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SUN AT PENGPU.

Chang Tso-lin Orders Reinforcements South.

NATIONALISTS CLAIM 100 MILE ADVANCE.

Views of Campaign Results on Grand Canal.

MARTIAL LAW ENFORCED AT HANKOW.

A Chinese cable says that Marshal Chang Two-lin (head of the the Fengtien Party at Peking) has ordered two batteries of heavy "artillery, to proceed southwards as reinforcements for Marshal Sun

Chuan-fang in his campaign against the Nanking Nationalists.

Pro-Nationalist sources in Shanghai claim that the Nanking Nationalists, on the Grand Canal sector (in Kiangsu province), have

(through Kaoyu Lake) to Paòying, and even threatening Tsingkiang-

CONFERENCE FORECASTS.

ESTABLIS:

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1927, PRICE, $8.00 Per Month.

THE IRISH ELECTIONS. CANTON ACTIVITY.

De Valera Announces Provincial Developments

Agitate H. Q. His Policy.

IF ENTRUSTED WITH POWER.

Hard Headed Commonsense And

gramme.

National Idealism.

WAICHOWDISTURBED

Fourili Army

Considerab activity at Can-

Trouble Near Bins Bay.

312 MILES AN HOUR.

Reported Speed of Bri-

tish Aeroplane.

SCHNEIDER CUP RACE.

fund Still Has Two Super-

London, Yesterday.

N. LAZARUS.

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

Registered Optometrist (Canada).

EPIC OF HEROISM.

British Officer's Bravery in India.

MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY.

FISHERIES DISPUTE.

Japanese Nationals in Russian Waters:

OFF KAMICHATKA COAST.

Love Life In Attempt To Rescue Fübermen May Take Matter lato

Own Hands. Intrepid Climber.

Tokyo.

any

London, Yesterday.

ar. The "Times of India" records

A serious dispute has arisen De Valera, the Irish Republican | ton military headquarters One of the British scaplancs sent a story of bravery and endur- leader, in a manifesto issued to reported, following the recent to Venice by the Air Ministry to ance, and rightly calls it "an between Japan and the Russian day declares that "by its recent developments different parts attempt to win the Schneider Cup epic of heroism." Although dif. Government in regard to Japan's Latest reports indicate that Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, has not action in entering the Free State of Kwnagtung province, has met with a mishap. During ferent it is worthy to be placed fishery rights off the coast of Waichow, the East River a trial flight the machine, with the story of Oates who Kamichatka. Japanese fishing. gone northwards into Shantung province. It is definitely stated Parliament.my party has already that he is at Pengpu, at the bend in the Tientsin-Pukow Railway given an earnest that in the pur- stronghold, is stated to be dis- Short Bristol Crusader, crashed made the Great Sacrifice during rights in Russian waters have proved valuable in the past and suit of its ideals it is prepared to turbed for several reasons, into the sea. Pilot Flying Officer the Scott Polar expedition. which lies in the north of Anhui province, over a hundred miles away face and accept existing realities.

"There is an epic of heroism in the authorities here have been At Swatow, on the east coast Schofield was injured about the If it is returned in the majority of Kwangtung, steps are being eyes. Efforts are being made to the full details which a special instructed to renew the conces- from the Nationalist armies on the Yangtze River.

at the coming election and en- taken to re-establish the note raise the seaplane, which is inquiry. has revealed concerning sions, even at considerable sacri- accident, whereby fices. The Russians, however, trusted with power it will try to issue of the government bank, under the water.

the fatal sense is not incompatible with ed last week by the defence com- types of machines engaged for lost his life while climbing near Japanese proposal, although de prove that hardheaded common- the funds of which were remov- Great Britain has two other Major H. D. Minchinton, M.C., have refused to consider true national idealism. The sinis missioner's orders. Further ar- the race-a Supermarine Napier Dharmsala on June 3 and the claring themselves willing to ter design of aiming at bringing rests have been made of alleged VIII and a Gloster Napier IV efforts of Lieut. G. F. Bain arbitrate. about a sudden revolutionary up-bomb plotters.

