THE KUOMINTANG CLIQUES IN SHANGHAI
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S FACTION MEET MINUS WANG CHING WEL
WANG STILL REGARDED AS CHIEF INSTIGATOR OF CANTON'S COUP.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 1927.
MARSHAL FENG'S TROOPS PROGRESSING IN SHANTUNG AND HONAN.
ever.
The Kuomintang cliques and factions at Shanghai appear to be no nearer a settlement of their difficulties, the differences between the Nanking and the Cantonese members being as pronounced as A new move has been made by Marshal Chiang Kai Shok holding a meeting of his followers minus Mr. Wang Ching Wei. It is reported that the meeting expressed the view, evidently generally held, that Mr. Wang was chiefly responsible for the recont Canton coup Interesting developments, it would seem, are imminent.
Marshal Feng's troops continue to be successful both in Shan- tung and Honan and it is reported that Marshal Chang Tso Lin, still struggling with Shansi," is very much perturbed regarding the state of affairs in Shantung.
CHINESE MILITARY
CONFERENCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7th.
SHANGHAI'S TRAM STRIKE.
ONLY A SKELETON SERVICE.
Owing to
» (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7th. As an outcome of the concerence
the intimidation of of military authorities yesterday. Li Tsai Hsin is expected to leave motor-men and conductors by the for Swatow shortly. Pei Tsung Hsi fitters on strike there is still only expressed his willingness to sup-n skeleton tram service. The trams port him, but Chu Pei Teh and Li are mostly being driven by Korean inspectors who, despite one of their Tsung Jen were lukewarm.
sumber having been shot at and severely wounded by agitators this morning are loyally carrying on.
BACK TO MALTA.
BRITISH FIRST CRUISER SQUADRON
ITEROCOR REUTER'S AUENCY.]
MALTA, Dec. 7th. The First Cruiser Squadron, has returned after 13 months' service in China.
THE FEELING AGAINST WANG-CHING WEI
(Wah Tu Yat Pas.)
NAVAL WIRELESS. 1
SHANGHAI, Dec. 6th. A modified tramway service is running.
LOOTING FEARED AT WUCHOW..
[NAVAL WIRELESS. Į
Wicnow, Dec. sth. The Commissioner for Foreign Aftairs and principal officials have leit, or are leaving.
The majority of the Kwangri troops have retired up river and Kwangtung forces have beadquas ters in the vicinity..
There is little chance of fighting, SHANGHAI, December 7th. During the suspension of the pre-but merchants fear that there will liminary meeting of the h Kuo-be looting by the incoming or the
outgoing troops. mintang Conference, Kuomintang. During the last 24 hours, mines leaders representing the Kwang have been laid in the channel of clique and Chiang Kai Sher's faction yesterday called an informal Chicken Basket Island. meeting at the Nanyuen Garden in the French Settlement of Shanghai. This meeting is considered to be exceptional in view of the fact that it excluded Mr. Wang Ching Wer. Resentment was generally express- ed towards Mr. Wang who, accord- ing to the opinion prevailing, was the real instigator in the recent Canton coup
A report from Nanking states that Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's troops bave occupied Taining, in South- West Shantung, and a telegram des- patched i rom Chengchow, Honan, states that Feng's vanguards have advanced to point beyond Lincheng.
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Hankow quiet,
HANKOW, Dec. 8th. Conditions in Hankow are ported to be quiet...
il
Yang Sen's Troops,
lCHANG, Dec. 6th Part of the 2nd Army are report ed to be arriving at lebang to join Lang Sen.
SHANGHAI DEFENCE TO BE CHRISTENED GENERAL SUTTON
FORCES.
A STRIKING EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE.
IN ST. PAUL'S
THE FIRST CHINESE BABY THUS HONOURED.
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A CHRISTMAS FUND.
(THROUGH REUTRA'S 'AGENCY.}
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7th
A striking expression of grati- tude by
the nationals of 13 countries not represented militarily
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
IN LONDON.
CHINA'S WARFARE “NOT-
COMIC OPERA."
A NICE LITTLE PRESENT.”
(THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.]
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LONDON, Dec. 7th. Paul K. Ma, whose parents were married in St. Paul's Church.
LONDON, Dec. 7th. General Sutton, who, during the Hong Kong, is to be christened in. St. Paul's Cathedral on Sunday. last few years was on Chang Tad Lin's staff, has arrived in London
in Shanghai, including Norway. He is the first. Chinese baby thus after an- absence from England. of
Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Swit- zerland and Spain, for what the Defence Forces of land and Bea
honoured.
