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No, 25,721 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1927.

LITTLE ATTENDANT BLOODSHED.

EXTREMISTS CONTROL SITUATION.

Chiang Kai-shek's Deputy Flees From City.

LÈSS THAN 200 CASUALTIES IN YESTERDAY'S FIGHTING.

TRIANON TREATY

Roumania's Attitude Questioned.

IMPORTANT ISSUES.

Referred To Council of League of-Nations.

CANTON DAY BY DAY

Terrible Tales of Atrocities.

BANDITS' EXCESSES.

Thousands of People Now Homeless.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

MUTUAL GOODWILL.

Relations of Egypt and Britain.

POSSIBLE ALLIANCE.

King Fund's Gratifying Reception In London

Rugby, Yesterday,

Rugby, Yesterday. Terrible tales atrocities. by... Lord Newton, in the House of bandits and sek styled Com- The Speech of the King of Egypt Lords, asked the Government if it munists are being related by at the opening of the Egyptian Par was the case that the Roumanian refugees from the Hoifung and liament to-day referred to the There was little bloodshed attendant on the coup in Canton Government had officially declared Lukfung districts, which are gratifying reception accorded to and added that the Egyptian Pre early yesterday morning when the "Ironsides" under General Wong its refusal to submit to the decisions situated between Bias Bay and King Fuad on his visit to Europe,

of the mixed arbitral tribunal sot Swatow. Ki-cheung and other "Leftist Generals" disarmed the forces of anid that very important issties wree

It is reported that the loot, the mier had seized the opportunity of General Wong Shiu-hang, who was acting deputy for Li Chai-sum, said that very important issues were wanton damage, and the loss to visiting London with His Majesty Secretary of State for Foreign Af- arrested several "Rightist" politicians and established themselves involved in the question. The con- trade and agriculture, collectively to get into touch with the British

ditions of the Treaty should be ful amount to $4,000,000.

Shops have been stripped clean fairs for consultation on certain in control of various Government offices. There were less than filled, particularly those parts re-

merchandise. Articles in political problema with a desire to 200 casualties all told, these being chiefly the outcome of a skirmish lating to the property of Hun-of

garians in those parts of the Aus-homes have either been carried consolidate a good understanding the British between "Rightist" and "Leftist" forces near the Canton station of trian Empire which had been an-away or smashed-up. Thousands between Egypt and

of people are homeless and the peoples. The conversations which the railway to Hankow. There is little political significance attached nexed to Roumania.

Lord Cushendum, replying for loss of life is put at several hun, took place had contributed towards to the coup which appears to be based principally on the desire of

the Government, expressed regret rival Generals to control Canton with its tempting revenues. All is that Lord Newton had raised the 3 Days' Reign of Terror. now quiet in the City.

question. The matter had been re- In revenge for being opposed ferred to the Council of the Lengue by the People's Volunteer detach of Nations, and the British Secre-ments, the rebel 'leaders allowed tary of State for Foreign Affoira had been asked to act as repporteur In the case. The matter was yet undecided. The report would go Coming down the back reach before the Council next month, when (south of Honam) last evening, it was hoped that it would be pos- Macao Fort was seen to be quiet. aible to decide the matter one way At Whampoa, soldiers on the or

In these circum- the other. Canton River bank fired with stances it was not possible or proper rifles at the "Charles Hardouin" for the British Government, in an after the "Sai On" and "Taishan" ticipation, to go into the merits of had passed.

the case.

NO FURTHER FIGHTING IN CANTON.

Latest news from Canton to- day is that trouble in the city has entirely subsided and the Iron- sides remain in full control.

The morning express of the Canton-Kowloon Railway arrived a minute late with about 400 passengers-a number slightly less than usual but nevertheless indicating that routes from the city to the Canton station (out- side the castern suburb) were not blocked.

The up-train from Kowloon left promptly this morning with not! very many passengers.

Yesterday the morning express was delayed for about half an hour through Ironside troops in- sisting on searching the passen- gers on the train at Canton.

Otherwise there was no incident and the afternon express was on time.

There were less than 200 casualties all told.

White Armlets Prevail. Bullet marks were made in the ship's side but it is thought that the soldiers were angry with the vessels for not slowing down there.

After further debate the Earl of Balfour pointed out that this ex- tremely complicated question was to be thoroughly Investigated by a competent tribunal in the course of a very few weeks, and he asked that Every policeman and soldier its judgment should be awaited seen along the Bund wore a dis- British Wireless Service. tinguishing white armlet.

Canton, Yesterday.

During the night of Nov. 16, an

HOW COUP WAS PLANNED.

Wong Shiu-hung Escapes In Nick of Time.

fired.

dred.

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FIRST CAMERONIANS.

