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STATE OF AFFAIRS

HANKOW.

NATIONALIST

AT

MODERATES MOVING SLOWLY IN THE RIGHT

DIRECTION.

MR. CHEN APOLOGISES TO BRITISH CONSUL-

GENERAL:

EXODUS OF AMERICAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN."

EVACUATIONS FROM OTHER PARTS OF CHINA.

WARNING BY CHAIRMAN OF LONDON CHINA

ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday's news regarding Hankow was of a conflicting. character. Evidently, however, the powers of persuasion_of_ the moderate element among the Nationalists proved effective. for not only did Mr. Eugene Chen profoundly apologise " to the British Consul-General for the vandalism at the British war memorial, but he is stated to have deprecated the evacuation from the British Concession and also to have ex- pressed the hope that business would soon be resumed, So far, so good. But we seem to be quite a long way from “Busi- rack as Us" in Hankow, Ichang and Kiukiang. And, It seems, the pleasing report that the British again control their Concession at Hankow, lacks confirmation. On the whole; the horizon seems clearer, but in the absence of detalls and of tangible evidence that Mr. Chen is really in a position to carry out what he guarantees, it will be just as well to have an open mind on the matter and be prepared to deal alectually with eventualities.

The very latest news to hand states that British subjects. are leaving various places_in_Szechuan_and_other parts of thinh.

Until the Powers focus their attention on the Bolshevist menace in China and deal with it drastically, either directly or indirectly, there is little likelihood of settlad ccnditions in this country,

(THROUGH RECTER'S (GENCY. ]

BRITISH LEAVING PARTS OF SZECHUAN AND ELSEWHERE.

PEKING, January 7th.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1927.

WHAT HANKOW CHINESE

DEMAND.....

[FROM OCR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

Reports from Hankow, dated January bib, state that the Chinese constables of the British Concession were that day able to free them

The evacuation of British men selves from a mob of more than as well as women froin Chengta and 10,000 by fighting their way out with their batons, injuring eight elsewhere in Szechuan and other

persons among the meb. The parts of Southern and Western mob was later persuaded to dispers China has begun in some places by the Garrison Commission and. representatives of public organiza- ned all preparutions therefor have tions, including M Chen Chun,

of the Kuomintang.. been completed in others.

Altogether 60 American women and children have been evacuated

at Hankow.

LONDON LIBERAL JOURNAL'S "WORD TO

MR. CHEN.'

LoxDos, January 7th. The Daily Sere, in “A word to Mr. Chen hopes that he will make good his pirdge to "keep the situation in hand." There is (it ie added).no reason to suppose that the Canton CGovernment, with the forces at its command, is unable to perform that imperative "duty. 1. Chen and his associates are to justify their claim to be repre- sentative and a civilized adminis tration, they must prove their in- sant readiness to perform one of the elementary functions of civilized society by defending the lives and property of peaceable citizens "whe- "ther

'extraterritorialists or not against murderous riots. Leaders, like Mr. Chen, must be astute. enough to realise that without for eign trade conducted in circum stances of reasonable security, they

A meeting of organizations in Hankow, on January 5th, decided to organize a committee to deal with the demand for the rendition of the British Concession.

A joint committee of farmers, workers, students, and merchants in Hankow has presented the Ruc mintang with ten demands:-

1. Abolish opium within six

Tuonths.

THE STRUGGLE IN AMERICA'S DEFENCE BETWEEN LONDON

THE NORTH.

WHAT - MARSHAL WU HAS DECIDED TO DO.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

Reports from Chengchoy state that Marshal Wa Pei. "Fu has de- cided to dispatch 80,000 men to re- capture Hupch, 00,000 to relieve Shensi and 40,000 to suppress the bandits in Honan General Chang Ying Hua, of 'Shensi, is to raise monthly $7.000.000, for military ex- peuses, and Marshal Chang Tso Lin of Mukden is being consulted. for Anancial assistance.

FORCES.

A 4,500,000-DOLLAR AIRSHIP.

ADVOCATES OF A "BIG· NAVY". PLEASED.

...[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

Soviets. It adds that Russian Bal-cost $4,300,000, shevism is doubtless without real influence, except in so far as to inflame Nationalist passions, but it will become a permanent danger to Europe unless the Powers agree on 4 common policy to check such anti- foreign frenzy,

AND NEW YORK.

INTENSE INTEREST MÁNI FESTED IN THE NEW TELEPHONY.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

7.

KEEPING TO AERIAL BEAM WIRELESS

TIME TABLE. AND TELEPHONY.

