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The

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1927,

No. 25,649

· NAVAL DISASTER.

Four Forces May Attack The "Christian General."

HONAM WITHDRAWAL.

Complete Bottling Up Process in Formation.

TANG SENG-CHI TO DRIVE FROM SOUTH.

Two Japanese Ships Collide.

MANY LIVES LOST.

Manoeuvres at Night With Lights Out.

tian-General," Feng Yu-hsiang. His stronghold re likely to be in-off Maizuru.

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British merchant vessels continue to attract are from the Na- tionalist troops in Nanking, where some activity against the North- erners on the opposite bank of the river is reported.

The strings of martial law at Chinklang have been tightened, and a censorship has been imposed on all letters and telegrams. The fall of Tungchow to the Northerners is confirmed.

TUNGCHOW FALLS.

ratings.

with

There are only 22 survivors of the whole ship's company.

The bows of the "Jindzu" are badly damaged, necessitating the battle cruiser "Kongo" towing her to port

The Second Collision. About the same time the cruiser "Naka" collided with the destroy-

er "Ashi," cutting into her after-

cruiser "Abukuma."

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

CALCUTTA STRIKE, REV. BRO. JOSEPH.

Harbour Masters Hold Up Steamers.

MORE PAY WANTED.

Eight Ships Lying Idle On Hooghly.

Calcutta, Yesterday.

taken out.-Reuter.

STRUCK A WOMAN. ALLEGED QUARREL WITH EX-LOVER.

HEAD BADLY BROKEN.

Well-Known Local Scholar Passes.

TAUGHT 3 GENERATIONS,

EMPIRE WIRELESS.

Britain's Most Complete System.

GRIMSBY TO INDIA.

A Keen Pedestrian And Botanist.

* Telephones To-Dominions In A Year.

STORM WEATHERED.

Irish Govt. Wins Two Bye-Elections.

SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITIES.

General Election Set For September 15.

cast,

SUSPICIOUS ARTICLES ON

CHINESE

Mr.

We deeply regret to announce

London, Teaterday. Tokyo, Yesterday.

Dublin, Yesterday. The short wave wireless beam The Government gained a seat Two collision, both between a' As the result of a strike by 23 the death of the Rev. Brother! cruiser and a destroyer, occurred assistant harbour masters for an Gadilonten known throughout stations which have been built for in the bye-election at Dublin City At last, it seems a concerted attack is to be made on the "Chris- during the manoeuvres last night, increase in salary; eight steamers the Colony as Brother Joseph the General Post Office by the South. The Government candid have been held up a month on the of St. Joseph's College, which Marconi Company at Grimsby and ate; Mr. Hennessy, polled 24,139 The destroyer "Warabi" sank Hooghly. One of them carrying took place shortly after six Skegness for high-speed wireless votes; the de Valera-ite, Mr. vaded from four directions and by four separate forces-the Mukden and 12 officers and 117 ratings are mails and passengers from Burma c'clock this morning at the communication with India have Briscoe, 18.647 votes; and the troops, the Chihli-Shantung combination, Yen Shi-shan and his missing.

will be brought to port by the har-French Hospital, Causeway Bay, successfully passed the seven days Sinn Feiner, Mr. Murphy, 1,109

following a short illness.

official Post Office test. Shansi armies, and Tang Seng-chi from Hupeh way,

cruiser bour masters,

The votes. It seems that the "Jindzu" collided

The announcement of the de-jscheme to link up Great Britain The Government also, won the The the

steamers "Wakefield," It is unofficially reported that Feng has already commenced to "Warabi" in the dark, the destroy- "Clan Mackenzie," "Rohenfels," mise of Brother Joseph will with Canada, Australia, South County Dublin withdraw his forces from Honan in the direction of Shensi. Yen Shi-er sinking fifteen minutes later and "North Facific," which are come as a great shock to many Africa and India by means of O'Sullivan (Government) polled shan may be persuaded, however, to throw troops across the Yellow with the loss of 12 officers and 90 due to start, have not yet been members of the local Roman nigh speed wireless telegraph ser- 89,966; Mr. Brennan (de Valera- Catholic community, among vices, decided upon by the Govern- ite) 16,125, and Mr. Lynn (Sinn River near Tungkuan so, with Tang pursuing him from the south and

whom he was held in the utmost ment in 1927, has thus been suc- Feiner) 1,332, regard and affection.

cessfully completed, and, the Bri- As a sequel to the Government's his retreat into Shensi cut off, Feng would be completely bottled-up

The late Brother Joseph, who tish Empire now possesses the victory in the bye-elections in in Horan.

was seventy-four years of age most complete up-to-date and effl- Dublin the Governor-General, on at the time of his death, was cient wireless telegraph service in the advice of the Executive, has. born at Aurillac, