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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1927.
LACK OF FUNDS.
HANKOW GOVERNMENT NEAR COLLAPSE.
SWATOW DANGER.
HELP SENT TO. THE ANTI-RED TROOPS.
The latest wireless messages received by the Hong Kong naval authorities indicate that the Hankow Government is expected.to collapse owing to lack of funds.
The Communist forces are advancing on Swatow with the avowed intention of setting fire to the port, but troops have been rent to help the anti-Reds.
REDS' LAST REFUGE.
Hankow Government's Fall Expected.
DEBTS AND GOLF.
State Secretary's Game Interrupted.
REPLY TO THE BRITISH NOTE.
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FURTHER MISERY.
Heavy Rains Drench Flood Victims.
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A THREAT TO WITHDRAW.
Moscow, May 5.
New Orleans, May 5, The Washington correspondents | The official news agency states Heavy rains are adding to the of the New York papers are out that Government circles are in-misery of the quarter of a million spoken in regard to the effect pro- dignant over reports from the while over 45,000 inhabitants
people made homeless by the foods, duced by the British Note
The "Herald-Tribune states that Soviet delegation to the Economic the northern and central pariahos it has aroused more indignation Conference at Geneva with re-eviction from their homes by the *****of Louisiana are threatened withi than has been manifest for sure gard to their alleged treatment, formation of a great lake there and resentment in official circlex
time.
particularly the hampering Nearly half a million acres of rich owing to breaches in the levees. There is no doubt the President effects due to police attentions. stands squarely behind Mr. Meli
cotton and sugar lands are flooded lon's arguments.
The Soviet condemns these "un-and three million acres are flooded, the Kwangtung-Fukien frontier. The Treasury officials were precedented chicaneries
Louisiana alone. Reuter's the necessary humiliating restrictions" as evid- American Service. These are semi-bandit adven-anxious to obtain
Exposed to the Elements. turers, skilled in guerrilla war-authority from Mr. Frank B. Kel-fence of the insincerity of the fare. At present they are treat the issue of Mr. Mellon's rejoinder structed M. Ossinsky, the Chair- The flood refugees are huddled logg, the Secretary for State, for League's invitation and has in-
New Orleans, May 5. ing with General Chiang Kai- that they got in touch with him man of the delegation to demand under strips of canvas spread from shek's local subordinates and it is thought that, for the present, they
a remedying of the complaints, the branches of trees or crowded will be on the anti-Red side.
otherwise the delegation will in motor cars, on mules or afoot by into tents. Others are travelling Canton is quiet.
leave Geneva. From a re
The demands comprise a re-safety. But a worse case in those all roads in central Louisiana to quest that the League agree with who, having followed the highway the Soviet chairman with regard as far as possible, now crouch on to reasonable methods for protect-the tops of the levees, exposed ing the delegation and abolition of the rage of, the elementa, awaiting the humiliating police measures the coming of the relief boats. which restrict the liberty of the
Two New Breakя... delegation.
Hankow, May 5. Lack of funds is expected to bring about the fall of the Han- kow Government shortly-Bri-port in the "Canton Gazette,” it. tish Naval Wireless.
appears that Mr. T. V. Soong (Minister of Finance) is still fa- voured by General Chiang Kai-
Advance on Swatow..
Swatow, May 5.
The Communist forces are ad-shek as his name is included in the vancing on Swatow with the avow latest list of Political Commission- ed intention of setting fire to it.ers appointed by Nanking. British Naval Wireless.
Help for Anti-Reds.
Amoy, May 5. Troops have been despatched to the assistance of the anti-Reda in Swatow, otherwise the situation remains quiet.-British Naval Wireless.
:
MODERATES GAINING.
Fukien Forces Going to Their Assistance.
Cables to hand contradict yes- terday's report that General Chiang Kai-shek's partisans have been defeated in Klungsi pro- vince.
On the other hand, the report is confirmed that detachments are leaving Fukien province to rein- force the anti-Reds.
From Foochow, one division is moving northwards to Chekiang province while a smaller unit is going from Amoy southwards, ostensibly to help the Swatow jauthorities.
There are indications that Gen eral Chiang Kai-shek's cause is being strengthened on points fur- ther up the Yangtse River than Nanking
JAPAN'S POLICY.
Non-Interference but Full. Co-operation.
Tokyo, May 5,
Replying to interpellations in
RAMBIFRANKIKERŠKO
the Lower House, the Premier stated that the Government in-at the fifteenth hole of the Chevy tended to continue its non-inter-Chase Golf Course when he imme vention policy in China.
Questioned as to its attitude on the Nanking affair, the Premier while stressing the importance of co-operation with other Powers, replied that the Government was taking no other steps than those taken by his
predecessor. Reuter.
