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"RED" TROOPS CONCENTRATING IN KIANGSI.

KWANGTUNG REPORTED TO BE THEIR OBJECTIVE...

FUKIEN TROOPS ORDERED TO INTERCEPT THE "REDS."

NORTHERN TROOPS STILL ADVANCING SOUTHWARDS.

RED". TROOPS INCLUDE. LARGE

NUMBER OF AMAZONS.

Both the South and the North Armies still report that they are advancing in Shantung. The Southerners, however, appear to be the army advancing in the right direction.

The chief item of interest in the war zone reports to hand is that the main forces of the "Reds are concentrating in Kiangsi, with Kwangtung as their objective.

Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, to cope with this new more, "has ordered the Fukien troops to intercept the Reds."

Troops are reported to have been mobilised at Amey and, probably, elsewhere in Fukien. Incidentally, the Fukien military

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd, · 1927.

CAREER OF COM- NORTHERN ADMIRAL |

RADE BORODIN.

LANGUAGE SCHOOL IN

CHICAGO.

POPULARITY, OF""MR. AND MRS. BERG."

In the Chicago Daily News of May 28th Mr. Carroll Binder writes

As follows

Eight years ago a teacher in a modern language seboolon Chicago's west side and to-day the central figure in an international diplomatic incident with her life and liberty at

stake.

Such is the story of Fanny Barb- din, who was until recently a pris oner in the hands of Chang Tao Lin, Manchurian war lord. Michael, who shared with her the management of the language school, is fighting to bring about the triumph of the Com munist wing of the Chinese nation- alist movement, whose destinies, he has directed for three years.

authorities have announced that they will require the sum of Ir

$1,000,000 for the purpose of the now undertaking.

The "Red" troops now in Kiukiang (Kiangsi), commanded by General Chang Fat Fui, are reported to include no fewer than 100 female soldiers." Canton may well tremble at the advance of this collection of Amazons, presumably from the banks of the Yangtze.

SOUTHERN WOUNDED IN NANKING AND PUKOW.

(THROUGH REUTER'B'

AGENCY.]

SHASOHAI, July 2nd. The Shanghai Evening News, publishes a report from Nanking to the effect that it is estimatedi that 3,000 wounded have been crowded into the hospitals of Nanking" and Pukow, and that more are arriving from the North.

"RED"

TROOPS TO IN. VADE KWANGTUNG.

(Wah Tr Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, August 2nd..

GERMAN SHIPS SEARCHED

AT SHANGHAI.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The Into of the Borodins is followed, eagerly by several score Chicagoans, to whom they have been friend and tencher. Some of their former pupils are successful business and professions! people here, while others are active in the Communist movement throughout the world.

Remembered Favourably,

ARRESTED.

TSINGTAO'S POPULACE

NERVOUS...

(THROUGH" RXUTEE'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, August-2nd- A Tsingtao message of August 1st states that the Shantung autho- rities on Saturday" arrested Admiral Wu, commanding the Second North- ern Squadron, aad ordered Rear- Admiral Lin to take over command.

Admiral Wu's arrest was appar- ently due to the authorities being auspicious concerning the inactivity

of the navy.

The populace were nervous 02 Saturday owing to there being numerous pickets in the streets, but the coup was effected without trouble at a military conference to Admiral Wu and two of his captains had been invited.

·JAPANESE - NAVAL DISASTER,

OFFICIAL REPORT OF CASUALTIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, August 2nd.

It is officially reported that 39 The Russian and radical groups were killed," including five officers, here remember the Borodins as and 47 injured, in yesterday's charming, intelligent, resourceful disaster on the warship Tokina, and devoted persons, the kind who which is Japan's largest mine- would make a success and attain layer. leadership in whatever vocation and society they found themselves

SHANGHAI, July 2nd Nanking's Official News Agency states that Chinese naval sailors, when searching the 3.5. Bertram Rickmers on July 20th discovered 2,050 cases, of dynamite, 105 cases. of percussion cape, and 50 cases:

Michael would have been one of of fuses, all of which were re- the most successful lawyers in Chi- cago if he had chosen to follow that moved from the steamer, which is vocation," said one of his friends. still detained, while the uniter come into power, so he devoted his He wanted to see the proletariat

lend has been released, after a great organizing ability to that

The main forces of the Hankow locomotive and "other

troops have advanced to Southern materials aboard "i Kiangsi. Their object is apparently

to invade Kwangtung. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has ordered the troops in Fukien to mobilise and intercept them.

