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China Mail

No. 25,898

ON CHINA'S POLITICAL FUTURĖ.

A RED MENACE?

Feng and Chiang and Soviet Dalliances.

HOW THE PARTIES MAY SPLIT UP.

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1928.

CHANGE OF FLAG?

Conflicting News About the War.

SHANG CHEN'S JINGOISM.

Hopes to Clear All China Inside the Great Wall:

That the three provinces, known as the "Three Eastern" provinces, which make up Man churia are about to abandon the five-barred banner which has served the Republic of China from Its inception in 1912 and to hoist the Nationalist flag in its place is the gist of a rumour in politi- cal circles.

Acceptance of the Nationalist

[By the "China Mail" Political Correspondent,] Mrs. Sun Yat-sen gave as her reason for staying away from China that no good can come to her country by severing relation- ship with Russia. Was her statement inspired? There is now a alight possibility that the Soviet will regain a foothold in China-flag and form of government (by that one of the factions will not disdain Communist aid.

A British Naval wireless despatch this week credited Feng Yu-hsiang, the "Christian General," with being the dominating influence in North China at the moment. Reuter asked if he ac- quiesced in the assignment of Peking and Tientsin to his ally, Gen- tru! Yen Hsi-shan.

Mr. George E. Sokolsky, in the "North China Daily News." points out that the "Christian General" won the war and got the least out of it.

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councils) is stated to be the basis insisted upon by intermediaries, for peace between the Man- churian faction and the National- ists.

Inside the Great Wall. On the other hand, Generai Shang Chen is still full of jingo-)

He Is vice-commander- In-chief of the Shansi Nationalist Army which took possession - of Peking. His policy, as quoted, is that he will rid all China inside the Great Wall of the Manchurian and Northern military remnants. Meanwhile, it appears likely that the control of Peking may be taken from the Shansi-ites and Yen Hsi-shan and General Pet placed in the hands of the Nation- at Peking to allst council which nominally Chung-hsi arrive gether another significant in-deals with conquered territory. cident. The latter is one of the big four of the Kwangsi group.

Unnoticed Fact.

PEKING UNDERSTANDING."

Everything points to his not the way being satisfied with things are going. Should he make a bid for what he wants, he will look around for possible help.

A fact which seems to have

In Canton, it is believed that passed unnoticed is the release he may make gestures to of General Yu Chen, of the Man

Army, just before Russia, in return for munichurian tions and, possibly, money. Chang Tso-lin's departure from

If he does, the so-called Red Peking. Peril will be revived.

try at the same time.

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If Feng Yu-hsiang does not acclaim Rassia, he may have on his side Chiang Kai-shek and an overwhelming majority in the Nationalist Government at Nanking..

YEN HSI-SHAN. Important Statement to Press Correspondents.

Peking, Yesterday. General Yen Hsi-shan who, though somewhat pale, appeared The casus belli between Peking alert and active despite reports and Shansi was trifling. Yu Chen of his serious illness in recent It is this Red Peril, according was captured for alleged military months, was interviewed by for- to the best informed circles in trespass. Although the Shansi eign correspondents at the for- Canton, which may save China

Army seldom waged war in earn-mer Foreign Office this morning. from another clash in a few est, they kept Yu Chen. Just He said: months a clash that will bring after he was liberated, Chang The object of the participa- war to several parts of the coun-Tso-lin decided to retreat. tion of the 3rd Nationalist Army Information in Canton leads Group in the present campaign of to a suspicion that the handing the Nationalist revolution is the over of Peking to the Shanal attainment of permanent peace Nationalists was the result of and speedy establishment of an effective and unifled government. an understanding.

"It is a matter for congratula- never! He is the traditional foe tion that the minds of the people are all at one and that the Peking of the Manchurian Party,

and Tientsin areas have been Where Japan May be Helpful. brought under Nationalist con- Two new major alliances are predicted, leading up to this

By whom was the "understand-trol. My immediate concern is to catastrophe which is now exercising" arranged? If anybody, it maintain order and restore com- ing the minds of influential Can- was the old Peking politicians,munications. tonese. Briefly, these are:- who put Wang Shih-chen forward "I shall exert myself to the ut- to keep order in Peking during most to protect life and property the interregnum.

of Chinese and foreigners in these In impressing upon Chang Teo-areas. in the wisdom of giving up, these wily old ponticians would natur-ing-Hankow and Peking-Tientsin ally talk of the future. Possibly Railways has already been re-

At stared. of an alliance with Shanel.

