NORTHERN TROOPS REPORTED TO BE RETREATING.
MARSHAL, FENG'S FORCES PRESSING THROUGH SHANTUNG.
NORTHERN GENERAL DESPATCHING AN "AIR CORPS" TO HSUCHÓW.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 30th, 1927.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS REPORTED TO BE PROCEEDING IN PEKING.
There is little that is fresh regarding the situation in Shantung. The Southerners appear to have put an effective stop to the Northerners advance, and it is clear that the latter are very much alarmed as to the progress being made by Marshal Feng's troops.
General Chang Trung Chang is reported to be contemplating the despatch of an "Air Corps" to Hauchow, with a view to its recapture.
Ponco negotiations are ngain reported to be taking place at Peking. There is no mention of an armistice, and the Shan- tung hostilities are being prosecuted with vigour..
B.A.T. CO. CLOSE THEIR SHANGHAI FACTORIES.
8,000 WORKERS, AFFECTED.
(THROUGH REUTER's Agency.}
SHANGHAI, July 29th. The British-American Tobacco Company has closed its Shanghai factories, rendering 8,000 people
idle, of whom over half are women..
The lock-out is to fast indefinitely, until stocks have been depleted "cnough to warrant the re-opening on
a smaller scale.
(Wah Taz Fat Pao.)
The Shantung Campaign.
SHANGHAI, July 20th.
"
LANDING PARTY DISARMS TROOPS AT CHINKIANG.
[NAVAL WIRKLESS.]
CHINKIANO, July 29th. Troope continue to arrive here from up the river, and some of them made an attempt to com. mandeer several junks from Jar dine's halk. The attempt was frus trated by a landing party sent from the warships. The landing party disarmed the troops concerned in the attempt and evicted them. Some time later the confiscated rifles were returned to the Colonel of the regiment concerned.
The Commissioner for Foreign Affairs has again communicated with Marshal Chiang Rai Shek re-
BRITISH POLICY IN BOLSHEVIK PRO-
CHINA.
MORE LABOURITE QUESTIONS
IN THE COMMONS.......
EFFECTIVE_REPLIES.
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)
PAGANDA.
"BECOMING INTOLERABLE "
IN FRANCE."
SOVIET FOREIGN MINISTER WARNED.
17
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, July 29th. The report that the French Am
bassador's fret set on his return to
the
GENEVA NAVAL CONFERENCE.
A DEADLOCK.
MAPAN. MAY MEDIATE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, July 29th. After a two hours' meeting the British and American delegates reached a deadlock on the latest British naval proposals submitted by Mr. W. C. Bridgeman and Lord Cecil on their return from London. The proposals will be published later.
LONDON, July-29th, Criticising the Government's policy in China in the House of Commons, the Labourite, Mr. G. C. "Trevelyan, said that while American
trade in China had risen by 50 per cent, British trade had decreased by 20 per cent. He alleged that one man in 15 of the Shanghai Defence Force had been in hospital, and that the cost of the force hitherto owing to the Leftist influence
represented £740 per Briton pro-
tected.
Moscow was to warn M. Chicherin that the Bolshevik propaganda in France was becoming intolerable, has started a controversy in the newspapers asking whether Ambassador's representations were mere words or a prelude to setian in the event of the Soviet noting.. mending, their ways.
11
Mr. O'Neill, Under Secretary for
Mr. Foreign Affairs, reminded Trevelyan of what would have hap- pened if British soldiers had not
been in the path of the Kuomintang Armies and if the Expeditionary Force had not been there.
Anarchical China,
Sir Austen Chamberlain, replying, said that British policy in China
Conservative organs renew the demand for a rupture of negotia tions but are not sanguine what such a course will be followed
within the Cabinet.
จ
INDIA'S PHENOMENAL RAINS:
BREACHES IN THE RAILWAY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
A plenary session has been con- voked for August 1st, and it is expected this will be the last meet
The main British proposal sub- misted at to-day's private meeting of the heads of the three delegn- tions was that the combined tong nage for cruisers, destroyers and submarines below the age limit for replacement should not exceed 300,000 tons for Britain and the United States, and 395,000 tons for Japan.