Advance Party Arrives in Yorkshire.

London, Yesterday. The advance party of the 1st Battalion of the Camèroniáns have arrived in Catterick Camp, Yorkshire, from China-Reuter.

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the rank and file unrestrictedly in sack the districts for three days.

the attainment of that object.

The two statesmen also had con-

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YANGTSZE ATTACKS.

NATIONALIST ADMIRAL'S ASSURANCE.

"FIRING MUST BE STOPPED."

MP's Question About Hankow Concession.

50,000 NANKING TROOPS ARRIVE: BRITISH MOVE EXPLAINED.

Assurances have been given by a Nationalist Admiral to the

cease. A question in the House of Commons about the status of the British authorities that firing on ships on the Yangtze River will

former British Concession in Hanków le interesting in view of the movement of British troops which has now been explained. Fifty thousand Nanking soldiers have reached Hankow,

FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

Hankow, Yesterday. The Rear-Admiral in charge of versations with the object of as- British naval interests in the certaining the respective view of Yangtsze was visited yesterday the two Governmente concerning the by Rear-Admiral, Chen, of the question of Egypt and the Soudan Nanking Nationalist Navy. in order that, if it appeared possible Rear-Admiral Chen expressed a to reconcile those views, negotia desire to assist in any possible tions might be undertaken for the way and has directed the Chin- conclusion of an alliance enabling ese Commander, that firing on the completion of Egypt's indepen-ships which has lately been pre- donco and determining its relations valent, must stop. with Great Britain,

Parliament, it was added, would have the last word on the subject of such an alliance.-British Wire- less Servico.

No Further Trouble. No further trouble is anti- cipated in Hankow, he states, and the fighting there has terminated. -British Naval Wireless,

tive expedition against Wu-Han is expected at Hankow to-morrow '(Friday).

There are now 50,000 Nanking troops in Hankow.

army,

General Ho Chien of Wu-Han is expected to surrender to the Nanking faction. His which is retreating up the Yang- tsze away from Hankow, is firing on convoys of merchant shipping which have had to return to Han- kow and Chenglin - British Naval Wireless, A**,

Defeated Not Pursued: Having taken over the Wu-Han cities without a final struggle,

[Note: Rear-Admiral Chen is the Nanking punitive expedition in command of the 2nd Squadron is resting on its laurels and there RUSSIAN'S SUICIDE? which arrived at Hankow this is practicially no pursuit of the week with the Nanking punitive defeated Wu-Han army which is expedition against General Tangtrekking inland and up the Yang- Seng-chi.]

FIRST AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY.

FAR EAST SERVICE.

Moscow, Yesterday.

Foreign Office Views.

London, Yesterday.

taze.

Further successes by General Yang Sen and the 2nd National- ist Army (which opposed Wu-Han on the upper Yangtsze) are re- ported by Nanking sources.

Local "governments" were. set up by riff-raff co posed of ban dits, guerillas masquerading as

In the House of Commons, Sir Farmers' Corted Communist The death has occurred under Kinloch Cooke drew attention to agitators. Owners of property circumstances indicating sufelde the situation at Hankow and ask-

Tang Seng-ch's Flight. and masters of shops were given of Adolph Yoffe, the noted states ed whether the Government will

Tokyo, Yesterday. three days in which to hand over man and savant.

He participated in the Brent-consider taking back the former

An unconfirmed "Jiji" report all they possessed. Farmers were Litovsk Treaty and, was the first British Concession in view. of forbidden, under pain of death, to Soviet Ambassador to Germany, the fact that the agreement with says that General Tang Seng-chi pay rents to landlords..

subsequently being plenipotentiary Britain has been broken. Mr. G. of Hankow has arrived at Kyushu and is now proceeding to Beppu at Peking, Tokyo, and Vienna, Locker-Lampson (Foreign Under-

hotspring. Reuter. He abandoned diplomacy and be-Secretary) replied that nothing came Professor of the Institute of had occurred to modify the prin- in Moscow. ciples laid down by Sir Austen Oriental Sciences

Chamberlain on May 9. The Gov- Reuter..

ernment did not intend resuming.

unless such a course was "forced IRISH FREE STATE. Control of the foreign Concession

upon them.-Reuter..

Recruits for Rebels.

attempt was made by extremist sides had taken over the most troops to secure control of Can-important government offices, do- ton city. Firing continued most ing so in the name of General of the night.

