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No. 25,765 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1928.

CANTON EVENTS.

FINDING MONEY BEFORE NEW YEAR.

RED OUTBREAKS.

Intention of Ironsides Causes Anxiety in Capital.

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ATLANTIC RACE.

British and German Airships.

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. Zeppelin Company Working Day & Night.

NEW SOLICITOR.

Mr. Grist Admitted to Local Bar

- LEGAL TALENT PRESENT:

No Son Of Old-Time":

Hong Kong Attorney,

London, Yesterday. There was a fair assembling of There is a keen British-German local legal talent in the Supreme

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

COTTON CRISIS.

Proposed Increase of Hours

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Hong Kong's Only Europein1Optician. ....... (Established Over Forty Yours). Manager-RALPH A. COOPER, M.A.0.A. Registered Optometrist by Cazadlari, Govt. Exam. (Personal Attention).

THREAT TO HANKOW

RAPID APPROACH OF HUNANESE ARMY.

NATIONALIST REVERSE

Squabble For Control Still Being Waged,

"CLEARLY UNWISE.”

Outspoken Views Of Two Home But Newspapers, dona

London; Yesterday. The "Star, commenting on the Attorney General, "It is clearly unwise to increase the trans-Atlantic passenger air-Joseph Kemp. ship service.

made application before Sir. Henry the hours to 52 at a time when Commander Burney,

M.P., C. Gollan, Chlef Justice, for the ad- the Washington Convention, fix- Finding money in large suma before China New Year, the cam-states that the Zeppelin Company mission and enrolment of Mr. ing them at 48, still awaits rati paign against the Ironsides, sporadic Red outbreaks up-country, is now working day and night at Charles Edward Lawrence Grist as fication." Reuter

Conference With Employers...

London, Yesterday. closer understanding between the Government and the merchants, Friedrichshafen to complete the solicitor and proctor.

In addition to Mesra, Eldon trans-Atlantic airship L.Z. 127

Potter, K.C., Jenkin, Brookes and The Legislative Council of the and further action against Russians resident in the city are the prin- by October.

Hall, all engaged in the building United Textile Factory Workers' cipal subjects dealt with in overnight news from Canton.

The British airship R:100, now contract now before to Court, Association, representing all the With the Ironsides shifting into the interior, observers are not building at Howden, Yorkshire, there were present Messrs. Blake, cotton. Trade Unions and half a

will be ready by the end of April, now so sanguine that they have bowed to the inevitable. Instead of but its flying trials will be de Pryor, Hugh-Jones and C. D. Mel-milllon workers, held a meeting in Manchester, this afternoon and concentrating on retreat into Kiangsi province, the Ironsides may layed pending the completion of bourne.

Sir Joseph Kemp, in making the agreed to offer to meet the em- the big new airship at Carding- be making a detour toward some part of the eastern coast of Kwang-on, near Bedford, probably in application, said that Mr. C. E. L. ployers on Tuesday next to dis- tung, Intelligence reaching Canton headquarters has not been too July, when the Air Ministry will Grist was the son of an old. and cuss the condition of the indus-

Gesture of Despair." assuring, and some anxiety is entertained in this respect.

carry out its official trials, after valued friend of many of them,

London, Yesterday., On the other hand, the Ironsides may have decided to wheel which Commander Burney will fly namely, Mr. E. J. Grist, who was in his airship as private enter-admitted to practise in that Court

That the report of the Cotton In 1891 and who practised for many eastwards, instead of marching north, because of circumstances such

years. as the presence in the north of a force which may threaten an en- veloping movement.

RUSSIANS, RED AND WHITE, FINDING THE CITY UNHEALTHY race to be the first to operate Court this morning when Sir cotton-employers reports, say. RULERS OF EX-BRITISH CONCESSIONS IN DIFFICULTIES.

RAISING THE WIND.

Whatever the Ironsides may be bent on-counter-attack or retreat they are extending the distance between them- selves and Canton,

slans in Tungshan, a suburb east of the city, have been displayed by the Canton authorities.

Subsequent to the "departure" of the Soviet Consul-General and others, a few Russians are re- ported to have been detained together with a number of Chin- eae,

When they first evacuated Canton, they went to Sheklung, 40 miles eastward. Then they shifted to Walchow, another 20 miles eastward, whence they Inquiries are proceeding daily moved up the East River to and the majority of Russians, the Hoyuen, another 60 miles north-report continues, have decided to leave Canton, irrespective of whe- wurd.

ther their politics be Red or White.

From Hayuen, the Ironsides are now marching further east, in a direction away from Canton.

Can they be starting on a for- lorn hope, with Swatow as their goal?

Battle in Interior,

The Kwangai troops (despatch-

ed by the Canton Government)

REDS NEAR SWATOW..

MUNITIONS FOR CHINA?

