THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 9th, 1927.
WHAT WILL MOSCOW. SOVIET DOP
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ROUNDING-UP OF THE REDS."
WERE THE DIPLOMATIC BODY AWARE OF THE REAL OBJECT OF THE RAID?
FRANCE APPREHENSIVE REGARDING
INDO-CHINA.
The Feports point conclusively to the attacks against the Reds" in Peking, Shanghai and Tientsin as being of a thorough and well-organised character, and it is equally clear that Marshal Chang Tso Lin and Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, though generally believed to be at deadly enmity in China's civil warfare, bave been co-operating in their mutual antipathy towards Soviet domination, destruction and arrogance throughout the country,
To what extent the Diplomatie Corps at Peking were aware of the real character of the raid on the so-called Ecviet "Embassy" is not yet clear, but doubtless the Corps will have some announcement to make soon.
Meanwhile, there can be so doubt but that the "Reds" have
·received a very salutary set-back, which should go a long way towards putting a stop to the terrorism that was being manifested on an increasing scale in different parts of China.
Equally interesting is it to speculate as to how the Moscow Soviet will regard. this latest development. So far, the only report to hand on this point is only "semi-oficial," and would seem to indicate that the Moscow "Reds" have been somewhat stunned. No doubt they will soon be more articulate:
France appears abresent to be particular apprehensive with regard to Indo-China in view (it is reported) of the Cantoneso coup d'etat in Yunnan. So far as is generally known. Yunnan's Tupan, General Tang "Chistrot is till "neutral" and if he is participating in the civil warfazeit must be in s
very mid"
manner.
General Tang is believed to be wholly opposed to the ́"Red" methods so "conspicuous of late in the actions of the Kuo- mintang, guided or, rather, misguided by their Russian “advisers” and their hot-headed Chinese supporters. Whether Tang will be disposed to take an active part now that the "Red" element has received a set-back is, of course, "another story." MORE ABOUT THE PEKING INCIDENT.
[CHINESE PRES? SERVICE.]
SHANGHAI, April 8thi
CURBING HANKOW "REDS
ACTIVITIES IN SHANGHAI.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
In connection with the raid on
SHANGHAI, April 8th. Karshal Chiang Kai Shek has the premises of the Russian. 'Em- bamy in Peking, the Diplomatic ordered the office of the so-called Corps have called a meeting to dis Chief Political Division in Shanghai cuss what joint action should be to be closed, as it is alleged to be taken to lodge a protest with the counter-revolutionary baresu staff Peking Government as to the chared by the Haskew Government. acter of the raid. Though the raid The entire staff have been arrested grossly violated diplomatic rules,
SOUTHERNERS' ADVANCE. it is believed that the Diplomatic Corps will not be inclined to take sides with Russia
Among the printed materials dis- covered by the Chinese police was
(CHINESE PRESS QZZZYIG),
SHANGHAI, April 8th. The advance of the Southerners from four directions has Hsuchow a registration book in which are the as its objective. The Southern by General names of some 40,000 Chinese in- troops, commanded cluding those of a large number of chim, south of Hsuchow on the Ching Cham, have occupied Koc- newspapermen, students and pro- Anui section of the Tientsin- fessors in the universities inPukow Railway, Hauchów being Peking, all indicating how laborious threatened. were the arrangements made by the Russian Communists to enlist the support of as many as possible in their attempt
to create strife throughout China..
FRANCE AND INDO-CHINA. APPREHENSIVE, AS TO ITS SECURITY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] It is announced by the Ankuchun authorities that the chiei Com-
Paars, April 8th According to Le Matin the next munistic leader, Lá Tai Chiu, has Council of Ministers will deal with been sentenced
death while the to
question of Indo-China's other two, namely Chia "Teh Yin security in view of the Cantonese and Liu Chi Lung, will have their coup d'etat in Yunnan, and the necessity for not leaving Indo property confiscated. Others who China without a responsible chief. are under arrest will be brought to during the present difficulties.. trial before a Special Cours
"VIEWS OF PARIS PRESS.
