THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 6th,
FOREIGN TROOPS FOR NORTH CHINA.
SHANSI'S GOVERNOR HOLDS THE
KEY OF THE SITUATION.
HANKOW "REDS" REPORT IMPENDING "EVACUA-
TION OF PEKING,"
DENIAL FROM THE CAPITAL.
NO ABNORMAL TROOP MOVEMENTS.
HAVE THE SOUTHERNERS CROSSED
THE YELLOW RIVER?
A local Chinese newspaper reports that representatives of Five Foreign Powers-Britain, United States, France, Italy and Japan- held a meeting at Tientsin on the 4th instant to discuss the ques-
on of reinforcements for North China.
One of the latest telegram's to hand announces that the Borderers are leaving Shanghai to-day for Tientsin.
The Reds" military organization at Haukow have issued a. statement to the effect that the Fengtien troops are about to evacuate Peking. Evidently, the wish was father to the thought, As the Fengtienites have followed with a statement that there is no intention of evacuating the capital.
There still appears to be considerable doubt on which side Shansi's Governor intends to throw in his lot. The Fengtien authorities, we learn, are keeping a sharp eye" on him, as it is recognised that he holds the key position in North China. Should the Southerners get into Chihli or even should they do well in Shantung, it is very probable that Shansi's "Model Governor will speedily come down on the Southern side of the fenge. Meanwhile, it is stated, that it is not officially known whether the Southerners have erosed the Yellow River.
AT CHENGCHOW.
Wah Tat Fat Pac).
SHANGHAI, June 5th.
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, accom- panied by one of General Tang Seng Chi's subordinates, Lin Hing, has arrived at Chengehow. Gen eral Tang in expected to arrive there shortly after the damaged section of the Kin-Han Railway! between hengehow and suchow is repaired.
A
CLEAN-SLATE"
SCHEME.
(Wah Trz Fat Poo).
SHANGHAI, June 5th. According to the Eastern News Agency, the Ankuochun Govern- ment will embark upon a "nieun- slate scheme" to be rid of all sus- pected elementa especially among the Shantung-Chihli troops, who Burrendered
10 the Southerners
with almost no resistance. They
A GENERAL TRUCE.
(Wah Ta Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, June 5th.
TRANS-ATLANTIC
FLIGHT.
LULL ON THE
FRONTS.
UNKNOWN DESTINATION.
"COLUMBIA" STARTS.
NO CHANGE IN THE GENERAL SITUATION.
(RKÚTOR'S AMERICAN BREVICE.]
its
(NAVAL WIRELESS. Į
NEW YORK, June 3rd. The Bellauca monoplane Colam SHANGHAI, June 4th. There is no change in the general, which is to be flown by the situation, a luil being reported on irinan Chamberlin, is, with the fronts. The Chinese authori- tanks filled, lying in Curtis Field ten report that mines have been ready to start, weather permitting, laid in the Northern Channel ap- to some un-named point in Europe. proaching Woosung.
The gwapapers state that Berlin
HANKOW, June 4th.
On June 1st Tom Mann left this port y a British steamer.
The first American convoy with oil evacuated from Ichang arrived on June 3rd.
Hankow is quiet, but the auti Red movement is steadily gaining ground.
WOHU, June 4th.
A number of Spanish priests ar rived here on June 2nd.
to
CHINKIANG, June 4th. Chiang Kai Shek returned Chinkiang yesterday, after making A specch to л mass meeting at Yanchow. He leaves for Nanking to-day.
The Northerners have broken the banks of the Grand Canai 10 miles above Shapu.
HEAVY CASUALTIES IN HONAN.
SOUTHERN LOSSES ESTIMAT- ED AT 10,000.
MAY 30th AT HANKOW.
The May 30th Anniversary passed off quietly in. Hankow. Large meet- inga bad been arranged and there took place with many anti-British And anti-Imperialistic apooches forming the chief feature at the
is the destination of the aviatora. Six Oranges And Ten Sandwiches.
