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DICTATOR CHANG TSO_LIN AGAIN

ASKS SHANSI'S GOVERNOR

TO MEDIATE,

4

HSUCHOW CONFERENCE DETERMINES OBJECTIVES OF FENG AND YEN'S TROOPS.

SOUTHERN FORCES ADVANCING FROM HSUCHOW TOWARDS SHANTUNG.

Dictator Chang Tao Lin is reported as being again eager for Shansi's Model Governor" to mediate between the North and South

Hauchow Conference decided that the Shansi troops shall attack Chang's troops in Chibli.

Feng Yu siang's troops have also, received their orders with regard to this punitive expedition."

Chiang Kai Shek's troops are at last emerging from show, and are reported to be moving along the Tientsin-Pakow Railway towards Shautungs

AMERICAN MARINES AND 'PLANES FOR TIENTSIN. -

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY,}">

BRANGHAI, June 28th.

Five hundred U.S. marines with

CHINESE CUSTOMS STAFFS

OF SHANGHAI.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29th, 1927.

THE PACIFIC FLIGHT.

U.S. FLYERS ABOUT TO START.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, June 28th. Lieutenants Maitland and Hegen. berger intend starting in the morn- ing on their non-stop flight from San Francisco to Hawaii.

SOUTH AFRICA'S FLAG.

DESIGN UNACCEPTABLE TU

UNION GOVERNMENT.

{TICKONGE RECTER'S AGENCY:]

BRITISH GOVERN- MENT'S FINAN- CIAL POLICY.

STATEMENT BY THE CHANCEL, LOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, June 27th. The Government's currency policy was discussed during the debate in the House of Commons to-day.

ROYAL TOUR.

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK HOME AGAIN.

[DRITIBA WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, June reli. Despite of rain immense crowds- thronged the London streets to wel- come home the Duke and Duchess of York from their great

tour. Their Royal Highnesses drove in Bomi-state open carriages, so that the thousands who came to great them should not be disappointed and throughout the mile drive from the station to Buckingham Palace there was continuous roar of cheering.

FRANCE'S BUDGET. THE NAVAL CON-

FERENCE.

PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

FINANCIAL POSITION

IMPROVED.

(THROUGH RETTEN'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, June 27th. M. Paineare, in a statement on

the Budget for 1928, said the re- venue will be 42,180 millions of franca and the expenditure 41,527

inillions.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that their policy had been the re-establishment of the gold star

The expenditure would be in- dard and the, maintenance, as far

creased 1,280 millions of Franes as na possible, of the stability of cur-

compared with 1927, mainly owing rency and their international ex-

to the betterment of the positions changes. That policy had carried The King and Queen met the offieinls and modification of the with it a steady correction in the returned travellers at the railway military organisation, but the dispersion of prices of various com- terminus where there was a touch-Budget was balanced by a reduc molition. Nothing was anore im-ing reunion. The Queen repeatedly tion of 1,074 millions in the public portant to the well-being of a kissed the Duchess and when the debt. country, than a correct variation in Duchess curtsied low to kiss the [TUROCON HAVAN AORNCY.] terms of money of different forma Queen's hand in a more formal

Further Details,

A LITTLE HITCH.

VARIOUS OPINIONS

EXPRESSED,

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}

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Lonpos, June 271. The main difficulty of the naval limitation conference at Geneva

appears to be the British desire and the American refusal to dis cuss the roiuction of capital ships, and, according to inspired news paper statements.from New York, the American insisteriçe of complete parity of naval strength with Great Britain.

Statements by the delegates of all three Powers are published to- day denying reports of a deadlock, and exhorting patience with the

five peroplanes arrived, aboard the hai Customs House met on the 20th silver stars on a blue field repre- more harmonious and settled condi and the Duke and Duchess, who had still far from definitely stabilised the Washington Conference.

Chaamonde pesterday night. It is understood that General Swedley Butler, with a further detachment of 1,000 marines, is due here shortly.

YENCHOW NOT YET

SURROUNDED,”

(Wah Tar Fat Pau.)

