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China Mail

No. 25,849

IN SHANTUNG.

SUN CHUAN-FANG'S LOSSES.

NATIONALIST ADVANCE.

+

Great Alarm In Japanese Circles.

"CHRISTIAN GENERAL'S SPECTACULAR ATTACK.

'Advancing in the formation of a pair of pincers, two columns of the Nationalist allied army have forced the Northern troops to retire precipitately. In less than a fortnight, the Nationalists have penetrated a hundred miles on a front of about seventy-five miles

long

All the south-west of Shantung province and a large part of the south of Shuntung have been wrested from the North erners.

Huge captures of men and material are claimed by the Nation- alists following the spectacular flank by the "Christian General's" Kuominchun which broke into the Northerners" rear.

On the Chihli-Homun front, the Kuominchun is about 300 miles from Peking. The joint Nationalist-Kuominchun pincer-like column. in Shantung is also about 300 miles from Peking. On the Shansi front, however, the Northerners declare that they have entered the territory of the Nationalist ally.

THE PEKING PUSH.

That Japan views the situation

with growing alarm is evident

from eables to hand of prepara- tions, to protect nationals in Shantung.

officers,

32 big guns,

over 60 machine-guns, 18,000 rifles.

Caught Unawares.

It now seems as if the main A later Reuter report added Northern army in Shantung that General Sun Chuan-fang, may even have to withdraw while making his bid to reach the north of the Yellow River. Lung-Hai Railway, did not leave There are small garrisons in enough forces to guard his flank. the east of Shantung which can He was defeated by the Kuomin- march to the coast if the road|chun (who caught him unawares) to Peking is cut off but these at Kuyueh, the victors advancing will not be able to offer much to and taking Tsining on April

17. resistance.

A British Naval wireless des-

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928.

AN ACT OF GRACE.

German Warships Mess Plate.

"A MYSTERY."

Australia Returns It To German

. Government.

Sydney, Yesterday.

"RED" MONEY.

Found On Irish Gunmen.

CIRCULATED IN BRITAIN.

"Jix" Says "This Forta

Has Gef To Stop."

London, Yesterday.

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"ASIATIC PRINCE.”

COL. DAY'S QUERIES.

Wants Information On Nanking Outrage.

CONSULATE ATTACK.

Foreign Office State Negotiations! Proceeding.

London, Yesterday.

Vain Search Of A Week.

FORTNIGHT OVERDUE,

22 British: 30 Chinese Crew Aboard.

London, Yesterday.

RUBBER DEBATE.

Fixed For The 26th Instant.

MACDONALD TO LEAD.

Premier "Attracted By The Title" Of Discussion..

London, Yesterday. The mess plate of the German

In the House of Commons, dur-

In the House of Commons, re- A message received from U.S.S. The rubber debate has been fix cruisers "Scharnhorat" and "Leip-ing questions, Sir Wm. Joynton plying to Colonel Harry Day (La-"Barry" states that the American ed for the 26th inst., and Mr. sic," which were destroyed in the Hicks (Home Secretary) confirm bour), Mr. Locker Lampaon said destroyers have returned to Hono- Ramsay MacDonald is expected to battle off the Falkland Islands, is ed the report that the Bank of that no specific claim for repara-lulu after a week of vain search lead the Opposition attack. being returned to the German Gov- England notes were found on the tion for the occupation of the for the liner "Asiatic Prince" with The Premier's Sallle.

Irish gunmen (mentioned on British Consulate at Nanking by fn crew of 22 British and 30 Chi-1 ernment as an act of grace.

At the end of questions in the How the plate came to Sydney March 27) and traced back to a the Nationalist troops had been nese which is a fortnight overdue House of Commons, Mr. J. R. is a mystery. It is supposed to Russian bank in Britain. He was lodged, as His Majesty's Govern on her voyage from Los Angeles Clynes asked that an early date have been left in the Caroline

ment regarded this matter cover-to Yokohama, and has not been be fixed for the Opposition to de- Islands by the Germans for safety

ed by the statement in Mr. Eugene heard of after sending

out bate the "Mishandling by the and found its way here after the

Chen's reply of April 14, 1927.