Big Shipment Held Up At Kiel.

the

Nor- 'were

Kiel, Yesterday. Two hundred and fifty tons of goods, which arrived here in six- teen freight cars from Halle for. shipment to Oslo on wglan freighter "Aker," discovered by Customs officials to be munitions, the loading of which en board the ship was forbidden pending an investigation of their origin.

Certified Fitted.

Mr. C. E. L. Griat, continued Sir Joseph, recently went in for his Final Examination and had been a solicitor. certified fitted to be All formalities had been complied with...

The Chief Justice said: I have great pleasure in admitting you to be a solicitor and proctor of this Court. You bear a name which is very well known in the community, and I am sure that the traditions associated with. It will be maintain- ed.

- Mr. Grist served his articles with Shipping circles believe that Mr. C. E. A. Beavis and has re- they were intended for China.-cently returned from Home upon Reuter.

completing his examinations.

prise to carry passengers on a de- monstration of the trans-Atlantic flight. If this is successful it is intended to form an Atlantic Air- ship Company to operate an alter-

How Emigration & Shipping Are rate day service between Britain

Affected.

Bangkok.

try-Reuter.

FRESH AND FAIR. -

North winds, east fresh fair is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.

The anticyclone" over China has strengthened considerably. It is now' central over the Yangtzo Valley. Strong monsoon may be expected along the S.E. coast of China and fresh, monsoon over the North China Sea.

With discord rampant within their own ranks and a distinct threat of imminent attack by hostile forces, the Nationalists at the present are by no means happily situated.

Military operations to the south of Hankow are going against them. A Hunanese army is reported to be within 50 miles of this port. Some fighting has taken place, as the messages below in- dicate, but the extent of the engagement cannot at present be gauged. The Nationalists, it seems, are taking the Hunanese threat seriously and it is reported that gunboats are being despatched against the would-be invaders.

Meanwhile the squabble in the Nationalist ranks for control goes on, and Hankow may yet be the scene of a set-to among local fac- tions.

Further difficulties are being experienced by the Chinese who are attempting to administer the ex-British Concessions at Hankow and Kiukiang. The lack of money, of course, is one of the major troubles...

LACK OF MONEY.

Military operations to the themselves in a squabble for con- south of Hankow are developing trol.-British Naval Wireless, unfavourably to the Nationalist Generals in control..

interested because one of these Canton is more than usually

Generals is Li Tsung-jen, a col- league of General Li Chai-sum, and one of the big four of the Kwangsi group which, although SERIOUS BARRIER. Federation and the Association antagonistic to Nanking, is fight

(cabled yesterday) are both dis- ing a nominally common enemy UNITED STATES AND LATINppointing is the opinion of the the Hunanese army which sup "Manchester Guardian," refer-

AMERICA.

ring to the proposals to reduce ported the now defunct Hankey

Government. Ata wages and extend hours.

The newspaper says: "It is ex ceedingly hard to believe in the effectiveness of this time-honour-

tions" and points out that most of the spinners of American cotton

'SUPERIORITY ASSUMED. “ and North China to carry mails

New York. Yesterday, and passengers. It is estimated

Dr. Davila, Chilean, Ambassador, that the time taken will be 48 in the course of an address, declared remedy of the present condi- Communist activities in Swatow hours from Britain to America ed that the belief in many parts of pursuing the Ironsides along the have a reason for the recent and 38 hours from America to Latin-America that the Monroe don East River have lost contact and decrease in Chinese emigration to Britain and carry 168 passengers have called a halt for fear of Stam. Such was the opinion ex at a cruising speed of 95 miles an

pressed by several Chinese mer-hour. being lured too far away.

Other military units supporting chants and shipping men when the Canton Government have interviewed. trekked westward from Swatow and the Han River basin.

It is definitely stated in re- liable sources that one column of this force has been engaged by the Ironsides.

Both sides claim success and captures. Whatever the result may have been, the situation is fraught, with possibilities.

The new airships will be able to travel non-stop from London S. K. Lean, proprietor of a local to Bombay in 52 hours and reach store, felt that immigrants were Australia within five days from being hindered, however, because Britain-Reuter. of the fact that the Bolsheviki in

In

Swatow were obtaining extortion- TORPEDO CARRYING 'PLANE. ate "squeeze" money from coolies embarking from that port. several instances, they had even gone so far as to kill passengers.

K. Thien Ew, compradore of a local banking institution, said

Additional Protection of Machine Gunner.

Rugby, Yesterday, Detalls are published of a new

Each Side's Advantage, . that shipping companies have not torpedo carrying 'plane which will The Kwangsi troops are better been charging double passage be able to ascend with equal faci- placed strategically and political- fares to immigrants who failed to lity from land, sea, or the deck ly, but the Ironsides have the enter Bangkok, as has been fre sympathy of the Red guerillas be-quently reported. tween Bias Bay and Swatow.

