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NU. 23,506
EAN WAAXALT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1928.
SHANSI FORCES IN LITHUANIA SEEKS
PEKING.
CHIANG'S DELEGATE ALSO ARRIVES.
QUESTION OF RECOGNITION
BY POWERS.
CHAOS ON RAILWAYS.
TROUBLE?
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S STRONG CRITICISM.
CAUSING IRRITATION,
Geneva, June 5. Sir Austen Chamberlain spoke ntrongly on the subject of the Vilna dispute, in the course of' a statement to British. Pressmen, at
Slinghal, June 6.Geneva to-day."
A message from Peking states that the Shansi forees under
The British Foreign Secretary
JAPAN SHIPPING STRIKE:
50,000 SEAMEN ARE INVOLVED.
CAPTAINS AND OFFICERS SUPPORT SEAMEN.
A DARING JUNK PIRACY.
MANY STILL HELD FOR
* RANSOM.
SIX WOMEN FREED.
A daring piracy of a Chinese junk was related yesterday to the police by a Chinese woman, employ- ed as a cook on the pirated vessel. MANY SHIPS IDLE. It will be recalled that several
days ago a junk owner made a re Tokyo, June 6.
port to the authorities that his Fifty thousand seamen, involving junk, in the charge of his son, had General Is Yang-chang arrived strongly deprecated Lithuania's at least 1,300 tramp steamers, but aalled for Capssimoon on May 23rd at Changsintien yesterday fore-action in describing Vilna as the eisha, and the Duka Shosen and that since then nothing had
excluding the Nippon Yusen The vanganrd of the Shansi capital of the Republic, and re-Kaisha, have gone on strike. forces entered Peking at six marked that sympathy for small The decision follows the em- The absence of the junk was ex- o'clock last night.--Router. nations was felt universally, but ployers' refusal to accept the
is reported that the Cavalry the small State would forfeit that imum wage demand. corps of the 6th Division of the sympathy If it presujned thereon, Shansi · Army has arrived at Apparently. Lithuania had gone Changhsintien, but that it will out of her way to be irritating, not enter Peking until General reasonable and uncompromis
noon at about eleven o'clock.
Shanghai, June 6.
Yen Shi-shan arrives.
Other Shansi forces, including troops under General Han Wing- chan, Shen Cheň, Tang Hing-lin, have reached the vicinity of Shichimen and are now ready to enter Peking--Nam Chunj Pon.
Peking Assurances.
ing, but he expressed the hope that wiser counsels will prevail.
Sir Austen's statement arises out, of the new constitution drawn
by Lithuania, which flouts the League decision regarding the legitimacy of the Polish seizure of | Vilna.
Péking, June G. In spite of the League support Marshal Chiang Kai-sink's re- of Polanil's claim, M. Valdemaras presentative, Mr. Tuan Yuug-chuan still insists that Vilna is the capi- arrived in Peking yesterday after-tal of Lithuania, and Poland had noon, and, it is understood, will call | seņt a formal Note on the sub- on the Legations to-day to give a |ject.—Reuter, guarante on behalf of Marshal Chlong Kafshes that no danger to foreign life and property will arise As the result of the occupations of Peking-Reuter,
North China Chaos.
*
Peking, June 6, It is understood that the Feng tion forces are carrying off to Manchuria, not only practically all the rolling-stock of the Peking- Mukiden Railway, but great num- bers of locomatives and tracks of
HUGE CLEAN-UP OF
DON DISTRICT..
SUDDEN ACTION BY FINNISH AUTHORITIES. "
',
Riga, June 5.
At least 150 officials, and others connected with the Don District
other lines, such as those belong Finance Department, including M. ing to the Peking-Hankow Bab way, and the Tientsin-Pakow Rail-Oriadoy, the Assistant Director,
..way,
Declaration of War.
Kobe, June 6.
WIT
been heard of it.
min-plained yesterday when the police learned that, after sailing from Kowloon City, the junk "duly ar- rived at Capsaimoon the next day. The sixteen women carried on the junk, for the purpose of cutting gras, were all sent ashore, and, turned to the junk at 5 p.m. Shortly after completing their work, re afterwards, they set sail once again for Kowloon City,
declaration of
The seamen's strike means a Japanese shipowners, represent
upon 170 ing nearly 1,000 vessels, the total tonnage of which is 3,000,000.
