TSINING" CAPTURED BY CHRISTIAN GENERAL.
SHANTUNG FORCES READY FOR IMMEDIATE RETREAT.
TROOPS MASSING ON TIENTSIN-PUKOW, RAILWAY.
SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-ATTACK BY SHANSI ARMY.
Reports, both from Reuter and the vernacular papers, stato that Marshal Feng Yu Hsinng,the Christian. General,”", has-taken Tsining. The Northerners have retreated to Yenchow, having suffer- ed heavy casualties
Despatches from Peking still claim that Sun Chuan Fang is ́ operating near Fenghsien and intends to make an attack upon. Hauchow. If he is really in this locality he must be completely cut off from all hope of reinforcementa, as the armies of both Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu Hsiang are now between him and. his allies. His army is believed to be both small and ill-equip- ped, never having entirely recovered from a serious defeat in Shantung last year.
The Northerners are massing. troops all along the Tientsin- Pukow Railway, and evidently intend to fight every yard of it, should they be driven back.
A massage from Marshal Feng's army states that two Shantung divisional commanders are negotiating to come over to the Kuo- minchun. General Sun Liang Cheng, one of Marshal Feng's leading generals, has promised to include them in his army.
After a day or two of silence, further news has arrived from “Taiyuen, capital of Shand. The Shansi, troops have counter-attack- ed and driven the Fengtienere out of Taingting, and are planning an attack on Shekchinchong and Ṭsingting. CAPTURE OF TSINING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] -
SHANGHAI, April 18th.
SHANSI SUCCESS:
(Fah T Tai Pao)
SHANGHAI, April 18th." A message from Nanking atatea
A telegram from Taiyuenlü states that Marshal Feng Yu Hang that the Shanai troops on the claims that the Kuominchun cap Taingting-Taiyuan Railway have re tured Taining on Monday after taken Taingsing and are advancing noon, taking 2,000 Shantung prito Walu. They are preparing to attack Tsingting and Shekchia- chong.
fonera.
TSINING FALLS TO FENG."
(Wah Taz Yat Pas.)
SHANORAL April 18th. Marthal Fang Yu Haiang's troops, operating in Western Shantung, claim that they have captured Taining on the 10th inst The Northerners fell back on Yenchow which is now in a critical position.
The Fengtienese opposed to Mar- shal Feng Yu Heiang have retreat- ed northward, fearing that they might be cut off
DESERTERS FROM THE NORTH.
(Wah Ti Fat Pao,)
SHANGHAI, April 16th,
SUN CHUAN FANG'S
POSITION.
STRENGTHENING THE RAILWAY.
{THROUGH REUTER'S ACRNCT.)
PEKING, April 18th. Foreign reports from Tanam state that Sun Chuan Fang is occupying Kuyeh, Yutai, Fenghsies and pos sibly Tangshan. His object is to reach Hauchowiu vid Lunghai and cut off the Nationalists on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.
A military report from Lanteng line frem. Tenghaien to showfu,
states that two divinonal -com- Landers of the Shantung army are sending a delegation to approach the Kuominchun with a view to surrendering. General Bun Liang
Cheng has promised to incorporate
them in his army.
PRISONERS OF WAR.
(Wah Taz Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, April 18th. The Southern Headquarters re- ports that since the commencement of the expedition, the Kuomintang Army Lave captured about 40,000 Northern prisoners,
MORE FIRING ON BRITISH VESSELS.
[NAVAL WIRZLESS.')
HANIOW, April 17th.
The same sources state that Chang Tsung Chang is holding the
the having checked Nationalist advance in east Shantung.
Heports of the retaking of Lin- cheng ars false.
All the available Shantung troops
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 19th, 1928.
"BREMEN'S" NIGHT- JAPAN'S INTERESTS TO MUCH OFFICIAL DEATH PENALTY IN UNFITTED FOR HIGH
MARE FLIGHT.
REVOLVER AS LAST RESORT.
STORY OF THE FLIGHT.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
NEW YORK, April 17th. The fret-hand account of the landing of the Bremen on the de
IN SHANTUNG.
NO ARMY ACTION NECES
*-SITATED.
NAVAL FORCE INCREASED.
(THROVOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxro, April 18th.
At a conference at the Forelgi. Office, Naval and Military author-
CONTROL.
JAPAN'S ATTACK ON SOCIAL
SCIENCE.
GOVERNMENT UNIVERSI-
TIES.
(THROUGH LEUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
Tokyo, April 19th Following the resignation of Pro"
THE FORCES.
RETAINED FOR CERTAIN" OFFENCES.
NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
MORALE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
LONDON, April 17th. The House of "Cominens, by 199
COMMAND.
COLLARD PLACED ON RETIRED LIST.
OFFICERS' SENTENCES
· CONFIRMED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S "AQKVOZŮ)
LONDON, April 17th. Rear-Admiral Bernard Collard.
solata ice-bound island of Greenly|ities were practically unanimous is fessor Kawakivi on April 18th, the votes to 107, rejected a. Labon, has been relieved of his command
off the Labrador coast; has been given at St. John's, New Brun wick, by Misa Greta Ferris, of the Grenfell Mission."
The details correspond in the most important particulars with the accounts already received.
The Last Resort.
The airmen's first words in their respective languages on climbing out of the plane were. "Thank God !**
Miss Greta Ferria states that Baron Van Huchnfeld cold and ex hausted after the battle with the elements, had been toying with a revolver in the last stages fearing that the Bremen would never be able to reach land.
favour of the despatch of troops to Shantung if the situation became more, threatening.
Government's strong attitude on They decided the question of the study of social that the situation did not yet neces-science has been widely commented state action.
upon editorially. It is regarded as endangering the autonomy of the universitica Simultaneously educn. tionalists have urged the Govern- ment to differentiate between study and action and cultivate sound, healthy thought."
Pending further developments, the Government is increasing the naval forces at Tsingtao to be ready for an emergency.
#
The Thingtao Força, '
EARLIER.
Subject to Cabinet approval, the | Naval authorities have decided to order two cruisers and four destroy ors, which are now cruising, to pro- ceed to Tsingtao.
It is also likely that the cruiser us with a landing force of 250 from Yokosuka. bluejackets will be sent to Tsingtao
The analysing the cause of Communist ideas in educational in- stitutions, considers that it is large- due to the re-action from over- much official control,
While dealing with this question He was ready to shoot his com- already at Tsingtao, the total land-it is interesting to note that the panions and himself as a last re-ing force which will be made avail. five "Government universities of 900. The Army authorities are can- Japan total teaching staffs of 1,500, sidering the despatch of a brigade while they have nearly 20,000 stu- from Japan if the situation becomes more serious. ".
sort.
Bremen's" Lights Fall. A message from Quebec "four hundred miles flown in darkneu” was the laconic comment of Baron Von Huchnfeld, describing to a wireless operator at Point Amour how the failure of the lighting system on the Bremen'i instrument board on Thursday night nearly re-
sulted in disaster.
When dawn arrived it, brought with it a blizzard. The machine
course and
was blown of its branght down dangerously low.
"Only with the greatest difficulty were we able to keep her up."
Exhausted But Happy."
HALIFAX, Aril 18th. Von Huchnefeld says in a wire less messge from Point Amour that the "Bremen's Hight lasted 36 hours. They climbed to 200. feet of Newfoundland, but where
unable to escape the fog.
ing to 50 feet they found the high seas shrouded in fog.
night in a heavy storm, and crossed They steered throughout the
a river at dawn.
They missed a mountain looming ahead by re-ascending, when they sighted a light at midday.
At first they thought it was steamer, but it proved to be a light house, and they landed, "exhausted but happy."
New York Flight Abandoned. Colonel FitzMaurice hai- arrived
at Tianfu are being sent to the at Clark City. Tientsin-Pukow Railway front to check the Nationalist advance.
News from Montreal of the stranded aviators states that the
As
one_Japanese cruiser is
able by the new orders will be about
FIRE RAGES FOR SEVEN HOURS.
A
HUGE 'DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
NO CASUALTIES:
(THROUGH REUTER'A
Toxro, April 18thi Over a thousand buildings have been destroyed at Hirosaki, north- ern Japan, including four schools, two banks, six hospitals and a
church, as a result of a fire which raged for seven hours before it Damage is estimated at over a mil- would be got under
control lion yen. There were no casualties.
11
STRIFE AMONG THE
LEADERS.
INDIAN STRIKE CHECKED.
„[THNOUGH ERUTER'S AGENCY.]
dents.
The average age of matriculation is between 2 and 24.
MURDER IN JAPAN.
