THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 15th, 1928.
KUOMINTANG TROOPS AGAIN
UNITED
REDS ATROCITIES IN HUNAN.
HUPEH AND HUNAN " APPEASED."" TARDY GENERALS FALL INTO LINE.
"NANKING HOLDING ANOTHER CONFERENCE. FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS AGAINST THE NORTH.
PEKING'S GOVERNMENT AND AUSTRIA'S
BOXER INDEMNITY.
After a sorry mix-uy that has lasted for months, it is reported that the recalcitrant military leaders of Hupeh and Hunan are now willing to fall into line with other Kuomintang troops and join in a general attack on the North.
The local vernacular newspapers report that Marshal Li Tri Hsin and General Chen Taxi Tong will shortly go to Nanking to consult with the leaders there regarding "the political and economis problems of Kwangtung; also as to sending Cantonese forces to participate in the Northern expedition."
GERMANS NERVE-WRACKING
EXPERIENCES.
GHASTLY CRUELTIES..
THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, March 14th. Spared from unspeakable torture and probably murder by medical knowledge which they applied to
the treatment of wounded Com- munists, & German engineer and his wife, who have just arrived in Han kow from Chenchow, Hunan, related their terribly harrowing experiences to newspapermen,
Both are in an extremely distress ed state as the result of the horrors through which they have passed, but they stated that the same band of Communists who sacked the once prosperous city of Laiyang, and dee CHEN GOING TO NANKING.troyed it, attacked Chenchor and
(Wah Tu Fat Fao,)
THE KUOMINTANG TROOPS MARSHAL LI AND GENERAL
NOW UNITED.
Wah Ti Yat Pan)
SHANGHAI, March 14th." The Hupeh and Hunanere mi- tary leaders, including Ching Chien, Fes Chung Hsi. Li Ben Hsin, Hu Chung Tu, Ho Chion and Wei Yi Sen, have jointly issued a telegram to the effect that Hupeh and Hunan have already been appeased and therefore all the allied armies the formerly participating in "Westem. Punitive Expedition" are now prepared to march towards the Kin-Han Railway zone for the purpose of taking an active part in the Northorn Expedition, in accordance with the Koohintang military
revolution programme. They are ako wiling to detach a partion of their force to aid Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang and General Yon Shih Shan in the coming campaign.
SHANGHAI, March 14th According to official information, Marshat LTsai Hain and General Ohen Trai Tong will go to Nanking to consult with the Nanking leaders regarding the political and economic problems of Kwangtung and aleo the possibility of sending part of the Cantonese forces to participate in the Nothern expedition.
PEKING AND AUSTRIA'S. BOXER INDEMNITY,
Fah Tu Fat Paa.)
carried out their campaign of slaughter, incendiarism and rapine.
Orgy Of Slaughter.
The German engineer, who is en- ployed by a Chinese mining com- pany and was living in. Chenchow with bis wife, was unable to escape, and they were seized by the Com niunists and forced to witness the torturing and butchering of han dreds of Chinese in shocking circum
stances.
They were spared a similar fate only because they possessed medical skill and were able to doctor many of the Communists who were wound- ed in the successful attack by Fei Chung Hsi on Yeiyang-
Horrible Methods. SHANGHAI, March 14th.
Both the German victims of the General Yen Shih Shan han tele-
an over graphed to Nanding to the effect Communist orgy are in that he has received information wrought condition and a prolonged that the Peking Foreign Office, of interview was not permitted by which Mr. Lo Wan.Kan is the head, Hankow medical men, but they stat is secretly negotiating with the ed that the Reds adopted most Austrian diplomatie representative horrible methods with their unfortu- in connection with the return of the nate victims. Some were burned Boxer Indemnity of Austria to the alive, others had their ares gouged Peking Government. It is stated out, while others had various mem that the Austrian Government dabers of their bodies sliced off. MILI-mands that the settlement of this should be based on gold francs as was demanded by France. A
General Yen, in the same tele- gram, warns the Nanking Gevern ment to keep sharp watch on this affair.
ANOTHER NANKING
"TARY CONFERENCE. (Wah Tea Tat Pao.)
BANDITS FIRE AT JARDINE STEAMER
SHANGHAI, March 14th. Yesterday the Nanking Military Council called a conference to dia- cuss arrangements for the coaring campaign against the Fengtiaese. It is most probable that Marabol Chiang Kai Shek will soon proceed TWO PASSENGERS WOUNDED. to Rauchow to start operations. CHIANG KAI SHEK LEAVES NANKING.
