A THREE MONTHS' OFFENSIVE.
BIG NATIONALIST TROOP MOVEMENTS.
AMERICA SETTLES THE NANKING INCIDENT.
AMOY SITUATION QUIETER.
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED IN SHANSI.
Both North and South seem to have muds up their minds that the coming offensive is only going to last three months, and they are making financial arrangements accordingly.
The Northerners have transferred the control of all money affairs to their Generalissimo, Marshal Chang Tao Lia, for a period of three norths, while the Southomers intend to provide $12,000,000 a month for the same period.
There is a report in the vernacular press of heavy fighting in Shansi during the last few days. The Fengtienese launched an attack upcn Lungchunkwan on the Shansi-Chilli border, but they were at length repulsed.
The Amoy situation appears to be growing quieter, although there is still plenty of bad feeling. The boycott is still in full force, On Saturday a Canton Red was arrested there.
Mr. MacMurray, the American Minister has reached a settle nent of the Yanking incident following conversation with Hwang Fu, the Nationalist Foreign Ministers He has now proceeded to Peking to confirm the matter.
THE COST OF THE OFFENSIVE.
ODDS AGAINST MARSHAL FENG.
(THROUGH HELTER'S AGENCY.]
PERANO, April lat.
It seems as if the North and South have tacitly agreed that the coming campaign should last for three months and are making foan einl arrangements accordingly.
AMOY OUTLOOK MORE
PEACEFUL.
CANTON RED ARRESTED,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
AMOY. April 1st The Japanese situation remains unchanged. The Amoy Government har asked the Kulangsu Municipal Council to proclaim martial law According to reports received owing to the disorder. but the stu from Nanking, the Nationalists nedent agitation has died down. The seeking to provide $18,000,000 anti-Japanese boycott continues, but month for 3 months, while Fengtin the illegal actions of preventing is/negotiating with Tientsin for a Japanese from unloading their own loan of 86,000,000 for 3 months, ships are not allowed. secured on the revenues of five Gov-Red was arrested bere yesterday. ernment railways.
The financial affairs of the Northerners, for 3 months from April 1st, will be placed under the direct control of the Ta Yuan Shuai, "or Generalissimo, Marshal Chang "Two Lin. All revenue from the different departments, including the Finance Ministry, will pass through
the hands of the new financial con- trol board under the Ta Yuan Shuni for 3 months, after which the coa trol of finances will be handed back to the Cabinet
A Canton
The Japanese cruiser remains but the American Destroyer Division is leaving. The French flagship has arrived and is staying for two daya.
A Misunderstanding. (Woh Tiz Yai Pan.) '
SHANORA. April 1st.
On the night of March 20th A number of Chinese students, carry ing banners marked anti-Japanese alegans, marched through the Japanese quarters in Kulangau. Incidentally they clashed with some It is estimated that military and armed Japanese and their banners ofvit expenditure will be $7,000,000 were seized by the latter. Im- oval or for the next & mouths, mediately after the incident the while revenue' will be $3,000,000 a Japanese Consul sent a note to the month. It is stated that the deficit | Amoy authorities declaring that it will be made up from the private was entirely due to a misunderstand property of Marshal Chang Tsoing, and meanwhile returned the Lin.
banners that had been seized.
men
Du
General Yang Yu Ting has 110,000 la the Pekan Line Southern Chihli, apart from troops at Tamingfa and Chihli-Shantung forces on other fronts. Hence it appears that Marshal Feng Yu
Hostile Meetings {THROUGH REUTER'S AGESCT.) 4
AMOY, March 31st. There were anti-Japanese neet-
Hsiang will be heavily outnumberings at Kulangu last night after ed. It is still uncertain on which day the offensive will start.
FIGHTING IN SHANSI.
(Wah Ter Yat Pac.).
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 2nd, 1928.
BRITAIN'S SURPLUS. PACT TO OUTLAW SIMON COMMISSION.
