STARTLING BLOW TO NANKING.
HAN FU CHU ANNOUNCES
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HIS RETIREMENT,
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
NANKING, July 20.
A startling announcement by Han Fu Chu is likely to change the Government's plan concerning the "coming drive for Tsinanfu,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1930.
ELECTION IN CANADA.
NEW GOVERNMENT'S CHANGSHA IN RED GENERAL
FOREIGN POLICY.
HANDS.
OFFENSIVE ON THREE FRONTS.
ORGY OF LOOT AND DESTRUCTION.
DECISIVE, LIBERAL DEFEAT.| REINFORCEMENTS UNDER
DESPATCH.
TO ACCORD WITH SUN'S DECLARATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'8 ADENCY.]
PEIPINO, July 29.
In the course of yesterday's inter- view, Wang Ching Wei did not say much regarding foreign policy.
the" new
Questioned whether Under date July 27, Han Fu Chu Government would continue the sent a circular telegram to Chiang sume foreign policy as Nanking, or Kai Shek, Wang Ching Wei, Yen make great changes, Wang Ching Hsi Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang stat- Wei replied that the future foreign ing that he had decided to retire policy would be in accordance with and go abroad. He had always Sun Yat Sen's declaration there- stood for peace, and when he rebel- anent in 1924, He disagreed with led against Feng Yu Haiang two certain details in the agreements years ago it was to prevent war.with the Powers, and with what His refiremoat is due to the fact might lie behind such agreements that the war is causing endless rather than with the agreements in suffering to the people of China,
themselves. He disagreed with the Han Fu Cha's retirement will be a serious blow to the Government, as it makes it virtually impossible
for the Government to attack.on the
Kinochow-Tsinan Railway. Furthermore, it will facilitate the movement of the Shansi forces for the defence of Tsinan.
Ma Hung Kwei, a close friend of Hon Fu Chu, who has been con- ferring with Chiang Kai Shek, arrived in Nanking to-day, but he immediately entrained for Shang- hai, whence he will go to Tsingtao to confer with Han Fu Chu with the object of persuading him not to retire, but to stay and co-oper ate with the National Government.
TIENTSIN CUSTOMS
SEIZURE.
PROTEST LODGED WITH BRITISH MINISTER.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, July 29, It is reported that the Foreign Miniatry has lodged a second "pro- test with Sir files Lampson urging that Mr. Lenox Simpson be punish ed for aiding and abetting the "Northern rebels in seizing the Tientsin Customs and in disrupt- ing the unification of the country.
ITALY'S 'QUAKE DAMAGE.
RECONSTRUCTION FUND.
(THROUGH NËCTER'S AGENCY.)
1.
ROME July 29,
The Council of Ministers have allocated £1.000,000 as a first con-
Government's methods Nanking rather than with their actual policy. For instance, Nanking could have solved the dispute with the Soviet last year peacefully, instead of pro- They should have voking war. settled the Chinese, Eastern Rail way question by negotiations."
Questioned whether he desired to restore diplomatic relations with Russia, Wang Ching Wei replied it the affirmative. He emphasised
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
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OTTAWA, July 99. With the results of constitü.
LATER.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, July 29.
SHANGHAI. July 29, The garrison at Changsha muti-
It is officially learned from Hau ried on Sunday and evacuated the encies still to be sanounced the chewfu that eight divisions are city, which the Reds forthwith general election returns show being sent to reinforce the Govern defeat of the Liberal ment troops on the Lunghai, Pei- entered, and, in pursuance of their decisive
ping-Hankow and Tientsin-Pukow usual policy, commenced looting (Government) party. and the destruction of all Govern-
The latest figures give the Confronts preparatory to a simultane- mect buildings with their records, police stations, large business preservatives 153, Liberals 74. United ous offensive on all three fronts.
Farmers 2, Progressives 1, Liberal mises, and foreign property.
Progressives 2, Labour 9, and In-
"INTERESTING DEVELOP- dependents 2.
MENTS EXPECTED."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
fected.
Forty foreigners on board H.M.S.
