MARSHAL FENG CLAIMS BIG CAPTURE AT TSAOCHOW.
4,000. CHIHLI-SHANTUNG TROOPS, 3,000 RIFLES,
20 GUNS AND A GENERAL,
WUHU'S COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS SUSPENDED.
NATIONALISTS STILL WRANGLING AS TO KWANGSI CLIQUE.
While vernacular newspapers state that Marshal Feng has not yet begun his new northern offensive and that Taining, in Southern Shantung, is still held by Shantung troops, Renter announces that Feng's trupe have now captured Traochow, after a month's-siege," obtaining a large number of prisoners, and a haul of arms and munitions. Frng also claimed to have captured a Northern general.
The Nationalists at Nanking are still doing their utmost to find means by which the Kwangsi elique may be represented at the 4th Kuomintang Conference, which Marshal Chiang and some of his colleagues evidently believe may yet be held.
Mr. T. A. M. Castle, Commissioner of Customs at Wuhu, has been suspended by the Nationalist Finance Ministry for alleged "usurpation of power in wilfully releasing salt contrary to the Ministry's orders."
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 1928.
"STATEMENTS AFFECTING CIVIL. SERVANTS."
MR. BALDWIN DIRECTS, IN- MEDIATE INQUIRY.
SEQUEL TO LAWSUIT."
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CANADA'S NEW PLENIPOTEN- TIARIES
FOR FRANCE AND JAPAN.
PREMIER REPLIES TO OPPOSI "TION LEADER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEver.]
INDIAN LEGISLA- TURE.
NEW SESSION OPENS DRAMATICALLY.
PRESIDENT AND THE RESERVE BILL..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
NEW DELHI, Feb. lat. The new session of the Indian
EARL HAIG'S LAST RESTING PLACE.
AT HIS SCOTTISH ANCESTRAL HOME.
IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION TO TAKE PLACE IN LONDON.
AN ESCORT OF SIX BATTALIONS OF
INFANTRY
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE,)
The French Ambassador in Lon- don, to-day conveyed to Sir Austen Ruan, Feb. 1st.
Chamberlain the heartfelt aym- state to day and tomorrow in Saint Government on the occasion of.. Field Marshal Earl Haig lies in pathy of the French President and
Columba's Church, London, where Earl Haig's death. M. de Fleuriau stated that the whole of France he was a frequent worshipper."
OTTAWA, Feb. 1st LONDON, February lat.
The Prime Minister, replying to The Prime Minister, after con-
Mr. Bennett's criticisms, cabled yes aultation with the Foreign Secre tary, has directed an immediate terday, justified the appointment of Franco and inquiry in connection with certain plenipotentiaries to statements affecting civil servants Japan which was in accordance made in the course of a lawsuit with the principles of the Imperial Reserve Bank Bül on the ground with the Field Marshal's body Commander-in-Chief of the British
in which Messra. Ironmonger `* Company, bankers, Throgmorton Streck, claimed £30,000 from Mra. Aminta Marjorie Bradley Dyne in respect of losses suffered in eur repey transactions on December, 1928, and January and February,
CAPTURE OF TSAOCHOW WUHU'S COMMISSIONER OF 107.
REPORTED.
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANOBAL. Feb. Ist
Feng, Yu Hsiang reports the capture of Tsacchow yesterday after a month's siege. He says that 4,000 Chih-Shantung troops, 3,000 rifles and 20 guns were captured: also General Chiang Ming Yui.
MARSHAL FENG'S NEW OFFENSIVE.
(ah Tez Tat, Pao.)
SHANGHAI, February 1st. Chinese circles assert that Feng Yu Hsiang's troops have ant get launched his general attack on the Fragtienese, although skirmishes are reported to have occurred in Southern Chili
The Tobo News Agency reports that Feng's forces in Shantung now pccupy Tsochow, Tsining, a strat- egic point in Southern Shantung,
CUSTOMS.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 1st
The Nationalist Finance Ministry has suspended Mr. T. A. M. Castle, Commissioner of Customs at Wuhu, for alleged "usurpation of power" in wilfully releasing salt con- trary to the Ministry's orders.
