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NORTH AND SOUTH CONCENTRATING ON SOOCHOW.

WHAT CERTAIN KUOMINTANG LEADERS WOULD LIKE.

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HONANESE AND FENGTIENESE FIGHTING NEAR

YELLOW RIVER.

MARSHAL FENG ADVANCING UPON HONAN.

MORE TALK OF ANOTHER SHANGHAI GENERAL

STRIKE.

Northern and Southern troops are still rushing to the neighbourhood of Soochew, and it is now more evident than" ever before that Soochow and not Sungkiang will be the scene of the collision between the opposing forces.

Shanghai. Labour," it is reported, is solid for another general atrike," and evidently the agitators are busy fomenting trouble in that direction.

Fighting is reported to have taken place, between Hanan and Fengtien troope near the Yellow River.

A Chinese Press Service tolegram gives interesting details regarding the aspirations of certain Kuomintang leaders, who re- cersly held a conference at Hankow. It appears that they wish to have the French and Japanese Conccasions at. Harkow "with- drawn and also that the control of Shanghai (evidently meaning the International Settlement and probably also the French Concession there) should be placed under an Executive Committee of eleven members of the Kuomintang."

Marshal Feng, who has been lying low" of late, now appears . to be emerging from Shensi with a view to taking part in the struggle with the Northern troops there...

CONCENTRATING ON

SOOCHOW.

WILL THERE BE ANOTHER' STRIKE1

[THROUGH „RETTER'a 'AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, March 7th. There has been a lull in the

military situation, and both sides are bringing up reserves to the Soochow aren. The Northern rein- forcements continue to pour into Nanking.

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LABOUR. "SOLID FOR A STRIKE."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, March 7th.

continue organisations working feverishly in an effort to assist the Nationalists to gain con- trol of the City. It is believed that Labour is solid for a strike.

Labour

KUÓMINTANG LEADERS.

WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO.

[CHINESE PRESS - SERVICE)

[EARLIER TELEGRAMS.)

[BRITISE WIRELESS SERVICE]

The Kiukiang Agreement.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 8th, 1927.

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LONDON, March 6th. Details have been received of the Agreement relating to the British Concession at Kiukiang which was

effected between Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Eugene Chen and signed on March 2nä,

The British Government has can- velled the British Municipal Re gulations and will hand over uncon ditionally the administration of the Concession area to the Chinese Nationalist Government ns from March 18th.

The Chinese Nationalist Govern- ment has transmitted a cheque for $40,000 in full settlement of all the losses anffered by British subjects

ing. the recent disturbances at

Kiukiang.

The nasets of the British Muni- cipal Council, which are the pro- perty of the ratepayers, are to be transferred to a Club, which will be incorporated as a Company, now in process of formation and re- gistration.

Kiukiang thus reverts to the status of an ordinary Treaty Port, like Foochow or Cheloo.

(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENOT.] The Bund Licences.

HANKOW, March 4th, Mr. Eugene Chen has handed to Mr. O'Malley a cheque for 840,000 covering the damage sustained by British subjects at Kiukiang.

RAISING MONEY IN

HANKOW.

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THE FAMILIAR SYSTEM.

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HOUSE RENTS IN ADVANCE.

A CHINESE REPORT.

(Adriatic News Service]

SHANGHAI, Feb 20th. Owing to financial pressure, says. a Hankow despatch to the Shuapao of Shanghai, special officials have now been appointed by the Kuomin- tang government at Hankow for the inzmediate collection of house rent

for the month of March in advanec. The tenants of houses in the two special administrative districts as well as those in the Chinese city paid their house rent for February, only a little over a fortnight ago. The demand for payment, of course, includes foreign tenants and conse quently, it has brought paper pro- tests from the Japanese and other

consula.

Four Chinese tenants have been

CHINA AND COMMUNISM,

WHAT GENERAL CHIANG

·KAI SHEN THINKS. „

CONDEMNS IT SO FAR AS CHINA IS CONCERNED.

HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGNERS.

(THROUGH RETTER'S JÖSNCY.]

HANKOF, March 7th. Further evidence of a split in the banks of the Kuomintang is afford ed in the speech of General Chiang

Kai Shek, at a mass meeting at Nanchang on the occasion of the inauguration of Li Lieh Chun as

Governor of Kiangsi General Chiang declared that communism was only one method of economic

TERRORISM IN SHANGHAI

WORKING PEOPLE BULLIED

AND SHOT:

MURDERERS, AND AGITATORS

WORK TOGETHER.

