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DECISIVE CLASH COMING?

Nanking and Hankow Both Preparing.

TROOPS NOW ON THE MOVE.

Kiukiang Expecting Attack Shortly.

$60,000,000 BOND ISSUE STATEMENT.

"Useless. For The Foreign Bankers To Make Protests,"

BEFORE THE STORM.

7

Kiukiang.

Chinkiang, July 14.

ESTABLISHÁD

1846

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1927.

FLIGHT TO HAWAIL SCOTTISH MEMORIAL.

Young Civilian Aviator's Opened By the Prince, of

Attempt.

Wales.

London, July 14,

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

FRESH CRISIS.

Japanese Dockyard's

Troubles.

ECHOES AT GENEVA.

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SMALLER NAVY PROBLEMS.

No Need to Despair of Finding a Solution.

BRITISH DELEGATE'S SPEECH.

Setting An Example To The Whole World.

Geneva, July 14.

A plenary session of the naval conference was called by Mr. Walter Bridgeman, First Lord of the British Admiralty, who said he thought that the atmosphere of the conference had been vitiated by gross misrepresentation in the Press and elsewhere of the British case and the dissemination of the idea that there was serious ill- feeling amongst the various delegates. Mr. Bridgeman declared that the delegates had never lost respect for one another and none A valuable of them saw any reason to despair of finding a solution. measure of agreement had been reached regarding destroyers and submarines, and it was well worth while to make an agreement even if agreement on cruisers was not reached.-Renter.

CRUISER PROBLEM.

Britain's Need Numbers Not

Size.

each type, and mere fixation of the total tonnage or ratios is perfect- ly useless unless it is accompanied by individual limits in every class. "It must be remembered that the object of the conference was Rugby, July 14.

to prepare the way on naval mat- Mr. Walter Bridgeman, chiefters For a general' agreement on

WIRELESS FORMS "PATHWAY.” EDINBURGH CASTLE CEREMONY.

Oakland, July 14.

Shanghai, July 15. Ernest Smith, a young civilian The Prince of Wales unveiled Fuller. reports, from Jupan aviator, has started on a flight the Scottish National Memorial at show that the Kawasaki Dockyard for Honolulu Reuter's Ameri- Edinburgh in the presence of the situation has produced a crisis of jean Service.

King and Queen, Princess Mary, considerable magnitude. Going Great.

Earl Haig, Lord Methuen and a Although the book assets of Smith at one o'clock this great gathering, including the the company are 330,000,000, yen afternoon sent out a wireless Scottish nobility and celebrities. they are estimated at present to "Latitude 37 North, Longitude j The memorial is a hall of realise no more than 150,000,000 123.50 West, going fine: beacon honour on the summit of Castle yen, which is estimated to be less great,"

Rock, containing a shrine where a than the company's liabilities. Both Nanking and Hankow are moving troops on a large scale

The "beacon" to which he re-cusket holds the names of the The Dockyard is able to produce and the question of the hour is will a decisive clash result! Accord-ferred consisted of continuous 100,000 Scotsmen and Scots- the biggest battleships as well as ing to yesterday's advices from Shanghai, much depends upon the signals sent out by transmitting women

acroplanes, who fell in the war. submarines, attitude of Feng Yu-hsiang. Although the so-called Christian Gen-stations at San Francisco and Reuter.

steamers, rolling and stock, and it eral is nominally an ally of Chiang Kai-shek, there is a growing Hawaii parallel to each other

also possesses separate works for feeling that he will throw in his lot with Hunkow. Meanwhile Kiu- across the ocean and so directed The Scottish National Memor-making black sheets, the increas- kiang is expecting to be attacked by Hankow shortly, and defensive as to form an unseen pathway ial transforms an older edifice ed production of which would de- measures are being put in hand. The only other important item in hundred yards wide.

forming part of the castle build viate, it had been hoped, the 1o-day's China news is a statement by the Nanking Government's

Smith and Bronte, his Maviga-ings an old, disused barracks necessity of importing this mater Finance Minister regarding the $60,000,000 treasury bond issue on tor, are directing the aeroplane known as "Billings' Buildings"ial from Britain. the security of the salt surplus. This official says that foreign pro- along this path.--Reuter's Ame situated in the Palace Square, As orders for warships are now tests are all "useless."

rican Service.

into the form of a Hall of Remem-few and far between, the company Missing Airmen.

brance, with a Gallery of Honour is unable to exist on them. nor is ernment, interviewed regarding

St. Johns, Newfoundland, and Shrine.

business bright for ordinary ship- the $60,000,000, Treasury bonds

July 14.

