PEKING GOVERNMENT AND CUSTOMS
AUTONOMY.
DICTATOR CHANG'S COMMITTEE ABOUT TO START
OPERATIONS.
$200,000,000 LOAN “SUGGESTED.”
› JAPAN'S "ATTITUDE AS TO PEKING'S POLICY.
LEADERS OF NANKING'S NEW
POLITICAL COMMISSION.
The influential committee who are meeting in Peking, ostensibly. ander the direction of Dictator Chang Tao Lin, is about to begin work. Their primary object is Customs autonomy and the flotation of a $200,000,000 loan, Italy and Japan are the Powers at present chiefly opposed to this policy, and, in a telegram to hand from Osaka, the latter country's attitude is succinctly expressed.
Further information is forward regarding Nanking's new Folitica! Commision, and it will be seen that the leading military members of the Nationalist and allied forces are given responsible posts in. various parts of the country under Nationalist jurisdiction."
There is still an abrace of news regarding the northern cam- paign, both as to movements of troops and actual fighting. Exi dently the participants are preparing for something decisive, and very probably all are handicapped by lack of funds. Such indeed is the reason given for Marshal Chiang's lack of actual activity. ⠀ The one concrete fact that is to hand is that Marshal Feng, the “ Christian General,” has now crossed the Yellow River for the pur- pose of personally conducting operations.
CUSTOMS AUTONOMY."!
(Wah Tu Tai Pao.)
SHANGHAI, March 8th, The Committee appointed Marshal Chang Tso Lin to take charge of "Customs Autonomy," "will be inaugurated to-morrow.
"JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.
`OPPOSITION TO PEKING. GOVERNMENT'S POLICY:
-
NANKING'S, POLITICAL
COMMISSIONS...
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 9th, 1928.
BRITISH AIR TROUBLE IN CAIRO.
ESTIMATES.
INCREASED SURSIDES. FOR CIVIL AVIATION:
NEW SQUADRONS THIS YEAR
IMPERIAL AIR MAIL ROUTE TO INDIA AND EAST.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 8th. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary fur Air, in a memorandum accompany
STUDENTS ATTACK THE POLICE
STONE-THROWING AND INJURIES
POLICE CARRY SHIELDS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAIRO, March 5th. Fifteen hundred students of indus trial schools, who were on strike, came sharply into collision with the police, whom they stoned outside
BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA.
THE INDIANISING “SCHEME"
STATEMENT BY FIELD MARSHAL BIRDWOOD.
[THEOFGK HEDTEE'S AGENCY,]
THE PROPOSED ANGLO-EGYPTIAN
TREATY
TEXT PUBLISHED.
FORTISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
ing the Air Estimates, gives the pre- the Wald Headquarters. The police, ten allotted to the Viceroy's conversation with Sarwat in Lon-provision of the League Covenant.
sent strength of the Royal Air Force as equivalent to ed, squadrons to which four new squadrons will be added in 1998.
The developments will be prin- cipally overseas. Two new squad rons will go to India, making total there of eight, the cost of which will fat on the Indian "ex- chequer.
Provision is made for two new flights of flying boats, which have great potentialities in protecting
wearing steel helmets and carrying shields and heavy sticks, "charged and scattered the rioters, three of whom were severely and es slightly injured. Eight policemen were in jured. Wald servants used the hose against the demonstrators."
Studants Al-Opposition Headquarters.
The wounded were carried into the Wald Headquarters which is Madame Zazlul's house and the am-
The Wald Headquarters presented a very strike spectacle with sta». imperial communications. One fight dents packed like sardines within will be stationed Overseas. Aits gates. The police ousida were parachute is now supplied to every without authority to enter whils aircraft capable of carrying it, and the boys hurled stones from the the percentage carrying parachutes verandah. - will be 86 in 1998 The remainder will bo mostly sea-going aircraft and as the present form of attach-bulance corpa was kummoned to (Wah Ti Yat Pan.)
ment involves risk of drowning the attend them.MAG SHANGHAI, March sth. difficulty is expected shortly to be The Nanking Political Commissolved, sions has appointed Marshal Chiang Kai Sher chairman of the Central Political Commission, General Li Teai Hsin, chairman of the Canton Political Commission, General-Li Chung Jen, chairman of the Han- kow Political Commission; General Yen Shih Shan of Taiyuan, and Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang of Kai- feng.
A similar Reuter-telegram is-to hand from Shanghai.]
Soon To Be Launched. According to & report from Peking, the Ankuochan Govern.
"(TAROCUS REGTER'S AGENCY.]"
