THE HONG KONG
STILL ROUNDING-UP REDS IN HANKOW. BANDITS ATTACK
THIRTEEN CAPTURED, INCLUDING SEVERAL WOMEN.
ALL EXECUTED SUMMARILY..
FUKIEN REBELS" BEING SUPPRESSED.
FENGTIENESE LEADERS DISCUSS
GENERAL ATTACK ON MARSHAL FENG.
Hankow police are still hounding out the Reds" from their" midst, and it is reported that, on the 14th inst., 13 Communistic agitators who included several women, were arrested and summarily excuted.
The Soviet Government, according to a Yanking report, intend to send an ambassador to Peking by April.
According to the vernacular Press, thei Fukien Provincial Gov. erment saving" considerable table with "rebels" in the south-east of the provines. It would appear that the rebela " have hail the better of recent eneunters with Government marines. The Wongtruese, leaders, ni meeting held in Peking on the 4th inst., discussed their plans of a general attack on Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, who is reported to be proceeding north of the Yellow River" to direct operations."
EENGTIENESE LEADERS
DISCUSS GENERAL
ATTACK.
(Tah Tu Fat Pas.)
SHANGRI, January 10th. The Frugtienese lenders met in Teking on the 14th inst, to discuss a general stuck on Marshal Feng It was pointed out Yu Hsiang. that as Chothow had fallen to their hands, the Fengtiene could march promptly southwards against Honan,
On the 14th That, the Hankow Police raided a Communistic haunt,
in which. 13. Communiatic agitators, including severn] women com munists, were arrested and executed instantaneously.
According to an official report trom Nawking, the Sovist-larta
THE ATTACK UPON TAIMING.
(Wah Tu Yat Pro)
SHANGHAI, January 18th.
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang
in
POLICE STATION.
CHIEF OF POLICE KILLED AND RIFLES CAPTURED.
PEACE TALK IN THE NORTH
[TinovOH RIUTER'S AGENOT.] [.
DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1928.
PEXING, Jan, 18th. Bandits on the 15th inat.. at tacked Franksien Police Station, near Tanghwa, killing the Chief of Police and capturing several rifles, The bandits are reported to be attempting to control the pretre tures of Tunghwa, Lánkiang and
CANADIAN EXPERTS SCIENTIFIC VIEWS
VISITING BRITAIN.
ACQUIRING GREATER KNOW. LEDGE OF MARKETS.
ເມ
ON WEATHER.
wwwww
"CHANGE FOR THE BETTER."
TO BE RECEIVED BY KING WHAT "OLD SOL'S" ACTIVITY
AND PRINCE.»
[BRITISH WIRELESS QERVICE.}
DENOTES:
BRITTEN WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Recay, Jan. 16th.
Sraay, Jan. 16th. Canadian agricultural experts Sir. Napier Shaw, the distinguish
meteorologist, is guardedly have arrived in Britain on a toured designed to acquire greater know- optimistic about this year's wea ledge of markets and learn more of ther prospects. Although he "con- the movements to develop in mar-siders it will be a long time before kets within the Einpire and to help the kind of weather coming in any trade between Canada and Britain. particular year can be foretold with The party, which includes repre- certainty, "he expressed the view to sentatives of the Federal Govern the Westmmster Gazette that we ment and some of the Provincial are passing a cycle of wet years Governments of Canada will, durand anticipates a change for the Chang Tao Lin has ordered Wing the vint, be received by the better. Every seven years, he says, It goes through a cycle, in which its activity waves and wanes. This Chun. Sheng to despatch a further King and Prince of Wales."
year the sun will be approaching 1,300 troops thither and to direct
period of its maximum activity operations himself.
and that should make for better weather.
Yann.
The Tupan of the border regions is offering 810,000 for each of the six ringleaders
Peace talk in the North con tinues, and the gentry in Shansi, Shenai and Kansu have formed an association to promote peace The throughout North China. aged statesmaa, General Wang Sath Chen, is attempting a con promise between Shansi and Feng- severely attacking Taiming. inten. He has despatched a dele- southera Chiti. General Chu Yu gate to Shansi to urge peace. Pa has ordered reinforcements from the Kin-Han Railway (Chihli sec- tion) to relieve that city. Northerners consider that
their rrerive a fatal blow,
Peking Dead Shot,
11
RIVAL OIL CONCERNS.
