NORTHERN
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 21st, 1927.
ARMY
STILL RETREATING.
THE REDS RECENT CONFERENCE
AT CHENGCHOW.
VERNACULAR PAPERS REPORT JAPANESE TROOPS"
MOVEMENT IN SHANTUNG.
RED? GENERAL'S SUBORDINATE OFFICERS
INCLINED TO "THE OTHER SIDE."
NORTHERN
GENERAL AND 10,000 TROOPS JOIN THE NANKING
KUOMINTANG..
According to what our loed Chiurse contemporary, the Wah Tez Tat Puo, terits an unofficial report," a large number of Japanese troops have marched to Fangtsz and Weihsien--central points on the Tainan-Taingtuo, Railway, Shantung,
General Pang Teh Chuen, one of General Sun Chuen Fang's subordinates, is reported to have gone over to Marshal Chiang. Kai Shok.
It is reported that in view of the fact that the majority of General Tang Seng Chi's subordinate officers are inclined to the xuti-Rods," General Tang, who is virtually the "Reds' " Generalissimo, intends to call a conference to discuss the paint,
Several Southern Generale have arrived at suchow in order to participate in a series of military conferences to be held shortly Feng Yu Hsiang is reported to have arrived on the 18th instant. to confer with Marshal Chiang Kai-Slick.
nt
Renter slates that The Reds recent conference at Chengehow, at which the very accommodating. Feng Yu siang was also present, it was decided to entrust the control of Honnn, Shensi and Kangea to Feog; also to establish a Political Affairs' Committen at Kaiferig, the majority of the members of whom are Feng's nominees. The ex-Christian General is evidently a much- trusted man.
STILL RETREATING WITH
LITTLE RESISTANCE.
(Wah Taz Yat Puoy,
General Click To Yuen, the
tele Southern ander, has graphically reported to Southern
A
"NEW SPHERE OF
INFLUENCE."
(Work, T'es Fat Pan).
SHANGHAI, June 30th.
MILL COLLAPSES IN COMMANDER BYRD'S
COLOMBIA.
FLIGHT. }
100 WORKERS BURIED IN THE WRECKAGE.
MANY FATALITIES.
TREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, June 20th. The bodies of 20 of the dead have heen taken from the ruins of a textile plant at Rosselon near Medellin, Colombia, which collapsed i on Saturday during a landslide.
Over 100 persons working in the mill were buried in the wreckage, number but it is reported that a were removed alive.
THE GIBRALTAR TRAGEDY.
POPULAR. REPRIEVE»
PETITION.
[THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]
GIBRALTAR, June 20th.
A huge meeting of citizens ap- pointed a deputation to present to the Governor a petition for the reprieve of Duffield. So far, over 16.500 people have signed the peti-
tion.
THE BRITISH NON-STOP
FLIGHT.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE
MISHAT'
[DRITIC WIRELESS - SERVICE.}
RoGay, June 10th.
UNSUITABLE WEATHER
PREVENTS START.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]"
NEW YORK, June 20th. After conferring with the weather experts, Commander Byrd has de. cided not to start his Atlantic flight before Tuesday.
THE TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE.
THE "FIRST-LORD". HOPES
FOR GOOD RESULTS.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugny, June 10th.
THE
fc
COLUMBIA
AT. VIENNA.
AVIATORS GREETED
VOCIFEROUSLY...
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
VIENNA, June 20th. Chamberlin and Levine met with
7.
MANCHURIA'S
PROBLEMS.
CHANG TSO LIN AND YANG YU TING AT ENMITY.
PEACE WOULD BRING PROSPERITY.
MURDEN, May 24th. Since Marshal Chang Teo Lin be-
the took himself to Peking in the quest
With regard to the conference and Naval lagitations, newspapers here n vociferous reception on their generally reiterate, opinions which arrival from Berlin aboard were expressed when President Trans-Atlatio aeroplano Colombia: for a higher honour, Mukden has Coolidge first proposed this new naval conference. These may be summed up in the statement that PROSPERITY AT HARBIN.place. As a business centre," too,
with an iminense and scattered en pire, the centre of which cannot be
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN supported, even with the means of
SHANGHAI.
