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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1927.

CANTON'S “COUP" INTERFERES WITH KUOMINTANG CONFERENCE

ARRANGEMENTS.

THE "LEFT WING OF THE SOUTHERN CAPITAL

TELEGRAPH TO WANG CHING WEI.

EAGER TO HAVE CANTON THE KUOMINTANG

· HEADQUARTERS.

SHANSI STILL REPULSING FENGTIENESE

ATTACKS AT CHOCHOW."

In spite of promising indications, all is not going well with the Kuomintang, lenders assembled at Shanghai, and the Plenary Session, which was to have begun yesterday, has been postponed indefinitely. The coup in Canton is blamed for the latest rupture,"

The "Left Wing" of the Kuomintang at Canton have' tele- graphed to Wang Ching Wei requesting him to report to Canton regarding the latest, development with reference to the 4th Kuomintang Conference. They suggest that the Kuomintang's headquarters should be established at Canton and that the conference should be held there.

Shansi is still defending Chochow despite of Fengtier.ese

attacks.

KUOMINTANG STILL

SQUABBLING.

DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN CANTON AND NANKING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Nov. 21st. The Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee and the Central Supervisory Coar mittee of the Kuomintang, fixed for to-day, has been postponed.

EFFECT OF CANTON'S RECENT COUP.”

(Wah Te Fat Pau.)

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HEAVY FIGHTING STILL CONTINUING AT CHOCHOW.

(Wah Tez Tat Pao:).

SHANGHAI, NOV. Dist. Yesterday the Fengtienere again attempted to attack Chochow but were pushed back by the Shansi defeuders. Meanwhile the Feng- tienese in Shihchiachuap LIC

about to attack the Shansi troops at Hwulu. "Firing hear that city

still continues.

While talk of co-operation be- tween Wang Ching Wei and Chiang Kai Shek is still to the forefront,

Marshal Chiang's supporters, like Messrs. Ha Han Min and Chang Ching Kiang are opposed to such a proposal. In such a state of affairs. Wang-Chiang co-operation is improbable.

A MISSIONARY MYSTERIOUS "MR. X.

MURDERED.

GERMAN PRIEST SHOT.

DASTARDLY ACTION BY CHINESE SOLDIERS.

(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TIENTSIN, Nov, 21st.. While returning to the Kacerhliu Mission in North Shansi Father Hermenigilde, a German Catholic Missionary, was accosted by a band

LUXURIOUS PRISONER.“

APPEARS IN HUNGARIAN

BONDS CASE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, NOT. 21st. "Mr." appeared in what is called the Hungarian Bonds Case, in which there was an attempt to sell £10,000,000 worth of forged Hungarian securities.

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of Shanri soldiers, who demanded Already there have been 11 ar his overcoat. Hermenigilde pro-rests including a French Consular tested on account of the bitter cold official, a Czecho-Slovak banker and and asked to be taken to an officer his son. It is even rumoured that The soldiers agreed and hustled French Parliamentarians may be the Father along. They then shot involved. him dead from "behind and after-

It is believed that Mr. X con- wirds looted the Mission near by.ceals the identity of an ex-prefect

PRES. CALLES AGAIN CRITICISED.

MORE ALLEGED "FAC SIMILIES."

PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE FOR CHINA'S NATIONALISTS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE])

who was formerly chief secretary. to the Minister of Finance. Hi was treated with the utmost con- sideration, taken in a private motor ear to Sante Prison, where another prisoner was allotted to him as his

ed.

GERMAN STEAMER

ASHORE.

CHARTERED BY THE KMA

HOLDS LEAKING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 1st. The German steamer Ditmarkoel

of 2,400 tons, chartered by the Kailan Mining Administration with coal from Chinwangtao, is ashore

HELPING THE UNEMPLOYED.

NEW.SCHEME UNDER

CONSIDERATION.

EMBRACES 12,000,000

WORKERS.