Mr. Pan Fu, the Peking Premier, went to Tsinanfu on the 31st ult., where he conferred with General Chang Tsung. Chang.

In view of the serious situation. created by the "Red" invasion of Kiangsi, the Fukien Provincial Goverument has issued an order for general advance towards the Kiangai-Fukien border.

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A large number of newly recruited

. Fukienese troops have already been

fiscated.

were

THE PEKING "PEACE PARLEY.

War

cause."

During his residence in Chicago con Boredia, whose real name is Grusen- berg, was known as M. Berg. He came to the United States from Russia at an early age and spoke English fluently, as does his wife, Fanny Orluk, whom he met while they were both students at Valpa- raiso University. Noting the need of immigrants who were well educat ed but unable to speak English and unfamiliar with American institu- tions, the Bergs conducted a school for foreigners, known as Berg's pre- paratory school, at Division Street There many And Hoyne Avenue, hundreds of newcomers were assist ed in making the transition from the old to new world language and

STATED TO HAVE BEEN.

"RESUSCITATED."

[THROUGH REUTER 8 "ACENCY.]

SHANGHAI, July 2nd

The peace parleys, have apparent- ly been resuscitated by the arrival

customs.

mobilised. In consequence of this last week of General Ho Chengest was in the revolutionary activity

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the Provincial Government is endea-Chun, Marshal Chiang Kai Sher's vouring to raise $1,000,000.

oficial delegate.

Messrs. Wang Ching Wei, Sun Fo,

An Ankuochun spokesman states and General Chang Fat Fui met at Kuling to discuss measures to be that tentative agreement has adopted to deal with the Commu- been reached between Mükden and nists and the possibility of effecting Shansi. It is understood that the reconciliation with the Nanking

proposed pact calls for a suspension Government.

"FROM" SHIP TO SHORE "BY

AEROPLANE.

CHAMBERLIN'S NOTABLE

FEAT.

· {REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, August 1st. What is claimed to be the first light to be made from a passenger liner was made in the Atlantic by the trans-Atlantic-airman, Clarence Chamberlin, who took off in a special Fokker biplane from runway constructed on the boat deck of the United States liner Leviathan, when it arrived off Fire Island from New York,

Chamberlin's destination is Peter borough, New Jersey.

Two destroyers have followed Chamberlin to the shore to render assistance in case of necessity.

The object of the experiment is to prove the practicability of com. Bining steamship and aeroplane services, in order to expedite mail services, and also urgent passenger

LATER.

Studied Law at Kent. Berg stadied for the bar at Kent School of Law, but his major inter-

directed against the Tsarist regime. He, was friend and confidant of re-travel. fugees in Switzerland, who later resi turned to Russia and became known Owing to fog, Chamberlin aban- to the world as Lenin and Trotsky. doned his plan to fly to Mrs. Berg shared his enthusins, borough, and landed at and when the Russians overthrew Field. the Tsarist régime, the Berg school undertook to fit radicals for places of authority and service in revolu- tionary Russia.

Teaching proved irksome to the adventurous Berg, so he "left his About 1,200 additional Japanese of hostilities until Xanking defeate wife in charge of the school and set troops have arrived at Tsingtao, Hankow, after which political ques-out for Mexico, where he endeavour-

ed

armed with heavy ordnance. In tions will be discussed at a further exico proved inhospitable, and consequence, the Peking Foreign conference... Office has lodged a verbal protest with the Japanese Minister in Peking.

GENERAL CHANG FAT FUI'S AMAZONS.

(Wah Te Tat Pas.)

SHANGHAI, August 2nd. General Chang Fat Fui'e troops are continuing to arrive at Kinking, among whom are some 100 female

According to a reliable report, the Shantudy troops, in conjunction with Sua Chuan Feng'a forces, are ad. vancing some distance south of Hau. cbow but have not yet taken Pengpu,

According to a Japanese diplo matic source, the Shantung troops are commanding a predominant soldiers." position along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. Their main forces are at Hauchow:

Sun Chuan, Feng's, troops, num. bering about 5,000, arrived at Hsa- chow on the 31st ult.

On the evening of the 25th ult Marshal Chiang Kai Shek went to the front some distance north of Pengpu to direct operations per sonally. According to a report. Marshal Chiang has advanced to Esuchow.

SHANGHAI'S

GENEVA "NAVAL

CONFERENCE.

