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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 25th, 1927.
FENG IN SEARCH OF ALLIES.
THE INVITATION TO CHIANG KAI SHEK.
WHO IS THE
CHRISTIAN" GENERAL SERVING?
that the
[BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY.].
SHANGHAI, June 20th.
SOUTHERN VICTORY
CELEBRATIONS.
ENTHUSIASTIC · REJOICINGS WITH MEETINGS.
THEATRICALS AND PROCES. SIONS.
SHANGHAI, June 20th. The Kuomintang celebrations of actual #ghting than is necessary, he the Nationalist victories over the Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has is preparing the way. for, a joint Shantung-Allied forces during the requested General Chiang Kai attack on the Ankuochun forces, week-end were somewhat marred by Shek, Mr. Chung Ching King and It will not be difficult for Marshal
the inclement weather, though Mr. Flu Han Ming, Chairman of Chang Taung Chung to be eliinisat-Chapei and Xantao, as well as a the Central Exective Committered, but the remainder of the cam number of schools, factories and of the Nationalist Government, to nign is a serious problem).
business houses in the Settlement, meet him at Hsuchowfu to discuss In the North, Marshal Feng Yo
were gaily illuminated. Entertain- relationships Many important Hsiang is not as popular as he
ments of all kinds were given- leaders of the Nationalist Govern-might have been had he not desert-
amateur and professional plays, ment are now at Hsuchowfu or end his army and an admiring peo-cinema shows and what not-and route to that city. It is expected ple and retired to Moscow in the in some places programmes of a
Hsuchowfu Conference hope that, that would end the war, somewhat noisy character will result in a combination of which apparently turned his blood followed. Indeed, there was not a Nanking and Marshal Feng Yua cold. Nevertheless, in spite of all single entertainment that was not Hsiang, if the Christian General his political errors, he has a follow coloured with Kuomintang pro can divorce himself of the Russian ing atong the masses who have
paganda. But practically every elements which, it is expected, he been crudely led astray by Chris-
place was filled. tian, and Communist propagan- is about ready, to do.
The entrances of most of the This hope has been realised ac dists. Notwithstanding this popu-places chosen, for the observances cording to the latest reports Ed.larity, there are military men in were decorated with dowers and` Hong Kong Daily Press.] There can be no further value to him of come the Nationalist advance hit eletric lights and banners were Russian assistance, as the Russians who object to becoming associates hung up, inscribed with characters cannot supply him with arms und of Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang. The representing Celebration of the munitions conveniently in his pre who believe that Marshal Chang Northern Expedition." Inside were entire Tengtien party, even those Nationalist Successes in the Anti-
ent geographical situation..
Hankow Government Snubbed.
the North, who would perhaps wel-
were
Tsg Lin made a political mistake noticed portraits of the late Dr. in oldurately opposing the Nation-Sun Yat Sen and General Chinng
In Nationalist circles, it is ex-alist advance, will oppose. Feng Y, Kai Shek and the former's will,
plained that the Hankow Govern- ment was snubbed by Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang when their representa tives west to Chengehow to meet the Christian" General. Previous to
this meeting, it was Comrade Doro
din's boast that the Christian" General was his man and that to-
·
General Chiang's photo being there, wo were told, because he was Dr. Sun's right-hand man and because it was he who was solely responsible for the tangnificent success of the Nationalists.
Apart from the entertainments, there were two lantern processions
Hsiang'a return to power. They remember how they assisted Mat- shal Feng Yu Hsiang to turn on Marshal Wu Fei Fu and how, in
It is not likely that the Yang Yu due course, Feng turned on them
Ting element in the Ankuochun, which has been discussing and con- gether they would go to Peking sidering an understanding with yesterday evening, une in Nantao But. Conrade Borodin is still in Nanking, will be willing to deal and the other in Chapei. Ia Nag- Hunkow, while the "Christian "
with Feng Yu Hsiang. If then the tao the procession was arranged
Conference General is making overtures to Hsuchowiu
actually Nanking, which explains the value takes place and ends successfully in the following order-mounted of financially assisting one Chinese there is bound to be more trouble guards, Chinese naval band, mem general against another. Marshal with the Fengtion element, which, bers of the Kuomintang, Shang- Feug is in an excellent position to it was hoped, in some quarters, hai and Woosung Constabulary do As he sees fit, because during might be averted. the entire period of the split, he was without the means of communi-
tion with either Hankow Nanking and, therefore, has not committed himself definitely to
either.
Starting TO-DAY
The Great British Film Play
:
THE FLAG LIEUTENANT
Made in Full Co-operation with the Admiralty
SPECIAL PRESENTATION at 9.20
with
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
of
H.M.S. HAWKINS”
QUEEN'S
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STAR
OF
THE
OF
PRISONERS THE STORM
REWARDS TO SERVICE INVENTORS.
