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CHIANG GOES.
HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1927.
No. 25,639
BUSY MIDLANDS..
Nanking Chief's Retirement Confirmed.
RETURNS TO NINGPO;
Takes Small Body of Guards From Shanghai,
TENSE SITUATION NOW CREATED IN SHANGHAI.
Reports received in Hong Kong this morning from reliable Chinese sources confirm the resignation of Chiang Kai-shek as Nationalist war lord. It is also said that he has retired to Ningpo, taking with him a personal guard. His army chiefs, advisers, etc., are now in Shanghai, where the situation is tense.
Another message received this morning states that General Feng Yu-hsiang has withdrawn his troops from Chichow. He has sustained no military defeat, but has made this move in order to prevent the Shantung army attacking the Lunghui railway.
FENG MAKES A MOVE.
Chiang Kai-shek, who is now very rich, will again appear on the Chinese military stage.
ENEMY TRADING.
Industrial Developments Britain & America Reach
At Home.
Agreement
TIMBER PRESERVATIVE,
Important Research In Fine Chemical Field.
London, Saturday.
RECIPROCAL, RELEASES.
Creditors of Both Countries Equally Treated.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
LAZARUS.
Hong Kong's Only European Optician→ Established Over Forty Years Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.
Registered Optometrist (Canada).
KOWLOON CUSTOMS. JORDAN HARNESSED.
Launch Transferred From Kongmoon.
PAKKAI HAPPENINGS.
Echo of Recent Typhoon
"Fatalities.
Big Electrical Production Scheme.
130 MILLION KILOWATTS.
Coming Developments in Palestine.
·EUROPE TO US.
Two Junker Planes Leave Dessau.
A GREAT SEND OFF.
Famous German Pilots To Attempt Atlantic Conquest.
London, Yesterday.
[From Our Own Correspondent.] in the Midlands are expected to exchanged and thengreement New industrial developments The text is issued of the lettera
London, Yesterday. Pakhai, August. 12. Work has been started on the
Dessau, Yesterday, result from the researches con reached between Great Britain is very active Pickets are post scheme utilising the River Jordan left simultaneously for America. The boycott of Japanese goods Jordan-Yamuk section of the big "Bremen" and "Europa," have Two Junker aeroplanes, the
Staffordshire Mond Gas Com-reciprocal release of property wharf, and in consequence Cus-energy. The Jordan waters be-the trans-Atlantic attempt an ducted over there by the South and the United States regarding ed on the Hong Kong steamer for the generation of electrical pany, Dudley Port, into fuller sequestrated under the Trading toma' revenue is greatly affected. tween Lake Tiberias and Jiselmy-aeroplane skimmed over the town A few hours before the start of exploitation of tar products. with the Enemy Acts, The At normal times the average re-amijeh, where there are falls of as previously arranged and gave director claims that a substance United States Government ex-month.
The Company's managing-memorandum drawn up by the venue is about $35,000 each 130 feet, will be used and a sup-a signal, upon which almost the has been produced superior to
At present It is plementary part of the scheme, entire population flocked to the only between $15,000 and which is estimated to produce aerodrome and gave the junkers creosote as a preservative of
$20,000. This is not enough 130,000,000 kilowatts, produce an enthusiastic send off. timber. It is an effective pro- tection against ravages of white
to pay for the maintenance for the harnessing of the waters of the Customs House. In of the Yamuk which flow into the accompanies Risticz in
Another famous pilot in Edzard ant and dry rot.
order to cut down expenses the Jordan five miles south of Lake Europe.-Reuter. Customs launch "Kongmoon" has Tiberias, The Jaffa Haifa and been transferred to Kowloon. Tiberias sections are already com-
The buildings along the river plete. bank at Kongmoon have been, It is anticipated that the Pales-The "Bremen's chief pilot is pulled down for over six months, tine Government, will be a big named Loose and the "Europa's" and owing to lack of money the consumer, that the railways willisticz. As a result of meteoro- Orders have been issued by the electric power will be extensively changed at the last minute, the bund has not been constructed, be eventually electrified and that logical reports the route has been authorities that buildings in nar-used for irrigational pumping.-
machines now flying vis Holland row streets are to be pulled down British Wireless Service,
and the north coast of Scotland. by the end of this month in order
across the Orkneys towards Cape Race.-Reuter, }
OUR $50 PRIZE.
