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No. 27,146

HONG KONG,

WAR

FENG YU-HSIANG AND NANKING?

SEMI-FINAL ROUND

Kwangsi Faction "Not Done Yet" Despite Defeat

DANGER ZONE COMES NEARER TO CANTON

[By "Li Chung-yin "}

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1929.

WU-HAN SALUTES THE CAR RIDE SEQUEL

VICTOR

KWANGSI COLLAPSE

DEFEATED UNITS GOING WEST

OR SOUTH ?

NANKING NAVY'S ARRIVAL

Twenty-one guns were fired in the salute by the triple cities of

Wu-Han to Marshal Chiang Kai- shek, head of the National Govern

FIVE BORDERERS PRIVATES

1 CONVICTED

MAGISTRATE'S REMARKS

"I should have thought very much better of you if you had own- ed up to the charge. I should have looked upon it as a frolic on your part. As it is, I shall take a very much more serious view,"

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

SOUTHERN CROSS"

STILL MISSING

SIX DAYS NOW

AEROPLANES MAKING FRUIT- LESS SEARCH

LAST SEEN MARCH 31.

Sydney, Yesterday. Thus spoke Mr. E. W.. Hamilton,

The "Southern Cross" has now First Police Magistrate, in convict-been missing for six days.

The air liner, "Canberra," has ing this morning Privates Hegarty, Crawford, Ormiston, Bailey and arrived at Brokenhill from Sydney

N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optician

Established Over Forty Years), Manager: RALPH A COOPER, Registered Optometrist by Ganadian Govt. Exam. F.L.Q. (London) (Personal Attention).

IS THAT SO?

Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse..

Going for a walk to-night-along "The Road to Dover"?

C-0 What about whitewashing the statues in Statue Square for our. Royal visitor's arrival?

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Or are we always to be white.

Although the present war has not concluded yet and hostilities/ment in Nanking, on the latter's Lunn, of the End Batt. King's Own with medical stores and provisions washing our officials ?

paying the fare. ⠀

arrival, backed up by the National-Scottish Borderer, of travelling in for the missing.

at Navy, at Hankow as the con- public motor-car No. 869 without Another aeroplane has spent a A well-known Chinese resident of quering hero.

day in a fruitless search, and the Singapore is charged with offering His Worship added that he was Relief Committee now believe that a bribe to Mr. Tongue, A. S. P. told that Crawford, Bailey, and the "Southern Cross" landed within Mr. Tongue apparently could not

fifty miles of Drysdale from which hold his tongue. town the missing were seen to fly over at 11 a.m. on March 31.-Reu- ter.

have been rendered short by Nanking's overwhelming victory, it is of first importance to discuss the next campaign because it must come sooner or later-just as the present outbreak was predicted.

Smashing is the only adjective to apply to the defeat of the Kwangsi faction. But this removes only one of the contenders in a preliminary set-to. The competition is, however, nearing its end and the semi-final, provided events take their logical course, ought to be between Feng Yu-hsiang (the "Christian General") and who-Kong to the disadvantage of trade. ever dominates the central administration (in Nanking) of the Nationalist Party and the National Government.

Kwangai is "not yet done" by any means. True, two out of fo provinces held (Hupch and Hunan) have been wrested from the Kwangsi faction. Kwangtung has changed colour in the crisis. Marshal Li Chai-sum has been placed in custody and supplanted in Canton. Much vigour and taléṛt survive, however, together with a capacity for biding time.

IMMATURE CONCEPTION

The Kwangsi units formerly in now on the run. Wu-Han are Observers state specifically that they are coming southward to Hu- nan, which adjoins Kwangsi and Their doing so. will Kwangtung. bring the war zone nearer Hong

But the points mentioned in the Kwangsi rout can also indicate that their eyes are turned towards the west, for instance, Szechuan, and not the south.

Lukewarm Welcome

sued this morning states that the A Royal Naval communique is

panic in Hankow on the night of April 4. subaided early the next morning.

STAN HILL CARTOON

Stan Hill's weekly cartoon, published in the “China Mail" every Saturday, will be found on page 13 of this issue.

Lunn bore good characters and, therefore, he showed leniency to wards them, These three were

$25 each (or a month). fined $5 each (or 10 days in lieu). Hegarty and Ormiston were fined

If the fines are paid, $5 is to be granted complainant as compensa tion, his Worship ordered.

