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·THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 1927.

GENERAL HO CHIEN THROWS IN HIS PIRACY PROBLEM OF THE BRITISH NAVY

LOT WITH NANKING.

:

CONCENTRATES" HIS » ARMY'AT: YOCHOW PENDING

NANKING GOVERNMENT'S ORDERS.

"ANOTHER VICTORY, CLAIMED FOR MARSHAL

FENG'S TROOPS."

BRITISH TROOPS, RELIEVING MARINES AT NANKING.

NONE PROCEEDING TO HANKOW.

SHANTUNG "ARMY FALLS BACK TO DEFEND TSINANFU AND DISTRICT.

The British troops who embarked in H.M.S. Findictive at Shanghai had Nanking and not Hankow as their destination. The troops comprised a machine-gun rection and a company of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. They are relieving British marines af Nanking

"General Ho Chien, who was in command of the Wuhan troops at the time of General Tang Seng Chi'a abrupt departure for Japan, has thrown in his lot with the victorious Nanking Govern- ment, and is stated to be awaiting their orders at Yechow, ́a' Yanglaze port, "

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Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang claims to have captured Tg-ning (Shantung) and to have pushed back" the Northerners to Yerchow, south of Taiaanfu.

One of the local vernacular newspapers reports that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, is busy with arrangements for his forthcoming marriage to Miss. Mei Ling Soong. It is added that he may not be able to proceed to Nanking to attend to military affairs.”

NANKING AND PEKING

CLAIMS.

TEKOUGH KECTER'S AGENCt.]'

SEANGBAI, Nov. 15th.

While Xanking messages state that Feng Yu Hsiang claims to have - captured - T«inin," Peking telegraphs that the Chihli-Shantung troops reported that they have carried ar enveloping movement at Kweiteh, as a result of which they have estab

·lished themselves on Lunghai to the west of Kweiteh, cutting of the Kuominchun Garrison.

Another force of Chihli Shantung troops officially claim to have cap. tured 2,500- Kuominchun troops at Knocheng to

north-east the

of Kaifeng.

BRITISH TROOPS ON THE

WHAT THE CHIHLI-SHAN. TUNG ALLIES CLAIM.

THROUGH REUTER 8 AGENCE.).

PEKING, Nov. 16th. A telegram from Tsinanfu states. that the Chihli-Shantung allies claim to have repulsed the Kuomin- chun attack in the vicinity of Tang- ahan within the Kiangsu border.

Somewhat severe fighting has been proceeding since the 10th inst, in the vicinity of Tsaochow and Tingtao.

CHIANG KAI SHEK BUSY.

(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Nav. 18th

SOUTH CHINA.

LEAGUE.

DISCLOSED BY MINISTERS IN PROTESTS AGAINST GOVERN

PEKING,

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI AT THE CONFERENCES.

(THROUGH LETTERʼN AGENCY.}'

PERINO, Nov. 18th.

MENT'S BUILDING PROGRAMME,

(ranovon REUTER'S AGENCY.].

LONDON, November 18th. The Chairman and Secretary of the Navy League writes to The

Sir Cecil Clementi discussed themes that the Government's de piracy problems in South China cision not to proceed with the waters with the British, Japanese, laying down of two cruisers voted French and Italian Ministers and by Parliament will cause grave con the American Chargé d'Affaires at cefn, and that all patriotic citizens, two conferences on Wednesday,

especially in the Dominions are of opinion that this will result in a hurried emergency building, pro Stamme in the future via the country suddenly realises the dag. ger.

It is further understood that an agreement regarding suppressive measures was reached, the Minis- ters referring the proposals to their respective home Governments.

TO RELIEVE H.M.S.

HOLLYHOCK.”

DATE OF H.M.S. "CORN-

FLOWER'S" DEPARTURE

(THROUGH REUTER'S ¿GENCY.]

LONDON, November 18th. His Majesty's sloop fornflower, at present being repaired at Sheerness will leave for China on December 29th. She will relieve the Holly hock. 카

THE COAL DEBATE

A

UPROAR.

LESSON FOR THE

LABOURITES.

MR. MACDONALD'S NEW MOTION.

(THEOCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov, 17th.

[BEDTER'S AMERICAN-SERVICE.]" No Modification In U.S....

Programme.

WASHINGTON, November 18th. Britain's decision to lay down only one cruiser will not produce any modification in the limited States programme of cruiser build.. ing but will strengthen President Coolidge in the inevitable struggle with the Big Navy Group in Congress and the Administration

MEXICO'S NEW PETROLEUM LAW.

