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PEACE CONFERENCE AT NANKING.
NORTH & SOUTH FRATERNISE.
CONFERRING.
YANGTSZE QUIET.
Improving Conditions.
Nanking, June 8. Conditions are improving and
without interference.
There is
The situation is easier and there FENG YU-HSIANG SEEKS AID FROM thing to report. Naval Wire
CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
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JUNE 9, 1927. 日十初月五
ARMS SENSATION IN SHANGHAI
DRAMATIC ARREST OF THREE FOREIGNERS.
HANKOW JUSTICE.
PLIGHT OF RUSSIAN - PRISONER.
$36 PER ANNUE BINGLE COPY 10. CENTA
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PEAK TRAMWAYS.
BOMB OUTRAGE IN LENINGRAD.
L
26 PERSONS SERIOUSLY
INJURED.
PERPETRATORS ESCAPE.
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A PRESENT-DAY TRAVESTY. TWO AMERICANS INVOLVED.
A member of the Hankow Com- Shanghai, June 9. mittee of Foreign Chambers of
Moscow, June B. NORTHERN LEADERS ALSO foreigners are able to move about
An. American lawyer, W. Wor-Commerce said at a recent meet-
Two bombs were thrown in the ing that he wished to bring the
Club last nothing to report-Navel Wireless,thington, another American named following facts to the attention of Leningrad Business
Wuhu Situation.
Samuel Chalet, and an Italian the meeting and to have them duly night while a meeting of members named Jovino were arrested recorded in the minutes. A Rus- of the debating section of the Wuhu, June 8.
sian named Lebedeff, believed to yesterday afternoon by the police have been a General in the White Communist Party was in progress. The premises were wrecked and in the International Settlement Russian armies, had been coxaned for alleged dealing in arms. In the police station of the Special twenty-six persoas seriously in-
It is reported that the accused Administration District No. 3 for jured. AGITATION AT NINGPO.
a period of about three months. It appears that two strangers men entered into negotiations with This man was arrested in the entered the hall one after the a Chinese "General", who was Boycott of British Goods.
really a detective, about a month dead of night at the residence of other without being observed, ago for the sale of a quantity of an old Russian resident and taken threw the bombs and then dashed Ningpo, June 8. The effect of the persistency of arms and ammunition. The negotia to the police station where he had out of the building, bring revol- Nationalist agitators is now show. tions progressed until yesterday since been held prisoner in close vers behind them, as they ran. ing itself in an intensification of afternoon when, it is alleged, it confinement. No charge had been The men escaped.
Fire brigades were rushed to the boycott of British gonds. was arranged that the prisoners preferred against him and he had Anti-British feeling has developed should visit the "General's house not been tried. During the whole the scene of the explosion, and the of the time he was incarcerated building was surrounded by a considerably and the situation is for the purpose of consummating he was never given an opportunity cordon of troops.--Router. regarded as serious. Up to the the deal.
of taking a bath and only during Two foreign detectives witness-the last week was he allowed to present there has been little hos- tility to individuals, but the ernalled the whole proceedings through walk in the station yard for 90 community is prepared for evacua-n knothole in a wooden partition. minules daily for exercise.. tion in case of trouble.-Naval The accused producef two Mausers was not beaten and was permitted
and a thousand rounds of ammuni-to have food sent in to him. ticn, after which they were arrest- ed and handed over to their re- pective Consulates.---Reuter.
THE DEFENCE OF TIENTSIN.
First denite news of a conference between Marshal Chlang Kai-shes and representatives of the Northern forces is to hand to-day from Nanking, it being reported that the Southern General entertained emissaries of the Kuominchant Ting's Garden.
In this connexion also, Marshal Ching Tse-lip has called a conference of, the Northern military leaders, including Marshals Chang Tsung-chang and Sun Chuan-fang. Regarding General Yen Hsi-shan, it is stated that, while he believes in the Sun Yat- sen principles and gympathises with the Nationalist cause, he is still co-operating with the Fenglien forces.
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Marshal Feng Yu-hsiung has applied to Marshal Chiang Kai- shek for assistance in the provision of, arms and money for the purpose of launching a further attack against the Shantung army.