1.
MUTUAL RECRIMINATION.
WHAT SOCONY THINKS OF THE ROYAL DUTCH.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New Youя. Jun. 18th. The Standard Oil Company of New York, replying to Sir Henri Deterding's criticismus of its policy in purchasing oil from Russia ne
against the interests.
of
1:
U.S.A. AND FRANCE.
AMERICA'S FRIENDLY
GESTURE.
REMOVAL OF BAN,
[REUTEX'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15th. The ban against the flotation in America of French industria. securities imposed three years ago inconsequence of France's failure to fund the War Debt, has now heat removed by an official dict. The reasons for the removal are not" known, but the newspapers
demonstrate America's friendship
Kao Jen Shan, dean of the The Yiwen Middle School ja Peking, La graduate of Colombia Univer- unlesssity, who has been in custody for they are able to hold on at Taiming several months, was found guilty
of conspiring against the Gover- being strategical position must ment and shot yesterday morning humanity and trade honesty, de Attribute the move to a desire to
outside the Temple of Agriculture clares its intention to carry out its by order of the War Ministry
with France We will be in
French Government loans way swerved by such desperate not mentioned in the State Depart- and destructive measures as Are ment Retification. Hanters in being followed
India
and Wall Street are showing, marked threatened in other parts of the
interest in the development, which world." The Standard Oil alleges will probably result in an Ameri that the Royal Dutch and Shell
can big scale financing of French group started price-cutting Industries."
IB
to
Marshal Feng intends soon procurd north of the Yellow Biver to direct operations.
General Yang San has forced the Commercial Chamber of Shuși to contribute $120,000 to enable him to lend his army away from that city. Negotiations are still proceeding.
Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, when interviewed, said he expected that
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
WORKMEN CAUGHT IN WHITE HOT METAL
STREAM..
contracts.
no
MISSING AUSTRALIAN
FLIERS
BTG
CABLES AND WIRE- LESS.
CAN THEY BE RECONCILED?
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
OPENED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
!
ReGay, Jan. 16th. Sir John Gilmour is presiding to-day over the first meeting of the conference on cables and wireless communication convened by the Home Government and by repre-
setatives of the Dominions, India and the Crown Colonies,
OBSEQUIES OF THOMAS HARDY.
QUIETLY CREMATED,
ASHES TAKEN TO WEST- MINSTER.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ]
"Riasy, Jan. 13th.
The coffin containing the remains of the late Mr. Thomas Hardy wa conveyed yesterday by road from his home at "Max Gate." Dorches ter, to Woking, Surrey, where the cremation took place:
The ceremony was simple anxi
Sir James Barrie, and
Benn wireless services with brief.
籍
the
Canada and Australia have raised friend, Mr.. Gilmour, with a focal such formidable competition with Free Church Minister were the cables as to call for full con- only witnesses. sideration by representatives of the various governments in the Em- pire of the future relations of the iwo services.
The presumed object will be to ascertain how the interests of the cable services, can be reconciled with those of the newer medium of Imperial communication.
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
PRES. COOLIDGE WARMLY WELCOMED.
CUBAN PRESIDENT PRAISES
MONROE DOCTRINE.
REUTER'S AMERICAN RERVICE.]
FLAVANA, Jnr. 15th.
General Gerardo Minchade, Presi. dent of the Republic of Cuba, e-day declared that it is outside
k competence
the Pan- American Conference to judge the general policy of the United States
the
in respect of the latter's interven
tion in the affairs of ernall States.
President Machado further stated that, he regarded the Monroe Doctrine as the noble action of a President of the United States to prevent a re-conqueet of America. It ought to be maintained, he added.
President Coolidge Greated.
India in September and that November they started the practice of "secret rebates" on sales and bonuses. The Standard Oil Co. had met these measures partially ***and if this form of competition PLANE LOST FOR FOUR DAYS. Key Weet today, an enthusiastic -continued it would annually-cost
ment has decided to appoint another the plenary session of the 4th Kuo- RIVER OF MOLTEN METAL the Royal Dutch and its subsidiary
ambassador to Peking by April.
