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China Mail

No. 25,763 HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1928.

KWANGSI NEXT?

DIRECTION OF RETREAT OF IRONSIDES.

THE REASON

WHY.

Not Sure of Extent of "Red" Influence in Ranks.

AFGHAN KING.

Great Reception In Italy.

KING VICTOR'S BANQUET.

Visit Marred By An Aeroplane Fatality.

After 2

comed. '

UNITY FAR OFF.

Chiang Kai-hek's Latest Dilemma.

A SZECHUAN CONFERENCE.

British

PRICE $3.00 Per Month,

EUROPE'S PROGRESS.

Review by British Prime Minister.

RECONSTITUTION WORK.

Shipping Sarpended Again Great Achievement

At Waaksien, t

Years

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European

Optician.

(Established Over Forty Years); Nove Manager:—--RALPH A. COOPER, MA.QA., Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam,

(Personal Attention).

THAMES DISASTER.

People Drowned In Bedrooms.

TATE GALLERY SUFFERS:

Hand

resterday

BIAS BAY

Visit From Japanese Gunboat.

NO PERMANENT PATROL.

Rugby, esterplayAd

Blas Bay is to be visited by a Rome, Yesterday. In trying to adopt a course

Speaking at Worcenter yesterday

The Saturday morning flooding Japanese warship and the project fortnight's visit to which will offen the fewest of Egypt, where he expressed a wish virile factions Generalissimo the Prime Minister (Mr. S. Bald of the London riverside districte ed cruise has given rise to a state- to conclude an Afghano-Egyptian Chiang Kai-shek Beems to have win) expressed the view that more was due to a combination of three ment that the Japanese Govern Treaty of friendship, King placed himself in the usual post progress had been made throughout factors, namely, the high tide, the ment intends to place a perman- CANTON GOVT. TROOPS ENCOUNTER BANDITS AT WAICHOW. Amanullah of Afghanistan arrived tion of those who hunt with the Europe in the last three years than awollen state of the river due to ent Naval patrol at the approach

at Naples, being ceremoniously wal-hounds and run with the hare in any equal period since the war, the floods, and to the gate which to the notorions bandit lair

It was in October, 1926, that the had piled up the tide water. Inquiries were made at the Before he resemed command of greatest step was taken in the con- Actually the tide rose six feet one Consulate General this morning His Majesty proceeded to Rome, all the Nationalist armies, Heference at Locarno which brought inch above the predicted height. when it was confirmed that the where the streets were beflagged was in negotiation with a politi together France, Belgium, Ger. No record exists of such condi- small gunboat “Uji" is going to

cal faction (which has very little many, Italy and Great Britain as tions having occurred before in Blas Bay very shortly. military backing). This faction,

the Thames.

Avernacular paper states known as the Leftists, has been

The final death roll reached that the visit is the result of the referred to as the Canton group,

fourteen, nearly all the victims conversations at Peking between having been drowned in basement H.E. the Governor of Hong Kong bedrooms. The damage done to (Sir Cecil Clementi) and the house property wac very consider-Diplomatic Corps. able..

Each step the Ironsides take in their march away from Canton city is an addition to prospects of peace which is so highly desired by merchants everywhere.

That the Ironsides are retreating, even when the force against them is relatively weaker, is now apparent. They are now bound north for Kiangsi province.

When the Ironsides seemed likely to make a stand, they were only 60 miles east of Canton. Latest reports show that they have trekked another 60 miles northward.

Despatches to hand show that there was no fighting between the Canton Government's units and the Ironsides, but the former were engaged against bandits at Waichow.

Other intelligence throws light on the mystery of the Ironsides' policy. They are retreating because they cannot tell how far "Red" influence has affected their ranks.

MOVING NORTH.

General Li Chai-sum, head of the Kwangsi faction in Canton, is making the fullest use of the ele- ment of doubt in the Ironsides' army and has given orders to his senior subordinates in the field to keep following up until the Iron- sides are out of Kwangtung pro

vince.

Reports received during the week-end explain how the Kwangai army got into Waichow city and how an erroneous report was circulated of fighting between that army and the Ironsides' rear. Confidence in Canton is on an upward trend mainly because of the Ironsides' retreat, even though there is financial despon- dency on account of the depreciat- ed paper money.

120 Miles Away. Canton claims that the Iron- sides have even evacuated - Ho- yuen, a town on the upper East River, about 60 miles above Wai-

Position Summed Up, Summed up, the position is as follows:-

KING VICTOR EMMANUEL, and festooned and thronged by en- thusiastic crowds.