There is conflicting news regarding fighting. in the North, for while most reports lack mention of any ghting, a later message from Chinese sources states that there has been heavy fighting on the Grand Canal,
Preparations continue for the defence of Tientsin," much foreign military activity haying taken place during the past three days, including the unloading of artillery caterpillar tractors and tanks by the American Marine contingent. The British G.Q.C. of the Shanghai Defence Force (Major General' John Duncan). and his Chief of Staff have left for Peking.
ANTI-BRITISH WAVE AT NINGPO.
Nanking, June 9.
For the past three days Marshal Chiang Kai-shek enter- Bund at Tientsin has been tained the peace representatives of
the
Wireless.
Ningpo is an important centre in the Shanghai region, and at the time of the trouble in Shanghai, large numbers of Chinese went to Ningpo from the native city at Shanghai)
SHANTUNG OFFENSIVE.
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NAVAL LIMITATION.
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ATLANTIC FLIERS.
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At 4 a.m. on the 18th inst. he was removed from his cell in the gaol of the S. 4. D. No. 3 police station and taken away to an un- known destination.
HONOURED IN BERLIN.
EMERGENCY BRAKES
EFFICIENT.
MOUNT CAMERON SCHEME.
Reference was made to the former project "of constructing a tramway line to Mount Cameron, at the annual meeting of the Peak Tramway Company hold at the Hongkong Hotel this morning... when the Chairman said that with- out Government support such ́a line could not be made to pay, for many years, at any rate. It was understood that assistance would not be forthcoming and therefore the amount of $3,000 expended on survey of Mount Cameron had been written off.
Reference was also made to the
the chairman, allaying fears which have been expressed by stating that when the emergency brakes were used the brake rail showed
recent brake tests on the tramway,
no signs of movement.
The Chairman, Mr. D. E. Clark. was supported by Mr. A. S. Gub- bay, Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. J. J. Paterson, Sir Robert To Tung (directors) and Mr. G. Rapp, (Secretary), Shareholders pre- seat were Mesars. F. W. Stapiston, W. Morley, J. D. Humphreys, and S. F. Chubb,
Berlin, June 8. The Chairman said:-The pro- Chamberlin and Charles Le-fit for the year is $36,024.67 or vine, the Atlantic filers, accom- $28,706.79 less than the proceed- This decrease is due panied by the American Ambassa-ing year.
dor, Mr. Schurman, were received largely to increased expenses all round. With the installation of by President Hindenburg, to-day.
The speaker said" he had no knowledge as to whether Lebedef had committed any crime, political
In a brief speech, President the new electric haulage machin- or otherwise, but the question of LIST OF BRITAIN'S Resumption of Fighting Reported.
whether he had or not was beside Hindenburg expressed the hope ery we found it necessary to en- REPRESENTATIVES.
the question. The factor of prime that the fight was a good omen gage an additional European en- Shanghai June 9.
importance to all foreigners was of further German-American rap-gineer, Maintenance and repairs are also higher, it being neces- afterwards, he Nanking Army Headquarters
London, June 8.
that there was a case of a man im-prochement, and has issued a communique to the The delegates of the Govern- prisoned and kept imprisoned for handed the airmen autographed eary to write off the value of effect that the Nationalist 10th.ments of Britala, the Dominions three-months without trial. portraits of himself in silver three ropes during the year. One of these waa badly damaged Army is advancing from Han-and India to the Neal Disarmh-requested that the secretaries of frames.
A large crowd which assembled and had to be taken off. Al- during the emergency brake test chuang to attack Lincheng and ment Conference summoned to all National Chambers will give severe fighting is now taking place meet at Geneva on June 20th will all publicity possible to this gint-outside, loudly cheered tho air-though it may be possible to use
men.-Renter, uercas the Grand Canal.
ing example of the sort of justice that is to be expected by foreign- ers not enjoying extra-territor-
be:
Marshal Chang Tsung-chang is Britain. The First Lord of the said to have come down to Tal-er-Admiralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, chuang from Tsinan to consult Viscount Cecil and Vice-Admiral iality. Marshal Sun Chunn-fang on the Sir Frederick Field (Deputy Chief defence of Shantung, and it is of Naval Staff). understood that Marshal Chang
It is
RUSSIAN AIR FORCE.
