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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 24th, 1928.

MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN DECLINES TO TH.M. THE KING AND

ACCEPT POST OF CHIEF OF STAFF. DECLARES THAT KWANGTUNG NEEDS HIM.

SHANSI GOVERNOR'S "KUOMINTANG POST.

GENERAL YANG SEN AND HANKOW, KUOMINTANG.

TWO ARRESTS FOLLOW MURDER OF EX-PREMIER AT TIENTSIN.

According to the vernacular Press, Marshal Li Tsai Hsin has been interviewing the leaders of the Nationalist Government at Nanking with reference to the post of Chief of Staff of the Kuo- mintang Armies, offered to him by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. Marshal Li is reported emphatically to have declared his inability to undertake the duties, as Canton' required his attention. Ultimately, it was decided that the post should be offered to General Ho Ying Chien, It may, therefore, be presumed that Mar shal Li, who unquestionably is much needed in Kwangtung, will be able to return to Canton during the course of a week or two.

General Yang Sen and his troops on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze, still appear to be somewhat of an enigma, it being still doubtful as to General Yang intentions. His latest move is a demand from the Hankow Kuomintang authorities of 30 per cent of the Hupeh Opium Tax for the purpose of enabling him to meet his military expenses. Twenty per rent, has been offered to him, but. not yet accepted; and the point is evidently in abeyance. This de- saand was one of eight made by General Yang: but the native Press does not specify the other seven,

The Tientsia Police are reported to have made two arrests in connection with the recent murder of "General Chang Shou Cheng, and a strict inquiry is being conducted.

MARSHAL LI AND THE NANKING GOVERNMENT.

(Wah Te: Fat Puo.)

GENERAL YANG SEN AND HANKOW AUTHORITIES.

(Fah Ta Yat Pao.)

SUNGAI, March 23rd.

SHANGARI, March 23rd. Marshal Li Tsai Hsin yesterday According to a report from Han- conferred with the Nanking leaders, kow, General Yang Sen's attitude including Chiang Kai-Shek, Tan towards the Hankow Kuomintang Yen Kai and Li Lieh Chun regard-authorities is still doubtful. He has ing problems in connection with the recently sent a representative to Northern expedition.

Yicheng to submit to the military Marshal Chiang had appointed authority "eight demands, one of Marshal Li Chief of Staff of the which is that 30 per cent of the Kuomintang Army during the ex-proceeds from the Hupeh opium tax pedition. However, in view of the should be asigned to him for his fact that Canton neers his atten-military expenses. As the director tion, Marshal Li emphatically de- of the Hupeh Opium Tax Office has clared that he was unable to assume promised him 20 per cent, the terms the post. Consequently, it was have not yet been satisfactorily decided that the post of Chief of settled. Staff should be offered to General Ho Ying Chien.

THE TIENTSIN TRAGEDY.

(Wah Tez Yat Poo.)

SHANGAHI, March 23rd. The Tientsin Police have arrested

two men suspected of assassinating the late General Chang Shou Cheng, and are conducting a strict inquiry.

FENG THE REFORMER.

TO MAKE. HIS PROVINCES

"MODELS FOR CHINA.`

Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang is re- ported by the different Chinese newspapers to have instructed the provincial authorities of Honan, Kant and Shensi (which provinces are within his jurisdiction), to de- vote more efforts to conservancy work, such as the deepening of rivers, the cuting of waterways, and the digging of wells; to plant more trees, and to see that each district plants not less than 300 mow of trees; to establish factories for the manufacture of home pro Fourth Army Corps on the 20th ducts; and to make more use of

SHANSI GOVERNOR'S MILITARY POST:

(Wah Tax Tat Pao.)

SHANGARI, March 23rd. General Yen Shih Shan assum23 office as Commander-in-Chief of the

inst.

BANDITS EXECUTED.

water power by erecting electricity

works..

Marshal Feng has forbidden his subordinates to do business of any

GENERAL TANG'S EMISSARY kind, and says that dishonest elders

AT HANKOW.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

ICBANG, March 22ed. A number of bandits have been executed at 1cbang und Shasi.