King Amanullah was greeted by thefr Italian Majesties, Signor Mussolini, and the Briish Ambassa- dor (8ir Ronald Graham). Later The most dangerous opponents the King was the guest of honour of the present administration in at a banquet given by King Victor, Canton, the Ironsides, have been who cordially proposed the toast of forced by circumstances to march his health, recalling that Italy was away, thus materially reducing the frat European nation to recog- the possibility of war.

nise Afghan independence. He was The Papersides of Honam are convinced that the traditionally bowing to the inevitable by con- friendly, relations between Italy and senting to be transferred to Afghanistan would tighten in the several districts in the River future.

It was through seeking the co- operation of the Kwangsl mili- tary faction-which controls Can- ton-that the Generalissimo has lost the Leftist politicians as well, Kwangel Faction's Attitude. Developments over the week- end, says the "China Mail" poli- tical correspondent, do not point to a united, strong Nationalist Government at Nanking.

Chiang, Kai-shek is back at work, and that is about all there is to be duld.

The attitude of the Kwangsi faction is still under doubt. Leaders of the faction away from

FRESH AND FINE.

STÄNLEXI BALDWIN general guarantors of the existing Western frontier between Belgium and France. For the first time

Statement Groundless,

The Consul-General, Mr. Murakami, said that "at present, the statement about a permanent patrol is groundless."

The public building which auf- fered most was the Tate Gallery, where the basements, stored with pictures, including portfolios con. taining hundreds of the Turner

H.I.J.M..s Uji" has been sta- drawings, were flooded. The in- tioned at Canton for some time jury done cannot yet be estimated, and is coming down to Hong Kong Hundreds of families, many of to-morrow morning. Prior to re- them poor have suffered serious turning to Canton, she will cruise loss, and prompt measures were around Bias. Bay. But, the Con- taken to organise relief. Shelter sul-General added, there have in churches, hospitals, schools, been other units in the Japanese. and private dwellings was imme Navy which occasionally cruised diately provided for all in need. around Blas Bay when they hap and relief funds were started by pened to be in the vicinity. the London Municipalities affect- ed.

A Warning.

wife and others from an upstairs since the war there was a feeling A warning was issued yester-room. One of the drowned girls of security, without which it was day by the Port of London was a champion swimmer.Reuter. naturally impossible for Great Bri- Authorities that as the tides Fresh northerly Finds, fine, 15tain to co-operate as we should all would normally be increasing

Refuge in Cathedral. the official weathercrecast until

Advantage has been taken of low desire in the necessary work of re- until Tuesday and, as storms are tide to repair the breeched Thames noon to-morrow.

constituting and pacifying Europe. forecast and flood conditions pre- abutments. The entrances to all The anticyclone has strength-

Then, on other hand, it had vail in the Thames Valley, streets have been barricaded with ened and is not to the brought Germany into the League the danger will exist until heavy day and earthy fontifications- east of Tokyo. Depressions 1fd.

of Nations and marked a definite after Tuesday, when the tides consolidated piles and sandbags over N.E. China and between Hong Kong and Formosa.

dwellers have

the

delta, paving the way for the The journey from Naples was Nanking are steadfastly opposed Kwangsi forces control of both marred by a tragedy. Two aero-to Nanking; but General Li the city and Honam.

planes which were escorting the Toung-jen, one of the "big four" In less than a fortnight train were carrying out evolutions of the faction, is reported to be at after returning to power, the over the capital when they callid. Nanking and attending meetings Kwangsi faction under General ed in mid air. One crashed to with Chiang Kai-shek. Li Chai-sum has consolidated earth, the pilat being killed, but the its position, although the Gov- other continued its flight.-Reuter. ernment's note issue is în a pre- carious condition.

chow, the latter being about 60 WITHOUT A LICENCE.

miles east of Canton.

Kwangsi units are going up the East River to Hoyuen to take over the town. With the Iron- sides (who number at least 20,000) going away, the Kwangsi army is showing more activity, although the total strength Is only 10,000.

After digging in at Walchow, the Ironsides' commander-in- chief became uneasy about the attitude of more than one unit. His crack brigade had joined the Reds in the crisis at Canton.

Bandits Take a Hand.

FINE FOR MOTOR CAR CLEANER.

CHASED BY SERGEANT.

UNDER FIRE.

'PLANES WITH WOUNDED MARINES.

A HOT BARRAGE.

Managua, Yesterday. Aeroplanes from Quilali were carrying marines wounded in the recent fighting when they encoun- Traffic Sergeant Clark this tered a hot barrage from Nicara morning charged a Chinese before gua insurgents' rifles and were Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central forced to fly high-Reuter's Magistracy for driving public American Service. motor car No. 430 at 1 a.m., yes. terday without a driver's licence. The accused pleaded. "not guilty."

Giving evidence, Sergeant Clark said that he was on motor Accordingly, the order to re-cycle patrol in Hill Road going in treat was given to avoid further the direction of the seafront when trouble and to keep the army in he saw public motor car No. 430 tact.

approaching in the opposite direc- tion on the wrong side of the

"RED" GOLD.

