COMPLETE SEVERANCE BETWEEN
NANKING AND HANKOW."
:,
HANKOW ACCUSES NANKING REPRESENTATIVES OF BAD FAITH.
THEIR RESPECTIVE TROOPS FIGHTING IN ANHUI.
LULL IN THE CHIHLI WARFARE. FENGTIENESE STILL STRUGGLING FOR CHOCHOW.
CHIANG KAI "SHEK RETURNING SOON TO SHANGHAI.
The severance between the Ninking and Hankow sections of the Kuomintang is complete." The fornier, accuses General Tang Seng Chi of treachery and the latter returns the compliment by stating that the promises made by the Nanking representatives remain unfulfilled.
Nanking troopą erĉ in pursuit of those of General Tang, and it would appear that a collision between them is imminent in the neighbourhood of Anking. Anhul's capital, where the Wuhan troops have concentrated..
The fighting in Chihli'does not of late appear to have been of a very vigorous nature, probably owing to the extremely cold and snowy weather prevailing in these Northern Intitudes,
-Marshal--Chiang Kai Shek is returning to Shanghai from Japan within the next two weeks, and his marriage to Miss Mei Ling Soong will take place soon after his arrival."
IN PURSUIT OF TANG'S
TROOPS:
Fah Taz Yui Pao.)
NUMBERS OF FENG'S
TROOPS DESERT.
(Fah Ta: Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI. October 3rd. According to a telegraphic report from Nanking, the 37th Army Corps (Nanking) is advancing to Taitung, Babe 140 miles north-east of Anking, in pursuit of Tang Serg Chi's troops, while the 19th Army Corps are making headway towards Anking, where General Tang Seng. About 20,000 Fengtienese are con- Chi's main forces, are concentrat-centrated at Shihchiachuang. On
ed.
General Ho Chien's troops (under Tang Seng Chi) are putting up a strong defence in the" areh of the Anhui-Hupeh border, where heavy fighting is expected,.
THE KUOMINTÀNG. ⠀
HANKOW SEVERS ALL RE-
LATIONS WITH NANKING..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:)
HANKOW, October 23rd. The Political Council announces severance of all relations with Nanking, accusing Nanking repre- sentatives who recently visited Hankow, of breaking all promises with Wuhan,
PORTION OF THE YANG- TSZE MINED.
(TUROUGH RÉCTER'S AGENCY.]
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SHANGHAI, October 3rd. The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs has notified the Consular officials that the Commander of the Fourth Army Corps mined the Yangtze in the vicinity of Tikang chen and Tunglinghsien, midway between Anking and Wuhu yester day evening, and that Chinese and foreign steamers cannot pass with out permission of the local mili tary.
MARSHAL CHIANG KAI SHEK.
(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, October 23rd. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is eX- pected to return to Shanghai within the next two weeks to marry Miss Soong Mei Ling.
NANKING ATTACKING
HANKOW.
(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, October 23rd.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 1927.
TRAGIC INCIDENT IN APPLES & ORANGES A JAPANESE AIRSHIP
MOROCCO.
TRIBESMEN KIDNAP, FRENCH
HUNTING PARTY.
SIGNS OF TERRIBLE STRUGGLE.
(TAROVONEUTER'S AGENCY.).
PARIS, October 23rd.
AS MISSILES.
AMERICAN SHIPWRECKED
---CREW "ATTACKED.
SAVED BY BRITISH VESSEL.
[TEROUGH PERTER'D LDENCT.)
BURSTS INTO FLAMES.
MEMBER OF CREW SERIOUSLY INJURED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]
DEAD SEA'S
MINERAL RESOURCES.
མ-ན:
VALUABLE CONCESSION AWARDED BRITISH
SYNDICATE,
(TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY."}
H.M.S. DEVONSHIRE LAUNCHED.
COST OVER £1} MILLIONS..
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, October 23rd. A bottle of cider, brewed in 1804 when the last warship of the same name
was launched, was broken, when the cruisér. Deronshire was
The new cruiser
Loxpos, October 23rd.
