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44 THE CHRISTIAN GENERAL"
RUSSİA BEHIND HIM
"Britain And Japan Entertain No Illusions
WHAT AN ATTACK ON HANKOW WOULD MEAN
[By "Ll Chung-yin"]
Has Feng Yu-hsiang, the "Christian General," really come out in his true colours? Is he preparing to strike at Hankow while the hacks of his confreres in the Nationalist Party are turned?
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IS THAT SOP
Thoughts Terse, Perverse—and Worse.
The laddie who went to the Ball "Sound films are the thing of the and finished up at the boxing tour-future," says a movie critic. The following, adeoïeffs to Reu- Hong Kong sportsmen who eresa nament hopes to reach home with We can do without the unsound A British wireless message states:ter, have been selecto repre- the frontier into Chinese territory the "Sunday' Herald." The following bulletin was issued sent South Africa' Inforthcom- during the shooting season should at 8.15 this evening:
ing cricket tour in E. gend: read proclamation No.
dication of
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48 of
jockeys should never look round.
Sometimes a girl will start by
A jockey lost a race recently H. G. Denne (capt.m H. W. Oct. 30, 1928, issued by Mr. Cheung through looking round.. Flat Taylor, C. Vincent Christie, Kal-taung, Magistrate of Po On dis H. B. Cameron, F. Var Merwe, trict (that part of Chinese territory B. Mitchell, Z. Macmine all the adjoining he Briish frontier). Above are Transvaal plozers. "Under good local Government, a territory is free from locuste, and among a virtuous people, birda prey not on other birds' neata."
ones,
From a case in the King's Bench, it appeared that a man courted a woman on an ocean voyage. ........ Then he threw her up.
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"Should Wives Go On Work-
making eyes at you, and end by. ing?" asks Miss Tallulah Bankhend.
making faces at you.'
That Govt. green wood was not half as "wild" as the Colonel's gar- deper!
The King has had a quiet day and there is no change to report in His Majesty's condition.
Signed, Stanley Hewett and Daw- These are questions which have engaged the attention of very son of Penn. few in Hong Kong. Following Thursday's report and yesterday's The last three bulletins regarding I. J. Sledle, E. Dalton, R. H.'| note that "the Hankow situation is disquieting," the news cannot be the King show that for the past Catterall, these are ofatal Pro disregarded only because confirmation is lacking.
If anybody thinks that, at most, there will be a "local" war in thirty hours there has been no in- vince.
ehrango in Hia D. Morkel, H. Owen, Smith, both Central China, far from Hong Kong and the South, he is mistaken. Majesty's general condition but, as from Western Province.
"In the season when autumn An attack on Hankow would at once embroil Canton because both the doctors point out, this is not to A. Ochse, from Earn Pro-changes to winter, sportsmen go to cities are ruled by the Kwangsi military group. Hong Kong's trade, he interpreted as a relapse. This vince, and
the hills to shoot game, solely for would be directly and adversely affected. But there is worse.
Because of his leanings towards the Soviet, grounds of morning's bulletin, in fact, is regard. N. Quinn, from Griqualand their own ends-a cruel, wanton
ed as satlafactory, although, of West.
slaughter which offends the laws of Wilder "an suspicion have been found for supposing that Russia is behind course, there is still anxiety, The S. Steyn, of Western Province, Heaven. More than this, the woods liberties." the "Christion General," about which Britain and Japan entertain bulletin encourages hopes of a set- is reserve.
are often fired to destroy the lurk- a pootle licence? no Murious. The consequences may even reach as far as
There are many names in the Ing-places of birds and benats, driv- Indin, It is said.
above team which are new to re-i presentative South African cricket. -Reuter.
SECRET ALLIANCE OF 1896
Cornmenting on a now book about the secret Trenty of Alliance con- cluded between China and Russia in 1896, Geo. Bronson Ren, in the "Far Eastern Review," has this to sh about the "Christian General":-
"... we have the picture of Feng Yu-siang patiently waiting for the Japanesc to withdraw 80 that he can take over control of Shantung and its deep water port at Tsingtao which provides him with a secure inlet for shipments of arms and munitions from abroad, "Feng has been closely allied with Muscow in the past. There is, no assurance that this partnership has been torminated,
inclination to lend herself to the Russian programme constitutes a standing menace to the peace of the Far East. The strategic angle to
and British Japanese policy in China cannot be set aside as unim-
remains portant.. It still
as the motivating force in their prepant diplomacy."
Difference To-day
Mr. R. O. Hall, a Briton who very convincingly advocated, con- efliation towards China, and who made a close study in the interlor,
FINE TO CLOUDY.
