SOUTHERNERS AND NORTHERNERS RESUME FIGHTING IN SHANTUNG.
FENG YU HSIANG AND YEN SHIH SHAN SUPPORTING CHIANG KAI SHEK.
SHANGHAI CHINESE RATEPAYERS "RED" APPEAL ~TO NANKING:
FENGTIENESE ALARMED AT APPROACH OF SHANSI TROOPS ON CHIHLI.
Notwithstanding the fact that peace negotiations between the North and South are believed to be in progress in Faking, fighting still continues in Shantung;" and it is now reported that Chiang Kai Shek, with the support of Feng Yu Hsiang and Ten Shih Shan intends rigorously to resime hie northern campaign.
Meanwhile, Generalissimo Chang warns his leading General Chung Trung Chang not to proceed further south, thus avoiding a possible enemy trap.
The Fengtienese troops, to the mighty number of 100,000, are stated to be concentrated at Paotinglu (Chihli) where they ar busily entrenching themselves against the probable attack of Shansi.
Judging by the nature of the suggestion to Nanking of the so-called Shanghai Chinese Ratepayers' Association, they are evidently actuated more by Bed" ideals than by a desire to modify reasonably the sane and economically sound views of the Shanghai Municipal Council.
FENGTIENESE DIGGING
„TRENCHES.
(Wah Tes Tat Fao.)
SHANGHAH
Marshal Chang Tso Lip has j despatched a large number of the
WHAT SHANGHAI CHINESE RATEPAYERS SUGGEST.
(Wah Tas Tal. Pao.)
-SHANGHAI, July 20th. The Shanghai Chinese Ratepayeta'
engineer corps to dig trenches Association have suggested to the at Protingfa and other important Nanking Government that the
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27th, 1927.
WORLD'S ALTITUDE OIL CONTROVERSY.
RECORD.
48,000 FEET ATTAINED.
AEROPLANE ABLAZE
DESCENDING.
AVIATOR FIGHTS FLAMES.
{REUTER'S. AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WASHINGTON, July 20th.
INFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF
--SIR H. DETERDING'S
STATEMENT.
[RXUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICH]
POLES AND RUSSIANS.
"WHAT'S IN A NAME?"
AN OUTCRY IN POLAND.
(THROUGE AIUTKA'S JGENCY. ]
New York, July 8th. The statement of Sir Henri Deter ding, through his New York repre-
WARSAW, July 9th. sentative, has added fuel to the
Soviet acquiescence with the controversy among the oil companies railway employees' suggestion to in connection with "Red" oil.
change the name of the Russo A new unofficial world's altitude
There have been differences in Polish frontier station from Hiego- record has been achieved by Naval the Standard Oil Group of Com-rotoje to Voiko (the name of the Lieutenant Champion, whose instruwards Soviet Russia, whose oil the Poland) has produced an outcry in panies regarding the attitude, to assassinated Russian Minister to
ments record a height of 49,000 feet. The aeroplane caught fire during the descent, but Champion landed uninjured in corafield. order to save the barograph, on which the official establishment of the record depends, he was obliged to fight the flames with bis hands.
0.
WAR DEBTS:
*AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW..
M. TARDIEU'S DENIAL
[REVERE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].
In
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey refuse to use "until the Soviet recognises the rights of pri- vate property." On, the contrary, the Standard Oil Company of New York, and the Vacuum Oil Company have made contracts to purchase oil
from Russia.
This policy, Sir H. Deterding's | statement vigorously attacks... de- clazing, it against the interests of bumanity and trade bodesty.
The New York Timer secs behind the statement a possible threat of the Royal Dutch Company to invade American territory in Europe and the Far East in retaliation.
MEXICO'S OIL.
84,000,000 ACRES.
(REUTKE': AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, July 26th. That the Mellon-Berenger debt agreement between France and America is as good as a fleed in the opinion of the French Minister, M. Andre Tardieu, in an outspoken NEW CONCESSIONS EMBRACE interview declaring that France regards the debt as part of the points, so as to put up a strong-latter should issue an order to pro war and no French Government United States contribution to the defence against the Shansi troops who are reported to be busily make hibit Chinese merchants and indus- would take the responsibility of warlike preparations on the Shansi-trialists registering
binding France for 82-year, debt Chihli border. At Paoting alone
payments; and ascribing the bulk names, property deeds and trades-of the Franco-American misunder there are already 100,000 Feng- tienese troops.
standings va America's wonderfal marks with foreign consuls, foreign assurance; she alone knows what is Lawyers and the Hong Kong Gov-right, and this assurance is based
on the worship of worldly goods." ernment. Ang one found to disobey this order should be charged with enmplicity with foreign Imperialists.
