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Hongkong Telegraph
POUNDED 1881 300 WERAF WEDNESDAY, MARCH
No. 22,113
MORE YANGTSZE INCIDENTS. FLOWER SHOW.
MOB BREAKS LOOSE AT WUHU.
CHINESE TROOPS RUSH BRITISH STEAMER.
DESTROYER INTERVENES.
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News from the Yangtze to-day indicates that a serious situation has developed at Wuhu, a mob breaking into and looting All foreign the native Customs House and the Customs Club. Women and children are being evacuated to Shanghai and the men are standing by ready to leave if necessary.
A party of Chinese soldiers on Monday rushed and boarded a British steamer near Hankow and forced the Master to get under way. A British destroyer intercepted the ship, placeri an armei guard on board and took her to Hankow where the Chinese soldiers were landed in the Concession under a naval escort.
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There were further questions asked in the House of Commons yesterday, and, during the official replies it was stated that the . British Consul General at Shanghai had been authorised if he thought fit to negotiate with either of the contending parties regarding the future of Shanghal.
A vote for nearly £1,000,000 was approved by the House of Commons to pay for the cost of sending out the Shanghai Defenze Force up till the end of March.
way.
Haakow, Mar. 8.
FINE DISPLAY FOR TO-MORROW.
DESPITE FOG EFFECTS.
In spite of the unfavourable wea' ther conditions which have
9, 1927,日六月二
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TWO COAST STEAMERS THE CHINA WAR. OVER FOUR THOUSAND
GO ASHORE.
MISHAPS DUE TO FOGGY
WEATHER.
"DEVAWONGSE" GETS OFF..
Two ocean-going steamers, the
obtained on the Peak during the German 8.5. Devawongse and an
7,000 RUSSIANS NOW AT FRONT.
WU'S GENERALS SECEDE.
Nhoking, Mar. 8. - Marshal Chang Tsung-chang is now on the Chinese gunboat "Chu
CASUALTIES.
JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE'S BIG TOLL.
RECORDED IN HONGKONG!
Tokyo, Mar. 9. The latest Home Office report
IN KIUKIANG.
REMOVING TRACES OF
LOOTING..
CHINESE OFFICIALS BUSY,
A correspondent of the N. C. Daily New, writing recently from Kiukiang, reported
that the.
past fortnight, so far as producine junknown steamer painted grov, Chuang," which, among others, testates that the total casualties Chinese officials on shore had":" blooms for show purposes is concame to grief yesterday (whilst anchored above Wade Island. Tho/caused by the earthquake number issued the order that all looted
cerned, there are Indications that a
Amoy.
4,774.
"Clumsy
Efforts.
heading for Hongkong through gunboat is not burning a light at
houses were to be cleaned up. In Of the total named, 1,699 were order to make an entry, many of the thick fog which enveloped night, and a British tug proceeding very fine display will be on view China waters from Hoihow to up river was stopped on Sun-killed in the Kyoto Prefecture the houses had to be broken int. to-morrow, when the annual show
day night and detained during the Reuter.
On enquiry at the Royal Obser- It is to be feared that these re- of the Hongkong Horticultural So-
The s.s. Devawongse was strand- dark houra. A British steamer.
vatory, Kowloos, we were inform-peated onslaughts on doors and cfety takes place at the Volunteered for eight hours on Wo Lo Tsui was allowed to go past on the fol-ed by Mr. T. F. Claxton, the lacks will not improve their condi
Foint, Lamma, the vessel striking' Headquarters.
Director, that, judging from the round at 1.15 p.m., and getting lowing night. A representative of the Telegraph clear, with the assistance of the
Only a small contingent of Shan-extent of the movements register- tion. The intention of the officials called at the show ground this 5.3. Phranang, at half past nine tung troops crossed to Nanking, the earthquake appears to have was obviously to remove all trace
been a very severe one. In fact, of the looting. he said, the record was as large morning and saw some of the early last night, having attracted the from Pukow to-day.
