CANTON GENERAL TO SEND AN
EXPEDITION TO HUNAN.
KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI REVENUE NOT TO BE
REMITTED TO "CENTRAL GOVERNMENT."
COMMUNISTS SAID TO BE "VERY ACTIVE" IN THE SHANGHAI-NANKING RAILWAY ZONE.
SHANSI CONFERENCE DECIDES TO RENEW COUNTER-ATTACKS.
According to the local vernacular Press, General Li Tsai Hsin has acquiesced in Nusking Government's request that he should send punitive expedition to Hunian to attack Tang Seng Chi's "rear, Doubtless Nunking will be pleased, but it is very doubtful that they will find much pleasure in contemplating General Li's further statement to the effect that all revere receipts within Kwangtung and Kwangsi will be utilised for the purpoke of the proposed expedition wid, that none will be remitted to Nunking's "Central, Governm it."
Shand officiala, it would serih,, are determined to prosecute their campaign in Chilli. They have just held a conference at which they decided to renew counter-attacks against the Feng tienase,
.
Mme. C. C. Wu has been Eborated and General Chiang Kai Shek is now on his way to Shanghai from Japan.
MME. C. C. WU RELEASED. | GENERAL CHIANG KAI SHEK
LEAVES JAPAN.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
TIENTSIN, Nov. 8th Madame C.. C. Wu, was released } yesterday evening by order of General Chang Tsung Chang.
GENERAL LI'S PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
(Fah Te Fat Pao.)
1
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 1927.
THE RIOTING AT SHANGHAL
NO FATALITIES.
SOVIET CONSUL REJECTS POLICE PROTECTION,
(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Yov, sth. All was quiet in the vicinity of Astor House Hotel at 7.30 yester day evening, but five minutes later an attack was made on the Soviet Consulate opposite by a mob of 50 White Russians from Astor Road, which was quickly augment ed by 200 to 300 more people, and the attack was soon in full swing.
The mob broke the "windows with brickbats, smashing in the main door, and entering the hall., where they were met by revolver fire from the occupants, who had been ex- pecting trouble all day, and were fully prepared.
One of the attackers was shot dead, and several were wounded. The Whites" then fell back.
Police On The Bcona. OSAKA, November 8th. Chiang Kai Shek has left for Surging out from Broadway, "a Shanghai aboard the Nagasaki | second attack was repulsed by the Marui
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THE HANKOWITES TO MAKE A STAND.
{NAVAL WIRELESS. ]
SHANURAI, November 8th. General Li Tsai Hain, of Canton,
SHANGHAI, Nov. 7th. has telegraphed to Mr. Sua Foto News to band to-day from the the effect that he will start an Yanglaze area is to the effect that expedition towards Hunan for the Marshal Tang Seng Chi's 30th purpose of attacking. Tang Seng Army has retired to Hwangchow. Chi's rear and in compliance with It soms likely by preparations in the Nanking Government's order. she making that it is his intention While the Canton axpedition to the to make, a stand against the Nan north was "being" conducted, heking forees at Hwangchow. added, all revenue receipts within Kwangtung and Kwangxi provinces i would be kept entirely for politien) and military expenses in these two provinces instead of remisting thệm to the Central Government.
police, whose reserves had been standing by since four o'clock in
the
afternoon, after 4: rough struggle in which batons and fiets had free play.
الله
THE BLUE NILE DAM.
ADDITIONAL HOSTELS BEING | ABYSINNIA'S ENVOY VISIT-
WHAT PRINCE CAROL WAS PRE- PARED TO DO.
FRANCO-AMERICAN FISCAL AFFAIRS.
UNIVERSITY CITY IN FRENCH CAPITAL.
U.S.A.
SEND
NOTE.
ANOTHER
TREATY NEGOTIATIONS
FENDING.
CASE AGAINST RUMANIAN.. EX-MINISTER:
TRIAL BEGINS TO-MORROW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BUCHAREST, Nov. 9th. The preliminary investigation of Mancilesco has concluded, the definitive charge published contain ing a list of 15 points on which M. Manoilescu is accused The trial will begin on the 10th inst.: Colonel Theodoresco has liberated.
been
that
· [TEXOVOR REUTER'S ADENCY.]
Washington, Nov. 8th. The United States' reply to the latest communication" from France)
with regard to the tariff dispute has been sent to Paria.
