THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 16th, 1927.
STEVEDORE STRIKE HOLLAND TO DUTCH FRANCE'S REVENUE.
WUHAN'S CONDITION CRITICAL.
HAICHOW LOOTED BY NORTHERN
AND SOUTHERN SOLDIERS. JAPANESE ROUGHLY TREATED.
CHINA'S "REDS" AND "ANTI-REDS."
SOUTHERN TROOPS ENTERING
SHANTUNG.
RED SPEARS" HARASSING
NORTHERNERS.
The
News from Tokyo is to the effect that members of what is described as the "Second Kuomintang Branch" held a meeting at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. in Tokyo on the 12th instant. purpose of the meeting was to demonstrate against Japanese mobilisation for China. The police, however, raided, the premises and broke up the meeting. In the scullin, #2 of the Kuomintang were injured and 85 arrested.
The matter is being taken up by the Chinese Chargé d'Affàirca at Tokyo and the Japanese Government.
The Southern Army claira fresh victories in Shantung and Kiangsu.
They also claim to have captured 7,000 Shantung troops and a large quantity of ammunition.
Meanwhile, the Fengtienese seem determined to continue to appose the Southerners, and doubtless the big struggle will take place in Chibli province.
The attack upon the Wuhan rities seems to
be gathering
strength.
Haichow city has been lonted by both Northern and South- "ern-soldiers, and the Japanese these recaped with difficulty. Those on board one of their ships, carrying refugees, were subjected to nuch insolent treatment by Southern soldiers.
HAICHOW LOOTED BY
BOTH SIDES.
[TEROTOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]
.
SHANGHAI, June 15th.
that
-RED SPEARS HARASSING
THE NORTHERNERS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE POWERS AND RUSSIA:
THE "PROBLEM" OF BOLSHEVISM.
[THEOCON REUTER'S AGENCY,]
GENEVA, June 15th. What are described as "Lovarao" discussions, arranged at short natice and conducted privately in Sir Austen Chamberlain's room at his hotel have greatly intrigued the journalists attending the League Council.
M. Briand, M. Vandervelde, Dr. Stresemann, Sig. Seialoja and
Baron Ishii were present.
The Conference lasted two hours. The Ministers, who are very reti cent, mert again to-day.
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The Russian Problem."
PARIS, June 15th, The newspapers declare that the Russian problem was considered at yesterday's private discussions at Geneva.
Freneli correspondence discredit the possibility of an Anglo-Franco-
AT MANILA.
FORCE SENT FROM CAVITE.
VESSELS DELAYED.
(THROUGH 'NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
MANILA, June 15th. Owing to the stevedore strike at Manila, Cavite Navy Yard has sent
force of stevedores to transfer
applies for the marines in China from the President Taft to the
Henderson.
The supplies are for 5,000 men for two months.
The work is being rushed on the Henderson, which leaves for Tien- tsin on Friday,
Commercial cargo is not being unlonded, which has delayed the President Toff, nad two other ves- sels by the strike..
Strike-Breakers Obtained,
LATER.
The Dollar Line have obtained
INDIES.
FIRST PASSENGER-CARRYING AEROPLANE.
[TÙROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. :'
AMSTERDAM, June 18th. The first passenger-carrying acro- plane from Holland to the Dutch Indies left Schipol Aerodrome with passenger named Van Le Arblack with is valet.
It is hoped to complete the jour ney in five weeks (7) vid India and Singapore..
MISSING FRENCH:
AVIATORS.
** MYSTERIOUS FLARES SEEN IN NORTHERN QUEBEC.
SEARCHING FOR NUNGES- SOR AND COLI.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
QUEBEC, June 15th." Intense interest has been aroused by the report of a forester who has seen mysterious flares apparently
in the sparsely populated Saguenay district, north of the St. Lawrence River below Quebec.
CONSIDERABLE INCREASE.
(THROUGH HAYAS AGENCY.]
