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NORTHERNERS STILL GAINING

GROUND."

CONCENTRATION ON THE YANGTSZE.

CANTONESE STILL HOLD SHANGHAI-NANKING RAILWAY.

U.S. CONSUL-GENERAL ON CANTON'S

PARTY STRIFE.

JAPANESE GARRISON AT }

TIENTSIN.

TO BE RETAINED BY THE JAPANESE.

(THROCON RIUTER's agency.}

TOKYO, April 19th.

In view of the present situation

CHINESE BONDS AND COUPONS,

STATEMENT BY THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.

(TERGUGA REUTER'S AGENCY.)

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13th,

LONDON, April 12th. in North China it has been decided

The Hong Kong and Shanghai retail the present Japanese Banking Corporation, in a state- Garrison at Tientsin, pending inment, emphasises that there has

to

TROOPS FROM HOME.

WITH THE "REGIMENTAL

GOAT."

THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.) ·

LONDON, April 11th, The 2nd Northamptons, the 2nd Scots Guards, the loch Field Am- bulance and a detachment of the Toyal Air Force sailed for China to-day on board the transport City of Marseilles.

TTO"

CHINESE REPORTS.

THE MILITARY POSITION.

STEADY ADVANCE IN HONAN

[CHINESE PRESÀ SERVICE}

· BRITISH TRADE.

{THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.)

1927.

LONDON, April 19th The Board of Trade Returns for March state that imports totalled to £113,324,000 and exports £6,114,000, showing increases of £19,879,000 and £0.176,000, respectively, compared with February's returns.

SHANGHAI, April 12th. Sun Chuan, Fang'a troops have The 2nd Welch Regiment, with occupied Yuen Chow, on the north drafts of the Middlesex and Green bank of the Yangtze River in | AN Howard Regiments, also sailed for

The Southernora, ap- Kiangau.. China board the transport Derbyshire.

proximately about two divisions, The 2nd Battalion of the Welch Regiment entrained in the morning suffered heavily and retreated to at Tidworth for Southampton where | Chinkiang, Large numbers they embarked for China, the regi-Southern troops mental goat heading the march to

hurried to

the station.

The Air Force Squadron which is going to China, will sail by the steamer Neuralia from Southamp. ton on April 20th

Reply For Comrade → Haxton Lesbos, April 11th.

дго

ATTEMPT ON MUSSO

LINI'S LIFE.

'AN

of

now being the front and many strategical points on the southern bank are being reinforced by the Southerners under Generals Lin Chi and Lai Shil Wang.

OLD SENSATION

RECALLED.

[THROWOK REUTER'S ÁQZNOT.)

Roms, April 19th. The Frank admission that he in-

NAVAL LIMITATION.

DISCUSSION AT GENEVA.

THE FRENCH PROPOSALS.

(EIXOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-)

BRAVE

AIRMAN'S DEATH.

BALLOON-JUMP ON TO LIVE - WIRES.

DOBBS, THE BEST PARACHUTIST.

GENEVA, April 11th.

A London paper now to hand The French proposals for the

gives the full story of how by limitation of naval armaments pro- drifting on to some wires charged vide that each High Contracting with very high current, while in- dulging in the new sport of balloon Party shall, before the expiry of the jumping. Leading Aircraftman E. Convention, reduce its anval ten-Dobbs, of the Royal Air Forct, was electrocuted near Stag-lane Aero- nuga to the total to be laid which drome, Edgware, Middlesex ench consider to be indispensable to

sageguard its security and national

interests.

A table is given indicating the distribution of the total tonnage

He was the RAF. star" ex- ponent of thrilling parachute des cents from immense heights, and the hero of many daring exploits; yet by the irony of circumstances, met his death in a comparatively simple manner.

