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HANKOW "REDS"

ANXIOUS FOR RECONCILIATION WITH CHIANG

KAI SHEK.

BORODIN OPPOSES THE PROPOSAL: FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SERIOUS DIFFERENCES.

FENGTIEN TROOPS' SUCCESSES IN

HONAN.

Further evidence is to hand of the Hankow "Reds" being more than ever at variance. George Han Chien, Tang Yan Tat and others have been meeting secretly for the purpose of furthering a proposal to effect some sort of arrangement with the Nanking members of the Kuomintang and especially with Chiang Kai Shek so that he may proceed with his attack on Chang Tso Lin.

Borodin is opposed to such a course and denounces those in sympathy with it. He is adament in his irreconcilable attitude towards Chiang.

Meanwhile, Chang Tso Lin's Fengtien warriors are progress- ing sucessfully in Honnn, which, of course, is the real cause of the Hankeweda" anxiety and engerness to enter upon the Raid arrangement" with Nanking and Chiang.

The news continues seanty as to what is happening on the

• Yangisze in the vicinity of Nanking and Pukow. Evidently, there is still a lull in military activities.

Wak T: Fat Pan).

SHANGHAI, May 1st.

resolution that steps

"PUTNAM WEALE'S" VIEWS OF THE SITUATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

In view of their isolated position in Hankow, Messrs Tang Yan Tat, George Chien and other "Reds" secretly called a meeting

to pass u should be taken to effect an ar rangement with the Kuomintang, at least for the time being, in orderly spent at Hankow. that General Chiang Kai Shek may continue the Northern Expedition against Chang Teo Lin.

SHANGHAI, May 1st. "Putoam Weale" (Mr. Lenox Simpson, the well-known Pking journalist) returned to-day from n two-day trip up the Yangtse, most

action.

FL

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 3rd.

À

"MAY DAY" IN.

ENGLAND.

PASSES QUIETLY THROUGII. OUT THE COUNTRY.

LONDON CELEBRATES IN THE USUAL WAY.

MR. COOK TO THE FORE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 2nd. All reports hitherto received show that May Day passed off quietly

everywhere.

London's demonstration took the

usual form of a procession of thou sands fry the Embankment to Hyde Park where fi resolution pledging the gathering to secüte the withdrawal of British troops

from China.

Mr Cook, in a speech." dcclared that "legal or illegal there will be another general strike," and he asked his audience to repeat his new slogan: "Clear out the bluca " (Conservatives) and "Baldwin must go."

Simultaneously in Hyde Park was of a meeting of 10,000 the scene

persons organised against. Socialist Unions in their "Hands off Britain" campaign, which was addressed by a dozen Conservative members of the House of Commons, and a re- anlution warmly approving the He says that ships for Shanghai Government's action in China and continue to be loaded with fleeing Chinese, every man,

woman and urging that the Trades' Unions Bill M. Borodin-is-denouncing such child who can, clearing out from be passed with the least ponsible

Nationalist controlled territoryTM**** delay

"The Kuomintang party as Five thousand persons attended According to Japanese sources the campaign led by General Tangparty has ceased to exist, and what a meeting in the Albert Hall in the Sang Chi against the Fengtienese remains are simply a series of evening, wher. Mr. Cook was the in Honan has suffered serious losses. separate riot centres. No Nation chief speaker. Tang himself has arrived at Sun-alist group is now capable of form- yeng, to the north of Wasingkwan, ing a Government. These realities His forces are now stationed in the must be reckoned with in southern portion of Honan and applans for action by the Powers, Outside action is imperatively proximately number 60,000.

General Tang Sang Chi has de- urgent, and if none be taken for clared his attitude against the eign trade as well as Chinese, and "Reds'' of Hankow, and says that much besides, will be ruined. ences of opinion existing between Japanese interests in the Yangtze

any

THE MISSISSIPPI,

FLOODS CONTINUING ON THEIR DESTRUCTIVE COURSE.

THOUSANDS OF ADDITION. AL SQUARE MILES SUBMERGED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

1927.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET.

COLD FEET.

AMERICA CANNOT BE FURTHER REPORTS OF THE DEPENDED UPON."

SPEECHES..

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.}

NANKING OUTRAGES PASSED OVER.

