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WILL CANTON BE ATTACKED? BRITISH PROTEST AT INTERPORT OPENS.
MUCH FIGHTING LIKELY
OUTSIDE CITY.
REPORTED BOMBARDMENT OF THE
WHAMPOA FORTS.
HANKOW.
CHINESE TROOPS INVADE
THE CONCESSION.
SHANGHAI GOES IN
TO BAT.
FINCHER REPLACES HUNT.
LABOUR UNIONS CONFER.the Chinese troops from the area. was a large assembly when Capt.
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The latest news from Canton to-day is that although conditions in the City are becoming almost normal, with shops on the Bund re-opening for business, there is strong likelihood of serious fighting taking place in the country around, especially in the neighbourhood of Whampoa and Bocea Tigris where the forts are held by the anti- Reda..
One report received this morning is to the effect that last evening the Whampoa forts were being attacked by the "Ironsides," and that rifle and machine gun fire, together with the sound of heavier
armament, could be heard.
The political situation is becoming clarified, at least in the opinion of those who dare prognosticate on such a matter. The new line-up is said to be Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Ching-wei, Chang Fat-kwai and Tang Seng-chi as the leaders of the "Left" on the one, side, with Generals Pel Chung-hsi, Li Chung-yon, Li Chai-sum and The early the Nanking "Western Hills' politicians on the other. return of Chiang Kai-shek to Canton is prophesied.
THE NEW POLITICAL ALIGNMENT.
BRITISH FLIGHT TO INDIA.
CAPT. MCINTOSH REPORTED FROM POLAND.
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35, Wong Hel Chung Road.
Happy Valley.
Bulls and Inners
☐ ☐ From the Office Butts.
Hinkler having a Mackintosh Apparently the Canton Iron- with him should weather the flight sides appreciate a little tin-on to India.
the side.
The real bar is a bar to the reel.
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“Newcomers" This year there Now the Rife League is again will be no Haggis dressing com functioning, there should be more petition in connection with tha competition in bulls and innere, forthcoming celebration of St.
Andrew's Day,
Officially our winter commenced on November 16, but the Observa- tory still takes no notice.
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To-day's simile: "-as, tenderly no a young man looking at his first motor bike."
DOUBTS STILL PREVAIL YANGTSZE BANDITS SHOT.
The rubber soles which were Dull weather, overcast 'and
Talpa Urban Council has taken note of the fact that the bridge stolen during the week found their Hankow, Nov. 18. threatening rain, the first sign of
Warsaw, Nov. 18.
having been opened, the road has way to the dining table yesterday. Thousands of Nanking, troops change in an unbroken spell of
It is reported that Captain Me- been dug up again to lay the water are now in the city, and they have several weeks, was Nature's con
main to Taipo. Crime in the dis-
Although you may go Home hegun to invade the buildings in trary greeting to the opening Intosh and Mr. Bort Hinkler land-trict is otherwise normal.
across America, it will be vią the ex-British Concession for use match of the triangular Interported at 2.30 on the afternoon of No- British Consul contest, between Kongkong and veraber 16 at Bialokrynica, in
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Sigh-beer-la. ns billets. The General has pratested to the Com- Shanghai this morning. The un- missioner for Foreign Affairs, in- promising weather, however, did South Poland, and Inter proceed- sisting upon the withdrawal of not deter the enthusiasm associated to India.
ed with the port rivalry, and there It is reliably stated that the 6th, E. 1. M.. Barrett and Mr. T. E. the airmen, who resumed their The local authorities assisted 7th, 10th, 19th, and 44th Nanking Pearce, the respective captains, flight the same day-Reuter. Armies are now in or around Han-tossed up for choice of wicket.
