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CRISIS DEVELOPS AT HANKOW.

CHEN MAKES URGENT APPEAL.

A GROWING SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES.

NORTH DECIDES TO LAUNCH .

ANTI-

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OFFENSIVE.

RED

MEASURES.

The feature of much interesting Chinese news to-day, is that an appeal has been made to the leading foreign business men at Hankow by Mr.-Eugene Cher, stressing the necessity for the resump- tion of business. A notice has been issued by the Nationalist Givern ment there stating that it cannot guarantee the intergrity of foreign premises at Hankow which have been vacated by their owners.

There is a growing shortage of coal and rice at Hankow, and all stocks are being commandeered and rationed. There is a growing air of uneasiness owing to reports of a resumption of the Fengtien attack, and the exodus of Chinese is growing.

Taking advantage of the Kuomintang dissensions, the Northern commanders have decided to lunch an offensive against Wahan.

Regarding the Nanking Note, it is reported from Washington that the Cantunose reply is still being considered, and that there has so far been no proposal from other Powers regarding a second joint

Note to Hankow.

In the course of a very outspoken declaration on Britain's policy in China, Mr. J. O. P. Bland has stated that the attitude of patience and conciliation in China had invariably led to war. He thinks the Hankow agreement should be abrogated, "or worse things will follow.

THE CHINA WAR.

North Decides To Atinck,

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CRISIS IN JAPAN. BRASS BAND FOR THE CANTON LABOUR: VOLUNTEERS..

HORRORS.

SURVIVORS TELL OF THE BUTCHERY.

BANKS & EXCHANGES CLOSING.

Shanghal, April 22.1.GOVERNMENT STATEMENT..

At a conference. in the Hsun-

chengwang Palace yesterday, the

Fengtien military leaders decided

to take advantage of the split in

Mexico City, April 21. Despite the fendish ruthless-

A FINANCIAL PANIC.

Osaka, April 22. The banks, stock exchanges, exchanges, cetera

the Nationalist camp to carry on news of the train bandits, about cotton the Southern Expedition.

closing

Twenty-Day Moratorium?

Tokyo, April 22.

The conference decided to order half the passengers escaped from throughout Japan".are the Fengtien army in Honan im-the blazing train at Limen, but if to-day or to-morrow.-Router. mediately to advance on Wahan. is believed fully 100 perished.

Big military movements are taking place in Shansi in view of the expected general conflict be- tween the Kuominchuns from Shensi and Kansu, and the Fengtienites.

General Yen Shi-shan, the Shansi Tuchun, has not yet de finitely expressed his intention to side with either Fengtien or the Kaominchun, but he has already ordered the general mobilization of troops in his province.

The

Fifty bodies have hitherto been recovered.

The office of President Calles has issued a statement blaming "Catholic rebels" for the crime, and promising "an energetic pur- suit of the priests who received their instructions from the Epis- copate of Mexico City."

Eight Government acroplanes have been ordered to the scene of the calamity to help in the search. Wa troops of

Pei-fu for the handits. have been in Honan, which completely routed by the Feng- lienites, are submitting to the Shansi Tuchan, who has greatly strengthened his force by recruiting most. of Wu Pei-fu's

myNum Chang Pan.

A YUNNAN OUTBREAK.

Frenchman Held for Ransom.

Paris, April 21.

Deaths Total 130..

Later.

It is now known that 130 passen. gers perished in the train hold- up reported yesterday.

ENROLMENT OF PORTUGUESE MUSICIANS.

INSTRUMENTS FROM HOME.

DELEGATES TO BIG CONGRESS.

AUSTRALIANS ARRIVE,

Among those ariving by the 6.5.

