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A - SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928. BI+A+
NATIONALIST SPLIT WIDENS. AMERICA'S WAR IN
LI CHAI-SUM MAY REPROVE CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
CANTON LIKELY TO BE “MODERATE" HEADQUARTERS.
HOSTILITIES EXPECTED.
Much interest is still being centred in the Nationalist split especially as it is likely to affect the situation in Canton, The cleavage is now most pronounced, and now that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has resumed his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Nation alist armies, developments leading to eventual hostilities are expected. It would appear that General Li Chai-sum is definitely at variance with Marshal Chiang, and that he may soon make this very clear by public denunciation of the latter's association with the Left Wing of the Kuomintang.
In some quarters, the view is held that the Moderates of the Kuomintang may seek to set up their headquarters in Canton, in which event many of their lenders may shortly gravitate to the South.
EVENTS NOW LEADING TO A CRISIS.
NICARAGUA.
REBEL TROOPS ARE WELL
DISCIPLINED.
CASUALTIES RISING.
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Washington, Jan. 6.
SWEPT BY GALE. HELPING DISTRESSED
MANY CASUALTIES IN HOME STORM:
COLLISION OF LINERS.
London Jan. 6. Having weathered the blizzard and the great thaw foods the
chaualtion.
UNEMPLOYED.
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From the Office Butts.
Why play golf? You can get A heading we may yet live to lato just as much trouble in a aco:-"Hongkong Government's nice sociablo game of bridge. Clean Sweep. Desks Dusted For
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New Year."" These bickerings about evolution appear to be only gorilla warfare, after all.
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A Chinese attempted to rob a soy factory on New Year's Day. There is no limit to some people's
The good discipline and eflei-country is now being swept heater of Labour has appointed an
terrific gale, which has already Industrial Transference Board, others give daughters in com-
Some men are born to fame, and sauce. been responsible for a number of consisting of Sir Warren Fisher,panionatu marriage.
Constulerable damage was done in North London where a wall was blown down, burying and killing ja women. In West London" a hoarding collapsed, two men and Another hoarding in North West one woman being injured. London crashed on top of a man
ency of the Nicaraguan rebel troops is attributed to the fact that, tivo desertars from the United States Marines were captured and forced under threat of death to give the rebels rifle drill and fami- liarize then with Marine Corps methods, which has resulted in a mounting list of Amerienn casual- Lies..
and girl
Two P. and O. linere, the Home Made Bombs. Razmak and Moolton, collided at Sandino's men are using home-Tilbury, the former being blown Her bridge was made bombs Alled with broken off her course.
very badly damaged, and her sail glass and nails and these have a
ing for Bombay has been delayed.. Occasionallya' deadly, effect.
Anybody may join the Police Sir John 'Cadman and Sir David.
Reserve, if they conform with the Shacleton, "to facilitate the trans- Some of our leading deplorers regulations as per Appendix. But fer of workers. particularly are now having a well-earned rest supposing we have already been miners, Tor whom opportunities of
operated on? ☐ ☐ employment in their own district
៣. One of the Globe Trotters able." or accupation are no longer avail-prising, says a Shanghai news crowd opening next week is a
quantities of sauce are most sur- "The effects of swallowing large
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Waldye Pepper. Ile, she or it, must be hot stuff.
paper. We should soy soi
☐ ☐ In announcing recently in the House of Commons the decision of tised for sale.
"A baby projector", is adver- the Government to appoint such to distracted fathers.
Should be useful The Complaints. of the Season are to hand from those friends a commission, Sir Philip Cunliffe-
who are still séárching for a non- Lister, President of the Board of "Blood-thirst red is now the existent contracter, and a non- Trade, said that the sole object popular colour," says a London existent dinner in a non-existent would be to stimulate and assist fashion writer. South China led hotel at West Point. rebel trumpeter approaches the
the transfer of workers from dis- this fashion a month ago.
0.0 American lines in the darkness"
Just published: "The Hus- and blows the Marine call to arms,
and Overseas.. He said that the are reported to be "establishing tressed areas to openings in other areas and industries both at Home Some of these Chinese war lords" band's Return" by Eliza Lot.. causing the Americans to rush out
Minister of Labour would define touch." "Nothing like a little Investor: There is always' a
bullish tendency on Saturdays. and assemble ready for a surprise Showers of", spray deluged the the distressed areas and that the squeeze now and then...
