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SENSATIONAL RECAPTURE OF

LINCHENG.

REWARDS FOR ALL WHO ENTERED THE CITY..

..'

GENERALS EXECUTED BY SHANTUNG COMMANDER.

CANTON'S CONTRIBUTION TO LIANG HU ARMY.

RAPID NATIONALIST ADVANCE IN

SHANTUNG.

Marshal Chang Tsung Chang, nccording to a message troo Nanking, has ordered a general retreat of his Shantung and Chihli forces to Taian and Tainan, having first executed some of his leading generals. Marshal Chang Tsung Chang himself asserts that. ho was only drawing on the Nationalists go that Sun Chuan Fing could cut off their retreat

A story of a sensational recapture of Lincheng comes from Tsinan, Chang Tsung Chang offered a reward of $10 to each man and 830 to each officer who entered Lincheng, and then, putting himself at the head of a picked body of 3,000 men, attacked at dawn and recaptured the town.

It would appear, from a Reuter message from Shanghai, that Marshal Sun Chuan Fang is almost, if not entirely cut,off from communication with his own side. He is said to be advancing on a line between Peïnsien and Kweiteh. Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek's forces are certainly a long way to the north of this line, and Mar- shal Feng Yu Hsiang was yesterday reported to have taken Kure. These two marshals must by this time almost have joined forces being the back of Marshal Sun Chuan Fang, unless the Christian General has met with a reverac.

RAPID NORTHERN #

RETREAT.

SHANTUNG GENERALS

EXECUTED

FURTHER NATIONALIST

SUCCESSES.

(THROUGH REUTER’1 AGENCY.]

NANKING, April 17th. An official message from the Nationalist Headquarters at Hsu chowfu reports the occupation" of Tsowhsien on the 15th. Later Yea- chowfu was surprised and furiously attacked on Monday morning and occupied in the afternoon, the

A STRATEGIC. WITH- DRAWAL.

SENSATIONAL RECAPTURE OF

LINCHENG.

REWARDS OFFERED TO SOLDIERY.

[TAXOCON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PERING, April 17th. Chang Tsung Chang asserts that he deliberately withdrew in order to draw the Nationalists northward and enable Sun Chuan Fang, to, carry out a circling movement and cut off their retreat.

A meseage from Tainanfu istes

Shantung defenders surrendering. that Chang Tsung Chang offered The message adds that Marshal $10 to each soldier and 830 te ench Chang Teung Chapg, the Northern officer who re-entered Lincheng Governor of Shantung, after execut He then put himself at the head ing several of his leading generals, of 5,000 picked men, attacked at ordered a

general withdrawal of dawn on the 13th, and recaptured Shantung and Chihli forces to

Lincheng. Taian and Tainaofu.

The Nationalists have captured Ichowfu in south-east Shantung.

BIG SOUTHERN ADVANCE."

LARGE NORTHERN FORCE CUT OFF T

RE-INFORCEMENTS FOR NATIONALISTS.

The Southerners are reported to bave captured the district magis- trate of Tancheng and to be con- tinuing their advance northwarde.

BOTH SIDES ADVANCING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Marebal Sun

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18th, 1928.

FUSHUN COLLIERY MORE EARTHQUAKE AWKWARD SITUA- NEW YORK MAKES HUGE NEW POWER

DISASTER.

WATER SWAMPS MINE.

HUNDREDS OF WORKERS DROWNED.

"(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MURDEN, April 17th. There has been a terrifie inrush of water from abandoned workings, which has submerged part of the famous Fushun Colliery, drowning most of the working miners. At present it is known that four hun dred and seventy are dead. All the victime дте Chinesc. Material damage is considerable.

HAVOC.

TION SAVED.

MEXICAN TOWNS DESTROYED,

JAPANESE PROFESSOR

RESIGNS.

MANY BUILDINGS COLLAPSE.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

(TBROTGE AKUTER'A AGENCY.]

TOKYO, April 17th. Proefasor Kawakami, the radical

manded by the Government, has professor whose diemissal was de-,

resigned.

READY.

PLANS FOR "BREMEN'S *** RECEPTION.

THE RACIAL ISSUE.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

-

PROJECT.

CANADIAN AND AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.

