"THE STAGE IS ALL
SET.
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'BUT WILL THE PLAY
BEGIN?
KUOMINCHUN "REVOLT."
ÍTIKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
HANNOW, Oct. 18.
So far us can be ascertained, the vanguard of the Koominchun is at present at Yenshih, on the Lung. hai Railway, while the nearest Nationalät troops comprise the fores of Tang Seng Chi, who v cupy Heihahihkuan, west of Cheng- chow. No decisive move bas yet been made by either side.
THE CAPTURE OF
KABUL.
GRIM FIGHT ROUND THE WALLS.
TREASURY LOOTED.
[TAROONA REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PESHAWAR, Oct. 18,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,
MEETING OF TWO PREMIERS.
DISCUSSION ON NAVAL MATTERS.
MR. MACDONALD'S TOUR.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
REGGY, Oct. 17.
After the fall of Kabul the re- Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, accom. treating Kohistanis considerablypanied by Miss Ishbel MacDonald, damaged cutlying buildings of the left Toronto at midnight for British Legation, but the main Ottawa, where he arrived this building was stoutly defended by morning. Legation watchmen, three of whom were killed.
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He was met by the Canadian Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King. Mr. Bachai Saqao marrowly escaped MacDonald proceeded to Govem through a breach in the wall of thement House, where he WAS wel- Local military officials claim they | Citadel, but Shaḥ Wali Khaur made comed by Lord Willingdon, Gover- have received a telegram from Yen prisoners of his family, father and nor-General, and Lady Willingdon, Hi Shan declaring he will support | brother.
whose guest he will be during his stay in the Dominion eapital.
Later, he went with Mr. Mac- kenzie King to the latter's country house at Kingamere for a talk, which is expected to dent mainly with the subject of naval limita- tion.
hardment. General Mohamed Sadiq Khan, leading a counter-attack, was killed at the gateway.
the Government. Ho Cheng Chun The Citude) was captured by scal is procceding to Chengchow from ing the walls after a heavy bom- Peping to assume command there, and it is stated that the 3rd and 54th Divisions who now Occupy Chengchow, will be ordered to move westward to support Tang Seng Chi in checking the Kuomin- chun iavasion,
The position here continues
quiet. Almost all available troops have now left for the front, accom- panied by several foreign advisers, and numbers of aeroplanes. The stage seeing all set for the com- mencement of hostilities.
After the fall of the Citadel, Nadir Khan's tribal erg looted the Treasury, the museum, and the Palace.
It is reported they found
Nadir Khan The King.
Boxnay, Oct. 17.
To-night Mr. MacDonald will be the gucer of honour at a dinner to hags of Russian gold in the Citadel.be given by the Dominion Govern ment in the Parliament Building at Ottawa, and he will probably The Afghan Consolate his remake an important speech before ceived a cable from Shah Wali he leaves Ottawa for Montreal on Khan. brother of Nadir Khad, Monday evening. A Mutiny At Wuhu,
stating thay the National Assembly SHANGHAL, Oct. 18. at Kabul has elected Nadir Khan A message from Naaking states King of Afghanistan, despite the that part of the 4th Division War latter's persistent refusal and ex-
General the Nationalist
Wang Hsuan Lin mutinied at Wahu" at crises, as "a recognition of his
a.m. to-day, and started looting.
personal sacrifices in the cause of
A naval force from a JapaneseNacional service." gunboat was immediatey landed to protect Japanese residents,
It is reported that the mutineers were formerly under Fang Chen Wu, who is at present under Har- veilance by Nanking.
YEN'S DISCLAIMER.
NOT
"
DETAINING" FENG YU HSIANG."
(ah Ti Yat l'au.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 15
It is stated that Yen isi Shan denies the report that he has "de- tained" Feng Yu Hsiang. He re- maine neutral, and is taking strong Betion to mediate in the dispute, with a view to averting warfare.
He is conferring with Fengo settle the trouble, nd has wired to Chung Hsuch Liang and Yong Shu Chwang to co-operate with him to secure an amicable settle.
ment.
