THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 1927.
THE STRUGGLE IN THE NORTH.
SEVERE FIGHTING ON TIEN. TSIN-PUKOW AND LUNGHAI RAILWAYS.
MARTIAL LAW IN SHANGHAI
NATIVE CITY. "
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HANKOW
PEKING AND ITS BONDHOLDERS.
FRANCO-ITALIAN RELATIONS.
IRISH FREE STATE GOVERNORSHIP.
THE REVISED PRAYER BOOK.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE MUSSOLINI'S OLIVE BRANCH. MR. “TIM" HÉALY RESIGNING. REJECTED BY THE COMMONS,
MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
REDS."
ROUND-UP OF RUSSIANS.
EARLY MORNING SCENES.
MARCHED OFF IN NIGHT ATTIRE.
BONDS CALLED IN.
OFFENDERS.
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HiNgow, December 18th. "Hankow awake with intense ex-
citement this morning when it was found that the ex-Russian and ex-German Concessions were cupied by" Chinese troops carrying a systematic house to house search by Communists,
SHANGHAI, Dec. 13th. Both the Southerners and the Euominchun troops have simult aneously launched general attacks on the Shansung-Chihli troops. Severe fighting is going on at several points of the Tientsia- Pukow and Lunghai "Railways. ` The Soviet Consulate received On realising that the Shantung-Grst attention. All the Russian and Chihli troops, who had suffered con Chinese occupants were arrested
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PIXING, December 18th The Finance Minister has issued.
a notice to the holders of 98,000,000 beads, that they must hand them in to the Loans' Department of the Ministry of Finance, where they will be exchanged for new ones of the same denomination.
"No charge will be made for the exchange of the bands, except the cost of printing, which will be thirty cents for every new thou erably in many engagements while all the other houses and danc-sand dollar band, fifteen cents for with the Southerners and Marshalling cabarets occupied by Russians every hundred dollar bond and five Feng Yu Ilsiang's recently, were then visited.
cents for every ten dollar bond.” would not be competent to resist
The period of exchange is from January 10th, till June 30th, 1929, further assaults from their enemies, Marshal Chang Tao Lin is reported
after which no exchange will be to have ordered General Wu Chun
made. Sing, the Tupan of Heilungkiang,
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The round-up was carried out in thorough manner and it is estimated that every Communist or suspect was captured."
Early rising foreigners witnessed
CLEMENCY TOWARDS
MR. JAMES MCNEILL TO WHAT THE DIVISION LIST
SUCCEED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADEŃCY.]
Roxz, Dec. 15th.
LONDON, Dec. 15th, Signor Mussolini, in reporting. It is ofcially announced in Dublin to the Cabinet as regards Franco- that Mr. James MoNeill, the Free Italian relations in the light of State High Commissioner in Lon the Franco-Yugoslav and Italo don, will shortly succeed Mr. Tim Albanian Tranties, said be believed Healy as Governor-General of the that a cordial and durable under-Irish Free State. standing with France was not only possible and desirable but neces- sary. The regular diplomatic re presentatives would shortly examine these problems which were neither Brave now insoluble. A logical sequence would be a meeting of the responsible Ministers of both countries to set the seal on agreement.
Ab
Referring to the domestic situs tion, Signor Mussolini dwelt on the innocuousness of the surviving
anti-Fascist remnants and the tran-
HUGE AGRICULTURAL
· CORPORATION.
PROPOSAL BY SENATOR BORAH.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15th. Senator Borah introduced into the Senate a Bill providing for the creation of a Federal "Agricultural Corporation with a capital of 1,000 million dollars. He proposed that the Board of Directors be com
REVEALED.
[THAOCOK REUTER'Ä ADENCY.}
LONDON, December 15th. The House of Commons, contrary to all expectations rejetted phe revised Prayer Book which cannot now be presented to the King for the Royal Assent, although Mr. Stanley Baldwin recommended its adoption.
The Premier pointed out that all
THE GERMAN STEEL INDUSTRY DISPUTE.
