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MARCH WITAZAN

12. 1926.

1日八十二月一

SINGLE: DOPY A CENTE

136 PERANNOÆ

No 21.889

AGAINST NORTH. CRITICAL SITUATION IN NAVY ESTIMATES

CANTON TROOPS FOR HUNAN.

LATEST REPORTS.

With reference to a previous re- port that General Tan Yen-kai had ordered the entire 2nd Army Corps to advance to the Hunan frontier and that General Loo Teh-ping, the second in command of this Corps, has taken up is headquar-

ters at Ping Shok, about ten miles

YUNNAN.

REPORT OF THE TUCHUN'S FLIGHT.

In some

Tang Chi-yao has taken flight from the capital,

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It is also reported that Chang

CRUISER CONSTRUCTION ESSENTIAL.

THE CHINA STATION

Rugby, March 11.

FRIDAY,

CANTON INTERFERES FENG ADAMANT. COLONY'S NEW, CATHOLIC

WITH MAILS

STRONG PROTEST BY FRENCH MINISTER.

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RUSSIAN INSPECTORS.

Tho detention of muil matter

NOT RETURNING TO PUBLIC LIFE.

PEOPLE'S RIGHTS.

BISHOP.

FATHER HENRY YALTORTA 'APPOINTED.

THE DRABON MOTOR

CAR CO., LTD,....

HAPPY VALLEY.

SUN YAT-SEN.

QUERY REGARDING. HIS DEATH

A STRANGE STORY. LOCAL "RECTOR ELEVATED, ATTACKS ON CAPITAL.

In a letter to a high Kuominchun We are informed by the Very

The old query as to whether A report comes to hand stating

Mr. Bridgeman, First-Lord of the by the Strike Committee in Can-Chinese Press, Marshal Fong Yu-Apostolic, that he has received a

officer in Peking, published by the Rev. Father Spada,

Dr. Sun Yat-sen did not dia in Pro-Vicar that the political situation in

Canton long before his reported Yunnan is critical.

Admiralty, made a statement inton and examination thereof by

hsiang says

telegram from the headquarters of departure for the North, has just quarters it is said that General the House of Commons on the Russians have led to a protest by

"During the last month or so his Mission in Milan that His boen raised by the following letter Naval Estimates for the coming the French Minister in Peking.

have received quite a number of Holiness Pope Pius XI has been to the N. C. Daily News. year, which amounted to According to the Eastern News

letters and telegrams from my old pleased to nominate the Very Rev. Sir,-During the last fortnight £68,100,000,

Agency, the French Minister on

I have heard several Chinese officers appealing to me to return Father Henry, Valtorta to be "the loi-yu, who was for some years last year the House gave Its the Foreign Ministry in Pekingarchists and to work for the wel- Catholic Church in Hongkong, in anniversary of the death of Sub

He pointed out that in July of March 6th addressed a Note to

the forthcoming to public life to suppress the an-Vicar Apostolic of the Roman commenting on to the nearest town in Hunan, in command of the Yunnan unit] further report comes to hand stat-in Kwangtung, is heading an at-

fare of the people. I thank you

succession of the late Bishop D. Wen, otherwise known as Dr. Sun extending over a considerable the fact that the Canton Strike all very much for your good wishes

Pozzoni. ing that General Tang Sung the tack from threa directions has sent an ultimatum to General against Tang Chiyao; and that

number of years, which had made Commitee recently" detained mail Cha Hing-tek demanding his im- Kum Ting-kee has revoted and is

it very much casier to effect matter and that Russians, assum-and appreciate highly your advice. I am in sympathy with the purple mediate retirement. and the deli- advancing on the capital.

economies. He pointed out thating the names of Inspectors, exa- and thoir sufferings, but I am of 1907 and arrived in Hongkong in a year ago was not the original very of the seal of office to the

Both Szechuan and Kwelehow Provincial Assembly: otherwise, provinces are despatching ex- military force will be resorted to.

Moreover, a telegram is said to peditionary forces to co-operate 'have been received by the Canton with Fan Shek-sung, who is said

Government to issue orders to the to be advancing from Posch. 2nd Army Corps to creas the

It is believed that these forces Hunan frontier, and advance on Changsha,, as arranged. It is re- are all advancing with the object

approval to a building programme in which he directs attention to

the estimates showed a net reduc-mined the mails. tion of £2,400,000 as compared The French Minister declares with the year 1925-6, as a result of that Auch an incident not only

the economies that the Admiralty

had been able to make. He would not attempt to deny that the Admiralty had taken some risks which they certainly would ported that a Military Council of investing the capital, and not have taken in a time of danger meeting was held on receipt of when they have arrived at cer- this telegram and decided to take tatu points, a conference of the or at a time when the country was Immediate action. "As soon as military leaders is expected to more afuent. The risks taken, the transportation of munitions of take place to determine a comhowever, had been in those items war will permit the movement of mon policy to be embodied in a the troops, General Tan Yen-kai manifesto which will be issued which would least affect efficiency will be given authority to order in due course.

and which could rapidly be replac-i his army to ivance.

