THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,
KUOMINTANG.
CHANG TSO LIN AND THE
GENERALISSIMO CHANG ORDERS AN IMMEDIATE TRUCE THROUGH-
OUT: COUNTRY.
PEKING'S NEW PREMIER ALSO ISSUES AN ORDER FOR PEACE..
NANKING'S EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS.
"
GEN. SUN CHUEN FANG'S SECRET AGREEMENT WITH NANKING.
OF
of
Whether it is in his capacity of "Dictator Generalissimo" that Chang Tao Lin has called "anim mediate trace throughout the country" is not precisely clear, but what may be regarded as perfectly, transparent is the likelihood that nothing whatever will happea in consequence of this surpris ingwall."
Even less, it possible, is almost errtain to be the fate of the "order", aƐ Peking's new Premier, Mr. Pan Eu, for "peaco among the warring grouts."
1 may be that something is about in transpire to indicate that the Fengtienese have had quite enough of the civil war and that they are willing to negotiate for an armistice with the victorious Chiang Kai Shek; but nothing whatever seems to justify such a step at present. "The explanation would seen to be that Generalissimo Chong is taking his dictatorial duties much more seriously, than his rivals are ever lively to take them.
As for Mr. Pan's order, it is even moru ladicrous than most messages of the kind."
¿
"There is avalently a lull in the fighting, but that hostilities are not likely to fm suspended is-clear from Bua Chuen Fang's "secret arrangement with the Nanking Government, full details of which, it will be noted; seem to be fairly generally known to At least one Chinese News Agency.
As, of course, anything is possible in Chinese warfare and polities, a ersantion of hostilities may be looming upon the horizon, and, if so, nome more than foreigners in this country will fervently. ejaculate For this relief much thanks,"
THE DICTATOR'S REMARK- NORTHERN GENERAL'S
ABLE TELEGRAM.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERIND, June 26th,
In a circular telegram, isssted you- terday hight, Chang Tso Lin de clares that for many years he was A friend of Sun Yat Sen. They co-operated in military matters even up to 1522 and 1924, and had friendly conversation last year.
The overthrow of the Manchus) and the restoration of the freedom of the country was due to Sun Yat Sen, who died having his work-un- Anished. Those living must carry on his principles. Chang Tso Lin has the same objects as Sun Fat
Sen.
AMAZING OFFER.
(Wah Va Fát Pad).
AND RUSSIA.
FRENCH ROYALISTS, STORMS IN SIBERIA
AS JOKERS.
AUDACIOUS TRICK PLAYED ON PRISON GOVERNOR.
EFFECTS RELEASE OF
THREE PRISONERS.
CABINET
SUSPEND
GOVERNOR.
{THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, June 25th, As the result of an astounding, practical joke, Daudet and Delesi of L'Action Francois, and Semart;
Communist, have been released from Saute Prison.
It appears that a young French Royalist telephoned, to the Gover noe of the prison imitating the voice of M. Sarraat, Minister of the Interior, and ordered the release.
It is reported that Daudet has left Paris for an unknown destin tion.
Details Of The Hoax.
LATER. Marquis de Juge, a Deputy, gave the following account of the incident, gathered from the staff of L'Action Francaise.
GIGANTIC HAILSTONES.
PEASANTS INJURED AND
CATTLE KILLED.
ETHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
rivers over-flowed.
As the result of twenty-four hours rain, the Volga overflowed and caused landslides near Rybinsk.
JUNE 27th, 1927.
THE POWERS' NAVAL FRENCH INDUSTRIAL ON THE
CONFERENCE.
BANK APPEAL.
STATEMENTS BY "FIRST LORD" AND ADMIRAL JELLICOL.
[DAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
THE DECISION ANNOUNCED.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.}
HORSE GUARDS PARADE.
SOLEMN AND BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY.
(BRITISH WIRELESS
BERVICE.]
Kroat, June 25th. Before an immense crowd of spectators, on the Horse Guards Parade, the King to-day presented
new Standard to the Household Cavalry, His Majesty was attend-
Pants, June 25th. At the resumption of the final RUGBY, June 25th.
appent in the case of the Banque' Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord Industrielle de Chine, the Advocato of the Admiralty and head of the General, M. Bloch Laroque, ad- British delegation to the Powers' dressing the Court of Cassation, Naval Conference, yesterday ex-arrived at conclusions favouring pressed his belief that the delegations the quashing of the verdict given by the Prince of Wales, Prince Henry, Duke of Connaught and Prince Arthur of Connaught, and after inspecting both regiments of Life Guards, the Colonels of which
against the Directors of the Bank.. The Decision.