[BRITIES WIRELESA SERVICE)

RUGBY, Nov. Blat. The Unemployment Insurance Board, based on the recommenda

at Amherstrock. Holds 1, 2 and 3tions of the Committen which, under are leaking and tugs are standing Lord Blanesborough, recently in vestigated the whole problem with by.

particular reference to finance, of a achenie now embracing Kane 12,000,000 work people, will be considered in the House of Com mona to-day, and tomorrow and Wednesday have also been set aside for disenssing the measure.

RUSSIAN

WHITE"

MOVEMENT.

REPRESENTATIVE IN FAR EAST APPOINTED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.Ţ'

SHANGHAI, Nov. 21st.

The Grand Duke Nicholas has

LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHT.

AIRMEN'S TERRIBLE ORDEAL.`

2,800 MILES IN 24 HOURS.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

- Rudny, Nov. 20th. The two British airmen, Captain McIntosh and Mr. Bërt Hinkler, who left England on Tuesday on a non-stop fight to India, were de- coated by terrible weather after they had flown approximately 2,500 miles in 24 hours.

According to a message from the airmen reproduced by the Sunday Times, neither had ever experienced such trying conditions.

day night, they spent twelve hours Aftr passing Flushing on Tues- battling with a snow blizzard in complete darkness, the machine The scheme is on a contribu- being so heavily bumped that con- trol was frequently lost, and only tory basis to which employers, regained when the altometer show- workers and State, are all contribued they were dangerously close to tora. New rates of contribution the ground... and benefit are proposed and the bill and a further amendment bave now been advanced by Government -further alterations to

batman," which is unprecedent appointed General Horvath as re-whereby

He was also permitted to presentative of the "White" Rus-benefit are put forward sample a costly, menu from a neigh-sian Movement in "the Far East." bouring restaurant instead of prison fare.

Still More Mystery.

CAST

LATER.

Although the name of the mys NEW YORK, November, 21st. terious personage; nzrested in con- The latest of a series of articles.pection with the forged Hungarian accompanied by alleged far similes bonds, has not been divulged, it is of President Calles documents is authoritatively stated that he is published.

not the person originally alluded

The New York American asserts to. Moreover, he is not a high that President Calles ordered the official. despatch of 850,000 to the Mexican

Minister in Rusaia for the use of China when the Nationalists were marching on Shangbai.

Earlier Telegrams.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15th. "The Mexican Embassy describes the alleged facsimiles of Mexican documents, mentioned yesterday, as "forgeries which are unworthy of

SHANGHAI, Nov. 21st. Owing to the recent outbreak-in

General Bei Chung Ha will", Canton, the 4th Kuomintang Con- shortly proceed to Hankow to con- ference may not materialise accord-sult with General Li Chung Jen in connection with plans to start ing to plan..

The "Left" Wing of the Kuo-operations against General Chang comment." mintang in Canton have jointly Fat Fui.

"

General, Bei, who is a Kwangsi - sent a telegram to Mr. Wang

Ching Wei requesting him to man, is indignant towards Mr. report to Canton the latest develop-Wang Ching Wei, who is the alleged real mover in the recent coup at

ment connection with the 4th

+

The New York" American in the meantime is publishing further facsimiles alleged to have been issued by President Calles or his subordinates, showing the trend of

A DEEP WATER HARBOUR.

"LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON."

Under the existing scheme there is a dividing line at the age of 18. between adults and boys and giris. The adule unemployed man receives 18s, weekly and adult women 15s, while a boy between 16 and 18 gets 78. ed. and girl **UNUSUALLY TRUTHFUL." between 16 and 18 years a Επ the present Bilt it is proposed that a man shall receive 178. nad a woman 15s. a young man from 18 to 21 years 10s, and a young woman from 18 to 21 years as. and a bay from 16 to 18 years 6s, and a girl from 16 to 19 years 58.

the

BUT NOT A HERO TO HIS

BIOGRAPHER."

