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No. 25,894

LEGATIONS' FEARS.

BARRICADES PUT UP LAST NIGHT.

A KIDNAPPING PLOT!

"Christian General" Still Bent on Truculence.

TIENTSIN'S FATE SEALED: WILL IT BE SEIZED ?

BLISHED

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1928.

PHOSGENE!

What Germany

Manufactures.

M.P.'S QUESTIONS.

"

‘RED” ACTIVITIES.

Soviet Money For Gunmen.

IN ENGLAND.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

“ITALIA'S” CREW.

In A Pitiful Plight.

FROST BITTEN....

"Enough To Poison The Whole Further Statement in Commons by Split Up Into Three Groups:

World," Says Sir W. Davison.

Trudging Towards Relief-Ship.

the Home Secretary,

London, Yesterday.

'GENUINE" SIR · WILLIAM CROOKES

·(English Mado)·.

LENSES

"Are the ONLY PROTECTION against the `tropic zon-lbey absorb the ultra violet. and infra red rays so dangerous to the

eyes.

Many Imitations—the 'genuine from

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician.

$334,700 ESTATE. ¦ NEVER ENDING.

Chinese General's Money British Ships' Yangtsze

in Hong Kong.

ALL IN HARD CASH.

Will Made Month Before His Mysterious Death.

Perils.

FIGHTING AT WANHSIEN.

Unsatisfactory Conditions Due to Civil War.

London, Yesterday.

Oslo, Yesterday. - Estate worth $384,700 has been Perils which British merchant In the House of Commons, In the House of Commons, in The serious plight of the crew left in Hong Kong by a Chinese craft on the Upper Yangtsze River have to undergo seem never questioned with regard to the re- answer to questions, Sir William of the "Italia"several are suf- governor. The "Christian General's" breach of faith with the Diplomatic cent explosion of phosgene poison Joynson Hicks (Home Secretary) fering from frostbitten hands and Deceased is General Tang Chi- to end. Every day during this gas in Hamburg, Mr. Locker- said that the enquiries behind feet-is emphasised by messages yao, who died on May 29, 1927, last week or so, a ship has been Corps and his Nationalist colleagues had a sequel last night in that Lampson (Under-Secretary at the the discovery that the bank notes from Oslo and King's Bay in-at the age of 45. He is well- fred at. Now the China Naviga-

the possession barricades had to be erected around the Peking Legations for fear Foreign Office) said that under found in

of dicating that the ice is drifting, known to many Chinese and a few tion Co.'s "Kintang" has made a

foreigners in this Colony.

¿second report of being fired at, that an attempt might be made to kidnap a Northern General who the Versailles treaty Germany Irish gunmen had passed through and is almost impassable.

was forbidden to manufacture Russian banks in England showed The marooned crew is now split Everything he left in Hong ostensibly by men on the banks, had sought sanctuary there. Further to the arrogant flaunting by phosgene for war purposes but that between July 1927, and up into three groups: firstly, Kong is in hard caah, including a when at Anping, 121 miles above. the "Christian General's" subordinate of an agreement with the the manufacture of phosgene for April, 1928, £27,000 was dis-General Nobile and four others sum of $100,000, two of $50,000 Ichang.

industrial purposes was allowed bursed through Russian banks for carrying two broken legged com- and one of $10,000 in various for- The attack was answered by Foreign Powers, the Japanese are stated to be desirous of taking to the maximum extent of nine Communist Parties in Britain. panions towards the relief ship eign banks and $97,150 in gold the armed guards now carried on these ships. It is understood that tons daily.

The transactions took the form of "Braganza;" secondly, seven, who bonds in another bank. very strong action to secure compliance.

Sir W. II. Davison (Con.. S.'an exchange of the Bank of Eng-are 20 miles to the east of Probate has been granted to the guards are not provided by Help for the Shansi faction against the domineering influence Kensington) declared that was land notes for Treasury notes. A Nobile's party: thirdly, three Mr. Tang, Shao-shan, of No. 87, the British gunboat flotilla on the of the "Christian General" is forthcoming from an unexpected quar- enough to poison the whole world considerable number of the latter who were last seen trudging land- Kowloon Tong, his eldest son, who Yangtaze, but are formed by the is the sole executor. Death owners themselves, consisting after a few months of making. had been definitely traced to the ward. ter, namely, Hankow,

He asked how could one distin-¡Communist Party in Great Bri

Moscow, Yesterday. dutles paid here amount to nearly mostly of Chinese. Nevertheless the "Christian General" is still bent on seizing guish between industrial and war! Tientsin, the fate of which appears to have been sealed as arrange-phosgene. ments are being made whereby the Northern defenders will either that if there was any suspicion of Mr. Locker Lampson replied

surrender or evacuate.

