NEWS FROM FOOCHOW WAR-ZONE.
SITUATION STILL VERY UNCERTAIN.
FLIGHT OF OFFICIALS.
The Telegraph's Foochow corres pondent writea to state that the air is full of rumours of all Med. Recently the, impression has been widespread that Fullen would "go South" in a very short time, and colour has been lent to this view by the desertion to the South of several of General Chow's subordinate com- manders, by the defeat of General Chow himself and by the hasty de- parture for Shanghai of several im portant officials and their Turtles
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
A VARIED LIST OF CASES,
There was the usual large batch of week-end casos engaging the
RUSSIAN ARRESTED.
RESULT OF SEAMEN'S. COMPLAINTS.
A story, comes to hand to-day attention of the two Magistrates that a Russian ship's officer, who at the Central Police Court has been Captain on a Chinesg- this morning. One case of parti-owned coastal ateamor, named the cular interest WAS .0 charge 6.8. Yuen. An, was, on arriving against a lukong of the Pokfulum back in Canton on Thursday last, Sub-Station of being in possession arrested by the police on the of illicit opium, contained in two demands of the Seamen's Union. one-tael copper tins."
It is stated that the man; who The dispositions showed the is described as a "White" Russian, charge to have resulted from the has been Captain of the vessel. action of a fellow-lukong, who, which is on the Canton-Shangha with commendable zeal, dogged run, for some time, and that he the defendant's Tootstops and has earned the dislike of the sea- eventually was rewarded by the men by his consistently hursh sight of the two tins of dope being treatment of them. On a recent. carefully stowed away by the de-trip, it is said, most of them left fendant in his kit-box.
the ship at Shanghai and were only with great difficulty persuad- ed to rejoin to bring the boat back to Canton..
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This prompted a search which the defendant sought to thwart by running away with the incriminat ing stuff. Just before his arrest he threw the tins over a wall, but these were afterwards recovered.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell'imposed a fine of $1,000, or six months hard labour.
"
A TALL STORY.
allegations is not yet ascertain- Whatever truth is in, these.
able, but when the boat, arrived in Canton on Thursday morning, the Russian was arrested and taken to the Central Police Depart ment. When our informant. wrote, the man was still in custody.
COAL DISPUTE.
On the other hand, the report of General Chang Kai-shek's death' from wounds near Nanchang and the lenderless condition of that part of the Southern Army is calculated to allay anxiety on the part of adherents to the Northern regimej At all events, the hasty exdous from the city to the foreign residential
To explain how 04 lottery tickets quarter at Nantai of many of the were found in his possession, better class Chinese has caused for when he was arrested at Belchers the time being at all events. "Street, a Chinese"youth said that, in passing an unknown man Our correspondent says it now remnina to be seen what will be the throw the tickets at him, and "it outcome of the reported appoint was due to his good marksmanship PREMIER ON GOVERNMENT'S ment by Marshal Sun Chuan-fang
that the tickets dropped, into, his pocket. of Tu Shih-cre as Tupan of Fulien as a reward for his help in routing It is said that the Tupan's yamen is already under a naval guard, so the report is evidently well-founded. Tu is a Fukien man and may for that reason seek the real well-being of his native province. One only wishes that there were more officials Like the present Civil Governor, Chen Ping-sah, whose name is a household word for integrity and
the Southerners near Nanchang,
disinterestedness.
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The situation, says our correR-
pondent, may be rendered all the more interesting shortly if the
Southern appointees for the Military and Civil Govemor- ships, who are reported to be gaining ground in South- ern Fukien; obtain anything Martial like a decisive victory. law is in force in Foochow, and any-
one found out of doors at night is severely dealt with. Otherwise, all is tranquil,
SHIP SOLD.
"LING NAM UNDER THE
HAMMER.
lieved by the Magistrate, who or 'Defendant's story was hot be
dored 10 strokes with the rattan to be inflicted.
A DOMESTIC SQUABBLE
Inspector Blackman had a case in which one man was charged with assaulting another at Wan- chai, and, in outlining the facts, he said that it arose from the defendant's objection to the come plainant suing for the hand of his widowed daughter-in-law. When the complainant became in sistent, defendant seized a screw driver and jabbed him in the head with, it.
