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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 30th, 1927.

IS RUSSIA ARMING AGAINST MANCHURIA?

CHANG TSO LIN REPORTED CLOSING

SOVIET CONSULATES."

SUSPICIOUS INDICATIONS ON HIS FRONTIER.

CHIANG KAI SHEK ENGAGES WITH HANKOW AND ANHUI TROOPS.

JAPANESE MARINES WITHDRAW AT

HANKOW.

Evidently Chang Tse, Lin is apprehensive of Soviet designs on the Manchuria frontier and, as a prenutionary measure, be is believed to be considering the advisability of closing the Soviet Consulates in Manchurin. Meanwhile the Consuls are taking time by the forelock and are removing certain effects" to Moscow. There are stated to be persistent rumours of unusua] Russian military activity on the frontier, and foreign observers have been 'despatched to verify the reports,

The Russians are reported to be providing Feng Yu Hsiang's troops with large quantities of munitions in his struggle in Honan with the Fengtien troops.

Chiang Kai Shek's troops have been engaged with those of Hankew and Anhui The Haakow troops on retreating towards Kiukiang looted American Missions en roule,

The Japanese marines have been withdrawn from the Japanese Concession in. Hankow and it is stated that the Japanese there have resumed business.

THE SOVIET CONSULATES

OF MANCHURIA.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

SHANGHAI, April 9th. A telegram from Mukden, dated April grth, states that Government circles assert that Chang Tso Lin is considering the closing of Soviet Consulates in Manchuria" in antici pation of which action the Consuis have despatched certain effects to

Moscow.

There are persistent reports of unusual Russian military activity on the frontier, a body of Mongolian cavalry being reported to have penetrated Inner Mongolin. Foreign observers have been despatching to verify the report.

Frontier Defence.

PEKING, April 20th. General Tsang Shih Eu has gone to Harbin to arrange for frontier defence with the military commis sioner there.

[NAVAL WIRELESS. } British Steamer Shelled Or Klukiang.

KIUKIANG, April 23th. Whilst proceeding up river in the vicinity of Osborne Reach, the British 3.8. Pingue" was heavily shelled by field guns on Tuesday, No damage is reported.

Steamers and jurks have been requisitioned to take troops up river in large numbers.

SOVIET, ESPIONAGE „IN CHINA.

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENOT.)

NOT IN FAVOUR OF A "GENERAL STRIKE.

THE TO.C. OPPOSES TRADE UNIONS BILL

(THROCOM REUTER'S AGENCY.).

PEXING, April 8th. An elaborate system of espionage, so complete that even the seating plans of the Legation dinner par

Losmos, April 29th. ties at Peking were neatly filed for The Trade Union Council Confer- future reference, was among the ence, which is similar to the one. piquant revelations made at Chang which decided upon a general strike Tao Lin's headquarters this morn just a year ago, considered a re ing when foreign correspondents solution condemning the Trade were enabled to inspect some of the Unions' Bill and pledging the Con- documents seized in the Soviet ference to continue the campaigu

against it to the utmost. Embassy raid on April 8th..

One of the most interesting The Conference, by documents related to a resolution | majority, refused to allow the mov passed by the Internationale sting of an amendment instructing Moscow in January, denling with the General Council to make all the Bolshevisation of China, with possible preparation to use it as particular regard to the organisa an industrial weapon, by means of tion of the peasantry, as to whom a general strike if necessary, and it urges that the Chinese Com passed the resolution, muniste use all the peasant organi sations, such as the Red Spears of Honan," and establish their in- fluence over the peasantry.

A programme for an agrarian revolution in the Nationalist. Government's territory is outlined.

After urging the Chinese Com- munists to remain in the Kuomin tang, the document urges that the Communists must strive to have the Kuomintang develop into a rea! peoples' party,

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Munitions For The Kuomintang.

Other documents included draft MATUNG, April 28th. There has been a complete exodus telegrams from the Soviet military at Peking to General of troops and civilians from Matung.attache

The whole place appears to be Gallen and to Borodin, which it is considered prove conclusively that deserted.

the military attache's office was Hankow Defence Preparations Continuing.

used as an agency for supplying HANKOW, April 28th.

munitions to Canton; also a list Active preparations for the deaf munitions delivered to the first fence of the Wuhan cities in still

Kucminchun, which included flagne- continuing, but otherwise there is throwers, chemical shells, and gas masks, and receipts from Feng Yu nothing to report.

Hsiang in respect of cash paymente than ten to him totalling more million roubles.

