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CHINA'S CIVIL WAR. KING'S SPEECH TO

A

SURVIVAL OF NANKING

DESIRABLE.

(THROUGH ASCTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 5

la a leading article on the Chi- nese civil war, the finer lays that it would be unjust to blame Nan- king alone for a situation which

INDIA.

PLEA FOR WIDER SYMPATHY,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July .

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1930.

DEATH PACT AT FOREIGN COMPANIES

SHANGHAI?

IN CHINA..

YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE.

STRANGE CONDUCT OF A WEALTHY GROCER'S SON.

ORDERS FOR REGISTRATION ISSUED.

RAILWAY SERVICE

BRITAIN'S TRADE WITH CHINA.

MEASURES FOR ITS REVIVAL.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

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(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, July 8.

RESUMED.

(THROUGH RICTER'S AGENCY.]

(THROUGH BEUTER'S ADRNUT,] -

PEIPINO, July 8,

LONDON, July 7.

The State Council has issued

The Yellow River Bridge has

In the House of Commons

to-

NANKING, July 9.

tion of foreign companies in China'

in accordancs with the principle of tain to Tsinan. having induced a dancing girl em ployed at the Black Cat Cabaret reciprocity, and that only those

It is expected that the service to take poison after a moonlight companies are being permitted to joy-ride to Woosung, and threaten-register whose Governments also will shortly run southwards

to shoot the girl if she refused peruit Chinese companies of a like Tajan. to marry him.

nature to be registered.

According to the law. now being

to

CHIANG'S APPEAL. TO CANTON.

PICKED TROOPS RUSHED TO NORTH.

KWANGSI FORCES REACH KWEILIN

According to Chinese Press re

in regard to the measures being of the Cantonese troops under

ing British Arms fully to partici- Tsoi Ting Kai are being rushed to pats in a revival of trade with the North to co-operate with the China, M. G. M. Gillett said that Nanking forces in the campaign besides the economic mission men against the Kuominchun-Shanei tioned on June 30, the permanent coalition: comparcial staff in China was be ing strengthened:

Conservative Motion of Censure.

Recently, the Canton military authorities received a wire from Marshal Chiang Kai Shek Baying

A weird story was related in the India House, the magnificent new the natural consequence of civil home of the High Commissioner for course of the hearing of a case in orders to the effect that registra been repaired. and through traing day, replying to Mr. Horry Day ports from Canton, two divisions war, or to deny that personal am India, in Aldwych, designed by Sir the District Court in which the son the rebellion by the Northern Herbert Baker, which cost £394,000, of a wealthy grocer is charged with will henceforth be granted strictly have commenced to run from Tien adopted for the purpose of assist. Generals Chiang Kwang Nai and bition has played a great part in satraps, but at least it can be was opened by His Majesty King argued that the Russian Constitu- George, who, in the course of a tion imposed upon Chins by Sua

the speech, expressed his affection for Yat Sen has contributed to distrust of the central authority, any sympathy with India. which made rebellion so frequent

His Majesty said he rejoiced that and general. The principle that the Courts should be independeat she had steadily advanced to an of executive control has yet to be assured place among the great recognised. There is no public dis- peoples of the earth, and he most cussion of public affairs, and earnestly prayed for deeper inal responsibility Testa with realisation of the two-fold unity of Ministers, for the last werd is with India and the Empire. He had the Central Executive Committee watched the troublous passage of party. The same system is applied events ia India during recent to the conduct of local affairs. The months with anxious heart, trust Tangau wield autocratic power over ing to divine guidance, and he the officials, and since go lists of hopefully waited the day that will their members are published the restore the gift of true understand-mony.

The lives of the man and the girl public does not know who are its ing, and thus unite every race and real rulers. All these points can creed in the one desire to bring were only saved by prompt medicai fairly be made against the Central

peace and contentment to the attention. Government, yet its position on the Indian people. Yangteze and its control of the révenues at the great ports of Central China make its survival both desirable and probable." Its imperfections are obvious, but there is no reason to believe that Feng Y Hsiang, Yen Hai Shan or the

His Majesty concluded, by plead ing for wider sympathy between the peoples of India and Great Britain.

