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SOUTHERN WAR. SHOTS IN KOWLOON. SUBMARINE LOSS. SIR CLAUD SEVERN. CHAN'S
`PROPOSED MOVE ON KWANGSI.
MORE FIGHTING.
SERVANTS WITH ARMY REVOLVER.
THREE MEN CAPTURED.
A sensational story has rouch- News is to hand of further mill- tary activity in south-west Kwanged the Velegraph from official tung.
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COMMANDER HERE FORMERLY.
M-1" STILL MISSING.
London, Nov. 13,
News has been received at Ports
DEPARTURE FOR HOME.
Friends of the Hon, Sir Claud Severn, K.RE, assembled in large. numbers at Queen's Pier this morn ing to bid. him farewell on his departure for Home. As is widely known, Sir Claud, who has lied
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Naturo Note:-Storks appear to bo particularly plentiful on the Peak just now.
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Just how to get a few more miles out of last winter's clothes is rather a prossing problem.
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It has boon suggested that this has been done because Taipoitos THE RED PLANS.
aró very nearly. immune from disease, and the revolting garbage With regard to the retreat of the It is foured that the Canton heaps in Taipo Market have no forces of Chan King-ming, a re-Government's instructions that effect on them; whereas should a Americans should wear armilots, inotor car containing Hongkong- sourcos this morning to the effect mouth that Admiral Sir Oliver, the the position of Colonial Secretary port has come to hand stating that will bo a death-blow to horn rim- ites break down in the vicinity of Taipo Market, an epidemio might easily result elsewhere. It was recently reported that that an encounter took place Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic of the Colony since 1912, is retiring a large portion of the forces have med glassus.
These troops are
We know a Hongkong man Generals Lu Chan-wing, Worg last night between à police officer Fleet has received aboard H.M.S. from official life after having spent retreated from Moy Yum, das north now encamped at a piace far from
who doesn't go home at night be-. Hun-yew and Yip Ta-sum, who and armed men, in the course of Revenge a wireless message saying some 35 years, in the service of the to Wa Ting.
cause of his wife's temper; and which shots were exchanged, the that ships searching for the M1
the city. The small remnant that
We don't know whether it's another who stays away because were suspected of complicity in
affair ending with the seizure of have apparently located the sub-
in left of Lim Foo's forces has murder of
those short skirts or merely an of his son's questions. connection with the
retreated to Ping Wu dlatriel, just acées of politeness, but you sel-
០ ៧ Tang Sing-suen, were compelled to one of the men, and the capture of marine twelve miles south by west the other members of the gung in
within the boundary of Fukien. A dom seu a man get into the Peak the home of a British Army
great part of Hung Shao-lin's car ahead of a lady these days. officer.
forces have retreated to Cha-on district, close to the boundary in extreme southern part of Fukien, on the coast,
of Star Point, but in a depth too great to permit diving. It is stated that there is still a faint hope of the crew being alive as it is | ascertained there had been no colli
forty-eight hours
en-
retire to Luk Shuen in Kwangsi, with their forces of 5,000 strong. and to ally themselves with Li
While on patrol at a quarter to Chung-yan, Tupan of Kwangai. A
eleven, last night, Police Sergeant report is now to hand stating that
Clarke came upon three Chinese,
sion, but the great size of the sub- a caused Li Chung-yan has ordered the thre
whose movements recently-acquired units to advance suspicion in his mind, with marine makes it practically impos- on Sui Kai, a city about 20 miles the result that he inmediately sible to raise her. It is pointed north west of Kwang, Chow Wan, walked up to one and seized out that the M1 is able to remain to cut the rear of Tang Poon-yan's him by the shoulder. The under water for from thirty-six to
without army operating in the line from man slipped his free hand into a Loting, Kaochow, and Yeung Chun.pocket and drow a revolver which dangering the lives of the crew, if and that actual fighting has taken ho threw.towards one of his com-she were not holed-Reater. place in the vicinity of Sai Kai.panions, at the same time saying| The news concerning the result of something which the Sergeant this battle is rather conflicting, understood to be an order to It is reported that the naval com mand has assigned the two cruisers Hai Yung and Wing Kien to guard the waters of King Chow, on the understanding that Tang Poon-yan is furnishing the two cruisert monthly payment of $60,000.
It was also previously reported
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LATER REPORT.
