THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th, 1927. KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE IN SESSION MR. HENRY FORD'S IRISH FREE STATES
AT NANKING.
THE THREE CLIQUES REPRESENTED.
CHIANG RAI SHEK AND WANG CHING WEI
INCLUDED IN SPECIAL COMMISSION.
REUTER ANNOUNCES "POSTPONEMENT " OF THE CONFERENCE.
Although the vernacular newspapers refer to the Kuomintang Conference at Nanking as an established fact and give copioua details of these present and the names of a "Special Commis- sion elected. Reuter, in a wire received at midaight, says that it has heen officially nonounced that the Conference has been postponed. This, it appears, is owing to the "sudden retirement of Mr. Wang Ching Wei" "tea party or another preliminary mecting (adds Reater) will be held in place of the Conferenc THE CONFERENCE POST-
PONED.
[TROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.)
NANKING, Sept. 13th
RE-ORGANISING THE KUOMINTANG.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Sept. 13th. It is oicially stated that "owing Wang Ching Wei's resignation to the sudden retirement of Waar was unexpected, but apparently Ching Wei the Conference sche-explains the reason why certain of Juled to open to-day will be post-hiang Kai Shek's ex-colleagues joined. A tea party or another are going to Nanking. preminary meeting will be ar ranged in its place."
ANOTHER EX-RED FOLLOWS MR. WANG'S EXAMPLE.
(Wah Ta: Fat l'an.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15th. Following Mr. Wang Ching Wei's resignation from the post of Chair- nian of the Central Executive Com- auittee of the Nationalist Govern- ment (Hankow), Mr. Chen Kang Pu, a member of the Central Execu tive Committee (Hankow) and pre- -viously a notorious Communist, has
also tendered his resignation.
three
GIGANTIC DEAL.
PURCHASES NEARLY MILLION
AND QUARTER ACRES..
FOR RUBBER CULTIVATON.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE,]
New Yonx, Sept. 15th. According to a repurt published in the New York World, Mr. Ford has bought 1,200,000 acres of land in Para, Brazil, for 0.842,000,000 and is endeavouriÈg to obtain an additional 2,800.000 acres, all of as rubber which will be used plantations.
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"PRIDE OF DETROIT."" DISCONTINUES ITS WORLD
TOUR.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, September 15th Though the Pride of Detroit aviators Messrs. Brock and Schlee were fully determined, yesterday to attempt to fly the Pacific, the en The vernacular newspapers state treaties of their friends and re that aprovisional" session of latives, including a cable from the the Central Supervisory and Cen-children of Mr. Schlee, imploring tral Executive Committees is sit their father not to take a suicidal ting at Nanking this afternoon for step, have resulted in a decision to the orginal intention, the purpose of electing certain give up
are bitterly members to form a Special Com- though, the airmen mittee, which will discuss the re- disappointed.
Consequently, they, are sailing organisation of the Kuomintang and
by the first boat available for Nationalist Government.,
America.
The Special Committee will be in session to-inorrow, after which the Plenary Joint so-called Fourth Meeting of the Supervisory and Executive Committees will take
pruce.
It is finally planned to sunnnon the Nationalist Assembly for the found purpose of organising Central Headquarters of the Kuo- mintang.
SHANTUNG TROOPS TO ATTACK FENG IN HONAN,
P. & O. COMPANY.
STOCKHOLDERS OPPOSE CREASE OF CAPITAL
AN ADJOURNMENT."
[THLOUGH REITER'S AGENCY. 1
"DAY OF DESTINY."
GENERAL ELECTION
POLLING.
́[TURQU'ON REUTER'A AGENCY.]
DUOLIN, Sept. 13th. Although polling in today's momentous General Election of the Irish Free State opened slowly there is every prespect that more people will vote than ever before.
The voting is by numerals under
THE SOVIET EXECUTIONS.
THE MYSTERIOUS GOYER.
NEITHER ENGLISH NUR DUTCH,
[THROUGH REUTER'B AGENCY.]
HELSINGFORS. Sept. 15th.
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MEXICO'S TERRIBLE TRIAL OF ITALIAN
EX-DEPUTY.
STORM.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE FEARED.
