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No. 25,728 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1927.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

HONG KONG ELEVEN FACES MALAYA,

THIS MORNING'S

SCORES.

Local Bowlers and Fielders in Good Fettle.

FIVE OF THE VISITORS' WICKETS DOWN FOR ONLY SEVENTY RUNS.

WHAT FIGURES TELL.

Nationalists' Majority in

China.

HALF POPULATION AND AREA.

Why The Peking Government Compares Unfavourably.

PRESS LAW.

Bill Regulating Newspapers.

PRINTING PRESS INCLUDED,

Powers OS Seizure And Forfeiture.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

INDIAN REFORMS.

Great Responsibility of Parliament.

MUCH FALSIFIED HISTORY.

Trustees For Present And Future Of People.

N. LAZARUS

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POLITICAL VULTURES.

RIVAL FORCES WHICH COVET CANTON.

..

HELP FOR KWANGSI PARTY?

.

Military Complications Threaten Swatow.

[By "Li Chung-yla."]

In the "Government Gazette"

Rugby, Yesterday. IRONSIDES, NEGOTIATING TO ENSURE PEACE OF KWANGTUNG. the House of Commons to- Statistics may be made to is published the draft of an Or- prove anything but a passing dinance to regulate the printing day Earl Winterton, Under-Secre-

Political vultures from all parts of China are casting covetous glance at the map of China will of newspapers and the helping tary of State for India, moved the

appointment of the Indian Statueyes on Canton, rival forces being at work to prevent hostile fac- substantiate figures which go to and use of printing presses.

The show that there is a good deal of

objects and

He said that reasons tory Commission.

there were two points to con- tions getting into power or approaching too near.. truth in the claim of the Na-state: tionalist Party to represent the 1. This Ordinance repeals and sider. The first was that upon There are indications that help will be forthcoming for the

reacts, with alterations, the Parliament lay the responsibility Taking this morning's play it looks as if Hong Kong.should cap- This article is not intended as Printers and Publishers Ordin- and the ultimate decision upon Kwangal Party in their attempt, if sustained, to recover control of ture the honours, but there is always the glorious uncertainties of an argument for recognition of ance, 1886, Ordinance No. 4 of the issues to be raised by this the Canton Government from the Ironsides.

enquiry-s responsibility which Military complications may affect the whole situation in the the Nationalist Government. Nor 1886. cricket to contend with, and it would be premature to predict does it imply an anewer to asser- 2. There are several alterations it could not share with nor hand easy win at this early stage.

Much interest centred in the opening of the interport cricket match this morning between Hong Kong and Malaya.. The weather was ideal for the game, the sun coming out, but never being over strong.

With the sun coming out again,

it is difficult to tell what is in

latter one.

an

Dr.

majority.

tions regarding the priority of in the interpretation section. The over to any other country. The east of Kwangtung and several armies may soon threaten Swatow Peking or Nanking,

attempt to secure a full address, second point was that the com- again but there has been no trouble there yet. where By crushing, General Tang

one has to be given, by position of the Committee, and Seng-chi and the Hankow Gov- means of a definition in the inter-every detail of the method con ernment, the Nanking faction pretation section has been aban-templated for its enquiry, form- ed one integral whole, which Lt. added large and important tracta

stood or fell together. the, to their sphere. On the other:

As with Shanghai, "Tam" Rix taking the place of Pearce lost the toss and Foster J. M. A. Lowson.

Mr. J. P. Robinson and (the Malaya skipper), of course. Comdr. Shaw, R.N., were elected to take first knock.

umpires.

First Man Out. Harker-Taylor and Blelloch store for the fourth innings. were Malaya's opening batsmen. Still, batting first on a compará- The former made 2 singles off tively easy wicket is an advantage! Dobbie (Naval Yard end) and the for the visitors.

Wales, left-handed, Opinions differed before play bowled from the Pavilion end. began. Some maintained that Ten up was obtained in as Malaya will give Hong Kong a many minutes, thanks to two rare tussle while others argued boundaries by Harker-Taylor, one that the home team ought to win off each bowler. He was batting easily.

with confidence and not afraid to Hong Kong fielded the same step out to Wales's slow ones. tenm as

defeated! that which

Blelloch, up till then, had not Shanghai by three wickets earlier shown a scoring stroke on the off change from that which lost to going-and indulged in his par- Shanghai by an innings, H. R. tiality for leg..

minutes, Blelloch lashing out at Wales. He got a 2, then a 4, and Dale, at fine-point-first wicket was caught off the next ball by

SHOOTING AFFAIR.