TO PAY FOR THE BRITISH MINERS' STRIKE.

£50,000 LENT.

Riga, Yesterday,

It is learned from Moscow that

Scores of tenements are unin-

end of the post-war period. It en- should begin to fall.

should be boda, however, were and well bars and windows, abled the Inter-Allied Military Commission in Germany to be with-caused by high tides of yesterday They remained astir until high tide drawn twelve months ago."

afternoon, this morning, or this had receded at three on Sunday Germany, on her part, had shown afternoon, although the stream on good faith in carrying out the all three occasions was abnormal-morning. Further danger has tem terms of the Versailles Treaty, ly high. The tides were watchporarily passed. and we now had the great co-opera-ed by thousands of people on the habitable and the contents ruined tion of Germany, and, whilst our banks. relations essential to progress in Extraordinary precautions were through yesterday's 'Inundation, Europe have so greatly improved taken by the authorities to pre other organisations have constitut Thameside municipalities and Discord and Friction,

with Germany, it has been possible vent a repetition of Saturday According to the "Kung Sheung also to increase co-operation with morning's disaster.

Various ed reller committees to provide. Yat Po," Chiang Kai-shek is France and with Italy.

areas in which victims had been food and shelter to the crowds of afraid to broadcast the customary

Now the great progressive na trapped were defended by walls refugees who are sleeping in the circular telegram announcing his tions of the West were united in of bags, filled with sand and two halls of Westminster Cathe- return to duty.

their endeavour to create a peace- cement, whilst 1,000 extra Police dral, which is built on comparative- were drafted to these places and ly high ground and is one of the to others where there was reason few buildings in the neighbour for anxiety..

hood to keep dry.

The Canton group of politicians ful and prosperous Europe.-Bri- is keeping away from Nanking, tish Wireless Service. and Mr. Sun Fo, a Rightist, wants to join hands with the Kwangsi military faction at Canton.

Unable to prevent discord in its own councils, the Nationalist Gov- ernment at Nanking is trying to pacify the area in the Upper Yangtsze basin.

Friction is also evident in con- nection with the retention of re- venues by the General in Anhui..

Mr. T. V. Soong, whose sister married the Generalissimo, has assumed duty Nationalist Finance Minister.

as

WANHSIEN DANGER.

British Ships Stop Calling.

U.S. AND BRITAIN.

£25,000 FOR COLLECTION OF

LITERATURE.

A LADY'S DONATION.

Newhaven (Connecticut),

Salvage work was still proceed- ing to day in places where the water had not drained off,

Biggest Since 1235,

London, Yesterday.

Their Majesties the King and Queen have sent a message of sym- pathy to the London flood victims,

Reuter.

RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN

BASEMENTS.

Historians state that the last The King donated £100 to the re- Thames flood comparable with llef fund and the Queen £50.- that of Saturday occurred nearly seven centuries ago-1235,

Abnormal tides surpassing any within living memory were ex- Yesterday. perienced along the East Coast Mrs. Florence Brooksaten, of yesterday, and the whole colonies New York, has presented Yale of beach huts used in the Sum- University with a fund of $25,000, mer by holiday makers at Fren- the income of which is to be used ton, Walton-on-Naze, and Cha The Thames suddenly overflowed for the collection of literature them, and the railway lines be its bank in London. Eleven per hearing on British-American re- tween Colchester and Clacton sons have been trapped in the base" lations between 1750 and 1816. were damaged. British Wirelessments in the low-lying districts of

Reuter's American Service.

Lambeth, and drowned.

-

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

HON. A. H. RUTHVEN TO BE GOVERNOR.

Rugby, Saturday.

Service.

EARLIER NEWS.

Places Flooded.

London, Yesterday.

Eleven Drowned."

London, Saturday.

*** Night of Terror.

London, Later. The Thames, which was the heaviest spate following the great thaw overflowed ite banks in London In the early hours of the morning The Port of London Authority and inundated the low-lying dis-

The day after the Ironsides de- road. When the car was some 20 the Russian unions have acceded parture from Waichow, the Kwangsi army's vanguard enter- feet away from the witness it to the request of the British

Wanhsien, Yesterday. ed the city, this detachment being suddenly swung right round and miners' union to lead the latter

went back to the public motor £50,000 without interest to pay British steamers have stopped less than 400 strong.

Word reached the banditti in car stand. The witness went debts incurred during the strike. calling here owing to the likeli- hood of shipping, boing, comman- the neighbourhood. The out- after the car on his motor cycle, Reuter.

deered by the military,

H.M. the King has approved has issued a warning that the dan-tricts of the city. It brought a laws attacked in the interval and and as be caught up with it on

There is considerable movement the appointment of Colonel the ger of flooding in the Thames val-night of terror and tragedy along entered that part of Waichow the off side, the car stopped and

of troops on the upper reaches of HoL Alexander Hore Ruthven, lay will exist till Tuesday, when the north bank between Lambeth which is known as the district two men Jumped out on the near

V.C., to be Governor of South the tides begin to fail. A repeti- and Vauxhall bridges, capital, whilst the 400 Kwangal aide of the car. The two men found that it was facing the the River.

