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THE SAFEGUARDING. OF SHANGHAI.
AMERICAN. AND ITALIAN PRONOUNCEMENTS.
HOME SPEECHES AND COMMENTS,
MR. CHEN STILL UNRESPONSIVE.
No further developments are reported in the China situation either as regards the Civil War, the outbreaks against foreigners or the Hankow negotiations,
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All nations with a stake in this country are realizing the' necessity of taking measures to defend, by force of arma if neces- sary, the International Settlement at Shanghai. The American. Government has issued an appeal to Marshals Chiang Kai "Shek and Chang Tao Lin to guarantee that Shanghai shall kept out of
the fighting-area. Americs, it will be remembered, has a large....... fosco, baral and military, ready to act il necessary. An offer tu bear a part in future negotiations is apended to the appeal and this sign of American co-operation is warmly welcomed in London. Italy, is sending a Dreadnought, to China and Japanese forcon are standing by as Sasabo.
According to a Chinese telegram. Mr. Chen has made a speech to the Hankow mob complaining that Great Britain by continuing diplomatic relations with Peking is seeking to disunit, China.
Details of the arrival and expected arrivals of warships and troopships appear in an adjoining column.
No information "is yet"available as to whether they will remain hern or proceed to 'Shanghai, »That decision, of course, resta with the Fame Government.
U.S.A. PREPARED TO
NEGOTIATE.
MR. EUGENE CHEN'S LATEST COMPLAINT.
APPEAL TO RIVAL GENERALS. BRITAIN NEGOTIATES WITH
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
PEKING.
THE HONG KONG DALLY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1927.
LULL IN THE CIVIL PARLIAMENT OPENS.
WAR.
CHEKIANG CLEARED OF SOUTHERNERS.
ANTI-BRITISH DEMONSTRA- TIONS STOPPED.
All remains quiet in the Yangtze parts and there a.re no develop- ments in the civil war area. A British Wireless message of yester day evening states that in China the situation both at Shanghai and Hankow is resorted to be easier.
Reporta state that Chinese authorities at Hanhow prohibited the proposed anti-British demon- stration on Saturday and detained its organisers and the anti-British
posters in the Wuhan district were
removed.
A
FORECAST OF KING'S
SPEECH.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSALS,
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
INNER STORY OF THE GENERAL STRIKE.
MINERS', REPUDIATION OF THEIR OWN OFFER.
BRITISH LABOUR. „PARTY'S ACCOUNT.
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A preliminary report, based almost entirely on the statement of Roony, February 7th..
Mr. J. H. Thomas, has been issued Accompanied by the Queen and by the General Council of the Trade the Prince of Wales the King will Union Congress to affiliated execu- to-morrow open in state the third tives in preparation for the meeting session of the present Parliament of the conference to discuss the In accordance with custom both facts leading up to the general Houses will adjourn after the strike and its eventual abandon King's Speech from the Thronement. and will meet later to discuss The report states that the General the address in reply.
It is anticipated that the speech will contain important references to the Chinese situation. A Naval Wireless message from
Poor Law Legislation Postponed Hankow dated February 6th states Regarding domestic legislation it that big demonstration parade
seems improbable that Parliament passed in procession right through will be naked to deal with the pro- the British Concession to-day butjected reform of the Poor Law of without incident. The city gener- ally is quiet.
It appears that another big de monstration (evidently, the one stopped by the authorities) describ ed as a Martyr Parade" is to be held to-morraw.
ICHANG CUSTOMS HOUSE SEIZED.
[NAVY WIRELESS,] ·
ICHANG, Feb. 6ta The British American Tobacco Company's premises have now been cleared of troops. The Chinese soldiery have now seized the Cus. toms house and residences and are occupying them.
According to a Chinese telegram New York. Feb. 7th.
from Shanghai, it is reported that The text of the United States Mr. Eugene Cher has delivered a Government proposals to eliminate speech before a big meeting at the International Settlement at Hankow dealing chiefly with the 'Shanghai from the zone of warlike | Hankow affair. He said that the activities has been issued. It points British. Government was evidently out the importance of the area to inclined 20 undermine Chinese the many Chinese who have huge "national~unity in view of the fact investments there and the necessity of maintaining order in a settlement through which there passes 40 per cent, of the trade of Chins. After expressing confidence that Marshals Chang Tao Lin and Chiang Kai Shek will fend their sincere support | hope of the settlement of the Han-obscure as ever. to the proposals the Note says that kow affair was that "the British
that it took up the matter, concur- rently with the Peking Government while the negotiations between the Nationalist and the British Govern. ments at Hankow were proceeding. In conclusion he said that the only
the United States Government will Government should decide to deal be ready to become a party to only with the Nationalist Covern- friendly and orderly negotiations rent, properly instituted and conducted with regard to the future status of the Settlement.;
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British Welcome American's' Action.