[RKETER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
NEW Yonk, Sept. 18th. There are still only very meagre of the Mexican storma. reports Three thousand persons are report. ed to have fed for refage to high It is believed that Goyer is a ground over-looking the west coast. Finnish sailor, who was prominently Mountainsus walls of water rolled the Proportional Representation engaged in the Russian Secret into the towns demolishing piers system, and the task of placing Service, firstly, during the Czarist buildings, wharves and taking a
heavy toll life. preferences in this election is faci-regime, then by the Cheka in most litated by the fact that there are European countries. He was not 400 fewer candidates than inst June executed despite the official an- asd because of the elimination of rouncement, but allowed to resume three of the smaller political
work for the Cheka under-another
groups.
Bare on account of his valuable espionage abilitics.
This is the
Posters declare: Free State's Day of Destiny,"
NEW FRENCH TARIFF. AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN
ALARMED.
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
FERING, September 14th The new French tariff, which came into "operation a week ago, has surprised and alarmed Ameri- ean business men, and the United States Government has taken speedy action to remedy the absence with of .commercial treaty France. A proposed draft has al- ready been submitted.
cent.,
new
[A previous telegram stated that Goyer was officially described as an English sea captain and unofficially as a Dutchman.]
THE LEAGUE'S NON- PERMANENT SEATS,
t
JAPAN'S TYPHOON.
SAD HAVOC AMONG THE FISHERMEN.
HOTELS SWEPT AWAY.
(TAKOVOU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxro, September 13th. According to despatches from Kyushu. 2,000 troops are assisting the local organisations to search for the missing and clear up the
debris.
About 400 bodies have thus far
BELGIUM TO "TAKE A BACK been recovered.
SEAT."
[TRROCCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Sept. 15th.
A total of 500-fishing boats is reported to have been wrecked off Nagasaki. Twenty-five shermen were drowned.
At, Kawachi hot spring, twelve of the thirteen hotels were swept
In the Assembly Leagle pre-away by foods, and the thirteenth liminary voting. Belgium failed to was seriously damaged.
NEW BRITISH WARSHIP.
secure
It is now expected that the auc versful candidates wil be. Canada, Finland and Cuba..
The League and Disarmament.
GENEVA, September 14th. The League disarmament cem. mittee debate produced a chorus of demands for early and effective steps.
Hitherto American importers in
the requisite two-thirds France bave generally paid only an intermediate scale of duties, but majority to decide her eligibility are now faced with the necessity of for election for a non-Permament IN-paying the maximum for their seat on the Council. The were 29 business under the new heavy votes against 19 in favour of re- needed duties, and are threatened in same eligibility but 32 votes are cases with duties increased 600 per for a two-thirds majority.
the whereas under General Li Lieh Chung on his way
Franco-German trade convention to Nanking from Shanghai, was
Germany obtains the minimum interviewed by Pressmen and said
LONDON, Sept. 14th.
rates in numerous instances. thit
important problems
It is fully expected that a tem The Peninsular and Oriental would be discussed at the confer-
(Wah To: Tat Pao.)
Steam Navigation Company's meet-porary "agreement will be reached ence, namely, (1) an amendment to
ing has been adjourned till October to enable American trade with all resolutions, passed at the 3rd
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15th.
France to continue until a hew Kuomintang Conference held some
Taking advantage of the collision 12th.
"Opposition was offered by stock-treaty is signed. time ago; (2) a Kuomintang Com-between the Honanese and Feng Yu
A semi-official statement заул mission to be formed, in which the Haiang's troops. Shantung troops holders, as the extraordinary meet- are again starting a campaiga supreme power of the Kuomintang against Feng's troops. Their main ing to-day, to the proposed increase that the French Government is should he invested, and (3) military forces are advancing in the direc-of capital. Lord Inchcape, presid- ready to negotiate a Franco-Ameri- tion of Kei-Teh East Honan, oning said that the company's charter can commercial treaty, but mean the Lungbai Railway..
had not left them any option in the while the Government recognises At The Opening Session,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.)
that the tariff changes weigh heavi- The prominent, representatives at
PRKING, September 18th.
