SOUTHERN. TROOPS CROSS FROM NANKING TO PUKOW.
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NORTHERNERS RESIST NEAR YANGCHOW. GENERAL ATTACK PLANNED ON NORTH BANK.
MANY HANKOW LEADERS NOW IN NANKING. RUMOURS - REGARDING WU PEI FU AND YANG SEN.
CHOLERA RAGING AMONG WAR
AT NANKING.
PRISONERS
KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE HANKOW LEADERS ARRIVE
ON 15TH INST.
(TEROKON IZCTER'S AGENCY.]
Reliable, raports state that two battalions of Southern troops cross- ed from Nanking to Pukew yester-
day, while small bodies of troops from Chiakiang reached the north
bank.
Some resistance was offered in the vicinity of the motor road at Yangchow and a few rounds were fired from Silver Island and other forts at Chinking, probably with the idea of covering the land.
that the There are Southerners are planning a general attack on the North Bank
rumours
Wang Ching Wei, Hsu Chien and General Chu Pei Teh have arrived at Nanking from up river. General Tang Seng Chi and his stal are expected shortly, while Sun Fo and General Tan Yei Kai are going to Nanking from Shanghai to-day, pre- parators to the Kuomintang Con-
ference of the 15th inst...
All the prominent Wuhan leaders have now left Hankow, only the secretaries remaining.
Koo Ying Fun, Minister of Fin- ance, who is at present in "Canton, and Hsien. Esing Chi, a Shanghai banker, Vice-Finance Minister, are reported to have resigned.
IN NANKING.
(Wah Ts: Tat Pao)
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th, 1927.
FLYING AROUND THE WORLD.
THE" PRIDE OF DETROIT.".
DUE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW.
[ROCON" AKTTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, Sept. 9th. The Pride of Detroit has arrived
LATEIL
bere.
The Pride of Detroit has left for Rangoon.
Megara. Brock and Schlee, who are flying the Pride of Detroit round the world after hopptag across the Atlantic, have rejected Colonel Easterwood's offer, men- SHANOR, Sept. 7th.
tioned the other day, to fly from Wang Ching Wei, Chu Pei Teh, Hong Kong to Dallas, in Texas.
They have finally decided that Ho Song Ying, George Hsu Chien, of Detroit shall, By Kos Meng Yu and other Hankow Rangoon, Hangkok. Hong Kong leaders simultaneously arrived at Shanghai, and Tokyo, and thence Nanking on the night of the 5th back to America. inst. A large number of Nanking leaders at Shanghai hurried to Nanking when they heard that the Hankow leaders had arrived. On the same night, after exchanges of official ceremony
and dianer reception, a conference was held.
The Southerners, under General L Chung Jen, claim to have taken Chuchow, nerth-west of Pukow, on the Tientsie-Pukow Railway.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.] Hunan'a Foreign Affairs.
CHANGSHA. September 6th. office of the Commissioner
The for Foreign Affairs is closed.
[A Dallas message of September 4th stated: Colonel Easterwood has cabled the Prike of Detroit airmen effering them a prize of G.925,000 if they will fly from Hong Kong to Dallas.]
Coming To Hong Kong. A telegram has been received by the Hong Kong office of the Asia tic Petroleum Company from the A.P.C. office at Calcutta, stating that the round-the-world airmen will probably reach Hong Kong to- morrow (Friday) from Bangkok,
The A.P.C. are carrying out sup plies of the necessary, fuel, and Sheil Aviation. Spirit and Golden Shell Oil will be in readiness ·for aviators when they get here. "At present it is not known where the Pride of Detroit will land, but it is thought that it will be at the HANKOW, September 6th. Kai Tak aerodrome, which appears Mr. C. C. Chang bas left Han-to be the most suitable spot in the Colony for the alighting of such a
kow.
Mr. D. 0. Chang-
Troop Movements on YangiszR. KIUKIANG, September 6th.
A Chinese despatch vessel has
machine.
Further details will probably be announced to-day,
arrived with troops from up the FROM AMERICA TO ITALY. river.
[ir, Koo, as reported elsewhere. It later proceeded down the river in this issue, is at present en route with Tang Sheng Hi and his staff
to Shanghai, having left Hong Kong on board.
President Jefferson by the yesterday.-E., H.K.D.P.]
8.8.
Sun Fo is slated as. Finance Minister.
Cholera is reported to be raging among the war prisoners at Non- king.
From Changsha, it is reported there are
ramours locally that Wo Pei Fu and Yang-Sen are at Wan Hsien preparing to advance down-river.
HONAN GENERAL OFFERS
TO MEDIATE.