INCREASE OF DEEDS OF
VIOLENCE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OSAKA, April 17th. The Japanese public is worried, discovery of Communist activities, on the one hand, with the recent
amendment to the Army and Air and will be placed on the Retired, Force (Annual) Bill extending the List as the result of the delibera- abolition of the death penalty to tions of the Board of the Admiral- the offences of cowardice and de- | ty, Mr. W, C. Bridgeman, the First sertion.
刂 Lord, announced to the House of
Common to-day..
י:
The House also rejected, by 191 votes to 119, an amendment by Sir Joba Simon narrowing the issue to the question of the abolition of the death penalty for cowardice.
Mr. Bridgeman made s statement on the incidents
long
tto
board H.MG, Royal Oak and, the subsequent courts-martial, and said (BRITISH· WIRELESS. SERVICE)
that the Board of the Admiralty Labour Amendment,
were of opinion that the initial" Rucix, April 17th.
blame for what happened lay with The House of "Commons debated Rear-Admiral Collard in dealing the question of the death penalty with trivial causes of dissatisfaction on active service. Clause of the in a manner unbecoming to bis posi Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill, tion and showing timsel unitted which came up for discussion, pro for high command. vided for the abolition of the death penalty for certain offences.
The Board had decided, despito.. his good services in the past, to place him on the retired list...
Sentences Confirmed,
Mr. Morrison (Labour) moved an amendment to extend the scope of the clause to various other offences, As regards Captain Dewar and including cowardice and desertion. Commander Daniel, the Board con- Major Attlee (Labour) seconded, I firmed their sentences in order to mentioning that the Labour Party mark their disapproval of their was pledged to the abolition of the death penalty except in case of mutiny and treachery.
Lord Hugh Cecil (Conmrvative), while he was gratified that the Government had seen their way to go as far as they had gone, hoped
penalty in cases where it was neces they would not abandon the death
action, but the sentences did not preclude them from further employ- ment in due course should suitable vacancies occur.
Mr. Bridgeman "urther announced that the Board of the Admiralty was carefully reviewing the Regulations in order to ascertain whether thers were any grounds for the sugges-
and, on the other, with the increas-sary for the efficiant conduct of tions that officers and men might be ing physical violence committed by war. pro-Government reactionaries.
uncertain bow to act if they had,
for one of superior raak.
Sabversion Of Discipline. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. Į
The latest tensation, under the Sir John Simon (Liberal) suga complaint to make against any- latter heading, is reported from gested that the penalty Wakayama, thirty miles south of cowardice should be penal servitude, Osaka, where the local the t member of the Prefecturs! As sembly has been stabbed to death with a dagger, together with two others.
Two were ao seriously wounded at the same time that the murders
were committed, as a result of a refusal to withdraw litigation the recent General Election. against the police in connection with
The assailants are followers of a local reactionary political boss.
Differences among the labour
BOMBAY, April 18th.
leaders has checked the spread of have returned, and nine out of the cotton strike. 15,000 operatives nineteen mills have resumed normal BRITISH 4 PER CENT. LOAN. working.
The remainder of the strikers profess a determination to carry oa the stoppage.
GOLD STANDARD ́AND
INDUSTRY.
LISTED IN NEW YORK.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
instead of death. He moved an amendment with the object of making it apply only to cowardice.
Death Penalty A Deterrent, Mr. Duff Cooper, Financial Secretary to the War Office, said the abolition of the death penalty for certain, offences, as proposed by the Government, was not made a 2 concession to popular opinion. I was unanimously recommended by the Military Council.
It was proposed, in fact, to re- move from the Army Act certain clauses which had hitherto cum- bered it and which had not been of any real service for the carrying out of the purposes of the Act ör. New YORK, April 17th. in maintaining discipline in the the United Kingdom and Northern penalty in certain cases, on the The Stock Exchange has listed Army. He defended, the death
"deemable. 1000/00, of which ap Take Law Into Their Own Hands. proximately 389,000,000
He said it had been found that "GOLD MOVEMENTS. This is the largest foreign Gov-executed on a man whom the rank
standing.
where the death penalty was not ernment issue which has ever been
and file knew to be a shirker and a listed on the New York Stock Excoward, the men took the law into. change.
RUGBY, April 17th.