יזין

LEGAL VICTORY FOR FOREIGN COMPANIES.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]"

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FLYING FORMER IRISH PEER.

U.S. CITIZEN JOHN CARBERY STARTS FOR CAPETOWN,

'OUT TO BREAK RECORD.

ITHROUGH REUTER’A AGENCS.]

MISHAP TO GERMAN SEAPLANE.

CAPSIZES - IN HORTA HARBOUR.

CREW UNINJURED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]",

HORTA (The Azores), Nov, 15th. The

LONDON, Nov. 19th. John Carbery, the Irish peer

German seaplane D1220, who dropped his title on becoming when taking off for Newfoundland, an American citizen, left Croydon, capsized and had to be towed into accompanied by mechanic. In an the harbour. The crew were wn attempted Aight to Capetown in injured. record time. He is flying a Fokker monoplane.

(The 10th Baron, John Evans- the aviator and American citizen Freke Carbery (who is, presumably,

John Carbery"), was bo

1899 and educated at Harrow, and Trinity College, Cambridge. "Who's Who" does not refer to his change of nationality. The titla dates back to 1515.]

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THE FLIGHT TO INDIA.

NO NEWS OF THE FLIERS.

{BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICK"]

RUGBY, Nov. 17th. Anxiety is beginning to be felt for Captain McIntosh and Mr. Bert Hinkler, who started from Upavon on Tuesday to attempt a non-stop fight to India.

They had fuel for 47 hours, which expired at noon to-day,

Up to this evening, no news had been received of them. They ear ried no wireless, however, and they may have come down in some locality remote from communica

tion.

TO INDIA.

SIR ALAN COBHAM'S

20,000-MILE FLIGHT.

WANTS. DATA FÖR -CAPE TO CAIRO "ROUTE.

SETS OUT IN AN ALL-METAL FLYING BOAT.

►

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 17th. Sir Ainn Cobham, necompanied by his wife, who will act as his secretary and, cook, and also be deputy pilot, as well as by two Pagineers and cinematographer, has started from Rochester on the first stage of 20,000 mile flight around Africa, on a huge all-metal flying-boat, primarily to establish data for a Cape to Cairo air route, and secondly to investigate scheme for an air line of giant Bying-boats from Capetown up the west coast of Africa to England, for which the African gold miners have offered to contract the con- veyance of a ton of gold a day.

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MEXICAN BANDITS AGAIN LOOSE.

BATTLE 'N FOLLOWS ATTACK·

ON TRAIN.

·HEAVY CASUALTIES.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

MEXICO CITY, November 18th.

"A Inge band of bandits attack» 4 passenger train between Patamira and Aguascalientes, and a battle ensued, in which the com- manding officer and 19 soldiers were killed, 3 soldiers and 6, passengers were wounded including 1 woman

and 2 children. The engine driver and fireman were executed.

The train later reached Aquas- calientes carrying the wounded.

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN ·

RELATIONS.

[:

KING FUAD ADDRESSES THE EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENT.

POSSIBLE ALLIANCE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CAIKO. Nov. 17th. King Fund, who has returned from his European tour, opened á Parlament with a speech from the Throne in which he referred to the satisfaction he felt at the friendly character of the recent Anglo- Egyptian negotiations. Incilitating a new Agreement, and possibly an Anglo-Egyptian alliance.

The airman proceeded, to the ac companiment of cheers from large

ton, whence he will leave for Bordeaux to-morrow.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.) Flight Over London,

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18th. The Supreme Court unanimously granted the appeal of the Mexican WAR SECRETARY'S VISIT crowds, ria London to Southamp Petroleum Compacy, which American, to restrain the Depart- ment of Industry and Commerce QUESTION ASKED IN THE from cancelling certain drilling per- nits belonging to the Company.

This is the first case involving the new Petroleum Law.

LORDS.

[BEITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

"A Good Understanding."

•

LONDON, NOT. 17th. The speech of the King of Egypt, at the opening of the Egyptian Parliament to-day, referred to the gratifying reception accorded to King Fuad on his visit to Europe, Broer, Nov. 17th. and added that the Egyptian Pre- Sir Alan Cobham, who is accom- mier had seized the opportunity of panied by Lady Cobham, Captain visiting London with His Majesty Ruoar, Nov. 17th.