SAAB, March 22nd. Everything quiet. Nothing to report..

HANKOW, March 22nd. Loh Ohun, an accredited emissary of Tang Seng Chi, is reported to have arved at Hankow.

A rumour is current that General Yang Sen has come to an amicable agreement with the Yungchow and Foochow leaders with regard to taxation questions."

and selfish officials should be given "no face." He says that there must be periodical inspections of prisons and that his soldiers must be prepared to suffer hardships in order to become good citizens.

Orders have also been issued to the officials of the three provinces to see that food and water provid- ed are of such a kind as not to be detrimental to public health, Lec- tures, he says, nust be given to the people in sanitation and the latter must be urged to eat clean food, wear clean clothes and liva in clean honeta."

U.S. IMMIGRATION DEATH PENALTY IN EAST

COMMITTEE.

“APPROVE ---JOHNSON

RESOLUTION,

"(LEUTER"S", AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, March 23rd. The Immigration Committee of the House of Representatives has approved of the Johnson Resolution after reference by the Senate, which postpones the effective date of the national origin clause to one year,

INDIES..

DUTCH NOT IN FAVOUR OF ABOLITION.

THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY.]

THE SHANGHAI STATION.

GRANTS AUDIENCE TO LT.-COL, CORNWALL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

EX-PRES. HARDING AND LIBERTY BONDS.

RESULTS OF SENATE'S INVESTIGATION,

[EBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

MARION, Ohio, March 3rd. The Senate's special investigator has definitely established that ex-

LONDON, March 23rd. His Majesty granted an audience to Lieut. Col. J. H. Cornwall, on his appointment as Military President Harding possessed" none Attache in Berlin. Lieut-Colonel of the Liberty Bonds of the series Cornwall discussed with H.M. the of denominations alleged to have King the Shanghai station, from been hawked around to prominent which he has just returned. persons on behalf of the Sinclair connection with the Republican Party's Campaign Funds.

BRITISH TRADE IN FAR EAST.

*** DISTINCTLY BETTER."

PREPARING FOR STRENU- OUS COMPETITION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 22nd.

DISARMAMENT.

SOVIET DELEGATE'S REPLY.

NO SUBMISSION TO LEAGUE.

[BRITISH TIRELESS SERVICE]

GENEVA, March 22nd.

BRAZIL AND THE LEAGUE.

GOVERNMENT'S ESTEEM UNDIMINISHED.

CONTINUING TO CO- OPERATE.

[TEROUCH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

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NEW YORK'S

MARKET.

STOCK

INTENSE STRUGGLE IN SPECULATIVE SHARES.

FBROTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE |

NEW YORK, March 23rd. The record number of 4,907,000 shares were sold in the stock GENEVA, March 23rd. market to-day when an intense Replying to the Council's invita struggle in opposing speculative tion, Brazil says that the Govern- shares resulted at least in a tem- ment's high esteem for the League porary halt of the violent upward is undiminished despite their ce-swing which has been proceeding tirement and, notwithstanding their for a fortnight. The final quota- absence, they will continue to co- operate effectively, true to the ideal which determined the League's cren- tion in the service of universal

| peace,

BRITISH NAVAL AFFAIRS.

LABOUR PARTY VIEWS.

FIRST LORD'S" REPLY.

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tions showed a long list of net de- lines, ranging from #1 to #8 a share with a sprinkling of gaine, a few running from $3 to $15.

OBITUARY.

SENATOR W. N. FERRIS.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].

WASHINGTON, March 3rd. Tho "death has occurred Senator W. N. Ferris,

ol

KING AMANULLAH. KEENLY INTERESTED.

"ROYAL OAK” INCIDENT.

REAR ADMIRAL COLLARD ON HALF-PAY.

STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 22nd. During the debate on the Navy Estimates in the House of Com mons, Commander Bellairs declared that when Captain Dewar and Con mander Daniel'wers, ordered home, and left H.M.S. Royal Oak, the whole of the battleship's crew ruched to the side and cheered them as they departed.

Commander Bellairs mentioned that as Rear Admiral Collard is now on half-pay, he could not be court-martialled.

