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THE RESIGNATION OF CHIANG

KAI SHEK.

INABILITY TO CONTROL FENG YỪ HSIANG

CONSIDERED THE TRUE REASON.

HUPEH'S AMBITIONS ALSO A DISTURBING FACTOR.

Writing in the "North China Daily Sewa" Mr. George E. Sikulsky gives the following analysis of the causes which have led Chiang Kai Shek by place his resignation in the hands of the Government.

Chiang's resignation, due to the "mutiny" of Feng and traible with Pei Chung Hei is only needed to complete the growing chan▾ anil disunion of the Nationalist cause.

WHY CHIANG GOES.

FENG

[BY CHORGE E. BOKOLSKY.]

S.C. TRADE PROTEC-

گرم

TION ASSOCN.

SUED BY SHROFF FOR $500.

ANXIOUS TO GET MONEY

BACK."

FORTY SHROFFS SAID TO BE ENGAGED.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ imparted an interesting piece of information yesterday morning at the Summary Court when he said that the South China Trade Protection Association have engaged no fewer than 40 shroffs, each of whom had paid 8500 to the Asociation as eecurity. This was brought out in a case heard before Mr. Justice P. Jacks in which Chan Wah Hee sued the South China Trade Protection Association for the recovery of $500 which he had deposited with the Association.

prowess and by his increasing per- soukl popularity among the dissatis. THE CONTEST WITH MARSHAL fed elements in the Kuomintang. as well as anting the people of North China, There can be no question but that Marshal Feng will serk to extend his influence as far as Nanking, once the Tientsin- Prking situation has been solved,

Plaintiff was one of the shroffs even if the solution is only of a tem-engaged by the defendant. He was represented by Mr. C. A. S. Ruse. porary character.

while Mr. J. M. Hall appeared for the Association.

General Chiang Kai Shek has re- signed as Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Armies and 隐要 Chairman of the Military Council He has not resigned as Chairman of the Central Excentive Com mitter, the supreme governmental

alist Government. In a word, he eliminates himself from the military

scene, although he retains his civilian offers. The resignation has not, of course, been accepted set and will not be accepted as the meeting of the Political and Mil- tary Councils and the Central Exe cutive Committee during the next few days: but there is no question as to General Chiang's decision.

13 Armles Unprovided For. Gentral Chiang Kai Shek" is fur- thermore inced by the envious fact

beer

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within fle further said:

promised payment

The

Mr. Hal said that while he had a perfect defence to the claim, he would still prefer a week's adjouro- ment.

VICTOR RECORDS

BY

JACQUES THIBAUD

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Srd movement. Part 6-Brd Movement (Concluded).

Haydn's Trio in G Major "with ALFRED, CORTOT (Pianist)

and PABLO CASALS (Violoncellist) Part 1-1st Morement-Andante. Part 2-2nd Movement-Poco cagio cantabile. {Part 3-2nd Movement-Poco adagio cantabile,

Part 4-3rd Movement--Honde all'ongarese.

Mendelssohn's Trio in D Minor (Op. 49)

with ALFRED CORTOT (Pianist) and PABLO CASALS (Violoncellist) (Complete on Four Double-faced Records)

with Album. 2

Schubert's Trio in B Flat, No. 1 (Op. 99)

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CINEMA NEWS.

Chater Road.

"SUNRISE."

ANOTHER CRITIC'S OPINION,

The film critic of the Evening

case Sunrise which will be shewn nt the Queen's from Tuesday to Satur- day next week.

Nere gives the following account of

KING'S BIRTHDAY AT HANKOW.

'CHINESE GUARDS AND BRITISH BLUEJACKETS.

CONSUL-GENERAL'S DECORATION,

A correspondent to the North- China Daily News writes the fol lowing interesting account of the King's Birthday celebrations in Hankow.

