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NORTHERN GENERALS CONFER AND

DISCUSS SITUATION.

FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD LINES OF THEIR DEFENCE DECIDED.

A PROPOSED TRIUMVIRATE FOR PEKING.

SOUTHERNERS STILL ADVANCING NORTHWARDS.

NOW OPERATING IN NORTH

KIANGSU,

The Fenglion Generale have beou holding a conference to the worth of Ronan, as the result of which they laid down three lines of defence.

Meanwhir, the Satherners continae to advance, and are reported to have gained another victory in the extreme north of Kiangau.

What is deseribed as a "Kuomintang Clearing Commission " has been established in Bonan with Tang Seng Chi as chairman, The Commission's raison d'etre, it appear, is to rid the province in question of Communistic e'eruents. As Tang Seng Chi je atill. we behave, the Generalissime of the Hankow "Reds," he scemus In Chinen, a somewhat strange choice for the job of chairman. however, societies are not always what they may on the surface

appear to be

The Aneren Minister has, according to a local vernacular paper, written to the Waichinopu explaining the reason why the US Government have been compelled to despatch 1,500 troops

14 China.

STRANGE BODY

FOR HONAN.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE

VIEWS OF A FENGTIEN OFFICIAL

A TRIUMVIRATE?

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

स

8th, 1927.

"COLUMBIA'S" LONG FLIGHT.

BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

SITUATION STILL UNSETTLED.

REPLY TO NOTE UNACCEPT- ABLE.

GOOD WISHES FROM WASHINGTON.

CHAMBERLIN AWARDED

(1.815,000,

[RECTERS AMERICAN SERVICE.]

PEKING, June 6th.

afoot for Negotiations tripartite alliance between Chang To in Chiang Kai Shek, and

WASHINGTON, June 6th. Yen Hai Shan, deelneed a Feng- the

Mr. Kellogg has cabled congratu- tien spokesman to-day in

his flight, course of a statement to foreign

lating Chamberlin correspondents, in which he ex-

which he declares will eventually cut down the time of direct coun- plained that General Chiang Kai Shek took the initiative in theunication between America and recent negotiations with Marshal Europe, and bring the two contin- Chang Tso Lin, with a view to a

ents closer together. compromise."

on

President Coolidge has cabled to Chamberlin congratulating him on his wonderful feat in establishing a new non-stop record in the con

"Our

country #re in your safely making the first sustained flight from America to Germany, with our greetings to its people."

He said, "Chang Tso Lin is an xious to come to terms with the real followers of Sun Yat Sen, whose principles he has never opquest of the air. posed, but he wanted first to make rejoices with sure that Chiang Kai Shek was not a follower of Lenin, therefore, while withdrawing north of the Yellow River, in order to deman

was 2,805

The United States Geological Survey calculates that Chander lin's flight to Eisleben

Lindbergh's flight to Paris covered 3,610 miles.

(TUROVOR REUTER'S AGENCY.] Short Of Fuel,

BERLIN, June 6th. Columbia" again landed

strate his earnest desire for peace, Chang Tso Lin is putting before Chiang Kai Shek a certain pro-miles. posal, the answer to which will de termine whether the latter is sincere in his opposition to Communism, and whether a compromise between Mukden and the Nationalists is possible. Realising that the cour

The

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CAIRO, June 7th. The Anglo-Egyptian situation is becoming more serious, according to the journal El Mokattain, which reports that Lard Lloyd informed King Fuad on June 4th that he was unable to accept the Egyptian reply to the British Note and he was com- municating with his Government.

The British reply is expected on June 7th.

El Mokattam says that if Britain insists on the acceptance of all her demands, the Egyptian Government will throw the responsibility of a decision upon Parliament.

Pessimistic Rumours.

CAIRO, June 7th.

INDIA AND COTTON PIECE GOODS DUTY.

FISCAL CHANCES.

BOMBAY DISAPPOINTED.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON. June 4th, The Government of India has announced that it has decided to reject the recommendation of the Indian Tariff Board on the cation and textile industry in favour of a general increase of the import duty on cotton pirce goods.

7

SOVIETS WAR ON

RELIGION.

"A PURELY MATERIALISTIC

OUTLOOK."