WURU, April 99th. For the first time since the

trouble began here, a small recrea tion party was ashore to-day from H.M. S. Caradoc. Police were sent

by the authorities to prevent any Very few soldiere

interference. were seen.

(Wah Ter Yat Pao). Ruslans To Register.

SHANGHAI, April 20th. The Russian Consulate in Tien tein is actifying all Russians in North China to the effect that they kow, the Japanese marines evacu- must register their names with theated the Japanese Concession there Consulate before leaving China.

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"Reds" And "Anti-Reds · Fighting. PaxING, April 29th. of fighting between Chiang Kai Shek's troops and those

Reports

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TRAGIC INCIDENT.

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COLONEL NEILSON FATALLY INJURED.

(THROUGH AKUTLE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 9th. Colonel Walter. Gordon Neilson, Chief of the General Staff of "the Aldershot Command, has died na the result of injuries, consequent upon his horse stumbling and rolling on him.

[Colonel Neilson was born in 1876, entered the Army in 1807..

South African and European and served with distinction in the

Wars].

[NAVAL WIRELEES.) Supposed Cause Of The "Split."

SHANGHAI, April 29th. The Shanghai Chinese Dewar papers are now saying that the Kuomintang split, between General Chiang Kai Shek and the Hankow clique, is due not so much to General Chiang's opposition to the One exhibit was a code with the Soviet Government, but to his per equivalents for "revolvers," "ex-sonal animosity against Comrade plosive materials," and phrases:

There is no change in the Shang- like "it is necessary to blow up." hai situation, but it is reported that two aero, lanes have been sent Nanking by rail

Borodin.

According to a report from Ha. It is expected this code will be from the Hung Jao Aerodrome to

on the 4th inst. sad Japanese merchants resumed business in the Concession on the 7th just.

The North River Campaign.. CANTON, April 29th. It is the intention of General Li

of Hankow and Anhui are confirm-Taai Hein, so it is rumoured, to send

nd though, they have been appar-all Cantonese troops of doubtful ently not on a large scale.

Hankowites on retreating towards Kintang, looted American Missions

en route,

The reliability to. Shanghai as soon as possible. The action is taken to indicate that General Li Tsai Hsin is feeling himself firmly established. IL is to be remarked that Kwnagsi troops are now coming into Canton in large numbers, and it is regarded as probable that they will be sent North to the Shiukwaa Railway..

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] Lat In The Fighting.

~NANKING, April 28th. Fighting between the north and the south is continuing, but it is desultory. Yesterday only four rounds were fired by the field guns at Lion Hill, and none from

very

the Pukew guns.

useful in deciphering documents

tary attache's offices and telegrams seized in the mili

Reds" Secretly Tried In Peking. According to a semi-official state- ment issued this evening, a special court has beld secret meetings ing the last three days.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) The "Oder" To Japan.

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LONDON, April 28th In the House of Commons, Sir Frederick Hall asked for informa tion as regards" the offer Mr. Eugene Chen made to Japan agree- during not interiere with the Japanese Concession at Hankow, and undertaking to suppress all anti-Japanese agitation in China," and whether steps, would be taken secure similar protection for British interests.

It was announced that the court was meeting to discuss the pre- cedure at the coming trial, but in reality, it formally tried Com munists and condemned them to

denth

The number executed is now given a 20, including one" woman. Soviet Embassy Stan Beach Moscow.

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Weihaiwel Currency.

Moscow, April 18th. WEIHAIWEI, April 29th

Mr. Chernyk, the Soviet Charge Only Hong Kong and Shanghaifaires at Peking, and other Bank and Chartered Bank notes. are being accepted as leghi cur members of the Soviet Embassy, rency.

have arrived here.

Li Ta Obao And Seventeen Others Executed Summarily.

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Boviet Help For Peng's Troops. SHANGHAI, April 29th

PEXING, April 23th. (Delayed by Censor). This afternoon one gun at Pukow

According to Japanese sources,

The well-known Communist, Li and one in the vicinity of Puchen the Soviet Government intends to began telling Hsiakwan and Lien "upport Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang Te Chao, and 17 others, who were with a large quantity of ammuni-arrested in the Soviet Embassy raid,

were executed this afternoon. Hill, and the Lion Hill guns re-tion, heavy ordnahco and other war plied with about twenty rounds, materials to enable him to launch

and &

The police appear to have decided that the evidence discovered com pletely proved their guilt and the Court, having somewhat informally investigated the cases, ordered sum mary execution. The prisoners were strangled at the police headquar-

an attack on the Fengtienese from which were aimed in the general Shensi. Besides several thousands direction of the Pakow Railway of ". Y. Volunteers" will be or

Red of Mongolian Station. No further gunfire has dered to reinforce his army

troops will be despatched to stack Fengtien province.

taken place, and it is curious that throughout the day a white flag has been flying from Lion Hill

Many soldiers are now billetted

tounat Reach There is also a very round big troop concentration Kaiyuan.

number

ters."

