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BORODIN AND GALEN REPORTED

STILL IN

CHINA.

KUOMINTANG PREPARING FOR THEIR CONFERENCE.

HANKOW "REDS" STILL ACTIVE.

GHASTLY MASSACRE ́~ ATTRIBUTED TO

FENG YU HSIANG'S TROOPS.

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The local vernacular newspapers state that "according to at farcign message" Borodin is still at Loyang in Honan and that "General Galen is at Hankow. The movements of these cetoriaus Reds have certainly beed vry mysterious since they were, 'some time ego, reported to have facked up for Sovietland, and it should surprise no-one who attempts to follow the kaleidoscopic eccentricities of China's chaotic politics that the Russian "Reds"

Borodin is supposed may again soon be netively engaged here. to be persuna gem grate with both the Wuhan and the Nanking sections of the Kuomintang. but ranger things have happened in China than that he should once again net as their "adviser.'" The members of the Kuomintang seem at present to be even more than usually muddled as to their much-discussed conference at Nanking on the 15th inst.. and it is clear that the Party comprises not a few of the die-hard element. A "third Party" has unexpectedly emerged at Shanghai.

A Reuter telegram from Peking, quoting from the Chinese newspapers, inakes quite an appalting statement. It appears that the ex-Christian General's "troops, retaliating on the notorious bandits in Honan known as "Red Spears" and a new species of rowdy rascals who rejoice in the high-sounding name of the Heavenly Gate Society," have committed a terrible massacre at Changte, in north Honan. It is devoutly to be hoped that the facts as stated have in them more than asual of Oriental imagery.

APPALLING MASSACRE IN

HONAN.

(THROUGE RETTER'S LORNCT.]"

SOUTHERNERS CLAIM PENGPU.

(Wah Ti Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, September 13th. Fengpu bas fallen

the Southern troops..

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PERINO, September 13th. The Chinese newspapers state that owing to the Red Spears and the Heavenly Gate Society having In view of the fact that Hankow killed some of Feng Yu Hsiang's is being threatened by an invasion soldiers in Changte, North Hoaan, of the Reds" and that the Wu- a rity of 300,000 inhabitants, Feng chang-Changsha Railway has been Yu Hsinng's troops carried out a cut, General Tang Seng Chi is re- fearful massacre, sparing neither ported to have returned to Han-

kow from. Wuhu.

nge na sex.

The refugees declare that the slaughter was unprecedented.

The vernacular diwspapers vari- 'ously estimate the killed as between

30,000 and 80,000,

THE RUSSIAN “REDS.”

(Wah Tz Yat l'an.)

SHANGHAI, September 13th. According to a foreign message; M. Borodin is still at Loyang' (Honau) with Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang while General Galen is nt Hankow.

Marshal Feng is sending Mr. Lin Chi, his chief of staff, te Napking to attend the Kuomintang. Confer ence on the 13th inst.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1927.

TYPHOON IN JAPAN. THE KUOMINTANG THE SPANISH

CONSIDERABLE DESTRUCTION IN KYUSHIU PROVINCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Osxs, September 13th.

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CONFERENCE.

FUTURE OF THE PARTY AT STAKE,

[DY GEORGE E. BOKOLSKY()

A typhoon, which visited Naga CONTROL OF THE MILITARY

MONEY BAGS. saki and other towns in Erunshiu early this morning, caused the telephone service to be totally inter rupted and telegraphs to be serious- ly interfered with.

Many of the small wooden house's io Nagasaki are reported to have colinpsed, telegraph poles wire blown down and street enr trafie stopped.

!

Other towns such as Kumamoto and Orauta shered similarly.

DIPLOMATIC POST.

JAPANESE MILITARY

ASSEMBLY.

VICTORY FOR THE DICTATOR.

DECREE SIGNED BY KING ALFONSO.

(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.]

Mansio, September 13th.

On the occasion of the fourth

PANAMA CANAL

THE SCHNEIDER CUP.

ZONE.

CONTROVERSY AS TO ITS THE "CRUSADER "ACCIDENT.

. SOVEREIGNTY.

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT "CONSIDERABLY FLUT. TERED."