Strong Feeling In Shanghai.

Nationalist-Soldiers Fire. On The

Procession.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

hand, Kwangtung (which is near- est Hong Kong) has taken a turn in the opposite direction; it is still "Nationalist" but the Ironsides do not agree with Nanking.

+

FAIR.

Cricket Weather Remains Good.

The weather forecast issued by the Royal Observatory this fore-

noon was—

N.E. winds, moderate; fair.

Reliance

on

is

39 "full addreks”

Dow

in

WHAT THE DOLLAR CAN DO!

OUTSIDE HELP.

ton)-3,000

about men-now 170 miles east of Canton, and marching towards the Ironsides. 3. The former Cantonese Communists who invaded Swatow, held it for a week, and are now in the interior of the Routh of Fukien province-4,000 strong,

4. Chiang Kai-shek "die- hards-2,500 strong-marching from central Fukien to that part of the southern seaboard adjoin ing

to Kwangtung, close Swatow.

In addition to these there are

another batch not connected with the other, which is between the Ironsides and the Kwangsi divi

Those Fighting 2 Now.

were over-

Earl Winterton recalled the cir-

Recovery in Hong Kong and cumstances under which the Montagu-Chelmsford, Act was elsewhere of the Kwangtung passed in 1919 with the assent Government's paper dollar (which of all parties in the House. Par- might have crashed following the liament would not be doing right, "scare" brought about by the Effect of Hankow's Defcat.

but wrong, if it divested itself of Ironsides' coup) is the best evid- Elsewhere there have been

its responsibility by repudiating ence that confidence is gaining small changes. In the north of

its duty under the Act. There ground in Canton. Anhui and Kiangsu, the National-

was, he thought, much falsified The Ironsides are in negotia- ist armies have been advancing

history regarding the situation tion with one or two generals of which the British found when the Kwangsi Party for transfer steadily these last two weeks and, at most, the Northerners have

first they went to India and when of their allegiance; and with two only very small bits of these two doned.

the placed

generals up the requirement they first assumed the respon- "doubtful" provinces in their hands.

sibility of any part of that coun- North River, who are likely to be But while the Hankow ad- of

to the ministration existed in opposition sections 6 and 7 and in Form try. The British saved India at paid for moving up in the week. Malaya made one-where most of the balls were to Nanking, there were two Na-No. 1 in the Schedule, and on the the time from going into the well Hunan frontier to prevent the de-querillas in southern Fukien, and

fact that inquiries can always be of anarchy. When they assumed feated hordes of Hankow break- tionalist Governments.

For this reason, it could not be made at the time by the Regis- this responsibility they assumed ing through.

It as trustees for the present and Labour agitators in Canton, The 20 was signalled after 18 truly said that "the" Nationalist trar in any case of doubt. Fur- for the future of the Indian who had hoped for much from gion.

Party held away in half or more ther, the old definition of "place of China. The Party was divided of business" and place of re people, and specially as trustees their "Leftist friends," the Iron- for power. against itself owing to struggles sidence" would have failed in more for various minorities in that sides have been in trouble again.

|than one instance, e.g., in the case' country:

More than twenty of them were There is hardly any necessity.

down for 20 runs.

Such a division has been re-of a block of offices or flats. The In the declaration, of 1917 and arrested for demonstrating with to explain why the Kwangsi men Second Wicket Down. moved by the success of the puni- new definition of "address" is the Act of 1919, which implement-red flags in protest against the are marching westwards. Their Blelloch contributed 8 and tive expedition which the Nan-confined to making it clear (1) ed that declaration, the Govern-Ironsides' continuation (begun by principal leaders Harker-Taylor had scored 12 not king generals sent up the Yang- that an individual may give his ment of the day, on behalf of the the Kwangai regime) of disband thrown by the Ironsides with out. Up to this stage the Malaya tsze River.

private or business address, and people of this country, and with ment of the anti-Hong Kong whom they now want to get at

grips. (2) that the address of a corpora- the support of all parties in the strikers, batsmen had ahown themselves Power in Square Miles.

