1927-05-24 — Page 7

THE HONG KONG DAILY

FRANCE HONOURS LINDBERGH.

HANKOW CLAIMS MANY "RED"

ARMY VICTORIES.

GENERALISSIMO REPORTS RESULT OF

THREE-DAY BATTLE,

SAYS NORTHERNERS ARE "COMPLETELY ROUTED."

WUHAN SURROUNDED.

Wankow's Military Council have issued a statement, which As they claim is based upon the "Red" Geurialissimo's report. the result of a ferre three-day buttle " they say that they have captured Shanghai And Sizing and the area along the Huig River, killed son and captured 5/80 enemy relais. completely routing" the 17th Amy (which recently went over to the Northerners). The "Reda" vanguards have reached Kaifrog and Chengebow, which latter city is reported to have fallen into the bonds of Feng Yu

king.

I

is pointed out that the resumption of the train service between Hankow and Chumation indicates that the Northerners have received a sermus set back and that the flankow troops have made a substitial advance towards Chengelow, from which city, it is requcted, the Japanese are evacuating their women and children.

"RED" ARMY

VICTORIES.

THE GENERALISSIMO'S REPORT.

(TURGHIGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, May 23rd.

•!

ARMY'S

SOUTHERN

ADVANCE.

THE STRUGGLE ON THE YANGTSZE.

BOMBARDMENT OF CHINKIANG.

OIL TANKS STRUCK.

(THROUGH. REITEL' AGENCY.

CRENKIANG, May 2nd. Struck by shells in the course of

a fierce bombardment started by the Northerners in the early hours of this morning, a fire broke out in one or both of the oil tanks at the Standard Oil Company's installa tion, and a serious menace to B

eity

was only stopped by the vigilance of the authorities.

The fire was kept under control, and by the time the Northern bom bardment had censed, had been alons extinguished. The North- erners maintained the bombard- ment until about 4.50 a.m.

Anti-Communist posters are mak-

STILL PROGRESSING NORTH-ing their appearance in the city.

WARDS.

Machine-Gun And Rifle Fire.

PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 24th, 1927. TRANS-ATLANTIC THE RUSSIANS AT

FLIGHT.

FURTHER DETAILS.

CROSS OF THE AWARDED

LEGION OF HONOUR.

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.)

Pants, May 23rd. At the Elysee, President Dou mergue decorated Captain Charles Lindbergh with the Cross of the Legion of Hounur.

Dodging The Clouds,

PARIS, May 2nd. The successful trans-Atlantic

GEVENA.

"CLIMB DOWN" BEFORE FIRM OPPOSITION.

CHINA'S

"CO-OPERATION."

WHAT MR. CHU ASSUMES.

THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, May gard.

AN EARTHQUAKE?

MAXIMUM MOVEMENTS

REGISTERED.

OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR'S

REPORT.

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MORE "TRUTH ABOUT JUTLAND."

ADMIRAL HARPER'S CANDID CRITICISM.

STRONG DEFENCE OF LORD JELLICOE.

According to the, Director of the Messrs. John Murray have pub- T. Fisher The Truth about Jutland " Royal Observatory (Mr. Claxton) particularly severe by Rear Admiral J. E. T. Harper, earthquake Jing occurred at an ap C.B., M.V.O. proximate distance of 2.000 kilo-

B

Turning to the battle of Jutland Harper recalls metres from Hong Kong presum-itself, Admiral

Jelfice's confidence that Beatty

Although a rupture at the Econally in Japan. ontie Conference seemed inevitable

On

the

Mr. Claxton says that the dis- could hold his own if he met the severe enemy, seeing that besides his six battle eruisers he had with him the four Queen Elizabeths " Fifth Battle Squadron.

He writes:-

in consequence of the Russians' turbanec was much re attitude the Co-ordination Comanit- than that recorded bere

British and occasion of the devastating earth

quake in 1923.

flyer, Lindbergh, subsisted merely tre, including the

a few sandwiches and water. He eneutered rain more than: 1,100 miles over the Atlantic, and constantly changed his attitude in

effort to dede the clouds, some- fitnes flying only a few feet from the waves, and at others' soaring 10,on feet.

Ho saw not a single ship between Newfoundland and Ireland.

He easily identified Paris by the glare of the beacon, and declared that he had still enough petrol when he landed, for another 1,000

miles.

to

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE ] The Next Aspirant.

NEW YORK, May 22nd.

