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CONFIDENCE IN CANTON.

ALL READY FOR THE "IRONSIDES."

A WORDY CAMPAIGN!

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Sept. 21.

NAVAL TRAGEDY.

PAY.-LT-CDR. LITTLETON

DROWNED

BODY RECOVERED BY DIVER.

The body was recovered from the harbour yesterday of Paymaster Lieut. Commander Hugh Littleton, of H.M.S. Titanis, who fell into the water near Murray Pier at one 'clock in the morning when en-

It is stated that martial law has been declared in both the West and North River districts as deavouring to hail a boat to take result of the fear of a possiblo him back to his ship.

javasion

by the Ironsides' We understand that the unfortu together with Kwangsi forces,nate other had left, a party of Troops are still coming late Conton friends only a few minutes before from the East River and the south the tragedy and was seen by Police ern part of the Province on their Sergt. Brad standing on the pict way to the western and northern waiting for a bost to go alongside. froatiers. The 40th Regiment The sergeant heard a splash a few under Colonel Wong In Ching ar. minutes later and saw that the rived in Canton from Sheklung last Commander had disappeared night but was at once despatched to the North River. Other contin- cents, including tha uader Yuen Ha Kau, are being recalled from the East River districts for the northern border.

Dragging Operations. Boatmen set up a hue and cry and a careful search was made but apparently the Commadder was not seen again. Searchlights were teed by near-by ships.

Brigustier-General Heung Hop Ping, Commander of the 62nd Division, left Canton yesterday for relee, e Naval authorities, com. With the assistance of the Water the Weat River where his troop meneed dragging operations. are encamped. He went by train

The as far as Saushui. From here he body was located at about 10.30 hoarded a gunboat for Shiuhing was being brought to the and Desing to inspect the defences. Since when it slipped from the hook of the drag rope and fell back again.

SAFETY FIRSTI

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In view of the widespread rum!

coring Hwangsi. ours abouL Ironside attack on Kwangtung, the authorities of Canton have takes extra precautionary measures insure the safety of the city. Government buildings are vigilantly guarded by armed sentinals at nights. A strict watch is main tained on all new comers, and say une showing the slightest suspicion un the streets is liable, to be ques- tioned, and taken to the Felice Headquarters. Yesterday

were

Later, two diving boats brought into action. After search ing the bed of the harbour for about forty minutes, a diver found the body, tied a rope beneath the arms, and it was hauled to

the with the Unico Jack and black surface being reverently covered

the mortuary of the Naval Hospital bunting. It was then removed to where it was eventually identified.

Lieut.Comdr. Littleton, who was an extremely popular oficer, had man been on the China Station for more was arrested in the act of jotting than two years, being appointed to down the Lames of the streets and H.MS. Titanis in March, 1987. making rough drawings near the He attained the rank of Paymaster. Government House. He was un- Lieut.-Commander in May, 1921. able to satisfy the detectives who questioned him on the spot, and was taken to the Police Station for investigation.

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He served throughout the Great War on board H.M.S. Marlborough, afterwards going to the East In dive Station: From 1919 to 1020, he was attached to the Mediter

Another man was caught trying to get into the Government House manean Fleet, aboard H.M.S. Hus- without first satisfying the quea war. tionings of the guards at the en-HMS. Malaya.

Later, he was transferred to trince. His "business" aroused

In 1925, he went to Devonport the suspicion of the guards, who searched him, and discovered ship Impregnable," until appoint to take up duties on the training

ed to H..S. Titania in 1027,

The deccased officer was 30 years of ages. An all-round athlete, "it is notable that he was an excellent swimmer. He was unmarried.

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Canton on the whole, however, is still fairly quiet. The authoritic are very confident that the radical elementa cannot peet the tran. quility of the city. They express themselves as confident that the "Ironsides will

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THE POWER OF THE SLOGAN! Under the leadership of the Kuo- mintang, & propaganda campaign! has been launched in Canton

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1929

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION

IN CHINA.

MR. R. VAUGHAN FOWLER'S LECTURE BROADCAST,

FROM HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI IN FIVE HOURS.

ADVANTAGES OF AERIAL

HERE.