"THE CHILD WILL DRIFT INTO ATHEISM,"

recent

An important review, published in Rome, and entitled "Orientalia Christiana, contained article of exceptional interest on the propagandist methods employ- ed by the Soviet authorities in their The campaign against religion, erudite writer of this article quotes the following remarkable passage fren a circular issued by the Cen- tral Russian Council;

It declares that the ten per cent.

The struggle to deliver the work- advantage to Japan in respect of cloth, resulting from the labour con-rs from their religious supersti ditions in Japan, is already covered tins in a very difficult task. This means of prolonged education::! by the existing revenue duty of can only be accomplished by eleven per cent, on calton picee campaign, which will gradually in spire the popular masses with a purely materialistic outlook at his goods.

try and nature.

What is required is a continuous, unweary ing. and methodical propaganda in favour of materialism, to be con

In respect of yarn, the advantage may not be fully covered by the existing revenue duty of five per

There are pessimistic Tumours in cent, but an nukitional duty on ducted in clubs, local leagoes, and connection with the Anglo-Egyptian rn only would have a prejudicial corporations, the universities, and effect on the hand-loom industry, in the schools by means of a new

catechism. and therefore should not be im- dispute over the Egyptian Army.

SYSTEMATIC METHODS WITH puised.

CHILDREN. The systematic cultivation of atheism among the young is recom

in unother sample of

The Egyptian reply to the British Note was handed to Lord Lloyd on June 3rd. The terms have not been divulged but, according to the Egyptian Press, Lord Lloyd re- gards the reply as unacceptable.

adds The Alakram

that the

It has been decided to introduce legislation in the autumn abolishing" the duty on machinery, subject to monded the protection of the manufacture Soviet literature in the following of certain kinds of machinery in terms:

The religious teaching now era. India; also abolishing the duty on diysted from the school curricula

try is tired of war, Chang Tao Lin at Kottbus owing to Chamberlin mediators have failed to reconele aniline and alizarine dyes, bleach | should not be replaced by any THE THREE EASTERN is ready to make any concession for losing his way and running short the Residency and the Egyptian ing powder, paste, farina, China diret anti-religious teaching. The

PROVINCES.

far

We

the sake of peace, except to Bolshe vism. We are not begging for are still strong peace,

of fuel, of which only enough was taken on board at Eisleben-to-cu- able him to reach Berlin direct. The airmen were found by

Government and asserts that the

か

"REDS" GENERALISSIMO TOMARTIAL LAW DECLARED BY enough to make a determinesl stand, CHANG TSO LIN. OPPOSE COMMUNISTS.

(Wak Tez Yat Pan)

SHANGHAI, June 7th.

Rak Tez Yat Pao).

clay, sago, flour, magnesium chollatter would have little practical Efect Let experimental physics, British delay in replying to the ride, starch, tallow, and cotton geography, natural history, the his Egyptian Note is due to the fact ropes. The consequent loss to the Lory of the peoples, be taught in- that Britain is considering whether | Customs revenue is estimated at 85stead, and, whenever an opports

lakhs of rupees in a full year.

and will not lightly give up Peking German machine which had been to send an ultimatum or a further

and Tientsin. There will be

no searching for

morning.

| compromise with Communism, and it is a sine qua non that a definite line shall be drawn between the the Kuomintang moderates and others, in order that we may know with whom we are dealing.”

The spokesınan declared that Chiang Kai Shek had urged Chang Tso Lán to withdraw north of the Yellow River, as it was impossible separate from the for him to Leftists so long as the Fengtien forces were pressing him.

SHANGHAI, June 7th. Marshal Chang Tao Lin has de A Kuomintang Clearing Com

lenared martial law over the Three mission," in Honan, has

Provinces in order to established for the purpose of get-Eastern ting rid of the Communistie ele guard against any possible upris- ments from that province. Generaling by anti-Fenglienese elements or Tang Seng Chi, a Honan native, Communistic agitators.

At a military conference, called has been elected chairman. General Tang has issued a cáreniar telegram in a railway station at Hinhsien, to to the effect that the Kuomintang the north of Honan, by a number Party brandus in Houan have long of Feugtienese generalə, it was de- been subject to the tyranny of gided that after evacuning to the north of the Yellow River in Ho-

** Feng Communistic traitors and, conse-

The spokesman went on, Communists have nan, the Fengtierese should take: ghently, the [danged the whole province into a up the first defence line at the Yu Hsiang is not regarded as a very miserable condition by their worth wank of the Yellow River, the factor in the situation.