YEN HSI-SHAN TO STAY.

Peking, To-day.

-General Yen Hsi-shan-com- mander-in-chief of the Shansi branch of the allied Nationalist army) and General Pei Tsung- hsi (one of the Canton faction

und a member of the present Government at Hankow) arrived

at Peking on June 11,

In some quarters, the arrival of

General Pei Tsung-hsi (who is a

Nationalist proper) is taken to indicate that the Hankow branch

FATE SEALED.

Northerners Position at

Tientsin.

any infringement of the Treaty, the League of Nations was en- titled to hold an enquiry.-Reu- iter.

A REAL VETERAN.

ENTERED REUTER'S-SERVICE- SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

DIES IN MELBOURNE.

Reuter,

**Jix."

Hicks..

A powerful icebreaker has $20,000 and it is not known if Present unsatisfactory condi- been ordered to prepare to start other estate was left elsewhere. tions are due to the civil war be- Death in Yunnanfa {tween General Yang Sen, who has with an aeroplane for Spitsbergen while another icebreaker also

The will was made only a month been marching up-river, and with an aeroplane, has been before the General's death in Yun- General Liu Hsiang, who is trying ordered to proceed immediately to nanfu, the capital of Yunnan pro to keep what he holds. There has vince, in the extreme south-west of been considerable fighting at Port Hope.

China Proper. It is a very brief Wanhsien, which is above Ichang, document and testator refers in it but the situation is obscure, says to his illness.

Ja British Naval wireless des-

1

According

Amundsen's Appeal.

Oslo, Yesterday. Amundsen has telegraphed to

It was known at the time that patch. Further, it is said that the American friends asking whether! they are willing to take a share in two of Nang Chi-yao's subordinates anti-Japanese boycott there is financing an expedition by Lieut. were plotting to remove him from taking a more active turn. Dietrichson, piloting a Dornier Power with a view to setting up

SAILORS' HOME. Wahl flying boat, which is ready a new administration under the The Tientsin, problem is in

to start from Germany, to assist auspices of the Nationalist Govern- Sir Wm. Joynson

Considerable mystery was, EARL JELLICOE'S' TRIBUTE TO the "Italia." Lieut. Dietrichsonment.. course of solution thanks to the

· LOCAL CENTRE.. Northerners deciding, in their own interests, either on moving

Melbourne, Yesterday. tain and its allied bodies, and the piloted one of the aeroplanes in attached to his death at the time

His Political Career,

"SPLENDID HOSPITALITY." out or making terms with the Henry Michael Collins, 36 years, a clerk in the foreign exchange Polar Expedition of 1928,

The death is announced of Mr.transactions were carried out by the Amundsen Ellsworth North the coup was effected.

General Tang Chi-yao ruled Yun-j Nationalists.

department of the Moscow Cause of the "Italia's" Plight.

Rome, Yesterday.

nan for many years, his periodį Tribute was paid to the Wesleyan General Chang Tsung-chang,ald, who entered Reuter's service. the former Northern, tupan of 65 years ago and was Reuter's Narodny Bank in Leadon and two Shantung, appears to be bent on General Manager in Australia for employees of the Russian Trading It is officially stated that the of service being much longer than Batllors' Home in Hong Kong by

gondola of the "Italia," contain that of the average tuchun In Admiral Earl Jellicce. keeping aloof. Accordingly, he is thirty yours, retiring in 1910-Institubon Centrosoyus.

All three had been dismissed by ing General Nobile and eight China. Some years ago, he was to the "Methodist Times of May likely to be "persuaded" to leave

the directors of the bank who dis-others broke away from the air- temporarily in exile, but he return-19, the Scout leaders of the three Tientsin, and withdraw along the

claimed of the Nationalist Party (domin-railway to Manchuria, but not to

all knowledge of the ship in which another seven ofed to power in a spectacular man- London Districts were invited by nor. For a time, he was nominal-Rev. A. J. G. Seaton, on behalf of transactions. They had also dis- the crew were left.

