20,000 ADDITIONAL HONAN” TROOPS
TO HELP KUOMINTANG.
SOUTH SETS OUT ON VIGOROUS SHANTUNG CAMPAIGN.
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·FENG YU HSIANG CO-OPERATING--WITH- CHIANG KAI SHEK.
BORODIN RETAINS HIS ADVISERSHIP TO THE HANKOW GOVERNMENT.
Marahai Feng, after all, seema definitely to have decided to co-operate with General Chiang in the South's renewed campaign against the North Large bodies of Honanese troops are also fighting for the South, as also the troops of the Tupan of Shansi.
The only perplexing little point at present is the difficulty of reconciling the Tupan of Shanri's avowed co-operation with his declared intention to prevent Marahal Feng's troops. from entering Peking, Developments promise to be interesting, particularly if the allied" troops belonging to Feng and Yez meet at the walls of Peking.
Borodin appears at last actually to have set out on his long trail for Russia, and he is doing so much more like a poteniate then as one akin to the proletariat. It is extremely interesting and not a little amusing to note that he retains his advisership to the Hankow Government.
THE SOUTH'S ALLIED FORCES.
(Wah Tu Yai Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July, 28th.
A vigorous campaign against Shantung will be conducted by the allied forces under Feng Yu Hsiang and Chiang Kai Shek, their ulti- mate objective being Tianfu.
Feog's main forces together with f General Chin Yun Ao's Hocanese troops are assigned to attack from
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 29th, 1927.
BORODIN'S REGAL U.S. CONGRESSMAN THE PACIFIC CON
DEPARTURE.
LEAVES HANKOW IN " HIS SPECIAL TRAIN.”
| PLENTIFULLY PROVI- SIONED
FERENCE.
ON CHINA.
STATES ALL THAT FOREIGNERS WANT,
SUGGESTED. DESTRUCTION OF ALL PACIFIC BASES,
F
PROTECTION AS GIVEN TO TREATY TO ABOLISH WAR.
CHINESE ABROAD.
(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.]
{ROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)
"SHANGHAI, July 28th.
SHANGHAI, July 29th.
A telegram from Hankow, dated the 27th instant, states that Borodin
(TENOTOR`RECTER'S, AGENCY, ]
HONOLULU, July 27th,
THE BIG OIL EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
CONTROVERSY. -
PROBABLE CONFERENCE IN".
LONDON:
INTERESTING SIDE-
· LIGHTS."
【EEUTER'S AMERICAN_SERVICE}
At to-day's session of the In-
New York, July 29th. Addressing the Rotary Club this stitute of Pacific Relations confer Mr. Herbert Pratt, President of afternoon, an American Congressence, Professor Shotwell, of Colum- the Standard Oil Company of New 'man, Mr. Dyer said all that for- | bin University, New York, present- | York, is sailing on the 99th inat.. left this afternoon for Russia reigners wanted in China was the ed a draft of the proposed treaty ostensibly on holiday in Scotland, Chengchow, Shami and Urga. His same protection of life and pro- to abolish war among nations of special train, which had been stand-perty which the Chinese received If China from foreign countries. ing-ble for 38 hours, was laden with
were unable to give that protection, motor cars and was plentifully pro- their respective Governments must visioned for a lengthy journey. provide it. No country now-a-days
(Wah Tss Fat Fao).
A Farewell Farty.",
SHANGHAI, July 28th,
On the departure of M. Borodin COST OF DEFENCE FORCE. for., Russia from "Hankow, Mesars,
Wang Ching Wei, Tan Yan Kai and Engane Chen jointly gave him, a WINSTON" FINDS A WAY. send-off party. Although he returns
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
-LONDON July 7th.
The Evening Standard under. stands that at a private luncheon in the House of Commons to-day,
the South-West Shantung border; Mr. Winston Churchill said that General Pei Chung Hai's Kuomin-..
the cost of sending and maintain- tang troops will, advance towards Tainanfa along the Tsinan-Tsingtao ing the Defence Force at Shang- Railway; and Marshal Chiang Kai
I would not entail any addi- Shek will lead his best forces to
tional taxation. operate along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.
