FIRING ON FOREIGN VESSELS ON BOTH
BANKS OF THE YANGTSZE.
FOREIGN WARSHIPS RETALIATING.
CONDITIONS NORMAL AT SHANGHAI - AND HANKOW.
SHANGHAI GENERAL STRIKE
COLLAPSING.
FORTS SHELLED NEAR
11
NINGPO.
(THROUGH AKTRE'S AGENCY.)
* SHANGKA, April 17th. A wireless message from Niagpo states that a Chinese cruiser shelled two forts at Chiahal early yesterday morning. Possibly this is the Northern cruisen Haichi from Tsing no, which was believed to he at Chusan Islands yesterday with two other war vessels.
JAPAN'S MILITARY
MOVEMENTS.
(THROUGH RITTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, April 16th. In view of the present situation it has been decided to retain the headquarters and infantry of the Twentieth Division in Madthuris even after the arrival of the troops on the 28th inst. Similarly, the present three companies at Tientsin will be retained as well as the reliefs plas an additional two sanc tioned at the last session of the Dict..
New Japanese Cruisers. The Emperor is proceeding to Yokosuka this afternoon to attend the launching ceremony of the Myoto, Japan's first cruiser. A second cruiser of the same class will be launched next month. Both are of 33 kiota.
10,000-ton
SITUATION NORMAL AT SHANGHAI
(NAVAL WIRELE99.].
|
FOREIGN NAVAL FORCES
OFF HANKOW.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 18th, 1927.
BRITISH OFFER OF ASSIST. ANCE TO THE JAPANESE
[THEOCOK BEUTER'S AGENCY.}"
SHANGHAI, April 15th.
In a belated Hankow message (dated April 11th) it is stated that Rear Admiral Cameron has offered the Japanese senior naval officer full British naval, support for the defence of the Japanese Concession And the use of a Naval Squadron i dificulties are encountered in securing supplies.
Thirty-six men-of-war are now at Hankow:-11 British, 13 Japancic, 3 French, 7 American, and 2 Italian.
LIVELY HAPPENINGS ON
"
THE YANGTSZE. · FOREIGN WARSHIPS. RETURN CHINESE FIRE.
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
ין
GENERAL CHIANG AND SHANGHAI GUERILLAS.
COMMUNISTS, ACTIVE AND
WELL ARMED.
THE "SUPERVISION FORCE."
General Chiang Kai Shok is re ported to have ordazed leaflets and pamphlets to be printed announc ing that it is his intention to fight the Communista and to suppress the agitators, guerillas and other sub- versive movements. He is being opposed, however, by a strong com. bined force of Communists, agita tors and guerillas, the latter being paid 40 cents a day by the Com munist Party and the General Labour Unica. Their sole duty is to create trouble and is keep Chi- nese territory in a continual state of disorder, unrest and insubordi.
nation.
Ri-Ran
These guerilina, who are known as the Supervision Force, comprise
ployed labourers, seamen, dis- ged workers and loafers and
eir headquarters are in the Com mercial Press in Paoshan Road General Labour Union in the Hu- Shanghai,
with branches in the
chow Guild and the Russian
Orthodox Church. They are known to be very heavily armed and to have in their possession many bombs, machine guns, rifles, swords, axes and other weapons, in addition to which they have several hundred chests of ammunition which they took from the Shantung forces when the latter surrendered three
weeks ago.
Li Pao Chang's Command, General Chinag is being subject ed to considerable criticism for ap- pointing "the people's enemy," General Li Pao "Chang, former SHANGHAI, April 17th Commissioner of Defence and
com. Official reports state that indis mander of the 9th Allied Division, criminate firing on both banks of to the command of the 8th Nation the Yangtaze between Kiangyin and alist Army, his critics demanding Nanking has been so heavy that it to know the reason for this appoint is imperative that all merchant ves- ment. Though General Li's gerti sels should be escorted by natal ficate has been sent to him si Naa. vessels. The guns of all the forts buagehow, he has made no sign of in the vicinity of Kiangyin are fally his decision to accept the position. manned and the troops are scatter- Meanwhile, General Chiang has ed over the whole length of the sur-appointed General Niu Yung Chics, rounding hits. The fort on the north bank, in the vicinity of Bihor Island, flies the Northern Bag while the fort on Silver Island Bies the Southern flag.
