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KUOMINTANG PARTY SPLIT. THE KUOMINTANG. THE INCIDENT ON THE MARINE ENQUIRY, THE SWATOW UNION. ILLEGAL SOCIETY.

SERIOUS CLEAVAGE NOW

APPARENT.

INTERESTING REPORT OF

OVERTURES.

CHANG KAI-SHEK'S

DECLARATION.

преу

OBEDIENCE TO PARTY.

The following Hankow message of Monday last, appoaring in the

PEACE Canton Gazette, gives a fuller ac count of General Chang Kai-shek's

recent declaration:

The need of subordination of individuals to the programme of the Kuomintang is stressed in a Declaration by General Chang

"ANOTHER ICHANG OUTRAGE Kai-shek made public here to-day,

Reports to hand to-day leave little room for doubt that a split has occurred between the moderate and extremist elements in the Kuomintang party, and it is believed that the moderates are gaining ground.

An interesting development is suggested by the report that General Chang Kai-shek and Marshal Chang Tsung-chang-have opened hegotiations on the basis that the latter shall send his Russian troops back to Shantung and that the former shall get rid of the Russians on his side as well as the Chinese' extremista. Further terrorism is reported from Shanghai, three Chinese Bing killed during the past two days by "Red" gun-men, Strikes continue but the situation, otherwise, is generally quiet,

During the Sun Yat-sen demonstrations at Ichang on Saturday, a mob rushed and completely wrecked the Salt Administration Office. Further details are how to hand regarding the recent clash between stevedores and a British naval party, during which a

Lieutenant from H.M.S. Gnat had an arm broken.

Nationalist forces urges all Farty members to support the Central Executive Committee so that there may be centralisation in the direc

: "FATSHAN."

CREW RESUMES WORK THIS MORNING.

TO SAIL TO-MORROW.

From latest reports hand it would appear that the incident aboard the river steames Fatshan on Saturday, when the police re- moved two offensive anti-British posters, bas been at any rate tem- porarily adjusted...

After the posters were seized,

CHARGE BY MASTER FAILS.

IRREGULAR LOG ENTRY.""

A Court of Enquiry assembled at the Harbour Office this morning to enquire into a charge of mis- conduct against Mr. G. A. Carter Chief Officer of ae. Kwong Fook Cheong.

TROUBLE.

SETTLED BY ARBITRATION COMMITTEE.

WHY COURT CLAIM FAILED.

AN "UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT.” A COMBINE ARRANGED.

In the Summary Court this

writes to state that the trouble Chief Justice, held that the Our Swatow correspondent morning, Mr. J. R. Wood, acting between the Wharf Workers' Union Kwong Yee Tong, and the Tong Tek Union has now Masons' Guild was an illegal n Hongkong been settled by the Arbitration society by reason of the fact that

The constitution of, the Court Committee of the Swatow General an illegal rule causing restraint was as follows:-Lieut-Commdr. Labour Union and the following of trade was insoparable from the (President), Lieut.-Commdr. C. B. G. F. Hole, Harbour Master terms have been agreed upon:" principal object of the Society, That both Unions should com- and that therefore a claim against

the crew held a meeting and de- The Commander-in-Chief of the cided not to take the steamór to Elbrow, of H.M.S. Titania; Cabine under the name of the Swatow the Society could not suceded.

Canton on Saturday. the result tain B. Ashby, master of 5.8. being that the vessel was moved Huichow; Captain W., Bischard, Wharf Labourers Union. The name The case was one in which olx out into the stream. On Satur- master of 8.s. Fausung and Cap- of Tong Tak shall be abolished day night, two delegates from the tain J. Davie, master of ds. Ta locally, but the now Union shall Chinese, on behalf of themselves crew left for Canton, no doubt to thybuis. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton amalgamate with the Tong Tak and all persons having an interest report the incident to the Sea-appeared on behalf of Mr. Carter. Unton of Hongkong, Canton and in the Mason Workers' Guild, sued for $266 being money' réceived on men's Union there..

The Complaint.

