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No. 25,738 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1927.

HAPPY AMERICA.

Rival Government to High Wages and Good

Canton.

IRONSİDES' BLOODLESS VICTORY

Many Railway Bridges Destroyed Near Kongmoon,

Conditions.

GENERAL HARMONY.

Beneficial Co-operation In The Field Of Industry.

Washington, Yesterday.

BIAS BAY.

Permanent Patrol Not Feasible:

NO SOLUTION OF PROBLEM. Matter Carefully Considered By Naval Command Here.

Rugby, Yesterday.

SAME AS BEFORE.

Claims of Victory in the

China War.

'WHITE RUSSIAN' MERCENARIES Recruiting Down: Desertions & No Pay in North.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

"Your Eyes Are Safo With Us.”

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

(Established Over Forty Years), Minanger:-RALPH A.. COOPER, M.A.0.A., Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam, (Personal Attention).

DANGER TO HANKOW? WOUNDED POLICE.

Condition After Pitched Battle.

Chinese Leave City For

Concessions.

GENERALS AT LOGGERHEADS. Squabble For Right To Appoint Officials.

Hankow, Yesterday. Differences between the Nan-

about the matter.

"STILL CRITICAL" Funeral Of Chinese Constable This

PIRATES' TRICK?

Capt. Lalor Not Yet Released.

GO-BETWEEN CAPTURED?"

Misionary Mianng With Ranso Masey

Afternoon, CA

Although full particulars are. With the Ironsides entrenched

Interylewed this morning in con- Two widely conflictin", repòrts | in Canton and along the three The maintenance of high wages,

nection with the shooting of the lacking of later developments in In the House of Commons Mr. as is usually the case-in *con-| principal rivers of the Kwang-good conditions, control of immigra: W. C. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of nection with the Nationalists" king leaders (who took over con- police picket by Chinese gunmen, the negotiations for the release tung province, the Kwangsi mili- tion, and modification of the anti- the Admiralty, stated that the ques- campaign against Peking have trol here on the Hankow Govern Mr. F. H. King, Director of of Capt. Lalor from pirate hands tary faction is now concentrating trust laws are the main planks in tion of atationing á British ship in been received. Peking suggests ment being crushed) have not Criminal Intelligence, stated that at Ichang, it would appear that on holding on to Swatow and set the United States labour policy laid Blas Bay to check piracy on the that it has nothing to fear but been settled.

ha had nothing fresh to add to his anxiety is now being felt regard- ting up

an organisation there down by the Secretary, Mr. Davis, China const had been considered. foreign observers speak of dan-

The quarrel, as reported before, statement of yesterday, excepting ing the whereabouts of the mis- which they, and the Nanking in his annual report, declaring that Such action had been taken on oc ger. The two reports follow: is due to each General wishing to that all the Police officers who were sionary, Mr. Tocher, who has Government, will "recognise" as never in its history has the coun-casions when thought desirable.

Peking, Yesterday.

appoint his own men to important wounded in the affair were report been undertaking the negotia the Kwangtung administration.. try witnessed such a degree of gen- The establishment of a permanent

The Northerners claim that portfolios. General Cheng Chien ed this morning to be still alive, tions for the captured skipper's

release. Several "doubtful” Generals eral harmony between workers and patrol in Bias Bay, however, was General Chang Tsung-chang is and General Hu Tsung-tu, both of and have made slight improvement,

In accordance with the arrange have now definitely sided with the employers. The attitude of good not thought to be a feasible solu- still holding Hsuchowfu (a strate the Nanking Nationalist Army, although their condition is stil con-

ment by which $2,000 Was victorious Ironsides. One Gen- will and partnership is growing. tion of this problem,

gic city in the north of Kiangsu are belleved to be still quarrelling sidered serious. eral who receded into the back- Nevertheless further co-operation in

Asked regarding new gunboats province).

