NANKING POLITICAL COMMISSION'S
LATEST RESOLUTIONS.
GENERAL TEN YEN KAT'S POST DURING MARSHAL CHIANG'S ABSENCE.
FUKIEN UNDER CONTROL OF FOUR BRIGADE- GENERALS.
NANKING GOVERNMENT'S ADVICE
TO AMOY AUTHORITIES.
In view of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's approaching departure north of the Yangtze, to participate personally in the Northern campaign, Nanking's Central Political Commission have formulat- ed a series of resolutions, the first of which is that General Ten Yen Kai will officiate in place of Marshal Chiang as chair- man of the C. PC. during the latter's absence from Nanking..
Fukien has beca divided into lone quarters for military pur. poses, each division being under » brigade-general
The Nanking Government have had Amoy's threatened local anti-boycott of the Japanese under consideration, and have con- aaded by advising the Amoy authorities to leave the matter with Nanking to discuss with the Japanese Government.
NANKING'S C.P.C.'S
RESOLUTIONS.
"
"Wah Tos Paz.)
SHANGHAI, March 18th.
The following resolutions were based at a meeting of the Central Political Commission, Nanking, over which Marshal Chiang Kai Shek presided:
1. In view of Marshal Chinng's forthcoming absence from Nanking to direct the Northern expedition, General Tan Yen Kai is appointed to the chairmacsinip of the Centra? Political Commission in Marshal Chiang's absence.
NANKING AND THE AMOY FRICTION.
(Woh Te Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, March 18th. Mr. Huang Fu, Nationalist For eign Minister, has telegraphed to Admiral Yueng Shui Cheong, of Fukien, to the effect that while the Central Government deeply sym-
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY,
pathives with the people of Fitkien in the recent case of the arrest of the four Whampoa cadets by the Japanese police, who claimed that they were of Korean nationality, t is feared that the popular in- dignation against Japan will give an opportunity to the Communists to achieve their subversive enda. It is therefore advisable that the
In addition to the existing number of members of the commis sion, Wang Pak Kwan, Buog Cheng Hei, and Stach Tuck Pat are local authorities should be ordered to pay attention to social order and also appointed members.
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ROUND-UP OF COM MUNISTS.
WHAT JAPANESE: POLICE HAVE BEEN DOING,
REDS ARRESTED:
"{TAKOVĢA" REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TORTO, March 13th.. About 100 Communists were, rounded-up shortly after midnight as the result of investigations which the police were secretly conducting since the elections last month when handbills attacking the present formi of government were scized in far- ious parts of the country. At the same time the police raided the headquarters of an organisation
SMUGGLING ARMS ON BIG SCALE.
FOUR MEN ARRESTED IN
JAPAN
HEAVY HAUL INTENDED.
FOR SHANGHAI.
[THROUGH 'FRUTER'S AGENCY.]".
Tokyo, March 15th.
Four men have been arrested at Ogaki,, near Nagoya, for attempt ing to smuggle 20,000 rifles and 200,000 rounds of ammaition into Shanghai."
OBITUARY.
MARCH 16th, 1928.
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
STRAITS AND F.M.S. LATEST DECISION.
PRESENT SCHEME "SHOULD BE MORE ELASTIC."
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SINGAPORE, March 15th. The retention of the rubber con- trol and the exploration of all means to bring into line the Daten Fast Indica and other unrestricted countries was urged at a joint meet. ing of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Central Advisory Committee's who decided to ask the Government's all rubber advisability of suspending for a period the alienation of land for rubber,
which occupied an offies with the EDITOR OF "STRAITK TIMES," Owing countries to consider the
Yuan Shimbun, a proletarize
paper.
Close examination of the arrest ed is now proceeding.
The wholesale arrest öf extremists is reported throughout the country. There are no details except that 12 were arrested in the Saitama Prefecture and 30 at Osaka.
[THROUGH REUTERS AGENCY.]
SINGAPORE, March 13th
The Committees are of opinion that the present scheme for release. should be more elastic and that the pivotal price should be lowered in The death is announced of Mr. gradual stages while the scheme should provide for an increasing de Wentworth Lewis
price |mand being supplied at a decrënsing
[Mr. Lewis, some time ago, took over the editorship of the Straits
Among those arrested is Professor | Times, coming, we believe, from Ikuo Oyama, leader of the Left Wing of the Farmer and Peasant London. He was formerly on the editorial staf the Calcutta Statesmank
Party.
Oyama has been released.
LATER
ESPIONAGE TRIAL IN PARIS.
