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NAZIS
Death Of Marshal Wu Pei-fu
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FAMOUS AS CHINESE EMPRESS OF CANADA
WAR-LORD
LIMITED. will be held in the PEIPING, Dec. 4 Registered Offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Building, Hong-(Reuter).-Marshal Wu Pei- the famous Chinese septi- kong, at 12.15 p.m. on Wednesday,ļfu,
war-lord, died of 27th. December, 1939.
caemia last evening after an emergency operation.
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Remarkable Career
Wu Pei-fu was born in 1873 in the province of Shantung. Entering the army as an oflicer's servant, he had a successful career, serving under two
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former Presidents, until by 1017 he had become a general el division.
His troops took part in the sup pression of the monarchist rising headed by General Chang Hsun in August 1917.
Wu gradually became the upholder of the Chinese Nationalist party in contrast to the pro-Japanese Antu party which was supported by Chang Tau-lin. In 1820, Wu, by a rapid march an Peking, overthrew tho Government there and Marchal Tuan, who was its mainstay. Thereafter all the Chinese Cabinets were under his thumb for time, and he was ca skilful in mobilising public opinlan in his favour as mn his milltary úpern- tions.
Defeats Chang
When Chong, who had now install- ed himself as an independent military the spring of 1922 to selze Peking and leader in Manchuria, attempted in the chief power, he was defeated by Wu in a short, sharp campaign. Chang retreated to Manchurio, but in the autumn of 1924 again threaten- ed Peking,
THE LATE WU PEI-FU
OBITUARY
Pioneer Of X-Ray
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Dec. 4 (Reuter)-The death is announced of Professor Vaillant, the X-ray ploneer.
Professor Valliant was a martyr to selence. He successively lost his Angers, wrists and lower arms as the result of his experiments.
He recently underwent his four- teenth operation.
Mr. J. P, Hellbronn SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAP}{" SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. (UP),-- The death occurred here to-day of Mr. J. P Heilbronn, aged 72, the prominent Manila businessman and the well known "old-timer" in Philippines.
The death accurred in Dante llog pital after a long illness.
Reports From Finnish War Front
INVADERS
MAKE
BUT LITTLE PROGRESS
On that occasion, thanks to the defection of his left wing under Gen- cral Feng, General Wu was defeated, but succeeded in escaping to the Central Provinces where he awaited events, first at Sinyangchow and then
LONDON, Dec. 4 (Reuter)-1-A Norwegian correspondent in in Yochow on the Yangise, till In the autumn of 1925 he was able to the Petsamo region says that the Russians are making very little bring about a league of the Central Provinces against Chang Tso-lin.
Gen. Feng then came back to his retired in the side. Changt again direction of Manchuria, but was overtaken and heavily defeated. All Dec. 1925, he seemed lost, but in turned the tables on his opponents.
however, His action was,
directed against Feng rather than Wu who after early successes against Chang suddenly withdrew from the contest.
But, while Feng early in Jan. 1026, gave up the conflict and went abroad, Wu prepared for a fresh campaign. He defeated his opponents, reron-
and Peking quered constitutional Government.
sct
up
a
In Sept. his luck turned. He was! defeated near Hankuw and it was even reported that he had been cap- tured and executed but these stories In Nov. however, proved to be false.
he threw up his command, only to return to it in Mar. 1927, when he was again defeated by the Northern- ers and forced to retreat to Shansi.
Plans Upsot
In Oct. 1927, he managed to reach
RUSSIANS DON'T WANT TO FIGHT
ROME, Dec. 4 (Reuter). --The Helsingfors corres- pondent of the "Popolo di Roma" says that although the Soviet troops were well- armed they were poorly clad and ill-fed.
The Finns found scurvy among quite a few of their prisoners.
The Russian Army is not at all anxious to fight the Finns and political com- missars have to goad the men into action.
a working agreement with Chang Nazis Responsible-
and had hopes of uniting the whole
of China, but the Cantonese rising upset his plans and their capture of Hankow was a blow from which his reputation could not recover.