CAPETOWN, June 27th. The Senate read the Flag Bill) for the third time, after adopting by 17 votes to 12 an amendment (Wah Tsz Yat Pao).

proposing, as a substitution for the Government's flag design, another of effort. The spread of prices had manner Her Majesty raised lev SHANGHAI, June 28th. design, consisting of the Union buen quite noual in the years hand and again embraced her. In his Budget statement for 1098.conference where three distinct The Chinese staffs of the Shang-Jack, the old Free State flag the immediately after the war" and, The King, Queen and Princes. Poincare declares that the finanProposals are the basis of discus

Transvaal Vierkleur," and four gradually, as we had come into a

took a shorter route to the palace cial situation has improved, but is sin compared with only one at seating the provinces, divided tion of demand, dispersion had quarterly by a silver cross

It is significant, however, that markedly diminished in the estab readily agreed to making a more He stresses the necessity of main- the proposed design was unaccept Government believed that commodi and the Mall, had an overwhelm

General Hortzog intimated that fishment of the gold standard. The formal progress by way of Whitehall faining a strict balance,

Mr. Hugh Gilson, of the United able to the tavernment, since such ties had been brought into truer ing reception on leaving the station.

ed for fresh instructions from States, in denying that he had ark- a flag would be merely the British relation as the result of the ndop Ensign.

tion of the gold standard, with its ballasting effect on money values and exchanges, and there had been substantial diminution in cost of living, affecting as it did the pur- chases of every household in the country.

just to discuse niensures to be taken to check the importation of Japan. ose goods. It was decided that

Japanese Goods Inventigation

Corps be formed to take up the matter:

In view of the fact that the Feng Fienese position is very precarious, Chang Tso Lin is again attempting to persuade General Yen Shih Shan to take up the role of mediator,

SHANGHAI, June 28th. Although it has been reported on two occasions that the Southern Army has surrounded Yenchow, it is how stated that they are still engaging with the Shantung troopsly at Lincheng and vergehons....

A general advance of the South;" ruers at Hauchow-has begun along the Tientsin-Pukow Hallway, to wards Shantung.

It therefore appears inevitable that if the Assembly reject the Senate's amendment this will mean that the Bill will have to be passed again by both Houses, probably at a special session in November, whereafter, if the Senate persists in its present attitude, a joint sit

francs as receipts and 41,527,052,171 The Budget provides 12,184,082,051

No formal speeches were made unas expenditure. reaching London, but the Duke had already, at Portsmouth, recorded his impressions of the reception he and the Duchess, had been accorded throughout the tour.

Referring to the policy of a man aged currency for the balance of the Replying to an address from the

is based on the principle that the The catablishment of the Budget present taxes should be maintained without any change,

Washington, as he already posess- ed instructions, reiterated the view that eapital ships were outside the

one of the conference.

Mr. W. C. Bridgeman said that a good many points of agreement had been reached, but some of the

One of the resolutions taken at ting of both Houses will have to gold standard, which some experts Mayor of Portsmouth, he said: excess of 1,986,000,000 franes owing British proposals were auch that

the suchow conference was that pultive expedition against the Fengtiefuse should be simultaneous- taken by Chiang Kai Shek, Feng- Yu Hsiang and You Shih Shan.

Some portion of Feng Ya Hsiang's troups are assigned to advance northwards along the Kia Railway.

A detachment of Shausi troops General Shamanashi is reported to have gone to Shanghai, from will take up the defence on the Tsingtan by steamer on the 7th Lunghai Railway in order to sup inst. After a short sojourn there por Chiang Kai Sbek's expedition

he will go to Nanking for the pur- į pe of interviewing the Kuomin tang authorities.

"(NAVAL WIRELESS.]

YANGTSZE

|_ PONTS:

Resumption Of Trade "On a Small Scale,"

SHANGHAI, June 27th, The Yangtze Valley remains perfectly quiet, and trade is being resumed on a small scale.

Shanghai is pormal, and there is nothing to report...

Chiang's Ultimatum.

Haxxow, June 27th. No further information concern- ing General Chiang Kai Shek's ultimatum, and the conference in connection therewith, is yet avail-

towards Tainan, the capital of Shantung.

General You Shih Shan Will des patch a large number of Shaosi troops to Chibli, their objective being Kalgan and Shekachong, the latter being at the junction of the Kin-Han -and--- Tsingling-Taiyuen Fallways, so as to 'intercept the Fengtienese at the Southern Chibli

front.

COMMUNISM BROKEN. IN

KIANGSI.

