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MARSHAL FENG'S VIEWS OF CHINA'S CHAOS.

EXPLAINS WHY HE CANNOT ENGAGE ON ANY SIDE.

STRUGGLE BETWEEN "AGED MEN" AND "LIVELY BOYS."

INTERESTING REPORT AS TO JAPAN,

MONGOLIA AND MANCHURIA.

Nanking Government, exercising their claim to tariff autonomy, hare issued a list of new taxes of a very drastic nature. A Router telegram from Shanghai, printed in another column, gives what appears to be the most authoritative statement,,so far, with regard to the matter.

Feng Yu Hsiang, in the course, of what appears to be an interview by a foreigner," explains the somewhat erratic nature of his recent movements. Being "middle-aged," be Ands it ex- pudient neither to join those "nged man" on the one side and the "Kively boys" on the other. Nothing is said of the principles of either party or of his own personal aspirations.

Sun Fo and Wang Ching Wei are reported to have assumed quite a new rêle in Haukow, in strenuously opposing Communism. It is not so many moong since the Prince" was one of the red- dest of the "Reda”

The Chiness ratepayers in Shanghai International Settlement, who are refusing to pay the increased rates, have appealed to Nanking By a process of reasoning characteristically Oriental, they have concluded that the rates are "illegal" ignoring the fact that they are being paid by all foreigners, who of course realise that they are levied only in the interests of the Settle-

ment.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 26th, 1927.

CHINESE AND SHANGHAI'S HANKOW LEADERS' LATEST-

MUNICIPAL RATES.

(Fah To: Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, July 25th. The Shanghai Chinese Ratepay ers' Association telegraphically peti

MANCEUVRES.

(Wah Tn Las Paò.)

SHANGHAI, July 93th. Before a big gathering in the Central Kuomintang Building, at which military leaders and chiefs of all ranks of the Hankow Army

NANKING'S NEW TARIFFS.

DRASTIC IMPOSITIONS.

CLAIMS RIGHT TO TARIFF AUTONOMY.

(THROUGH RECTÉE'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, July 25th. The Nanking Government is as serting its right to tariff autonomy and will abolish, on September 1st, likin, native customs and all levies on goods in transit from the coast of trade duty, interport duty, and

destination tax in Kiangsu, Anhwei, Chekiang, Fukien, Kwangtung and Kwangai

NORTHERN FORCES. CONFIDENT.

NEW COMMANDER INTERVIEWED.

FLANS FOR A BIG OFFENSIVE.

The following article from the North China Daily News throws interesting light on the situation on Northern front and help to elucidate the scanty telegraphie news which, for the last few days, has suggested check to the

Southern Army.

In a very interesting interview at the front headquarters at Teng hsien, General Hau Kun made a clear and frank statement regarding the position on the Southern Shan

Simultaneously they will increase the Customs duties as follows: Totung frost. | the legal 5. per cent. `ad valorem,

General Esu wa formerly Com they will add 7 per cent. on all mander of the 7th, but has also ordinay imports, 15 per cent. or been appointed commander-in-chief 95 per cent, on luxuries, according at the Shantung front, and also to classification, 37 per cent. on Tupan of Anhui as soon as he suc alcoholic liquors and tobacco proceeds in recovering it from the ducts with an equivalent excise on Southern invaders. articles manufactured in China.

DESTRUCTION ON THE KIN-HAN LINE.

TO PREVENT FENG MOVING

NORTH:

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GIFT FOR LORD

OXFORD.

IN RECOGNITION OF HIS GREAT SERVICES.

FROM FRIENDS AND

ADMIRERS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 95th....... According to the newspapers, &

AMERICA AND SOVIET TRADE.

A PROPOSAL REJECTED.

** NOTHING BUT PROPAGANDA HARMFUL TO AMERICA."

FREUTER'S AMERICAN · SERVICE}

WASHINGTON, July 25th. The Executive Committee of the United States Chamber of Com-

number of Lord Oxford's friends merce have rejected a suggestion to establish a Bureau in Moscow to develop Russo-American trade,

In the course of a letter to the

and admirers" have" subscribed to present to the ex-Premier a con- siderable sum of money, in recogni member who broached the proposal, tion of his great services to the country.

