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ESTABLISHE 184
No. 25,694 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1927.
SCARED CITY
PRECAUTIONS IN PEKING.
ARTILLERY RUMBLINGS.
FENG YU-HSIANG'S PLAN.
CASTS HIS EYES ON SHANSI,
Echoes of rounds fired from guns to the south have been heard in Peking where the authorities have taken special war precautions. Shansi troops without uniforms are suspected to have entered the confines of the city where traffic is forbidden at night.
Interest in the war is confined to the southern sector where Shansi rovers have outflanked the Fengtien main army. The "Chris tian general" is reported as about to occupy Shansi while the others are fighting. Canton has pledged military support for Nanking.
UNREHEARSED.
America & Britain Meet in River.
COMPLIMENTS EXCHANGED,
Pres. Coolidge Takes Salute From ›Warships.
PIRATE SECRETS.
How Mines Are Laid in The River.
MADE BY RETURNED STUDENTS.
$1,000 A Time For Blowing Shipping
ents."
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
TIN PRICES.
To Be Fixed At £300 A Ton.
PRODUCERS AGREE:::
Effort To Stabilire Costs And Oust Speculators.
years.
London, Yesterday.
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AT LAST?
Orders To The Canton Strikers.
WINDING UP OPERATIONS.
Government illing To Pay Demobilisation Bonus.
LAWN BOWLS.
Shanghai Interporters at Kowloon Dock.
PRAISE FOR THE GREEN.
Dock's Narrow Win After a
Good
By "Short Head."1 Secrets about the laying of Washington, Yesterday.
Organigations connected with The British cruisers "Calcutta" mines in the estuary of the Can-An announcement la expected the Canton-Hong Kong strike High praise for the Kowloon and "Cairo" after being docked at ton and West Rivers have been re- shortly fixing the world price of movement which began in 1925 Dock Recreation Club's green was the Navy Yard steamed up the vealed by which it is alleged that tin at 2300 a ton under a scheme are reported in Chinese circles to forthcoming at the close of the Potamac and accidentally met the the manufacture of explosives is a devised by British, American and be busy preparing for the wind-friendly game between four of the yacht "Mayflower," on which monopoly in the hands of two Dutch interests. To control the ing-up of the movement. Shanghai visitors and a Dock. President Coolidge was returning Chinese who are returned stud-price a producers' association is to. These organisations are acting quartette yesterday afternoon. In from a week-end cruise.
be formed which will fix the price under instructions from the acknowledging the welcome ac No mines have been laid in for at least a year ahead for the pur- Strike Executive Committee corded the team by Mr. George Admiral Sir Walter Cowan ordered a 21 gun salute and the political motives for some time. pose of enabling the consumer to which, in turn, was notified by the Duncan, as President of the Dock bands
H✨✨ | Recreation Club; "arid Mr. Cock, played "The Star Pirates or bandita who insist on know exactly what supplies cost Canton Government. Spangled Banner."
exacting tolls from native craft and to rid the market of specu Strikers have been told, con- Acting General Manager of the The "Mayflower" with Pres. are the ones who can afford to pay tators who have caused prices tinues the report, to keep in touch Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Coolidge on the bridge, returned handsomely for the two students' to vary widely in the past few with their respective unions Company, Mr. Malcolm, who had which subsequently called meet-skipped the visiting rink, said the compliment with "God Save knowledge of science. the King." Reuter's American prises a steam-launch and a large per cent. of the world's produc- The winding-up of the anti- with the green. It was a pleasure A tow-boat (which really com- Britain controls 50 to 60 ings to discuss ways and means, that they were greatly pleased Service.
junk for passengers' and cargo) tion, America 20 to 25 per cent. Hong Kong "atriko" is conse to play on it, and it was just like receives a demand from a pirate and the Dutch East Indies and quent on the announcement by the greens they had in Shanghai. "tong" holding away at some part China most of the balance. The the Canton provincial government This high opinion of the Dock of the river where she must pass new price will therefore be ac- that the demobilisation bonus, of green was supplemented by Mr. chun, which is the army under at specified hours. The demand is cepted throughout the world. $100 each will be paid to strikers Malcolm in a talk I had with him Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, better invariably accompanied by a Reuter.
