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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1928.

No. 25,850

BATHING BEACHES.

SOLDIERS' RUSE ?

Another Shop Window Broken.

STEPS BY DIPLOMATIC BODY.

POWERS ANXIOUS.

Meanwhile Further Nationalist Successes Reported

YENCHOW SAID TO HAVE FALLEN.

Steps by the Powers to accord adequate protection to foreignera in North China during the impending crisis are to be agreed upon at a meeting of the Diplomatic Body in Peking, states a Chinese cable frm Shanghui.

Further successes for the Nationalist allies are indicated. After a brief halt to consolidate their gains, the Nationalists and the Kuominchun cavalry pushed on northward. Yenchow has been given up by the Northerners in the face of a dual attack and the The remainder Northerners have only about 10,000 men at Tui-an.

of the shattered army is converging on Tsinanfu, on the Yellow River, the junction of the Tientsin-Pukow and Tsinan-Tsingtao Rail-

ways.

Four To Be Open To The Public.

FIRST OF NEXT MONTH.

TWO PRIVATES.

Charges From Twenty Cents To Not The Way To Get Discharged,

Five Cents.

Says Magistrate.

Four bathing beaches will be open for the use of the general public morning, twe soldiers of the At the Central Magistracy "this as from Tuesday, May 1.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

DISASTROUS. FIRE.

Blaze At Treaty Port Of Chungking. 1,000'S OF HOUSES BURNED.

City Of 600,000 People Far Up The Yangtare.

Chungking, Yesterday, - Several thousands of housea Ware burned down in a very big

fire which broke out here yester

(Note: Chungking, is more than

that next to the Royal Hong Kong Hayes and Ptc. T. Duffy, were day (Thursday) and swept the city.

The North Point enclosure ja Queen's Regiment, Pte. W. G. Yacht Club. There is one at Ken-charged with wilfully smashing in British Naval Wireless. nedy Town as usual. Public faci-the. early hours of the morning, lities will be available at Repulse a window of the Hong Kong Elec- 1,400 miles up the Yangtze River, Bay, as indicated by the Govern-tric Light Company at 2 Queen's in the province of Szechuan, in the ment in reply to a question by the road Central, and causing damage weet of China Proper. It is a Treaty Port, accessible on the in- Hon. Sir Henry Pollock. Kt. K.C., to the extent of $20. on Thursday. There is also the Tal Mr. R. E. Lindsell In stating the nermoat stages of the River only Wan Bay beach at Kowloon. charge said: "Do you think it to craft moved by 'coolies hauling

funny to do this?"

ropes on the banks. The most re- "I have nothing to say, sir" an-liable estimate of the population is swered Hayes.

|600,000, living in small houses pil- Both the accused pleaded guilty ed up on the riverside). R.H.K.Y.C.) and Tai Wan Bay, and His Worship imposed a fine of

5 cents: Kennedy Town,

Charges of admission, per person, are as follow:-

20 cents: Repulse Bay,

10 cents: North Point (adjoining|

Kowloon,

$100, with the alternative of six weeks' hard labour for both the

Alarm is felt in Tsinanfu, the capital of Shantung. Even in Northern circles, it is doubtful if it can be held against the allied BULGARIA'S 'QUAKE. the Electric Company,

drive,

ALARM AT TSINÀNFU. .

centre

100 BODIES RECOVERED FROM of seven days' hard labour.

RUINS.

INUNDATIONS.

on

Sofia, Yesterday. Except for a small area a quar- The Diplomatic Body has fixed port the capture on April 16 of on a date for a conference to ex-Kufowhsien, the birthplace of Ler of a mile across, situated

high ground in the centre of thei tend precautionary measures for Confucius, a strategic the protection of foreigners in where Generalissimo Chiang Kai has suffered severely from the town, the whole of Philippopolis China. Tientsin is to be the cen-shek's column and the "Christian tre of the measures, states the General's" Kuominchun effected earthquake. A "Kung Sheung Yat Po," and the junction. Headquarters also steps to be taken will be such that claim the capture of 30,000 pri- no misunderstanding. can arise soners. 32 field guns, 18,000 rifles but will meet with the approval of and 6.000 machine guns. all contending factions.