Another New Word Fazile
To-day.
The sixteenth Cross-Word Puzzle of the "China Mail's" new series is published to-day and will be found on page three of this issue. The result of last week's puzzle will be announced
on Thursday.
Another discovery was that by blending different varieties of bitumen and reducing them to a colloidar state paint could be obtained which resisted corrosion in iron and steel. There is also a derivative which provides a powerful germicide and which is "Retires into Private Life.” *. non-poisonous and non-irritant. Chiang Kai-shek has issued a For medical treatment this has circular telegram, addressed "to great efficacy in reaching deep- the People of China" resigning seated mischief and promoting plains the conditions for the re-to make room for new roads. It his position of Generalissimo of growth of new tissues. the Nationalist Armies and de
tura of property to married is hoped to complete the bund and The research staff believes women in the United States and the new roads by the end of the claring his intention to retire into these discoveries are only the Great Britain which was seized year. private life.
precursor of more important during the war,
Mr. Tellspen, local Customs Nanking Forces.
developments in the field of fine The Northerners under Sun The Nanking forces
With regard to debt claims the tidesurveyor, has retired and is Chuan-fang are now reported to commanded by three Kwangsi sion of manufacturing activity Enemy Act authorities on a basis Shanghal.
are now chemicals, Meanwhile, an exten- United States Trading with the succeeded by, Mr. Gosling, from have taken Ching Kiang. Pe and to Generals, Ho Yin-ching, Peilis promised.-British Wireless of reciprocity
Tsung-hsi and Li Chung-jen. Service.
London, Yesterday, Telegrams from China state that General Chiang Kai-shek ar- rived unexpectedly at Shanghai yesterday. He was accompanied by Chang Cheng-chiang and a contingent of guards. Recently his Nationalist forces have receiv- ed a severe handling, from the Northerners, who after stemming their advance, have driven them back upon the Yangtse.
TO SETTLE DOWN.
Shanghai, To-day. Chiang Kai-shek proceeging to Ningpo but his intention is to settle down in the place where he was born, which is Fungfa, in Cheklang.
His lead is being followed by General Wu Hon-min, who has telegraphed to Feng Yu- halung telling him that he (Wu) is going to direct his troops back to their villages and forbid thêm to have anything more to do with wars and troubles in China.- "Hong Kong Evening Póst.”
The situation is in a state of flux.
PREMIER APPOINTED
THE DOLE FLIGHTS.
ANOTHER COMPETITOR
KILLED.
Los Angeles, Saturday. There has been another fatality among the competitors for the Dole
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the
Route Changed. Each junker carries three men.
Turned Back.
"The Bremen" and "Europa" landed at an aerodrome having turned back when over the North Sea following news of extremely stormy weather in the North Atlantic.-Reuter.
Seen in England.
London, To-day. The "Bremen" was seen over
payment from Mr. Ying 8. Ng, director of sequestrated property of debts consumption taxes (internal reprize, the victim being Arthur V. owing to and owned by British venue) has been dismissed, being Rogers, fate of the Royal Naval THE TOUR OF STATE. claimants before the passage of succeeded by a Mr. Sun from the Air Service, who crashed in his Wakefield at 1.40 this morning.
the act, provided such debt in the Swatow office of the tax bureau. aeroplane, "Angel of Los Angeles," Reuter. nature of a pledge or lien arose The harvest is considered good. two miles from Montebello, whence in reference to money or other The recent typhoon, however, he had taken off.-Reuter's Ameri property held by the alien pro destroyed over 25 per cent. of can Service. perty custodian or treasurer of the crops. Floods are again His- [Montebello le on the left bank of the United States,
ing
the river Ontario, Canada.] Equal Treatingl.
Hands Cut Off.
Girl in Stream. The position of the British Gov-
New York, Saturday. Whilst the 28-year-old German
"INDIAN CHIEF."
4
Germons' Record.
Dessau, Aug. 5.. The German aviators Ristich and Decard, broke the world re- cord for duration of flight, re- maining in the air 52 hours and and 26 minutes.