WORLD'S AIR RECORD.

RA.F. PILOTS INVITED TO VOLUNTEER.

[CRITISH WIRELESS AREVICK.}

Reaur, March 22nd. Royal Air, Forbe pilote are being invited to volunteer for the attack. on the world's air speed record

LONDON, March 22nd... Baneful influences which affected the Geneva Naval Conference were mentioned by Commander Ken- FRESH SURPRISES FOR ROYAL which will be made at Calshot in

A moderate tone was adopted by Sir Kenneth Stewart, the vicc-M. Litvinoff, the principal Russian chairman of the Ching Section of delegate to the Disarmament Com- the Manchester Chamber of Committee, when he rose to-day to en- merce, expressed the opinion to-day deavour to refute the vigorous that Lancashire's trade relations criticisms of the Soviet total dis with the Far East were distinctly armament plan made by Lnd

Qushendua, the British' delegate. better than they were a year or two M. Litvinoff made a very long ago.

statement in attempting to meet the allegations, dwelling at con- House of Commons in the report siderable length on the Soviet's stage to-day. efforts in the cause of peace.

It might, he said, be rather Utopian to expect that Lancashire would fully regain her domination of the China market, but there was some hope that China would hence. forth become & continually increas

ing factor of Lancashire trade.

The most hopeful aign from the Lancashire point of view was the fact that the intense anti-British feelings had now subsided and had been replaced, at least, by a mo- dorately friendly attitude towards Great Britain.

Presiding at a gathering of the British Research Association for the woollen and worsted industries, held at Bradford, Sir James Hinch- cliffe said that the losenest manu facturing competition in the future would be found in the Far East.

It could caly be met by increased application of scientific reasearch to the wool textile industry.

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WIRELESS », CABLE.

STATEMENT BY MR.

BALDWIN.

· [BRITISH WIREZIS AERVICZ]

Bugur, March end. Mr. Baldwin answered in the

House of Commons a number of questions regarding the wireless and cable telegraph services

He cited the Soviet's voluntary co-operation with the Disarma Iment Commission as evidence of the good faith of the Russian Govern ment, but made it clear that her co-operation at Geneva did not imply that the Soviet had under taken to submit to any of the rulings of the late by the Soviet in the matter was that it would only consider itself bound by acts drawn up by the Committes and the Disarmament Conference..

The attitude

worthy (Lab.) when the Navy Es- timates were placed before the

Commander Kenworthy said he did not lay the whole blame for the failure at the conference to reach a compromise with America on our delegates, and certainly not on our technical advisers.

VISITOR.

VISITS GREENWICH,

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about six weeks' time. Hundreds of appbeants are expected and the pilot considered to have the best qualifications from the standpoint of physique and experience in high speed fights will be selected."

A Supermarine Napier S5, simi- lar to that in which the late Flight Lieutenant Kinkead was to have

LONDON, March 22nd. King Amanullah of Afghanistan today undertook a launch trin made the effort, will be used.

down the Thames and, was keenly interested in what he saw.

Many big ships, including the

The Recent Fatality.

Sir Samuel Hoare stated," in

There were certain interests in the engineering, armour-plate roll- ing and arms trade which exercised White Star liner, Megantic, in the reply to a question in the House

baneful influence at Geneva, and there was also the Big Navy Group

in Amerien.

Commander Kenworthy boped that our 1923 programme would be further.. amended.

Mr. C. G. Ammon (Lab.), refer- ring to the Singapore Base, invited

King George Fifth Dock, were passed and be inspected the great 130-ton lifting derrick which is the latest acquisition.

Customs sheds and the immense M. Litvinoff sought to meet

warehouses where merchandise x criticisms on that score by citing

stored, were painted out to the the reservations made by the United States delegation that it the House to notice the distinct in and he was astonished at the

change of policy on the part of the magnitude of the docks, could not accept the jurisdiction of

which he Government,

declared Visiting Greenwich Observators, the League, and urged the United bore out the Opposition contention King Amanullah was conducted States position in support of the

that the scheme was impracticable round by Sir Frank Dyson, the As- Soviet attitude to the League.