Feng's Horny Thumb.
band, boy scouts, bands of the Ha three big department stores (Sun Similarly, General Yen or
hel Wing On), Shan,, the intrepid governor of Sun, Sincero Shansi, has been under Feng Yu farmers, philanthropie institutions' "Hsiang's thumb several tinies and finds it a Hoffy one. He had hoped bands, labourers, Shanghai Or to succeed as General Chiang Ka, phanage band, merchants, Chinese Shek's representative in making a Reformatory band, students, Na-MANY deal with Marshal Chang Two Lia
One of the undoubted reasons for Marshal Feng's loss of confidence in Hankow was the terrific beating which the Hankow army received
at the hands of General Chang at any rate, with Generals Yang tionalist Eastern Route Army band, Hauer Liang's forces in Honaa. Yu Ting and Chang Haueh Liang.merchant volunteers, military men- The Young
The old Fengtien warlord, is will-bers of General's position
the Kuomintang, ing to discuss principles, but he
fire
AN OLD SOURCE OF GRIEVANCE.
TRIVIAL CLAIMS FOR
IDEAS."..
The very large total representing. was an exceedingly precarious one.
to be hul a tithe of expectations." His army was drawn out like a won't change his flag. He prefers brigades, etc. These groups assom-awards to service inventors appears shike along the Kin-Han Railway. the five bars to the blue background bled at the Chinese Public RecreaIn very few cases has a claimant Hankow was firing at its head; with the white sun in the centre, tion Ground at West Gate, after expressed himself as satisfied with Feng Yu Hsiang was beating at its Therefore, as there are prospects of which they marched through the the pecuniary recognition granted
fall- body, and Yen Hsi Shut was the Yen-Chang conversations
to him, and probably there exists a wider sense of grievance from tickling its tail Nevertheless, ing down, it becomes increasingly Chinese City Hankow shows a total number of more likely that General Chiang
cause than from any other Kai Shek any reach an under standing with the Feng Yu Hsiang armies and politicians.
11,000 wounded in Wa-han, with
probably an equal number scatter ed over the territory under its con trol. The number of dead are not known, but in military circles it
In certain Kuomintang circles,
pros- there is enthusiasm over this
In Chapei, arrangements slightly this
ance. The various groups aBSCIR- bied at five different places, after
differed owing to the large attend
The Sign of
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single reason for complaint arising...that supplies Advertisers out of the Great War. Of course, with a Complete Service of it is the privilege of every inventor Original Copy, Ideas, and to set his own valuation upon his
and marched ideas. But rather an important Designs for Posters and
point of principle lies at the root Blocks All traffic was of this question. How far is it
ideas. which occur to him for the
is stated that this was the worst pect because it means a possibility which they met beating in casualties any Chinese of a victory against bath Haukow through Chapci. army had ever suffered. Hankow and Peking. In others, there is suspended while the procession the duty of a service man to give ...that checks all insertions has admitted the 11,000 figure, the not unnatural fear that the which means that the figure must be Nationalist armies may win a vic passed by and special police and voluntarily to his profession anytin Foreign and Chinese two genuinely Communistic armies tory for Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang. troops were detailed to maintain betterment of that profession papers for its Clients,
Perhaps the question would be bet- ander Hankow's control has been Some suggest that Marshal Feng order.
ter put by asking where the line.
that bas an unrivalled wiped out in the Honan fighting, will realize that if he helps the
should be drawn between invention The meaning of it is, of course, that cause of Nationalism, he will serve
and suggestion, the country and incidentally pro- the Russian-trained
Manifestly, the and Extensive knowledge of inventor of a valuable piece of mole his own interests. In others,
he best media for all classes army is no good.
it is felt that Marshal Feng's per- tion of the Nationalist victories in mechanism, or equipment, or a new of Advertisers, sonal history is such that he will the north was held in Lan Nyi Doo, weapon, such as the torpedo, the use the Nationalist Government
paravane, or the depth charge, e some substantial re-
Communist
Imposing Lantern Procession In Pootung. A lantern procession in celebra
་་་
That Unfortunate Raid. This has been, to a large extent, General Chiang Kai Shek's conten- end the Kuomintang to advance Poolung, at 6 p.m. on Saturday entitled to
...that being independent, tion. He has claimed, without, of himself into control of Peking, Semé 30,000 people, comprising quital. But nowadays it must be can place all this know course, being so immodest as to say just as he permited General Chang cavalry and infantry, hands, boy confessed that many trifling claims ledge and experience at the so himself, that he, and not General Hsueh Liang to slaughter Hankow's
are put forward, demonstrating peasant group, labour the principle that the service has free disposal of its Clients, Galens, won the victories There aroy and then he drove Hankow scouts, has been resentiment at the Russian out of Homan. In a word, there group, students group, volunteer no right to the fruits of a man's ensuring that the money.
