THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20th, 1927.
AVERTING A TIENTSIN BUSINESS CRISIS.
THE ARMISTICE
ANDTWEEN NANKING
PEKING.
WHAT PEKING PROPOSES.
FIGHTING_CEASING IN SHANTUNG.
WAICHIAOPU TO PROTEST AGAINST
FOREIGN TROOPS IN TIENTSIN.«
The Peking Authorities have prepared a series of proposals for Nanking's consideration in response to the latter's armistipe Bugget löng
In consequence, Aghting has practically ceased in Shantung.
The scarcity of silver at Tientsin, caused by its export and embarge at Shanghai, caused Tientsin tacls to be quoted at a beavy premium. This threatening a commercial crisis, six British destroyers were despatched from Shanghai with 112 tons of sycee.
ALLOCATION OF: 150,000
SHANSI TROOPS.
(Wah Tes Yat Pao.)
General. Yen's troops, numbering 180,000, are definitely reported to have advanced towards, Chili. 30,000 have been ordered to advance to the Kin-Han Railway: 50,000 to the Peking-Chiyuan Railway; while 50,000 remain to defend Shansi
FENG YU HSIANG'S
ACTIVITIES.
(Fah Tas Tas Paa)
SHANGHAI, July 19th. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang is now at Laoyang, Honan. He is trying to persuade the Hankow leaders not to tolerate the Communistic activities and suggests that those Russian advisers employed by the Hankow Government should be removed to Chengchow, Eonan, Shansi troops, under General Hau whence he will escort them to Yung Chsen, sức advancing towania | Hussia ria Urga. Shekachong by the Chingting-Tai-Feng bas telegraphed to General yuen Railway.
General Yen's present movement is by no means to be interpreted as bis definite action against the Feng- tienese but is intended purely to
extend his "sphere of influence."
SHANGHAI, July, 19th.. "Dr.-C.-C. Wu, when interviewed
!
TIENTSIN TAELS AT NOTABLE SPANISH
SERIOUS PREMIUM.
SIK DESTROYERS SENT NORTH, WITH SYCEE.
(THROUGH RIVER'S AGENCY.]
Smaschai, July 18th. Owing to the scarcity of silver, due to the export and embargo at Shanghai, Tientsin taels are at
AVIATOR KILLED.
MAJOR LORIGA.“
"FLEW FROM MADRID" TO PHILIPPINES LAST YEAR.
(THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.].
MADRID, July, 19th. Major Loriga, who last year few from Madrid to the Philippines has † points premium compared with beep killed-se-the aerodrome wwing
Shanghai taels.
to the crashing of a little French forty horse power assoplane, in which be was carrying out a trial flight.
This is threatening a business "crisis, to avert which six British destroyers axiled this morning with three and a half million 'taels of sycen to Weihaiwei, where it will be transferred to a coast steamer for Tientsin.
Owing to lack of space the de- stroyers took ten hours to load the shipment, which weighed 112 tous.
YANGTSZE TRADE
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
(THROUGH LETTER'S LOKICY,}
LONDON, July 18th. In the House of Commons, reply ing to Mr. H. W. Locker regarding the conditions of British trade in the Yangtze region, Sir Austen Chamberlain anid that arrange meats had been made for a further Yen Shib Shan, Governor of Shansi, | investigation next month of the to the effect that he should put possibility of a resumption of forth a definite policy concerning British residence and trade at the present political impasse instead Ichang, and when the state of the river was 'most favourable for an of allowing his attitude to hang in
the balance.
THE LATEST BATTLE IN NICARAGUA. FURTHER DETAILS OF JOINT
ACTION.
LABOUR CONGRESS EXCITED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.Ţ
Wasnixuros, July 19th. According to latest accounts a hundred Nicaraguans appear to
THE TRIPARTITE NAVAL CON FERENCE.
(THROUGH REUTES 1. AGENCY. Ţ
LONDON, July 15th. Admiral Jellicoe," "who has return- ́ed from Geneva owing to the serious illness of bi brother, conferred with Mr. Baldwin for an hour. Admiral Beatty was present.
The Anglo-Japanese Agreement..
GENEVA, July 18th.
