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CHANG TSUNG CHANG PREPARES TO LEAVE SHANTUNG.

COASTAL STEAMERS CHARTERED FOR EVACUATION.

SHANSI ARMY'S SUCCESS AT TSINGSING.

EARLY FALL OF TSINAN EXPECTED.

General Chang Trung Chang has chartered a large number of coastal steamers, presumably with the intention of joining forces with the Fengtieness if he is finally driven out of Shantung.. According to a report in the vernacular papers, Marshal Chang Tso Lin distrusts his action and will order him to be detained for examination. At least it appenṛs certain that northern Shantung. will soon be overrun with a disorganised rabble of Shantung soldiery, and plundering and brigandago will be rampant...”

All reports seem to show that Tsinan, the capital of Shantung, cannot hold out against the Nationalist attacks for more than a

day or two at most Ones the city has fallen it would appear that no other organised resistance will be set un until the Southerners reach the main Fengtienese defence line at Tehchow,

A Rester message from Peking states that 13,000 survivors of Sun Chung Fang's army have been attempting to join up with the Manchurian troops in Tehchow. However, following the capture of Taian by the Southerners, they have again been cut off,

Shansi troops, sided by the rapid advance of Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's forces in Northern" Honan, have scored a success against the Fongtimes on the Taingting-Taiyuen Railway. Taking the enemy by surprise, they crossed the railway, and their vanguard is now ccupying Thingsing. This success will very materially lesson the strain upon the Shansi border,

TSINAN IN EXTREMIS.

SURVIVORS OF SUY'S ARMY.

THE SHANTUNG RETREAT,

THOUGH REUTER'S (GENCY.]

PEKING, April 24th.

PREPARATIONS FOR RETREAT.

(Wah Tu Yat Pas.)

SRANCA, April 24th. A

report from semi-official sources, states that, General Chang Taung Chang has recently comi- The capture of Tzimafu is ex-mandeered a number of ecatal pected momentarily a the Shan-steamers at Tsingtao, Weihaiwe tung troops appear incapable of and Fintoi, apparently with the offering any resistance to the vic-intention of joining his remaining torious advance of Feng Yu Heiang | troops to the Fengtienese in case he and Chiang Kai Shek.

should entirely lose his footing in

15,000 survivors of Sun" Chuan Fang's armies are falling back from Ningyang and endeavouring to reach Tehehow, where they are planning to join up with the Kirin forces. It appears, however, that they have been again cut off from the North by the occupation of Taianfu,

Shantung.

Marshal Chang Teo Lin, how- ever, regards his action with suspicion and intends to issue an order to detain him for close examination.

CHANG TSUNG CHANG WOUNDED.

The

(Wah Ti Fat Pao.)

Sason, April 24th. Southerners claim

that,

Reports from Chinese sources state that General Chang Taung. Chang has chartered a number of vessels at "Lungkow, presumably for purposes of evacuation. This Jends "colour to the belief that when they captured Taian, General north Shantung will shortly be Chang Teung Chang was wounded flooded with thousands of deserters, in the hip as he fled to Tsinan.. streaming across country to Lung. More than 20,000 Shantung kow, Chefo and Weihaiwei, with soldiers and military officers have the resultant butbreak of disorder been captured as a result of the and brigandage.

fall of Taian.

APPROACHING TSINAN.

(a T, Tal Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 24tb.

The Southerners, after capturing Taianfu, are drawing near to Tsinan. The city is expected to fall within the next two days.

THE SHANSI FRONT.

(Was Tez Tat Pao.)

JAPANESE POLICY IN SHANTUNG.

NO INTERFERENCE WITH NATIONALIST ADVANCE.

*(THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, April sand"

It is understood that the lager propoption of the Japanese forces intended for Shantung, of which the first detachment of 1,500 with General Fukuda, in command, and his Staff sailed yesterday, will be despatched to Tsinanfu immediately on their arrival at Tsingtao.