Rugay, May 1st. MR. RODNEY GILBERT

INDICTS HIS COUNTRY.

The one hundred and fifty-ninth exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts was opened yesterday, and at

America's failure to follow up NEW ORLEAN, Bing 13. the annual banquet last night, the original demand for repara- The predicted lowering of the Prince Henry was the principal tions for the Nanking outrages hae waters of the Mississippi here ns

guest. Several Cabinet Ministers called forth the following indict a result of the cutting of the levee attended, including the Air Minis ment of his country's immersion at Poydras has not yet materialister, Sir Samuel Hoare, who re-in "petty politics" from "Mr.

ed, the level of the water this morning being as high as ever.

Engineers attribule this to the continued rise of the river, also high tides in the Gulf of Mexico preventing the water flowing to the sea as freely as normally. They have already used 4,000 pounds of dynamite, and are prepared to use another 4,000 if necessary.

The town of Vicksburg is in the greatest danger, the crest of the food spilling over parts of the levee, but the citizens are making great efforts at steming the flood.

The Arkansas River is pouring through a mile-long break in the levec, flooding five counties in south-eastern Arkansas and sweep ing away everything in its path

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SHANGHAI RACES.

THE SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAY'S RESULTS.

The Spring Meeting of the Shang- hai Race Club, opened yesterday, the situation bring sufficiently tranquil to allow the responsible Authorities in the Settlement to sanction the event.

Owing to the fact that the official handbook and programme of the Shanghai Race Club had not come to hand yesterday-probably owing to the fact that the decision to hold the meeting was not arrived at until the last minute-it is not PERING, April 20th.. possible to give names and dis Hitherto incredible Press reports [tance, etc.; of the different races, " of the American State Depart for the owners of ponies, weights, ment's withdrawal from co-opera-etc. By courtesy of the Hong Kong tion with the other Powers in exact

Rodney Gilbert.

sponding to the toast of the Fight. ing Services, said that in the past! four years, the Royal Air Force had doubled its strength in regard to the number of squadrons. Its training was more intensive, its equipment mero powerful and ating reparations for the outrages at though only a little more than half Nanking and elsewhere are fully

confirmed here in American official

Jockey Club, however, we are en- abled to give the brief cabled re- sults of the first day's racing.

Messrs. Brand, Maitland, Pote Hunt and Encarnacao were the

the size of the greatest air force in circles. Europe, its development was satie. It is no secret that Mr. Kellogg's most successful riders, each bring factory. He referted in particular statement that America will parti-ing in two firsts.

wild and mountainous

and one third.

In the 5th race there was a dend heat and in the 12th race record

A responsible authority, speaking for the Legation says that Ameri- time was established.

THE RESULTS. Race 1. Christmas Chimes...(Mr. Brand) ! Canadian (Mr. Sokoloff) Moonlit Eve ...... (Mr. McBain) 3

Time: 2mins. 4.1.5secs.

Насе 2.

Maitland had to the work being done by the Air apate in no punitive measures, as Two Gersonde and a third time Force on the North-west Frontier cabled, understates the American credit, Brand one second and four of India, which had seldom been policy of withdrawal. This whole thirds, Pote Hunt one second and two thirds; Encarnacno one second quieter. The Air Force was co- community, official as well as com- operating usefully there in defence mercial, is disgusted and discour-

aged beyond expression. work in country, in which flying would have

can officialdom in China has been seemed impossible a-few years ago.

Lord Jellicõe, replying for the nominally treated by the Washing- Navy, referred to the Disarmament ton Administration. Consular and Question. Ile said that he entirely diplomatic reports have furnished agreed with the terms of the answer more than enough material to shape sent by the British Government to public opinion if the Government

cared to face conditions honestly by Goroon

(Mr. Crokham) 1 President Coolidge's great message

(Mr. Sokoloff) 2 calling another conference on dis giving wat information at its dis Veterock............. armumcat. It could not be forgot- | posul.. Instead of which the Ad-Three Fours...(Mr. Brand) 3

Time: 59.2-5seCK, of the British Empire and the ten that the geographical position ministration suppresses facts, de-

Race 8. length of the Empire cominica nies knowledge of them in public tions put Britain in a peculiar-posi-utterances and smugly pretends to tion in regard to Naval Disarma follow public opinion in its policy. Mr. Hoover (Minister of Comment different from every other

Deliberately Ignored. Lag the immense reductions in ships merce) in an address, broadcast to country in the world. After recall

Washington's replies to the strong millions of people, said this was oficers and men since the war, he

armament he would say: "Limit branches of the American officia!