· According to a report from Han- ow, Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has arrived at Heskow. His mission not. known but apparently it is in response to General Ho Chien and other anti-Red Generals, in order
to discuss a plan for the overthrow
"He believed he had found a way which would enable him to meet practically the whole cost by "pure economy."
Retura of Reservists,
to Russia, M. Borodin will retain his advisership to the Nationalist Government (Bankow).
could live unto itself alone.
** SOLVIKEN !^ "PIRACY."
POWERS TO TAKE JOINT ACTION.
خوام
(THROUGH ROSLER'S AGENCY.]
OSLO, July 27th. With reference to attack on the sa. Solviken, which the pirate
caused so much indignation in Nor way, the Foreign Office has been informed that the other sea-faring
the Pacifie
Divergent views were expressed regarding the practicability of ag American Locarno," and during“ the subsequent discussion Professor Keczo Takayanagi, the head of the Japanese delegation, declared that the clause of the proposed treaty which excepted the Monroe Doc trine was contrary to international
law.
LEAVES TO ATTEND NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
(THROUGH LIUTER'S'AGENCY,
Tokyo, July 9th. - The Emperor left for the Bonins, aboard the battleship H.M.J.8. Yamashira to attend the naval` mancutres.
He will be sent a fortnight
DRINKING METHYLATED
• SPIRITS.
CHECKING THE PRACTICE IN SCOTLAND.
NAUSEATING INGRADIENT
INTRODUCED.
but it is suggested that an Oil Conference in London is probable between Mr Pratt and Sir Henry Deterding, "Mr. John Rockefeller, jun, and Mr. Walter Teagle.
What American Support Means,
BATAVIA, July 28th.
Some interesting experiments to Pleading for a boycott of Rus- reduce the drinking of methylated sian oil, Mr. Oppenheim, a repre-spirits in Scotland are recorded in sentative of the Royal Dutch Co., the annual report of the Scottish Board of Health. The reduction has in an interview, said that it Ameri- been brought about by the introduc-
can oil interests support the Soviet tion into the spirit of a nauseating Government, by entering into im-substance known as pyridine. Be portant contracta, it would enable were wood naphtha, minor-naph
fore its use the denaturants used Russia to use most important re-tha, and in certain casca, gum-resin, a formidable weapon Since May 1st, 1924, mineralised
methylated spirits have contained per cent. of crude pyridine. This sub- A "Financial News" Article. stance was introduced principally on
LONDON, July 29th.
account of urgent representations by Scottish local authorities who Interesting sidelights in connee had secumulated evidence to show tion with the conflict in the oil that the drinking of methylated world are revealed by a Financial spirits, while not a prevalent or growing practice, was common abandoned war as a policy.
opinion that the possibility of the quire consideration and, if it could Professor Shotwell, with Profes-oil companies unanimously deciding
be found, a remedy.
It is probable that those who are sor Chamberlain, was the author to boycott Russian oil is remote. addicted to the drinking of methy of the proposed Franco-American Even in England there are exceplated pirita are all wore or less. Treaty to abolish war, which was
tions to the majority of companies, drunkenness from this cause appear known to the police. The signs of promulgated by Dr. Butler, Fres dent of Columbia University, op May 30th.
Professor C. K. Webster (Britain), called attention to the changes in sources diplomatic methods since the world | against civilisation.
countries still held largely to pre- war, and pointed out that Pacific
war systems of maintaining contact.” Professor Shotwell cited Germany
THE MANILA CIGAR EXPORT Powers have agreed to take joint and Poland as nations which had Yeurs contributor, who expresses the enough among certain people to re-
TRADE.
EFFECT OF CHINESE TAXATION.
[THROUGH LAUTER's janner.)
MANILA, July 9th.
The local tobacco frms announce that they have sent à protest to Washington against the 70 per cent. tax in China on Philippine cigara. They claim that it is a treaty infringement, and assert that their export business has been raized.
