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WAICHOW CITY

RECAPTURE. BY CANTON_CONFIRMED

GENERAL WONG IN WUCHOW

Directing Next Campaign Against Canton

THE FORCES FROM SHANGHAI

HONG KONG,

ESTABLISHED

1845

FORCING FENG TO RETIRE

MONDAY, MAY 27, 1929.

JOINT CIRCULAR

ISSUED BY SOME OF HIS LEADING SUBORDINATES

QUEEN MARY

CELEBRATES HER 62ND BIRTHDAY

WINDSOR FAMILY GATHERING

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optician

Established Over Forty Yoara). Manager:-RALPH A. COOPER, Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam. F.LO. (London)

(Personal Attentior).

DR. SUN YAT-SEN'S OPIUM TRAFFIC

RE-BURIAL

~BRITISH COURTESY

OAK AND BIRCH TREES NEAR THE MAUSOLEUM

THE CEREMONIES

London, Yesterday. British oak and birch trees are

INGENIOUS. SMUGGLERS CAUGHT ON WHARVES

BRITISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN

DRAWING TO A CLOSE

of NO "CUP TIE” ATMOSPHERE

NOTICEABLE

DRUG INSIDE TOPEES

Another ingenious way smuggling opium was discovered on the Connaught-read wharves on Saturday night when the sis. "Fatshan" and "Kwangtung" came in from up-river.

PREMIER STILL CONFIDENT

London, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday. Queen Mary celebrated her 62nd birthday at Windsor Castle to-day. SUPPORT FOR NANKING There was a family gathering for Funcheon, and in the afternoon a Shanghai, May 27. picnic tea was held in the grounds According to information obtain of Frogmore, in which the King was

Two Chinese landing on the Mr. Baldwin, who is resting at ed from official sources in Nanking. present with other members of the to be re-planted as near as possible Yuen On wharf from the 8.8. "The Chequers" to-day, after Marshal Feng Yu-halang is to be family. British Wireless Service. to the Mausoleum at Nanking, in "Kwangtung" were found to have. forced to retire from the comman. Yesterday whe Her Majesty the which the remains of Dr. Sun Yat-quantities of raw opium hidden fortnight's strenuous tour in the To-day's news from Canton states that the reinforcements from dership of the Kuominchun by some Queen's sixty-second birthday. All sen, Father of the New Republic of in the crown of their topees, and constituencies, told a Press repre- the North are to attack Kwangsi by land, assisted by naval and air of his leading subordinates, includ-ships in harbour were "dressed", China, are to be interred.

two other parcels tied round their sentative that the strongest im- ing Han Fu-chu, Sih Yao-san and but owing to the day being Sunday, The gift is a token of British legs. The opium in the topees: forces. Three thousand have already arrived at Samshui.

Wa Sung kwei, who have issued a the twenty-one guns salute was de- goodwill.

was cunningly kept in position by pression of the campaign left in The recapture of Walchow city by the Cantonese troops is con- joint circular telegram supporting ferred until noon to-day.

The ceremonies will extend for a half loop of split bamboo, the his mind was the earnestness of the the Nanking Government, and saying firmed.

over a week, concluding with the ends of which were stuck into the nation over the electiori. There that the famine-stricken people of

interring of the remains, which are lining of the hats.

none of the "Cup Tie" being taken from Peking

A third man was arrested on Narking.

the Canton wharf when he land-mosphere.

General Wong is not in Hong Kong but in Wuchow preparing Kansu, Shenai and Honan cannot for an attack on Canton,

FURTHER KUOMINTANG SPLIT

Canton, Yesterday. The recapture of Walchow City, in the East River district of Kwangtung, by the Cantonese troops under Brigadiers Chiang Kwang-nai and Tsai Ting-kai, has been confirmed.

This new faction expects the Kwangsi Army to be successful and occupy Canton where, it is hoped,

afford to have another civil war.

Marshal. Feng is concentrating his loyal forces at Tung Kwan, a strategic gateway to Shengi and| other districts westward. In the event of his involuntary absence from his home country, he will pro- bably entrust the command of the Kuominchun to General Lu Ching-lin, his right hand man,- the new Government to oppose the Nan Chung Kuo. Newa Service. one in Nanking will be located until

Feng's Strength another. "unification" of China, this

According to tíme led by Marshal Feng Yu-wireless message it is reported that Colonel Li Mu-chi's Cantonese | hsiang, Mr. Wang Ching-wei, and

Marsha! Feng Yu-hsiang has troops supporting Kwangsi Army General Hsu Chung-chi, perhaps,

250,000 men under arms-150,000 | against the Chiang Kai-shek fol-

facing General Tang Sen-cht in the! lowing have retreated to Hoyuen.

north and 100,000 facing the Na- where they will now make their

tionalist forces in the South. atand pending the decision of the Canton issue.

