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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 1927.

KUOMINTANG PREPARATORY MEETING TO BE HELD NEXT MONDAY AT SHANGHAI.

WANG CHING WEI, HU HAN MIN AND OTHER

LEADERS TO BE PRESENT.

CHIANG KAI SHEK NOW STAYING IN A VILLAGE

NEAR SHANGHAI,

WUHAN FORCES CONCENTRATING NEAR

HANKOW TO MAKE A STAND.

The leaders of the Kuomintang Party are gradually assem bling at Shanghai Native"City where it is proposed to hold a meeting on standig preparatory to the much-discussed Fourth Conference. Hu Haa Min and Wang Ching Wei are, among those who have promised to be present.

Marshal Feng's troops are apparently still more thar holding their own with the Northern troops in Shantiing.

According to the vernacular Press, the Wuhan generals have decided to make a determined stand against the Nanking troope now approaching Hankow.

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Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, for personal reasons, has left Shang- hai and is temporarily residing at an adjoining village. His marriage with Miss Mei Ling Soong is stated to be fixed for the 30th instant in Shanghai-

CHINA'S RAILWAYS.

DILATORY PAYMENT OF

INTEREST.

(THROUGH REUTEX'S AGENCY.]

Periso, Nov. 13th.

It is understood that the half-

yearly interest on the Shanghai Nanking Pailway, due on June 1st will be paid this week, but it is considered certain that the interest due on December 1st will not be paid this year nor the interest due in December on the Hukuang, Canton-Kowloon and other rail-

ways.

FENG'S TROOPS STRUG- GLING IN SHANTUNG.

(Wah Tes Fat Pan.)

TANG SENG "CHI.

IS HE ON HIS WAY TO JAPAN1

TTHROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

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SHANGHA, Nov. 15th.

THE BRITISH ARMY.

-NOW "AND" IN 1914.

AIR STRENGTH COMPARISON,

BRITISH PEACE MOVEMENT.

STATEMENT BY AIR MINISTER.

[BATTION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

WAR DEBT PAY- [SYNTHETIC RUBBER. BRITISH FILMS' BILL. GAS TANK DISASTER

·MENTS

ILLUMINATING ANSWER TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.

29.

* [BRITISH WINELESS SERVICE.]

RUOBY, November, 18th. The Financial Secretary to the

·Treasury · states," in a written an- awer to a Parliamentary question, that the total amount of the Ger- ROOBY, November 18th. man reparation receipts by Britain Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, including the Belgian War debt up speaking last night" referred to to November lat, was £44,000,000, Field-Marshal Sir William Robert-The War debt payment to Britain son's recent striking declaration on by Italy, France and other States war and welcomed the fact that so amounted in the aggregate to many men of different schools of £13,500,000, while the total payment thought and upbringing were derot to the United States by Britain, in ing their minds to the means for respect of war debt, amounted to preventing future war. He urged £194,000,000. that to ensure progress the subject |

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LONDON, SCEPTICAL AS TO CONCESSIONS TO OPPOSITION,

EARLY - COMPETITION,

MARKET STEADY.

[TKRUTOM REUTER'S AGENCE.]

LONDON, November 18th." The steadiness of rubber prices on the London market reflect the scepticism regarding early competi- tion of synthetic rubber with the natural product, notwithstanding German newspaper statements that

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE.

[BRITISK WIRELESS SERVICE ]

Rrowy, Nov. 15th." During the House of Commona” discussion of the Films' Bill, which provides for the exhibition of a quota of British Alms and checks so-called “blind booking,” the President of the Board Trade

IN PITTSBURG.

MANY KILLED: LARGE NUMBER INJURED.

DEATH AND DESTRUCTION:

HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED..

(REUTER'S-AMERICAN SERVICE.]

