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No. 25,693 HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1927.
WAR SPREADS.
NATIONALISTS & NORTH.
THREAT TO FENGTIEN.
CANTON MAY COME IN.
CHINA-WIDE INFLAMMATION?
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
BUYING THEM OFF.
ECHO OF PIRACY · THE NEW LOAN.
Soviet Leader's Queer Speech.
GAINING BREATHING SPACE.
Certain Capitalist Countries To Make Trouble.
Million Dollars In Bonds Quickly Over-Subscribed
This Morning. Missing
“KOCHOW" TREASURE.
Bonds Were Consi
Ordinary Merchandise.
TO REMAIN OPEN.
Claims Of Small Investors Are Considered:
with the
N. LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optician- Established Over Forty Years Manager: Ralph A. Cooper, M.A.0.A.
Registered Optometrist (Canada).
BOWLS AT K.C.C.
Visit of the Interport #Team::
WIN FOR SHANGHAI.
"Another Impressive Display
Visitors.
SUTTON FOUND.
Wandered In Bush For 20 Hours.
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ACTING FOR CHANG?
Investments In British
gan-is reported in to-day's cubles but Shansi is still able to wage alinternal situation of the Re-packed in twelve cases and there Upon inquiry at the Bank this Home on his way back to Shangsuggests he is packed up by
war on unorthodox lines.
[By Short Head.”) treasury In connection Leningrad, Yesterday. Chinese Provincial
Ottawa, Yesterday. Having disposed of their fixtures A message from Vancouver At a meeting of the Central bonds to the value of $1,000,000 $5,000,000 loan authorised to be Executive Committee of the are stated in a Chinese report to issued by the Hong Kong Govern- on the Hong Kong.. side, except says that Frank Sutton has been Soviet Republic, M. Rykoff, Pre- have been taken by the pirates ment for necessary public works, Taikoo R.C., the Shanghai lawn safely found. He wandered for sident of the Council of the 'who brought off the coup on the $3,000,000 was offered for sub- bowls team visited the Kowloon 20 hours in the bush.
a British 8.5. "Kochow early last scription this morning, the issue the guests at tiffin. Their number columns to his activities on the Cricket Club yesterday and were The Press devotes several People'a Commissaries, in
being in the hands of the Hong was swelled by Mr. Frank Lloyd, Pacific Coast. Another important success for Fengtien-the recapture of Kal- speech of two hours duration month on the West River.
dealing with the international and It is added that the bonds were Kong and Shanghai Bank.
who was passing through from The Toronto Financial Poet" public, declared that the Soviet were two other cases containing morning, the "China Mail" was hai with his wife and family. The
duty for revenue) informed that the amount had tiffin was thoroughly enjoyed by Chang Iso-lin, who prefers to in- formerly, when weak, offered to 2,000,000 buy off the imperialistic countries stamps.
been over-subscribed within a all, the arrangements made by Mr. vest his surplus funds outside in order to gain breathing space The "Kochow" was proceeding short period of opening and appli- J. P. Robinson and his House and China.
Bowla Committees leaving nothing: Sutton is an old Etonian, 43 but now they were stronger they from Hong Kong to Wuchow, the cations were still being made.
Although the amount has been to the desired.
years of age. He lost an arm in no longer wished to pay as they port of Kwangsi province and the had to do at Genon and the "treasure" was consigned, it is over-subscribed, it is understood In the afternoon a lawn bowls Gallipoli and is a mining-engineer atated, to the Kwangsi provincial from official circles elsewhere match was played and resulted as professionally. His friends attrl-
follows:- "The stronger we are ahd the government.
that the subscription list will re-) less we depend on capitalistic
Punitive Measures. main open and that further appli- Shanghai. will pay Despatches concerning the loss cations may be made. The Board C. Richards countries the less we them," he said.
published, between the appointed to direct the allocation J. W. Brierley The Governments of certain Kwangsi and Kwangtung author of the loan (consisting of the At A. G. Borras
torney-General, Sir Joseph Kemp, A. A. Malcolm capitalist countries would attempt
Chairman, Mr. V. M. Grayburn, an armed struggle against the Soviet, but war against the So- viet would only hasten the begin- ning of socialistic revolution in other countries.-Reuter.
