SOUTHERN ARMY ADVANCING
NORTH CHINA.
IN
REPORTED THAT HANGCHOW IS NOW IN THEIR HANDS...
NORTHERN TROOPS CONCENTRATING IN HONAN,
MR. CHEN AND THE LANDING OF TROOPS IN SHANGHAI.
HANGCHOW'S CAPTURE.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE.)
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17th.
Hangchow is reported to have
THE SOUTHERN ARMY'S ADVANCE.
Va
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17th.
been taken by the Nationalists. The latest news, cariy this even- General Mang Obao Yuet is coping, is that the fall of Hangchow is
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY,
U.S. BANKING.
BIG EARTHQUAKE.
AN IMPORTANT BILL RATI. RECORDED OFF KAMCHATKA.
FIED BY THE SENATE..
"POWERFUL BANKING"
LOBBY."
LASTS FOUR HOURS.
fTHRONGE LIUTEN'S AGENCY.]|
【THROUGH","IMERICAN 'ERVICH.]
FEBRUARY 18th, 1927.
THE ARRESTED ·
OF THE SEAMEN'S UNION.
MEMBERS CHARGE AGAINST “WHITE
AWAY'S" WATCHMAN.
ALLEGED ABSAULT" ON CHINESE BOY.
DEFENDANT'S VERSION OF THE OCCURRENCE.
MEETING OF PROTEST IN CANTON..
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
FREE AND HAPPY IRELAND!
WANTS WORKERS'
`REPUBLIC.”
Over a dozen speakers word list-
A TYPICAL MEETING.
Disorderly scenes marked a meet- ing that was held by the Irish Torro, February 18th. [FROM QUÉ CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.) The case in which Kunda Kingh, National League at the Bendigo The Central Observatory bas re
formerly a watchman in the employ Amusement Hall, Chancery Street, Dublin, for the purpose of estab- corded a heavy earthquake off Kam- As a protest against the arrest at
of Mesars. Whiteway Laidlaw fishing a branch in the Inns Quay, WASHINGTON, February 17th.
the chatka, starting at 10.30 this morn Hong Kong, on the 11th instant, on Co., is held on charges of assault Ward. The Senate has ratified MeFadden Branch Banking Billing and lasting for 4 hours.
board the as President Taft, of ing a Chinese boy and causing him granting perpetual charters to
It is considered to be as severe 4 Ngai Saun Fai, To Tam, and Mar to fall from a window on January.ed to address the meeting, but only was resumed yesterday afternoon Captain Redmond, T.D., and Mr. O'Donnell said anything, and Federal Reserve the great Japanese earthquake of anks and to the Although it was not felt in
before Mfr. W. Schaffeld, at the neither as allowed & finish his stricting branch National Banks to the limits of Tokyo, Northern Japan experienced
Central Magistracy. the city or county wherein they if slightly. No cafualties, and no are situated; permitting such bank damage, however, have been report ing goly in States which allow State ed from there. Banks to have branches.
The Bill goes
Chief Detective Inspector T
Murphy conducted the case for the
unrepresented. Prosecution, and the defendant was
An Indian police guard, also em-
speech:
Capt. Redmond, who was receiv- ed with cheers and boos, was
U Shing; accused of being in possession of seditious literature, more than 200 Chinese seamen of the Hong Kong-Canton river steam (Mr. T FOxton, Director of era, including representatives from to President the local Observatory, states that the crews of the Fatshan, Sai Os, Senator Glass proposed the-in-The longitudinal waves started at
on the night in question. where General Mang intends to offer ers followed up their success, re-vestigation of what is described as 15 m, sesterday (Japanese met under the auspices of the fed to seeing the defondant enter When asked if he had any ques last resistance. His military ported this morning, are now within a "Powerful Banking Lobby," and timely and the transverse wave be National Chinese Seamen's Union ing his quarters with a Chinesa boy headquarters have been transferred ten miles of Hangchew, where said that it had been rumoured Sau at 10.48.39 mm. The incidenca in Canton on the evening of the!
trains are standing by ready to take that the sum of over 8100,000 was away the officers of Sun Chuan expended by a group bankers who not well marked. The maximum 18th, according to a report of the tion to put to the winess, defend
were interested in certain amend. occurred at 11.30 am, and the Chung Hua News Agency, Messrs. ant made a long and irrelevant the Republic," if the audience de... Fang's staff and their families.
centrating his followers at Yuhang expected at any time and may even Coolidge, who is expected to sign it. the earthquake was recorded-here- Krangri, Heng. On, and others, | ployed in the same Company, testi, British Empire. He had heard
situated to the west of Hangchow,
already have fallen. The Southern-
2
and on
from Hangehow to Kahing situated to the extreme North of Chekiang the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway, and is a strategica point for Marshal Sun to make his stand in Chekiang If it falls into the hands of the Southerners, it would be a gateway to them to march to Shanghai.