both widely differing in type Smith, I.A.0.C., to

rescue him The tension first become acute heaval with which our opponents

from the Crusader. One of these before he died from his injuries. in March, when the Russian au- which took part in the same trial Major Minchinton was an officer thorities at Khabarovsk held choose to credit us is altogether

Trouble continues in the ter- as the Crusader and was piloted of the 1st battalion, 1st King their annual auction of fishing advanced over a hundred miles northwards, going on from Kaovu foreign to our purpose and pro-ritory behind Bias Bay, where by Squadron Leader Slatter, is re- George's Own Gurkha Rifles, and grounds without notifying the With the grounde "We shall proceed as a respon- "Red" agitators, bandits and ported to have attained the sen- sible constitutional Government Peasants Corps are suspected to sational speed of 312 miles per was stationed with his battalion Japanese.

the Russians pu. Foreign observers are of the opinion that the Nationalist acknowledging' without reserve have joined hands. in a local hour, though this lacks official at Dharmsala. He was one of gone, the Japanese Government

confirmation. counter-offensive has resulted in the gaining of about thirty miles so that all authority comes through raid.

the most intrepid and experi- protested and sovereign people and that before Detachments of the 4th Army far on this sector.

Much was expected of the Crusa-enced mountaineers in India. He agreed to re-open the auction and any important step likely to in- returning from Hankow to der. Apart from its striking de bad for years been a member of allow the Japanese a chance to volve their safety is taken the Canton by the overland route are sign it is remarkable for the in- the Alpine Club and had con- participate. The fishing season opened in the first week in people are entitled to be taken near the Kwangtung frontier. troduction of an air cooled engine stantly climbed in Switzerland. March. Delay followed delay into fullest consultation.-British One body is wheeling eastwards for the first time in the competi-"Major Minchinton went up

to enter the Chao-Mui, area and tion.

the hill from Dharmsala with his and the parleys in Moscow. ap Many make for Swatow and the other The British

company pro-wife on June 2 for a few days' peared to get nowhere. is marching direct to Canton. duced a new and exceptionally outing. They reached that day Japanese fishermen suggested Hankow, Yesterday, transit dues, tariff law and excise faction and will, therefore, deal These units are believed to be powerful type of engine called the a forast rest house at Triund, that they be allowed to fish in Martial law was enforced on | law, the Nanking Foreign with him.

friendly to General Li Chai-sum, |

Mercury and with very consider intending to make it their base Russian water regardless of Rus Saturday night. This is under- Ministry has. issued & pro-

[Note: General Li Tsung-jen head of the present administra-able interest a contest between it for the next three days, and sian permission, expressing their the 3rd, willingness to take the consc- stood to be due to the local ger-clamation transmitted to the

is alleged to have favoured the tion in Canton. It is stated that and water cooled Napter Lions after breakfast on rison commander being anxious Diplomatic Body and dated Aug-

resignation of Chiang Kai-shek, the strength of this returning was being awaited. The Crusa Major Minchinton went out with quences. But the Foreign Office about Labour activity-British ust 29 in which it states, inter

to pave the way towards recon force has been exaggerated and der had done much successful fly two Gurkha soldiers to climb a restrained them.

Higher Price Offered. Naval Wireless,

alia, that the imposition and in ciliation between Nanking and is probably less than 10,000

ing in this country before being hill locally called Mun. The

The Japanese Russian Waters Wuhu, Yesterday. crease in taxes and the abolition Wu-Han.]

strong all told,

companiona, shipped to Venice, and it possess officer and his More troops have arrived from of likin are two distinct matters. The Three Months' Difference.

ed a speed greater than that at Riflemen Ganjsing and Baghtic Fishery Guild held a meeting up-river.

