ON THE EVE OF THE NANKING CONFERENCE: KUOMINTANG GATHERING FORCES.
SOUTHERNERS CLAIM ANOTHER VICTORY OVER NORTHERNERS IN, ANHUI.
CAPTURE - FULLY 5,000 MORE PRISONERS.
ATTACKED MARSHAL FENG'S TROOPS
BY GENERAL CHIN IN HONAN.
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It would seem that, after all, the gathering of the Kuomintang is really to take place at Nanking. At least representatives of the "Three Cliques "Nanking, Hankow and Shanghai, together With those of the military-have arrived in China's ancient capital to participate in this historic gathering to-day.
Mr. Wang Ching Wei, the Hankow leader, seems so pleased with the result of his efforts, it re-uniting the Nanking and Han. kow sections that he has announced that he is now willing to retire into the political background. He has already announced his resignation from party leadership.. It is believed, however.. that he is another and a quite different reason for his action, namely, dislike of the Shanghai Kuomintang, who as sup- porters of Chiang Kai Sark, naturally have little regard for Mr. Wang Ching Wei.
Meanwhile the civil wat proceeds apace, the Southern troops -claiming-to-have captured Chingkiangpu, a town near Yangchow on the north bank of the Yangtsze, in Anhui province. Pengpu, however, is still held by the North, but it seems that the Southerners have good reason to believe that they will capture it shortly.
are still The Peking Government and the Japanese Minister"
the Mongolian- discussing what the vernacular newspapers call Manchurian Problem," but a satisfactory settlement seems to be as far off as ever..
WANG CHING. WEI'S RESIGNATION.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Sept. 14th. Wang Ching Wei has issued a eirenla announcing his resignation from the Central Executive Com- mittee of the Kuomintang, saying that he is responsible for the delay in expelling the Communista from the Party. He had intended to resign earlier but had remained wing to the serious position of affairs recently; but now that his comrades were again working to- gether his opportunity to resign had
come.
The real reason is believed to be opposition on Wang's part to ward the Shanghai group of the Kuomintang, ex-followers of Chiang
Kai Shek.
HANKOW NO LONGER A KUOMINTANG CENTRE..
tariat
CHINA'S "PLUID
CONDITION.
THROUGH RELTER'S 'AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Sept. 14th. Messrs. C. C. Wa, Tsai Yuan Pel, Sun F. Yang Ang Fuh and Generala Cheng Chien, Li Chung Jen, Tan Yen Kai and many others left for Nanking this morning by special train.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
15th,
1927.
HIGH-HANDED ACTION AT CHANGSHA.
THE TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
THE
LENINGRAD TRIAL.
THE SPANISH CRISIS.
COMPULSION TOWARDS THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS.
EXTRAORDINARY PRO CEEDING.
(THROUGH EXTTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 14th.
A telegrain from Changsha states that the Provincial Authorities ba
the sth inst. asked a loan of $1,000 from the ex-Commissioner of Cus- toms, who refused.
The Commissioner of Forciza Affairs on the 12th armed with an cscort, entered the Commissioner of Customs othee and demanded that he sign a cheque for 83,641. The Commissioner
of Foreign Affairs stated that the demand was authorised by the Central and Pro- Vincial Authorities.
LATER DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
OFFICIAL FIGURES.
THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Osaka, September 14th. The combination of a terrific gale, torrential rain and a tidal wave in Tuesday morning's typhoon created havoc in western Kiushiu, particularly in the prefecture of Kumamoto, and part of the prefee ture of Fukuoka.
Partial reports show that 180 houses were washed away, and 2,000 Were inundated, of which 78 collapsed.
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CRYPTIC AND INCOHER-
ENT" REPORTS.
ENGLISH SEA CAPTAIN OR DUTCHMAN?
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, September, 14th.
DICTATOR'S MANIFESTO TO THE PEOPLE.
DETAILS OF THE NEW ASSEMBLY.
Innove RsUTER'S AGENCY.)
MADRID, September 14th. Apart from the cryptic and Dictator Frimo Di Rivern, in his incoherent semi-officiat accounts of Manifests to the People, says that the Leningrad espionage trial and the projected National Assembly the sharply conflicting accounts will have a minimum membership of various newspaper correspon of 325 and a maximum of 373. 1: dents, there is insufficient material will not be a legislative Parliament available to show even the nation- and will not share in the sover ality of the convicted or their specific charges.
Goyer is officially described as an There were 270 casualties and over English sen captain and unofficial 1,000 people are missing.
ly dragibed as a Dutchman.
In the city of Kumamoto the
electric, gas and water services
have broken down and there were no street cars or newspapers this morning.