Mrs. Dyne pleaded under the Gaming Act, alleging that the transactions were merely gambling in differences.
The jury found for plaintiffs. It was stated in evidence that Mrs. Dyne was introduced to Iro monger & Company by Mr. 3. D. Gregory,
Assistant Foreign
Under Secretary.
Mrs. Dyne atated that Mr. Gre BRITISH VICE-CONSULATE gory had certain transactions with
AT NANKING LOOTED.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
NANKING, Jan. 3ist. It is reported that the British Vice Consulate again been looted.
has
Ichang Qulet..
ICHANG, Jan. 31st.
her and that she had made payments to him and also to Commander Maxse who also is employed by the Foreign Office
The Board of Inquiry will consist of Sir Warren Fisher, Sir Malcolm Ramsay, and Mr. Maurice Gwyer.
RUSSIAN BONDS.
The last of General Yang Sen's PROTEST BY U.S. HOLDERS, troops left Ichang to-day (Tuesday).
The 43rd Army and part of the and Army arrived shortly after.
The city is quiet.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE}
New Yoax, Jan. 31st
As a result of the strong protests
|
Legislature opened dramatically Mr. V. J. Patel, President of the Assembly, refusing to call on Sir: Basil Blasket to introduce the new
Conference; but he added: "The fast thing that should like to see
that it violated the propriety of the House and was an abuse of privi-
On Friday morning the cortego regretted deeply the passing of the
would be a Minister of the Crown lege, while last session's Bill had through the Horseguard's ParadeDeeply moved by the death of
residing outside of Canada and in a position to comin this Govern- The went to certain policies."
a measure for the whole of the plenipotentiary at Tokyo would, ået
Asiatic continent.
"DAILY NEWS" AND "WEST-
MINSTER GAZETTE!! #
AMALAGATION ANNOUNCED,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 31st. The famous Taberal morning newspapers, The Daily News and The Westminster Gazette have amalgated, and will appear to-mor row as a single journal
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NORWAY'S LABOUR
GOVERNMENT.
DISARMAMENT AND CORN
MONOPOLY.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Osto, Jan. 31st.
The new Labour Government has issued a manifesto that it intends to substitute à state monopoly of the corn trade for the present law imposing an import duty on for- eign wheat.
is still in the hands of Shantung | GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED by holders of Imperial Russian this year is
troops, although previous reporta pointed to the contrary. »
HANKOW AGAIN DEFEATS HUNAN TROOPS.
(Fah The Fat Pua.)
MERCHANT FLEET.
BILL PASSED BY AMERICAN SENATE.
(REUTE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}
ak
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31st. The Senate passed by 53 votes to 31 the so-called Jenes Bill, which
President Coolidge opposes. This bill provides for the building up of
SHANGHAI, February ist. The Hunanese repnants under General Li Ben., Hain received a heavy blow at Heungchow, about 230 miles south of Changsha, the 10th Hankow Army defeating them and fleet, through a 15 year replacement capturing a large quantity or am-programane totalling in cost
'munition.
GENERAL SUN'S "SUDDEN ATTACK."
(Wah Tas Tat Puo.)
SHANGHAI, February 1st. The Nanking Military Council announces that Bun Chuan Fang'e troops attempted to effect a sudden attack on Southern troops on the Shantung border but were finally repulsed. General Ho Ying Chien's troops are chasing the enemy to a point near Yenchow.
'afternoon
a Government controlled merchant
$250,000,000.
MR. KELLOGG'S OFFICIAL
VISIT TO CANADA.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, January 31st. Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, the U.S. Secretary of State, is leaving for Ottawa, on Sunday of an official visit, returning the recent visit to Washington of Lord Willingdon, the Governor-General of Canada, and Mackenzie King, the Canadian
Premier, BURMA RAILWAY SMASH. FINAL LIST OF CASUALTIES.
THE NATIONALISTS AND KWANGSI CLIQUE. (Wah Też Yat l'aa.).