An amendment was carried byly on certain American imports." the opening session were:-Li Lich An unconfirmed report from Han- Chun, Li Chang Jen, Yueng Shiu o states that Chin Yun Ao has 44 to 38 in favour of an adjourn, The Foreign Minister is investigät-
captured Kaifeng and Chengchow. Choeng, Chang Ching Kiang, C. C. It is generally believed that Tainent, to enable the board to con- ing to see if it is not possible to Wu. Tsai Yuep Pui, Li Shek Cheng,Seng Chi is supporting Chin Tuo sider the deferted stockholders' mitigate this effect. Tang Chek Yu and Chis Cho Chongo against Feng Yu Hsiang with views.
and ammunition, believing arms
Lord Inchcape called for a poll, elimination (Nanking elique); Tan Yan Kai, that Feng's
would but subsequently announced that Sun Fo, Chu Pui Teh and Ching strengthen his position on the Yang- the meeting would be adjourned
for two or three weeks. Chien (Hankow clique); and Ju Fengtien official circles state that Ching, Chia Chee, Chang Gai, Linit has been decided to take ad- Sien and Chow Li (Saishan or vantage of Chin Yun Ao's attack stated: Right clique). The total number to launch a general offensive against Feng. It is claimed that Yen Hai present is 30.
Shan has at last agreed to move his a troops from the Peking Hankow line to enable the Fengtienites to move southward against Feng.
Mr. George Hau Chien is reported to have left Nanking. His destina- tion is unknown.
and political problems discussed.
The members elected as Special Commission are: (Wuhau) Wang Ching Wei, Sun Fo; Ho Seng Ying, Yu Yiu Yin, Tang Seng Chi, Ching Chien, Chu Pui Teh; (Nan- king) Chiang Kai Shek, Hu Han Min, Li Shek Cheng, Wu Chie Fei, Tsai Yuan Pui, Chang Ching Kiang Li Lich Chun, Wang Pak Kwang, C. C. Wu, Li Tsai Hain, Li Chung Jen. Tueng Shiu Cheong and Yip Cho Chong; (Saishan chique) Hau Sung Chi, Ju Ching, Chang Gai, Lia Sien, Chin Chee, Tin Chien Besides these. And Chow La General Yen Shih Shan and Mar. shal Feng Yu Haiang were included. CHIANG KAI SHEK VERY ACTIVE."
(Wah Ter Yat Peo.)
Itsze.
The Kuomintang Conference was formally opened to-day at Nanking, The session of Friday and Satur- day will be devoted to the discus sion of general problems and elec- tion of a Special Committee to take over the three Central Kuomintange which have been established by the Hankow, Nanking and Salshan or Tight cliques, respectively.
COMMANDER OF 20,000 "ARRESTED.
(THROUGH LIGTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, September 15th. Ko Meng Yu, Chen Kong, Pac, Li Lich Chun, members of the C.E.C., Li Shih Tseng, Chang SHANGHAI, Sept. 15th. Ching Chang, members of the In the present conference the Central Supervisory Committee of representatives of the Nanking and Kuomintang, Liu Ping, and Ho Right cliques have come to a com-Ying Ching's representative, left plete understanding against the for Nanking yesterday evening... Hankow elique. It means, there Wang Ching Wei, announces this fore, that Chiang Kai Shek's hand morning's vernacular papers, de is strengthened in the conference sires to retire. Consequently Chiang Kai Shek is again very active and it is reported that he will proceed to Shanghai from his native city shortly in order to keep in, close touch with the situation.
Owing to his cold reception at Nanking it is reported that Hsu Chien has left for destination.
matter.
And
A message of September 6th
Peninsular The Oriental Steam. Navigation Co. pro- pose to increase their capital to £7,632.000, by the issue of £1,000,000 of additional deferred stock. The new capital is required to pay for new tonnage, et cetera. An extra. crdinary meeting is to be held on September 14th to pass a resolution in this connection. The new issue will be made at a price of £200 per £100 of deferred stock]
BRITISH TRADE DELEGA
·TION.
(NAVAL WIRELESS. ]
ICHANG, September 24th. The members of the British Trade Delegation, who are investigating the conditions prevailing along the upper Yangtsze, and who arrived at Wanhsica two days ago, have continued on their way to Chung. king.
CHANGSHA READY TO WELCOME FOREIGNERS,
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
H.M.S.
"LONDON"
CHRISTENED.
TITISH TIRELESS SERVICE]
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RUGBY, September 14th The cruiser London was, Itanched th-lay at Partsmouth, Lady Blades. the Lady Mayoress of London. ap propriately performed the chrishn ing ceremony.
The London, which is of 10,000 toas, is the first of four cruisers of the 1925 Programme. Designed by Sir William Berry, the Director of Naval Construction, she is also the The name
first ship of her tape.
