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MARSHALS CHIANG AND FENG JOIN FORCES.-

BIG CAPTURES OF MEN AND MUNITIONS.

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CHANG TSO LIN ON CHIHLI BÖRDER.

GENERAL SUN CHUAN FANG'S FORCE ANNIHILATED.

MANY DEFECTIONS FROM NORTHERN

ARMIES.

The birthplace of Confucius, Chüfu, which is a short distance north-east of Fenchow, has fallen into the hands of the Nation- alists. They have also captured Ningyen, which is about 30 miles north-west of Yenchow, so that, though the Shantung troops in Yonchow are still putting up a sturdy resistance, the situation is critical.

Marshals Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu Hsiang have finally joined forces at Chufu, and they claim to have made. immenso captures of men and munitions at this point.

The Northerners intend, to make a serious attempt to sem the tile of the Kuomintang advance at Tainan, but, judging from Reuter cables both the British and American Consule-General and the Japanese authorities' believe that the Nationalists will soon be in Tsinan.

Marshal Chang Teo Lig appears to be making no personal' effort to protect Shantung. "He has assembled his forces aï Tek-- chew on the border of Shantung and Chihli, where he is straddling the Tientsin-Pukow railway and making ready to resist the entrance of the Nationalists into Chihli. A report, from the vernacular press- states that he has ordered everything to be in rendiness for a re- treat from Peking to Fengtien,

The defeat of General Sun Chuan Fang appears to have been even more complete than was at first announced, as his whole army of 30,000 men has been wiped out.

The whole of the 7th Northern army is reported to have gone over to the Southerners, and there have been further desertion CA a large scale.

FENG AND CHIANG MEET.

HUGE CAPTURE OF MEN AND MUNITIONS;

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April 90th, Nationalist Headquarters reporte the capture on the 10th inst, of Chulu, the birthplace of Confucius, a strategic centre where the armies of Chiang Kai Shek and Feng Yu Harang met.

They also claim the capture of 30,000 prisoners, 39 field-gun, 18,000 rifles and 6,000. machine guns.,

CONFUCIUS' BIRTHPLACE,

(Wah T Tat Fào.)

SHANGHAI, April 20th.

According to

military report

from the front, Marshal Feng Yu

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 1928.

JAPANESE TROOPS EARTHQUAKE TER-

FOR CHINA.

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LIVELY SCENES IN DIET

EXPECTED."

AGAINST PEOPLE'S WISHES.

[TARGUEN REUTER'S AGENCY.}

"TOKYO, April 20th.

A special sesion of the Diet has been convened. The opening care-

ROR IN BALKANS.

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FLOODS FOLLOW RUIN.

INHABITANTS MAD WITH FEAR,

(THROUGH LEDTER'S AGENCY.]

SOFTA, April 10th. Over thirty earthquake shocks were felt in Philippopolis during

BRITAIN'S CREDIT.

BONDS ON NEW YORK MARKET.

INDIAN MILL STRIKE.

SITUATION WORSE.

CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD TWENTY MILLS NOW IDLE.

STABILISATION,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE)

New York, April 20th, The listing of British Govern- ment Bonds, on the New York Stock Exchange has been most favourably commented upon as an important contribution to the in- ternationalisation of the New York the world market.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SOVIET FINANCE IRISH GUNMEN.

NOTES TRACED TO RUSSIAN BANK.

FOMENTING REVOLUTION.

[FAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, April 18th.

BOMBAY, April othe The mill strike situation is grow ng worɛe, and

in consequence strikers are succeeding in calling out other workers.

The discovery that the London 10,000 are on strike. This is twice instigated by tussin was disclosed Twenty mills are now ide and arms conspiracy was probably

on April 18th, and the news comes

mony of the session on April 23rd the night and the casualties report- † Market and to the stabilisation of the number that came out on strike in the House of Commons to-day,

is expected to be extremely lively, ed up to the present include ten and will very possibly result in diskilled and 50 injured. solution, or alternatively the re- Over a thousand buildings, have

been reduced to ruins, while many others are uninhabitable.

The surrounding villages have also suffered severely and there are known to have been 27 deaths in neighbouring villages.

The Herald Tribune dwells upon the warm reception accorded to the issue by the public, which it inter- prets aa reflecting unbounded con- fidence in the credit position and Government. financial integrity of the British

OUT-

as, something of a surprise after when in reply to questions, Sir" resterday's report that 10,000 had William Joynson-Hicks confirmed returned, to work.

that a number of Bank of England notes found in the possession of the three Irish gunmen arrested on March 9th have been traced back to a Russian bank in Britain,

"MISHANDLING" BY GOVERNMENT.

a:gnation of the Government.