TROOP MOVEMENTS TAKING PLACE.
[WAVAL WIRELESS. ]
March 14th: On March 15th (to morrow) Mar- shal Chiang Kai Shek will leave Nanking for the front. Wuhu and Nanking troop movements are also reported to be taking place.
MR. ANDREW MELLON AND A SUBSCRIPTION."
[CEUTZA'S AMERICAN SERVICE
NEW YORK, March 13th. Mr. Andrew W. Meton, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, sub- pocnued by the Senate Oil Com- mitee, explained that he received package of Liberty Bonds to the value of $50,000 from Mr Hays,
NAVAL WIENZESS.]
WUSDEH, March 14th. Fighting is taking place here and two Chinese passengers on & Chi- nese steamer were wounded by stray bullets.
The man told the interviewers
that a huge area in South Hunan and Northern Kwangtung is infested with the Communist hordes from Swatow and Cantas, who have been joined by the disbanded followers of Marshal Tang Seng Chi and are creating a terroristic reign in all the villages and small towns
AWFUL CALAMITY IN CALIFORNIA.
DAM BURSTS WITH APPAL LING EFFECT,
The an. Kut. Wo, belonging to HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
the Indo-China Navigation Co, Was fired upon by bandits when nearing Wocheng Two Chinese passengers were hit by bullets The armed guards on board the Aut Ware turned the fire causing some cason! ties to the bandits.
BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.
MORE SATISFACTORY. FIGURES.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Kuday, March 14th. The latest weekly return showe that the number of persons unen-
VALLEY TRANSFORMED INTO
A DESERT.
[REUIER'S AMERICAN SKEVICE}
LOS ANGELES, March 13th.
It is estimated that nearly 400 were killed in an earthquake which smashed a 100-feet high reservoir dam in the San Francisco Quito Canyon, 40 miles north of here. releasing the flood to the surround ing townships. The dam was part of the city water supply; rescuers are rushing to the scenes
The theory of an earthquake is doubted as it was not felt else where.
Eight Hundred Missing
NEWELL, California,
March 13th. Beports from mortuaries and hos with a suggestion that he should played is 1,004,500. This is more pitale in connection with the strick- keep them, and subscribe a similar. amount to the Party Funds than 14,000 less than in the pre-en dam disaster show that nearly Mr Malon declared that he obvious week and about 40,000 less 200 bodies have been recovered. jected, as he felt he would be than in the corresponding period A further 800 persons are missing. making a subscription that was not of fast year.
LOS ANGELES, March 14th..
US POLITICAL SENSATION.
MR. HOOVER, DENOUNCED IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTA
TIVES.
RESIGNATION DEMANDED.
{REUTER'S AMERICAX SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, March 14th.
ROYAL VISITORS TO LONDON
THE AFGHAN KING AND QUEEN.
HEARTILY WELCOMED IN LONDON'S FOG,
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ruany, March 14th. Mr. Brand (Republican) Ohio, Denso overhead fog plunged caused a sensation at a crowded the whole of Central London in meeting of the House of Represen darkness this morning and threat
tatives by demanding the resigna- tion of Mr. Hoover on the ground that his office is honeycombed with politics and that Mr. Hoover bad been largely financing his pre vidential campaiga from the Federal Treasury He instanced Mr. Hoover recent appointmverst of the Assistant Secretary of Com merce who h(Mr. Brand), mert ed, was now suing Mr. Hoover's campaign in Creo
Mr. Hoover is Secretary of Com. meree.] 1
"NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE.
INVESTIGATION INTO THE
RECENT CORNER.”
(REGIER'S AMERICAN SERVICE Į
NEW YORK, March 14th, The Stock Exchange began its investigation of the report on the technical corner" which existed in the Radio Corporation common stock, in view of the shares advance of 845 in the last seven trading essions.
BRITISH DIPLOMATIC.
CHANGES.
AND COPENHAGEN, APPOINTMENTS TO BRUSSELS
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruday, March 13th. The King has approvel the ap- pointment of Earl Gradville, En voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Brus sels and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Luxem, bourg.
end ta rob of some of its splen dour the processional drive of the King and Queen of Afghanistan to the Guildhall, where they were being entertained at huncheon by the Lord Mayor of London.
The weather, however, improved later and large crowds hned the streets to see the royal visitors drive past.
[EARLIER TELEGRAMSA
Reaay, March 13th. Kang Amanullah of Afghanistan, and his Queen, had an imposing official reception and a wonderful popular welcome when they arrived in England from Calais to-day.
