HEAVY. "FIRING IN TIENTSIN.
CHRISTIAN GENERAL RETIRES FROM PEKING.
PRAISE FOR YEN SHIH SHAN'S ADMINISTRATION.
THREATS OF TROUBLE IN CHEFOO.
The transference of Tientsin has not been achieved without incidents. There has been a certain amount of looting in the native city, and struggles have broken out between soldiers and Heavy rifle and machine- plain clothes men. all bent on loot. gan lor is reported from the native city, and there are" believed to have been a large number of casualties. In the afternoon '18 soldiers were executed for looting and their heads hung up as a warning that others should not attempt to follow their example.
Cheloo, too, having determined to go over to the Nationalists, has encountered a certain amount of trouble. Several plain clothes men fred a few shots in the antive city, whereat all the shops put up their shutters and there was a stampede to the foreign quarter. Colonel Szc, the recently appointed Mayor of Chefco, has arrested the district Chief of Police and Superintendent of Cus-
toms.
.
Feng Yu Hsiang is supposed to have ordered all his forces to retire outside a radius of 100 A from Peking, and not to approach nearer to the city without express commands. It is reported by northern cable to the vernacular papers that Feng Yu Hsinng in- tends to follow Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's lead and resign from military service.
TROUBLE BREWING AT
CHEFOO?
(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
Cuaron, June 14th.
CHIANG'S MOVEMENTS.
THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.}
SHANGHAI, June 14th. Although the political situation
THE HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 15th, 1928.
TEA PLANTING IN ASSAM.
DAGGER THROWN AT PRINCE.
ATTEMPT ON JAPANESE ROYALTY.
EMPEROR'S FATHER-IN-
LAW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxxo, June 14th, Now that the ban has been lifted on hewa, it is apparent that there has been an attempt to assassinate Prince Küni, the Emperor's father in-law.
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It appears that the assailant was young Koreau, who threw a dagger at the 'car in which the Prince was seated, while carrying military inspection in
A
out Formosa..
The dagger struck the chauffeur, but did not wound him. Investiga- tion failed to reveal either a motive for the crime or who instigated it. Meanwhile the Governor of Formosa has submitted his resigna- tion, but the Government has not yet decided whether to accept it.
SHANGHAI SILK STRIKE.
WORKERS PERSEVERE.
SEANGHAI, June 14th.
In spite of the Defence Commis sioner's threat to close up the Union headquarters unless the silk
As the result of a conference Insts complex and needs the closest evening between the merchants and attention, Chiang Kai Shek, whose [ÓCGE REUTER'S AGENCY.] the local military authorities, it resignation of June 10th was reject- has been decided to hoist the ed yesterday morning, has left Nan- king aboard Chinese gunboat Nationalist flag over Chefoo.
General, Chu Shang Chen, the and is secretly going to Niagno, Commander for Martial Law, refus whence he is going to his birthplace,
Fenghwa, ostensibly to recuperate. ed comply with the order, upon
Prier to his departure from Nan- which his troops were disarmed by king. Chiang Kai Shek issued Nationalist soldiers without disorders for removing the Nationalist military headquarters from Hau- chowfu to Nanking whither he is withdrawing the armies under his command
turbance.
Colonel Sze, has been appointed Martial Law Commander, and also Mayor of Chefoo.
A slight panic was occasioned this morning when twenty plain clothes men fired a few shots in the Chinese city. As a result shops put up - their shutters and the Chinese rush- ed to the foreign quarter. The situation is now quiet, but pre parations have been completed, if necessary, to land forces, from the Five America destroy- warships. ers. are lying off the foreign section close inshore, and H.M.S. Titania is in the inner harbour.
The Nationalist, flag was hoisted en many buildings to-day. Colonel Sze has placed the Taoyin Chiei of Police and the Superintendent Po Customs under arrest pending their transportation to Uniren or Antung.
