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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH

·A· TRAITOROUS GENERAL AND STAFF OF THE NORTHERN ARMY.

ONE OF MARSHAL SUN'S GENERALS, WITH HIS

STAFF, DESERTS.

MORE SHANTUNG · SOLDIERS ARRIVING: AT-

SUNGKIANG.

AMERICA AND THE JOINT USE OF MILITARY

'FORCES IN CHINA.

BRITISH LABOUR LEADERS AND THE CANTONESE

FOREIGN OFFICE,

This

While we are eagerly and anxiously, awaiting news of the anticipated struggle at Sungkiang between the forces of the North and the South, a telegrum is to hand informing us of the deser- tion of Meng Chao Yueh, one of Marshal Sun's generals. traitorous individual and his stat, it appears, has gone over to the Southern. Forces It is believed that this defecrich "fore- shadows further serious dissentions between the allies at Sung- king."

Larger numbers than hithert of Shantung troops are report- ed to be arriving at Sungkiang, which is in the Shanghai District Everything still points to a decisive action taking place there at an early date.

The news from the Yangtze ports still testifies to the continuance of chaotic canditions in that part of China

A TRAITOROUS GENERAL. [

ONE OF MARSHAL SUN'Ś GENERALS AND STAFF DESERT.

(TEROVO REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, March 1st. One of Sun's leading Generals, at Sungkiang, Meng Chao Yuch (who had already given Sun a good deal of trouble) and his staff deserted this morning, refusing to fight along with the Shantung troops. Meng

a division..! Chap Yucb cornmanded What action his probably now oficericas men are taking is at present unknown, but it is feared that this important defection fore- shadows further serious dissentions between the allies at Sungkiang whither the Shantung troops were proceeding in much larger numbers this afternoon.

JOINT USE OF MILITARY FORCES IN CHINA,

U.S.A. HAS NO SECRET TREÁTY.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, March 1st. Ar Kellogg, Secretary of the State Department, who has been suffering from severe cold for weeks has gone to Charleston, South Carolina, for a fortnight's He informed the Foreign Affairs' Committee of the House of Representatives that America had no secret treaty with any of the

rest.

BRITISH LABOUR LEADERS' VACILLATION.

[BARLIER TELEGRAMS.),

#

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

Ichang Boycott Tightened.

EXPLOSION IN A WELSH COLLERY.

200 MINERS ENTOMBED.

HEROIC EFFORT LEADS TO MANY BEING RESCUED.

{THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCY.}

THE AVIATION DISASTER

IN THE ARGENTINE.

PRESIDENT AND CABINET MINISTERS ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICE.

(EXCTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

BURNOS AIRES, March 1st. The President of the Argehtine and the Ministers of War and Marine attended the funeral ser- vice for the victims of the American

2nd, 1927.

INDIA'S FINANCES,

ENORMOUS SURPLUS FOUR

LAST YEAR. |

TARIFF CHANGES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Nrw Dar, Feb. 23th. A murplus of 331 lakhs, which is

ST. DAVID'S DAY.

WELSH NATIONALISTS' CELEBRATIONS.

A LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM REES DAVIES.

The annual dinner of the Hong 200 lakhs over the estimate," was Kong St. David's Society (Cymde announced by Sir Basil Blackett, this Dowi Sant) was held at the Finance Member of the Executive Hotel Savoy last night, many men

to.

We meet in no spirit of aggression or self assertion. We meat vivify the memories of our home- land, to express our love of all that' homeland means, and to da honour to the pious memory of our Patron Saial

We rejoice in our pride of our: which reaches back into the misty country, of our race, of our history,

We are also vistas of the past. proud of the fact that we are free equal and loyal partners in that unlon of great races. (who have

the British Empire.

Lesbos, March 1st. About 200 miners were entombed As the result of an explosion in the marine colliery at Cwm Ebbwvale air crash, after which the bodies India, in presenting the Budget in bers of the Society and guests being borrowed our nama) and who form

early this morning. A number of the men have been brought up to the surface and sent to hospital, a

HEROIC RESCUES.

A LARGE NUMBER OF LIVES SAVED.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LATER.

Marine Colliery is one of the largest and most modern mines in the South Wales coalfield, and em- ploys 100 men. The explosion occurred at 1 a.m The latest re- port shows that there were 135

were placed on T steamer for New York.

Colonel Pedro Zanni, the Argen- tinian aviator who attempted a world flight two years ago, deliver ed a funeral oration.

GENERAL ESTRADA

SENTENCED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]"

Council of the Governor-General of

the Assembly.