PARIS. June 18th. The total revenue returns for May amount to 3,250,000,000 of franca, of which 3,347,000.000 are from permanent normal sources, which show រង increase of 1.118,000,000 against the figures of May, 1026
The total excess compared with the Budget forecasts amounts to est,000,000 for the first five months
of 1927:
J
FAMOUS FRENCH FLIER'S ACCIDENT.
DOISY'S UNFORTUNATE
CRASH.
A. NARROW ESCAPE. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.Ĵ
PARIS, June 14th.
Two miles after starting from Le Bourget for India, on his at- temps to reach the Far East in two hops, Pelletier Doisy, who was ne companied by the aviator Gouin, orashed in the road, and his
German Alliance against the Soviet, sirike-breakers and it is expected of Yercy lights or petrol torches machine burst into Aames.
The Petit Journal'e correspon- dent declares that there is a pos- sibility of the holding of an Inter- national Conference on the Russian question being considered.
BRITISH FILMS.
GOVERNMENT BILL AMENDED.
BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]· · ·
PERING. Jun 15th.
RUARY, June 14th. The Red Spears are considerably The Government's Cinematograph Заранске геports atate Chiang Kai Shek's troops have harrasting the Northerners' com- Filma Bill, which abolishes the captured Halchow (a sea port inmunications in the vicinity of Shun-so-called blind and block booking, Forthern Kiangsu) after fierce tehfu, Chihli
fighting.
When it was known that the Southerners were approaching, Sun Chuan Fang's troops commenced looting the town, and the process was completed by the Southerners, who robbed and outraged in whole- sule fashion,
Japanese women and children had already been evacuated, and Japan- ese males escaped in the clothes in which they stood up in, after wit nessing terrible scenes.
Later, a body of Southerners fired on the Japanese refugee-ship, the Kobni Mary. They then boarded and looted the vessel, the refugees and crew not resisting, despite the insolent behaviour of the troops. The Japonese Consul-General Shanghai
as profested to Burcan of Ferrign Affairs and re- quested that fall protection he given to the Japanese remaining ut Haishow
(Wah Paz Fat Pan). Lively Affair In Tokyo.
SHANOBA, June 15th.
io
the
ENTERING SHANTUNG,
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, June 15th.
and secures the exhibition of a fixed quota of British films, has been modified as a result of a meeting of representatives of the trade.
Details of the agreeinent were re- vealed in the House of Commons by the President of the Board of Chiang Kai Shek's troops are Trade to-dayThe Bill proposed Shantung, while the quota of 6 per cent. of British eutering
concentrating at filma, rising by 2 per cent. an- Northerners are Chucheng, 50 miles from Tsingtao.nually to 25 per cent. This pro
posal has been modified so that it
HUNAN ANTI-COMMUNIST.
A telegram from Haukow, dated the 15th instant, states that new posters appearing in Hankow in
operates for twelve years only, and the maximum quota is 20 per cent. instead of 25.
It was stated that the trade held that permanent protection of the dicate that Hunan is strongly anti-industry was inadvisable, and it Communist and that al-Kiongsi was intended merely to establish has definitely turned against Han- the industry on national and im-
perial grounds.
The committee Postera outside the General accepted the Government amend Labour Union beadquarters. de- ment. nounce the Generals commanding
kow:
A number of Kuomintang memat Changsha, Kiukiang and Nau- large hers of the Second Kuomintangchang for
demonstrate
massaering?
Branchet in the premises of numbers of Communists, in those! the Chinese Y.M.C.A. in Tokyo on cities. the 12h inst. to
Tang Seng Chi, San Fo and Teng against the Japanese mobilisation
Yen Ta returned to Hankow from for China. During the course of the meeting, Japanese police, num-Chongchow yesterday evening. Hau Chren left Chengchow for Kaifeng, bering some 200, raided the build- ing and broke up the meeting. A scuffle ensued, resulting in a Kuomintang en boing injured
and 85 arrested.
The Chinese Chargé d'Affaires is taking up the matter with the Japanese Government.
INAVAL WIRELESS.] Hankow's Shortage Of Rice.
HANKOW, June 14th. The shortage of rice is becoming increasingly sente in Hankow, and hundreds of coolies are virtually
that the President Taft. will sail according to schedule.