OF
MELTING STEEL.
here has meant for them, is con- NEW METHOD tained in an announcement by a representative committco of a fund that is being organised: "To make Christmas spent so far from their
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3 years.
-PRESIDENT COOLIDGE AND NAVAL POWER.
NO SECOND PLACE FOR U.S. NAVY.
PRESS COMMENT..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2nd. President Coolidge's message to Congress states that the country's prosperity has never been exceeded. The burden of the national debt is being steadily eliminated, and will be reduced at the end of the fiscal year from G.826,800,000 to G.817,675,000.
compelled to do in order to protect the lives and property of their citizens. The United States has always been ready, and is now, to co-operate with any Government' which may emerge from the present civit strike in China.
No Secondary Place."
WASHINGTON, Later. "We are determined not to enter Interviewed by Reuter, he said
into any covenant assigning the that it was quito wrong to regard
The annual interest, including United States a secondary place the fighting in China ne a sort of
among the naval Powers of the comiu opers warfare. He declared war savings, has been reduced from world," was the outstanding pass that he left China because he G.81,035,000,000 to G.8870,000,000.age in a speech by Mr. Coolidge wanted a chatge. He had been The average interest on the present when addressing the Republican given a "nice little present" by
Referring to his own future," he public debt fell this year for the National Committee first time below four per cent. The and that in order to give time for that this was £10,000.
General Sutton is trying to is annual saving an interest between mature deliberation with regard to terest British capitalists in
the nomination of the party's cheme of railway development in 1923 and 1929 s $910,000,000.
candidate, "I stated on August 2nd British Columbia.
Without this, no bill to relieve that I did not ehouse to run as taxpayers would be worth propos President in 1923. My statement ing. The people ought not to take stands,
homes and loved ones a happy one. AN ELECTRICAL FURNACE Chang Tao Lin. It is understood
for the men for whose endeavour on our behalf this found will create a long-waited opportunity to show our appreciation and thankfulness."
"
U.S. BATTLESHIPS.
ELEVATION OF BIG GUNS. (REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7th. The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has de cided to ask the House to decide as to the advisability or otherwise of authorising the elevation of hig guns on, American battleships.
THE WATERSIDE
DISPUTE:
SETTLEMENT REACHED. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
MELBOURNE, Dec. 7th- The Waterside dispute has been
settled.
LATER.
SUCCESSFUL SHEFFIELD
EXPERIMENTTS.
[BRITISH WIRESS. SERVICH.]
Recay, December 7th. A new high frequency electrical furnace lor melting steel Wis the demonstrated yesterday at Sheffield works of Edgar Allen and Company. The furnace is the first- of its kind in the world to be used commercially for the manufacture of high quality tool steel. It marks a striking advance on the old in established crucible procces which pots containing about sixty are heated by pounds of material'î coke or gas fires.
In the new furnace, about 450 lbs.
LIVELY TIMES
NAGYVARAD.
11
AT
STUDENTS GET OUT OF HAND.
(THROUGH RECIKR'S AGENOT.).
BUDAPEST, December 7th. The police, reinforced by grndar- merie and cavalry have at length quelled the bloody conflicts in the Hungarian town of Nagyvarad now annexed to Rumania, where thou- Jasay sands of students from. and Transylvania attended a con- gress,
The students began demonstra- tions against the Jews and event
a selfish attitude in pressing for respected" my décision must be
the removal of moderate and fair taxes
"We must keep. the budget That is the balanced yearly. triding price we pay to command the lowest interest of any of the Great Powers. The Navy, like the army, is a weapon of defence, but to meet our enormous national responsibilities armament is necessary."
with
He declared that within a fear years, the replacement of capital ships must begin, and they should immediately consider a moderata of construction ot programino cruisers and submarines, extending over a considerable period of years, not involving competition other countries, but simply pro
substantial Kea The President said that he up-
viding for a defensive navy. held the protective tarif as a boon Conferance's Negative Results.to the agricultural and industrial
classes, which nevertheless permits" He continues: "After very care two-thirds of the total American ful preparation, we recently made imports to enter entirely free. every effort to secure a three-Power treaty limitation of naval arma mens, and were granted much co operation from Japan, but were with Great Britain. While the results of the conference were of ly negative in character. We know considerable value, they were most- now that no agreement can he reached which will be inconsistent with a considerable building pro gramme.