Northerners on Run.

Ironsides in the Van.

Wholesale Desertions.

No Reinforcements.

Peking, Yesterday,

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TURNS UP TRUMPS.

FENG YU-HSIANG'S NEW ALLIANCĘ,

WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

Subordinates. Ordered To Obey Chiang Kai-shek.

WHAT IS CHANG TSO-LIN GOING TO DO?

[By "Li Chung-yin."]

Once again the "Christian General" has turned up trumps for Homebody else in the welter of Chinese politics. If history is re- peated, however, the time is not far distant when he will quarrel with the friends for whom he has just rendered meritorious service.

Of greater public interest is his circular telegram, quoted in a Chinese cable, instructing all his commanders faithfully -to obey Chiang Kai-shek, the Generalissimo of the allied Na-

tionalist armies..

Speculation has been rife as to what Marshal Chang Teo-lin, head of the Ankuochun Government in Peking will do. The latest rumour to gain credence is that he has already decided to abandon his hold on territory in China Proper and concentrate on defence in Manchuria, outside the Great Wall,

Bandits Checked,

Ichang, Yesterday. The arrival of the commander of culprits, and also ordered them to the 6th Independent Division of the pay $10 each as compensation to Nationalist Army, General Liu Ho- or failing tung, has had a salutary effect on that to undergo a further sentence the local bandits.-British Naval

Wireless. In passing sentence His Wor-

(Note: Ichang is in the west of It is 970 miles ahip anid: "If you think you will Hupeh province. be discharged from the Army, you above Hankow and 462 miles below Chungking. The former commsn- are grossly mistaken."

der, General Wel I-san, left with his army corps to join the Wu-Han

Circumstances are against the with Chiang Kai-shek's group.on Nationalist expedition which la Northern armies rallying and the right.

Everything As the Northerners are now

RUBBER.

NEW RESOLUTION FROM CEYLON.

STILL UNDECIDED.

"FAIR TO SHOWERY.”

Squally Weather Predicted For The Week-end.

·

The Observatory's weather forecast for the 24 hours end- ing at noon to-morrow is as fol- lows:-

"South winds, moderate; squally, fair to showery."

The forecast applies to Hong Kong, the south coast of China between Hainan Island and the Lamocks, and Formosa Channel

HOLD ON MANCHURIA.

making a stand.

helping the "Christian General" against Peking, and the 5th divi-points to their retreat becoming a outnumbered in Shantung, and sion has been sent up from Hankow rout, at least until the Yellow to Ichang to take over the garrison River is reached. duties.)

At this stage, it should be

JAPANESE DIET.

"LIVELY" CEREMONY

ANTICIPATED.

OPENING ON MONDAY.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

shaken in morale, observers ex- pect them to fall back northward until the sorely tried divisions can be replaced by troops in the rear.

borne in mind that the crack units in the Manchurian army,

The "Christian General,” generally referred to as the

Supposing the Nationalists Fengtien troops, have yet to be reach Peking, either by victory in pitted against the advancing the field, or through Chang Teo- Nationalists.

lin deciding to move back into

The Northerners defeated in Manchuria. Then, it is supposed, Shantung province belong to two the "Christian, General" will have commands. That under General a voice in Peking together with A special session of the Diet has Sun Chuan-fang consists mainly Chiang Kai-shek. been convened. The opening cere-of men from the central maritime mony of the session on April 23 is provinces. Those under General Party predict that this will be the Supporters of the Nationalist expected to be extremely lively, and Chang Tsung-chang are from fundamental step towards unifica tion, or alternatively the resigna- will very possibly result in dissolu- Shantung and Chihli provinces.tion of China.. But it is neces-

Ition of the Government.

Sun Chuan-fang has about sary to take stock of the "Chris- Votes of non-confidence in the 20,000 men Chang Tsung-chang tion General's" record.