PARIS, June 26th.
The Court of Cassation, giving its
Moscow, June 20th. During a violent storm, in the
were beginning to find some com Chita district, there were hall.
nion ground on which they could stones bigger than pigeone eggs. set to work and that as proceed Many cattle were killed and twelveings continued he believed an in- peasants were injured,
evensing measure of agreement decision in the case of the Banque are Lord Allenby and Lord "Hrig, There were seven hours' torren- would be found. Already the ex-Industrielle de Chine, rejected the he returned to the salating base, the The crops were destroyed and the some difficulties which at first seem-ad Pernatte with regard to an past him. Consecration of the now- tial rain in the Smolensk district.perts had cleared up and diminished appeals of the Directors Berthelotild standards then being marched ed serious. As to the extension of infraction of the Company law, on standards by the Chaplain-General life of battleships he contested the the gromid that the Courts of Apof the Forces took plac in the view that it would mean revision peals decision is on that point fimal.middle of the parade and the stand- of the Washington Treaty, The But they quashed the Court of Lards were afterwards presented to declaration of intention of the three Appeal's decision as regards the the King before taking post. leading aaval Powers not to ex- Distribution of fictitions divi- ceed their obligations under the dends" as the authenticity of the treaty would make it easier for balance sheet is admitted by the others to advert later and strength- Court of Appeal. en a sense of security of the world, thus facilitating the task of the League of Nations' Disarmament said Mr. Bridgeman, without Committee. "We cannot go home," having discussed this very fully."
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
FRENCH POLITICAL OPINION UNCONVINCED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, June 24th.. Dr. Stresemann's speech yester
The Governor of the prison re- ceived a telephone message at midt-day as regards M. Poincare's re- day to the effect that the Govern-marks on German militarism, which ment had decided to release Daudet, Germany Delest and Sewart, and instructing
resented, leaves the
him to arrange to liberate them as majority of French political undemonstratively as possible. opinion unconvinced,
and the The Governor telephoned to the fundamental gulf between French Minister of the Interior for con- irmation; but. Royalists intercept and German interpretation of the ed the call, and told the Governor Locarno trenty remains unbridged. that M. Sarraus was out, but that! his private secretary was speaking.
Franco holds that Locarno was Haven't you released Daudet a free contract, involving no ob yet. Hurry up; send out for taxis ligation to modify the Treaty of and be quick about it.'
The Governor then released the Versailles, any softening of which prisoners, who were utterly unremains a gift of the Allies, only aware of the reason of the release, to be conceded to Germany for a Semart, who is Secretary-General counter-concession. of the Communist Party, in an in-
·SHANGHAI, June 26th. According to the Chinese news Agency, Taa Tung, General Sunterview, said that the Governor Chuen Fang has nude à secret agreement with the Nanking Gov
rnment, the contents of which may be summed up as follows:-
came to his cell, told him that he was free and ordered him to get ready to leave the prison in half-
an-bour.
clude
HOME YARN.
SEQUEL TO A FALL IN DEMAND.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Semart protested that he did not 1-The Southerners are allowed want a pardon which did not in- to enter Shantung territory,
Monmousson, Secretary- Southerners will be in close co- General du Travail Unitaire; but -After entering Shantung, the General of the Confederation
LONDON, June 20th. "peration with Sun Chuen Fang's the Governor was insistent and Owing to a fall in the demand. troops in military movements against Shantung and Chihli troops, replied that he could not say any for yarn, the Cotton Yarn Associa
thing more.
tion has decided to curtail produc -Bun Chuen Fang will make Seinart then concluded that he tion in inedium counts, twist, and Radical elements, however, which outward conciliatory terms with had not been- pardoned, but had west, by 50 per cent, beginning on in order that licen released as the result of his July 4th. The counts affected are misrepresent Sun Yat Sen's doe-Chung Tso Lin, trines and propagate Communism Chung's power may be broken up. appeal to the Court of Cassation.thirty-two's to forty-two's.
If a truce be realized between are a danger to the nation and the Southerners and the Fengtienese
Prison Governor Suspended. world peace. They must be a
The Cabinet net this evening to! pressed, but all, who hold Sun's at a certain stage, Sun Chuen Fang three peoples' doctrine must coin will dominate the Shantong pro discuss the prison hoax, and decided! bine, to oppor Bolshevists for the vines on the one hand, and, on the to suspend the Governor. sake of Sun Yat Sen, the dignity other, urge Chang Tao Lin to as- of the antion and the prace of the same supreme dictatorship over all world,
trups throughout the "nation, so as to induce Chang to concentrate. the Fengtienese troops to the arca ne or around Poking. At such a stage, the Southerners will take advantage to turn upon the Feng- tieneso.