It is understood that Mr. W. C.
have been killed by the joint forces Bridgeman is awaiting authority of the United States Marines and from home before opting the Nicaraguan Constabulary in the Anglo-Japanese agreement mention course of an attack on Ocotal. ed yesterday, on the subject of a Two hundred more are reported compromise on cruiser tonnage and to have been killed by the bombing armament, which was secretly dis The machine recently had been
from aeroplanes which few direct-cussed to-day with the Americans. Sown from Paris to Madrid by they over Sandino's troops, mowing French" aviator, M. Magnard ·
them down with machine-guns.
The incident caused an uproar at the opening session of the Pan American Federation of the Labour Congress
THE VIENNA RIOTS.
A MEMORIAL FOR THE
FALLEN.
{THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
Viva, July 18th.
KING FUAD IN LANCASHIRE.
BIG JAPANESE SMASH.
KAWASAKI'S DOCKYARD TO DISCONTINUE SHIPBUILDING.
NAVY, TO COMPLETE WAR
SHIPS UNDER „CON- STRUCTION.
{THROÓGH ACUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, July 19th. Owing to their inability to obtain the accessary financial support... the management of Kawasaki's Dockyard have been compelled to discontinue their shipbuilding enterprise.
The Navy, therefore, has agreed 12-12-8 Ratio....
to overtake and complete the con. According to well-informed cir-struction of warships, which the cles, both British and Japanese, in Company are now building. London, the basis of the discussions as Geneva, is the 13-19-8 ratio for 10,000 ton cruisers, apart from which the total tonnage for smaller cruisers and destroyers was dia- cussed.
Britain at prosent has fourteen 10,000 ton cruisers huilt or being built, and and projected, so an" agreement on the 12-12-8 ratio would mean that Britain would sacrifice
(THEODOH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Japan's Naval Authorities and the Agreement.
The party leaders have conferred INSPECTING COTTON MILLS. three or four ships regarding the recent disturbances, and it is proposed to bury,on Wednesday, all who were killed, in one grave in the central cemetery, and to erect a memorial stone, the the commanity also expending community bearing the cost, and £3,000 on behalf of the victims
It is proposed that the workers should be asked to contribute to orphands for the widows and
огра
The Strike Of, ... The trade unions have called off extension of inquiries to Chung-the railway and postal strikes, following a categorical refusal by Dr. Seipel to consider Socialist de mands for reconstruction of the Government until the strike ter minated, when the demands 'must.
Parliament.
king and Changaha. Feng's vanguard have arrived at
In the meantime the residential Taiming, "south of Chihli. They have trade situation
at the Yangtze
by a press correspondent, said that not met with resistance from the ports above Hankow was constantly Marshal Chiang Kai Sher has not Fengtienese. sert & representative to Shantung
ment's request Japanese troops there.
Another of Feng's force, directed
being witched.
Mr. Looker asked if the British
Sir Austen Chamberlain said that
be submitted constitutionally to
Those who have been arrested include the Communist leader,
Arose
Formal Conditions Prevailing.
in response to the Japanese Gevers by Sun Liang Shing, claims to have policy under present conditions was Pieck, who flew from Berlin to to inspect the gained, successive victories at the to confine all trade in this region Vienna immediately the trouble
to Shanghai. Chihli-Hopan -border" and "Gually reports that the Fengtieness are at
Chingting-Taiyuen and Kin-Han Railways,
the policy was better defined by
"In view of the fact that the Powers concerned have already sent Shekachong, at the junction of the saying that the object is to protect resumed yesterday. Bailway ser
troops to Tientsin in ubmar greater than the Boxer Indemnity Agreement stipulated, the Peking Government has authorised the Weichiaupo to lodge a protest with Yang Yu Ting, Han Lung Chun and the Diplomatic Corps.
Mr. Nan Kwei Haing, General Yen Shili Shan's representative, in response to the request of Generals
British lives in the first instance, and' to preserve British trade in the second instance.
D
wris
{BRITISH WIRELESS • KERVICE] Unfavourable at Present.
RUGBY, July 18th." Sir Austen Chamberlain asked in the House of Commons
Government in regard to the main- about the policy of the British
tenance of British trade in the
Chang Hseuh Liang, arrived at Feking's Proposals,
Peking on the 17th inst. Mr. Kạn, At an important meeting in
when interviewing Marshal Chang Peking, to which Genera's Chang
Tso Lin, said that General.. Yan Heuch Liang, Han Lung Chuan
Shib Shan deeply regretted that and Sun Chuch Feng also, attend-Marshal Chang still hesitated to conditions. ed, Marshal Chang Tso Lio- put forth a set of proposals for a gez- eral armistice between Peking and Nanking.