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTEN, Sept. 13th. anniversary of the Dictatorship been made by the Panaman repre

The suggestion reported to have sentative at Geneva on the toth inst, that the sovereignty dispute over the zone between the United

King Alfonso, at San Sebastian, National Assembly on October 10th. signed a decree convoking the

Dictator Primo Di Rivera has returned to the capital to make the necessary arrangements for the new Assembly, whose life has been fixed at three years, which is the time Government thinks will be neces

APPALLING SPEED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Recur, Sept. 19th. One of the British seaplanes sent to Venice by the. Air Ministry to attempt to win the Schneider Cup has met with

2 niishap. During a trial flight the machine, a Short-Bristol Crusader, crashed into the sea. The pilot, Flying States and Fanama might forth the Officer Schofield, was injured about subject of arbitration, has consider-

the eyes. ably fluttered State Department

Efforts are being made to raise the seaplane, which is under water. Great Britain has two other types. of machines engaged for the racc

The party conference of the Kuo- mintang is scheduled to take place at Nanking on September 15th.

Dr. C. C. Wu has returned from "Kiukiang and Nanking where he was engaged in paving the way for a re-union of the party and an amalgamation of the Nanking and Wuhan Governments. Mr. Sun Fo and General Tan Yen Kai are still in Nanking where they are work. ing out details of the organization sary to bring the political situation the exercise of the United States Gloster Napier 4 both widely dit-

to normal..

ATTACHE.

[THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.]

programme. Tokyo, Sept. 13th. Until September 15th, there will

The Bureau of the Assembly Colonel the Marquis of Manda is

consist of a President, sailing from Kobe by the Katorbe no changes in the personnel of will Muru to take up the post of the Nationalist Government.

4 Vice-Presidents and 3 Secretaries, Military Attache in London.

question of the amalgamation off which the Government will ap ministries and the elimination of à

point the President, 2 Vice-Presi- surplus minister is important but dents and 2 Secretaries, the others not insuperable, as in many in-being elected by the Assembly.

THE LEAGUE AND WAR.

SIR A CHAMBERLAINS.

VIEWS.

[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

GENEVA, Sept. 19th.

G

Sir Austen Chamberlain, in statement he made to internationa journalists, said he thought the method employed at this year's Assembly, namely, of orators fraak. ly offering criticism, was far better than the old way of anerely ap- proving actions by the big Powers,

He was soberly optimistic. would not say that war was im possible, but every meeting of the League made it more difficult. EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA.

{TEXOUGH RAUTAR'S AGENCY.]

He

Moscow, Sept. 19th. Three violent earthquake shocks, An army earps under Marshal

accompanied by underground run Feng is advancing some distanceings, visited the Ukrainian, the neur Isachow along the Lunghai Crimea and the North Caucasian

coasts of the Black Sea Railway.

The most severe shock was at

The

stances one of the ministers has already eliminated himself. The following examples may be cited: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "

Dr. C. C. Wu-acting.

Immediate Effect of the Signing.

According ..ta 3 Manchester Guardian correspondent the King's signature to the decree brings the long struggle between the King and

Mr. Eugene Chen-Reported to Primo Di Rivera on the subject of have gone to Moscow, Ministry of Finance:

Mr. T, V. Seong-not acting but not resigned.

Mr. Koo Ying Fan-resigned but resignation not accepted. Ministry of Justice:

Dr. Wang Chung Hui-acting in Nanking

Mr. Est Chien-not acting, either at Loyang or Hankow. Ministry of Communications:

Mr. Sun Fo-acting for Wuhan, will undoubtedly remain,

The Military Council. There is no Ministry of War or Navy in the Nationalist Govern-

According to Kuomintang circles Selastopol, where houses collapsed.ment and there is now a confusion

the prospects as to the coming Kuomintang Conference is very hopeful.

THE KUOMINTANG.

A THIRD PARTY, -.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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SHANGHAI, September 19th

Over A Wide Area.

LATER. The number of casualties is, so far, unknown.

of authority. General Chiang Kai Shek was commander-in-chief for Nanking; Generals Tang Seng Chi Three shocks were experienced and Feng Yu Hsiang for Wahan.. at Odessa, overturning the farni-! ture in upper rooms and shattering Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang may be

windows.

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The terrified inhabitants of Sebar-disregarded. and General Chiang topol, Simferopol, Odessa, and Kai Shek is either at a temple at Novarossisk spent the night in the Fanhua near Ningpo or on a boat streets.

The tremors were generally much to France. It is also clear that more violent than the shocks felt General Tang Seng Chi will not be commander-in-chief. There will un-

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PARIS.

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THE AMERICAN LEGION IN doubtedly be a Military Council to a large extent subordinated to the civil authority. The chairman of such a Council will naturally be the leading militarist of the Nationalist Who will be chairman is one of the thorny questions, the conference will have to solve.

FRENCH PREPARATIONS.