It is admitted that he is per- Government collectively, and the about 50,000, but some of these Home Minister individually will be in the north, east and along the

are employed on garrison duties Bonally ambitious. presented, and in addition the Gov-

coast of Shantung. ernment decision to despatch troops to Chinn, though apparently ap proved by the majority of the Up-

• Northerners Outnumbered.

hospital and number of churches are among the buildings destroyed and only a few

Colombo, Yesterday. houses are visible among the ruins

After a long session the Ceylon of a score of villages.

Estates Proprietary Association The houses of Borgiaovgrad, have passed a resolution to the All reports go to show that which escaped the first earthquake, effect that "while favouring the im- Of most importance in the war, General Sun Chuan-fang's army were demolished by the later visi are the developments subsequent of 50.000 Northerners was wiped tation. A hundred bodies have so out by the Nationalist occupation far been recovered and many more to the first Northern debacle.

off are under the ruins. General Chang Tsung-chang de-of Yenchow, cutting them

General Chang Tsung- 'After the earthquake water cided to vacate Yenchow (on the from Tientsin-Pukow Railway) and re-chang's other Northern forces, spouted up from fissures, inundat- treated north to Tai-an. Here, which also suffered very heavy ing the country-side. The popula

¡losses.

tion of Sofia is still in a state of only 10,000 men are attempting to

Corruption is rife in the North- panic and families are camping in dig in, the rest continuing to

ern ranks, the 7th army corps the open. move north in semi-confusion.

The losses in these two earth- Morale is badly shaken in the has gone over to the Nationalists Northern ranks, staics an over- in a body, while there have un-quakes are estimated at

several night cable. Anxiety is enter-doubtedly been further defections hundred million Levae.-Reuter. Lained on account of Tsinanfu on a large scale.-Router.

80,000 Families Homeless.

He was in Peking a few years where the people are already in a

Sofia, Later.

ago, nominally as a supporter of Marshal Wu Pei-fu. Wu Pei-fu panic.

The premier, in an interview at Up to the present

led his own army east to fight no Man-Philippopolis, said the earthquakes, [churian reinforcements have of the 14th and 18th inst. destroyed

The Nanking Nationalist Army Chang Tso-lin in Manchuria. The Latest reports are that the Na-been sent by the Peking Govern- the districts of 1,000 square kilo-mediate removal of restriction on led by the Minselto and others, shek

per Hause, will be strongly attack- at the front under Chiang Kai-"Christian General" turned tionalists advanced on Yenchow ment to Shantung but Marshal metres extent and 80,000 families rubber 'exports or its gradual re- They are expected to oppose the 100,000 men. He has of course, Pei-fu's rear and, in co-operation numbers approximately traitor, struck a vital blow at Wu from the south, with the Canton Chang Tan-lin is massing his are homeless. The relief work is moval between now and November big expenses connected with the ex- other units in the rear. ese Ironsides as the vanguard, forges at Tehchow on the Shan-progressing. The casualties so far 1, this Association defers its

with Chang Tso-lin (whom he is The Kuominchun column's tung-Chihli border, straddling the exceed 100 killed and 400 injured. finite decision until the receipts of

de-pedition.

The "Christian General," Feng now attacking) set up a new ad- avalry co-operated by pressing Tientsin-Pukow Railway, where

In the meantime, the vernacular Yu-hsiang, who is an ally of the ministration in Peking. from the south-west,

further information concerning papers are censuring the despatch Nationalists, he will meet the Nationalist ad-

has also about Two of the Shantung (North-vance

discussions at present in progress of troops, which the Nichi Nichi 100,000 men engaged in the war should

Help From Russia. General Chang ern) Generals claimed to have Taung-chang collapse completely

in Malaya and Ceylon"-Reuter. contends is clearly against the areas. The majority are north of "Christian General" and Chang As was to be expected, the been captured are Lau Chee-luk in Shantung.

wishes of the nation.

the upper Yellow River, moving Tso-lin quarrelled.. The latter (an ex-governor, of Swatow) and Peking is calm and officialdom

BRITISH NAVY. Protection of Japanese Lives, Chan Sau-cheuk, both of whom is apparently undisturbed.