Votes of non-confidence in the Government collectively, and the Home Minister individually will be presented, and in addition the Government decision to despatch troope to China, though apparently approved by the majority of the Upper House, will be strongly at tacked by the Minseito and others. They are expected to oppose the big expenses connected with the ings. Ten are known to have been THE AMERICAN PROPOSAL. for the Opposition debats on the action in Great Britain.

expedition.

In the meantime, the vernacular papers are censuring the despatch of troops, which the Nichi Nichi contends is clearly against the

wishes of the nation.

Protect Japanese Lives.

Tokyo, April 20th. In a statement giving the reasons for the despatch of troops to China, the Government recalls that Japan,, at the time the withdrew from

ATTEMPT TO LATER.

LAW WAR.

It is now learned that 13 were

killed and over 80 injured in the Philippepolis earthquake, many being buried in the ruined build-

killed at Papaly Village, eighteen miles away, while many have been driven mad in Tehispan.

FRENCH NOTE TO POWERS.

(THROUGE" AEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SOFIA, April 20th.

PARIS, April 10th. A French Note to be telegraphed Except for a small ares a quarto London, Berlia, Rome and Tokyo ter of a mile across, situated on immediately, embodies the draft high ground in the centre of the treaty outlawing war and follows town, the whole of Philippopolis the lines of the Note to America, has suffered severely

the and stipulates that its validity earthquake. number of churches are among the cation by the six Great Powers, but A hospital and will depend not only on the ratif buildings destroyed and only a few the nocession of a number of other houses are visible among the ruins Powers like Poland and Ciecho of a score of villages.

Slovakia

from

The houses of Borgiso grad, Shantung last year, gave warning were demolished by the later visita- which escaped the first earthquake, that she was prepared to take steps tion. A hundred bodies have to send a further expedition for hitherto been recovered and many the protection of Japanese lives more are under the ruine.

After the earthquake water WAITING ON CHIHLI BORDER. in the locality were again disturbing the country-side. The popula- and property, if peace and order spouted up from fesures, inundat

CHANG TSO LIN'S

RESISTANCE.

(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

PERING, April 9th. Hitherto no Fengtien re-inforce ments have been sent to. Shantung, but Marshal Chang Tao Lin has been massing forces at Tehelöw on the Shantung-Chibli border, strad dling the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.

He will meet the Nationalist ad vance here, should Chang Tsung Chang collapse completely...

Peking a calm, and officialdom apparently undisturbed.

PREPARED TO LEAVE

PEKING?

(Wah Tax Fat Pac.)

SHANGHAI, April 2dih.

ordered that all articles of use to "Marshal Chang Tso Lin has

ed.

"The Government emphasises that this action does not imply any unfriendly intention towards "China. o interference in the military operations of either faction. declares that the troops will be withdrawn as soon as the danger ia past.

As evidence of the close division in the Diet, the Government's candidate. Hajime Motoda, was elected Speaker of House by the narrow margin of two the Lower votes, with 230 votes against his opponent's 999. The only other candidate."for the post was the Proletarian, Professor Abe, who obtained seven.

Mr. Hochi, was suppressed for making allegations against the Home Minister of interference in the General Election.

Martial Law At Tsingtao. -

SHANGHAI, April 20th.. Martial law has been proclaimed

Hsiang's troops under General Lithe military, and all ammunition.at Tsingtao and ships are forbid

Limitation Of Armaments.

the

MR. BALDWIN'S AMUSEMENT. RUBBER DEBATE NEXT THURSDAY,

[THROUGH REUTER'S 4QENCY.]

LONDON, April 19th. The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. R. Clynes asked in the House of Commons, to day for an early date to be fixed:

The Home Secretary said that in consequence of the establishment of this fact, he was making inquiries into the circumstances, but he ex- pressed himself as satisfied that Russian money was being used in attempts to foment revolutionary

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** mishandling by the Government of the rubber question."

Arms. Dumps In London. Mr. Stanley Baldwin replied that

The three Irishmen arrested were he was so attracted by the title of Michael the discussion (laughter) that he

O'Flanagan, Laurence would like it to be heard at the Godfrey and Michael Burke. They earliest possible date.

were sentenced at Marlborough date but said that the House would arms.

