THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 8th, 1927.
DEFECTIONISTS CALL UPON TSINGTAO'S JAPAN'S FINANCIAL CRISIS LEAGUE MANDATES'
DEFENDER.
"JOIN KUOMINTANG OR SURRENDER
UNCONDITIONALLY."
TURNCOAT GENERALS ISSUE A CIRCULAR
TELEGRAM.
MR. CHU CHAO HSIN'S NEW ROLE.
SOUTHERNERS STILL ADVANCING
-IN SHANTUNG.
According to the vernacular Press the Japanese authorities are purposely making sensational reports regarding hostilitice in Shantung, so as to justify their Government landing troops. There has been no heary firing," the native newspapers say, on alleged "American reports.
"
The two latest defecting Northern Generals have issued a circular telegram with a view to justifying their action. They also balled upon the general defending Tsingtao to join the Kuomintang or to surrender unconditionally. The defecting pair have declared strict martial law over the territory under their jurisdiction, and everywhere about them there is evidence that the Kuomintang are in the ascendant.
Eeng Yu sinng's troops, though they have advanced into Hupeh, have not yet encountered any of the “Red” troops.
FOREIGN TROOPS FOR
TSINGTAO.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] ·
SHANGHAI, July 8th.
KAWASAKI DOCKYARD'S HEAVY LIABILITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]·
SANOA, July 6th.
In addition to the China erisia, the Japanese Government is faced with
COMMISSION.
GERMANY'S APPLICATION,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, July 7th. The League Mandates' Commis- recrudescence of internal |sion has considered the question of financial trouble.
the appointment of a German mem- bor.
While popular opinion has quash- ed the Finance Minister's scheme for leading the Kawasaki Dockyard Company 30,000,000 yen from the Post Office savings bank deposits, it is felt that the Government's
The majority agreed that there could be no technical objection to the appointment of a new member:
A minority, consisting of the French, Belgian and Dutch repre-
THE NAVAL CON- FERENCE.
EVIDENTLY LEADING
"NOWHERE.”
IRONICAL FRENCH COMMENT,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, July 7th.
A surprize Conference at the State Department between Mr. Kellogg and Sir Esme Howard has aroused speculations whether the coversations were connected with
Conference nt Geneva..
Olicials are reticent as to the bject of the meeting and decline
BRITAIN AND THE REVISED PRAYER
SOVIET.
STATEMENT BY SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 6th.
BOOK.
CHURCH ASSEMBLY
APPROVES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losnas, July 6th, To the House of Commons, re- Cunsidered the most critical plying to a number of questions, decision taken by the Church of Sir Austen Chamberlaiḥ stated | England since the Reformation, the that at a meeting of British, Ger Assembly, after two days discus maa, French, Belgian, Italian, and sion, by 517 votes to 193 has ac Japanese representatives at Geneva, cepted the Revised. Prayer Book. he had explained the reasons for
LONDON, July 6th.
decision to let the dockyard com- |sentatives, abstained from register the apparent impasse at the Naval relations with the Soviets,.. pany fend for itself, though aping an opinion owing to the politics! proved by the Press, is likely to character of the question, which bring Baron Tanaka into strong was left open for the next Council disfavour with important political meeting in Septembar. interests, as the Fifteenth Bank. popularly known as the "Peers" Dank" (because its depositors in-
A "WILD WEST" SHOW.
to discuss details of the situation at Geneva. But they intimate that a maximum of 400,000 tons. for
clude most members of the Upper TRES. AND MRS. COOLIDGE / cruisers for Britain and the United
House) is heavily involved.
OWER
The dockyard company 120,000,000 yen, of which 27,000,000 is due to the Fifteenth Bank,
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT'S THE THREAT TO HANKOW.
POLICY.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, July 8th. While there is no, confirmation The hi commenting on the the Japanse that 500 sudden cancellation of orders re- here of
· Ameriçau marínes have landed at garding the despatch of reinforge Tsingtao, a telegram from Tokyo tents to Tsingtan, asserts that this states that according to despatches indicates a dangerously indecisive received at the Japanese Foreign policy on the part of the present Office, a conference of the British, Government, Japanese, German, and. Americnu
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
Brony, July 8th. Replying to Colonel Day in the House of Commons regarding the position in China, Sir Austen Chamberlain described the week's movements of the warring factions, and mentioned General Feng Yu Hsiang's telegram ordering the retirement of the extremists from Hankow,
The vernacular newspapers genseren of Hanko, for which he Consuls at Tsingtao yesterday night rally fear that the movement of claims to have sufficient fores, and agreed that America land 1,000 blue troops to Tainan may precipitate undertakes that in the event of defeat there will be nothing left at Hankow to make its capture, Jackets while. Britain send a con-
worth while. tingent from Shanghai.,
clash with this Southerners there- by not only necessitating a further increase of forers but also aggravat ing the anti-Japanese boycott.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.} Japan's Troop Movements.