Government" of the rubber ques- Japanese occupation .of.

that the Nationalist Government the

tion. Mr. Baldwin replied that he (The "China Mail" last Saturday Carolines. It was discovered several

was prepared to make, good for stated: all damage done to the British

Due to arrivé in Hong, was so attracted by the title of the years ago in a dealer's shop when

Kong yesterday,

discussion (Laughter) - that "Asiatic the Consulate at Nanking. the customa officials seized it on

he would like it as early as pos- have met the ground that it was duty:-Reuter.

Hlable to

RUM-RUNNER.

NOTORIOUS CHARACTER

HANGED.

AN ILLINOIS TERROR.

S.O.S.-Reuter

an

Col. Day asked if it was intend-Prince" is believed to

with a mishap when between Lossible. He promised to afford an ed to lodge a claim for compensa-Angeles ond Yokohama. The in-early date and said the House tion or how would the amount be arrived at.

dications point to the vessel having would not be furnished with the Rubber Committee's report, in which the Government decision had been taken, before the debate.

Mr. Lampson said that negotia- been lost but hope has not yet tions were now proceeding with been abandoned.

The "Asiatic Prince" had a gen- the Nanking Government regard-eral cargo for Yokohama, Shanghai Restriction's "Death" Approved. ing the matter.-Reuter.

FINLANDS "RED."

WHOLESALE ARRESTS

CONTINUE.

LEADER'S SUICIDE.

Helsingfors. Yesterday. Vilhunen, one of the Communist

London, Yesterday.

Sir W. Joynson Hicks.

and Hong Kong. On March 22 the agents in Hong Kong (Furness. Sir Eric Geddes, presiding at a consequently inquiring, but was

Far East Line), in accordance with meeting of Dunlops, said that in Benton, Illinois, Yesterday. satisfied that Russian money

the practice existing of keeping in view of the termination of the re- Charles Birger, leader of the was being using in attempts to

touch with vessels here, to ascer- striction scheme on November 1, gang warfare which cost the Egypt foment revolutionary action here.

tain time of arrival, received a the company had put the estates Section of Illinois a score of lives Complete Evidence.

wireless message that for the past on a fuller tapping programme. and who was sentenced to death on "I have very complete evid-

three days the speed had only been He approved of the Govern- 12 knots as compared with the ment's action in ending restric- July 1927 for the murder on Decem-ence that a large number of

average 14 and over. Since then ber, 1926, of Mr. Adams, Mayor Treasury notes, issued to a Rus-

nothing has been heard of the ship of West City, who had been very sian bank in Britain has passed into the possession of the Com-

but the "City of Eastbourne" on active in suppressing rum-runnera,

from Los to-day Reuter's/munist Party, and thence to Com-leaders arrested by the police, in arriving at Yokohama hanged

munist organisers, throughout the round-up of suspects has com Angeles, reported having received American Service.

Britain," declared Sir Wm. Joyn-mitted suicíde by poisoning. on 9.0.8. message on March 24 Thirty Communists are now in from an unknown vessel, position custody and the arrests continue. also unknown.

The prisoners include most of the

In spite of repeated messages Communist Party's salaried officials, from the "City of Eastbourne" no two members of the Diet and further message

was received. It several journalists.—Reuter,

is thought that the message may have been from the "Asiatic Prince" which is now twelve days overdue at Yokohama. There were no passengers on board.

was

J

ISLAND TRAGEDIES.

• NATIVE CONFESSES TO CADET MURDER.

Tulagi, Solomon Islands,

Yesterday.

A native named Freal, who Another Menaje confessed to shooting the cadet, patch says that units of Wu-Han The unit in Sun Chuan-fang's Mr. Lillies, has been sentenced to Nationalists are reported to be army which was cut off was under death. Fifty natives will be tried moving northward up the Peking-General Li Pao-chang, states, for the murder of the native Hankow Railway, in Honan pro- Reuter. This is the 3rd (Sun) vince, to assist the Kuominchun. Chuan-fang) Army Corps com- palice-Reuter.

Situation Explained.

prising the 4th and 8th divisions.

SUMMER!

BEGINS AT TWO IN THE MORNING.