A part of the pro-Kwangsi Can- tonese forces of the East River command is now marching on the North River sector in order to effect the reinforcement so much desired by the opponents of Can- ton.

New Adherent

PLAN AGAINST WUCHOW

New Troops on the Western

Front

a British naval

Ichang and Shasi

Support For Chiang Kai-shek

Shanghai, Yesterday.

on

WATER RESTRICTIONS

Mr. M. K. Lo's Request to Sanitary Board

At the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board to be held to-morrow Mr. M. K. Lo,

notice, pursuant

POVEZ

to

to

The British minister to China, Sir Miles Lampson, will represent

the British Government.

Sun Yat-sen died at Peking.

was

at-

ed from the "Fatshan." He is On the contrary, the people were apparently a member of the same in a reflective mood. "As for the gang of smugglers as the other

Mr. E.

of social

conditons

two, because he also had opium result, I am confident that we shall The body Was embalmed

as to ac hidden in his topee in the same win with such a majority cording to Chinese custom and way.

enable us to carry on our work for deposited near the Western Hills; All three were this morning the recovery of the prosperity and about ten miles from Peking. will

before It charged

W. betterment has been placed in a crystal coffin. Hamilton, at the Central Magia- against a joint Labour and Liberal --British Wireless Service.

tracy, by Revenue Officer Ward. opposition."--Reuter.

Two of the accused, who each had 32 tuels of raw non-Govern-

The electorate has grown from mentopiam in their possession, under 7,000,000 to 28,000,000 and were fined $960 each, or seven there are 729 candidates. months' hard labour. The other, who had 22 tools, was fined $690, or six months' jail.

"That, in the opinion of this Board, the present system of water restriction constitutes a menace to public health, and that this Board, whilst TE cognising the regrettable necessity for drastic water res triction at the present time, nevertheless considers thai the Government should re-consider and review such existing sys tem in the interest of public health,"

LIBERALS AND CATHOLICS GAIN SEATS

Thousands of Lanterns

Peking. Yesterday, Among those who started with the procession from Piyunssu. were Madame Sun Yat-sen, Mr. Sun Fo, and Mr. Ho Cheng-chun.

The procession was lighted down the mountain from the temple by a thousand children carrying lan- terns.

FACTORY GUTTED

LARGEST DUTCH WIRE-NAIL ESTABLISHMENT

£10,000 DAMAGE

Helmond, North Brabant,

Yesterday.

The body entered the city through the Hai-chi-men gate, where the procession was more than a mile BELGIAN ELECTION long. When formed up it was made up by banner bearers, seven military hands, two student hands, detách- ments of Shansi troops, long

The largest wire-nail factory in streams of mourners, including re-Holland (at Boekendonk) has been presentatives of the Central Execu-gutted by fire. tive Committee of the National

The damage is estimated at Government, local public bodies, £40,000,-Reuter. military leaders, and then a huge portrait of the late leader, and the catafalque, which was of beautiful blue silk corded with white em- blazoned with a white sun.

SOCIALIST SET-BACK

Brussels, Yesterday.

It is reported from Ichang that the fighting between Ichang and Canton, To-day.

Shasi, which has been very severe, General Li Ming-shui, who led

Is nearly over. It is further re- his forces numbering 8,000 men to ported that 400 have been killed and Canton from Shanghai on six mer-1600 wounded. chant vessels, has conferred with the Cantonese leaders since his arrival, on plans to attack Wuchow. A message from Nandng states The pro-Chiang Kai-shek side of It has been reported that General that Han Fu-chu, the leading mem- the Kuomintang muddle reports | Li will · lead his troops against ber of the Kuominchun, wired to the addition of. new strength in Kwangsi on land and will be assisted Chiang Kai-shek Thursday the person of Mr. Yu Tsok-pak. by the navy and air forces in this pledging his allegiance to the formerly a member of the Kwang-camapigo, which is understood to Central Government and adding si Administrative Council.

begin very shortly. In view of this that he is concentrating 100,000 According to figures, so far an It is understood that Mr. Yufact, preparations are being made troops at Loyang and awaiting Domced, the Government Phrties, for them to take garrison in the instructions from Marshal Chiang namely the Liberals and Catholics, Western front

Kai-shek regarding the disposal of are scoring gains in the General A later report to haud states that them.-Reuter.

