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NANKING NATIONALISTS PASS

STRIKING RESOLUTIONS.

STRONG DENUNCIATION OF THE "REDS." DEMAND ABOLITION OF HANKOW'S GOVERNMENT.

ARREST OF HSU CHIEN AND TANG YAN TAT ALSO DESIRED.

;

BORODIN'S DEPORTATION ASKED.

Striking resolutions-all of them firinly opposed to the "Red" clements in China-have just been adopted at Nationalist meetings in Nanking. The "Reds" in Hankow are not only denounced, but the arrest of Hsu Chien and Tang Yan Tat and the deportation of Borodin are demanded.

Large bodies of Honan troops, who have been hitherto fighting for the Hankow "Reds," have gone over to their recent enemy, the Fengtien troops. Others are stated as likely to follow their example.

Those Powers particularly interested in having the Nanking outrages redressed appear to be perplexed as to what steps should be taken.' Doubts are even expressed whether anything can now be Jane.

Russian officinis still maintain that at least certain of the documents seized in the recent raid at the Peking Boviet Embassy are forgeries. The Soyiet's Foreign Minister is the latest official to join in the parrot ery.

HONAN TROOPS "JOIN

FENGTIENESE.

MORE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

(Wah Tx at Paa).

PEKING, May 6th. According to a Fengtienes re- port major portions of Honanese troops, led by Generals Wei Yi San and Khin Yun Ao, have gone over to the Fengtienese side while still & further number are likely to follow. The Fenglienese forces now engaging in Honan are prepared to launch an attack on Wusingkwan.

KUOMINTANG MEETINGS

AT NANKING.

(Wuh Tz Yat Pau).

SHANGHAI, May 6th. Thousands of merchants and other classes assembled at a meet- ing yesterday to celebrate the anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's assumption of the Presidency in Canton six years ago.

JAPAN'S POLICY IN CHINA.

DECLARED TO BE

INDEFINITE.

(Wah Txz Yat Pao).

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 7th,

PEKING FINANCIAL CIRCLES MR. MELLON'S FIGURES.

PERTURBED.

SEQUEL TO DISAPPEARANCE OF H.K. & S. BANK'S

* COMPRADORE,

(Wuh Ter Fat Pav),

PEXING, May 6th. The repudiation by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank of their absconded compradore's liabilities. has aroused serious indignation in financial circles here. The general opinion among merchants is that a strong protest should be lodged by the Government with the Bank and in the event of an unsatisfactory it should influence the Government to order the abolition of the bank's right to handle tho Customs and Salt Revenue.

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JAPANESE COLLIERY

DISASTER.

HEAVY CASUALTIES.

[THROUGH BEUTER'E AGENCY,]

Tokyo, May 6th. Seven miners are known to have been killed and three injured, while 25 are reported entombed in Iriyamı cont-mine in Fukushima Prefecture, as the result of an explosion.

FRENCH AVIATOR'S

FLIGHT.

BRITISH NOTE RESENTED.

OFFICIALS INDIGNANT AT EXPOSURE.

{ROUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, May 5th. Correspondents of the New York papers are outspoken with regard to the effect produced by the British

Note.

1927.

SECOND READING OF TRADES UNION BILL.

LABOURITES OUTVOTED,

WORKERS TO FIGHT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

WARMEST WISHES FROM PAN- AMERICAN CONFERENCE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

at

GENEVA, May 6th.

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RUSSIAN SCRUPLES.

SURPRISE THE SWISS AUTHORITIES.

(Through Reuter's AnkÑOY.]

GENEVA, May 6th. At the Economie Conference, 1. In consequence of a modification Theunis read a telegram from the of the police measures for the pro- Pan-American Commercial Confer-tection of the Russian delegates the ence Washington, expressing incident is now considered slosed.. warmest wishes and hoping that the Russian seruples have surprised labours of the Economic Conference the Swiss authorities, who point out will contribute to the reconstruction that they were merely fulfilling & of Europe and the amelioration of duty in protecting the Sovieters and living conditions among all nations, the measures were nowise so string.