Worrall, two engineers, and to get into touch with the British In the House of Lords, Lord cinematograph operator, left Ro Fareign Secretary, for consultation Forester asiced for reasons for the chester to-day for ins air survey on certain political problems, with the Government, said Sir Laming heavily laden, proceeded up the the British peoples.

sit to India of the War Secretary of the African coastline.

a desire to consolidate the good Worthington Evans was not going Thames and few low over London;

The Earl of Onslow, replying for The huge all-metal flying-boat, understanding between Egypt and

In the House of Commons, reply ing to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Baldwin said that in view of yesterday's happenings, he was anable to afford a further oppor. tunity for the discussion of the Labour Party motion of censure. regarding the Government's policy

What The Decision Denotes. towards the coal industry.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18th. Thereupon Mr. MacDonald gave Mr. Guy Stevens, speaking on Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is busy against the Premier deliberately companies, which have been fight notice-of-a-new-motion protesting fiehalf of the American petroleum arranging his marriage with Miss evading defence and explanation ing the new Mexiest petroleum Soong Mei Ling. In the near of the Government's inaction over future he may not be able to pro- the serious situation in the coal sion justified completely the atti-on an official visit of inspection of where crowds cheered its passage, place had contributed towards the

law, declared that the above decî- eeed to Nanking to attend to mili-industry.

The conversations which took the British Army in India. The then on to Reading and Southampattainment of that object. tary affairs,

[On Tuesday the debate on the tude adopted by most of the foreign Government of India was entirely ton, where it will be moored for SHANGHAI, Nov. 17th.

Heavy fighting is still in pro-coal industry had twice to be sus companies in Mexico towards the responsible for the British troops the night. To-morrow the fight varsations with the object of a- made regarding the despatch of gress at Chochow which is being pended owing to Opposition up- British troops to the Upper Yang-stubbornly held by the Shansi roar demanding the Premier's ap taze, and this has resulted in all sorts of urmic a to the object of the move.

YANGTSZE.

́(THROUGH REUTERʼS(AGENCY.]

No official announerment has been.

It clear, however, that it is a purely precautionary measure.

As there is no longer a British concession at Hankow, it is assum ed that the troops, if landed, will he quartered in British property in the former concession for defensive purposes.

The small number of troops dis- of any idce of aggressive in- poses iuntion.

We are authoritatively informed that in Shanghai as in Hong Kong it has been officially announced that the movement is merely oue of routine, the troops proceeding to Nanking to relieve marines there.

..LATER.

It now transpires, that the Reds and Herts who are aboard the Vindictive will relieve the Marines

at Nanking.

They will occupy the same British premises which the marines have been occupying."

No troops have gone to Hankow, where the situation to-day is re ported to be fairly quiet.

HANKOW CONCESSION. QUESTION ASKED IN THE COMMONS.

"[THROUGH ZEUTZE'S AGENCY.),

LONDON. Nov. 17th.

In the House of Commons, Sir Kinloch Cooke drew attention to the situation at "Hankow, and ask- ed whether the Government would consider taking back the conces sion, in view of the agreeinent with British being broken."

troops.

MR. WANG AND GENERAL LI IN SHANGHAL."

(Hal Tin Yạt Pao)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18th. General Li Tsai Hsin arrived at Mr. Wang Ching Wei and Shanghai this morning.

A large number of Fengtienese troops have concentrated at Tatung

preparation to attack Nganmun

kwan.

According to a telegraphic report from Chengthow, Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's troops enptured Tai-ring this morning, while the enemy were pushed" back to Yendiow, south of

pearance.I

THE DANGERS OF PROSPERITY.

SPEECH BY PRES. COOLIDGR.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN. DERVICE}

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17th. President Coolidge, who was the guest of honour at the Founder's Day dinner of the Union League (founded in Civil War time to pro mote pro-Lincoln policies), warned the "country against the dangers of prosperity. He said that the doc trine of ease was the doctrine of surrender to decay.

Te reviewed the nation's pro- Tai-nan on the Tientsin-Pukow gress and justified the protective. Railway. The victors are continu- tariffs. He urged reasonable taxa ing their it with Yenchow and Tation to reduce the National Debt an as their objectives...

of $18,000,000,000, but the financia! According to a telegraphic report situation was so good that they from Changsha, General Tang Seng could consider the development of Chi's troops have been compelled public works, including flood con-

round out to desert that city, while General trol. They could

"y the Ho Chien's have evacuated Shueng Navy with more submarines and teh, in Northern Hunan. The craisers and encourage especially troups now occupying Changsha are

commercial avistion. alleged to be under the direction of to foreign affairs and said that the He referred General Chu Pei Teh, the dictator United States was more than ever of Kiangai.

concerned in the foreign affairs of other nations.

| NANKING TROOPS CAPTURE PENCPU.

(ph Tez Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18th. The Nanking 1st Army Corps claim to have taken Pengpu on the morning of the 18th inst., the Northerners falling back

upon Kocheng

TROOPS AT'AMOY.'