remaining on the roll. Of this after the game. He said that he. known as the "Christian general." threat that severe reprisals will
sum, $10 has already been paid, would have much liked to have Because the seat of war is so along the Peking-Hankow Rail-
Final payment will be made, ac played the interport match on this' way, Fengtien has allowed small far inland and cut off from in-be made for non-compliance.
System of Payment. CRIMINAL SESSIONS.cording to a statement by the green. That was not to say, how- bands (very likely impromptu dependent observers, there is no When some ship is bold enough
authorities, to wind up the legacy ever, that the Craigengower green A report to this effect has been "mixed" brigades) seriously to authentic news.
to defy the outlaws, the latter
of the strike.
was anything but good. It had given out by sources both favour-outflank the counter-offensive and The "Kung Sheung Yat Po" turn to the mine manufacturers. SEQUEL TO AN ATTEMPTED
been put in splendid order for the able to and against the Fengtien threaten the rear to within a com- learns that the Kuominchun is About $600 is paid for making
ROBBERY.
BRIBERY CHARGE. big match and even had Shanghai paratively short distance of Pek-concentrating at Loyang, which
lost they could certainly not have. ing."
is in the west of Honan province, charged another $100 or so for CHIEF JUSTICE'S FIRST CASE.
blamed the green.wik on the Lung-Hai Railway and transporting the mine to the spot
The Game. south of the Yellow River. desired. The fob for "laying" is Fraught With Consequences, an extra $200, so that the makers
From Loyang, Marshal Feng receive up to $1,000 for each blow Yu-hsiang is expected to pouring-up. the Kuominchun hordes north-
CANTON · SUPPORT NANKING.
Gun-fire has been heard in Pek- ing from the direction of the south..
:
True, Fengtien has a long at- tenuated line to protect, this con- sisting of the railway running out
Party.
Further news is that rover columns of Shansi troops have caused the Fengtien authorities considerable anxiety.
Not only are plain clothes | of Peking: bands harrying the Fengtien line of communications but several wings of the Shansi army, cach numbering from 1,000 up to 5,000, have smartly delivered a series of blows at pregnable points.
Peking Alarmed.
Peking, Yesterday. Owing to suspicions that plain clothes. Shansi troops are within
But Peking leaders explained at the outset of the war that they were not ready for some time. Hence they withdrew till their front was a short single line in the shape of an irregular curve, the ends of which could be thrown up when the order to advance was given.
Advantage of Position.
the walls of Peking, additional From the middle of such special mounted and foot.detach-curve Fengtien reinforcemente ments are patrolling the city all could be rushed to any vulnerable night long, and no traffic is allow-point to relieve pressure. ed on the streets after ten o'clock,
disturbance.-Reuter.
Fengtlen's Claims,
Peking, Yesterday. Military telegrams from the While their main force was fall- war zone along the Peking-Han- ing back, the smaller Shansi kow Railway (ie, the southern unlts crossed the frontier to the sector) declare that Chengtingfu north of the war zone and actual- was occupied by Fengtien on they occupied towns astride the rail- 14th inst. after fighting in which way (behind Fengtien's army) many prisoners were taken.
The defeated Shansi troops are retreating to Niangtzekuan.
BAD STRATEGY.
Where Fengtien & Shansi Made Mistakes.
[By Colonel Lau Chee-kwong, late of the Cantonese Army.]
close to Peking!
Half-Hearted and Cautious,
Such enterprise is commend able but why were the sallies not made before?
Peking also announced a march
one,
Then the two students
The pirates provide the escort wards, across the Yellow River and stand by till their victim and over the Shansi frontier, to occupy Shansi.
passes.