Absence of News. The match is the twenty-seventh kow, while, General Yang Sen is directing the movements of the 2nd and 20th Armies down river of the series between Hongkong
London, Nov, 18. and Shanghai, and, ond being
The airman, Capt. McIntosh and
It is appropriate that the escape towards Shasi.
drawn, Hongkong have hitherto
"What Price Glory!" 9.15 per- The retreating Wuhun
are formance as usual. forces placed thirteen victories to their Mr. Bert Hinkler, who were at- of prisoners and the beginning of
00 (8th, 35th and 36th Armies) are credit against Shanghai's, twelve. tempting a non-stop flight to In winter coincided. Policemen retiring in the direction of Chang- Shanghai are very keen, and confi- dia, are reported in Press tele-uniformly bluc.
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A Reading husband kicked hia sha and into West Hunan, causing dent in their prospects of getting grams from Warsaw to have land-
When dinner is being served we wife 22 feet, or from the bedroom distress among the villagers on on level terms,
ed at Bialokrynica, in the district wish the mooring lighter, would to the kitchen. They have since The teams were:
of Podhajce, in Southern Poland.
lay a few more boys in the har- rented a smaller apartment. the way. General Ho Chien, Tang Seng-chi's successor for a short Shanghai: Capt. E. I. M. Barrett
It is stated that the airmen were
bour. time, is now
One reason, perhaps, why there at Changteh. (Captain), H. W. Allison, E. G.
Barnes, J. T. Hegarty, J. A. Isaacs, afforded assistance by the local
Mona might be a good Channel are so many more divorces in Naval Wireless.
D. W. Lench, P. Madar, C. E. Oller authorities and that they have re~ dessen, J. A. Quayle, T. L. Raws-sumed their flight. It would ap- swimmer but we'd hate to have Shanghai is that they marry
oftener there. thorne and L F. Stokes.
pear, however, from these reports her for our doctor. that the landing at Bialokrynica took place on Wednesday after noon.
ICHANG BANDITS.
Several Executed Yesterday.
Ichang, Nov. 18. Measures against bandits are stili being taken in the Ichang region by the Military Commander. Over one hundred and fifty were round-
ed up by a detachment of troops yesterday, and small quantities of arms and ammunition were found on them.
Hongkong: T. E. Pearce (Capt W. Brace, Lieut. T. H. Dale, R.N.. Capt. A. G. Dobble, F.. Goodwin, ward,. E. C. Fincher, A. and Hinkler haa Lieut J. B. A. Hankey, A, W. Hay- Ramsey, G. R. Sayer and C. D.
Wales.
Shanghai's Useful Team. While the team is not the strong est Shanghai can turn out, says the A number of them wore sum-Shanghai Times, commen' ing on the marily executed 'to-day,
Interport eleven prior to its de- The reported intention of Gon-parture for Heak ever era! Yang Sen to visit "Ichangtheless, one which should be persists as a rumour.-Naval worthy of the name of a properly representative side., Captain Bar- rett skippered the Shanghal team to a sensational victory in the last interport match in Hongkong, and he takes with him E. G. Barnes and J. A. Isaacs, whose last wicket: stand pulled the match out of the
Wircices.
With the arrival of the boats was passing Whampoa at six o'clock last night, the forts were from Canton last night it was de- being heavily bombarded, the at-still
the tacking forces being then close up finitely ascertained that
of General to the outer defences. Much of "Ironside" troops
the firing was" from rifles' and Chang Fat-kwai were in complete machine guna, but heavier arma- charge of the City, and that no ment was being used on further fighting within the pre- sides. cincts of the city is, for the pre- sent likely Shops along the bund are te-opening.
Where is Wong?
Labourites Meet.
both
GEN. TANG SENG-CHI
Arrival in Japan.
Osaka, Nov, 18. Tang Seng-chi arrived at Kage-
fire.
No further news of McIntosh
suffer from expandemonium.
Kowloon is beginning again to
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Trado is com- been received mencing to
from any quarter. Anxiety, there- flourish again.
fore, still prevails, especially as So is the tai- no authentic confirmation is avail-pan's signature. able that the airmen who landed in Poland were actually McIntosh and Hinkler-British Wireless.
OFFER PEER'S
FLIGHT.
NEW RECORD TO BE ¿
ATTEMPTED.
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London, Nov. 18.
This week's, Howler: A parasite is a native of Paris.
