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ANTI-RED WAR,

FAMILIES NOW LEAVING SWATOW.

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CHAN'S ALLIES.

NEWS OF "UP-COUNTRY "

MOVES.

CONFLICTING REPORTS." "

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CABINET RESIGNS.

CRISIS IN FRENCH POLITICS:

STATEMENT BY PREMIER,

(Router's Service)

Paris, Oct. 27: M. Painleve went to the Elysee 2-jam. to tender the resignation of the ties roment.

Paris, Oct. 27.

A communiqué issued by M. Euuleveys that the Cabinet. which previously had favourably was examined M. Callan's uncial

SWATOW FIGHTING.

CHAN VICTORY CLAIMED OUTSIDE.

"NEWS FROM FRONT."

From an authentic source it was learned this morning that Bghting has been in progress for a day or two outside Swatow!

Possibly the trend of operations may have had an influence on the reported departure of officials wives and familles, reported else- where in this issue. A

However, those who received the news claim that the Chan Kwing-ming forces got the better

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ALLEGED FRAUDS.

CASE AGAINST EUROPEAN MANAGER.

SUM OF $18.000 INVOLVED,

The trial of James Edward of Atherley on six charges alleged misappropriation of sums amounting to $38,000 belonging to his employers opened at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Naval intelligence to hand this

Tang Pun-yan (the pro-Chan morning states that some of the general now helding the southern anti-Red families are leaving peninsula of Kwangtung) is ad- Swatow. This, on the face of it.vancing by two routes to attack refers to the families of the anti-Kongmoon. Fighting has broken

Mr. D. Hake prosecutëd. [F. Red party now in possession, eat at Yanping (in the Sze Yap, of officers in General Chan Districts). The Kuomintang Gov. Kwing-ming's fold.

and Mr. R. A. Wadeson appeared ernment is sending the 5th. 7th

on behalf of the compratore of the Arm involved. Mr W. B. been customary in and 8th brigades of the Hunanese It' has Kwangtung polities for an exodus Army to cope with the movement. of the camps of leaders to prevede (Special cable to the "Wah Taz

Hind was for the defence.

Outlining his case at length, a crisis, However, in this in-Yat Po.") stance there may be other reasona [Yesterday

Mr. Blake said that the defendant las during the last week-end some published from the China proposals, to-day interrupted the of the scrap. One point is that was for nearly four years the of the highest officers in the Chan Mais Pakkai correspondent discussions on the same subject battle is taking place anywhere manager in Hongkong of Mesers. party returned to Swatow, leav-that Sunning had fallen into which did no essential division near 3watow, it means that "the Getz Bros. and Co (of the poration with branches all over ing almart immediately for the anti-Red hands. The "anti-Reds" among members of the Cabinet in Reds must have gained some Orient). Ltd, an American cor- front, these including General referred to in this respect areader to end with the pofiend Bud ground after the last halt. The the Far East, and he was respon- Hang Luek.

prouably those formerly under Pariliimmatury station as revealed words near" and "outside," onsible to the head office of the Arm To-morrow the s.. "fiydrangea General Leung Hung-kai, alleged in the vent Party demonstrations.he other hand, may mean in San Francisco for all business is due to leave for Swatow and to be in detention at Whampoa.

He is carvineed as in rem part of the large area forming the

hinterland of the port. the company reports that it has these troops retiring into the

Cadels Flee & Starve!

The business necessitated the not been advised to postpone interior on the approach of the assary for mitional re departure. The Douglas Co.'s 8.8. Reds from Canton.).

stortion and can only be pursued.

On October 24 there was a Red employment of a compradore, and with the wertainty of a tireles Haining" is also leaving on

debacle at Shanmel, a smaller port Chan Kan-yan performed · this Friday

mrrajerity.

bearer to the Red line of advance work for the past four years." It. The government her trimmons-than Swntow. People from Shan-was his duty to make collections deded to tender its resignation mei state that 3.000 Whampoa and disbursements, keep an ac

Cadets and other Bed soldiers count of all money transactions | to the Brésident, “do-

and also to make payments to the Bank on instructions from the manager..

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Coincident with reports pub

ished elsewhere on this page is

the unconfirmed statement that the Whampoa Caders and other Red deinchments are advancing

towards Swatow, having .com. pletely taken the Hoffung district and threatened the Chiu-Mui area. On the other hand, the "Wah Tazi Yus Po gives full particulars of the capture of Hoffung elty by the anti-Rods, the officers in charge | being specifically mentioned. und fact seem to have been definitely established-that Walchow is still! in the hands of the Cadets and

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With practically every source of communication in Red hards and Most outlets of information dominated by them it is difficult. bu expect any report of a sub stantini reverse for the present Canton régime, The position must be indred, to a vertalt ex- tent, by the trend of news from Canton. In the absence of any report from the Red capital claiming any major success it may be presumed that neither side has moved any distance in the Swatow war but that the anti-Reds do not feel their position secure.

"KALYAN'S" DELAY. WELCOME ARRANGEMENTS

ALTERED.

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SIE A. B. STUBB ́S DEPARTURE.

Whilst the arrangements for the reception of Mr. Cecil Clementi, the new Governor of Hongkong, have had to be altered owing to the delay of the s.8. "Kalynn," those in connection with the farewell of Sir R.E. Stubbs remain as an nounced yesterday.