The Kuomintang General Pak Sung Chi is arriving at Fuyeng near Hangchow.
را چه
The Advance on the City
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17th. According to the latest report, the first batch of the Southern vanguard at Hangchow aro ander the com- mand of General Lam Kwong Tan The Kuomintang forces advanced in three directions to Fuyeng, Shuihing and Yuhang, all of which have suf- fered serious destruction in the past few days under the heavy firing.
SHANGHAI-HANGCHOW RAILWAY.
ALL ROLLING STOOK COM-
MANDEERED.
(CHINESE PRES SERVICE.]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17th.
Although the new reaching Shang-cats, which had been struck hai is meagre and scrappy it is clear the Bill last session. that Sun is yielding ground on a fairly wide front, and how far this represents a general collapse ought soon to be made known."
Responsible foreign quarters here. who have direct communication with Haagchow, believe that unless Shantung reinforcements Rive soon, Chekiang will be lost to Sun No Shantung troops have moved to Chekiang so far.
[EARLIER TELEGRAMS.]
(THROUGH REUTER'8 ADENOT.]"
out of
RECORD RAINFALLS IN
CALIFORNIA, --
PACIFIC COAST SITUATION "RENDERED DESPERATE."
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
coast
"SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17th. The heaviest rains on record, which have occurred during the past five days, have rendered the
the Pacific situation on desperate. Twenty-four lives were Icet and, 100 ranchers in the Los Angeles district are fleeing to escape the floods, Communications with San Diego have been cut off and Reuter learna that a good deal trains blocked by the swollen rivers, of information has been received
night from during the
THE ROYAL TOURS O'Malley.
From Hankow to London.
"Lossos, February 18th.
Mir.
So far, it is incomplete but it does not appear that the discus- sions are definitely broken off.
Mr. O'Malley has asked for in- structions with regard to certain Boints arising out of the Hankow All rolling stock of the Shanghai-conversations of Monday, and Sir Hangshow Railway has been com- Miles Lampson's opinion is also The questions mandeered for military transporta probably awaited.
being discussed are most complex and most important.
tion by General Mang Chao Yuct, in addition to which shipping com- munications are partially paralysed.
CHEKIANG'S GOVERNOR.
FLEES.
[CHINESE PRESA BREVICE)
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17th.
It is reported that Choi Pok, the Governor of Chekiang, fled to Shanghai on the 18th inat. from Hangchow.
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
1.
DUKE AND DUCHESS
YORK NOW AT FIJI.
OF
(THROUGH REUTAE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, February 17th.
A telegram Arm Suva, capital of the Fiji Islands, states that H.M.3. Renown has arrived there.
Olaims for Damage,
Sir Austen Chamberlain, in reply Sir Austen Chamberlain's Replies.to a question, told the House of Commons that a preliminary list of (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
claims in respect of damage to
LONDON, February 18th.
Bir Austen Chamberlain was called upon to reply to a number of questions in the House of Con mons this afternoon concerning the situation in China,
Asked by Mr. J. Ramsey Mac- Donald if negotiations were still THE FIGHTING IN HONAN being carried on at Hankow, Sir
FENGTIENESE SOLDIERS ARRIVE AT CHENGCHOW.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17th
of the long or surface waves was,
amplitude was 11 mm
This in-
larceny committed at Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co, during the Christmas statement in connection with the
movements lasted for over four Kin, and Suan Yok acted, in turn, dicated a severe earthquake The IP Avong, Loung Chi Chang, Wang hours, dying away at 236 p.m. The distance of the earthquake from as temporary chairmen, while Mr.holidays, which provoked the retort Hong Kong was about 3,900 kiló
from the Magistrate: "What has Chan Fung Lum, stated the pur- metres, or, roughly, 2,600 miles.]
that to do with the case ".. pose of the meeting.
TENNIS“ PRO'S.”
"SUZANNE" WANTS A RISE.
(LEUTER'S AMERICAN SLEVICE.]
NEN You, February 16th. Sazanne Leaglen's request for s rise, has caused dissension in the ranks of Mr. Pyle's tennis troupe It is reported that several includ ing Me Lenglen, have withdrawn from the projected foreign tour.