In order to arrange for a fair their behalf. In the alternative livision of labour, a Supervising they claimed the money as due to Committed shall be formed con them in accordance with the rules, sisting of two members from each and also their costs. of the Unions and one member

tion of Party affairs and concert. ed effort to wipe out feudal in fluences and so that the dawning of a real democracy may be realiz- | ed.,

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Obedience. To, Party, "Since I was appointed by the Party to be Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Armies, I have never ignored the resolutions of the Central Party Headquarters," anys General Chang. "Whenever I have had occasion to talk with our soldier comrades I bring home

Subsequently, the chairman of the local Seamen's Union had n conference with Messrs. Butter- field and Swire on the 'mattor and

later he went aboard the Fatshan and Instructed the drew to resume 'work.

The steamer was brought back to the wharf this morning, with the crew, minus the two delegates, on board, and the Fatshan is to Teave for Canton to-morrow morn to them the importance of obey ing. We understand that the ing the ordera of Party Head-seized posters have not been re- quarters and the supreme impor- turne2, but that the other did not interfere, are still dis- played.

The charge was based on an extract from the official log of the Kwong Fook Cheong dated February 24th, which stated that

on

Macao.

Mr. F. E. Loseby appeared for

from the Transport Workers' the plaintiffs and Mr. D. McCal

At a previous hearing, M the McCallum endeavoured to show

will contribute 3 per cent. of their therefore His Lordship had no Arthat the Guild was illegal because range work for them. All members certain rules were illegal and that. total wages to meet the salaries of jurisdiction. It was also state 1. the Supervising Committee.

when evidence was given, that the A sum of $600 is to be paid to funds of the Guild were taken to the dependents of those killed in

tance, of following the Three placards, with which the police Kweng Fook Cheong arrived in the recent fighting. This will be Canton during, the strike of 1925

The other Canton river steamers have not been affected by the in-

paid as follows:-$200 within four daya and the remainder by monthly

|for strike purposes.

Delivering

the previous evening at Union. All the members of the lum defended... 6.16 p.m. the Chief Officer Mr. new Unton must register at the Carter, had come on board in a General Labour Union and drunken state and when the ship Supervising Committee will to the bridge, reversed the tele- was leaving at 6.45, he had rushed graph shouting "Stop the ship" and had assaulted the master, Captain Wilson, by striking him on the mouth. Mr. Carter was suspended from duty until the Hongkong on February 26.

Captain Wilson was the first instalmente of $200. The Tong witness, who stated that on the Tek Union is to pay the sum of day in question. Mr. Carter came 300, to the wounded in the recent Pau Tak Wharf at 6.15 pm. The Union will be responsible for any on board the ship alongside the ghting and the General Labour ship cast off at 6.30 p.m. and additional expenses. backed astern. When the ship had been turned and engines put Unions will be held and a Commit A friendly meeting of both at the full speed ahead (6.45 p.m.), tee of seven, will be elected to SHANGHAI SITUATION MORE Mr. Carter rushed on to the bridge manage the affairs of the new shouting "Stop the ship." He Union, This Committee will con then went to the telegraph, and sist of three from each of the struck witness in the

mouth Unions and one from the General when he endeavoured to impede. Labour Union. Mr. Carter then reversed the telegraph, but before the order could be acted on, they were again

People's Principles. The history of the Revolution is not made up of stories of personal glories but records achievements in the in- terest of the people. The triumphcident. of the whole Party is the prize to be fought for, not the ascen- dabey of one particular person,"

Generdi. Chang asserts.

General Chang asks that efforts

According to a Chinese tele- rumours of a one-day strike from 'gram from Hankow, the General many quarters:

Conference of Ike' Kuomintang: Terrorism is on the increase, the Central Executive Commissioners leaders of the Red gun-men show bogan its session on Thursdaying greater activity. In the last last. The first meeting of the two days three. Chinese holding Conference, which was attended prominent positions in, the Inter- by 33 Commissioners, was presid-national Settlement have been mur. be made to place the armies under the leadership and direction of ed over by General Tan Yen-kai, dered, including a private gentle the Party and to make them Chairman of the Nationalist Go-man, the foreman of two cotton centralized and unified in order mills and the accountant of the to prevent the troops from becom- vernment, and a leader of the

Shanghai Tramway. Company.

ing subject to individuals rather Nanchang clique.

