MARSHAL CHANG WILLING TO
ACCEPT APOLOGY FROM
SHANSI'S GOVERNOR.
יו
REGARDS GENERAL YEN'S FOLLOWERS AS MISLED. GENERAL YEN CONFERS WITH HIS SUBORDINATES.
PLAIN-CLOTHED SHANSI SOLDIERS CAUSING TROUBLE IN THE PEKING AREA. SEVERE FIGHTING AT VARIOUS POINTS.
"
REPORTED ENCOUNTER BETWEEN KUOMINTANG FACTIONAL TROOPS IN NANKING AREA.
Marshal Chang Tso Lin. in a manifesto, states that he is not inclined to press Shansi's Governor and would be willing to accept An apology from him,
Shansi soldiers in multi serm to have created a considerable stir in Peking on the 18th inst
Factional fighting is reported from Nanking, where it appears that the troops for and against Chiang Kai Shek have been exchanging blows. The Nanking and Hankow troops alm collided near Wuhu.
NANKING AND HANKOW!
TROOPS.
REPORTED.
A CLASH
[IMKOUCH REUTER 8 AGENCY.]
PERING, October 20th.
REPORTED FACTIONAL FIGHTING AROUND
News
NANKING.
(Wah Ter Tut Pau.)
саше
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20th. Foreign messages state that a night to the effect that military to Shanghai last clash occurred seven hiles from movements around Nanking cul- Wuhu on the 18th inst. between minated in open conflict between Nankingites, under Chen Tiao Yuan the troops under General Li Chung and Chen Chien and Hankowites. Jen and those of General Ho Ying The latter are withdrawing to Ching. Tatung and Arking with the object; of concentrating at Anking.
Yesterday morning all Chinese steamers at Shanghai, bound for ap-river ports, decided to suspend the trip.
Train Services To Kalgan. Train services from Peking to Kalgan and Shihchinchuang have.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20th been resumed.
General Yen Saih Shan held a Students And Agitators Arrested. conference with his subordinates at
The authorities daily continue ar resting students and other suspect ed agitators.
Niangtaekwan, an important gate way leading to Shibebischuang. As
the result of the conference, General Yen decided to order the
A REQUEST TO, NANKING. | main Shansi forces, operating in
(Wah Paz Fat Poo.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 90th
at
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st, 1927.
the ares of Shihchiachuang and vicinity, to be concentrated Pingshan and Changjin (between General Tang Seng Chi tele- with a view to putting up a strong Niangtaekwan and Shihchiachuang) graphed to the Nanking Covero defence against the Fengtienete. ment requesting the latter immedi- It was also decided to reinforce the ately to start their expedition Shanai troops under Hsu Yung
against the Northerners.
MARSHAL CHANG ISSUES
A MANIFESTO.
(Wah Te Fat Pas.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20th. Marshal Chang Tso Lin issued & manifesto on the night of the 18th ist, expressing deep regret toward those people suffering from the war with -Yea Shih Shan. He said that he was not inclined to press
SOLOMON ISLANDS PARIS TO BANGKOK. TO EXCAVATE THE THE INTERNATIONAL SIR JOHN BRUNNER
MURDER.
AUSTRALIAN CRUISER "ADE- LAIDE" ON THE SCENE.
ROUNDING UP THE CRIMINALS.
(THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Sov, Fiji, October 20th." The cruiser Adriaile has anchor- ed at Sinarango, rear the scene of the murders and has establish- ed a base camp for operations against the murderers.
The crime is reported to have been carried out by 300 members of two bush tribes.
Meanwhile, 800 natives have been collected at Government headquar ters at Auki, Malaita Island, nad others are coming in daily to offer to help arrest the murderers.
The Resident Commissioner has instructed the majority of them so return to their homes and await orders. Every effort is being made to arrest the murderers by the civil forces, but 30 ratings from the Adelaide will
accompany the expedition to the interior for pro tection.
S.S.. HERMINIUS."
HOME WITH RESERVISTS.
[BRITISK WIRELESS BERVICK]
RUGBY, Oct. 10th.
