1927-06-10 — Page 7

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 10th, 1927.

NORTHERN FLEET READY

THE STRUGGLE FOR CHINA'S

METROPOLIS.

WHO WILL REACH PEKING FIRST?

THE "REDS" OR "ANTI-REDS"?

HANKOW "REDS" GRAND MUSTER AT CHENGCHOW.

SOUTHERN TROOPS TO ATTACK

TSINAN FROM THREE POINTS.

The leaders of the Hankow "Reds" are holding a conference at Chengchow, the Honan eity, which city Feng Yu Hsiang captured from the Fengtienese troops. The chief purpose of the conference appears to be to fry to induce Feng to act exelasively on behalf of Hankow, with a view, presumably, to his 'making an attempt to reach Peking.

Chiang Kai Shek is reported to have requested Feng's Nanking representative to go to Chengehow and urge Feng not to incline towards the "Red" element.

The Southern Array is stated to be about to attack Tsinan Shantung's capital) from three points.

The elusive Sun Chuan Fang is reported to be in Tientsin. Where his troops are is not stated.

The Northern Fleet sunted as ready to surrender to the Southerners,

The Shantung General, Chang Tsung Chung, according to the Chinese newspapers, is said to be willing to espouse the Kuomin

tang theory, known as the

PARTY PROPAGANDA.

(Wah Tuz Yut Pao.)

SHANGHAI, June 9th.

The People's Doctrine."

PERUASION AND ADVICE.

(Wah Tx Yat Pan.)

TO SURRENDER.

JAPAN'S TROOPS IN

CHINA.

JAPANESE REPLY TO THE WATCHAIOPL'S NOTE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEKING, June 9th.

The Japanese, this afternoon, be- plied to the Foreign Olier Note

to the effert that their troops were

ant merely to

their

nationals. Their presence was not

U.S.

NATIONAL INCOME.

VOIKOF'S MURDER.

POLISH AUTHORITIES AND PRESS PERTURBED.

ARRESTS ORDERED.

A NEW PEAK REACHED

IN 1926.

MOSCOW DEMONSTRATIONS.

CONSIDERABLE INCREASE.

[HEUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WARSAW, June 9th.

JAPAN

PROTESTS TO SOVIET.

SEQUEL TO SEIZURE OF JAPANESE FISHING

VESSEL,

[THROWON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, June 9th. The Governorent has decided to file a protest with the Soviet Am-

The authorities and Press are bassaalor against the seizure of a very much upset with regard to Japanese fishing vessel off Kam- NEW YORK, June th

Voikol's assassination, which they chatka, of which the captain was According to a survey by the deeply condemn. The former have shot and seriously injured.

Thongh the vessel was not oper National Industrial Conference the ordered a number of arrests includ- { protect

National Income of the United ing the Polish representative of theating within the three miles limit, States reached the now peak of Grand Duke Nicholas and a pro- the Soviet contends that the action minest Russian emigress. The authorities are also carrying out

seurches with a view to ascertain-

ing whether Russian Monareinst

circles

Aro concerned with the

crime.

La aggressive act, but in view off the Nanking and Hankow

rages,

1

out-

the Japanese Government

must hold itself responsible for the protection of its nationala.

SHANGHAI SENSATION.

CHINESE "GENERAL" AND FOREIGNERS.

ATTEMPTED "DEAL" IN

ARMS,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 9th. An American lawyer, W. Wor- Un learning that. Mr. George Hsuthington, another American named Chien had left Hankow for Cheng- Samael Chaiet, 12 AD Italian

SHANGHAI, June 9th.

G. 878,049,600,000 in 1926, compared with 1.877.083,000,000 in 1025.

CHAMPAGNE BATH TUB AND CHORUS GIRL.

ས་

ECHO OF A SCANDALOUS

AFFAIR.

[HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. ]

The editor of a Russian paper in

Vilna. has been arrested for ap- pealing for funds to engage counsel to defend Kowerda. The latter was recently given Polish citizenship as he was born in Polish territory.

Soviet Demonstrations.