Russian officials have requested

It is reported from Hankow that

SHANGHAI, April 5th. Wei Yi San, the Hananese General

The others arrested at the Em- now on the Hankow side fighting against the Fengtienese in Honan, bassy are still under close guard in huts along "the beach at. Jen-has an understanding with the Feng-pending trial.

the latter promising that he will tienene General, Huen Lung Chun, secure him (Wei Yi San) Aupport from Marshal Chang Tso Lin it General Wei deserts Hankow.

In view of the fact that General Yan Sih San, the Governor. of Shanel, is now opposing Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, Marshal Chang Tao Lin is sending a representative to Marahat Chiang Kai Shek sug- gesting an alliance.

The Shanghai-Nanking Railway resumed regular service to-day."

The Nationaliste, who had ap parently been planning to cross the river and had sheltered a large number of troops behind Duke Island in junks and sampane, were subjected to considerable shellfire in this region.

the Waichiaopu o state when the Russians arrested will be tried.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) British Air Units.

RIGBY, April 8th The Secretary for Art, replying to a Parliamentary question, stated on the way to China was equivalent that the strength of air units in or to five squadrons of aeroplanes with a personnel of 700 of all ranks.

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Mr. O. Locker Lampson replied that he had no knowledge of any such offer.

Sir Frederick Hall said he would bring the information...

[THROWGH 23CTER'S AGENCY.) Powers Still Discussing Hanking.

LONDON, April 99th. There was a special meeting of the Cabinet in the Premier's room of the House of Commons yester day evening, which heard a report situation in China, particularly by Sir Austen Chamberlain on the from the diplomatic viewpoint.

The Powers reply to Mr. Chen's Note on the matter of the Nanking outrages is still under discussion between the Powers concerned.

Y.M.C.A. And Shanghai.

LONDON," April 28th. The Council of the Y.M.C.A. ia London has received, an anonymous cheque "to provide, a corner of Home for our men in the British hospital" at Shanghai.

A special fund on behalf of which Sir Arthur Yapp has appealed, to cover the work of the Association in Shanghai, is now nearly £7,000 The London Stock Exchange has given £1,015.

Eelgian texests In China.

BRUSSELS, April 28th. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber has unacimously approved all the measures taken

THE DANGER TO NEW ORLEANS.

15,000 REFUGEES STREAM INTO THE CITY.

THE DYNAMITING,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SKEVICE.]

NEW ORIANS, April 8th. - Mr. Hoover is conferring with the authorities with a view to the completion of arrangements for damiting the Mississippi leves at Poydras, twelve miles below New Orkans, as the only means to avert inundation of the city.

ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA.

VIGOROUS PAPER WARFARE.

HANKOW ACCUSED OF ROBBING PEOPLE

OF $21,000,000.

The war of propaganda "waged by the Chiang Kai Shek party and Chinese merchants continues mer rily. In the course of a lecture, Mr. Lung Shuo, chairman of the Shanghai branch of the Kuomia- tang, says that the Hankow Com. munist Government is composed entirely of corrupt and undiscip lined persons who bave robbed the people of more than $1,000,000 since proclaiming the moratoriumi, Unican these people are exterminat- ed there can never be peace in China, he said,

Ten thousand refugees have been streaming in all night long from the marshes of St. Bernard and Plaquemine parish, over which the yellow flood waters will roar to- morrow through the breach to be blasted in the levee Temporary

Chinese papers report that, acting camps are being erected for such as

under instructions from the Nation have not found shelter in the com- alist Political Bureau, a party of modicus army base quartare.

soldiers visited the different Kuo New Orleans at present lies ten mintang headquarters at Pootung, feet below the volume of water Nashui and Chuansha and sup Bercely battering at the levees, on pressed them in addition to arrest which hundreds of workmen are

ing several score of notorious Com- unceasingly stacking sandbags in munista. In view of the large order to heighten them. "The water quantities of Communist leafets is already steadily trickling through | and application forms found, the along the river front.