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attack which does not materjalise.
GO-Mile Hour Gale.
miles an hour and Inshed the The gusts sometimes reached 60 Thames along the Embankment
into the semblance of a rough sen
barges.
The
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A A horse drawn van, when crogs- machinery of the Labour Minis-
professor: It is estimated that General San- ing the Tower Bridge, overturn-try, attempt to find jobs for the says success is dino has 1,000 rifles and plenty ofed and an avalanche of tea chesta unemployed. The
distressed not due to ammunition together with a few hurtled into the river.
areas were not confined to coal brains but to small guns. The size of his driver and horse were not hurt.
but the worst of them were in
luck and out- forces is not defined, the estimates Many pedestrians were blown Durham, Northumberland, on the ranging from a few hundreds to
North-east Coast and in South aide influences. as if 1,000-Reuter's American aver
Wales in the coal, iron, steel and Seems Service.
other heavy industries.
Intelligence has been. ."over". emphasised too,
Sandino's Threat..
New York, Jan, G
Chinese commentators on the this statement was generally ac- General Li situation have long held the view ceptat with reserve. that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek was Chal-sum has always been regard- too ambitious a man to remain un- ed as "patient man and it was concerned over the fact that the thought he might have a scheme Kwangel Clique was gradually.ex- in his mind which he did not want pending its territory and power immediately, to disclose to the through the recapture of Kwang-public. An instance of General tung and the seizing of Hupeh by Li'a patience was seen when the the army of General Poi Chung. "Ironsides" first returned to Can-a letter to a friend written by the hal, one of the most prominent ton and during the time when a and influential leaders of the large number of Kuomintang olique.
Only a Gesture...
but a
"Leftists" arrived there and oc-
I have five tons of dynamite in my arsenal which will be exploded by my own hands if I lose the fight. Then all will know that Sandino
is dead." This is an extract from
STOP PRESS.
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SHANGHAI BANDIT'S
STAND,
"SYDNEY STREET AFFAIR.
Financial Assistance.
When it was necessary, the workers being transferred would
"The wind
be assisted financially with rail-blown bob" Is. way fares and moving expenses. the latest Discussion would be necessary coiffure. "More with the Overseas Settlement work for the Committee. It was very likely vacuum cleaner. they would find in the ture In a. Dominion like Cana," with
The only some
insurgent General Sandino, and it is taken to indicate that he will TROOPS HELP POLICE. great advancing prosperity, that chance fight to the last.
The newspapers describe him cupied practically all the higher as "The Nicaraguan De Wet."- positions, faithful and ardent | Reuter's 'American Service.
As far back as the time of supporters of the Kwangal General Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's visit to having to resign to make room for Japan, the view was held in many the returning "Leftists." quartors that his was
It was then that rumours pre- BULGARIA'S "LIBERA- gesture Bnd that Chiang's vailed that General Li intended ambition to become the military taking drastic
measures, but ruler of the Kuomintang and pro- instead of doing so he went so far bably of the whole of China was not as to consent to accompany Wang abandoned.
The "Ironside" insurrection at to Shanghai to attend the fourth Canton recently, when General plenary session of the Kuomin
tang Executive and Supervisory
Li Chni-sum's troops inside the Commiters: For his endeavour to city were disarmed, offered him a gave the "face" of Wang Ching-wei great chance, for at last Kwang and the latter's large train of tung, one of the richest of the followers' who then occupied most Chinese provinces, was occupied of the high posts in Canton, Gen- by an army opposed to the eral Li Chai-sum paid the penalty Kwangsi Clique who has been regarded by the Marshal as the of being deposed and his troops biggest obstacles to his idea of who, had it not been for the "Red" were disarmed by the "Ironsides." becoming Commander-in-Chief again.
reign of terror would probably have continued to rule the city.
Fighting Probable,
From the day when the "Iron- sido" coup took place up to the day on which the "Red reign came to
an end, not a wond was uttered by Issues have now reached such a Marshal Chiang Kai-shek advising point that General Li Chai-sum General L Chai-aum, to return to will probably be forced to de- Canton. This silence helped to nounce Chiang Kai-shek, in which
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TION."
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50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED.
Sóña, Jan. 6.
50th anniversary of Bulgaria's The country is celebrating the liberation from the Turkish yoke which was the outepme of the Rus sian declaration of war against sacre of Christian Turks in "the" Turkey.in consequence of the mas- Bulgarian atrocities.".
