SOUTHERN ARMY'S AEROPLANES HOVER OVER SHANTUNG'S CAPITAL.
DROP BOMBS ON NORTHERN TROOPS' CAMPS.
TSINANFU AUTHORITIES ORDER LIGHTS OUT !!
DIPLOMATIC BODY REPORTED AS
OPPOSED TO JAPANESE TROOPS IN SHANTUNG.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1927.
Something very much akin to warfare as understood in western, countries appears to prevail at Tsinan., Shantung's capital, where, according to the vernacular Press, the Southern army has been dropping bombs on the Northern troops' camps. It is further stated that the city's authorities have ordered "lights out" at night time.
Though Mr. Wang Ching Wei is now well on his way to Europe, the animosity which he created against himself personally does not appear to have subsided Hankow leaders, according to the local native Press, have issued a "circular telegram" in which they blame Mr. Wang and his supporters for their opposition to the "Nationalist Government" and also for the part which he and they are alleged to have played with regard to recent events in Canton.
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AT
TSINAN.
(Wah Te Tas Pao.)
SHANGHAI, December 29th. Southern seroplanes have of late
DR. C. C. WU RESIGNS.
{THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Dec. "90th. Dr. C. C. Wu has resigned this frequently visited Tainan, the position as Minister of Foreign capital of Shantung, for scouting Affairs in the Nanking Nationalist purposes and have sometimes drop-Covernment.
ped bombs on the enemy camps,
within the city, Consequently, the RAILWAY STRIKE HAMPERS city authorities have ordered all lights to be put out at night time."
According to official estimate, the Shantung casualties caused in the recent fighting at the Lunghai and Tientsin-Pakow Railways (aró “at least over 30,000.
The negotiations for surrendering the city, of Chochow, by its Shansi dofonders, to the Fengtienese still continues.
SHANTUNG TROOPS."
(Wah Ti Yat Pau.)
SBANGHAI, December 20th. All employees of the Tientsin- chow section have jointly gone on Pakow Railway in the Tsinan-Yen- strike. This seriously worsens the Shantung troops' position.
Hankow leaders, including Ching Chien, Pei Chung Hei and Hu KUOMINTANG IN EXTREMIS.
AUTOMATICALLY DISSOLYES ON JANUARY 18T.
INNUMERABLE FACTIONS.
་་་
Chung Tu, have jointly issued a circular telegram accusing Wang Ching Wei and his supporters as ringleaders regarding the formation of an opposition clique against the Nationalist Government.” Their criminal actions (the telegram [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] alleges) were evident, firstly, in the fact that Wang instigated Tang
The Kuomintang, or Nationalist Seng Chi to organise an independ Party in China, as far as its ent government at Hankow some original and legal constitution is time ago in-a-gix the Nanking Gov concerned, is in extremis. Accord erament, and, secondly, that he ising to the opinion of Dr. C. G. Wu, really responsible for the recent the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Canton "Red" uprising. The tele-Nanking, the term of office of the gran emphatically urges that the Central Executive Committee of Central Kuomintang should take the Party expires at the end of this prompt action to arrest them and month, and unless they are re-hlect- to deprive Wang Ching Wef ofed, they will no longer be qualified Kuomintang membership.
to fanetion. A convention of dele- gates representing all Kuomintang branches in China should have met before January 1st to elect a new executive committee, and owing to their failure to do so, the Execu tive automatically dissolves, and the Kuomintang itself does not. officially and legally exist. Any group calling itself the party really only represents itself.
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It is reported that the Diplomatic Corps in Peking do not approve of the Japanese Government's pro- position of despatching additional troops to Shantung.if the situation there warrants in the opinion of the Japanese, such a step."
NANKING GOVERNMENT
CHANGES.
BREAK UP OF. THE KUOMINTANG.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY
SHANGHAI, December 28th.
The Finance Minister has appoint
"The Family" Divided Against Itself,
The members of the family of the
late
..
MR. P. SNOWDEN'S NEW YORK'S 600." "LOANS IN BOLIVIA.
HOW THEY ARE RAISED.
RESIGNATION.
EXPLAINS WHY IN AN INTERVIEW,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEŃCY.]
ANEXCLUSIVE SOCIETY."
ADMISSION OF TUNNEY.
(REUTER'S. AMERICAN SERVICE.]