It is reported thai Liu Sze Lu with 8,000 troops has clashed with Feng Yu Hsiang's, 3,000 troops at
130 miles from Chefoo. General Cha Shang. Ben is advane- ing to Sala to nasist Feng Yu Haing. It is feared that the de- feated troops may retreat towards Lungkow and Tengehowfu.
FIRING IN TIENTSIN,
(TURGEON REUTER'A ADENCY.].
TIESTSIN, June 14th.. There was very heavy machine gun and rifle fire in the native city last night and this morning, which is attributed to frequent brushes between plain clothes looters and soldiers.
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FENG TO FOLLOW SUIT?
"(Fran Wan Fat Pan)
SHASCHAT, June 14th. According to a Northern report Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has the firm intention of following Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and resigning from military service.
CHIANG'S ADVICE NEEDED.
4
(Wah Tis Fat Pao).
J
SHANGRAI, June 14th. General Yen Shih Shan has sent telegram requesting Marshal Chiang Kai Shek to proceed to Peking in order that he might direct the Shansi leader in ad- ministering Peking politics.
PRESENT. POSITION AT PEKING.
FURTHER. PLANS.
(THROUGH KETER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, June 14th.
Marshal Yen Hai Shan, the Shansi leader, paid a formal call cn all the Legations this morning in his capacity as Garrison Com mander of Peking. The foreign Ministers are returning the official
enll-to-morrow.
The Shansi-tronpe now in occu pation of the city have hitherto won the golden opinions of the residents
Peking for their excellent he haviour. Since Marshal Yen Hai Shan's arrival, martial law has been partially lifted, and the city has bern most quirt:
&
flature workers who are on strike resume work immediately, at meeting of the Union held yesterday it was decided that they must their object is
persevere until achieved.
The strike, therefore, continues.
FENG WITHDRAWING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, June 14th.
A number of Pei Tsung Hai's troops have reached the suburbs of Peking Feng Yu Hsiang is re- ported to have ordered all. his troops to withdraw a hundred ti from Peking. The Kuominchun evacuated. Nanyuan yesterday and are marching to Kuan, carrying off Pao Yu Lin's disarmed force with them.
MR. AMERY ON MALAYA.
STEADILY INCREASING
PROSPERITY,
COLONIAL AGRICULTURE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ERRORS IN T.U.C. REPORT.
NATIVE WORKERS' WAYS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The Trade Union Congressmen's reference to the Assam ten planta- LONDON, June 14th
tions has evoked a strong pro- Presiding at the annual dinner test from the Indian Tea Associa The secretary has written to of the Corona Club, Mr. Amery tion. stated that he approved in prin- the T.U.C. declaring that the un- ciple of the Lovat Committee's re-derstands that the delegation did commendation of the scheme for the creation of a unified Colonial Aggricultural Service. He is now communicating with the Colonial Governments concerned to ascertain whether they are willing to detray share of the cost by means of an annual levy of one four hundredth of their part of the revenues
The Empire Marketing territory. Bourd has agreed to recommend ä contribution of £22,000 sterling a year.
Mr. Amery paid a tribute to the fine spirit of the native rulers of Malaya in any issue affecting the | security and general welfare of the Empire. He expressed his convic of Malaya would deal with the tion that the planting community
diffeulties due to the rubber situs- tion with courage and resource, and considered that the steadily increas ing world need of rubber would enable the industry not only to hold its own, bus to continue steadily increasing.
ONLY 4 ARRIVE.
FRENCH 'PLANES' MISHAPS.
21 CAUGHT IN STORM.
"[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]...
PARIS, June 14th. Of twenty-one Amy bombing planes, flying during the night from Malseville to Paris and caught
in a sudden storm near Paris, only four have arrived without incident. Ten are till missing, while the others crashed at various points. One observer was killed.
"AMERICAN FARMERS'
DEMANDS.
DELEGATION REPULSED BY
POLICE
not visit any teagardens in Assam owned or managed by Europeans.