In the Gallery of Honour are building. which are already being issued Wreckage which, it is thought, memorial bays, beautifully carved Meanwhile the company's British delegate at the Geneva disarmament by the League of Hankow Troops Concentrate Al said that the protests of the may be that of Captain Nunges by a staff of expert carvers under 12,000 workmen are being paid Naval Conference, at a plenary Nations, which would comprise

Chief Inspectorate of the Selt

ser and Coli's acroplane "White the direction of a young Edin-largely from the proceeds of the session this afternoon, stated a other countries besides the three Gabelle and the foreign bankers Bird" has been found in the in- burgh sculptor, Mr. Pilkington sales of the stock in hand. large measure of general consent now concerned.

"Without such limits no coun- were useless.

Lerior of Newfoundland by two Jackson, and representing twelve The newspapers continue to op. had been revealed in the prelimin- A China Merchants Steam Navi-

The Nauking Government has hunters. The railway authori- historic Scottish regiments, in pose State aid and urge the direc-ary investigation during the last try can know with what force it gation Company ship with air craft aboard passed up-river to abolished the Chief Inspectorate, ties are arranging for a party to addition to the Navy and Air tors to help the company from the few days of the possibility of has to compete, because one coun- Force. The Gallery is floored private fortunes they made in the agreeing on definite building pro-try can use its tonnage for build- day, escorted by a Chinese gun-50 it is no longer recognised and visit the spot. Reuter.

[Captain Nungesser started with Ailsa Craig green granite; past year out of big bonuses. grammes mutually limiting con- ing large ships, which, if numer boat. It is not known whether the foes not exist."

ous, would have an aggressive aircraft are to be used for the Mr. Chien said that prior to the from Le Bourget, to fly to New the roof is vaulted; and at either They also urge the stock holders struction.

character, and Mr. Bridgeman said he original-

so impose upon war against the Northerners in unification of Chinese finances the York accompanied by Captain end of the Gallery is a memorial to pay the unpaid portion of their Shantung ar re la proceed fur-surplus from the Salt revenue was Coli, in a huge aeroplate named window-one memorial to the shares. This internal crisis hasly asked for a plenary session be others the necessity of doing the ther down river than Nanking to under the control of the Nanking the "White Bird." painted white Navy, showing panels of destroy-probably had its repurcussion on

Geneva.

Saving Millions. be used in the intended operations Government, not the Peking Gov to facilitate being spotted in the ers, a camouflaged convoy, a bat-Japan's, attitude at

event of forced descent into the tleship, and submarines; the Reuter. against the Hankow troops who ernment. have been concentrated at Kiu-

"We are simply using the Saitis, with a black heart near the other, to the Air Force, depicting

A Tokyo cable dated July 6 kiang. British Naval Wireless. surplus. Therefore foreign bank cockpit on which a skull and aeroplanes, seaplanes, airships,

ers have no reason for complain-cross-bones and a coffin are and kite balloons. Another win-stated:-In addition to the China dow commemorates the part play-crisis, the Japanese Government ing since the loans secured there- daubed white, "to shew I am not

is faced with a recrudescence of afraid." as Captain Nungessered by women in the war, on are properly protected.

From the Gallery of honour a internal financial trouble. While The plane soared "The Salt surplus has nothing explained. An attack from Nanking is to do with them. The Inspector out of sight and has not been great arch, alt 30 feet high, popular opinion quashed the Fin- evidently expected shortly, us ute may continue to talk and pro-seen since. The wreckage of aand beautifull scaptured, leads ance Minister's scheme for loan- the troops have been posted at test, but they are powerless to huge plane, believed to have to the Shrine, in which are set in the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. been that of Captain Nungessered glass which, like those in the Office Savings Bank deposits, it is seven memorial windows in stain- 30.000,000..yen from the. Post various points to the East and control our actions."-Reuter. South of the City.

