THE "RED" ACTIVITIES AT SHANGHAI.
ANOTHER MURDER: MORE INFLAMMATORY
POSTERS.
SUN YAT SEN COMMEMORATION" PASSES
OFF QUIETLY.
HANKOW WORKERS AND A CIGARETTE FACTORY.
ATTEMPT TO RUN IT ON THEIR OWN."
ICHANG.
RECENT INCIDENT · AT A
STEVEDORES AND A BRITISH NAVAL PARTY.
The labour situation in Shanghai's International Settlement, is still very considerably affected by the pernicious influence of the "Red" element, whose activities are stated to be "mors inten- sive." Assassination of Chinese individuals, who have incurred the enmity of the extremists, still continues and inflammatory posters are still appearing in various places.
There have been no military developments as rain, continues and the country is sodden.
י
Further details are to hand regarding the recent incident at Ichang, when stevedores collided with a British Naval party. A. lieutenant of E.M. S. Ghat had his arm broken and several of the stevedores were injured.
A telegram from Hankow describes extraordinary happenings at one of the "British Cigarette Company's factories, when the workers attempted to run the place on their own."
SHANGHAI'S LABOUR
RED
SITUATION.
ACTIVITIES "MORE "INTENSIVE"; ANOTHER
MURDER.
MORE INFLAMMATORY
POSTERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, March 14th,
The labour situation in Shanghai The lab teste very disturbed,
"Red" activities growing more in- Assassins yesterday shot tensive. dead a foreman of a Japanese cotton mill and escaped.
There is an increasing number of posters in mills urging the workers
(EARLIER TELEGRAMS.]
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 15th, 1927.
RECENT INCIDENT AT
ICHANG
NAVAL LIEUTENANT'S ARM BROKEN.
FURTHER DETAILS.
Further details cama to hand yesterday regarding the clash be tween stevedores and the British Naval party at Ichang, reported briefly by wireless.
stevedores.
COLLISION ON THE KERENSKY IN NEW FINLAND TIRED OF
HWANGPU.
"EMPRESS OF CANADA ** 'AND' A JAPANESE COLLIER.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
THROUGH BRUYER'S AGENCY, ]
SHANOIAI, March 14th.
While passing up-river this meIA-
The bluejackets were supervising the transfer of missionaries, baging, after her trans-Pacific voyage, gage to the steamer Tung Wo. This the Empress of Canada "collided led to bad feeling among the with the Japaness collier Jintao Maru, which was badly holed. She was hastily beached, to prevent sinking. The Empress, bows,
were damaged.
Subsequently a fracas arose be tween the stevedores and the navy men in which, a lieutenant. af H.M.S. Ghat had 'his' arm broken and three of the stevedores were in- jured in the heels with batons.
The labour union later made de
mands "through the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, including the immediate withdrawal of the gun boat, the recall of the officer res ponsible, an apology from the British Legation representative, Mr. Teichman, and the payment of a preposterous indemnity.
Failing a reply within twenty- four hours, the union said that full responsibility would rest with Mr. Teichman.
SHANGHAI'S “TERRORISM."understanding
THREE MURDERS BY
GUN-MEN
SHANGHAI, March 13th.
The second anniversary of the death of Sun Yat Sen passed off comparatively quietly, probably due to the rain, in spite of the rumours
ters.
The trouble arose through a mia- in which the majority of the blame did not rest with the bluejackets. Yet at a meeting of labour union leaders with the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Teichman the labour union leaders would listen to no reason either from the Com-
missioner or from Mr. Teichman.
Mr. Teichman thereupon com plained to the Southern Govern ment and His Majesty's Minister
M
It is reported that the collier, was truck in the region of the engine room and that à boiler explosion followed. Two firemen were scalded
and the second engineer is believed to have been drowned in the engine
гост.
REGRETTABLE INCIDENT
AT SINGAPORE
8 KILLED AND 11 INJURED
IN DISTURBANCE.
SEQUEL TO ATTACK ON THE
POLICE."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SINGAPORE, March 13th. The police fired twice, killing six and injuring 11 Chinese, when the crowds got out of hand in the aris
YORK.