ASIANTA, Georgia, June 9th. The well-known New York thea trical producer, Earl Carroll, who Granville went into hospital at

Moscow, June 9th. after his collapse aboard a train

From o'clock this afternoon when he was travelling from New until late this evening, processions, York to prison here, was carried

officialy estimated at several hun- on a stretcher into the Federal

dreds of thonsaude, passed the Penitentiary here to serve his sen- Foreign Affairs Commissariat de- tence of a year's imprisonment for

was justified, as it insists that Russian territorial waters extend twelve miles from the coast.

JAPAN AND THE

PHILIPPINES.

QUESTIONS OF FORTIFICA- TION..

KNOTTY POINTS FOR GENEVA.

WASHINGTON, Jane 2nd.

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ROUMANIA'S KING

DYING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BUCHAREST, June 10th,

The King's condition is very

critical and his death is expected

to take place in a few days.

BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.

NEED OF NEW TREATY.

In British business circles keen

satisfaction is expressed at the significant hint thrown out both by the President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, and by the French Ambassador, M. de Fleuriat, that the negotiation of new Anglo-French Commercial Treaty is in prospect.

The need for such a treaty was emphasised in those colamus, says the London Daily Telegraph, as far back 09 1024, when Viscount D'Abernon, at that time British Ambassador in Berlin, negotiated with the German Government & Treaty of Commerce in conformity with modern conditions and with the rights and interests of Great The Japanese Government will Britain. Anglo-French commercial. demand further demilitarization of relations are at present governed

strictions on the fortification of to the eighties of the last century, the Philippines and important re[by an obsolete treaty, dating back

Hawaii at the three-power con-supplemented from time to time by ference in Geneva, in return for French Governmental decrees-real-

equipment, says United Press pediency, message to the Manila Timps,

Having regard to the extra- The Japane e delegation to Pre-ordinarily fine, detailed, and com- plicated Unstonis classifications now sident Coolidge's naval limitation in vogue on the European Con- conferener, lezt Tokyo with the in-tinent, the genuine and all-round tention of plating these two im- application of the time-honoured most-favoured-nation clause is not portant propositions before the always assured. So far na trade meeting. The

The Kuomintang Central Pro- paganda Department is establishing |

Central News Agency --for sup-to take sides with the Hankow day afternoon, by the police in plying news to all newspapers Government, General Chiang Kai the International Settlement, for Jury investigation into a theatrical

a big news agency-called the how to persuade Feng Yu siang named Jovino were arrested yeste perjury in conaretion with a Grandmonstrating their protest against any agreement to reduce her navally administrative mensures of ex

alleged dealing in acts.

throughout the whole voratry and | Shek urged Feng's representative in Nauking, Mr. Li Ming Chung,

It is reported that the accused to gre to Chengehow and advise men entered into negotiations with a Chinese "General" who was

abroad.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.)

The Honan Frout.

HANSOW, June 8th.

Haukow

The position of the

Feng mut to incline to the Com-really a detective, about a month

imnists.

The Northern Fleet.

The Northern Fleet seems to be clique in the reported peace nego Cready to surrender to the South tuations is not well-defined, but it

is rumoured that the conference at Chengehow is being held in that connection. Intelligence from the Honan front is seanly but it is understood that fighting bas onee again ceased.

(Woh Te Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, June 9th. San Chuen Fang is reported to have gone to Tientsin.

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The section of the Tientsin Pukow Railway between Isuchow Pukow has resumed its scheduled traffic from to-day, tieneral Chiang Kai Shek is repared to go to Hsuchow, where he will establish temporary headquarters to facilitate military operations at the front.

The Southerners have advanced over Linchong, an important point

to the South of Shantung leading to Tsinan, whence they are prepas- ed to launch attacks on Tsinan from three directions. In view of

eners.

Tan Wei Chin, a Honan general, has been arrested by Marshal Feng Ya Hsiang's troops and sent to Marshal Feng's headquarters for: trial.

General Chang Tanng Chang is reported to be willing to spouse the Three People" doctrine. A the beginning of his military career, General Chang was a meto- her of the Kuomintang, when he was the subordinate of Mr. Chen

Ki Mei, a well-known revolutionist, during the 1913 Revolution.

