SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1927.
CHANGE THE FLAG! HONG KONG DIARY
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Their objective is Hauchow-fu, where the Lung-Hai Railway joins the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.
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NO PEACE YET?
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I think it will be conceded that thing highbrow, regarding film- Feng Yu-hsiang did not want Yen likes, about me. Best of all I like Hsi-shan to declare war on Feng- a sporting story on the screen, tien until he was ready to join about boxing, or racing, or any-himself, with the odds on his side. Actually in Contact. thing like that. Next best, I like Premature action, although cost- The vanguards of the advane-a comedy, the sillier the better. ing himself nothing, would only Dramas, sex-plays and scenes of be playing into the hands of his
The Westinghouse Electric Com- ing forces have actually come into half-clad women wriggling in love opponents.
pany have exhibited a marvellous contact with Shantung troops throes leave me cold. I suppose, Who is There Left?
electrical "mechanical man" which and General Chu Yu-pu of the cinematographically; I've been To revert to Fengtien's sugges-
if addressed in a proper tone, Fengtien army, is directing opera- spoiled. It was my lot some few tion that compromise is likely. It tions against the "Christian gen- Street film paper as a
years ago to work on a Gerrard must then be presumed that the neither too high nor too low, nor off
Preacher: Rev, G. T. Waldegrave. critic. "Christian general" does confine the key, answers questions and eral."-"Hong Kong Evening Trips around the few English himself to the north-west of China carries out instructions very speedi- Collection Throughout the day for Hospitals. Those unable to be pre- Post."
studios there were in those days Proper. Fengtien then holds ly.
One of these "men" is so consent are asked to send their Con- Hauchow-fu is in the north of were enjoyable, but my major Manchuria and the north-centre
of "open tribution to the Hon. Treasurer of Kiangsu province. Its defence duties were to review pictures, of China Proper including the structed that at a cry is in the hands of Marshal Sun some six months before their northern maritime provinces.
sesame" it opened a door. Another the Cathedral.
A Social Gathering will be held Chuan-fang, who is an ally of general release, for the benefit of Who is there left to engage in lit a series of lights and started
potential hirers. Some days I civil war?-
Fongtien.
Lu Chung-lin held Peking for some time last year until ousted by Fengtlen.
NOT OBEYED.
Nanking's Order for Advance Northwards.
October 18, 1927. 18th Sunday After Trinity. Holy Communion (8 a.m.) Children's. Service (10-a.m.) Matins (11 a.m.) Preacher: Rev. G. E. S. Upsdell. Holy Communion (12 noon). Evensong (6 p.m.)
a electric fan, turned out a search-in the Hall after Evensong, Music
& Light Refreshments. light, operated an automatic sweep.
Tueday, 18th, S. Luke. Holy Communion at 7.45 a.m. ers, and started a signal lamp
At present there only three elec- trical "men" who are already work- ing at their duties.
They are to keep a check on the with the reservoira connected
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
The First Church of Christ, Scient ist, in Boston, Mass, U.S.A.I Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station.
would sit through four or five The Nationalists are in
the masterpieces" of six reels cach,"middle" of China, along the in a comparatively empty London Yangtze River valley, between cinema theatre, or private view Fengtien's holding and the south. room, without orchestra or soft
Around the mouth of the lights or any of the usual trap-Yangtsze, the Nanking faction is pings, surrounded by hard head-in power, holding Shanghai, Nan- ed buyers and members of the king and adjacent provinces. Washington water supply and re- |(Branch of The Mother Church, "Trade." This job kind of took Autonomy, if Not Independence. port the number of feet of water the edge off film-enjoyment for General Tang Seng-chi is com- in the reservoir when they are rung jme, though it taught me
water supply head- some mander-in-chief of another group up from the Napking, Yesterday.
thing about the business and, of Nationalist armies occupying quarters. Comprising young soldiers who withal, provided bread and butter the middle course of the Yang- The height of water in the re- are badly equipped, the 19th Na- and 'bus fares.
taze and the rich land or both servoir, regulates the instruments tionalist Army which was order-
sides. For the sake of con- so that at a telephonic request for el a few days ago by the su preme War Council at Nanking to
We have, according venience, I shall treat Tang Seng- information the machine utters its 6.30
a number of advance northwards along the
Saturday. to Mr. Claxton, had chi as representing the Wu-Han characteristic note
corresponding with the a hundred inches of faction of the Nationalist Party. times Tientsin-Pukow Railway to Pengrain this year. I well believe it.
