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YOURDED 1881

No.22,004

三拜道 號六十月二英港香 WEDNESDAY.

A NEW HANKOW SITUATION. WU'S IDLENESS-

WHY AGREEMENT WAS NOT SIGNED.

QUESTIONS REFERRED TO SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

INSTRUCTIONS AWAITED.

Although the Hankow agreement has, according to the latest information to hand, not yet been signed, there has been no definite breach in the negotiations between Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Chen.

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A new situation has been created in consequence of a series of statements made by Mr. Chen, and Mr. O'Malley has deemed it reccssary to refer the matter to Sir Austen Chamberlain in order to decide whether the agreement should now be signed.

News from the Yangtaze states that a Chinese gunboat attempt- ed to search an Italian gunboat at Klukiang on the pretext that it was believed to be a Russian vessel. There is the threat of an anti- British labour strike at Ichàng.

Progress is reported of the various British naval and military units now on their way to the Far East.

Hankow, Feb. 15.

The negotiations between Mr. Eugene Cher and Mr. O. St. C O'Malley are still in abeyance. The situation in the city is un-1 "changed.—Naval Wireless,

THE NEGOTIATIONS.

No Official News in London.

London, Feb. 15.

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Sir Austen Chamberlain, WAS asked in the House of Cominons

whether the report that the negotia tions at Hankow had broken down

well-founded. was

He replied that, he had, as yet. received no official report to this effect--British Wireless

AN EXPLANATION. Why Agreement Was Not Signed.

Hankow, Feb. 15. "Mr. O'Malley stated this morn.

ing that Mr. Eugene Chen-yester-

day, made a series of statements, partly referring. to Sir Austen Chamberlain's recent speech,, part- ly about the agreement and partly about the assurances.

|DÉNOUNCED BY CHANG TSO-LIN.

REDS CALLED TRAITORS.

A Pekiny message of Thursday last states that Marshal Chang Too-lin has issued two important

telegrams. The first is to com-

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EARTHQUAKE.

THREE ADRIATIC STATES AFFECTED,

HUNDREDS OF DEATHS.

London, Feb. 15. There has been considerable loss of life and damage to property in an earthquake in Herzegovina and

LATEST CHINESE

REPORTS.

SURRENDERS..

DATU TAHIL CONFINED TO GAOL

SERIOUS CHARGES PENDING.

RED TYRANNY.

DEMANDS ON AMERICAN DOCTOR.

HUNAN HOSPITAL THREAT.

A correspondent of the Shangs A Zamboanga message of Wedhai Times reports a nefarious plan needay last states that Datu Tahil, to annoy and destroy the Mission who had been at large for ten days Hospital following his escape from a cotta Sinister influences have turned the at Yochow, Hunan.

WILL CHANGS UNITE?

Reports from Chinese sources state that rumours are prevailing to the effect that General Chang Kai-shek and Marshal Chang Tso in are planning an arrangement for manders in the Ankuochun in Dalmatia. Twelve donths are re-eral Yang Yu-ting. Chang Tso-attacked by constabulary, surren-heads of the students in the co-operation. It is said that Gon- which the Marshal denounces ported at Sarajevo and many were lin's chief subordinate, is shortly General Feng Yu-halang and Gen-killed at Metkovio, Dalmatia, going to Nanchang to discuss the eral Chang Kai-shek as traitors. Nineteen shocks woro recorded terms of a compromise with Gen- However, He accuses the Rods of many to the course of "twenty minutes,eral Chang Kai-shek. crimes. He says he has received Tataphone and telegraph communi. these reports are still regarded as doubtful, and in some quartera it many requests from the gentry of cation with Herzegovina is cut off. is thought that they have been Hunan, Hupeh and other provinces for relief.

The Fengtien party was anxious to assist them but Marshal Wu Pel- fu hnd made himself responsible for the recapture of Hankow and for more than six months had re- 'mained quite ineffective in Honan, blocking the Fengtien passage.

-Reuter.

1,000 Houses Collapse.

Later, The latest reports confirm the jalarming nature of the earthquake, the deaths being estimated at several hundreds, due to the col- lapse of 1,000 houses in Bosnia, |Herzegovina and Dalmatia,

different routes and have sworn rible scenes

proporated by the Southernera who fear to meet the Fengtion troops in actual warfare for the time being, as their strength and equipment compare unfavourably with those of the Fengtienites.

Wu Not Wanted.