It is an irony, too, that he was described jokingly as a day off" killed during what he hall just He had greatly enjoyed his first taste of balloon-jumping, and short-

contemplated by each Party, among. battleships, aircraft carriers, sur face vessels below 10,000 tons and submarines Within the limits of the total tonnage laid down, each before he started on what was to

Be his last adventure he had de Party may modify the distribution clared, I think it should have the of its tonnage under conditions makings of an amusing fine-weather sport. Practice is needed and one which it considers indispensable or two modifications will be requir for ite security, with the reservationed in the apparatus

tended to assasinate Signor Musso lini was made by General Zaniboni, The Ankuochan authorities an- In the House of Commons, reply. ing to Mr. Maxton (Labour), Sir nounce that Yinsing, in the south-who was surprised on December ath, Austen Chamberlain said that the British Consul-General and the

ern portion of Honan, has been 1925, with a rifle in a room opposite a balcony of the Chigi Palace, British General. Othcer Command taken by the Fengtienese who are ing at Shanghai were not consulted of reliefs, which are being despatch Government. to. pay the monthly the Russian Consulate at Shanghai, Ying Che, the Honanese Divisional ed shortly.

instalments required to cover the and the Soviet Consul-General had interest and principal in the Ger been informed by the Senior Consul General has been arrested by the that the responsibility for the main-

Fengtienese. man issue of the 41 per cent. Gold tenance of law and order rested Loan of 1898. It is also pointed with the Municipal Council. out that the Chinese Ministry of Finance have played an embargo on funds remitted by the Inspector; General to Cover An overdraft whereby the bank paid on old Ger man coupons and bonds?

provement, even after the arrival) been no failure of the Chinose with regard to the surrounding of adväneing further to 'Haiping. Yin where Sig Mussolini was due to that it shall communicate auch

FARTY CLASHES AT CANTON.

AMERICAN CONSUL- GENERAL'S REPORT.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

WASHINGTON, April 12th.

The statement declares that the Chinese Government is under a

MARTIAL LAW IN TIENTSIN. Sir A. Chamberlain, after quoting an account of the incident by the

SHANGHAI, April 19th. Consul had evidently been most Municipal Council, said the Soviet

Many classes of people favouring apprehensive of a raid on the Con- the Kuomintang in Tientsin Lave sulate, and the Chairman of the. Council had accordingly instructed secretly conspired against the Fong the Police Commissioner to increase tieness in order to make possible the guards and to search all these

the early arrival of the Southerners. Tientsin, therefore, is now placed under strict martial law.

song in and coming out for wea-

pona.

A despatch to the State Depart ment from the American Consul-isapprehension in dating that THE RAID ON THE "REDS."!

General at Canton reports that the situation is very tense and that a clash between the Communists and Moderates is momentarily expected.

"NATIONALISTS SEND

"PROFOUND REGRET" TO MOSCOW.

MR. EUGENE CHEN'S TELE. GRAM TO M. CHICHERIN,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, April 19th. - M. Chicherin has received a tele- gram from Mr. Eagere Chen ex- pressing profound regret regarding the raid on the Soviet Embassy at Peking, and declaring that the Nationalist Government would take strong action against the wanton violation of the sovereignty and dignity of the Soviet Republics by Marshal Chang Tao Lin.

STRUGGLE ON THE BANKS

OF THE YANGTSZE, ·.

POSITIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN TROOPS.

(THROUGH REUTER'E' ADENCY. Ĵ

FHANGHAL, April 12th. Only the most meagre wireless messages are available as to the Northern offensives against the Cantonese. The main facts are that Chang Trung Chang is close to Pukow, on the opposite side of the river from Nanking, and that his aeroplanes bombed Fukay and Nanking yesterday.

Sun Chuan Fang, who came down the Grand Canal and is now op- posite Chinking on the other side of the river, has deployed his troops on the left bank down as far as Kiangyin, half-way between Bhang- hai and Nanking. He has not yet crossed the river and the Cantonese still hold the Shanghai-Nanking railway...

A wireless message from Hankow, states that owing to the continued unsafety for foreigners, Admiral Cameron considers that all British- ers should live either on the water front or close to the men-of-war or aboard the ships.

there were two accounts and that an advance to meet these was over-

due on the beads and coupons, which were to be treated separately.

MORE TROOPS FOR INDO-CHINA.

(THROUGH KAVAS ADENOY.]

PARIS, April 12th. The Petit Parisien says that the French Government are contem plating the further reinforcement of troops in Indo-Chins. No teci- sion has as yet been made,

(EARLIER TELÉGRAMS.)

[NAVAL WINKLESS.}

ALARMING REPORTS FROM WEIHAIWEI.

NAVAL REINFORCEMENTS REQUESTED.

WetnW, April 11th. The Officer Administrating the Government has sect an urgent request for the despatch of naval reinforcements. It appears that there, are alarming reports in the air of threatened disturbances. H.M.S. Caradoc has been ordered to proceed immediately to Weihai- wei.