FAIRFAX UNABLE TO PLAY. [of Common, will shortly eoine to

Later the man threatened to drown her, but he changed his mind when he was cold and the enforced, a foreign company unless THIRD TEST MATCH. girl was a good swimmer. On re-it is registered cannot sue in the turning to town he visited

& Courts. chemist, after which he persuaded the girl to swallow a patent medi- cine,atter which both went to hotel, where a double death was. planned to take place to the ac companiment of adequate cere-

The girl denied the existence of a love pact, or that she had offered the mun her life's savings.

The case was adjourned, being refused.

bail

MR. HAYLEY BELL INCURS YEN'S DISPLEASURE.

(Wah Taz Yat Pao).

PEIFING, July 8.

The authorities will take drastic action in dealing, with Mr. Francis Hayley Bell, the ex-Commissioner of the Tientsin Customs, according to a statement made by Mr. Chu

Kwangsi Generals would have done INDIAN SITUATION. SOVIET'S DEBTS TO Ao Hsiang, the director, of the

any better, and there is good rea-

GOVERNMENT'S WEEKLY

REVIEW.

(THROUGH SKUTER'A AORNCY.]

"

BRITONS.

NO GUARANTEED LOAN PROPOSED.

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Foreign Affairs Department, who added that Yen Hsi Shan is highly indignant with Mr. Bell, who, it is alleged, incited the Tientsin Customs staff to suspend work.

Regarding the political and military affairs of the North, Mr. Chu said that the proposed pro- visional government will be in- augurated at Peiping as soon as the Kuomintang affairs are settled.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

The various parties in the House that in view of the tease situation in the North, assistance of the grips on the imut of a closer Im Marshal Chiang proposed that at Cantonese troops is required. perial economie policy on the moleast two divisions should be sent tion of censuro lodged to-day by immediately to the North to re Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Mr.inforce the Government forces fight. ing in Shantung along the Tien- tsin-Pukow Railway.

LONDON, July 8,

Neville Chamberlain,' advocating Fairfax, the Australian batsman, the safeguarding of the Home underwent an operation this morn-market, expanding the export

On receipt of these instructions,

ing for an abscess, and he will be market by reciprocal trade agree the Canton Commander-in-Chief, unable to play in the Test matchments with the Empire overseas, on Friday.

and regrets that the Government had reversed its policy of sale guarding and had arbitrarily ex- claded from its consideration thei imposition of duties on foreign foodstuffs devised to obtain equiva. lent advantages for British man factures and agriculture in Empire

LONDON NAVAL TREATY

US. PRESIDENT URGES RATIFICATION,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN HERVICE}.

markets elsewhere.

The date for the debate has not yet been fixed. Existing Arrangements to Remain. In the House of Commons today Mr. Sorensen suggested the exten

General Chen Tsai Tong, conferred with Governor Chen Ming Shu, when it was decided to dispatch the two divisions to the North. Accord ingly, they have been instructed to proceed immediately from Chuchow by, rail to Hankow, whence they will sail to Nanking and then to the Shantung front. These two divisions are Canton's picked troops who were responsible for the defeat of the Kwangsi." Ironside" forces in Southern Hunan recently..

Can Troops be Spared?

on to believe that the Yangtsze Valley is the only possible centre for the Govermnent of China south of the Great Wall. This grunted, is it desirable that the foreign Legations should remain in Peiping, as far from the capital as Madrid is from London when the railway is working, and much farther when

LONDON, July 7. the railway is cut? Yen Hai Shan The Government of India's re- at present would rebel against an view of the situation last week was internationally recognised Govern read by Mr. Wedgwood Beag in ment of China, but this does not the House of Commons, which says alter the fact that his action must that the internal situation on the compel the British Legation sooner North West Frontier Province con- or later to negotiate with him ontinues rapidly to improve." 14 the matter, which is vitally im portant

and Development of Local Self-Govern- to foreign traders bondholders.

ment Suggestions. Far-reaching significance is at ing that the establishment of more tached to the deputation, repre- Russian Soviet Government in con-ing at the front is proceeding in with suspicion, hate," and ill-will, markets concerned was made at the border of Kwangsi, and their ad-

The article concludes by observ-

frequent personal contact between Sir Miles Lampson and the Nan-senting many different classes, to king Government is advisable in the Chief Cerimissioner of Pesha- the interests of both Great Britain Wer to submit constructive sugges and China. The fact that the tions as to the development of local power is in the handa of the zelf-government. Executive Council of the Kuomin-

