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A BREAK WITH THE SOVIET. FOOCHOW SERVANTS CANTON APOLOGY. MAN SUSPICIO GRAVE MORE SOUTHERN
BRITAIN'S DECISION IS
ANNOUNCED.
WHAT THE RECENT LONDON RAID DISCLOSED.
ON STRIKE.
INCIDENT AT THE FRENCH CONSULATE.
UNION'S ALLEGATIONS.
Foochow, May 21.
SEQUEL TO LUNGSHAN OUTRAGE
TIED UP HIS WIFE AFTER QUARREL
VICTORIES.
SUN CHUAN-FANG'S ARMY ROUTED.
INVASION OF SHANTUNG NOW IMMINENT
BRITISH DEMANDS MET. ».
DETECTIVE INTERVENES. We are to-day in receipt of
Attracted by the cries of n offelal intimation that there has A collision occurred a few days
woman in a house in Shaukiwan, ago between the French Consul been a full apology made and com-
a Chinese dotective forced open here and a couple of emissaries pensation paid for the unprovoked
the door and entered, to find a from the Union of Foreigners' Aring on the Canton river steamer, woman bound hand and feet, with Servants, who insisted on seeing Lungshan, which (as first report three men standing over her in him. It appears that there was a certain amount of violence used, ed in the Telegraph) took place on the process of winding a fow Monday in last week while the more lengths of cord around her bat there is no truth in a report boat was on her way from Hong- body. In the room the detective JAPANESE
noticed a length of wird and a BORODIN'S WORK IN CHINA. revolver came into the picture kong to Canton.
gag.
Before a crowded House of Commons, which included the presence in the galleries of foreign Ambassadora, Mr. Stanley Baldwin declared that, subject to the approval of Parliament, the British Government had decided to break off its present relations with the Russian Soviet, to require the recall of the Soviet mission in London, and to recall the British mission at Moscow,
This was in view of the disclosures made in the course, of the raid on Arcos, Limited, which, as the Promier proceeded to show, brought to light the widespread subversive propaganda espionage being carried on under the cloak of the Soviet trade delegation to London.
It was now definitely ascertained that the Soviet Government was detively associated in the anti-British campaign in China, and that Borodin was the accredited agent for this work, In this connexion, Mr. Baldwin rend extracts from an official telegram that had been discovered.
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Lithuania is expected to break with the Soviet, following the discovery of espionage; and the French Government, though. not believed to be likely to effect a definite breach with Moscow at present, is expected to intensify its anti-Communist precau- tions, as a result of the British action.
London, May 24.
The House of Commons and the galleries were crowded in antici- pation of a statement by Mr. Stan- ley Baldwin on our Russian rela- tions.
The German and Japanese Am- bassadors were among the numer. cus diplomats present.
The statement was made in re- ply to Mr. J. R. Clynes, who ask. ed for information with regard to the recent Arcos rald.
Mr. Baldwin was ovated by the Conservatives on rising. He said
issued later by the Union that n
The Union version of the affair is The following is the text of the that the Consul not only refused official communication which has to consult with the representatives! been made to us by the Hongkong
Government: of the house-servants, concerning
At 7 am. on the 16th of May an increase of wages, but also "drove the representative out with the British river-steamer "Lung- shan," being then on hor way from a pistol":
Retaliation.
Hongkong to Canton, was fired at by a number of Chinese soldiers in uniform from Dane Island, at a point near Whampoa Forts.
He took the men into custody, and they were arraigned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning on. a charge of assault.
