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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1924.

WAR IN CHINA.

SEFUATION ON FRONT

AT SHANHAIKUAN.

CONFLICTING REPORTS.

H. KJ, C.

DRAWING OF SUBS.

[By Argus.].

CHURCH NOTES.

THE RELIGION OF AN AUTHOR

OVE

THE CHIN

FAMINE RELIEF.

GRANT FOR CHIHLI-

* OF $50,000

HAY, SAVE TIENTSIN.

ALLEGED FRAUD.

SOLICITORS' CLERKS IN

COURT,

CASE AGAIN REMANDED,

BRIBED TO MARRY,

ETRANG ADVENTURE OF OUT-OF-WORK,

At Causeway Bay Stables, last The following communiqué was evening, there was a large gather- issued by Marabu Wu Fei-fa undering to witness the drawing of date of October. 15, received the subscription griffins, which through cable and landed to the arrived by the s.s. "Cheongshing" Graham the eminent man offing of the Executive Committee of "solicitors' clerks case," was made a stranger who, he alleged, put to King.

Chim Mail" for publication -

The situation on the Shanhai to-day, gisting in most parts fronts remains unchanged having been confined to skirmishes, From Kimmun, the enemy hus shifted part of his forces to make several fruitless attempts to stor our positions at Santaökwan, at

verge.

Naval bombardment on enoty cest ports above Shanbaiknay has been carried on by our cruisers, "Rui-cla," "Chy" and "Yung sinng" since 18th. The enemy's, newly established for at Hulutual Tsland he been completely de- molished by gunfire, while Yinkow and Lienshawan have been successively raided. It is said that the enemy troops on the fronts have been considerably demoralized by this news.

from Tientsin.

letters.ne

to defraud.

con.

THIS 18 THE WOMAN

and

con

We

"will," or words to that effect, went into the registrar a office him, continued witness, King stated,I want to take out a licence for the marriage of Miss Lecomte to this gentleman, The London, Aug. 81. Strolling registrar gave us the licence and T along the street one day, wondering paid for it with the notes received We continue to quote from an

where his next meal was coming from King Interview with Mr. Stephen Peking, October 9:—At a meet- Another step forward in the from, an out-of-work encountered change out of £3, and I handed thin

There WIMB the China International Famine yesterday when Mr. R. E. Liad- This in short, was that all is he was very buy, whether I could While walking down before him a strange. proposal Oxford-street King asked me, ne Have any "English writers The original number supplied by specially helped you!

Relief Commission which was held sell heard further evidence. worries would vanish like smoke if go down to Newhaven for him, and Mr. Larsen was 90, mostly obtain ed in the neighbourhood of Urge was deeply impressed with $50,000 was made for labour relief Cheung Pui-chuen, alias Charles never sat eyes on. Too dazed to arranged to meet again at 10 Game

Not many When I was a boy I resterday at Peking a grant of Defendants are Lo Shu-fan and would only marry a woman he had 1 declined. Of these, twelve falled to pass the Carlyle's Heroes and Hero work in the province of Chibli. Kent, employed by

We parted and test for glanders, whan examined Worship" and in early manhood in Tientsin and ponies had to be by Browning, I have the utmdar This fund will be expended under Hastings. Dennys and Bowley, formalities was introduced to the could take featu

Messrs. realize what he was doing, he on Monday, when the licence mised no objection, and after would take effect and the marriage purchased presumably from admiration for his Andres del the supervision of the Chili Com who stand charged with conspiracy lady in a taxicab, and at a register appointment on Monday. batches on the spot-to fill the Sarto:"A Death in the mittee of the Commission in the

I kept the vacancies. After an uneventful Desert" and "Rabbi ben. Ezra.” we which his attention appears to con- and smooth passage, they arrived But on the whole I owe most to baskets, and hemp rope in the Hastings, defended and Mr. M.K.This was the gist of an amazing got out of the cab and told me to office went through the ceremony of tinned Witty, and met King, manufacture of straw mats, Mr. E. Davidson of Messrs. marriage with her. He sub who was in a taxi-cab, outside the here in fair condition.