Mr. Russ applied for the case to and political organ of the Nation. / that there is no room for his own be heard at an early date. He said armies. Without the Northern that on April 21st, his client had Expedition to justify the huge expenditures which are involved in three months. the upkeep of almost 200,000 men, This is a case against the South it is quite beyond political pos- China Trade, Protection Associa sibilities to place all these armies tion. I understand that they have in Kiangsu, Chekiang and Anhui, engaged 40 shroffs, each of whom nor is it a simple problem to dis has paid a 8300 guarantee. band them. Altogether, General plaintiff is one. of them and he. Chiang had 12 armies under his wants to get back his security as direct personal control (that is, ex-

soon as possible." cluding all other armies which General Chiang returned to poli- nominally he controlled as comman. tical life last November for the der-in-chief). Of these 13 armies, specific purpose of conducting the ❘ only four have definite stations: the Northern Expedition. Theoretically, | 92nd Arm is stretched out along Mr. Rues replied that if there it сап be suggested that the the Shanghai-Hangehow and Shang- was a perfect defence the Northern Expedition has now been hai-Nanking Railways. Its com could be continued and he objected completed and that, therefore, mander in General Chien To Chun to it being remanded for a week.

Sunrise is a very fine pièce General Chiang is entitled to retire with headquarters at Lunghua. The His Lordship pointed out that it of film work. It is a triumph for from military affairs, his respon 16th Army, under General Fung was a new case and the usan pro- the director and the photographer, sibility in the matter being over. Ying is stationed north of the Yangcedure was, to give a week's time.

was Mr. Charles Rosher Mary Pickford's camera-man. But the mere retirement of Marshal taze from Pukow to Heichow. The Mr. Russ replied that the plaintiff

Hankow certainly had a novel ex- The story of "Sunrise "-from Chang Tso in to Manchuris does 1 and 4th armies under Generals was in a very anxious state of Sudermann's "A Trip to Tilsitperience on the King's Birthday. not fulfil the requirement of apcom- Liu Chi and Mine Pei Nan are be- mind, and thought the sooner be is simple. A man of a lakeside No one who was in the port on that community is lured from his wife day last year, when the communists plcted Northern Expedition. Sure-tween Hanchow and Tsinan. The got his money back, the better it and child by a woman of the city, were in power and everything that ly, the Northern Expedition cannot remaining nine armies are at 'the would be for him."

She urges him to take his wife out could be done to make life miserable be regarded as finished until some front and have to be brought back The case was then fixed for hearin a boat, drown her, save himself for the British was being done, provision has been made for the outhern Shantung, Kiangsu and ing on Wednesday morning June with a bundle of reede, sell his farm would have anticipated the vision, And go with his new love to the of a naval detachment with the unied Northern armies and the un- 17th. st. 33rd. 37th and 40th

Albui. They are the 3rd, 9th, 10th, 27th.

city.

colours and a squad of 'Chinese placed Southern armies. General armies,

The man gets as far as preparing police under their Captain, se to throw his wife overboard, but sembling together in the grounds Chiang's resignation, then, cannot

her look of borror at his treachery of the British Consulate to give the be attributed to the completion of

stays his hand at the critical mo salute. the Northern Expedition, for it has

ment She fies to the city, and. full of remorse, be pursues her. not been completed.

Finally there is a reconciliation.

If the film had finished there

brilliant piece of work. But one rather suspects that Mr. Murnau the director weakened a bit. That seems to be the obvious explanatiar of some comedy scenes of the young country folks' adventures in the city. They are well done, but there iz nothing new in them.

The 37th Army, under General Chen Tiao Yuan can, of course. return to Anhui, but the 40th Army which was responsible for the Tsinan incident, has no pince to go to.

war is over.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

BUSINESS ON MODERATE SCALE.

