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China" Mail

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No.25,823 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1928.

WHY HE HAS GONE NORTH,

YANGTSZE RELATIONS.

NAVY SENSATION.

First Lord. Makes A Statement.

ADMIRAL RELIEVED.

Other Officers Demand Reinstate- ment or Court Martial.

London, Yesterday,

TO OUTLAW WAR.

Soviet Plan Discussed

At Geneva.

GESTURE TO 'AMERICA.

Rumia Ready To Abolish Armed Forces When Others Do So

Geneva, Yesterday.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

́GETTING BETTER.

Shipbuilding In The Colony.

DOCK COMPANY'S PROSPECTS.

Chairman's Optimism 'At· To-day's Annual Meeting.

Improved conditions during

"Your Eyes Ars Safe With Us”

N. LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

(Established Over Forty Yearî), Manager: RALPH A. COOPER, M.A.0.A., Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam.

(Personal Attention).

ZINOVIEFF LETTER.

MR. BALDWIN'S DISCLOSURES.

THE ORIGINAL INFORMANT.

FORWARDED TO GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS.

London, Yesterday.

To Settle Wuhan And Nanking Differences?

In the House of Commons, in Litvinoff referred to Mr. the year were reported on at this Well-Known City Man Who Secured A Copy. reply to questions, Mr. Bridge- Kellogg's proposal to outlaw war morning's annual meeting of man said the Admiralty concur- and said: "The Soviet delegation shareholders in the Hong Kong IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGES IN KWANGTUNG.

curred in the action of the Com-considers it is, entitled to count and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd mander-in-Chief, Sir Roger on the special support of a Gov-The Company was now frequent- Marshal.Li Chai-sum's departure from Canton is believed to be Keyes, as regards the three off-ernment which now publicly is ly asked to tender in competition cers concerned in the "Royal making proposals to prohibit war, with Home builders, stated the connected with the relations between Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Oak" affair.

The sincerity of its proposal Chairman, and although at the Admiral Collard was relieved could not be more convincingly present time competition was A motion proposed by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald for a new inquiry shek in Nanking and General Pei Chung-hai in Hankow. Other

by order of the Admiralty and confirmed than by the adherence, strenuous, when times Improved matters, of course, are to be discussed, but it has been stated that, was returning to England. Cer- of its authors to the Soviet draft he was confident that they would regarding the circumstances under which the Zinovieff letter was after Marshat Li's arrival at Shanghai, it will be his object to bring thin issues of importance from convention for complete disarma- obtain their share of these large published in the Press on the eve of the General Election of 1924

orders. the viewpoint of discipline re-ment." about an understanding between Wu-Han and Nanking. Differ-mained on the Board and the

was defeated by 326 votes to 132. Litvinoff's Questions,

With regard to the report of

In the House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin, opposing Mr. Ramsay ences between these two Nationalist centres are also referred to in Admiralty had decided in the in- After his statement Litvinoff the Shareholders' Committee ap a review of the China situation by Sir Austen Chamberlain, deliver-terests of the service that these submitted two questions, firstly, pointed to advise the Directora MacDonald's motion for an inquiry regarding the publication of the should be investigated by court- does the Committee agree to base with a view to the more economi- Zinovieff letter, read a statement by the original informant who is "ed in the Commons.

martial, which would be convened its further efforts on the principle cal working of the Company the Central China is now occupying a good deal of attention. Gen-at Gibraltar as soon as proper ob- of complete disarmament during Chairman said that during the city man not connected with office polities or the conspiracy eral Pei Chung-hsi is reported in Chinese sources to have asked for servance of the regulations ad- the period proposed by the Soviet year various of the recommenda- who knew about it 48 hours before it reached the Government.

mitted.

Government; secondly, is the tions, particularly with regard to

Mr. Baldwin met the man for the first time to-day and the latter Canton's active help in the campaign in Human.