MEETS WITH LIVELY. RECEPTION.
RECEIVES SMACKS INSTEAD, OF ROSES.
WOMAN'S EXTRAORDINARY
CONDUCT.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
PROHIBITION.
INFLUENTIAL HELSINGFORS CITIZENS ISSUE A MANIFESTO.
STRONG CONDEMNATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FLYING TO THE FAR EAST.
SIX FLYING-BOATS TO PARTICIPATE IN FLIGHT,
NUCLEUS OF AIR FLEET.
(THROUGH REUTER's adenot,]
LONDON, March 13th. HELSINGFORS, March 13th. On the occasion of the tenth 100 borse-power engines, will parti Six dying boats, each fitted with anniversary of the enactment of cipata in the Far Eastern fight. prohibition, a number of prominent They will follow the sea-route, and NEW YORK, March 14th.
citizens, judges, clergymen, acient altimately remain at Singapore, as An audience of 5,000 tumultuously ists, and businessmen have issued the neucleus of an Air Fleet work- received Kerensky, on making bisa manifesto declaring that prohibing in conjunction with the Austra appearance on the stage of the tion has utterly failed, Century Theatre to celebrate the alleged that it has introduced an
They Han Air Force. tenth anniversary of the Russian atmosphere of hypocrisy and false- Revolution, but uproar ensued when bood and is undermining the founda-
woman Monarchist approached tions of the community.. the ex-Premier ostensibly to pre- sent a bouquet of roses. Instead of doing so, she resoundingly and repeatedly smacked Kerensky, who remained impassive, waved back his friends who sought to lay hands upon his assailant,
2
his
face.
Kerensky, later, was heckled by Communista in the gallery and Monarchists in the stalls, but defied both factions, his address bristling with scorn and invective.
THE ENLARGED" COUNCIL
OF THE LEAGUE.
!
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN EXPRESSES SATISFACTION.
THE SAAR ARRANGEMENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 13th.
THE LEAGUE AND THE
DRUG TRAFFIC.
FURTHER DETAILS OF IMPORTANT REPORT..
[THKOJOK REUTER'S AGENCY:]
LONDON, March 13th. The free port of Copenhagen, says the report (the first portion of which appeared in yesterday' issue) -causes considerable anxiety inas much as it is extensively used for the illicit despatch of drugs from European countries and is also used Ա L convenient transhipment centro. The League Secretariat had been instructed to approach the Danish Government. The report reveals that the German police re- cently discovered the existence of an international band of smugglers
ол the traffic to
rived in London from "Geneva In almost incredible extent."
Sir Austen Chamberlain, has ar- carrying terviewed by Reater, Sir A. Cham- orders for drugs mostly emanated at Peking concerning the demands, ing excitement attending a demon-berlain said that he was very from the Far East and operations pleased with the work of the en- wers conducted chiefly through
cept that for hospital expenses,
SIX-DAY CYCLE RACE IN NEW YORK.
WIN FOR THE ITALIAN- AUSTRALIAN TEAM. [REUTER'S' AMERİCAN SERVICE]"
NEW YORK, March 13th. Macnamara and Georgetti, of the Australian-Italian team,
won the six-day
cycle race, covering 2,310,8-10 miles. They were only three-tenths of a mile ahead of the, American team,
Macnamara has had to be encased in plaster and splints from the waist upwards owing to spills. He led the field in the final.
M.C.C. TEAM IN DELHI.
BROWN'S BRILLIANT
DIS
PLAY AT WICKETS.
ONE-DAY MATCH DRAWN.
NEW DELHI, February 20th. The M.C.C. team arrived in Delhi an to-day and were ready for their one- The day match against Delhi and Dia
arrival. The weather was muggy trict within a few hours of their and there was only
moderate at tendance. The match was played a matting wicket. Gilligan,
of a one-day strike from many quar-which he categorically refused, ses
Terrorism is on the increase, the etc., which he had already offered, sary of the death of Sun Yat Sen. declared that the arrangemeat with pressed by this discovery" by the the team which defeated Aligarh
A large party" of "hight" scholars regard to the Sear was evidence of same police. It was hoped that this
leaders of the Red gua-men show ing greater activity. In the last two days three Chinese holding prominent positions in the Inter-
national Settlement have been mur. dered, including a private gentle-
and declared he would not be res ponsible for any consequences.