Martial Law in Shansi,
General Yen Shih Shan has declared martial law order the whole of Shanso province.
Southerners Renewing Their Shan-
tung Campaign.
their firm
Hauchow's Fall.
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The report of the fall of Hsuchew to the Shantung troops is neither According to a report from Hsu- denied nor confirmed by the Nan- ehow the Southerners, having ob king Government. "According to an tained the co-operation of Feng Yu unofficial report, the main forces of Hsiang and Yen Shih Shan, are re-the Southerners have already re- suming active attacks on the Shan-treated to Pangpu. tung forces, in three directions.
More About Borodin,
HANKOW, July 28th..
M. Borodia will within a few
"Discretion the Better Part of
Valour."
A Peking report to hand states that Marshal Chang Teo Lin has
LONDON, July 26th,
M. Tardieu's interview is con- tained in the American monthly magazine, the Nation's - Business. M. Tardieu himself is în Paris.
+
A. Denial.
-PARIS, July 26th --- M. Tardieu denies the interview.
GERMAN POLITICS,
REPUBLICAN PARTY CRISIS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, July 5th.
Mexico City, July 6th It is officially announced that the Milland concessions, issued under the new Petroleum Law, already
total 84,000,000 acres,
It is added that "only a email group of foreign companies refuse to accept the law.
FRENCH COMMUNISTS.
"
SENTENCED FOR ESPIONAGE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 25th. “ Six Communists charged with
espionage, and arrested in April, have been sentenced to imprison- ment varying from £ve years to sixteen months, and to fines of from
days, leave Hankow for Russia telegraphed to General Chang Tsung travelling overland by way of Lung" | Chang ordering him not to advance ganisation known as the Reichsban. 5,000 to 1,000 franca. One was ee=""
kwan, on the Hocan-Shansi border.
BIG TROOP MOVEMENTS
ON THE YANGTSZE-
(NAVAL WIRELESS.]
KICKIANO, July 25th. Troops have gone down the river to Hukow.
NANKING, July 25th. Large puribers of troops are collecting at Nanking and eleven" empty transports are now at an- chor.
CHIZKIANO, July 25th.
Large numbers of troops are now returning from the North and there ́are eight transports in the harbour.
SHANGHAI, July 25th.
The situation remains unchanged and there is nothing to report.
THE NANKING OUTRAGES.
STATEMENT BY SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN..
(TEBOGGE BLUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, July 25th.
further southwards, lest they should walk into the enemy's trap.'
quitted.
A crisis in the Republican or
ner has reached a climax owing to Chancellor Marx resigning member.
The Municipal Councillor, Cremet, ship as a protest against the recent and his secretary, who evaded ar- behaviour of the leaders, especially rest, were sentenced in contumaciam in connection with the Viennairiots, to five years' solitary confinement which he described as "unjustified and a fine of 100,000 francs, and interference with the political affairs to five years deprivation of civil "B.A.T." RESUME TRADING. of Austria, and an insult to the
rights. Austrian Government."
NEWS FROM HANKOW.
CORRESPONDENT
** TIMES"
DISAPPEARS,
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
HANKOW, July 25th.
The news has caused surprise in Republican circles, as the Reichs banner in 1995 launched a campaign nominating Marx as a candidate for the Presidency in opposition to Von Hindenburg.
Origin of the Trouble.
LATER.
The trouble in the Reichsbanner
There were large troops move-originated in the proclamation of its meats down the river to Kiukiang leader, Herr Hoeraing, sympathis- yesterday The British American ing with the Austrian Social Demo- Tobacco Co, Ltd., has opened, trad-crats and blaming the police and ing here again.
the Austrian Government for the disorders in Vienna...
A-
It is understood that, the confer ence held at Kuling resulted in the offers of M. Borodin to Marshal.
Five others of the accused were deprived of civil rights for five
years.
THE IRISH POLITICAL ASSASSINATION.
ARRESTED ME N.. DISCHARGED.
"[THROUGH REUTER'S'ACYNOT"]'
ε
LONDON, July 28th. The ton men charged with con- The Government of the Reich respiracy in connection with the buked Hoorsing, who then resigned. murder of Mr. Kevin O'Higgins in Dublin, "bave been discharged."
Chiang Kai Bhek being turned CAPT. COURTNEY READY down. Borodin is now getting into
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touch with Marshal Feng Yu - WAITING FOR BUITABLE Hsiang and has sent delegatea to
try and win him over to the Wuhan Government.