He promised to afford an early Street for the possession of fire- not be furnished with the Civil Re-

During subsequent in- the Government decision was taken, large number of arms dumps in search Committee's report on which quiries, the Police discovered a prior to the debate.

London, but succeeded in diapers-

evidence that a large number of complete

Later it was announced that the Premier had fixed April 20th foring the gang at work. the rubber debate.

Soviet Intrigus Abroad. In the House of Commons, Cem-pected to lead the Opposition at

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is ex- "I have the moat mander Kenworthy (Labour) ask-tack, ed whether a statement could be made regarding the conversations

Treasury Notes issued by Ros that bad taken place between the

AMERICAN TREATY. sian Bank in Britain have passed French Foreign Ministry on British Foreign Office and the

DRAFT SUBMITTED. TO

into the possession of the Com- tion of Sofia is still in a state of subject of the limitation of arma-

LEAGUE.

munist Party and from thence to panic and families are camping the subject of submarines was in- ments by agreement, and whether

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

the Communist organisera all over the open..

Britain," said Sir William Jayn GENEVA, April 19th.son Hicks, speaking at Leamington, Mr C. Locker-Lampson replied that informal discussions

With a view to avoiding misun and amplifying his statement in place at Geneva last month to in- Consul has unofficially communicat derstanding, the United States

the House of Commons. vestigate the possibility of obtained to the League Secretariat a draft ing an agreement for the classifica of Mr. Kellogg's Treaty for outlaw tion of Duval armaments which

The losses in these two mirth-vestigated. quakes are estimated at. several hundred million Levas.

OFFICIAL STABBED TO DEATH.

MAHOMMEDAN OUTRAGE."

{THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

CHITTAGONG, April 20th.

A Mahommedan han etabbed to death the district magistrate, Mr. G. H. W. Davies...

BRITISH CONSULATE AT NANKING.

L

CLAIM FOR REPARATION!

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took

RELIC OF THE FALKLANDS BATTLE.

could be included in the Craft 053 ing war. vention now being prepared by the Preparatory Commission for Dis- Bimament Conference. "No conclu- sions had yet been reached and it was still too early to make any statement as to the probable out-

come.

The building and employment of submarines was not touched upon in those conversations.

Mr.

The American Note..

W!

GERMAN CRUISERS' MESS PLATE.

(THROUGH REUTER'■ ADENCY.}

SYDNET, April 10th. The mess plate of the German

to

China,

Soviet intrigues abroad, drawing He referred at length to the

particular attention where he said, the position had much improved because China had discovered Moscow' aims.

"But their crimes and murders will continue and, that kind of thing haa get to stop. It has stop: ped momentarily in China, but the Soviet machinations have recently been apparent in Japan,"

Revolutionary Action, [URITISA WINKLESS SERVICE) The Home Secretary was asked in

G the Corumons by Mr. M. Kindersley whether in view of the fact that Bank of England notes

Pao Cheng, after taking Taining, should be transferred to Fingtien den to enter or leave at night COVERED BY CHEN'S REPLY. Foreign Under-secretary, replied Cermans for safety and found its found on persoas described as Irish

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have later captured. Ningyen, about 30 miles north-west of Yearbow, and Chufu, north-east of Yenchow,

YENCHOW DOOMED.

(Fah Tez Yat Paa.)

SHANGHAI, April 20th The latest report to hand states that since yesterday morning Yen chow has been besieged, but the Shantung troops in the city are offering stubborn resistance.

The

fall of the city is expected very

Boon,

PANIC IN TSINAN.

(Fah Te Fat Pao.)

SHANGRAS, April 20th. Tsinan, the capital of Shantung province, is in a state of anxiety and confusion. Government troops stationed in the city are very few, and General Chang has left the responsibility of maintaining pesce and order to the local armed mer chants, volunteers and police.

General Chang Teung Chang's family has been transferred Tientsin from Tsinan.

COMMUNICATIONS CUT.

(Wah Tiz Yat Pao.)

to

in readiness to evacuate Peking if compelled to do so.

ANNIHILATION OF SUN'S

ARMY:

FURTHER BIG DEFECTIONS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"

time. The American destroyers Hulbert, Noa, Sicard, Pruitt and Preble are at present at Tsingtao. but there is no British warship,

SHANGHAI, April 20th., The Japanese landed 550 marines at Tsingtao this morning.

COMDR. DANIEL'S DECISION.