$650,000,000 SCHEME,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

TERI CRUZ, April 17th. Several towns in Oaxaca State

New York, April 17th.

OTTAWA, April 17th. are believed to have been destroyed

The elaborate programme for the

The Canadian and American Gov- by an earthquake which rocked south Mexico. Many buildings col.

reception of the Bremen Byers in ernments have agreed on the basis cludes a formal welcome at the of negotiations for a grandiose lapsed in Oaxaca City, where the

City Hall Forty radio stations power navigation scheme developing shocks were most severe, while most

have been linked up to broadenst 3,000,000 horse power with a total the speeches. After this there will expenditure of $650,000,000 involv of the buildings in Pinotepa and Textepec were damaged. Buildings PARIS TO NEW YORK FLIGHT. Fifth Avenue, in the course of even foot waterway to the head of ben triumphal procession' downing the construction of a twenty-

in Vera Cruz were also rocked, but

COSTES' GREAT."

DESIRE.

apparently there was no loss of WAITING FOR A 'PLANE. life, and damage was small.

The Fushuu mine is the property of the South Manchuria Railway and the largest open-cut mine in the world. The production last For WILD 9,000,000 tons, and the total output hitherto has beer BURIED ALIVE BY EARTH-

50,000,000 tons.

SAFEGUARDING JAPAN'S INTERESTS.

[THLOUGH ABUTKE'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, April 17th.

The Cabinet this morning de- cided, in view of the advanes of the Nationalists in Shantung, to order marines to be landed at Teingtso. These troops can be sent, if necessary, to Teinan.

The question of sending troops from Japan will be decided prob ably to-morrow. Meantime the troops in Tientsin will be held in readiness to proceed to Shantung.

NEWS TO JAPAN.

(Wah T Tat Pao.)

QUAKE.

BANK ACCOUNTANT'S

ORDEAL

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SOFIA, April 18th. During the work of clearing the earthquake ruins of the five-storey People's Bank at Chirpan, the alive under a man of masonry thief accountant WLA discovered which had protected him: He had spent twenty-six hours, under the

ris. He was taken to hospital. (THROUGH AXUTER'S AGENCY,]

BUXKAREST, April 17th.

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A further earthquake occurred at a.m. and lasted a few seconds. No damage was done.

INDIAN UNREST.

GENERAL STRIKE

THREATENED.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] SHANOBAI, April 17th. General Li Lich Chun has tele-

-BOMBAY, April 16th. The recent graphed to the leaders of the Bombay mill workers has culminat- unrest among the Minseite party and other democra-ed in 20,000 operatives laying down tie bodice in Japan, stating that the abortdult, it appears, of the Southern revolutionary anny had recommending a general strike.

labour leaders, circulating leaflets gained considerable success in the He predicted in the same telegram expedition against the Northerners,

that the complete success of the expedition was in sight.

SPEEDY NATIONALIST ADVANCE.

(Wah Tes Fat Pau.)

The

SHANGHAI, April 17th.. PEKING, April 17th. The rival forces in Shantung are

According to a report from the renching on anomalous position not front to the Pukow railway station, uncommon in Chinese warfare. the Southerners under General Sha While the Southerners are appar Tao Yin took Yenchow, about 180 eatly advancing up the Tientsin-miles north of Lincheng, on the

· [Tarough meltaR'S AGENCY.]

Pukow Railway, Chuan Fang continues to advance morning of the 18th inst. SHANGHAI, April 17th.

southward; thus each is thresten While it is extremely difficult to ing the other's rear. estimate accurately the fortunes of Sun Chuan Fang bas wired the fierce struggle st present going officially claiming that, following on south of the Yellow River in the the capture of Fengheien on vicinity of the Honan-Kiangsu-Shan- April 14th, one division occuped tung borders, there is reason to Peibsien on

the following day. believe that Marshal Chiang Kai He also claims that his vanguarde Shek's forces have reached. Lin, have reached Tangshan, adding cheng on the Ticussin-Pukow Rail that his men annihilated

three

way.

The Kuominchur are also be- lieved to have captured Kuychsien and are now threatening Taining. The Northerners are falling back! towards Yenchow.