END OF FINANCIAL YEAR.
HIGHER THAN ESTIMATED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 31st The close of the financial year Anda Mr. Churchill, the possessor of a surplue of £4,238,000 sterling as a result of the Budget he intro- duced last April. The revenue of the year was £42,000,000 and the expenditure of £333,000,000.
Mr. Churchill estimated a surplus of $1,440,000 but revenue exceeded his entrante, by £8,000,000.
LADY BAILEY'S FLIGHT.
WAR.
THE FRENCH REPLY.
MUST BE UNIVERSAL.
[zunoven REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, April 1st.. The French reply to the American Proposal of a multi-lateral pact to outlaw war has been handed to Mr. Kellogg. It agrees to join with the United States in communicating to the German, British, Italian and Japanese Governments the whole Franco American correspondence on this subject, accompanied by a draft pact.
END OF FIRST STAGE.
CONFIDENCE OF SUCCESS.
(THROUGH BEUTEE'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, April 1st. Members of the Simon Cóm-
mission have left for Home at the conclusion of the first stage of the enquiry
Simon said he believed the results In a farewell message,' Sir John of the visit. Justified the provious hope that their efforts would serve India and meet witha friendly res- ponse.
tion scope of the pact to wars of M. Briand, in waiving the limita
They had established personal. aggression, stipulates that the pact contact with all committecs" and must be universal. If ons signatory classes in the various parts of does not keep faith all the others India, Bir John stressed the neces- are released from their engagement sity for patience and sympathy, towards the breaker of the pact: They were leaving with renewed, Renunciation of war shall not ex-confidence of the ultimate success clude the signatories from the right of the mission. of legitimate Defence. The pact shall not replace nor detract from A VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM. anterior obligations such as the League Covenant. Locarno Agree- ments and Neutrality Guarantee Treaties
ESCORT OF 'PLANES. TBEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE!
Rugay, March 31st.. Lady Batey, dying from London to Capetown in a Moth plane, en countered a violent thunderstorm when crossing into the Sudan. She arrived safely at Wady Hata des- pite the fierce gale. Frean Khar- to ehe will be escorted by air- craft since the Sixlan authorities consider it dangerous for her to fly
one over that region.
BRIBERY AND
RUPTION.
COR-
GERMAN FINANCIERS
SENTENCED.
MANY OFFICIALS BRIBED. (THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, March 31st. "
*
The pact shall not operate until universally accepted, unless the participants otherwise agree, pro- viding the abstaining states are not exposed to the possibility of poli- tical conflict with any of the con- tracting states.
PARIS COMMUNISTS
SENTENCED.
ANTI-MILITARIST ARTICLES.
INTERVIEW WITH MARSHAL FOCH.
[TROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, April 1st. The Communist deputies, Marty, Duelor, and Clamamus, wore sen-
Representatives of all classes went to wish them farewell and there were no counter demonstrations.
BATTLE WITH SCYTHES.
FARMERS BOUT THE POLICE
· MANY ARRESTS,
{THROUGH ARUTER'S LOKSÚT.)
Toxxo, April 1st. More than one hundred arrests He followed a
clash between three hundred tenant farmers and thirty police at Momogun, North 3rn Japan, in which there was a aumber of casualties The clash was the cutcome of a dispute about the repayment of rent with the leading land owner.
THE "ROYAL OAK" COURT MARTIAL.
INCIDENTS ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP,
ADMIRAL'S ANNOYANCE WITH THE BAND.
LETTERS
OF THE CAPTAIN AND COMMMANDER.“
*(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.)
The Court Martial of Captain Dewar and Commander Daniel, arising out of incidents on board the Royal Ouk at Malta, opened on board the Eagle at Gibraltar og Saturday. In the course of the sitting, which was ultimately adjourned until today, the letters of?- Captain Dewar and Commander Daniel were read, and the causes of disagreement between them and the Admiral wet rovonlech
Rear-Admiral Collard is alleged, by both defendants to have spoken his mind with a considerable degree of freedom and pub- licity. Rear-Admiral-Collard himself was not prepared to accept the accounts of the defendants.