The Chief Commissioner gave an tang rather than in the Ministers encouraging reply, and foreshadow- makes it all the more imperative ed that early measures would be for the Diplomatic Body to obtain taken to enhance the general effi- and maintain contact with the men cieñey of the administration who matter most, and it is at least the North West Frontier Province. possible that the uncompromising

Civil Disobedience Movement attitude which Nanking has occa- sionally shown in its treatment

Cannot Succeed. of foreign rights and interests is due to a natural soreness arising

on

Hartals occurred in various towns following the sentence

מט

from the retention of the Legations Motilal Nehru, but they were

in Peiping" The immaturity of frequently incomplete and

the Kuomintang Government may he admitted. but will it be cured by isolation ?"

.COMMUNIST RISING AT

SHASI,

(Wah Tez Yat Pao).

HANKOW, July 8. Shasi, en important part in the upper course of the fangtaze, is in danger ofeing captured by the Communistoops which are besieg- ing the plec.

The frison troops there have suffere & reverse.

Arther band of Communist tropy destroyed the railway track at Hsiaokan.

The telegraph lines were cut. The Communists number over 10,000, and style, themselves the First Division of the Chinese Red Army.

Placards were posted urging the overthrow of the "gentry and rich class.

Kwangshui, which was captured by the Communist troops, has been recaptured by the troops dispatched: from Sinyangchow for their suppres- sion...

Chen Shao Kwan.

the authorities and the public..

no-

Riday, July 7.

WASHINGTON, July 7, The proceedings of □ spécial

It is very doubtful, however, whe

Japan and France are in sympathy meeting of the Senate to discuss the sion of the export eredits scheme ther Canton can spare these fight-

with Yen Hsi Shan.

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson; replying to a Parliamentary question, said that he had already informed the House on January 27 that it was not pro- posed to guarantee any loan to the Mr. Chu continued that the fight

Fighting in Favour of Northern Troops.

nection with the negotiations for favour of the Northern troops. the payment of debts due to British Severe fighting is raging on the nationals, since when there had Lunghai front. heen no change in the policy of His Majesty's Government.

INTERNATIONAL TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

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Shih Yu San's troops, concluded Mr. Chu, are advancing to attack Liubo, a strong base of the Nanking troops.

SHIP'S LOAD LINE.

CONVENTION UNANIMOUSLY

Easl

In the absence of any informa tion that the views of these bodies had changed, he did not propose to modify the existing arrange

masts.

London Naval Treaty opened with to cover the export of textile and

message from President Hoover soft goods to Ceylon and the Faring units in view of the new threat

by the Kwangsi armies. urging ratification, and stating

Mr. Gillet replied that the de- It is reliably reported that the that the only alternative to "thatcision to exclude textiles in certain was competition in naval building, of the Eastern and Far Eastern wangsi troops have arrived at the

leading ultimately to disaster.

request of Manchester and Bradford vance guards have reached Kweilin, Chambers of Commerce, and after the former capital of the Province. consulting with the Eastern banks. The Cantonese troops, pursuing them from Hunan, have captured Yungchow where they disarmed two companies of the retreating forces.

The Cantonese who were with- drawn to Kwangsi are now quarter- ed along the Kwei River, while the loyal Kwangsi troops are taking precautions along the West River, The regions now held by the Gov. ernment forces in Kwangsi are be tween Wuchow and Kweihsien on the

between West River, and Wuchow and Chaoping on the Kwei River. The rest of the territory is under the Kwangsi rebels, as well as the village volunteers, which are loyal to them.

IN THE NORTH...

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE) British Cruiser Replacement.

RUGBY, July 7. In the House of Commons to- day various questions regarding the Naval Treaty were addressed to the Prime Minister. He said that at the time when

the pre- liminary negotiations took place in August and September last with the United States, the question of cruiser replacement was considered USEFUL WORK BY NANKING

SERIOUS FIGHTING

REPORTED.

'PLANES.

