THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 8,
1927.
PEASANT REVOLT.
RISE AGAINST LABOUR TYRANNY.
CLASHES AT KIUKIANG.
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Writing from Klukiang March 29, the North China Daily News correspondent reports:
During the past ten days crop after crop of now posters has ap- peared on the walls of the Conces- sion. These posters with fine im- and partiality attack. British Japanese, Chang Toung-chang and Chang Tso-lin. At night they disappear and it is supposed the police, afraid to act in the day time, creep round after dark and. remove them. But each new morn- ing produces a fresh crop. The posters are of all colours, red, pink, green, yellow, blue and white so that from the river the sedate Klakiang Bund assumes a gay and gaudy, if perhaps somewhat drunken, appearance.
In the native town the Labour Unions have fallen out amongst themselves, The most powerful local union is the General Labour Union to which all the coolie or ganizations are affiliated.
SOVIET CONSULATE AT SHANGHAL
The above picture shows the Soviet Consulate at Shang- hal, against which the Shanghai Municipal Council has taken action. The corner of the Astor House Hotel can be seen in rear.
KUOMINTANG PLOTS IN MANCHURIA.
POLICE DISCOVER SECRET ORGANISATION,
STUDENTS INVOLVED,
It is this Union which has engineered
Even Manchuria with its iron all the strikes which have taken place and which are still in pro-government is by no means froe gress. The farmers have been getting restless, as they find that from revolutionary elements, writes the strikes Interfere with the dis- posal of their produce. They also complain that the price of all com- modities has risen except the price of rice, which remains low becated there has not heen the usual export owing to the civil war. Farmers Rally.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
ANOTHER EXCELLENT
PROGRAMME.
The second of the big Para- mount pictures to be shown at the Queen's Theatre drew
large gatherings to this popular house of entertainment yesterday. It was "The Coast of Folly," starring Gloria Swanson, with a strong east in support.
in-
taresting, and it is made the
the
a Mukden correspondent of the The story is intensely N. 6. Daily News. To most resid-more SO by reason, of ents it came as a surprise to learn magnificent acting of Gloria that the Kuomintang had gained a Swanson, who takes the dual part of a wayward mother and her footing in the Three Eastern Pro-daughter who had been compromis- vinces. The discovery was made ed in the eyes of society by her last week. Apparently information friendship with a young married man. No greater contrast could On the 17th the Farmers' Union had reached the police of Chang- hardly be imagined than Gloria rallied its members and the farm-chun--it looks as if Japanese and Swanson in the two roles! indeed, ers marched in from miles around Chinese police had been in concert it is doubtful if the has ever been. on this matter-and acting upon it sent to greater effect. Other parts with their scythes and knives and went to the headquarters of the domiciliary visits were carried out are extremely well taken by Alee General Labour Union and de- and three men arrested. manded its dissolution. Rioting
But more important was the sei-Francis, Anthony Jowitt, Dorothy Cumming and Eugenic Bessere, followed during which several pro-
zure of documents. which dis-
one which all minent supporters of the Labour closed the ramifications of a fairly and the film is
Should see. Union were killed and several widespread Kuomintang organiza-
The Cameronians Band others very seriously injured, tien in Manchuria, with branches ir When the farmers appeared to be Kirin, Changchun and Mukden. brought down the house at the Theatre Inst night. getting the worst of the battle, information was passed on to the Queen's the soldiers stepped in and finish- Mukden polico who visited the pre- Under the baton of Mr. Dowell, Union Theological they played superbly for half an ed off the work they had begun mises of the by wrecking the Labour Union's College in the International Settle- hour, introducing themselves with headquarters. Since then the ment and arrested a teacher, a cer- a masterly rendition of the majori- heads of the Labour Union have tuin Mr. Ch'ion, who is believedty of the popular tunes from "No, to be the hend of the movement in No. Nanette." The progranime disappeared and it is said the
Manchuria. Union is to be reorganized on more
Here they found cer- did not permit of further encores, conservative lines.
tain papers containing lists of though the applause at the close! numes. This induced them to visit of their performance was deafen- the Arts College where they round-ing. to collect ined up a number of students whose
names appeared on the lists men- tinues tioned. No arrests were made Saturday. but the students were cautioned Further investiga- by the police. tions brought out that certain Chi- nose in foreign employ were. acting as agents for the receipt of correspondence relative 10 the movement.