Approximately half the total
tonnage is, however, at present in for an hour or so, a Chinese junk, After they had been under way American, European and Southern sailing in an opposite direction, waters, and these vessels are be- balled them and told them to stop lieved to be affected. Therefore They complied and five or six men the immediate tie-up will be con-with revolvers came aboard. They fined to vossels in home waters.
forced some of the crew to the fore portion of the junk and some into Economic Effects.
the aft hold, where the pirates put Nevertheless, the
economic down the hatch. effect of the strike will be keenly' The junk was then sailed for a felt, if continued,
night and a day, eventually drop The shipment of lumber from ping anchor at Sal Lo, in Chinese The women were then Northern ports will be seriously taken to a temple inland and there
Lerritory. hampered, as also will be the kept prisoners. transportation of coal from the Manchurian, Hokaido and Kyushiu colllories.
The shipment of Manchurian bean-cake from Dairen to Japan will also be affected..
Union Supported.
Later,
Reports from home ports, show thusiastically endorse the Union's that the seamen everywhere en- have been arrested by the Finnish decision in favour of a strike, also Railway communications in Polleo on charges of systematic-the the captains and officers are North China will, by the Pengtien ally receiving bribes and incor-rather inclined to support the sea- nction, it is very likely be almost reelly recording traders' profits. entirely located for some con- siderable time,
It is alleged that the Govern
It is reported that the Frogtient revenue has been seriously forces also blew up the Railway depleted by their actions.
men.
Some of the seamen have left their ships and gathered at the local Union offices, but most of
Works a Changsintien before | In addition, six Don officials, in- (them are staying aboard,
leaving
eluding the Chairman of the Dia-
On May 31, aix women, including the cook, were released, the pirates instructing them to return to Hongkong to find ransom...
Besides the women, the junk car- ried a
crew of seven' men, all of
whom are now held by the pirates.
"S.O.S.” SIGNAL.
:
PICKED UP BY JARDINE STEAMER.
The as. Hangsang, arriving from Tsingtao and Swntow, re ports receiving the "S.O.S." signal from the as. Who Chan in Lati- tude 36.10 N., Longitude 122.52 E There is no sign of violence, but The position is well to the north Peking has not received any rict Administration, the Secretary work has either been suspended or of Shanghai. mails for four days and telephone of the Young Communists organislowed down, Loading and on- communication with Tientsin hasation, and the Secretary of the loading are impossible, thus hunanganng further states that the more than once been interfered District with. Calls between the cities are Party, have been arrested for ahus- most difficult to obtain except for ing their authority by the organ- officials.Renter.
sation of assaults upon women.-- Reuter.
POWERS TO ACT? Possibly, When Peking Control Decided.
London, June 5. The Rt. Hon. G. Locker-Lamp- son, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, gave a long statement to the House of Commons to-day re- garding the recent developments In North China.
Executive
Communistdreds of ships are at a standstill.
Osaka Kisen Kaisha, the Mitsui The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the
and the Kawasaki' concerns are al- ready paying more than the mini mum rates demanded. They are therefore unlikely to be affected, but they are closely watching de- velopments.
KOWLOON STUDENTS'
SUCCESS.
PASS LONDON UNIVERSITY
MATRICULATION.
Fears of Disruption. Well-informed people fear that unity of action on the part of the shipowners may be, disrupted by some of the small owners yielding
At the Matriculation Examiya-to the demands of the seamen. Commander Kenworthy subse- tion of the London University, quently asked if it was proposed held in Hongkong in January, It is probable that officials and to call a conference of the Powers 1928, the following candidates other lenders will intercede in an to deal with the new situation passed and were placed in the endeavour to bring about peace as created by the likely approach of Second Division:
soon as possible.—Router,, the government of China by á single body!
No.
4326.-Whitley, Sheila,
Mr. Locker-Lampson suggested Rosemary, Central British School.
that the action, would be pre- mature, and added that directly it
No. 4327-Oliver, Mary Dixon, Central British School,
вис-
was known exactly what Govern- The Central Pritish School is to ment would take over control of he congratulated on these Peking affairs, Britain would act. Jeesses, for since these examina- --Reuter.
tions have been in the hands of the Hongkong Education Depart- ment this is the first time that any local candidate has passed the London Matriculation.
