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SPEEDING UP THE NORTHERN

CAMPAIGN

NORTH AND SOUTH PREPARING AGGRESSIVE ACTION.

MARSHAL CHIANG READY TO PARTICIPATE

SOUTHERN GENERALS TO ACT SIMULTANEOUSLY,

ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT AT AMOY IN PROGRESS.

According to the local native newspapers both North and South are axelerating matters with a view to early action, probably in Shantung and Chih. The Northerners have prepared plans for an immediate move, while it is reported that several Southam Gema intend to ack simultaneously, Evidently something in the nature of decisive action is pending. Chang Ka Shok is now stated as ready and that the Nationaliste have bear able to help him faascially,z);

The "anti-Japeness boycott at Amoy is still engrossing the attention of the Chinese, there, and several Japanese warships have arrived for the protection of their nationals. NORTHERN OFFENSIVE" BEING PREPARED.

Wad Keung Pao).

SHANGHAT, March 12th.

The Fengtien, troops, are propar- ing to make another offensive action against the Southern armis, Generals Chang Hruch Liang and Yang Yu Ting are now personally planning the attack. They ordered their artillery to Faoting, and are reported to be preparing to march towards Chi-chow en route to the west of Shadeùng.

COMMUNISTS AND BANDITS

IN HUNAN,

TEMATRESLAUGHTER.

RISES.

THE ANTI-JAPANESE BOY. COTT AT AMOY.

(Tah Keung Pao),

SHANGHAL, March 12th.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 13th, 1928.

SEVERE WEATHER IN BRITAIN

TEMPERATURE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW FREEZING POINT.

SEVERAL LIVES LOST.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruosy, March 19th Severe weather was experienced throughout the British Isles during the week-end. High north easterly winds prevailed and the tempeza tare fell to seventh degrens below Freezing point Snow was general. and in many parts it fell to a depth of several inches and road trafio was greatly impeded.

PISTOLS AND AM DISASTROUS STORM

MUNITION

SHANGHAI FOLICEMANIS

SMART CAPTURE,G

WHAT COOLIES CARRIED.

(THROUGH - MEUTER'S LOKNUari]][

SHANGHAI, March 15th A Settlement policeman observing a procession of Chinese coolies leav ing a Wayside: wharf, each with esok upon his shoulder, stopped the foremost to search wharvupon the others dropped their seks and, fed

The sacks cont pistola and 30,000, mumtion.

380

RUSSIAN STATEMENT:

OFF JAPANESE COAST

FIVE VESSELS WRECKED.

MANY LIVES BELIEVED LOST

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY,

REDUCTIONS SHOWN.

THROUGH

[ERBOUGH REUTER'S ACKWON, ]·

The Boar

Torro, March 19th: pels, ranging from 1,200 ton to 5,200 ton, were wrecked on the Chiba, Coast in a violent

£37,236,148,

režie, returns, for imports totalling

CHANNEL AIR DISASTER

FRENCH LINER FORCED

OCCUPANTS DROWNED.

{TEROCOH RAUTER'S AGENCY. }

LONDON, March 11th

A FrenchAir Union pasit,

"of air-liner met with disaster over! 1,540,851 the English Channel

on the night of the 10th and 11th paced with January

Crows of two of the ships12 YEARS SENTENCE. were saved, but it is feared that

Early this morning them was « THE ARRESTS AT DONETZ. ali bands, heavy fall in London but the streets. were cleared before the busy hours. Four lives were fost as a realt of the area weathery

Two fishermen were drowned by the overturning of their boat in a blizzard.

Weather forecasts indicato the continuance of north easterly winds and cold weather for the next three or four days.

RUBBER.

A telegram from Amoy states that the arrest of four Whampoa cadets, who are Korean subjects, has led to serious results. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government has wired to the Amoy VIEWS OF F.M.S. AND MALAY authorities requesting particulars.