Russian books which to me at any

quently received £5 for his trouble:Adam and Eve public-house. He The officials present last even-rate make an irresistible - appeal.

itory, which is at present. Lo acted for the prosecution. 11. P. White, R. M. Dyer, B. D. F. open road, in the romance of the be so controlled that only the most terday, Mr. Lo emphasised to ing at the drawing were: Messrs. They are rich in the lure of the tou ted, and the operation will Before evidence was taken you trate by

story told to the Bow-street magis-jump in, which I did, and he Beith, H. Birkett and C. G. Mackie old cities and in the wildness of

followed me. Harold Vere. Witty, otherwise time I saw the woman Lecomte, Then for the first #needy will be employed? This His Worship that the name of Mr. (Jockey Club Stewards), Mr. F. the vast spaces.

Kellaway, 99, waiter, Did you as a young man come in appropriation was made from funds He fu only came out as part of the It was his explanation in answer

and King stated. Sutton (Hon. Clerk of the Courac), Mr. C. B. Brown (Secretary) and contact with any religious teachers contributed to the Commission by Mr. E. Rock (Manager of the who influenced you at all?

to a charge of having bigamously prosecution's case about the American Red Cross. A

married Marrie Raymond Lecomte you are going to aurry, Clerk of the Course.) Jockey Club Stables and Assistant Yes. In my teens the man who Several other important decisions spiracy but actually Mr. Ho. Iunt the Register Office: Hackney, on dove, into Humpstent-road, where made an indelible impression on were made, and plans are rapidly, had nothing whatever Ito do with March 24 ant-Witty's real wife stopped at a jeweller's shop. Jones of Bournemouth. my mind was the Rev. T. D. developing for the relief work the case from start to finish. Mr. informed the Bench that she was King got out and bought a wedding I used which the summer floods in several Davidson referred to defendants She described him as the best of ying Homething to her in Franch married to him on August 15, 1918, ring, which he handed to Lecomte, to go and hear him whenever provinces will make necessary,

who had been mentioned as husbands, and stated he had never which I did not understand. We I can say to the strong and simple recently been elected a member pointed out that they were still single day.-Evidence of defendantney Register Office."

Christianity he Among those present I noticed Evangelica! Sir Claud and Lady Severn, Capt. preached. Another preacher of a day's session, the other members

of the Committee attended yester-employed in his firm.

Counsel: and Mrs. Oxspring and another very different ecclesiastical colour present being Mr. M. T. Liang. Mryin, concubine of Mr. He Korn-given by the Registrar of Hackney. When I first got into the cab I said Cross-examining Wong Tak of marriago with Miss Jecomte was appeted up to that time?No.

having gone through the ceremony Had anything else of importante. lady, Mr. H. Odell, Mr. "Tam" also appealed

FE. Baker, Dr. W. W. Yan, Mr. an engagement occurred at Mao.Pearce, Capt. Hall, Mr. Goodfellow. Stanton. His sermons never failed W. E. Southcott; Admiral Tanitong and mother of Ho Sal-He explained that it was by licence."Good-morning" to the woman.

A Chengteb telegram reports that

Mr. R. Charlés, Mr. A. H. Carroll, to stir me emotionally. He was a Ting-kan, Mr. Y. S. Djang, and the son's character by reference's national fores under Marshal Feng Mr. G. Gibson, Mr. H. W. Bird, compelling personality. He always Scheme for Tientsio.

one brigade Mr. G. Harriman, Mr. H. Seth, true priest, a fine preacher and a Mr. W. H. Mallory Yn-sing and the rebels, in which Mr. Hosie, Mr. "Roda," Mr. A. A. seemed to me to be a sort of pope the latter lost 83 rides and my Alves, Mr. A. E. Alves, Mr without any suspicions of popery

It seems at last there are excel- lent prospects of removing Tientsin Then you do not yourself feel that and the surrounding farming dis- of serious food. Accore danger On the contrary.

According to a parsons have to face up to, is the scheme worked out by the China very serious fact that the amount International Famine Rellaf Com of genuine and effective Christian mission a flood channel is to be ty outside the recognised churches constructed from a point south of is growing, rapidly and widely. Tientsin to the sea, a distance of And I do also feel most strongly about forth five miles, to supple. that our western civilisation is ment the Hai Ho which is now the somehow unconvincing as an only outlet to the ocean. This will expression of Christianity, Jesus not only remove Tientsin beyond is in our midst, but He is difficult to the menace of inundation, but will find except amongst the despised serve to drain an immense territory and rejected......

i Chihli Province which is in danger of flood whenever unusual rains occur.