Hankow's Communists.

信 report fcor

According to Flankow, the "Red" leaders will call a general conference in Cheng- chow, Honan, which will be attend- ed by Tang Seng Chi, Borodiu, and { Feng Ya Hsiang.

Their mission will also be to this, Chang Tsung Chang, it is result with Tang Seng Chu and ported, will flow to Tientsin shortly. Feng Yu Halang concerning the plan of taking Peking before Even Tsingtao is seriously threa

Chiang Rai Shick is able to su. tened.

(NAVAL WIRELESS.]

Troops At Chinklang.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] British General Goes To Peking.

THENTHIN, June 9th.

Major General John Duucun, ac- companied by Viscount Gort, V.C., left for Peking yesterday afternoon, U.B. Military Activity.

TIENTSIN, June 9th.

.

ag for the nie of a quantity of arms and ammunition. The nego tiations progressed until yesterday afternoon when, it is alleged, it was arranged that the prisoners. should visit the "General's "hour for the purpose of conswamaling the deal.

Two foreign detectives witnessed the whole proceedings through a knothole is iL wooden partition. The accused preduced two Mausers and a thousand rounds of ammuni. tion, after which they were arrest- ed and handed over to their respec tive Consulates.

INTERNATIONAL COTTON

MANUFACTURERS.

EGYPTIAN JOINT

COMMITTEE.

party, in which a bath tub (full of champagne) and

gured.

chorus-girl

BOMBS THROWN IN A LENINGRAD CLUB,

36 PERSONS SERIOUSLY

INJURED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, June 8th. Two bombs were thrown in the Leningrad Business Club laat night while a meeting of members of the debating section of the Communist Party was in progress.

The premises were wrecked and twenty-six persons seriously in- jured.

It appears that two strangers entered the hall one after the other without being abserved, threw the bombs and then dashed out of the building, firing revolvers be hind them as they, ran. The men escaped.

the

Fire brigades were rushed to scene of the explosion, and the building was surrounded by cordon of troops.

the murder of Voikov.

The Polish Legation in Vorovsky Street was strongly guarded.

Demonstrations also took place

in other cities.

A resolution emphasising the

close connection of the murder of Voikov with the anti Soviet police of Britain."

NAVAL LIMITATION.

BRITAIN'S REPRESENTATIVES AT GENEVA CONFERENCE.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. }

RUGBY, June 8th. The delegates of the Governments of Britain, the Dominions and India to the Naval Disarmament at Geneva on June 20th will be:-

Britain. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, Viscount Cecil and Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field (Deputy Chief of Nuval Staff).

Canada-The Minister of Justice, Mr. E. Lapointe,

Australia-The High Communis- sioner, Sir Joseph Cook.

New Zealand-The High Com- anissinner, Sir James Parr, and Ad-

miral Earl Jellicoe.

South Africa-The High Com- missioner, Mr. J. S. Swith, and the Trade Commissioner in Europe,

Mr. C. J. Pienaar.

Irish Free State.-The Minister

ATLANTIC FLIERS.

PRESENTED TO GERMANY'S for External Rffairs, Mr. Desmond Fitzgerald, and Attorney General, Mr. John A. Costello.

PRESIDENT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

" BOBBY" ABEL ANNUITY.

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between Great Britain and France is concrrned; the balance, contrary. spread report

rapidly through ofheial, erstes and produto the pre-war position, is el a marked reaction in naval heavily in favour of the latter. quartres. It is arrepted by some country, and the disparity would the he further accentuated by as confirmation at the rumor that Japan intended to enter the con- enormous inerrases now contemplat- ference with an aggressive, positive ed by France in her existing tariffs policy. The rumour appeared ear

on foreign imports, increases in in the negotiations and was my cases of 300 per cent, or more. strengthened by the news that Seeing that over two-thirds of Japan had numed one of her most France's large volume of exports to distinguished statesmen, Viscount fireat Britain is admitted free of Admiral Saito, to head a delegation duty, justice is expected to be done of more than 50 ponent diplomats, to this country on the basis of some ariny and navy experts.

