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No. 25,723 HONG KONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1927.
TROOPS IN NORTH TO INVADE CANTON.
HOSTILITIES IN A WEEK.
Famous Fighter Angry With the Ironsides.
DEVELOPMENTS SPREAD FROM KWANGTUNG TO OTHER CENTRES.
Ripples caused by the stone thrown into Canton's political waters last week have spread to Nanking and Shanghai, and the most famous fighter of the Kwangsi clique is reported as about to lead an expedition southward to establish the supremaey of his faction.
THE TYPHOON.
Official Record of Local Movements.
SQUALL VELOCITY.
HANKOW QUIET.
Arrival of Nanking General
"AN ENEMY OF CHINA.”
Another Formed Between Pratas & More British Ships Being Fired
Bashi Channel.
The forecast for the twenty-four hours ending at noon to-morrow is:
-N.E. winds, moderate, fair.
Hankow, Yesterday.. There have been no great de- velopments,, the situation being quiet.
A typhoon of unknown Intensity is within 60 miles of Lat. 21 N.,
It is reported that British ships Long. 119 E, direction unknown. are again being fired on near A typhoon has formed between Chenglin. British Naval Wire- the Pratas and the Bashi Channel. its direction of movement being unknown and another typhoon has formed to the East of the Visayas, moving westward.
The following statement of the movements of yesterday'e typhoon has been kindly contributed by
In fact, the Ironsides' coup at Canton has had a pronounced effect on the general trend of Nationalist developments, first one. T. F. Claxton, F.R.A.S., Direc- and then another course being predicted during the week-end.
Hostilities between the rival camps in Kwangtung are expected
to break out within a week, but Canton remains quiet. from all sources are given below.
LEFTIST VICTOR DENOUNCED.
less.
“ENEMY OF CHINA.”
Tang and Chinese Students in Japan.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
“IRENE” PIRACY
Criminal Sessions Trial
Begins. ***
POINTS OF LAW.
Counsel's Indictment
Uniuccessful.
· The trial" commenced.
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DEFENSIVE BATTING TACTICS FAIL.
Second Day's Play in Interport Cricket.
SHANGHAI LEAD BY 104.
Criminal Sessions this morning of BRACE MAKES TOP SCORE FOR HONG KONG: PEARCE STAYS LONG. the seven Chinese who are charged with complicity in the piracy on October 19-20 of the China Mer- chants steamer. 5.5. "Irene", between Shanghai and Hong Kong
Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, Assistant |Attorney-General, prosecuted for
the Crown.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster K.C. repre- sented all the prisoners and Mr. (junr.) the fourth
d'Almada prisoner.
Kagoshima, Yesterday. Mr. C. A. S. Russ was present in
X
tor of the Royal Observatory:-
About 20 Chinese students at court, watching the case for the Typhoon's Movements. Kagoshima vainly, attempted to owners. Reports North of the Paracels in the early day.
A typhoon formed a little to the interview Tang Seng-chi yester-The jury comprised the follow- morning of November 20 and pays- ed quite near Hong Kong in the afternoon; but had begun to up before reaching our latitude.
Between 4 p.m. and 6 pm, con- ditions savoured of the passage of the centre of a typhoon but, for- Lunately, of one nearly defunct. At
jing Feeng, Tang's secretary, was presented with a resolution char- lacterising Tang as an enemy of
China-Reuter.
Excitement Dying Down.
Hankow, Saturday. The Nanking General Cheng
Hong Kong's tail failed to wag on the second day of the inter- port cricket match with Shanghai on the H.K.C.C. ground, with the result that the visitors led by 104 runs on the first innings.
Defensive tactics failed Hong Kong made 156 againat Shang- hal's 260. This morning, the last five wickets fell for 54 runs. Of this total Brace-who had made 34 on Saturday-claimed 24, giving. him top score for the local team. "Tam" Pearce, the skipper, stayed in a long time, but never got going.
Excepting Brace, the local batsmen, showed little enterprise against resourceful bowling and vigorous fielding. At no time did the necessary runa look like being made on a pitch the devil of which had been taken out by the rain..
SECOND INNINGS OPENED.
Messrs. L. P. Thomas (foreman), J. C. de Souza Botelho, F. A. Prata, H. Poon, Chan Kwaiping, W. P. Hedley and D. Thompson.
