SOUTHERN ARMY'S PREPARATIONS TO ATTACK THE NORTH."
DISPOSITION OF FENG YU HSIANG'S ARMY,
"RED" LEADER AVERS LOYALTY TO SUN YAT
SEN'S DOCTRINE.
ALSO TO A SINO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE.
The Southern Army, or the portion of it in the vicinity of Hsuehow, together with Feng Yu Hsiang's troops, intend to march unitedly upon the north on July 1st.
Tho disposition of Feng's troops, under their respective genernis, has been determined. Evidently, they are to be employ- ed mainly on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, where the "White" Russians are with armoured cars,
Tang Seng Chi, the "Reds" Generalissimo, says that in poli- tical affairs he will not only abide by Sun Yat Sen's famous tripartito doctrine, but will likewise advocate a Sino-Chinese doc. trine, which also was the wish of the deceased Kuomintang leader.
::
FENG RETURNS TO
CHENGCHOW..
(Wah Tez Yat Puo.)
SHANGHAI, June 23rd. After the close of the conference at Hauchow, Marshal Feng Yu -Hsiang returned to Chengchow. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek went to Nanking on the 22nd inst.
It is reported that in the coming expedition against the Northerners, the Southerners will, in co-opera tion with Feng Yu Hlaing's troop march towards the North from along the Tientsin Pukow and Kin- Han railways, respectively.
General La Chung Lan, Feng Yu Haing's subordinate, has been ap- peinted commander directing the Troops stationed along the Kin-Han railway, General Chen Tao Yuen, commander of the troops at the Tientsin Pukow railway, and Chin Yun An, commander directing the forecs go the Lunghai railway.
Orders for a general attack on the Northerners by all forces at the three railways will be given on July 1st.
CHINA AND TREATY REVISION.
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"RED" GENERAL'S POLI- TICAL SENTIMENTS.
(Wah Tss Fai Pay),
SHANOHAL, June 23rd. General Tang Seng Chi, when he arrived at Changsha, on the 19th st., issued a circular telegram to the effect that he, in dealing with political and military affairs, would act in accordance with the Three People's" doctrine. Dr. Sun, he continued, had laid down the policy of a Sino-Russian Allianec. There fore, he could not ignore it.
According to a Peking report, General Chin Yua Ao is leading his Honanese to attack Shantung from the eastero Shantung border.
General Chang Tsung -Chang- is W hurrying reinforcements resist the invadera.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24th, 1927.
BRITISH CHILDREN
IN RUSSIA.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES INSTEAD OF PASSPORTS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 22nd. The Communist Propaganda Committee has issued a statement with regard to the children's visit to Russia, to the effect that only one boy has a passport, the others not needing thein as they carried birth certificates."
The delegation will investigate the conditions of children io Russia, including the "children's city, once the home of the Czar and his nobles, and now rebuilt for the children." (presumably Leningrad I). Subject Raised In the Commons.
In the House of Commons recent- ly, Lieut.-Colonel Sir G. Dairym- ple-White (U., Southport) asked the President of the Board of Education whether, his attention had been called to the fact that an invitation had been received from the second congress of the Moscow
Pioneers
(Russian Red Scouta League) for six working-class chil dren to pay a month's visit in June to Moscow to study Soviet institu tions; whether the children select ed were of school age; and whe ther, in that event, any special facilities to leave school would be
afforded to the 1
Lord Eustace Perey (President
SENSATION FROM PERSIA.
GUILTY WAR OFFICE OFFICIALS EXECUTED.
(THROUGH REUTED 6 AGENCY.]
TEHERAN, June 23rd. Three War Office oficials found guilty of tempering with important docurouts and codes have been executed.
The death sentence on a foeth who is a son of a member of the Mejliss, has been commuted to 15 years' imprisonment.
TRADE UNIONS BILL.
REPORT STAGE COMPLETED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 22nd. In the House" of Commons, the report stage of the Trade Unions Bill has been completed under the Guillotine.
VOIKOFF'S MURDER.
BRITISH PROTEST AGAINST
SOVIET REPRISAL
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
:
LONDON, June 22nd.
THE TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE.
AMERICAN AND JAPANESE COMMENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
REFORMING THE LORDS.