In a statement giving the reasons on the boundary between Chihli Peking since.

up the Peking-Hankow Railway, won and has been in control in were in Kwangtung during the

for the despatch of troops to China, and Honan provinces. The minor-General" withdrew by a devious The "Christian PERSONNEL OF 1913 AND

the Government recalls that Japan, ity are in the south-west of route, received material help from THIS YEAR. trekked north a few years ago has asserted that many of the re-

at the time, she withdrew from Shantung province, forming the Russia, and then joined the Na- and joined, the Peking faction. norts of Northern reverses were

The listing of British Govern- "FIRST LORD'S" STATEMENT. Shantung last year, gave warning left wing of a combined column tionalist Party. From Kansu, in Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is Jananese propaganda. made in ment Bonds on the New York Stock

that she was prepared to take steps quoted as having ordered special order to justify the despatch of Exchange has been most favour-

London, Yesterday. to send a further expedition for treatment for these two prisoners. Jananese troops to Shantung. ably commented upon as a Im- Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord the protection of Japanese lives

Many Nationalist Casualties.

It is understood that the Chin-portant contribution to the inter- of the Admiralty, in a written and property, If peace and order in The severity of the fighting can ese authorities have decided to nationalisation of the New York Parliamentary answer gives the locality were again disturbed. be gauged from the fact that al-protest to the Japanese Legation Market and to the stabilisation of comparison of the number of off this action does not imply any un- The Government emphasises that

force eastward along the Lung- though the Nationalists have been against the despatch of the troops. the world market.

UNAIDED FINANCIALLY IN

Hai Railway to reinforce the NA- winning easily, they have had toRenter,

cers and ratings serving in the friendly intention towards China of The "Herald Tribune" dwells Royal Navy in 1918 and this year. interference in the military opera-

WORLD FLIGHT.

tionalist column in Shantung. send back big batches of wounded

Also from Honan, he sent a big- troops to Nanking, the capital.

upon the warm reception accorded In January 1913, there weretions of either faction. It declares

ger force northward to invade FRESS DISCUSSION. - to the lexue by the public, which it 9,489 officers and 128,607. ratings, that the troops will be withdrawn

the south of Chihli province. interprets as reflecting unbounded the total being 188,096.

as soon as the danger is past.

In view of his previous tres- and financial integrity of the Bri- were 8,550 officers and 93,799 rat-in the Diet, the Government's can- the Press with regard to the fact with Chiang Kai-shek, or

Paris, Yesterday, confidence in the credit position In January of this year there As evidence of the close division

chery, it is not unreasonable to There is a lively discussion in be careful of him. Will he deal tish Government. Reuter's Ameri-ings or a total of 102,314-British didate, Hajime Motoda, was elect that the world flight of Costes and Chiang Kai-shek deal with him if

will. Tientsin, Yesterday. can Service..

ed Speaker of the Lower House by Lebrix was made. mainly without they do take Peking? Three companies of Japanese

the narrow margin of two votes, oficial support. troops left for Tainanfu this

It is emphasised with 230 voles against his oppon- that the flight from Tokyo to too bright, even if "unification" The immediate future is not There is no reliable news from morning totalling 500 men. in-.

ent's 228. The only other candi- France was entirely unaided, yet it by force of arms succeeds.. the Chibli-Shansi front.

cluding engineers and machine- On the Chihli-Honan front, it is gunners.--Reuter.

data for the post was the Pro-beat all records for speed, tenacity letarian, Professor Abe, who obtains and economy, confirmed that the main strength

ed seven.

Chan Kwing-ming regime. They

Pekine's Explanation,

The Ankuochun spokesman

Martial Law at Tsingtao.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

Large numbers of casualties have arrived at Fukow (the ter-lines at Tsingtao

The Japanese landed 550 mar

fa port in minus of the railway down from Shantung) this morning-Reu the front lines, opposite Nank- ter. ing), saya a British Naval, Wire- less despatch.

Other, Fronts.

BRITISH CREDIT.

GOVERNMENT BONDS ON NEW

YORK EXCHANGE.

WARM RECEPTION.

New York, Yesterday.