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, Nov. 21st,

The Government amendment is a

The traditional view of George concession to the demand that there Washington is radely assailed in should be a graduated scale for second volume of Rupert persons over 18 and under 21 and Hughes' "Life' of Washington,” it provides that benefits to the un- employed young man should ad- The first volume depicted Wash-ince to 105. at 18 years to 19% at ington as an habitual gambler and 17 years and to 149. at 20 years. bon viveur with a practical eye for feminine beauty,

AT TAKORADI, GOLD COAST which is now published.

COLONY

*COST £3,250,000.

(BRITISH WIXELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Nov. 21st.

The second volume gives a vivid glimpse of Washington's household at Mount Vernon before the Revolu. tion with crowded card tables, dancing revels, drinking feasts, oyater parties, excursions to horse 5 years has been building at races, balls and playhouses-just

It is expected that the great deep water barbour which for the past

Kuomintang Conference. They pro- Canton against the Kwangsi troops Mexican policy with regard to Tukoradi, in the Gold Coast Colony such a home as is now denouneed i

"pose that the headquarters should be established in Cautoa in which city the 4th Kuomintang Con ference might be called.

General Ho Ying Ching is now in Pengpu to direct operations Southerners

northwards. The future objective is Hsuchow.

Owing to lack of ammunition and money, General Chang Tsung Chang and San Chuan Fang have decided to concentrate their forces in Timing and if necessary will give up Hsuchow.

BRITISH SHIPS AGAIN

BEING FIRED ON..

[NAVAL WIRELESS. ]

November 20th. Hankow. The situation is quiet. British ships are again being fired upon near Chengkin...

SAFETY IN FLYING.

BRITISH AIR MINISTRY AND

NEW METHODS. ⠀⠀

HOVERING AIR MACHINE.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Nicaragua.

A enfile dated November 14th

General Li Tsai Hsin, when in terviewed. expressed the opinion that the coup was inspired by the tated: The New York Ameriaan: Communists to the disruption of reproduces the facsimile of a docu- the Kuomintang. General Wangment" purporting to be an order Shiu Hung is really innocent, but signed by President Calles of the fact that the "Leftists" accused him of bying a "counter-revolution ary is that they did so to achieve

personal ends.

TANG DENOUNCED.

REFUSES TO SEE CHINESE STUDENTE.

(THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.)

Mexico, authorising the payment of 100,000 pesos to Zepeda, for the purchase of arms and ammunition for the Liberal revolutionary army in Nicaragua.

SOVIET'S EGYPTIAN COTTON DEAL.

BRITISHI BANK GUARANTEES PAYMENT.

(TAZOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

KADOSHIMA, Nov. 2lat. About twenty students of the Kagoshima University vainly de

CAIRO, Nov. 20th. manded an interview with General

The cotton deal between the Tang Seng Chi, the late Hankow military lender, yesterday. They Soviet and the Egyptian Govern- eventually saw General Tang's

ments has been definitely conclud- secretary, and presented a resolution

an enemy ed. a British bank guaranteeing characterising Tang as of China...

payment.

12

FOR YELLOW "FEVER

RESEARCH...

PROFESSOR "STOKES' BEQUEST.

[BKITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]"

REGDY, Nov. 20th.

LASTER

of West Africa, will be formally opened to traffignext March. Hitherto, ali exports from the Colony have had to be carried down

Women's bencâts „, advancé. 'pro-

themselves among mountains, and During the night they found

flew up and down a valley waiting. for dawn, to show a clear course. extending 8,000 feet high. They Daylight came with a heavy fog,"

rose above this, and re-at their course for India, and in intense cold, with the machine covered with ice, continued in the appalling. dying conditions for another three hours

They estimated that they were. then hear Astrakhan, but here abouts conditions were so bad tha5"

they decided to return, and that crening at dusk were dying over a desolate part of Polish country side, searching for a suitable land-

ng piace.