BRITISH MINISTER'S FLIGHT NEW ENGLISH STATIONS NOW

TO. INDIA..

NOW AT KARACHI.

›(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

KARACHI, January 7th. Sir Samuel Hoare's air liner has arrived.

READY.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Reasy, January 7th. Short wave wireless beam stations at Grimsby and Skegness for com munication with Australia are now ready for handing over by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Ca to the Post Office for seven days official tests. During unofficial tests speeds of over 300 per minute have been attained.

Meanwhile, satisfactory tests of". wireless telephony communication with Canada have been made by. Marconis and have established that. whenever high-speed wireless tele-

RUGBY, January 7th. Intense interest is being displayed' WASHINGTON, January 7th. on both sides of the Atlantic in The Honse of Representatives to-day's inauguration of a wide adopted an amendment to the less telephonic service between Lon-

(BAITIJE WIRELESS ARRVICE.] Naval Supply Bill providing for dan and New York. The opening

Rrosy, January 6th. the construction of an airship of will be marked by a spoken ex-

Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for that would thereby be given to the replace the Shenandoah, and to change of greetings between Sir the Air, Lady Maud Hoare and Air Evelyn Murray, Secretary of the Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond The authorisation of a new air- Post Office and Mr. Walter Gifford, landed at.Earnchi at 5:03 this after ship has pleased the advocates of President of the "American Tele-002.

This is the first long

21 Big Nay, as the sum is in phones Company.

distance passenger fight ever ear excess of the Budget estimates in

ried out to Thereafter, calls by subscribers

a pre-arranged time which President Coolidge seeks to in both cities will receive attention, table of hours and minutes. So limit naval expenditure.

and bookings are so heavy that the closely has time table been followed graphic services on the beam system The House of Representatives, service promises to be working to

that after flying four thousand are possible telephony services can also be carried on simultaneously, however, have voted down other full capacity throughout the day.

eight hundred thirty-five miles the

if separate transmitter be in- amendments aiming at increasing

air liner was actually ten minutei To facilitate to-day's working at

stalled. the strength of the Air Force. Rugby, which is the British trans

cárly on arrival at Jask on thei

The Official Opening. Persian Gulf.· mitting station, for service, Do British Official Press message will be despatched at eight o'clock

(EARLIER, TELEGRAMS.} THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY) What Private Telegrams State. HANKOT, January 7th. "Private telegrams received in Shanghai state by arrangement with the Chinese military authorities, the British have resumed control of the Concession. and the Chinese soldiery, except the military police, have been withdrawn.

News Not Confirmed.

SHANGHAI, January 7th Advices said to have been received here privately from Hankow, to the effect that control of the Concession had been resumed by the British, are unconfirmed.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Rcosy, January 6th. Here the only delay on the whole

Trans-Atlantic wireless telephony fight accurred, violent sandstorm service between London and New delaying the air liner for a day. York opets oficially to-morrow.

Despite this delay, however, India Telephony, by" wireless was accom- It is an epoch-making event. was reached from London in eleven plished a quarter of a century ago, days-the shortest time in which but it was then in such a form as morrow normal transmissions will passengers have ever travelled be commercial usage. It had to await to be impracticable for ordinary

WARNING FROM THE CHAIR-to-night.

MAN OF THE CHINA

"

ASSOCIATION.

LONDON, January 7th-

די

To-night's midnight press message' will be sent as usual and to-

tained.

ney

The Morning Past gives promine resumed and thereafter main-tween these two points. The Jour the advent of the thermonio valve, was accomplished by flying which has revolutionised wireless in-daylight-only every night being quite a small size, such as is used communication. Beginning with THE "MOTHS" GREAT spent comfortably at pre-arranged in the local broadcasting of to-day,

ACHIEVEMENT.

ence to a letter from Mr. Lerfe, Chairman of the London China A

The latest naval wireless message from Hankow, dated yesterday night, states that the Concession is still in the hands of the Chinescenciation, who calls attention to military.

American

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women and children now being evacuated. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) Mr. Eugene Chen Apologises for

the Vandals.

Rugar, January 6th. In view of the unruly behaviour of the Chinese demonstrators crowding into the British Conces sion at Hankow, the British Consul- General, as a precautionary men- sure, ordered last night the evacua tion of all women and children.

They are being conveyed down river to Shanghai. The Concession was comparatively quiet last nighti although further demonstrations

were rumoured.

The British Consulate was being guarded by Chinese troope.