LEAGUE CRISIS.

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Three reserve cruisers and eighteen of the older type of des- troyers have been placed on the disposa list and provision is made for a further fifteen destroyers to be scrapped. The new construction provided for in the coming year is two cruisers of 10,000 tons, one cruiser of 8,000 tons, six "Oversea" submarines of abou: 1,500 tons, two depot ships and four torpedo | launches,

JAPANESE SENSATION.

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General Fisticuffs In Diet,

Tokyo, March 12. Late last night the session of the Diet was broken up by the wildest disorder, which · developed into general fist- fighting between members of the Government and the Sei- kukai, parties.

Numorous persons suffered hattered heads and noses but no-one was seriously injured.

The police were ovoñtually called in to separate the combatants.

The scone was the out- Come of a debate over charges and countercharges of polit ical scandals, It has been intimated that the Diet may be prorogued. Reuter.

The new Bishop was born in 1883 Yat-sen, and suggesting that this" at Carate (Milano, Italy) and celebration is misleading, for the studied at the Theological Univer-person who died in Peking nearly sity of Milan. He was ordained in

the opinion that the present con- October of that year. During his Sun Wen but his brother Sun Wel. ditions of China cannot be adjusted service in the Church, he has been it is parsistently maintained that by force alone, especially when assigned for work in the New Terri-Sun Wen died in Canton and that tary, the Sub-Prefectures of Po force is not strong enough to bring On, Walchow and Hoi Fung, and the person who went to Peking the whole nation to perce

and is at present Rector. of St. Mar-was his brother. They assert as unity: You can, therefore, see garet's Church, Happy Valley, their reason for crediting this re- Whilst in Hongkong, he has been that my re-appearance in public life Military and Naval Chaplain to port that the so-called Sun Wen from retirement" would not do the Roman Catholics in the was closely guarded in Japan and much for the country, so I have Colony. He is a good linguist, Tientsin while en route to Peking decided not to return during the and being a man of considerable and that after reaching the remainder of my life.

"What I do expect you to do is to co-operate with your fellow- soldiers. With tears I venture to

scientific attainments he is ex-

pected to fill the high position Capital no one saw him with the to which he has been called with exception of his new brother-in- law Kung and his close adviser much distinction. The new Bishop hns taken

keen Wang Ching-wef. The only others in educational, af- were a Russian men and wornan interest offer the following suggestions to fairs in Hongkong. and is at and his physicians who had not

present a member of the Board previously known Sun

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DAMAGED SHRUB.

Wen,

earth. Surely gome of your foreign readers can give evidence in this matter, and I appeal to any one familiar with the facts to give them to the public through. your columns.

Thanking you for granting me this space,I am, etc.,

Current opinion is that the falled if there was any danger in the In view of the urgenty of the of Tung Chi-yao will shortly | Northern sampaign, which acces-take place; as the forces operat

future. sitates the mobilisation of the ing against him are three times

of Education, to which he was Even intimate associates of for- yurious Army Corps on the front- more than the troops under his

(1) That you love the people first appointed in February, 1923. mer days like Yu Yu-jen navor iers, the question of re-establish~; command.

with all your heart: in a repablie

Since the death of Bishop Poz-say the patient in Peking. In ing the Cy Garrision has again

the people are the real masters; zoni, the Very Rev. Father G. . the public interest it seems to me been raised. General Chang Kai- shek offereil no serious opposition.

but this seems to be far from being Spada has been Pro-Vicar Apos-that this report should be run to

tolic in Hengkong. but proposed a discussion partien-|

true now, especially in view of their Jarly regarding the right man th

sufferings. In all our history we take the command of the Garrison,

SITUATION STILL GRAVE.

know that the soldiers. of Gen. Yoh No decision, was arrived at, but al|| the memfierauf, the Committee ap!

