WUHAN DEFENCES BOMBARDED.
FALL OF HANKOW PREDICTED.
CANTON DEFINITELY NEUTRAL.
APPREHENSION FELT IN CHEFOO.
Latest advices are that the Government forces expect to enter Hankow on Saturday.
It seems quite certain that Canton has definately decided upon a policy of neutrality in the Nanking-Wuhan dispute. The do- fection of the Kwangtung body is said to have seriously impaired the strength of the anti-Government Forces
Re-assuring messages are to hand from Hankow, where for- eigners are not being molested in any way. They feel little anxiety at the moment.
3:
Reports from the Shantung area are conflicting-but "Chang Tsung Chang has announced the re-imposition of the inequitable Goods Tax in Cheloo. The Chinese merchants are seriously appre- bensive.
NANKING'S FLEET IN ACTION.
EARLY VICTORY EXPECTED. (THROUGH RETTEX'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, April 1. Admiral Chen Shao Kwang, director of Naval operations on the Yaagtsze, reports that a Govern- ment gunboat squadron is bombard- ing the enemy positions ten miles below Hankow.
Government and forces are re- ported to be in the vicinity of Yangla
It is officially announced that the Garernment troops expect to enter Hankow by Saturday at the latest.
FOREIGNERS SAFE IN
HANKOW.
LITTLE ANXIETY FELT.
WUHAN DENOUNCES NAN.
KING TYRANT."
SEVERE FIGHTING IN SHANTUNG.
"CHANG TSUNG CHANG
REPULSED.
PRIMITIVE METHODS AGAINST MUPING.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY..]
CHEPOO, April" 1. Severe Eghting has taken place since Thursday last between the combined forces of Chang Trung Chang and Chu Yu Pu, estimated 20,000 strong, and Liu Chen Men's troops, 5,000 ̈men.
The latter retreated to Muping and after laying land mines, they made a ally against the enemy,
ing 2,000 men
Muping is excellently fortified, but Chang intends to make a deter. mined effort to-night to enter the eity by sealing the walls.
Many ladders, hooks and lanternt have been commandeered, and sent to Muping, and large numbers of civilians have been impressed, (THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.),
roped, and rent to Muping to act as coolics, and to bury the dead. HANKOW, April 1.
The managers of the Bank of The local situation is unaccount-- ably quiet since the departure of China and the Bank of Communica the troops and cessation of pressions have fled, snd Chang Tsung Chang is examining their books,
Kang-activities.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1929.
TWO STEAMERS IN COLLISION.
FRENCH LINER DAMAGED.
PASSENGERS 'AND CREW RESCUED.
(THEOUGH RECTER'S AGENOT.]
LONDON, March 31.
The Chargeurs Reunis liner 3.8. Ceylan is sinking in the Bay of Biscay. The crew and passengers have taken to the boats and help is being dispatched. The Ceylan co lided with the British steamer Clodoald and was holed near the stakehold
LATEE,
The French liner's passengers wire taken aboard the Clodoald, and four tuga, which responded to the 5.0.9., towed the Ceylan to Fordeaux. She was leaking badly.
MUSLIM LEAGUE
DISSENSION.
UPROAR AT ALL-INDIA CONFERENCE.
POLICE CALLED IN.
[THROUGH REUTKE'E AGENCY.]
;
NEW DELHI, March 31. The session of the All-India Muslim League, called here for the press purpose of bringing shout mity among the Muslim "Political Parties, broke up amid scenes and A crisis was only averted by Mr. Jinnah, President of the League, adjourn ing the meeting sine die.
dissension and disorder.
The trouble is due to differences of opinion with regard to the Nehru Report, which contains pro posals for a future Indian Coasti tution. While Jinnah was absent, negotiating with opponents of the report, the party led by Maulana and favoured the report, elected Dr. Muhammad Alam to the chair.