(THEOCON RETTER'S AGENCY.)

Dr. C. C. Wu, interviewed by in the Crimea in July. Reuter, said that the informal con- ferences at Shanghai had resulted Yesterday morning an informal in a re-union of the three section's meting was held by Hankow and of the Kuomintang, namely tha Nanking leaders at Dr. C. C. Wu's Wuhan, Nanking, and Shanghai private residence in Shanghai. Bath sections were fully represent parties. The last named had hitherto ed. Details have not been made not been noticed, though wielding public but it is understood that vonsiderable influence. Party re- there was general agreement.

A report from Nanking stated union was more important, from the the reception that the Southern troops on the Chinese viewpoint, than a reunion Tientsin-Pukow Railway have ad- of the Wuhan and Nanking Govern.

ments.

vanced across Chuchow and are joining with the Hankow troops, under Ho Chien and Sha Tao Yin, A Kuomintang committee had in southern Anhui, to push towards already been formed, though the northern Anhai..

names of the members could not be NANKING EXPLAINS THE divulged. The committee will elect

NEW DUES.

a chairman for the Party.

(Tanorga LECTER'S AGENCY.}

He considered Marshal Chiang

Kai Shek's return likely, though he would be a member of the com- mittee.

SHANGHAI, September 12th. For the purpose of correcting any misunderstanding caused by the

The Nanking Conference of Sep- transit dues, tariff law and excise law announcement of Septembertember 15th will formally register Oth, the Nanking Foreign Ministry the decision and agreements reach- las issued a proclamation whined informally at Shanghai. has been transmitted to the Diplo. matic Body. It is dated August Mr. Wa was unable to give any 9th, and states, inter alia, that forecast of the probably allocation the imposition and" increase cf taxes, and the abolition of the of portfolios.

Fikin, are

two distinct matters.

The reason that laws have been

made simultaneously for carrying

out these two measures lies in the

44 At Sixes and Sevens."

SHANGHAI, September 12th.'

PARIS, September 12th. The elaborate preparations for of the American Legion, include a great banquet to be given on September 19th. After the march past, in which 2,000 French will take part, the Legion will be the guests of the Govern-

ment,

group.

the Assembly to a complete victory for the Dictator.

The leader of the Conservatives. Senor Sanchez Guerra, immediate-

officials

The latter, to Reuter's correspon dant, asserted that the question off

a Supermarine Napier, S. and

They and

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sovereignty over the Fanma Canal in no respects in dispute with

fering in type from the Crusader, the Panaman Government officials. One of these, which took part in and they vigorously denied that the the same trial the Crusader, League had any jurisdiction over the American Canal Zone.

was piloted by Squadron the new treaty await Leader Slatter, is reported to have added that ing ratification the United States agreed not to establish in the Canal attained the sensational speed of Zone any commercial establishments 312 miles per hour, though this to which Panata", objected.

lacka oficial confirmation, Much was expected of the Crusader. Apart from its striking design, t is remarkable for the introduction of an air-cooled engine for the first time in the competition.

ITALIAN CONSULATE

TRAGEDY.

THE ASSASSIN CAPTURED.

CAUSE OF THE MURDER.

As stated in our cable' service

new

A British, company produced a yesterday, an Italian (on Monday) and exceptionally powerful wounded Count Nardini, the type of engine called the Alercury. Italiaa Vice-Consal in Paris with and with very considerable in a revolver, at the Italian Con- terest the contest between it and sulate. Nardini was rushed to the water-cooled Napier Lions was

being awaited.

The Crusader had done much LATER successfel flying in this country Coast Nardini is dead. The before being. shipped to Verice,

than that at which the race was and it possessed a speed greater won last year by the Italiana.

s lef; for France to issue a mani- Hospital. festo denouncing the Assembly as (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] anti-legal and anti-constitutional,

and the Labourite leader, Senor

Besteiro declares that no Labourite perpetrator of his shooting has

been arrested. will accept a seat in the Assembly,,! It appears the latter was kept The ex-Fremier of the Liberals. waiting, when he called at the

"A Stand-by." Senor, Hamanones told & correspon- Consulate as Nardini had not

[гHROUGH NETED'S AGENCY.] dent that the expitulation of the arrived. When the latter arrived King to the Dictator ends constitu- at his office, the assailant was

Loston, Sept. 12th. tionai muonarchy in Spain.

ushered in, and immediately drew Aviation circles in London do not his revolver and fired thrice at his | expect that the accident at Venico vietini

will affect Britain's chances of win. The assassin was departing wherning the Schneider trophy, since he was seized by a policeman or, the Crusader was the slowest of the permanent duty in the Consulate, seven British machines" sent to but he bit the policeman and fired Venice, and was largely intended as twice in the air, and was éscaping a standby.

