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FENG YU HSIANGSENDING 20,000

TROOPS TO ONAN-HUPEH BORER.

"YOUNG FENGTIENESE .RTY" IN FAVOUR OF PEACE WITH JOMINTANG.

CHANG TSO LIN'S SON WES SHANSI'S GOVERNOR TO THATFFECT.

SOUTHERN FORCESTILL ADVANCING,

HANKOW GENERISSIMO NOW

ANTIED."

Marshal Feng, displeased withe Hankow Government's non- compliance of his demands, is rejed to be sending. 20,000 troops, to the Honnn-Hupeh border.

Hankow's Generalissimo, Tai Seng Chi, is reported to have come to an arrangement wiMarshal Feng as the result of which he now intends to suppre the "Reds "activities in Hankow and elsewhere in Wuhan.

The Southern Forces are still ancing in Shantung, and the Northerners appear to intend to mai stand at Yenchow.

Theoang Fengtienese Par are reported to be in favour of pener, and Chang. Two Lin's no-ho is a member of the Party, has appealed to Shansi's Governo the point.

NORTHERN *REINFORCE-

MENTS FOR YENCHOW.

Wah T'es Fut Pao.)

SHANGHM, Juno 30th.

SHANGHAI, June 30th..

:

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 1st, 1927.

CHINA'S MILITARY SITUATION. .

STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TAROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 20th.

no

CROSSING THE

ATLANTIC.

THE NAVAL CON FERENCE.

MESSAGE FROM COMDR. BYRD.

[REVTED'S AMERICAN SERVICE,]

"New York, June 29th. The weather in the Atlantie is favourable for the fight by Byrd, who is backed by Mr. Rodman Wanamaker.

U.S. AIRMEN THE DUTCH FIRST

REACH HAWAII.

"FIRST LORD" REPLIES TO | ARRIVE SAFELY AND HUNGRY,

AMERICAN CRITICISM.

[DRITISH WIRKLASS SERVICE]

RuGuy, June 29th. It is understood that appreciable progress has been made by the International Committee - at the Geneva Naval Conference, which yesterday discussed cruisers and to-day considered destroyers.

Byrd'a aeroplane is inscribed with the word peace and an olive leaf, with U.S. Air Mail in small letters, and the name America

In regard to cruisers, the British in huge red, white, and blue letters. delegation hay applied to the Byrd carries two small silk Ame-problem the principle they live

pieces of the original American flag made by Betsy Ross is 1777, and the other dag is the one which Byrd carried over the North Pole in 1926, Wireless Message From Byrd,

In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr. G. Locker Lamp: son reviewed the changes in the military situation in Obina in the past fortnight, and the British naval and military movements.

No eaid that

negotiations were proceeding with the Chinese.

rican flags and a copy of the advocatid na a method of achiev authorities at Nanking or Hankow, smallest Bible in the world, for ing mutual limitation.

That is, but British Consular officers had presentation to. Presidcut Doumer: they have stated what number of dealt with the authorities as regue. One of the flags is made from cruisers they want, and why they garde specific cases, involving

want them, Tho craiser tonnage British interests, as they arose,

would remain to be fixed after the other delegations have considered [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

the effect of their own fleet of the No Substantial Changes,

British proposal that, apart from 10,000 ton and eight-inch gun cruisers, on which the five-five- three ratio should be maintained, other cruisers should not exceed 7,500 tons, with six-inch guns.

Commenting on the conference, the Times says. "The reduction in NEW YORK, June 30th. the size of battleships, the lengthen- Byrd's purpose on the presenting of the age of several classes of flight is purely scientific. He in-ships, and the acceptance of the tende intensively to study atmos Washington ratio for cruisers of pheric conditions at various heights 10,000 tons, white reducing the size. and obtain other information in-

of other cruisers and other teresting for future trans-Atlantic

auxiliary craft, are the British pro

RUGBY, June 29th, Questioned regarding China in the House of Commons, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (My

G. Locker Lampson) stated that no substantial changes have occurred in the military situation in the past fortnight.

CHATHAM, Mass., June 30th. A radio message has been picked up, signed by Byrd, stating that the airmen have seen neither land or water since 4 o'clock yesterday

afternoon on account of the dense fog and clouds covering an mor- mous area.

Purpose Of The Flight.

THE FIGHTING IN

SHANTUNG.