New York, June 4th. Equipped with aix oranges and ten chicken sandwiches the aviator Chamberlain started to-day on his flight to Europe.
Financial Backer's Reticence.
LATER.
Levine is the inancial backer of the fight. Even his wife was un- aware that he was accompanying
Chamberim. She fainted when her husband atepped into the machine.
Further Details. Chamberku ́s inonoplane "Colum- bia 8 carrying a hanured letters addressed to persons in Europe.
The machine was preceded by a false start, it being unable to rise.
The plane weighs 1,850 pounds and its total weight with fuel is
5,650 pounds.
The armen declared petrol was carried surkcient for 4,000 miles.
Levine is evuldent of' success, and declared that he was consider ing the turning over of the "Colum bia, after the voyage, to Sir Alan Colbam for a flight from London to India.
The "Columbia " started with a favourable 20-mile-an-hour wind.
It appears that it was originally accompany her husband, but was the sudden prevented, owing to illness of her mother,
A Now Destination?
1927.
THE KUOMINTANG PROBLEM.
DIFFICULTIES IN A CHANGE TO AN ANTI-SOVIET
POLICY.
FRIENDLIER TENDENCY TOWARDS BRITAIN,
[BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY. Į
Whereas the Government is con-
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NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
NEWS BY MAIL.
AIR UNITS IN CHINA.
In a written reply to Mr. Rhys Davies, the Secretary of State for War states that letters to relatives and friends in Great Britain from
meti
serving in His Majesty's Forses in China are not censored.
At
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the
special meeting of Cabinet, on May 2nd, with Eor! Beatty, Sir George Milne (Chief of the Imperial General Staff), and Sir Hugh Tranchard (Marshal of the Royal Air Force) in attendance, one of the subjects under discussion is understood to have been tho ad-
visability of sending a strong air force to China.
The problems confronting the
From the very outset there was Kuomintang are in many respecte against the over-organization
a psychological reaction in Nanking more importané and more serious ankow. The Communists who hau than those facing the Nationalist always been the advocates of strict Government at Nanking. And the organization and discipline, became
it was only that which gave them two have to be separated for any their power, were away. As Bore. discussion of current issues, for din once said, Nunking was in the there are many elements in the hands of three anarchists and two distinctively Kuomintang, us, for anarchists, he meant Wu Tze Hui, Nanking Government which are not Kwangsi generals. By the three instance, the co-option of
the Tsai Ynen Pei and Li Shih treng, Shanghai bankers for the manage intellectuals who normally follow nent of finances, while not the policy of extreme individualien, of whole party is in harmony at the faissez faire in all things. Such moment with Nanking. Mr. Women do not naturally become part Ching Wei still remains in Hankow, of a highly systematized form of where there are other important Government. They rather serve in Kuomintang leaders who for prin ciple or as a result of coercion still party councils, where one may talk
It was officially announced at remain in the Communist capital.
endlessly on all topics and deter
Home that the strength of the air mine great problems for others to cerned with questions of organiza Dr. C. C. Wa brought something is the equivalent of five squadrons carry out. Mr. Hu Han Min and units in or on their way to China tion, military and foreign affairs, of the old Canton spirit to Nanking,. the, Party has to meet the single but they had not the youth of the of acroplazes, with a personnel of serious problem of purification, country to work with as they had 700 of all ranks. which is not so simple in view of the had at Canton. It will take time secrecy of the Communist Party of and there will have to develop an China and in the face of a four esprit such as Canton knew but the British Red Cross Society is year old propaganda n favour of which was wrecked in the Com- taking steps to form a branch of Soviet Russia. It may be easy to munist dictatorship at Hankow. the Society in Hong Kong for the paint Borodin as a foreign devil, Nanking must begin where Canton benefit of the British troops in the but it is not qute as facile a task began and that is a great distance Colony. A supply of comforts has to wipe out the years of anti-Britishack.