SHANGHAI, February 1st. Yesterday
Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek convened a meet- ing at Kuomintang beadquarters, Nanking, with a view to finding Tazouga BUTER'S AGENCY.} means to secure the appearance at the proposed 4th Kucmintang Con-
RANGOON, Jan. 31st. ference of the Kwangai clique The Burma Railway Company's members. Over twenty Executive final list of casualties in the root and Supervisory members were pre- train smash is forty killed, and s
Twelve sent and Marshal Chieng presided seriously injured. over the meeting. After a long dis were slightly injured cussion, two resolutions were adopt- ed; namely:
Bonds, long in 'default, the State Department has been communicat. ing with the Chase National Bank with regard to the sale in the United States of Soviet Railway Bonds.
The Chase Bank recently adver- tised that it would provide for the service, principal and interest, dollars, on the bonds sold by the Soviet to individuals through the
post.
The State Department has not yet made any official' prontunee- ment in connection with the mat ter, but it is known that officials are following it up closely.
STEEL CORPORATION.
WALL STREET STARTLED BY THE SLUMP.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 31st. Although unfavourable figures were anticipated, Wall Street has been startled by the annual report of the United States Steel Corpora-
tjon, which shows that the earn- ings decreased by 843,000,000, com- pared with 1928.
The Corporation's net income declined by $20,000,000, while the earnings for 1927 were equivalent- only to 88.80 per share on the com- mon stock, compared with $1700,in
1020.
No military training will be held the Government complete disarmament. favours. Political circles consider that the. Government will be short-lived.
AMERICAN RELIGIOUS
PROPAGANDA.
GIRLS' SCHOOL IN TURKEY -PROSCRIBED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan 31st.. Following the, conversion of four Turkish girl to Protestan- tism, the Turkish Government has ordered the closing of the American School for Girls at Broussz, for |alleged religious propaganda.
WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
FROM FRANCE TO U.S.A.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Jan. 31st.
The capital and other towne will 1390 the shortly be enabled to wireless telephone to New York, by means of ordinary cables to Rugby and thence by wireless to Houlton, Maine, thence again by cable to A three-minute call will cost £19
New York.
OBITUARY,
not withdraw.
LODGING HOUSE
"BARONET.”
MAN WHO INSISTS ON
· HAVING A TITLE.·
"SIR A. B. RAMSEY,"
An elderly inmate of a Walworth common lodging house, who sells cheap watches in a back street of the Borough, announced to the magistrate's clerk that he was baronet when he went into the wit nees-box at Lambeth Police Court to give evidence in o assault.
escorted by six battalions of in- Army in France.
M. Jaspar, the Belgian Premier, fantry will pass down the Mall
has telegraphed to Mr. Baldwin: and by the Cenotaph route, being Earl Haig, I beg your Excellency thus arranged to meet the special to "accept" 'my sincere condolences.
desire of the War Office Staff.
The loss of the illustrious Marshal From Westminster Abbey the pro- | affects not only the British Empire. cession will re-form and proceed to It is felt keenly by all my com Waterloo Station where the body patriots, who treasure the memory will be entrained for Scotland and of incomparable services rendered will lie in state on Sunday and by him to our common cause.” Monday in Saint Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. Thereafter, it will be taken to Bemersyde, Earl Haig's ancestral home. This will be in accord with the desire expressed in his will.
The suggestion that he should be buried in Saint Paul's Cathedral, case of where other great soldiers he was
He is Sir Alexander Ramsey,"
abandoned.
The British Premier replied offering his sincere thanks and adding: "My countrymen will. value highly the sympathy of their ally and generous tribute which jour Excellency pays to the ser
vices of the late Field Marshal."
United States' Sympathy. Mr. Kellogg, the American Secre- tary of State, has telegraphed to Sir Austen Chamberlain: "May I to the through express
you
of Walworth, S.E., and be prose It is understood that immediately bereaved family, and the British cuted a labourer, John Goddard, Parliament meets nery Tuesday who was sentenced to fourteen both Houses will record the depth days' hard Inbour for knocking
bim about in the kitchen of the of the loss felt by the Empire lodging house in East street which caused by Earl Haig's "death. · the baronet has made his temporary home.
"Are you a baronet ?" asked the magistrate's clerk when the prom. cufor announced himself ns Sir Alexander Ramsey." "Yes, air," replied the old man, and then plunged into his story of the lodg ing house brawl.