Bridge Destruction Sequel.
Peking, June 6. The action of the Nationalists in cutting off the retreat of the Third and Fourth Fengtion Army Corps by blowing up the railway bridges, has had a sequal in serious trouble to the west of Peking,
The main body of the Fenglien troops evacuated Fengtai early this morning, the retreat being entirely disorganised. Considerable looting | has now taken place, the places "victimised consisting of several villages near Tungchaw-Reuter,
The Recognition Question.
Shanghai, Juno 6. In view of the fact that the Diplomatic Corps in Peking has wired to the Nationalist Govern ment In Nanking in regard to measures for the safety of for (Continued on Page 8.)
COMMUNISTS STILL ACTIVE,
UNEASINESS IN SWATOW REGION,
The Harbour Office report of the 4.8. Fengtien, of the China Navi- Wha Chan's assistance. gation Company, proceeded to the
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PROSPECTS.
FAIRWAY IS STILL FAVOURITE.
CAMELFORD MENTIONED AS OUTSIDE CHANCE.
LATEST PROBABLES.
ENTERTAINED.
WITTY SPEECH AT SHANGHAI UNION CLUB.
PREPARED TO DANCE.
Shanghai, June 6. Major-General Wardrop," the commander-in-chief of the Shang- hal Defence Force, was the guest of honour at a luncheon given yea terday by the Union Club.
SCORING.
LANCASHIRE EXCEED SURREY'S 567.
WATSON SCORES 300 AND IS UNDEFEATED.
MIDDLESEX SETBACK.
In the course of an extremely London, June 5. witly speech, the General said that A remarkable game betwcon Derby Stakes, popularly known as serve absolute neutrality and to ches concluded yesterday,
To-morrow, the race for the China he was instructed to pre-feature of the County Cricket mat- when he was leaving London for Surrey and: Lancashire 'was the
or Derby," will be run at Epsom try to play the game and to cut it is stated that Lancashire excred- When over a distance of a mile and ativate Chinese friendships. " half.
So anxious was he to carry out question of which horse will win had been prepared even to go to To-day, the eve of the race, the instructions to this end that he the absorbing topic.
dinner dances, a recreation he had
Lord Derby's Fairway is theitherlo eschewed. favourite nt odds of a to 2, which reflect the opinion of racing meni that Fairway has the outstanding chance.
Absent Owners.
General Wardrop was in uni- form at the luncheon, and he re. marked that the reason he wore it was to show that the British Army did a little work sometimes.
He admitted that any soldier who spoke was a fool, and that any Three of the owners of partiel-soldier who spoke in the presence witness the attempt of their can was a bigger fool. pating horses will not be able to of clever and distinguished men didates to win the Blue Riband of the Turf.
I
Lord Derby, one of the very popular heads of racing, will be absent owing to his recent bereave- ment by the death of his daughter in the hunting field.
The Aga Khan, who owns Ran- jit Singh, has been it in France with pneumonia and has been for- bidden by his doctor.to travel to Epaom.
Captain Gough, who, has entered Royal Minstrel, is shooting big game in Africa, and will therefore not be present.
Camelford's Chance.
A soldier's motto, he remarked was "Action" coupled with the hope that he would not be obliged to inke It.
General Wardrop concluded by tendering a tribute to the Chinese Company of the Shanghai Volun- teer Corps. Our Own Correspon- dent,
RUBBER VALORISATION
SCHEME,
LONDON HAS HEARD NOTHING DEFINITE.
Among the other owners of horses engaged Is the
London, June 5. « Veteran statesman, Lord Rosebery, whose which is reported to have been The rubber valorisation scheme, colt Camelford is regarded as drawn up by Heer Kloppenburg, having an outside chance of win-the well-known Hague banker, and ning and an excellence chance of finishing in the first three.
forwarded to the London Rubber
ed a total of 567 with only 4 wickets down, the nature of the match can easily be Imagined.
Watson scored 300 (not out) the highest score for two seasons, while Sandham had scored 288 for Surrey when he was injured and forced to retire. But for this mishap, it is probable that Surrey. would have much exceeded their
score of 567.