STATEMENT BY EARL BIRKENHEAD,
LIBERALS' AND LABOUR-
ITES' OPPOSE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. }
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SHANGHAI EMBEZZLEMENT.
GERMAN MERCHANT SENT TO PRISON.
ENORMOUS SUM INVOLVED.
[NAVAL WIRELESB.]
SHANGHAI, June 23rd. In the Provisionai Court to-day, Judge Hsu Moh sentenced the Ger- man merchant, Holgar Harrendorff to years' imprisonment for the embezzlement of a sum said to be in the neighbourhood of £100,000.
THE AIRSHIP IN WARFARE.
ADMIRALTY
NOT HAVING ANY."
Tokyo, June 22nd. The Foreign Office regards the opening phase of the Tripartite Naval Conference as satisfactory, and is optimistic that a satisfac-
LONDON, June 22nd. tory compromise will be reached. In the House of Lords, during the A Foreign Office spokesman em- course of the resumed debate on the phasised that great importance House of Lord's' reform; Eart may be attached" to a cable from Birkenhead stated that in view of the Geneva porrespondent of the air. Baldwin's declaration at the Kokuin stating that Japan - last General Election, the Govern peated to propose a treaty safe:ment intended to enact a Bill for guarding the interests of, the three the reform of the House of Lords Powers concerned, as no matter in the present Parliament, namely, what agreement be finally reached, before the end of 1999. the three Powers must always feel Lord Beauchamp, the Libern) AN EASY PREY TO PLANES. some political uneasiness.
leader, said that the Liberals were More Japanese Comment.
obliged to oppose the Government's The Air Ministry, apparently, LATER,
proposals, as long as they saw has not. abandoned the view that While retaining a firm stand therein à permanent Conservative the two new airships would be use. against the application of the 5-03 majority.
ful to the Navy in the event of ratio, opinion is gaining ground "Lord Parmoor (Labour) also war. They are bound to seek some that a compromise, satisfactory to opposed.
military justification for the policy under which these monsters all concerned, will be reached be- tween the proposals of the three
being, constructed, and the role of Powers of the Tripartite Confer-
naval reconnaissance is as good as any other. But the Navy has its own views upon the subject, and
ence.
: WIRELESS LINK OF
EMPIRE.
re
The Nichi Nicht, while in no way opposing Anglo-Japanese co-opera- NEWS THREE TIMES A DAY, has made it pretty clear that it has
The General Council of the Trade tion, warns its countrymen against Eaion Congress National Execu- the possibility of Britain attempt. tive of the British Labour Partying to use the present Conference held a joint meeting in the House Entente aimed at drawing Japan to catablish {1:] Anglo-Japanese
of the Board of Education) said of Commons and protested against he had seen a report to this effect the policy of the Soviet Government away from Russia eo as to form an in the Press. He gathered from executing persons innocent of the
anti-Soviet front in the Far East-
to this that the children
The Jiji draws attention to the were of Voikoff murder as a reprisal there-belief that the Japanese delegates school ago. There was no question for.
тау ргорове a Tripartite Fact of special facilities for leaving school for the purpose of such a
guaranteeing mutual peace and alety for the purpose of reinfors visit being granted by his depart
ing and making more effective, what ment, and he could not conceive
ever disarmament agreement” may, that such facilities would be afford.
be reached. ed by any locul authorities.
JAPAN'S TROOPS.
REPLY TO SECOND PROTEST BEING CONSIDERED,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TO BLOW UP A BRITISH
LEGATION.
SENSATIONAL STORY FROM ATHENS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
ATHENS, June 22nd.