TRIAL UNITS.
action.
"THE VIENNA RIOTING. - -
SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT MOTION OF CENSURE FAILS..
{TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Proposal Regarding Pacific Naval Bases,
The
LATER Australian delegate, Mr.
VIENNA, July gith. The National Assembly has vir tually passed a vote of confidence in the Government, by rejecting a Social-Democrat motion of censure, which demanded a Parliamentary Eggleston, suggested the destruction investigation into the recent riets, of all Naval Bases in or near the an amnesty for the minor demon-
which agree to Sir Henry Deterd-to-be well marked The smell, the ing's attitude.
acute intoxication, sometimes the The article points out that the unconsciousness of the patients, are familiar signs. Sometimes they are position elsewhere in Europe is even removed to hospital, where the more marked, for instance, the stomach is washed out. In custody French and Italian Navics depend they have been known to wake from a state of atupor, to take a hearty. on cheap Russian oil fuel.
drink of water, and in a short time to relapse into a drunken state.
Several Hundred Drinkers Pass.
It is, of course, doubtful whether any constitution would stand pro- longed bouts of this kind, and it is possible that the drinking of methy
It concludes by observing that tactically the excursions of Ame rican interests into the Russian cil trade are very unfortunate, as not only are they arousing the Royal
AMERICA'S LARGEST INDUS. trators, pensions for the victins. Be believed by adopting Dutch Co., but they offer direct and their relatives, and the with this course the peace of the Pacific encouragement to any attempts that drawal of proceedings against the would be assured, "Naval may be made by Mexico to con- Socialist uniformed guards impli-engagements between nations with fiscate oil properties. tated in the Schattendorf disturb bases 3,000 miles apart would be
BIG SHARE DEAL.
In the House of Commons, re-
of General Tang Seng Chi's in-plying to questions, Sir Luming- fluence in Hupeh.
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has teleton Worthington-Evans said that
graphed to the Nanking Govern approximately 2,700 ment to the effect that he is mobilising through the Lunghai
Railway towards the junction of the
Tientsin-Pukow and Lunghai Rail- ways in "Kiangsu, in order to join
with the northwards.
Southerners
to move
Sections A
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, July 28th. A direct community of interests Reservists now in China were due between the United States Steel
Apart from these, 1,000 men, would Corporation, America's two largest to return this trooping season. Corporation and the General Motors
during the current financial year. to-day by the New York papers on be sent back for their discharge industrial units, is anticipated
No special provision as regards the basis of a report that the reinstatement in civil employment Dupont-Dönemours interests, which could be made, but be trusted that already dominate the General NEW KUOMINTANG ALLY. employers would do their utmost Motors Corporation, have been
to re-engage their Former
am- quietly buying heavily in United ployees, and offer work to those States Steel common shares. who were unemployed when called Their holdings acquired during the few weeks are alone placed at approximately 114,000 shares.
(Wah Tu Tat Peo).
up.
SHANGHAI, July 99th. General Kao Ying Chi, with about
[NAVAL WIRELESS.] 20,000 Honanese troops stationed at
o, Vessels Seized. Chuchow, Chicheng and other dis tricts in the south-west portion of
SHANGHAI, July 20th. Shantung is reported to have raised
Five-ships, belonging to the the Kuomintang Bag against Chang China Merchants' Steamship Com- Taung Chang.
pany, have been commandeered [General Kao Ying Chi was by Marshal Chiang Kai, Shek. formerly, Marshal Wu Pei Fu'a aub. They left Shanghai for Nanking
on July 25th.
ordinate. He had turned to Gen- eral Chang Trung Chang's side (at}· least outwardly) since the disap- pearance of Marzbal Wul
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(THROUGH AKUTEK'S AGENCY.] The Peace Parlays.
PAKING, July 27th.
The suspension of the pence par-
Abour 800 Whampoa Military Academy cadate passed through Shanghai, on July 24th, on their way from Nanking to Woosung,
Yangtze Conditions.