CHINESE LADY DOCTOR KILLED BY KER COUSIN.
bare subsistence unless the trade routes are kept open, is the problem confronted by Great Britain and is infinitely more complex than that of any other member of the Con. fercuce.
It is on auxiliary naval craft limitation, of which it is proposed CHILD'S TERRIBLE ORDEAL. Į that Britain relies for the proton- lion of her seaborno foodstuffs and raw materials, whereas, for Ameri can and Japan, such concern hardly arises.
Interviewed on his arrival st Geneva, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, said he hoped for good results. He had
The killing of well-known Chinese lady physician by her younger enusin took place last Wednesday in broad daylight, in an alleyway of North Szechuen Rond Extension, says the North China Daily Neins
The deceased lady was Miss Liu Hackett Medical College, an in- Wai Fong, M.D., a graduate of the stitution established in Canton by the American Presbysterian Mis sion, and her assailant's name was Liu Yoh Tz.
certain
C.E.R. ORDER. LOCOS AND ROLLING STOCK.
A RECORD HARVEST..
HARN, June 5th,
shrunk from a city of primary news value to a secondary or tertiary
it has dwindled somewhat, but this may be only a temporary phaso, due to the discredited local eur- rency. Given a restoration of the good government which Manchuria enjoyed up two years ago, there is little doubt but that Mukden would At the last meeting of the C.E.R.Justify the hopes which many for- Board huge sums were passed as cign merchants, eberish of lucrative absolutely necessary for the deve-business being done in this city,
The settlement on Dragon Boat Jopment of the railway owing to its enerinous progress during the past Festival is, vot anticipated with three years. One of the largest much joy by many Chinese, and it sums in that of three million gold is anticipated that a number of roubles for the purchase of 2,000 those who were able to avert lis- American freight cars, the sum toaster at China Now Year will have Naturally
definite proposals to lay he spent at the rate of one million to close their doora. before the Conference, which he each year. Tenders for these cars Japanese importers are also affect hoped might lead to agreement. will be invited unediately, Halfed, and it is believed that several Dominions would present a united chase of seven tank locomotives, of business. The fangpino has been n million is to be spent on the pur. of these will shortly have to go dut. front in the discussion.
He added that Britain and her
and over a million on girders for fairly stable for some weeks, but the bridges over the Sungari and it is feared that a now military VISCOUNT: GREY ON BIRD Nonni. Harbin central station is to situation adverse to the Ankuochum may send it crashing downwards, and bad as conditions are at pre- sent they will then become ever so much worse.
LIFE.
WEALTH OF SPECIES IN
NEW RESERVE.
Hawksmoor Nature Reserve, near Cheadle, 600 feet above sea-level and coaunnding one of the most beautiful views in the Midlands,
was formally accepted by Viscount Grey of Fallodon on behalf of the National Trust,
be extended and there are many other tendors to be invited for sup- plies of all kinds, including iron, steel, copper, nails, screws, mine)
cars, etc.
The Emigration From Shantung.
