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CHIANG SCORES BIG GAINS. KIANGSI UNREST.
PENGPU AND YANGCHOW
CAPTURED.
EXTENSIVE ADVANCE NORTH OF NANKING.
FENG LOSES CHENGCHOW.
There are several indications that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has scored important victories. This is evident from a Naval wire- less report from Chinkiang which states that large numbers of
IN THE NATIONALIST
.
CAULDRON.
A CHANGING PROVINCE.
CHANGSHA AŞ IT IS TO-DAY.
PROPERTY OF FOREIGNERS- DESTROYED.
July
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MUTINY AT SEA. ANOTHER BIG FLYING A DAY OF NOTE.
FIGHT ON S.S. PRES.
LINCOLN..
1.
·MARINES CALLED UPON.
about 40 A contingent of
VENTURE.
FROM PARIS TO TOKYO IN TWO STAGES.
TO BEAT WORLD'S RECORDS.
Paris, May 23. Tho atmospheric conditions per-
SIGNIFICANCE OF EMPIRE.
THE LOCAL OBSERVANCES.
The significance of Empire Day in Hongkong is confined mainly to
A REIGN OF TERROR.
Changsha was the first really large city to be "captured" last American marines were called
by the invading army from the U.S. transport Hender-mitting it, the airmen Coste and school-children, and observances this morning were attended by Kwangsi Boldiers... They son at 1.30 on Friday afternoon Rignot, recent holders of the long-
tional institutions in the Colony. been trained and prepar- to quell a mutiny aboard the Dollar distance flying record, from Paris students from the various educa in Canton, and
advised Line str. President Lincoln when to Jask, will set out to-morrow,
Beyond the organizing of concerta They hope to establish a now there is little outward sign of any long-distance record in their first
celebration among stage, and to reach Tokyo in their
generation. next-Reuter.
acme centres the poorer classes as to route and procedure by she arrived at Shanghai from flying in the direction of Tokyo. and such like social functions,
are, possibly, a little better off, but generally there is a, decided feeling of doubt and uncertainty, fearing the future!
Just now, Kinngsi is largely in the hands of the Left Wing of the Nationalists the Red section. A small faction they
Hongkong.
the now famous Comrade Borodin,
A representative of the North one of the many Advisors taken into the Kuomintang or "National China Daily News boarded the liner a short while after she Army" by the lato Sun Yat-sen, This Borodin, with another rather arrived in Shanghai and tied up in prominent, Comrade Galens, writes the middle of the stream not a long
tho older
Southern forces are crossing over to the north bank of the river with comparative active, merciless, a correspondent to the Shanghai (way from the Standard Oil instal certainly be the most amazing fout testant and Roman Catholic Cathe-
out any opposition.
100 miles north-west of Nanking..
Men-o'-war and British vesdels [This is presumably an attempt in harbour dressed ship this morn- to fly from Paris tu Tokyo in two ing in observance of the day. "hops," which, if successful, will The services at both the Pro- are, but able,
vessel's of "modern aviation, and possibly drals were simple in form, but not In the east and north, some troops Mercury, are in the pay of the lation and found the
the trans-Atlantic lacking in solemnity. The congre- International, Moscow, crew in a turmoil, the ship itself eclipse even The fact that the Northerners have been driven back is con- are loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, and Third
flight of Lindbergh for spectacu- gations in both instances were polleed by American
lar effect.
composed of achool-children, with firmed in a Reuter's telegram from Shanghai which quotes a report are threatening Nanchang, the though this has been denied by being
provincial capital, which is
It will be recalled that the Bri-a detachment of Girl Guides at that the Southerners have captured Pengpu and Yangehow, both im-dominated by the Left Wing. some, and it has been fully proved marines.
