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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1927,

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HANKOW TRAP.

SHANGHAI SENSATION.

GENERAL LABOUR UNION DISSOLVED.

TROOPS FOR MACAO.

PEKING'S JAPANESE RESIDENTS ANXIOUS.

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The chief item in to-day's news is the closing of the Shanghai General Labour Union by a Nationalist general, presumably acting under orders from General Chiang Kai-shek. Other messages refer to troops for Macao and a request by Peking's Japanese residents for reinforcements to protect their lives and property.

BLOW TO REDS.

Chiang Kai-shek's Drastic'

Action.

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. Shanghai, April 14. General Pei Chung-hsi, com- manding the eastern wing of the Nationalist Army, has officially issued a proclamation dissolving the Generul Labour Union,-Reu-

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General Pei, one of General Chiang Kai-shek's leading and most loyal supporters, acted in his capacity as Provost Marshal of the Wousung and Shanghai (na- tive kity) districts.

Chinese and other cables to

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FATAL RUSH.

Religious Bathing Ceremony Disaster.

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Hurvar, (United Provinces),.

April 18.

Twenty-one. women and 13 men, mostly pilgrims from the Punjab, were crushed to death and large numbers were injured in a rash at the wooden barri- cades to be the first to bathe in the Holy Ganges in the final night of the Kumbhamela, or Hindw mligious bathing

Japanese Not To Be Caught.

NO SURRENDER OF CONCESSION.

Hankow, April 14.

The Japanese Concession, which la now controlled by the naval authorities, is heavily barricaded

and strongly held by bluejackets

and volunteers.

There is not the slightest idea of giving up the Concession, Business men, who are specially adverse from giving it up, point out that, the British gave up. their's from the friendliest mo- grievances against General

tive with the idea that it would Chiang Kai-shek,'

enable the carrying on of business In effect this latest proclama-without danger to life and pro- tion car

be taken to indicate. General Chiang Kai-shek's deter- mination to quell the malcontenta at any cost.

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PORTUGUESE PRECAUTIONS,

Four Hundred Men Coming To Macao.

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Lisbon, April 19.

A transport is going to Macao with munitions, stopping at Lourenco Marques, where 400 troops will embark.-Reuter

ter.

PEKING ANXIETY....

Japanese Residents Desire Protection.

Peking, April 14.

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HOLLAND'S ATTITUDE..

Ready to Act With The Other Powers.

DOUBLE STRENGTH.

Japan Taking No Chancés In ~

Manchuria.

Tokyo, April 14 The Japanese garrison in Man- churia is expected to be increas- ed to double for the time being.

The Fourteenth Division is go- ing to Manchuria to relieve the Tanth, whose period of overalls service has expired, but owing to "the situation it is believed the Tenth will be retained temporari- ly. Reuter.

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STATEMENT BY MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL.

COST OF THE NAVY.

ARMY AND THE NEW MENACE TO INDIA.

chequet in winding up the debate on the Budget in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Winston Churchill also dealt with the cost of the Navy and the Army, hinting, in connection with the latter, at the fresh growing thenace to the frontiers of India.

Reference was made to China by the Chancellor of the Ex-

非

FUTURE HOPES.

Cont of the Royal Air Force.

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London, April 13. The British public is less grate- ful for the benefits received than for the evils averted declared Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchanquer,, in the House of Cornmons, winding up the Budget debate. He had been nearly hounded out of public life for the 1925 Budget, which was full of relaxations and benefits, but the present Budget, which gave nothing. had been greeted with undiluted satisfaction.

As regards the suggestion that £4,500,000 might be saved by dropping Imperial Preference, the

Chancellor said that Imperial. Preference had been a long

success.

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perty, whereas the result was thet British business was completely The Japanese Residents Asso-killed and it was dangerous to established policy and the cost ciation has wired Mr. Wakatsuki life and limb for the British to thereof was the measure of its and Baron Shidehara, War and walk in the streets from the Bri- Navy Ministers, earnestly

tish Concession.