Before the charge was put, Mr. Alabaster said he had an applic-
Shanghai-1st Innings. ation to make either that one or D. W. Leach, b Brace the other of the two counts be P. Madar, c Pearce, b Dobble quashed or that they be treated as J. A. Quayle, e Dale, b
The first Dobble count purported to be a count L. F. Stokes, c Dale, b
Dobbie Excitement is dying down charging prisoners with a statutory
felony, the punishment being death Capt. E. I M. Barrett, e and, therefore, being equivalent to Ramsay, b Brace a murder charge.
T. L. Rawsthorne, b Hankey The second count, although it J. T. Hegarty, b Brace'..... did not say so, so far as he (coun-H. W. Allison, c Goodwin, sel) could read the intention of b Hankey the Crown Was piracy gentium", robbery on the high seas. 38 -6
General Li Chai-sum has in- More troops left at midnight 4.30 p.m. the wind veered sudden- Chien arrived here yesterday and terviewed General Pei Chung-hsi last night, their destination be-ly from S.E. to West and fell to a took over control. He was greet- of Nanking, who has, in turn, sent ing Yungkee, a thriving town in dead caim. At 6.10 pm, a lighted at the wharf-side by a large word to Generai Li Tsung-jen at the silk district of Shuntak, breeze spring up from North nnd delegation of merchants and offi- separate indictments. Hankow. These three, with Gen- situated beween this port and varied between N.E. and N.N.W.cials.
during the night. eral Wong Shiu-hung (who escap- Canton. ed to Hong Kong), are the lend- ers of the Kwangsi military clique and Li Tsung-jen is the most fumous fighter of the lot..
According to the
"Kung Sheung Yat Po's" correspondent, General Li Tsung-jen is to lead
Coneral Li Tsung-jen, reported
as about to lead an expedition from
the North against the Ironsides in Canton,
his men-numbering at least upwards of 30,000 men-to attack Kwangtung and drive out the Ironsides.
Another report from Chinese sources is that the Nanking Gov- ernment, which depends for sup- port mainly on the Kwangsi armies, has denounced General Wong Ki-cheung, who is in charge of the Ironsides.
KONGMOON TENSION.
Garrison Fires at Ships: Martial Law at Night.
Hostilities have not broken out; yet in this locality,
From an early hour last night till dawn this morning, the bund here was lined by detachments from the pro-Kwangsi garrison, the men standing in extended formation on the waterfront,
Holds the Sze Yap.
Between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. thei wind at Gap Rock chopped from remained so until 10 p.m. when it S.E., force 6, to N.W., force 5 and veered to N.N.W., furce 5. By 6 a.m. on the 21st it had further veered to N.E., force 5.
Between noon and 4 p.m. the wind at Macao was North, force 4. while the wind at Hong Kong All the units are in the 13th Was from S.S.E., force 8 to 4, a rather alarming state of affairs, division which has won fame indicating a cyclonic circulation
for exploits against pirates and around a point between Hong Kong bandits—and are part of General and Macao.
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at
Li Chai-sum's 4th Nationalist As, however, the barometer Army. Lt.-General Chui King-Hong Kong had been rising since tong was head of the 18th divi-12.30 and at Macao it began to sion until appointed recently to rise at 3 pm., it was assumed that represent General Li Chai-sum the danger was not so great as the wind circulation indicated and at the autumn manoeuvres in that, in fact, the typhoon was "Japan.**** Major-General-Chan
Cheung-po is acting in his abfilling up.
LÂTEST FIGURES.
Score At Time Of Going To ¿Press.
Stokes not out... Barrett, e Hankey, b Brace, Bawsthorne, not sui
Total (for 4 wickets) 71
Later. Shanghai's th wicket fell for 76, of which Stokes made 43 before being bowled.
3,80 p.m. Shanghai are all out for 97.
*****
Counsel's Plca.
Hong Kong-Ist Innings.