Sub-Inspector Murphy, who pro- secuted, stated that it had been revealed to him that one of the arrested men was the woman's, husband, while the other two were boat people. The police theory
As a result, all the Consul's ser- vants have gone out on strike, and some of his staff have been per- Bunded to follow suit. The Union This outrage was entirely un-was that the three men were there! has farther decreed that anyone provoked and, although fortunate-for the purpose of tying the supplying the French Consul with ly there were, no casualties, the woman up and dumping her into food or provisions, or inviting him ship was repeatedly struck by the harbour. to a meil, will be punished with a bullets and about 50 rounds were strike of that person's servants. fired at her. On the matter being Otherwise, Foochow is generally reported to Mr. J.-F. Brenan, the quiet, and probably lo one of the quietest places in China'nt the pre- sent time.
Departure of Residents.
The port is losing, or-has, lost, several well-known and esteemed residenta, notably Mr. F. A. Robin- son, of the Salt Gabelle, Mr. I. Waddell, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and Messrs. S. T. Polk and J. R. West of the Min Conservancy.
forms by sailors who had been can-
The good wishes of many will go vassed at the Russian ports.
The Premier proceeded to de-with them as they travel towards scribe the arrangements, for sub- the more peaceful atmosphere of verting British sailors disclosed in the homeland.
seized letter of instruction, of Mr. A. 9. Allaon has just come November, 1926, which advised back here, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. expected to return that the agitators should preferen- Oswald are tially be negroes, Hindus, and other shortly-Our Own Correspondent. "oppressed" nationalities." (Laugh- This letter refers to the suc- ter). cess attending the agitators' efforts during the seamen's strike.
Attempt to Burn Papers...
EMPIRE DAY.
DE PINEDO SAFE.
Now Being Towed to Horta.
Buenos Aires, May 24. It is reported by wirelear that the Marquis de Pinedo descended 150 miles from the Azores, owing to log and that his machine is being towed to Horta.-Reutory
Lisbon, May 24.
It is confirmed that de Pinedo's machine is being towed to Fayal, and that the aviator is uninjured.-Router.
The defendant said that he had- a quarrel with his wife, and as the affair could not be settled at the office of the S.C.A. he intended to take his wife back to the country. As she refused to go force had to) be used.
He intended to dump her into a boat, and remove her from the! Colony this way...
His Worship sentenced the husband to four months' hard! labour, and the two boatmen each to four weeks' hard labour.
EARLY MILKING.
DAIRYMAN ESCAPES
PENALTY.
APPREHENSION.
The feature of the China news continues to be the big military successes which have been gained by this Southern forces, and it is now becoming apparent that the Northerners have suffered a major defeat along the Yangtaze River, have been driven most of the way through the Province of Honan, and are concentrating at Hsuchowfu, which is the gateway into Shantung.
The Northern forces concerned are those of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, it being reported from Chinking that they are put- ting up a strenuous opposition and, contrarily, from. Nanking that they are offering little or no resistance. At all events it is clear that the Southern successes in the Pukow-Tientsin sector are particularly important and that the Shantung forces are preparing to make a final stand. There is much apprehension in Tsinan.
There is also much uneasiness in Japan on account of the fact that there are some 80,000 Japanese in Shantung likely to be affected in the event of a Southern invasion. There has been an important conference between the Premier and the Ministere of War and the Navy regarding, emergency measures to prevent any possible repatition of the Nanking outrages.
its fall into the hands of the Southerners would inovitably mean the darly invasion of Shan- tung Province.]
The situation in Hankow remains grave, the food crisis becoming increasingly acute, many of the lower classes literally starving. There has been a run on the China Bank, armed guards being posted to prevent crowds forcing an entry. Large numbera of wounded are arriving from the northern front, where the Fongtien forces are reported to have gained a victory.
there are 30,000 Japanese in Shan-. Chinkiang, May 24. Because the milk taken from a
The rout of Marshal Sun Chuan- tung likely to be affected. cow before the proper time would
If troops have to be sent they not always be up to standard, the fang's forces appears to be com-
under will be despatched from Man- licensee, of a dairy at No. 2 pleta. The Southerners Diamond Hill, Kowloon City, was General Ho Ying-yin have com- churia, as, troops from Japan could HOW IT WAS CELEBRATED
discharged by Mr. W. Schofield at plate control of the north bank of not move in time. As showing the AT HOME. the police and military authorities Mr. Baldwin next dealt with the
the Kowloon Magistracy this the river from Shihethwel to Ta- anxiety felt, the War Minister has The trenches on the North cancelled his proposed vialt to the had collaborated for months in activities of Anton Miller, a cypher
London, May 24.
morning, on a charge of selling sha.