(NAVAL WIRELESS.]

new law..

TANG SENG CHI. INTERVIEWED IN JAPAN,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

in India, His reason for going was that the British Army in India will be resumed to Borodenux. consisted of 60,000,,officers and men of all arms, and it must be obvious RUMANIAN REFUSAL OF that when so large a part of the

DECREE. array was stationed in India, there were may questions which concern- ed both the troops in India and those in this 'country.

There were matters to be settled

AN EXTREMELY COM- PLICATED QUESTION."

The two statesinen. also had con-

certaining the respective views of the two Governments.concerning the respective views of the two Governments concerning the ques- tion of Egypt and the Sudan, in order that if it appeared possible, to reconcile those views, negotin- tions might be undertaken for the

completion of Egypt's independence and determining its relations with Great Britain.

which were not, Farely, militars DISCUSSION IN THE LORDS. conclusion of an alliance enabling

OSAKA, Nov. 18th Tung Seng Chi arrived at Kago shima late last night. aboard the Mitsuki Maru..

There were problems of organisa- Interviewed, Tang said he would tion, and administration, finance, Turn to China after a sojourn at and policy, which depended for Nagasaki, Beppu, Kyoto and their successful solution, both here Tokyo.

and in India, upon the closest go- operation of those concerned with the Government of the army at home and in India.

'

It appears that Tang cherishes the hope of leading National Revolutionary Movement, and hint ed at the possibility of co-opera- tion with Chiang Kai Shek.

.

He believed there would be a fin- apcial saving to this country if the organisation in India and in this country were brought into line.

SOVIET OFFICIALS: pro-RELIEVED OF THEIR POSTS.

(THROUGH RIUYER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Nov. 17th.

[BXITISH WIRELESS BAEVICK]

RUGBY, Nov. 17th. Lord Newton, in the House of Lords, asked the Government if is

was the case that the Rumanian Government had officially declared its refusal to submit to the deci- signs of the mixed arbitral tribunal set up under the Trianon Treaty.

Going To Beppe Hot Spring.

He said that very important TOXYD. Nov. 17th. :

issues were involved in the ques A unconfirmed Jiji report states

tion. The conditions of the treaty that General Tang Seng Chi has

should be fulfilled, particularly arrived at Kyushu, and is now

those parts relating to the property of Hungarians in those parts of ceeding to Beppu hot spring.

the Austrian Empire which had been annexed to Rumania. BRITAIN'S NATIONAL DEBT.

Lord Cushendun, replying for IMPRESSIVE FIGURES. The Council of Peoples Commis-the Government, expressed regret saries has decided to relieve Vladi-that Lord Newton had raised the {BZITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] mir Smirnoff of his post as a mem- question. The matter had been re- ber of the collegium of the Central ferred to the Council of the League Ruany, Nov. 17th. Statistical Board.

of Nations, and the British Foreign, Mr. Churebill, Chancellor of the i Exchequer, replying to a question lieved of their posts as members of rapporteur in the case.

Zinovielf and Muraloff are re. Secretary had been asked to act as in the House of Commons, said the the praesidium of the State Plan-Council next month, when it was The report would go before the amount of the national debt, onning Commission. March 31st last was £7,622,000,000, and the interest charged for the year ended March 31st was £318,000,000.

The corresponding figures per. head of the population were £168 118. and £6 198, 100pectively.

AMOY, Nov, 17th. Transports conveying about 2.000

These figures, however, taken by troops arrived at Amoy. The troops proceeded up country.

themselves, would be misleading, since the nominal total afforded no Owing to his army having suffer-

SHANGHAI, Nov. 17th,

mensure of the burden of debt, and a serious set-back, General The situation is normal

the interest figure for 1928-7 was Chang Tsung Chang has ordered all

HANKOW, Nov. 7th. defeated Shantung troops to be The Rear-Admiral of the Yang-normally high owing to the coal

stoppage concentrated at Tsi Yenchow, near tsze. was visited by Rear-Admiral

Mr. G. Locker Lupson replied that nothing had occurred to ed modify the principles laid down by Sir Austen Chamberlain on May 915, and the Government did not intend to resume control of the con- cession unless this course was forced upon them..

GENERAL HO AND HIS FORMER. CHIEF.

(Wah Taz Tat Puo),

DEATH OF MRS. CLAUD KIRKE.

SWATOW CONSUL'S WIFE DIES AT SEA.

ÍTHHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 1781. Mr. Kirke, the wife of Mr. Claud Kirke, the British Consul at Swatow, died aboard the steamer Malwa, while on the way Home

ters, and was buried at sea.

