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FOUNDED IN EXƒƒXÉT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1927. -A SINGLE COPY 10 CHARTE

SOUTH CLAIMS TOO MUCH RIVER DELAYS.

NORTHERNERS STILL HOLD

PUKOW.

30,000 PRISONERS GO OVER

OTHER SIDE.

WHAMPOA FIRES ON VESSELS.

BREACHES OF REGULATION.

Owing to an extraordinarily low tide, the Canton Steamers due in

TO here last evening were considerably

BOMBS NEAR SHANGHAI.

While the Southerners claim to have captured Pengpu and Yangchow, foreign reports from the Yangtaze discredit some of these claims, stating that the Northerners still held Pukow yeater day: It is considered possible, however, that the South has advanced from Anking as far as Chengyangkwan.

Chuan-fang's army were captured by the South and that most of

them consented to join up with their captors.

There was some excitement in Shanghai when a Northern aeroplane flew over Kiangnan Arsenal and dropped some bombs, No material damage was done. A river convoy has been fired, on with rifles and machine-guns, the fire being returned.

Inte.

The s.s Lungshan, arriving at 1 a.m. Instead of 10 p.m., stated that she had been compelled to an-. chor above Whampoa until the tide served and when she eventually got under way, she was fired on wher passing Whampoa Forts.

In

Although it has been denied that

Neither the s.8. Charles

From the Charles Hardouin It

CONGRESS OF TRADE WUHAN OPTIMISM.

UNIONS.

RUSSIANS SEND ABUSIVE TELEGRAM.

EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS.

"NANKING WOULD NOT FALL'

PLANS FOR NEW MINISTRY,

London, Sept. 5:

The local public. Is rather At the Trade Union Congress puzzled over how to align the delegates are present from the ermment as to its coming removal which has opened at Edinburgh; orders of the "Nationallat" Gove) United States, Canada, Mexico, India, the

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CANTON ACTION IS CONDEMNED,

PROTEST FROM SHANGHAI 'CHINESE.

WORSE THAN COMMUNISM.

Shanghai, Sept. 6. The first protest against the ar- rest of the Canton merchants? leaders and "blockade" of the na-

FILIPINO HOPES.

DISTRUST HINDERS.

INDEPENDENCE.

AMERICA UNSYMPATHETIC.

Early in 1926, writes the Manila correspondent of the Times, Don Manuel Quezon, Fresident of the Philippine Senate, brought about

Amsterdam Inter-to Nanking with the fact that theve banks, is voiced by the Shang coalition of the two Filiplus national, and the Co-Operative enemy vanguard are still enscon-

ced just across the

Unión.

37

water

hai Chinese Bankers Association, to have been present, representing shift the seat of government to the Cantonese Merchants Union.

M. Tomsky and a colleague were at Pukow. On the surface, to the Exchange Shops' Guild; and the Central Conncil of Russian point 30 vulnerable to enemy at- Trade Unions, but the British tack as Nanking is at present, the Provincial Government of The protest was lodged with authorities refused them visas. would appear to be sheer madness,

political parties the Consolidated Nationalists and the. Democrats. The ostensible purpose of the

absolute and immediate indepen- coalition way to present an un- divided front in the campaign for dence. Senator Quezon hoped.

more

of course, to attract the his own banner and thus be in a ardent spirits of both parties to position to dominate the entire political field. Senator Osmena, fender of the Conservative wing of the Nationalists, was at the time

Indian Guard on board s.s. by the Russians severely criticising that they are withdrawing from follows.

A message has been telegraphed yet the Government have intimated Kwangtung. It reads in part as Lungshan was injured, and even the British trade union leaders, and Hankow as soon as possible and that firing took place, it has now condemning the "betrayal of the Mr. Chen Kung-pao, Minister of ceived from the rative banking "A telegram has just been re- been ascertained from an unim-general strike and the miners.""

