FIGHTING ON TIENTSIN-PUKOW
RAILWAY.
CHIANG KAI SHEK TAKES OFFENSIVE AGAINST SHIH YU SAN.
LAST MINUTE BREAK.DOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS.
NORTHERN WAR LORDS WANT
"UNIFICATION.”
Chiang Kai Shek is dealing forcibly with that difficult person Shih Yu San and the Third Division, which played a big part in the defence of Canton is marching against Pengpu, where Shih has fixed his headquarters.
Severe fighting has taken place, and the wounded are arriving at Nanking. An earlier message, states that Pengpu has been loot-
ed.
Vernacular telegrams, some of which are given below, hint at mysterious troopa movements by Yen Hai Shan and negotiations be tween that War Lord and Chang Hsueh Liang of Manchuria.
YEN HSI SHAN'S "ACTIVITIES."
FIGHTING STARTS.
MANY CASUALTIES.
13
(Fah Tez Yat Peo.)
YEN HSI SHAN'S NEW POST.
VICE-COMMANDER OF FORCES.
(TEROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.}
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1930.
NANKING, Jan. 10. Fighting has broken out on the Tientsin Pukow Railway, and many
Perino, Jan. 19 wounded are being brought back to Yen Hai Shat arrived safely at Nanking. It is understood that the Taiyuanfu on Thursday afternoon. Government troops are taking the He is fearing for Peping as soon offensive and they are reported to as he has taken measures to settle be advancing towards Pengpa Shansi's currency difficulties, the which is the headquarters of Gen-banknotes there having recently de eral Shi Yu San.
The Third Division, which wa recently sent South to assist in the defence of Canton, and is regarded as one of Chiang's most reliable units, is occupying the front line.
The Government acroplanes, which recently participated in bam. paigns in Honan and Kwangtung have been ordered to Nanking im- mediately, so as to assist in the offensive rigninet Shih Yu Sa
Arrangements seemed to have been completed for the peaceful withdrawal of Shih Yu San's troops, and bridges were repaired: but recently Shib Yu San made certain demands before he would petuit the resumption of traffic, which the Government found un-
acceptable and so they have de cided to settle the matter forcibly.
PENGPU LOOTED.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.),
NANKING, Jan. 18.)
It is reported, that Shih Yu San's troops looted Pengpu on Wednesday night. The extent of the looting is not known.
SINO.SOVIET AGREEMENT
THREATENED.
OVERTURES TO MUKDEN.
́(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Texro, Jun. 18. Herhin reports.are that the Sino Soviet negotiations are threatened with a break, owing to Nanking's stiffening attitude against the Habarovsk Protocol.
M. Sin-novaky has communicated with Teni Yun Sheng his willing- ness to enter into negotiations with
preciated considerably.
SUBMARINES FOR
HONG KONG
1
TO LEAVE CHATAM NEXT MONTH.
THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY. }
LONDON, Jan, 18. The Fourth Submarine Flotilla has arrived at Chatham-from-Hong Kong. The crews have been given leave..
The new "Odin" class of sub-
DRUG TRADE IN SWITZERLAND.
EGYPTIAN LEADER'S
ACCUSATIONS.
DETAILS OF THE ORGANISATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]%
CAIRO, Jan. 17.
NAVAL DELEGATES
ALL PRESENT."
MR. STIMSON AND THE
3 REPORTERS.
"FAITH. HOPE AND..
PARITY."
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
BLOWN ACROSS ATLANTIC.
CANADIAN SCHOONER'S
ADVENTURE.
SEVEN WEEKS AT MERCY OF HUGE SEAS."
[BRITISH WIRELESS BRVICE]
"9
EUROPE'S "DUTCH
UNCLE.”