(Wah Tez Yat Pan.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 7th..
Chin Yun Ao, a Honan General,
Shanghal-Nanking Railway.
CHINKING, September 6th. Railway
communication with Shanghai has been restored..
The Customs House was occupied by troops, but they were withdrawn on the request of the Commissioner
of Customs.
Sun, Chuán Fang is rumoured to be in. Pengpu.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Japan's Evacuation of Shantong.
Toxzo, September.6th Despite rumours to the contrary, has issued a circular telegram on the War Office does not consider the reunification of China. He that the change in the situation The Hankow and Nanking leaders arising from the reverses of the
offered to mediate
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are in complete agreement with Northerners need upset the Japanese to military co-operation evacuation programme, declared the regard against the North. As soon as Way Minister nt to-day's Cabinet General Ho Ying Chien arrives in Nanking, a general attack on the meeting,
Ac- Northerners will be started.
He made it known that "Japan, cording to plan, the Hankowites however, is not prepared to sit will be responsible to attack the enemy, in the direction of Northern quiet it and when the lives and Anhui, while the troops under Ho property of Japanese residents are Ying Chien and Li Chung Jen endangered through the fighting. (Nanking) will earry the war into
Northern Kiangsu and along the Tiontain-Pukow Railway. Feng Yu Hsiang and Yen Shih Stan will dis turb the Northerners' rear.
MARSHAL FENG'S PLANS IN HONAN.
Wah Ter Yat Pao.)
KILLED IN TIBET.
THREE FOREIGN
TRAVELLERS.
PEKING, August 20th. Three Occidentals have been mur- SHANGHAI, Sept. 7th. dered while en. route from the Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has tele-western portion of Kansu province, graphed to his representative, Li Ming Chung, at Nanking, that his China, to India by way of the military arrangements in Honan "mysterious secret country," Tibet, have just been completed. He has according to information received aasigned 50,000 troops along the Lunghai Railway, Honan section, to by the British Legation here. move castward, the objective being Hauchow, while Tsining, acar Yen- chow, he plans to take with 30,000. Feng added that he would begin to advance as soon as the Hankow- Nanking allied forces start their general attack.
RUSSIAN'S TRIAL IN PEKING.
PLEA OF DIPLOMATIC" IMMUNITY.
[THROUGH-REVTZL'S, AGENCY.).
Those reparted killed are:
C. G. Plymire, a missionary from Springfield, Missouri.
WHAT "OLD GLORY" IS ATTEMPTING.
SENDS AN SOS.
[EEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
OLD ORCHARD, Maine, Sept, nih.
EARTHQUAKE
JAPAN.
IN
AFFECTS A WIDE AREA LAST NIGHT.
(TUROUGH RILTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxra Sept. 7th..
A strong earthquake shook a wide area of Central Japan at: 7:33 this evening and lasted several minutes.
No damage or casualties are reported.
BOMB OUTRAGES.
ARRESTS IN NEW YORK.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE)
PRES. COOLIDGE AND T.U.C. AND INDUS-
DISARMAMENT.
REGARDS "THE QUESTION ASİ
"CLOSED."
[REUYER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
TRIAL PEACE.
MR. BALDWIN'S POLICY CRITICISED.
THE MINORITY MOVEMENT.
(THROCON BECTER'S AGENCY.)
BRITAIN'S PAPER CONSUMPTION.
EXPERT UTTERS A WARNING.
"BAMBOO " THE LAST HOPE
Association,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RAPID CITY, September 7th. The impresion has gained ground.
LONDON, Sept. 7th.. at the Press Conference here that
Losnov, September 6th. The utilisation of the Empire's President Coolidge considers the The main subject for discussion bambou resources for papermaking question of disarmament closed. at the Trade Union Congress at was the subject of a paper by Mr. The President, who is, of opinion | Edinburgh to-day was industrial Raitt, the Government of India's that Lord Cecil's resignation leaves peace, and Mr. Baldwin's appeal celulose expert before the British the British Cabinet more than ever in the matter. united against America's naval Moving a resolution that the aims, is represented as feeling that Government's legislative and in the United States' views have dustrial policy was the greatest been clearly presented to, the world, hindrance to a response to the ap- particularly-to' Britain and Japan, peal, Mr. Bevin asserted that Mr. The arrest of two Mexicans in Since the British Government does Baldwin was mainly responsible for years hence unless steps were connection with the bomb explosion (not agree therewith, the matter is causing industrial troubles in re an alley yesterday, has led to ended so far as President Coolidge cent years by a polier of facing to complete bombe the discovery in a Brooklyn flat of
and the is concerned,
both ways. The best contribution materials for manufacturing ten
to industrial peace would be Mr. others,
Baldwin's resignation.