As regards the cost of defence, questing the Government to send The Japanese declare that they be agreed as to the world getting reinforcements to Peking to pro-will not be led into the same trap. more peaceful. Our foreign re- tect Japanese lives and property A hitherto unreported incident lations were becoming and to enable the Japanese to of the attack on the Japanese friendly. If there was any pro- carry on their avocations. Reu Concession of April 3 is that a gress towards disarmament the Japanese girl of twelve, was chas- size of our air force was a subject ed by a bestial gang of coolies. for periodical review, but in the She ran to the upper storey of a absence of that development we house and realising that she was 'could not interupt our policy. į cornered and was sure of death ceremony,

As regards the Army, our mil. or worse, the little tot jumped tary forces were not excessive Into the street below. Fortun-when one saw what was going ôn ately a Japanese marine was able in China, and saw what was the to break her fall, enabling her to situation in Egypt and espe- escape stunned and with a broken cially when one saw the frontiers leg-Reuter.

of India where there was again growing up a vast military power potentially dangerous, which for twenty years had not been count ed in our calculations because thei European situation had neutral- Ised hostilities cn that front.

Moreover when one considered the position of this country and its world-wide responsibilities and

which has been going on, since the beginning of March Reuter.

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The Hague, April 13. A Memorandum by the Foreign Minister replying to Upper House hand describe a very ominous sit-criticisms of the foreign estim- uation, and emphasize the neces- ates, says the Government la fol, aity of stricter vigilance by the lowing attentively, and not with- International Settlement along out anxiety, events in China. TOads adjoining Chapel, now a hotbed of native intrigue."

The proclamation, in effect a closure of the "head" union in Shanghai, follows immediately after the disarming of large bodies of pickets and agitators, the numpers being put at over 4 thousand. To-day,

no "split" between

evident in Shanghai Labour cir- cles. The Communists have done their work well and practically every union is "Red"

The Government intends to re- main strictly neutral: ns between the factions and is ready, in agreement with the other Powers

to concede as far as possible China's reasonable aspirations.

Chinese authorities doing their utmost to do justice to Dutch in tercsts in China. Unëertainty at

The Government relies, on the

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The "Wah Tez Yat Po" corres- pondent describes street fighting on Tuesday night at several places, like the southern (native "old") cit adjoining the French Concession, Chapei (to the north. of the Settlement), Pootung. (across the Whahgpoo River) and even down at Wonsung (several miles below Shanghai, near the function with the Yangtse).

Three resolutions were carried by a Labour mass meeting in an- awer to General Chiang Kai- shek's challenge, as follow:-

To send a delegation to mill tary headquarters at Lungwa (to the south of Shanghai, near the Arsenal) and ask for the

MANILA 'QUAKES.

Clocks Stopped: Crock-

ery Smashed.

PRAYERS IN THE STREET.

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Manila, April 13. ese can enforce their authority in |

Two 'quakes were strongly felt the future has caused the Nether- lands to prolong the stay of the at Manila to-night. They stop cruiser "Sumatra" for the pro-ped clocks, crashed dishes and tection of Dutch interests.aroused the religious, who were. Reuter."

praying in the streets, thinking there is some connection with

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YUNNAN AFFAIRS.

Brigandage Rife: Foreignera Leaving Shortly.

...

Yunnanfu, April 6.

It is learned on good authority that at Mengtze and Amichep on the railway, the soldiers are so terrible, that the inhabitants have asked the brigands to come and deal with them!

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With the trouble down the line.. soldiers were ordered to proceed to deal with the brigands, but re- fused until they received their back pay.

Apparently the worst place is

Holy Week...

The centre is about 300 miles Bway

There are no reports yet from the provinces, except from Bagülo

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On Satrday and Easter Mon- day, the "China Mall will be published at mid-day.

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standard and submitted to the one-Power standard, and before a large reduction in daval struction was possible, Parlia- ment and the country must decide whether they were prepared to

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The greatest hope of naval eco. nomy was agreement among the three great naval Powers who luckily lived at opposite corners of the earth.

was not

Mr. Churchill denied that next; year's finance had been left in an unsound, position. He counting on a tremendous boum, but on ordinary circumstances. Trade results, barring & great upheaval, must be incom- parably better than last year's.

cost more than the estimated It was true China had certain.

MR. BALDWIN'S JOKE.

