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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 130X

No.22.145

二拜禮

WATAPRF TUESDAY, APRIL

STERNER NOTE BY POWERS. "RED" ROUND-UP.

WILL SET TIME LIMIT FOR |

COMPLIANCE.

GROWING CHINESE UNEASINESS

IN HANKOW.

MORE SWATOW EXECUTIONS

It is indicated that a further coumanication by the Powers to the Nationalists at Hankow regarding the Nanking outrages is

WHAT HAPPENED IN CHAPEL.

SECRETLY PLANNED COUP.

The first shot in the struggle ba-'

the tween the Kuomintang and

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BRITISH PLANES AT SHANGHAL

SIX LANDED FROM THE ARGUS.

HOUSED AT RACE COURSE.

Yet another historical incidont in connexion with the Shanghai

Communists for mastery in Shang-in getting away from Hankow meeting of ratepayers in Shanghai, Defence Forces has to be recorded. recently, as the Communist Party Mr. S. Fessenden, the Chairman did not wish him to leave. His steamer was alongside the San

hai was fired at five o'clock on Tues. day morning last, says the N. C. Darin Newe

en labour and Communist

Peh hulk and Labour Union pickets came down and removed the engineers.

of the Municipal Council, referred

HONAN BATTLES.

|FENGTIEN TROOPS TRY AGAIN.

and day. Sometimes nearer some

CIVILIANS SUFFER MOST.

Writing from Kaifeng, Hopad, » on March 16, a correspondent of the North-China Daily News says:

For nearly a week the sound of Last Thursday afternoon, "the heavy artillery fire to the south and to the Council's policy in bearing Nanking Rond jetty accommodated

grass plots immediately in front of west of us has been heard night

the great responsibility placed six British aeroplanes.

times farther, but as these words are being written, only three miles upon it of defending and protect- fcrowds of foreigners and natives away. The lash and smoke of the ing the International Settlement watched with interest the landing explosions can be seen, the whine from lighters of this latest unit of against the forens and dangers protection of foreigners lives of the heavy shells can be hoard, which assail it during these interests in this great metropolis the rattle of machine gun fire is eritical times in China.

persistent, while the bursting of

He said: My colleagues on the landed by men of the Royal Air the house. It is drawing nearor, The first two aeroplanes were shrapnel shakes the windows and

unanimous support in adopting

of the East.

Huge

about to be made and that it will be sterner in tone and set a time-there was firing and shooting the correct scale of wages for Council have accorded me their Force at 3 o'clock and the list two and the Fenglien men who are on

limit for compliance. It is understood that the aye Ministers at Peking are now in complete agreement.

Simultaneously smaller bands of Kuomintang labourers suddenly

headquarters in various parts of

Soong sent 20 armed police to Chapel mad Nantao, seized the buildings wherever possible and Labour Union Headquarters to when they met with obstables, there obtain the release of the engineers, excuse that but the .. U. made when they met with "obstacles,

the engineers had not been paid which early morning risers heurd,

the previous two months and so in all parts of Shanghai.

The struggle between the Kne- they were to be obtained.

Then Soung sent for Tan Yen- A decree has been issued by the Government at Hankow placing mintang and Communist Labour a complete embargo on the removal of silver from the Chinese banks Unions began to become intense im-kal, who himself went to the mediately upon the arrival of Gen- L. U. and went guarantee for the there, in order to "counteract the combined endeavours of Marshalegal Chiang Kai-shek in Shanghai. crew's wages. Tan Yen-kai at Chiang Kai-shek and the foreign Imperialists to create an economic It was at that time known that the that time was chairman of the Bleuter says it "is believed that the Government plans to General Labour Union planned to Central Committee but has state

perpetrate outrages similar to those been dismissed. in Nanking for the purpose of leav- The engineers returned to the of ing no place in Kiangsu for Gen-steamer but then a number eral Chiang to make his headquar-Labour pickets tried to rash the not til T. V. ters. The Kuomintang labourers skip and it was complained bitterly of the attitude Soong gave his guards the order of the General Labour Union, which to shoot that they desisted and the. government, had established its own not actually have to shoot as the Political Bureau and its own Com-threat of it was sufficient.