Apparently the value of a fully. edged professional is not so great 23 a newly-converted amatour, Mr. Pyle says that as women players were the first to assume the mantle of professionalism it was fair that they ahould hitherto have received the larger proportion of the profits but now that they are actually pro- fessionals he feels that a new basis of payment is necessary. -
NORWAY AND SLAM.
NEW TREATY CONCLUDED. (THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, February 18th. Norway has lodged with the League for registration & Treaty of
friendship, commerce and naviga tion with Siam.
U.S. AND: RUBBER.
INTEREST.
According to Mr. Chan, the three accused of the Hong Kong Chinese Beamen's Union had simply gone: on board the vessel to collect mem
bership dues and that they were arrested without-cause and were
still in custody of the Hong Kong Police. The meeting was called to consider means for assisting the de fence of their accused comrades."
After some deliberation, the fol- lowing resolutions, according to the Chung Hua New Agency, were
passed:-
1. Until the accused are all dis- charged, all seamen will obey the order of the National Seamen's Union relative to actions towards the freedom of the arrested three
The Interpreter: I do not know," your Worship. The defendant is talking all rubbish.
Defendant: He professes to know
all about my affairs, but he cannot say when and how the larceny took place.
...
Inspector Murphy: The larceny took place sometime between Christ mas Eve and Christmas Day. Nobody
it was committed. I could certainly knows either the exact time or how like to know all about it, if you can tell me.
J
Defendant Gives Evidence, Defendant's version of the story was that he went out for a walk
about to speak when a man in the dressed the meeting in Irish. He audience got up on a chair and ne
said that Capt. Redmond was an Englishman and stood for the
England. on.
A Workers' Espublic. : Capt. Redmond ask Irishmen o
"Capt. Redmond asked, amid five up their lives for
cf: Up Russia,Fi
"Up Moscow," "Up China," and " Up erica
to continue, and was answered by cries of "We want a Workers Re- sired the present state of affair
public."
Capt. Redmond said that he bad never led the people astray.
A Voice: You pack of twis 'tors."
wea a
Capt. Redmond said that it could never be thrown at his door that he "twister." He never pro- fessed to be an Irish Republican and then went in knee-breeches to Buckingham Palace.
Interrupted further, Capt. Red- mond said that he fought for his principles in France in company with 300,000 ather Irishmen. He was
an Irishman and a Wexford-
mity of the country. man. He was out to, restore the
At this stage Capt. Redmond was forced to shout at the top of his voice in order to make himself audible over the din made by inter rupters.
One section on the rights of the when they had finished Capt. Red- hall sang "The Red Flag," and mond stood up and started to sing
at about 8 pm, on the day in ques." The Boys of Wexford. Another tion. He met two friends, and they section started "The Legion of the
Rear-guard." accompanied him back to his quar ters. When they arrived there, the two-friends began writing a letter, and defendant went to sleep. Some- time later he was roused by the sounds of broken glass. He and his 2. All fellow members of the friends looked out from the back Union, aside from transmitting the window and saw a Chinese boy sus- sense of this meeting regarding the pending in mid-air with one of his hand clinging on the rod of a
seamen,
allied crimes.
HOW TO ACQUIRE PRODUCING Paganda against imperialism and its 3. On the 16th of this month all vessels, shall delegate a representa tive to attend at the National Unjon
[KAUTEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, February 16th. Speaking at a dinner of the New York Rubber Exchange, Mr. J. J.
headquarters to await for news and
When the singing was at an Fend a man in the audience pointed to the green flag, with gold- harp in centre, banging on the platform,
Take that down. and shouted: and put up the Union Jack; you fought for England." torted Capt. Redmond. What did fought for something, re- you do 13,
A man jumped on, the reporters'
but it was impossible to follow himg
British property in China was filedt Broderick, Commercial Counsellor instruction so as properly to convey and fell down. Defendant said he "The uproar continued for nearly
with the Foreign Ministry in Peking on May 13th last year, but that probably there would be maay further items arising out of the re- cent attack and disturbances, in- cluding claims from missionary bodies, mercantile firms and private individuals,
!