Shenton drew the numbers, Mr. Mrs. F. Sutton and Mrs. W. E. L.

Rock was "announcer while Mr.

every form have Sutton saw that the hoof and I could, and 'I owe more than Mr. J. H. Berruyer who has "late of Messrs. Hastings." Hetabsented himself from home for a drove straight from there to Hack-

Charge of Atrocity. Atrocities in been committed by the enemy troops, since their entry into Cha yang, whose populace is seething with "indignation.

elin-between

lilll,

ticket numbers corresponded.

H. W. B. L. Dowbiggin (Hon. Official Handicapper at extra meet-

11.

about him.

to me-Father

lok, Mr. Davidson pressed for

and the man was described as a but as she did not answer me I an advertisement published by Mr. bachelor-Defendant, telling his never opened my lips afterwards. Ho. Kom-tong some time ago that story, stated he lived at Hamp. We went into the register office, he would not be responsible for stead, and was married in August, and there was another woman sit- debts incurred by his sons. When 1918, to Florence Mary Whitbread. tug on a form. She was a perfect asked by the Magistrate, witness as described. He admitted that he stranger to me. King asked her to said of her son that nothing was went through the ceremony at be a perfect stranger to 200. known against him at home, he did Hackney with Mies Lecomte. King asked her to be a witness. I not gamble, drink or attend feasts. Asked how long he had known that then went through the ceremony of

Hearing was adjourned.

woman, he answered that he had being married to Lecomte. never seen her till the morning of Counsel: Did you realise that that the wedding, when he met her wrong thing to do?-I did outside a public house in Enston not realise at the time what I was road. He was introduced to her by doing. My mind was not in the a man named King. This man he way it ought to have been. I wan first met on the Friday or Saturnder great nervous strain and day previous outside a club in worry about money affairs at home Gerrard-place.

and through being out of work. . 1 I FACE WAS FAMILIAR did not make any second effort to to me," continued Witty, but I draw back, because King frightened The annual report of the Bombay had never spoken to him before.me so much-How do you mean? Bacteriological Laboratory states He approached me and inquired, Well, it seemed that when once At present, the whole scheme that the output in the manufacture Are you out of work?' and I he had got hold of me he would- depends upon whether adequate of Haffkino's plague prophylactic funde are placed at the disposal of has been considerably higher in replied. Yes. I had, in fut, been not let me go. After the ceremony I had been studying it closely the Commission as, for instance, 1923 than in the two previous idle for some weeks since leaving what happened?--The three of us before the War in my book called the proposed Maritime Customs years. Nearly three-quarters of a my last regular employment at the went together to a certain address, Hotel Cheltenham. King asked where I was given £6 as payment "The Way of Martha and the Way surtax. As all China would con- million of rals were received and

News From Shanghai. General Chang Yan-aing, com under of the Hupeh army, reings, Mr. McKirdie, Mr. S. Anthe contrary, Though what port- that his troops entered Lopes, Mr. 1. Zellensky, Mr. J. M. Shanghai on the Tith and that dos Remedios, Mr. Alec Potts, Mr. Generals Chi Usichtvian and SunE. I. M. Davies, Mr. Peel, Mr. Cun-fung will rive there on the { Palmer.) 15th to lay plans for relibiliationi

Dive In The Dark.. | aid for the organization of an army

Of the ponies that appealed to. for service against Feng-tion.

me most in the rough," I noted The following conomiqué was Nos. 28, 52, 14, 44, 88, 71, 86, 31, issted on October 16 ---

25, 8, 30, 84, 51, 24, 49, 53, 63, According to a telegon from 45, 37, 82, 55, 32, 67, 3, 66, 12, General Wang Cheng-pin, rand 47, 64, 6, 83, 48, 75, 89, 74, 16, in qunmund of the infi-rebel farees. | 70, 46, 80, 56, 42, 16. Chifeng was reluken by the Of the above, I prefer Nos, 80," national troops at 1 am. on the, 89, 64, 47, 32, 55, 82, 44, 48, 14th.

