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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1927.

KUOMINTANG PRELIMINARY MEETING

MINUS A QUORUM.

SEVEN EXECUTIVE MEMBERS ABSENT.", SWATOW SETS UP ITS OWN KUOMINTANG IN OPPOSITION TO CANTON,

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NATIVE PRESS PUBLISHES SERIES OF KUOMINTANG

RESOLUTIONS.

STRIKINGLY ANTI-COMMUNISTIC IN TONE.

NANKING'S FOREIGN SECRETARY FORMALLY PROTESTS AGAINST

U.S. LOAN TO JAPAN.

As was predicted by the vernacular Press the Kuomintang preliminary meeting at Shanghai, has failed to materialise, there being no quorum to enable the business to proceed. As the hitch Wae caused by the absence of seven members of the Executive, it is probable that a remedy will soon be forthcoming and another attempt be made to hold the much discussed meeting.

The vernacular Press publishes a series of resolutions which, it is stated, General Li Chung Jen intended to submit to the Kuo- mintang's preliminary meet. They are distinctly anti-Communistic.

It is confirmed that the Northerners have suffered a severe set-back in the neighbourhood of Hsuchowiu. The native Press re- ports that Marshal Feng's troops have inflicted considerable losses upon the Fengtienese troops in Northern Honan.

Dr. C. C. Wu has written direct to "the State Department at Washington and protested against the American bankers granting a loan to Japan to be used in the development of Japanese in- terests in Manchuria.

ABORTIVE KUOMINTANG

MEETING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 5th.

THE STRUGGLE IN

NORTHERN HONAN.

[THROÚCH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 5th.

A telegram from Tientsin, anys that information has been received from trustworthy sources which

To-day's Kuomintang preliminary meeting was postponed owing to tae lack of a quorum, caused by the absence of seven executive confirms the news that Chang members.

LATEST KUOMINTANG

RESOLUTIONS.

(ah T Tat l'ao.)

SHANGHAI, December 5th. At the preliminary meeting of the 4th Kuomintang Conference, General Li Chung Jan will propose the following resolutions:-

1-Kuomintang political prin- ciples must be clearly defined so as to make them essentially different from Communism.

Tsung Chung suffered a severa reverse in the neighbourhood of Hauchowiu. The Chihli-Shantung headquarters, however, claim that the Northerners still hold Hsu- chowfu. Peking's Cabinet also claim that the Northerners are still holding Hauchowfu though it is probable that Feng Yu Helang's troops have occupied Tangshan just

within. Kinngau border.

Chang Tsung Chang has des patched considerable reinforcements from Hanchuang to Hsuchow fu and has asked for a division of Kirin cavalry some of which have already gone to Shantung.

Premier Panfu is going to Tsi nanfu this evening by order of Chang Tso Lin to

discuss the

of Kuomintang -Any group members which has any radical in- clination tending to deviate from Kuomintang principles, or is alleged to have any connection with Com-situation with Chang Trung Chang. munists must be severely dealt with. 3~~All revenue sources within Kuomintang jurisdiction must be placed under direct control of the Government so as to prevent any military officer from setting up his Town sphere of influence.

5. The anti-Red resolution must be reconsidered so that it may

COST OF SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.

£5.000.000 SUPPLEMENTARY

ESTIMATE.

LONDON, Dec. 4th. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancel adopt a more definite policy ris-d-lor of the Exchequer, said he had ris the Reds."

Mare Kuomintang Leaders In Shanghai,

hoped to be able to meet the coat of the operations of the Shanghai Defence Force by economies in

STORMY WEATHER IRISH FREE STATE

IN THE ATLANTIC.

U.S. EASTERN STATES EXPERIENCE WINTRY

CONDITIONS.

TWO VESSELS ASHORE.

[REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, December 8th. The Eastern. states yesterday bad their first taste of winter in the form of gales and high seas, while along the coast snowstorms and a seventy-mils an hour gale swept.

The Norwegian steamer Cibag and the Greek steamer Paraguay are ashore of, the North Carolina const.

·

Four men of the Paraguay were drowned but the remainder of the crow of both vessels were rescued."

The seas around the Ciban were so high that the rescuers were un- able to approach the ship. The crew of 4 roped themselves to- gether and leaped into the sea. The rescuers picked up the end of the rope and towed the men three mites the land. Eight of them were unconsious when brought ashore, but they revived.

to

BORROWING.

NEGOTIATING A LOAN IN AMERICAN MARKET.”

$15,000,000 AT 5%.

(KEUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

CABLE v. BEAM.

STATEMENT BY AUSTRALIA'S

PREMIER.