already been sent, and a substantial - agitation and 10 convince the
sum has been placed to the credit masses that Russia
Kuomintang e. Communism, not the
of the Governor of Hong Kong, for Kuomintang angelic friend she was painted to
leaders, the purchase of such additional he during the days when the Kuo. 'whether the progress 11 sicw or hospital comforts as may be re-
nat B important aquired. mintang was fighting Great Britain rapid is afone as the most dangerous of whether it is on the basis of the Powers. A change of orientation Kuomintang programme or on the The Y.M.C.A.. representatives in from a pre to an anti-Soviet policy bugia of Communism or neo-Shanghai, having asked for funds implies the recognition of a series Tuchunisia. There is within the to erect a recreation but inside the of errors which naturally reflect Kuomintang and near to it anong British Hospital, a special appeal
B:
But
to
The War Office announces that
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It is reported that Chiang Kai various gatherings. A new outlav intended that Mrs. Levine should on the leadership of the party sympathizere a group who suggest was made and within 48 hours
and which, therefore, implies the that this anti-Lommunist reaction cheque for £500, the full amount, re- need of sounder leadership.
Few leading the party into a morass quired, was received at Y.M.C.A. men are big enough in personality of confusion and disorganization Headquarters from a donor who de- and daring to meet such a crisis which is just as dangerous to it and sires to remain anonymous without equivocation. Much of the the country as its former alliance provide a corner of home for our present confusion in ideas and or with the Communists. NEW YORK, June 5th.
This group men in the British Hospital." The onc envisages consista largely of Anglo-Saxon special fund for which Sir Arthur berlin reported 30 miles off Cape within the Rumuintang is due to educated Chinese, who believe that Yapp appealed to cover the special
At 7.10 yesterday evening, Chan-ganization which Race flying eastwarde,
the difficulties arising from this methods of eficient organization Defence Force work in Shanghai problem.
and management may be adapted has reached close on £7,000, says by Chinese to Clunese purposes the China Express & Telegraph. without the intemediaries of Soviet Russia.
of posters denouncing Chiang Kai Shek, Feng Yu Hsiang and Tang Shek and Great Britain appeared Seng Chi agree to a general truce, during the day, but it was reported that the former were later torn number of foreign military down in the French and ex-British A
representing five Concessions, commanders, Powers, met un the 4th inst. in! the Japanese commander's private residence in Tientsin for the pur- pose of considering the possibility of reinforcing foreign troops in North China,
BORDERERS GOING TO
TIENTSIN.
[THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 5th. The Second Battalion of the Bor derers is leaving for Tientsin to morrow aboard H.M.S. Herminius.
NEWS FROM THE YANGTSZE.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
WUHU, June 3rd.
will also, on the one hand, make In view of the warning issued by the British naval authorities, the newly formed local society has
efforts to strengthen the unity be tween the Heilungking, Kirin and
made
attempt
to
search
Fengtien forces' and, on the other; steamers, but all passengers land-
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A report prevailed the following day that. Borodin had Hankow, but it was also said that he had not been seen.
Large numbers of wounded con- tinue to arrive-in Hankow, from the
Honan front, and it has been re- liably ascertained that the actual members of these are estimated at somewhere nea 10,000. The 4th, 6th and 30th Armies have been the worst sufferers and badly cut up. Wounded are said to be arriving from the south in considerable num- bers at Wuchang
Wahu remains quiet as does Nan king. At Chinkiang the day pase ed off quietly on shore, though a large procession went through the Concession. There were, however, no incidenta.
The customary procession formed the chief item of the day at Ningpo, also, but everything remained quiet there likewise. A boycott on all British cargoes has been declared, beginning with to-day.
At Amoy, Admiral Lin was sue cessful in preventing the crowds from entering the International Settlement in accordance with his promise. Pickets were also station ed in Kulang, Fukien. Processions evident.-North China Daily News,
were quiet and no disturbances were
to influence You Shih Shan, the ing on the Bund are being subject-CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO Governor of Shansi, at least to ed to search.
keep his position in Shansi inde- pendent or to hold it as a "buffer
slate.