Labour and Chief of the Political circles in Canton to the effect that peachable source, that a number of An acrimonious debate on Rus- Department is now here to the Finance Minister, Mr. Koo, rounds passed over the Lungshan, sian relations, is anticipated. complete final arrangements, says has blockaded the native banks There have admittedly been very heavy casualties in the fight-One of these was Imbedded in a Reuter,

the Central China Post (Han here, and placed delegates of the ing on the Nanking-Shanghai railway, the losses of the North being lifebucy and one hit an Indian

Government Criticised.

[kow), and continues: Therefore Chambers of Commerce and the Guard in the ankle. put at 10,000. A Chinese report states that 30,000 of Marshal Sun

London, Sept. G.

a representative of this paper in-native bankers association under representing the independence Hardouin nor the the s.s. Kwong the ride Union Congress, deliver- tentions.

terviewed him to get a clearer arrest, on account of the Govern cause in Washington. His recep- Mr. George Hicks, chairman of idea of what are their real in ment's failure to raise a big loan tion of the coalition proposal was for the maintenence of the value lukewarm, and the scheme, fall Tung arrived last night. The fed the presidential address at the

flat. former berthed at noon to-day and annual meeting of the Congress at fore matters are in readiness for greatly surprised to learn this, Asked how long it would take be- of the Central Bank notes. We are

Senator Quezon then establish- Edinburgh. the Kwong Tung at 1.15 pan

the Capital to be at Nanking, Mr. and consider that such action feed a Supreme Council, consisting He denounced the Government's Chen replied that as little time as unpopular, it is against the wish of a few leaders of each party. recent trade union legislation, and possible is being wasted. The of the people and in adopting such The Council busied itself with the was learned that all three vessels spoke of the necessity of the trade pressat delay is through waiting action, the Finance Minister does encouragement of student move- procceded down river from Can-unions demonstrating their still for two China Merchant steamers, not take ton with the Lungshan in the lead, greater solidarity, and preparing to which have been telegraphed for, merchants into consideration.

the hardship of the ments, celebrations to the memory and the Charles Hardouin in rear.exercise a still greater power.

of Filipino patriota, and the dedi Owing to low water, all vessels

to come here from Shanghai, Nevertheless, such an unpopular cation of a special day of "Nation-" anchored and the Langshan even appeal for Trade Union Congress and remaining personnel in Han-adopted by the Communists in 22, George Washington's birthday, Replying to the Premier's recent These will take down the archives action, which would not even be al Frayer for Independence"-Feb. tually got under way at about 7 support of the movement for peace kow. Meanwhile Mr. Wang Ching Wuhan, has been adopted by Min- being selected. p.m. When passing the forts, in industry, Mr. Hicks urged that wei and Mr. Kuo Mung-yu, ister Koo in the basical place of firing broke out, but the Lung fuller use should be made of cording to a telegram he had re- the revolutionary movement. The Council produced not e little dis Shanghai, Sept. 6. There has been an outbreak of

shan continued on her course and machinery for consultation between ceived, had already left Kiukiang feeling of the people here against content and opposition among the The Military Council at Nanking rifle and machine gun fire from the passed down the river without the employers and the employed to superintend final arrangements this is high, and it cannot be stop-rank and file of the politicos. states that General Ho Chien re- south bank of the river on a con-three hours late.

heed, to reach Hongkong some He said a direct exchange of prac-. ports the capture of Pengpu, on voy, the vessels being fired on two

tical views between representatives September 3.

miles above Morton Point. The

of the great organisations whe have fire was returned by the convoy

responsibility for the conduct of in- gunboat-Naval Wirelcas.

dustry, and know its problems first- fit than a national conference under hand, would be of far greater bene ARGUS PLANES LANDED,

Government or other auspices, to discuss vague aspirations to aid in- dustrial peace. A discussion on these lines would bring hoth sides face to face with the realities of

RIVER CONVOY RETURNS FIRE.

The China Courier states that the Nationalists recaptured Yang- chow yesterday afternoon, while General Li Tsung-jen has occupied the Mingkwan-Talapu line.

14.1

Taken To Shanghal Race. Course. Heavy Casualties.

Shanghai, Sept. 5. Spenking in the Bureau of Six air force aeroplanes from Foreign Affairs on Sunday, Ho H.M.S. Argus landed this after- concerning noon and are being taken to the Ying-chin declared, the battle of Lungtan in the ace course aerodrome this evening.