Joint Communiqué."
LATEIL "An official statement on to-day's developments is contained in a WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION. joint communiqué, saying that Mr. Bridgeman communicated the BH- tish proposals, the details of which have already been made known, and which, apart from certain modi- heations, follow the lines of those: under consideration at the last meeting of the delegates. It was agreed to hold a plenary sitting on
BOMBAY, July 29th. Phenomenal rains in Gujarat bave caused widespread havoc. Trafic is interrupted owing to breaches in
In view of Marshal Feng Yugarding the occupation by troops of was unchanged since the declara- the railway.
Heiang's forces continuously prem ing towards the Shantung interior from the Hoann-Shantung barder, General Chang Tsung Chang has ordered all Shantung troops at Yenchow to retreat to Tai-An Those troops at Ningyeng, Ting ping and Minabien are coaretrat
"ing"
guard Tsinantu
foreign premises
tions of December and February.
A train from the Punjab Britain adhered to her policy of
mail due Bombay on July 25th was negotiating new treaties and con
marooned at Itola, 236 miles from forming to the changed situation as
Bombay, and efforts to rescue the scor as she found a government
passengers have hitherto been un-
[NAVAL WIRELESS.)
Southern Troops for Cheklang. SHANGHAI, July 29th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, is
the Chekiang able to speak in the name of China rushing troops to border, giving colour to reports and assume Chinese obligations. that the garrison at Hangchow is He described an anarchical the con- unreliable and is likely to go over to
successful.
A 300-foot breach in the line held
the Hankow, Government, resulting ditions in China where Govern- up a relief train, and an effort is
August 1st.
The wording of the foregoing is | · generally held to indicate that the conference is doomed, and that it failure will be proclaimed on Mon day unless the Americans give way in the meantime.
American agreement.
THE GUATEMALAN
MINISTER,
FOUND SHOT THROUGH THE HEART AT MIDNIGHT.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, July 20th.
Mr. Francis Colatour, the Gunte
He was taken to hospital în a critical condition.
"LAKE MICHIGAN
DISASTER.
TWO EXCURSION BOATS CAPSIZE AND SINK.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
CHICAGO, July 20th.
Two excursion bouts have capsiz-
malan Minister, was found at mid-ed and sank in Lake Michigan. right in his study in the Legation Several persons were drowned, the shot through the heart..
majority being children,
Twenty-Seven Bodies Recovered.
LATER So far 2 bodies have been recovered from Lake Michigan.
It is estimated that nearly 40 have perished, mostly women and children.
HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.
The Health Bulletin of Far East. ern Ports for the week-ending, July 23rd, states:
Plague.
I case at Port Said. Teases at Bassein. · 9 cases at Bombay.
cases at Rangoon, Cholars.
5 cases at Barrah, 1 cage nt Bassein. 10 cases at Bombay. 11 cases at Calcutta. 35 cases at Madras.
4 cases at Bangkok,
cases at Haiphong. 1 case at Tourane. 1 case at Saigon
Small-pox,
1 case at Aden.
17 cases at Bombay.
11 cases at Caleista.
6 cases at Madras.
4 cases at Rangoon,
1 case at Vizagapalam.
2 cases at Sourabaia.
11 cases at Bandjermasein.
1 case at Bangkok.
1 сале at. Saigon.
'cases at Nagasaki.
The captain and crew of an ex-- cursion boat have been arrested.
U.S. COTTON
CROP.
RE-DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
KANSAS CITY, July 29th. The re-discount rate has been re- duced from 4 to 31 per cent. for the duration of the crop movement.
GREAT POW-WOW OF RED INDIANS.
CHIEFS ARRIVE IN MOTOR- CARS.