A
press representative called oti baronet later in the day at his lodging house home. The door was opened by a youth, who shouted loudly for “Alec,” and a bent old man, who proved to be the claimant, shuffled into the gloomy hall.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} The Burial.
LONDON, Jan. 31st.
Although the Dean of St. Paul's had accepted the Government's re quest for the burial of Earl Haig at St. Paul's Cathedral, it was an nounced later that the deceased Field-Marshal would, in accor. dance with his own wish, be buried at his Scottish estate, Bemersyde, Thore will be, no service at St Paul's.
state
people the deep sense of loss ex- perienced by the Government and people of the United States in learning of the death of Field Marshal Haig. The American people have grateful recollections of the splendid epirit of unity which, subsisted between Earl Haig's forces and the American troops during the World War and sym- pathise most deeply with the British nation at this time.
Sir Austen Chamberlain" replied offering the sincere thanks of His Majesty's Government for the con- dolences of the Government and people of the United States on the irreparable loss sustained by the British Empire, and adding:
"In BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK)
this hour of "aorrow the British Body Lying In State. people jom with you in commem
Roozy, Jan. 31st. orating that splendid spirit of unity Overalls.
To morrow and Thursday the which subsisted between the British He wore overalls and an old body will lie in at St. forces under Field Marshal Haig cloth and was without collar
capr
Columbas Church, Pont Street, and the American Army command- or tie. He produced a London London, which Earl Haig attended. ed by General Pershing and pray County Council street trader's On Friday a short service will be that no shadow of difference may licence made out in the name of held at this church, attended by ever darken the friendship of our
Sir Alexander Ramsey in sup- members of the family and rela two nations." port of his claim to the title, and tives. This will be followed by a Wreaths Of Flanders' Popples. for the rest he had some envelopes | public military funeral service” at
some church in London yet to able demand for wreaths of Flan-" There has been to-day a remark-, which had been sent through the post to him to an address in Lasbe decided,possibly Westminster ders Poppice from factories at tock-place, Walworth, and which Abbey. The body will afterwards Richmond and Edinburgh which bore the name of "Sir Alexande: be taken to Bemersyde where the Earl Haig established, and where Burford Ramsey."
interment will take place on Satur-severely disabled ex-Service men day,
are employed. 3,000 have been Sympathy Of France And Belgium.ordered from the Richmond factory alone and orders. have come from The French Government has ap- all parts, of the Empire. pointed Marshals Foch and Petain to represent it at the public mili-Colours Half-Hasted At Hong Kong. tary funeral, M. de Fleurian, the The colours on the men-of-war in French Ambassador in Landen, will port yesterday and at the military personally represent President establishments in Hong Kong and Doamergue. The Belgian Govern- Kowloon were half-masted, in token ment has also appointed a mission of respect for the late Field Marshal to attend.
Earl Haig.
The standard books of reference contain no record of a baronet of this name.
"Siz
It's like this," said Alexander," in explanation of his title. "My father was Sir Charles Ramsey, who kept the Regent Music Hall that was burned down in Lambeth-road.
I don't know whether I am the second, third, or fourth baronet or what. You see, I never interfered with my old dad's, business, and I never asked him questions.
When my dad used to ride about in his carriage with footmen I remember qur crest was a giraffe -like an orstrich.
ne.
You see, my parents discarded
"To Be Called ! Bir "." #My misaus dõesn't use the title.. We all call her by her Christian name, Agnes, but I take good dare to be called 'gir.”
The old man went on with a re-
ments,
WHEN GOLD IS A NUISANCE.
becomes cheaper to ship gold from New York to London than to buy exchange in the market.
"I went to a school in West- square, St. George's rond, and 9d. Why has £2,000,000 of gold.been This shipment is effected cot by
Bent from New York to London 1 a week we paid the old lady to
|.imdividuals but by big banks that teach us. Very likely I went to Because the United States is command large sums of money and fine college, but that I can't re-using, to finance the economie re bave the necessary machinery for The construction of the world, some of arranging the transpart. member.
the enormous financial resources transport of guld from New York "the acquired from the rest of the involved the conveyanet of the gold. world during and after the war by road from the vaults to the Before the war it was London landing stage, ita shipment in a that financed the world's trade and Cunard nr to Southampton, ita development, whether by sbor carriage in special vans on the term credits, represented by bills Southern Railway to London, and of exchange, or by long-term loans; its conveyance by road in bullion cital of soins of his accomplish-represented by bond and stock cars to the Bank of England.
issues.