Bank are deserted and the South west of Japan.-Reutor. adulterated milk.
[Hsuchowfu ia on the Puków- Investigating the activities of a clerk at Soviet House, whose office Accounts are pouring in of
Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for erners appear to be advancing, group of secret agents who were adjoined the trade delegation chiefs, Empire Day celebrations through-acting Consul General at Canton,
he made the following demands on the defendant, and sald that when Marshal Sun is putting up a Tientsin Railway and its fall is attempting to obtain highly con- and who was known to be intimate-out the Empire. fidential documents relating to the ly concerned with secret agent ac- A new feature in London was the Canton. Government:-
the Chinese interpreter visited the strenuous opposition, Very heavy threatened by the advance of tho British forces. The Investig-tivities. When the police cbtained the community singing organised "(a) Adequate punishment of defendant's dairy with Inspector rifle and shellire was heard all Southern forces from Nanking. It tions showed that these agents ingress there on the occasion of in many open spaces where patrio- the officere in charge of the guilty Kersison, it was yet half an hour day Sunday and on Sunday night. Is near the Shantung border and were working on behalf of the the raid, Miller was found burning tic songs were lustily sung, the troops and any other person. im before the daily milking time. Neval Wircless. " Soviet Government, and received papere. A struggle ensued, and a schools rejoicing in a sunny half-plicated in the outrage: names und There was no milk on the pre--
NORTHERNERS RETIRING. Instructions from the Russian paper captured was found to con-holiday. There was a gathering punishment to be notified to themises, and the interpreter inform
ed. the defendant that the trade delegation members, who ar- sist of secret cover addresses re- of 1.000 school children at the Consul General...
Little Or No Resistance. ranged for the conveyance of garding addresses for communica-Guildhall, presided over by the "(b) $200 to be paid as com- inspector wanted a small quantity: photographs, or copies of the docution with Communist parties in the Lord Mayor in State.
for analysis, so he had better get Speeches pensation for the damage done.
Nanking, May 24. United States, Mexico, South were made by children while their ments to Moscow.
(c) The Commander of the some.
The defendant accordingly milk- The Northerners are retiring all America, and Canada. These and elders listened. Union Jacks were Whampoa Forts to call in person Stolen Documents.
other documents proved the exist everywhere conspicuous, and re- Early this year a member of ence, under the direct control of theference was made to, the signifi- and in uniform on a British man-ed one of the cows. and handed along the line, offering little or no
took a sample for analysis.
captured by the Southerners, and the British Air. Force was con- tem of secret conveyance of sub- luncheons and other functions,
Soviet authorities, of a regular aya- cance of the day at meetings, of-war to apologize for the out- the milk to the inspector, who resistance. Yangchow, which was Mr. d'Almada stated that it was re-taken by the Northerners re- "The Canton Government has victed of stealing two documents, versive documents from Russia to The Prime Minister, for the first on behalf of a secret organisation Communist agitators in Britain and time in history, broadcast a wire- complied in full with these de- not unlikely that milk taken from cently, has once again fallen into on the 24th. The 14th Army cap. On the 21st of May act a cow half an hour before the the hands of the Nationalist tured Taihing. Sun Chuan-fang s
time would be below forces. less message in the evening from mands.