From another source it was learn-deposited a few days ago and the ground of Kwangsi some time ago, the field of industry will benefit the constructed for use

on the China) They also claim that he has The unpromising outlook is ed that Sergeant Thomas McMahon captive was to be released on pay- and who has always been jealous general public, notably in coal min station, Mr. Bridgeman said that repulsed the Nationalists' attacks, thought to have influenced a num- was successfully operated upon yes. ment of a further $20,000 yester of the Kwangsi faction, is reporting in which a series of corpora- one of them was already in commis- with the aid of reinforcements.ber of Chinese civilians into mov-terday, when about ten punctures in day morning, Mr. Tocher went at ed to be stirring up trouble in tions with combined aclling agencies alon. Another would be commis-) MarshalSun Chuan-fang's ing from the city into the foreign his intestines were patched up. He daybreak yesterday to the locality Kwangsi province to pave the way will aid solving problems. sioned during the present month,nain army (also of Northerners) concessions for safety-British recovered consciousness at about 5 near Paiyang which was agreed for an invasion of that province !

p.m. but is in a very weak condi- upon as a point of embarkation to and the remaining two were expect-is concentrated at Lincheng, in Naval Wireless.

Hostilities Portended?

The pirates' stronghold. by the Ironsides..

In New York there has been aed to be put into service during the the south of Shantung province,

tion. He spent as comfortable a Shanghai, Yesterday.

He was observed to be met by. Arms from Japan? sharp recession on the Stock Market coming year. They were solely for north of (ie., behind) Heuchow-

night as was possible in the cir General Cheng Chien has with- Gunboats from Canton are now in many important issues ranging service in China and could not be

Importance of Money. drawn men of his command (the cumstances and showed slight im-wo unarmed men and to proceed proceeding to the East, West and from $1 to $4 per share. This is employed on the high seas where The Premier, of the Northern 6th Army) from Yochow, in Hu.provement this morning. Although with them to the rendezvous down North Rivers, whereas they pre-attributed to President Coolidge's piracy took place.--British Wireless Government, Mr. Pan Fu, has not nan province (where they had his condition is critical there is

It was a condition of the agree. yet left for Shantung. It is re-been following up the Hankow hope of his being able to pull ment come to that they should ported that he is attempting to remnants), northwards to Wu-through, thanks to his excellent phy not be followed but as the day passed and no further news was leaving, more chang, where they are being con- Responding to suggestion to raise,

of Wan Wong-ch! heard anxiety was felt as to whe- piracy Mr. Bridgeman, in the House

eral Chang Tsung-chang-Reu-less.

Yaumati ferry wharf of Commons, said that that course

There is a possibility that the [Note: Wuchang is very close unarmed [General Chang Tsung-chang to Hankow and the concentration searcher who was shot through the missionary go-between has also had been taken on occasions, but the and Marshal Sun Chuan-fang are of troops there may be the prelude heart and instantly killed by the been captured and, according to permanent establishment of British two of the fenders of the Feng- to hostilities between Cheng gunman who led the police a long the latest wireless message,

chase before he was brought down thorough comb-out of the neigh- Was not tien faction. control of Bias Bay

The former has Chien and his rivals.]

in the heart of the town, will take bourhood is being undertaken. place this afternoon, leaving the

The release of the two men is mortuary at 2.80 p.m.

not yet reported.

Stocks Recede.

ferred the safety of Canton har- reiteration of his intention not to bour when there was fighting to stand for the next Presidential elec- be done.

tion and perhaps also to an antici- A large shipment of arms and pation that the shipment of $1,000,-

Service.

The Best Method.

London, Yesterday.

before

الود

sical condition.

The funeral

the river.

ammunition has been seized by 000 (gold) to Britain might be fol station a ship at Bias Bay to check/money to take with him, to Gen-centrated.-British Naval Wire (Chinese constable No. C569) the ther there had been trickery.

the Ironsides on board a junk in towed by others and lead to higher Canton, believed to be bound for interest rates-Reuter's American the Kwangel fnction. The junk Service. woman is alleged to have confess-

ed that the contraband was re-

Chao

NEED OF INTERNATIONAL

moved from a Japanese steamer. HEALTH COMMITTEE. On this statement, Mr. Hsin Chu (the new Commissioner of Foreign Affairs) is reported to have taken the matter up with the Japanese Consul-General,

INVASION SCHEME.

Pursuit.

CO-OPERATION,

were

Geneva, Yesterday. Leprosy, malaria, smallpox,-can- cer, and sleeping sickness among subjects which the report Kwangsi Troops Cut off Line of of the Health Committee, adopted to-day, recommenda measures for international co-operation and sug- Pakkal, Kongmoon, Yesterday.'gests a further conference of ex- Kongmoon and its port, Pakkai, perts to continue the campaign have been peacefully taken over against sleeping sickness.-Reuter. by the present Canton Govern- ment.

Although it was all along ex- pected that the renowned Iron sides were coming here them selves, it transpired that they held the Kwangsi garrison of the Kongmoon area in such contempt| that they delegated the job to

other troops.