Another story has it that ar- rangements for "compromise" may have actually been discussed," but

dered on the previous night to Nurses Training School to the ex- Governor Moore. He was brought tont that a band of nurses-in- into Jale under protection of Datu training who, a short while ago, Tambuyong and was surrendered were a perfectly satisfied and at once to the Governor, at the Gov-tractable group of young students,

have overnight been turned into ernor's home,

When informed of the charges Under the urge of radical in group of flendish malcontents. of sedition, resistance to authority,fluence they submitted an ultima- and public disturbance, which have tum of twenty-six demands to be been brought against him, Tahil

hours.

admitted he was in a serious situa- complied with within twenty-four tion and that he understood the law

Though the Hospital Staff went probably would deal harshly with him. Tahil is confined in the pro-demands in a generous and cour to great lengths to meet their vincial gual.

last

To Retake Hankow.

teous way, the effort was con- The following telegram was re- The telegram, continues: "Our

There was heavy destruction it that the ultimate aim, on the part ceived at the constabulary head-demned and a strike called. Com- troops cannot fly over that area." Ragusa, Cattaro, Spalato and Mos- of the Fengtien Army, is merely to quarters on Wednesday morning, plaints were made to the local Now in Chibli, and Shantung the tar, and the population in panic-get rid of Wu Pel-fu, for it is note from Colonel Luther R. Stevens, Magistrate, and invidious "mani- Fengtien army is advancing ou stricken. There were most ter-worthy that Wu Pei-fu's name does commanding the constabulary for festoes" disseminated throughout

China. centrating on the Anhui border, to retake Hankow, after which it row of houses boing precipitated leaders nominated for executive | night at 12 o'clock. Two or three

at Papov Polje, not appear in the list of military ces at Jolo:

"Datu Tahil surrendered Kwang-down the mountain side. The Committee. From this it is believ

inhabitants perished in the ruins.ed that both the Nationalists leaders are still at large, but I am The centre of the disturbance was and the Fengtienites wish to get confident we can get them fapparently under the aca, throwing rid of Wu Pei-fu.

Inform Governor General," up large waves and compelling the Dalmation coast dwellers to flee inland.--Reuter.

advancing from Kwangehow. Naval Wireleas.

COMING FROM HOME.

Reliefs For River Gunboats.

London, Feb. 16. The cruiser H.M.S. Yarmouth has left Portsmouth with 450 navul reliefs for river gunboats in China --Reuter.

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Port Said, Feb. 15 The cruiser Dauntless and the Aircraft Carrier Argus have ar

rived and are leaving for China on Wednesday-Reuter..

Megantic at Colombo.

Colombo, Feb. 16. The troopship Megantic has ar- rived with General John Duncan, and also battalions of the Border Regiment, the Bedfords and Hert-

fordshires aboard.

It is expected that the ship will continue its journey to China on Wednesday-Renter.

THE SUFFOLKS.

Leaving Here To-morrow.

will capture Hunan and tung

If Marshal Wu's troops assist them they will be treated as col- leagues.

The second telegram was sent to the génerals of Marshal Wu Pei-tu's army and similarly an- nounces the advance to the south, of Fenglien forces. He hopes for co-operation but says that if any of the Generals are pro-Red and seek to prevent the passage of Fengtien troops the Fengtien army will deal with them.

HONGKONG LABOUR.

THE CANTON CONFERENCES.

"Capture" of Shanghai, Referring to the recent Nation- alist reports. of the capture of Shanghai, the Shanghai Times

says!

Roon.

:

Some Of The Demands." Among the extravagant demanda were such as the following:

That the Nurses' Training” School must be immediately ́re gistored with the Bureau...” of JAPAN'S SORROW,

Education, though no one concert- ed can give any address of auch. HOUSE OF LORDS SYMPATHY. bureau, or any regulations under which the thing can at present be London, Feb. 15.

done. Nevertheless it was insisted In the ouse of Lords, the Earl that the registration be accom- of Birkenhead moved that an ad- plished within a month! It is to dress be presented to H.M. the be noted that the Nurses' School King, expressing deep regret at in question is already registerei the death of the Emperor of Japan. in the "Nurses Association of and praying His Majesty to cx China," which is the internation- press to the present Emperor the ally recognized organization, and was just one of these cases.

profound sympathy of the House It must have been true because with the Imperial family, Govern at the present time, the only known the Cantonese military headquarment and people of Japan.

place of registration. ters officially aunounced it and Lord Birkenhead said that the broadcasted the news, whoreat relations between ourselves and

That students of the School, there was great rejoicing. And, as that other great land confronted a sort of afterthought, a news item by so many comparable problems regardless of their academic pro- "Generals Feng Yu-hsiang and tives told a reporter that their mit-in one of the Hankow papers says had been too intimate to make it paration, must be graduated in Chang Kai-shek have Bolshevized Chira, both in the north and son up to Canton was not to plan south, with the support of Soviet another strike in Hongkong, as Russia, and various places have rumoured, but to find some way of reopening those. Unions in Hong- "The peoples of Hunan and Hu-kong, which are in a bankrupt peh addressed me telegrams urging [condition.

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The telegrams are regarded as distinct warning to Marshal Wa's fores no longer to Hinder the Fengtien march against the South.

