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EXECUTIVE COMMISSION OF NATION- ALIST GOVERNMENT HOLD FIRST MEETING.

DRAW UP A "DIGNIFIED DECLARATION." AGAIN EXPLAIN KUOMINTANG "INTENTIONS. WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST OF HSU CHIEN.

CHIANG KAI SHEK ARRIVES IN SHANGHAI.

RED

HEARTY DENUNCIATION OF

REVOLUTIONARY TRAITORS."

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1927.

CHIANG KAI SHEK IN SHANGHAL

WARRANT FOR ARREST

OF HSU CHIEN. "

[THEQUOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

い

SHANGHAI, September Mrd.

authorities The local Chinese

[TUMOCOR RESTEN'S AGENCT.)

SHANGHAI, September 23rd.

Chiang Kai Shek arrived in 1

Shanghai this morning from Ning-have issued a warrant for the ar

po.

"SHANGHAI RAILWAYS

NORMAL..

(Wah Tis Fat Faa)

SHANGHAI, September 23rd. The ring, arising from disarm- ing the 31st Army Corps by General He Ying Ching's troops along the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai- Hangchow Railways, has ceased, and the railway lines have also re- sumed normal traffic.

rest of Hau Chien who, however, is believed to be in Hankow with Wang Ching Wei and Koo Meng

Ful

PANIC IN THE SHUNTEHFU AREA.

{THROUGE, LEUTER'S AGENCY.]-

• PEKING, September 3rd.. Reports that Shausi troops are evacuating the

Shuntehtn асед

aro officially confirmed. It is stated that they have all been withdrawn to Shihchinchuang, while A Northern Appointment. General Chang Tsung Chang has the Shansi-ites who were at Shih- appointed General Chu Yu Pu, chiachuang have gone to Hailu. Tupan of Chihli, to be General-It is believed that this is prepara to the Fongtien advance Officer Commanding the troops at- tory tacking Honan. General Chu im- southward, along the Pehau Rail mediately called a military con- way against Feng Yu Hsiang. ference at Hsuchow to discuss the steps to be taken with a view to carrying out the campaign. It is reported that General Cho will move to Honan on the 30th inst..

A Rival For The Kuomintang. Gencial Chang Hsuch Liang, com of Chang Tao Lin, is going to organise what he terms the "New People's Club, which is akin to s political party for the purpose of setting out a now platform vis-a-vis the Kuomintang.

At Wanking.

Do

A at present there are troops in the "Stuntehfu district, bandits are becoming active and in a panic. the inhabitants" are The Red Cross Society alone are attempting to maintain order..

"

FENG AGAIN IN CONTROL OF CHENGCHOW.

(NAVAL WIRELESE.]

HAKO, Sept. 2nd. Information has been received to the effect that General Feng Yu Hsiang has again taken control of Chengchow,

GERMAN AERIAL DISASTER.

U.S. PUBLISHERS' MERGER.

SPAIN'S POLITICAL CRISIS.

KING INCREASES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERSHIP,

AMBASSADOR AND FOUR OTHERS KILLED.

WELL-KNOWN FIRMS AFFECTED.

{REUTER'R

AMERICAN

IERVICE!

STATEMENT BY DICTATOR.

{IRROUCH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

BERLIN, September 23rd.

Kaltzar, German Ambassador to the United States,

Baron

von

New Yoxx, Sept. 93rd. A consolidation of interests, to become effective on January 1st, bas been killed in an acroplane 1928, is antouneed between the well- Recident with three other passen-known publisher, Messrs. Double day, Page & Company and George gers and the pilot.

H. Doran & Company of New York. Mears. Heinemanns, London, 'is included "in the merger, as they were acquired by Doubleday, Page in fota

FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

THE LITVINOFF "INTERVIEW" OFFICIALLY REPUDIATED.

♪ (TERÓUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.)

PARIS, Eeptember 23rd. Ap official communiqué declares that the statement regarding Litvinoff, cabled earlier, in no way accords with the facts.

A FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.

SILE FROM FAR EAST ON BOARD.

GREATER PART CAN BE SALVAGED.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

VANCOUVER, Sept. 2nd.

A special train carrying silk from the Far East, worth G.$2,500,000 was wrecked near Yale, and five out of 18 waggons plunged down an embankment into the Fraser River. Five other waggons were

damaged.

There were no fatalities.

FRANCO-AMERICAN TARIFFS.