China's Spring Cleaning.
London, May 5.
diately approved publication,
vice.
to
The levee has given way in two
The Soviet demands further new places and millions of gallons that the League assure the dele- of muddy water have been added to gation of equal conditions with the stupendous flood sweeping over the other delegations with regard thirteen doomed counties." to its work and communication rights, alsó equal participation in conference debates.
The Soviet adds that it intends to reconsider the question of par-
Reuter. ticipation in League conferences, especially in Switzerland.
Labour Leader's Proposals., Geneva, May 5.
Reserve, driven out of their homes. Animals from the Singer --Game are searching for the caches of food Conservation Department. placed for them by agenta of the
Wild turkeya are so tame owing to hunger that they now gather on the very edge of the refugee camps. -Reuter's American Service.
Earlier Messages,
Washington. officiala are chiefy surprised that the British Note was At the economic conference, M. Although the majority of the in New York, May 5..! sent in order to answer a semi-pri-Johbaux, Secretary-General of habitants of the threatened pari- vate letter by Mr. Mellon the French Labour Confederation; shes fled before the approach of The "New York Times states submitted a resolution proposing the flood, the community of "water- that the Note completely surprised the establishment of an autono dwellers' remains. officials-Reuter's American Ser-
rnous economic organisation The angry floods hold no terror within the League of Nations for these trappers whose homes are Earlier Messages.
Washington, May 5. consisting of an advisory confer mostly built on raised platforms on Mr. Mellon however, in a lengthy ence appointed by the Govern- the marshy banks of a myriad with, Great Britain, it deems it its ment of an international econo- and every family has from one to statement, says that while the Treaments to meet at least once every of small backwaters which flood an- sury does not desire a controversy three years, also the establish-ually. They have refused to leave duty, in view of the British Note, mic council of eighteen members, dozen "piragues" (small canoe- to present the facts and explain twelve of whom should be de boats" wherein they live during the differences.. There follows a state-aignated by the Council of the
like boats) also amall "shanty ment by Mr. Mellon, who says that League and six by the Interna- in his communication to Dr. Hibben tional Labour Office, Reuter. as incidental to the general thesis.: Great Britain was only mentioned;
season.
These have now become the only homes of many residents who will use the "pirogues" to transport supplies. Reuter.
At the annual meeting of the cal mission auxiliary in London, Church Missionary Society medi- Dr. Duncan Main, who worked at Hankow hospital for forty-five years, said. China was going in for a spring cleaning, but unfor- tunately was attacking the least important rooms. were anxious that Chinese should Missionaries stand on their own legs, and as soon as they could carry on the in the British Note are apparently Mr. Kellogg adds that the figures missions and hospitals, the mis- used In a technical accounting RICSHA INCIDENT. Yangise Successes. According
sionarics would stand aside. sense and this is the real cause of to the
"Canton Reuter, Gazette," it is admitted that three
the apparent disagreement' as re- gards the facts. He declares that divisions of General Ching Chien's
the British Government now on- 6th (Nationalist Army) have been
Batavia, May 5. The activities of the Chinese in made by Mr. Mellon in the letter Icially confirms the principal point disarmed, in the neighbourhood Samarinda, East Borneo, which to Dr. Hibben, namely, that at the charged Mr. P. S. Cassidy's ricsha of Nanking, by the 1st Army un- are believed to be due to the in- beginning of September 1st, 1928, coolie before Mr. Lindself with der General Ho Ying-yam who fluence of the Kuomintang, led the assuming that the French Debt causing an obstruction outside the 129 previously governor. of
A novel confidence trick was Swatow. This points to the 6th searches in the Chinese quarter. receive from its own debtors and assault.
police to carry out domiciliary Agreement were ratified it would Peak Tram "station, and with worked 'by a Chinese on an old Army being deemed to be on the They seized documents and ar- from. Germany sums sufficient to
woman on Wednesday. Accosting side of the Hankow politicians reated two leaders whom the cover the current payments due to ether coolles moved away when told ployer, who was 80 years of age, According to the Indian all the her, he told, a story about his em- and Communists.
crowds tried to release.
the United States Government. to do so, but accused refused. having become the father of twin Reuter's American Service.
One report says that a Moder- ate commander claims the capture of Kiukiang, the port of Kiangsi province and not far from Han- kow.
Advance on Kiangsi.
The 15th and 35th Armies, under Chiang Kai-shek's orders, have advanced from Taiping to Wuhu. Taiping is about 50 miles higher up the Yangtse than Nan. king (the Moderates' capital), Wuhu is another 25 miles further
up.
This report indicates that the Moderates are still advancing westwards on Hankow's territory.
