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REQUEST TO PROHIBIT FOREIGN
STEAMERS FROM PLYING
YANGTSZE INLAND
WATERS.
GENERAL YEN SEN DISARMS MARSHAL WU. PEI FU'S BODYGUARD.
APOLOGISES FOR NOT HAVING DETAINED WU.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 1927.
DICTATOR CHANG TSO LIN URGED TO DISMISS SHANTUNG'S TUCHUN.
For a reason that is not stated, the request has been made to the Nanking Government by General Pei Chung Hsi to prohibit foreign steamers froui plying the Yangtsze's inland waters.
Marshal Wa Foi Fu, once well-known throughout the 'country as a military man of considerable renown, seems to hare tallen upun evil days since he was (some, twelve months ago) treacher- ously treated by his subordinate officere. It is now reported that his bodyguard has been disarmed and that he himself oscaped further, humiliation merely because General Yen Sen (who was responsible for the disarming) allowed his feelings of old-time friendship for Wu to overmonster his judgment. For this little lapse General Yen, of Wanksien notoriety, gravely apologises to his lords and musters at Nanking.
General Chang Trung Chang, who, recently unsuccessfully defended Hsuchowfa, seems also to be a marked man." Alcord- ing to a report to hand Fengtienese leaders are urging Generalia- rimo Chang Tao Lin to disperse with Chang Tsung. Chang (who is Tupan of Shantung) on the ground of his inability to resist the Southern invasion!"
FOREIGN REPORTS OF THE MARSHAL FENG'S NORTH-
NORTHERN CAMPAIGN..
(THROUGH REUTER'B`ACINGY.]
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PIXING, Dec. 97th. According to foreign seports the Southerners are still thirty i south of Hangchuang and it is believed that the Ruominchun troops have not yet occupied Taining.
The Cabinet states that Feng Yu Hsiang heavily attacked Tsiring a few days ago but was repulsed. All is quiet there now."
-Chang Trung Chang and Sun Chuan Fang are reported to be Keve that the Southerners act unlikely to advance northwards at present. Hence they are sending Chibli- Shanbang, reinforcementa, consisting of two "armies," Tsining.
Negotiations are 'proceeding for.) the Shansi evacuation of Chochow,
ERN CAMPAIGN.
(Wah Ts: Fat Pau.)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 27th. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang declares that most of his troops assigned for Chihli to relieve General Yen Shih Shan have crossed the Yellow
River and that 30,000 more troops "are expected to move towards
Southern Chihli.
Chao Wan Shun, a
Southern
general, has telegraphed to Nan- king atating in effect that his forces captured Jehdhao, in south- eastern Shantung, on the sad inst.
The sudden evacuation of Canton by the Ironsides has had its effect on strategie movements in the Yangtze Valley. If Canton again falls to the hands of the Kwangsi men, General Pel: Chung Hai,⋅ of and it is believed that Fengtien Kwangsi, has decided not to carry out his planned expedition towards Kwangtung. He has declared that he will lead his army to participate in the Northern Expedition.
will pay.
the Shansi-ites for their surrender and also pay the towns- folk for the damage done during the siege.
GENERAL PEI'S REQUEST-- TO NANKING.
(Woh Ti: Yat Pač.)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 27th. General Pei Chung Hai has requested the Nanking Government to order the Maritime Custom Houses along the Yangtare not to allow foreign steamers to ply in inland waters.
FENGTIEN LEADERS AND CHANG TSUNG CHANG.
(Wah Tar Fai Pau)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 97th.
urging
· Feigtien leaders are Marshal Chang Tao Lin to dismiss General Chang Trung Chang on a ebarge of inability to resist the Southern Lavasion."
General Yen Sen, well-known to foreigners as being identified with the Wanhsien' Affair, has telegraph- ed to the Nanking Government that he ha disarmed Marshal Wa Pei Fu's bodyguard. He said that he would have detained Wu but, na fortunately, his old friendship with him restrained him from going to Therefore he
(General Yen) begged the Central Govern- ment to pardon him in this respect. viridity.
excess.
SOUTH AFRICAN, SPORTS- MAN KILLED. AEROPLANE CRASH AT DUNDEE
[NAVAL WIRELESS.] Chinkiang and Shasi,"
CHINKING, Dec. 26th.
The military have now evacuatąd the British Concession.
SHASI, Dec. 28th. Pirates are very active in this
STREET FIGHT IN JOHAN
NESBURG.