The City is not entirely happy International remittances. "are over this accession of gold. If it I can read and write," be said. THE EARL OF WARWICK,...,
Yes, left-handed and backwards usually made by paper transac-s kept here it will form the basis I write "
tions that is, by cheques or, bills for aa, expansion of credit. Money And money, he continued of exchange sent through the post will tend to become cheaper. But END OF AN ADVENTUROUS
grandiloquently "I don't know or by cable transfers carried into the demand for sterling that has CAREER.
the value of money. I've never slect by entries in bank edgers.. resulted in the transhipment of had to want in my life. Time was But these are essentially exchange gold is due not only to long-term [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ]
When I could write a cheque for operations, and there comes a time American fending to Europe but twenty, and break the necks of when the demand for remittances largely to the temporary employ Ruany, Jan. 31st.
bottles of champagne.
in one direction, say from Newment of American money in Lon The Earl of Warwick died today I've always mixed with them York to London, exceeds the dedon, where it carze higher rates of at the age of 45 years. He had that spend money, and I once look-mand in the other, from London interest than it would cara in New an adventurous career. When only ed up my birth certificate and saw EUGBY, Jan 31st.
to New York, Put in another York. Before the Imperial Wireless and 17 years old-be was then Lord I was Sir Alexander Ramsey. In way, the demand in New York for This is by no means an namized Cables Conference to-day Lord Brooke he ran away from Eton the music-hall I was born, and my sterling that to money in London blemming, particularly as enormous greater, than the demand, in | French balances also am employed
in London information regarding the services vice in the. South African War, of Bir Henry Grey, I believe, but
in New York.. of the Marcos Wireless Telegraph He was granted s commission, and of that I can't be sure. Company and the attitude of the fought at Diamond Hill and fn I think I am fifty-six or fifty. This is what has happened re company to problems aring out of other engagements and eventually.
emand for sterling the exchange Toontinue their respective officeB It is officially announced that the the development and control of became the special correspondent en myself, but I don't quite coatly, and owing to the extra de in the Kuomintang and the percentage standard of the produs telegraphic services of the Empire. Butbreak of the World War he was people, and I don't drink beer, sterling expressed in dollars.
with the Russian Army, At the I've never mixed with comion
dealer put up the price of the £ tion of rubber exportable at the Mr. McHollan presented the views
Bir he concluded with pride. “Double
If the sterling continues to Another meeting should be minimum rate of duty from Ceylon of the Wireless Telegraph Company appointed Aide-de-Camp to
a time, when,exporta, the payments for which called to fr a date for the un- and Malays for the quarters com- of South Africa and a deputation John Frener, and subsequently nips of whisky is my drink, and rise there comes
after | despite the cost of freight and in increase the demand for sterling ja auguration of the Plenary mencing on February 1st, will be from the Empire Press-Union was commanded the Fourth Canadian Tosses them off quick,
Infantry Brigade:
surance and the loss of interest, it exchange markets abroad. another.
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The five Leftist leaders in- cluding Mrs. Liao Chung Kai, Chen Shu Jan and Wang Fat Chin, who were charged with the crime of being responsible. for the Canton Red" up- rising, should-be ordered to
Nationalist Government.
Bension,
more
- RUBBER PRODUCTION.
SIXTY PER CENT. FOR CUR RENT QUARTER.
(THROUGÉ REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON Jan. 31st.
60.
THE WIRELESS AND CABLES
· CONFERENCE.
[BRITI WILEIFS SERVICE]
Inverenorth and Mr. Kellaway gave and enlisted as a private for ser mother's name was Grey-daughter. Tondon for dollars-that is, money
received
know.
These foreign balances might at any time be, withdrawn, and in the
authorizes they constitute absence of agreement between the
menace to our money markets
The best gold influx is that which results from increase in our