200,000 WESTERN EXPEDITIONARY
TROOPS.
JOINING SOUTH AGAINST NORTH. GENERAL LI CHUNG JEN GOING TO HANKOW REGARDING THEIR LEADERSHIP.
MARSHAL CHIANG KAI SHEK TO VISIT SHANGHAI
200,000 TROOPS AS CHIANG'S "FIRST GROUP."
OPERATIONS SOON TO COMMENCE IN TIENTSIN-PUKOW RAILWAY AREA.
As further evidence of the. Kuomintang's datermination to prosente their campaign against the Fenglieness with the utmost possible vigour as their command, negotiations are proceeding to include the Western Expeditionary Troops," numbering 200,000, within their ranks. These troops appear to be Hupeh mere with Hanjow as their headquarters General Li Chung Jen is pro- cending to Hankow shartly with regard to the leadership of the
troops,
Marchal Chiang Kai Shek, who is leaving Nanking within a Few days for Shanghai, is stated to have another 200,000 troops at his osamand in the 1st Group Army.
Marshal Sun, Chuan Fang, who is virtually head of Shan tang, 1- Tientsin for Tsinanfu on the 27th ultimo.
WESTERN EXPEDITION
ARY TROOPS."
(ah Ts: Tat l'ao.)
i
| CHIANG KAI SHEK GOING:
TO SHANGHAI.
(Wah Te Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, March lat. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek will go to Shanghai within the next few days on important business.
Chiang's Army.
SHANGHAI, March 1st, General Li Chung Jen will short- ly proceed to Hankew, under, the
The Nanking Government de orders of the Nanking Government, chaves that the 15% Group of the and for the purpose of making Chiang Kai Shok, numbers about Kuomintang Army, under Marshal -rangements "with the Hankow 200.000. It is certain that as soon leader to head the Western Ex-45 Marshal Chiang finishes his
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 2nd, 1928.'
DISTRICT.
NEW ELDORADO IN AIR SPEED RECORD. THAMES RIVERSIDE BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES FOR 1928.
SOUTH AFRICA.
RICHEST, DIAMOND FIELD
EVER DISCOVERED
*
ANYWHERE."
י זן
DIAMONDS HAND-PICKED ON THE SURFACE,
(THROUGH REITER'S
*Care Town, March 1st. The apparently unimportant item of £2,500 for district development** enured a first class debate in the Assembly, in the course of which interesting details were given of the romantic discovery of a fabulously rich alluvial deposit of diamonds in Alexander Bay at the mouth of the 'Orange River, which was first disclosed last December.
Sir David Harris described the rew El Dorado as the richest dia-
BRITISH ATTEMPT SHORTLY.
300 MILES HOURLY
ANTICIPATED."
(BRITISK WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, March 1st-
"QUARDING AGAINST FLOUE- REPETITION.
COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME:
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Rroot, March 1st.
An attempt to establish a new air speed record, using a Super-Marine
A comprehensive scherm to gund Napier Lion S type seaplane, will against the possibility of a repeti- probably be made by Flight-Lieut. tion, of the January fond disaster in the riverside districts of London Kinkend next week.
The machine is now being assen-has been approved by a conference bled at Calshott, Southampton of the public authorities interested. water, and will afterwards under- Sp testing
The scheme imposes upon the London County Council the duty of supervising the flood defence works within the County of London and institutes an effective system af warnings and of beeping watch when high tides are imminent.
"It is anticipated thas over 300 miles an hour will be attained.
CAVELL FILM.
TO BE" SHOWN IN PARIS.
mond field ever discovered any PRESSMEN TO BE
where, id questions elicited the information that the diamonds are lying on the surface and only need picking up.
The Government owns 100 claims from whence experts have extracted £100,000 worth of diamonds in few weeks by hand-picking.
The Government propose that 60 Namaqualand diggers work the fields on behalf of the State.
Minister Byers emphasised that the Government would control the
output.
The Opposition, led by General Smuts, deprecated the principle of state diggings involved. The debate is proceeding.
ASKED TO VOTE.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY. ]
PARIS. March 1st. The producer of the Cavell film bas arranged to show it at the Champs Elysee Theatre to foreiga pressmen, including British. Special trains and boat will be run for the British pressmen, and all will be asked to vote as to the desirability of public presentation..
