FENGTIENESE DEFECTIONS ON SHANSI BORDER.
WITHDRAWAL NECESSITATED ON YELLOW RIVER.
NATIONALISTS OBSTRUCTED BY JAPANESE TROOPS,
THE POSITION OF TAIAN AND TSINAN.
Both Taian and Tainan appear to be under the full control of the Shantung forces. Even the Nationalists themselves now admit that Tsinan has not yet been falleh, but claim that the city, is in extremia. Though the Northerners are at present in possession of Taing, they realize that they may be compelled to evacuate it, in which case they are prepared to put up a very stubborn de- fener at Chaishiu, which is the next station north of Taian on the Tientsin-Pukew Railway.
In spite of the pledges of strict neutrality which have been " given by the Japanese, so long as the rights of their nationals are respected by the cumbatants, the Nationalists complain that the presence of Japanese troops in Tsinan is a hindrance to their ad- vance. A message from Tsingtao states that the Nationalists have just cut the Tringtac-Tainan Raililway at Mingshui, which is about 40 miles east of Tsinan. The cutting of railways was specifically mentioned by the Japanese as an action which could not allow, and consequently they have immediately dispatched a detachment of troops to Mingahui.
Reports from Taiyuen state that a brigade of Fengtienese on the Shansi front are coming, over to the Kuomintang. This has put ia an awkward position the Fengtienese who are operating on the north bank of the Yellow River. Fearing that their communica tions might be cut, they have withdrawn Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang is also concentrating troops here for a big fank attack in this
sector.
CHIANG AND FENG CONSULT.
ADVANCE HINDERED BY JAPANESE
(Wah Tez Tat Pas.)
SHANGHAI, April 9th.
In view of his unsuccessful at- tempt to surprise Tainan, and the fact that the presence of Japanese troops at Tainan is a hindrance to the Southerners' advance, Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek proceeded to.
FENGTIEN DEFECTIONS.
WITHDRAWAL NECES
SITATED.
(Wah Tes Yat Pas.),
SHANGHAI, April 29th.
An official report from Taiyuen says that General Yen Shih Shan has gone to Tringsing, west of Shihchiachoeng, to direct operations personally. It asserts that one brigade of Fengtienese stationed at a point near Tantam are going
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 30th, 1928.
THE SINGAPORE DOCK.
GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING.
PASSAGE THROUGH SUEZ CANAL,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, April 28th.
THE PRAYER BOOK MEASURE.
A DECREASED MAJORITY.
EARLY SUBMISSION TO PARLIAMENT.
"[EMITISH WIRELISH SERVICE]
RUGBY, April 29th-
A further important stage .the progress of the Prayer book mea- aure was passed yesterday, when
THE GENEVA BUDGET.
INCREASED. EXPENDITURE,
OPPOSITION TO NEW POSTS:
(THROUGH ERUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, April 20th. The Budget estimates for 1926, providing about 8,500,000 gold
a million compared with 1923, have provoked considerable debate,
The increase, which is due to a proposed augmentation of staff in the creation of sixteen new posts, was opposed by the employers' group.
Air Chatterjee, the Indian repre- reduction of sentative, moved a 130,000 francs under the heading of creation of new posts. Ha declared that the rapidly increasing expandi ture of the various institutions of
ARTIFICIAL SILK BOOM.
BIG INCREASE IN EXPORTS.
DEMAND FOR COTTON PIECE GOODS.
(THROUGH REUTRI'S AGENCY.]
of
LONDON, April 28th, The Manchestor Chamber
was a remarkable expansion in the export of cotton and artificial aiik mixed piece goods during the first three months of the year.
The exports of 28,000,000 aquare yards are double last year's figures. has been in artificial silk, mortly Nearly a quarter of the total trade
bought by Canada, Indies and Bombay.
GERMAN DYE TRUST.
ANNUAL REPORT.
GREATLY INCREASED
TURNOVER.
(THROUGH LIFTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, April 9th, A twenty per cent, increase in turnover is recorded in the annual report of the, Dys Trust. The most
benzine, artificial silks, and a pro- cess for liquifying coal. The report foreshadows an output of 700,000 tous of nitrate next year.
In six weeks the world's biggest floating dock will leave the Tyna on a four months' royage of 8,000 miles to Singapore. When this the Church Assembly gave its final tranca, or an increase of over and Commerce has revealed that there marked developments are in dyes,.
LAC MANUTE In the huge Bosting workshop, which was approval to built in ten months at the Wallsend form in which the Convocations 11. This sard of Mesers. Swan, Hunter & bad already agreed to Wigham Richardson, reaches its means that the measure will be destination it will representa suomitted to Parliament as an early magnificent achievement. The task uate, of towing it will be almost equal
The Archbishop of Canterbury declared the ngures de folowa: Ur to that of construction.