The Customs Commissioner re- A coast villager survivor of the fused, whereupon he "war" forcibly turdal wave narrates that atten removed to the Foreign Office o'clock yesterday morning amid a building and detained until beraging typhoon the sea rose moun signed the cheque, and the cheque tain high. I barely had time to
climb up
tree on an embankment had been cashed. The Customs with my wife and children but a Commissioner has todged a pro- tremendous billow tore them away. Similarly, a wave swallowed more than thirty other villagers,
test.
COMMUNIST OUTBREAK IN graphs are interrupted in many
HUPEH.
TROOPS SENT TO COPE WITH THE SITUATION,
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
Railway telephones and tele- places but repairs are being pushed most energetically."
Tidal Ways Disaster.
OSA, September 13th. The dali publishes an "extra in which it reports that a tidal wave visited a town near Kumamoto and
washed out 100 houses. The casual- ties are 150.
In another town near Kumamote, fewer than 400 houses were swept away, and the casualties are 1,000.
HANKOW, September 13th. An outbreak engineered by Com-no munists has broken out at Puchi. Troops have been despatched to cope with the situation."
A report has been received to the Notable absentees were Wanz effect that Kwaifeng has been de Ching Wei, Li Shih Tseng (Li Yucupied by Fengtien troops. Lin) and Io Ying Ching.
Although there is a special car still at the North Station for Wang Ching Wei, there are already rumours that Wang Ching Wei has withdrawn from the Conference.
the
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THE KUOMINTANG.
PREPARATIONS FOR TO-DAY'S
CONFERENCE.
(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
The town of Omuta was flooded, inundating 5,000 houses.
Further Detalls of the Disaster. The aeroplanes of the Asahi and Mainichi, which visited the typhoon devastated area, havë just return ed with photographs showing deed and streets covered with acenes of refugees watching their muddy water waist deep, as well as blown-down, houses, "telegraph poles and numerous signs of damage done to "property.
rigaty of the nation, but will collaborate with the Government in the work of preparing for a legislative body which will ultimate- y succeed it.
The convicted include Madame The Assembly will consist of three Klepskin res) who is alleged main groups: Firstly,, representa- to have sheltered her son.. Madamo tives of the state, provinces and Kousitzen (18) accused of carry-municipalities; secondly, represen ing a copy of reports to the Finnish titives of different national Consulate. Both were sentenced to tivities; thirdly, representatives of †3 years-imprisonment.
patriotic anions, who supported the Directory at the time of uncertainty and anxiety
The Prosecutor's five-hour speech was mainly an indictment of Eng- Jand and Sir Austen Chamberlain's
last Note.
Britain Accused of "Energetic Espionage."
The Supreme Court, in ajude ment, stated that it considered it an established fact that from 1918 the British Intelligence Service organisation had carried on ener- getic espionage in Russia, utilising refugees therefor and securing the assistance of members of Intelli gence Staffs in certain. States adjoining "Russia
No Appeal.
LENINGRAD, Sept. 14th.
The Supreme Court judgment, in the expicnage case, says that the verdict is final and that no appeal will be admitted. The sentences will be carried out on the 15th instant.
AN ITALIAN SENSATION.
MUNIST AND FASCIST
OFFICERS.
(runovon REUTER'S AGENCY.
Will Chekiang Break Away? Ho Ying Ching has moved 6,000 troops to Hangchow since the
SHANGHAI, September 13th. One report estimates the total (Wah To Yat"Pao.)
beginning of the week, giving rise The Kunin News Agency an- damage at Yen 20,000,000 including ENCOUNTER BETWEEN COM to the suggestion that Chekiang nounces that Messrs. Wang Ching the loss of large arens reclaimed, as under Chiang Kai Shek, Ho Ying Wei, Sun Fo, Tan Yen Kai, and agricultural land, which is now un- SHANGHAI, September 14th. The Hankey Government Secre- Ching and Chow Feng Chi may members of the Central Executive der sea water owing to the tidal
wired to Nanking that, break away.
Committee, also various army com, wave.
Casualties, so far as ascertained, dating from the 13th inst., the
The situation in ec fluid that manders, will go to Narking to- Political Commission of the Kuo
even the best-informed refuse tomorrow morning. After many con number 718. mintang General Headquarters at forecast
ferences at Dr. C. C. Wu's resid. iumediate future,
Kumamoto Prefecture Badly Hit.. Hankow has ceased to function and though averring that the Kuomin
ence, the preliminary conference
TоxYO, September 14th. that simultaneously the Nationalist tang is in a state of severe dis. will be held on September 15th.
