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NORTH AND SOUTH CONSIDERING

AN ARMISTICE.

PROPOSAL MADE BY THE SOUTH.

L

NORTHERNERS WOULD WELCOME A TRUCE ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

MRS. BORODIN'S RELEASE CAUSES A

FLUTTER AMONG PEKING AUTHORITIES.

An armistice, proposed by the South and evidently favourably considered by the North to whom it was made, is the most important development of China's civil strife.

Obviously the Bouth finds the close proximity of the Hankow troops to Nanking together with their own undertakings north of the Yellow River as somewhat too much at the present juncture.

The North, still longing for Shansi's Governor to act B mediator between the North and South, is, of course in no way, averse from inclining to a cassation of hostilities,

The probability is that shortly there will be a stoppage to the fighting in Shantung and perhaps joint action of Southerners and Fengtiencse against the "Red" menace of Hankow.

SOUTH PROPOSE AN

ARMISTICE.

(TUROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

PEKING, July 18th.

General Chang Tsung Chang is reparted to have telegraphed to the Premier Pan Fu, to the effect that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has scnt an emissary to Tsinanfu to discuss the possibility of an armistice, with

a view to saving" face," Chiang Kai Shek proposing to attack Han kow, and being anxious to have the co-operation of those who are

niso desirous of suppressing the Communists.

Chang Tsung Chang requests the Government's views on the matter.

Arranged

LATER.

It is stated in Chinese circles that an Armistice, between Chiang

SEVERE FIGHTING IN

SHANTUNG.

(Wuh Tez Tat Pao.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 18th, 1927.

DALBANK PREMISES

IN SHANGHAI..

RAIDED BY THE INTERNA. TIONAL MUNICIPAL

POLICE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, July 10th,

A special branch of the Shanghai Municipal Police raided the Dal bank, which is reputed to be the Soviet fiscal agents in China, this morning.

MRS. BORODIN'S RELEASE.

$200,000 ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN PAID JUDGE,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

-::.

PEKING, July 18th. It is alleged that the Judge received $200,000 from Russian sources for the release of Mrs. Borodin unconditionally instead of being let out on bail.

The Judge disappeared from Books and massca of documents Peking immediately after the re-

lease, are being overbauled.

Chinese Search Warrant.

The Municipal Police raided the Dalbank in response to a request of the mayor (of "Greater Shang- hai") General Yang Hu, who sus- pected that certain communists were hiding therein.

The raid was carried out by virtue of a search warrant issued by the Chinese Provisional Court. •

Documents Copled.

This afternoon, the bank was sealed up by order of the Shanghai Provisional Court, apparently' at SHANGHAI, July 17th.

the instance of the Chinese autho According to a report from Nău-rities. No responsibility for this king, Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's act rests with the Settlement Muni troops are engaging severely with cipal Council. the Fengtienes at the north bank of the Yellow River in Shantung.

Heavy firing was heard uncensing ly on the 13th and 14th.

On the advice of Goneral Yang Yu Ting, Mr. Wang Yin Tai, the Peking Minister of Foreign Affairs, has decided to cancel his intended resignation:

Marshal Chang Tao Lin is offer. ing a reward of $50,000 for the arrest of Chow Yam Jen, formerly Tupin of Fukien province of sup- porter of Sun Chien Fang, on the allegation that he was responsible for General Chen Yi-Yen deserting- from the Northerners.

General Chow has fled to Dairen.

Kai Shek ami Chang Taung Chang UNION TRADING CORPORA- has been arranged,

Fengtion Leaders and the

Proposals.

SHANGHAI, July 17th. Chiang Kai Shek's armistice pro- posals were discussed at a confer ence of Fengtien leaders" yesterday night. It is believed that a reply will be sent today indicating the terms on which a truce will be acceptable.

"The withdrawal of the Southern

era from Shantung and joint action

TION.

TIENTSIN CHINESE BUSI-

NESS SMASH.

TWO ARRESTS.

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENOX.}

TIENTSIN, July 18th. Financial circles here were con-

siderably disturbed yesterday when

No arrests were made and no papers were seized during the raid, but certain documents were copied.

TIENTSIN TRAMS.

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SOCIALIST RIOTS IN VIENNA.

