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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 9th, 1927.

How King Edward once anubbed and ignored a general for dis obedience to instructions was told

NANKING: SYMPTOM OR

INCIDENT?..

DANGER OF GLOSSING OVER

ANXIETIES OF RESPECTABLE CHINESE.

ents OT

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S RAID" ON

GUERILLAS IN CHAPEI.

HEADQUARTERS OF PIH TUNG TUI BRAVÕES ATTACKED.

SEVERAL COMMUNISTS KILLED OR WOUNDED.

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Trouble, however, was averted and the workers promised to hand back the officer. This promise was unfortunate man was taken out and not kept and yesterday morning the executed. What General Liu's next step will be will be awaited with interest Meanwhile, the workers as still in control of the Commer cial Press."

The really vital question of the moment is whether the Powers are going to regard the Nanking afair

Conditions in Chapoi word very workers on Friday afternoon shortly and the similar, though lesser, hap- panicky during the week-end when after two o'clock, and was ordered penings that preceded it as incidit was learned that General Liu Tz, to be shot.

News reached General Liu that symptoms, writes Mr.

Commander of the 2nd Nationalist, the execution was going to take "Rodney Gilbert in the North China Division and a well-known anti-place ao ho sent his chief of stafi, Daily News. The very unsatisfac. Red" leader, had received orders with a strong squad to rescue the Cory

reporta from the foreign from Generals Chiang Kai Shek and man but it was feared that fighting

Pei Chung Hai to disarm the gori would break out. capitals and from Peking of inter-las and armed labourers in Chapei, national deliberations on China's says the North China Daily News rase all seem to stress the point of April 4th. that there is to be no radical change of policy in China. but that the course of conciliation has simply been interrupted by a few annoying accidents and that the ruigous bast ness of trying to coax and wheedle coolie moba, cxbandit militarists, venomous agitators and the Soviet's hired agents into a state of sweet reasonableness will be resumed. It looks as though the chief anxiety of the statesmen who are conferring and cabling to one another, hither and yon, is to arrive at some sort of a formula through which past outrages in China can be glossed over to the satisfaction of the elementa in the population now out- raged by nationalist" savagery, while at the same time giving no chance to labourites or sentimental ists, putting no weapons in the hands of political opponents by action in China that could be inter preted abroad, by either the Red or the pious, as aggressive."

All Chinese Waiting." The Chinese who are watching the situation anxiously, whether they be the "left" and "right" exponents of the new Boxerism, or the distracted masses of the Chinese middle class who are praying for foreign action on a scale that will restore saaity and order for a few years at least, are interpreting this protracted de lay in the announcement of a de cision and the timid pronounce ments that punctuate it, as certain evidence that the Powers will not change their policy but will treat all that has happened as a series of the distressing incidents to be adjusted by more indulgent negotia tion, The nationalists" of all complexions are naturally highly delighted to come to this conclusion, while conservative Chinese, in all walks of life, are profoundly dis tressed and disgusted, as we know fro mmany intimate contacts

Yesterday one of our staff receive retired Cantonese ed a call from a gentleman with a long and excellent official record and nearly as long a career in this Settlement as a respected business man. He came in an agitated state of mind for information upon the signficance of all the weak nonsense emanating trom official circles abroad azd, when total ignorance was confessed, he launched into pa impassioned appeal for such intervention as would end China's hurly-burly once and for all.

news that unauthorised persons, The military authorities had got calling themselves members of the sath Division, had, for some days, been recruiting men in Chaper for the sealed Fih Tung Tui, the aim of which, it was said, was to gather together all the guerillas and send them to the war front but which was ready to strengthen the Com- minists. Action was hastened when it was learned that the guerillas were using their arms to rob the people and to commit other lawless acta in the absence of members of the Shanghai and Woosung Folice who, because of their insufficient supply of arms, are still afraid to return to duty.

Strict Martial Law,

General Chiang Kai Shek bas issued another proclamation, that he is enforcing strict martial law because unruly workers are getting out of hand and must be controlled. Rumours, he says, are being spread of the Settlement being taken by force, but this must not be as all negotiations must be carried on peacefully. Rumour-mongers, there As soon as he received General fore, will be arrested and punished. Chiang's order, General Liu, whose Persons found in possession of arms headquarters are in Chapei, sent his or ammunition, without permission, subordinates to the different labour will likewise be arrested and punish- beadquarters to disarm the ruffiansed, as will persons who are found The regulars were heavily armed These rules apply to Shanghai, recruiting troops without authority. and their instructions were to aur Hangehow, Nanking and all places round the places and to refrain from along the railway linea firing unless they were first fired upon by the guerillas and unless it was absolutely necessary.

