CHINA'S NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT
FORMALLY INAUGURATED.
"INTERESTING CEREMONY AT NANKING. 100,000 PEOPLE SAID TO HAVE BEEN PRESENT.
FLYING MACHINE SOARS OVERHEAD. DROPS LEAFLETS ANNOUNCING THE INAUGURATION.
GENERAL TANG SENG CHI'S AMBITION. HOPES TO ESTABLISH YANGTSZE
FLEET
The new Nationalist Government has been formally inaugurated nt Nanking. The attendant ceremonies seem to have been very appropriate, and we learn from the vernacular newspapers that 100.000 of the general public were present-(which seems to point, to the proceedings having taken place al fresco) while overhead" a Kuomintang military aeroplane hovered, and from which leaflets explanatory of the inauguration, were dropped. The seals were duly presented and the offices formally assumed. Meanwhile, des pite all this General Tang Seng Chi, in another Yangtsze province, has declared "independence": also that he intends to reorganise his army and hopes to establish a "fleet of cruisers on the Yang- taze."
What with this and other retrograde steps, together with the prediction freely being mad: in the Chinese press that the new Nationalist Government is likely to be short-lived, China's chaotic 'conditions would seem to be increasing rather than lessening. THE INAUGURATION CERE
MONY AT NANKING.
(Wah Tu Fat Pac.)
Suona, Sept. 21st.
Yesterday the ceremony of the, inauguration of the Nationalist
DISARMING TROOPS ON RAILWAYS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, September 21st.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 1927.
At least three fights occurred
Government took place at Nan-along the Shanghai-Hangchow and
BRITISH TEXTILE
MACHINERY.
LARGE GERMAN PURCHASES.
THE INSTALMENT SYSTEM.
(TELOFON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FRANCE AND
RUSSIA.
QUI D'ORSAY'S REPLY TO PEACE PACT PROPOSAL.
[TEROVON REUTER'S AGENOT. ]
BRITISH CONCERN'S
ENTERPRISE.
NEGOTIATES CREDITS FOR GERMAN ASSOCIATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, September 21st.
BERLIN, Sept. 1st. The German Sewing Silk and Le Matin says that the French
Thread Manufacturers' Association, Ambassador in Moses, by the
which is attaining credits negotiat-. Quat d'Orsay's orders, informeded with a British Company named Chicherin that France can enter
the General Trading and Finance, into negotiations for the conclusion Limited, after unsuccessfully ap of a non-agression pact only ifproaching the American and German
"THE GERMAN FLIGHT.
KOENNECKE REACHES
ANGORA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADDICT)
Argon, Sept. 21st. Koennecke, the German avister, arrived here at 9.30 this morning.
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO.
MR. DWIGHT MORROW APPOINTED.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN HERVICE}
BERLIN, Sept let. "It is estimated that £90,000,000 will be expended in Britain during the next ten years on the purchase of textile machinery under a scheme the Soviet previously recall Rakow-machinery frmas, who required| of financing hy which purchaserski (Soviet Ambassador in Paris) high interest rates
The British concern is stated to deposit 20 per cent, of the purchase and comply with the formal be backed by important English
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20th.. price and pay of the remainder by gngement of non-interference into
Mr. Dwight Morrow, a partner banks, and proposes to instalments
several years which the Soviet entered into ca credits over four years at 6 to 7been appointed to succeed Mr. in J. P. Morgan and Company, has
Germany imported British textile Oetober 29th, 1924 and make de
Shefield as Ambassador to Mexico. machinery, valued at £320,000 finite and irrevocable proposals for
Mr. Morrow is "a long-standing
of friend during the first six months of 1927.
President personal a settlement of Russia's debts.
Coolidge.
over
POLAND'S POLITICS.
A STORM BREWING.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY-}
WARSAW, Sept 21st..