For the sand at Chengteh and Wella (both known that Yen Hai Shan is un- subversive propaganda.

north of Honan) and the third at friendly towards him, and a con- Shekachoeng and Tingting (inflict seemed likely in that direc tion. In any case Feng Yu Hsiang (bibli).

bas oly 30,000 troops."

sake of saving the Kuomintang from their yake, un merey should be further shown towards them.

The American Minister in Peking! has written to the Foreign Minis try in Peking to the effect that in view of the serious situation in North China it las necessitated the American Miovernment to despatch 1,500 troops to China for the pur pose of scouring the safety of American lives and property.

Japanese troops took eight cars lo Tsinan from Tsingtan on the 5th inst. It is also reported that the s.5. Hongkong Mary has a lond of ammunition and other military equipant for Tsingtao.

LEGATION QUARTER.

QUESTION OF ITS DEFENCE.

U.S. LEGATION MAY WITH DRAW.

(THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY.]

PEKING, June 7th.

Wuh T Fat Pan.) The Southern Advance.

SHANGHAI, June 7th.

The Coutherners, now operating

Yen Hai Shaa hus informed Chang Tso Tin that he is definitely siding with the Kuomintang.

It was

A Peoples' Conference, He continued, "In the event of-

them the

But in any event, whole friendly Note

the journal declares, the Egyptian Government will maintain the atti tude of relying upon the support of Parliament.

[KEITEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE. } Handsome Award.

NEW YORK, June 7th. The Brooklyn Chamber of Com merce has presented Mrs. Chaan- berlin with G.$13,000, which was "Columbia" first offered if the crossed the Atlantic, and is now awarded in recognition of the mile- age record and the fliers' sports. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} Unsuitable Fuel,

LONDON, June 7th, Chamberlin attributes his second forced landing to the unsuitability of the fael taken aboard at Eisie- ben, which caused ignition defects.

New York To Rome.

WASHINGTON, June 7th. Signor Bellanca, who designed the "Columbia moneplane, pre- diets a fight from New York to Rome in October.

a successful outcome of the negotia U.S. TREASURY SURPLUS.

in North Kiangsu, claim to occupy | tions with Chiang Kai Shek, Chang Shechow and are preparing to ad- Two Lin's next step will be to vance to Haichow, at the extreme declare his willingness to hand over north of Kiangsu, which have been the political queations to a people's

Chuc conference." the strenghold af Sun Fang's troops since the surrender

Discussing the Fengtien military of southern Kiangsu to the South-osition, the spokesman said, "The Fengtien troops are prepared to orners.

Feneral Pei Chung Chi has ar- withdraw northward up the Tien- at Shechow to direct the tsin-Pukow line as far as Teang- rived

chow (80 miles to the south of operation.

Tientsin), leaving the Shantung troops in their own province, while on the Peikng-Hankow line they

Serious Considerations.

It is obvious that the withdrawal will establish their main headquar

even

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. }

WASHINGTON, June 7th. Mr. A. Mellon has announced that the Treasury surplus for fiscal year exceeds the current 8000,000,000.

NO MORE SLAVERY IN BURMA. HUMAN SACRIFICES TO CEASE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RANGOON, June 6th. The Governor of Burina has sent a letter to the Viceroy announcing

of the Americans at the last motors at Pantingfu, while holding ment would leave a dangerous gap the north bank of the Yellow

River." in the Legation defences in the

A question, the that slavery has practically ceased Replying to south-west corner, which anyhow would be most difficult to defend.

spokesman declared that Chang in Burma. Over 4,000 alaves were However,

without the Tao Lin would insist on the expul-released in the "triangle" district Americans, reinforcements are com-ion of Borodin, Gallien, and other in North Burma, There is apparently still a scriousing, and the numbers of ex-service Russian advisers.

men in Peking, of whom Japan possibility of the United States

1,000, would be Legation evacuating Peking if the alone has over

capable of a powerful defence if Fengtien forces withdraw.

such were needed. But it is, gen- crally considered that a serious at tack on the Legation quarter is

It is understood that, General Smedley Butler, who arrived here on Saturday and returned to Tien- tsin on Sunday, advocated a with- most unlikely, even if the Southern- drawal in view of the strong forco ers coine. necessary to keep the line open to

the scit.