He concluded by emphasising the country's devotion to peace; "while not entertaining any desire to take doubtless charge of eivination, ance proposals
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of steel are heated in one hour,nally against the Magyars They The heat is not put into the attacked and wrecked the residence unable to come to, an agreement | na' allusion to the security, confer-
of the chief rabbi, several news paper offices and the Catholic is known that one person was killed Union Society's offices. Hitherto, it and many seriously injured.
furnace from outside but is induced within it by means of an alternat- ing current of electricity. The walls
It was announced in the Arbitra.of the crucible perely serve the tion Court that the Waterside purpose of a container and the Workers Federation had advised furnace itself is contained in a their branches that the embargo square wooden box which remains on overtime had been lifted and
'cool. they instructed the branches to carry out the Court's award.
The waterside workers will offer for work to-morrow morning but there is some doubt with regard to the attitude of the owners, as it is believed that they are far from be ng satisfied with Judge Beeby's action and are awaiting instruc resumption of the work ions from London: But an early certain.
seems
IT-
Owners Dissatisfied. Another telegram adds:- The owners are dissatisfied with Judge Beeby's decision on the ques retion of picking up (engaging deck- ers for work) holding that this should be taken out of the hands of the board with reference to any
in
cach conditions
port Arbitration vestigated by the Court.
Judge Beeby announced a three months' interim award as to the laying of picking up places which would be those obtaining on Janu- ary 10th last. He refused to dis cuss the point raised by the owners. with regard to the legality of the interim award which had been made in such circumstances.
U.S.A. AND CHINA. STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Dee. 8th.
In the course of his message to Congress, and referring to foreign relations, President Coolidge says:
The 1st, Bth,, 10th, 40th, and 33rd Army Ceres of the Southern Army assigned for the Northern expedi- tion, have already mobilised at Pengpa for an immediate advance towards the North in four dires-dent and detached. Our charity tions.
NANKING GOVERNMENT · AND MARSHAL FENG. (Wah Ts: Yat Pao.)
SHANGRAI, December 7th. The Nanking Government has decided to suply Marshal Feng with 81,000,000 worth of ammunition and
"The United States is indepen
embraces the earth and our trade is far flung. Our financial favours are widespread; and our example is of the greatest importance to the world.
KIDNAPPING OF CAPT. LALOR.
"AN AFTER-THOUGHT."
NAVAL WIRELESS.]
The new process eliminates the exacting tasks necessitated by the methods now in use and ensures operatives better conditions for both as regards cleanliness and physical comfort
The purity of the steel produced is one of the technical advantages of the new process. Having no contact with the fuel, the steel is extraordinarily free from sulphur and phosphorous effects. It is "estimated that whereas the cost of melting a ton of high speed steel ander the old process ranges from £16 to £24, the cost will be from one half to two-thirds of that sum under the new method.
ALLEGED" SPYING IN ENGLAND.
{THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 7th. McCartney and Hansen have been committed for trial at the Old Bailey.
Both pleaded "hot guilty reserved their defence.
and
LEAGUE AND PRESS CON- FERENCE PROPOSAL. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
the
CURBING A VOL- CANO.
GERMAN ENGINEERS® EXPERIMENTS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
MANAGDA, December 7th. With the idea of permanently ex- tinguishing the Santiago volcano, whose poisonous fumes have ruined a quarter of Nicaragua's coffee crop for years, German engineers dump ed thousands of tons of certh into the crater, with the result that the burning sulphur bed has apparently been extinguished.
£13 B
[DRITIEN WIRELESS SERVICE] Press Comment.
Ruoay, December 7th." The part of President Coolidge's annual Message to Congress deliver. ed yesterday which attracts most attention in Britain is naturally the reference to the Geneva Naval» Conference.
The Times anya: "President
"
On our part we are ready and willing to continue the preparatory investigations on the general sub- ject of limitation of armaments started under the auspices of the Coolidge's announcement that any League of Nations. Part of our future treaty of limitation will cali considerable cruiser tonnage is on us for more ships, may seem to rule out any futurs conference in obsolete, and the failure to agre advance but it need not arouse an should not cause us to build more,
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01 less than we would otherwise de,xiety or make the blightest differ- ence to the naval policy of Great Any future treaty limitation will on us for more ships. We should Brita a. That policy is based ca enter no competition, but should long experience of the vital need of national defence. Its principles in needful pro-
no way eqntrast with those which not refrain from gramme. Propaganda will
President Coolidge has laid down. cause us to change our cou788,"
It is for the Government and the He says that more attention
mate their maritime requirernerita. should be given to merchant ships people of the United States to esti We can only consider our own. What has 'always been made per- as naval auxiliaries.
fectly clear is that we shall not dream of building in competition with the United States. Our needs cannot be determined by theirs."