Defence's Denial

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, pre-. ceded by four gunboats, arrived The defence was a complete de- at Hankow at 6 p.m. on April 5.nial. A subaltern of the Regiment and the gunboats fired a salute of sat on the Bench with his Worship

this morning.

Then the advance guard of Nanking troops, despatched to take Worship reviewed the case, point- After evidense had been given, his over control, were Innded from twoing out that it was reasonable for steamers belonging to the China complainant not to have identified

I must confess how to a sneak-faction, must have felt security in21 guns on his arrival, ing wish--the father to the the assumption that there were thought that nobody would risk other people who did not see eye countrywide condemnation for dar to eye with Chiang Kai-shek and ing to invoke a breach of the Nanking. peace. That is why I have said all along that, no matter the pro- vocation, war would be avoided and settlement by compromise pre- vail over any preference for trial by combat.

Before dealing with the ambi- tions of the "Christian General" vis-a-vis Nanking, it is necessary

One course remained open no matter how low the Kwangsi for- tunes sank.

Merchants S.N. Cò.

The crowds in the streets to wel- come the victor were not big and That was, to hold Nanking at the demonstration was feeble; but arm's length and, when under this may have been due to the pressure, make a present to the heavy rains which, however, help- "Christian General" of Hupeh pro-ed to preserve order, vince (with the cities of Wu-Han, the southern terminus of the Pe-

to sum up the position the Kwang-king-Hankow Railway. the Han

ai faction occupies in its darkest yang Arsenal and

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strategie

No further trouble is expected. The greater part of the Kwangsi armies of Wu-Han, the communique adds, other than the men who have already gone over to the winning side, are clear of the city of Han- kow by now and are going west into Hunan.

Admiralty's Assurance

Stragglers' Fate

came

of

victors' arrival to take over,

FAIR, SOME FOG

"East winds moderate; fair, probably somos?

PARIS-SAIGON

FRENCH AVIATORS FINE FEAT

11 DAYS TRIF

Paris, Yesterday. The French airmen, Bailly and Reginensi, have arrived at Saigon, eleven days after leaving Paris- Reuter.

FLYING MAGNATE

VAN LEAR BLACK MAKES

FORCED LANDING

AWAITS NEW SPARE PARTS

.....

London, Yesterday.

At the annual meeting of the Tai- po Anopheles Angling Association, it was decided that the proposed bombing area would not interfere with the sport.

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□ & A Kowloonite desires better lighting at the entrance to St. Andrew's Church on Sunday evenings-Will the Bishop please import a few more leading lights among the Anglican Clergy at

Home?

Our Junior evening contempor- ary considerately gives a few hints on "Hats for the South."--Buy, for your South Pole trip now!

What is to happen now the blink- ing light has vanished, asks a blink. Ting correspondent who hasn't had a blink of sleep blinking over the blinking thing.

The "S.C.M. Post" announced the

The ways of some of our_ama- teur actors are cast in pleasant places-such as "The Road to Dover."

Hong Kong may not be on the map, but at least there is an Atlas in Hong Kongvide list of guests at the Hong Kong Hotel.

Records for the radio broadcast- ing the other evening were kindly very pleasant music. lent by the Pleasant Company.-—-

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There are many vacant flats In Kowloon.

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Also many vacant-looking flats.

Whispered that the "Franconia” globe-trotters made off with the blinking Beacon as souvenirs of perfect traffic control in Hong Kong.

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If the blinking blinker had had blinkers attached to it it couldn't have seen where it was going to in such a blinking hurry.

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Heard of the early morning raid on Beacons-fald Arcade?-Looking for the blinking Beacon!

Heading in local paper “Bri- tish Troops Now Standing To".. To what 2

A contemporary made a sad departure of the Home mails by the attempt to lapse into the Doric in "Diomed" via Nigaptun. Evidently. heading Bume football results: to engine the way to pronounce, Negapatam Scottish Leane."

coast with a mouthful of betelnut.

Mr. Van Lear Black, the Ameri- can flying magnate, has made forced landing owing trouble at Ventimiglia (A

Gee!

TF a Manila paper is to be be Heading in Singapore paper lieved, the Novaliches Dam, the "Abolition of Fleet Marriages."-largest one of its kind in the [Renter wired on Wednesday: As the article refers to March 25, world, is completed,

A still

resort near Nice) and is delayed. she fore-

pending the arrival of spare parts for his Fokker machine-Reater.

cast till noon to-morrow for Hong Kong, the south coast of Kwangtung and Formosa Chan- nel.