The latest official reports from It states that the visit of the Government had also been abolish-ruplic
Wuhan commissioners has been the four prefectures affected by the partially successful, inasmuch as typhoon is that there were 401 deaths, 2,313 injured, 91 houses already consented to go to Nanking, destroyed or washed away, pract where twenty-four members of the cally all in Kumamoto prefecture. Central Executive Committee are The tail of the typhoon struck. expected to be present. Neverthe- Tokyo and Yokohama district this less there are indications that the morning resulting in six persons that the Shanghai, Nanking and ed, while several thousand of houses conference will be postponed, and being injured and 3 houses destroy- Wuhan sections of the Kuomintang in the low-lying parts of Tokyn will appoint six delegates each, were flooded. Thirty children were who, with six military men, wil injured when a school roof was hold ik conference, and adenzaur to blown off. co-ordinate the conflicting, interests. Ho Ying Ching is reported to be
The Honanese troops, under
General Chin Yün Ao, are at THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN Tsai Yuan Pei and Shih Tsen have
to secure
variance with Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's troops and have come to actual grips at Hsuehuen, in cen- tral Honan. General Chin is ablei
other support frein Honanese generals against Feng.
THE SOUTHERN TROOPS' LATEST VICTORY.
Wah Taz Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, September 14th. The Southerners of the 18th Kuo- mintang Army Carps are reported "th have continued operations ngainst the Northerners at Ching- kianggu (Anhai) until 8 p.m. on Wednesday when the Southerners completely occupied the city. They claim to have captured fully 5,000 troops,
power
CENTRAL HÖNAN.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERING, Sept. 14th. Chin Yun Ao's troops yesterday allarked Feng Yu Halang's troops at Linying on the Peking-Hankow Railway. The result is not yet known.
Meanwhile Feng's troops, station. ed at Hsuehuen, Central Horan, are
the fact that Wei Yi San is inclined withdrawing northward in view of
to throw in his lot with Chia Yun Ao.
BRITISH TRADE DELEGA- TION AT WANHSIEN.
RECEIVED BY GENERAL YANG SEN,
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
ICHANG, September 13th. "The members of the Trade Dele- gation have reached Wanhsien.
of
The Senior Naval Officer the Upper River, the Commercial Counsellor, and the Consul-General
to a refusal to co-operate with the adopting an attitude tantamount KOREAN AND
Wuhan party.
JAPANESE "REDS" ON TRIAL.
THE "PRIDE OF DETROIT." ́LEAVING FOR MIDWAY" ISLAND TO-MORROW.
{THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, September 14th. "The Pride of Detroit, with the world fliers Mearra. Brock and Schlee, hopped off from Omura for Kasumigaura at 6.35 this morning. Lands at Kazumigaura.
Tokyo, Sentember 14th. The Pride of Detroit landed
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were received by General Yang at Kasumigaura at 3 p.m. to Sen, who, in a conversation of a
Toxтo, Sept. 14th.
General Tang Seng Chi is expect ed in Hankuw to-morrow. Although he himself stays at Bankow, his military headquarters will be at. Anking, the capital of Anhui, until the inauguration of the new Kao mintang Goveriment in Nauking. General Tang will not attend the coming Kuomintang Conference to be held on the 15th inst., in view of the fact that the Hankow leaders now in Shanghai and Nanking are
with full equipped negotiate with the Nanking leaders. friendly nature, expressed his in- The Pride of Detruit, it is an With regard to the Mongolian- ability to do anything at the monounced, is expected to hop off for Manchuria problem, which was ment with those persons who con- Midway Island on the 16th instant. discussed by the Peking Govern- tinued to hold anti-British ideas as ment and Mr. Yoshizawa, Marshala result of the Wanhsien incident, Chang Teo Lin does not intend to which was the subject of a demon- surrender to Japan's demand stration on the anniversary of the
According to a reliable report, day Pengpu is still in the hands of the Northerners, but is expected to fall in view of the fact that Chingkiang- pu, which seriously threatened the Northerners' position at Pengpu, has fallen.
He gave an assurance that he would guarantee to "curb the ne. tivities of lawless ciements in the sphere over which he has contral but added that be could not end the boycott.
NINETY-FIVE INVOLVED.
case
ELABORATE POLICE PRECAUTIONS.
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.)
Toxvo, September 14th. The first public hearing of a involving 95 Korean and Japanese Communists, charged with intriguing against the existing tocial order took place yesterday morning at Seoul."
The strictest precautions are be The Czech 'piane landed at Pinging taken to guard the local court yang at 4.50 and is hopping off to against possible activities of the Mukden to-morrow morning,
Communists and 1,000 policemen the building are eurrounding around which wire entanglements have been erected.
