JAPAN DECIDES ON. "DRASTIC ACTION."
MANY FOREIGNERS LEAVE FOR TSINGTAO.
FALSE REPORT OF COMMISSIONER'S MURDER.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9th,
PRESS VIEWS.
"A CALM TONE,
[TROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.]
"
DEMANDS REJECTED BY NATIONALISTS. dignation at Southern barbarities,
Fighting has again broken out between the Nationalists and the Japanese at Tainan. It seems clear that this renewal of hostili- ties is the to demanda put forward by the Japanese General to which the Nationalists refused to accede.
It is difficult to decide which was the aggressor in the further outbreak of hostilities A Japanese report, coming from Tsinan ria Tringtao, states that Japanese troops, having, decided that drastic action was necessary, attacked and routed the Southerners, blowing up their ammunition dump. On the other hand, a message from Peking states that though the Japanese had decided to take. active measures, the trouble was actually started by Nationalist soldiers.
"A late message to the vernacular papers states that Japanese troops have left Nagoya for Tsingtao on board 25 transports. On the arrival of these troops, there will be 98,000 Japanese troops in Shantung.
An international train has been run from Tsinan to Tsingtao, and some 70 foreigners have sought the greater safety of the port. Japanese troops, are accupying almost all stations on the line, but later fighting has broken out again on the railway.
The story of the brutal murder of Tani Kung Chjeh, the Foreign -Commissioner of Shanting, together with sixteen other officials, is now categorically denied by Japanese cable from Tokyo. The whole story is stated to be a deliberate fabrication by the Chinese authorities, put about with the intention of evading responsibility for the whole Tsinan affair.
FRESH OUTBREAKS.
THROUGH KEUTER'S, AGENCY.]
TOKYO, May 8th.
t
Residents Murdered. The War Office states that has received information from Japanese sources at Tsiaan that the total number of Japanese resi dents known to Eave been mur.
It is clear from message insidered is thirteen, but a farther received from Tsinanfu that are missing, of which two severe fighting broke out again believed to have been murdered, are between the Japanese troops and while nine others are injured... the Nationalist soldiers last night. It has also been ascertained that The Southerners, in spite of Japanese" howzes have been previous agreements, "launched an Jooted. attack on the Japanese troops who Looting is still continuing in the were guarding the foreign mercial area.
com-city on a small scale, but mea
Aures are being taken to prevent; thie.
Northern Plane Shot Down.
Toxyo, May 8th.
PERING, May 8th. A Japanese official" communiqué from Tinna states that the Japan- ese General has demanded that the Southerners withdraw outside a A message from Twinan states zone twenty lê on each side of the that the Japanese troops have "Shantung Railway. The Chiness brought down a Northern aero, refused and took offensive measures. plane, which was engaged on an The Japanese then decided to taker raid and was bombing the active measures to enforce their foreign settlement. demand and published a proclama- tion in the Chinese language to that effect.
At o'clock this morning part of the 13th Japanese regiment was reconnoitring in the Northern suburbs of Tsinan, along the rail- way, when the Southerners suddenly fired on them.
Heavy fighting ensued and the Japanese fire exploded a Chinese anunition dump, and also set fire to the Chinese barracks, forcing the Chinese to evacute them.
The Southerners de attacking the railway zone in great numbers, and the battle "was still raging at 11 "o'clock” this morning."
TOKYO, March 8th. A message from Tsingtao says that fighting at Tsinan opened this morning after the Southerners had rejected Japanese deitands.
The demands are reported to be the punishmat of the Commanders of troops responsible for the murders of Japanese, the disarms ment of Southern troops who com mitted the outrages and the cessa tion anti-Japancee demonstrations, as well as military preparations.
Three Japanese planes have as rived from Koren, one of which im mediately set off for Tsinan.
DRASTIC ACTION.
(Wah Tas Tas Poo.)
SHANGHAI, May 8th. A message from Tsinan reports that the Japanese military leaders have demanded an apology from Marshal Chiang Kai Shek for the Tainan troubles but up to 4 p.m.
Murder Dealed.