Byrd intends Commander Follow the trail aeross the Atlantic rinzed by Lindbergh, whose feat almost Comar. Byrd declares is superhuman."

[THROUGH RATER'S AGENCY.] Casualties Among The Crowd.

United States' members, stuck to their guns, and the Russians gave way.

The first preliminary tremor was registered at 6.30.56 m. (Hong first Kong Standard Time), the The Russian delegates are reenv ing congratulations for this spirit transverse waves being recorded at of conciliation, which it is believed 8.40.10 aan. and the first long waves is actuated as a result of frequentat 6.41,50. consnitations which the Russians have been having with American delegates with reference to the ans jeet of obtaining credits, and for which the Russians have abandon. ed their hitherto uncompromising attitude.

Mr. Chao San Chu (China) u the course of yesterday's debate, expressed satisfaction at the adop tion of the principle of commercial quality and reciprocity and assur- ed the Conference of Clona's co- operation in the carrying of it out. He assumed that the Conference tacitly approved the Chinese claim

reasonable to possess tariffs, and he voted for the reports. The landing ground to-day was

before the Conference, without pre- to the The wings and juice to China's claims of all kinds. indescribably strewn with wreckage fuselage of the aeroplane were abolition of Extraterritorial and places near Yengehow,rity in the early morning, and a considerably damaged by souvenir Consular Jurisdiction, besides other

(Wah Ts: Yot Paoy.

All last night the rattle of machine-guns and rifle fire on considerable scale was heard along both banks of the river above and

The Southerners now engaging A biegram from Hunkow, dated with Sun Chuan Fang's troops to the 21st inst., says that the Military the north of Kiangsu, report far. į below Chinkiang. The Northerners commenced a bombardment of the Council state that they have the ther victories and have following report from Tang Seng several

takru

Chi, the tieneralissimo of the Ran-situated on the Grand Cana

Along the Tientsin Pakow Rac- kow armies: Our furres opened an attack on the enemy at Shang way they also claim to have nd- tsai, Siping and Hashuicheng tallvaired enisiderably northwards runt between Bankow and and Peng, now held by the Chengelow, in Hanan) on the 14th Shantung troops as their tempor- ary headquarters, is being seriously inst. after a feree three-day battle on the 17th, we captured Shang-threatened. tsai and Siping and the along the Hung river, killing over 5,000 and capturing 5,000 of

ILTON

"Hupek For The Hupohites."''

shell struck the installation. One of the oil tanks caught fire, but after it had been blazing for half an hour it was got under control, and within an hour and a half was extinguished. There were no casualties.

Some of the Northern she's fell in the anchorage, and others in the SHANGHAI, May 23rd.- According to foreign reports, the city. Several buildings were seri Hupeh generals, including Shaously damaged. Tao Yin and Liu Tso Lung (whose

Pants. May and. Ten-persons injured, two of them eritically, is the tale of last night's casunities owing to the crash of the crowds awaiting Lindbergh's a rival.

haufers.

Photographer a waited patiently fiscal restrictions. all day long for Lindbergh to awake and were finally gratified Hubay lawn, clad in pyjamas, in by the airman's appearance on the which he posed. He anaounced his mother immediately. intention to visit Capt. Nungesser's

Congratulations From French President.

sent.

теуелце

LATE!:

The United States' delegation at the Economic Conference emphatic ally deny that they and the Soviet

ing loans and credits. delegates have negotiated regard

DE PINEDO'S BIG FLIGHT.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

Sr. Jouss, Newfoundland,

May 23rd.

i

The amplitude of one of the early preliminary tremors was 30 milimetres a very much larger tre- mor than that of the big 1923 earth. quake. There were several maxi amu movements, the largest being of about 80 milimetres. The move- ments died away at 10a.m. this though another small morning,

of the

It is probable, however, that Jellicoe would have been somewhat less easy in his wind if he ad thought Bratty would divide his forces and go into netion unsup

for powerful ported by these

shins...

a. 1.

Beatty now made a decision which was to cost us dearly a few hours

At 10:30

the Fifth lator Battle Squadron was ordered to take stufiou on a compass hearing N.W. and distant five miles fron Lion (Beatty's Ringship?.

It is incomprehensible why such a position was selected for this

He made powerful force. fatal and elementary mistake of dividing, his force Bothat he could

This produced results which can:" cathquake was recorded at 10.56.aly engage with part of them. insting till 11.20-0.14.

only be termed disastrous.