AB those of the Hague Confer M. Theunis is sending a telegramence following the Geneva Economic He accuerd the Government of of thanks in the name of the Con meeting, when the passage leading throwing discord into industry ference. just when trade was beginning to

LONDON, May 5th. The last day of the debate in the House of Commons on the Trades Union Bill opened with, a speech by Mr. Lloyd George, who criticis The Herald Tribune states thated the ambiguities of the Bill, and it has aroused more indignation and opposed it on the grounds that it resentment in official circles than was unwise and inexpedient at pre. |(Applause.) has been manifest for some time. sent. There is no doubt the President stands aquarely behind Mr, Mellon's argumenta. Treasury officials were so anxious to obtain the necessary authority from Mr. Kellogg for the issue of Mr. Mellou's rejoinder, that they got in touch with him at the 18th hole of the Chevy Chase golf | course, when he immediately ap- proved of the publication at Wash- ington.

Offcials are chiefly surprised that the Note was sent in order to

answer a semi-private letter by Mr

Melton.

The New York Times states that the Note has completely surprised

oficiale.

Mr. Mellon's Explanation.

WASHINGTON, May 5th, Mr. Mellon has made a lengthy statement in which he said that while the treasury does not desire a controversy with Britain, it deems it its duty in view of the British Note to present facts and explain differences.

recover,

The Debate,

The debate on the Opposition side was wound up by Mr. J. H. Thomas, whose vigorous attack ou the Bill pleased the Labourites.

Community's Eights,

RIOTS IN INDIA.

SEQUEL TO TEMPLE DISPUTE.

{THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY")"

to the Russians' rooms in the hotel was walled up.

AMERICA'S NATIONAL

DISASTER.

RICH AREAS RUINED.

MISSISSIPPI VICTIMS'

ORDEAL.

{BRUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}-

New Orleans, May 5th. Heavy rains are adding to the misery of the quarter million people who have been rendered homeless by the floods, while over 45,000 in- habitants of the northern and ven: tral parishes of Louisiana

&TB

He accused the Government of MANY KILLED AND INJURED. using the majority to try and cripple the woriters' only-bargain-- ing power. The Labour Party would fight the Bill because it

BOMBAY, May 5th. showed class bias. If the Minis-

The Evening News of India re terialists believed the Bill would

ports # serious fracas in the deter a man from striking, they

famous Kaarinath temple, at were living in a fool's paradise. Rikhandee, Udaipur, between sects The Labourites, stood four-square of Jains, regarding the right to SHANGHAI, May 6th.

against the Bill, and the agitation perform the flag-hoisting ceremony According to forsign sources, the

would continue if the Bill were

in the temple. Japanese diplomatic policy towards

passed,

Five Jains were killed and 180 threatened with eviction from their China is as yet indefinite, owing

injured.

homes by the formation of a great to the various opinions held in

Sir Thomas Inskip (Solicitor-

Street Fights.

lake there owing to breaches in the official Tokyo circles. Some

General), replying for the Govern

LAHORE, May 5th..

levees. tions urge that the present Govern.

the single question The casunities in the fighting Nearly half a million acres of rich ment should follow the lines former-

which emerged was whether the between Hindus and Mohamme-cotton and sugar lands have been ly adopted by Mr. Shedcharn-

There follows a statement by Mr.

interests of the trades unions or dans, mentioned last night, now

flooded. Three million acres of land that is to keep Japan absolutely

the interests of the community amount to 14 dend and 100 wound are flooded in Louisiana alone, independent with regard to Chinese diction, St. Roman left Senegal Mellon who says in his communica tion to Mr. Hibben that Britain was

ed. Half the latter are Hindus, were greater. internal affairs, while others insist yesterday

Refugees' Plight. No community could long survive the others being Sikhs and Mos-- on the Government's cooperation Bucks, 600 miles north of Pernamonly mentioned as incidental to a with the British Government in buco. It is unknown whether he general thesis and that the figures which suffered a stronger power

has reconverted his machine into in the British Note were apvarently than itshoff within its borders.