Canada The Minister of Jus-RE-HEARING GRANTED. A "REPLY TO CHAMBERLAIN," tice, Mr. E Lepointe.
Australia. The High Commis- sioner, Sir Joseph Cook,
it again, with the damaged, por- tion eut off, it has, in the mean- time, been written down to scrap value.
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The New Plant.
the Kuorinehun at Ting's Garden Scene of much military activity in the run again within the present Trade Commissioner in Europe, sentenced to two months' hard la phrase: Our Reply to Chamber-that assistance will not be forth-
The amount of $8,000 for Mount asked the commander of Marshal
Cameron survey has been written Sun's forces which recently ra
Moscow, June B. out of the books. We feel that treated into Shantung, to defend
MAN WHO TRIED TO ESCAPE The Avinkhim Society has is without Government support in the eastern section of the Kiao.
New Zealand.-The High Com- chow-Tsinan railway.
Mr. C. A. S. Ruse made an appli, sued a manifesto to its members some shape or form, the project- for many Nanking reports state that the missioner, Sir James Parr, and Ad-
cation this morning before Mr. R. appealing to them, to raise a funded line could not possibly be made miral Earl Jellicoe. the through passenger train from
South Africa. The High Com-A. D. Forrest for a re-hearing of to build aeroplanes. The mani-to pay, at any rate Pukow to Isuchow will be put on missioner, Mr. J. S. Smit, and the the case in which a, Chinese was festo is issued under the catch-years, and as we now understand laden week.
Mr. C. J. Pienaar. with American marines. Large General Wang Tien-pei has ap-
Irish Free State.-The Minister pointed General Kau Kuon-wu 13 for External Affairs, Mr. Desmond crowds, Chinese and foreign, were Garrison Commander of Hsuchow. Fitzgerald, and Attorney General. Come time ago, made a sensational
Nam Chang Puo.
Mr. John A. Costello-British
in Nanking Jast night. Nam the unloading of lighters Chung Pao.
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ANTI-RED ÅLLIANCE.-
Conference, of Northern Leaders.
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on the Bund yesterday watching the unloading of artillery, cater- Shanghai June 9. Information obtained from the pillar tractors and tanks. The. Fergtien Headquarters Indicated completeness of the American that definite news with regard to
the proposed anti-Red Alliance be- force formed
the subject
tween Chang Tso-lin, Chiang Kai- general comment. Reuter,
shek and Yon hai-shun will be
available within the next few days,
A Fengtien spokesman stated that
LULL IN HOSTILITIES...
Genera Yen Hai-shun, though" But Extensive Troop Movement.
favouring the adoption of the Sun- yat-son principles and sympathizing
FENG YU-HSIANG'S MOVE
Shanghai, June 8.
of
Shanghai is. quiet-Naval Wire- Icss.
MISSION TO CHENGCHOW.
Hankow Wants Feng.
Hankow, June 8. Hsu Chien, the Minister of Jus- tice, accompanied by Mrs. Prohme Anna Louise Strong left for Cheng-i chow on the 6th instant on a 'mis- sion to persuade Feng Yu-hsiang definitely to declare his adherence
JAPANESE TROOPS.
Wireless.
MILITARY TRAP.
COUPLE ARRESTED FOR KEEPING ILLEGAL HOUSE. Working in conjunction with the
bour for unlawful possession of lain."-Reuter, fishing nets.
The defendant was the man who. escape from police custody by slip- ping his handcuffs and jumping out of a moving bus in the vicinity of the University.
Mr. Russ explained that, the de- fendant had three witnesses to call and they all lived in Cheung Chau. One of the witnesscs would say that the fishing nets found in the possen sion of the defendant was his pro- perty, and that the defendant was his foki.
CONDUIT ROAD COLLAPSE.
VERY LITTLE PROGRESS MADE,
coming the amount has been writ- ten off as a loss,
"Reserve for Renewal and De- preciation" appears in the balance sheet for the Arst time. Our au- ditors considered that it would be better to keep our assets in at coat price and set aside a sura annually for depreciation and re- newals. The sum set aside this year is $6.454.31. This represents depreciation for part of a year, only. It is estimated that the' amount that will have to be set aside for a full year will be in n road linking Conduit Road with the neighbourhood of $10,000.