Customs receipta have increased 130 lakhs, opium 86 lakhs, military expenditure 67 lakhs in the above estimate.

'Sir Basil Blackett budgetted for a surplus of 370 lakhs in the next year on the basis of a la. 8d. rupee.

present.

During the evening a letter..was

ad by the President from Sir William Rees Davies, a former President of the Society.

Those PresBTË,

Those present at the dinner

He pointed out that with a 1s. 8d. rupee the position would show & were Mr. D. J. Lewis, President worsening by 396 lakhs

He proposed to abolish the export of the Hong Kong St. David's LOS ANGELES, March 1st.

duty on hides and tea, but the losses Society, presided, and there were General Extrada, ex-Mexican on the latter would nearly be, made Minister of War, has been convicted up by an alternation in companies also present Mr. R. Sutherland, past of violating the United States

President of St. Andrew's Society, Motor car duties would be re- Neutrality Laws by engaging induced from 30 percent. to 20 per Mrs. Tratman, the Hon. Mr. E. D. revolutionary nctivit'es against. cent. and tyres from 30 per cent.

to 15 per cent. He proposed to C. Wolfe, Mrs. D. J. Lewis, Mrs.

assessments.

miners in the pit, and it is estimated "alexico, and sentented to 21 moaths abolish the import duty of 15 per

that all but os have been rescued by the nine rescue parties from all

in a Penitenciary with a fine of cent. on rubber seeds to help the Walie, Mr. D. W. Tratman, Mrs. 310,000.

young industry in Burma.

The stamp duty on cheques and

would be abolished from July 1st. The import duty on unmanufactur- ed tobacco would be raised from one to 1 rupees per lb.

LAWS.

parts, who were feverishly working, MEXICO'S OIL AND LAND bills of lading payable on demand though much impeded by fulls of rocks and after-damp. Some of the members, who were overcome by the fumes, collapsed at the bottom of the shait, but were brought op

ICHANG, February 28th. No progress has been made with the strike negotiations, owing to the difficulty of gesting into touch with the Unions. The anti-British to salety.. boycott has tightened, but, judging" by recent eventa, orders appear to have been received to cene: ogita-

tion.

The situation, is very unsettled, and the British community has been. reduced to its essential minimum

Changsha's Anti-British Boycott.

CHANGSHA, February 28th. The anti-British boycott in com. plete, and the community has been reduced to a minimum,

Hankow's One-Hour Strike,

HANKOW, February 29th

A one-hour strike from 10 4.0.

to 11. a.m. to-day was very complete and all workers were forced to stop Juty.

An aeroplane few over the city yesterday dropping pamphicts ex- tolling the Kuomintang Party.

ANOTHER PIT DISASTER.

FEARED SIXTEEN MEN DROWNED.

[THROUGH REUTER'8 ADENCY.]

LONDON, March las. While pit-ainkers were working on staging at Bilsthorpe Colliery, between Mansfield and Ret lord, water pipes, fixed in the shaft through which water was pumped,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

"

WASHINGTON, March 1st. President Calles, in a personal letter to Senator, Borah, states that 380 companies have complied with the Mexican Oil and Land Lawa

U.S. NAVAL PLANS.

MODERNISING TWO BATTLESHIPS.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

G. Grimble, and Dr. Black, Chief tain of St. Andrew's Society, Mrs. Sutherland, Mr. L. E. Hopkins, Mr. W. A. Dowley, President of St. George's Society, Mrs. J. H. Smith, Dr. W. L. Thomas. Vice-President of St. David's Society, Mrs. Lind. sell, Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell, Mr. J. T. Prior, Mr. Cr S. Hugh-Jones, hon secretary of St. David's Society, Mr., C. P. Anderson, Mrs.

· LONDON, Feb. 28th. Olsen, Madanie Sarrault, Captain Sir Austen Chamberlain, in the R. D. Thomas, Mrs. Rundel, Mr. House of Commons, Announced that Britain had accepted Presi F. White, Mr. J. Wynn Williams, dent Coolidge's invitation to a Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Dr. J. C.

AND

NÁVAL LIMITATION. « BRITAIN

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S INVITATION.

(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENUT.}_

naval disarmament conference, but

had pointed out that the relation-McGown, Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. J. II. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th ship of such conversation with the Smith, R.A., Dr. Morrison, D. The House of Representatives has proceedings of the Preparatory Nicolson, Mrs. Fredericks, Mr. C..