Shanghai Quiet.

un-

STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

HANKOW."

|

modification to the Secretariat of the Longue at least one year before laying down a keel in that part of

appear and who is now on trial with General Capello and six others on a charges of conspiring against the State and of attempting to take the the tonnage which has been modified. These varied from about 15 to 75ft .. Hic of the Duce.

The fatality occurred while he was making his last experiment of the day. With a small gas filled balloon fixed to his body harness he had been performing a series of jumps from the aerodrome.

Various Views.

and in them he rose to a height of Viscount Cecil declared that the from 15 to 35. Zaniboni declared that he would French proposals would open the undoubtedly have killed Mussolini door to competition in naval con- struction. Britain's responsibilities had the police not arrested him in naval matters were great and-she would be false to those responsibi. when they did. He intended the as-lities if she accepted anything not sassication to be accompanied by an giving real security. attack with 200 men on the Fascists outside the palace, but as all at tempts to collect the men failed, he decided to net alone.

Questioned with regard to 300,000 SHANGHAI, April 12th.

franes, which it is alleged be bad Mr. Eugene Chen has protested through his representative to the gone to France to receive from the Czecho-Slovakian Socialist leader Japanese Consul at Hankow regard-

M. Winter, Zaaiboni admitted that ing the recent incident in the

he received 70,000 lire to bo Japanese Concession, but the pre-used for anti-Fascist propaganda test has had no result. A mass through friends from the wife of a person named Bellini, whom he had known in Italy where he car. ried an banking transactions. Capello denied the charge. trial was adjourned.

attended by different

LONDON, April 11th Ja the House of Commons, answering questions, Sir Ansten Chamberlain, read the report which he had received from the British Minister in Peking regarding the raid on the Soviet buildings. The meeting raiding party exceeded its authority classes of Chinese waa haid the day by overflowing into the barracks of the Imperial Russion Guard, but before yesterday to support the Sir Austen Chamberlain said it Hankow Government. might be argued that the barracks could not ekim diplomatic immunity ing demanded the retrocession of seeing that Russia was no longer the Japanese Concession, the im- entitled to the guard.

mediate withdrawal of all Japanese troops at Hankow and the punish- ment of those Japanese who were responsible for the deaths of the Chinese.

So far as he knew the report that some of the Chinese arrested had already been executed waa untrue. It appeared to him quite clear that the Protocol Powers were right in saying that the protection of the Legation Quarter could not be given to conspirators against the local authorities.

Mankow Items,

HANIOW, April 11th.

SHANGHAI.

This meet

SHANGHAI, April 12th..

RUBBER UNDER THE STEVENSON SCHEME.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The

LONDON, "April 11th.

In the House of Commons, an

General de Marinis declared that Italy did not wish competition in

naval armamenta

At 5 p.m. bo set off for the last time. The balloon floating above him he rose and fell,, proceeding first down one field and then down another:

Suddenly the onlookers, saw him strike the wires, which are about a blue flash of fame and a thin 20ft. overhead, and, to their horror, column of smoke rose into the air.

The witchers rushed across the M. Paul Boncour emphasised that ¦ muddy field, and when they got to France was unable to agree to any- the spot they found him lying on thing prejudicing the distribution the ground dead, with both arms of the world's tonnage.

still He was severely burned. attached to the balloon, which waa undamaged and 'full of gas

Viscount Sato stated that he was

instructions awaiting

from the

The wires on which he fell, and Japanese Government and he was, consequently, unable definitely to which were unbroken, carry current pronounce Japan's views as regards from the generating station of the President Coolidge's invitation. North Metropolitan Electric Power But he testified to Japan's willing- Company to the tramway-car depot

Neasdon. ness to co-operate in all efforts for a tor, who was at once sum disarmament.

He declared that, A

Only a few minutes. previously Mr. Dobbs had been enjoying him self like a schoolboy as he mastered the balloon and landing with bent the kanck of taking a leap beneath knees and then springing upward

if we have accepted the invita mened examined Dobbs where be tion, that does not mean anything lay and certified that he had been derogatory to our present work." killed outright. He said there were some points of the French proposal offering the possible basis of negotiation.

Mr. Hugh Gibson (United States) declared that the United States was ready to discuss any proposal cap-. able of reaching an agreement.

The Jugo-Slav delegation"". asso- ciated themselves with the Frenched grave was when he made a revised Clause, and the Argentins sympathetic reference to the death and Chilean delegates sympathised on Wednesday of his parachuting with and accepted the French pro- colleague Corporal A. Bast posals, subject to some modifications and the approval of their Govern- ments.