(Web Paz Yat Pau); The Chinese Version,
!
CHANGHAI, June 26th, Generalissing Chang Tao Lin issued a telegram on the 25th inst. to the effect that during the estab Feng Yu Hsiang has come to pro- fisbunt of the Chinese Republic mising terms with General Yen Shih Dr. Sun Yat Son, the founder of Shan through Chiang Kai Shek's the Republic, had been in close co- nadiation.The fact that Chang operation with him and each had Tsu Lin does not place confidence extended rentual assistance-moral in General Yen, as regards bis and material. Primarily both of military movements, is another them, he affirmed, had no political reason that will probably force Yen differences. That co-operation be to be reconciled with Feng. tween the Fengtienese and Kuomin- tang parties had since been im
NAVAL, WIRELESS.] possible was because the name of the Kuomintang had frequently YANGTSZE PORTS. been taken by some undisciplined political and military agitators as camouflage for achieving their
a
own subversive ends. The worst of
General Liu.
TCHANG, June 24th. General Liu Hsiang, it is now
all was Communism-a disgrace to ascertained, did not proceed to. Ichang as orginally reported. He
Dr. Sun's fame..
Dr.
For the purpose of completing has, in fact, sont very few troops
Sun's unfinished reforming work, the Generalissimo concluded, down the river.
he must, therefore, take up a puni-
tive oxpedition against such unde-
sirable elements, and, at the same
Oll At Changsha,
CHANGSHA, June 24th.
The oil installation is intact, and
YUGO-SLAV-ALBANIAN
DISPUTE.
THE POWERS TO SETTLE THE POINT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, June 26th,
TAKING THE CURE.
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
A
The latter's decision in fining P'ernette and Berthelot 3,000 francs each, was upheld.
This solemn and beautiful cere- mony occurs only at long intervals and was one of most impressive witness on this famous l'arado. for several years.
The question as to what Court FLYING THE PACIFIC. the pase is now to be referred will be decided later. Probably it will! be the Court of Orleans.
NICARAGUA.
MARINES LEAVING FOR
HOME.
"A Landsman's Idea," With reference to suggestions regarding the conversion of amer chant ships into an armed fleet, experts. Lord Jellicoe, in a recent this is not taken seriously by naval statement, characterised the idea as landsman's idea." He added: Armed merchantmen of large U.S. tonnage equipped with gune and manned by reserve crews would be insignificant cruiser. It would pre- no match for the smallest and most sent a large target of the character of an egg shell with muss of top hamper and highly vulnerable
WASHINGTON, June 25th. machinery. Any well organised and properly constructed cruiser would The Navy Departint has order- be able to make an attack on aed the immediate return home of limited number of such ships.
[N.B.-Several
ve hundred Marines from Nicara- words doubtful owing to bad atmospheric condi
gua, in pursuance of the plan to tions. J
withdraw the American Expedi- tionary Force.
JAPAN'S OPPOSITION TO A
FIXED RATIO.
BRITAIN AND U.S.A.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}
What The Plan Ucatemplates.
WASHINGTON, June 28th. With regard to the withdrawal of 500 marines from Nicaragua, it' is stated that plan contemplates the withdrawal of 600-more later, if conditions are favourable.
This will leave about 1,500 men stationed there for an indefinite
Toxro, June 24th. Discounting reports that Viscount Sailo has requested a 5-5-4 ratio instead of the 5-5-3, naval circles period. say that the Navy Minister never agreed to the establishment of a
definite ratio, and also point out MONGOLIAN TOWN that Viscount Saito himself, clearly. Avaz, Switzerland, June 26th.
stated that. Japan was against a The Prince Consort of the Nether-phasise that Japan's attitude re- changeable ratio, and they en Innda has arrived here to take the
mains unchanged. cure.
FROM HOLLAND "TO DUTCH EAST INDIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, June 20th. Vintearblack has arrived
the Albanian Government has in
It is announced from Tirana that formed the British, French, Italian and German Ministers that it has Assented to the suggestion that Rangoon. the Powers settle the Yugo-Slav- Albanian dispate, which is ended.
ht
thus | FRANCO-GERMAN COMMER.
CIAL AGREEMENT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
CHINESE COMMUNISTS APPEAL TO MOSCOW.
