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SERIOUS SITUATION IN HUNAN.

TROOPS, MASSING ON BORDER: REPORTED CLASH.

HANKOW PRESS GANGS ACTIVE.

MARSHAL LI TSAI HSIN “SHADOWED."

The Husan trouble, which was thought to have been satisfac torily settled, has broken out again, and the present situation is highly critical.

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An unconfirmed report states that General Yeh Chi's troops have already clashed with the forces of La Ti Ping, whilst General Feng Yu Hsiang is reported' be mansaing his forces in Heaan.

Meanwhile, Central Government troops are being rushed to re- inforce the line on the Kiangai border.

Marshni Chiang Kai Shek, it is said, has received significant " visits from former Hunanree commanders. He is keeping Marshal Li Tei Hsin under close observation, and has endeavoured to bring about the capture of General Pei Chung Hai, of the Kwangsi clique..

The authorities in Hankow are greatly agitated, and military press gangs are again active.

Troops Rushed to Border.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PPING, March 20. Reliable foreign reports

from Hankow state that Feng Yu Hsiang is massing troops at Hauchow, in Honan. Peping-Hankow trains are i going northward only na far as Yen-j cheng.

Owing to the uncertainty of the military situation in the Yangtsze Valley the Wehan authorities are nervous and the press gangs are moet active..

The vast majority of the officers have also gone over, transforming four Kwangsi divisions into Chiang Kai Shek divisions almost over- night

Rumoured Hostilities.

SHANGHAI, March 90. According to a message to the Wah Far Far Pan, General Yeh Chi's troops have arrived at the border of Kiangsi, and it said that a clash between them and the troops under Lu Ti Ping has oc- curred at Wantsni. The rumeur remains to be confirmed however, as it is reported from Hankow that

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929.

NOBILE'S RESCUER

SPEAKS.

GENERAL BLAMELESS.

SWEDISH FLYER TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).

New York, March 20. The Swedish airman Lundborg. who rescued Nobile in Lis aeroplane after the Italia disaster, has arrived

here.

In an interview he said he took full responsibility for the action which has led to Nobile's disgrace.

He declared that he insisted upon Nobile allowing himself to be rescued first, despite the latter's desire to the contrary.

THE AGITATION IN

INDIA.

MANY OFFICES RAIDED BY POLICE.

COMMUNISTS ARRESTED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

Bonay, March 20th. Dhundiraj Thegadi, & Socialist leader, ex-President of the Trade Unions Congress, and a member of the All-India Congress Committee, was arrested at Poona on a charge of waging war against the King.

The police here have raided the offices of the Labour Caions, and the Free Press of India, and the headquarters of the League of Youth, and seized "documents.

Threo local

It will be recalled that General Nobile resigned his post in the Dange, Mirajkar, and Jhabwala, Italian Air Ministry and also his have been arrested on similar rank, in order to vindicate himself.charges.

INDIA AIR ROUTE !

SQUABBLE.

GREECE AND ITALY, AT LOGGERHEADS.

SERVICE HELD UP.

(THROCOK RECTER'S AGENCY.]

THE PRICE OF PETROL.

COMPANIES' REPLY TO

PREMIER.

SOVIET COMPETITION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, March. 19.

LONDON. March 20, International difficulties are re ported to have arisen between Italy In the House of Commons, reply- and Greece as regards the parts of ing to Comdr. Kenworthy's request call on the air route to India. for a further statement regarding the trouble will almost inevitably Mr. Baldwin said that he had re- According the Daily Telegraph the price of petrol and other oils, entail a postponement of the serceived a long statement to-day from vice until the end of April.

the Companies concerned, which would be published. It was much too early to say whether the answer was satisfactory to the Government.

Mr. J. H. Thems suggested that the preferable course would have been that the Government consider the question and give judgment.

Greece desires Athens to be a port of call instead of Navarino, which was originally scheduled. Labour Leaders, Great Britain is agreeable but Italy has refused to adopt Athens as a port for her Genoa-Alexandria service.