RUORY, Feb. 7th.
"NO DEVIATION" SAYS
THE "TIMES."
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(THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]
The United States proposal to the
LONDON, Feb. 7th. contending factions in China that. The Times, in an editorial com- they should exclude the Interna-bats the suggestion. to land the tional Settlement at Shanghai from Shanghai Defence Foree at Hong the theatre of warlike activities re: Kong and says that there should be ceives prominence in the London no deviation from the decision of Press Typical comment is that of the Government to send the force the Manchester Guardian which
to Shanghai direct. says: Though the full meaning of the proposal is not clear it in any case brings America into the nego tiations as a powerful influence in restraint of extreme action and must therefore make for the greater safety of British and other residents at Shanghai,
ITALIAN ARMED SUPPORT.
DREADNOUGHT AND 1,800 MEN,
ייוי
{THROUGH ALIUTER'S AGENCY.]
Every prac-
tical reason not only of security but successful negotiation suggests that the sooner cur troops are in a position to demonstrate the real purpose of their mission, namely, the protection of the British in Shanghai, the bester chance there is of dispelling the clouds of mis- interpretation which have hitherto dimmed the prospects of a settle- ment.
"To concentrate an armed force at some neighbouring point is to leave its object unknown and Roud, Feb. 6th. threatening. A practical demon- Signor Mussolini's Note on China,stration that it is neither aggres- in reply to the British Note, eays sive nor Imperialistic and Byzan that after mature consideration of tine is worth all the verbal pro the situation in the Far East and fessions in the world. frequent communications with Sir Austen Chamberlain, he agrees with the main limes of British policy, while making secondary reservations with
regard to certain points in which Anglo-Italian interests do not exactly coincide.
WU HARD PRESSED?
There is little news from the military front and Wa's position is
According to a Chinese telegram Marshal Chang. Tao Lin has tele graphed to the United Press that he is working in close co-opetatic with Marshal. Wa Fei Fu but the latter was at present hard pressed anddriven to desperation” ät Changchow, in Honan. Yesterday, it will be remembered, we received a message to the "effect that Wu was recruiting from disaffected op- ponents and more than holding bis own.
At Chekiang everything is quiet according to a Chinese telegram
from Shanghai. General Mang from the front on the 5th instant, Chao Yuet returned to Hangchow
and declared that all pro-Southern troops have cleared out from the districts of Lankai and Yamchow, upper Trintang River including the where the enemy had offered stub- bora resistence.
[NAVY WIRELESS,]
CHANGSHA, Feb. 6th General Tang Seng Chi, of the Nationalist Army, arrived here to day from, Hankow,
TOWARDS SHANGHÀI?:
[NAVY WIRELESE.]
CHINKIANO, Feb. 6th.
About 1,500 troops with feld guns and horses, embarked to-day, and left up river. They are believed to be destined for a point above Nan chang
SIGN AND THE TROOPS COME HOME!
MACDONALD.
When the protection of the British in Shanghai is thoroughly assured, when it is made perfectly plain that the British, while refus ing to take sides in the Chinese Civil Wars do not intend to allow themselves to be driven by the mob into the sea, then perhaps the rival VERY TRUSTING MR. RAMSAY. factions will cease trying to out- bid each other in demonstrations against us and will realise that there is a great and real advantage for China in orderly negotiation on the A Bome telegram received in liberal proposals of the British London, declares its learned Government." authoritatively · ·that ZA Italian dreadnought is being sent to China with 1,300 men, able to be used as a land force, if necessary. **
It is understood that the most important part of the Note is the atatement that Italy is ready to join England, even to the using of force, should the situation at Shanghai become critical.
[BRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE] Japanese Force. Ready.
Kuary, February 7th.
Measures for the protection of their respective nationals in China are now reported have been taken by Japan and Italy as well as by Great Britain and United States. Japancee cruiser and four des troyers with landing party have been ordered to await instructions at Sasebo, LEAGUE OF NATIONS' AID?
(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY:]
GENEVA, Feb. 8th.. Mr. Chao Hain Cha is expected here on Monday from Paris, sup posedly in connection with events in China The Chinese Delegation to the League, however, say they know nothing of his plans.
DUTY BOTH TO CHINA AND SHANGHAI.