I fg understood that it is con- fined to an explanation of technical points which it is necessary should be cleared up as a prelimin ary to the opening of negotiations for a Commercial Treaty regulating Franco-American tariff relations.
ESTABLISHED,
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
THROUGH HAVAS AORNUT.)
PARIS, November 8th. Recent manifestations" show 症 bright outlook. for a " University City" in Paris.
ING ENGLAND.
MORE ABOUT THE CONTRACT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Nov. 7th. Dr. W. C. Martin, the sovy ex- traordinary of Abyssinia, has or-
Belgium solemnly inaugurated the to Londos.
Last Friday Prince Leopold of rived at Liverpool, and is going on
Belgian hostel and yesterday the Dutch and Swedish ministers sign- ed contracts to establish hostals for the students of their respective countries wishing to. perfect their knowledge of French science and
literature.
'It is understood that he will discuss with the Foreign Office the question of the Blus Nite-dam In an interview he said that he had been in Amerion at the request of the Abyssinian Government, to try. to find an eficient firm of engineers for the work on the dam. He had
The American officials hope that the Note will facilitate the pro- LONDON'S ARMISTICE DAY. discussed the matter with the
White Engineering Company, and should endure for the period of the NO REVELS AT THE HOTELS. they had made proposals which he treaty negotiations.
The newspaper deserul says M. Manoilesco told the Magistrate that he had not intended to over throw the Constitution, and he devisional Tariff Agreement, which clared that Prince Carol had said that he was willing to sit on the Council of Regency and recognise the sovereignty of King Michael.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S
VIEWS
"EUROPE MUST ADVANCE
BEYOND LOCARNO."
ALLEGED TREÁTY BREACHES.
(BROTRU'S AMÉRICAN ÄEKVICE,]
LONDON, Nov. 7th. Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech in London, declared that the con- quering nations at present had over 10,000,000 trained men, who
AIR SPEED RECORD.
GREAT BRITAIN'S' PREPARÁ. <TIONS.
AN ATTEMPT AT OVER 300 MILES AN HOUR.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
EX SERVICE WOMEN, TÓ
PARTICIPATE.
[TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDIN, YOy, Teh
would submit to the Abyssinian Government but there was no con- tract.
"We are hot building a dam for the Abyssinian Government, but at the toquest-of the British Govern=
There will be no revels in Lonment, who want it for the Sudan. don hotels or restaurants on Armis. If they now say they don't want it, tice Day. The secretary of the there's an end of the matter." Hotel and Restaurants' Association said that public opinion seemed against revels, and many establish
BUGGY, Nov. 7th. The new air speed record set up by the Italian Major Di Bernhardi is not likely to stand long unchai.ments were arranging dances on 'lenged. Preparations are already bearing completion in this country for an attempt at over 300 miles an Конт.
When Flight-Lieutenant Webster put up the speed record of 252 miles
New York Company's Claim.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7th. The statement by the Abyssinian. envoy. Dr. Martin, cabled carder, has been brought to the attention. of the officials of the White Engi
eering Corporation, who rupeat that the corporation had a very definite agreement with the Abys sinian Government regarding the proposals for a concession, which, The service in Canterbury Cathe-however, had to be signed and seal-
November 12th instead.
Ex-Service women for the first time will participate in the official parade and the Cenotaph cere-
mony.
The riot lasted an hour and n half, in the course "of which more than twenty shots were fired from the Consulate, and one "White" Russian
WES killed and teo were better equipped for war than
in 1914. Germany, Austria, Huu. an hour in the Schneider Trophy deal will be broadcast, but the ed before it could become effective, wounded.
The affair was watched by crowd of onlockers from across the etrect, and from the windows of the
Astor House Hotel.
gary
race, flying a supermarine Napier
and Bulgaria aggregated S.5 semplate, his speed included Home Secretary has banned the
to 300,000 indifferently 200,000
flying round too acute corners and broadcasting of the Cenotaph ser. equipped soldiers.
as the necessary slowing up to take vice. This was dishonouring the solema | these corners must have bad a detri pledge we gave before Germany mental effect on his average speed confident that the -cordon of signed the Treaty of Versailles, experta armed Sikhs and Chinese police that if they would disarm we would supermarine Napier is capable of beating Bernhardi's speed on 2 flow their example. round the building.
straight course.