Dr. Nasen (Norway) urged the
London has beca perpetuated in hastening of the preparatory com mittee's work, and submitted a the history of the British Navy, the draft optional convention for com new warship being the eighth of
pulsory arbitration:
Lord Onslow (Great Britain)
"
to
the line.
the THE MILLIONAIRE FLIER.
3R. LEVINE LEAVING PARIS.
[TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
aluded sympathetically Polish proposals, and reiterated that Britain was unable to under- FRENCH WAR DEBT PAYMENTS.
take any increase in the existing guarantees and responsibilities, but ARRANGEMENT WITH would persist in the question of dis
PARIS, September 14th ready to The American millionaire, Mr. Armament cad examine the question of the private | Levine, who has abandoned the re- crossing of the Atlantic by air, dr. manufacture of arms.
THE
BRITAIN,
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Пrcax, September 14th. Three million pounds sterling is being paid by France to Britain to-day, in accordance with the pro- visional agreement concerning the French war debt concluded on February 16th. The previous in stalment was paid on March 15th
These payments do not cause any guld movement from France to Britain, the payment being assured by credits at the disposal of the French Government in British Treasury.
BRITISH SCIENTIST'S TRAGIC DEATH. INQUEST ON "NOTED ANAESTHETIST.
[BITI WIRELESS SERVICE). RUGBY, September 14th
**
Count Bernstorff (Germany) ex-clared to-day that he will start on claimed that they should act quick fight to the East to-morrow,
and net energetically in the in- tercats of the Covenant, and inter- ests of the League.
RUSSIA'S 'QUAKE.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE
"DESTRUCTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
مي
Moscow, September 15th. Further details of the carthquake on the Black Sea coast show that
"Bad Weather Prevents & Start.
LATER."
has prevented
Bad weather Levine starting his flight castwards.
U.S. PRESIDENCY.
WILL MR. HUGHES TRY,
AGAIN 1
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
SENTENCE ON TURATI AND" ACCOMPLICES,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Roy, September 13.b.. The trial at Savona of the Sccialist rx-deputy, Philippe Turati and others who assisted in Tarati's flight in a motor-boat from Italy to Corsica last December 12th, has ended. Turati and five others were sentenced to ten years' imprison-
ment, one to 11 months, and four ac quitted. Turati was sentenced. ia | absentia.
OBITUARY.
MR. ARTHUR BOURCHIER DIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY,]
JOHANNESBURO, Sept. 14th The death has occurred of the actor, Mr. Arthur Bourchier.
[Mr. Arthur Bourchier, who was one of the best known of the Eng- lish actor-managers, was born at in 1883, and Speen, Berkshire, educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Bourchier was the founder of the famous O.U.D.S. (Oxford Dai- versity Dramatic Society) whose productions were restricted to Shakespeare and the classics. After playing many parts at Oxford he first appeared on the professional stage with, Mr Langtry at Wolver- hampton in September, 1980. His: London debus took place in Febru ary, 1800, at the St. James's as Jaques in "As You Like It."
In 1886 he became lessee of the Royalty and in 1806-7 toured in America. In 1910 he and his wife joined Tree at His Majesty's where Bourchier scored a notable success ay Henry VIII. At the Shakes. peare Tercentenary performance at Drury Lane on May 2nd, 1918, he played Brutus in the all-star cast of
Julius Caesar In 1016-17 he toured variety theatres and in the latter year began to play Old Bill
in the Better Ole which had a run of 800 performances. His first marriage to Miss Violet Vanbrugh in 1894) having been dissolved, he married in 1917 the actress Miss Kyrie Bellew with whom he up- peared in modern melodrama. dian Bourchier on big rank on the London stage.]
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Both as a tragedian and a come-.
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BACK FROM THEIR CANADIAN TOUR.
PRINCES DELIGHTED WITH THEIR VISIT.
[rinovox REUTER'S AGENCT.",
London, Sept. 14th, The Prince of Wales and Prince George have arrived in London from Canada; ·
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ericay, Sept. 14th. The Prince of Wales and Prince George were to-day back in Eng land from their visit to Canada. Their arrival, bath at the port uf and at Waterloo Southampton Station, London, was devoid of ceremony. The only touch formality was the reading of . short address at Southampton by the Mayor.
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Despite the informality of their homecoming, however, large crowds gathered at Southampton and at Waterloo, and cheered the Princes.