In the scheme of evacuation, the Kwangsi troops (ie. the 13th

re-

is impossible and it is definite that large sums of money were moved by the defeated Kwangsi faction.

Bridges Destroyed. Tow-boats were commandeered wholesale to carry out the evacua tion of the Kwangsi 13th division which has held sway here for some considerable time. up New officials, appointed by the

division of General Lí Chai-sum's

tore army, systematically communications, railway bridges, and otherwise cutį off pursuit.

ter.

feasible. The matter had been carefully considered by the Chief s Command on the spot, and the Gov- ernment was taking what it thought was the best method of dealing with the trouble.

In view of the increasing piracy Mr. H. W. Looker requested the Government to provide additional ganboats on the China Station in

the next Navel Estimates.

Mr. Bridgeman pointed out that commissioned. a new gunboat had already been Another will be commissioned during the present; month, and the remaining two are expected to be put into service early could not be employed on the high In the New Year. These vessels

seas where piracy had recently in- creased.

He added that some vessels were

FRESH FAIR.

Typhoon Reported To Be Filling Up.

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

The anticyclone as weakened. The typhoon appers to be fill- ing up between 200 and 300 miles of Cochin-China..

THE CONFERENCE.

Disagreement in Kwangtung Continues.

Shanghai, Yesterday. A hitch occurred at the 3rd meeting of the Kuomintang yes- terday.

All available members of the Police Force-European, Indians, and Chinese-will take part in the funeral, at which the Police Re- serves will also be represented.

The deceased, who was 29 years,

#

PRESS CONFERENCE,

OF REPORT,

· IMPORTANT: RECOMMENDATION.

of age, at the time of his death, LEAGUE COUNCIL APPROVES Ten members, who belong to was a native of Tokau village, the Nanking faction, did not at-Tungkun district, Kwangtung pro- tend

vince, and leaves a widow and a Their absence was due to differ- small son and daughter. * ences with other members on the He joined the Hong Kong Police subject of (a) the abolition or re. Force at the age of 28 years on tention of the Central Executive January 16, 1921, and had reached

Geneva, Yesterday. The Council of the League has approved the report of the re-

Strong to fresh monsoon may be expected along the SE. const of China and over the N. China (Committee and (b) military ac- the rank of first class police con.icent Press Conference.

Forecast:-N winds, fresh;

Spa.

fair.

tion agianst the Ironsides now in power in Canton.-British Naval Wireless.

Swatow in the Limelight?

Shanghai, Yesterday,

ing retained as long as possible, and eral" and the latter has been due for replacement, and were be- been fighting the "Christian Gen- the Admiralty was considering the pressed back by the Nationalists ence of military authorities yes. question of further replacement of Nanking.

+ Renter.

damaged the Ironsides, were at work in the CHINA'S TREATIES,

various yamens shortly after

At least $100,000 is required to their arrival.

Subsequently, the Sunning

repair the Sunning Railway be- Railway staff reported that all fore normal conditions can be re-bridges between Sanwui and Ngau-wan were damaged. Trains

stored.

Bloodless Victory.

It was a bloodless victory, not a shot having to be fired when the pro-Canton units arrived.

The pro-Canton river-gunboat "Kong Tai" has also come here.

PRECEDENT FOR GREAT BRITAIN?

A PERTINENT QUESTION.

London, Yesterday. Mr. W. Foot Mitchell, M.P. (Con- Hong Kong Passengers' Plight.servative, Saffron Walden), asked Passengers from Hong Kong, in the House of Commons whether

are not expected to run for ten days.

between China

and the Foreign

recom-

Several delegates emphasised stable at the time of his death.

During his almost seven years the importance of the service with the Police Force, the mendation of the Conference in deceased constable had had a good favour of improvement of tele- phonic and wireless communica- record, and had passed two examinations throughout the world, par-

OFFICIAL DENIAL. ECHO OF ANTI-JAPANESE

As an outcome of the confer-tions in First Aid.

terday, General Li Chai-sum is Hsuchowfu and Lincheng are expected to leave for Swatow on the Tientsin-Pukow shortly. General Pei Chung-hsi Railway, along which the Nation has expressed his willingness to alist allies are trying to push support him, but Generals Chu

Pei-teh and Li Taung-jen northwards on to Peking.]

lukewarm.-Reuter,

towns

less.

THE OTHER STORY.