M

WEEKLY REVIEW.

who

Three Uncontrollable Leaders. Now, the ethics of Chinese war- fare required the commander to see Undoubtedly, the rift in the lute to it that his troops are properly MESSRS. BENJAMIN & POTTS would have been perfect and a arises out of the quarrels between placed after a

But Yen Hai Shan and Marshal Feng General Chiang Kai Shek cannot Yu Hsiang for a seaport. In effect place these troops. There is really this quarrel is a mutiny. For, if nothing to do with them but to

In their report on the local share General Chiang Kai Shek is com- disband them. To move them into market, dated yesterday Messrs. mander-in-chief of the armies and provinces would entail a war with he has ordered that General Yen anyone now in possession of those Benjamin and Potts state: should occupy both Peking and provinces. The great scheme had changes of importance have occured Tientsin, Marshal Feng should have been to move most of these troops, in our local market during the obeyed his orders. Marshal Feng, who are really Northerners, back

No

however, is apparently not obeying into the North, the hero shack week and business has been on a He is quite clearly moving all on tung, Chihli and Honan. But the moderate scale, his own account. This has left Japanese will not tolerate them in H.K. and Shanghai Banks after General Chiang with the alterna Shantung and Marsha Feng is having touched 81,000 are slightly tives of fighting Marshal Feng to keeping them out of Chilli and force him into obedience or resign Honan. In such a dilemma, General easier again with sales mad at ing, as a gesture of disgust.

Chiang resigns. But what is to be- 81,250/1.235. The latest eabled But the mutiny of Marshal Feng come of these troops! Who is to quotation-from Loader is £132.10 is not the only disobedience within assume responsibility for them (middle). Unions continue in de- the ranks. General Pei Chung Hai, Who is to command them? Are commander of the

4th Group they

Indos "Deferred" although higher at Home, being now quoted at £9, Seeking Civilian Power. are in little request locally. Union General Chiang's gesture is an Waterboats have advanced to 8201, interesting move in the direction Steamboats have remained steady

The military of civilian control.

The film improves again when, they are overwhelmed by a storm. crossing the fake to return home, The husband gives his wile the reeds which were to have saved him splendidly dramatic scene of the originally, and there follows a night search for her all the com- munity's boats gliding over the now still water, with lanterns gleaming The acting is good, but it is not ano reflecting in the lake. an actor's picture. George O'Brien has never done better work: he is the farmer. Miss Gaynor is the wife, and she has some moments which reach the peak of film acting, The bad women is Margaret Living-

ston.

become separate, free-boot- mand, and after sales at $330, have Armies, who came into the fighting armies, roving the already suffirmed up to 8634. Cantons were very late in the day, after receiving fering Northern provinces These booked at 8015. a large financial contribution from were questions asked everywhere Nanking and after having been as yesterday, when the news of General sured a share in the territorial re- Chiang's resignation became known. distribution which would follow the

I am not sure that the beautiful victory, has also demanded more than his share. He was entitled

camera pictures are not the best to Hapeh, Hunan and Szechuan,

part of the fibr, although auch But Szechuan is not to be had and

drama as that from the beginning is too troublesome, anyhow. General affairs of the Nationalist Govern- at 899. Kowloot Wharves have im- until the attempted murder fails.

ment no longer requiring a first-rate | proved and are now wanted at 8134. | fas rarely beef seen on the screen. Fei seems to be casting his eyes on the two railways which run through mentality, General Chiang will now

China Providents weakened and Honas, the Kin-Hen and the Lung-devote himself to the affairs of the

The Chihli Party Failure,

Such a

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A CHANCE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS.

It only seems the other day that a Nationalist officer, mounted on a frisky pony, delighted a large crowd by riding full speed up and down the Bund and then turning it at the gates of the British Consulate and dashing round and round the lawn, It is certainly an augury of good that within a year the Chinese Director of S.A.D. 3 should thus show his regard for the British authorities

Those present felt an added plea- sure in the fact that the list of Birthday, Honours includes the

name" of the Hankow Consul- general, Mr. Lancelot Giles. The award of the C.M.G. was not mene many, but it was not forgotten by tioned publicly during the cere

those present.

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

The Health Bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ending June 9th states:-

י.

·

Plague.