Presumably the strictures Are directed against Indian controlled estates, but oven so the Association does not believe that there is a vestige of truth in it. The Secre tary declares that after a few years
work the native workers amasa suf- ficient funds to take up lands for themselves.
At present there are 318,537 acres held by former coolies. The Secre tary ends by asking what steps it is proposed to take to correct the errors of the report.
INDUSTRIAL HOUSING
QUESTION.
INVESTIGATION BY LABOUR OFFICE.
[THHOCO HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
ORDEAL OF POLAR THE NEW PRAYER
FLIERS.
IN SIGHT BUT OUT OF REACH.
PROGRESS, OF RESCUE EFFORTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Kiso's Bay, June 13th. General Nobile and his party can still be observed from North East Island, though the ice-foes on which they are marooned are slow- ly drifting in 4 north-westerly
direction.
Nothing can be done at present
to relieve their desperate plight, though the ice-breaker Braganza has been making heroic efforts to get through.
-Bears In Camp,
BOOK.
NON-PARTY DEBATE IN
COMMONS.
DISCIPLINE IN THE CHURCH,
(TRADÚOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 13th.. The Benches of the House of
Commons were well-filled for the opening of the two days set apart for the Debate on the motion in favour of presenting the new Prayer Book Measure to the King for the Royal Assent.
The vote will be free on non- party lines..
The commander of the Braganza reports that he is only making slow
Sir Boyd Merriman, the Solier- progress against immense difitor General, in his private capå- culties, owing to the fact that there city, moved the motion in support. is a huge foe of,pack-ice east of
of the Measure, contending that North Cape.
the revised Prayer Rook maininiu Lieutenant Luetzow Helm, theed the Protestant character of the Norwegian airman, who with a Church of England. mechanic has been held up in Brandy Bay, and cannot yet pro- ceed to the relief of the Italia crew, had an alarming experience.
Apparently attracted by the smell of the airmen's reindeer skin sleep- ing bags, the distressed, plane was visited by polar bears, and Lieut. Holm and his companion obliged to keep a constant watch night in fear of a bear attack.
GENEVA, June 13th. At to-day's session of the Inter-all national Labour Conference, the question of the living conditions of the working classes,, was briefly
discussed.
Other Party Lost.
were
have been made, it has been impos. Although almost frantic efforts
Mr. Chaman Lal (India) "pro-sible to establish contact with the seven men, who, wrecked with the poeed a resolution requesting the fafin on a flee about 30 kilometres Labour OfEce to investigate the from the point where the gondola industrial housing and the general crashed, have drifted into the un- living conditions of workers, with
known. Their fate is uncertain. a view to placing the matter on the agenda at an early session of
the Conference.
Mr. Yosebuko (the Japanese
workers' delegate) warmly sup- ported, and eventually the resolu tion was unanimously passed.
ACCIDENTS TO RAILWAY WORKERS.
ENQUIRY ASKED FOR.
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GENEVA, June 13th. The International Labour Con- férence to-day adopted the report CANDIDATES FOR THE VICE of the Committee on the Preven
tion of Coupling Accidenta PRESIDENCY.
Railways, including the resolution requesting the Labour Office to appoint a joint committee of 21 percone, representing the Govern ments, employers and the workers to enquire into the whole question,
LEUTEC'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
KANSAS CITY, June 14th. The most formidable obstacle to the efforts of the Republicans to compose a suitable programme for the Presidential, election campaign lies in the demands of the farmers, who are disgruntled at President HOPES OF THE POWERS. | Coolidge's action in vetoing the
Farm Relief Bill..
(Teun Wan Fut Pao.)
SHANGHAI, June 14th. " In an interview with General
The farmers demand a lowering of the tariffs on farm necessaries,
The Convention yesterday was enlivened by a number of demon. atraters attired in overalls and bee
N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE RECOVERY.