Feng Yu Hsiang in staying at Si Hui Village in Taiyuanfu. Esuch Tu Pi, the Minister of Health, had an interview with him quite lately.
FIERCE FIGHTING REPORTED.
CHINESE DEFEAT ON THE SUNGARI.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Oct. 18.
"Messages from Harbin to Rengo
state that official Chinese quarters. report feree fighting in the dires. tion of Bankiangkow," on October 15, in which the commander of the Chinese landing force was killed, and his force defeated.
MR. BRUCE “OUT.”
[TÁRODON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MELBOURNE, Oct. 18.
A Great Step Forward.
OTTAWA, Oct. 18.
PRE-CONFERENCE PROPOSALS.
JAPAN AND + INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS."!
BUT NO AGREEMENTS!
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, October 18. Baron Shidehara, in a atatement to the Press amplifies Japan's reply to the British invitation, and defines the Japanese attitude towards the Arms Conference.
OCTOBER 19, 1929.
HARNESSING THE SEVERN,
SCHEME PRONOUNCED
PRACTICABLE,
CHEAP ELECTRICITY.
[BRITING WIRELESS "SERVICE)
Ruony, Oct. [T.
BOOTLEGGING UP TO DATE.
BANKS AND ATTORNEYS, INVOLVED.
MORE DISCLOSURES
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE Į
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. Startling revelations followed the raid on the rum-runners fortress in New Jersey.
It is announced that books were
apparently implicating reven New Jersey banks, members of the United States coastguards, and reputable attorneys.
Mr. D. J. Vaughan, the Labour member for the Forest of Dean, addressing to-day a large meeting at Newnham on the Severn, an- nounced that expert engineers in-found, vited to investigate the scheme, Prefacing his remarks by observhid reported to the Government ing that Japan is looking forward that the proposal for the barrage to "the adoption of plans that will of the River Severn was a practi- if no way operate ds a menace" to cable commercial proposition... any power, and will at the same time strengthen in the mind of each the sense of national security inspired by the Kellogg Pact," Baron Shidehara continues, "No less importance is attached to the popular demand for reduction of costly expenditure on armaments."
Further, he asserts, “Our whole- hearted efforts will be exercised in co-operation with other Naval powers to secure that end."
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Referring to Japan's emphasis on the desirability of preliminary in formal conversations the Foreign Minister makes it clear that, such preliminary conversations envisage "no agreement or understanding of any kind to prejudice any third party. They are simply design- Replying to Mr. Mackenzie King'sed to facilitate the adjustment of speech of welcome on behalf of the utters wherein Japan particularly Canadian Government at the din-
is intereated, and prepare the ground for a speedy, and successful ner in his honour, Mr. Ramsay
issue at the Conference." MacDonald said he was returning to London to begin conversations with France, Italy and Japan, in the same frank, free, and open
It is estimated that the construc- tion of the necessary works, will be about £25,000,000.
One result of this British Niagara, said Mr. Vaughan, would be the provision of electricity at a fraction of a penny per unit.
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NEW AMBASSADOR TO WARSAW..
SIR WILLIAM ERSKINE,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Oct. 17.
"of Sir
Local New Jersey police are also said to be involved in the activities
whose profits in six months have of the rum-rumming combination.
파란빛이었다.
82,000,000, of which the
leaders shared 23 per cent.
OFFICE ABOARD AN AIRSHIP.
LORD THOMSON'S TRIP ON R.101.
PROJECTED TOUR.
{BRITISH WIRELESS SKEVICE)
Rucny, Oct. 17. The second trial flight of the new British airship R.101 will be made to-morrow, if the weather. conditions promise to be favour- able.
The airship will leave the mooring mast at 8 o'clock in the morning and fly westward, making
towns
A tour over the large industrial and reaching her base again sometime before sunset,
Lord Thomson, Ait Minister, will be one of the passengers. He will be accompanied by his secre- tary, and proposes to carry out his normal day's work while in flight
BANNED PLAYS IN as he would if he were in his office.
FRANCE.
ANGER AT FOREIGN PRODUCTIONS.