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The Czech Piana.
INDIA'S FINANCE.
RESERVE BANK BILL NOT SHELVED.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
SIMLA, September 13th.
THE PARIS TRAGEDY.
COUNT NARDINI'S ASSASSIN IDENTIFIED,
RAVENNA, September 14th. A Communist named Missiroli fred several shots from a re- at # group of Fascist volver militia officers, wounding the com- mandant of the 51st Legion serious ly, and the secretary of the local Fascist organisation sightly..
The latter fred twice at his assailant, killing Missiroli.
EMPIRE COMMERCE CONGRESS.
TO BE HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA.
[BRITISH WILKESS SERVICE]
as
LEAGUE DISCUSSES IMPORTANT SUBJECTS.
SLAVERY, RUSSIAN REFUGEES AND OPIUM.
(THROUGH" REUTER 8 ACIENCY.]
GENEVA, Sept. 13th.
A discussion on the recent judg- ment in the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, upholding the right of a slave-owner to recapture an escaped slave, was raised in the Sixth Committee of the League Assembly.
Sir Edward Hilton Young said that the decision had disagreeably surprised the British Government, and had revealed & Hiatus in the legislation of Sierra Leone, which needed remedying by urgeat meu-
Eures.
The
the
Committee approved Slavery Convention, and congratus lated the British representatives" en the completeness of their reports as compared to the meagreness of others.
The British report showed that | 200,000 slaves had been liberated
during the past 13 years in terri tories under British influence.
Russian Refugees-
by
10,000
The fifth committee dealt with the position of Russian refugees, whose numbers had been further swollen
narmployed White Russians at Shanghai, and. 4,000 in Turkey, whose expulsion was threatened by recent legisla tion in Angora, but the question" was provisionally suspended owing to League intervention,
A deerce convoking the Assembly says that the King will have power to lengthen or shorten its lifetime, which in principle is fixed at three years. The following will be and Chief of the Naval Staff. oficio members: The Admiralissimo Captains-General of the Army, Presidents of the Council of State,
Germany premised 100,000 marks, Presidents of the Supreme Courts and France also promised to con of Justice, Presidents of the Sup: tribute to a scheme to enable these reme Councils of War, Marine and refugees to be transported to South Finance, Presidents of various America, where, it is believed, there orders of the nobility, archbishops are good openings; but funds aro and high officials of the Supreme | st ́ll "nerded. Court, governors of the Bank of Spain, the Banco Hopotecario and the Banco Creditolocal, the The committen which diseasted Generals Commanding Madrid the question of the limitation of and Barcelona, Civil Governors, opium cultivation considered a re- Bishops and Mayors of Madrid and port from thy commission which Barcelona. Rectors of the Univer was sent to Persia, and decided sities of Madrid and Barcelona. to ask the Persian Government to Women are elegible for election give a three year trial to the plan, which is gradually to substitute olber crops for the poppy.
.
has
Opium Production,
"The report on synthetic mor- phine, which is already being manufactured, was mentioned by Mr. McCormack, оп behalf of Persia, in explaining to the League committee on social questions the Persian plan to reduce opium pre-
The Country's Problems.
MADRID, September 13th. General Primo de Rivera issued a manifesto stating that the country's problems are being solved in an atmosphere of public spirit. confidence and social discipline concluding by declaring that it is no longer the time to compromiseduction. with sick men or legislate for cases of disease, but for the healthy elements, in order to place the Spanish people on the right road. b methods less absurd than those which endangered its life.
FRENCH REVENUE
RETURNS.
(THROUGH RAVAS AGENCY.]
He stressed the necessity of more stringent measure if the drug
maniacs of the western world were to be reached," and said that Per- aina sacrifices would be wasted us. less they were supported by coun. tries like the United States, France, Germany, Japan, and Holland.
He added that the Indian Gov- ernment's decision to curtail their epium exports by ten per cent, had aided Persia to reach a decision, although it actually stimulated á demand for Persian opium.
J
WRECKED AERO- PLANE DEBRIS.
J
PARIS, September 14th. The revenue returns cf the first eight months of
totalled 1027 25,810,000,000 francs, thowing in- erenses of 171,000,000 france on the Budget estimates and 0,000,000 | PICKED UP OFF CORNWALL over the same period of last year.
DISASTROUS STORM OFF MEXICO.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED.
TIDAL WAVE'S HAVOC..
