HANKOW MEMBERS OF KUOMINTANG
ADOPT HIGH-SOUNDING » RESOLUTIONS.
TO BE SUPREME POWER OVER ALL MILITARY AS WELL AS CIVIL AUTHORITIES.
TO CONTINUE MOVEMENT AGAINST "FOREIGN
IMPERIALISTS."
MASS MEETINGS IN SHANGHAI NATIVE. CITY SUPPORT CUSTOMS AUTONOMY.
The Hankow members of the Kuomintang, although they have not yet joined forces with the Nankingiter; seem to be in the belief that they are very much in the saddle, and they intend to make fall use of the unexpected "tarn of events that has brought them once again into prominence. They have adopted a series of re- solutions of a very high-sounding character in which, of course, the
እና hoary reference to Foreign Imperialists" is to the fore. are told that not only civil but "all military" authorities are to be subject to Kuomintang jurisdiction. Evidently, they are taking no risk of another Chiang Rai Shek suddenly putting a spoke into their governmental wheel.
There is still in certain quarters, a desire for the return of the wily Chiang, but that weary soldier, seems, for the time being, to have had more than enough of fighting, and evidently prefers to linger in his native Ningpo rather than face the invad. ing Northerners to say nothing of the rather lukewarm support of his fellow members of the Kuomintang:
NORTHERN VICTORIES,
(Fah Tas Tat Pho.)
TRANSFERENCE. OF HAN- KOW GOVERNMENT.
(Wah Te: Fat Pao.)
"SHANGHAI, August 22nd. The Northerners have captured Luchow, north of Chaohu Lake, Anhui, while San Chuan Fang's forces have taken Yuengchow, on Hankow Government, a the north bank of the Yangtaze.
NORTHERNERS ENCOUNTER FENG'S TROOPS.
(Wah T Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, August 22nd. At the general conference of the Central Executive Committee of the decision
SHANGHAI, August 22nd. General Chu. Yu Pok, Tupan of Chibli, reports that his forces have been in collision with Feng Yu Hsiang's troops, under General Lu
was unanimously reached to trans- fer the Nationalist Government and the Central Kuomintang (both of the Hankow regime) to Narking. A proclamation to that effect was issued on the night of the 19th inst. It mentioned four important resolu- tions in favour of the transference
of the capital of the Nationalist Government (Wuban) to Nanking. They are as follows:
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1927.
1. It is very regrettable that Chung Lus, along the Lunghai gwing to differences of opinion the Railway.
Kuomintang Government has split General Chow Feng Chi, the into two factions. The Central Chekiang Tupan, went to Fengta Executive Committee of the Nation- on the 19th inst, and on the follow-alist Government sincerely hope
- ing day General Pei Chung His and that af Kuomintang members shull others also arrived there, for the give up their past prejudices and purpose personally of requesting unite to support the Kuomintang Marshal Chiang Kai Shek to return as the supreme authority over civil to office.
as well as military authorities.
2.After the re-unification of the
AEROPLANE SMASH
IN ENGLAND.
SACCO-VANZETTI AGITATION.
DROPPING MAIL AT SEA.
BIG
#
DUTCH MACHINE CRASHES
IN GALE AT SEVENOAKS.
ANOTHER BOMB OUTRAGE. | FOG PREVENTS AN ATTEMPT.
MECHANIC KILLED: SEVEN PASSENGERS INJURED.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, August 2nd. A Fokker twin-engined KLM monoplane crashed at Sevenoaks en route to Amsterdam from Croy don. A Dutch mechanic was Filled
and of the 1 passengers were injured, including Dutch and 3 English.
LIVELY PROTESTORS AT TOKYO.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Bastos, August 21st. In the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Brandeis re fused to act in any matter cer- nected with Sacco and Yanzetti.
Another Argentine Bomb.
CORDOVA, August end.
A bomb exploded at the Ford workshops," doing considerable dam- age to the walls which were blown out. Adjacent houses were partial-
wrecked.
The accident was due to the galely jerking off the rudder, causing the
It is believed the incident is a
[KAUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
•
New York, August, 2nd. Heavy fog prevented the seaplane attempt to drop mail bags into the a Leviathan
OBITUARY."
HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION. ARY LEADER.
[TEXOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BUDAPEST, August 22nd. The death is announced of M.
leader of the Hungarian Octobrists,
BROADCASTING PACIFIC FLIGHTS. ENTERPRISE.