HOLLAND TO THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.

AN AERIAL TRIUMPH.

THE DUTCH DELIGHTED,

THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.)

&

He said he may return to Chichho or further north from time to time

AMSTERDAM, July 25th, for conferences, but he had cafab- The arrival of the monoplane lished his headquarters at Teng-| carrying "Mr. Van Lear Black sa a haien whence he would direct the first class passenger between Hol- campaign for the present. He land and the Dutch East Indies frankly stated that the consolida under forty days, is regarded as a tion of the combined Chihli troops | remarkable Dutch achievement, and those of Sun Chuan Fang had establishing new "kndmark in not yet been completed, but there commercial air navigation. were only a few more divisions to

One hundred thousand people be brought to the front, after which greeted the machine at the aero- The conditions on the Pekingbe expected to commence the drive drome of the Royal Dutch Naviga Hankow Line are much worse than down the railway in the next few tion Company, and the Nederland were at first reported, says a North

daya.

Indie Vleegtocht Comite gave a Ching Daily News correspondent,

banquet in honour of the event, at It is difficult to secure exact in

which Major-General Sir W. S.

the British Air formation as all the foreigners have

Brancker, of

ILLNESS OF YEN HS1 SHAN.

PIXING, July 20th.

He pointed out that the re organization of all the forces in Shartung, in accordance with the

tioned to the Nanking Government were present, Messrs. Wang Ching been withdrawn from Honan and plans reached at Peking involved Ministry, was present. on the 24th inst. to the effect that Wei and Sun Fo delivered lengthy the Southern Chibli section, but / the very extensive movement of

the illegal conduct of the Sheng-

pay absolute allegiance to

hai Municipal Council in forcing the speeches ardently advising them to Chinese population within the Foreign Settlements to pay “in- cressed rates has bean responsible "for a serious situation and a general

stoppage of business."

The Nanking Government we requested to take prompt mesduTOS to deal with it.

~JAPAN, MONGOLIA" AND MANCHURIA.

(Wah Te Tai Pao.)

SHANGHAI, July 25th." According to a telegraphic report from Tokyo, Premier Tanaka is contemplating a plan to turn Moo-. golia and Manchuria into Japanese colonies by following the line adopt- ed by the British Government in establishing the East India Com- pany

HANKOW GOVERNMENT'S

“REORGANISATION,"

(Wah Tez Tat Pao).

SHANGHAI, July 25th. The proposed re-organisation of the Bankow' Government, having been decided upon by a majority of Hankow leaders, it is expected to arouse great differences within the Government's ranks, especial op. position.being shown by the "Reds" who are now concentrating at Kia kiang," where they are scheming to deal with the new Hankow regime.

MARSHAL FENG'S VIEWS.

(Wah Tas Yal Pao.)

SHANGHAL, July 25th. When questioned by a foreign interviewer Marshal Feng Xu Hsiang said that those conservative Chinese warlords, now engaging with the radical thilitarista, were well compared to “aged men,'” and their opponents were like lively boya". While the former are the latter's elders, the "lively boys" are China's masters of the future. Therefore, he could not take sides with either-party. "I am now in

the Nationalist Government (Hankow regime). They also gave an ex. planation as to why the Hankow Government have adopted drastic meamres to suppress Communistic activities.

FIGHTING IN SHANTUNG.

NORTHERNERS OCCUPY

"HSUCHOWFU.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PERINO, July 24th. General Chang Tsung Chang claims to have occupied Hsuchowfu this morning.

Borodin Leaving Hankow.

SHANGHAI, July 25th..

A wireless message from Hankow

gather that in addition to tearing troops to and from all points in the up much of the trick between province, and, in spite of many Tingchow end Shihchiachuang many handicaps, this had been carried bridges have been destroyed farther out, as planned, in good time and with very little confusion on the down the line.

railways.

On July 9th, the Southerners had Been forced to retreat from lchow towards Haichow which made it. possible to clear the whole of Eastern Shantung of all Southern troops and bandits..