TELEGRAM SIGNED BY MME.
SUN YAT SEN.
The Executive Committee.
GENEVA, June 24th. The Naval Conference appointed Mr. W. C. Bridgeiman to be chair- man of the Executive Committee, and requested the naval advisers to form a group to study, from the- techuical viewpoint, questions. of limitation of vruisers, destroyers
and submarines,
The Executive Committee then met for an hour and a half, and decided to appoint a sub-committee to study the limitation problems concerning cruisers and submarines. This marks an advance on private con versations from the viewpoint of ex- pediting business.
A dominions delegate remarked that points of contact were being established, but it was still too early to anticipate decisions, The British Empire delegation met for an hour this morning.
Calibre of Guns.
CONFLAGRATION.
CHINESE MERCHANTS LOSE HEAVILY.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] --
Moscow, June 25th. The losses of Chinese merchants alone amount to five million roubles Ulanbator, Mongolia, which. des in a fire in the business section of
troyed fifty shops.
" DRYS"
ON THE WAR- PATH.
£60,000 A YEAR FOR. NEW CAMPAIGN.
FROM. FRISCO TO HONOLULU,
U.S. ARMY AIR FLIGHT.
{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WASHINGTON, June 24th. Mr. Davis, the Secretary for War, his authorised the Army Air Corps to attempt a non-stop fight from San Francisco to Hawaii, a distance of 2,407 ruiles.
The participants will be Lieuten- ants Maitland and Hegenberger, who are now at San Diego. They will use a Fokker plane with three motors, especially equipped for the trip, and expect to take off early in July.
HOW THE MONEY GOES.
AMERICAN FINANCE MORE - INTR-10ATE THAN
CHANNEL TIDES.
GIRL SWIMMER AND HER BALANCE SHEET.
Gertrude Ederle, the New York girl who swami the English Chan- nel, ia complaining that the fortune she was promised is not reaching her.
Critics of her inanagement point out that excitement in America was allowed to cool while ber father' carried her off to Germany to "swank" to his old compatriots, and that when she returned, and her, her advisers' ideas grew New York itself went wild about
inflated that they frightened good money away:
80
The facts are that in the six- months of last year in which she had her great record to capitalise "Trudy Ederle got nothing out of it but a nine weeks' music-hall contract. All the customary
by- products" of sporting which are exploited here neglected.
success were
BELLIN, June 24th." The provisional Franco-German commercial agreement lapses on June 30th, and there is no prospect
NEW YORK. of ita renewal because the French
The Anti-Saloon League has de Chamber cannot adopt the French (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
cided to spend £80,000 a year on a Customs tariff before the end of the
It is true that for her music-hall LATER,
**campaign of activity that will performance Miss Ederle still re- year, and Germany refuses to pro-
Interviewed by pressmen, Mr. strike at every wet' candidate and ceives. £1,200 a week. But she has time, he hoped that the real follow the removal of oil is proceeding.
Moscow, June 26th. long the existing agreement for a
Hugh Gibson expressed the opinion at every effor tto repeal or nullify been explaining how the money. months, ers of Dr. Sun would unhesitating- The general atmosphere here is
In response to a telegram from further six
The French Government has re-
that it would be impracticable to the existing prohibition laws.”* ly co-operate with the Fengtiencse quiet but there is no one in signed by the widow of Sun Yat fused a German offer to conclude Washington Convention without the suffered a defeat and gained a vic-
Wuhan Soldiers' Relief Society,
attempt now to modify
Simultaneously the League has es before she touches it. Here is
her balance sheet: party.
locally, General Tang Sheng Chi Generalissimo Chang has issued, is expected here shortly from Han- Sen, asking help, the All-Union A new provisional agreement up to
concurrence of Italy and France. tory in its struggle with the Ad-Her lawyer, Dudley Malone... £200. an order for an immediate truce kow.
Central Council of Trade Unions the date of the enactment of the
Mr. Jones said that the United ministration for officers who can
Her father throughout the country.
has decided to donate 30,000 roubles French customs tariff. British Steamer Fired On..
It is emphasised here that there States was not willing to reduce the be relied on to force prohibition Agent for her act itself and to propose to the Trade will be no trade war, The Franco- calibre of the guns of its cruisers according to its own ideas,
Publicity agent HANKOW, June 24th.
in six inches, but was prepares to resignation of his post as Assistant Two girl divers German steel pact is not affected.
Its victory is represented by the Manager accept five-inch guns for destroyers.
