SOUTHERN ARMY TO ATTACK
NORTHERNERS FROM THREE POINTS.
CHIANG KA! SHEK AND THE CHRISTIAN GENERAL CO-OPERATING.
HANKOW STILL ROPING IN REDS: OTHER 34 SUMMARILY EXECUTED.
U.S. MINISTER STARTS ON HIS
VALLEY TOUR. YANGTSZE
Following upon the meeting at Kaifeng of Chiang Kai Shek, th "Christian General" and other Southern military leaders, it is now announced that the Southern Army will, at an early date, attack the North from three points, which the native Press specially men. tions and which, very probably, are unlikely to be the actual points. decided upon. The simplicity of the Chinese marshal or general - seems sometimes extremely naive but he is not quite so naive as to anaonace bafure hand his points of attack. What seems certain is that, in consequener of their recent conference, Marshal Chiang and the so-callexiChristian General" intend, ts co-operate). in attacking the Fengtienes. According to the native news- papers they intend or hope to be in Peking in three months time. Perhaps they, will. Shansi's attitude will prove an important factor in the matter.
Hankow, which once. was the stronghold of the reddest of China's reda, is still determined to uproot those pestilential "poli- tical nuisances, and it is good to learn that 34 more of these hot- heads have been rounded-up and summarily executed,
Mr. Macmurras, 6.8. Minister at Peking, according to Kenter, art off yesterday on his tour of the Yangtze valley. The native Press had already stated, with more or less intelligent anticipa tion, that he started on the 10th instant.
CHIANG KAI SHEK RETURNS
TO NANKING.
17
(Fah Tu Yat Pau.)
MR. SOONG HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
(Wah Tz Fat Pan,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21st,
APPALLING YANG TSZE DISASTER.
300 CHINESE DROWNED.
[
CHINESE AND JAPANESE STEAMERS COLLIDE.
¡THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAL, Feb. 20th. The Chinese steamor Hin Taming callided with the Japanese steamer Atauta Meru oft Chinking on Saturday night.
It is reported that 300 Chinese were drowned,
. (Chinking is the first port reached on the southern bank of the Yangtze after leaving the river mouth at Woosung, new Shanghai The Hon. Juming is à China Merchant vessel and she and the
LORD OXFORD'S "FUNERAL.
JAPANESE POLITICS. HINKLER'S NEW
WORLD RECORD.
TENERAL ELECTION IN FULL SWING.
HEAVY POLLING,
(THROCOU REQEA'S AORTOT.]
TOKYO, February, 20th The elections opened in brilliant sunshine and the polling booths were well attended,
The Police have been heavily ro
WONDERFUL TRIP TO
SINGAPORE.
(INROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SINGAPORE, February 19th. Captain Hinkler has arrived here on his way to Australia.
"
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Keeping To His Programme.
Ruday, Feb. 20th.
1928.
'REPLY" TO LORD | MOTOR-CAR SPEED"
BIRKENHEAD.
AN INDIAN ASSEMBLY SENSATION.
REPORTER DROPS SATCHEL ON SIR B. BLACKETT:S HEAD.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1
New Dear, December 19th.. When the result of the voting on the boycott motion was announced in the Assembly yesterday, a large
RECORD.
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL EXCEEDS. 207-9-MILES AN HOUR,
WONDERFUL PERFORM-
ANCE.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE,}
New York, February 10t12 Captain Malcolm Campbell, the famous British racing motorist, driving his Napier-Campbell, racing car. the "Blue Bird," broke the
inforced for the purpose of quelling British aviation a remarkable, new writing-case was dropped from the world's speed record over the Day:
any possible disorders, but every thing has been conducted perfectly quietly up to the present.
Democratic Polling."
LATER Reports from various parts of the Atta Maru are regularly engaged country indicate that the election in the Yangtze trade.]
has been carried of woothly and quietly, though it is feared snow- storms in the north-west districts and in Hokkaido deterred a large percentage of voters from attending the polls, especially in the mean. tainous areas where the long "and ard aong journeys are entailed.
