should immediately withdraw the Japanese troops from North
China,
No official confirmation a report.
band with reference to this
Renter states that Mr. Yamannshi, es-Japanese War Minister Che! 3) has arrived in Peking, and it is rumoured that he will attend to make prace between North and south.
CHIALI AND SHANSI WAR SHANTUNG TROOPS STILL
PREPARATIONS.
(Wah Ts: Yat Paar.
SHANGHM, June 13th. Shekeloeng, at the junction of the Chingtung Taiyurt and Kin-Han Tallways, has been placed under
law by the Feng sleet orbial Tienes military. Railway come ! munistom leading to Shansi has been suspended; and commercial activity in the city has been stopped at night.
At Taiyuen, the expital of Shan si, an important conference will be
called to consider the campaign against the Fengtrenese, at which) representatives
RETREATING.
(Fah Txt Yat Pao Y
SHANOIAL. June 13th. After surrendering Haichow, Sun Caen Fang sermnants retreated 11 Tuchong, south of Shantung, from which they also erneunte owing to ventimuvas pressure of the
Sont herners,
THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA."
RE ENGINED AND REFITTED.
TO TAKE PRINCE OF WALES AND PREMIER
TO CANADA.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 13th. The Canadian Pacific Cu's Em- presa of Sustralia, has been re engined and refitted at Glasgow Her speed has been increased from sixteen to twenty knots and her fuel il consumption reduved from 205 to 150 tons daily.
She arrived at Southampton from which port she will start un he first trip to Quebec on the 25th inst.
She
L
VIVE FRANCE.”
MELO-DRAMATIC ARREST OF ROYALIST DAUDET.
HOW THE PREFECT DID THE TRICK.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
of
19215
THE LINDBERGH RECEPTIONS.
HERO AND MOTHER GUESTS AT THE WHITE BOUSE.
COMMEMORATIVE POSTAL
STAMP.
BETTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]
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WARS AND CHINA'S SUMMER RESORTS.
DEARTH OF HOLIDAY-MAKERS AT TSINGTAO AND CIFEFOO.
THE POLITICAL POSITION IN
SHANTUNG,
CELO, June 1st. Tsingtao, the Riviera of the Far East," is not likely to ex- periete any rent influx of holi- day makers this summer on account
says a
IN HANKOW.
BUSINESS STILL HELD UP.
YANGTSZE POSITION
IMPOSSIBLE.
HANKOW, June 7th. The ste. Alawn, which has been Uue river to lebang, whither it tak
party of business, men to inves tigate the possibilities" of resuup- tion af trade, has returned and will leave for Shangha: this evening.
Reports brought buck by the dele Ratten art not encouraging. Des
WASHINGTON, June 13th. Lindbergh was whisked from on! iereption PARIS, daue 1st.
another yesterday Leon Daudet, Editor and Man- CA CHILE. After he and his mother
of the war situation in Shnatang,pite the fact that they found fair ager
the Royalist
journal, had dined in state with President
North China Daily News goes available on the Middles Fenncaise, Actionn
melo and Mrs. Coolidge at the tempor
Yangisze, they ennender the reopen - ng of trade inndvisable for many dramatically
following ary White House, where they have corrergondent. In a normal year, arrested
heen installed during their stay the hotel and boarding house ac upon disorderly sceurs at the news- paper liking, after Daudet kad here. Mr. Kellogg introduced the commodation is almost fully takes declined to surrender to serve the here at the Minnesota Society ban up at this time, but this season 1 which Lindbergh, whose only those who are the most ver- sentence passed on him in Savem-
+420-24 her 125, for libelling the driver of father was once a Congresso forturesome would venture forth to the cab in which his son was fouta Minnesota, said that all Europe Tsingtao.
admired the American air mail shot.
Daudet accused the police of the murder and had since cúnducted a
tremous campaign against
will carry the Prince of Wales and Mr. Baldwin to Canada i police. in July for the Canadian Jubilee Celebrations.
the
There butulted Royalist support ers assembled at the building to prevent the execution of the war-
Pant
The Canadian-Pacific Co. do not intend to replace her by another
There was fighting and several ship on the Pacific Roule at pre-
the unsettled com- of the palire were taken to hos send, owing t dition of China having prejudicial- | pital. ly affected trade.