20 A. W. Hayward, b Allison
44
1
W. Brace, b Rawsthorne ...
58
0
E. C. Fincher, e Barrett,
b. Allison
17
20 A. W. Ramsay, e Hegarty,
b Leach
8
146 G. R. Sayer, c & b Leach
0
8 Lt. T. H. Dale, Lb.w., b Leach
0
Lt. J. B. A. Hankey, c
Hegarty, b Leacli
23
"fus C. E. Ollerdessen, c Pearce,
F. Goodwin, b'Allison
10
b Hankey
10
T. E. Pearce, b Rawsthorne
J. A. Isaacs, c Dobbie,
Hankey
5
Capt. A. G. Dobbie, c'Leach,
b Ollerdessen
E. G. Barnes, not aut
Total
1 C. D. Wales, not out
Extras
26
260
Fall of wickets-1 for 23, 2
Total
158
Fall of wickets:-1 for 97, 2 for 100, 3 for 100, 4 for 102, 6. for 102, 6 for 110, 7 for 112; 8 for 141,
9 for 150, 10 for 156.
Bowling Analysis.
OMR W. .20 6 36 10 3 20 .21 6.85
2
Isaacs
The two coupta, flaimed counsel, hout not be joined, and in sup part of his case, Mr. Alabaster quoted the case of "King & JonesTM in which the prisoner was charg- ed with murder and robbery, the for 27, 3 for 40, 4 for 66, 5 for 88, equivalent of the present case, and 6 for 84, 7 for 133, 8 for 215, 9, the Court of Criminal Appeal for 287, 10 for 260. quashed the second count in the
Bowling Analysis. indictment and expressed_in_very_ strong terms the opinion that Dobbie Observations received later in-though martial law prevails. sence and the division holds for cated that at 5 p.m. there was
Wales Many Communists were arrested, charges like murder were too the Kwangsi elique all of the cyclonic circulation around a point one being executed for inciting serious to be joined with others. Hankey
His Lordship (Sir H. C. Gollan, Brace.. four fairly prosperous districts midway between Hong Kong and disturbances.
Swatow. of the Sze. Yap.
The perturbation of merchants Chief Justice) said he understood The greatest squall velocity at
had the case
been Mr. Fung Pak-lau, who was re- cently appointed by the Kwang-the Observatory was at the rate of has been increased by reports si clique to be Mayor of Kong-74 m.p.h. at 11h. 30m. and at 12h. that while the Nanking forces previously, but that the Puiane moon is expected early next 45m. The lowest barometer read-will accept the Nanking bank-Judge had given no
ing month but whether he will come, was 29.67 ins. at 1230. The notes, all taxes must be paid in cision. now that there is a change in the program was unusually scrrated, silver-Reuter.
resembling the barogram during a Canton administration, is pro- succession of violent blematical.
LOSING GROUND.-
storms,
Junk Founders.
4
thunder-
More Troopa Arrive.
Hankow, Nov. 19. General Cheng Chien, the com- mander of the Nanking Expedi-
17.5 6 47
4 Leach
0. M. E. W.
9
2 31
19
5
45
4 Ollerdessen
12.2 4 20
Goodwin
considered
.12 1 46 *each bowled one wide,
0 Rawsthorne
Allison
.12 Z 28
2 28
actual de-
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Nobody could tell with certainty hands at square leg-six wickets this morning how the wicket was for 110 runs.
Bun.
going to pan out after yesterday's Brace, who had temporarily rain and this morning's strong retired with 84 to his credit.on Saturday, with an injury to his face, then went out amidst con- siderable applause to bat.
An early decision was made
and captains, and it was decided to postpone the start from 10.30 to 11 a.m.
Instructions to Sentries.
The sinking of a trading junk tion against Hankow? has arrived CAPT. H. S. HURLEY. after inspection by the umpires Canton, Saturday. Information has been received as the result of yesterday's blow here and has taken charge of the
Tam Pearce "Worried" from Pakkai to the effect that has been made to the police by situation, Troops continued to
DEATH IN THE KOWLOON arrive in large numbers, but at
After a nice placed two off martial law is being imposed the steersman of the boat.
·HOSPITAL” -
The wicket, it appears, was Allison, Goodwin was bowled by under instructions from the mili According to the man trading present everything is quiet. tary authorities from 8 p.m. to 5 junk No. 2968 with a crew of six
playable, but the foothold for the round-the-wicket trundler, British Nival Wireless.