DEATH-OF-POPULAR
ENGLISH AUTHOR.
MR. JEROME K. JEROME.
[THROÚÓK REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 14th. The death has occurred of the author, Mr. Jerome K. Jerome.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RuOBY, June 14th.
The well-known novelist and author, Mr. Jerome K. Jerome, died to-day from cerebral haemorrhage:
[Mr. Jerome Klapa Jerome was born at Walsall in 1850, the eldest son of the Rev. Clapp Jerome, and was educated at Marylebone Gram
He was a clerk, a mar School, schoolmaster, an actor, a journ
and finally alist,
a playwright. He edited the Idler in conjunc tion with Mr. Robert Barr (1892 to 1897) and To-Day, from 1893 to 1897).
It is thought possible that Nun- gasser and Coli may have passed over Newfoundland in a fog and
The two airmen escaped,
(THROUGH HAVAB AGENCY.]
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THE BALKANS.
COMPLETE RUPTURE IN YUGOSLAV-ALBANIAN RELATIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BELGRADE, June 16th, A complete rupture in Yuge- Slay-Albanian relations has been reached.
Officials' Leaving.
BELGRADE, June 18th.. The Albanian Minister has re- ceived his passports and leaves im- mediately. Yugo-Slav Consuls have been instructed to leave Albania.
IRISH ELECTIONS.
FINAL RESULTS.
{THROUGH: NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 14th.
The final Free State election figures, exclusive of the National University and Dublin University," the results of which will be an- ounced to-morrow, are as follow:
Government Finanna Fail Labour Independents Farmers
National League Sinn Fein
45.
44.
22.
12.
11.
8.
5.
16 is expected that the National University will return two Gov- ernment members, while the third LE BOURGET, June 14th. An aeroplane carrying Pelletierat will automatically be allotted
to the Speaker of the Dail Daisy and Gouin hopped off for a
Dublin University will return
flown over Labrador ta, Northorn non-stop flight. to Karachi, but three out of four Independent can-
crashed in flames four, kilometres Quebec and landed at some-remote from the start.
اون
spot. Every forestry official in the Saguenay has been ordered search for any trace of the aviatore, but as there are few roads in the district and communication is only possible by boats or afnot, it may be some time before there is any
definite news.
Paris Newspapers Sceptical.
PARIS, June 15th. The newspapers are sceptical of the report from Quelice and point out that the aviators had no flares; and that as the Saguenay district is not entirely uninhabited it "is unlikely that they would not have met other human beings.
LABOUR PROBLEMS.
BEING DISCUSSED AT GENEVA.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
His "Three Men in a Boat," is perhaps the most popular of his works. He issued "On the Stage and Off" in 1888, "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" in 1889, and
GENEVA, June 14th. Three Men in a Boat" in 1889.
At the Labour Conference; on the A number of ather works followed in fairly regular sequence, the last ground that the draft questionnaire of his better-known books being as regards the freedom of associa- "Authony John," published in tion had been amended by the Gov- 1923. He later issued "My Life ernments, and did not afford pro- and Times," an autobiography.tection to workers' rights, the work- Of his plays, the best known is era' delegates. voted against the The Passing of the Third Floor questionnaire, which was rejected Back," which with Forbes Robert by 54 to 42. son in the leading part, had a long
run.
Mr. Jerome married a Spanish
an officer in the lady, Senorita Georgina Nesza, the daughter of Spanish army, in 1888, and there was one child of the marriage, a daughter..
and did not return to Hankow. starving. It is feared that the food
A mass meeting of welcome to the victorious Nationalist soldiers Crisis will reach a climax very has been arranged for tomorrow shortly, as it is understood that general holiday will be ports below Hankow have refused to send rice to relieve the situation. when observed
Southerners' Latest Captures, Rankow Government reports that at Chengchow.
SHANGHAI, June 15th.
As recently as lust February, he The Southerners have claimed to at the conference
Nanking claims that the Nation- occupy Tuncheng, in the extreme between their leaders and Feng south of Shantung.