London, Yesterday. Summer time begins (officially) on the 22nd inst.--

Not only is the capture by the The whereabouts of the remain- Kuominchun of Taining, in south-der of the Sun Chuan-fang men west Shantung, confirmed in the facing the Nationalists on the Naval wireless, but a report has south are unknown. They may been received that the Kuomin-be around Yutai but it is possible chun has advanced another ten that they have been surrounded. miles forward, half the distance Reuter mentions a unit of the. to Yenchow, on the Tientsin- Kuominchun (operating separate-at 2 a.m. Pukow Railway, where the North-ly from the joint Kuominchun-Reuter, erners had hoped to make a stand. Nationalist pincer like column The disposition of the rival further south) as advancing armies has to be explained for north-eastwards along the north the situation to be understood.

bank of the Yellow River. The The Northern forces are under final objective is Teinanfu, on the two Generals, Sun Chuan-fang south bank of the Yellow River, and Chang Tsung-chang. The capital of Shantung and astride, fornier bore the brunt of the Na- the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. tionalists' attack, defending the This move is a threat to cut off south and south-west of Shan- the whole of the Northern army

former

THE VOLUNTEERS.

COLOUR PRESENTATION BY GOVERNOR.

ON MAY 6.

teer Defence

Yellow Chosen.

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OUR PICTURES.

Features in To-morrow's Inte.

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In addition to the usual week. end features, which include special article on Chinese affairs by our contendent, Chung-lin" and packling Stan Hill soccer cartoon, there will appear in the "China Mail" to- morrow a series of photographs of great local interest.

Amongst the events thus pic torially described ore three weddinge that took place last Saturday afternoon, the "At Home" at the new Diocesan Boys' School, the first dinner of the Portuguese Company of the Volunteer Defence Corps, and the Inspection of the Police Force and Polico Reserve by H.E. the Governor.

A number of pictures of local people will also appear.

CLAIM BY HAYNES.

SUING MR. BREWER FOR $1,000.

A POINT OF LAW

1

American destroyers have been sent from Honolulu to search the the probable region in which Wa, fation Prince, was at the time

The "Asiatic Prins St

Further discussion took place at the Summary Court this morning, the group of five mainta arising out of the case in which Mr. round-the-world cargo service.] L. E. Haynes aues Mr. N. I. Brewer, as to

whether the statement of GOVERNOR'S YACHT. claim sets out a case in law

Plaintiff aues for $1,000 alleged

to

be due for work done and M.V. “BRITANNIA" LAUNCHED materials supplied.

Plaintiff was not in Court but was represented by Mr. O. E. C. Marton.

Defendant appeared in person.

TO-DAY.

SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION.

The motor yacht "Britannia," the

Mr. Marton asked for a date to new vessel built for H.E. The

Governor be fixed for hearing.

of Hong Kong, was His Honour indicated that he launched this morning at the slip- Messrs. Ah King, at son Hicks at Leamington, in am-was not hearing the case himself. way of plifying his statement in the Com-! Mr. Brewer naked His Honour Causeway Bay.

Precisely whether he could direct an issue

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.

at 11 o'clock, Miss tion, but thought, that the Gov- On Sunday the 6th May, His Ex-mons. tung. The Nanking Nationalists in Shantung from communication cellency the Governor will present Reference to China and Japan. as to whether the statement of Clementi vory successfully conduct-ernment was wrong in ending it under Generalissimo Chiang Kai- with Peking.

Coloura to the Hong Kong Volun- He also referred to Soviet in-claim had shown there was any ed the usual launching ceremony without fuller regard to the inter- shek were in the south and the

To Make a Stand?

and the vessel decorated with gay eats involved. Corps Murray trigue abroad, notably in China, jcase. It was a question of law.

on

The bare seven months' notice Kuominchun under the "Chris- East of Sun Chuan-fang's Parade Ground at 9.30 am.

where the position was better, be- His Honour: You can submit that buntings slowly slid into the water

to float on an even keel.

allowed was really little if any tian General" in the south-west. army, another Northern army The grant of Colours to the cause China had discovered at the trial:

· Flank Attack.

faced the right wing of the Nan-Corps wae sanctioned by the Army Moscow. "But their crimes Mr. Brewer: It would determine Later in the offices of Messrs. Ah better than none. Adequate time General Sun Chuan-fang, neking Nationalists in the south-Council and approved by His and murders will continue and the whole case if this issue were King, Mr. R., R. Roxburgh, of should have been given to manu- cording to Reuter, had been at-centre of Shantung. This army is Majesty the King last year. that kind of thing has got to stop.jɛettled before.