PITTSBURG, Nov. 14th. It is estimated that 20 people

the experimental atage has been pass. (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister) ni-have been killed, and 300 injured, ed and extensive manufacture by the nounced that the measure, if its in an explosion, ou the north side Dye Trust is imminent, although consideration by the House were

of the city, of a huge storage gaas the Frankfurter, Zeitung's account. expedited, would operate for, ten tank, containing 3,000,000 cuble foet of Dr. Weinberg's statement im-years only instead of twelve as of natural ga

Sections of the steel supports plies that the experimental stage originally intended. Certain other has not been completed.

concessions to the choice of renters were hurled hundreds of yards The Times Cologne correspond were made including a reduction away, and many people were knock- should be kept above party politics BIAS BAY PIRATES.dent recalls that only two years of penalties for illegal advance ed down in the streets by flying

ago a director of the Dye Trust booking and the postponement of debris, or cut by broken glass.

full restrictions upon booking for stated that a way had not yet been two years. REFERENCE TO THEM IN THE found to circumvent the excessive

COMMONS.

production and costs, and it is. therefore, unlikely now in a posi- tion to place synthetic rubber on the-market--The correspondent," however, states that no doubt, the Dye Trust are making every effort to achieve their aim, and have pos- sibly made great strides during the last few weeks.

and declared the determination of the Government to advance the cause of armament limitation and to do everything possible to enlist the support of other nations,

Sir Samuel Hoare gave striking figures comparing our present- forces with those before the war.

CANTON FAILS TO -CO-OPERATE.“-

(THROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.] **

In August, 1914, Great Britain bad 44 batteries. In July, 1927, that number had been reduced to

LONDON, Nov, 14th. 12 in 1914 there were · 174,500- In the House of Commons, reply. officers and men in the Army anding to Mr. Wellock, Capt. the Hon. It is understood that Tang Seng last year that number had been G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Under Chi arrived here last night aboard reduced to 151,100 the Nenyong Maru from Hankowe aeroplanes but the strength of stated that the Hong Kong Govern- To-day Great Britain had 750 first Secretary of State for the Colonies, 12 is reported that he is now on the greatest air power in Europe route to Japan scard the Shag (and he could make the comparison ment had repeatedly mado repre- hai Maru travelling incognito. without fear of giving offence for,sentations to the authorities at This, however, has not been con happily, Britain was on the best Canton urging them to eradicate firmed.

of terms with France)-was' 1,340 first rate machines.

NEWS FROM YANGTSZE PORTS.

(NAVAL WIRELESS.]

NASKING, Nov. 14th, It is reported that the 2nd Divi sion has crossed to Pukow. They had two steel covered wagons with them. A third wagon fell into the river while being shipped.

HANKOW, Nov. 14th.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 15th. Marshal Feng Yu Halang bas telegraphed to Nanking that his forces are still engaged in battle Nanking colours are being flown.

"

It is learned from other sources

that the Trust will shortly increase ces together with the production of its capital to develop the new pro-

aynthetic petrol.

the Bias Bay pirates, and offering BRITISH POLITICS. co-operation.

A reply had been received alleg

Without desiring to name other countries, Sir Samuel Hoare aid the figures show Britain to have gone far beyond other large Euro-ing that the pirates had their hend pean nations in reducing arma-quarters in Hong Kong and else menta while "her policy had in where, and a list of names had been variably been directal to promoting.

supplied to the Government of Peace.

Hong Kong, but this unfortunate- ly had proved of no real value.

*The activities of the Canton Government's anti-piracy commie sioner had hitherto been mugatory, The Hong Kong Government had invited the Canton Government to

scheme of action.

NON-STOP FLIGHT TO INDIA.

with the Shantung troops at Tang. All the special administrative di ANOTHER BRITISH VENTURE. confer with a view to arranging shan, on north-west Kiaugsn border-tricts have been put in a state of

defence. Troops are reported to

Shasi to Chenglin.

on the Lunghai Railway, He has be moving down the river from dispatched a force including a cavalry corps to attack south-weat Shantung and their final objective is Tai-an, in the possession of which they might vat off the enemy's con-

munications.

According to a report from the battle front in Northern Anhui,

the Southerners captured Pengpu

SHANGHAL, Nov. 14th. nicht and another ship fired four Quiet. The Northern, cruiser shots at Woosung Forte yesterday morning and retired. No damage, waa-done-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Hanyang Evacuated.

SHANGHAL, Nov. 15th.

A message from Hankow

on

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, November 15th. Hinkler have left Wiltshire on a Captain McIntosh and Mr. Bert non-stop flight to India.

POOTUNG GUARD.

MARINES TO REMAIN.

on the night of the 13th inst, and onday evening says that General QUESTION IN THE COMMONS.

the defeated Northerners have re- treated to Kochen, north of Pengpu.

In order to avoid too much bist- ling in Shanghai, Marshal Chanz Kai Shek temporarily left Shang- hai today for a village nearby until Mr. Wang Ching Wei arrives in Shanghai where the 4th Kuomin- tang conference will be held.