[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
•
THE NANKING NOTES. FURTHER DISCUSSIONS
NECESSARY. (THROUGH LECTEU's AOENCY.)
LONDON, April 7th. PARIS, April 8th. The delay in presenting identical The raid on the Soviet Embassy Notes regarding Nanking does not at Peking is being considerably mean that a bitch in the negotia- tions between the three Powers has commented upon by the Press.
occurred. The Echo de Paris wonders It has been found that there are whether Moscow, "will swallow many matters to be discussed and Chang Tec Lin's affront" and ex- a great many interests to be con- sidered. The discussion is believed presses the opinion that M. Chi to centre on the question of whether cherin (the Soviet Foreign Secre certain points ought to be settled tary) has his eyes fixed upon Tokyo, now or left to further discussion.
affect Japan.
the aggressive intentions of Chang
It is authoritatively stated that
ing with both Rome and Paris.
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THE RAIDS.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENÖT.]
Diplomatie dorps' Unanimous Fermit,
PEKING, April 7th.. The decision to permit the raida
Armed Agitators Shot Dead, Last night several armed agita- tors near the West Gate of the native city, refusing to disarm, were shot dead by Southern troops.
LABOURITE'S "REPATRIA- TION" SUGGESTION.
·CONDEMNED BY SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN,
All the vernacular papers hava received notics from General Chiang (THROUGH REUTER'S-AGENCY. } Kai Shek prohibiting the publics. tion of anything from the Political
LONDON, April 7th. Bureau from Hankow or any adver The suggestion made in the House tisement containing malicions pro- of Commons yesterday by MrJ paganda, threatening punishment Wheatley (Labour) that British for disobedience, and thus placing subjects should be repatriated from an embargo on Communist pro-China, drew a strong condemnation paganda in the area where its from Sir Austen Chamberin in a it spread speech which he made at West the Chinese papers in Birmingham to-day. Shanghai, besides circulating very He said: We may have different largely in this populous
on the Soviet Embassy was reached that want
at a meeting of the Ministers of the Protocol Powers, at which, it is understood, unanimity was teach ed, Mr. MacMurray (the American Minister) concurring with the
others.
The permit was signed by the Dutch Minister (Jonkeer W. J. Oudendjk) as Senior Minister,
and
are read everywhere up the Yang but is there is who loves his taze. Hence the closing of their | country, who cares about his coun- columns to the Political Bureau try's honour, or who has any regard is probably the biggest blow the for his country's interests, who latter has received since the Com-would support a party whose policy munists secured control at Hankow.
in the face of such provocations is to desert its own fellow citizens and leave the country in which they occur, abandoning all our interests to their fate?""
[NAVAL" WIDELESS, Į Chinese Apprehension.
SHANGHAI, April 7th. A communiqué issued from Mar
Apparently anticipating further trouble, Chinesa are leaving Shang- shal Chang Tso Lin's Headquarters hai in large numbers. Over 70,000 ia connection with the raid states: sre known to have departed in the “The search was effected after the course of the week, ending April
3rd. Chinese authorities, on presentation, H.M.S. Findictive has returned of a regular warrant from the to Woonurig. "judicial authorities, had received from the competent authorities in the Legation Quarter the necessary authorisation for execution of the warrant."
il
The whole.. affair" was evidently. well-known in all the Legations, for all the Powers Legation Guards had fallen in" and were standing by when the affinér began.
The Soviet's Protest. *
PEEING, April 7th.
The Shanghai Municipal Police are taking measures to prevent Balabevik disturbances, according to reliable, information to hand, which states that the Police are searching everyone, leaving Russian Consulate.
(THROUGH REÜTER'S AGENCY.] Shanghai Sorist Consulate "
Surrounded.
Continuing, Sir Austen said: "Wo anyway take a different view of the daries and responsibility" of the British Government. We propose to afford protection, so long as pro- tection is needed, to the great com- munity at Shanghai, bat we zemain ready, when the Chinese Govern- ment, whatever Government it is, shows power to preserve order at its wil, and power to protect the foreigner, to resume negotiations
settlement a
the and seek by roblems-but we
contingent of white Russians from This evening the police, with a
the Volunteer Corps, surrounded the Soviet Consulate, barring all ingress and egress. It appears there is no intention of raiding the building, but although no official reason is given for the action it is stated this is a precautionary
solution of the
TELEVISION.
