THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 1927.
FINANCE BILL.
NORTHERN GENERAL CLAIMING VICTORIES.
NORTHERNERS STILL HOLDING ON STRONGLY AT TSINGTAO.
SPURN NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE THOUGH
NUMERICALLY WEAK.
HOPEFUL OF NORTHERN REINFORCEMENTS.
ANOTHER NORTHERN GENERAL ABOUT TO" GO OVER.”
SUN CHUEN FENG ALSO REPORTED IN TOUCH WITH THE KUOMINTANG.
According to the local vernacular papers the Diplomatic Body at Peking have "warned" the Peking Government with regard to It is the recent landing of Japanese troops in Chinese territory, stated that it was pointed out that China would soon becoine a second Balkans" if the Peking Government continued reticent as Pegarde Japan's action. Other nations might follow suit, despite soust be trenties The Japancee Prunier's real intentions"
discovered by the Peking authorities.
In the midst of so much official corruption, patty paltriness and
·lack of anything indicative of patriotism, the manner in which General Chak Chueng Pen, the Northern General is defending Tsingtao, is refreshingly admirable. This appears to be numerically the wenker force, now that his flabby colleagues have
"gone over," but despite their Machiavellan efforts he still sticks to his post awaiting reinforcements..
Conversely, we have at least one Northern General negotiat ing as to his "transfer," while another-a." marshal," indeed-is also making known that he is not averse from joining with the victorious Southerners,
Meanwhile, there seems to be a lull in the actual fighting, as there continues to be a lack of news na to anything in the nature of what the local war correspondents are. fond of calling a "' clash."
Marshal Chang Tsung Chang--(Dictator Chang Tso Lin's right hand runn)-however, claims to have ousted the Southerners from at least one paint on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and asserts that he is now marching on to Hauchow, the Southern Army's head- quarters in their Northern Expedition,
TSINGTAO'S DEFENDER.
(Wuh Tez, Yat Pav.)
A "SECOND BALKANS.”
(Bach T«i Fat Pao.)
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THE CNC. STRIKE. MEXICO'S NEW OIL NEW CLAUSE RELATIVE TO
CERTAIN VESSELS STILL
SAILING.
(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, July 8th. The following Butterfield ships
for are sailing-to-day 2-Poyong, Yangleze ports; Shantung, for Hong Kong, and Tungchow, for Tientsin,
VOLATILE MR. CHU,
JOINS THE 'NATIONALISTS.
[TUROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, July 7th. The Chinese Minister to Rune, who is also the Chinese representa- tive on the Lengue Council, Dr. Chu, is in a quandary.
He his applied for leave of ab sence to the Peking Government, but has had no reply, so bus resign.
cd.
He recently issued a statement on the Cantonese Nationalist Govern ment's attitude towards the Naval Conference.
LAW.
́STILL SUBJECT OF MUCH
· HEARTBURNING.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,]
MEXICO CITY, July 8th The Aguila Oil Company have applied to the First District Court for an injunction against the on- forcement of the new Oil Baw.
The Company complains, that it has been refused drilling peraite for some of its lands at Tampico.
RAW SILK NEGATIVED,
[TRKOUGH REVIER'S AGENCY,}.
LONDON, July 8th.. The House of Commons, in the committee stage of the Finance Bill, negatived, without a division, a new clause moved by the Con- servative member, Mr. Romer, re- pealing from August 31st the duties a raw silk..
AVIATION.
U.S. FLYER DROWNED AT
HONOLULU.
FROM LONDON TO NEW
YORK.
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farewell
to
HONOLULU, July 7th. The
celeb: tione Lieutenants Maitland and Hegen: berger, the Pacific fliers, who are sailing Tor San Francisco, had a
HAUL OF ARMS.
MUNITIONS FOR COLOMBIA. gloomy termination.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, July 7th. The Government, in reply, con- Government agents here believe tends that the Company has not they have nipped in the bud n complied with the law.