TERRIBLE SCENES IN AUSTRIA'S CAPITAL.

GOVERNMENT NOW HAVE SITUATION IN HAND.

STREET-FIGHTING: MANY. KILLED AND

INJURED.

Scenes of violence prevailed generally in Vicon on Friday evening and continued for a considerable time until the nuthorities obtained control. Many persons were killed and wounded and much damage was done to property.

[THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCY.}

VIENNA, July 15th. The Chief Justice has been re- A turbulent demonstration of leased and dismissed.

Socialists was held outside the law courts and Parliament houso, as a sequel to the acquittal of the brothers Pinter, belonging to a Nationalist organisation, who were charged with killing two Socialists.

COMMUNIST PRO- PAGANDA.

NATIVES AND · SOLDIERS ARRESTED.

SERIOUS CHARGE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BANDOENG, JAVA, July 18th Nine natives, said to be members. of an organisation for spreading the the 15th

Communist propaganda in army, were arrested on instant.

CHINESE ANNOUNCEMENT-

COMPANY TO BE TAKEN OVER.

(Asiatic News Agency.).

TIENTS, July-lat. Under instructions from General Chu Yu Pu, Tupan of Chihi, the Financial Department of the Tien- tsin administration has notified the Belgian Directors of the Tientsin Electric Tramway Company, of alleged irregularities in the Com- pany and stating that under Article 20 of the original agreement, the Chinese authorities are going to as sume control of the Company by the payment of the original east of con- struction.

General Chu, says the Fishikpao, will take over the administration

it was learnt that the Union Trad- of the Franco-Belgian Tramway by

.

A score of soldiers were also ar- rested on a similar charge,

THE MILLION

LAR LIBEL SUIT.

The windows of the law courts were smashed by a shower of stones, and the mob eventually forced the iron gates and entered the building, and seized documents which they burned in the streets.,

Thirty persons were The police were helpless

Police and Mob.

Government Control Situation. PARIS, July 16th. According to information receiv..

Sensational Story.

The sensational story that Italy had sent an ultimatum to Austria to the effect that unless Italian trains were allowed to pass through Austria to Germany an Italian railway staff and troops would fores them through, is discounted by Rome reporting that provisions and merchandise from Italy destined Germany will be diverted through Chiass0,

for

BUDAPEST, July 10th. Refugees from Burgenland are flocking in to Hungary, where the authorities are taking the precau tion against the spread of disorder · from Austrin.

BERNE, July 16th. The Central Committee of the

ed in official circles here the Gov-Swiss Socialist Party has telegraph- ernment in Vienna is now mastered sympathy with the Austrian of the situation.

Socialista in their fight.

It is stated that the Socialists are negotiating with the rioters with a view to the restoration of order,

Guarding Parliament.

BERLIN, July 10th.

A message from Vienna states succeeded in driving back the riot. that the police yesterday evening era towards the suburbs..

A battalion of infantry with machine-guas is guarding Parlia injured.ment building. There is complete

calm in Austria outside Viennă.

LATER. The wildest disturbancia con- tinue, There have been bloody collisions between the police and the mob, the former using their revolvers and swords, and the latter erecting barricades whence they stoned the police..

Parliament, has suspended its sitting.

Newspaper Officer Raided, The rioting has also now been followed by a cessation of work DOL-in the factories and on the tram ways. Newspaper offices and the police station have been set on fire. "Several people were killed and many injured in the riots. The crowd attacked the premises of the HENRY FORD'S NEWSPAPER newspapers Reischspost and Neue Wiener Nachrichten, as well as the law courts.

As uniformed detachments of ACTION SETTLED OUT OF Socialist organisations seemed un-

COURT.

able to re-establish order, rifles were served out to the polite, who were obliged to fire to clear out the rioters from the law courts.

The firing continued all the after-

AND JEWS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

CHICAGO, July 18th. The million dollar libel suit, raised by Mr. Aaron Sapiro, the well-known Chicago lawyer against Mr. Henry Ford in conection with alleged apto-Jewish articles in Mr. Ford's paper the Derhorn Inde- pendent has been settled out of Court,

The terms include retraction of alt personal charges against Sapiro but no money payment.

INTERNATIONAL PEACE.

деон

have been started by the rioters.