The situation generally is quiet,

than to the Parly. Important resolutions submit but the strike of the employees of ted at the meeting included the the

Shanghai-Nanking Railway unification of the administration continues, and the cotton mill

Consolidate Party.

In the course of his statement,

STOP PRESS.

INTENSE.

Shanghai, March 14. The labour situation in Shang- hai continues to be very disturbed. "Red" activities growing more intenac.

Assassins yesterday shot dead

Judgment to-day Hie Lordship said that after con- sidering the evidence, both oral and formal, he had assessed the

tween himself and the Guild, un- balance against the official of the Guild sued in a final account be der the rules, to be $121,54 only.

Restraint of Trade.

put ahead. Witness was not cer- ROBBERS CHASED AND The illegality alleged was a con-

of the Party, the organisation of workers, including a British con- the army chief, recalls the vic- the foreman of a Japanese cotton tain whether he or the pilot had

a Military Council, the re-electionern, who "downed tools" on March,

of standing Commissioners of the 10th and 11th, are still out.Naval Party, the re-election of heads of Wireless. the different uomintang depart- ments, etc,

General Li Lich-chun, who re- contly went to Hankow to attend the Conference, has left for Nan- chanx to incite General Chang Kai-shek to the Conference..

KUOMINTANG SPLIT,

OUTRAGE AT ICHANG. Salt Office Completely Wrecked.

mill and escaped. There is an increasing number of posters in mills, urging workers "to rise

and seizo immediately

the

done this, as it was an immediate

action during the confusion. Mr. Carter then left the bridge.

Not Capable,

torious advance of the National ist Movement in the past year and nentions the inevitable difficulties

Witness took the ship clear of and enormous problems resulting

the Southern Fairway and then from the large-scale operations administrative power" and lauding and extension of Nationalist..con- the assassination of loyal werkers. interviewed Mr. Carter. subse- trol over an immense area. His There are no military develop-quently ordering.him to his room. own time during the past yearments, as the rain continues and Ichang, Mar. 13,

has been taken up almost entirely the country is sodden.--Reuter, The Sun Yat-sen demonstration with the military matters, Gene yesterday resulted in an outrage al Chang states; and as a result. on the Salt Administration Office, he has lost contact with the Party which the police and military the "misconception on the part of ¡comrades. General Chang sees in authorities took no steps to pre-the people of the Yangtsze Valley that the Kuomintang represents a The mob rushed the Salt Office, group of a few persons instead of Kuomintang Party. A Canton and completely wrecked it. The the Party as such," is a possible

Now Reported Definitė. News from various sources convent. firms the reported split in the

curred in the Farty ranks, the pro-the agitation of pickets who creat Party and therefore he calls on

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CAUGHT.

On behalf of the defendant, it had been submitted that the Kwong Yee Tong was an illegal society on the ground that its principal object involved unrea- Eonable restraint of trade and, for that reason, the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover at all." travention of a rule of English Common Law. The doctrine of the Common Law was "that it is unlawful to fetter by agreement the freedom of action of anyons engaged in trade, as a trader or an employer or a workman, except ro far as such fetter is reasonably a report, in the early necessary for the protection of hours of this morning, that a rob- the person seeking to impose such béry had occurred at the village of fetter upon others." Wongneichong.

EXCITEMENT AT WONGNEICHONG.

The Poltec Station at Wanchai received

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purposes for which

was

the

the

formed and means whereby it proposed to effect those purposes.

If elther of them be illegal It

message saya an open split has..oc-principal cause of the trouble was danger to the strength of the the General Managers and Consutt-calling attention to the fact that relatives, the robbers had induced might be necessary to examine tagonists being General Changed the disturbance because posters all the comrades to "consolidateing Committee of the Hongkong nothing had been given in evidence they then seized hold of her by the more closely into the nature of

Kai-shek and Hau Chien, Minister had been removed from the gate.

When the ship was anchored at Wongmoon, Mr. Carter approachel

In order to find out whether, witress and stated that he was On their arrival soon afterwards, the Kwong Yee Tong was AT capable of taking a watch. Wit- the police were informed that four legal association it was necea- noas told him he would take no men had entered a matshed occup!-sary, said his Lordship; to examine more watches in the Kwong Fooked by a widow and her two children, the

and had stolen property to the society Cheong.