Eventually the police obtained
FORGED BANK NOTES IN control, and threw
SHANGHAI,
RAID BY PÒLICE,
CHEAP MONEY FOR THE RACES..
A mass of Bank of Communica
Another delegram, sent by General Li to General Bei Chung Hai, mentioned that he (General Li) must oppose Mr. Wang Ching Wei's plan of calling the 4th Kuomintang Conference in Canton, __in_view_of_the_fact that there was tion notes of vacious denominations estimated to total on their face no central authority in Canton, to ratify the calling of the conference.value five to eight million dollars
On information from the Shang- hai-Nanking Railway being received
to the effect that the communists in the Shanghai-Nanking Railway! zone are again very active, the Public Safety Department of the Kiangaa
Provincial Government has reinforced a number of armed police at the railway to keep strict vigilance.
Municipal Folice Not Wanted.
*LATER.
SHANGHAI, November 8th. According to police reports no fatalities resulted in the Consulate riot yesterday-though-four "White Russians were seriously and four
and all stümped " Hankow," three slightly injured. to four millions of which have
Territories in Europe, such as Vilos and Galicia, had been for cibly annexed, and the clauses in the Treaty of Versailies providing for the protection of minorities had been trampled on.
Faless-Europe advanced beyond Locarno in the direction of arbi-
tration and disarmament," war was
THE SOVIET'S ANNIVER-
SARY.
CEREMONIAL " RED " CELL- BRATIONS.
*ITEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)]
inevitable. It is worthy of note that yester. Hakow by the Communists, are protection to the Consulate was been obtained from the bank in day morning the police offer of
reported to be in eirenlation and
ourtly rejected by Consul Kosior- fangers and counterfeiters are said to be purchasing quantities of the sky, who apparently was endeavour. notes and erasing "Haukow and ing to bring in the Chinese authorities, having requested Gen- subalituting "Shanghai." That was the problem with", which the eral Qunt Tai Chi to give pro Criminal Investigation Department tection. Heavy Aring still continues near of the Shanghai Municipal Police "Wu-yuat, which, according to a pro-was faced with. Hackow notes are vious report, has fallen to the aid to have been sold at a discount of 80 per cent, and converted into Nanking troops.
notes which could be changed at Commodore Chen Shiu Fan will their face value.
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order four additional cruisers to Criminal Investigation Department Late on Friday night in the co-operate with the Nanking forces at the Central Police Station the "pushing towards the Upper Yang-head of the forgers' gang and
teze.
SHÄNSI DECIDES UPON COUNTER-ATTACKS.
(Wah Ta Tai Pao.)
three of his accomplices were to be found. Detective-Inspector Teller of the Special Branch and his Chinese detectives had run "down the counterfeiters and had caught them red-handed: paraphernalia, inks, blocks and the usual adjuncts to counterfeiting all are in the S.M.P.'s hands. A fine piece si work which bas taken the Detective Special Branch nearly five weeks to accomplish.
The police received information a
are
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Twenty women and eight children present, residing in the Consulate.
"Crowds visited the scene, to-day and the town is full of rumours but a recrudescence of the trouble is considered to be unlikely.
*
GREAT BRITAIN AND EGYPT.
MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY
DISCUSSIONS.
DEPARTURE OF EGYPTIAN PREMIER.
Moscow, Nov. 7th.
Bre
Average speed tests will take place at Calshot over a measured course of three kilometres which will be flown twice in each direc tion, the average speed of the four flights being that cousted in the record.
It is probable that the pilot will be Flight Lieutenant Worsley, who was second in the Schneider Trophy
The Prince of Wales will give an address at a remembrance festival in the Albert Hall in the evening. which will be broadcast all over the
The vice-president of the corpora- tion said that he failed to under- stand Dr. Martin's statement, and refused to comment on it. He added the original announcement made by Dr. Martin at New York, and declared "wo merely confirmet what he said."..
YOUTH WILE DANCE.
THE VICAR'S BAN
Empire, alter which the audience will march in a torchlight proces- sion to the Cenotaph. An overflow gathering will join the procession the place of the Church in the at Hyde Park.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,
HOME ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CANTEENS ON H.M.'S SHIPS.
race and that the machine will be. an improved supermarine Napier.
BERLIN BOURSE "SLUMP.“
EFFECT OF ECONOMY ·
WARNING.