Firemen are fighting fires which

The authorities have issued a pro...

elamation prohibiting public meet ings or demonstrations against the

authoritics.

A Menace to the City.

BERLIN, July 15th. The riots in Vienna warrant the fear that the city is expericoting history. The trouble is due to the the most menneiug outbreak in her acquittal of three Nationaliste charged with killing a disabled ex- serviceman and a child in a collison between Nationalists and Socialists in the village of Schattendorf last January.

After the verdict last night, a the judges, and there were minor collisions between Nationalists and workmen in the streets, which the police cleared with drawn swords.

The real trouble began in the many workers morning, when downed tools and-marched to the

A General Strike,

PARIS, July 16th. A message from Vienna states that a general strike was proclaim ed yesterday evening.

It is officiully reported that 12 people were killed sud 120 injured, but it is generally believed that the casualties were much greater.

Communications Out.

Marching on Vienna.

BUDAPEST, July 10th. There are reports from the Aus trian border that columns of work- ers and a Republican Defence Corps are marching on Vinnnn from the provinces.

The latest news from Vienna in- dicates that the City is at present quiet, but that anxiety was felt on Sunday when crowds of worknien were expected to arrive and demon- strate. Meanwhile lurid accounts continue to arrive from different sources depicting a red glare over the city, Some speak of red flags hosted everywhere," while women, wearing red cockader yesterday evening plundered the shops.

It seems, however, that Govern- over which a sepulchral calm at pre- ment forces to-day control the city sent broods. After a night of terror practically all the workers obeyed BERLIN, July 18th.

the general strike edict including Telephonic and telegraphic com-factory hands, railwaymen, postal, munication between Vienna, Berlin, telegraph workers and taxi drivers. Prague and Budapest has been in

Hungary Involved. torrupted since six o'clock in the

evening.

Most-Ominous Feature-

BUDAPEST, July 10th. Hungary is involved in Austria's troubles with the flight to the frontier of the family of the two quittal with the Third Nationalist brothers, Tucharmann, whose ac

LONDON, July 16th.. Vienna rioting as the cessation of The most ominous feature of the

the telegraphs and wireless, in the spark of the Vienna explo cluding

two large broadcasting sión. Stauns.

It appears that a crowd of 5,000 News Altering in points to ugarian frontier, to the home of the wout to Sbattendorf on the Hun- extremist plot to overthrow exist Tacharmanns, to exterminate them, ** ing order being apparently the but they succeeded in escaping. cuimination .01 dissatisfaction which has long been simmering among the extremists not only with Dr. Seipel's Rightest Government that no trains are travelling to but among the Social Democrats, Austria from Germany or from who formed a powerful Opposition | Hungary. which was recently exerted toward

BERNE. July 16th. The do Luze express from Paris retaining influence over the wal

to Vienna has stopped at the Aus contents.

BERLIN, July 16th. Atelegram- from Budapest says

The latter, however, organised trian frontier, plans and skitfully carried out en,

with attempted coup

startling

Socialist Proclamation. Streams of blood have been witness, taking as their signal shed but there has been enough the acquittal of turco anti-Social-are the words of the Austrian. crowd during a Socialist demon- terday urging workers to avoid lats accused of shooting at the Socialist proclamation issucul yea

Hungarian frontier, in February stration at Schattendorf, on the the streets and not demonstrate, The accused men had pleaded clash of yesterday evening describ This did not prevent a serious guilty.

ed z Berlin from Vienna. Five The Cabinet is at present con- policemen, molested by the mob in ferring with the Social. Democrats the Rosensteingasse, fired in the to segure a united front against air, whereupon the mob rushed the difficulties are accentuated by the blematical, whilst the authorities' severe pruning of the Army under the Peace Treaty.

against extremists is likely to be ing. Corporation had closed down. force in case the Company refuses TOUR FOR U.S. JOURNALISTS, large crowd demonstrated against the rebels, but the outcome is pro- police station. The police volleyed

the chief stipulations made.

(Wah Taz Yat Pan.) Northerners and a Mediator.

SHANGHAI, July 17th.

"Qu" the 19th inst the Peking Cabinet met to discuss matters in connection with the future policy to be adopted to deal with the Southerners. General Yang Yu Ting insisted

requesting upon General Yen Shih Shan to take up. the role of mediator,

On the following day the Cabinet met to discuss the question of Mrs. Borodin's release.