New South Wales' delegation to the Mishima Maru yesterday, was the

A scheme long regarded as over- the announcement that the Hong due has been put into practice by kong Volunteer Defence Corps is to have its own Military Band in Pan-Pacific Labour Congress which the near future,

Is due to take place in Canton on The nucleus of the band has May 1st. and following days. already, bean formed by the enrol- The delegation, which had a mant in the Corps of seven Porta-hearty send off. from Sydney, is

The Anahi reports that the ques-Eese strumentalists, and we headed by Mr. J. S. Garden, who Is tion of a 20-day moratórium will were informed this morning that the Secretary of the Trades and be discussed with the Privy there is a likelihood that further Labour Council there, and he is ac- Council, while a special session of Portuguese will join up shortly. companied by three other delegates. the Diet will be called shortly. The unit is to consist of a bruss The Sydney Sun, prior to the Though the Asahi professes to band, and will be almost entirely delegation's departure, stated that have obtained its information from composed of Portuguese, who Mr. Garden will travel as far as a reliable source, it is impossible have shown an increasing intereat Canton and that the others will to confirm the report.-Renter. in the activities of the H.V.D.C. visit every country in Europe, and

Moratorium Decided On.

recently.

eventually go to England. The instruments necessary for It has been decided that N. S. W. Shanghai, April 21,

the band have already been order-Unions affiliated to the Trades and A semi-official message fromed from Home, and in the mean- Labour Council will pay the ex- Tokyo says that the Government time other instruments for penses of the Delogation on a pro has decided to enforce a 20 day practice will be placed at the rate basis.

musicians' disposal.

The Trades and Labour Council All the members enrolled are prior to sending the delegation, re- accomplished musicians and it is coived the following cable message Two more banks have been not anticipated that a very long from Canten:

time will elapse between the

moratorium.--Reuter.

Earlier Messages.

Tokyo, April 21.

"All-China Labour Federation

President Calles has ordered the forced to close, the Fifteenth Bank, arrival of the Corps' instruments authorises Minister of War personally to take one of the most influential in the Aand' the first public appearance of Pacific Labour Congress in Cantor

country, and the Taisho Bank. Both are suspending business for the new unit. three weeks.

charge of the operations against the bandits, and to take them dead or alive.

Emergency Measure Probable. Most ghastly stories of the out- A message from Hanoi states

The Fifteenth Bank, čapitalised

D OF A FACE are related by survivors.at Yen. 100,000,000 with deposits that the rivalry of two Chinese age Chinese Generals in Yunnan has The raid was evidently well-plan-amounting to Yen. 368,000,000 EXPERIMENT IN TELEVIS

train approached

has over eighty branches scatter- resulted in an outbreak which has ned. As the

ed all over the Empire, con caused anxiety, as one of the Gen-Limon, a tremendous crash occur-

engine and urals is known to be in close touched, and

sequently it is feared that its with the Cantonese.

coaches were derailed at a spot suspension will have a serious Brigands have profited by the where the track had been torn up. effect, Chaos to rob and plunder, and The bandits poured a wild fusil-

1,500 of them recently cut the

kidnapped a French engineer and several other members of the rail- way staf, and are demanding a

the

railway between Yunnanfu and the mac 18 19 20 219512 Hankow, Apr. 21, tinuce, and deensionally fires are French Indo-China frontier. They Almost simultaneously with the breaking out in different parts of Issue by the Nationalist Foreign the town. In Nanking there is no

KHIVA AT SHANGHAI... Offer of a notice to the various change to record-No cal Wirelean. Consulates stating that the Na- tionalist Government cannot guar- anter the integrity of foreign pres misies in Bankow vacated by their

rightful owners, Mr: Eugene Chen, the Minister for Foreign Affairs,

AMERICA AND NANKING.

Mr. Kellog Considering.

"Washington, April 21.

called an international meeting of Mr. Kello is at present engaged all leading foreign business men, in studying the Cantonese reply

to the Powers protests regarding

ransom, for the engineer, who has sent a message that he is alive and

·well-Reuter,

BRITISH TRADE POSITION.

Lever Bros. Make A Profit.