Statement By Mr. Hoover, It is reported that the Mississippi embankment has barst at four points in the parish of Concordia, Louisiana, opposite Natchez, Mis- sissippi.

The lives of hundreds of people who disregarded warnings are en dangered.

acres of Innd.

Winter Eve...(Mr. Maitland) 1 Hyde Park (Mr. McBain) 2 White Poppy....(Mr. Pote Hunt) 3

Time: min, 49.4-seca.

Race 4.

Firefly

...Mr. Maitland)- I Don Philippa (Mr. Encarnacac)

Time: 1min. 30.2-5secs.

Race 5.

A resolution was passed, calling the worst flood in the bistory of said that if asked to advise on dis- and informative despatches from all The Snake Bird......(Mr. Brand) 3 upon the Labour leaders to take America, and had ruined 200,000 the size of your ships. One of the

ton: Conference was placing the size raised and make recommendations It had caused of cruisers at 10,000 tons. That im-which indicate that the despatches steps, including a generál strike, persons, and inundated six million greatest mistakes at the Washing service in China evade all issues to bring about a dissolution of the

damage cstimated at 1.200,000,000.mediately put nearly every British either are not read or are deliber Government.

Thousands of refugees must still be removed from the levees and other temporary refuges.

Motor-boats Brought By Train, Coastguards with motor-boats have arrived by train from the Atlantic coast to help to those stranded in the Mississippi

resilie

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] The Government And The Bill. RUGBY, May lat. a split is evident in the differ-now favour Anglo-Japanese action.

May Day demonstrations of pro- Tang Yan Tat and Chang Fat They feel that a Yangisse agree- Fuh. The former has led to the ment should be the first stop. If test against the Trades' Unions' Japanese Concession since his the Hankow concessions be all in- Bill were favoured with fine wea failure to seize the Hanyang Ar-ternationalised, and the Yangteze ther and attracted large crowds. he controlled from Hankow to the Most of the demonstrations, took the schal from Chang Fat Fah.

sea, which the Japanese believe PEKING, May 1st.

form of a procession followed by The Ankuochun Government has could easily be done by 20,000 Bri- issued à ́public notice to the effecttish and Japanese troops, the situa- open-air meetings, at which opposi-

tion to the measure was registered. from the Great Lakes to explore that in the Honan campaign the tion would soon right itself."

They passed off without untoward Fengtienese have made cousiderable

incident. advances, the vanguards having ar rived in the vicinity of Saugeng on'

the 25th ultimo.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

British Warships Fired On.

SHANGHAI, May 1st.

The nationalist battery at Tung- chow opened fire on t British warships, H.M.S. Teat and H.M.S. Kiama to-day. The Kiwo was ac- tually struck by three shells, but no casualties were suffered, and the dainage was not important.

The Kiowe replied with her main and her commander Armament states that her fire struck the parapet of the gun emplacement with probable damage to guns and Jijuries to creWS,

Shanghai May Day celebrations passed off quietly and reports from other distriote are assuring.

Shots At The Japanese From

Pakow. NANKING, May 1st. Except for a few rifle shots from Pukow, no attempt at interference was made when the Japanese decid

GOLD STAR" AT

SHANGHAI.

AMERICAN TRANSPORT LANDS AIR FORCE CONTINGENT.

The

message Times

"

delta.

Ather coastguards are entraining

the backwaters of the Arkansas and other rivera.

Additional Thousands Of SquareTM Miles Of Flooded Area.”

NEW ORLEANS, May 2nd. Notwithstanding the brenches made in the levees in the north

cruiser on the obsolete list and it enforced the standard of 10,000 tons for every cruiser built in future. There was no reason why a much lower limit should not be settled upon.

THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S

VISIT TO LONDON.

GUEST OF THE KING AT BUCKINGHAM. PALACE.