If the s.s. Kalyan" arrives on Baturday afternoon or evening the wearing in ceremony will take place in the Council Chamber nese 6 pm, as possible and if on Sunday morning is has been ranged for as neur 10 a.. possible...

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STRIKE NEWS.

QUEER CANTON "OFFICIAL" REPORT.

MERCHANT DELEGATION.

Shekki Position. Passengers arriving from Macao yesterday are quoted as having stated that there is little truth in

That a steamer from Bangkok had been detained by strikers at Canton is the gist of a report to hand. Neither the steamer's name. nor any other particulars have been divulged.es

The Wah Taz Yat Pois in CO, LTD. receipt of a cable to the following effect from Canton: All grades of officials in the Kuomintang Gov villation.ernment favour the settlement of terma, to end the strike.

In connection with the report that a delegation of Canter mer chants has come to Hongkong to pave the way to ending

it is now fearned, state Sheung Yat Po that

premature. A Hong!

merchant, hag

quire as to the pra mission

strike,

LEADING FIGURES IN THE FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS.

3月D

M. Briand.

WOFEPH CAINTAI

M. Painleve.

transactions, of which he had sole charge.

The rregularities. Mr. Blake. said, commenced in March 1924, but were not brought to light until week ago when complaints were made regarding outstanding bills. In April of that year the compradore asked for instructions from the defendant in respect of A sum of money which he had available for paying. Into the Bank, and he was asked to wait [F until the whole amount had been. || Frollerted. „Later, when the whole azoun (5,981.93) had been col lected,ne defendant received the (mangy, and gave the compradore repeipt, nader his own signature and the chip at the firm. Such [receipts were made out from time to time by the manager," and he Pijatsbyalikehold ate hy includ

ing the amount in the new one on the lines of a receipt for $13,000 | odd produced in Court. This was

a common document to be passed. between the compradore and the fleeing, without offering manager in case the money had A European who was discharg-were

not been paid into the Bank. The the report that anti-Reds have captured Shekki, the capital of the ed from, jail yesterday, after battle, from 8,000. Char troops."

Some of the Cadets trekked compradore in his position was Heungshan district which, inci-serving a period of imprisonment dentally, is the birthplace of the for a traffic offence, was charged overland but a number took panic, bound to comply with the orders late Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The travel-before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry at commandeering native vessels. A of the manager and had to pay “A sum of $1,500 paid to Mrs. lers are said to have added that all the Central Magistracy this morn-few large junks each took away as out money without question. the fighting that took place there ing with attempting to smuggle a many as two to three hundred.

Yesterday a fishing junk arrived Atherley to meet her expenses to was between about 200 semi-letter out of the prison on behalf bandit irregulare under Yuen Tai, of a French fellow prisoner. The in Hongkong. Forty-seven Red the U.S.A. was also mentioned, who was once a notorious outlaw, Magistrate imposed a fine of $25. soldiers had gone aboard at Shan- the cumpradore being given a per- mei, ordering the crew of five to senal 10 U by the manager, and the armed strikers pickets

To-day's weather report states set sail immediately in spite of who said that the money was a near Chinshan, resulting in the strikers being disarmed..

moderate to frestr most will pre their being no provisions. Until charge on the firm. Other pay- Another special telegram to the vall over the northern Chini Sen the soldiers disembarked at a spot ments made by the compradore Wah Taz Yat Po states that and surrading costs. The fore described arthe Chinese hill were two bills representing house- Canton has ordered General Li cast till room-to-morrow is (Hong behind Cheung Chau, both crew hold, expenses of the manager, Fook-lam and Chu Pei-tah to re- kong NE. winds, fresh, fine and and military had to subsist on one these also being stated to be for capture Heungshan.

for Tormusa Channel it is N. winds, bowl of conges a day. When the the firm's account

crew tried to make for a Chinese. Yet another report is that the fresh

Customs, station they met with Reds, being in great apprehension

rough treatment. The Reds had tion with them when they left. eight machine-guns and ammuni-

as to the outcome of the fall of the British border) about 1,000 Shekki-on account of its proximity Whampoa Cadets were despatched to Canton and other important from Taiping (near Bouca Tigris, centres-have fitted out a naval at the mouth of Canton River) to. and military force to retake the Chekwan (the bay beyond Deep place. The report goes on to say Bay, in Chinese territory). About

Amoug the seaplanes from that fighting is expected in a day 700 of the Cadets were stationed M Hermes exaxing this there to cope with any landing by

or two.

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Navy v Cadets.

the Northern Navy, the remainder moming were five machines flying In response to urgent repre- being split up into patrols. After, in different formations to the be sentations from the magistrate of one night the Cadets left the coast wilderment and evident enjoyment of the Chinese crowds in the streets San On (the district just across in the direction of Samichun.

RUSSIA'S FORMER ARMY CHIEF ILL AGAIN.

In conclusion, Mr. Blake said that the books had been kept in Without English and Chinese

through other causes he had had the assistance of the manager and great difficulty in gathering to gether accurate proofs and get- ting the case to court as quickly as possible. For these reasons be could not actually guarantee the

given. accuracy of all, the details he had

During the outlining of the case, Mr. Hind asked His Worship to record, his objection to coun sel's submission of documente and Books which he contended did not constitute evidence.

The evidence of the compradore was next, 'taken and the case is proceeding

TOO LATE.

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