That a storm is brewing in the Inter-Government Parliament
is
reflected in an uproarious sitting of the, extraordinary session of the king. Those taking part in the Shanghai-Nanking Railwaye yo Diet resolving upon relaxation of ceremony were: Tan Yen Kai, C. C. Wu, Sun Fo, Hais Chi, Chowterday afternoon and evening be the Press restrictions and lodg.
Army Corps, ing 31st
an interpellation regarding
Lu, Chang Chi, Tani Yuen Pui, Chatween
the
Ming Yo, Tong Chen, Ching Cheng, formerly commanded by General Zagoraki. While other interpelle Li Chung Jen, Bei Chung Hsi, Chu Bei Pao Shan and recently by tions mcated included one express- Pui Teb, Taeng Shu Cheong and General Chen Chao Chien, and the ing no confidence in the Cabinet, many other high officials.
1st. Army Corps of General Ho the latter stole a march on the Ying Ching, both of whom have Legislature to-day by abruptly an- been stationed at various points nouncing the adjournment of Par. on the railways, mentioned.
The general public, numbering 100,000, were present, while over bead an aeroplane soared, and from which leaflets regarding the in- auguration were dropped.
The city was bedecked with Kuo- mintang flags.
Mr. Chang Chi represented the Special Committee in presenting the Seal to Mr. Tsai Yuen Pui, who, representing the Central Com
17
It appears that the 31st was
liament for a month..
moving to Chinking apparently THE KUOMINTANG ARMY. with the intention of crossing to Tingkiangpu and possibly of revert ing to Sun Chuan Fang.
The 1st Army Corps tore up the
mittee of the Nationalist Govern-line at Hainchwang, 12 miles to the meat, accepted it and at the same
south-west of Shanghai and dis- time took the oath of office.
armed the first trainload of 1.500. from Hangchow, after, an hour's fighting, in which there were 100
SIGNS OF DISSENSION.
[NAVAL. WIRELESS.]
KIUKIANG, Sept." 20th. General Chia Ham Ling is now command here." Mr. Wang Ching returned here on Saturday
Dr. C. C. Wa, representing the Nationalist Government, presented the Credential Seal to General Ching Cheng, who, representing the casualties. Further fighting on Military Commission, led the whole cured Esinchwang at night Wei
time during the process of disarm ing a further 2,000, which resulted after visiting Ealing and proceed in 200 casualties. One hundred ed up the river yesterday. Subsequently, "a review of troops wounded, early this morning arriv. General Chang Fat Hai is report- was held to mark the importanceed at the Red Cross Hospital ated to be retiring into Fukien but of the ceremony. The troops part were the 7th, 17th and 19th Nantao. Approximately, a farther
of the Commission to take the onth of office.
Army Corps numbering
taking
about 50,000. General Ha Chung Tao was in command.
6,000 of the 31st Army Corps some of the 9th. Army is spid to stationed between
be retiring into Kwangtang. Fur- Wusich and Changchow on the Shanghai-Nan-
ther members of the 6th Army are
At night a dinner party was given king Railway, who "entrained for reported to be moving down to
Chiakiang, were disarmed by Ho Wuhu by way of fiochow. " to all Kuomintang officials in cele-Ying Ching's forces Three train bration of their assumption of office.oads showed no resistance to the
4th Corps at Taishuyen ALOOF FROM THE POLI-
Changchow, after some shooting in which a fireman of the train was
TICAL WELTER.
(ah Ti Yat Pao.)
SHANORAL, Sept. 91st.
Under the pretext of sickness
near
killed and the stationmaster was wounded.
"kiangpu
The casualties are unknown. On the 20th inst, detachment ct General Ho Ying-Ching, Com the 31st Army Corps crossed the mander of the 1st Euomintang Yangtze and proceeded to Tsing Army Corps and Marshal Chiang Ka Shek's supporter, is still keep- ing aloof from the political weiter. The Nanking Government has ap- pointed General" Liu Chi, General Ho's subordinate, to take General Ho's place. General Liu will assume office on October 1st."
