MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1924.- WAR IN CHINA ̈
CHAOYANGFU REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN INTO HANDS OF MUKDEN. FORCES.
CHEKIANG IN WINNING
VEIN.
Victories Possibly Exaggerated.
The latest news from the North. if the fall of Chaoyangfu, north-west of Peking, is true, shows that Wu Pel-fu and the troops guarding the capital may yet have their hands full to cope with the Mudken attack, if Chang Tso-lini really means business.
Messages from the North indicate that the Powers' intend to keep the trains running between Peking and Chinwanglao, and not give way as they did in the last struggle between Chang Teo-lin and Wu Pei-fu in 1922. Whether the Peking forces will adhere to the terms of the 1900 Treaty is another matter. There is little doubt that there are sufficient troops in Peking to keep the line open, but whether the different governments really intend to force the issue if necessary, is still open to doubi.
The Chekiang and Kiangsi forces have again been in action and the former still appears to hold the advantage.
A Mukden Victory?
(Router's Service.)
Shanghai, September 15. A ruinmuniqué issued from the Chekiang Headquarters states that
front till late on Saturday when Cheklang again took up the offen- sive after a brief lull.
Such as they are, the roads are now no more than mud swamps Transport of artillery is almost out of the question except small
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THE CHINA MAIL
BORDER - FIGHTING.
INVASION ON KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
CIVILIANS IN ARMS.
That the vangourd of Chenarat Chan Kwing-ming's army on the Last Hiver has attacked Ping Woo, railway town forty miles from the New Territories border, and that a part of the Tung Kwoon district has shown open antagonish to Dr. Sun Yat-sens garrison is the pur port of reports brought in last night by
from - Jassengers.
midway stations on the Kowloon Canton Railway...
CAR COLLISION.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES TO-DAY.
AN UNKIND. LETTER.
LANAO GOVERNOR.
AMERICAN TO BE APPOINTED.
(from Our Own Correspondent.)
7.
A SMALL FIRE.
Manila,September 13..... Written allegations regarding Governor-General Wood has in- members of the Hongkong Police formed the President of the Senate Force, which Mr. C. A. S. Russ said that he will not nominato any but ho regarded as serious although he an Amerlean as Governor of Lanao might have appeared to treat them province. He will not insiat upon humourously were made at the Livingston though he thinks he is Summary Court this morning the right man. before Hit-Honour, Mr. Justice A Dyer Ball. They were read dur ing the hearing of a case in which the Hang Lok garage company On Saturday it was reported that claimed $935 for damages to a car the anti-Sun bodies had launched which they alleged were caused
Shortly before eleven o'clock another offensive. Yesterday nows by the negligent driving of a came through that, the attack has Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels' this morning, a fre broke out la the premises of the Netherland's as its object not so much the gain-chauffeur.
The claim was made in respect Society (in the row of Banks: ing of territory as the harassing of Canton and a practical declaration of a collision on July 16 between buildings in Queen's Road). The that Clan is still on the side of Wua car owned by the plaintiff fire was insignificant being caused Pei-fu and therefore, anti-Sun. company, and one owned by by the fusing of electric wires. The attack has been made in spite the defendant company, the scene The Central Fire Station was of persistent rumours that all the of which was the Tsai Wan Hill notified, but there remained little
of the Shek-O Road) olive branch business would not half a mile on the Shaukiwan side to be done when they arrived, and prove a farce this time.
Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for the plainda's and Mr. H. C.Macnamara, for defendants.
they returned almost immediately.
Belegram has een received from | pieces by rail. Even the infantry to welcome the invaders if they can the effect that the police-ovcupants/out and make room enough for the
Makden, stating that Chung Tebattalions are hampered. lin forces have captured Chao sung-fu from the ('bihli troops.
Situation Reviewed.
Our special correspondent writes: Reading between the lines of the cables received both by the English and Chinese Press during the week-end and after perusal of a few private messages incline to the belief that Choking is still win- ning, but not to sach a large extent as laiused at first.
It would seem that the report of the capture of Thing was partly exaggerated, although it has been conceded by Kiangsu that a part of the town has fallen into Cheking hands. What seems to have but pened on this front is that-Chekiang must have advanced rapidly at
first.
On nedring the town, which was strongly defended and within rasy read of reinforcements, the
In Tung Kwoon district, guerilla. warfare has been waged for some days between the Kwangsi regulars
The allegations concerning the the driver of that car was largely mid the Merchants Volunteers.
too much room and failed to turn Where the troops have committed police were made by a Peking lady defendant company; and were to atrocities the commutes are ready occupant of the car owned by the to blame because he was taking up
villages of the other car had a lot of drink others to pass.