They are as follows:-
espouse the
trige.
WHERE IS BORODIN?.
"
1. The Kuomintang troops should CHINESE SOLDIERS' SEARCH. withdraw south of Hauchow,
2. Before the Communistic, in- fluence is completely eradicated, Mársbal Chang Tso Lin should con- tinue to assume the generalissimo- ship.
3. The Peking and Nanking Gov- ernments should form an alliance against the "Reda”·
{NAVAL WIRELESS.]
- Virusa, July 19th Basiness at the Bourse was fully: vices were normal at midnight. The police headquarters announce that 77 demonstrators and two police were killed in the riots.
FRENCH TRADE.
REVENUE RETURNS.
(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCE:]
Faxis, July 19th The revenue returns for Tune totalled 2,800 millions of franes, showing an increase of 979 millions.
estimates.
$
BOMB THROWN AT AMERI- CAN CONSULATE
(THROUGH 'EEUTER'S AGENCY.}
Yangtaze region, under existing compared with June of last year He replied that ar- and of 92 millions compared with Three People's" doc""""rangementa for the return of the budget estimates.
Briush residents to Hankow and The returns for the first air months totalled. 17,941 millions, the lower Yingtaze ports had al- showing an increase of 4,449 mil- ready been stated in the House. lions, compared with last year and At the end of May, a consular 741 millions, compared with the quacer was sent to Ichang on a war- ship to investigate the possibility of a resumption of British residence and trade at that port, but the officers found conditions there were such as to prevent-the-immédiate
PARIS, July 19th. opening of trade, and to render An unknown person threw & borb residence risky and undesirable. at the American Consulate at Nice
Arrangements had been made for The damage was insignificant. when the state of the river would further investigation next month, be most favourable for an exten
AMBASSADOR HERRICK'S alon of the investigation to Chung king and Changaha.
Meanwhile, the situation at the Yanglaze ports above Hankow was being constantly watched, with a view to ascertaining whether con
SHANGHAI, July 18th The whereabouts of M. Borodin, the Russian adviser, are still very uncertain. It has now been report ed that he has arrived at Ealing, but the authorities at Shanghai are
4. After the accomplishment of quite certain that he has not the "Peking-Nanking Pact," Kuo-arrived there.
mintang organs will be allowed to
jurisdiction
residents and trade.
Chinese soldiers boarded the be established within Fengticnese Chinese steamer, s.s. Heu Li, aditions there had so far improves vessel of 1,007 tons gross, ins to render them safe for British search of him this afternoon, but Chinese news met with no sucess. The Heu Li agency, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek was on the point of sailing for
Tighting in Shantung. According to &
[THROUGH REDWER'S AGENCY.] Marghat Chiang and Hankoní.
has issued an order to the Shantung Vladivostock when the military SHANGHAI, July 19th. front that the Boutherners should held her up to the belief that stop their military actions, while Borodir was on board:
Marshal Chang Tao Lin has, at the same time, given an order that the Shantung troops should lay down theid their arms immediately."
As a result of these orders from Feking and Nanking, fighting in Shantung has practically, cessed... Tengtian's Currency Appreciates."
LATKE
【THROUGH RISIKE'S AGENCY.] Borist Steamer Boarded.
"BEANORAL, July 18th.'
A party of Nationalist soldiers to-day boarded a Soviet steamer, the Heu Li, and after a thorough earch they arrested eight Chince, one Korean, and six Russian Com munists, removing them handcuffed and shackled with leg-irons, to the military headquarters.
A "large" "quanlity of documents was seized
A wireless report from Hankow states that General Ho Chien's forces
are pressing the Hankow Government to arrange an agres ment with Marshal Chiang Kai Shek
OPERATION.
(REUTER'S AMERİCAN- SERVICE
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 19th. The U.S. Ambassador to France,
Mr. Myron T. Herrick, anderwent a slight operation yesterday in bospital here. His condition has greatly improved
VISAS MAY NOW BE ABOLISHED.
BRITISH TRAVELLERS IN GERMANY.
?[BRITISH WIRELESS `SERVICE)
RUGBY, July 18th. Bir Austen... Chamberlain
an
While an element of mystery still nounced in * Parliament that surrounds A., Borodin's there negotiations were in progress with abouts, reliable sources at Kinking the German Government for the report that be is with Generation of visas for British travellers Gallen living at Kuling, the noted to Germany, " summer resort, 90 miles from Kiukiang
VOTES FOR WOMEN.