SUCCESSFULLY DEMON- STRATED IN NEW YORK.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
New York, April 8th. Television was formally intro- duced to the American public, when Mr. Hoover at Washington con- versed with Professer Gifford, Presi- dent of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company of New York, while the apparatus showed on the screen a clear and animated, picture of Mr. Hoover as he spoke 200 miles away..
OLYMPIC GAMES.
U.S.A. TEAM AND WHAT IS "PLANNED."
MORE THAN 30 ATHLETES.
(REUTER' AMERICAN („AKRVICE]
M
New Yoaz, April 5th The American Olympic Committee announces that the United States are not prepared to do that in re will send a team of between 300 and sponse to force which is ready (1) | 350 athletes to the Olympic Games so as to act in friendship with a
at Amsterdam in July, 1328. friendly people."
has been mutilated.]
The latter part of this message
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] British Government's Joncern For
- National' -Safety.
LONDON, April 7th. Sir L. Worthington Evans, in the House of Commons, replying to a
The Soviet Charge d'Affaires (M. Chernyck) handed to the Press this morning a copy of the Nate of Protest regarding the raid measure and may continue for some trio of Chinese questions by Lt.-1
which he attempted to present at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday afternoon.
When M. Chernyck and the First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy went to the Foreign Ministry they found the doors locked, owing to the day being a Chinese holiday
The Nate declares that the premises raided were part of the Embassy and should have been in- violable. It accuses the police and soldiers of acting with brutality to- wards those arrested, and of mal- treating the women found in the The Note further de residences. clares that the matter has been
Soviet action is awaited. reported to Moscow, and that
It is understood that the Diplo-
matic Corps' intends to raka i for mal protest that the terms of the. Authorisation under which the armed men entered the, Quarter were exceeded, as the permit was Apparently only for the search of the Daliank. This, however, in regarded as a mere technical point which will not be pressed.
Labourites Questions.
dayı.
One visitor stopped was Kuo Tai Chi, the Commission for Foreign Affairs, whom the police refused ad- mittance unless he agreed to be He refused, and de-
searched. parted.
When a basement window was
broken it revealed & furnace-room with the floor heavily littered with papers which apparently were about
to be burned.
German Newspaperman's Outburst.
Among the later visitors to the Consulate was Herr Salzmann, the correspondent of the Fossische Ze
out angrily tung, who on being searched on remarked, ૧ You will
regret coming see the telegrass and when you I am sending to
Gerusty."
The Municipal Police, permitted several Soviet, employees to leave the Consulate after searching them, but turned back those refusing to. be searched.
Several pressmen interviewed the Consul General, M. Linde, who was moat indignaut at the Muni- cipality's action, and intimated that a special meeting of the Con- sular Body is being held to-morrow to consider action to be taken in the matter,
Nationalist Commissioner Protesta
LONDON, April 7th. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and other Labour members in the House of Commons pressed for in- formation regarding the invasion of
SHANGHAI, April 7th. the Legation territory at Peking,
The Nationalist Commissioner for which it is reported was done with Foreign Affairs yesterday evening the concurrence of the Diplomatic called on the British Consul Corps, but Mr. G. L.
Locker General, and protested against the Lampson declined to make any police attitude towards the Soviet statement on the matter until he Consulate. The Consul General re- obtained possession of official inferred him to the Municipal autho formation as to what had occurred, rities, who furnished a police guard which he said he expected at any enabling the Commissioner to enter the Soviet Consulate, without fur- moment.
ther opposition.
an
Moscow Awaiting Details.
Moscow, April 7th. A semi-official statement, giving account of the incidents at Peking, says that full details are not available The Foreign Con- missariat has enquired from the Chinese Charge d'Affaires at Mos- cow, and also telegraphed to the Foreign Minister at Peking, but hitherto no information has been received from either channel.