POSSIBILITY OF LI LIEH CHEN'S RETURN;"

YUSHAN, KI, June 15th. We have had an unusually peace- ful fortnight, though there was some excitement in the city, when the city magistrate had to be changed, writes the North China MRS. BORODIN'S TRIAL. Daily News correspondent. The

able.

PRELIMINARY HEARING

BEGUN.

members of the Political Bureau enticed him put for a meeting, and then kept him in custody for a day and night. He was supposed to PERING, June 18th givo-ngi amount of 81,000 before be At one o'clock on Friday after- would be allowed to leave, but the noon Judge Me of the Peking old trick of paying a small bribe High Court opened the prelimin 800 purchased freedom. ary examination of the case of Mrs. The Mandarin's office is a very Borodin and the three diplomatic uncertain one these days. No one couriers. According to the Chinese stays very long in one place. If criminal procedure the preliminary he opn manage to hold his office for examination, in contradistinction a month or two, he does well, some to the formal trial, is not open to only remain a few days. I heard the public, those present being only of one city, where they have three the judge and his interpreter, secre tary and clerks, the prisoners them-city magistrates in one month i'. selves and their lawyers.

Bandits abound in all districts in Mrs, Borodin and the three couriers are represented by Messre north-east Kiangai. But the soldiers

Ma Teh- tion, President of the have caught ʼn good, many, and a

by

be held before the Bill is finally passed.

BRITISH COMMUNIST

CHILDREN.

NOW IN RUSSIA.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

LENINGRAD, June 27th, The delegation of English Com munist children have arrived in good health despite a stormy voyage From London." They wero ovated by a crowd at the pier.

The children will proceed to Moscow after a short stay here.

MOTOR FATALITY. U.S. JOURNALIST AND WIFE

KILLED.

{THROUGH REUTEB SAGENCY.]

BELGRADE, June 27th. The American journalist, Mr. Edgar Aldrich, and his wife, who were engaged in a tour of the world, have been killed in a motor accident near Sarajevo.

not

either of the other Powers was aule to give decisions without re-

ference to its Government,

The expenditure shows, compara- tively, that in 1927 there was an Javoured, he asked whether theWe share with you the hope that chiefly to increasing wages of State Party supported gold standard or

the mission, which we

have just officials and to reorganization of the W. Grahame, Financial completed, will serve to draw still military forces. Secretary to the Treasury in the Labour Government, said he was an

closer the bonds which unite this As the present taxes could not Viscount Saito expressed con- enthusiastic supporter of the gold country with other portion of the rover the increase in expenditure,fidence in the conference reaching":" standard but he also supported the Empire. At every place we have plea for the general inquiry which visited we have been deeply moved substantial economies in the service

a balance will be maintained by complete agreement. a former Chamberlain and Reginald McKenna had advanced.

by the demonstrations of affection of the Public Debt. Such reductions ute loyalty to the Throne, with amount to 1,974,000,000 francs as witch we have been greeted. They against 1,927,000,000, far exceeded anything we had im agined, and throughout the tour we'

Ar. Churchill said he did not think a suficient case had been

minde out for an inquiry into the whole queation of British banking arrangements. They had the re- port of the Cunliffe and Bradford

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.} British Reply To U.S. Press '--

Comment.

NEW YORK, June 87th. The British Consul General, on behalf of the British, Ambassador,

and it was on their have been conscious of one thing MOSCOW SHOOTING has issued a lengthy statement in Crct that the Govern that we were among our kith

ment policy was based.

Referring to the Geneva rezolu tion and the gold movement, which initiative of the Bank of France, had recently taken place on the Mr. Churchill agreed that these withdrawals had prejudicially affect ed the money markets and rates at which the Treasury would borrow, and it might be held they had exer- cised a deterring effect upon the reduction of the bank rate and, consequently, on the movement of ter in which the bankers of France trade. This, however, was a mat-

and England were principally con

kin."

and

Referring to the inauguration of Australia's new capital Canberra, ceremony will ever remain fresh in he said: "Memory of that historic the minds of all who were present and I am confident that it marks the opening of a new and glorious epoch in the history of Australia

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Enthusiastic Crowd.

AFFAIR.

ASSAILANT RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, June 27th. Orlow, chairman of the Moscow department of the Military

The assailant has been arrested.

The Assailant.

Moscow, June 28th.