For the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow, "Fresh east- winds, fine to cloudy," is the forecast for Hong Kong, the adjacent coast and Formosa Channel.
At 10.50 a.m. to-day the Ob- servatory reported: "The anticyclone is central batween Shanghai and south-west Korea. Fresh monsoon may be expected over the China Sea."
had this to say about the "Christian tled and definito improvement in the General" two years ago, be it King's gondition. In medical ciroles noted, - when referring to Feng's it is pointed out that the healing with the Nation- process goes on slowly but it is ob- joining forces
the two vious that the infection has been allists:-"The ideals of groups are so much alike that this mastered. A protective wall of new was inevitable, even if their common tissue should now be sufficient to dependence upon Russia for military exclude practically any fears of fur-
ther lung complication. supplies had not hastened it."
The
very.
FELL INTO DITCH
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER OUT
HUNTING
"ESCAPES WITH SHAKING
PROFESSIONAL MEN'
Architects, barristers, dest- ists (whether registered 05 dental surgeons or exempted persons), medical practioners, pharmaceutical chemists and 'solicitors are notified that cer- tificates to practise for 1929, as required by section 21 of the Stamp Ordinance, 1981, may be obtained from the Stamp Office on payment, of the stamp duty of $25.
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A book eritic calls Mr. Thornton author who takes Well, isn't there
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"Junkmen have a little bout". heading.
'Bout what?
© - From a shoe catalogue: "Ladies' patent one-bar. Punched Vamp. High "hool." Sounde ungallant
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"At Kowloon: What Happened to Jones," shrieks a headline... got "tanked" again, we suppose.
Blow It!
The weather still goes gale-ly on.[.
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Poor little Mra. Subbubs says she has to.
Hearing that the village of Temeni had been "completely Isolated," that it must have been freezing Aunt Aphasia opined
hard in that part of Greece.
日履行
The English captain had an in-'. come-tax assessment served on him just before the start of the Test match.
Enough to make anybody Test-y!
"Inspector Howland said that the refreshment hour of Acting Sergeant Smith, who was in charge of the beat on July 5 and 6, was from 1.45 to 2.15 a.m."-" Daily Mirror."
A policeman's hour being just half as long as anyone else's.
☐☐
A chauffeur who wanted to put
Countries other than China can his master's car in the garage, raise wars, vide heading: "Salva-started the engine, put it in gear tion Army Conflict."
facing the building, then stepped out and left it to run inside; “I
he an accident,"
after-
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Made" was the correct
A writer describes. Mr. Neville made Chamberlain as "the man who wards explained to the magistrate. ng them out This practice is a can't let himself go." But some of pa vicious as drying up the sea to his party would gladly let him go. catch fish. It renders the hillside barren and unfit for grass cutting,
There were seven courses, at the Cepriving the poor of a means of jockeys dinner, but every diner livelihood, and it will be rigidly put," stayed the course."
down. Take note that offenders will be punished without dis- ecimination."
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This week's nasty knock ..... "A new and quite wonderful weekly has moat "Feng-day the
after appeared in Britain-named powerful militarist in China,
her, 'Britannia. By virtue of its holding Nanking at his mercy.
"Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Kow-character and outspokenness and an of the
excellence "The Communist wing
of the first order, it The difference to-day is that the general condition will show
What the Term Means loon Magistracy to-day, expressed
mara a new, and better, era in Kuomintang is preparing for an-
Provisional hunting regulations annoyance
Well he other trial of strength in order to majurity and those sections of the little change at this stage, and that
London, Yezlerday.
journalism."-Rhodesian paper. regain control of the Nationalist National Government with prestige it is stationary may be taken as
H.R.H. the Duke of Glourrier,tung have been published in the
for the whole province of Kwang-might upon reading this. have severed Intercourse with meaning that the ground gained has Government. Any day, the situa-Soviet Russia. The National Gov-been held,
when hunting with the Quor funt Hong Kong "Government Gazette."
"One Admirer Brings a Crowd" tion in China may change, with Soviet Russia once more directing Feng Yu-hsiang, as
ornment is professedly anti-Red." It was disclosed, in a fuller re-near Bansby to-day, fell into a wide These will apply also, it need hard-is the title of an article by May
Minister for view of the case, prepared for the ditch, but escaped with a shakingly be stated, to residents of Macao Christle.
Does not the the polleles af Nanking.