South American revolution, by dis- The Excelsior says there is concovering 350 rifles and 100,000 tinued suspension or reduction of rounds of ammunition, on a steamer operations at the Tampico fields by tied up in the East River. foreign and domestic oil companies aad of mining operations by many companies in Northern States, causing a severe economic situation, and the throwing idle of thousands of workmen
The paper attributes the redue- tion of oil production to dissatis- faction of the new Oil Laws, bad weather, and the movement of the United States for the curtailment
It is expected that in a few days of production and the attractive- he will make a statement explain-ness of the South American fields ing his personal position towards by comparison with the Mexionn. the Peking Goverminent,.
LATER.
Dr. Chu has now announced that he has joined the Southern Nation- alist party, and consequently at the next League Council meeting and Assembly he will represent the latter Government.
FIGHTING IN TSINGTAO'S VICINITY.
GEN. CHEN'S ATTEMPTED
"Cour' DEFEATED.
SHANGHAI, July 8th.
SHANGHAI, July 8th. The negotiations for penge be-
The Diplomatic Corps in Peking tween the Northern defectionist, have warned the Peking Govern- General Chen Yi Yen, and the ment with regard to the recent Tsingtao defender, General Chuk landing of Japanese troops in Chueng Pen, are breaking down, Chiuose territory. It is pointed as it is evident that open clashes out that China will soon become a Balkans if the Peking between the opposing troops have second occurred since the 5th inst. near Government still keeps reticent Kiaochow.
towards the Japanese Govern- THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.] The Tsingtao military defender ment's action, which would un- General Chuk should have surren-doubtedly be followed by other
SHANGHAI, July 8th. dered to his opponents, in view of Powers regardless of violating the News from Tsingtao continues to be. the fact that the number of North-existing Sino-foreign treaties. The very sparse, but trustworthy reports show that General Chen Yi Yen, ern troops under the deserting attention of the Peking Govern Commander of Kinochow, turned Northern generals, in addition toment must be directed to Premierro-Nationalist on the 4th inst. and
TRAIN SMASH IN THE ARGENTINE.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
NEAR MENDOZA,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
BUENOS AIRES, July 7th. Tan persons were killed and 40 injured in a railway collision near Mendoza.
LATER.
The rifles and anmanition were hidden in bales labelled "hard- wars and cotton batting," address ed to Tumaco, Colombia.
on
GERTRUDE EDERLE TO
An aeroplane, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Williams, which Way eireling overhead, nose-dived into the ses, Williams being drowned.
New Altitude Recorți.
WASHINGTON, July 7th. Lieutenant C. C. Champion, of The U.S. Navy, in crédited by the National Aeronautic Association
THE NAVAL CON- FERENCE.
BRITISH AND U.S. INTERESTS.
CONVERSATIONS USEFUL AND HELPFUL.”
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:1
GENEVA, July 7th.'
In an interview, Mr. Hugh Gil-
Bon, head of the American dele-
gates, denied think he had applied to Washington for fresh instruc- tions, and described yesterday's-
private naval conversations.
useful and helpful.” ·
Reuter learns that the converse-
tione turned on a Japanese sugges- tion in favour of upholding the present status quoi.
Cruiser Tonnage. with a new world's attitude record for seaplanes, namely. 37,095 feet,
GENEVA, July 7th. There is good reason to believe Rcompared with the resent 30,479
feet record made by the French that cruiser. tonnage figures were naval Lieutenant De Mougeot.
discussed at yesterday's private [Lieutenant Carleton C. Cham.
meetings by the beads of the dele- pion, of the U.S. Navy, created a world's record on May 8th, reach-gations, in Admiral Saito's room. ing 33,456 feet. This was beaten over a cup of tea, and that the by the Frenchman; and now Cham-
naval While posing for a cinema filmpion has regained the honour.}
THE RESCUE,
SAVES DROWNING GIRL.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, July 7th.
the beach at Santa Monica, Gertrude Ederle, the channel swimmer, heard cries for help far from the shore.
She plunged into the sea and rescued a drowning girl swiminer.