Mr. Claxton is surprised that the When the enemy was reported in shoek, was not severely felt locally ight: Bently's battle cruisers

had just allered course to the south

The end says that, unless the seismic eastwaril, the signal to do so hav Bags could not be distinguished bu there must have been great

Barham, Hauship of the 5th Battle disturbance was under the sening beva made by flags.

eatastrophe.

Squadron, at the distance she had

(No news had reached us of any calamity, up to the time of going to press is morning. Į

THE 5TH ARMY AT ST.

QUENTIN.

GENERAL COUGH AND A MINISTER.

"MY RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION."

stationed, and it was not re- peated to her by other means at the Lion's disposal.

Fatal Minutes.

it was some minutes, therefore, before Evan-Thomas realised that The battle cruisers had, altered rourse.

As they had also increased speed to knots, the 5th Battle Squadron was soon left over ten miles astern, and was for some time actually out of sight:

This failure, in the Lion, to convey the executive order to larn. to the Barham still further Melayed the time at which these powerful battleships could come into action to support the battle cruisers.

Turning to previous published versions of Jutland, Admiral Har- per writes:

President Doumergue message of congratulation to Pre- sident Coolidge, who replied thank ing him, and referring sorrowfully to the loss of Nungeaser, adding that the progress of aviation was Sir Alan Cobbato has flown over largely due to France's genius. to Paris from Croydon, so as per govern Hupeh" and that no alien dard Oil Company's installation,sonally to congratulate the Ameri- troops are to he admitted to Hupeh and the police have requested the can flier on behalf of British air- York, has flown from thence to achievements of these Rochdale | specially where they refer to our

The local Chinese were this morn. troops are surrounding Wo-han) ing showing considerable alarm at have declared that Hupehites the report of the fire at the Stan-

foreign authorities to remove the nien, oil as soon as possible.

the enemy rebels. The Seventeenth Army (which recently went over to the Northerners) has been complete We exptured 10 field ly routed.

and 20,000 guns, 20 machine guns,

We lokt rounds of ammunition.

territory. 700 men. Our vanguards have reached Chowkinkow (on the Tasha-

General Sha Tan Yin's troops ho river) and are now advancing have advanced to "Pat Fun Hill,” towards Kaifeng and Chengehow. mutside Wuchang city, and are CR- Whether tor the foregoing gaging in a fight with the pro claims are wholly true, the fact Red troops led by General Yeh that the train service has been Ting. On the other side a large

About C.30 p.m. to-day, the ac- and mumber of Szechumeze, troops, who resumed.. between Chumation (in Honau, 150 miles are threatening Kinkow, near Wu- tivity along the Ianks, which had from Hankos) which was recently chang, have come to grips with censed since last night, was resum- held by the Northerners, indicates the "Red" troops under Generaled, considerable rifle and machine that the Hankow troops bave made ti. Pan Hain. substantial advance towards. Cheng,

chow.

TIJ

Hankow

HANKOW STILL IN PRECARIOUS POSITION,

NAVAL WIRELESS. ]

HASKOW, May 22nd. The position at Hankow is no clearer to-day, S

General Sha Tao Yin has made no move of importance since his ultimatum demanding the surren der of the Communist leaders.

A further threat from Yang Sen is expected shortly.

"REDS" RAY OF HOPE.

NAVAL WIRELESS. ] ·

SHANURA, May 22nd.

Contrary to the above reports, the Eastern News Agency says that Wa-han has returned to "normal conditions."

British Convoy's Report. A British convoy arrived from down-river at 3 pan. to-day, and reported that none of the vessels had been fired on.

gun fire commencing from the North bank, about 7.30 p.m. the guns on Silver Island shelled the Northern positions.

Severe Fighting. report by the Stories are now in cireniation of According to Diplomatic Corps, and as a result an attack on Gold Island by the of their investigation, the Han- Northerners last night, and it is kow leaders do not harbour, any said that there was a severe engage hostility towards General Chiang ment between the defenders and the Kai Shek. This includes General inading parties. Tang Seng Chi, who is reported to have declared that he is not in favour of Communism.

THE WUHU OCCUPATION.

A BRITISH PROTEST.

[NAVAL WIRELESS. ]

A.P.C.

Nationalists

Wray, May 22ed. The Senior Naval Officer has lodged a strong protest with the Marshal Feng Yu. Hsiang has Nationalist Commissioner for For

the gained a considerable victory at eign Affairs as the result of the Chengehgy, after a most severe en re-occupation of gagement with the Fengtienites, it premises. is reported.