RECIPROCITY STUMBLING

BLOCK.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Pazis, September 22nd... The United States Government's note on the tariff question bas been received at the Quai d'Orsay, and is being translated, but will not be published while negotiations are pending.

It is believed. that the negotia tions will be difficult, since France.

is not willing to make the conces aions without reciprocity, which is contrary to the whole American tariff system.

DIVORCE TO FOLLOW "FRIENDLY SEPARA-

TION."

CINEMA "STAR'S" MATRI MONIAL AFFAIRS. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCŸ.]

..

LONDON, Sept. sad. The film star Constance Talmadge petitioning at Edinburgh for a divorce from her second husband, Captain William Mackintosh, whom she married in February last year.

Constance's first husband was the rich tobacco manufacturer John Pialogiau. She and Captain Mac- kintosh cloped, and then had a

be divorced within two yeaTE. friendly separation, and now are to

Captain Mackintosh was sonal friend of the Prince of Wales, and was formerly aide-de-camp te Lord Willingdon when he Governor of Bombay. The peti tioner at the time of the "friendly separation" with Captain Mackin- tosh last year said he was one of the nest genticmen she had ever met, but "we like different things, and I want my art to be unfetter- ed."

λ per-

WAS

The petitioner's ad ess is given as Los Angeles, and the respon dent's as Paris, but his domicile as Scotland.

MANCHESTER COTTON

conference

(THROCGHT BEUTEN'S AGENCY.)

AMERICA'S AIR DERBY..

THE WINNERS."

{REUTER'S AMERICHT SERVICE)

SPORINE, September 3rd. Holman of Saint Paul (Minne- sota) was awarded the first prize of $10,000 in the first class of the SAN SEBASTIAN, Sept. 23rd. The King has authorised the Air Derby. His elapsed time was Government to increase the mem. 18hrs., 4mips, secs. The second bership of the National Assembly prize winner was the Chiengoan to 400 after which Dietator Prime Ballough, 98 minutes behind the

a statement said De Rivera, in that the Government did not interd

to allow itself to be tricked or per. mit public opinion to be misled They had therefore decided upon the most stringent measurer against those seeking to re-plunge the country, into the ills from which ir had been saved by men of good will, backed by honest citizens. Active opponents would be con- demned as guilty of high treason and their property confiscated, their names and titles erased from officia lists and subjected to public odium. The statement twits at them for invoking "liberal opinion," after. recounting the disastrous results of their Home and Foreign policy and comparing it with the successful achievements of the regime.

MR. LEVINE'S LATEST

FLIGHT."

first.

G. W. Meyer (Detroit) was first

in the Second Class."

MODERN EGYPT.

THE LURE OF LIFE IN CAIRO,

WHERE EAST AND WEST

- MINGLE.

[SY AURIOL BARRAN.] Sand, palms, and mud huts; mosques, motors, and the feverish lustle and bustle of a big city! What an incongruous mixture

...strange experience this to stop straight into the heart of a great metropolis; an abrupt transition from the desert, as it My first impression was one of

Can were to civilisation i

this be disappointment." Cairot I asked myself. The tall. white buildings and the" broad- avenues might belong to Paris, Buenos Aires, or Melbourne. Only an occasional "tarbush" here and In the Non-Stop Cross-Country there, a glimpse of some veiled natives in Biblical Race, competed by two only, the lady whirling past one in a power- Canadian fier Schiller, in a Stin- garments arguing or lazing in the aeroplane, Royal Windsor, sun at a street corner serve as a reminder that this is the city of descended at Billinga (Montana) the Mamelukes, the capital of owing to exhaustion of fuel and modern Egypt the Detroitan Edward Stinson, flying one of his own machines, was forced down at Missoula.

son

MISSIONS DEFICIT."

RESULT OF. WORLD WIDE RISE IN EXPENSES.

RESERVES USED UP.