WHAT THE OFFICIAL ARBI-
TRATOR INSISTS UPON, ·
AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
(THROUGH ZLUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, December 18th, The decision, of ', the official
arbitrator in the iron and steel in- dustry dispute insists upon the
introduction of an eight-hour day and three shifts at the Thomas .. Steelworks by January 1st, but pro- visionally grants exceptions in
members must vote in accordance with their own consciences. He other kinds of steel works, which, dreaded, if the measure were reject however, must introduce an eight- ed that discstablishment would be
come a big political issue, and he hour day during the course of did not think that the church would 1928.
survive the disputes which would inevitably again break out. He was
The arbitrator declared that an
af opinion that rejection would de-all-round wage increase is imprac prive the leaders of the church of more rampant than ever. their authority and leave chapsticable since an eight-hour day will further burden the industry. He The cheering which was aroused considers that a 2 per cent in- was equalled when Sir William crease upon existing wages will be by Mr. Stanley Baldwin's speech Joynaon-Hicks opposed the
new appropriate. Book which he said involved a
hierarchy. including the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was present in the Gallery throughout the "eight- hours' debate.
The result of the vote was greet- ed with the wildest enthusiasm
to lead his troops to, Shantung in Russians of both sexes marched off WHITE NILE BRIDGE» quility of the country. He said posed of the "Secretary of Agricul-change of doctrine. He atacked the
order to strengthen the Fengtienese position.
Yesterday the Shanghai Precau- tionary Headquarters despatched a body of troops to search the print ing works of the Commercial Press, is which Communistic pamphlets were discovered. Twelve suspects were arrested.
Mr. Wang Ching Wei has wired to Chang Fat Fui and Li Fuk Lam advising them to patch up all differences and pay allegiance to Marshal Chiang Kai Shack.
Owing to the "anti-Red wave in the Chinese community of Shaag hai, the Russian Consulate is seri ously threatened. Consequently, the Shanghai Municipal authority. has despatched an armed guard' to protect the Russian Consulate premises.
On receiving information that the Communiets planned a mob up- rising in Shanghai, the Precau tionary Headquarters in the native city declared striet martial law.
HOW SUN CHUAN FANG SAVED HSUCHOWFU.
ARRIVAL IN THE NICK OF TIME.
DEFEAT OF THE "CHRISTIAN"
GENERAL.
M New
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Northern papers to hand give graphic details of the recent defeat of Feng Yu Hsiang. Once again the redoubtable Sun Chuan Fang re-appeared with gathered no one knows how, and in this case rescued Chang Tsung Chang from a very tight corner. This is a great set back to Feng whose star has for months been steadily in the ascendant,
PEKING, Dec. 9th. Independent reports from Chinese and British sources state that Haa. chowfu is still held by the Northern forses although it has more than once been on the point of capitula
tion.
in their night attire, in some cases barefooted and roped. The women were hysterical and in one case a terrified girl jumped out of a aceand-storey window and severely injured. *
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It is possible that there were number of innocent persons avoidably arrested, as the Russian community is very large.
It is expected that those innocent will later be released.
GREAT BRITISH ENGINEERING
FEAT.
LINKING THE SUDAN.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, December 18th, " The White Nile Bridge, which forms a last link in the water, light and transport scheme under- taken by the British in the Sudan, the ex-Russian Concession, while it is practically complete and will be is believed that those from the Con-opened by Sir John Maffey, Gover. suinte were taken to military head-nor-General of the Sudan, on quarters.
January 18th.
A number of the arrested, were detained at the Police Station in
It is expected that all the latter will be deported.
The Chinese troops retired. from the concessions at 9 o'clock.
CHINESE NATIONALISTS AND THE SOVIET.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
SEVERED.
NOTICES SERVED AT SHANGHAI.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE?"
RUGBY, December 16th, The Southern Chinese Nationalist Party yesterday issued a mandate severing relations with the Soviet, alleging responsibility of "their agents for the recent Canton out- break.
Notices were served on members of the Soviet Consulated Trade
The bridge has been built-in six months less than contract. It has a total length with: approach em bankments of 3,426 feet and carries road 39 feet wide. 4,000 tons of steel have been used in its erection.
THE TRANSYLVANIAN RIOTS.
STRANGE INCIDENT MENTIONED IN
COMMONS:
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Rucer, Dec. 15th. "A question was asked in the
that 250 out of the 600 persons con- fined on islands would shortly be released. He had ordered the re- lease of all those guilty of offences against himself.
GERMANS WANT ANOTHER LOAN:
TO BE FLOATED IN AMERICA
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
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BERLIN, Dec. 15th.
ture and eight others, appointed by President Coolidge, one of whom will be the Managing Director with a salary of $25,000 a year. The others to receive $20,000.