Developments of great consequences are taking place elsewhere, some of which may result in Fengtien's attention being diverted be fore the present war is ended.
Following the reconciliation of the Nationalist camps, both Nan- king and Hankow are reported to be siding with General Yen Hsi-Hague. shan against the Fengtien Party.
Even Canton and Swatow may be affected by this sudden change in Chinese politics. What influence movements will have generally is explained in despatches below. -
KALGAN RECAPTURED.
Major successes for Fengtien are reported. By taking Kugan
Shanghai, Saturday.
It is reported that the Chihli- in the northern sector and Shin-Shantung forces advancing west- chiachwang in the southern see-ward along the Lung-Hai line tor, the rengtien troops have have occupied Huiteh (Kweiteh?) pushed the Shansi invaders back and that Feng Yu-hsiang's troops to where they begun the offensive. are falling back.-Reuter.
In minor actions, the Shansi small units are said to be causing anxiety to Fengtien by darting on the line of communications with Peking.
Shansi is losing but, according to other accounts, is by no means finished.
Kalgan Kecaptured.
Peking, Yesterday.
The recapture of Kaigan in the Peking-Suiyuan Railway (north-
Peking, Saturday,
Chu Yu-pu wired announcing that he has captured Kweiteh, the Kuominchun retreating to wards Kaifeng-Reuter.
STEPPING IN.
MYSTERY” SOLVED.
NO FURTHER BIAS BAY PIRACY.
A WARSHIP'S MOVEMENTS.
It has now been definitely es- tablished that the ship which was observed by the s.8. "Hop Sang" "behaving in a strange manner in the neighbourhood of Bias Bay" early on Sunday morning was
tare
TROOP MOVEMENTS.
of the Hong Kong and Shanghai | Bank, and the Hon. Mr. Mel Messer, Colonial Treasurer) will meet later and applicants will be Informed of the amount of alloca- tion.
The Northamptonshire Regl ment (the "China Mall" under- stands) is due to sail for Shang- hui on November 7 on the It is understood that the appli- "Somersetshire."
!cations of small investors will re- The Scots Guards go to Lo Wuceive full consideration in con- (New Territories) next month where they will continue in train:, nection with the allocation. ing until December 28.
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Kowloon C.C.
L. E. Lammert
G. Wraggo
J. Gibson
H. Overy
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bute to him extraordinary luck and say he won a quarter-of-a- million dollars in the Shanghai champions sweepstake:
Since arriving in. British Columbia Sutton--has bought a “ (skip 13 ranch, a valuable mining property,
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The drafts for the Scots Guards?
-amptonshire Regi ment arrive on shire" on November 3
two buildings worth a million and
a half dollars and an island in the Gulf of Georgia. Reuter's American Service
Reported Missing in Canada. Edmonton, Alberta, Yesterday.
It is reported from Hudson Hope, British Columbia, that General. Frank Sutton, ex-military adviser to Marshal Chang Tso-lin, is misa- ing from his camp. Search parties are scouring the country, but it is feared that he may have fallen into a precipitous, canyon on the Peace River, the bottoni of which is a rag- ing torrent, General Button was. visiting the Peace River district in connection with his proposal to
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H.M.S. "Delhi" which, on herlities. According to the versions
Another riot between rival la The visitors scored in the first construct a privately owned rallway way to Hong Kong, cruised about given, the garrison troops at bour elements in Canton occurred three heads. The K.C.C. got a one to Vancouver, and the project had Nationalist Factions to Fight
the neighbourhood to see that Shiuhing, on the West River, during the week-end, the trouble on six heads in succession, includ created tremendous Interest in Fenglien.
everything alright, in the region were ordered to take special puni- being the sequel to formation of lag a seven, the score at the ninth Western Canada-Router.
tive measures on account of the two unions for one trade follow head in their favour being 18-1. The rival factions of the Na-of the notorious pirate lair.
The first report made by the loss of these fourteen cases. ing the Government's anti-Red Each side then got a one and the
It will be recalled that the pir-coup this spring. ern sector), by Fengtien troops tionalists at Nanking and Wu-
score was 18-2. Another one is confirmed by # telegram Han must have come to an under-5.3. "Hop Sung" on her arrival
here led to the belief that there ate gang told those on board that| The aggressors were the Tung came the way of the K.C.C. and the Malcolm's or Overy's first woods, received from there to-day from standing.