For the purpose of towing the no Bianopsis votes for the mea
sure 240 against 183 of the dock will be split into two paris, made a follows: The three Clergy were
and 09 In the House DE Laity centre sections, which contain the against heaviest machinery, will be fitted 101 voted for and against. The with abulkhead at each end, gives a total of 33 for and 13
The measure making one craft. The two ends against.
was thus will then be fitted to each other, pussed by an aggregate majority of making another craft Ahead of as compared with the majority each section two buge tugs will of 384 given by the Assembly to pult while behind another two will the corresponding lessure
July. guide.
up
When the two portions arrive at the Suez Canal that waterway will be closed to all traffic for the week end while the dock, with a margin of about three feet at either side, is navigated through. When the dock arrives at Singapore and is put together it will require a depth of seventy feet of water, and will be capable of holding easily ships of the size of the Mauretania, which, when in dock, would have thirty feet to epare at bow and
storm.
The dock has a lifting capacity of. 50,000 tons. It is 854 feet long.
JA Javour
the Dutch
the Directors of the German Dye [A cable of April 5th stated that
Trust will propose to the general meeting of shareholders, to be hold on. May 24th, a dividend of 12 per
last year. The net profita. total 100,819,000,000 "marks, compared with 63,719,000,000 a year -go.]
the League would only help to $100,000 CHANDU SEIZURE Sent, compared with 10 per cent.
alienate people of distant countries Hike India.
Mr. Chatterjee's motion Wo strongly opposed by the workers' Jaat | groups and was eventually rejected
by 18 votes to 7.
The estimates were passed by seventeen rotės, the remaining members abstaining.
L
The aggregate vote was? 513 cam- pared with 030 st July. This decreass of 101 votes was divided almost equally between the clergy and taity. In the House of Laity 50 Anglicans, abstained.
Truro-who
"The Bishops who found against the measure were those of Exeter and Norwich. The other four bishops Worcester, Birmingham, Ipswich and
voted ia Convocation last against it month, were absent from the divi son. The Bishop of Worcester is on a long arranged journey abroad.
172 feet wide, and 75 feet deep. | PORTUGAL'S TREATY WITH The pumping plant can deal with 20,000 tons of water an hour.
NATIONALIST "ADVANCE
HINDERED.
HEAVY LOSSES.
[TREOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 28th. The Nationalist advance has been
CHINA."
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
CONDITIONS. .
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]..
NANKINO, April 29th. General Hwang Fu who yesterday despatched a note to the Portuguese Minister on the subject of the Chinese-Portuguese treaty of 1837, pointed out that inasmuch as the present conditions in both countries were entirely different from those Government believes the treaty which yesterday completed its 10 year term for the fourth time can no longer serve ita purpose and should immediately be revised.
|
DISCUSSION
OF
: HOURS AND
WAGES.
WASHINGTON CONVENTION,
WIDE INVESTIGATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
GENEVA, April 9th. Animated discussion by the Governing Body of the Interna tional Labour Office has resulted in the adoption of a formula for the rovision" and "modification of the Washington Hours Conventions.
The Governing Body will decide whether the question shall be placed on the future agenda after the Body has investigated the bours where the Conventionney both ratified and where it has not...
SINGAPORE REVENGE MEN'S HAUL
་་
SINGAPORE, April 18th
The failure of a Chinese junk bringing contraband chandu into Singaporo to catch the incoming tide off Changi led to a big heul by revenus officers.
The men at a revenue station on the Changi coast near the Tampenis River aawa twakow drop anchor some distance away. They immed iately put out to it, and on board found. in small sacks, contraband chandu to the value of over $100,000.
The jacks bore evidence of recent contact with water, and it is be lieved that the, contraband" was thrown overboard by an incoming vessel.
One of the three men on board is alleged to have said that he went out in a motor-boat to meet the junk. The other two men are the crew, and it is believed that they were making for the Changi const when failure to catch the tide forced them to anchor.
In the District Court three Chi- Goh wers charged with being con- nese Ong Chop, Son Seng and Kee corned in the importation.of non- Government chandu and also of
Lanfung, Honan, on the morning over to the Kuomintang. They stopped, at least temporarily, & of 40 years ago, the Nationalist and wages of all countries, both being in possession of the same. of the 27th inst. for the purpose have changed the five barred colour of discussing military plans with for the Kuomintang standard.