ECONOMIC PRESSURE · ON
...SHANGHAI.
having held a procession and block. -ed-the trailera-European police inspector and two constables, in
trying to clear the congestion, were
the progress of the League.
German Press Dissatisfied.
BERLIN, March 13th. The Press is not enthusiastic with regard to the Saar decision,
would abed much light on the methods of the contrabandists as also the sources of supply.
The Council adopted a resolution, submitted by Sir A Delevingne as to which the extreme Nation-requesting the committee engaged
Stresemann,
Muslim University; and the M.O.C. were captained by. Constable. -.
innings and took the score to 107 be- Sandham and Brown opened the fore the Surrey player was taken at the wicket by Lieutenant H. J. Teddar off Mahomed Hussain.
the latter had made 86 which Wyatt joined Brown and when
"to rise immediately and seize man, the foremar of two cotton/ GENERAL CHIANG KAT SHEK'S assaulted and compelled to use their ialist journals sharply criticise Dr. in the manufacture and distribution he hit nine 4's, play was interrupt-
administrative power" and lauding assassination by loyal workers.
There have been no military developments, as rain continues and the country is sodden.
WORKERS TAKE OVER CIGARETTE FACTORY,
EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENINGS AT HANKOW.
(THROUGH BETTER'S LOINCY,1
SHANGHAI, March 14th. A delayed telegram from Hankow, dated the 10th instant, states that
mills and the accountant of the Shanghai Tramway Company.
The situation generally is quiet, but the strike of the employees of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway com- tinues, and the cotton mill werkers, including a British concern, who "downed tools
on March 10th and 11th, are still out.
Salt Office, At Ichang Wrecked. ICHANG, March 13th.
<
REPORTED POLICY.
truncheons. The mob, later, at
tempted to rush the police station : and on an inspector being severely wounded on the head, the police
and the Deutsche of drugs to keep a check in the Zeitung demanda that Germany disposal of the drugs, so as to en- quit the League and that Dr. sure that they should be supplied Stresemann should resign.
only to authorised persons. Sir A Delevingne stated that there was little information regarding the source of the drugs, and urged that the investigation begin with the manufacturer or the large importar
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] French and German Ministers Concade Points,
Recay, March 13th.
ed by rain and the play adjourn ed for lunch. The total was then 1945 for the loss of one wicket.
Brown's Brilliant Display.. On resuming Brown increased his' score to 98 before being caught by trying to force away a ball from 0. Mahomed Hussain at square leg in N. Elbence. Brown gave a fault- less display of forcing cricket in which he hit thirteen 45.
At Brown's dismissal the
NO CLASH INTENDED WITH DEFENCE FORCES.
Persistent reports were current in North China Daily News, that local fred Shanghai last Tuesday," says the
disturbances might be expected. The exact nature of these was not strike on the chromunity. Such an disclosed, but following upon the
effort on the part of the Reds the terrorism which has been the rule during the past few days their municipal authorities are powerless The Sun Yat Sen demonstration nature might fell be imagined. In to check, but it is the sort of work yesterday resulted in an outrage the circumstances & company of the that the Chinese military people (the Belgian Foreign Secretary), in: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS score to 232 for 4 wickets, at which
on the Salt Administration Office, which the police and military authorities took no steps to prevent. The mob rushed the Salt Office, the workers of the British Cigarette and completely wrecked it.
The Company, which closed down their principal cause of the trouble-was factories on July 9th owing to the agitation of pickets who created the unreasonable attitude of the the disturbance because posters had union leaders and the generally un-been removed from the gate. settled conditions, are threatening to take over and control the estab
lishment unless the management re-
opens Early this morning the em-
Mankow Quist.
HANKOW, March 13th. There appears to be no anti- foreign movement on the part of
Yolunteers, which was parading at the Drill Hall in the evening, was ordered to stand by at headquarters pending developements.
