1928-04-16 — Page 7

FENGTIENESE SUCCESS IN SHANTUNG?

NATIONALISTS ALSO. CLAIM, ADVANCE.

CHRISTIAN GENERAL MAKES STEADY PROGRESS.

NORTHERN VICTORY ON SHANSI BORDER.

There is the usual crop of conflicting claims from the war zones to-day In Shantung the Nationalists claim that they are now ad- vancing almost unhindered. Marshal Chang Tsung Chang has been defeated a down the line, and has ordered a general retreat to Taining, while later the troops moved, right back to Tainan, the. capital of Shantung. Marshal Sun Chuan Fang, on the other hand, claims to have captured Fenghisien and to be on the way to Hsu. chow. At the samo time the 17th Southern Army Corps say they have taken Jihchao, which is close to the Shantung ecast line.

In Honan the Christian General" claims that he has been operating north of Changte for some days and has now managed to drive the Fengtiennae stül further back. He is concentrating his main forces, at Hsinseng, the junction of the Tao-Ching and Kin- Han, railways, and is prepared either to attack Taming or to move eastward and co-operate with Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. Fengtienese claim that they have been in full command of Changte since Saturday. It is possible that Feng's concentration at Hain seng is a "strategie" move1

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 16th, 1928:

LINER STRIKES

ICEBERG."

CAPTAIN'S PRESENCE OF MIND.

TERRIBLE DISASTER

AVERTED:

END OF A GREAT

·FLIGHT.

ADVENTURE IN THE CHANNEL.

SOVIET SAFEGUARDS ITS MONEY,

COSTES

เ

ALLEGED SEIZURE HAULKED

(THROCOR REUTER'A KORNCY, Į

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 13th. The Canadian Pacific liner Montrose docked at Liverpool with bows crushed in from just above the waterline.

The upper part was crushed backwards twenty feet, the superstructure was smash ed in and steel plates were buckled There was a gaping hole, high up from the water, one anchor was gone and the other was forced into the places which had crumpled like tia. The

It was learned that the liner struck an iceberg on Monday when three days out from St. Johns, New Brunswick. Two members of the crow were crushed to death and two passengers were slightly injured.

The Fengtienes operating against the Shansi troops claim to have taken Pingtingehow, south-west of Niangtschwan, on which they are preparing to make a Bank attack. Some doubt, how- ever, is thrown upon this claim. NORTHERN RETREAT IN EN ROUTE FOR HSUCHÓW.

SHANTUNG.

(Wah Tas Tat. Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 15th.

P

(THROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOW.]

PERING, April 15th. Sun Chuan Fang, bas telegraphed The Nanking Military Headquar- officially claiming that his loft wing ters, issued

report yesterday tas captured Fenghsien, and is stating that, on the morning of the attempting to march on Tangshan 13th inst., the Shantung troops, | en route for Esuchowfu;" engaged with the Southerners at Hengehong and other points near- by, retreated towards Lincheng by train of eight cars. Marcover, almost immediately on their arrival there, they moved further north to Tsinan; capital of Shantung. Lin- cheng is now practically empty of Northern soldiers.

DEFEATED AT MANY POINTS.

(Wah Tu Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 10th. General Chang Tsung Chang bas been defeated at many points by the Southerners in Southern Shan- fundi He has given an order for a general retreat northward.

NATIONALISTS PUSHING

THREATENING NIANGTSE-

KWAŃ.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ▲ousey.]

PEKING, April 13th. The Fengtienese claim to have occupied Pingizgchow the

south-west of Niangreckwan, and

There were two iceberge, and the Captain instantly steered for the amalier one which the ship struck bows on and split. ́

If the chip had gone between the icebergs the sides would have been ripped, and there would have been another Titanic disaster.

After the collision the Captain backed the ship and lifeboats were swung out and lifebelts donned: there was no panie,

Following examination it was decided to continue the voyage, and the ship arrived at Liverpool only a few hours late,

The iceberg towered nearly a hundred feet over the ship, and over a hundred tons of ice had to be moved after the smash.

are preparing to make a fank OPIUM IN MALAYA.

attack against Niangtaekwan. The

elaim is doubted in some quartera

as being too optimistic.

RIVAL CLAIMS TO CHANGTE.

(Fah Ez Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 15th.

CHARGES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.

INCREASING LECAL AMOUNT.

Losnos, April 18th. There was an exciting adventure in mid-Channel at midnight when £1,000,000, of Soviet gold, aboard

AND LEBRIX IN

PARIS.

TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM.

(THROUGH HAYAS AGEVUY.]

PARIS, April 14th. Castes and Lebriz arrived hers

at 6.15 p.m.

AMERICAN PEACE PROPOSALS.

WARM WELCOME BY PRESS.

GENEROUS ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY.·

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICEĮ

RUOBY, April 14th. - Newspapers published to-day the text of the identical note communi- cated to the Governments of the LE BOURGET, April 4th.

Great Powers by the United States Captain Costes and Naval Lieut on the question of a possible inter- the North German Lloyd steamer | Lebrix have arrived at the conclu-national renunciation of war. Ad Dresden, was successfully tran sion of their world fight. The already stated, the note is accom- shipped, thereby frustrating the rapidity of their return from Tokyo panied by a preliminary draft treaty anticipated intention of the French has been unprecedented. Government to seize it. The gold in ingots was being conveyed from New York to Bremen, locked in the held of the Dresden, which was due to call at Cherbourg in the morning.

The Russians baulked the sup- posed French plan by ohartering a vessel which arranged to meet the Dresden just outside territorial waters.

-Wireless communication was established and at dead of night the Dresden came alongside and transhipped money as quickly as possible.

Fortunately the sea was calm, as anyhow such a transhipment is a difficult operation. The Dresden then pursued her, voyage to Cher bourg minus the coveted gold.

MISSIONARY CON- FERENCE SEQUEL.

MOSLEM RIOT.

"NO CONTACT WITH

PALESTINE.”.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Jauzy, April 14th. Moslems at Guas, who were re- fused permission to hold a demon- stration against the recent Mission- ary Conference, eent a deputation to the District Officer about this. An erroneous report was circulated that the deputation had been ar rested and thereupon 400 Moslems stormed the police station, as it contained arms and ammunition.

"The police fired and slightly wounded two Moslems, and later re-inforcements from Jaffa restored

order.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, April 14th. At the meeting of the Opium The Kuominchun army claims Adisory Committee, Mr. L.A. that after five days' engagement with the enemy in the ones Held Lyall, the Assessor, drew atten- north of Changte, on the oth the tion to the increase of consumption

The Missionary Conference coin- Fengtienese retreated, northward in the Federated and Unfederated The main Kuominchus forces are Malay States in 1925 and 1996 Hecided with an acute wave of reli- concentrating" at Hsinseng, at the charged the Governments with de gious animosity, The Moslems were cross point of the Tao-Ching and liberately increasing the amount of irritated by the conferences and Kin-Han railways

legal optum in order to decrease alleged secrecy and lack of con- However the Fengtienese claim the amount smuggled, which tact with the people of Palestine." SHANGHAI, April 15th: After surrendering Lincheng, the that Generals Yu Hauch Chung not in accordance with the British Shantung troops have concentrated and Chek Yi Chao have been in Government undertaking at the at Taining in order to shorten their full command of Changte since Hague Conference. defence line. The Southerners are the 14th inst...

NORTH.

(Wah Tas Fat Pao.)

continuing to advance northward.

It is reported that they are threatening Tingyuen, a district be tween Lincheng and Yanchow.

PROGRESS UP THE. COAST.

(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)

ཟ།།

SHANG, April 15th. A telegram from the headquarters of the 17th Southern Army Corps reports that their troops have oc cupied Jihchao, on the Southern coast of Shantung. They are push- ing toward Chucheng.

MARSHAL LI'S RETURN. (Wak Tas Yat Pan.)

M

A SHANGHAI, April 7th.. Marshal Toa Hain, accom- panied by Chen Ming, Shu, Liang Shao Ming, and his Aide-de-Camp, booked a passage on board the s Sarpedon on the afternoon of the 14th inst. for Hong Kong, whence he will proceed to Canton. They are expected to arrive at Hong Kong to-morrow (Tuesday).

MANCHURIAN RAILWAY

QUESTION:

REPORTED SETTLEMENT.

{THROUGH HYUTER'S AGENDE.)

INVOICES IN CHINESE.

(Wah Tiz. Yat Poo.),

SHANGHAI, April 15th. Mr. Liang Bhi Yi, Director of Chinese Customs in Peking, has requested Mr. Edwardes, Inspector of Chinese Customs; to instruct all Customs Houses throughout the country, to accept Chinese mer- chants invoices written in Chinese.

