TORRENT OF BLOOD,
CHOERNÝ JURTICE
His authority, was undeniable, 'I have to carry out the will Horrors of the "White "of the baron, and I shall be
Retreat.
held to striat account by the baron in doing so. I will do it.
HERIOG LOSING BATTLES. A story of brutal slaughter by men reduced to savagery is told in a recent issue of the Shanghai Times. Those who think only "Red" Russians have been guilty of atrocities should read the following extracts.
month for two – parson thus put to death-almost par cunt, of the RusEAK ton of Uliai
LIFE IN THE BALANCE,
and
{I certainly shall do it. I am "It was a dreadful time. No responsible for any failure with 90 could tell whether he would my head," he is reported by No-be still living on the morning of skoff as informing the refugee the next day, or whether, during loaders The influence of the the night, an armed mob might baron was again falt. Several of not break into his room the leaders loft the town, includ carry him off to the terrible Basrodnoff and ing Colonel Mihailoff. Disaster tribunal. of
his accomplices. All trembled overtook them. The baron's men met them outside the town and for their fates. Everywhere were shot, swelve of the party, while the shadows of spies, overbear The chapter of frightfulness is another was taken to Urga "anding every careless word: The part of a story written by Kons-butchered before the entrance to terrorited people ceased to trust tantin Noskoff, a namesake of the the tent of the baron. Ribakoff their best friends. Conversation Noskoff who met his death so and Suboff were taken back to as levelled to a whisper, and borribly, and whose wife came to Ukasutai and there put to death friends took each other up short Shanghai in connection with a at the bands of the hanginan.”
at every critical sentence about lawsuit over the furs which were
the activities of the Ataman. pledged to save her husband's life. The dream of the leaders for The mind of the people was filled Noskoff calls his book. The another counter-attsok was again with terror, initiative was killed; Black Year," ог The White discussed. Preparations were and the mass was turned into a Russians in Mongolia in the year made: stores were seized and dumb herd. Ons word at Uliasutai 1921.” Konstantin Noskoff was Bacchanals of requisitioning be- had created an atmosphere as an eye-witness of those tragie gan, "no less swooping than terrible as ever existed under the events, but later he was blinded. those which occurred in Russia Bolshevik "Cheka " The book or correctly-the paro- under the Bolsheviks." A strange phlet he has written for the unreasoning confidence reigned continued, but again the White
Preparations for another attack | world is one of his means of in the detachment. raising funds for his maintenance, paganda crept into Mongolia troops failed against the Reds. With his eyes gouged ont, he is a among the natives, but prepara-Mating broke out among the tragic figure in Tientsin where, tions went ahead. The dream of troops The Ataman, his senses like
so many others. he is the leaders was shattered when inflamed with slaughter and his on May 23 the Reds attacked brain maddened with revenga, practically starving-
the Whites, inflicted frightful looked round for fit objects for The story of the White migra-slaughter, giving no mercy, and that revenge. The Mongols were tion to Mongolia is one of un-driving the battered detachment to blame. What happened is too
paralleled hardship. After numer-back ints Mongolia.,, ous defeats of the Reds, the forces drifted into Mongolia, beginning with 1920, and found some sort of
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A MUSICAL EVENT.
LOCAL COMPOSER'S EFFORT.
The Philharmonic Society has Like a breath of good, English already introduced the work of a air is the notable picture being local composer (Mr. T. P. M. evening for the first time, in con- Hongkong is to have a further shown at the Star Theatre this Revan), and on Monday next,
junction with Peter the Great, world's champion strong man, for opportunity of bearing what a The Call of Youth" was entirely This is in the genre of violio local man has been able to do. made in the Homeland, and in music and the composer is Mr. addition to an excellent story, Harry Ore. Professor Gonzales presents some beautiful Devon is to unite with him in playing shire scenery. The Call of the former's Sonatina for piano
horrid for words. Killing and pillaging stretched for miles.