War, must therefore be taken to be medical press to-day, that the King's
going into Chinese berritory and silly fellow know that two's com. opposed to the Soviet's overtures. disinclination for food was being
people living k Kwangtung. Ex-pany? But we know he is not.
overcome and that the will to live is
tracts follow:- there."
Menace to Far East
"No other nation has the right to dictate to China what she shall do th her own house. If the elects to align herself with Moscow, it is.hor own concern, But she must accept the consequences.
"Great Britain and Japan enter tain no illusions about the Russian programme in China. They have had their lesson and know exactly what to expect.
"There is considerable justifica- tion for the rumours now current about a new understanding be tween Great Britain and Japan and although it may never resolve itself into another hard and fast alliance, there is no escaping the convletion that events are shaping themselves in China, along lines that must draw these two Powera closer together for the protection of their mutual interests. "Britain's position in India and the security of Japan are closely related to the outcome of the pro- sent factional struggle in China. These two great Powers cannot re- main different to their own vital interests.
WOMEN DOCTORS
-Reuter.
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RYE DISASTER
FINDING.OF COMMISSION: OF INQUIRY
VIEWS ON THE LIFEBOAT
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Only one further misprint in the foregoing was needed to make it quite perfect, namely, "A new and better error in journalism."
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Heading to series of articles:
The torm hunting shall mean Surprising, isn't it, to discover"Today's Talk, by George Matthew catching birds or animals in nets the people who are caught driving
or by firearma or other instru- cars in Kowloon? ments that are not for military
(Continued on Page 18,)
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Adams, auther of "You Can," "Take It," "Up.""...... You can' take it up or you can leave it.
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"The redidents have sent R petiton asking that the durm be proclaimed a freehlod twonship. We understond that some of the
It
use. No person shall carry with The leading jockeys had a most him more than one set of such in- elaborate and expensive dinner at London, Yesterday.struments..
Prince's recently but nobody sald The Commission of Inquiry into
A person desiring to hunt game anything about "wasting." the Rye lifeboat disaster has found in Kwangtung ahall apply to the that prompt and proper measures Civil Administration Bureau, giv The Week's Great Thought: Store keepers are agains it. That were taken to recall the lifeboating his name, age, nationality, oc- Every dog has his day. And every means they are againse the public." but the recall flag should have been
Typewritten document. cat his night. hoisted at daybreak, though it was)
should be an impressive petition. very improbable that it would have
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Birth Control: Extract from letter received by local, bookseller from customer to whom fashion fournals illustrating the newest babies' dresses had been forwarded by mistake: "In this part of the world we don't go in for babies.”
HANKOW SITUATION|
One of the Barons What, then, of his chances if he A good deal depends on both these should really throw down the factors.
By the will to live the gauntlet to the Kwangel military doctors define the quality in spirit group? In this connection, it is that has considerable influence in interesting to read what Mr. Hall helping the conquest of disease. said of him two years ago, before he It was officially stated at Bucking-. took a very active part in the race hah Palace this afternoon that the on Peking. He and his army of King had had a little more restful Ironsides, the author writes, fi into day. neither category (ie., of warlord type and "citizen army" type). Historically he is one of the barons;) but his strength lies in the popu-) larity of his army a popularity which is very well deserved.
The Kwangsi military group has been consistently anti-Red. If Hankow were menaced, reinforce- ments would have to be rushed up from Canton and Kwangsi. The burden of support in money, which medical education of women in Lon-alon adds, whether the lifeboats ceived about the reported "advance" Canton has had to shoulder for don Hospitals are the subject of Hankow, will then be likely to re-report which has been drawn up by main to the detriment trade. And the wider issues have the committee appointed by the Sen- been dealt with already.
ate of London University a year
of
Whether the other factions will take sides or exét pressure to keep "The weakness of China and her the peace remains to be seen.
On the left, the "Christian General," purposely unkempt to create an effect. Among his men. Abovo, General Li
Toung-jen, ruler of Hankow, who la attending the disbandment conference "in Nanking.
LIMITATIONS ON THEIR EDUCATION
·IMPORTANT STEP
London, Yesterday,
The limitations placed upon the
ago.
a
This question was rendered acute at that time by the exclusion of fur ther women students from the medi
cal schools of London hospitals.
The commission also expresses the opinion that the lifeboat sud- denly capsized owing to the high sea during the gale and that the; deaths were caused by the break- ing water of the heavy surf.
It is impossible say, the Commia-
caused or contributed to the loss of life.-Reuter.
A CLIMAX.
BOMBSHELL IN THE COTTON
TRADE
THE OILING AGREEMENT
London, Yesterday.