THE ATTEMPT ON MUSSOLINI.
ANOTHER LONG PRISON TERM.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
Rowe, July 8th. A special tribunal has sentenced to eight years' imprisonment Ettore
The Pacific Railway has advised Zanuttini; former director of the Banca Cividale, who was charged that 24 killed and 14 seriously in-
with complinity in Zaniboni's at- jured in the train--anush attempt to kill Mussolini, Mendoza.
The collision was owing to fog. [The town of Mendoza with a population of 45,000, is the capital of the province of the same name
midst of It wheat-growing and cattle-raising district.]
Southern reinforcements, prepon- Tanaka's real intention in acting marched on Tsingtao, but was held in Weat Argentina, lying in the
derate over his forces in the surna he is doing, it concludes. rounding area of Tsingtao.
SURTAX.
Depending on General Chung NANKING GOVERNMENT'S Tsung Chang's strong backing," however, General Chuk Chueng Pen is determined to keep bie hold on Tsingtao pending rein- forcements from General Chung.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, July 8th Another Northern general, Pang The Nanking Government is im- a surtax Teh Chin, under Marshal Sun posing from the 11th inst., Chuen Feng, is reported to he pre-amounting to half the existing paring to go over to the Southern Customs tariff on tonnage, dues side, as secret negotiations regard-These hitherto amounted to 1.2 taels ing conditions of surrender have per ton annually on vessels of more been carried on with the Nanking than 150 tons and collected by the Government. He is expected to Customs in Recordance with the ∙issue a circular telegram, in which 29th Article of the Tientsin Treaty the stereotyped phrases for sup- porting the Kuomintang, will be set forth.
Another story is also circulated to the effect that Sun Chuan Feng is sending a representative to get in touch with the Kuomintang military leaders at the Shantung front with a view to his requesting the latter to recruit his (Sun Chuen Feng's) remnants.
Sun is willing to lend his rack and file as vanguards to launch attacks on the Shantung troops as well as on the Fengtienesc.
TWO JAPANESE BATTA- LIONS FOR TSINAN.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERINO, July 7th According to a Japanese official nesenge from Tsingtao, two infan try battalions and two machine-gun companies are scheduled to leave Teingtao this morning for Tsinan, while other, forces are proceeding to intermediate points on the railway.
TOKYO, July 8th.
The Imperial Sanction. The Cabinet Council bis decided to approve of the Chief of the General-ataff secking the Imperial sauction to despatch reinforcements to Tsingtao from Dairen.
of 1858.
The purpose of the tax was the financing of lighthouse buoys and other aide to the navigation of the coast and rivers of China.
The revenue was approximating 2,600,000 toels, which was ample for the purpose.
The reason for the 50 per cent." increase is not stated.
up by the Commissioner of Defence at Tsingtao and at Chenyang, 25 miles north-west of Tsingtao after moderate night fighting on the 5th
and 8th.
Thereafter. Chen Yi Yen dis continued his advance, fearing Chang Tsung Chang from Tsinan fu maddened by Chen Yi Yen's de Fection, might attack the latter's rearguard.
WAR MATERIAL. GERMAN'S BAN.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
He was accused of giving 10,000 lire to abes the attempt, aiding ita execution, and boing present at Monte Croce, where the details of the plot were organised.
STUFFED IBEXES..
GIFT TO SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.
ITZROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 7th King Alfonso of Spain, in the presence of King George, to-day presented to the natural History Museum at South Kensington, & splendid group of three stuffed exes, mounted in picturesque gerroundings, representing a gene in the Pyrences.
BERLIN, July 7th. The situation at present is quiet The Reichstag by 309 votes to 44 bat is causing considerable anxiety adopted the War Material Bill locally, owing to the proximity of forbidding the export of certain 20,000 Nationalist troops at Chu-categorice of goods which might be cheng, 60 miles west-south-west of used as instruments of war.