A thanksgiving service was held in the Cathedral after which there was a memorial service for the fallen of the victorious armies in the Wat of Liberation. The statue of Czar Alexander the Second, "The Liberator," was wreathed.
tprie seize of Plevna.-Reiter.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Jan. 7.. A raid against kidnappers in the Wayside district developed into a Sydney Street battle, which com- menced on Friday afternoon and is still progressing "at 10 o'clock this morning.
Оле man is dead and another is holding out. Milla hand grenades; machine guns and rifles have been re quisitioned, searchlights and tear-gas enhancing the specta- cular effect.
British troops and the Fire Brigade are assisting the police against a solitary bandit who is believed to be the ring. leader of a kidnapping organi- sation.
The prolonged operationa are attributed to the desire. on the part of the authorities to avoid needless sacrifice of valuable lives, but they may decide to blow up the house as a last resort.
people have of Aguring in the Honours is when they play bridge.
the committee would have a very Hongkong good chance of getting what might be seasonal or permanent employ ment for a man in Canada: Such men might get a certainty of six months' work but did not want to go out there unless he was sure he would be permanent in his job. It was worth while considering in a case like that whether he could not have an assurance that when the seasonal employment came to end, he would be helped with his return passage,-British Wireless.
BRAVE MEN HONOURED,
ECHO OF MARITIME DISASTER.
Rotterdam, Jan. 6. The Minister for Public Works has addressed the officers and grew of the Dutch steamer, Alhena which rescued 636 people from the ill-fated Italian liner Principessa Mafalda,
"Who is that ass in corner?"
"My husband." "I'm sorry!" "So am I?"
There is not likely to be any
The news from New York that Mias Corona was to sing
in "11 Trovatore" left
us wondering if she had the touch.
A Hongkong garage proprié-
named his office.
tor has dick-
boy Bore.
Small
....
A Dublin newspaper advertises "An Comhgar chum na galdhilge," or "The Short Cut to Irish.” We'd prefer a double-Scotch.
...
It appears to have been decided
more rising. In Canton for some that a uniform change for the time, owing to the absence of District Watchmen is desirable. dough.
Motor note: Avoid pedestrians. They carry
screws.
A Manila man boasts of possess Scottish ing an 18-year-old Ford which is cork- still going strong, although it has twice fallen into a river. AB Punch once said, you can't even
The Colonial Boarding House drown 'ent. Keepers' Auxiliary Service Medal
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is to be awarded to the author Yesterday, according to the of the Telegraph article headed Chinese calendar, was the festival "Dinners later and lighter." of "Slight Cold." Yes, we have
The gentleman who is adver-
one.
tising for Physical Culture Train- Good ethics needs no bush. ing must not be bothered with " skroffs.
Apparently, even up in an acro- plane now one is not immune to Contestants to-night at Let the possibility of seeing snakes. Gardens are Crush and Ford. The motor industry is unaffected. It will be observed, from the Canton news published by a con- A Mr. Post won a race at the temporary that the paper-chasing Police Sports. The attention of season has begun, The Queen has conferred the the P.M.G. should be drawn to
O O After reading the Deer-hunting correspondence, 2 DO Captain Smoolenaars, and silver-
prominent: and bronze medals of the same In the University prize list, it Taipo resident was seen to trampic Order on the crew.--Reuter. is noted that the Gittins are gittin
things.
confirm the rumours that an al- event war operations are possible The war was notable for the his-traffic, and exciting rescues were knighthood of Orange Nassau on this contravention of speed laws.'
Hance between Chiang Kai-shek south of the Yangtsze. and the Kuomintang Left Wing would soon become a reality.
General Ll's Patience."
In the meantime, there is con- siderable speculation as to what the future helds, but the view is gaining ground in certain quar- When General Li Chei-sum, the their headquarters in Canton, ters that the Moderates may make leader of the Kwangsi Clique, which is a rich revenue-bearing arrived at Hongkong from Shang- centre and is easier of access than hai a few days ago, he told a re- Hankow. If that should provë to presentative of the Telegraph that be the case, many of the Kuomin he would support Chiang if the tang leaders who are opposed to latter would resume his former "Leftist" rule may gravitate to the post as Commander-in-Chief, but South.
GOLD FOR FRANCE.
A BIG SHIPMENT.
