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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDRO 1881

No: 21,064

- P+ƒƒA✯ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1926.

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YANGTSZE TROUBLE ABATING. "RED" AGENT?

U. S. DESTROYER RETURNS SOUTHERN FIRE.

SUN THREATENS CHANG'S LINES.

"News from the North to-day is to the effect that there is n diminution of firing on foreign ships on the Yangtaze, and that there is a possibility of the British. steamers Wantung and War- halen being handed back to their owners after negotiations.

When the U. S destroyer" Stewart was fired on by Southern' troops from Hanyang, she returned the fire and silenced the hostile guns.

Wuchang, although surrounded, still holds out, and it is rumoured that Sun Chuan-fang is threatening Chung Kai-shek's southern communications..

Shanghai, Sept. 14.,, the Christian services regularly A message from Hankow says it held by General Feng's orders. transpires that the American destroyer Stewart, when fired on by Southern troops from Hanyang

JAPAN'S CONCERN.

IMPORTANT ARREST IN

SHANGHAI.

T

MAN WHO ATTACKED MUSSOLINI.

HIS REAL IDENTITY NOW DISCLOSED.

BRIBERY OF TROOPS?

NEW DRASTIC LAW,

What may prove to be one of the

Rome, Sept. 18. most Important arrests made" by

The police have discovered that the Shanghai police for some time Signor Mussolini's assailant gave was that of a Chinese taken into false particulars of his identity. custody by Detective Sub-Inspec- His real name is Gino Lucetti and tor R. M. Tinkler at 1.30 am, on he is 26 years of ago. He was the 8th instant at the Great East- born in the Commune of Carrara ern Hotel. The man appeared be-in Tuscany.-Reuter. fore the Mixed Court the same morning and faced an unusual and decidedly serious charge.

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AFTER THE RECENT OWNERS ADAMANT

BURGLARIES.

SPECIAL MEASURES BY POLICE.

CASE WHICH FAILED.

glaries in the city, it would ap After the recent series of bur-

OPPOSE THREE-PARTY

CONFERENCE.

THE COAL DEADLOCK.

London, Supt 18.

All the District Associations,

A correspondent writing to the. Central China Post from Fhoking ander date of August 23rd says: pear that the police authorities with the exception of Warwick- I was very interested to read in Eave began to take special meashire, decided at the conlowners' your paper a few days ago of the sures to prevent a recurrence of meeting to inform Mr. Winston aeroplane belonging to the Southern charges before the Magistrates Churchill that they could not such happenings. In the list of

Army, the aviators of which mis-to-day there were no fewer than agree to national negotiations or took the city Kian for Changsha three prosecutions of Chinese who empower the Mining Association to had been found at the entrances and alighted there, to bo immediate of shops or in the back alleys in act for them as a negotiating body ly captured by the Anti-Reda oc- the night, and who, according to cupying that place. When I read police accusations, were unable to

NO MEETING NECESSARY.. the news I little thought that we give a satisfactory account of here in Packing should see a similar As a result of the attempt on experience repeated. But the thing

themselves. that a telegram had been received Mussolini the police authorities in has happened, and I am still in Shanghai by the Commissioner Rome has been dompletely chang-wondering how such a thing could for Foreign Affairs informing him ed, even the Director of Police happen.

being superseded. It is under- the Kuomintang in this city en-

Detective Tinkler told the Court

SWEEPING POLICE CHANGES. DA

Later.

STREET BLEEPERS.

In one of these cases, comment ing on the invasient evidence,

On Thursday morning the 19th the Magistrate concerned drew at

Liter. In a letter to Mr. Churchill, on behalf of the Mining Association, with the exception of Warwick Mr. Evan Williams announces that

hire, the 24 District Associations

clined to empower the Mining

Tokyo, Sept 10,The Foreign that there were certain agents of stood that he was informed long inst. about 10.30 o'clock I thought,tention to the "thousands and they have clearly and emphatically de- on the 16th instant, returned the Offee in a statement issued this aged in undermining the morale ago that some such attempt was I heard the sound of an aeroplane's sands of Chinese in the Colony Association to enter into agree fire, silencing the hostile guns. morning, expressed the greatest steamers has now ceased round Hankow. Reuter.