It is understood that the station at Shuntehfa has been burned. Whether this was done by the Red Spears, by an advance guard of Feng Yu Eriang's army, or by the withdrawing soldiery is not clear. The Kinhan administration is in touch with points on the railway

Southerners Forced Back. On July 18th, the 13th Army after caly a far south as Tingshow.

The Red Spears have been extra hard fighting from Kinsiang cap- ordinarily active in the last few tured Shanksien on the right flank, weeks. Information has reached thus easing the situation in that Peking that they recently occupied direction and making it possible: one of the towns on the line between now to undertake a general advance Shunteblu and Sinhsiang," where vance, the general said, the forces along the whole front. In the ad- Feng Yu Hsiang'e men were last in Shanhsien would make a direct reported to be.

drive overland on Hsuchow from Whis all this destruction taking the west... placi

Some quarters say the main idea states that M. Borodin and his is effectually to block any attempt eatoarage bave returned to Hankow by Feng Yu Hsiang to come dorth ward. Yet that seems unsatisfac from Kuling.

tory na an explanation, for it has Mr. Eugene Chen states that M.

been Peking's assumption for a Borodin, is leaving Hankow perman-month past that his real objective ently, soon.

(NAVAL WIRELESS.] "Chan Still at Hankow.

HANKOW, July 24th, Mr. Chen did not go to Kuting as expected, but his son, Percy Chen, did.

Chinese troops are concentrating

af

VANZETTI AND SACCO,.

PROGRESS OF THEIR HUNGER-STRIKE.

* {THROUGH REUTHE'S AGENCY.]

~ Boston, July:25th." Vanzetti interrupted his hunger. strike with a substantial breakfast of oatmeal, milk, bread and coffee

Sacco still maintains his fast.

NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL

CONDEMNED,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

BENTONS,Ill, July 5th. Charles Berger, leader of " á notorious Southern Illinoi gang, has been condemned to death and "He further mentioned he had his two companions sentenced to found great dificulty in coping with the plain clothes Southerners who life sentences for the murder of had penetrated the province from Mayor Adams of West City in both east and west, organizing December. bandit armies and urging them to create havoc in the provinces, promising them tooney and arms. there are now, he said, 50,000 bandits east of the railway and still others to the west.

RUMANIAN " KING'S FUNERAL

IMPRESSIVE CEREMORY AT

BUCHAREST.

(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.]"

THE MENIN GATE MEMORIAL.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE CEREMONY.

THEIR MAJESTIES” MESSAGE.

{THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY,↑

TPEK, July 4th.) Around the gaunt ruins of the old Cloth Hall the new city which has arisen was fluttering with flags" In honour of the unveiling of the Menin Gate memorial for which

every available bit of room was the Committen expressed the occupied by hosts of pilgrims from opinion that nothing. but

pro England. There were many touch- paganda of a harmful nature to ing scenes. America could result and such Their. Majesties sent, a message action would be tantamount to thanking the King of the Belgians repudiating the position of the for his presence at the ceremony. American Government which the in honour of those who made the Chamber of Commerce heartily "supreme sacrifice in the immortal: endorsed.

defence of the Ypres salient.".

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

The memorial has been erected by the War Graves Commission, and consists of a "Hall of Memory," 120 of 66 feet, from the centre of which broad staircases lead to ram- parts and loggias running the

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY length of the building.

M. POINCARE.

(THROUGH RIUTER'A AGENCY.]

PARIS, July 25th. A function, marking the recon struction of the town of Orches in North France destroyed by the Germans in 1914, gave M. Poincare (the Premier), who presided, an opportunity to refer to Franco- German relations.

names arc

Altogether 56,000 engraved in alphabetical order an stone panels on the two main arches at either end of the hall, 48 feet high inscribed To the armies of the British Empire who stood here from 1914 to 1918, and to those. of their dead who have no known grave."

Lord Plumer, unveiling the me- morial, said: "Now it can be said of cash one in whose honour wa are assembled, that he is not miss- ing. He is here."