R.A.F. FLIGHT.
NOW AT BOMBAY,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Bomay, Dec. 18th.
The four Royal Air Force, flying
DUCHESS OF YORK.
INSPECTS HER REGIMENT.”
The Director-General of the Gerboats, which are proceeding to the man State Railway is negotiating Far East, have arrived here from with the Agent-General of Repara- Karachi. tions for payment regarding the flotation in America "of 3 $100,000,000 loan for development purposes, and also to meet the heavy additional increase in the salaries of State Officials, includ-
met out of current railway revenue. ing railwaymen, which cannot be
The loan will probably take the farm of preference shares.
MOTOR-CAR ENDURANCE
RECORD
MR. and MRS, VICTOR BRUCE OFF AGAIN.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Dec., 15th. After repairs to their car, neces- sitated by yesterday's accident, the
started at Monthery, this morning,
Commission and Bank to leave House of Commons whether, during Hon. Victor and Mrs. Bruce re Shanghai by next Wednesday and a similar action was taken at Han- the anti-Semitic riots at Oradea kow, Canton and elsewhere.
Märe, in Transylvanis, an Ameri-
SHANGHAI TRAMWAY
STRIKE.
SERVICE STILL SUSPENDED.
[NAVAL - WIRELESS,]
SHANGHAI, Dee. '15th. The
situation tramway strike remains the same. though the threats of the intimidators have not further materialised at present. LABOUR TROUBLE ON THE
YANGTSZE.
A brief Naval Wireless meerage received by the local authorities yesterday states that labour trouble has broken out at Kiukiang and
are given.
The foreign messages state that when Marshal Chang Tsung Chang, was in a critical position, attacked from both the west end the south, Marshal Sun Chuang Fang turned Wahu. No details of the matter up unexpectedly from the region of Tsingkiangpu, devastated the Nu- tionalist right flank and enabled Marshal Chang Tsung Chang" to throw, the whole weight of his forces, successfully, against the Kuominchun.
can citizen, named Captain Keller attempted to protect from insult at
in their attempt at record breaking
in a ten days' endurance test.
The 15 hours lost time will lower
the hands of rioters the Union their averago but as they had gain- Jack, which had been hoisted by a
Jew in a vain attempt to protected 25 hours advance on the full his premises, and whether Captain 15,000 mile record they are still ten Keller was beaten and stabbed.
Mr. Locker Lampsos replied: "I hours ahead. have received telegraphic reports of riots from His Majesty's Ministers as Budapest and Bucharest. The official Rumanian account states that
PREMIUM BONDS.
QUESTION IN COMMONS.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] :
RUGBY, Dec. 15th.
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some students removed a Union Jack from premises on which it was flying and paraded it to gether with the Rumanian Bag in a procession acclaiming Great Bri-
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked in the House of Com- tain as a friendly country. An American citzen. named Keller was
mons to consider the advisability wounded, "apparently, while en- deavouring to prevent the rioters from entering the premises of the of issuing premium bonds as Young Men's Christian Association means of raising revenue, and said and I understand, that the United that no proposal could escape ex- States Minister at Bucharest is
to the amination, but it did not follow Three Thousand Prisoners. making representation
Rumanian Government on the that any such proposal would TEINAN, Dec." 8th. General Feng Yu Hsiang's forces matter. The incident is, however, survive. Marshal Sua Chuan Fang, who in the region of the Lunghai Rail-being thoroughly investigated both British Minister at recently went to Tehchow, is now way have been repulsed by the by
and the Rumanian remaining Heuchowfu, 00- Northerners, and strategetic pointe Bucharest. operating with Marshel Chang in the region of Chiulishan fell Government and I propose to Toung Chang,
into the hands of the Northerners. await further reporte.
In the battle around Hsuchowfit, TRINGTAO, Dec. Dih. Reporte reaching here from the the. Chihli-Shantung forces captur front state that, the Chili-Shan-ed three guns, 24 small guns, and The Chibli- tung combined forces at Hsuehowfu about 3,000 rifice.
on the night of December 8th coun. Shantung forces also took some ter-attacked Genéral Feng Yu 3,000 prisoners.