IRISH ELECTIONS.
NECK AND NECK
STRUGGLE."
THROUGH BER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON. June 13th. The Dish Free State elections will acrelve themselves into a neck and neck struggle between the Government party and the Funna Fail (the followers of De Yalera).
There are 130 seats to be filled.
Government Fianna Fait
Japan's Troops In North China. and at midnight the state of the The Japanese Premier, Baron parties was
has consented to The Tomaka, Foreign Minister's proposal that the Japanese Government should immediately withdraw the Japanese troops from North China in order to calm hinese indignation to- wards Japan.
Marshal Chiang. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek return. irom Marshaled to Nanking early this morning Chuang Kal Shek and Marshai from Hangehow, where he had been Consulting with Mr. Chang Ching Feng Yu sang will attend.
Kang and many other Kuomintang leaders concerning the coming campaign auainst the Northerners.
(With Tez Yat Paos. Resolutions Against The Japanese.
SHANGHAI, June 13th.
At
mass meeting in Shanghai
Labour ... Independents
Farmers National League Sinn Fein
The figures show that the Cou stitutionalists muster 63 and the Republicans 2 seats.
Mrs Mary MeSwiney, the leader of the Sinn Fein party, has been defeated.
Coolies Exorbitant Charges.
Wrue, June 12th. Two members of the staff of the Asiatic Petroleum Company were
**
Prefect
Later be
shed: "
Pobec to day of
bim harangued Dandet. asking
desired-French-kisød-
aher
hefore
Province Overrun By Agitators.. but what we lack is passe- The war situation in Shantung is very critical just now, and if any get air service."
The climax to yesterday evening's į indiration were needed of this fact, functions was Lindbergh's appear. one has but to realize the gravity
of #15 4,000 people when
Government's Japanese Postmaster-Geneval New presented decision to send 2,000 soldiers to him with a copy of the new postal
Tsingtao for the protection of stamp bearing his portran.
So far as is Japanese interests. The Smithsonian Institute also known, most of the Japanese women of Tsinanfu have gone to Tsingtan presented the Langley Medal.
un the advice of the Japanese authorities, leaving the men behind
BRITISH GUNNERY AT JUTLAND
• Fin Framer," retorted Daudet | GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. surrendering to the police, who, however, had taken precautions, against the flare of their chief's speech, to have firehose and ad- ders haudly.
THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
"Without Incident."
Puis, June 13th.
was arrested this morning without inesdent.
INFERIOR RANGE FINDERS
AND AMMUNITION.
It has always been accepted as one of the features of the Battle
of futand that German marksman-
to carry on.
-According to reliable reports. Shantung is overina by agitators and propagandists in the employ
of the enemy, ever on the looknut
for
to opportunity 15
create reable. Then, too, taking advan tage of the military disorganiza- tion that has set in, bandits have
ominenæed to operate on a grand scale. It has been given out from Japanese sources that this danger
troyer Kayaki to be despatched here.
The Royalist lender, M. Dandet, ship was at its best in the opemas frau bandis has caused the des
of the action and steadily de generated, whereas British marks mundi took longer in ranging. haut steadily improved. In the official history of the battle con- piled by the German Naval Staff
BALKANS' FERMENT.
YUGO-SLAVIA AND THE ALBANIAN INCIDENT.
MAY COME BEFORE THE LEAGUE.
Chefoo's Hotel Managers. Chefeo is normally another popu- lar summer resort for China resid-
SUDHOLM,
In The first piner, local paper money is worthless, and, despite the fact that the urines have been dis. golyed. Iabone is still intransige und and very rusty. Nevertheless. at the moment the cost of living is
circumstan early normal, however, which, due solely to this fact that the troops at Wenhsien. are contseating rien, opium and silk, which are being sold Tchang fro what they will fetch.
The prevailing spirit of lawle ress, the delegation reports, han resulted in Chinese merchants in felang liquidating their business and transferring themselves and their capital to Shanghai as fast as possible, -for-uchtition - Japonese are closing. up their businesses, and the Asiatic Petroleum Company is withdrawing
nil stocks. Even the Salt Gabelle has paid off its staff and has closed
darwin.