Commission at Geneva would re-

Walters, A/B F. C, Razey, RN, passed and sent to the Senate aquire careful adjustmen

Mra F. White, Mr. E. C. Thomas, Bill authorising an expenditure of

Mrs. Hooper, Mr. F. Hooper, Mr. ship Oklahoma and Nevada, includ- ing the elevation of their turret

The terms of the reply to Presi

broke loose and went down the 826,150,000 to modernise the battle-in by all the Governments of the G. H. Elkins, Mr. W. H. Bell, Mrs.

shaft carrying the staging to the bottom. It is feared that 15 of the

men have been drowned, Öne was

brought up alive.

guns, and to complete three' ships now in course of construction.

U.S. OIL SCANDAL. "FRAUD, AND CORRUPTION." (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28th..

dent Coolidge had been concurred Empire except the Irish Free State, which had so far not replied to the Government's enquiry.

"Some years ago at one of our annual dinners Sir Wm. Rees Davies, a Pembrokeshire man, spoke of Pembrokeshire as the Premier County of Wales. I think I was ~ the only other Pembrokeshire man' present to support him. There was naturally a considerable amount of lorni Welsh present preferred the claims of his own County. How- ever, he that as it may, Pembroke Welshmen on this St. David's Day. shire has an especial interest for all

dissent becaure each of the other

Dewi Archbishop of Wales, our Patron Saint, had his episcopal seat at Mynyw a remote headland in Pembrokeshire, where at a grest

nge he finished his labours, and where to this day, in the great- Cathedral which bears his name his mortal remains repose.

His fame was great in his life time.

After his death his fame rapidly increased and by the time of the Norman Conquest his importance and sanctity were so fully recognis ed that St. David's was a notable place of pilgrimage.

This for some of us present to night, is the land of our Fathers, but wherever our native hearth may he it is "The land of our Fathers the land of the free" which in all Flove and honour we celebrate this

night.

Our Guests.

Proposing the toast of Our Guesta " Dr. Thomas `sáid that Remington, Mr. E. Ralphs, Mr. D H. Blake, Mr. H. Owen Hughes, although the St. David's Society in Cordial Sympathy..

Lieut. Hughes, R.N., Jr. A. B. Hong Kong was a small Society The Reply to the United States, Raworth, Mr. D. M. Richards, Mr. compared with the kindred Socie read by Sir Auster Chamberlain A. E. Stone, Mr. D. Davies, Com-ties, of St. Andrew's and St. in the House of Commons, opens

by expressing cordial sympathy mander R."D. Williams, R.N., In-Georges what they lacked in magni- with President Coolidge's invita spector George, Mr. J. Muir, Mr.

tude they made up for in woreuth tion to participate in a conversa- tion at Washington, and says

that

A Szub.

LONDON, Feb. 28th Loud Ministerial cheers reward- Chinese Troop Movements.

J. S. Thomas, Mr. J. Barrett, Mrs. KIERIANG, February 28th.

ed the prompt riposte by Sir Aus- ten Chamberlain, replying to a sup-

the views of the British Government Black, ME G. Grimble, Mrs. W. H. About one thousand troops cross-plementary question arising in the

upon the special geographical posi. Bell, Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Mr. The Supreme Court has issued a ton of the British Empire, the Justice J. R. Wood, Mr. H. R ed the river to-day from the town,

House of Commons regarding the trial of strikers arrested in the judgment declaring that the lease cations and the necessity of pro- Remington, Mrs. Raworth, Mr. E.

length of inter-Imperial communi- Shantung Troops at Pakow. Shanghai International Settlement. whereby Mr. H. L. Doheny's in-tection for its food-supply are well- I. Wynne Jones, Mr. A. Dyer Ball,

Com Kenworthy asked if in- structions would be sent to the terests were to develop the Elk Hills known and, "together with the Mr. I. R. Davies, Mr. A. G." G.O.C. and Senior Naval Officer to prevent Chinese who were arrested in the territory of our Concession being handed over for summary execution. Sir Austen Chamber- lain pointed out that this" was an International Concession against the presence in which of British troops Com. Kenworthy and his party consistently protested.

NANKING, February 28th. The transfer of Shantung troops from Pukow continues at an un- remitting pace.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The Dutch Cruiser "Sumatra,"

THE HAGUE, February 28th.

foreign Powers regarding the joint. In compliance with the request use of litary forces in China. of the Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch Indian Squadron, thirty marines are leaving Holland short bly to reinforce the crew of the battle cruiser Sumatra now at

the Shanghai, and

retur of thirty marines to Holland has been" postponed for the same reason. Questions in the House of Commons.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, February 28th

Com, Kenworthy asked whether the C.O.C. had been instructed to carry out the traditions of the Bri- tish Army and Sir Austen Chamber- Iain retorted: "No! It is not Decessary to instruct & British ofeer to carry out British tradi- tions."