-Reuter. vicinity of Nanking. that the...' First Army had lost 3,000 to 4,000 men, and the Seventh Army 3,000, He placed the enemy casualties at

10,000-Reuter.

SUN, NOT IN FAVOUR,

and

Both the Charles Hardouin Kwong Tung, observing that the forts intended that the vessels should stop, again dropped anchor and remained until day light this morning, when they go under way at 6 a.m, and resumet the voyage to Hongkong. There was no further interference..

Watch for the com mencement of our new serial by Edgar Wallace on Monday

next.

Attack Commences,

ac-

The activities of the Supreme

ped. When Minister Koo was in Senator Osmena showed a mark- Nanking he acted violently against Led lack of enthusiasm. General the principles of economies, thus Aguinaldo, chief of the Associa causing the Nationalist Governtion of Revolutionary Veterans, ment financial difficulties and ignored the Council and launched placing the community in a state an attack against Senator Quezon. of bankruptcy." ·

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The telegram continues: Besides General Aguinaldo boldly advo- wiring to the Nanking Nationalist cated a policy of co-operation of Government petitioning for the the Legislature with the Governor- General, and advised the dismissal immediate dismissal and punish- Fove hereby ask the Provincial Gov-

ment of Minister Koo Ying-fan, of Senator Quezon.

the

ernment of Kwangtung for the

release of . the

Distrust and Jealousy, imprisoned It may be said that generally merchants' leaders, and the re- there are more indications of dia- moval of the blockade imposed on trust and jealousy than there the native banks in Canton.”—are of harmony among the several Nam Chung Pao.

A tradi- political groups. It is tional characteristic of the Malay to loiter in his efforts to put into effect projects or ideals which he has conceived. The masses have shown a disinclination to con- tribute to the funds of the anti- American and Independence propa- gandists.

It is apparent that all ships were the greatest economical situation, from the other end. Mr. Sun committing a breach of regala- and might yield useful results in is remaining at Kiukiang for tions by endeavourin the pass the showing how far, and upon what forts between the hours of 7 p.m. terms, co-operation is possible for a moment. and 6 a.m., but these regulations common endeavour to improve the are ambiguous and it was under-efficiency of industry, and to raise stood that they applied only to the workers' standard of life. It was then pointed out by the. Supplies Refused Him,

vessels entering from seawards, It was announced that arrange-interviewer that the Northern Northern Chinese reports state while to vessels having obtained a ments had been made to discuss, to- forces at Pukow woud surely have SOUTH'S 30,000 PRISONERS. that Chang Tso-lin and Changships on daily service, free pas- in reply to the Premier's appeal. change takes place, and the ques- BRITISH ATLANTIC

clearance from Canton, and being morrow, an emergency resolution to be driven back before the Hsiao-liang are now feeling dis-

The tenor of the proposed resolution tion was asked whether they satisfied with Marshal Sun Chuan-sage would be allowed.

was not revealed.—British Wirewould be pushed back in time. less.

Mr. Chen gave an emphatic an- swer in the affirmative. As à mat- ter of fact, he stated, he had just received a telegram intimating that a general attack had been commenced on all fronts yester-i

London, Sept. 5. day.. This message had

A message from Corunna states from Gen. Tang Shen-chi who was that Captain Courtney has post-political meetings personally superintending

Join Up With Captors,

Shanghai, Sept. 6. Railway and telegraphic com- munication between Nanking and Chinklang have been resumed.

There have been very heavy casualties in the fighting along the Shanghai-Nanking Railway and the Red Cross has been busily at

work.

It is reported that 30,000 men of the Northern forces have been cap. tured, most of them having con- sented to enlist in the Southern army.—Nam Chung Pao.

VICTORY NOT SO GREAT.

Northerners Still at Pukow.

feng owing to his failure to attend

Reports are being made to the an important military conference Harbour Office, by all vessels con- when asked to do so..

cerned.

He pretended that the urgency

There were no casualties of any of military affairs prevented him oing so.

nature other than the case of th liang have now decided not to give.

