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POWERS AND NANKING OUTRAGES.

THE HAND OF MOSCOW.

FINANCING THE NATIONALISTS: BAITING THE BRITISH.

Great alarm appears to prevail in Hankow at the approach of

Fengtien troops who it is reported will soon be within striking dis- tance of the city.

General Chiang Kai-shek's cause has received further strength through the decision of Shanghai native bankers to advance him large sums against the customs sur-taxes.

The Peking Ministers of the five Powers whose nationals were victims of the Nanking outrages have met again, but America ap- pears to prevent any definite action.,

Further revelations from the Peking raid show how Moscow financed the Nationalists-to the tune of G.$10,000,000—and deliber- ately suggested mob violence against the British.

SINEWS OF WAR.

Money and Munitions For Chiang.

Shanghai, April 26.- Considerable significance at taches to the report here that bankers in the native city are financing General Chiang Kai- shek on the security of the Cus- toms surtaxes,

A sum of $6,000,000 is reported to have been paid to General Chiang Kai-shek already and |further $10,000,000 is reported to have been promised for a futurė date.

According to another report, which is believed to be correct. two waggons containing a hundred of shelle left Kiangnan Arsenal yesterday for Chinkiang. -British Naval Wireless.

cases

[Rumours have been current for some time that the Moderate Na- tionalists have been negotiating with the leading Chinese mer- chants at Shanghai for a loan, the declared object of which is finance an expedition against Hankow and the campaign against the North.

to

The Customs surtaxes of 21 per cent. and "luxury" tax of 5 per cent. are the same as those now levied in most parts of China

generally confined to the railway, Southern outposts have been post- ed up to the boundary between Hupeh and Honan province and the digging of trenches further south indicates that the Hankow Party are withdrawing and shortening their lines.

There is also the danger from the south, in Hunan province, where a number of divisions are loyal to General Chiang Kai-shek but are not strong enough to launch an offensive on their own initiative.]

Another Wuhu Incident.

Wuhu, April 26. There is considerable anti-for- eign feeling in Wuhu where the Butterfield and Swire hulk was

COMING TO CHINA.

"City of Poona" Passes Through Straits.

Gibraltar, April 26, The transport "City of Poona” has passed through the Straits en route to China.-Reuter,

burnt out following the defence of a British ship by the armed: guard of Bluejackets.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

FATAL CRASH.

Pirates "Threaten" Local Trans-Atlantic Machine

Ships.

Disaster.

OUTLAWS' AMAZING LETTER.

AMERICAN AIRMEN KILLED.

N. LAZARUS. Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established Over Forty Years Manager:Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.

Registered Optometrist (Canada)..

A BIG STEP.

Powers Bar Chemical Warfare.

NOTABLE GENEVA SUCCESS.

Banded together as the "Libera-

Newport News, April 26.

Geneva, April 26. tion Federation," three tongs Commander Noel Davis, who was The Disarmament Committee has (groups) of West River pirates preparing for a non-stop flight from reached complete unanimity as re- have sent by post a leter to Hong New York to Paris, was killed while gards the article on chemical war Kong, demanding $20,000 from two testing his giant biplane "American fare. steamboat flying the British flag. Legion" when he crashed near

The ships concerned are the "Tai Messick-Reuter's American Ser-undertake to abstain from the use Lee" and the "On Lee," owned by vice. the Sze Yap S.S. Co., and, plying

In war of asphyxiating, poisonous A London cable dated! April 11 and similar gases and all analogous between Hong Kong and Kongmoon. stated: There is a "likelihood of

The demand was made on a cir-air scrum" within the next few weeks They also undertake to abstain from liquids, substances or processes.

of all bacteriological

"The high contracting parties

cular printed from a wood cutting, to obtain the honour of flying from the use

MOTOR TYRES.

Britain Imposes Tax on Foreign Imports.