At 40 odd polling stations, sest- tered throughout Tokyo, there was a constant stream of voters from early oorning, and a mixture of clothing indicating the democratia nature of the present election, frock cents, coolic jackets, lounge suits and the foring Hmone all being intermingled.
CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO HIS REQUEST.
WESTMINSTER SERVICE.
TO-DAY.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rray, Feb. 20th. Lord Oxford's request that he bould be buried with the utmost simplicity has been faithfully ob- served. The coffin was carried by servants from his house to the
SHANGHAI, February Sock.
SHANGHAI, February 20th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, alter
Mr.-T. V. Soeng, the Nationalist parish church at Sutton Courtnes conclyding, his visit to Kaifeng and Finance Minister," arrived at Shang-last night, after an uneventful eer- to hai yesterday morning. Regarding rice and the villagers remained to Chengchow (Hons) returned Hauchow a special train. last the tariff revision problem, Mr. take part in a very brief funeral, Saturday. He will proceed to Non-Soong refused to communicate any service. The interment takes place
on
king to-day."
Joint Action Against The Teaglienose.
As a result of the recent military conference at Kaifeng, Marshals Chiang and Feng have reached a -substantial-agreement-in-connection. with the raising of a combined ex- pedition against the Fengtienese.
Peking In Three Months," In the Tientsin-Pakow Railway zone Marshal Chinng's troops will be responsible to attack Shantang, while Marshal Feng's troops will ad- vance towards Southern Chilli along the Kin-Han Railway. It is planned that within a period of three months the expedition will reach Peking.
Marshal Feng's Plans. Marshal Feng-Yo Hsiang has decided to effect a general attack on the Fengtienes in three diree tions, namely, on the Kin-Hon Rail- way as the central route, Eastern Honan towards Shantung, as the second route, and from Tatung (Northern Shanri) to Tehchow, as the third route.
MARSHAL SUN AND THE "MUNITIONS.
YUAN SHIH-KAPS GRAVE DESECRATED.
CLAIM MADE FOR LARGER į SHARE.
PEKING, Feb. 16th, Marsha Sun Chunn Fang's real mmission here, writes the N.-C. Daily News correspondent, is to secure Jarger allotment of the newly ported munitions, his contention eing that the "burden of the de- fence of Shantung has now fallen chiefly on his army. Up to the present his share of the munitions has amounted to 70,000 rifles only,
thing to the pressinen.
The Acting "I-0.”
It is reported that Mr. Edwardes, the Acting Inspretor-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, will re. turn to Peking on the 23rd inst.
HANKOW AND ITS REDS.
(Wah Ter Yat Pas.)
SHANGHAI, February 20th. The Hankow military authorities on the 16th inst., discovered two other communistic baunts in the city. In all 34 Reds were arrested
and summarily excrated,
in the churchyard shortly after noon to-day and is being preceded by a service conducted by the Bishop of Oxford.
The memorial service at West- minster Abbey will be held to-me-
"TOW?"
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
BIGGER AND BETTER THIS YEAR.
THIRTEEN MILES OF STANDS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruary, Feb. 19th. The 14th British Industries Fair which opent to-morrow at the White and the Cuetle. Bromwich, Birmingham, and con tinues until March 2nd, will be by far the largest trade display ever held in Great Britain,
HANKOW'S HUNAN EXPEDI- City, London,
TION.
(Wah Tri Fat Paa.)
SHANGHAI, February 20th. The Hankow troops engaged in the Hunan expedition are mainly cutwentrating at Huengchow and Pao Haien. They are ready to attack Hein Ning...
U.S. MINISTER'S TOUR OF
YANGTSZE VALLEY:
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Polling ceased at & p.m. and the hallot-boxes will be opened at $ to-morrow morning when counting will commence.
Press Gallery on Blackett's head.
to Sir Basil Beach course to-day, with a
speed of 206,93609 miles per hour,
Police immediately seized the re- porter responsible, and report has it that Sir Basil called out "It's all right."
