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NELSON DAY."

IWAL CELEBRATION CURTAILED.

TOMORROW MEMORIAL.

WU PEI-FU

COMING CENTRAL

ALLIANCE.

MENACE TO PEKING.

SITUATION DEVELOPING

1.1

RAPIDLY

SWATOW BATTLE.

REDS NOW APPROACHING SHANMEL

CONFLICTING REFORTS. ·

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COAL OR WATER?

JURY FIND FOR CONSWAINS.

NOT GUILTY VERDICT.

The respective charges against

Commander de i nede, thief of To-morrow is "Nelson Day" but

Much of the territory gained by Rudy's Aerial Stad. who arrived not, this year will there be for sale

General Chan Kwing-ming's sub-the coxswains of the Blue Funnel tongkang terday in the replius of the flag which has

ordinates (the anti-Red partlatch "Poseidon" and, Watson's Picht, left this braved a thousand yem's the

Hankow,tober 20. geopse of hi

since they began their offensiva anch. "Tai Yuk Fury of mis- morning, ri

ren: Laichikok | huttle ind the breeze.” The Hong- is reliably learned that Wu from Switow, has been re-taken appropriating coal and aiding and, Play at 8226 ago, reang over the king branch of the Navy League Pei-fu will arrive a Hankow by the Ruds, or rather, the Uetting were dismissed at the Western posted the City at has devided that owing to condi- from Yochow on October 20. HeWhampoa Cadets under General Criminal Sessions this morning, Kowlooli

the Jury Ending the meri no: distions prevailing locally both the is expected to announ that he Cheung Kai-shek. agt event unily appearing esot the Sulphur selbig of fags and the holding of will command an alliance of cen

guilty, Channel He byrd to make a concert shall be done away with. tral provinces..." Finiphany at Boumile hy A wreath will be placed at the 112 o'clock, sal norr while and enotuub at noon. By the Nuvy then-fly on beard, a matter of League and at the Wanchai 160 miles extra when he is to stuja Memorial thereafter,

or the night.

MAILS.

Commander di nedo was to have left at 7 am and rose in sime to comilla his orginal The "Empress of Canada" purpose, leaving the Hongkong is due in port at 3 o'clock this Hotel-a-Gleitsche Balianfternoon. The mailare-expect- Consul and arriving at Laichikok led at the G.P.0. at about 4 p.m. Bay just on 7 o'clock being cộn- jand include those from Canada, veyed by the A.P.C. Bunch the U.S.A., Japan, Shanghai, and |"Gretchen."

London dated September 19 vía Arriving at his plane, however, Canada. jund subjecting it to

miture A small mail from Europe via scrutiny.Commander, di Pinedo (Siberia arrived this morning,

found a hole in the upper wing

which it took him some consider-

able time to repair When this

WPet-fu—the man who came back.

was accomplished he conveyed his cult sector and made history in thanks to A.F.C. representatives the course of it in Hying from for the excellence of their arrange-Australia gia the Pacific Archi- ments for his landing and depar pelago to Japan and it is not bare, took an affectionate farewell surprising that in the course of a of the Italian Consul, was towed short conversation with Press By the "Gretcher" into more open representative in Hongkong he sen, taxiedubon in circles until should have stressed this as by far his plane's engine was warm, the most trying of his experiences. ly come out against Feking and In flying without incident from against Mukden as commander-in- circled above the launch in widen- ing sweeps and eventually dis-Shanghai to Hongkong in one day, chief of the central provinces appeared in the direction of the Commander di Pinedo established alliance, including Kiangsu, Che Sulphur Channel. People in the another record.

The American klang, Anhui, Kiangsi Hupeh streets in the Western part of thefiere ronde the fight in tro and Fukien. city gould see the airman distinctly sectors, stopping at Amoy. Mac- laren in going the other way was as he was flying very low.

content-to make Foochow whilst

He

waved repeatedly before he finally

disappeared from view.

Fd'Oisy who flew- from; Canton- to Shangha crashed on the race

¡course,

Di Pinedo's Record. For sheer brilliance of dying the record of long distance fliers pass- The speed maintained by Con- ing through Hongkong is held by mander di Pinedo was higher Capt. Pelletier d'Oisy, the French than that of the English and sirmun: for tenacity of purpose in American fliers. He averaged well accomplishing an almost super- over 100 miles an hour in the human task albeit menths behind course of yesterday's flying. their programme. the palm must The French flier's feat is, how- be awartier! to the Anierican fliers; fever, unparalleled. He maintain- for persistence in the face of fed an average of 110 miles an hour' bad luck which eventually proved fying time in the course of his overwhelming Squadron Leader | 10,000 miles aviation dush which | Macluren's, plucky effort met with took him a little over three weeks, universal praise hut for actual Compared with this, the Italian | distance flown when he ierived in aviator's 26,000 miles have taken Hongkong the record is held by him nearly six months, Com- Commander di Pinedo who left mander di Pinedo having set out Hongkong this morning.

from Sesto Celende' on April 22.