The President enquired of wit-value of over $100.

By representing themselves reas what he meant by Mr. Carter being capable of taking a watch, friends coming with news from her

the woman to open the door, and to show that Mr. Carter was other

that illegality to see whether it than capable of doing his duty. neck, and stole her jewellery,

that Witness auggested

The robbers were forced to make was of such kind as to taint the thought" the Court knew all a hurried flight, a

cry of "save whole constitution of the adciaty The Guild consisted of over the split between General Chang There appears to be no anti-

about it, and was reminded that life" having been raised by the and make it an illegal society. Kai-shek and General Tang Sung-foreign movement on the part of Central Executive Committee in 10-5,

The supreme authority of the

the Court was sitting to sift the daughter of the woman. ease from bed rock and nothing Running up the hillside, two of 3,000 members "but did not com- cha is an accomplished fact, the the Extremist section of latter representing the Left Wing Kuomintang although poaters have sions is stressed and the difficul-ance

ve the intervals between pienary sea- ($209,101.49), to credit of Reinsure that had been written or spoken the men were chased and caught prise all the working brick-layers later in the Colony. At least one other of the Kuomintang.

Guild of workmen was known to Fund; carrying forward previously outside had any bearby villagers. They were

exist. A Hankow message of Friday shal Chang Kai-shek's active sup- some members have fallen out and 1926.

again appeared requesting. Mar- ties of the past year, during which 3670,786.63 in respect of the yearing on the case and nothing else handed over to the police.

was understood by the Court says a conference of Party leaders port-Naval Wireless.

except that which was offered in evidence.

of Justice, representing the moder--Natal Wireless. "ates and extremists respectively.

It is added that matters are shortly

expected to come to a head.

A Changsha message states that

was held on the previous day, and

Hankow Quiet,

Hankow, Mar. 13.

Party authority and consider each and every power as belonging to the Party."

..

C.E.C. Supreme,

the military situation has been

tense, is reviewed. The urgency

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it is understood that Hsu Chien Three Days' Holiday Declared. of the times necessitated the crea-FAR EASTERN FLIGHT, examining, asked witness what

and Liu Wen-tan, as well as other prominent extremists, have resign- ed and are leaving Hankow. Apparently the moderates are gain ing ground.

il

Wanhaien, Mar. 13.

tion of the Chairmanship of the Central Executive Committee but Three days holiday to celebrate auch an arrangement should be the anniversary of the death of treated merely as a makeshift for Sun Yat-sen has been decreed the emergency, states General

LATEST WAR DEVELOPMENT, but up to the present there appears Chang, The C.B.C. must be made to be, little enthusiasm.-Naval the supreme, democratic organ of Wireless

Peace Negotiations Reported.

A Nanking message of Saturday. states that Shantung troops of superior quality are pouring into Nanking daily, the majority pro- ceeding to the front, chiefly to- wards the Anhui border.

They include 5,000 Russians under -General. Nechaeff.

RECENT ICHANG INCIDENT.

the Party.

Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, cross-

timo he had come on board and Captain Wilson stated that he had only gone ashore to clear the ship and had taken his dinner exactly at. p.m.

MAD DOG.

CHINESE GIRL VICTIM..

According to the evidence of the Chairman of the Guild, ita purposes were to organise certain periodical festivities; to provide funeral benefits for its members, and to regulate the trade of brick- laying. It was a voluntary so

How a black chow dog wentciety, and its affairs had been con- He did not ece Mr. mad, bit a little girl, killed an- ducted unmethodically. In order Carter come on board, and at the other dog and was finally killed to ascertain its character it was time of the ship's departure, he by a coolie is told in a police re- necessary to analyse the rules.

Eleven Rules, did not know whether. Mr. Carter port from the Kowloon City Sta- was aft, or not.