Consequently the Fengtienese on Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang. Marthe north of the Yellow River, tear shai Chiang arrived there in the ing that their communications afternoon and was met by Marsha! would be cut, havo evacuated their
position. Feng personally. They had a short but very important conversation On Marshal Chiang's train. car. After finishing the conversation" Marshal Chiang immediately re turned to Eruchow by the same train.
JAPANESE INTERVENTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, April 29th.
Fong's Opportunity. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's main forces are concentrating on the north of the Yellow River and on the Peking-Hankow Railway. They are ready to launch a flank attack on the Chibli-Shantung forces.
SHANTUNG RAILWAY
THREATENED.
NORTHERN SUCCESSES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGMIGT.]
A mesage from Taingine states) that communications have been in
SHANGHAI, April 27th. terrupted owing to the Southerners The Nationalists claim to have the Shantung Railway at cutting the Tsingtao-Tainan line at cut
of Changtien, mid-way between Tei Manganui, forty miles east
company bantu and Kisochow, on the coast
near Tsingtao,
PEKING, April 8th, The report of the cutting of the Shantung railway' at Changties is believed here to be premature, but the foreign reports state Southern force is advancing from Lawu toward Porhan whence a
Trinan. Consequently of Japanese infantry and a detach meat of the telegraph corps have gone to Mingshui from Tsingtao,
The situation at Cheloo has im- proved with the arrival of a aum. "ber of foreign warships.
NORTHERN SUCCESS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIING, April 29th.
A foreigner, just returned from Taming, states that the Northern- ers are holding Nanlo and Tsing. feng.
JAPANESE AT TSINAN. (Wah Ta Yat Pao.)
SANGHAI, April 29th. The 47th Japanese Army corps, together with telegraph, railway and artillery corps, arrived at Tainan on the 27th inst. Three Japanese cruisers are expected to - arrive there shortly.
NORTHERNERS HOLD TAIAN.
(Wah Ter Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, April 29th,
that
Taianfu sad the cavalry detach- ments which had reached the out skirts of Tsiannfu ars being with drawn owing to the lack of sup- port.
This is attributed primarily to the splitting-up of Chiang Kai Shek's armies.
The Nationalist Government pro- poses that the Governments of China and Portugal should esch appoint special representatives to conclude a new treaty on a brais of equality and mutual respect for territorial sovereignty with a view to meet the present conditions. So would friendly relations between the two countries be strengthened and common interest promoted.
PRKING, April 28th
STORMY SCENES IN DIET.
."
THE NON-CONFIDENCE VOTE.
GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST. ".-
(THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY,¡
On the Tientsin-Pakow front, Chiang Kai Shek's forces have suffered heavy losses and are un able to penetrate the reinforced Northern defence line north of Teinaafu, while the three, Nation alist armies from Haichow are not
Torro, April eath. only immobilised by Japanese inter-
After uproarious scenes the Op- vention and occupation of the Shan- tung Railway but are unable to It is understood that the Wai-position presented their motion of reinforce the Tientsin-Pukow front chinopu is adopting the same atti non-confidence in the Home Minis for the time being.
tude as Nanking regarding theter, whereupon the Diet was pro- Feng Yu Hsiang and Chiang Kai Chinese-Portuguese treaty, but up rogued for three days. The Govern Shek are holding a conference at to now no cficial statement has been ment is hoping in the meantime to win over sufficient support to de- Hruchowfu
published.
feat the motion.
NANKING, April 28th. The Kus in reports from Pakow that over 20 locomotives and 200 cara belonging to the Chihli and Shantung forces were captured by the Nationalists between Lincheng and Tenchow.
LATE ALLIES AT WAR.
[NAVAL WIRELINA.] "
HANKOW, April 28th, Generals Feng Yu Hsiang and
The Waichiaopu notified the Portuguese Legation to-day that the Chinese-Portuguese treaty had
terminated.
JAPANESE TROOPS
ARRIVE.
A NEUTRAL” ATTITUDE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, April 28th.
All the Japanese troops for Bhan-
branch line runs to the main rail-Fang Won Ku, who were one time tung, numbering 6,000, have a
in alliance, are reported to be strived. General Fukuda has issued
way.
Forces under the brigand chief Liu Kuo Chi are also reported to be threatening the railway in con cert with the Southerners.
war with one shother.
General Li Chung Jen is now in Hankow and when his opinion was sought as to the ultimate outcome of this hostility, he said that he did
Foreign reports confirm that the Northerners have been successful on other fronts, and there appears not attach any great importance to no doubt that Cha Ya Pu has cap- | it. tured Miale, where he claims he
took 3,500 Kuominchun prisoners, TO SUPPRESS BANDITS. Chu Yu Pu claims also to have captured Taingfeng after a bom- bardment.