Osix, March 8th. Representatives of leading trade associations in Osaka, Kobe and other cities have adopted a re- solution opposing Chinese Tarifl Autonomy or the proposed interim measures to increase the Customs Revenue, por the ground that ment, considers that as the "pro- such will merely help Chinese war-visional revised tarif rates" will lords to continue civil wars,
The resolution contends that the Government of North and South China must unite to nek: the powers to re-open the Tariff Conference. The resolution declares that the Peking Government's procedure is a breach of Treaty
The Ash, taking up the matter editorially, urges the closest vigilance of Peking's activities in looking to tariff autonomy, and the paper recommends that Japan should take proper steps before it fa too late. M
HO CHIEN'S TROOPS,
(Wah Tas Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, March 8th.
General Li Ben Hain has conclud-
coon be launched, the second step will be to fix the duration for its imposition.
The Peking authorities intend to consult the Southern Government regarding the suggestion of an internal oan to the amount of $200,000,000 on the security of the
proceeds derived from the proposed provisional tariff.
JAPANESE PRINCESS PASSES AWAY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, }
TOKYO, March 6th. ed peace negotiations with General The Emperor of Japan's younger Pei Chung Hs. According to its child, the Princess Hiss, who has terms. General Ho Chica's troops beca il since the latter part of will be reorganised into two armies February, succumbed at 3.38 this which will participate in the North-morning, of septicaemia The ern expedition.
Emperor and Empress were at the bedside and most of the Princes and Princesses were at the Palace." There is no official mourning for an Imperial child under the age of stven, except for the Crown Prince. Neither will there be any public mourning.
MARSHAL FENG CROSSES YELLOW RIVER.
(Wah Tez Tat Pas.)
SHANGHAI, March 9th. According to a telegraphic report from Kaifeng, Marshal Feng Ya Haiang has personally proceeded across the Yellow River, for the purpose of directing operations.
THE BRITISH MINISTER. (Wah Ter Tot Pao.)
SHANGHAI, March 8th. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister, is leaving Shanghai ou the 12th inst. for Peking..
CONTRABAND AMMUNITION
SEIZED.
[NAVAL WEERLESS...
Household officials will formulate the funeral arrangements later under the Shinto rites, after which the remains will be interred at “Asakawa, near Tokyo," where the lato Emperor Taisho is buried.
The Empress despite many sleep less nights by the bedside of her child, is reported to be bearing up well
TRAGIC INDIAN FRACAS. DISPUTE BETWEEN PATHANS
·AND· GĦURKHAS,
{FEROUGH-REUTER'S-
The increase of £19,000 la sub- sidies in civil aviation is intended for farther development in 1928 of existing air services with the ulti mato object of establishing an Imperial Air Meil Boute, to India and the East.
MASSACRE IN HUNAN.
PEÄSANT "REDS." AND DIS. RANDED SOLDIERS"
OUTRAGES.
HORRIBLE CRUELTY.
{THROUGH KIDTEE'S AGENCY.]
Hankow, Marth 8th. Details from Chinese sources of the massacre by peasant Commun- ists and disbanded soldiery at Lei- yang show that their first on entering the city was to set fire to all the houses of well-to-do peo- ple. All the occupants, inen, women and children, were forced to rouzain inside, and they all perish- ed in the flaues
During the few days of Com munist occupation," everybody in the city showing any appearance of prosperity was massacred, mostly after being tortured.
The gouging out of eyes and the cutting off of care were the most favoured of such tortures as can be described. Whole families were thus treated
The Wald leader, Nabas Pasha, arrived and urged the demonstrators to return to their homes.
By 1.30 p.m. only 100 remained. *Brushes with the police also oc- curred in the streets, the police in motor cars chasing the runaways.
School at Aset struck yesterday The students of the Sheikh
and endeavouring to bring out the students at the American College, which they attacked, sunshed the gates, tore up trees and smashed windows with stones,
The principal and staff defended the building, and the efforts to terrorise the students into striking failed. The principal was slightly injured.
Destructive School Boy Demon- stration?!!
Schoolboxe, as- Tantah held a demonstration and burned three motor-cans including the car of the Egyptian Commandant, who was severely handled-
The casualties in the rioting Cairo, Assiut and Tantal dave so fax teen confined to students.
BRITISH BYE-
ELECTION.
LIBERAL GAIN AT ST. IVES.
