FENGTIENESE RECRUITING SHANSI 'REMNANTS” AT CHOGHOW.
PEKING CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. BORROWING TO HELP STRICKEN CITY..
TH
SUN FO DECLINES OFFER TO JOIN NANKING CABINET.
PROBABLY PROCEEDING TO CANTON.
QUESTION OF QUORUM FOR FOURTH
KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE.
"The Nationalist Government have so far got, their house is order as to be able to shaounce that by the order of Marshat" Chiang Kai Shek," the Minister of Finance (Mr. T. V. Soong) will The local a series of public bonds totalling. $18,000,000. native Press says that the issue will be secured on the 2.5 surtax with s per went. interest."
The Fengtienese, having satisfactorily settled the financial side of the negotiations as to the raising of the Shansi defence of Chochow,
be reported to "drafting the Shansi remnants into the Fengtienese Army on terma that are no doubt regarded as petuniarily satisfactory to the mercenaries
are
Dow
The vernacular Press reports that "a certain amount of anxiety is still felt fat Nanking presumably)"regarding the realisas tion of the Fourth Kuomintang Conference." The trouble alluded io is the question of the quorum, regarding which there seems to be much uncertainty,
At
y Mr. Sur. Fo. evidently disappointed in not being re-appointed Minister of Finance, has declined to accept the new office of Minister of the Construction Department. Perhaps he, bike others. fails to comprehend its meaning in these destructive days. any case, he appears to bave decided to wipe the Nanking dust off his shoes and proceed to Canton" to assist Li Tsai Hain."
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S
MANIFESTO.
ITHROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10th.
A manifesto issued in Nanking yesterday by Chiang Kai Shek announces his resumption of the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Army, and pledges that he will personally direct the anti-Northern Expedition support the Central Authorities and sup al Communist uprisings press "He “does not dare to forecast the result of his reappearance at this Critical moment when both party' and country are un the brink of collapse and the people are re duced to despair." He hopes that alt his fellow-countrymen will rally to his support
The
A LOAN MADE FOR CHARITY'S SAKE.
Woh Ta Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10th. charitable institutions of Peking have decided to borrow a loan from the banking circles. to the amount of $3,000,000 for the purpose of reheving, the sufferers in Chochow.
NATIONALISTS LATEST BOND SERIES.
(Wah Te Fai Pao.) ||
S
اریم
SHANGHAI, Jea. 10th.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 1928.
PIRACY, IN CHINESE
WATERS.
ARMED TROOPS. FOR "JAR- DINE'S STEAMERS.
TEN FULLY-ARMED R.A.'S
THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]
LONDON, January 10th,
A telegram from Singapore statea that owing to the prevalence of piracy in Chinese waters, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's steamers are now leaving for China with parties of armed troops aboard.
The steamer Kat Sang, which has left for Hong Kong with 2,000 Chinese deck passengers, carried to fully-armed Royal Artillery huea, who keep regular watches during the voyage.
IN THE HANDS OF MEXICAN BANDITS.
PLUCKY AMERICÀN'S DASH
FOR LIBERTY.
KILLS FOUR GUARDS.
[AKUTA' AMERICAN SERVICE.}
MEXICO CITY, Jan 10th Maddened by consistent maltreat-
mient
Stace
10th
ROSE"
THE "RED
CRASHES.
OCCUPANTS SLIGHTLY IN. JURED: MACHINE BADLY
DAMAGED..
PLUCKY ATTEMPT PROB- ABLY ENDED.
ני
(THROUGH REUTER's adenoy.]
·
MENTOR, DUTCH EAST INDIES, January 10th. The light aeroplane Red Rose crashed when taking-off en route for Batavia. Both occupants wore slightly injured and the machine badly damaged.
It is doubtful if they will be able to resume. E
BRITISH BY- ELECTION.
RESULT AT NORTHAMPTON.
LABOUR VICTORY,
(THROUGE REUTER'S 10ZNOT.]
LONDON, January 10th. The Northampton by election, which took place owing to Bir Arthur Holland's death, resulted in a Labour gain.
Malone
The result was:— Lieut.-Cal L'étrange
(Labour), 13,186. Captain Renton (Conservative),
14,554.
Me: Cope Morgan (Liberal), 0,575, Mr. Hailwood (Independent Con-
servative), 1000,
Captain Lancaster and Men.
[The late Sir A. Holland (Can- Miller are returning to Singaporeservative) was returned at the last by steamer.
election with a majority of 971.)