Christian assumption that they produced the are doubts about the
they spend on Advertising victorious Nationalist army and General-there probably will be corps and fire brigade, parti brains outside of his purely rou tine duties without paying extra for such fruits.
will bring them the best that the Chinese generals were no doubts until he is converted to cipated.
They traversed the main good. The statements which have some sense of honesty in dealing!
The Admiralty have to a large possible return. appeared in the documents found with me. His friend insist that, in the Russian Embassy with re- during his sojourn in the Turkes thoroughfares of Footung and dis extent brought about this condi tion of things by establishing a In good
Telephone Central 30 gard to Chinese generals have not tan wastes, he was developed a con- persed at midnight. The particip-system of awards. added to the gaiety of the situation. science and that he is now going to ants carried lanterns and flags and many cases the ideas are well worth The fighting of Hona, which was serve Nationalism like a true man shouted the following slogans: the awards, but in a much greater
HEN-PECKED HUSBANDS. directed by General Galeas and in fact, one of his friends told General Chiang Kai Shek's chief me that he was always a nation-Eliminate the Fengtien Party," proportion of instances they are worth nothing, and the result is a competitor, Generál Tang Seng alist, even when he served in Hunan Get rid of communists," "Over- very considerable number of people CHINESE SOCIETY FOR PRO- Chi, have added no laurels to and Szechuan under Teas throw the corrupt government at in the service with s Konse of
TECTION OF MALES. Hankow's military prowess, while suppressing popular uprisings
grievance at 'having been turned on the other hand, General Chiang against Peking, u statement which Peking.""Get rid of communiste, down," and, as is rule, a fixed con A men's association has been set. Kai Shek's troops have been able would have made Dr. Sun turn Overthrow the communist govern viction that the authorities will up at Yuenmeng, Hupeh, in opposi- to march from Pukow to Lincheng purple with rage, were he to listen ment at Wuhna," "Support the pinch" their ideas. No doubt it tion to the militant feminists there, without wasting much money onto it. For Dr. Sun often told me. munitions, because the enemy. melt- of the evil ways of Tsao Kun, Wu hardworking Chiang Kai Shek, would be very difficult to frame according to Chinose press reports. any definite limitations to the sub- The association has decided to ed before them. Therefore, it looks Poi Fu and Feng Yu Haiang in Support the Kuomintang," "Sup- mission of ideas, even were it de enlist all the oppressed" males as though General, Chiang Kai Hunan and Szechuan. Neverthe Shek is liable to win and, as less, the road to the new alignment port the Nanking Government," sirable to do so. Whether this cutl-for the purpose of fighting against
females. tivation of the commercial instinct the aggressive paved.-North China Marahal Feng, prefers to be on the is
Daily and "Long live the emancipation makes for the good of the calling! The association requires no mem winning side without doing more
of the Chinese nation!"
is a moot point. Time was, when bership fees and the only obligation, There were also many other salvage work, for example, was of the so-called oppressed men is always gratuitously rendered by to spread their anti-feminist doe- smaller meetings and demonstra the Royal Navy as a part of its trino for the final goal of the aboli THE THREE KINGDOMS." the World Theatre, at 2.30 and 5.15 tions in other localities, including duty.
Now & war hip regularly tion of "unegun! treaties the performances.
an entertainment in the Shanghai claims for any assistance rendered, family. This second part`inoves, we are.
thereby putting herself on the same
• Like
many other organizations in level as a Thatnes tag. Naturallylains the right to hold meetings quickly Chamber of Commerce premises in told, considerably more
the South, the Men's Assoination than the first part and is full of North Honan Road. Some 13,000 the people concerned say: humpur and exciting action-though people were present, mostly mer- not But it means destroying the and frou speech as perhaps not quite so much as say, chants and their families. The pro-fine old doctrine of noblesse oblige San Min principles. The second part of the film of Douglas Fairbanks would cram in gramme included music, danocs, in the Royal Navy. Some day wo Its organization is of the simplest "The Three Kingdoms," to the The Maunger hopes shortly tg boxinge, songs and theatrical por may see it a recognized thing to Brst part of which reference je produce a version free of many of formandes. The demonstration ter sond in a bill for protecting a place made in our leading article is being the needless complications at the minated at midnight.-North China against a threat of bombardiment. shown to lay and to-morrow at Queen's Theatre.
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