Since the matter is agreement by all three countries, and not Great Britain and Greece alone, a deadlock, has ensued.

Thit he did in spite of the find- Elaborate precautions are being ings of a Committee of Enquiry, taken all over the city, police and whose conclusions, condemning bis military being stationed at strate- actions, and holding him respon-gic points.

Mills are working under armed ible for the disaster, he declined

guards.

Raids in Calcutta, 44

to accept.

PRESIDENT HOOVER AND PROHIBITION.

DRASTIC MEASURES NOT CONTEMPLATED.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WABEINGTON, March 20. President Hoover stated to-day

The Police have also raided 33 houses in Calcutta, and arrested the Communist, Phillip Spratt, assistant editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika, and other Labour leaders, besides seizing voluminous Communist literature.

It is noteworthy that the Govern ment are re-introducing this week in the Legislative Assembly, the Public Safety Bill which was pre-

·one for

VICEROY OF INDIA.

WILL VISIT ENGLAND IN

JUNE. 카

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

· LONDON, March 19.

It is officially announced that the

THE NEW COTTON COMBINE.

MASS PRODUCTION URGED.

PLANS TO REGAIN LOST MARKETS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 19. Speaking at the Royal Empire Socisty luncheon, Mr. John Ryan, a Director of the Lancashire Cotton Corporation, said the Corporation had been started under the finest and burdeas in respect to indebted official auspices, free of interest

ness of the companies absorbed. It would aim at co-operation between the spinner, manufacturer, finisher and merchant, which was essential to recover the Far Eastern markete

Mr Ryan, showed that the bulk of the loss of the post-war cotton trade had been in cotton cloth and had occurred almost exclusively in the Far East with the Near East par- ticipating.

un-

Mr Baldwin disagreed, and ex pressed the opinion that a matter of such general public interest should have the fullest publicity possible.

Increases Justiflod.

Opinion was remarkably The joint statement of the Anglo-eployed by the Japanese was the animous that the mass production American, Angio-Persian, Shell only way to recapture this trade and Mexican Companies, justifying and one of the Corporation's main the increased price of petroleum objects would be mass production, products, statistically supports the thereby largely reducing the costs. contention that the price of motor- spirit and kerosene in Britain for a long time was much below. world

prices.

This was due to the sale of of the world values, which com Soviet supplies far below the level

The main aim would be annually orders by a thousand million more to incrense Lancashire cotton cloth

yards.

Mr. Ryan estimated that the pot- cotton producer, excluding India. (ential capacity of the Empire 8 &

Nanking troops entrained for Nan: General Yeh arrived at Hankow that he had no intention of any riously rejected by 24 votes to 9, Secretary of State for India haspelled the signatories to meet the was about five million bales and The entire 4th and 11th from Yochow on Tuesday, and that drastic Prohibition "drive," as a providing for removal of Bolshevists invited Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, to situation or to withdraw wholly or the Corporation intended to in-

At 11 pm. on Monday the last detachments of the 11th Division of

chang Divisions are now in Kianggi, marching westward to re-inforce the line along the entire westward border of Kiangsi.

Significant Visitors.

SHANGHAI, March 20. The North China Daily News de clares that pelitieal circles believe that Mr. Liu Wen Tao's recent motion was practically an order from Congress to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek to declare war against the Wuhan generals. Yeh Chi and Hn Taung Tu. in Hunan in the event of their not obeying his orders.

It adds that it is noteworthy that Tang Seng Chi and Yeh Kai Hain. both

ex-lunanese commanders, visited Nanking this week at Chiang Kai Shek's invitation.

Tang Shao Yi is leaving for Hong Kong on the President Jackson.

Hankov's "Precautions,""

HANKOW, Later. Tension here is being revived, with military leaders continually in conference, and the arsenal making munitions.

However, it is claimed that all this is precautionary, as the, pos- sibility of an outbreak depends on Nanking's attitude after the con gross.

he said in an interview that he would nurse his health there. He added that military warfare in Western Kiangsi is at an end, and that his troops will be withdrawn to the localities they formerly garri soned.