Capt. Dewar and Comdr. Daniel Committee prepared to carry out the Costing and Time-keeping Important military changes are taking place in Kwangtung in would proceed to Gibraltar forth- the first stage of disarmament so departments, had been given authorised him to make a statement which the Premier had verified

with. The proceedings would be as to make the conduct of war, if effect to.

not an absolute.impossibility, a With regard to the considerable

The statement, signed by Mr. Conrad Donald Imthurn, des- Written Statement.

very difficult thing in a year's capital expenditure of the past Mr. Bridgeman said that on time?

few years, from which the Com-cribes how on October 8, 1924, he met a business friend in nowise M. Rushdi, in the afternoon ait mittee emphasised the Company connected with Government service. March 10 immediately before the fleet was due to sail for combined ting, developed the Turkish view was suffering, the Chairman exercises with the Atlantic fleet, on disarmament as more moder pointed out that it was impossible Capt. Dewar and Comdr. Daniel handed a written statement to Admiral Collard making refer- ences to differences which had arison.

the absence of Marshal Li Chal-sum, the head of the provincial gov-public. ernment.

STATEMENT IN COMMONS.

London, Yesterday,

Commander Ken-

posite Hankow. The two cities are known as Wu-Han.]

The sailing of the fleet was

In the House of, Commons, re-

to plying

Bandits Checked. worthy's request in regard to the

General Pei Chung-hai's troops present military and political have carried out a successful postponed 15 hours and a court of situation in Chinn, Sir Austen operation against the bandits who enquiry consisting of the Vice- Chamberlain (Foreign Secretary) recently looted and burned the Admiral and two Rear-Admirals reviewed the political develop-cities of Leiyang and Chenchow, was convened to investigate the ments following the meeting of to the south of Changsha.

matter. [Note: the Kuomintang (the Chinese Na-

Previous reports The Commander-in-Chief, Sir fionalist Party) at Nanking early stated that Communists and Roger Keyes, on receipt of the not bandits were at Leiyang, Court inquiry's report, proposed in February.

Leiyang is about 80 miles from the transfer of Admiral Collard's Kwangtung's northern bound-flag to the "Resolution," but for ary. Chenchow is only 25 miles wholly creditable reasons Ad- away. Both are on the route of miral Collard preferred to leave! the uncompleted portion of the immediately. Canton-Hankow Railway.] Sir R. Keyes thereupon directed Several batches of bandits were him to strike his flag and remain executed by the troops in Wu- at Malta, chang city last week.

The situation in mid-China, Sir Austen said, continued to be very unsettled and there was no sign of healing of the breach between Wu-Han (Le.. Hankow and Wu- chang) and Nanking.

Hope Abandoned.

FINE TO CLOUDY,

Weather Forecast Till Noon

To-morrow.

"North-cast or variable winds,

light; fine to cloudy" is the offi- cial weathing forecast till noon to morrower

says:——

The mid-day-weather report The anticyclone is central be- tween Kahe the Bonina. The de- pression is central to the south weat of Vladivostock. Moderate to light monsoon may be expected

over the China Sea,

to foresee the happenings of the crisis period and the expenditure had led to the acquisition of far greater facilities in the matter of repairs and building

tong.

the

and checked in the last 24 hours.

PATRIOTIC MOTIVE.

It was also indicated that the At the conclusion of a talk the tion. He had not received any Company's capital would be in- business friend mentioned the assistance from any Government creased when the Directors con- letter familiarly known as the official and had received no money sidered the time opportune. Zinovieff letter which had been or reward, being solely dictated presided over the meeting, sup-headquarters. Imthurn, hearing

The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard sent to the British Communist by patriotic motives.