Meanwhile, all the men who were captured during the disarming of the irregulars have been seat to Lunghua where they will be tried. General Liu also has gone to Lung- has to report to Generals Chiang and Pei on his progress in disarm- ing the guerillas."

Discoveries in a School,

Pih Tung Tu Attacked. Accompanied by members of the Chapel Merchant Volunteers, who guided them, the soldiers first went to the headquarters of the so-called 15th Division and succeeded in dis- amming a number of men there and arresting some of the ringleaders,

At the Tz Voong Public School in including a man who described him Jukong Road, Chapei, General Liu's self as chief of staff and assistant men arrested another man describ divisional commander. The divi-ing himself as a regimental com- sional chief, however, had fed into mander and several others. They also seized a number of riffes and a the Settlement for safety,

The next step was to visit the Fib Tang Tui headquarters, where the members put by some resistance, during which, it is said, about 1,000 shots were fired. The headquarters, having been invaded, a number of arrests were made and it was found that six men had been wounded and

two killed.

Further Raids and Firing. Several other unions were be- sieged yesterday and there were a number of arrests, no resistance, however, being offered, when it, was learned that the soldiers were not standing any "nonsense.

House to house searches, were made later and several store of men found to be in possession of arms the order of the military authorities. without authority and contrary to who demanded that all arms should' he handed over were taken into cus tady. At the time of writing, the soldiers are continuing with these searches,

Dommercial Press Union Murder.

couple of chests of rifle ammunition, together with some official writing the Shantung Army. paper and envelopes belonging to

General Liu Tz has issued a pro-

clamation saying that certain per sons have been Taking advantage of the situation and using the game of the Nationalist army to recruit troops and arm themselves for the purpose of creating trouble and stirring up the minds of the public. They have, he says, illegally estab Bished headquarters with these aims in view. Upon receipt of orders, therefore, to suppress these places and to arrest the ringleaders, be at The once proceeded to action. people have no need for alarm and they should go about their business

as usual.

Protection d Foreigners, General Chiang has also issued a Ignorant or Dishonest 7

proclamation forbidding persons" to "We Chinese" asid, he, "cannot

molest or interfere with foreigners. understand whether your Govern

He orders his military subordinates ments, in dealing with the disorder

and the civil oficials in Kiangsu and ly elements that have got the best

Chekiany to take every precaution of us throughout the country, are

The execution took place yester-to afford the fullest protection" to inexcusably ignorant or just criminally dishonest, Anyone who day, by members of the Commercial foreign residents and anys that he Press Labour Union of a staff is sending a delegate to confer with doesn't know by now that the only under General Liu by the the Consuls in order to avoid mis

de- way to suppress savagery,

understandings. generate brutality and calculated name of Sing Chung Seng. It ap-

pears that this man, who was • Another mill foreman was shot, violence in China, whether it be formerly a constable in the Shang-dead in cold blood in the Huckiamy

"militaristic," or is by farce ruthlessly applied, is not. Lai and Woosung Police and later chiao District, near Urga and Dix- fit to shape policy in this country. detective in the Shantung Army, well Road, Chapel, on Saturday, on Anyone abroad who does not know had joined General Liu when the failing to produce a large sum of that that is what the masses of de- latter arrived in Shanghai He was money demanded for the support. of cent Chinese people are praying arrested by the Commercial Press the Pih Tung Tui troops.

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the criminal elements that are missing an opportunity to do China

கக China's After some work had been parried everywhere arising

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The scheme is to cost about appeal for a common-sense view of China's unhappy muddle that has £1,250,000. It is expected that the yet come to a foreigner, but it is by foundations will have been laid by No Difference from 1900,

no menns an isolated Chinese this time next year. opinion of this character, it is the In each the "The King shook hands with me If you have to look any further and asked who the other gentleman for an excuse for such action," he gist of reported conversations that floor lock the ground and first us from many offices. Above the first floor will be There can be no doubt that seven other storeys to be divided was, I told him, whereon he said, went, on "you can find it readily are coming to LONDON SELLING AGENTS thought I had given instructions enough in the fact that there is outil the Powers are courageous into three and four-roomed tene- be present.' King Edward took no country who enjoys suficient con-8 to admit that this is the ments. Each storey will be capable time no one except yourself was to single official or commander in this

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were in 1900. Outrages, already part of China and can be exorised the architect to the London County should be informed how much the committed call for precisely the by nothing but firm if not drastic Council, following a visit by him to UR LE CL FRO'R FILLI FOR institution was indebted to

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