TRANSPORT

There was a good attandanes at the lecture given by Mr. R. Vaughan Fowler, the local manager of the Far East Aviation Com pazy, last evening. The lecture, entitled "The Development of Aviation in China," was broadcast frem. Hong Kong University,

Mr. Vaughan Fowler dealt very exhaustively with many in triguing aspects of his subject and devoted especial attention to the development of aviation abroad, past and present aviation in China, and the possibilities of the future of aviation in China and the Far East.

Professor Middleton Smith presided,

IMPORTANCE OF SPEED IN THE AIR.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

FOOTBALL MATCH PROCEEDS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

SIR.I shall be grateful if you will be kind enough, to publish in your esteemed paper the fellowing statement regarding the Charity Match played on Saturday, the 14th instant:

By receipts. To expenses

Balance

84, 163.30 ΣΤΟ ΤΙ

83,902.30

A cheque for $3,302.30 has been sea: to the Tung Wah Hospital.

The South China Athletic Asso- ciation, on behalf of the Tung Wah Hospital, as well as on its own behalf, wishes to thank the United Services for providing a team and for their co-operation; Messrs. Connaught Aerated Water Com- pany, Limited, for providing'nerat ed waters free of charge; the Press of Hong Keng for their valued assistance; the public for their generous support, and finally His Excellency the Governor for his of," thus materially contributing to the success of the occasion.- Yours faithfully, etc.

J. S. SHAK, Hon. Gen. Secretary. Hong Kong, Sept. 26.

Mr. Vaughan Fowler, in his open-cross-country dights of any import-kind patronage, and for "kicking ing remarks, said:

ance took place. Obviously Chinese 200 m.p.h. Machinek,

pilota have not in.so short time been able to gain a wide experience in cruise at between 100 and 120 in. p.b.subject that can be picked up from ***At present commercial aircraft this kind of aviatipu. It is not a Just imagine what it would mean if books or practiced at random. this speed could be increase to say, 200 m.p.h. within five hours of Hong Kong,

Shanghai would be allowing for getting to and from the machine.

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"Let us assume that China em- Mission works for two years, at the ploys an Aviation Mission and that end of that time the Central Avia- Aviation in China is by no various branches organised. This tion Department would have ite means a new step towards modern organisation would have been ear- there were civilisation. As far back as 1911.ried out with the assistance of

and they would have trained the perience in their particular jobs, number of young foreigners who have had a vast ex-

Chinese in charge of those branches. Therefore, Chinese aviation would have had the advantage of having been able to avoid

the snags

having met those snags. other countries, without actually that have had to be overcome in

the two most famous of these were Chinese learning to fy. Perhaps Mr. Tom Gun and Mr. Lam Yu Euk. Unfortunately Tom Gun is dead, but Mr. Lam, better known these days as Art Lam, recently flew to Shanghai from Canton.

by Chinese aviators actual pro- "In spite of the early start made

gress has been slow. It was not. till she year 1990 that real efforts were made to introduce flying, both for military and civil purposes. A large contract was entered into by the Government of those days and, British machines were imported into Northern China, together with British instructors,

After a period, the machines purely military purposes and, they were taken over by Tuchuns "for were allowed to fall into serious disrepair.

training period, squadrons can be "At the end of the two years ready to proceed to their bases with new machines and, with fully qualified staffs to operate them. This will mean that the centralisa- tion of the Chinese air service has been successfully carried out, be- have pilots and engineers with the cause each base or aerodrome will

follow same experience, and they will policy without difficulty, having the Central Government gained the necessary experience.

"After a lapse of a few years, Mukden employed a French instruc- Eficient Fighting Service. tor and a number of Russian avia

"The training schools can still H.M.S. Titania, which is the sub-siderable advance was made and an advanced stage,

With their assistance, con continue, but they will be in such tors. marine parent-ship, only arrived in they have, up to this day, maintain Chinese staffs will have gained so and their Hong Kong the previous afternoon ed a moderately efficient Air Ser-much experience that they will no from Weihaiwei, where she hadvice. This air service, is purely longer require the assistance of the been stationed for the summer,

military. In Canton the steps taken Mission. Which, if it is then were somewhat different, foreign thought necessary, can be retained instructors were not favoured and, for a year, or even two, to further Chinese aviators, who had obtained develop the actual fighting squad work of instructing.

"Lack of machines and muney

against Chang Fat Fui. his on gunboats to "the upper course of their training abroad, took up theroos at their aerodromes through-

nounce

the Extremists and the

the Government.

sides "

enlisted shortly.