SEVERAL NATIVES KILLED
* AND INJURED.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 9th. son, attempted to dy from Durham Five natives were killed. and to Johannesburg to attend the big twenty-six injured in a fight be race meeting. The seroplane crab-ween rival factions in the western
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 26th. Mr. Oliver Davis, secretary of the Durham Turf Club, piloted by his
́ed at Dandee and both were killed,"
A Correction. JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 27th. It transpires that Mr. Davis's son was injured and not. killed,
THE
township. Three of the injured are not expected to live. A policeman was hurt, but not seriously.
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. AMSTERDAM LAWYER
FAMINE IN CHINA.
APPALLING CONDITIONS IN SHANTUNG AND SOUTH CHIHLI.
MILLIONS RUINED AND
STARVING..
{THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.}
PIXING, December 27th. Foreigners in Shantung confirm the reports of the Famine Ralief
Societies that 4,000,000 persons are on the brink of, starvation in that province,
In 35 districts out of 102 in the province, less than 10 per cent. of the crops have been harvested while in other 30 districts the percentage
ranges from 10 to 40..
Great numbers are already sub- sisting on bark and chaff,
The peak of the famine has not yet been reached and worse has yet to come.
H
Farmers, formerly prosperous, are disposing of cattle for a mere song and are emigrating.
The local officials attribute the famine to drought and locusts, but. foreigners declare that it is chiefly owing to the civil wars, baaditry and exorbitant taxation.
There is no hope of raising sufficient funds in China to save great numbers from a lingering
death.
Outside help is earnestly needed. Bandits and military are not only accentuating the famine con- ditions but are making it im possible to carry out extensive re lief measures under foreign super- vision, such as the building of roads nad eanala..
Tamingfu (South Chili) where only Similar conditions prevail at
20 per cent. of the crop has been harvested.
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.
BRITAIN'S "MILITARIST AGGRESSION AGAINST
RUSSIA."
SYMPATHY WITH CHINA..
ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MADRAS, Dec. 26th. -Doctor. Anaari, in his Presidential Address to the forty-second Indian National Congress, urged the coo centration of all energies and re- sources on fighting communal poli, tical discord. He advised the Con- gress to have nothing to do with the Statutory Commission, and reiterated his demand for a round table conference of Indian and British plenipotentiaries, as only method wherein they could co-operate with Britain.
CHRISTMAS SNOW STORM IN BRITAIN.
VEHICLES BURIED.
DEEP DRIFTS HOLD UP TRAFFIC.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 9th. Like King Wenceslas, Reuter cable, Londoners found that the first Christmas, snowstorm for 21 years supplied snow "deep and crisp and even." It is calculated that 5,000,000 tons fell on Greater London.
Most people stayed at home but those who were compelled to go out slithered and squelched through morass. On the North Downs of Surrey there were driks seven feet deep and some roads were com plately blocked!
Three buses and one lorry, were buried near Guilford, and all efforts to dig them out were unavailing. All public clocks in Guilford have stopped.
Worst Snow Storm Since 1888.
LONDON, Dec. 7th. The snowstorm yesterday was the
worst Christmas storm since 1886. There were drifts many feet deep in many districts," and in Yorkshire mins had to be, dug out of the snow. Traffic on the roads was often suspended.` ...
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There were several lifeboat rescues on the coasts where, mog storms, accompanied by heavy weather seriously delayed the cross-Channel services.
SEARCHING FOR THE 'DAWN."
4
AIRSHIP AND DESTROYERS JOIN.
· NOW · LITTLE · HOPE."
[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE]
HALIFAX, Dec. 20th. There is now little hope for the safety of the Dawn though it is still regarded as possible that the seaplane is taking, letter on an island along the coast.
The last soport in this connection come from the Sable Island wire less station last evening when faint signals were received, probably from the Dawn but their position could not be determined.
The Government has instructed all atations to report any trace, upon which, if feasible, Govern- mant vessels will be sent out im mediately to find the plane.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28th.
Two destroyers and the dirigible Los Angeles have left their basos, having been ordered by the Navy
for the aeroplane Dawn. Department to join in the search
!
YACHTING IN A CALM.
THE ANNUAL RACE TO MACAO.
WON BY "U, AND L."
ONLY ONE OF 11 STARTERS IN
LAST NIGHT.
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CLAIMS FROM THE GREAT WAR.
£91,000,000 STERLING.
