THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 28th, 1927.
SOUTHERN FORCES NEARING TSINGTAO FAMOUS U.S.
AND TSINAN.
THE FALL OF YENCHOW IMMINENT.
HANKOW "REDS" DENOUNCE FENG YU HSIANG.
ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENTS IN
SHANGHAI
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT INAUGURATE CHINA
CONFERENCE.
STATEMENT BY PREMIER TANAKA.
Southern forces are reported to be surrounding Yenchow, ♫ strategic point on the Tsingtao Tsinan Railway, south of Tsinan, Shantung's capital, With the fall of Yenchow the capital city will be the next objective of the Southerners.
HankowReds," evidently incensed by what they regard as ' treachery on the part of Feng Yu Hsiang, aro lampooning him throughout Wuhan.
Anti-Japanese movements are reported as being in full swing at Shanghai Native City, and the students, Inbourers and other classes have formed what is termed as " Anti-Japanese Alliance.'
Baron Tanaka, Premier of Japan, at the inaugural meeting in Tokyo yesterday of the China Conference, reiterated that the object of the conference was inerely to receive reports from Japanese Diplomatic and Consular officials in China and to discuss the best methods of meeting the situation as it arises. The Premier emphasised that there was no intention of Japan" formulating" a new China policy.
THE FIGHTING IN. SHANTUNG.
(Wah Ts Fat Pão).
SHANGHAI, June 7th.
The Southerners are surrounding
| JAPAN'S POLICY TOWARDS CHINA.
runoon REUTEÏ'6 AGENCY.}
Toxyo, June 27th.
At the opening of the Chini Con..
EXPLORER.
SETS OUT ON ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
[REUTER'B AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New Yonk, June 27th. Twelve scientists accompanied Donald Macmillan, the famous Arctic explorer, when he sailed from Wiscasset, Maine, on the 25th inat, on his eleventh expedition
northwards.
CALIFORNIAN OIL COMDR. BYRD'S
BLAZE.
FLIGHT.
WELLS BURNED AND EQUIP. || RAIN STORM AGAIN CAUSES
MENT DAMAGED,
POSTPONEMENT,
MILLION DOLLARS
DAMAGE.
"[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
LONG BEACHES, Cal., June 27th. Five oil-wells were burned and the equipment of many others dam aged in a fire at Alamitos Heights'
oil-field.
The damage is estimated at G. $1,000,000.
He will, spond fifteen months, in
the interior of Labrador and Green- land, specially to study the ruins of the const of Labrador, which, according to Eskimo legend, were SPEECH TO HER FAR OFF
DOMINIONS. built by a curious race which reach-
HOLLAND'S ''QUEEN.
ed the shores in open boats with- | CLEARLY HEARD IN BATAVIA, out decks or sails.
BATAVIA, June 4th. This week saw an epoch in Dutch and Dutch-Colonial history for on Wednesday and Thursday morning H.M. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netlioriands and Princes Juliana spoke to Dutch West and East India respectively,
The expedition will also exhaus- tively investigate the meteorological conditions, which are likely greatly avaist Transatlantic aviation.
MANILA'S STEVEDORE STRIKE SETTLED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MANILA, June 27th. The stevedore strike has been
Yenchow, a strategic point on the ference this morning, Baron Tanska settled and the men have returned Tsingtao-Tainan Railway to the reiterated that the object of the south of Tainan. Another South-Conference was merely to receive work. ern force is advancing towards reports from Japanese Diplomatic Tsingtao and Kaochow. The Tai-and Consular officials from "China" nan situation is very critical in and discuss the best methode of view of the impending fall eeting the situations as they arise
from time to time.
Yenchow.
of
The Military Council of the which Nanking Government, on Feng Yu Hsiang and Yen Shih Shan are also anembers, has been formally inaugurated. ・・
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang his appointed Mr. Li Ming Chung his personal representative at Nanking."
In view of Feng Yu Hsiang's attitude towards Nanking, the "Red" leaders, in Hankow are conducting a anti-Feng Yu Hsiang movenient, and "anti-Feng. Yu Hsiang posters " are appearing everywhere in Wu-Han..
Baron Tanaka omphasised that there was no intention of formulat-
ing a new China policy.
The Premier also touched on the situation in China, which he con sidered was unlikely to alter for sone time to come.
CHIANG'S ULTIMATUM TO WUHAN.
SOVIET ADVISERS TO
"[NAVAL" WIRELESS;}-
THOSE HOLIDAYS!