PLANS FOR "WHEN THE CANTONESE ARRIVE."

Statements made by a Chinese, who was charged at the Special Provisional Court, Shanghai, last Wednesday morning with the mur der of a woman mill-hand, that be had been given a pistol and paid 810 to commit the crime, reveal the existence in Shanghai of a band of desperate men, who have formed themselves into what is known as the Labourers' Protection Society and who are adopting extreme mea- Bures to force the peaceful workers

to accede to their demands.

It appears that these men, finding

THE MADAGASCAR” CYCLONE.

"HARDLY ANYTHING REMAINS OF TAMATAVE.”

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUY.]

PARIS, March 7th:

A PROPERTY DEAL.

CITY BUILDINGS OHANGE

* HANDS FOR $140,000.

INTERESTING RESTAURANT

SCHEME..

An interesting restaurant scheme, an echo of the Wembley Exhibition, lies behind a change in ownership

tral for $440,000, "of a block of buildings in the Cei-,

A telegram from Reunion states that the cyclone which swept the island, seriously damaged the crops in the north-east. Hardly anything

The property is No. 26, Des Vœux " remains of the part and town of Road Central, and was until re Tamatave. The Madagascar steam-cently owned by the partners of the er Saint Anne was lost, the Catinai | A. Task Furniture Store, occupying foundered, but the Duchenne is safe. the ground floor.

BRITISH NAVY,

TRE

"BLUE" AND "RED" FLEETS IN THE MEDITER- --

RANEAN.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"

LONDON, March 6th. Reuter's special correspondent aboard H.M.S." Repulse gives a vivid picture of the battle in the

Chinese who are principally in- terested in the restaurant busincas have now become the owners of the property. These owners are mem- hers of the syndicato which made aged the Chinese Restaurant at the British Empire Exhibition at Wem- bley. In view of the financial suc cess then achieved, it has been de- cided to conduct a similar restau-

much larger. rant, probably on a scale, in Hong Kong.

The first step in the project is tho purchase of Messrs. A. Tack's build.

I arrested and the tenants unica clee development. It may be adapted that their efforts to enforce the Mediterranean between the "Blue" ing, and the formation of a Com-

ed by the authorities for their re fusal to pay rent in advance and they will be tried by a special court

to, the conditions of some countries, but it would be fatal to China.

on the charge of being an revolu- Communism would mean the down- tionaries Tais indictment is seri- fall of China and revolution.

ous because the culprits are general- ly charged as paid agents of the northern militarists and the penalty may be one of decapitation. The following are the new rules govern ing the collection of house rent in the Wu-Han area in advance:-

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It is noteworthy that General Chiang's attitude towards foreigners has been very friendly. He assured foreigners at Nanchang of absolute

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Hostilities opened by a * Blue neroplane flying over the "Red" aircraft carrier Furious, and then retiring, pursued by three "Red"

pany is now in progress, the capital to be 2500,000.

genera: strike failed, have been en- and "Red" flecta under Sir Roger gaging ignorant coolies to start a Keyes and Sir Henry Oliver respec-

As the building is in very good campaign of terror by shooting in- tively, cach comprising seven battle rocent and peaceful workers, who ships and battle cruisers, one air-condition, in spite of being twenty declined to be drawn into the strike. craft carrier, ten cruisers and a years old, it will not be pulled down," hut extensive alterations will be During the previous ten days, there number of destroyera.

effected inside. A main entrance and stairouse, with a lift, will be have been six murders, the latest of which took place on Monday fast

constructed, while the roof will be week and, in addition, a couple of

transformed into rock gardén. other men sustained serious injuries

Messrs. A. Tack, although they will but managed to escape with their aeroplanes Gas masks were then have to move out very shortly when lives. In all these' affairs, the vic-donned transforming the sailors into reconstruction work is commenced, 1. In view of the urgent need for protection and also issued a pro- ting were of the labouring classes.

dog-headed demons, and a "three on completion, as they have obtain

will return to their present premises bour engagement followed consisted as option on the lease for the meeting heavy, military expenses, all

Inquiries showed that this society ing of a maze of tactical evolutions whole space of the ground floor. tenants and landlords, foreign and

with darting light craft between native alike, are now called upon to

of desperadoes recently established with darsi ad the sen swarming their headquarters at Ningkuo the dim silhouettes of the capital pay, at least, one month's house rent

Road, Chape, and though it is not ships. The issue of the Sght is unknown pending the decision of to the Ministry of Finance of the

in any way officially connected with the umpires. Kuomintang goverment.