LONDON, June 27th. arrived Home aboard HM.S. He. The Duke and Duchess of York

now after their Empire tour. - rerned. Co-operation between the

The Prince of Wales, Prince Tribunal, was wounded with a re- CHAMBERLIN AT WARSAW. heads of these great matibak banks Henry and Prince George, greeted vulver shot which was fired inside

had increased. At the present them at Portsmouth, and their the Tribunal premises. THROUGH REUTER'S MOENCY. moment the Governor of the Bank Majestica, the King and Queen, of England and the Governor or Cabinet Ministers," tund high Deputy Governor of the Bank of officials of the Services and Em France

were travelling to the bassies, onet them at Victoria United States to see the Governor station where huge crowds gave of the Federal Reserve Bunk and them a tumultuous. welcome. Dr. Schaacht, head of the Reichs- bank, was travelling in the same ship. We should see for the first -time, in this intimate manner, the highest financial authorities of Gor, many, France, Great Britain and the United States in amicable con- and co-operation. It would be premature to say, and he had no warrant für saying, “what results might be expected from their deliberations.

WARSAW, June 27th. The U.S. Atlantie flier Chamber- lin, with his companion Levine, arrived here from Marienbad, and had a teost cordial welcome.

He was officially greeted by the civil authorities and by Mr. Skete son, the United States Minister.

SCHOOL REGULATIONS IN sultation

CHEKIANG

ANTI-OHRISTIAN ACTION.

VERY LITTLE EDUCATION

THE RESULT.

SHAOSHING, June 20th. Christian educational circles are not a little disturbed at the re- gulations recently promulgated by the provincial educational autho rities for taking back all the schools managed by foreigners. The regula. tions provide that:

AN IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.

A SOUTH WALES COLLIERY AMALGAMATION.

[BRITISH WIRELESS - SERVICE.]

Teply to American Press criticisms of the British attituds at Geneva.

The Consul General denies that the British proposals as regarde battleships and cruisers are in- consistent with the spirit of thờ Washington Treaty, or constitute a change of front, and adds that it is impossible for experts to, con- strue the British proposals q re- gards submarines as an attempt to shut out the United States from the Far East or anywhere in the world. Dealing with the theory ventilat-

ed by the Geneva correspondents ** that armed merchantmen can b converted into a powerful feet capable of meeting armed cruisers,. Orlov'a assailant was an em he emphasises that the "American The enthusiasm of the gathering ployee in the War Department, delegation has not advanced this outside Buckingham Palace came to a time when their last named Benkendorf, recently review, while Admiral Jellicoe has peared on the balcony, and it was 2 years' imprisonment, imposed idea." with the Duke and Duchess, ap-leased after serving a sentence of remarked "This is a landsman's observed that the Duchess was by Orloff. Benkendorf had shown carrying her baby daughter, Prin- cess Elizabeth.

SERIOUS FIRE IN THE “RENOWN."

14

TWELVE HOUR FIGHT IN

AN INFERNO

signs of insanity and had been placed in an asylum, Orloff's wound is not dangerous

BRIXTON BY-ELECTION.

SEAT RETAINED BY.

** CONSERVATIVE,

[ROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

•May 20th. Appreciable danger threatened the battle-cruiser Renown and her royal passengers, an the afternoon of May 26th, when a serious fire broke out in ana of the boiler

LONDON, June 27th. rooms. The fire lasted 12 hours.

At Brixton by-election, owing to RUGBY, June 27th. Magnificent bravery, was shown. Judgment, permitting the amal by the engineer officers and men, the raising to the Peerage of Sir gamation of two birge groups of who repeatedly entered the inferno Davison Dalziel, Bart., the result anthracite coat companies in Seath of flames, steam and oil fumes in

of the polling w Wales with a capital of £5,000,000, superhuman efforts to prevent the was given to-day by Mr. Justice Ban- fire from spreading.

Captain Sullivan subsequently. key at a sitting of the Railway and Canal Commission. He said the issued the following statement;

re- An oil-fuel fire occurred on amalgamation would enable

Mr. N. Colman (Conserva-

tive)

19,358

No Alterations Wanted.

WASHINGTON, June 27th. The American Governanant's de cision not to alter the provisions. of the Washington arms conference treaty with only three Powers re- presented at Geneva, ia reiterated to-day.