HANKOW HERALD'S" SAR-
CASTIC COMMENTS.
WORKERS' GOOD TIMES AT EMPLOYERS' EXPENSE.
- Holidays in Hankow follow rapidly upon each other's heels. GOTThere are holidays to denounce traitors to the Revolution; holidays
The speeches which were sent out from Philips factory Eindhoven, Holland on Wednesday morning (it was then late in the evening Holland) were intended for the Dutch West Indies but they were aleo picked up and distinctly beard here.
For tho Dutch East Indies, how ever, the great night was Thuraday. The Radio Holland at Tandjong Priok had made special arrange ments and had sent invitations to as many people as could be housed in the limited space available. At 1.00 LL.M. the Queen spoke the first words to her Eastern colony, after the Dutch national anthem had proclaimed the approach of the Royal party.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, June 27th. For the second time in two days a torrential rainstorm has caused a last-minute postponement of Com- mander Byrd's flight to Paris, the sodden nerodrome making tho take. off very risky, although the winds and weather are extremely favour
able.
LECTURE IN A DUNGEON.
THE NAVAL CON- FERENCE.
· JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TORTO, June 27th. Viscount Saito, having referred the question of considering the British proposal to discuss capital ships to Tokyo, it is understood that instructions were called yos- terday night stating that
the Government were willing to do so provided that it does not interfere with the discussion on auxiliaries, which must be concluded first.
It is understood that the Japan- ese Naval Authorities welcome the provisional
THE LORE OF THE TOWER OF idea of reaching
LONDON.
STAIRWAY DUELS.
Why is the Tower of London call-
♬
7.
BRITISH TRADE
UNIONISTS.
DEMONSTRATING AGAINST THE TRADE UNIONS BİLL
LADY CYNTHIA MOSLEY SPEAKS IN HYDE PARK.
[Tanovan zeoreN'S AOENDY.}
LONDON, June 27th. A scene reminiscent of the pre-
War Suffragette. Campaign, was witnessed in Hyde Park yesterday evening when an eloquent woman held the attention of 20 vast audience. This was the ex-Viceroy's daughter, Lady Cynthia Mosicy,
understanding as to the ago limits who spoke from one of the twelve platforms from whence vigoreus of capital ships.
protests were made by Labour Trade Union leaders against the
ed the Tower and not, like all COLLAR AND TIE TORTURE. Trade Unions Bill. similar buildings the world over, the Castle of London?
The answer to that question was one of the fracinating points of the lecture given in the Martin Tower of the Tower by Mr. Allen Walker, the London University Ex- tension lecturer.
This lecture was the first of a series on the Tower to last all the
summer, every Tuesday and Thurs day at 11 am. After the lecture there will be a conducted visit to the places mentioned in it.
The first lecture, which was mare or less a trial demonstration was a great success. Parents should in future take their boys, who will be only too glad to go to a lecture with lantern slides given in a dun- geon. For that is what it amounts
THE DIGNITY OF CLIVE. STREET, CALCUTTA.
*** SHORTS" FOR OFFICE.
WEAR.
The demonstration was organised by the Trade Union Defence Com- mitteo and thousands of the dele- gates of the T.U.C. Labour Party and Co-operative Union marched through London headed by brass bands and pipes, bearing "banners and with hundreds of vans, gaily decorated with red and yellow
banting..
The demonstration reached a climax by a trumpet call when the Trade Union Covenant was read on different platforms pledging Trade
Open-neck shirts and "shorts" for office wear is a question that is onca more receiving attention in Calcutta. Opinions of business men are fairly equally divided on the desirability or otherwise of Unionists and members of the work- such a reformation in traditional ing class to safeguard to the utmost their heritage of freedom and
tion" regardless of consequences.
Subsequently, there was skirmishing between Labour demon-- strators and Anti-Socialist Union speakers, supportel by British
to. The sixty or so visitors at Clive, Street, attire. The younger
below the level of the ground in section, whose work necessitates right of association and organise- a circular room with old stone walls of unbelievable thickness, and behind the lecturer was a deep and narrow embrasure or doorway as romantie
you will,
.
Defending The Stairs. One thing, Mr. Walker said, gripped everybody. In most of the towers the stairway narrows to little or nothing to the right as you ascend, and broadens out to the left. The steps are mere triangles. You would never, though, guess the stirring reason for this.
good deal of time being spent in the sun, fondle a wistful hope that the starched collar and three-piece suit will be abandoned during the hot weathor for more:
attirë.
comfortable
A broker of many years' ex- perience in Calcutta told a States. man representative that there was no more trying profession, owing to the strain put upon physionl capacity, in Calcutta than that of the busy broker during the summer months.