GEN. PEI STAYS AWAY FROM CONFERENCE
NO NEWS OF “ADVANCE"
No further news has been re-
The Pulane Judge asserts that akirts have become shorter. Is that So?
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A woman writes to a papar to explain that her husband is jealous of her pet dog.
A case of Peke?
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Police-station Pleasantry!" Dia of Feng Yu-hsiang, the "Christian Jones get full last night?"
"Well, he had to be bailed out." Generat" on 'Kankow.
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"If anything is damaged or any articles arc missing, ask the Stationmaster to report the matter Immediately to the Saionmaser here. In the local "Government Gazette"Por Elizabeth." A Catalogue.
We trust that the Por Elizabeth Saionmaser has not had his salary reduced in proportion to
The "Kung Sheung Yat Po," how- ever, reporte that General Pej to-day
"In Bankruptcy Chung-hai (one of the big four of
"Re The Hop Yick Dying, Factory the Kwangel military group which of the Shing On-street," etc. Very title. controls Hankow, Easton, etc.) has appropriate. cabled the National Government, re-
"My two previous four-speed Hotel. Beautifully situated. gear boxes adorned respectively a; tennis; riding; donkey rides sports Bentley and a four-cylinder
"The children: would" bo car one could do about 55 m.p.h.';
children."--Seaside advertisement. Alvis. On the third speed of either";
A climax to the endeavour of fusing to attend the Disbandment Sir James Purves Stewart, Senior employers to secure a fully pro- Conference because of his serious Physician to Westminster Hospital, ductive 48-hour week has occurred new following the death of his then expressed the view that usually by the general committee of the brother, which occurred just as he the ablest women forsook the pro- Master Cotton Spinners, meeting in was about to leave the North for doubt,prefer to ride the donkey. The result was that third was used fession shortly after graduating in Manchester; having. confirmed a Nanking.
váry freely indeed. It was, In fact, order to marry, that some of the decision to give the Operative It is significant that the Chris-
"Some actresses," read out the worked like a pump-handle all day men students were disinclined to sit Spinners' Amalgamation notice than General" is in Nanking, as is man in the corner, "believe in a long."-"Runabout," in "The Auto alongside women in medical class- terminating the existing cleaning General Li Taung-jen (who is in ho
"Who do?" car."
A speed that can be rooms and that the opportunities for and oiling agreement of Feb. 2.- General Fel's party), of whom it echoed the appreciative but illiter-worked like a pump-handle should athletics must also be less at Reuter!!
interest all automobile engineers. was said that an effort might be ate listener.. „tive; in. mixed schools, while the in-
made to prevent his returning to evitable distractions could not · but |
Hankuw. ariso from the continuous nasocia- tion of attractive young men with at-
The rugger match for this after- tractive young women in the class-noon between the Hong Football room laboratories and wards. Club and the Beds, and Herts, Regi-
MATCH-SCRATCHED
I is understood that the committement has been scratched.
has now reported in favour of the
retention of women students, in the
To Last Two Weeks
Old Mrs. Buggins, who is slight Another Nasty Knock: "All im ly deaf, got all mixed up about the portant main ronds, such as the Duke of Buccleuch's sale of his Portsmouth road, Brighton road, Rembrandt,
"Just fancy," etc., should be triplicated. That is
Nanking, Yesterday. Owing to the large number of she said, "getting all that money to say, two additional roads should proposals, 82 of which concern for a remnost!"
be built to run parallel to the exist military organisation and diaband-
ing one. The first would be re- "After tennis the club presented served for fast passenger tragic ment and 20 other relative matters, the Disbandment Conference, which Mrs. Apbhorp, with a handsome hat (over 30 miles an hour); the second. London hospitals but recommands pressed the view, bo-day that any is resuming to-morrow, will prob- box and Mr. Apthorp with a beaut for heavy commercial traffic and that in order to prevent an excess of obstacle which hospitals might put ably be in session for a fortnight, ful boquet (sic) of flowers. A male drivers who like to drive at women students each hospital should in the way of the best possible medi-Besides the 23 members appoint-port of the speeches will appear in about 20 m.p.h.; the third for take a definite quota.
cal education for women was nothing ed to the Conference, specialists are the next issue."Weekly paper women drivers, no women drivers Dr. Graham Little, who is one of short of a crime, in vier sapecially being invited to participate when.
It will be interesting to being allowed on the other two the champions of women doctors and of the present mortality in child over their advice is desired Rou-read Mr. Apthorp's observations on roads Norman Gutteridge. Let is a member of the committee, ex-death-British Wireless Service | ter.
ter to "The Autocar H
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the "boquet."