STATE OF AFFAIRS
HANKOW.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1927. AT THE STRUGGLE IN AMERICA'S DEFENCE BETWEEN LONDON
· NATIONALIST 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 alement among the Nationalists proved effective, for not only did Mr. Eugene Chen "profoundly apologise " to the British Cansul-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. Sa far, so good. But we seem to be quite a long way from " Busi- .ness as Usual" in Hankow, Ichang and Kluklang. And, it e
reezus, the pleasing report that the British again control their Concession at Hankow, lacks confrmation. On the whole, the horizon seems ́ clearer, but in the absence of details 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 effectually with eventualities.
The very latest news to hand states that British subjecta are leaving various places"in «Szechuan and other parts of China.
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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 settled conditions In this country.
(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.)
BRITISH LEAVING PARTS OF SZECHUAN AND ELSEWHERE.
| WHAT HANKOW CHINESE
DEMAND.
THE NORTH.
WHAT-MARSHAL WU HAS
DECIDED TO DO..
(PROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT, ]
Reports from Chengchow state that Marshal Wu Pei Fu has de- cided to dispatch 80,000 men to re- captare Hupeh, 60.000 to relieve Shensi and 40,000 to suppress the bandits in Honan General Chang Ying Hus, of Shensi, is to raise monthly $7,000,000 for military ex- penses, and Marshal Chang Tao Lin of Mukden is being consulted for
Snancial assistance.
FORCES.
A 4,500,000-DOLLAR AIRSHIP:
ADVOCATES OF A "BIG"
NAVY" PLEASED.
[REUTCH'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, January 7th. The House of Representatives adopted an amendment to the Naval Supply Bill providing for
AND NEW YORK..
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INTENSE INTEREST MANI- FESTED IN THE NEW TELEPHONY.
[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]"
Ruoar, January 7th. Intense interest is being displayed on both sides of the Atlantic in to-day's inauguration of a wide less telephonic service between Lon- don and New York. The opening the construction of an airship off will be marked by a spoken ex- replace the Shenandoah, and to cost $4,300,000.
that would thereby be given to the Soviets. It adds that Russian Bcl- shevism is doubtless without reat influence. except in so far as to inflame Nationalist passions, but it will become a permanent danger to Europe unless the Powers agree on
common policy to check such anti-excess of the Budget-estimates in foreign frenzy.
(EARLIER TELEGRAMS.]" [THROUGH REUTER'S LOKSCY.] What Private Telegrams State.
HANKOW, 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.
The latest naval wireless message
The authorisation of a new air ship has pleased the advocates of aBig Navy," as the sum is in
which President Coolidge seeks to limit, naval expenditure.
The House of Representatives, however, have voted down other amendments aiming at increasing the strength of the Air Force.
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WARNING FROM THE CHAIR-]
MAN OF THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.
LONDON, January 7th. The Morning Post gives promin. ence to a letter From Mr. Legie,
change of greetings between Sir Evelyn Murray Secretary of the Post Office and Mr. Walter Gifford, President of the American Tele- phones Company.
Thereafter calls by subscribers in both cities will receive attention, and tookings are so heavy that the service promises to be working to full capacity throughout the day.
To facilitate to-day's working at Rugby, which is the British trans mitting station for service, no British Official Fress message will be despatched At eight o'clock to-night"
to-
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.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. }
ROBY, January Sib. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for the Air, Lady Maud Hoare nad Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmon lauded at Karachi at 5.25 this after- 2000,, This is the first long distance passenger fight ever car. ried out to a pre-arranged time. table of hours and minutes." So closely has time table been followed that after dying four thousand eight hundred thirty-five miles the air liner was actually ten minutes. early on arrival at Jask on the "Persian Gulf.
Here the only delay on the whole fight accurred, violent sandstorms delaying the air liner for a day.