The
GIBRALTAR, March 31st. and informed them that a court of © of 17 Candr: | enquiry would be held. He read the court-martind Daniel, opened with impressive Wardroom a letter, which he said scenes. As the captains borming Capt. Dewar had written regarding: the Court, dressed. in frock coate. Rear-Admiral Collard's conduct. opaulettes, cocked hats and gold He asked who could give evidence laced sword belts left their ships to substantiate the charges in it, to arrive on H.M.S. "Eagle each and then read his own letter,
Rear-Admiral Collard gave evi- was piped aboard.
Comdr. Daniel, frock-coated and dence, that he took ahora the cocked-hatte arrived at nine in letter from Comdr. Daniel which the morning accompanied by his accompanied the letter from Capt. "friend," the American barrister, Dowse and handed them to the Mr. Day Kimball, followed shortly Vice-Adiniral by Captain Dewar and then Rear- Admiral Collard who was in im pressive figure with a row of do torations as he mounted the gang way of the Eagle, at the foot of which the photographers were very busy.
In cross-examinatida he enid he
read the letter carefully and agreed that it was a serious matter con- cerning him personally.
Question, Disallowed, › The Judge Advocate disallowed the question by Mr. Kimball on the ground that Admiral Collard's con duct, was irrelevant to the charges. against Condr. Daniel. Mr. Kim
The police attempted to frue trate an attack upon the Mand owner's house and a conflict en-
The Lotter.. sued. The farmers were fighting with spades, scythes and other
Captain Burges Watson presided agricultural implements, and the police were using swords, but were at the Court Martial consisting of The proceedings overcome by numerical superiority. eight captains.
crowds then stripped the
Advocate reading the convening the court and then the be defeated if such questions were charges, to which Comdr. Daniel disallowed. The court decided that
The
bat said that the Court Martial bad granted the request of Comdr.
tenced to four years, three years wounded: police of their swords, opened with the deputy Jadi Daniel, but its whole purpose would
and two years' imprisonment re-cape and badges, and returned to spectively. Two
contributors to headquarters singing radical eongs Ilumanite were fined in connec 3nd carrying red flags and banners The corruption and bribery trial|tion with anti-militarist articles with radical inscriptions, which has beer proceeding for over a year at Berlin, in which the chief pearing in the newspaper. accused were two Gandial pecuin tors, the brothers Julius and Henry Barmat, has ended. Julius was Efteen months and sentenced to
Heary to eix months' uprisonment while overal other accused re- waved minor sentences or were feed or
Acquitted... The Barmats were alleged to have bribed many business men, poli- ticians and official, including the. late Minister of Posts, Herr Hoefe.
The Prussian State Bank lost beavily as a result of the Barmat manipulation. The trial cost the State 250,000 inarka
SMYRNA EARTHQUAKE.
a small procession had posted pam- phlets and distributed handbills, shouting "Down
with the MANY KILLED AND INJURED. "Down " Japanese,
with Im- 'Hand back the settle-
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] perialism," ment of Kulingsu.” „
Four American destroyers, six SHOHAL, April 1. The Military headquarters in Tai- submarines and a tender are in port and a Japanese cruiser remains at yuen, capital of Shani, telegraphs Amoy, which is now quiet Martial to Nanking stating that on March law continues. There is student 28th, the Fengtienese launched activity in Kulangsu but it is e severe attack on Langchunkwan, an ported that the Japanese hav important gateway on the Shansi- reached an agreement with the au- "Chihli border. At the same time thorities in enforcing the calling they attacked many strategic points off of the boycott and suppressing nearby. On the following day the further depredations by the unions. Shansi troops succeeded in driving them back, but both sides are ready for another battle..