"RED
53 COUNCIL AN. NOUNCEMENT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 5th.
The situation remains the same. The Northerners appear to bo holding their ground on the Liuan- chow-Lake Hochow front.
General Yang Sen's troops have made further progress down river towards Hankow,
is scanty.
STRAITS SETTLEMENT.
RECORD CREATED LAST FEAR.
MANY FROM HONG KONG
SINCE BOYCOTT.
It is reported that he will try to reach Leningrad or Constantinople.
CAPTAIN LINDBERGH.
HOMEWARD BOUND ON U.S. CRUISER.
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
CHERBURO, June 5th.
Lindbergh, homeward bound, went aboard the United States cruis Memphis.
BELGIAN DIPLOMATIC
APPOINTMENT.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
Belgian Ambassador at Washing
ton.
· JAPAN'S RAILWAYS.
OSAKA'S UNDERGROUND
They suggest that after Major and Brevet Lieut.-Col. R. all. Soviet Russia produced a sys T. Lee, C.M.G., D.S.O., O.B.E., which only American from the Queen's Royal Regiment,
18
Differences Between Officials, The old-fashioned official, taking over from the days of the Manchus, has a definite process of governing and a clearly defined conception of tem. the tasks and responsibilities of an efficiency upon a Marxian philoso-has been promoted to command the official which serve him when he phic base. Why cannot China 2nd Battalion of the Durham Light assumes office. He knows what is utilize Western efficiency methods Infantry, which is now at Shang- on the basis of Sunyatsenism? They hai, in the place of Lieut. Col. J. expected of him and how to do it. When he is confronted with extra-resented the Russian tutors, but W. Jeffreye, D.S.O., whose tenure ordinary situations, he depends they equally resent the current lack of of command expired on April upon his wit and the course of of system and the distrust for ex-29th. events to pull him through but he perts. They want the party to in- always strives to avoid anything vite Chinese and foreign experts to extraordinay because he wants his assist the Party upon a programme ed on April 27th by Capt. A.. H.
of reconstruction based upon San- Taylor, O.B.E., late head of the yatsenism, which they believe is a tactical section of the Naval Staff, practical doctrine if honestly ap for the China Station, to which she They point to his remark will take out the new crew for plied. able work. The International H.M.S. Delhi, First Cruiser
i
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+
H.M.S. Curlew was commission-
machine to run smoothly.
The Communist also has definito aims and a ready method or pro- cedure. The Russian advisor is BRUSSELS, June 5th. ever-present to show him how it
was done in Russia or Persia or Development of China," as a Bound Squadron. Captain Taylor will The King has confirmed the ap-Turkey. His governmental mechan. eposée of the Doctor's economic transfer to this ship on arrival, in pointment of Prince Deligne as
there ners, who will join the Caradoc, ism is standardized nad positive. theories. They insist that until succession to Captain Erroll Man- He knows all the time exactly there are communications, where the centre of authority is and can never be order in China, be- relieving Captain H. C. Allen, who no individual can budge him from cause order presupposes an ability is to turn over, with his ship's com adherence to that centre. He does speedily and summarily to impose pany, to the Curlew. The last- not resent the most outrageous or the will of a central governmental named ship will remain in China ders from this centre of authority organ upon a recalcitrant official. in place of the Caradoc, which is to sce all of return to England with the old because loyalty to his party has This group dues not hevome his only loyalty in life. He, China's illa in the foreigner's posi-crew of the Delhi for refit. as an individual, becomes absorbed tion in China, although they are not
At the B.N. base at Portland on ia the party, which in turn, is re-less ardent in demand that the
so-called unequal treaties should be May 4th Paymnaster Lieut.-Comdr. presentative of ал international movement of such huge dimensions revised, but their emphasis is upon F. R. Porter became secretary to that no individual can be more than international reconstruction rather the captain-in-charge, Captain A
than upon the easier catch-phrases G. Craufurd. In 1924-26 he was of anti-foreignism,
secretary to the Chief of Staff on the China Station.