MENT BY THE PRIME
MILL LASSES WELCOME HIS MAJESTY.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT-]
Tokyo, July 19th. Although leaving Admiral Saito the free use of his own judgment, it is understood that the Naval authorities have cabled to him approving of the Anglo-Japanese Agreement as a basis but that it. is not-to-be-regarded as unaiter
LONDON, July 19th. After a fortnight's social activi tics in London, King Faad of Egypt arrived at Liverpool yesterday and 50
to-day
began a tour of Lancashire as the guest of Lord Derby.
His Majesty intende throughly to inspect the cotton mills before returning to London.
His Majesty with waving flags and The mill fasses of Preston hailed threw him kisses.
ed with his unconventional wel-
The latter was evidently delight
come.
NEW YORK WELCOMES
U.S. FLIERS.
DENSE CROWDS PRESENT.
[RAUTER'S AMELICAN-SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, July 18th. only due this afternoon, large Although the official welcome was crowds gathered in the morning to see the anchoring of the as Levia than with: Commander Byrd, his companions, and Chamberlin on board, whom the municipality ela borately welcomed
British-U.S. Delegates Confer.
LATER.
REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.
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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Chins Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., is to be held at the offices of the Company, Pedder Building (sixth floor) on Wednesday, August 3rd, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following. resolution as an extraordinary re- solution, namely: "That the capital of the Company be reduced from 88,000,000-divided into 200,000
shares of 819.-each to $3,000,000.-→→ divided into 600,000 shares of 85- each, and that such reduction be At a private house in the out effected by cancelling the expital skirts of the city of Genevs, Mr. son the proposed Anglo-Japanese sented by available assets, to the Bridgeman sabmitted to Mr. Gib which has been leat or is imrepre- agreement, which Mr. Gibson asked extent of 85-per share upon each for time to examine carefully.
It is understood that there are] pf the 580,578 shares which have · two or three fundamental differ. been inued and are now outstand- ences between the Anglo-Japaneseing, and by reducing the nominal plan and the American, especially amount of all the phares in the as regards the number of big | Company's capital from 810. to cruisers, the calibre of guns, and that such reduction shall be without 88.per share, provided always the number of submarines.
favour the 12-12-8 ratis for 10,000 Apparently the Americans do not tan cruisers, and do not regard six- inch guns adequate in the case of the small cruisera. "en
Private Discussions. [BRITIZE WIRELESS AREVICE.]
Ruay, July 18th. The chiefs of the British, Ameri- can and Japanese naval delegations, Mr. Bridgeman, Mr. Gibson, and Viscount Ishil, met again at Geneva
Dense crowds cheered the airmen this morning. from Battery Point to the City Lord Jellicoe, who has been at Hall, their progress being accom- tending the Naval Limitation Con- panied by a military procession,ference, has returned to London, and a snowstorm of torn paper and with Earl Beatty_"visited which the New Yorkers, were awel-versation with the Premier," Others. from the skyscrapers.
Downing Street to-day. The two Unfortunately, murky "haze; in Admirals had over an hour's con- tering, turned to rain, and many present included Barl Balfour and of the spectators went home.
Sir Austen Chamberlain.
FRENCH COMMUNISTS
deion to sue for and recover Article 32 of the Articles of
all arrears of calls now outstanding and due in respect of any forfeited shares" Should the above reapin tion be passed by the requisite majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a special resolution to a second Extraordinary General Meeting, to be held at the same. place on Wednesday, the 24th day of August 1927, at 2.30 pan, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, confirming such resolu tion as a special resolution accord- ingly.
prejudice to the Company's rights
A NARROW ESCAPE.
JAPANESE FISHERMEN RESCUED AT SEA
Two Japanese fishermen came
An official communiqué issued at Geneva states that, following the discussion in the plenary meeting, IGNORE SUMMONS. and acting on a suggestion thero
made that one of the chief dificul within an ace of losing their lives (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) ties was to reconcile the views of after their sampaa had been water- the British and Japanese delegslogged during a heavy squall about PARIS, July 18th.