A question was asked in the cruisers Scharnhorst and Leipsic, House of Commons as to what which were destroyed in the Battle action the British Government was of the Falklands, is being returned taking with respect to the Note to the German Government as un received from the United States act of grace. Government inviting adherence to How the plate came to Sydney is a treaty for the outlawry of war.& mystery. It is supposed that it G. Locker-Lampach, the was left at the Carolines by the that the Note which the United way to Australia after the Japanese gunmen arrested before Easter for States Ambassador addressed to occupation of the islands.

being in illegal possession of fire- the British Government on April It was discovered several years arms had had been traced to The occupation of the British 13th was receiving most careful and ago in a dealer's shop when Cus Russian banking institutions in Consulate at Nanking was men-sympathetic attention, and would toms officials seized it the Britain, he would make inquiries. tioned in the House of Commons form the subject of conversations ground that it was liable to duty to day when Mr. H. Day (Labour) between the British Government asked the Foreign Secretary if a and the Dominione.

GUNMAN PAYS THE claim for reparation had been.

PENALTY.

made

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 10th.

All reports show that General men has been wiped out, the Sun Chuan Fang's army of 30,000 Nationalist occupation of Yeichow- fa cutting them off from Chang Täung Chang's Chihli forces. These troops also suffered very NO PROSPECTS IN SERVICE. troops had been lodged.

heavy losses.

Corruption is rife in the North- erhranks, whose 7th Army bas gone over en maste, while there have undoubtedly been further defections on a large scale.

Japanese reports from Tzanfu suggest that the Nationalix van- Taishan Hills overlooking Teinsnfu. guards were yesterday approaching This is borne out by the announce ment of the British and American Consuls-General at Tsinanfi, who have advised nationals to leave in view of the fact that the fighting zone is moving towards the aty. FENG'S ALLIES IN »CHIHLI.

SERIOUS LACK OF FRANKNESS.

[THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Mr. G. Locker-Lampson said that no specific claim for reparation for the occupation of the British Con- sulate at Nanking by Nationalist

His Majesty's Government, he said, regarded this matter as cover- ed by the statement in Mr. Eugene Chen's reply of April 14th, 1927, that the Nationalist Government was prepared to make good all damage done at the British Con- sulate in Nankingsby

LONDON, April 20th Commander Daniel has decided

Mr. Day asked for information to leave the Navy and seek civil regarding the intention of the Gov. employment. He e convinced that, ernment to lodge a claim for com- Be a result of the court martis! peasation, and how the amount of advancement in the service. sentence, he has no prospect of reparation would be arrived al nine and has served for twenty-five with the Nanking Government in Mr. G. Locker-Lampson did that Commander Daniel is aged thirty-negotiations were now proceeding.

connection with the matter."*"

years with a brilliant record.

The Daily Chronicle, in a leader on this subject, says the ground of Comicander Daniel's decision shews' that Mr. Bridgeman'e statement misled the House of Commons.

(Wah Tas Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 20th. A number of plain clothes troope, It would be difficult to acquit working for Marshal Feng Yu Mr. Bridgeman of a serious lack Halang, have appeared in the of franknées, should the matter be Chihii section of the Tierlain vicinity of Cheongchow, on the raised further, Pukow Railway. On the night of the 18th inst, they attempled to. surprise the city but were repulsed by the Northerners in the city.

SHANGHAI, April 20th On the 17th inst the central column of Shantung troops retreat ed toward Chowhsien, where they are trying to resist the further advance of Southerners by arrang ing a strong defence line. Their Since then strict martial law has communications with Tsinan have been declared both within and out- now been cut off by the Southern-side the city.

ers. Railway and telegraphic com- munication between Yenchow and

Chufu have been interrupted.

FURTHER LOSSES.

(Wah Tst Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 20th.

FENG'S CAPTURE OF

TSINING.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.)

April 19th. Marstal. Feng Yu Helang is re- General Chang Tsung Chang has ported to have won a great success transferred his headquarters to and has captured Teining. His Taianfu. His army has suffered advance has continued ten miles to very heavily and hope of regaining the northward. their lost territories has practically Wuhan troops are reported to be disappeared.

moving to assist him.

MANY OPIUM SEIZURES.

THE CHINA TRAFFIC. THROCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, April 19th. The formidable list of opium seizures reported to the League of Nations since November, 1925, form ed the subject of discussion at to day's session of the Opium Com- mittee.

JAPANESE PROPAGANDA!

