KUOMINTANG AND THE ACTING
INSPECTOR-GENERAL.
**BIG FOREIGN LOAN" RUMOUR “* A ̈FABRICATION."
NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT AND THE CHINA
MERCHANTS NAVIGATION COMPANY.
KUOMINTANG'S FOREIGN POLICY.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24th, 1928.
JAPAN'S GENERAL
ELECTION.
PRESENT STATE OF THE POLL.
HOME, OFFICE. FIGURES.
(THROUGH RZUTKE'S AGÈNCT.]
ToEvo, Feb. 93rd.
The Home Office official election
ARBITRATION AND SECURITY.
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
GENEVA, **
1A
RUTHLESS DISARMA- MENT PROPOSALS.
THE SOVIET'S FANCIFUL SUGGESTIONS.
"SEA MANDATORIES."
(SAXOUGH KEUTRE'S AUKTOY.]
HINKLER'S GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
WHAT THE EXPERTS-SAT-
PRESS COMMENT.
* (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
of what British pilots and British aircraft can do to link up the Em- pire by air."
EXAMPLE FROM CANADA AND U.S.A'S EXPERIENCE.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] ·
RUGBY, Feb. 23rd. Experts calculate that Hinkler's
Port Darwin, where: Captain Rros, Feb. £ård.
flying time, on his remarkable Hinkler landed, is nearly 12,000 England-Australia flight, was sp-miles from Croydon by the route The Committee on Arbitration
proximately 150 hours. His little taken. He left Croydon at dawn eral discussion yesterday and de
machine has a cruising speed of 90 on February 7th and landed at Port It consists of 63 Articles designed miles an hour and the Cirrus Darwin at six o'clock this even- Businessmen's Party 4: Reform/tailed consideration of the rapto provide complete world disengine, although of 30 horse-power, ing, Australian time, which #73 porteurs memorands began. Rearmament in 4 years, after which is capable of developing 80. It equivalent to eight o'clock this presentatives of Belgium, Canada, it proposes, as a means of protec
DICTATOR CHANG TSO LIN TO ESTABLISH figures show that the Seiyukai has and Security concluded their gen
A CENTRAL BANK.
won 213 seats; the Minseito 212: Independents Id; Proletarians 8:
Even in the midst of his multifarious duries, Chang Teo Lin, dictator and gmeralissimo and (according to several reports) aspirant for the presidency or the restoration of the monarchy, finds time to enlarge his financial experience by founding another banking enterprise, which is ta' be known as the Central Bank."
One of the latest telegrams to the local native Press states that the Fengtienese hara started a new offensive against Shansi and that fighting is inking place on the railway leading to Tai yuan, Shansi's capital. -
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It is reported that Mr. Edwardes, the acting "L.-G.," will return to Peking to-day. His mission to the Nanking Government is generally regarded as fruitless, the Kuomintang evidently. believing more in their own efforts than in the promises held out with regard to tariff revision as expounded to them.
It is reported that the Nanking Government have appointed a committee to take over the affairs of the China Merchants' Navigation Company.
FENGTIENESE START NEW | THE C.M. "NAVIGATION CO.'S
OFFENSIVE AGAINST
SHANSI.
(Wah Tea Yat Pac:)
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SHANGHAI, February Bird. The Fengticnese have started new offensive against Shansi, and fighting is reported to have taken place in the railway area on the way to Taiyuanlu
APPOINTMENT FOR GENERAL TAN.
(Wah Te Fat Pas)
SHANGHAI, February 2nd. The Nanking Government intend to appoint General Tan Yen Kai General Officer Commanding the
4th Group of the Kuomintang Army, including the Hunkow and Hunanese troops now being commanded by the
Hankow leaders.
NATIONALISTS AND THE ACTING "1-G."
(Wah Thz Yat Fao.)
AFFAIRS.
(Wah Te: Fat Pao!)
SHANGHAI, February 23rd. In order to re-organise the China
Party 3.
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Islands, the returns of which at present, have not been received.
The Home Office does not expect any important change from the foregoing
GENEVA, February 23rd.
been published.