IMPORTANT MEETING

TO-MORROW.

U.S. DELEGATION'S FACILE

"THEORY:

{Takovos ̧«BUTIR'S AGENCY. }

Geneva, August 1st. -- There is still no indication of the fate of the naval conference.

PRINCES & PREMIER

IN CANADA,

DISTINGUISHED PARTY IN

MONTREAL,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. ]

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MONTREAL, August 1st.

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LONDON'S BANK HOLIDAY.

RAINY WEATHER.

[SAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rain

REGBY, August 1st. fell almost continuously ·

The Prince of Wales, Erince to-day in London and many other George, the Premier, Mr. Stanley parts of Southern England, com-" Baldwin, and Mrs. Baldwin, were pletely marring the enjoyment of clamorously welcomed on landing August Bank Holiday makers. Bere,

They were escorted by Canadian Dragoons, and e guard-of-honour of Canadian Grenadiers,

A compromise appears doubtful, and the impressiya prevails that the delegations are considering the best The distinguished visitors attend- means of suitably closing the coned a reception at the City Hall, ference, probably adjourning, the where the Mayor presented ad- whole question until the revision of dresses of welcome in French and the Washington treaty in 1931.

The plerary conference has been fixed for Thursday.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] Sir Esme Howard's

Significant "

Visit WASHINGTON,--Angust-lat.

The British Ambassador," Sir Eame Howard, unexpectedly return- ed from his summer quarters and

conferred *privately

with Mr. Kellogg at Washington,

Oficials decline to indicate the significance of Sir Esme Howard's visit, in view of the situation at Geneva, but it is pointed out that there is

no prospect of a American proposal in relation to the deadlock at the naval conler

ence.

English.

The Prince of Wales and Mr. Baldwin briefly replied, a few elo- quent sentences by the tatter creat ink a great impression.

OBITUARY..

LADY. LAUDER:

"[TAROUGH BIUTer's agency.}

LONDON, August ist. Lady Lauder, wife of the com- edian, Sir Harry Lauder, died yer newterday.

BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]

British Policy Unshaken.

LONDON, August 1st At the request of the United States delegation, the plenary session of the Naval Limitation Conference at Gepeva, which was fixed for to-morrow afternoon, bas been postponed, as the Americans are understood to require more time for the examination of the British prouosals. It is not expect ed that the plenary session will be held before Thursday.

[Lady Lauder was My Annie Vallance, and married Sir Harry Lauder in 1800. She visited Hong Kong with Sir Harry during his world tour three years ago There was one son (Captain Laader) of the marriage, who was killed in the war.]

[TAXOCOK REUTER'S AGENCY,1......

Prospects Gloomy.

LONDON," July "ad. Authoritative quarters in London are to-day inclined to be pessimistic regarding the cutcome at Geneva unless there is an eleventh-hour change in the situation.

It is believed that in the event

Although reports from Washington hold out little hope of an agreement being reached, the postponement is of a deadlock the British policy regarded as a favourable factor, and of naval construction will remain it is understood that Mr. Gibson is

Japanese Compromiso Plan Ro- Jected By Americs.

in close telegraphic consultation unchanged, because it is based sole with the authorities at Washington. ly on British needs which are un-

The Times Geneva correspondent changed.. Baya America's insistence on the eight-inch as against the six-inch gun, has been modified, and her Opposition is now based on the amount of the suggested new ton- nage, although that amount is less then originally put forward in the American proposal, and is very near to what in the earlier stages of the conference the United States re- garded as a reasonable figure.

GENEVA, July 2nd. At "thirteen o'clock," the Japanese presented a compromise plan, which the American's rejected. Its terms are not stated The American's propose to submit a counter-scheme. The prospects are gloomy.

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THE SCUTTLED GERMAN

FLEET..

A TRIUMPH OF BRITISH SALVAGE WORK.

June 21st was the eighth anniver- sary of the scuttling by the Ger- mans of their surrendered fleet at responsible for that wanton act are Scapa Flow. Whether those stiff prepared to defend it we need not trouble to inquire, but it pro- vided British salvage experts with a task in the raising of sunken ships of a magnitude never before attempted. There is a reminder of this fact in the success which has rewarded the efforts to raise the battle-cruiser Moltke. The raising of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Finci which capsized at Taranto ia six fathoms of water as the re- sult of magazine explosion during the war, was rightly considered to be an exceptional piece of work. but, as a writer in Engineering " points out, it would seem to have been eclipsed by the successful handling of the much more difficult Problem presented, by the sunken

Molike.