FIFTEEN STATIONS IN CANADA AND U.S.A.
UNDER BRITISH DIRECTION,
"[TBROCON REUTER'S AGENCY,}
NO NEWS OF THREE MISSING 'PLANES.
CAPT, IRWIN'S, S.O.S.
[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
·San Francisco, August 91st. The enthusiasm evinced at the Losnos, August 21st. The Press Association is informed start of the various long distance flights has been replaced by the thas a giant chain of 13 American deepest gleem, owing to the dis
and Canadian broadcasting stations, forming the second largest radio chain in the world, subject 'to British direction, will be formed almost immédiately."
This is the result of an import ant scheme ratified in London ever the week-end, contracts being, sign ed between the American Telephone
Columbia Gramophone Company,
pilot to lose control of the machine, protest against the Sacco and Van-Martin Lovaszy, ex-Minister and and Telegraph Company and the
which struck a tree, whose branches penetrated the passengers' cabin, tearing the seats from "the floor. The pilot was slightly injured.. The cacape of the passengers was miraculous, as the tree broke the fall. All climbed out before the petrol tank burst into flames.
PRES. AND MRS. COOLIDGE'S HOLIDAY.
PRESIDENT SLIGHTLY
INDISPOSED.
[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
·
CESTER, South Dakota,
August 2nd President and Mrs. Coolidge teft Black Hills en route for Yellow-
zetti execution.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Japanese Sympathisers.
Toxyo, August 22nd. Owing to the United States Eri- bassy receiving a number of letters of protest against the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, including one threatening a bomb outrage if the sentence were carried out, 10 police- men and 6 detectives are guarding
the building.
During a demonstration last night the police stopped several speeches which were considered too vitriolic and arrested 20 persons. Later, they arrested 10 going to the Em bassy with the intention of pre- senting a protest.
Acother arrest was effected this morning, when a man attempted to force his way to the Embassy for the purpose of an interview.
appearance of the Golden Bagle.. Mins Doran and the Spirit of Dallas.
Nothing has been heard or seen of Captain Irwin, the pilot" of the last-named, since his S.0.8. which said, "We are in a tail spin. We are out of it, but were sure scared. It was a close call, and we thought
it was all off. The light on the instrument bard was out and
who orgauised the revolution of whereby the, latter will open 12-win could not see..... We are
October 1918, which led to the establishment of the Republic.
SUPERSEDING THE
"TOWEL.
AMERICA'S BATHING
METHODS.
spinning again, S.O.S.?
As the drooping wireless aerial hangs for 250 feet, the message would automatically cease immedi
tations covering North America from the Atlantic coast to the Rockies on September 4th, and will broadcast its own musical pro grape, directly competing with the National Broadcasting Com-ately the plane touched water.
Four destroyers and a liner im- Arrangements are being made mediately rushed to the rescue. A steamer reported seeing a fare, and for British orchestras and artists searched, but found nothing.
pany.
to tour North Ameries for a wire- less circuit,
WHERE ENGLISH LEAD?
A description of American anethods for raising money for museums caused some amusement at the Museums’· Association Con- ference at Douglas, Isle of Man. Dr. E. E. Lowe said there were
HUMOUR AND SENTIMENT. people in America who earned a living by organising money-getting They advertise for campaigns.
English advertisers are pre- solicitors," he said, "which does not mean lawyers, but people of eminent in appealing to humour culture, who are ready to augment
Convention.
ROMANCE OF A KING'S..
COLOUR.
RESTORED AFTER 100 YEARS' "WANDERING."
CAMBERLEY.
A military ceremony which is bo their incomes by soliciting sub- and sentiment," was the opinion scriptions. One of the main quali-expressed by Mr. L. Levison, who lived to be without precedent is fications demanded is an attractive has brought over a party of thirty-to take place in the village of the telephone voice. (Laughter.) Ped- two delegates from Holland to the Yateley, Hampshire, when ple in America are expected to
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regi- "stone Park for a week's outdoor DISEASES OF THE PAST. respond financially to every good Advertising
ment will have restored to it a King's Colour which has been ab sent" from the regiment for but a few months short of 100 years.
recreation.
The President is suffering from slight cold."
|.
WORLD CONFERENCE ON RELIGION,
UNITY OF COMMUNION,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
1!
MUMPS IN ANCIENT
GREECE.