Mr. Eugene Chen, Acting Foreign Minister of the Southern National Government, who is in Hankow, has tendered to profound apologies on behalf of the Consul-General himself and his Government for the desecration by the mob of the War

the enormous British interests in Shanghai, which, with the safety of some 7,000 British residents, will be gravely imperilled if the Cantonese eapture Shanghai, unless adequate measures are taken for their pro- tection.

NEARING INDIA.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

Rugay, January 7th. The two small, Moth seroplanes

halts.

A Welcome Being Prepared at.

Delhi.

Braux, January 7th.

Sir Samuel Hoare' is due to leave Karachi for Jodhpur to-day by the De Havilland Hercules biplane by

the valve has been increased "in" power year by year until to-day large power valve transmitters of 200 kilomatis capacity are in ser- vice for telephony between London and New York.

How The Trick" Is Done. What happens in a conversation is that when a subscriber in London speaks, say from his office, his voice. currents pass to a trunk exchange

are now within a single stage of which, in the company with Lady India, having arrived from Jask at Maud Hoare, he has flown from and thence along special under

morrow.

He refers to the evacuation of women and children at Hankow Charbar yesterday. Their fight|London in eleven days. eays that it is unknown whether, from London is the most remark- Preparations are being made for in the last resort, British evacua able ever undertaken by low-power-receiving Sir Samael at Delhi to

ion from Shanghai is also contened machines plated; but, if so, such evacuation would mean the end of British prestige in the Far East and be a ruinous blow to our commerce with Chinn

Memorial in the British Concession SII and has promised that the damage shall be immediately repaired.

Mr. Chon's "Guarantee." Mr. Chen has deprecated as un- 2. Abolish the surtax on salt. " necessary the evacuation of British Distand all irregular troops. women and children, stating that Punish all corrupt gentries. he would personally guarantee im- Effect a unification of finance munity from danger or trouble. He administration and prohibit expresses a hope for speedy restara individual officials levying tion of order and resumption of miscellaneous taxes.

business.

3.

4.

5.

6. Restore as soon as possible all. A number of American women

Government industries.

9.

10.

and

children have

r.

CUSTOMS AFFAIRS. FRANCIS AGLEN'S VISIT

TO SHANGHAL

DAME ELLEN TERRY.

SLIGHTLY IMPROVED IN HEALTH.

Roosy, January 7th. Although still very weak, a slight improvement was reported yester- day in the condition of the famous actress, Dame Ellen Terry.

PERING, Jan. 8th General of the Chinese Maritime

Sir Francis Aglen, Inspector-A Customs, left quietly for Shanghai on Monday,

of Sir Francis' visit is to discuss It is understood that the object Customs affairs with the Commis sioner of Customs and bankers..

BRITISH POLITICS. STALWART OF THE LIBERALS RETURNS TO

THE FOLD.

ground long-distance cables to the they undergo transformation which wireless station at Rugby. There converts them into wireless waves, which pass across the Atlantic to Houlton, in Maine, where the re- Lady Maud's flight is the longest ceiving arrangements of the Ameri- set undertaken by a

can Telephone and Telegraph Co. are installed. From Houlton, they Pass by a land line, for 500 miles to New York long-distance exchange and thence to the intended re- cipient.

woman.

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK'S DEPARTURE.

PORTSMOUTH'S FAREWELL

BATTLESHIPS' SALUTE.

THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.] 【

The Reply.

When a New York subscriber re- plies, his voice-currents pass to the long-distance exchange and thence along underground cables for 70 miles to the wireless station on Lossos, January 6th. The Duke and Duchess of York's formed into wireless waves and Long Island. Here they are trans- train arrived at Portsmouth Dock traverse the ocean to Wroughton, yard at one o'clock in the after near Swindon, where a Post Office. noon, in bright sunshine, and drew receiver converts the wireless waves up at the railway jetty, alongside back into voice frequency currents, which H.M.S. Renown was moored. suitable for transmission along un The Commander-in-Chief at Ports derground cables to the London mouth and others greeted them and trunk exchange and thence to the when they boarded the Renown, the subscriber. Duke's Standard was broken at the mainmast and the ships in harbour a Royal Salizte. H.M.S.

also been ARMS FOR "FRIENDS" IN Commission, has returned to do- Penon sailed at 1.39 amid an out

Have a regular budget for evacuated from the United States

Consulate-General at Hankow,

Klukiang.

education and regulate all Mission schools.

Have regular channels for the redemption of all Kuomin tang Central Bank notes. Pullish, at once, laws govern- ing factories.