MR. SNOWDEN TAKES “LITTLE ENTENTE" TO TASK,
DILLY-DALLYING TILL DOOMSDAY,
(THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.]
marines, and the new submarine depot ship Medways, which cost £1,000,000 will leave for Hong Kong in February to replace the Fourth report stating that it is not im. Street, and they had a conversation tons, has been towed into Tober- during the Reparations Conference
Flotilla
Ruday, Jan. 18. The three-masted British schoon-
THE HAGUE, Jan, 17. er Neptune II., of St. John's, New-
Mr. Philip Snowden's reputation foundland, a wooden vessel of 128
us the possessor of nu acid tongue has more than once been borne out mory Bay, on the West coast of Scotland, by the lighthouse steamer
'now drawing to a close, though the Hesperus after remarkable advenquer has reserved it for special oc- British Chancellor of he Exche. tures. She was literally blown across the Atlantic in the wrong
casians and in a good cause.
Losnov, Jan. 19. Within an hour of his arrival in Lendon Mr. Stimson saw Mr. T- say MacDonald at No. 10, Downing
which lasted some time.
Mr. Stimson smiled inscrutably when a land of reporters, who in terviewed him at the Ritz Hotel. The Egyptian leader asserts that fired off a string of serious leading a Swiss firm in 1929 manufactured leading questions, but evidently en-direction. 4,349 kilos of heroin, which is two eyed the fun. When baffled the and a half times the world's legiti-journalistic sleuths switched on mate requirements.
banter, and Mr. Stimson smilingly agreed that Americans were well primed with faith, hope and charity. He chuckled as one reporter suggest ed it should be," faith, hope and parity."
On the eve of his departure to attend, the Opium Conference at Geneva, Russel Pasha bas issued a probable that there are half a The submarine 3 will be scrap-million drug addicts in Egypt, who are spending roughly £13,500,000 ped after April 1, but the other five submarines of the Fourth Flotills every year on drugs. will be retained in the service,
[The Intest "O clasa submarines, of which the Odin is one, were all launched in 1928, and there are six in the class. The Oberon, a fore- runner of her class, was completed in 1927 and the others are probably similar. The Oberon is a vessel of 1,310 tons displacement and a speed of 15 knots. Her engines develop 2.700 h.p. and her fuel capacity is 200 tons of oil. Her length is 200 feet, her beam 28 -feet and her draught. 15 feet. her armament is given as 1 4-inch gun, no details of torpedo tubes being disclosed.]
TWO "PROHIBITION
MARTYRS.'
MURDERED AT PALM BEACH
(THROCOM REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida,
Jan. 19. Two Federal Prohibition agents were shot while searching for liquor a private residence. All details ar being withheld.
He adds that this is only one of several similar factories in Central Europe,
SIX WOMEN DETAINED IN
SWITZERLAND.
A Heme paper gives a long account of the recent discoveries of the ramifications of the drug traffic organisation in the Mountain Re- public. Our contemporary atates:
Details regarding the illicit traffic in dangerous drugs in Switzerland reveal the importance of the organisation which has been co-operation. At Zürich, an exten- brought to light by international sive sale of cocaine in small quan tities has been unearthed. Several arrests were made in a bar which is said to have been a headquarters for distribution. In all, 22 persons were arrested, the majority being women, and six women and twb men were detained by the police.
Demi-moudaines,
Wu Tich, Chun is waiting here for Yen's arrival to conduct the cere- mony of the inauguration as vice- Commander of all the China forer. MORE FLOODS IN AMERICA. if the organisation. The women
forces.
SOME » İNTERESTING " APPOINTMENTS.
(Wah Tez Tat Peo)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER COVERS 50,000 ACRE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
It is stated that among those de- tained was one of the ring-leaders
were of the demi-mande type. One
This was followed by another bright effort that, "parity covers a multitude of ships."
A Nice Cup of Tea. Mr. Stimson suddenly adopted confidential tone to communicate just had very nice cup ten with Mr. MacDonald, to whom he was introducing the American delega tion to-day. Mr. Stimson added seriously, that they were full of hope for a successful conference.