Despite this delay, however, India. Tonight's midnight press message
was reached from London in eleven will be sent as usual and
days the shortest time in which morrow normal transmissions will
passengers have ever travelled be be resumed and thereafter main-tween these two points. The Jour" triaed
ney was accomplished by Aying spent comfortably at pre-arranged in daylight only, every night being
from Hankow, dated yesterday Chairman of the Loudon China As THE "MOTHS" GREAT
night, states that the Concession is still in the hands of the Chinese military.
American women and children afe now being' evacuated.?
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[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE} Kr. Eugene Chen Apologises for the Vandals.
Rucny, January 8th.
sociation, who calls attention to
the enormous British interests in Shanghai, which, with the safety of some 7,000 British residents, will be gravely imperilled if the Cantonese capture Shanghai, unless adequate
ACHIEVEMENT.
NEARING INDIA.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SCÉVICL)
Reay, January 7th.
halts.
A Welcome Being Prepared at Delhi. Beesy, January 7th. Sir Samuel Hoare is due to leave Karachi for Jodhpur to-day by the
READY.
[BRITISH WIEKEKSS SERVICE.]
Rrony, January 7th. Short wave wireless beam stations at Grimsby and Skegness for come munication, with Australia are now rendy for handing over by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. 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- graphic services on the beam systero are possible telephony services can' also be carried on simultaneously," if n
separate transmitter be in- stalled.
The Oficial Opening.
Ruoay, January 6th. Trans-Atlantic wireless telephony service between London and New York opens officially to-morrow.
It is
Telephony by wireless was accom- an epoch-making event.
plished a quarter of a century ago, but it was then in such a form as to be impracticable for ordinary commercial usage. It had to await the advent of the thermonic valve, which has revolutionised wireless.
in the local broadcasting of to-day, Beginning with quite a small size, such as is used
communication.
the valve has been increased in power year by year until to-day large power valve transmitters of 200 kilomatta capacity are in ser- vice for telephony between London
" and New York.
In view of the unruly behaviour measures are taken for their pro- The two small Moth aeroplanes De Havilland Hercules biplane by is that when a subscriber in London
tection.
are now within a single stage of which, in the company with Lady He refers to the evacuation of India, having arrived from Jask at Maud Houre, he has down from women and children at Hankow Charbar yesterday. Their fight London in eleven days. says that it is unknown whether, from London is the most remark-
Preparations are being made for
morrow.
FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
of the Chinese demonstrators Reports from Hankow, dated crowding into the British Conces January 6th, state that the Chinese sien at Hankow, the British, Consul PERING, January 7th.
constables of the British Concession General, as a precautionary men The evacuation of British men
were that day able to free them-sure, ordered last night the evacua selves from mob of more than tign of all women and children. as well as women from Chengtu and 10,000 by fighting their way out
They are being conveyed down in the last resort, British evacusable ever undertaken by low-power-receiving Sir Samuel at Delhi to with their hatons, injuring eight river to Shanghai. The Concession tion from Shanghai is elsewhere in Szechuan and other:
contem- persons Among the mob. The was comparatively quiet last night
further parts of Southern and Western mob was later persuaded to disperse although
demonstrations plated; but, if so, such evacuation China has begun in some places representatives of public organiza-
by the Garrison Commission and were rumoured.
would mean the end of British The British Consulate was being prestige in the Far East and be and all preparations therefor bave tions, including Mr. Chen Chun, guarded by Chinese troops.
Mr. Eugène Chen, Acting Foreign a rainous blow to our of the Kuomintang.. been completed in others.
Minister of the Southern National Covernment, who is in Hankow, ham with China. Altogether 60 American women
teadered. and children have been evacuated
profound apologies on behalf of to the Consul General himself and his Government for the desecration by the mob of the War
at 'Hankow.
LONDON LIBERAL JOURNAL'S "WORD TO MR. CHEN."
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.
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· CUSTOMS AFFAIRS.
ed machines.
DAME ELLEN TERRY.