Toxro, October 23rd. The airship A., while participat- A battle" between a party of
LONDON, October 23rd. shipwrecked Americans and a bodying in Naval mancueres, was forced The Sunday Timer states that a launched at Devonport by Lady Four members of the hunting of Rift tribesmen, who were kept to descend at sea, off the Ira Penin-concession för reclaiming the vast Mildmay Flete. party of M. Yves Steeg, who is
mineral resources of the Dead Sea, displaces 10,000 tons and is oil including an inexhaustible supply driven. She has a speed of 30 nephew of the Resident General, his wife, M. Jean Maillet and his wife
of potash, has been awarded to n knots, is 600 feet long, and cost over have been kidnapped by Moorish
British syndicate, a subsidiary cont£102,000. re-pany of the, Imperial Chemical In. tribesmen.
The first indication of the affair
was the discovery of an abandoned motor-car, in a forest of Douars, 125 miles south-east of Casa Blanca, in which were two dend dogs, scattered hairpius, a broken pearl necklace, a cartridge case and other signs of a violent struggle.
It is hoped that the tribesmen are aware of the identity of the kid- aapped and will not kill but hold them to ransom...
The troops have been called out.
The Search.
RABAT, October 23rd. Volunteers were quickly forth- coming in the search of the kid. SHANGHAI, October - 23rd nappers of the four Europeans. After their occupation at Lan-The head of the Intelligence Service fung, 50 miles cast of Kaifengfu, has gone to the scene to organise a search, which is expected to take the Shantung troops are continuing to press westwards. A great num- some time as the tribesmen have ber of Harshal Feng Yu Hsiang's apparently withdrawn to the moun troops have gone over to the Shantain fastnesses of the territory in which the car was found, which is tung side.
unsubmitted territory, and to the fact that the tribesmen who domin- ate the region are divided on the question of submission. It is cx- pected that this will make the negotiations for the release more protracted.
the 21st inst. they clashed with the Shansi troops at a point west of Shibchiachuang. but both opposing defence lines have effected no chung
፡፡
TROOP MOVEMENTS ON THE YANGTSZE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ÄGENCY.).
SHANGHAI, Qet. 22nd. Considerable concentration and, movements of troops up-river, pre- sumably in connection with Nanking expedition against Hankow, reported.
are
Troop movements are also report ed-trom Hankow
MARINES FROM CHINA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
at bay by fusillades of apples and, oranges, is described by the crew of the American steamer Vile who arrived at Southampton aboard the Australian Commonwealth liner Moreton Bay, which rescued them.
The Nile stranded on a rocky shore to the east of Tunis in a rainstorm on the 18th inst. sent put an SOS, in response to which the Mureton Bay rushed at top speed to the scene, from a distance of 930 miles.
Prior to the arrival of the Moreton Bay, Riffs tried to rush the ship, but were driven off by showers of apples and orauges.
The Moreton Bay took off most of the crew, leaving the skippers and others aboard with a British Naval vessel standing by.
HOLLAND, AND
LEAGUE.
sula, owing to engine trouble.
She burst into flames on touching the water.
The crew was rescued but one was seriously injured. The was cently purchased from Italy
THE PRESIDENCY OF
NICARAGUA.
SENHOR CHAMORRO
INELIGIBLE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Oct. gird. The State Department has ad- visċd Senhor, Chamorro, ex-Presi dent of Nicaragua, who is at pre- sent here, that the United States will not recognise him if he is elected President af the forth coming Nicaraguan elections, as he THE is held to be ineligible under the
Nicaraguan Constitution.
COMPLAINS OF "IRKSOME
· DOMINATION,"
(TAROCON LECTER'S AGENCY.),
THE HAGUE, Oct. 23rd. A report of a Committee, of the Lower Chamber on the Budget and policy, pays tribute to the attitude of their Foreign Minister
SINGAPORE'S NEW at Goneva. It adds that smali
BASE.
TENDERS ASKED, FOR "THE DOCKS AND HARBOURS.
TO COST £9,000,000.
[THMOCOK RESTER'S AGENCY:"]
LONDON, October 23rd The Sunday Times is informed that the Admiralty has asked four firms to tender for the work of LONDON, Oct. 22nd. making and repairing the docks Four hundred marines arrived at and harbours of Singapore, at a Plymouth from China and were cost approximately of £9,000,000.. enthusiastically welcomed.