Annext head saw the visitors get one. Kuo Wei-yuch, the tutung of Whereas the Nanking armies may have been another piracy; as they were disappointed at not Tack Cargo Coolies' Union.
Overy's second was wide.-Three Charhar special district, request have refrained from continuing the movements of the "mystery" finding treasure which they ex- institution by the same name, not Score: 20-8. The K.C.C. then got nor Malcolm's second, whilst
couple, which made the score 20g for Shanghai. Score: 6-0.
Fourth head-Richards. got one ing the return to Kalgan of the the offensive against the North-ship were snapicious and there pected. All the cargo was taken necessarily affiliated, has been three ones in succession and a Next the Shanghai team scored Fengtien Government office staffs erners because they had to con- was no reply to signals made by and the treasury bonds each of prominent in Hong Kong.
|a dollar face value together with | The other party also comprises five, which increased their lead to through. Lammert was short and beside the jack and Lammert was centrate against the Wu-Han en- the "Hop Sang."
the stamps may have been ship coolies, who work on the riverside 25-8. The last three heads went Brierley improved his own shot. Harassing Fengtlen. croachment, troops are now being
ped as "ordinary" merchandise. and wharves, it being known as to the K.C.C., the final score being Later Kowloon lay two but Gibson Mounted bandits--the dread of poured north once more as will be
Shipped as Printed Matter. the "Kwangtung-Hong Kong 25-18. North China have taken advan- (seen below.
alist supreme war council as The "Kochow" does not call at Loading and Unloading Labour tage of the disturbances in the Nationalist reconciliation may Fengtien-Shansi war area to dis- have a wide effect on the situa-director-in-chief of operations at Canton, so that the paper money Union."
Police Commissioner Acts. Several hundreds of Tung Tack turb a town near Peking, states a tion in China generally and even the front," for an offensive up the must have been shipped from cable received on Saturday. in the far south. If an agree Tientsin-Pukow Railway against Hong Kong.
On inquiry fn n the Chuen Lee men, armed with sticks and other The unofficial game was reapon- In other places' spasmodic at-ment has not been reached, acti-the Fengtien Party.
The 30th Army's front lines S.S. Co., the owners, the "China weapone, attacked the riverside sible for some very keen bowling tempts have been made by Shan's vities recorded in the following "plain clothes soldiers" to harass despatches could hardly have are at Chuchow, about 40 miles Mail" was informed that no trea-coolies in Fati and Fongchuen on both sides, the result being: three yards short and Richards was
north of the Yangtze,
sury bonds or stamps appeared on which are on the south bank of Shanghai. K.C.C. the manifest.
at the earliest.--Reuter.
Fengtien territory.
Reports from Peking indicate that all these risings have been put down and that the Fengtien authorities have the situation in hand.
taken place.
Promise of Help.
Nanking, Yesterday. Evidence has been given that the Nanking Nationalists are in earnest about advancing north- Peking's Admission, wards, following their promise of The fact that the Ankuochun active assistance to Marshal Feng have to announce the recapture of Yu-hsiang (the "Christian gen- Chochow (in the cable below) is cral") and General Yen Hsi-shan significant. Chochow is on the (governor of Shani province) Peking-Hankow Railway, about against the Fengtien Party in 50 miles south of Peking, and well Chibli, Shantung, the north of to the rear of Fengtien's fighting | Anhui and the north of Kiangsu, zone in the southern sector. The provinces.
announcement, using the word .3 Armies Cross River. "recapture" admits that Feng- Large numbers of troops have tien, although winning in the been sent across the Yangtsze major actions on both sectors, has River from Nanking to Pukow on had their line pierced in vulner- the north bank. These units be- able points by Shansi rovers. long to the 4th, 7th and 9th) The rovers did not outflank Feng-Armies.
General Ching. Chien, who commands the 6th National- ist Army which was in Nan- king when the atrocities were perpetrated. He is now up- pointed to lead the National- ist armiles which are to march against. Fengtien.