‚". Suasonai, „July 27th.. There is nothing further. to re-
--leys has justified the general anti- port, Conditions remaini
cipation of failure, though it is changed at the Yangisze ports.
claimed that a measure of agree- ment was reached with Yen Esi Shan, the Tapan of Shanai, where- "by the latter will check any attempt by General Feng Yu Isang to ad- vanoe ca Peking,
The conservative,Fengtion leaders aro responsible for the breakdown-
of the parley, they suspecting that
NANKING'S TEA DUTIES.
SUCCESSFUL PETITION.
(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.j
SHANGRAM, July 7th As the result of a petition from the Nanking Government was the Shanghai Tea Merchants' As- threatened with disintegration. Insociation, the Nanking Government any case a conflict between Nan-announces that, until further notice, king and Hankow is inevitable, boxed tee, tea bricks, land ́ten dust and it is by no means certain that will be exempt from all export Napk
AMERICAN. GENEROSITY."
LARGE SUM FOR MESDAMES NUNGESSOR AND COLL
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PAR18, July 28th. Le Matin says that a telegram from New York announces that ex-Ambassador Gerard announced at a fete in New York that a cheque for G.$31,251 had been sent to M. Poincare for the mothers of Nun geaser and Coli.
"PHENOMENAL RAINS.
INDIAN COTTON CROP MAT
INED
[TEROUGH REUTERʼB-JGANCY.
"BOMBAY, July 7th
It is feared that the cotton crop will be seriously affected owing to the phenomenal rain in the Gujarat district, inclu inches at Ahmedabad,
eansed widesprend
nces.
FINANCE AND INSURANCE.
IMPORTANT BRITISH BILLS.
(THROUGH' LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
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Losnow, July 27th:" The House of Lords. has passed the third reading of the Finance
Bill
The House of Commons has pass ed the first reading of the Bill, mentioned in the King's Speech on February 8th, to amend the Unem- ployed Insurance Acts of 1990 to
1826.
AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS.
(REUTKE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, July 2ṛth..
The Federal Reserve Board's monthly report says that the out- put of industry declined seasonally in June, particularly the production of iron and steel
practically impossible."
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NO PROFITEERS.
V.C. GENERAL SUGGESTS ARMY, PAY FOR ALL.
WORK OR FIGHT.
BURMAH'S UNIVERSITY.
2100,000 GIFT BY OIL COMPANY.
later spirits is of the nature of un trol of the sale were considered, but occasional orgy. Measures for con- it was fairly clear that the cunning drinker would find ways and meapa of getting round ordinary measures- of control. It was for this reason, among others, that pyridine, which is a nauseating substance, was in- troduced into methylater spirits.
The effect of this was watched with interest. Figures are now available for five periods of six months each. The persons convicted of drunken- ness from this cause for the two Sir John Cargill, presiding at the annual meeting of shareholders of six-monthly periods immediately the Burmah Oil Company, in alaa preceding May 1st, 1024, num
bered 787 and 18. gow, said the directors had offered frst period after that date the For the £100,000 to establish a college of miting and engineering in the new
number fell, to 488, then it rose Striking proposals for the con-
to 558, then to 602. It fell in the scription of property in time of war University of Burmah, an announce-
next period to 523, and then to 529. were made in London at the third meat that was greeted with ap biennial conference of the British plause, from a large gathering of The numbers convicted range from. shareholders. Sir John stated that one to 25 less than the number Empire Service League. Percy Lake, on behalf of Canada, incubation, had at last succeeded sequence of these figures to sore
The debate was opened by Sir the movement, which, after years of
some of them might be aware of charged.
It is possible to explain the
who moved a resolution commend. in securing for Burmah its own extent, though probably the fullest ing the principle that in war" the University. The Government had explanation lies in the degradation. properties, causly with the persons, made itself responsible for the cost of the people who drink these hives and liberties of all citizens, of part of the scheme, but the State pirits. But it is fairly clear that shall be abject to the use of the aid available was not sufficient. the introduction of pyridine on public service."