As it had been suggested that the offences committed by the two officers were more or less technicar in character, the Board thought it necessary to say it had taken a grave view of their conduct.
ordered to give a report to Captain Commander Daniel having been Dewar on certain events connected Admiral from his ship, supplement- with the departure of the Rear-
ed it by an addition of his own, and made a report containing an- Collard, necessary comment on Rear-Admiral based on hearsay and partly making criticisms of an im-
officers of their experience must proper nature.
The Board were of opinion that
for making complaint, and that' the making of a complaint must not be of a superior officer. used for the subversion of discipline
| PREPARING FOR A SPEEDY idea of Aying the Bremen from LACK OF CREDIT FACILITIES, Ireland four per cent. Loan; re- ground that it acted as a deterrent have been aware of the procedure
RETREAT.
(Wah Te Tai Pav.)...
SHANGHAI, April 18th. According to a report from Tai. nan, on the 15th General Chang Taung Chang fed to. Tapen from Southern Shantung where he had been personally directing aper
tiona
POLICY DETERMINED BY
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 17th.
Greenly Island to New York has been abandoned, and all three aviators will leave for New York in the quickest manner possible.
***Montcalm Called Back, [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
Orrawa, April 18ÜL
The first fruits of the labours of The Government steamer font the joint Industrial Conference of calm, which has been unsuccessfully employers and Trade Union leaders, endeavouring to fores a passage extablished in January, appear in through the icefloes to Greenly a Memorandum communicated to Island, has been ordered to return the Chancellor of the Exchequer to its regular patrol.
dealing with the effect of the Gold
This declares that in
Officials consider that the risk Standard on industry view of ex-
men.
FRANCE'S REVENUE.
out-
WAR IN NICARAGUA.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
(REUTER'S AKERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, April 17th. In response to & Senate resolu
Captain Dewar's Daly, Captain Dewar should have do
their own hande -In certain cir cumstances, rare as they might be terred his junior officer from going the retention of the death penalty beyond a formal report of facta was essential for the discipline of which he had been ordered to pre- the forces, because the action of one pare. He did not discourage Com- man might produce, not only the mander Daniel, but accepted his re-
port, which was contrary to tradi defeat of small company or Platoon, bus of the whole Army.tions and prejudicial to naval die Duff Cooper, to have to defend the Armed the sentences on these two.
It was no grateful task, said Mr. cipline,
The Board had, therefore, con
only did so because they were con- sentences should not preclude them horrors of war, and the Government vinced it was necessary, in certain from further employment. cases, to maintain the morale of the Army.
{THROUGH RIFTER'S, AGENCY,3 ---
AĆENO LONDON, Aprit 17th. The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bit
As a result of a conference with his subordinatee, General Chang has issued an urgent order to the Tainan railway station to the eflect incurred by the steamer in reaching that special train thould be the island is necessary, as sero pert fears with regard to the tion asking for information regard-retention of one of the many officers, but had decided that these fired at by soldiers at a spot nineportation of high military and civi!
More British vessels have been arranged in readiness for the trane planes can safely take of the air adequacy of the world's gold sup- ing the American, operations in ply in the near future, and the Nicaragua, the Navy Department miles below Hankow,
"officials as well as important officia!
prospect of a prolonged period of has issued a statement, notifying documents to Tientsin.
trade depression thereby opened that the United States Marines up, it is essential that the elasticity | have löst 21 killed and 45 wound-
currency credit be so arranged | ed." ... that an
industrial recovery will Two hundred and two Nicara not be arrested, by lack of credit guans are known to have been facilities.
killed. The opinion is expressed in the The additional cost of the Marine Memorandum that under present Corps as the result of the trouble conditions it is neither practicable now totals $1,200,000. nor desirable that the country's credit policy should be determined. more or less automatically by gold movements, as before the War, nor that the Bank of England should
There has been a stoppage..on the railway at Pengpu brought about by a collision. The line was expected to be in working order by yesterday.
MORE TROOP MOVEMENTS.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.)
HANKOW, April 17th More troop movements are report- ed. There are thousands of sol- diers moving in the Middle River. District. The 5th Independent
a
General Chang is reported to be prepared to transfer his head quarters to Tehchow where
trong defence fine will be estab- lished to resist the Southerners.
OFFICIAL CUSTOMS
LANGUAGE.
[THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 18th. The Finance Ministry has cir.
BIG SURPLUS ON FORECAST.