A "China Mail" correspondent A PROHIBITED DEMONSTRATION to be rather enterprising on a

For a number of years, the tion is its head office within the House, stated that they were

reported yesterday that the first pitch which was not fast.

dependencies of China (Tibet, Colony.

prepared gradually to hand over

shots in this campaign had been 3. "Editor", is defined as inean-the trusteeship to the Indians Braddell went in first wicket Mongolia and Eastern Turkes- down.

tan) have been of practically no ing the chief editor if there are themselves as and when they Famous Nanking General Urges fired in the hinterland of Bias

Attack.

Bay. Further news from the Dobble made a change in his account; although one faction or more editors than one, and as in- were in a position to exercise it

locality, says the "China Mail”. field. From extra cover, Hankey another can make out superficial cluding an acting chief editor. with due regard to the interests

4. The definition of "news-of all concerned. Attempts had That outside help for the political correspondent, is that was sent to silly mid-off: Hay- reasons for claiming allegiance. Strong feeling has been aroused ward retired from mid-off into The eighteen provinces of paper" has been shortened. It is been made to draw a comparison Kwangsi regime, if they ever the Kwangsi advance guard was among the members of the Kuo- the "country."

China Proper and the three which widened to include periodicals between the conditions prevailing make a bid to retake Canton, will engaged with the local Commun mintang by the shooting incident When still shaping with con- make up Manchuria are the ones published at intervals of a month. in India and the conditions pre-be, forthcoming is indicated by ist guerillas who have instituted at Nanking on

The definition of "newspaper re- vailing in Southern Ireland or several cables to the "Kung a reign of terror at Hoifung and Nov. 22, thefidence, Harker-Taylor fell a vic-in the limelight. details of which are only now tim to Dobbie's swinger after bat- This combined territory has an gister" seems to be necessary: see Egypt. Anyone who had any Sheung Yat Po."

knowledge of these three coun- General Li Tsung-jen; one of Designs on Swatow, leaking out.

ting 20 minutes for 15 (2 boun-approximate area of 1,896,500 section 4 (9) and (10),

5. The definition of "person" is tries would know that such a the "big four" of the Kwangsi Accordingly, it is presumed It appears that a large demon-daries)--two wickets down for 24 square miles. Of this, the Nan- stration was held on the recrea runs-by no means an auspicious king Government is "acknowledg new in the Ordinance but has been comparison was profoundly falla military party and a pillar of the that the Ironsides and Kwangsi cious. Both Egypt and Southern Nanking Government, is reported troops are not in contact. But tion ground at Nanking on Tues- start. Dobbie appealed very con- ed" by nearly half-745,150 used in other Ordinances.

6. The definition of "printed Ireland were far more homogene: from Hankow to have urged the the Ironsides are not content to day afternoon, in spite of the pro-fidently for leg-before-wicket and miles.

One-Third "Neutral." document" is new. hibition of the military author- there was not the alightest doubt

The term ous than the great sub-continent Hankow Government to order war hold their ground and wait; they ities, for the purpose of celebrat- about the decision.

Of the population of 483,410,-occurs in sections 6 and 7.

of India had ever been,

on General Chang Fah-kuei, com are itching to march westwards ing the defeat of General Tang A series of singles, mostly off 000-round figures based on the 7. The definition of "printing with regard to the composition mander-in-chief of the Ironsides to take over Swatow. If they do Seng-chi of Hankow.

Dobbe, took the total along to 30 most reliable estimate in the ab-press" is also new. Section 5 of the Commission Earl Winterton General Li Tsung-jen is coming so they are almost bound to runi The students of the Central in just over half an hour.

sence of a census-209,970,000, or deals with printing presses.

8. The definition of "Regis- pointed out that the Act of 1919 south shortly, adds the message. up against the Kwangsi division.