The Liberal Premier, Mr. Mac. phis are being conveyed to Yo chow.
kenzie King, and the Conservative HMS. Teal and the U.S. Slender, Mr. R. D. Bennett, were boat Falos are also at Changsha both re-elected, and Mr. Dunning, watching, but owing to the low finister for Finacce, and three water in the Siang River they must other Cabinet Ministers were de shortly proceed towards the Yang- tsze.
The Reds captured an Italian Father, while Miss Gertrude Rugg is cut off in an adjacent village, and her fate is unknown. kow, on the Han River, on Sunday The Communists captured Yokia- evening.
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A Naval wireless message states: It is reported that Communists are now in possession of Changsha and have burned or wrecked all yamens, Government offices and foreign missions.
All foreigners have been evacu- ated to gunboats.
A Communist army is reported near Nanchang,
Refugees are arriving at Kiu- kiang.
relations of a close imitation of the that he could not return to the old
Soviet such as existed before the break" with Communism. The Bri-FENG EXPECTS TO OCCUPY is renewal of relations with the
Soviet did not imply that Great Britain believed in the Soviet methods of Government. It would be the same in the case of the new Government of China. Renewed relations would mean political, social and trade intercourse.
The correspondents were impress ed by the fact that Wang Ching Wei, who is reputed to be a rather Extreme Leftist, appeared to be not in sympathy with Communism or Sovietism, He desired equal treaties with all countries, and if real equality were granted, he de- clared there would be no doubt that foreigners would be allowed to trade and occupy land in the in- terior under proper safeguards.
YELLOW RIVER RISING.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
"INUNDATION.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
NANKING, July 28. It is officially stated that the
tribution for the reconstruction of Yellow River has risen to an ab. the areas devastated by the earth-normal height at Lokow. and Lit- quake, which will start immediately.
Payment of all taxes, debts and sing, Shantung, and that precau 1.0.U.'s has been suspended in the tionary measures are being taken stricken area, and also in the dis against inundation.
trict of Treviso, which was de vastated by a hurricane.
FLOODS IN UPPER SIND.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
KARACHI, July 28. The Hoods in the Upper Sind are ill endangering "Shikarpur. Fifteen thousand refugees have withdrawn to Sakkir and Karachi and & sum of Rs. 5,000 has been sanctioned from the Sind Relief Fun for the relief of the starving refuges.
Loding and robbery are reported from Thanpur.
SIMLA, July 28.
Shikarpur-Jacobabad Railway line, The floods have reached the utting Quetta
U.S.SOVIET TRADE RELATIONS.
NVICT LABOUR PRODUCTS
REFUSED ENTRY.
REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
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New York, July 28.
"CASUALTIES IN EGYPT.
FOREIGNERS RECEIVING ALL NECESSARY PROTECTION.
[TEROUGH REUTEM'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, July 29.
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Hugh Dalton announced that the British High Commissioner in Egypt had reported on July 24 that ll was quiet. The total number of casualties since July 23 were 279 police wounded and 28 others kill
T
ed and 301 wounded.
H.M.S. Ramillies proceeded to Port Said and H.M.S. Waterben remaining at Alexandrin. to Suez, H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
The Government were satisfied that foreign nationals were receiv ing all necessary protection, So far it had not been necessary to call on British troops.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugay, July 28.
Affairs, Mr. Hugh Dalton, replying
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HANKOW.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGEŠCY.]
PEIPING, July 23. Feng Yu Hsiang has wired offi- cially claiming that Yuen Wei Chun and other Generals at Hankow have gone over to the Kuomirchan.! Hence he expects to occupy Han- kow without fighting within days.
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A message from Tsinan states that the Shansi leaders claim to have turned Han Fu Chu's flanks and reached the vicinity of Chang lo, 20 li from Weihsien."
Han Fu Chu evacuated the Tzeko line, and the Shansi troope are attempting to cut off his troops between Tsingchowfu and Wei- hsien.
On the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front it is claimed by Fu Tso Yi's headquarters at Nanyi that the front line runs from Wenshang through Ninyang southwards of Nanyi, and that the second line of defence is southward of Tawenkow. Fu Tao. Yi is acting on the defen- sive.
The Nanking forces are reported not to have advanced beyond Chufu and Kufow
CHANGSHA PANIC- STRICKEN.