They descended successfully on a ploughed field near Podhajoe, and had difficulty in establishing their

until an interpreterg identity arrived.

On Friday, they attempted to tý to Warsaw, but the weather again became impossible, and a descent was inade on a snow-covered field near Lemberg, They lauded per-. fectly, but ran into a ditch conecal

by snow, damaging the machine, which is, however, being repaired.

A FORECAST-

portionally. Apart from the DEVELOPMENT OF FLYING.

amount of bereits and contribu-) tions, it is probable that much interest during the debate on the Bill will be concentrated in the un- official Conservative amendment for providing better arrangements for

vocational training of young in- employed persons.

RADIO CONFERENCE. as the origin of all vice."

According to Mr. Hughes the JAPAN AND BRITAIN OPPOSE. discipline of the Revolutionary Army was far from perfect: Letters from Washington bitterly complain- ed of the quality of the troops.

COMPULSORY ARBITRATION

CLAUSE.

(REUTER'S AMKFICAR SERVICE.] ---

to open roadsteads, itid-steamers lying sometimes two miles out to sea have been loaded from open

Mr. Hughes, however, concedes surf bats and lighters. The new that Washington was unusually harbour at Takoradi was ander taken at a cost found from the revenue of the Colony of £3,250,000. THE FRENCH CAPTIVES IN Ference adopted a resolution in

THE INDIAN STATUTORY COMMISSION.

truthful.

MOROCCO.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20th. The International Radio Con-

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LONDON TO NEW YORK IN 24 HOURS.

REGULAR SERVICES.

LONDON, Nov. 1st. To New York in 24 hours." Electric signs blazoning forth this 'message will be common sights in London. 500 years from now 12- cording to FM. Dougall, former squadron leader in the Royal Air, Force, who, in on article published · here recently, prophesied that Lon don will be the biggest airport in': the world The four mãe expanse

of the Thames River between Black friars and Chelsea bridges will be free of obstacles according to Dong- all, and the river converted into landing place for seaplanes.

A fleet of forty airplanes, with motors of 6,000 horse-power each, capable of carrying one hundred passengers, will be buoyed in the water along its banks, writes Dougall People will flock through the custom office at the head of the landing stage, with the Great Britain and Japan opposed walls bearing huge advertisements "To New York in twenty » four- hours,"

favour of a compulsory arbitration clause.

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Thus a United States agreement.

is for the first time foreshadowed

HEAVY RANSOMS.

it.

COMMISSIONERS NOT TO BE

OPPOSED.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Nov. 20th..

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Nov

RUGBY

20th. A suggestion has been made that five members of the Indian Com mission, who belong to the House of Commons, should, by arrange 14,000 Bales Involved.

ment between the parties, be un- Fourteen thousand bales of high opposed at the General Election.

It is pointed out that, with the quality cotton are reported to be

difficult and delicate duties devolv. involved in the Egypto-Soviet

ing upon them, the commissioners Agreement.

will have little opportunity to keep The Egyptian Government de; in touch with their constituencies." clined to accept the guarantee of The proposal seems certain of a Russian Bank, hence the draft adoption. agreement submitted to a London bank whose reply is awaited. What The Soviets Ask.

H

In Favour Of A Boycott.

NEW DELHI, November 21st. The Panjab Khilafat Committee. are unanimously in favour of a boycott of the Statutory Commis Plenary Round Table Conference.

Poona Resolution Favours The Commission,

A bequest of £4,000 to help on the research work in which he was keenly interested, is contained in the will "of Professor Adrian RUGBY, Nov. 21st. Stokes, the famous scientist and

pathologist, The British Air Ministry are

Professor Stokes died at Lagos It is ascertained that the agreesion, and they are slemanding. “ devoting special attention to the when investigating yellow fever ment relates to the purchase of methods of ensuring safety in fly problems.. ing Satisfactory tests, made with! The money

Doctor Handley Page automatic airelots, Geoffrey Rake, a young student of are likely to lead to the speedy Professor Stokes, to assist him adaptation of this device to most in continuing the pathological types of British aircraft. The Air research.