Kuominchun brigades at Kuyeh,

MORE NATIONALIST RE-INFORCEMENTS.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] On the other hand, 20,000 of Marshal Sun Chaan Fadg's troops

HANKOW, April 16th. are reported to be advancing in

Several thousands of Nationalist north Honan on the Peihaien-Feng- troops, under local leaders, have heren Kweiteh front. If this is left Hankow, going up the Peking. true, it seems certain that these Hankow Railway to Honan to join must be enveloped by the converg the campaign against the North, ing Kuaminchun and Nationalist forces in Shantung."

Nationalist re-inforcements "con- tinue to arrive at Hauchowfu, the fatcet arrival being. General Cha Pei Teh with the 3rd and. 31st Kiangai Armies.

CANTON'S WAR CONTRIBU- TION.

(Fah Tez Tat Pac.)

General Wei I San, commanding the 30th Nationalist Army, left Ichang for the Northern front on April 14th,

SHANTUNG GENERAL

CAPTURED.

(Wak Tez Yat Pao.)

-SHANGHAI, April 17th.

The second column of Southern troops claim to have taken Linych, SHANGAL, April, 17th. to the esit of Lincheng, and in The "Liang Hu" (Hunan and addition to have taken a large store Hupeh) expeditionary troops, num- of ammunition. General Feng bering about three army corps, are Yung Cheng, a Shantung military concentrating at Hainyeng and commander, has been captured.

other points on the southern Honan "border in readiness to begin opera- tions against the Northerners. The". Canton Government is reported to have consented to supply to them a monthly sum of $1,000,000 for military expenses during the period

of the expedition. If this is found

TIENTSIN-PUKOW RAIL- WAY.

(Wah Tiz Yat Pro.}

SHANGHAI, April 17th. In view of the critical conditions

insufficient, the Nanking Govern on the southern section of the ment shall be held responsible for Tientsin-Pukow, Railway. Marshal the balance. General Li Chung Chang Tao Lin has ordered the Jen will proceed to the front to 20th Manchurian Artillery Corpe to direct operations, leaving General occupy the Chihli section of the Ching Chien to take charge of the railway line in order to strengthen situation at Haukow,

the rear.

Northern army at Teining and Kacheng, fearing that their com munications with the rear would be completely cut off, have retreated northward through Tangping and Minsheng,

THE FIGHTING MAN'S NEEDS,

(Wah Tez Tat l'ao,)

SHANGHAL, April 17th. Citizens of Nanking are starting movement to organise a service to minister to the needs of the soldiers now operating at the front, ANOTHER TURN-COAT.

NAVAL WIRELESS:]

HANKOW, April 16th.

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be moving towards a general strike, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

BOMBAY, April 17th. Events in the mill area appear to as a demonstration in opposition to the double shift system, which is gradually being introduced in Bombay mills

A large procession brought out the workers in ten more mills. There are now 32,000 strikers.

JUDGE GARY'S SUCCESSOR. POST WITH IMMENSE SALARY.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN, BERVICE.]

HorokEN, April 17th. Morgans, has been elected director Thomas Laupont, partner in J. P. of the United States Steel Cor- Gary poration replacing the late Judge

SINCLAIR LEWIS DIVORCED

(REUTER'S AMERICA' SERVICE]

RENOS (Nevada), April 1ch, Sinclair Lewis has been divorced on the ground of desertion.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, April 17th. Costes in an interview has said that his greatest desire is to at- tempt the fight from Paris to New York. He is only waiting for a suitable plane.

TRAFFIC IN NARCOTICS.

RESOLUTION OF THE CONFERENCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, April 7th.

With the exception of the annual reports of the United States, Japan and Portugal on the import and export of narcotice, the Committee passed the reports of all countries, after which the Committee request ed Sir Malcolm Delevingne to draft a resolution asking the Government to include beazoil and morphine in the regulations dealing with the manufacture and import and export

other dangerous drugs,

of

TALKS WITH. DUTCH GROWERS.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDS

AMICABLY.

POSSIBLE WORKING

ARRANGEMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.}

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which the airmen will lay a wreath the Great Lakes, on the War Memorial in Madison Square.

There will be the usual, welcome in New York harbour, accompanied by sbricking of ships sirens and aeroplane manoeuvres.