MONTREAL With the aim of reconstituting the six nations has one Indian London Hot Surprised.
people under its own chiefs, so as LATER. to be able to go to Ottawa and The optimism of Sir Chamberlain's guarded statement ment of treaties with pale faces, Austen Washington and demand the full- in the House of Commons on Thes hundreds of Iroquois chiefs, sub- day was discounted by the un- chiefs, and headmen bare gathered in Washington and hence the Anglo-Lachine, south of Montreal,-for-s favourable reception of his speech in the Caughnawaga Reserve near
In
Admiral Saito is reported to have told the Japanese correspondents that the conference was a failureerican disagreement has not four-days por-wow. owing to the absence of an Anglo withstanding the fact that much
caused any surprise in London, not- Important chiefs from the tribal reserves of the United States and store was set on Mr. Gibson's hint regarding amenability to an agree-honour a great festival was pre- Ontario were present, and in their. ment provided Britain and Japan pared by the equaws, who have been agreed.
DIS connection it is zote busy since daylight baking com bread and cooking corn soup and posals follow in broad lines the earlier Anglo-Japanese compromise. tragie.. There is no intention of Britain to build more ships than are essential and, even if there is po limitation treaty, there will till be limitation actually,
at Felcheng, in order to safe-in o renewal of the disturbed con-ments rise and fall, generals come being made to rescue the passen-total tonnage under certain beadworthy that the latest British po other tribal delicacies.
From another source, however,
it is reported that the 8th, 7th and
General Chang Tsung
ditions in the vicinity of Shanghai.
Ammunition Dump at Wachang. HANKOW, July 28th.
An ammunition dump at Wu-
several casualties, among the
tary and civil population.
9th Army Corps have recaptured, chang caught fire resulting in Hauchow. Chang is despatching an air corps there from Huéngchong.
Peace Negotiations. According to the Toba News Agency, a report, dated the 28th inst. to band, states that Chiang Kai Shek's representative, Mr. Lau, arrived at Peking on the 26th inst, will be resumed. He has attended
up and fade away and every kind
gers by boat.
Many People Killed and Injured.
Was
that the pre-
The British Proposals, The British proposed that each Power retain 93 per cent of the
ings in the case of vessels over the age limit The following were laid down as age limits before which
10000-ton cruisers, 18 years.
cruisers and destroyers, 16
A feature of to-day's festivities was the slaughtering of a young accordance with tradition.
It is reported from Ahmedabad. replacement would not be allowed: This is unfortunate, but in nowise bull in the presence of guests in:
of shifting alliance and intrigue are perpetually in progress."
Referring to Mr. Trevelyan's which has had 48 inches of rain criticism, Sir Austen Chamberlain since July 27th, including 29 inches in the past fort-eight hours, that a thousand houses have collapsed Three people were killed and ten injured in the suburb of Chaman- pura, which has been evacuated.
confident Activity on the Yangtze,
sence of troops in Shanghai saved KIUKIANO, July 28th Troops continue to arrive at Kiit on a large scale from a recur-
the river. The kiang from up majority of them, after a brief stay rence of the Nanking outrages. here, proceed down the river The The troops would be withdrawn na examination of steamers at Hukow is in abeyance for the moment, but justification arose, both for reasona it is not known when the searching of economy and health. The mili tary authorities had taken every "Woxu, July 28th. A number of transports with precaution known to science to peace conférences with Fengtienese troops arrived here yesterday from safeguard the health of the troops. Nanking. All troops were brought leaders, especially negotiating with ashore, the transports then proceed. General, Yang Yu Ting.
"ling down the river.
**
series of
BRITISH "AVIATION
FATALITY.
WELL-KNOWN - PILOT KILLED,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:)—
LONDON, July 25th, The famous Imperial Airways pilot, Captain Barnard, has been killed in a flying accident at Bris. tol, while testing a machine in which he was to compete in the King's Cup race on July 30th, which he won twice previously.
JAPANESE COTTON.
-FURTHER -CUPTALLMENT-OF-
OUTPUT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Osaka, July 29th The Japan Cotton, Spinners' At- sociation has decided to continue the 15 per tént, curtailment of out- put for six months, from Novem- ber, 1997, to April, 1928.
£20,000. FOR MURDERED -MINISTER'S WIDOW;
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}",
DUBLIN, July 28th.
J
"BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S LOKNCY.]"
LONDON, July 29th. Parliament will be adjourned on December. 8th.
SECRETARY FOR WAR TO VISIT INDIA.
h.
