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SURPRISE CROSSING BY NORTHERNERS.
TUG-OF-WAR ON CER.
CHINESE RE-ASSERTING
THEMSELVES.
HOW RAILWAY IS SUFFERING. ENERGETIC NEW OFFICIALS.
We give from a Shanghai paper' to hand the following account of the opening of the struggle for the south bank of the Yangtze, - and how Sun Chuan Farg's troops.made a surprise landing:
ENFORCING MUKDEN
TREATY
CHIANG, A SACRIFICE.
ON THE ALTAR OF NANKING- WU-EAN FUSION.
...A - NORTHERN VIEW.
POPE'S SYMPATHY WITH CHINA.
DENOUNCES BOLSHEVIKS,
SUBVERSIVE DOCTRINES,
Baging his remarks on knowledge
HONG KONG STOCK" EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS..
Avoost S0TH, 1927.
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143 nom. Union Insurance 95-kay.
How a high army officer at Port Bolshevism, as an insidious, sub- Arthur 18oks upon Chiang Kai. versive doctrine which is permeat- Shek's exit out of the political ing the ignorant classes throughout East Asia Bank arena of China sounds interesting the world, was saverely scored by Canton Insi and may be epitomized as follows, Pope Pius XI in an allocution behin Underwriters says the Manchuria Daily News-fore a secret consistory convoked to HARBIN, August 1st.
Chiang Kai Shek, as reported raise two prelates to the holy pur-Yangtze Instrandl. $37 buy. With a great flourish of trumpets
Onina Fire Insuraupa....$210 buy." SHANGHAI, August 26th.
nearly three years ago, the Soviet in the press, resigned on the 13th ple
Hong Kong Fire Ani..... sel Douglasce Following heavy bombardment members of the Chinese Eastern inst, and retreated to Ningpo with
bodyguard of 100. His retire coming to him through evidence Hong Kong (age Railway Board took up their places, across the river, and the capture
meat circular, although dated the gathered by his diplomatic out Indo-Chinas (Prof.) of Yangchow, part of the Northern a new manager and assistant man-
Sth inst., was echt out as late as posts, the Pope charged Bolshevism were appointed and many
Shell Transparte troops commanded by Marshal Sun ager
the 16th inst. The main cause was with being chießy responsible, not Fo
Mar Forrige Chuan Fang came across the river other officials were replaced by the shabby reception accorded to only for the troubles in China but Waterbunt. and arrived at a big piece of vacant Soviet citizens. And all this was his compromise plan with the also in Mexico. He based his Cluna. Sugarı, I ground at Shi Ho Bridge near Chi dene on the basis of the Treaty North for an attack on Wu-Han searching criticism upon facts, first Bengusta MUSTA SUST night, according to reports from cow governments, but though the Government at the hands of his given, to the world by The, Chicago Aslan Mining A 49% bay.
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between the Mukdea and the Mos- Soviet party took up their places young junior officers, on top of Tribune's correspondents, John rival of the Northern soldiery from the Railway Board and Ad. Chiang's authority coming to be Coryn and uerald Martin, a year S'ha
questioned.
ago and later announced by the state department.
reliable sources to-day," The ar across the river, along the Shanghai ministration, they did not in any Nanking line, has cut the Nation-way burry themselves to fulfil the other conditions of the treaty alist force into two sections, sa bridge which means serious fight through which they had received ing for both belligerenta. With the advent of the Northerners, there «have come also the plain coat sel-
diers of the Northern army, lurking everywhere, as a reciprocal mea- sare to what the Southerners did when they stormed Shanghai At two places along the Shanghai Nanking fae cars are said to have been derailed by these guerillas.
their jobs.