FUNERAL OF CWM MINING the General Labour Union it appar ently has been formed to carry out the orders of the Union and deal with cases which require drastic action.

2. All tenants will be adequately punished in accordance with exist- ing military regulations in case they refuse to pay after being urged three times to do so by the collectors.

3. Those who oppose the payment or put obstacles in the way of the house rent collectors will be severely dealt with by the Ministry of Fin ance affer detailed report has been received, from the Investigation Committee.

4. The Ministry of Finance, for purposes of references, will issue special receipts for the house rent to be paid in advance. In addition to the house rent, all big commaries, such as Han Yeh Ping Corporation, the Electric and Water Company, the Cement Company, the British American Tobacco Company and other rich firms have been ordezed to pay contributions."

New Revenue. Stamps.

clamation urging the Chiness to

preserve foreign friendship and give foreigners all safety.

DISASTER VICTIMS. ·

AN IMPOSING PROCESSION.

160,000 PEOPLE PRESENT.

[TumorGA REDTER'S AGENCT.]

LONDON, March 7th, There was a three-mile, long pro- cession; 6,000 mourners, and 5ve massed bands, accompanied by 20 hearses bearing the bodies of the victims of the Cwm mine disaster. Nearly 100,000 people came from the mining valleys of South Wales SHANGHAI, March 7th.

The coffins were assembled in the schoolroom, from whence the pro- In a conference, called by several of the Kuomintang leaders at Han-

cossion started. It was composed kow, a resolution, was passed that

of a section of a battalion of the SHANGRAI, Feb 20th. the Nationalist Government should

New revenue and other stamps Monmouthshire territorials, com- authorise the Foreign Office to

Notes were exchanged hetween

have been issued by the Nationalist prising Cwm miners, a company of Mr. Chen and Mr. O'Malley on prepare Lo withdraw" the March 2nd in which the British Government for territories under French and Japanese Concessions Government agrees to cancel the its control. Stamps issued by the the British Legion,, various local at Hankow and be Shameen Con- British Municipal Regulations and Peking administration, it is said, bodies. At the gates of the ceme- cession in the South.

will not be recognised by the south- It was also to hand over.. unconditionally the decided that an executive m-

administration of the area at Kiu-erners. The new revenue stamps are tery "the procession halted, and a funeral nittee, comprising 11 members, kiang to the Nationalist Govern something like the Soviet Russian

baud played Chopin's should be appointed to take over ment as from March 18th, "The tampa representing Chinese work-

ers and agiculturists. the control of Shanghai instead of Nationalist Government agree to having it under the existing Muni- coaûrm the existing Bund frontage cipal Council.

licences issued from the British authorities and current for len years."

HONANESE. FENGTIENESE. FIGHT NEAR THE YELLOW RIVER,

(CHINESE PASSE SERVICE}

SHANGHAI, March 7th

The distribution of the $40,000 is left entirely to the British Govern

ment...

[NAVAL WIRELESS REPORTS.]

Firing at Steamers. D

KIUKIANG, March 6th. Honanese troops, led by General Steamers passing in the neigh Wang Wa Wei, Marshal Wu's sub-bourhood of Tatung are still being ordinate, engaged in fighting with fired on by troops on the banks. Fengtienese troops who attempted Anking appears to be normal; to cross the Tellow River on the though troops are visible and field 4th inst. Finally, about 5,000 Feng- have been noticed in the vicinity of guns can be heard. Several fires tienese were able to reach Chung- mac, situated south of the Yellow Tatung. River, while two brigades of Gear

A Customs Jaunch has been seized eral Chin Yun Ao's troops retreated and the engine dismantled by to Kosing, south of Chungmano. Labour pickets, while the native staff of the Custoins has been forced [out on strike..

FENG YU HSIANG TO ADVANCE TO HONAN,

守

SHANBI'S TUPAN STRICTLY

NEUTRAL."

CHINESE PEEJÄ SERVICE.]

SHANGHAI, March '7th-

Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang is re ported to have ordered his troops,

Threat to Commandeer "' Kutwo."

WUHU, March 6th. The refusal of the roquest of General Chen, the Tupen of An hui, to be allowed to charter the 4.8. Autwo led to his threatening to commandeer her, General Chen has been informed that he cannot have the vessel, and up to the present żo action has been taken.