The Russian delegate then refer- and likely to result in a tremendous tronomer Royal. He inspected the red to the notorious Zinoviel waste of money. The floating ducktagon room, the original obser 1675, and designed by Christopher Letter, described is as a fraud, and was not worth a shap of the fingers ratory, founded by Charles II. in

·Wren. ventured criticism of Great Britain in war-time. by pointing to what he described as her intervention in China and Persia..

M. Litvinoff concluded by in- timating that he was prepared to continue co-operation with the Committee if the Committee de clared its acceptance of the prin eiple of total disarmament.

France Saconds British. Proposal.. Lord Cushendun, during his speech on Tuesday, proposed that the Soviet scheme should be sub- mitted to the various Governments to-day Baron, Clausel (France)' concerned for consideration, and

seconded the proposal

Spain Rejoina.

Imperial Wireless and Cable Con- He said the Government and the ference had no previous knowledge of the details of, "and no respon- ability for, the financial arrange ment recently made for the merger It has been announced that

Marconi Companies

League of Nations in response to of the Eastern Telegraph and the Spain has decided to rejoin the the recent invitation to reconsider the matter.

As regards the Government's attitude on the general question of wireless telegraphs he could make no statement in advance of the re- ports from the Imperial Wireless Conference which only on Monday received the proposals for the mer gen of the Eastern Telegraph and the Marcond Companies.

But as to the attitude of the Government towards wireless in Great Britain, he thought it right to say that the Government, while prepared to join in discussing measures for a varking arrange ment with the amalgamated Eastern Telegraph and Marconi Companies, was not committed even in pris siple, and reserved freedom of ac: tion in regard to any proposals for the transfer to the combine of the operation and control of the Im perial Wireless Service at present administered by the Government.

BRITISH SUBMARINE COLLIDES.

HIT DESTROYER ON RISING TO. PERISCOPE DEPTH.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

Roary, March 22nd.

TEA POT DOME.

SINCLAIR TO BE TRIED

ALONE..

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SELVICE]

WASHINGTON, March-23rd.

A further step in the Teapot Dome trial has been concluded by Justice Bailey ordering Sinclair to be tried alone, on April 4th, Fall being too ill to

attend:

Geneva Conference. -

Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First Lord of the Admiralty; dealing with the Geneva Conference, said that if we had any reason to suppose that eight-inch gan cruisers would be limited in the future by other coun- tries, Great Britain' would repeat her previous comments, that we are quite willing to stop building eight- inch gun cruisers.

of Commons, that the fuel used by Flight-Lieutenant Kinkead when he was killed while making a speed test at Calshot was special fuel which had been used by the ex- permental establishment, and by two service squadrons over pro longed testa

· There", was no evidence to show, that fumes from this petrol die abled the deceased officer.

He added that the Ministry was

following the question very closely. Medical officers in the Royal Air Force had been instructed to m vestigate the question very care.

He looked through the giant 93. inch telescope which weighs three and a half tons and is the largest in Europe. It had been hoped to show him a star of the first magni tude but the sky was too cloudy fully. and there were no planets in a position favourable for observation.

POPPY DAY FUNDS. He emphasised that the Confer

£504,000 COLLECTED.. ence broke down on the question of

(THROUGH REÜTER'¢ AGENCY.) total tonnage and not on eight-inch guns, and he hoped that if feelings were not aroused and no mischief

LONDON, March 22nd. done 'as between Britain and It is announced by the organisers America, with the advance made at of the British Legion Appeal Fund Geneva, we could make some satis that E504,000 has been received as. factory limitation in the not very the result of the Poppy Day Ap- eat, 1927 includes 263,50x. sub- distant future

-communities scribed by British overseas, both figures being new high levels.

The Commons agreed to the re- port stage of the Naval Estimates after a defeat by: 170 votes to. 97 on a motion by Mr. Ammon for a reduction of £100 in respect of the

Singapore Base, in which connection

Mr. Mardy-Jones referred to the danger in certain circumstances of Ivessels being being caught like rats in a trop.

Mr. Mardy-Jones pointed out the difficulties surrounding the Johore caseway and asked whether a blunder had not been made which would have to be righted in the

future!