Election, three thousand men of General Li

The Socialists have received a Ming-shui's forces have moved to

set-back everywhere. Samshui, on the West River, by A message from Nanking says train, and that the remaining troops Marshal Chiang Kai-shek wired to are expected to move there to-day-Marshal Feng Yuhslang last night Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

stating that if Marshal Feng is Earlier News

willing to retire from politica and Canton, Saturday. General Chen Ming-shu, who go abroad, Chiang will be wiling

has been responsible for the re inforcement of Wu-Han troops just arrived at Whampoa from the Yangtaze Valley. Mr. Yu arrived at Canton during the week-end. General Chen Tsal-tong and Chen Ming-shu, of Canton, are asking Mr. Yn to lead the Wu-Han troops against his Own province Kwangei. If successful, Mr. Yu will be recommended for the chairmanship of the Kwangsi Ad-

ministrative Council, of which he arrived safely

in

Canton

last

"To Seek Death”

Shanghai, Yesterday.

was a member until late in 1927. evening, is to issue soon & public/ent to give him protection,

when he

statement explaining the reasons

to recommend the Central Govern-

"To attempt to hold the North-

merely to seek

for attacking Kwangei and also Government is

west iu defiance of the Central

was dismissed for his alleged alliance with the groups who failed in the coupe of De announcing, at the same time, cember 13, 1927, at Canton. his programme for the recon-

Mr. Yu will be accompanied instruction of Kwangtung. his attack on Kwangel by Colonel most likely that he will formally Li Ming-shu.

announce his support for General Chiang Kai-shek.

It is

death."-Reuter.

ON DEFENSIVE

The "Christian General's" Intention

Hankow, Saturday.

is stated that

on ly

the

Mar-

and

The Flemish Party have doubled their representation. vious seats.-Reut.

The Communists hold their pre-

CHINESE LABOUR

FOR FRENCH EQUATORIAL

AFRICA

KWANGTUNG RECRUITS

Immediately behind the coffin was

a smart detachment of Fengtien

M. SEYDONX

DEATH OF BRILLIANT FRENCH OFFICIAL

cavalry, which had been in the sad FORMERLY AT QUAI D'ORSAY dle from Piyun-so to the station for 14 hours.

Rare Pageantry

Shanghai, To-day. Then followed Madame

Sun Yat-sen in a

Mr.

carriage with Sun Fa and other members of the family as chief mourners.

Paria, Yesterday.

Remarkable Features

With so many contestants--there are only about 100 constituencies and about 6,000,000 new voters on the register, and 5,000,000 of these

are women,

The increase. in the electorate has made it impossible for candid- ates to get into personal contact with more

than a proportion of their constituents but the micro- phone has, during the election, proved very important and wireless broadcast speeches have enabled.all who wished to do so to hear the carefully prepared statements broad- cast.-British Wireless Service.

The Folling

Two hundred and two election results to be declared on the night of May 30 include the contents of eighteen Ministers, of whom nine are members of the Cabinet.

They comprise Sir Austen Cham- berland and Mr. Neville Chamber-

tain (Minister of Health), Sir A. Steel Maitland, Mr. Amery, Sir

The death is amourced of M. Samuel Hoare, Sir L. Worthington- Seydoux, ex-Director of Political Evans, Lord Eustace Percy, Sir

Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Sir Affairs at the Quai d'Orsay, former-

W.

ly one of the most brilliant members Joynson Hicks, and also Mr. Arthur

Henderson, Mr. J. of the French Diplomatic service.---

R. Clynes and Reuter.

Sir Herbert Samuel.

The fate of Mr. Baldwin. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Churchill, Mr. Philip

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

Along the cordoned streets for more than four miles the proces sion marched through the city,

We understand that Military Au- Snowden and Sir John Simon will Marseilles, Yesterday. crowds gazing at the pageantry, thorities have invited the St. John be known on the afternoon of May The possibility of employing the like of which had not been seen Ambulance Brigade to send about 81. Chinese labourers in French since the funeral of Yuan Shih-kai. 20 officers to attend the ceremony at

The first result is expected from

the

+

Rainfall to 10 a.m. 0.02 inch 1929 rainfall 10.18 inches

Average ...21.38 inches .......11.20 inches Don't waste water!