Wesleyan Sunday-school De- ated by the Canton faction) may enter Manchuria, ostensibly to

missed further employees impli-

The airship landed 30 kilo-ly associated with the late Dr. Sun, the

of the seven partment, last Friday to have a co-operate with General Yen Hsi- seek sanctuary for the remnants

cated.

metres to the east of the spot Yat-sen, being one

administrators of the Military (Re-frank talk with church officials on shan against Feng Yu-hsiang of his army near the Chihli-

supplementary where the gondola fell.

the things that cause difficulty, Manchuria frontier.

questions. Sir W. Joynson Hicks Both parties are visible from volutionary) Govt. in Canton.

Till. a. few months ago, one of and he had been successful in per- (the "Christian General") if the

said that he would submit the North Eastland. Two of the men latter attemps to seize Peking

matter to his legal advisers and with Nobile have injured legs, als kinsmen was in arms in a re-suading Earl Jellicue to come and & rush for the and Tientsin, as appears likely at

act upon their advice, Reuter.

and the doctor of the "Citta di mote part of Yunnan, seeking re-preside. It was Milano" has telegraphed in-venge on those who had overthrown Admiral, but he did not hurry present.

things. He was briak and efficient, structions as to their treatment. Tang Chi-yao,

General Fan Shek-aang, who na one would expect. He had been The icefloes on which the "Italia's" crew landed are at pre-came to Canton as a mercenary ad-te a Lord Mayoral function at five, sent moving north-west. Nobile's venturer and is now a Nationalist and apologised for not being there position is six miles from Foyn General, awore vengeance on Tang in Scout uniform. He had taken Island. The Russian, Norwegian, Chi-yao because the latter is alleg his uniform to the Mansion House French, Swedish and the Finnish ed to have ordered the execution with him and had changed into it, Governments are all officially of his father. Fan Shek-sang gave only to find that he had not a

up lucrative positions in Canton Scout's coat in his bag.

ing.

"Cheek" to a General.

To the Last Ditch. The prediction that one of his subordinates, General Hsu Yuan- chuan (mentioned by Reuter), is to surrender to the Nationalists

FOR INDIA.

PRINCESS XENIA MAKING SOUND, PROGRESS.

OFF TO ALEPPO.

Soffa, Yesterday: The aeroplane "Princess Xenia"

is confirmed by the "Kung Sheung arrived yesterday evening and de- Yat Po." In fact, only one of parted this morning for Aleppo.- General Chang Tsung-chang's Reuter. commanders has declared his in- tention to stand by him to the last ditch...

Dichards Want Money.

JAPAN'S POLITICS.

WHAT THE TOKYO PREFEC TURAL ELECTION MEANS.

Replying to

F.M.S. RUBBER.

QUESTION OF THE EXPORT DUTY DISCUSSED.

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY...

Kuala Lumpur, To-day.

At a meeting of the federated participating in the relief.

The Italian Air Service is send-and led an army to the Yunnan Malay States Federal Counch, ing a Dornier Wahl machine on frontier, but got no further. Chief Secretary Peal moved a re- the 12th inst-Reuter.`.` duction of the rubber export duty

↓ Tokyo, Yesterday. As a result of the Tokyo Prefecto one per cent. per pound,

Mr. Peel said the request for the tural Election the Minseito have gained 46 seats, the Seiyukat 34, reduction had been made three

ANTI-WAR PACT.

That meant walking about those august premises and Into the street in his shirt-sleeves, so he changed

could doubt his connection with the

THE "HAT SMASHER." back into "civics." But no one

BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE ON Scout movement. His familiarity

SERIOUS CHARGE.

with the left-hand shake would have betrayed him anyhow. He' CASE. ADJOURNED.

said scouting was close to his heart." That was one reason, for his com- Yesterday afternoon, Mak Yuen, ing. But he also had

A

General Yen Hsi-shan has de- legated the task of maintaining order at Taiyuanfu (capital of his original province of Shansi), Paotingfu (on the road between