What with forward:BAT, marks by the backs and back- chat from the... forwards, some of our football referees have a
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Hongkong Watchmen's Anthem: "For Thee a Loan"
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Dougal: ""Whit abaqt drinkin' ma health, Sandy?
Sandy: "Well, here's wish- ing your eyesight won't get any worse!**
The ham sandwiches at last Practice Dance were 8.o me what thicker than.. usual. In cor- tain quartors this is regarded as a sign of a hard winter.
ye
O Dr. Fah Tum
has been
appointed Minister of Internal Affairs by the Nan- "Govern-
king ment,
A stray bat
hard time of it. shinta late last night aboard "the
Captain Barrett himself is one Mr. Carberry, by which name On Thursday afternoon Tse Ying- Mitsuki Maru. In a press inter-
A brain pak, the Commissioner of Labour view General Tang said he would of the best batsmen in the Far Lord Carbery chooses to be known
from the bel- A naval message confirms the Affairs, a noted "Lefilst," called a return to China after a sojourn East. In J. A. Quayle he has a since he renounced his title to the
Kyoto and batsman with lots of experience peerage, left Croydon Aerodrome specialist says. that men of
fry: "How is it a Fokker monoplana fact that there has been no re- metting of the representatives of Nagasaki, Beppu,
in representative cricket in the today in
possible for a the Revolutionary Association, Me- Tokyo. petition of the firing and that the chunic's General Association, Sen- It appears that Genera! Tang East, and one who should be diffi-accompanied by a mechanic, on a great mental so called "Reds" have gained com- men's General Union, Kwangtung cherishes the hope of lending cult to get out when he gets into Alght to Capetown. He hopes to power go on working whilst fast single man with a double chin t plete control.
Labourers' Association and repre-the national revolutionary move-his stride. As all rounders he has accomplish the journey in record asleep. Even this doesn't explain have a treble voice?"
"Enquirer:" Lorries are large sentatives of the labourers working ment and hinted at the possibility Leach, sound bat and excellent time, estimating that he will reach the work done in some Govern-
birds which lap liquid like a cat. on the Canton-Kowloon, Canton of co-operation with Chiang Kai- bowler, Stokes, Pat Madar, and Catro in four days and Capetown ment Departments. Hankow (Kwangtung Section) Con- shek.--Router.
Hegarty. Barnes will officiate be in a week. His first halt will be
Hey, move up. How would you. They also make a considerable hind the wickets, and Isaacs, at Lyons.
like to work in our Supreme Court amount of noise when you are Ollerdessen, Allison, and Raw His departure was made without and an Interport going on out asleep, especially on Sunday after- thorne should bear the brunt of
any preliminary announcement side? the bowling, assisted by Leach.
and only a few people saw him
Nicaragua looks like a poker off. From Capetown, Mr. Carberry will fly to Kenya, where he has an game in which Calics has the last estato and where he already has call on Cal.
☐ ☐ |two other seroplanes which be Appropriately enough, local The reference, in a contemporary, At the last moment, E.C. Fincher uses for transport and survey
on Armistice Night to the driver of a hiré car “peck- radio sets One of these le flown by observed a complete allence. came into the Hongkong side in work.
ing up passengera,” was probably place of Lieut, K. Hunt, one of the his wife-British. Wireless...
an allusion to the man's bill. Colony's strongest and most reli-
.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
H.M.S. Cornflower Coming.
London, Nov. 18. H. M. S. Cornflower, at pre- sent under repair at Sheerness, is to leave for China on December 28, to relieve H.M.S. Hollyhock- Reuter.
STERN BATTLE.
Conflicting Claims,
THE PLAY OPENS. Shanghai Goes to Bat.
able bats, who it was found had
not sufficiently recovered from his FLIGHT TO HONGKONG. récent indisposition."
Shanghai won the toes, and Capt.
..