He remarked that the Ianding of
The Neptune II. left St. John's on November 9 on a coastal voy age of 100 miles to Newtown, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. She was within 30 miles of her intended, port when she was com pelled by head winds to make for the open sea. Her crew were the captain, mate, three seaman and five passengers, including old wo-
meg.
A Hurricane," Without warning there came a hurricane, before which the ship was driven helplessly. The Captain had no idea of his bearings. With boats and bulwarks smashed, the hunkhouse washed away, and only wheel the Neptune II was at the two spokes left in the steering
mercy of mountainous Beas for
seven weeks.
the American delegation at Ply- mouth, which had peculiarly inter-hut there was anxiety that the The vessel was well provisioned, esting associations for AmericanE, was a good omen for the future.
water might run out, which even- tually became a grave possibility. He intended to meet the delegates of the other powers before the Concil. It was Ardnamurchan Point. At last a rocky coast was rench- ference, and would probably meet
The schooner's distress was observ. representatives of France and Italy ed from the lighthouse. which to-morrow. American delegates were signalled to the steamer Hesperus. full of hope conference would he successful.
M. Briand had arrived earlier. All delegations to the Naval Con- ference have now arrived.
Mr. Tardieu. Arrives.
LONDON, Jan, 10, M. Tardieu has arrived in Lon- of them arrested proved to be an den and had interviews with Mr. inenrable addiet to cocaine. Fur-Stimson and Mr. Ramsay Mac- ther arrests have been made in Donald successively yesterday even- Zürich, and as a result of the in- ing vestigation, a doctor and other per MEMPHIS, Tennessee. sons will shortly be examined. It Jan. 19. is added that these persons bought Five hundred families have cocaine et frum 500 to 1,200 francs evacuated their homes owing to the per kilogramme and sold the drug A report from Hankow, of Japan-hey waters of the St. Francis River at 10 or 20 francs per gramme. ese origin, states that after the bursting their banks and sweeping It should be added that the In- defeat of Tang Seng Chi's troops, over fifty thousand acres of Southternational Opium Canvention, to the Kuominchun army retreated to Eastern Missouri and North East- which Switzerland is
# party, the Shensi border and have recently rrn Arkansas. rallied at Tze King Kwan with the
allows the manufacture and free sale of a fixed quantity of opium idea of attacking Hankow,
derivatives, but the drugs now seiz- i are outside the provisions of the Convention. Switzerland requires, jn an average, nine kilogrammes of heroin, annually, but manufactures 3,310 kilogrammes. Parcels of the drugs dispatched to Egypt were consigned as dry glue, and as colouring material.
The Central Government has in- structed the, divisions" under Fang Shib Sang and L Wan Hang to move to Siangyang in Hupeh us a precaution.
Another report from the sune source is that Yen Is Shar has appointed 'a' number of Kuominchun generals to important posts.
Chi Hung Chang has been made com mander of the 26th Route " Army while Sun Liang Cheng and Pong Ping sun have also been given big commands.
A wire from Shanghai states that Yen Hai Shan has appointed Li Pin Hsin, a former subordinate of Tang Seng Chi, to the commander of the "26th Ronte" Army and instructed
LONDON-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT,
MR. CHICHESTER NEARING SINGAPORE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
VICTORIA POINT, Burmah,
Jan. 19.
Mr. Chichester, who is flying from London to Australia, arrived here safely yesterday and left at 7 a.m. for Singapore.
COLD BASIS.
him to proceed to Hsuchang and MR. T. V. SOONG OPTIMISTIC. Yencheng to take over also the 33rd and 51st Divisions,
THE "YOUNG GENERAL'S ".
POLICY.
(Wah Tez Tat Peo.).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19. Chang such Liang in a telegram to Yen Hei Shan said that in
(ak Tx Tat Pan).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19.
In an interview with presumen, Mr. T. V. Soung, the Nanking Government Finance Minister, said that the adoption of a gold basis will benefit the Government and the people alike.