Funeral parties attending the He emphasised that the Bill had burials of those killed have been a seaplane to comply with the used in a technical accounting sense, French official condition.

and this is the real cause for the

been drawn so that there must be limited to 100 each, accompanied by apparent disagreement.

no doubt about the legality of an armed escorts. ordinary industrial strike.

Sec-

sending troops to China to sup- tpress all-Commmnistic agitation.-

SOVIET DOCUMENTS IN

PEKING RAID.

RUSSIAN FOREIGN. MINIS- TER'S VIEWS.

MORE TALK OF "FORGERIES."

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

Moscow, May 6th.

M. Litvinoff, interviewed regard-.

During the meeting many resolu tions were passed, one being to support Chiang Kai Shek and urging the Government to take an expedi- tion against the Hankow Govern- ment; to help the oppressed pro- letariat classes under the yoke of Bolshevist in Hunan and Hupeh;ing the Soviet documents alleged and, finally, it was unanimously de- to have been seized in the Peking cided to organise ́a Merchants' raid, declared the lists published Organisation to support the Nation by the Ankuachua showed that most ist Revolution. Al merchants are of the materials seized were the appealed to participate.

usual informatory reports to be

FEARS AS TO HIS SAFETY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, May 6th. Despite the Government's inter

hound for St.

Paul

A Pernambuco despatch reports that St. Roman is three hours over- due and that fears are folt for his safety.

(EARLIER TELEGRAMS.]

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

Hankow "Reda "' Moribund Government.

SHANGHAI, May 5th. The Communist clique at Hankow is believed to be on its last legs,

As regards facts he declares that now off- the British Government cially confirms the principal point made by Mr. Mellon in his letter to

ment, said

Second Reading Fassed. The closure was carried by 388 Mr. Hibben, namely that beginning to 168, after which Mr. J. B. with September 1st, 1928, and as- Clynes' motion for rejection of the suming that the French debt agree-Bill was defeated by 388 to 171, meat is ratified, it will receive from and the Bill was read a second its own debtors and from Germany time. sums sufficient to cover the current

lema.

There has been no further riot ing, but six armoured cars are stationed at the police station to meet any emergency, and armed military pickets have been posted at the city gates. Business is at a standstill.

Precautions Taken.

DEK, May 5th.

-AM

LATER. The flood refugees are huddled under strips of canvas spread from the branches of trees, or are crowd- ed in tents. Others are travelling in motor-cars, astride of mules, or afoot, along all the roade of centro! Louisiane, to safety; but a worse

followed the highway as far as pos case is that of those who, having

sible, now crouch on the tops of the levees exposed to the rage of the élements, awaiting the coming of relief boats.

doomed

The levees have given way at two new places, and millions, of The Liberal vote was split, seven

The authorities, fearing a gallons of muddy water have been payments due to the United States Liberals voting for the Government, percussion of the riot trouble, have added to the stupendous flood

The Conservatives and Labourites as a precaution posted mounted counties.

sweeping over thirteen voted strictly on party lines. The police at various danger points. final stages of the debate were

Meanwhile all ie quiet. quite tranquil.

Government.

U.S. Press Comment,

Important Amendment. Chief among the Government amendments to the Trades Unjon Bill is the virtual re-drafting of

Clause one, which declared a strike

SOVIET REPRESENTATIVES AT GENEVA.

RESENT POLICE

PRECAUTIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 8th. and the Hankow Government is

The Washington Post, in a leader expocted to fall shortly through on the British Note, regrete that. shortage of funds.

this question has come to the front Hankow has been facing a crisis at a time when other questions, For a similar purpose ali Kuomin-found in the office of every Military for several weeks. The natural re- notably the difference in policy fusal of foreigners to resume busi- with regard to China engrosh the tang members gathered at another Attache in any Legation in Peking. place. During the meeting any He declared, however, that this, the complete lack of control attention of the Anglo-American illegal if it has any object besides

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The paper admits the furtherance, of a trade dispute lectures were successively delivered nowise proved the authenticity of amongst the labouring classes, and Governments.

