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"PANACEA FOR SAVING THE NATION:

NORTHERN TROOPS MARCHING TO MEET SOUTHERN ARMY.

FENG YU HSIANG DECLARES AGAINST BOLSHEVISM WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION.

FÈNG · AND. CHIANG ISSUE JOINT TELEGRAM.

"RED" LEADER'S SUBORDINATES PLANNING THE OVERTHROW

OF HANKOW."

Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu Hsiang, in a telegram which they have issued jointly from Nanking, describe Sun Yat-Sen's famous Three People's" doctrine as "the panacea for saving the nation."

Feng is stated to have declared that never again will be tolerate. Bolshevistin activitice within his jurisdiction. The Marshal ought to know something about them as it is not so many moons since he was fraternising with Bolsheviks in that Mocca of the "Keds MOBCOW.

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It is reported that a large number of Kirin and Hoilungkiang - troops-(on behalf of Generalissino Chang Tao Lin)--is now marching along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway with a view to checking the Southerners advance.---

Commemorating at Nanking the. Shakre incident of a couple....... of years ago, Chiang Kai Shek and Ilu Han Min are reported to have delivered inflammatory speeches.

The subordinates-(or some of them) of the "Red" Generalia-“ simo, Tang Seng Chi, seem very much more concerned with bringing about the downfall of Hankow than in protecting the erstwhile Red" stronghold. They acem also to be worrying not a little us to how they may save the "face" of Mme. Sun Yat Sen and her step-son, Sun Fe

-CHANG'S TROOPS FROM THE FAR NORTH.

(Wah Tez Yat Pau).

SHANGHAI, June 24th.

A large number of Kirin and Heilungkang troops are beginning to march along the Tientsin-Pukos, Railway with a view to checking the Southerners' 'advance,

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 25th, 1927.

| TRANS-BAIKAL RAIL

DISASTER.

NANKING'S TAXATION.

U.S. IMMIGRATION.

CHIANG AND FENG ISSUE

A JOINT TELEGRAM,

(Wah Tse Yat Pid).

SHANGHAI, June 24th.

A joint telegram,, signed by Marshals Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu Hsiang, was issued on the 21st fat from Nanking. The contents of the telegram may be summed up as follows:-

FIFTY PER CENT. "NATIONAL TAX.”

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 24th,

A semi-official, report froin Nan- king states that in view of the systemization of the tobacco tax, the Nationalist Government has proclaimed a national tax of 50 per cent. ad valorem enforceable, in the first place, in Kiangsu province on July 10th.

STRANGE INCIDENT AT CHINKIANG.

CHINESE TROOPS OVER-RUN

EWO'S HULK.

BRITISH SAILORS, TO THE RESCUE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 24th A message from Chinkiang "says that the steamer Loongin came alongside yesterday evening 50 Chinese troops over-ram Jardine, Matheson's huik, apparently for the purpose of searching passen "gers' luggage. They fired]

naval sailors sent from H. M. S Verity to turn them out.

on

There were no casualties, and the sailors dispersed the soldiers with cut firing.

THE "DAIL EIREA'N."

RE-ELECT MR. COSGRAVE

PRESIDENT

After returning to Chengchow, Marshal. Feng Yu Hsiang declared that hereafter he will never tolerato Bolshevik activities within bis juris-has long been overthrown, its vils Although the Ching Dynasty

still remain through the breadth

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.] Yuan and length of our nation. Shih Kai attempted to set up a

Rusir, June 23rd. monarchy of his own--and failed. There are, however, hundreds of The Irish Free Siate House of militarists who have and are follow-Representatives, the Dail Eirean, ing Yuan Sbih Kai's step by merely supporting the Republic in name met to-day for the first time since only but who are really plotting for their own benefit

The Kuomintang brauch Chengchow, which is sisected of wing dominated by the Reda," has been closed by order of Marshal Feng.

An important military conference was held Chongchow" ut. which Generals Ho Jen and Li Ban Sien, Tang Seng Chi's subordinates, and Sha Tau Yin's representative were

· present---

It was unanimously decided that extraordinary measures must be adopted to deal with the Hankow Government.

Both of us (Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu Heiang) uphold the Three Peoples' doctrine which is really the puncca for saving the nation. We must further declare

RESOLUTION OF NEW YORK

STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

EFFECT ON QUOTAS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New York, June 4th.

The Chamber of Commerce of New York State has adopted

résolution urging that immigration

HEAVY RAINS CAUSE

ENORMOUS DAMAGE.

[THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]

BYRD'S FLIGHT.

AGAIN POSTPONED.

TROPICAL CLOUDBURST PREVENTS A START.

[REUTER'S AMELICAN BERVICE.]

NAVAL CONFERENCE

GREAT PROGRESS BEING

MADE..

[BRITISH WIRELESS AERVİCE.]

'

Ruany, June 23rd. Following a conversation with the

HOOSEVELT FIELDS, New Yons, First Lord of the Admiralty, Mir.

June 24th,

W. C. Bridgeman, at deneva to Moscow, June 24th. Heavy rains have dainnged the

Byrd has again postponed his day, the leader of the United States Trans-Baikal Railway in several Paris fight owing to the weather. delegation, Mr. Hugh Gibson, told places near Irkutsh. The track has His Fokker America was wheeled the Press that great progress was been washed out and stations and out to the elevated runaway, ready being made and they were ap bridges destroyed. Traffic and tele- to start while Byrd and his comproaching nearer to an agreement graphs have been interrupted and panions slept, but'i tropical cloud- on major points. He was now

the Angara and Irkut Rivers flood-burst struck the field, drenching the optimistic regarding results.

ed,

Urgent measures have been adopt-

quotas based on national origins, which were provided by the Immi- gration Act of 1924 and which Congress temporarily suspended, ed, shall be enforced on July 1st, 1928.

The effect thereof will be to raise | THE HONOLULU CONFER- the quota assigned to Britain and Northern Ireland from 24,007 - 10 78,039 and to reduce the quotas of most other countries.

EAST INDIAN STUDENTS IN DUTCH CITIES.--

WHAT THE POLICE HAVE DISCOVERED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]-

AMSTERDAM, June 24th. The examination of the docu- ments seized by the police recently has not yet been completed, but it is understood that etons, relation ship, principally of a financial character, has already been estab lished between the leaders of the Dutch East Indies movement in Holland with Moscow.

The question of proceeding against those concerned will be considered later, 2

ENCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, June 24th. Mr. William Turner, manager of Reuter's in the Far East, has been" unable to accept the invitation.to join the British delegation at the forthcoming Pacific Conference to be held shortly at Honolulu.

DR.

GERMANY'S ALLEGED

MILITARISM.

STRESEMAN REPLIES TO THE FRENCH PREMIER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, June 23rd. The speech by M. Pioncare an June 19th, when unveiling the war memorial at Luneville, in which-he

The following Reuter telegram from The Hague, dated June Hth, appeared in the H.K. Daily Prees of the 13th instant:-Following the recent ̈ discovery of a communist conspiracy, whoke ramifications ex-4 tend from the Dutch East Indies, the authorities carried out searches Ruhr policy- at the residences of East Indian policy 1"

"One or the other is pos- the recent General Election. Mr.students at The Hague and Leyden, mann. "Cosgrave was re-elected President

and confiscated numbers of doou-sible, but not both. We only want nents in Javanesc and also several the restoration of Gorman sover-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] De Valeraites "Excluded.

DUBLIN, June 23rd. The De Valeraites were not

A

thousands of spectators,

The aeroplane had attached to it motor car which was driven against the wind in order to prevent the machine from being blown away. It is problematical when Byrd will be able to start,

FIGHTING MALARIA IN

DELHI.

SUGGESTED MEASURES.

IMPORTANCE OF PROBLEM FOR THE NEW CAPITAL,

سمت

Lieut.-Colonel S. R. Christophers, Director, Central Research In- stitute, Kasauli, who came to Delhi lant cold weather with a view to investigate and advise upon a re- ported prevalence of malaria in this city has submitted his report

on Malaria in Delhi with recom-

mendations for its prevention. Lieut.-Colonel Christophers graphi- cally analysen the causes of these epidemics, and says that it is main

with particular physical characters.

cited instances of alleged miliy matter of rain fall associated tarism in Germany, has received of the country, and that its most a vigorous reply from Dr. Strese serious effects are in association mann ju the Reichstag.

with actual, usually widespread, What is M. Poincare's aim, the

flooding. For this reason certain or the Locarno

riverains and waterlogged areas are demanded Dr. Strese-

especially subject to malaria and the Bela or partially deserted bed of the river Jumaa is an instance. Since the Raisina area has a

pistols. All those arrested were eignty. We want to be peaceful, released after examination.]

PLOT.

A difficult problem arises; how that those who are in conspiracy allowed to enter the Dail Chamber, ALLEGED GREEK BOMB ever, as Sun Fo and Mrs. Sun Yat with foreign Imperialists to exploit Sen would be dishonotired if too our nation are the avowed enemies and vigorously protested against much pressure were brought upon whom we must continue to fight their exclusion.

They finally left Hankow. In the course of the until they are completely eradicat-

Parliament House. meeting, General Ho Jen proposed ed." that of the “anti-Red eit j lass meetings were held at three Meanwhile, the Dail by 88 votes against Hankow should be taken by places in Shanghai to mourn over to 22 re-elected Mr. Cosgrave as General Tang Song Chi.

In con nection with the cut, he further the ictims in connection with the President, the Labourites alone

Shakee Affair" in Canton, A

suggested that a declaration must similar meeting was also held at be drawn up denouncing Wang Narking, of which Marshal Chiang Ching Wei as a traitor of the Kai Shek and Mr. Hu Han Min Nationalist Government as well as delivered inflammatory speeches, of the Kuomintang, white Sun Fo, Mrs. Sun Yat Sen and Ta Ya Japan's Reply To Peking's Second-

Note. Kai should be escorted to Nanking.

opposing

Civic Guards Posted.

KAVADA'S REVELATIONS A

MYTH

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ATHENS, June 24th. Kavadas' revelations of a plot, cabled yesterday, are apparently a myth designed to extort gratitude and money from the Greek Govern- ment and the Italian Legation.

Nothing was found at the houses

DUBLIN, June 23rd. In view of the followers of De Valera declaring their intention to General Li Ban Sien opposed this. The Japanese Government's reply appear in Dublin in strength to proposal and said the cop against to the Waichiopu's second Note is elain their seats without taking the Hankow should be carried out by to the effect that the Japanese oath, the city was feverishly excited General Tang Seng Chi's sub troops have been landed in North ordinates, and not in General China purely for the protection in anticipation of the opening of of the men Kavadas denoted Tangis name, in order to save the of Japanese life and property, and the Dail, and the streets were but dynamite fuses were found at because Chin evidently cannot thronged. Civil Guards were post the lodgings of Kavadas who was protect them.

ed in the vicinity of Parliament, arrested.. and the neighbouring streets were closed to traffic.

Hankow ring's face..

SHANGHAI QUIET.

NO JUNE 23RD INCIDENT.

[NAVAL WIRELESS, ]

SHANGHAI, June 23rd.

Hankow's New Currency.

The De Valeraites arrived in HANKOW, June 23rd. The Nationalist paper, the Pen-motor-cars inscribed Abolish the ple's Tribune, states that the half-Oath." Hitherto there has been no The British Commander-in-Chief, yearly interest on debentures is- Vice Admiral Sir Reginald Tyr- sued by the British Municipal disorder, but on the contrary the whitt returned General Chang's call Council will be paid on June 30th, crowds cheered the spectacle of the to-day and was accorded a most in Central Bank notes, which at leaders of the opposing political cordial reception.

present stand at a discount of 40

hai.

A new issue of locally-printed currency notes, appeared in cir- culation yesterday.

General Chang is the Nationalist per cent. Commissioner of Defence at Shang- June 23rd passed off entirely without incident, the situation re-

maining unchanged.

News from the Yangtze ports

British Trade With China.

LONDON, June 23rd:

is to the same effect, there being. In the House of Commons, reply- nothing out of the ordinary to ing to Comdr. Kenworthy, Bir P.

report.

