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SOUTHERNERS TO TAKE THE

OFFENSIVE.

CROSSING OF YANGTSZE CONTEMPLATED.

FOUR NORTHERN GENERALS EXECUTED IN NANKING.

SHANGHAI MERCHANTS AND CANTON'S

$10,000,000 LEVY.

Naval wireless messages, from various quarters, indicate that the tide has turned again strongly in favour of the Southerners. Many prisoners are reported to have arrived at Nanking, where four of the Northern Divisional Generals were executed yesterday, and the crossing of the Yangtaze is contemplated with a strong offensive movement to follow,

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, of Shanghai, alarmed by the Canton Government's recent high-handed action compelling the exchange-dealers to pay $10,000,000 for military pur poses, have petitioned the Kuomintang of Nanking expressing the hope that no such action will again take place in any other part of China within the jurisdiction of the Kuomintang.

WUHU FALLS.

H.M.S. "COCKCHAFER

RETURNS FIRE.

Weno, Sept. 6th. Waku has fallen, H.M.S. Cock chajer and its convoy were fired at below Wahu to-day. The fire was returned.

NANKING, Sept. 6th. The Southern victory is confirmed and a large number of Northern

prisoners have arrived in the City

Pukow has apyntly been evacu ated by the Northerners.

SHANGHAI MERCHANTS

ALARMED.

(Wah Te: Yat Pao.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 1927.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th The Chinese General Chamber of

Commerce and four other commer- cial bodies have jointly petitioned the Nanking Government leaders,

WORLD FLIERS' PROGRESS.

ARRIVAL AT CALCUTTA.

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]

ALLAHABAD, September 5th. The 'round-the-world fliers have

arrived here in their aeroplane the

Pride of Detroit.

Arrives at Calcutta.

CALCUTTA, September 6th.

The Pride of Detroit has arrived.

[This is the aeroplane whose two pilots have been offered G. 825,000 to fly from Hong Kong to Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.]

THE 4,600-MILE

FLIGHT.

THE LAST HEARD OF

REDFERN.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW ORLEANS, September 6th The Norwegian steamer Chris- tiankrohy has established the fact that Redfern was within 165 miles off

including Dr. Wang Chung Hui and Genera? Pei Chung Hsi, to the effect handed action in forcing the ex- that the Canton Government's high-

to contribute change merchants $10,000,000 to the Government has caused considerable alarm among commercial circles throughout the territory under the jurisdiction of the Kuomintang. Although the Cas- Four Northern Divisional. Gen. ton Government has released the direction to the nearest land.

six committee members of the Can- too General Chamber of Commerce and permitted all money exchanges

The Southern crossing of the river above and below Nanking is con templated and reports indicate that the Southerners will take the offen. sive in the near future.

crais were executed in the city yesterday. Chinese are returning to Nanking and there were demon strations in favour of Chiang Kai

Shek.

the coast of Venezuela on August 28th. He circled the ship, waking the officers to point the

The following telegrams refer to to resume normal business, the the beginning of Redfern's at-

terpt:-

con-

merchant classes" would stil CHINXIANG, Sept. 8th... sider their position to be extrême- The Northerners have suffered ly precarious if the Central Govern reverses below Chinking. They ment did not give a definite guar have withdrawn from the north antce to prevent the Canton Goy bank of the river and Sun Chuan erament from repeating such Fang is reported to be concentrat action.

ing at Tungchow. The Southerners

are said to be making arrangements FENG'S HONAN TROOPS.

to cross the river at Kwachow.

Other Yangtsze ports hav& nothing to report.

GENERAL SUN GOING TO TSINAN.

(Wah Tn Fat Paa.)

SHANGHAL, Sept. 8th Sun Chuan Fang" has, proceeded to suchow whence he will go to Tsinan, capital of Shantung, for the purpose of consulting with General Chang Tsung Chang concerning the allied defence along the Tientsin- Pukow Railway.

SHANGHAI-NANKING RAILWAY.

(ah, Te Fat Pav.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th. The Shanghai-Nanking Railway (Nanking-Chinking section) which during the War

seriously damaged by the Northerners, has been repaired and traffic will be immediately resumed.