The text of the Soviet of Russia's draft disarmament convention has
This completes the total, except the eight seats for the Loochoo Sweden. Yugo-Slavi Argentination, that the customs guards,ve not the slightest trouble and morning, Greenwich Mean time. Chile and Holland Expressed their local police, and various other did not even miss once throughout Thus the time taken was almost views yesterday and a new German guards be retained and armed with the journey. It was meaning as exactly fifteen days inemorandum on the prevention of magazine rifies but unorganised for,
sweetly after the end of the run Capt. Hinkler has not only easily "war was presented.
as before it started. This is not beaten the record made by Sir war purposes; also the establish-
only a notable achievement to Ross Smith and Sir Keith Smith Hinkler's credit, as his flying ex- who in 1919 flew from England to perience ranges over overy type of Australia in 28 days. The manner aeroplane. The little machine-used of his doing it has been extremely
Independents and Proletariats are now being wooed by both the major
- Particular interest was shown in the advocacy of Doctor Fiddell, the Canadian delegate of the Perman ent Conciliation Commission, He
ment of a maritime police service for the protection of 'trade routes on the seas to be divided in 18 zones over which regional groups
parties for the control of the Diet. I put forward a proposal of his of atates will assume responsibility on the present flight was the same remarkable. He made no big pre
which will probably meet in special session in March.
Government
that states with special geographical difficulties should establish à'permanent com- mission of an equal number of
(EARLIER TELEGRAMS.) (THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.}
Toxro, Feb. nd. With the exception of ore Preeminent vitizens for purposes of fecture, the returns from the investigation. - whole of Japan are almost in, and according to the present position of the parties, the Seiyukal (Gov erment) has won the election with a narrow majority of ten
sente over the Mihteito (Opposi
tion).
"Merchants' Navigation Company, The Independents have secured which is now in a state of bank-eight, thus constituting a Diet bloe fifteen seat and the Proletarians uptcy, the Nanking Government which can swing either party. has assigned an official committee to take over control.
SHANGHAI, February 23rd. Mr. T. V. Soong, in a telegram to the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai, stafss that Mr. Edwardss' memorandum regarding the Chinese Customs tarifi revision was merely based on his personal opinion and would have to be seriously considered by the Nationalist Government before it could be put into effect. The nmour that the Kuomintang would accept a big foreign loan through Mr. Edwardes was entirely labri cated.
Mr. Edwardes, Raburning To
Peking.
Mr: Edwardes, the Acting Inspec- tor-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, having concluded his con- ference with Mr. T. V. Soong, the Nationalist Finance Minister," is leaving for Peking to-day..
CHANG TSO LIN'S LATEST! ENTERPRISE.
A central controlling office will be established at Nanking, under which thero will be six departments trans- acting the business.
Mr. Kuhara, was elected at Osaka.
The would-be Foreign Minister,
Tokyo, Feb. 23rd.
The latest returns which show the present position of the Parties :--
Seiyukai Company's shipping
Minseito Independents
PEKING AND JAPAN'S ELECTION.
(Wah The Tat Pas.)
SHANGHAI, February 23rd. According to competent obser vera, the Ankaochun Government will not reach a decision with re- gard to General Yen Shib Shan of Shansi until the result of Japan's general election is known, which is expected to have an important bearing on Peking's military policy.
NATIONALIST'S FOREIGN'
POLICY.
(Wah Te Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, February 3rd. On his assumption of office, fr, Hwang Fu, Nationalist Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued bis foreign policy to the following effect:-
1-To clear up all international misunderstandings relative to
China.
2.-To revise the existing unequal
treaties with foreign Powers. 3.-Strict measures to be taken to protect foreign lives and pro- perty in China. After
pacifying Hunan," Gen- era! Pei Chung Hni will detach & portion of his troops to participate in the Northern Expedition.
* NEW - MONGOLIAN
› PRESIDENT.”
(THROUGH RELŢER'S AGENOT.]
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J
914
216
14
Proletarians ................. Businessmen
9
4
Reform Party 1999 ACTINAKA The outstanding 12 finals are ex- pected to be available this evening. The Elections Analysed.
Canada and United States had had 17 years experience of such joint commission and every' decision taken during the last 18 year, in-
as a sort of Ses Mandatories" No warship of the maritime police is to exceed 3,000 tons or CAPTY more than two guns, the calibre of which must act exceed
two inches.
It is a ruthless disarmament pro gramme on similar lines to that of St. Litvinoff's proposals of last November."
cluding many of great importance INDIANS AND THE SIMON which will permit of such machines
and covering a variety of subjects, has been taken inanimously. In value is permanence and equality such a commission there was great
of numbers, Mutual confidence and impartiality were inspirited. The state of affairs between Canada and the United States showed how ab sence of armed forces prompted confidence and removed fears and suspicions.