An emergency meeting of the was sighted 200 miles east of Gallers, are the work of Dr. felt. that the Government's deci--

const of Mr. Diplomatie Corps was held recently the Massachusetts

by Douglas Strachan, Edinburgh, sion to let the Dockyard Co. fend Eugene Chen, has left Hankow to consider the Nanking. Govern-Captain S. Finch of the steamer One pair of windows, represents for itself, though approved by the

meat's new taxes, while the Powers "Belleplaine." interested discussed the proposed ported on arrival from Rotter opposite wall are two representing Tanaka Cabinet into strong dia- The latter re-The Birth of War" and in the Press, is likely to bring the Nanking Government issue ofdam that the wing of a plane The Overthrow of War." $80,000,000 in treasury

favour with important political notes was clearly visible floating on on the Salt "Gabelle. The Hankow troops are report secured

popularly known as the "Peer's) ed to be making their way grad-grave problem has been created by the surface but that darkness group of three denote "Peace and interests, as the Fifteenth Bank,

Praise." the new taxes, also that the trea-prevented its recovery.. Aero- ually along the banks of the sury note, issue, if permitted, will planes were dispatched immediis Sir Robert Lorimer, A.R.A.,clude most of the members of the The architect of the memorial Bank" (because the depositors in! Yangtse River.

seriously affect the existing ately in the direction indicated RS.A., Edinburgh. Troops of General Chang Fa-funs secured the Gabelle by Captain Finch with instruc-

Nanking to Attack.

Kiukiang, July 14.

Troops continue to arrive here from Hunkow.

Mr. Percy Chen, son

British Naval Service..

Hankow Troops Moving.

Peking, July 11.

or

A

unofficial circles, that it is useless

The

FORGED NOTE.

to the number of 4,000 have ar- There is a general feeling, how.tions to search for the wreckage, rived at Kiukiang and are prepar- ever. both in foreign, official and but nothing was found. Captain ing to attack Kiangsi.

The Hankow Government has to send Notes of protest unless the ungesser's mother is still con- telegraphed to Tsa Pe-teh assur- home Governments are prepared to vinced that her son is alive.] ing him that Fang Wun-chang is take further action if the Notes are not helping General Chiang Kai- treated with indifference. shek. Wu Peh's troops in the Salt Inspectorate notified the banks vicinity of Nanking are reported of the Republic that the contem- plated flotation of $80,000,000 in to be quiet.

treasury notes constitutes a fingrant The

rumour that some of violation of the reorganisation loun Feng's troops have arrived at agreement of 1913 and cannot be Hankow is stated to be false-recognised as a valid obligation.). "Hong Kong Evening Post."

South Holds Hauchowfu.

Peking, July 14. Hsuchowfu remains in South- ern hands, according to authorita- tive foreign advices, which state į that the Shantung troops attempt to recapture recently pulsed by Feng Yu-hstany's troops, who have now reached Sinsiang junction of the Kinhan- Chiatso railways, while the Feng- tien troops have withdrawn from Honan into Mhibli.

was re-

A Victory For Chiang.

Shanghai, July 14.

News has been received here

that Chiang Kai-shek's forces

captured Tsau Yuan on July 12.

Li King-lan, who was former

ly an officer in the Fengtien

WORK AMONGST SEAMAN.

MISSION APPEALS FOR FUNDS.

work is being handicapped.

A HAWKER WHO HAD NO CHANGE.

A SWINDLER CAUGHT.

·

A

MASONIC TEMPLE.

£1,000,000 BUILDING BEGUN IN LONDON.

FOUNDATION STONE LAID.

London, July 14.

In the presence of 9,000 Grand

Upper House) is heavily involved. The Dockyard Co. owes |120,000,000 yen, of which 27,000,- 1000 yen are due to the Fifteenth

Bank.

OPIUM PLOTS.

Lodge representatives of English A DIVER TO RECOVER THE misrepresentation of the British

and Empire lodges, the Duke of Connaught pushed a button in the model of a crane and foundation

PARCELS.

game.