At 10.58 2.m. the Observatory stated: "The anti-cyclone is now central between Tokyo and the Bonins."

the case.

the

the

TROOPS

PETITION FOR MARSHAL LI

Mr. Van Lear Black, the Ameri-1764, prospective "swift" brides and larger dam can be heard at Farling can millionaire, le duc at Croydon bridegrooms in Hong Kong need any old Sunday.

feel no anxiety.

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A local lecture is to be given on Even in this enlightened twen- "Remedies for Racial Friction." 'plane tieth century there are still folks

As if every "mixed couple" he who believe in superstitions, and wanted a

probably this is the reason why the friction of cheeks or lips!

remedy for the racial Daily Press" is subscribing to the

U. P. service. It hopes to get UP!

♫

In a picture about the British

When the H.K.C.C. tennis tournament comes to an end we

"Love all" shall be

Mr.

heard moons.

in

no more there for many

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appearing in columns of the "China Mail"

Said that both the Gas and the Electric Light Companies аге The reason that there are no offering a rebate to all competitors the crossword puzzle contest sharks in the waters of the Colony

the advertising "PM ALONE” AFFAIR is stated to be due to the fact that our local brand of mosquitoes are particularly fond of fresh shark's The. searchers for "light" on clues fin, and as the fin of the shark has deserve it. to come to the surface when seek- ing his prey, the dainty morsel was so vigorously attacked that finally the sharks could stick it no longer and beat it for other climes.

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SENDS NOTE TO US.A.

REPARATION SUGGESTED

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to-morrow, after ал eventless hour. But I must emphasise I am bridgehead across the Mid-Yang- not writing their swan song,

journey from Broken Hill, Africa. taze River), if not of Hunan pro-

He will remain in London for a From very humble origin in vince as well.

fortnight to enable his 1926, as subordinates of Marshal

Strong Evidence

to be overhauled. The.. Chiang Kai-shek when he set out That quarter of a circle 50 miles

four of the defendants because they will fly to Tokyo vla Karachi, Ran from Canton in the summer of long stretching from the Yangtze An overnight British wireless sat behind. Complainant had, how goon and Shanghai, returning via 1926 to conquer the North, the east of Wachang to northward of service report from London reads: ever, identified Ormiston as the one Vladivostok and Moscow. Permis Kwangsi faction rose to a com Hankow is strong evidence that the The Admiralty atates that any who sat beside him. The Shantung sion to fly over Soviet territory was. manding position in the counsels Kwangsi tacticians in Hankow in- danger to foreigners which may constable could not identify any of obtained only yesterday, after pro- of the nation, with an equivalent tended to hold out against Nan- have existed military strength in the provinces. king but not against the "Chris now he over as the Nanking forces evidence of Corporal Mabbin, who ternational character of the flight graph" says the persons seen there spirit.

in Hankow should the five, but there was also the longed negotiation, due to the in-Industries Fair the local "Tele- shall witness legs of the concord That there are brains in the factian General" if he chose to swoop are expected to enter that city to- checked the return of defendants personnel, On the return journey in are the Queen, Prince Mary of tion cannot be disputed. What down the Peking-Hankow Railway day (April 5). The panic of the to Mount Austin barracks.

Mr. Black will follow the Trans Wales, Prince George, and provincial ruler in Canton, be he from Honan and beat the Nanking night of April 4 has entirely sub-

The charge of assaulting the Siberian Railway from Vladivostok. Amery. Long live Prince Mary of Cantonese or otherwise, has era- vanguard by the proverbial abort aided."

driver of the car at 1.25 a.m. on Arrangements are being made for Wales! dicated brigandage like Marshal head in a race for possession.

April 2 near Jardine's Bridge, the stops at Harbin, Chita, Barabinsk, Li Chai-sug has done?

Developments which could not

At 11 am. yesterday Reuter's Peak, was dismissed.

Omsk, Moscow and Berlin.] Not Forgiven

have been foreseen intervened correspondent in Hankow report-

Sub-Inspector Logan, of Mount In 1927, General Li Tsung-jea Dr. C. T. Wang won a diplomatic ed:The situation is remarkably Gough station. was in charge of and General Pei Chung-hai (who victory for China in

the settle peaceful. were in charge in Hankow until ment of the Tsinan Incident.