(THROUGH RAYAN AGENCY.]
PARIB, April 18th. The revenue returns for March reached 2,087,000,000 francs, ahow ing an increase of 157,000,000 on March, 1997, audi an excess of 251,000,000 on budget forecasts.
DAY OF THE MOTOR SHIP
Division are proceeding from Shasi. cularised Superintendents of Cis FIGURES FOR LAST QUARTER to Ichang, and troope have alee toms, instructing them to notity been observed going up riyer to Commissioners that all bills,
Shasi. These are presumed to be- counts, etc., should hereafter be vouchers, notices, documents, ac- long to the 19th Army.
written in Chinese...
LINCHENG AGAIN RE-
CAPTURED.
[NAVAL WIRELZES.]
NANKING, April 17th,
4th Army, under the command of
A reliable report states that the
SHANGHAI RATEPAYERS. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR CHINESE.
ETHROUGH: REUTER'S AGENCY.] -
·SHANGHAI, April 18th.
{THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]"
LONDON, April 17th The striking progress in motor ships is again emphasised in Lloyds quarterly returns.
There show that the motor-ship tonnage at present being built throughout the world total 1,480,000, compared with 1,300,000 for steam tonnage, notwithstanding the fact that the number, af steam- ers under construction is 369 and
only 25, Of the
be to tied down by the Gold. Re Co-operate in the Genon plan of serve law as to be unable fully to
1922 for international co-operation. in economising the use of gold, re- gulating the distribution thereof and preventing undue auctuations in its value in terms of wealth.
NEW KNIGH NEW KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER.
[BRITISH WIRELESS" SERVICH)
Buday April 17th. The King bar approved that the following be appointed Knights of
INCREASE BRITAIN'S
EXPORTS.
EXTENDING GUARANTEE
·SCHEME,
~~[DRITISH WIRELEAS BERVICE}
Further Employment, Mr. Bridgeman added that the Admiralty Board were making a careful review of the regulations in order to ascertain whether there were any grounds for the suggestion that officers and men might be un- certain how to act it they had any complaint to make against any. INTERNATIONAL BANKING, officers of superior rank.
CLOSER CO-OPERATION
DISCUSSED.
ITHROUGH "RIUTER'S AGENUT.]
PARIS, April 176h
Commander Kenworthy (Labour) asked whether further employment in the case of Captain Dewar and Commander Daniel meant further employment at sea,
Mr. Bridgeman said bb:
could
not:
give an undertaking that they would
be employed at sea because the
Rouy, April, 17th. Capt. D. H. Hacking, the Head The international banking con- number of vacancies was limited and of the Department of Overseas ference which opened on Tuesday he must wait until a suitable Trade, has engagentients with a last week under the suspices of the vacancy occurred. trumber of Chambers of Commerce League of Nations, has concluded HENRY FORD AMONG THE
with a view to discussing plans for increasing Britid exports
His first engagement was with the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce to day. On Thursday, he will be the guest of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce and on April 20th he will he the principal speaker at the
its sittings.
The proceeding throughout have
LIBERALS. been private, but it is understood that the Conference, which was a>
[BRITISH WIRELESS SLAVICK"}} tended by representatives of twenty- four national banks, including,
Ruasy, April 17th, America, dealt with a world-wide Mr. Henry Ford, the American system for the interchange of, in-motor manufacturer, was the guest and other characteristics of the luncheon party at the House of various markets, with the object of Commons. The Party included facilitating international banking Lord Reading, Sir John Simon operations.
and other prominent Liberals
General Chang Fat Fui, have cap- The Tatenauers of the Interna moto total tonnage of 2,893,000 the Most Noble Order of the Gar-armusl meeting of the British formation relating to exchanges at Mr. Lloyd floorge at a private:
tured Lincheng on the Pukow- tional Settlement this afternoon Tungsten Railway, on the north of passed a resolution by a large at present under constraction, terEarl of Athlone, Governor Chambera of Commerce. Hauchow. The Northern army, majority that public parks and British yards are building 1,441,000, General of South Africa the Duke It is understood that the prin after meeting with a severe defeat, gardens, should be open to Chinese reduction of 139,000 compared of Abercorn; and Lord Dea cipal topic will be the extention have retreated to Wenchow.
with the previous quarter.
of the export guarantee scheme
on the same terms as to foreigners.
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