FENGTIENÈSE AGAIN CLAIM TO HAVE 'CAPTURED CHOCHOW.
SHANSI, TROOPS' SPLENDID RESISTANCE. FINALLY
OVERCOME.
NATIONALIST ARMY CORPS SEVERELY DEFEATED.
RUMOUR THAT AN ARMISTICE IS BEING ARRANGED IN CHIHLI,
Pergtienese Headquarters again announce that they have cap- tured Chochow after a"segera bombardment, against which the Shansi troops stood out bravely but at last gave way,,
It is also reported that Fengtien troops from Kalgan have been fighting at Chalkowpu..
There is a rumour current that preparations are in hand for.. an armistice between the Fengtienese and the Shansi-ites. CHOCHOW "OFFICIALLY" "NATIONALIST ARMY CORPS
CAPTURED.
„ÍLDBOUGH USUTER & ADESUI
PEKING, October 27th.
Chochow is again officially cap-
SEVERELY DEFEATED.
THROCOA RELTER'S AGENCY,}
cut
SHANGHAI, October 27th. Foreign messages from Nanking tured. The city which was captur-state that General Chen Chien's ed by a Shansi raiding party early 13th Nationalist Army Corps were in the campaign has been officially severely defeated with heavy losses reported captured twice previously, when endeavouring to lant the besieged troops stubbornly General Liu Hsiang's Hankowites
from Tatung. held out against a severe artillery, bombardment. On one secasion the capture of two of the city gates by the Fengtien troops led to re- ports of the city's fall but the "Shansi-ites held out.
་ It is now claimed that after a severe bombardment the besieged capitulated this morning, and that the Fengtien troups are entering to disarm them.
The Ministry of Military Affairs announces that Fëngties "troops have captured Chaikowpu "whereat the first shots of the present; war were fired.
MR. WANG CHING WEI COMING TO CANTON.
(Wah Tas Yat Pou.),
SHANGRAI, Oct. 7th. Mr. Wang Ching Wel arrived at Shanghai on the 24th inst. and left on the following day for Canton,
GENERAL TANG SENG CHI AND THE FENGTIENESE.
uh Tas Fat Pao).
AN ARMISTICE BEING
ARRANGED?
[NAVAL WIRELES3.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28th, 1927.
THE ILL-FATED FRANCO-AMERICANA BISHOP AND HIS AMERICA'S COTTON. SOLOMON - ISLAND-
"ITALIAN ́" LINER.
'CAUSE OF DISASTER AND NUMBER OF VICTIMS UNCERTAIN.
THE INSURANCE,
(BRITISH WIEKLESS SERVICZ]
1
Arosy, October 27th. Doubt still exists as to the actual number of missing in the Italian
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TARIFF DISPUTE.
DEFINITE. AGREEMENT
IN SIGHT.
(THROUGH AKÚTER'S AGENCY.}
GORILLA
SERMONS."
いち
ANOTHER OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIMATE.
"THE TRUTH PIERCES LIKE A SWORD."
J
(THROUGH BRUTEK'S AGENCY.]
Pants, October 27th. As a result of the latest exchange of Franco-American Nates on the subject of Tariffs, Minister Boku- zawski has announced that a de- finite agreement is in sight and that
LoxDoy, October 20th. liner Principesa Mafalda disaster, ja step forward has been taken by
The Bishop of Birmingham has. Latest estimates vary between the establishment of a provincial addressed a second open letter to regimé...governing--the commercial the Archbishop of Canterbury in relations, during the period of which he says that His Grace by negotiations necessary to adjust tabit acknowledgment of the truth certain details whereby France con- of the biological doctrine of evolu cedes to the United States the same tion, removes from the Ministers of duties as she enjoyed before the the Church any qualms as to pro- signing of the Franen German Com-claiming it. Bahiamercial Treaty except in the event of the minimum Customa Tariff con- The cause of the disaster still ceded to Gerniany being higher
and 94, but authentic information is unlikely to be available before the ships carrying survivors reach or and the names of the saved
are checked with the records.
It
is expected all all these ships will report either at Rio or during to-day
seems uncertain. “
he Insurance.
The Principessa Majulda is stated to have been insured to the value of about £31,000 од
on the London marine insurance market, the risk coming on assurance of Italian underwriters. In addition," insurances on cargo are also placed
in London for Д considerable amount. There are also policies covering the shipowners' liability which includes statutory liability for loss of life at sen.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 26th. Chang Tao Lin is rumoured to be arranging an armistice with Yen Shih Shan,
All quiet.