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The correspondence between the two Governments was tabled in the House of Commons and shows that Canada proposes to construct and control the whole Canadian section of the St. Lawrence shipway. in- A Letter To Coolidge7, ...

cluding the New Welland Canal, at New Youx, April 17th..

a cost of $315,000,000. The racial issue threatene to

The United States will construct develop in connection with the the international section of the St. great civic welcome to the fliers. Lawrence river and complete the The news that Commandant Fitz-upper lake channels to a depth of maurice has left Greenly Island twenty-seven feet at a cost of $330,000,000, while the power deve- alone has netónished New York, lopment of the international section and there are many rumours about

it.

will be shared equally by Canada and the United States."

Whereas Quebec reported that America has agreed to the Fitzmaurice, whom bad weather Canadian suggestion to appoint a had compelled to land at Natash joint board of engineers to consider would await Hubaefeld and the engineering problems of the Washington avers that Fitzmaurice Koeblat. Quebec, a despatch from international section.

MARTIAL?

going there to deliver to Presi-SEQUEL TO NAVAL COURT dent Coolidge a letter tromi Presi dent Cosgrave.

Further excitement is occasioned by the wording of the message from All citizens of New York, arre- Jiayor Walker to Fitzmaurice: spective of race, colour or creed, are waiting impatiently the arrival of FULL STATEMENT EXPECTED. all three of the Bremen crew,"

man-American pressure, in opposi tion to the predominant Irish poli- ticians, has been brought to bear on Mayor Walker to eend this message to Fitzmaurice, hending him off til all the flyers can be welcomed together.

It is believed that powerful Ger-

BOARD OF ADMIRALTY MEETS.

[BRITISH WIERKLEJA SERVICE]

Roosy, April 16th. The Board of Admiralty meet at the Admiralty to-day to consider the Royal Oak case. It is understood that in addition to the official "re-

MONTREAL, April 7th -A wireless message from "Point Amour states that the Bremen ports of the courts martial held at will resume her flight to New York Gibraltar, the Board had before. to-morrow if the propeller is re- them the considered opinion of the: mechanic paired. A Canadian pilot and remained -at Greenly

Judge Advocate of the Fleet, Mr.

le and after Fitzmaurice had left, Pitman, who has been examining to assist in repairs to the Bremen. the reports.

Fitzmaurice's Departure.

Among these present at to-day's .. An earlier cable from Clarke meeting were Mr.Bridgeman, First LONDON, April 16th. The Secretary of the Rubber Fitzmaurice,

City states that:-Commandant Growers' Association, at whose office Free

chief of the Irish Lord of Admiralty, the four Sea State the conference is being held, stated flew over the Atlantic in

Air Force, who Lords, Read-Admiral Fisher, the that the conversations were proeced Bremen with Captain Koch and

the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, ing amicably.

Some Arrangement Possible. [BRITISH VIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruasy, April 16th. Informal conversations took place to-day in London between seven

representatives of the Dutch Rubber Producing Committee and seven leading British rubber producers. They discussed the situation created by the removal of the restriction on the export of rubber from Malaya and Ceylon.

It is believed on the rubber LORD TREMATON'S COFFIN.ment may be reached whereby the market that some kind of arrangċ-

CARRIED BY DESTROYER.

[EXITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, April 16th. The British destroyer Tempest will convey the remains of Lord Trematon from Calais to Dover on Wednesday. The coffin will be taken on to Windsor where the funeral will take place on Friday

British and Dutch producers will co-operate for the benefit of the in- dustry.

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NICARAGUAN · REVOLT. COST OF EXPEDITION.

[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE, Į

WASHINGTON, April 18th.

Baron Huenefeld, has left Greenly and Sir Oawyn Murray, Permanent

Island, where the monoplane land- Secretary to Admiralty. ed, on & Canadian aeroplane. It is expected that Mr. Bridge- Baron Huenefeld and Captainman will make a full statement in cel are remaining at Greanly the House of Commons to-morrow. Island and are endeavouring to repair the Bremen to complete the fight to New York.

Progress" Made... [EXUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

QUEBEC, April 18th. Commandant Fitzmaurice has ar miles from Greenly Island. rived at Natashquad, two hundred

OBITUARY.