Soviet, and urge strong support for the military authorities in Canton A telegram has been received by In the name of "All Classes ofron General Ho Chien, the chair. the People of Kwangtung," the

unu of the Hunan Provincial Gov. Provincial Kuomintang has to-day ernment saying that the Iron. despatched a circular telegram to shunchow from Changtch and that are making their way to all parts of Chinn, urging updivid ed support and absolute loyalty for troops have been dispatched to king. This is to be extended to Nanking in its dealings with the cope with the situation. The tete. Ironsides" and Left faction of ram added that Chang Fat Fui the Kuomintang,

has at present only five regiments Carton, it stated. is solidly behind Marshal of the Ironsides have deserted ja bis command, as three regiments Chiang Kai Shek and Nanking.

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routes by whatever means of surface. transport is available.

Last, but not least, will, come the estimated capital required and proposed services. yearly operational costs for the Against this, will be set off, the estimated yearly income...

"The Government has, a part to play, and a very important part too. They have to lay down the air navigation laws for the country. At the present time, there are prac tically no air navigation laws in China. At least I have been un- able to discover any. If there are no laws and rules laid down, all sorts of undesirable organisations will spring up to operate airlines and carry on aviation business. provincial organisations give reason- I the. Government and local

able, support to the air line pro- posals, safe and fast aerial services be established throughout China during the next two or three years.

Meeting the Cost. "All this costs money, but then ample resources waiting to China is a very large country with developed, he went on, so there expital should not be forthcoming. is no reason why the necessary

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be

I think to start with, a company

This is with $20,000,000 capital would work wonders if properly administered. a large sum, but if my calculations are correct it is only five cents per bend of the popula tion..- }

Hliver districts. have ordered many the West River, ostensibly to guard sides and Extremists in general. The principal thoroughfares of the against the "Ironsidçe."

"In other words, by the begin- The Canton military commander, made progress extremely difficult.ning of 1939, China could have an city are placarded with slogans de General Chen Tsui Tong has been This has been overcome in recent efficient serial fighting service, the nouncing these elements,

The vernacular Press are also telegraphicaliy instructed by Chiang Fears and between thirty and forty size of it depending on the amount giving great prominence to these Kai Shek to take adequate precau- machines have been purchased. The of money available during the train- publicity efforts of the local Kuo- tionary measures against possible policy in Canton has been a wise period.

ing intang. Leading articles veher attacke by the Kwangsi troops who one. They have placed most im China is a country of great mently denouncing

fronsides are alleged to be in league with the portance on the training of Chinese distances. Therefore, any military and the rest of Extremist faction

"Ironsides."

pilots. This policy has resulted in machines purchased by her must of the Nationalist Party appear It is stated in Canton that the the establishment, of the Kwangiang have good duration to enable them almost daily in the newspapers, Central Government has decided Aerodrome. Canton, under the com- other without coming down

Aviation School, at Tai Sha Tau to journey from one place to an- particularly the Kun Ming Daily to detail the 3rd Division' unde: Ver, the official organ of theo Ping Man to Kwangtung. The At the present time there are 03 there are times of the year when mand of Colonel Chat Po Hang route for petrol and oil. Secondly, Kuomintang The local newspapers division is expected to are also giving prominence to the Canton from Shanghai in the course understand that 100 more are being for weeks at a time. The machines arrive cadets under instruction and. I strong winds blow from the North latest elogans of the Canton Kuo- of the next few days. mintang, which vehemently de

Moving On Shunchow,

must have a high speed to combat Central China.

this. Thirdly, it is unreasonable "We have now arrived at a point "In Central China the Nation-to suppose, that China wants to where the development of air lines list Government have turned their expend large sums of money on

throughout China would appear to thoughts more to Civil than Military numerous types of machines.

be not too far distant. It is the "To sum up the military side, Government's responsibility to make Aviation. About three months ago,. an aerial mail service was estab

China requires:- fished between Shanghai and Nan-

the Chinese people 1.-A wide spread ground or

air-minded. The best method of attaining this, ganisation to accommodate an would be the establishment of flying aerial fighting service. Hankow in the near future.

clubs throughout China. They would 2.-Training must take place first. have to receive Government assist- 3. The Chinese Air Squadrons ance in the early years, but the re- should be standardised through-sults would be so well worth attain- out, if possible on one type of ing that the money would be soundly machine that can do all the spent. From these clubs would work required; at any rate graduate pilots who could be taken during the first few years. into the air linca and the aerial fighting services, every member would help to make his friends and relations airminded and more transport, and in a very few years we should see not a paltry fifty or accustomed to this new means of

sixty aircraft flying about China, several thousand, instead of having bat, instead, a great fleet numbering

the slowest communications in the world, she would have the fastest.

