SHANSI TROOPS STILL IN THE ASCENDANCY IN CHIHLI.
ATTACKING THE FENGTIENËSE SOUTH OF KALGAN-AIMING AT SUENWHA.
THE FENGTIENESE BEGIN AN ATTACK FROM THREE POINTS.
NO TRUTH IN RUMOUR THAT GENERALISSIMO CHANG HAS LEFT PEKING.
NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT ON THE FIGHTING IN THE NORTH.
In the fighting in Chibli there does not appear to have been Any incident of importance since the Shansi troops compelled the Fenglienese to evacuate from Kalgan on Monday. The former are now endeavouring, to take possession of, & down named Suenwha prior to setting cut upon their ultimate objective, namely, Paxing. As for the Fengtienese, they have" recovered from the first shock of defeat sufficiently well to launch attacks from three points: also, they are entrenching themselves strongly in the vicinity of the Nankow Pass, which is some fifteen miles from Peking.
Meanwhile, Marshal Feng, who never has had any love of the Fengtiedese, particularly since his heavy defeat by them in close proximity to Chihli's Metropolitan area, is hurrying forward his expedition against Shantung and the Northerpers generally- nasiated thereby, no doubt, by the little "cunshaw" of $10,000. just handed over to him by the so-called Nationalist Government of Naoking.
The rumour that Generalissimo Chang Tso Lin had departed unostentatiously from Peking is declared by Reuter to be, untrue. SHANSI-FENGTIEN FRENCH TROOPS IN CHINA,
HOSTILITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERING, October 5th. The report that Chang Tso Lin has left Peking is untrue.
The Fengtienese are optimistic. and no serious Sghting has yet occurred. The Fengtien troops are shortening, and consolidating their front.
FENGTIENESE ATTACK FROM THREE POINTS.
(Fah T Fat Pas.)
COST OF THE GARRISONS.
(THROUGH RICTER'S AGENCY,}",
PARIS, October 4th. The Finance Committee of the Chamber has allocated 24,583,000 franes for the expenses of the French occupation fores in China.
(THROUGH HAVAB AGENCY.]
PARIS, October 5th. The Chamber of Deputies' Finan- cial Commission has voted 71,565.000 francs for the French forces in China.
SHANSI'S STRENGTH.
(Woh Tu Yat Pas.)
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 1927.
THE CHARTERED
#
AND P. & O. BANK.
IS THE FORMER TO TAKE
OVER THE LATTER?-
LONDON, October 3th. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China and the P. & O. Bank refuse to give any informa- tion and will neither, confrm nor deny the recent newspaper report that the Chartered Bank of India is taking over the P. & 0. Bank.
BRITISH LABOUR PARTY'S CONFERENCE OFENS.
READY FOR THE NEXT ELECTION.
TO SOON FOR FANTASTIC SCHEMES."
THROCOR REUTER'S AGENCY. Į
LONDON, October 4th.
At the Labour Party conference at Blackpool, Mr. Ramsay lac- Donald moved a resolution instruct- ing the national executive to pre- pare a general election programme.
"MISS COLUMBIA
SMASHED.
MILLIONAIRE AVIATOR
CRASHES.
(THROUGE RECTER'S, AGENCY.]
www.
ROME, October 4th. Mr. Levine and Captain Hinch- eliffe, who started (from London) on a flight to the East, but went, from Vienna to Venice for the sea- plane race, after "witnessing the Schneider Cup contest dew for forced landing Rome, but had a to-day.
The trans-Atlantic aeroplane iss Columbia, is smashed, but neither of the vécupants was. hurt. "Mr. Levine has now given up plans for any further fights in the machine.
6,000,000 FORGED
STAMPS.
SHANGHAI JAPANESE PRINT.
ING SHOP RAIDED.
POLICE MAKE ARRESTS.
TBROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY,}"
Shanghai, October 5th. Following careful investigations, the Municipal Police on the 3rd Consular instant, armed with a Warrant, raided a Japanese print ing shop and seized a large quan- tity of one ceat forged Nationalist Tobacco Tax stamps. They arrest- ed a Chinese, who was leaving the shop with л parcel containing 500,000 stamps, and the Japanese printer, who revealed that the
PART OF C.P.R. ENGULFED. original order
LINE SINKS IN MINE COLLAPSE."
5
MINERS NARROW ESCAPE.
[RECTEM'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
The ex-Premier said that he was afraid that the election was not coming as soon as they would like, owing to the Government's limpet qualities and intention to drain the cap of authority in the protee-way and engulfing the railway.. tion of their own glass interests, but we are ready for that election when it comes."
Suboray, Ontario, Oct. 4th. The Mond Nickel Co.'s mine at Worthington, 30 miles away, has collapsed, wrecking hundreds of yards of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
The conference unanimously pass- ed Mr. MacDonald's resolution after a discussion in which the con-
sensus of opinion was in favour of drafting a programme, but there' were differences "regarding its an- ture. For instance the Members of Parliament, Miss Ellen Wilkinson and Mr. Maxton, demanded a very bold programme hased on Labour's! biggest demands while Mr. Ernest Bevin declared that it was impos sible for the next Labour Govern- ment to carry Socialism, so there-
SHANGHAI, October 5th. The Fengtien troops have begun attacks on the Shansi troops from three points, namely, the Peking- Suiyang Railway, the Peking-Han- kow Railway and at Suenwbo and view point, the Shanai troops who fore instead of propounding fan- Wal-lni.
SHANGHAI, October 5th. According to the Fengtienest
On the Peking-Suiyang are available against the Feng-tastic schemes, they should have a Railway the Fengtienese have suf- tieace, number some 50,000. Their short programme of immediate ob- Bevere reverse and con- defect is that they have no sea-jectives, that would bring back the sequently have retreated to Wa-port for military transportation.
fered a
yun and Nankow Pass.
SHANSI ATTACKING SUENWHA
SHANSI'S LEADER ASKS FOR A" GENERAL ATTACK."
(Wak Tez Tut l'aci.
Conservative trade unionists inte the Labour fold.
Nobody was hart, as the station shifts were being changed, and the
Was for 8,000,000 stamps, of which the police have. up to the present, seized upwards of 4,000,000.
TARIFF CONTROVERSY STILL
THE MEXICAN | GERMAN FLIGHT TO
REVOLT.
DRASTIC SUPPRESSION FOL- LOWS MUTINY OF TROOPS.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
EXECUTED.
THIRTEEN AGAIN UNLUCKY.
.:-
THECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE, }
Mexico CITY, October 4th. "So long as Generals Serrano and Gomez confined, their Presi denial campaign to words, I was prepared to give them every guar antee to, press their candidature. but now they have taken the field they are traitors whom the Govern- ment is determined to combat and declares President annihilate," Calles in ů manifesto rowing peremptorily to suppress the re volutionary movement.
President Calles admits that troops have matinied not only in Mexico City, but also at Torreon and Conhulia. An attempted out-
FRANCE AND U.S.A. break has occurred at Vern Cruz directed by General Gomez, while General Serrano's revolt at Tor reon has only been put down after a battle of three hours. All the rebel officers have been captured, and soldiers equivalent to a batta- lion have been disarmed.
UNABATED.
WASHINGTON'S VIEW..
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, October 5th.
day men, who had not descended "France's method of dealing with
far, heard warning rumblings and succeeded in reaching the surface before the collapse.
The Canadian Pacific Railway worshops and the engine round- hopse have settled in the huge de
The telegraph Pression formed. wires have been torn down.
The mine is 1,200 feet deep, and is onc of the company's oldest workings:
IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL
CONFERENCE.
MEETING IN LONDON.
200 DELEGATES.
'5
BRITISH WIELLEES SERVICE}
the Tariff controversy has been neither wise nor far-seeing," de- clared Senator Swanson, Democrat member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In a formal statement he said that by refusing
to
the United States the most Invoured-antion treatment France put herself in an attitude of dis criminating favour to Germany her former enemy and against her former ally, the United States.