THIRD MOSCOW INTERNA...... TIONAL'S AUDACIOUS
PLAN."
HEAVY SENTENCES.
· [THEORGE REUTER'S ADRNOY.]
PARIS, March 15th,
STRANGE SCENES IN
CAIRO
RAILWAY TOURISTS'
UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
[THROUGH RIVIER'S AGENTY.]
CAIRO, March 14th. Strange scenes were enacted at the railway station today on the belated arrival from Luxor of a crowded train de luxe the passen gers consisting chiefly of American touriste who rushed, clad in catch a special for Alexandria Pyjamas or borrowed clothing, to where they were to board a White Star lirer.
The Kodak millionaire, Mr. George Eastman, would probably have objected to being "snapped as he jumped into a vehicle and was jacket and pallet sorge trousers
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THE SINGAPORE BOMB THROWING INCIDENT.
PRISONER SENTENCED..
(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.]
J.
Sirdarona, March 14th. The Chinese Communist, Cheong Yok Kai, charged in connection with the wounding of Dr. Lim Boon Keng, has been found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment for Icaving
∙∙life.
Dr. Lim Boon Keng was the Chamber of Commerce with Dr. C. C. Wa, when an attempt was made to assassinate the Nanking ex-Foreign Minister. · Dr. Wu e eaped unharmed, but Dr. Lim Boon Keng was shot in the face.
BRITAIN'S ROYAL VISITORS.
WELCOMED BY CITY OF LONDON.
GUILDHALL BANQUET.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruasy, March 14th. King Amanullah and Queen Souriys of Afghanistan had a wonderful welcome from the City of London today when they were the guests of the Lord Mayor and Corporation at the Guildhall
THE TRANSATLAN
TIC FLIGHT.
"NO NEWS OF HINCHCLIFFE.
UNAUTHENTICATED REPORTS.
THROUGH BEUTER'S ́AGENG
ATLANTIC CITY, March 15th. A large seroplane is reported to have been heard in the vicinity flying towards Philadelphia at 11.20. this evening.
Kaw York Airport Besptical, A number of other places on the New England coast have similarly Driving frm Buckingham Palace ↑ reported, hearing, an with an escort of the Life Guards, the airport officiala at New York, they were chewed all the way to the however, are very sceptical. None Guildhall by considerable crowds of the reports, so far, have been
King Amanullah muluted in acuthenticated, acknowledgment while Queen Souriya smiled happily.
"No Sign" Over Newfoundland.
Jons, Newfoundland.
March 15th.
It is eam and daylight, and still no sign of Hinchcliffe.
{BARLIER TELEGRAMS3
A distinguished assemblage was gathered in the library of the Guildhall, including Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Foreign Secre
LONDON, March 14th, tary, and other members of the
Caprám Hinchcliffe's Lenden Government, Admiral Sir Charles agenz stated to-day that it can be Madden and Field Marshal Sirtaken for granted that the pilot, Mr. Gordan Sinclair was with George Milne, Mr. Ramsay Mac Hinchcliffe, when the "Endeavour donald, the Labour leader, the took off from Cranwell Aerodrome, Archbishop of Canterbury and don't know what to think
bat as regards Miss Mackay,
prominent representatives of all spheres of civic life, many accom- pamed by their ladies,
At The Guildhall,
The arrival of the Afghan King was announced to the assembly by A fanfare of trumpets and a rattle of
drums...
Their Majesties were greeted by the Lord
Mr Sinclair told Press repre sentatives-that she bad heard noth- ing from her husband.
The Weather.
New "Yozx, March 14th. Although a sharp look-out har been kept by ships at sea and wire leas stations along the coast between New York and Newfoundland, Mayor and Lady nothing had been heard of Hinch- Mayoness, the latter presenting a chiffe up to ten o'clock this morning, bouquet to Queen Souriya.but favourable weather was report- The Aldermen and Sheriffs in fed during the night off Nova Scotia their robes, the Afgham Minister The finer 1.3 Geltic, however, and members of the Legation, Field which is five hundred miles from Marshal Viscount Allenby and the New York, has sent a wireless mes- British officers attendant on the sage to the effect that she is running Afghan King preceded the Duken
into's northerly gate. and Duchess of York and Princess Arthur of Connaught
nganti The came the Queen of Afghanie ASSASSINATED AT FRIENDS ton and the Lord Mayor, followed
*DOOR.
by King Amanullah and the Lady Mayoress. We
**POLITICAL CRIME?”
· FASCIST MURDERED IN PARIS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
bers of the Political Commission of responsibility to take up the to a Communist Municipal Coun- driven to a hotel clad in a pyjama FABIA, March 14th.
