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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1927.

TENSION GROWING.

HANKOW MIDDLE CLASSES LEAVING.

FOOD LOOTERS BUSY.

MR. EUGENE CHEN SEEKS FOREIGN HELP:

MURDER FRENZY.

Details of the Mexican Horror

BANDITS' FIENDISH BUTCHERY.

Mexico City, April 21. About 130 passengers perished in the train hold-up cabled yes terday.

the Minister of War personally to take charge of the operations against. the bandits to take them

The tension at Hankow, where the Reds are in full control, isPresident Chiles has ordered steadily growing. The Chinese middle classes have all left or are leaving. Food looting hus occurred, and a financial crisis is expected, Mr. Eugene Cher, the Hankow Foreign Minister, has made over-dead or alive. iures to the representatives of the leading foreign business firms with a view to the reopening of business relations, as a means of restoring confidence,

HANKOW'S PLIGHT.

Food Looting and Financial Panic.

Shanghai, April 22. To-day's wireless news from Hankow states that the Chinese inhabitants are becoming more and more uneasy. The middle classes have all left or are leaving. A financial panic is probable soon as a result of the Govern- ment's embargo on silver.

There has been some food loot- ing in the nativė city,

The little trade that remained with Shanghai has entirely stop- ped for the reason that there is now no medium for effective pay. ment in a currency acceptable by Shanghai-Reuter.

DEFENCE MEASURES.

Advance of the Northern Troops.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

YUNNAN TENSION.

Bandits Seize Their Opportunity.

ENGINEER KIDNAPPED.

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CANTON MEETING:

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PASSPORTS WITHHELD.

Sydney, March 31 The Federal Government will not A message from Hanoi states permit Mr. J. 5.. Garden's delega- that the rivalry of the two Chin-tion to attend the congress of ese generals in Yunnan has re- tradea unions in Carton.on May 1. aulted in an outbreak which has Unionists at the Trades Hall caused anxiety, as one of the gen were amazed when the newe erals is, known to be in close touch, with the Cantonese.

Brigands have profited by the chaos to rob, and plunder.

The most ghastly stories of the outrage are related by the sur- Fifteen hundred recently cut vivors.

the railway between Yunnan-fu The raid was evidently well-and the French Indo-China front- planned.

ier.

received to-day.

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It was contained briefly in an gent wire from the Minister for Home and Territories, which was read over the 'phone to Mr. Garden. The telegram was as follows:- "In view of conditions prevailing in China Minister unable to see way grant application for passporta,"

This was rend over the telephone Sydney Customs Office.

As the train approached Limon They kidnapped a French en- who have occupied Pukow con- there was a tremendous crash.gineer and several persons be to Mr. Garden by an official of the

The engine and two coaches were longing to the railway staff. derailed at a spot where the track had been torn up.

tinues intermittently, otherwise there has been no change in the situation-British Naval Wire

less.

The Shantung Army (under General Chang Tsung-chang) is on the north bank of the Yang- tae. River, at Pukow, and the Southerners, on the south bank, at Nanking (which faces Pukow).

NANKING OUTRAGES. America Considering Chinese Reply,

Washington, April 21. The Secretary of State, Mr. Kellogg, is at present engaged in studying the Cantonese reply to the Powers' protests regarding the Nanking outrages.

Reuter learns that Mr. Kellogg has not yet communicated with the American Minister at Peking regarding any reply by the United States, while the State Depart- Hankow, April 21.

ment hitherto has received no In consequence of the advance word from the ather Fowers, re- of Fengtien troops on Hankow,garding the proposal for a second Nationalist troops are being joint note to the Cantonese. moved from Wuchang to within Reuter's American Service. Fa kilometre below Hankow.

American Aviators.

Manila, April 21.

The Fengtien troops have been advancing through Honan pro- The naval transport "Gold vince and are threatening dis-Star" has proceeded to Shanghai tricts to the north of Hankow.

with ninety-seven marine aviators aboard-Reuter.

The Nationalist troops, which have been moved up to meet the advance are those of the 4th, 8th and 10th Armies.

Food Rations, All coal and rice is being col- fected by the Hankow authorities and rationed out owing to the growing acuteness of the short- age.

France's Attitude.

Paris, April 22. Regarding the preparation of the new Note which be handed to Mr. Eugene Chen, "Le Matin" re- marks that the Powers must na- turally take into account the split in the Cantonese ranks.

General Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese Nationalist, should not be

PRESIDENTTI CONTES

The bandits poured a wild fusil ade of bullets into the train.***.

Escort's Valiant Fight. The military escort fought valiantly for three and a half hours until the last soldier bad been killed,

The bandite, armed with knives and revolvers, entered the train,

"KHIVA” IN PORT:

Shanghai, April 22. The P. & C. 8.8. "Khiva" ed alongside the Hongkew Wharf at seven o'clock this morning and is now unloading-Reuter. :

shooting and throat-cutting right

and left.

The bandits are demanding ran- som for the engineer, who has sent a message that he is alive and well. Reuter.

"Why?"

Mr. Garden who was to have led des- the delegation immediately patched the following urgent wire) to the Minister for Home and Ter- ritories: Yunnan is the province tucked

"Customs apprises us. refuse away in the south-west corner of grant passports. Why refusal? China, adjoining Tibet, Burma We are going to Canton, not where and French Indo-China.

fighting is at present. Kindly re- The reference to "two" gen-ply and notify us.. All passages ar erals is confusing. General Tang ranged." Chi-yao has been tuchun for. The following telegram was sent years. His administration was by Mr. Garden to the president of overthrown by two subordinates, Council

the Melbourne Trades and Labour General Lung Yun and General "Minister for Home and Terri Hu Yo-yu. It may be that one of tories blocked passports Interview them has a tendency towards a urgently. Passages all arranged." "working arrangement" with the Mr. Garden had announced that dėle- Nationalists (as foreshadowed by under his leadership three

to have at- the China Mail's" Yunnan-fur gates from unions were correspondent' some time ago). tended the congress in Canton. They are: Messrs. A. Middleton On the other hand, Reuter may be referring to the continuance (president of the Painters' Union) A. E. Bennett, vice-president of the of the quarrel between the for- Labour Council and a member of mer tuchun and his erstwhile the Coachmakers' Union). henchmen.

Wright (Sheer. Metal Workers' General Hu Yo-yu is the most Union)... likely candidate for Nationalist harmony. After overthrowing

Hankow, Not Canton.

follows:-

and T

The

On March 24, the representative his old chief, he may be striving of The Sun at Hong Kong cabled with his "partner" for the sole Яв

The Fourth Congress of the Al power, or for an alliance with General Fan Shek-sang.

China General Workers' Union, General Fan Shek-sang com- lasting a fortnight, is to be held at manded the strongest army of Hankow from May 1, to attend Yunnanese mercenaries in Can- which invitations have been sent to ton a few years ago when Dr. Sun the General Workers' Union, in Yat-sen was still alive. To take France, Germany, Great Britain,

Japan, and other countries. arriv-revenge on Tuchun Tang Chi-yao, conference will be purely Commu

he led his own men on a punitive platic. expedition homewards, as the No Pan-Pacific Congress is Bug- Tuchun had put his father to gested for Canton, death. That was.some years ago Mr. Garden made the following

to enter statement to-day- and the son was still

"What right has the Minister to Yunnan, his army being now somewhere in the wilds of Kwang- block our passports? I have made application for a passport only to si province.

Banditry is rife in Yunnan. As another part of the British Empire, pointed out by the "China Mail" Hong Kong, yet the Minister sees Those attempting to escape correspondent, the authorities it to refuse such a passport." Fight to Lasi, Moment. from the blazing death-trap were and the troops seldom venture

The delegation was to have left either shot or their skulls were out of the cities against the out-

Saturday by the battered in with rifle butts.

laws Sydney on

"Mishima. Maru." Mr. Garden! Blood and Brains.

Intercourse is maintained with stated this afternoon that the dele- The sight was most horrible the outer world by means of a gates would fight out the quesion Blood and brains were spattered railway into French Indo-China, with the Federal Government until on the sides of the carriages, run by a French control.

Wornen, soaked in petrol, were writhing in torment amid an all-pervading odour of burning human fesh.--Reuter's American Service.

After scenes of terrible but chery they locked the passengers in the coaches which they soaked treated like Mr. Chen, the accom-in petrol and set afire. plice of Borodin.

..

(Continued on Page 7.)

A house to house search in the native city is being made. for all silver which the Government is taking active measures to collect. Pedestrians are liable to be stop- ped and searched and any silver found in their possession is taken from them. This. in fact, has al- ready taken place, and the Gov- ernment is contemplating stricter measures to deal with those with- JAPAN'S BANKS & EXCHANGES

CLOSING. holding silver.