FENG'S AMMUNITION SHORTAGE.

NEWLY FORGED SWORDS INSTEAD OF RIFLES.

KAIFENG, Honan, April 2nd. Again it is reported that Marshal Feng's troops, are short of muni- tions and that he is issuing paper cartridges to his troops. There is

question at all about his shortage of ammunition at least one hears this on all sides and in every casual conversation on the

Sir Malcolm Delevingne related BULGARIAN EARTH-

Was

the charge. He declared that the

Government Malay States doing everything possible to reduce the consumption of opium. There will be further discussion later.

Morphis In Formosa."

The feature of the session was a duel between Sir Malcolm Deie- vingne and Count Sato, the Japan- ese delegate, regarding the pro- duction of crude morphinein Formos. Bir Malcolm complained that figures were not given' and information was lacking regarding

QUAKE.

MANY KILLED AND INJURED.

MA

PUBLIC BUILDINGS DESTROYED."

(THROUGH REUTER'S JOKNOY.)

SOFIA, April 14th.' severe earthquake, felt

representing in a general way the A Deserter.

form of multi-lateral treaty the United States Government is pre- Lieutenant Lebriz comes backpared to sign. The note refers to nominally as a deeerter as his correspondence on the proposals with France, whose Government leave from the Navy expired

pointed out certain considerations April 1st, and the flight was an which, in a multi-lateral treaty, official.

This, however, is not must be borne in mind by Powers likely to be mentioned in view of which are members of League of Nations, and parties to the treaties of Locarno and to other treaties guaranteeing neutrality.

the record feat.

on

Press Approval.

Enthusiastic Crowd. Costes and Lobrix were escorted by three squadrons of military

The United States', proposal is aeroplanes. The fliers, immediate- ty they landed, were surrounded well received by the press, and by a crowd which surged through it is recognised that it warrants assisted by the police, eventually "the police barriers. The armen, immediate, careful and sympathetic examination. The Times says, reached the hangar where there addressed to the nye powers, has Mr. Kellogg's proposal, as now was an official reception.

taken a much more precise and de- Enite form than had seemed possible at the stage reached in the discus- sion with France alone. It is in-

the United States, after a long

Lebrix OvaZCOMO,

As the crowd surged round them, Eebrix fainted and was removed to an ambulance station where Garde Republicaine had the utmost restoratives were applied. The dificulty in forcing a way for the armen. Costes was carried should er high,

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deed a very remarkable fact that

abstention from any general come mitments in world politics, now, submits for acceptance to the other five powers & treaty which would They had to be smuggled through bind them to absolute renunciation a door as the back of the hangar of war as an instrument of policy arar in which the airmen, in their mutual dealings. If these accompanied by the Minister of six powers alone found it possible Commerce

and the Prefect of to bind themselves solemnly in such Police, drove to the Louvre where an engagement, after the fullest con- they were received by M. Poincaré. sideration af all that it would imply

The airmen appeared 00

the in the possible vicissitudes of coin- balcony and received a tremendousing years, it would, of course, mean a tremendous step forward in the pacification of the world.

ovation.

MOSCOW V DEATH

SENTENCES..

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY GROUP.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

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Moscow, April 14th. The Supreme Court has sentene ed to death six directors of mutual credit societies and also the Deputy Chief of the Economic Bureau of the State Bank. Thirty-four others will be imprisoned for terms of

A Great Responsibility. The United States has generously assamed a great responsibility in making an offer of a scope so far. renching.. That responsibility is shared now by those to whom, the offer is formally made.. Powers, upon whom much depends, are in- vited to commit themselves, to n continuous policy of peace, and de. finitely co put war out of considers tion in their mutual intercourse, on the assumption, upon which the Government lays United States great stress, that a host of lesser nations would be eager to follow 30 notable an example,

The Needed Response,. between six months and ten years Since the question is so clearly One only was acquitted..

put, the response of the Powers. the tribunal decided that, as must be equal to the occasion. For the accused formed an economic the British Government the task counter-revolutionary group, they presents little difficulty. Peene, and. would not be given the benefit of the prevention of war, is for the the amnesty. An appeal has been while British Empire a dominant Fodged.

issue. The chief commitments, a sumed by the British Government since the war, have been assumed with the object of ensuring peace and of building up alternatives to war is an instrument of policy."