"The initial cost of each capital ship would be reduced by £1,000,000 and of each cruiser by over £500,000, and many thou- sands would be saved annually on _the_cost_of_maintenance, and the same may be said in a lesser de- gree of the smaller classes of ship."

Dealing specifically with crui- sers, Mr. Bridgeman said that the British delegates offered to agree to the Washington ratio for capital ships being applied to cruisers carrying 8-inch guns, and I had offered to refrain from laying down any new cruiser of this size until that ratio is reached, and afterwards to stop building any more of these large cruisers.

In smaller cruisers they had not disputed the claim of the United States to an equal number with the British of of Japan to such a number as were necessary for her defence. But they desired to limit their size and their arma- ment to 6-inch guns so that they may be defensive and not offen- aive weapons.

British Delegates Alarmed. In reply to this they were asked to accept a limit of the total ton- nage to which they had no intrin- sic objection provided they knew how other countries were going to use their tonnage.

Mr. Walter Bridgeman.

cause it seemed that the atmos- phere was being vitiated by gross

case in certain quarters. He de clared emphatically, however, that in spite of reports to con- Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell stone erected on stage at the

trary, the delegates had never lost this morning, & Chinese who Albert Hall, whence the actual.

respect for each other's opinions

They were, however, alarmed said that he was a "boy" cm-foundation atone of the new grand

Seattle, July 14. or an earnest desire to bring them when at one time a figure of 25 Was electrically ployed at the Seamen's Club was musonic temple

Officials claim to have effected into harmony.

large 10,000-ton cruisers with charged with possessing and at-laid at Holborn.

one of the largest seizures of He added: "It is due to our- 8-inch guns was suggested as a will temple tempting to utter a forged $1 £1,000,000 and will cover 22 acres. have been arrested. for alleged see no reason whatever to despair with a possibility of a further over opium ever made. Four residents selves to say in public that we possible requirement for America

The

--Router,

CORL

TYPHOON APPROACHING

ROACHING

COAST.

INGENIOUS SMUGGLERS.

smuggling of narcotics. They of finding a solution in a spirit of number of smaller cruisers with have been released on bail of goodwill in which we have always 8-inch guns. $25,000. Simultaneously a Chin- sought it.” ese was arrested in San Francisco whilst claiming a consignment from Seattle.

Britain desired to fix the low- Give and Take.

est possible tonnage compatible During the past three weeks by with security, but as numbers and

note.

A female cigarette hawker with a stall outside the Lai Wah

Des Voeux Road WEATHER FORECAST The annual appeal for funds Company in by the Missions to Seamen is Central, said that after 9 o'clock on Wednesday night the accused now being made.

Extracts from the annual re-came to her stall and bought a

One of the arrested is a Seattle trying to see each other's case, not size were important for her port for 1926 have already ap- packet of cigarettes for ten Accused tendered the $1 peared in our columns, dealing cents.

The typhoon which has been diver who was employed to ex- certain provisional recommenda- purposes, the greater the number As announced in the locality of the plore the bottom of Puget Sound tions had been produced by the of large cruisers which other with the work of this Mission note produced in Court.

recover parcels of opium technical experts which were im- countries required, the more dif- among the seafaring community. the witness had no change she China Sea during the past two to

During recent years

the took the note across the street days is now moving towards the thrown overboard by accomplices portant as indicating a valuable ficult it was for Britain to reach Large Mission has been called upon to to a shop and was informed by China coast, and is just north on board Trans-Pacific liners.measure of agreement on destroy a low total tonnage.

ers and submarines and on the cruisers with 8-inch guns repre- If it misses Reuter's American Service. meet more demands than usual, the shopkeeper that the note of Luzon (P.I.).

classification of non-combatant sent an enormous superiority over of was a forgery. When she told the southernly point of Formosa

vessels. party, has left Tsingtao with a consequent upon the state

6-inch gun cruisers in offensive force with the intention of fight trade in the Colony, with the the accused this he returned the and maintains direction it is

They had agreed also to discuss strength, a superiority of at ing against Chang Tsung-chang. result that it is faced with a note to his pocket and handed likely to strike the coast in the

Chang's Title of Dictator. deficit of some $15,000 and the the witness a 10-cent piece. A neighbourhood of 'Swatow, wall RUBBER INDUSTRY. capital ships, and he thought a last two and a half to one.