The first troops home from China are expected to reach the Royal Albert Docks in the Thames, to- morrow. They will arrive by the troop carrier Herminius and will include four hundred class A re-
servists. These were the first men to go out, being part of the 1,000 recalled to the colours at the begin ning of the year:
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
THE AUTUMN SESSION.
(BRITISH WIRKLESS AERVICE.]
Rrasy, Oct. 19th.
A meeting of the Cabinet was
Chang at Fu-ping, north-west of held today at which the programme Shibchischuang.
for the autumn session of Parlia ment, which opens on November 8th, was discussed. The session will occupy little more than six weeks and ill, accordingly. be devoted to the more urgent basi
THE NEXT NANKING CONFERENCE;
[THEOCCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, October 20th. The Nanking Kuomintang Com mittees have wired other leaders at Shanghai, Hankow and Canton call ing a Fourth Committes Conference
Nanking on November 1st.
ness..
A GREAT FEAT ACCOM. PLISHED.
[TRAOCOH RIUTER'S AGENCY.}
BANGKOK, Oct. 20th. Challe has arrived. [Challe, the French aviator, set out from Paris to Bangkok intend. ing to travel 1,300 miles daily. He seems to have accomplished his object]
FRENCH FINANCE.
THE ALL-POWERFUL POINCARE.
(THROCOU MAYAS 'AGENCY.).
Pants, Oct. 20th.
The Chamber Finance Committee has withdrawn practically all the amendments to the Budget to which 3. Poincare took exception, with the result that the Budget, as re- ported by the Committee, will show over 100 millions franes of excess in receipts stead of a deficit which the amend over expenditure, in-
ments would have involved.
MEXICAN BANDITS.
WRECK AND LOOT A TRAIN.
BRITISH SUBJECT KID-
NAPPED.
(REUTTA'S AMERICAN SERVICE..]
LAREDO, Texas, Oct. 19th. Six persons
were killed and several injured as the result of Mexican rebels bombing and wreck-
AGORA."
ENORMOUS SUMS FROM AMERICA.
CONCESSION GRANTED",
[REUTER'A AMERICAN» SERVICE.]
New Yoax, October 20th The project to excavate. the Agora near Athens has been made practical by a concession granted by the Greek Government and the gift of 0.82,500,000 by an anony mous American philanthropist to the American School of classical Studies of Athens and other large súma, including G.8500,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation, which has pledged the school for the purpose of training students to work at
STEEL CARTEL.
ALLOCATIONS OF PRODUC. TION.
"UNACCEPTABLE DEMANDS,"
[IHROCUS EIUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRUSSELS, Oct. 20th. Members of the International Steel Cartel, consisting of repre- sentatives of France. Germany,
RESIGNS.
NO EXPLANATION GIVEN.
NEWS CAUSES SURPRISE.
(THROUGH BEGTER'S AGEŃCY.]
concern
LONDON, Oct. 19th. Sir John Brunner has resigned from the directorate of the Im perial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Belgium, Luxemburg and Czecho- the multi-million
with
allocations of their production:cinted since its inception. Slovakia, have made the following which he has been closely 1950- Germany, 1,000,000 tons; France, 400.000: Belgium, 280,000; Luxem- are
The reasons for his resignation bourg, 190,000.
not divulged, and Sir John Brunner declines to make a state-
N
The allocation for the Sarre is
partly in Germany's and partly in France's figures.
A meeting will be held on the th inst. to consider the proposal of forming a wire-drawing cartel
Men L
The secretary of Imperial Chemi- al Industries states that the rea excavation; but excavation cannot
sons are personal, but there is no begin till the Greek Courts have
question, so far as the company is decided the Government's right to
The International Steel Cartel concerned, of disagreement be condemn modern buildings stand-meeting which was to discuss the tween Sir John Brunner and his
ing on the site of Agora
"
SOVIET AND THE
' BOURGEOIS.”.
RUPTURE NOT WANTED.
WANTS TREATMENT "AS. EQUALS."
[THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
establishment of international sell colleagues.
ing syndicates for semi-manuínc tured products and girders, wil postponed at the last moment owing | to the attitude of two large Bei
14.
