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DEMAND FOR APOLOGY. "KINSHAN" FIRING. PEKING NOW IN DANGER

SEQUEL TO SHANGHAI ATTACK.

Second Outrage Being Investigated.

AN "IMAGINARY GRIEVANCE"?

NORTH'S GENERAL RETREAT.

AMOY TROUBLE BLOWS OVER. Hong Kong Canton and Macao BIG DEFEATS ON TWO FRONTS.

BORODIN IN HIDING AT HANKOW to the exchange of diplomatie notes

FOREIGN ANXIETY INCREASES.

From latest details received re- garding the felhg yesterday on the Steamboat Company's "Kinshan," it would appeat that the incident is on a different footing from the fr Ing on the Lungshan which led

and the satisfaction of the British demands by the Canton Government: Whilst the second incident is opened on a defenceless passenger grave in that fire has again been

the safety of passengers imperilled, by the Hankow Party. This victory took place immediately after ship from Nationalist territory and it is different from the previous in the complete failure of the Northern attack. The trouble feared at Amoy has blown over. The processioncident in that the "Lungahan" affair.

was, known to be an organised at- organised by students was prevented from entering the settlement, and May thirty passed off quietly.

Following the wanton firing on thirteen Shanghai yachts racing near Lunghwa, the British authorities have lodged a demand for an apology and punishment of the culprits.

Borodin is reported to have returned to Hankow, but as he has not been seen in the city, it is possible that he is in hiding. Agita tion has been resumed,

SUNDAY'S FIRING,

Warship Anchors Near The Spot.

Shanghai, May 30. In connection with Sunday's firing on the yachts of the Shang- hai Yacht Club, H.M.S. "Keppel" (a destroyer flotilla leader) pro- ceeded this morning to anchor off that part of the Whangpoo River immediately above Shanghai har- bour, near Kiangnan (Chinese Government) Arsenal, where the firing was directed by snipers from the Chinese territory.

The Chinese Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at Shanghai (pre. aumably Mr. Kuo Tai-chi) has promised the British Consul- General (Sir Sydney Barton) to obtain an answer to the demand for an apology and the punish ment of the culprits. Naval Wireless.

AMOY QUIET.

British

Threat of Trouble Now Removed.

[Note: Wuhu is on the lower half of the Yangtse, above Nan- king, but below Kiukiang and is in the hands of the Nationalist Moderates.

Peking is now in danger as the result of a big victory in Honan

The Northerners were compelled to make a general retreat to tack, whilst the firing on the "Kin- the Yellow River. The right wing retired in good order but the left shan" was apparently done by a few stragglers on the shore who, it wing was almost routed. is thought, may have felt they had some imaginary grievance.

The incident, however, is being thoroughly investigated. At pre sent it is not possible to say whe ther steps will be taken or of what nature, if deemed advisable.

The firing accurred at 1.40 p'm. whilst the Steamboat Company's vessel was passing up the Front Bench above Whampoa

(the "Kinshan" WAS.

With Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang advancing and the Tuchun of Shansi, hitherto neutral, waiting to join the winning side, the Feng- tien position is perilous,

PUSHING NORTH.

Hankow Party Wins Big Battle,

Shanghai, May 30.

TROOPS ON MOVE.

General Yang Sen's Advance. Guards.

Ichang is on the upper half of to Canton, having left Hong on .ita way the River, above Hankow. Kong

Ichang, May 30, at 8 m.). At least Hitherto it

Large bodies of troops are moy. has been under three missiles struck the ship, two claims to victories in Honan pro-

In spite of repeated Fengtiening down the Yangtse River. Hankow's rule, but the recent passing across the bridge and one vince (north of Hankow), it is re-

Steamers under the French flagi change have brought about an striking the hulk on the port side, liably reported here that the Hun troops British Naval Wireless.

are being used to transport these atmosphere of mystery.

Gen- no damage, fortunately, being done kow Party-bearing in mind their eral Yang Sen's troops may be to passengera i

Shaal, May 30 there; if so, the port is likely The spread and flattening of the heavy casualties are steadily pro-.