The Government Mint will resume coins to the value of $30,000,000
Discussion by the League.. It is alleged that according to the hooks of one Basle firm, whose prin ipals have been arrested, the total anual dealings in illicit drugs amounted to 1,000,000 franes. The proprietor of a chemical laboratory ar Zürich and one of his employees have been arrested charged with bring implicated in the illicit traded chiefly with, Italy and the traffic. It is alleged that they East. At the request of the Swins examining nagistrate, two persons implicated in the traffic, have been arrested in Trieste.
Mr. Henderson's Greeting..
LONDON, Jan. 17. "Welcome to London, I hope your visit will be very success- ful one,"
said Mr. Arthur Hen- derson, the British Foreign Secre tary, greeting Mr. B. L. Stinson, the leader of the American delega tion to the London Naval Confer- ence on his arrival at Paddington accompanied by his colleagues and
staff.
Mr. Stimson thanked Mr. Hen- Jerson cordially and introduced his co-delegates "and their wives.
General Charles Dawes, the Am- bassador in London, and Mr. Hugh Gibson, Ambassador to Brussels, had met the American party at Plymouth, this being the first oc- casion that all seven delegates had found themselves together.
Much interest was taken in the Arrival by hundreds of spectators, whom n score of luxurious motor- Cars. with the Stars and Stripes futtering from the honncia, had attracted to the Station.
Beautiful Girl Secretaries. There was a great deal of attrac tion to the feminine element of the
Their beauty has been hymned in the American newspapers, and the general opinion was that there had been no over-statement.
party, especially to the seventeen girl sceretaries
chosen from a More to Coma.
hundred Government Office appli According to the Public Prosecu-cants in Washington. tor, the authorities are only at the beginning of the affair, ns, so far, only a small Swiss ring with per sons of secondary importance, has chain is said to extend through mang countries, and to have num- berless links.
Mukden, independently of Nanking view of the unrest in China Shanai work next month and will produce been brought to book. But the chorus." was the general comment.
in case the latter repudiates the Protocol, and does not agree to the Sovit's insistence on Moscow as the
venue of the conference..
THE FORTHCOMING SINO. RUSSIAN CONFERENCE.
(Wah Tez Yat Pao.)
NANKING, Jan. 19 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a telegram frois Chang Hsuch Liang to the effect that Mo. Teh Hui, the 'plenipoten- tiary appointed to the forthcoming Sino-Russing Conference arrived at Mukden from Harbin on the 17th
should co-operate with the Mukden Government so as to put an end the internal strife and work for the unification of the Republic."
Ye telegraphed Chang agreeing
with this view,
Chang Heuch Liang is also calling a conference with the various lead ing officials of the Three Eastern Provinces to discuss Sino-Ruesian problems.
TACKLING DOUBTFUL"
GENERALS.
(Wah Tez Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19. General Ma Fu Hsiang left Nan
monthly.
As to the abolition of the likin, the Finance Minister added that this will be carried out on National Day (October 10).
also states that the adoption of the Dr. Wang the Foreign Minister, gold basis for the collection of the Custain duties will not be opposed by the Powers.
with Mr.
The affair will be discussed at the meeting of the League's Advisory Commission of the Traffic in Opium takes place at Geneva on January and other dangerous drugs, which 20, when the Swiss, French, and Italian members of the Commission will, doubtless, have important
latements to make.
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.
They are as pretty as a beauty
Mrs Ale ander and Mrs Wedg wood Benn were at the station spec ially to welcome the lady members of the, party, who included Misa in-law. The whole party number Morrow, Colonel Lindbergh's sister. ed about a hundred.
To Welcome the Guests. The British official party in addi- tion to Mr. Henderson," included First Mr. A. V. Alexander, the Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Robert Vansittart, the Permanent Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. L. Craigie, the head of the American Department of the Foreign Office, and Mr. Malcolm SPAIN RATIFICS PROTOCOL. MacDonald, the son of the Prime
Minister, whom he represented.