AMERICA AND NICARAGUA.
U.S.A.'S EXPEDITIONARY FORCE EMBARKS.
[BEUTER'S AMERİCAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10th.
With
Major-General Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps, General Feland who commands an
men
him on December 17th and over from Charleston for Nicaragua hearia their captors arranging to aboard the erniser's "Trento,
January execut, hin OB
494 Lyman Barber, an American muin- Raleigh, and Milwaukee. ing engineer, suddenly seized the officers and embarked at only available weapons-stones rud Sandiego while another 450 embark. broken bottles-and ferociously at tacked and killed four guards. Heed at Norfolk in the mine-sweeper By the order of Marshal Ching then endured a night of horror in Oglula. Kai Shek and to meet military stumbling painfully until he reach expenditure, Mr. T. V. Soong hased a village at daybreak, where he decided to issue a series of public fonds amounting to $16,000,000 on the security of the 23 surtax with
per cent. interest.
The 10th Army Corps, of Hupeh, have advanced to Tungshan, and the oth Army Corps have also ar- rived at Yueng Lu Shi, on the Hunan border. Vanguarde of both parties have clashed at Pingkiang.
The Fengtienese entered the city of Chochow on the 8th inst. They began to craft the Shansi remnants into the Fengtienese army and to pay them a donation of three Marshal each. Chang Tse Lin is expected to proceed there to inspect.
months' VIVCN
THE WUHU BOYCOTT.
(NAVAL WIRELESS.)
WEBU, Jan. 8th. boycott of British goods is The being enforced.
NANKING, Jan. th. The foreign property has been entirely evacuated.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 8th. The post of Defence Commis-
A certain amount of anxiety is still felt regarding the "realisation of the 4th Kuomintang Conference. The consensus of opinion among the Kuomintang leaders cow present in sioner, it is stated, will be taken Nanking is that 13 members should:
over by General Chang Chun of suffice to form a quorum. Aл. up
the 4th Independent Division of the till to-day only 18 members have Nationalist Army.
obtained a conveyance and returned to his home in Mexico City, where his pale, anxious-eyed wife bersell answered the bell to fall into the arms of a gaunt, ragged spectre who collapsed. He was put to bed and gives "promise of an early res covers.
IRAK'S POLITICAL CRISIS.
THE PREMIER RESIGNS.
NEW CABINET TO BE FORMED.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.].
THE NEW MEMBER
The new member, Lt. Col. Cecil
IRISH FREE STATE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT COSGRAVE, TO VISIT CANADA,
[THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.')
Ortawa, January 10th. President Cosgrave, of the Irish -Free State, has accepted the invita
tion of the Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, to visit Canada during his (President Cosgrave's) forthcoming visit to America.
"LANCASHIRE COTTON
INDUSTRY.
MASTER SPINNERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS.
HOURS AND WAGES,
{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, January 9th. Following the joint meeting of
THE THAMES FLOODS.
STATEMENT BY CONSER VANCY CHAIRMAN,
THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
[BHITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rcost. January tth.
This afternoon the high tide in the Thames was anxiously awaited by riverside inhabitants and bar- ricades were keenly 'watched ́ ́by officials and workmen. The tide, however, enused no further flooding. Water trickled through the bar ricades at Lambeth, but these were qalekly strengthened. No further averdoy is expected if rain and wind hold off and the Fiver should subside normalý after to-morrow,
Lord Desborough. Chairman of the Thames Conservancy, reviewed „ the food situation at a meeting of the Conservancy to-day. He attri
L'Estrange has, so far, had a re. the Federation of Master. Cotton buted Friday's disastrous foods,
to
markable career. According "Who's Who" he was MP. (Co. L.) East Leyton, 1918; born in 1990; son. of late Rev. Saville L'Estrange Malone; married in 1921, Leah "(M.A. Oxon.), daughter of Mrs. Har, Campden Hill, W. educated, Cordwalles, Maidenhead; R.N. College, Dartmouth. Entered:
Spinners and the Manufacturers Association, two reports, which have
an
wherein fourteen lives were lost, to
been forwarded to the Operatives' an arush of water from the North Unions with a view to a joint con- Sea Amounting almost to a tidal ference to consider conclusions, bore," He said that the wet period have now been published.