Shansi, with General Yen Shih
Shan as chairman
matter with the Japanese Govern-
ment
held in camera in which is persons An espionage trial has just bear including a number of French 3. Chao Tai Mun, Nap Kwei tranquility and, at the same time, soldiers were charged with supply ing. Soviet agents with military in- Chin, Chia Pú Teh and others, to assure the people that the Cen-formation. Rou Jeyres, an ex-
tral Government will shoulder the employee of the Revenue Depart totalling eight, are appointed mem-
ment and Mile. Clarae, Becretary cillor, were each sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and 10
years interdiction desejour-
The woman has not yet been ar- re Other prisoners received sences varying from 8 months to 4 years with fines.
The judgment states that the trial again, reveals an audacious anti-French espionage plan,"con ceived by the Third Moscow Inter- national and confirms that the deli. cate organisms of French national defences are places of the greatest peril.".
4. During the Northern expedi tion a commission for foreign. affairs will be set up of which Chiang Kai Shek, Yan Yen Kai, Huang Fu. Li Sheh Cheng, Wu Chio Fei, Tmi Yuen Pai, Chang Ching Kiang, Hung Cheng Hsi and Wang Ching Ting are appoint- ed miembers.
NANKING OUTRAGE
DEMANDS.
SIR MILES LAMPSON FAVOURS MITIGATION.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 14th.. Reuter learns that Great Britain and the other Powers are now pre- pared to mitigate the demanda pre- sented to the Nanking Government in 1927, following the outrages against foreigners when the Nation alist Army captured the city.
It is felt in political circles that the situation has changed in view of the fact that the outragee were undoubtedly engineered by the Eol shevik element, which has now been expelled from the control of Chinese 'affaire.
FUKIEN'S MILITARY
DIVISIONS.
(Wah Tar Tai Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Mart 13th. The Fukien province will be divided into four quarters and assigned to the military control of four brigade generals,
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CHIANG KAI SHEK AT NORTHERN, FRONT.
MORE TROOP "MOVEMENTS
... REPORTED;
[TÉROUGH REUTER'S ACRECT.]
NANKING, March 14th, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek left for the Northern front resterday. according to Naval Wireless merege received here late on Wednesday night. He will make his headquarters at Hsrchowfu, which is a small railway station between Tientsin and Trinanfu.
The same message stated that minor troop movements were re The change of viewe is the result parted from Nanking. of the conferences at Canton be From this it may be presumed tween Sir Miles Lampsony the that the troope will make loc Britants Minister to Peking, and Pukow zal there by rail to Hsu Marshal Li Tu Hain, the head of chowin to join Marshal Chiang the Administration at Canton, and Sir Miles Lampson's conversations with Mr. Hwang Fu, the Nanking Foreign Minister in Bhanghai.
There are no indications of the exact Exture of the dimnimjons; but it is understood that Britain is
keeping the Powere concerned, fully informed of the progress of the die
Conversations are also preceding through - the various Consule General at Nanking,
An Armistice T.
TARIFF AUTONOMY. (THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.)
PEEING, March 18th Chinese circles state that while Peking authorities are pushing on the Tariff Autonomy question, the Nanking Government is doing little towards the enforcement of auto- nomy next year. Hence they sug- gest that the Governmente have reached so agreement theresnent
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SIMON COMMISSION. PUNJAB COUNCIL PLEDGES CO-OPERATION.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The lady passengers endeavoured to content the sparseness of their
attire beneath cloakan at GAM
The reason for this amusing if unconventional occurrence was that a fire had occurred on the train on the way from Luxor, the passengers having a somewhat alarming ex perience. A
The fire has been attributed to the
overheating of an axle which wat fire to the bottom of a couch and ultimately spread to the sleeping coaches which were destroyed.
Brilliant Scans.
When the King and Queen enter ed the library, they were evidently impressed by the scene. The an ciant hall was glowing with the Fathers and brilliant military colour of the rodes of the City uniforms.
While the Italian Fascist, Signor Savorelli, who is visiting Paris wae lunching with some friends in their fat, the telephone bell rang and an enquiry was made if the guert was in the premises Their Majesties were enthroned
An affirmative reply was given and the unknown enquirer rang
- *ון
Shortly afterwards, the doorbell rang, Signor Savoreldi opened the door and three revolver shota rang out while the door was slammed heavily to
Friends rushed into the corridor and found Signer Savovelli lying dead and the murderer disa
Awakened From Bleep. Passangers were awakened from their sleep when the danger was peared. precipitate, and they made their escape, abandoning clothes and crime was one of political ven- The police theory is that the valuables geance.