Messrs. Thornycroft Co., Ltd., in facturers to liquidate commit- tacking from Yutai southward to under General Chang Tsung- The Colours have been designed It has momentarily been stopped His Honour: Are you respon-an appropriate speech, thanked ments.

He nevertheless welcomed the Tangshan (in north-west of chang.

As the Kuominchun had reach-stitution is

at the College of Arms, which in- in China, but recently it has been sible for the particulars, Mr. Miss Clementi for kindly and suc

Marton. Kiangsu province), hoping to

responsible for the apparent in Japan."Reuter.

cessfully launching the yacht, and promised death of restriction isolate Hsuchowfu, has junced Tsining, Chang Tsung-chang's design of all Colours for the Another Important Question. Mr. Marton (amidst smiles): No, hoped that the vessel would come and hoped that it would never be necessitated. He anticipated a tion of the Tientsin-Pukow army was also menaced. Accord-Regular and Territorial Army. The Home Secretary (Sir Wm. 1 am not.

up to expectations. and Lung-Hai Railways, the ingly, it retired to Tsowhsien, up

the reasonable measure of stabilisa- The King's Colour follows the Joynson Hicks) was asked by His Honour: Have you read Among those present at

included being the

of the Tientein-Pukow Railway, on usual design of the Union Jack Major Guy Kindersley whether in them?

the tion of rubber prices after the line

gathering

H.E. communication of the Na- April 17 and; still being in dan having a circlet aurrounding a red view of the fact that Bank of Eng- Mr. Marton: No.

the temporary dislocation had passed. Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi,

Sir Eric Geddes also stated that tionalists (south to north) and ger, fell back to Yenchow (fur-disc and surmounted by a Crown land notes had been found on per- His Honour then directed Mr. Misses Clementi, Master Clementi, the latter that of the Kuominchunther north, alao on the Railway) in its centre.

sons described as Irish gunmen, ar- Marton to read the particulars and Commdr. and Mrs. J. B. Newill, Mr. the settlement of the actions (west to cast). Kweiteh (in the the next day.

rested before Easter for being in Mr. Marton and Mr. Brewer engag- H. B. L. Dowbiggin, and Mr. G. (mentioned yesterday) had re- extreme east of Honan) was his Indications, according to Reu- The Regimental Colour usually illegal possession of firearms, had ed in conversation.

Swann, of the Government Marine sulted in a financial advantage to

the company of £350,000. objective. Sun Chuan-fang had ter, point to Chang Tsung-chang's corresponds with the facings of the been traced to Russian banking in- Subsequently, Mr. Marton aug-Surveyor's Office. in mind the turning of the Nan-men attempting to make a stand Regiment, but the Corps having no stitutions in this country, he gested that the case might be ad- The "Britannia" is a beautiful Why Government Abandoned king Nationalists" left flank. at Tai-an (50 miles north of Yen-facings owing to ite uniform being would make inquiries GB to journed a week in order that he motor yacht, with low lines and a

Restriction. As Sun Chuan-fang moved chow), Tsinanfu, the provincial khaki drill, yellow has been chosen, whether any moneys standing could go into the matter with the racy appearance, fitted with a 6

Singapore, Yesterday, southward, the Kuominchun (ie., capital, on the Yellow River, is as the Regimental Colour of the to the credit of Russian trading plaintiff.

cylinder engine by Messrs. Thorny Speaking at Kuala Lumpur, Mr. another 40 miles further north. Hong Kong Regiment, the only organisations in this country were His Honour said that Mr. Brewer croft Ltd, and "built by Messrs. Ormsby Gore (Dominions' Under- 300 Miles From Peking, other unit connected exclusively being used in attempts to organise had attended ex parte some time ago Ah King, the well known local Secretary) said that the reason In other words, the. com- with the Colony, was yellow. In revolutionary action here.