General Wu Pei-fu was present Australia in succession to Lieut- tion of last night's flood is there- Numbers of people were trapped Croops stayed in the prefectural Immediately ran in opposite direc- other way. The Sergeant explain-

the basement of houses, capital, separated from the other tions. The witness followed the ed that instead of backing the car at a recent conference of Sze-General Sir Tom Bridges,Bri fore possible.

accused and caught him on board on to the stand as all drivers do, chuanese generals. No details of tish Wireless Service, de * Last nighťa tide rose over six Eleven are so far known to have part.

Reinforcements from Foklo, aa night soil boat tied up to the the accused drove straight on to what took place have been issued. [Colonel Ruthven is the second feet above the predicted height. been. drowned. town on the opposite bank of the praya wall.

The accused, the Sergeant-British Naval Wireless, East River, drove out the bandits. The Sergeant admitted the man had driven car No. 201 and not Ichang, Yesterday.

that he added, admitted to him that he Bandits at Ichang. Danger From Reds,

who drove the car, but he was car No. 480. The driver of car Bandita are causing trouble Bigger forces arrived and the sure that accused was the man No. 201 denied this, and gave the around this port, particularly by taking over of Walchow city was whom he chased. The accused Information that the accused was their constant sniping at ships."-- completed.

was the last man to leave the car a car cleaner and tout.

There are signs that the altun Meanwhile the Ironsides had as he approached it, and as the The accused repeated to the tion is growing more threatening: gone up the East River. The car had a right hand drive and Magistrate that he had driven British Nayal Wireless. Kwangel army is following up; the men got out of it on the near motor car No. 201, but that was but pot maintaining contact.alde, the inference was that the on Friday night when he was Units of the Kwangsi army in accused had been driving the car, learning to drive. He did not the hinterland of Swatow are Besides, the accused's companion drive any car on the morning, the also reported to be moving inland was a youth of about 16 years Sergeant arrested him. He was to exert pressure on the Ironsides' of age,

playing with the youth mention- right wing, whilst the main army Accused's Dental ett by the Sergeant, and was chas

Shanghal, Saturday. from Walchow follows the rear. When the driver of car No. 480 ing him when the Sergeant came The military position on the With the military forces all who had left the car for a while up and arrested him (accused). Yazgtsze remains distinctly un- heading for the interior, the Red was questioned by the Sergeant. It was not true that he was ar settled." querillas near the coast are sus he said that he did not know the rested on board a night soil boat General Yang Sen is with pected to be mobilising for a run accused and had given him no The Magistrate convicted the drawing his troops from Bhasi up on any territory vacated by the authority to drive the car This accused and imposed a fine of the ri and he himself of his troops, Steps to counteract such man also told the Sergeant that 325,For, in default three weeks moved to Wanhnien.

Bilano (Continued on Paño 9)) a raid have not been made. when he returned to his car he herd labour

FURTHER DOWN.

Troops Moving Along Middle Yanglaze,

da

LINDBERGH ON TOUR.

son of Baron Ruthven. He was Notable bulidings flooded were: The embankment was fooded military secretary to the Gov- the Houses of Parliament, the from Blackfriars to Westminster. ernor-General of Australia in Tower of London, Tate Gallery, On the first, rush of the waters 1008. He has had a distinguish Waterloo Hospital, St. Thomas's the police hurried to warn the ed military career,],"

Hospital, Blackwall Tunnel, Chel- sleeping occupants of houseli in sea power house and Woolwich Ar- Lambeth. Parents hastily "grabbed senal. Thousands of pounds. dam- their children and ran before the age were done at the Tate Gallery, advancing flood. The majority San Jose (Costa Rica),

numerous Turner sketches being reached safety in the streets away ruined in ten feet of water-Reu- from the river. Other Yesterday.

vyks were trapped by the rising watera. Lindbergh, arrived from ter... Mangua, completing the sixth sec Four Sisters Drowned Appalling Suddenness. tion of the Central America The most pathetic feature of the The Thames waters rose with “goodwill” fight Reuter's disaster was the drowning in a sppalling suddennes

basement bedroom in Vauxhall of Several licemen American Service.

four sisters aged 18, 16, seven and Barn RA. BRIGADE three. The father heard their men cries of help and desperately tried The 4th Brigade, Royal Artil- for an hour to reach them, but the lary, which is stationed at the water was level with the top of Rope Factory, Kowloon, is pro basement door, which ceeding to the United Kingdom opened. to-morrów

leave them