These reports are of the first in- terest in view of a report that General Chiang Kai Shek does not propose to come into conflict with any of the forces engaged in the defence of Shanghai, but will attempt to make use of economie pressure,
Food Foreigners Systematically Destroyed.
are particularly well equipped to cope with and there is no reason. why they should not put a brisk and lively end to it.
.**
At the last sitting of the Council, yesterday, when their different views had been stated by Dr, and proceed, step by step, in the Stressmann and M. Briand, the chain of transactions until the leak British Foreign Secretary (Sir A. age was discovered. Chamberlain) and M. Van der Velde
tervened with conciliatory speeches and a compromise was reached to attain which both the French" and German Ministers conceded points.
Much satisfaction is felt in British circles at the solution of the dif culty.
COLLISION ON AN INDIAN RAILWAY.
A Lall in the Terror. At a late hour last (Tuesday) night, nothing had been reported in police circice to indicate that the reign of terror, which has been
·NINE KILLED; TWENTY instigated by radicals and pro-
INJURED. Cantonese in Shanghai, resulting "in the death of half a dozen loyal
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.] workers in British, Japanese and Chinese industries establishments
CALCUTTA, March 14th.. had been continued throughout the
A collision between the Calcutta day. The death of two mill fore another frightened other workers to occurred at Bhadak, 180 miles from cowed as they were, they left faced and twenty injured. tories in fear of their lives.
More Murder Threats.
THE DUCHESS OF YORK. agitators are working throughout the Shanghai Countryside to reduce In connection with the recent mill the supply of provisions to, the troubles and assassinations, it may "MAY NOW BE REGARDED AS foreign community. Intimidation be of interest to note that, both for eign and a Chinese police have re- of the producer-merchant is the ceived threatening letters, warning method employed. If a farmer is them that if they insisted on carry- settling out for town with a sampan ing out their duty, they, likewise, would be subjected to onslaughts
AND - CHINA.
WHY IT DOES NOT CONCERN ---- ITSELF WITH THE CRISIS.
STATEMENT BY M. BRIAND.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
GENEVA, March 13th. Talking to foreign Freas corre- spondents after the close of the meetings of the Council, M. Briand, referring to China, remarked that the League could only undertake questions which it could juridically take up. As China was divided, he asked: "To whom then could an and in what conditions? But, in
sible, should events take a tura enabling the League to occupy itself with the Chinese.'
spore stood at 188 for 2 Touriste 8. Milk sent back Wyatt, Eckersley did not atay long, and then Parsons and Astill raised the
point the innings was declared closed, Parsons being 15 and Astill 7.
The local players fared badly on going in to bat. At one, Major Mason Macfarlane, the captain, saicked a ball from Merser into Bown's hands at slip, and Wyatt got Malik leg before for 6.Wickets fell rapidly after the tea interval, but at 92 for 9 stumps were drawn, the Delhi team thus narrowly averting defeat.
A. 8. Demello was top-scorer with not out, only three others reaching double figures.
Score:-
M.C.0.1ST INNINGS.
ployees entered one factory and the Extremist section of the Kuo- In connection with this the fol- men and the attempted murder of Madras express and a goods train appeal from the League be made, Baadham, c Teddar, b Mahomed started up the boilere, but when the nintaug although posters whistle blew for starting work only again appeared requesting Marshal foreign authority, is of importanos, such an extefit that, thoroughly Calcutta. Nine persons were kill- principle, the thing was zot impes Brown, c Hussain, b Elhence ... ́
the mechanics reaponded. At a later meeting, the workers appoint- ed 24 directors to make plans and raise capital to run the factories.
MRS. BORODIN.
STATEMENT BY M. BORODIN.
[THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, March 13th.
have
Chiang Kai Shok's active support.
Three Days' Holiday At Wanksten.
WANESIEN, March 13th. Three days' holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Sun Yat Sen has been decreed, but up to the present there appears to be little enthusiasm,
[BRITIBE "WIRELESS SERVICE.] Guarding Shanghai.
||
RUGBY, March 13th.
lowing statement, made on good
It is to the effect that students and
work
CONVALESCENT."
BASKET BALL.