The statement points out that it is not clear whether the raid was the act of Mukden Genersis. It is also not clear how armed police and soldiers could appear in the inviolable Legation Quarter, which could only be possible by direct con- sent of the Powers
Perding further information, the Foreign Commissariat is abstaining from taking any steps.
Premises Searched At Tientsin. TIENTEIN, April 7th. The Chiness police, with search countersigned by the
warrants
amination.
General "Chiang's Activities. - SHANIXA, April 8th.
The Nationalist Commissioner made a statement declaring that the Municipality's action outraged international rights, and promised formally to protest to the Council.
REINFORCEMENTS.
r
Japanese Commanders' Request.
Toxo, April 7th.
: The commander of the Japanese garrison at Tientsin, having asked for reinforcements, the Cabinet is meeting to-morrow to discuss the question.
U.S. Transport Balls For Shanghat.
Six. Dizao, April 7th. The navy transport Henderson, with 1,500 officers and then of the Sixth Regiment of Marines On board, has aniled for Shanghai.
Comdr. Kenworthy, said with refer- ence to an enquiry whether he was satisfied with the forces available at Tientsin and Peking, that the Government was closely watching the situation, but he was able to make a statement on the matter.
In accordance with a request by the Shanghai Municipal Council,
Shanghai troops, including the there was co-ordinate action by all Volunteers, in the Settlement. General Dimenn had aHotted-cer- tain sectors to troops of various nationalities, but they were not under his orders. The officer, lent by the War Office to command the Volunteers, however, was respon- sible to General Duncaä.
A liner will be chartered for use as a hotel, while the games are in progress...
It is planned to raise a fund of £50,000 to £70,000 to cover expenses.
NEW SOUTH WALES' BONDS.
ANOTHER, NEW YORK ISSUE.
[REUTEL'S AMERICAN ·BERTICE.]
NEW YORK, Apsilŝth. The Equitable Trust Company of New York, which will head the syndicate, has confirmed the rum- ours of another $95,000,000 ise of New South Wales boads, shortly to be offered in New York to form n 31 year five per cent. Sinking
Few Brigade Coming to Hong Kong.Fund for the dollar bonds.
At present the fresh brigade. which had been ordered to China would proceed to Hong Kong.
Replying to Sir G. Beckett, Mr. G. L. Locker-Lampson said he bad no precise information as to the British subjects in number of Peking, but the question of their safety was one of the many prob- les created by existing conditions which was engaging the Govern ment's anxious attention.
Amoy Peaceful,
Axor April 7th. · Owing to the efforts of the Chinese authorities, backed by the Chinese naval forces here, the situation is peaceful and trouble is not expected,......
Priests Take Refuge In Junks-At Kiuklang.
KITIANG, April 6th
GOING TO NICARAGUA.
THE PRESIDENT'S COMMIS- SIONER.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, April 8th. President Coolidge's commission- et, ex-War Minister Stimson, will go to Nicaragua to report on the state of affairs.
PORTUGUESE AVIATOR'S
1
ACCIDENT.
WORLD FLIGHT CONTINUED,
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.j
PERNAMBUCO, April 7th The trouble in this region is stil Major Sarmento Beires, whose serious and following continual seaplane was bady damaged in a molestation, Spanish priests are crash in taking off at Rio de taking refuge in junks, and are Janeiro, is continuing his world being picked up by passing men-of-Aight. war and steamers between Hankow and Wuhu
The shipping strike has now beep settled, the Labour Unions having accepted the same terms which were offered them, three months ago.
Protecting Foreigners At Wuhu, '-
Weau, April 8th. The Chinese authorities are now taking measures for the protection of foreign life and property. The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, recently appointed, paid a visit to the Commander of H.M.S. Caradoc and asked to be
supplied with a list of all British and American resi
dents.
acvere
He explained that, this was de sired in order that posters might be {NAVAL WIRELES8]
placed in the region of their resi Sequel. To Attack On The."
dences announcing
that Japanese
penalties would be imposed on any. HANKOW, April 8th.