Flourishing Commerce.
The message continues: "Pri vate interest is opening up an aviation service to Mexico and Central and South America. We are particularly solicitous to have the United States take a leading part in this development.
under
The Daily Chronicle says: "The question as to what constitutes adequate defence for America is not one with which we can usefully concern oursrives. If we had rea son to doubt ber peaceful intentions
we could not be indifferent to it But we have no shadow of reason, far dontting them and can there fore accept for ourselves the prin- ciple laid down for America-that there shall be no competition that we will build what we need for de fence and no more.
THE SINGAPORE BASE. COMPLETE COST UNKNOWN. (THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Dec. th.
Our market for imports is best Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. Douglas served by maintaining our preacut King said that the military portion high purchasing power, of the Singapore Base scheme was which in the past five year our im result of a porte have increased by 63 per under review, technical examination of the spot. cent." At present he was unable to enti- mate the expenditure:
Commander Kenworthy requested an estimate of expenditure. falling
[TH2000) REUTER'S AUENCY.] on other votes than the Admiralty.
Mr. Churchill repeated that the the
LONDON, Dec. 7th. While the American Press scarce- cost of the Admiralty was seven and cheapest method of placing western three quarter millions, but he was products on the European market. ly refere to that part of President unable to estimate the cost of other The State Department has request | Coolidge's Message dealing with the continuously ed the Conandian Government to Navy but concentrates on the votes, which
The cost at any negotiate the necessary treaties.. under review, stage could not be accurately fore. seen there had been several final estimates which, however, were sub- jected to continual scrutiny.
were
TROTZKY AND ZINOVIEFF. STALIN AT THE COMMUNIST CONGRESS.
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
ICHANO, Dec. oth.
GENEVA, Dez. 7th. With reference to the Siang Tan
The Council of the League has piracy further information of the "We are compelled to send naval pirates' motives is now to hand. It approved the report. of the recent and marine forces to China to pro-
sunderstood that their original Press Conference. Several dele- tect the lives and property of our intention was to capture arms and gates emphasised the importance of fortunately their ammunition and they boarded the the recommendation of the Confer citizens, and simple" presence was sufficient to Siang Tan believing her to be a ence in favour of improvement of prevent material loss of life, but Japanere ship, but on discovering telephonic, telegraphic and wireless there has been considerable loss of their mistake they abandoned the communications throughout $1,000,000 in cash.
world particularly between Geneva Marshal Chang Tao Lin is parti- | property. That unhappy country search.
The kidnapping of Captain Lelor and London, and the question was eularly anxious regarding the situa- i torn by factions and revolutions, tion in Shantung in view of the which bid fair to last indefinitely. was an after thought, and all arreferred to the League Communica for his release on tions Committee for necessary
Moscow, Dec. 6th. fact that his hands are full with the Meanwhile we are protecting our rangements
M. Urrutia (Colombia) support Reviewing the international situa Fengtienese-Shansi war. He is pre-citizens, and are ready to co-operate Wednesday are complete.
The bandits dominate the left
tion of Russia at the Communist paring to send a large number of with any Government which may reinforcements from Chihli to Shan-craerge, in promoting the welfare bank of the Yangtze River between ing, the recommendation, painted
of the people of China. They have Tebang and Shasi, but volunteer out that London was the chief Party Congress, M. Stalin admitted
rentre for the distribution of news
that dissatisfaction with the Soviet was growing among tens of thou- Marshal Chang has also despatch-always had our friendship, and peasant organisations have estab ed a number of Fengtienese troops should especially merit our "con-lished look out posts on the right from America and the Far East.
Mr. Adatchi (Japan) warmly sands of small capitalists who were to Taiming and Thehow to streng-sideration in these days of their bank, to prevent the bandits from
distraction and distress."
associated himself with the report being ruined by the growth of and hoped that the efforts to im- Socialistic industry and trade, and then the defence line there. "The preliminary meeting of the
prove the communications between among many civil servants who had Geneva and London would be been dismissed as a result of reduc 4th Kuomintang Conference is ex- NANKING AND THE CANTON
COUP.
successful. pected to resume to-morrow, as soon us all important problems are satis- factorily settled..
tung.