headquarters, from the Shantung tude towards the assumption of the unke a non-stop flight to India the time, no assistance was forth Geld, who initiated the scheme, for works for Hárbiu.and Focchiation increase, but unfortunately there is
IL
The second British attempt to
unfortunately failed, owing to leak in the oiling system of the machine of Flight Lieutenants Carr
Aerodrome yesterday and had to
It appears that the deceased, who had established 症 fairly large practice since her arrival in Shang hai some years ago, was approach- ed by her cousin, who had been staying at her house for the past two years, with a demand for
Still the situation is not hopeless. money. He was told to wait while Dr. Liu had finished some work on
Manchuria da mot likely to suffer A Waterworks. Company. warfare within its territories. Its which she was engaged at the time, but, while his cousin's back was
Instead of the, Municipal, Council resources are illimitable, and the turned, the miscreant drew a long
running this themselves; it is now hundreds of thousands of emigrants sharp dagger from his pocket and
proposed to form a private com this summer to settle on the land from Shantung who have come in began. to stab the decreased, who cried out for aid. The other in- Covering 200 acres, the reserve
pany with a capital of four million in undeveloped regions augur an mates of the house being out at was bought by Mr. I. R. R. Mase dollars which will construct a water-era of even greater productivity. Manchuria's exports will doubtless coming and, within a few seconds, £1,200. The whole of this sum has together. There are many parts of no immediate prospect that the deceased was on the floor, suffering been raised by public subscription. from no fewer than a score of stab Accepting the title deeds, Vis- the town where the water from the financial yield from these will be wounds. She attempted to get up count Grey said:
wells is foul and very bad for drink applied to useful purposes within the Three Eastern Provinces. And followeds, her, stabbing her as he you have three different kinds of ran. He then pushed her down the British woodpeckers, three kinds of of gond water would be highly ap- abandons all ambitions within the stairs and jumped from the top to wagtails, five kinds of titmice, and preciated. The company would also Great Wall this will continue.
three different species of owls. the bottom himself, landing cu her body. After stabbing the unfor
Anyone-who studies- birds-will tunate woman several times more, support me in saying that it would his dagger snapped and he rushed by very difficult to find another 200 into the adjoining, kitchen, picked acres lying in oue enclosure in the up a chopper and began to hack her country where one can find all these to pieces.
particular species breeding. It is a real distinction to have in such
bird life." an enclosure such a fine record of
front, to the effect that the North- erti cuemy have further retreated without offering serious resistance, He also urged that the Southerners Yu Yin, Yo Wei Chun and Trap and Macworth, who left Cranwell and dash for safety but the cousin.I am told that at Hawksmooring purposes, therefore, a service until Marshal Chang Tso' Lin should prepare to launch an attack
General Yen Shih Shan has not.. so far, expressel definitely his atti·
generalissimoahip by Chang Tso Lin. He is, however, secretly at- tempting to influence Generals Yu
Pao Shan, formerly all under Feng on Tsinan in the near future.
Yu Isinug's command, to create a Alarge number of Southern new sphere of influence in Shansi, Generals have arrived at HeuchowShensi and Kansu provinces, in in order to participate in a series order that they may present an of nilitary conferences to be held united front against any warring
shortly.
Feng Yu Hsiang also arrived
grotip.
General Pang Teh Chuen, one of General Sun Chuen, Fang's cubordi- there on the 18th inst., to meet ates, with more than 10,000 troops Marshal Chiang Kai Shek.
SUANGHAI, June 20th. According to an unofficial report, a large number of Japanese troops at Tsingtau have, on instructions, marched to Fungis and Weihsien, contral points of the Tsinan-Tsing. Lao Railway.
con-
According to a Japanese report the Japanese Cabinet held a ference on the goth inst. to discuss The their policy towards China. War Minister is reported to have supported vigorously the plan to wards assisting Marshal Chang Tso Lin, in order to maintain Japan's special privileges in the Three Eastern Provinces.
JAPANESE AND THE WUHAN ́GOVERNMENT..
JAPAN'S DEMANDS ACREED TO BY THE "REDS."
[THROUGH MEUTER'S AGENCY.]