In spite of the wide disparity in shifted things but gave the anot the scores the game was quite in-away. Borras was a trifle shy and Gibson again moved the jack. · Mai- teresting to watch.
colm had hard lines. Overy block- Unofficial Game.
ed and Malcolm was down the hill. Overy was wide.-One for K.C.C. Score: 5-1.
Harvey
Green Phillips
the Canton River, opposite Sha- From other sources the "China meen. Mail" leg red that there was a Being in the minority, the river- shipment "printed matter" on aide coolies were badly mauled Aitkenhead the "Kochow" which was taken and their branch union in Fong- by the pirates, the consignors be chuen was wrecked. ing the Commercial Press.
Any Good?
A former official in the Canton Treasury gives the opinion that even if the pirates secured the bonds they would not be able to make use of them as they had to a
GERMAN RAILWAYS.
THIRD CLASS SLEEPERS ON
"LEFTIST" UNIONS.
Release of Alleged Communists Suggested.
Goodwin
Kern
Tacchi
Fraser
Fifth head. Lammert W18 the same distance through. Lam- mert struck his first wood. Richards was over a yard through. Wragge
was a yard and quarter through to lle. Brierley was wide. Wragge (skip) 22
(skip)-15 was short, and Brierley get shot At the close the visitors were half a yard in front, Gibson was The local police adopted preven- welcomed by Mr. R. Lindsell, Pre-short and Borraa was very.... shy.' Gibson struck a Shanghai wood fn. tive measures and the Police sident of the K.C.C. who presented Borras went wide. Overy got tim- Commissioner (an Ironside) has spoons to the winning official rink, ber. Malcolm sent well behind. taken steps to prevent recurrence. the compliment being returned by Overy got wood again. Malcolm
It is not known if the riot was the presentation af Shanghai struck wood. One for. Shanghai..
Score: 6-1. result of disputes over work or spoons to the losers.
Description of the Play.
Borras Does the Trick. be issued first, through the on the Red and anti-Red question.
First head-Richards had the Six head.-Richards was over two Kwangsi Government, to reach
firat jack and got a toucher for a yards through, but Lammert got the public. Similarly, the re
start. Lammert was close beside jack high. Richards was again venue stamps can only be used in
him. Richards was a yard short, heavy and Lammert was narrow a Kwangsi. However, the pirates
and Lammert was half a yard nar Jack yard through. Brierley was o may be able to make something
row. Brierley put a fine second up. yard through and Wragge was like- out of their haul by forcing the
The Labour Delegates Afflia- Wragge put his first in the ditch. wise. Brierley was through and unissued bonds on communities in tion, which receded into the back-Brierley was short. Wragge was Wragge put in a beauty, but was just behind. Borras got wood and taken out by Borras. Gibson got their vicinity,
groun after the anti-Red coup, has Gibson was well through. Borras behind and Borras was a trifle tien but merely stole behind, via a The Nationalist: main strength
come into the limelight again put in a block, and Gibson got a short Gibson was narrow, just branch railway, and reached north of the Yangtsze (ie., along
through the presence in Canton of port. Malcolm put one well behind skimming off Borras's second bowl. points perilously close to Peking, the Tientsin-Pukow Railway) is
the Ironsides.
and Overy got shot. Malcolm drew Malcolm put one four feet chart Tension. Eased.
about 40 miles from the River,
Relations between the Canton the ahot amid applause but Overy which was bumped by Overy Peking, Saturday. while the Northern (pro-Feng-
Government and extremist labour was far too wide-One for Shang Borras blocked and Overy got wood. The Ankuochun announce that tlen). outposts are about 50 miles
MAIN LINES VA
unions and "Leftist" organisa hal
One for Shanghai, Score: 7--1. Second head Richards was Seventh head. Richards sent his Chang Hsueh-liang wired stating further away-British Naval
tions are referred to in an earlier Units of the 9th, 18th and 40th that the Fengtienites have re-Wireless. captured Chochow," "taking prison-
Cologne, Yesterday, report in this issue. The Labour early on the jack, Lammert was first nearly on the jack, and Lam- Up the Grand Canaliper Armies are crossing to Pukow er two regiments of Shansi-ites,
Chinkiang, Yesterday with Hauchowfu, in north Kiang Experiments of putting third Affiliation is to ask the Govern- narrow and short and then Richards mert lay beside him, to be taken over a yard, through. Brierley was trifle narrow and, through. who had seized the city, with Crossing the Yangtze River su, as their objective."Kung class sleepers on certain main ment for the release of their parti was well through Lammert was out by Richards. Lammert was a lines has proved so successful that sans imprisoned last spring. This more than a yard shy, and Wragge Brierley put in a beauty behind the all their field guns.