General Executed.
LATER. General Serrano, one of the re- volutionary leaders, and thirteen of his followers, have been exptured. They have all been court-martial led and executed:
Colonel Manvanilla, the comman- der of the Sixteenth Battalion of the Torrcoa garrison, and all the members of his staff, have been executed as well.
Women Arrested.'
NEW YORK, October 4th. A despatch from Galveston states that the Mexican Government has ordered a censorship both ways on all cable communications between Mexico and the United States.
It
AMERICA.
USING A THREE-ENGINED
SEAPLANE.
{THROVDE RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, October 4th. A three-engined Junker seaplane, with two pilots, Starke and Looe, a navigator, Loewe, and mechanic, Elither, has started on a flight to New York, ziá Lisbon, the Azores, and Newfoundland.
THE BRITISH SCHNEIDER CUP TEAM.
મ
OFFICIAL TRIBUTE TO THE
MEN AND MACHINES,"
FLIGHT LIEUT. WEBSTER RECEIVED BY PREMIER.,
[BRITISH WIRELESS AERVICZ"]
RUGGY, October 4th. Flight Lieutenant Webster, and the other members of the British team which low for the Schneider
Cup, were received by the Premier this morning, and gave him a first-hand account of their flights. Later, they were entertained to luncheon by the Air Council.
Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Air, who presided," announced that the King had approved of the bestowal of a bar to the Air Force Licut Cross, already held by Webster, in recognition of his win- ning the cup. Sir Samuel Hoare said they were there to offer a hearty welcome and most sincere
the team of.. congratulations to British military pilots who had won the blue ribbon of the air, and brought back to England the trophy that was coveted by every great The toast country of the world. which he proposed was that of the winning team, including not only the Commanding Officer, Air Vice- Marshal Searlett, the winning pilot, Lieut. Webster, and the pilots and technical officers who had some share in the enterprise, but all those who had helped to make success possible, including the designers of the machines and the men who worked upon them.
According to a rumour from Nogalen, in Arizona, 29 prominent citizens of Mexico City, including a dozen women, have been arrested "Hard To Reconcile." on a charge of being implicated in the revolt, and possessing arms and While the Amount of Americaa ammunition.
Ten of the women have been re- commerce involved in the Franco-leased, but the remainder of the American tariff dispute is only prisoners are being held in custody.
No Sympathy From General 0.810,000,000 out of a total com-
Domingues,
From the start to the finish, the merce of four thousand million
NOGALESZ, Arizona. Oct. Sch. work, had been team work, and the dollars, President" Coolidge, repre- appears that the Mexican spirit inspiring them had been team
General Serrano with 13 of his victory. sented White House feeling, that
followers went
to to Morales
Sir Samuel Honre expressed a principle was involved and one enlist the support of General thanks to the Italians for their
Domingues, LE
old friead of splendid hospitality, and sportsman- [BDITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]"
Reasy, October 4th. of serious concern to the United
Serrano's, but Domingues im- ship, particularly to Signor Musso- RUGBY, October 4th.
Comprising two hundred dele States Government which finds itmediately court marialled them lini and General Balbo, representa
Hives of the vigour and enterprise of The conference of the Labour
the gates, the Imperial Agricultural hard to reconcile "French" action and had their bodies exhibited in
public.
new Italy. Party at Blackpool has passed a resolution denouncing the Trades Conference to-day began in Lon- with the long enduring friendship SHANGHAI, October 5th. General Yeh Shih Shan has tele-Union Act recently passed by Pardon its discussions of the best ways of two countries. President Coo and means of organising agricul- lidge regards the dispute as one. The Shansi troops are attacking graphed to the Military Council of liament, and pledging the party to Suenwha, They are also engaging the Nanking Government request repeal the measure at the earliest tural research within the Empire. strictly confined to French dis
The Hon. W. E. Guinness, Miniscrimination. with the Fengtienese at Tsingtinging the latter to order a general opportunity.
ter of Agriculture, in the opening Heavy firing has been heard in attack on the Fengtianese.
speech, and that agriculture was the largest Empire industry. Even in this crowded country it reached the value of £223,000,000 a year, and when one realised that in the vast overseas territories of the Em pire 80 per cent. of the people were living by agriculture, that industry would be seen as a giant pillar of its life and prosperity.