EXPLOSION IN DANCE HALL

HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. -{REUTER'S" AMERICAN SERVICE)

WEST PLAIN (Missouri),

April 15th. About forty were killed and many injured in an explosion and fire at a dance hall. It is thought that it was due to the ignition of a petrol tank in a garage below the dance hall. The building was gutted, and the walls burst out ward, many dancers being hurled

the actual disposal of the drug throughout Bulgaris, is believed The Japanese delegatë said that all to have done diesstrous damage into the streets. possible information would be given

in the next report:

JOURNEY FROM MOSCOW. CHINESE STUDENTS" DIS-

APPEAR. M

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

chances of the coming struggle. And the officers and men know it students too, but they are evidently not do ceiving themselves by using paper

bullets.

Chirpan, South Bulgaria, Com munications with; Chirpan are cut off but it is feared that there are many victims. The shocks are continuing in the Chirpan district. Loss of life and damage is report- ed in South East Bulgaria,

Thirty, Killed

"LATER. Thirty were killed and many in jured in the earthquake at. Uhir- PERINO, April 14th. Myatery surrounds the where pan, where all public buildings were abouts and fate of several Chinese either damaged or completely de Deaths and destruction who left Moscow for stroyed. China after the breaking of xela are reported from other townships. tions between the Nationalists and

RUHR COAL MINES. the Soviet.

GENERAL INCREASE IN WAGES

{EKUTER'S' AMERICÁN: SERVICH. 1

Preparations For Campaign: Two parties left prior to the Instead many of his crack troops Communist coup in Canton last are armed with long broad words December "and arrived safely but unpolished as if from the nearest two detachments, which left after blacksmith's aavil; but, deep and the coup, were not so lucky, only It is believed that the Sino-keen with such a menace that one three of the students reaching

PEKING, April 16th.

Japanese Manchurian Hailway on troversy is practically settled. The Japanced Legation is reported to

shudders, to think of contact with Vladivostock.

Fourteen have not it. And the terrible part about all been heard of since.

It is understood that the Japanese this préparation is that these men know they will soon be called to authorities at Vladivostock are be referring the proposed terms use them, and that many of them making enquiries. to Tokyo for confirmation. * will never come back again.

The main terms are reported to They admit that the North has be that the Feng-Hai Railway must cannon, rifles and ammunition, and CORNWALL" FOR CHINA. return the rolling stock to the short as they are in all of these, Tao-Nan Railway. The through they are grimly looking forward to

LEAVING SOON. traffic contract between the South the coming struggle with deter- Manchuria Railway and the Fang mination to win. Further they are (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Hai Railway, which the Fengtieness calmly making preparations now

LONDON, April 14th. cancelled, must be revived, but the in the many hospitals in this and. Japanse will agree to through the Chengchow district, to receive The new cruiser, Cornwall will traffic on the Peking Mukden and 20,000 wounded. - North China leave Devenport on May 11th to Feng-Hai Hailways;

Daily News.

in the China Squadron.

BERLIN, April 14th, Following the breaking down of negotiations as regards wages and working hounen the Ruhr coal mining industry, the oficial arbitra tor has announced his decision providing for maintenance of an eight hours shift underground, and a reduction of one hour, in the working hours at the pit head and other surface workers. There is "s general increase of wages of a per cent., and the new rates remain in force until April 20th 1929.

The new acale will increase the cont of production by 75.Pfennige a

ton

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MARCH TRADE FIGURES. INCREASES OVER FEBRUARY

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, "April 14th, The Board of Trade Returns for March are:-

importe: £116,500,000, an increase of £11,600,000 over February.

Exports = £68,000,000, an increase of £7,700,000.

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

THE HAGUE, April 15th. Bir Austen Chamberlain and his family, who are visiting the Nether lands as the guests of the American Minister, dined with the Queen and Princess

Juliana and the Dutch Foreign Minister,

AUSTRIAN LOAN,

ATLANTIC CON- QUERED.

GROPING IN FOG.

NEW YORK MAKES READY.

"(REUTER'A AMERICAN BKAVICK)

OTTAWA, April 14th. "According to a message from Quebec. received by the Canadian Government, the Bremen will con- tinue the fight to New York i the afternoon when repairs have baen completed. `us.

A message from Mitchellfelds Aerodrome, Long Island, states that the proposed flight of Junker aeroplanes to Greenly Island has bean abandoned owing to unfavour. able reports regarding the weather and landing conditions there.

Petrol Supplies Sent.