Overtures to Foreigners.

With a view to restoring great-

FOR TWO DAYS.

Osaka, April 22. er confidence by means of the re- - The banks, stock exchanges, opening of business relations cotton exchanges, etc., throughoat and to- with foreign firms, Mr. Eugene Japan are closing to-day

morrow-Reuter. Chen has requested representa- tives of leading foreign business firms still remaining to meet him at an "International Conference" when the resumption of business may be discussed.

Foreign premises vacated by the owners cannot be guaranteed by, the Southern Government im munity from entry and possible. damage, states Mr. Eugene Chen in a notification despatched to all Consuls. British Naval Wireless,

القدرة.

A MORATORIUM?

Search for Bandits.

Mexico City, April 21 In spite of the fiendish ruth- lessness of the train bandits, about half the passengers escaped The "Aschi" reports that the from the blazing train at Limon, question of a 20-day moratorium is but it is believed a hundred per to be discussed with the Privy ished.

Tokyo, April 22.

CANTON QUIET.

MODERATES FINAL MEASURES

SUCCEED.)

GENERAL LI'S LOYALTY.

as late as next Wednesday, and even then they would have time to travel north by train and catch the "Mishima Maru."

Mr. Garden added that the dele gates had purchased clothes and necessities for the voyage, and the Federal Government's refusal to grant, passports had caused them the most bitter disappointment.

Minister Adamant Late this

his afternoon Mr. Garden received the following urgent tele- gem from the secretary to the Min-

ster for Home and Territories:

"Your telegram received to-day.

With news to hand that move ments by the Canton Government Council, while a special session of Fifty bodies have been recover- to check the Communist element

ed up to the present. The office at the Whampoa Cadet Academy Minister has given matter personal the Diet is to be called shortly.

Though the "Asahi" professes to of President Calles has issued a have succeeded without any unto-consideration but unable see way have obtained its information from statement blaming the "Catholic ward incident, it may be taken vary previous decision."

a reliable source it is impossible to rebels for the crime and promis- that the aftermath of last Fri- Mr. Garden said he did not be confirm the report. Reutering "energetic pursuit of the day's coup by the Moderates ha lieve the statement that the Min-

Tokyo, April 22.

instructions now practically subsided. later had given the matter his per- It is semi-officially stated that priests who received inst, Mexine In Pras tapacity, as reting com-sonal, consideration, and was un- able to vary the, decision, because mander-in-chief at Canton (in the the Minister, he said, was accom the Government has decided to enforce a 20-day moratorium Eight Government seroplanes absence of General Chiang Kai-panying the Duke of York this

Reuter. A

City"

Marshal Chang Tso-lin's army has been pushing its way through Honan province which is held by

have been ordered to the scene of shek), General Li Chai-sum has afternoon on the trip to latoomba Marshal Wu Pei-fu, who is re-

[Earlier messages relating to the luctant to let the Fengtien men Japanese Anancial crisis will be the calamity to help in the search brought troops down the West and the Jenolan Caver.

for pass through for fear that his found in our Commercial Section 10nican Services

reinforce the Kwangtung garri- Hong Kong yesterday but without the bandits.Reuter's River from Kwangsi province to [The Mishima Maru arrived at control may be overthrown on page two.]

Mr. Garden)RMAYAN The First News

son. The Fengtien men are moving southwards along the railway HERMES PLANE DAMAGED Yesterday's cables stated: The closest co-operation be Wyse og One of the worst bandit outrages tween Canton and the Moderates from Feking to Hankow, with the object of entering Hupeh pro-A "Hermes" plane damaged one in Mexico's story history occur at the front is being aimed at UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS vince, held by the Nationalists of the floats in landing alongside red in Limon (Jalisco) when it is With Mr. Koo Ying-fan as Trea- Dr. Ma Suk-yee has reported the The movements of the Southern the air-craft carrier this morning believed 170 train passengers and surer, General Li Chai-aum will theft of clothing worth $92 from troops are in the nature of con- The plane took on a list and appearan escort of seventeen soldiers now be able to assist Chiang Kaihia residence No. 754, Des Voeux centration, preparatory to meet.ed to be taking in water, were slaughtered or burnt to shek further by financial aid. Read Central. ing the Fengtien advance from In connection with the lights Honan

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