Chen has taken over the command at present in Shenai, to advance of the 37th Nationalist Army,

to. Honan through, the Tungkwan, having delected to the South.

an important gateway to Honan, for

the purpose of participating in the present campaign to drive out the

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Another Tchang Incident,

ICANO, March oth. A clash between a naval party and Fengtienes in Honan, In view of Feng's movement,

of the stevedores when the former was Fengtienese leaders have appealed transferring cargo to a steamer, was to You Shih San, the Tupan of attended by force and led to a Shansi, for help. Ho, however, is serious situation- inclined to keep" strict neutrality.

- (Continued" on next Còlumn),

march

THE NICARAGUAN WARFARE.

The Labour Unions have issued demands requiring the removal of the gunboats and all British forces, with a threat of trouble within 24 PEACE DELEGATION'S FUTILE hours if their demands are pot acceded to.

Shast "Very Quiet,

CHASI, March 6th. Shaai is very quiet. Only about 200 troops are left here, the remain- der having been transferred down river. A number of disbanded sol diers have turned, bandits and they are operating between Shasi and Ichang.

EFFORTS.

[REUTRE'S AMERICAN SZEVICE.]

NEW YORK, March 7th. The Liberal Peace Delegation from Managua, which was accom- panied by two American marine

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which a force consisting of the Ifuarl, Night operations followed in Repulse, Furious, five cruisers, three marines fought a delaying action destroyer Botillas and three sub against a vastly superior Red force consisting of the remainder General Strikka Plant.

of the combined fleets approaching the Straits of Gibraltar from the Apart from this terrorist cam- East. All ships were darkened only paign, the Labour Protection So their searchlights, representing gun- ciety, the headquarters of which re, relieving the gloom. have been suppressed, propose to MOTOR BUS OVERTURNS. call a general strike as soon as the

CONVEYING PASSENGERS Nationalist Army occupy "Shanghai.

TO A FUNERAL, They propose to call their strike within six hours of the arrival of [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT] the Cantonese and they have a

LONDON. March ath. scheme, planned whereby "Shanghai

Two men

were killed and 23 (or at least Chinese" territory) will injured, owing to a motor bus, con- be governed by a commission. The veying people to Owm to attend the members of this commission will be funeral of mining disaster victims, to disarm all defeated soldiers seek-bank. selected at once. The third aim is overturning and falling over 1 ing refuge near Shanghai, and the arms seized will be used for the protection at the General Labour Union and the governing commis. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL this commission, the General Labour sion referred to. By controlling

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.) Union hope to be in a position to dictate on local affairs.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

scheme are Messrs. Woo Sui Kee- Closely identified with the new and Lam Tit Sang. The latter or ganised and had charge of the Chinese Restaurant at the Wembley business gained there will be largely Exhibition, and ideas in restaurant utilised in the present scheme.

the interior, and work is to com- Architects have been commission- ed to go into the details regarding

mence very shortly.

THE FIRST CHINESE CATHOLIC BISHOP.

PASSING THROUGH ON "PRESIDENT GRANT,"

AN INTERESTING CAREER.

Passing through the Colony on the s.8. President Grant yesterday. was the Right Rev. Monsignor is returning from Rome to his Simon Tau, Bishop of Haimen, whe Diocese.

Bishop Tau has the distinction of being the first Chinese to be con-". secrated a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

at Shanghai of Catholic parents, The Bishop of Haimen was born

and his father, Nicholas Tau, was a member of an eminent family whose Christianity dates back to the It is the aim of these people to

LONDON, March 8th. Jesuit Missionary work during the Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived Ming dynasty. Bishop Tau was force the workers into a state of

at Geneva, this morning to attend educated by the Jequit fathers and abject fear and make them so afraid the meeting of the Council of the afterwards entered that order. He that they will comply with the call League of Nations, which opens to- is accompanied by the Rev. Dr. for the next general strike. In addition to the murders, agitators time a German, Dr. Stresemann, priest who have, it is known, been sent to the will preside. bomes of various mill and other foremen threatening to kill them if the order for the strike is not; THE ROYAL TOUR. obeyed to the letter.

The number of shooting cases in increasing and almost every day a murder is reported, but fortunately we are assured that the police have the situation will in hand and there is no need for any unnecessary ariety.