Prohibit all foot-binding and promote education among

"Women.

(BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE.]

SCENE.

•

RUGBY, January 7th.

will have throttled "the goose that BRITISH WARSHIPS ON THE lays the golden eggs," and south- east China would be reduced econo mically to the status of a crude half-starved organism incapable of anything but slow, painful and laborious evolution from the begin Ding..

LLOYDS UNDERWRITERS' RATES ON CHINA CONCESSIONS.

LONDON, January 7th During the last few days Lloyds Underwriters have quoted a rate

Give per cent. per month to caveri the risk of damage to mercantile property in the foreign concessions of Hankow and one per cent. per month with regard to property in the foreign settlements of Rhang-

ار

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SHANGHAI.

CHINESE FINED IN LONDON,

LONDON, Jan. 6th..

At Kiokiang," lower down the Yangtsze, all British women and children willing to leave were also A fine of £350 was imposed on evacuated to Shanghai yesterday Wing Ah Nang, a seaman of the on board the Jardine, Matheson Glen liner Glengarry, who pleaded steamer Tuckwo.

guilty at London to illegally im- An incident, which has since been porting and concealing on the followed by demonstrations, occurred vessel 48 revolvers and 4.750 there at the beginning of the week, rounds of ammunition, which were following the seizure of a mug found in a wooden case protecting giers' boats and cargoca by Customs the hot water pipes in the hold officers.

Prisoner said he brought them

Ruous, January 7th. Sir Herbert Samuel, formerly High Commissioner of Palestine, and Chairman of last year's Coal fired mestic politics, having accepted the burst of cheers. Presidency of the Paddington Liberal Association. Sir Herbert held ministerial posts in Liberal Governments until Mr. Asqrith's resignation, iu 1916.

7th

(BRITISH WIRELESS, BERVICE]

B

Switching Devices,

space, both transmission and re- In order to economise "ether

ception are worked on the same wave-length. This necessitates the use of awitching dveices which are A Royal Send-Of.

controlled by the voice in such a Bugsy, January 6th. way that when a subscriber in Lon The battlecruiser Renown left don speaks his circuit to New York Portsmouth at 1.30 this afternoon is switched on, and the circuit from "[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. }

bearing the Duke and Duchess New York to London is switched on their voyage to Australia and off. As soon as he ceases speaking DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

New Zealand. The Prince of the switches are restored automati Wales, Prince Henry and Prince cally, and when the New York Lostos, January

George travelled with them from subscriber replies his voice works An official communication from London to Portsmouth and accom- the switches so that he is connected Cap Ferrat with reference thepanied them on board the warship, to London and the circuit and New condition of the Duke of Con- The scene of embarkation was most York incoming from London is A threatening mob was dispersed from Hamburg where they were naught, says that the Duke was unpicturesque. The decks and gun temporarily cut off. This to and by Chinese soldiers whose officers brought to the Glengarry in a well a little while back, but has now turrets of the great vessel, which from process goes on automatically apologised for the incident and motor-boat and that he was going recovered. promised to prevent its repetition to take them to As it seemed possible that the situa- Shanghai. tion might get beyond the control of the Chinese officials the British authorities decided that as a pre- caution women and children should be removed to safety.

[TROGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A CHINESE REQUEST.

THAT BRITISH WARSHIPS REMAIN!

No fresh incidents are reported from Hankow, where the situation was yesterday described as quiet. The Chinese authorities have issued a proclamation guaranteeing the safety of British life and property British warships, under Rear-Ad miral Camerco, Commander of the British Yangtze flotilla, lie along. side the quays of the British Concession

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS PRESS COMMENT.

PARIS, January 7th Most of the morning journals

HANKOW, January 6th. comment on Hankow..

Chinese reports state that Mr. Chan Kwan, the Commissioner for "Pertinax," in the Echo de hai and five per cent. for three Paris, writes that the Cantonese Foreign Affairs here, has written hitherto have confined their atten- to the British Consul-General in tions to the British, but the prin regard to the presence of British ciples, they proclaim affect all warshipe

It is raid that Mr. Clan made! foreign Powers without distinction, and it was only for reasons of policy the Hankow affair has been settled, n request to the Consul that until that they have so far respected the French and the Japanese conces sions. He urges the Powers to de- fend Shanghai and the ports acces sible to their warships, since trade At Kiukiang a riot on Thursday with such centres develops in pro afternoon was directed against the portion as commerce becomes im- Concession.

possible in other parts of the

months.

TROUBLESOME MOB AT

KIUKIANG.