A Hankow correspondent of the une in Chapei and Nautao, which kidnapped and assassinated oppon- North-China Daily News, report ents and threw the fear of their ing the above, adds: Eugene mighty, secret organization in the Chen and Tan Yen-kai want to get ourers who wanted to earn their not as the Communist Party will not let them. They are practical- ly prisoners.

crisis." confiscate the silver.

There is much uneasiness at Hunkow among the Chinese and large numbers are leaving. The fations Recreation Club has been occupied and looted by Southern troops, but it has now been cleared. From Changsha it is reported that wealthy civilians are being

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and maintaining in so far as it lies were safely propelled alongside the defensive, in this present at- in our power. the policy

their fellows at 6 o'clock. A com- tack by Honan troops under Gen. Battalion of Ma Chi-ti, are weakening and be- principle that the Council has not pany from the 1st. only the maral but also the un-the Green Howards then fell in on tinning to flee. Heavy field pieces were detailed to with horses whipped to full gallop questionable legal right to defend the Bund and

the by force if necessary the political guard the planes until after the have just swung by the house, re- and territorial integrity of the curfew hour when men from this treating from the front,

regiment accompanied by Air drivers going blindly they know Settlement against military or me Force mechanics propelled the ma- not whore, but fear stricken and aggression on the part of any chines along Nanking Road to thinking only of safety, political or military party

their newly built sheds on the faction. (Applause).

Race Course.

Unique Status.

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These six aeroplanes were, land- ed from ILMS. Argus now lying The source of this legal right in the Huangpu, and their head-

No Mercy for Losera.

It seems a rout, and the Feng tien command has gone to pieces. Groups and individual soldiers leaderless, and not knowing where

executed by the military leaders, and at Hangehow the Peasants' had arrogated to itself powers of ship got away: The guards did lies in the unique political stains quarters for the present will be at wander about the fields and roads,

Union is out of hand and has looted a Roman Catholic Mission.

The anti-red raids at Swatow are continuing and there have been a number of executions.

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of Shanghai as a municipality.the Race Course, where sheda and which has no exact counterpart in workshops have been built.

the whole world.

As a rule municipalities are created by and derive their powers from the supreme legislative in which they exist.

Reuter understands that the live occupied and looted by Southern/hearts of hard-working honest la-away to Shanghai, but they can assembly of the state or country!

Londua. April 18.

nisters at Peking are in com- te agreement now. It is report

respective Govern- that the ats consider Mr. Chen's replies aeir identic Notes as quite un- afactory. There is no answer the charges in the Notes, and the reply is calculated to entise procrastination, and if possible discord, among the Powers.

It is now considered probable that #further communication, presumably a joint one, will be made to Mr. Then with the object

The Recreation Club, which was now been troops yesterday, has cleared.--Naral Wireless, THREAT TO HANKOW BANKS.

Extremists Silver Embargo.

Hankow, April 18.

On the ground that they must counteract the combined endeav- ours of Chiang Kai-shek and the foreign Imperialists to create an conomic crisis by the gemoval of ailver from Hankow," the Nation- list Covernment to-day issued an

Ver.

are The foreign banks

ANTI-CHIANG- GENERAL

still

rice how in peace,

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Coup d'Etat in View.

The authorities are reported to have known that the General La- bour Union was planning a coup detot here, secking to embroil the Southern army in a conflict with the foreign troops, but still, not having completely broken with Hunkow, they did not send their sokliers into Chapei in sufficient numbers to suppress this powerfu}, well-inanced subversive organiza

trict.

THEFTS FROM MOTOR CARS.

CHECK ON TRADES UNIONS.

This is not true of Shanghaj as must be obvious to anyone having OBJECTS OF GOVERNMENT even the most superficial know- ledge of our local system of government.

BILL.

to go or what to do, but knowing that death awaits them should they fall into the hands of the oncoming victorious Honanese. For the Fengtienites are strangers in a strange land, and no mercy will be shown them when power- less.