Fei (Chinese God of War) preferred Geneva, March 31, proved the suggestion that Gen-

to be frozen to death rather than eral, Chang should draw up a cond No progress towards the settle-

CHINESE FINED FOR Mr. Bridgeman said that owing causes considerable inconvenience

seize the people's homes by force, crélő plan of the organisation and meat of the problem of the en-

. POSSESSION. a whole but to the geographical position of our to foreigners, as Its functions and submit the same largement of the Council was made pire and the insular position of proves detrimental to the control and they insisted on being starved for the consideration of the Com-fat to-day's Informal meeting of this country the Admiralty had of mail matter. He requests rather than rob bread from the peo. Pleading that he picked it up mittee when the plan is ready. the Council and the situation is

made its first object to proceed the Foreign Ministers to take

ple. A good reputation is' created in a side channel, a Chinese was There have been for the past still grave. The obstacles at pre- particularly with the construction steps immediately to put an end two weeks all manner of rumours sent appear to be insurmountable of cruisers for the protection of our to the practice and to see to it and popularity, which is the root charged before Major Willson, at regarding General Ho Ying-Yum's but Sir Austen Chamberlain, how- trade.

At present, there was no that there shall be no recurrence of victory. alleged disagreement with the ever, is persisting in In concilia- other service that could do it. of similar incidents in Canton. Canton Government, and of history efforts. The matter will be Though great progress had un- doubtful loyalty to, the revolu-Farther considered at a meeting doubtedly been made in the air tionary ecause; also his complicity of the Locarno signatories to with various forms of aircraft, we with Wong Mow-kung. His now

morrow, after which another were still very far from the time stated, however, that at a Military meeting of the Council will be held when the defence of our food and Council meeting recently, held. Reuter. General Ho's declaration of policy. his advocacy of an immediate de claration of war against the Wu

GREAT ANXIETY,"

- Geneva March11.

raw materials could be entrusted merely to an atr service. It was an absolute certainty that if we At midnight, Sir, Auston Cham- had no naval defence any country

LOW INTEREST.

"

U. S: BONDS FULLY SUBSCRIBED.

Washington, March 11. A Government bond issue of five

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QUERY. Shanghai, March 6, 1926. The N. C. Daily News com- ments:-"We publish to-day “a very curious letter, quoting à re- port that the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen the Central Police Court this had really passed away two "(2) Law and order must be morning, with being in unlawful three years before the generally strictly observed: since we have possession of a portion of a flower. Supposed date of his demise, e year ago, and during that time occupied a large territory in northing azalea shrub..

was being impersonated by an- China, law and order must be up- Inspector Spear said it appear-other. This story is not new held before we can do anything, ed that the defendant picked the us, though we have not before seen it put ao categorically. Proof Remember the story of Li Ming in shrub from a place in Garden of its truth is hardly to be ex--

May pected, but evidence of the res the Three Kingdoms, when he re- Road, opposite the Helena

verse is plentiful. The present fused to take a single hat from Institute,

writer, for instance, who knew Dr. Mr. J. King, assistant superyl- Sun well, saw him and had

to

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Rei-ty and Chang Tso-lin, and an berlain received British journalists that had even a small naval force appeal to his General to be true to and declared that there was

no could deliver a series of staggering hundred million dollars bearing the people and the victory was his the revolutionary cause. have shadow of foundation for the re- blows to our trade on which the interest at 8% per cent., offered at wherever his men went. Without sor of the Botanical and Forestry long conversation with him in dispelled all the imputations port that he had been pressing the life of this country depended-101, maturing in thirty years, has discipline and good order an army Department, said the value of the December, 1928, at Canton. Again which have been made against Swedish delegate, who has been British Wireless.

been fully subscribed. This is the can hardly expect to win victorios.

piece of shrub was about $2.50, in. November, 1924, when Dr. Sun lowest interest rate proposed by

passed through Shanghal on his "(3) Covetousness of power and the Treasury since before the war-money must absolutely be avoided: but when the damage to the main way to Japan and Peking, another Reuter's 'American Service.. this is the root of discord and non-shrub was added, the total value member of this staff, who also knew Dr. Sun well, talked with co-operation. Emperor Han Kuo of would be about $5.

him and had no doubt of his ̧ the Han Dynasty in the govern-

Of course it may be

hint

strenuously opposing the election of

THE DOMINIONS' CONTRIBUTIONS.

London, March 11.

COBHAM REACHES

ATHENS.

In closing his speech at this any new member

the Council ex- meeting. General Ho said that, cept Germany, to change his atti- "unless the Nationliat Revolu-tude. Sir Austen said his one aim In the course of his speech, Mr. tionary Army takes the inintive to was to avoid the disaster threaten- Bridgeman pointed out that по declare war against the Northern ing the League and Earope. reduction had been made in the War Lords and join hands with Reuter learns that yesterday's sum provided for research. As rẻ- the Kuominchun, the inevitable re-meeting of the Council caused the gards Singapore, the position was sult will be that in a short space greatest anxiety. It is not be similar to last year, and, as the of time we shall have the Northern lieved that the entry of Germany floating dock approached comple- legions on our frontier knocking at is endangered, but it is feared that tion, the Government would decide our very doors, and my command sach entry will be made in cir- to every one of you is to be road cumstances frustrating concilia on the extent and rate of progress Mr. Alan Cobham who is flying

of the further scheme for a graving on his return journey from the military dock, after it had had an oppor Cape to London has arrived here with Han-yu. tunity to consult the representa-Reuter.

to sacrifice every drop of your Lion-Reuter.

blood for the revolutionary cause,

the dying legacy which was be-

queathed to us by our lamented BOMB PROSECUTION.

chief the last Dr. Sun Yat Sen,"

BRITISH TRADE,

CHINESE CHARGED WITH

POSSESSION.

tives of the Dominions at the forth- coming Imperial Conference.