Obviously, the Kwangsi-ites, cannot stand alone and must link | believed that Tang Seng-chi, the up with other forces. It is
"Moderate" militarist, will even-
London, Saturday. tually lead a Yangtsze National- The Prince of Wales and Prince ist Confederation of the Wuhan, George drove from the former's Kiukiang and Nanking Govern ranch into Calgary yesterday to ments, composed of a majority of greet Mr. Baldwin, who received ernment is that in all cases where done admirable work in connect-aviatrix. Fraulein Then Rasche, They landed at 10:15 am. to- Hankow officials, with Feng Yu-an official reception there.
enemy businesses whether con- iod with the "Lee Yuen" tragedy. was attempting to dy under the day, having started their flight at hsiang in the
Afterwards the British Premier ducted by corporation partnership When left for the east, and at Winnipeg or individual concerns, have been junk was sunk near Chu Tau- crossing the Hudson River, the ma- they surpassed was 51 hours and. this Kongmoon-Canton Pough Keepale railway bridge, dawn on August 3. The record to-night is speaking at Parlia-liquidated in Great Britain under shan in the typhoon they saved chine apparently hit the structure. United States creditors, wherever 12 persons and picked up over 100
Reuter
The Kongmoon Red Cross has
background. Earlier Wireless Items.
Hankow, Saturday.
ment Buildings, after dinner at war legislation, the claims of The report of the 11th inst. the Government House. that the son of Eugène Chen had
She fell into the stream, and was 11 minutes; achieved by Clarence Chamberlin and Bert Acosta asked for a passage on a. British was admitted to the "good equal footing with those of Bring few days. Dead bodies are ing out of the water. Rester's
At Banff yesterday the Premier resident have been treated on an who died, however, in the follow-hauled out by a boatman.. steamer or warship was errone: brotherhood" and invested with tish creditors.
The aeroplane sank, the tail stick-four months ago. still floating down to Pakkal. American Service. Another section It was Dr. C. C. Chang, feathers and insignia by a tribe of the memorandum sets out the Some have lost their hands, which
of the Stoney Indians,
be nearing Nanking. In accord- ance with well-known precedent, various commanders in the re-ous.
their support to the attackers.ed for passage in a British vessel. Sitting Eagle conferring his own/Governments in-regard to shares/order that their bangles could be
British Wireless Service.
Opposition to Sun.
Nanking, Yesterday.
The situation appears to be having apparently refused to go
easier here. Further troops have been withdrawn from Pukow and have crossed to Nanking.
Southern troops have been.j despatched to Kaoyaihom to en-
to Nanking.
Nanking, Saturday. Two transports full of troops proceeded down-river.
Locally there is considerable
deavour to prevent Sun Chuan-military activity and troops are fang's advance via the lake.-Bri-
tish Naval Wireless,
Shanghai, Yesterday. Chiang Kai-shek has arrived here. British Naval Wireless.
Chiang Retires. Shanghai, Yesterday.
It is reliably reported that Chiang Kai-shek's circular tele- gram, announcing his resignation as Generalissimo of the National-
crossing to Pukow.
"
CHAMBERLAIN AGAIN,
Attempt to Regain Endurance Record.
Ristich and Decard have re- ceived hundreds of messages from all parts of Germany con- gratulating them and hoping that the feat will stimulate Ger- man fliers to participate in the development of flying.-"United Press."
Paper Offers Prize..
Philadelphia, Aug. 5. The Philadelphia Bulletin an-
Wuhu, Saturday. Transports have returned from Great White King."
name on the "White Chief of the of stock in the depot account of stolen. Over $2,000 has been sub- German banks and a further sec-scribed by passengers of the after attending ceremonies in return of assets of a corporation Red Cross co After attending ceremonies in tion deals with cases in which the Hong Kong steamers through the
New York, Aug. 5. . Business conditions here are is permitted. returning to the ranch for a few
Clarence Chamberlin declared
Columbia.-British Wireless Ser- daya before
The British Foreign Office in a generally dull.
to-day that he will attempt to re- visiting British
The "Anjou" is suffering the gain the endurance record lost letter accepting the memorandums vice.
statement of the position adds same as the steamers on the Hong to two German aviatora. Cham-nounced an offer of 25,000 for that the British Government are Kong-Canton run at Canton.berlin said he saw many good | the first non-stop flight from a prepared, on being granted reci Cargo is allowed to be discharged planes in Germany but none that European capital to Philadelphia. procal treatment by the govern.but passengers are not permitted could equal those of American There are no special conditions ment of the United States within to go on board. Not a single pas-manufacture."United Press."
attached to the offer except that the terms of the memorandum, to senger left here last night. The
After Air Record..
it must terminate in Philadelphia.