Fortunately, there were no serious casualties, though a number of the passengers were treated for cuts and bruis
LAHORE, March 13th. The Punjab Legislative Council has passed a resolution pledging co-operation with the Simon Com
mission.
ณ
The Opposition did not challenge division after its motion to ad journ the debate had been defeated by 53 votes to 14.
Sir Fazli Hussain, on behalf ol. the Government, in moving the ap pointment of a Committee to par conference with the Simon Com ticipate in the proposed joint free missioners, said it would be elected in the May session.
The Opposition maintained that though in a minority, a new Party- would soon spring up which would know how to win freedom, even by the sword if necessary.
The Commission has now separat
ed into two sections.
دار
LEAGUE AND SOCIAL EVIL EXTENTION OF ENQUIRY TO
The delay in arrival was due to the action of the engine-driver, who, observing, the flames bursting. from the carriages, stopped the train at Minich, where it was held up until further danger was over,
·HUNGARIANS IN NEW
·YORK.
LIVELY MEETING.
POLICE PROTECT DELEGATES.
ERRITURE'S AMERICAN EKEVICE }
NEW YORK, March 14th. Considerable disorder prevailed in a crowd of about three thousand, who were congregated on the water
CABLE AND "WIRELESS
MERGER.
PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENT
REACHED.
(THROUGH BAUTKA'S AGENCY,]
and Lady Mayoress, while the on either side of the Lord Mayor embers of the Royal Family oc cupied golden chairs to the left
The Recorder of the City read Afghan Majesties, thanking them an Address of Welcome to their.
for the honour of their visit which
austrated the friendly relations happily subsisting between your Majesty and
bands of pears and friendship sign our beloved sore
It expressed the hope that the might be strengthened still further and that “increased trade and com- merce between om countries, and mors thorough interchange of ideas between our peoples may result increased prosperity and enhanced happiness to both
Thrus interpreted the Address was handed to the King in a gold casket
King Amanullah's Beply. King Aman rose to reply amid loud cheers
LONDON, March 14th The Eastern and Associated Tele- graph Companies and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company. an He thanked the citizens of Los nounce that a provisional arrange do for their warm welcome and ment has been reached for the declared that the friendly rela fusion of the twe Companies in tione existing between His Britan- terests through the medium of no Majesty ond myself should be proposed holding company, subject to & satisfactory agreement with the
great factor in the future political British Government, the Dominions and commercial reintione between Governments and India, and also the British and Afghan nations to the acceptance by the Companies and sure me of the promotion stockholders and shareholders two countries in conformity with of the natural relations between
A message from Boston reports poor visibility and a dense fog off · the New England coast, while at St. John's the noon weather was fine, with north-westerly winds of increasing force p
Of Captain Hinchcliffe's machine there has been no news whatever.
Sighted?
The only news which can have
by Lonnor, ilarch? 14th, -
abouts of Captam Hinchcliffe up to any possible bearing on the where
this hour, is a message received from the West Union Cable Com Newfound and pote pany operator at Heart's Content,
The message states that the Com-- pany's repairer says he saw a plane. passing in a north westerly direc rood at 636 Greenwich Mean Time tion between Kellingrew and Holje
The locality is seventy miles south of St. John'a The aviator should have been reported from he intended to land there Newfoundland at neon to day hund
MY, Gordon Sinclair.
LONDON, March 15th. Mr. Gordon Sinclair has emerged from obscurity and has visited Hinchcliffe des many
He stated that only a couple of hours before the Endeavour started, the Hon. Elie Mackay de- cided to accompany the aviator on the fight.
We are now waiting anxiously, but are full of hope as Captain Hinchlife had frequently referred Philadelphia, it possible, and the to the possibility of pushing on to petrol on board was sufficient to last from 45 to 50 hours.”
PRINCESS MARY IN CAIRO.
'front aiting the arrival, of 573 1. It is added that no announcement mutual wishes, widodo Lasceller farmved as vomiro tags.
Hungarian delegates to participate of the terms of the arrangement can in the unveiling ceremony, ata be made, in the meantime, as the
memorial to the Hungarian nation consummation is dependent on the
WALL STREET. FORTUNE.
A SPECULATOR'S DARING
* CORNER::
Banquetting Hall
The procession, was again formed and the Royal visitors were con ducted to the banqueting ball where the magnificent decorations and the glitter of the city'e famous gold plate prosented a dazzling scene.