CITY OF LONDON TO

ENTERTAIN. -

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. I

Rucer, May 1st. Arrangements are practically com plete for the visit to London of the French President, M. Doumergue, who will spend the 16th, 17th and the 18th of the present month as

In a speech, delivered last night in Manchester, Lord Birkenhead declared that the Government were to carry prepared at all costs through the, which comes up for second reading in the House of of the State, Lodisania has begun the gucat of the King at Bucking He added to feel the full force of the floodsham Palace.

This has add. following United

Press that it was unlikely that in any of breaking the lev 38. appears in the Manila its principal points it would undered a further 3,000 square miles to the floods in the region of Con- go much modification in its passage

cordia. The embankment of the through Parliament.

Yazoo River broke at Eden, food. ing 10,000 acres.

SHANGHAI, April 28th. The transport Gold Star arrived to-day from Manila with 12 air- planes and a detachment of 75 air service men.

Wuhu Quiet.

WUHU, May 3st. Now that nearly all the troops have left Wuhu, the situation has shown considerable improvement. Things are very quiet.

Hankow's Labour Day.

HANKÓW, May 1st: The celebrations in connection with Labour Day passed off without untoward incident. Banners and pamphlets which made their ap-

Commons, to-morrow,

BANK OF TAIWAN.

WHAT THE TAKAHASHI GOVERNMENT PRO- POSED TO DO. (THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, May 2nd.** Ex-Premier Takahashi, in a state ment, said that his Government had decided to permit the Bank of Japan to advance loan of two hundred million yen to the Rank of Taiwan for the maintenance of various funncial services in For mosa and the bank's credit abroad,

ed to remove the hulk to a spot pearance during the day were ad the Government guaranteeing this about two miles up river from dressed to the sailors of all sum.

nationalities, tendering Labour

Nanking.

Gunfire batween Lion Hill and greetings, and asking them not to

allow them to be used by Pukow increased considerably, to day, though the Northernors on the Pakow side were firing ten shells to every one from Lion Hi

Kiukiang, Normaļ

FRENCH FLIGHT.

"Im- perialists for the purpose of in- TO BRAZIL VIA CAPE VERDE-

ISLANDS. terfering with the aspirations of the Nationalinta

(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]

CAM

Above Hakow there аге DO KIUKIANO, May 1st.

Japanese civiliane The Inat batch The removal of all oil stores has

to Hankow to-day accom- commenced, and the work has been panied by the remaining Japanes proveeding mooothly without inter-gunbonta.

ference.

(Continued on_next Column),

¡A U.S. oiler has gone to Chinglin to take off the oil stores there.

AGADIR, May 2. The French aviators, Captain de Seintroman and Lieut. Mouneyros, have left for St. Louis, Senegal, en route to the Cape Verde Islands, whence they will attempt to fly to Brazil.

THE U.S.S. "COLORADO,"

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, May 1st. Eighteen tuge failed to pull of the E.S. battleship Colorado, de- apite the fact that many tons of fuel and oil were pumped out of the battleship and a large quantity of ammunition discharged into light-

ately ignored. When these recom mendations are challenged from China and discussion of the issues is thereby forced upon Washington the Administration quotes authori- ties in refulation of the despatches which are an insult to all American officialdom in this country.

The local Legation folk are also despondent about the tone of the American Press, which, unguided by Washington despite the plethora of the latter's information, makes light of insults to the American flag, Vassaults upon Consuls, murder of American citizens, outrages upon American women, while continuing to see a hopeful uplift movement in "Nationalist" enterprise.

New Zealand...(Mr. Dallas) i Firestone (Mr. Maitland) "3 Wheatcroft...(Mr. Bremner) P The Hopeful Bird...(Mr. Brand) *3

Dead heat. Time: 2mins. 38.4-3secs,

Race 4. Perseus

(Mr. Stangiand) Kilmory. (Mr. Pote Hunt) 2 Mad Hatter...(Mr. Encarnação) 3

Time: 3mina. 14.4-sece

Race 7. Tabby Cat....:(Mr. Encarnacao) 1 Capacity (Mr. Maitland) Western Moor...(Mr. Pote Hunt) 3

Time: 3mins. 10.1-5secs.

Race 8.

Morning Flight (Mr. Pote Hunt) Poppy Land...(Mr. Dallas) The Brambling.....(Mr. McBain) 3

Time: 2mins. 33-35ecs.

Race 9.