Foochow Shopkeepers' Strike Continues,

Cunliffe-Lister gave figures show- ing that the imports to the United Kingdom from China, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and the leased the first three territories, for months of 1927, were £3,310,000, compared with £3,338,000 in the corresponding period of last year.

ToocHow, June 3rd. The strike of shopkeepers in protest against the Shop Sigus Tax still continues and the efforts of the emissary from Nanking have

fur proyed unavailing. The The exports from the United anti-Japanese movement appears to Kingdom to China were £3,540,000, bo spreading in Foochow

compared with £5,712,000.

BO

THE PETROLEUM SUPPLY,

GERMAN SYNTHETIC

PRODUCT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,|

forces proceeding to attend the

AMSTERDAM, June Brd. votive mass in the Catholic church,

At the annual meeting of the where Archbishop O'Brien officiated and there was a vast congrogation. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, the chairman, Sir Henry Deterd- DUKE AND DUCHESS OFing, replying to a question, depre».

cated apprehension as regards the German dye industry a experiments in the manufacture of synthetic fuel.

YORK..

WARMLY WELCOMED AT GIBRALTAR

[DITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RuGuy, June 23rd. The battle-cruiser, H.M.S. Re- nown, with the Duke and Duches

He pointed out that the sale of synthetle spirit in Germany was only a very small percentage of the whole production.

but free."

Ho declared that Germany's dis armament "unto nakedness," with

As

Americans, he added, had asked for a statement regarding the effect of the British proposals as to capi- tal ships, Mr. Bridgeman had pre- mised it for this evening.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo Press Comment.

TOKYO, June 23rd. The Japan Times, commenting on the Nichi Nichi article, cabled earlier, warning Japan against possible British attempt to form hn Anglo-Japanese entente aimed against Russia, expresses views which some believe are inspired by the Foreign Office.

"We," says the Japan Times, "do not share the belief that the con-

elusion of some entanto or under- standing with England will neces sarily be pregnant with interna- tional entanglements. On the con trary, an effective understanding or pact with that country in the Pacifié is highly desirable: euch an understanding, in fact, should form an integral part of the pro- posed disarmament agreement."

REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

DEBATE CONCLUDED,

(THNOUUM KEVYER 8. AGENCY.]

LONDON, “June, 23rd. The Lords have concluded their

special importance, as constituting debate on the Reform of the House

the site of the new capital of India the opportunity was taken to es- certain as far as possible the pre- site. Colonel Christophers is, however, satisfied that the new capital is free from malaria and further that He emphasised that the reduc-

its surroundings are not likely to tion of the Allied troops in the encourage the breeding of the Rhineland was the condition on mosquito to any serious extent for which the signing of the Locarno the city of Delhi..

He recommends: --- We are en- 1. That Z treaty depended.

complete malaria survey be made of the Delhi ares. Operations should be begun ́next year, and continued through the rains.

the guarantees supplied at Locarno, sent malariousness, of the were the utmost that could be offered as regarde security.

of Lords. They agreed to. Lord Fitzalan's motion wtihout a divi- sion.

BURMA RAILWAYS.

BRIDGING THE IRRAWADDY

AT SAGAING.

During the last thirty years the question of bridging the Irrawaddy River at Sagaing has from time to time, been considered and at the in-

titled to demand that the Allies carry out their solemn promise. It will become a question of confulence in the honesty of our consigatories'a survey in itself is not sufficient the project has recently again been

intentions. It won't do to wait until German public opinion has lost paticnos in the matter.”

Incidentally, Dr. Stresemann de clared, he was confident Germany would be given a seat on the Man- dates Commission in September, in accordance with the decisions of the League Council.

BALKANS FERMENT.

POWERS UNITED ACTION.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)"

stance of the Government of Burma

Z For practical purposes such and he does not advise any survey examined. The position is as fol- unless Government is prepared to go further and associate with this lows-The main line of the Barma survey a Malaria Engineer to take Railways runs from Rangoon to the measures suggested by the in- Myitkyina, a distance of 742 miles. quiry.