Events this week will be watch-

of an aircraft-carrier, which has been evolved for use with the

Senator E Root.

General Pei Chung-hai, who is referred to below, is another of the Kwangsi faction's big four.

Extent of the Quarrel.

Hankow, Yesterday.

* "HEAVY FIGHTING.”

Troop Movements and Actions Reported.

That shots have been fired be tween the Nationalists and the Hunanese is confirmed by over- night. Chinese cables.

However, General Hu Tsung-tu (who is stated to be remaining in Hankow) is reported by the "Kung Sheung Yat Po" to have decided on action against the Hunanese. He is going to Tung- cheng to direct operations.

General Cheng Chien, according A reliable report has been re- are working at present only 30 ceived here to the effect that the to the same message, is establish hours a week or leas when they Hunanese' army, now opposed to ing his field headquarters at can work 48 if they choose and the Nationalists, are within 50 Tsungyang and his main strength quotes the recent calculation that miles of Hankow, to the south of will be at Yanglowtung. in the case of the bleached shirt-the Yangtze River.

ing the reduction in spinning Discord may exist in the Na

wages by a quarter will reduce

Gunboats to Join In.

[Note: All the places referred

to are about 60 miles or so south of Hankow in the south-east of Hupeh province,]sa

Heavy fighting is reported at Pingkiang, about 150 miles south of Hankow, in the north of Hu nan province.

the total cost by not more than tionalist councils, General Pei three per cent.

As an example Chung-hsi (of Kwangsl and Gen- that the proposed wages cut is eral Cheng Chien (who is at Han- merely a "gesture of despair" the Kow) tried, at first, to induce Gen- "Guardian" doubts whether cot cral Hu Taung-tu (one of their ton employers are so convinced of colleagues), to move up the Yang- the effectiveness of lower wages taze against General Yang Sen.. Then Generals Pei and Cheng and longer hours that they are willing to risk an embittered attempted to get General Hugunboats are moving up the Siang Etruggle with the operatives,

Tsung-to to move southward Reuter.

(away from the River) against the Hunanese Army,

SIR JOHN DUNCAN,

SHANGHAI DINNER TO SHAFORCE CHIEF,

400 HOSTS..

Two Nationalist (Yangtaze)

River (a tributary of the Yang- tsze, draining Hunan and Hupeh), to assist in the campaign against the Hunanese.

EX-CONCESSIONS. Money Troubles at Hankow and Kiukiang,

Hankow Yesterday, General Cheng Chien, one of the Nationalist officers in control

Feeling of Uneasiness. However, General Hu Tsung-tu Shipping Men's Views, Fleet air arm. Known as the

remains at Hankow, even though "Many of my friends in the Ripon it is a two-seater and has! ed keenly as they may have the shipping business say that there thus a certain advantage over the

the Hunanese army is, ostensibly, advancing against the city. effect of altering the whole course would be no advantage in charg-existing single-seater Blackburn of the campaign.

There is a feeling of uneasiness. ing high rates to those of our Napier dart 'planes.

at Hankow, which is not surpris No anxiety is felt in Canton country men who did not enter. The provision of a second cock- that the Ironsides will face, about Siam, or who had to be returned. pit will give the pilot the addi-

The following international ingr and march on the provincial capi- Every shipowner is anxious to tional protection of a machine

committee has been appointed to Opinion is that Hankow may tal again. But there is specula- clear ships with full lista, and gunner who, when the craft is in trine, implied the assumption of make arrangements for the un-again become the centre of mill- tion as to whether the Ironsides there would only be consecutive action, will be able to devote him- superiority by the United States official subscription dinner which tary operations (either between will give the slip to the armies on losses for him if he were to levy self solely to the task of beating was a serious barrier to under-in to be held at the Astor House the Hunanese and the National both sides of them, and then excess travelling rates," he said. off attacking aeroplanes. standing and goodwill Hotel, on Thursday, January 26, ists), or among the Nationalists strike at Swatow or the adjoining In addition, several other Chin- The Ripon is to be fitted with Dr. Davita extolled Senator Root coast,

ese interviewed held the same the new Handley Page safety de- "Who had done much to break down at 5.15 p.m., in honour of Major- views, ascribing most of the pre- vice of anti-stalling slotted wings. States assumed the right to exer Messrs. Sterling Fessenden

the impression that the United General Sir John Duncan:- sent trouble to the Communistic Equipped with a 450. horse-power Thirteen labour unions in Can-outbursts in Swatow, from where Napier Lion engine, it will be able cise a protectorate over Central and (Chairman), B. D. F. Beith, C. CABLE v. WIRELESS. British Naval Wireless.

were closed up on orders the majority of the imigrants to to range over a wide expanse of South Amerlla."-Router's Ameri-Blix, G. Boolsen, E. T. Byrne, R. issued on Monday by the author-Siam embark. STAR MAP sen at a speed of about two miles [Note: Most of the emigrants a minute. When operating from affiliated to the extremist general are carried in British ships, which the surface water floats can be POLICE PROTECTION. union which has been proscribed, nearly all call at Hong Kong fitted, replacing the usual land In return for the promise of the either outward or inward bound.] undercarriage, in a comparatively

ton

lites.