Authoritativa Chinese opinion SHANGHAI, April 24th.

now believes that the Japanese will General. Yen Shih Shan left not attempt to hold ap the victori- Taiyuen for the front on the 21st inst. to direct offensive.operations. advance of the Nationalist

A later report to hand states that the Third Army Group aut prised the Féngtichese near the Taingting-Taiyuen Railway. Tak- ing this opportunity their vLA- guarda have pushed across the rail- way and are now occupying Tsing- sing-

Marshal Feng's Advance, Reporta from the Kuominchus headquarters state that Marshal

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th,

COMMONWEALTH

LINE PURCHASED.

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LORD KYLSANT'S TENDER ACCEPTED.

FEELING IN MARITIME UNIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CANBERRA, April 94th. The Eederal Government has ac- cepted Lord Kylsant's tender to purchase the Commonwealth Line for £1,000,000 sterling.

MORE ATTEMPTS ON TEAPOT DOME OIL

SCANDAL.

SPEED RECORD.

BRITISH DRIVERS' INTEN-

TIONS.

HARRY SINCLAIR'S ACQUITTAL.

ANOTHER AMERICAN

VENTURE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Loydos, April Brd.

As the result of Mr. Ray Keech's success at Daytona Beach yester- day when his Triplex car averaged 207.55 miles an hour, a world's motor speed contest threatens to develop.

Captain Malcolm

Campbell, passenger whose record was beaten, announc ed his intention of making an early effort to retrieve the record for Britain. It is possible that his attempt will be pide on the saads in Denmark, which are ported to him to be suitable.

The Australian Commonwealth Line, which Lord Kyleant is acquir. ing from the Government, comï- prises

"Bay". five cargo vessels, each of 14,000 tons gross, and two cargo vessels of 10,000 tone each.

Anticipatione in Australia that Lord Kylsant would be the success ful tenderer have aroused opposi tion in the Maritime workers unions, who believe that conditions of employment will be adversely altered. They have threatened to declare all vessels controlled by Lord Kyliant "black.”

re

"Major Segrave Again. Major Segrave, another famous

whose racing-motorist,

giant machine, accomplished 203 miles an hour, said it is impossible to allow the Americans to bald the record long. He will do his best to get it back as soon as his new machine is ready, which he hopes will be January next.

An American Attempt. [REUTER': · AMERICAN SERVICH?

NEW YORK, April 3rd. Mr. Frank Lockhart, who crash-

cu in a previous attempt, will at- tack Mr. Ray Keech's record to morrow, while Mr. Ketch says that

Other Interesta. Lord Kyleant, interviewed by Reuter, said he was gratified to hear that the Commonwealth Government had accepted-the ten- der he had submitted on behalf of the White Star Line. He pointed out that he was already interested in the Australian shipping trade, not only through the White Star, but the century old Aberdeen Line. He declared that the new service will be conducted under the latter's

It is noteworthy that the machine flag, and will be called the Aber-used by Mr. Ray Reech was the Triplex belonging to Mr. J. M. White which was disqualified when Captain Campbell, created the re- cord, because it had no differential, clutch or reverse gear. It is a car weighing over four tons, has three motors and develops 1,500 h.p.

deen and Commonwealth Line.

BRITISH ELECTION

EXPENSES.

PER CAPITA ALLOWANCE REDUCED.

INCREASE OF ELECTORS.

{RIITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Rony, April 23rd. The House of Commons today continued the committee stage of the Bill giving votes to "women on equal terms with inen.

It accepted the new clause moved by Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour) reducing the maximum scale of a candidate's election expenses from 78. aa at present allowed for each elector in the counties and from bd at allowed at present for each elector in the boroughs to ed.. aad 4d. respectively.

Supporters of the clause were 'anxious that in view of the increase of the electorate by 5,000,000 women, the expenditure allowed to the candidates should not be so increased as to hamper a man of small means.

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The Home Secretary, Sir William Jaynean Hicks, gave figures from the General Election of 1924, which showed that the successful candi- date had spent on an average 4.3 pence per head of the electorats in the London boroughs, 3.41 pence 10

ceeds.

STRONG NEWSPAPER COMMENT.

[BEUTER' AMERICAN SERVICE,

Ner Youx, April 9th.

1928.