(rúnough REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 30th. porta from Tsinanfu show unt In view of the advances made by tNationalist advance in Shan- the Southerners into Shantung, lt in progressing and that the

It was understood that negotia- General Chang Tsung Chang has Merners are retreating along the tions between various military lead decided to direct military opera-sin-Pukow Railway towards ers were proceeding, and appeared tions personally at Yenchow which, how endeavouring to .con to have résulted in an agreement if it falls to the hands of the sate their position on the Chich between Generala Chiang Kai Shek Southerners, would give consider River, south of Youchow to and Feng Yu Hsiang. Negotiations able advantages to the Southernershup Chiang Kai Shek's troops, are not in progress with the Chi-fiers. He will also endeavour to to attack Tainan. Therefore, a appeared 15 miles to the south- nese authorities at Nanking or Han find the fastest flying route between large number

of.

Shantung rein in the region of the Grand kow, but British Consular officers the United States and Europe. forcements have been ordered to be

continue to deal with them regard- despatched to Yenchow.

Southerners are progressinging specific cases involving British ice of great difficulties, as the intercals, as they arise. Nerners are tearing up railway and destroying dumping

Marshal Feng And Hankow.

SHANGHAI, June 30th.

Cl.

tis

wing:

In addition to the British batta lion transferred to Tientsin, one battalion has been sent to Weihai-

th forces are sustaining fairly wei for defence of the convalescent by loss08.

One of the latest reports received a reliable source, states that by Marshal Feng, in view of the Han- kow Government's non-compliance of his demands, is sending about result of the rumours of a It is Mern defeat at Tsinanfu has 20,000 troops southwards. farther reported that they are ad- panicky effect and local bank vancing to the Honan-Hupon sustained a 65 per cent. dis-

: third and fourth Fengtion It is reported that the Young "Clique ”

within the Fengticnese Aes are being transferred from Tarty garnestly wish to see the Yellow River front to Tsang Fenglienesc Party in co-operation, 60 miles to the south of Ticu- with the Kuomintang.

t for the purpose of strengthen- he défence line and establish- hemselves between Tsang Chow │alantingfit.

borders.

Generals Chang Hauch Liang (Chang Tso Lin's son) and Yang Yu Ting, both of them being induentia! leaders of the Young Clique" will jointly issue a declaration advoénting such a course. General Chang has telegraphed to General

(Wah Toz Yat Pao). rshal Feng And The "Reds."

SHANGHAI, June 30th. rshal Feng Yu Hsiang again oatically declares that he will cane to suppress Communistic

REFORM OF THE LORDS.

THE GOVERNMENT'S

* SCHEME.

(THROOK REITER'S AGENCY.] {\

LONDON, June 29th.

posals, which if agreement were reached upon them would check the remaining suggestions of competi tion in naval armaracts, and would result in a heavy reduction of naval expenditure all round. The British object in the conference is purely practical. The aim of President Coolidge's conference is to devise the most effective means of limiting

depot established there for soldiers from Shanghai. The only naval changes was that the Enterprise In the House of Commons, naked the naval armaments of the world, has proceeded from the China whether the Government had ahan-The British proposals are a con- Station to the East Indies Station,doned the House of Lords reformsidered contribution to that aim."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] and the Emerald will do so shortly, scheme, Mr. Churchill, on behalf

Mr. Bridgeman's Statement.

THE ECLIPSE:

EARLY REPORTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OSLO, June 20th. Early reports of gafavourable conditions for the eclipse of the ann came from Stavanger, Anl, Halling- dal, and Fagernas.

Yea expressing his willingness to pities; also that those who at On the contrary, the weather was make peace.. General Yen, however, to 80w has not replied.

HANKOW'S COMMUNISTS.

(Wah Tsz Yat Pav.).

se to public opinion,aganda,

must be

sly dealt with." ng Yu Haiang and Tang Seng Gire reported to have come to g terms, as the latter is now g to take the anti-Red side. "HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

king's Opinion of the Soviet,

SHANGHAI, June 29th

excellent at Ringebu, where the Bolshevist expedition was stationed, also at Finmark and Nyborgmoen.

Dutch Expedition.

UTRECHT, June 20th.