The "Fukien Provincial Govern ment have despatched a landing party of Fukien marines to sup- press the rebels who were aprising in south-eastern Fukien. According to a inter report the marines were defeated and trented towards Shi- shan, where a large number of yolunteers fell back after offering unsuccessful resistaner.
MORE MUNITIONS FOR FENGTIEN ARMY.
THLOUGE LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
wintang Conference, would function within the next few days.
CHINA LOANS.
SENSATIONAL RISE IN VICKERS AND MARCONIS.
#
FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES
ASTONISHED.
THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON. Jan. 13th.
According
the to
Observer, authorities in City financial eireles are completely mystified by the MANILA Jan. 18th. Praga, farmerly the sensational rise on the market of Hedwich Fischer, with ninety Vickers and Marconi's Chinese
The
5.2.
(THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Jan 16th. At Voelkingen. in. Germany, large number of workmen were caught in a stream of white-hol metal, which flooded a workshop as the result of an explosion in blast furnace of the local smelt ing works.
So far, two bodies, almost burned to a cinder, have been recovered. Sixteen have been seri ously injured and several are miss ing.
The rescue work is very difficult As the river of metal | flowing.
Jy
THE "RED ROSE."
BEING REPAIRED AT SINGAPORE.
Burmah Oil Company 12 million dollars."
AMERICA'S NEW NAVAL
PROGRAMME.
SENATE COMMITTEE
CRITICAL
TWO RESOLUTIONS,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,]
►
FRUITLESS SEARCH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Jan. 15th. After a fruitless search covering 24,000 square miles of ocean, war- ships which have beer seeking for aigns of the missing Hood-Moncrieff aeroplane, have returned to port,
No trace whatever has beeh dis covered. The search on land con-
tinues most vigorously, but another fying tragedy seems certain.
THE GREEK LOAN.
The plane flown by Capt. Hood WASHINGTON, Jan. 15th.
and Lieutenant Moncrieff left Syd- Disregarding Mr. Carles Winer for New Zealand on January bur's recommendation, which it is 10th, since when nothing has been believed was made alter, a co seen or heard of the aviators. sultation with Mr. Coolidge, that Warships have been eearching for the date for the completion of the four dars without success. naval construction plans-the ex penditure of $725,000 on cruisers, aircraft carriers and submarines and a further expenditure of 82,300,000,000 on battleships-be, omitted, the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives pass. ed resolution by 15 votes to one urging that any future building programme must stipulate the completion of the vessels within a specified time.
BRITAIN'S SHARE FULLY FIFTY PER CENT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
of
HAVANA, Jan. 15th. The American battleship, the 1.S.S. Tens, with President Coolidge on board, arrived from greeting being according by huge erowds.
President Coolidge's artical "is in connection with the sixth Pan- American Conference.
Argentine's Position.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 13th. A semi-ocial note states that if the Nicaraguan question is discuss ed at the forthcoming Pan-Ameri-
can
conference in Havana the Argentine delegation, while 'abetain- ing from prejudging the relations between Nicaragua and the United States, will make a declaration of principle conformably with Argen- tines" traditions of respect for the night to self-government and the independence of sister republics.
Speakers At The Opening.
HAVANA, Jan. 16th. Senor Gerardo Machado, Presi dent of Cuba, and President Coolidge will be the only speakers at the opening meeting of the Pan- Ameriena Conference National
Theatre. al
In the afternoon Sir James Bar-
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rie, and Mr. Gilmour left for London where they handed the urn taining Mr. Hardy's ashes to the Westminster Abbey authorities.
To-morrow, at two o'clock simul- taneously the ashes will be buried in the Poets Corner, at West- minster Abbey, while Mr. Hardy's heart will be interred in a bronze casket in the grave of his first wife at Stinsford near Dorchester (the Millstock of his books).
Pall-bearers at the Abbey service" will be the Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Rudyard Kipling, Sir James Barrie, Mr. Bernard Shaw, Mr. John Galsworthy, ir Edmund Gosst. Professor Hous man, Docter Walker, the Provost of Queen's College," "Oxford, and Professor Ramsay. Master of Mag- dalene College, Cambridge.
Mr. Hardy will be the first novel. ist to be buried in the Abbey since Dickens, and the first poet since Tennyson.