within the industry in which the

Moscow, May 5th. by Kuomintang leaders, who mostly all kinds of instructions, which it the added threat of attack on six that the British Government never

sides, is gradually working up to hinted at the cancellation of the strikers are engaged and is design that Government circles are in The offcial news agency states dwelt on anti-fled points.

was attempting to exhibit among

a climax and ignominious failure debts, and doubtless appreciates the ed and calculated to coerce the dignant over the reports from the Resolutions were passed to the the materials seized, whereof it was effect:

emphasised that the only document now stares the Government in the fact that irresponsible cancellation Government directly or by inflict Soviet delegation to the Economic taik has placed it in an embarrasing hardship on the community.Conference at Geneva with regard (1) To support the Central Kuo hitherto published, which was given

to their alleged treatment, parti- The difficulties were not eased by sing position. "Mellon, in putting. It further forbids the application cularly the hampering effects due mintang Government at Nanking; in the North China Standard, bore (2) To support the Northern Exalt the signs of forgery, including the recent severance of business bo- the quietus upon the Cancella-of any sms in furtherance of such to police attentions.

tween the Hankow banks and the tionists, could not have had in view strike. An addendunt to the same pedition; (8) To demolish the Han old spelling and a mass of gross Shanghai banks, and, though the the misrepresenting of the debt clause proclaims the illegality of kow Government; (4) To clear out mistakes.

Government thought to avert din situation or the wounding of the lockouts in similar terms.

ater by placing an embargo on feelings of the British Government. silver, going to the lengths of

Anglo-American friendship cannot searching every pedestrian and de- priving him or her of all silver be destroyed, and it is a pity that coins, the financial panic was.

face.

only

increased.

Swatow Mensced By *Rods," SWATOW, May 5th. The "Red" forces aro advanc ing slowly on Swatow, and there is considerable menace to the city unless sufficient reinforcemente arrive in time.

all counter-revolutionary elements; M. Litvinoff concluded by sssert- (5) Warnings to be given to ing the existence of a brand plan Sun Fo and Wang Ching Wei not to compromise, by forgeries, the to incline to the "Reds"; (0) To activity of Boviet Agents in try to effect the arrest of George China in an attempt to worsen the Hsu Chien and Tang Yan Tat; (7) relations of the Soviet with other Telegrams to be sent to Tang Seng Powers, particularly Japan Chi and Feng Yu Helang request-

"TIMES" ing them to adopt the Nanking

SUGGESTS THEIR SPEEDY PUBLICATION. polioy towards the Communists; (8) To support the Special Kuomintang at Shanghai (9). To appeal to THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] those loyal Kuomintang members to support the concentration of all

LONDON, May 6th A plea for the speedy publication authoritative powers to the Kuo mintang: (10) To strengthen the of the documente seized at the foundation of the Kuomintang, and Peking Soviet Embassy compound

raid is made by the Times, which It is understood to be the set (11) to deport Boródiu.

points out that any long delay in purpose of the "Reds" to set fire publication will encourage the cham- to the principal parts of the city, pions of the Soviet to scouse the and the populace is said to bo Peking Government of forgery or alarmed.

NANKING OUTRAGES. NOTHING DEFINITELY DONE

(THROUGH ROUINE'S AGENCY.)

PERING, May 6th.

of tampering with the captured cor- respondence; though to those who maintain their critical faculty, the

any difference of opinion has arisen."

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Pungent Paris Press Criticism.

PARIS, May 6th.. "The British Note has caught the United States Government in the

JE

act of making a dishonest man œuvre," declares Le Journal in gned the Anglo- A number of troops have already congratulating Great Britain in her

gesture arrived from Amoy, and more.are

American debt. ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈ expected from Fukier,

again been shown that it is unauf- ficient to draw up fantastic figures on paper to dispose of the debt problem.

Amoy Calin.