· [HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICS.} President Coolidge Optimistio. WASHINGTON, June 22nd. Despite the apparent disagree ment at Geneva on almost every
NEW ZEALAND AND BEAM
: SYSTEM.
no desire whatever to be chcumber. ed with "R.100" and "R. 101." It is prepared to admit that we may have travelled a good way. CHRISTCHURCH, N.2. since the consistent airship failures Not having extensive financial of the Great War. What it cannot resources for elaborate and costly admit is that the airship, na E maintained a waiting attitude in the aeroplane is not able to accom- experiments, New Zealand has naval unit, can do anything which regard to wireless, though the plish with an infinitely greater de- technical experts of the Fost und gree of reliability and at a much, Telegraph Department are well in higher speed. Reconnaissance touch with what is going forward. meau's gleaning intelligence of
The latest developments in beam enemy dispositions and
enemy wireless offer a fascinating prospect movements, This obviously in for the future, and it is the opinion volves sighting the enemy. of a well-informed authority con- mediately there arisca the question nected with the Postal Department of the vulnerability of the airship. that wireless broadcasting may im- If she fingers to reconnoître she
Im-
Mias Wilkinson (Lab.-Soc., Mid- dlesbrough, E.) asked whether, in TOKYO, June 22nd.
the case of children of upper-class The Government intends to reply parents, special permission was in two or three days to China's needed if those parents decided to second protest against Japanese send them abroad for a month dur- despatch of troops to Tsingtao, rei-ing term time? NEW FOREIGN MINISTER'S terating the position taken up in Lord Eustace Percy: I do Bot named Kavandas, who gave the manication with Mr. Kellogg, is average mait who so far has not escnps such a fate, where does tr
the first reply.
address of two Communists, alleged represented as being very hopeful troubled to listen in " to local reconnoitering utility come in?
A Communist plot to bomb the point at issue, President Coolidge, Prove so rapidly that relaying of will be attacked and in all proba-
VIEWS
[TANOOGA REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKINO, June 22nd. Mr. Wang Yip Tai, in the course of a speech on assuming office as Foreign Minister, emphasised that a number of treatics would come up for revision.
It is understood the Government regards the second protest as purely due to the new Chinese Cabinet wishing to follow the example of its predecessor,"
2.
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know whether Miss Wilkinson proposing the abolition of the law of school attendance. (Ministerial cheers.)
Miss Wilkinson Will he reple to the question which I asked, and not answer questions which I did not usk? (Lab-Soc. cheers and cries of "Answer.")
British Legation was told to the authorities by à Communist tailor,
to be involved.
The police searched the house and found nothing but five dynamite cartridges discovered at Kavan- das's lodging.
The informer and the two men denounced have been arrested.
SACCO-VANZETTI SENTENCE.
WORLD-WIDE APPEAL FOR
"JUSTICE."
English programmes may soon. be|bility destroyed by neroplanes. If who is in daily telephonic com- Come 起 real factor.
Then the she tries to Ay away in order to
of the success of the naval confer-programmes will install a wireless
It is ber vulnerability combined ence, and the same optimiems per- receiving set to participate in the
broadcasting services of inter- with the limitations of her capacity vades Washington generally but national importance available. to fight atmospheric conditions this feeling is in no way un-
which imposes such a heavy dis- ability upon "The Dreadnought
animour.
Senator Borah has cautiously de- clined to appraise the proposals, but has combatted the suggestion that the United States will enter into naval armament competition if
thebig
1,000 Words Of News.
of the Air." Nor is it possible to foresee any solution to the problems which have to be surmounted to overcome these difficulties and to put the airship on anything ap- pronching a mobilo and reliable equality with the aeroplane. It is true that the United States is build-
New Zealand is profiting daily from the broadcasting programme of the British official station at Rugby. Three times a day this station sends out a news bulletin which is picked up efficiently by the Awarua atation near Inver- cargill. These messages sometimes the conference fails,
run to a thousand words, and what Fear U.S.A. Will Be Hoodwinked.
is of New Zealand interest is dis tributed to the Dominion Press. Others, headed by
The difficulties experienced by ing enormous dirigibles, presum- navy men, anticipate failure from Awarua in picking up this daily ably with a view to operating in the start, or fear that the United bulletin have been comparatively Navy thinks about it we have no the Pacific. What the American States will be hoodwinked into slight.
nicans of knowing. But our own Will beam wireless prove a com- accepting a second or third posi petitor to the cable service? There rier. The deroplane has been test- Navy plumps for the aircraft car- tion as a sea power,
ip no complaint of slowness of comed and proved; she has become as munication with Britain, the pre- much a Fleet unit as the submarine. sent volume of messages being..far
The airship has been tested and from equal to the capacity of the regularly found wanting. She may cables; but where wireless may be regarded as a rich man's luxury, make an inroad is in cheap work-
a sort of Rolls-Royce of the air.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.} The Amoy Demonstrations.