BALLOON'S LONG VOYAGE.

TRAVELS 725 MILES."

WINS GORDON BENNETT PRIZE.

DEUTER'S AMERICAN SKEVICE]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19th An unoheist tabulation by the National Aeronautic Association indicates that the Gordon Bennett Balloon Race has beer won by the American, balloon Detroit with an estimated distance of 125 miles.

The Detroit, which was piloted by William Hill, landed at Baxley, Georgia.

MR. DE VALERA'S AIMS.

MANIFESTO ISSUED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

when Consulate employees appear

ed and be was overpowered and THE "PRIDE OF DETROIT." taken to the police station.

He refused to reply to questions, and none of the papers in his pos session revealed his identity.

The Assassin.

LATER. Nardini's assassin had convul sive seizures at the police station, and was transferred, to the prison Infirmary.

It is alleged that he called at the Consulate in connection with a passport, which the Consul was us able to issue because the applicant lacked necessary documents, where upon the murderer drew a revolver and red point blank.

BRITAIN'S IMPROVED

TRADE.

IMPORT AND EXPORT FIGURES.

....

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

In this connection it is important t recall that General Chiang Kai Shek rose to his singularly pre- eminent position not because of his capacity for military strategy or his but because he was able to become, pre-eminence within the Kuomintang- The problem of providing accom-through a series of. circumstances,

Recay, September 12th. modation for so many has been solv- the pay master of the army. Fluce

Recay, September 12th. While the total volume of British ed by the decision to use the roof sume, running into hundreds of

Mr. De Valera, the Irish Repub- overseas trade during August varied over, the Great Courtyard of the millions of dollars were paid to him Invalides, where dining tables, huf and he paid them out to the other lican leader, in a manifesto issue little from that of July, there fets and kitchens will be installed. generals as he saw fit. In this way to-day declares that, "By its recent was a welcome increase in British he gained a control over the army action in entering the Free State exporta, with an almost correspond- and the generals which eventually Parliament, my party has alreadying decrease in imports, led to all the bitterness and fea-given earnest that in the pursuit of Imports for August were valued its ideals it is prepared to face and at £00,100,024, being a reduction

• Handling the Millions.

accept the existing realities. If re- of" £3,202,328 on July, and of It is no secret in Chinese political turned in a majority at the com- 211,035,630 on the previous August. circles that certain generals who ing election, and entrusted with British exports totalled £59,410,332, increase of £3,280,201 are not particularly brilliant mili power, it will try to prove that being an Both General Tang Seng Chitary men but who may be regard-hard-headed commonsense is not in on July, and of 20,023,588 00

true national August, 1920. ed as fairly good politicians, are compatible with

La comparison ot the two and Chen Chien reached here yes scheming to work themselves into idealism. The sinister design of terday, and it is expected that they the same position that General aiming at bringing about a sudden Auguste, both for imports and ex- will shortly continue their journey to take part in the Wühan-Nan Chiang Kai Shek held so long, revolutionary upheaval, with which ports, the effects of the ceal strike of 1920. Have of course to be taken be handed to them by whoever in altogether foreign to our pur- into account. king conference, to be held at Nan-namely, that the military funds will our opponents choose to exedit us.

We shall The imports for the first eight king on September 15th.

More soldiers from places up the acts as Minister of Finance and pose and programme,

that they will distribute these funds proceed as a responsible constitu- months of this year aggregated reduction being a n the other generals. This scheme tional Government, acknowledging 500,012,032,

the correspond-

MILITARY DELEGATES AT lousy that developed at Bankow

WUHU.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

Wrнu, September 12th.

Mr. Hu Han Min refused to see river have serived,

desire of the Government to relieve Mr. Wang, Ching Wei when the

the merchants of double taxation, latter called on him, while General and facilitate trade, both national

and international, while preserving Chang Ching Chang, was non-com-

mittal, except that he informed'

the revenues. -

Now, owing to the military ope- Mr. Wang Ching Wel that the rations, it is difficult to put there

COMMANDEERED" CHINA MERCHANT VESSELS,

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] "CRINKING, September 19th.

queasures into effect simultaneous recall of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek Of seven China Merchant ves

iv. therefore it will be recommend ed by Government that a new date for enforcing them in Kiangsu Anhwei, Chekiang, Fukien, Kwang tung and Kwangs be subsequently announced.