BIG LANCASHIRE AMAL- GAMATION.
SAMOA'S "ILLEGAL
POLICE."
480 SENT TO PRISON.
INTIMIDATION CHARGES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
MEMORANDUM BY WAR SECRETARY,
MEN, MONEY, MACHINES AND RESEARCH,"
RETRENCHMENT EFFECTED.
JTHROUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.]
7
Sir L. Worthington-Evan, Secretary of State for War, has issued a Memorandum relating to the British Army Estimatės for Beuter has sent a summary of this important document. from which it will be seen what is proposed with regard to the Army for the warrent year.
10281
The Memorandum,
LONDON, March 1st.
of
1 No Army Manuvres This Year,
There will be no Army Manquyres
Si L. Worthington Evans, War in 1928 but regulars will carry out divisional training. The announces Secretary, in a Memoranden on the Array Estimates says that the the continuance of the progranana principal changes in organisation for the accommodation of troops in oposed for 1998 include the ex- Earp and the progress to be madá in military defence works required tension and modernization
in connection with the Singapore'“ cavalry began in 1927 to regiments
Base. in Egypt and india, the reorganisa-
1. As regards research, bo anys tion of the Footguards and Infantry | there has been considerable advance- Battalions to comprise three in in the provision of armoured fight- stead of four Rifle Companies with numbers of six-wheeled lorries have ing vehicles and that increasing
un addition of a Machine Gun Contbeen introduced and that the number pany instead of a Machine Gun of medium and light tanks will Platoon, also that an Anti-Tank increased in certain cavalry. units and will be supplied with Section be included in the headquar armoured cara All medium artil ter wing of each battalion."
lery will be mechanised and experi
The reorganisation of the Tankments are progressing with the new
gun for the Horse Artillery; ilsą. Corps Battalions to comprise three with a new field Howitzer. Im2- companies of ench consisting of portant modifications in the designs three sections of ve tanks instead of all has been achieved." of four sections of four tanke. Nevertheless the number of tanks in each battalion will remain at 52 Army Reserve,
21
AVELLINGTON, March 1st. Four hundred members of the Samoan illegal. Man police force ONE HUNDRED COTTON MILLS have been sentenced at Apia to six
The Army Reserve of 0.0 months' imprisonment on a charge shows an increase of about 3,000
AFFECTED.
peditionary troops" to participate he begun in the Tientsin-Pukow ECHO OF THE THE COST OF PRODUCTION. of intimidating other natives who It is anticipated that there will be
in the northern expedition.
In an interview at Nanking | General Li said that he had! heen, discussing financial problems in connection with the coming ex- pedition with Mr. T. V. Soong, the Nanking Financial Minister. He asserted that the Hankow Army assigned to move towards the Kin- Han Railway zonu numbered
100,000,
mission to Shangbai operations will
Railway area.
“HANKOW BRITISH
CONCESSIONS. QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
"AS WELL AS COULD BE
EXPECTED."
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, February 29th.
In the House of Commons, Sir | Basil Peto asked whether steps were
NORTHERN LEADER OFF. being taken to resume control of
TO TSINAN.
(Wah Te Fat Peo.)
SHANGHAI. March 1st. Marshal Sun Chuan Fang left Tientsin for Tsinan on the 7th ̈ult. BANDITS ATTACK BRITISH LIGHTERS.
[NAVAL WIRKLER).]
CHENGLIN, Feb. 20th. British lighters anchored in thal low water in Tung Ting Lake were attacked by unarmed bandits on February 20th. It is reported that a small guard from a Chinese gun beat has been sent to protest .... them.
#
Li Chun Yey To Confer With Kwangsi Party,
[MAYAL WIRELERS. ] ·
HANKOW, Feb. 20th. L: Chun Yey is expected to arrive shortly. to confer with the Ewangi party.
"ANGLO-EGYPTIAN NEGO-
TIONS.
TREATY OF "ALLIANCE.
HEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
It is
has
the
the British Concession at Hankow, And whether there had been any change in the matter in view of the fact that the "Red" Government had disappeared.
Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that there was no change since his reply on November 23rd last.