Captain Hinkler has obtained for work! record. He has aso kept to his programme of long "hops with alsoute regularity and by covering over 8,000 miles he has accomplished the longest solo, flight ever made in any machine and made the London-Singapors journey in
This was with the quickest trip on record.
Hight British Avro Avian acroplane with Cirrus engine of only 99 horse power. ther during the flight and has pass- ness. ed from extreme cold during the
The reporter arrested is a mem- earlier part of the journey to trober of the staff of the Hindustua pical hest which made the wings of Times, and he has declared that his machine too hot to touch.
恒
He has encountered. mixed wca-
I flying from Victoria Point, Burma, to Singapore yesterday-u distance of nearly 200 miles he met
with violent rain storma. He was
་་
It transpires. however, that Sir Basil temporarily lost conscious-
the action was unintentional.
Captain Campbell's terrife speed beat the record set-up by Major H. O. D. Segrave, also British, by
over three miles an hour.
Thrilling Moment Of Danger.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fab. 20th.. Captain Campbell experienced montent of deadly danger. After he had completed his task and the nchine was still at full-speed, it struck a soft bump of sand and swerved dangerously as if to plunge into the soft sand-dunes with inevit
Charged later with causing burtably fatal results. This threw to a public servant on duty, the momentarily his feet bounced off the Campbell half-way of his seat and
slipped down his face obstructing But he righted the machine instantaneously). It roared
due to leave for latavia at dawn man was released on bail of Rs. brakes and accelerator; his goggles today, and hopes to reach Port | 2,000. Darwin on Wednesday, in which eyeat he will have fulfilled his original intention of flying to Aus tralia, in 18 days with a safe margin. He hopes to continue the fight to his home at Bundaberg Queens-'
d
His little machine costs about d. per mile to fly..
Now In Java, "
BANDOING, Feb. 20th. Hinkler has arrived.
It is alleged that he threw his his vision. neighbour's writing-case at Sirend was off, stopping four miles Basil Blackett, shouting at the same away. time This is my reply to Lord Birkenhead."
Commission Well Received At Calcutta And "Garlanded,"
CALCEA, Feb. 20th. European, Indian officials, non- officials and also, representatives of
The first results will probably be FROM CAIRO TO THE CAPE the Moslem, Marwari, Anglo-Indian known by the evening though the
final results are not expected till the 23rd inst.
CURE FOR LEPROSY.
DISEASE TO BE STAMPED OUT
IN TEN YEARS.
AND BACK. RAF. MEN'S ANNUAL*
EXERCISE."
{BRITISH WIRELKSB SERVICE.]
Buoy Feb. 19th.
Depressed Classes and Communities welcomed the Simon Commission and garlanded the Commissioners who drove to Goverment House.
The only evidence of hostility was a single banner inscribed "Simon go back."
A heavy gale was blowing during Major Campbell's exploit.
The maximum speed attained was 214.75 miles per hour. The car turned broadside on when travel- ling at 210 miles per hour, but re- covered and continued.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] FURTHER DETAILS. ·
Rrusy, February 20th.
A new land speed record wis established, yesterday at Daytona Beach, Florida, by Captain Malcolm
famous Campbell, the
British motorist in his Napier Blue Bird" motor-ear, fitted with a. Napier 400 horse-power Schneider Air Trophy
Campbell's average speed, over the official mile, was 207.956 miles per hour.
In his frst run with the wind his speed was 16.76, equalling a speed of 214.77 miles hourly and his second run against the gale, was done in 1603 seconds—or 199.687 miles per hour: 14% PA
Interviewed later, Sir John Simon-engine. A flight across Africa, which referred to the Assembly's boyoon has now become an annual exercise motion as a mistorture but did not in the normal training of the Royal think that a majority of six decided Air Force, will begin on March 1st. the inrue for All-India for all time. when four Fairey Kapier a He added that the Commission had INEXPENSIVE REMEDY, biplanes will set out from Cairo to their own plans and would carry
the Cape and back They will-through-is-work-to-the-real advan travel in formation and to time tage of India, (THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]-
table
The Fairey 3 is of the so-called general purpose type, and can be converted from a seaplane tu land- plane in under an hour. It is equipped with the well-known Napier Lion engine.