Votes For Women at Twenty-One Unless-

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London, April 13. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, announced that the Gov- ernment would introduce next session bill "equalising the franchise at the age of twenty- one. He did not anticipate any diculties in the way of the new votera polling at the next election in 1929, unless an "unexpected catastrophe brought the present. ter.)-Reuter. Government to an end." (Laugh-

surplus of £1,500,000, but he pre- ferred to make an effort to save, three or four millions to imposing additional taxation.

The discussion concluded with out a division.-Reuter.

how we had disarmed, it would MOTORING ACCIDENT

be a bold man who would seek ruthless reduction of our military. establishments.

As regards the Navy, we had abdicated from the two-Power

CHINA COAST. „

REPORT

MOTOR. CYCLIST COLLIDES WITH CAR.

Mr. F. Zimmerrt of No. 5 Seymour ; Terrace was injured as the result of a motor accident yesterday. He was riding his motor cycle down) Seymour Road at 2.80 p.m., when

MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD's turning a corner he collided with. a motor car going uphill Mr. Zimmern was thrown from his ma- chine and injured in his left foot and: arm. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

"FROM BAD TO WORSE."

Referring to the Chine Coast, the 24th annual report of the Imperial: Merchant Service Guild presented at the annual meeting of the Guild at Liverpool, makes the following comment:

CLOSED UNION.

ORDER TO CONFISCATE ITS

PROPERTY....

It is with regret that we have to record that things have gone from bad to worse as regards those em- ployed afloat in the coastal trade in China (concludes the report). The

Following the closing down of warring factions in China, and the the Head Hong Kong Labour Union general chaotic state of the coun by Government Proclamation dated try, have made the position of ship, April 1, Mr. T. H. King (Director ping one of extreme difficulty, and

of Criminal Intelligence) this were strongly felt-Reuter. -. unemployment and consequent dis- the immediate forfeiture of all pro Although Hong Kong is so close tress amongst those serving on the perty In the Union's premises on A general strike to be com- mencod as from noon yester- petroleum, apart from the usual to the Philippine Islands the coast. The Guild has been a con- the third floor of No. 78 Des Voeut

earthquake was hardly noticed staat touch with the Chine Coast Road Went.

Officers' Guild on matters affecting here by laymen

The Magistrate made a condi By courtesy of Mr. T. F. Clax the profession, and we are indebted tional order to be executed within parts of the province, and there ton, Director of the Royal Obser-cases, all of which, we are glad to claims to be made in the meantime.

also to a number of important a week, thus permitting boga, fide. are at least 15,000 soldiers here vatory, the following official re say, have ended satisfactorily.

return of all arms seized from between Yiliang and Pohsi, to the 200 miles north, where the shocks there has, unfortunately, been much morning made an appileation for

pickets:

east, where the brigands have burnt $6,000 worth of A.P.C

destruction of villages.

Brigandage is rife in many

day.

A further mass meeting in Chapel yesterday to discuss

measures.

[As Reuter does not mention a strike, it is presumed that other factors have supervened.]

Curbing Labours' Power. Canton being away from the centre of affairs, little is heard of measures there against disturbera of the peace. From time to time, unions have been closed for con- travention of the law and La- bour's power has been curbed.

In the city doing nothing, but making themselves a nuisance.

Promised protection counts for very little, and foreigners may all have to leave at any time.

Latera "Marching orders" for foreign- are expected ers in Yuman momentarily.

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WEATHER FORECAST:

N.. to N.E. winds, moderate; cloudy is the forecast for the twenty-four hours ending at noon. to-morrow.

port is given:-

year, in which members were in- volved. Efforts to obtain redress

MINING SHARES.

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Talping 5 per cent Interim. 9.48.50 the amplitude being tereat of those employed in British (making 60 per cent. for the year), Utan Simpan-80 per cent Final

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Also a Bonus distribution of ord smaller earthquake from 10.88 bers to seek service in this trade.

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THE BANK OF TAIWAN,

Tokyo, April 14. The Cabinet will render uncond tional aid to the Bank of Talwan

Just as delegates from the' General Labour Union in Hồng Köng went to Canton (when their guild was proscribed) to canvass for assistance in propagandu- and received very little sympathy ---It can be safely predicted that Shanghal's discontented Labour lenders will be flocking to Han. A V-shaped depression le shown. The dosing rate of the dollar, through the Bank of Japan--Reu-

on demand, to-day was 2/0 1/164

kow now to air their supposed

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