Smaller "tonge" of pirates In the same cable, it is stated which cannot afford $1,000 get to
Peking is that
considerably alarmed, the opinion being that gether on a joint venture. the "Christian general's" pos-
session of Shansi will be fraught GAMBLERS CAUGHT, with consequences for the whole of North China.
Compromise Mooted.
BATCH FİNED THIS MORNING.
CONSTABLES AGAIN IN
COURT...
HAWKERS' EVIDENCE.
Www
This, of course, is departing: from the strict order of things and that is the match between the
As a sequel to an alleged attempt- ed robbery at Laichikok Road, Kow- loon, a Chinese who was stated to be one of the three men who entered
At the Central Magistracy this Shanghai visitors and the Kow- the house in question was charged morning, Mr. R. E. Lindsell heard loon Dock. It had been hoped by at the Criminal Sessions this morn- further evidence in the case in the Dock people that Shanghai's ing with assault, in common with two others, with intent to rob and which the seven Chinese constables full interport team would have of the Hawkers Department are donned the war paint as the Dock alco with common assault.
The case was heard before Sir charged with conspiracy to make Club were eager for their scalps, H. C. Gollan, Chief Justice,his exactions on hawkers, receiving but "Captain" "Aitkenhead, to use first public appearance since return bribery, and misconduct as police- an old saying, "wasn't born yes- ing from Home leave
terday" and he will take his Big Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Soli Two youths who said that they Four back intact with their citor, prosecuted and, in opening had been hawking without licences lustre undimmed) - As it was, stated that the preliminary stages
latter was on a visit to a friend
a
men.
of a robbery by three men took place for 19 months and three years res- Aitkenhead played lead yesterday, Shanst is now a buffer state be- tween Fengtien territory and the
Before Major C. Willson at the about ten o'clock in the morning of pectively, Identified all but the which shows his sporting spirit as he is one of those players who September 8 at a house in Laichikok second accused." The Peking-Hankow Railway Kuominchun. If the above report Central Magistracy this morning, Road, Kowloon. In fact, no robbery The first youth identified the shine only as skip because that is: but there has hitherto been no has a number of branch lines run- is. correct, Feng Yu-hsiang is to Chinese woman and a youth were occurred owing to the alarm being first, fourth, and fifth accused, his natural position born of "long
ning westwards towards but not march in on the rear and attempt jointly charged with keoping a given,
while the other identified Nos. 3, 5, experience Harvey, went No. 2 reaching the
The house in question, continued border between to take Shansi while Shansi's goy-gambling house at No. 11, Gough
6 and 7 Both witnesses were and the third place went to Shansi and Chihli provinces,
The youth was further Mr. Holmes, was occupied by two ernor, General Yen Hsi-shan, la Street. engaged in a struggle with Feng charged together with nine others, married women and the grown up agreed that the fifth accused was Richards Malcolm being skip. who approached them The Dock team comprised Pun- tien.
including a small boy, with gambl son of one of them. The first of the the man
incidents leading up to the attempt about paying "squeeze" to colleccheon, Brown, Cullen and Lapsley
(skip). This intelligence, the reporting on the premises when the police ed robbery was the appearance of atore whom he named. The first The Dock scored in the first continues, has had the effect of raided the place at 10.15 p.m. yes- man, who was not the prisoner, who witness had to pay his money to moderating Fengtien's attitude terday. The game played was stat- asked to speak to the sun. The hawker of cloth who sold on com-three heads, mainly owing to the fine play of Puncheon. The towards Shansi and a compromise ed to be "palkau." may be mooted, rather than let The small boy said that he was few doors away and was sent for. mission for the Wing Kay Cheong visitors got a couple, and the Feng Yu-hsiang take advantage merely employed on the premises. In the meantime, the man who had arm, whilst the other paid his 80 Dock took command of the next called stated that he was a seaman cents weekly to a small boy in Sal four heads, the score then being of the situation and extend his as a servant, and as Sergeant Baker and that a friend of the son's had Street. This lad squatted at a 10-2. A one and a three reduced There are conflicting reports re-
territory further.