Hankow, Yesterday. LOSS TO MERCANTILE MARINE bowlers was greasy and, accord- the ball coming in from the leg to a.m. each night.
left Santong in the Chungsing dis-| The officer commanding the trict for Hong Kong at 10 am for the Nanking Army to follow Instructions have been issued
ingly, the sun was allowed 80 min-remove his middle stump seven wickets for 112 runs. Goodwin troops at Pakkai has informed the on November 16. Whilst the ves
Shortly before the appointed had, made all 10 runs whilst he British that instructions have sel was off Lunghotang in British up the attack agahist General HoWe regret to report the death utes overtime.
at the Kowloon Hospital, early! been issued to sentries to allow watera at 11.80 yesterday morn- Chien of Wu-Han
this morning of Captain H. S. hour there was another inspec- was in: The 13th Army has moved
Tam Pearce then went in, foreigners to pass on stating their ing, it met with heavy seas and a westward from Kiukiang and is Hurley, who was master of the tion, Sawdust was called for and
the big roller set in motion. business. British Naval Wire-strong wind which forced her to
Indo-China Steam Navigation Com-
seventh wicket down-a very un- less.
lower her sails and anchor. The now occupying a fifty-mide front pany's sis. "Chipshing some two
Shanghai Favourites." usual position for him in the bat-
ting st wind increased and soon after-running south from the vicinity years ago prior to going Home his
Opinion before play was that wards the junk foundered. The of Lungkau to the Yangtsze.
Shanghai were fielding smart- The 17th Army has been moved first visit after a long spell of 12 the wicket would roll out plunb [From Our Own Correspondent.]
crew hung on to the riggings for
for the opening stages, but wouldly, the placing of the men being Pakkai, Kongmoon, Saturday. Ironsides Progress Against the some time until they were sight to Wuchang. British Naval years in China.
Captain Hurley returned to Hong become fiery again as the day elastic" but neither Leach nor
Allison had a long field: Shots were fired last night by
Kwangsi Clique.
Kong on October 22 in apparent wore on ed and rescued by the s.s. "Sun- Wireless: hanghon" and brought to Hong
Shanghai, Yesterday. ly very good health, but suddenly
With five wickets in hand, Hong Brace and Pearce ran some the local garrison at native ship-
General Liu Hsing, who com took ill about a week later, and Kong were 158 runs behind very nice singles with excellent ping which passed the approach Over the week-end, the Kwang. Kong, to Kongmoon city.
si faction has lost further ground The junk had on board a cargo mands a Wu-Han army and is a Several up-country tow-boats in Canton and the province gen-of red bricks worth $1,000, and supporter of General Tang Seng.went to the Kowloon Hospital on Shanghaf's first innings total of understanding and a four from October 26 where he remained un- 260-a task not beyond possibi Brace helped the score to 120. have been commandeered by the erally, and the prestige, of the these weighted the boat down as chi who has fled to Japan, is at his death.
Still a young man, he was only ties but still difficult to accom- Pearce exercised, great restraint as it began to fill with Yochow (south-west of Hankow)
plish. military-the faction here being Ironsides has become enhanced soon
and did not show his usual con- water. The junk is a fairly large where he has collected. 50,000 89 years of age, Captain Hurley loyal to General Li Chai-sum and thereby.
In view of their fortunes on fide the score reached 127, General Wong Shiu-hung of the High military officers who have troops who are, of course onent
ed to the Nanking Government Coast, particularly on the Hong ites to-day.
...When Kwangat clique which has-been hitherto been subordinate to Gen- Trouble With “Sui An.”
which has subdued Hankow
Rawsthorne was put to bowl in surprised by the Ironsides' îneral Li Chai-sum and were not in With the hoisting of No. 1 Hong Kong Evening Post.",
Kong-Tientsin run on which he A great deal depends on the place of Allison. had been for a number of years wicket and what is in store for Canton. Two of the comman-General Wong Shiu-hung's com- Signal, warships and steamers at
A Conference o prior to going Home. He was born the second innings. deered boats left here yesterday mand are observing neutrality in wharves raised steam and took
Peking, Yesterday.. afternoon for an unknown destin- the campaign between the Iron-shelter at buoys. Of river vessels, General Chang Tsung-chang of in London, and his father was a The sun was shining brightly self at this stage due, apparently ation.
sides and Wong Shiu-hung. the "Charles Hardouin moved Shantung left for Hauchowit on former Superintendent of Posta in after 10 am, to-day and further to the cares of leadership being on
Some of the gunboats which from the wharf but others re-
the weather his shoulders: Interruption by As with Messrs. Butterfeld and seems remote.