Serious financial difficulties lace nearly all the great. rissienary

ful car

It is modern, very modern, and

up to date! Cosmopolitan, too; Erabassies and English regimenta town of mixed ingredients: foreign and oficiale so many nationali- ties and religioni"... Moham- Coptr, Greeks, Jews, medans, Turks Europeans... Soudanese, Arabs, Egyptians; a medley of professions, tco: politicians, soldiers, diplomats, engineers, ex- cavators, archaeologists". innumerable touristal

· and

An Amazing Medley. Perhaps the lure of Cairo is its amazing diversity of types; the complex nature of the town itself, its medley and shifting scenes all The ancient Cairo takes one back LEAVES ENGLAND FOR THE societies of the Christian churches set in so small a space.

at the present time, and foreign to the Arabian Nights; the mar- FAST.

missionary effort is being hamper-row, tortuous streets, with their houses of baked earth huddled. ed owing to lack of funds.

closely together... donkeys and Aggregat expenditure of twelve proud nacked camela with their

the Musk' of the largest missionary societies varied loads.

or baraars, with their drifting approximates £9,000,000 a year, sceats the raucous eries of the and the aggregate deficit of these street vendor plying his wares.. bodies is estimated at something a place of contrasts; the old and the new, the ancient and modern glimpses of a mosque, with

WELL PROVISIONED,

[THROUGH AIUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Sept. 93rd. Mr. Levine and Captain Hinch liffs departed on their fight east-like £200,000, equal to 10 per cent., wards from Cranwell at 87 this of their annual expenditure.

Officials of the societies concern morning.

ed attribute the financial crisis to

►

LATER.

Increase in cost of living, Increase in shipping freights.. Fluctuations in rates of change.

..

"Miss Columbia's" Flying Weight the following cousca:

5,000 lbs. The total flying weight in Mr. Levine's aeroplane Miss Columbia is 0,000 lbs., giving a load of about twice the weight of the aeroplane.

The food carried consists of two quarts of tea and coffee, a dozen sandwiches, two gallons of drinking water, a bottle of lemonado, a little malted milk, chocolate and fruit

The petrol supply is suficient for a flight of 30 hours with a cruising speed of 90 miles an hour.

The cost of our work in the Church Missionary Society is al most double the pre-war figare," said an official to a Daily Express representative.

INDUSTRY. SCHEME OF CO-OPERATION. [TISH. WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruday, Sept. 22ud, important Another took place in Manchester to-day between representatives of the Master Cotton Spinners Federation and the Cotton Yarn Association."

It is expected to' result in a fur) Posters have again made their

American traders here point out ther step towards united policy in appearance, these being of a Com-that while only 15 to 18 per cent. the American yarat section. munístic character, and agitating of American goods, imported by

operation has been drawn up, and for the Wuhan Government to be

France, or roughly one per cent.

now awaits the approval of both: overthrown.

of the total American exports, are sides. affected by the new tariff, the United States takes approximately "LEAGUE AND THE-PRESS.

On the 21st inst. at 10 am, the first meeting of the Executive Com

and that General mission of the Nationalist Govern: ment at Nanking was called. Those Galen has left for a destination- present were: Tan Yen Kai, Sundown the river.. Fo, C. C. Wu, Tai Yueh Pui, Li There is a great deal of anxiety Leh Chun, Li Chang Jea-and Bei felt with regard to the currency Chung Hsi. General Tan Yen Kai depreciation, and Mr. C. C. Cheng, presided. As a result of long dis- the acting Minister of Finance, has cussions Mr. Wu Lin Sting was ap-gone away. pointed Secretary of the Nation- alet Government and Mr. Wang Wu, Lung, Chief Aid de Camp to the Nationalist Army. A dignified declaration has been also drawn up the contents of which may be sum med up as follows:

THE HANKOW FRACAS.

FURTHER DETAILS.

(NAVAL WIRELESS.]

HANKOW, Sept. 22nd..

Further details are available of

"The newly established Nation- alist, Government will hereafter be responsible to carry on the North- ern militarists in order that the unification of China may soon be realised. As the result "of our ultimate aim being reached, the "Unequal Treaties" abolition of and the equality of our national

It appears that the beginning position with foreign Powers in the of the trouble was the arrest of a family of nations will automatical Communist on September 20th. A ly follow. While the Northern rescue attempted by other Commu Expedition against the North is aists resulted in a conflict between them and the Police, near to the

in progress, the Nationalist Gov

10 per cent of the total "French exports, hence they contend that

the principle of reciprocity is not only contrary to the" American

the affray between Japanese sen- tariff system, but is inapplicable on tries and Chinese soldiers, which the merits of the case. was reported yesterday.

erament is not unmindful of the former British Concession. fact that our revolutionary traitors, the Communists, are still busily

On the following day the Japanese

engaging in their attempt to under-evicted about 50 soldiers from mine the Kuomintang within our Japanese steamers.

These men

fold. The Nationalist Government they deprived of their arms and

"

· RUBBER RESTRICTION.