The advance guards of General to be "Moderate.") ·

impact of the bullets la stated to be greasing northwards in their at Yang Sen's reinforcements from similar to that caused by dum-dum tempt to establish a footing at the Szechuen have reached Sintse in bullets of which nature, they must Lunghat Railways.

junction of the Peking-Hankow and their march down the Yangtse have been

British Nayal Wireless. Owing to the fcident, which was Marshal 'Chang Tao-lin's North-

Hankow, May 30. reported on the arrival of the "Kin-arners are reported to have been A French merchantman convoy shan' in Cantor the Taishan," heavily defeated at Chengehow and arrived here this morning from fur- which was about to leave Canton for to be retreating northwards to the ther up River.--British Naval Wire- Hong Kong, was directed to anchor Yellow River-British Naval Wireless. in the vietuity of the Macao Forts less, until 1-p.m. Further instructions were then received that it would be safe for hartsprogedd and she ar rived in Hong Kong ut 9.30-p.m.- an hour and a half late.

Shanghai Unruffled.

Shanghai, May 30. In spite of processions and de- monstrations the situation locally is quiet.-British Naval Wireless,

NOTES..! WAR

Progress of Campaign in Höhart

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The "Kinshan" is due to arrive in

Hong Kong this afternoon.

SOVIET BREAK.

A LETTER TO THE FOREIGN SECRETARY.

Peking, May 23. Owing to a vigorous attack launched by General Tang Seng- chi's troops in Honan. province, the Fengtien troops retreated to the line between Chowchiakou and Yencheng on May 21, where the Fengtienites offered a stub-| Amoy, May 30. born resistance against General The procession organised by Tang's forces, but in vain. Gen-

London, May 30. Chinese students 28: protest eral Tang's forces finally occupied

M. Rosengolz, the Soviet against the decision of the Muni-Yencheng after fierce fighting. Charge d'Affaires in London, has cipal Council (on the Settlement) It is reported here that the sent a letter to Sir Austen Cham- passed off quietly both in Amoy situation in Anhui is also un-berlain, Foreign Secretary, re- and in Kulangsa (the island fac- favourable for the Fengtien questing that Soviet citizens who ing Amoy, on which the Settle forces, and that Pengpu has are directors of Arcos Limited ment is situated).

British companies already fallen in the hands of the and other Southern troops. It is further conducting Anglo-Soviet trade in reported that Marshal Chang Great Britain and Soviet trade Chung-chang has retreated to Hsuchowfut, while Marshal. Sun Chuan-fang has gone to Hwaian.

Owing to the preventive ar- rangements made by Admiral Lim (the Moderate Nationalist officer in command at Amoy) the local Chinese police were able to pre. vent the demonstrators from crossing into the International Settlement.

The local Chinese guilds (it is not stated whether merchant or labour) also co-operated in pre- venting trouble, placing pickets on the jetty to stop intrusion.-Bri- itish Naval Wireless,

BORODIN'S RETURN.

Anti-British Posters Promptly Reappear.

Hankow, May 30. Large meetings were held in celebration of the "May 30" second anniversary.

In view of the theatre of war in Honan gradually shifting to the north, the Japanese com- munity at Chengchow has decid ed to send women and children to Peking for the time being. "Toho.".

KULING LOOTED.

· Four Bandits Captured and Beheaded

Kiukiang, May 17.

NORWAY AGREES.

Looking After British Interests In Russia.

London, May 30. In the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, announced that the Norwegian Government had agreed to look after British interests in Russia.--Reuter,

[Note: Chengchow is a strate gic point in the north of Honan province, close to the Yellow Rivor. If the Hankow Army has, reached Chengchow, it means that their way is now clear to march out of China into Mongolia (if necessary) going through Shens! province in the north-west. The Northerners, also, must have been pushed back a great dis-

tance.

General Tang Seng-chi la lead- ing the Hankew army on this front. Chiang Kai-shek does not consider him to be a Communist and he may be only fighting to establish his own power in the centre of North China, and not necessarily to extend the Hankow scope.]

Heavy Casualties.

Hankow, May 30. erners backwards on the Honan In driving the Fengtien North-

front, the Hankow Army has suffer ed heavy casualties, estimated in all at somewhere near 10,000.

In addition to the 8th Army (com- manded by General Seng-chi ha self), which had been reported to have been practically wiped out, the detachments of the 4th and 36th. Armies have also been badly.cut up. British Naval. Wireless.

[Note: The units referred to above have been fighting all along for Hankow, marching up through Hupeh province several hundrede of miles along the Hankow-Peking Railway into Honan province.]

LOYANG CHANGES HANDS.