Further Details,
GENEVA, February 23rd. The conclusions of the discussions of the Committee on Arbitration and Security are being drafted, by a committee appointed by Dr. Benes (Chairman) and the under Viga-Chair
The Britliy, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Polish and Argentine members are to make a general report with a view to the eventual formulation of the neces sary drafe conventions,
OSA, Feb. 23rd Analysing the elections the lead ing businessmen point out that the country has clearly failed to express whether it desires the leadership of Baron Tanaka or Mr. Hamaguchi, and fear that the result means the continuance of political uncertainty, It is considered that the Minselto has done remarkably well. Sup- THE KU KLUX KLAN. porters the Proletarian Parties are disappointed, though it is pointed out that their candidates secured a surprisingly large num- ber of votes in the cities. Their failure in the country districts is ascribed to the fact that the pea- santry is not yet educated up to the
tenets of radicalism.
members of the Diet refuse to give The newly elected Proletarian
opinions concerning financial přobi. lems but unanimously clamour for the relief of unemployment.
THE NORTHCLIFFE
PRESS.
'THE NEW DEBENTURE ISSUE
SPEEDILY SUBSCRIBED.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. Sird. The lists for the Northcliffe News- elected President of the Soviet paper issue of £3,000,000 af per Republic of Mongolia in succession cent. guaranteed debentures, at 20 to the late Zerendordchi, whose closed this morning, assistant he was.
Moscow, Feb. 3rd.
Exalanbator Amor has been
WOUNDED SOLDIERS RETURN TO SHASI.
(NAVAL WIRELESS. ]
(Wah T Tat Pao.) SHANGHAI, February 3rd. Marshal Chang Tao Lin intends to establish a central bank with
SHASI, Feb. nd. $500,000 as paid up capital. The Numbers of wounded have return issue of the bank notes will be ed to Shasi, and it is believed that secured on all likin receipts from these took part in the recent fight the eight provinces under the Aning in the vicinity of Temple Hal kuochun's jurisdiction.
There is still considerable activity among bandits in the Middle River.
Lawless Conditions."
CHENGLIN, Feb. 2nd. In view of the lawless conditions prevailing, it has been decided to withdraw Chinese river supervisors.
THE FENGTIENESE FRONT. LINES.
(Wah T Tat Paa.) SHANGHAI, February, 23rd.
A report from Poking states that a conference was held in the An- kaochun headquarters, on the 21st inut, to consider plans to strengthen their lines. It was not considered, however, that an offensive action would at present be, feasible.
THE NATIONALIST'S CHIEF
OF STAFF..
(Tal Tes Yat Pao.)'
BHANGHAI, February 23rd. General Ho Ying Chien issued a circular telegram yesterday an nouncing that he has assumed office as Chief of Staff of the Huomin. tang Army.
IMPROVED SHIPBUILDING.
ABANDON HOOD AND CHANGE THEIR NAME
"NEW AND ENLARGED ACTIVITIES."*"
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WARRINGTON, Feb. ord. The notorious. secret society known as the Ku Klux Klan has formally allandoned the use of the hood as part of their terroristic insignia and proposes, under a new name, to derot itself to "new and
enlarged activities in national life."
FEISAL ED DOWISH LEADS RAIDS.
RA.F. PREVENT FURTHER SLAUGHTER.
CURIOUS ARAB TRADITION.
(THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
BASRA, Feb. 22nd. It transpires that Feisal ed Dowish scit led the raiders guna seitt. The force was divided in three sections. The firec two-attacked the encampanent, as reported in Reater, cable yes terday, while the third, foraging
ulone, met two caravans
COMMISSION.
MORE ENLIGHTENED VIEW'S EXPRESSED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DELII, Feb. 22nd The Council of State has adopted by 34 votes to 19 a motion appoint. ing a committee to participate with
the Simon Commission.
A resolution in support of the Commission was moved by Sir Maceckjes Dadabhoy, who advising "take what you can get and then fight for more urged that India should not throw away a golden greas of reforme by sulking like a lot of schoolboys
Opportunity of accelerating the.pro.