Carts loaded with camp equip- anent and provisions piled up in any old way, have gone and come,"

Shanghai as a municipality was

London, April 18.heading sometimes for the Yellow not created by and does not derive The most important measure River, hoping to get into Shan- is powers of government from the which will come before Parliament tang. Oftentimes in their haste legislative assembly of any single after Easter will be government's the accompanying soldiers have Lossed overboard their impedi- Trade Union Bill. stato or country nor from the man- date of any single sovereign It is probable says the Times, ments, and the road has been created by and that the vote on the second reading strewn with bags of flour and odda power. It was derives its powers from an agree of the Bill will take place on May and ends. There are many horse- ment made between the so-called, the anniversary of the beginning men, and it is pathetic to see their "Foreign Powers" on the one part of last year's general strike, which patient tired but animals.

After the

Misery of Civilians. and the Chinese Government on was directly responsible for the

production of the Bill. the other part.

second reading, it is clear there will

In the distance, where the on- This agreement which for the want of a better name is known/be a large number of amendments.gagement is fiercost, the smoka A determined affort will be made and flames of burning farmhouses na the "Land Regulations" has all the sanctity of a treaty, being as Bill that it will apply both to strikes no doubt fled from there hours so as to amend the wording of the can be agen. The inmates have it is a solemn and inviolable com- and lockouts, and there is little

THIEF CAUGHT AT STAR FERRY, Thefts of motor accessories from cars left at the Star Ferry of eliciting a specific answer to order probibiting the Chinese on. During the past week, how stand in Kowloon have occurret the points in the first Note. It is banks from rerigening their own ever, steps have been taken to in-with such frequency of late that considered that this new Nete will notes by payment of silver, and diente to the General Labour Union a letter of complaint was sent by be of a more vigorous tone, and declaring a total embargo on sil- that it was not wanted in this dis-the Hongkong Automobile Associa- might possibly include a time limit

Its political organs weretion to the Police Authorities, with for compliance.--Router.

Soldiers and pickets have been destroyed, its telegrams and letters the result that a keener watch was posted outside the Chinese banks, were intercepted and censored, its kept, Mr. Chen Overdoes 1.

A man dressed in overalls was Fin- to prevent the removal of silver lesser leaders were arrested.

ally, it becure evident that there recently seen crouching between London, April 18.. from the vaulis. The Peking Ministers of the It is believed that the Nation-could be no further delay as a mass two cars. When accosted and ar-pact between sovereign nations.

doubt, adds the Times, that the since, and taken refuge inside the called. for rested it was found that the In substance and effect. Government will be prepared to aceity, for the south suburb and the five Powers who sent the identie aliss Government plans to coufis-meeting had been

streets inside the South Gate have Notes to the Cantonese Nationalist cate the total silver deposita from yesterday. (Tuesday) for the pur- Chinese had a spanner in his although not in form, it is a treatycept amendments on these lines.

pose of welcoming Mr. Wang pockets. Enquiries were made and of the highest class, being as it

In a letter addressed to Mr. John been packed with refugees all day. Government regarding the Nan- all the banks in Hankow.

Ching-wei who is actually in Han- in a search of the man's house a is not merely a bilateral agree-Buchan, the Conservative candidate Young and old of all kinds camped king outrages, have had under

kow at the present time. It was number of nuts and bolts were ment

between two sovereign in the by-election for the Scottish by the side of the streets, with consideration the replies received closed owing to the strike of cmn-suspected that the Communists found. When questioned as re-

powers but an agreement to which Universities, Mr. Baldwin declares, their bedding and articles about from Mr. Chen, the Cantonese ployees.-Reuter.

planned to utilize this occasion to gards the theft of a horn from Mr.

Inany sovereign powers are "The campaign of misorpresenta them. Most of them are women ,Foreign Minister.

throw themselves against the bur- K. K. Stople's car on April 6, the

parties.

tion of the Bill by, political oppo- and children. riendes and to involve General man'admitted stealing the article.

nents has already begun. The Bill When this last engagement com- Chiang Kai-shek in further diff- As a sequel, the man was charg-

gims at the restoration to the indi-menced at five o'clock this evening culties with the Powers. The localed before Mr. W. Schofield at the

An agreement of this character vidual trades unionist of freedom the women and children outside Kuomintang authorities thereupon Kowloon Magistracy this morning

cannot be abrogated, modified or from victimisation, intimation and the gates ran helter skelter to get determined that the time had come with stealing a motor hora.