Punch

(Nr. Encarnacao) Black Sand... Ir. Maitland) Z The Gannet...(Mr. McBain) 4

Time: 2mins. 7.3-5secs.

Race 10,

Race 11,

The local American community Mark Over...(Mr. Pote Hunt) 1 The Innocent Bird...(Mr. Brand) 2 unites in the conviction that such MacNab........ (Mr. Follock) 3 indifference can indicate nothing Time: 1min. 29secs. The President will be escorted but national Fecadence as the result across the Chmel hy six destroy of over prosperity. The last straw, Delight

Goodland ers, and scaplahes vill form an over- head guard of honour. In addition in official estimation, is the sugges Kingcroft

the State engagements, M. tion to Washington from. Admira! Domergue will be entertained by Williams that the Legation should the City of London.

be evacuated to Shanghai

طریقی

OBITUARY.

VISCOUNT COWDRAY,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

(Mr. Moller) 1 (Mr. Dallas) 2 (Mr. Bremner) 3

(Mr. Brand) (Mr. Maitland). 2 (Mr. Bremner) 3 Time 2mins, 10.1-5secs.

Time: 2mine. 42.2-5secs.

Race 12. Warrenfield.....(Mr. McBain) 1 Ormonde...... (Mr. Crokam) 2 The Tientsin Surrender.

Gleneagles (Mr. Brand) 3

Times: min, 59.4-Bsecs, News of the initialling of the

The above is a record time. agreement for retrocession of the

Race 13. British Concession at Tientsin The Duke........ which provides for a joint Council Atair consisting of three British and three Asheroft LONDON, May 1st.

Chinese members with an officially The death is announced of Visappointed Chinese President enjoyi

ing powers of veto, is also badly count Cowdray,

received by the British community RUGBY, May 1st.. here, although the Tientsin com- Lord Cowdray, formerly. Liberalmercial community takes it lying Member of Parliament for Cole-

down.

MALTE chester, died suddenly this morn.

In Legation circles it is believed,

The Prime Minister was naked in The U.B. battleship Colorado has ing. His services, during the war,

included the Presidency of the Air however, that Great Britain and Parliament here what steps he was been refloated.

Board.

Japan are now preparing to take taking in connection with the charge made by Mr. Monte Bayly, [Lord Cowdray was created a

strong action in the Yangtze, national organiser of the Variety Viscount in 1916, being Baron Cowdray (1910), and Bir W. D. which may result in a renewed Artists Federation, in a statement Pearson, Bart., as far back ne 1894. Anglo-Japanese Entente since to The Daily Mail on March 10th,

that: He was born in 1858, and became America, by backing water, ob. Malta is one of the blackest head of the great contracting Arm

era..

LATER.

[An earlier New York message reported the Colorado ashore on a reef near Governor's Island.]

THE FAIRMONT COLLIERY DISASTER.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.

FAIRMONTS, W.Va.,' May lat. - The fate of the entombed miners

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

of S. Pearson and Son, Ltd., but viously cannot be depended. upen bis business interests re sub- as an ally.

ordinate to his Parliamentary con- It is known here that America nections, Elected Liberal M.P. for

MALTA AND: "WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC, LOCAL PREMIER'S INDIGNANT DENIAL.

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spots in the world, and has been responsible for many girls being caught in the net of the white alave organisation.

He replied that the statement was Colchester in 1998, he sat until was offered every opportunity and 1910. He was President of the inducement to participate in mea wicked and false. Only forty-five is still uncertain, but it is feared Air Board in 1917, and also held surce based upon

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neleur-sighted artista had come from England in that there is little hope that any the Rectorship of the University appraisement of China's hopeless the last three years, and, with their

of Aberdeen from 1918.

Privy Councillor and chaos, but that the Washington Artists arriving in Malta had are alive. It is known that 15 are mode dead and injured. All rescue G.O.V.O. in 1928. He leaves two Government, wafted hither and regular pamports and were subject. work has been suspended from May sons, his heir being Major the Hon. thither by petty politics, not only to the most careful supervision. 1st, while teams of ten are frantic W. H. Perrion, who sat as Liberal eventually withdrew but delayed On a previous occasion. Mr. Bayly I had shown hostility towards Malta. member for Eye from 1908 to 1918.] effective action. ally fighting the Are in the mine.