CHRISTIAN GENERAL'S TROOPS MUTINY
AND LOOT" "EAST OF PEKING."
HELP THEMSELVES TO GOODS VALUED AT $1,000,000.
"KUOMINCHUN GENERAL GOES OVER TO THE
FENGTIEN ARMY..
REPORTED ASSASSINATION OF FENGTTEN GENERAL.
SOUTHERNERS TO HOLD CONFERENCE
ON NORTHERN
CAMPAIGN.
The Christian General (Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang) who bad been steadily progressing northwards'after many months of arduous fighting, has received a bad set-back owing to one of his Generals (stated to be a native of. Fangtien) having gone over to the Fengtien Army. The troops under his command also proved dis- loyal and are reported to have looted in the vicinity," east of Peking. Their haul is reported by the native Press to total $1,000,000 in enbue. Judging by the reports, which, however, are not yet authoritatively confirmed, the mutiny of a very serious
nature.
DISLOYAL TROOPS' RAID
NEAR PEKING, "
(Wah Keung Yat l'ao).
After the revolt of the Fengtien aray at Yinglaching in Chink, it is reported that the revolters raided „the vicinity of the castern side of Peking. The sale of the property looted is cetimated at about
.`$1,000,000...
. Thé urutiuects afterwards "ded to Ho Hang city, Houan. Fongtien soldiers have been despatched to
besiege the city.
[TAROCGH REUTEα'S AGENCY.] The Revolt Spreading,
PERING, Fel 19th.
The Kuominchun revolt is assum ing more serious proportions. Hitherto the defections were con- fined to the Second Kuominchun Army butt is now stated, semi- officially here that tho First Army likely to be involved as Lieneral Shrih Yu Sanat prominent First Kinchan Army lender, who is a Fengtlencse by birth, has declared himself for Fengtico.
Kunghsion Arsenal is reported in
the hands of the revolters.
|
SOUTHERN MILITARY
CONFERENCE.
(Wah Kerng Fut Pau).
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1928.
CABLE AND WIRE- LESS CONFERENCE.
STRIKING ARTICLE IN LONDON JOURNAL.
BRITISH EMPIRE AND WORLD COMMUNICATIONS.
"[THRÒUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 19th
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AS PROPHET.
DESTRUCTION OF TORY PARTY AT GENERAL ELECTION
CHARACTERISTIC META- PHORS.
-THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
A correspondent of the Observer,
LONDON, Feb. 18th.. in a coluum artic' on the Wireless
The Conservatives in the next and Cable Conference, points out
Parliament are likely to number that the American Government, act. 180 dustead of 415 was the optimistic ing through their financial and hope of Mr. Lloyd George, speak. commercial organisations and backing a Manchester This he based ed by the whole strength of their
on the tendency of recent by-elec diplomatic representatives, have tions, especially Lancaster, as to aiready acquired a dominating which the ex-Prumice's olation was
position and have carried out far-couched in a characteristic reaching schemes to direct cible metaphor: Lancaster was not a and wireless communication with single swallow but one of a dozen every country in Europe, Japan indicating that, summer, had come." and the whole Far East. He em- "The Tory Party (he said) in treat- phasises the need of unified controling the by-elections with contempt of the British Empire's cable and is like a Polar Bear perched on an iceberg which is melting as it nears the Gulf Stream."
wireless communications and sug- gests that the problem is solvable by placing in commercial hands the whole external telegraph'and General Feng Ya Hsiang has telephone services of the United Kingdom and by combination with the existing wireless and cable organisations as a public utility
wired to the Nationalist Govern. ment that he has left Chengchaw (Henan Province), for suchowfu in order to attend the military cón- lerence which is to discuss the Northern Expedition.
company,
For the protection of public in- terests there should be an Imperial
HURRICANE IN BRITAIN.
MOST VIOLENT EVER RECORD. ED IN THE COUNTRY.
:
In a telegram from Heichowfu Communications Board represent 11 KILLED: MANY INJURED,
Marshal Chiang Kai Shok reported to the Nationalist Government that the military conference will be held na soon as General Feng arrives a
Esuchowfu.
NATIONALIST FOREIGN
MINISTRY.
(Fuh Keng Yu! Pao).
The Nationalist Government bas appointed. General Wang F1 to be Minister of Foreign Affairs.
General Wang was formerly act- ing Minister of the Cabinet Peking.]