"FRANCS SCANDAL.'
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Loxnox, Feb. goth. ---À “acheme for the amalgamation MR. J. D. GREGORY'S THANKS." of a hundred of the Lancashire cotton mills, in order to reduce costs of production, is said to be nearing fruition.
"SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT
RECEIVED.
[100H REUTER'S AGENCT.)
Loxpox, March 1st. The following appears in the social column of the newspapers to-day
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gregory wish to express their gratitude to friends and late colleagues for in- numerable. lotters and tokens of sympathy and support, which they will answer as soon as possible."
MEXICO'S OIL.
Mr. H. W. Looker invited statement regarding the progress of negotiations for the payments of arrears of interest on the Hankow Municipal debentures, and asked whether the municipal administra- tion in Hankow was working satis THE FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, factorily.
Alternative schemes, says the Financial News, are one large combine or a series of combines aiming at the standardisation of production on a massed basis in a manner similar "to that appertain ing in Japan.
The project at the outset will not be on an extensive scule, but as the benefits are realised there will be a general disposition on the part of the weaker concerns to join the
movement.
The scheme is based on the con- viction of the necessity for com plete reorganisation of the capital of the American,, section of the in- dustry, entailing common sacrifices from the top to the bottom.
"Manchester Guardian's "
Sir Austen Chamberlain replied QUESTION OF CONFIRMA-ing on the report of the scheme
On
TION.
[REVICH'S AMERICAN SERVICE.).
MEXICO CITY, Much let.
|
that he had no information regard. ing the first part of the question beyond what he had given February 20th, He was not pre- paired to say that the administrn. tion was working as well as they could wish, but a recent telegram The Government has extended from the British Consul General in next January 1st the date for to apply Hankey stated that, generally foreign oil companies speaking, the Sino-British Council for confirmatory concessions of oil was functioning as well as could lands and rights acquired before he expected under the present dif. May, 1917. ficult circumstances,
NANKING AND CUSTOMS TARIFFS.
MR. SOONG'S CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ACTING 1-G."
"(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
SHANGHAI, Feb. 20th.
Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance
PORTUGUESE PLOT. POLITICAL CRIMINALS
ARRESTED.
(THROUGH AETTER'S AGENCY:)
,
dealt with European shopkeepers.
"
THE FRANCS SCANDAL,
HOUSE OF COMMONS' DEBATE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S ACENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 20th. The Foreign Ofee scandal and the action taken by the Govern ment folowing the Board of In- quiry's report are not to be im mediately forgotten.
Mr. Baldwin undertook to find at least half a day to discuss in the
Troops' Health In China. Dealing with the troops' health Sir La Worthington Evans is of opinion that the absence of sick- ng among the troops despatched to Chinn was remarkable "in view of their service." of the climatic and other conditions
The Estimates For 1929.
an increase of 13,000 in the coming
The Army Estimates for "1928 to the pet sum ef. year in the Supplementary Reserve amount of approximately 15,000; teiri- £41,050,000 or £815,000 less than in
1997. torials 6,824 officers and 132,353 of No provision is made for extrai other ranks, an increase of 64 and troops in China for which a Supple decrease of 7,430, respectively,mentary Estimate is being present- regarding which the War Secretary ed.
points out that the substitution The strength of the British A.my of the proficiency grant for a train-inclusive of British troops in India ing bounty has led to a falling off is 153,800, a decrease of 13,000 and in recruiting this Spring. but approximately 2,000 below the estab that later figures show an improve-lishment, as the result of a falling
off in recruiting in 1927.
ment.
INDIA'S BUDGET.
BIG IMPROVEMENT,
STATEMENT BY SIR B. BLACKETT.
[TEROVA REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
QUESTION OF RECOGNITION.
(BRITISH WIRELESS. BERVICE]
Rocay, Feb. 20th. The Foreign Secretary was asked in the House Commons whether in New DELHI, February 20th, How of the banishment of. 31. Sir Basil Blackett, the Govern- inent Finance Minister, introducing Zinovieff's left wing element from the Budget at the Legislative Athe Government of Russia the sembly, said that the financial year British Government would consider 1926-27 showed a net improvement of fourteen lakhs over, the revised the question of recognition of the Sir Austen Soviet Governinent. Chamberlain said that nothing had occurred since that incident to justify the British Government in considering the resumption of
Commons the report of the Civil Service iranes inquiry, at the re- quest of Mr. Rameny MacDonald, the Labour leader, 'who asked that the House be given an opportunity of associating itsel Government's action thereanent.