TOKYO, May 8th. The allegation that the Japanese troops murdered Taxi Kung Chieh, the Foreign Commissioner, and six- teen other "officials at Teiaan bas been proved to be unfounded. It is believed that the report was deliberately circulated by Chinese. authorities with the purpose of evading responsibility for the Tai nan afair.
On the contrary the evidence of reports goes to prove that the. Japanese troops protected Chinese oficials.
TROUBLE-AT-WUHU According to L report from Wuhu, the Japanese consul and a number of Japanese residents left there on a Japanese warship for Shanghai on the 6th inst. On the following day a body of Japanese mariners landed and tore up anti- Japanese slogans stuck on the walls.
Consequently popular in dignation against Japan became very strong. It was proposed that
anti-Japaness an
mass meeting would be called to-day in order to initiate a general boycott of Japan
in the city..
Most of the railway stations along the Tsinan-Tsingtao railway line are being occupied by Japanese troops, so that the whole line is practically under Japan's control.
FULL RIGHTS RESERVED.
13
(ah Tz Fat Pao.):
SHANGHAI, May 8th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has issued a circular telegram to zil
Toxyo, May 6th. Despite expressions of deep in- the Press and public generally ace notably calm. There is no sign of resentment against individual”Chi- nese residents in Japan.
1928.
ATTACK ON CHIHLI LOCAL SENTENCE
PROCEEDING.
FALL OF TAMING.
FENG STILL ADVANCING.
(Foh Tis Tal Pao.)
SHANGHAI, May 9th.
QUESTIONED.
MENTIONED IN · COMMONS.
ACCORDED WITH LAW.
ASKED
KILLED IN BRAWL
TO LEAVE BRITAIN.
PRINCE
MYSTERY FLIGHT TO BUKHAREST?
**
MANY WILD RUMOURS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] •
(THROUGH KLUTER'S AGENCY.}
The main fear appears to be that
LONDON, May Sih. Prince Carol, who is ataying with the Chiness will attempt tq. roues
The main Southern forces have (Labour) whe urged that there country house, yesterday chartered
Replying to
Mies Wilkinson Madame Lupescu at foreign sympathy by anti-Japanese withdrawn from Tainan in order should be an enquiry into the two commercial aeroplanes,
Burrey allegations , and propaganda.
arntence of two months' hard
Though demanding that justice to avoid further misunderstandingbour and a birching, passed upon of this netion.
be meted out, and the Chinese with Japanese troops. Marshals responsible for the outrages be Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu fittingly punished, the newspapers urge, the Southern leaders to do their utmost to prevent further ciashee, which will only aggravate the seriousness of the situation.
The Japan Times, typifying the prevailing sentiment, emphasisen that. China's reply to Japan's efforts at moderation and concilia- tion is the looting of Japanese homes and the barbarous murder- ing of many Japanese helpless civiliana.
Pointing out that the Chinese will flood the world with anti- Japanese hes and propaganda with the object of gaining, sympathy,
the Japan Times remarks that the world's faith in Chinese veracity has been greatly shaken by the evente of the last few years.
The North China Daily News, commenting_on_the_incidents at Ternaafu, points out that, - untike the Nanking affair, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek was present on the scene of the conflict, and aleo Mr. Hwang Fu, the Nationalist Minis. - ter for Foreign Affairs.
Yet the Nationalist troops were uncontrollable.
The moral ia that there is no protection for life and property in any Chiame city under Nationalist control except by foreign troope.
Tokyo, May 8th. relief at the closing of the Diet There is general feeling of
shelving of domestic politics tem- Session, which will
the
porarily.
chable
The attention of the whole coun- try is now concentrated on the China situation, the #emousness of which necessitates a united front.
FOREIGNERS SEEK SAFETY.
(TUŽOUGE REVIER'S AGENCY.]
"TSINGTAO, May 8th.
A message from Teinan says that an international train is running to Teingtao this afternoon at the request of the Consular Bady, after the Japanese had notified them that Japanese troops may be forced to start military operations at day moment.
TSINAN, Later. About seventy foreigners left this morning by an international train for Tsingtao.