In Apr. 1928, he retired from public life and is said to have entered monastery in Tibet as a bonze. He was one of the ablest of the Northern commanders and was always regard- ed as an honest man.
This year the Japanese attempted to set him up as head of a puppet government but he refused their offers.
For Rape Of Finland
What History Begins To Reveal
headway.
Some 3,000 Soviet troops have been landed from ships on the
const, and refugees are now streaming over the Norwegian border,
The Anglo-Canadian -nickel mines in the Petsamo area are now ablaze. the same correspondent reports, and huge columns of smoke are pouring into the sky.
The Canadian manager of the works hins arrived in Norway,
He reports that when he left the nickel production plant itself had not been damaged.
Karelian Stalemate
The civilian population is leaving and only Finnish troops remain.
The Fans have established mill- tary headquarters in one of the office buildings,
On the Karelian Isthmus, the Russians are niso making Litle or no headway.
This is admitted by the Communist organ, "Pravda," which complains of the thorough manner in which the Flans have laid their land mines.
Minas Everywhere
Milnes, says the paper, were found anywhere in the roads, shops and houses.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Dec. 4 (UP)-The Empress of Canada and the P. and O. linar Somali are two of the latest ships to be added
to the Nazi "black list" of Allied merchant ships.
The Naz! press to-day warns neutrals that "they will do well" to avoid travelling on those ships, as they are now armed merchantmen and will in future become special targets of German war craft.
In addition to the Empress of Canada and the Somali, the Gorman "black list" contains the names of the Lobos, which is a Pacific Steam Navigation Company vessol, and the Win- chester Castle, which is a Union Castle liner.
GERMAN WAR CRAFT
IS SUNK
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4, (UP)-A German minclayer wns blown up off Langeland Island at 4 p.m. to-day.
The vessel sank within four minutes and the crow of about 50 are believed to have perished.
"As no further information has been received from the Doric Star, the is presumed that she has bee
A storm and darkness made rescue operations impossible. It is noteworthy that this is third German minelayer to be sunkunk," says the statement. within a fortnight,
Only Two Saved COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4 (Reuter)- Another German guardship struck n mine and sank south of Langeland Isiond.
Only two from the crew of 50 are hitherto rescued.
This is the fourth Nazi ship sunk in a German mine-field.
Ship Sunk In Collision SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
the
British
LONDON, Dec. 4 (UP)-It has been disclosed that sicamer Hamsterley (2,160 tons) was sunk following a collision off the Nor- folk coast on Sunday night.
Homoward Bound When Sunk
The sleamer was homeward bound from Australia and New Zealand,
The crew consisted of 70,
It is not known whether there were any passengers, but there was only accommodation for six.
Collision Off Norfolk
t
LONDON, Dec. 4 (Reuter).The British steamer Hamsterley collidee with another vessel off the coast of
Norfolk to-day.
Two British Ships Sunk SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". LONDON, Dec. 4 (UF) --The
crew
The crew have been landed on the steamer Rudolph 2,119 tons. has were east coast and one is reported miss-beeu aunk near the Firth of Toy7.
Eight members of the maved but several others are missing. British Steamer Mined
The British Steamer Ekdene, 3,829. LONDON. Dec. 4 (fleuter).The tons, has been sunk and 20 members Ing.
tons, Was steamer Eskdene, 3,820
of the crew were saved. mined and sunk to-day.
The crew of 20 were landed at a Scottish part.
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NEW ARMY OF von A.R.P. WORKERS
New Admiral Scheer Victim N LONDON, Dec. 4 (Reuter)-The battleship, Admiral pocket Scheer, has been at work again in the South Atlantic, and has claimed an- other British victim.
LONDON, Dec. 4 (Reuter), The latest ship to fall is the Blue Nearly three-quarters of a million Star Line's Doric Star, of 10,000 tons. men and women will be added to the
D statement list of ARP. workers by an agree The cargo-ship, says by the Admiralty, was attacked by ment made by the Government wit the Nazi raider in the South Atlantie. employers of large staffa.
SPECIAL
Telephone poles have been cut and danger lurks in every corner.