· RED · ACTIVITY NEAR HANKOW,
A number of election returns
NANKING, July 9, General Chiang Kuang Nai and
General Tsai Ting Chien, the con-
came to hand in favour of the Con- vealed itself. This was quite un-been ordered by Chiang Kai Shek servatives before the landslide re- querors of the Ironsides," have
two main parties would show little front with four crack divisions. expected by impartial observers, who previously anticipated that the to proceed to the Kiaochow Tsinat.
change compared with the position before the dissolution, when the Liberals were 123, the Conserva tives 90, and all others 32.
"There are 245 constituencies.
ITALIAN" FLIGHT" TO
AUSTRALIA.
MONSOON COMPELS
ABANDONMENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
KARACHI, Jul 28.
The Italian aviator, Savino, has abandoned his attempt toy from Italy to Australia owing to the severity of the monsoon.
FILIPINOS RESENT
ROOSEVELT.
SUGGESTED NON-CO-OPERA- TION MOVEMENT,
(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]
MANILA July 29. Roosevelt as Vice-Governor of the The appointment of Mr. Nicholas Philippines has stirred up hornet & nest of resentment among Filipino leaders, resulting in a formal protest to the United States Senate.
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Interesting developments are ex- pected.
CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR APPOINTED.
(Wah Tez Fat Pao.)
NANKING, July 29. The Ministry of Communications has dispatchee Tani Pei, the direc tor of the Navigation Department of the Ministry, to act as managing director of the Ching "Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, in sug cension to Mr. T. C. Chad, who wza assassinated last week.
Mr. Taai has proceeded to Shang- bai to take charge of the affairs of the Company,"
PLENARY SESSION OF
KUOMINTANG.
(Wah Trz Tat Pao.)
Local protests have culminated in a suggestion of non-co-operation
PEIPING, July 29, with the American Administration, Wang Ching Wei and leaders "of | and some of the Filipino leaders the various political parties con- are even suggesting a peaceful referred to-day, when it was decided vols like Gandhi's in India."
in the city have been thoroughly ransacked.
Before the fall of the city, Gen. eral Ho Chien, the Hunan Gover nor, fled to Liling, where he has opened an office to direct civil and military affairs. He has ordered his troops to concentrate at Liling to recapture the provincial capital.
Anxiety in Hankow.
The capture of Changsha has aroused auch anxiety in military circles in Hankow, where the people have become very uneasy. A large body of troops has been rushed to assist the Hunan forces and Gen: eral Ho Ying Ching has dispatched a wire to General Liu Hsiang, a commander of the Szechuan troops, instructing him to assist the armues
in Hunan,
to
hold the enlarged Plenary Session of the Central Executive Council of the Kuomintang G August 7.
Wang Ching Wei is drafting a circular declaration of the piccary session.
Chang such Liang Unsympathetic.
MUKDEN July 20. Chang Hsueh Liang has not shown a sympathetic attitude to ward the delegates of Wang Ching! Wei, Feng Yu Hsiang and Yen Hai
Shan.
He has not appointed any date to receive the delegates.
NATIONAL BANK.
(Wah Ter Yat Pao.),
The following Chinese cables give details of the alarming develop ments regarding the Communist outbreak in Changsha, which was captured by the Communists en the evening of the 27th instant.
The Communist marauders, num- bering about 20,000 and directed by the notorious Communist leader Pang Teh Huai, appeared on the outskirts of Changsha on Sunday Communist elements near Han-
PEIPING, July 23. afternoon and overpowered the garkow have simultaneously become The committee in charge of the rison.
Two stations of the formation of the proposed National very active. As there was only a handful of Peiping-Hankow Railway between Bank has invited merchants of soldiers defending the city, the Huayuan and Hsiaokan, north of Manchuria to become shareholders residents at once organised a "self- Hankow, have fallen into the bands of the Bank. defence corps" consisting of 2,000 of the Communists who numbered The North-Western Bank able-bodied young men, armed with over 2,000. They destroyed the Chengchow will be incorporated swords, axes, etc. Their efforts to railway tracks and blew up two into the National Bank... defend the city eventually proved railway bridges, and the railway futile and the "Red" wangaards, service was consequently held up. numbering about 2,000, entered the
According to a Shanghai report, city. There were great disorder the people of Shanghai held a meet- and confusion among the populace ing on Monday when it was decided and many residents filed in terror, to request the Central Government the cries of women and children to rush heavy troops to deal with being heard all around. ':
the Communists. A number of high military and civil officials in Nan- At about 2 a.m. fires broke out! king, who are patives of Hunan,
Government Buildings in Flames,
and
KWANGLI AGROUND,
at
(Wah Tin Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July 29... The .. Kwangli, of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Com-
The Company dispatched the s.s. Kwangyu to tow her off, but the effort proved truitless.