"
NATIONALIST STAFF
.. MOVES.
(Wah Tea Tat Poo.)
SHANGHAI, April 1st All staff members of the Nanking army headquarters left Nanking for Pukow yesterday and will proceed to Hauchow. It is expected that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek will go to the front to direct operations.
• CHIANG'S DECLARATIONS.
(Wah Tes Tai Pao.)
SHANGHAY, April 1st. In view of the impending North- ern expedition, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has drawn up four declara tions," announcing the purpose of this expedition against the Peking Goverilment. The classes for which these documents are intended are Kuomintang comrades, the armed comrades, countrymen in Northern China, and the Fengtienese soldiers who are hired by Chang Tso Lin to fight the Nationglist Government. MARSHAL LL CHIEF OF STAFF.
$
(Wak Taz FPC0.)
SHANGHAI, April 1st.
CHANGSHA CONFERENCE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 1st. "A series of earthquake shocks have felt here. Forty have been
injured kifled and many Smyrna, and one village was half destroyed,
BANDITS CAPTURE
HAICHOW. (THROUGH REUTZE'S : AGENCY.]
in
|
Marty is already in the Sante prison. Duclos, who is missing. has a previous sentence overbang- ing him The articles on account of which Marty was charged took the form of a letter to Marshal Foch, referring to an interview purport- ing to be with Foch, which appear- od in a London newspaper.
THE EGYPTIAN TREATY.' SAFETY OF FOREIGNERS.
BRITAIN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
(THROUGH BEWTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 1st.
It is learned that the Egyptian Government's reply to the fina! British note after the rejection of- the draft Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, while expressing a desire for friendly AngleEgyptian under, standing, objects to the so-called interference in the internal affairs of Egypt
It states the Egyptian Govern ment's willingness to ensure the safety of foreigners but disregards the Declaration of 1999 with its four reserved points and Britain's note to the Powers undertaking responsibility for safeguarding for- ciga interests in Egypt,
In view of the rejection of the treaty Britain now returns to strict observance of her responsibilities SHANGHAI, March 30th. According to reliable reports, under the 1929 declaration, includ 3,000 bandits, believe to be operating the protection of foreigners. ing in liaison with the Chibli- Shantung forces, captured Hai- chow on the 28th instant.
General Chen Tino Yuang's
REPORTED.
HANKOW, March 31st. After only a day's stay, LI Tsung Jea and Chen fin Chu left Army, from Tsingkiangpu, is now for Changsha by rail on Thursday making for the captured city. with the object of conferring with Cheng Chien and Pei Chung Hsi LARGE TROOP MOVEMENTS regarding the anti-Northern ex- pedition. In the meantime the forces of Eu Tsung Tui are being despatched from here ap the Kin- han ostensibility to assiit Feng Ya Hsiang while the major portion of the, Wuhan forces evacuating Hunan are concentrating here.
U.S. ŠETTLES NANKING INCIDENT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, March 31st.
It is anderstood that the Aeri
THE CHANGSHA CONFERENCE.
(NAVAL WIRELESS. ]
A large number of Nationalist troops have crossed from Nanking to Pukow and are believed to be on the way to the front. On Satu- day morning several thousand sol diers were seen going by train to the Northern front..
The messages were:
Wonu, March 29th. Six thousand Nationalist troops have left this part for Pukow and then up the Tientsin-Peking Rail- can Minister, Mr. MacMurray, has way to Bengpu reached an agreement with the
NAMKING, March 29th. Nationalist Government concerning
Ten thousand troops have crossed. of ast the Nanking incident March. Details are not available from Nanking to Fukow, on the bat it is believed the agreement is opponite bank of the Yangtze, very favourable to the Chineze.