3. Combined medical research But there is a break at Amarapura: and practical effort only can hope on the Irrawaddy, opposite Saga- to cope adequately with malaria

in Delhi and its eradication wiing,.340 miles from Myitkyina, where Lake several years. Therefore the Malaria Engineer to Government there is now a wagon ferry with should work in collaboration with. yards, to deal with the traffic at the Director of Malaria Research Amarapura and Seguirig.. There should be a strong committer

to help the work.

This break involves a delay of

Colonel Christophers concludes: over an hour to passenger traffic, Any action short, of this world and causes passengers a great deal not be adequate. The Delhi pro- | of inconvenience in transhipment. blem is a difficult one, but since it | The delay to goods traffic is about is the new capital of India it seems 24 hours on an average. There is worth while to make a real effort no doubt that these delays form to free it of malaria. Success will a serious handicap, not only to the be of value not only to Delhi, but development of trufffe, but also to indirectly by example to India as the development of the country a whole.-Times of India.

north of Sagaing generally. So much so that the local Government are of opinion that a bridge at Sagaing- net of the province. is perhaps the most urgent ruilway ·

BELGRADE, June 23rd. The Italian, French and German Ministers, and the British Charge d'Affaires, have presented the Yugo TURKISH PRINCE KIDNAPS Slay Government with separate

HIS CHILDREN.

The Government of India with the concurrence of the Government identic Notes, demanding that the

VIENNA. dispute between Albania and Yugo-

of Burma have come to the con- Prince. Abdul Kadir, son of the clusion that the construction of the U.8. Output.

Slavia shall be settled by the re-

former Sultan Abdul Hamid of Ter- proposed bridge, at Sagaing should Replying to a qucation with release of the arrested dragoman key, seized his two little sons in a be taken in hand as quickly as pos

Budapest picture palace and, amid sible. The bridge is estimated to hid to over-production of oil, to Juraskovitch (who was arrested by tremendous appear, forcibly took cost Rs. 185 lakhs, and it is under- which the report

that the Government of the Standard Oil Company of Now the Albanian police on a charge of them from their attendants during stood

a performance. Jersey had referred, Sir Henryspying). simultaneously with

Burma have agree to pay to the The gondarmerie allowed him to Government of India Rs. 18 lakhs were received with great cheering limitation of production

a motor-cars its share towards the first cost. which continued throughout their America was impossible owing to Yugo-Slav Note to Albania of May because his identity is well known of the bridge, and in addition an is reported that General drive to the City Hall, where loyal the anti-trust legislation.

30th, which the Albanian Govern- and the children themselves did not Annual contribution from the date

resist.

of the opening of the bridge of cue What The Soviet Stole, ed effective, and the demonstration Chiang Kai Shok has ordered à addrosses were delivered and gifts,

Prineces Medjidie obtained a lakh of rupees for a period of ten passed off without untoward in gonoral offensive against the North, including a choice Spanish shawi With regard to Russian competi- ment considered insulting.

judicial separation recently froin year The proposal to construct to commence on June 25th.

tion, the chairman declared that The Foreign Minister has in-Prince Abdul Kadir, with the cus-the bridge is to be discussed with Marshal Wu Pei Fu is rumoured 150 years old, from the Chamber the Soviet might sell cheaper petrol,

tody of the children. Janaese boycott is being planned to have died from Nanyang to Bze of Commerce, were presented to the but they had stolen it from the timated that Yugoslavia will so charged lier Anshand with kidnap Railways on June 7th-Times of She has the Standing Tinance Committee for Royal Dutch company.

Amoy's Peaceful Procession.-

AxOy, June 23rd. Demonstrations and processions

The exports to Hong Kong were £1,181,000, compared with £884,000. Any considerable improvement in ration of the Shakeo shooting depend on the re-catablishment of

order in China.

of York homeward bound from their groat tour, arrived at Gibraltar

&

were held yesterday in commemo Sino-British trade, he said, must to-day. The visitors, on landing. Deterding said the compulsory modification of the terms of the depart with them in

affair, and in protest against the Now Southern Offensive. landing of Japanese troops in China. The police measures prov- I1⁄2

cident.

It is stated that a rigorous anti-

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