Another stray but from the belfry:-"Do Theosophists believe
The whereabouts of General ton-Samshui railways, announcing Wang Chao-hung (Li Chai-aum's to the labourers that the "Leftists" subordinate against whom the Government now give the reward. coup was effected) are not de- of $10,000 for the arrest of Wang finitely known, one report stating Shao-hurg, calling the attention of that he has cacaped to Hongkong the labourers working on railways and another stating that he is with and steamers to keep a sharp look his troops on the North River, out for Wang Shao-hung whom the When Wang's house was raided Canton Government believed to be early on Thursday morning, his still at Canton. wife, who disguised herself as a
Proceeding, the Labour Commis- servant, was among those who
Six sioner declared that this coup is succeeded
escaping, in Kwangsi men, believed to be organised for the sole purpose of officers of General Wang Chao- driving away the Kwangalites hung, were among those who because of the latter's "Big-
'Shanghai, Nov. 18. arrived in Hongkong by the Can- ger Kwanggi" movement. In other
While Nanking messages stated Barrett elected to take first knock ton boat and they stayed at the words the coup at Canton on Thurs- Great Enstern Hotel yesterday, day is a "Canton for the Cantonese" that Feng Yu-hsiang claims to sending in D. W. Leach and P. THE PRIZE MONEY DOUBLED. leaving later for Wachow which movement. Since General Li Fuk-have captured Tsinin, Peking Madar as his opening pair.
Madar took the first over from has for some time past been the lam is a Cantoreso probably it was messages state that the Chihli- centre of the Kwangsi forces, because of this that he joined the Shantung forces are reported to Dobble on a hard wicket which was have carried out an enveloping playing very fast and looked liable Whether General Wang Chao-hung "Leftists" so suddenly.
It is reported that certain movement at Kwelteh as a result to break up fairly quickly," himself has gone there is doubt-
students of the Sun Yat-sen of which they have established Eght runs accrued to Shanghai ful.
It is known that among those University have been arrested for themselves. on Lunghai, to the in the first over from byes, the who have made a hurried exit from being "moderates" and that when west of Kweiteh, cutting off the Hongkong" captain being twice beaten by the speed of the ball
The increase was announced doesn't deserve to be. Canton are Messrs. Chang Nan- the Ironsides were making their Kuominchun garrison there.
Another body of Chihli-Shan-Madar singled to cover.
after a call at the White House,
According to the Daily Press hsen and Feng Cho-min, two of coup Labour organisations and
C. D. Wales took the ball at the although it was not stated that then unofficial world's speech re- the most prominent political fol- radicals were actively supporting tung troops officially claim to have captured 2,500 Kuominchun Towers of General Li Chai-sum. them.
maidon, and Dobbie's next over boosting the prize. Feng was, up till the coup, acting
east of Kaifeng-Reuter.
also produced no addition to the score,
as Director of the Military Depart
Political Issues.
ment had a new man has already There is, of course, much een appointed in his place, this speculation regarding the larger ing Mr. Chu Hui-yat, who was political outcome of the coup and formerly Chief of Police.
the opinion is gaining ground that the split of the Kuomintang is now shaping itself definitely by
Counter-Attack Likely.
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in the renewal of rubber soles?"
Father says "The Magiclan" has nothing on him when it comes to paying the bills after Christmas. Washington, Nov. 14. Life story of Miss Ruth Elder: The prize offered by W. E. "Lipstick and Joystick." Easterwood, a Dallas business man, for a flight from Dallas to Shangbat cabarets in future isn't robbed by that time he Hongkong was raised to-day from must close at 8 a.. If a man $25,000 to $50,000.
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A style expert is a person who gets women to pay more for fewer. clothes.
A local musician was robbed of a watch this week. He is now thinking of some other means of passing away his time.
A newspaper heading wo never hope to read: "Prisoner Plenda Ignorance. Educated at Harrow." 0.0
Continuing to advertise for a golfing and dance, partner, that gentleman must be feeling mashile.
DO This newly-formed ring of sugar producers looks like another form of quoting.
Boldiers at Kaocheng to the north Supreine Court end and bowled a call had anything to do with | cord of 322.6 miles per hour" News
U.S. FINANCIERS AND THE FAR EAST.
