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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1928.

DRIVING A WEDGE.

The Du Cros's And The Northern Armies' Plans

Company.

LITIGATION SETTLED.

Long-Pending Dispute Satisfactorily Settled,

London, To-day.

In The War.

VERY LITTLE SUCCESS,

BRITISH BONDS.

Many Times Over- Subscribed.

GUARANTY TRUST CO.'S WORK,

Nationalists Halt To Consolidate New York Exchange Development

Successes.

Successful.

Fraught with danger, the plan

New York, Yesterday. It is announced that the Chan- of the Northern Army to drive a The Guaranty Trust Company, cery Division cross-nctions be- wedge between the Nanking Na- which offered £2,000,000 worth tween Sir Arthur Du Cros, Mr. tionalists and the "Christian of United Kingdom and Northern bonds, coincidentally Alfred Du Cros, and Mr. George General's" Kuominchun appears Ireland Du Cros, on the one hand and the to have met with very little suc-jopening trading therein on the Dunlop Rubber Company on the cess.

Stock Exchange, reports that the other, which have been in pro- British Naval wireless des-issue has been many times over- Reuter's American 'gress for two years have been patches state that there is no subscribed.

settled, all the parties having material change in the North, and Service. agreed to all the charges made in this seems to sum up the war connection with the litigation situation adequately. being unreservedly withdrawn and How the Japanese precaution- the litigation settled on terms ary forces move will be an indica-! satisfactory to all the parties. tion of the fortunes of war.

The agreements whereby Sir far, no report has come through Arthur and Mr. Alfred Du Crosjthat the Japanese have moved bound the company have been inland.

So

cancelled on terms and they resign However overnight cables do their honorary positions as Pre- not point to the Northern armies The sident and Vice-President, respec-having stemmed the tide. tively, of the Company.-Reuter. Nationalists are halting

solidate their carly successes and are waiting for the units in the rear to move up.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

YOUNG GOVERNMENT CLERK' CONVICTED.

Northern Claims.

JAPAN & TSINGTAO.

WHAT THE AUTHORITIES PURPOSE DOING.

NO IMMEDIATE ACTION.

Tokyo, Yesterday. At a conference at the Foreign to eon-Office, Nuval and Military author-, ities were practically unanimous in favour of the despatch of troops to Shantung if the situation became more threatening. They decided that the situation did not yet necessitate action.

be

Peking. Yesterday. Foreign reports from Tsinanfu state that General Sun Chuan- Pending further developments, TEN YEARS' SERVICE.

fang is occupying Kuyeh, Yutai the Government is increasing the

Fenghsien and possibly naval forces at Tsingtao:to Mr. P. M. Hodgson appeared and

the Tangshan, his object being to ready for an emergency.. before Major C. Willson, at

The Tsingtao Force. Central Magistracy this morning, reach Hauchowfu by way of the

Subject to Cubinet approval, the to defend a young Chinese ramed Lung-Hai Railway to cut off the

Nationalist on the Tientsin- Naval authorities have decided to Yue Kwok-ming, a clerk at the

Pukow Railway.

order two cruisers and four des- Government Laboratory, who was

From the same sources it is troyers, which are now cruising, to charged with the embezzlement of two sums of $25 on March 27 and stated that General Chang Tsung-proceed to Tsingtao.

chang is holding a line from Teng-! It is also likely that the cruiser April 4, respectively, and with hsien to Ichowfu, having checked "Isuzu" with a landing force of forging and issuing two forger re- the Nationalist advance in east 250 bluejackets will be sent to ceipts with regard to the money. Shantung, while reports that he Tsingtao from Yokosuka.

In pleading guilty, Mr. Hodgson has retaken Lincheng are false. Ás asked the Magistrate to treat the All available Northern troops in accused leniently. The defendant's Tsinanfu are being sent to the already at Tsingtao, the total land. father had been employed at the Tienstin-Pukow front to check the laboratory for 20 years, and the Nationalist advance. young man had himself been there for 10 years. It was adverse cir cumstances which caused the de- fendant to take the money, but hel had intended to refund it when he that Feng Yu-hsiang (the "Chris-

ter. tian General") claims that the Mr. Hodgson also suggested that Kuominchun captured Taining on the second charge

was bound up Northern Prisoners.

Monday afternoon, taking 2,000

with the one of embezzlement, and the defendant he thought that should be punished for one offence) only.

received his salary, •

The Other Side.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

A report from Nanking states

Japanese Precautions.

Tokyo, Yesterday. At a conference the Foreign Office, Navy and Army were prac- Major Willson agreed. He said tically unanimous in favour of the that although he would give some despatch of Japanese troops to consideration to Mr. Hadgaon's plea Shantung if the stituation be-

servant.