The Moltke has a displacement of 23,000 tons against the 22,830 tons of the Leonardo da Vinci.. This is

B relatively mall difference, but when it is realized that the latter vessel lay in 38 feet of water in a tideless sea, while the Moltke was at a depth of 12 feet, in waters with a large range of tide and swift currents, the opera- tions being frequently interrupted by heavy weather, the basis of com parison shrinks almost to nothing. The Moltke lay upside down off the western shore of Cava Island, with her bows considerably higher than the stern; and with a list of some. 161 degrees to port.

The masts and funnels had broken off, and underneath the vessel, while soma lay, with their stays and gear of the after gun turrets had been damaged, and the bridge was crush- ed down to the deck level on the port side. Navar. and Military Record.

-DEATH-LIKE TRANCE.

DOCTOR'S STORY OF SCENE IN A CINEMA.

man

A strange story of a doctor ap- Pearing a raise & supposedly" dead to life again in a Merseyside cinema is told in the current number. of the Liverpool Review.

(REGIEK'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] New York Press Comment.

New Yona, August 2ad. and I was implored to hasten to the cinema, where, I was told, a mar The morning newspapers contad died suddenly just as the per-

formance was ending.

"I had gone to bed," says the doctor, "when the night bell rang,

**** America and “Farity. "It was only when the Americans discovered that their own limits in- Folved building if they wished to maintain parity, that they shifted" their ground. In the British view, the question of parity must be continue to feature "Geneva," the Peter-sidered as an affair of the Waited unanimous opinion being that the Curtis States. The British delegation, Conference can and must be salvag-

with the approval and support of the British Government, is still ed. guided by the principle that ade quare protection of Empire trade routes is its Brst care. The mere fact that enemy warships in the late war sank over 7,800,000 tons of shipping carrying British supplies

U.S. CONVICTS.

NINETEEN ESCAPE FROM PRISON.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

み

HOUSTON, TEXAS, August 1st. Nineteen convicts escaped from

The New York Times says that both delegations are seemingly in the attitude of waiting for the signal "fire when you are ready,"

"I went and found the man lying upon the floor of the manager's

office.

"The patient was a sailor on leave from one of the ships that had taken part in the naval engagement off Heligoland. I found that he was not dead, but in a sort of trance, and I guessed at once the sequence of events-a somewhat lurid film,

should be argument enough that this but the people of both countries are acting upon a temporarily unstable

is a matter no British statesmann can trifle with.

OCBS.

further the Communist cause.

not excited over the question of a

nervous system, brought about by little more or a little less. What the strain of the battle, had pro- Berg returned to Chicago for a brief

Fundamental Principles. they hope for is some demonstration duced an hysterical unconscious- stay before going to Glasgow, where

In the last few weeks, the atten- from Geneva to the effect that "I thought I would try if he be renewed his revolutionary acti-the State prison farm, by means of

a passage cut through the floor 'bition of the public has been allow- vity, but the British Isles was equally their barracks, the early discovery ed to drift away from the original nothing has broken nor can break disappointing (he quickly found his of which prevented the escape of 80 purpose of the conference. When the Anglo-American nccord, and activities curtailed by the four wells others.

the British Government consented that they are ready to shake hands to the Scandinavian countries and searching for those who have escap expressly stated that the views of and part as good friends.

The New York World, which con-

of a prison cell) so Berg went on The police, with bloodbounds, are then to Russia.

"Found Himself" in China.

" ed.

MINERS.

11,

to take part in the conference it

It was not until he reached China SEAMEN LEND MONEY TO the British Empire, the length of that Berg, become Borodin, found his real sphere. He won the friend- abip of the late Sun Yat Sen and other Chinese leaders and soon became one of the directing figures of the Cautopcae movement, - Mrs. Borodin, who left Chicago about 1929, also attained great power

RATES. among the Chinese. The Communist

NON-POLITICAL UNION' SUPPORTED.

His Majesty's Government upon the special geographical position

tinues to urge a meeting of Presi- inter-Imperial communications, and dent Coolidge and Mr. Baldwin, the necessity for protection of its suggests the adjournment at Geneva food supplies, were well known, and, should be postponed until after together with the special conditions August 7th, when it is arranged that And requirements of other countries the Prince of Wales, Mr. Baldwin, invited to participate in the con- Mr. Kellogg and General Dawes versations, must be taken into meet at the dedication of the new Ontario-Buffalo bridge," when Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Kellogg and General Dawes should hide themselves - til! they have found a formula which will save everybodys' faces, secure everybodys real needs and end the dangerous nonsense which has been

account.