According to passengers aboard tish airmen Carr and Gillman, who St. John's Cathedral
Sormons were preached in portant centres formerly in the hands of Marshal Chang Trung-chang Recently, there are many rumours that the munitions, money and
vessel, the trouble started | had the misfortune to come down sent from the
in the Persian Gulf, as reported accordance with the day, the Rev. shortly after she left Hongkong and Marshal Sun Chuun-fang respectively. The Southerners are now of imminent fighting between the Aeroplanes were all
Right and Left Wing, and the people generally long for the Russia, though many may have and insted until she dropped yesterday, managed to beat the Hyde Gosselin, R.N., occupying been manufactured by Germans, anchor in mid-stream just below long-distance record of Coste and the pulpit at St. John's while Rev Other reports from the Yangtaze zone state that matters, re- victory of the Eight.
After nine months under the where the U.S.S.S. Richmond and Rignot, flying altogebber some Father McGuinness, chaplain of Idle and Dejected.
3,400 miles before "descending, the Army, preached at the Catholic main much the same as during the past few days. Marzhal Feng's
"red" flag we have not much to Marblehead are moored.
The present record, of course, is Cathedral. Kiukiang and Kuling are almost boast of. All three Consuls, Eng-
Those implicated in the fighting held by Lindbergh with his New As has always been the custam alleged victory at Chengchow is discounted by news of a successful
at
the St. Joseph's College, counter-attack by the Northerners who are operating against Hankow. deserted, trade is largely at a lish, American and Japanese, with are said to be Chinese who were
York-Paris flight.
students were given essays to Another big avlation fent, as Replying to questions in "the House of Commons, Sir Austen standstill, the big coolie class are their nationals, have been forced recruited in Hongkong in accor
mostly idle and dejected. There out of the city, or from the island, dance with the practice of the
recently announced, is contemplat-write on subjects relating to the Chamberlain stated that British naval forces had been instructed to are still a score or so Europeans and the gunboats have left, the Dollar Line, and
for the best attempts were distri- prevent the transfer of rolling stock from the Shangha-Nanking Rail-in these places, principally Ger- trading steamers have ceased to Americans who were picked up ined by the famous airman, Captain Empire, and at 8 o'clock the prizes (mans. In the interior of Kiangsi, cail, the trade of the port is al-San Francisco to take the place of Pelletier Doisy, who will be re-buted by the Rov. Bro, Marcian, way to the Pukow-Tientsin Railway for military purposes. This was there are still a number of Roman most ruined, prices are higher on the usual Asiatic crew in the membered in Hongkong. owing to the conditions of the Railway Loan Agreement with Britain. Catholic missionaries, and over 30 all staples of life, and many of the steward's department on the Pretends to fly from Paris to Indo a former director of the College, who delivered an appropriate Protestant, mostly German,
sident Grant when she became China in two "Lops." Action had been entirely impartial.
American, and Finnish, with a
Contemporarily a United States trans- Tokyo project is, however, a far address to the students. few Britishers.
port to carry U.S. Marines to more ambitious one.] Olangapo.
Chinkiang, May 23.
The Nationalists have gained
further successes in the vicinity
of Chiakiang, the heavy shelling
Chiang's Reinforcements.
Nanking, May 23. Southern reinforcements con-
by the Northerners the day befor tinue to arrive. -Neoval Wireless.
yesterday having been mainly" In...
the nature of a parting salvo.
BRITISH CONFERENCE.
Minister Meets Admiral.
In
some
Christians Persecuted.
places inland the Chinese Christians have been per secuted, imprisoned, forced into A hiding, robbed, reviled, etc. few have recanted but, the The Southern counter-offensive
greater number," as far as is now yesterday resulted in the heavy
known, are faithful and true. In defeat of the Northerners, and
Shanghai, May 24.most places, however, there is a Mission General Ho Ying-yin's troops are Sir Milca Lampson has had a fair measure of peace." now crossing in large numbers long conference with Mr. Basil premises, in a number of inland the North bank without opposition. Newton, lately British "representa-centres, are accupied by troops, There has been talk of a peace tive at Hankow, and Admiral Tyr-schools, unions, etc., but to a less settlement between Marshal Sup whitt-Reuter. Chuan-fang, whose troops have been operating in this district, and General Ho Ying-yin, but what stage negotiations have reached is obscure.-Naval Wireless.