The Russian troops are now cs- French boat to the scene by the Jarrivals of pot plants from the continued blowing of her syren. timated to be about 7,000, fifteenus that of the big earthquake in
1923, Peak district, the excellence and As far as can be at present ascer-hundred of which are stationed high cultural standard of which tained; the Dévawongue, which along the Nanking-Shanghai Rail- were, in all the circumstances, a German steamer of 1,047 tons, really surprising. A heavy blan- has suffered no material damage. ket of fog has wrapped Peak gar-She is commanded, by Capt. John dens in devastating gloom for near-Ernst and was carrying a cargo lyd fortnight and yet there pro-l about 600 tons.
The master reports that naviga- mises to be a fine display of bloom
It is not tion was impeded by fog all the show to-morrow. anticipated that all the Peak en-way from Hoihow.
The second vessel, at present tries will be sent down, but there will be a goodly proportion well unknown, was sighted by the maB- worthy of being seen. Other ter of the French 9.9. Jade at plants to arrive this morning from about five o'clocic last night. The the Open section were also of high master was not quite clear as to her position, but it has since been standard.
discovered that she is nshore at Chuan Chau island, a small island to the south of Hongkong.
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Open Section Falls Off.
In conversation with Mr. E. B. C.
acl
Chinklang, Mar. 8. More troops have arrived from Jown river. Naval Wireless,
metres.
On receipt. of the news a party The longitudinal waves began way, while the remainder are takto register at the Observatory on was rapidly organized to go on (Hongkong standard time) and the the Consular soals to prevent ing up positions in the vicinity of Monday at 9 hrs. 32 min. 50 secs. shore to seal up the houses with Changcho.
Amongst the military equipment long, waves at 9.36.50. The tran- further interference. Nearly all were not clearly the houses were visited and it recently transferred from Pakow verse waves
There were was found that clumsy, attempts are two armoured trains-Naval marked, however.
several maxima of about 100 milli- had been made to tidy up. The
on The shocks finished at rubbish the floors, kapok Wirelcas.
from mattresses, feathers from about 1 u.m. yesterday.
cushions, horgohair from sofas, "Emprese" Party Sale.
the remnants of the torn books, Wu Pei-fu Generals Sccede. The following telegram has been the broken litter of smashed furni received from Japan by the local ture, the fragments of glassware Yesterday afternoon; the Army office of the Canadian Pacific and procaluin, the scraps of metal from broken door-locks, re-irons Headquarters in Canton received a wireless mesage from Flankow to Steamerships, Ltd.:
"Earthquake Osaka Kyoto dis-gad cooking utensils had all been the effect that most of the com-tricts comparatively unimportant. brushed up and, either removed or She
Army in Honan have joined the
chairs had been set up against walls and carpets rearranged.
But n looted house is a looted house and tidying up will not res place the stolen chair covers, which might have hidden stuffing: exuding from bayonet gashes. Broken locks and twisted electric-
ght brackets, slit carpets, miss-. ing legs and arms, braken looking!
stand a tug is being sent out to Her assistance.
the day the first orders were given. Hornell, the Hcn. Secretary of this described as being a large ves-/manders of Marshal Wat Pol-Empress of Scotland party unaffect crammed into drawers. Broken
painted groy, and we under- anti-Fengtien military campaign. ed; everybody well."
General Chin, Yun-ao, the leader of these generals, has wired to the Nationalist Headquarters in. Hankow that his forces are suffl- and that the Nationalists only need cient to combat the Fengtien troops to supply his men with funds and ammunition.
The vessel was intercepted by a (Cheers),-Kenter. British destroyer just below Hun- kow, and an armed guard was put
on board. The steamer was brought to
and the Chinese Hankow,
soldiers were landed in the Conces- sion under a naval escort.
How It Was Done,
Jondon, March 8. Arising out of the vote for the despatch of troops to China, Cap-
There was a large unarmed tnin treop" demonstration along the Bund to-day, and extensive move
ents down river.
Office to take the necessary, mili-
of
Change of Date Suggested.
The master of the s.s. Szechuan reports that his vessel touched Monkey Island as he was leaving the inner harbour at Amoy.
COOLIE KILLED.
MOTOR TRUCK OVER EMBANKMENT.
OBITUARY.
DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM HARRIS.
!!
much sympathy is felt.