Hsiang's forces which launched a The Chihli-Shantung forces have furious attack on Hsuchowiu, and reached Tanehan in pursuit of the defeated the "latter after a severe Feng's troops ----Taho, engagement, In this battle Feng's
the
NEW CRUISER COMING:, VERY HEAVY ARMAMENT.
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The
new
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NEW MINISTER TO LATVIA
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Ruany, Dec. 15th...
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ROBY, Dec. 15th. H.R.H. the Duchess of York made her first inspection of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, of which she was appointed Colonel in-Chief las: August at Aldershot.
The weather was bitterly cold add the Duchess was anxious that the men should be dismissed at the curliest possible moment.
Later Her Royal Highness lunch ed with the officers.
HEALTH OF EASTERN PORTS.
BULLETIN FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 10th,
Plague.
5 cases at Rangoon.
I casc at Macassar († fatal),
Cholera.
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55 cases at Calcutta,
1 case at Madras
1 case at Bangkok.
2 cases at Rangoon.
8 casce at Tuticorin.
Small-pox.
1 case at Aden.
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2 cases at Basrah (1 death).
11 cases at Calcutta and
e deaths.
15 cases at Madras and
1 death
1 case at Rangoon.
1 case at Sourabaya.
3 cases at Bandjermasin.
The Next Stop.'
The next step in connection with the Prayer Book will be that the measure will be returned to the Church Assembly, who will recon sider it and may present it to Par. liament in an amended form.
In
FURTHER DETAILS:
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Brasy, December 18th. the House of
HOME SECRETARY » ON SOCIALIST MANNERS.
!! DICTATION TO THE GOVERNMENT.
Reference to a recent Socialist uproar in the House of Commons was made by the Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain, M.P., Minis- ter of Health, speaking at Rugeley. "This," he said, "is altogether a "new sort of claim-that the Opposi
tion of the day are not "morely, to choose the subject to be debated, but they are to dictate to the Gov Commons ernment who is to be their speaker. to-day. Mr. C. W. Bridgeman. Presently, I suppose, they won't the First Lord of the Admiralty, be satisfied with that; they will moved that the revised Prayer not only want to dictate who is Book measure which was yesterday to be the speaker, but what is to adopted by the House of Lords, be the speech. They have repeated be presented to the King for their insolence by putting down, a the Royal assent. "He said he was fresh motion of censure upon the very conscious he had no claim Prime Minister himself. It was whatever to speak as a theologian | not only an exhibition of bad man- of as an authority on doctrine orners aad unsportsmanlike be- liturgy. He thought he had been haviour, but to my mind this pro- entrusted with this task because he cedure on the part of the Opposi did not belong to any church assem-tion, which was authorised and bis and had never been a member justified by their leader, is part. deliberate campaign to of the House of Laymen and merely of a represented a simple specimen of blacken the character of the Prime the ordinary churchman who was Minister, because they recognise deeply attached to his church. He that character is
one of the held that it was not only wisdom greatests nsacts of our party. but to the benefit of the church that
"They will not succeed," he con- the measure should be passed. He cluded. We shall not submit to described the revised book sa being be dictated to by the Opposition, the result of years of careful re-and their efforts will only redouble search and investigation.
our loyalty to our own leader, whom we know to be one of the kindliest and most patriotic of men who fave ever held that high position." Cheers.)
Seventeenth Century Conditions.
The Church to-day was working under conditions which were fitted for 1689 and therefore obviously they were unfitted in many respects | for the present time. The revised book was the result of many con-
The Times" Comment. cessions to different sections to try
LONDON, December 18th. and arrive at the largest amount of common ground which was regarded The unexpected rejection of the as necessary in the way of improve- Prayer Book by the Commons is ad- ment. The supporters of the mea- versely commented upon in the sure were the mass of moderate Press. For example the Timer do- men and women and their appeal clares the rejection must mean chaos The and disaster and that the "best- should not fall on deaf ears. young generation were looking for thing that can happen is that a more life in their church services future House of Commons will and less formality. He urged that, realise that it blundered in haste because Christianity and the forms and reverse "at leisure a decision of worship should be in harmony which can help forward neither with modern thought and modern re- Protestantiam nor peace." quirement.
A possible way out of the dit- culty is indicated by Sir T. Inskip Home Secretary's Opposition.