PAID
WORK. NEARing compleTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Dec. 17th. Yachting conditions for the "an- nual race to Macho and back, a
The work of the clearing office distance of 70 miles, were the re-
dealing with claims against late verse, this year to what they were
enemy states and subjects is near- in 1928. Last year there was
ing completion. The Report of the high wind throughout and the Controller for the year ending yachts were severely tested, while
October 1st last shows a total of on this occasion the wind failed 1,000,000 sterling paid to claim- after a fair start and a calm pre-aats, of which £1,000,000 are in railed for a considerable part of the respect of claims against Gorman time. This race is held annually nationals and the German Govern- for cruisers of the Royal Hong plent. Kong Yacht Club, and is for the Potts Challenge Cup.
Out of the eleven boats that started on Boxing Day morning. up to nine o'clock yesterday even ing, only one cruiser had com. pleted the full course under her own sails. This was the U. and I. sailed by Mr. H. S. Rouse, which completed the distance in 34 bours, against the record time of last year, made by Turg II. . and I, wins the race on her handicap. and even if other yachts bad finished the course during last. night they cannot beat her.
Up to nine o'clock last evening four other cruisers had returned, but were classed ́ns "Did Not Finish," two of the them coming in nader engine power, and one. being towed back. There were six Bryachts to return, and some of these were hanging about the harbour down to the Yacht Club against a waiting for a breeze to take them
streng flood tide.
THE EARLIEST WRITING.
EXPERT'S VIEW OF GLOZEL
FINDS...
VICHT.
Dr. Tricot Royer, the cheologist, of Louvain University, who has followed all the work of the international commission which is investigating the finds at Glozel,
5.S. "CLAN MCWIL-aid:
LIAM" ON FIRE.
A TOTAL LOSS.
CAPTAIN AND ENGINEER DROWNED.
THRODON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SUVA, FIJI, Dec. 28th. The Clan steamer Clan McWilliam caught fire and became a total loss while completing her loading of copra before Baiting for home. Captain Thompson and the Chief Engineer were drowned.
LONDON'S UNDERGROUND
LABYRINTH.
TRAVELLERS GUIDED BY
LOUD SPEAKERS.
Crowds of passengers leaving the London Bridge Station for the southern suburbs during the rush hour recently stopped in amaze- ment when they found themselves. greeted at the entrance to their Platform by a mysterious gimit voice coming apparently from no. where.
Regarding the settlement of India's future he suggested that India should cultivate cultural rela- tions and maintain friendly contact with Asiatic countries,, expressing the opinion that the best guarantee of the freedom of Asis and the peace of the world would be a free self-governing India.
"
It bellowed announcements about the departure of their trains.
The giant voice really came from ed from the roof of the platform some twelve loud speakers suspend-
and operated by an official speak- ing into a microphone in one of the signal boxes. They were part of an experiment by the Southern Railway to discover a speedier means of disposing of rush-hour traffic.
. He recommended that official resolutions be submitted favouring a boycott of the Commission, sym- pathising with the Chinese, and
The loud speakers were installed demanding the recall of Indian on two platforms only. Nos. 0 and troops from China, Mesopotamia 7. They are the busiest plat and other Eastern countries, and forms in the station," an official of the railway said to' a press re also condemning Britain's militarist
Between four and presentative. aggression against Russia, and seven in the afternoon, some £5,000 urging the British Government to people use them. Usually three" train-callers' are occupied "as cease war preparations in India and well as an inspector. Their whole the Eastern Seas.
time is spent in calling out the destinations of the trains.
и
(THROUGE: REUTER'S AGENCY.] “Extensiva. Preparations."
One-Man Job.
!
Today the whole business is being done by one man, the inspet tor, who announces the trains as. he sees them signalled. If to-day's experiment is found successful it will probably be contintied and ex- tended to more statica,
Listeners on the platform could hear the announcer words quite as easily se the cries of the ordin ary train-callers and there was little of the usual confusion of pas sengers rushing about from one
MADRAS, Dec. 26th. The Congress passed a resolution declaring that Indis would not participate in any war, for which extensive preparations were being carried on in India and the Eastern Seas, and especially on the North- West Frontier:
Jewaharal Nehru, the mover of the resolution, contended that Eng-train to the other
The only delay experienced wax land was the greatest obstacle to caused by people who crowded disarmament. He remarked that round the loud speakers and stared she was perfecting the Singapore As a result of their motor-car Base, whence she could easily sum falling into a canal, the well-known mon troops for any imperialistic The oropians Georges Guynemer Amsterdam lawyer, M. van Nierop, aggression, perhaps in Central
his wife and daughter
Asia.