AMOY, June 22nd. Contrary to expectations yester Mr. Buchanan (Lab-Soc., Gor He declared that all Chinese day, when it was understood that bals): Are the same steps taken to- in every part of the country desir- the demonstrations and proces warda rich children as are suggest- ed that China be awarded a prosions
arranged for to-morrowed should be taken towards poor per international status Some would not be allowed to extend to children? Are we to understand advocate sweeping radical pro Kalangsu Island, it is reported to that rich parents will be punished grammes, and others a ΠΟΙΟ moderate policy in accordance with day that there is every likelihood in the same way as poor parents?
of demonstrations in Kulangsu.
Lord Eustace Percy: I have international practices, but all
However, no disturbance is anti- suggested no action. I often re- Were united in demanding a re- cipated, and arrangements are being eceive representations by hon.
made to ensure the keeping of the members opposite and other people nor of Massachusetts, a petition. to prevent the children of poor signed by half a million persons ali Situation Easter On The Yangtzze, parents from going to work before ove rthe world, protesting against
SHANGHAL, June 22nd. they are 14. If I am to prosecute the execution of Sacco and Van-LAND WHERE MIXED RACES ing and consequent reduction of As a war machine she can never The city is perfectly quiet and parents for doing that, I do not
vision.
Some of the Powers had advanced
the argument that the Chinese judiciary was not independent and that the code of laws was incom-
peace.
:
[EBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
BOSTON, June 22nd. The Sacro-Vanzetti Dafence Com- mittes has presented to the Gover-
ginning July 19th,
A covering letter explains that the ground appeal is the desire for justice.
plete, while other conditions were it is not thought likely that any seo why i local authority, in izzetti, which is fixed for the week be unsatisfactory. "We
must not trouble will arise as the result of discretion, should not prosecute a ignore the objections raised by for the anniversary of the Shameen parent for non-attendance of a eigners, but set our house in order Incident.
child due to its visit to Russia. 60 as to give the foreignera no Nothing of note is reported from (Ministerial cheers) In other ground for further excuses, but Hankow, Wuhu, Ichang or Chin words, I do not think that a visit must make the necessary changes kiang, and the situation generally to Russia confers any special im- and improvements.”
appears to be much easier.
munity under the school attendance laws. (Ministerial cheers.)
FIRING ON AEROPLANES.
STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.
THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 22nd.
COMRADES IN ARMS.
Feng And Chiang In Agreement.
NANKING, June 22nd. The rapprochement between Mar- shal Chiang Kai Shek and Marshal Feng Yu Hainng appears to be com- plete, and it is reported that Chiang has left for Hsuchowfu to confer
COMRADE "DORIOT MAKES A STATEMENT.
WHAT HE DENIES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Doriot has made a statement
SEDITIOUS LITERATURE,
CANTONESE ARRESTED IN
SINGAPORE.
MAURITIUS.
ARE GOOD CITIZENS.
Fates.
justify herself. Whilst immenge Now Zealand representatives on sums of money are being spent in The Bishop of Mauritius (Dr. the standing committee on Imperial aerodynamic testa," which we are Gojding-Bird), preaching at the wireless services-appointed to ad- told will lead to much better re- Empire League service in St. Paul's vise on matters arising out of the sults, the aeroplane is steadily de- conduct of the Imperial wireless veloping. She is steadily growing Cathedral, spoke to the young men service between Great Britain and bigger, more powerful, of greater in his congregation of the respon- Canada, Australia sibilities of Empire, and ineiden.
and
South flight, endurance, and faster. And tally told them something about the Africa are Sir James Parr (High it cannot be too often repeated that little-known island where his work Commissioner) and Mr. John Mil. she serves every purpose. The is cast.
ward, lato manager in the Pacific Navy does not want aerial Dread- Mauritius, ho anid, was a little for the Pacific Cable Board.
noughts; serial cruisers will meet known bit of the Empire, but for
all its requirements. more than a century if had, beeg no unimportant bit of the Empire.