The one attempting interference. The Japanese Concession tracas list has been supplied. was made the reason for the de- Martial law was proclaimed in the
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
BRITISH COLONEL SHOT. AT
GIBRALTAR
DRAMATIC INCIDENT,
TESOUGE BETTER'S AGENCY::]
GranALTAR. April 7th. Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Fitz- Gerald, commanding the Second Bastalion of the East Surrey Regiment, has been shot dead by Lieutenant, A. C., Duffield, of, the same regiment.
LATER.
At the inquest, on Lieut-Col FitzGerald, the adjutant gave: evidence that Lieut. Duffeld unter- ed the orderly room to see Lient.- Col. Fit:Gerald, after which two abots were heard. The adjutant rushed into the room, and Lieut- Col. FitzGerald said: "He has shot me. Arrest him."?
All the witnessos (brother officers) testified that there was no feeling of'. ill-will between the Lieutenant and his Colonel." On the contrary, Licht. Dufield has lately been compliment ed on his good work.
The inquest was adjourned. (Lieut. Col. J. S. FitzGerald was. appointed to his presens rank on October 13th, 1924. The battalion was recently at Jersey, Lieut. Duffield received his Lieutenancy in July, 1992)
THE REBUILDING OF PARIS.
SKYSCRAPER HOTELS.
EXTRA-BETTING "TOTE
LONGCHAMP.
AT
The visitor from the British Isles this spring when he comes to Paris, as all good Britons do to pay their annual call on the Continent, will Sad a transformed city awaiting him, a Paris. which architecturally and cially is cutirely strange to
him.
During the past 12 months the French capital has been altered ont of recognition.
The most striking change is the completion of Baron Haussmann's scheme of nearly 60 years ago, which makes it possible to motor in almost a direct line from the Place de la République to the Are de Triomphe.
Height and Boanty,
The general tendency, despite the traditions of the city architect's de- partment, which formerly limited Parisian buildings to six stories, is to allow them to grow skywards But in breaking with the rules-of the past the greatest care is being preserved to maintain uniformity. In the general scheme of recon- struction eight and even ten-story buildings are replacing the old six- stozy constructions, but they are be ing grouped together in such a way that the pthetic apparance of the city is in no way marred.
This is particularly plain in the new Boulevard Haussmann, where the splendid new buildings of the Hotel des Ambassadeurs and of the Hotel Commodore, elevated far above the majority of Parisian hotels and dwellings, by no means tarnish the vista, but, on the con- trary embellish it. At the same time the transformation of Paris is being carried on rapidly on the south bank. The Champ de Afate, formerly rather dull and compara-· tively uninteresting, is being con- verted into a new Champs Elyées.
Baclag.
[A message, dated Rio de Janeiro, March 17th, stated that Major Beirca had arrived at Fernando Noronhs. Major Beires will be remembered locally for his flight Auteuil now possesses one of the from Lisbon to Macao about three finest grand stands in the world to years ago. He was then a Lieuten add to its numerous attractions, and ant and was accompanied by. Capt. Longchamp, when the famous flat Brito Pais. They started off in a { racing course re-opens to the sum- on with experimented with, and probably India, and then came Briguet biplane which crashed in mer visitor, will be found to have another machine, being unable to adopted, the automatic totaliaptor land in Macao owing to the heavy familiar to Australian racegoers.
The advantage of the automatic weather and coming down in the
totalisator is that it reflects the New Territories.]
'exact situation of the betting market at every moment of the race meeting."
DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT,
ACCEPTS OFFER OF U.S..
PLANE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New York, April 7th. De Pinedo has accepted the
MAYERS COMMITTED.
[THLOUGH REUTZEʼB‹ AGENCY. ]
since events in North China directly France or Italy may join in the px9"French Consul, raided five com-laration of a public holiday to-day. city yesterday, as it in feared that United States Government's offer The Volonte is of opinion that test, and negotiations are proceed mercial concerns which were sur Targe mass meetings were held in friction is likely to occur between to lend him' an army aéroplane.
pected of distributing Soviet protetive city, and, subsequently troops of different factions
It [Earlier telegrams reported that Tao Lia are indubitable, and since
pagaada, and carried off allegedly PEKING PREMIERSHIP.- the Soviet Government have ac
documstants, after ex-demonstration processions marched would appear that some of the De Pinedo's flight round America cumulated men and munitions on
PEEING, April 7th.
round the city without causing in forces in Wabu are supporters of bad temporarily come to an end the frontier a confict is quite Dr. Wellington Koo has tendered.
Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and some owing to a mishap in which his The premises raided included the cident. his resignation of the Premiership Dahl Bank, the Chiness Eastern The Japanese authorities have are controlled by Communist off machine was barred.]. possible.
The l'euple says that Chang Teo to Chang Tso Lin. There is a re- Railway and the Central Mongolian landed a very extrong force for the cers
protection of the Japanese Conces
Hingpo Uneasy. Lin seems to be hoping for the support current that the latter's high Trading Company.
sion. The situation has not eased port of Western nations against the adviser, General Yang Yu Ting, will
Nixoro, April 7th. to any appreciable extent Large Cantonese.
be the next Premier.
numbers of, Ubines, are, hanginged an uneasiness which may lead t Recent developments have creat round the foreign is display trouble in the near future, though
LONDON, April 7th. Colin Mayers, the former British very naval officer, who was charged at ing distinct sigas of nervousness, at present things are stil apparently expecting some serious quiet.
the Old Bailey in a case which the Forthcoming Southern Ozensive.magistrate decided should be heard developments.
CHINKIÄNo, April 8th. in camera, has been committed for The military are occupying nearly trial. Bail was again refused. all the houses in the British Con-
OBITUARY. cession, but so far there has been no case of looting reported. Troop movements on a large scale afe ex- pected shortly in view of the forth coming offensive against the re mainder of Marshal San Chuza Fang's troops
KUOMINTANG LEADER'S
MISSION.
[CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, April 8th.
GENERAL PI EXECUTED.
The action, against the Soviet at Peking, Tientain and Shaughai PELING, April 7th.
synchronises with the strengthening The report that General Pi Shou of an important anti-Communist Chen has been executed is confirm- move by General Chiang Kal She
This is assuming two forms, first Led:
It appears that though General of all against the tyranny of the Unions and secondly Chang Tsung Chang was willing to Labour. a circular telegram to the effect that condone Pi Shou Chen's loss of against propaganda by the Political he will shortly go to Hankow for Shanghai, in connection with which Bureau. the purpose of ealing a Kuomin Pi was accused of treachery, the The Nationalist Generalissimo has tang Executive Conference "to Tupan of Chibli, Chu Yu Po, insist- issiled strict orders that no civilian settle all outstanding probleme con-ed on capital punishment, and it is may possess arms in the streets. cerning the admittance of the Compossible that Chang Tsung Chang This is aimed at the pickets and
Communist civilian army. connived at this. mists to the Kuomintang."
Mr. Wang Ching Wei has issued
The civil population
-,
All British Leave Wenchow.
WENCHOW, April 7th. With the exception of five mem bers of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and a British Sister, who has declared her intention of stay ing with a French, Sister, all British subjects have now been evacuated.
(Continued on next Column).
THE DATU TAHIL TRIAL.
JUDGE'S PRAISE FOR MORO PRINCESS.
Judge Bayson, who heard the aedition charge against Datü Tahil and 17 others in Jolo, declared that he would hand down the decision in the case within 20 days from March 25th...
Farmer Governor Rogers of Balu and ex-Captain Leign" of the Con- stabulary were among those who testified" in favour of the alleged rebellious Mores, according to the visiting judge.
The stand taken by Princess Tarhato Kiram on behalf of her husband, Datu Tabil, during the whole coarse of the hearing, im- pressed the judge most.
She is the smartest and finest More girl I have ever sen. Her education probably made her so,” Judge Buyson was quoted as say. ing Judge Buyson said that the Tahil trial was one of the most difficult he ever had and that he Lószos, April 8th had to hold sessions day and night The death is announced of Viccas late as 8 o'clock in the evening. Admiral Judge D'Arcy,'*"
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
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