FAR EAST.
al hero, Kossuthie Sky by | above-mentioned conditions.
Photographers took & flashlight fashlight [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. 1
picture of the demonstration and the crowd, apparently, thought that GENEVA, March
16th
á bomb had been exploded. Revol The Advisory Committee on the vers were fired, but fortunately
Dinner A1 Foreign Office, -In view of the agreement on by which the North will be left to traffic in women and childen has there were no fatalities. A these points and the elimination settle the tariff question with the decided, in principle, to extend the
The Police dispersed the
Tonight Bir Austen Chamberlain of Rete and extremists a growlog Powers enquiry of the special body of ex- and escorted the delegates to their [REUKE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
gave a dinner at the Foreign Office North and South are also be perte to countries in the East and hotels, which were closely guarded number are asking it further Leved now to hold smilar view Far East
in honour of King Amanullah: New York, March 14th.
The Prince of Wales was present grounds of war exist between
The whole of Wall Street is envi- North and South and are of treaty revision and both apparent The matter will be reconsidered to prevent any attempt at disturb ance by Hungarian Liberala,"
and the guests included Mr. Stan opinion that as such negotiationsly are favouring the gradual revi- next Session when it is thought who are bitterly opposed to the paly admiring the American-Irish bey Baldwin members of the sel Meehan, who Cabinet, MexLloyd Georgs and Mr. progress na armistice may become on by peaceful meane
porable that definite recomenda- present regime in Hungary. tions can be made
single-han dy, staged the
Ramsay Macdonald, the High Cou possible, especially if the fighting
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
Tiso in ado Copora mimonen of Overseas Dominions, tion stock, a cabled yesterday and high military officers AND WALSH ISLAND Twenty years ago, Mechan wa were no speeches, but the betisi AWAYDOCKYARD2A7
for Broadway toasts were honoured, 19 selling ticke Theatre ege
Yesterd counts beloved to have yielded him from £1,000,000 to £3,000,000, tribute which have pro
quark
in the Spring is indecisive, as is
generally anticipated
Further Details......
TANGIER CONFERENCE, OPENING DATE POSTPONED
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Meanwhile the Committee entists
the assistance of Members-and-the- voluntary societies represented in the draft of the Britia resolation. The Committee earnestly hopes that the Governments of all countries which retain the system of licensed LENKINASER) houssivilk investigate the Apes RUGBY, March 15th without delay The Tangier Conference, at which The Committee has noted the fact France, Spain, Italy and Britain that 23 out of 12 countries, whether with confer and which was, origin. ||menters or →non-members of the sily fired for to-day, has been post-- League of Nations ha poned til Tuesday, The confer | licensed houses, while's eteen have enon will review the Franco-Spanish retained them under regulations. agreement and will
Committee expresses the they with waive the destanding go
the lapinion" that thos is doomed punishment of the guilty. administra
to disappear in tame
PIXINO, March 13th: meeting of the representativen the five Powers convened in oking roubruges took place to-day when it is believed that terms of settlemens were discussed. Unofficially the opinion la ex pressed that the Powers may agree formal apology, from the Nan, King Government and some som
sation for the victims or to a
tion to decide thereanent
bed
and shock never been
has begun
THROUGH BECTER'S AGENCY.]'
SYDNEY March 14th The Minister of Public Works by announced that the Australian Government has decided to close down the Wash Island Dockyard The Stock Ex on March 16th, owing to the men's an investigation of the report that objection to payment by results. A technical Corner
He stated that the Government Radio Corporation common stocks is considering the question of the in view of the cares advance of disposal of the establishment with forty-five dollars to the last reven
trading somsions. the existing contracte.
Love
State vint Endsalment
Ruary, March-15b The state visit of the King and Queen of Afghanistan concluded, to-day
Their Majestier left Brickingham Palace for Cisridge'u Hotel where they were received by your beha Government whose guests they become. In « Clarida
a Boon have feed corated ands
WARMLY WELCOMED.
[BEITIAE WIRAZLIAN BERVICE1
RUGBY March 14th Princes Mary and afternoon They were given warin welcome being, met by B TE presentative of hing Fund and the Staff of the British Residency, as well na by a large gat other British residents.
After inspecting a guard rot honour composed of Girl Guides Princees Mary andy calles drove to the Residency se companied by Land Lloyd, the High Comum sesonen. The streets were lined with spectators
Prince
will go to Bada: Will retura to Ce
steamer Whey
NICARAGUAN PRESIDENCY
AMERICAN
AREJ
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