RALLY IN RADIOS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, June 13th.
orders and consequent elump in Alter yesterday's flood of selling
through hope has not been given
up.
PIA, June 13th.
A big Dornier-Wahl weaplane has left bound for Spitzbergen to resens the marooned Italia crew,
He emphasised that the two vitał matters in regard to the Deposited Book were discipline in the Church, and the underlying doctrines of the new Book.
Church Discipline.
He declared it was possible to give undue weight to certain extra- vagance within the Church of Eng-. lead in proportion to the general doing their duty. body of loyal servants faithfully
He strongly objected to the sug grstion that the new Book was de signed to legalise these illeg litics.
In regard to church disc.pline, Sir Boyd Merriman asked what chance would there be if the Measure were rejected of retaining the loyal clergy, who had already been adopting ceremonies which were permitted in the new Book and which were so permitted with the knowledge that behind them was the overwhelming majority of Bishops and of clergy.
Amundsen's Efforts,
OSLO, June 13th. Captain Raoul Amundsen, who. If the measure were rejected how asked for American financial sup that those who were exceeding the could the Bishop, possibly demand port of the fight of a Dornier- Wahl machine from Germany, to Proposed limits should come within those limits He submitted that aid the distressed crew, has now
on the grounds of the restoration abandoned the plan of organising an expedition for the relief of the of discipline there was an over- Italia as his American friends only whelming ense for the passing of desired to take such steps, if re- quested by a Government.
Captain Amundsen now declares that more progress is now being made in the preparation of various relief expeditions, but remarks that it is lamentable that the work was not taker. in hand immediately,
TOBACCO STRIKE IN GREECE:
COMMUNIST AGITATORS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
!!
ATHENS, June 13th. Grave developments have arisen from the atrike of tobacco workers which took place in Athens suddenly
this Measure.
He further contended that the ook maintained the Protestant character of the Church of Eng- land and that the additions or amendments which had been in- stituted made that positich abun. dantly clear.
Reservation.
Defending the reservation of the Sacrament, Sir Boyd Merriman re- minded the House of those padres to whom the Army owed & much during the war.
Those padres who had never practised Reservation before, re- served the Sacrament which had been consecrated" in battery orɑbat, talion headquarters, and carried it under their gas helmet into the front line trenches or gunpits and were in greater peril than those who were in hospital. Are these men, he asked, rightly going to
sacred associations for them and of give ap a practice which has such which they have realised the spiritual benefit?
Yen Shih Shan, the Foreign Minis- hive straw hats, who endeavoured prices, the New York Stock Market on Monday, and serious complica thera administered it to men who
Shansi.
forcibly to enter the hall, and pre- rallied this morning at the open- sent the farmer's claim to the Con- ing. thevention.
Radio Corporations which closed The police restrained ther with at 11 yesterday, opened points difficulty, after drawing their trun-up-at 176, while sales of Steel and cheons.
General Motors also showed con- that Mr. Hoover's nomination as
A New York message says now siderable improvement.
A block of 6,700 Steel shares Republican candidate seems a fore- were sold at 1371, while 4,000 gone conclusion, interest is being General Motors changed hands at
which connection besides General, centred in the Vice-Presidency, in 179.
to London) is frequently mention- Dawes, Mr. Houghton (Ambassador
ed.
FRENCH CONSOLIDATION
LOAN.
ters told him that the Powers sin cerely hoped that civil wars in China night now end as Chinese people had suffered more than enough within recent years. They trusted that General Yen would be able to begin construction work in Northern China now as he had set a very good example in General Yen replied that China's revolution, aimed solely at the of the opressed emancipation people He thanked them for their good wishes towards China and asserted that he would accord ful: protection to foreigners in North- Through repofts, as always, ́are exaggerated, it is certain that there the fact that Marshal Yen Heiern China as it was his respon- has appointed bis own sibility, while all diplomatic and have been large casualties. Yester Shan day afternoon sixteen soldiers nominers to all the important posts political problems would be dispos looters were executed and their in North China including those of ed of by the Central Government. General Yen Shih Shan has in-. Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, henda hung up.