The Dutch eclipse expedition in Lapland made successful observa- tions. There were no clouds dur- Nanking Government's pressing the totality period. bu publishes a lengthy criticism Co report of a meeting of the Iuationale executive at Moscow,

SHANGHAI, June 30th. General Tang has consequently issued an order for the rounding- up of all Communists, similar to the late coup d'etat in Canton. As Imonth. they are well-known to be the hot-states that China is faced with bed of the "Reds," the Hankowrw Soviet imperialism, which & propagandists to dupe the

MISS VANDERBILT'S WEDDING.

SOCIETY AQOG.

[REUTEE'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE. ]

General Labour Union, the Women's fese, and supplies its dupes Emancipation Association, the munitions to fight for Moscow. Peasants' Co-operative Association proceeds to point out that a Fledge of the true position in

NEW YORK, June 28th. and some other organisations have in would disorganise proletariat been vacated by the "Red" leaders, is, already awaking to an The whole of Washington and foaring that they would sooner or erstanding of the value of New York society is agog over the Inter be arrested by General Tang's concludes by declaring that as Miss Grace Vanderbilt to the min sudden and dramatic marriage of et imperialism is receiving a According to an anofficial report,re set-back in China at present, ing engineer, Mr. H. C. Davis.

soldiers.

General Tang has ordered the clos

ing of the Hankow General Labour

hevik promises,

possible that the Communists The honeymoon in British Colum

revolt and endeavour to estab

their own dictatorships at bia is being delayed while the Union and has stated that allow and elsewhere in Central couple, are awaiting the forgiveness labour pickets are to be disarmed.

jaa.

Such regimes are unlikely of the bride's parents. Yin Shi Lan, formerly the Pre-xist long, but will serve to show

The bride is represented in the cautionary" Commander of Shangha what to expect from her

bai, is designated by many Feng ginous neighbour, and teach her Press as having married a hundred ticnese militarista, including Chang perils of the new Moscow im- Houch Liang and Yang Yu Ting, Jalist.

to go to Shansi for the mission of persuading General. Yen Shih Shan to take up the role of mediator be the Fongtienese and the Kuomintang.

tween

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] The "Reds" Befase.

SHANGHAI, June 29th

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The Invasion Of Shantung.

SHANGHAI, June 30th. eports reaching hore show that Nanking advance on Peking gain under way.

Nationalist troops have cap

d Lincbeng; on the Tientsin-

per cent. American of a rich "old"

of Mr. Baldwin, replied that he had not heard anything to justify such

statement.

SOUTH AFRICA'S FLAG.

NO DECISION YET.

[TRRODON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CAPETOWN, June 29th, The Senate has fully rejected. the Flag Bill.

Mr. Hertzng intimated that a short session of parliament would be held early in October to deal with the Flag, as well as the Iron and Steel Bills.

SACCO AND VANZETTI.

ANOTHER RESPITE

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

BOSTON, June 20th.

Mr.

GENEVA, June 30th. C. Bridgeman, head of the British Delegation, interviewed- by Reuter on the subjret, of naval parity, expressed surprise at the insistence in the American press and "even

in other Ameriean minds" of the idea that the British proposals are a bid for supremacy. As to the refusal of the American claim with 'regard to parity, Mr. Bridgeman pointed out that the British proposed nothing justifying such an iden. On the contrary if the British proposals are adopted the adjustment of replacement tables will secure the principle of parity... Britain's view at the pre-

sent

Conference was, that each nation has special needs and re- quirements for particular classes of ships. Britain frankly stated her The Governor has granted #

own requirements, but never denied 30-days, respite to Bacco and Van- zetti from the death sentence passed the American claim to build equally on them, the execution of which if they found it necessary.

was originally fixed for July 10th.

A similar respite has been grant-

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.).

New Youx, June 29th. Maitland's aeroplane has landed at Honolulu.

HONOLULU, June 29th, Maitland has landed at Wheeler Fields, Oahu, in the Hawaiian Islands.

CHAMBER.

IMPORTANT LEGISLATION,

[THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY:]

Tu Haque, Juno 30th. The First Chamber has adopted the Commercial Treaty, concluded on September, 1920, with Haiti. They have also adopted a bill to subsidise the Royal Air Navigation Company and have approved of the. __proposals_of_the_Genova conven- Honolula, and the army barracks tions in regard to equality of treat- 25 miles distant; were ablaze with ment of foreign and Dutch workmen fight and alive with excitement with reference to accident, and in- this morning in anticipation ofsurance compensation in accidents Maitland's arrival, at six o'clock in while at work; and the simplifien the morning.

tion of inspection of emigrants aboard ship.