China's Military Supplies From Austen said there had been some
Europa.. delay-not for the first time-in the transmission of telegrams from Replying to further question, Mr. O'Malley and he (Sir Austen Bir Austen Chamberlain said he Chamberlain) did not yet know was aware that both parties in what was the position. The tele-China were acquiring military sup grams from Mr. O'Malley all replica, aircraft and armaments from According to 5 late report, one lated to a telegram which had ar- various European countries. sad brigade of Fenghienese has arrived rived in the morning and which employing European aviators. Ths at Cheagehow and it is expected
British Government, whenever pos that a larger number of Northeraj had not yet been deciphered. soldiers will shortly arrive there. What Mr. Mosley Wanted to Know, sible, made representations against Marshal We Pei Fu, who has Replying to Mr. Oswald Mosley, breaches of the Chins Arm Em
who asked under what rights bargo Agreement but the transac-:{ British troops would be landed on Chinese, Sir Ansten Chamber actions were carefully disguised,
hitherte made Chengchow his head- quarters, is reported to be leaving that city as soon as the Fengtienese
arrive.
The Fengtienene Advance.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 17th. General Chang Hsueh Liang, son
Iain said that the right of a State sometimes preventing exnet' and to defend the lives of its nationals categorical evidence. Moreover, not abroad did not depend on any treaty provisions. He denied that all the Powers adhere to the Em- the landing would be a violation of bergo Agreement, while among the Powers who were party to the Agreement there were differences of opinion regarding interpretation.
Mr, Ohn."
of Marshal Chang, bas telegraphic-international law. ally reported to the Peking Govern- ment to the effect that the major portion of the Fengtianese will march across the Yellow River. It is stated that many Honanese have promptly gone over to the Feng tienese side.
HANKOW NEGOTIATIONS.
MR. CHEN AND THE. AGREEMENT.
"
Another question regarding what would be the effect on the situation due 'Mr. Chu's statement at
Geneva that he was authorised to speak for the whole of China elicit od the reply from Bir Austen Cham- berlain that he was not aware that Mr. Chu's claim was justifiable. He mentioned that after Mr. Chu's "extraordinary outburst" of last September when he attacked the British Government and was re- plied to by Viscount Cecil, the Peking Government informed him
FIGHTING IN CHEKIANG.
MARSHAL SUN'S BIG SET-BACK.
(THROUGH REUTER'I AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, February 16th.
It now seems certain that Marshal
in
at the British Embassy hopes that Americans would invest capital British concerns financing the pro- duction of crude rubber, as this would tend to make the United States viewpoint not merely that of a consumer but also a producer the hard edges out of the situation. of rubber and would help to take
NICARAGUA'S WAR. PROTECTION OF BRITISH SUBJECTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}, LONDON, February 18th
accused, shall continue in the pro window just below him.. "The other table, and began to make speech, hand held something which looked as several other men and at least like a dagger, Defendant said that one woman. were making speeches.. be had also seen two or three other in different parts of the hall at the Chinese in the back alley. They
same time. Capt. Redmond and were hidden behind a ricksha his supporters on the platform Continuing, defendant said that could do nothing but sit and watch
and listen. becoming frightened, let go his hand
The Hungry. Army.". he shouted out to the boy, who on
rushed down to the lane, but when he
aa bour, before a small man stood got there, the other Chinese who had been hiding behind the rickshaus, and appealed to the crowd to listen to him as a working man. had bolted taking the boy's dagger Getting a hearing, he said that away with them. Defendant fur
there was only room in this country ther added that he blew his whistle
for two parties "the robbers and and when a policeman came to the
the robbed." He had fought for scene, he left the boy to the con-
no_country-ho was one of the stable's care and proceeded to Kow-
Hungry Army." loon to report the matter to his Manager; Mr. Smith.
same to their comrades on board their respective vessels.
ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTT EXTENSION SOCIETY.
SOON TO BE DISSOLVED.
[FROM QUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT
The Anti-British Boycott Exten-
Defendant was subjected to a lengthy cross-examination by In spector Murphy; and after he had expresed the wish to call two or three witnesses, the case was again adjourned.
In the House of Commons Sirsion Society, in Canton, an or Austen Chamberlain stated that the ganization aiming to continue the United Statca' Government had un- dertaken to protect British subjects work of the Strike Committee, is BOY ACCUSED OF MURDER. in Nicaragua, similarly to the pro- soon to be disbanded, as it is not
citizens of the United receiving much support among the ATE OF WOMAN AGED 70. Staten
Chinese merchanta here. SNOW AVALANCHE IN
-CALIFORNIA.
section of
MANY KILLED AND INJURED. (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
At a meeting held on January 29th lust, the Society called upon the five principal trade guilds in Canton to attend a meeting on February 12th and bring a report showing how much British goods are still in stock, but at the time of the proposed meeting last Fri- day, it appeared, these guilds sent no delegates or reports to the most
New Yoar, February 16th. According to & message from Fresno City, California, it is re ported that 11 persons were killed, go injured and that three are miss ing as the result of a avalanche having struck the camping. The Anti-British Boycott Ex- of the California Edison Co., tension Society is asking again for Big Creek, about 75 miles west of another report and attendance at a Fremo City...
future date.