PROJECT.
(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
Tokyo, June 4th. The Government has sanctioned the Osaka Municipality project to construct 35 miles of underground railway at a cost of 162,000,000 yen.
had
a vog in it.
of
WAX
irritable.
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The Kuomintang was able to utilize this machinery and to win
Foreign Policy Revision. Inuitary victories with it but it The elimination of the Russians From Swatow, where the boycott never could gam control of the and the breaking off of the alliance Comdr. Massy Goolden, D.8.C., continued to be maintained till the machine. Rather for a period, the with Soviet Russia forces upon the who since his promotion in 1994 beginning of November, the num achine became more powerful Party the need of revision of its has been senior naval officer at In 1026 the number of immigrants ber of immigrants was 12,700, the than the Kuomintang. It should foreign policy and requires keen Halifax, is to go to Chins as com- arriving from China in the Colony lowest figure on record. Hoihow be noted in this connection, that at judgment and statesmanship in an mander of cruiser Danae, at pre- totalled 348,593, an increase of 62.3 from which emigration was not
Hunkow hardly any Kuomintang appraisal of the significance to seat at Hong Kong, Comdr. Gool- [NAVAL WIRELESS. ]
per cent, over the figures for 1925, affected during 1925, came under leaders remained except Mrs. Sum China of the various uations with den was firet Lieutenant-Common- The Honan Front,
and exceeding that for 1911, the the influence of the Canton Govern- Yat Sen and Mr. Sun Fo, who are interests in this country. Outdor of the Raleigh at the time she previous highest year, by 78,739 or ment early in the year and from after all, leaders only because of standing are, HANKOW, June 3rd.
course, Great stranded off the Labrador coast in The Britain and Japan. There is no change in the situa-28.1 per cent. states that Annual February till the end of June their family relationships.
With the fog in 1921. The present com- tion. News from the Honan frout Report of the Secretary for Chinese emigration to Malaya was prohibit-leadership was so definitely Com- former, a resumption of friendly mander of the Dunae, Comdr. G. L. Affairs, Straits Settlements, for the ed. After June emigrants were por- munist that Kuomintang individuale relations becomes increasingly diffi Warren, is to be in command of the The Fengtier forces year 1026.
mitted to leave the port in non- found themselves neglected, out of cult as episodes pile up and one sloop Bryong, in the Mediter- This increase is due both to the British ships only. Amoy continued pince, and left the city as often in wonders what the end will be. For ranes. A telegrant from Hankow, dated have completed their retirement to continued prosperity of the tin and unaffected throughout the year and fear as in disgust.
just as the avorage foreigner is June 3rd, states at the Military the north bank of the Yellow River. robber industries in Malaya and the from this port there arrived in
bitter over the Nanking Incident, Nanking Against Bankow. [NAVAL WIRKLERS.]
consequent demand for skilled and Singapore the unprecedented num-
so do the Chinese point to incidents the opinion altogether of the Sox. Nanchang also did not encourage over which they Council here have issued a state-
unskilled labour and to the unber of. 225,834 immigrants, many of Chiang Inspects Troops,
Kuomintang members to assemble ment to the effect that Chang TBG
settled condition prevailing through them being Chinese from the dis- CHINKIANG, June 3rd.
there because at the height of the There is at present an unmistake. eigner in China and they even go so far as to tell their friends that Lin is evacuating Peking" and
Lout the year in South China. These tricts behind Swatow who
personal quarrel between General able tendency toward a more friend-
bis opinions are not ly and understanding, relationship
considered Marshal Chiang Kai Shek figures constitute a record and the reached Amoy by coasting steamer. that he intends to concentrate, at
Chiang Kai Shek and Borodin, with Great Britain but there see seriously by the Foreign Offices of making a round of his troops be result is the more surprising when
Eloquent Figures.. Tientsin.
it is remembered that during the
there was always uncertainty as to he all kinds of obstacles in the the European Powers or by the fore continuing the offensive
greater part of the year the anti- The following table shows the arto whether General Chiang would against the North.