when the plaintiff was in Hospital motor and launch builders.

the Government decided to aban- bined pincer-like Nationalist the centre there is a red disc

The Home Secretary replied that and Mr. Brewer then explained that The measurements of the vessel don the Rubber restriction Iny in and-Kuominchun column is 100 which is embroidered the Dragon Major Kindersley's Information was he had duiles outside the Colony are given as 79 ft. o.a., and It is the unsatisfactory nature of the miles from the lower course of crest of the Corps, surrounded by correct. He (the Home Secretary) which made a series of attendances 14 ft. wide. At the time of taking facts and figures connected with the Yellow River, or about 800 a cirolet bearing the name of the was constantly making inquiries inconvenient.

the water the vessel was incom- the industry. miles from Peking.

Corps and surmounted by a Crown. and was satisfied that Russlan Mr. Marton: We are trying to plete, baving the cabins and other Money and science had been In Honan province, the Kuo- Underneath is, the motto "Null money was being used in the way settle the case.

minor particulars to be fixed. lavishly expended in an attempt. Nationalist Claims.

minchun (operating by itself) is Secundus In Oriente," which was suggested.-British Wireless Ser Mr. Brewer: What I would like Everything is hoped to be com- to defeat the policy of restriction Sun Chuan-fang had 20,000 nearly 100 miles north of the borne by the Old Volunteer Corps: vice.

would be for Your Honour to direct pleted in about three weeks time, by cheapening reclaimed rubber men in an advanced position, Yellow River or, again, 800 miles surrounding the whole is a Garland

an issue on the question of law.. when the vessel will be put through and the use of less real rubber. around Yutal, facing the Nation- from Peking. From this front, of Rose, Thistle and Shamrock,

His Honour indicated that he her paces in a trial.

It is inevitable when the Gov- alists in the south. These were Reuter reports that the Northern which appears on most. Regimental

would fix Thursday at eleven o'clock

ernment Hed up commerce, that enveloped through the Kuomin-armies have evacuated Changteho Colours.

for this. Issue to be tried but later

difficulties would arise; industry's. chun reaching their rear and a and Tamingfu, in the extreme The idea that the Crops should

commented that difficulties might Mak Wing-sang (36), Jescribed only hope was to become more

board efficient, 10- Reuter cable says that the unit north-east of Honan. Here the have Colours originated with Lady

arise if Mr. Marton applied for na canteen v manager- оп was destroyed.

Kuominchun is hoping to enter Clementi, on whose Inspiration a

leave to supply further amended H.M.S. "Wildewan," was sentenced He advised growers to give Nationalist headquarters at the south of Chihli and follow fund was raised by the Ladies of

particulars.,

by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon practical support to the Rubber Hauchowfu, in north Kiangau, the Feking-Hankow Railway the Colony to provide the Colours. In the House of Lords, the Mr. Brower: I should be pleased Magistracy yesterday to five Research Institute, and emphas

northward. It is interesting to The presence of ladies at the Straits Settlements and the to receive them,

months hard labour for the emised the fact that the Government note that Wu-Han Nationalists Farade, and at Volunteer Head Johore Territorial Waters Agree- His Honour said that, on consider bezzlement of $18,570, the property had taken no decision against Bri- from Hankow are to assist the

a after the ceremony will be ment Bill nagged the Committee stion, he thought the best course of C Ah Wing and Company, tish Interests. State action was

Reuter

Nationalists under the "Christian General," Feng Yu-halang) seiz- ed its opportunity, struck at Sun Chuan-fang's flank and rear and completely frustrated the opera- tion. The Kuominchun marched; on, north-eastwards, to occupy Tsining, on the Grand Canal, saya Reuter.

claim the following captures:

over 20,000 men,

8 Major-Generals

· Erigadier Generkis,

over 200 field and company

(Continued on Page 7.)

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Coros.

on

STRAITS' BILL,

PASSES THROUGH LORDS'

COMMITTEE. -

London, Yesterday,

day's let

Connaught-road Central.

Láloné-Reuter.