WAA

MASS MEETING AT NANKING.

(Wah Tu Yat l'av.).

{THROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.]

PERING, Sept. 6th. According to foreign reports Feng Yu Hsiang's troops are withdraw- ing from Eastern Honan towards Loyang.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY,]

Southerner's Capture Pengpu,

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th.

The Military Council at Nanking states that General Ho Chien, re- ports the capture of Pengpu, on September 3rd.

The China Courier states that the Nationalists recaptured Yang- chow yesterday afternoon, while General Li Tsung Jen has accupied the Mingkwan-Tsinpa line.

BRUNSWICK, Georgia, Aug. 25th. Flying in a Stimson-Detroiter monoplasie, the Port of Brunswick, the aviator Paul Redfern started from the beach at Glyn Isle on a

TORNADO IN ALABAMA.

DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND CROPS.

[RELTSA'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

Mosztra, Alabama, Sept. 8th. Considerable damage to property and crops has been caused by a tornado which swept the town of Wilmer.

There were no deaths.

BOMB EXPLODES IN BROOKLYN.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES CONGRESS OF TRADE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.

NEXT FAIR.

PROVING VERY POPULAR.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN LAVIC]

RUGBY, September 8th. According to the latest figures, the space taken for the London section of next February's British Industries Fair is now 8,000 square feet more than it was this year.

With several months still to go, the combined space booked at Lon- don and Birmingham is already only a few thousand feet short of the record for 1021, which was a

AN "UNDUE CELEBRATION'' boom year.

[RECTER'8 AMERICAN SERVICH.)

: Na Yox, September 3th. Brooklyn was badly scared early this morning by a bomb explosion in an alley between the Supreme Court building and the Hall of Records, in the centre of the city.

The district WES filled with smoke, and hundreds of windows.

were shattered. Nobody, however, was seriously injured.

The police are inclined to attri- bute the explosion to an undue celebration of Labour Day by radicals.

NON-AGGRESSION PACTS.

POLAND AND RUSSIA NEGOTIATE.

(THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, September 5th.

UNIONS.

RUSSIANS REFUSED VISAS.

SEND ABUSIVE TELEGRAM.

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.

« (TESOUCH DEUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, September 3th. The Asambly of the Longue of Nations has aleated the following Lowooy, September 5th. chairman of committees: As the Trade Union Congress Mr. Adachi (Japan) to the co- which has opened at Edinburgh. mittes of juridigal questions, delegates are present from the Senator Dandurand. (Canada) to United States, Canada, Mexico, the committee of technical organi÷ India, the Amsterdam Intersations, M. Bones (Czecho-Slovakia) national, and the Co-Operative to the committee of disarmament.

Non-Participation.

Union.

M. Tomsky and a colleague were

to have been present, representing The following countries have not the Central Council of Russian accredited delegations present at Trade Unions, but the British | the current session of the League

Assembly:

ADMIRAL MADDEN TAKES authorities refused them visas.

OVER.

POWERS OF THE FIRST

SEA LORD. -*

NO CHANGE OF POLICY LIKEJY,

It is only natural that a good should be going on within the ser deal of interested speculation

vice just now

known.

The

A message has becz, telegraphed by the Ru-sinns severely criticising the British trade union leaders, and condemning the "betrayal of the general strike and the minera.”

An acrimonious debate on Rus- sinn relations is anticipated.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.} "Agin The Government,"

RUGBY, September 5th. Mr. George Hicks, chairman of the Trade Union Congress, deliver- ed the presidential address at the annual meeting of the Congress at Edinburgh.

The Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, . Honduras, Peru, and Spain.

PREVIOUS DISARMAMENT

DEMANDS.