.fi

Labour Party "Riding The Tiger." LONDON, Feb. 28th. Referring to the vacillating and irresponsible course of, the Labour Party in the present grave and difficult Chinese situation,"

Sir Herbert Samuel, the new Chairman of the Organisation Committee of the Liberal Party in a speech at the Eighty Club, London, said: "We

Labour M.P. Secedés.

naval oil reserve and contracts, whereby they ware to build storage facilities at Pearl Harbour, were tainted by fraud and corruption," the Court cancelled the lease and

contracts.

FRENCH WAR DEBT TO

AMERICA.

[REUTKE'S AMERICAN "SERVICE}..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29th.

The Treasury has notified that the official offer of the French Govern- ment to pay the United States $10,000,000 on account of the out- standing French War Debt by Tune 15th is en rmite from Paris.

AN EXPENSIVE BRITISH CONSULATE.

es

special conditions and, requirement

President's. Speech,

of the other countries invited, Langaton, Mr. A. Morris, Mr. H. G. must be taken into account. Never- Hughes, Mr. T. J. Price and Mr. thalesa, Britain is prepared to co- R. Price. sider to what extent the principles adopted at Washington can be carried further, either regarding the ratio of different classes of ships between the various Powers or in other important ways. Britain will do her best to secure the success of the proposed conference.

BRITISH POLITICS. »

A BIG LIBERAL PROGRAMME.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

----"......

BRITAIN AND THE SOVIET'S

NOTE.

of welcome. He coupled with the toast the names of Mt. Dowley, and Mr. Sutherland.

happy speech replete with humour, Replying Mr. Sutherland made a

drawing many laughable compari-

sons between Wales and Scotland. Mr. Sutherland also spoke of the immense value of National Societies in the Far East Al- though the St. David's Society was The PRESIDENT of the St. David's much smaller in membership than the St. Andrew's and St. Georges Society proposed, the loyal tonats and that of "Hon Wiad fy Nhadau': Societies, the larger Societies had ("Land of my Father's "), the song smaller mits.

the greatest admiration for the being sung by Mr. D. M. Richards.

The President said: In view of

Speaking on behalf of the St. the troubles that have surrounded George's Society, Mr. Dowley said. us all for nearly two years I think that on the 23rd of next month, the we may congratulate ourselves upon St. George's Society would be able having so large and representative to do something more in entertain- a gathering here to-night.

ing kindred Societies.

British grit and endurance baye carried us through so far and will I am sure carry us through to a happy solution of our troubles.

We Welsh in Hong Kong tre &

H

Musical Programme. During the evening, a pleasing musical programme was rendered.

Among those contributing were Capt. D. R. Thomas, Mr. D. Davies, Mrs. White, Mrs Hooper, Mr. L. E. Hopkins, Mr. A. E. Stone and Mr. F., White.

Mr. George Grimble was at the

A Former President's Greeting. The president read a letter from Sir William Rees Davies (former piano. ly President of the Hong Kong' St. David's Society). The letter ST. DAVID'S DAY WREATH. was as follows:-

"I am writing to ask you 28,

LONDON, March 1st.

LONDON, Feb. 28th. Speaking at the Eighty Club, Commenting sympathetically on

London, Sir Herbert Samuel an- Dr. Haden Quest's resignation, the

nounced

that the New Liberal Organisation Committee intended Times says that nothing has shown

To the House of Commons at

to secure at least 500 Liberal can the Labour leaders' weakness and

SEVERE CRITICISM.

didates for the next election, and be vacillation in so glaring a light as question time, Mr. H. W. Looker

outlined Liberal "policy for dealing with the serious industrial situa the series of contradictory move alleged that anti-British poeters

[THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENCY.]

tion, carrying out the constructive small community but we hold up ments--the admission of respon had been affixed at Bankow singe

LONDON, Feb. 28th.

parts of the report of the Coal our beads with the best. sibility towards the protecting of the signature of the O'Malley-Chen watch, an uncomfortable leader be-

Commission, land reform, mainten- Sir Austen Chamber.ing quietly taken where he does not

The report of the Comptrollerance of the strength of the Empire, endangered British subjects com- Agreement.

want to go, for he realises the force Auditor on the Civil Services Ap- friendship with all countries, close bined with the denunciation of lain presumed that Mr. O'Malley of the Chinese proveh: He who every step required to protect them would call Mr. Chen's attention to rides a tiger can never dismountpropriation Accounts, mentions the Anglo-American co-operation, peace erection of the Consulate at Teng- and absolute loyalty to the League Fuch, Yunnan Province, which was of Nations. from the reckless talk about British any proceedings incompatible with