The U.S.S. Prebble was heavily fired on at the north bank rester SHANGHAI, April 16th. ay while the Cincinnati was sub- Conditions in the city are at pre-jected to field gun fire of Wulung- sent "normal, as also on the Yangshan Fort. taze between Hankow and Shanghai.
Deánite action is being taken at Canton by the local Government to round up Communists. It is report ed that 100 Communists were killed there on the 15th instant.
All the British have been expe ated from Hoihow.
Suiping at foreiga ships in the. Tangtsze between Kiangyin and Nanking is increasing, despite re- taliation by the warships.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Four More U.S. Destroyers For Shanghal.
SEANORA, April 13th. The United States destroyers
Simpson and McCormack have
been ordered to Shanghai.
The Black Hawk" and 'Macleish are leaving as soca as necessary repairs have been completed, and will probably leave for Shangbai within two days...
SHANGHAI'S GENERAL STRIKE "PETERING OUT."
· [TADOCON BECTER'B AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 17th"
Firing from the river in the vicinity of Nanking increased throughout yesterday, especially from the Pukow side, field guns being used.
Jardine's tug Ewo, which Wild
commander of the local mufti forces, to the command of the 17th Nationalist Army.
General Chor Feng Chi, former commander of the 3rd Allied Division under Marshal Sun Chuca Fog, who is now commander of the 20th Nationaliat Army, has come to Shanghai and is now acting with Ger. Pei Chung Hsi, the Commis sioner of Defence, in directing local Nationalist military matters. Gen- erai Chow has established his head- quarters in the Institution of the Holy Family in Paoshan Road, Chapei, and his political bureau in the Shen Chow Girls' School, Daily News.
VICTORIOUS NORTH SHANGHAI COM- Canton Continued.
ERN ADVANCE?-
ཚ་་་ཀ་་ ́ ́CANTONESE - ARMY 'MAY
"CRUMPLE.
NORTHERNERS "PULLING TOGETHER " AT LAST.
MR. RODNEY GILBERT'S OPTIMISTIC ANALYSIS.
Northern military movements con- tinue to be much obscured by rumour, writes Mr. Rodney Gilbert in the North China Daily News of April 18th, but there seems to be no doubt now that Sun Chuan Fang. Chang Tsung Chang and Wu Pei Foare at last. moving in unison and are making a determined drive southward on three main routes. with flanking columns, to retrieva their losses, not to mection, their reputations, Sud Chuan Fang." moving with his usual rapidity down the Grand Canal, has given the Southerners no opportunity to re cover from their panie and has not
MUNIST RAIDED.
THE GREAT CHINA
UNIVERSITY.
STUDENT PROPAGANDA FOR
·BRITISH TROOPS,
ADVOCATES OF MUTINY
AMONG GUARDS.
During the past week Bolshevik propaganda of the most infamous and scurrilous nature, has been cir- culated in the Western district of Shanghai with the primary object of reaching the British troops billeted in that area. Mutiny has been ad vocated in pamphlets distributed to members of the Shanghai Defence Forros says last Tuesday's Worth China Daily News.
THE CHINESE VERSION.
A LARGE RISING.
PREVENTED.
THE PLANS OF THE REDS.
SEAMEN'S UNION SURRENDER AND AVOID TROUBLE.
7a
SOUTH MANCHURIA
RAILWAY.
FINE YEAR'S WORKING
LARGE INCREASES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
MUKDEN, March 28th. In contradistinction to the un- satisfactory general and 'ɓnancial state of the Chinese railways 33, a result of the continued internal strife, the South Manchuria Rail- way continues to show a good turn- over, thanks to its freedom from CANTON, April 16th.
military interference. The net pir The decision taken by the Kuo- it for the current fiscal year, end- mintang moderate leaders in a con- ing March 31st, is placed at Yen ference at Shanghai, which General 34,100,000, being some Yen 7,700,000 Li Tsai Hain hurriedly left Canton in excess of the original estimates to attend, to round up all Con- sanctioned by the Central Govern moubists and to close Red Head-ment and Yen 5,600,000 over the revised estimate up to last October. quarters has been effectively carried The all-round increase in ert in Shanghai, Hangchow, Foo- mand for Manchurian coal in Japan chow and in many other cities along has been a contributing factor in bringing about these fattering re- the Yangtste River.
turns. But, generally speaking, in- creased activities in other commodi ties have materially stimulated the S.M.R.'s finances.