On the credit side of profit and
forfeited $3,159.15.
Enquiries made this morning with regard to the landslide of May 24th when Condait Road and
slide has
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Mr. Forrest said that no good Robinson Road were rendered im- to the Ilankow Government, for it Military authorities, the Polle parpose could be served by re-open-passable, reveal the fact that loss you will notice unclaimed With the Nationalists, is co-operat- ing with the Fanticnites..
Hostilities between the North is well known that Feng is jostly carried out a raid on a house in ing the ease. When the defendant owing to the magnitude of the re-dividends and South appear to have ceased generalissimo of the Hankowy Canton Road on Tuesday last and was asked whether he had any wit pair work very little headway has This is an accumulation of many It is further stated that Chiang except on the Honan front, but armies and a member of the poli-arrested a young Chinese married nesses to call he had intimated that been made. So far part of the years. Our new Articles give us Later he slide in the shape of loose carth power to forfeit unokaimed divi- Kai-shek is an old school mate of extensive troop niovements are tical council of Nanking.
couple who were charged, before he would call none. General Yang Yu-ting, the Fongtien going on. "chief of stall, and that therefore
Marshal Chang Tsung. It is unlikely that any results Mr. W. Scholfield at the Kowloon stated that he bought the net from and stones has been removed, but dends outstanding for over
Brake Tests. little will be allowed to stand in the chang is preparing defensive posi- of the mission will be published Magistracy this morning, the wife a man in Aberdeen and it was on the almost continuous wet weather years. way of an amicable settlement. tions for his troops in the event of until Borodin arrives in Cheng on an indictment of keeping an the Magistrate's auggestion that he experienced since the
It was then cult. search for the man.
The chow whither he is going shortly. Illegal house and the husband on was taken out in police custody to rendered progress extremely diff- Marshal Chang Tso-lin has called a further Nationalist offensive.
now electrical haulage Borodin is at present suffering a charge of selling intoxicating that he made his sensational escape. This landslide, which was one plant was Installed early in "general Conference of Northern The newspapers contain little
Mr. Russ explained that the es- of the most serious that has oc- June last year and after a few military leaders to deal with the information concerning the report from a broken wrist as a result of liquor without a license.
In view of the numerous com- questions at issue, and Marshals ed negotiations between "Chang a riding accident-Reuter.
plaints being received by the cape could be put down to reason curred locally, followed the col minor troubles at the commence- Chang Tsung-chang and Sun Tso-lin, Chiang Kai-shek and Yen
Police from the Military author other than guilty conscience. It
retaining wall built from the road The new and bigger cars were Chuan-fang have also been invited. Hsi-slinn.
ties, of soldiers being sold intoxi-might have been due to panic. The lapse after a heavy storm of a ment is now working satisfactorily.
defendant's witnesses being now -Num Chuny Pao.
General Boycott Urged. cating drinks, the Police arranged cable he asked his Worship to below as part of the repairs fol-put into use early in March this lowing the wash-out of July last year. We were unable to make full a trap on Tuesday and sent
grant a re-hearing. Shanghai, June 8.
Four Lance-Corporals from the Mr. Forrest then pointed out that year. The slide rendered Conduit use of the increased seating accom- TROOPS AT CHINKIANG.
The Central Kuomintang Head. K.O.S.B.'s to No. 130, Canton perhaps the complainant may not Road, which was about to be newly modation at first owing to the emer- quarters has decided to instruct Road.
be available as he has since received surfaced, impassable for a dis-gency brakes failing to hold the car Relieving the Garrison.
the Kuomintang branches in dif-
In evidence, Sub-Inspector
At Chirkiang, June 8. ferent parts of the country to Chavaller said that he conducted his fishing nets but Mr. Russ sug. tunce of about 180 feet, and caused fully loaded at the test carried out the second test, after some adjust- cffect a About two thousand troops be-
nation-wide movement the raid in conjunction with Capt. gested that he could be subpoenaed. damage amounting to many thou by order of the Government.