Borneo Chinese.
a further twenty-five, including The police fired killing ten and natives, were wounded. Reuter.
Foreign Minister.
Shanghai, May 5. Dr. C. C. Wu has gone to Nan- king to take up his post of Foreign Minister-Reuter.
FIGHT AMONG INDIANS.
An Indian watchman employed at the Connaught Road branch office of Messrs. A. S. Watson &
SCUFFLE NEAR PEAK TRAM
STATION..
An Indian constable this morning
COLONIAL PROBATES accused to the station.
BRINGING THE F.M.S. INTO LINE.
TWIN BABIES.
STORY OF NOVEL CONFIDENCE TRICK.
When witness pushed accused babies. He was so happy that he away the latter struck him A had given a sum of $8,000. to be soldier, hud to help witness take distributed amongst the poor. He suggested the woman's WES 4 The soldier said he saw the Inworthy case and offered to try to dian and the coolfe struggling on get $20 for her. They want to the ground and he assisted the In-Bonham Strand where he left her dian. He could not say if there on the road and went away "to see had been an obstruction before the the secretary." The man roturned London, May 5. scuffle started. The House of Lords has passed Defendant said the trouble start- "ten money." The old woman sug- and said the secretary wanted $2 the third reading of the Colonialed because the Indian behaved gested that he should take it from Probales Bill which has not passed offensively towards him, and called the $20 and pay $18 to her. This the House of Commons. Reuter.
two witnesses to corroborate. [A London cable dated April 28
did not stump the man for he said Mr. Lindsell discharged the all the notes were of $10 each. stated: The House of Lords has accused.
Eventually the old woman parted. passed the second reading of a Bill Colonial Probates Act of 1892 to to enable the application of the
with 70 cents. all the money she certain protected States and man
had: The man went away and again returned saying the master would give her $90 if she would land one of her couts to cover the twine with. He wished them to live to be her age. The old woman sur- rendered her cost. The man went away and did not return. Even- tually the woman went front shop
The troops which left Foochow Co., Ltd., was taken to the hos (on the coast of Fukien) are pital yesterday suffering from a wheeling inland, with Nanchang scalp wound alleged to have been dated territories by Order-in OUTSIDE COURT. as their final objective. · Nan received in the course of a fight Council. Viscount Cave, the Lord chang is the capital of Kiangai with two other Indians.
province and a "Red" stronghold.
No Resistance.
A part of the 3rd Army under General Chu Pei-teh, which has been opposed to General Chiang
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on Nanchang from the Yangtse clothing and $180 in money was A quantity of cigarettes, some River, without offering resistance, the haul made by a burglar, who to the Moderate vanguard. “
WEATHER FORECAST,
SMALL BOYS' PITCH AND *TOSS.
High Chanceller, moving the second reading, said the object, was to avoid the trouble and expense of double probate. This already operated in the case of British pro- tectorates, also Palestine. The Major C. Willson was yesterday to shop enquiring if the master was this for some years.] federated Malay States had desired morning disturbed by some Chin- an old man of 80 who had just he Mese boys making a noise outside come the father of twins. Every
his office at the Magistracy. He where she was loughed, at und and a detective went out and ar old woman ran across a man at telephoned to the Chargercom called mad On her way home the
This morning they were charg to know her. When a policeman rested five youths. the Wing Lok wharf. She shouted at this man but ha professed not ed before the Magistrate with ob came up, the man fa alleged to have struction by playing pitch and offered to "square" the old woman toss. Four of the boys pleaded with $120. She insisted on having The Government has introduced "guilty" while the fifth said he him arrested as her coat was worth a Bill ordering non-resident Nether landera: to be assessed for Income was merely watching. He was morek zegt
landers. State offefsistare exempt property, death and defence taxes discharged with a caution and the in the same way as resident Nather- others were fined $2 each,
broke into a shop at No. 38, HOLLAND'S DECISION No further movements of Bowlin Street, Yaumati, last troops down the West River (tonight.
TAXING SUBJECTS LIVING Canton) have been reported dur ing the last two days. The forces
ABROAD. V sent up the North River by the Cantonese loyalists have been
Amsterdam, May, found sufficient to deal with the Red rising. News is to hand that
Ewinds, moderate; generally DODWELL & CO.LTD. inflicted several defeats on the for the twenty-four hours ending the Moderate detachments have overcast, some rain, is the forecast Extremista and the irregulars on at noon to-morrow the North River.
Meteorological observations at 6 residence abroad, providing Swatow & Cantons.to-day Barometer, 29.177,tem business is their principal source of With regard to the Swatowperature 717 humidity90, wlud Income, private advice bints at E.NE force, forge weather over penalty a rising of the Man Kwan' un cast
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