Two New Alliances?

THE NATIONALISTS.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, his troops in the 1st Army Group, and most of the leader in the Nanking Government.

With him would be the present Nationalist factions which al- ready serve him:-

The original Cantonese army (com- prising the Ironsides, ex-Cadets and others),

The Hunan faction, sponsored by General Tan Yen-kai who is now a politician, backed up by the Hunanexo armies in Central China,

The Yunnanean, faction, sponsored by General Li Lich-chun, who is also a politietan, backed up by the Yun- nanese armies ander General Chu Pei. teb.

General Feng Yu-hsiang, best. known as the "Christian Gen- eral," and his comparatively small but very capable army, known as the Kuominchun.

THE OTHERS.

To the "Christian General”—

"Through traffic on the Pek-

least of the advisability of keep- "Regarding the military situa- ing the hitherto famous Fengtien tion, I have received reports that Miyunhsien; Kupeikow and Shum Army intact, biding its time.

Here is where the influencelyi have been cleared of Man- of Japan may help towards churian troops, who are now only peace. If the Japanese cannot found in the Luanho regions.

"Full Responsibility."

convince the Manchurian lead- "The districts cast of Peking era of the futility of further venturée inside the Great Wall, are being gradually rehabilitated. they can bring pressure to pear Since the whole nation is unani- to prevent another foolish ex-mous in its determination to con- ploit.

Uneasy About Kwangsi,

summate the national revolution, the problem of pacifying Man- churla, constituting a small por-1

General Pei Chung-hsi, as one tion of the entire country, will of the big four of the Kwangsi only be a matter of time. group, is analysed as seeking to preserve what he and his col-the leagues have a policy of self- protection.

The Manchurian Party, of which Marshal Chang Tso-lin has This powerful Kwangel group been the head, now holding Man- strongly opposed the fourth plen churia,

Jary session of the Nationalist It did not want The so-called conservative poli-executive. ticlans in Peking, who helped to Chiang Kai-shek to resume office arrange for the evacuation of the as commander-in-chief, a few Manchurians and the arrival of months ago.

the Nationalists,

In Wu-Han, the Kwangsi lead-

"Regarding political questions, Nationalist Committee for (Continued on Page 19.).

IN ONE.

WHISKY FOR LUCKY GOLFER:

Mesars. J. Walker & Sons, Ltd, Kilmarnoch, through their Agents,

General, Yen Hsi-shan and the ers have gradually removed OP Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co Shansi Army..

position. General Cheng Chien, The Kwangsi faction in the the "hero" of Nanking in March, Ltd, here, presented to Lieut. MacDonald, R.E, a bottle of their Nationalist Party, which rules 1927, was imprisoned. the four provinces of Kwangtung, Other factors in the Nationalist world-famed Johnnie Walker Kwangsi, Hunan and Hupeh. Government intervened as they whisky as a reward for holing out did before. Action by several in one at the 3rd hole at Fanling. A Wise Man

persons point to the uneasiness in Lieut. MacDonald has also received Such an article as this is best several camps about the Kwangsia copy of the well-known H. M. Bateman drawing depicting such a substantiated by quotations' from group...

feat, duly signed by Messrs. accepted sources. Some have al- Man Who Dodged the Column. Walker * Song, Ltd. as a permis ready been given, but it has been The Nationalist Navy secured ent record of this great achieve- difficult to prove that the the release of General "Cheng ment. Perde "Christian General” is restive. Chien. The politician, General But if he was seeking a new Tan Yen-kai, and his Huban com-

alliance, where would he seek it, manders became restive. General. Kiang Kai-sau, manager of the so as to lay claim to Peking and Chu Pei-teh suddenly changed hia Hang Cheung Shing Timber Tientsin?

mind-after dodging the column has reported the theft of $200 ***Chiang Kai-shek sends in his for nearly two years--and went him by a Chinese. The latter bas

resignation at a critical moment to fight steadfastly for Chiang abaconded.

· The "China Mail" has taken the Kai-shek in the assault on Shan, zuhasho liberty of calling him a wise man tung, a for doing so.

gan (Continued on Pape 13)

Sub-griffin lists close at 6 p.m.

“ITALIA'S” CREW.

Amundsen Leaving Earlier.

: DIETRICHSEN ALSO.

Kingsbay To Be Searchers' Base: Easterly Courie To Be Followed.

Oslo, Yesterday.