TROOPS CONCENTRATING AT HANGCHOW.
[NAVAL WIRELIES.]
SHANGHAI, September 20th.
Ho Ying Ching is concentrating
GENERAL" TANG SENG CHI DECLARES INDEPEN-
DENCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
·SHAOH, Sept, sist.
It is reported that Tang Seng Chi, is declaring independence to-day at Chinklang
(Wah Tu Fat Pao). What. He Hopts To Do.
SHANGHAI, Sept. tit. General Tang Seng Chi in ap- the 1st Army at Hangehow. It inparently making a considerable reported that he is reconciled to effort to strike out on his own in Wuhan and may establish an in- the provinces under his jurisdiction regardless of Nanking. He is plan. dependent Government.
Troops of the 1st Army attempt ning to reform the military system ed to disarm 1,500 men of the 31st of his own army. The rank and file Army at Lang Had this afternoon will be rearranged in regiments The result of the fight is not yet instead of divisions. He is aariga ing his subordinate, Ting: Yin Ling known
Labour trouble has again, broken to organise a fleet of cruisers on
the Yangtze out at Paotung.
Wurt, September 20th. Some of the 28th Army are re ported to have been disarmed by members of the 27th Army at Ning kuofu, and it is further reported that the 27th, 37th, 44th Army are advancing down river on Wuhu.
NORTHERN RESISTANCE.
[NAVÁL WIRELESE.-] (
NANKING, Sept. 20th. The conference of the Nationalist leaders is nearing completion and is officially reported to have been successful.
DUTCH BUDGET.
1
the
REDUCTION IN INCOME TAX.
(THROTOR LECTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HAGUE, Sept. 21st.
A 10 per cent. reduction in the Income Tax, with possibly a new
per cent.
grant
German machinery firms are very annoyed about the orders going I past them, declare that the prospec
tive orders are highly exaggerated and argue that the British are show. ing short-sightedness by creating severe competition against their
own industry.
BAKU OILWELLS.
►
A Flitter In Mexican Bond Issues.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21st, Mr. Dwight Morrow's appoint-
ment to Mexico, has caused a rush of buying in Mexican issues. The bond market prices advanced- sharply from 1 to 4 points. The transactions represented nearly $500,000.
tax on superfluous expenditure, was 'QUARE CAUSES A SUDDEN AMERICAN AERIAL DERBY.
at
projected by the Finance Minister introducing the budget, wherein the
estimated WAS revenue 5:5,000,000 florins with a surplus of 350,000,000.
LANCASHIRE COTTON
INDUSTRY.
QUESTION OF CLOSER CO-OPERATION.
- COPING WITH A CRISIS..
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK]
CESSATION.
[THEOCON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Rios, Sept. 21st. The sudden cessation of some of the Baku oilwells is attributed to
the
the recent earthquake in Crimea
TWO KILLED IN CRASH. [RECTED'S AMEXICAN JERVICE]
NEW YORK, Sept. 20th. Swift disaster overtook the first of fifteen aeroplanes which started from Roosevelt Field this morning for Spokane.
Richard Hudson, of Marysville,
BRITISH LABOUR AND THE Michigan, and his passenger, were killed, their 'plane crashing in the woods near Long Valley, New Jer-
RUSSIANS.
WELCOME CHANGE OF POLICY.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)
Rucay, Sept. 20th. Addressing a Conservative meet
acy.
To-day's race is for machines of
SLAVERY IN SIERRA LEONE PROTEC- TORATE.
LEGAL STATUS ABOLISHED.
SPEEDY ACTION.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
SIERRA LEONE, Sept. 21st. The Legislative Council are meet ing this week, in special session, when at the urgent request of the Colonial Office, they will pass ap Ordinance abolishing the legal atatus of slavery in Sierra Leone Protectorate. Slavery has already, beca abolished in Sierra Leone Colony, The Ordinance will oper ate from January 1st, 1928. ́. The are 220,000 alaves in the Protes
ate.