It was expected that when General Li Tai. Hsin returned to Canton, the same action would be taken
been realised. there and these expectations have
Police investigations showed that this literature emanated from the Da Hais (Great China) University in Kiachow Road, Shanghai, and as the part of the police in this die a result of careful observation on only reached the Yangtaze but, ac-trict, two students were arrested in cording to the latest reasonably re- front of the naiversity are planned a big demonstration for The Red leaders in Canton had liable advices, has crossed the river paganda were found in their posses- Saturday. Secretly they intended phlets containing seditious pro- below Chinkiang, seized the railway sion. and advanced as far towards Shang- tai as Penniu station
Shanghai yesterday (April 11th) was full of gossip about a Southern retreat towards Chekiang from both Changchow and Scochow, bodies from the former city moving west of Taihu via Ibsing, and those from Seochow taking a course east of the Jake via Wukiang. If there is "foundation for these current reports, there is no reason why large bodies of Northerners should not be within striking distance of Shanghai at almost any time.
*
When
A Contemptible Defence, In this community even a small body of troops would certainly meet with no serious resistance. Chiank Kai Shek made up his mind to move his forces out of Shanghai he took everything he could rely division of 1,000 Chekiang troops upon and left here nothing but who have a record for never letting instance of them. These worthies are the enemy come within striking dia
As a result of the ensuing raid on the university, we have received from the students body a statemcot which, as the outcome of careful investigation, proves to be an en- account of the raid. They request tirely distorted and mischievous ed publicity of the affair and we therefore give the actual facts of
the incident....
Seditions Noticai.
Good Orop Results... Against the estimated Traffic Re- ceipts of Yen 90,500,000 for the scal
over from the preceding year, and year 1926, the railway had to carry about 100,000 tons of goods brought this resulted in an increase of the
to urge the hot-beaded masses to returns for the first half year by rush into Shameen, and to make some Yen 5,00,000 over the eati- mates. Then, too, because of the this a signal for all peasant corps tolerably fair crop results in North labour pickets and other profes Manchuria with the prospect of a
side of Canton to rally together in revised in October last sional agitators stationed in or out- corresponding increase in produco movements, the estimates were to Yea a sudden attack on the Provincial | 101,000,000.
As the now produce season open- Government
ed and advanced, the sanguine ex-.. The Workers' Representative Cop- pectation were more than met. The Placards of the most seditiousference, the Red Headquarters in train operations progressed favour- onture were found plastered on the Canton, had informed all labourably also, although in the middle of walls of buildings in Robinson Road nions and leaders of peasant corps January a terrible blizzard that had preparing to participate in the dene parallel in the past both in and as the result of farther en-
monstration, that Chia Kai Shek suddenness and in fury caused of this propaganda was the Great was evident from his s quiries it was found that the shuree
WAS. I counter-revol anist 43 several days' interruption of traffic.
Increase Nearly Eight Millions. China University. As stated above, with Chang The Lin mud his com
promite with the Imperialista
The traffic receipt for the current fiscal year, put at Yen 106.130,000 especially the British. They were Kai Shek and to take over Sha- 36.300,000 in expenditures, will leave Minus Yen urged to unite to overthrow Chiang in gross recipts, meen during the demonstration. the balance cf Yen 70,170,000 in net If the demonstration had been proft, giving the daily average of the Government troops would have preceding fiscal year, the receipts efective the fighting force to match Yen 190,000. Compared with the increased by Yen 9,130,000 and the expenditures by Ten 1,320,000, the 7,800,000. net increment amounting to Yen
two students were arrested on Fri- day last and detained.
A small Chinese child was sent by the Communists housed in this so-called seat of learning, and in- structed to deliver to the Cold-
stream Guardsmen, pamphlets ad vocating mutiny. Inquiries showed that the child had been given seven prepared, and the S.. police, sup coppers for this work. A raid was ported by members of 2nd battalion of the Coldstream Guards, gained entrance to the University at 0 a.m.
large
been!
t alliance
The chief items of the increment
receipts, Yen 1,000,000 in coal might freights, bringing about the be- and 3,730,000 in
freight receipts to Yen 5,600,000, not to mention some. Yen 800,000 o re- spect of other receipts.
not ying the Union Jack, came in for heavy rifle and machine-gun. Chin Chino Road-North Chins sommanded by General Chow Feng on Saturday. They secured two the three railways-Yu Han Rail include Zen 580,000 in passenger fire. Signals to cease from the boat and from H.M.S. Emerald having no effect, the U.S. destroy- er Prebble, escorting the F, ens forced to open fire with her four
Kuns. H.S
Magnolia from Nanking yesterday had to use machine-guns and"" pompoms to silence indis- criminate rifle fire..
inch
At Wubu 5,000 more, troops have crossed the river and 14,000 are, it is estimated, now in Wuhu.