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New York. September 6th.
There was also a book by a Spanish police commissioner deal- maps of New York marked with ing with bomb-making, and some pencil at certain subway stations. Altogether effected.
four
arrests were
LANCASHIRE'S COTTON
INDUSTRY.
SHORTER HOURS OF SPINNING.
AN ECONOMIST'S VIEWS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
BEGINS REAL BUSINESS OF
THE SESSION.
SPEECH ON DISARMAMENT.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
GENEVA, September 7th. The Assembly embarked on the real business of the session yester day with a discussion on the work of the Council and Secretariat.
The principal speech of the sit ting was that of Jonkheer Van Blokland (Holland) ahose theme Was Disarmament."
Mr. Raitt declared that owing to the enormous drain in the softwood supply, owing to the "growth" of paper consumption, the world's paper industry, particularly, the British section thereof, would be in a condition of demoralized panic
taken to find a new source of supply. Bamboo was definitely the last hope it Britain was to obtain her supplies under the flag.
as
Mr. Raitt outlined the Govern- ment of India's experiments Mr. J. H. Thomas aurgasted that regards bamboo. He thought it the Government should withdraw possible to deliver bamboo pulp in the Trade Union Act, and appeal | England &: between £2 to £3 a tom to the country,
The resolution was carried.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) "The Greatest Hindrance."
Ruany, September 6th. The Trade Union Congress at Edinburgh to-day replied to the Premier's appeal to Labour leaders to take a step in the direction of securing peace. in industry.
Its reply was contained in a re- solution which declared that no section of the community was more desirous of industrial peace than the workers, but that the greatest hindrance to the Premier's repeat At its conclusion, he moved ed appeals for industrial peace was
amidst general
the legislative and industrial policy of the Government, especially its action in lengthening the miners' hours and class antagonism as dis played in the recent trade unicra legislation.
LONDON, September. 6th. A private meeting of the Amer-resolution, can section of the Cotton Cpinners' Federation, as Manchester, recom- mended the curtailment of produc tión by Saturday and Monday stop- page, or its equivalent, from September.
This means 13 hours of idleness cach wee
Deplorable Fosition.
LONDON, September 6th. The deplorable position of the American branch "f cotton spin- ning and manufacturing "was dis- cussed by the economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, at a meeting called by the Catton Yarn Association at Man- chester.
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Mr. Keynes expressed the opinion that it was scarcely possible to
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plause, in favour of taking up the principles underlying the defunct Geneva Protocol together with the Preparatory Commission's Report. It is noteworthy that the resdlu tion agrees with the Polish Past intentions.
The resolution declared that ar immediate repeal of the Trade evidence of the sincerity of Mr. ESTATE OF THE LATE MR. Baldwin and his Government, and demanded that the country, be given ARMOUR.
an immediate opportunity of pro- nouncing its verdict upon the Goy ernment's policy.
[RETTER' AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New York, September 7th The late Mr. Ogden Armour's will shows that his estate, totals a little over a million dolla
A. Bitter Attack.
Mr. Bevia, leader of the trans- port workers, in moving the resolu tion, made a bitter attack upon Mr., Baldwin.
He said that from the appeals
The aeroplane Old Glory piloted exaggerate the seriousness of the NEW BRITISH MASTER OF made by Mr. Baldwin it would.
by Messrs. Lloyd Bertaud and James Hill, took off at 8 o'clocking what might be termed an un- this evening. London tirse, in an attempt to fly non-stop to Rome.
SOS From the Atlantic.
situation, and suggested summon official royal commission, composed of representatives of every section of industry, including operatives, to ascertain the costs at every stage. NEW YORK, Sept. 7th.
of production, and consider mill The liners Carmania and Tap reorganisation capitalisation and land at 5 am. (London time) pickenshire's organisation up to reform, with a view to bringing ed up an 808 from the Old Glory date, and putting it on a competi
Aeroplane's Probable Pocítion.
tive basis with the rat of the world. "NEW YORK, September 7th. The 8.8. Tenkylvania also re- "ceived Old Glory's SOS and estimates that the position of the aeroplane is 40.50 North, 41.15 West.
THE
SIR JOHN CARLING " AGAIN HOPS OFF.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HARBOUR GRACE, Newfoundland,
September 7th. Tully and Medcalf started their fight to London at 1.25 this after- noon (Greenwich time).
This is the third time these Canadian pilots have set off to win the quarter of a million dollars' prize offered them by a Canadian Brewery contern if they fly across the Atlantic.]