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 7th. The result of the bye-election in the St. Ives Division of Cornwali, caused by the elevation of the sit- ting member, Mr. J. A Hawke
Mrs. Runcimani (Lib.) 10,241 Sir Andrew Caird
(Con).............. 0.478 Mr. Hopkins (Lab.)... 4,343
.com-
Co-operation Desired.
all other foreign representatives Ruas, larch 7th Article twelve the right and obligations devolving upon either The text of the proposed Angle party under the Convention of the NEW DELRI, March sth Egyptian treaty rejected by the | League not to be prejudiced by the In the Assembly Field Marshal Egyptian Cabinet and papers relat-treaty Article thirteen refers to meses in which arrangements for Birdwood announced that under ing to its negotiation by Sarwat carrying qut the treaty are set out. the Government's scheme of In Paths and Sir Austen Chamberlain Article fourteen parties agree that dianising the Army there would be Thursday morning The document interpretation of the treaty not were issued for publication on any disagreement on application or instead of ten, twenty vacancies begins with a memorandum by Sirrettled by direct negotiations ha reserved at Sandhurst plus five or Austen Chamberlain after the first dealt with in accordance with the don Last July, during which Anglo- Annex one elaborates the prpes- missioned Indian officers. There Eptian relations were sevised catre propoted for carrying out would also be vacancies at Wool- and a mutual desire, was expressed article saven Annex two: Egypt wich and Cranwell for Indians, to prepare the way for cloes co-to appoint in agreement with the *** operation. After the Sarwat con- British Government”. Anância, and and the rate of further Indianist-tributed a draft of the treaty to judicial advisers. The number tion would depend on the Indians which a comater draft approved by status and functions of Briting. themselves
** the British Government was retum cfficial now engaged in pollic security and police services to Field Marshal Birdwood pointed
When Sarwat left London in remain unchanged pending - modi- out that the Army in India, far November his discussions, with Sir Ecation of the capitolatory system. from being a drain on the country Austen were practically completed
The Opposition, was a source of revenus ae the Government was required for the dated March let, Sir Austen Cham- but the final approval of the British
In the despatch to Lord Lloyd, Army spent 77 per cent of its third draft on which the two states.berlain refers to the former's tele gross expenditure in India while men had agreed. When this had graphed report on the conversation the military training was buildingbeen given, Sir Austen Chamber- up the physique, intelligence and citizenhood of the Indian soldier
LITTLE ENTENTE DISPUTE.
SMUGGLING OF MACHINĖ GUN PARTS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:}
lain sent the text to Lord Lloyd, with Nahan Pasha, leader of Wald, the British High Commissioner in who had stated that he felt it thes Egypt, with a covering despatch less to discuss what advantages the which pointed out that the final various clauses of the treaty would draft differed importantly from that have for Egypt since the instrument originally offered to Sarwat and failed to provide for complete embodied large concessions to the vacuation by British troopa Sir Satter's own views and to Egyptian seemed no more inclined to recog
Austen Chamberlain mys Nahas centiment. The folowing is a see the realities of the situation marg of the agreed draft than did Zaghiul Paba four years
"Eight Articles,~-
ago when Jr. Ramsay MacDonald Article one fognaky records that made it clear that is No British the alliance is established," Article Government in the light of the two: Egypt is not to adopt an atti | experience of the late war: con BEFORE LEAGUE COUNCIL. tule incompatible with the aliance divers itself wholly even in favour or liabe to create difficulties for of an ally of its interest in gamed- Britain. Article three: if by an acting such a vital hok in British si aggression Egypt is involved in communications as the Suez Canal, was the British will, subject to the 'Such security must be a feature provision of the League Covenant, of any egresment. Bir Austen come to her aid as a belligerent. I adds that it was. Barwat's necognis Article four Egypt to consult tion of these realities which made Britain if circumstances arise which it possible to negotiate the treaty are likely to imperil Egypt's good fand it is Nahas refusal to recognise relations with • foreign Power. them which will again make settle. Article five in view of co-operation; ment põemble, da between the two armes as con- British Government's Policy. templated in article three the in- Sir Aurten Chamberlain author- The Hungarian delegate, General struction and training of the ised Lord Lloyd when the treaty Tancios, presented 81-documents re-gyptian army to be in accordance was rejected to send the following lating to the afsir, in which Italy with British methods, and foreign note to the Egyptian Goverment in interested, and the Council, after | officers
GENEVA, March 7th. The demands of the Little. En tente Crecho-Slovakia, Ramania and Yugo-Slavia, for an examinu- tion of the disputs over the smug gling of machine-gun. parts into Hungary, were heard at a private Session of the Council of the League to-day.
|
or instructors necessary
an hour, decided to consider the being selected from song British The British Government have for matter in public after specifies by | subjectse Article size 4.Brita o be he
some time, post viewed the marious parties menaced with or engaged in war e certam elative
The Council accepted the motion Egypt undertakes to animent which if they were to become
introduced in the Egyptian of Bir Austen Chamberlain to ap facilities and assistance in law would be lizety seriously to point a commities to deal with the power in Egyptian territory, by matter, this to consist of the dele- gates of Halland, Chili and Finland
Mr. Cheng Loh's Message, Some discussion arose during the private session concerning the action of Mr. Cheng Loh, the Chi- nese ex-President of the Council, in recently belegraphing to the Hungarian Government advising the postponement of their decision to sell by auction the machinegun parts.