The defendant pleaded guilty to amended by one party acting in- unjustifiable pressure to contribute inside before the gates should Women with babies and for the complete suppression of the

the larceny charge and was sen- dependently of all the other to political funds, with the objects close. tenced to two month's hard labour. parties. And one party by with of which he may be out of sym- bedding in their arms, breathless The Bill is designed to and stumbling along in their haste. drawing from such an agreement, pathy. in breach of it, cannot nullify the make clear beyond all possibility of Some of the children crying as rights which the other parties doubt the illegality of such an at- they ran along, but most of them have acquired under it.

tempt as a general strike to coerce laughing, and taking it as great

It Under the Land Regulations, the the Government and nation. fun to be racing with their elders. citizens and subjects of the does not, as alleged, render illegal Several had the forethought to Powers who are parties to those a strike which is not designed or provide themselves with bread, Regulations have acquired the calculated to coerce the Governand ried their rolls tied up in right not only-to-esile, and carry mert er-intimidated, har on business within the Settlement-British Wireless the community."

municipal but to maintain a

that area for government over expressly provide the necessary which purpose the Regulations governmental machinery.

It is understood that the Ministers have unanimously decid-

ed to send identic recommenda- tions to their respective Govern-

Expected to Leave Wuhu.

Wuhu, April 18. General Ching Chien has restos The general view taken by the British press of Mr. Chen's reply ed under and the situation is con-

ments.

is that it is an unsatisfactory and siderably improved. equivocal document, which fails

As far

as can be ascertained to meet the demands set forth in General Ching Chien is very anti- the original communications from Chiang Kai-shek and he is expecti the Powers. It is pointed out en to leave for Kiukiang shortly.tang labourers, wearing blue denim that Mr. Chen in a palpable effort Natal Wireless.

Communists.

Kuomintang Labour Auxiliaries.

More than 1,000 armed Kuomin-

labourers' uniforms with white arm mandy, on which in a circle appeared feverishly worked through the night organizing secret parties to appear at dawn as though from nowhere, to seize and occupy the premises of the General Labour

SCOTLAND MARU REFLOATED.

CARGO STILL BEING DISCHARGED.

to use the occasion for propaganda EXECUTIONS AT CHANGSHA, the Chinese character for labour, purposes has notably over-reacheit himself in his references to the Fate of Wealthy Chinese. "Anglo-American bombardment

Changsha, April 18. of Nanking." entirely ignoring the

Some time ago it was reported

The Scotland Mari was refloated fact that the bombardment by warships, while causing only three that the military chiefs of the Chinese casualties, alone enabled, troops stationed at Changsha were Union in the fluchow Guild in yesterday, and berthed at a buoy the party of foreign men, women executing wealthy members of the Chapel, to kidnap Wang Shaoin the inner harbour at 7 o'clock

hua. the militaps Commun- this morning. children who were at that civil population and seizing their ist leader

and

the

fire of

to

Shanghai, and

of announce to the

The work of discharging cargo is the properties. The practice has been time under

Chinese continuing, and when this is com- recently and many Cantonese soldiery to escape with resumed their Hves.--British Wireless. wealthy Chinese gentlemen have people that the labourers of Shang. pleted the freighter will be docked

hai are not associated with Com-at Kowloon for repairs. been executed.

munism.

HANKOW UNEASINESS.

The troops at present at Chang-

A fight was anticipated. All the JAPANESE CABINET. sha form part of the 4th and 10th authorities concerned, Chinese and

foreign, after midnight,

Right to Defend.

These rights and privileges can- the mandate of any Chinese poli- not arbitrarily be destroyed by tical faction or party which happens to be temporarily In the ascendancy.

INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

AGENTS OF THE RAJ APPOINTED.

a cloth.

All Night Battle.