Axox, May 5th." It is believed that the next deve

Advice from British gunboate at lopment regarding the Nanking circumstances wherein the docu- Amoy indicate, that the city is outrages must occur among the Chancelleries and not in Peking, menta were seized are likely to be quiet, and that no trouble is ex- but doubts are growing whether regarded as a guarantee of authen. pected. anything further can be done, in ticity. "The Chinese are said to which case, as a well-known foreign oficial declared this morning, the have many admirable conjurers, but only, on anti-foreign outrages weights of documents from their question will be when and even they cannot produse hundred-

are to Doour.

afeaves,”

Yaugtake Quiet,

SHANGHAI, May 5th Shanghai is quiet, and no unto ward lacident has been reported

from, the Yangtas porta.

NICARAGUA'S AFFAIRS.

EFFECT OF AMERICA'S INTERVENTION.

(EEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

MANAGUA, May 6th. Despite the failure to roach an agreement with Mr. Stimson, Gen. eral Moncada has announced that he is prepared to order the Liberal troops to lay down their arms,

which will be handed over to the

The Soviet condemns these "un- liating restrictions" as evidence of precedented chicaneries and humi-

the insincerity of the League's in- vitation, and has instructed Ossin- sky, the chairman of the delegation, to demand the remedying of the complaints, otherwise the delega- tion will leave Geneva,

The demanda comprise a request that the League shall agree with the Soviet chairman with regard to reasonable methods of protect ing the delegation, and abolition of the humiliating police measures which restrict the liberty of the delegation; and further, that the League assure the delegation equal conditions with the other delega tions with regard to its work and communication rights, also equal participation in the conference

debates.

The Soviet adds that it intends

Effect On Wild Animals, The animals for the Singer game reserve have been driven out of

their homes and are searching for caches of food placed for them by agents of the conservation depart

ment.

The wild turkeys are so tame owing to hunger, that they gather the very edge of the refugee camps.

now at

DUTCH TAXATION.

DUTCH SUBJECTS ABROAD AFFECTED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMSTERDAM, May 5th. The Government has introduced lauders to be assessed for income, a Bill ordering non-resident Nether-

property, death, and defence taxes, similarly to resident citizens.

State officials are exempt, also those whose business compels their. residence abroad, providing their business is their principal source of income.

The Bill provides a penalty for the loss of nationality.

MEXICO'S MUCH DISCUSSED PETROLEUM LAW.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN "BERVICE

Maxico City, May 8th-- Oil legal experts

the final pi empe to declare that

The paper declares that it has United States troops, "It seems to reconsider the question of par delayed by Supreme Court decision.

The Echo de Paris is of opinion that Mr. Mellon's reply gives amal? hope for any change of heart in the United States on the question-of debt revision in the near future.

RESIGNATION OF A U.S. MINISTE....

· [THROUGH KRUTER'N'BUENCY.},

Caino, May 8th. The American Mirdster to Cairo, Dr. Howell, is resigning from July eth..

icon in League conferences, especially in Switzerland.

League Organisation,

of the new petrolaum law may boi with regard to the constitutionality.

certain that the United States will

The experts point out that the com panies may now file new applica be prepared to take the field ägainst

tionsjên' the District Courts, for in- us if fighting continues, declared

* Gretva, May 5th,

junctions against the Petroleum Law Moncada. He added that "since At the Economis Conference, M. and then, after the District Courts the continuation of Dias in the Jonhaus, the Secretary General of have given a ruling thereon, they presidency is essential to the United the French Labour Confederation, may make fresh appeals, it neces

submitted a resolution proposing sary, to the Supreme Court. States' programme, we are unable the establishment of an autonomous to resist, but we are not signing economic organisation within the any pense agreement, Bearing such League of Nations, consisting of an advisory conference appointed provision, we are forced by by the Governments, to meet at greater power to cease the fight, least onos every three years, and but sines pesce be the result, we also the establishment of an Inter- shall devote our efforts to helping national Economie Council of 18. to restore order, so that the members," 19 of whom should be the third reading of the Colonial Liberals may gain honent control in designated by the Gornal of the Probates Bill, which has mot ver the elections which will be super- League and 3 by the International been passed by the House of Couns

vised by the United Bislan MA | Labour Oflóa,

COLONIAL PROBATES.

[THROUGH ARUTER'S 'AUMNOT,]

LONDON, May 5th The House of Lords has passed