The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at Amoy wired on, the 9th inst. reporting the facts and re- questing what steps should be taken.

Another telegram states that the Japanese Consul in Amoy is still un- willing to set free the arrested men, and he has not given a definite reply to the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs. He, however, demands that the present boycott should be stop ped, before he agrees to negotiate

It is, rumoured that the arrested 5. Koreans are to be brought back to Formosa

PLANTERS.

JAPANESE FAVOUR "MODI- "FIED RESTRICTION,”

(THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENCY.]

(THROUGH REVIKE'S AGENCE.]

Bras, March 11th.

A statement has now been issued by M. Rykoff and M. Tomsky, the Public Prosecutor, in regard to the reasons for the arrests at Donetz coal basin of a number of engineers, technicians and officials, among whom are six German

It is alleged that the arrested men have been systemat ally-engag ed in an effort to rain Soviet in dustry by flooding the best mines Donetz coal basin, by destroying machinery and organising sabotage. atrikes and so on."

The plotters, it is suggested, were backed and paid by former miners and former shareholders, particular

SINGAPORE, March 12th. The United Society of Japanesey German industrialists For the Planters, representing the Japanese rubber interests in Malays, have the adopted a resolution arging retention of the restriction in a modified form.""

Kuala Lumpur Resolutions.

SINGAPORE March 12th,

umpur's Chamber of resolutions were Commerce Rubber 7 that passed at a meeting at Kuala ten Lumpur composed of delegates of in the Federated Malay Slates Chaan

ber of Commerce and the European Asiatic Planting Associations

SANGTAN, Hunan, Feb. 27th. General Pei Chung Hai has driven the armies of General Tang Seng Chi from Hengehow and Paoching A later telegram report and has come ints contact with the on the 10th instant-

arrived combined forces of Communists and Japanese warships

Japanese bandits not far from Hengchow, Amoy, and that the The first encounter caused a retreat Consul, in reply of his armies, but reinforcements have been pushed to the front, and Hengchow breathes easier again."

request

of the Commissioner of Forge Alsina, had stated that the-war- ships were merely for the protection of Tspanese residente in that port,

panes boycott con

SOUTIERNERS ABOUT TO LAUNCH GENERAL ATTACK:

The eastern and southern parts of the province having been in the hands of the Communists again, tires, refugees have been coming into Hengchow and oven to Siangtan from the infested regions The

minists descriptions of the

thods suggest that the old regime of a year ago is

in force. Burning, locting, and killing follow Wherever they go. Many houses have been burned in Chonchow and "a 300 people are reported killed. Reports also say that, some the Presbyterian buildings have been destroyed by fire. A refugee plan a general attack on Shantung

'from

(Wal Keung Pao).

SHANGHAI, March 12th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is going to Hsuchow, with General Ho Yiu Cho, of the First Army Corps, to

chow said that not a sud Chibkarahal Feng Yu

gle ihop of any consequence, had boen robbed and some burned

the ame old pu

of killing off cor

kinds of people, are to be ruth caught and killed

The city of Siangtan is outward quiet, but a few from the city, hers is being renewed

Heinng and General Ten Shin Shan

will make a similar move simultane A great struggle is expect shortly.

Marshal Chiang Hendy, Marshal Chiang Kai Bhek is now ready for his Northern en and it is reported that he has Sudicient support from

of Finance General Cha atmosphere, of troops;, are, CORDE:

The Black Heach kiang, and Hukow, awaiting

somehel Calang orders.

night

LODIOS LEO

have foundered with MANILAN WHO KILLED HIS

Meantime a destroyer and two other vessels are marching. the localities where the ships are hip- posed to have been wrecked, while Naval planes are sameting in the

scarce

THE BRAZIL DISASTER.

MOUNTAIN COLLAPSES.

[REUTER'E AMERICAN "BERVICE

BROTHER.