The Asiatic Petroleum Company's residence is occupied, as also the American Hospital.
Desultory firing across the river contimes at Nanking. There is no communication with the shore.
JAPANESE POLITICS.
RESIGNATION OF THE
CABINET.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] „ TOKYO, April, 16th
The general strike is petering out 35,000 having returned to work to- day.
There is no development of the The leading vernacular news military situation on the Lower papers are almost unanimous in ap Yangtze, both sides digging-in on proving the Privy Council Com their respective banks between mittee's rejection of the Govern Nanking and Chisking.
ment measure towards aiding the There was continuous déaultory Bank of Taiwan. In consequer.ce firing between Nanking and Pukow of the Privy Council'e atand the yesterday. Passing ships were Government's position is regarded being constantly fired on from both a precarious and they may be banks in the Nanking aren yester- forced to resign. day. The British steamer Krngwo and the U.S. steamer feian were subjected to heavy rifle fire. The U.S. destroyer Ford and H.M.S. Emerald replied.
Toro, April 17th.. The Cabinet has resigned.
Previous To The Resignation.
TOKYO, April 17th.
DOG OVERTURNS CAR. ACCIDENT NEAR FANLING, MRS. A. T. BATES SERIOUSLY INJURED.
A remarkable
motor accident occurred on Friday afternoon in the New Territories about one and a half miles beyond Fanling Golf Club
Captain R. D. Thomas was driving a party consisting of Mr. A. T. Bates, of the Naval Yard, his wife and their three children to Castle Peak in a large Studebaker car. They had passed the Golf Club and were travelling at a moderate speed along a narrow road about two feet above the level of the paddy fields on the right-hand side when they aw 3 large chow dog in front The animal refused "to move," so the driver swerved slightly to avoid it. The right-hand wheel of the car struck the dog, causing Captain Thomas to lose control of the steer- ing with the result that the car ran over the edge and capsized in the field. All the occupants were thrown out but no one was seriously injured except Mrs. Bates, who was pinned underneath the car.
"k
bombs.
Peasant Corps stationed in the 20,000 armed, armed labourers and suburbs of Canton, approximately pickets; over 10,000 railwaymen of
way, Canton-Shamsui Railway and Chi, the first man to betray Sun Inge packages conditiopanets Cantor: Kowloon Railway- 3,00 De and turn over to the South, so it is.pamphlets. These pamphlets, print unlikely that either commander o: cd, in English, were of the mast men will await the arrival of a large virulent nature and were according force, bat almost certain that they ly confiscated. will boit for Chekiang if the return ing Northerners take Soochow General Chow, a native of Huchow and a Japanese returned student, may not decide to take the Feld since bis headquarters are safely established in the French Conces sion.
Birawa Show The Wind, One indication of the way the wind is blowing is the very strong disposition of all the striking muli workers to return to work on any terms the employers care to ofer them. A number of mills reopened to-day (April 19th) and received back hosts of meek and penitent labourers and the Mill Owners Association, since the burden of re- sponsibility for Exing terms was upon them, decided to be generons and gmat a ten per cent, increase in wages all around.
To revert to the military situa- tion, it is reported through indirect foreige advices that, in anticipation of a retreat, the "nationalist forces in Seochow were doing no little loot
No arrests were
made. This, temporarily, ends the matter, but strict surveillance is being kept on the activities of the inmates of this hot-bed of extreme communism.
stand, made representations to the
The students have, we under Nationalist Government, protesting against the legal search of the University" and requesting the Nationalist Government to lodge a strong protest with the British
Authorities.
AN AEROPLANE CRASH.
WELL-KNOWN AIRMEN INJURED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, April 17th. The famous aeroplane inventor, Mr. Fokker, was involved in a By ing accident on the monoplane America, the new model piloted by Commander Byrd, which has been undergoing tests preparatory to flying to Paris next month. In a crash Byrd fractured his wrist, ghin Fokker was aligned Byed
"It is a wonder that we were not all killed," said Mr. Bates to sing in that city to-day and either Daily Press reporter. When looted or attempted to loot the got up from the ground I saw Capt Japanese Consulate.. Thomas, on his feet several yards The report that Pakow had been sway, just as be had been thrown taken by Chang Young Chung's from the car. He landed on advance column on the Tientsina- Bennett, who accompanied feet."