13 Labour Unions Closed.

Some of these unions were

$10,000,000 loan, General Li Chai- sum's Government has approved of a merchants' resolution serious-

ly restricting the privileges hitherto enjoyed by labour.

It is expected that contribu- tions to the loan will enrich the Government treasury very shortly but doubte exist as to whether the full amount will be raised. Government banknotes are still accepted at great dis- count.

'QUACK SHOCKS.

NARROW ESCAPE OF NUNS.

WALLS ON BEDS,

Nairobis, Yesterday, Very severe shocks occurred early

Rhort space of time. It will be when operating as a seaplane that the slotted wings will be of great assistance in facilitating a rise from the water. British Wireless ServicesIDMA

"RED ROSE."

Crash in Dutch East

Indies.

ian Service. "

BULLET FROOF VESTS IN SHANGHAI

PRACTICAL TESTS.

Calder Marshall, J. Claes, AZJ

Commifs, A. du Pac de Marsoulles, A POSSIBLE ARRANGEMENT

FORECAST.

PARTIES TO CONFER

here (after the fall of the Han- kow, Government), states, that he Is sympathetically disposed to- wards presenting the administra tion of the ex-British Concession of Hankow with a sum of 30,000: taels to meet the deficit in the "municipal" finances for 1927-

[Note: According to the Eugene Chen-O'Malley. agree ment, the British Concession at Hankow became a "special ad- ministrative area with Chinese and British members on the coun- cil. Financial difficulties have existed for some time on account of various reasons.]

MaMichael, V. Meyer, W. von E. Hoehnke, A. B. Lowson, E. H. Normann, G. Okada, A. Pitacco, M. Reader Harris, F. Sarda, F. Schwyzer, N. L Sparke, J. M. Tavares, and R. N. Swann (secre

London, Yesterday.. tary)

Kluklang Demand, ope The Eastern and Associated Tele-j Major-General Sir John Duncan Police pistol experts gave a is departing from China towards graph Companies and Marcpal's

Kiuklang, Yesterday demonstration in the S.V.C. Drill the end of the month and the din nounce that Sir William Plender on The Commissioner for Foreigu

Wireless Telegraph Companyan- Hall, Shanghai, showing the ciner is being arranged in order behalf of the former, and Sir Affairs, who is to all intents and ciency of new bullet-proof vests that the Shanghal community Sir Gilbert Garnsey, on behlaf of purposes an official of the Nation- and shields. Mr. S. Fessendeu, may have an opportunity to give the latter, "have been asked to list Government, has domanded Chairman of the S. M. C. Messrs. him a suitable farewell. V. G. Lyman, H. B. Hoe, and K.

Fukushima (Councillors) officers Muntok (Dutch East Indies), and ranks of the Police and 2 this morning as the climax of earth

Yesterday Specials witnessed the showing, tremors all over Kenya during the The light aeroplane "Red Rose" which was conducted by Chief More Russians Arrested 7

Funder the Bobbing up everywhere like the past week. A fissure, nine crashed when taking off en route Inspector the proverbial bad penny. Com miles long, was torn in the neigh to Batavia. Both occupants were supe

bourhood of Lake Baringo

munist hordes have been active inns narrowly escaped from the slightly injured and the machine and Yanta, a district close to the the Catholle, Mission at Port Hall, badly damaged.

northern frontier of Kwangtung The heavy stone walls of thefe It a doubtful if they will be De province. Yunnanese mercenaries dormitor collapsed and crashed on able to resume.

have been sent against the Reds to their beds. The nuns, however, Captain Lancaster and

were then praying in the chapel Miller, Are retur Rust Reut

there may

urther activity.

by steamer

Singe

eld from

The number attending is limit The dinner is for men only.

edito 400,

co-operate with a view to making a $16,000 from the community re- foint report for submission to their sident in the ex British Conces respective Boards as to a possible sion of Kinklang.

arrangement in the joint interests

of the respective companies A meeting of residents will be held to discuss the matter. Bri- FeTheCable Companies shares

tish Naval Wireless W sharply rose on the Stock Exchange, sted that one Easterns leading the – Increase

police on ten points.” The rise

most to the expectation of an agr

in with Marcont's libre

The starcom sayas it?

that Marconi might be brought aut Ret

Note The Concession at Klu kang was placed on a similar footing to that at

Commissioner of

has Jurisdiétion in that he is Local

diplomatic rep