Chang Fah-hui whose proper title The telegraph office in the city is the director-in-chief of the 2nd Fighting in Canton ceased by (of the Chinese Telegraphs Ad- Front of the Nationalist Army, mid-day yesterday, the Ironsides ministration) was occupied by The office of the war council, are masters of the situation, Gen- the extremist troops.

the meeting place for the branch Some of the two thousand re- eral Wong Shiu-hung (who is

The gate leading from the city Political Council and the Kwang-fugees who have arrived in acting as deputy for Li Chai- into Shameen was closed this tung military administration were sum) is not in Canton, and a num- morning.-British Naval Wire-"captured" with hardly a shot Canton have been assured that ber of Rightist politicians have less.

troops are proceeding to wipe out the rebels and restore order. The been arrested.

Red Cross at Work. Headquarters of General Lipoor roads from Walchow or Chai-sum's command resisted the Swatow will prevent rapid march. Ironsides for half an hour but There are small garrisons in ad- gave up after suffering a few joining towns but these can be of little avail against the Communis- Casualties.

At 11 a.m. yesterday, large tic horde which is several thou- A second proclamation by the Ironsides tells in plain language numbers of Ironsides left Canton and strong and is being enlarged Wong Shiu-hung in transports, their destination each day by recruits who are out Little or no apprehension was that General felt in Shameen after the excite- has been opposed because he has being believed to be Whampoa to make what they can during the

Expeditions Announced. ment of the original firing had kept on enlarging his own army to where, it was thought, they would subsided.

the detriment of other commands attempt to round up the Cadets.

There was fighting outside The Hoifung-Lukfung In the afternoon the gates of which have been unable to obtain the Concession bridges were open their pay, and that Wong Shiu- the east gate and north gate dur-happens to be one of the places hung is responsible for stripping ing the small hours of yesterday earmarked by the Canton mill the merchants of $10,000,000-morning, breaking out again et the last being a reference to the intervals, Red cross units did loan forced on the merchants and good work in these parts. bankers recently.

SHAMEEN UNAFFECTED.

Concession Bridges Opened In Afternoon.

A Secret Meeting.

Comparatively few shots were

tumult.

FRESH.

fired in the busier parts of the

No Signs of Rain Yet..

Wong Shiu-hung is also accus-city.

ed of ordering his troops to move down the West and North Rivers to bring pressure on Canton.

Things began to move

at 9

ABSENT FROM CANTON.

o'clock on Wednesday night when Difficulties In Way of Kwangsi,

a meeting was held at the house

of Mr. Wang Ching-wei in Tung-

shan. The lending Leftist poli-

Troops' Return.

Latest intelligence from well- ticians were there with the three informed sources is that the units generals who took part in the under General Wong Shiu-hung, coup..

The Ironsides sent out three main detachments to deal with the! headquarters of the Kwangai troops and to arrest Wong Shiu- hung who only left his house in the nick of time.

Detectives were sent the Police Commissioner being a Left- atto search hotels along the Bund, looking for officials--and- officers of the Kwangsi army.

General Chong Fah-hul, com. mander-in-chief of the "Ironsidus" Chatanese troops who have brought -off a coup÷In-Canton: The General-

is, believed to be in Hong Kong,

and the men of the 2nd Batt.,

Three Hours' Skirmish; King's Own Scottish Borderers Defachments of the Kwangal (of which a company has been at army near the Canton station of Shameen for some time) were the railway to Hankow (Kwang- playing football.

tung section) were attacked by Very little was seen by the Cantonese units under Lt-Gen- Hong Kong steamboats. The eral Haich Yo and General Li "Sai On" Ulscharged and took Fook-lum. Intermittent fighting. on the usual complement of pas lasted for three hours but the sengera; cargo was loaded and un- 1,500 Kwangsi men had beenub- loaded during the day without dued by noon, shortly after the hindrance

arrival of Ironside reltements for the other side, le casual- ties numbered about eighty

Macao Fort Quiet, That the three boats, which came down last night had slight ly more passengers than normal was due to the "Kwong Tung" not sailing. W

In the short, sharp skirmish at General Wong Shiu-hinge re- sidence, there were ning casual.

ties.

General --Wong "Bhlu-hung of Kwanzal, who is rumoured to: have been captured but is reliably reported to have fed from Canton, to the Narth River.

Going up the front reach

Politicians Caught,

now up the North River, have re (along the East Bund) yesterday

Meanwhile the Rightist polltceived orders to march back on morning, theTaishan observed fighting in progress around Tung cians were fleeing but some of Canton.. Bhan, a suburb to the east of the their group were caught

By noon yesterday the Iron-

area

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory this fore- noon stated:-

The depression has moved into? the Pacific:

The anticyclone is central near Shanghai. It is probably mov- ing eastward

A fresh monsoon may be ex- pected along the SE. coast China and over the China Sca..

Forecast:-NE. winds, fresh;

Ane,

DEFEAT IN THE DAIL EIREAM.

EX-SERVICE MEN'S CLAIMS.