CAPTAIN COURTNEY'S
FLIGHT..
WEATHER STILL DELAYS.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Sept. 6th.
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THE PROPOSED POLISH PACT.
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.
(THROUGH RECTIR'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, September 6th.
ORDNANCE,
ALL
RESPONSIBLE FOR MECHANICAL VEHICLES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS-SERVICE.]
thority dealing with mechanisation rather than three agitiorities is one of the factors to be considered apart from increased efficiency.
RUGBY, September 6th. General Sir Webb Gillman, who is It is learned that Lieutenant taking over the duties of Master of Ordinance next month, is to be responsible for all mechanical vehicles connected with army trans- port-tanks and dragons, in addi- tion to hte design of guns and all fighting devices. This means" that the mechanical engineering of the whole army is to be centralised There will be no alteration in the responsibility for transport in or dinary services. The saving effect Sir Austen Chamberlain, intered by having a centralised au- viewed, after announcing that be would have great pleasure in sap- porting Canada's candidature for membership of the Council of the League of Nations, referred to re- ports of a Polish proposal for a new security pact, and expressed the opinion that there would be no advantage in such a propcaal COMPETITION FROM CHINA. at present, but if the resolution should be proposed and unanimous- ty accepted, the Assembly recom- mending the extension of the Locarno agreements to other parts of the world, and re-affirming the
SIMLA, September 6th. League's determination to maintain
In the Assembly, Sir George pence, he would gladly co-operate. Rainy, the Commerce Member, He emphasised that the British moved a Bill to protect the manu attitude on disarmament was unfacture of cotton yarn in India, changed. Despite the failure of the imposing a duty of one and a half Geneva naval conference, they were
antins a pound on imported yarn. nearer an agreement than before. There would probably be many con- ferentes before they could reach the measure of disarmament they would
A message from Corunna states that owing to unsettled weather conditions, Captain Courtney has again postponed his departure on like to see. the next stage of his. Trans-Atlantic flight
Thick fog and electrical DARWIN'S BROMLEY HOME. disturbances are reported between Corunna and the Azores,
P. & O. INCREASING" THEIR CAPITAL.
W. Watkinson, a British subject. Doctor Filcher, a German. Details of the affair were not given. It is known, however, that travel by the route taken is not ca- ISSUE OF £1,000,000 DEFERRED couraged. Tibetans are very hostile
tu foreign travellers and endeavour,
to keep their land a closed country. This fact, coupled with the dificul- ties of traversing the high moun PEXING, September 6th. Tacized in the Soviet Em-world" region as it is called, deter: The trial begins to-day of 15 tain passes on this roof of the bassy raid.
most foreigners from attempting The American lawyer, Mr. Fox, defence, made a statement declar- hard to obtain and mostly inedible who is one of the attorneys for the to traverse the territory. Food is ing that 1 of the accused were by, any but the most experienced members of the Embassy staff. The travellers, since it consists largely defence intends to raise the ques of
butter and barley tion of diplomatic immunity early in the trial.
Manila Times. -
STOCK,
DOCTOR - OFFERS TO BUY IT
FOR THE NATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
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INDIA'S COTTON YARN,
PROTECTION.PROPOSED.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
He contended that this would
only slightly benefit the Indian cotton industry, and not materially affect the interests of Indian hand- loom workers. The cbject of the Bill was to safeguard the Indian cotton industry against Japanese night work, double shift, and women workers competition, but the recent heavy increase in the im partation of Chinese medium yara must be considered as a question which was really one between the mills and the hand looms.
below the price of wood pulp. Hege tracts, suitable for bamboo forests, could be found all round the World's tropical and sub-, - tropical areas.
U.S. TREASURY FINANCE.
THE NEW SECURITIES.
,
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, September 6th. The September financing of the Treasury Department comprise two offerings of new securities, totalling G.8600,000,000, the first being certi Scates of indebtedness bearing 3 per cent. interest, maturing in six months, and the second being Treasury notes for 3 to 5 years, at 3 per cent.
· U.S. Bank Rate:
CHICAGO, September 6th. The Federal Reserve Bank, has reduced its re-discount rate to 3 per cent,
THE ST. LEGER.
PRESTER JOHN AND MAID. STONE OMITTED.
(THROUGH.REUTER'S, AGENCY.]