Among The Immortals.
RUGBY, Jan. 16th H.M. the King, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York will each be represented in Westminster Abbey today, where the ashes of Thomas Hardy are buried in Poets' Corner next to the grase of Charles Dickens and near the tomb of Johnson, Goldsmith, Macaulay, Tennyson and Brownang.
OBITUARY.
AN AMERICAN HISTORIAN.
[REUTER'S AMERICAŇ SERVICE]
BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 15th. Prof. Archibald Cary Coolidge, the editor of Foreign Affairs, died to-day within a few weeks of his 62nd birthday.
[Professor Coolidge had travel- led all over the world in various capacities After studying, at Ber. in, Paria and Baden, he became Reting secretary as the American Legation, St. Petersburg in 1880-91, in the following year undertaking the duties of private secretary to his uncle, Mr. J. T. Coolidge, the the American Minister to France. which After service at U.S. Embassy in twenty-two nations will be repre- Vienna, he became associated with sented at the first Plenary Session Harvard University, 55 history on the 18th inst.
lecturer and was elected professor President Coolidge was wildly in 1908. He went to the Philippines Reony, Jan. 13th.
ovated on his arrival at the Pres with the Taft party in 1906, was Harvard lecturer in French univer- OF the
came out to Greek loan dential Palace and new The Naval Committre passed a
£6.500.000 sterling. Great Britain's the balcony in response to the sities for many years, attended the insistent demands of the huge Pan-American Scientific Congress further resolution, by fifteen votes share will be about £3,500,000. SINGAPORE, Jan. 18th. to Bone, expressing the view that It will bear interest at eix per crowd, who threw their hats in the at There is apparently no news from Captain Lancaster has decided the clause allowing the President seat, and will be offered for public
Statement By Mr. Kellogg. China which would account for the to continue his flight to Australia to suspend construction was bad, subscription in about a fortnight's
tune. à mensure he
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th. The remainder will be raised in improvements, declares the Ober-in the Red Rose, which he arrived and urging that
in the United Mr. Kellog from suspending building of any Vickers and Marconi issues have ed.
warships at any time without the bly Sweden The loan will be Government's policy towards the Triple Alliance."
three recently become popular, investors
objects-the consent of the Congress Committee devoted to
Latin American Republics is mutu- that CHIEF GOVERNMENT WHIP mistakenly ingining
stabilisation of the Greek exchange. there is some connection between
INDISPOSED.
The opinion is dow held that the refugee funds, and the balancing of ally beneficial and that co-opera-. naval construction plans will be
tion at the Pan-American Confer- the ordinary shares of the com
the budget. The revenues securing postponed temporarily at least, 11 panies and their Chinese issues.
the loan will be under the contro the development
ence can further a continuation of some of the members of the Naval
of an international financial com-
of friendship, Committee are not prepared to sup mission in Athens is in the care pathy among western beraisphere mutual understanding and sym- port the plans in their present of previous loana
in the course of the past ten days as the result of the influence of persistent buying all over the country.
(TREQUOR REUTER'S AGENCY.
thousand rifles for Marshal Chang loans, which have doubled in "value | FLIGHT TO BE CONTINUED. Two Lim from Hamburg, has been released by the authorities and received her clearance papers.
The vessel will probably sail this afternoon, and it is reported in Nationalist circles, that one
of
air.
Santiago, Chile, and visited Sweden and North Russia as special agent of the State Department in 1015. He was the author of many. bistorical publications including "The United Stater as World
Marshal Chang Tso Lin's gunboats ver, which suggests that as the From Muntok, and is being repair-inserted preventing the President-America, France. Italy, and pos-States Daily," states that the Power," and the "Origins of the
is now awaiting the steamer in the Formosa, Channel for the pur- pose of escorting her to Chinwant
too,
COAL-MARKETING.
A NEW BRITISH SCHEME.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
are
SOVIET SQUABBLES.
TROTSKY'S CALL TO HIS SUPPORTERS.
GOES TO JAMAICA FOR COM-
PLETE REST.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)
RrGuy, Jan. 16th. Commander Eyres Monsel, Chief Government Whip, has been order. ed complete rest and left London today with his wife for Jamaica.
Sir George Hennessey will act Chief Whip during Commander Monsell's absence.