RE-INFORCEMENTS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]»
Tokyo, March 8th. The Cabinet has decided to despatch the "Nagoya division to Tsingtao. It will be placed on s war basis, and will probably consist fifteen to eighteen thousand men.
The Emperor's sanction will be requested to-morrow.
SHANOKAI, May 8th. Troops stationed at Nagoya left. for Shantung this morning aboard 28 transporta After their arrival at Tsingtao the Japanese forces in Shantung will number 28,000.
The Japanese re-inforcements which left Tsingtao for Tainan yesterday are reported to have clashed with the Southernere at Changtien
Enquiries at the War Office at Tokyo fail to confirm the preceding reports, though it is intimated that: there may be sporadic fighting.
PARTIALLY, SUCCESSFUL IN
SHANGHAL
Hsiang held a secret meeting at Tangchiachoeng, 15 miles south of Tainan to discuss plans to further the Northern expedition.
Marshal Chiang is now Tsinanfu where he will establish- ment a field-headquarters.
The north route of Marsha! Feng Yu Hsiang's army claim to have taken Tamingfu, Southern Chikli, Their vanguards have even passed Sunteh.
The Southern
army in the Tentai-Pukow railway zone is Tehchow. ready to begin a general attack on
DONETZ AFFAIRS;
RUSSIANS AND GERMANS CHARGED.
[TRROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
Moscow, May 8th
As a result of the preliminary enquiry into the charge framed 'as
a revolutionary conspiracy to wreck the coal mines of Shakhty basin." 50 Russians and 3 Germans in the district of the Donets coal will be charged with planning, an
economic counter revolution,
Press Censorship.
It
BERLIN, May 8th. The German prses is obliged to rely, mainly upan Vienna and Budapest for news of the situation in Rumania, where newspapers are severely censored.
Some foreign journalists at Bucharest are ported to have been arrested for attempting to evade the censorship. It is disclosed officially that 30,000 pensants are marching to Bucharest from the Congress at Albajulia, but they were persuaded on reaching Fejuch to return to their homes.
gendarmerie at various stations There were some clashes with the where the peasants tried to entrain without tickets, and numerous ar rests were made. Otherwise all in quiet.
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
MURDERED:
-
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.
NEW YORK, May 8th. There is an unconfirmed report that Senor Gomer the President of Venezuela, has been assassinated.
Conditions In Wuhu, Turbulent conditions exist in Wuhu and the Japanese have already evacuated that port.
Hong Kong, ter poseessing seditious a Chinese, Yeung Ping Wong, of literature, Mr. Amery said that the called for no special enquiry. sentence accorded with the law and
SOVIET INFLUENCE IN EGYPT,
PROPAGANDA FOR YOUTHS.
[TEROCOR LEUTER'S 'AGENCT.]
CAIRO, May 8th, The documents seized in connee- tion with the sirest of Communiste. in Cairo, none of whom were Egyptian, show that those arrest ed were indirect relations with Morcow. From this source they received funds and propaganda to induce Egyptian youths to go to Moscow to study Bolshevik prin- ciples.
| BRITISH AIRMAN CRASHES.
FOLLOWING HINKLER'S
ROUTE:
[THEOCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 7th. News has been received that Wing Commander Manning, who Australia, following the same route set off on April 23rd for a flight to as Captain Bert Hinkler, has crash. ed at Homs, Syria.
The aviator escaped without in jury, but no details are available of the extent.of the damage to his machine.
CONCESSIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.
U.S. FINANCIERS SEE AMANULLAH.
{ZEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
which
the
concessionaires
and
speculation was rife as to the reason Interviewed by chartered the aeroplanes to take him Renter, Prince Carol denied that he to Rumanin, adding:
"I came to England for rest and for sport, but are not always masters of events, which sometimes move faster than we expect."
bit
FOUGHT UNDER GENERAL WRANGEL.
ELECTRICIAN AT FILM STUDIO.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S' AGENCY.).