MADAME C. C. WU. REMOVED TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TIENTSIN, October Ind. Through the intercession of the Premier, Pan Fu, the removal of Madame C. C. Wu to the residence
H.M.S. “CURLEW."!
SILENCES CHINESE FIRE.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
Wtuu, Qctober 21st. Cruising in the Yangtze about 40
of the Foreign Commissioner was miles above Wahu to-day, H.M.S authorised yesterday afternoon, Curlew engaged Chinese troop, where she will be allowed to receive | who opened are upon the British her mother and other relatives and ermmuniente freely with friends...
A $10,000,000 LOAN? [THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, October 22nd. Arnhold & Co., Ltd., have in formed Reuter that there is not the
warship, with rifles and machine guna Information received from the commander is to the effect that no casualties occurred on board.
The Curlew replied to the fire with her entire armament, the offending troops being hɓavily shell- ed and their fire silenced after some time.
Subsequently, Chinese warships the slightest foundation in the refying Southern flags and presun port that they have loaned Chany ably directed by the Nanking Gov- Ts Lin 810,020,000.
ernment, also engaged the troops which fred on E.M.S. Curlci.
[An earlier report stated:-The Kuo Min News Agency, states that
a British firm has loaned Marshal
The 37th Nationalist Army has entered Wuhu, and several con-
on the exclusive right of build- tingents are following up the Wu-
powers are no longer disposed to submit in the Assembly to the direction of great powers and that the irksome domination of certain powers in the league of nations must now come to an end
SOVIET TRIALS.
WHAT AN OFFICIAL AGENCY SAYS.
(THROVAN REUTER'S AGENCY.} <!
Moscow, October 23rd.
NEW YORK'S STOCK MARKET.
'THE SHARP DOWNWARD
TREND OF PRICES."
[REUTER'S - AMERICAN SERVICE]
dustries, Limited, after a prolong. ed struggle with American and Con- have now been rejected. tinental interests, whose "tenders
LEADER OF THE "MEXICAN REVOLT.
PHILIPPINE FEAR CHINESE INFLUX.
PROBLEMS OF MIGRATION
·TO HONOLULU. ·
The population of "the Philip- pines will be Chinese within 200 yeaza unless some force diverts the present currents of emigration and ́
GENERAL GOMEZ ELUDES HIS immigration is the belief of tome
PURSUERS:
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct. 23rd. General Gomez, the leader of the revolt against President Calles Government in Mexico, is report: eil to have eluded, the Mexican troops and to have crossed - the Guatemalan frontier, where he is staying at San Nelipe, where his wife's family has a ranch.
SPECTATORS
STANDS COL- LAPSE.
"MANY PERSONS INJURED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
nichmond, Virginia, Oct. gari. Over 100 persons are reported to have been injured by the collapse
of a
section of the spectators' stands at a football match between Virginia Military Institute!"
A report of one or two fatalities is not verified.
The Casualties.
LATER.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23rd The sharp downward trend of prices on the stock market duriag the last four sessions is generally attributed to the belated correction of the somewhat too heavy specu- lative position. Some of the lead- ing railway industrial issues have even sold 20 to 40 points below the high prices reached in September. International Mercantile Marine: Preferred declined to 33, a new low record for the year owing to Jersey City Court advising the issue of a writ of perpetual in- It transpires that nobody was junction to restrain the Corpora- killed in the collapse of the stand, The official Tass Agency, describtion-from-substituting new issuer and that 18 spectators were seriously ing the proceedings at the espionage of Common Preferred at no par and 50 slightly injured. trial, says that Vladimir Prove value, and stock for the existing declared that from 192 he sup- $60,000,000 Preferred and $60,000,000 plied information obtained by Common stock at 8100 pat. AI THE spying to Mr. Charnock, of the though no dividends had been British Commercial Mission in paid for years 80 per cent. „i Russia. He wished to cease this the preferred stockholders waived arrears of in- espionage work in 1921, but in their claims to view of Charuock's threats he terest amounting approximately to abandoned the intention. Cyril 830,000,000, but a few insisted on Prove stated that he had been en- their rights, al appealed to the gaged in espionage sigee 1925 and Court for an injunction against gave Charnock information with the present consummation of the regard to Russia's armaments and directors' scheme. forces. Both brothers declared that they had regularly received money from Charnock.