MIROUGH ÉILTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 8th. Speaking at a crowded meeting at the Albert Hall under the Luspices of the National Joint Council of the Labour Movement to Demand peace with Ching Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said that the object of the meeting was to try to settle the Chinese question Ruary, Feb. 6th without either mobs or armies. He Referring to the Chinese situation emphatically declared that Han
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Council "wers Arst consulted by the four miners' officials-Mesars. Smith, Cook, Richards, and Richardson who, asked, the council to agree to the slogan, "Not a penny off, not a minuto on.”
The minors were promptly told that such a policy would mean that oro,000 of their men would lose their work. Mr. Smith and Mr. Cook re-
plied, it is stated, "Yes, we know that, and are prepared to take the
consequences."
Än Assurance.
| Mr. Smith, after a long discus-
the long promised Factories Bill until the autumn at least. Mean while a further examination of the whole scheme for the reform of the Poor Law will be undertakes, particularly in reference to the finances of the proposal and to the question of the disfranchesing ofson, finally offered to accept the findings of the Coal Commission's persons receiving poor relief.
The principal legislation to be report. It was on that assurance presented during the session, in ad- that the general council accepted dition to the Finance Bill, will pro the decision of he joint executives bably be a bill for amending Trade to take charge of the dispute. Union Law, a bill dealing with the British Coal industry and a mea sure to amend King's title in ac cordance with the decision of Imperial" Conference
SOCIAL REFORMS. GO FORWARD.
ENGLANDS INCOMPARABLE INSURANCE SYSTEM,
[BRITISK WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY, February 8th. Mr. Winston Churchill, is speech at Burnley last night, ex preased satisfaction that before the evils of the general strike and coai stoppage occurved last year, the Government were able to carry out a great measure of social reform, namely, the scheme of Widows Pensions and Old Age. Pensions at the age of sixty-five.
This country had, now developed a system of insurance, incompar ably more complete than any exist ing in any country in the world. The scheme in question was no tually sound and it was self-sup- porting.
EUROPE GETTING
TOGETHER.
IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL
CONFERENCES.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Mr. Thomas took "his colleagues
WOMAN EXPLORER IN PERSIA.
OF AN INTERESTING
RACE
FRIENDLY, AND TRUST- WORTHY PEOPLE."
Miss Ada Boyland kas left. Eng- land for Persis, where she will spend a year among the lesser- known tribes, living like one of themselves.
Misa Ada Boyland is an unusual figure in an age of unusual women.
Among her exploite are
A 600-mile journey down the Niger in a barge, alone with a crew of six "natives (a trip which it is believed not even a white -man had made before).
SINGAPORE'S LAND DEFENCES.
IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT
PURCHASE.
ISLANDS FORM PART OF THE SCHEME.
[HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.)
SINGAPORE, Feb. 7th. The Government of the Straits Settlements are acquiring 380 acres. of land in connection with the defence of the eastern approach of the Straits of Johore on the Singa-. pore side of which the naval base and aerodrome will be situated.
The Government is also acquiring 'several islands at the eastern
A caravan journey from Khar-entrance of the Straits. tum across the mountains to the Red Sea alone except for her native escort.
A trip from the St
Sahara to Morocco with an escort of only two Arabs, and on two camela; she was the first white person to attempt this route.
Nothing" de Lure."'
This time my chief objective is the Kotal Mountains in South-Per- is, a district, which is still entirely primitive," said Miss Boyland to a Press representative.
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POWERS PROTEST TO PEKING,
RESENTMENT AT SIR
AGLEN'S DISMISSAL.
[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RGOBY, Feb. 'oth.
Sir Francia Aglen, who, in his absence, was dismissed from his
"I am going by way of Cyprus and Palestine, where I want to study the Bedouins. From Damas post as Inspector-General of the cus I shall go into Persis by the Customs Services, has returned to native car instead of de luxe" with Bagdad route, and I shall travel by Peking. the tourists!
The native car is a sort of charabanc bus service by which the antives travel and send goods. It is always more interesting than any other way of moving about; one's of the general council to Sir Her-fellow passengers are interesting bert Samuel, and the famous "me and delightful, and the car stops
everywhere en route... morandum "on"miners' conditions was prepared in the presence of the miners' leaders.
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It is stated as a definite fact that
"In Persia, after two months in the more civilised parts, polishing up my knowledge of the language, I shall go among the tribes the Bakhtiaris, the Kashgaia, and others
Tribute To Native Friendliness.
at the moment the general council-travelling by mule and living in a told the Prime Minister the strike tent, exactly as they do.. was off the miners representatives repudiated the memorandum they had previously approved.
"We want nothing to do with Sir Herbert Samuel or his memorandum," they said.