Mines are almost invisible in the snow and explode every minute.
They are even found under the front doors of houses.
The official organ "Izvestia" makes LONDON, Dec. 4 (Reuter).A a similar complaint. special commentary issued to-day states that further evidence of Ger- man responsibility for the Soviet His Demands To The Japanese aggression against Finland is pre- He said: "To succeed I must have vided by to-day's revelation in au- real power and the ability to enforce thoritative quarters in London of the peace. No doubt, if I come out, this real reasons for the breakdown of the movement (peace movement) will be Anglo-Franco-Soviet discussions last summer which hitherto had been a satisfactory reward."
His demands included the forma-kept secret, on of a large Chinese army com- pletely under his command, and the return of real power Chinese hands.
The Soviet Government had in- in China to sisted as the price of alliance that Britain and France should persuade Finland and the Balle countries to put naval bases on the coast at Oesel, Dago and the Aaland Islands. at Rusain's disposal.
The Japanese, however, did not see eye to eye with him with regard to these requirements and the attempt to bring him out of his seven-year retirement failed.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says:
The week has opened with buyers again advancing their bids but so far trading has not been on a very exten- sive scale.
Buyers
HK. Bank $1,330 Bank of East Asia $71 Canton Ins;. $200
Douglases $70
Locks $18.00 Providents $4.20 H. &
S. Hotel, $4.60 Lands $39 Realties $4.35 Tramways $10
Peak Trams (Old) 37.00
Star Ferries $0314
Yaumali Ferries $23
Telephones (Old) $223⁄41⁄2 Cements 318
Dalry Farms (Old) - $10% Dairy Farms (New) $10 Watsons 68 Entertainments $0.20 Constructions: (Old) $1,70
Sellers
Fires $100 Steamboats $1X Docks $19.
Allies Roject Termi Britain and France had refused to traffek in the sovereignty of smaller
:
Dynamited Bicycle
One dare not touch a standing bell for if one does, bicycle or ring everything goes sky-high.
Snow is helping this activity and Casualties several hundred Russlon have been caused this way near Terijoki, the scat of the puppet government.
In the area north of Lake Ladoga, the Finna report having killed 300 Russians and taken 700 prisonera.
Evacuation Continuos
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 4 (Reuter). -Helsingfors and other towns are now being cleared of elvilian popula- tions in bitterly cold weather.
Heavy snow-storms have prevented any Soviet air activity since Saturday. Intensive raids on Helsingfors are expected as soon as the weather da the German Russia, therefore, broke off nego clears, especially tintions with Britain and France, and steamer Donau has now left with the staff of came to terms with Germany, whose Germans, Italians and government was willing to sacrifice the Soviet Legation aboard, the Baltic states in order to achieve aggressive designs in Poland,
countrica.
This is yet further proof of the baselessness of the German claim to act or a bulwark against Commun-
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Nearly Everyone Out
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4 (Reuter). -Everyone able to move had left Helsingfors by Sunday night, states a despatch to the newspaper,
"B.T."
AMBULANCE SÉCRETARY freeze to death on the ley roads.
Mrs E. M. Sando has been ap- pointed Honorary Secretary of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade with effect from December
1.
Providents $4
Raube $10 Land: $33 Realties $4.00 Tramways $16 Watsons $84.
Balco
Docks $19. Providents $4.20°
H: & S. Hofets $4.68/.7O Lands $33
Yaumati Ferrios $23 Cements $15
A heavy snow storm is raging and It is feared that many evacuees will
Nazi Rafuso To Return. HELSINGFORS, Dec. 4 (Reuter), Only one-sixth of the normal popu lation now remains in Helsingfors, a striking evidence of the which efficacy of the Government's evacua- tion scheme.
While several hundred Germans and the Soviet Legation staff left to day, a large number of Germans are refusing to return to Germany. Undesirable Refugcos ECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" BERGEN, Dec. 4, (UP)A report frem Svanvik says that among the are ·I-crossing the refugees, who Norwegian border from the Petsamo district are a number of Communist ogitators who are cousing the Norwegian authorities considerable trouble,
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