Statement From Peking:

(Reuter's Service.)

Peking, October 17.

A communiqué says Clang Cho- lin's troops have been driven out beyond the Great Will,

The Drawing.

The result of the drawing was:

1 skewbald, Mr. C. G. Mackie.

2 grey. Mr. S. A. Lopes,

4 grey, Mr. Mac.

5 grey, Mr. Topside.

3 grey, Mr. L. Dunbar

6 grey. Messrs. H H. Tayler

7 bay, Messrs. Lang & Johnson. 8 dun, Mr. H. W. Bird.

& Co.

9 bay, Mr. H. Odell.·

10 grey, Messrs. Beith & Hall. 11 bay, Messta, Hosie & Cock. 12 bay, Mr. Fate.

As Mr. Stephen Graham has travelled extensively in Russia he was next asked by the interviewer "What was your impression of the Russian Character↑ "

TROPICAL DISEASES,

RESEARCH WORK BY BOMBAY LABORATORY,

this

of Mary." I made a careful study tribute to such a surtax, it is only 305,000 were dissected and fully me, as I was doing nothing, to have for what I had done, and I left

we went them.

I have not seen Lecomte of her religious spirit which I just that the funds expended in examined. Of these 277 per cent drink with him, and contrasted with the spirit of Chihi Province should be on a were found plague infected. The into the Palace Tavern, where we from that day to this, and have st Western Christianity. A nasional loan basis in order that when scheme of anti-rabic treatment has were none. He asked me if no time lived with her as man and idea! such as national unity has its repaid they may be devoted to been a success. A scheme Iswanted to earn some money, and I wife. I saw King a day or two origin in the national religion, similar exterprises in other locali- being considered whereby this told him I did as I was down and afterwards, and he asked me to go And this is specially the of ties of China, wherever the need is Laboratory will be brought into out and was worried how to keep down to the passnort office to get Russia because the intensity of greatest. The policy of the Come closer touch with public health my wife and my home together. Fome passports, but I declined. I Russian character demands some mission is as far as possible to do laboratories throughout the pre-"He then said, Come with meve never seen the man called

and sidency, absorbing ideal, to which it may all such work on a loan basis.

might be and I will find somebody who will George since---Magistrate Thi turn. All that is beautiful, în The Commission announced at extended to include a number of be able to give you some money if they ever explain to you why they. Russian literature, art and music, its head office this morning that clinical laboratories, which are you will do a job. I went with wanted von to go through this form springe from the

the control of particular after detailed investigation it had under

thehim to a billiard saloon in Frith of marriage?-Witness: I asked. and characteristic Christian, Ideal been determined that the most

Government.

street, and subsequently to a club. Fing that question, and he said in the depths of his. In spite serious distress will occur in the

The work of the Laboratory is where he introduced me to anotherThis woman wants to see her of what has happened in recent district to the south-west of Tien- being extended by the establish- man called George. King spoke to brother and sister in Paris, and it years and with a set of bandits in tain, which meant that an almost ment of a pharmacological unit for that man in a foreign language will save her such a lot of trouble power, she is essentially a great ideal situation obtains for effecting indigenous drugs and also of a three of us walked down Lower Are you sure you told King you

the investigation of the values of which I did not understand. The in getting passports and so on." and wonderful unity. I believe a permanent cure to the Chihi 22 grey dun, Mr. W. E. L. Shen-confidently in her future.

ton

The Gospel.

Commission which provides that Research Fund Association has

13 iron grey, Miss Birkett.

Mukden's Version.

Tokyo, Ortober 17. Reports from Mukden slated the 17th claimed that, the retreat of fou thousand" Chihli forces of the first and second divisions, having been cut off by a flanking move. 14 brown, Mrs. B. D. F. Beith.. ment of Pengtion, Chung Tsung-15 bay, Lady Severn. chatg has launched un ofensive 16 chestnut. Mr. A. H. Carroll. against Canebow by way of Teng, 17 skewbald, Mr. Sha. "kou, ...____ The fourthi, bigide has entered Shanhaikuan custle, els ing the approach to the city.

