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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL 1930.
REPORTED FALL OF LOYANG.
NANKING CLAIMS TO SEIZURE.
KUOMINCHUN SAID TO BE ON RETREAT.
FURTHER INTRIGUE.
Shanghai, Oct. 10.
THREE AUSTRALIA | R.101 MEMORIAL
FLIGHTS.
SERVICE
TWO AIRMEN DETAINED. IN PERSIA..
BURNT FLAG. DRAPES THE ALTAR;
OTHERS PROGRESSING.
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Bagdad, Oct. 10.
and Chabot
who ure
IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT WESTMINSTER.
Flying Officer Major Pickthorne,
attempting to fly from England to
Australia in a week, arrived here PUBLIC PAY TRIBUTE. to-day and then took off again on They arrived at
London, Oct. 10. their journey.
The Prince of Wales repre- Following the Nationalist oc-Lingah in the afternoon, and have
senting the King, accompanied cupation of Chengchow, the im-been detained by the Persian
authorities.-Reuter.
by his brother the Duke of York, portant city along the Peking-
Basra, Oct. 10. Hankow Railway, the latest in- Flight-Lieutenant Hill, who is took part in the memorial ser- formation from Nationalist mili-niso on a fight to Australia, has vice to the victims of the R.101 tary intelligence circles in Honan arrived at Bushire from here. at St. Paul's Cathedral.
The Prime Minister, with his claims the occupation of Loyang. From Aleppo to here he lost his the Headquarters of Marshal bearings over the desert.-Reuter two daughters, and almost all the There was a curious error in members of the Cabinet, several and their Feng Yu-hsiang and his Kuomin
British Wireless, ex-cabinet ministers yesterday's. chun forces.
Yesterday, according to reliable which stated that Hill had reach-wives, and members of Parliament foreion sources, the Kuominchun ed Karachi, having flown from attended.
stubborn England in the record time of five. Army was making a stand at Loyang, fighting days. desperately against the advancing Nationalist army, but reports now say the city has fallen.
Kuominchun Defeat.
The Dominion Premiers and other delegates to the Imperial Calcutta, Oct. 10. Conference were present in a Captain Cunningham, the Aus body.
Athens. Oct. 10.
Germany.
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The simple service was broad. cast throughout the Empire and was relayed by all the German
tralian airman, has abandoned his The French Air Minister, M. light to England, owing to finan-Laurent Eynac, the Italian Air the a series of Minister, General Balbo, cial reasons, after misadventures.
Belgian Minister of Communica- This morning Nanking official
He had previously crashed at tions. M. Lippens came specially circles were informed that the Kyaukpu, had magneto trouble in to London to attend the service. Nationalist officer commanding Batavia, and landed in a swamp as did Dr. Eckener, one of the the Loyang attack, General Yang near the Singapore Aerodrome.pioneers of airship trave! Fu-ching, occupied Loyang yester-Renter.. day morning. the main body of defeated Kuominchun, troeps re- Major Kingsford Smith, who is treating to Shenchow. Marshal on a flight from England to Aus Feng Yu-hsiang, who was last tralia, has arrived here
was known to be with his army al Rome.--Router.
A solemn requeim mass Loyang, has left for Shenchow.
simultaneously held at Westmins- The Nanking victory, if con- Capt. F. R. Matthews has crash-ier Roman Catholic Cathedral, firmed, will undoubtedly lead to ed between Singora and Bangkok. After the service at St. Paul's, filed past the the Nanking occupation of Honan on his flight to Australia.--Reuter large crowds Prevince. thus frustrating thei Capt. Matthews left Croydon searched and tattered flag of the Kuominchun scheme to hand over on Sept. 16 on a light to Australia, R101 which draped the altar. the administration to the Mun-but has had a run of misfortune. churians in Chibli rather than to He arrived at Karachi on Sept. 22, surrender to Nanking."
Military Intrigue?
Whilst rumours of an alliance between Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang aud Marshal Chiang Kai-shek con-
Trom stations.
Singapore, Det, 10.
Calcutta on the 24th, and Ran- goon on the 25th., but had to make a forced landing in Siam on Sept. 27.]
meeting
the of
Lying in State..