Unblemished Reputation. ported by Messrs. H. F. White, of the contents, asked a friend The Attorney-General, in pay- T. G. Weall, Allan Cameron and to get a copy which was received ing a tribute to Mr. Imthurn, said W. H. Bell (Directors), Mr. R. M. the following morning.

his uncle was a Governor of some Dyer, B.Sc.- MLNA, (Chief Manager), Mr. E. L. Hosie, C. A. the proposal to lend money to and his brother holds a very re- Imthurn was very indignant at of the most important Colonies. (Secretary) and the following Russia at a moment they were sponsible position in either the shareholders Messra. Le Koon- fomenting sedition here and de Navy or Army. He himself is a hang, E. Abraham, R. A. Dastur, cided to inform the Government gentleman of unblemished reputa A. H. M. da Silva, M. Fernandez, department concerned, which he Lion in a most responsible posi- Chan Siu-hing and Shum Hip-did, and publish the information tion in the city and is well known

RB soon as his informant was able to the great bulk of city men. A proposal to organise from

The Chairman's Speech. No Cabled Summary.

to settle affairs here and get to a Chicherin's Admission. Hupeh and Hunan provinces a Wanhsien's Attitude.

The chairman addressed Capt. Dewar and Comdr. Daniel fourth unit (i.e., group of armies)

place of safety, as his life would, be endangered.

Mr. Baldwin, in the course of From Wanhsien, a few hundred were relieved of their positions in ate and more practical than the meeting as follows: for service in the campaign

Soviet plan. As an example,

the Zinovieff against the North under General miles up the Yangtsze from Han- the "Royal Oak and directed to Rushdi thought that treaties of that we can this time put before letter to a city friend in touchment,

It is with considerable pleasure

letter state- Imthurn handed his copy of the

said that according Tan Yen-kai also had to be aban-kow, it is reported that conditions return to England.

British Government in- are not satisfactory. British doned.

(you a Balance Replying to an Admiralty re-non-aggression accompanied by a

Sheet showing a with the "Daily Mail." Imthurn quest for a report on the nature neutrality clause would afford a profit on the years working. While added he was personally responsitioned by the Soviet Government, Naval Wireless.

formation, Chicherin, when ques- regretting we cannot for the past ble for obtaining the task of the admitted the letter was sent but [Note: Wanhsien is held by of the differences and the court's certain measure of security.

M. Litvinoff, in a lengthy year recommend the payment of a letter and securing the publica-did not know how the British General Yang Sen who is at findings, Sir R. Keyes stated it loggerheads with all his neigh-was impossible to telegraph an statement reviewing the Soviet dividend, we trust that sharehold- bours. An earlier report hint adequate summary not liable to plan said the Soviet was ready to ere will consider the result fairly abolish its armed forces when the satisfactory, bearing in mind con- ed that antagonism to foreign-misinterpretation.

The First Lord urged that the other countries were ready to do ditions which have ruled in ship- ers was being aroused at Wan-

so and concluded by saying he ping, not only in the Far East, but haien.]

Admiralty would be unable to issue a definite statement and a counted upon the support. of the the world over during that period. hasty generalisation might seri- Government which proposed the

When I last addressed you, I ously prejudice the careers and outlawry of war.

mentioned that the report of the A general discussion followed Shareholders Committee which had professional reputations of the prices concerned.. Capt. Dewar in which Herr Bernstorff (Ger- been appointed to advise the Direc: GERMAN "INTERFERENCE." cation of the letter who was sus- and Comdr. Daniel arrived in Lon-many) supported some of the tors with view to the more

Russian proposals. Reuter. Shanghai, Yesterday.. don on March 16 and requested re- Marshal Li Chai-sum and Gen-instatement on the "Royal Oak" The report stated that Chang-eral Chen Ming-chu arrived here or alternatively a courtmartial. sha (on the Canton-Hankow yesterday from Hong Kong (on | Railway, northern section) was a the P. & O. "Mantua.")

from the Commander-in-Chief on hotbed of Communist activities. General Li Taung-jen (another March 16 and the Admiralty had

Hankow was also badly Infect colleague of Marshal Li's) has al- concurred in his action.

The British Consul-General at; Hankow reports that Nanking ap-{ pears to have abandoned hopes of enlisting support from that quar- ter (Hupeh and Hunan).

The British Consul-General also reported a serious Communist | rising in Hunan.

Hankow Badly Infected.' A regiment of General Cheng' Chien's Nationalist troops was sent to suppress it, but joined the insurgents. It is feared that other of General Cheng Chien's troops are equally unreliable.