FRENCH SOLDIERS AT
HANKOW.
TO GARRISON THEIR CONCESSION.
(THROUGH AEVTER'S AGENCY.]
Hankow. Oct. 97th. Two hundred French Colonial soldiers have arrived here per- manently to garrison the French Concession.
(THEOUGH BESTEN'S AGENCY.] Nationalists And Tang Seng Chi.
· [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. "Keep Cheerful: We Are Coming."
R10 DE JANEIRO, Oct. 27th. "Keep cheerful: we are coming" was the wireless from the Blue Star steamer Empire Star among the replies the Mafalda received to her SOS sent out as the passengers
were merrymaking at suppertime
The "prospect of soon landing and the dancing and laughter were turned to tears when the ship stopped and the captain ordered all to report immediately at the lifeboat and raft stations.
than such duties.
SOUTH AFRICA'S FLAG SETTLEMENT."
GENERAL HERTZOG'S
ANNOUNCEMENTA
EXCELLENT FEELING
MANIFESTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAPETOWN; October 20th. Princess Alice, Mr. Sastri, Sena- tors and Provincial Councillors the people agree that the question has been finally settled.
He says that his so-called "gorilla sermons" sought to emphasize the readjustments of the traditional Christian dogina rather than the doctrine itself. He expresses the opinion that the mang-sided excel- lence of the Old Testament ought to be preserved, rather than dis- paraged.
Referring to the Archbishop of Canterbury's statement that he has given "real offence" to some churchfolk in the Sacramental issue, the Bishop says that some pain is inevitable. "The truth pierces like a sword." He pro- reeds to enlarge on the question of an experimental test of the Sacramental dogmas, and again states that his Sacramental. teach-
General Hertzog was warmly ap-log. in which he states that the real plauded when he began his an- presence of Christ can be with his nouncement of the flag settlement followers in public worship and with a graceful gesture in saying Communion, but there is no objec that he would speak English, so
tive real presence of Christ at that everyone in the house would tached to the bread and wine used
understand him.
4
in Communion.
FERTILISER TRIALS.
(THROUGH ZEUTER'S' AGENCY.]
GROWERS REALISE $200,000,000 MORE THIS YEAR.
[RECTER'S AMERICÍN SERVICE.).
NEW YORK, Oct. 27th. The Secretary of Agriculture, reviewing the cotton crop, said that growers gould realise G.8000,000,00Ú more from this year's trop than from last year.
The statement has resulted in cotton märket prices" advancing from 30 to 60 points.
THE LATE MARQUESS OF
CAMBRIDGET
ERS DISLIKE TAXES.
'KILL COLLECTORS.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ATROCITY,
کارو
(THROUGH BEUÏEB'S'AGENCY.]
Suva, Oct. th. Preticulars of the missiere ia Malaita Island show that District Commissioner Bell, accompanied by-Endet Officer Eile and a mum- ber of constables were collecting the native tax at Sinarango, which is 3 per head annually for males, between the ages of 10 and 80.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Troux, Oct. 26th. Bell was suddenly struck on the The funeral of the late Marquess head with the barrel of an old of Cambridge, the Queen's brother. Snyder rists and killed outright. will take place at Saint George's whereupon between two and three Chapel, Windsor, on Saturday and hundred natives, armed with axes. will be private in character. Only knives, bow's and arrows, attacked members of the Royal Family, rela. the Government party, who were, tives and a few intimate friends will overwhelmed despite their gallant- Attend.
defence.
The King and Queen will retura The wounded constables whe from Sandringham to London ou escape: state that Bell had been Friday afternoon and go to Wind- previously warned that he and his sor for the funeral on Saturday,
party would be killed' When, they During the service" the pathway within the precincts of Windsor arrived at Sinarango to collect the Castle will be lined by the Life tax. Guards, the late Marquess's old It is believed that three of the regiment. As the Marquess held
assailants were killed and that the official position of Governor of Windsor Castle the Military Knights several were wounded and carried of Windsor will attend the funeral off. service in their quaint uniform,
A memorial service will be hoid in the Chapel Royal, Saint James's
Palace, London. At the same hour.
LLOYDS' REGISTER OF
SHIPPING..
INFORMATIVE FIGURES.
ICE. 1 " (BR1119 WIRELESS SERVICE,
Rroux, Oct. 23th. The Banual report of Lloyds register of shipping "shows a total of merchant vessels holding the classification of Lloyds' register afloat at the end of last June amounted to 29,328,000 tons. the highest figure yet recorded. At struction to the Society's classifica- tion vessels which brought the, total „tonnage of nearly 10,000 ships to
over 31,500,000..