**THE WELL OF LONELINESS,"
Major Scott, who is in command, is greatly pleased with the way the airabip yesterday weathered storm conditions while at the moor- ing mast.
LATER.
The R. 101. commenced her second test flight to-day over the Midlands. She has fifty of a crew, and a fev passengers including Lord Thom- son, Minister for Air-Reuter.
Paris-France has become anger. ed by the succession of banded plays in English which are being performed at Paris theatres, claim- Williaming that they are strengthening the
home of everything wicked which CANTON MARKET REPORTS. reputation that the Gay City is the would not be tolerated elsewhere.
H. M the King has approved the appointment Augustus Ferbes Erskine, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary at Warsaw, to be Am bassador Extraordinary and Pleni. potentiary at that capital.
(Sir William Erskine has Asserting that Japan is equally Minister to Poland since 1998 willing to hold similar informal dis-entered the Foreign Office in 1894 cussions with the American or any and after service in Buenos Aires,
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Why should our billboards, be plastered with these notices blat- antly heralding the plays which America and England have ban. | No. 13/13 been ned?" both French critics and pub. No. 14/18........
Helic are asking in articles and letters
COTTON YARN. in the newspapers.
No. 42 Yang Hok
Choy Kou
Flower & Butterfly
Golden City Hung Hay Globe
way, in which conversations with other Government "on questions in Teheran, Rome and Stockholm, he which featured recently the notori
America had been conducted.
He hoped an agreement would be
which these Powers are interested
in common with Japan, Baron.
was First Secretary and British Delegate on the International Fin.
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Making a Reputation. They object that the plays, among No. 32 Blue Phenix...... ous Maya," while the Well of No. 20 Sin Tao Loneliness" is scheduled, appeal
only to Americans and English,
It is definitely established that reached in the apring which would Shidehara concludes by reiterating ancial Commission at Athens from since they are all in English. Thus
Me. Bruce is defeated.
The final Egures of the voting at Holloway
Flinders were: Mr. (Labour) 31,379, Mr. Bruce 31,05%.
SOVIET WOMEN IN RED
FORCES.
AGENTS, SPIES, AND >>PROPAGANDISTS.
Harbin Women plain clothes soldiers and spies are being used freely by Soviet Russia as provo- cative agents in the guerilla war- fare along the Manchu-Russian bor- der, according to Chinese reports from Manchuli and Pogaanitch-
naya.
These reports have been partly confirmed by investigations of the Criminal Intelligence Department of the Harbin police.
be the biggest and most substan- tial advance towards world peace in the history of the world.. The |Dominions would be kept informed, also any other country wishing to be kept informed.
Absolute agreement had been been reached with the United States because both realised there was a world outside, and they did not want to impose their will apon it. Their disagreements would not prevent a
world
agreement. Reuter.
U.S. DISARMAMENT DELEGATION.
MR. STIMSON AS 'CHIEF.
Į REUTER'S. AMERICAN SERVICE.]
-
WASHINGTON, Öct. IT. " President Hoover has decided to appoint the Secretary of State, Mr. H. L. Stimson, aa head of the Unit ed States' delegation to the naval disarmament conference to be held
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FRENCH LEGIONARIES AMBUSHED.
Two girls, dressed as men, were found among 20 Russian soldiers in London. captured by the Chinese after a clash with Soviet patrals near Man- chuli early this month, Chinese militery communiques asært, add-- The Chinese are hastily reuing that girl members of the Com- munist Youth organizations have forcing the lower Sungari defences, to which point contingent of been active throughout Manchuria Kirin troops departed from Harbin da propagandists and spies. "They to-day.
have especially cultivated the ac- quaintance of Chinese and White Russian officers in dance halls and bar rooms. All officers of the Manchuria forces have been warned to avoid contact with Russian wo-
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Ten aeroplanes are also being sent to the lower Sungari shortly, while nine gunboats are concentrat ing at Fuchin.
"Red" Fingship Sunk
MURDEN, Oct. 18.- Admiral Stan Hung Lich reports that the Red flagship was sunk at Lahasusu, Admirat Bastotchkoff, commanding the Red flect in the Far East and four staff officers were killed.