SOUTHERN SUCCESSES.
Two Important Captures.
NO INTERFERENCE.
Labour Query Answered.
London, May 23
degree than a few months ago. Good rains have made rice sowing easy, but the depreciated paper money is a general incubus.
Possibly, in six, months or a year, there will be a return to normality and peace. But it will In the House of Commons, Lt. never be the same old Kinngsi! Comdr. Kenworthy (Labour) ask-Humanity out here has, once more, ed whether British naval forces struck its tents and is marching! were interfering with the use of Whither, we do not yet know. railway trucks for the transport But we hope it will be forward. A message from Nanking states of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's It is a time, surely, to be patient, that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek troops in their operations against quiet, and hopeful and sym claims a major success. It is re-the Northern Governments, and pathetic, ported that he has driven General whether similar prohibitions had Chang Tsung-chang back to to, been placed on any future attempt
"Shanghai, May 24.
wards Hauchowfu, in north-west by the forces of the Northern FRANCE'S WARMTH OF Klangsu, after capturing Pengpu, generals to cross the river from
in Anhwei. an important junction the north.
on the Tientsin-Pukow railway,
19:25
WELCOME.
LINDBERGH THE HERO OF THE PERIOD.
A BREAK WITH RUSSIA?
Definite, Brench Prophesied.
·Lendon, May 23.. Reuter's Lobby correspond- ent states that there is now' an almost universal convict" ion that the statements by Ministers on. May 24 with regard to the Arcos raid will involve a complete break with Russin-Reuter.
Soviet Action.
Moscow, May 23,
M. Mckeyan, the Peoples' Commissar of Trade, has instructed the Soviet trade
detail a
of
It is said that those responsible for the trouble are persons who signed on the President Grant when she gáiled from San Francisco with a contingent of 1,500 American Marines. "Accord- ing to the specifications on board the ship only an American crew These were could be engaged. picked up from the San Francisco waterfront,.
After completing her trip across the Pacific in the interest of the Government the President Grant went to Hongkong, where she dis- charged her American crew-or rather held them-and took on her Asiatic crow in the steward's de- partment.
The President Lincoln was de- talled to pick up the American
as more or less super-cargoes, it
He in-
The Paris-
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS.
HOW TO KEEP WORLD'S PEACE.
AT ST. JOHN'S.
Over 500 Children Present. St. John's Cathedral presented a picturesque appearance this morning, on the occasion of its Empire Day servica. Over five hundred children, drawn from all the Government schools, and also five companies of Girl. Guides, at- tended.
Geneva, May 28.
Well before the service was The plenary session of the Inter- national Economic Conference, bas timed to start, at nine o'clock, the unanimously adopted a resolution children began to arrive in orderly proposed by the British delegate, columns, under the direction of Mr. Arthur Pugh, recognising that the Rev. G. E. S. Upadell, Honor- the maintenance of world peace ary Chaplain to the Forces, who largely depends on the principles was in charge of the seating ar- of economic policies which the na- rangements. The Girl Guides tians have framed and executed, numbering 110, who were under and recommending continuous at Mrs. W. T. Southorn, and were es- tention by the Governments to this corted by the President of the uspect
local movement, Lady Clementi, crew in Hongkong and carry them A resolution proposed by Profes- added a pleasing touch to the is said. Once out of Hongkong the sor Cassel of Sweden was also un-scene with their uniforms.
The following schools were re- animously approved, in favour of spirit of boycott started to nasert the development of closer interna presented, the number from each itself and an argument ensued in tional co-operation by Pientific and gchool being shown in brackets which, it is said, some Chinese re educational institutions, and also St. Stephen's College (8), Queen's ceived the worst part. Officers of by the help of the Press and similar College (10), Rap Road School the vessel Interfored and the ship
information agencies.---Renter.
(25), Ellis Kadoorio School for Kadoorie Indians (27), Ellis was brought into part in safety with only one or two casualties.