The Cantonese Kuomintang

Communists Another despatch from Shang- school delivered But Hong Kong's attack was nearly half, live in places which speeches denouncing the anti-not to be denied. Braddell (when fly the Nationalist standard. trar" has been altered because it was silent on that point. It merely communist Western Hills clique,batting with Congdon) gave a But the Nationalists also exer- is intended to appoint the Secre laid down that members were to be hai is that General Li Tsung-jen have not given up designs on ofis returning from Hanking to Swatow. They are now hiding, after which a procession was sharp catch to Dale, at firat alip, cise certain influence in five pro-tary for Chinese Affairs as Re-selected with the concurrence formed which the military order off Dobbic, and the fieldsman was vinces which certainly have no gistrar and the Registrar of the Parliament. Obviously it was very Nanking, whence he will move and resting, in the interior of Fukien. Taking advantage of that the Commission southwards. not found wanting-three wickets relationship with Peking. The Supreme Court as Deputy Regis desirable

Another Offer of Help. the diversion created by the General Chen Ming-shu is re- rival elements, they may make down for 31 runs. Braddell made Nationalist influence may be in- trar under this Ordinance. The should not be unwieldy in numbers; This resulted in a quarrel with | 4.

Anitesimal but Nanking does Secretary for Chinese Affairs will and that members differing in out- the soldiers who fired on the pro- Foster, the Malaya captain, was have some.connection with the take over the registration of look toward Indian problema, aria-ported by the same source to have another swoop down-a favourite ccasion killing at least two and next in and he got a four off Wales "neutrals" whereas Peking has Chinese newspapers, and the Re-ing from differences of opinion in cabled General Li Chai-sum (of practice among defeated hordes

which should have been a single none. These five provinces have glatrar of the Supreme Court will their own political views, should be the Kwangsi faction) in Shang-which take to the hills.

fundamental hai, saying that he is leading Swatow detectives are investi- On the other hand the military

After the innings had lasted 40 an area of 616,820 square miles continue to be the Registrar for moved by the same

conceptions of the duties which the three divisions into Kwangtung, gating the movements of men suspected to be the spies of these state that three soldiers were minutes, Congdon gave Hay- and a population of 136,840,000 English newspapers. seriously

Chen Ming-shu formerly held Communist fighters, 9. The definition of "proprie- Act of 1919 imposed upon them. from. Fukien. seven slightly ward a very easy catch at silly or just under a third of the total wounded, allegedly by shots fired mid-off, this being Wales's second in each case.

tor" seems to be unnecessary,' Would a mixed commission satisfy

equal rank with the present com- Menace from Fuklen? by the demonstrators.

10. Section 3, which gives paw- that consideration?

mander-in-chief of the Ironsides, wicket-four wickets down for

Across the frontier. The Shanghai Kuomintang has 37 runa. Congdon scored 6, all in The Feking Government has er to make regulations and pres-Referring to the proposal made both as subordinates of Li Chai- demanded the punishment of the singles.

less than a third of the total area, cribe fees, is new. No fees are

in some quarters that one or two sum. But Chen Ming-shu is now Swatow, two brigades of Chiang ? Rix was the next batsman.

namely, about 685,630 square in contemplation, a

representative Indians should be a supporter of Chiang Kai-shek, Kai-shek's soldiers-now that Scores at 11.15 am.

Registration of Newspapers. miles, and only a fifth of the

appointed on the Commission Earl and the movements of his Fukien their former commander-in-chief is again interested in politics at 11. Registration of newspapers Winterton said that no Indians or troops referred to below. population, namely, 87,100,000.

Shanghai-are marching rapidly Explanations without going is dealt with in Ordinance No. 4 Europeans who knew India could

southwards from Foochow, past 15 into minute details are rather of 1886 in section 3 to 10. Criti- for one moment suppose that In-

Amoy, Bags cisms of the provisions thereindian gentlemen, of whatever post- illuminating,

contaned are the

ed to break up.

Casualties Disputed.

wounding six.

and

persons responsible for the shoot-

ing and the Kuomintang Confer-

ence yesterday appointed General Tan Yen-kai and Mr. Tsal Yuan-

Malaya-1st Innings.

pei to go to Nanking to investi-Lt. H. C. Harker-Taylor, gate the occurrence-Reuter.

VEHICLE REGULATION,

b Dobble

J. W. Blelloch,

Wales

Dale,

8

R. L. L. Braddell, & 'Dale,

Dobbie

The following regulation was Capt. C. H. Congdon, e Hay-

ward, b Wales..

made by His Excellency the Officer N. J. A. Foster, not out Administrating the Government In Council under section 3 of the H. R. Rix, not out

Vehicles and Traffo Regulation Or-

dinance, 1912, Ordinance No. 40 of

1912, on November 19:--

Extras

Total (for 4 wkts,)

What Peking Represents.