The Federation recommends
preceding Christmas Day resulted immediate readjustment of finances in the How of the river rising from by a scheme thoroughly clarifying its maximum capacity of 4,500,000,000 the position" in the case of com
gallons to 9,000,000,000 gallons. panics financially unable to com pete. The Government should most That was a very serious amount
snowfall of Christmas. If the snow had thawed quickly those ed to reduce municipal expenditure, 9,000,000,000 gallons would twin-
There should be an extension of
been increased to such an extent hours to 52 per week, a reduction
were
have
in the standard piece price list by that there would have been a record 25 per cent, and its equivalent on dond other rates, and the removal_of trade union restrictions relating to cleaning and oiling, which mate
rially reduce production."
The recommendations continue
The réloncat co-
the bandits captured expedition of 300 men, bas led Royal Navy, 1905;.selected to strongly and continuously be re of water. Then came the heavy
undergo flying course at Eastchurch presentationed to reduce the expen- (the 2nd course approved by the diture on social services by local Admiralty), 1911; took part in authorities and similarly be exhort- Army Mancurres, flying a engined triple-screwed Short bi plane, 1819; few off for'sle of If. MS. Lond steaming 12 knots;
Fortunately, the snow did commanded R.N.AS units in raid on-Cuxhaven,December 25th, 10
not thaw until the~9,000,000,000- (despatches); in command HMS Hen-my-Chrer, March 1915; served
gallons had fallen za 4,800,000,000. In his opinion the volume of water in Dardaaciles campaign till fina evacuation (despatches): aero.
in the river had very little to do that bleaching, dyeing, finishing. planes carrying torpedoes used for the first time on record. packing and other organisations, with the disaster.
Dealing with the question of and three seaplanes from H.M.Shaving fixed standard charges. Ben-My-Gree successfully -but-
should be asked to co-operate with measures to prevent the repetition
uk mehan
oren nce, Lord Des pedord three enemy vesse, 1916; the spinners and members with a commanded East Indies and Egypt view to securing a definits reduc borough thought the remedy was to build a barrage across the Seaplane Squadron (Order of the tien in charges.
estuary of the Thames from Tilbury, Nile); appointed to Plans Division operation should be established be-
to Gravesend with neks in it. Admiralty, 1918; First British Air tween spinners, manufacturers and Attaché, British Embassy, Paris, machinists with a view to bringing
It is stated that the Government and Air Representative-Supreme merchanting to the highest state of may set up a Commission of Inquiry. War Council, Versailles, 1918; eficiency.
The Federation adds that the des into the causes of disaster if the Chairman of Executive Committee
various river and the Municipal Industrial Reconstruction Council, crease in production, to the redus.Authorities concerned desire such Secretary Industrial Councils Par- tion of hours to 48, has been largely investigation. Hamentary Committee. Air Service responsible for the present position
•Extensive measures are being "Parliamentary Committee; Founder and it claims that the suggested taken for the relief of those who
and Chairman Radio Association; cut represents only a 123 per cent. Fellow Heyai Aeronautical Society, cut on current earnings, the larger have had to leave their homes and working week practically making those who have lost their belong- Recreation: mountaineering. Club-
ings. The mayors of the various Royal Automobile, Royal Aero up the difference.
The recommendations of the boroughs, of London are co-operat National Liberal; Alpin Français.
Manufacturers' Association are ing with the Lord Mayor in almost identical but the Association administering one central fund to considers that the wages reduction which donations are coming in Those rendered destitute should be conditional on the opera freely. tives accepting increased hours. have already been supplied with They urge the abolition of all poli- immediate nécessities of food and tical measures handicapping the inthing by church societies, and. cotton trade in view of foreign soup kitchens competition." It is further recom mended that an enquiry be held into freights and carriage charges.
THE SOVIET "LOAN" TO BRITISH -MINERS.
A DENIAL
(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losos, Jan. 10th, The Treasurer of_the_Miners' Federation of Great Britain denies that they appealed to Moscow for
loan.
4
U.S. MINE DISASTER.
EIGHT MEN
KILLED IN
EXPLOSION.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
NEW YORK, Jun. 10th,
A message from West Frankfort, Illinois, states that eight miners were killed and too are missing as the result of an explosion at the Industrial Coal Company's mine.
Bodies In the Mina,
WEST FRANKFORT, Jan. 10th. A rescue worker.asserts that. he counted at least 21 bodies in the mine.
FRANCO-CANADIAN RELATIONS.
BAODAD, January 9th. The recent resignations on pub- lication of the terms of the Anglo- Iraquian Treaty, of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior, has been followed by similar action on the part of the Premier, Jafar Pasha, who tender ed his resignation to King Feisal to day.