General Li Tsai Hain will submit to the preliminary meeting a set of proposals dealing with the rival faction in Canton,
SECTION "A" ARMY RESER- VISTS FROM CHINA, AN INTERESTING SUGGES TION. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7th.
The Nanking faction of the Kuomintang have held a separate meeting and discussed, inter alia, the Canton affair.
crossing the river.
:
MANCHURIAN RAILWAY
LOAN.
MESSRS MORGAN'S
PARTICIPATION.
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, Dec. 6th.
It is officially announced that They passed a resolution that Generals Chang Fat Kwai and the question of Messrs. Morgans Wang Ki Cheung should be "dis making a loan to the South Man- ciplined," saying that the Nation-churian Railway, has not been pre- alist Government having issued a sented to the State Department mandate ordering a pugitive ex- formally, and until details of the are submitted, no action pedition against them, Wang Shao Joan Hing should be notified to continue would be taken,
The Journal of Commerce draws the Government's his advance from Kwangi, while Li Chung Yen and Pei Chung Hs attention to of Sir Frederick Hall to retain in should mobilise and reinforce Wang complete change of attitude, and the opinion that the the Army section A. reservists Shao Hung, so as to settle the expresses
Bankers themselves may now let the returning from China until they are Kwangtung situation as early as
matter drop. possible. able to obtain employment.
LONDON, December 8th. Capt. King regretted the impos sibility of adopting the suggestion
action
Messrs. Cheng Lo and Dandar- and followed in the same sense.
Sir Austen Chamberlain promis ed that when be returned to Lon don he would see what could be done to carry out the recommendu tion
سة
FRANCE, AND THE FAR EAST.
(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.),
PARIS, Dec. 7th." Le Matin states that Colonel Antoinnt and four assistants will scon try a powerful acro, to connect Paris and Hanoi with a view to French commercial expan- sion with China, Japan, and the Pacific generally.
tions of staffs in State concerns.
He claimed, however, that thou sands of the boiling intelligenteis were coming over to the Soviet headed by the technical leaders connected with industry.
The investigation of methods for opening the Great Lakes to the sea. by means of a shipway, have com. cluded in favour of the Saint,
expeditious and Lawrence River project as being
most
the
domestic references and the British The Government is undertaking Press generally agres that Britain operative committee to consider ships in competition with America, to join in the formation of a co will not dream of building wer
French Press laments the legislation to preserve and conserve the
"inadequacy" of the French naval: the supplies of petroleum.
President Collidge then discusses and air forces and is urging-that foreign relations, giving the rea-America's example should prove a sone for despatching armed forces necessity for each nation taking its to China, which he says they were I own measures for national defence.
OPIUM CONVENTION.
INTERESTING DISCUSJION,
[TRROGGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ·
BRITISH NAVY:
THIRTY-FIVE VESSELS
SORAPPED.
[BRITION WIRELESS NERVICE)
Roosy, December 7th Lieut.-Colonel Headlam, Finan Géseva, Dec. 7th.
cial Secretary to the Admiralty Before the League Council, in a stated in Parliament that orders! discussion on the report of the have been given during the present Opium Committee, Dr. Btresemana year for 30 vessels of the Navy to
These include declared that Germany would not be scrapped. ratify the Geneva Oplug Couves cruiser, 9 destroyers, 4 submarines, tion of 1995 until a German expert 1 minelayer and a number of other had been elected a member of the auxiliary vessels. Central Board.
Sig. Scialoja indicated that Italy. would ratify the convention if the Social and Humanitarian Section of the League Secretariat carried out the secretarial work of the Central Board.
Dealing with the expulsion of Trotzky, and Zinovieff from the party, M. Stalin enumerated the fundamental differences with the opposition who denied the possibi- lity of the successful establishment of Socialism in Soviet Rusein and disagreed with Leain's view that in certain conditions alliances were Mr. Adatci declared that he was admissible with the bourgeoisie in willing to accept the Itahan pro- colonial countries warring against posal if it would secure ratification Imperialism. They also disagreed of the Convention. with the idea of a united front in the World Labour movement to. win over the Labour masses to Communism.
BRITISH LABOUR PARTY.
CHAIRMAN. MR. MACDONALD RE-ELECTED
WAA
- [LETTRAD" WIREZZES SERVICZ.]►
Ray, December 6th. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to-day unanimously re-elected chair- On the motion of Mr. Adate the man and, leader of the Parliamen
to javite the tary Labour Party Mr. JR. Council decided League Committee to easmine the Clynes was re-elected deputy chair- Italian suggestion.
man.