The continuance of the regula meantime suspending payment, Azad, which was in the majority tions prohibiting the removal of bags result of which their notes are gage is preventing a stampede. to heavily depreciated or refused by
merchants, the concessions, and though a cer tain amount are neccasarily drift-
ing in, there is nothing resembling & general scare evident
Even the gendarmerie are unarm
The situation is quiet, but terse Thousands of villagers are entering Chefoo, fearing-looting and assaults by soldiery in the event of
Nationalists in Lungkow.
retreat.
ed, and martial-law has not been
LATER declared since the cominencement of hostilities. The usual feer of
A rumour not yet confirmed is Communist outbreaks exists, but it is understood that suspects are that Lungkow to-day turned over watch stars to the Nationalists under General
being closely authorities.
There is no anxiety felt for the present concerning the safety of foreigners.
Uhiang Kai Shek Denounced.
HANKOW, April, 1. In a statement to the foreign Press the Wahan leaders declare that Chiang Kai Shek has violated the constitution, and overthrown the basic principle of government by the people by arbitrarily appointing more than halt the delegates to the Kuomintang Congress.
After referring in the strongest terms to the Li Tsai Hain affair, the concludes: "Further.
Sun Tien Ying.
There are persistent reports of fighting at Tashieating, near Teng chowis, presumably between the Red Spears" and the soldiery. People continue flocking in to Che foo, and the apprehension of loot ing is considerably increased.
The Japanese Second Squadron with Prince Takamatsu aboard the fagship Haruna arrived here to-day on a courtesy visit..
This led to uproar,. the members and audience rising and protesting gainst Alam's election,
The police intervened and pre- vented a free Eght.
A resolution favouring the report, provided that one-third of the reata the Central Legislatura should be allotted to Muslims, was then moved and declared carried amid
ehouts of protest.
Jinnab returned at this stage and adjourned the session,
"RED HATS" AT POPE'S
DISPOSAL.
DISCIPLINE IN THE
NAVY.
ADMIRALTY GRANTS RIGHT OF APPEAL.
ROYAL OAK ECHO.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 1.
SOUTHERN CROSS | FRENCH VETERANS
IN LONDON.
FLYERS.
LOSE THEIR WAY IN BLIND- ING RAIN-SQUALLS.
'PLANE TO THE RESCUE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
STONLY, April 1
The Western Australian sirways
IMPRESSIVE SCENES.
CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH.
OPIUM GROWING IN CHINA.
PROHIBITION" EYE-
WASH,
A CAUSE OF RICE SHORTAGE?
· Pepino (UF.).—The opium poppy, for so many years the blight of extensive areas in Chine, is again
(THROUGH RAUTER'U AGENCY.}
LONDON, March 31. There were very impressive scenes In consequence of the Royal Oak are sending a plare from Wyndham at Westminster on the occasion of Ppearing in the fertile fields of General to reliable reports brought here by the visit of the 900 French ex- half a dozen provinces, according servicemen, headed by Gouraud, the Governor of Paris, foreign and Chinese travellers. who was officially received in West
The Nanking Government, like minster Hall, in the presence of Government, Naval and Air Coun-other governments in Peking, has eil representatives, Earl Jellicoe, as
court-martial, new rules governing Naval discipline have been issued to the Best in which every man, irrespective of rank is given the right so appeal to the Admiralty as
final resort in case of grievance." The rules after laying down the proper channels through which com paint must go, add that the com- plainant will only be justified in appealing to superior authority, when the authority to which the arst request was made has neglect.
ed or refused to forward the com plaint.
Each individual must make his own complaint and joint complaints will be forbidden,
THE KING.
HOLY COMMUNION AT CRAIGWEIL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 31. The Archbishop of Canterbury administered Holy Communion to the King and Queen is the King' Ream at Craigwell House. Nobody else was present at the service.
DEATH OF MR. MYRON ·
T. HERRICK.
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE:
A NOTABLE CAREER. (THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY.]
to search for the Southern Cross crew, who apparently lost their way in blinding rain squalls when ap proaching their destination.
After several hours oruising they made a forced desernt in rugged and inhospitable country.