Ya Hsiang, the latter agreed toalists under General Yeh Kai Chen visited Walsall, the place of his According to General Yeh Kai respect the authority of the Hau- captured Yenching on the 13th birth, to receive the freedom of the Hsin'a report, his troops have how Government and gave an assur- Seven thousand Shantung troops city.] captured anore than 7,000 Shan-ance of his allegiance. Therefore, were taken prisoner. tung soldiers and a large quantity the Hankow troops are returning to Hankow and leaving the Northern of ammunition.
The Northern troops have re- campaign in Feng's hands.. treated
near towards Yichow, Lincheng.
Troops. Nearing Wuchang
2
General, Wang Tien Pei reports. that the armies of Chang Tsung Chang and Sun Chuan Fang have been overwhelmingly defeated at Hanchuang and Tai-er-chuang. The remnants of the two northern To reorganise the existing armies, numbering less than 30,000, are retreating in great disorder,
It is persistently reported that Cabinet the anti-Reds, led by General Sha
BRITAIN'S TRADE.
ADDITIONAL FACTS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, June 14th. The British trade returns for Marshal. Chang is not opposed to that the Nationalists will be able May show exports exceeding those the Three Peoples" doctrine, but
3. That peace-making negotia and they are not, able to offer fur- continued with the ther resistance before reaching inediator, General Yen Ifsih Sham.
General Wang further claims
According to the same report,
Tao Yan, have advanced to Wu-Line be chang, while General Yan Sun's forces are nearing Sunteh, not from Wuchang. Wu-Han is in critical condition.
General Chiang Kai Shek is re ported to have gone to Hsuchow to-night.
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang ordered General: Yo Wei Chan's troops to attack Yuencheng and proceed to the eastern section of Honan.
Fengtience Conference.
Tainan.
he suggests that besides the theory to reach the southern bank of the of any month since March of last
the people, for the people, by Yellow River very shortly.
of
the people,
plo
the virtue of the peo should be added... Japanese Ex-War Minister in..
Peking. SHANGHAI, June 15th. According to the Toho News Agency, General Shaananashi in- SHANGHAI, June 16th. According to a Fengtienose re-terviewed Marshal Chang Too Lin port, at the latest conference, at and discussed the problem of a which Sun Chuan Fang and Chang Tripartite Alliance between Yon, Tsung Chang attended, many in-Chinng and Chang. portant resolutions were passed, namely:
Quiet On The Yangtze.
year. They totalled £2,500,000.
over the previous month. Compar SHANGHAI, June 14th. There is no change in the eitused with the figures for May of last an increase of There was tion at Shanghai, which is normal, year. and roports from the Yangtze £70,000,000, but exports in that ports contain nothing out of the month were adversely affected by way. Anti-foreign feeling appears
extent along the Yangtze
oxport Egures were, however, only to have died down to an appreciable the general strike. Last month's
Yang Sen's Retreat:
£900,000 lower than those of May, ICHANG, June 14th. Marshal Chang said it was in- Defeated by the "Reds" after a
The adverse balance was reduced possible to remodel the Fangtieness brief engagement Yang Son's forces To support Marshal Chang troops part of the Kuomintang are retiring to Ichung, steamers by a drop in the imports of Two Lit ca President of the Cen-Army or to fly the Kuomintang and junks being commandeered for £4,200,000, compared with April. flag. They would only accept rea- the purpose of transport. General tral Government.
pnable terms upon basis of Yang Son has already retired to The imports for May totalled over
Shasi.
£00,000,000. equality. (Continued on next Column.).
D
1026.
The airmen escaped unhurt, but the plane was destroyed.
didates.
PORTUGUESE FLIER.
Difficulty In-Rising.
BEIRES AGAIN UNLUCKY. LATER.
{THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.] -Doiny-had-obvious difficulty in
---”"་་ rising, being handicapped by the
BUENOS ADEs, June 14th. weight of 5,000 litres of petrol, The Portugueso airman, Sar-- which upon his crashing shot up in miento Beires, who flew from Lis- a column of flame, visible from Lehon to Macno two years ago, and Bourget,
recently crossed the Atlantic, and met with a mishap, has suffered a further misfortune.