Disposition of Forces. General Tang Seng Chi, the former military leader of Hunan and now Chiang, is said to be in Tongshan. A supporter of Marshal whither General Li Bin Hsin has gone to see him on important

matters.

On Tuesday, the 51st Division of the 4th Group Army marched to Peping from Tongstan vi Tientsin. They proclaimed themselves as sup porters of the Central Government. Of the 4th Group Army, there are four divisions stationed in the Province of Hopei (Chihli). The Division commanded by Wei Yun Sung is under the control of General Pei Chung Hei and is now stationed at Nanyuan. The Division com. manded by Liu Feng Chih stationed at Suiyuan was formerly under the command of General Wei I San, while the two divisions commanded by Generala Li Bin Esin and Liao Lei stationed at Tonglaan were formerly under General Tang Seng Chi.

Li Tosi Kuin Watched.

under the pretext of protecting him.

Thai Yuen Pei and Li Shih Tseng consider this action

ад

means of bringing about the en- forcement of the law.

Contrary to Press reports no orders have been given for any spectacular raids. It was his wish, he said, machinery should be applied along consistent and orderly lines.

that the

enforcement

BIG AMERICAN BANK AMALGAMATION.

[REUTER'S MEXICAN SERVICE.

New York, March 20.. the Central Union Trust Company The Hanover National Bank and

have amalgamated to form a new concern, which will have resourets of over $670,000,000.

LABOUR'S

SINGAPORE BÅSE ATTACKED.

HARDY ANNUAL

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 19. their periodical attack

The Labour members renewed on the Singapore Base, in the House of Commons, on the motion for the

base aroused suspicions of other nations, notably the Japanese, the Labour spokesmen asserted that the Admiralty had reduced wages in consequence of complaints from local planters that the naval authorities

were taking away their labour.

Lt. Col. Headlam, replying, der

Fourth Group's Induanca Wanes.

PEPING, March 20 Reliable news of the overturning of Pei Chung Hs's party at Pang- A private report says that Mar-reduction of the Navy Vote when, shan and Kniping completes an shal Li Tsai Hsin is a virtual addition to asserting that the extraordinary elimination of Pei prisoner of Marshal Chiang Kai Chung Hei's and the Fourth Shek. A number of graduates of Group's influence in North China. the Whampoa Military School have It is leared that Tang Seng Chi been detailed by Marsha, Chiang to left Tientsis on the 17th inst for watch Marshal Li's movements, Tangshan, where two of the Fourth Group divisions, which belonged to Tang before they were taken over by Pei Chung Hsi, quietly renewed a hindrance to amicable settled that the reduction in, wages, FES their allegiance to Tang Seng Chi. ment of differences. They have gone Trains between Kaiping and Tien to Shanghai convinced that it is tain are now plastered with slogans hopeless to bring about peace. "Welcome Tang Seng Chi," "Sup- According to another telegram port Chiang Kai. Shek," "Down received by the Fah Tet Fat Pro, with Pei Chung Hsi."

an order was given to Tang Seng Meantime it is learned. from. Chi by Marshal Chiang to capture Chiang Kai Shek's representatives General Pei Chung Hai, but the here that Wei Yi Ban has, quietly latter got away. Troops of the 4th assumed command of two divisions Group Army at Peping are now of Pei Tsung Hsi's troops near under the command of Tang Seng Peking and the Summer Palace, Chi.

CO-EDUCATION URGED.

CONGRESS DELIBERATES:

LIFE EXPULSIONS FROM THE PARTY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, March 20 The Third Kuomintang Congress resumed today 4.30. Chu Chin Hu, Civil Governor of Chekiang,

SHANGHAI ELECTRIC

PLANT.

$1,000,000 TAELS BID.

due to this reason.

The motion was defated by 146 votes to 73, and the Navy vote agreed to.

GERMAN MILITARY"

BUDGET.

CRITICISM OF STAFF REQUIREMENTS.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENOT.]

ather than Indian and subjects.

British

Mill-Hands on Striks.