London, April 26,

New York to Paris, According to a methods of warfare and to abatain New York telegram, Commander. Byrd, from any preparation in peace time the Palar flyer, expects to leave in of the above-stated methods of war May flying a three-engined monoplane fare. They undertake not to per- "America, Licut-Commander Noal mit the importation, exportation Davis, at the same time, will fly a and manufacture in their territory three-engined biplane, the "American of substances usable in chemical Legion," built secretly in record time and bacteriological warfare if such and tested yesterday to the consterna- importation, export and manufac- The House of Commons by 206tion of the other competitors, which ture is for such purpose."

Include a single-engined monoplane de- The sentence, referring to peace signed by an Italian and also probably time preparation was inserted at the French ace Fanck.).

the Instanco of the Germans.- No Time to Jump Clear.

Reuter.

"Very Little Zeal." Later, Commander Noel Davis's .com-

Later. The session of the Dianimament the printing denoting that a stock panion, Lieutenant Wooster, was

Committee has closed. of such forme la kept on hand, on also killed. names of ships and the which varying details (Buch 38 Neither had time to jump clear Count Bernstorff, speaking to the declared that the amount when the machine, which apparent- journalists, asked for) can be entered in writty developed engine trouble, fell Governments, by their instructions to their delegates, had shown very

to 125 votes passed a resolution in favour of a 33 1/3 per cent. duty an imported motor tyres,

Reuter.

ing.

several hundred feet. '

At the end of the circular is an The flight was to have been the little zeal for the disarmament pro- imposing chop, surmounted by last test flight prior to departure posals submitted. cross flags, with the names of the on the real attempt to cross the three.outlaw tongs, the members of Atlantic. Reuter, an organisation which, literally, has as its object the emancipation of oppressed people, whoever these may be.

Surprise Decision. Newport News, April 26. Commander Noel Davis was on

He foreshadowed only a slight | change in their armaments, and asid the result of the Committee's. labours would disappoint public. opinion, which was awaiting "real" disarmament.

The shipowners are notined that the staff of Rear Admiral Strauss The League of Nations would in respect of each of these two during the war and was engaged lose its authority if it failed in boats, a sum of $20,000 is needed, in laying a mine barrage in the this task. The world was awaiting together with 20 taels of the best North Son.

He resigned his commission security by disarmament. The As when he returned to the United embly of the League and the HOME TEA DUTY States, but he qualified as a naval public opinion of the world must Influence the Governments 60 that nirman. S

The War Department at his re- Reuter

this result might be reached.—

No Reduction This Year Or Next-Yeart

London, April 26. The House of Commona by 256 to 143 votes rejected a labour amendment to reduce the tea duty from.4d. to 1d. per lb., and passed a resolution by 250 to 140 votes to continue the present duty.

Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pointed out that the Government was not only unable to accept the amendment, but also there was prospect of a reduction of the duty next year. Reuter.

$300), under pain of severe penni

It will be recalled that a few years

LULL BEFORE STORM.

British Parliament Reassembles

Tranquilly.

London, April 26.

The House of Commons, reas-

sembled very tranquilly after Easter. There was no sign of the expected stormy times, ahead when the Trade Union Bill comes up for debate.-Reuter.

quest released. the big bomber for

by the local authorities, by their land yesterday were prevented by

Foreigners who endeavoured to Government opium (value about his New York-Pärls flight. own organisations, working the Chinese sentries from so doing in ties charges on half the amounts col- la ̈ body, but eventually the party lected by the Customs proper. I was allowed to land singly.

Kiangnan Arsenal is to the An emphatic protest is being south of the International Settle-lodged by the Consul. ment at Shanghai, on the left-

Aerial Problems.”-

Rugby, April 26. Speaking at a banquet giyen by the Government to members of the International Conference on Air Navigation, Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for the Air, sald, we-in England had hitherto taken the view that the best hope of success for the restriction of air urmanents was to move, step by step, rather than to attempt at once a solution of the great and complicated pro- blem.