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Contents of Telegram.

Marshal Chang Tso-lin's tele- gram was in the following terms:

suffered from hostilities.

Of course, Shanghai never learnt anything about it because one of the mysteries of Chinese wars is that one city never does know Representatives of the Labour what other is doing and oftimes does not know what it is doing Unions of Hongkong, who were in- vited by the Canton Labour Head-self. The capture of Shanghai quarters to go there to confer on the reorganization of the long kong Unions, have had a number of conferences with the Canton labourites.

One of the Labour representa

the despatch of troops, but as I Another report states thut the found many difficulties in doing so conferences were for the purpose The effect of these statements

We understand that the 2nd. owing to Hanan being under the of affiliating the Hongkong or was to create, n and the agreement was not signed recently

new situation Battu. Suffolk Regiment, which control of Marshal Wa Pei-fu,ganisations to the Canton Unions,

arrived, here. from gave the matter careful considera- because he (Mr. O'Malley) thoughGibraltar, is to leave for Shanghai tion: Although half a year has it necessary L put the fresh

elapsed since I despatched my situation before Sir Austen Cham-

The Battalion will leave by the troops to Tzuehow, the military berlain in order to enable the lat-B. I. Steamer Vasna, which took movements of Marshal Wu Pei-fu ter to decide what should be done the Gloucesters to Shanghai from have had no effect in repulsing his

here last Wednesday.

about the agreement.

Meanwhile, Mr. O'Malley will re- main at ankow and await further. instructions.--Reater,

NAVAL REPORTS.

Labour Strike Threat,

to-morrow.

AMERICAN PLAN,

Improperly Addressed.

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ARMED CLASH.

FIGHT ON CANTON BUND.

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free

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Diploma Awards.

that there was adequate confirma- possible for us to pass by the mo- three years and given diplomas. tinn. "The other source whichment of national mourning in This in spite of the fact that it is vouched for this information was Japan without making it plain the N.A.C. that grants diplomas; the Soviet Consulate-General at that we intended, so far as we and their requirements are a three Hankow," this paper says.

could, to share her griefs. Lord years' training course, based on #

Birkenhead referred to the great the previous completion of Junior Hankow Believed It.

and loyal part played by Japán Middle School course. The con- as Britain's ally in the Great War. tention of the striking students is from Cantonese control but Han-

Shanghai still breathes

Viscount Haldane, on behalf of that students of inferior prepara- kow must have believed the story the Labour Opposition, and Earl tion must still be guaranteed of the capture" when it was first Beauchamp for the Liberal Party, graduation and diploma on the

same three years' course. announced. The message came supported the motion, which was

That coolies must be hired by from the headquarter at Nan- agreed to.

the hospital to do the manual chang and was announced by the Soviet Consul. When the

Com-labour that nurses in training are at present expected to do as a news was received pamphlets were

part of their training, distributed wholesale throughout

In the city and soldiers dashed around announcing the news.

A simliar resolution has already been passed by the House of mons. British Wireless.

HINDU-MOSLEM CLASH,

That religious exercises school and hospital must be volun-

tary.

That a guest room must be bullt for the Students' Union.

That a monthly appropriation of ́ $15 be provided for Students" Union activities.

That a student representative should sit with the Faculty:

That fines leyled by the staff for neglect of duty should revast to the Students' Union.

enemies who are gradually in- ereasing in number.

"Upon this, I was compelled to The cargo boatmen in Canton whe

The story Was vory, circam→ order the Army Corps in the 8rd are on strike on account of their and the 4th Sectors to advance recent dispute with the mechanics, stantial. The Cantonese troops SERIOUS AFFAIR AT INDORE,

Bombay Feb. 15. Hankow, Feb. 11.-It is under-pon the enemy in order to re- have had another armed clash with were supposed to have worked capture the Wu-han District and the mechanics on the Western Kiangsu while Sun's troops re-

their way from Cheklung into The Times of India reports seri- stood here that the Nationalist farther to advance on Hunan and Bundlers.

ous communal rioting at Indore, Ichang, Feb. 15. Government will not reply to the

treated into Anhui, the drat tele-five persons being killed and 19 Canton. The situation generally is quiet, American Government's proposals

Pistols were used, and the firing gram said. The next step was injured. "I have determined that I will continued for twenty minutes, the issue of "extras" by the milit but the Labour Union, have for the neutralization of Shang-egard those troops stationed in

A party of Hindu women were threatened to institute an anti-hai on the ground that the protons in friendly troupes if they Thirty were slightly injured and ary headquarters announcing the motoring from a religious cere British labour strike if the imposals were improperly addressed.

three severely wounded. Large "fall" of the city.

mony and were attacked for allow possible demands of the godown It is believed here that the Nation-act in concert with us, but if they

ing music in front of a Moslem

That no student should have his men are not met.

alist Minister of Foreign Affairs Oppese our armies, I will subjug-forces of armed police appeared on

ate them."

mosque. Crowds of worshippers diploma delayed. (This is a pro- Further traqp movements down may issue a public statement in a

poured out of the building and test against certain instances river are repdrted.-Nara! Wire-few days concerning these Ameri-| Regarded As Ultimatur.

pelted the offenders with stones where students have been required: and brickbats. A mob followed to make up lost time before the curs home, where millworkers swelled the crowd to 2,000. Out- houses were set on fire and police and cavalry were hurried to the

Jess.