ACTION.
Rugby, Oct. 31.
In a letter on the coal dispute to
Major Carver, the Conservative Candidate at the, by-election in the Howdenshire Division of Yorkshire, the Prime Minister emphasises that the industry, like other industries, must stand on its own feet. All the suggestions made by Govèrn- mont had been rejected by either one side or the other, and the hope of further Government interven tion merely tends to prolong the dispute. He adds "We should only be the paving way for further mis- understanding were we to pretend that we had it in our power either" to compel a settlement or, in the present temper of the industry, to secure "agreement. We have dono ail we could, and no wise Govern- We Iment could have done more. In another case of assault, heard have always been ready and we are before the same. Magistrate, it was still ready, to listen to reasonable stated that. the two ren consuggestions frory either the mine- cerned were engaged in driv owners or the miners."
Both men were bound by Major C. Willson,
SAWTERS' QUARREL.
over
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ing a saw at * Shaukiwan. During the past week the men boatyard The man at the working in pits has increased by end nearer the ground was accused over 28,000 and now number about of getting out of line, and was hit 270,000.-British Wireless. by the ather on the head with a stone. The aggressive one was given seven days, and ordered to pay $5 as compensation to the other man, failing which he was to under- go a further term of seven days.
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Berlin, Sept. 14. The Berlin anthropologist, Pro- Quen's Theatre yesterday to wit ness The Eagle," which was the fessor Westenhoefer, has created last picture the late Rudolph great interest in the scientific Valentino gured in prior to his world by announcing in a paper death.
he has just read before the The story deals with the exploits Anthropological Congress of a Russian cavalry officer who Salzburg that the Darwinian incurred the displeasure of the theory of evolution is wrong, in Czarina and thenceforth became so far as it traces the descent of a notorious bandit. In this role, man back to an ape-like ancestor, he encounters the daughter of a whereas in reality the ape s landowner on whom he had sworn descended from an animal bearing vengeance for seizing his father's a more or less close resemblance deserting from one of the police launches, was sentenced to American correspondents weigh-property, and complications arise to man. four-months' hard labour. He was ing up the prospects in connection when the bandis chief falls in love also found guilty on two. other with Tuesday's polling in the with her. It is a most thrilling The Ling Nam has accommoda- counts of posing as a police cons- United States say that although the series of events which follows, with searches led him to devote parti- tion for forty first-class pastable and of stealing a licence from election does not turn on any large plenty of romance and not a little cular attention to the human chin sengers, eighty second-class, and a hawker, and the additional sen-matters, of policy it is certain to humour to relieve the grim aspects and foot, as both of these are 1,080 deck passengers, and has an tences of two months' hard labour test President Coolidge's standing of the story. Rudolph Valentino special human characteristics and average speed loaded of 12 knots. imposed on each of these two They point out that the tax reducis, of course, the bandit leader, and calculated to reveal the point at counts, were made to run concur- tion carried out by Mr. Mellon, he fills the part as only he could. which man originated in the series rently."
which is by far the most noteworthy He is well supported by other mem-of the vertebrata.
The Professor shows that the feature of the Coolidge Government, bers of the cast, and the settings-
The steamship Ling Nam was sold by Messrs. Lammert Bros., "auctioneers, 'nt their auction rooms this morning for $150,000. Bid ding started at $100,000 and rapid, ly rose to the selling. figure. The Vessel was bought by Messrs Jose
Moreno Brodeth.
She has twin screw triple expan sion surface condensing engines of 577 nominal horse power, and is equipped with wireless and re- frigating apparatus. The boat has been sold with life boats, deck stores, engine room stores, mat- tresses, pillows, linen, and ather equipment.
She was built by Reiherstnig Shwilfawarte and Machinenfabrik, of Humburg, In 1903, and is n Chinese ship registered at Canton, of 6,218 tons gross, and 3,748 nett.
A fireman charged by Captain Bloxham, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, with
PRINCE IN PARIS.
SPENDS A BUSY DAY.
London, Oct. 31.