Church The Home Secretary, Sir William who suggests that the Joynson-Hicks, in moving the rejer Assembly should pass the whole tion, expressed approval of 95 per Prayer Book except the Communion As far he is concerned, cent. of the new book and said that Service, one would like to see many of the although there was a good deal in changes proposed, but the real the other part that he did not like, trouble was in regard to the service he would do all he could to put it of Holy Communion and the pro- posed reservation of the sacrament. They were asked to go back to medieval times..
Bestilt Of The Vote. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, December 15th.. In the House of Commons. the Prayer Book Measure was defeated by 247 votes to 208.
SMUGGLING IN AMERICA.
A FINE OF £11,400.
NEW YORK: A fine of 857,000 (£11,400), the argent so far recorded for this offence, has been imposed on a wealthy widow of a St. Louis brewer and her two daughters for failing to "declare a quantity of clothing and jewellery when pass ing through the Customs. It ap pears that the widow, who is 85 years of age, was permitted to pass the Customs without going through
Supporters of the messure includ on account of her advanced years, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Bridgeman. and was removed from the boat in
in
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The Division List. The Division List of the House of Commons on the Prayer Book is interesting as showing how party lines were obliterated.
through.
Bupporters of the messure, howe ever, are very pessimistic and are of opinion that it is unlikely that" another effort to produca a revised Prayer Book will be made for a long time.
The predominant feeling is one of sympathy for the octogenarian Archbishop of Canterbury, who, it is understood, intended to retire when the Prayer Book was finally approved, but, with the failure of the measure, he may now consider it his duty to remain at work.
Statement By The Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in Lord a statement pleading for the exer-
a baththair. The exemption from Sir Austen Chamberlain, Mr. Joseph Addison, C.M.G., scrutiny did not hold good for the Hugh Cecil, Sir Samuel Hoare, Mr. cise of patience and charity pend- Counsellor of the British Embassy doughters,
whose luggage Ormsby Gore, Col. John Buchan ing the issue of a statement by articles and the Labourites, Mr. Sidney himself and the Archbishop of York, Berlin, has been appointed various undeclared " Envoy Extraordinary and Minister were discovered. The authorities, Webb, Mr. Lansbury, Mr. Pethick after consultation with the bishops, Flenipotentiary at Riga, Reval it now transpires, were put on the Lawrence and Comdr. Kenworthy for the guidance of the clergy and and Kovno.
alert by a Chicago lady, who had Liberals, Bir William Edge; Inde laity in a time of confusion and anxiety, says that the Archbishops returned from Europe a few weeks pendent, Mr. Austin Hopkinson.
Opponents of the measure includ feel assured of prayers on their previously. Her motives in so do- ing are unknown, but were doubted: Sir T. Inskip. Mr. Joynson behalf,
Amended Figures. less fortified by the consideration Hicks, Sir Reginald Hall, Lady of 814,000 (£1,300) which will be Astor, Mra Hilton Philipson The official division list of the Labourites, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Col. Commons shows that 238 members her reward for the information.
The fine for the contraband was Wedgwood, Mr. Thurtle, Miss voted against the Prayer Book paid, and the three ladies from St. Lawrence: Liberals, Mr. Llord measure instead of 247. Thus the Louis recovered their property George and Sir John Simon
majority for rejection was 33 and not 42.
LONDON, Dec. 15th
10,000 ton cruiser Cumberland, which was commis Victory donarmed.
sioned a week ago, has hoisted its forces auftred heavy losses and
PEKING, Dec. 0th."
pennant at Chatham, and is pro deserted a large number of arme Judging from various reports ceeding to China carly in the New PARLIAMENTARY RECESS. and a quantity of provisions. The reaching here from the south, it Year. strength of Feng's forces which seems certain that the Chibli The vessel is commanded by ----- {BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] participated in this battle was Shantung combined forces at Hou- Captain A. L. Snagge and cost more than ten divisions. Probably chowfu inflicted a heavy loss on £1,903,000 to build. She has 2
Rcany, Dec. 15th. ewing to the news of the victory, Ferg's forecs in the recent battle speed of 31. knots and carries four The Premier has announced that the Shantung Provincial Bank note around subowiu, and have 16-4-inch and four three-pounder guns Parliament will be prorogued on isse has somewhat_rallied.—Toho, pulsed them to the region of in addition to her eight sinch Thursday next and that the new
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session will begin on February 7th. guns
Renter.
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