Shanghai, July 8th. The Japanese troop, movements
Advances and Retreats.
PRESENT.
CAL COOLIDGE" BUCKING
BRONCHO.
LDEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVİCE |
States was mentioned by the Ameri can Delegation yesterdny.
This may be regarded, at least for the moment, as America's timit. -
[TBROUGH BELTER'S AGENDY.].. French Marine Minister's Views.
PARIS, July 7th. M. Leygue, Marine Minister, in an interview, expressed the follow- ing-opinion:-
BELLEFOURCHE, July 6th. President and Mrs. Coolidge, at this South Dakota township, en
Our friends at Geneva are joyed Wild West show in a natural setting, and applauded con unable to agree because each dele linually the cowboys and cowgirls,gation is conscious of a paramount picturesquely dressed, who lassoed pad eaque a wild ster, and tamed responsibility assuring the security
ridden ponies.
Cal Coolidge.'
AIRMEN'S CLUB NEAR PARIS.
of its own interests."
by the British and
joint conference with Russia, or joint action with regard to Russia. Supplementary to this. reply, Sir Austen said that the conversations were not repeated to the United States Government.
Britain's breaking off diplomatic. The Church Assembly to-day gave its funt approval to the revised form of the Prayer Book for the No proposals were made of a Church of England. The motion in support of the Prayer Book moa- sure was carried in the House of Bishops hy 34 votes to 4, in the House of Clergy by 263 to 37, and 230 to 02. in the House of Laity by
[A telegram of
Marc 30th stated:
Bishops, ira Con- vacation, adopted a resolution to forward the Revised Prayer Book to the National Assembly for final No Block Attempted.
approval. The voting in the Can- RuGay, July 6th. terbury Province showed 21 to $ Questions were addressed to Sir in favour of the resolution. York'
Province
it s Kuto
unanimous Austen Chamberlain in the House affirmation and the Lower Houses. of Commons as to conversations, of Covocation concurred by over which he participated at Geneva, whelming majorities.]
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}
respecting Russia. He said that at a meeting of six Powers he gave an explanation of the reasons for breaking off diplomatic relations with the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and explained the British policy, as already publicly stated in the Com
mons.
Similar explanations of their own policy were given by name, of the other Ministers present.
No proposals were made for a
WILBUR PLAYERS.
"ROSARY" FRESENTED TO CROWDED" HOUSE.
A MERITORIOUS DRAMA.
Rosary," as presented by the Wilbur Players last night at the Star Theatre, may be classed as drame of high merit.
The story not without a moral. It opens with Bruce Wilton's (Mr. joint conference with Russia por Kneeland Parker) country. home in for any joint action in regard to Weschester, New York, on the eve
Russia.
of the second anniversary of Bruce's marriage to Vera (Miss Florence Printy). It was indeed a happy household, until suspicion jealousy wrecked it.
and
The programme included dance
Pertinax, writing in the Echo de nelviser to the Wu-han adminis of the Presidential box
General Gallen, de Bolshevik by Indians, who rushed to the front
yelling Paris, comments ironically to the tration, is making a show of savagely, waving their arms, and effect that while prodigies of pliance with this order, but is requnking to the beat of tom toms.
The climax came when reckless ingenuity ported to be preparing for the
cowboys rode out astride a des Americans may yet save the Confer perately bucking broncho namedence, it is a failure at least to teach the participants a lesson is modesty." Perhaps Washington, in
Circumstances vary in different the future, will think twice he countries, and each Government fore rushing unprepared into such |
must pursue the policy best adapt negotiations and London may noted to its own interests.
Mr. N. Anthony Buker in the role of Father Kelly is what
a be so ready to hold up its hands! Replying a supplementary typical Irish father would be. He in horror when France says for question, he said those engaged in is not the sort to talk about your g the safety of France must be the the conversation included repre- and yet religion was not left he
soul, a joke is worth more to him,. sentatives of France, Germany, hind by the witty, kind and benere, Italy, Japan, and Britais, and he tent and man, formed the impression that they fully realised that Britain had never attempted to form a block against Russia,
Regay, July 6th. Reviewing the military situation in. China, Sir Austen Chamberlain in the House of Commons said re ports during the past week showerd, that You Hai Shan, the Military Governor of Shansi, tuas moved six divisions eastward from Taiyuanfu, apparently as a threat against Chang Tso Lin,
FOUNDATION GIFT BY
LEVINE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS. July 6th. supreme consideration"."
(THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.; At a meeting of the International Airmen's League, at which Chane
What Failure May Mean. berlin and Levine were received,
GENBYA, July 7th, the President of the League au- San Chund Fang, the bulk of nounced that Mr. Charles Levine The failure to surmount the dif- whose troops are concentrated along had handed over 100,000 francs to Aculties at the Naval Conference the Shantung railway, has moved establish an aviators' club at Le
how, on the Tientsin-Pukow rail-all- airmen passing through-Paris-negotiations-will-result in a con a force of 20,000 men near to Yen- Bourget aerodrome, for the use of has engendered a feeling that, the
(Wah-Tez Fat Puu)-
SHANGHAI, July 7th. According to American reports, the situation along the Tsinan-! Tsingtao-Railway is not so critical i as reported by Japanese sources, Heavy firing has not occurred into Shantung have momentarily the area between Tsingtao and superseded interest in the North Kipuj or vicinity. It seems that South imbroglin, the only interest the Japanese authorities are puring recent features of which are “posely making sensational reports the turning over of the ill-armed
and undisciplined body of 3,000 | WRY. about The Shantang situation as an
Northern troops in the vicinity of
On June 30th, a Russian armour- excuse for the Japanese Goverument Kiaveno to the Nationalists, and train operating from this town to send additional troops there. the reported turning over of Chen recaptured Linchen from the South"
Tiao Yuan, the Tocliun of Anhwei's ern armies. According to a report from Hun-erstwhile pro-Nationalist army, at The Feugtien troops are report- kow, Feng Yu Ilsiang's mian forces present stationed at Hauchowfu, gned to have, advanced along the have advanced to Saokan, situated the Tientsite-Pakow railway, to the Peking Hankow railway, and to
have crossed the Yellow River. to the north of Hupch on the Kin- The Japanese action, the official Han Railway. So far, no real fight.xplanation of which is to protect their nationals, synchronises some.
Northerners,
ing has inken place between Feug's what with the sudden interruption troops and those of the Hankow of Shantung railway communica
tion by the Nationalist troops, and the intensification of the anti- Japanese boycott. The latter is especially being manifested Canton, "Amoy, and Shanghai.
reginic.
The Southerners belonging to the Kuomintang 17th Army Corps have arrived at Kiomi, where they will join the troops who were formerly under San Chuen Feng's direction
and have recently turned to the Kuomintang side, to launch a general attack on Tsinan..
The Boycott.
at
............
The railway between Chenchow and Loyang is reported have been Feng Yu Hsiang has retired to Loyang.
eut.
BOXER FUND.
(THROUGH REUTERİS AGENCY.] Suggested Disbursement..
LONDON, July 6th.
HONOUR FOR BYRD.
RECEIVES LEGION OF
HONOUR.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.3.
PARIS, July 6th: M. Poincare received Commander Byrd and his companions in the trans-Atlantic flight, and appoint- ed Byrd an Officer of the Legion
of Honour.
kill-
RUSSIAN MURDER.
BANDITS ARRESTED.
THROUGH REUTER'S (AGENCY.] The boycott at Amoy, which is the port for Formosa trade, became Replying to Major-General Knox,
Moscow, July 6th. complete on July 4th. Japanese Mr. G. Locker Lampson said that
It is officially announced that stenmers are unable to discharge at owing to further payments the
two of the murderers of Turoff, this important Japanese market. China indemnity fund must now the acting trade representative of
The Chinese Chamber of Comtotal nearly £2,000,000. The ud urree at Shanghiti is fostering an visory committee having submitted the Soviet in Berlin, who was have
ed near Moscow organised anti-dapanese boycott recommendations, he could hardly
was Shortly after their desertion from here, and although Marshal Chiang be expected to revise them in favour been arrested after a fight, in which
wounded. the Northern ring, Generals Kai Shek apparently does nut of General Knox's suggestion that one of the
favour it there. is much anti-this sum should be used to open The prisoners, who are alleged Chen Yi Sin and Lu Tan Hsin Japanese Boycott propaganda in. the sate British nationals who had been
to be professional robbers, are said robbed at Hankow, Nanking and to have confessed to have murder- issued a circular telegram at Kiao-Yangtze, valley.