agreed that it was possible that sent him something from a neigh-usual spot in the street every the leeway to 10-8. The Dock got garding Shihchiachwang, due to
More Fengtien Claims, this defendant was just an embouring port. An address was given Saturday to collect contributions a one and a two, followed by one the fact that the town has chang-
Peking, Yesterday. ployee, the Magistrate decided to at which the man stated the present from hawkers on behalf of the ring for the visitors. Then the Dock ed hands two or three times. The by troops under General Chang Party against the Kuominchun
The drive by the Fengtien discharge him.
could be found
of constables who exacted the got a five, which might easily latest official news is that the Tsung-chang of Shantung, pre- (the "Christian general's", army) gamblers were fined $3 each, while
The youth and the other eight A Plucky Act.
"squeeze."
have been prevented had anything town is now securely held by sumably in a north-westerly
On the son's arrival this was ex- According to these witnesses; been at stake. Another one and Fengtien-Reuter.
direction, to attack Shihchia- in Honan continues to be success-15 other gamblers who did not ap- plained to him and shortly after contributors were given passwords the Dock led 19-7. The Shanghai- chwang from the Shansi rear, ful, according to telegrams from pear in Court when the case was wards the stranger asked that two which were changed every week landers evidently, thought that This force is claimed to have General Chang Tsung-chang who called, had their bails of $5 each or asked to speak aside with the son. One of the witnesses said he could this was sufficient, handicap for might come in and rest. The re-remember two of the passwords, the League leaders for they went. achieved the objective of taking claims that the Chihli-Shantung estreated.: the railway junction.
troops occupied Kaocheng to the The woman was fined $50 for quest was granted and, shortly after one was "Namhol" and the other all over them" in the next five their arrival inside, the first strang- To-day's cables report the fact north of Lanfeng and Liuho, west keeping the gambling den, and the er asked to speak aside with the gon. "Moonsake." The other accused was heads, bringing the score to 19-17. of Shihchlachwang having been of Kweiteh.
youth was further mulcted in the As they walked together from the identified by these witnesses, they In the last head the Dock lay one taken and re-taken. The only
General Chang Tsung-chang sum of $25 for assisting her in the room in the direction of the kitchen had met from time to time and the and, with the object of making a logical deduction is that the also claims that Chiang King-yu, management of the den. the firet stranger produced a knife constables had asked them for their draw, Malcolm tried to dislodge
A sum of $18 which was seized and told the thrust by Chang Tsung-chang on a commander under Liu Chen-hus
son to keep licences, but as soon as they gave the offending wood, but had Shihchiachwang was both cau- (who is now under the "Chris on the gambling table was order quiet or else he would use the knife, the current password, they were rather bad luck and the Dock got
In the meantime, the two men left tían general") has declared his ed to be confiscated. tious and half-hearted. The long
with the women
left alone. CAR distance is against him.
home by the skin of their teeth... allegiance to him-Reuter.
(among them, according to the " evl
The case is proceeding.
Result Purposeless Duels.
donce of the women, being the prisoner) proceeded to tackle
Kowloon Dock. the women but they were inter- rupted before they got very far by the shouts of the son who had left with the first stranger. The son bad managed to take the knife away sector (along the Peking-Suiyuan stretch of the Peking-Hankow Following the despatch of large Railway) had been sustained Railway closest to Peking, or bodies of Nationalist troops to the Communist ex-People's Commis- raised the alarm.