At the close of the sitting, Via count Sato submitted an amend ment, affecting certain figures in the French table.

"

GIBRALTAR TRAGEDY.

The Tai Hala University in Shang-swering questions, Mr. L. 8. Amery, bai was raided by the British Police Secretary of State for the Colonies, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is Force yesterday. The Commission said that the effect of the Stevenson expected to arrive at Hankow to-er of Foreign Affairs at Shanghai scheme on producers had been the morrow, and in his honour another is preparing to take up this matter substitution of a remunerative price LIEUT. DUFFIELD ARRESTED, general holiday has been declared.

for one often below the cost of pro- duction, while the users of rubber had benefited by the tendency to stabilise the price.

Powers,

PEKING.

The "demands of the foreign with the British Consul-General.

U.S.A., Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy, in con nection with the Nanking outrage. were presented to the respective Consuls at 3 p.m, to-day,

American gumboats, carrying the American communities from Chung king sad lehang arrived this after noon.

Another Northern Success.

NANKING, April 11th. The shelling of passing steam and warships from Lion Hill bas considerably decreased.

Marshal Sun Chuan Fang's tropps ure following up their successes

The

PexIxo, April 12th.

A joint petition by the Students' and Professors' Association, repre

eating the eight Universities at Peking, has been presented to the Peking Government for the release", of Mr. Li Tai Chio, a well-known The Chinese Communist leader. petitioners plead that Mr. Li is

KING OF ROUMANIA'S HEALTH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BUCHAREST, April 12th. The condition of the King con.

bulletins will be issued.

SHANGHAI, April 11th. Shanghai is quiet and there is no

over the Southerners, and yester merely an ardent advocate of Com-tinues to improve and no further i change in the situation to record.

The situation at Ningpo, Foo-day heavy gunfire was heard from munistic doctrines. They state that

the direction of Chuchow." chow, Amoy and Swatow is obanged.

SHASI, April 11th. The two British subjects who are attached to the Chinese faritime Customs staff have left for Hankow. and the Britishers at Chenglin are also being evacuated

THE FIGHTING AT CHINKIANG. CRUISERS TAKE PART.

"

(

report has come through that Chano proof has been found that he is

a political agitator." chow has fallen into the hands of the Northern forces, but it notable that the influx of Southern troops, with their wounded from the THE BANDITS SACCO AND other side of the river, was con-

VANZETTI. siderably reduced yesterday, and öeased altogether to-day.

Northern Air Raids. Pukow and Hsinkwan were both subjected to air raids yesterday, but there have been no other signs of a Northern attack Six Chinese "cruisers are now at Nanking.

RENEWED EFFORTS ON THEIR BEHALF.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

BOSTON, April 12th. Sacco Vanzetti Defence

The

HELEN WILLS TO PLAY AT WIMBLEDON.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SZIVICE."]"

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GIBRALTAR, April 11th.

again,

The only moment that he appear-

R.A.F. CIRCUS" HERO..

Leading Aircraftsman Dobbs was the finest parachutist of the R.A.F. Affectionately described by his col leagues as "brainy Dobbs," he had made hundreds of drops from acro- planes.

Always calm and unperturbed, be made some descents from a height as great as 11,000ft. He was able to

disprove the belief that if a man falls a great distance the rush through the air makes him senseless before he reaches the ground. On the contrary, this steel-nerved ex ponent had fallen like a stone just as far as he pleased, remaining J. S. FitzGerald, commanding the mentally alert all the time, and, End Batt. East Surreys, the jury at the right moment, he caused his returned a verdict that death was parachute to open and came safely the result of a bullet fired by Lieut."to carth Duffeld.

At the faquest on Lient-Colonel

The Coroner has issued a war- rant for Lieut. Duffield's arrest.

BIG STORM AT WEYMOUTH. CINEMA AUDIENCE

MAROONED."

One of his most exciting adven- tures became known only after his death

It appears that recently he was doing some work with experi- mental parachutes and dropped from a high-flying aeroplane with two parachutes attached to his body.

One of them failed to operate, and, had it not been for his spare parachute, he would have been dashed to death.