NICE, May 8th. Prince Jean Kropotkine, nephew of the well-known "anarchist, was involved in American enilors hit him on the night, with the result that some a street braw! laat
head. The blows were not heavy enough to kill in the ordinary way, but the prince's skull had been trepanned during the war. The post-mortem revealed that Eo died from cerebral hemorrhage.
AMERICAN SHARE ACTIVITY.
He also denied emphatically that he was engaged in political pro- The prince fought, under General paganda" in England, or that he Wrangel against the Bolsheviks. chartered the aeroplanes for the He was lately employed at a film purpose of distributing a manifesto studio as an electrician. over Rumania, announcing readiness to take the throne. drafted at Monte Carlo a long time The manifesto, he declared, was ago, and he dated it May 8th in order to prevent bloodshed as he learned that the Peasants Party was to hold a big meeting on May 6th, and the Government might have made an attempt to prevent the meeting.
If he returned to Rumania, Prince Carol declared, he would travel in a perfectly ordinary and open fashion.
Rumanian Attitude. The attitude of the Rumanian authorities, towards Prince Carol has been outlined in authorised cireles in "London as follows:
Prince Carel's actions are those of a private individual in view of his renunciation of the right of accession to the throne of Rumania, and bis" undertaking not to return
to Rumania for ten years without the consent of the Government.
There is no tacking in Rumania for the aspirations attributed to Prince, Carol
The Peasants' Congress.
BUCHAREST, May 7th... The Peasants' Congress at Al- bajulia passed off quietly with no autoward incidents.
tions.
The Government provided special. trains to take home several delega
At their request M. Maniu, the Pensant Party leader, is now on his way to Bucharest for the pur- pose of an interview with the Regency.
M. Inca, the Minister of the In- terior, in a statement referring to idea of revolutionary agitation. the Pensaata Congress, scouted the
NEw You, May 7th A group of American financiers King Amanullah in Paris, in con- recently concluded a contract with nection with important oil and mineral concessions in Afghanistan,
VIENNA, May 8th. According to private advices from handle for a long term of years and
will Bukharest, the resolution adopted at the Peasants' Conference it then return the properties to the Alhajulia was more drastic than Government.-
was officially admitted. The resolu- tion empowered the people to use all means to remove the ruling. Government, and declared that while the Rumanian people was in- clined to monarchy, it was capable of choosing a form of Government more suitable to the interests of the country.
AMERICAN DREDGER
RAMMED.
NINETEEN MISS YG. (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
مرگی
New York, May 7th. The Government dredger Nave ink working in the channel off Staten Ieland to-day was rummed and sunk by a steamer.
Nineteen of the crew are missing.
WORTHY WINNERS. PULITZER PRIZE AWARDS.
(REUTER'S, AMERICAN SZEVICE]
The Congress constituted itself a the decision of the Council of the National Assembly and will await-
Regency.
Prince Darci Ready.
BIG PRICE MOVEMENTS.
RADIO CORPORATIONS' RECORD,
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICHĮ
NEW YORK, May 7th. The New York Stock market re- opened to-day with amaring strength, an enormous volume of first few hours. business being tranmcted in the
of 10,000 Radio shares at BIDI, & The first sales included a block
block of 8,500 General Motors stock rise of nearly nine points, and a at 210, a rise of five points cam nared with Friday's closing figures,
Saturday.
The Exchange was closed on
4,600,000 shares changed hands making a new, record of $203, while during the day, Radio Corporations neroplane stocks soared, Aeros jumping up nine points and Curtiss eighteen points.
CAIRO POLICE RAID COMMUNISTS.
IP
ITALIANS AND GREEKS ARRESTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCY.]
Caino, May 7th. The Polico 'ast night carried out a series of raids in Caire with the object of rounding up Communista.
Eighteen arrests were affected, the men apprehended being mostly Italians and Grooka. It is under stood that they will be deported.
+
RUBBER ADVISORY COM- MITTEE.
ANOTHER 6 MONTHS' LIFE. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 7th
In the House of Commons question time, L-Col. L. C. M. Amery, the Dominions Secretary tated that the last time the Rubber Advisory Committee met was on December 8th last year.