from the would-be robber and had after the capture of Kalgan and withdraw the main column from north bank of the Yangtze Riversaries, Zoltans Zanto and Eugene The three men thereupon took to The protester at St. Paul's Suanhwafu, Shansi could have further south thereby giving from Nanking and Chinklang dur diverted Fengtien's attention suf- Shansi's main column time to ing the week-end, no further Landrer and the leader of extreme their heels and fled from the house, Cathedral was Canon Bullock left labour, Vagi, with 65 asso- splitting up into a pair and one Webster, rector of St. Michaels ficiently to win the day on the launch another assault north movements have been noticed.ciates charged with spreading single, running in opposite diree Royal, City of London: southern sector (along the Pek-wards. Were there no Fengtien It is not known if the Nation- Bolshevik revolutionary propa- tions, An Indian constable hap Mr. Bullock Webster told Reuter ing-Hankow Railway).
outposts to guard against surprise allets who have gone north are ganda under orders of the Moscow pened to be near the spot and gave he was horrified that Indifferent Staff Work,
attacks?
moving further to attack Feng-
international-Reuter. For not having to retreat, or at From one report. I learn that tien and British Naval wireless least fight rearguard actions, back the Shanai rovers were able to reports indicate that all Yangtaze into Manchuria, Marshal Chang bring up field guns over difficult ports are quiet. Tso-lin has to thank the reinforce territory to reach the branch rail- 3. ments which came from the ways along which they pushed
and the others got clears ferred against me, I would wel 18 north-east, outside of the Great eastwards to the main line.
fine, is the official weather fores found a knife and some pleces committed to prison it would give 15. In the pocket of the prisoner come such a charge, and if I was 14 Wall Chinese history might Artillery duels seemingly pur Headquarters Pledge Support for cast until noon to-morrow of rag tied into knota similar to me the utmost satisfaction so as have been changed materially if poseless have been fought be the main strength arrived a day tween the rovers' gunnera and the Jate!
Fengtien defenders of the rail Having wrested the initiative way, causing gun-fire to be heard from Shansi, Fengtien conducted in Peking.
Rank bad strategy has been shown by both sides in the war between Fengtien and Shanai.
THE NATIONALISTS.
Shanal had the advantage of several days' start before Feng- tien could mobilise. Indeed of maintaining cohesion on the two It now remains to be seen whe sectors, Shanal struck intermit- ther Fengtien will bring up more Not Moving More Troops Against
the North. divisions from Manchuria to deal tently.
If the offensive in the northern with the rovers around that
..
the counter-offensive with even
poorer tactics ASEAN PANKARA HONAN ZONE.
brigades seems to have been good. Does Feng Yu-halang Covet.
Staff work in divisions and
But co-ordination in the genoral
staff or any great display of lead-
ership on any point seems to have
been woefully lacking);
Rengilen Ontfanced: While pressing the main Jhansi
ments
rds).
Shansi7
~CANTON'S ROLE.
Nanking,zadn
Headquarters staff of General Li Chal-sum of Canton (in his capacity as commander-1 hief of the 8th Route of the
Army) have
Bays a vernacul
ing appro
shal Cha
The cable
in Kwang
Aght for the Fen
REDS ABROAD.
· BIG TRIAL:OPENS AT BUDAPEST.
Budapest, Yesterday: The trial has opened of the two
WEATHER STILL FINE.
North-east winds, moderate;
ST. PAUL'S SCENE.
PROTEST BY A CITY RECTOR
Puncheon Brown Lapsley
Cullen
London, Yesterday..
chase to the man running alone Bishop Barnes
invited eventually catching him inside a to preach world shop into which he had run seeking pulpit. As regards the charge for shelter. The occupants of the of brawling which Dean Inge pre house had also followed this man
The anticyclone in central the gags, which were often used into awake wider attention to the over N. China and Manchuria, robberies here
scandal," he said. Beuter. The typhoon has passed to The prisoner pleaded not the NE of the Bo Aguilty" when the charge was put to moderate monsoon may be ex- - | him to-day - He stated that he was pected along the 9.0, coast of a workman and that when he went and over the N2 Chinah to the house an alarm was given
and he commenced rur
Shanghai,
Altkenhead
Harvoy
Malcolm
Richards
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