A total of 1,700 soldiers were detailed to control the clamorous

and enthusiastic crowd, who watch ed all night long. Flood lights the top of the were placed hangers to guide the airmen' and illuminate the ground for a safe landing, while searchlights visible for 20 miles continuously swept the Bky.

Squadron of 'Planes Failure. The time of the trans-Pacifie

flight was 25 hours and 43 minutes.

The squadron of aeroplanes sent. out to meet Maitland failed to find him. As a result, his monoplane arrived alone.

The airmen were welcomed by the Governor and Admiral John Mac- donald and wreathed with flowers with native emblems and greetings.

The airmen were very hungry, as" they had been unable to find the coffee and sandwiches carried in their plane.

(REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] Not To Fly Back.

WASHINGTON, June 30th, The. War Department has decided that Maitland and Hegengerger are not to fly back to the United States, and that their plane is to be left at Hawaii for flights between the islands, as it is of a type that is much needed there..

SPOIL-SPORT RAIN.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RuODY, June 20th. Rain to-day interfered with all out-door sport, including cricket and lawn tennis, and Henley re- gatta.

17-HOUR DAY OF M.P. LORD MAYOR,

SIR ROWLAND BLADES AS

"THE BUSIEST MAN

IN LONDON. "

ENJOYS EVERY MINUTE,

Can

A strong claim to the title of "the busiest man in London" be made by the Lord Mayor, Sir Rowland Blades, M.P.

His day begina, as a rula at 9:0 a.m., and continues till the early hours of the next morning. There is scarcely a moment of that time that is not taken up with the affairs of his office or his. Parliamentary duties.

"I am morely carrying out the ordinary

duties

Lord of the Mayor, Sir Rowland said to an interviewer, as he hurried out of the Mansion House to fulfil one of his many appointments,

Here is a typical round of en- gagements.

0.0 in 10.15 0.m.--Attending to correspondence.

10.30. Opening the Old Bailey EMPIRE CUSTOMS UNION. and meeting Lord Chief Justice.

PROBLEM TO BE FACED IN

NEXT TEN YEARS."

*Within the next teri year's Britain will have to face the pro- blem either of forming a Customs Union with her cwn Dominions or joining with Europe, and that will mean the raising of higher tariff walls round the Dominions against the Mother Country."

11.0 to 11.30-At Victoria Station. for the departure of the French President.

12.0 noon to 3.0′′p.m.-Attending, to further correspondence, receiving callers, etc.

4.15-Lord and Lady Hanworth's ' At Home at the Records Office.

0.0 to 0.0.-Victoria League at Home to Sir Joseph and Dame Mary Cook.

7.30-Institute of Chartered Ac

countants' banquet at the Mansion

House.

The Hon. William. McCormack; 8.30-Mayor and Mayoress of Premier of Queensland, foreshadow Westminster's reception to meet ed this development in a speech at representatives of the Colonies, the Empire Parliamentary Associn-, Protectorates, and Mandatory Ter tion's luncheon at the House of ritories at Carton Hall.

· 9.30.--Sir Commons, at which the Hon. V. J. Patel, President of the Legislative Assembly in India, was also a guest.

"I hope," added Mr. McCormack, that the development will be along the lines of a British Empire Cus toms Union."

Mr. Amery, Sceretary for Domin ions Affairs and the Colonies, who prosided over a large gathering of members of both Houses of Parlin- ment, and representatives from all parts of the Empire, said Mr. Mc- Cormack was there to deal with the problem of finding the needful.” Mr. Patel had played a great part in establishing India's Parliamen tary traditions,

been sentenced to death for another MAN GUIDES BLAZING CAR Australia was the best customer

ed to Celestino Madeiros, who has murder. Madeiros asserted that he was a member of the gang which

and that they were not implicated, committed the murder for which Saeco and Vanzetti were convicted,

MARSHAL FOCH,

TO BE HONOURED BY OXFORD.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruggy, June 29th. Marshal Foch, who will receive un honorary degree at Oxford University on Friday, arrived in London from Paris to day, and was met by Field-Marshal Lord Haig.