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PIRACY SCARE.

All's Well on "President Hayes."

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Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse.

BY THE MAIL MEN.

"Lam Hee, a young Chinese "FOR SALE---Kowloon contents Sheik, was brought before the of fully furnished flat," shrieks a Rumours current yesterday in Kowloon Magistrate for playing want ad.... We've had an inquirer Riiser Larsen, aboard the Hong Kong concerning the sup the Don Juan," says our intellec for the Hong Kong contents.

.Which "Hobby", reports that owing to the posed piracy of the Dollar Steam-tual" comtemporary...

ship Line's round-the-world Hinor will be flattered, Don Juan, the condition of the ice and unfavour-President Hayes" were quite un- Sheik, or Mr. Lam Hee? able weather, it is impossible for founded.. airmen to fly far enough east effec- tively to assist the crew

"Italia."

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Here are some figures which will give some Idea na to where the Jews are congregated....America An unusual large number of

The cry of the porter at Dormans 3,750,000, and 1,750,000 of those Lingfield, Surrey, are in New York City.............Bum- of the Chinese passengers, both first- Station, near

class and steerage, joined the who is retiring after 44 years' marising this, there are....in vessel at Shanghai. After leav-service, could be heard three miles America over 4,000,00."....Audited ing that port, some of the first away....Even the sleepers have and found to be all sorts of things. class passengers became nervous been known to be disturbed. and notified the Master of the vessel that the action of some of the steerage passengera waa somewhat suspicious. Although the master saw no cause for alarm, he took additional precau- tions for the safety of the ship, cargo and passengers.,

Amundsen's Preparations. The seaplane "Upland" with a crow of five has departed from

Roald Amundsen.

Stockholm for Spitzbergen, to join in the search for Nobile's party.

Amundsen is preparing to fly to Spitzbergen, probably accompanied by the Arctic expert, Lieutenant Dietrichsen, aboard the seaplane in which Commandant Guilbard pro- focted a Trans-Atlantic flight, but which the French authorities have placed at Amundsen'e disposal.

The Arctic explorer Isachsen in an interview considered that Malmgren and his companions had the best chance of being rescued as Nobile's group were on drifting ice,

Arrives on Schedule. Happily nothing further trans pired and the ship arrived at Hong Kong as usual on schedule at 8 a.m. to-day.

Mr. T. B. Wilson, general agent of the Dollar Line, in an official statement, said that at no..time was there any real Cause for alarm as these ocean liners are well protected against surprise at- tack of any sort, and the opinion of competent shipping officials is that the piracy of one of these trans-Pacific liners would be next to impossible.

DUTCH ROYALTY.

LEAVING FOR NORWAY ON A HOLIDAY.

Amsterdam, Yesterday. Queen. Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana are loving for Norway on the 16th inst. on holiday. Heuter.

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"Bathing is the popular recrea-

Anton Maciajewski, official hang-tion just now," says a contributor man of Poland, has been discharged to a morning contemporary....Our because he got drunk too often....office hoy peraists that it is hard Too many "drops."

labour.

From our evening contem- "On his return to the wreck he was asked by the guard and driver porary: chop with which the document was to hide two empty bottles of chopped was not the proper chop wine."...... of the firm.

knd Every firm several chops for different par-tles of empty wine. poses but they also had one parti-

cular chop.

"Boy, bring me some chicken instead; I'm tired of hearing about chops."

Sedan has been without a mayor will for three months....No one take the chair.

Weather experts who backed Hot Night for the Jubilee Handicap forgot about the prospect of another frost.

Not to be coniused with two bot-

From "Mr.

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.'" intellectual paper":

Lam Chan Pang, a Chineso youth about 18 years of age was drowned.

The woman, Chiu Sin, was a wicked old woman about 58 years ́of age.

"He was obliged to acknowledge ropeated encores and by special re- quest he sang 'Cow Slips."" Snow drops and cow slips.

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The theft of two parrots brought

The hat-smasher who got six prison sentences totalling 36 years, months for having seditious litera- 8 months and 2 days to Domingoture told Major C. Willson, C.B.E. Santos y Francisco, an escaped that he left domestic employment lunatic of the Philippine Boys at No. 512, Wanchai Gap, because Training School, who was tried in he was told to acrab the floor. Will the Municipal Court at Manila. he turn his nose on Mr. J. W. {from a Manila paper)......The Franks if told to do some scrubbing

in gaol?