CAPTAIN HINCHCLIFFE ATTEMPTING TO FLY THE ATLANTIC
FROM ENGLAND "TO" NEW YORK.
BELIEVED ACCOMPANIED BY VISCOUNT INCHCAPE'S DAUGHTER.
HONOURABLE ELSIE MACKAY AS RELIEF PILOT.
NO NEWS OF THE FLIERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 14th.
At 8 o'clock this morning there had been no news received in London of Hinchliffe, who is flying to New York
Lord Inchcape's Daughter's Disappearance.. The staff of Lord Inchcape's town house waited all night long for news of Lord Inchcave's daughter, the Honourable Elsie Mackay, as she had not reamed and nothing had been heard of her..
Thus the report that she was accompanying Hinchcliffe as relief pilot-which she denied last week- apparently true.
Nothing Known In Newfoundland.
Sr. Joana, Newfoundland, March 14th. "At 6 o'clock this morning the weather was fine and clear and favourable for yig, but the wireless stations had beard nothing. of Hinchcliffe during the night. TEARLIER TELEGRAMS.)
LONDON, March 14th.
Captain Hinchcliffe, whose plans From the middle of the English for a non-stop fight to India were Channel to Dover, four British recently a newspaper feature, start- destroyers escorted the steamer ed for un "unknown destination" Maid of Orleme in which the at 8.40 am. this morning, in a giant Royal visitors came from France Stimson monoplane, which he has
is overhead few five fighter named the Endeavour. aeroplanea
There were very few onlookers when the giant machine took the air at Cranweli Aerodrome, and a curious reticence was maintained by
Hinchcliffe's London agent told Pressmen that Hinchcliffe intended to attempt a Transatlantic. fight from England to America.
Sighted Over Cork
An aeroplane, believed to be Capt. Hinchcliffe's Endeavour, was sighted over Mizzen Head, Cork,
this afternoon,
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Further Details,
Ruany, March 14th. Capenin Hinchclife, the wal known British nirman, who left the Larodrome on a flight for an un It is known that the plane was known destination yesterday, was laden with petrol suficient for a seen over the Irish coast yesterday 3,000 miles non-stop flight and fur afternoon. It is believed that be ther, that it set off in a westerlys heading for Newfoundland, 1,800 direction.
As the Maid of Oricana entered Dover Harbour, the guns of Dover Castle thundered forth the royal salute, while waiting on the the aviator.
wearing the uniform of the quay were the Prince of Wales, Welsh Guards and with him were Field Marshal Viscount Allenby, Lisut Col Sir Francis Humphrys, the British Minister at Kabul, the Afghan Minister in London, and the British suite to be attached to Their Afghan Majestics. As soon as the vessel had been made fast, the Prince of Wales
m
se approached the gangway and wel comed King Amanullah and Queen [Earl
Granite G.C.V.O. Souriya while the band played the K.C.M.G., who is 30, has been Afghan national anthem,
inter at The Hague since 1996,
having formerly served in the Diplomatic Service in Berlin, Cairo. Athens, Vienna, Paris, Copenhagen and Brussels, while he also spent some time in the Foreign Office.]
How Minister To Denmark. The King has also approved the appeintment of Sir Thomae Hohler,
“Splendid Figure.” King Amanulich was a splendid figure in a gorgeous und form of a skyblue tanie, and scarlet trousers. under a long grey green cloak He wore a black and scarlet helmet, turmounted by a white cockade. Has zuite miso wore brilliant uni- forms. We
·POSER ||
miles distance to be first sirman to cross the Atlantic direct in an aeroplane. His effort was kept ̈à close secret:
able.
Mrs. Hinchcliffe Interviewed. Afterwards, Mrz. Hinchcliffe who was beset by Press representatives
A report from Nowfoundland. told them he was going to Baldonnel etates that the weather is favour Aerodrome at Dublin and that he would there prepare for a fight across the Atlantic, but information from Dublin shows that Capt.
miles off the coast Hinchcliffe had not arrived thereing fleets engaged in operations 200 by the afternoon
M. LITVINOFF AT GENEVA.
ITHROUGH REUTERʼ8. AGENCY.)
GENEVA, March 13th. 3. Litvinoff, M. Lunacharsky and ten other Russian delegates to the Preparatory Disarmament Commis
OBITUARY.
Queen Souriya was fashionably braordinary and Minister Plenipo.
dressed in European style.
After inspecting the Guard of sion arrived to-day almost anilar capacity at Copenhagen.