And
Authority Derided.
of
A British steamer whilst at Wu-The whole movement was carried show, our representative was in formed that there had been a dia- sung yesterday was rushed by a cut with very little fuss and no appointingly small entry of pot we might be plants in the Open Section. The party of Chinese soldiers, who ustentation, and forced the muster to get her under proud of the way the War Depart-gregate of all entries this year ment had carried out its duty.is 672, as against 721 last year, 812 for 1925, 749 in 1924 and 1,010 (a record) in 1923. This year's en- tries are divided as follows: Pot plants (open) 07: Pot plants
To facilitate sending troops and supplies to the Honan armies, the Mr. William Harris, who was glasses are not so easy to conceal
everywhere are traces (Peak) 115; Cat flowers (open) 43;
of Harris' Store in Cut flowers (Penk) 56; and Ger-
Nationalists have arranged with proprietor
Road, Kowloon, until kupok and feathers clinging to General Chin for the resumption of Jordan feral Exhibits 30. Last year there were 211 entries for Plant Pots in
traffe on the section of the Peking-it closed down three months ago, carpets and floors. Douglas King, Financial the Open section, and the falling
Hankow railway from Hankow to died suddenly at his home at No..
At the C. I. M. house of the. Chengchow, the base of Wu Pei- 513, Nathan Road, at 8 o'clock Secretary to the War Office, gave off to 97 this year is, said Mr.
A fatality resulted from an ac- fu's Army in Honan. Yesterday last night. The remains were re-"overflow" from the office of the in Parliament a short account of Hornell, a very disappointing fen- how the despatch was carried out, ture. He stated that out of 3,790 cident on the Castle Peak Road afternoon, at 8 o'clock the first moved by the police to the Kow-Commissioner of Foreign Affairs-
was found to be still in residence. He said that on January 18th, entries (excluding General Ex-yesterday afternoon, when a coolle train for many months left Hankow loon Mortuary. General Tan. Yen-kai arrived at!
Deceased, who was 65 years of Mr. Tang from Hankow, who act- Wuchung yesterday and crossed to the Board of Trade was authorised hihits) daring the past five years, was killed on being thrown from for Honan with a large quantity
of arms and munitions for General age, was a very old resident of cd in Kiukiang as one having Hunkow. The situation generally, to make the necessary arrange the Peak had provided 2,019 as a truck after a collision,
It seems that a Ford truck, Chin Yun-no's Army.
the Far East, having spent the authority, had ordered the "over Iments for ships and the transport against 1,771 by the
Open section.. is quiet.-Naval"Wireless.
inden with sixteen pigs, with a
General Tan Yen-kai, chairman greater part of his time out here, flow on the morning of the 10th, of troops. The Government, not
coolie in charge, was proceeding
In Shanghal and Hongkong. Ho five days before to remove itself SERIOUS WUHU AFFAIR.
wishing to take any decided mill- Hary action until the last possible
In view of the above figures, Mr. along the main road, from the of the Nationalist Government, and Moh Indulge in Looting. moment, did not authorise the War Hornell thought that the Commit-direction of Laichikok when it General Lu Tit-ping, vice-comman- loft the Army in his early days, elsewhere immediately. Mr. Wuhu, Mar. 8. tary action, until January 21st. the of the Society might very well stalled on the incline near "Gold-der of the 2nd. Nationalist Army, and, previous to setting up busi Tang's authority, it seems, reaches consider holding the show one ring's House." The vehicle back have arrived at Hankow from res in connection with the store only as far as Mr. Tang's elbow name at Jordan Road, was employed a letter from the Commissioner With the defection of the Anhui On that day warning orders were earlier, in order to void, fed and dropped over an embank Klangs to attend the Kuomintang which he established in his own and indeed the Consul has receiv
ment. The driver escaped serious Conference, according to a tele- troops, the Southerners are making sent to the units selected to go to possible, the early and devastating injuries, but the coolie who was gram received in Canton yesterday.ed at the Kowloon Docks. He is of Foreign.Affairs asking him who
Chinn and on the same day notices fogs which for the past two years a rapid advance, down river.
Chang Kai-shek's authority: Mr. Eugene Chen has been ap-were posted calling up men
however, stretches further than proached in connection with the 8.8. Section A of the Army Reserve, have all but wrought havoc with riding in the body of the vehicle General Chang Kai-shek is on his survived by a widow, with whom air. Tang is to lisuo orders.