INQUEST ON TIBETAN EXPLORER.
FOURTH TEST MATCH.
MATCH ABANDONED ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN.
McCABE'S DEADLY SEVEN OVERS: THREE WICKETS SECURED CHEAPLY.
(THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.]
MANCHESTER, July 28..." In spite of the rain in the forenoon, the wicket dried suf- ficiently by 5.30 p.m. for play again when Leyland (35) and Tate (5), the overnight not-outs, resümed England's" innings. Leyland played inside the' fifth bail from McCabe and his off bail was seen flying through the air. He had not added a single run to his over- "night score, while the total now stood at 200 for 8.
Falling Tight Causes. Trouble.
The light at this stage was very poor and, "in hitting out, Tate was well taken by Ponsford at mid-on. Nichols batted steadily, but Peebles offered a chance to Richardson fa the alips when the score stood at 245. This, however, was not ne- cepted, but two runs later the same fielder brought off a smart catch at second slip to effect his dismissal.
Duckworth was next man in, but before he had opened his account play was stopped on account of failing light.
Nichols had made 7 not out, while 25 came from extras, the total being 251 for 8,
Fine Bowling by McCabe. McCabe was bowling extremely well, his figures for the day being seven overs, three maidens, 14 runs and three wickets.
Match Drawn-Abandoned,
MANCHESTER, July 29.
Heavy rains overnight followed by more in the morning render- ed further play impossible, and the fourth Test was accordingly abandoned.
The teams are now still on equal terms, each having won one game, while the remaining two were drawn.
The fifth, and final, Test will begin on August 16, and this game will be played to a finish. This will be Australia's last re- presentative game" on English soil till. 1931, when they are due to visit the Old Country again, but it will be interesting to note... that England will be going down under in 1932-3;
The scores, up till the time of abandonment, were:-
AUSTRALIA: FIRST INNINGS,
W. M. Woodfull, e Duckworth; b Tate W. H. Ponsford, b Hammond ............
D. G. Bradman, c Duleepsinghi, b Peebles
A. F. Kippax, Chapman, b Nichols
S. McCabe, 1.b.w., b Peebles
V. 7. Richardson, ́b Hammond
"A. G. Fairfax, lib.w... b Goddard
W. A Oldfield, b'Nichols....
C. V. Grimmett, c Sutcliffe, b Peebles
P. M. Hornibrook, c Duleepsinghi, b Goddard T. Wall, not out....
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
M.
Nichols Tate
21
5
33
30
39
Goddard
32.1 14
49
55. 9
150,
2 17
21 6
24
Peebles Leyland
Hammond
ENGLAND: FIRST INNINGS.
J. B. Hobbs, c Oldfield, b Wall
E. W. Sutclizo, e Bradman, b Wail.
W. R. Hammond, b Wall
K. S. Duleepsinghi, a Hornibrook, b McCabe
M. Leyland, b McCabe
A. P. F. Chapman, e Grimmett, b Hornibrook
M. W. Tate, c Ponsford, b McCabe
M, Nichols, not out....................
I. A. R. Peebles, e Richardsen, b McCabe G. Duckworth, not out
Extras
T. W. Goddard did not bat;
T. wall.....
A. Fairiax
U. V. Grimmett-
P. M. Hornibrook
8. McCabe...
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345
31
Total (for 8 wickets)
Bowling Analysis.
251
0. м. R. W A 70 8
13 F 15 0
19
28
59 0
9 41 1 17 3 41 4
It will be seen from the above averages that McCabe' was the. most successful bowler, and that, for a change, "Clarrie " Grim mett did not capture a single "scalp." Wall bowled with some measure of success, while the fact that Fairfax sent down thirteen overs for just a shade over one ran apiece goes to prove that he kept down the score with much success.
ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
BRITISH OIL-LINE IN MEXICO..
[REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE).
NEW YORK, July 23.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RuGay, July 28.
A message from Mexico City The Indian Round Table Con-
Palace at the conclusion of the Iment bas sanctioned the construc perial Conference, but the Secret. tion by the British Eagle Oil Com nry for India, Mr Wedgwood Pany of a 140 mile pipe line ex- Bena, said in the House of Com tending from the Furbero field, on mons to-day that he was not yet the gulf of the coast of Vera Cruz,
to Mexico City.. able to state what would be the
Work on the line, will begin with composition of the delegations.
in two months,
A supplementary question as.to whether a statement would be made on this subject before the House rises on Friday was auswered in, the affirmative.
The Associated Press states that the British Eagle Company will build a refaery at Mexico City.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign in the premises of the Hunan Pro have also appealed to the Govern- pany, went aground near Kiukiang, ference will be held at St. James's states that the Mexican Govern- to a question in the House of Convincial Government, the Bureau of meat to take drastic action against mons, said that owing to distur-Public Safety (Police Headquar- the Communists in their native e first move has been rinde in bances at those ports HM.S. ters)
other governmental province.
Backed by Boviet. Beat trade var involving the Ramillies has proceeded to Port offices. No one dared to extinguish Picts of convict labour under Said and H.M.S. Waterhen to Suez. the flames which spread unchecked, It is privately reported that the St rule.
The Queen Elizabeth remains at
and resulted in the destruction of outbreak in Hunan is backed by authorities have refused the Alexandria,
numerous buildings, shops and the Soviet, The capture of Chang- en of two ships bearing pulp Replying to other questions on residential houses:"
sha is considered to be the first wfrom Russi
the subject of Egypt Mr. Dalton On Monday afternoon the rest step of a big Communist plot in
(TSLOUGH RAUTERʼR MOKNUY.] is the first direct breach of said that in view of their ultimate of the Communists entered the city, China. It is stated that recently trelations between the United responsibility for the protection of and placards were posted and hand large numbers of returned Chinese
LONDON, July 28. Strand Soviet Russia, it being foreign lives and property in bills distributed among the panic students from Russia have been, A verdict of suicide while of un anded that the decision to re- Egypt and danger to public order strisken people urging them to join dispatched to direct the various young mind was returned at the "Tulle entry of the ships was which I had manifested itself. Bin The Communist pesky quads of Communist groups. The orces, inquest, ab Epring 10 day on Cap- "the lt of direct orders from Majesty's Government considered it the Communist troops were patrol who have captured Changsha, are tain John Ellam, a member of the necessary to hold strictly to account led the city and propaganda corps the 5th Red army under Pang Teh McGovern expedition to Tibet in Tips are the Norwegian .. leaders of both parties in the pre-were”, „active. The Communists Haai, while those threatening Nan 1999, who travelled extensively ip Chris and the British steamer sent constitutional conflict in wore white uniforme with red neck thang and Kiukiang Lre the 1st Siam and China. He helped to Greloth from Aichangel. Egypt. His Majesty's Govern, ties.
Red army under Chu Tak Oiber found a Buddhist society. A Or prohibiting the discharge meat's com unication was intended After the capture of the city, Red armies are expected to create. He was found dying in Epping of ety of wood pulp loaded by by dealing in a practical manner much looting took place. It is re disturbances along the Yangtsze Forest, and at the inquest it was Russionvicts came into effect with the situation to make this ported that nearly half of the shops Valley and other provinces, includ. revealed that he was financially
unmistakeably clear.
(Continued on next Volumn.). ing Kwangtung and Kwangsi.
"
embarrassed.
Mr. Wedgwood Benn was asked
as to the procedure to be followed mittee would still be appropriate tefore precuring the proposals to for "aff exotiation UI proge Parliament for the imefionicu, of als ndally idia Before Parlament the Government of India Act. as a result of the conference.
He recalled that in the corres It was for the Prime Minister pondence of October last between to consider whether it might be the Chairman of the Statutory Com necessary or desirable to modify in mission and the Prime Minister it any respect the procedure origin was contemplated that procedure ally contemplated until the results by a
joint Parliamentary Com of the Round Table Conference (Continued at foot of next column.) I were known,