SKANGHAI, June 20th.
come down at Martiesham aero- drome in Suffolk,
Landing was difficult, in view of the immense weight of fuel and stores on the acroplane, but the engine did not falter and the descent was perfectly accomplished. An expert will now examine the
machine to ascertain the cause of under his command, is negotiating the trouble and report to the Air with the Southerners," Ic declares
Meanwhile, Carr will that he is willing to show allegiance Ministry. to the Kuomintang.
await the Ministry's instructions,
In view of the fact that the majority of his subordinate clicers are inclined to the anti-Red side, General Tang Seng Chi will call a conference to secure an unanimous decision on the point,
BRITISH TROOPS FOR WEIHAIWEI.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, June 20th,
The First Battalion of the Middle sex Regiment has left for Weihaiwei aboard the transport Herminius,
[NAVAL WIRELESS.] Communists Slinking Back
Wohan.
KAUKIANO, June 19th.
KOWERDA'S SENTENCE.
POLAND'S PLAIN STATEMENT TO MOSCOW SOVIÈT.
(TUBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,].
WARSAW, June 20th. Justifying Kowerda's sentence of in years' imprisonment only, the Warsaw Tribunal, in a statement. say that death sentence would only be proper where the crime threaten- ed to become epidemic.
The local Communists are hegin-
Kowerda had averred that he was ning to return. General Chu Pei avenging Russia's millions of vic- Teh has announced his allegiance to tims; therefore the epidemicity was Troops Returning From The Front? unlikely. Moreover, there were ex: tenuating circumstances, such £8 CHINKIANO, June 18th, There is some troop activity youth and high moral character, stated that the Wuhan Government locally and it is believed to be in After serving his sentence, Kowerda had accepted the Japanese demands connection with the release of divi- may be a useful member of society relating to compensation for dam- siona at the front. Mr. C. C. Wu ages sustained by Japanese in tho has arrived here. attack on April 3rd.
The Japanese Consul-General at Hankow, interviewed at Shanghai,
their
Coticession on
No Change.
SHANGHAI, June 19th. There is no change in the situa
HANKOW, June 19th, There is nothing to report except the local movement of troops.
CHENGLIN, June 19th,
;
He also stated that the formation of a Joint Inquiry Commission had guaranteed the future regarding tion. residence, commerce and industry of the Japanese in the region under control of the Wuhan Government.
THE "REDS" IN CON. FERENCE.
WHAT TOOK PLACE AT..
CHENGCHOW.
{THROUGH NEUTRE'S AGENCY.]'
SHANGHAI, June 20th. The result of the Chengchow Con- forence, held in the middle of June, at which Wang Ching Wei, Tan Yen Kai, Sun Fo, Hsu Chien, and Ku Meng Yu represented the Wuhan Government, while Feng Yu Hsiang and Yu Yu Jen wore also present.
MARSHAL WU ON THE MOVE.
PREPARING FOR DESCENT
ON PEKING-HANKOW NAILWAY.
undertake the drainage of the town Harm needs a gasworks as fre wood is becoming too dear to use much.
Naturally people say that this state of affairs cannot go on for all time. True, but when is a balt going to be called, and who is to be the instrument for making Man churia the self-contained unit the Enormous Crops And Enormous
it was up till a few years ago? No Shipments.
one enn prophesy Unsatisfactory The rains which have been falling though the Marshal may be from the point of view of the people, during the past month have raised there is no one to step into his the level of water in the Sungari slices. Were he to le eliminated Lord- River and, therefore, the largest it is tolerably certain that the Three Eastern Provinces would that when wild duck went courting steamers and barges are navigating disintegrate. No one is strong
When The Wild Duck WOOB, Lord Dartmouth, the Lieutenant of Staffordshire, said
A Cautious Constable.. his clothes, washed his hands and Finishing this, he coolly took off walked out into the alleyway, where he was intercepted by a Chi- nese constable whose attentinn had been called to the matter but who was afraid to go inside the house it was only the male bird that made the stream freely. Thus the ar-enough to take his place or exernise because he was unarmed. With the
fool of itself. He suggested & rivals of grain in Harbin from down hucia's only hope is that he may the authority which he does. Man- assistance of a number of bystand-set of bye laws for the inhabitants the river ports since the opening be forced to evacuate Peking and
of the bird sanctuary, framed to restore the equality of the sexen. (Laughter).
