NANKING REPORTS ON RECENT
SHANTUNG EVENTS.
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HOW THE NORTHERN TROOPS WERE "ENTRAPPED" AT HSUCHOW,
WHY THE PEKING GOVERNMENT SPREAD RUMOURS OF COMPROMISE.
HONAN PROVINCE DESCRIBED AS BEING "VERY QUIET."
NORTHERNERS ENGAGED IN DEFENCE OF SOUTHERN CHIHLI.
The local vernacular Press publish reports, emanating from the Nanking Government, on the state of affairs at the Shantung war zone. Evidently, and very naturally, the Nanking Kuomintang are solicitous regarding the proud part played by the Southern soldiers, particularly at Hauchow, which was last mentioned (by Reuter) as being in the hands of the Northerners. The Nanking version of what happened at suchow is quite good but not very convincing, and not a little amusing is the reference made to the Southerners "ambush 80 miles south of Hauchow.""
Borodin, in his leisurely trek homewards, found time to pay a visit to Marshal Feng at Kaifengfu, "at which Honan city the ubiquitous Marshal now appears to be temporarily settled. It i regrettable that the vernacular Press is apparently unable to inform us what Borodin said to the ex-Christian Marshal or what the ex-Communist Feng said to him.
BORODIN VISITS THE EX- NANKING'S REPORTS ON
CHRISTIAN GENERAL,
(Wah T Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, August 1st. M. Borodin arrived at Changchow, Honan, on the 29th ult. and, on the following day, he visited Feng Yu Hsiang at Kaifengfu. He will start for Shensi on the 1st inst., then he proceeds to Russia,
Feng Yu Hsinng's troops con- tinue to move towards Shantung, where, owing to his reinforcements, the Southern campaign is gaining considerable progress..
SHANTUNG FRONT.
(Wah Tu Yat Peo). »
·THE HONG KONG- DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2nd,
SHANGHAI, August 1st. According to A Kuomintang source, a telegraphic report from Nanking states that on the 24th inst. the Shantung troops ventured so Kauchow, where the Southerners purposely evacuated in order to entrap them, and lay in ambush about 80 miles south of that city. Subsequently, the Shantung troops did walk into the trap, with the result that most of them were dis
armed..
FATAL EXPLOSION.
OCCURS DURING JAPANESE
NAVAL MANŒUVRES.
TWENTY OFFICERS AND
MEN KILLED.
[THROCGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW BISHOP OF SINGAPORE.
FORMER MISSIONARY
APPOINTED.
(THROUGH REUTLE'S "1GENCY. ↑
OBITUARY.
1927.
SIR HARRY JOHNSTON.
A "VERSATILE ENGLISHMAN.
{THROUGH RETTER'S 'AGENCY.]
THE GENEVA CON- WORLD SHORTAGE
OF RUBBER.
FERENCE.
SITUATION STATIONERY.
(THXOCON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
GENEVA, July 31st. The plenary meeting of the Naval Limitations "Conference `han" been
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WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
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New York. August 1st.
A world shortage of rubber within the next three years is the forecast of Mr. William O'Neill, President of the General Tyre and
LONDON, August 1st. LONDON, August 1st.
The death is announced in London The Archbishop of Canterbury
of Sir Harry Johnston postponed until August 3rd or 4th. has nominated the Rev. Basil
Sir Harry (Hamilton) Johnston, Coleby Roberti, ex-missionary in K.C.B., G.Č.M.G., D.Sc. of Cam the Malay States, Bishop of Sings-bridge University, J.P., War Medal, 1914-19, Gold Medalist Zoolo- pore, in succession to Dr. Ferguson gical, Royal Geographical and Royal receipt of despatches from Washing. Rubber Company, who is going to Scottish Geographical Societies, was ton, and simultaneously the Ameri-Britain to study the crude rubber unquestionably one of the mostean delegation published proposals situation. versatile of Englishmen of the past
Davie.
The announcement of the post ponement followed the Americana'
Toxro, August 1st. A fatal explosion occurred dur ing the naval manoeuvres Kyushu this morning. The Naval Office report is meagre, but the Arahi special correspondent at Kyushu states that three mines CENTRE OF STRUCTURE IN of Europe and America. Sir Harry the event of another signatory
exploded on the middle deck of.