Boat Brace Gels 50.- ing troops are going out to atrate stand by the Kwangsi faction at 5.5. "Sui An" which had left at 9g the situation, which hitherto Swire in Shanghallata
It is thought that the depart withdrew up the West River: to mained with the exception of the Friday and had a conference with Ceylon, and he has a brother who
Marshal Sun Chuan-fang regard-
The Resumption.
The 180 went up at 11.40, 25 gic points to prepare defence Shiubing have returned to Can-am for the usual excursion to
Just after 11.10 a.m., Hankey minutes after the resumption:
The outfield was heavy and against a possible invasion by the ton to join the Ironsides who now Macao and experienced dine has shown no sign of the "Chris Captain Hurley was also related Ironsides. It is unlikely that have half the ships in the Navy. ties about a mile from the wharf, of developatents! Apparently the Kong, his wife being formerly Misa and Goodwin (each with 0: not
tian General taknig advantage to the Goldenberg family of Hong they are going as reinforcements Strategic Bridgehead. off West Pointyos ay to the West River to join the Along the North River, the The propeller of the "Sul A position on the Shantung, Honan Minnie Goldogberg-1. They have a out overnight) came out to re-boundaries not easy to get.
front, is unchanged. The rival little daughter, and much sym sume Hong Kong's Innings, Good Leach was inclined to be short Kwangei army which is being as Ironsides are not waiting for the fouled a wire cable shortly after forces are facing each other hear pathy, will be felt by a large circle win facing Allison (from Naval with an occasional full toes, but sembled to counter-attack the five Kwangs brigades at leaving the wharf, this probably
of friends for his wife and daugh-Yard end) he varied his pace with deception; Kweiteh Tronsides in Canton.
Shiukwang to
ter, as well as other relatives in Lt Shaw, K.N., substituted Rawsthorne was inclined to pitch come down, being picked up from a junk which The firing at shipping is due but are marching from Can came into slight collision with the
Hong Kong, Shanghai and Eng- Mr. R. E. Lindsell as umpire for too far up
However, Brace made his own land. Aero Shanghai,them either to a desire to atop the boats ton to give battle, having already river steamer The "Sui An'a for use as transports, or to a de- proceeded 80 miles."
engines were stopped, anchors
Captain Hurley first came out to Allison's deliveries were not score 60 by glancing Rawsthorne sire to hold up native craft for On the West River, the Ironbeing put down and the signal
the China 12 years ago for the British nearly so prone to rise as on to the leg. boundary, and the 140 at India Navigation Company, but Saturday Bis first delivery also went up, practically after systematic search to preclude sides have thrown out a strategie out of control" holsted. After
as soon afterward joined the Indo- Goodwin sent to the square, leg half an hour's play. Ollerdessen Ironsides from landing in the bridgehead 20 miles westwards, repeated wireless requests for vicinity.wa
along the Canton-Samahul Rail-assistance during which time the
Company with which he re-boundary and the last he drove then relieved Leach with the ball mained throughout his residence under Goodwin's feet for another at the Law Courts and way, and Samahuls (at the con-"Sui An dragged uncomforta
herd. He served his time fluence of the West and North near another ship, three tugs
Indestrat Yauhati Rivers) is held by them,
from Kowloon Dock put in an ap- “Edith
towed] Conway AARGAUN gnal into dock to be pot on the and had been hoisted in the meantime, the propeller rele
Fear of Invasion.
At any rate, it was responsible for all vessels remaining in Pak kai, overnight..
Band Lined by Troops.""
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As the No. 4
- Other, military movements are pearance, As expected, martial law is described on another page... being observed at night.
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Tam Pearce was not his best
4, giving Hong Kong 110. As soon as he was taken aft The net over by Leach saw Leach folded both ways at mid Shanghai succeed again, Hankey off, very close in
The funeral will take place at the turning a rather short one from Jewish Cemetery at 5.
the bowler full into Hegarty's
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