British boycott in South China re rivals during the year prior to the remain subordinate to the party or way which no one knows how to State Department in the United remove. In fact, every attempt to States. They suggest that the man mained in full force.
outbreak of the War and the last whether he would embark upon
achieve a cisaring of the past, leads at Home follows his own conclu Effects Of Hong Kong Boycott.
ten years; the figures in the third personal programme of neo-Tuchun- coloum give the proportions to the is, as Mr. Chen called it. As a only to greater misunderstandings sions which are usually the result and arouses greater antagonisms of a knowledge of the world situa SHANGHAI, June 3rd. From Hong Kong, where intend-index figurs 1,000 for the previous matter of fact, most foreigners, Here is a problem which requires tion in which China plays a sainer
ing immigrants from Canton and record year, 1911-
particularly
Japanese observers, the utmost statesmanship on both Generally the situation is quiet, from the districts of the Kwang-
rôle because of China'a insignificant took Nanchang as an experiment, in sides and it is still doubtful whe soonomie position. They caution ceremonial of the British tung and Kwangsi provinces, along
neo-Tuchunism and dealt with in connection with the the West Rivers usually collect for
Chiang Kai Shok on that basis. ther in the present state of both the Chinese that until China has Chinese and foreign public opinion grounded herself in materialism, There is no foundation in the forces
Fembarkation, the numbers of im
It was the irremediable. display of reports that the Fengtien troops King's Birthday was witnessed by migrants at the beginning the year
Communist anger at Nauking, the anything can be accomplished. It that is, until China has become s is often suggested among somewhat commercial and industrial Power, huge crowds. intend to withdraw from Peking.
effort to end Chiang Kai Shek'e pro-British Chiness that it were China cannot be a factor in world career as Commander-in-Chief of
better to wait until the Chinese affairs. There are, of course, those the Nationalist army, it was to a 150,029
very large extent the fact that temper has cooled down and they who believe that China's weakness 181,430
General Chiang remained without call attention to the fact that the is her strength in that no one 214,692
troops after Nanking, and had to foreign temper is also not in a actually makes war upon Chins 348,583 1,291
depend upon the violently anti-ood for a calm consideration of because China cannot defend her
political values.
self, but these others, point to the tricts reached Hong Kong by way 123,308 Chinese deck passengers Communist elements among the
weakness as preventing internal: Among the
I young group, of Kwang Chow Wan. Since the left Bingapore for China; the ex- Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Chekiang
consolidation and reconstruction lifting of the boycott the numbers css of immigrants from China members of the party, that the described above, there are men who and therefore of bringing unreliable arriving from Hong Kong have been over emigrants returning to that Kuomintang bad another opporta have recently been in Europe and miseries upon the masses of the for abnormally large.
country was 298,985 or 65.4 per nity to place itself at the head of America. They tend to disregard Chinese peopls.-North One Dati (Continued on next Column.)
affairs. cent. Singapore Free Press,
(Continued on next Column.) New
FENGTIEN TROOPS AND THE CAPITAL..
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERING, June 5th.
No abnormal troop movements are noticeable at the railways and na far as is known in Peking the Southerners have not yet crossed the Yellow River.
Military officials here are keeping "Weather eye open for any sign of activity on the part of Yan Haih Shan, who still holds the key to the military situation in North Chins.
The
(NAVAL WIRELESS.] Shanghai Quiet.
SIR MILES LAMPSON,
LEAVES SHANGHAI FOR TIENTSIN.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 4th. Bir Miles Lampson has left Tientsin on H.M.B. Keppel.
1913 1917
240,970 158,107
1918
58,421
802 576 216
1919
70,912
909
were small and limited to those who made the journey to Hong Kong by other than the usual direct routes from Canton and other places of departure.
1920
128,077
1921
191,043
406 707
3892
132,880
402
1923
1924
Later on in the year large num- bers of immigrants from inland dis-
1925
589 073 705
1928
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