He had invited the members to continue to act as long as the Stevenson restriction scheme con- tinued in force.
STABILISING ZINC MARKET. - POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ནས
LONDOS, May 7th. Prince Carol's movements.were followed with close attention by in- News From The Trouble Zona.
terested British quarters last night. Large numbers
His departure from his Surrey of Japanese troops are arriving in Tsingtao and
residence last night gave rise to the situation is becoming quiet. Fighting has ceased in Tsinan, but
wild rumours until it was discover- ed that he, Madame Lupescu and sporadic Japanese lines still continues. In
shooting outside the
NEW YORK, May 7th.
their host, M. Jonescu, had only side the Japanesc area, all Chinese been adjudged by the Pulitzer flm "We are All Gamblers").
"The Strange Interlude" has omceeded to a London cinema. (where the programme included the troops have been cleared. Foreign Prize Committee to be the best
BRUSSELS, May Tif. Consuls are reported to be safe.
At an international meeting of American play of 1927, and the o'clock this morning said they had day, a resolution was unanimously
M. Jonescu interviewed at one European zinc producers. held to author, Mr. Eugene O'Neill, has been in touch telephonically with carried in favour of the stabilisa- been awarded the $1,000 prize. presented with 81,000 for "Bridge Prince, he said, is ready to return restriction of production, if neces
Mr Thornton Wilder has been friends in Ramanis and other tion of the market by the creation. of San Luis Rey," regarded as the when the country calls him, and it
places on the Continent. The of & Bureau of Statistics, and the best novel of 1927.
Tokyo's Proposals, *.
A message received from Tokyo states that sanction is expected to ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.be given for the despatch of the whole of the Shantung Expeditionary Force, including the Nagoya In fantry Division to Tsingtao This will bring the total Japanese troops to 13,000: It is also pro- posed that the Japanese should occupy Shantung Province and 'the' railway along the Pakow-Tientsin line. Tokyo alao proposes to send troops to Nanking to prevent a re- currence of such incidents as the present ones antation
NORTHERNERS WARNED BY
JAPANESE.
[NAVAL - WIRELESS. ]
May 7th.
on the 7th inst: Marshal Chiang high military officers to the effect had given no answer,
This morning the Japanese took that it is very unfortunate that an drastic action, placing their artillery Nationalist troops and the Japanese the situation in Tainan has become Anti-Japanese agitation is ex-
Several messages received through armed clash took place between the Naval Wireless tend to show that near the Japanese hospital and defence force at Tainan just at the training the guns on the city of time when the former had success easier, but in spite of that the pected to break out along the Tsinan. They ordered the inhabit fully gained the occupation of the Japaneso are not
once.
AUSTRALIAN MINISTER'S
DEATH. COLLAPSE AT CROWDED MEETING.
THROUGH REUTER'S LONGY.]
SYDNEY, May 7th, Mr. II. E. Pratten, the Minister for Trade and Customs, collapsed and died whilst addressing a public The hall was crowded, as it was various Mr. Pratten's 83rd birthday.
Yangtze, and in order to protect there, eight destroyers have been the lives of Japanese residents meeting here. ordered to proceed to Yangtze ports. Four destroyers. have also been ordered to Shanghai and seven to stations between carrier, Motoro, wth 40 airplanes Swatow and Canton. The air-craft
Message From Hankow,
SEQUEL TO S.4 DISASTER.
necessary, would strike.
The house in Surrey is strongly guarded by the Police, and it is understood that Scotland Yard de- tectives have searched the Godstong neighbourhood of Surrey as the re- sult of information that an aero- plane is concealed there
■
Asked To Leave Britain,
Lospor, May 7th, Office and Foreign Office officials Following a conference of Home to-day it has ben decided to ask ex-Crown Prince Carol to leave England.""
LONDON, May 8th. A Scotland Yard official this where Prince Carol is staying, and morning visited the Surrey Houss acquainted the Prince with the decision that he must leave England after a reasonable time" in which to arrange his departure.
Bary,
to co-operate.
Overseas producers will be invited
STRINGENT SMUGGLING
MEASURES.