ALLEGED LOOPHOLES IN SYSTEM.

(TEXOUGE. LEUTER'S AGENCY:]

LONDON, September 22nd. A rumour in the rubber market

is, therefore, determined to fight took them to the Japanese Con to the effect that the Government them to the bitter end in order to cession where they were detained intended to reduce the exportable allowance to fifty per cent, and maintain the integrity of our re until & Chinese guard had been volutionary unity. It is hoped despatched

The Eght reported yesterday oo simultaneously carry out reassÉES- that our loyal Kuomintang mem bers will strictly behave them-curred when the guard arrived on selves, and the interests of the peo-the scene, the Japanese sentries ment of estate, is featured by ple must always be kept in mind discharging their rifles, and ma-several newspaper City correspond- so that, souner or later, the conchine guns from the gun boats being structive result of our revolution brought into action Reports at eats, declaring that the restriction ary work will be seen... We must present to hand show that the scheme for a long time, has been strictly observe what our late Dr. Chinese suffered one fatal casualty weakened owing to the manner in Sun has willed us to do, that is, and five wounded. the "Three Peoples" doctrine and This affair now seems to have which it has been operated. especially the Living of the Peo blown over, everything being quiet.

ple" which lays dow the theory

of the equality of landownership

and the control of capital in the

interests of the labouring class?

Foreign Affairs And Financas.

At the second meeting of the

Executive Commission called on

DISBANDING THE “31ST

ARMY.

[NAVAL WIFELESS.]

CHINKING, Sept. 22nd."

The London Morning Post says it is obvious the scheme contained loopholes through which unexpect "ed quantities of rubber were escap ing.

The Westminister Gaiette de

the 22ad inst., it was decided The policy of disbanding soldiers to appoint a committee to be in of the 31st Army is being carried clared that many estates which charge of foreign affairs and an out here, as well as at Nanking, bould have restricted their output other for supervising the nationstas reported yesterday. The reason finances. Those to be nominated to advanced is the same, that these to 60 per cent, were actually turn the two commissions are still under soldiers are sympathetic to the ing out between 50 and 100 per

cent of their capacity, Northerners, consideration.

It is stated that a scheme of co-

ADOPTS CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

GEIVA, Sept. 22nd The League Assembly has adopt ed the report on the conference held here recently by Press experts, embodying the resolutions adopted by the conference, and trusting that the Council will take suitable men sures to enlist the sympathetic attention of the various Govern meats, with a view to furthering these resolutions.

The resolutions chiefly concerned better Press facilities, particularly as regards cabling rates.]

RUSSIAN AIRMAN'S FEAT. FROM MOSCOW TO TOKYO AND "BACK. (THROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOY.]

Moscow, Sept. 22nd. The Russian airman Shestakoy has arrived here, having down to Tokyo and back in. 153 flying hours. R.A.F. FLIGHT OF 25,000

MILES.

We estimate that fluctuations in the rate of exchange alone have cast our society 2370,000 in the last ten years.

to

Obstaclès.

"Our regular income has shown gratifying increase, but the obstacles have been too big to clear Lway."

home.

its thousand lanterns and spacious. inner courtyard; the splash of s fountain as one passes by...

and

and prayer

meditation, exuberant life..

Egyptian Lilis, "Cairo is very gay," as the way- ing goes. All reputations are not A handful of equally justified." friends, letters of introduction, and

few moments after arrival the visitor on pleasure bent is caught up in a whirl of gaieties of every kind. People are hospitable, of whatever nationality. The great charm of Cairo lile is the different forms of entertainment and the various types of people and houses one may visit.

often to

During my stay there I was n vited to several Egyptian homes; woman's toi-party, The secretary of the Landon Mis- where men were not admitted, sionary Society said, "The real owing to the strict observance of trouble is that, although our sub ancient custems-for, in spite of scriptions are larger than they used her emancipation, the Egyptian to be, people do not realise that woman's freedom varies according the cost of living has increased as to her husband's views. Some are return to a state of seclusion in much abroad as it has done at totally emancipated in Europe, te country; others, have "Another large item it our ex- their own

which bas transport,

nearly allowed to meet, men In Cairo penditure is the cost of shipping never been to Europe, and are not doubled since the war."

none can accompany their husbands Another of the leading foreign to dinner-parties in public places. FROM PLYMOUTH TO SINGA-mission agencies is the Baptist Misor, I think I am right in saying, sionary Society. Most of our in any official capacity whatsoever PORE AND AUSTRALIA.

missionaries are in India," anid Those who are accustomed to Euro- the secretary,

"and we find the loss pran life find these restrictions on exchange very heavy. Our sub somewhat irksome The modern scriptions are nearly double what Egyptian woman is extremely well-

Three languages they were before the war, but we educated.