With other commanders possi- Shansi and Peking), and the

bly following the example of Hau special extra-mural administra- tive areas of Charhar and Sui-Yuan-chuan, and General Sun yuan, to his subordinate comman- Chuan-fang pursuing a doubtful ders, thereby indicating that he attitude at Tangku, the handful himself intends to remain at Pek. of Northern diehards are now ing indefinitely, rather than let waiting for funds with which to march out. In this direction, the the "Christian General" get Pek-merchants may be helpful-in the

and others five, including one Promonths ago but the Gernment as MR. F. B. KELLOGG AND

ENCOURAGING REPLIES. trustees of the public funds, which It is learned that General Han interests of peace.

letarian. Fu-chu (who commands the van-

Previously the Seiyukaf held a were bound to be affected to the It is now expected that the die- guard of the "Christian Gen-

APPEAL TO CHURCHMEN.

great eral's" Kuominchun and gave a

hards will haggle for money and, majority of 13 seats, and couse-extent of $2,000,000 were unable to

the Chinese who figured in the re-regard for the Wesleyan Church most truculent reply to the For- in the interval, General Hsu quently the result is considered act hastily, especially as there was

New York, Yesterday, cent hat-smashing case, and had and the work it was doing. This eign Ministers when they remon-Yuan-chuan will be in control of significant, as it is the first op some doubt whether the reduction

Addressing a commemorative served a term of Imprisonment for was specially true of that fine strated with him on his breach of the Tientsin area, until the Na- portunity the public have had to would benefit faith) kept General Yen Hsi-shan tionalist allies arrive to take over express an opinion of the Seiyukai than the producer. After con- ceremony in connection with the refusing to pay compensation, was Sailors Home at Hong Kong, the the men in the Navy waiting at a shed near headquar- from him when, he hopes, to re- Cabinet since the General Electionsiderable thought the Government Reformed Dutch Church, Mr. again before Major C. Willson, splendid hospitality

had accepted the view that it would. B. Kellogg (State Department O.B.E., at the Central Magistracy, to

After ters, then came in shirt-sleeves ceive a Nationalist appointment-Reuter.

Secretary) announced that in ad- charged on two counts arising out he would never forget. and behaved in a most off-hand as a reward for bringing about

mostly beneft the producer.

It is almost certain that the Gov- Great Britain, Germany, Italo-

dition to encouraging replies from of the possession of alleged acdit auch an experience he would do manner to General Yen. Hsi-shan the final collapse of his colleagues

anything he could to further the and saving Tientsin from warfare. SOUTHERN CROSS.”

ernment will revert to a sliding Japan and the British Dominions Surrender?

Mr. Hin-shing Lo (Instructed interests of the Church responsible: scale in November with a minimum regarding the Anti-War Pact Extra guards and sandbags

Tientsin, Yesterday.

leave the world better than we UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM IN pivotal price of thirty cents per several other Governments had by Mr. J. M. Hall) appeared for the The object of the Scouts was to have been placed at the en- The situation is at present very

pound-Reuter.

informally indicated a' desire to Referring to the charges, Mr. Lound It.--That also was a prin-ja trances to the Legation Quarter quiet.

participate. Mr. Kellogg urged]

ciple of the Churches, and the more Churchmen throughout the world said that the first related to the un they worked hand in hand the to use their influence to support lawful possession of 14 pamphlets better it was for all parties. the present movement regarding containing seditious matter, whilst NATIONALIST SPEAKERS AT the conclusion of a treaty. Reu-

Įter's America" Service,

Legations Precautions.

SYDNEY.

the Nationalists to-morrow.

the dealer rather

FRANCE CHINA.

LYONS.

COOKS COLLAPSE.

VOLUNTEERS SMASH AN

#AUSTRALIAN- STRIKE.

ous documents.

deferice.

of which

of Peking and other precautions General Hsu Yuan-chuan,

Sydney, June 11. were taken on the night of June(hitherto the "Northern" assist-

The enthusiastic reception of the 11 owing to a report that an ant tupan of Chihli) issued a pro- "Southern Cross" airmen is con- attempt might be made to kid- clamation on June 10 stating that tinuing here. They will proceed to

the other charge which was really these were not calculated to dia nap General Paul Yu-lin (of the it was his intention to go over to Melbourne on Wednesday.-Reuter.

alternative charged the accused turb or tend to disturb the local Manchurian Army, who was the Nationalists. He is reported

with possession of documents which Government, but the Government of Lyons, Yesterday. tricked by the Kusminchun in to have holsted the Nationalist

were calculated or tending to per- some foreign country. The matter Mr. Li Yu-sing, a member of the spite of the Diplomatic Corps flag over the native city of Tien-

suade people to refrain from deal-dealt with in the documents was mediating).