Dr CC-Chang, the acting- In the House of Commons, Sir Minister of Finance, has been a Austen Chamberlain said that he rested by General Li Ping Halen, hoped shortly to publish a White ostensibly for embezzling but more Paper containing the reports of the probably for political reasons. Nanking outrages, but he was un able to polish all the information in his possession unless he was able to obtain the consent of the other
Governments.
WEATHER.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Roosy, July 25th.
Capt. Courtney, who hopes-to-By- flights to-day, and used his wireless to America and back, made trial
apparatus.
Mr. Beidy, the special correspon He found the vibration in the re dent in China of the London Times,ceiving set had been successfully disappeared from Hankow on overcome, and said there was now Saturday with notification. Noth no cause for delay except the wes ing is known of his destination. the
There was 10. evidence offered
against them.
Poland, as being deliberate pravo cation."
CARAVAN ATTACKED.
SAYAGE INCIDENT IN "ABYSSINIA.~
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
23
Ruoay, July 25th. Bir Austen Chamberlain related, in the House of Commons, how an unprovoked attack was made in June on a caravan of supplies to a party of the Maharajs of Kutch, who, ae- companied by Sir Geoffrey Archer, was travelling in Abyssinia alter having been the guest of the Regent in the capital.
KING FUAD.
PAYS A · VISIT TO LONDON
- STOCK EXCHANGE.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Reasy, July 25th. King Fuad of Egypt visited the Stock Exchange to-day.
He was given a cordial reception, and business was practically aus pended during bis say,
BRITISH CABINET AND NAVAL LIMITATION,
DELEGATES PREPARED.
마
U.S. PRESS PROPAGANDA,¦
(THROUGH BILTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, July 5th. With the object of finally equip Lord Ceci preparatory to their re- ping Mr. W. C. Bridgeman and
turn to Geneva, a long Cabinet dis- cussion was held, under the chair- manship of Sir Auiten Chamber. lain after which Reuter learned that the delegates were prepared for any possible contingency.
CTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) Departs for Paris,
Loxtos, July 6th. King Fund concluded his visit te England, and was seen off by the
The Cabinet unanimously ap Duke of York, Lord Lloyd and proved a suggestion for dividing. cruisers into two classes, powerful other eminent people, when be 10,000 tonners and small patrol entrained for Paris.
THE BRITISH COAL
" INDUSTRY.
MINERS FEDERATION HOLD- ING ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENCY.] »
31
cruisers, the effect of which would be that equality could be maintained in the case of larger ships, while each country would be free to build. as many smaller ones as it desired
A further meeting of the Cabinet. will probably be held tomorrow, and the delegates will return to Geneva on July 27th.
"Parity" The Stumbling-Block.
"LONDON, July 28th.". It was intended that Mr. W. C. Bridgeman and Lord Cecil should proceed to Geneva to-day, hence the postponement has revived talk of the possibility of "a deadlock in
LONDON, July 25th. The reorganisation of the Miners' Federation sad the creation of one Miners Union, the future of the coal industry, and the wages pasi- tion in relation to hours, the Conference.
among the topics for discussion -at
The stumbling block is the word The caravan was travelling south- the nonual conference of the wards from Hargeisa, in British Miners' Federation, which opened
parity and ita implications. The United States wishes to put Somaliland. and had reached aat Southport to-day.
most of her cruiser strength into point in the Ogaden district, some Me Herbert Smith, presiding 10,000 tonners and Great Britain fifty miles inside Abyssinian terri-emphasised that the distress among wants to put hers into lighter crui tory.
the miners was owing to low wages, sers not exceeding 7,300 tone, which the scarcity of employment, and is the most suitable for the protec debts contracted during the stop-tion of her trade unionists to rally to the specifying the actual number of page. He appealed to fellow mining Britain desires An
Federation, whose membership had ships, and the United States insists been largely reduced, and retrieve on defining the maxima of cruisers last year's set-back, and make a without specifying the" numbers in greater use of political machinery.
cach class.
Camp had been pitched near a village in the territory of Jigjiga. At four o'clock in the morning, it was attacked by Abyssinian soldiers, thirteen British Somalis being kill ed. The beadman of the caravan was deliberately shot, and his body was mutilated. The caravan itself was completely looted..
A request that an arrangement might be made for the safe passage of the Maharaja and Sir Geoffrey Aréher through Abyssinian Terri tory was addressed in ample" time to the Regent. Even if a warning of the approach of the caravan had not been issued in time to the local authorities, this would in no way justify the outrage.
His Majesty's representative in obtain compensation from the Abya- Addia Abaga was endeavouring to
sinian Government.
ARMY ON THE RHINE.