But the sting of the letter is with them and that they showed
in the following continued Mr. evidence of
freely having
Russ The other car partaken thereof,
by four drunken These police witnesses denied occupied they had had to much to drink or Cockneys. There were actually They had left Hongkong shortly If there had been two and the that they took any with the three in the ear, all police officers. young lady had seen four I should after they went off duty.
draw the The allegations (which were ask your Lordship to
As a matter made in a letter put in as evidence) obvious conclusion. were described by Mr. Russ as of fact Sergt. Mathieson, I believe, untrue and slanderous and penned comes from Manchester, and the The lotter goes on to state that there was a flot of kuar in the car of which-the- by "a young lady who had lost others from Essex. her temper."
police had freely partaken, when as a matter of fact there was none in the car at all.”
get there and not a few live hoisted the Chan Kwing Talk of Surrender. Communiques issued by army,ining banner,
Catching the Kwangsi army uni divisional and even brigade head- quarters on both sides, claim that awares. Chan's allies are reported some of the enemy wish to sur-to have made a hurried attack as Should this render. Except for two regiments the result of which they now of Kiangsu infantry retiring from threaten Ping Woo.
pro-town fall, railway communication Thing without fighting, paganda has brought little result. hetween Canton and Samchun, the
Chekiang has announced that border town, will be cut off. their armies on the Western and Eastern fronts will make an enveloping movement, the armies to move like a pair of pincers with Changchowfu as the first big objective. On the other, Kiangsu claim they hold their own on the western front by virtue of superior strength and communication on the Grand Canal and Taihu Lake; by keeping up pressure on the eastern front they hope to break
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This Morning's Capture. Before eight o'clock this morning a detachment of anti-Sun troops deployed mound-Sanichun, which is a railway town in Chinese Territory, Gust beyond the New at the back Territory border). They got to of the town and captured it from the pro-Sun garrison (consisting of Kwangsi mercenaries) without firing a shot.
hills the
Catliah And Unkind Mr. Russ in opening said that in pany there were two L, Sergts, and
Mr. Russ quoted other extracts the car owned by the plaintiff com Sergeant Mathieson; they hired the ear about noon on the day in from the letter in which the lady question, and leftabout 12-30. They said that the police would in all were proceeding slowly towards probability try to put the blame of Repulse Bay. The police officers the accident on the other car and hurry to reach any particular point. be informed as to what exactly
car and The other
much under the influence of out to the American Express Com-curred as the police were too pany was owned by the Hongkong alcohol at the time.
Express and Shanghai Hotels.
"Temper can be a more distort- Company" accurately described
thekiang effort seems to have through to Shanghai by the new railway extending from the British had all finished duty and were in no, she thought that someone ought to
become disjoined with detachments carrying on the attack and others marking time.
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of Tsingpuhaien.
Sortie That Falled.
Shanghai, September 14.. On Thursday, Chekiang opened In this connection, it is neces- sary to explain a certain phase of a preliminary bombardment on the When south-eastern suburb of thing.. warfare peculiar to China. opposing forces struggle-for a town Kiangsu defender's made a sortie of any importance the inhabitants but were driven back. study the position closely and then buy of the probable losers so us to pave the way for the stronger side to win without liaring to reduce the place to ruins.
Something on these lines has happened at Thing to delay the final assault: but one side, at least, must have broken faith as the latest mes suges report heavy fighting outside From this I take it to sane of the Kinngau leaders must have decided to fight for possession and flu, they have heen, reinforced.
the town. mean that
Get To Grips. After an enforced respite on the castern front, ... between the Yangtze River and the Shanghai-
Later, the leading citizen's arranged a six-hour armistice on the expiry of which, the south- eastern part of Thing was vacated, but the Kiangsu garrison inside the town, hung on tenaciously.
Town Heavily Shelled. By Saturday night, the exposed part of Thing had been-shelled beyond recognition by mountain artillery of Continental make, supervised by Russian gunners. A battalion of Kiangsu defenders successfully drove back repeated onslaughts from a small height until they were greatly depleted, when the position was carried by
storm.
A brigade of Kiangsu infantry
Sanking Railway. the opposing is reported to have retired without sides got to grips again on Satur-fighting.
away from it.