Suggestions from Geneva that a five-Power conference including: France and Italy, might be called when the present discussion bay ended, to consider the British pro posel to revise the Washington agreement, has found little sup-. port in official circles.

It is pointed out by the State Department that Italy and France were invited to the present confer- Mr. J. Aduras (Labour) 6,932ence, and will still be welcome. Mr. F. J. Laverack (Li-

beral)

5,134

LATER

1.These schools must be trans ferred either to Chinese groups, or Chinese individuals, by September let, 1997.

2-This transfer shall be made unconditionally. Peking Bar Apasati wet and Dumber havo, bega shot. In-Tyng in the schools for foreigners of true search to be conducted for the best board in on res are provided 3-Memorials may be established Pae, a Tientsin lawyer

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] runaway, morit, either by the autho Mr. A. J. Kantorovitch, former they united with some

"Satisfactory Progress." Legal Adviser to the Embassy soldiers, and descended in the city,rities themselves, or by the Provin- way of working the great national rooms, Such fires are provided of the US.S.R. to China. The starting to loot. Soldiers from cial Government.

aneet which the company possessed. against in the design of all oil-

The Technical Committee of the Since The General Election, Iatter; hlthough not a member Hakow were soon brought down, may not be members of boards of

4-After the transfer foreigners Such research could not be carried fired ships, but there was naturally the Peking. Bar, was admitted

on by merely individual concerns By

some anxiety until steps had been [At the last election, Sir Davison conference had a three-hour dis the Court as a legal representative and a regular battle took place, directors, or hold the office of prin- but must be the result of a larger taken to prevent the fire from Dalziel polled 16,765, Mr. Adamscussion, after which, the American of the accused.

and stronger unit. cipal:

spreading. In this case there was

delegatoes said that things were Dr. C. J. Foxt an American Law which lasted for three hours. The

considerable difficulty as the fire 7,210, and Mr. Laverack 4,871). going well. yer whose application was rejected bandits were completely routed, by the Court, continues to work on and a number of them shot. the case unofficially.

It appears that the power of the prelimin The first aitting of

ary examination lasted three and Communism in Kiangai is practical

a half hours during which the acy Broken. General Wong, the cused were questioned by the judge Communist leader and agitator,

6.-Foreign educational institu tions after being closed up shall be treated on the same basis as private schools.

While the Government is showing great netivity in its efforts to sup press mission schools the nondition

of its own school is not renssuring.

The second primary school of

AMERICAN CORN.

PRICES" JUMP WILDLY IN CHICAGO,

was in the least accessible part of the boiler room, but the ship's or ganisation was equal to the task.

Reuter.

OBITUARY,

U.S. FINANCIER AND OIL MAGNATE.

Brixton was the thirty-second by- election since the General Election. Only one was uncontested (Cam bridge University).

The discussion was most friend- y An official communiqué says that very satisfactory progress was

mada

The Conservatives won 17, Labour

The important question of decid 3.11, and Liberalé 4-

ing the particulas types of vessels Labour gained seats from ibe | of" small combatant value to be Conservatives and 1 from the excluded from limitation will be Liberals; the Liberals 1 each from agrood upon at the conference. the Labourites and Conservativosy The proceedings showed a fnark- ed desire on the part of the dèle- gations to meet each others viewn.

with the help of an interpreter, as who dismissed a number of General city has its third principal since

tho [REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE] to their names, nationality, 00" cupations, etc.

Chiang Kai Bhek's troops, has fled March 1st and every principal in the

CHICAGO, June 28th. At the close of the sitting counsel from Nanchang. There are rumours city but one has been changed siner Corn prices jumped wildly, almost requested the Court to make avail that Li Lish Okun may return to enrolment in the schools is greatly virtually at top. The figures were the coming of the Nationalists. The by seven conta a bushet and closed able certain documentary evidence and to summon witnesses whose evi- Kisagsi and take up office again. reduced and the payment of reached on predictions current of Henry Clay Pierce, a famous finau- while the Conservaitve gained one dence is considered indispensable Many in these parts are working teachers' salaries irregular.--North | a possible disaster to the corp for the further proceedings-Tan, for that.

China Daily News.

crop.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN- BRUFIOR.]

New York, June 28th. The death is announced of Mr.

cier and oil magnate,

front the Liberals.