King Feisal has ordered the for
mation of a new Cabinet.
It is believed that Jafar Pasha's resignation is due to difficulty in inding suitable substitutes for the resigned Ministers. The treaty to which exception was taken provides for the termination of the British mandate in 1938 when Irak will join the League of Nations.
BRITISH AVIATORS BEGIN WORLD FLIGHT.
WILL PROBABLY CALL AT HONG KONG
A NOVEL ENTERPRISE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
환
AFGHAN'S KING IN ROME.
DELIGHTED WITH CAVALRY
RIDING EXHIBITION.
[TabouGH BHUTAR'S AGENCE.)
"Manchester Guardian's "
Comment.
I
PRINCE OF WALES LOSES AT SQUASH.
GALLANT EFFORT IN THE ARMY CHAMPIONSHIP. -!
ROME, January 9th. After the cordial reception ac corded him by the King and Queen of Italy and the populace of Rome, King Amanullah of Afghanistan
LONDON, Jan. 10th. to-day attended the military races
That the report of the Coston at the Parioli Course, personally Federation and the Association'
winners and congratulating "the
Coabled yesterday) are both disap. shaking hands with them.
the painting is the opinion of the visited LONDON, Jan. 9th. Subsequently he
referring Two ex-R.A.F. flying officers, famous military riding school at Manchester Guardian,
to the proposals to reduce wages Mr. J. 5. Newall and Mr. Neville Tordiquinto where he witnessed: a Vincent, left the Stag Lane Aerospectacular, almost aerobatic, ex- and extend hours
The newspaper says: "It is drome, London, this morning on &hibition by avalry officers, who work light i France, Italy, descended almost, perpendicular exceedingly hard to believe in the Greece, Mesopotamia, India and hilla with their horses sliding down, effectiveness of this time-honoured Singapore, returning to England some of them afterwards jumped remedy of the present conditions" ria China and Russia.
from a second floor balcry to the and points out that most of the spinners al American cotton are In addition to the pilots, Newall ground. and Vincent, the party which will King Amanullah was delighted working at present only 30 hours An agreement has been signed be using two three-senter sero by the exhibition and told King a week or Les when they can work The royal guest recent calculation that in the case of the bleached shirting the reduc- Mr. Childs, a engineer, Mr. King, have ever seen." Governments creating a Canadian
also enquired about the origin and alist Army have left Shanghai for Legation in France and a French and Mrs. Wise Parker, who will he
organisation of the school and was tion in spinning wages by a quat do nothing right at the start. Ho Mr. San Fo has declined to ac- Nanking.
Legation at Outawa.
a passenger as far de Cairo.
The airmen intend to use the i much interested' to hear that officers ter will reduce the total cost by kept hitting the balt below the cept the Nanking Government’a
plance between India and Singa Minister of the appointment as
pore to pick up cargo and passen gers for various ports. Construction Department. It is said that he will proceed to Canton to support Li Teri Hain.
presented themselves, the plenar
General Mo Foh Hsiang and
NEW LEGATIONS.
. (THROUGH RËUTLR'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Jan, 10th.
LONDON, Dec. 13th. The Prince of Wales was defeat- in the first round of the Army squash rackets championship at the less, the played better, for the latter Bath Club yesterday, but, trone the
done in public before.
Flix of part of the match, than he has ever Ponent, Captain J. N. Cheney, who
in serious danger of defeat.
one of the best squash" players
The Prince, who played in grey "shorts" and grey stockings, could
session will be postponed until to General Chi Pei Teh of the Nation between the Erench and Canadian Plumes, includes a photographer, Victor. "It is one of the finest 748 if they choose nad quates the in the Army, looked at one time
morrow or two days later.
SHANSI AND FENGTIEN RESUME FIGHTING. ́ ́.
(Wah Tu Yat Pas.)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10th.
The war between Shansi and the Fengtioaese has been resumed, and
heavy fighting occurred simultane
41
HANKOW, Jan. 9th.
It is rumoured that General Chiang Kai Shek is seeking alliance with the 8th, 25th and 38 Armies in Huns which are at: present commanded by General. Ho Chies.
The control of these armies may again pass to Tang Seng Chi, who is reported to have arrived back in
Human.
U.S. TREASURY ISSUE.
NEW NOTES FOR LIBERTY BONDS.
"
[ZHUTER'S "AMERICAN JERVICE.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 9th.