Chiang Kai-shek's This Mr. Baldwin particularly refer- the room in which he works at ing Martial Law Commander proper Air Force man was now in prison, red to breaches of the Trade Agree No. 10 Downing Street. Reuter Cheung Wa-fu in uniform, accam-stand Ins
On Inspector Korrison admit- troops are following up the Shan- and the documents had been re- ment by anti-British activities of
panied by an A. D. C. and by ating that he had probably visited tung forces rapidly-Naval Wire covered.
civilian deputy of the Canton Soviet emissaries to China.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, want the dairy alightly before milking on board H.M.S. "Dauntless," then time, the defendant's excuse was anchored off Dane Island, and accepted, and he was discharged. apologized for the firing on, 8.5. "Lungshan." Captain Macpher son, R.N., accepted, the apology.
"The remaining two demands were complied with by the Canton
which was connected with a sim elsewhere. lar Russian organisation..
He
A further highly confidential showed that the denials of respon- #document was recently missed, sibility for Borodin's actions, by and information was received that the Soviet charge d'affaires in it had been conveyed to Soviet London, and by Litvinoff, in Mos- House, where it was reproduced cow, were untrue. by means of an apparatus in a subterranean photostat room. The raiding pollee went straight to this
Britain's Intention.
MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
ANOTHER SERIOUS BREAK IN LEVEE.
New York, May 24. According to a message from The Premier then announced the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the levee room, which answered the descrip Government's intentions.
rage.
He said at McCrea, on the cast bank of Governmention the 23rd of May to
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AEROPLANES OVER HONGKONG.
Marshal
leon.
BIG SOUTHERN ADVANCE.
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SOUTHERN SUCCESSES.
Chiang's Future Plans.
Shanghai, May 25,
The Nationalists claim the cap ture of Koyul, northern Kiangsu,
troops retreated toward Taihsien, The Nationalist gunboat. Choyuti sent a wireless to Nanking yester day reporting that General Pel- Pao-shan, of Sun's army, has. sur renderdd, and is having Marshal Sun detained and watched.
A. military conference in Nan- king yesterday, attended personal- Successes Cover Wide Front,
ly by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, took up the "question of future Shanghai, May 24. News from Nanking is to the plans after the present big vic effect that the Nationalists have tory, Marshal Chiang will pri gained successes on a wide front ceed to the Tientsin-Pukow front tion given them. Documents dis-
The Nationalists who captured and are advancing from two covered included a signed letter that the Government had decided, the Atchafalaya River, broke after the satisfaction of H.B.M. Consul
towards Yangchai. Pengpu belong to the division of from the principal espionage and unless the House expressed dis-1,000 men had joined. the 1,000 General and the incident then THIS MORNING'S EXHIBITION. on the north side of the river, to-morrow.
A very effectivo exhibition of directions for approval on May 26, that it would already working endeavouring to closed." sccret progranada agent
fight formation was carried out Sun Chuan-fang has retired to General Chiang Cho-yu, of the. Europe, recommending Kaulin, the terminate the Trade Agreement, atrengthen it by throwing up a
over Hongkong this morning by Haichow, at the north of Kiangsu, 44th Army,
The divisions under Generals head of the photostat room, who and require the withdrawal of the second levee,
Reports indicate that the break] was described as previously agitat- trade delegation and Soviet mission
The situation in the settlemoat Hsa Wei and Hu Chung-tao, of plance, and called forth the admira- ing as a member of the Red Trade from London, and recall the British has caused the cessation of the EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS, a large number of British nero- out of the fighting zone.
tion of beholders, particularly the is normal, but martial law is the Kwangsi contingent, are fol Union of Sailors, and whose duties mission from Moscow. (Loud Minis-work which will be most serious, as the McCréa levee is the key to
Chinese, who had not seen such a being enforced outside by the lowing the Shantung troops who area of South CORRECTION TO REPORT. Included carrying the diplomatic terial cheers).
large number of machines together Chinese authorities. It is under are retreating from Fengyang.