GEORGES GUYNE
MER.!!!
REACHES ALEXANDRETTA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Dec. 26th,
Landed at Alexandretta on Decem beresih
DROWNED,
【THROUGH" BLUTER'S AGENCY. 1.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 28th
drowned.
were
to discover the source of the mysterious voice, Dang?*
There was one tragedy of the evening That was the man who was so fascinated by the announcer that he stood gazing up for hours and missed his train.
The Race.
Last year's time was a record, Tavy II., which did not start this coming in shortly before 11 I may say that I came to year, for starting from here at Glorel decidedly sceptical, p.30 a.m. the same day, and being were probably several members within twenty minutes of her han of the commission. I saw the in- dicap. Of the teu boats which scribed objects revealed from the started on that occasion, all but tw prehistoric soil in which they were back at the Yacht Club before Jay, and I
am now convinced midnight, and within the previous that Glozel has shed immense new record time for a period of over light on prehistoric studies and twenty years' sailing. La Cigole. that almost everything that has was the first boat to return last been written so far on the sub year, and this yacht, now placed at ject will have to be altered and scratch, did not finish this year remodelled to fit in with this although leading at the start and hugo gain of fresh knowledge- practically level with {*" and 1.
I place the 'Glotelian period when Macao was reached. myself, owing to the mature at the ground and also the reindeer Carved
stone and other objects, at the very beginning of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club the neolithic period, and even
on Monday (Boxing Day) morning perhaps slightly earlier. "There at 7.30, the entry of eleven boats can therefore to my mind be ah. being a new record, compared with solutely no doubt but that Glazel ten of last year. As in 1995, the writing is the earliest vestige of cruisers drifted' about at Macao and writing on record, pre-dating all in the harbour here on their other known writings by theun fact La Cigale reached the.
return, there being sands of years.
The inhabitants of Glozel must harbour yesterday in daylight, but have been fishing and hunting failed to complete the tribes
The bone whistles, of Similarly by yesterday evening which there are several speci- several other boats were drifting men, were very likely used for about within the harbour limits decoying duck and wild birds waiting for a breeze. within range of the primitive bow and arrow.
on
You may have noticed in the muscam at Glozel several articles which might seem to be of
neck vanity-rings,
feminine
The start was made from the
a dead calm.
course.
No untoward incident marked
the race.
The starters and their helmamen were druma (My C. W. P. Richard- on and Dr. D. MacLaren), La Cigale (Mr. N. V. A. Croucher), Norseman (Mr. C. L. Edwards), Queen Bee (Capt. Howard), and
(Mr. E. Rouse), Feathers (Dr. Nicholson and Mr. W. D. Russell), Curlew (Capt. J. Lar comb), Sea Rover (Mr. Walde grave), Helen (Mr. C. H. Resker,
Altogether 424,006 British and enemy claims were submitted for a total of £24,000,000, 279,000 claims were adaiifted and 138,000 with- drawn or rejected, while 6,000 claims for a total of £8,855,000 sterling are outstanding...
WORLD'S SCULLING CHAM- PIONSHIP."
་
BARRY BEATS GOODSELL.
{THROUGH „AKUTER'S AGENCY.)
Vancouvis, Dec. 27th: In the World's sculling Champion- ship Bert Barry beat Goodrell by ten lengths, in 21 minutes 4 seconds, over a course of three miles
"GO AWAY, RASCAL.” HOW, A WOMAN, FOILED
POST OFFICE RAID. An armed and masked youth who attempted to rob a post office in High-road, Tottenham, N., was bluffed by the postmistress and left empty-handed.
Mrs Louisa Kefford, the post- mistress, gave the following ac count of the incident-
I was alone at the time. A the youth approached the grille he produced a revolver, levelled it at me, and said, "I want all the money, you have." He was wearing a black mask, hi I could tell that he was quite young. Go away, you young rascal," I said, and then called Jack," Jack," the name out, af my terrier dog. The man said, Be quick, I want your mower," but when I still shouted for Jack he lowered his revolver and rushed out of the shop. I was simply terrified. When the man ran into the street I follow- ed, but he had disappeared by the time I reached the door. Jack saved the situation.
The Return.'