The Treasury bar announced that it will offer on Monday next, Part of the Hunan armies have January 16th, new 3 per cent. defeated the 19th Army which went Treasury notes in exchange for 41 up the river from Hankow.
BRITISH DIPLOMATIC
TRANSFER.
BELGIAN KING'S GIFT. GIVES PLAQUE TO NEW YORK CATHEDRAL,
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Jan. 9th. Bishop Maaning has announced
from all over the world come to Rome to be trained there,
U.S. TO PURCHASE MORE SHIPS?
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S
OPPOSITION,
AMERICAN SERVICE.] " [BEUTZA'S
WASHINGTON, January 9th... The Senate Commerce Committee It is reported that the dislike of per cent. Third Liberty Bonds, that the King of the Belgians brass approved, the Bill introduced 1918. The amount of the notes to given the Cathedral of St. John Chiang Kai Shek as Generalissimo be issued will depend entirely on
The Divine, a plaque representing by Senator Jones, of Washington, by the military factions on the low the amount of the bonds surren-
the Descent from the Cross, which to provide for the building up of the merchant marine and for main- river is due in a large part to his dered.
formerly adorned the private
taining it under Government super- chapel.of the King's father.
Visigo through the U.S. Shipping family association with T. V. Soong. They fear that the alliance of the military and financial power may
RUSSIAN LEADERS EXILEDs understood that Senator "ously at Nganup, Tazchin, Lung-ount them from their lucrative
SENT TO SIBERIA.
[RKUTKE'S AMERICAN SERVICE, 1- RIGA, Jan. 10th Acording to a report received other prominent ex-Communist leaders have been exiled to rernote provinces, some even to Siberia.
enun, and the Fingyuet Gates..
A large number of Marsbal Feng
posts,
General Fang Tren Wu is report-
Yu Hsiang's troops have already ed to have withdrawn his troops do
crossed the Yellow River.
They
are expected to participate in active service with the Shansi
troops against the Fengtieness in the course of a week.
The Southerners at Hauchow are preparing to start a campaign to attack the Northerners..
the northward out of Hopeh,
The position of General Yang Ben does not appear to be
too
BRITISH WIRELESS-SERVICE.]
RUGBY, January th The King has approved the ap pointment of Mr. Archibald John
not more than three per cent. Aș
an example that the proposed board, and Captain Cheney led wages cut is merely a gesture of 6-0. The Prince improved and despair"
the Guardian doubts reached 3-6, but Captain Cheney
won the first game at 9-3, whether cotton employers are
Hard Hitter."
50
effective.
'convinced of the ness of lower wages and longer Then the Prince made it "three hours that they are willing to risk all in the second game, but here, an embittered struggle with the again, everything went wrong, and operatives.
Captain Cheney, who hits very
The Legislative Council and the hard, again won at 9-3. He led Textile Factory Workers' Asmcia-gin the third game, and then tion will meet to-day to consider the Prince jumped into his best the employers' proposal at a joint form. He played a series of bril
coting.
R.A.F. PILOT KILLED.
A MOSUE TRAGEDY.
[BEITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE]
liant outright winners, full of pace and length, and with an excellent sequence of seven aces stood at 8-2: before being put out,
Captain Cheney made one point, but the Prince got in again and eliiched the game."
Rugry, January 9th. He went on to lead 30 in the Jones has drawn up a scheme pro
The Air Ministry announces that fourth game, but the playera were viding for the expenditure of
As a result of the accident at level at "five" nil." With two ex- 0.8200,000,000 for this purpose.""
Hinaidi Aerodrone to д Bristol cellent strokes the Prince led 7-5, Contrary to these proposals, Pre sident Coolidge has repeated his fighter machine of No. Army and hopes rose high in the crowded The gallant effort be had ande, declared opposition to anything of Co-operation Squadron Moaul, on galleries that he would at least Fisher, RA pilot of air Haserick, King's Own Yorkshire Captain Cheney drew level, and under its control at the earliest Light Infantry, attached to the Irak though the Prince stuck gallantly dispose of the merchant fleet now craft, was killed, and Lieut. Sidney however, left him a little tired.
to his work he was just beaten. possible moment
levees, was dangerously injured.
secure as the Nanking party have Clark Kerr, Envoy Extraordinary from Moscow, Trotsky, Kamenieff. I such a nature, and it is known that January 9th, Pilot Officer Lionel make it two games all." instructed Liu
Governor of Szechuan and the Guatemala, to be Envoy Extra- Commander of the 1st Army, to ordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tary at Santiago de Chile.
arrest him.