BOMDAT, Later. As a sequel to this morning's arrests 20,000 mill-hands have gone

en strike.

Dharamvir Singh, a Swarajist and Legislative Councillor, also Vice President of the Peasant Workers' Party, has been arrested at Luck

now...

come to England in June on short leave, not to exceed four months, in order to secure a personal dis cussion with him.

Lord Irwin has accepted the in- vitation, provided the state of public affairs permits.

H.M. the King has approved the appointment of Viscount Gochen, Governor of Madras, to Viceroy during Lord Irwin's absence.

not

Conspiracy Against the King." TO-DAY'S ROYAL WEDDING. It is understood that under the authority of the Government com- WILD EXCITEMENT IN OSLO. alleged Communiste, under section. plaint has been laid against 31

121 of the Penal Code, namely

Conspiracy to deprive the King of the Sovereignty of British India"; and warrants have been issued by the District Magistrate at Meerat, where all the arrested agitafors will be tried..

THE KING.

KEPT INDOORS BY`MIST.

[FITISH, WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Recay, March 20. The King enjoyed another good right. The weather was misty at Bognor this morning, but is ex- pected to improve: Inter sufficiently to enable the King to be taken out of doors. Only two nurses now-are- in attendance upon him.

Rumours of Visit Abroad.

A Kuo Min message says it is Bad Nauheim, the famous watering reported that King George will visit

place, in May next. Forty rooms in the sanatorium "Groedel" are being prepared for him and his suite.

MASTER MARINERS

* COMPANY..

DOMINION MEMBERS

ADMITTED.

[EXITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

(TERUUGE AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

ORLO, March 19. Prince Olaf arrived at the station an hour ahead of his bride and was greeted by King Haakon. Father and son were cheered in the sharp staccato Norwegian fashion as they proceeded to the palace.

Later, with Queen Maud, they reassembled at the station to wel. come the bride, who arrived in a special train, decorated with gar- lands and flaga.

Prince Olal proudly introduced ber to the notabilities on the plate

form.

creuse se quickly as possible the consumption of Indian cotton.

partly from the trade.

The arrangements in February, terminating the price-war, which The Manchester Guardian says had permitted a return towards the plete valuation have now been had existed almost for two years, that firm offers, based on a com- world level which in the long run

made by the Corporation for 18 is essential to the maintenance of mills and 92 are still awaiting supplies in the British market.

completion.

EAST TOXTETH ELECTION.

NO CHANGE. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 19. The result of the by-election at East Toxteth, owing to the death.. of the Conservative member Mr. A. E. Jacob, is as follows:-

H. Mond (Conservative) 0,693; J. J. Cleary Labour) 6,583; A. I. Beberts (Liberal) 0,200.

JAPANESE EMIGRATION. BRAZIL SAID TO BE ANTAGONISTIC.

Tokyo (U.P.)-Of recent years, Brazil has been steadily growing. the emigration of Japanese to With restrictions placed on emigra

tion in other directions, Brazil bas! The pair then entered & four- horse landau and drove to the promising outlet for Japan's surplus come to be locked on as a very palace along Karl Johan-street, one population. The climate is iminent- tl the finest in Europe. A glowingly suitable, and the families who popular welcome was extended to

have settled thero have prospered, the Princess, who continually blew

and "

made good. kisses to the enthusiastic crowds.

Plans had been made for the Prince Olaf and Princess Martha emigration of 15,000 Japanese this later appeared a the palace bal year to the Amazon valley. cony in response to a stort of Overseas cheers.

SHANTUNG GARRISON

EXPENSES..

COST OF UPKEEP AND WITHDRAWAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

"J

TOKYO, March 20. Shantung garrison expenses, which Replying to question when the are included in the supplementary estimates of Yen. 17,152,000 were presented to the Diet, the Govern ment spokesman stated that main- tenance costs for April and May are estimated at Y,1,253,000, and the cost of withdrawal of troops Y.654,000, with Y.200,000 as a secret. service fund in connection with their withdrawal

UNEMPLOYMENT.