THE FRANCO-AMERICAN TARIFF DISPUTE. U.S.A. SENDS A SIXTH NOTE.
[REOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, October 23rd. The sixth American Note, in the Franco-American tariff dispute was indicate in it a conciliatory tone. sent to Paris to-day. The officials
PRINCE CAROL OF ROUMANIA.
ing the Tsangchow Shihchiachwang han 36th Army, which evacuated MAY RETURN TO ROUMANIA. Railway. Another firm, reported the city yesterday, to be Arnhold's, is stated by the
A large number of Nanking troops are continuing to rush up river in readiness to launch a gen eral attack on the Hankowites. Kuo Min to have loaned $10,000,000 The Nanking military leaders, in- for industrial purposes north of cluding Li Chung Jan, Ching Chien | Kalgan.
and Chen Tao Yuen, have left Naa-
king for the Anhui front...
General Ho Chien, General Tang
SHANGHAI SENSATION.
Seng Chi's subordinate, whose DUEL BETWEEN POLICE AND
troops retreated to Anking after
being defeated by the Nankingites,
is reported to
Anking.
have evacuated
CHOCHOW STILL IN HANDS
OF SHANSI..
(Wah Tız Yai Pao.)
נו.
ROBBERS.
CONSTABLE, ROBBER AND
PEDESTRIAN SHOT DEAD...
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, October 22nd.
A Sikh constable, an armed rob- ber and a pedestrian ware shot dead SHANGHAI, October 23rd. and another armed robber and According to the latest report, pedestrian were seriously wounded Chochow is still in the hands of the in à running gun battle with rob Shangi troops, who have frequently bers who were escaping from the attempted to break the besicging French Concession yesterday even line put up by the Feagtienese, but ing in the vicinity of Wei-hai-wei
Road. without success.
F
FRENCHMAN'S LONG DIS- TANCE ATTEMPT.
(THROUGH RECIEN'S AGENCY.]
GERMAN COAL
STRIKE.
ACTION BY THE MINISTER OF LABOUR.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, October 23rd. The mine owners have rejected the miners' delegates who had ne- cepted the official arbitratora
but the Minister of Labour has de clared that the award-is-binding
LE BOURGET, October 22nd. ** The French airman Knipping and is compelling the mine owners left this evening in a
40 H.P.
to pay the increased wages. Work heroplane for Moscow in an attempt to beat the long distance record is being resumed on Monday. for aeroplanes of this class.
LE BOURGET, Oct. 2nd. Kaipping has returned owing to fog and rain, after reaching Dues- seldorf.
THE PARIS-ARGENTINE FLIGHT.
MAY BE CONTINUED TO NEW YORK.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 22nd. Costes has announced that he may
OBITUARY.
WINNER OF PEACE PRIZE.
́(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERKELY, "California, Oct. 21st. The death has beturred of Dr. Charles Levermore, at the age of 71. He was the winner of the редсе prize of
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] British Vessel Searched By. Chinese Troops.
LONDON, October "22nd." SHASI, October 21st. In connection with rumours that The British steamer Kianto was Prince. Carol of Roumania has boarded by Chinese troops at Sha- broken
..with his
famous Bok companion, si, the officers in charge of the Madame Lupescu, the Morning continue his flight na far as New
G.8100,000, boarding party stating that they Pot's Paris correspondent declares York were searching for bandits;
He died that such a break was definitely made following the arrival in France of a delegation claiming to represent
parties in Roumania except the Liberals to call Prince Carol to return to his country.
The vessel was released, and on arrival at Ichang, no further at tempt was made to board her.
H.M.S. "BERWICK," COMING TO THE CHINA
STATION.