The Ankuechun, with Marshal Chang Tso-lin as the head with 4 the title of Generalissimo, is the governing power in Peking. This

6 is composed of the Fengtien

9 Party and a few allies which are

0 really subordinates. General

0 Chang Tsung-chang of Shantung and Marshal Sun Chuan-fang can 42 be described as "allies."

Notwithstanding the provisions Capt. F. O'N. Ford, A. B. Jor of the public motor vehicle services dan, B. B. Lewis, H. G regulations, made by the Governor

The Fengtlen faction controls the three provinces of Manchuria, the metropolitan province of Chihli, and Shantung.

་ ༔ ་

MENACE TO SWATOW,

Four Armies With Designs on " the Place.

Lukfung. *

one province for his patron.

from

Their objectives are Chuan- chow and Changchow, two ports (a) They secure the names of tion or intellectual attainments

of moderate importance. Several only (1) the proprietor and could possibly represent all the vari (1) the printer or pubus political, religious, racial, and

Complications have set in detachments of semi-bandits are lisher. It seems desirable economic factors which went to to have also the name of make up British India. They along the eastern part of Kwang-toaming this territory and Chiang Fukien is determined to wipe the editor, and to have the could do no more to aid the Com-tung province, portending fur Kai-shek's highest man in names of both the printer mission in its findings than would ther military upheaval them out so as to unify at least and the publisher if they be done by, their numerous fellow At least four forces of re- are different persons, countrymen who would assist the gulars are involved, although

will resist the entry into their (b) They ignore the possibility Commission with evidence and ad- they are not yet fighting each It is expected that the guerillas

of the printer and publish vice. They could not do as much other And there is a fourth er being a firm or company. to assist the Commission as would column of irregulars, making war precincts of the regulars. The they then go further south and (c) Sections 8 and 9 have not property accredited representatives whenever opportunity occurs, latter are expected to win. Will The four armies with ap- enter "Kwangtungor menɛce of the Indian legislature who would been found to be of any have every opportunity at present proximate strengths, are:

126th division and other At least seven provinces must Registration of newspapers is ing and emphasising their case. the Regulations of Hong Kong, (captain), W. Brace, Lt. TH be credited to Nanking, the capital dealt with in section 4 of the new If this contention were accepted units of the Ironsides (the 1844-1925, the Governor in Council Dale, Capt. A. G. Dobble, of the Nationalist Government. Ordinance Points which may be that the responsibility of Parlia Leftist faction now in power at rom the East shall have power, without calling Goodwin, Lt. J. B. A. Hankey. These are Anhui, Cheklang, noted are referred to below ment was supreme was it really Canton) about 4,000 men

and the nearest to for tenders, to grant rights and to A. W. Hayward, A. W Ramsay, Fukien, Hupeh, Kiangai, Kiangsu 12. The names of the proprietor contended that Parliament could not streto issue licences to maintain pablie G. R. Sayer, C. D. Wales, E. and Kwangali cadateng printer, publisher and editor must carry out its obligations under the River

iven: see: Form No. 1 in Déclaration of, 1917 and its obliga-Canton. Of course, there are factions motor omnibus services, exclusive Fincher,

tion under the Act of 1919 of sur 2-Kwangat division under shui Railway, which extends. Noon, within the Party, but Nanking's the and others

Pro for such periods, at

the Indian L General Chan Chai-tong about 20 miles westward from slon is mades in subver other const At noon Malaya had scored 70 authority is fairly well establish

of (supporter of Generals Li Chai- the capital, has been resumed. Buch, fees

and for five wickets.

ted in these provinces where how section (6) for registration by a altuation

sum and Wong Shiu-hung who

Richards, N. H. P. Whitley to bat,

for 24, 8 for 31, 4 for 87.ANA

in Council under the Vehicles and Falls of wickets:-1 for 20, 2 Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, and set forth on pages 655-685 of Hong Kong XI-T. E. Pearce

How Provinces Are Divided.

use

company or

been supplanted cat Cas

Swatow?

TENSION, EASED?

Small Boat Communications

Restored.

Traffic along the Canton-Sam