LONDON'S GARDEN

SQUARES. QUESTION AS TO THEIR PRESERVATION.

WITH FOOT.

STICKS TO WHEEL WHEN

In

FLAMES.

motor 3

Osborn and Lady Holmden's dance at Claridge's.

11 p.m.-House of Commons, to vote on the Second Reading of the Finance Bill.

the Clothworkers' Company.

Midnight to 2.30 am-Ball of

But he enjoys every moment of his busy days.

BOY BANDIT'S 40 ROBBERIES.

CAUGHT AFTER QUARREL WITH WOMAN.

BUDAPEST.

No Borrowing In U.S.

Theodor Gurecky, aged 21, has been arrested at his home at Rolito Mr. McCormack said that to-day Kaschau), in Slovakia, and has

confessed to being a much want of Britain of all the Dominions, ed" bandit. who during the winter With 6,000,000 population Australia has been robbing and marauding bought nearly as much manufactur along the French Riviera. He is ed goods as India with 350,000,000. the son of a rich house builder, and RACING MOTOR BURSTS INTO Australians believed that if Britain when he went away on long motor”. could let her have cheap money,

car tours his parents had no sus they in return could promote better picion that there was anything. trade.

wrong. INDIANAPOLIS. "Circumstances may send us to He returned at Easter to his America to borrow, he added, home, and appeared to be interest- race here before but while sentiment rening in ing himself in his father's business 180,000 spectators, a car driven by Australia money will only be bar at last. He thought that at Kosior, a competitor named Batten, of rowed from America if London com in the foothills of the Carpathiana, he would never be suspected and Brooklyn, burst into flames as it pels it. It is in your own hands." flashed past the grandstands.

The Hon. V. J. Patel said the that his past life of crime-for ho It is believed that the petrol tank behind the driver's seat started a Central Legislature in India was not organised with accomplices at least leak, the spirit dripping on the yet the sovereign body as Parlin-40 burglaries in Southern France red-hot exhaust pipe and catching ment was in the United Kingdom

Their franchise would have to be fire.

extended, and their For the driver to have jumped generously.

powers considerably widened to clear would have meant certain death as well as danger to other bring the Indian Parliament in a competitors or to the grandstandsling with the various self-governing Standing up in the our like an countries within this vast combine

tion of races and creeds. old-timo charioteer, Batten stuck

He hoped that before long the grimly to his post.

Legislature in India, with its powers

family, in preference to a titled Englishman whom it is alleged her. parents wished to forec her to wed. The Englishman's name is t stated, but a long list of alleged aspirants to her hand is given in the Press, and includes several The newspapers report that the ow railway, 20 miles north of British peere, and even Royaltice. Wuhan authorities have refused to Grand Cauel, establishing a accept the terms of Marshal Chiang it well into Shantung, running Kai Shek's ultimatum, and that the railway to the sea. Chiang is planning to move against filitary despatches state that the Hankow in the course of the next ando is hampered by the fact few days.

the retreating Northerners are Information from the Yangtaze roying the railway. porta indicates that, as at Shanghai, bth sides are believed to have taining the blessing of the bride's squares, some of which have in re sent him with a special trophy in British Commonwealth to a joint which the Chief of Police WIL

the situation is generally quiet. pred heavy, casualtica.

No Parental Blessing.

LATER. Husband and wife left at mid-

night on their honeymoon in British Columbia, apparently without ob

parents.

[BRITIER, WIRELESS SERVICE.}

RUGBY,

June 20th. A Royal Commission is to be set up to enquire into the question of preservation of the London garden' cent years been sold for building

рагрозов,

When his hands became so blister ed that he could no longer hold on and status largely extended, would to the wheel he steered with his left have the pleasure of welcoming to foot and succeeded in drawing up. Delhi the exentatives of all the The management decided to pre Parliamentary bodies within the recognition of his courage and pre-discussion of problems common to

sence of mind.-Reuter.

had been entirely buried. He had realised about £6,000 in a few months. possession of a photograph of the The French police came into handsome rascal who had perform ed at least four burglaries in Nice, and sent copies all over Europe and to America. A woman who had quarrelied with him gave this photograph to the police.

By way of Prague a print of the photograph Tuched Kosice, and young Guratky happened to drive past the window of the room in examining the picture, and the re- Lemblance struck him foribly.