Fighting nt Shasi,

Gunboat Incident.

can proposala.

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the scene later and stopped the fight. The rival parties are threa- tening another armed clash to-

morrow.

NO REGISTER.

WARNING TO BOARDING

HOUSE KEEPERS.

A warning to hoarding house keepers was given this morning, when Mrs. White, of Zetland House. Zetland Street, was' sum; moned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy, for falling to keep a register of visitors, and neglecting to send weekly returns to the Captain Superintendent of

scene.

graduation.)

Magistrate Coerced.

When a residuum of these de- The position is uncertain.mands was denied as impossible, the complaint was taken up by Reuter.

the local Magistrate under the urge of the Politieni Bureau, and the demand was made that every thing be conceded. As an alter-

declared closed, and the Magistrate threatened in that ense to take it

NEW FRENCH BONDS. BIG ISSUE QUICKLY COVERED:ative, the hospital was to be

The Hankow Herald, editorially Chinese in Peking are taking a discussing the American pro- serious view of Marshal Chang Shasi, Feb. 15. posals, says:

Teo-lin's circular telegram an- Fighting broke out to-day be

"The plan to neutralize the zone nouncing the despatch of the Fong- SEDITIOUS MATTER? tween two Divisions, one of which around Shanghai would have been tien troops to Honan and even attempted to loot Shaai.-Naval a bad enough blunder had It not regard it as a declaration of war

suffered the additional lack Wircless.

of against Marshal Wa Pei-fu and

THREE SEAMEN CHARGED. It is not clear from the message tact that accompanied its presen- also a dirge of disappearance of what troops are involved in this tation. Copies of the scheme were the alliance between Marshals

Three Chinese, said to be seamen fighting.

presented to Chang Tao-lin and Chang' and Wu,

employed on a "President" bort, Chang Kai-shek. Chang Tao-lin In connection with the entry in were charged before Mr. R. E. accepted his in the spirit, of the to Honan of the Fongtien troops, Lindsell this morning with being Kiukiang, Feb. 15. old-fashioned War-lord and Czar it is reported that as the "Red in possession of seditious pamph

Spear Corps" in Honan, not lend-

Paris, Feb. 15. A Chinese gunboat attempted to of his domain.

"With Chang Kai-shek matters ing an ear to Marshal Wu's ad-

Detective Sub-Inspector Elston A further step towards the con- search the Italian gunboat. "Er- i

On two occasions the foreign manno Carlotto" which arrived are slightly different. He is not vice, are going to check the ad-

was summoned to the hore from Anking. The Chinese the supreme head of the Govern-vance of the Fengtien troops to by the Director of Criminal Intel- said the defendant had been warnsolidation of the French floating stato that they believed the Italian ment of Nationalist China nor does the last ditch, a clash between the ligence, Mr. T, H. King, who, in five times, and the C.S.P. and debt has been taken with the issue doctor

applying for a short remand, stated I written her on the matter on two of four miliarda of francs worthyamen and humiliated and put of 15-year seven per cent. Trea through harassing experiences be vassel to be Russian-Naval Wire he attempt to constituto himself two forces may be inevitable..

as such. The procedure Was As

The defendant said she had sury Bonds, which was Owing to the entry into Honan that the translation of the docu-

fore representatives" of the strik....... within a few hours. The leaue 1ang nurses, ridiculous as it might be for the of the Fongtien troops, Generalments seized was being completed been 1, and had forgotten.

the Office of the Secretary for

the Educational Nationalist Minister of Foreign Chi Hsieh-yuan's troops, stationed

His Worship emphasised the designed, firstly, to pay off two Bureau, the Political Bureau, and Chinese Affairs, to-day.

fact that she must keep such a milliard france of 1922 six per soldiers. Under duress he wa Affairs to forward a diplomatic along the Peking-Hankow Railway, communication to General Sumh-have retreated to the region to the The Maglatrate remanded the de-register, and imposed a fine of cent. Bonds falling due in Sep- (Continued on page 18.)

(Continued on page, 18.);

(Continued on page 18.)

tember Router. fendants until to-morrow, at noon. $25,

Jose.

Northern Troops Advanco.

Chindang, Feb. "15. The Northern troops are con-

Police.

leta.

The prosecution was conducted

occasions.

covered

over.

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