Que April 15th. The petrol available at Point Amour 10 unsuitable for the Bremen. Two relief aeroplanes, nitted with as for landing on the ico, let bere for Greeny Island conveying petrol; reporters and

cinema mon.

The "Bremen's crew have sent a wireless message that they landed on an ice covered take. They are in frst-class condition despite the fact they spent four hours groping in fog in search of help.

The aviators were enveloped in fog for some time before their descent and lost their bearings. They were forced to land, at the first available place,

Preparing A Welcoms.

New Youx, April 16th. The newspapers and the public are more excited over the feat of the Bremen than, over anything since the arrival in Paris of Col. Lindbergh. Mammoth preparations are being made by the city authori- tes, assisted by numerous German and Irish societies, to welcome the

Aliera.

Excitement In Dublia,” Excitement reached fever pitch in Dublin when the papers an nounced that the Bremen had been seen in Nova Scotia. Crowds the newspaper. gathered outside offices in the hope of hearing newe. Then wild rumours floated. round regarding a landing in New York. Telephones rang and there was great contusion all over the city,

The manager of one of the prin cipal einernas announced from the stage the landing in New York and a packed house rose to its feet and cheered white the orchestra played the National Anthem

Joy, was unbounded when the landing was confirmed in a message from Berlin. Special editions ap- posred and were eagerly bought

op.

False Message To Berlin... The false message of the landing was telephoned from New York to the manager of the Adlon Hotel.

[Earlier cables on page 21

SIMON COMMISSION RETURNS.

OPPOSITION BROKEN, ASSURED OF GOODWILL.

*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 14th. The Simon Commission has ar rived in London from India. Sir John Simon, interviewed by. Reuter at Folkestone after landing, con It cannot be forgot sidered that the visit had done a ten that both the League and great deal of good. The Commi

in a much better Locamo admit the possibility of war son was now.

Earlier Treaties. Referring to M. Briand's reference to the bearing of the League and Locarno on the proposed pact, the Timer says,

in the last resort as a means of position to undertake the main”“ maintaining peace. In no sense can task, as much of the opposition

was now weakened or broken. these commitments be regarded as

The Compassion was assured of implying that staten undertaking them regard war as a means of the goodwill and co-operation of aa that is admitted they are not in public... furthering their national sime. If important section of the Indian compatible with the acceptance of the American proposal, always provided that acceptance, while ap-

parently enlarging the scope, does putes, for which war would other- not actually weaken the effect of wise be the probable or only alter- such serious commitments as these." native.

Without these two things the

No Looking Back,

The Times concludes by welcom- pledge becomes no more than a rather empty assertion of peaceable ing the prospect of the great power disposition. It might have its uses of the United States being brought but it would also have its dangers, into service in such a cause, but it Nevertheless, that the United adds, the British conception of States should, with little encourage-

solema engagement permits of no looking back, and we must know ment, have persisted in this attempt to frame & treaty, open for all exactly to what we are committed the world to sign, for the renicia If, therefore, we ask whether retion of war, is altogether to be nunciation of war covers purely de welcomed. It makes a real attempt fensivo or police measures, whether

to collaborate, in the work which it includes or excludes League sanc-the League, from a different angle, tions, whether the readiness of the trying to do in the cause of United States Government to sign.

Proposals Welcomed. such a treaty commits the American peace.

The Daily Telegraphy after point- people in the same degree as other powers would be committed by the signature of their governments, iting out similar difficulties, and declaration that he does not con- is because we are sincerely anxious drawing attention to Mr. Kellogg's that the enterprise should succeed."

sider the treaty advocated would Clear Definition Wanted afford a certain guarantee against

The question now The Manchester Guardian also all wars, says, emphasises the need for a clear dois whether the proposed treaty can finition of what the pledge is in bo so strengthened

by textual tended to imply. To make the amendments, which the United pledge effective, you must have at States Government can be persuade WASHINGTON, April 14th. least two things. You must define ed to recognise not only as indis The Ways and Means Committee what war is, or any rate different pensable from the point of view of of the House of Representatives iate between the kinds of war which other powers, but as admissible or has approved the request of the you really mean to renounce, and even valuable from its own Austrian Government lot are those which you do not, and you adjustment of ite American obliga must establish effective machinery tiana to permit it to floats new for the pacifc settlement of dis

Wontinued on neat Column.) $100,000 loan.

- [REUTER'S : "AMERICAN SKIVICK.)

Other newspapers also direct at tention to these points, but all agree in warmly welcoming the American proposal