Viscount Grey said that the com-
mon wild duck for the greater part of the year dressed in exceed ingly gay colours, while the female bird never wore gay colours at all
of navigation are more than double settle down again in Mukden and those of last year, exceeding eight apply himself to the development of Manchuria. That in itself is million poods. The North Eastern not an insignificant task. He has Shipping Combine in which are instill the opportunity of demonstrat cluded all the river fleet which ing in Manchuria what China is formerly belonged to the C.E.R., are fairly well ordered government. capable of provided it be given doing excellent work and should carry a record quantity of grain: this season. Crop news from all parte
General Yang Yu. Ting.
ers, the young assailant was ar rested and taken to the Chapel police station where he is now awaiting trial. He admitted the crime and said he was prepared to die for it.
Meanwhile, other people had rushed into the house to render whatever assistance was possible. Imagine what the result will Medical aid was called but there be," he said, "If you begin to was no hope and, after mentioning model your customs on the wild the address of her brother-in-law bird life of Hawkemoor." (Laugh Mr. Bert J. Chen, Dr. Liu passed ter.)
In addition to the wild birds in of Northern Manchuria are at pre- away. Mr. Chen's house was then visited and it was found that prac- the Hawksmoor area
there
are sent. excellent and there should be tically everything of value, includ- faxes, badgers, fallow deer, squir such a harvest as has never been ing most of the clothing, had been rels, shrews and voles, and the stolen. Inquiries showed that Liu varieties of wild flowers are excep seen in the country. The rupture was responsible for these thefts, he tionally numerous,
of relations between Soviet Russia rapture between the Marshal and having been placed in charge of the
and Great Britain must have a very Chang Tso Lin apparently as the General at the present time. bad effect on the port of Egersheld learned that Yang Yu Ting has house during Mr. and Mrs. Chen's
as no British steamers will go there, been suggested for the post, and if absence.
and as British tonnage is the largest
her speak. Witness did not hear
•
The name of General Yang Yu Ting, is frequently mentioned as the man likely to take over the control of Fengtien in the event of the Marshal settling down in the capital, and it is interesting to note that this is the cause of a rumoured
An inquest will be held at the her uncle..say anything to the de- in the world, exporters will all shin report be true the Marshal is ex- deceased's home this morning.
censed before he stabbed her firet.ri Dairen and benefit the South seedingly annoyed thereat, so much She did not bear nay quarrel.
so that the relations between the Little Daughter's Horrible Ordeal.
Manchurian Railway. There is a two are said to be strained. It is. At the inquest a terrible story
Unheroic.
quarrel going on at present between not known whom the Marshal has was told by the eleven year old
A neighbour named Li deposed the Soviet and Chinese sides of the daughter of the murdered woman.
that he had witnessed part of the railway regarding the ordering of in mind for this office. It may be his son, but such an appointment She said that she saw her uncle murder. As he was unarmed, he new freight care, the Chinese ing would not be welcomed, for the playing with a sharp instrument was afraid to go inside and so hesisting on entirely new ones, and simple reason that the young man's when she went upetaire. He called a Chapei policeman, who also the Soviet on some old care which smiled as he played about with the was afraid to go da. The latter have been lying in Vancouver for youth is regarded as a disqualifica weapon and felt its edges. It was went to the station, and reported ten years and are rusted through on. At any rate, here we see the seeds of dissension which must arise: a new knife. Deceased was at the the matter. While waiting for the out, but the latter are being offer-
In the event of the Marthal not. time dressing and, without warn-police to come, witness saw. Liued by a Soviet citizen. It is most returning to his base. ing, the man who was alleged to chopping the deceased woman. important to have new freight cars
to carry the enormous crops but the it is not irremediable were good
Bad as the financial situation is The majority of troops formerly
have committed the crime, walked
Accused's Cool Demeanour,·
quarrel is causing delay.-Shanghai government again to be instituted. here have moved to Kienli, leaving
over and stabbed her in the back. According to an unconfirmed re-
Liu Huang Sz, an elderly neigh Mercury. only about a hundred remaining.