A minority group, inchiding the miners' representatives, is to pre- pare a "rejoinder to the general council's statement."
PENITENT SEAMAN.
STRUCK POLICE - OFFICER WHILE DRUNK
"That is what I did in Africa, and I found the natives wonder fully friendly and trustworthy. People are always asking me il I, am not afraid to do these things.
“I am not afraid, and no one. need he. 1. like natives. They are intensely chivalrous. I be lieve anybody is safe with them who trusts them-they like for you to have faith.
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One of the things I am interest- ed to study in Persis is the remnant of the once-powerful Parsees the fire-worshippers. I have met rich and powerful Parsces in India, bat those in Persia are poor and down.
trodden.
Charles King, a seaman, made his
Women Of Persia, appearance before Mr. T. W:
"I also want to study the posi Ainsworth, at the Kowloon Magis tion and mentality of the primitive She is freer, L tracy yesterday morning op Persian woman. charge of being found drunk and believe, than the African Moham- incapable. He was further charged medan, but I want to see how much with assaulting Sergeant Naughton she is influenced by the spirit of the in the charge room of the Water West, for that spirit penetrates into all kinds of unexpected places, as I found out in Africa.
Police Station
King pleaded guilty to the first
charge, and to the second count, he said he had no recollection of strik- ing the police officer. If he had done so he was very sorry."
Sergeant Naughton said that the defendant was very drunk and did would, therefore, ask for a nominal not know what he was doing. He fine.
His Worship fined the defendant 83 on each count.
Rucay, February 6th. view of the recent conferences be The Sunday Time states that, in
tween the leaders of industry, and finance in England and Germany and a proposed similar meeting be tween British and French indus trialists, the Federation of British Industries has been urged by the representatives of Italy, Switzer TOOK SMALL BOY'S MONEY, land and Sweden to arrange
SHARP FINE ON A MEAN ..
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similar meetings with them
dustrial circles that here is a denire Satisfaction is expressed in in- to extend these international trade
conversations.
PRINCE OF WALES FOR CANADA.
NEXT JULY'S JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS."
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruary, February 6th Owing to pressure of State and social, functions at Home, their Majestier the King and Queen have been unable to accept an invitation to visit Canada for the Jubilee celebrations, in July
Unless unforeseen circumstances
prevent him, however, the Prince of Wales will go to Canada and has planned, provisionally, to leave London about the beginning of
a speech at Oswestry last night kow equid not be repeated If we August. It is probable, also that
the First Lord of the Admiralty, were to give up all the privileges Mr. Stanley Baldwin, will visit Mr. Bridgeman said that the British of these old treaties they must be Canada during the Parliamentary Government had been charged with given up by negotiation and agree reccas in the summer, aggression, yet aggression had come ment and out by force on either
go
PEKING
GAMBLER.
Then, too, I shall look for and stady the Greek and old Persian runs in that part of the country. Persepolis, for instance, chief of the ruined cities of the old Persia
either native dress or riding kit with I travel very light, wearing
a long smock over it. I chose silk because. I find the natives prefer me to wear silk-they rather despise cotton! Besides, tussore is so ad-| mirably suited to one's needs.
Little Food Required.
The position created by his dis- missal was, yesterday, examined by. the Diplomatic Corps.
The correspondent in Peking of.. the newspaper Observer, says it was decided to make strong joint repro- sentations to the Peking Govern
ment on behalf of the Powers.
A Reuter message from Shanghai states that the Diplomatic Body after discussing Sir F. Aglen's dis- missal have handed in a memoran- dum to the Peking Foreign Office couched in friendly terms but pro- testing against the dismiskal
Shaking Credit.
A Chinese cable adds that meeting was called by the Diploma tic Corps in Peking to discuss the dismissal of Sir Francis Aglen by the Peking Government. It was ananimously agreed that this dis- missal for which no reason had been given by the Peking Government, would shake the security of the internal loan bonds. A deputation appointed by the Diplomatie Corps and headed by the Netherland Minister, the Doyen of the Diploma- tie Corps, will be sent to see Dr. Wellington Koo on the matter.
H.M.S. RENOWN" AT MARQUESAS ISLANDS. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruasy, February 7th The Duke and Duchess of York.
in H.M.S. Renown are expected to reach Nukahiva in the Marquesas Islands this morning on their..
New Zealand and jouney to Australia.