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
Rucny, Septemer 13th. On Friday a party of over 100 delegates from the British Cham bers of Commerce will leave South- ampton on the Union Castle liner Saron, for South Africa, to attend the Eleventh Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire, which will open in Capetown, on storm, October 4th
NEW YORK, September 13th. In addition to those killed, hun dreds were injured and thousands rendered homeless in a disastrous tidal accompanied by a
The congress is held every three wave reaching a height of 25 feet, on the West Coast of Mexico on years, alternatively in London and September 7th, in one of the Dominions, Crown
Details are lacking owing to the Colonies cr India. This is the first complete destruction of communi. occasion,
1,000 miles of the of its meeting in South entions over Africa
affected region, from the Gulf of The congress will have a lengthy Tehuantepec to Guynmas.
debate, embracing A The tempest was heaviest at agenda to large variety of subjects, all of Selina Cruz, where the deaths were which have a direct bearing upon especially numerous. the development of inter-Imperial commerce and industry.
After the close of the congress, the visitors will undertake a tour of South Africa and Southera Rhodesin.
."
JAPAN'S PURPOSE IN MANCHURIA.
AGITATION IN THE U. 8:
PERING, Sept. Izt. According to a report received from Alfred Bze, Chinese Minister at Washington, there is consider MANY KILLED AND INJURED.able agitation in America over the
THE EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA.
SHOCKS CONTINUE, ··
· [THEOUGH- REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Hankow leaders, including Wang General Yang Sen claims the Ching Wei and Tan Yen Kai, left right to use foreign steamers for
Moscow, September 13th. Shanghai for Nanking by train this the purpose of transporting his
Earthquake shocks continue at morning. Tsai Yuen Pui, C. C troops. This includes vessels fying In the core of a debate in the
Yalta, Sebastopol, and Simferopol. Wu and other leaders of the Kuo- the British fing, it heing stated that Assembly on a Labour motion ven-
(THROUGH REÇTER'S AGENCY.]
Thirteen people were killed and 358 Right" has followed. wintang
the other foreign ships have agreed. suring the Government for the
injured at Yalta, The total number of representa- At present no sampons are per- withdrawing of the Reserve Bank
PARIS, September 13th.
A feature of the phenomenon at tives attending the Kuomintang mitted to go out to steamers. No Bill on September 8th; Sir Busi
Count Nardini's assassin has Miskher was the ringing of the Conferente will be fixed at 24 coal can be obtained, and there are Blackett denied that the Bilis bad. in which the Hankow, Nanking and doubts as to the supply of provi actually been withdrawn. He said been identified as a bricklayer church bells and landslides.
that the original plan had been named Sergio de Modugna, aged
The Czar's palace at Livadia, Shanghai eliques will be represent ions.
which-is-now--Deasante sanatar General Wu-Pei-Fi, with several much modified and the Govern-93- ed by six cach while the military
A search of his lodgings in Parisjum, was among the numerous well- generals, under the Kuomintang, hundreds of his soldiers, is now atment wanted time to draft an alter.
Ínative plan.
revealed nothing important.
known structures damaged. will also have six.
Kwei Fu.
A
COAST.
MAY BE LOST CANADIAN 'PLANE.
(THROUGH BEETER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, September 13th. Search is being minde at New- quay, on the coast of Cornwall, for a wrecked aeroplane which was sighted about two miles out at aca yesterday.
Two parts of the aeroplane have been washed ashore. "the rudder and
chine was in, a direct line out to part of a wing. The wrecked m sea from where the rudder was found, but owing to the rough sea it was impossible then to launch
boat. Early to-day, fishing vce... gels equipped with auxiliary motors left for the spot where the wrecks was sighted, and cruised for aanrake hours in all directions.. No far- ther trace was, however, found.....
On the rudder and part of the wing there are no special marks of identification, but the. Air Ministry is sending an expert to examine them.
It is stated that it should be quite possible to determine the type of machine. Pieces of silvergrey fabric are attached to both the rud
der and wing, and of the aero- planes which are mising from Atlantic Bighte, the Sir John Carling-piloted-by-Tully and Japanese proposal to settle out Medcalf, had grey fabric. standing problems in Manchuria with China in order to secure SOVIET CAPITAL PUNISH-
MENT. privileges and rights contained in the "Twenty-one Demands." speech by Speaker Longworth of APPEALS TO BE SUBMITTED the House of Representatives sug- gests that if the latter
[TANOUGH.REUTER'S AGENCY.] purpose, there is a secret agree. ment between the Japanese govern-
LENINGRAD, Sept. 13th. ment and Chinese militarista. Counsel for the defence in the spy Americas papers are criticizing case has, applied to the Central Japan's action as an attempt to Executive to stay the executions take advantage of present unsettled pending the submission of appeals conditions in China-Chung Mei, for a pardon.
Japan's