Pakow railway, seemed a little pre-in last year's fight to the North mature this, evening, Latest za
Pole, sustained fractured thigh, ports indicated that while large rib and shoulder. bodies of "nationalists" had re- crossed the Yangtze in full fight to Nanking, the rout was checked before the main, body had crossed and preparations were being made for a stand against the North on
My wife was pinned under- neath," he added.
She was not unconscious and was able to help to extricate. herself, although seri ously injured. The driver of a car that was following took us back to. the Golf Club, where we telephoned for the ambulance. Later he took the children home.
The Canton Government knew of this conspiracy. On the 13th inst the Authorities began to keep a sharp watch on all Red moverments and the police were busily occupied in investigations. Many picket stations belonging to the so-called Hong Kong-Shameen Etrikers' Com- mittee were raided and the police were authorised to forbid nii pro- paganda and to arreat stump orators who were aiming at stirring up strife against the Kuomintang. Prior to the coup on Good Friday the Government laid down its plan
as follows:
aid
A Eum For The Spoilers. These figures, running into mil- lions, are enough to make the mouths of militarists in Chios to water, and it is computed that should any one of the war lords be permitted to handle the moneys of the S.M.R. for one year, he wouki be able to wipe out all his enemies,
not in dircet warfare, then through the process of buying out enemy subordinates, which is, the
popularly availed of North China Daily News.*
method
Army Corps to reinforce the Gov. became more serious and the rail- ernment troops. Then the fighting
waymen and the peasant corps. to surrender. The result of the attacked on two sides, wero" forced fighting was that on the Govern ment side more than 60 were wound- ed and 25 killed, while on the opposing sid the killed and wound- ed numbere about 200.
were
"General Chien Ta Chuan and Police Superintendent Tang Yin Wah were personally to direct affairs in the Public Safety Depart ment. Three cruisers and four tor pedo boats were assigned to guard the Whampoa Academy and to keep sharp watch on some Cadets who were possibly on the Red side. Some troops of the 4th Army Corps And the 20th Division were ordered to raid the headquarters of the Workers' Representative Confer ence, arrest Red leaders and disarm pickets there; disarm the railway-
In "Chungsban University about. men of the three railways, in deal-
65 students who were proved to be ing with whom the mechanics, whe
Communists were bound and were on the anti-Red xide, agreed brought to the Police Headquarters. to co-operate. The troops of the At the same time the Association of 21st Division were to disarm the Peasants Corps, raid the All-Chips Women's Emancipation, the Kue which.aelis General Labour Union Headquas mostly Red literature, and all ters and disarm the pickets
labour unions under the Workers' in, raid the Chungshan University. Representative Conference, The Public Safety Corps with the
raided. Literature; of Police were assigned to raid posters, union name-boards and pamphlets, union headquarters under the other materials were seized. Those
der the Workers' Delegate Conference, while labour unions who expressed their police were prepared to raid willingness to surrender and to ac- all private residences of Red
cept all the terms set by the Gov ernment to regulate their future A surgeon from the Naval Yard
conduct, included the Ricatin Coglies Wu Pel Fu On the Offensive.
union, Wooden-box Makers' Union, gave first aid to Mra. Bates before the ambulance arrived, which was Still further west, on the King
Restaurant Workers' Union, The resulta may be summed up as
House Union, tamen e about 1 hours after the accident. Han railway, the allied forces under
follows: She was taken immediately to Kow- the general command of Wu Pei Fu
"The most serious fighting was at Workers' Union and some others.
Foreign Goods Union, Vegetable Joon Hospital."
on to Thomas, Mr. Estes and kow. The Red Spears in Hozan
the West Cantan Suburb and along men were arrested, same of whom are making a hard drive for Han
the Yu-Haa Railway Station, a
During the raids more than 2,000 the three children escaped almost have shown ac disposition to wel either the North or the Communists the Railway up to Saichuen at The Ouzounovitch Cabinet has re- without a scratch.