London, April 21, It was announced at the annual

Varied subjects were gone over and Mr. Eugene Chen stressed the Nanking,

Houter learns that Mr. Kellog meeting of Messrs. Lever Breihers necessity for the resumption. of business. This matter was dis has not yet communicated with the that, for the second year in suc cussed thoroughly, but the out- American Minister at Peking recession, no dividend would be paid garding any reply by the United

on the ordinary shares or co-part- In view of the shortage of coal States, while the State Departnership certificates. and rice in Hankow, all stocks are ment has hitherto received no being commandeured and rationed, word from the other Powers re- The Government is also collecting garding the proposal for a second man, said that China presented a

Joint Note

come is not yet known.

all silver.

Mr. D'Arcy Cooper, the cliair-

difficult picture. Sales had drop-

the Cantonese, taxi, but it reflected the highest

The 4th. 8th and 1ith Armies Reuter's American Service.

have been brought from Wachung

of the south of Hankow.

·CHEN AND CHIANG.

and quartered within a kilometre

The general air of uneasiness is

France Makes a Distinction.

sti prosent, and is growing, in the

light of the report that the Feng-

Paris, April 22.

Unloading Cargo at

Hongkew..

two

"Shanghai, April 22. The P. and 0. steamer

went Khiva, which recently ashore in Steep Island Pass, and was rought up here ca- curted by salvage tuge, arriv- ed alongside Hongkow wharf at seven o'clock this morning, and is unloading her cargo. -Benter.

credit on the management andZIONE staff at Shanghai that, except dur-

!

FIE

London, April 21. "Like nothing ever heard" is the description given to the "sound" of a face transmitted from London

and requesta Pan-

on May 1. Inviting trades union organisations from Japan, India, Soviet Russia, United States, Cana-

Pacific countries of South merica, and trades union move- apta connected with the Far East

namely, England, France, and merien."

The following are some of the subjects in the agenda. Report of the Preparatory Bureau; reports of delegates from various countries;

It has already resulted in to New York by Mr. J. L. Baird, international trades union move- downward tendency on the stock who invented the televisor.

ment situation in Pacific countries; Exchange,

He ant. before a The Moji Bank and the Kokura apparatus, in his London labora- movement; interfintional regula

television anti-Imperialism and trades union Bank in Kyushu Province have tory, and his face become ations, wages and hours; war danger suspended for three weeks. Other auctuating electric current." in the Pacife; probably immigra suspensions are expected,

which was picked up by a listener-tion and the trades union attitude; in at New York, who heard a sort establishment of relations between

Tenge Anxiety.

Hugo crowds. lined up outside of scratching.

trades unions in the Pacific; other the various banks in Tokyo carly Mr Baird told Reuter he was problems regarding the Far East this morning. There is a tense going to America a month henec and Pacific: growth of the trades. feeling of anxiety and excitement with a receiving machine, with the anion movement in the Far East; prevalent everywhere, while the an-idea of turning the face's sound working class economic problems. nouncement in Osaka of the sus-into the face itself-Reuter:

pension of the Fifteenth Bank caused a run on every other bank, as the confidence of the depositors was shaken.

U. S. MARINES IN ACTION.

Humorous Gifts.

In view of his visit to Canton "appropriate" gifts were made to Mr. J. S. Garden at the Lord

| Mayor's birthday party in Sydney,

before he left.

The situation is generally re- garded as extremely serious and apprehension is felt that an em-

BRUSH IN NICARAGUA. ergency measure similar to that

He was presented with a pair of after the earthquake of 1923 may

Managua, April 21.

field-glasses-in order, it was ex- become necessary. The Bank of United States Marines have been plained, that he might be able to Japan has already made considerin action against a company of see what was left of China; and able advances without security, Nicaragua Liberals, who were with a wig, which, it was pointed The total advances at present carrying red flags and wearing red out, would be useful as a disguise hatbands, and attempting to cap-should he have to break off diplo amount to Yen 1,000,000,000.

ture the village of Posoltera, in de-matic relations at any point.'.

A Bankers' Conference.

Mr. Garden accepted the gifts

Why Japanese Were Stopped.