In the extreme south and fur- height of the water.Reuter's pi (150 miles from the north bank Yet, grumbling apart, one hunther inland, there are a number of American Service. of the Yangtsze) is reliably re-i ported to have disobeyed!
dred inches is a mighty lot, and provinces, with autonomy if not The main strength of the 19th we need every drop of it, judging absolute independence. Army is at Chuchow which is from the wail from the Peak a As the sequel of former de- to enhance thei about 40 miles from the north couple of months or so ago when velopments, or bank of the Yangtsze.
a little. prestige of generals, some of rations were shortened Still, some people are never satis-these "outside" provinces profess allegiance to the Nationalists or somebody else.
Railway Torn Up. Advance guards face the Northern outposts (under Mar- shal Sun Chuan-fang) at Ming- kwang, which is, about 90 miles from the north bank of the Yang- tsze.
North of Chuchow (ie., be- tween Chuchow and Mingkwang), the 19th Army has torn up a con- siderable length of the railway instead of inqving on along the 100 miles or so to Pengpu
Dr. C. C. Wu (Foreign Minis- ter) and Mr. Sun Fo (Finance Minister) have returned here.- British Naval Wireless.
Peace Hopes Rise. Politicians who have taken on themselves the duties of inter- mediaries between the major fac-
tions of the Nationalist Party are
showers, so long as they come
"Nationalist" in Outlook. Fukien is under the influence
EX-SOVIET POLICE.
ARRESTS BY LATVIAN AUTHORITIES.
Riga, Yesterday.
The Latvian authorities have ar-
of General Ho Ying-ching, the rested 23 persons, mostly Latvian right hand man of Chiang Kai- railway officials and frontier guards, shek, and now one of the senior on a charge of supplying the Bol- generals in the Nanking. faction, sheviks with military information. The police have received docu- Kwangtung and Kwangsi are working more or less smoothly in mentary proofs and a full list of an alliance, still "Nationalist in cently deserted from the Soviet names from an ex- outlook but autonomous at heart. the men's
Yunnan, Szechuan and Kwei-Soviet secret police agent, who re- chow are further afield. Each Republic. The majority of the ar has its internal disturbances and rested men admitted they were em they are too far away to be con-ployed-by the Soviet secret police quered or to attack neighbouring for a considerable time-Reuter. ¡provinces. Yunnan and Kwei-
chow are also claimed as Nation-
Sunday Service 11.15 a.m. Subject: "Doctrine of Atonement.” Wednesday Evening Meeting at
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Monday and Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. The Public is cordially invited to attend the service and visit the Reading Room.
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Sunday, October 16, 1927. Morning Service, 10.15 o'clock. Subject: "Writing Home." Evening Service, 6 o'clock. Subject: "Bright Visions and Brass Tacks"Of. special interest to young people.
Preacher at both services Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey. Sailors and Soldiers' Home,
Arsenal Street.
Sunday: 3 pm Mr May's Bible Class; 8.15 m. Service Men's Hour.
Monday: 8 pm. Ladies' Church
alist Szechuan is grievously VETERINARY NEEDS. Aid Meeting.
divided, with one or two generals sympathetic to Marshal Wu Pei-
ORGANISATION IN THE COLONIES.
still moving about between Han-fied. Only a few days ago there fu, who is now a mere figure re- kow, Nanking and Shanghai, and was a writer in one of the papers ceded into the background of the (according to Chinese cables) gravely informing us that good Chinese welter.
The Colonial Secretary, has ap- issue highly favourable reports.