at least of the principles laid down

Beving that the American delegereinl Treaty, & Protocol which, Naval officials are a unit in be- in the all-important Protocol an

nexed to the Anglo-German Com- tion to Geneva will refuse to discuss

further limitation

so it was explained at the time, Ruy

of the

was intended to serve, at any rate Philippine defenses or accept the

model for future in part, as a suggestion that the improvement of Hawaiian fortifications ought to be

British Treaties of Commerce with halted,

Opposed To Discussing Naval Bases,

Protectionist countries. This re- work applies more especially, to Articles 1 and 2 of the aforemen tioned Protocol. The outstanding phrase in Article 2, indeed, in the whole Protocol, reads thus:

far

It is authoritatively understood that the policy of the United States at the conference will be opposed to Each party further agrees, when any discussion of naval bases. In modifying its existing Customs the event, however, of the Japanese tariff and fixing future rates of delegation carrying out its intou- Customs duty as

Is they tion of raising the issue, Hugh Gib- specially affect the interests of the sos, head of the American delaga other party, to take due regard to tion is instructed to point out that reciprocity, and to the development Great Britain maintains fortifica-on fair and equitable terms of the tions at Halifax, Bermuda and commerce of the two countries, the German Government taking into All of these points, says govern- full account the favourable treat- ment officials, are closer to the ment at present accorded to goods United States than the Philippines the produce or manufacture of to Japan, and strategically far Germany on importation into the more dangerous.

United Kingdom.

Jamaica.

Singapore Question To Be

Raised?..

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Messrs. Wang Ching Wei, George

LONDON, June 0th. ilsu Chien, Tan Yan Kai, Sun Fo,

The International Committee of General Gaten and others went to the Federation of Cotton Manu- Chengchow on the 6th in order to facturers' Associations have detre- attend the conference.

mined upon the appointment of countries to be represented in the Egyptian Joint Committee, in ac-

Had the question of an Anglo- cordance with a resolution adopted

French Cominercial Treaty been taken up two years ago it would no BERLIN, June 8th. nt the International Congress of

In diplomatic circles it is stated doubt have been possible to balance Chamberlin and Charles Levine,

that the Japanese delegation carries Great Britain's big remission of Egypt, to deal with questions con-

authorization to demand a cessation war debt by more material French nected with Egyptian cotton, the Atlantic fiers, accompanied by

of further naval construction in concessions to British exporters. namely:Enghind three representa- the American Ambassador, Mr.

Singapore and the disarming of the It might be more difficult at this Panama Canal. tives; France, Germany and Italy Schurman, were received by Pre-

It is generally date to treat the two problems con- CHINKIANG, June 8th,

agreed that a persistence in this jointly, even though the Churchill- About two thousand troops be- jone each; Switzerland and Czecho-sident Hindenburg, to-day,

The affairs of "Bobby" Abel, program will wreck the conference Caillaux debt-funding agreement. longing to the Nationalist ist Army Slovakia to share a member, Egypt In a brief speech, President Hin-

the veteran England and Surrey before it is underway for American is still unratified. have arrived at Chiakiang, to re

denburg expressed the hope that the cricketer, who is nearly blind and officials feel sure that Great Britain lieve the section of the 6th Army to have seven members.

flight was a good omen of further found himself in straitened eitwill not abandon the half-completed

Singapore Base.

President German-American rapprochement, cumstances, have now been settled.

Coolidge's primary His business as an athletic out- and afterwards he handed the air-atter has been sold to Mr. Charles.

purpose in calling the conference was to discuss the limitation of men autographed portraits of him- Riggs, of Bishopsgate, who has

certain classes of ships not covered Belf in silver frames.

arranged to retain Mr. Abel in an

by the Washington agreement. The OPINION ON INVESTMENTS advisory capacity, and the funds president's original memorandum subscribed for him have been ex-suggesting the conference, plainly

OF A MILLIONAIRE. pended.

which hitherto has garrisoned the

For the past three days the Band city.

at Tientsin has been the scene of

Chinkiang is rapidly returning to. much military activity in the normal now that it is, out of the loading of lighters laden with war zone,

Ameriena marines. Large crowds, Yangiare Conditions Improving. Chinese and foreign, were on the

NANKING, June 8th.