FOLLOWING WATERLOO,

PEACE TIME" SERVICES THEN INEFFICIENT.

sion that the current demand for There is very general impres- a great reduction in armaments is quite new in history and that it He denounced the Government's lightened stage which humanity is symptomatic of the very en-

of

as to what will happen " now that Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden has as sumed office as First Sea. Lord. That the personality and the views of a First Sea Lord may strongly impress themselves on the whole recent trade union legislation, and has now reached. In point of fact, Baral policy of the State is, of spoke of the necessity of the trade this is quite a fallacy. Admittedly course, well striking example in our time was greater solidarity, and preparing ment is new, and the Washington most unions demonstrating their still the idea of limitation of naval. in the case of the late Lord Fisher, to exorciss a still greater power.

strength by international agree- whose dynamic force" was re-

Conference Wil event without sponsible for an extraordinary Replying to the Premier's recent

precedent. But domestic clamour crop of reforms," many of them appeal for Trade Union Congress for relief from the burthen excellent, some of them so an Upport of the movement for peace successful that they had to be in industry, Mr. Hicks urged that armaments is probably as old as

organized · warfare itself. should be made of gradually undone. Cader Earl fullor uso

In the years following upon Beatty the Admiralty has pursued the employers and the employed. During the reign of our Sailor machinery for consultation tween Waterico it became very insistent. M. Sokal, head of the Polish 4 pretty even tenor of progressive He said a direct exchange of prac-King (William IV.) the

policy. The Navy is sorry that be tical views between representatives sank

Navy legation to the League of Nations, is going. To be sure, certain of the great organisations who have insufficiency and inefficiency chiefly a serious state of measures which have challenged interviewed by Reuter, said that criticism have been introduced dur-responsibility for the exduct of in-

as" the result of concession to the delegation intended to bring up ing his long term at Whitehall, but dustry, and know its problems first the demand for economy, whilst we believe it is true to say that hand, would be of fir greater bene the Army lapsed into that very the general question of security in

these have been relatively fewer in than a national conference under picturesque but quite ineffective number than under any First Sea Government or other auspices to condition so vividly portrayed by the course of a few days.

The delegation felt that as pre- Lord for a long period past. The dustrial gus aspirations to aid in Charles Lever. The newspapers of

A discussion co most conspicuous of them was the peace.

the early Victorian era abound sent there was a certain malaise in ill-advised Fleet Order regulariz these lines would bring both sides with sensational disclosures of our

face to face with the realities of unpreparedness, but it by the simple process of depriving them of it.

and might yield useful results inntil the Crimean War broke out that the nation realized the full Naturally, all surmise as to what showing how far, and upon what extent of the dry rot which had may prove the policy of the new

terms, co-operation" is possible for a First Sea Lard must be entirely common endeavour to improve the pen so long going on in the fight conjectural. The career of this distency of industry, and to raise the history of the past century. It was announced that arrange ments had been made to discuss, to-

4,800-mile non-stop flight to Brazil. Europe, which could be removed by ing" the status of the officers (E) the greatest economical situation,

LATES.

means of the conclusion of non Redform's objective is Rio de aggression pacts, and negotiations Janeiro, but he hopes at least to for an agreement of this kind were rench Fornambuco, whereby he will at present satisfactorily proceeding

try for the long distance and en- durance record

BRITISH ATLANTIC FLIGHTS.

TWO ATTEMPTS. HELD UP BY

WEATHER.

[BRITISE WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Sept. 5th.

A message from Corunna, states that Captain Courtney has post poned the resumption of his Atlan tic flight, until to-morrow, owing to thick fog prevailing,

To Start From Ireland.

between Poland and Russia.

i!

NOTED FRENCH AIRMAN ASSAULTED.

ACCUSED OF COWARDICE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

tinguished officer afloat is a matter No man of general knowledge. reaches the very highest rung in his profession, particularly when definite stages of advancement are the result of selection, KATE +by ability. But a great strategist or tactician need not necessarily be a great administrator. Indeed, it is somewhat rare for the two qualities to be combined in high degree, pos-

LE BOURGET, September sih sibly because they are so divergent

Givon, the chief pilot of the seTO- plane Bluebird, which set out on a fight to New York but turned back owing to fog, was the victim of a remarkable attack last night, after leaving the aerodrome here. Several men stopped his motor Lear and abused him, charging him with cowardice. A quarrel - sued, and Givon was severely ma -

in character.

after the retiring age he can only.

workers' of life.

orrow, an emergency resolution in reply to the Franker's appeal. The tenor of the proposed resolu-

tion was not revealed.

COLOUR PROBLEM IN

SOUTH AFRICA.