One Favourable Feature. A good deal depends on the at- during the midweek in the small
At least one feature of Feng-pointed a committee to enquire into titude of General Tang Seng-chi, hours of the morning, were to be tien's vision of an all-round com- the organisation and efficiency of the commander-in-chief of the welcomed.
The remoulding of promise is favourable, I take it the Colonial Veterinary Services Wu-Han armies, who is opposed "this sorry scheme of things" that the Ankuochun will be con- and make suggestions for increns- to the new administration at Nan-nearer to his heart's desire would tent to remain in the North, leav-ed efficiency in regard to research king and who has not shown any surely take this critic a very long ing Central China alone if they are and administration in non-self-gov- erning dependencies aa financial sympathy towards reconciliation. time, though it is too bad that an not attacked.
Opinion in Shanghai, is that occasional golfing Sunday, say, or
Previous adventures by Feng-considerations permit.
The chairman is Lord Lovat and General Tang Seng-chi stipulates an afternoon's stroll, should be tien warlords south of the Yellow his appointment as chief of all the spoiled by a shower of rain,
River have been disastrous. Pro-members include Mr. Ormsby Gore, Nationalist armies tantamount
May go to the Macao Races to- fiting by experience, they may Sir Arnold Theiller and Professor
R. T. Leiper.---Reuter. to stepping into the position and morrow if the wife feels like it keep out. powers vacated by Chiang Kai-and there is any money left about| But will Marshal Sun Chuan- shek-in return for his support to the house after last week-end's fang, always bent on seeking the new government.
Happy Valley flutter. The jour-power, be satisfied?
but the peacemakers have evid-
ently persuaded him to return to
active politics.
-H. C.
·
Then he was
He
MINISTER SHOT.
ALBANIAN STUDENT'S
ACT.
Prague, Yesterday.
Special Notice: A Sunday School will be commenced at the above Church on October 23 at 3 p.m.
UNION CHURCH.
w
Kennedy Road.
Sunday Services, October -16. Morning 10.30: General Service and Parade K.O.S. Br.
Hymns: 112, 255, 547 and 372. Preacher: Rev. J. Kirk Macona-
chie.
Evening Service at 6 p.m.;- Music led by Band of K.O.S.B.'s. by kind permission of Lt-Col. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O. and Officers. The following pieces will be ren- dered; Leit Motif Chant Des Voyageurs; Handel's Largo; The Angelus; War March of the Priests. Mr. W. H. FitzEarle, A.R.C.M., Bandmaster,
Hymns: 671, 158, 544 and 663. Selected Sole by Mrs. G. Watt. Preacher: Rev. J. Kirk Macons-
Diehards Give Way. ney is a worth-while one if only He "took" Shanghai about two Mr. Wang Ching-wei, hitherto for the aca trip and the fact that years ago by pushing the Feng- chairman of the Kuomintang and it takes you away from this tight tien garrison out. the recognised leader of the Wu- little Island for a few hours. And routed by the Nationalists, Han politicians, has shown a there's a chance of winning some-counter-attacked and reached the
A young man shot dead
M.chie. change of attitude. He resigned thing, if not on the course then north bank of the Yangtsze again.
Vital Decisions.
Cenabeg, the Albanian Minister at
Subject:Practical Religion: No. just before the peace conference in the fan-tan shops. Will think
The prize of Shanghai dangled Belgrade, who was newly appointed | 3. Religion and Sport. opened in Nanking last month it over - .-
before his eyes and he attempted Minister at Prague: The assailant to re-cross the Yangtsze. That fired at Cenabeg in a hotel where effort was
fatal and he is now the Minister was living. Cenabeg hovering in the extreme north of died en route to hospital.
The murderer is a student named Kiangsu province-with a frac tion of what he once held and a Agiviadhbebi, 23,
a native of It is noteworthy, however, that sphere with which he will not be Elbasan. He said his action was due to Cenabeg desiring to hand and other bodies previously in reports from other sources say satisfied.