SECRETARY OF WAR'S
VISIT..
[SRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
Sir
"
Ee regretted bò was unable to
sent conditions of the industry. see a brighter outloc in the pre-
UNREST IN JAVA.
COMMUNISTS BEING
BANISHED.
commerce.
Great agreement
The prolonged consultations in London show the importance the Government attaches to exhausting every possibility of avoiding a rup- ture at the Conference.
A Report. -Manchester Guardian & New York correspondent.. states that the British Ambassador declined to comment on the report from Lon don that he had been instructed to BATAVIA, July 12th. Rumours are again current that protest to the United States some sort of a conspiracy is again Government: against the American on foot, but one is it a loss to as Press misrepresentation of the. certain as to how far these are well- | British attitude at Genera funded. A fact is that arrests of What Well-Informed Quarters Bay, alleged.commužists aré-still-being Well-informed quarters ir Lon- effected in all parts of the Archidon are not aware, as reported in pelago, and banishment to New the newspapers, that the British Guinea continues almost at the Ambassador at Washington has same rate as a few months ago.
The number of those to be banish-
Breay, July 25th.
ed has now increased to such a Lamington Evans, the Secretary for War, will ships available for the transport, Worthington- figure that there are not sufficient
visit the Army of the Rhine, st Wiesbaden, from August 4th to August 7th.
He will be accompanied by General Sir Walter Braithwaite, the Adjustant-General to the Forces.
LORD SWAYTHLING'S FORTUNE.
"[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 25th. Lord Swaythling left unsettled personal estate of 2400,000
THE U.S. MINISTER TO IRELAND.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 25th. There was no demonstration in- Mr. F. A. Sterling has gone to side the Court. A small crowd Dublin to assume duties as the first outside thecred the Magistrate's American Minister to the Irish Free decision,
TRADE UNION BILL:
*PASSED BY THE LORDS,
(THROUGH, REUIKE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 25th. -The-House-of-Lords-ñas-passed the third reading of the Trade Union Bill, by 86 to 17.
State:
OBITUARY.
BISHOP BROWN OF VIRGINIA.
{THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
Lospor, July 20th. The death is announced of Bishop Brown of Virginia. He died in
„Eged 65 you
LOD
and banishment has temporarily been suspended.
Jeddah,
Soins forty Malays and Javanese have just been arrested in Dali, and eight Hadjis were arrested on the ships returning from charged with communistic propa ganda. Therefore, one would say that although the rumours about about disturbances to be expected in the near future may be ex- aggérted, one cannot maintain that everything is all roses on the poll tical horizon-Straits Times.
PERPLEXED RAJAH
Joseph Patterson, the American
been instructed to protest against the anti-British propaganda now appearing in the American Press in connection with the Geneva Con-
Esme Howard. ference and declare that no official instructions have been sent to Sir
It is stated that the spreading of the unfounded report that Great Britain is going to build 600,000 tons of cruisers is largely responsible for the Americas attitude.
t is pointed out that. Great Britain never demanded: 600,000 ton. As matter of fact, she is at present unable to calculate her total tonnage...
Vica-Admiral Sir F Fald Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field,
Bariously li
ons of the delegates at Geneva who returned hurriedly to England suffering from acute gastric trouble, hes had to be conveyed to the Naval Hospital at Chatham, His. condition is serious.
FLYING HOUSE PARTY.
writer, on his return to New York GUESTS TO LAND ON LAWN. from a visit to the Dutch East Indies, has related the following conversation he had with the rajah of the province of Karung Asem.
This is a picture of your Rajan Rajah (producing a photograph): Coolidge with one of his favourite
wives."
A flying house-party to which many of the guests will travel by aeroplane was being giren by the Marchioness Townend during the try place, Baynham Park, Faken week-end of July 23rd at her coun ham, Norfolk
Lady Townsend's guests were people kearly interested in flying, several of them possess their own. aeroplanes.
Among those expected to arrive. in seroplanes on the lawn at Rayn ham wers the Master of Sempill Lord Ossulston, Lady Bailey, and
ix others. During
Mr. Patterson:"Oh, no, he has only one,wife.”
"Rajah: "Surely, surely. But how many palaces has he?
Mr. Patterson *** Only one, and that belongs to the Government:""
Rajor: Well, well, I have six-
thehouse party "Her- teen wives and many palaces Whatchioness Townsend held an serial is the matter with your Rajuk fete which takes place on Saturday, Coolidge† Is he sick 1""""
July 23rd in aid of the Norwich MrFattorion hore turned the Hospital and the Norfolk & Nor -ConTerention.
wich Aarn Club.