Martial law was immediately declared and an order issued for- bidding persona groups. Civilians may not carry knives, scythes or other weapons and anyone noving after dark must carry a lamp. The streets are picketed and patrolled by sol-
diers..
More Trouble Likely, The farmers are now hanging round Kickiang and waiting for an opportunity to come in and finish off what is left of the Labour Union. It seems cerlain there will be more trouble and, as the farmers can be countel by the tens of thousands, the probability torious. Similar, riots have taken place in Nanchang with similar results.
Students Vanish.
From the literature discovered
it appears that the members of this
The current programme
and to up
con-
including
IS HUMA
AVIATION MISHAP.
PORTUGUESE AIRMAN
CRASHES.
Pernambuco, April 7.
movement are dissatisfied with the Major Sarmento Beires' seaplane military regime under which Man was badly damaged in a crash in churia is controlled and hope to taking off Rio de Janeiro. The
is that the farmers will be vic-ring about the downfall of the airmen were unhurt, but the flight
abandoned.-
Able to Continue.
Later,
militarists and establish a form will probably he of popular government. Members Reuter. disclaim any inclination towards Bolshevism or Communism-which may or may not be true-but it is noteworthy that in all reports of; Beires, the Portuguese flier, has the discovery the organization is been able to take off, and is con- ! described as belonging to the Kuo- tinuing his world flight-Reuter. mintang. Moreover, the adherents A message, dated Rio de Janeiro of the movement declare that it is for March 17th, stated that Major indigenous to Manchuria and is not Biores had arrived at Fernando the Atlantic again the work of prepagandists from Noronha, without the Three Eastern Pro-crossed. vinces. Nevertheless, it is admit-
The Farmers' Union supports the right wing of the Kuomintang while the Labour Union is most decidedly left wing. It is said. that Chiang Kai-shek, who was himself in Kiukiang at the time of the rioting but has now left for down river, instigated the farmers to the attack. At the time of the trouble he placed a large armed guard in the Concession to protect
ted that they have affiliations with the Portuguese airman, will be it. The guard proceeded to billet themselves in the Community Hall the Canton organization and are remembered locally for his flight of the Kiukiang Club, where they ready to welcome the Nationalists from Lisbon to Macao about three made themselves at home with the in Peking and in Manchuria,
peated protests by the Consul, the soldiers were moved out the fol- lowing afternoon..
Major Sarmento Bieres,
years ago. He was then a Lieut-
As usual, the movement is chiefly enant and was accompanied by usual unpleasant consequences to. the property occupied. After re-supported by students, who scens Capt. Brito Pais. They started off to be especially amenable to such in a Briguet biplane which crash- teaching. The discovery has created in India, and then came on with ed a panic, and large numbers of another machine, being unable to students have sought safety in land in Macao owing to the heavy flight. No less than 50 have dis- weather and coming down in the appeared from the North Eastern New Territories. University alone.
DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT.
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The Bishop of St. Albans pre- sided over the St. Albans' Consis- tory Court recently, when the Rev. Herbert Allon, vicar of St. Mat- thew, Oxhey, Watford, Herts, wha was charged with having com- 'mitted certain offences, failed to
appear. The Bishop announced TO CONTINUE ON US. PLANE. ances, and a heater will be the
that the detandant had written on February 7 admitting the charges,
New York, April 7.
In its police methods Bradfori,' de- bo say the least of it, is most
A telephone, cidedly up to-date. a. writing-desk,, first-aid appli equipment in each of 100 police boxes which are to be set up in the
and had expressed a desire that De Pinedo has accepted the outer districts of the city. Each the Court should pronounce scu- United States Government's offer box will be in direct communien tonce. The decree of the Court, to lend him an army aeroplanction with police headquarters, and read by the president, deprived Renter's American Service.
the public will be able, in case of
defendant, of all ecclesiastical pro- [Telegrams yesterday reporteduced to summon assistance by motion, and specially the living of that De Pintdo's flight round means of a sliding panel on the St. Matthew, Oxhey. The decreAmerica had temporarily come to outside of the boxes. The system further stated that the defendant an end owing to a mishap in which also provides for a red light to be should be entirely removed, dehis machine was burned.]
shown when polico headquartern based, and degraded from office of
wish to summon the police on the beat. priest and deacon.
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