די
IRISH ELECTION.
GOVERNMENT WINS.
PRESIDENT COSGRAVE'S
PLANS.
(THROUGH EXTTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Sept. 20th. The final state of the parties the Irish Free State election is s
follows:-
Government Republicans Labour Farmers Independents National League Workers' League
This leaves a majority of six for the Government.
[BRITISH WIRELESS AERVICE]. RUGBY, Sept. 20th.
The results of the Irish Free State general election are DOW complete.
a faster type than those compet. The Government groups have ing yesterday. They carry beavier secured 79 seata and the Opposition loads and arc equipped with
Eroups" engines up to 200 horse-power. According to schedule, they will fly 2,300 miles to Spokane, with five stops for fuel and one overnight
LuxSept-20th- "Plans for closer agreement with regard to the policy of Lancashire spionere of. American yarn, were advanced stage. to-day when the general committee of the Federaing at Dunrobin Castle, In Scot tion "of Master Cotton-spinners' land, the Home Secretary declared balt at St. Paul. Associations approved", the agree ment reached last week by the joint committee of the Federation and the Cotten Yarn: Association.
The agreement will not be put lished until it has been considered by the executive of the Cotton Yarn
Association,
Ampis Subscriptions."
that when the time came for the Government to go to the country, one of the things upon which they would be prepared to go would be the Trades Disputes Act.
U.S. MARINES IN NICARAGUA.
FIGHT WITH REBELS.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] ·
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]' President Cosgrave To Carry Oner
dozen.
DUBLIN, Sept. Artig Vice-President Blythe announce that President Cosgrave intends to carry on and does not anticipate. defeat of the Government 022, any major issue. He is of opinion that the Ministry is safe for at least a year. It is noteworthy that Referring to the severing of
President MANAGUA, Sept. 20th.
Congrave's probable relations with Riaria, Sir William
Between 20 and 30 men, alleged majority is approximately halfie- Jayuson-Hicks said, the Govern to be Liberal bandits, were killed ment had been determined to show and wounded in a fight between a
all sections of the cotton trade at
detachment of 90 men of the United f A meeting of representatives of
that they would remain masters in States Marine, Force and over 100 their own household. When the bandits. Manchester formally, established a
Government turned out the Bus- Cotton Trade Statistical Bureau.
Mr. W~E. Thompson, President sians there was a terrible outery of the Manchester Chamber of by the Labour Party against them." Commerce, who was elected Presi But now the Trade Union Congress MR. LEVINE'S "HOP
INDIA. dent of the Bureau, said that bad followed the example of the ample subscriptions had been pre- Government, and had decided that (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] mised to cover the first three years they could not stand the Russians any longer, and would have nothing working.
more to do with them.
أن المدة
A Provisional Committee WAS appointed
Statistical Bureau.
HOME UNEMPLOYED.
CONSIDERABLE INCREASE..
[DRITISH WIRELESS SZEVICE)
: Ruary, Sept. 20th. With the end of the summer holidays, unemployment, which had recently been on the up grade, now The latest return records shows a considerable decrease. 1,052,600 out of work, which is 22,020 less than a week previous
TRAFFIC IN DRUGS...
WORLD-WIDE CONTROL
Two American Marines and one member of the Constabulary were killed
TO
NEW G.O.C. FOR LONDON.
GENERAL WHO ABHORS LONG-HAIRED MEN.
Major-General C. E. Corkran, commandant of the Royal Military College, Camberley, has been ap pointed G.O.C. London District.
LONDON, Sept. 20th. Mr. Levine, who was to have Bown eastwards yesterday, but was He will take over command, from absent in Paris, few back to Lord Ruthven on Februáry Int. London to-day on the air liner from Paris and states that He hopes to hop off for Tedia on September 21st
CLEAN-UP OF LONDON'S SLUMDOM.