P
LONDON, February 19th. The complete stamping out of leprosy within the next ten years is predictet in the annual report of the British Empire Leprosy Relict Association, which will be presented at the annual meeting to be held on Friday next.
1.
¿
This will be accomplished by means of treatment with oil extract ed from the dried fruit of the Hyduocarpus tree.
Stations for treatment will be started throughout the Empire in places where the disease is prevalent. The Imperial and Dominion Gov- ernments are actively co-operating
in the matter.
It is estimated that sufferers from leprosy exceed 4.000.000, of which there are 410,00 in the British Em pire..
Two thousand. British manufac turers have displayed their best and newest products along the 13 miles) of stands, and their customers. in cluding trade buyers from over 60 countries, are arriving in London and Birmingham by every train. Sir Leonard gers of the The London hotels this week end Medical Board, India Office, in an are thronged with overseas buyers, interview anys that the demand for One botel has guests of 17 nation the oil exceeds the supply. Over alities. In another there were 50 100.000 doses have been sent out hurers, a large proportion of whom during the past three months. The were Germans. Other hotel had vintors from Austria, Sweden, Hol- of manufacture is 2s. 6d. for a year's supply, but a new process land, Germany. Siam and America of extraction will reduce this to Visitors have cone from as far afield ijd.
Steps will be taken to plant as the Seychelles. The annual fair
extensively the Hydnocarpus tree is being increasingly used by manu-
in suitable countries. Sir Leopard facturere for launching entirely new products on the world' markets.
Rogers says it has indubitably been Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, President established that nearly every caso of the Board of Trade, presides at of. lenrosy can be prevented from the Government Banquet to leading BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO Exhibitors and buyers at Mansion reaching the infective stage.
PERING. Feli, 20th. Mr. MacMurray, who intends to tour the Yongisze Valley, entrained this morning for Tsingtao, from whence he will embark in a cruiser for Shanghai..
FRANCE.
House
to-morrow night, with H.R.H. the Duke of York as the chief guest. In the afternoon the
but the local authorities are now THE NEW APPOINTMENT WELL Duke and Duchess of York will visit
almost agreed that he is entitled to
a much larger proportion
RECEIVED.
A
The Fengtien military lenders
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] say that they have no desire at pre- sent to retake Hsuchowfu so that
Ruany. Feb, 19th. campaign along the Tiensin-
The announcement of Sir William Fukow Line is most unlikely. This Tyrrell's appointment to surveed is because they do not desire to in-Lord Crewe, who retires from the terrupt the relations between Feng Paris Embassy in the summer, has Ya Hsiang and Chiang Kai Shek been extremely well received both whose closer aflation, it is anti-in Paris and London. The newa cipated will certainly ruin Chiana papers point out that Sir William and wreck the Kuomintang com- Tyrrell's appointment is a delicate pletely.
The local mutinies are all within compliment to France, since it is rare for a permanent Under Secre "the coininand" of General Tuan
Cheng Ching who recently with-tary of State to be asked to take
any ambassadorial post.
the White City, while on Thursday H.M. the King and H.M. the Queen will visit the Birmingham section, and, later, probably the White City.
SOVIET POLITICS.
MORE EVIDENCE OF "TOLERANCE."
(THROUGH REUTER'S LOENCY.]
|
{BRITISH WIRELESS. BERVICE.] FURTHER DETAILS.
A
BRITISH NATION'S INCOME.
INCOME-TAX, SUPER-TAX AND
DEATH DUTIES.
INSTRUCTIVE STATISTICS.
[HSITIOR WIGKLESS SERVICE. Į
Reory, Feb. 19th. Details of the nation'w-income are
given in the report of the Inland Revenue Commisinners for the year ended March 31, 1927.
THE DEFENCE CORPS.
CHANGES IN SCOTTISH CỔ.
ORDERS.