Mr. MacDonald further asked the Premier to institute an enquiry into the issues raieed owing to the re-estimates.
with the
Comment. LONDON, March 1st. Ridiculous exaggeration," says the Manchester Guardian, comment
afoot for the amalgamation of 100 spinning mills in the American gée- tion of the cotton trade.
The Guardian declares that there is no evidence to suggest any large
Prices were stable and the trade mills about to be opening of the Zinovieff letter figures effectively reflected the nd combination completed, but that it can, how-fair, Mr. MacDonald feeling that vantages of the stabilisation of tite ever, he said without disclosure of
The income from taxes for the the discussions, which tiaturally are the position in which it was left by rupee.
year 1927-28 was disappointing. It tentative and exploratory, that prac- the report was very incomplete. tilat attention is being given to the
had shown a falling off of 12 lakhs. method by which amalgamation may be achieved with success. Any süch movement obviously will depend on how for the mills themselves prove [responsive."
37
U.S. MARINES 'CAUGHT IN AMBUSH.
THE CAVELL FILM.
Salt was worse by 25 lakhs, but the diplomatic relations. Bir Austen railway contribution had increased
GERMANY DENIES DRAMATIC remained unchanged the savings on the speech by M. Rykov paying
VERSION.
THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Feb. 20th.
by 68 lakhs ilitary expenditure Chamberlain was asked if he had accruing as the result of the dos patch of troops to China having been used for urgent expenditure un modernisation.
The total expenditure was 12,774 The Government has issued ag jakhs, and the total revenue the official statement on the Cavel! war filmu, which declares that
that the Russian Government wera prepared to give the guarantees required by the British Government- regarding interference in British affairs.
Bir Austen replied that he had same figure,
Sir Basil pointed out that the not, but if the Soviet wished to Nurse Cavell was shot by quotations of Government securi- give assurance of that kind they platoon of soldiers and died instanties in India and London, and the could do so in the proper manner success of the sterling lonn demon-through diplomatic channels, and taneously.
would be those assurances 11 flatly denies the statement-strated the improvement of India's
sidered illustrated or indicated in the film credit. At the present rate of pro- that one soldier refused to fire gress the unproductive debt would her with a revolver. and that the officer in charge shot vanish in twelve years.
LISEON, Feb. 29th. "Following the discovery of a 4 KILLED: 0 WOUNDED.. bomb in the railway works at Bar-
{REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.] riero, the police have made thir- teen arrests, and have unearthed
MANAGUA, Feb. 20th. and war. RuGuy, Feb, soch.
quantities of bombs
United States Marines conducting rifles, and material, including understood that
a pack-train through the "jungle dundum bullets,
were ambushed by a band of Egyptian Premier Sarwat Pasha
The police have captured the North Portugal gangsters who are General Sandino's followers to-day, now laid before his Cabinet the results of his conversations in Minister to the Sanking Govern- alleged to have been responsible and four Marines were killed and
for the shooting of two policemen nine wounded. informed
The encounter occurred in the Reuter's repre- London' with Sir Austen Chamber- i nent.
who were investigating the activi-
heart of the jungle. Thirty-six lain. The purpose of these conversentative to-day that "rumours to ties of a suspected party of con-
The police have also Marines were in charge of a pack- sations was to substitute for the the contrary notwithstanding. my spirator.
Larrested numerous alleged Com-train of eighty animals carrying
supplies. They were taken com unilateral declaration of 1922, conversations with Mr. A... F. munists.
pletely by surprice by the Sandino SIR H. RUMBOLD'S APPOINT- which now governs the relations of Edwardes (acting Inspector-General
followers, who lined both sides of the two countries, a treaty off of Customs) were limited to a pri-
the trail and opened fire with rifles and machine-guns. alliance between Great Britain and
vate discussion of various proposals Egypt...
for increasing the Customs tariff."