Of those actually afloat more than one-half last year's projected new tonzage British owned and G6,1 per cent, of was for construction in the ship-
He enunciated the points of the settlement already announced, and declared that the national flug would express the position of the STATEMENT BY SIn A. MOND. that date there were also under con He gave details.as to the flying of Union as an independent Dominion. the Union Jack, and emphasised that henceforth the object was to The crew laughed and joked to reconcile all the people of South accompaniment of Bobbing | Africa. This was the crowning women and children, while theed by the Imperial Conference.
work of what had been accomplish orchestra struck up the Italian National Anthem.
the
Many minutes elapsed before a wireless message announced that the Freach steamer Forme and
The rescue ships had scarcely arrived when an explosion occurred in the boiler-room and the Mafalda began to sink.
NANKING, October 21st The attitude of Tang Seng Chi has always been a matter of grave misiting to the Nationalist Govern ment His clandestine negotiations with the Northern militarists, his purposeful leniency towards the the Dateb steamer flhena (not the communists and many other nets of equally treasonable import, all with German Athenia) were full-speed- the view to self-aggrandizement. ing towards the Mafalda. Then have been time and again reported came the Empire Star message.
the Government. to
Conclusive evidentes have now been secured, proving Tang Seng Chi's guilt in yond a shadow of doubt; whereupon the Government has issued a puni- tive proclamation against Tang, stripped him of all his official post tions and summoned him to appear: before the Military Council for trial, Tang's subordinates, many of whom do tot concur with Tang in his criminal pursuit, are advised by the proclamation to abide by their respective posts, and wait for the instructions of the Military | Council-Ko Min.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 27th. From the Headquarters of the 7th Army Corps (Sanking) a statement bas been issued revealing how General Toug Seng Chi negotiat cd with the Northern warlords Marshal Sun Chun Fang and Chang Tao Lin. It says that Gen- eral Tang sent a representative to negotiate with Sun Chuan Fang with regard to a joint attack upon Nanking. Tang was prepared to attack Nanking from Southern An. bui and his father was establishing
military agency in Peking,
[NAVAL WIRELESS.] laan interview, General Yang ANKING and Wunu, Oct. 26th. Yu Ting said that General Tang. The Southerners-are-in-control. Seng Chi had offered "to
KIUKIANG, Oct. 26th. operative with the Ankuochun Gov-
General Chu Pei Teh in control, ernment, but the latter wanted him still remains neutral. to get rid of the Communists and North of Yangtsze. The position give up the Kuomintang cause. has reached a deadlock. Genera Tang had replied that it
ICHANG. Oct. 28th. was within his power to drive out
There is a rumour to the effect the Communists. With regard to that Yang Seo has designs on the second point General Tang exchang pressed a mild refusal and said that
HANKOW, Oct. 26th. owing to his peculiar position in Rumour that Tang Seng Chi ia the Yangtaze Valley the time had contemplating the evacuation of not arrived for him to sever his Wuban. The 8th Army is reported connection with the Kuomintang. to have demanded back-pay before
According to a Japanese report, they will leave Hankow. the Fengtienese in the Peking- Saiyang Railway zone, resumed their offensive against the Shansi troops yesterday, one
LONDON, Oct. 26th.
Sir Alfred Mond, addressing the delegates to the Imperial Agrical
a
Co-
For century there had been 'stural Research Conference at constitutional conflict in South luncheon in London," stated that Africa, but today 00 per cent. of the people agree that question haa
the chemical industries were -bern-finally-settled:
-operating with the Government departments in trials of fertilisers in the Empire and elsewhere.
There had been many trials to test the suitability of nitro-chalk a tropical and sub-tropical coun- tries.
General Smuts in a speech said that he was convinced that the set lasting and honourable peace. plement would form the basis for a
Mr Malan. proposed that the Bill could appropriately come into force next Union Day,
unanimously, and the House then The second reading, was passed
adjourned.
General Hertzog, General Smuts,
Arrangements had been coni- pleted to carry in India and Kenya trials of the Icw fertilizers
phoska.
were
The Government forces have ar rived at Sinarango, where a bage bas been established for n hours journey into the interior. Heavy rains impede its progress in the mountainous dense dense bush.
A PEERAGE FOR MR. RONALD MCNEILL.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Пrany, October. 96th.