1,000 Guinea Trophy Won, Captain Campbell is now in a position to make an early claim for the magnificent gold trophy, valued at 1,000 guineas. offered by Sir Charles Wakefield to the Inter- national Association, "at the begin- The following revised orders forning of February for the first the Scottish Co. of the Hong Kong driver to surpass" Major Segrave's Vomteer Defence Corps have been record. ised under" reeterday's date: He will also receive from Sir Sanday, February 26th: The Charles Wakefield an income of triangelur shoot against 2nd Batt'n. £1,000 yearly as long as his record H.JI. Scots Guarde and 2nd Bart'n. remains intact up to the end of KO.S.B. is postponed until Su-1930.
The Engine.
The "Blue Bird" was constructed
day, March 18th, and following sub- Captain Malcolm Campbell will stituted:
as his personal property receive an Sunday, February 20th:-Museagraved replica of the gold trophs, ketry, part 1. The Scottieb Com while the trophy will be held during pany will fire Part 1. Table T. at the existence of the record by the
for the
The gross income of the nation Strecutters Range on Sundar Royal Automobile Club.
February 20th. Ranga officer, Cap- year Was £2,914,000,000
tain K. S. Morrison, Launch will sterling, and the gross amount of
and leave Murray Pier at D... inland revenue duties, etc., colect- cd was £140.000.000
call Kowloon Pier at 9.10 4.m.at the Napier Works, and Captain The cost of
Dress-Uniform or mufti optional. Campbell created his first big record collection was 1.61 per cent.
but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces in it on February 4th, last year, How the rich pay is also shown. a man with £160.000 sterling a year drawn from Corps Headquarters 174.843 miles an hour, subsequently and belt must be worn. Arus will when be set up a world record of spends nearly half his income, 2/7
Since then, zht alterations in in the £, on on income and euper on Friday, February 24th, between beaten by Major Segrave tax. All bose receiving more than 9 am, aux noon, or 2 and p.m.
2.000 a year thus becoming super- February 25th, between 9 a.m. and Great Britain won the Schneider or 5 and 6 p.m. and on Saturday. design have been made to the body. while the aero-engine with which tax payers, contribute £46,000,000 a year to the Stabe and death duties amount to 40 per cent, in the case
Cup trophy was fitted as its pro- It cost well over of a £2,000,000 sterling estate.
pelling power. £5,000 to build, and was designed to demonstrate the ability of the small car based on a study of aero dynamics with minimum wind resist- ance to accomplish better results than the huge car of tremendous horse-power, designed to overcome the terrific wind resistance by sheer force,
A FORMER MAHARAJA. MOVEMENTS BEING DIRECTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
Rccus, February 20th. Newspapers-report that British
ALLAHABAD, February 19th. seigutists have developed a cure for Ripuda Man Singh, the ex-ruler- leprosy known as hydnocarpus oil, of the Nabha State, who abdicated remedy which will be used in the five years ago and has just heen fresh campaign shortly to be launch-deprived of the title of Maharaja, ed to stamp out. leprosy in the his rights and privileges, and who Empire.
is now known as Garcharan Singh, There are about 4,000,000 lepers was approached by the police when in the world and about 1,500,000 about to leave, by train for Luck- in the British Empire. Thousands пок.
are concentrated for treatment in a He was induced to enter another chain of leper asylums throughout train, and is believed to be now en Asia and Africa and it is anticipatronite to Kodaikanal, vam
ed that many more centres will be [The ex-Maharaja has been aecus-
opened shortly.
RIGA Feh, 20th.