JAPANESE BISHOP'S DEATH. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

TOKYO, April 17th. The death is announced of the The Senate has passed a resolu. Right Reverend Sakunoshin Moto-

power to alter or to quash the sen

The Board of the Admiralty have

tences passed on Captain Dewar Commander Daniel who were severe- ly reprimanded and ordered to be dismissed their ships.

The Board meets only on осса- sions of extreme, importance.

COTTON CONFERENCE.

A FULL PRODUCTION WEEK.

OPPOSITION TO WAGE REDUCTION.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

London, April 10th.

A further attempt to settle the

A report from Honan states that General Lu Chung Lin (formerly ter, attended by the King and information regarding the extra the Christian General's right hand Queer, members of the Royal cost and the number of casualties maa) has decorted the Nationalist family, and intimate friends.

Afterwards the coffin will be detion of Nicaragua.

as a result of the American occupa posited in the loyal Mortuary Chapel.

in Saint George's Chizpal. The tion asking the Secretary for the da, Anglican Bishop of Tokyo, from cotton industry dispute with regard

talize.

BANDITS' ACTIVITIES.

MORE FIRING ON FOREIGN CRAFT.

[MAVAL WIRELESS.]

HANKO, April 16th. Bandits have again been firing upon foreign tugs and lighters in the vicinity of Mei. Tan Chu, 23 miles above Hankow, on the Yang isze" River.

These bandita are thought to be migrating and Mei Tan Chu op- pears to be a convement place for them to cross the Yangteze.

ARMOURED CAR RAIDS. {'THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]

In the South African Parliament this afternoon, the Premier moved the adjournament as a token of sympathy with Lord Athlone, Governor-General, and Lady Athlone, parents of Lord Trema ton.

ROYAL VISIT TO DENMARK. BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN.

[THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCY.)

OG AN

COPENHAGEN, April 10th. The King and Queen of Belgium, accompanied by the Count of Flanders, Princess Marie Jose and M: Hymans, the hister for Foreign Affairs, have arrived here. They were received at the station by the Danish Royal family, Goy ernment Ministers and military

SOCIALIST CHOICE.

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDI

DATE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN EERVICE);

NEW YORK, April 18th. tion has nominated Mr. Norman The Nationalist Socialist Conven

for the Presidency, Thomas, of New York, as candidate

TRAGEDY AT WEDDING GUESTS. BURNT TO DEATH.

[NECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

ALTOONA, Penn., April 18th, of a wealthy quarryman called Thirteen guests at the wedding Krepachalk, at the town of Blair, were burned to death in a fire which

to hears wages, was made at the two Japanese who bays been ence of representatives of the em appointed bishops.

Manchester to-day at a joint confer-

MR. CHARLES SIMS. [THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 10th. The death occurred in Scotland, on the 13th instant, of Mr. Charles Sims, R.A., Keeper and Trustee of the Royal Academy

RUSSIAN LEADER'S DEATH.

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, April 17th. The death is announced of Paul Axelrod, for many years the leader of the Social Democrats in Russia.

MR E. M. STATLER [BFUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New Youx, April 18th

ployers and Trade Unions,"

One of the latter, prior to "the Conference, said they were opposed as ever to a reduction in wages but wanted to know what the employ ers meant by giving full produc tive effect to the 48 hour working week."

It is considered most probable that the operatives are willing favourably to discuss the full pro- duction week but not the wage re- duction. It is understood that the employers, are not unanimous in forcing a crisis on wages if the full Froduction week is obtainable.

The Conference was adjourned until April 30th...

DANGERS OF BRITISH STREETS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

and civil authorities and were destroyed the house. The dead in. Mr. Ellsworth Milton Statler, the cidents in Great Britain for 1927 cheered by the crowds en route to clude the bride and bridegroom and hotel owner

LONDON, April 16th. The death has occurred here of The official return of strect no

also a mother and six children.

PERING, April 17th. able to cross Changhe bridge, and Northern armoured cars are now claim to have destroyed a Kuomio chun steel train near Changte.. the Palace

and founder of shows that 5,329 persons were kill

ed and 148,000 injured.

Statler's restaurants