EVIDENCE FROM MUMMIES,
Mr.
cause, or they are ostracised by Levison said that we were by no their friends. Everybody has some lad for which he wants money. A museum that organises a campaign of this kind doubles its membership in three months.
of
And
means the equals of the Continental nations in purely decorative ad vertisement, but he thought that
The Colour was originally present- was to our advantage. Instead of Americans cram as many bath puzzling people with "highbrowed to the King's Own Royal Lan- Tooms as they can into a compara
castere on September 3rd, 1799, by Particulars of diseases of the tively smal: house, and three is designs we appealed to their sense
the then Prince of Wales, who was past were given before the section
common number. One museum has of humour and to their sentiment.
Our advertisers, in Mr. Levison's acting as the Prince Regent, and of the History of Medicine at the
five baths for its staff. There are
of B.M. conference at Edinburgh by
Do towels in these bath-rooms. opinion, understand the mind Sir Humphry Rolleston, Professor After washing you put your face their public far better than their who afterwards reigned as George of Physics, University of Cam-
in front of a spout, press a button, Continental brethren. They know IV, thus being in use before the
Great Britain paper bridge, in
entitled
and a blast of hot air blows you how Englishmen love dogs, and ne- Union Clinical Variations of Disease dry in a jiffy." (Loud laughter.) cordingly bring dogs into adver-
Ireland in 1801, tisements for such unrelated mat- LONDON, August 1st.
from
the Historical Point of
British Muesums were champion-ters as whisky. They know that This particular Colour is one ef The World Ecclesiastical Confer-View." "Sculptures, models, and
Hull. There is no doubt," he crust, are essentially sentimental, bear the Cross of St. Patrick. able evidence of diseases in the said, that British museums can and appeal to that quality by the It unanimously adopted a state-past, especially abnormalities of still hold their own from the point appeal of pretty girls. At Olym- How it actually left the regiment.
growth."
of view of education, arrangement, Dealing with the clinical recogni- and classification. Whatever wealth in the chief feature which im- and finally got to Yateley parish church is not very clear, except. tion of diseases now distinct, Sir may do in
America the solid pressed him was the uniform stan- of goodness which was main- Humphry said: "Tuberculosis has methods of British archeologists tained throughout. There was that it remained in regimental carried im been identified in the Egyptian and naturalista provide a
but possession and nothing notably outstanding, net, for the purpose of passing Government, the most important resolutions supporting the Nation task is to carry on the movement
terised by such excellent craftsman- tion in 1700 until new Colours were proper form, proper matter, and there is evidence that the pulmon-collections."
The president (Mr. Deas) said ship that it was an education to presented in 1828. The old King's ary form was very prevalent in alist Government to realise Cus-against foreiga Imperialists and to
proper ministry.
ancient Greece, in spite of the that it was a matter of size and come here. As an illustration of Colour appears then to have come The statement prays that the open-air life and the supposed means with Americans, but we the difference between the Dutch into the possession of the late Cap- toms autonomy and also appealing Fout out all remnants of militariats erences at present preventing antagonism of malaria. Mumps more than held our own when it and the English catalities Mr.tait George Mason, who resided at to their countrymen throughout the within the country.
appears to be one of the very few
museum mind." "We Levison instanced came to
statement the Manor House, Yateley, and full communion may be removed. acute infectious diseases accurately whole cation to support a similar
are not behind in ideas," he said, made by a speaker at one of the who had been an officer of the A report on unity in Christendom isolated in ancient Greece, and I am inclined to think that sessions that the Almighty's best King's Own Royal Lancasters, and
with its orchitie complication was movement.
pound for pound the British advertisement
earth." to have remained in the custody disease of dees actually produce more than pingue is undoubtedly established antiquity,
the American. (Hear, bear.)
ence on Faith and Order has closed pictures," he said, provide valued by Mr. T. Sheppard, curator at the English, beneath a stiff upper the few remaining which does hat
Two mass meetings were called-
ment that the "crthodox churches and others hold that there are seven sacraments, and for valid
more
WAS
in Shanghai native city on the 21st Kuomintang and the Nationalist administration these must be in mummies, and from written records substantial basis for our museum the whole exhibition was charac- many campaigns from its presenta-
3. The Kuomintang should enlist
WES
3.
the
it was also decided to more supporters or persuade them has been referred to a continuation described by Hippocrates; bubonic Muscum, like the British library. Such a statement made at a meet- of his descendants until they, on
request Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and all high officials of the Nanking Government to return to their
offices..
to enter into the Kuomintang fold These who are still opposed to the Kuomintang must be suppressed by farce or otherwise.
tang will be the supreme power con. trolling all military powers instead of an autocratic dictatorship.