Considered Closed
い
On the morning of March 30th Mr. MacMurray went to Peking Marshal Li Tsai Hain and General aboard the Richmond, and confirm Ho Ying Chien assumed duties as ed the Minister's negotiations with "Chief of Staff" and "Vice-Chief of Hwing F They reached a satis Staff at the Army Headquarters factory conclusion, and the Nau- of the Northern Expedition at Nanking incident is considered closed king with due ceremony. Marshal although the agreement requires Chiang Kai Shck delivered along ratification by the Politics Council speech on the occasion.
of Nanking,
GHINGSHA, March 31st.? Generals Li Tsung Jen and Chen Ming, Shut have arved from Han kow, probably having been sent by Marshal Chiang Kad Shek to 10 present his views at the conference
NANKING, March alst. Large numbers of troops arrived from Shanghai by train About 1,800 have crossed over to Pakers, How, March 31st
rail to Honan... •
A number of troops, have gone by
Canadian Premier's Explanation,
OTTAWA, March 31st. Mr. Mackensie King said that tha Anglo Egyptian Treaty referred to the his statement on original pact containing no limita Empire to which it might apply, tion regarding the parts of the The Canadian Government in timated that it did not object to Britain entering such an agreement, but could not recommend that the treaty, should be applicable to Canada,
A despatch was received later intimating that the treaty would be limited to Britain and North Ireland.
...
Mr. King hoped his explanation would remove any possibility of difference between the British Gov- ernment and Canada.
SHIP BUILDING CONFER- ENCE.
AN INDEPENDENT CHAIRMAN.
{BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, March 31st.
THE POLAR FLIGHT.
AIRMEN'S AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Home April 1st, The Pope gave an audience to General Nobile and handed him an oak croes to a drop over, the Pole. General Nobile presented the other members of the expedition.
It is General Nobile's intention to By over the North Pole in the Italian dirigible. Italia.]
AMERICAN BOMB
OUTRAGE...
-SEVEN HURT.
[ERUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New Yong, April 1st. A bomb exploded and wrecked the three top floors of a 17storey building, injuring seven garment workers. The police consider that the explosion was owing to labour troubles.
COL. LINDBERGH.
WORLD FLIGHT. DENIED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BALVICE]
Br. Lours, April lat Col. Lindbergh prior to leaving for San Diego, categorically denied that he was contemplating a flight round the world or across the Pacific.
* IMMIGRATION CONFER
ENCE
(KKUTER'S "AMERICAN SKEVICZ
HAVANA, April 1st. Fifty nations were represented at the opening of the International Conference of Emigration and Im- migration.
OBITUARY.
SWISS EX-PRESDENT.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AUESCY.]
GENEVA, April 1st. The death is announced of Gustave Ador, President of the International Red Cross, and ex President of Switzerland, at the nge of 83.
SENATOR'S SUDDEN DEATH:
(EEUTAL'S AMERICAN SERVICE.
DELAWARE, Ohio, March 31st
pleaded not guilty.".
warrant
The public seats were occupied chiefly by uniformed, officers. No women were present,
The Judge Advocate quoted from
Admirat Collard's conduct irrelevant but admissible.
The Judge-Ativosate read Capt. Dewar's letter in which he ex- pressed
extreme reluctance
to
a letter to Capt. Dewar in connee. criticize a superior but felt tion with which Comdr. Daniel is duty when discipline was under charged, and which describes the mined. He referred to a remark circumstances of Admiral Collard's of Admiral Collard regarding the.. landing at Malts from the Royal
Oak....
The letter referred to a great commotion "on the quarterdeck owing to the Admiral's anger" and
ship's band to the effect that he
never heard such bloody band and described the bandmaster in the most opprobious terms.
The letter complained that Ad-
alleged that Admiral Collard de-miral Coliard remarked that the clared he was fed up with the Royal Oak was not fit to be an Admiral's flagship: he was treated Ahip."
warse than a midshipman and could not get his bloody orders obeyed.