(Wah Ta Tat l'ao.)
SHANGHAI, October 8th.
that city during the last two days and night."
THE NORTHERNERS AND
FENG YU HSIANG.
(Wah Tse Fat Paa.) "
SHANGHAI, October 5th.
The Emgtienese leaders have decided to attack Feng Yu Hsiang, and preparations are being busily arranged in Southern Chihli.
NANKING GOVERNMENT AND THE FIGHTING. -
(Wah To: Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, October 5th.
Nanking Government has issued
A
$10,000 FOR MARSHAL FENG FROM NANKING.
fifah 2. Pet Fas
SHANGHAI, October. 5th. The Nanking Military Council has derided to give Feng Yu Hsiang $10,000 in order to enable him to carry out his expedition against the Fengtienese in Southern Chihli. ACUTE FINANCIAL CRISIS
AT HANKOW.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
HAKOW, October 4th.
The financial crisis is still acute
a declaration with regard to General but generally speaking the situa Yen Shih Shan's expedition against tion is devoid of incident.
the Fengtienese to the following The Central China Post has been
effect:-
forced to suspend publication on account of a "lightning strike " of its employees.
יין
SHIPS AGAIN EXAMINED ON YANGTSZE.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
"The illegal Peking Govern ment, which was set up by the Fengtienese leaders, acts con trary to the will of the people, and their tyrannical actions are intensified by the national trai tors, Chang Tsung Chang and Sua Chuan Fang, who have acted with the Fengtienese militarists to oppress the people and check
WURU, October 4th, the progress of the Kuomintang
Two Chinese gunboats have been. tevelation. The Nationalist. Gov. ernment, in accordance with the stationed, at Wade Island for the Three People's. Doctrine" laid purpose of examining all ships down by Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Passing. Vessels are not prohibit under the heavy responsibility of cd from moving after dark, but solving the nation, is compelled when passing the gunboats they are to order all Nationalist troops to examined by searchlights,
The military authorities have be kept prepared to move north- wards with a view promptly to ordered the Anbwei Province to eradicating their infincace in provide a large sum of money,
ostensibly for troop estions.
Northern China."
GENERAL TANG AT CHANGSHA.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
CHANGSHA, October 4th. General Tang Seng Chi, who has been at Changsha for the past week, organising support for the Wuhan Government, has indicated that he
will remain until after the festivi-
FRANCE, RUSSIA AND RAKOWSKY..
ties in connection with the anniver sary of the Republic of China, on October 10th when he will return" SOVIET OPPOSITION TO THE to Hankow.
SHANGHAI QUIET.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
SHANGHAI, October 4th. There is nothing to report.
UPPER COURSES OF THE YANGTSZE.
SOVIET. EXPEDITION TO INVESTIGATE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LININGRAD, October 4th.
The Leningrad Geographical Society is shortly sending & big expedition under the direction of plorer Kozloff, to investigate the the well-known traveller and ex- upper courses of the Yangteze.
The expedition will also study the vegetation and fauna in the valleys of the Yangteze, near the
eastern borders of Tibet.
RECALL:
[TEROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.)
Moscow, October 4th. It is officially stated that the Commissary of Foreign Affairs is opposed to the withdrawal of Rakowsky from Paris as the Am- bassador to France.
D
The Commissary sees no justifies tion for such an net, and considers that Rakowsky's recall would have most unfavourable effect on Franco-Russian negotiation. SOVIET TRIALS. MORE EXECUTIONS ORDERED.
(THROUGH REUTEL'S 'AGENCT.)