In her speech Her Majesty, who was obviously moved, said that it was a happy moment that she was able to speak with her subjecta oversens. H.M. mentioned the in- ventions of the past century where by the Motherland and the Colonies were drawn closer together and now on this momentous occasion H.M. It was so that a defender of the was able to speak personally to the stairs might have a full sweep for inhabitants of Her Colonies. H.M. his sword arm, while, conversely, stated that she was proud to think the assailant mounting up would that this feat had been accomplish-have to ply his rapier or other ed by Dutch engineers with Dutch weapon a few inches from the stair pillar, and, being forced naturally The speech ended at 1.20 a.m. and to the right by the play of the
have but the narrow foothold
to inspire the right edge of the stair beneath ance is not such as his feet.
to amiable business discussion a Left-handedness must have been a precious, asset for an assailant harassed jute nan. at the Tower.
material.
Clive Street is like a furnace, he said, and although one is of course able to use jauns or motor cars one feels on entering an
to welcome returning soldiers from had thus taken 15 minutes. At-1.22 defender above him, would also office that one's personal appear
comme-
A
HANKOW, June 20th. General Chiang Kai-Shek has the front; holidays to welcome their issued an ultimatum to the Wuhan commanders; holidays to authorities, demanding the immorate the iniquities of the mili- mediate disbandment of all Labour tarists and the imperialists. Unione, the immediate dismissal On the 24th inst. a large consign-onenty Bovict. Advisers and a peculiar point about these holidays ment of ammunition and heavy certain number of Chinese Com is, who celebrates them--the labour.
board a munists, whom he names. loaded on gun
It is understood that the Han-ers or the capitalists, asks the Chinese steamer at Tientsin for
know Government has called a con- Hankow Herald. Tsina, to supply Chang Tsung Chang.
Was
in
Anti. Japanent movements Shanghai are in full swing, meel inge being frequently called by labourers and others. students, An unanimous decision has boon taken that an Alliance" be formed for the re- gulation of which a convenant containing fifteen articles has been drafted and passed,
"Anti-Japanese
(NAVAL WIRELESS.] FOOCHOW FAIRLY QUIET.
STRIKE SETTLED BUT ANTI- JAPANESE DEMONSTRATION.
Fooоnow, June 26th.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1
SHANGHAI, June 27th.
ference to discuss the ultimatum, To outward appearance it would but it is impossible to foresee the possible result of the conference. seem that the labourers, by holding There is, it is stated, some division mass meetings, and quitting their in the Hankow Government.
work on these occasions, are dis playing the patriotism which is re- quired. But on every such occasion A wireless message from Hankow states that the Government are up to the present, odd, as it may holding a conference at present at seem, the patriotic exhibitions have which they are discussing an ultima been on the part of the merchant- tum from Chiang Kai Shek, which demands inter alia the disbandment the capitalist-rather than on the of all unions and the dismissal of part of the worker. twenty Russian advisers and certain Chinese communists.
TYRANNY OF PEASANTS UNIONS,
DUCED IN HUPEH.
a.m. Princess Juliana commenced her speech to the D.E.I. which last ed five minutes. After the orches tra had played several selections, the voice of HL.M. was heard again, In a short speech H.M, thanked all those who had participated in the work of making communications between Holland and the D.E.I. possible.
H.M.'s thanks assumed a more concrete form afterwards when Mr. Philips was decorated with the Order of Orange Nassau.
The speeches were heard remark- ably distinctly and only on one or two occasions
interfered fading with the transmission. It is rather curious to note that at Sourabaya the whole experiment was a failure hardly a single word being under stood. Singapore Free Press.
HANDLESS GIRLS WHO SEW.
of
It is common to see in every office The first beginnings of fortifica-in Calcutta in the summer groups tion, Mr. Walker said, were when
of perspiring brokers waiting their the Britons dug themselves in on Ludgate Hill, to be followed by turn to see the fortunate people who the Saxons on Cornhill, and the are able to spend the whole of their
The Normans on Tower Hill. Tower, the White Tower, preceded the castellations and-fortifications, and that is how the whole building came to be called the Tower.
Fascists.
soine
There were no casualties. [Lady Cynthia Mosley is the daughter of the late Marquis Cur- zon of Kedleston.]