Major-General Clifford "Coffin, V.C. (Ceylon), opposed this with an amendment:-
That on the declaration of war the income and persons of every- citizen shall be taken into the ser. vice of the State, and each indivi- dual shall receive pay and allow- ances from the State at the military
rate applicable to his or her en ployment.
Corresponding Bank.
This would mean, he explained, that a foreman, supervising eight men would be paid as a corporal, men would receive the pay of a while an employer of a thousand lieutenant-colonel
There was also a decline in auto- mobile, silk and sugar production, but the cotton and woollen mills continued active, and the producperty, General Cofin said a Com
Objecting to the word
tion of manufactures as a group was murist Government might arrange with friends at a safe distance-let larger than in June of last year.
Redland-to" declare war, 112 SAY The value of building contracts without any intention of Aghting. awarded was larger than in any When that war had been in pro- previous month-due, inter alia, to gress long enough for the property of the nation to have been bagged an increase in the number of con- by the State the Government would tracts for public works and utilities. Bay, Now we will have peace
The general price levels were thank you, very much. They would
give their friends share of practically unchanged
Took, and the nation would be with out any property.
OBITUARY.
An official of the company told a May 1st, 1924, gave several-hundred methylated spirit drinkers pause. Press representative that the en- Even before that date, however, the dowment would enable a much need-
virtué of.
Spanish red cheap ed addition to be made to the
wine in rendering methylated University. It will help the spirits less unpalatable was known Burmese workers to improve their to the hardened drinker, and the course, a large number of native On the figures available, however it status," he said, "We have, of practice of mixing the two grew. ter chance of rising to higher posi vaient as it formerly had been, and employees who will now have a bet seems that it never became so pre- tions through stady at the new college.
FEWER CARS FOR NEW
ZEALAND.
IMPORTS DOWN BY £500,000.
AUCKLAND, N.Z.
A surprising decline in motor-caAL import into the Dominion is dis closed in the returns for the first quarter of this year compiled by the New Zealand Controller of Customs. Compared with a year ago, there was a 'diep of more than 48 per cent
the last two half-yearly periods show a drop in the number of cases charged.
EMPIRE WAR ON LEPROSY.
THE NEED OF EARLY TREATMENT.
Cars of all kinds except Italian Empire Leprosy Belief
JOHANNESBURG, "There has never been such a hopeful position with regard to the eradication of leprosy, and if only one system could be devised where by cases could receive treatment in the early phases of the disease the The cars, chassis, the
and commercial outlook would be even more satis a total value of $852,075, as This statement was made by Mr. vehicles imported numbered 3,608 factory. "If incomes were taken into the against 6,954, worth £1,139,011, in Frank Oldrieve, secretary of the service of the State there could not the first quarter of 1990, be profiteering: A person who did
Association, who, accompanied by not like to work at home for a shared in the decrease, but those his wife, has travelled down private's pay could go out and of British manufacture, did not through Africa visiting the British Bght.
suffer so severely as the products Colonies and Protectorates and The conference declined to com- of the United States and Canada observing the methods adopted fot mit itself, and adopted further United States Imports were 1,525 chebking leprosy. aoendant that the motion was too care, as against 2,188 a year earlier controversial and too nearly ap- Canadian 1110, as grafost 3,892, AMSTERDAM, July 28th
proached political questions to come and British 764, as against 805.0 death s
Lia announced "of within the purview of the league. -
Commercial vehicles did not share Jacobus Nienhuys, aged $12. was agreed that the next bien- in the decline, the aggregate of 885 pioneer tobacco plantar of the Dutch nia conference should be held in Borries, vans, sad ommbuses being
a record for the Dominion,......
DUTCH PIONEER TOBACCO
-PLANTER:
[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.].
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bas
The
'Mr. Oldrieve found that there was probably more leprosy in Central Africa Southern Sudso North-Eastern Belgian Congo, and the eastern portions of Trench Equatorial. Africa-than other part of the-worl