The speakers claimed that by the Tsingtao:.
adoption of the Bill, Germany would have fulfilled all her dis- armament obligations and there | CLERGY'S "LIVING WAGE. would, therefore, be no excuse for the continued occupation, of Germant Bail.
HUNGARY AND RUMANIA.
THE PROSPECT OF
SETTLEMENT. ·
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Regay, July 7th. Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, Under-
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was
asked in Parliament if there was any prospect of the Hungarian Rumanian question, now before the League of Nations and com. mitted to Sir Austen Chamberlain with Japanese and Chilism repre- sentatives for inquiry, being report. ed upon to the Council at its next session.
The General Chamber of Comed merce is lodging an urgent protest pointing out that owing to the He said the Committee over chuoic conditions which China ship which Sir Auston Chamberlain pre- that ping has suffered and the extreme sided, thought it necessary depression of the many years past further time should be given for it is unable to bear this additional the representatives of both Stater burden which, it says, is contrary to consult their Goverments, and to Treaty rights.
they therefore advised sa adjourn ment until September. The Coun eil approved of their proposal and the committee will make a further report in September.
CHANG TSUNG CHANG'S VICTORIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'E AQENOY.]-
PEKING, July 8th.
- HOLIDAY. FATALITY. ⠀
IN LAKE
EGYPTIAN COTTON..
GOOD CROP CONDITIONS.
[THROUGE, REUTER'S AGENCY.}
CAIRO, July 7th. The condition of the cotton crop compared to the percentage of su normal drop is as follows:--
Lower Egypt, 102 per cent.j Middle Egypt, 100 per cent.; and Upper Egypt, 100 per cent.
$
PROPOSED INCREASES
(THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 7th. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners propose increasing £200 livings to £300 a year, and £300 to £350, in order to give the recipients a living
OBITUARY.
ARMLESS ENGLISH ARTIST.
(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 7th. The death has occurred at Brietoi of the armices artist Mr. Bertram Hiles, at the age of 65,
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England to New York.
Ruany, July 7th. Captain Mackintosh, an Imperial Airways pilot, states that he has completed arrangements for an at- tempt to fly non-stop frein England to New York, within the next few weeks.
experts more closely con-
sidered the matter today.
In view of the secrecy still main-",
tained, it is quite impossible at present to provide any definite or
complete picture of the actual situa tion, but it may be stated that the
Japanese are out to reduce the
cruiser and destroyer tonnage as
far as possible, otherwise they feel
New US, Bombing Plane.
NEW YORK, July 7th. It is stated by the War Depart ment that they are constructing a that the primary object of the con military two-engined aeroplane of ference will not be obtained.. 950 horse-power, Fokker design, to carry five machine-guns and 3,000 pounds of high explosives, with which to bomb both land and sea forces.
Chamberlain To Visit England.
RUGBY, July 7th. Clarence Chamberlin, the Amorí. Can airman who recently flew the Atlantic, is expected to arrive in England iry air from Paris to-mor
row.
Byrd Entertained In France,
PARIS, July 7th. The chances of Commander Byrd and his companions visiting Eng land are faint..
It is understood that the Japan
cse view the American figuren of tonnage for those classes favour- -ably,--and--would rejoice-if they
could be further reduced.
#RITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Debate in Commons.
Huony, July 7th. The Prime Minister (Mr. Stanley Baldwin) stated in Parliament to-
They propose to sail on the day that a debate on disarmament Leviathan, on Tuesday, after spend-
ing the week-end at Dunkirk and would take place in the House of Le Touquet.
They have been given & recep. Commons, on the Foreign Office tion by the Chamber of Deputies, had luncheon at the Ministry of vote, on Monday. Commerce, and attended a recep- tion at the Hotel de Ville.
POPULAR LONDON
WEDDING.
U.S. AMBASSADOR'S DAUGHTER.