(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENOT.] The list testified to the vigilance of the authorities in many countries PERING, April 20th. to cope with the traffic, An Ankuochun spokesman has Statistics showed that there was asserted that many reports of no legitimate trade in prepared Northern reverees were Japanese opium in China, but the amount of propaganda, in order to justify the allicit consumption, between 1921 despatch of Japanese troops to and 1926 was unknown. Shantung.

It is understood that the Chinese authorities have decided to protest.

to the Japanese Legation about the deanatch of troops.

SUMMER TIME BEGINS.

AGENCY.

́(THROUGH REUTER'S

LONDON, April 19th

SOLOMON ISLANDS MURDERS.

ONE NATIVE CONFESSES.

(THROUGE RIUTER'S AGENCY:]

TULAGI, April 19th

07

ILLINOIS MURDERER

HANGED.

[REUTEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK. April 19th. A message from Benton, Illinois, A Solomon Islander named Freal states that Charles Birger, the has confessed to the murder of the leader of the gang warfare which cadet, Mr. Lillies, during the mas cost Illinois a score of lives and Malaita Island in October last July 27th last year for the mur sacre of Government oficiala at who was sentenced to death on

death. year and has been sentenced to der, committed in December 1926, of Mr. Adams, the Mayor of West City, who was most active in sup- pressing rum-runners, was banged to-day.

Fifty other natives will be tried. for the murder of native policemen

at the same time.

DUNLOPS FINANCIAL GAIN, (TUROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

LONDON, April 19th, Sir Eric Geddes has stated that the settlement of the actions be. tween the. Dunlop Rubber Co. and Sir Arthur Du Cros has resulted

"ASIATIC PRINCE."

-FEARED LOSS WITH ALL

HANDS.

as to whether any monies standing to the credit of Russian trading organisations in this country wero being used in attempts to organise revolutionary action.

The Home Secretary replied that. Mr. Kindersley's information was correct. He was constantly making inquiries and was satisfied, that Russian money was being used in the way suggested.

[The account of the arrest of the Irish gunmen, sa given in the home Papers, will be found on page 1.1 MARKS FOR AGRICUL- TURAL PRODUCE. EGGS AND FRUIT GRADED,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, April 19th. Lieut.-Col. W. E. Guinness, the Minister for Agriculture, moved in the House of Commona, the second reading of the B1 for the grading and marking, of agricul tural produce, which has already passed the House of Lords

He said it was proposed to start immediately with two branches of Schemes bad already been developed for marking eggs and had been approved by the in- terests concerned.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] -

LONDON, April 19th.. The feared loss with all hands in a financial advantage to the in a Pacific gale of the fine Prince products

Line motor-vessel, the Asiatic Company of £350,000, sterling. Prince, seems, unhappily, to be

only too true.

A message received from Barry states that American destroyera have returned to "Honolulu after a week's vain search for a sign of

LORD EVERSLEY.

worked out for fruit and a scheme Different grades had also been DIES AT THE AGE OF 07.

for applying these grades had been It is with much regret that. We the liner.

provisionally agreed with the yesterday, in his ninety-seventh hama with a crew of 22 British and Agriculture power to define the record the death which decurred She left Los Angeles for Yoko

National Farmers Unio

The Bill gave the Minister of of Lord Eversley, the 30 Chinese, and nothing has been grades and prescribe the designar "Father" of the House of Lorde heard of the vessel since her master tion markatia- The announcement ie cabled by seat out an 8.0.8. signal. She is

fourteen days overdue at Yoko marks should be controlled by a It was proposed that the use of hama:

year,

Reuter.

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

AND JOHORE,

(THROUGH REMRİZ'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 19th.

U.S.BANK RE-DISCOUNT.

RATE.

́ ́ FREUTER'S AMERICÁN KERVICE. Į

troops left Tientsin for Teinan this Summer-time" begins on Sun- Johore Territorial waters (Agree-

Three companies of Japanese

The Straits Settlements and

New YoIL, April 19th. // The Federal Reserve Banks at about 500, and included engineers an hour at two o'clock in the stage in the House of Lords with ed their re-discount rate at 4 per morning. The force consisted of day, the clocks being put forwardment) Bill passed the committee Boston and Chicago have establish and machine gunners.

morning.

cut amendment.

cent

national committee which would be advised by trade committees repre- senting the various commodities in- terested. Preserved and cold-stored eggs would be marked as a protec tion for the producers and the com- sumers of new laid eggs.

"The operation of such marking would, however, be dependent upon similar marking of foreign egge. an order being put into force for a The second trading was passed-