20 miles east-north-east of the tions, conversations have beci pro- Now that Parliament has gone ceeding between the three Powers Horsburgh Light into recess, the parliamentary im with respect to auxiliary surface the AP.C. vessel Seala Shell which The two men were picked up by munity enjoyed by the Communist craft, with the purpose of bridging deputies, M. M. Cachin, Marty, those differences. Progress has been sighted them about seven o'clock and Doriot,
on the morning of the 9th. A jolly. has antematically sufficiently encouraging to warrant lapsed, and these depaties have further examination of the matter boat was lowered and they were been summoned to surrender and in detail
taken on board in the last stages of exhaustion... undergo the terms of imprisonment to which they were sentenced for seditious propaganda, but hitherto they have not responded
Cachin and Doriot Arrested. P
JANTER Ultimately a posse of police arrested Cachin and Doriot at the offices of the newspaper, Le Humanite.
Comparative Figures.
After they bad recovered they Admiralty, replying to
Colonel Headlama, for the said that their stupan become sub- question merged about 11 o'clock on the pre- in the House of Commons to-day, vious night and that they had been gave comparative figures of British clinging to it ever since. It can be capital ships on December 31st, easily realised what they must have 1013, and July 1st, 1927..
They suffered during that time. At the former date, 68 battle said that they lived near the ships were built and 14 were build-fifteenth mile on the Changi Road. ing, while battle cruisers were" When the Scala Shell reached built and one was building, a total Bingapore, the men had sufficiently Foi 82
recovered to enable them to return At the latter date, 14 battleships to their homes-Simits Times. were built and two were building, while four battle-cruisers were built and none was building, a total of 20,
SACCO AND VANZETTI. CONDEMNED MEN HUNGER STRIKE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN "BERVICE)
Replying to another question, Colonel Hendiam "stated that the Borrow, July 18th.
enormous British merchantship. Despite denials by officials, there tonnage lost during the war by the is evidence that the two men who action of enemy cruisers, enemy have been sentenced to death, Sacco submarines, mines and other causes and Vanzetti, are hunger striking. was a total of 7,830,856 tons, and Vanzetti to-day refused anything this did not include the merchant but coffee, and Saeco declined every thisso ed il porte cue the thing
Both declared that they outbreak of war, would rather starve than be kill ed on false evidence."
N.Y.K. AND SAN FRANCISCO BOOKINGS:
Since the N.Y.K. commenced to operate the Orient - Californian Service with 5 steamers, viz
aiyo Maru, Tenyo Mary and Shin
Maru of 22,000 tons each and Korea Mare, Siberia Maru of 20,000 tons each, the port of Los Angeles has been regularly called at by two of those steamers, the sa Karta Maru and the Siberia Mare, At the Kowloon Magistracy yes but the booking of through passen- terday morning the cake was mengers to that port from the Orient day were each sentenced at the owing mainly tioned in which three men, on Mon has hitherto been impracticablo to the immigration Criminal-Sessions-to-three-year formalties hard labour, on a charge of com- As the result, however, of a pro-- plicity in an armed robbery, com langed negotiation between the mitted at No. 27, Kowloon City N.Y.K. and the Immigration Road. Sub-Inspector Fallon made Authorities at San Francisco,, the su application before Mr W. Scho- difficulty has now been "prastically Canada,
There are the Souls Grands sing the franchise at between men the Davis Cup-competition. They facation of the toy-pistol which nounced cammencement. of hook- Hong Kong and the Coldstream-and women during the autumnow meet Japan at Montreal on was used in the robbery The ordering through – passengers to that Guards in Shanghai:]
August 18th.
was made.
When the Guards go Home. W Lorvor, July 18th.- Commander King, in the House
Due to the talk of peace between Chang Tso Lin and Chiang Kai
One of the Russians who was of Commons, for the War Office, arrested was formerly: a personal | stated that consideration was being Shek, the Fergpui (Fengtiences adviser to Marshal Chiang Kai given to a proposal that the wo
motea) formerly quoted at 60 per cent under par, are rising to an exchange value of a little more than
Shek."
Guards battalions now stationed in
MINISTER.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] 4
Ruasy, July 18th.
Mr. Baldwin said in the House
to introduce legislation for equalisi
LAWN TENNIS: CANADA DEFEAT CUBA: MEET JAPAN-NEXT-MONTH
[UHROUGH REUZEE'S 'AGRICT.]'
TORONTO, July 19th By winning three of the five
The Dalbank; raided - on July China should return home" vid of Commons that he did not in matches Canada eliminated Cuba id frld sesterday morning för the cob-removed, and the Company has ano
16th, has been sealed, upon outers from the Shanghai Provisional Court
(Continued on next Ooluzas.).
port.