Witness asked her uncle not to bour, said that she heard decensed port that reaches us through re-
beat or to kill her mamma but was An Ally For Yang Sen,
and the little girl crying out "Save liable. Japanese observers, Wu Pei told that she had better go away Life! Save Life!" She ran over General Liu Hsiang has arrived Fu is again moving and has shift and keep quiet or she too would be and knocked at the door, which.
killed. Frightened as she was, the and is reported to be giving his ed his headquarters eastward from little girl, rushed out on to the
was opened, by Liu himself. Wit support to General Yang Sen. His Sungshan to Nanyang, says last drying stage and cried for help. was not so sure about bitta te- OPENING OF THE WIMBLEDON
ment no trouble" so she got ne troops are moving down the river.
The only foreign property now Friday's Narth China Daily News. oh the cracks, witness saw When Liu spoke to her, he was very Her uncle then shut the doors but sistance and this led to his arrest, occupied by Chinese troops is that He is said to be preparing for a
holding hor mother by of the British American Tobacco descent upon the Peking-Hankow hair knot and banging her cool and did not seem to be excited. He said that she must keep quiet. · the wall, against
which Co.
Railway somewhere in the vicinity" head
Liu Shu Fong, younger sister of of Chumation or Sianyangchow, in was covered with blood. Wit the deceased woman, said the came an effort to cut Chongdow off from ness heard her mother praying for home and found deceased lying nd Hankow. With 50,000 men still in mercy, and saying "Please, please the foot of the stairs in a pool don't kill me. Let me go." She of blood. She went to help her up
IcHang, June 10th.
Furthermore, the Central Exceu
the
LAWN TENNIS.
TOURNAMENT.
Manchuria is able to bear any loan that might be required to restore the local currency, but needless to say such a loan is not likely to be forthcoming without proper guar- antees. It is estimated that the paper issue represents a total of $400,000,000, which could be redeemed for Mex. $40,000,000, but of courte this pre-suppose an end to all military adventure on the part of Manchuria and a strict attention to its own affairs. There are thosem who believe that in the event of nationalist victory the Three Edat-
permitted enjoy their indepen- dence. This view de certainly Probably on account of the early natural from a Japanese stand start, the Centre Court was barely point as the Tokyo Government
at one o'clock in the first round churia in distinct from China. half full when Tilden opened play have for years insisted that Man- Tildon beat G. Pratt, 62, 6-1, 6-0. proper.-North China Daily-Newe,
It was dooided to entrust the con- tive Council of the Kuomintang his following it would surprise noen rushed outside of the house and deceased told her to call condition despite the rain of the ern Provinces will be loft alone and
trol of Henan, Shenai and Kanau decided to
establish
A
[THIROUGH RKUTES'S · AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 20th. that, the courts were in splendid At Wimbledon, in glorious wea
Political one to see Marshal Wu ro-appear and cried for assistanco but when doctor or send her to hospital. She last few days. to Feng Yu Hsinng, while half of Affairs Committee at Kaifeng, the upon the stage with something of Tang Song Chi's troops were to be majority of the members of whom reverberation and give the Hankow she returned her mother was lying (deceased) said, "I am going fast. withdrawn to Hankow, the remain are Feng Yu Hsiang's nominees, Reds a fright at lonet.
Take me to hospital," after which der being placed under the com- including. Hau Chien and Ku Meng The obstacle ecoms to be the Red pool of blood. She was breathing, mand of Fong Yu Hsiang.
again. Yu, who are at presont remaining Spear organization in the country at the time but witness did not hear was silent and never spoke
(Continued on next column), "The inquest was adjourned. (Continued at foot of next columm.) at Kaifong:
that he has to traverse.
at the bottom of the stairs, in a
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