The wind which had been North- was-running out very strongly west began to fail and the ebb tide
and I took the North side of Lantau, with the wind West by North, and at daylight she was South of Tai O and tried to turn South of Lantau, but there was very little wind. Saipe and Helen were making up to the South of Sau Phan Islands, Snipe, with Mr. Mr. Jack on board. Easterbrook and his two sons" and
The wind was light for C. and I.
laces, and pendants, It seems most probable, however, that these gewgaws were worn by the men of the tribe in dainty little. paint-boxes formed of a hollow ed bone, and some, which still
from the East Brothers up to Cap contain fragments of red or orange ochre, were also used by the Yacht Club, Lieut. Comdr. good breeze which carried her Mr. A. L Shields, Commodore of Bui Man, where she picked up a the men to colour their faces Gordon and Mr. Marshall), Saipe through to the Yacht Club on one with various designs, either for a religious purpose or for battle. The aspect, indeed, of all the articles in the museum shows that the Glozelian man was ex traordinarily gifted with his hand and that out of practical- ly nothing he could equip him- mit very well.
THE SUNSET GIRL.
SKIN DYED TO MATCH
MELBOURNE.
Lady Pearce, wife of Senator Sir George Pearce, has just returned from Europe and has given a Continental women, Her remarks lively description of English and constitute a reply to Mr. Robert Dexter, a Hollywood expert, who in Kiving evidence before the Aus tralian Film Commission insisted that Australia Arows a very, low average of feminine beauty.
Lady Pearce, while admiring the peaches and cream complexion of English girls, claims a distinctly superior physique for their Aus bralian sister. She asks if Mr. Dexter would like to see the latter unitating Parisiennes and other Continental girls who are almost invariably netismal " ing their skins to match their Many, she says, are now colour- frocks dr
She adde that she saws gird.at
Geneva dyed a rosy manset pink," while others in Paris, were tinted a golden, brown.
(Mr. F. J. Dorothy 11. (Mr. L. "Carter).
Easterbrook), and leg. She reached it 34 hours after starting, and has thus won the race. From hung Hua she was led by Typhoon, the Club cruiser; sail- ed by Mr.. Len. Ryan. Typhoon gave the useful news that La
The boats got clear away once they had passed H.M.S. Marazion. There was not much breeze at the start, but later in the morning it blew up stronger.
There was a fine Easterly breeze when the cruisers once got away and when Castle Peak Bay was reached the order was Lo Cigale, D. and I., Queen Bee, Suipe, Helen, Curlew, Norseman, and Dorothy 11. Feathers and druma took the Southern course, South of Lantau. After passing Tree Island, the wind dropped and L'; and I. and
Cigale drew ahead of the
others.
gale, the scratch boat, and a close competitor, was not ahead and Mr. Waldegrave in Sea Rover, brought the news that La Cigale and the. others had taken the course South: of Lantau and were becalmed off) Chung Chau at three o'clock.
The U. and, with Mr. Rouse. at the helm, crossed the line at the Yacht Club at 3.30 p.m.
Helen came is next at 9p.m with Mr. Resker, Lieut.-Comdr.
Gordon, Commodore A. I Shields After passing Lautau the two and Mr. Marshall on board.
She came in under engine power, there was very little in favour of her. boats which had taken the Southern course were eventually sighted, and having either of the two courses.
trong food tide against Dorothy II. was ahead of Helen and went over the mark going through Cap Sui Mun, and at Macao at 5.30, p.m. on Monday, Suipe, was off the Hong Kong being followed twenty seconds. bowed
later Club,
The following cruisers did not The other cruisers were then finish-La Cigale, and Feathers, bont miles from the mark and the latter towing the former; Seo drifted up and anchored during Rover and Helen the evening.
There still remained to come in The night was drizzly, with a last night, Norseman, Queen Bee, slight haze, and a dead calm. A Azuma, Curlew, Snipe and Dorothy breeze, however, sprang up towards II.
d order daybreak, and the remaining boats, The amended order of finishing passed the mark at Maceo in the and corrected times, etc., will not following order
be available until this morning, by Curlew Snipe, Dorothy II., Helen the competing cruisers will have re- Norseman, Feathers, Queen Bee, which time it is expected that all;
and Azuma
They all took the Southern course then, except Dorothys 11, Snipe and Helen...
(Continued an next Volumn.)
turned to the Yacht Club,
The usual arrangements in con nection with the race, such as
mark boat at Macao, lifebelte or the cruisers, etc; were carried out."