It is understand that Mr. Ronald MeNeill, who succeeds Viscount Cecil as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and takes his seat in the Cabinet, will be raised to the pec age, and will speak for the Foreign. Office in the House of Lords.
It is assumed that he will also take the place of Viscount Cecil in League of Nations. representing. Great Britain at the
Mr. McNeill was formerly Under yards of Britain and Ireland., Secretary of State for Foreign of coal by oil fuel is further, illus for the Foreign Office in the House The tendency for the replacement Affairs, and in that capacity spoke
trated by the report which shows of Commons when Lord Curzon, that-of-the-new-tonnage-construct-who-sat in-the-House-of-Bords was built for oil-burning, whereas six ed last year 60.3 per cent. were Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
years ago the percentage was 31.8. These figures apply only to new afloat 61 per cent. are coal driven construction. Of veewels at present and it does not necessarily follow that the vessels having oil fuel in- stallations will never use" conl.
are motor-ships of which, however, Of oil driven vessels afloat 2,300
most are vessels of under 1,000 toas
P. AND O. DIVIDEND.
A SECOND & PER CENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, October 20;h. The Peninsula and Oriental Stenm
The sea was calm, the sky clear and Sir Thomas Smart walked out ammonium phosphate and nitro-register. Motor-ships of over 6,000 Navigation Company has declared a
and only darkness impeded the work of rescue.
insurance on the Mafolde is about Experts in London state that the £80,000, a large proportion of which will fall upon the London market owing to reinsurances.
[EARLIER TELEGRAMS.]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 20th. It is known that 1.200 people who were aboard the Mafalda have been saved, so the loss of life is small.
arm-in-arma.
SCHWARZBART ACQUITTED.
END OF PÄRIS TRIAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, October 98th. Schwarzbart, who was accused of the murder of the Ukrainian hetman Pettura, For alleged anti-Senite policies, has been acquitted of the charge of murder.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, October 28th. The Blue Star Line announces
Difficulties were experienced days 480, when the vessel was lamed through breaking a propeller shaft. anfely. Water, however, forced its The captain relied on making port
way into the stern, and into the engine-room, and an explosion of that the steamer Avelona rescued 300 of those off the Principessa the boilers occurred, while the pasMafalda. sengers were dining.
The first indication of the disas- ter was the liner shaking as if it had been struck by a tremendous their feet, and rushed on the decks, impact. The passengers aprang to or donned lifebelts, while many jumped overboard. There was calm sea.
1
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) Comparatively Small Number Missing.
LATER
A representative was studying the conditions in South Africa and
Australia to determine to what extent phosphate, and other de hciencies had been the reason why so little use was made of nitrogen fertilisers there.
Another representative was grắng: to India to study the best means of carrying out the proposals sub- mitted by the Royal Commission for a great scheme of co-operation in fertiliser propaganda between the Governments of India dat Britain.
Arrangements had also been made to carry out fertiliser trials in the Sudan.
U.S. AIRSHIP'S PROPOSED FLIGHT.
AN INEXPERIENCED. CREW.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
tons number 241, and there are 35 motor-ships each exceeding &,000 tons register.
final dividend of 5 per cent...making 10 per cent. for the year tax free.
BRITAIN AND BRAZIL.
A DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGE, STRENGTHENING THEIR
{THROUGH REUTER'S - ADENCY. ] RELATIONSHIP..
Moscow, Oct. 7th. [KRITISH WIDELÉSA SERVICE)
Madame Kollontay, Soviet Minis... ter to Mexico, and M. Yakar. Soviet RuGBx. Oct. 26th.
Minister to Norway, have ex- The close relationship that has changed posts for long existed between Brazil and Britain was referred to at a dinner last night when the Brazilian Am- bassador, Dr. Oliveira, was the guest of the club known as the INDIA'S ANSWER IN 1914, " Knights of the Round Table. Dr. Oliveira said his country was a TRIBUTE OF THE MAHARAJA. traditional friend of Grest Britain to whom they were united by bonda of intimate collaboration in that
The Maharaja of Kapurthala re great duty of all nations. the con called at the unveiling of the me. tianal effort of each towards better torial at Neuve Chapelle, to the understanding for the good of memory of Indina soldiers who civilisation.
died in France, recalled the Indian memorials at Cape Helles, Bagra, and Post Tewak, but said that no- thing in the great annals of the many peoples of India conferred deeper pride than that it should have fallen to some of them to de- fend the immortal country in which they rested. Davan
WASHINGTON, October 28th. The proposed fight of the United States dirig ble Los Angeles on T.U.C. AND THE SEAMEN'S October 20th, to Ottawa, has been abandoned, owing to the lack of experience of the crew.