Moscow, October 4th. The Kamenetz-Podolsk tribunal
expionage, in Ukranian territory, on behalf of Poland. has tried 50 prisoners accused of
Five of the chief accused have
been sentenced to death, and other ment varying from five to ten years. have been sentenced to imprison
SPANISH NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY.
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
(THROUGH RACTER'S AGENCY.]
MADRID, October 4th. The "King has signed a decree nominating the former Foreign Minister, Yanguas, as president of the National Assembly;
CUBAN SUGAR BILL.
PASSES INTO LAW.
(REUTER'S AVERICAN SERVICE]
HAVANA, October 4th, President" Machado has signed the Sugar Bill, to establish stahili- eation of prices by restriction of output.
THE DUTCH AIR MAIL.
NOW IN INDIA.
́ (THROUGH REUTKI'S AGENCY.]
KARACHI, October 4th. Lieut. Koppen, who is carrying air mail from Amsterdam, whence he departed on October 1st,
rived here from Bushire. to the Dutch East Indies, has
an
1)
ENGLAND'S REPRESENTATIVE.
Faster Than Scand. After remarking upon the difficult INTERNATIONAL ORATORY. hairpin corners of the Schneider Cup course, and upon the fact that machines travelled faster than sound, the Minister summed up the advantage that a success of this OBJECT OF THE COMPETITION.kind conferred upon the victorious
country, He said the race showed. in conclusive manner the great pro- Selected out of 100 competitors to gress that, had been made in the represent England at an interna- air during a very short space of tional omtorical contest at Wash-time. A few years ago, a speed of in October, James Keith 45 miles an hour was suficient to ington, Watson, the elder son of Ms. James win the cup. This year the two Watzen, of Craigie Les, Bea Rhyd-winning British machines reached ding, near Ilkley, sailed recently for more than six times that speed, and America Captain of the likley the third British machine locked at Grammar School for two years, one time as if, with a little luck, he won the Governors Leaving it would have made an even Scholarship and the West Riding great pace. Such an achievement County Major Scholarship,
as this was a crushing answer to In the Washington contest seven the critics who were putting their national groupe will be represented heads in the sand refused to believe England, France, Canada, Mexico, there was any progress in the air. the United States. Hawaiian
The designers had gained another Islanda, and Japan. For the Eng-victory over nature by increasing lish representativea pupils
the strength and yet reducing the
of secondary and grammar schools weight their engines and. were asked to submit 1,000 words machines. The pilots had shown, oration. Mr. Watson, chose as his that young Englishmen, well train- subject: "England's contribution to ed in body and mind, as hard as constitutional Government."
This
has
achieve feats of skill and endurance
world.
Lieut. Webster's "Modest Littlë Speech."
he will deliver in Washington in the nails, and steady as a rock, could presence of President Coolidge and that former generations would about 8.000 people. He receives at
never have imagined possible. free passage to America and 30s. a
These young men were typical of day expenses from the day of his
the service in which they were. landing. September 18th, to his officers. It was they, and others. denarture on October 15th.
The object of the contest is to like them, who in the space of a few years and built up a great promote a better understanding tradition, and given the British Air between the nations by a friendly Force its unrivalled position in the interchange of views and to stimu late scholastic enthusiasm for in- telleet as contrasted with purely
Watson athletic pursuits.
Acknowledging the honour con taken a special interest in politics, and has proved a fluent speaker in ferred upon him, Lieut; Webster. He made a modest little speech. several local debating societies.
When the Tikley Grammar School 'declared it was not an individual Speech Day took place, the Cana-victory. He happened to be the dian school boy orator, F. H. Hot pilot who was given the fastest son, was in England enjoying his machine. He added: "I was sorry Before when we came back from Italy that prize-a trip to Europe.
we had to leave behind such good going to Canada three years ago,
Both have liked them to be with us at Hotson was for years, at Midhurst fellows as our mechanics. I would Grammar School, Sussex
He
the orations they will make in manship of the Italians, particular Hotson and Watson delivered before Croydon when we arrived."
Washington. the Speech Day audience at Ilkley also paid tribute to the sports.
ly their pilots