AN ASSASSINATION?
(Wah Keung Yut Pao),
ནཱ
ut
It is reported that the Fengtien
ing the Home Government, Domin ics, India and the Crown Colonies empowered to regulate rates (which should be the lowest œconomically possible and consistent with a fair return on the capital employed) to determine strategic questions and of treating the Empire as оде telegraphic unit; also to lay down a comprehensive plan linking-up every part of the Empire by wire-corded in the country. less and cable. Imperial Govern mants should actively support such a company extending British in- fluence in the field of world com- munications.
(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENGT.]
A LONDON, February 19th. Eleven persons were killed and many injured while widespread damage, was done during the hur
TROTSKY IN EXILE.
TRAVELS IN "LORDLY COMFORT."
wwwww..c
14
MILLIONAIRE.
It is believed that many others
General Ki Jin Suen was assassin-MISTAKEN FOR AN AMERICAN are ready to turn over unless theated at Hat Chong in Chibli.. The revolt is immediately oppressed, report, however, has not been as it is believed that only half of officially confirmed. Feng Yu Hsing's formes are adde solutely loyal.,
As Feng withdraws from South Chibli the Arkuoahun troops advancing towards lwangho.
"White" Russians.
re
-It is reported from Tianfu that Chang Trung Chang is dismissing all the remaining "White" Rus- sians from his army. The men will be recorted to North Mancburia
WUHU AGITATION.
ANTI-BRITISH ORGANISA- TION TO BE DISBANDED.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
West, Feb. 10th. General Chen Tiao Yeh, of the 37th Army, has directed the Chief of Police of Wuhu to disband the Diplomatic Reinforcements Society, which is an anti-British organisa- Lion.
WU NAY KUANG IN ICHANG. (NAVAL WIRELESS.)
ICHANG, Felz 11th. A new Commissioner for Foreign Affairs named Wu Nay Kuang has
arrived.
COLD WEATHER IN HUNAN. SUSPENDS MILITARY
OPERATIONS.
[NAVAL WIRELESS-]
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's troops, toamanded by" General Fang Chen Wu BTC advancing to Je-chow (Shantung). General Feng Chen Wu will direct his troops to pro- cood to the North on the 13th inst.
MANCHURIAN AFFAIRS.
REPORTED LOAN AND LEASES.
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERING, Feb. 10th. The Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wu Ching, was inter- viewed by Reuter this morning. He declared that there is no truth is the report that a South Manchuria Bailway loan was being negotiated. by Marshal Chang Teo Lin. As re- gards the Chinese Eastern Railway land leases, Mr. Wu Ching recalled that lands in the vicinity of the Iailway were originally leased to Russians from whom the Japanese obtained them.
HUNAN, Feb, 14th. It is reported that more troubió between the various military par ties is expected in Hunan, but the full of snow and the cold weather. has temporarily suspended opera" tious.
DALBANK AT SHANGHAI AGAIN.
· [THZOUGH"'AKUTER'S, AGENCY.]
SHANGRAY, Feb. 11th.
[TAROVON ISTER'S AGENCY.]', '
Moscow, Feb. 19th. The exiled Trotiky family have arrived at Frunze.
ricane that was experienced through- out Great Britain, «
It was the most violent ever-re
EXPLOSION IN A COLL
MINE.
10 KILLED?^ 4 INJURED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. ] · ·
Moscow, Feb. 12th.
It is reported from Stalino that at the Danelt coal basin 10 persons have been killed and four seriously injured in an explosion in a box af dynamite at the Rootébenko mine, worked by the German Tissen Company.
URUGUAYAN SPECIAL
PALACE.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Feb. 11th.
An official account states that AL Trotsky travelled in a special sleep- ing-car in "lordly comfort." He had seventy items of luggage, a hmling dog and considerable hunt-
A Uruguayan special mission, to ing equipment.
return the recent visit of the Some of the onlookers at the Prince of Wales. ta that country, station queried "Who's this rich arrived at Victoria from Calais Jast gentleman," and surmised that heevening. was an American millionaire. The party was inet by representa tives of the King and the Foreign Office. The mission is being receiv. ed by the King at. Buckingham Palace today.
400 PERSONS
AN ICEFLOE.
ON
CARRIED OUT TO SEA. ICEBREAKER TO THE RESCUE. [THROUGH RECTER'8"AGENCY.]"