The anarchy along the Michelles Yangtze is typified by the state of affairs existing between Shasi and lebang, between which ports no Fower than 52 handit stations have They ap been established. junks and lighters and extort heavy cassoons and tolls.
General Yang Sen has comman deered all stente.
mattor what flag they By, to transport his
other steamers he has taken is the a very much higher proportion of ents, but this year very much the 60,000 troops down the river. Amonk same situation is expected to pre-ex-China Merchants' Kiang Kiang, hits is claimed by the enemy fleet
which was on her way from Shang- The vail as is the case with Tsingtao. than is conceded to our own.
hai to Chungking with a full earge, Grand Fleet discharged 4,508 pro-Needless to say, hotel naungers are
The cargo was dumped on the brach jectiles and is credited with 100 not ferling as happy just now as and the vessel loaded with troops The Kiany hits. The High Seas Fleet dis
has not yet been reiensed. charged 3,597 shells and is credited
izen has made three voyages and with 120 hits. Thus the percentage of hits was 2.1 to the Eritish and 33 to the Germans. There is no
they might be, but it is all in then seut to Shasi. game and who knows but that there may be some change for the better soon! But when it comes to a feel- ing of security, Chefoo has it more
during the automer, the American Asiatic Fleet cones bere, and what an array of Uncle Sam's strength it is! It inspires confidence in the community and gives the local un tives much material for refretion.
The bandits along the river haves evin attacked these troop-ships, boarding and looting them.
It is believed here that if
desire the matter reason for questioning the correct. i than Tsingtao in that each year, General Yang Het advances and
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENYA, June 12th. Yugo-Slavia has communicated its version of the Albaman incident to Drummond (Secretary- Sir Brie General of the League of Nations) hut does nut brought up before the Council ot the the League of Nations, on ground that it does not fail within The scope of Article 12 of the Covenant of the League; neverthe member asking the Council to take
ness of these figures. The German version bears all evidence of a accuracy, and striet regard for where the British shooting was coo-
pany resolutions were passed as to effect that the Southern troops of attacked by coolies and slightly in- less she does not objret to 10 picuously good, as in the case of
beycult of Japanese goods, namely:
SINCE
1. Appering to all classes 10
relations economie
with
For pati
2.
To sever all industrial and Commercial eo-operation with the
Japanese.
3 To stop all Japanese goods
Another Southern Victory. The Southern General Wang Tin Pai. hus sent 1 telegram to the the 10th and 3rd Army Corps have jured, when they refused to pay the ridiculously excessive fées demand taken Beugcheeng and that theyed by coolies who had carried their are advancing further northwards.
luggage. (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] Hankow's Government "Purely Bourgeois."
HANKOW. June 12th.
talk with
In the course of a
From being imported through theater's correspondent, Mr. Eugene
Customs Houses.
4 Tarequest the Nationalist! Government to sever diplomatie rélations with Japan, and
Chen remarked that the Hankew Government is now purely hour Krois."
Whatever amount of truth there may be in this statement, it is in- 5 Thai telegrams be sent warn the Japanese Government as vreasingly evident as a fact in the
wel as the Japanese people.
10
past few days that the local au- thorities are legislating against Communism, realising the necessity for restoring confidence if the "financial blockade" is to be lift- ed, for this will only be possible after the removal of the heavy res frictions on normal trade.
"War Must Be Continued." On the 19th inst. & conference was held, in the sunehengwang Palace, Peking, by the Anknochm fenders. In the course of the con- ference, it was unanimously decided that the war with the Southerners
Meanwhile, the living conditions must be continued, in view of the
for foreigners are gradually re- impossibility of effecting a compro- wise, with the Southerners who dearning to normal. Many have re innnided that Fengtienese, dy the turned from the ships, where they Kuomintang flag and accept the have been living, to their resid-
iences, and their wives in some are returning to Hankow.
"Three People'a" doctrine; other wards, demanding the Feng tieuese Party's surrender not their co-operation.
JAPAN AS MEDIATOR.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TEXING, June 131b.