[The earlier message stated:-The Nationalist Government announces

was a necessity.

-STORMS AGAIN CAUSE- POSTPONEMENT.

FLIGHT TO BE CONTINUED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toxro, Sept. 13th. The Pride of Detroit has again been obliged to postpone her flight owing to storme but the aviators, who are in high spirits, have de clared their intention to carry out the trans-Pacific flight after reach- ing Kasuimigaura from Omnifa. despite the efforts of friends and relations to dissuade them from making the attempt. :

CZECH · 'PLANE RESUMES.

Toxyo, Sept. 13th. The Czecho - Slovakia 'plane which was forced to land at Okayama yesterday owing to "in- clement weather, resumed its flight to Kortu at u. 50 this morning.

"OLD GLORY" WRECKAGE FOUND.

NO SIGN OF CREW.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New Youx, Sept. 12th. The Daily Mirror, publishes & bul- letin from the steamer Kyle, search- ing for the seroplane Old Glory, which was on the way from America to Italy, stating that it has located the wreckage of the Old Glory in Lat, 52.17 Long, 30.23.

There is no sign of the crew.

is now doomed to failure. If auch without reserve that all authority of £3,225,006 on

Acheme is seriously attempted, it comes through the sovereign people, ing period of last year, while ex- EGYPTIAN COTTON. will bring about a greater chaos and that before, any important step ports were valued at £457,872,574, than the present one for all the likely to involve their safety is being an increase of £12,607,777 on other commanders will refuse to taken, the people are entitled to be the first eight months of 1925. abide by such a dispensation and taken into the fullest consulta-

the civilians will oppose it as a tion." repetition of the methods which destroyed the integrity of the armies under General Chiang Kai

sels which were commandeered by it is understood that Mr. Wangthe Military authorities to be used Ching Writis willing to see Marshals transports, five-have been Shek Chiang Kai Shek return, but that leased, but two are still being held. Generals Pei Chung Hai and L The freed ships have gone to future of the Party in China de- Toung Jen are opposing the idea.

The Conference.“

Shanghai.

ANXIETY AT HANKOW. a law for the abolition of the transit Well-informed-Chinese-would-not

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] dues, tariff law, and excise tax, the be surprised if the Nanking co- inference proves abortive. In any law to be operative only

HANKOW, September 12th. Kwangtung and Kwangsi, as from case Hu Han Min, Chang Ching September 1st,

Activity amongst the labouring and temporarily Chang WT Tsz Wei, and Tsni-Tuan not to be effective in Kinngsu, F'ei will not participate, while it is classes is causing anxiety to the Ashwel, Fuki and Chekiang. possible that Chekiang. Fukien, garrison-commander, and martial until all preparations are comand Kwangtung may refuse to law was brought into operation on

abide by the conference's decisions | Saturday pleted.

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INDIAN RAILWAY LOCK- OUT. SEQUEL TO REFUSAL TO WORK.

[Tandcon aruTED'S AGENCY,]

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SPIES AND TERRORISTS."

ENGLISHMAN A SOVIET VICTIM.

"(THROUGH-REUTER'S¬AGENCY.}

HEAVY PURCHASES FOR RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.

{THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 13th. LENINGRAD, Sept 19th M. Meltz, the Russian cotton:

has arrived Judgment has been given in the expert,

bere to trial of 26 alleged spies and ter examine Government stocks with rorist who were brought to trial view to purchases by the Russian

month ago.

Government. He states that he esntenced Nine have been

to will stay a long time purchasing death, and will be shot. They in- for the needs of Ruzaian mills an Englishmandarned about half-a-million kantars yearly. The bussiness will be financed by Coyer. Thirteen have been con- demned to imprisonment for from the Russian State Bank and cons six months to eight months. Four ducted here by Mr. Wishnak, an-

Kuomintang leaders feel that the pends upon the success of this Conference Thero is a get-toge- ther spirit in the ranks and among

-CALCUTTA, September 12th. the principal leaders. The two.

Following the action of 3,000 men most serious impediments are Com munist propaganda, which is bo- of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway coming particularly virulent again workshop in Khargpar, who turned and a few tricky politicians who are up for work but did none as a clude.. naturally utilising this situation to protest against the retrenchment of push themselves into office, at the 700 others, the management declar expense of Party success-Northed a shop lock-out, affecting 10,000

people.... Clana Duity News -

were acquitted.

American citizen.

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