"RED" ATROCITIES --
ALLEGED.
APPEAL BY THE ** WHITES."
men.
Chinese police' have arrested several Russian girls and in some 'cases have proved them to be mem- bera of Red Terrorist bands "con- ducting acis of sabotage against the Chinese Eastern Railway.
RUSSIA OBSTINATE.
GERMANY'S GOOD OFFICES REFUSED.
(THROUGH DEUTERʼB AGENCY.]
mea-
A FIGHT IN THE DESERT..
[TOROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, October 18, Reports from Colomb Bechar says that a native force of 150 ambushed a detachment of the French Foreign Legion on October 141 South Merija, in Morocco.
Fifty Legionaries were killed and 18 wounded, and only seven escaped. unhurt. The survivors were saved. by another detachment of the Legion, which an Air Force plaas informed of the affair.
Moroccan troops pursued the attackers, who suffered heavy Jorses.
SOVIET AGENT ATTACKED.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN
WARSAW.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)"
WARSAW, October 18. The police are mystified by the discovery of a man found in the strect with his throat cut, who is now in hospital.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Moscow, Oct. 17. The Foreign Commissariat has MUKDEN, Oct. 18. rojected the German proposal that Four thou and Russians, repre- the Chinese and Russian Govern- senting all classes in Harbin, have ment should mutually agree to the
and cancellation of repressive telegraphed to Presidents Prime Ministers in all countries, sures against private individuals stating the gruesome details of in connection with the Chinese slaughter and torturing of the Eastern Railway dispute. White Russian population by the In an official statement," the
He is believed to be a Soviet Reda in the Three Rivers region. Soviet Foreign Office says that the citizen named Lambow, en routè to The senders appeal to civilized proposal had been refused on the Odessa with letters from the Soviet nations to protest against such ground that it would not lead to Embassy in Paris. A number of atrocitics, and appeal to the Chi- any desirable object since the coded documents were found in hin nese Government to appoint an Nanking Government, ignores its possession, and apparently he is an international commission to investi obligations and promises, and still | Ogpu agent returning home. gate the facts, also to request refuses to display goodwill, or It is not clear whether the wound charitable institutions to aid the readiness loyally to observe the is self-inflicted, or the result of refugees.
agreements,"
murderous assault,
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his confidence that the Conference will succeed in promoting "those international relations of peace and good understanding which have always been so near the heart of this people."
A Subtle Distinction.
PARIS, Oct. 18,
It is officially announced that the French Government has agreed to Italy's desire to exchange views prior to the London Naval Confer enco.
In this connection, it is under- stood that the French Government does not intend to engage in any particular, conference with any ene country prior to the Five- Power conference, being of opinion that each Government is free to egotiate with all other interested States in order to provide the greatest possible chance of success at the conference. There should not be a hard and fast preliminary agreement, but merely a cordial exchange of views.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, October 18. A bulletin issued to-day states that the Princess Royal has gained strength in the past week. Her local condition remains quiescent.
THE "SHAWNEE" AFFAIR.
CANADA REQUESTS AN
INQUIRY.
[REUTER'S AMERIČAN BERVICE},
Warningrös, Oct. 18. Acting on instructions from Ottawa the Canadian Degation has asked the State Department to re port with regard to the Shawnee incident.
[Captain MacLeod, of the motor- boat Shawnee, declared that on September 19 he was fired on with-- cut warning hy & U.. coast guard "cutter 26 miles off the New York _count]
"LAUTERFELS" SAFE.
(THROUGH NECTER'A AZENOT.]
Coloso, Oct. 18. The steamer Lauterfels has been towed off, and is proceeding to Colombo, under own steam.
THE OPIUM CONVENTION.
-- [THROUGH KEUSER'S AGENCY.]
BELLIN, Oct. 17. Germany has ratified the Geneva Opium Convention, which will come into force on November 1a..
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1013 to 1917.
He later became
Minister to Cuba (1310-2) and Bulgaria (1921-27). He is now con- firmed in his post at Warsaw, where the Legation has been raised to an Embassy.]