Earlier "NeWE.,
G
SYDNEY, March 31, Captain Kingsford Smith and Mr. Dim, the first airmen to fly across the Pacific, who started on a non-stop fight of 2,000 miles to Wyndham, West Australia, en route to Singapore and thence to Britain have made a forced landing near Wyndham, owing to lack of petrol. The crew of four includes a navi- gator and wireless operator.
LESS VODKA IN
RUSSIA.
"DRY" FORCES VIC- TORIOUS.
TROTSKY'S POLICIES
REVIEWED.
Moscow (U.P.). The Soviet "dry" forces have scored a great victory in their fight against Demon Vodka, Gosplaathe State Plan ning Organization"-has complete. ly revised the Government's five year plan for the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. Instead of a sharp progressive increase of aloahol formerly indicated by this economic planning group, it has now announced that consumption must be cut to one-half or even one-third during the half-decade.
The startling centradiction of a government carrying on a vigorous Aght against drunkenness while int the same time planning to double its production of liquor has thus been eliminated.
President of the British Legion, strictly prohibited the cultivation Lady Haig and several generada, and sale of opium, but a number
The Frenchmen afterwards march- ed to the Abbeywhere General of provincial warlords, safely be Gaurraad laid a wreath upon the yond the reach of Nanking's armies, tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
They then marched to the Ceno-have ignored the order as they taph where the General, who has lost have always done. his right arm, saluted with his left. delivered a brief speech, and laid a wreath as a memorial.
The French band played the British National Anthem and the Welsh Guards the Marseillaise.
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A RECONCILER OF LOVERS.
MEDIUM'S SITTINGS. PROSECUTION FAILS IN
ITALY,
An interesting case of a medium whe predicted good fortune, recon- eiled lovers, and, incidentally honest living, has been made an
Not only is the cultivation "of opium being permitted in a number of provinces, but in several dix tricts the authorities are compelling the farmers to raise the drug. The methods used this year are the same as in many years past. The opium officials impose heavy taxes" on certain tracts of land, before the crops have been put in. These taxes are so heavy that only Opium will make a profit possible. So the farmer either plants the opium poppy or facce an inevitable heavy loss from his land.
One of the worst offenders this year is reported, to be General Tang Yu Lin, chairman of the Jenol Provincial Government under Nan- The vast area of Jehol, north-west of Peping, has been king.
Madame ünder this man's rule for years. was in control before, the
tried in the courts of Turia and
The subject was has had a happy ending.
Wanda," in ordinary life Signors He Fé Ghirardi, who gave mysterious Nationalists arrived, and the people sittings and consultations with sent a delegation to Peping to beg Her the Government not to re-appoint spirits in her lodgings. visitors, as a rule, were pale-faced him. But Nanking decided other servant girls, shop assistants, and wise, and he went back to Jehol. sometimes rich ladies, more or less disguised, who called at her place at extraordinary hours
Now a petition from the Jehol people declares that he is openly collecting taxes on poppy land and on the sale of opium to support. his troops. This action, which is confirmed by foreign visitors to fenol, is in defiance of the order
of Nanking that any official who
At Police Headquarters, Now and, then, young men alsq penetrated into her sanctum, and A constantly growing income occasionally even officers and men from the sale of liquor was one of in uniform. But one day, an off-supports the cultivation of opium the chief rehances of Gosplan in ver of the Carabinieri in full babe discharged. But General The death is announced of the balancing the budgets during the uniform entered her place, drew Tang has a large army in the north American Ambassador Mr. Myron next five years. It is now readjust-aside the curtains of her shrine,
ing its plans. Herrick.
PARIS, March 31,
Mr. Herrick succumbed to a heart attack. His health had been caus-
funeral but had an attack the day ing the gravest concern for some time. He intended to attend Foch's
before.
[The late Mr. Herrick was born in October 1854, at Huntington, Ohio. He studied law at Cleveland where he practised from 1878 to 1656.