LONDON, October 22nd. The new ten-thousand ton cruiser Berwick, commander, Capt. Wykess neyd, has been ordered to be com- missioned on November 1st for ser vice with the fifth craiser squadron on the China Station,
The delegation stipulated that Prince Carol must first renounce Madame Lupescu..
Dissatisfaction with the Regency is said to be the principal reason why Prince Carol's return is de sired. The Peasant Party of Roumania and their political allies believe that owing to Prince Carol's popularity his return will not in- volve a revolution.
while addressing womica's organization on "RED ROSE" LEAVES FOR favourite topic of peacé.
MALTA.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVIO]
Ruany, Oct. 21st. Captain Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller, who are flying to Australia in the light aeroplane Red Rose left Naples this morning for Malta. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Reaches Malta.
MALTA, October 23rd. -The Red Ruse has arrived from Catania.
authorities in Manila." -
Each month, 1,000 Filipinos leave for Hawaii or the Pacific Coast of the United States.
Each month, 1,000 Chinese arrive. in the Philippines From Amoy and Foochaw.
These figures vary from month to month but represent a fair pic- ture of the movements of "popula
Doubtless the number of " tlop. Chinese piling into the Philippines every month from the swarming coast of south China exceeds 1,000 by a good margin, but there is no aveans of obtaining..an check.
accurato
Legally Barred. Chinese immigration into the Philippines is legally barred by the same law that forbids Oriental immigration into the United States." Despite this aer, -ships, loadedyto the Captain's bridge with Chinese are constantly arriving in Manila. It happens that each Chinese is armed with papers intended to in- form the immigration officials that In other words, all that a Chinese they were born in the Philippines.
resident of Foochow or Amoy re- quires to vault over the American immigration laws in the Philip pines is a birth certificate, dated at Lay remote point in the Philip- pines and carrying a few signa- tures which cannot be identified without sending a special investiga- tor -into-some corner-of- the-ar
chipelago.
The stream of Chineze into. Manila is only a fraction of the The Philippines · have - 2 food. coastline as long as that of the United States, because of the num- our of islands. The only means of guarding this coastline smugglers of Chinese or opium are two or
three overworked crafts used al- ternately for transporting lepers to Culion and repairing, inter and cables.
Go To Hawall
The emigration of Filipinos J the cane folds of Hawaii and the ranches of California is easier to
The explain..
top
for wage Filipino farm labourers in the Philippines is never above one pegɔ, or 50 American cents daily,
Labour in Manila is phid alight.. is rote. After a long strike and a hitter controversy Bevedores on the Manila water-front receive from 85 cents," American go, to 81.10 daily.
Hawaii and California look like the end of the rainbow to Filipino labourers. The proposal to charter, a ship and take a complete load of Filipino field workers to Honolulu inspired such a rush of applica- tions for passage that the pro- moters had to close their doors.
The good ship Consuelo recently took 500 Filipinos with their kere. chief bundles and travelling. bas- kets to Honolulu in the face of re- peated protests from labour "off- cials of the Territory, saying that the Hawaiian labour market was being overstocked.
44 Big Business.**
It is fair to include the importa- tion of Chinese as one of the "big. business" of the Philippines. Here, it corresponds, economically" and proportionately, to the importa tion of some important commercial product into other countries.
Gralt in the Orient is honoured by the name "squeeze." It is his frowned upon chiefly by those who do not receive. Squeeze" has 'Cardinal O'Donnell.
never received the formal blessing LONDON, October 22ad.
of the Philippine courts, but it has been legalized by public opinion The death is announced of Carto such an extent that an-American dinal O'Donnel.
official, receiving 83,500 annually Dutch Official's Wife. as salary, can live publicly on a LONDON, October 22nd.than jesting and jealous comments 825,000 scale without arousing more The death is announced of en how he does it.. Cornélio Marie van Werde, wife of Sir Jacob Borool, Chamberlain to the Queen of the Netherlands.
(Deceased was the daughter of
Weede and AM H. M. Barcness d'Hingest d'Yvoy.]
van
Menawhile; the population of the islands gradually changes and the mixture of blood is producing a good type of citizens. Perhape someday there will be monuments to`❝ squeeze or the squeezer).