THE FALL OF LANHSIEN.
CHIHLI-SHANTUNG TROOPS RESIST FENGTIENESE.
MUKDEN AND KWANGSI CLÍQUE,
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MANCHURIA'S BUFFER ZONE..
The forces of Chang Trung Chang and Chu Yu Pu are noW, thoroughly beaten, and the main problem before General Pei. Chung Hai is how to deal with them. According to the vernacu lar Press be intends" to order his troops across the river Lan to wipe them out.
Lanhsien has fallen to the Nationalists, after nothing more serious than a few skirmishes with the enemy rearguard, which was attempting to hold up the advance. It is now reported that Chang Tsung Chang" himself is trying to charter a steamer on which he may escape, while his army is either deserting or trying to get taken on by the Nationalists."
There are rumours of fighting between the Chihli-Shantung farces and Fengtienese troops at Changli who attempted to disarm them. These reports are confirmed by a message from Chang. Esuch Liang.
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Feng Yu Hsiang is reported to be experiencing trouble from the late Tupan of Honan, Yach Wei Chun, who has been quietly supporting Fan Chung Heiu. Feng has sent Kuominchun troops to suppress Yuch Wei Chun, who is reported to be withdrawing to Hupeh cr Anhui, -
There is an outbreak of bubonic plague in Chienchiatun, and on the advice of the Japanese authorities, strict preventive measure are being taken in Mukden.
It is said that Chang Hsuch Liang has been" sending repre- sentatives to various Kuomintang leaders who have been giving out that the Mukden leader favours the Kwangsi clique, and holds ideas which are not at all popular "with the Government at Naaking.
A BUFFER ZONE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
CLEANING UP.
(Wah Te Fat Pao).
SHANGHAL, Sept. 18th.
After accupying Luanchow, Gen
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1928.
SERIOUS TYPHOON
DAMAGE.
MANY CHINESE DROWNED,
FLOODS IN SHANGHAI
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On
SHANGHAI, Sept. 16th The typhoon which came sehors Friday.. in the vicinity of Nimrod Sound caused tremendous damage in north Chekiang and south Kiangsu During its move. ment across country it passed close
and theäce recurved Shanghai this morning.
THE SHIP OF THE YEAR.
NEW P. & 0. LINER
PROPELLED BY ELECTRICITY,
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WAFD NEWSPAPERS | GREAT AIR FORCE
SUSPENDED.
ATTACKING PRESENT
REGIME.
IN DEFENCE OF PUBLIC MORALS.
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ACHIEVEMENT.
FLYING BOATS AT SINGA PORE.
VISIT TO HONG KONG.
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OPIUM SMOKING ENQUIRY.
LEAGUE COMMISSION PROPOSED.
BRITAIN'S EAGERNESS.
{THROUGH REUTER's AgrNOX.]
GENEVA, Sept. 15th. The fifth committee on the
ROBY, Sept. 15th. The four Royal Air Force flying boats which left England last Octo- motion of Dame Edith Lyttleton ber under the command of Wing, discussed the British proposal of a League Commission of Enquiry
The Chinees delegate said that the Chinese Government would support the enquiry provided it included all countries manufacturing the derivatives of opium and provided China was represented on the commission.
Recoy, Sept. 15th. There will be launched on the
Cano, Sept. 16th." The Government has suspended Clyde this afternoon an important" new type of liner. The vessel, for four months the Watdist jour to Hangchow, Chinkiang, Nanking which has been built for the Penin-nal Elbaingh "ier publishing false Commander Cave Brown Care have into the use of prepared opium.
towards sular and Oriental Company, is news intended to incite hostility reached. Singapore, baring thus named Ficeroy of India. It is to against the present regime," and completed a flight of 23,000 miles. Two ferryboats on the Chientang be propelled by electricity. The for attempting to intimidate the They will now take up their station River at Hangchow were wrocked taunching ceremony will be per- judicial authorities." Also the at Singapore. As a demonstration on Friday afternoon and scores of farmed by Lady Irwin, wife of the weekly review, Ronel Lonisse is of reliability the fight will rank as Chinese were washed away And Viceroy of India.