Fifteen centuries have to be ndd., ed to the long list already compil ed this season.
Middlesex suffered a severe re- into something akin to real form verse at Lord's, Yorkshire coming with a victory by an innings and 88 runs.
RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Notts defeated Warwick by ten wickets.
Sussex defeated Worcester by 243 runs.
Somerset beat Hampshire by an innings and 28 runs,
Yorkshire boat Middlesex by an innings and 88 runs.
Derbyshire won on the first innings v. Faber...
Lancashire
won on the first
| innings, v. Surrey.
Kent defeated Northants · by three wickets.
Gloucester Won on the drst innings v. Leicester.
BEST PERFORMANCES.
The principal individual per
'Baiting.
Lord Rosebery will also not be Growers' Association, and the In-formances were as follows: there to-morrow on account of histernational Association of Rubber age. He won the Derby when he was Prime Minister in 1894 and Woll it again in 1895 with Sir Visto and in 1905 with Cicero.
Cultivation, is viewed in London merely as a suggestion, which has not been seriously considered as yet. The London Rubber Growers' Association informed Reuter's re- presentative that it has not yet received a copy of the proposals.
Democratic Event. Though, only wealthy men can-Reuter. afford to engage in the Derby, is the most democratic event of this classic race on Epsom Downs the year. At least half a million of all sorts and conditions of men will congregate on the famous downs.
Reference to Lloyd's Register shows no vessel of the name given, presence of H.M. the King, who The event will be graced by the the nearest approach to a similar will be accompanied by H.M. the name being the Hwah Cheng of Queen, H.R.II. the Prince of the South China S.S. Company. It Wales and H.R.H. the Duke of is certain that this is not the ves-York-British Wireless.. sel Involved, na shó is now at an- The latest alterations in the chor off Yaumati.
There is no further news
as to the reason for S.0.S." being sent out.
abla
BUDGET BILL GIVEN SECOND READING.
PARLIAMENT RESUMES AFTER WHITSUN RECESS.
:
London, June .. The House of Commons, sitting to-day for the first time since the Derby probables are that Marshal Whitsun Recess, passed the second' avail-will ride Sir Abe Bailey's Adve- reading of the Finance Bill.
Mr. Philip Snowden, former the cate, and J. Leach will ride Lord
of the Rosebery's Camelford.
Labour Chancellor ings are Heirloom and the Wheed-Exchequer moved an amendment which was defeated by 322 votes to 135.-Reuter.
U.S. SHIPPING BOARD LINE SOLD.
BARBER COMPANY, ACQUIRES TEN NEW SHIPS.
Washington, June 5, The -U. S. Shipping Board has sold the American-West African Line, consisting of ten vessels of $2,000 tons deadweight, to the Bar- ber Steamship Company of New
Swatow, June 5. There continue to come in re-York. ports of Communist netivity in The purchase price is stated off- some places, notably a sudden ris cially to be $2,264,000.-Reuters |
DUTCH ROYALTIES ON. |ing in the district city of Chao-Amorican Service.
TOUR.
LEFT FOR THE CONGO YESTERDAY.
Antwerp, June 5. The King and Queen of the Netherlands have sailed by the liner "Thysville" for the Congo, throughout which they are engag- ing on a three months tour.
Their Majesties are due at Boma on June 21st, and on July 10th will inaugurate the new railway, from the Lower Congo to Katanga. The ceremony will take place at Eliza. betheville-Reuter,
yang in which eight people lost their lives.
AMERICA LOSING HER
GOLD STOCKS.
£120,000,000 TRANSFERRED IN EIGHT MONTHIS.
New York, June 5.
ler.
Scratch-
Probables And Jockeys, The Derby probables jockeys are as follows:
ard
Sir Abe Bailey's Advocate, (Marshal.)
Mr. L. Neumann's Black Watch, (Smirke.)
Baron Edouard de Rothschild's Bubbles II, (Bouillon.)
Lord Rosebery's Cainelford, (J. Leach.)
Mr. T. Davidson's Constant Son, (Caralake,)
Major J. S. Courtauld's Cyclone, (Lane.)