CARES
NAVAL WIXELENS.] Honan Propaganda Campaign.
HANKOW, June 12th...
The matter has been referred to the Chinese Commissioner for For eign Affairs.
Anti-Reds Control Kiukiang.
KIUKIANG, June 12th. The anti Red party have complete control of the situation, and the Reds have been given a week in which to leave the district. Lin, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, has now returned.
Southern Offensive Rosumed.
NANKING, June 12th. it is reported that the Southern resuming the offensive. There is nothing to report from Nanking or Pukow.
ers
are
Upper Yangtze Trouble.
ICHANG, June 12th. The military authorities in ports. in the upper reaches of the Yang- tsze beyond Hankow are causing trouble. Money is being demanded of rich Chinese in Ichang, accoin- panied by dire threats for failure to comply, and the wealthier einsses are enilenvouring to leave on this account.
CHENGLIN, June 12th.
The number of troops at Chang- lin is three or four hundred, not thousand, as reported yesterday.
Ningpo's Boycott,
SHANGHAI, June 12th.
110
;
up the matter.
Albanian
al-
the salvo firing by the Fifth Battle Squadron, dus tribute is paid to it
The German official account. tributes the results to the in feriority of the British armour protection and the comparatively
It is indeed a pity and a shame that the innocent should so often suffer for the guilty, and that Tsingtao and Chefoo should suffer just because a warlord or should come to clash in the province where these two excellent resorts are located.
two
takes Hankow, Ichang will be at tarked by his rivals Trom Chung- king, and that what little trade does pass will again. be ruptured. So that in the event of a anddru retrent by General Yang the posi tin will be worse, for his troops reters rather than fighters.-- Reuter
Banks Suspended Al Ichang.
SHANGAL, June 7th. Arcording to an Ichang mesage under the date of June 5th. bank- ing institutions there have suspærud- The Glories of Tsingtao,
ed busiares and the money circula- Who that has been in Tsingtaotion has been curtailed owing to Tafei are act- could ever forget the glorious auto- heavy unjust taxes. mobile ride from the Grand Hotel ing so boldly and robbery occurs so Laoshan, through georgeous frequently that foreigners three Chinose mer- upienie atare feeling uneasy. ountain scenery, or Monchen's Villa, with switoming in chants are quitting secretly for the fine pool of clear water. Who, Hankow for safety, according to thes if he happens to be a yachtsman sahur message.-Tuko. or one who enjoys going down to the sea in ships," could ever fail to grow enthusiastic over a sail in the Tsingtao Bay 1
A telegram from Belgrade, dated June 5th, stated: There has been i serious sequel to the arrest by the Albanianaline of an named Jarashkovitch, employed as a dragoman in the Yago-Slav Lega tion at Tirana, on a charge of 195
Despite Yugo-Slav protests, poor quality of our projectiles and his release has been refused, and range-finders as against their own. *
the Yugo - Slav
Chargin this conclusion British naval now
opinion is bound to agree. It is to staff have sailed from Darazzo. d'Affaires and the entire Legation
A Geneva message of June 6th an indisputable fact that many of our armar-piercing shalls crun- stated: The Albanian Government has telegraphed to the Secretariat-
like glass on impact, of the League of Nations declaring pled up that it attitude towards Yugo and good shooting was entirely Slavia is most conciliatory, but ali neutralized by faulty ammunition. its efforts to induce Belgrade to Probably also the Germans gained gunnery advantage soften the harsh terms in the Note to Albania, or revise the decision from the much greater mobility of to recall the Yugo Mlav represents their tacties. tives, have been in vain. J
THE ANGLO-GERMAN CONFERENCE.
SATISFACTORY CONVERSA-
TIONS.
considerable
we ern
But militarists must fight and politicians and agitators must have their own axes to grind and the in- cent must always suffer for the guilty!
BLOOD OF A SAINT.
CROWDS EMOTION AT NAPLES CEREMONY.
U.S. FLEET CORPORATION.
NEW DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.