Such a proposal therefore put substantial step forward in the Peking, July 12.

Chinese detective who happened above Hong Kong.

Advices, from the local Obser-

limitation of that category was Britain in a position of accepting, It is reported in local circles The appeal for donations and to be passing at the time search-

possible.

not parity, but definite inferiority that a representative of Yen annual subscription is meeting ed the accused and then took vatory state:-Typhoon of un-

known intensity- within

Regarding cruisers, on which in offensive power, unless the 120 Seh-san has arrived here to con- with liberal support, but larger bim into custody.

The detective said that be- miles of Lat. 18 degree N. Long.

little substantial progress had yet number of cruisers regarded as fer with Marshal Chang Tso-lin regular income is essential if

been made, he explained that one essential for the protection of Im with the object of asking him to the good work of the Mission is aides the packet he had bought 125 degree E., moving N.W.

from the woman, the accused Pressure has increased slightly In the House of Commons, in of the main features of the Bri.perial communications was aban- drop the title of "taiyuanshui" to be continued.

doned. and to use his efforts to make!

The proposal also admitted the Subscriptions will be grateful-had two other packets of cigar- at Vladivostock. It is nearly answer to questions, Mr. I. M. S. tish proposals was the prevention stationary over E. China and Amery, Secretary for Colonies, of competition of offensive arma- peace in Chha.

ly received by Rev. W. Tettes in his pocket. Wounded Japanese.' Waldegrave, Chaplain, or Mr.

Accused's story was that the Indo-China,

said that as far as could be ment by laying down definite possibility of a huge increase in and. decreased A report in the vernacular T. G. Weall, hon. treasurer.

note was given to him as "cum-elightly elsewhere.

judged, rubber smuggling was not maxima for individual ships in the offensive strength of the fleets of the world over the strength A feeble anticyclone is central earried out to such an extent us/ench separate. category, both in which exists to-day, It would be papers states that over 30

shaw" by a seaman on a Blue Wounded Japanese soldiers have

Funnel boat who has now sailed to the north of the Bonins. The seriously to affect the restriction tonnage and armament.

These maximum figures were been removed to hospital, at

and would not return until two depression, over, N.E. Ching is scheme. Complete elimination of Tsingtao.

CHINA NAVIGATION STRIKE. months hence. He bought unchangad. The typhoon is be- muggling was difficult, but the in no case higher than the figures several packets of cigarettes between 200, and 800 miles E. of Malayan Government was doing now prevaling, and in many cases cause members of the club were Aparri, moving NW.

its utmost to repress smuggling. considerably lower.

"Like a Ple." "The total tonnage," said Mr. Bridgeman, "is like a pie. It may be very good, but it all depends on what is inside it. There is no other way of preventing competi. which we are concerned and our The closing rate of the dollar. tion in building except by agree-power in future to protect our sea on demand to-day was 1/11 15/16 ment on the maximura size of (Continued on Page 12.)

$60,000,000 ISSUE.

Nanking Foreign Minister's Statement.

Shanghai, July 15.

No settlement has yet taken always sending him out to buy place in the Chinu Navigation Com-cigarettes, so he thought he had pany dispute regarding the pro- better keep a stock and thus posed ten per cent, reduction In

{save himself a lot of trouble. wages of officers.

The officers are still ashore, and Mr. Y. M. Chien, Vice-Minister members of the shore staff are on of Finance of the Nanking Gov-duty on beard.

LIGHT FRESH WINDS. "Light, variable winds, frosh- The Magistrate convicted and ening from the north east" is passed sentence of six weeks the weather forecast for the hard labour,

next six hours."

DIFFICULTY OF SUPPRESSING SMUGGLING.

London, July 14.

-Reuter.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

a strange outcome of a conference

Our Vital Trade Routes. called for limitation.

"It is not parity with America that is troubling us. We have not raised any objection to that. Nor are we troubled by the proportion to which Japan would be entitled. "It is our own security with