"United Press." release such property as le cover-trouble arose over the arrest by
Los Angeles, Aug. 7. ed by the terms of the under the ship's compradore of three Fred Clark, one of the entrants
New Ocean Flight. standing and on the conditions thieves, who happened to be mem- for the Dole flight to Honolulu,
Berlin, Aug. 5.- The Junkers' Company plans stated therein.-British Wireless bers of the Sampan and Junk announced to-day that he would Service.
Guild, which is responsible for the attempt to beat the record for to send two planes across
the boycott, measures. The three men sustained flight just made by the Atlantic to New York. The start were handed over to the police and German aviators Ristich and possibly will be made on Monday. Decard in Dessau, Germany. The plane which set the endur- The German fliers remained in ance record will be used and will the air for 52 hours and 26 carry mail to New York minutes. Clark will make the
"United Press," attempt after the flies to Hono- lulu. "United Press,"
A Northern reverse in the neighbourhood of Pengpu is re- ported.
EX-KING SHOT AT. NO FOUNDATION_FOR EARLIER REPORT. Chinkiang, Saturday. Junks and launches are being
Bucharest, Yesterday. commandeered at Yangchow ap- parently for evacuation of South-that there is no foundation for It is semi-officially announced ern troops.
the newspaper report of an at- Sun Chuan-fang's forces are tempt on the ex-King of Greece as reported to have entered Suyi at cabled on August 8.---Reuter. large number of wounded arrived railway lings near Feng Yang. A
Thursday.
ist Army, has been drawn up, but publication is held up. The rea sons are not stated but presum-last ably they are to permit Chiang Kai-shek to leave Shanghai un- troubled.
It is believed that General· Li Lieh-chun, ex-Governor of Can-
ton, has been appointed his suc-
Shanghai, Saturday. amongst local and Kiangai leaders Nothing to report. British and a number of secret confer Naval Wireless.
ences have been held-"Hong Kong Evening Post."
Chiang At Shanghai.
Shanghai, Saturday.. Chiang Kai-shek with his staff
ent.-Reuter.
!
MINISTER'S FLIGHT. one has since died in fall.
SIR S. HOARE GOES TO EUROPE.
Summary Sentences.
Shanghai. Saturday. In view that
*o new records
and reps of evening
www.
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OFFICES WRECKED.
BIG EXPLOSION IN
.. BRISBANE.
WHOLE CITY ROUSED.
Brisbane, Yesterday.
Coast Cities Buzz.
Flying Boat Trips.
Berlin, Aug. 8. The Hamburg-America Line,
San Francisco, 'Aug. 5. In conjunction with the banking Several aeroplanes entered in firm of Warburg and Company, the Honolulu air Derby for the announced that "flying boat" ser Dole Prize have made forced vice would be started between The criminal investigation de have escaped serious damage.
Landings during practice but Berlin and New York early in the
hspring of 1928, Aeroplanes and the approach construction. They are mammoth The ships are already under.
etone wall was shattered and the
fight."United Press,"
apring. United Press."
London, Saturday. The British Air Minister,Sir Samuel Hoare, travelling in one of the seaplanes, which left Felixstowe cessor on the grounds of seniori-arrived from Nanking this morn-
yesterday on a month's Scandina- ty, but General Ho Yin-ching, ing and immediately proceeded to no
vian tour
reached Oslo yesterday commanding the First Army, military headquarters at Lung- summary punishments are filed age speed of 100 miles per hour and partment's offices were wrecked by
The fight was made at an. aver- controls Nanking and Soochow hua. Numerous rumours are with general headquarters by the heavy rain was encountered along an explosion at midnight. A heavy ing flights to Honolulu are mono- aeroplanes with 10 motors of and has a brigade in the vicinity current concerning conditiona at various army commanders and the Dutch coast. of Shanghai, thus dominating the Nanking, but cannot be verified defence commissioners, thereby local situation...