The reason the laws were made Wu-Han's turning against the eral Chion Ta-chun is also said

The 20th division under, Gen-which the race was won last year Thapa, climbed the mountain and adopted a resolution re- simultaneously was that in the Communists is also referred Chien, both of whom arrived yes- carrying out of these two mea- to by Mr. Wang, Ching-wel who sures lies the desire of the Gov- ernment to relieve merchants of double taxation and to facilitate trade, national and international, while preserving the revenues, Now owing to military operations! it is difficult to put these measures into effect simultaneously, there- fore they will be reconsidered by the Government and a new date of enforcing them in Kiangsu, Anhwei, Chekiang, Fukien, Kwangtung and Kwangsi will be subsequently announced.-Reuter.

Tang Sheng-chi and Chen

terday, are expected to proceed to Nanking shortly.-British Naval Wireless.

Chinking, Yesterday. Five China Merchants' steam- ers which were commandeered as transports have been released by the military and have proceeded to Shanghai. Two are still de- Lained. British Naval Wireless.

A report in our shipping column deals with the likelihood of the China Merchants S. N. Co. resuming callings at Hong Kong.]

Shanghai Conference.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Mr. C. C. Wu informs Reuter that the informal conferences in

Personal Moves.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Hu Han-min has refused to see Wang Ching-wei when the latter called, while Chang Ching-chang Shanghai resulted in the reunion was non-committal, except that of three sections of the Kuomin. he informed Wang Ching-wei that tang, namely the Wu-Han, Nan- | the recall of Chiang Kai-shek was king and Shanghai factions. The a necessity. latter had hitherto been un-

It is understood that Wang Ching-wei is willing to see Chiang Kai-shek return, but Generals Pei Chung-hsi, Li Tsung-jen are op- posing this.

Well-informed Chinese opinion would not be surprised if the Nanking conference was abortive.

"NO REPLY.”

Chiang Kai-shek Invited to Shanghai.

and

Wireless Servicc.

ZORNÍKY NEVALLEN, WAAN D E.

Dr. George Hsu. Chlen.

to be seeking to return to Can- by the Italiana British Wireless and started on their return jour

Service.

Slowest of Seven.

Landon, Yesterday. Aviation circles in London do

questing the Japanese Ambas- ton. This report is strange be-

ney all three being roped to sador at Moscow to request the Soviets to Tease, the fishing cause the general is a partisan

gether.

grounds exploited in 1926 at 15 Steep Snow Slope. of General Chifang Kai-shek and public opinion is that General not expect the accident at Venice slope, slowly progressing by cut-charge,

"They were on a steep snow per cent more than last year's Li Chai-sum will neither wel- to affect Britain's chances for the ting steps for their feet, when With the fishing season about come the presence of Chien Ta- Schneider trophy since the Crusa- Baghtir Thapa, according to the to commence, Baron Tanska, chun or his troops in the south-der was the slowest of the seven account given by him, slipped. the Premier, who also is Foreign ern metropolis.

British machines sent to Venice The rope held by the other two Minister, conferred with the and was largely intended as a in front of him saved him from Russian Ambassador to Tokyo, standby-Reuter.

A "GOOD SIGN."

SETTLEMENT OF C. N. C. STRIKE.

SHANGHAI COMMENT.

Shanghai, Sept. 8. The following joint statement regarding the ending of the China Navigation strike was issued to- day by the Marine Engineers' Guild, the Chiria Coast Officers' Guild and the China Navigation Company:

"We are authoritatively in- formed that the dispute between the China Navigation Company, Ltd., the China Coast Officers'

disappearing down the slope, but Mr. Dovgalevsky, and asked him British Seaplane Crashes. before he completely regained to do what he could to settle the The Air Ministry have an- the cut steps he felt himself jerk- problem. Mr. Dovgalevsky ex- that the nounced that the seaplane Crued off his feet by the rope and pressed the hope sader, which is one of the four pulled down the hill.

Moscow parleys would have been |new British seaplanes entered for "Somebody else had evidently satisfactorily completed by the the Schneider cup competition in also fallen and the three men time Japanese fishing vessels Italy, crashed during a trial near slipped and rolled together at a could reach Petropabovsk. He Venice, and that Flying Officer pace which made it impossible agreed to instruct the Soviet Schofield was injured.-Reuter.