Indiscriminate firing on foreign concern in the recent killing of and discipline of the local Chinese being "planned. The police have engine; but I did not bother to go who sleep in the streets and whments on their behalf regarding

on the Yangtze has considerably and Chinese, diminished.

Fighting between the rival Chinese armies continues in the

NO INTERVENTION.

Washington, September 8. In neighbourhood, but Wachang oficial circles it is understood that situated on the opposite bank of Japan opposes any intervention in the river to Hunkow, is still hold-China. ing out against the Cantoneso forces of General Chang Kai-shek, whose communications to

the

south are now rumoured to ht threatened by troops of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang.

General Yang Sen now declares himself willing to hand over the steamers, through General Liu Tso-lung at Ichang, and is send- ing a commission to that port to negotiate.

Rear Admiral Cameron is now proceeding up-river from Hankow Ichang for this purpose:

British Wireless. ...

A RED GOVERNMENT?

and consular officers in China.

ing arms, munitions and financial

assistance from Moscow.

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Chinese Provisional

Agent of Chang Kai-shek?

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arrested

DIASTIO LAW PROPOSED,

·IRISH CINEMA DISASTER.

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the children:

DAMAGED ON LANDING.

Hi&

NO EVIDENCE,

Worship-How ? » many

CAUSE OF STOPPAGE,

a

The Committee therefore In timates that a tri-party conference

and miners to discuss terms on a

many Socialists and outside and look, for previously I are without fixed abodes." British officers and sailors at troops. Two names were given.

and these were furnished to wit- Communists known to be friends have been mistaken when hearing Sergeant Major Wong Lau,, of the terms of employment and there Wanhsien.

ness who applied for a warrant of Lucetti, including an anarchist some of the many weird sounds the Criminal Investigation Office, fore no useful purpose could be THE SEIZED STEAMERS.

The officials of the Foreign from the Mixed Court to have the named Enrico Malatesta with which emanate from the Chinese charged a Chinese whom he found served by meeting Mr. Churchill Office are watching developments 'Rugby, Sept. 13.

closely, and are prepared on short men arrested and examined. In-view to discovering whether he had But this time the sound was lying at the doorstep of No. 53, as proposed in: hle letter of Sept. clearer and the hubbub on the Queen's Rond Central, at 1.80 yea 8: Mr. Evan Williams reiterates Telegrams received to-day from notice to send a detachment to the vestigations showed that the men relations with the prisoner.

street convinced me that something terday morning, with being there that the district owners are an- Hankow report that firing by Yangtsze valley in case of revival were staying at the above hotel and this being British property,

was to be seen, so outside I went, with intent to commit a felony. xious to negotiate with the district! parties of troops at foreign vessels of trouble between the Japanese the endorsement of the British It is understood that at the and there flying high above the

In evidence witness said that miners without ceremony and that. Consulate-General was secured for instance of Fascist Deputies an city were three aeroplanes. Soon the defendant was not there when none of the Associations objects, the warrant and the arrest per early and extraordinary convoca- all the high places in and around he first went on patrol, pass the firstly, to the principle of wage. formed in the bedroom of the man tion of the Chamber is likely for the city were crowded with people shop, at midnight. When he re-regulation by reference to ascer- who appeared to-day before the the adoption of legislation re- who had come out to see the strange turned at 1.80, he saw him lying tained results; secondly to Court. The second man was not introducing capital punishment sight. Tops of houses were crowd- before the entrance, and sham minimum percentage below which present when the police visited the for attempts against the life of ed and the air was full of shouts. ming sleep-this he noted from the wages cannot fall, or thirdly, to hotel and is still at large, the Head of the State and the It was rather a comical aight see- furtive moving of the man's eyes, subsistence wages-Reuter.