THE BUDGET

SPEECH.

CROWDS WAIT FOR SEATS.

ANIMATED SCENE IN

COMMONS.

(THROUGH REITKE'S ADENCY,]

LONDON, April sath. The House of Commons WAS

The press is shocked at the crowded this morning, and full of acquittal of Barry Sinclair, and animation in anticipation of Mr. verdict. The democratic New York interest wae shown by the long all papers comment strongly on the Churchill's Budget speech. Public

World says the case can neither queues at all publié entrances to vindicate Sinclair morally, nor the House some time before the enhance the prestige of the United | House met. States jury system.

A number of banking and other Sinclair bad. not attempted any financial authorities occupied seats self-vindication, nor appeared in in the Distinguished Strangers the witness box, which an innocent Galley.. man with a straight-forward story would have done.

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The republican paper, the Even- ing Pust, anys he was acquitted on technicalities, and declares that in

SANDINO RAIDS GOLD MINE.

CAPTURED.

the moral estimation of the country BRITISH SUPERINTENDENT he stands where he did prior to the redict; unles ho has descended, a few steps low.

THOUSANDS HOMELESS IN

GREECE.

MARINES IN PURSUIT,

[BEE'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New Yonx, April 23rd. A daring raid by General San, HEAVY DAMAGE AT CORINTH. dino, the Nicaraguan rebel leader,

2.

NAVY LENDS HELP.

[THROWCH AKUTZE'S AGENCY.)

in reported by the proprietors of the American-owned gold mine at Laluz, Nicaragun, a cable from them "stating that the insurgents attacked the mine on April 19th, seizing large quantities of gold, merchandise from the shops in the city, and many animals.

General Sandino also kidnapped Mr. Marshall, the assistant Mine

THE AIR SPEED RECORD."

350 M.P.H. EXPECTED,

ATTEMPT IN TWO MONTHS'

TIME.

\{THROUGH REUTERL'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 23rd. Flight-Lieutenant David D'Arcy' Greig has been appointed to the command of the Royal Air Force

stowe with a view to an attempt high speed flying section at Felix-

on the world's seaplane record.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

"Rugay, April 23rd. Flight-Lieutenant David D'Arcy Greit has been officially appolated" to command the high speed experi ment section of the Royal Air Force.

He will go into training at once to fy the Supermarine Napier S5 monoplane in an effort to break the world's speed record of 316 miles per hour.

The attempt will he made at Southampton Water, Calshot, in about two months, and it is hoped to attain a speed of nearly 350 miles per hour.

It may be assured that Flight- Lieutenant Greig will command the British team which will fly for the Schneider Trophy next year,

Till recently it was considered doubtful whether the new British attempt at the air speed record would be made this year but now it has been decided definitely to make the attempt.

BYE-ELECTION AT HANLEY.

"LABOUR HOLD SEAT.

[runocon BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONTON, April 23rd.

ATHENS, April 4th. Ministers who have returned from Corinth estimate the losses there at 500,000 sterling, and the total he will try again if Lockhart sue-earthquake damage at £2,500,000

A correspondent states only filty Superintendent, and all the em- out of three thousand houses in ployees, Corinth are standing, and they are

American Marines have been British sailors despatched in pursuit of the badly damaged.

raiders, but no information re- The bye-election at Hanley made have rendered splendid service.

Twenty are dead and hundred garding the operations is yet avail-necessary by the death of the Labour M.P., Mr. 8. Clowes, took injured at Lutraki: the baths are able.

place to-day, "the polling resulting act damaged.

as follows:

Sprayed With Blaxing Petrol. A message from Daytona Beach to-day states that during the last run yesterday, the car driven by Mr. Ray Keech back-fired and spreyed his body with. blazing petrol.

The driver's right arm was badly burned, but fortunately he escaped serious hurt..

Arena, April 23rd.

The Mine Superintendent is a Britisher named Amphlett, but his

Superintendent A Prisoner. [REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

New York, April 23rd. The latest news, from Nicaragua regarding the sensatiount attack

Mr. Hollins (Lab) Mr. Denville (Cons.)