Reuter
seem he was intending to convey that the attitude of the trade unions of this country was a war- like one, and that they were never willing to negotiate. Mr. Bevin
LONDON, Sept. 6th. contended that every form of con-
cabled tha following ciliation and arbitration had in
Names of horses to be omitted from the main sprung from the claime out that for every actual stoppage Phideas Second, Damon, Facon, of the trade unions, and be pointed the list of probables:-Arran Chief, Gypsy King, Chateau Palmer, there were thousands of disputes Caledon, Grey Mist, and Com settled across the table, of which posure.
the public, never heard.
to
He declared that every act of Mr. Baldwin had been in contra- distinction his appeals for peace, and that there had been more retrograde legislation regarding industrial conditions during Mr. Baldwin's pericd of office than in any other similar period,
Mr. Thomas, the railwaymen's leader, seconding the resolution, endorsed the demand for a with drawal of the Trades Union Act, as the best way in which the Government could show its goed will..
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The resolution was carried by neclamation.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Council's Esport,
LATER.
A warm discussion took place on the subject of the General Council's report in which it is insisted all Trade Unions disaffiliate from the Minority Movement.:
This resulted in a motion to refer the report back being deleated by 2,746,000 to 148,000 votes.
CINEMA AS EDUCATOR.
ITALY PROPOSES A WORLD INSTITUTE;
THE LEAGUE INTERESTED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA September 8th. The cinema may come into its own as a world force, following the announcement by an Italian dele gate in the League Assembly that the Italian, Government wishes to LONDON, September 8th.
The Assembly, must decide which establish an international educative Following Sir Arthur Keith's pre-interest was more important. The cinema institute at Rome under the sidential announcement before the possible serious Chinese competi-
British Association, the other day. tían could not be ignored by the auspices of the League.
LONDON, Sept. 7th Reuter telegraphed the following alterations in the St.. Leger prob- ables:-
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Baralong (Steve Donoghue), Jugo (J. Leach). Prester John (Beary). Restigouche (Weston). Start Second (H: Beasley). Maidstone ( Jones).
INTER Omit Prester John and Maid- stone, otherwise the runners are identical with the probables..
ruo at
(This "classic" race of three- quarters of a mile wIE Doncaster yesterday afternoon, but at midnight the result had not reached Hong Kong.]
CHANNEL SWIMMING.
MRS. CORSON TRIES AGAIN,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Roosy, Sept. 6th, Mrs. Corzon, the American- Danish swimmer, is attempting to swim from England to France She set off from South Foreland at one o'clock this morning. At: two o'clock this afternoon she was. making good progress but, later, the ebb tide was taking her down. Channel and rain was falling.
Mrs. Corson's attempt is interest- ing because she has already swum the Channel in the other direction, namely from France to England having accomplished this in August. last year. She is the mother of two children.
BULLFIGHTER'S · JOKE.
THROUGH ARUTEL'S ÄGENCY.1
The Italian Government has, Dr. George Backston Browne has Government. He was of opinion offered the historia St. Amperia LONDON, Sepember 8th telegraphed offering to buy Dar-that the interests of the cotton-mill Palace to house the institute, and
MADRID, August 10th... Antonio The Feninsular and Oriental win's home for the nation, and the industry ought to prevail (Ap-will also provide the first instal
Marquez, well-known plause.) Steam Navigation Company pro- Association has accepted the offer.
ment of the money required for its Spanish bullfighter, has been fined. pose to increate their capital to A telegram of August 31st Mr. Neogy, representing the establishment and maintenance. five pesetas, by the Governor of £7,632,000, by the issue of £1,000,000 stated. Sir Arthur Keith, reprehension lest Japan might retaliate the collection of information on botel there, and filling the identity Dacca division, expressed appre The task of the institute will be Bilbao, because upon arriving în a of additional deferred stock.. to a rote of thanks after
problems affecting the cinema, and book, instead of putting single The new capital is required to sidential address to the British Ason Indian pig iron. pay for new tonnage, et cetera, sociation, announced that the Mr. Duraiswamy Ayyar, of the provision of opportunities for or married," Marquez wrote An extraordinary meeting is to be Council of the Association intended Madras, objected to further con mutual interchange of all films of jokingly, engaged." held on September 14 to pass a
to arrange for the purchase "of cessions to the mill owners.
Although it is true the popular Charles Darwin's house and its
matador!! is going to marry a Vis resolution in this connection
cayan girt before the end of the The new issue will be ads, at surroundings, at Bromley, Kent for a price of £200 per £100 of deferred the nation, as a memorial to Dar-
year, he had to come through with stock.
the "duro" fiue-Manila Times.
wia.
Mr. Jammada Mehta, of Bombay, declared that he would vote against the Bill because, it offered no real
mill owners protection
educational value,for instance films dealing with historical and archaeological subjects.
The proposal was placed on the Assembly agenda.
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