The stoop Verbena has completed her refit and is ordered to com mission on October 28th for service in African waters. Sho will be commanded by Conmander L. G. Ingham, formerly Fleet Gunnery Officer in the flagship Hawkins ih China.
Sir Harry Verney speaking of
social life of the village at a meet- ing of the Church assembly at Ipswich said,
The young will dance.
Good luck to them! Why shouldn't they ↑ - ..
Dancing at its worst is abomin able.
At its best it is a very old and a very fine art.
Here is a real chance for the church.
The Autocratic **We.” As an example of how not to do it," he quoted the following para graph from a church magazine-
It has been reported to us, that Juring last winter dances were mot always conducted in the way we should wish. This winter, therefore, dancing in the church hall will not be allowed. Did the vicar' attend dances? asked Sir Harry. the churchwardene there why not?
those
Were
If not,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
BERLIN, NOV, th.. Following the publication yester- The announcement was made at day of the report by the Agent- the last meeting of the Headquar It is officially stated that à mi-General of Reparations, Mr. Parkerters Naval Canteen Committee that lion persons participated in the Gilbert, stressing the need for an the Navy, Army and Air Force anniversary demonstrations here. economical German financial policy, Institutes bad definitely proposed The processions converged on the and the Government's reply, as well to the Admiralty to take over the Red Square, which was the centre as the unsatisfactory "report of the canteens in bis Majesty's ships on of the official festivities. The wills German steel trust, quotations on the China Station, and that this If the church hall" was shut to of the Kremlin were covered with the Bourse dropped, some shares suggestion was under consideration. dancing, doubtless some public- red "cloth bearing inscriptions de losing as much as 30 points.
China is the only one of the big bouse would open its doors, for the ecribing, the important events of the Bear speculators are busy making stations at which the N.A.A.F.I. young people of that village were past ten years,
the most of the situation. Bourse have not hitherto been in full certainly going to dance some
Their activities were where. The Soviet Authorities asscabled circles fear that the bi-monthly operation.
Dancing lessons should be given on a platform at the Lenin maa settlement day will disclose losses extended there earlier in the year, soleum, at the sides of which the equal to those of the ill-famed following the dispatch of ships to in the village to improve ballroom Diplomatic Body and reveral hun- Black Friday several months the Far East from other stations, manners, with the last lesson of the and reports received indicate that season turned into a competition. dred foreign delegates were drawn | ago.
the Institutes are giving satisfac In one village where this was done, up.
tion, and are holding their own as after the first session the girls compared with the canteens in ships would only danco with the men who with Chinese tenant contractors, had learned civil ways, so the next The slump is partly attributable while continuing to pay the higher session the hobbledehoys had to to the passage of the steel trust rate of rebate. A permanent come and be taught, or there were memorandum agreeing to Mr. N.A.A.F.L. area incnager has been no partners for them.
Policy.
After, speeches and a ceremonial Germany's Economic and Financial march past of Red troopa, démon- strators went in procession until dark.
INDIA'S POLITICS.
SWARAJIST LEADER'S
ATTITUDE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]
LATEE
Parker Gilbert's foreshadowing of appointed to Hong Kong, and the
economic stagnation, particularly in base will be organised similarly to the coal and iron trades, unless the Malta.. German economic and financial
门
The Good And The Bad. Canon E, S. Woods, said:
With regard to dancing, I anF
policy: "is completely reorganised. Commander R. W. Blacklock, quite strongly of the opinion that The memorandum, however, statis-D.S.C., who began duty on October the day has gone for good when fically demonstrates the progress 7th, with the Director of Naval Christians can say it is un-Chris- CALCUTTA, Nov. 7th.of the trust's »remunerative" activi-Intelligence at the Admiralty. tian to dance. It is up to the There is a tense political situaties.
served in 1923-25 with the Sub- Church to throw its mantle so far
arine Flotilla in China.
as may be over healthy, nice, and tion on the eve of the announce.
It is understood, that the Third decent dancing. ment of the personnel of the statu
Destroyer Botilla, which was leat Of course, there are dances tory commission which will investi
to the Naval Command in Chinese which are good, and those which are gate the working of the reforms,
waters from the Méditerranean, had. The Church ought to try and since 1919.
will remain in the Far East, and provide that kind of opportunity. that its place in the Mediterranean where our young men and women will be taken by a flotilla from can meet and dance under healthy home.
conditions.
ĮBRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] SHANGHAI, November 8th, General Yen Shih Shan called
RUGBY, Nov. 7th. military conferroce in Niangchi-
Sarwat Praha, the Egyptian kwan to discuss the renewal of few weeks ago that purchases of Prime Minister, leaves London to- counter-attacks on the Fengtiengse. Haak of Communications Hankow morrow after a week's visit during It was decided that Shamsi forces notes at a huge discount; were pro- would be moved in two directions weding on Large scale. There which he and the Foreign Secre- towards Southern Chilli, Оле was almost
on the local tary, Sir Austen Chamberlain, were column. marching to the Tsingting branch of the bank, the Chinese enabled to continue the informal Taiyuen Railway and the other were presenting their notes and conversations which began during advancing to Taiming, in southern asking for, silver, they also had Sarwat Pasha's visit in July upon Chibli for the purpose of cutting heard of the transformation which the subject of the future relations. off the Chihli-Shantung forces who was being carried on. Only the between Great Britain and Egypt. are now operating against Feng mask careful scrutiny could detect It es understood that mutually Yu Hsiang's troops. It was also the forgerY......
satisfactory progress has been inade decided that merville the Shari
It is possible to realize the result during the discussions, troops now on the defensive at the if these people had not been delect- "Peking-Suiyuan
This is illustrated by the action Railway, would ed. Tens of thousands of dollars simultaneously launch a general might have passed over the Race AMERICA'S GOLD STOCKS. of Mr Sen Gupta, the Swarajist counter-attack on the Fengtianese Club counters for four daya and
leader in Bengal, refusing an invita tion to meet the Governor, declar the chjoctive being the metropolitan perhaps amongst these would be, a' large quantity of forged notes.
WORLD'S TOTAL DA ing that ns the "Government has made up its mind, as regards the The forgers may not, of course, have had in view the rapid passing (THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.] - statutory commission, and has also of hates at the races, but it a
rejceted the National Congress de- beef
WASHINGTON. Nov, 7th... mand for a round table eonference. significant that they have working at top speed at this time The latest Treasury figures esti- any suggestions he might make at when racing is at its height. The mate the stock of gold in the United present would be futile; and more police, however, realized that it was States at $4,500,000,000, represent over as the question of the political of the utmost importance to tracking 54 per cent of the gold coin- detenus in Bengal has not been this gang down inmediately and age of the world.
settled, Mr. Gupta considers that the untiring work of the Criminal Altogether $2,000,000,000 worth of the discussing of constitutional Investigation Department had its gold is stored in the Government questions will not serve any useful
Asay Office at New York.
areth
Fong Yu Hsiang's main forces operating along the Langhai Tail way are advancing to Tangshan, on the Kiangsu border. in the Lung hai Railway area. Their vanguard in reported to have reached a pint some 10 miles off Hauchow. Mean while, the left flank of Marshal Feng's army has advanced to south rra Shantung, and threatens Tac- nings 10 miles south-west of Yeng
chow.
due' rowurd,
MORE THAN HALF THE
purpose.
TRADE BARRIERS. PRINCIPAL NATIONS AGREE.
(THEOUĠU KEUTER'S AGENCY:).
GENEVA, Nov. 7th. The trade barriers conference has drafted a convention which four- teen countries, including, Germany, Britain, France, and Italy, announce their intention of signing to-mor
row.
•
The following appointments were roade by the Admiralty on October 11th-Engr. Lieut. Comdr. P. H THE NEXT RACE MEETING. McCarten, the Titonia, and for duty with subinarines (on relief), Com Draft programme and entry forms A feature of the debate was the mander Engr. P. Young, to Tifania, for the Bih Extra Race Meeting of promise by the French spokesman and for duty olase 1 with sub the Hong Kong Jockey Club, to be to withdraw the prohibition of the murines (on relief). Wt. Engr. E held on Saturday, November 28th, importation of coal and coke, which A. Waterson, to Titania, for service may be obtained at the Race was applauded "as" an indication in submarines (on relief); and Wt. Courts, Hong Kong Jockey Club, or of the successful progress of the Engr. T. G. Nicholas (nc.) to Causeway Bay Stables. Franco-German economic negotia Tilunin, and for service in sub- Entries close at noon on Tuesday, tions.
marines (November 1st).
November 15th. wor
f