French, English, "and Turkish-are cannot make ends meet.""

Some of the largest missionary rather the rule than the exception; societies have been driven, daring she has generally read and thought

a great deal, and can discuss al the past few years, to fat back on

literary, or philosophical, the financial policy of living on most any subject, whether artistic, their reserves.

A MOBILITY TEST. (THROUGH REUTER'S 'ADENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. end. " It is learned that the planned flight by flying boats of the Royal B distance of Air Force, over 25,000 miles, to Singapore and Australia will start from Cattle water, Plymouth, on October 17th

(KRITISE" WIRELESS SIÈVICE)

Further Detalls,

The Church Missionary Society, which devotes nearly half a million sterling a year to its work, bas

The European Element.. The sporting club at Gezira thrown all its reserves, accumulat the general meeting place in the Rugay, Sept. 22nd

ed during many years, into the afternoons. Here and there are Plans have been made for the breach. It has during the past ten cricket and polo matches, lawn ten- Royal Air Force 25,000 miles fight years absorbed £300,000 of capital nis tournaments, huncheon and tea to Singapore and Australia, toin funds and properties in this parties during the season. A sort

one i start from Cattewater, Plymouth, way, but despite this they still had of Ranelagh and Hurlingham in a deficit of £100,000 at the begin on October 27th.

Group Captain Cave-Brown-Cave ning of the present year.

"An Appeal. will be in command.

Four all-metal Southampton Napier flying bosta will be used for the flight.

When the British machines reach Australia, they will be joined HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER by two-flying boats of the same type which have been built in this country for the Australian Air Force, and there will accompany then round Australia

the

BIG SCHEMES FOR NORTHERN AUSTRALIA.

Speaking to deputation at Rockhampton during his recent tour, the Prime Minister said that Commonwealth Government had in its mind's eye the eventual, establishment of a chain of hydro electric stations around Australia, so as to cheapen the manufacturing costs of commodities, and thus en able this country to compete in the marketa of the world.

With this in mind, the Gavern- ment was considering ite policy in Jarge electrical equipmentsę ne legged to the importarin on such mically in Australia, could not be manufactured econo-

The flight to Australia has been arranged in order to gain-experi- ence with flying boats on a mobile basis away from a fixed base.

ANOTHER LONG FLIGHT.. AMERICA TO NEW ZEALAND.

{YEUTER'S "AMERICAN" BERVICE]--

DETROIT, September 2nd. Captain Frederick Siles, the Aus

Benger for Chicago as his tralian airman, took off this morn

Wellington, New Zealand. enger aeroplane toob single-pas. first stop on-bis proposed fight to

The Cost of Living,

I did not find Cairo so expensive as I expected. The price of a room. "We dare not retrench. We dare at a first-class hotel is as I bave not desert our young oviresas learnt from experience and much travelling the same everywhere. churches,"

The London Missionary Society,This rule applies to attendant in- which expends more than 100,000 cidental expenses such as sightsee year on its work, has an accumu ing and amusement. To dine st lated deficit for the past two years Semiramia or Shepheard's, or to give a dinner party at either of of more than £46,000, B000000

It was stated at a recent meeting these places entails & similar out- of directors that the income must lay as the Ritz, Berkeley, or be increased by £23,000 this year, Claridge's in London For thoserr and that if this was not done it whose means are limited, there are might, in two years time, be found several pensions de famille," to be imposible to finance the such as Gresham House, where society. It is hoped to unite with one can live at the rate of sixteen, the Congregational Union in an shillings a day inclusive. Here appeal to raise the necessary funds one can avoid the obnoxious A deficit of £23,000 faced the tourist, as these residential hotels Baptist Missionary Bociety at the are mostly frequented by English end of last year. Their total in-officers and their families come, for the support of 300 mis As regards shopping, certain sionaries and 2,800 native workers commodities are cheaper than in England Bilk stockings, for in- was £175,000

their last financial year with a pair! There is no duty on cent

Anumber of other denomina stance, can be purchased at the

25,000 to nearly £20,000- tional missionary societies Anished modest sum of nine chillies the cumulated deficita varying from and whisky is me third of the

price.