LONDON, Feb. 28th originally estimated to cost £8,930, aggression and the still more das his assurances,

Dr. Haden Guest, M.P., bas re-

but which had involved up till gerous intrigue with a Chinese fac Mr. Looker asked for informa signed from the Labour Party March 31st, 1928, an expenditure tion-which has marked their whole tion of the negotiations regarding owing to his disagreement with the of £12,000

The Lords of the Treasury ex- handling of an extraordinarily diff-Tientsin and whether, inter alia, Party's attitude on the question of

China,

pressed

great regret that owing, cult national problem.

Sir Austen Chamberlain was aware

[Dr. Leslie Haden Guest has been partly to the fiberent difficulties that the principles of the Hankow one of the most prominent members of the situation and partly also "Flagrant Folly and Mischiet"

the inability, of officers in He practised as a Doctor in charge of the work to cope effective. The Daily Telegraph agrees with Agreement were considered unsuit of the Labour Party for many to the speech of Earl Birkenhead in able to the conditions at Tientsin London and Mancheiter, and went ly with the situation, and to a lesser condemning the sending of a tele- and lifely, if repeated there, mate out to the South African War as a degree to the failure of department Austen graai by the British Labour Party rially to affect the future of the Civil Surgeon. He served through officers in Shanghai to exercise that the Government did not pro- to the Cantonese Foreign. Ofice as Port and the British interests at the European War, serving, ne effective control;s very serious pose to reply to the Soviet Note.

a Major in the R.A.M.C. in France, exccas on the original estimate must be incurred before building could be completed." The work since has unparalleled in any British party's involved, and, whether the Minister Egypt and Palestine).

General Butler to Command

proceeded most slowly, owing to record and says there are signs that would consult with responsible

American Marines, '

local opposition, acute labour even those who committed the Party British opinion there before de

troubles and delay in the delivery trict is subject to sporadic raids by finitely committing himself to the

of mateirals.

Moreover,

the dis

bandits. The latest report to the General Butler is known as B Treasury, dated October, 1928, fore- fent by the Navy Department three £16.500. very strict disciplinarian, and waa casts the total expenditure at about years ago to re-organise the easy- going police of Philadelphia. He became the terror of "boot-leggero.”

to this course of fagrant felly and proposals to change the state of mischief would gladly have for affairs. gotten it. The Labour Party's Sir Austen Chamberlain replied spokesmen are likely not to attempt the discussions at Piking had not in the affirmative and stated that to answer Lord Birkenhead's in yet advance beyond the question dictment but to take their castiga of general principle." tion silently,

(Continued on next column,).

YCATS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28th. Butler has been ordered to China "Brigadier General Smedleyed

in command of the Marinės.

Yesterday being St. David's Day,

NO REPLY.

I believe, the new President of LAID BY MEMBERS OF SOCIETY the St. David's Society in Hong

ON CENOTAPH, {THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCE.]

Kong, to convey my hearty good wishes to all my fellow country. I shall then on St. David's day. LONDON, Feb. 18th. In the House of Commons, Sir

always retain the happicas, re- Chamberlain announced collections of our gatherings. members of the Hong Kong St., Although our members in the Far David's Society (Cymdeithas Dewi "East are few, we are a sturdy race | Sant) assembled at the Cenotaph at

and lack nothing in comparison

THE COLOMBO STRIKE. GOVERNMENT SUGGESTION

AGREED TO...

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

Carono, Feb. 28th.

Are

to

The strikers

resume to-morrow.

Al parties have agreed to a

with our Anglo-Baxon confreres. 11.a.m., and Mr. D. J. Lewis, the "I shall raise my glass to you President, placed a wreath on the all on March 1st with fervent war memorial wishes for the success of the "St. David's Society. Heaven bless You all."

Among those present at the bere-. mony were Mr. J. Owen Hugher, Continuing the President said: Mr. L. E. Höpäna, Commander These annual functione, expressive Williams, RN.A., Mr. David

of pride of race, pride of what is Davies, Mr. H. Owen Hughes, "Mr. and has been ours, and expressive J. S. Thomas, Mr. W. Wynne Jones,

Yunnan, practically on the border Government suggestion for zacon of national aspiration are I think and Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones (Hon.

all to the good.

Secretary),

[Tengyueh is in the south-west of

ditional arbitration...

of the Northern Shan States."]