The British Minister, Sir Philip Sassoon, and a party of British and American airmen, were to have travelled in the airship.
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.. STUDENTS TO PAY VISITS.
[THEODOR BEUTER'S AGENOT.]
UNION.
AN ULTIMATUM,
(THEOUGH REUTER'B ADENCY.]
OF KAPURTHALA.
The latest messages received in London regarding the loss of the Italian liner Principesan Mafalda WU FEI FU HELPING TANG.
how that the loss of life is fortu The coolness of the officers avert-nately less than was feared. It is ed a panic, and enabled most of stated officially from Babia that (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The secretariat of the Nanking
the voyagers to abandon the ship the missing number 66, over 1,100. Government his issue a communi
PEKING, Oct. 26th. rapidly
passengers and crew having been qué to the effect that according to "Foreiga mesinges from Ichang|
A persistent 808 summoned ten rescued by other ships. The Bri-
the hear a telegraphic report from the tend to confirm the previous re vessels which were in
tish steamer Arofond of the Blue
* India's answer to the cali in 1914 cruiser Choyiu the Nanking troops, ports that General. Wa Pei Fu is
vicinity.
Star Line has on board 400 aur-
LONDON, October 23th. in co-operation with the cruiser working in with General Tang fatalities were due to erroneous Janeiro
The first alarmist reports of heavy rivers. She is bound for Rio de
The General Council of the Trade was a free and unhesitating offer fleet commanded by Commodore Seng. Chi against Nanking, as
where in the ordinary
Union Congress has approved of the of services, as described by Lord Chen Sig Fueng, completely cap Tang Seng Chi's troops are report passenger lists being used to course she would have arrived to
report by the Dispute Committee Hardinge in his message of Septem tured Anking on the night of the ed to be withdrawing from Ichang estimate the number aboard.
morrow. The s. Empire Star of
which investigated the complaint of ber 7th, 1914, which remained ons towards Hankow, while the forces Forme wirelesses that the rescue She was bound for London but was The captain of the steamer the same line saved 183 persons.
the Miners' Federation against the of the greatest documents.connected Seamen's Union for " acting dis with the War, of General Yang Sen, with which vessels hope to save almost all these able to transfer the rescued per AN ANTI-OPIUM AND DRUG Wu Pei Fu is co-operating, are
The Maharaja of Kapurthala loyally in connection with the BRUSSELS, October 98th. on board the ill-fated Principessa sons to the French steamer For MONOPOLY.
taking their place,
The Foreign Minister of the assistance given by the Union last added that he was proud to remem A message from Hankow says
Mafalda. He says that four more mon which will take them to Rio Netherlands has signed an agree-July to the non-political Miners' ber that none were more cager in their response than the fellow mem- that Hankow forces have disarmed rescue ships have arrived.
de Janeiro. Tho. Formosa herself ment in favour of closer intellectual Union. part of the 8th Army which is Company's offices state that there survivors
The revised figures issued by the is stated to have picked up 120 relationship between the two coun- It is understood that the cambers of his order. SHANGHAI, Oct. 7th. under Nanking.
The German steamer tries, notably by the stablishment mittee has recommended that the Sir Charles Anderson concluded" Ten It is noteworthy that the Kiangsu
persons... including one
were 1,208 persons on board the Athenia is reported to have aboard of a system of exchange of profes Seamen's Union be given fourteen a statistical speech, illustrating the sors and the creation by each Gor days in which to disclaim any in- valour of the Indians, with the Anti-Opium and Drug Monopoly, woman, have been executed at steamer, including 240 cres.
The vessel is reported to have re mained afloat four hours after don for the Principessa Mafalda Belgian and one Dutch student to union, otherwise steps will be taken ful unto death may you lare well No British were booked in Lon-ernment of a fund to enable one tention to support the non-political Apostrophe "You who proved faith- sending out her 809 signals... the
though some may have booked at engage in studies in the other to sever the connection of the Sea- now and for ever on that further a (Continued on mort Column.)
men's Union with the TAL.C.. ports in Europe.
95th inst.
[TENOUGH REVİER'S AGENCT.]
...
which supplies opium to South Hankow, as it is believed that they Kinngro, is reported to hold stocks were the offenders who distributed of opium in Shangha valued at Communist literature among
railway workers last week. $17,000,000.
400.
"
country.
shore,"