A preparatory meeting for the coming « Kuomintang Conference will be held next Monday, at Shanghai: It is expected that Wang Ching Wei, Hu Haa Mis and other lenders will attend this meeting.

The Wahan cities are very quiet,

THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT.

[TRROUGH ́LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Ho Chien a troops have evacuated Hanyang and that at present there are no troops in the Wuhan district,

LONDON, Nov. 14th. though it is reported that the

In the House of Commons, reply- Nanking vanguards are marching across country from Kichow oning to Mr. S P. Viant (Labour), the south bank of the Yangtze, and who suggested the withdrawal of the British Marines from the may enter Wuchang to-morrow,

Footung district of Shanghai, Sir Austen Chamberlain emphasised that the Government intended to maintain in China, wherever pos- sible, the elementary right of pro- tection of British property.

The British Consul General and General Duncan considered the re- tention of the guard still essential, and they would not be withdrawn so long as any danger existed. [BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.] Elementary Right Maintained.

RUGBY, Nov. 14th The landing of British marines in the Pootung district of Shanghai was the subject of a question in the

MALTA MOVE CANCELLED,

(THROUGH REUTERȚA AGENCY.}

LABOURITE'S MOTION OF

CENSURE.

TO COME UP TO-DAY.

THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.}

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Losvoy, Nov. 14th.

A Labourite motion of censure of the Government, sponsored by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, will come

BLUE NILE DAM.

BRITAIN AND ABYSSINIA NEGOTIATING:

STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE:]

RUGBY," Nov. 14th.

. Z'r Austen Chamberlain was asked in the House of Commons whether he had any further in formation on the reported conces sion by the Abyssinian Government!

The police commandeered motor cars and other vehicles, in which they rusted the victims to the hos pitals, three of which institutions were soon crowded.

Some of the injured inhabitants staggered to the hospitals, and collapsed on the steps, being car ried in by the attendants."

When The Tank Rose,

PITTSBURG, Later. The great steel gas tank roSO hundreds of feet in the air, like ant enormous balloon,' and' remained'

like a colossal firework, hundreds intact for an instant, then burst

of tons of steel hurtling through the air," declared the chief of the

to an American firm, to construct fire brigade.

were

a barrage on the Blue Nile near Death and destruction Lake Tanna, and what was the pre-spread over an area a mile square. sent position of the negotiations

Dozens are still missing.

Further Details.

LATER.

with the Abyssinian Government Up to now, 21 bodies have been for barraging of the Blue Nile by recovered: About 600 persons are: T British or Anglo-Egyptian efforts. known to have been injured.

Sir Austen replied that he could only add to his previous statement in the House, that by an exchange of Notes between Sir John Har- rington and Monsieur Alfred Ilg.

Workmen using acetylene torchea in 1902, the Emperor Menelik un- dertook that, other things being to repair the giant gas tank ars equal, preference would be given to lieved to be responsible for the the proposals of the British Govern ment and the Government of the explosion which brought the crazed Sudan, and it was affirmed that he inhabitants rushing from their had no intention of grunting a can- houses in the belief that the town November 16th.

and Lake Teana to anyone other

All available police, firemen, The motion charges the Govern-than the British Government, the

Government of the Sudan, or one doctors and nurses are still on duty He emphasised that the Hong ment with neglecting the questions of their subjects. Kong Government was most anxious of distress "unemployment to co-operate with the Chinese among the miners, and demands Authorities in suppressing the immediate netion to secure efficient pirates, but those authorities organisation of the industry and peared to possess little, if any, control in the areas in which the deals with the embarrassing con- pirate lairs existed.

dition of the local relief authori- ties, and the treatment of a vast him last May, I have recently wires, unearthed rumber of miners who are employ-instructed Mr. Bentinck by tele broken glass and masonry strews. ed on short time, or who are out Taffari, which will carry these

zram to address a note to Ras the roads,"

of work.

negotiations & step further."

He was awaiting, the Governor of up in the coal industry debate on cession in respect of the Blue Nile had been visited by an earthquake..

Hong Kong's observations on the report of the Sunning piracy com mission.m

THE REGULATION OF SUGAR CROPS. INTERNATIONAL ACTION. PRICE TO BE STABILISED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

PARIS, Nov. 14th.