Edu

MANILA, March 2nd. Domingo Dono who ly Hilled his brother, Dodo, on -Jimalad, Orient Negros, will have to server 12 years and 1 day in jail kocording to

decision handed

machineeing forced down by heavy snow squall

kibelslane was engage:

London-Paris-service

| to be carrying so

happened

"pilos and

wred.

Conly, occupants, being.

smechanic Both were

Their bodies were picked up by

a cross Channel steamer, which also saved the wrecked machine.

No Pazügera?";

Evgay, March 11th. French aeroplane carryi Ireight, but no passeng

| down to-day “by the supreme court service from Paris to Croydon came.

-- Armed with cutting, instruments | down, in the Channel to-day Domingo and his brother, Eduardo, fierce snowstorm.

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engaged in a bloody encounter RIO DE JASKILO, March 11th. which wew cut of a petty affair The sido of a mountain collapsed Eduardo received serious wounds. without warning during the night, Domingo was at first accused of and a cascade of earth and stones crashed into the streets of Santos, ficting serious injuries upon has burying the dwellings and trapping brother. When ins brother later died the inhabitants in their beda. E on account of the injuries, the final Rescue workers have been search-amended the complaint and charged bing for hours, and over 150 bodies

have already been brought out..

The hospital at Santa Rosa is be- lieved to have suffered heavily

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LANCASHIRE AND RAW COTTON.

FAVOURABLE RETURNS, purpose of weakening the Soviet de- fences and facilitating military in-

THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCE:] vasion, they aided the Trade Union

LONDON, March 11th A trade tura favourable to Lanca- officials, and consequently a special conference of the executives of the shire is revealed by the returns of the International Cotton Fedation Red unions #G-

summoned

for the six months ended Jumary at Moscow WHE mpowered the 37

thoroughly triumvirate to purge the Miners Union

SINGAPORE'S NEW FLOAT- ING DOCK

WHY THE DUTCH WILL TOW IT,

[ROUGH REUTER'S AGENGE.]-

[The following telegram, dated, Kuala Lumpur, March 10th, stated The local Uovernment has received acable from, Mr. L. 2. Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, saying The Government is im

Lospas, March 12th. pressed by the representations re cerved in regard to the settled

The Morning Post this morning state of the rubber industry and states that the Admiralty has placed has asked the Committee to report the contract for the tow of the great as quickly as possible.

It is inferred here that the Com-floating dock to Singapore for the mittee will conclude its labours naval base with the Dutch firm, the by the end of March.

The Chamber of Commerce pars Bmit Company, of Botterdam.

od a resolution declaring that ♣ | The door will hate; to be towed solution of the problem of control

hes in the complets, co-operation of from England to Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies and Ewo Mr. Swan, the managing director of peats and nativen If such a Mesra Swan, Hunter & Richard- course is impracticable there should be no sudden abandonment of re- son, in an interview said that the striction, which should be continued Smith firm was the only one in the world capable of undertaking the in a modified for.

contract at a reasonable price.

IRAK FERMENT.

LESS ANXIETY FELT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

JERUSALEM March 11th. bearing out the Bedouin the complicity of Iba the King of the Hedjur, in the attacks on the Transjordanian

orted from "Amman, aber, 15

BRITAIN AND THE LEAG

OR NATIONS.

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN AND EGYPT.

HEITINH IRETZ53 BEKYICE)

Ruaw, March-lith

Increase in the World Tou sumption of raw cotton by 258,000 bales as compared with the corres- ponding six months last year, is re- ported, and it is notable that Britain's increase during the same comparative periods was 105,000 bales of cotton, while the consump tion of India, China and Japan de creased

TANGIER QUESTION.

FOUR POWERS TO CONFER

[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, March 11th. The British Government have a cepted the invitation of the French and Spanish Government to send experts to the Four-Power discos sons on Tangier, in Paris on March 15th

OBITUARY.

