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ESTABLISHED. 1857
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DISTURBANCES IN KWEICHOW
Famine and Deserters
MEITAN LOOTED BY SPIRIT SOLDIERS"*
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(From Our Own Correspondent)
FOUR BRITISHERS
ARRESTED
BY RUSSIAN SECRET "POLICE
(THROUGH REVIEW'S `AGENCY.)
Moscow, March 12 FOUR British employees of the Metropolitan-Vickers company arrested yesterday by the were Russia secret police, the O.G.P.U.
A Latvian and four Russians were taken into, custody at the same time The charge against them has not Decu revealed,
BERLIN, March 12.
East Kweichow, Feb. 24. Famine conditions prevail in the far North-West corner of Kweichow, and many of the aboriginal tribes. people in the Weilin and adjacent districts are suffering. News from Kopu where the Rev. and Mrs. Yorkston of the C.I.M. labour tells of the people trying to exist on fern According to information rench- roat starch, but that the ground was ing Berlin from Moscow, the arrest British employees of frozen too hard to dig. Thousands of four of poor people are affected. It is Metropolitan-Vickers has been fol to be hoped that the Spring crops lowed by a raid upon the Moscow will relieve the situation,
office of Metropolitan-Vickers.
Kweichow has seen quite a little turmoil during the past weeks. The capital, Kweiyang, was boseiged for several days by Genol Wang Chin Lich who not long previous had been driven out. No one could go in or out of the city and only after several days by special arrangement was the Postal Courier allowed through the gates. The fighting was very severo at times and bullets
The company's 'records and other papers were seind
Embassy's 'Action.
It is understood that the British Embassy in Moscow has made en quiries of the Foreign Commlasariat regarding the developments and has been informed that the Russian Foreign Office has no information. A promise to investigate has been made. SCENES IN HONG KONG
Clothes Meaded While You WaltĮ,
poured into the town..
Fond-stuffs und fuci soare in pries and conditions were becoming serious indeed. Three Europeats, two from Anshun and one from
CHINESE TROOPS
RETREAT
After Very Severe Fighting
4 TO 5 THOUSAND CASUALTIES
PRIPING, March 13. It was officially stated this morn- ing that the Chinese forces at Kupeikow retreated to an unnamed point south of the Great Wall after most severe fighting in which there were hetween four and ave thousand casualties:
SEVERE FIGHTING REPORTED
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY)
SHANGHAI, March 12. Severe fighting has been proceed- ing at Hupeikow and Haifongkow sincy Friday and is still in pro- gress. The weight of the Japanese offensive has driven the Chinese back to the Wall, but they are still fighting back and latest reports in dicate that Nanking troops have been actively engaged.
A message from Tokyo reports a strong counter-attack by the Chinese last night, the Japanese commander declaring that the attack was re- pulsed, the Chinese retiring leaving two hundred dead on the battle- ground.
A Nanking message states that General Kuan Lin Cheu, the com mander of the Nanking 28th Divi- sion, was seriously wounded in the fighing near Kupeikow.
TERRORISM IN GERMANY
SOLICTOR SHOT DEAD AT KIEL
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY. I
BERLIN, March 12. HERR Spiegel, a prominent so- licitor, who has acted for the German Socialist Party in many political law suits, was shot dead at his home in. Kiel at two o'clock this morning by unknown assail- ants,"
Herr Hitler has since issued n further warding to Nazis refrain
TOLL OF 'QUAKE IN from acts of terrorism.
CALIFORNIA
DAMAGE BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MILLION DOLLARS
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
Tsunyi arrived at the West Gate and were kept there a day or 10 and then only after representations were made arid considerable delay, were they allowed in the city: The Rov. Butler hand biked in but his baggage which followed him from Teunyi was footed' 'outside Kwei- yang. It is reported, that many residences of wealthy people-cape- cindly of those connected in any way THREE severe earthquake shocks in California in the early hours with Wang Chia Lish were looted by soldiers said to be under General of this morning brought the total Yu's command. Eventually Generals since the first shattering blow to
thirty-five. Mao and Yu retreated towards
NEW YORK, March 12.
Tauny. They demanded $50,000 Twenty-nine cities in southern from that district and it is said that California are reported to have they got 840,000 as well as taking suffered serious damage, totalling tho rifles of the militia. General between thirty and fifty million
The inhabitants of the affected
Mao is now in Szechuan with his dollars: troops and is reported to be assist- ing Liu Haining in the campaign against the "Roda." Since General area are in a state of terror. They Wang re-entered Kweiyang endi spent their second successive night, tions there have improved For sleepless, some of them acarcely pro- several days people were decapitati tected. in the chilly open-air, hud- ed in the main street-probably died round camp-fires. those mixed up in the looting of a Many of them are mported to few days previous.
have developed pneumonia, while at least a score have died as the result of fright or heart failure.
Runaway Soldiers. One of the after effects of the fighting is that there have been roving bands of runaway soldiers causing trouble in some districts, streets and used the bricks to build feilan was looted by "Spirit" fortifications on the outskirts of the Soldiers probably under Muh In town. One wonders if they fear. Chow. To what extent the looting General Tese will come their way. took place is not reported. The The city gates at Kiuchow wore
Meanwhile, there is no indication that the war against Communism will be slackened.
Red Leaders Arrive.
have the best evidence" that Bela It is reported that the authorities
Kun, who as Dictator of the Red Republic in Hungary immediately after the Great War, and Max Hoels, the leader of the Red Revolution in Saxony in 1921, have both entered Germany from Russia. It is stated that their objective is the reorganisation of Communist. activities, the machinery having been wrecked by he Nari campaign.
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
TO-DAY
(March 14).
(II Moon 19th Day)
Rotary Club Tillin.
Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15
D:771
Football Council Meeting, 3,30 p.m.
H.K.A.D.C.'s New Show "Nine Till Six." King's Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Farewell Dimmer...to Sir Joseph' Kemp and Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli fax by their Chinese friends at Kam Ling Hotel, 8 p.m.
Theatres: Queen's "The Lash." Central: Back Street." King's: "It I had a Million." Oriental:Mata Hari.".
The Champ." lie She Couldn't Say No.'.
Dances. Tea Dances at King's Restaurant
Gloucester Building; und Majestic Dancing Hong Kong Hotel, Academy.
Diaper Dances at King's Restaurant Peninsula, Hong Kong, and Repulas Bay Hotels, and Gloucester Building Hockey Mamanic
Rav. Grubb lost some of his be closed for several days against it.
longings when the China Inland bunch of runaway soldiers who tried Mission place there was robbed, to gain aximission. Eventually they Brigands have been busy only & filoft and joined up with General out of Chenyuad and the mails as Tean.
well as travellers have suffered at Kruchow and other places had to their Hnde somb being stripped send largs supplies of rice, sandles of their clothes and beaten. Chen and cash to General Tine at Chen ryan is full of soldiers under-
Ford Skotland meer gedoen have been seph e who were to that town for carpenter, the under General Wang but who turn to go to Hatochow to demolish
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