IMPORTANT PROPOSAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCË,]

CANBERRA, December 5th, NEW YORK, Dec. 8th. In the House of Representatives, The Irish Free State is appearing Mr. Bruce said the position of the as a borrower in the American cable service since the development market for the first time to-day of the beam' wireless system was serious and was becoming acute. with An offer for a loan of

It woud be more so should the G. $15,000,000 at 5 per cept, issued beam system advance during the at 97. G.$4,000,000 worth are also next twelve months at the same rate heing issued in Ireland.

as it had during the first two months.

It is proposed to appoint a com-

"A YEAR OF PRO- HIBITION.

1,319 AMERICAN VESSELS SEIZED.

BOOTLEGGERS BUILDING BETTER AND SPEEDIER BOATS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN 'WERVICE]

1,319

CAPTAIN LALOR DISAPPEARS.

NAVAL EXPEDITION STARTS FROM ICHANG.

NO FURTHER NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 3th Communication which had been WASHINGTON, Dec. sth.

established by the naval authorities American vessels wero

with Captain Lalor has been broken seized during the past year at-off owing to the pirates, with their tempting to introduce intoxicating captive, removing further inland, liquor into the United States of but the naval authorities believe, which 320 carried liquor and the remainder were without cargo.

According to the annual report, Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, the Assist ant Attorney-General in charge of

that they know the new location of the band, and a small anval expedi- tion to the spot is starting from Ichang to-day..

STOCK DIVIDENDS mittee of representatives of the the Prohibition Division, anys that tion.

IN AMERICA.

ENORMOUS INCREASE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4th. Investigations of the Federal Trade Commission show the enor- mous increase in stock dividends Since the Supreme Court held that Buch dividends are not taxable to share- holders, 6,253 million dollars were

U.S.A.'S SEVENTIETH paid by corporations.

CONGRESS.

4,300 BILLS AWAITING. ITS ATTENTION.

".

so paid since 1920 by 10,945 car "porations whereas during the seven

| MOST "WILL NEVER SEE years preceding the Court's deci-

THE LIGHT.”

zion 628 million were paid by 4,087 corporations.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Dec. th... The 70th Congress of the United States is being convened to-day. Over 4,300 Bills are awaiting atten-

tion, but most of them will never see the light. One of outstanding importance is the new $36,000,000 Tax Reduction Bill, which it is coc fidently hoped will be disposed of before Christmas.

THE TEN RESOLUTIONS.

PRELIMINARY KUOMINTANG

CONFERENCE.

(THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 3th. The preliminary conference met again at Chiang Kai Shek's resi

dence this afternoon and there are possibilities of the meetings Insting several days. There appears to be an atmosphere of indecision, chiefly owing to the Canton episode.

The following ten resolutions are before the conference:--

1. The abolition or maintenance

Corporations, in the latter case, paid stock dividends to the extent, of 13 per cent. of the total divi. dends by group.

Since 1990 stock, dividends have exceeded. 43 per cent of the total paid.

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AERIAL PROGRESS.

PROMISING EXPERIMENTS.

ENGLAND TO NEW ZEALAND

IN 12 DAYS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruany, December 3rd. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, speaking at Oxford University last night said it was hoped that two new airships would be completed some time next year, If experiments which the ministry had been conducting for the last three years succeeded they would bring Egypt within 2 days of

Governments concerned to meet in 330 American vessels with contra- Great Britain, to discuss the quesband liquor were captured during. tion.

the previous year,

EARTHQUAKES IN

THE CELEBES.

MANY NATIVES KILLED OR

INJURED.

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.

(THROUGH DYUTER'S AGENCY.}"

THE HAGUE, Dec. 8th. Fourteen natives are reported killed and 30 injured in earthquakea in the north-west of the Celebes, especially in the Dongalr and Palos districts.

Much damage is reported.

GERMAN LABOUR, DISPUTE.

SHORTER HOURS AND

HIGHER PAY.

: COMPROMISE EXPECTED.

(THROUGH ZIDTHR'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Dec. 4th. Trouble has arisen in the Ger- man iron and steel industry owing to the insistence of the tradea unions that the decree of the Minis- try of Labour providing for an eight hour day be strictly executed from January lat, and also to a demand for an increase of wages.

The employers contend that the decree can only be carried out gradually, and that an increase of wages is impossible without a 10 per cent. rise in prices. This would have the effect of excluding their products from the world market.

The closing on January 1st of all

promiee, which, however, is regard- ed as most probable.

HOPES OF DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

General Bei Chung Hai, Fang other directions, but his hopes have of a Special Central Committee and England, India within 4 daye, works is threatened failing & com

Sing Tao, Chen Ming Shu and Commodore Yueng Shu Chueng 17- rived at Shanghai from Nanking yesterday.

of the crisis.

body.

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been frustrated by the prolongation other organisations created by that Australia within 10 or 11 days and New Zealand within 12 or 13 days. In consequence the Government The organisation of a Stand. That would be a great advantage to the British Empire and to will ark the Commons during the ing Committee.