Moscow, Feb. 12th,
GERMAN AVIATORS PRES. COSGRAVE IN A CONTROVERSIAL
ATTM CALCUTTA.
14
"NON-STOP FROM RANGOON TO HONG KONG."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Calcutta, February 19th. Koeunecke, to Reuter's repre- sentative, said that he was quite |"fit" "and"that" his aerõpilane was un- damaged after covering 700 miles in seven hours. He sighted Calcutta at 5 yesterday morning and circled the city for an hour, then proceed ed to Barrackpore via Dumdum.'! He was unable to make out the smoke-signal at the latter place owing to smoke clouds from other places in the city, it was getting dark, so be landed safely at San-
krail Field.
They were surrounded by a crowd, one of whom guided them to the Police Station, where they rang up
the office of the German Consul
General. "Receiving no response, they rang up a Calcutta newspaper,
a member of whose staff immediate- ly drove out to Sankrail and brought them to Calcutta in the early morn- ing.
IRELAND.
AN UNPRECEDENTED WELCOME.
EXTRAORDINARY ENTHU
SIASM.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
DUBLIN, Feb. 19th President Cosgrave on his return from the United States met with an unprecedented reception from am
enorinous crowd.
There was present a military
guard of honour, an army band and
WAR FILM.
THE EDITH CAVELL STORY RECONSTRUCTED,
FOREIGN. SECRETARY'S ̧--
CRITICISM.
GERMAN EMBASSY'S
INQUIRIES.
(BUITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, February 10th.. Much discussion has been aroused. by the Alm entitled, "Dawn," pro- duced by the Dominions Film Com- pany, which constructs the story of Edith Cavell, the English nurse, who
salute of 19 guns was fired. in 1915 was court-martialled, and and of several Municipalities board-shot, during the Gorman occupation
All the members of the Cabinet
ed the mail boat to welcome the President,...
A procession of police, military, are brigade and bands escorted President Cosgrave to the centre ated. There was of Dublin, which was gaily decor. play. illuminated aeroplanes and a fireworks dis-
searchlights were features of a remarkable home coming.
The airwen hope to resume the | flight on Thursday: They go to Rangoon, then non-stop to Hong Kong and subsequently to Shanghai'|_ and Tokyo, where they expect to stay till April when they will at tempt to reach Alaska.
זי
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT
"CAPE TOWN.
COLD STORAGE MACHINERY DESTROYED.
"1
A
WINTER IN VIENNA.
REVIVING PAST GLORIES.
of Brussels, for helping prisoners of war to escape.
The film has not yet been exhibit- ed, nor has it yet passed the Board of Film Censors.
This board, of which Mr. T. P.- O'Connor is the president, has no official status, but is the organisa- members of the film trade. Although tion voluntarily established by the
the makers of the film contend that its underlying theme is against war and its horrors, and that there is nothing in the incidents portrayed that should give offence it is held in many quarters that its exhibition st the present might revive bitter memories of the War, and retard the healing process of time.
German Embassy's Action, The German Embassy in London have made inquiries on the subject and it has been explained that apart from the suppression by the Home Office on the score of im- morality, the Government has no power of censorship over films.
VIENNA, January 9th. More important in the eyes of most Viennese than any political event of the week is the news that the famous "Opern Redoute," or opera ball, is to be revived after a long interval on January 14th,
The Opera Redoute" was always the zenith of the Vienna asching, Although no official representa- or carnival, so far as the general. tions have been made to the Board public was cancerned. For the of Censors, it is, however, under- Hapsburg aristocracy, there were, stood that Sir Austen Chamberlain of course, the exclusive balls at the felt so strongly about the character Hofburg, but these were usually by of the film, as described in the mauy even of them attraded as a Press, that he personally phoned matter of duty; pleasure was sought to Mr. T. F. O'Connor on the sub in th "Redoute
at the Opera|ject and drew his attention to its House Under the Republic, there nature. is no longer anything exclusive hall of this one-time Imperial expressed in a letter sent to Mr. about the Hofburg; a notice in the The Foreign Secretary's views are, Palace informs you that its cere. monin reus may be hired by Wilcox, the producer of Dawn" private persons for talls during the in reply to an invitation to a private Aenean: Thomas, Richard, or Bein view of the film. After stating that he rich, provided that they are well feels obliged to decline the lavita supplied with fanda, may entertain ton, Sir, Austen Chamberlain saya their guests now amidst the pom that the story of Nurse Cavell is a pous baroque of Joseph I. and Karl very noble one and her memory will LOG OF THE R.A.F. FLIGHT. VI. and the wayward, rocaille of be held in reverence not only by her countrymen, but by all to what- Maria Theres, The Opera Ball bas
ever country they belong, whether thus become the most important af friend of former enemy, who admire selfless devotion to duty and serene fortitude in the hour of her trial,
"It may be possible to present such a story pictorially without the
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAFE Town, Feb. 18th. The buildings affected in fire here comprise half the total of the cold storage capacity of Cape Town
machinery. The must impor- tant part of the equipment is in tact but only the skeleton of the walls and the iron framework re main of the building.