GERMAN GOALED,

OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.

fish in Russian waters this

to

PIRACY ECHO.

NEWS OF "YATSHING" VICTIMS.

for them to regain control. They consul at Hakodate to vise pass- at last stopped and Baghtir ports for Japanese fishermen on Thapa then found that his officer this basis. Accordingly, three and the other Gurkha were too fishing steamers recently left. badly hurt to move any further. Hakodate. He himself was marvellously free Need for Immediate Action,

If the settlement should be de Major from serious injury. Minchinton was able to talk and layed at the present time, the accordingly it was arranged that beginning and most productive Shanghai, Sept. 8. Baghtir Thapa should go for period of the fishing season, there Gustav Otto Teppers. a Ger- help. This he did, after settling seems little doubt that the Japan- Guild and the Marine Engineers" months'

man,

was sentenced to eleven the other two as comfortably as ese fishermen, with or without In any case Hu Han-min, Chang

imprisonment on a possible, and he called, to the the tacit consent of the Japanese take the Ching-chang, Wu Tsz-wei said that there were many rea- Guild of China, which has lasted hurge of obtaining money by rescue Mr. Bain Smith. What Government, will Tsai Yuan-pei will not partici- fons for Wu-Han's acting three for over two months, was finally false pretences, by Judge Ziar and that officer did cannot better be treaties into their own hands and pate, while it is possible that Che-months later than Nanking in settled to-day:

the Italian consular representa- told than in his own words as

season, "Through the kind offices of Mr. tive. Deputy Ramondino, at the recorded at the official inquiry. kiang, Fukien and. Kwangtung this matter. Those who were con may refuse to abide by the Concerned with the decision at Wu-E. T. Byrne, to whom the Com- Special Provisional Court this Mr. Bain Smith's Effort.

Han are willing to accept respon-pany and the Guilde express their morning. The prisoner had one forence's decisions.-Reuter.

"Mr. Bain Smith and his wife sibility, says Mr. Wang Ching-wei appreciation and thanks for the previous conviction, for which he walked up from Dharmsala (as quoted in a Chinese cable). time, patience and tact expended was given three months, on a Triund on the morning of the One of the leading generals of by him in bringing the parties to-charge of similar nature. 3rd and there saw Mrs. Minchin- the Wu-Han faction, Ching Chien gether, meetings have been held In the present case he was ton, who pointed out the direc (6th Army) is stated to have during the past six weeks with found to have received $35 from tion in which her husband had passed through Nanking on his Mr. Byrne in the Chair with the one Hossendorf, by issuing a gone. They then went on to To-day's cables throw light on way from Kiukiang and then to result that a settlement has been forged cheque on the Chekiang Lakks and Mr. Bain Smith's reached and a general reinstate- Industrial Bank. The instrument story begins at the moment of

RANSOM NEGOTIATIONS, the rumour that General Chiang have arrived at Shanghai. Kai-shek has been in Shanghai on

"Down With Hsu Chien." ment will take place immediately. was made on June 14. The fol- their starting homewards. As

Shanghai, Yesterday. "The members of the Guilds towing day the note was dis- we were about to return,' he ed that the seven Chinese pas- Confirmation has been recoiy- a political errand. Mr. Wang

Posters have appeared in Nan have gone back to work and sail honoured, Ching-wei (chairman of the Kuo-

says, we saw a Gurkha stagger sengers of the British steamer mintang and head of the Wu-Hanking exhorting "down with Dr.ings have been resumed pending

P.C.C. Satula effected the arrest ing along the path. He pulled Yatshing" who were taken by faction of the Nationalists) is George Hsu Chien," who is keep the drafting of terms of settle of the accused, when information himself together only enough to pirates to Blas Bay, are being noticed though wielding consider stated to have cabled the former ing out of the way. "Kung ment and upon the understanding reached him on September 6 that convey that Major Minchinton pd to ransoms by their captors. able influence. Party reunion commander-in-chief, Inviting him Sheung Yet Fo."

that both parties meet within aa Gustav Otto. Teppers, who had had had an accident.