After a skirmish in which the

ing the general strike, theif fae- lade of bullets into the train. The tory, was still produring, although military escort fought valiantly The cutput had diminished.

for three and a half hours, until An important Banker's Confer-fance of the United States' an- Despite the adverse figures, they the last soldier was killed. Banence was held this afternoon atthorities' order that there must be As regards the préparation of a were trading in China at a profit. dits armed with revolvers and the Tremier's residence but broke no fighting within 2,000 feet of the with much good humour.

railway. a decision, intered the train, up without reaching This meeting unanimously pass knives than Mr. Eugene Chen, earning ed the report and balance sheet shoofing and calling throats right consequently the Government is Marines suffered no casualtice, the

apparently faced with two alter Liberals fled, leaving three dend.ceived by the Japanese Consulate- butantives. Graily resorting to the Reuter's American Service. chery, the brigands lacked the pasthe Dist for the purpose of passing buvncation of a special session of Senters in the coaches, which

tienites, under General Rulo Shan, new Note, which will be landed to aro advancing from Honan. Nava! 1'reless.

Chinese Bankers' Proposal.

Shanghal, April 12

The Chinese Bankers' A-suria-

Nunking, the Metia remarks that Better. the Powera must naturally laku into areount the split among the Cantonese.

Marshd Chiang. Käl-sbek. the

tion of Peking has wind & the Chinese Nationalivi odamander, Shanglad Chinese bankers in should hot he reated like Chen,

Par

ANTI-RED" MEASURES,

Whampae Students' Chance.

Canton, April 21.

and left

After rechea of terrible

JAPANESE POLICY.

GREAT PRUDENCE EXERCISED,

"Tokyo, April 21. Disedering the new Govern-

No information has been re-

General in Hongkongena to the reported arrest of Japanese labour, jdelegates when they were leaving Tokyo en route to Canion to attend the ble Labour Conference.

However. Communistic doctrines have always been opposed by the administration in Japan, and the party which espouses the cause of . Connmunian has hitherto had no

were acaked with petrol and set the necessary legislation enabling on fire, those attempting to escape the Bank of Japan to meet the re- from the blazing death-trap being quirements of the banks aufering favour of the Shanghai orogend me an teamplies with rodin. General Li Chai-sum, who is either shot or their shulis being runs, or to resort to some other to sever wrogenic relates with The French überrnment "is ariing prificipal of the Whumpao battered in with rifle-butts.

drustic expedient without delay; banks in Hankow. Nors Cheer equcially desirum ant to shork Acudymy, is ben ordered by i

and seconlly the proclamation of The sight was. most horrible, a moratorius. The Cajine people," whose brug Marchal Chiang Kai-shek not to with blood and brains spattered

Despite the general glacking of sentiments are now known and use too drastic measurea in deal on the sides of the carriages, and business the silk market does not ment's diplomatic policy, Bamo, marliamentary status in the coun-

worth being considered, ing with the "Red" element among women, seaked with petrol, with seem to have suffered much.-Tanaka in a press Interview stated Hayan.

Winaquo studenta.

ing in torment araid the all-per- Router. The school is still surrounded vading odour of burning human by troops and unboats, but the lesh-Reuter's Ameriena Service. "Red" students have merely ben! warned to repent immediately, and sever relations with the “Reds,” und |

HANKOW CHINESE EXODUS,

Financin Panic Immineni,

Shanghai, April 21. Tasdag's wireless nevale from Hankow states that the Chinese inhabitants arb growhy BIOTO ad more uneasy.

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MODERATION A PAILURE.

Britain's Policy Criticised.

Lomlón, April 21.

there are no signs that military STRANDED VESSELS. "If the Shanghai Settlement be operations will be taken against

these cuticls.

Russian Munitions Found,

The garrisons of General Li Chai-

to Canton flie detention of à Rua-l

[try.

that it will be very moderate, Comul-General was unable to de- Questioned to-day, the local judiciously combining positive and Situation Panicky,

ne the party to which the arrest- grative policies.” Osaka, April 21.