The principle that the level to which the navies-could-be reduced must be compatible with no other security, was also admitted from the ment, and was twice mentioned in

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August lat. ideas espoused by the Borodins are ̈ ̈Thefe was extraordinary enthus- opposed by one section of the jaam at a special conference of the Nationalist movement and part of National Union of Seamen, and COURT OF CONSUL'S ORDER the strife now going on is between prolonged cheers greeted the pass-first by the United States Govern- right and left wings of the Nation- ing by an overwhelming majority alist party with the Borodins on the of axote of confidence in the pre- its replies to the refusal of France worked up at Geneva." left, naturally.

sident, Mr. Havelock Wilson.

The conference endorsed by a large majority, the executive's de- cision to grant a loan of £10,000, free of interest, to the Miners Non. Political Union, formed by the

A-TEST CASE

(THROUGH RAUTEM'S AGENCY.]

Shandral, August 1st,

J

Marshal Chiang has appointed General Ho Yiu Chu Précau.

The Court of Consuls ordered the tionary Commander of Pengpu, Heavy bring etill continues in China Courier to deposit $1,000 to "Southern Shantung.

cover the rates due from it, and the graphically reported to Nanking on costs of the action, and thereupon

General Li Chang Jen tele-

Communist Children.

The Borodins have two children, Frel, who is 17 and already an active Communist, and Norman, who is 12 Borodin himself is 43 and his wife 40. The Berg school Labour MP., Mr. Herbert Spencer.” has been transformed into a business college-sad- is now conducted at

753, West North Avenue,

Among the Borodins' friends here the 27th ult that his forces have issued a temporary injunction res are Morris C. Winokur, an engineer advanced northwards. They made training the Municipal Council at 3238, Corter Street; 3. M. considerable progress and, on the from-cutting-off the supply of Ullman, Latvian Vice-Consul Anna. morning of the 27th ult, they took

Daridoceretary-of the-Millinery Taining, some 50 miles southwest electric power from the Couriers Workers Union, and Dr. Henry R. of Yenshow-

ponding the hearing of the action. Krasnow. 6. South: Wabash Avenne

U.S. TRADE COMMISSIONER.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WELLINGTON, August 1st. The first United States trade commissioner to New Zealand has arrived here.

to join in the conference

The Prime and the forld pub

could be roused from this, and so, suddenly, I gave him a smart blow on the check with the palm of my hand and rang out the command 'Get up!'

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The experiment was successful. staguered slowly to his feet. He opened his eyes, sat up, and

"Some 20 people had been, one and all, convinced that he was as dead as a door-nail, I shall never forget those people's faces. They believed for a moment that they were witnesses of a miracle."

"RED **

HECKLING ARMY.

Socialist attacks on free speech bave been further developed by the parties organisation of political meetings.

at

"Now

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At a recent mooting in Silvertown. mar. In the earlier stages of the con-lish special articles from Rapid City these parties, each under a ference, the American delegation and describe President Coolidge as shal," were distributed in the build- declared itself guided by a desire feeling that no good but much harming. Each beckler received a lea to take up and determine on their would result if he met Mr. Baldwin fet containing five slogans: "Smash merits, in a spirit of mutual accom- because, according to the Tribune, the Trade Unions Bill," "Down with

the Forgers Government, modation, the respective technical this would imply a lack of con- naval problems, each having regard Adence in the American Delegation for-a-general-strike, Forn those

defence

and corpe," to the needs of the others. It was at Geneva and might be construed workers'

Stand by Boviet Russins not until Admiral Jones introduced as an affront to Japan

---They were instrusted to shout out The New York World even says these slogans on the signal from question of parity into the dis cussions that the American dale-

that President Coolidge is no longer gation evolved the theory that con hopeful of success at Geneva and the marshal, who will call out the tingencies in respect of commerce

his proposed conference with Mr. number of the slogan and will call raiding in time of war must not be Baldwin in off because the one, two, three. At the word three, allowed to ininence preparations in British are too far from the spirit commence the slogan," time of peace

of the United States in their pro songs, to be sung at the in The loafets also included Red

stance of the marshali

the

Continued on next Călumn).