Within about an hour, Mr. Stim- (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)
BO was received by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald at No. 10, Downing Street. Their conversation lasted for just over three hours.
He added that he is negotiating Yada, the Japanese Chargé d'Affaires, regarding the re vision of the Sino-Japanese Trenty.
THE FOOCHOW COUP. Woh Tez Fat Pao).
NANEINO, Jan. 10. by the Central Government as to Bome important mission. It is Chiang Kai Shek is insisting China's demands at the conference.ders from Chiang Kai Shek, he will d'etat in Foochow without resort- understood that acting under or upon a settlement of the coup THE PROVISIONAL COURT. negotiate with Shih Ya San as to ing to military force. He has in-
where Shih's troops will be guar-structed Lu Hsing Pang to release tocol of the International Opium tered and will also negotiate with the five members of the Provincial Conference. Han Fu Chu with regard to the Government who have been detain situation in Honan.
and will leave for Nanking on king on Sunday for the North on Monday to be personally instructed
(Fah Tez Tat 'Pao.) ·
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19. In an interview with Presmen, the Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang, who arrived at Shanghai on Friday said that the question of the Reorganisation of the Shanghai Provisional Court might be decided at Nanking on Thursday,
U.S. and “Extrality,”
He has received a cable from Dr.
O. C. Wu, the Chinese Minister to
the United States to the effect that
MODESTY.
(Wah Tu Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Jan, 19. General Han Fu Chu has imued
a circular telegram saying that he
ed by him.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19.. Natives of Fukien in Nanking have submitted the following appeale to the Central Government :-
1. The navy in Fukien should be taken over by the Ministry of Navy. 2. The Fukien troops to leave the province.
Government
is resigning all his posts. He ex 3. The Central. pressed his regret that there should should dispatch troops to deal with be internal strife and said that as the situation.
MADRID, Jan. 19. The Cabinet has ratified the Pro-
ALL QUIET IN HOIHOW.
A PEACEFUL CHANGE-OVER.
A British Naval Wireless message from Huihow says that the situation in quiet in town. A house to house collection of money was carried out by_Kwangsi troops on Friday.
"It was expected that the Kwangri troops would evacuate the place on Saturday,
The Italian delegation, headed by Signor Grandi arrived at Vic- toria Inter in the day. They were received by Mr. Arthur Henderson Sir Robert Vansitturi, Mr. Craigie and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, re- presenting his father.
MRS. WILMOT'S "DIS- APPEARANCE.
To-day he found a target in the in consequence of his scathing com little Entente and Hungary, and
ments, it seems possible that the smaller Powers will now "go' about their task in a different frame of mind.
Delegates Being. "Impossible,"
Mr. Snowden's, statement follow- fed an announcement that the re
presentatives of Yugo-Slavia, Rumania and Czecho-Slovakia had refused to sign "the Young Plan unless an agreement is reached there is no indication of such an with Hungary, intimating that
agreement in sight.
At a meeting of the conference to-day when failure was reported, Mr. Snowden at once accused the Little Entente and Hungary of doing nothing but talk for a fort- night.
Treat Them Like Naughty Children.
There were only two alterna-
tives, he said. One was to post- pone the Conference until Doona- day. The other was to lock up the delegates without food "and without drink and to keep them confined until they came to an agreement. Something might be done that way.
It will he recalled that Mr. Snowden's broadsides against the German dallying bad an immediate effect last week. On that occasion he was equally critical regarding German methods. Plenipotenti- aries,' he said "ought to be able to settle things without always re- ferring to somebody else."
Settlements.
NO SIGNS OF CRIME.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BATAVIA, Jan, ID= Police enquiry into the disap. pearance of Mre, Wilmot disclosed no signs of crime.