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Later,
The Admiralty has issued a state-
shoot. The accomplice picked up ment saying that every effort is.. the weapon and fired a shot at heing made to locate the M1 but the Sergeant. The distance was that owing to the number of wrecks about 13 yards, and the bullet
and the depth of water in the missed its target.
While still retaining his hold neighbourhood and the absence of on the man, the Sergeant drew any indications such as oil or air his own revolver and replied) with a number of shots which bubbles, considerable difficulty is appeared to have no effect. for anticipated before any success is
the two other men ran away obtained. Up to the present the!
A confession extracted from
being at work to that end. It now officers.
Was
ships of the China
the
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Sign of Normality-A couple of Army mules fell into a P.W.D. trench on Monday,
These sinologues are all right, The only intact unit of Chan but what we need most is some- King-ming's forces, is the Inde-one who can tell us the difference pendent Brigade under Brigadier between a Chinese soldier and a
Chinese bandit.
1 ☐ General Mang Bak-tong, stationed
MacWhirter, he says the best after-dinner speech is "Boy, bring me that chit!"
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on the island of Namoa. Notwith- standing the advices given to him to cross over with his entire com- mand to Fukien territory, he la It is still sticking to his post. surmised that he will make a con- ditional surrender to Chang Kai- shek...
The Hongkong Chinese press has published a letter received from the chief of staff of General Toe Ming-
ping, completely denying the re- port of the surrender of General Tse contained in the Canton ver nacular papers which published the The preparations for carrying out circular telegram in extenso, reason of his genial personality an expedition against the remain-
yao has been received stating that happened, Lioutenant Aucott] COTTON RESTRICTION | of friends in Hongkong.
made a careful search of the house from floor to roof, and
the order to advance will be given at the earliest possible date.
under a bad he found the two MANCHESTER. COMMITTEE'S Since the return of the Reds to fugitives sought for by the Shekki, it is reported that all police. They were immediately quiet and that normal conditions seized and handed over to the
police.
have been restored.
An official Canton communique announces the capture of Yeung Kong..
As
over-
reinforcements, to
the
There is no truth in the rumour that Boris Kostich has been in- vited by the Chinese leaders to show them a few new moves.
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"Cheap Cigars," says a local catalogue. They're always a burn- ing problem in Hongkong."
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It is now claimed that a surgi- cal operation can cure tuboreut- osis. Couldn't something similar be tried for local pessimism?
If it had been a gin tram which pushed the bridge over, we could have understood it.
ធ ធ River skippers wish the "Reds" would mine their own business instead of the river.
An amateur bull fighter killed five bulls in one afternoon at Bilbao recently. An amateur bull-
According to the Post, the writer had a whole bunch killed Enema gathering duly honoured for him in our office this week. the "loyal roast". Wo presume they made no bones about it.
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With the winter fashions here, we suppose many a poor taipan's
The report that the pair of wife will swear she hasn't a Army mutos which fell into a decent face-cream to cover her PW.D. trench, on Monday last, back with. tripped over a traffic constable, is. entirely without foundation.
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While "The Plain Man and his Car is attracting much atten The Easma committeeman who tion, we believe tho. average
menu
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It is
The night has a thousand eyes.
are
fat you can't put your singlet on without at least a dozen speeta-
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Seems to us, some of those
estrangement of Sun Pau-fan from the prisoner at the station; to Admiralty has not received any Crown. During his stay here, he Tang, Poon-yan, owing to emissaries Sergeant Clarke, revealed that intelligence enabling them to credit has won marked popularity by
all the gang were domestic ser-
might have included and his limousine.. sent by the Canton Government vants in the employ of Army the report that the submarine has and his tact and courtesy in the dis- der of Chan King-ming's forces in suggested Macao Salmon and Hongkong flapper is more in- charge of the arduous duties which the territory of Fulden, will, it is Wood duck for the Armistice terested in the handsome man The prisoner himself been located.---Reuter.
have fallen on him as the right reported, take some little time, as Moscow peasant while he was at
All those good folk who were in the employ of
COMMANDER FORMERLY HERE. transpires that the differences be-Colonel Matthews, Secretary
hand man of the two Governors all the rifles, machine guns, and
atung in the rouble and mark field and heavy artillery have to The Lieut.-Commander. Alec Carrie,
undergo a. - thorough
Why all this talk about Peak business, are profiting by ex- tween these two generals have been of the Golf Club, while his com
large gathering of leading residents
haul. Besides, further equip fire equipment? There appears perionce and are now buying overcome and it is stated that an panions were servants to Captain the. Commander of the M1, served under whom he has served.