When he landed in Hongkong, the Italian aviator had flown about 26,000 miles of his 35,000 mile fight. A

Future Perils.

Although the most difficult part of the flight in many respects has been accomplished, Commander di When the American fliers Pinedo has many dangers yet to arrived here they had flown about face in the jungles of Indo-China- 7,000 miles; Maclaren 8,500 miles; and Siam. d'Oisy close on 10,000 miles.

Words

on

Reports have confirmed the cap.

Earlier in the morning His ture of the whole of Walchow city Offer to Tang Shao-yi, -both the district and prefecture Lordship had discharged the 2nd

Shanghai, Dorober 20.

capital--and news reaching the coxswain and engineer of the The situation is developing very Colony yesterday was that fight "Poselton" after thinking over rapidly. Wu Rei-fu has definite-ing was going on near Shaamui. the point raised by the Hon. Mr. Shanmei, of course, is nearer to C. G. Alabaster that their "pre- the Red main line of advance than sence on the boat was not enough Swatow, In crossing from the proof of complicity even if the Kowloon-Canton. Bailway to Coxswain were found guilty, » wards the coast, the Reds have. The defence raised by both not followed the identical route defendants was that Watson's they took when they ousted the launch had come alongside the Chan faction earlier in the year. "Poseidon" and had "asked for Important strategic posts-which water. It was the transference fell to the anti-Reds without a of this and not coal which Mr. struggle have been re-captured: Edwards of Bailey's Yard had

seen. was their case: by the Reds.

Yesterday the s.s. “Wah Shan" Mr. Alabaster and Mr. Elsley Icame in from: Shanmei. People Zeitlyn the latter appearing for that boat state that Hung, the cox of Watson's launch) both Shin-lun's army is trying to stem commented on the emphatic state- the tide but the effort is necessari- ments of Mr. Edwards and Mr. ly feeble as he is overwhelmed Fraser that it was coal they had both in numbers, organisation and 'ween passing. Mr: Alabaster said equipment. It was expected that that Mr. Edwards could have gone positions controlling the approach aboard to make sure as the charge to Shaumeiif not the actual, he made against defendants was port.itself would have been in so serious. The jury had seen for the hands of the Reds by to-day themselves the distance, some- as they are moving forward very thing like 130 yards; was it rapidly.

possible for Mr. Fraser to have From Swatow the news is en-Tseen, as he claimed, actually the tirely different. When Hongkong colour of the baskets passing? shipe left that port on Sunday Sample of the coal on the launches the situation in the port and in had been taken but the Crown had surrounding country was still not called expert evidence about it. normal. There was no panic con- It would naturally be difficult if sequent on the aproach of the not imjaisgible to state the exact quality and grade of the respective. As late as Sunday afternoon the "coals but surely some evidence Swatow authorities broadcasted could have been given as to whe news of a Chan victory (on the ther for instance the two speci- right Wing) but this is believed mens

even of the same to be propagarių. The state-country.. ment that Fulien troops are act- Mr. Zeitlyn quoted an old pro- | ing on the anti-Red right wing is verb and Bacon in respect of the also discounted. -

grounds on which the Crown case From

Chinese rested-on no firmer evidence, he sources it is gathered that the sale, than the auspicions of Mr. absence of General Chan King Edwards. Mr. Edwards had been ming and General Is Kud is hinauspicious and a man who was dering the campaign as there is suspicious, was never at fault as no recognised central authority, the proverb had it. He could see Accordingly there is little joint baskets of coal but his eyesight. action on the front. Another faetor is the shortage of funds.

The local Naval authorities have received no wireless report from Swatow or Shanmei, the im- pression being that the situation there has not changed.