MARSHAL LI

To Go From Nanking To Hankow?

ed and despite almost daily raids ready arrived here for a confer-

⚫ and executions. the authorities ence with Marshal Li.'

did not feel secure.

Almost com

A message had been received

Mr. Bridgeman then announced that the courtmartial, as cabled,

plete anarchy permeates the coun- and Marshal Li will proceed to lest they prejudice the court mar- events leading up to the trouble try districts in Hunan.

Nanking where Marshal Li will

report on the present condi- tial proceedings. tion of Kwangtung's relations with foreigners.

It is understood that General Lihad firmly declined to state the

blow.

Renewed Campaign?.

said that the Northern forces had severely defeated the "Christian

General" Feng Yu-hsiang.-Rou- ter.

WU-HAN AREA.

Court Martial.

The court martial will be held and discuss the plans for re-in about ten days time aboard a newal of the campaign ship in the Mediterranean Fleet. against the North.

-Reuter.

MILITARY CHANGES.

Old Paperside Officers" Resignations.

secured a copy.

"

DONETZ AFFAIR.

GENERAL INDIGNATION IN original

RUSSIA.

He assumed the leakage was due to treachery, Chicherin stated a month later that a Communist agent in Britain destroyed the

Mr. Baldwin said he understood a Russian was arrested in Moscow. and shot shortly after the publi-

economical working of the Com-

pected, of giving a copy.-Reuter. pany had just been received and

Riga, Yesterday,

Reliable Sources.. would have the most careful con- Protest meetings in various EVENING PAPERS. alderation of the Board.

The Attorney-General said the Subse- centres in Russia, notably at evidence of the document which quently every point mentioned in Leningrad, where 12,000 workers reached the Foreign Office came BETTER ADVERTISING ·

the report was fully discussed at were said to have assembled, pass- from four independent sources, MEDIUM.

a meeting between the Chief Man-ed a resolution most strongly con- every one of which had previously ager, the Committee and myself. demning the "German Govern- been tested and found absolutely During the year various of the re- ment's interference with the reliable, British Wireless Ser- commendations, moré particularly internal affairs of the Soviet Re-vice with regard to the Costing and public" in connection with the

aald.

EXPERT'S VIEWS.

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TEA POT DOME.

WAT

Manila, March 17.

[Members of the Imthurn family, A booster of the evening paper Time-keeping Departments have, alleged sabotage plot in the according to "Who's Who," have arrived to-day on the cruise as nearly as practicable, bean Donetz coal basin and demanding distinguished themselves in current: A renewed campaign by the

steamer "Caledonin' in the per-given effect to, with results which the shooting of the anti-Soviet times in milltary, naval and diplo Nationalists against the North:

son of Professor Willard G. trust will be beneficial to the conspirators. Donetz workersmatic careers. Major B. B. von B.. was to open on March 15 with

Bleyer, head of the school of jour Company, and which will be to its are reported to have passed a re- Imthurn, D.S.O., served in the A combined offensive by General-

nalism of the University of Wis uitimate advantage as the volume solution declaring the action of Hampshire Regiment in the fagimo Chiang Kai-shek. the

of work increases. consin.

the German Government of break- and is a regular officer; Capt. J. K. "Christian General" Feng Yu- Subsequently, Marshal Li may

The professor is accompanied Policy of Development.

ing off Russo-German commercial Imthurn, C.M.G., C.B.E., R.N., com hsiang and General Yen Hai-shan go up the Yangtsze to Hankow to

by Mra. Bleyer.

The Committee emphasise the negotiations as really an attempt mands H.M. Signal school at Ports- (of Shansi provincel. but each interview his other colleague, Gen-

"The evening paper is gradual fact that we are suffering from the of German capitalista, backed by mouth, and Sir E. Imthurn, commander was apparently wait eral Pei Chung-hsi, with a view to and their commands have been for the simple reason that the the past few years, and that this interfere with the course of tinction in the Colonial Service:]

ly supplanting the morning paper considerable capital expenditure of Sir A. Chamberlain and others to K.C.M.G., K.B.E., served with dis- ing for his allies to strike the first removing understanding between raised to the status of army corps. evening, paper is a better advertis- has been brought into prominence justice in Soviet Russia.