(BRITISH VIALLESS SEXVICE.]
Recay, Oct. 19th Surprise has been caused in".
gian factories which, having re-pancial and industrial circles by cently extended their works, sub the news that Sir John Brunner has mitted unacceptable demands. The resigned his directorship in the attitude was. very regrettable as Imperial Chemical Industries, the ather representatives manifested tourbine of chemical companies willingness to make sacrificce in recently formed with a capital of order to reach an agreement. It £35,000,000 sterling. is believed that the attitude of
The Chairman of the combine is these Belgina frms prevent the Sir Alfred Hond. “ establishment of international
art Con-
Sir John Brunner has refused to
sidered necessary for the consolida say anything on the subject. The tion of a Steel Pact..
secretary of the combine states that
LENINGRA, Oct. 19th "We are willing to parley with the bourgeois states, provided they treat us as equals," declared Lit-enunting-houses which vinoff, in an address to workers at the Putilov works, alluding to Franco-Soviet relations and the zig-zag policy of the bourgeois Governments generally."
He aded, "We will do everything to avoid a rupture.".
ing a passenger train south of San NOT TO "TENNESSEE OR
Luis Potosi
The train was subsequently loot- ed. Two persons were injured, and later died,
so the death roll isral- together eight. The rebels have taken refuge in the mountains, with over 10,000 pesos of loot.
TO ROME."
SEQUEL TO ST. PAUL CATHEDRAL SCENE.
{THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY. I
The
LONDON, October 19th.
Bishop of Birmingham (Bishop Barnes) in an open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury aris ing from the incident in St. Paul's Cathedral, on October 18th,, when was interrupted for being
he
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19th.. The United States Consul at Mazatlan has informed the State Department that Mexican bandits have captured Mr. W. E. Mitchell, the general manager of the Amajac" umrthodox," attributes one of Mining Corporation at Nayareit: the causes of the weakness of the who is a Briton, is being held for tion by religious teachers to ignore Church to the apparent determina-
5,000 pesos ransom, within five scientific discovery.
He says,
Though, il competent days, under the threat of being shot. biologists accept man's evolution The British Minister at Mexico from an ape-like stock, the theo-
logical consequences of such a be City bas made representations to
lief are still seldom stated." the Mexican Government.
It is diso reported that bandits have seized a mail bag and a pay- roll of 2,000 pesos destined for the Amajau mines, after killing-four members of a military excort.
The American consul adds that
"Medieval Theories." The second main reason for the and women from the Church of present alienation of educated men England is the growth of erroneous sacramental doctrines
Medieval theories rejected in the Reformations
now. openly taught in the Anglican churches.
existence of spiritual properties in inanimate objects unless they are spiritually discernible, yet no living possesses the spiritual dis- cernment whereby to discriminate and incon- between consecrated secrated bread. »
CAUSE
THE PARIS
CELEBRE."
TRIAL PROGRESSING.
(THROUGH REUTZA'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, October 19th.
the
reasons for the resignation are personal to Sir Joha Brunner and so far as the company is concerned Do question of any dis- agreement between Sir John and his fellow directors.
there is
1
MR. RONALD MCNEILL TO
JOIN CABINET.
A diversion has been created in ¦ SUCCEEDS VISCOUNT CECIL. the Schwarzkart trial-the accused being charged with the murder of
(TEXQUGH RELTER'E AGENCY. 1 the Ukrainian hetman, Pettura, for alleged anti-Semitic action-by the
Lospox, Oct. 19th. accused's counsel, Maitre Torres, Mr. Ronald McNeill is to replace standing on a chair and brandish Lord Cacil-who resigned over & Scharzbart did not fire at Petlura difference ing a revolver, to prove that after he fell
of opinion regarding policy in the Cabinet, as Chan- cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
„
Subsequently a number of Pet Jara's ex-Generak and ex-Miais- ters testified that Petlura strongly disapproved of pogroms.
GERMAN COAL STRIKE. BRITISH EXPORTERS MAY
REGAIN LOSSES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BELRIN, "October 19th. Hitherto there have been no dis orders in connection with the strike of the lignite miners, notwithstand working the mince, but the stoppage ing the many volunteers who are is already reflected in industry Factories have closed down and others are curtailing operations through lack of fuel.