"
E.J.M.S. Tokiva and that 20 officers and men were killed and
injured.
Fire broke out, and was ex
The Tokiwa was severely damag ed, and will be docked immediately.
SHANGHAI BRIDGE COLLAPSES.
THE SOOCHOW CREEK.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES
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REFUSED REPAIRS. «
Markham Road Bridge, one of the tinguished by sailors from neigh vital points of defence during the bouring warship
recent trouble in Shanghai, collap sed shortly before 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon (July 23rd) in- juring two persons and throwing five Chinese into the Soochow Creek.
The bridge, which has been con- demned for some time, is a complete wreck and traffic over it between the Settlement and Chapei has been brought to a complete halt. Traffic
THE TRUTH ABOUT HSUCHOW.
RAIDS MAGNIFIED INTO
"GREAT VICTORIES.
Pexing, July 15th.. In connection with the Hsachow Lincheng situation the facts seem to be that a Shantung armoured train and perhaps a small detach
fifty years. He was born in London asking that any treaty concluded in 1838. He was an explorer and shall contain a clause empowering traveller (mainly in Africa) of
worldwide repute, and one whose any signatory to call a fresh con- work had been favourably recog-ference between 1931 and 1936, in nised by most of the learned bodies
was also author of a large number seemingly utilising the tonnage of publications on all sorts of sub-allocation of cruisers to auch jects from Blue Books about Africa,
books on his travels, on The manner as to necesitate the adjust
and evenement of the total allocation of that Negre," "The Nile novels, light essays and phonetic
spelling. At one time, Sir Harry class, and that in the event of a acted British Consul of the Re-disagreement the present conver geney of Tunis, while, on another, be was Special Commissioner, Com- tion may be terminated within a mander-in-Chief and Consul General
year for Uganda Protectorate.]
THE INDIAN FLOODS.
5,000 HOUSES DESTROYED
ONE CITY. "
(SBROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.!
IN
U.S. and Big Cruluis.
I
BULL "FROGS BECOME
· JAPANESE DELICACY,
DIFFICULTIES OF BREEDING
THEM.
AMUSINGLY DESCRIBED.
It appears that the proposal was BOMBAY, July 31st. Telegraphic communication with Presented several days ago but has been diverted to the "Stone Baroda has been re-established so far. has not fallen on fertile. Kawano, who signed himself
Bridge.
The boat traffic along Soochow Creek is also being affected by the collapse, the larger boats and barges being unable to pass owing to a part of the structure having fallen into the water. These bouts have
The city and parts of the sur-soil, so far as Britain is concerned
Mr. Gibson to-day conferred rounding district have been under water for three days. The city's with Mr. Bridgeman and Viscount total "death roll, however, "is only
30.
Ishii...
According to the United States Consul at Nagasaki bullfrogs are selling in the Provinces, of Sanaki...... and Iyo at Y.100 a pair and tadpoles F1 Epicures are demanding this delicacy ba A daily food. The GENEVA, August 1st.
Japanese Bureas of Fisheries has The Americans' design, in pre-been buying adult frogs in large senting their latest proposal is quantities from the United States. stated to be to furnish the British The Southern Biological Society of with a safeguard in the event of Louisiana has been working with the America increasing the number of Imperial University of Tokyo-since- her big cruisers."
19% in an effect to promote trog culture in Japan, it was said and correspondence" was offered in sub- stantiation of this. A letter from.
"Chief of Frog Laboratory, Im perial University,"
By: "It is honoured pleasure to say. our experiments with raising frogs are getting good results. The duration of transformation with as, honoured air, seems to be quite short. By and by I will make the interesting report for frog raising. Out of two dozen shipped us by you two pairs were easily bred and half-dozen developed into tiny frogs. Seven died on voyage aver or soon after arrival, and thirteen disappeared after being liberated in pond in some unaccountable fashion. There continues great interest de part of public. Crowds gather to seg the day time and at night they can be esta ros miles eroaking away at the height of their voices. You are honour.... ing us with your assistance." Dr. Nitoble has been suggesting chemical food prepared. from the [REUZKE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
bark of trees, but he may rather More New York Press Opinions.expect to see the Japanese peassut NEW YORK, August 1st. go out and catch his dinner in the Chronicle. The Press holds out little hope nearest ricefield-Japan PARIS, July 31st.