"The Chinese also appointed an entirely new Board who should have insisted on the conditions
being carried out, but the Prei dent was an old man and the others said very little. Marshal Chang
Tec Lin got angry and changed the
In his declaration on his retire ment, he dwelt upon the progress of events since from the very start when he had led the anti-Northern "expedition from Canton, recom- mending the following to the Wu- Han Government:
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Afirma Esteem For China, Deploring the horrors of a civil war due more to subversive doe- and Nanking Governments
Co-operation between Wu-Han trines imported from abroad than to the Chinese people themselves Liang Hu (Hunan and Hupeh) who are by nature lovers of order," Rural Landa and Kiangai troops should
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operate with the others on the the pope reiterated his esteem and Eve Cottons . 7.30 1
President several times but all to solidly united against the North, nation" and promised to demon-dhangha Tientsin-Pukow line front to get affection for this most ancient. Orianzala
no effect, as each of these Presi-stopping fighting among dents delayed in insisting upan selves.. the fulfilment of the Treaty, and the Soviet side endeavoured to have so many members away that it was almost impossible to get a quorum together.
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them strate his affection "as soon as the occasion presents itself." He add- In Liang-Hu and Kiangsi dised that he hoped to do more than munists should be carried tricts elimination of the Com
simply pray.'
Concerning Mexico," which stil thoroughly." -
outis pearing out blood for religious liberty," the pontiff said the no- tion of both clergy and laity con stitutes.
one of the most illustri-tun ices.$3 nom. ous examples of faith of which the Cement (combined)......$7 sei..
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In other word, Chiang intended to sacrifice himself and his own career in the interests of the Nationalists, aiming at the fusion of both Nanking and We-Han elements. As a result the South North will become united to confront the
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Nationalists Surprised. By means of a number of sam pans, cargo junks, steamers, and other forms of " rivercraft, the Northerners encouraged by their capture of Yangchow and other
Soviets Opportunlly. strategie points north of the river,
At the same time civil war was ferried across the river at a late raging in China and the Mukden hour fast night. Owing to thorough Government had its hands full at miktary preparedness, the Nation- tending to matters in the country alist troops were unaware of the and no time to see what was going of events, a thing like a compromise By the sudden turn in the course
The Pope eulogized the episco presence of their enemies until on in Manchuria as regards the between North and South is now pate in the United States, which Du & Wings early this morning, when firing was railway Ene. Thus the Soviet despaired of, and pending the ap- is doing everything possible to illud Blectrics buy.
pearance of some strong man to minate public opinion on the con ordered by the Northern ofcere members of the railway had mat play the central military role as ditions of the Mexican church and and petty skirmishes took place. ters pretty well their own way and Chiang's successor, the Pacting to
Succof their acted col
I Grawfords........ The Northern troops landed at a got accustomed to give out their the ascendancy, although Japan's
Academy graduates will be in leagues."
Mackintosh The cause of such a recrude piece of vacant land at Shi Hojown orders without any reference policy to China will not be parti-scenes of barbarism and passion 1 ACEL Bridge near Hai Chi San, which to the Chinese who were supposed cularly affected.
Against religion," he continued, ons (ald).
United babeste was not guarded by the defending to have half control of the entire
indicates à public and pecret diffusion of subversive theories of Telephones... 3.70 sel
Wm. Powells force.
business.
every kind, while the rulers of. nations are doing nothing to render buy-buyers; se-wellers | xn---sales their people immune.",
It is believed that serious war- fare, is now being waged in that
vicinity. According to. authorities the Nationalists
Money Deposited in Dalbank, Month by month, the receipts of certain the railway increased and the are whole of the cash received was de- posited in a Soviet institution, the Dalbank, which has been making a very large profit with the money, as well as giving funds to Vladivo stok, Habarovsk and other Soviet centres. The total amount which the "Dalbank now has from the C.EE. runs into about forty mil- lion, and of this large amount there is not more than two million in the Harbin offices of the bank.
making a desperate efort to force hack the intruders in view of the seriousness of the incident. Others believe that sooner or later the Northern troops landed south of the river will be cleared off, because the small detachment cannot pos- sibly match the centralised Nation alist force. in this province..