It is reported on good authority that Wu Pei-fu has offered the chairmanship of the nice to Shao-yi.

the veterun

staterina h

Chang Teo-lin, the engtien (lukden). ' warlord, whom central provinces are attacking.

the

The alliance propose estab In this regard the lish an independent administra- Sergt. Andrews tion at Hankow and to restore the It must be borne in mind, of(mechanie to Squadron Leader so-called Constitutional Parlia course, that the American fliers Maclaren) may be borne in mind:ment which Tuan Chi-ful, the when they arrived here had "There was one time I had proper Chief Executive; disbanded. negotiated what is looked upon as wind up'," he remarked to a the most difficult stretch to travel "China Mail" representative, and "The

Fengtien Reverse

Fengtien commandant. over by air in the course of a that was when we were passing Yang Yu-ting, yesterday crossed world fight, that stretch from the over huge tracts of jungle between the Yangtze River from Nanking Aleutian Islands to Paramushire Bangkok and Vinh. Once when Island, Yetorup Island and thence we had to descend pretty low on to Japan, in the negotiating of owing to clouds we saw a huge which, only from the other end, number of elephants and bison Maclaren and party eventually charging about in a very excited came to disaster and narrowly state. There was bog everywhere; escaped with their lives.

around and if we had been forced i

Another Record.

to land there we could never have On the other hand, the Italian risen or got into touch with any- aviator accomplished a most diffi- body."

ITALIAN, AIRMAN VISITS; HONGKONG.

(Photo courtesy A.P.C.)

Commander di Pisedo, the world dler who arrived here left" this morning, taking supplies on board his plane,

Feng Yu-halang, the Christian

General.

*

semi-official

LOCAL CRICKET:

UNIVERSITY v. H.M.S. "FOXGLOVE.”

Were

was not good enough to tell what the men in question were clothed dressed at all. As regarded, the like, whether they were "even" motions described by Mr. Edwards as relating to his way of thinking to the sweeping-up of coal dust after con had finished passing, these motions said Mr. Zeitlyn, might have been from Mr. Edwards' illustration. just those of churning or of cuddling a baby. The following will represent the University "A" team in a cricket suspicious more than that he "Nothing makes a тап match with HMS. Foxglove" at knows little" quoted Mr. Zeitlyn, 2 p.m., to-morrow, on the Univer-attributing the origin of it to eity ground:-H. N. Balhatchet, Bacon. Mr. Edwards knew little W. M. Gittins, 1. Tajima, C. Aabout this alleged misdemeanour. Peterson, V. F. R. Viccajee. B. P. and he might at least have gone N, WH. Shug, S. Hachiuma, aboard and made nure. G. W. Keeton, E. Zimmern and After the summing up by Mr.. J. L. Youngsaye..

Justice Wood the men were found not guilty by the jury and dis- charged.

LEAGUE MATCHES. The following will represent the H.KC. 1st XI v. the Indian Regation Club on Saturday at Sookmupo, ut jam in a scris Deague xture -A, O I. Bowker; G. P. Gardner, K: Hancock Cupto W. Hayavard, H. Owen Hagher, E. J. R. Mitchell, I' [TE. Petrov, L. R. Hajă, E. F.] Etewart. · B. Vallack, and

R.E. A: Webster

SHANGHAI UNIONS.

NEW BORN HOPES DASHED,

(Reuter's Service.)

Shanghai, October 20.

The following will represent", The hopes of the student' the H.K.C.C. 2nd XI v. the Indian leaders and labour agitators that R.O, 2nd XI. on the Club ground the departure of the Fengtien on Saturday, at 2 p.m., in a junior troops would give them an oppor (league fixture)H. S. Gordon, tuhity to re-open the unions have H. Griffin, J Hall, H. E. Hollands, been dashed by the evident inten- A. R. Mackenzie, L. D. McNicoll tion of the Chekiang authorities. with a number of Mukden troops (Captain). D. E. C. Nicholedo, not to allow the seals to be re- whereupon the fourth and tenth H. V. Parker, T. D. E. Pendered, moved from the clored union.

headquarters. Kiangau division, which joined D. Reid, O. Skinner. Chung Tso-lin when Chi Haieh-. yuan was defeated in 1924, revolt-

Warships Bail

ed. The Kiangau division According to Chinese..reports. attneked and - disarmed"; the some sort of co-operation has been eighth Mukden division and arranged between Wu Pel-fu ́ and sent the disarmed men across the Feng Yu-Hsiang and the latter's river The Fengtienites, taken by adherent, the Honan Tupan, is surprise, offered feeble resistance, sending troops to Hauchow, with. The casualties were few. There the object of cutting off the Feng- was no looting. Order was quickly | tien forces. restored, There was no damage to foreign interests,

The Fengtienites are retreating Northward.

STILL AFIRE.

SHIP TOWED INTO

" PORT.

(Reuters American Sernice,

Jacksonville, Detober 20 The steamer Comanche towed in still on fira

Up to the present Human, which bean

is known to be sympathetic with Wu Pel-fu, has not joined the alliance.

(Continued at foot of next sailing to the Tang

Several Chinese warships ATO

is be Hoved to suppX

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