Professor Stokes died at Lagos, Ministry have also acquired, plans of a hovering air machine known West Africa, recently and on the asa belicugyre invented by an eve of a most important discovery Italian engineer named Kiterio concerning the treatment of yellow Isacco.

fever.]

goes to

110,000 kantare of cotton from the Government stocks.

On the subject of the guarantee of £200,000 the Soviets have asked Lloyd's Bank of London to give a guarantee that the price fixed, for good Sakellaridis shall be 34 above the futures market price, working out at about $40.50 per kantar.

The Punjab Congress Committee has also resulted in favour of a Loycott."

On the contrary, a meeting of the depressed classes at Poona adopted resolution of appreciation of the appointment of an all-European Commission.

TURKISH REDS UNDER ARREST.

Earlier messages stated:—

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11th.

Passengers, he claims will flocke on board and seek their berths.ex-

in connection with a treaty pro-actly the same as they did fifty years ago at the birth of Atlantic A message from Casablanco states (viding unconditional compulsory liners. The upper deck will be * that it is now revealed that the arbitration.

promenade, enclosed in glass, Lotil ransom paid for the release The Conference also approved of stretdring from one end of the

plane to the other of six French captives by Moroccan the Committee's scheme of allocation

Ho predicted that people will be brigands, comprising the Bt. Ecg of wavelengths among radio serable to pass through aisles from one. Saloon cabine party and two Arnaud girls, is vices, which is the chief problem cabin to another.

will be on the lower deck, under- between 0,000,000

and 7,000,000 confronting the Conference.

neath, the kitchene and quarteja [Two nephews of the Governor

for the crew and staff, will be General, M. St. Eeg, who were with

beneath and lowest of all the en- two ladies on a hunting trip, were

A plenary session of the Inter-gine room.. captured by brigands last month, national Radio Conference, under If two of the motors fail and the two young daughters of a the chairmanship of Mr. H. Hoover, function, be continued the French official were later seized and bas, ratified the 18 articles of the power developed would be sufficient. new Radio Convention specifying to carry the airplane to its next. carried off by bandits in the same region.]

the procedure to be adopted for landing place.

!! The cumbersome suit, with the communication between land and ship stations, including the rules fur-lined boots, furlined helmets for licensing stations and safe and goggles will be gone. The cap guards against interference in dis tain's uniform will be that of tress calls from shậps,'-5,

sea, captain. The foremost part of The Belgian delegate intimated the airplane will be partitioned off that Belgium was willing to hold forming er navigating-room, where the Telegraphic Conference in the navigating officers and pilot Brussels in 1928 instead of 1930. can keep watch ahead. The chief. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20th engineer will be responsible for the Reversing their prévious attitude engines, and he will be relieved by the American delegation to the the navigator when the plotting of CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 20th. International Radio Conference his charts are necessary. It will be, Sixty-four Communists have been have agreed to the inclusion of an equipped with a dial giving the unconditional compulsory arbitra-altitude, air-speed and the time, arrested, as the result of investigation clause for the settlement of and a red star on a chart of the tions after the discovery of Com- any international dispute arising. Atlantic giving the position of the munist pamphlets being distributed

The Radio Convention delegation airplane as it races into space, with among the workers in tobacco last week favoured the existence of the average speed of 145 miles an

an optional arbitration clause, the hour factories.

***The rivers will be natural land÷ Government up to now in Treaties and Conventions stipulating that ing places, either by roofing to arbitration must always be excepted make a vast open space or, by the from disputes involving, national | removal of bridges.!! Manila honour and independence.

Times.

COMMUNIST AGITATION

DISCOVERED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

Several employees of the Arcos company are said to be implicated. A Grok Communist is among the alleged leaders of the movement.