General Chin Yung Kwei, have had their appointments confirmed by the Peking Government, whereas formerly they were only officials appointed by Mukden.
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EXCHANGE.
ULOSING QUOTATIÓNS,
Discnases French Royalists. The major part of his allocution The whole of the members of the is devoted to discussion of the Board are in Harbin and every French royalists and what he thing is therefore ready to-com-described as evidence of a fall frem first move being made yesterday people. mence the plan of campaign, the grace of large numbers of French when two Chinese members of the His castigation of the royalists banking world were appointed con- was not without charity, however, trollers of the Dalbank in Harhin. for he declared.
The President will call a Board * "Whoever sincerely believes him- Oy Loanos. meeting this week, probably on self capable of repairing the al- Thursday and then the Chiness ready prolonged scandal manda. The first demand will be members will commence their de- against the church in France, we are more than ready to receive that half of the C.E.R. funds now and embrace with benignity and held by the Dalbank shall be hand. paternal charity. We hate conf
keep this money in a Chinese back, will return to their Common and a certain time limit will co father." given the Dalbank to hand over this sum, probably one week
too
train conveying a goodly number off it is no wonder that the C. fed over to the Board which will dence that within a short time they
arrangement and have been for some time trying to get half the cash into their own hands..
Train Disrailed, About 8 p.m. yesterday the down passengers, and General Bei Tsung Hai, to Nanking was derailed some are not at All pleased with this where between Anting and Out Home Signal, with the result that two soldiers were killed outright, and about ten passengers were in- jured. It appeared that about ten rails, altogether about seventy or eighty feet in length, were taken away by some unidentified persons. IC
is generally believed that it was the work of either communist agita tors or phin cont Northerners Owing to the prompt action of the engine driver in stopping the train, the death roll totalled only two and the inmates in the train crawled out of the windows with some in-
convenience 'bad discomfort.
Another derailment of a similar nature was reported when No. 1 Chungsan armoured car was thrown of the track as a result of the cut ting of the railway line by the plain cont Northerners. This took place early this morning at Chatse, be tween Chinkiang and Nanking. No casualty has been reported in the meantime the railway authorities have sent workmen to the scene to make the necessary repairs.
Chang Tao Lin Acts. which disclosed a number of docur The raid on the Soviet Embassy ments and proved that scope of the members of the Soviet side of the Chinese, made the great War the C.E.R. were plotting against Lord angrier than ever and be de- cided to take stranger measures re garding the Mukden Treaty
Failing compliance, the Chinese members will close the Dalbank and
rights secording to the terms of take the amount by farce. As the Chinese are demanding only their
that the Soviet members can say, the Treaty, there seems to be little
selves to being masters of the rail- but they have so accustomed them- way that they are not likely to give up without a struggle.
Soviet Threats.".
BOMBARDMENT OF NANKING.
SUN CHUANG-FANG:HAB.
10,000 MEN AT PUKOW.
SHANGRAT, * August 25th: heavy Bring on that city from the Messages from Nanking report direction of Pukow, the Bring ing directed at Lion Hill and the Ferry railway station. One of the shots hit a large railway shed and fire broke out immediately destroying the entire shed.
August 30th, 1927.