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED IN
HEALTH
Bucey, January 7th. Although still very weak, a slight improvement was reported yester-
A joint committee of farmers, Memorial in the British Concession SIR FRANCIS AGLEN'S VISIT day in the condition of the famous
workers, students, and merchants in Hankow has presented the Kuo- mintang with ten demands:
1. Abelish opium within six
1months.
and has promised that the damage shall be immediately repaired.
Mr. Chen's "Guarantee." * Mr. Chen has deprecated as un- neccesary the evacuation of British women and children, stating that he would personally guarantee im- munity from danger or trouble. He expresses a hope for speedy restora tion of order and resumption of business.
TO SHANGĦAL
PEKING, Jan. 8th. Sir Francis Aglen, General of the Chinese Maritime
Inspector Customs, left quietly for Shanghai on Monday...
of Sir Francis visit. is to discuss. It is understood that the object Custores affairs with the Commis sioner of Customs and bankers...
Abolish the surtax on salt. Disband all irregular troops. Punish all corrupt gentries. 5. Effect a unification of finance administration and prohibit individual oficiala levying miscellaneous taxes.- Restore as soon as possible all A number of American women Government industries.
and children have also been ARMS, FOR Hase a regular budget for evacuated from the United States education and regulate all Consulate-General at Hankow. Mission schools..
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LONDON, January 7th. The Daily
"Noma, in...” A word to Mr. Chen hopes that he will make good his pledge to "keep the gituation, in hånd.” There is fit ig added) no reason to suppose that the Canton Government, with the forces at its command, is unable. to perform that imperative duty. If Mr. Chen and his associates are to justify their claim to be repre- sentative and a civilized adminis tration, they must prove their in- stant readiness to perform one of the elementary fubetions of civilized society by defending the lives and property of peaceable citizens whe ther extraterritorialists" or act 10. against murderous riots. Leaders, like Mr. Chen, must be astute enough to realise that without for. eign traile conducted in circum atances of reasonable security, they will have throttled "the goose that Jays the golden eggs," and south- cast 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 ning.
LLOYDS UNDERWRITERS" RATES ON CHINA CONCESSIONS.
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LONDON, January 7th. During the last few days Lloyds Underwriters have quoted a rate ot Eve per cent. per month to cover 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 Shang hai and five per cent. for three months.
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TROUBLESOME MOB AT
KIUKIANG.
Kinklang.
Have regular channels for the redemption of all Kuomin- tang Central Bank notes. 9. Publish, at once, laws, govern-
ing factories. Prohibit all foot-binding and promote education among steamer Tuckwo.
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women,
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BRITISH WARSHIPS ON THE SCENE.
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actress, Dame Ellen Terry.
BRITISH POLITICS.
A STALWART OF TEE LIBERALS RETURNS TO
THE FOLD.
RUGBY, January 7th. Sir Herbert Samuel, formerly High Commissioner of Palestine, and Chairman of last year's Coal IN Commission, has returned to do- mestic politics, having accepted the Presidency of the Paddington Liberal Association. Sir Herbert held ministerial posts in Liberal Governinen ta until Mr. Asquith's resignation in 1915.
FRIENDS SHANGHAI. CHINESE FINED IN LONDON.
LONDON, Jan. 6th..
At Kiukiang, lower down the Yangtsze. ali British women and children willing to leave were also A fine of £350 was imposed on evacuated to Shanghai yesterday Wing Ah Nang, a scaman of the on board the Jardine, Matheson Glen liner Glengarry, who pleaded
guilty at Loadoa to illegally im
An incident, which has since been porting and concealing on the followed by demonstrations, occurred vessel 45 revolvers and 4,750 there at the beginning of the week, rounds of ammunition, which were following the seizure of a smug found in a wooden case protectin glers' boats and cargoes by Customs the hot water pipes in the hold. officers.
Prisoner said he brought them A threatening mob was dispersed from Hamburg where they were by Chiucse soldiers whose officers brought to the Glengarry in a No fresh incidents are reported, apologised for the incident and motor-boat and that he was going from Hankow, where the situation promised to prevent its repetition to take them to friends", in was yesterday described as quiet. As it seemed possible that the situa- Shanghai. The. Chinese authorities have issued lion might get beyond the Control
RUGEY, January 7th.