The Fengtien troops are heavily. bombarding and bombing Changte-
..
(NAVAL WIRELESEN.]
HANKOW, April 28th.
In order to suppress the activities
ho daily and it is believed that of baadits operating in the Yang) some raiding parties have advanced teze, Liu Ho Ting bas been ap further southwards towards the pointed anti-Bandit Commissioner. Yellow River."
SOUTHERN. REPORT.
(Fah Taz Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, April 29th.
A Nationalist report from H
Taianfu is still in full possession chow acknowledges that Tsinan has of the Northerners. They intend, if necessary, to devote their whole not fallen into the hands of South- strength to the defence of Chaiahiu, erners. It states that the condition
of the city is very critical. north of Taianfu.
THE SHANSI FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKINO, April 28th.
Foreign mails from Taiyuanfu
confirm the Fengtien claims that
TRADE GRADUALLY IMPROVING.
[NAVAL (WIRELESS.]
HANZOW, April 28th.
Following the troublous times
JAPANESE TROOPS IN SHANTUNG,
CADETS PROTESTS.
(THROUGH KECTER'S AGENCY,] -
Torro, April 28th... Twenty-five
Chinese of 230 students of the Japanese Military Academy have been dismissed for creating disturbances in protesting against the despatch of troops to
Shantung
COMMERCIAL TREATY TERMINATES.
(THROUGH REUTER's AGENCY.)
NANKING, April 27th
a proclamation assuring the popu lace that the Japanese have come merely to protect lives and property of their national and not to malest the inhabitants. He has also sent a he has no intention of interfering message to the rival generala stating with North of Bouth if they use the railway properly, but warning
them not to try and eat it, which would | be harmful to Japanced residents.
NANKING LOAN.
STAMP TAX: SECURITY.
{THROUGH EEUTER'S AOZANCY.]
Narxixo, April 28th. ....... The Government council has de cided to floats public loan of $10,000,000, which will be secured on revenue from the stamp tax.
The presentation of the motion has been preceded for the last few days by violent verbal conflicts and· mutual recriminations, necessitat. ing temporary adjournments for the purpose of restoring order. .. Large numbers of spectators, from all walks in life, came from distant' parts of the country to watch the proceedings. Many after waiting from early morning were turned away owing to lack of seat- ing accommodation. Two members of the Diet, who were ill, were carried to the Diet by friends so as to be present for the voting.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
AND MALAYA.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN.
COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGA
TION.
(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 30th.
A Committee, headed by Lord Balfour of Burleigh, has been ap pointed to examine the regula tions in the Straits Settlements and the Malay States governing the protection of women and girls
The loan will carry eight per
The Committee comprises Mrs.
Neville cent interest, which, will be paid Alfred Lyttelton, Mrs. half yearly while we-twentieth of Rolle, Sir 0. Warburg, Miss the principal will be paid every Barne Lambert, and the Reverend six months from January 1st, 1929. W. C. Roberia. The Committee
The council also decided that in
will be assisted by representatives
Government order to unify the monetary system of various
depart- the dollar bo used as the unit, the ments. system of accounting in taels being abolished.
ARMS FOR CHINA.
LLOYDS REFUSE TO UNDER- WRITE.
LONGEST TELEPHONE LINE.
NEARLY 2,500 MILES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Pingting was captured a fort which Hankow has gone through,
[THOUGH REOTKE'S" AGEKUT,] night ago and state that Taiyuan trade is now gradually improving.
Stockiota, April 29th: fu was in a panic, feanng the This was, borne out from the foot As the Commercial Treaty be-
LONDON, April 28th. What is claimed to be the long- Fengtion capture of Niangtzekwan that the first ocean-going liner to tween China and Portugal expires All underwriters at Lloyds have est telephonic communication In and an advance on Taiyuanfu. visit Hankow since the trouble to-morrow, the Nanking Nation Agreed at the request of the Foreign Europe has been successfully test- The Fengtiền forces aza now arrived here to-day. She was the alist Foreign Ministry are farming Office not to underwrite consign-ed. The connection is between bringing up more heavy artillery.. hindlund, of the Hamburg-a declaration, announcing its terments of arms and munitions for Kiruns in Upper Lapland, and to shell the passes.
Amerika Line.
mination.
China in future.
Geners, a distance of 2,422 miles,
The first accused; claimed trial on both charges, and the second and third accused pleaded guilty on the charge.
Mr. J. J. Warren, prosecuting, withdrew the charges against the first accused and he was discharged.