It is reliably elated that the U.S.

State Department has left the de-

Nationalists the

(NAVAL WIREL£99.)

Position Obscure.

SHANGHAI, June 0th.

LABOUR CONFERENCE.

TION WANTED. MORE ASIATIC REPRESENTA-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, June 6th.

At the Labour Conference, Dr. Paranjpye, a member of the India Council, dealing with the internal organisation of the Labour Office, observed that the number of people from Eastern countries was com would be possible to engage a few paratively small, and he hoped it more people from India, China and the Yangtze, and the convoy system Japan, and other Eastern countries,

A

Up to the present there has been cision in the hands of the military no development from the situation representatives here, at the samo created by the decision of General time stipulating that whatever Yan Hsi Bhan to throw in his lot

be fired happens no shot inust

This with General Chiang Kai Shok. against will amurally make any attempt Both sides appear to favour to defend the Logation farcical, and truce, but the position is still the members of the American obscure. Tegation are still striving to ob- tain a stronger policy, in view of of prestige if the immense loss Amories along withdraws.

(Continued on next Column).

Things are now quiet all along

to Nanking has been discontinued with the object of increasing the

in view of the fact that åring on steamers has ceased.

usefulness of the Labour Office..

It is estimated that 4,000 to 5,000 remain to be released after punishanent of the tribe concerned in an attack on a which dave-releasing party,

พา killed, last Captain West March.

J

It is hoped that the practico of having human sacrifice.. will shortly cease.

BALKANS' FERMENT,

ALBANIA'S APPEAL.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

GENEVA, June 8th. The Albanian Government has telegraphed to the Secretariat of that its attitude towards Yugo- Slavia is most conciliatory, but all the League of Nations declaring its efforts to induce Belgrade to soften the harsh terms in the Note

to recall the Yugo-Slav representa- to Albania, or revise the decision tives, have been in vain.

RUMANIA'S CRISIS.

WHAT THE NEW CABINET WILL DEFEND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BrKHAREST, June 6th. The new Cabinet includes four

Bomb-Shell For Bombay.

inent.

nity affers, contrast with the par- tive and splendid lessons of these sciences the disgusting vagaries of religion! Thus, imperceptibly, the child will drift into atheism on the BOMBAY, June 7th. The refusal of the Government of strength of his own personal judg The theocratie régime India to give the Bombay mill in had premies to fairy tales, short dustry a protective tariff has come stories, statues, and religious pie As a hombshell to Bombay nititures, which greatly impressed the child's mind. We must copy it in owners, who fully expected more that respect. That is the first part material assistance. Outside off the process. The second consists in destroying the influence of re Bombay there is little sympathy for ligion which the child brings from the willowners, but Bombay is hard home to the school and barracks. hit and ite mill shares to-day open-For this purpose both the school and the barracks Bust become for him ed at substantially lower prices.

new family. Experience bas shown that in those institutions the most efficient propaganda is car- ried on through personal friend-

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representatives of the National VIVISECTION OF A MAN. ships. We must, therefore, exploit.

Peasants' Party.

Parliament has been dissolved, and the new elections have been fixed for July 7th.

Prince Stirbey, in a statement, said the Cabinet will defend the the constitution with regard to Throne and the ruling dynasty.

EX-SERVICE MEN IN

IRELAND,

DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.

shire.

LORD HALDANE'S NEPHEW.

the latter.

Turning attention to anti-religiou propaganda among the Republics of the East, another resolution, pags ed by the 13th Communistic Coun

A distinguished young physibiaeil, laid down, the following rule: Kist wins was vivisceted instead of a dog was mentioned by Lord Islam in the House of Lords during a debate on experiments on annuals.

In these countries especial atten- tion must be given to the different heresies which were formerly the pretext for Tsarist persecution, h are now manifesting most extra-

young.

"BOYS" OF OVER 80.

COLLEGE CHUMS MEET AT. ANNUAL FUNCTION.

YOUNG COBE-82.