The death roll of the surrounding
U.S. Government And The Conference. Beuter learns that the United
ment of accompanying troopa made been diverted into the smaller district has not yet been ascertain-States Government is backing up
a raid south toward Heuchow, then turned around and came back. A day or so later a small detachment.
waterways in order to be able to proceed to Shanghai.
Ou the following day the Souther- . The situation in Honan is very
ners launched a general attack on
.... Heavy Trafic Crossing. quiet, the Fengtienese have all evacuated and are taking up the Lincheng, and their vanguarda have
At the time when the bridge defence, of the southern portion of advanced to the city's immediate
started falling there is said to have Chibli. The main Fengtienase forces vicinity. At the same time another
tramcon il are concentrating at Shanhaikwan body of Southerners took Teining, of Southern troops made a raid been quite a
returned south Fortunately, before completely fall and Kufeng.
about 50 miles south-west of Yen-northward-and chow..
ward. Buall detachments of cavalrying into the water the splintering of the worn-eaten timbers could be probably are wandering around in heard and this served to give
"THE AIMS OF THE NATIONALISTS.
THE
i.
"BENEFIT OF THE
PEOPLE!"
According to the spokesman öf the Nanking Government, the An-
vicinity.
kuochun Government are merely the hills in this area, perhaps warning to those who were in the spreading a rumour of a compromise having occasional minor skirmishes. between. Nanking and Peking 80 55 Out of this sort of a situation (says to break up the alliance between the Peking Leader) have come the "FOREIGN IMPERIALISTS WHO Chiang Kai Shek, Yen Shih Shan stories of great victories.
and Feng Yu Hsiang.
STIR UP TROUBLE."
in Shanghai Native City have
Mr. Wang Ching Wei proposes to
"
For a period of some seconds the noise could be heard and Chinese pedestrians, handcarts, and other traffic made a hasty exit from the No definite information has been structure. About 20 persons on the",
Mr. Gibson in his rejection of the ed, but is not likely to exceed 100%
The mills at Ahmedabad have British proposals and, in exchange re-opened, but are suffering of cables with America' relates to shortage of labour, large numbers the terms of Mr. Gibson's statement of the employees having left the to close the conference.. city, mbane 3,003 bouses have been destroyed.
PRINCE CAROL OF RUMANIA.
ISSUES A MANIFESTO."
(THROUGH KSUMER'S LOEXCY.]
The newspapers strongly criti- cine a manifesto to the Press in which Prince Carol of Ramanis declares that, while it is far from
Situation Stationery,
Bridgeman conferred for a consider. able time with Admira) Saito this morning.
Mr. Bridgeman; later, conferred with the Dominione" delegates.
of an agreement at Geneva.
The New Fork World is of
The Chinese military authorities call a joint conference at Kiukian, received in either foreign or Ankuo- bridge at the time, however, did not for the purpose of settling the difchen circles confirming either the take these precautions, and five ferences between Nanking, Hankow" capture" of Hachow by the were hurled into the creek, where and Feng Yu Hsiang. But Marshal Feng Yn Hsiang, persists that such Northerners or the "capture" of they were rescued by passing boat of the Nationalist armies are to a conference should be called at Lincheng and Hanchuang by the men. Two of them were struck by his thoughts to foment any kind Herculean efforts to be made for
Chengchow, Hönan.
issued a proclamation in the course of which they say that the aims
drive away the militarists and to save the people of China. As this work was nearing success, the Bol-
Apart from official reports from Nanking, the accurate conditions of the war in Shantung is not known to the public. The Northerners' claim not as yet reliably confirmed.
Nanking troope: Neither side ap- parently has many troops in this area now, nor does either side seem
drive against the other.
of agitation in Rumania, he con- siders that as he is a Rumanian
opinion that the conference should be kept alive in order to permit
an agreement, which should take the form of a meeting between Mr. Baldwin and President Coolidge, EX
detail to a statesmanship which has been sadly lacking at the Confer ence.