AUSTRALIA'S HEAVÝ PENALTIES.
[THROJON HEGYER'S AGENCY.]
BIDNEY, May 7th. Under a new Proclamation, under the Custome. Act, persons illegally importing or possewing cocaine, or any of its derivatives, will be liable. ment varying from three months to in the future to terms of imprison- three years, or a fize not exceeding £500.
He added that Prince-Carol was afterwards intended to see the grey- lunching at the Savoy to day, and
hound racing, but he was too up- set to enjoy the latter,
be lulled again a false sense of safety.etion expected that Tokyo will sanction Marshal Chiang Kai Shek loftment definitely considers that an Tainan for Taian fast evening.
early accomplishment of the North- the dispatch of a sufficiently large (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ern expedition to Peking is highly force to Shantang.. necessary in spite of the diplomatic. Anti-Japanese Boycott. Toxyo, March 8th. difficulties in which the Nationalist A despatch from Tsinan appears Government is involved with Japan. is quiet. A general strike liss been The general situation in Shanghai
[REUIAR'S AMERICAN SAVICK) to confirm the Tringtao message of Meanwhile it reserves full rights to called as a protest against the is ordered to get ready to proceed another, attack by Japanese troops. take up the Tsinan affair with
WASHINGTON, May 7th. which is stated to have been carried Japan or anything which way stand action taken by the Japanese in at a moment's notice. out for the purpose of maintaining in the way of the Nationalist re- only partially successful for it has
The Navy Department has BU Tainan. The strike, however, in
thorised the increase in wumber of railway and telegraphic commúní-volutionary movement
Hereafter, during the course of been kept outside the limits of the tion in upper Yangtaze river.
There is no change in the situa-submarine rescue vessels to five, and cations as well as for the pro-
International Settlement,
the establishment of a deep-sea tection of the lives and property the revolutionary expedition," our
¦ Troops from Hankow are moving | diving school." of Japanese residents. Owing to armed comrades ” should take strict
Warning To Northerners, att out and proceeding to Han River - this the railway station military measures to accord full protection.
It is also reparted that the where they will meet the troops of barracks and telegraph and teleto foreign lives and property, and Northerners have completed their General Fang Chung Bhow, who was phone offices and other strategic to abandon all popular slogans preparation for launching a counter previously reported to be in rebel which tend to arouse anti-foreign attack, and it is anticipated that lion agaidat the Christian Generod. points, have been occupied.
A later report from Teinan states feelings.
they are moving toward Tisinan to It is not clear whether these troops that Japanese troops, having de-
PEKING, May 8th. engage the armies of Chiang Kai propose to resist or join up with cided that drastic setion is neces- The London and Methodist Mia Shek there. The Japanese, how Feng Yu Hsiang, but as Fang's ary, have attacked and routed the sions are recalling missionaries ever, have warned the Northerners Headquarters are still at Hankow, Southerners, the morning, blowing from North Shantung and South] to avoid fighting notil the affair in the latter, course seems to be a inrly known as the Flapper Vote Haynes, but no reason was given, England is no longer welcome.
Chibli to Tientain.
Tainan has been settled
probable one.
up their power magazine.
EQUAL FRANCHISE BILL.
THROUGH REUTER'S ́ÁOENCY.).
The House of Commons to-day
LONDON, May 7th passed the third reading of the Equal Franchies Bill; more popn Bill, without a division.
Starts For Bucharest 7. Gonin, with Prince Carol, get off The airmen Pelletier D'Oisy, and
at 5.57 p.m. for. Bucharest on the firab stage of the flight from Paris to Tokyo, pedig te
The Prince in surprised and un happy, and feels Bis position must The Impossible.'_______
keenly Prince Carol's Surrey bost, M. It is authoritatively stated that Jonescu, when interviewed by there is no question of deporting happened the Prince has got to of himself and his friends are like Reuter, said the impossible bas Prince Carol, but as the activities leave England. The sad news was ly to embarrass Rumania, which is conveyed verbally by Inspector politely informed that his presence friendly country, he will be (Continued at foot of neze column) "in