TWO RECENT INCIDENTS.

THE INTER-MARRIAGE QUESTION.

In the first caso Mr. Gillett, an

into

ing services.

not

is one of a balancing of periods. We have had phases of dangerous economy and phases of almost feverish activity. sometimes prompted by a very real menace, sometimes (as in the case of the Naval Defence Act of 1889)" by a sudden state of panic without any real tangible causa. Nor is thera any reason to suppose that history will not continue to repeat itself. One fundamental fact must always remain with us. We live by the · sen, and, in the event of the free- dom of the sea being denied to us, seven weeks would see us on the We do, not verge of starvation. realize this "just now, because it seems so extremely improbable that

extremely

For our own part we venture to believe that Sir Charles Madden will carry en so far in continuity. of the lines followed by his pre- decessor as to, at any rate, avoid dislocation. He comes to the office rather late, and unless all prece- dent is broken and he remains on blem in South Africa has been tempt to deny us the freedom of The acuteness of the colour pro-any country or countries will at the sea. But time brings its im hold it for two years. He is com- strikingly illustrated recently by palpable changes. By and by, even although with no definita res- morly believed to belong to the two incidents. "Jellicoe school rather than the Heavy Southern Casualties,

Beatty school," but the truth is Aliwal North attorney, has been son, it may not seem Speaking in the Bureau of

that the sort of naval politics which compelled to resign his position of improbable that our right to live Foreign Affairs on Sunday, Ho Ying Captain Macintosh and Captain handled, and is now confined to controversialists find no place in defence of a native charged with Navy. This is not jingoism, but have largely been invented by the secretary of the local agricultural by the sea will remain for ever society because he undertoos the unchallenged. Then may we expect an outery upon the state of the Chien declared, concerning the Joynson Waroler (1), who is a re

naval administration. That his battle of Lungtan in, the vicinity of lative of Sir William Joynson-

guiding principle will be "the good assaulting a white woman. Nanking, that the First Army had Hicks, the Home Secretary, were

of the service" we may take for president of the society, interview periodicity in national tempera ment. It is just a question of granted, but this is a doctrine which ed, said the black peril question

was one on which farmers felt alternating phases, and those who to-day to attempt a flight across lost 3,000 to 4,000 men, and the

leaves rather wide scope for inter-

imagine that we are living in quite more much

than townspeople. Seventh Army 3,000. He placed the

and Military There was always a larking fear men merely show a lack of know- pretation.-Naval

a new era of fraternity with all the Atlantic, starting from Bal.

Record. enemy casualties at 10,000.

born of the necessity of frequently ledge of history.. donnel aerodrome, in Ireland.

leaving wives and children unpro- Unsatisfactory weather, however,

tected on the farma. He Wa prevented a start.

Northerners Still at Pakowi

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th. Reliable foreign reports from the Yangtaze state that the Northern- era were still at Pukow yesterday, and also discredit the report that the Southerners have occupied Yangchow.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th. In Nanking a mass meeting was bald to celebrate the Southern victory over San Chuan Fang. On the same occasion popular sup-

While it is impossible to obtain port was also shown for the recall reliable information form Anhui,” it of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and the five committee members of the is considered possible" that the

Central Government (Nanking). Wuban advance from Anking to A series of meetings held of late wards Pengpu has reached Cheng between Tan Yen Kai and Sun Fo yongkwan." (Hankow) and C. C. Wu, Tsai Yuen

Pui and Li Shek Cheng. (Nanking) have resulted in some progress to-

wards the amalgamation of the two

Sun

factions in the Kuomintang.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] Klangnan Arsenal Bombed...

SHANGHAI, Sept. 5th.

CHIANG KAI SHEK IN SECLUSION.

MOVES FROM NATIVE TOWN

TO HILLS NEAR BY.

Chiang Kai Shek, retired Isader, of the Nanking Nationalist Army, is not en route to Paris, as was reported from Hong Kong, states

bed.

NEW YORK SOCIETY WEDDING,

TAKES PLACE IN PARIS.

THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIB, September 5th. Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt has been married here to Mrs. Rosamund Warburton.

OBITUARY.