When the ship left, witness was some two feet behind and a little to starboard, of the telegraph. The pilot took the ship out,

SIX FLYING BOATS FOR

SINGAPORE. :

London, Mar. 13. Six flying boats, each atted with Deplores Wang Ching-wei's 450 horse power, engines, will

· Absence, British Lieutenant Injured.

participate in the Far Eastern. flight. Comrade Wang Ching-wer's ab- Further news regarding the re-sence from his post is deplored ultimately remain at Singapore ns They will follow a sea route, and cent clash between stevedores and by General Chang and, his own the nucleus of an air fleet, working Captain's Denial.

British naval party at Ichang friendship for Wang is re-affirm in conjunction with the Australian states that the incident occurred ed. Ho again urges Wang Ching. Air Force-Reuter.

Leaving Hongkong was usually General Chang Kai-shek is said in connection with the transfer of wei to resume office and put as

the watch of the first officer, when to have opened negotiations with baggage and missionaries to the crd to fabricated rumours which tionary Movement. I know only the ship had cleared the fairway Marshal Chang Tsung-chang, th: 8.8. Tung Wo. Trouble rose be the reactionaries have spread, till the Three People's The Mr. Hall, Brutton suggested that reported basis boing that the Int-tween the stevedores and the anting inity

and co-operation ter should withdraw his Russian lots, in which a lieutenant from among all Party leaders and share

ory. Nothing takes precedence in his rule had been only introduce my mind over the Party. I am for the purposes of the case. This troops to Shantung, whilst the H.M.S. Gnat had an arm broken the responsibilities during the engaged in no, pursuit Have the Captain Wilson denied and further bamboo pole, wont after the dog and workmen in which foramen fermer should get rid of the Rus and three stevedores were inju rrogent diMcult reorganization.

Revolution. I have no interest of stated that until the vessel was sians on his side as well as the fed on the heels with batons.

my own. What I hope is that all clear of shipping the Chief Officer comrades will receive with open could do as he wished.

leading Chinese extremista.......

Three Murders By Gun-men.

Shanghai, Mar. 13,

Plenary Session.

Later, the Labour Union put forward demands through the TERRORISM IN SHANGHAI. Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, General Chang states that he hearts the programme of the ¦-- Didn't Show Log Entry.

including the immediate, with looks to the "opening of the plon-Party, unite themselves to form a drival of H.M.S. Ghat, the recallary session of the C.E.C. to solve coherent whole so that the Party Witness said that he had not of the officer responsible, an the fundamental questions in or foundation will be firmly estab- seen Mr. Cartor from 2 p.m., when The second anniversary of the apology by Mr. Ticchman (Chin-der to afford guidance for indivi-lished. In this way the Revole he went nahere to do some shop. tionary Movement can attain suci ping, until he came to the bridge. death of Sun Yat-aon passed offcae Secretry of the British Lega-dual and collective condust."

He concludes: "For more than cers instead of being thwarted after the ship got under way. -comparatively quietly, probably tion) and the payment of a pre-

Failing a twenty years I followed our late half-way. I am ready to make,all. At this time it was almost dark. due to the rain, in spite of the posterous indemnity.

(Continued on page 12.). Director (Dr., Sun) in the Revolu sacrifices."

(Continued on: Page 4.)-

tion.

The affair took place in the vil- There were eleven rules alto- lage of Shapo, near Kowloon City. gether. The first dealt with the The dog suddenly became fero- terms of admission to membership: cious and bit a 10-year old Chin- the second directed the acquies- ese girl, who has since been sent cence of members in all duly au to the Kowloon hospital for treat thorised acts of the Guild; the ment. The dog then attacked an-third exhorted its members to mu other chow dog, fighting it to tual support; the fourth provided death, and then ran through the for a subscription by cara bone- street of the village snapping at ber to qualify for a funeral bone-

the fifth classified, mem everybody in its way. Finally, a fit; coolie, arming himself with abera into two grades foremen only might undertake trade. con- and succeeded in killing it. have been sent to the Bacteriologi member from continuing an un- The bodies of both dead doge tracts; the sixth prohibited any

cal Institute for examination.

completed contract made by an- other member in respect of which a diapute might have arisen and be still unsettled; the seventh prescribed deductions from the earnings of members for tho funda of the Gulld the cighth ad- vised members to employ fellow (Continued on page 19.

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