euspended for continuously incit one of the greatest feats in the drowned.: Telegraphs and tele
The ship will have separate ac-ing hostility against the present history of aviation. phones are completely interrupted
Throughout the long journey each at Nanking and Chinkiang, where commodation for each of the 30 regime.'-'
Four other weeklies are also sup-stage has been accomplished ac many houses have collapsed and saloon passengers and there will
for also be provision for over 200 preseed publishing trees have been blown down.
mattor cording to the pre-arranged plan Shanghai was visited by many second-class cabin passengers and against public morals and anether without any serious, trouble. The hours of very heavy rain on Satur
a crew of 400. Special cooking newspaper is warned The Diree day and Sunday morning and many
Security sections of the International Settle facilities are provided for Euro- tor-General ment and the French Concession Feans, Hindus and Moslems. The recently cautioned all newspaper are fooded, in some places 18 inches deep. Rain continues, white Viceroy of India is claimed by the editors and the Prime Minister in
a speech also threw out warnings,
it is reported that a second typhoon Peninsular and Oriental Company is following on the first.
to be the ship of the years.
this
Chiang Kai Shek arrived morning, having travelled from Ningpo to Hanc5ow and thence by by rail to Shanghai owing to the typhoon.
Serious Floods.
Trams in Shanghai ceased: to function this afternoon owing to foods in various parts of the Con- PEKING, Sept. 10th.
cession and Settlement. The camp Chang isuch Liang has wired to
of the American marines at Moul Chiang Kai Shek's Counsellor at Pei Chung Hsi proceeded to Tangmein Road was flooded out, knee Peking coming the report that than where he held a conference deep in water. the Fengtienese are disarming the with Generale Liu Chip Hua, Hsu Between 7 o'clock yesterday reinnants. He says that some of Yung Cheng and others 10 consider evening, and 4.00 this afternoon the remnants are stid stubbornly plans. re dispose of the defeated 7.65 inches of rain fell. There was resisting in the vicinity of Chin-Chih Shantung remnants. It has an abnormally high flood tide last been decided to order the Nation- night, and a large number of Chi- nese boats sank but loss of life ie
wangtao.
It is understood that Pei Chung aliet troops at the front to concen.
when at any moment they may be ordered to cross the Luanho River to wipe out the enemy.
Hsi has ordered his troops to entrate in the area west of Luanchowreported to be small. trench on the west bank of the Luanho, while the Fengtienese are disarming the remnants. As soon us the latter have been extermin ated, it is reported that a buffer zone will be established from Shan- haikwan to Luanchow in which
there will be no troops of any party but only gendarmes.
Wei Yi San will probably, he ap. pointed comraander of the railway guards between Shanhaikwan and Tientsin.
REMNANTS DISARMED...
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It
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understood that General
re
Chang Hauch Liang has come to an "greement with General Pei garding the military dispositions of north-east Chihli after the elimina tion of General Chang Tsung Chang,
LANHSIEN FALLS.
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Sept. 13th.
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CHANG HSUEH LIANG'S 'VIEWS.
(Wah Ter Fat Pao).
J
of Public
AMERICAN MINERS WAGES.
"ORCOMA" OUT OF NEW CONTRACTS RATIFIED.
DANGER.
MANY VESSELS MISSING.
APPEALS FOR HELP...
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
NEW YORK, Sept. 15th. The hurricane which struck the West Indice on Thursday appears
(THROUGH REUTER'S ... AGENCY. }
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois.
Sept. 16th. The miners by a small majority have fatified the new four year contract under which day workers receive 88 10 day and tonnage workers 91 cts. a ton. This repre- Bente a reduction of between 15 and 20 per cent.. Ninety thousand miners are concerned.
ARCTIC HUNTERS'
to be still blazing a path across SOVIET AVIATORS FOUND? the Caribbean Sea. The toll of casualties mounts daily while the damage probably amounts to several millione sterling.