MACHINES GİVE EVERY SATISFACTION.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WAS
LONDON, Feb. 10th.
all
.
The stage, both that part of it usually visible to the public, and the still greater portion hidden
Sir Austen Chamberlain's Views.
hind the scenery, together with loss of its beauty, and without the danger of controversy, when the the door of the finent opera house in Europe, are turned into one wast lapse of years had made it history, but for himself, Sir Austen feels bulroom, From the hothouses of Schönbrunn Palace, the Versailles that it is more beautiful in his memory than any picture equld make of Vienna, come wonderful palms; it.. growing hedges are transplanted, If the accounts in the newspapers
their roots in boxes, and fountains play in the angles of the audi-ar correct, he would be even less torium. True, at this year's revival willing to attend the performance.
He knows of no authority to the wonderful uniforms of old will justify certain incidents as present- be missing, for the Australian Reed in the film and their representa- publican Army has not yet ad- tion can only produce controversy en-vanced beyond the simple grey of
gruve of a woman who war-time, but the dazzling feminine has become one of the world's creations of old will be outdone, by heroines, those of modern Vienna,
over
the
The log of the four Air Force flying-boats now on their way to the Far East, for the action from MISSION.
Felixstowe to Karachi, has been RETURNING ERH'S VISIT. published by the Air Ministry.'
It showed that 4,834 nautical RECEIVED AT BUCKINGHAMiles were covered, the average per airwraft being 72 hours, 40 minutes. The aircraft and gines were most satisfactory and "the bealbh of the 'personnel good.
Nurse Cavell had no thought of At a recent reception by the Pre- fame or self, but can one doubt The most difficult part of the flight the 8 hours from sident of the Republic, a German what her feeling would have been Alexandretta, to Ramadi. Low guest remarked to me that while it if she had thought such a úse was werewardly Austria was far more truly to be made of her sacrifice? There clouds and down currenta encountered in the mountain pass Republican than Germany, out are war films which, whilst recalling Alexandretta; and then wardly she was as Imperial as ever heroic deeds and the endurance of behind
under Francis Joseph. It was true heavy rain and dust storms.
our own people, call forth no bitter that at this reception the men were feelings elsewhere but serve only ablaze with decorations of the oldes
to anite all men in admiration of No one who possessed the heroism and fortitude." But this film tiếng once-coveted Order of Francis appears to be of an entirely dif Joseph, for example, failed to wear ferent character, and he must frank- it in the house of the President of ly say he feels the strongest repuga- Republic. One Order only was con
ance to its production. spicuous by its absence; that almost mystic insignia of the highest Catholic aristocracy surrounding the lapsburg, the Order of the Golden Fleece. Hold only by the bends of the very greatest Austro- Hungarian families, this Order will never wen in public now that the Monarchy has passed away.
BRITAIN'S COSTLY UNEM-
PLOYED..
LANDSLIDES IN NORWAY.
TWENTY-FIVE FATALITIES.
'(THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.]"
URLO, Feb. 10th. bean There have
twenty-five fatalities chrring the past few days due to disastrous landslides and
TRAGEDY OF THE LEMON
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE=]"
Bucay, Feb. 11th. In reply to Parliamentary ques tions it is stated that the amount
storms... The icebreaker Lesin has hurried- of unemployment benefit paid in The Chinese were now trying to ly lelt Leningrad for the Finnish Great Britain on the financial year 1920-27 was about £30,500,000 or take back the Railway and wished Gulf to rescue the 400 fishermen about 28. per head of the total the transfer of leases to be complet-carried out to Бель on icefoes ed within 20 to 30 years but the detached during the
Cronstadt Population. Japanese were not ready to agree. coast storm. Although the protest is by four Powers, Japan is the only party really concerned and the Nota is due to their influence, said Mr. Wu Ching. The manner in which the noto was drafted showed the real authorship.