Joll, of the Royal Artillery. on the China Station for two years of the Colony, both foreign and
ment and other military necessities to be a plenitude of hose and francs, of the L class sub- Chinese, at the pier this morning.
ᄆᄆ urgent telegram has been sent Captain Joll was in camp at the aboard one
The
D was ample evidence of the high have to be supplied in view of the ladders carried on the tram.
Who was the Scotsman who Tung Chi-yao under their joint time, and Mrs. Joll was dining marines-Renter.
Lient.-Commander Carrie
The Peak Tram palm show may left homo last Wednesday morn- names to advance on Kwangsi without. Whone party of police camo
his retirement Sir Claud carries question of the supply of ammunt- to search Capt. Joll's house in was, we are informed, attached esteem in which he is held, and in approaching cold weather.
ammunition will be transported tubs of choice leeks to decorate out delay, as most of the Kwangs Chatham Roud for the men, to H.M.S. Titania, one of the ith him the sincerest wishes of tion, it is reported, is solved. The prompt the K.C.C. to offer a few ing wearing last year's poppy? troops are now mobilised on the they found no-one there, but mother
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Some Hongkong folks never by Russian Volunteer steamers, boundary to co-operate with the later when Mrs. Joll returned Command's submarine flotilla, the whole Colony for many years direct to Swatow from Vladivostock the ferry piers.
the house, escorted by from April 1920 until the end of of happiness and prosperity. That
The local store that advertised havo any opinions, but naver- ivish is also extended to Lady Red Army in the southwest sector, Lieutenant Aucott, a different 1921.]
Severn, whose charm of personality Military Academy about to be open-its sweets for sale, ten per cent. theless disagree with all
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When reading bulls, do one and that a reply from Tang Chi-result awaited the latters' efforts. On being, informed of what had
supply of soldiers, who are under-
The request for a local teacher thing at a time. Jaws have boon Educated at St. Peters College, going a special course of training. Adelaide, and at Selwyn College, It is also reported that omissaries of the upper and middle classes, dislocated trying to turn a yawn Cambridge, where he won his B.A have already been sent to Fukien suggests a studied overlooking of into a smile. and M.A. degrees, Sir Cloud Severn to confer with seven large bands the proletariat.
With luck, our memorial PROPOSAL
began his career in 1891 in the of bandits who have since the re-
As Maç, understands it, the nursing home should be ready London, Nov. 13. Librarian's. Department of the 'volution styled themselves as "Peo- Some 150,000 operatives are Foreign Office, and three years ples Army," for the purpose of main advantage of having a swan- for occupation sometime aftor It was later found in a evarch affected by the decision of the later he became secretory to the negotiating for their co-operation like neck is that she can wear the next big war.
short-time organisation. Governor of the Struits Settle in the coming expedition against longer ear-ringa. for the revolver that the woupon cotton and been again put back in A committeo meeting at Manchester ments and the Federated Malay Chan King-ming's forces. drawer. It belongs to Captain Joll recommended a reduction of work-States. In 1895, he was appointed also stated that some of the pri had, who had always kept it in the ing hours in the American yarn Junior Officer at Selangor, and soners have been utilised as trans. Even in the daytimo in a Kowloon Shanghai establishments should drawer from which it was that spinning section to 35 weekly, in thence onwards he filled a number port coolles, while others evening taken, allegedly for an December and January, compared of other important posts, including naatily, constracting military roads adventure which had such an up- with the present 394 and the that of acting Federal Secretary, to facilitate transport. BANKRUPTCY COURT.foreseen ending for the thief.
The three captured men will normal 58. The committes strong until in 1912 he was transferred ly recommend that members should to Hongkong on promotion as appoar at the Kowloon Mugistra-
support the proposal, and point out Colonial Secretary, arriving in the
It's reported that the two Army cy on Monday,
that more than the customary Colony on February 2nd of that member of the Church Body of St. majority of eighty per cent, will be year. In his official duties in John's Cathedral and an active
and others leaning picturesquely trench strained several tendons required. They state that despite Hongkong, Sir Claud has been call-member of the choir. So far as the base being entirely covered mules which fell into a P. W. D. the large cotton crop, owing mainly ed upon to handle numerous difficult sport is concerned, Sir Claud has against the plinth." No doubt as and broko at least half a dozen
no fewer than been a particularly keen cricketer,
a matter of convenience the regulations. to instability of prices the demand problems, and on has little improved, and spinners eight occasions he has administer-being chairman of the Civil Service wreathy wore laid at the base and Amongst Cricket Club, whilst in the realm the individuals placed pictur- the Government. have not been selling their produc- ed
other positions which Sir Claud has of yachting he has been most pro-esquely against the plinth." BIG FORTUNE LEFT.