Wales bowled the fourth maiden in, six overs, the first ten runs tak- Ing fifteen minutes and eight of those being byes.
Dobble was making the ball kick, but even Wales' slow left-handera did not attract the Shanghai pair,
THE WEEK-END WEATHER,
Item: Accused was was claimed to-day by Lieut. charged with buying an evening Alford J. Williams of the U. S. paper in the street and persistent. Navy" This sounds like a subtle ly rending it. The Police were challenge to our own "ellent complimented on their vigilance."
Navy
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Local Newspaper Poster: A girl we know will never be e "Canton Sqeeze. The City of good bridge player. She hates to According to this morning's re- Rams appears to have lost a ewe. return diamonds. Although the forces of General the formation of two opposing A WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
This International sugar com- Chang Fat-kwal occupy the city, cliques. Gossip associates the
a tribute to the excellent length he port of the Royal Observatory, the
Queen's': To-morrow at the weather up till noon to-morrow the anti-Reds are in control of Nanking party '(the' military
was keeping. Washington, Nov.,18.
A wonderfully smart plece of will be: East winds, moderate; "The Waning Sex." MacWhirter bine is a striking Idea. the thrée railways and also leaders of which are General Pei
A conference, believed to be con- fielding by Sayer almost cost Madar cloudy."
agrees that they mostly all look can't beat ite the Whampoa and Bocca Tigris Chung-hai and Li Chung-yen) with
like weans these days.
Poppy Day Sales figures were forts. The Canton-Shamshul line L Chai-sum and says that these cerned with impending financial his wicket, a very quick return giv is not running, and there is only men, together with the group of transactions in the Far East, hasing him barely time to regain
Tho've started community-sing- extremely creditable, we read. a limited and fore-shortened ser- politicians known as the "Western been held by Mr. Lamont, his creace, Bayer also saved a cer- Pavilion boundary sending up 20. stol. The most popular Accentuated a little, of courge, by vice on the Canton-Suikwan, line. Hills faction' will be consoliant. partner in Morgan's banking tain boundary when Leach anden incidentally the score had taken item so for "Will Ke No Come those modish frocks. The Canton-Kowloon Railway is ed into the Right wing On the house, who has just returned from voured to send Hankey's first ball nearly half an hour.
Marchant vessels have been fired apparently running fairly well to other side are ranged Chiang Japan, and Mr. Mitchell, president to the ropes.
wicket at 11 o'clock off Dobble's Now that bandits and pirates upon from Spit Hill on the There are general Kai-shek, Wang Ching-wel and of the National City Bank of New
owling. He had never faced the fears that Li Chal-sum's men, who Chang Fat-kwal with the pos-York, with Mr. Kellogg, the are sald to be numerically superior-sibility of Tang Seng-chl (the Secretary of Stato, Mr. Olds, the
The first four of the day result-bowling with any confidence, and have been shelled, we may at last Yangtee. The crews now expect. to their opponents, will attempt late Hankow commander who is Assistant Secretary, and Mr. John-ed from a rathen lucky cut by Leach had scored only one run, the total get to the kernel of the matter. to rate as heroe
"Only those who have proved an The Director of our Observatory to re-take the City within a few now in Japan) joining in. It is son, the chief of the Far Eastern off Dobble 25 minutes after the was then 28. ktays, and that fighting has already further thazarded that all these division of the State Department commencement, But in the next Quayle was sent back without active element in natural life will has so far recovered from his broken out in the vicinity of the personages will shortly return to Officials are most retfeent con-over Leach, who was displaying scoring, being brilliantly caught be allowed to vote on the Fatrist accident as to hope at an early Whampoa forts. The master of a Canton which will become the cerning the proceedings. Reuter's drifle more enterprise, at first slip by Lieut. Dale. The Council says Renter What date to live a lecture on "Boma
|American Service.
drove Hankey beautifully to the score-board read 27 for 2. iver eteamer reports that as he headquarters of the Left wing.
schedule.
Two Men Caught
Madar 'was caught behind the Back Again do
about the fea?
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