Kwangsi Strength According to the Kwangsi Army report, the anti-Chiang forces in South China number 18,000 stili, and they will be more than suffi- eicnt to launch another attack on Canton, when opportunity offers. General Wong Shiu-hung

Wuchow, Yesterday. General Wong Shiu-hung, chair- Six Regiments at Whampoa approach to Tung Kwan at the fol-Province. Reater. man of the Administrative Councell

The six regiments of pre-Chianglowing points: Sze Shui, Yen Shih, of Kwangsi and one of the com-

Timen Kou, Kwan Yin Tang Kai-shek troops recently sent to manders participating in the re- reinforce the Canton Army from

San Chow. cent Kwangtung Kwangai battles the Yangtsze ports have landed It is stated that the defences along the North and West Rivers at Whampoa, the entrance to Can- consist of elaborate trench systems of Kwangtung, returned to Wu- too. It is not the desire of Gen- and concrete emplacements amongst chow on Friday. He is directing eral Chen that these outside the hills at these points, and that preparations for another attack on forces should quarter within the two divisions are already in posi

Aa previously stated, the rein- It is believed that the Christian forcements to Kwangsi from Kwei- General himself is at present at chow despatched by Gepera! Chau Cheng Chow directing agerations. Si-cheng, the General Officer Com- The local situation is most quiet manding the Troops in Kweichow, Two. regiments of Lu Ti-ping-ites LATERAN TREATY have arrived at Shishing and Wu have moved from Wuchang to a point a little north of Hankow, A Prediction

while as already stated Wu-Han From general observation, it is troops in Kinhan are slowly all- feared that there will be another vancing to Sinyarg, the latter city A further split in the Huomin hard struggle between the Liang having been evacuated by the Kuo- tang is evident by a report from (two) Kwang forces. Both Kwang-minchun garrison who have retired Shanghal, dated yesterday, confirm-tang and Kwangs will have to fight north of the Hwai Ho, River

Canton in order to oust the pro- city proper: Chiang Kai-shek militarists from South China. Th report that he has left Kwangai for Hong Kong is incorrect.

· FURTHER SPLIT

Hopes of Kwangsi Armies Success

chow.

tion there.

Deficit

RATIFIED BY THE ITALIAN SENATE

for it.

the capital.

Earlier News

returns will continue till four a.m. on May 31. The remaining 400 results begin on the afternoon of May 31,

equatorial Africa will shortly be It ig estimated

that nearly the Cenotaph, at 9.46 a.m. on the Bury at 10 pm, on May 30, and tested on the result of investiga- 100,000 people watched the proces- King's Birthday. According to a semi-official re- port, General Chen Taai-tong, the

tions in Africa and the Far East. sion inside the city, General Officer Commanding the It

M. Lasnet, Inspector General of Just before the station was Troops in Canton, has already shal Feng will fight pure- the French Colonial Health Ser- reached Mr. Sun Fo dismounted perfected his plans for another in support of this theory, it is announced that a trial wil be made the catafalque through a magni defensive, and vice, who returned to France to-day, from his carriage and preceded

University, declarations will be expedition against the Kwangsi

Nanking, Yesterday. made on June 3 and 4, but the Army, this time taking the offer learned that intricate defence works with a batch of coolies now being ficent blue and white pailon erected The State Burial reception com- Scottish University result is not sive, it is intimated.

are being constructed covering the recruited in

Kwangtung outside the station.

mittee are making elaborate pre-expected until June 10. He was joined by Madame Sun, parations for the reception of the who followed the coffin through the foreign envoys and guests who are

""The Fiery Cross" station into a special coach prepared going to Nanking shortly to attend

London, Saturday. the ceremony of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's "I have carried the fiery cross She was dressed in the plainest 're-burial.

north, south, east and west, and lay black frock and was obviously weary. Arrangements include the provl-it down here, having done my duty after her 14-hour Journey from sion of residential facilities, while in the country," declared Mr. Ram- Piyun-zu.

mazy motor-cars are being placed say MacDonald at Durham at She broke and sobbed as the coffin, at the disposal of the diplomats. the conclusion of a 12,000 mile tour. slid into its place for its journey to It is understood that as the envoys He declared that there was are coming in the capacity of no Liberal revival and that the At The Station

accredited representatives of their Labourites would have a clear ma- Crowds of privileged visitors respective Governments, the Nation-fority. flooded the station buildings and alist Government are planning to "Dullest on Record" |_ platforms—(all of which were accord them a grand reception,

London, Yesterday. awathed in blue and white decors-! with 2 view to demonstrating Barring last moment stunts of tions)-in order to watch the arri- China's appreciation.

which there is at present no evid- val of the coffin, while bands played

Body for Peking

ence, the election campaign to the funeral music.