Chang over towards Kwachow, on the Sheung Yat Po." *
Hankow's Policy.
the authorities have decided to is a sequel to the activities of was the same distance through. Jack Wragge found a port. Haueh-liarig also definitely an- north bank, the 14th Nationalist nounced that he captured Shih- Army has proceeded up the Grand Hankow, Yesterday..extend the facility immediately radical seamen last week Brierley got timber... Wragge was Brierley sent up another dazzler: Gibson chiachwang, taking much am Canal, northwards, British General Tang Sengeht compund ultimately provide third class It is reported from one source through almost skimming the jack, Wragge was again through. Borras munition supplies as well as many Naval Wireless.
mander-in-chief of the Wu-Han sleepers throughout the country, that the Canton authorities have Borras was a yard in front, and got almost of the jack. G
released a considerable number of Gibson opened up things, but the drove without changing the pont- Important documents, Yen Hsi- My Chinklang, Saturday. Nationalist Armies, has promised Reuter,
alleged Communists arrested last visitors still Jay Malcolm drew tion. Borras did as directed in two feet short. Overy drew second, putting one well behind. Gibson ohan has retreated westward to The pay of the Nanking Nation assistance to General Yen Hal-
spring
and Malcolm was through. Overy found a port. Malcolm sent up a the mountains.-Reuter.
alist soldiers here is, several shan of Shans! in the national
The Canton Police Commissions over a couple of yards short counter and Overy was thin and months in arrears, and some men revolution" and the "campaign to
er has notified that strict penal-One for Shanghai. Score: 2--0. heavy. Malcolm blocked and Overy have been endeavouring to make exterminate the arch-militarist;
ties will be administered for la- Brierley's Beauty was very short and narrow-Seven good the deficiency by disposing Chang Tso-lin."
bour riots. In each case, the Third bead Richards was near-for Shanghai:Score: 14-—--1. head official of the union concernly Jack high, as Lammert, though Borras Gibson Duel. et will be held responsible. This much wider, Richards was over Eighth bead Richards sent up a measure, it is thought, will prove yard through. Lammert was very perfect beauty toy and Lammert effective in preventing further short Brierley was wide and over short Richards sent behind – and outbreaks..
a yard shy Wragge was just the Lammert was narrow and shorter same, and Brierleylaybeauty, than before. Brierley sent behind Wragge took out Brierley, but anda virag Shanghat still lay one, Burras got doingiz
toucher Gibson was wide, and not chan heavy. Borras lay. A yard in front. Gibrozí, knocked in ga Shangha!
FINE WEATHERA
North-east winds, fresh fine, is the official weather forecast until noon
anticycles is farther north this morning. The Guam Is approaching the typhoon" Bonina from southward, vi
The
HONAN FRONT. Hostiles Opened on Long-Hai of their arms to purchasers. The 85th Nationalist Army un
Railway.
Two of these men, belonging to der General Ho Chien and the the 14th Army, have paid the 86th under. General Liu Hsing, Chinese sources which are extreme penalty for so doing, both belonging to Wu-Han, hay- usually opposed to each other having been executed British ing halted for some time in the gree that hostilities have broken Naval Wireless advance down-river on Nanking, ont along the Lung Hal Railway Ching Chien to Lead have now been ordered by Gen where the Shantung allies of General Ching Chien (of the eral Tang Seng chi to strike due Fengtien are marching westwards 6th Army) who formerly, sided north against the Fangtien fac
Hong và Kong Evening chín to attack the "Christian general with Wu-Han, but came to Nan tion to prevent him from helping king for the peace erance Post Lay
has been appointed by the Nation
Both east coast
DOLLA
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