The worst flooding seen in Port- After falling some distance and land for years led to amazing scenes finding that his first parachute did at the height of a recent storm, not work, he retained perfect pra- Seas broke over Chesil beach and sence of mind and pulled the cord entered most of the houses in Vic-of the second one. He was then toria-square, flooding the lower falling at such a pace that when the rooms to a depth of several feet. apare appliante opened he received Many of the residents in Chesil such a severe jerk that he was were having tea when the huge wave braised, But he alighted safely and SAN FRANCISCO, April 12th. came over, compelling them to beat treated the whole affair merely ha Helen Wills is going to Englanda hasty retreat upstairs. Some of part of his day's work.

their furniture was damaged, and He was a notable member of the in the middle of May to practise a lot of it was taken out of the circus" of R.A.F. experts who on English Grass Courts before houses by apprehensive occupiers have visiting squadrons of sirmen fooding fearing worse

in various parts of the country with Wimbledon.

In the Palace. Cinema, which the object of instilling confidence in stands on the edge of the beach, 150 the use of the parachute through- competing at

children, including! bables with their out the

One of Lending Aircraftsman picture performance when the seas Dobbs's friends in the R.A.F, at came over. They were unconscious Henlow, Bedfordshire, said: “He of what had occurred until the doors was the best-loved man throughout were opened, and it was found that the force, and he was certainly the the cinema was marooned. Child greatest parachutist in the country. ren were taken away in cars or car "Brainy" Dobbs, the man who A complete agreement has been ried across the square on men's would come tumbling out of any reached as the result of negotia- shoulders. They were excited, bat aeroplane, at any height and in any fashion, inspired with confidence tions for the repayment by the there was no panic.

Workmen at Barnes', masonry all the youngsters in the Air Force Banque de France to the Bank of England of £23,000,000, which is works were similarly marooned, and who went up to do parachute the balance of an advance of were rescued by motor-care. All jumps. He earned the nick-name de road traffic between Weymouth and because he was always inventing £50,000,000 to the Banque

Portland was stopped for several some gadgets for motor-bicycles or. Consequently, gold to the value hours. In the Chesil district the for parachutes.

He would never accept promo- Chinees authorities at Hankow have They therefore asked for an in- now issued a proclamation ordering vestigation with a view to liberating of £18,350,000 which was deposited water was bubbling up in geysers the complete immunity all the prisoners in the interests of against the loan, will be restored to three feet highTerrific seas are tion. He wanted to be just Leading

running in West Bay

Aircraftsman Dobbs. justice.

the Banque de France.

RUSSIA'S DIFFICULTIES IN up river and opened fire on the Powers are presenting demands to mission of five impartial citizens ANGLO-FRENCH FINANCIAL mothers, were watching a special

THE FAR EAST.

TALK OF A POLISH-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. (THROUGH REUTER'S ACENCY.];

CHINKIANO, April 11th.

With regard to the situation of Cruisers are now taking part in the engageuients between the foreigners, it is still unsafe for Committee has written to Governor Northerners and Southerners. Yes them to go ashore, in fact, despite Fuller asking him to appoint a com- terday two Chinese cruisers paised the general knowledge that the north bank of the Tangtzze and the Nationist. Goverment, looting thoroughly to investigate the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, whom the to-day a single Chinese cruiser re of foreign effects is still going on.

Refugees began to arrive from Massachusetts Superior Court sen- peated the operation.

Pukow to-day.

tenced to death on April 9th. It is Japanese Hankow Concession. A message reviewing recent events alleged that in the case the priz oners were unjustly prejudiced by on the Yangteze ways that further Japanese reinforcements have the fact that they are known to be rived at Bankow, where the Japaa- ese Concession is now quiet. The of the Communists Committee. It Japanese casualties are placed at is declared that there were matters five billed, while ten Japanese in the case which have never come

The to light nationals are still missing.

Wuhu More Settled.

more

Wunt, April, 11th Wuha in much quieter, and the atmosphere generally is aettled

Good Effect Of Naval Waring..

WALBAW, April 12th. The connection between the idea of a Polish-Russian Agreement and Russia's position in China is being discussed, and the opinion is that Moscow, faced with difficulties in the Far East, should be interested in concluding such a pact as is quiet... speedily as possible.

KIUXIANG, April 11th

The warning of the foreign naval commanders has had its effect and there has been no anti-foreign out- On the surface everything break.

(Continued on next column).

of

:

AGREEMENT.

(THROUGH BRUTKE'S AGENCY.].

France.

Pants, April 11th.

.