SIR JOHN GILMOUR TO DEPUTISE
ERITIEN WIRKIKAS SERVICE]
RUGBY, July 28th. Sir Lansington Worthington- Evans, Secretary for War, will visit India, in October.
He will be away from England about three months, and Sir John Gilmour, Secretary for Scotland, will deputise for him at the War Office:
AMERICAN EDITORS IN LONDON.
VISIT. THE FOREIGN OFFICE.
4.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
BUGBY, July 28th. The party of American editors visiting England were received this afternoon at the Foreign Office by Sir Austen Chamberlain.
In the course of a general con- versation, questions on internation- naval al affairs, including the
were ad-
NEW YORK'S BIG
ENTERPRISES.
„
$130,000,000 TO BE SPENT,
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, July 20th.
Reports of heavy casualties at various places are not confirmed. Baroda is cut off telegraphically. The town of Dholks is reported to be under water, the adjoining take having burst its banks. The Kaji
dam at Dohad has been breached to a width of 700 feet.
The raine continue, and it is feared that the Brosch cotton crop is seriously affected.
Further Details.
AHMEDABAD, July 9th.
years.
Submarines, 14 years. It was further suggested that the following vessels of over 6,000 tons should be retained:
41
The British Empire, four of the the York, with sinch guns, and Hawkins type, with 7.5-inch guns two of the Emerald class, with 8-inch guns.
The
Referred to Washington.
American
GENEVA, July 28th.
delegation de- cines to comment on the British
Proposals which will probably be referred to Washington.
Nevertheless, the proposal limit- ing the number of 10,000-ton crui- sers to 12 and the restrictions respecting total tonnage to be
distant parts in motor-care and Many of the chiefs arrived from
were welcomed to Caughnawaga by Grand Chief Dominic Two Axes, Chief American Horse, and Chi:f Peter Cance
NIPAH PALM CULTIVATION. FOWERFUL COMPANY FORMED
IN LONDON.
The United States, ten of the, Omaha type, with &inch
Japan, four of the Bunkaka type, with 3-inch guns
The general intention of the fore-allocated sa cach Power thirks best. We understand, says the Times of going is to provide the retention Americans, while the Japanese, to be established on a commercial is particularly objectionable to the Malay, that the scheme proposed. of fully efficient ships not within though pessimistic, still hope that footing in Malays for the cultivation the 10,000-ton citas of Bigher the Americans will become more of the Nipah palm for producing
the contemplated class with a maxi- mum of 6,000 tons and not exceed- ing 6-inch guzzs.
The 8-inch Guns"
accommodating,
power alcohol is now assured of
success.
on
» Friendiness Malitained.
This scheme has for some time LONDON, July 29th.
been engaging the close attention Speaking in the House of Con of certain powerful interests in The British delegation, recognis ing that this would leave the United shortly before the news of London and the small band of local
the Naval deadlock at Geneva had ex-Service men who ventured States no 8-inch cruisers, was pre-been received, Sir Austen Chamber- establishing this Nipah plantation pared to agree to their construc- tion, which would equalise the in emphasised that the last thing in Kuala Selangor are now in the British Empire and the United he was willing to contemplate was way of reaping a well deserved re- States in this class, all other crui. failure to reach an agreement or ward for their undeterred struggle The downpour of the past six sers to be divided into two classes, like an Anglo-American quarrel, as effort to prove the possibilities of that it should lead to anything against discouraging odds in the days shows no signs of intermis British Empire and the United the friendliest attitude bad been such an industry.
namely, 10,000-tonners in which the sion but the high wind is destroy. States would each be limited to preserved throughout, and no un-
twelve, sad Japan to eight, and friendly word had been spoken herecently induced to assist the effort, authorised $150,000,000 for con- ing still more houses, 1,655 of which the contemplated class already men or at Geneva and no
and as the scheme defined neces- thought expressed tioned. struction of underground railways have hitherto collapsed.