1.
JAPAN'S STAKE IN SHANTUNG.
16,000 NATIONALS AND IMMENSE CAPITAL
sheviks began to stir up trouble that they have occupied. Pengpu is to be preparing for a determined there was a large coal barge pass and a father, he has the right and personal discussion might rise above Japan has in Shantung, one can
and the farmers and labourers were poisoned by the rumours they A Japanese steamer at Shanghai,
searched by Chinese soldiers, Was spread. As a result the Knomin found to contain 34 boxes of sul- tang was divided. The very thought phuric diluted acid, bound for Han- pained the hearts of all loyal mem-kow. This contraband stock is bers of the party. During recent being detained at the Chinese mili.
tary headquarters in Shanghai. months, the people sad the troops of Husan and Eupeh, supported by those of Szechuan and Honan, came out openly and opposed the.. Com- munists. While efforts will be made to rehabilitate Wuhan, the drive against the north will continue.
JAPAN AND CHINA'S
PROTECTIVE DUTIES.
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce is protesting against the proposal of the Nanking Government to de clare tarif autonomy in the six pro vinces under its control, and has petitioned the Japanese Government to take steps to get the Nanking to reconsider tho Government matter.
WHY MRS BORODIN WAS RELEASED.
ENTITLED TO FREEDOM UNDER DICTATOR'S AMNESTY
Mrs. Fanny Borodin and the three diplomatic couriers taken from the Soviet s.s. Pamir Lenina, at Nen- king, who regained their freedom at noon on July 12th, after a detention" of more than two months in the gaol
Recently, however, certain mem bers of the foreign press, with the Settlement as their base, have been acting for the foreign imperialists and the 'traitorous counter-revolu- The Nanking Government has tionaries in starting rumours. They already been collecting an additional of the metropolitan court at Peking, hope, says the proclamation, to stir duty of 2.5 per cent. on imports are now guests at the Soviet up the hearts of the people and since the early part of this year, Embassy,
and now it proposes to increase this
In releasing the four Soviet to create trouble in the rear of the to 12.5 per cent. on ordinary goods army. The populace, not realizing and 20 per cent. on luxuries.
the falling débris and injured,
At the time of the occurrence though not fatally.
ing beneath, and this was pinned duty to see that the nation's great beneath the wreck timbers. None of ness is not impaired, "so that my the boatmen were hurt.
son may enter upon his inheritance. The structure has been standing When the time comes and the now for 11 years, having been situation gives me the right to erected in the spring of 1916 with intervene personally, I will never the understanding that in a course refuse to obey my people if they
of three or four years a new per. manent bridge should be erected call me." over the creek at this point. It was built by the Public Works Department of the International Settlement with the understanding that for the period of three years the
Chinese authorities should keep it in repair.
Maskeo Spirit of Chapel":
Authorities.
It has been known for many months that the bridge was liable to collapse at any time and the pri-Settlement authorities condemned it. Further, they are said to have. made several attempts to get the their scheming, are apt to accept lower additional daty has already Peking High Court, who was in structure repaired, but their actions their principles. But they soust affected Japan's trade with China charge of the preliminary examins in this regard have been met only understand that the Nationalist re and concldes that the higher duties
The Osaka Chamber finds that the soners Judge Ho Chun of the
WAR NIGHTMARE TRAGEDY.
FRENCHMAN KILLS HIS PARENTS.
BORDEAUX.
A double murder followed by a suicide has shocked the inhabitants
When one realizes the stake.
fully sympathize with the steps she has taken to safeguard her people there, writes the Tokyo correspon. " dent of the North China Daily News." The real wonder seema to be that Japan did not land troops: earlier. The latest figures compiled. by the Foreign Office show that From all over the world, in there are 16,000 Japanese in Shan- steadily growing numbers, the tang, which now has become the British aniversities are attracting
LURE OF BRITISH LIFE. FOREIGNERS AT ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES.
foreigners to their colleges. cockpit of warring Chinese factions. anxious to study under English The money the Japanese have. teachers and in English surround sunk in this territory is put at ings. Even at the Oxford and Cam-
bridge cricket match most English Y.235,000,000 and this is thought of all institutions-numbers of for to err on the side of conservatism eign undergraduates were to be seco In and around Tsingtao alone, there conforming to the dictates of fashion.in: top hat and morning are said to be about 40 factories, dresa.
big and small, worth M. André Bellier, à prominent local inhabitant, committed suicide,sity an undergraduate found him-
Recently at Manchester Univery.225,000,000, while along the Teing leaving a mysterious note for 2 friend in which he said:
of this town.