A SNATCHER'S DESERTS. GETS BIRCH AND GAOL
A Chinese was charged before Major C. Willson at the Central Police Court yesterday morning with attempting to snatch a gold
It is astonishing how little one bangle from the wrist of a little requires to eat in the desert. Bey, aged. nine, in Main Street,
Shaukivan. fore, I carried with me only ten,
Asked if he had any questions cocoa, biscuits, jam and a little Winsworth, at the Kowloon the fruit of the country as we went Worship that he was employed at Prosecuting Chinese before Mr. medicins case. We got eggs and to ask, the accused informed his Magistracy; for gambling in the along. I shall do the same this the Navel Yard and was paying public street, Inspector Marks said
complimentary calls at the time of that the defendant was conducting.
time.
a dies game "and enticed a number When camping among the people the alleged offence.
one wants to get to know intimate-
Major Willson: Was this one of
of small boys to take part in they one lives, of course at any rate them? game. After winning all their 1 do exactly in their way. money, he sent them away for more
Evidence was given by the boy and his mother, to the effect that the defendant followed the boy up
2 staircase; and gripping the boy's neck with one hand, he attempting to seize the ornament with the other, but abandoned the attempt.
and in this manner encouraged The cheapest way anyone has petty thefts by these boys.
got into Persin by this route, so far, Defendant when taken to the is £100. I hope to do it just for Police Station refused to put up the interest of the thing for £70: bail for himself although he had $13 That is only the journey. "W in his possession. He said he would. But think how much it costs to when the boy's scream attracted the rather remain in gaol and enjoy a live a thoroughly boring existence attention of the inmates. Defend night's free board and lodging. in conventional places theant took to fight but was eventually,
His Worship fined the defendant Riviera for instance. There is no arrested by a passer-by.
comparison between the two sorts of life!"
$90,
TOO MUCH DANCING. WOMAN'S DEATH AFTER A
BALL
After attending a New Year's Eve dance and reaching home about 2 o'clock in the morning - Miss Lilian Florence Goose, aged 34, of Fulham, complained of severe pains in her side and thought that they were due to indigestion. She died CHANG TEO LIN'S NEW PLAN subsequently bee
Dr. Boss, of Dawes-road, Fulham, In view of the fact that Dr. Boo's stated at the inquest that a stran Cabinet is only partially function gulated hernia which might have ing in its capacity as a Central been brought on by dancing all Government, says a Chinese tele night had set up peritonitis. gram, Marshal Chang Ted Lan in Mr. EL R. Oswald, the coroner, tends to re-organise it under the in recording a verdict of Death name of the Arkno Government from Natural Causes, said that it or the National Safety Government, was quite possible that the exer- a number of Fengtieness as mention of excessive dancing was re- bers of the Ministry.
sponsible for her condition.
solely from the agitators and mobs side. He denied that the Labour A NEW GOVERNMENT AT who molested Europeans while pur- Party by sending a message to Mr. suing their lawful occupations, Eugene Chen were trying to
Under intense provocation, the tiate with him. They would be Government had shown the greatest going out of their proper sphere, if elf-control and had proceeded with they did, but they felt that Mr. the negotiations because they were Chen should be put in possession sympathetic with a good deal more of Labour's views and Labour's than one-half of what the Chinese messages had made it possible for demanded.
Chen to continue the negotia They were prepared to go a very tion. Let as any to Mr. Chen that long way to meet Chinese wishes, if that Hankow, document is signed but they could not neglect their duty saying that no further security for towards British subjects in China, Shanghai is required, the troops and notably to the 8,000 British will be turned round and brought residents in Shanghai,
Home
·· FORGOTTEN GOLD MINE- IN AFRICA.
Particulars of mining romance
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His Worship imposed a sentence of six months hard labour and 15, strokes of the birch,
A LAUNDRY THIEF
SHARP SENTENCE INFLICTED."
in the West Band have recently become known : Two years prospector, trying to locate a reel Pleading guilty to a charge of believed to exist two miles south of stealing three bed sheets, the pro- Randfontein, was astonished to find perty of Mr. Templeton, from the an old adit, which had been closed clothes lines on the
hillside at with elaborate precautions. Fur- Quarry Bay, a Chinese was sen- ther investigation brought to light tenced by Major C. Willson to fix a developed gold mine from which Wocks hard labour at the Central tons of ore had been removed, leav Magistracy this mornings ing 1,000 tons of rich reefly
In applying for a heavy sentence, The prospector and kis frienda l
are Divisional Inspector Clark mid making a fortune, and it is esti that these thefts have become a cunni- mated that there is enough ore of mon occurrence in the district, the high value to lost at least ten years present defendant being enly.
It is believed that the mine was caught with difficulty by Ma abandoned at the beginning of the ploton's rickslä coolie, after a long Boer War 28 years ago.
chase over the hillside.
Tem
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