NEEDS OF A WHITE AUSTRALIA.
EXPANSIÓN OF INDUSTRY AND USE OF IDLE LAND.
ADELAIDE.
¥
RIGHT IN MALTESE PARLIAMENT.
THREE MEMBÉRS SUSPENDED.
MALTA
In the House of Commons, re- with Feng Yu Hsiang. There has before the Special Committoo of the had a sequel yesterday in the arrest that a man of mixed colour could Governor of South Australis, open Parliament a member of the. Gor-
plying to Mr. H. Day (Labour) as
been no recent development at the to whether he had any information front, according to information
received. showing that the local Chinese head- had instructed their quarters
of a Cantonese in Victoria Street..
In ita half-million population SINGAPORE, June 18th.
were any races. The Franch The recent arrest of two Hylum Mauritians, passionately attached *boys," one of them in the employ to the land of their forefathers,
France, at the time of the Singapore Club loyal, to the land of their alleg were loyal, generously and the other in the service of a iance, England. PARIS, June 22nd. Tanglin resident, for the alleged mixed descent, many of whom gave There were the thousands of passession of seditious literature the lie to the oft-repeated statement
Lt. Gen. Sir George Bridges,
At the last sitting of the Maltese nover be a worthy citizen. For in which Cabinet Ministers of all the ernment party who had been inter-
ning an agricultural conference at Chamber appointed to report on
Mauritius there were, many, such Acting on information acquired men playing an honourable and said a White Australia could only the Opposition, Sir Gerald Strick- Australian States were prosent, rupting a speech by the Leader of the Government's demand for the
in the course of enquiries prosecuted honoured part in commerce, law be maintained by the expansion of land, was warned by a member of raising of his Parliamentary im munity, in order to permit of his after the arrest of the "boys," De- and medicine men of high intel primary industries and the utiliza- the Opposition to desist or there teative Inspector Tongue, accom holders of positions of public and idle land, whose use was as vital lectual attainment and worthy
would tion of their millions of acres of
bo trouble. prosecution for alloged, treasonable soldiers to fire on aeroplanes of the on two British seaplanes, and on
activities in the Far East.
warning was unheeded, panied by officers in plain clothes, political importance. Shanghai Defence Force, flying May 19th, when Cantonese troops against him in the report of the
Ho denied the charges made raided a house in Victoria Street' Then, he urged, think of those to the Empire as to Australia her the member of the Opposition, fol over strategit points, Mr. G. fired on a seaplane. The result of Indo-China authorities, such as in- the existence of a quantity of litera influence, in whose hands so largely Australis desired to maintain her paaiemonium, during which furni A search of the premises revealed quarter of a million Indo-Maurit-self. The improvement and more lowed by two of his colleagues, at- fana, with their growing wealth and rapid development of the agricul tacked the interrupter. A scuffle citing soldiers to fire on Locker Lampeon said that the only the firing was not stated, so appar officers, and also denied that he Cantonese, named Chiew Kim Wes, Colony. Their aspirations, social place in the world's markets
tural industry
ensued and for a time there was thoir ture alleged to be seditious and a rested the future well-being of the instance of fring on British air-ently there was no damage. ever wore the uniform of a Chinese who was arrested, was brought be and political, were high, and right-
tura was overturned and insults craft of which he had any record
were exchanged.E So far as he know, the Cantonese officer.
The conference paised resolutions fore the Second Police Magistrately so. To him there was no doubt urging a more rigid inspection and to be cleared, and afterwards the The Speaker ordered the House The committee will arrive at a occurred near Shanghai on May had not withdrawn their instruo decision next week, and its record (Mr. H. A. Bull). He was remand that their future would be an uniformity in quality of overseas House ordered the suspension of 18th, when a Chinese warship fired tions with regard to firing on mendation will be publicly debateded on a charge of being in possoa-honourable one, loyal to themselves, exports, and emphasised the impor- the attacker for one month and of (Continued as foot of next columns.) · seaplanes.
in the Chamber,
sion of acditious literature-traits yet first and foremost loyal to the tance of shipping only goods of the his two colleagues for two weeks
Empire to which they owe so much." highest quality.
Times,
was nooded
As the
each.