MARRIED AT WEST- MINSTER.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 7th. The public was so interested in the marriage of Miss Matilda Houghton, daughter the Ameri- van Ambassador, to Mr. Chandler
A 15-11 Ratio,
GENEVA, later,
It is reported authoritatively that the Japanese counter proposal) calls for a total auxiliary tonnage of 450,000, of which a quarter million. tops will be cruisers and 200,000 tons destroyers,
It is learned that the ratio re- quested by Japan is, 18 for Britain and the United States and 1 för Japan.
IHEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.? Washington" Conversations."
WASHINGTON, July 8th. After conforring with Sir Teme
P. Anderson; the only son of Mr. Howard yesterday, with regard to, CP. Anderson, of Washington, inter alia, the Geneva Conference, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, Mr. F. B. Kellogg, Secretary of the that special control by the police
was necessary.
State Department to-day conferred Most of the American colony with Mr. Matsudaira, Japanese in London attended the ceremony,
He painted with his mouth, and and the unusually Histinguished Ambassador, on a subject not yet exhibited at the Royal Academy and congregation included diplomats divulged.
STORMY WEATHER THROUGHOUT SOUTH OF ENGLAND.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIOR.]
all the leading exhibitions. Rugby, July 7th.
from every country, "Mr. and Mrs. He lost both his arms when a Baldwin, Sir Austen ant Lady
It appears that the United Severe rain storms swept South-boy in a street accident, but trained Chamberlain, and numerous other States Government knew from the ern England and Northern Franee himself to use a pencil with his British politicians and their last night and heavy falls were mouth.
beginning that, the Japanese Goy general throughout the country. The Bristol Academy of Fine Arts The storm was accompanied by nccepted his work when he was
The church was decorated with erument would vigorously support: with ropes of laurel. There were Eastor lilies and blue bydrangeas, American insistence on en agree
Chang Tsung Chang has teic U.S. MILLIONAIRE DEOWNED lightning and thunder in many sixteen, and later his productions graphed to the Peking Government officially claiming to have recaptur- ed Hanchuang, a junction on the Grand Canal and the Tientsin- Pukow Railway and that be is prossing on to Hanchow. The latter
Chiang Kai Shek's main base for all operations against Peking.
Chang Tsung Chang also claims that the insurrectionists at Tsing tao (in which area the Northern garrison desinged for the Souther nere) have been quellod, and that the Northerners are again in con- trol of Tsingtao,
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wives.
ten bridesmaids and twelve groomsment on cruiser tonnage that would. men, of whom pine had travelled mean, in fact, a reduction in naval from Amories, and three were from expenditure.
officiated, assisted by Bishop Brent.
places. During-brilliant flashes at gained wide attention and were Folkestone, the French coast was readily sold. visible across the intrail was record-oft was oigoted international dos Straits of Dover. He alcoted 1908 member
SUDBURY, ONTARIO, July 7th.. ed at Clacton-on-sca, in BescX, Beaux Arts of Paris.YA
It is evident that the whole ques- Mr. W. L. Hodgkins, the million-where, in thirteen hours nearly
Eleatrical Pioneer. -
A reception was subsequently held airo president of the Brownell Im- three inches were registered--nearly provement Company of Chicago, half as much rain as usually falls
BERLIN, July 7th at the American Embassy, and the tion of the conduct of negotiations was drowned with two members of during the whole of July. Dover The death is announced of couple left on a motor honeymoon at Geneva will be left to Mr. Gibson the crew of a motor-bont which recorded 2.81 inches, which is the Sigmund Borgmann, the pioneer of trip to
Scotland, caught fire while cruising in Geor heaviest experienced for many the American-German electrical in- Mr. Anderson Bret met his bride and his colleagues subject only gian Bay, Lake Huron,
dustry and founder of the Bergin Scotland last year, and he later to the limit of the instructions bocaine Mr. Houghton's secretary in given originally and since the mann Electrical Company,
He was at one time a partner of London. He is now in a banking
Conference began. Mr, Thomas Edison at New York. business in New York.
years.
Four other occupante of the boat, The roads in many places became including two girls were saved by impassable owing to floods, ofid swimming half a mile to the shore.fields were submerged.