The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18

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i riodic revolutionary movements
last week. The revolt started with
the military in Oporto and spread to
Lisbon, the capital. There was fight
ing in both cities and considerable
bloodshed, and before the week ended
it was announced that the affair was
practically over, the government hav-
ing suppressed the rebellion. During
the fighting in Lisbon the American
legation was riddled by bullets and
Minister Fred NJ. bearing was forced
to abandon it. The revolt was direct
ed primarily against General Car
mona, the president-dictator.
r 1NDETERRED by protests from
~ both the Cantonese and the north
ern Chinese Great Britain went ahead
with her preparations for the defense
of the international concession at
Shanghai, and the Worcestershire and
Durham regiments, having reached
Hongkong, proceeded to Shanghai as
did a number Of British warships.
Dispatches from Hankow, headquar
tiers of the Cantonese, said Eugene
Chen, nationalist foreign minister,
had resumed conversations with Owen
O'Malley, the British charge d'affaires,
and that an amicable agreement might
result. One reason for this may have
been the reported reverses suffered by
the Cantonese troops in Chekiang
province, which halted their progress
toward Shanghai Marshal Sun Chuan-
fang, allied with the northerners, was
said to have captured Chuchow.
Much of the speech from the throne
at the reopening of the British parlia-
ment was devoted to the Chinese tan
gle, and while both the king and
Prime Minister Baldwin gave assur-
ance that Great Britain desired a
peaceful settlement by negotiation,
the latter made it plain the govern
ment was determined to protect it's
nationals in China and would land
troops at Shanghai if this was made
advisable by local conditions, regard
less of any protests.
Secretary of State Kellogg made an
effort to solve the problem of Shang-
hal by proposing that that city be ex-
Guided from the zone of warfare be-
tween the Chinese factions, but this
was not considered favorably by
either the nationalists or the northern
ers, and of foreign nations only Japan
gave it approval. Premier Mussolini
announced that Italy would support
Great. Britain's program and sent a
warship and marines to the scene of
action. The transport Chaumont, car
rying 1900 American marines from
San Diego, arrived at Honolulu and
proceeded eastward, for either Guam
or China. About six hundred Ameri-
can missionaries have taken refuge in
Shanghai and more arrive from the
interior daily.
THERE was heavy fighting in and
l. about Chinandega between the
Nicaraguan government forces and the
rebels. The latter occupied the city
but were driven out after Lee Mason
and William Brookes, American avn
ators in the service of. President Diaz,,
had raided and bombed them. The
city was practically destroyed by
bombardment and flames. A dispatch
from Managua said Doctor Sacasa,
leader of the liberals, was preparing
to accept the governments peace
terms or withdraw from the country.
TOR some two months following
L March 1 President Coolidge and his
personal and official household will
occupy the Patterson mansion on Du-
pont Circle, that residence having
been selected as the temporary White
House while the executive mansion is
undergoing repairs. The house is one
of the show places of Washington and
is now owned by Mrs. Elmer Schlesin-
ger, the daughter of the late Robert
w. Patterson, editor Of the Chicago
Tribune.