He declared that however albmin The King of the Belgians said: able the conduct of the incendiaries Truly, for fifty months Ypres was may have been nobody would infer the threshold of the Empire and its the guilt of the whole people there- name will stand throughout the cen- from. There is not a soul among taries as a symbol of British us so senseless as to want to per-heroism and endurance.”

petuate batred between neighbour- The whole service was trans- ing races, whose agreement is mitted in duplicate, by a special essential to the peace of humanity, apparatus taken to Ypres by s We only ask that fabulous tales, British Breastcasting Company distorting the real figure of France, engineer, to London, whence it was should not be composed for the broadcast. deception of future generations."

CHEAPER NEWS CABLES.

BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.

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(THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Joly 24th. The Press telegram rate between Japan and China is to be reduced by 30 per cent. is from July 25th

OBITUARY,

MR. ERNEST HENEAGE FINCE.

Bandita and Southerners..

Taken suddenly ill while in a Asked whether the Southern oc

taxicab outside his office, on June 24th, Mr. Ernest Finch, a director tang had been made by regular cupation of cities in Eastern 'Shan- Nationalist soldier, or bandits, the

of the Borneo Co., Ltd., Eastern merchanta, Fenchurch Street, wa General said that they were mostly

driven to St. Bartholomew's Hos bandit forces inspired by small waiti Nationalists, but," he laugh ingly added, there is not much.

Three Archbishops, twelve Bishopspital, where he was found to be and a hundred priests participated dead. Mr. Finch lived at Lexham difference after all."

General Heu is exceedingly bitter in the funeral service of the King Gardens, West Kensington, and against the Communists.

of

to

BOCHAREST, July with

GERMAN BEAUTY.

A SOUL SEARCH FOR THE HIDDEN VIOLET."

BERLIN

A society with the imposing nam of the German Association for Beauty Competitions" has just been formed in Berlin. Its promo tere hold that beauty competitions encourage healthy care of the body and up to the present have not been conducted with proper seriousness. -They point out that the Queens of Beauty elected after the monster, balls of Berlin are not true. exam- ples of Berlin's loveliness, which lies not merely in beauty of body but in beauty of soul.

The idea of beauty," they say, "must be displayed in the soul of German women, and they propose to organise a competition that will find the hidden violet which repre sents the bodily and spiritual ideal of German womanhood. G

be organised is not to be envied

„The judge of the competition to

was Hankow which he hoped would fall into his hands after further attrition had been caused in the Kuomintang ranks by, an appeal to are between Nanking and Bankow. Other observers feel that the de struction is merely wanton The latter, however, has now re-,

In any event, by the withdrawal from Bhikchiachuang, Mükden kas turned to Hankow.

That brilliant Austrian painter put Ten Hai Shan between them. They are ruining the country of Humania at the Palace at was 51 years of age. The cause of

Roland Btrasser has just returned Borodin and his party also here selves and the "Christian" General here," he said. Wherever they Cotroceno, after which the remains death was stated at the inquest to

to London on a short visit äfter a again.

north they will have to interpret the der the landowners and wealthier for burial to Curtes Dearges. If Feng's men come any farther go, they incite the people to plun- of King Ferdinand were conveyed be beart failure.

painting tour extending over two Troops Concentrating at the degree their alliance with Yen classes, instead of quietly carrying

Mr. Ernest Hexenge Finch join-years in the remoter parts of the East. He told an interviewer that before they can hope pass beyond on their own work. And the coun- The dazzling robes..at..gold and ed the Horneo Co., Ltd., in August, with four yake, two males, an inter Zacs Club.