à proclamation guaranteeing the of the Chinese officials the British safety of British life and property. authorities decided that as a pre- British warships, under Rear-Ad- Caution women and children should miral Cameron, Commander of the be removed to safety. British Tangtaze flotilla, lie along-
side the quays of the British Concession.
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PARIS PRESS COMMENT.
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A CHINESE REQUEST.
THAT BRITISH WARSHIPS REMAINI
PARIS, January 7th. Most of the morning journals
HANKOW, January eth. comment on Hankov.
Chinese reports state that Mr. "Pertinax," in the Echo de Chan Kwao, the Commissioner for Paris, writes that the Cantonese Foreign Affairs here, has written hitherto have confired their atten- to the British Consul-General in tions to the British, but the prin- regard to the presence of British
warships. ciples they proclaim affect all It is said that Mr. Chan made forgiga. Powers without distinction,
In request to the Consul that until and it was only for ressons of policy the Hankow affair has been settled, that they have so far respected the
the British warships French and the Japanose conces none of sions. He urges the Powers to de- should leave, for, in the event-of fend Shanghai and the ports acces anything untoward happening, the sible to their warships, since trade Kuomintang authorities could not
be held responsible. At Kiukiang a riot on Thursday with such centres develops in pro- afternoon was directed against the portion as commerce becomes im- British Lagation Officials Leave" Concession,
possible in other parts of the
"for Hankow....
Pixie, January 6th.
SHANGHAI, January 7th. 255 British women and children, also few men, left for Shanghai early on Thursday morning.
Chinese military and police ar- country. rived just in time to hold back the The Gaulois is of opinion that Mr. O. St. C. O'Malley, Council crowd. Later, the crowd broke in disunion among the Powers at a lor of the British Legation, and at the Bund gate but was prevents critical time would he particularly Mr. E. Teichman, Chinese Secre- ed from entering the concession, regrettable for the opportunities tary of the British Legation, have Now all is quiet.
(Continued on neat Column), left for Hankow.
CEYLON RUBBER.
EXPORT FIGURES.
COLOMBO, Jan. 6th Ceylon rubber exports for Decem- ber were 6,498 tons, with an export- able maximum of 5,000 tons, and export credits amounting to over 20 tons which were carried over from the month ending October 31st have now been used.
Ceylon rubber exports for 1926, totalled. 53,099 tons, the standard production for the fourth year of restriction being 70,475 tons.
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 cireles here, to be incorrect.
M. Vandervelde, the Minister for "Foreign Affairs, is now closely. examining the Memorandum, but nothing has occurred to modify the first favourable impression pro- duced in Belgian official circles by the document
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENOK.] DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
LONDON, January 7th. Cap Ferrat with reference to the An official communication from
condition of the Duke of Con- naught, says that the Duke was un- well a little while back, but has now recovered.
Lady Maud's fight is the longest yet undertaken by a woman.
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK'S DEPARTURE. PORTSMOUTH'S FAREWELL. BATTLESHIPS' SALUTE
(THROUGH ALUTER'S AGENCY:)"
Loxtos, January 6th. The Duke and Duchess of York's train arrived at Portsmouth Dock yard at one o'clock in the after- noon, in bright sunshine, and drew up at the railway jetty, alongside which H.M.S. Renown was moored. The Commander-in-Chief at Ports- mouth and others greeted them and when they boarded the Renown, the Duke's Standard was broken at the mainmast and the ships in harbour fired a Royal Salute. Rennu sailed at 1.30 amid an out- burst of cheers.
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(BRITISH WILELESS SERVICE} A Royal Send-Of.