·FORCE APPLIED TO LEADING CAPITALISTS.
TRAUTER'S AMERİCAN (SERVICE)
ד''
LAPA, Bolivia, Dec. 29th. New York, Dec. 99th.
The Government have decreed a Gene Tunney has been admitted forced loan of twelve million a member of, Madison Square Rolivianos (äve million dollars) at Garden Athletic Club, commonly par from loading capitalists in are known
the Six Hundred the country. Simon Patino, 9 tia
LONDON, Dec. Sath. Mr. Philip Snowden, interviewed with regard to his resignation from the Independent Labour Party, Lays the latter's activities
GALE IN THE CHANNEL...
CONTINENTAL SERVICES STILL INTERRUPTED.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S MANSION DAMAGED.
COMMUNICATIONS BLOCKED BY SNOW DRIFTS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS" BERVICE]
KUoBY, Dec. 25th The extraordinary state of affairs created by Christmas storms and snow has to some extent beca
FURTHER DETAILS.
Ruany, December 29th. A strong North-easterly wind, reaching to gala force in many parts of Southern England, con- tinues. Except in towns and
оп
supererogatory since the Labour Millionaires. He is the first king". is assessed at four million alioviated to lay but communies- some of the main roads in the
Party adopted a definite Socialist boxer to be admitted to this basis for its existence.
exclusive Society, whose waiting list is two thousand. Dempsey holds stock in the Society but is not a member.
Mr. Snowden is of opinion that this leads to much unnecessary duplication of work in the various constituencies. He gathered that
the I.L.P. Branches throughout the country were fading extreme difficulty in keeping the organisa
THREATENED RATE WAR OVER JUTE.
Bolivianos, Avelino Ramayo, tựo million and other wealthy men in smaller amounts.
THE BOYCOTT OF STATU TORY COMMISSION."
DIVERGENT VIEWS..
tions are still seriously affected. country, which have been clear Most railway services are almost ed, accumulations of snow stilli normal again but delays are still's greatly hamper traffic but in while scris lines are still blocked ment on roads is nearly suspended. caused by frozen points and signals, many districts all vehicular movo
by snowdrifte. Several of the prin Even where snowploughs have cut cipal roads out of London are still tracks they hava in many parts blocked by snowdrifts. One of the filled up by drifts blown by high deepest of thess is on Sevenoaks winds. In many small villages,
tion going because the local Labor CUNARD AND BROCKLEBANK OPPOSITION TO: HOME RULE Road where the barrier is 6Reen isolated by the storm, such as on
Parties were much more powerful.
THE BUENOS AIRES
BOMBS.
SEVENTY ARRESTED
RELEASED..
(THROUGH AMERICAN SERVICE.]
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 29th. All the seventy men arrested in
connection
with the bomb ex-
plosions have been released, and the search for the miscreants con- tinues.
HONOUR FOR AMIR OF
AFGHANISTAN.
KING FUAD'S HIGHEST ORDER.
[BRITISH WIXELESS SERVICE.]
RrGay, Dec. 28th.
A message from Cairo states that King-Fuad of Egypt has conferred the order of Mohamed Aly, the highest in his gift, on the Amir of Afghanistan.
The Amir's Visit To England.
Baby, December 29th. At the conclusion of his state vieit, during which the King af Afghanistan will be the guest of King George at Buckingham Palace in March, the Amir will
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REDUCTIONS.
U.S. SHIPPING BOARD'S DILEMMA.
[REUTAR'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.1.x
ALLAHABAD, December 29th.
That Home Rule was not neces
sary for the removal of their social and religious hardships was the NEW YORK, December 29th:
contention of the President of the The Shipping Board's bid for a All Indian Depressed Classes Con- larger share of the freight from ference. On the contrary he main- Caloutta has been met by a reductained that Home Rule in India tion of cargo rates by the Cunard would mean the tightening of the and Brocklebank lines and it is be slavery of the depressed classes. lieved that the Ellerman and Buck.
The President opposed the bay. Gall
before the beginning of the year.
group will make a similar cut
cott of the Statutory Commission.
Dissent Among The Liberals.
BOMBAY, December 28th The National Liberal Federation unanimously passed a resolution that the legislatures and all Indians should boycott the Statutory Com.
Nevertheless the Bengal Liberals telegraphed opposing the boycott.
More Opposition.