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PARLIAMENT'S LOST

CONTROLL

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THE NEW BUREAUCRACY. NOW HOLDING" REAL POWER IN ENGLAND.

[ET HAROLD COx.]

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The greatest political change that has taken place within the lifetime of the present generation is the decline in the power of Parliament. Fifty years ago the House of Commons commanded general re spect as the ruling authority in the kingdom; to-day by the majority of people ite proceedings are almost ignored. People do not trouble to read debates which lead· to nothing. Whatever may be atid erament goes its own way, and the in the course of a debate, the Gov majority rotes in obedience to the party whips To-day there visible connection between the pro- ceedings of the Government and the wishes of the more responsible elec tors it is supposed to represent,

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Two outstanding facta illustrate. this statement. The Arat is the failure of the Government to take action against Russian Communisk agents in Great Britain. That the of Conservative large majority members in the House of Commons are in favour of drastic action to stop this abuse of international relationships is indisputable; but the Government refuses to and the Conservative majority re- mains powerless.

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Even more serious is the refusal of the Government to reduce public expenditure. On this point, the whole Conservative Party, includ authorities consider that they were ing the Prime Minister himself, is these definitely pledged to the country justified in suppressing

the promises made in the general by places which, they say, were not | election of 1994. Kuomintang branches but Commu-

Help For Refugees. Bankers have raised a loan fund of $2,000,000 (Gold) in order to relieve the refugees' immediatonist nests.

needs.

Down in the marshes, where the break will be made, numbers of the cvicted people are going with a good grace, but others are bitterly resentful, and are patrolling the levee aruled with shot-gum, pro- claiming their determination forcibly

to resist the dynamiting.

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Wall Streat's Anxiety, A message from New York states that Wall Street is watching the flood situation with the deepest interest and anxiety.

The New York Times quotes bankers' advices estimating the damage to property and railroads at $7,000,000 (Gold).

LATER.

A Site Selected

Mr. Hoover and his party return ed aboard the Government launch after selecting a site 100 yards to the south of an orange grovë, a Refining Company's premeca and the Industrial Alcohol Distillery of Polydras, as the place where the embankment will be broken in at

noon in the effort to save New Orleans from being flooded.

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The whole party as one man then declared that it was imperative to reduce expenditure in order to te The Nationalist military autho Lieve the country of the burden of rities are reported to have offered taxation which was blocking the This rewards of $1,000 each for about development of industry. 25 leading members of the Com-statement was explicitly repeated munist party and 8300 each for the in the King's Speech when the Con- arrest of their followers.

servatives took office in December 1924. Three months later Mr. Churchill, who had been selected to act as a Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced his frst Budget and promised that ex- penditure should be cut down year by year by ten millions a year. The promised reduction was totally madequate in view of the needs of the country; it was, in fact, itself a farcical comment on the pre- election declarations of the Con servative Party. Perhaps for that

Churchill came

to very reason Mr. the conclusion that it was not worth while to trouble give effect to his words. At any rate, instead of reducing expenditure at all, he has already increased it by over £30,000,000 as compared with the gure he inherited from his pre-

A Merchants Organization. Messrs. Wong King Yung, Chang Siau Ling and Doo Yoch Sung leading merchants of the French Concussion, who bave organized the Anti-Communist League, ganization which is receiving con. siderable support from all parts of the country, have circulated an- other telegram' in which they dany that they have started this league to fight Communism for selfish TELSODS. They say that they have read too much of the activities of Russia and the Bolsheviks realized the menace they are facing in China; so they have issued their appeal to the public for support In the fight. They say, in conclu- sion, that they cannot and will not bear to see the beautiful Chi- aese civilization, several thousand years old, trampled down under the feet of the Bolsheviks.-Y.-C. Daily

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INTERNATIONAL AIRWAY,

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Why has this been done? Solely because the House of Commons no Innger controls the Cabinet and the Cabinet no longer controls the government of the country. In effect power has passed from the elected representatives of the people to the permanent bureau- cracy. The aim of the bureaucracy

The party ridiculed a report that tile shota were heard in the dis- PERSIA'S BELATED OBJECTION in England to-day-a in Romne tance, fired at it by discontented farmera..

COLONIAL PROBATES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 28th.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, April 28th.

Mr. O. Locker Lampson, Under-

in the later years of the Em- pires to add to its own im- portance, to multiply its numbers and enlarge ita pay.