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while those with the airship had rifles and ammunition as they have birds gave strong evidence. probably descended. so far east that seen polar bears. they would drift southward on the ice floes towards the open sea.

"Sheer. Nonsense.”

For King's Bay.

Oslo, Yesterday. cabled that The report

Amundsen has

he that published Mariano, Zappl and the Swedish will leave for Bergen (June 16) en scientist Malmgren, who left Nobile route for King's Bay, which will be in an attempt to reach land across the base of his machine, whch can- on ice. But if human the ice, have been rescued is des- not land cribed in Oslo as "sheer nonsense" beings are sighted near the water and in Stockholm as "most improb- or "lanes" the machine will descend able." From Stockholm it is point and pick them up; or drop provi- ed out that Malmgren would cer- sions and equipment. tainly have communicated with his relatives here,

It was thought by some of the spectators at Sandwich that Mr. T. A. Torrance, the London' dentist, showed a distinct tendency to pull

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"Baritone Recit. I feel the Diety within."-Broadcasting pro- gramme....In such a case—'s pilla are recommended.

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Miss Brigette Holm, the German, film star, was ao moulded by Mr." and Mrs. Fritz Lang that she be came, in fact, an automatic "emo- tion register""....Hence the phrase reeling with emotion.

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A burglar boasted that stolen champagne gave him the extra speed that enabled him to outdia.

wine saves "time."

But despite its faults "The Blue

The fact that the junk was sail-tance his pursuera......A sip of Ing quite near the Praya when the accident occurred, caused much excitement among both boatmen Danube's is a lively and amusing of the and pedestrians. -- (from the

"S.C.M. Post")......and if the film and if you are not interested funk had not been near the Prays, in technique these weaknesses pro- we suppose, she would have caused bably will not trouble you at all-

vide the "intellectual's”. filon excitement among the fishes.

critic......Or, if you like the film, why trouble at all?

Amundsen declares that the wide sphere of action, which a seaplane Reports from Spitzbergen state offers, will allow him to plan an that the weather makes reconnals- easterly course of search sance flight's impossible.

party which drifted off from the has confirmed Noble's party, which is still in "Italia" Amundson wireless, communication, has now that Dietrichsen will accompany drifted to fifteen kilometres east of him--Reuter. Charles "Twelfth Island. has requested to be suppiled with

Nobile

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A New York professor places second in his list of the most popular and persistent fallacies the idea that all Scotsmen are penurious... What will, the 'Scot- tish Comedians' Trade Union say: to him?.

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"What's the plural of whim?"**

"Подаел !""

Heard on the train: "Can you play golf ?”

"No, but I can't give it up!"

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A man in a police court said

A lad who was accused of zeb- bing his employer, pleaded that ho that he had played the harp before

he found that greyhounds are not must have needed a lot of pluck.

had beer trying to retrieve his losses on the greyhounds.

an audience of 5,000 people. It But

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It is stated that the life of a

retrievers.

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Seasonable Entertainment: "Love popular song is about five months. and the Fan the Chinese play It seems longer than that. which opens at the World Theatre' to-day.

Now that In England, to quote Chaucer, 'summer is icumen in and lude sing cuckoo"-Loading article In a dally...So Chaucer started writing poetry a hundred years before he was born't.

Mussolini has declared war on the house fly, the mosquito, and kindred peats.....X mensage-ro ceived in Rome from the Chinese war zone saye Italian troops are in training at Swatow

presen

The Paris notion of waves in the - lashes, in enough to make the ores

Weddings at eight o'clock at night, says the ".C.M. Post," con- “At, North. Point, Kennedy Town form with a custom which is pre- and the public beaches hundreds valent in America. And divorces are splashing about in the water," at eight the next morning, one according to a local sports scribe might suppose Se

Repulse Bay, Shek O," Castle Peak and the others will have some- thing to say for not being men- Intioned

When once a car bus attained! certain degree of proficiency driving and has ceased to be un familiar with the

The Robot principle agai

: Certain fish have learned: in: ecientific tests to associate signals such as the sound of a buzzAF and

From a review in The Observer"" a alight rise in the temperature of of Nothing Bo Blue travel the water around them with the book: The Chief's wife wears a serving of dinner, and to respond Mother Hubbarda garmant I have to them, we are told under the never beard

quite beading Fish that Reason," décem

probably Thay may reason one day that the the case, It signified that both the rise in temperature might auge +lady and her wai

our dinner!

were bare