The

A FATHER'S VENGEANCE. therefore, not surprised at the out

&

FIVE NUNS SHOT DEAD.

burst of feeling which the case had had every sympathy with the com aroused. When that delicate spot plainants there were none of the was touched upon farmers were

in. reasons present which would liable to be carried away by their duce a professional man to refuse GIBRALTAR. feelings, and other considerations the case. Es could not attempt to A terrible story of a distracted be obscured. The indignation of explain the outburst.

Another peculiar example of the father's vengeance is reported in farmers' wives in this instance bad the Spanish newspaper El Sol. much to do with the agitation. colour problem occurred in Pre- According to the newspaper, They were not so unjust as to wish toria, where the magistrate was Kan essaulted & nun in 'a a native accused to go undefended, called upon to answer the question Madrid convent and the assault was and knew that, in the last resort," Is inter-marriage between black witnessed by a girl pupil. She was defence would be provided at the and white in the Transvaal, de warned to keep silent, but eventual- instance of the court, but that their finitely prohibited by laws". Ho ly she divulged the affair to some of paid secretary should be the at- answered the question in the nega her companions and also to her torney to appear for the defence tive. A native was charged with parents When she returned to the in a quarrel they regarded as so convent from home she was locked intimate had bey garded as having written a letter to a young riage. The magistrate observed in a room, maimed, and ill-treated. many of them. Whether that at up typiat proposing maz The father, hearing no news titude was right or wrong, he was that there were marriage laws for from her, became anxious and went convinced that the resignation of Europesus as well as marriage laws

The to the convent and inquired. He the secretary bad become necessary for coloured persons.

hind only not if they were not to lose half their rance seemed to be the lack of mar- was told his daughter was there.

ho Thereupon

weat

to farmer members.

riage officers to perform such an The death is announced of the to the police and was advised to A Matter Of Bell-Respect.

inter-marriage, and also public have a search made of the convent. Prohibition leader, Mr. Wayne

opinion. In view of this he could not find the writing of the This was done and the Wheeler.

CINEMA MAGNATE,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN" SERVICE] ....

NEW YORK, Sept. 6th The death is announced of Mr. the Shanghai Times, but has re- Marcus Loew, cinema magnata, moved from his native village,

A Northern aeroplane flew over Fenghua, near Ningpo, to a quiet Fo and Tan Yen Kai will leave the Kiangwan Arsehal on Saturday Shanghai for Nanking to-morrow.

General Tan Yen Kai and Sun Fo and dropped three bouts in the spot in the hills, according to a expressed their views with regard vicinity. No material damage was Kuo Wen despatch.

to the problem of the reunification

dona,

It is stated that the former

Tragia Deaths, BATTLE CREEK, Michigan,

Sept. 6th.

LATE

of the Kuomintang. The foremost

Generalissimo of the Nationalists | Firing On Foreign Vessels, problem to be settled is military. In view of the fact that practically There has been an outbreak of is in seclusion and persistently re all the military leaders of Nanking rifle and machine gun fire from the fuses to talk politics or to receive and Hankow have jointly signed & south bank of the river on a can- callers. He is reported to be sur circular telegrampledging their voy, the vessel being fired on two allegianco to the Nationalist miles above Morton Point. The rounded by 20 armed bodyguards, Government, the Northern cara fire was returned by the convoy who are in charge of Li Sun Piso, her father dropped dead with shock paign will be resumed immediately.- gunboat.

a relative

found, but such was her pan was the distracted father lost his rea son and began firing wildly with wounding two more.

revolver, killing Ave nuns and

Owing to the strict censorship on Spanish newspapers no further de **** on Beeing her in flames tails are available.—Routes

death at Michigan last week, and Mr. Wheeler's wife was burned to

ME Gillett, in reply, said that he could not have to respect if he had abandoned the as a criminal act. If it was case once he had taken it up, when then legally any proposal of mar

He had undertaken the defence in view of the facts he would have to members of the society almost riage made by an unwelcome party literally held a pistol at his head: might constitute a criminal act

The

letter wakimpudent, -but-in

discharge the native-Manchester the ordinary way for though he

(Continued on next Column.)" Guardian.