"The major portion recently and have now returned Shantung is being evacuated by Kwangsi troops retreated directly CANTON STILL PAYS to Kwangsi) were to a large ex- the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek, towards Tsaitien tent responsible for forcing Chiang at this stage, gladly welcomes the tsze, above, i.e. west of, Hankow), $300,000 A MONTH TO KWANGSI

(on the Yang- Kai-shak to resign, if only for a "Christian General" into Shanto march into Bunan province, and

A special medal is being struck to few months. Of course Chiang tung. With access to the sea via only a few hundred stragglers from

commemorate the heroism of the Kai-shek never forgave them. Shantung, the "Christian Gen- the front

public-spirited Indian motor car Ilaving fought the length, if not eral's" aspirations are satisfied for These stragglers were promptly into Hankow.

Ottawa, Yesterday.

driver who knocked down the beacon The Government have forwarded the breadth, of the 18 provinces the time being.

at the junction of Des Voeux-road And, in any disarmed by the authorities main- [By Our Political Correspondent]

to the Canadian Minister at Wash- of China Proper; the Kwangs! fac event, treachery at the front pre-taining order pro. tem. until

ington, for presentation

to the

A petition is in course of pre- and Pedder-street. tion settled down to consolidate cluded the Kwangai Generals from

Although Canton has to all in- State Department, a long Note paration by the Society for the Pre- tents and purposes shaken off the its position in Hupeh, Hanan, deciding to whom they would sur-

In future the vention of Cruelty to Mosquitoes |

Police will use Kwangsi and Kwangtung. Hunan render Wu-Han.

"Kung Ker, a former Commis Kwangsi alliance, the authorities / Protesting against the sinking of asking the Government to re-stock tear gas shells in their revolvers

the "I'm Alone" sioner for Civil Affairs in Hupeh have decided to pay the Kwangsi reparation and clarification of the the local waters with sharks, be-

and suggesting was the weak link. In trying to

when chasing suspects down province, has organised a Peace troops $300,000 a month remedy the structure there, the Chiang Kai-shek of Nauking and Preservation Corps which is effec-months more.

cause the dear little mosquitoes are scavenging Jaues. for six United States' attitude towards Kwangsi faction (or; to be strict- the "Christian General" are the tually keeping order until the Nan-be recalled, have moved toward the similar circumstances."

These troops, it will their right to "hot pursuit under showing signs of the lack of this

DO. ly correct, the subordinates on two big 'uns left, with General king troops formally take over con-, northern frontier of Kwangtung American Service.

nourishing item of diet.

Graphle writing in the local the apot) committed the first seri-Yen Hsi-shan of Shansi and Petrol.

"Telegraph": "Where the Ucion ous error of judgment and thereby king, and General Chang Hsueh-

since the decision to withdraw

On April 26 11.R.HL the Duke of Jack flies aloft."When it doesn't "The streets are gay with bunt-them following Canton's submis- precipitated war with Nanking liang of Manchuria

Gloucester and party will visit fly aloft it presumably flies in the next in the ing for the welcome of Marshalsion to Nanking. when not ready to fight and, in limelight.

EXPRESS DERAILED Fanling Golf Club; accompanied by basement. Chiang Kai-shek, who is expected at the vernacular, was caught bend-

Leaders in the two Kwangs, now

HE. the Governor and Suite. It So soon as he sees it-and 1-p.m. ing. Immature conception has shrewdness is one of his strong

that Hankow has been conquered,

is understood that the Burgomaster Thus a lady's paper to hand by brought dire peril in its train.

are drawing up a petition to Nan-

of Taipe is arranging to decorate the mail: "Every step has been Credit must

the will be stretching another of his

king asking for the release of

part of the route with Triumphal worn away by the procession of Kwangsi big four for recognising arms out. First of all he will troops refused to fight on the morn-No. 1 at Canton.

It appears that the Kiangsi Marshal Li Chal-sum, hitherto the

Arches composed of Mosquitoes ghostly feet that for almost a cen- the inevitable forthwith and there scheme for the recall of the Ex-ing of April 4 and fraternised with

and/or their young. An attempt is fury and a half dragged weary upon swallowing big doses of tremist politicians

Owing to the removal of troops

Bucharest, Yesterday.

to be made to get the Anopheles bodies upstairs after a hard day's now in exile. the "enemy." humble pie from Nanking in a Then he must rud foul of Chiang

from various parts of Kwangtung,

Kiasinew-Bucharest

ex-choir

render the Nationalton."Our aimah's "ghostly" feet frantic but unavailing attempt to Kai-shek...