The American Red Cross has St. received AK
appeal from
terrific hur- Thomas stating "a ricane struck the Virgin Islands,
SHANGHAI, Sept. 16th. According to a foreign report, General Chang Hsueh Liang is sending a number of representa- tives to many of the Kuomintang leaders, suggesting to them that General Chang is in favour of the Kwangsi clique's insistance that branch political commissions in all destroying communications. There provinces should retain their power unchanged and that any popular movement affiliated with the Com munists should be relentlessly sup
DISCOVERY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.}
Moscow, Sept. 16th.. The steamer Slaeropol, which is near the Polar regions in Siberia, has wirelessed stating that buntere
is great need of clothes and money have seen six men walking on the for food."
ehores of the Polar Sea towards Cape Dejnez. It is surmised that they are the crew of the missing aeroplane Soviet North,
It is reported from Porto Rico that there have been ten fatalities there, while seven hundred are ircet opposition to the above- mentioned two propositicas, Chi homeless and many injured. Sev.
The Kailas Mining adminstra SHANGHAI, Sept. 15th. Reports from foreign sourcee tion telegraph lines to Chinwang atate that Chung Hauch Liang's ao are cut. Tangshan is quiet and forces are disarming all the Chibli- the mines are working normally. prcesed. Shantung troops in the Shanhai- The Nationalists have occupied In view of the fact the Leftist kwan arex and that Chang Tang Wali and Kuyeh after heavy light-elique of the Kuomintang is in Chang's and Chu Yu Pu's armiesing and armoured train action on have practically coneed to exist as the morning of September 12th. a fighting force.
They are now moving cast in two The whereabouts of Chang Tsung columns, and the advance has now
west of the Lan river.
nese circles are surprised to seceral cargo boats plying between ITALY'S DEBT TO BRITAIN. Chang is at present unknown, but reached the outskirts of Lanhsien that General Chang Hsueh Liang the West Indian islands are miss..
it is understood that he is endea vouring to charter a steamer 'for the purpose of escape. His troops are commandeering steamers and junks at Peitaiho but their reason cannot be ascertained.
is more inclined to ally himself with the Kwangsi clique rathering. than the Nanking Government
retreating rapidly and are fighting which is dictated by Marshal The liner Orcoma has wireless-
*.
The Chihli-Shantung troops are
rearguard action, employing cavalry and an
armoured train. Chiang Kai Shek. The majority, some 40,000, have crossed the river inte, Laubsien.
KELLOGG PACT.
tifah '«: Yat Pan.),
CHINWANGTAO CLEARED.
Chang Tsung Chang has asked for an armistice but is mietrusted. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
He has been warned against en-
SHANGHAI. Sept. 18th. croachment on the Kailan Mining | Administration MCKDEN, Sept. 15th
Dr. Wang Ching Ting, the Nan- property and is king Foreign Minister, declares Following conference with his reported have ordered his sub- subordinates on Friday evening, ordinates
that the Nanking Government will to respect all foreign not issue any declaration of China's compounds. Chang is reliably re-adherence to the. Kellogg Pact for ported to be negotiating terms of surrender with both Nationalist sidered that it is the right moment the time being as it is not con- and Fengtion leaders.
to do so.
Chang Hsueh Liang bae decided to disarin the Chihli-Shantung troops, Chinwangtae was cleared yester day, but the forces of Chang Tsung Chang and Chu Yu Pu are still holding out at Anshan.
The eighth, fiteenth, sixteenth and twentieth Manchurian armies are participating.
FENGTIENESE IN ACTION. ¡THROUGH REUTER'S-AGENCY.]
PEIPINO, Sept. 15th.
It is reported that there has been fighting at Changli between the Chibli-Shantung troope and the Fengtionese owing to the latter attempting to disarm the former. The report is not confirmed but it is considered probable.
TROUBLE FOR FENG.
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PEIPIND, Sept. 15th.
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A Chinese meisage from Kaifeng reports further trouble for Feng Yu Hsiang, The former Horan Tupan Yueh Wei Chun has been discovered to have been quietly ascisting Fan Chung Hsiu and Kuo- minchan troops have DOW been sent to suppress Yuch Wei Chun who is reported to be withdrawing either to Hupeh or Anhuis
The 10th Fengtien army with all available rolling stock is moving north of the Wall të Mukden..
LATER The Nationalists entered" Lan. hsien on the morning of September 12th with little opposition.