The arrested man was held in Head of the Government, and ing a group of women on one of the The matting on which the defen custody

and overnight

was against the existing political platforms on top of a house ex dant was lying was absolutely now, Washington, September 10 charged "with being concerned to regimen for dimilar crimes. Plaining, amidat many gesticula- and witness turned it ap to see

Rugby, Sept. 1: Establishment of a radical Gov-gether with others in a conspiracy Lucital is an edgcated man; but tions, what the three things were. if any weapon or burglarious in-

In some the sight of the machines strument was concealed. There The Central Committee of the ernment in Peking friendly to the to overthrow the government and his body is conspicuously tattooed, caused wonder and surprise but in was none, and he took the man in Coalowners Association met this Soviet Government of Russia and subvert the constitution of the including the huge inscription on not a few fright was the result, custody, because the latter was unfternoon to receive the decisions. Meanwhile, there seems a possi-unfriendly to others is imminent state contrary to "Articles 101 and his chest "vive la morto."Reuter, this being particularly so amongst able to give a satisfactory account of the districts regarding Mr. bility that the dispute over the two according to reports reaching the 103 of the British-owned steamers "forcibly State department from diplomatic Criminal Code."

of himself.

Churchill's proposal for negotia Blons with the miners on detained at Wanhaien by General Yang Sen will be resolved by

national basis: The Committee The dangerous situation grows

The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lind-afterwards dispatched a letter to negotiation.

out of the defeat of the Northern

At first I thought these machines sell)-I don't see any evidence Mr. Churchill stating that, with forces around Hankow, command- Detective Tinkler informed the

had come over from Hengchow just here of intention to commit a the exception of one small inland ted by Marshal

to reconnoltre and possibly take felony commit Wu Pei-fa. Court that the accused was mili Nothing appears able to prevent tary advisor on the staff of Gen- CHARGES OF MANSLAUGHTER, photographs of the country in The police officer:-He had two ticns had replied clearly and

district, the 24 District Associa the Cantonese armies from fellow eral Chang Kai-shek, at present

readiness for future events. At previous convictions, your Worship. emphatically declining to give the ing the Peking-Hankow Railway

commanding the Canton Anti-

London, Sept. 13.

first they circled round the city at His Worship: cannot he Coalowners' Association power or Northern Expeditionary Force. to the capital of the republic. He holds the rank of a Brigadier- on the victims in the cinema as if they were going towards Sin with intent to commit a felony on their behalf

At the inquest at Drumcollegher a great height and then made off that. The charge is being there authority to enter into agreements particularly if they can effect a working arrangement with Feng General in the Kuomintang. Army, disaster a verdict of death, by Hun, but they eventually turned There is no evidence whatever of Yu-hsiang, who is also friendly to Witness stated that he was asphyxiation, and burning, caused round and again encircled the city intent to commit a felony: the Soviet and suspected of obtain-wanted by the Chinese authorities by a lighted candle falling on at a very low height. Knowing the The police officer: The cir

for Marshal Sun Chuan-fang on exposed filma was returned. nature of the countryside round cumstances were suspicious. He of the Government, Coclowners U. S. AND JAPAN CONFER.

the above charge as it is believed The Jury found the operator here I knew it was impossible for was found at the entrance. national basis, as proposed by Washington, Sept. 13.

Nevertheless, it was stated today that he was attempting to engineer guilty of negligence in leaving the machine to light so I did not ex "The United States: Ambassador in an authoritative quarter that a movement which would create films exposed and that there waspect anything of what utimately thousands in the Colony sleep in Mr. Churchill, could serve no use- to Japan to-day interviewed Baron the United States intends to dissatisfaction among the local also carelessness on the part of happened. After flying very low the streets, and have no fixed ful purpose. There would be no Shidehara," the Japanese Foreign-adhere to the policy of non-inter- troops of Marshal Sun and per- the promoter in leaving a lighted all round the city one of the ma- abode? Thousands and thousands. person entitled to speak or listen Minister. It is assumed here that ference except in individual cases, haps a mutiny.

candle on the table. they merely discussed informally to protect American lives.