Writing the following day, the correspondent says:

The battle continued through- out the night until three o'clock this morning, when in the distanco a bugle was heard sounding the "cuase fire" and... "retreat," and very shortly after the heavy hold pieces came tearing by the house Being treaty rights, or their

Bombay, April 18.

heading for the cast. Desultory equivalent, the foreign residents It is understood that Mr. Srini- firing was kept up until 10 o'clock R.C. Mission Looted. secretly made cognizant of the BARON TANAKA SUMMONED. of Shanghai have every right to yasa Sastri, the Indian statesman, this morning, when the Generala

events which were to take place

oppose with force any attempt to has accepted the appointment as Ma Chi-ti and Liu Pel-hau estab Hwangchow, April 18. in the morning. The foreigners

Tokyo, April 19. destroy those rights by force. ngent for the Government of In-lished their headquarters at the the civil population is increasing The Peasants' Union is getting closed the barriendos which were

As a matter, therefore, not only dia in South Africa.

Arsenal, and their vanguard ur- This appointment le consequen-rived at the South Gate. All the the recent Indo-South police and even the city guard of

Recreation.Club Looted,

Hankow, April 18.

The air of uneasiners amongst

Armiés.--Naval Wireless,

were

daily, and a large number of the out of hand and the Roman not opened until 10 am. The sol- Baron Gilch! Tanaka, leader of wealthier merchants are leaving Catholic Mission was completely diers, under General Fel Chung- the Seiyukal, has been summoned of polley but of right the Council na rapidly as circumstances por looted by them to-day. About hai, loyal Kuomintang troops who to the palace. It is believed he has stoutly maintained and de- tial on

10,000 troops of the Eighth Army are antagonistic to the Communist will be asked to form a Cabinet.fended its position that the mani- African agreement with regard to Fichun troops have been disarmed.

cipality of Shanghai shall not be Indians in South Africa-Reuter The Japanese are further are at Onecheng-Naval Wireless. opponents of their party and gen-Reuter strengthening their Concession

mrit.

defences and to-day a number of field guns wore landed.

Meanwhile H.M.S. Vindictive and H.M.S. Carlisle have been or dered to Hankow.

maintain

ENTIRE EVACUATION,

Commercial Community Leave Nanking,

eral, were sent to critical places in Chapei and Nantao to order and suppress rioting.

Nanking, April 18.

Communists Fierce Resistance.

Promptly at five, the fight start-

overwhelmed and destroyed by force from within or without and that its integrity politically and

BANK OF TAIWAN,

The Southern Government have A lull in the cross river fight-led. The armed Communists arous- FORMOSA OFFICES TO OPEN peaceful negotiation between the

Many Fengtien soldiers who did not get away have been killed, and we hear ghastly stories of the

is not an unusual thing in this province.

territorially must and shall be BIG LIVERPOOL BLAZE. cruelty of the victors, though this preserved in status quo until such time as changed by orderly and

Fenglien Returns to Attack. 20,000 BALES OF COTTON and the Chinese Government

BURNED.

Another dramatic change bas foreign- Powers concerned.

taken place in the situation, and Tokyo, April 19. (Applause).

London, April 18whereas three days ago the Feng-. And I venture to express the Reversing yesterday's decision,

Twenty thousand bales of cotton tien troops occupled Kaifong and of Communications, and the Cen- Jected to considerable firing from The noise of the battle was most wan have decided to keep open majority Intelligent and were burnt in a fire which destroy-wora, driven out by the Honnn tral Bank. The, tael rate has both banks of the river.

conspicuous in Nantao, bordering their hondquarters and branches responsible public opinion of ed a cotton warehouse at Liver- troops of Gen. Chin Yun-aq, the been fixed at 71..

(Continued on Page 8.) (Continued on Pago 0.) in Formosa-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 9.)

Just issued a decree to the effect ing between Bukow and Nanking ed, fired back. Several have been that the only banknotes which are occurred to-day, but for a dis-killed, including two soldiers of legal currency in Hankow A stance of seven miles above Nan- General Pei's army and, perhaps as notes of the Bank of China, Banking, passing ship are all sub-many as 50 are reported wounded. the directors of the Bank of Tal-belief that by an overwhelming

the

(Continued on Pogo 18.)

pool-Reuter.