Critical Conditions in the Army,

BALTIC DISPUTE.

CASE BEFORE COUNCIL OF LEAGUE.

are

BOYCOTT.

NO TROOPS FOR SHANTUNG.

Peking, Yesterday.

The Japanese Legation in Pek- ing declares that it has no know-

ticularly between Geneva and London, and the question was referred to the League Com- munications Committee for necessary action.

M. Urrutia (Colombia) sup- the recommendation, porting pointed out that London was the chief centre for the distribution of news from America and the Far East.

Mr. Adatchi (Japan) warmly.

ledge of any plane for the des- associated himself with the re- patch of Japanese forces to port and hoped that the efforts Shantung (for the protection of to improve the communications and London Japanese nationala resident in between Geneva "STATE OF WAR."

would be successful Shantung province).-Reuter.

[Several thousands of Japanese and followed in the same sense,,

Mesara, Cheng Lo and Dandur- Geneva, Yesterday.

troops were in Shantung this last

Sir Austen Chamberlain pro- Was summer to protect Japanese' in-

The League Council hall

Later.

with the exception of some typos

LABOUR'S DEFEAT.

MOTION OF CENSURE FALLS FLAT.

PREMIER'S DEFENCE.

London, Yesterday.

In the House of Commons the ac cusation that the Premier by his ellence had insulted the Opposition on November 16-was made by. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in moving his censure motion.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Critical conditions exist in the army of Northernèrs (pro-Feng- Four tow-boats (commandeer-arriving here to proceed up the British Government was aware tien) under General Chang Tsung- ed, of course) arrived with the country, have either had to turn of the nature of the proposals con- chang, according to reports re- vanguard, in the tow of steam-back or stay with friends in tained in the present negotiations ceived here. launches. There were about 1,000 Kongmoon. of them, making up one brigade of The "Papersides" have left only Powers on the subject of existing

Allegations have been made packed at the opening of the con- terests. Their presence led to a mised that when he returned to the 5th Army which is command-one company in charge here, the Treaties, in view of the fact that that men have not been paid for months. Consequently, de- ed by General Li Fook-lum of Ho- main strength moving into the these proposals may be regarded as sertions (over to the Nationalists' dispute.

alists, culminating in an anti-be done to carry out the recom- nam and is known as the "Paper-city with a posse of local police setting a precedent when the Bri-side?) are common!

M. Valdemaras outlined the case Japanese boycott in Canton and mendation--Reuter. sides,"

sent as a vanguard.

tish Treaties with China come up Such a state of affairs has had against Poland. M. Zaleski, Poland, other ports. They were followed by another The Sanwui magistrate, who is for re-modelling.

an adverse effect on the recruiting followed and declared that the root Incidentally, the Ironsides who brigade which went overland from also a nominee of the Kwangsi Mr. G. Locker-Lampson (Under- of Russians for the Northern of the evil was the existence in are now in power in Canton, and the interior district of Hokshan. faction, has fled. Our own cor- Secretary of State for Foreign Af-army, recent effort proving in- Lithuania of the so-called state of who are considered "radicals, This is also a 5th Army unit and respondent.

fairs) said that the Peking Govern productive British Naval Wire-war against Poland. He invoked have ordered the anti-Japanese n third brigade, making a full divi-, In spite of the disturbed con-ment had raised the question of the

| Article VIII of the Covenant and Boycott Society to be wound up.. sion, is expected shortly.

ditions in and around Kongmoon, revision of the French, Belgian,

appealed to the Council to removel Pickets of this, Society have The "White Russians," Skeleton Garrison Gone, the steamboats brought down a Japanese and Spanists Treaties. [General Chang Tsung-chang the present state of affairs.-Reu- been very quiet this week, allow- Yesterday (Tuesday), a bri- fair amount of produce last night Negotiations had in some cases be- has about 4,000 (White Russians" ter.

ing all Japanese merchandise, gade from the new 2nd divi- and reported that all was quiet.

gun, but he believed that there had organised into a corps of shock sion under Lt.-Gerleral Hsieh Yo;

been no substantial prograss. Bri- troops. They are nominally The Dutch delegate to the Cour-of cloth, to be imported without (who turned over to the Ironsides!

tain had general knowledge of the Chinese subjects, refugee soldiers cil has been appointed rapporteur hindrance.] during the crisis in Canton), also

lines along which these negotiations from the Various anti-Soviet on the Polo-Lithuanian dispute. arrived in four tow-boats.