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Another report from Naatisa speaks perfect Russian and excel-uite, determined to have all the number about 2,500 sailed down At present a large number of
native bosta
Party in China and the rupture of The failure of the Communist
There are rumours that the relations between Great Britain Boviet members declare they will and Soviet Russia, very much suspend all trafic on the railway! strengthened the position of Mar-system if the Chinesa use force of shal Chang Tso Lin and having any kind, but such action would be A few rounds were fired in re-Op Bannak demand made himself Dictator at Peking, sizedal,
Burien, Bank's Buying rats. 89.9 as it would give the turn from Lion Hill. he began to form his plans. In Chinese a pretext to cancel the Troop movements continue along Go Laar, 100 fins, per tali the first place he caused the C.E.R. Mukden Treaty and put back the the Yangtze, according to wire BA Huva, peres, President to resign, and in his status quo as it was before the ar- less messages received locally yes place appointed a man of energy rangement with the Soviet was terday. About 7,000 arrived at Nan- | m and strength, an able lawyer under signed. In any case there is no king on Tuesday from up river forty years of age. Then he ap doubt that Harbin is on the eve A-Kiukiang sage states that numbering some 10,000, have also pointed to the Board one of the of great events as regards the rail about 4,500 troops arrived at the advanced to the district of Yang- most energetic men in Manchuria,
way and that the Chinese are now port from up river and of this ghow. Mr. Li Shao Keng, a
man who
conditions of the Treaty carried stream, states that yesterday the city wit with the Administrations of the most important are those of the Ho Ying Chen's forces are report west of Yangchow, and the North-
lent English, has been connected out to the last letter. Amongst the
are "detained a st The advance guard of General Shiherbyg on the Yangtaze, southe nessed the heaviest bombardment from Pukow, about 200 shells being Special Area for six years, who is General Manager,
ed as having arrived at Anking poured into the aity. On previous known to everybody in Harbin, days, only Hsiackuan was bombard foreign colony as by the Russians and is as much respected by the ed, and suffered from petty damage. What he undertakes, he undertakes A story is told of how an engine with a will and is a man of great driver, before leaving Nanking Shanghai, was struck by a stray act and fairness Vice-Presi shell and died instantly at the deat, another young man, has been Hainokuan station. Many civilians, appointed. This there are three Mach will depend on the way the and soldiers in Nanking are report energetic-young Chinese diplomats Soviet aide take the demands of ed to have fallen ricus to the aim who will carry the other two men the Chinese, but if the latter do less shells. The city as a whole ia bers with them, as the latter have not agres to carry out the cou- also received instructions to seeditions-signed-by-the Boviet-Gov- that the conditions of the Mukden ernment in 1974, then it stands to Railway service is suspended to day, because of the derailment, Treaty are carried out to the letter reason that they cannot remain in At the same time, as the Mar- their posts as they received their and of the general situation slog hal is now head of the Peking positions on the basis of the treat main body of Marshal Sua, Chizan district between Nenking-and- the whole way. Whether the ser-
Government, the Civil Administra. Either the treaty must be carried [vice will be restored-to-morrow -
largely depends upon the rapid for General Chang Hwang siang out in full ez not all. The sex repairs now being made at Antung and the Police Commissioner, few weeks will show which it is Ito be -Peking and Tientsin Timer. ===(Obntinued or next Columne.).
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It was intended that the Board and marched through the city oners are now in preparation for day 1st August, but the Russian down the river on the left bank The Northern troops, which were Meeting should take place on Mon Tuesday to a camp three miles crossing the River Vice-President, Mr. Lashevich, The remaining troops are expect posted in the region west of Teine went out of town on the 28th July ed to reach Anking within faw Pu Lice, number about 20,000, and and therefore the meeting cannot be days, the total forces being estimat these forces have already advanced held till his return:
ed at 20,000-Shanghai Times.
to the line of Hotel and Wo-brien
General Li Tsung Jen ponsCASES about seven divisions of troops which are posted in Nanking and Wuhu, but his men are said to lack fighting spirit, according to the same despatch General Ho Ying Chin has about eight divisions, and in Tokys to-day from Tientsin, the his main force in scattered in the
strong, has advanced to the region distributed in the region along the Fang's Armies, scan 10,000 men Chinkiang, a part of his men being of Pakow, and part of his Armies, Shanghai-Hangshow Railway, the
(Continued on next Golume) telegram-ndda Tor
SUN GATHERS STRENGTH TOKYO, August 4th According to a telegram received
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