The Nationalists vanguards In the course of the subsequent the unflooded
stood that their, precautions are post between the Russian Embassy debate he mentioned that there had Louisiana, between the Atchafa
Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of before. and Soviet-House--
the Royal Observatory, asks us to Evidently in the nature of a prae- due to rumours that large numbers have crossed to Koocheng, south A number of letters had been been no arrests in connexion with laya and Mississippi rivers
make two corrections to the report tico for the King's birthday parade of Shantung troops have arrived of which all the Shantung troops found from Kaulin addressed to the Arcos raid, and confirmed the Reuter.
which we gavo on Monday con- evolutions, the 21 planes formed well-known Communists, including previous statement that the parti
the national minority movement in cular document the police were THREE-POWER NAVAL corning the earthquake which was into seven flights of three, keeping in plain clothes-Naval Wireless, have been cleared..
Britain and America, containing seeking was not found.
Mr. Baldwin added that the directions from the Red Interna- tional of labour unions. The seized legitimate use of the Arcos trad- correspondenco showed that the ing concern was not affected by Arcos trade delegation offices were the Government's decision, and the habitually used as a clearing-house Government were prepared, while for subversive matter.
"Hands Off China."
terminating the privileges confer
.CONFERENCE.
APPOINTMENT OF BRITISH DELEGATION.
London, May 24.
in formation, and traversing the entire city district, going as far us West Point.
-Line Damaged.
JAPAN UNEASY. recorded at the Observatory,
Most of the railway tracks and Mr. Claxton explains that what
Fearful of Southern Advance.
bridges along the Tiontain-Pukow he said was that he was surprised
"The machines included, besides
line have beon destroyed by the to learn that the shock had been
Tokyo, May 24. felt locally. Also, that there were the seaplanes to which Hongkong
The Premier and the Ministers Shantung army before they ro Marshal Chiang Kai- neveral maxima of about 80 mille has already become used, a number
of the big bombing land-planes of War and the Navy conferred treated.
regarding the shek is sending his engineering red by articles numbers 4, 5 and In the House of Commons, Mr. metres amplitude.
Owing to the fact that no re- which recently made their appear this afternoon
anca here. It was a fine sight, and measures to be taken in the event corps to repair the line, and 6 of the Trade Agreement, to make Stanley Baldwin announced that
one calculated to impress the on- of serious developments in North orders that through traffic be tween Pengpa and Pukow should The aqbjects receiving attention the necessary arrangements for the British delegates to the Three parts have been received of any Conference on Naval earthquake disaster, we presume
It is understood that the Minis- be resumed within three days. that Britain has at her dispisal, by these included the Communist ordinary trade facilities between Power
Armaments at Geneva will be the that the big disturbance recorded looker with the effective air arm China...
ters concerned have been instruct The Nationalists claim the cap- seamen's club, the "Hands off the two countries...
Rt. Hon. Mr. W. C. Eridgman, must have taken place at son.
Vernon, British Columbia.-Aced to draw up emergency measures ture of four armoured trains from First Lord of the Admiralty, Vis-
cording to the Secretary of the for the purpose of acting promptly the Shantung forces. Okanagan Tobacco Growers Asso if action is necessary in order to Marshal Chang Teung-chang clation, the acreage to be planted prevent the possibility of the re- and Chu Yu-poh have left for the About Kelowna this year will be petition of the Nanking outrages Shaochow front to direct opera-
Continued on Page 18) 250 acros; at Oliver, 90 acres, and in the region of Bauchowfu, as
China" movement, the campaign. against the Trades Unions Bill, agitation, distribution of Commun
Borodin's Activities.
The Premier recalled the Log-count Cecil (one of the leading lat propaganda, and industrial don charge d'affairs, Rosengolz's, spirits of the League of Nations), donials in February that Borodin and Admiral Sir Frederick L Field (a Lord Commissioner of the affairs in America.
Kaulin also had signed national was in Soviet employ, and disown Admiralty and Deputy Chief of
(Continued on Page 4.),
Naval Staff)-Router. minority movement membership
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