Since the terrible scene in my dug-out, when I thought I was fighting Germans, I realise that all I can do is to put an end to my own life in the interest of the "-family honour, as
about
self seated at a table in hall with tao-Tsinan Railway, there are at representatives of twelve different least ten more factories.
nationalities.
It is not only work that the for- The large factories in Tainan are eigners come for, but also the owned by the Naigai Cotton Spin- social life and games. Last year anning Co., the Dai Nippon Cotton Indian, Mr. Jarpat Singh, captain- Spinning Co, the Nisshin Cotton ed Oxford University at hockey,
Silk & Cotton Spinning Co. Ta
The police were informed, and and two Indians formed a strong Spinning Co., the Kanegafuchi volutionary armies are working for Proposed will still more affect it. tion of the case during the past by rebuffs on the part of the Chapel when they searched. Bellier's pair. in the Cambridge lawn tennis Spinning Co., and the Shanghai This is a case of the biter bit. The few weeks, said they were entitled authorities, the latter taking the house they found in the garret, tied team for three years (Batham and the benefit of the people and to Osaka Chamber has never shown to benefit by that clause of the stand that they were responsible for together, the dead bodies of his lodi)ures issued by the Univer- the interior of the country, the
figures high befriend the people. They will itself averse to imposing
It is known that M. Bellier, who sities Bureau of the Britons are Japanese factories mostly are four shot
himself with bis revolver,
more than 60 befriend those who befriend China duties on foreign goods, whether amnesty mandate issued by Dicta it and refusing to allow repair work father and mother.
from China or elsewhere, but wher and they will consider as enemies other countries impose similar duties tor Chang on July 2nd, which says to go on.
On several occasions the Public een badly wounded in the war and named, giving & total of 4,308 mills, match factories and can suffered from frequent nightmares, foreign undergraduates. India, nerics. It is obvious, then, that those who are enemies of the Chi it begins to squeal. What is that, with regard to those prisczers
Works Department are said to have when he dreamed that he was bill Burma, and Ceylon head the list Japan's stake is a large one and
Germans
with 1,381, and there are 1,054 from nese people, but they are themselves for the goose is sance for the against whom there exists
gander. If the high import duties
sent gangs of workmen to the thought that, aro Recessary for the maintenance suspicion of Communism the judi-bridge with instructions to put it
suffering from Africa America is represented by cannot be not the people's enemies.
these attacks, his killed his 824, and Asia by 1,754. The proclamation concludes by of Japan's industry they are equal cial authorities should hold them back into proper shape, but on at father and mother under the im Bome of the places from which saying that those who disseminate is necessary for the maintenance of malicious and falee rumours-and China's industry It would be an until such time as the Ministry of least one occasion these were repression that he was fighting again undergraduates come are: Fiji (2), drafted regulations fused admittance into Chapei for one of his war combats When he Iceland (1), Persia (14), Bulgaria who attempt to start trouble will parallelled selfishness to demand Justice has
awoke from the nightmare and (1), Abyssinia (1), Asiatic Turkey To severely dealt with and that no that China support Japan's-indus-
North China Daily realised what he had done, he shot (2), Nyland (6), and Lithuania
himsel
grave
Fleniency will hown.-North ties and do-nothing to develop her governing their control, states the this purpos
China Daily News.
awa.Japan Chronicle.
Forth China Standard,
News
ane at
abandoned to the 7agaries of rival Chinese soldiery.
· The Japanese population in Shan- tang is distributed thus-ringtao, 10,047 Tsinan, 1,400 Trangkot, 1,041 Sanfang, 629; Taitungchin, other interior cities.
489, and a further few hundreds.”