Concrete proposals were submitt Mrs. Wilmot, who was thirty.ed within three hours and an agree- three, was on her way to rejoin her ment was reached on all points hushand, who is manager of an
spoedly. estate in East Java.
MR. OGAWA RELEASED.
ECHO OF JAPANESE SCANDAL
(THROCCH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
TOKYO, Jan. 18. Mr Ogawa ex-Minister of Railways, who was imprisoned on September 26, after he had been indicted on a charge of official corruption, has been released on a
bail of 500 yen.
COSTES' GREAT FLIGHT,
NEW RECORDS PUT UP.
(TUROCON REUTER's AGENCY.}
PAR18, Jan. 18
31. Costes flying with a load of 500 kilograms. Ens covered 3,500 kilometres in 1 hours, beating all previous records for distance and
a plane carrying this- speed for load. He was still dying this morn- ing.
LATER. M. Chates has landed. He flew for 2 hours 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
POLITICS IN INDIA.
LIBERALS' MODERATE
POLICY.
(TEROVÓR REUTER'A AGFECT.)
It is possible that something of the same kind will happen with re- gard to the discussions on non-Ger- man reparations.
Immediately following Mr. Snowden's rebuke the delegates con- cerned were closeted together and made, it known that they were fully determined to settle the question of non-German reparations,"
Meanwhile, the question of the mobilisation of Reparations Bonds has been settled.
The International Bank. The International Bank will font, before October 31, 1930, a loan of three hundred million dol iars, of which sum the creditor Powers will get two-thirds, and Germany the remainder.
Germany also undertakes to con- sult the International Bank before making any attempt to raise a loan abroad, and in order not to im pede the issue of further Repara- tions Banda, the Swedish Match Trust Loan of five hundred million
marks will not be placed in the in- Lernational market, for four years.-
DOMESTIC DRAMA IN PARIS.
HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, Jan. 18, A patient at a fashionable nursing bome. Madame de la Sota, niece of the Argentine Ambassador to Rome, was wounded by her husband, an Argentinian, who rushed into the street and attempted suicide.
He was taken to hospital and his condition is of the very gravest. It appears that the lady intended to seek of diverse,
BOMBAY, Jan. 18. A meeting of the Council of the Western India Liberal Association yesterday adopted a vigorous pro
Madame de la Sota was thought gramme of opposition to the "in- dependence school," and is urging to be dead, but has now recovered the Liberals to rally the people in consciousness. Her condition, how- order to secure freedom by constitu-ever, is most critical. tional meaniя.
LATER. Madame de la Sota has died. -
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ICH
PICTURE TELEGRAMS.
ANGLO-GERMAN SERVICE
EXTENDED.
Belgium and Holland will
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] ceived it from the Daventry Broad- The King Addresses the World.
casting Station and retransmit it.
RUGuy, Jan. 18. When the King opens the Naval Australia, New Zealand, Japan,
The Postmaster-General announ- Conference on Tuesday, he will ad- Finland and the National Broad cea that the picture photograph ser dress the largest audience in the casting Company of the United vice, recently established between history of the world. Transmitters States will be served by a wireless Britain and Germany, has been cx- of the British Broadcasting Cor- relay from 58W experimental short-tended by the opening of a direct poration, the Canadian Beam Wire wave transmitter at Chelmsford. service between London and Frank- less Bervice, the Truns-Atlantic
Canada will employ the Canadian furt, in addition to that between. Telephons and Continental Tele-Beam Transmission.
London and Berlin... phone Services will all be used to The Columbia chain of broad- carry the Royal Speech to millions enating stations in the United
he is not versed with politics and 4. The Provincial Government be (Dr. Wu) is negotiating with as he is unable to relieve the and the Provincial. Kuomintang the U.S. Government On the people of Honan from their suffer shall be reorganized under the
only cost monetarying he thought it becur to straffection of the Central GOTCHA ported timp defined with the the Hung Trim results.
way for someone more competent, ruent.
cnange over would be peaceful.
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