The Jazz Band,
Discipline Suffers. Condr. Daniel in the letter ex- pressed the opinion that the morale of the ship suffered and discipline Rear Admiral Collard, cross was endangered by the incidenta examined again, said that guests and sided all the officers are deeply resentful of the humiliation complained of the abominable play- to which their ship and captaining of the band. He asked the are subjected, declaring "apologies handmeter, who was apparently half asleep and out of earshot of would serve no useful purpose,
The better concluded by saying that Comdr. Daniel himself had not anyone, what was wrong and toki sunered but considered it would be him it was a bloody awful noise, cowardice not to report the matter. The bandinaster expressed his re-
The reading by the prosecution
of Londr. Daniel's better to Capt. gret. He loud Capt. Dewar it was Dewar, which is the basis of the disgraceful to have a lot of ladies" charges, showed, that when Rear- ang out the dances and Comdr.. Admiral Cavard, required a boat Danser bad got to do his job adent to leave the Royal Oak on March it
Bandmaster's Offerand bth, Comdr. Daniel ordered the starboard accommodation ladder to Capt. Dewar's letter also said be prepared Be had previously that the band was unreasonably enquired and ascertained that there qmnissed. The jazz bana wa5 20173- wao no choice of sides, owing tomoned despite Capt. Dewar'a pro
the "Adımiral gadika the roughness of the sea and Hear test and Admirat Collard's wish that the patumaster mit be tent: home, barge should not be damaged. The bandmaster the next day asked
Admiral, Furious,"
to be permitted to rengn from the Comdr. Daniel was summoned to service and sacrifice mus pension
an effort to restore the Ad the Admirate presence and found | 11 him furious because the port acmiral's prestige, as long
incident This succeeded until the commodation ladder was not ready. He ordered Comdr. Daniel to see on March 5th When Rear-Ad- mirad Collard returned to the ship to it himself,
The disembarkation wae effected on March 6th, he studiously insult- without damage and Comdr. Daniele him in the presence of numerous
officers and me subsequently learned that the Ad-
.. Gondra! Hatisfaction. miral told Capt. Dewar in a rude voice in the presence of seamen Rear Admirat Collard in his that he was fed up with the ship, evidence said that he told the Comdr. Daniel in a latter dwelt bandmaster that he must improve.
and on the serious harm of such inci-matters- subsequently toll" dente, adding that on a previous Comdir, Daniel that the bandmaster occasion great pains were necessary would have to go, but he never to restore respect for the Admiral used the alleged epithet to his face. Comdr. Daniel felt that the Ad The matter was subsequently: mist's unfairness and insit before thrashed out, and settled to the nearly 100 officers and men on general satisfaction s March 5th bed a serious effect on discipline and morala, Tympany
Comdr. Daniel said, an assurance was urgently neceemry that dis cipline must not be undermined in than way...
He denied the accuracy of the account given by Capt. Dewar with reference to the disembarkation Here meident on March th buked Capt. Dewar on that mon out of anybody's hearing, duly saluted the quarterdecz return the following day.
An portant development which PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. taining peace m the dipbuildingTM completes the machinery for main- industry has been taken by the Shipbuilding Employers Federation and the shipyard trade unions, who thing độ Mr MacMEDU, the well-known Benator Frank B. Willis, candi have inted a joint invitation to King's Counsel, to be independent date for the fepublican nomination chaman at a national conference to the Presidency, died suddenly reached last year. Mr. MacMillan a crowd of 2,000 was waiting to March 10th Comdr. Daniel asdem pleaded instification. to be held unser the agreement in the ante room of hall where to regulations. Hadded that on the Court for Comdr,
hear his campaign speech, bled, the officers in the Wardroom wae adjourned until April Bas accepted the post.
Contrary to Regulations.
The cross camination lasted The Prosecutor submitted that Comdr Daniel's criticism of the hour conduct and possible future conduct Vice-Admiral Kelly was of Tear-Admisel Collard was sub the prosecution witnesses. versive to discipline and contrary Mr. Kimball, began his