Secretary to the Treasury, respon- Man setting up tank [REUTER'E AMERICAN BERVICE.]
sible for the enforcement of Probi- New York Press Comment.
Mr. Pun Fu," Preqiier of the Peking Cabinet, has also ordered
pence among the warring groups.
A British steamer was fired on The Central Executive Committes at Hangchow on June 23rd, soven of the Nanking Government has shots being fired. The situation is Banounced the following appoint. otherwise quiet. inents:-
Armed soldiers endeavoured to Mr. Wang Chung Hui, Ministerland opium, brought down from of Justice, and Messrs. Li Chaichange in an oil-evacuation lighter. Hsin and Tang Chak Yu, to be Over 100 cases involved. committee members of the Political H.M.S. Durban took over the Commission of Kwangtung. • opium and turned it over to the
It was also decided that Li Min Customs. Fan be chief of the Civil Depart- ment of Kwangtung; Chen Ko Yao, chief of the Military Department;
Fun,
chief
•
Chiang At Nanking.
NANKING, June 24th. General Chiang Kai Shek has
Chen Yung, chief of the Judicial returned here. There has been no Department; Koo Ying of the Financial Department; Feng development in the situation.
June 25th. Troops are proveeding up and
Chuk Man, chief of the Department
of Labour and Agriculture; Chang down the river, otherwise
Nan, chief of the Land Dopart change.
ment Ching Yang Pu, chief of Construction; Li Lak Chao, chief.
of the Industry Department; and
Chu Chin Wa, chief of the Educa tion Department.
Shanghai Quiet.
SHANGHAI, June 25th.
All is quiet.
(Continuer on next Column.)
no
Union organisations should materially assist,
that
they
Optum From Ichang..
CHINKIANG, June 25th. Tho Chinese Officer in charge of the raiding party at Chinkiang on
A NORWEGIAN'S CLAIM AGAINST U.S. GOVERN-
.MENT.
CLAIM REJECTED.
June 23rd, has been reprimanded. ENORMOUS LOSSES ALLEGED. by local Chinese authorities and has been ordered to bear the cost of hospital attendance of the injured and the whole cost of lost equip-
ment.
[RELTAE'R AMERICAN BERVICE]
the
herself.
A WEEK.
300
120
35
40
100
20
bition, of General Lincoln C. An This leaves £485 a week, from New York, June 24th. drews, who recently confessed that which Miss Ederle herself pays the The New York World in an the legal sale of beer had been in fares, travelling expenses of seven- editorial beaded. "History in the his opinion infinitely superior to people and charges for the water Making," says the Washington ton system under which illegal used in the tank on the stage, pro ference and the present Geneva con breweries and stills are flooding the ably £600 a week at least, leaving ference are phases in a great transi- country with poisonous liquor. Its out of her £1,200 about £400 for tion in which Great Britain is sur
our defeat is represented by the removal rendering her naval supremacy and of Mr. Roy A. Haynes, its favour- Mr. Malone draws his percentage sharing with the United States, on
ite Assistant Commissioner of Pro- because he lens her £500 for ex- WASHINGTON, June 23rd.
popson. Her father, who is a suc- a basis of naval parity, her decisive hibition, The Government has rejected the influence in world politics.
General Andrews is to be successful pork butchor, draws his par claims of Christopher Haanevig, a The paper adds that this redistri- coeded by Mr. Seymour Lowman, ontage because he advanced 2300 Norwegian citizen, for alleged bution of power is an extension of a former Lieutenant-Governor of of his own and £200 of the girl's losses through requisitioning in the principles of statesmanship Dry." The vacancy created by prizes.
New York and
outspoken own savings from her awimming war-time by the Shipping Board of which inspired Britain's dealings ressels which were being construct with the self-governing Dominions the removal of Mr. Haynes will be AMOY, June 24th. ed by his Company in America, re of the Empire. There is no lled by Dr. J. M. Doran, chief her music-hall tour, though receiv Processions were held at Amoy sulting, according to claimant, in, tragedy therein, and there need be chemist in the Enforcement Bureau ing only a third of her earnings. and Kulangsu in connection with a number of Companies going bank none in this willingness to shers and author of the fortaule adopt. The moral seems to be that Ameri- celebrations of the 23rd, but these rupt with resultant losses to Han- world power with the United ed by the Government to render can subney motheds are more tricky. passed off without incident.
| neving of upwards of 87,000,000,
States."
alcohol nauseous and undrinkable. I even than the English Channel.
Yangtze ports..
Nothing to record from other
PROCESSIONS AT AMOY.
Ln
4
Misa Edorla is still continuing