The Irish

Rugby, Yesterday, Free State Govern-

ment was defeated by 67 votes to

64 in the Dall Eireain yesterday, when a motion against the appoint-

BRITISH TROOPS.

NANKING'S WAR

Operations 100 Miles From Pakow..

Nanking, Yesterday. About 100 miles north-west of Pukow (which is opposite Nan- king, on the north bank of the Precautionary Move up Yangtaze Yangtze), fighting has taken

River.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

place (along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway) between, the Nanking Nationalists and-the Northerners No official announcement hav-under Marshal Sun Chuan-fang.-

British Naval Wireless.

ment of a Commission to investi-ing been made regarding the des- gate the claims of British ox-patch of British troops up the service men in the Irish Free State Yangtze River has resulted in was carried.

all sorts of surmises as to the President Cosgrave announced object of move." his determination to regard the vote as one of no confidence in the It is clear, however, that this Government, and this will be de- is purely precautionary. bated to-day or to-morrow. Rea- there is no longer a British Con- ter's Wireless Service.

cession at Hankow, it is assumed that the troops, if landed, will be quartered on British property in the former Concession for defens

SOVIET SPLIT.

OPPOSITION LEADERS

DEGRADED.

DEPRIVED OF THEIR JOBS."

Moscow, Yesterday.

give purposes.

As

The small number of troops disposes of any idea of aggres sive intention.-Reuter.

Nanking, Not Hankow!

Shanghai, To-day.

[Note: A Reuter cable.publish-

ed yesterday gave details of the battle which resulted in rather serious losses to Nanking.]

AT AMOY.

Chiang Kai-shek's Cause Strengthened?

Amoy, Yesterday.. About 2,000 Nationalist troops have arrived here on transports and have proceeded up country. British Naval Wireless.

[Note: Amoy, and Fukien gen- erally is controlled by troops loyal to General Chiang Kai-shek, but

The Council of the People's Com- It now transpires that the Bed- their number is comparatively missaries has decided to relieve fords and Hertfordshires who are small and the reinforcements Vladimir Smirnoff of his post as aboard H.M.S. "Vindictive" will from other parts are needed to a member of the Collegium of the relieve the marines at Nanking strengthen the hold on the pro- Central Statistical Board and and they will occupy--the samo vince]- Zinovieft and Muraloff have been

relieved of their, posts as members British premises as the marines tary authorities for urgent atten- of the Presidium and the State have been occupying, tion Expeditions are to be fitted Planning Commission-Renter out, the authorities announce, to deal also with the upper stretchLOST HUNTERS. of the East River, the Shuntak

district of Bilk renown near Cari- ton, and the Hengshan district which adjoins Macan,

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**TRIBES.

No troops have gone to Han- kow where the situation to-day is reported to be fairly quiet [Reuter.

350 Strong Shanghai, Testerday, HMS. Vindictive" left for Ri bat, Nov. 17... the Yangtaze River this morning The Canton Commissioner of The Steeg party have been re- with a company of the Bedford

leased Reuter.

and Hertfordshire Regiment of Civil Administration has applied [The party consisted of Mossre

Near Mirs Bay.

to the military suthorities for a Yves Steer and Jean Maillet, and 850 strong.

The troops are destined for

Changed His Plana.

Shanghai, Yesterday. General Chiang Kai-shek has suddenly changed his plans and. is not leaving Shanghai but waiting for Mr. Wang Ching-wei to arrive from Canton "Kung Sheung Yat Po

Shanghai, Yester Normal conditions prevail here, -British Naval Wireless

Nanking's Diehards.

In spite of persistent announce column to be sent to Taiping, Mesdames: Protokoff and Steinheil which is between Mirs Bay and They were members of a hunting Hankow if the situation necesai ments that a new Nationalist Gov- Bias Bay close to the north-east party who were made, prisoners by tates their presence, but at pre- ernment is to be established when Corner - the New Territories.in hostile tribe in Morocco and held sent this is purely precautionary the fourth plenary session of the Disbanded soldiers whose Gen-ne hostages of war in the moun- Owing to the falling river, the Kuomintang is held at Shanghal Vindictive" cannot reach Han-on Monday, the members of the eral was phot recently for dis-tains.]

kowReutere

present extraordinary council. loyalty to Canton, are at large

(of government) at Nanking are and pillaging the townships and

atill maintaining that theirs is villages.

the proper authority,

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COMMONS PASS THE THIRD READING.A

London Te House of Commons has the third reading of the

Bauter.

MSOWAT HANKOW.

[50,000, Uanking Troops Reach the Mr

Hankow Yesterday.

the extr

Ching-wel opriones ary council and he agreement with

aftists also bitter Nanking council