Peking, Yesterday end promises to justify the descrip- The body travelled in a resplen Punctually at I am to-day Dr. tion of the Dullest on Record." dent blue-painted coach decorated Sun Yat-sen's remains, enclosed in Rome, Yesterday with the silver suns of the nationala bronze coffin, were removed from and Lloyd George have virtually Baldwin, MacDonald The Senate, by 815 votes to 6, Bag..

the Jade Cloud Temple (Piyun-su), completed their pilgrimages all over has passed the Bill ratifying the The entire train was painted bluc. in the Western Hill, for the 15 the country and are resting for Lateran Treaty, namely, the agree Madame Sun Yat-sen's travelling mile journey to Peking.

the week-end preparatory to wind- ment between the Italian Govern- conch went ahead of the coffin and

Elight batches of 32 pall-bearers (ng up the campaigns to their own as ment and the Vatican establishing Mr. Sun Fo occupied the one behind. carried the huge catafalque, the constituencies.

Punctually at five o'clock the entire distance, the whole being

It is noteworthy that the most been passed by the Chamber funeral train steamed out being guarded by troops, and preceded seasoned newspaper prophets are

preceded by a pilot train and two by bands, and again followed by chary of uttering predictions. armoured trains, one train-load of troops.

Sunday's harp is almost unani- guards followed an armoured train All traffic along the road leading mously "Stalemate Danger" re BANK OF COMMERCE and the guest train.

to Peking via the Summer Palace sultant in a long period of instabi The only foreigner in the proces was stopped during the eight lity. SHANGHAI BRANCH ORDERED sien to-day was Mr. Maurice Cohen, hoars it took the procession to

London, Saturday. Chiang of being a traitor to both The United States günboat | TO SUSPEND PAYMENT formerly Sun Yat-sen's special body-make its way slowly to the Peking Mr. Lloyd George in the "Dally the Government and the Kuomin-"Guam" left Wuchow on Friday

gaard in Canton, and

chy walls. When the procession Mail" forecasts that the aggregate tang Party. Unless the Kwangs morning with six American civi

Shanghai, Today Arrangements had been made for was nearing the city, guns mounted votes at the General Election will Army is able to back the charges lians on board. It is understood The local branch of the Chinese the foreign diplomats to take part outside the Tienanmen (entrance total: lodged by her native sons against that 30 other Americans still re- American Bank of Commerce has but as they were not invited they, to the Forbidden City) boomed out Conservatives

6,500,000 General Chiang, who is claiming to main in Wuchow, although they been ordered by the Head Ofice to therefore, did not attend.

a 101 guna salute, wirile aeroplanes be the head of the Government, It is have been warned to evacuate suspend payment for a month pend

from Mukden circled over the city unlikely that Canton will facilitate Reuter.

|ing reorganisation-Reuter.

and the procession--Reuter.

ing the organisation of another it out for supremacy in South China, Reuter. politico-military faction known as it is realised everywhere. Kwang-

the "Union to Save the Kuomintang tung cannot have peace with. Party."

Kwangsi always aiming at the con- Kwangsi politically well

VATICAN STATE

This new faction is to ask Mr. trol of Canton City, whilst Kwangsi woonomically as in the past-Nana Vatican State, which had already Wany Ching-wei, alleged leader of will never be able to continue to Chang Kuo News Service.

the left wing, to assume charge of exist with both Nanking and Ċan-1 political affairs, and to ask General, ton calling her "rebels" against the Hsu Chung-chi, a former Canton Central Government. Of course, Army Commander, to direct the Kwangsi has alwaya considered her- military action against Chiang Kai- self & part of the Central Govern- shek, now denounced by a number ment but only accused General of his opponents as no longer having the confidence of the party.

The new faction still identifies itself with the Kuomintang, claim ing to have the military support of the Ewangel Army, General Feng Yu-halang, General Tang Seng-chi,

and others.

WUCHOW UNTENABLE

30 Americans Ignore

Warning:

Peking, Saturday.

Reuter.

(Continued on Next Column)

.

Messrs.

Liberals

Labourites

;:'

·

7,000,000

7,500,000

Reuter