BRITISH FILM 'BILL PASSED.

Tainan, capital of Shantung, while Chen Thursday afternoon THE LATE RT. HON. C. F. G.with her husband and two daugh

the defence of Hsuchow is entrusted | Rear-Admiral Chen expressed a

MASTERMAN,

to General Sun Chua Fang. desire to sasist in any possible

.Marshal Feng is personally way, and has directed the Military'} { directing operations against the Commander that fring on ships

(BRITISH WIRELES SERVICE) Chibli-Shantang troops at Hsin- must cease. No further trouble is seng, north of the Yellow River in anticipated in Hankow he states,

BUGBY, Nov 17th. Honan. Feng's army is operating and the fighting there has termin one of the most brilliant members Mr. Charles Masterman, who wan in that section and appear to bented. making considerable progress.

It is reported that Cheng Chieri of the Liberal Party, died suddenly to-day. By profession he was' a

CAMERONIANS HOME CHINA.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18th. General Ho Chien, formerly General Tang Seng Chi's sub ordinate, has sent a representative to Nanking conveying to the Nan- king leaders his position with regard to his relations with General Tang Seng Chi. He states that he has long harboured an unfavourable opinion with reference to General

An advance party of the First Tang.

General Ho is concentrating his Cameronians has arrived at Cat army at. Yochow pending the Nan-terick Camp, in Yorkshire, from

ing-Government's order

NOW IN YORKSHIRE CAMP.

(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENOT.)

LONDON, Nov. 17th.

China

[THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 17th

The House of Commons has

British Films Quota Bill.

hoped it would be possible to de cide the matter one way or the other. In these circumstances, it was not possible or proper for the British Government in anticipation to go into the merits of the case.

After further debate, Lord" Balfour pointed out that this ex- tremely complicated question was to be thoroughly investigated by a competent tribunal in the course of a very few weeks, and he asked

its judgment should

that

awaited.

STORM DAMAGE IN WASHINGTON.

be

PEOPLE INJURED AND MUCH DAMAGE.

· [REUTER'S "AMERICAN BERVICE. ]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17th.

A number of persons were injur

is expected at Hankow to-morrow journalist. After three years in passed the third reading of the ed, and many houses and buildings (Friday), November 18th.

ROYAL DUTCH: CO.'S DIVIDEND.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] ̈

*THE HAGUE, Nov. 17th.

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the House of Commons, he was More Fighting;

appointed in 1909 Under-Secretary The Nationalist troops in Henkow] to" the... Home · Office" whence he number 30,000. Fighting between passed to the Finantfal Secretary. Northerners and Nanking troops in ship of the Treasury, where he reported to be taking plice 100 worked in close association with miles north-west of Pukow. Ho Mr. Lloyd George in the passage. Chien is expected to capitulato. of the Health Insurance Act. His retreating arms is firing on During the war he was responsible. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. convoys which have had to return for a large part of the propaganda has declared an interim dividend to Nanking and Chenglin.

of 10 per centum.

work

†

the

Parliament, it was added, would have the last word on the subject of such an alliance."

SEIZURE OF ARMS IN AMERICA

GUNMEN TO AID GAMBLING RESORT.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SEETICE]

Oakland, Nov. 17th.

Six machine-guns, 40,000 rounds of ammunition, and a number of automatic rides, besides a large quantity of small arms, have been. seized by the police in a house in Albany.

An investigation showed that arms were being sent to Cleveland to be used by gunnen in protecting

large gambling resort.

FI

OBITUARY,

SOVIET DIPLOMAT AND SAVANT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Nov. 17th.. The death has occurred, under circumstances indicating suicide, of Adolph. Yoffe, the noted statesman and avant, who participated in the drawing up of the Brest-Litovsk treaty, and was the first Soviet Ambassador to Germany, being sub sequently Minister Plenipotent ary to Peking, Tokyo, and then Vienna. "He later abandoned, diplomacy and became a professor at the Institute of Oriental Sicences in Moscow..

they were on a public motor car Two Chinese were arrested while were blown down or unroofed in at the corner of Shanghai Street south-east. and north-cast and Prince Edward Road, Yauma- sections of Washington, by a storm. ti. In their possession oné revolver

Thirteen men, women and chil- and some ammunition were found." dren have been sent to hospital The Police were waiting there for through injuries received.

theta as a result of Information The roof of a school war blow, received: They were brought before. off, but the mistress and 38 children Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon were uninjured. -

Magistracy yesterday and formally remanded until Monday when two Magistrates will sit to hear the case.

Considerable damage was also done in outlying districts.