were proceeding, and considération armies. General Morkuloff, dd- Reptor. of Mr. Foot Mitchell's question viser to General Chang Tsung- would receive careful attention-chang, recruited most of the man Reuter.

in Manchuria and General Net- chaeff was in charge of the brigade of shock troops. About 1,500 of these Russians used to DOZEN MANCHESTER FIRMS man the armoured trains. Some

Berlin, Yesterday, INVOLVED."."

of which fell into the hands of

The iron and steel industrialists mentary life. He pointed out the demands on the Premier's time ow- the Nationalists. There is also a

threatened lock-out on January 1

fhg to the increasing volume of Cossack company of 100 strong

Moscow, Yesterday, will not materialise in consequence Parliamentary work. and an officers training corps of The Congress of the Communist of the intervention of the official argir Philip Conliffe-Lister, in ac London, Yesterday. 500 youths which also acts as Party, at which M. Stalin demand-bitrator, appointed by the Minister A great cotton amalgamation, bodyguard to Chang Taunged the opposition's complete and for Labour, whose decision is final. which may bave far-reaching chang.]

conditional submission, unanimous- | —Reuter, effects on the entire outlook in the U.S. Rear-Admiral.

ly adopted a resolution charging the H.M.S. "Robin's" Presence.

Hankow Yesterday Central Committee to promote the The railway bridge at Sha- Two fire alarm signals were Manchester trade will, it is report-

Rear Admiral Yates Stirlings between the workers of the chung was burned and the telo sent off from Kau Shan (a hill in cd, be made early in the New

has taken over command of the Soviet and other countries, also the phone lines cut. Trains were sue- the city) which the people Year when a dozen Manchester United States Yangtze Patrol In Sconomic ties between the Soviet PROFIT OF THIRTEEN MILLION rended.

thought to be the opening of an port firms, the largest of which is

place of Rear-Admiral Hough, as Pakkai was in a panic owing to attack by the Ironsides. concerned with the South American from Mondaytish Naval and Capitalistic countries and con- the possibility of pirates getting. Thanks to the firemen's strenu trade, will form a public com

Wireless in before the Cantonese but the ous efforts only two adjacent pany with a capital of £2, presence of H.M.8. "Robin" had houses were gutted but others dnance a new enterprise with a desirable effects were damaged.As previously review to securing greater efficienc All officials of the local revenue ported, the damage, in terms of in marketing and salesmanship bureau fied in good time and their money is extensive wcReuter."

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„EIGHT DEATHS,

Violent Explosion in Cracker Factory.

A despatch runner from Plover

Eight men were killed in the Jaland (Pig's Head Mountain in disastrous fire which broke out in Chinese), arrived with news Kongmoon city during the ten- the Cantonese troops sion that existed prior to the arri-

sight, and the val of the Ironsides.

that were

in

skeleton garrisons at Pakkai and Through a cause which has not Kongmoon retreated up-country been ascertained, there was an to Kungyick. All outposts were explosion in the powder works of withdrawn and control was hand-a firecracker factory.

ed over, temporarily, to the mer The explosion caused housER chants volunteers, the people's within a radius of 500 yards to militia, the village guards, and vibrate as in a violent earth- the railway guards..

quake.

Another Panic.

COTTON COMBINE.

FAR REACHING EFFECTS.

The

SOVIET SPLIT.

DEMAND FOR UNCONDITIONAL SUBMISSION.

TROTSKY'S OPPOSITION,

tinue to strength Rusala's "defen alve capacity

NO LOCK OUT.

GERMAN IRON AND STEEL TRADES.

ARBITRATOR INTERVENES.

KRUPP'S.

Mr. Baldwin, who followed, re sented the suggestion that he had disregarded the decencies of Parlia

knowledging the difficulties of the coal Industry, deprecated the ag- gravation of them. He showed by means of statistics the increase in the export trade, though prices were unsatisfactory, while unem

ployment in the mines had decrsan- ed by 14,000 in two years, The Eight Hour Bill had reduced work Ing coste" by an average of 2/8 per ton.

MARKS.

Esson, Yesterday. Congress expressed the opinionKrupp's net profit for the busi that the Trotskyist Opposition had nesa year 1926-7 18 18,000,000 The House rejected Mr. Mac become a factor in the anti-Soviet marks at compared with a loss of Donald's motion by 847 votes to

2,000,000 marks last year Reuter. 142-Reuter