FIGURES SHOW A BIG IMPROVEMENT.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 19, · The latest unemployment returns The show a striking improvement. On Emigration Institute, March 11 the total number of work- the King and Queen joined them innd, aimed at a high standard of pared with a year ago there was

Ther was a thrillig climax when number were to leave their home less than the week before.

under whose auspices this large less was 1,268,800 which was 118,532

Com and the spectators fervently sang emigrant, not of the labouring an increase of 107,005. the Norwegian and Swedish classes. national anthems

Wild Excitement.

A. Hitch.

Everything promised well, and all the necessary arrangements bad been concluded, when an unexpect ed objection appeared in the shape of cabled advices from Mr. Ariyoshi, the Japanese Ambassador at Rio de Janeiro.

THE AFGHAN TROUBLE.

OSLO, March 20 (UP), A special gala performance at the

EX-WAR MINISTER'S THREAT. National Thesize this afternoon marked the second day of festivities

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] which will culminate to-morrow in Huany, March 90. the wedding of Crown Prince Olaf

PESHAWAR, March 19, The Prince of Wales, who in his to Princess Martha of Sweden.

The substance of Mr. Ariyoshi's General Nadir Khan, ex-War capacity of Master of the Honour- King Haakon and Queen Mand message was that there appeared to Minister, on his arrival in Afghanis able Company of Master Mariners, shared the Royal box" with their

danger of anti-Japanese tan from Paris invited Bachaj and of the Merchant Navy and fish son and his bride-to-be, while the sentiment developing among the Saquito to discuss the question of ing fleets, presided at the Com rest of the wedding party were

Brazilian development concerns, as selecting a ruler on the ground pany's dinner last night, said it was ensconced in adjoining boxes. the result of so great an influx of that Bacha lacks kingly qualifica the wish of the Company that it Everyone of note in Oslo, as well Japanese funded colonists. At pre- tions, He threatens that if Bacha should be Imperial, and for this as those who have come from sent there are no signs of any anti- declines to co-operate he would use

BERLIN, March-19. The Military Budget, excluding the Navy, totals 483,474,000 marks, and comes up in the Reichstag shortly, when it is likely to be considerably reduced in view of the purpose, the membership had been state of the national finances. extended by one hundred, all of SEVERAL COMPETITORS IN: Criticism at present is being direct- whom would be Master Mariners in

THE FIELD.

ed. to the fact that the Army of Overseas Domiziona 100,000 men needs an 'administrative staff of 2,700.

(THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, March 20. Chairmen and 334 delegates hai Municipal Electricity Depart The highest offer for the Shang-

were present..

ment, which ranks with the largest

WEA

".

The proposal of the Central in the world in size and, outpat. Executive Council that the Nation was submitted by the American and' alist Government's educational Foreign Power Company, Incor- policy should be based on the Sap porated, which bid over 81,000,000 Min principles was introduced, and taels under the terms and con- referred to a committer, after ditions of the memorandum of the Miss Lui Yung Chang, (Shantung) i franchise." had made a brilliant speech in favour of women's rights, declar Limited, offered $1,000,000 tuels and The British Trusts Association, ing that all Government schoole

USE OF POISON GAS...

GERMANY FAVOURS ITS ABOLITION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S . AGENCY.]

BERLIN, March 19.

FOG IN THE CHANNEL.

PORTUGUESE STEAMER

be a

abroad for the wedding, turned out Japanese feeling, but in order to his influence to create tribal in force to witness the performance, prevent any such arising it will be riding and to sea the Royal party. When necessary drastically to reduce the the curtain fell for the last time number of emigrants this year. }

the audience rose to their feet in mingled applause for the work of

Enquiries at the Foreign Office, Tokyo, have elicited a confirmation

the company and cheers for the of the receipt of the warning tele- Telegrams in Brief.

Prince and his fiancee

Prince

gram from the Japanese ambas- sudor.

of the London Association of Ac-.

Leon Trotsky has brought a small country seat near Montpellier on the coast of the Mediterranean, all

been made by a few Russian friends

Lenin.