I am of the opinion," Mr. Vaughan Fowler concluded, *that aerial services should be start- ed from South to North, start- ing from Hong Kong or Canton, the Hong Kong line would natural- ly follow the coast ports and would flying boats; the one from Canton undoubtedly use senpinnes or large should go northwards to Changsha, this line should still proceed north- Hankow, Nanking. Extensions of

teng, Paotingfo to Peping, whilst wards, through such places as Kai-

an extension could be made from

BANK RUSH DIES DOWN.

PEOPLE. BOW TO THE INEVITABLE

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Sept. 22

Since the publication of the 'Government's new orders as to banknotes, the rus on the Central "Bank in Canton has died down

appreciably.

The public at large, realizing the fatility of attempting to cash the old notes, have bowed to the in- evitable, and to-day the crowd was much smaller.

The situation, seems to be well in hand, thanks to the prompt mea Faures taken...

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work day and night.

So large

country as China obviously must have an Army and that she must also have an air Navy, and it follows, quite naturally

Bervice. The country should be divided into Aerial Sections.'

A series of aerodromes and landing grounds must be establish ed in each section. When this is done it will be time enough to

It is reported that there are along the West River between Samahoi and Fungchuen six regi

Commercial Aviation, ments which are quite adequate to defend western Kwangtung.

"Hong Kong is fortunate in being General Chen Teal Tong has appoint Flying Squadrons to the ably frequent boat service to the on the coast, and baving a reason- ordered the Shekcheng Arsenal to bases. While this work is in North and South; but even Hong grees, the Central Aviation Depart- The Canton Military Authorities ment in Nanking, can draw up de. ang is six days from Hankow have set aside & sum of $200,000 and tailed plans and proposals, which which is only 800 miles away as large quantities of ammunition for should be divided into two periods. the crow flies Surely & transport the 62nd Division under General The first period of, say, two years, arvice that can only offer 100 miles Heung Hon Ping which is quarshould be known as the training per day to either mails or pausen- tered along the West River. period. During this time all Bying gers should be superseded by soms and money should be concentrated method more modern? Think of it, upon the efficient training of the 100 miles a day and the modern air pilots and the engineers, in the art liner offers un 100 miles an hour! of operating and maintaining a fortable day's aerial travel.

"Hankow is within a very com- "First of all we must get it out "To carry this out in a matia- factory manner it will be necessary of our heads that all that is neces- to establish at least two large ary to establish sound sir lines, According to tho vernacular training schools, both of which, to purchase a few aeroplanes. Preas, a house

where grenades should have two sides, the flying comes last. We might find it

The aeroplane-purchasing were illegally manufactured waside and the engineering side, raided by the Canton police in Yim Cheong, Honam, on Wednesday evening A Chinese was arrested, There are many reasons why and a few grenades were found in China should obtain outside assist-, "To begin with we must invee the house.

ance in aviation. She has many ligate present methods of trans- The arrested minn denied that he pilots who have had a long experi-portation and centres of business..

ence of dying, but owing to the lack "Having got all our information

POLICE RAID, A HOUSE.

HAND GRENADES FOUND..

GUNBOATS MOVING.

"TO OPPOSE' " IRONSIDES.”.

According to the vernacular had manufactured the grenades and Prete, the Canton military authori said that they were left in his ties, besides having dispatched re- house by a friend. It is believed inforcements to the West and North that the arrested man was a Com (Continued at foot of nézt column), munist,

nir service.

Aviation Missions

part

necessary to have one or two small machines for surveying the possible routes, but that is all

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Nanking via Tainan, Tientsin, to Mukden."

By this means the North would the South, and resulting from these be brought within a day or two of improved communications would be

of machines and, general organisa, together we take a map, and alot tion for flying, they have not been the proposed air lines.It is then able to gain any wide experience. necessary to send exports over, these It was not until late in 1928 that (Continued at foot of neat column). I concerned.'

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