elsewhere in China. Reinforcements Detained. chow, the contents of which are
General Knox suggested that theed Turoff for the purpose of rob- Tokro, July 7th. eumined as follows:
wards used suggested the compen- Owing to the more reassuring By order of Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, we, Chen Yi Sin and Lu news from Shantung. the War Offersation of British nationals, and Mr. Tan Hsin, shall accept the appoint has decided to postpone the des. Locker Lampson replied that ac- ments as Commanders of the Kuo patch of troops from Dairen. mintang Revolutionary 30th and The Nichi Sich and Hochi, com-ed, he thought not.
cording to the latest advices obtain
Colonel Crookshank urged the in- 40th Army Corps, respectively, in menting on the decision to reinforce troduction of legislation in view of North-Eastern China on the 2nd the troops in Shantung, express the entire change in the China inst. Since the dawn of the Chi- strong disapproval, fearing, that it
Rpublic, large numbers of mili-will encourage the sprend of the situation, but the Speaker here iu- trists and then parasites have auti-Japancas boycott in China.
ziebo
the breadth and length.
of the whole nation, especially the CHINESE TROOPS AND THE
Shantung troops,
under General
Chang Tsung Chang, who has set
bis Own
of influence sphere
ng with
in
his notorious des
Facing such a situation, are compelled to lead our
FRENCH CONCESSION.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 5th Tarmed comrades under the Replying to a question in the mintang standard and in Accord- House E Commons, Sir Austen ance with the late Dr. Sun Yat Chamberlain said that he was not Sen's revolutionary polity, to take aware that Chinese soldiers had prospech no expedition with a been permitted freely to enter the tung rooting out the Shan French Concession at Shanghai.
8 within this province in
the shortest possible interval and.
complete the Chinese revolution."
From Kinochow to: Kiomi and for
HANKOW PAYMENTS.
BRITISH ACTION LIKELY.
some distance further west, Kuona part
mintang Bags are, flying
The defectionists
trict martin law over
tervened.
(NAVAL WIRELESS.]. Yangisxs Quiet.
SHANGHAI, July 6th. There is nothing to record from the Yangtze ports and Shanghai remains quiet. No further infor mation concerning the Fengtien advance across the Yellow River in Honan has yet come to hand.
PEKING REGIME.. NO FULL BRITISH RECOGNITION.
Arrested men
siderable increase..in nuval con- struction by the United States and Japan instead of a reduction.
i
to
OPIUM CONVENTION,
STATEMENT IN THE
.COMMONS.
A drama without a villian is, of course, not complete, and the part of the man who wrecked the happy home of Bruce Wilton is taken by Mr. Earle Hodgins as Kenward Wright.
The mirth provoked by Mr. Richard Wilbur as Lee Martin (Skeeters) and Miss Florence Underal, as Lesura Watkins, the house-maid, pomey as a welcome relief after a pathetic scene when hushand and wife were parted by the green eyed monster.
Rosary will be repeated to
night.
To-morrow and Sunday night The Whole Town's Talking" will
The greatest secrecy has been
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.) observed regarding the prolonged conversations on the cruiser pro-
LONDON, July 6th. In the House of Commons, at |blem, but apparently the difficulties
question time, Sir George Hen-1 have not been removed.
nessy said the most recent signa- be presented. The Japanese and American re-tories to the 1925 International refer the Opium Convention to deposit rati- presentatives had to
fications, were the Netherlands, matter to their Governmenta...
Bulgarian, Czecho-Slovakian and The British naval experts are Polish Governments. to-day conferring privately with the American experts, while the heads of the delegations will prob ubly continue private conversations on capital ships, which is the next item on the agenda.
-France's Views.
[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.] Interviewed by Le Joual, M.
The British Government had done
its best to urge the ratification by the other signatories.
ROYALTY IN EAST END.
POPULARLY RECEIVED.
[DUITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.
SNATCHER'S CONTEMP-
TIBLE ACTION.
STEALS A BABY'S CHAIN.,
A sauteher, yesterday afternoon in D'Aguilar Street, took a thin gold chain from a baby's neck who was being carried on an amak's back. The snatcher then ran off.