2. The reorganisation of all de- trade and commerce generally. The THE AMERICAN LOAN TO coming week to vote a supplement-

dry estimate for the War Office to partments in the Kuomintang Head- Ministry bad embarked definitely JAPAN.

apon a long period of research and the end of the financial year for an quarters, amount in the neighbourhood of 4. The organisation of a Poli- were afrrying out a series of small A number of scale experiments. five millions sterling,

tical Committee.

scientists were engaged on work and great progress in design and know- ledge of airships had been made. The Meteorological Office had chart- ed the air between England and

(Wah Ts Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, December 5th. Concerning the, proposed Ameri- can loan to Japan, which the latter will use to develop the Manchuria provinces, Dr., C. C. Wu, For-

FENG'S VICTORY.

(THHOUGH BEUTEL'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 5th, Marshal Feng Ya Hsiang claims to have occupied Esuchowiu last Pign Minister of the Nanking Gov-night. This report is believed to ernment, has despatched a telegram be correct in spite of denials from of protest to Mr. Kellogg, the Peking, ".

Secretary of State Department of':

the United States, requesting him

not to authorise such a loan,

...

(THRONGḤ REUTER'S AGENCY.] Hauchow Endangered.

PEKING, Dec 4th. "According to Northern claims.

General Li Tsai Hsia's followers Heuchow was endangered a week

5. The reorganisation of the

Nationaliet Government.

..

6. The confirmation or rejection of the resolutions passed at Nan king and Hankow.

7. The registration of the follow ers of the Kuomintang."

B. The convening of a third con Terence of Nationalist representa- tiven.

9. The discussion of other pointe raised.

10. The time and place for hold-

at. Swalow have telegraph to him ago, but Northern counter-attacks ing the Fourth Plenary Session. to the effect that a Provincial Kuo have repulsed the Southerners. mintang party and a Provincial The Northerners have recaptured

Nansuchow and Kuchen, and the Government have been formally Southerners are withdrawing "south instituted at Swatow vir-d-vis of the Huai River, concentrating at Canton, declare the Canton régime to be "illegal,"

A military report from the Kinhan Railway says that Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's troops have in- ficted considerable damage on the Fengticaese enemy in Northern Honan. They also assert that the fall of Changtch is impending.

Pengpu.

The latest news of Feng Yu Heiang's forces, is that they are fighting in the vicinity of Kweiteh,

"[NAVAL WIRELZBE.] Situation Normal At Hankow.

HANKOW, Dec. 4th.. The situation is normal

The Shanghal Tram Strike,

SHANGHAI, Dec. 4th.

The Shansi troops, belonging to the Second Division, attempted to retake the Pingchingkwan. But the There is no change in the strike Fengtienese offered stubborn resist- situation. A reduced, tramway ser- ence. Heavy firing is still proceed-vice under police protection is being

maintained. ing.

ACCIDENT TO' M.

ZOUBKOFF.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CODESBERO, December 5th.

India and had acquired informa

tion about air currents that had never been known before.

AUSTRALIA'S WATERSIDE

STRIKE.

A. BETTER ATMOSPHERE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:

MELBOURNE Dec. 4th. The outlook in the Waterside, dis- pute is improved. As a result of Senator McLachlan's conference ali

• M. Zoubkoff met with an accident parties to the proposal are submit to-day while mounting his motorting to the arbitration of the board cycle. He was taken to hospital tomorrow. On condition that the suffering from internal and other overtime strike be called off and the watersidere resume work under injuries.

the former conditions, the Arbitra- tion Court will immediately" con- eider the contentious clauses in the last, agreement.

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[M. Zoubkoff is the youthful has band of the ex-Kaiser's sister aged 63.Their recent marriage created much står in Germany.]

FIRST SESSION OF PREPARA: TORY COMMISSION CONCLUDED.

(BRITISH WIRELESA BERVICE]

RUGBY, December 4th. The session of the Preparatory

Commission for the Disarmament Conference concluded with yester day's inceting at Geneva. February 28th was fixed as the date for the meeting of the Security Committee act up by the Commission and it was decided to hold the next session of the Preparatory Commission on March 15th. Hopes were expressed that the Disarmament Conference would be held next year. Sir A. Chamberlain and M. Briand.

General Yang Sen left" Ichang yesterday for an unknown destina-

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Ruaзy, Dec. 4th. The Chinese pirates who cap- tured Captain Lalor, master of the steamer Siang Tan, while the vessel was at anchor during the night at Itu en route to Ithang and have threatened to kill the captive if any, offensive steps. against them are taken. The Bri tish authorities, however, hopa shortly to effect a release and have already established communication with Lalor.

have demanded 860,000 as ransom.

General Yan Sen, who controls this section of the Yangtare, bas, at the request of the British, sent two parties to round up the pirate gang.