Judging from a statement of Mr. Plummer, the Board's traffic com- missioner, rates will be pared to the bone if necessary. Any further reduction of the Board's rate will necessitate the use of special ender-mission. gency funds provided by the Gov ernment for use when foreign lines "threaten "a rate war, but a rato involving the use of taxpayers' money will probably meet with dis approval.
Moreover, as the Isthmian Line, one of the factors in the Calcutta trade, is owned by the United States Steel Corporation, mich "a war would mean the use of Government Funds against the trade of a private American Corporation..
A GOLD LEAGUE OF NATIONS."
MADRAS, Dec. 99th.-
fect thick, On some roade that Dartmoor and the hamlets of were impassable yesterday passages] Devonshire, the prospect of a food have been cut through drifts and shortage is causing "some anxiety,” in this way communication between particularly as the condition of the London and the isolated city" of snowbound villagers is becoming worse as a gale continues to pils Saint Albans was restored to-day.
The Bre brigade from Bishops up deeper, snow drifts. Stortford, trying to reach the burn-
Dragon tanks were used yester ing mansion known as Standon day to crush a road through the. Lordship, famous as the residence now for a bus service from Salis- of the Duke of Wellington after his bury to the military camp at victory at Waterloo, were unable Tidworth which, like many small to get through a snow block. villages in the neighbouring coun Another fire brigade from Waro ties, had been isolated for three- succeeded in reaching the mansion days. after digging their way for over a mile through snowdrifts several feet high. The mansion was badly damaged.
The Channel,
Most of the serious effects of the snowstorm have been experienced in Kent where scores of motor-cars have been caught in snow drifts
or-
In the English Channel a great and some cottages on the high lands gale is still raging.
There have have been almost buried. been again today no steamer ser- ;
Damage By Floods. vices between Dover and Calais but Most serious damage has been - the Southern Railway decided it occasioned by floods, and the The Indian Commercial and In- would be safe to permit two Canterbury Corporation bas dustrial Congress Subjects Com-steamers to resume the Folkstone ganised a service of small boats mittee unanimously adopted a re- Boulogne service. The steamer and carts for delivering food, fue! solution in favour of boycotting the Engadine however, after landing and mails to families marooned in Simon Commission and calling on passengers at Folkestone, was constituent organisations to decline found to be unfit to return to streets submerged in two or three Boulogne and will be out of com- to give evidence before the Commis mission for a week. The Southern feet of water, owing to the over.
that
flowing of the river Stour. announce sion as a protest against the exciu- Bailway.
their
All available
hals have been steamer Maid of Kent was also sion of Indiana therefrom.
damaged in trying to leave Dover requisitioned by an emergency.com- yesterday. It is intimated that for some days normal cross-channel mittee for the accommodation "of those whose homes have been rea services will be impossible. vices between Newhaven and dered uninhabitable. Dieppe and Southampton and Le Havre have, however, beex, con- tinued.
The concluding session of the National Congrees adopted a resolt tion authorizing the Working Com mittee to confer with Committees POOLING OF GOLD RESERVES. of other organisations to draft a Swaraj Constitution which is to be considered by the Convention in
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Ser
All aeroplane services from Croy make an extensive unofficial tour A CURE FOR ECONOMIC ILLS. Delhi not later than March, consist on to planinent are still rus
ing of members of the All Indian pended. One aeroplane arrived to. Congress Committee. Representa- tives of various organisations will day at Lympne from Ostend but there have been no departures from be consulted; also elected members of the Central and Provincial Legis-Lympne...
is
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
of industrial areas. He will spend some day in Lancashire visiting cotton mills and iron and steel works. Commenting on the coming visit, the Manchester Guardian WASHINGTON, December 28th. which extends a warm welcome to King Amanulla, says: "The Amir mica "Association, Professor L. D. Addressing the American Econo-
table instance of the modern type of progressive oriental Edie of Chicago University sug- mozarch. He has set himself to gested an international pooling of pursue a sensible policy of develop gold reserves as a cure for business ing his country slowly and without Lavish "squandering of concessions depressions, which he argued were to foreign exploiters. The coming due to an underproduction of new of King Amanulla seems to indicate that Afghan soil is now duly pre-gold. Such a plan would involve
pared for industry."
MANY INDIANS DROWNED.