15,138

6,804

Mr. Meakin (Lib.)

3,380

Labour majority

8,532

A score of earthquake shocks name is not mentioned in connee- occurred in the Peloponnesus in tion with the raiders escapads. the course of 24 hours. The in- habitants of Corinth fed from their homes after the first compara tively wenk shock at nine o'clock in the evening, and were ontdoors when the most disastrous shock oc by General Sandino on the Ameri, DANISH CONVERSION LOAN. curred three-quarters of an hour can gold-mine at Lalur, confirms later.

that the rebel leader took the

Ten thousand people in Corinth British Mine Superintendent, Mr. were left homeless, destitute and Amphlett prisoner, is addition to half-clod, while two thousand at four Americans and about "one

TRAFFIC IN OPIUM. Lutraki sad four thousand else

THE POSITION SUMMARISED.

ONLY FINAL SOLUTION.

(THROUGH REUTIE'S" AGENCY.]

Gent, April

rd.

where are ia similar circumstances.

·MALTA, April 23rd, The flotilla leader, H.M.S. Stuart, and the supply ship Perth hire have left for Corinth.

Two

SOFIA, April 23rd. more earthquake shocks occurred at Philippopolis last night.

A very effective summary of the present position if the drug traffic NEW YORK TO PEKING. was given by Sir Malcolm Delor. ingne the British delegate to the. AIR ROUTE VIA: NORTH POLE. Opium Committee, at a public sit ting to-day.

Sir Malcolm declared that there has been no change in the illicit traffic in raw opiut since the last session of the Committee.

hundred native mine-workers."

All portable property belonging to the mine, including foodstuffs, and 75 bosts used for the trans- pertation of gold ore, was also seiz-

ed.

(THROUGH RECQTEN'S ÁGENOT.]

COPENHAGEN, April Ard.

For the purpose of converting. the city's 5 per cent. Loan of 1919, Copenhagen has contracted a loan of 812,000,000 with Messrs. Kahn and Loeb and the International Acceptance, Bank of New York It will be a year loan per cent interest,.. nt aprigs of

:

Meanwhile the pursuert, the American Marines, are uncertain 92.77- which direction General Sanding has taken and are pushing into a wild region among dense tropica}} vegetation where white men have

dom penetrated.

War Not Sanctioned. [REUTER'S AMERICAN FERVICE)

:

[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE, 1

The

WASHINGTON, April 23rd.

RUHR COAL STRIKE.

(THROUGH REVİER'S 'AGENCY.]

BERLIN, April 23rd.

The Minister of Labour has de- clared that the azbitration award

Government's policy in in the Ruhr coal-mining dispute Nicaragua has been brought before is binding on all parties. NEW YORK, April 3rd.

the attention of the Senate. by All Arctic explorers, including Senator Norris, who bitterly at- Commander Byrd nad Stefansson, tacked the administration, assert declare that the Wilkins Flighting that the United States was at The export from Pernia was a confirms the theory that the best war with countries of Central the necessary

Limit Manufacture,

Army in any way because unlike

abated, the smuggling of opium insir route from America to the Far America without Just May (when the Japanese sent other English boroughs, and. 1.99

troops to Tainanfs) the domination pence in the English counties. of the Russian Ilede in Nationalist

The Scottish boroughs expendi- policies is now at an end, ·

ture was very much smaller giving zid, in the boroughs and 4.87d in

ITALIAN RACER KILLED."

The result is that Japar no longer fears that a further spread the counties. of Communism will result from the possible final Nationalist victory.

Furthermore, the popular diap- proval of Baron Tanaka's policy, combined with the exceedingly dif Feng Yu Hsiang's forces operating cult and delicats political situation in Northern Honan are advancing in Japan, will naturally fores the with considerable rapidity. They Japanese Government to avoid

expected to reach Shih-Inction in Shantung." chinchuang in the near future.

are."

* NATIONALIST PROGRESS.

Naval Wireless messages state that it is clear that the Southern forces have made a general ad- vance, but the magnitude of their sugcess-still..remains in doubt..

บ

U.S. WARSHIP FOR CHEFOO.