After the Inquest Civic Guards the latest aspects of the Chinese

From the military standpoint,

the operator, Dowiting.. been remanded in custody on a aeroplane struck in the sand, one fixed abode, and with being a made in the light of the circum

Both Forde and Downing have the river.

and landed on the sandy banks of the open air and without visible the Miners' Association in their.

The wheels of the

means of subsistence and without disticts, where a determination of the various points can alone be charge of manslaughter Renter of the wings was badly broken and

the aviator was slightly bruised.rogue and vagabond and not stances of the districts by those Seeing one had come down badly giving a satisfactory account of who know those circumstances and I thought the other two would have taken the hint and returned home again but no, they decided to NO NEWS FOR THREE DAYS. alight, one in the same place and the other about six li away. No. 2 Questioned by the Magistrate) *--

Rangoon, Sept. 13. which came down by the side of the the accused said that he was a

"MENACE TO COMMUNITY." There is still no news of Mr. river, met with a mishap, for so native of Kwanges and admitted Alan Cobham since he sent a mes-soon as it landed the propeller was

It adds: "The decisions of the coming from Canton. He was on For the past two days the city the way to join his family suge to Pennng on September 10th smashed and other minor breakages

districts, which reaffirm the de stating that, he was held up at occurred. The third machine His Worship: Well, that would

clarations made to you by the not help you. You have also to The Daily Telegraph, in un edi.rounded by the southern forces, ing, be added and while in Shang-Victoria roint on,account of bad evidently got off better.

Committee last Monday, arise says the Shanghai Mercury of the hai had met a friend, a military weather.Reuter

The minchines had not been on the prove that he committed a felony from a deep and earnest convic torial on China, saya the immediate 8th instant. Their flag is planted man who had given him the papers

[Victoria Point is about 400 ground more than half an hour be- There is no proof here whatever. tion, that settlements on a' national problem is the enfeguarding, with at the top of Hung Shan. (Pagoda was found to be in possession

The police officer:--We can' all the energy that the situation de Hill).

miles north of Penang, and is a fore the place was swarming with mande, of the lives and most ele."During the past few days the

well-known promontory of the folk and a guard of soldiers, were prove that he is a suspected person buses, by linking the industry with He had been in Shanghai three Mergui Archipelago.].

politics, inevitably take the con quickly on the scene guarding the and reputed thief. mentary rights of Europeans. southern forces have been bringing days, he further said and denied

aideration of purely industrial broken machines. The men in the His Worship:I don't believe The solution thereof lies in ex-up their heavy field pieces to the the charge against him, tending full powers and strong supheights of Hung Shan

machines were all with one excep- you can prove your case. on the polities, inevitably take the consi- and had It is believed the police have in- port to our own and other naval them in position before daybreak formation to the effect that the

deration of purely industrial ques- RUSSIA AND LEAGUE. tion Russians, the Chinese was an more fact that he had been a thief. tions out of their proper econo Aviation Officer and they had the His Worship pointed out, that engaged in the industry, and, as authorities in contact with the yesterday morning, says the Wan man was recently in Peking. He

surprise of their lives when they one half of the charge having act of peace and prosperity to those trouble-Reuter.

kow Herald of the 5th Instant. is alleged to be a sort of go-be-·

landed to find that they were not been proved, it was useless to pro the experience of the immediate Up to the present time none of tween for the Kuominchun in the

in Changsha as they thought but in ceed and try to prove on the other past had shown, are a menace to these have been used.

north and the Kuomintang in the

Packing How the mistake could half. There would be some chance the community as whole." Though it is true that the walls South, the

have been made I do not know, forin charging the defendant with

It is understood that the Cabinet. anyone with a compass could find sleeping in the open air, being Coal Committee will meet to- Packing from Hengchow.