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SUNNY SIDE UP
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CHARLES FARRELL
Scores of thousands of people paid a tribute of respect to the victims, whose bodies, in coffins; covered by Union Jacks and surrounded
wreaths and by flowers, lay in state throughout to-day at Westminster Hall:
tinue to eirculate in flanan, it is The lower deck of the Navy at
Special police arrangements significant to note that in somic Portsmouth have decided not to
were necessary to control the eases when cities were occupied organise a flag day on behalf of the traffic in the neighbourhood which by the Nanking forces the Kuo-Trafalgar Orphans Fund this year particularly in the late evening minchun forces were given an At the annual
By per- became very congested. opportunity for an automatic and Portsmouth Committee of the Royal mission of the King, Westminster organised withdrawal.
Richardson, Royal Marines, the Hall remained open tili ten o'clock The Nanking Commanders have Chairman, stated that the greater to-night and the coastant stream since announced that they have part of last year's total, £1,500. of silent mourners continued till na intention of perpetrating was raised by subsidiary efforts long after dark, further slaughter of their own and not by the fag day, and in the compatriots and
past year or two it had become in-
Washington, Oct. 10. leniency to the Kuominchun
President Hoover stated to-day troops. hoping that they will crea-ingly difficult to get volunteers among the naval ratings to act as surrender.
the collectors in the streets. The Comthat the American Government has
been encouraging rather The exact meaning of
of the peaceful turnover of the Kuominmander-in-Chief, Admiral chun troops. at present cannot be Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, said he hampering the export of helium The law expressly provided that explained but. it scems certain noped the lower deck would see togas. That the forces of boths sides wil.t that the Port's contribution to the the Government might at any time not contemplate further strife for und was not lessend by changed issue licences for the export of the 3some months. Both the Kuomin-methods,
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gas. Every application for licence in the past two years had been granted.-Reuter.
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Shanghai Ceremony.' Lions along the Lung-Hai Railway.inking up of the Manchurian and The Railway has been devastated Shansi forces.
Shanghai, Oct. 10. heyand description" and revence it should be noted that while
The Royal Air Force Associa- wreaths on the has been completely stopped for the Kueminenun shows sign of tion placed several months on account of the wining Nating, the peaceful Cenotaph this morning in memory warfare.
Chansi turnover at Peking and of the R101 victims. Tientsin is understood to be partOne wreath was laid by Messrs. of a Shansi-Manchurian under. D. E. Shotter and W. A. G. some pezsimistsPrice, both of whom were asso- The army of General Shih Yu-Atanding which
mas Com-believe
lead to another ciated with the late Major Scott shan, a doubtful northern mander, who has been neutral afliance and further war. during the recent the Nanking-f Shansi struggle in Shantung., has made a most significant move by penetrating into northern Honan The vernacular newspapers airship officer of His Majesty's
state that, despite the alleged wartime airship service.
from Shantung.
Earlier Report.
Peking, Oct. 10.
in the air service. Mr. Shotter was an engineer officer, in the R34 in her Atlantic flight, and is the sole surviving trained rigid.
the real motive is not known,agreement hetween the Central Another wreath was laid by Mr. but the spectacular march from Government at Nanking and V. J. Palstra, a brother of one-of Shantung to Henan was must un-Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, severe the victims, Squadron "Leader expected, General Shin Yoshan, fighting is continuing around Palstra (Australia). no doubt, is taking advantage of Loyang, Hogan, which the Kuo- A third wreath was from the the chaotic state of Honan, where minchun forces are holding British Women's Association.-- the Nationalist forces are busy desperately. The Shansi troops Reuter eintaged in eliminating er driving are reported to be withdrawing the Kuominchun troops out of towards Niangtzekuan and other their strongholds, and the latter mountain passes on the borders are seeking to avoid total destruc-of Shansi.
FINE WEATHER.
tion.
The vernacular newspapers Northern Honan is now partly alan state that Mr. Wang Ching- Leftist Kuomintang
The local weather forecast to under the control of General Shih wei,' the
is:-North-east Yu-shan, and observers predict leader, is leaving Skansi shortly noon to-morrow
winds, fresh; fine. that his presence will prevent a for Russia, via Urga-Reuter.
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