A Significant Source. Note should be made that the
reports of Chang Teo-lin's advance comes from his ally, the Chelang Marshal. Even if he has entered China Proper from Mancharia and
Sunday Snipers Busy. This morning the Chekiang
This means that that part of the border to 40 miles northward is now in anti-Sun temporary cessation of traffic may resuit.
hands
Wu As A Wit.
although let
No news has come from Auting the nature of the occupants of the ing factor than alcohol," remarked car, remarked Mr. Russ. They Mr. Russ. I ask you to discount (also on the railway).
had spent longer at Repulse Bay the obvious bins about the letter. than they had intended to and they These people were angry, as they were in a great hurry to get home, admitted, owing to their being in a so much so that they seemed to have tremendous hurry." Shanghai, September 14. Marshal Wu Pei-fu has tele-had somewhat excited tempers and Jn answer to Mr. Macnamara, #5 to their having graphed President Tsao Kun that the incident had caused a lady Mr. Russ said that he would bring The three drunken.. "Cockneys" because of the lack of strict discip-occupant to write a letter which evidence
and unkind. line among the Kiangsu troops, the could only be described as cautish udmitted this,
The occupants of this (the deacted with kindness and considera- possibility of their being "laughed at by both Chinese and foreign- fendant company's car) were- tion, said Mr. Russ, they got the ers." and the danger to Nanking rounding the corner of the hill in others into other car and sent should they be defeated, he is question at a particularly high them home, sending a corpa to be prepared for speed. The road at that point, Regarding daniages, Mr. Rusa eventualities. "Tai Kwong Po."
Tourists Beware! (Reuter's Service.)
hooter was sounded three times.
Leading citizens are still trying from Mukden stating that Wu Pei-the right of the defendants car..
at Shanhaikwan and Hsifengkow
car ran into bis
by Mr.
was 20 feet wide and there was said that the amount was made up a gutter on each side, these being af the actual coat of repairs ($100), plenty of room for three cars to pass the loss of 22 days' hire ($936) and If necessary. The car occupied by depreciation in value of the car the police was going round ($500).
The car is slowly in the opposite direction, Mr. Macharu : according to the police evidence only worth $800. Peking, September 13..
of about 8 10. Mr. Russ: That may be, now. Tourist agencies in Peking were at a speed
The chauffeur of the car which day, but as the result of spasmodic All Saturday afternoon Kiangsu instructed to-day not to sell tickets ten miles an hour. It was on the
The other has gained any material advantage main base arrived by rond, bycentre of neutral territory wherein perhaps scraping that side and the said that he was driving slowly! efforts here and there, neither side reinforcements from the Kiangau beyond Shanhaikwan, which is the left hand side of the road, but not contained the police was called and Cross-examined as to the con- Kiangsu one drove a salient into canal and by lake. Together with troops are stationed, except The other car was in the middle and near the gutter. the Cheking lines but the curve the remnants of the garrison, the foreign railways guards. Hitherto of the road, did not sound its horn
counter-attacked, through train tickets have been and accelerating to take the hill, dition of the parties in the cars, has since been straightened out.
the available and ordinary traffic re went round at a tremendous speed Instead of the line running atmost new arrivals directly from North to Sonth it now They dislodged some of
Cross-examined slants with the Northern end neator advanced Cheklang outposts but sulted in an exact exchange of The result was that it dashed with the witness said that the police Shanghai and the Southern further the battle fell away in local fight-rolling stock. The present restric-out warning into the off rear wheel were angry and the others turned
ing when rain commenced to fall tion is due to the fear that Chang of the other car, smashed the mud the complexion of their face."
Tso-lin will seize the Chihli trains, guard; and axle and was incap Macnamara, the witness said that
acitated from going further. again at night.
Shots Exchanged.
The collision was due to the he could give no reason why the Shanghai, September 14. A Chekiang communique states excessive speed, the neglect to other car should have come across But would attackers rested, but defending that a telegram has been received give warning and the swerving to other than it was going too fast. Kiangsu snipers were busy.
The three occupants of their not the tendency, of speed be to
Mr. Macnamara
Witness disagreed, ********** Peking The male occupant, Dr. taken Chaoyangfu the success does to bring about the retirement of fu's and Chang Tso-lin's outposts car. said Mr. Rúss, were all in forgo the car on the outside?
Kiangsu brigades which pre-exchanged shots, and a big engage-W. I. Councilman, and his Mr. Macnamara: 1 pat it to you, daughter had written letters that you were going much too fast not mean mach in the way of the Kiangsu forces.
Chekiang Hits Back.
and it had been territory as it is a good distance
arranged and that when you tried to turn between Mr. Corke (the your car, you turned the front There is a perceptible easing in from the Great Wall, further still viously fought at Quinsan (east-ment is expected in a day or two.
wheel back WAS originally across and your from Peking, very near to Man-ern front) are reported to be
the Kiangsu pressure, on the solicitor who ehurin, but nevertheless a part of arriving at Thing to stem the tide.