YING WA COLLEGE, TEAM; CHAMPIONS.
The Wing Wa College basket ball team won the open league champion ship for 1927, in a game played at
Hussain
Wyatt, 1.6.w., b Malik Eckersley, b Mahomed Hussain Parsons, not out Astill, not out
Extras
Total (for 4 wkts.) *Inninga declared closed,
'Mahomed Hussain, 2 for 15 Elhence, 1 for 25; Malik, 1 for 40; Barclay, 0 for 81; King, 0 for 24.
DELHI AND DISTRICT-1ST INNINGS.. Major F. N. Mason-Macfarlane,
Brown, b Mercer
H. 8. Malik, Lb.w., b. Wyatt
[THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENOT.]
WELLINGTON, March 13th. or a wheelbarrow full of his pro- on the part of paid hirelings of The Duchess of York has arrived duce he is met by "patriots"? who | Soviet Chinese. In the meantime, A bulletin states that her condition ask him what the estimated value however, they have despite the is quite satisfactory and that the the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium of his cargo is. He says that he letters, carried on with their daily tonsilitis has nearly, subsided, but last evening, by a score of 90 to that complete rest is essential to 25, defeating the Chinese TMC.A. With regard to the refusal of hopes to realize 310 from his load The lockout at the Sung Bing re-establish her health. She may quintet. The Ying Wa College team British troops to allow Shantung of vegetables, whereupon the agents Cotton Mill at 78, Ward Road, still now be regarded as convalescent, did not lose a game during the sea 6. 5. Kapoor, c Hill, 6 Astill In a telegram from Hankow, troops to enter the International of disorder give him 815 and tell tinues, employers in view of the and no further bulletins will be son. Last year the team were run O. N. Elhence, run out......
disturbances and agitation believ-issued.
ners up in the open league and L. Barch Gell, b. Mercer:
b Mercervume dated the 19th instant, the National Settlement at Shanghai, it is ex- him that he can chargo 50 per cent.ing it better to keep the plant un-
champions of the school league Capt, G. [BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.}
This year the Chung
ng Hua team are A. S. Demelio, not out News Agency quotes M. Borodin as plained that possibly the episode to patriotism. The food is then der their control without inter-
runners up. The Ying Wa team Capt. J. T. Bretherton, e Par- was trained and coached by Mr. saying: "I did not ask any
was the result of misunderstanding, taken over and destroyed so that it
b BOTUS, Astilla Richard Shim; headmaster of the Lt. H. J. Tedar, b Astill authority to interfere on behalf of since it has been clearly stated by may not reach the foreign comma
Ruasy, March 13th College. Mr. Shim i is also a star H : King, 6 Moreer. Mrs. Borodin, as the Chinese people the Settlement authorities that
This essentially Bolshevistic sys efforts of the strikers apparently his tour of the South Island ale baseball player, being manager and Mahomed Hussain, not out ......
Extras are well able to prevent any baru armed Chinese troops are not to be to her and to effect her release." permitted in the Settlement, and He denies that Mrs. Borodin was that complete neutrality between carrying military. secrets to the the contending Chinese forces is and
will be maintained.
Southerners.
Britian
nity.
ference.
At Wooring in the machine shops of the railway, nothing untoward accurred. Some men were at work. on locomotives" and cars. The
starve, the foreigner, who can live Some were still out, but a large but to make life intolerable for the were back at work, due, in the on imported foodstuffs at a pinch, number of drivers and mechanics will proletariat and force a general main, to the activity of the Feng-
(Continued on next column). ' tien authorities.
The Duke of York as Engine Driver..
The Duke of York is continuing
South
Total (lox wkta)
BOWLING.
canbeintion to call Chian Greymouth to Christchurch, he Kong, The 8.0.4.A. baseball nine five miles tunnel. He afterwards and thus Mr. Shim has the unique drove an electric train through awere last season's local champions, drove a steam train, at times ex distinction of being head of two ceeting 50 miles an hour.
champion teams in Hong KongTM ̄ ̄ ̄| Wyatt, T for 20.
Marcer, 4 for 38; Astill, 3 for 16;
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