SIGNED. STOCKHOLM, July 7. Five hundred delegates from 20 (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] where produced clashes between countries, including Japan, were

Los Dos, Jely 7. present at the opening of the

The representatives of 27 Govern- There is a growing conviction ifth International Trades Union ments forming the International by the Admiralty and the figure that the civil disobedience move- ment cannot succeed. Simultane.Congress, at which the Frenchman, Load Tine Conference concluded of 91,000 tons was put forward for their six weeks' deliberations to- new tonnage to be completed by ously there is an increase of con- M. Jouhaux, reviewed the import day when they unanimously signed the end of 1988. This figure was

Serious fighting has occurred ca structive effort towards a constituant object attained since thea Convention establishing world-employed in the ensuing conversa- the Tsinna-Kiaochow Railway in tional solution of political pro-

wide loading standards for all mer- tions, which had for their object Shantung between Han Fu Chu's Nanning, the capital of Kwangai, blems. Mohammedans notably are

Amsterdam Congress.

chant ships engaged in interna- the removal of the carlier difficul- Nacking forces and the Shansi has so far remained in the hands devoting much thought and atten-

tional trade, with provision for ties in regard to cruiser limitation. tion to the presentation of "the

Outside the city, case at the London Conference.

special vessels like timber laden

These preliminary conversations troops under Fu Tso Yi. The of the rebels. shipa and ships

tankers

were for the purpose only of clear. battle, took place on the bank of elaborate fortifications have been possessing constructional features ing the ground prior to the London

the Trubo, about 200 li from Chow erected. Trade conditions in. Nan- which

invulnerability Conference. The figure of 91,000

tsun and Han'a men were finally against the sea.

tons was finally fixed during the forced to fall back on Weihsies. ning are exceedingly bad conse- conference when, after negotiations Later, the Nanking troops launch quent on the continued warfare. with the United States and Japan, ed a counter-attack on the rebels Prices of foodstuffs and daily 'aeces-' it was found that it met the Bri- and repulsed them, but failed to

sities have soared up. Firewood, tish replacement requirements with recapture Tzulo. in the terms of the treaty.

Demonstrations in Bombay. Popular demonstrations had been most marked in Bombay City, where conditions continue to. be unsatisfactory.

Federal Constitution,

SIA, Juy 7. The Committee of the All Parties' Conference has adjourned in definitely in consequence of nobody In spite of the activities of being able authoritatively to repre- Congress, the situation shows dis sent the Hindu viewpoint in re-tinct signs of improvement "in gard to the federal fan of Con-several directions.

The position on the frontier is stitution.

In Bombay the Moslem leader, rapidly returning to normal. In Jinnah, undertook a similar re-parts of Gujerat there are indica sponsibility on behalf of bis cotions that the mavement is losing some of its vigour and cost of the religionista.

provinces report a slackening of effort.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] " Unlawful Congress Committee.'

:

London Conference.

While the situation has still many unstable elements, these are not to numerous or so pronounced as a few weeks ago,

offer extra

like

BRITISH EMPIRE SUGAR

PREFERENCE REDUCTION

#

REJECTED.

to

RUBBER RESTRAINT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGISOT.] The conviction is growing that the civil disobedience movement

LONDON, July 7. cannot succed and commercial and The House of Commons, by 246 RUGBY, July 7, The weekly appreciation of the industrial circles are showing in votes to 141, rejected the Conserva situation compiled by the Governcreasing concern regarding the con- tive proposal to increase the pre- Yochow is also reported to havement of India and circulated to is an increase in the constructive from

sequences of its continuance. There ference on British Empire sugar

one-halfpenny

three- been recaptured from the Com Members of Parliament describes effort toward the constitutional farthings per pound. munists by gunboats under Admiraling the chief event of the week in solution of political problems, and

Mr. P. Snowden said that the India the declaration of the all-Mohammedans in particular are Government were taking steps with India Congress Working Com- FIGHTING AT TSINGCHOW.mittee to be an unlawful associs devoting much attention to the re the view to assisting the sugar- tion under the criminal law amend. Presentation of their case at the producing Colonies who were being hard hit by the existing conditions. (THROUGH REUTERʼB „ÄGENOY.]

ment net. The Committee consists at full strength of about 15 per PEIFING, July 8.

sons, who, for a considerable period, Fighting between the Shansi

have been playing a prominent forces and the troops under Hanhart in organising and directing Fu Chu has commenced in the the civil disobedience movement. Sales of Simon Report. vicinity of Tsingchowfu.