tion-Reuter.
held is that of Chairman of the minently associated with the Royal
Congratulations to the, Hong- Licensing Board, whilst he has also Hongkong Yacht Club, of which be London, Nov. 13.
been on the Council of the Univer-was Commodore in 1918. Since kong and Shanghai Hotels for The late Mr. John Bell Irving, an
sity, which in 1920 conferred on 1914 until a few weeks ago, he was having discovered the versatility ex-Member of the Hongkong Legic-
He was Chairman of the Victoria Recrea-of that nice-looking word "mace- loft unsettled
him the degree of LLD.
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his able leadership. personal estate of £270,000 in MITCHELL BEATS COMPSTON-givon the C.M.G. decoration in tion Club, an institution which owes doino."
Instead of getting the "kybosh", 1917, and elevated to a Knight much to London, Nov. 13.
British Another sphere of activity with
What with Hallowe'en, then The Official Receiver, Mr. A.and gettied property.-Reuter.
The golf match at Wentworth Commandership of the
which Sir Claud has been intimately our local chess champions got the
Armistice Night, and now 8t.. Dyer Ball, said that the Hongkong
Park, between Archie Compston and Empire Order in 1923,
00 Outside of official affairs, Sir asociated is the dramatic art, "Boris Kostich."
Andra's Nicht looming ahead, { Abe Mitchell was won by Mitchell Amusements had paid $8,000 for stock-in-trade. He
in the social and public life of the the A.D,C., in which connection his Thore didn't scom to be very our constitution seems to be in A Chinese ploaded guilty to by 10 up and eight to play. Reu Cinud has also figured prominently having been a popular member of possession of arms at the Contral ter.
Colony. Intensely Interested in recent appearance as the Inquisitor many of Sir Cloud's four-wheol present in communication with the Magistracy this morning and he
A CORRECTION,
carnival.
Swatow has been declared an matters musical, he for several in "Saint Joan" will long be re brakes at the Armistice Night Brave danger.
0:0 partners, but he hoped to be able was sontenced
.labour. Tho police The corrected result of the match years occupied the poaltion of membered.
Koys of the two gates which infected port Scarleting, wa to get hold of them.
He was hard
stated that it was suspected is that Mitchell won by 9 up and President of the Philharmonic had an ardent supporter in Sir prepared to support the creditors' that prisoner was a pirate from 8 to play.
There was a doubt Society, in addition to which he Claud Severb, who has held high prevent ordinary motorists from presume, Several regarding the final hole which was has often figured on the concert office in the craft. In these and using the Taipo Road, have been resolution and also to act as trustee, the Waichow district.
In church life he has won a host of friends, by whom he this most favoured nation treat these days, it's almost necessary His Lordship granted the applica. revolvers and some ammunition arst awarded to Mitchell, and is platform as a most acceptable many other spheres, Sir Claud has issued to residents of Taiph. Why To get Talkon on the tolophone
merit? were found in a basket which he now officially stated to have been vocalist. Lirieken.corryingine. Sincere urma s taken the keenest Interest, being a will be greatly missed,
WORLD THEATRE CASE.
Included among the cases which came before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, sitting in bankruptcy jurisdiction this morning, was an application for an order for adjudi- cation in respect of the World Wheatre,
His Lordship expressed surprise that a cinematograph theatre should
go bankrupt at the present day.
Was
not at
LATE MR. J. BELL IRVING.
addition to considerable real estate
to ûye
years,
GOLF MATCH.
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Freemasonry also has
be called dance hauls.
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can Pruning," announces a local The China Mail says that at the contemporary. This leaves us in Cenotaph ceremony "the institu- suspense. tons represented laid beautiful wreaths, also privato individuals,
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Canton will soon be in the pink of perfection.
When there is no decision tha
ច្ច ជ merchants perish.
Hot air can sometimes rise, to absurd heights.
to apply for leave on half-pay.