General Pel and Nanking-General Chan Chai-tong succeeds, A report just received "Kung Sheung Yat Po."

Marshal Li as head of the 4th ing medium, Professor Bleyer through want of work generally. A congress of trade unions has [Army. The new post found for

resolution declaring This fact your Directors are well passed a In America, he said, the ten-aware of, but it was impossible "such intrigues of foreign diplo- General Chui (who visited Hongdency is to publish more evening three or four years ago to fore-macy, only make us more deter- Kong with Marshal Li) is that of head of the 5th Army, the old papers and leas morning papers. see what was going to happen in mined to shake off our industrial officers of which are alleged to re- Asked why he thinks the even the Colony during that period, and and economic dependence on for- sent the change. General Tang ing paper is a better advertising having embarked on a policy of eign countries."-Reuter. Fin-wah, who has been acting medium than the paper published improvement and development, Important military changes head of the 5th Army, becomes in the morning, Professor Bleyer they had sufficient faith in the have taken place in Canton. Many permanent Vice-Commander.

said:

future of Hong Kong, and this of the high officers, and even

The reason is obvious. The Company not to call a sudden halt The Ironsides. some of the field officers in the

housewife, who admittedly does and cancel contracta at, the com jold 6th Army (known

An overnight cable from Nan-most of the buying, has time to mencement of the very difficult as the It is reported that General Papersides), commanded by Gen-king throws light on a Naval read the evening paper.

After times from which we are now ap Cheng Chien has arrived here eral Tang Yin-wah (ad interim) wireless despatch published yes- the dishes have been washed and pearing to emerge, à great deal The 2,600 men who the children are put to bed, she of this capital expenditure has from the Hupeh-Hunan country. are stated to have resigned their terday.

Troops of the Kwangsi General commissions owing to their units crossed from Nanking to Pukow sits down to read. The ads get been in the acquisition and level- Pei Chung hat (a colleague of being placed under General Chul last Saturday are Ironsides (Can-her that way. Marshal Li Chai-sum who has King-tong

tonese in exile) who have reached "The evening paper la not read lag of land, bulding of new shops, been co-operating during the last Changes Explained.

the Yangtaze at Tatung and gone in a hurry It generally has to offices dwelling houses, pump In the House of Commons, re-tion to raise a subscription to re- few months with Cheng Chien)

down to Nanking by boat. From compete with the theatres, the houses, and purchase of machin plying to Sir Frank Nelson, Mr. pay Sinclair on the ground that General Chui and General Chan Nanking they have crossed to the automobile and the game of keep ry, to give us the necessary space Joynson Hicks said that Mr. Bald-it might result in the return of all are being concentrated at Wu- Chai-tong have both commanded north bank and have been sent up ing the far lily at home. Conse in the future to enlarge and im win hoped he would be in a posi- campaign subscriptions of

Idivisions, under Marchel Li Chal” the "Tientsin-Pukow Ballway. tolmundle it upbiles.

prove our dry docking facilities, tion to make statement on the $25,000 which would prove em-

(Continued on Page 18.)

Recess Re

Troops at Wuchàng: Action Against Bandits.

Hankow, Yesterday.

chang.

south bank of the Yangtze, op now been promoted full Generals front against the North.

the mornin

RUBBER INQUIRY.

· PREMIER PROMISES

STATEMENT.

London,

Hesterday.

PARTY FUND SUGGESTION RIDICULED.

Baltimore, Yesterday.

The Republican, Senator Nye, chairman of the Senate Investiga- tion Committee, in re-affirining the statement that sensational de--- velopments were impending in re- gard to the Tea Pot Dome scandal, ridiculed Senator Borah's,sugges-

Reuter.

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