The action of Mr. Shin Cha Yi, Chief Prosecutor, was unlawful as he had not the Government's con

scat,

Mr. Shin was dismissed and Mr. Chia Chun appointed to take his place.

*

(NAVAL WIRELESS.]

It is alleged that the liabilities total over $5,000,000.

The reasons for the failure are given as heavy losses on exports, high bank interest and losses on exchange business.

to accede to the demand of the Chinese authorities. There was a meeting of the Belgian Directors of the Company with the Chinese officials on Thursday; but it was.ro sultless. The relations between the The banks involved have taken Company and the Chinese officials possession of the Corporation's are not very cordial. premises. It is reported that most of the banks concerned are covered

by mortgages.. One Sino-foreign ENGLAND'S STORMY bank is alleged to be involved to

the extent of $1,000,000.

Chi Ying Chi, the general man- agor, and Wang Kung Wan, the Tieutain manager, have been arrest- e at the instance of Chinese creditore.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

KIUKIANG, July 18th. Troops still continue to arrive from up-river.

A few Russians Borodin is reported to have left arrived on Friday. -

Borodin's Movements.

HANKOW, July 16th

WEATHER.

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE

DONE.

{DELTISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rusby, July 18th.

A week of violent thunderstorms

and exceptionally heavy rains cul minated yesterday in a torrential downpour in the north and else. where.

Many villages were flooded and

(NEUTER'S AMERICAN BREVIOR.]

centre of the city shouting "Down with the murderers of workers!

NEW YORK, July 17th. Twenty-five news editóra from various cities of the United States have sailed in the Minnetonka on a tour of Europe as guests of the Down with class justice!"

The first conflict was at the Uni- Carnegie Endowment for Inter-versity, where windows were broken and the police were disarmed, their uniforma being torn off. They were rescued by a large force of police with drawn swords.

national Peace.

BRITISH CARGO VESSEL SINKS.

TWENTY-ONE MEMBERS OF

CREW DROWNED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALCUTTA, July 17th.. Seven European and 14 Indian members of the crew of the British cargo steamer Shahzada have been drowned by the sinking of the vessel in the Bay of Bengal on the 14th

inst..

Hankow on Thursday last in the Continual arrivals of troops may German steamer Dekie Rickmers,

cause disturbance in the Conces the railway track near Leek was Fifty-one survivors have arrived chartered by the Asiatic Trading | sion."

Corporation.

CHINLIANO, July 16th.

Commqaist Headquarters at Wu- Chiang Kai Shek in expected chang wero raided on Thursday shortly.

and a number of people arrested...

Martial law has been proclaimed

in Hankow native city.

Wuhan is definitely holding the river as far down as Hukow.

(THROUGH BEUTER'E AGENØY.] Leaving Chixa,

SHANGHAI, July 10th.

A Hankow telegram, dated July

submerged.

floads were torn up and towns and houses flooded.

In the Lake District much damage

A number of troops crossed from was also done to crops and property North Bank on Friday,

WUHU, July 16th, Chiang Kai Shek is holding the river as far as Anking, which is becoming the concentration point

and, in Manchester, floods caused the roadway overlooking the race- course to collapse, a large portion of it falling fully fifty feet.

Forty People Killed. Hitherto 40 people have been killed and 200 wounded in Vienna. There is a moat menacing aitus- tion in the law courts neighbour- hood, where thousands of workmen have erected barricades of motor care and lorries to prevent mount ed police advancing.

The mob broke into the law courts, and wreaked havoc in the interior, despite the foot that many Windows were smashed and books polfos were in the building and documents thrown out and set on fire in street, Officials and clerks were dragged out and beaten, and were only saved from lynching The crowd prevented the Fire volunteer Red Cross workers, Brigade from extinguishing the fire in the building

by

at Calcutta aboard, the Clintonia, It appears that the vessel was bound for Burma with a cargo of coal, and sank so rapidly that there was no time to launch life boate

Five boats broke away from the sinking vessel, and the survivora. swam to them.