The other two men
were each fined $500 or three months' rigorous. imprisonment-Straits Timel
THE NINTH YEAR OF FASCISM.
MODERN AMAZONS†
*** MUSSOLINI IS ALWAYS RIGHT."
เ
HEALTH BULLETIN OF
EASTERN PORTS,
The Health Bulletin of Eistern ports for the weck ending April glet atater:----
Plaguio,
Suex: 3 cases, 2 deaths. Aden: 59 cases, 48 deaths. Perim Island: à cases, 8 deaths. Bassein: 5 deaths.
Bombay 14 deaths. ~ Rangoon 1 death. Bangkok 3 cases, 2 deaths.
Cholera.
Bassein 6 deaths. Calcutta: 97 deathe. Madras: 5 deaths. Moulmeia: 7 deaths. Rangoon 7 deatis. Tuticorin 45 cases, 32 deaths. Pondicherry: 3 cases, 3 deaths: " Bangkok: 30 cases, 5 deathe.. Saigon 28 cases, 17 deatha.
Small-pox.
Bombay: 57 cases, 34 deaths. Calcutta: 51 cases, 49 deaths. Madras: 36 cases, à desthu. Moulmein: 10 cases, 10 deaths, Rangoon 45 cases, 17 deaths. Tuticorin 3 casesS, Vizagapatam: 9 cases. Pondicherry: 3 cases, 3 deaths. Singapore: 1 care." Hong Kong: 4 cases, 9 deaths. Shanghai: 1 death. Osaka: 9 cases. Shimonoseki:
cases. Wa Feng Tica: 1 case.
Chang Chun: 1 case. Mukden: 3 cases. Dairen 3SES. Hakodate : 1 case.
BRITISH ORGANS BEST.
£250,000 WORLD ORDERS FOR CINEMAS.
Rowe, March 24th. Trade valued at more than The ninth anniversary of the £950,000 has been secured during foundation of "the fighting Faces," the past year by one English firm with its fifty members grouped of organ builders, the orders com- round Mussolini at a very humble ing from all over the world, mostly G.H.Q. in Milan on March 19th, for, cinemas. 1919, is to be celebrated to-morrow M John Christie, head of all through Italy. The day is to Messrs. Norman and Beard and be drowned by a speech by the Duce, W. Hill and Son., Ltd, of York-
these occasions takes road, Islington, N.," said to who pleasure in revealing himself more reporter:
תם
as "the Fascist leader than as the atatesman.
A novelty this year is the develop- ment of the deminine side of the Fascist movement, which hitherto has not shown any spectacular re sulta. Several groups of girls are being armed with rifles.
The other novelty is the publica- tion of a decalogue for the use of "The National Militia "; copy will be presented to the 80,000 youths who have left the vanguard of Fascism and to-morrow are to be incorporated into the Militia" and presented with rifles. Here are the ten golden rules for their guidance:
(1) Bo it known that the true Fascist, particularly the Militia- man, must not believe in per- petual peace.
(2) That terms of imprisonment are always merited.
when guarding & tin of
(3) That one's country is served
petroleumi
(4) Your companion-at-arms must be as a brother, because he lives. with you and thinks as you do,
(6) Riße and equipment are not given to you to spoil, but to keep in order and readiness for war.
(6) Never say: "After all, the Government pays "; because it is
"
The organ building trade bas been asleep. Two year ago the Americans produced a fine cinema organ, which left everything here far behind. We managed to get look at it aád, we used our brains, and the result is that this firm is now producing better and cheaper organs than the Ameri
сапа
Last year we obtained an order at Nuremberg for 200,000 worth of organs which had previously been given to America.
Factories are being opened for us in Australia and New Zealand to cope with the rush of orders." The argans are British work throughout.
Cinema organs require now methods in building and new stops. For instance, there in the alap in the face stop, which represents action performed on the filar. The noise must be humorous and unexpected.
"DRY" MANILA.
MANILA, April 2nd. The second enforced "dry"
you yourself who pay, and the period, resulting from the new Government is the one you want. Election Law, WES" & Complete. and for which you wear this uni- success in Manila yesterday, says
the Manila Tiies. Not eno viola
form.
(7) Discipline is as the sun totion of the regulation against Armies without it there are no drinking was reported up to mid- soldiers, but only chaos and night, when the wets" again had 3 it, defeat
(8) Mussolini is always right. That Manila's thires is of no (0) Disobedience can plead no light-minded, variety, easily forgot mitigation for the volunteer, and ten, was proved by the rush of (10) What, above all else, should | business, which downtown wefresh- be most dear to you The life of ment parlors received after 12.00 the Duoe.
p.m.