Mr. Cheng Loh explained the reasons for his action
weaken the hands of administrative upon Egyptian territory, such arus maintenance of order and for the Article, seven Britain to maintain authorities responsible for the
ed forces as are considered neces protection of life and property i
Min sary for defence of Imperial com- Egypt. So long as there was any unications. The presence of these prospect of an early conclusion of forces not to constitute in any the treaty of alliance which would manner an occupation and not to define the new responsibilities and prejudice the sovereign rights of rights of the two parties the British Egypt After ten years the parties Government were content to: 16- to reconsider the question of locali frain from all comment in expecta tice in which the said forces are tion that they might rely with com to be stationed. Should no age fidence on the Egyptian Gov ment be reached the question may ment to avoid degialation which be submitted to the Counch of the might make it impossible for the League of Natione. Should the Egyptian Administration to dis A communiqué was afterwards decision of the League be adverse charge successfully the increased. issued as regards the reason given to the caims of the Egyptian responsibilities inherent in the by Mr. Cheng Loh at the private Government the question can at treaty regime. Now that conversa sitting. He stated that his action their request be re-investigated at tions with the Egyptian Govern in telegraphing the Hungarian intervals of five years from the ment have failed the British Gos Government was not intended as date of the League's dece onerament cannot permit the dis an injunction, but as friendly and Articlo eight the Egyptian charge of any of their responsibili
Children were compelled to watch (Conservative) to a Judgeship, recourteous counsel with a view to Government when engaging the ties under the declaration of Febru their parents, and parents to watch | sulted" as follows;
preventing the Council from having cervicce of foreign officials to ary 28th, 1922, to be endangered to deal with an accomplished give preference to British sub whether by Egyptian legislation of their children being subjected to
fact, and thereby safeguarding the fects. Article nine Britain to the mature indicated or by adminis horrible mutilations prior to being finally slaughtered.N.
League's moral authority support Egent in obtaining contrative action and they reserve the The President of the Council set of Powere to modification right to take such steps as their thankest Mr. Cheng Lob for bis of capitulation to meet prosent view the situation may demand." explanation
candi kons, Article ten Britain The White paper concludes with Bir Austen Chamberlain drew to support Egypt's request for the terms of the Egyptian Govern attention to the difficulties facing admisson to the League of ment's rejection of the treaty on Mr. Cheng Loh and declared that Nations Article eleven: the British the ples that it legalises the occupa it would be necessary to examine sepresentative in Egypt to be an tion of the country by Brush the powers and duties of the acting Ambassador with precedence over forceE President at intervals between the
The talk of the female popula tion who were unable to flee were subjected to unmentionable tortures before being put to death.
Liberal majority 763 Anti-Communist trooper despatch- This is a Liberal gain.
At the General Election, there ed from Hangchow have now DC- cupied Lesyang, after the Com-
was a straight fight between Mr.. muniate had withdrawn towards the Hawke (Conservative) and Sir Kwangtung border, where there are Clifford Cory (Liberal), the former reports of further massacres, polling 11,150 and the latter 9,972.
"A number of foreign missionaries It will thus be seen that the The Council went on to a die- is brown to be in the Laiyang area Conservative vote, has declined by cussion of a proposal by Italy that an educational cinematograph in- and their fate is unknown.
1051 and the Liberal pod fans institute be crated The Italian creased by 203
reblution was adopted.
INDIAN RAILWAYMEN.
WORKS CLOSED DOWN.
(THROUGH EXUTER'S" AGENCY.}
Sessions
** Dimenities Undivulged..
BRITAIN AND BOXER FUNDS AWAITING STABILITY OF AUTHORITY.
THROUGH RASTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 7th The use of the Baxer Indemnity funds was the subject of a question in the House of Commme to-day when Mr. Gonders ample phed that though British relation with the various regional adminis trations in China had greatly im proved, , it was not yet clear that they had staeved any degree of permanency or stability of au thority.
THE SAMOAN FRICTION:
MEETING TO END THE MAU
MOVEMENT:
{THROUGH REUTER ́S: AGENCY
WELLINGTON, March 7th."