18 blue dun, Mr. H. P. White, 19 bay, Mrs. J. H. Taggart. 20 white, Mesars. Wilson & James 21 dun, Mr. J. H. Taggart,

-

"Little" Hsu.. Shanghai, October 17. The Diplomatic Beady at Peking lus instructed the Shanghai unth-23. bay, Mr. G. M. Shaw. orities to deport "Little Hsu. He 24 black. Mr. J. M. Noronha. will probably be deported to Japan. 25 bay. Mr. G. M. Shaw. The situation in Shanghai and the, 26 skewbald, Mr. F. G. Hall vicinity is quiet." The Fukienite. 27 grey. Mr. H. Birkett. Sun Chun-fang has arrived. (his 28 iron grey, Capt. G. E. Oxspring chief of staff, Bei Buo-shani has 29 bay, Mr. Johnathan. also arrived.

30 dun, Sir Paul Chater. 31 roan, Messrs. Lang & Johnson. Peking, October 17. 32 black, Messrs. E. E. and F. M. Heavy fighting, continues along the Shanhaikman front where the 33 chestnut, Mr. H. Odell Fengtien forces are frantically un-34 chestnut, Mr. J. T. Bagram. sucessful in their attempt to 35 black, Mr. Nemazes. Occupy Shankmikunn, Foreign 36 grey, Mr. L. Dunbar. official telegrams indicate that 37 grey, Mrs. J. H. Taggart. Fengtion is massing woops there 38 black, Mr. Seth.. while Wu Pei-fur's-lines also are 39 bay, Mr. F. C. Hall.

drengthening.

Shanhaikuan Holds Out.

Ellis.

40 bay, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin. 41 iron grey, Mr. L. Dunbar.. 42 bay, Mr. J. M. dos Remedios. 43 bay, Mr. F. 8. Harrison. 44 bay, Mr. A. H. Carroll.

There is reason to believe that Feng Yu-hsiang and Wang Hai- ching will soon move north east wards. Wa Pei-fu lus hitherto acted on the defensive and seens 45 bay, Mr. J. H. Taggart. very confident that when he is ready 46 grey, Wayfoong Bess. to strike to be able to deal a series 47 bay, Mr. R. M. Dyer. of rushing blows,

48 chestnut, Mr. G. A. Harriman,

Shanghai Slfüälion.

(Reuter's Service.)

Shanghai, October 18.

49 white, Lady Chater.

60 chestnut, Lady Severn.

51 bay, Mr. J. T. Bagram.

52 chestnut, Mr. F..S. Harrison,

53 chestnut, Mr. B. D. F. Belth. 54 black, Mr. L. Dumbar. 55 dan, Mr. Roda 56 Mr. Dynasty.

The situation at Shanghai has taken a turn for the worse. Some 5.000 well-armed and tenderles 57 bay, Mr. A. A. Alves. Cheklangites, who are badly fed 58 dun, Colonel Trevelyan. have accumulated and entrenched 59 grey, Mr. Taels,

ing.

!

on the railway line quarter of a 60 chestnut, Mrs. Birkett. mile from "the North-western

61 blue dan, Mr. G. T. Williamson. boundary of the International 62 bay, Mr. H. P. White. Bettlement. They refuse to R63 dark grey, Mr. Dynasty. render. There has been some loot-64 grey, Mr. J. Mezieres.

Interviewed at Quinn by the 65 grey, Mr. Peta special correspondent of the "North 66 black, Mr. B. D. F. Beith, China Daily News, Barsbal Chi 67 bay, Sir Paul Chater. Trieb-yuan said he had offered 68 dark grey, Mr. F. G. Walker, them terms, but they hold out for 69 grey, Mr. S. T. Williamson, more and more, knowing he is re-70 chestnut, Mr. H. Birkett, i Instant to attack, owing to the brown, Mr. Roda. close proximity of the Settlement. 72 chestnut, Mr. J. H. Taggart.