Chengchow is an important june tion leading in one direction to Peking and in the other to Shensi, and Feng Yu Heiang's reported vic tory is regarded as highly impori- viow of the precarious ant in position of the Communists at Hankow.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S ADENOY.] Another Report.

A wireless message from Hankow states that military bendquarters here claim that the "Christian General, Feng Yu Hsiang, advanc Honanfu, captured from ing Chengchow. (Continued at foot of next column),

On Friday the vacated the premises, taking away the wireless dustallation, but the house was again entered to-day and new Wireless Telegraphy Station coriatructed.

Japanese Women And Children Leaving Chengshow.

SHANGHAL, May 23rd.

It is further rumoured that the Nationalists are contemplating ài counter-move from Chinkjang to- night.

present

į

More Enthusiasm,

PARIS, May 22nd. The United States Einbassy was enthusiastic * Mecca" of the crowds calling on Lindbergh to show himself, which he eventually loaging to the United States Am- | lid, clad in a suit and shirt be bassador, as he did not bring nay luggage of his own.

Lindbergh, blushing scarlet, found the acclimations embarrassing, and After this he able to withdraw. heared a sigh of relief when he was faced a second ordeal when telling the story of his flight to newspaper-

jaca.

A telegram from Trepassey says that De Pinedo, who since his new machine from Italy arrived in New

Chicago, Montreal, across Canada and has left for the Azores en route to Italy.

ANOTHER BIG NON-STOP

FLIGHT.

BRITISH-AIRMEN ACCOM- PLISH A GREAT FEAT.

FORCED DESCENT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIMLA, May 22nd. The British airmen Carr and Gilman, trying a non-stop flight To a question as to what was the from London to Calcutta, had the worst moment of the trip, the air-bad luck to make a forced descent man laughingly replied, Sure, when they had nearly reached India, coming down in the Persian this: "

Gulf yesterday evening, 45 miles south-east of Bunder Abbas.

The airmen were picked up by a ship.

LATER. The machine is a total wreck. Nearly Broke Record,

Visit To Nungesser's Mother. There was a dramatic manepi visited Lindbergh Inter when Madame Nungesser. He entered moved that he was momentarily un- the house barcheaded, and was able to speak. Finally, in a abak-

LONDON, May 22nd. So far as can at present be an ing voice, and speaking in English,, he told her how he reserved his

the mother for

of certained, Carr and Gilman en first visit Nungesser, whom he knew in Newjoyed for an hour the honour of holding the world's non-stop record York, and whose courage he so much admired. He conveyed the flight. The airmen landed in the is at

the Persian Gulf at 9.15 in the evening, The situation

grief of all America that obscure, though the recent milit- search had hitherto proved fruit- British summer time, on Saturday: If, as appears likely, they beat the ary activity would indicate a severe less.

French Paris-Jask record, they thus held the world's record until battle in the vicinity very shortly.

10.22 in the evening, when Lind- [NAVAL WIRELESS, Į

bergh landed at Le Bourget. Reinforcements For Hanking.

NANKINO, May 22nd. General Chiang Kai Shek is bringing large numbers of troops to Nanking by train, and a fair Percentage are being immediately sent over to the Pukow side..

The situation is more normal,

without sniping from the shore. steamers being allowed to pass

Destroyers Under Fire.

SHANGHAI, May 22nd. H.M.S. Hawking has arrived. The Japanese destroyers Hinoki and Yanagi, which left Shanghai for Hankow yesterday afternoon, were fired on at noon to-day off Kiaugyin by the Northerners from the left bank of the river, and by

A Peking telegram from Cheng chow states that the Japanero com- munity at Chengchow has decided the Southerners from the right to soud the women and children to honk. The Yanagi replied and

the attackers. silenced Peking in view of the fact that the Homan theatre of war is shifting

vessel was damaged. northward.

Neither

When the speech was translated, Madame Nungenser bravely declar ed that she had noc lost hope, but thereafter she broke down and sobbed, and held Lindbergh in her

arms.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE] British Press Tributes,

LONDON, May 2nd. The British newspapers

Captain to glowing tributes Lindbergh.

The Atlantic Ocean has now been

pay

one occasion has the Northern Atlantic been crossed by aeroplane. flown by several men, but on only

This was the effort by Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Brown, who crossed from Saint Johns, New- foundland, to Clifden, Ireland in 1910.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Mussolini's Message.

ROME, May 23rd. Signor Mussolini kas saut pays tribute to the superhuman will message to Lindbergh in which he

a feat that in one which has taken, space by storm and which will ever remain in the subdued it, memory of mon, and to the glory of Lindbergh and his people."