The cause of the disaster will be was continuing. inquired into.AN

Alter heavy fighting, in which many were wounded on both sides, the Republican Guard drove back the crowd, enabling the Fire Brigade to cope with the fire.

Regular troops with machine- guns marched to the law courts in the afternoon, when the fighting

Police Triumph.

BRATISLAVA, July 16th. The latest news from Vienna-re-

killing

e and wounding 10, whilst a policeman was stabbed to death.

The City Council decided to con- atitute an Armed Police Force from the members of the Republican Schutzbund. Meanwhile, only pos sessors of special permits are allow

ports that 12 persons were killed ed to pass police cordons, and the and 119 injured the majority being sale of alcohol has been temporarily policemen,

prohibited. patrols of mounted tool police dis- ceived in Friday's riots and the At the end of the day strong Many buildings bear sears re- persed the crowds and restored hospitals are full of hundreds of order.

wounded. Motor cars are being re quisitioned.

Troops now occupy the equares in front of Parliament Buildinga and the Palace, of Justice. The authorities, it is stated, are masters of the situation.

Railwaymen Strike.

BERNE, July 16th. Austrian frontier, that the Aus It is reported from Buchs, on the trian railway employees have do clared a strike.

: Law Courts Gutted.

The obscurity in which Vienna has been veiled since the rioting on Friday is gradually lifting,

A message despatched from Vienna on the afternoon of the 10th confirms the complete gutting of the Law Courts and the large part the communists played in the disturb ances.

Shops Shut,

Social-Democrats. Ultimatum,

BUDAPEST, July 17th. Hungarian journalists who fled to Vienna and back to-day report that the Bocial Democrats sent an ultimatum demanding the resigna- tion of Dr. Scipel, the Chancellor. and the dismissal of the Police- President Schober, and the sub

the ordination of the police to major, otherwise they threatened to out call the employees of the electrical power station, water- works and essential food service "General" Strike That Was Not Genázal,

LONDON, July 17th. received in London direct from The only positive information,

Vienna yesterday, was an official It says that all has been quiet Minister stating that order had telegram raccived by the Austrian since midnight of the 15th, but been restored by the police, who that machine gun detachments are.

had the situation completely in guarding the Parliament buildings, hande

Cordons of police, armed with

were All possible precautions rifles, bar the main street and many other points.

being taken to.

further dia- prevent turbances.

Other official assurances received Other messages state that most of from Paris atate that the " general the shops in Vienna are shut.

strike" was not general and that The strike of the railways and the Government was not endan continues, but the employees of isolated telephonically and tele postaf and other public services gered.

On the contrary Vienna was still industries only struck for 24 hours Large crowds before the Italian in protest.

graphically and by railroad. Embassy shouted, "Down with

Some well-informed quarters be- Food trains are running and the lieve the revolt had a communist Mussolini, down with Fascism," Government are said to be drafting origin and direction but at present

The mob throw the newspapers in loyal troops, particularly from out of the office of the Viener the Tyrol with a view to reports the real facts are not fully known. KANSAS CITY, July 17th. Ueneste Nachrichten, and burned that the workers, armed with westies in the riote were 15 killed and It is estimated that the casual- It is estimated that 8 were killed them in the street. It also set fire pous have taken the arsenal and

5 wounded; but the figures “vary Three persons were killed by and 100 injured and a sore of to the building of the Reichpost are marching on the capital.

considerably. Other Yangiaze Ports-Nothing lighting during a very destructive homes demolished as the result of police stations, and looted some raport that part of the Viennese Sguree es

newspaper, stormed a couple of

There is no confirmation of the

A Berlin

menenge give to report.

storm here yesterday night.

tornado.

garrison has mutinied.

wounded.

for higher officials for an advance DESTRUCTIVE STORM against Wuhan,

?

Troops continue to arrive by 13th, states that Borodin left in a Chins Merchants Steam Naviga- launch this morning. Chinese oli tion Company's steamers from cials are emphatic that he is leav- down-river, but are proceeding ing China, but refuse to disclose up-river. the route for fear of his safety,

(Continued on nezt Oolumn.)

NEW YORK.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New Yónk, July '17th.

U.S. TORNADO.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

Anti-Italian Feeling. Minor riots occurred elsewhere in the city.

Bats,

B0

∙the

killed and

700