Commissioner for Defene. Super-vited foreign representatives to a intendent of Customs at Tientsin, tea party to be held this afternoon. and Salt Commissioner at Changlu. It is reported that they have ac owing to the New York Delegations to which closed on June 3rd,
The Shansi commander has not cepted his invitation. waited for orders from Nanking in making these appointments and some considerable doubt is felt whe- ther Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang will entirely agree to them.
Egress from the native city rid the Japanese Concession is most difficult.
A message from the military this marning states that the heavy ex plosion from the native city is re- ported to be the blowing up of magazine.
A repair train has left here for Peking, and there is hope of hav ing a partial service running in a few days, since the Nanking
There has been some comment"on
Much speculation has also arisen in regard to General Pei Chung Hei's visit, and it is wondered whe-
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
(Wal Tx: Fat Paù).
SHANGHAI, June 14th. The following are important sp- Shib Shan after he has assumed office in Peking:
agent will probably permit the re-ther this indicates a new alignment,pointments made by General Yen
lease of rolling stock.
AID FOR FU.
(Fah Tz Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, June 14th. General Yen Shih Shan is des- patching General Sheng Chin, his
in which Pei Chung. Hai and Yen Hai Shan will oppose Feng Yu Haining, or whether it merely means that it is the Hankow leader'e in tention to participate in the in- vasion of Manchuria.
There is considerable anxiety to know the attitude of Japan if such an invasion is attempted, in view of subordinate, to Tientsin in order Japan's recent declaration of the
to assist General Fu Chu Yi in subject of Manchurin. rehabilitation work. General Fu
SHANSI TROOPS AT · TIENTSIN.
Reuter has been informed that
Soo Teh Jen, Foreign Commis sioner of Tientsin.
Pan Lan Yu, Foreign Commis sioner at Peking.
Gat Ching Yao, Commissioner of the Salt Gabells.
Luk Chin Leh, Director of Maritime Customs at. Tientsin.
CHANG TSO LİN DEAD.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"PEXINO, June 14th,
It is possible that Mr. Hoover'a followers will support Mr. Hough- ton in order to conciliate the New York delegation, of which Mr. Houghton ia a member.
KANBAS CITY, June 14th. There are indications of a land- elide in favour of Mr. Hoover,
tion casting ite whole ninety votes for him.
.
His platform committee have now included a plank pledging his aid to the farmers, but emitting any mention of the equalisation fee, for which further consideration is pro- mised. The farmers, however, are nct satisfied and threaten to re vive the matter.
Senator Borah's prohibition plank is adopted unchanged, despite pro tests from the New York delegates and others" desirous of repealing the eighteenth amendment.
"STARBOARD" AND "PORT" TO GO.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HEAVY SUBSCRIPTION.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
PARIS, June 13th. The new five per cent. Consolida Government, the public subscrip tion Loan offered by the French
yielded 21.500.000,000 franes,
Approximately one half the total was subcribed in ready cash, the remainder in National Defence and Treasury Bonds.
PACIFIC“ FLIERS WEL
COMED.
VACUUM OIL GENEROSITY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
MELBOURNE, June 13th. The triumphant tour of the Southern Cross continues, and the fliers, Captain. Kingsford Smith and Mr. Charles Ulm arrived at Melbournó to-day from Sydney,
Before gracefully landing at the Essenden serodrome, the Southern Croze Blew oven and round the city which was packed with excited sight-seers.
tions are feared,
The strike is spreading rapidly in all centres, and Communists are using the dispute as a fertile ground for agitation.