The French record was 3,345 milee, while Carr and Gillman ap parently have flown 3,400 miles, or only 200 less than Lindbergh himself.

THE ROYAL TOUR. [Through Reuter's AGENCY-]

LONDON, May 22nd. H.M.B., Itendum, with the Duke and Duchess of York on board, will sail on Monday on completion of the New Zealand and Australian tours, which have been immensely successful throughout.

The Duke was particularly in- terested in the work ofthe Fair- bridge Farmers School at Pinjnera, where young immigants are trained for a farm carcer.

Homeward Bound. PERTH, West Australia,

May 23rd. H.M.B. Renown, with the Duke and Duchess of York aboard, has Bailed for England.

In "The History of the 24th Lancashire Fusiliere," published by the Rockdale Obereer, Captain C II. Potter and Captain A. S. C. Fothergill have put on record the

Territorial soldiers throughout the war, and particularly their part in the retreat of the 5th Army before the big German attack of March 1918, when, in 10 days, their fight ing strength was reduced from officers and 753 other ranks to one oficer and 60 men.

General Sir Ruhert Gough, who commanded the 5th Army and who contributes a foreword, speaking of

The Official Narrative" is a caricus, disjointed production.

often half Important facts are hidden in the form of foot-notes, battle feet, white Lord Jellicoe's dignified and fully justified criti- disins of its errors and defects, published in the form of au ap pendix, are answered by querulous interjection quite out of keeping with an official publication.... As an authentic record it can only be described as thoroughly unsatis factory.

.on

Mr. Churchill's "Impartiality." Mr Winston Churchill, who has

11s tuis

viewa lately given Jutland, must be suspect from the time when he claimed to have

Admiral Bratty,

that the

"this great St. Quentin battle of "discovered ".

decisions which i had the March 1916," says of the Darrative and tried to impress on the public of Captains Potter and Fothergill: honour of taking (as First bord of This story, if, indeed, further the Admiralty) in regard to him proof were required, should dis were most serviceable to the Royal. pose of the tales, once so freely Navy and to the British arms.

This being ao, we cannot expect hraited abroad, that the 5th Army gave way before that great to find Mr. Churchill indulging in German attack in an inexplicable, criticism which might reflect grave ly on his own judgment, but we do if not in a disgraceful, manner.

Ilow such na idea was circulated expect from a statesman of his or became current need not be distinction impartial handling in entered on here, but I confess it his presentation of facts. Unhap he fails ne badly in still fills me with a righteous in- pily dignation when I recall that a this respect on more than certain Cabinet Minister said to ocension.-.

me:

You will admit that your troops left their position at times

before they should have."

It never was the role of the 5th Army to hold the line or attempt |

SCHOOL IN GAOL.

one.

to hurt back the German on CONVICTS' HOMEWORK" IN

operations were slaught

to be conducted on the principle of a rearguard delaying the onemy to the utmost while avoid ing decisive action.

CELLS.

ROTTERDAM. Attempts are being made to or- ganise in the State prison in Rotter It Was Decisive..

dum a system of education that will The Germans staked all on win- render the convicts, on release, bet- ning this battle, and with it theter, equipped as law-abiding mem war. They did not win it, though bers of the community.

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they undoubtedly went near doing Hitherto teachers have visited Like all those who stake each prisoner separately in his or one last throw, hor cell. Now the experiment in everything on their hopes and morale were being tried of teaching a dozen or liable to disappear if that is. more in a class held in the chapel carries. In this narrative read and lasting one hour per week-20 ers will find evidences of this minutes gramintr.and composition, psychological fact before ten days 20 minutes arithmetic,, and 20 of battle closed. By then the minutes' general knowledge. The hopes of the Germans of winning pupils are provided with notebooks this battle and with is the war aud pencils and must continue their vanished. It was decisive. From studies in their cells.

It is hoped shortly to introduce a that moment the Germans had in truth lost the war and we had course of English which will help won it, though much remained to the men, in work at the harbour.

There are also 'apocial classes in 'be done,

a male-voino gymmastice, while choir numbering 24 members, and singing in four-part harmony, is having an excellent effect on the prisoners as well as producing good is to be formed shortly. musical results. A women's choir

"I was on the right of the second wave in the attack," writes Captain Potter of one incident, "and in a state of absolute funk. I helped myself along by repeating under any broath the words of

Josu, Lover of my Boul.'"