Professor Westenhoefer's IC-
is likely to stand the Republicans of the film are really Arst-class. chin owes its origin to the special We can commend "The Eagle" as position and function of human teeth, and that one is therefore being well worth seeing,
In addition to this big attraction, justified in placing it in the scrica the programme includes a Gaumont of vertebrae at a point linking up news reel and some intensely inter-with certain of the reptilia. The esting snapshots of famous cinema chin in man has retained its stars, as well as a clever Assop primitive peculiarities, while in Fable feature big and varied the case of other mammals, owing programme at ordinary prices.
in good stead in the Eastern and part of the Middle West, but the Rural vote is problematic.. Over. and against the striking fact of industrial prosperity, there has been a great amount of agrarian Rugby, Oct. 31.
discontent. Governor Al Smith, of The Prince of Wales spent a New York, is the outstanding per- crowded days in Paris yesterday. sonality in the election and there After luncheon with the Fresi-Seems not the smallest doubt that She was sold by order of the Court.dent of the Republic at the Elysee, he will triumphantly be returned. Inaugurated the Canadian Many Democrats are looking to him Hostel, the first of its kind to be the candidate for the Presidency established in the Cite Universita-in 1928. Otliers whose names are Fire,
mentioned as Democratic possibles" In the evening he spoke at a
for the highest post are Senator banquet given by the Union Inter Pomerene (Ohio) Governor Ritchie, Alice Association of France; of Maryland, and Governor Donu- the Grande "Bretagne and hey, of Ohio-Reuter's American
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RUBBER PRICES.
THE LATEST LIST.
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NAVAL LOSS.
COURT MARTIAL TO OPEN.
Rugby, Oct. 31. The Admiralty announces that
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RUBBER EXPORTS.
THE NEW QUARTER'S PERCENTAGE.
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to, stronger development and con- tralisation, it has largely departed from its original form. This development of the teeth, the jaw, the masticating muscles, and the anout in the case of almost all mammals is in Inverse proportion to the development of the brain."
The Brain Animal. .reference to rubber In the case of the foot, Profossor exports restriction, it is announced Westenhoefer declares that the that the porcentage of the origin of the characteristic stand- standard production of rubber ing and walking foot arose in the which may be exported at first place through the Batrachian minimum rate of duty from Ceylon reptiles learning to stand upright. and Mainya for the quarter begin- The oldest mammalian-foot is, he ning November 1st will be eighty, contends, quite prehensile in character, but a genuine standing British Wireless.
or walking foot such as that poss Iseased by man to-day The retention of the primitivo form and function of the teeth and Test are the two main features which have led to the development of the brain animal-man.
MOTOR SHOW.
Comite de Etudiants Canadiens, at the Conele Inter-Alllees He, described, himself as a friend talking to friends and expressed his admira-. 8.05 tion for the generous impulse of 4.85 France who was setting an ex 14.25 ampla which other nations "would 10.60 shortly follow and has added to
3.00 the, brillant traditions of information has been received from 1.90 Sormonne, this new phase of Unthe Commander-in-Chief of North 2.90 |versity life. ».
America and the West Indies, that 4.70 It is proposed to build a British a Court Martial into the loss of the 4.20 hostel in connection with the Cite navy sloop "Valerian" will assemble 8.00 Universitiaire, to house some 200 to-morrow. Until the verdict has 5.30 or 800 students, and a meeting is been pronounced no information as
Professor Westenhoefer, there- 62 being held to-morrow at the Manto the precise circumstances in
Rugby, Oct. 31.fore, thinks himself justified in 5.15 slon House, London, presided over which the vessel was lost can be 3.00 by the Lord Mayor to further this considered reliable, The sugges- The International Motor Show taking man back in a direct line 8.20 scheme. Both Lord Crewe, the tion that there is any mystery conut Olympia, London, terminated to the oldest form of mammal in 1.60 British Ambassador In Paris, and nected with the loss of the vessel yesterday. The total attendance which the other mummalian FM S. Fleurlan, the French Ambas in the hurricane, is one that need at this your's show was over groups with their different chin Rubber Coan Interim Dividend sador in London, will be present not be seriously entertained260,000, as compared with 194,000 and feet formation developed only
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