Some Chekiang Infantry were Hwangtu front, as a result of to appear for the plaintiffs in this alipod, pant Witness I was not going fast Chihli territory. It is not expected that much resetance will be offered swept by machine-guns while Chekiang successes, in the Thing case) that the letters should go in
Jir. James Smith, acting chief by Wu Pei-fu Hill Chang geta neer attempting to get behind Thing by sector. Thing is not yet actually as evidence of what they said.
captured though the Kiangauites There was little complaint he (Mr. mechanical engineer to the Kow- Jehol, However, if the report is boats on Talhu Lake.
are evacuating the town and are Ross) had to make regarding the pon-Canton Railway called by the first letter except as to its defence, gave evidence of having true; war on a scale greater than
(failing back on Changchow. The campaign now being wagell
A large number of Kiangsuítes geographical inaccuracy, but he examined the plaintiff's car and near Shanghai, will follow.
from the Hwangtu front have been thought his Lordship would come said that he estimated the damage. sent up the line to Changchow to the conclusion that the re done at 850 or $60,.at, the outside where they will make an effort to marks made in the opening were $100. He did not think that ic came to the latter written by the days to have repaired the car. In save the communications.
young lady.
reckoning depreciation, it was Rumours Only vince.
The pro-Peking general nearest Shanghai, fighting has not
Peking, September 14. The doctor's letter, said Mr. usual to take 4 or 5 per cent, of here is reported as having moved been.so spirited as on the western
Official bulletins claim that the use, stated that the writer wished the amount spent on repairs. northwards with his comparsive front. Nevertheless--firing has ly, small ermy with which to been heard in Shanghai.
To begin with Cheklang nibbled Cheklang forces at Liuho, Kiating to exonerate the driver of the car thought that the value of the ca
and Hwangtu were defeated and in which he had been from too was $800 to $900. threaten the Chefiang rears
If now only requires Dr. Su away at Katlonghsien, on the suffered many casualties. Owing great an amount of blame as both Mr. A. D. Alison, in whose too much of the road. The doctor for the plaintiffs, said that he had Yat-sen to get his Northern middle of the line, to straighten
are being surrounded. The Expedition on the march and out a salient. An attack was also to the lack of reinforcements they drivers were to blame for taking up garage the car was repaired, called whole of the maritime provided b the Flowery Republe will be launched at Ifwangtu, one end of Kiangsu defeat near Thing is not a disgrath of the spot not heard of the method by which means in accordance with the map forward by the last witness. The actually embroiled in the the line and Kiangen forces retired confiriged. These reports on the which Mr. Russ said was by no depreciation was arrived at as put Cucking aled cialis to have contrary, state that Cladium instead of showing a depreciation in this case would not yuan's forces have occupied a gentle dirve showed something like he appreciate The car was Those inland will probably end towards: Guiman
ropaired in eight days. armiles to resist those with whom
portion of Latwhen, have made. they prefer id sule, or rather, will taken place called Lutu, near Liubo,, but this is denied. The
do not like the second One of the police gave, evidenc prisoner of upwards of fifty, cap- those whom they think will win,
16 an unkind, nasty before the adjournment/Berg Cheklang casualties at Liuho have turing arms and ammunition letter.
Pear who denied that there wea Baid Mr. Busst been heavier than in the last few The Ninth Division, which has atter
akin the car, said that days, DA ZA been recruiting at Peking for written by Miss
Kiangsu have withdraton main transport work since September Councelman who was sitting in the way but with the numbers still on 11 has enrolled three thousand front to stated that beither that sector, are able to hold their western bosition, antecel
General War Soon..
To the south of Chefiang is the province of Fukien, which brings thing nearer Hongkong co
Klangau Retiring. (From Our Own Correspondent
Shanghai, September 14. Although Chekiang has now.
Foochow is the capital of the pre taken up the offensive on the front/break the Chckiang-advance and comparitively gentle, when he could have taken more than three.
Cheklang On Offensive.
(From Ous Qign Correspondent. Shangha, September 14. Little death of note occurred
from the Shanghai Nanking Rail-
Generally, the situation appears are to be ripening, but there are no th signs of early hostilities.
He
one of the occupants, had had any greciable, ancent and prerobe
sounded his born and that Tated the opening statement of Bir olios-was | Russ sa to speed: ing/much too fast aid has
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