Chang Tso-lin and Chang Hsiao-Indian Guard already reported. him any further supply of ammunition and weapons,

MR. HSU BACK.

Hankow Minister's Travels.

Hankow, Aug. 25.

Mr. Hau Chen, Minister for Justice, arrived in Hankow yes- terday morning after being away

'months.

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY

MEETING.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.

Geneva, Sept. 5.

NON-AGGRESSION PACTS.

POLAND AND RUSSIA, NEGOTIATE.

come

the

FLIGHTS.

CAPT, COURTNEY STILL DELAYED.

For these reasons Senator Quezon's campaign of obstruction and, anti-Americanism has made little headway. The people are perfectly willing to crowd to quasi- and loudly push towards Pengpu. When this poned the resumption of his At- applaud the seditious utterances of place is captured the plan will lantic flight, until to-morrow, firebrand orators. They are too well nourished and too indolent, Geneva, Bent. 5. be to press on and take Hanchow, owing to thick fog prevalling.

however, to do more than wave M. Sokal, head of the Polish dele The forces under Feng Yu-hsiang.

More Aspirants,

their arms and shout "Vival" gation to the League of Nations, and those of Wuhan which had

Captain Macintosh and Captain The opening of the Legislature in interviewed by Reuter, said that gone up the Tsinpu line will then Joynson Waroler (?); who is a re- July, 1926, received

general, the delegation intended to bring up combine and carry out plans which lative of Sir William Joyneon-interest in politics, and at the open. the general question of security in will be drawn up at a conference Hicks, the Home Secretary, were ing of the sassion

a resolution the course of a few days.

with Feng to be held at Hauchow. to-day to attempt a flight across "demanding, immediate independ- The delegation felt that at pre- Our representative, however, as the Atlantic, starting from Bal-ence" was passed, During the from this centre for sonte three The Assembly of the League of Shanghai, Sept. 6.

He went with a repre-Nations has elected the following sent there was a certain malaise in sumed the character of a doubting donnel aerodrome, in Ireland. presence in the islands of the Reliable foreign reports from sentative party to Chengchow to chairmen of committees:

Europe, which could be removed by Thomas and wanted to know what the Yangtaze state that the North- attend a conference with Marshal Mr. Adachi (Japan) to the com-means of the conclusion of non- would happen if the Northern Unsatisfactory weather, however. Carmi Thompson mission all the erners were still at Pukow yester- Feng Yu-halang after the latter's mittee of juridical

aggression pacts, and negotiations forces were not beaten. Would the prevented a start.-British Wire questions,

then cancel their lees." day, and also discredit the report successful attack from the weat Senator Dandurand (Canada) to for an agreement of this kind were Government that the Southerners have occupied and although the others returned the committee of technical organi-at present satisfactorily proceeding orders and remain in Wuhan? Such between Poland and Rusala-astep would never be contemplated, to Wuhan Mr. Hsu waited on in sations, M. Benes (Czecho-

Reuter.

sald Mr. Chen, firstly because the While it is impossible to obtain the retinue of the Christian Slovakia) to the committee of dis-

mandates for removal had already been issued and secondly because reliable information from Anhul, General. As a matter of fact he

Nanking was perfectly safe, it was it is considered possible that the was given the directorship of the Political Bureau and this he con-

well fortifled and would never fall, Wuhan advance from Anking to ducted till a week or two ago. He warda Pengpu has reached Cheng- then commenced his journey back The following countries have yangkwan.-Reuter...

to Hankow but found on reaching not accredited delegations present Sinyangchow that trains were not at the current session of the running further. Here he waited League Assembly::

The Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, for some time and then went to Chikungshan for a holiday, and Honduras, Perband Spain.

Reuter, returned to Hankow yesterday. A Northern aeroplane flew over What his future plans are is not the Kiangwan Arsenal on Saturday yet known but it is expected that and dropped three bombs in the he will soon proceed down river vicinity. No material damage was to join the other members of the done.

Nationalist Government.

Yangchow.

ARSENAL BOMBED.

ENAL

No Material Damage Done.

Shanghai, Sept. 5.

armament.