without fixed abode and visible morrow under the presidency of means of subsistence, and falling Mr. Churchill, to consider the coal- to give a satisfactory account of owners reply

Mr. Baldwin will be back in himself.

permission to amend the charge, Wednesday evening, and it is con- The police officer: May I ask London from Alx les Bains on

your Worship?

sidered probable that before any Jor Wong Lau)lla was searched Government Mr. Churchill will His Worship (to Sergeant Ma-further step is taken by the at Queen's Rand Central. How await the Premier's arrival

The police asked for a remind

chines tried to' alight outside the

His Worship having looked on behalf of the coatowners. city and the aviator chose for his

The Committeo says the Die- up 201 alternative place some" fields by the side of the

section,

trict Coalawners Associations. in the Ordinance, said:-You ca

problem in order to place both the only hopeful development with of the case for one week to search detained the promoter, Forde, and river but he misjudged his distance possibly charge him with sleeple have been and are willing to meet

Governments in a better position

to co-operate in their treatment

of the situation.

in the last few days has been the and also to communicate with the for the accomplice, of the accused announced intention of General Sun Chuan-fang, to declare war ficial papers were found on the Chinese authorities. Certain of- There is no indication in

on. the Cantonese forces. This accused when he was searched and Washington that the disturbances general was formerly allied with it is also rumoured that the man in China have resulted in any Marshal Wa Pei-fu, but left him was in control of several hundred change of policy. The Powers due to disagreement over disposi- thousand dollars for the purpose are acting collectively in dealing tion of his armies. General Sun of "subverting the constitution of with the Chinese internal dissen-Chuan-fang has ordered mobiliza- the state." sion and are freely exchanging in- tion of his troops in the provinces formation and conferring with | regard to the steps to be taken.of Anhui Kiangai and Fukien.

·Router's American Service,

WUCHANO SURBOUNDED.

THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM.

"London, Sept. 13.

of Wuchang has been entirely ́sur-

MAKING THEM REALLY RED.

ot.

He was ordered to be remanded

WHERE'S COBHAM?

"WASPS NEST OF INTRIGUERS."

A Canton report anys that in order to place the Kuominchun of Wuchang are old, and its gates

Riga, Sept. 13. troops under General Feng Yu-quito weak, the southerners will in custody.

Soviet newspapers are most dis hslang, the "Christian General," have no easy time in trying to

satisfied with Germany's entry into on a Kuomintang basis, 16 Chinese storm them. The walls in spite

the League of nations. and five Russian instructors will of their age are solid and wall be sent to the North-Western Ter- fortified, and the gates are backed d ncat Wang San Men, having The Izvestia deplores her action ritories. The "Instructors will with hundreds of sand bags mak-bomb. These were brought to the national intriguers where roguish

been caught in the explosion of a "in joining the wasp's nest of inter proach the Threa People's ing them bullet proof and incap- Church General Hospital for treat diplomats are organising a cam Doctrinea" to Feng's men, who ble of being forced open." will thus have to listen to the late A few Chinese civilians have but they are few considering the mont It concludes with the hope,

mont. Other cases are reported, paign against the Soviet Govern Dr. Sun Yat-son's theories of been wounded by bullets from the grant amount of ring which is fpwever, that Germany will remain government as well as to attend Southern forces. Two were injurbeen heard.

friendly to Soviet Rusala--Reuter,

AWAITING FOR SPARES. Each machine had the name of and was numbered No. 12, and 3 Sun Yat-sen written on the wing

respectively, also on the under side Kueminintang star in the centre. of the wing was a circle with the Shortly after landing the Russians

(Continued on Page 12.)

himself...

The police officer:He has not been able to give a satisfactory aé count of himself.

His Worship: Well, you haven't charged him with that.

NO PROOF.

The police officer:-I beg to sub- mit previous convictions.

(Continued on Page 7).

have to face the results. The Com- mittes declares that a failure to recognise this fact is alone reapon- sible for the prolongation of the stoppage.

British Wireless