Not only had they urged the pub

RUGBY, July 7. lic to defy the law and refuse the KWANGSI - " IRONSIDES"

payment of taxes, but they had Mr. Wedgwood Bean informed THOROUGHLY DISSOLVED, circulated the incitement to the the House of Commons that up to troops and police to fail in their the present about 30,000 copies of duty in dealing with the civil disthe first part and about 26,000 (Wah Tu Fat Pan.).

obedience movement,

copies of the second part of the Simultaneously, the Committee's Simon Report had beca sold in NAWKING, July 8. General Ho Ying Ching reports President, Paudit. Nehru, and the Great Britain. that the Kwangsi rebels and the Secretary were arrested and sen- "Ironsides" in Human. have been tenced to six months' simple im- thoroughly dissolved, and that prisonment each Hartals in vari- Leung Chiu Ki, a Major-General of us towns followed, but many of the Kwangsi rebels, has been cap them were incomplete, and there tured, while Pei Chung Hei, Yang bad been so clashes with the au- Teng Hai and Leung Chung Hathorities... are seriously wounded,

(Continued on next Volumn.).

Nanking troops on the Tientsin for instance, is sold at 30 cztties to The Prime Minister added that Pukow Railway have been instruct the dollar, the highest price on the forthcoming Imperial Confer-ed by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek to record. ferance might well afford the op- portunity for discussing the Naval building programme in the light of the London Naval treaty. The definite question of discussing the limitations of tonnage which the treaty imposed could be raised by any Dominion that so desired.

OBITUARY.

EX-PREMIER OF NEW ZEALAND,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), July 7. The death has occurred of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph George Ward, PO KO.M.G., until re cently Prime Minister of New Zealand since 1999.

launch another general · counter- attack on the Shansi forces under Fn Tso Yi at Kofow to the north of Yenchow, where the opposing forces have had quite a number of skirmishes recently.

General's Farrow Escape.

PRESIDENT'S WIN IN CONGRESS.

REDUCED APPROPRIATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

INCREASED.

[UNITED PRESS.)

A number of fighting aeroplanes from Nanking have played an im portant part in checking the Shansi advance on Yenehow. "Fu. Tao Yi is said to have had a narrow escape from death when a bomb. was dropped by a Naoking 'plane not far from, where he stood.

Washington, July 2-The Hous8 Serious fighting continues on the of Representatives has vated by s Lunghai front. The Nanking tropps of the 6th Route Army have majority of 110 to 18 in favour of arrived near Kaifeng, the provin the 6250,000 appropriation request cial capital of Honan. Other Naa ed by President Boorer to carry king forces on the Lunghai line, are re-attacking Ychchikang..

on the work of the Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission. Yen Hai Bhaa has left Taiyuan but his present whereabouts are Previously, the Senate had cat not known as his movements are the requested sum to $50,000, with kept secret, and newspapers are a stipulation that the entire sum not allowed to publish reports

ts must be spent on the prohibition The deceased baronet was thegarding his movements. AMSTERDAM July 7, leader of the United Party in New According to a Peiping message, enforcement problem. President The Handelsblad learns that a Zealand. He was Prime Minister the foreisa Legations have received meeting of rubber, planters in Lon- | 1908-19; and had occupied the a communication from Wu Pei Fu Hoover then announced a plan to don to-day discussed the proposal portfolios of Railways, Health saying that he is about to mediate solicit private support for the to restrict production by 25 per and Finance, Portmaster General, between Nanking and the North broader investigation of law en- At the Secretary for Indin's re- cent. and the basic price of od. per Lands, Land, and Income Tax ern coalition. Recently he issued a forcement which he wishes the com

Electoral Department, and Ad-circular telegram appealing for quest, various Parliamentary quee pound

The journal adds that if this is vertising Department. He was the nesre: It is reported that the mission to carry on. This plan has tions regarding the composition and terms of reference of the round adopted the Dutch Committee will New Zealand representative at the former warlord has mobilized his been branded as illegal by Con table conference on Indian affairs be prepared to submit the pro Imperial War Cabinet 1917-18. He troons in Szechuan in an attempi gressman Fiorella La Guardia of were postponed until Wednesday.posal to Dutch producers.

was 70 years of

New York and others, to attack Hopek..

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Round-Table Conference.

PROPOSAL DISCUSSED IN LONDON,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGINGT.]