The
which he recently, used on a bon paration as he had no financial stop journey from London to Biga. support and his aeroplane was not Hinkler's consummate, skill and a big high-powered machine but an daring are warmly praised by the ordinary light machine such as any. Press and a tribute is paid to his one can buy for £675. For the past modesty which adds an additional eighteen months Capt. Hinkler had used this machine for touring Eng. note of triumph to his success.
land and Northern Europe. Discussing the practical import machine had, however, proved its ance of the fight the newspapers capability and reliability in air recoguise that it will bring new races, having won
received no assistance problems of modifications in design, Throughout his Bight Capt. Hinkler many prizes.
with his carrying passengers and cargo. plane, not even in moving it on the The Manchester Guardian, still ground. Never during the whole believing that distant air travel of flight was it necessary to make ad the future will be by airship and justments to the engine which is reecgnising that good fortune in an ordinary standard 30 h.p. Cirrus, the matter of weather favoured which is of itself a remarkable testi Hinkler, says that his distinction mony to the good workmanship of is to have brought the fight to this British made engine. The cast Australia down to the level of of the Right has been only about ordinary every day commercial fifty pounds which is less that the cost of travelling to, Australia by The Daily News anys: It has sea.. brought perceptibly nearer the realisation of a regular system of Hinkler incidentally made the frst It has to be added. that Capt. ai communications between distant non-stop flight from London to parts of the world."
Home and also the fastest time be intter he accomplished in seven days tween England and India. The which is of itself in spoch-making achievement.
traffic.
reputation of the light aeroplane is The Daily Telegraph anys: "The thighly established by this fight for all purposes of onbinary travel.
Pundit Desikachara recommended
Newspapers state this evening to the members that since it was exploit was concerned not so much posed to have been effected at The Times says that Hinkler's that the insurance which was sup- not practical politics for India to with the discovery of possible Lloyd's against Hinkler beating the achieve freedom by revolution, mechanical improvements in aero-record of 99 days set up by the Indians should by intelligent co planes and their engines as with Smith brothers was never executed operation obtain absolute control of proving what can be done with a and therefore he will gain nothing the Government with Parliament's type of aircraft already in com- financially. help.
Sir Sankaran Nair,expressed themon use and costing in the open- market anly £700. By completing opinion that a Committee appoint the journey at a total running cost
(THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCY.),
Popular Interest.
Capt.
Losnox, February 22nd. Hinkler's record-making
ed by the Council of State could for fuel of about £50 he has shown influence the Commission's recom
what Flight-Licutenant Bentley mendations. Anyway, he added, it showed by his journey in a Moth fight has captured the popular had an excellent opportunity of neroplane to the Cape and Captain imagination and inspired numerous, submitting a report embodying a Neville Stack and Mr. Gerrard constitution for presentation to showed by their earlier fight aero-one form Sir Samuel Hoare.
congratulatory telegrams, notably England America and the civilised
plane flight to India. Thus world world as India's minimum demand. journeys by air are within the reach Government Grant Suggested.
of men of a sporting turn of mind without prohibitive capital expen- have the necessary qualifications as diture, provided only that they pilots. More than anything else he has opened the eyes of the public to the feasibility of establishing an air mail to Australia.
SPAIN'S OILS STATEMENT BY THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
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MADRID, Feb. 22nd. The foreign proteste against the new oil monopoly have evoked a communiqué in which the Govern- ment: denies that it has violated hwa treaties, or rules governing neighbourly relationships.
MELBOURNE, February 2nd. The fight is practically the sole and numerous others have tele topic of conversation. Mr. Bruce graphed their congratulations, and the suggestion has been, mooted in the Naval and Military Club that the Government should grant the airman £10,000:
Felt Some Anxiety,
Time Taken: 15 Daya.
Rucay, February 22nd. Capt Hinkler's feat in flying to PORT DARWIN, February 2nd. Australia in record time on a light Capt. Hinkler averaged 92 m.p.. aeroplane has caused the greatest from Bima. He was unable to sleep satisfaction here, Sir Samuel the night he spent there owing The communiqué declares that Hoare, Secretary for Air, has ex- to a plague of mosquitos. He de the Government is prepared in pressed official appreciation in the clared that the last stage of his broad spirit" to compensate the following message: "Your flight flight caused him some anxiety, but owners of works and installations from London to Australia in fifteen he arrived fit and his engine was in which have been immediately re- days dying unaccompanied in a perfect condition. He, will continue quisitioned, but it declines to be light aeroplane is one further proof his fight to Bundaberg at dawn. influenced by illegitimate pressure and underband manœuvres.
The Spanish Government there- fore regrete that the owners and their representatives have, with with their valuation, without awaite drawn from the operation connected ing the Government's recision ve farding their claims.
SPEED CRASH AT DAYTONA
·DISASTER - IN RECORD ATTEMPT
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.
DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. rd. The American, Frank Lockhart, attempting to beat Capt. Malcolm Campbelle record, encountered die
·GERMAN -METAL STRIKE OVER.
RESUMPTION ON FRIDAY,
(THROUGH RECTKA'S AGENCY.)