Shikchiachuang Tatry people are too ignorant and 600 silver of the clergy surrounded the 1883, and, after a short period in preter, and a native to look after Apart from the example on the making themselves miserable

Nerves are very frayed in Peking foolish to see that they are only coffin, while Queen Marie, the young the head office in London, proceed the animals be walked through Tibet to Mongolia, climbing to Peking Hankow Railway, a scare advance the interests of the Nation-King Michael, his mother, the King ed to the East, where he served in heights of over 2,000 ft., painting has arisen over the activities of alists' military rulers, who them and Queen of Yugo-Slavia and the the Singapore, Bangkok, and Hong and sketching. This promenade Shang Chen beyond Kalgan.

selves plunder the rich whorever The through train service to they can gain a foot hold with the x-Queen of Greece, and the rest. Kong branches of the company retook thirteen months and ended in Kalgan" was suddenly stopped yes people.

i was of the Royal family knelt by the spectively. He returned from Hong Urga. Finally he reached Peking. three days in a Bolshevik prison "at terday. It was feared that Shang As to the disposition of Sunside of the coffin, and members of Kong to Bangkok in 1887, becom- where his caravan, with the resul Cher intended to retain all the Chuan Fang's troops the General is rolling stock that entered his baili- less definite. He said that some the Government, civil and military ing manager of that, branch in of two years labour, was practi wick.

were west of the railway, but the authorities, and diplomats filled the March, 1898, which position he held a destroyed by the Chinese

soldiery, Then we have been treated in the greatest strength was east, where building." past few days to rumours of the it would co-operate with the Chilli

until August, 1906, when he was carried out by recalled to head office to look after A quiet wedding was solemnised death of Yer His Shan. This is forces on the Kiangsu border-collo strenuously denied; although it has SHANGHAI, July 24th

In his concluding remarks the Rumanian Generals, to a salute of the Siam interests of the company at St. Matthew's Church, Burbiton, been admitted that be has been ill General-said "Now that the fan-

an June 1st, between Mr. William The situation - here remains un-enough to call for several visits like movement has swept through 101 guns and the tolling of the balls in London. Mr. Finch was a MoMullan, of Singapore, and Dr. from Dr. Dipper, of the German the province from the north ending squadron of the Royal Metro company in May, 1916, and held of the late Hev. Thomas Rickard, of the 400 churches in Bucharest...

est. pointed general manager of the Elizabeth Rickard, second daughter Hospital here, during the last two in the establishment of a solid front

all along the southern border, we politan Guard, clergy, war maimed that appointment until the end of and of Mrs. Rickard, of 8, Ditton- On the other front, Shantung is are ready to commence a real of service man, a General carrying the 1925, when he retired from the given away by her cousin, Mr. Wil- road, Sarbiton. The bride was Com the

of sive advisable to be launched im-

Crown, and the oldest General active management of the Borneo liam Sanger, C.B.... and penetrate farther south 1 The most General Hau is modest in his carrying the Royal Sceptre, preced. Co. Mr. Finch also served on the her brother, Flying Officer Patrick disinterested advice is to the constatements as to what to see thated the gan-carriage, the Ministers London committee of the Urien man. Dr. Rickard has for several Rickard, R.A.B., officiated as best trary but Marshal Sun Caman achieve, but it is easy to see Fang's voice has been raised in its he feels very confident and one may and thirty Generals walking by the Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd, years been in charge of a hospital favour and this has persuaded some well believe that he has high hopes side followed by the carriages of North China Insurance Co., Ltd; at Singapore under the auspices of the B.F.G. and she hopes still to taken the Devil's brew in Shantung|"Anhul-and-establishing himself-in would probably boil over.

tions from all over the country ition, Ltd.

akill to its service.

in Hankow, and are causing an ob struction at the Bace Club at the back of the Japanese Concession.

Chinese Examina Foreign Ships. KIULIANO, July 24th. One British and one American steamer have been examined at

Hukow without incident.

Yangtzte Ports Quiet.

changed, and there is nothing..to. report from the Yangtsze ports.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÓT.}

··Hanking's Opium Mozopoly.--

SHANGHAI, July 24th:

The Nanking Government has crested an opium monopoly, which it has farmed out for a year for kiang, to the highest tender, which

$15,400,000.-

monthe.

middle age and will soon become the provinces of Kiangm and Che observers that if such a course were of "soon" gaining a foot hold the Royal mourners, and deputa and Yangtare Insurance Assocí be dole to give her professional"

old,” Marshal Feng concluded.

that province as Tupan in fact.

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