The Egyptian press contains în- decorate and misleading forecasts of the draft treaty which should only be accepted with the utmost reserve pending the laying of papers relating to the conversations which Sir Austen Chamberlain has promised to Partament at the earliest possible moment.-
*** (THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENOV-] What Calro Newspapers Declare,
CAIRO, March, 1st. The newspapers declare that the British proposals are unacceptible and predict an early rejection.. Simultaneously they emphasise that
Questions were raised, Mr. T. V. Soong stated, of the proposed ca vening of a Customs Conference, and of the appointment of an Ia- Epector-General, but these matters were left in abeyance..
COL. LINDBERGH.
RECEIVES ANOTHER PRIZE.
THE WOODROW WILSON AWARD.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
The wounded were taken to Managua by aeroplanes, which were sent to the ecene immediately the news came through.
LINDBERGH AGAIN ·
HONOURED:7
NEW YORK, March 1st. Yet another distinction has been conferred on Col. Lindbergh, the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Woodrow Wilson-award-being-con-- - GOLD MEDAL... : THE LUNGHAI RAILWAY_ferred on him for his "Goodwill"
flight. to Central and South Ame [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE} LINE REPAIRED AND TRAFFIC rien.
RESUMED.
{THROUGH BEÜTER'S" AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 20th From suchowfu it is reported the failure to reach an agreement that the eastern section of the doos not mean a break, but that the Lunghai Railway has been repaired situation will remain as before the land trafo on the whole line was conversation.
resumed yesterday.
'It consists of Д medal and $25,000.
"LOS ANGELES" IN CUBA. [RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WARRINGTON, Feb, 20th. The dirigibley Los Angeles, has arrived at Gunoanayaka Bay, Caha.
BRITISH - AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY.
VENT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
of war.
The Budget did not involve new taxation, and it was not proposed to further reduce present taxation.
GERMAN PROPOSALS AT GENEVA
THE PREVENTION OF WAR
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'ACKNOY.]
con-
OBITUARY. ADMIRAL SIR C. LAMBERT,
[THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.).
LONDON, March 1st. The death is anncunted of Að miral Sir Cecil Lambert.
[Admiral Lambert, who was bein in 1864, served in Egypt in 1882, was 4th Sea Lord 1913 19; Director of Personnel, Air Ministry 1910-2 and additional member Air Council 1920-21.1
"The death as
HUGBY, Feb. th.
GENEVA, February 29th, The King has approved the ap pointment of Bir Horace Rumbold.
The League Committee on Security Ambassador Extraordinary and and Arbitration discussed for over Plenipotentiary at Madrid, to be three hours to-day the German
MARSHAL DIAZ, Ambassador Extraordinary and suggestions for the prevention of Plenipotentiary at Berlin, Sir war.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. WAS Charge Tho German proposals include, Horace Rumbold
fairer in Berlin at the outbreak inter alia, that States undertake
ROME, Feb. 26th. in advance to carry out the recom
soccurred of Mar- mendations of the Council of the shal Disi, the Commander-in-Chief League, to prevent aggravation and of the Italian Army. the extension of disputes.
was born (Marshal Armando Diaz whet Lord Cushendun criticised the at Naples on December 5th, 1803, suggestion, while M. Paul Bencour and was educated at the Military favoured them with certain reser Academy, Turin. He served in the vations.
Läbyan War in 1912 and also in the The matter was finally adjourned European War. Marshal Diaz hat until the next, Session of the Combees Commander-in-Chief of the mittee, and, in the meantime, the Italian Army since 1917. He was Gorman suggestion will be sub a son of Ludovico Diaz and the mitted to the various Governments. Baroness Irene Cecconi.]
carcer
The newspapers his express satisfaction with the appointment of a diplomatist who has had so WASHINGTON, Fch, 20th. The House of Representatives long and distinguished a has unanimously passed an appro and who has already served in priation of $1,500, to provide for a Berlin. The opinion is expressed gold medal for presentation to that his previous knowledge of Ger- Col. Lindbergh, the famous Trans- many will enable him to consolidate the friendly relations which bure Atlantic flier.
The House also voted in favour been the object of Lord D'Abernon of the coinage and sale of a aum- and Sir Round Lindsay his pre.
decessors. Ber of bronze duplicates..