COSTES AND LEBRIX.
LUNCHEON WITH PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE.
FLIGHT TO-NEW-YORK,
[ZzUTER'S AMERİCAN, AERVICE.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10th. President Coolidge had luncheon to-day with Costes and Lebriz.
Lindbergh Honoured.
HAVANA, Feb. 10th. The Pan-American Union animously passed resolation
SALT REVENUES. SATISFACTORY NEGOTIA: TIONS WITH NANKING.
[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
PEEtxa, Feb: 10th. "The North China Standard learna from Shanghai that the negotia tions between Mr. E. W. Mead and Mr. T. V. Soang have satisfac- making Washington a permanenti torily progres that four district seat in the Union and bestowing inspectorates will be restored. on Lindbergh the freedom of the These offices in normal times yield City. 818,000,000 annually,
**; Conclude 22,000 Miles Viight. The Naoking Government has res After being petitioned, the Na-organised foreign loan obligations
New Yoxx, Feb., 12th, tionalist authorities, have decided secured on salt revenues These re- Costes and Lebrix have arrived to allow the Russian Dalbank to results are due to the spirit and busi-after their 22,000 mile flight from
Paris ness attitude shown by Mr. Boong. sume business here.
YUGO-SLAV SUBMARINES.
BUILT IN ENGLAND.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Feb. 11th..
"THINNING" JUICES WHICH DO NOT THIN,
The legend of the lemon is dead. A doctor has shattered it with one fell sentence, and a million or more women in England will be heart broken in consequence. •.
THE GRAND TOQUI. INDIANS' ANCIENT CERE- MONIES.
VALPARAISO, Jan. 6th. A congress of Araucanian Indians, attended by 15,000
aborigines,
which-has-been-in-progress for the past week in Southern Chile, closed yesterday.
BRIGHTER EDUCATION.
MONKEYS AND BISHOPS,
RIGHT USE OF WORD LIAR.
During a discussion of "Nomen eature at the meeting of the Association of Assistant fietrezsen in London a member told a story of two boys who were heard making friends after a quarrel.
One boy said: Of course, old mar, when I called you a liar and
Courtesy calle were paid at The habit of drinking lemon
coward I did not mean it as an The second boy replied: "Well, Portland Naval Establishments juice, andiluted or with water, has
uult, only as a statement of fact. yesterday hy officers of two Yugo spread during the past four years
if that was all," it doesn't matter." Picturesque pageants, feats, and alay submarines, which have arriv throughout Great Britain. Lemon
**Among the things that have ed in the harbour from Devonport juice was believed, to be thinning, cerenouies took place, such as the lengthened my life are the remarks The submarines, widich were built 12 women in at least one out of election of the Grand Togai (prince made by schoolboys when they are at Newcastle, will remain at Port-every three homes in England have and military chief) amid the wild off their guard They show that drunk it regularly, believing that forests, and other proceedings re- their grasp of the subjects piled land for two weeks.
the result would be a sylph-like, niniscent of the days when the upon them by assiduous professors figurere now disillusione Arouchmans a brave and warlike in very feeble and contused one," race, obtained acknowledgment of said Dr. Edward Lyttelton, speak- their independence after resistinging on The growth of the human for two centuries the Spanish in mud before the other human vasion which began in 1535.
.
ENGLISH RACE "COURSES." THE TOTALISATOR BILL
BEFORE THE COMMONS
"
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]:
RUGBY, Frb. 10th
The Bill to establish the totalisa tor on race courses was redd a first time in the House of Common.
Teachers Association...
They are now "The old idea that lemon juice had a thinning effect. Has been proved to be quite untrue," add
Hem leading doctor, attached to the. When the encampment broke up sanoed, the remark of a small boy New Health Society.
for the Indians had set up num- who heard something of a recent Akmon taken in the early her of skin tente in which they controversy of evolution, and, on moming is an excellent babit Itved in primitive fashion-a party being taken to the monker-house at the Zoo, aloed: "Daddy, are may posibly be an antidote to was swept away while fording a
thinging river on horseback, and 80 men, all the poor ankes rheumatism—but es substance-never.”
women, and children were drowned. l'bécome bishopa
"going"