- SWEPT AWAY„BY RİVER
CANTIN,
(BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
SANTIAGO, Dec 28th. Eighty Arancano Indians, includ-
Dr. Sun Yat Sen are also dividing many women and children, are ed. Admiral Li Chin Hsi, Superined against each other. Mr. Sun Fo, reported to have been drowned tendent of Customs in Shanghai, in
son of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen, while crossing the river Cantin on succession to Ho Chia Chu, who becomes assistant director of Cus has resigned his post as Nanking horseback. They missed the ford toms in the Administration at Minister of Finance, because, so it and were swept away by the cur Nanking,
The resignation of Sun Foo and is said, Mrs. Chiang "Kai Shek Chang Hung Nien, respectively wants her husband to give the office Minister and Vice-Minister of to her brother, Mr. T.. V. Scong.
Finance, which is attributed to Madame Sun Yat Sen, Mr. Soong's attacks by the Chekiang legislature, and also the departure of Wang Chung Huei to the Hague and the
other sister, is now in Russia, still denying that the clique dominated
rent.
ル
BOBBY JONES AS A LAWYER.
24
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
ATLANTA, Dec. 29th.
The champion golfer, Bobby
"Gold
the establishment of a League of Nations."..
The Professor pointed out that the production of new gold had been falling during a considerable period below the 27 per, cent. per annum necessary to maintain the stable price level,
latures.
OKLAHOMA AGAIN.
SENATE BARRED BY MILITARY.
"DISPERSE THE MOB."
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 29th. Under the orders "Dispense the mob" State troops this afternoon barred members of Oklahoma's self convened Senate from the Senate Chamber in the Capitol and thus prevented, the meeting to consider
of the impeachment Governor LARGEST BRITISH FLYING | Johnston..
BOATS.
-
LINK IN EMPIRE AIRWAY.
MARINE SECTIONS TO, AUSTRALIA.
J.
[THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY,
LONDON, December 28th. Two 18 scater Bhort Jupiter fying boats, the largest passenger flying sh.a ever built in Britain, Are to be launched at Rochester early in the New Year.
They are developed from the Cobham is at present making the African fight.
of
The upper Medway River invaded. Maidstone yesterday and the tram- way and electric lighting services were suspended, owing to
the generating station being flooded
The position is now reported as improving.
The River Thames is in flood at The gale in the English Channel many points, bungalows being in some places deeply submerged and is still blowing with almost har inhabitants having to employ boata ricane force and for the fourth day for purposes communication. in succession, steamer services from Telegraph and telephone lines have been largely restored but 183 trunk lines are still down and 3,600 lines of private subscribers in the Loa don area are still out of order, It is now possible to telephone to Paris again after two days' break.
ROYAL JEWELS PAWNED. SPANISH PALACE ROBBERY.
TRUSTED OFFICIAL
ARRESTED,
ST. JEAN DE Luz. The author of the robbery at the Later & quorum of 24.membere met at an hotel and passed & Royal Palace in Madrid on Novem- resolution to the effect that the ber 8th, when King Alfonso's mag- Senate was not answerable to any nificent Order of the Golden Fleece, other State Court for their activi- other insignia, and a number of ties in matters of impeachment. cigarette-cases of great vaka pre- A Beuter message, dated Decensented to the King by the monarchs ber 13th, stated that Bills of Im of other countries, disappeared, peachment, naming the Governor has been arrested while enjoying and two other State officials, were an excursion with a motor-car a voted at a self-convened session inquired out of the proceeds of his a local hotel. Many members were thefts, summoned from their beds, and
The charges against the Governor
I
Dover were cancelled to-day.
On the railways conditions have rapidly improved and the services on most of the lines are pow normal
HOW 9 SUSPECTS WERE TRAPPED.
THE STOP AT THE POLICE STATION.
LONDON
Nine alleged pickpockets riding on the top of a covered omnibus along Bethnal Green-road, E. were amazed to see the omnibus draw, across the road and pull up out-") aide a police station. W
A group of smiling constables issued from the station and con- ducted them one by one into the premises, where, after being charg-- ed, they wore placed in nine Com÷ The thief is stated to be a trust-fortablé cells. ed official of the Palace.