With the Peak was thrown against a telegraph way to Hankow also.
Mr. Tang's for when the Consul Kutwo. A release of the vessel composed of men who undertook! Peak exhibits.
Immediately after the mishap the lability to come up for service at supplying more than double the pole and killed outright.
mentioned Chang Kai-shek's order A serious situation developed in any time within two years of their number of Pot plants this year it driver absconded. The police took
that all foreign properties were "Or that would have been much better if the charge of the vehicle on arrival ai
immediately to be vacated, the the course of the day. A Chinese leaving the colours. mob, harangued by agitators, rush-Section of the Reserve, notices show had been held a month the scene and had the body of the ed the native Customs House and were sent to 1,518 men, and it was earlier, when a very fine display in- unfortunate coolie removed to the Customs Club, breaking into the very satisfactory to know that out deed would have been certain. Mr. Mortuary. premises and indulging in wholesale of that total only four failed to Hornell admitted that to hold the Between show earlier would entail earlier looting.
reply to their notices. The British women and children January 25th and 29th six trans- sowing, possibly with some risk were collected on a steamer, while ports left. this country conveying from a late typhoon "blow" in the whole of the latter months of the year, but he the menfolk are standing by ready practically the to withdraw if necessary.
The Shanghai Defence Force, includ-thought the advantage of holding
BRITISH WOMEN'S NEW military authorities took only luke- ing the whole rifle strength and the show before the fogs came roat of the anxillary troops. For along to spoil the majority of the
CAMPAIGN. warm action--Naval Wireless.
[Wuhu, which is the next large the speed with which the despatch plant exhibita was worth considera- "city on the Yangtsze up-stream of the force was carried out the tion in future years.
London, March. 8. from Nanking and about 200 miles very greatest credit was due to the
The Premier, accompanied by by boat from Shanghai, is in An military and civilian staffs and
Regarding to-morrow's show, at the Marine Court this morning, the Home Secretary, this afternoo hui province and is of far greater officials at Board of Trade respon- importance than the Capital, Ansible for the transport, "The whole there is quite a large number af en before Liout. Commander G. Freceived a deputation, organised king. It has a population of about movement was carried out with tries for the table decorations, and Hole. Chief Officer Ward prose-by the Equal Political Righta Campaign Committee, to discuss 200,000 and a Foreign Settlement very little fuss and no ostentation. Mr. H. Green, of the Forestry and cuted.
The defendant pleaded not was opened there in 1906. It is the The cost of the conveyance of the Botanical Department, has ar
The deputation was introduced. centre of a very fertile region and Force by sen was estimated at ranged to stage a big exhibit in the guilty to the charge of desertion, the question of equal franchise.
Drill Hall. This, in itself, will be but admitted that, he was absent
It asked for an an attraction for all horticultural without leave. Mr. Ward ngreed by Lady Artor. enthusiasts.
that on those pleadings the de- immediate and simple Government sertion, charge should be with measure to secure that at the next women should drawn, and added that he would General Election not press for imprisonment. He be entitled to the vote at the age would like the defendant to re- of 21 and on the same terms an turn to the ship, ng he had a good men.
has been asked for.
has a large export trade.]
ICHANG POSITION.
Stevedores Again Out,
Ichang, Mur. 8.
2630,000-British Wireless.
SHANGHAI'S FUTURE.
"Ready to Nerotiate if Necessary."
London, March 8. The stevedores are out on strike | In the House of Commons, Mr. G. agalu; otherwise, the situation is answering questions, unchanged.Naval Wireless. Locker-Lampson said that apart from the declarations by Mr. COST OF SHANGHAI FORCE. Eugene Chen and Mr. O'Malley on February 19, with regard to the policy of the Nationalist Govern London, March 8. ment towards Concessions in
Nearly One Million Sterling.
estimate
Other Attractions.
CHILE COMMUNISTS.
BEING SENT TO LONELY ISLAND.
Santiago, Mar. 8. The several hundred Communists
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SEAMAN CHARGED.
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.
Charges of desertion and being absent without leave were pre- ferred against a' Seaman from the 8.5. Assaye, named E. J. Newman,
character.
His Worship inrposed a fine of $12, which was paid.