MORE CARDINALS NEEDED.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGINGY.] "Taxes Re-Imposed in Chelco.
ROME, March 31. LATER.
The death of Cardinal Lucidi Fighting around Muping has been has reduced the Sacred College to temporarily suspended, but is ex- only 59 members, of whom 2 are pected to re-commence to-morrow.
It is reported that Liu Chea Italian and 33 non-Italian, respec
tively. more to satisfy his own personal Nien is making overtures to survey the quorum or plenum" is greed, Chiang Kai Shek made mili. render, but Chang Tsung Chang is 70, although customarily one or with his wife he did much relief tary movements threatening the not disposed to accept; on the co two places are vacant, the Pope work.
In October 1914, be returned to Thus he has trary it is reported that Changs now eight or nine red hats at country's prace. manifestly committed high treason Taung Chang has offered Liu Chen his disposal, à record since the America, going back to Paris as
Ambassador again in 1921.] against the Party and the nation, Nien $100,000, but the latter de time of Leo the Thirteenth. defying all principles of justice and mands $500,000. humanity.
For this reason; we and the Fourth Unity Army resolved to send a punitive expedition against A tyrant," 60 58 to free the Central
Chang Tsung Chang is comman- deering lighters, but British firma are taking steps to prevent s doing so.
Chang Tsung Chang has demand Government from despotism, to ed $1,000,000 from the Chamber of Upon his arrival he maintain peace within the country Commerce. and to promote the interests of assured the varians Consuls of the abolishment of all taxes establish. humanity,
ed under Liu Chen Nier's regime. but, to-day be announces that he is re-opening the notorious Goods Tax Office tomorrow.
"CHRISTIAN GENERAL'S ".
"This is our, object that we desire to make known to all friend ly nations."
WUHAN TROOPS ON THE RETREAT.
Government troops.
It adds that the Wuhan armies are now concentrated at Chilho,
יד
JAPANESE LEAVING
TSINAN.
NATIONALIST REGIME (Wah Tu Yat Pag).
Saving Grains.
and with impious hoad disturbed her Hindoo and Egyptian statues, The considerations which led the asking her what they all meant. stantially those urged by Uri Larin, her off to the police headquarters, Dr. Deutschman and other leaders where she remained for a week. Gosplan to alter its plans are sub- After a summary inspection he led "Madame Wanda" was prosecut of the Anti-Alcohol Society; the same, in fact, which were advanceded for illicit spiritist practices, by Trotsky in his fight against the fortune-telling, and other occult Government's liquor policies.
A report by Dr. Maimin, head of misdeeds. She had three lawyers the Gosplan's alcohol commission, to defend her, but in spite of their argues that the losses to the Gov-imposing legal presence, he looked ernment in grain and in industrial very timid as she appeared in eficiency through liquor are more court. serious than will be the losses in budget revenues. The production of beer, vodka and home-brewed samagon" in the last business
west, and only an expeditionary force could dislodge him.
who
"Similar reports come from Shen- si, Szechuan and Kansu provinces, from Yunnan and from parts of
by independent warlords, provinces which are still dominated Honan. There are districts in these
swear nominal allegiance to Nan king, bat observe only those orders Buit them. NAKAMICH of the Central Government which The great famine in China this
year has been enused to a very. considerable extent by the growth of opium on land which should have been devoted to raising food, according to reports from foreign investigators sent out by the China Internations! Famine Relief Asso- ciation.
•
These reports show that if food. crops had been planted in several of the districts surveyed, instead of opium, the people could have raised sent crisis. Not only has the
A prominent Republican, after n distinguished business career he became Governor of Ohio 1903-1903. In 1912, he was appointed Amari
Her Principal" Spirit," can Ambassador to Paris.
Who was her principal spirit When in September, 1914, the
With B "French Government was transferred
the magistrate asked to Bordeaux in view of the advance
Signor Emilio," one of the year consumed about a million tons trembling voice she answered that or the German armies on
her favourite spirits, but another capital, and most of the foreign of grain, worth about 1350 million it was diplomats followed, he remained in rubles.