Honour their Majesties Estened to noticed. tentiary at Santiago de Chile, in a
[Sir Thomas Hohler spent over the Address of Welecine presented 13 years of his diplomatic career in the Near East, serving at Chire by the Mayor and Corporation of
Dover and Constantinople in different The Mayoress handed Queen capacities. He went to Tokyo in 1001, but returned to Cairo in 1903. Scuriya a bouquet of red and, white In 1906, he was sent to Mexico, thanks
and the Queen bowed her head of the Legation, and during
Accompanied by the Prince of the War was Counsellor of the Embassy at Washington, Sir Wales, the King and Queen of Afghanistan proceeded to London Thomas Hohler was given in a special Royal coach. prominent appointments in Eastera. Europe after the war, but was appointed to Santiago de Chile in 1024 after completing a special Miesion to Mexico.]
DR. R. B. DEAN.
[RELILE'S AMERICAN BREVICK]
*D-
NEW YORK, March 14th The death is nanounced of Dr.
Robert Beebe Dean, an ex medical missionary in China,
Unknown Warrior, c
of the
Close watch is being kept for the
airman from the land and by fo
UNDERGROUND MAIL
TRAINS.
LONDON'S NEW LINE OPENED.
LONDON, February 10th. The first underground railway devoted exclusively to the carriage
of mails the construction of which was begun in 1914 but was held up for years owing to the war and the high prices that followed-war io- augurated in Loudou yesterday..
Along its double rails for 6 miles between Paddington, W., and White chapel, E., trains that are driver less, guardless, and passengerless will maintain a two-minutes, service day and night in both directions. They will carry 23,000 mail bags a day, representing 45 tous an hour, and one result, will be that street
London will be relieved of 1,300 van congestion in the busiest parts of
miles à day!
A A reporter who descended. by lift to the new Paddington (Mail) Sta- tion writes
I found myself in a small two- platform copy of a Tube station, complete even to the indicator en which the names of the seven other tiny stations flashed, in turn.
Peering into the gloom of the tunnel, Dae w the three truck, electrically controlled trains, ap proaching at 38 miles an hour, slowing until they glided into the station at 8 miles an hour, and stopped.
T
At Victoria Station, At Victoria Station, London, Britain's guests were awaited by King George and Queen Mary, with whom were the Duke and Duchess of York Prince Henry,
A huge wreath was placed by ASIATIC MAGNETIC and Prince Arthur of Connaught. King Amanullah at the base of the There was also a distinguished as Cenotaph, and stepping back a few EXPEDITION.
sembly, which included Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Premier, Sir Austen paces, the Afghan King stood for THE FINAL STAGE.
Chamberlain, the Foreign Secre moment barebended and howed
The King and Queen proceeded tary, and other members of the to Westminster Abbey where THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Cabinet in leven dress and the wreath was laid on the heads of the fighting Services in DSLR1, March 13th
Afterwards at St. James Palace, The pretty valley of the San Fran- The arrival of the party consist military uniform.
As King Amanullah stepped from turned the Bonds, but later made THE DONETZ SENSATION. cisco-Quito Canyon has been trans- ing of an American missionary, the train, be was greeted heartily a deputation of the London County formed into wreckage-strewn Mr. Hymer, British mission by King George who wore a Field Council and the Westminster City Council presented addresses desert,
with thick yellow sand im Mr. Matheweon, and Dr. Filchner,
Queen Souriya was presented to volunteer workers belonging to the second and final stage of the every rescue organisation in Cali Asiatic Magnetle Expedition, er Queen Mary and they shook hands This Evening, a Stats Banquet, is being given in honour of King. Thear Afghan Bajestics were The party claims to have added then introduced to the members of Buckingham Palace. It will take the British Cabinet and to Field place in a briliant setting. Light greatly to the knowledge of to Marshal Sir George Milne, Ad from the gold candelabra willers
miral of the Fleet Sir Charles illuminate the Banquet Hall and Madden and Air Marshal Bir the famous gold plate has been Hugh Trenchard
brought from Windsor Castle for the occasion,
what it purported to be. He re-
a bona fide subscription to the
same amount.