School (44), Yaumat! School toOnce she dropped anchor a contin-
(28), Garrison School (18), Cen- gent of marines, instructed by radio to stand by, boarded and, it
The Economic Conference closed tral British School (64), Wan- is said, several of the mutineers after a lengthy statement by the taai School (52), Belilios Public were put under strict surveillance, president, M. Theunis, who express (10), Diocesan Girls' School (85); A reign of terror also exists all
Apart from one or two of the ed the opinion that the resolutions Peak School (25), Kowloon Junior British adopted would profoundly influence School (25), Victoria through the country districts, and alleged mutineers being a little the the future economic policy of the School (7), Quarry Bay School in many cases they are more strict worse for the argument with the world. His speech was cheered 24), St. Stephen's Girls College and exacting than in the city.
Marines, no trouble was
representative in London to refrain from lodging any now. orders with Brilish indus- trialists-Beuter.
rich Chinese have either had give up all they had to the present ruling party, or flee the city and province.
Close of the Session.
Lator.
Sir Austen Chamberlain stated: about 100 miles north-west of that in view of the fact that the Nanking.
whole of the property of the The Nationalists alco assert that Shanghai-Nanking Railway they have captured Yangchow, op mortgaged to British Interests as posite Chinkiang, from. General security for the Railway Loan; re-f
Paris, May 23. Sun Chuan-fang-Reuter.
presentations had always been On the occasion of the Aero Club made when there had been a threat of France's reception to Lindbergh, or an attempt to, transfer the roll-Madame Deutsch De la Meurthe, the
Of the foreigners, some 100 in perienced and the Lincoln will pro loudly and for a prolonged period, across the Yangtsze,,
Club, sent the secretary a cheque only a handful of German mis- for 350,000 francs, of which 160,000 sionaries remain, and it is possible
FENG'S "VICTORY.”
Turned to Defeat.
Shanghai, May 23.
ex-
ing-stock for military purposes widow of the ex-president of the number, who were here last July, I ceed to-day under the usual orders all the delegates rising in their (20), and Ying Wah College (20)..
Removal of Rolling Stock.
Wand..
Mr. A..
which will continue the work E. Ralphs, Inspector. of English
Other schools represented were sents:
Previously a compromise was St. Paul's College and the Dioce reached as regards a difficulty in san Boys' School, Among those is for a cup for Lindbergh, and that they may leave at any date FRENCH COMMUNIST'S respect of the composition of the recent ver The report of a great victory by
Ho cited representations made | 100,000 each for Nungesser's for Hankow, as life is hard to live
future economic organisation Director of Education," and Mr. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang at Cheng- chow has been discounted consi- to General Chang Tsung-chang on mother and the French airman's under prosent conditions here, the Labour Union making many im- iderably by later information that March 21 and similarly on May companion, Coll's, children.
possible exactions, and also de- & Fengtien counter-attack proved 17. The secretary to the British
manding that no preaching or successful.
teaching, but of their own kind, shall be carried on in the city.
The property of many of the foreigners has been taken, over,
Shanghai is quiot-Naval Wire
iless.
THREAT TO WUCHANG.
Hankow's Food Crisis.
Hankow, May 23.
General Oficer Commanding had
More Awards.
At the function Lindbergh was informed the Captain of H.M.Sevidently embarrassed by the Carlisle of a proposal to transfer the rolling-stock to Nanking and warmth of the reception. In a Pukow, and he was told that this speech he said that Americans falt could not be permitted.
the loss of Nungesser and Coli as effects, sold or destroyed, and we
Prominent aviators present in-
OBITUARY.
TOUR,
of the Conference, arlaing Schools,
out
of
蘧 Labour
demand
The clergy taking part were the
LEAVING FAR EAST TO
HOME.
for representation in the or Rev. H. Copley Moyle, the Rev.
The Soviet delegate Hyde Gosselin, R.N., the Rev. W. R... ganleation,
M. Vargs, supporting . Pugh's Cannell, the Rev. E. W. L. Martin, resolution, miétioned, earlier, anid the Rov. G. T. Waldegrave, and the Paris, May 201 The Communist Deflot, has that the Soviet authorities consider. Rev. G. Stopford.