Although samagon is illegal, who always answered her calls was "Simon the Dragon." She "meant felt by in enormous Paris, and his attitude did much to
growth of opium resulted in food allay the alarm whithe "Parisians it is being brew ceasants, out of "Simon Magus," whose name got
What made her think that she shortages, the reports shew, but grain which they withhold from the mixed up in her mind. Government.
M. Maimia, estimated that the could carry on this practice with opium has demoralized many of the. farmers, who have not been able peasants drank 65 million litres of impunity! she was asked.
to work effectively in their fields. during the year- "I pay for my licence," the re- samagon "
Kuomintang reformers bave work
eliminate the use of more than the entire output of the plied, meaning that she paid a city
ed hard to
Buch. large centres as legal government breweries.
The losses to industry during the
"What a licence to communicate opium in alcohol- directly due to
as rebellious warlords continue to judge.
encourage its cultivation, the busi through absence from work, in- with the other world asked the Peping and Tientsin, but so long She insisted that she had a rences of reform is seriously handi- efficiency, lax discipline, etc.-are
also a estimated at 635 million roubles."
"licence," and
capped. Social diseases, deaths, fires, etc, gular
diploma" given her by a profes- traceable to drunkenness.cost per-
The professor was called, and haps 185 milion roubles more. In sor. deed, the cost of alcoholism to the described her as what be consider- nation, including the grain, amonated a really good medium. Other
ABROAD. ed to at least 1,270 million roubles! witnesses, too, were called. One in the same year the Government was a lady whose son was a spend. NO OPIUM SMOKERS TO GO added about 200 million roubles to thrift. Made Wanda asked a 100-
NESKING. No passports will be to the best cure for the young iced to opium addicts who desire its budget revenues from liquer franc fee to consult the spirits as sources
prodigal.
AMERICAN OIL LEASES. HUNDRED OF APPLICATIONS REFUSED.
"[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICEĮ
WASHINGTON, April 1. The Department of the Interior has cancelled 360 permits for pros- missioner for Foreign Affairs of
preting Government oil lands and Shantung, was in Tsinan on the similar number of holders have afternoon of March 30, and had been called on, to show cause why conference with the Japanese Con- their permite should not be cancel rul of Tsingtao. On the following ed Nearly 1,000 applications have day the Nationalist flags were been refused. flown over the city.
SHANGHAI, April 1. Mr. Tsui Shih Chich, the Come
On the same day, a notice wna issued by General Sun Liang Cheng stating that the Japanese troops have left the city. Chinese troops have taken over.
All extortionate taxes must be
CHANG TSO LIN'S ADHER-
ENTS PENALISED..
ACTIVITIES. NANKING FORCES PREVAIL
(THROUGH AFTER'S ADENCY.] [THROCOK RELTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPING, April 1 KICKIANO, April 1. Marahal Feng Yu Hsiang has sent A communique abates that the seven divisions from the middle of Wahan troops under Generals Hu Honan against Wuhan, under Gen.
Peping:The estates of more Fecial retreat on Saturday night, fact that a large number of Kuo- abolished, and peace and order than, 50 former adherents of the Tsung Tu, End Hisia Wei started a eral Han Fur Chu. However the
Chang Tao Lin and other northern following p furious attack by minchun troops have arrived at maintained.
Livan, in Anhwei, appears to in-
governments have been confiscated by the Nationalista, on the ground dicate his attitude,
"Tebela." The estates are being sold and the Kuo Mm reports from Sinofu A PLEA FOR NEUTRALITY, that their owners were state that Marshal and Madame The Wah Te: Tat Pao states that proceeds turned over to the recon- Feng Yu Hsiang arrived. there on according to Latest message struction bureau. March 27. The Marshal is at pre-Hom Canton, a circular' telegram zent staying at a Buddhist temple dating pesco was jointly in the mountains, in order to issued on Monday by Brigadier recuperate.