Captain Alan Lascelles, a mem ber of the Prince of Wales's suite, stated that the Prince was at and well after a very strenuous time. "We have had a wonderful and eventful trip to and from Canada, and everyone has enjoyed it. The Prince was simply "delighted with his visit to the Dominion, and was particularly impressed by the de-
the
try.
velopment of mining indus WASHINGTON, September 14th.
It was pointed out that the While hitherto it has not been decided to support any particular Prince's visit was a story of long Republican candidate for the Pre-hours of travel and countless cerc sidency, it is intimated that fromamonice. He went to see his ranch, the personal viewpoint Mr. Mellon but actually had only about two will favour the former Secretary clear days there. The remainder
visits, and travels to the Rocky The Prince enjoyed the rest on the voyage home in the liner Em Mountains and Pacific seaboard.
wholeheartedly into the ments on board, showing the same pren of Seatland, bat entered
informality which has distinguish- cd the whole of his tour...
amuse-
How a doctor gave his life for Cercis and other places in the of State, Mr. Hughs, but it is of his time was occupied by official science was told at an inquest Yalta district have been seriously added that this does not necrs which was held at Manchester,.
Mr. Hughes should the latter be a to-day, into the death of Dr. Sidnes damage. The buildings involved sarily mean that he will by behind Rawson Wilson, the eminent anaca-include many rest-houses and sana candidate. thetist.
of the Field" De Wilson we found dead, by toris. A big rock at Simeis called President Coolidge Definitely Out
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13th. his wife. He had a mask round Napoleon," crumbled into dust CHANGSHA, September 14th,
and a huge reservoir at Oreanda Mr. Mellon states that President When the Senior Naval Officer his mouth, and it was evident he had been experimenting with anaes
Coolidge is definitely out of the cracked, the water leaking out atfeld-and won't run for the Presid known made an official visit to the" Com-thetics
missioner of Foreign Affairs to-day, Witnesses deposed that he was
ency in 1023 ..General Lai Shih Wanz com- he was received in a very friendly accustomed to administer anaes the rate of 350,000 litres daily. manding the Twenty-fourth Army manner, and it was indicated that thetics to himsel, alone in his The "Reds" under Yeh Ting and Corre entrained at the North the retain of foreigners would be study and to make notes as far as YUGOSLAVAKIA'S GENERAL Ho Lung, after unsuccessfully ad Station yesterday evening, on de welcomed. The Commissioner gave possible of his sensations. He knew ventured into Kwangtung, have parture to Nanking, but was aris guarantee for the safety of for the serious risk involved, but trua been forced to flee to the Fukica-rest:d and taken to Ho Ying eigners as far as Siangtan. Kwangtung border. According to Ching's headquarters at Chapel, the Faxien provincial authorities, thence, sarongly guarded, to Lung they Lave advanced to Shianghan hwa..
Lai Shih Wang is a Fukieneze, and other districts near by. Fukien- ere troops stationed in Southern and commands 20,000 troops, dis Fukien have been instructed-to-contributed along the Shanghai-Nan centrate at Yungting, Lung-Ngam king Railway
The reason for his arrest is at and Lincheng, in South-Western
prezent unknown. Fukien.
ed to his knowledge of the subject. By means of force, the Provincial His experiments were principally Authorities are obtaining seme of directed to invent a mixture of the Custom House revenue from the nitrous oxide gas and oxygen which
would support consciousness, Superintendent.
Bandits are again setive, their that persons might be conscious to of latest outrage being the cutting of everything.clac except the sense the railway line some ten miles-be-pain yond Changsha, and the plundering verdict of accidental death was
returned.
of a train.
THE RIGA REVOLT. PARTICIPATORS SHOT. (THROUGP REUTER'S AGENCY ]
ELECTION. IZOTOA REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RIGA; September 14th. BELGRADE, September 18th
Six participators in the recent of the
insurrection have been summarily The general election Skupstina has resulted in 190 being condemned and shot.
The leader, Captain Maiju, is returned for the Government par-loved to have escaped to Ger tics, and 119 for the opposition.
many
LAWN TENNIS. JAPANESE ELIMINATED IN U.S. CONTEST.
REUTER'S AMERICÁN SERVICE]
FOREST HILLS, Sept. 15th. Lacoste defeated Harada, 0-3,.: 6-4, 6-3 in the third round of the Singles Championship, National which signalised the elimination of the last of the five Japanese...
Hennessey, the Indianapolitan, beat Cathet, 6-4, 6-4, 4-5, 3-65" 6-17
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