4. In accordance with the plat In order to guard against pos- sible attacks from Northern crui- form that the Government is by aers, the Southerners are keeping Party (Kuomintang), the Kuomin- strict vigilance at the Woosung Fort. Four Southern cruisers are cruising near Woosung Harbour.
[NAVAL WIRELESS. Troop Movements.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
More Shots at Woosung.
SHANGHAI, August 21st.
committee, which is to organise a campaign of education to prepare
for another world conference.
NEW ZOO ARRIVALS.
RESPLENDENT BIRDS OF
PARADISE.
At the present moment there are
A few shots were exchanged this ten different species of Birds of HANKOW August 21st. The Central Executive Committee morning, between the Tsingtao Paradise in the London Zoo-more has issued a notification saying squadron's fagship Hicks and the than have ever been there together that the Government is to be moved Wcosung forte, but no damage was to Nanking.
Troops have arrived here from
up the river, and more troops have proceeded down the river.
KICKIANO, August 21st.
on their way down the river.
+
NANEIRO, August 1st. Firing on ships below Morrison Point continues. A convoy has been started to protect vessela
Northamers to Cross Elver,
done.
Hankov's Kerenskis.
before.
Two new arrivals from New Haskow, Angust 21st. The local authorities have order-Guinea have enabled the Zoo to
1
The nature of the plague of Athens (430 B.C.), described by Thucydides and Diodorus Siculus, has been thought to be malignant scarlet fever, or small-pox, but typhus has also been confidently suggested by Murchison. The pes tilence in Rome. in A.D. 105, the Antonine or long" plague which been was noted by Galea, has variously identified as dysentery, small-pox, and, like the plague of Athens, as typhus. There is reason the same disease, throughout the fifteen years of its duration."
to believe that it was not. cne and
ip
11 DAYS ADRIFT,
MEN'S DRINK FROM ICEBERG.
ing at The Hagte would have been September 3rd, 1922, the 123rd an- greeted with bowls of protest, niversary of its first presentation whereas in England it was received by the Regent, placed it in the without comment.
parish church at Yateley. English humour, added Mr. Levison, was the finest and cleanest the world, and English humourous papers had a large cir- culation on the Continent, where they had not yet learnt to be funny without being vulgar.
in
GAS-MASKS AT LONDON FIRE.
Two men who for eleven days were tossed about the Atlantic in a tiny boat made of a dozen-planks were picked up by the steamer
which Leith, Albuern, of bringing nearly 5,000 tons of paper for The Daily Mail from New-FUMES FROM BURNING WAX foundland.
Was
All the time the man had only a few biscuits to eat, and one drink- from an iceberg.
Appendichis. Appendicitis," said Sir Hum- phry in the concluding portion of his paper, "has undoubtedly be
The men were George Robert come much more coinmon since 1880, when influenza broke upon us after May, aged 49, and Charles Wil- ed that the surtaxes be paid in break its record, and one of these, an absence of forty-one years, and liams, aged 50, of Fortune Bay, Troops are passing through here silver, while the original 3 per cent. in particular, is an especially love it might be excusable to connect it Newfoundland, members of the
Customs duty is still payable in
some way with the gastro-in- crew of a fishing schooner, Donald "Kerenskie," as the Central Bank ly little creature. This is Wilson's testinal form of that epidemic dis-4. Creaser, of Lahave, near Lunen- Firing On Ships,
notes are designated, owing their Bird of Paradise, which is a ease; but there does not appear to burg, Nova Scotia. They had gone
smaller but perhaps evra
out in the dory to fetch in their more be any historical evidence in favour rapid depreciation.