Elsewhere in to-day's "China over Albania to Jugo-Slavia.-Reu- existence in the Nationalist ma-that General Tang Seng-chỉ re- chinery of government are to be tains complete control of the ad- Mail" is a report that the pros ter. restored.
ministration in his sphere of inpects of Nationalist reconciliation fluence-Reuter.
are again-rising.
If the Nationalist Party was not divided against itself, it would
The diehards of the Nanking
faction, and their new allies of the ranks of the Government and the Shanghai faction, are conceding Party. ground. Councils, committees
Next Grand Convention.
In effect, the basis of agree-
Foochow Trouble.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
ment is that a grand convention will be called for January 1, 1928, It is authentically reported that hold just as much ground as the while the present functionaries over forty soldiers and two civil-Fengtien Party. Vital decisions will remain in office till then. ians were killed in Thursday's hinge on the possibility of Na- tionalist re-union. The man with On the surface, it appears as if fighting in the streets of Foochow the most say in this is General the rival politicians have sunk between Tang Isu-hsiang's troops Tang Seng-chi of Hankow who their differences. It now remains and the 11th Nationalist Army.. has all along been willing to sacri- to be seen whether they have the The capture of Foochow by the goodwill of the various leading 11th Army, the majority of whom fice Nationalist unity to further
his own designs generals. A ministry of all the are Fukienese, when it talents, without the co-operation thought the army was in Anhui, of the army, will not be able to surprised those who are well-in- achieve much for the Chinese Na-formed, who believe the move is a it may be influenced by changes tionalist cause.
What the Chinese Say.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
Chinese official telegrams from
was
For Better or for Worse, The South prefers aloofness but elsewhere, or even from within.
part of the plans of Chiang Kai- For better or for worse, the shek and General Ho, Ying-ching situation in China generally will to strengthen their position in depend on whether the National- Chekiang and Fukien.
ists can get moving again, their
PARIS TO BRAZIL.
ANOTHER ATLANTIC
FLIGHT.
Dakars, W. Africa, Yesterday. Captain Costes and Lieutenant
Lebris, who are flying from Paris to Buenos Aires, took off from St. Louis in their aeroplane, the "Non- gesser-Coli," to cross the Atlantic. in a non-stop to Port Natal, Brazil, from thence to Rio de Janeiro and
Buenos Aires-Reuter
DINNER
DANCE
TO-NIGHT
AT:
LANE, CRAWFORD'S RESTAURANT.
Hankow announce that Dr. C. C. Seething Undercurrents.
Having skilfully disarmed the programme being to drive out the COMING TO THE QUEEN'S
Wu, Mr. Sun Fo, Mr. Wang Ching-
so-called militarists. If they stay wei and General Tang Seng-chi 27th Army who have hitherto within their present confines, or have made efforts to unify the maintained their id northern the Party is disrupted, the lead- Kuomintang and reached a com-cadres and who were planning to ing warlords will be able to rest promise agreement, whereby Mr. sack Nanking, the Nanking Gov-awhile with the most important Wang Ching-wei and General ernment has ordered the 26th parts of China thankful for a res- Tang Seng-chi will recognise the Army (formerly Chow Feng-pite which is more the result of legality of the Central Special chi's) across the Yangtze, desir- circumstances than of design.⠀⠀⠀⠀ Committee appointed at Nanking ing, it is believed, to remove it But Fengtien will have to go last month, pending restoration of outside General Ho Ying-ching's ahead and subjugate General Yen the Central Executive Council and sphere of influence.
Hsi-shan of Shansi first.
the Standing Committee with The Nanking Government has authority, responsibility and placed the two armies in Nan- BEST COUGH MEDICINE MADE. scope properly defined.
king, the 16th and the 18th, There is no better medizine made for Cough than Chamberlain's Rift in the Lute.
under the command of the notori- colda If is understood that the Super-ous Ching Chien. The foregoing Remedy. It acts on nature's plan, re- iloves the lungs, opens the secretions, visory Committee will again be somewhat explains, the seething aids expectoration and restores the placed in charge of the duty of undercurrents south of the Yang-system to a healthy condition. For tale
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