This was why the British repre- sentative at Geneva proposed to deal first with that side of the pro- blem that was most urgent and that, appeared to be the most simple, namely the risk to great! cities of This was recently officially in Europe from. sudden attacks of apected and pronounced fit. metropolitan air forces within reach

Commander Noel Davis's

an- of them. ago, the "Tai Lee" was pirated with nouncement of his intention to com Other countries. did not agree the connivance of the boatswain pete in the flight was made only a with us. They wished rather all who is alleged to have shot the fortnight. ago and completely aur questions connected with air arma- late Captain J. Wilcox, causing his prised his rivals, including Comments to be simultaneously taken There has been a general death: Out of spite, pirates later mander Byrd Reuter's American into account. bank of the Whangpoo and is now exodus of troops down river to on opened fire at the vessel from Service.

In deference to their wishes, the in the hands of the Nationalists.day-British Naval Wireless.the banks of a narrow part of the

British Government had modified Chinklang is higher up on the [Wuhu is further up the West River.

its original position. estuary of the Yangtse, where the Yangtse than Nanking and is The pirates operating in the

"None the less this is dangerous. Nationalists face Marshal Sun held by General Li Tsurg-jen West River, the delta and the Can- Major Scott, the famous airship lest it will be found that when. in Chuan-fang's army.]

(7th Nationalists Army) who is ton River are nearly all Cantonese captain, has just left for Canada the final stages of the treaty the loyal to Chiang Kai-shek. Higher and are distinct from the Blas Bay accompanied by Mr. Gibbs, of the actual question of the numbers of settled this

Hankow Alarm.

Hankow, April 27.

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It would appear that the posi-tremists.] tion in regard to the defence of adjoining districts to Hankow

and Hanyang is none too secure for the Hankow party,

Warship Silences Firing,

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paratively slight. On entering in- for the erection of the three air demande for their own require- land" waters at Whangmoon, Hong ship, mooring masts at Cardington, ments or will stifle the whole pro- Chinkiang, April 26. Kong boats proceed together, in Ismailia and Karachi. The object blem in a maze of complexities.

convoy, and under Naval escort. of this visit is to advise the Cana- hope I may be proved wrong. H.M.S: "Cockchafer"

River steamboats from Hongdian Government on the beat site I need not say that even though obliged to reply with her main Kong, carrying passengers, come for a mooring mast the views of the British Govern There are considerable signs of armament to-day to firing from under the Piracy Prevention Ordin- Group Captain Fellowes and ment have not been fully accepted military activity in and around the shore fifteen miles above ance, which requires the provision Flight Lieutenant Nixon, of the at Geneva we shall none the less Hankow and Wuehang, positions Chinking.

of Indian guarde, grilles and other Royal Airship Works, and Mr.try, to work loyally upon any baste defences. USA Gibbett, airship meteorologist, are that may finally be approved."

The pirates letter has been on à tour to South Africa and Aus-British Wireless Service. - handed to the Government;

tralia to give similar advice to those Dominions, esatell

Flight Lieutenant Nixon will

having been taken up, field pieces. The fire was soon silenced. being emplaced and trenches dug,

all close to and behind the native British Naval Wireless.

cities of Hankow and Hanyang.

The significance of this is not absolutely clear but, taken in con-

junction with another report, it would appear that the Govern ment has reason to expect that the Fengtien troops may shortly be within striking distance.

River Dangers.

Nanking, April 26.1

The Southerners continue firing bank of the Yangtse and the Blso explore the possibilities of the from their guns on Lion Hill into Moderate Nationalists on the colonies in West and East Africa. the portions of Pukow, which

British Wireless Service.

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their observation aeroplanes, re- With forts like Lion Hill and ported are occupied by Northern Silver Island, and their, naval arm, the Nationalists control the This report is that the South Southern cruisers also returned River, whence they are firing ern troops moved up to meet the the fire of guns from the North- across to the Northern positions.]

Evacuated Japanese Northerners advancing through erners on the North bank of the Hunan have refused to fight river, seven miles above Nanking.

Chungking, April 26, The Extremists appear to be ex A proclamation has been issued

amer with the tremely apprehensive as to their prohibiting the looting of th

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The new Ministry has been con stituted with Sarwat Pasha Pre- mier and Minister of the Interior, and Morcos Hama Pasha Minister Aneto of Foreign Affairs Reuter. for Hong S

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