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TOMB RÖBBERS.
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PEKING, Sept. 16th.
ed indicating that she has passed out of the Eurricane zoże.
GERMANY SUPPORTS HER DELEGATION.
INSTRUCTIONS CABLED,
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BERLIN, Sept. 15th. The Cabinet has discussed the report on the Rhineland conversa.
SIXTH INSTALMENT PAID.
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fleet, which ou its way from Eng- laad made the first aerial comting
of India, reached Singapore in February. After a short stay for overhauling, the flying boats went on to circumnavigate the Austra lian ventinent and have now re-
The suggestion we generaly ap proved, but Dame Edith Lyttleton, while not objecting to such an extension of the enquiry, contended that it made the proposal imprae- . ticable. The Polish delegate às a compromise suggested that the
commission proceed to the Far Enes to study opium and also the importation of other narcotics. The Chinese delegate however in- sisted on his propoeal and the voting was adjourned until the next meeting of the committee..
India's Support.
turned to Singapore, Throughout the voyage the crews have gener aliy slept aboard the craft, which in their capacious hulls contain
Sir C. Reddi (India) "supported. sleeping accommodation, and cook the British proposal and said that ing plant. It is proposd to make India would welcome the commis- further long distance flights from son if it desired to visit it, but- Singapore, including A flight to would had no opium smoking in Hong Kong.
India proper. Burma however, · would merit a visit.
MOSCOW MILITARY
COLLEGE.
SERIOUS DAMAGE BY FIRE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY"]
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31cscow, Sept. 13th. Fire has destroyed two storeys. of the military college.. Three men were injured. The cause of the outbreak is unknown.
RUSSIAN PRISONERS.
RELEASED.
CHINESE BLUNDERS.
(TOPOUCH RESTRE'S AGENCY.]
PERING, Sept. 15th. It is understood that the Chinese court has held a further sitting in connection with the 15 Russian prisoners and decided that 14 ́en- joyed diplomatic immunity and should never have been imprisoned, while there was no case against the remaining one; hence all will be
RUGBY, Sept. 15th. The Bank of England to-day re-released. ceived the sum of £2,125,000 from the Italian Government, being the eixth instalment under the settle- ment of the Italian war debt to Great Britain.
KELLOGG PACT.
៩
51 NATIONS AGREE,
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15th. The State Department announces agreed to the Kellogg Pact; Mexico The Cabinet has
Yen Hei Shan arrived at Tatung- tions and has unanimously ap- The Chihli-Shantung retreat east fu from Taiyuanfu on September continues slowly."
tween Sharing 13th and wired to Peking instruct proved the conduct of the German that fifty-one nations have now
is now reported between Shantunging that a special court martial be delegation.
and Fengtien troops between Lan-formed to deal with the looters of envied to Herr Mueller indicating being the latest, There are still
hsien and Anehan.
BRITISH MOVE.
{THZOUGH REUTER'S" AGENCY.].
Sept. 13th.
British nationals evacuated Pei- taiho on September 11th and are concentrated on the bluff at Chin. wangtao. Other foreigners are leaving Peitaiho and Shanhaikwan for the same centre.
ANNOYED WITH GENEVA.
(Wah Ts: Yat Pan).
the Manchu tombs.
SIR MILES LAMPSON.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.?
PEIPINO, Sept. 15th,
Sir Miles Lampson is due at
its attitude on pending problema,
SOLO WORLD FLIGHT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Peking about September 18th and 27,000 MILES IN TWO MONTHS. Mr. MacMurray on September 24th. BUBONIC PLAGUE.
THROUGH REUTER'S JORNOY.!
PEIPING, Sept. 15th.
LONDON, Sept. 15th A sola world flight. of 27,000
It is now deânitely established
The Japanese. at Chienchiatur authorities at Mukden have devised East, has been
started
thirteen to be heard from.
HIGH COMMISSIONER IN CANADA.
SIR WILLIAM CLARK SETS
OUT.
(BRITISA WIZELISE SERVICE]
Recay, Sept. 14th. Sir William Clark, accompanied by Lady Clark and their two daughters, will gail from South empton to-morrow for Canada.