PROFITABLE FORESTRY.

morrow, and over which for the first James J. MOLLS.J., an Irish

DUKE AND DUCHESS IN NEW

ZEALAND'S CAPITAL

[THECÇOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WELLINGTON, March 6th.

The Duke and Duchess of York have arrived and were given an enthusiastic reception..

officers and protected by the Stars BIG REVENUES FROM WINDFALL FOR A TRAWLER

and Stripes, conferred at Muymuy

MUNICIPAL PLANTATIONS. "No"Change" at Hankow.

on Thursday in an effort to cad About forty years ago the town of HANKOW, March 6th. There is no change in the situs-hostilities. They returned to the Orson, in Sweden, made a business tion to report.

of plantingarees on municipal land, capital, all efforts to persuade of which there was a considerable White Russians Fighting for the North.

General Moncada, the Liberal Mili-area. tary leader, to accept peace bad failed. Moncada explained that he

NANKIANG, March 8th. Fifteen hundred White Russian troops,' under General Michaes, are amongst the Shantung troops which are continually crossing the river from Pukaw. Stores and equip ment are also coming across in large quantities.

The Soviet 8.8. Pamiot Lenina has been detained and her flag removed. Borodin and three Russian Mrs. Jewi, who were travelling as passen- gers, have been sent under excort "to Trinan, it is reported.

Three Standard Oil Company's motor barges have been common- deered for carrying troops.

Troops Moving Up the Yangtazo.

CHINKING, March 8th. Troops and stores have arrived from down river and are continuing

up river.

was under the orders of the Liberal President Sacasa." "

URUGUAYAN AIRMEN.

· THE "LATEST REPORT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY,]

LONDON, March 6th, A message from Casablanca, Morocco says that a French Air Company's aeroplane has landed near the wreck of Major Larre Borges seroplane, and that local Moors informed the occupants that the Uruguayan airmen had started sfoot for Cape Juby.

HAND.

TALE OF £28,000 LEGACY.

CELEBRATIONS AND THE POLICE COURT. The people of Orson now pay no. taxes, telephone, fees or tram fares! Stating that he had inherited a During the past 35 years the town fortune of 128,000 under the will authorities have sold over £1,000,000 of his uncle, William Andrews, a worth of trees and timber; while Grimsby, trawler engineer, aged 35, judicicus replantings, have provided celebrate his good luck!

similar revenues in the future. He returned from sea at the end The net aden-Baden amount to story, found a letter

from the municipal of the week and, according to his foresta of

from A

Lan £14,000 annually. The German town don firm of solicitors notifying him of Forbach, with less than 2,000 of his uncle's death, and his in- population, maintains 1,500 acres of heritance. The uncle was a retired town forests at an annual profit culler, Mr. David MacAndrew who of £4,500.

formerly had a business in London. The big city of Frankfort, owns Andrews gave away his sea kit 11,224 acres of forests and reaps a to his shipmates and then made profit of over £15,000 a year." round of the public-houses Final- New Zealand leads the Empirely he was arrested on a charge of When he told his in forestry enterprise, and in its drunkenness. wise anticipation of future forest requiremente. It will undoubtedly become a large producer of the soft woods that civilisation demands in ever-increasing quantities.

story to the magistrates they advis ed him not to indulge in any more. folly but to fall in with the wishes of his uncle's solicitors and pay them an early visit.

in Rome and is

now on his way to do missionary work in China, and also by his nephew, John Tau, who is the Shanghai representative of the Buick Motor Car Company,

Bishop Tou was ordained a priest in 1858 and after three years of priesthood was appointed "Foreign Vicar," which gave him jurisdiction. over several religious communities. He WŁA elevated to the Episcopate last October by His Holiness Pope Pius XI. at St. Peters. His Holi ness has since created five more. Chinese Bishops.

EXCHANGE RATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).

Paris Brussele Amsterdam Stockholm Copenhagen Vienas

Helsingfors... Lisbon

EuGay, March 6th.

124.05 34.90)

12.12.7/18

18.16

18.211

34,43

192.573

2.33/

3/04

Buenos Aires

47.7/18

Bombay

1/07

New York

4.85.15/84

Geneva

25.23

Berlin...

20.474

Milan Oslo

1102 18.70

163.13/10

Madrid

28.013

Athena

225h

Rio...

57

2/0.9/02

Shaoghai

2/54 1/11/

28

Kabo

Hong Kong Silver (spot) Silver (forwi

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