Noskoff's comments од one Terror broke out. The famous slaughter are horrifying:
"This security after crossing bigh mountains, battling with cruel Order 15. declaring war on en-brutal murder took place in the weather. suffering disease.emies of Russia, Jews and Com-sight of the whole detachment. starvation and exhaustion the munists with death, death scat-Hardened soldiers, accustomed whole way. Then, appeared on tered from beginning to end, gave to the sight of blood, and experi the scene Baron Ungn.
the necessary licence. First one, enced in the horror of civil war, then another leader was murder were confused. Several of them The baron was one of the ed. "The former Russian Gor-turned away :others abruptly cast many leaders, among whom were ernor, Ribikot, was murdered; their eyes down. All were silent:/ Bakich, Kayugorodoff and Captain Suboff was sabred along but the feeling ran through the Kazantzeff whose
art with his wife and his child of five minds of all. "This must be the written with blood in the history years. The executioners spared last of these nightmares." " of Russo-Mongolian-Chinese rela-neither sex nor age. All the for- tions, and each of whom dream-mer employees of the "Centro- ed of a further struggle against soius" were murdered as Balsbe- Dispirited, defeated, hungry the forces that had
broken viks, together with all who had and tired, the remnants toiled Koltchak, Wrangel and Denikin. Jewish names, or who were supon, continually defeated by the Driven by the Reds: the Baron posed to be of Jewish origin. Reds, while in their ranks, moved into Mongolia. Treaties Murder was a daily occurrence. mutiny and dissatisfaction sim Youth" was written by Henry and violin and the occasion will and political agreements were Among those massacred were mered, and the men's leaders Arthur Jones, one of Britain's be historic, for this will be its set aside by the refugees: neces-persons who had participated continued their bloody orgies leading dramatic authors, who first hearing, before it is printed sity knew no law. After defeat-actively in the struggle with the The author describes the weary has a long string of stage sac- ing the Chinese army at Hay-Bolsheviks, and who had fled campaign. how the different cesses to his credit. The complete machin at the end of 1920, abroad from their persecution by White detachments were driven cast has been filled by well-known Ungern took Urga: the indepen-the latter, only, by the evil irony out of one place then another. London stage figures, headed by dence of Mongolia was declared of fate, to fall victims of those then the trek through Altai Ben Webster, Mary Glynn and sad the Baron's success came as whom they took for friends. No mountains, where the very air Malcolm Cherry a magic draught to the flagging former works of merit saved from seemed frozen, and the rushing' spirits of the other scattered the assassins' hands. White forces. It was. perhaps, the inspiration gi
"Before his departure for Urga Bakich's persistent movement to Bes rodnoff played the chief role ward's Mongolia, through the in this butchery. His unwel- barren plains of Djungaria and come, repulsive face, with the over the snowy peaks of the goggle eyes of an oz, bad a look Altai mountains.
that made the beholder shudder. of the Reds. He was a born executioner.
General
The news also disturbed the
wind swirled travellers off their Besides giving some charming feet, and pierced them through glimpses of an English county and through with its cruel blasts. famous the world over for its The Call of Youth" This was the prospect ahead: beauty. behind, the Red artillery roared. presents a very pleasing love The Whites chose the hard bosom romance in which youth finds it- of nature, to the harder bosoms self at odds with the world and (only through the kindly interven- tion of fate eventually wins The story has its
By the skilful use of prope-happiness, Chinese. At Kobdo the Chinese "The victims were sabred in ganda, the author continues, the note of drama as well and the soldiers ran amuck, shooting at the night: orders had been given Reds had inflamed the Mongels excitement thus provided rounds random, looting the town. and not to waste a cartridge on this against the Whites. From the off the picture and makes it ring committing frightful atrocities.rabble. The unfortunates were Mongols they could expect no true.
At Uliasutai the lesson of Kobda driven out to the place of their mercy and they received none.
and published and launched on the world. Mr. Ore will play examples of the work of Beetho Mrs. R. Sanger will sing songs by ven, Chopin and Grainger, whilst
Schubert, Grieg and Puccini. This should prove a memorable|
concert.
BILLIARDS.