The silver dollar is at present the beautiful edition of the "Magni of this association. That appen- lines and dense fog caused them to equivalent of $50 of the Central feant species. The top of his dicitis existed before Reginald Fitz get adrift.
the Capt. Thomas Georgeson, head is a deep and splendid cobalt of Boston baptized it in 1886 is Bank notes.
with blue,
strange
wavy clear from the accounts of Jaines master of the Albuera, said to a
Burne reporter: iridescence as the bird moves. This Parkinson (1812), John is gorgeously set off by the golden (1838), Addison (1839), and even ruff behind the neck, which flows earlier isolated cases, such as those into a startling orange-hued back described by Melivier (1750) and As a further contrast, there is Musgrave (1864) For its wide the metallic-green breast and legs spread and frequent incidence in of a pale inky-blue, with the recent times there have been many strango finish of two corkscrew attempte at explanation, mainly wires which are tail-feathers that dietetic in character; it does not have become queerly mcdified.
probable that its greater sppear But to see these wires at their frequency now is apparent than best you must see the other new rent and due to more accurate comer the Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise," with a tail which per- fectly explains the name. This is altogether a bigger bird-ax large as a jackdawand it has a long curved beak which suggests the cur
NANKING, August 22nd. The Northerners carried out a desultory bombardment from Pu- akow towards Lion Hill, on Satur
day and Sunday, the Nanking batteries replying erratically.
This procedure will result in the Customs at Hankow being glutted with depreciated paper money, which cannot be remitted to Peking.
Japanese Land at Okinkiang.
CHINKIANG, August 21st, The evacuation of troops down the river confinacs...
There was also considerable rifle and machine-gun firing yesterday.
The Northerners are preparing to cross the Yangtare 12 miles south- east of Nanking, and the 7th, and 15th. Southern armies are march- ing to defend the threatened land-be ing places.
Chinese troops continue to fire on passing ships in the vicinity of Morrison Point.
(Continued on neat Column.)),
Sun Chuan Fang's troops have not yet reached the river bank.
A Japanese Naval party had to landed here yesterday to clear a Japanese bulk of Chinese troops.
Shanghai Quiet." „SHANGHALADgust 2ïst. There is nothing to report:
Jew.
AND CHEMICALS."
There, for nearly the last five years, it has remained, and at the old lych gate of the churchyard the Colour will on Saturday be restored to Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Kaulback, who, with other officers of the Lan- casters, will attend with a guard of honour, and the drums and files, of the regiment. A detachment of the 4th Battalion (Territorials), Hampshire Regiment, will also at tend, and guards of honour will be formed by the local contingents of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, through whose ranks the Colour, borne by Lieut.-Colonel C. 8. Stooks, late of the Indian Army, will be carried.
Firemen had to wear gas-maske The Colour, after its restoration, at an outbreak which occurred at will be placed in the Regimental the Ever Ready Battery Company's Depot Chapel at Lancaster. factories in Fonthill-road, Fine- bury Park, N.
The fire broke out in the chemi- cal and wax department of the fac tory and produced such clouds of fumes that people in adjoining houses were driven out into the
streets.
scene.
GIANT COBRA THRILL... 12-17. REPTILE LASSOED AT
--- ZOO:
A monster king cobra, or hama dryad, which has just arrived at the London Zoo, provided a difficult. job for the keepers.
Two houses caught fre, and among those who had hurriedly to leave them were an aged blind maa and a woman aged 78.
The hamadryad is the most dan.. A district call was circulated, and. within a few minutes between gerous of all venomous anakes, for it
and 20 engines were on the invariably attacks when disturbed... At one moment spectators Unpacking the new arrival from iter on adjoining roofs were thrilled to box was, therefore, a perilous task hear & fireman shout There's When Keeper Collins-prised open someone in here," and to see him the lid, the snake, inflating its bood, enter a room in one of the houses. struck repeatedly at the aperture. After two hours strenuous work, The lid was forced open sufficiently playing their hoses from roofs and to permit the insertion of a "loop turn-table ladders, the stick," when with a deft sweep the brigade got the fire under control. noose was slipped over the head of Other houses were saved from the infuriated cobra and pulled taut. Then the snake, writhing and burning by the firemen continually playing on them, Many roomshissing, was, hauled out and men were flooded and beds soaked sured. It was found to be 12 feet through
l-long-a record-for the menagerie,
It was reported to me that one of the men, as soon as he was taken into a cabin, went down on his knees and uttered a prayer 15 of thanksgiving that help had come when all seemed over. I was told too that when they sighted the Albuera one of them broke down and cried in the fear that they would not be seen........... When we found them they were diagnosis in modern times; for this crying for water, for they had none from
of on board. They told us that after has taken place under the eyes
five days their boat drifted along those who have watched the declen sion of chlorosis all over the civiliaside an iceberg and they were able to quench their thirst. But they ed world, which has also been as cribed to changes in fashions of had nothing in which to store food or of clothing."