Sir Samuel Hpare is guest of the roof smashed to fragments. A de plofsing the attention of cities on 1,000-horsepower each. The first The immediate cause of Chiang ship. Their trend gives cur- Government to prevent abuse in Larsen, of the Royal Norwegian has been sent to hospital suffering Martin Jensen, one of the Dole after suitable tests will make its
at present owing to strict censor rendering it impossible for the British Minister and Captain Riteer tective on duty, in the building the Pacific coast.
will be delivered in December and Kai-shek's resignation is ascribed rency to the belief that Chiang this direction, Chiang Kai-shek Navy and a well-known Polar ex from severe shock. The roar of entries, is here from Honolulu to disloyalty of his Generals, who Kal-shek's resignation is immin orders all military leaders hence plorer has been attached to him the detonation roused the whole and is getting ready to make the first trans-Atlantic voyage in the have frozen him out; and by a
He intends to visit the Danish AerocityReuter. lengthy telegram from General
forth to submit death sentences Show at Copenhagen, after which Tang Seng-chi at Hankow, de- Shanghai, Saturday:
To Attack Chiang.. and life sentences to General he may return home in one of the nouncing Chiang Kai-shek as the Heartened apparently by news to execution.
Headquarters for sanction prior seaplanes, leaving others to com- prime mover of the Communist of. Chiang Kai-shek reverses at
plete the four which includes, after Income Tax. regime and the prime cause of the Pengpa and Chinklang, General The Nanking Finance Ministry Danzig, Helsingfors, Stockholm and
Copenhagen, fights to Yydnie, U.S. NAVY FUNDS, prolongation of the Internecine Wang Ching-wel has come into proposes to levy income tax pay: Helder and home to Felixstowe
back to Copenhagen, thence to warfare, which is ruining the the open with a plan of attack able on unearned Increment from After this crufes, some of the upon the Nanking war lord. companies, warehouses, shops and new British ying-boats, kill be sub- Left For Ningpo.
Wang has at his command some on property owners at the rate of mitted to more drastic tests In Chiang Kai-shek left yesterday of the Northern forces, though 2 per cent, annually: from bonds, tropleat conditions. They will be afternoon in the Chinese steamer the number is not de excepting National Bonds, 134 per sant on an extended cralee to the "Hain Kiangteen" ostensibly for finitely known or thought to be cent from incomes under cast the prime objective being Ningpo. He was accompanied large. He is banking upon further $1,000 annually all; between Singapore, by a bodyguard of 450 soldiers, Northern successes for the fur $1,000 and $2,000 14 per cent
The official Nationalist ex-therance of his plan attack.
country.
"Hong Kong Evening Post.
LChang yan at Hankow.
Hankow, Saturday,
after which there will be Increases until on $50,000 four per cent. will be levied; and on $200,000, five per cent, Li Ching-yan'a arrival here Soldiers, artists writers and occasioned much activity teachers are exempted Beuter:
planation of his visit to Shanghai and Ningpo is that it was for the purpose of raising funds to re- sist the Communis Army from Hankow, but nobody believes that has
des
TO-DAY'S
SUFFICIENT FOR FIRST
YEAR'S WORK, BA
Rapid City, Yesterday. General Herbert Lord, Director
HOLLAND-BATAVIA.
NEW AIR MAIL ROUTE PLANNED.
Amsterdam, Yesterday.. A military pilot, Lieutenant
CHEAPER PETROL.
ANOTHER DROP IN HOME PRICES.
London, Saturday.
The prices of all leading brands
fer with President Coolidge, declar in a Fokker VII aeroplane on a of motor spirit were reduced by ed there were suficient funds for flight from Schiphol to Batavia, one pennysper gallon this morning, of the Budget, who arrived to con- Koppen is setting out on October
the first year's work on all naval returning to Schiphol during Octo The retail price In London is now craft authorised including the six ber and landing at Medan Both the third in five months, is ascribed 1/14 per gallon This reduction, cruisers which Congress had naked the outward and homeward for last winter. These would be Journey of the fight, the object in the distributors announcement Included in the 1928 estimates with of which is the transport of mails, motor, spirit markets. Petrol: in to the decline in the American the exception of three submarines, authorised in 1926, upon which ex will be divided into daily stages how cheaper here than it has been periments were still proc
and will occupy 10 flying days Renter's Amèrit im Ber
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