Generals Yu Hon Mon, Heung Hon Picg, Chen Chang Po, Wan Ying SUN FO FLIES TO NANKING. Kiu, Tang Yea Wab, Li Ma Chee
(THROUGE BRUTER'S LOENCE]
SANGHAI, April 1.
near Hwangcbow, where they are awaiting reinforcements.
PEI CHUNG HSI'S
MOVEMENTS.
WAS HE IN HONG KONG 1 (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPING, April 1.
It is reliably reported that Pei Chung Hsi arrived in Hong Kong last Saturday. He left. for Canton by train the same day.
It is understood that his route from here was to Moji and Shang hai.
Feng Recuperating.
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UNEMPLOYMENT IN PEPING.
Tsai Ting Kai, Tai Kik, Chan Wei Peking (U.P.)-The unemployed Yuen and Ho Lok, commanders of in Peping now number 230,000 per the lat tooth, and the Indepen sena, and there are 100,000 without dent Divisions of the 8th Military work in Tientsin, according to an San Fo flew from Shanghai to Route respectively. The telegram investigation just completed by Nanking this afternoon, in two points out that to save Marshai Li Chang Chiu, commissioner of the hours, in a Curtis Robin monoplane Teai Hain, military force is worse Nanking Government. with an American pilot. He is the than useless and that the best way The depression, is largely due to first Cabinet member to By from they can save the imprisoned Mar removal of the capital, Mr. Chang
reported. shal is to insist upon neutrality Shanghai to Nanking.
year
tax
CORRECT OFFICIAL
ATTITUDE.
Alming at Probibition. ⠀⠀ The "dry" advocates and the Witness thought the sum too to go abroad, according to a minis. terial order issued by the Ministry members of Gosplan alike under high, and refused to pay.
"Has your son improved? she of Foreign Affairs to the various. Commissioners of Foreign Affaire The order instructs that passports production of alcohol they do not was asked. stand quite well that by stopping succeed in curbing vodka drinkingNot at all the said "Samagon, it is expected, will be "Quite natural," remarked the may only be issued to those ap plicants who have undergone a medical examination and are certi made in larger quantities to replace lawyer.
young girl was fed by doctors of recognized stand. the official beverages, unless the handsome population is taught to find amuse called, and, all blushing, answering, to be free from the opium. ment and stimulation in other ways, ed the questions of the judge. She smoking babit,
The Ministry's action is The fight against alcohol is thus had consulted Madame Wanda, who linked with the campaign for a invoked the spirit" that protects consequence of a report received by the Executive Yuan from Mr. lovers." higher cultural level generally. Cosplan discussed ways and means
Wang Ching Chi, Chinese Minister to Belgium and concurrently mem of spreading radio and motion pic tures through the land as a sub
ber of the Opium Advisory Com mittee attached to the League of stitute for vodka. Instead of the 300,000 radio sets now being used in the face. P
After that, the judge decided Nations, to the effect that accord- in the Soviet Union, Gosplan aims
ing to reports from various coun to have 5 milion by the end of five that there was no further reason tries whose representatives are now FORTE. Staying to prosecute Madame Wanda. The participating in the Opium Con- misdeed!! was not punishable by ference, traffic ir and smoking of In the last year some 300,000,000 visits to cinema theatres were made law, and Madame Wanda left the opium in various foreign countries are engaged in principally by ever. in the entire country. By 1983, if court, radiant
seas Chinese.
Instructions have also been issued Gosplan soccoda, in its schemes,
The Anti-Alcohol Society, while to the various Legations and Con 1,200,000,000 visits will be made, The profits from the radio and cinema industry, it is expected, will gratified by the action of Gosplan suletes abroad calling for stricter Its aim is total prohibition even-addicts among the overseas Chi make up at least in part for the indicates that it is still dissatisfied vigilance in the detection of opium
Inese-Kno Min. losses in liquor revenue. (Contimed at foot of next column) Atually.
"And were you satisfied?" ask ed the judge.
"Oh, yes," said the girl, all red
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