Already, the strikers have got entirely out of hand in certain
Concluding, Sir Boyd Merriman districts and there have been several read a letter from the Archbishop serious collisions with the Police of Canterbury giving a reassurance who have been forced to fire on the that if the Book were legally unc mob, and one striker has been killed tioned, the Bishops would do their
and several wounded.
new rules.
An unruly crowd about 8,000 utmost to secure chedience to the strong, assembled, outside Cavalla and attempted to enter the town by sheer force of numbers. Troops at the scene endeavoured to stay the rush by the use of hose-pipes, and finally were obliged to resort to rifles. The strikers indulged in stone-throwing and many casualties occurred on both sides:
The violence is attribated to Com munist agitation.
The strikers demand increased pay, new, houses at the merchants' expense, and a seven-hour day.
SLATER APPEAL ABAN- DONED 2
NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE EVIDENCE.
{THROUGH BUTIR'S AGENCY.]
Change Of Character, Sir Samuel Roberts (Conserva- tive) moved, the rejection of the Measure on the ground that it in- volved an entire change in the character of the Church. It would bring, he argued, not peace but strife, and would prevent re-union
the
Nonconformist, great with Churches.
Sir Sanuel declared that the belief in the Real Presence which was indicated in the new Book was not the Protestant religion.
Catholic And Protestant, Commander Kenworthy (Labour) said the Church of England was a Catholic as well as a Protestant. church, and it had to be a compre- - hensive church, and to open, its arms and receive all those brethen and priests who had accepted this bompromise for the sake of peace. For the sake of the ultimate peace which would enable the Church to get on with its work, social as well as religious, the 'compromise was istified.
LONDON, June 14th. Oscar Slater is reported to have decided to abandon his appeal, as a sequel to the ruling of the High Court in Edinburgh on the 9th instant that he would not be allow- Minor speakers expatiated for ed to give evidence,
several hours for and against the new Prayer Book, but the leading protagonists reserved. themselves until to-morrow..
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who for many years has championed Slater's cause, stated in an inter- view that Slater was terribly dis- appointed that he was not allowed. to give evidence.
has become Garrison Commander while the Nanking Government has,
LONDON. June 13th, of Tientsin and concurrently holds
The International Shipping Con- the post of commander of the fifth replied to the First Note of the
ference attended by the fourteen Diplomatic Corps in regard to Feng Yu Hsiang's treacherous trick
leading maritime nations, under It is announced that before the army corps.
Sit. Arthur expressed the opinion- on General Pao Yu Lin, no reply
the presidency of Sir, William departure of the Southern Cros has yet been received to the second
Benger, the President of the on her brilliant flight from the that Slater's brain was almost and much more strongly warded While there is no official con- British Chamber of Shipping, has United States, the Vacuum Oil turned by what he had undergone, firmation of Chang Tao Lin's death, given its approval to the recom Company advanced the airmen and he (Sir Arthur) was making Note.
every effort to induce Blater to The Nanking Reply to the first opinion is growing that he has sucmendation of the International £4,500 on the understanding that,
It is Collisions Committee that Note states that the Commanders cumbed to his injuries.
the the New South Wales Government change his mind regarding the
abandonment of the appeal. at the front have been instructed to generally believed that if he is words "Port" and "Starboard" guaranteed a similar amount,
The Company has now written to
Meanwhile, Slater's counsel, in investigate the Pao Tu Lin affair, dead, Chang Tso Hsiang and not he substituted by Left" and and to afford protection to Pao Yu Chang Hsuch Liang will succeed Right," er their ordinary national Capt. Kingsford Smith renouncing terviewed, denied knowledge of his
new decision. “ all claims to the money, equivalents.
(Ton Wan Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, June 14th.
The 14th Shansi division under General La Fu Ying, arrived at Tientsin yesterday afternoon.
Lin.
him
CAPTAIN COURTNEY AT -LISBON,
(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
Lasox, June 13th. Captain Courtney, who is flying a Dornier-Napier flying bont across the Atlantic and back, has arrived here, prior to take off for the
Azores,