Lord Derby's Fairway, (Weston.) Sir H. Cunliffe-Owen's Felstead, (H. Wingg-)
Lady Richardson's Fernkloof, (Perryman.)
Sir Laurence Phillip's Flamingo, (Elliott.)
Mrs. G. Drummond's Warily, (Steve Donoghue,)
Gang
SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
LEAGUE APPROVES REPORT OF BRITISH DELEGATE.
Watson (Lancashire) Sandham (Surrey) Tyldesley. (Lancs.)
300
288+ 197
E. W. Dawson (Lelcaster) 148 A. E. R. Glingan (Sussex) 184 Whysail (Notta)
Worthington (Derby)
Langridge (Sussex)
Ducat (Surrey)
Dipper (Gloucester)
140
138
126
110
115
R. E. 8. Wyatt (Warwick) 112
A. E. S. Rinpon (Somerset) 112 Oldroyd (Yorkshire)
Holmes (Yorkshire)
Mitchell (Yorkshire)
Not Out
+ Retired Hurt,
Bowling.
108
105
105
Wensley (Sussex) .... 8 for BB Rhodes (Yorkahra)... 7 for J. C. White (Someraet) € for 85 Shipman (Leicester) .. 5 for 82 Frooman (Kent)
& for 54
SENSATIONAL MATCH.
Lancashire Pass a Total of 56.
One of the most remarkable games in the history of cricket was concluded at Manchester bo- tween Lancashire and Surrey yesterday.
Surrey compiled the gigantic total of 507 in their first innings, and would probably have improv- ed on that but for an unfortunate Geneva, June 5. Injury to Sandham which cut bla The Council of the League of innings short after he had contri Nations has approved the report of buted 288 to the total and remain- Sir Austin Chamberlain on the ed undefeated, traffic in women and children, pro- posing to extend the enquiry to the the Surrey ecore, but did it with Far East and to make fuller en quiries in Europe and America, csalx wickets to apare, Watson being pecially in countries which had not out when stumps were drawn with 300 to his credit. A long abollshed Heenced houses.-Neuter.
partnership with Ernest Tyldesley made the achievement. possible, though there are not sufflèlent de- tails available to show whether
FAIR WEATHER.
Lancashire not only exceeded
To-day's Observatory report any wicket record was broken. states: A feeble anticyclone ré- During the match, 1,155 ruNA Mr. W. J. Waldron's Grange mains over Japan. The Pratas de were scored for the loss of 18 View, (Graves,)
Mr, A. K. Macomber's Luvaneran (F. Fox.)
Mr. D. Sullivan's O'Curry P. Beasley.)
The bandit-cum-pirate who de colved the troops into an attack on Chia-nn, on false information that Communists were there, found the place too hot for him for a time, so he turned his attention to the island of Namon, where he en- tered two of the three towns, but was held by the largest. If troops are kept in the north-east dix- When the Cunard Hiner "Beren Royal II., (Allemand.) trict his activities may be curtail- {garia" sails for England to-day she ed, but his position is a strong will carry gold bullion to the value ter one, and it is perhaps unlikely that of $10,000,000, which will bring the the local Government will take the total which has left to United The Aga Khan's Ranjit Singh, trouble to deal with him if he pays States since September last to (Beary.) Up sulcient to its coffers $585,000,000-Reuter's American strel (Jos Childs.)
Capt. G. P. Gough's Royal Mia
Mr. D. M. Gant's Royal Crusa-
Our Own Correspondent.
Service,
Mr. Jacques Whittouck's Palais
pression is moving slowly north-wickets, an average of over 88 castward towards the Bashi Chan runs per wicket. nel.. The forecast up to noon to- morrow is:-North-east winds, moderate; fair.
Mr. Sol Joel's Porthole, (Winder, (Hulme.)
The scores were!':
Surrey: 567.
Lanes: 688 (for 4 wickets), Surroy's colossal score is largely attributable to Bandham who made
Mr. C. W. S. Wittbara's Scin-288 but was forced to retire owing tillation, Sirett.)
to injury. He engaged in a long Lord Dewar's Sunny. Traco, partnership with Ducal, who per- (Gordon Richards.)
conally scored 119 before. This Mr. H. R. Armitage's Teomans-wicket was taken. town, E. Gardner.)
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