A conference of representatives of the cane and beet sugar export- lag countries, including Cuba, Germany,

Crecho-Slovakia, and Poland, has agreed to support the Cuban policy of restriction of pro- duction in order to keep up prices and normalize and stabilise the re: lations between production and con-

sumption all over the world. MALTA, Nov. 14th.

It has been decided that the First Battalion of the Queen's Royal "According to the Nanking, Mili- Regiment (the West Surreys) will tary Council, the Nanking vEN- not be moved from China, to Malta. guard entered Haukow on the

[A Malta message recently stated Juorning of the 14th inst. They that it was intended to send the wore welcomed by General Ho Kuo Queen's Regiment to falta, early Kwang, who

appointed next year.] Provisional Commander of Hankow by the Hankow Military Council shortly after the departure of General Tang Seng Chi.

Wus

Generals Ho Chien and Liu Hirg are now near Hankow. They have concentrated their forces in order to oppose the Nanking invadera.

MARSHAL CHIANG'S APPROACHING WEDDING.

(Fah Tiz Yat Pao.)

THE BAN ON INDIAN,

MEDICAL MISSION.

EXPLANATION IN THE

COMMONS.

(THROUGH AKUTER' AGENCY.]

- LONDON, Nov. 14th."

House of Cominons.

and

INDIANS IN AMERICA.

THE CANCELLATION OF CITIZENSHIP.

(BKITJAR WIRELESS · SERVICE.]`·

Rooay, Nov. 14th."

Lord Winterton, the Under Secre. tary for India, was asked how many Indians had lost their American citizenship under the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United

caring for the injured and rescuing the entombed.

As regards the second part of the question, said Sir Chamberlain, the present position is that on Septem-

An area of a square mile has been ber 22nd the Regent of Abyssinia addressed, to Mr. C. H. Bentinck, roped-off-and-resembles a shell- the British representative at Abada, Į shattered area of a war zone.

reply to the proposal which the

Dangling telephone-and electrio British Government had made, to

THE SOVIET.

MORE EXPULSION AND SQUABBLING..

(THROUGH, REUTER'S "AGENÓV.] ·

water

pipes,

All the hospitals are crowded with victims, who are so numerous that the Allegheny Hospital steps

at the main door are covered with: blood."

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So far 28 are known to be dead. and more are missing.

Many vehicles commandeered. for.

were transport of the injured Month, which Pittsburg with other ironically labelled "No Accident Municipalities is at present cele brating.

Moscow, November 15th Six others have been expelled from the Central Controlling Con mittee by resolution and owing to particularly bitter behaviour on the part of the Opposition with the re cent anniversary celebrations and Henry, casualties occurred in the because “instead of attending the rows of flimsy tenements and houses An international sugar commit-States: tee will be formed, comprising two He said that according to the General Tribunal at Lenin's tomb, in side streets, which collapsed bury. delegates from the sugar industry Government of India's informa-thes organised hostile demonstrning the tenants. of each country represented at the tion, the United States Court had tions and otherwise transgressed the conference, and countries sub-cancelled naturalisation in about sequently joining the committee, thirty cases. The whole matter was whose principal function will be receiving the attention of the Gov- the regulation of production all ernment of India, and of His

Majesty's Government. Over the world.

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Sir Austen Chamberlain said,

To Break Monopoly. Marines have occupied the British

PARIN, Later. American Tobacco Company's fac

One of the chief nîms of the sugar tory, and other "British property, conference is to reduce the specula at Protung, for the purpose of pro- tive factor in Cuba, particularly tection, almost continuously since desiring to throw off the yoke of the March last. The guard at the New York market.. "tobaceo company's factory. WAS The Cuban representative will withdrawn in September to other leave shortly for Holland to en- quarters for about ten days. Dur deavour to obtain Holland's adhe In the House of Commons, replying this period, strike broke out, sion to the new sugar ring. ing to Mr. E. Thurtle (Labour), and the British and Chinese em Earl Winterton stated that the ployees of the company were threat- reasons for the Government of eded, and a launch belonging to the India's refusal of facilities for the company was attacked by strikers. proposed medical mission to China The guard was therefore replaced at the request of the British Con- aul-General. On the thirteenth of October, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs protested against

RAF. FLYING BOATS, NOW IN PERSIAN GULF.

(TRROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)

BUSHIAZ, Nov. 14th. The Royal Air Force flying boat,

SHANORAI, NOV. 15th. The 20th inst, is the day fixed for Marshal Chiang Kai Shok' mar- riage with Miss Soong Mei Ling. were:

General Ho Chien is sending a Firstly,, the grant of facilities for representative to Nanking to nego party of British subjects to serve tiate with the Nanking Government even as non-combatante with one as to terms of his subordination or other of the contesting factions this replacement, alleging that the on the way to Australia vid Sings to the Central Government." in the civil war in China would be guard had been sent to interfere in Fore, have arrived at Henjam The Committee for a Popular likely to be construed as a depar- the labour trouble. He was in-Island, in the Persian Gulf, from movement against the Russo-Japan- ture from His Majesty's Govern- formed, in reply, that, they were Bustare. ese encroachment in Manchuria and ment's attitude of strict imparti- there only for purposes of protec Mongolia," under the auspices of ality.

tion, in accordance with the policy ALLEGED RUMANIAN PLOT, the Central Kuomintang, called a Secondly, in view of His Majesty's of the British Government meeting in Nanking yesterday to Government causing all British sub- Protection of British property is consider the steps to be taken to josts to be advised to withdraw an elementary right which the enforce the boycott against Japan. from the interior of China, in British Government intend to main- As the result of a resolution they order to avoid embarrassing inci- tain in China, wherever possible. will appeal to the Nationalist Gov- dents, it was impossible, to allow a The British Consul General and ernment for support and also enlist considerable party of British sub- General Duncan, consider the re- the sympathies of all classes in the jects to proceed to parts of China tention of the guard still essential movement of boycotting Japanu where such incidents would have They will not be withdrawn so long goods.

been most likely to occur.

as danger exists.

TER ACQUITTED.

{THROUGH

BRUTER'S AGENCY.) BUKHAREST, Nov. 14th. ~Mancilescu has been acquitted.

[M. Manoileau was charged with being implicated in an alleged plot to restore Prince Carol to the Rumanina throne.]

SPAIN AND BRITAIN.

THE RECENT CONVERSA- TIONS.

limits of Soviet legality.".

SOVIET EXPULSION 2.

DECREE.

TROTSKY ZINOVIEFT, AND OTHERS

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

"Mosow, Nov. 14th.

NEW SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL.

ANOTHER BIG AMERICAN DONATION.

ARBITRATION WITH AMERICA.

RENEWAL OF TREATY

BEING DISCUSSED.

{5BITISH WIELLESA-BEL FICH.]

Rugby, Nov. 14th. The Foreign Secretary was asked

THE NICARAGUAN. FERMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICH.]

The central controlling commis in the House of Commons whether sion of the Central Committee of negotiations had been initiated for RUGBY, Nov. 14th.

the All-Union Communist Party the conclusion of an arbitration House of Commons, made a state Trotsky and Zinovieff from the United States, to replace the pre Sir Austen Chamberlain, in the has passed a resolution expelling treaty between Britain and the ment regarding his recent conver party, expelling Kamenell, Rakow sent treaty, which expires next sation in Spain with the Spanish sky and three others from the year. Premier.

He replied that the renewal of General Committee, and dismissing the Arbitration Convention of 1903 He said: "When the Spanish them from all Government or party was at present under discussion Premier learned, that my short holi-

posts. day would be spent in Spanish.

with the British Overseas Domi- nions. watery, he was good enough to offer to come to any convenient port to meet me and I warmly welcomed this opportunity of making the ac quaintance of the distinguished head of the Spanish Government, who is also Foreign Minister. Our conversation was of the most] -[BEDIER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]. friendly but also of the most in- formal character. In the course of.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14th it, I expressed the hope that Spain The railway magnate, Mr. would resume her former full and | Edward Harkness, has subscribed The Neur York American"TADTO- valuable co-operation in the work another G.$100,000 towards the duces the facsimile of a document of the League of Nations and we American million dollar fund to purporting to be an order signed discussed among other things the wards the proposed new Shaker by the President Calls of Mexico, question of Tangier on which con-peare memorial theatre at Strat authorising the payment of 100.000 versations are proceeding between Jord-on-Avon, which now amounts peson to Zepeda, for the purchase France and Spain, the results of to G.8660,000, leaving G.8340,000 of arms and ammunition for the of which are to be reported to us still to be subscribed in the United Liberal revolutionary

Nicaragua. when concluded."

States.

MEXICAN PRESIDENT'S ALLEGED INTEREST.⠀›

{BRUTHE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

army in