FEARED SEIZURE BY BANDITS. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, April 23rd.

A cablegram to the State Depart It appears to be definite that ment from Mr. Leroy Webber, the Taian in the eat has been cap- United States Coneal at Cheloo. tured, but Feng's adrance at the recommends the immediate des- western end may have been stop-| paich of an American warship to ped owing to the doubtful attitude | Chefoo. of his ally. Further batches of

Mr. Webber states that there is troops have been seat from Pakow every ground for fear that Chefoo In the front. Generals Pei Tsung will be seized by bandits in view Hai and Chen Chien are both re- of the imminent collapse of the ported to be at Changtha.

Shantung Government.

CAN OVERTURNS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.Į

NEW YORK, April gard. A meerage from Bogota, Colum- bia, states that the famous Italian motor-racing driver, Puccini, who was making & motor trip from Buenos Aires to New York has been killed as the result of his car over. turning during a trial spin on the Cali" racetrack.

| EGYPTIAN COTTON FERIL.

PLANTS ATTACKED BY LOCUSTS.

́·[HEUTEN'S 'AMERICAN HERVICE.]

CAIRO, April 24th. 'Swarms of locusts have arrived in upper and lower Egypt and are attacking the cotton planta

China continued, and there was no East would be across the North sanction from Congress. remedy visible till order was re-Pole.

stored in China,

Cavazzmi that the limitation of Pole route to reduce the present Sir Malcolm agreed with Signor It would be possible by this trans manufacture the only final distance from New York to Peking solution of the problem and that

had always béc the view of the from ten thousand miles to seven British Government.

thousand miles.

He paid. tribute to - the

the action taken by

Nether. lands to suppress the traffic, and mentioned that there, was still a large trafic to the United States, Canada, the Eastern" Mediterrancan and Greece, where the imports were far greater than the legal rquirements.

Problem Of Far East.

GENERAL WRANGEL

SINKING.

{THROUGH ALUTES'B. AGENCY.), 2

Baasa, April 24th. General: Wrangel is very weak His condition causes much anxiety

INSTITUTE OF PACIFIC RELATIONS.

The Far East, however, wae by far the worst problem with which the Committee had to denl He suggested that there should be closer. co-operation with South America and prompt communication of seizura to the Governments com cerned

The Committeme ap

"{BEUTER'S 'AMERICAN "BERVICE=]* agreed with Sir Malcolm Delevingne's summary of the situation, and Viscount Bato

NEW YORK, April 24th, (Japan) suggested there should be The next meeting of the Institute co-operation with Alghanistan in of Pacife Relations will be held at the control of opium. ·

Kyoto in November, 1928.

INDIAN-MILL STRIKE. POSITION

i

BECOMES MORE SERIOUS:

POLICE FIRE ON CROWD.

(THROUGH. LEUTER'S AIZNCY.]

BOMBAY, April 23rd." The mill strike: in developing seriously, over 85,000 workers have downed tools in the mill while only five mills are contian- ing work.

area

for reported that the Police

riotous were forced to fire oo strikers at the Parel mill districts

Later, thousands of strikers, de monstrated in front of the mille, and started stone-throwing. The police were unable to control the crowd and the Superintendent fired his revolver" at, the demonstrators, kill one and wounding one.

BOMBAY, April 24th.

COMMUNISTS WELL PLACED.

FRENCH ELECTION POLLING.

{THRODON REVIZE'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, April 23rd. Although no Communist was re- turned as, the result of the ballot- ing on Sunday, the Communiste polled a greater aggregate of votes than ever before

Many of their candidates are in a favourable position for the second ballot on Sunday next.

"BREMEN'S " RESCUERS; ARRIVE.

A KINDLY THOUGHT."

[REUTER'S AMERICAN: SERVICE]

NEW Yonx, April 3rd. The relief aeroplane conducted The mill strike has still further by Colonel Fitzmaurice has arrived extended, and 117,000 operatives at Greenly Island with spares for are now out Production has the Bremen, also underclothing, ceased except in a few mills in German beer, cigars, etc., for the outlying districts.

German Aviators