BERLIN, Feb. 2nd" Delegates of the metal workers who are on strike have recommend ed a resumption on Friday. The dispute is therefore considered ended.
THE SAMOAN IMPASSE.
AMERICA. TO SWEDEN. -
TRANSATLANTIO TELEPHONE
2
EXTENDED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Feb. 22nd. The Trans-Atlantic radio tele- phone service, has been successfully extended to Stockholm. Calls are operateil in the London trunk ex- change which is connected with Stockholm by a through telephone cable circuit, Count Hamilton; head of the Swedish telephone ad. ministration, he sent the British Postmaster-Gonora) a telegram" ex
aster while travelling at or cati- TROUBLE WITH THE NATIVES pressing his appreciation of the fine
mated apsed of 225 miles an hour,
The car pitagad forty feet into
·A QUESTION. OF FUEL."
(THROUGH RÉUTIR'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 22nd. The first of these caravans con- Presiding at the annual meeting visted of 25 camels accompanied by of the Chamber of Shipping of the fifteen Sulbi tribesmen who accord. United Kingdom, Bir Willing ing to Arab-fadition, are descend- Benger_said that the outstanding ante of medieval European, cruss- fact of to-day was the great inders and, regarded as guests, travel- provement in chipbuilding, Ho freely and are never attacked by considered that the expamion of nomads. The second caravan cam- world trade would 'sooh call for prised 40 "camels and 500 sheep, mare tonnage, which would be accompanied by about sixteen men. 0.0 improvement in The Wahabis fell on both cara- followed by freights,
vane, killing all the men and cap He believed that it would be un- tuting the animals. They were from the Middle River above Cheng-wise to make themselves entirely about to attack third caravan lin and, in consequence, the bucy dependent upon oil-fuel. A sug. when, British aeroplanes, appeared,
gested development was the use of and bombed and scattered them."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) ed channel and beacona CAD DO
the ien, bounced out of the water no longer be relied upon.
pulverized coal
after hitting the waves and landed Doubtful of His Reception,
WAR DEBT PAYMENT.
WELLINGTON, February 22nd- apright. A
Lockhart's feet were pinned by-parently reached an impasse. The The position at Samoa has ap LAST YEAR POSITION
side of the ear which was smash Mau party, in obedience, it is bo edm. Steel drills had to be, oblieved, to an exhortation by some [RITIC WIRELESS SERVICE)
tained to out the metal away before of the recently deported Europeans
WEATHER REPORT. he could be removed, with several to Stick to the Mau Committee," Yesterday's weather report, fore HUBY, Feb. 22nd: Sir Herbert Samuel, Financial fractured and a broken leg. a
The accident is attributed to a Cousil or Sir Frederick Richard Royal Observatory at 4.34 pm... are refusing to meet the Native cast and remarks, issued by the Secretary to the Treasury, stated in The Admiralty announce that con- the House of Commons that for the puddle of water on the speedwayson, the Administrator, Ve
stated b tracts have been placed for the con-financial year ending March 31st it
Meanwhile a boycott of the shopsThe anti-cyclone has increased struction of seven destroyers. The was ratimated that the receipts
Hot Badly Hart.
has been imposed, and Man agents considerably in intensity and fresh anders have been placed as follows: from allied wer debts would be An examination of Lockharf | armed with bludgeons are cóm- sponsoon will prevail along the coast. One at Barrow and two each at £10,700,000 sterling and receipts shows that he is gallering prin pelling natives to return their pur- and other the China Sea. Greenock Clydebank and on the frora roparated about £1,500,000, ospaly from shock. His art is not chases.
1. Laça... Forecast:--NE Tyne, while a flotilla leader will be while payments to the United broken, and there are no internal H.M.8, Dunedin and H.M.S. tresh; cloudy generally; proba built at Walkend.
["States would be about £23,000,000. injurice
Diomede have arrived.
drizzle or mist later,
HANKOW, Feb. 22nd.
A pétition has been made to Chiang Kai Shek by Tan Yen Kai ow, as he is doubtful of his recep- to appoint someone else to Han-
tion there....
Marghal Chiang And Chang Tat Ful. Chiang Kai Sbek is reported to bedhxious to obtain the co-opers tion of Chang Fat Fui against the Nortli and is prepared to overlook hie Red activities if he will join the Northern Expedition.
ADMIRALTY CONTRACTS. ORDERS PLACED FOR SEVEN DESTROYERS.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb, 2nd.
LATER
techinwal achievement necomplished by the British telephone engineers in co-operation with their, American colleagues in establishing the new service so successfully. -