He said

A letter is stated to have been [Note: Hsu Chien was Min-reasonable, time' satisfactory to misappropriate a car, was to be that Minchinton was more important from the to Shanghai. This led to the Chinese viewpoint than the re- rumour being circulated in Shang-

ister of Justice in the Wu-Han both the Company and the found at the Country Hospital. "I hour's walk away. Had I known man named Lau, written on the about an received by the relatives of a union of the Wu-Han and Nan-hai that Chiang Kai-shek was al-

Government and is one of the Guilds."

was told by my informant," wit- the difficulties ahead I should at lines of the usual "first intelll- king Governments.

most notorious of the Chinese ready there. However, no reply

Amicable. Settlement; ness continued, "that a foreigner once have sent to the Gurkha gence" from people in pirates' Communist Party.]

The "China Press comments had hired a car from the Union Mese for help, though even so this hands. as follows on the settlement: Motors Co. for three days. He LABOUR AT SWATOW.

party could not have arrived So far as could be learned last pretended to buy it, and took a

much before nightfall. My wife raniom will have to be forth- Scamen's Union Demands on

went back to Triund to get help coming. There is no mention, Shipping Agents.

and I took a tiffin coolle with however, of the amount or of the me. The Gurkha attempted to intermediaries who will be come with me to show the way, nominated by the pirates to carry. but was left behind.

out negotiations. (Continued on Page 7) Such letters are usually writ

ten at the behest of the pirates. After a few days' interval, the victim is ordered to write a little after noon yesterday by private motor car No. 1000 was second missive, informing his Jumping from a window into a this morning fined $4 by Major relatives how much is needed Lane at the back of the house. C. Willson at the Central Magie and what quantity of tribute DAYS" DOLLAR He was very severely Injured tracy for failing to show a rear (generally in opium, cigarettes,

and died at th

rnment light while driving the car in condensed milk and sluglets) closing rate of the dollar Civil Hospital and our. After ad- Des Voeux Road Centra et 7.15 must be paid before there can be demand, to-daya

17/16, mission.

p.m. on September,

any discussionis

Dr. C. C. Wu, Foreign Minister

of the Nationalist Government at Nanking.

WOR

The Kuomintang committee had been received by Chiang Kai- was already formed, though the shek up till Sunday. names could not be divulged. The

Mr. Wang Ching-wel is quoted committee will elect a chairman as having said, at informal dis for the party.

cuasions, that he will proceed with It is considered that Chiang the peace conference (by which it Kai-shek's return is unlikely is hoped to re-unite the Kuomin

Kal-shek goes to Nanking or not.

A New

..

night, the man were not at all driver away to give him a trial" starved out, hor had they reached The prisoner was arrested at the last of their moral resources the Country Hospital on Septem- in the battle with the company. ber 7. though he may be a member of tang) on Sept. 15, whether Chiang have recently become extremely such an amicable manner, those The Labour Unions at Swatow That the matter has ended in

the committee.

The Nanking Conference on

active, particularly the Chinese familiar with shipping affairs on September 15 will formally regis of Mr. Hu fan-min one of the Seamen's Union which is attempt this Coast Bays a good sign for A Chinese living on the third ter the decision and agreements Nanking political "diehards"); ing to enforce its dictates on the future harmonious relations be floor of No. 88 Third Street, reached informally at Shanghai. Mr. Wang Ching-wel (Baupposed agents of ships which call at the tween shipping, companies and West Point, committed suicide a Mr. Yip Ping-lai, owner of

Mr. Wu was unable to give any to have said that he (Hu Han

port

enginesis.

of portfolios-Reuter.

So Nanking Taxes.

Shanghal, Yesterday.

forecast of the probable allocation min) is going to Japan Accord Demands were made by this | ingly, Mr. Wang Ching wei will Union several months ago that look to General Tsung-Jen the crews of Douglas steamers (commander of the 7th National- and other ships calling at the For the purpose of correcting 1st Army and defender of N port should be engaged through misunderstanding caused by the king) as head of the Nanking (Continued on Page 7.)

The relatives are told that