73 dark brown, Sir Paul Chater. 174 bay, Mr. P. W. Dee IG bay (shitespal), ME. W

Best Cough Medicine. Made

este de belför mardidina sade for a Stazkow

then": Chambe o's barb 76 grey, Mr. Taels.

nature's plan. 77, grey, Dr. F. H Kew long, opens the secretion 78 kewhall, Lady Chater

thy, conditioner. For ele. 7) đã gray, Mr. Dynasty;

80 choskant, Mr R A. Lope)

our

ber'ain's Pa'n Bali' Ornices and straina, stiff, swollen joints of hands, feet or other parts of the ot hold herobbed Figuracaly wil Chamberlain's Pain Balm.wing to la renetrating unify the sirenlation in stimulated throughout the congested ir fammation that cause the pain. Beld- pets relleving the pressure and and roommanded averywhere.

flood menace. The policy of the biochemical unit. The Indian Compton-street, when George were married at your first inter- The Gospel for this Sunday relief shall be given so far agreed to the grant of Rs. 18,000 handed King some papers-I don't view?Yes, and he answered, and know what they were aboutThat does not matter."-Defen- gives us the two great command as possible in return for for the former scheme ments that we should love God, labour will make it possible Rs. 62,000 for the latter. The together with £8 in Treasury dont was committed for trial, his and our neighbour. If any man to utilize the able-bodied flood Government of Bombay have notes, which he passed to mean bail being accepted for his

allitie weary of the modern sufferers in the construction of a agreed to find a further sum of George then left us, and I wentferneamice. cant about charity should ask permanent flood prevention project. Rs. 14,484 to equip the Pharma with Ring to the register office. "Why does Christ lay so much This scheme has long been cological Laboratory and to pay He gave me a paper with the name worst, fore Wordley, Try Cham

Marie Raymond. Lecomte' written stress on love? Why dees He advocated by leading engineers in the subordinate staff.

The establishment of these two on it, and told me to go inside and declare the commandments which China and it is particularly fitting enjoin love of God and man to be that the present distress makes units will practically complete the take out a licence to marry that the two commandments which the opportunity to provide a staff required for research into the person. Counsel: What did you Include all others?" the onewer permanent solution to the problem, problems of tropical disease in all say to that? Well, as he had given is plain. When we do what our The cost of this work has been its aspects and should give a great me the money I did not altogether activities and like to withdraw. I said, "I don't conscience condemns, it is be variously estimated but due to the impetus to the Cause we seek thereby to advance low overhead of the Commission increase the prestige of the know whether I can carry this out," but he replied, "I think you laboratory. own interests or supposed and the possibility of employing interests, or because we want to famine labour, which means the seize what we take for pleasure!" elimination of high wages and We set up our will against another contractors" profits, the entire cost and a higher Will. That is to say, of he earth-work will probably in the last resort, sin is always be less than six million dollars. selfishness, the selfishness which] The scheme provides that theʻland defeats itself. This base passfon || through which the channel will is natural to us, or natural to that; rin shall be made available by the which is base in 'uf and being proper government officials. It is natural, It Is strong. The one anticipated that skice this channel passion that always masters. it, will only be used in flood in order that masters If for a time even in [not - to deprive the Haf Ho of the basest and most grasping | sufficient water for navigation, the | nature is the passion of love. It is land will not be taken out of of the very essence of love that it cultivation and that a spring wheat is unselfish, that it profers: the rope" can be harvested before the welfare, the gain, or the pleasure summer rains. Except in years of of another to its own....

high water the channel will pro- God Who registers the cup

bably be dried out in time for the Of mere cold water, for His sake” planting of winter wheat, w Té a disciple rendered up-t | Disdains; not His own thirst to

..slake

At the poorest love was ever

offered:

And because it was my heart

proferted,

I

With true love trembling, at the

brim,

He suffers me to follow Him For ever.

R. BROWNING,

81 bay, Mr. H. W. Bird,

82 dun, Mra. R. M. Dyer,

88 bay, Mr. Topside.

84 fron grey, Mesara, H. H Tayler

80 tron gray, Ar

| £6 dún, Mr. RAM

57:black/Mr

88 dun, Mr.

89 bay,

190 dura Meis

From the information at present in the Commission's hands it appears that payment of necessary. labour to carry through this scheme all the needy in this district. The will provide adequate relief. for

workmen, would be recruited in the badly affected halens and taken to the works, which in most cases is not a long distance. Ogs ration would be provided on the job and the dependants, of the workmen would be fed at their

It is particularly;

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