Continuing the new Premiered Labour delegates belong, but The run on the banka is unabat-

he believed that their proposed ed. in Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and said, "Though the new Ministry activities must have taken them other chies queues of anxious will pursue the Seiyukai's often beyond the legal field, to hav housewives are to be seen trans- stated positive policy, the Guvern-caused Government action at th

exureise the

the

The middle classes have all bit handed over or even be modified or are leaving and a financial into a Chinese municipality, it will panie is probable anon as a Pean the immediate and at pam suit of the Government's embarga perity in the Settlement, and the on silver. There has been me destruction of British trade all loading of food in the native city, over thing," declared Mr. J. O. P. Sum in Kongmoon have reported Enquiries made this morning

The little trade that remained Bland in the course of an address sian steamer which carried a large show that the removal of eargo The situation is panicky-Reuler. with Shanghai entirely stopped on China at the Allyych Club, quantity of munitions to Szegas from the Scotland Maru, prior to for the reason that there is now adding that an attitude of patience for supplying the "Red" peasants no medium of effective payment in and conciliation in China had-in--Nam Chung Pao. currency acceptable by Shanghai., variably led to war. -Router...

ferring deposits from banks to the ment intends to

tion. In accordance with SCOTLAND MARU TO DOCK postoffices where savings accounts treatest prudence in its applica

show a huge increase.

of requirements the problema- TO-MORROW.

All business is practically at a

concerned."--Beuter. standstill. A few more provincial banks are reported to have failed.

WUHU STULL QUIET.

Desultory Shelling of Hsin fiwan.

Wuhu, April 21. There is no sign of further dia turbanco at Wuhu. There has been nothing to report out of the ordin. ary for several days.-Naval Wire

Nanking, April 21. The desultory shelling of Hein- kwan from the Pukow side con-

Leas.

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"or worse things will follow."

"I think the Hankow agreement GEN. HSU TAKES OFFICE. must be abrogated," he declared,

New Kwangtung Commissioner

He did not think that the Chris- tian missions had brought peace

Canton, April 21. General Hsu Ching-tang, chief to Chinn, nor would Moscow have of staff to the 4th Army and Com- permanent affect in the country, mander of the 13th, division, has very leader in Chim was either assumed his new office as Commis in the pay of somebody or was sioner of Military Affairs of prepared to be in somebody's pay. Kwangtung an appointment which He added, "For some millions of was given to General Hau a roubles, I guarantee to get a pro- reward for his services in the re- British movement in China te-mor cent anti-"Red" coup. row."-Router.

(Continued on Page 12.)

her decking Tor repairs, has been

completed, and she will go to SECRET SOCIETY FIGHT.

Kowloon dock to-morrow morning.

Work is still proceeding in con-

nexion with the Dutch vessel, SINGAPORE CHINESE KILLED. Tilleboet, and although it is not

not

feloventh azur. However, ina

Japanese Government attaching much importance to tho Labour Conference at Canton, ja spite of the Pan-Asiatic work which i secks to cover, viewing. the

Japanese delegates XLS MAIL TRAIN ROBBERY. irresponsible individuals, no sald..

SINGAPORE POLICE EFFECT ARREST.

"UNION" DIVIDEND.

In connexion with the disap- pearance of currency notes valued TO-DAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. definitely known wheil dho will be About 8.30 p.m. on April 13 ajat 81,500 which were. in transit on in a position to be re-floated, she fight occurred between secret the mail train between Gemas and

is not expected to get off the rocks societies of Singapore. Shots were Tampin on the night of the 6th Subject to audit the Directors during the next twenty-four hours, fired and two Chinese were killed instant, the police have arrested will recommend the payment of a Final Dividend of Sixteen and three wounded. The wound- a man in Singapore. ed were taken to the General Hos- The accused. a Eurasian, named Shillings per share and a Bonus pital.

E. Rodriguen, was brought up be-Dividend of Five Shillings por No arrests were made, but the fore Mr. N. D. Madie, in the Dia-share for account of the year 1926. They will further recommend na police are inquiring into the affair.trict Court yesterday and formally It is believed that some of the charged with theft of the above shillings per share for account of Intorit Dividend of Twenty-four persons hurt have no connexion sum. A postponement was order the year 1926, and a Bonus of 20

ed to April 10.

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