SHANGRAI, January 7th- 258 British women and children, also a few men, "lelt, for Shanghai early on Thursday morning.

none of the British warships should leave, for, in the event of Anything untoward happening, the Kuomintang authorities could not be held responsible.

British Legation Oficials Lesve for Hankow.

· PEKINO, January 6th.

"friends ia

CEYLON RUBBER, EXPORT FIGURES.

COLOMBO, Jan. 6th. Ceylon rubber exports for Deceio- ber were 6,40 tons, with an export- able maximum of 5,000 tons, and export credits amounting to over 700 tons which were carried over from the month ending October 31st have now been used.

Ceylon rubber exports for 1926, totalled, 58,692 tons, the standard production for the fourth year of restriction being 70,475 tops.

BELGIUM AND BRITISH MEMORANDUM.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 6th. The report that the French and Japanese reception of the British Memorandum on China has caused Belgium to revise her attitude, is stated, in well-informed "circles here, to be incorrect.

M. Vandervelde, the Minister for, Foreign Affairs, is now closely

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in the brilliant sun shone like alall the time the conversation is silver ship, were lined with sailors proceeding.

in their blue with white collars"

{THROUGH "AMERICAN SKAVICE]

linked arm in arm. As the Duke NICARAGUA'S CIVIL WAR.stepped on board his standard was U.S. PROTECTING "LIFE AND was a crash of twenty-one guns as

broken at the masthead and there DISEASE DUE TO TULIPS. PROPERTY."

the vessels ru harbour fired the PERIL OF HANDLING BULBS. Royal salute while the royal party were "piped on" by the boatswain

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6th. The Navy Department announces that reinforcements, consisting of two cruisers, three destroyers, one submarine, one tender and 400 Marines are being despatched to Nicaragua, in order to enable -Ad- miral Latimer thoroughly to protect American lives and property.

Students Protesting.

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in accordance with old" custom handling of bulbs, is revealed by A strange disease, caught in the which prevailed in the days when Dr. Sibyl Overton, writing in th Nelson boarded the "Victory."

Marine Guard in Blue and Gold.

recent issue of the Lancet.

"Lily rash,"from cutting the The Prince of Wales as serior stems of narcissi and other dowers, officer took the inspection of the has been known to occur among guard of honour of 100 Royal flower workers in Jersey and the Karines assembled on the quarter Scilly Isles, but investigations have deck. They presented a striking pic recently been made concerning der- BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 8th. ture in their blue and gold mattitis among the people who Protests against American policy uniforma with white pith helmets handle flower bulbs, in Nicarague were voiced at a meet-caught by sunlight. Within half A splitting of the skin under the ing last night of the student or an hour farewells had been said, finger-nail, accompanied by pain ganisation known as the Anti-the Princes returned ashore and the and disability, becomes evident in Imperialist League.

Renown slipped her moorings. All some cases after only a few days ad-ships in harbour were dressed and work on bulbs. The workere ques manned, syrens were sounded while tioned blamed the tulips principally. the guns of battleships Iron Duke Dr. Overton attributes this to the Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor fact that he tulip bulb is peculiar af India simultaneously crashed ont in being protected by only a single a magnificent Royal Salute. The layered and rather rigid testa which Duke and Duchess appeared on the splits easily. promenade deck waving last good. Daffodils, narcissi, and hyacinthe byes to the Princer and the cheering are more thickly wrapped, and bring about a different manifesta- Four destroyers escorted. the tion of the dermatitis.dk

Several Socialist Deputies dressed the gathering.

U.S. BARRACKS FIRE.

£20,000 DAMAGE.

New YORK, Jan. 6th. Chinese military and police ar country, rived just in time to hold back the The Gaulois is of opinion that

Fire destroyed three two storey Mr. O. St. C. O'Malley, Council-examining the Memorandum, but wooden barracks and a workshop at crowds. crowd Later, the crowd broke in disunion among the Powers at a at the Bund gate but was prevent critical time would be particularly lor of the British Legation, and nothing has occurred to modify the the military prisoa on: Governors Renown until sunset and five giant Further observation of this out--

Mr. E. Teichman, Chinese Becre- first favourable impression pro- | Island. ed from entering the conecasion. regrettable for the opportunities tary of the British Legation, have duced in Belgian official circles by The damage is estimated at over flying-boats also accompanied them of-the-way disease is being made by

(Oontinued on riest Column).. left for Hankow,

Now all is quiet,

the document.

£90,000.

round the Tale of Wi

doctors.