Help was immediately forthcom- ing, but the airmen had already got clear of the intensely blazing.
machine.
(THROUGH LECTER'S LUENCY.] The Crash,
PARIS, June 15th. Doisy after leaving Le Bourget few two miles, barely topping the treas, and decided to land, which he successfully effected, but his under-carriage later collapsed.
The aviators jumped as the petrol exploded, and miraculously escap ed. They had to roll on the ground to extinguish their flaming clothes. Their hair was singed, otherwise they were unharmed.
Doisy's first question after the accident was when he could have another machine.
RAW COPPER. '.
BOARD STATEMENT BY
TRADE PRESIDENT.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
His machine was destroyed while flying from Para to Georgetown, but a fishing boat rescued him and his companions.
TRADE UNIONS BILL.
PASSES COMMITTEE STAGE..
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 14th.. The committee. stage of the Trade Unions Bill has been com- pleted in the House of CommDOLE, under the guillotine procedure
In response
Conservative views, Sir A. Steel Maitland under- took to consider the creation of a committee to see how the existing conciliation machinery could be OF improved in the case of vital in-
dustries.
ta
FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA.
BRITISH ATTEMPT
POSTPONED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
REGBY, June 14th.
RUGBY, June 14th. The formation of a company em- A resolution was finally adopted bracing a large proportion of pro- ducers of copper in the United by 50 to 42 to refer the subject States, with the object of regulat back to the committee with a viewing the sale of raw copper outside to reaching a compromise on the that country, was the subject of
questions in Parliament.
The wind, although light, was in contending views of the workers
Sir P. Cunliffe Lister said, he the wrong direction to-day to per- was aware that important Euro-mit of a satisfactory take-off by the pean interests were parties to the Royal Air Force aeroplane which is and employers.
arrangement, and he was informed in readiness to attempt a non-stop that since its formation the prices flight to Indin. quoted to British consumers were frequently higher than to American consumers. He added that he would welcome the development of copper production, and in answer to a supplementary question said there was no similarity between the control of rubber, for which Prices were common to the whole world, and that of copper, in which there was a differentation in prices.
MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD'S
HEALTH.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, June 14th. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who has been convalescing at Lossie- mouth, states in a letter to his party that he is no longer an in- valid, and anticipates that he will. return to politics at the end of the month
TRIAL OF KOWCERDA.
ROSENGOLZ ASKED TO
ATTEND.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, June 14th,
FRENCH TARIFF.
EFFECT ON BRITISH TRADE.
[BRITISH WIRELESS. SERVICE.]
Roony, June 14th. The effect of the French tariff proposals on important branches of British trade, based on particulars supplied by the chambers of com- merce and trade associations, has been communicated to the French Government, and has formed the subject of conversations in Paria.
The start will be made when con- ditions are satisfactory.
CAIRO TO CAPE AIR ROUTE.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,}
Ruogy, June 14th. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. E C: Amery, in answer to a Parlia mentary question stated that the Home Government are most auxious: to promote, by any means in their power, the Cairo to Cape Empire- air route.
The matter has been the subject of consultations, but an immediate Bouncement is expected as it hast been offered for decision to the various governments concerned,
H.M.S. "RENOWN" PASSES
THROUGH CANAL.
{BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.)
The President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, stated in the House of Commons to-day that he could not say at pre-
Rucar, June 14th.' At the invitation of the Polish sent how far the French Govern- The Renown, with the Duke and Extraordinary. Court, the latement would find it possible to meet Duchess of York on board, passed
their wishes, but he was led to be through the Suez Canal to-day. Boviot Chargé d'Affaires at London, love that the tariff was likely to The High Commissioner in Rosengolz, has gone to Warsaw to be less onerous in some respects Egypt, Lord Lloyd, went on board
being considered by the Customs remained
during the рлавано attend the trial of Kowverda in than was proposed in the Bill now to greet the Royal tourists, and connection with the assassination of Commission of the French Chamber through the Bitter Lakes section.
of Deputies.
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