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How The Trick" is Dona. What happens in a conversation
spouks, say from his office, his voice and thence along special under- currents pass to a trunk exchange
ground long-distance cables "to the wireless station at Rugby. There they undergo transformation which converts them into wireless waves, which pass across the Atlantic to Houlton, in Maine, where the re ceiving arrangements of the Ameri- can Telephone and Telegraph Co. are installed. From Houlton, they pass by a land line, for 600 miles to New York long-distance exchange and thence to the intended re- cipient
The Raply.
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 Long Island. Here they are trans- formed into. wireless wares and traverse the ocean to Wroughton, near Swindon, where s Post Office receiver converts the wireless waves back into voice frequency currents, suitable for transmission slong un-. derground cables to the London trunk exchange and thence to the subscriber.
Switching Devices.
In order to economise ether space, both transmission and re- ception are worked on the same wave-length. This necessitates the use of switching dveices which are Controlled by the voice in such a Roux, January 6th. way that when a subscriber in Lon- The battlecruiser Renova left. don speaks his circuit to New York Fortsmouth at 1.30 this afternoon is switched on, and the circuit from. bearing the Duke and Duchess New York to London is switched on their voyage to Australia and off. As soon as he censes speaking | New Zealand." The Prince of the switches are restored automati- Wales, Prince, Heary and Prince cally, and when the New York George travelled with them from subscriber replies his voice works painted them on board the warship. London to Portsmouth and accom- the switches so that he is connected. to London and the circuit and New The scene of embarkation was most York incoming from London is picturesque. The decks and gun temporarily cut off. This 'to and turrets of the great vessel, which from process goes on automatically in the brillian; sun shone like a All the time the conversation is silver ship, were lined with sailors proceeding.. in their blue with white collars linked arm in arm. As the Duke
(THROUGH AMERICAN, SERVICE.] NICARAGUA'S CIVIL WAR.stepped on board his standard was
U.S. PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY."
WARMINGTON, 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 enalile Ad- miral Latimer thoroughly to protect American lives and property,
Students Protesting. “
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 6th. Protests against American policy in Nicaragua were voiced at a meet ing last night of the student or the Aati ganisation known as Imperialist League,
Several Bocialist Deputies ad- dressed the gathering.
U.S. BARRACKS FIRĘ.
£20,000 DAMAGE.
New Yoak, Jan. 6th, Fire destroyed three two-storey wooden harracks and a workshop at the military prison on Governors Island.
The damage is estimated at over
£20,000
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handling of bulbs, is revealed by A strange disease, caught in the Dr. Sibyl Overton, writing in recent issue of the Lancet.
broken at the masthead and there DISEASE DUE TO TULIPS. was a crash of twenty-one guns as the vessels in, harbour Ated the FERIL OF HANDLING BULBS. Royal salute while the royal party were "piped on" by the boatswain in accordance with old curtom which prevailed in the days when Nelson boarded the “* Victory,"*
Marine. Guard in Blue and Gold.
Lily rash" from cutting the The Prince of Wales at senior stems of narcissi and other flowers, occur. among officer took the inspection of the has been known to guard of honour of 100 Royal flower workers in Jersey and the
farines assembled on the quarter Scilly Isles, but investigations have. deck. They presented a striking pic recently been made concerning der ture in their blue and gold mattitis among the people who uniforms with white pith helmets baadle flower bulbs. caught by sunlight. Within half A splitting of the skin under the an hour farewells had been said, finger-nail, accompanied by pain the Princes returned ashore and the and disability, becomes evident in Renown slipped her moorings. All some cases after only a few days' ships in harbour were dressed and work on bulbs. The workers ques manned, syrens were sounded while tioned blamed the tulips principally. the guns of battleships Iron Duke Dr. Overton sttributes this to the Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor fact that he tulip bulb is peculiar of 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- byes to the Princes and the cheering crowds,
Four destroyers escorted the Renown until sunset and five giant flying-boats also accompanied them round the Isle of Wight.
Daffodils, narcissi, and hyacinths... are more thickly wrapped, and bring about a different manifesta- tion, of the dermatitis
Further observation of Buds out- of-the-way disease is being made by
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