PRINCE AND ARMISTICE DAY.
TO REPRESENT THE KING.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruoay, Oct. 17. The Prince of Wales will repre- sent the King at the Armistice Day Service at the Cenotaph.
The service last year was the oc casion of the last public appearance of the King before his illness.
It was not anticipated that the King would attend the Service this
year,
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TROUBLES OF A PALACE SENTRY.
CHILD WHO OBJECTED TO KHAKI.
He was elegant! His buttons shone like precious stones; bayonet, boots, and badges winked like elec- tric lights. His hair was sleek and oiled and neatly trimmed round the enrs. He was newly shaven. His chin was up, and a sweetly con- temptuous smile curled round his slips.
Daddy, Why is he wearing his working suit Are his nice rod clo- | girl bleated.
thes at the laundry?" the little
A spasm of pain passed over the face of The Most Insulted Sentry in England. He stiffened a trifle, Bloped arms with the precision of a ear changing gear, turned right, and marched magnificently away, a reproach in every footfall.
Until thin incident the Lin- colnshire Regiment was the prou dest regiment in the Army. Every lin regiment is granted a spell of guard duty at Buckingham Palace.
!
Guarding the King.
the
Aud the King was in residence] Usually when the line regiments take over the King is at Cowes or Windsor or Balmoral, but Standard fluttered over the Palace and the cup of joy of the Lincolns overflowed.
"They're smarter than. Guardi, said a man.. "No, it's not that, they are no smarter, but ther get a kind o' lilt into the thing," re- plied an admiring policeman.
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The four sentries were marching on air. As they strode towards cach "uther there was a wary look in their eyes, a kind of," Turn to- gether now, and let's show 'em," look which was inspiring.
Then the little girl said shrilly, Daddy, he looks much nicer in his working suit anyway, and I love bim."
There were almost tears of grati tude in the eyes, of The Most In- sulted Sentry in England.
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Critics Vicious Out. The critics take a vicious cut at the English. This is what one of them, writing in the newspaper Le Petit Bru has to say about then:
"The modern English theatre is certainly of an immorality more profound than ours, which is in general moral;" but that does not prevent the British censor from Dried Prawn, Medium Dried Oyster, Medium taking action against perfectly Awabi, Superior harmless pieces. The Anglo-Saxon Dried Mussels hypocrisy has refinements which Dried Cattle Fish recape us.
Dried Flat Fish, Superior ...
What we object about most of all is that these plays should be advertised as "banned. Nothing could better confirm the English in the opinion they have of our coun try; nothing but indecent exposure where everything is permitted and French cancan! Montmartre 1" everything tolerated. Gay Paree!
drawing big audiences, including Meanwhile, the banned plays - ATE French people who know enough English to United Pres
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EXCHANGE RATES.
"[BRITISH WIRELESS HEILVICE.]
RUGBY, Oct, 17
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MUSSOLINI AS FAIRY GODMOTHER.
THE TROUSSEAU OF
TERESA TESTA."
girl who understands the art of Teresa Tesin, of Tortona, is. making hay while the sun shines. She is a fair-haired, blue-eyed peas- ant girl of twenty, engaged to be married to a young werkman, but lacking the means to buy herself the necessary outfit. Having read in the Press that Mussolini had given a sewing machine to a girl of Pavia to enable her to earn her. living Tereza sat down and penned the following letter to the Duce:
"I am
young, strong, healthy. I want to be married, but I have no money to buy an outfit,
and
as I have to work and help my fre little sisters. If You help me, I promise you that I will always be a good wife and bring up my children to be good, healthy, and honest,"
Inquiries were made, and as the facts stated by Teresa proved to be perfectly true, she found herself ond called before the Podesta of fona, who showed her a let- ter Fitten to him by Mussolini," con ining these words: "See that Teresa Testa has Eer outfit.".
The girl's feelings may be im agined. "I wrote to the Duce," ahe told an interviewer," to thank him, and it took me three days to compose the letter. Even then it didn't say all that I wanted, but the Duce will understand"