DISARMAMENT.
злот
FRANCE, ITALY AND THE MEMORANDUM.
[REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE]
KWANGTUNG'S LABOUR
UNIONS.
Another outbreak of singing cat- calls, and impromptu apeeches fol lowed, and then there was a brief period of comparative calm, during which Mr. T. O'Donnell rase, and began to speak in Irish. He had not uttered many sentences, how- ever, before a voice demanded—
What about Gilmora 1". Mr. O'Donnell.. said that neither he nor Redmond
How he followed the tracks of wheel-barrow from a brook scross a field and into an orchard and eventually to a shed where blood marks were found was related by Superintendent Laze, of Chelten- ham police, at Cheltenham, when Wilfred George Reeves, aged 18, was committed for trial to Glouces tershire Assizes on a chargs of
Successful Appeal, murdering Misa Annie Washbourne,
The man who had previously des aged 70, at Woolstone, villago
member of the five miles from Cheltenham, on cribed himself as January 8th.
"Hungry Army" again appealed Mr. Paling, for the Director of for a hearing, and said that he was. Public Prosecution said Reeves opposed to the National League, had been employed by Mrs. James, but was in favour of free speech. who farmed a small holding at They did not want, be said, the Woolstone, and Miss Washbourne time to come when a man rising to address a meeting would get the was a domestic help to Mrs. James. Miss Washbourne's body was found butt of a gun in the lug." in a brook
Alter this "appeal the noise sub- When in custody Reeves told the sided to a great degree police, said Mr. Palinghe had names of those who wished to join that heThe Chairman announced that the bad done it, and added, a few words with me up the garden the Ions quay Ward branch of the ting into the garden. I then went taken, and paper was then passed into a shed to see if there were any around,
ask Mr. Kevin O'Higgins, the Re: thing to do with mond had any
publican, or Mr. Cosgrave, the Ro publican. We are not here to and was forthwith shouted down. support the Government," he said,”
Capt. Redmond stood up to speak again, and a man asked him why his father had condoned the execu tion of Tom Clarke.
Capt. Redmond-"He sayed more men than any man in Ireland."
A Voice: He sent them out top- France to be shot.
The Secretary of State, o OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] this morning about the sheep get-Irish National League would be.
[CHINESE PRESS, HERVICE]
SHANGHAI, Teb. 17th. As to the cause of his refusal to (Sir Aurten) that Mr. Cha was not, Sun Chuan Fang has suffered &
major reverse in Chekiang, being Kellogg is of sign the Hankow Agreement, Mr.acting under their instructions. Eugene Chen formally announced on
the 15th inst that there was no Austen Chamberlain said that, he
Reliable quarters report that the
WASHINGTON, February 18th
opinion that
the French reply to President
standing
at several
According to latest reports, there aggs there. She followed me to Towards the end of the meeting see where I was going" Reever several scuffles took place in parts also stated, said Mr. Paling, that of the hall, and a large crowd have reported their membership, the mouth, and then, becoming quarrelling and bickering was hoe. He thought she was dead so man stated that the names had
Replying to Mr Mosley, Sir pushed back close to Hangchow. Coolidge's disarmament memoran- are now in the Province of Kwang- legal basis for the British Govern. had been advised that the permis Nationalists have appeared a/duin apparently reveals a misunder; i tung, 635 labour unions. Some 385 to hit Miss Washbourne twice insurged around the platform The ment landing troops at Bhanghai, sion of the Shanghai Municipal various points within 18 miles points me, says it is totalling 511,650, while the other frighten, struck her with a garden brought to a close, when the Chair so that anch action taken must be Council was not necessary for the south-west of Hangchow. protested before the signing of the landing of n regusted's and ach" The bulk of Sun's fomes are ape bolt the Italian reply, shortly to be 253 unions, have given no figures he put her into a wheelbarrow and been handed in and the speakers Agreement by the Nationalist had not been Government.
(Continued on next Column).
of the propo A meist ge froud parently drawn up to the west of that Hangchow, for a fast stand
despatched will be in the negative. of their strength
then dropped her into the brook left the platform
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