He enumerated the overseas contributions, saying that India

continue would

contribute £100,000 towards the, expense ships in Indian waters,

to

of

..ON RETURN FLIGHT.

Athens, March 11.

ELLISON RELEASED.

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SWATOW UNREST.

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.

and

no reason to

WOMEN INJURED.

ment of his troops gives a good Remarking that he did not be- example to us. Following his vic-lieve the defendant's story, and argued that in both cases the in- torious entry into the city of Han-that he ought to have known he terlocutor had yang not a single cash was illegal-should not do such wilful damage, suspect deception, and was, there ly acquired

by his men. His Major Willson imposed a line of fore, the more easily deceived. But there was that about Dr. Sun's dream of victory was finally realiz- $26, or fourteen days.

personality which made it no easy ed though he was rather weak in

one to counterfeit. Meanwhile in comparison forces

it would be interesting to know if anyone has further details of "Our success or failure depends

the supposed impersonation." entirely on the above three points.| Since the establishment of the Re- public there have been a number of militarists who had fallen one

A report received from Swatow RECEIVES KING'S PARDON.

after the other, in spite of their states that following the report of Rome, March 11.

military power and ill-gotten the critical financial situation in Their nima are persona! that; city, martial law has been de- Mr. Ellison the Englishman who wealth. MORE COMPARATIVE FIGURES. In view of the recent Hunghom The Australian naval estimates was sentenced for using offensive and their gains are illegal, and clared and a strict censorship on

Two mishaps occurred yester- bomb outrage, additional interest were £2,421,000 in addition to pro-words about Signor Mussolini bas the profit they reap is downfall. telegrams and malis imposed. It Rugby, March 11. attaches to the case in which aviding £1,500,000 towards the con-been released on the King's pardon. This is only natural. "

Is further stated that large detach-day, in which Chinese womon re- Imports for February Chinese male and two females are

"We must hold firm the Threement of troops has been despatchen ceived Injuries to the head.

to Chaochow from Umfau by rall, In one case it appears that a amounted to £96,846,000, agains charged with being in unlawful struction of two new cruisers and Reuter.

two submarines. The New Zen-P

Principles of the late Dr. Sun Yat-and that the newly-promoted Divi- woman was outside the $110,600,000 in February of last possession of bombs.

FRENCH DEBT. sen and carry them out to the best ional Commander of the 1st Divi- where she is employed in Bridges year.

The case was remanded on the land navy estimates were £500,000; |

and fullest of our ability. In sion of the 1st Army Corps, General, Street, when a stone fell from Exports amounted to £62,814,000, first hearing, and when it again Canada provided £280,000. South! against £69,880,000 last year.

apite of the false accusations of Chien Ta-kwan has been aworn in the verandah of the first floor, enme before Mr. R. E. Lindaaf, Africa £140,000; and he added that

DISCUSSIONS WITH U. S.

RE-OPENED.

Bolshevism or banditry that have to office. This Division was ori- and struck her on the head. The comparative figures for the at the Central Magistracy this while we were grateful to those

been placed against us our victory ginally commanded by General Ho Another woman was struck on. first two months of this year and morning, Detective-Inspector Mur-generously contributing, we would

Washington, March 11. is sure if we hold firm to our Ying-yum, who was recently pro the head by a bamboo falling last year are-Exports, £123,000-phy said he had, been instructed be most glad If In some direction

France has re-opened discussions principles. So long as wa stand moted to be “Kwan Chang" of the from the first floor of a house in 000 in 1926, against £138,000,000 to apply for a further remand in they could be increased.-Reuter.

for the settlement of her war by our principles our existence in Amy Corps, General Chien do Tak Street. in 1925; Imports, £214,000,000, view of subsequent developments. THE CHINA STATION. ogŝinst £288,000,000 last years.--

Both were sent to the Govern Accordingly the case was re- In the course of his statement debts to the United States. eternal, even if we are temporasi Tin being then Vice-Divi-

defeated."

Tons Commander. British Wireless.

Reuter's Ameriosa Serviss. manded for another weak.

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