Expenditure on Singapore.

او

COLONIAL GOVERNOR

PENSIONS.

FOUR CLASSES.

[THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 22nd. The Committee, over which Earl Buxton presided, and of which Mr... W. G. A, Ormsby Gore was a me-- ber, which inquired to the posi tion of Colonial Governors, with special reference to pensions; re-

NATIVE STUDENTS ACQUIT. commends that the pensions for the

TED" IN HOLLAND.

A SURPRISE DECISION.

[TaROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

THE HAGUE, March 22nd, A decision has been rendered z the case against four native stud- ente from the Dutch East Indies who were charged with inflamma- In the course of the debate, a tory, incitement of the public. question was asked regarding ex-against the Government in their penditure on the Singapore Base, vernacular newspaper. and Lieut.-Colonel Headlam stated They had been held in detention that the total Admiralty expenditure ance September, and on March up to the present was £508,000. ih, at the close of the trial, the. This year it was proposed to Pubhe Prosecutor urged that spend a further £228,000 plus heavy sentences should be passed. £300,000 on the floating dock... The tribunal to-day acquitted the

Towards that expenditure the accused. [THEGUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Admiralty had received £379,000|790005

States BRITISH CRUISERS IN from Hong Kong, the Malay THE HAGUE, March 22nd,

S.. AMERICA

CONTROVERSIAL DUTCH BILL TAXATION OF NATIONALS ABROAD.

- Another alock for the Finance and New Zealand of wagen

With regard to the

paid to the workers, there could be

ADMIRALTY

four classes of Governors should be the following rates for each yea of service

First-class; £72. Second-class £60. Third-class: £48. Fourth-class: £36.

The total pension from all sources eball not exceed £9,000 per annum.

SOVIET STATE FUNDS?

WHOLESALE ARRESTS IN

RUSSIA.

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Moscow, March 22nd.

The trial has opened m the High Court involving the two

Minister occurred in the Second Chamber to day, when it refused to pass Article 2-d1 the Bill authorise no question that they were not ade: NEW DEPARTURE BY THE biggest private Mutual Credit ing the taxation of nationals quate. Some people in Singapore thought they were too adequate abroad. S

The Admiralty: announces that On the resumption of the debate, compared with the local rates of the Submarine L. on rising to the Article, which authorises, the pay. Tenders for a great deal more periscope depth cellided with the Crown to grant exemptions and to of the work would be coming in by destroyer E.M.S. Thruster. The make complementary adjustments the end of March. damage appears to be confined to in the tax, was discussed and re- both periscopee, and one, periscopejected. standard

CRAECO-RUMANIA PACT SIGNED.

BRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE).

Societies in Moscow, it being alleged that they have been unlaw- fully receiving state funds for pro- Atcering operations.

In all forty-two men are accused, the number including the chairman

RUGBY, March 22nd. The British Admiralty have recently arranged for two cruisers. to be present in South American waters during the major part of the and directors of the Societies, a The Finance Minister according

year. It is probable that one of the number of officials from the State twa cruisers will spend most of her Bank, and the People's Commis ce appears to have

have ly asked for an adjournment of the

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1 time on the west coast of the South arist of Finance, been mutilated as the is in debate: When the Bill was first

American continent and the other The People's Comminar Hong Kong and was the submarine, before the House, several clauses

ATHENS, March 23rd on the East coat. They will conleged to have helped the Societies concerned in the Irene piracy proved objectionable and to avoid

The Graeco-Romanian non-aggres time to be based with the remain to obtain State credits affair. The submarine is probably its defeat the Finance Minister

tion-pact-has-beening ships of the squadron on The accused are being sued for one of the L class attached to the sought refuge in an adjournment stor

Bermuda

4,000,000 roubles Portsmouth division.]

Bigned: and subsequent amendments..

THE HAGLE, March 22nd. The Second Chamber has rejected

[The message appears the resolution of the Social De mocrat, Heer Heerekoper, asking the Minister of the Colonies to take up with the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, the question of the desirability of considering the abolition of the death penalty.