COLONY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Mr. R. Yvanovitch had a fairly easy victory in his game with Mr. game last night. He E. W. Spry in the First Round erally fancied, and pleased his W23 -gen-
friends with a cons 'stent exhibi
The final scores were: Yvano-!
were:
was learnt and the danger avert martyrdom naked and tied one One by one the various detach- If The Call of Youth" is an tion od by nazotiations between the to another. "By some satanical ments converging on Russia were entertainment in itself, the same refugees and the Chinese autho- impulse Bearodnoff was moved to cut down, and the detachment to can only be said of Peter thevitch, 800, Spry 549. rities. Dissension broke out bind the relatives together, so which Noskoff was attached came Great, who continues to amaze The highest breaks among the White leaders. Col. that the sight of dear ones to grief at the gorge of Tzenka Kowloon folk with his startling Yvanovitch, 68, 48, 38, 23, 25, 21 Domogiroff was sent to Uliasutai ing tortured might still further River, in the Altai mountains. feats of strength like lifting sever- (3), 22, 21 (2), and 20. Spry's with a commission from Ungern increase the anguish of the
al men with one hand or twisting best efforts were 22 and 21.
deed he has caused quite a sensa-
to take over the town, but the victim. They were sabred in The author's own narrative liron bars into horse-shapes. In-
commander, Mihailoff, refused. turn in the sight of all, and the brings this story to an end: The question was eventually corpses were left lying on the settled by the arrival of the ground for the Mongolian dogs Cossack Ataman Kasantseff. to eat. In a little less than e
THE HUMAN 200
CTED: 194 by The Ledger Cumpara mar
ing the path of the detachment tonishing stunt of allowing a ful- "The Mongolions were block-tion on the mainland with his as- toward the east. The leaders loaded seven-passenger motor abruptly, swerved toward the car to run over his chest. south, hoping to cross the Altaf, range and speedily enter the boundaries of Chinese Siakiang,
"NOW THE VERY
*LIKENESS OF HEALTH.”
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Grateful Father in Perak Tells How His Little Son. Was Helped By Baby's Own Tablets.
By C. D. Batchelor outside the territory of Outor scattered along the ridge
Mongolia. The Mongols pursued, father still and higher, a line and the battle lasted the entire of shots blazing from a rocky day. All day the moving mass chain, the fires there and there of men and animals, was sur flashing from the dark gloomy rounded by shooting: Mongolian ridge, silhouetted against the Own Tablets, the Canadian chil- riders cantered to and fro along moonlit sky, like the backbone of dren's remedy, give little ones the flanks of the calama. but some gigantic ancient dragon. help and parents satisfaction. Mr. could not approach nearer Sharply and abruptly, the riflefire D. LM. Haniff, of Messrs.
lam, trene ka panta are tighiso my sin.”
"Why, Jimmy, I never heard of such a thing.”
*Tis 10, Hem, 'cause I can sit down in my skin and I can't in
these 'nents."
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son was subject to children's com- ache, gripe, &c. 1 sought medical plaints such as fever, stomach- advice but also to no purpose.
"The attempt of Has Bater to cut off the detachment from the
"Such was the last scene I ever mountains and surround it had saw. Badly wounded in the bead
and they made a wonderful change. My boy has no complaints now, has an excellenfappetite and is the very likeness of health.
failed. The detachment entered on this night. I lost my sight. Then I tried Baby's Own Tablets into the gorges of the Altai, with did not see nor know the rest of the Mongols, at its heels this fight, being. unconscious Through passages and rocks, in-nearly all the time. Only in short accessible save to Mongole, the moments the bitter cold wind latter pushed their way and out- sharp as a knife, brought me back Parents owe it to themselves flanked the retreating detach to life I heard the bowl of the and to their little ones always to ment occupying the last availa. wind, felt a flake of snow on my have Baby's Own Tablets hindy ble pass over the Altai, by which face, and. again lost conscious in the home, for these Tablets, the detachment must pass. · A‡ness.
easy to take, quickly reduce military council decided to st "A terrific snowstorm had fever, relieve colic, dispel con- tack the Mongols; and on Nov-frozen several more of our num stipation, remedy indigestion. ember, & night fateful to me bars but at the same time gave check diarrhoes, alley teething this unsuccessful attack took
us the possibility of escaping our pains, esse colds and croup, quiet place. I remember vividly the persectors. Our fight was finish the nerves and promote health- Last picture which impressed ed We crossed the boundaries giving sleep. They also expel itself upon my brain. The bright of Chinese Sinking, and turned wormE.
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