Captain Thomas is one of the Chaug Hsuch Liang and for a time explained, and probably arrest night of the 14th inst. Simultane important prisoners are closely 'come the Fengtien troops ander they were told to do so. It 1 North-western Suburb, on the mid were detained in the Namkwan' Cinema Theatre, more than 60 procedure of presenting the separ-signed with a view to the recon-
most careful drivers in the Colony," it seemed that Red propaganda was that all the Northern collapses in continued Mr. Bates, and bis only making some headway among them, the face of the Cantonese advance as their union headquarters were guarded in the Headquarters of the explanation of the accident is that but the usual compromise was
with the aid of mechanics who, it U.S. BANKERS OFFER LOAN the wheel was knocked, out of his reached when the Fengtien leaders have beez due to disloyalty, to lack attacked by Government troops Public Safety Department.
of co-operation, or to mutual grip by the force of the impact decided that Chang Hsueh Liang picion among the high commanders. will be remembered, have long been
in Canton is restored to The dog stood in the middle of should return to Peking and that It is claimed that perfect co-opera-/bitter enemies of the railway situate to latest reports, the The workers on the Cant Ke for business. In a word all labour normal. All chops have reopened Wu Pei Fu should resume his old tion is now established between the loon Railway offered slight resist the road with its legs apart. I saw
going west, but I did not think role of commander-in-chief.
three Northern columns and that,
ence but these belonging to the tyranny has ceased. A large num it would
We these terms the Red Spears not with the dissensions between the Canton Shamsui Railways, several ber of armed police are still station overturn the could not find it afterwards"
only put aside their hostility to various elements in the Southern
ed along the Shaker Road to
pre- Mrs. Bates' injuries are a broken Fenstien, bat joined the expedition armies, no serious stand is antici. hundreds in number reinforced by
men from the 'Yu-Han Railway vent any possible emergency. shoulder, four broken ribs, and deainst Hankow in large bodies pated anywhere on the Yangtze Station and peasant corps station in Kuo Yi Pao and Kuo Min
The two Kuomintang organs severe cuts. Her condition yester. The report that Wushengkwan, the This is undoubtedly propaganda in ed near, fought until noon the next San Wan, which were raided, have day was said to be unchanged.. Dass in the watershed that divides
THE NANKING "NOTES.
HOW
"LIGHTHEARTED MB. CHEN WENT ASTRAŸ, PROBABLE SHARP
(
AWAKENING
(THROUGH ELLER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 17th.
According to views gathered in
quarters representative of the
27
Eve Powera by an Observer, the
The Cabinet'e' resignation follow ed a meeting of the Privy Council, in the presence of the Emperor, which, by 19 votes to 11, rejected the Premier's request for an Im perial Ordinance sanctioning up port for the Bank of Taiwan, YUCO-SLOVAKIA'S CABINET
RESIGNS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
·BELOLADE, April 17th.
ate Notes has misled Mr. Eugene struction of the Ministry on a
bark basis of a broader coalition. Chen into thinking that the
Therefore, is worse than the bite,
the immediate concern of the Powers is expected to be prepara- tion for joint action to show the Cantonese that no situation could be more grotesque or misread. It is not expected, for example, that Mr. Chen's lighthearted suggestions for an international inquiry and other such features of his Note will even be answered but that other methods will be adopted quickly to disillusion him.
[Earlier telegrams on this subject will be found on pagë 2.1
TO ROUMANIA. .$10,000,000 FOR TWENTY-TWO
YEARS.
[THROUGH NEUTEE'S' AGENCY.]
BUOKALIST, April 17h.
"The Mayor has announced that a group of American bankers have offered a loan of $10,000,000 for a period of 22 years at 85 and at rata of 7 per cent,
the Pukow side.
On
Korthernera Sanguine. Local Northern sympathizers áre naturally extremely sanguine. They Bay that Chiang Kai Shek has lost most of his 1,500 Whampoa cadets who, serving as non-commissioned officers, were the backbone of his personal following, and that he has per no more than 3,000 men upon whom gency, that is man who would is he can rely absolutely in an emer
Bus-
armed
leaders. In Honam, opposite Cam- on, General Li Fok Lam's troops were instructed to carry out similar plans
Captain Thomas was finally able Hupeh from Honan, had been taken part, and to some degree the North day, General Chien ordered a re been re-stalled by Kuomintang men
to get the damaged car back on to the road. He returned to Kowloon by train
by Wu Fei Fu cannot be locally confirmed.
(Continued on neat column).
ern sponsors here may be overcon-
ident, but there is no doubt that giment of troops and & fachine and have issued papers openly the new movements appear to be gun company belonging to the 5th denouncing the Communists, i ak
(Continued on next column), Ta Tat Pas.
swift and businesslike.
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