As the party left the theatre and came out into the frosty air of late

The Overseas Emigration In- MISSING.

afternoon they were greeted by an

stitute is now in à quendary as the Ninety political prisoners have other huge throng, who had not matter should be settled, and they escaped from the notorious Russian [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

been able to obtain admission. but are committed to arrangements" prison island of Solovetski after were nevertheless determined to add with some 800 families, representing shooting 4 guards. About half-of RUGBY, March 20. their cheers and wall wishes to those 4,000 persons, with whom contracts the escaped men are believed dead A dense fog in the English Chan of the more fortunate.

have been made, and who, have sold as a result of hunger and exposure." nel throughout the night, compelled To-night

Olaf and their properties in readiness to leave The Foreign Affairs Committee most shipping to anchor, and con- Princess Martha will dine quietly Japaz.. of the Reichstag have adopted a siderably delayed cross-Channel at the Castle with the immediate bill to give effect to the Geneva traffic..

No members of their families. poison gas in war time protocol, prohibiting the use of The Worthing lifeboat answered official-ceremonies are planned, as The results of the examinations the necessary arrangements having a distress call from a Portuguese it is desired to allow Princess countants held in December last living there, including a sister of also submitted a leasing plan; Herr von Schubert, Under-Secre steamer near Owers Lighthouse, Martha to retire early in prepara have been issued. The total num should be co-educational.

whilst Lord Merton's group sub-tary for Foreign Affairs, emphasis but after many hours search in tion for a strenuous day to-morrow. ber of candidates who presented The delegates' emotions

ed that the protocol was the best which other vessels in the neighbour. Throughout the day workmen

in the Manchester aroused to the highest pitch when

Bemi-owned by the Shanghai means of dispelling any erroneous hood joined, failed to discover any have been busy putting the finish themselves for the examination was Guardian after a renewed visit to a motion was introduced neking for

belief that Germany had anything trace of the ship punishment of Wong Ching Wei, Municipal Council the Department to hide with respect to a chemical

ing touches to the decorations, in 021, of which number 278 passed. Upper-Silesia, Colonel Hutchinson Chen Kung Po, Kan Nai Kudng, supplice light and power not only

the Cathedral and along the route examiners; 37 candidates sat for judgment. could dispute that the and 345 failed to satisfy the anys that no one with a sound from the Castle. and Koo Heng Yu. Chiang Kai to the International Settlement but

the final examination, of whom 19 big German minority in Upper -Shek and Hu Han Min urged also to many undertakings outside the Settlement; among which are

passed and 18 failed. In the inter Bilenia leniency to Wang Ching Wei.

is suffering under the mediate examination, of a total of Polish attempts to bring about its The Congress decided that Wang cotton milla and silk flatures that

PARIS, March 18-It is definitely 281 sitting, 112 passed and 160 fail- assimilation. Ching Wei should be severely ro have made Shanghai the greatest

The dissolution of announced that General Goubeau ed; while 27 preliminary candidates the Upper Silesian Seym was, he primanded, Koo Meng Yu expelled industrial centre in China:

has been reprimanded and General, passed and 10 failed. The Associa declares a clear violation of the from the Party for three years, and... The Council is expected to decide

de Partouneaux and Colonel Mar- tion's Certificate in Cost Accounts principle of self-determination as Chen Kung Po and Kan Nai Kuang regarding the bids late in April.

minia have been relieved of their and Systems of Costing was gain- guaranteed by the pesce treaty and expelled for life.

(Continued at foot of next column)

commands.

ed by 50 candidates.

the League of Nations..

were

itted a leasing plan.

warfare.

Effect on Change,

SHANGHAI, March 20.. Shanghai Municipal Council 6 per cent. Bonds closed yesterday at 88, and opened this morning at 91, as result of the tenders for the Shanghai Electrical Plant.

AUSTRALIAN FLYERS.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

ROME, March 20. The Australian airmen, Moir and Owen, have arrived here, en route to Australia.

Writing