The fear is widely expressed that ducers an opportunity to regain the Scandinavian markets, lost through last year's coal strike in Britain."
him hard if the latter would circular telegram to provincial of importance which require the fan military protection is still inade/We have no right to assume the the strike will give British pro
apologise for his wrong. He must however, continue the present cam paign in order to uproot his in Huence in Shansi when he saw that Yen Shih Shan still insisted upon flying the "Red" flag against the Peking Government. He would for give Yen Shih Shan's followers, who were merely misled by him.
SHANSI TROOPS ALARM PEKING.
(Fah Tia Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20th
It is expected that the bulk of the time will be occupied with the new Unemployment Insurance Bill which the Government are bound to pass in view of the expiration of SHANGHAI, Oct. 20th. the existing scheme at the end The Special Committee of the of the year. Nanking Government. has issued a
Two other measures of major cals within Kuomintang jurisdie stages are the Bill dealing with the quate. tion ordering them to send repre- relations between landlord sentatives to Nanking to attend the tenant, which seeks to remove cer coming 4th Kuomintang Confer- tain objectionable features of the
ce, which Mr. Wang Ching Wei leasehold
system, and the Bill bad proposed and which had been which Jms at promoting the agreed upon by the leaders of British film industry, Nanking and Hankow.
The Nanking Government will call the 4th Kuomintang Confer ence, to which leaders of all cliquei within the Party are requested to attend, on November 1st.
CHINESE TROOP MOVE- MENTS ON THE YANGTSZE.
"(NAVAL WIREL259.]
ICANO, Oct. 19th.
A pumber of plain-clothed Shansi French and Italian steamers are troops attacked the metropolitan being used for transporting troops area on the 16th inst. and up to upriver. "yesterday firing was still heard in
Peking,
Shansi troops. They offered
pitched battle with the Fengtienese
A
NANEING, Oct. 10th.
MARSHAL FENG..
An
IS HE FOR OR AGAINST SHANSH
MOTOR-CAR TRIP OF
16,000 MILES.
FROM THE OLYMPIA TO MELBOURNE.
Į
[BIJ WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Broay, Oct. 19th. Mr. Francis Birties, the Austra- lian motorist, set out from Olympia "to-day on" an attempt to reach
ma
LAIZE The Bishop of Birmingham denies that his teaching is false or here tical, and says that no protest will hinder him from upholding the res ligious truth
Nobody shall drive me to Tennessee or to Reme."
TRADE BARRIERS.
AN AMERICAN AMENDMENT,
(zanover RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
U.S. SOCIALISTS. EUGENE DEBS SUCCESSOR.rations or quotas, no condition or
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
FENGTIENESE VICTORIES. (THROUGH REGTER'S, AGENCY.]
PERING, October 19th. The Fengtian forces officially
NEW YORK, October 20th. claim that they have severely de Melbourne, Australia, by motor-elected Chairman of the National Mr. Victor Berger has been feated a body of 10,000 Shansi troops who have been operating in car. Mr. Birtles is driving a four Executive of the Socialist Party ang columns in the Menteuken teen horsepower ear, and his routs in succession to the late Eugene area, 1 few miles to the west of Peking.
will be across Europe and through" Syria, Irak, Persia, India, Burnia, Siam and Malays
Large numbers of troops have the Chihli-Shantung troops occupi It is also oficially cladored that Chochow is still held by the crossed from Pakow and a furthered Canteho, on October 18th, driv number have proceeded by rail to the South.
ing out the Kuominchun forces,
While news of Feng Yu Hsiang's lu the vicinity of that city.