Wireless Service.

"RED

ACTIVITIES.

WHAT RIGA POLITICAL POLICE FOUND,

BOMBAY'S MILLS.

STRIKE SITUATION WORSE.

MOSCOW MONEY.

Mr. Hochi

the extreme north-west of China Proper, he marched into Shensi and then into Honan.. From

COSTES & LEBRIX, Honan, he has sent a fairly large

which

the

Most Northerly Point. Shanghai. Yesterday: of the "Christian Generalí”

This is an old saying that the Martial law has been proclaim-

The Fress are demanding the ap-Southerners can never cross the was suppressed for pointment of an Air Minister who Yellow River. Kuominchun has captured Taming ed at Tsingtao and ships are for-

Bombay, Yesterday. (in the south of Chihli) but one bidden to enter or leave at night)

The mill strike situation is grow-Home Minister of interference in to the development of aviation-Christian General" sent north to

making allegations against the will devote the whole of his time the Kuominchun

That portion bi Northern army is stated to be time. The U.S. destroyer "Hul

Riga, Yesterday. ing worse, and in consequence the General Election-Reuter. holding on to Fenglo (in extreme bert," "Non.". "Sicard." "Pruitt"

Reuter. In the course of their searches strikers are succeeding in calling north of Honan), on the Peking-and "Preble" are now in Tsingtao the political police found docu-out other workers. Hankow Rallway, and keeping but there is no British warship ments relating to Communists sub- back the Kuominchun.

Approaching Telnanfu.

Shanghai, Yesterday,

Japanese reports from Tainan-

fu suggest that the Nationalist vanguards were yesterday ap

there. Reuter.

Twenty mills are now idle and sidising and controlling "Left"|40,000 are on strike. This is twice newspapers and copies of Import- the number that came out on ant correspondence with Moscow.jstrike on April 16, and 'the news So far there have been 11 Arrests. comes as something of a surprise after yesterday's report that 15,000 had returned to work- Reuter.

-Reuter. "LE COLBERT.”

BREST.

proaching Taishan Hills overlook- NEW CRUISER LAUNCHED AT ing Tsinanfu. This is borne out in an announcement by the British and American Consula-General at Tsinanfu who have advised their respective nationals to leave in view of the fighting zone moving in that direction.

CARRIES TWO 'PLANES.

Paris, Yesterday, The 10,000 ton cruiser "Colbert" has been launched at Breat has a speed of 88 knots and carries

Nationalist headquarters re-two seaplanes-Reuter.

PRINCESS MARY.

LEAVES MARSEILLES FOR HOME.

EGYPTIAN. TOUR OVER.

Marseilles, Yesterday.

ARBITRATION.

ITALO-AMERICAN TREATY SIGNED.

Rome, Yesterday.

THE BOLLWORM.

IMPORTANT COTTON

DISCOVERY.

GOVERNMENT ACTION.

MEXICO MELEE.

78 MORE INSURGENTS

KILLED.

"ROSE OF TRINIDAD."

Mexico City, Yesterday,

attack Chihli is "across" the Yellow River. The Nationalists in Shantung are not. The old saying, however, need not apply to-day in modern warfare. But the Nationalists were counter- attacked and driven back by Gen- eral Sun Chuan-fang when at the height of their success last autumn,

After a long wait till this month the Nationalists are back

New York, Yesterday. Following the discoveries of an outbreak of the cotton pink boll- worm, the Department of Agricul-

A telegram from Guadalajara again in Shantung and have gone ture has quarantined nine planta-states that 78 Insurgents were kill further north than they ever tione in Texas as from April 25," edin. encounters" with Federal have since they set out from

The regulations prohibit the cut troops in the State of Jalisco. The Canton in 1926. - **** ward movement of cotton seed insurgents belonged to the band The vanguard has passed Yen. from the area affected and require led by General Guillen known as chow, on the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-

Shel Princess

Lascelles have left for London on Treaty has been signed at Waskfore shipment-Reuters American killed. The Federal losses are not their return from Egypt-Reuter. Ington-Renter.

given-Router's American, Bervice.

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