Those arrests were the result of The robbery was fret discovered a remarkably neat piece of police by the King himself when he want work..
repeated rumours that Dr. C. C.by. M. Borodin was "Red." Mr. Jones, has passed his examination aying bont in which Sir Alan replacing the civil authority by the ed to wear the Golden. Fleece it'
Wu is resigning, presages a recast-
of the Nanking Government. robably Soong will be Finance Minister and C. T. Wang or Hwang Fu the. Minister for Foreign Afairs, while H. H. Kung (ex-Chairman of the Y.M.C.A.), the Brother-in-law of Mrs. Sun, Tat Sen, and Tai Yuan Fu are expected to receive portfolios. The new cabinet will show the importance of Feng Yu Hsiang's influetice while mark ing the break up, of the Kuomintang from Nanking. *'
The Central Special Committee of the Kuomintang was formally! dissolved to-day p
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
SHANGHAI, December 28th. As a result of opposition reported to exist among the members of the Kuomintang, there is a likelihood of Dr. O. C. Wu resigning the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs, and It is stated to be succeeded by Dr. C. T. Wang
Kwangsi party on condition that Sun Fe is thinking of joining the the latter will help him against his” uncle, Mr. Goong.
6.
Madame Sun Yat Sert has already issued a statement from Moscow declaring that the present Kuomin- tang is no longer carrying out her
STEAMER AGROUND IN YANGTSZE.
[MAVAL WIRELESS.]
SHANGHAL, Dec, 28th
A steamer is aahore in the Middle River about 30 miles above Cheng in where the river is badly sited
One of HM, ships is standing by.
Georgia. for admission to legal practice in
They are of all-metal construc THE R.A.F, FLYING BOATS. tion, carrying a crew of three,
{THROUGH RIUTIEʼS AGENCY.]
MANGALORE, Dec. 29th. The four R.A.F. flying boats have. departed for Cochin.
THE "
GEORGES GUYNE-
MER."
FLIGHT RESUMED,
[THEOUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY)]
fifteen passengers, a refreshment buffet with ice chests and a cooking stove, and are to be used for the marine section of the 10,000 mile England to Australia Empire Air
VBY.
SEARCH FOR THE “ DAWN.”
FAIRSHIP " LOS "ANGELES
UNSUCCESSFUL.
(TEOG REUTERS AGENUT.
› BeILAT, Dec. gsthi
LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, The seroplane Georges Guyne
December 28thum there for a time on the instruction turned after 31 hours most thorough mer landed at Rayak, stopping The Airship Los Angeles has re- of the French War Ministry, but but fruitless search for the aero resuming the fight later,
plane Daun
appeared in pyjamas.. (Mr. ME. Trapp) include his military, that he is incompetent ind that he awarded a police com mission to an alleged bandit.]
LINDBERGH AND HIS MOTHER.
BOTH LEAVE MEXICO CITY. BY AIR.
THE
"GOODWILL" FLIGHT.
AMERICAN SERVICE]
[RKUTER'S
a great ceremony, and was unable
While patrolling the West End
of London in a motor vehicle they to find it in its case..
noticed the suspects board an enat- Search then showed that other bound omnibus. They followed the articles were also missing.
omnibus, and one of the officers, Detective Sergeant Gooch, boarded" in and took a seat on the top deck to keep the men under observation.
Night Club, Glite. Detectives who were investigating the case went to the official pawn
When the omnibus entered shop in what appeared to be almost
Bethnal Green-road the detectives a hopeless search, but found, to decided to arrest nine men. The their surprise that the assistante
up outside there has accepted most of the driver was told to pull
Bethnal Green Police Station,, jewels, despite the fact that they which is on the " "off"*'mde." wers inscribed with the King's name, with dedications
Boon Found Jobs.
The thief was straced to Seville,It happened that a number of where he gave away several of the policemen were just falling in to PARA GUATEMALA CITY, Dec, 29th, jawola at night clubs. Later he met go on duty, and they were ordered Lindbergh has arrived from with a motor accident while drive to fetch the suspects d Mexico City which he left at dawning back to Madrid, in a, high- The nine men descended the on the first stage of his Central powered machine. He abandoned omnibus staircase, one by one, each the car on the roadside and the | being received by a uniformed man, American "Goodwill" flight.
MEXICO CITY, Dec 20th,
police found there a number of the who took him into the police Immediately after Lindbergh's stolen jewels, which led to his ar- station a departure Mrs. Lindbergh returned reet and confinement in prison at The men were all charged with
Madrid. by air to Detroit.
various offences.
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