- According to official advices from
Samoa, the Native Parliament has agreed to convene a big ureting in he vicinity of Apison March 18th for the purpose of putting an end to the Mau movement.
· New LadyTM MP. The new lady M.P. in the wife of
It has been announced that the the Hight Hon. Mr. Waker Runci- League Financial Committee, cring man, the well-known, shipping to dimenities which have not been magnate and former Cabinet Minis- divulged, was unable to proceed
· CALCUTTA, March 7th. ter. in Liberal administrations with the proposal for a Portuguese The East Indian Railway autho. Before her marriage, she was Miss Stabilisation Loan rities have decided to close down Hilda Stevenson, daughter of a Contrarily the Committee has the Lillmoah workshops, so the Mr., J. C. Stevenson, a former M.Pagreed to the Bulgarien Stabilim BOMBAY, March 7th staff is not working. Over fourteen for South Shieldes tion Loan of £4,750,000, 100 A terrible fracas between Pathans thousand men are involved Mrs. Runciman will now join her
Spain And Brazil: Wanted Back and Ghurkhas on the Bombay. The mes are striking for increas husband in Parliament, as he sits
To The Fold. The British Commissioner of Poona railway is occurred yestered wages, the unskilled works in the Liberal interest for Swan-
GENEVA, March 8th day, according to a telegraphic claiming double pay and the killed sea. This is, we believe, the first Customs Bas taken charge of a
The League Council has adopted quantity of contraband ammunition age from Khandala as the workers a 30 per cent fricrease, occasion on which & "burband and found aboard an Upper Riversult of which dx workers were The authorities state that it is im wife have both sat in Parliament the suggestion of its President to
the de- at the same time.
communicate with Spain and Brazil killed and over forty, including powills to comply, with
It was therefore useless, he said, law act constitutionally; and a many Ghurkha women and chil- mandi.
and ask if their reasons for leaving to attempt to swe elect to there the hature to submit matters to him Labour's Bold Bid For Seat,
the League till existed, and stress commendations of the Boxer Inel and not through a European Loxpos, March 7th-ing the great importance of their demity Commission as the Boxer
at Middles collaboration bye-election
money must be used for the welfare of the whole of China,s AGREE TO RATIFY PROTOCOL | brough (West), created by the death of Mr Trevelyan-Thomson
refulted as follows iz (THROUGH REUTE'S IDENCY (Liberal),
steamer.
Ichino March 7th
WRECKERS ON THE AYANGTSZE.
» [MAVAL-WIRELESS,
LOTAN arch th A varning has been received that pirates on the Middle River intend to remove the mast boys end bam: boos. The object is to plunder ships that have gone sground owing to there aids to navigation haring been taken dway. It is said that the pirates were behind the retent dismaal of the River Trapector and his stad.
dren, are in hospital with injuries
of various kinds.emance SOVIET AND POISON GAS. ...Thus outbreak arose out of an old
dispute between the Pathang Ghurkhas engaged on railroad con- ruction, and was the culmanation to a scrica of previous
quarrde.
COSTES AND LEBRIX.
«NOW IN SAN FRANCISCO:
[REU FRE'S AMERICAN SERVICE) –
SAN FRANCISco, March 8th. ~The armen Coeter and Lebriz have arrived from New York
The
FRENCH OIL RESERVE. AGAINST POS ALLERGENCY:
10,7176
Stanley Badler
(Cons)
10,028
(8,213
SIBLE
|THROUGH
ER'S AGENCY.}'
arch th
Moscow, March thes The Central Executive Committee. of the Soviet has decided to ratily the act of adherence of the Soviet Government to the Protocol-pro- hibiting the use of poison-gammin. wartime, but has declared that the Protocol would bind the Soviet only in respect of those Blates late Mr. Trévalyan which also adhered to the Protocol. -returned moppe
** Liberat, majority. Wat the last: General
oil
a
A dop
the chiefs subsequently visit New Zealand to learn the wishes of the Government
The Administrator's terms to the
Mau provide, that they obey the
through, the Samsun district com-
GERMAN MINE DISASTER.
KILLED AND 18 ENTOMBED/
MEXICAN INSURGENTS.
FURTHER ENGAGEMENTS
{REUTER'S "AMERICAN, BERVICE]
EQUGE REUTER'S ACKNOY,
Mexico Citt, March Asmessage from Grun
1. Bill Nova Bertin, March 7th. | states that four insurgent Jenders
Six miners have been killed and have been killed and twe
eighteen others are entombed as their followers as the
sinst the result of a fire damp explosion bref engagement in the State-of
mino at Ludwigndorfe
Jalisco,