JAPANESE POLITICS.
COMBINATION OF TENANT FARMERS.
form.
It is considered in many circles that the cruiser programme would actually cost $740,000,000.
Mr. McClintie, the Democrat, who was the only member of the Committee opposing the resolu slapping the President's face." tions, described the second as like
ROUND-UP OF SICILIAN OUTLAWS.
(THROUGH REGTER'S SCENCY.}
Moscow, Jan. 15th. Two letters purporting to have RUGUY, Jan. 15th. been issued from the Trotskyist A full meeting of, representatives Opposition Headquarters are pab of the South and West Yorkshirelished in the Pravada to-day. They and Nottinghamshire and Derby are addressed to Trotsky's adher
OVER 300 ARRESTS. shire Coalowners' Associations was ente abroad, denouncing Zinovicfi held in Sheffield yesterday for the and Kameneff, who recently, ex-
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] further consideration of the coal pressed repentance for the active: marketing scheme which coalowners support given to the Opposition.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Pans, Jan. 15th. propose to put into force. After Trotsky's headquarters call upon
A big round-up of alleged break ruthlessly. the meeting it was sanouteed that his supporters to
OSAKA, Jan. 18th. criminale undertaken by the the scheme was being formally con- with the surrenderers" and, to
The conference of the Central authorities at Sicily recalls the stituted. Alroads other districts start a big campaign against the
recent Miha trial. are making approaches for admis disciplinary measures adopted Executive Committee of the Union of Tenant Farmers has approved
"Le Journal states that over three sion to the scheme. There is a pro-against the Opposition.
The Pravda declares that the the amalgamation with Federation hundred have been arrested in spect that eventually the whole of
several communes in the neighbour the Mid and coalfeld, including Trotsky party are breaking the of Tenant Farmers preparatory to Lancashire, will be included within
the General Elections which is ex-hood of Agrigento. The depreda tions of the gangs include over "it. It is stated that an important
pected to occur in February.
Joint conference of this two bodies forty murders and hundreds of development may therefore be ex-
other crimes. pected in the near future.
pledges they recently gave to the Communist Party Congress that "such traitors should be ruthlessly broken.",
is to be held shortly.
THE WHITE NILE.
BRIDGE CONNECTING NEW
KHARTUM AND OMDURMAN,
(BEITIO WIRELESS SELVICE.)
nations. The United States has every reason to be confident that valuable and instructive results will be achieved.
Caustic Parisian Press. Comment.
PARIS, Jan. 18th. The prospects of the Pan-Ameri- can" Conference are being freely discussed in the papers.
L'Avenir says that President Coolidge has gone to Havana in the assurance that his august pre- nee will impress the Assembly. the White Nile, connecting If that does not suffice Mr. Wilbur, Khartum and Omdurmar, for foot who has just asked Congress for passengers, vehicular traffe, and 43.
3 cruisers, will come on the scene. electric, tams will be opened to States has been fully cautioned. Le Journal says the United
Rrapy, Jan. 15th. Another step in the development of the Sudan is marked by the an- nouncement that the new bridge
over
morrow.
The bridge, which consists of against open intervention of op seven span cach 244 feet long, and ponente of its foreign policy," and electrically operated by a awing it has constituted its delegation of apan 394 feet long, lies across the members very partial to a forceful White Nile at its junction with the method. Blue Nile The roadway is 30 feet The Petit Parisien summises that wide, and provision has been made the Conference may agree to a for two, footpaths each, 11 feet vague formula which simultane
respects principles wide which can be carried on bracos(3 kets, when the volume of traffic the material and financial power justifies the enlargement.
of the United States
and
יו
MR. J. RUSSELL KENNEDY.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Mr.
TOKYO, Jan. 16th. J. Russell Kennedy, the well-known newspaper correspon- dent, representing the Daily Telc graph, Chicago Daily News, and other journals, died this morning of heart failure.
GOLF.
A CALIFORNIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
LONG BEACHES, Cal., Jan. 10th In the Long Beach Oper Tourna mant, Leo Diegel and Bill Mel horn tied with 232 for first place. Among the professionals Mac-.. donald Smith and Tommy Armour came next with 236 euch. Von Elm took the leading prize among the amateurs with 268.