. The least sentence Worship could

was разя

months' hard labour,

emer-

one Japanese cruiser

is

ing force which will be made avail- able by the new orders will be about 900. The Army authorities are considering the despatch of a brigade from Japan if the situa- tion becomes more, serious-Reu-

RUBBER.

LABOUR PARTY AND THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.

DEBATE WANTED.

London, Yesterday. The Executive of the Parlia

for leniency, at the same time the comes more threatening, but it mentary Labour Party have de- ense was not `one which could be Iwas decided that the situation cided to ask the Government for dealt with too leniently, especially does not yet necessitate such act-an early day for the discussion in as the defendant was a Governmention.

the House of Commons of the Pending further developments "Government's mishandling of that his the Japanese Government is in-the rubber situation.

two creasing the navul, forces at British & Dutch Conversations.

Tsingtao ready for any

The British and Dutch rub- gency-Reuter.

ber conversations are proceed- The Dutch pro- jing amicably.

Monday, ducers departed on but there

question of a breakdown in the nego- tiations and no set conferences; but the leading producers are dis- cussing the situation and the con- versations may continue for some time.-Reuter.

COLONY'S CRIME.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR THE YEAR.

MAGISTRACY REPORTS.

IN THREE WEEKS.

Crucial Battle Predicted By Nationalists.

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no was

Shanghai, April 15. General Chiang Kai-shek, the The number of cases tried at the

Nationalist commander, announc- local Police, courts last year, was 32,122 aa compared 30,516 the pre- tionalist army of the town of ed to-night the capture by the Na-

Approximately 53,000 new Col- vlous year, states the annual re-

Lincheng which was made famous onists were settled in Canada in [port,

during the bandit raid of 1928, in 1927 through the instrumentality The revenue during the year was

General of the Department of Colonisation .Empress of Russia $223,811 as compared with $233,620 Shantung province.

the previous year and the expendi- Chiang Kai-shek's report stated and Development of the Canadian ture showed a considerable de- that the Northern troops under Pacific Railway.. crense, viz.. $8,724 as compared General Sun Chuan-fang were re- with $15,665 the previous year. (treating toward Tsinanfu, the

Of the caser heard, 629 were for provincial capital.

The report also stated that an- the railway interests in Man- jassaults and other offences against the person, 17 for malicious dam-other Nationalist army was ad-churia, is becoming more strain- along the ed, due to the refusal of the age to property, 758 for gambling, vancing northward 2,066 for offences against property Shantung coast for the purpose of Japanese-owned South Manchuria other than malicious injuries to cutting. the Shantung Railway Railway to transport the North- property or predial larceny.. 1,871 midway between Tsingtao and ern troops unless ho agrees to re- Tsinanfu and causing the Japan-turn the rolling stock mortgaged for offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acts and ese to evacuate the town adjacent to the Japanese but which Chang Tao-lin commandeered for troop to. Tsingtao. other Acts relating to the social

transport. Decisive Battle Soon. economy of the Colony, 5,163 for

Japan Threateng Chang. General Chiang Kai-shek, in co- offences against the Opium Ordin-

The Peking Government's 'act operation with the "Christian! ance, 40 for offences against Mas General" Feng Yu-hsiang, ising Minister of Finance, Chan ters and Servants Acts, including

rapidly driving north-easterly Tin-kuei, in an interview publish- Acts relating to Indentured coolles, through Shantung, hoping to ed here, declares that the Japan- and 21,678 for other offences.

force the evacuation by the ese are taking advantage of the critical situation of Northern troops of the Northern present border and relieve the pressure Chang Tso-lin, in order to force "The Silver Wolf," the monthly against Shanel province (Nation-further special rights in Man- magazine of the Hong Kong Boysalist) which is being menaced by churia but the Peking Govern Scout Association, contains many Chang Tso-lin.

the (northern) armies of Marshal ment is determined to resist the

demands. extremely interesting features for

The Nationalist Government A semi-official Japanese Press both Scouts and Guides. Perhaps report to-night declares that the report, published here to-day, of greatest interest is a splendid civil war will reach its crucial quotes the Japanese Minister article, by Mr. C. H. Blason, call point within three weeks with the Yoshizawa as threatening to cut ed "That first class journey, possibility of a decisive battle be off connection between the South which is based on sound advice and ing fought in the vicinity of Pao-Manchuria Railway and the Chin- experience. It is one that every tingfu, în Chibli province, cse lines unless the Chinese sob- Guide and Scout are well advised The Japanese squabble with 'mit to the Japanese demands-

Marshal Chang Teo-lin regarding "Chicago Tribune" Service.

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