Yet members of the

In the other branch of the Legis lature, the House of Lords-which in this as in moet matters to-day

The dangers of this ever-progICB- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated sive movement to the credit of the in the House of Commons that dif-country, to the prosperity of our The House of Lords has passed Aculties had arisen with the Persian industries, and to the enterprise the second reading of a Bill to en: Government regarding the rights of of our people can hardly be ex- able the application of the Colonial British aircraft to fly over Persian aggerated. Probates Act of 1893 to certain territory on the Cairo to Karachi Cabinet and members of the House" protected States and mandated ter-air route. The difficulties were due of Commons are afraid to take any ritories, by an Order in Council to a recent and sudden reversal of definite steps to atop the evil,

Lord Cave, moving the second the policy by the Persian Govern- reading, said the object was to mest, who decided not to allow an the sirway along avoid the trouble and expense of international double probate. This already

oper- southern coast of Persia. A writ ated in the case of certain British ten agreement, which if it had en protectorates, and also in Palestine, tered into force, would have secured The Federated Malay States had the opening of this route to ipter desired this for some years.

national traffic, had in fact been signed by the Persian Foreign Minister and the British Minister at Tehran on behalf of the Imperial Airways, Limited, in September, 1925. Further negotiations with the Persian Government on the subject were now in progress.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S

SPEECH.

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represents the real interests of the country far better than the House of Commons-s practical sugges tion was made the other day that no new Civil Servants should be enlisted for at least two yeast.

The probability is that the pre- sent Cabinet, taking ita orders from the bureaucracy, will not merely ignore that suggestion but will largely increase the number of ca- listments And the House of Com- mons will submit. That Assembly in fact, has completely lost its an cient powers; it has lost them be cause it no longer represents a com- DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE paratively small electorate compes-

INDIAN NAVY' BILL.'

OF LORDS.

CAUSTIC CRITICISM.

"[EFUTZA'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

BUENOS AIRES, April 28th,

"Extra In an article headed ordinary Declarations the new paper a Frensa criticises Presi dont Coolidge's speech of April 25th, declaring that the statements

[BRITISH WIRELESS SKEVICE] therein are contrary to the pria-

RoaBy, April 28th. ciples of international law, and that the speech is characterised The House of Lords today passed by judicial enormities" and false the second reading of the Indian reasoning,

President Navy Bill, which has already passed the House of Commons.

and

that

Coolidge is claiming to impose United States laws on their coun

tries.

Finally the article describes the speech as "imperialistic delirium."

WORLD-FAMOUS PAINTINGS

STOLEN IN MOSCOW.

(THLOVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, April 28th.

ed mainly of taxpayers, but repre- sents instead a vast mass of people interest most of whom have no whatever in the grave probleme. that affect the general welfare of the cation-Daily Mail.

AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

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LAST MEETING AT Lord Birkenhead said the Bill aim-

MELBOURNE. ed at the development of the Indian

MELBOURNE. Navy from the existing nucleus of

The Federal Parliament, which the Royal Indian Marine service int8 an instrument which, though prim- opens its next session on May 9th arily designed for Indian local naval at the new capital, Canberra, has defence alone, would be fitted to held its last sitting at Melbourne, take it part as one of the groups of Not much sentiment was expended Overseas Navies co-ordinated by a in bidding, farewell to the city common which has been the seat of the common tradition and a basis to Imperial naval interests. national Government for more than The chief anxiety of Simultaneously, by making possible years. by the Belgian Government in Fire world-famous pictures have the creation of an Indian Navy it Ministers was to force an early con China

been stoler from the Moscow Art would bring Indian naval defence clusion of the sitting to permit Mr. Van der Velde made a state-Museum They are Rembrandt's into

to share in the welcome to the Duko and Duchess of York. ment declaring that the policy" Christ," Titian's "Eace. Home," into its proper place within a system them to catch the express to Bydney was in accordance with the sug-Dolce Saint John," and Pay agreed upon by the Government Corregio's "Holy Family," Carlo gestions of the Minister at Peking, sano's "Tortured Christ."

The thief cut out the principal interesta in China, especially with representative of the major Belgian

parts of the pictures of Titian and a view to safeguarding the persons Rembrandt, thus spoiling the fam and property of Belgian nationals.ous background of the Christ."

Indian constitution. Viscount Haldane, on behalf of the Labour Party, supported the Bill and pointed out that strategic ally it seemed proper that India should have a navy of her own For military purposes, India was really an island.

The final business, however, in- cluded the hurried passing of un, Act voting 250,000 to the Victorian Government to provide a memorial of the Federal use of Parliament

House.