Havre, Jan. 6. The 9.3. Rochambeau has arrived
BURMESE UNREST.
POLICE FOR TROUBLESOME DISTRICTS.
Rangoon, Jan. 6.
The police have been reinforced- in various troublesome districts |and 24 Burmese associations have EMIGRATION SCHEME. been declared unlawful.
Meanwhile the tax collection
Renter.
progressing considerably,
of gold aboard for the Bank of mittee, left London for Canada to- France.
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from the pavements "onder the
effected,
The cross-Channel air services were suspended and many vessels on the Irish Sea flew to shelter.
Eight men were seriously · in- jured when some Belfast scaffold- ing was blown down--Reyter, ·
Deaths and Injuries.
London, Jan. 6. A nevere gale visited the Bri- tish Isles to-day, doing consider- able damage on land and sen.
Deaths and injuries to persons caused by the falling of wälle, roofs and trees are-reported from all parts.
SOVIET ELECTIONS.
PROPOSAL FOR POSTPONE--
MENT,
Moscow, Jan. §. The Praesidium of the Central Two Peninsular and Oriental Executive Committee proposes to liners collided at Tilbury.. The postpone the Soviet elections Razmak, leaving with passengers which are due shortly until the for Bombay, was blown out of her Autumn-Reuter. course and crashed into the Moultan. The Razmak's bridge was damaged but no passenger. was hurt. The Razmak will con- tinuo her voyage.-British Wire- less.
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AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
London, Jan. &. ;” "Mr. Brutchley, Financial Adviser from New York with $10,000,000 to the Overseas Settlement Com-
ARTIST'S GIFT.
day to meet Mr. L.S. Amery "TRIBUTE OF ADMIRATION."
Amsterdam, Jan. G.
LADY CLEMENTI.
MAKING SATISFACTORY.
PROGRESS.
An approach is gradually being (Secretary for the Dominions) who made towards financial rehabilita shortly concluded his tour of the tion which will be the forerunner Empire with an important confer- The Government has gratefully of stabilisation.
ence with the Canadian Govern-accepted the offer of Mr. Franic It is understood that the Bankment on the question of emigra Brangwyn, the Royal Academicla.
[tion:
to present to the nation practical-
WOODPULP SUPPLY.
& worm
to death with great. brutality. Otherwise, crime In the district is normal'
The first waltz at the St.
night George's Ball last
These lady swimmers from Was Africa to Gibraltar appear to have "What Does It Matter?" That's
what MacWhirter said when they found themselves in straits. gave him lemon punch.
Some of this, local
----
hunting
Apparently our local enthusiasts seems to be deer at any price. have decided that digging for iron
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in the New Territories will be A week ago to-day, we were more profitable than digging making New Year resolutions. It potatoes.
is a recognised past-time.
Lacal examination results show. that a broad education is not necessarily one which is obtained at Home.
Following the China Mail's ac count of the Wu Chao-chu protest regarding the Irone piracy, it le announced that the Chiang Kai- shok will shortly be reconstruct
What China needs is more.com- ed. panionate crooks.
| SCANDINAVIAN RESTRICTION. not hurt.
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To-day's. Dewarism: "Tho man Pedestrians should be seen and who does nothing does somebody"
It would appear that the present -Helsingfors, Jan. 6.- Some of these giggling flappers deer season has gone off with a
ought to go in for a course of bing.
So have some of those dear pre-
"Finnish, Swedish and Norwe-Mirth Control. gian woodpulp manufacturers have agreed to reduce the, output The New Year Eve carnivala sents: of France has bought consider It is understood that a farly all hin etchings and lithographs
for 1928 by half a million tons showed that there's a lot of waist Lady Clemont who has been of wet pulp, which is equivalent motion in dancing.. able gold from the Bank of Eng-reaching scheme will form, these "a modent tribute of love and operated on at the Peak Hospital to a quarter of a million of dry land and the Federal Reserve Amery and the Canadian author produced the greatest of all removal of the audix is now conditions of the world Markets. "How do you strike a football basia of negotiations between Mr. admiration of the country which for deep pelvie, abaress, and tas pulp, in view of the unfavourable A stray bat from the belfry Bank of New York-Router. itles. British Wireless.
Reuter
etchers."
making satisfactors prerCAN."
match?"!
There is often a strong feeling about wearing under-vests.
Some of these Christmas fount
ing pens live up to the name,