Important Town For The

South

organisations, as well as depart- mental managers and the neces- sary staff, should be permitted.to Kuling was looted on April 29 stay in England after the depar- by a gang of about 40 armed ture of the Trade Delegation in bandits, Four of the bandits order to liquidate these organisa- were caught by the soldier police- tions, otherwise the immediate men after the latter had suffered liquidation of these concerns will two casualties, an officer being be ordered and the responsibility has turned over to the "South ialist" speeches were delivered seriously wounded and a soldier for damages will rest on the Bri-erners."British Naval. Wireless.. but the proceedings went no fur-killed. ther:

Anti-British and "anti-Imper-

tish Government-Reuter.

: The arrested bandits were be- The anti-British and anti-headed in Kiukiang a few days

Arcoa Officials Visas. Chiang Kai-shek posters in Han-

Berlin, May, 30.. ago. |kow, which were taken down on

It is somi-officially stated that [Note: Kuling is the summer the German Embassy in London the departure of Borodin for "resort".

near Kiukiang, in will issue visas for the Arcos Changsha, have now re-appeared. Kinnggi province, near the dividofficials, the number to be re- Although it is reported that ing line between the Moderates stricted to 120 and to be valid for Borodin has returned to Hankow, and the Extremists. of the a maximum period of six weeks he has not been seen-British Kuomintang.] Naval Wireless.

YANGTSE QUIET..

Local People Now Supply Warships.

EARLIER MESSAGES.

Britain and Japan Send Troopa

Router.

Tientsin at a moment's notice. Reuter

May Thirty.

Shanghal, May 80, To-day, the second anniversary Shanghai, May 30.

of the famous Nanking Road in Reuter understands that incident, passed off quietly. Kuo No anti-foreign feeling is ap view of the situation in Honan' it mintang flags were flown at half- parent and the situation, general has been decided to send at least mast and at 2.30 p.m., which was ly, is quiet

a battalion of British troops to the hour of the shooting, guns H.M.S.Gnat (a YangtseNorth China, probably Tientsin: from the Chinese forts boomed River gunboat) and H.M.S. "Kia-Reuter

announcing a three minutes

Ichang, May 30,

Chinklang, May 30. It is confirmed here that Loyung

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CHANGSHA DISTURBED.

Railway to Canton Not Repuired.

Changsha, May 30. Unsettled conditions prevall here. That part of the Hankow-Canton Railway (running down to Chang- sha) which was damaged near Wa- chang has not been repaired.-Bri- tish Naval Wireless.

[Note: Ichung and Shasi are on the Yangtae, several hundreds of miles above Hankow, and bath in. Hupeh province. The troops referred to are probably those of Yang Sen who has been coming out of his "funkhole" in Szechuan province and invading the heart of the Hankow Party's territory. It is not known whether he is fighting for himself or for Chiang Kai-shek, against the Hankow Extremists of the Kuomintang. The railway referred to damaged fear Wuchang was cut) when, about ten days age, Yangi Sen and Hsia Tao-yin (another anti-Red general) were reported to be threatening the Wuhan area.]

SEVERE BATTLE.

North Retreats To Yellow River.

Shanghai, May 31.

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. Reuter learns reliably that the Fengtien attack in Honan launch- ed on May 26 was a complete fail-

ure,

The Hankow Party counter-at- tacked on May 28 and by menac- ing the flanks compelled a gen- eral retreat to the Yellow River. The right wing retreated in left wing was almost routed. comparatively good order, but the The problem now confronting ¡Note: Loyang ia a town in the the Fengtien: leaders is whether south-west corner of Shensi pro-it is possible, and if so, whether vince, Lat. 33.26 N., Long. 106.1it is, wise to attempt to make a stand on the Honan side of the Yesterday it was reported that Yellow River. the place had been taken by Feng

It is understood that the South- Yu-halang the "Christian erners aim at cutting off a large general," whose main strength is portion of the Fengtien army.. In north-west China and who has been, making, another bid for a

North's Perila band return to the centre of China,

With Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang The words "turned over" in the advancing eastward along the despatch quoted above and the Yellow River and close to the fact that the message comes from Hankow-Peking Railway, if not Chinklang, so far down the Yang already astride it, and with Gen- tse (in fact below Nanking)eral Yen Shi-shan, Tuchun of being possible, viz., that the local doubtedly waiting with an army point to only one construction Shanai, hitherto neutral but un- commander or an invading just north of the Yellow River to general, has declared for the join the winning side, the Feng- "Southerners," in this ense mean tien position is perilous, ing Chiang Kai-shek's Moderates Foreign Anxiety. and not the Extremist South It is the knowledge of this erhers of Honkow

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