The report records that bootleg gers are continually building better and speedier boats whose opera tions are more efficient and their capture more difficult. It says that the seizure of foreign vessele has continued about the same as here tofore. More stringent regulations of the Canadian Government has decreased the illegal operations from Canadian ports. The report mentions the Supreme Court deci sion of April as regards the legality of the seizure of the British steam

The British gunboata Bee ship Quandra in the Pacific as "settling many of the hitherto and Montis have proceeded to Ichung where the Aphis and Gnat doubtful questions respecting the are already stationed. Two anem- -interpretation-of-Anglo-American bera of the Chinese crew were killed and several persons wounded when extraterritorial seizure convention." Captain Lalor was captured:

Approximately G. 86,000,000 in federal judgments, fines and penal- ties were imposed and "a'definite increase in the percentage of fines was collected." There was a very substantial increase in Civil Court

The bank states they are unable business but a notable decrease in to obtain the tax stamp for the notes required for ransom The criminal business under the Sation-total amount demanded is there al Prohibition Act.

OBITUARY.

POPULAR U.S. REVUE ACTRESS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, December 5th. "The death is announced, as hav ing occurred after an operation, of the revue actress, Lee White, who toured the dominions with Clay Smith, after her successes in London.

OXFORD'S WONDER

LABORATORY,

FINEST EQUIPPED IN THE WORLD.

An Undelivered Telegram. "

ICHANG, Dec. 4th. The telegram to Capt. Lalor at Paiyang has not been delivered. It is reported that the bandits have moved. The leader is known and the district from which they came,

fore not available but the expedi- tion will leave on December 5th with what money is available.

It is reported that Yang Sen has" left Ichang.

The Senior Naval Officer on the Yangtze in the Bee and H.M.S. Mantis are due at Ichang in the 6th inst.

The military has stopped com- munication between British mer- chant ships and the shore and Messra. Butterfeld & Swire and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca bave, suspended sailings "to Ichang for the time being.

D.OR.A.'S REIGN TO CONTINUE.

· NO TOBACCO AFTER 8 P.M."

TO BE PERMANENT,

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The D.O.R.A. Committee of the House of Commons, which has been inquiring into the restrictions on the sale of tobacco, sweets, etc., in places of 'entertainment, has com- pleted its report, saya, a London paper to hand.

The Committee was set up as a consequence of widespread criticism of the continuance of the war-time Scientific circles of Oxford are restrictions, one of which makes it expressing much gratification over illegal to Bell tobacco after 8 p.m.

The Committee, while making cer- many unique features of the new.

tain minor ameliorative sugges Biochemistry Building. the design tions, will record it as their view, of Mr. H. Redfern, which, after that the existing regulations three years work, has just been should stand, and should be per- completed at a cost of £100,000. It

manent

Thus they will recommend that

is now the most up-to-date structhere shall be no extension of hours ture of its kind in the world. of sale in shops, public-houses, or

Oxford is now enabled to chal-places of entertainment

The Committee, presided over by Cambridge in matters of science, stated to have been influenced by lenge the supposed supremacy of Sir William Mackenzie K.C., ia

and its modern equipment, the last the weight of public opinion from word in eficiency, may perhaps in- dence from licensed houses and shopkeepers assistants. The evi- spire experiments which will pro places of entertainment, it is said, duce lasting results.

did not reveal a general demand for change, and the desirability of which is lined throughout with cork, change in the public interest, it is is attracting most attention, and declared, was not strong enough to so great is the care taken to pre-

warrant a change. serve the temperature at the con- The regulations, it will be recall stant that professors and student- experimenters work in the dark, ed, were framed about eight years the electric 40 largely in the intereets of rather than turn on lighta, which would add to the economy of fuel, food, and light in

a time of national necessity,

The constant temperature room,

heat...

The cold-storage room is provid ed with a safety first signal, which prevents any one from being lock- An inquest was held yesterday ed accidentally in the room. The at the Central Magistracy on a weighing room contains a balance Chinese prisoner who died at the which is so sensitive as to register Victoria Gaol Hospital on Sunday hundredths of a milligramme, and morning. The deceased was seal- the roof is utilised for dangerous tenced to seven years imprisonment

RUGBY, December 4th. Bir Austen Chamberlain, who left London yesterday for Geneva to attend the League Council meeting which opens on Monday, spent a

experiments.

under the Arms and Ammunition few hours in Paris and dined with

The first floor contains the large | Ordinance, and at the time of his

and demonstration death had sorred two and a half" the British Ambassador before pro- class-rooms

theatre, and on the second floor is years. Medical evidence showed ceeding by the same train as the an animal house, where birds and that the man died of generalised Minister, M. animals are kept for feeding tests tuberculosis and beri-berd, Tha All the rooms are interconnected. "jury returned a verdict of desti Brinad,

by telephones.

from natural caused French Foreign