BOXING.
"AN ELEVENTH-HOUR SENSATION."
· [TÚROUGH-REUTER'S-AGENCY, },
LONDON, Juno 27th.
An eleventh-hour sensation in the World's Middleweight Champion- ship-Walker versus Milligan--duo to take place on the 30th inst. has occurred: While Walker was spar- ring yesterday evening, he recoiyad office hours beneath purkhas.. The a cut on the right eyebrow, neces- adoption of a more comfortable sitating surgical attention. It is style of dress would ameliorate the unlikely that he will box again distressing circumstances and in- before Thursday. creДso the efficiency of those
The Hole In The Gate. From Alfred's days Mr. Walker affected.
VICTORIAN ART.
CANT.
traced the bistory of the Tower, It may be that the "shorts." and but always with a modern appeal, open shirts that are such a feature so that he showed how the visitor of users of the Maidan in the early entering through the Middle Gate morning would not be in accord SIR F. DICKSEE ON MODERN passes unwittingly beneath three with business diguity, but it should large holes or channels whence the be possible to devise a mode of famed lead or boiling water dress which would eliminate the medieval days might be poured, torture. of the collar and tie. and how the view which then fronts the visitor is practicion that of the walls of old
af
"I think the cant and meering
at
Regardless of the fact that the
To the man whose duties involve about the Victorian epoch has had holidays to which the labourer is SKILL OF LONDON CRIPPLES.
miany journeys between offices its day, and I think we will short- entitled are clearly set forth in
A little-known curiosity he dis freedom of movement is essential London may well be proud of the closed was the portcullis of a tower in the hot weather and it is difficultly hear very little more about it.. agreements between employers and employment record of her crippled which has a circular hole in it, to understand why a burra sahib In art and literature I think we HUNAN CONDITIONS REPRO employees, the worker are ordered children. They are all found jobs through which a late-comer could should take serious objection to the have to take off our hate to that leave the L.C.C. thrust his head, whereon, if it woaring by a broker of an eminent period," said Sir Frank Dicksee, to quit on days given over to these before they
pleased, the guardians of the portly sensible attire most suited to the
the President of the Royal various celebrations, and employere schools, and they keep them:
Unemployment is found to be PEEING, June 11th.
are notified that "the pay of the less among these young people than cullia could pull the rest of his climate.
person through.
They are much more democratic Academy, presiding at a Holman in this matter in America where, it j Hunt A Chinese traveller from Han-
centenary gathering is common to see men of importance King's College. He said it was kow is quoted in the Ta Kung Pao workers shall be paid as usual." among any other class. One old scene-painter, another $5 a
walking along divested of coats, The emissary from Nanking has as saying that Hupeh is fast be. Otherwise the union will order a scholar is earning £7 a week as a
coming a second Hunan so far as strike.
week in making leather hand-bage.
which are often carried on the arm, the fashion to depreciate Victoriam at last effected a settlement of the Communism is concerned. Pea-
From this, it appears that the The latter is crippled in both legs,
and with collar undone and tie art, but when they remembered the to Meeting Houselone
hanging loosely. A fortune. awaits strike of shopkeepers and boat sants' Unions are all powerful in
School, Peckham, on crutches. the 39 districts of the province. celebrant of the holiday is not the and came
HIS MISTRESS DIVORCES HIS the tailor who can design a suitable companions in art of Hunt, who orewa, and indications are that They not only confiscate the hold-worker, but the employer. At his There he learned leather-work, and
was a giant among them, les people' new Administration, representing ings of the proportied class but
HIS £400 A WEEK EARNINGS.
The Opposite View.
compare those men with exponenta. the Nanking Government, will take have despatched many of landlords expense do the workers attend began his present job at a wage of
cor- their mass meetings of welcome, de- 105. n week,
The girls are equally successful..
An opposite view was given to of art to-day. He asked whether NEW YORK. the Statesman by a merchant who there was over the city. It is likely to be on the pretext that they are
variety, more rupt gentry" installed on July 1st.
Tin Tin Tin, the famous dog regarded askance any such inter strength, or more earnestness to- embroiders well and draws her film actor, Dgured largely in a ference with Clive Street tradition. has no bands, but who sews and own designs. Another girl who divorce suit brought by Mrs. Char The question had been discussed day. does beautiful embroidery has only lotte Anderson, Duncan, a Calimany times, he said. His views
cross the river..
General Tang Seng Chi At Changsha.
CHANGSHA, June 28th.