NEW YORK, March 14th: Mr. Hays.corroborated Mr. Mel- lon's testimony but denied that he had done any wrong,
FLIGHT-LIEUT. KINKEAD'S BODY FOUNDA
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]
BRIMSH: ENGINEERS ALSO ARRESTEDA
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
BERLIN, March 13th. · German Ambassador to
The
Moscow has telegraphed the result
of his conversations with M. Chi cherin regarding the arrests of foreign engineers who were work Lappon, March 12th,ng at the Donetz coal ban The wreck of the Super Marine Checherin has not vouchsafed Napier, which crashed yesterday, any information justifying the killing the famous Schneider Cup arrests beyond stating that an aitman, Fight Lieutenant Kinkead, investigation is being made, the Ane born ind
result of which would be communi- The wacking was in two parti,cated to the German Ambassador. namely the engine and the fuse- Jage, and the body of the dead air man was found uskle. The body was removed to the mortuary at
poding the feet of thousands of a German pentist, at Leb, marke/Marshala uniform. State Banquet
formin, who are searching for tending over Tibes from East to equally as cordially.TORRADZA Amanullah and Queens Sourya at
Here and ere dead live stock stick out of the mud beneath which dons of victims must be buried.
A few survivors are dementedly digging to find their relatives.
INDIAN VOTES OF CEN SURE
TWO ANTI-GOVERNMENT MOTIONS.
fitresemann, the Foreign
THEOUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY,1 Secretary, has just returned from Geneva and it is anticipated that
NEW DANI, March 13th. he will take the matters up vigor ously with the Brian Governo anti Government motions
wore carried in the Assemb ment.
var
ELITIAN WIRELESS SERVICE.]
The Berlin newspapers describe to-day the first moved by Motilal What Kinkhead Did
the affair as an outrage and de- Nehru, opposing the grant of BRUGBY, March 14th mand that Germany, bres of the 340,000 rupees for the expenses of It is now revealed that Kinkend present trade, negotiations with the Statutory Commission, being before his fatal accident attained, Buria. The negotiatione have been carried by 66 votes to 59 in a previous trial with a Raper proceeding for the past fortnight. Another solution, -- Marine Napier, a speed of more number of British engineers reducing the Estimates than 230 miles an hour,
were arrested at the same time. of censure, on the Goy but se diplomatic relations do not the non-pppointment of arist between Britalu and Ruana, as leader of the Indi
cento, ood to the League of Germany has und duct any necessary. Hegotiatione.
ried by 76 votes to 450
A further theory advanced as to the cause of the accidents that the pilot was rected by the ongizie
trial magastiem by establishing vid Kuja a connection between the West Asiatic and European magnetic net and the Chinese, net made by the Carnegie Expedition King Amanullah inspected the They have also made a big ad Guard of Honour, while the band vance by linking up the Chinese of the Guards played the Afghan and Incisa netsational anthem
Since the expedition set out Cheering Crowds, from Kulja, 16 magnetic stations have been established. W
The party is going to Srinagar from Leh
RUBBER INDUSTRY. CEYLON CONDEMNS
BESTRICTION; A
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
COLOMED March 18th
The Leg! for long debste Indian adapted
to me, LODA, WEK CATS Restriction Böhenie” as
economic for: Ceylon
The King's bodyguard of Yeoman of the Guard forming a cordon around will give a mediaeval touch to the scene agen
THROUGH ARUTER'S JOINC.) e Government' a Guasta,
Losnow, March 13th All they emerged from the station | The King and Queen of Afghands- they were cheered vociferously: 57: "tan arrived with thair entourage oë, one of the largent or wods over se Dover to-day, being met by the -at-a-reorption of this and The Prince of Wales and Viscount
demonstration
Inate carriages the British and Afghan Royal parties then drove to Buckingham Palace
"whole route to
spectatoreser
2015 to see
beauty much had
After the co
the Afghan Bong and. Buckingham Palace,
viatore left by
omage at the
o
long
the
Allenby
Ewhose
ted un neet: Column,)
A special train to Victorin Station was met by King George and Queen Mazy, who warmly was comed the royal visitors For the next thre
the King and Queen o fghametams will be the Majesties at Buck-
ruesta
British
Postmen Forteza,
They halt where there are, trap:
doors in the platform, and where postanen-porters wait to receive thent. In an instant door are opened, parcels and letter contain
removed, and the whole carga, shot into the trapdoors
Beneath the platform, is a mov-- ing band on which the mails fall From this they pass to another band which carries them up to the Iswn, the space where the Royal Mail vans used to arrive Bear the public entrances to Pad- dington platforms, and from there are taken to catch their train on the real railway
Mails that have been brought to Paddington reach the Under- ground Mail Railway by a nmilar system
here can be.
on the
collisions.
which runs or stops vil tol a man ine control deadline behind and the brakes aro alwa
hen the current is ons and always off when the current in
20Fifts, chutes, elevators, and con veyor link up the sorters in die tent portal offices forms of Liverpool-street and Pad dington Stations