Non-Participation a

BRITISH TRADE: FAIR.

EMBEZZLEMENT CASE. over for a week in order that his MUCH SPACE BEING BOOKED. father might have an opportunity

London, Sept. 5, to reimburse the complainants, but

According to the latest figures, TWO MONTHS' HARD LABOUR. this morning Mr. D. McCallum, the space taken for the London, who represented the defendant section of next February's British Tae Pak Hing, of the Tin Shing said that although the father had Industries Fair is now $9,000

tried, to raise the money, dil he Steamship Company, was this. morning sentenced to two months' could do was to get together about quare feet more than it was this With several months still to go, hard labour, by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, $800.

Mr. Lindsell said that if the the combined space booked at Lon- on being found guilty of the em-

zzlement of over $1,800 belong-father could make proper restitudon and Birmingham is already. ng to the Company.

tion to the complainants within only a few thousand feet short of It will be recalled that the Magi- one week he might reconsider the the record for 1921, which was a

sentence.

boom year-British Wireless. strate remanded the defendant

year.

NOTED AIRMAN ATTACKED.

BOMB EXPLODES IN NEW YORK.

Colonel Thompson's utterances. newspapers devoted much space to and movements as well as to don- jectures of what was in his-silent thoughts,.

On Nov. 9 the late General Leonard Wood, the Governor- General, issued Executive Order No. 37 which has become an his- toric

Order document. This As a matter of fact the Nanking AN "UNDUE CELEBRATION”?

abolished the Board of Control, forces were fully co-operating with

and ousted the Senate President the forces from here as they recog-

New York, Sept. 5. and the Speaker of the Assembly ACCUSED OF COWARDICE.

nised that this govenment whe the

Brooklyn was badly scared early from participation in the direction legitimate one, and their combined Le Bourget, Sept. 6. strength was more than sufficient this morning by a bomb explosion and control of Government-owned Givon, the chief pilot of the aero-to push back the militarists, especi- in an alley between the Supreme business enterprises, such as the plane "Bluebird," which set out on ally as the route from Nanking to Court building and the Hall of Re- National Bank, the National Coal a flight to New York but turned Wuhu offered, no danger and was cords, in the centre of the city. Company, and the National Cement back owing to fog, was the victim clear, of the enemy..

The district was filled with smoke, Company. The Board of Control and hundreds of windows were had previously consisted of the of a remarkable attack last night, after leaving the aerodrome here.

The New Government,...........

shattered. Nobody, however, was Governor-General and the leaders Several men stopped his motor-

seriously injured.

of the two Houses of Legislature. car and abused him; charging him. The next point on which informa- with cowardice. A quarrel ensued, tion was sought was, "Who would and Givon was severely man- be in the next Government and handled, and is now confined to bed. when formed who would be their principal representative here?" In Reuter

this connexion it was learned that, Mr Wang Ching-wel: would head the new Ministerial group for the present at any rate, but final ap pointments would follow the Fourth Plenary Meeting of the C. B. C. aty. Nanking on September 15th. Dr. 0. C. Wu, it was almost certain, ARRIVAL AT ALLAHABADA

would be Minister for Foreign Allahabad, Sept. 5.

Affairs Of course all Ministers, The round the world flers have with the removal of the Govorn arrived here in thels seroplane the ment, would leave Hankow but Mr.

(Continued on Page 14.)

WORLD FLIERS PROGRESS.

"Pride of Detroit."--Réi

The police are inclined to aatri- bute the explosion to, an undue cele- bration of Labour Day by radicals,

-Reuter's American Service...

NEW YORK SOCIETY WEDDING.

TAKES PLACE IN PARIS,

Paris, Sept. 5 Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt has been married here to Mrs. Rosamund Warburton-Reuter

The Legislature, therefore, always

one: river the Executive, commanded a majority of two to

The National Concerns. The National companies are cap talised at, approximately 250,000, 000... peacs (£25,000,000), They wore wonderful fields for the ex- ploitation of patronage by the political leaders. The officers of the companies were honest officials, whose solo qualification was the possession of "political palky The Legislature has disputed the legality of Executive Order No (Continued on Page 11.)