CHINXIANO, Oct. 19th. number of them have advanced to from the North bank. Two build sistert reports that he is taking A number of troops have arrived.vements is scarce, there are per- Liu-li-ho, south-west of Peking, ings in the Concession have been
advantage of Yen Hai Shan's pro while over 1,000 Shansi troops have converted into hospitals.
sent unenviable position. With the appeared at Luengshan, north of
declared object of assisting Yen, KIUXIANG, Oct. 19th. Chochow.
he is reported to have moved large The family of Chu Pei Teh have numbers of troops across the river Yesterday, about 10,000 Shan left for down-river.
to Shanai, with the real object of troops, taking up the defence of
CHUNGKING, Oct. 19th.
occupying the province while nearly Mantokou and vicinity, engaged in The Commissioner for Foreign all Yen's troops are engaged in a battle with the Fengtienese. A Affairs and Liu Hsiang vizited desperate rearguard action outside Fangtieness official communiqué H.M.S. Widgeon, on the 18th Octo- the province's fastnesses. istned yesterday night says that ber. they have captured Mantokou, but} an far no confirmation has come to hand.
J
October 10th.
The situation in normal in other Yangisze ports.
Fang's alleged move is stated to be due to the fear that he can not hold. Honan against a Fengtien attack, but could hold Shansi."
The distance about sixteen
he will be the first man to have thousand miles and if he succeeds
done the journey in this way.
During the whole journey he in tends to travel only five hundred miles by sea. He crosses from Folkestone to Boulogne to-night by steamer. He had a great send-off from friends, including many Aus- ralians, who witnessed his depar ture from Olympia.
Debs.
FLIGHT OF THE "RED ROSE.”
ARRIVES AT ROME.
[THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.)
ROME, October 19th. The British light aeroplane "Red Rose," on a flight to Aus- tralia, has arrived here.
FLYING "SEAPLANES GO OVERLAND.
[TRAQUOR 'REUȚEL'S AGENCY.]
MARIEILLES, Oct. 19th The Royal Air Force flying boats. have arrived here from Bordeaux.
GENEVA, October 18th, The conference dealing with in- ternational trade barriers has re- ferred to a committee an American amendment to article 3 of the draft agreement, as follows:
"In the event of the fixing of formalities shall be imposed or re- quired, in connection with the allo- cation of licenses for a restricted quantity of goods authorised for ex- prevent the grant to each of the portation or importation, that may other contracting. States of 'équitable of auch exportation or importatico, having regard to the normal volume of trade by these respective countries in the particu- lar class of goods in question. In the application of this clause, no distinction shall be made between direction or indirect shipments.”
SOVIET AND INDIA.
"DELEGATE” REFUSED
إلى
PASSPORT.
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]·
an
CAWNPORE, October 10th. The Government has refused to izzue a passport to Haarat Mobaai, a member of the Congress party, who has been invited to visit Mos- sow to attend the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the revo- Jution.
[The Rt. Hon. Ronald McNeill Was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in 1929-24 and represents the St Augustine division af Kent,. being elected in 1924. He was born in 1861, and comes of an old family settled in Antrim, Ireland. He was educated at Harrow and Ox- ford, showing much brilliance in the latter part of his scholastic career, and took up Law. being called to the Bar in 1687. He was editor of the St. Jamer's Gazette from 1900 to 1904, and was assistant editor from 1500 to 1911. Hia publica of the Encyclopaedia Britannica tions include contributions on Home Rule, Lister, and Socialism, as well. asa history of the Australasian colonies.]
Mr.
(BRITISH WIRELESS AKRVICE,] The King Approves.
Ruany, Oct. 18th. It is announced that the King has approved the appointment of Ronald McNeill, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to be Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- caster in room of Viscount Cecil of Chelwood who recently resigned. Mr. McNeill will have a seat in the Cabinet, '
SPANISH COAL STRIKE.
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE- MENT.
(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.]
MADRID, October 19th. It is officially stated that the trouble in the Asturias mining area has practically been settled as the result of, fresh proposals by the men.
an
A message of October 18th stated: Minere in the Asturias region have struck, and are refusing to accept A reduction in wages and increase of hours, which mine- owners declare is
indispensable. owing to the under-selling of for eign coal. The stoppage is com- plete and General primo di Rivera, in a note to the Press, says the Gay ernment will be forced to take steps. to settle the dispute.]
Where you develop a mine, there you develop a market and a neces-, sity for agriculture and industry, Sir Richard Redmayne.