Chinese officials at the ex-British when the Kwangsi leaders in Can press was

derailed near

Buzean Anthem and other suitable music, couldn't make the step last so long avert hostilities.

Concession (now Special Administon issued an ultimatum to Non-and three full carriages were over-but doubts are entertained as to as that.. In the interim, the rather dan-trative District No. 3) asked Rear-king, bandits have been active burned.

that their being able to reach the Inspired. "Cheek"

gerous situation has arisen in the Admiral H. J. Tweedie, C.B. (Rear again, but the transferred units Since it is obvious that the South, nearest Hong Kong, of Admiral and Senior Naval Officer, are being speedily returned to their have been killed and 60 Injured.

It is believed that 20 persons requisite standard in the short A year or two ago motoring,

time available for training.. Kwangsi-ites desired real progress Kwangtung and Kwangsi not be Yangtsze) to assist in the mainten- posts to put down any attempted as much as anybody else, why diding in unison, as was the case ance of order as they feared looting rising. they go out of their way to "cheek" several times before. Kwangtung by the Hunanese soldiers, Rear Nanking? The answer is that is now in Cantonese hands and Admirál Tweedie undertook to give returned to normal and confidence they were inspired to do so as a decidedly pro-Nanking, anti-assistance where British lives and has been restored, matter of considered policy. Who Kwangsi..

property were endangered.

A Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's ré- by? First of all there were the Will Kwangtung and Kwangal British women and children liv-presentative has arrived and is in Rightiet, Conservative and Moder- come into conflict, though, or will ing on the outskirts of Hankow conference with the civil authort- ate politicians in Nanking, some both provinces maintain studied were brought in without incident. ties.

be

given

Two Big 'Uns Left

points--the "Christian General"

Before the Final Collapse

Hankow, Yesterday:

of whom have scarried like rats inactivity towards each other? The waterfront, is crowded with The whereabouts of the Kwangsi from the sinking ship "Kwangsi." Each province professes a poll Chinese refugees endeavouring to leaders is the subject of consider These politicians wanted to keep tical creed opposed to that of the enter the French Concession. Rear-able surmise. It is stated that their positions. secure from the other and, it seema, outside influ- Admiral Tweedle has not been General Hu Taung-bu has gone up Extremists. Then there was also ences can easily trickle in to up-called upon and the panic has the Han River, after Issuing a indirect-inspiration. The Kwang set the equilibrium now maintain subsided-Reuter

si faction, even if it did not ared only by the background of the rive at a tacit understanding with | friendship and co-operation of the the leader of any other military last three years,

Reuter's

OVERTURNING OF THREE FULL CARRIAGES

RESCUE WORK DIFFICULT

The

Rescue work is most

difficult

to carry out owing to the tem pestuous weather and snow storms.

Reuter.

THE "RED HATS "

ANOTHER CARDINAL PASSES AWAY

TWELVE VACANCIES

to

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brought into fashion a new hat- the beret-but it has since vanished

the ladies couldn't beret.

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1.) () The thousands of mosquitoes the which assemble nightly on War Memorial have raised ca There must come a day surely hygienic problem in Talpo. Old when not a single motor vehicle residents attribute this nightly accident will be reported in this visitation to the upsetting of the Colony. balance of nature." The Bromley

kites that formerly nested near Some snappy news is expected. Taipo were exterminated by shoot- from the Dogs' Home shortly If ing. They were the relentless these muzzles are not removed. enemies of mosquitoes during the

nesting season and it is thought A lady who was sent by her Romes, Yesterday that if they had not been exter- hubby to Macao to recuperate re- circular telegram announcing his The death Is announced of Carminated they would have furnish turned in double quick time and Kwangal-Ites' Vanish

retirement; and that General Hafa dinal Gasquet, which makes the ed an effectual check on the in- declared she preferred die in Hankow, 2.40 p.m. (Yesterday)... Wel hax proceeded to the south of twelfth vacancy among the "Red crease of the mosquite population. Hong Kong Bome virtue in this The station has completely Hapon-Reuter

Hata-Reuter.

[Ed. "Shovel"]

ere old burayot