Tamatave: 1 case, 1 rat in Zone

III. Bassein 12 desthe. Bombay: 5 deaths, Rangoon 3 deaths. Colombo cares, 2 deaths. Cheribon: infected rata.

Cholera,

Madras: 6 deathe. Rangoon 5 deaths. ' Vinzagapatam: 2 deaths. Bangkok: 3 cases. Baigon: 5 cases, 1 death. Canton: 1 case, 1 death,

Small-poz. Bombay: 19 casee, 15 desthe: Madras: 0 cases, 3 deaths. Moulmein: 2 cases, 2 deaths. Rangoon 5 cases, & deaths. Vizagapatam: 4 cases. * 75 Pondicherry: 8 cases, 6 deatha Singapore: Tease. Shanghai: 9 cases. Dairen: 14 cares, 7 deaths. Mukden: 1 caso.

Incidentally the city scenes were Hai.. The Kin-Han is, of course, Kuomintang. He will leave military buyers are only offering $3.20. built specially for the film, They circus" as comprise & complete. Marshal Feng's problem; but if affairs to the soldiers, but he will Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels large as Piccadily circus, with have been in some request and have electric tram-cars, buses and lighted General Pei should occupy the look after the politics. Lung-Hai Railway, it will bring the development last December would bean dealt in up to 89.60. Hong signs at night. Kwanzai faction to Hauchowfu to have marked General Chiang Kai Kong Lands were placed at 800 menace Nanking politically. Shick a great statesman, for he but have since lapsed to a nominal

would then have been able to quotation.

Hong Kong Trama dropped back strengthen civilian control in Nan. It is probable that General king: he would have been able to to 824, but business to some extent Chiang's position would not have avoid all the acrimony and internal has been done at $24.00 and 8241. been so difficult had the Chihli Party strife within the Kuomintang, for Humphreys Estates are enquired "putsch in Tientsin succeeded, supreme self-sacrifice. Now, it for at 8141 after transactions at this AN For that would have provided him makes only for confusion and in price. Hong Kong Electrica were with a temporary outlet for the all circles focally, it was hoped that negotiated at #11/72 Telephones Chibli Party generals in the Nation- General Chiang would reconsider are lower with sellers at $5. alist as well as the conquered his resignation for otherwise, he China Sugars have dropped to armies. But that has not been a will leave the huge armies he has 82.80. Green Island Cements (Com- success, thus far. Marshal Chi raised headless, a menace to the bined) were taken off the market Hatch Yuan is a delightful in- whole country.

up to 894. Watsons are obtainable dividual, but he is not tempera- It is not believed that General at 814. -mentally suited for carrying through Chiang's resignation from the Singapore Tractions cua beautumn, want an emblem and are

successfully negotiations amongst military control involves, at present, placed locally at 10/9 and the offering a prize of 830 for the most tattoo. It should therefore be a former enemies,

any other changes in the Govern. Preference shares at 17/6. Amuse suitablo design.

simple drawing capable of eaey and The failure of the revival of the ment. The Genro of the Kuomin-ments have strengthened, buyers This emblem, as whe the care effective reproduction, Twin 25 Chihli Party, which was definitely tang. Wu Tze Hui, Chang Ching offering $281. Dairy Farms are en-with the "Wembley Lion," will Full details of the competition. anti-Feng, leaves Marshal Feng Yu Kiang, Teai Yuen Pei. Tan Yen Kai quired for at 891. Exos have presumably be used on all pro will be found in our advertising Hsiang as the principal political in- and Li Lich Chun will still remain buyers at 88.00. Hong Kong Gov- grammes, posters and other pub-columns. Designs must reach the dividual in North China, over-tower-in Nanking and will probably still ernment 6 per cent. Loan is wanted licity matter concerned with the Secretary of that competition by ing Chiang Kai Shek by his military dominate the Kuomintang's policy. at 4 per cent, premium.

(Continued at 'foot of nest column.) 'July 10th.

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