A re-hearing was granted and sands of dollars. protest against Nationalist 1st to
The task confronting the P.W.D.ment had been made to the brakes, des Baly, D.A.P.M., with whom were will take place on Tuesday next at longing to the
Cotton, Dunn, 2.15 p.m. Nanking Generalissimo that ble Army have arrived at Chinkiane Patch of Japanese troops to North Lance-Corporals.
with regard to this slide is a big the car running at full speed with army has captured Chengchów, to relieve the section of the 6th China. The Kuomintang Head- Vincent and MacQueen.
Bail was allowed defendant, in one, and it will undoubtedly be and naked that the Nanking army Army which hitherto has garri meetings and demonstrative par- the spy system of the house way
quartera suggested that
Continuing, witness said that $200.
many months before Conduit Road should immediately start a gen-soned the city.
is again dpen to traille, eral attack on Shantung,
ades for this purpose should be carried out on an elaborate scale. General Feng has also asked Chinklang is rapidly returning held in the different places and aSeveral coolies were employed to Nanking to supply him with arms to normalcy now that it is out of boycott movement against Japan-patrol the streets and give the PORTUGUESE YOUTHS
cac goods should be started. Anti-alarm by means of ringing a bell Japanese demonstrations will be on the approach of the Police. held in Nanking and Shanghai. ANTI-RED FORCES.
In Negotiation With Chiang Kai-shek.
Nanking, June 9. General Feng Yu-hsiang has re- ported to Chiang Kai-shek, the
And money.
General Tion Wei-chun, a chlof subordinate of Wu "Pel-fu, has been arrested in Chengchow and is detained in Fung's field head- quarters.-Nam Chung Pao.
TIENTSIN PREPAREDNESS.
Complete American Force
the war zone.-Naval Wireless.
THE HONAN FRONT,
Scanty Information.
Hankow, June 8. The position of the Hankow
the
masy
More Kwangai Troops Reach Canton.
SUMMONED.
SEDITIOUS BOOKS.
One of the women who was taken to the Station, stated to the ALLEGED, ASSAULT ON BUS
CHINESE SOLDIER ARRESTED. Police, that the first defendant was
CONDUCTOR. the principal tenant' and, although
Defended by Mr. J. M. Reme-Arrested on board the a.s. Liang- the latter denied that she was conversant with the Cantonese dios, two Portuguese youths, J. M. chow on Tuesday, Chang Tel Innguage, she cursed the woman in Silva and H. Barretto, were sum chong, a Chinese soldier, was this Canton, June 8.
the local dialect for making the moned before Mr. W. Schofield at morning charged before Mr. W. the Kowloon Magistracy this Schofield at the Kowloon Magis Three thousand additional statement. Tientsin, June. 9.
ut Chengchow is being held in that Kwangs! troops have arrived at Both defendants were convicted, morning by a bus conductor of tracy with having in his possession Major-General
The defendant was remanded for John Duncan, connexion. Intelligence from the Canton to join the anti-Red North-the woman being fined $100 or two the Kowloon Motor Bus Company seditious books and posters. " accompanied by Viscount Gort, Honan front is scanty but it is ern expedition,
months' imprisonment in default for assault at Kowloon Tong. V.C., left for Peking yesterday understood that fighting has once
and the husband, $200 or three The defendants were both remand one week for the documents to be Imonths hard labour
od till next Monday. again ceased.-Naval Wireless,
afternoon.
elique in the reported peace nego- tiations is not well-defined, but it is rumoured that the conference
"(Continued on Enge 18).
bo examined.
full load was pulled up in between 7-8 feet. It has frequently been asserted by a section of the travell ing publie that if the emergency brake ever had to be used the cen- tre brake rall would be torn up. It will probably allay the fears of that section to know that after the re- cent tests the brake rall showed no sign of movement whatsoever.
The Increased Fares.
I trust you will approve of the proposed distribution of profits, Our paid-up capital being now in creased to 6 lakhs, without any ap have found it necessary to propose preciable increase in revenue, we that the dividend be reduced from (Continued on gays 18.) 10 per cent. to 7 per cont..