Ti real lesson, which afford frankly to admit at this
The appointment of Mr. E. A. distance of time, is that we had
Kelly, vice-president in charge of relied rather too much on the
operations for the Clyde Line, to be fine old tradition of conscious
Director of Operations of the superiority" We came into the
United States Merchant Fleet Cor war fully convinced that our ships
poration, in place of Mr. James A were better than the German ships,
Wilson, was approved by the Ship- our methods superior to the Ger
ping Board recently. Mr. Kelly [THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
man methods, and although such
The Naples, correspondent of the commenced his new duties on April spirit is worthy of the British LEVERKUSEN, June 12th.
Navy, yet in a mechanical ago it London Timex wires-The cere 19th Mr. Kelly is a native of King- The urgent desirability of estab
s of este must be justified on the technicul monies associated with the biennialston, NY. All his business career internationa lishing
well as
the personal side. The liquefaction of the blood of Saint has been in the shipping business, patron Saint af and he has been associated with the courts, was agreed upon at the deterioration of the German marks Januarius, the Anglo German conversations, menmanship during the course of Naples, began at 10 o'clock on May Clyde Line for more than 30 years -first as secretary to the General tioned earlier
action rather suggests that the 1st and concluded at 10 p.m. understood that the conver
moral of the men was not so high In the morning a golden bust of Manager, chief clerk to the General It
the Saint was carried in procession Manager, assistant to the Vice-Pre- as in our own Fleet, unless we are to believe that German weapons along the streets of old Naples sident. He was General Superin- and instruments proved less equal under a rain of flowers from the tendent of the Clyde Line-then Cathedral to the Church Ranta General Agent of the Clyde and to the stress of battle than our own.
Chiara, and in the afternoon the Mallory Line. He was Assistant Post War Gunnery Silence.
phialk containing his food were General Manager, and later became The Admiralty have kept grimly similarly escorted.
Vice-President of the Clyde and
During the silent upon the gunnery of the
The prescribed prayers begne in Mallory Line. Fleet ever since the war. In the the evening at 7 o'clock in the pre-Mr. Kelly represented the Coast- days when we were preparing for Rence of Cardinal Ascalesi, the wise Lines on the National Adjust- LATER.
ment Commission; he also served A difference of opinion appar- the grent struggle our battle prac Archbishop of Naples.
The expected liquefaction being for the railroad administration, ently exists as regards a universal tice returns were published to the eight-hour day. The longer Ger world. We suppose it is safe to unusually delayed, the cries and giving attention to terminal inbour man working-day places England at assume that behind present-day entreaties of the faithful became matters and other phases of like more frantic till at 6.40 the dried character. He is now Chairman of a diandvantage, int it is considered silence & standard of efficiency now to be certain that there will be exists in which the spirit of "con-
The joy of the crowd was un- American Steamship Owners' Asso- legislation in the autumn making a scious superiority" would be justin began to dissolve into liquid. the Personal Committee of the many weeping with ciation, and has held that position shorter day compulsory throughout Red by the means as well as the bounded," men.-Naval und Military Record. emotion.
for several years. German industry.
Arict anti-British boycott is sations were most satisfactory from being enforced at Ningpo, and the British standpoint. The con- It would appear that the Hankow there has been talk of a likelihoodference passed a resolution to for of the spread of the movement to mulate a number of industrial pro- It is not seriously posals for submission to the forth Government intends, a big propa Shanghai. ganda campaign in Honan. The thought that this is at all probable. coming international conference of Yachts were out on the Whang- Chamber of Commerce at Stock- Propaganda Department left Han-
pao River yesterday, sailing up as holm.
8-Hour Day Question. There was for kow yesterday Chengehow, far as Longhua. where officials are still in confer-firing from the shore. ence, taking with them a large sum of money in silver dollars. It The situation in Hankow remains same. Foreigners aro much the able to walk about the streets of the British Concession without fear of molestation or insult.
Mr. Yamanashi, Japanese War Minister
in
jas 1921-23, arrived Peking at 7 o'clock this evening. is rumourd that he has a mission
from Baron Tanaka (the Premier) to attempt to make peace between the North and the South."
(Continued on next column).
The situation is generally quiet, though rumours are current.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] More French Troops From Indo-China, SHANGHAI, June 12th. Five hundred French troops have arrived here from Indo-China.
war