Bund yesterday watching the un Conditions are improving and loading of artillery, caterpiller tractors and tanks. The complete foreigners are able to move about without interference. There is ness of the American force formed nothing to report. the subject of general comment,

[NAVAL WIRELESE.] Lull In Hostilities.

SHANGHAI, June 8th. Hostilities between the

North

Wuhu Bituation.

Wuse, June 8th. The situation is easier and there is nothing to report.

FRENCH CURRENCY.

(THROUGH HAVAB AGENCY.]

PLANES.

A "REPLY TO CHAMBER LAIN."

A large crowd which assembled PARIS, June 9th. Le Matin announces that Moutaide, loudly cheered the airmen. Poincare will shortly issue a Con-

RUSSIA WANTS AERO- solidation loan devoted to the ab- Borption of surplus bank notes con- sequent upon the decrease in the amount in circulation of National Defence Bouds. The value of the The Wingpo Boycott.

notes which could be withdrawn and South appear to have ceased

NINOFO, June 8th. the Honan front, but

from circulation without damage except on extensive troop movements are The effect of the persistency of to commercial needs is estimated at Koing on. Marshal Chang Tsung Nationalist agitators is now show- Chang is preparing defensive posi-ing itself in an intensification of ten billions of francs. Parliament tions for his troops in the event of the boycott of British goods. Anti-will afterwards be requested to re- A further Nationalist offensive. British feeling has developed conduce to the same extent the legal

The newspapers contain little siderably and the situation is re- information concerning the report-garded as serious. Up to the pre-limit of advances of the Bank of ed negotiations between Chang Tso sent there has been little hostility France to the Treasury and the Lin, Chiang Kai Shok and Yen Hsito individuals, but the small com- Bank will call in and cancel an munity in prepared for evacuation

equal amount of notes. Shanghai is quiet.

in case of trouble.

Shan.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUY.]

Moscow, June 8th. The Aviakhim Society has issued manifesto to its members appeal ing to them to raise a fund to build aeroplanes. The manifesto is issued under the catchphrase: Our Reply

to Chamberlain."

COMFORT FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

The committee who conducted the settlement state that the corn- mittee of the Surrey Club tong ago decided against doing anything to save Abol's business, but promised him that as soon as he could dis pose of his business they would provide for him.

The Daily Mail Fund (amount- ing to £1,010 0s. 9d.) has enabled the committee to settle with the creditors of R. Abei and Son, to repay the mortgages on Mr. Abel's house, and to provide an annuity of approximately 17s. 6d. per week. To this the Surrey committee will add a further annuity from funds in their possession and a weekly pension, all of which combined will ensure for Bir. Abel comfort for the remainder of his life.

CONVICT ADVISES A JUDGE.

intimated that the United States was willing to extend the 5-5-3 ratio

GENEVA, May 12th. to include all glasses of naval ships. A Geneva business man, serving Discussions in any case, вау a term of imprisonment for fraud, officials, will be complicated and if wits brought from his cell yesterday, the Japanese government raises at the request of a local judge, to the issue of insular fortifications, examine and give an opinion on the it may prove an insurmountable investments of a dead millionaire. obstacle.

The millionaire

Eugene

The approach of the conference Tomasini, a Russian of Odessa, who has called forth a great volume of died a year ago in Geneva. He left unofficial comment in the United £80,000 to the three children of his States concerning all phases of the first marriage, but the legacy was armament question. This reflects misapplied by a step-brother.

A legal action was brought by the general sympathy with efforts to promote limitation

avert children, but, as the step-brother future international construction refused to deliver the keys of sales rivalry, but there is lacking the de in a Geneva bank, the judge order- finite pressing public opinion which ed the safes to be forced open. A was an essential contributing factor lange sum in share cortificates and to the sucess of the Washington cash was found and brought into

armament conference.

and

court.