The physiologist had frently to ordinary activities. The most im

wealthiest heretics Lord Haldan "There is an esportant and periment which has to be made must be won over to Soviet ideas, It would be difficult to imagin and should be made on a dog, and

more subtle system for corrupt. it canst possibly be made under

ing the intellect, particularly of the an aesthetic. There is only que way for it, and I have cuDie up to be vivisected," Lord Haldan Disclosures of the deplorable con- said that this showed that some of ex- the experiments stopped from being ditions under which many Service men are living in Ireland made on anintals by law are experi are made in a report by a special ments which human beings with a investigator read by Field-Marshal desire for knowledge are ready to Lerd Methuen at an ex-Service- undergo. men's meeting at Shrewton, Wi- He is a nephew of Lord Hallang

Mr. J. B. S. Haldane, Reader in Lord Methuen announced his in- Bio-chemistry at Cambridge-who tention of giving a substantial sum has been the subject of delicate towards the relief of these men, and experiments at St. Bartholomew's appealed to the branches of the Hospital. London, conducted by British Logiou all over country to Professor F. Fraser, back him up in a practical fashion. The ordeal through which he The investigator in his report passed included an artificial method Baid:--

of producing in him acidosis-an To look at men (in Dublin) acidic state of the blood which who had served in the Army, occurs in diabetes. dressed in raga, with pinched laces, obviously underfed, was a deplorable experience, and when it was pointed out to me that in most instances the men had young families who were suffering equal ly, it was quite obvious that we were face to face with a problem which was far beyond the united be published shortly in the medical efforts of all charitable

in- Press. stitutions.

Consumption Rampant..

This having been obtained, blood was taken from one of his femoral arteries by Professor Fraser, who determine the exact used it

to

change that had taken place in the blood's alkalinity. This change, of the most minute quantity, has been determined and the details are to

Beveral

Panting, attempts

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quantities of

An annual dinner which is proù- ably unique in London-perhape in the world-has taken place at the Hyde Park Hotel.

It is the yeanly dinner of a hand- ful of University College School HO. They are old boys, every one of whom is over

Bir Alfred Yarrow Mr. H. A. Nesbitt

Mr. W. A. Nesbitt

Sir Philip Magnus

345

85

81 53

Mr. John Kelsall ........ Mr. W. A. T. Hallowes 83 83 Mr. T. H. Alexander ...

82 Mr. F. E. Cobb........ The gathering was first held ten years ago. Its members are guests of Sir Alfred Yarrow,

No Oranks.

the

"

produce

Mr. John Kelsall, one of them, Dublin being the headquarters acidosis in himself had previously of many such associations, it is been made by Mr. Haldane in the told a Press representative that the the dinner reasonable to any that more is laboratory of his father, Professor original strength of done to alleviate distress there J. H. Haldane, at Oxford. He had party was 15.

certain "Sir Alfred Yarrow started the than elsewhere, but even all that consumed is done in Dublin only touches acids, but, owing to the resistance gathering while the war was oo the fringe, of the acute distress of the human body to any disturb and no annual, hool dinners of in that city.

ance of its internal environment, he any kind were being held," he said, In Youghal and Tralee, as well failed. as Cork, the conditions prevail-

The acidosis produced in himself ing were horrible. I personally investigated in Youghal and by consuming ammonium chloride was stated, to Tralee some of the hovels where was sufficient, it ex-Service men lived, or, rather, cause Mr. Haldane to pant as if he was running up a steep moun- existed.

Herded in small, dilapidated tain.

In allowing his bady to be the fails to crop up is the feat of young rooms, in some cases five to ten human beinge in one room, often subject of such experiments Mr. Cobb-one cannot think of him young Cobb, al- with no sanitary arrangements Haldane is following the example other than as whatsoever, it is not surprising of his father (a brother of Lord though he is 82-when he skied s that consumption and other dis Haldane), who had an artery in his cricket hal! right over the college eases are rampant. In some casos right wrist frequently opened after root into the gardena of Gower- A consumptive member of the he had breathed quantities of car-street on the other side. It was the family was sleeping in a bed with bonic acid gas, the blood being most wonderful hit I have ever

taken for analysis. several others.

We do not have any special diet served. We just enjoy a very good teetotaler, or vegetarian, or any ordinary dinner. None of use & Bort of a crank.

"There are no set speeches. We just talk over old times.

"One reminiscence which never

Secti