The amah raised an alarm, and RUGBY, July 6th. Mr. A. A. Rumjahn seeing the The King and Queen received a thief running towards him, gave Leygues, Minister of Marine, said great, popular ovation this after chase and finally ran him to noon, when they drove through
earth in Wellington Street, of Exist the densely-crowded streets the Powers represented at
The man was arrested and taken Naval parley at Geneva could not London to inspect the London and to the Central Police Station, and North-Eastern Railway works At it is understood he will appear yet reach an agreement because they Stratford.
before a Magistrate this morning
Before are conscious of the great respon-
being overtaken, the BRatcher managed to get rid of the sibility anent the primordial neces
incriminating chain, and it has not THE RHINELAND EVACUA.sity of safeguarding, respectively,
been found.
TION.
bery.
VERSAILLES TERMS ADHERED TO.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,}:
Ruany, July 8th. In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain said the question of fixing the date for tormination of the occupation of the Rhineland by the Allied troops was not discussed at Geneva.
The circumstances in which the Rhineland is, to be evacuated, he added, were laid down in the Treaty of Versailles
BRITISH BRIGADE'S
WITHDRAWAL. "NO LONGER_REQUIRED."
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 6th
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, July th (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
Recognition as the Government LONDON, July 6th. of China has not been accorded
In the House of Commons, at diction, and at the same time, have In the House of Commons, reply to it, and it is dealt with as a sent a representative to Tsinging ing to questions, Sir Austen Cham-local administration," replied Sir question time, Bir Austen Chamber- in order to persuade General Chuk berlain said that action was being Austen Chamberlain in the House lain said that the Indian Brigade Chueng Pen, the defender of Teing considered regarding the payment of Commons when questioned with was being withdrawn from Shang- tao, to go over to the Kuomintang in depreciated currency of interest regard to the British Government's hai, where it was no longer requir- side or to surrender Tsingtao un in respect of the Hankow muni- attitude towards, Marshal Changed in consequence of the arrival of conditionally.
cipal debentures.
Tao Lia's now Government.
reinforcements,
their national security. The power of a Navy must be based upon the defensive necessitics derived not From political ideas, but geogra... phical position, extent of coaste, the importance of Colonies and the development of industry and trade.
M. Lygues added that France asked but that which she had ob tained at the Washington Confer once and she was determined not to give up anything of that.
AN ARTIST. AND HIS SITTER.
SEQUEL TO CRITICISM.
́{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
ST. PETER'S CLUB. NEW YORK, July 6th. The jury of the Supreme Court ACTIVITIES NEXT WEEK, has decided that Mr. George de Forest Brush, the well-known
For next week the St. Poter!a: American artist, is entitled to Young Men's Club have arranged G.84,500, for retouching the por two attractive social functions. had already been paid a price of trait of a woman, for which he G.810,000.
After completion of the picture, the lady complained that there was acow-pasture back-ground," and Mr. Chu's Declaration,
said one shoulder gave the impres- sion that she weighed 250 pounds. (Wah T's Fat Pav.)
Brush made the desired alterations, SHANGHAI, July 7th. Claiming to represent the Nation and then presented a bill for an alist Government of the Nanking additional G.87,000, which the sitter regime, Mr. Chu Chao Hsin bas refused to pay, honce the proceed issued a declaration at Geneva con-ings in court. cerning China's attitude towards the Naval Disarmament Conference. It emphasises that this conference was being held by three Powerg Great Britain, America and Japan- [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] to achieve their diplomatic intri
LONDON, July 8th. guns at the expense of oppressed
In the House of Commons, Mr Leading newspapers in Europe Noville Chamberlain announced nations throughout the world
much surprised at Mr.that he proposed to include the Chu's sudden turn to the Nanking existing Rent Restriction Acts in regime, which means to destroy the the Expiring Laws Continuation prestige of the Peking Government. Bill this your.
ace
RENT RESTRICTION' IN ENGLAND.
الله.
On Wednesday evening there is. moonlight picnic to Repulse Bay: The launch leaves Queen's Pier at 8 p.m. punctually and is due to return at about 10.20 pm from Repulse Bay, arriving at Queen's Pier at 11.30 p.m.
for members. The fare is 60 cents and Talion, and 80 cents for non- members. Tea only will be pro- vided. Refreshments, such as cakes pastries will be obtainable on and board
cominal rates.
at If the party exceeds 100 arrango- ments will be made to secure & larger lunch, possibly a former Star Forry launch. A string band will be present.
Next Friday night there is an other whist drive at St. John's Cathedral Hail, beginning at 8.30 sharp. There will be light refresh-
ents provided.
To-night there is a ping-pong tournament at the Club house, and to-morrow afternoon there is the usual weekly launch pienic.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.