FORMER BISHOP OF LIVERPOOL

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

It is understood that the pilot named Schmutz, sent out in wire: jess massage that he was deaccoding. His message was picked up by the North Foreland and Boulogne stations and broadcast, his approxi Imate position being given.

The The cross Channel Vrteamer the fan of Oricans went at full speed

him with homicide instead The and found both the pilot and the lower court found him guilty ofchanic dead among the wreckag homicide and sentenced him to 14.

years, 3 months and day in

prison, BOY WHO BROKE INTO

The high tribunal in reducing Domingo a penalty, stated: Lon

GAOL

ADMIRATION FOR A GANGSTER

While it clearly appears from record that the appellant (Do mingo) cured the death of his brother Eduardo we cannot bring ourselves to believe that he inten❘ FIGHT ed to came ed serious an injury as that which resulted from the fight.”

CANADA'S WAR MEMORIAL.

OLD VIMY RIDGE TRENCHES

OPEN STONE

TOMB OF HER DEAD

LILLE, February 9th.

THAT TAUGHT HIM A

LESSON

It is not uncommon for to escape from gol, but to break into: pkice among the

Jerry had ris, I am now able to give the fall reading of

gangsters. H& details of the magnificent monument or two) the Canadian Battlefields Memorial conceived an adm Commission is erecting on the crest the Wop, whose skill in robl of Vimy Ridge, writes the Daily bank and splitting open three heads Express correspondent

had draway his enthusiasm. 7- But. The site comprises no less then | Nick was put in gich on a long 270 acres which have been ceded to term Canada by France, and 240 acre Jerry talked a good deal af have been replanted with free Nides misfortune until friend which cost £3,400 Roads have been said tauntingly, If your au built around the memorial, which

matty to lick the guy's, shoes, why will when finished be nothing less than the old Canadian tranches in don't yo break into gaod and spend stono. Beneath the memorial will the week-end with your pal f** be the old trenches, which will Stolen Convict's Dress. be lit by electric lights.

The lad ponderes

Then one dark

prison and by ladder clambere His idea was com, put on take his pince

Broken worde Prominent on the memorial will be a broken sword, and on the side the mouths of guns will show, and they will be surrounded by olive branches and Laurel leaves. Any allegorical Sgure representing Canada watch Jey found ing the tomb of her dead will be on the wall Two pylons, each vict. After 114ft high will represent Canada alepty but Answered "and" France, and at their feet will foo man

be allegorical figures representing peace, Justico, truth, and science, and on each side of them shields of Great Britain, Canada, and France, and an immense cross

Ruary March 11th. The death occurred to-day of the Bight Rev. Dr. Francis James Charasse eno-time Bishop of Liver pool, at the age of 82 years. The design is that of Mr Walter

Dr. Chavasse was enrate at St Balwand, of Toronto, Paul's, Preston, from 1870 to 1873; The memorial will be sixty yards Vicar of St. Paul's, Upper Hollo-long and forty" wide, - The stone, wn from 1873 to 1878; Rector of already sculptured, will be brought St. Peter le Bailey, Oxford, from from England. It is expected that 1889 to 1500; and Bishop of Liver the work will take two or three pool from the latter year until 1093 years to complete.

Arrangements have also been com

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Wenleted for the monument which the and peddle 'neckties

PIT-HEAD SUN BATHS.

British seth, Division is to erect at Le Cateau A Bite has been chosen near the Charles, Seydoux bridge,

Bir Austen Chamberlain reened DIRECTORS AND MEN TAKE and the monument will be Kureplica

London to-night from GenezakƐn that Fichamnibum..

the way he had a short conversation was responsible for one

beat the station in Paris with Lord of the attacks bruary has been Crewe captured and imprisoned in jail, forced to disgorgedir booty and to bal pay the injured tribes blood money.

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Teng is still in Doyang.

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Disemming Languenifairs

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THEM TOGETHER

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Notts

of the one which has already been rerected in Wales y

NAVY'S NEW BOOTS.

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