@
ter-revolution. And therefore counnunciation and commemoration. It There is a girl at this school who
the
Connection
RIN TIN TIN'S DOMESTIC
TROUBLES..
MASTER.
and happy medium
more
Dr. Percy Dearmor, speaking én
A big anti-Japanese demonstra- with the Nationalist Government would be considerably more to the isno. protection against the point were some of these celebra tion took place yesterday but
of tyranny the Unione. For tions held on Sunday, when they very strong guard of Marines was example, traveller continued, placed on the foreign; quarter, and General Fang Pen-ien is the com. would be on the workers' own time, one hand. This girl is patrol-fornia horsewoman, against. her might be assailed as being old. Hunt's work, said the best pictures
niandant
of the 11th Nationalist or wore the Unions to abide by the leader in the Girl Guidos, and husband, Mr. Laland L. Duncan.fashioned, but in business there had the Tate Gallery were the work.
teaches others how to make their Rin Tin Tin, who is familiar to to be a dignity of dress, and it in the procession was not allowed to Afmy, yet not only was his estate agreements which they have signed knots,
audiences in every part of the once the principle offres and of artists of the pre-Raphaelite The teacher does not try to show world because of his exploits in easiness" in attire were establish- School to which Hunt belonged, local Union but one of his brothers with the employers, and allow-do- the girls how they can overcome hundreds of thrilling film scenes ed it would be difficult to check a but it was a gallory where Hunt
t Huang Kang confiscated by the was executed simply because he duction in wages for these boli their individual handicaps. They is the property of Mr. Duncan, and tendency to exaggerate it.
was not adequately represented. happened to be a landlord.
is salary is £400 a week.
Laxity in dress from a business There were few things about Hunt. The traveller further said that days." This procedure would be in manage it, each in her own way, his
and there is no kind of needlework
Duncan testified that her members. of the Nationalists are keeping with the intent and spirit they cannot do. In order to Isana husband did not love her or her standpoint stente a subtle influence and his pre-Raphaelite followers which difficult to recover more striking than that reprodue beginning to wake up to this alarm of the Unione contractual obliga plain sewing the girls dress dolls, horses. He cared, she said, for Among salesmen especially does tiers of their pictures come to All ing state of things and trying to tions, and in addition prove that in the art class they draw their nothing in the world but Rin Tin dress count, and it is well known the rooms of cultivated people correct it Mr. Wang Ching-wei
When they leave Tin. Out of the dog's colossal that the better dressed man gets the Hunt was intensely English, and own designs. is gaid to have come round to the the workers are willing and desirous school at 10 places are found for salary he contributed only £10 a better and bigger orders. Cloth believed firmly in view of General Chiang Kai Shok of attending these gatherings regard them as improvare in West End week to the family budget. and no longer attacks him in less of the loss of a day's wage dressmaking firms at a wage of 10s. Worse than all, while loving the manufactured to-day for use in of nationality im the importainse tropical climates ensures maximum fluence has been very great. Few newspaper articles.
that they appreciate the portent of ar 16. per week. The L.C.C. dog he treated her valuable horsea coolness, and there can be no neces pictures are better known than his, reference to the Nanking com the day's celebration--instead of After Care Committee watches over" as though they wore common sity for embarking on new effects and the titles of some of them are which can only be harmful. household words. He intended After all, Olive Street has those works of his to convoy to his business men look askance at any and lofty nanirations which pre- Innovation calculated to lower jt.. sented themselves to him:?7.
General Tang Song Chi, the Wuhan generalissime, arrived at Changsha from Hankow last night. Yangtze Quiet.
SHANGHAL, June 28th. The situation at Shanghai and along the Yangtaro Valley is speeches or generally quiet.
Even George Heu Chien made no
.
(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY.};
H.M.S. "Argus."
SHANGHAI, June 27th.
H.M. plano-oarrior Argus will
lonvo for Weihaiwei to-morrow,
nander in his article contribute?
to one of the Hanków papers on merely cheering the arrival of a holi.
their careers until they are 18.
stock."
Two boys who obtained scholar The court, on hearing this story the occasion of the second anniver. day to which they are entitled by ships at the London School, of of domestic incompatibility, dignity of its own and the older fellow countrymon the great ideala Commercò are doing well in jobs. | stantly. granted the aggrieved eary of the May 30th incident agreement, at the employer's ax
The boys play football, even with borne-loving, wife decree of Kuo Wen.
irons on their legs.
ponse.
divorce.