Eydnocarpus oil is obtained The Moscow newspaper Fronda from the dried fruit of the "incorri-hydnocarpus tropical tree, which reports that 100 more drew from the Taningfu. front
The Obeerver" says Sir William pibles" from various parts of it is intended to plant in all parts without any warning after 12 quarrel with Sun Tien Ying who Tyrrell's choice commands the ap-Russia and who sympathise with of the Empire where leprosy exists. command's at Tamingfu. He there-proval at Home and abroad and Trotzky, have been expelled. by made it possible for Feng to adds: "Now more than ever Paris advance
north of the Yellow River is a nedal port of European diplo After their withdrawal to the macy, and the task which confronts | RUSSIAN Tientsin-Pukow Railway from the the British Ambassador to France
front Yuan's troops naturally is of eo special a character that the erased to interest their Shantung paymasters, with the result that no provision was made for their keep as a consequence of which mutinies followed:
An official telegram from Tein fu repente as enufirmed the focal report that Feng Yu, Huang has dertrayed the tomb of Yuan Shih Kai at Changiek in Honan.
post has twice in recent years been filled from outside the professional ranke. To-day, the condition of the continent is easier, but not yet easy and it give the fullest, scope for patient and tactful comprehensive news of view proper to a diplomat." The French Press has given the appointment an unanimous Bad equally cordial welcome.
The cure is stated to be 100 per cent, effective in the early stages of the disease "and" 20 or 30-per cent. in advanced cases.
ed af disloyal activities since his abdication and was ordered this weekend to reside at Kodaikanal, Madras)...
U,S. PRESIDENCY.
DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES "ENTER THE ARENA.
"DEPUTY CHIEF" COMMITS SUICIDE.
Sir Leonard Bogers, Becretary of
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE, the Empire Leprosy Relief Associa
ST. Louis, Feb. 20th. tion, who did much research work (THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.?
in India and who has been pro- With the announcement that miaently identified with the develop. Senator, James A. Reed permits Rras, Feb. 20th. A telegram from Kazan states sent of the cure, says the treat the use of hie name in the Wiscon that Fokine, a Russian Communist mest was six months in early cases sin primary nominations, his can. before the war, but who was until and one year when the disease is vas for the democratic presidential now deputy chief of the Workmen's more advanced. The cost of cure, noriasticus is launched. Governor and Peasants Inspectorate of the has been greatly reduced in the last Sith, of New York State is so-called Tartar Autonomous Rewire mouths, and doses sufficient geperally agreed as favourite in
for a year only cost half a crown, public, has shot himself..
"this race.
p.m.
Sunday, March 4th: The Com. pany will not shoot Part 1 on this date.
•
HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING · FEBRUARY 11th.
Plague,
Captain Campbell raced against Stutz car, the Black Hawk, Aden: 80 esies, s6 deaths (infect- driven by the famous American racing-motorist. Mr. Frank Lock-
ed rate in zone iii.). Bassein: 2 deaths.
Bombay: 2 deaths.
Moulmein: 2 deaths Rangoon: 10 deaths. Singapore: 1 case. 1 death. Macasser: 1 cake, 1 death. Colombo: 2 infected rats found.-- Cholera.
Calcutta: "3 death.
·Madras: 1 death. Negapatam: 1 death, Rangoon: 1 death. Singapore: 1 case, Bangkok: 26 cases, 16 deaths. Saigon: 2 cases, 1 death.
Small-pox. Bassein 1 case: Bombay 18 cases, 7 deaths Calcutta: 10 cases, 7 deaths, Madras: 20 cases, 1 death. Moulmein: 1-case- Negapatam 2 cover: Rangoon:"67 casen; 21-deaths. Vizagapatam 12 cases, 1 death. Pondicherry: 1 case, 1 death. Colombo: 2 cases. Belawan-Deli, 10 ensés, 3 deaths, Shanghai: 3-death. Mukden: 3 cases.
Dairen: 4 cases...",
hurt.
THE LAICHIKOK MURDER.
ALLEGED ASSAILANT IN
COURT.
A formal charge of murder was 'preferred. against a Sikh - named- Saudagar Singh before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday. After evidence of arrest had been taken, the prisoner was remanded in police custody for one week.
As stated in the Daily Press yesterday, the accused was arrested by the poles in connection with the death of an Indian watchman named Jitte Singh-employed, at the Standard Oi! Company's Instal- lation at Loichikok
The watchman failed to report himself for duty on Saturday night. Early the next "morning" his body was found near the cmployees'. quarters withen number of wounds in the head apparently inflicted with: & chepper. **