The maximum displacement of Sir Austen quoted a statement by sitated a large measure of financial and a new city omnibus system. The damage is estimated as fotilla leaders would be 1,550 tons, Mr. French, chairman of the House support to render the project a thorough success, the promoters of amounting to over £50,000.
and of destroyers 1,300 tons, with representatives Naval Committee, this new industry have just been ad- a maximum armament of 5-inch as an exposition of the British vised from London that the Com- guns. Of the total destroyer class case, Sir Austen Chamberlain said pany will be formally constituted in of tonnage, it was further proposed, he thought we must look forward September and that all the capital 100 per cent might be used vessels to gradual disarmament at a series necessary has been forthcoming. not exceeding 1,500 tone, but not conferences rather than to a great over 16 per cent. of the total for dramatic change at a single con- flotilla leaders.
The City Board estimates have
ANOTHER OCEAN
FLIGHT.
BIG PRIZE "OFFERED.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 29th. ▲ 830,000 grize has been offered for "the, frat” fight hither" "from Paris between Auguas 8th and August 28th, namely, during the
Cleveland Industrial Exhibition,"
HORATIO BOTTOMLEY.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The Dail bas voted £20,000 se limitation conference,
London, July 29th. compensation to the wife and dressed to the Foreign Secretary,
Horatio Bottomley has been children of the late Mr. Keyin who discussed the British policy
Higgins, who was assassinated and the Empire's naval needs with leased, on the expiry of his recently.
his guests.
tence.
The river has risen 18 feet. Six deaths have been reported, so far.
27 HORSES BURNED.
DEAF AND DUMB WOMAN'S EFORTS TO WARN HER.
NEIGHBOURS.
Twenty-seven horses were killed in a fire in James Street, Bridgeton, a congested quarter of Glasgow.
A deaf and dumb woman in a top flat had risen shortly after 3 am., to put out washing on the back green, when she saw fames rising from the building on the right.
She immediately act about wak ing the neighbours, but, owing to her infirmity, she could only knock at the doors and explain in dumb abow what was happening. Even tually her husband came to the
rescue.
When the firemen arrived, the tenants of the houses were stream- ing into the streets, the women with re-babies, and the men doing their best. to save their household goods The heat of the fire blistered the furni ture in the houses,
|
Submarines were to be divided into two classes, one between 1,000 and 1,300 tons and the other up to a maximum of 600 tons, their guns rot to exceed 6-inchers
".
hostile
The F.M.S. Government was re-
THE "FRITILLARY." OXFORD WOMEN'S
MAGAZINE.
ference. The British Government thought that delegates with new instructiona ought to provide a basis of agreement acceptable to the United States and Japan- [REUTZE'S AMERICAN SERVICE] The maximum submarine toa
How York Press Comment.
The summer number of Fritillary, nago proposed was, for the British
the magazine of the Oxford NEW YORK, July 29th Empire and the United States,
While the newspapers during, the
Women's Colleges makes no refor 90,000, and for Japan: 60,000 of which class A is limited to two past few days have been filled with ence to recent arguments on the
restriction of women studenta. thirds of the total.
pessimintic headlines regarding the It has, indeed, very little of the Except for the restrictions men-probable outcome of the Geneva parochial favour of fair, but is de tioned, the total tonnage could be Conference, this morning's leaders terminedly literary and upholds allocated as each Power thought hope the situation may yet be the theory that University women best for incorporation in a treaty, saved by a mutual spirit of give are losing the sistere mathematical operating until 1938...
The New York World urges Pre- bias of their earlier days. The Japanese Navy Minister's Vlows,"
stories and poems are good and sident Coolidge to seize the oppor show a distinct Tokyo, July 29th.
wwareness of tunity offered by Mr. Baldwin's modern trends. Literary exercises The Navy Minister, speaking to visit to Canada to try to reach in the manner of Mr. Aldous the Press,.stated that no solution
Huxley or Miss Gertrude Stein are at Geners could be obtained unless personal understanding. the total cruiser" tonnage: Wol
evidently easily tossed of by the fixed.
stat and its contributors. Fritillary
Oxford has already provided us with some brilliant women pove. There is reason to believe that lists and the flavour of this Japan will mediate with a view magazine suggests that the supply to an Anglo-American' agreement. will be maintained.
He believed, however, that a satisfactory solution would even- tually be obtained
(Oontinued on next Column.)
and take.
in
:
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Japan May Mediate,
GENEVA, July 29th.