"FLU" EPIDEMIC.
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OPIUM CONVENTION.
Heavy Rains.
Shanghai, March 8. The Soochow and Sunkiang fronts continue quiet, due to the heavy rains quagmiring the coun- STATES SLOW IN RATIFYING. "overflow" showed signs of agita-
try.-Reuter.
EQUAL FRANCHISE.
tion. The Consul gave it half an hour to get out in, and the "over flow went. It was then found At the meeting of the League to have swollen to three men,
Geneva, Mar. 8.
Council, Sir Austen Chamber- their wives and children, and it lain observed that only a fow had made itself quite at home in States had ratified the Opium Con-all the inhabitable rooms, v vention of 3925, and he hoped that
the Powers who had not yet rati- those that had been cleaned up
after the looting. fied would acan do so.
M. Benes thereupon announced that Czecho-Slovakia had just fled the Convention-Reuter.
The troops from Mr. Melville's rati-house were found to have gone and so had the remnants of Mr.
beda Melville's
and
bedding. They are, no doubt, to be found the Russian house opposite where the troops have taken up` their new quarters.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
FURTHER BIG DECREASE.
in
20 Clerks For Work Of One.
The opportunity was taken to inspect the Council room and London, March 8. The Intent weekly return of un- secretary's flat. It was found employed shows a further decrease that, where before the work of the Counell had been done by one of 26,500 compared with the pro- clerk there were now 20 clerks. vious week. This la only 02,860
more than a year ago, so that the. In fact if one was not falling. The Premier, replying, said the great increase in unemployment over apitoons one was falling Government, proposed to make a caused by the industrial troubles over clerks. They were every- statement in the House of Com- of last year has nearly been wip mona before Easter.--Britished out--British Wireless. Wireless.
GUEST'S SUICIDE.
In the House of Commons, In China, there had been no negotia introducing An
of lions with the Cantonese authori- who have been arrested during £960,000 for the despatch pities with regard to Shanghai. We the past fortnight are sailing from troops to China, covoring the were always ready to negotiate Valparaiso this week aboard a NOW REPORTED ON THE
WANE. expenditure to March 31st, Capt but he did not think we could pos-government transport for the
GENERAL NICOLAS WRANGEL. D. King, pointod out that out of sibly shift the responsibility of Lonely Island of Masafuera in the
London, March 8 1,618 reservists called up to bring protecting the lives of our sub- Juan Fernandez group.
Rome, Mar. 8. up the units of the Shanghaj lects to anyone else's shoulders.
A colony will be established there. The Influenza epidemic is omcial-
General Nicolas Wrangel, a│ Defence Force to strength, only The British Congul-General at under 16 supervision of the ly stated to be on the wane. In four failed to respond (Cheers) Shanghai had been empowered, if Federal police. The transport will 105 large cities during the last He thought it was most creditable he thou fit and if it became carry the necessary supplice, week, there were 898 denths, com- brother of the famous anti-Bolshe to the military, civilian and Board recessary, to carry on negotiation materials, seeds, plants, domestic pared with 1,023 for the previous vik leader, has committed suicide of Trade staffs concerned that the with either of the contending animals, et cetera, the exiles being Week There were 69 deaths in at the realdence of Prince Wolkon London, compared with 81 last sky, where he was staying as a force was sent 10,900 miles and forces-Reuter
guest-Reuter.. woel-British Wirclesa.. landed within two months from] (Continued on page: 12.)
allowed to take their families. Router's American Service..
EIGHTEEN-PENNY. RUPEE.
VOTED BY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
where. In the Council room. in the secretary's flat, and in the private flat alongside (This flat is leased to a British subject). The Consul accing how they had Reized the Secretary's flat, slept in his bed, sat in his chairs and oaten oft his tables, asked them if they had seen Chang Kai-shek'a order. "Face" went out of the window by bucket fulls. It was very subdued and abashed "Provinsional Administration" that who, left behind.
A
New Delhi, Mar. B. The question of the rupoe ratio
Landrenters Meet. The annual general meeting of has been, settled by the Legislative Assembly, the voting being 68 to 66 in favour of an eighteen-penny the Landrenters of the Kinklang
(Continued on pago 18.) rapee-Reuter.