Bir William is to take up the newly constituted post of High
Commissioner in the Dominion for the British Government.
It was mentioned during the discussion that the cost of the commission
at" wae, estimated £10,000 eerling, and a number of delegates doubted the possibility" of financing the proposal at pre- sent, Dame Edith Lyttleton re- plied that Britain was prepared to pay half the cost involved as far as British possessions were cerned. She emphasized the urgency of the matter and declared the pre-. sent situation could not be allowed to continue.
con-
She indicated that even if China
were
not included Britain would still press for the enquiry. None of the countries whose domains. were involved in the proposed en- quiry should be represented on the commission, which should be
China ner. Britain should be repre quite impartial. Therefore neither
sented.
LESSON SERMON,
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG.
"Matter " was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in ali Churches · of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, September 18th.
The Golden Text was from Psalms 34:14. "Depart from evil, and "do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Among the citations which com- prised the Lesson Sermon was the following from the Bible: "Be- ware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns,
or figs of thistles?.
A good tree cannot bring forth evit fruit, neither can corrupt tree bring
Two certified copies of the treaty SOVIET WISH FOR FOREIGN forth good fruit. Every tree that
will be sent next week to each of the sixty-four nations concerned.
OIL INDUSTRY OF THE WORLD.
CAPITAL.
DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES,
(Tukoodi AZUTERʼB AGENCY.]
Moscow, Sept. 14th. The Council of People's Commis-
| caries-of-the- Soviet-Republics has
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall.. know them." (Matt 7:15, 15, 18-20).
"Nature....and revelation_
us
that like produces
The Lesson-Sermon also inclad- A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
ed the following paesages from
Christion the
Science textbook: [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Science and -Health-with-Key to New Yox, Sept. 14th. Wall Street rumours that the approved a plan for the develop the Scriptures" by Mary Baker that there is a bubonic epidemit miles, which will include the Far leaders of the oil industry through.ment of concessions in Russia with Eddy:.
a view to attracting foreign capital | inform from out the world are seriously con in regard to the chief concessions. like. Divine Science does not SHANGHAI, Sept. 16th. various preventive measures, in Hamble, Hampshire, by Mr.sidering some programme of curtail-
The Committee has reported on gather grapes from thorns nor figs The oversea Chinese in America.cluding a quarantine office at the and Europe have cabled to the railway station at Mukden to George Storek of Seattle, a. busi-meat, has received some measure the most favourable way of treat from thistles Intelligence never Nanking Government suggesting examine all passengere anex that China should desert the amination of the lists of guests in Less man and well-known traveller, of confirmation by an announce-ing the concession proposale, which TAROGU REOTer's agenot.) League of Nations for the time the hotels at Mukden to necertain He is using an Avro Avian een ment made by Mr. Walter Caim at the development of the
Tokyo, Sept. 15th being in view of the fact that the if there are any unsuspected cases plane, similar to that used by Teagle, the president of the Stan- country, especially in the metal Owing to the lessening of ten League Assembly has refused to from the danger zone, and the sion on the Yangtze the destroy accept China's demand for the con- setting aside of a special building Capt. Hinkler in his recent Austra-dard Oil Company of New Jersey lurgical, motor-car, paper and cel- ers Nashi; Tuki, "Momi, and Kaya, tinuation of her non-permanent for suspects, All passenger and lian flight but fitted with floate, on his return from Europe, that lulose industries and also with which were sent to China carly in seat on the Council. Dr. Wang freight trains to Chienchiatun on
"a better understanding in the -May have been ordered to return Ching Ling's reply to them is not the Tunghao Railway have been Mr. Storck-expects to conclude his world-vil-programme is iam pro regard to artificial silk and tanning says that, duet returns to dust.
to Maizaru immediately."
"bpect." fight in two months,
DESTROYERS RECALLED.
known.
stopped.
extracts.
ter is ever non-intelligent and produces non-intelligence; but mat therefore cannot spring from in-. tolligence. To all that is unlike Mind said, "Thou shalt rely unerring and eternal Mind, this die and elsewhere the Scriptore
The non-intelligent relapserinto its own unreality." (P. 276/27"},"