L.C.C. £1,000,000 SCHEME..
next.
General Corkran was in the Grenadier Guards, and commanded the 3rd Guarda Brigade in France. He also saw active service in the Sudan and South Africa. He was head of the British Military Mis- sion to Berbia, and afterwards. commandant of the Seniof Officers School.
Ktory, Sept. 20th. A meeting at Manchester of representatives practically all sections of the cotton trade to day adopted a proposal recently made by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and formally establish
"Because we have won the Cotton Trade Statistical ed
greatest war in history, that is no. Bureau. Mr. Thompson, Fresident
LONDON, August 27th. excuse for slacking or long hair," Bill Sikea legendary haunt in he once said when reviewing the The Northerners are reported to of the Manchester Chamber of
Bermondsey will 'disappear under O.T.C. at Eton, where he was him, be offering a stiffened resistance, Commerce, who was elected presi
the London County Council's self at school. and an armoured train has been in dent of the bureau, said sufficient
£1,000,000 Bcheme, to clean out: 90 portorious slums and plaguespots action in the vicinity of Banchieta. subscriptions had been promised to
ADVOCATED:
in thirteen boroughs, by displacing Cholera is subsiding. From other cover the first three years' work.
25,000 inhabitants. Eighteen thou
The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie is Yangteze ports there is nothing to Nobody in Lancashire, now ques- [Tanduan UTER'S AGENCE] sand of them will be re-housed in to give a lecture at the Helens May.
tioned the fact that the position of
new five-storey flats with self-con- Institute on Monday, October 3rd, GENEVA, Sept. 20th." tained tenements of two, three orat 5.30 p.m. the cotton industry had materially
on the subject In the Assembly, Lord. Lytton, four rooms, which will be let at Heavenly Spheres - Stars. changed in the past 25 years.
speaking on the traffic in opium, 10%, td. to 15% a week. The remission will be free. was faced with competitive indus warmly appealed for the ratification mainder will be accommodated else tries which were not dreamed of of the Geneva convention. He em-where
phasised the enormous traffic in Eight and a half acres of alum The Singapore Coroner, Colonel 23 years ago, tiekti
Hicit druge, by which means dom are being cleared at Shore Hope Falkner, last Wednesday held * 11! was obvious that such & Europe, America, and the Far East ditch while other clearings will be an inquest on an unknown Chinese change in external circumstances were being deluged
made in Popular, Islington, Dept who was found dead fosting in the
CHUNGKING, Sept. 21st
necessitated internal changes of No single natkn could cope with ford and Bethnal Green. The new Singapore River near Jin Kim combination of | buildings will employ 13,500 people Street da September 8th. Between the evil, but The Chinese steamer Lishtiang policy or equipment, or both. They untions could
throughout the winter. Flats are twenty and thirty stab wounds were and the French steamer Rilk have must see to it that all individuals. These drugs were manufactured being erected in other areas simul found on the body. The Coroner in no more than 30 factories, and taneously, enabling the quickest cams to the conclusion that death been robbed by bandits at Kwei had available the best information he suggested it would be more form of transformation of aluma in was due to shock and haemorrhage and most complete and authorita efficacious to control the output, Municipal history, The Dickens remiting from the stab wounds and chow..
H.M.S. Widgeon has arrived heretive data secessary to guide their If signatorice at the Geneva Con- Associations in Bermondsey: have a verdict of epipable homicide That was where theention of 1025 strictly carried out ootamemorated the event by morning amounting to murder against some and Chinese officials paid calls on
their obligations, the evil would the flats Pickwick" and "Oliver person or persons unknown was board yesterday.
Btatistical Bureau would be useful
Twist."
returned. wurely be wiped out.
report.
STEAMERS. ROBBED.
BANDITS AT KWEICHOW.
[NAVAL WIEKLESS.]"
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