tsin. The Chinese papers deny

ing with persons in the course of one outside the Colony, and that this, stating that no party will deful evacuation and occupation by Control Committee, and Mr. Tsu

Zong-yung, of the Executive. Com

trade, or to do acts calculated or being so, it was outside the juris="" General Pao Yu-lin, having lost clars its colour before the depar Mr. Pan Fu (hitherto the mittee, of the Chinese Nationalist

tending to cause a breach of peace, dietion of this Colony.. Whether his army and being in danger of ture of General Chu Yu-pu (one Northern Premier, at Peking) has Party, with several University per

Counsel submitted that the. Court the documents concerned - Chiang his life through doing good turn of the Northern defenders of left for Dairen-Reutersonalities from Nanking, visited

"MORE THAN CRITICAL”- had no jurisdiction to try the ac Kai-shek or Chang Tso-lin or one in that he kept order at the in- Tientsin). vitation of the people during the

[Note: A report at the time, the Franco-Chinese Institute,

cused on those two charges. He or other of the military leaders of Skirmishes have taken place

Melbourne, Yesterday, said that he had gone through the China, they were nevertheless, not interregnum, is now staying at 15 i (ie. 41% miles) to the north-now obviously incorrect, was that where they were received by the

Mr. Pan Fu was injured in the Rector of Medicine of the Univer The Seamen's and, stewards' translations of the documents care- sedition at all, according to British the Wagon Lits Hotel (in the west of Tientsin and there is Mukden bomb attack on Marshal sity and examined the means to de- strike, looks like collapsing owing fully, and he would ask his Worship law, Legation Quarter).·

spasmodic fighting against the

Chang Tso-lin]

velop Franco-Chinese Intellectual to the response for the call of to view them in a liberal spirit and Counsel referred to a Home au- Northern warships between Tang-

Peking Assurances.

Ivolunteers, MAAR

not in one of narrow criticism,thority in support of his point, and ku and Tientsin. Reuter:"

relations Peking, Sunday.

A meeting of the Unions and Whilethe (counsel) agreed and then went to characterise the Emer Ready to Leave,dh

Mr. Li Yu-sing, speaking after other Labour Committees have de would emphasise on the fact that, gency Regulations of 1922 as ultra Large numbers of Shanel (Na-wards before the Chinese Colony cided to telegraph to the secretary any political quarrels in China were vires for the reason that the state Tientain, Yesterday. tionalist) troops continue to en extolled France's mopratic and ese are desirous of the strongest This afternoon the city is quiet ter Feking, though they are repeaceful spirit, adding that the of the Cooks Unibas in Sydney so concern of ours, and it was to of emergency which had caused the action if no satisfactory reply is Many execution squads (of ported to be vastly outnumbered

strongly suggesting an immediate the credit of the Colonial Govern regulations to come into existence received from the Nanking Na Northern troops) are patrolling by the Kuominchun (also allies of Nanking Government expects that resumption of work as the position ment that it should desires to dis was not present at the time the ac tionalist Government to the Diplo. the streets but there are no flags the Nationalists), who, at pre- France will afford

from using this cussed's alleged offence was com matic Body's Note, as they are in flying

sent, are content to remain out.

or now. Unless Hong Kong censed at the scurvy treatment Three troop trains and an arm-side the city.

state of emergency the re- were not good law, and charge, could be sur“.

Argument the case

until.

Japanese Indignation.

The night passed quietly, how-

ever,

It is understood that the Japan-

enginė

professors and technicians reg

of the Ministors by General Hanoured train are ready to proceed The Shansi commander Gen. Rauter Fu-chu on June 9-Reuter from the cast station,eral: Shang Chen, Informed the [Note: Incidents leading up to The afternoon papers report Diplomatie Body that peace and the present stage were fully des- that the proclamation issued by order will be preserved. Over cribed in yesterday's "China the Northerners Is similar to the 7,000 Shansi troops are now. In The Mail.]

Peking arrangements for a peace the city-Reuter

Is more than critical. Reuters

a hot-bed of intrigue

ders, there wABIRE,

China

nation

Contentic

terday.

ollard theʻradining

¡demand.

718-dition is serious.

As to the documents, counsel said

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