The service opened with the Hymn "Brightly blem of economic relations hotween Procespiona! vostok that he is returning to different countries and the Boylet, Gleame our Banner" which was France to defend himself in pro-and the establishment of the prin followed by prayers and a psalm. ceedings instituted by the French Government because of speeches he ciple of co-existence of two econo- The Bev. G. Stopford then read while he was in China.mic eystems, should be of the high- a lesson from Proverbs, efter eat significance to the general which Kipling's famous words economic situation.Reuter.
made
Sir Austen Chamberlain declar- much as the Fronch, but still had do not yet know what the end will cabled to the Humanite from Vladi ed that a careful study of the pro
a little hope that they would be|be. Our railroad still functions. ed that these representations were found in the wilds of North founded on the loan agreement, America or Canada. The company General Sha Tao-yin appears to while as regards the Tientsin-Pu-thon toasted Mrs. Lindbergh, the 'be awaiting the advance of other kow Railway, there was no mort-
proudest. woman in America." forces approaching Hankow before gage and therefore would not be
Tho Com the same legal grounds on which cluded Bleriot and Pelletier Doiry. attacking Wuchang. munists have sent a large body of to hasn a protest. He added that A gold medal was awarded to Lind "BLUE BOY'S" PURCHASER. troops to the defence of Wuchang, the Captain of the Carlisle hud Hankow remains the same, the boon directed not to object to the. food shortago appears to be in- Nationalists transhipping to Nan- tensifying, and local uneasiness king and Pakow trucks and grows,-Naval Wireless.
BRITISH PROTEST.
Apparently Ignored.
400,000 INDIGENTS.
bergh."
Profound Praise, The upeakers included M. Pain- armoured cara belonging to that leve, who expressed the profound railway.Router.
admiration of French military avia tion for Lindborgh's exploit,
The Amorlean Ambassador, Mr. Horrick, declared that the manifes Chinese Trek into Manchuria.tations of the past few days amply No reply has so far been re- Between February and April proved the continuance of Franco- ceived from the Commissioner for last, the indigent Chineso imml American friendship.
Subsequently Lindbergh, and Mr. Foreign Affairs to the British grants, who have gone Into North Herrick-drevo to the Ministry of protest against troop occupation. Manchuria are figured at about Finance, where the Prime Minister The position remains the same. 400,000, who have spread them warmly congratulated the airman,
·{Continued on" Paga. 7.)
Naval Wireless.
Wuhu, May 23
-Reutor.
Philadelphia, May 23. The death has occurred of Mr.
Beuter.
WHY THEY FAILED.
Henry Huntington, the railway magnate, who purchased Gains PETROL WAS INSUFFICIENT. borough's famous pointing the "Blue Boy, for which he paid $150,000-Reuter's American Ser
200.
Karachi, May 23, The British airmen Carr and Gilman, who were attempting to
S.S. KALYAN TO PROCEED.
were sung, "Land of our birth wa pledge to thee."
After the Apostles' Creed, prayers were offered up by the Rev. Copley Moyle and the Rov. W. R. Cannell, to the Empire, the Forces, for peace and quietness, for colleges and schools, for ab CARGO, GALLERIES CLEARED, sent friends, and thanksgiving for mercies received. Then follow- ed the hymn "O God our help in
London, May 23.
[Henry Edwards Huntington set up a new world's avlåtion re- The cargo in the P. and O. ves-ages pust." was born in New York State in cord by a flight from England to sol Kalyan, which had a fire in one 1850, and after a spell in the India In one stage, and came down of the holds, has been cleared, and hardware and lumber trade, en- in the Forsian Gulf, were, it now the galleries are now clean and tored the railway business, and transpires, forced to descend dry, and reloading has begun, in time became one of America's owing to their petrol supply be- The ship will sell on May 24,
best-known railway magnetas, takkanintzo nechhitet 563 l Panel
The Address
An address to the children was then delivered by the Rev. Hydé Gosselin, who impressed upon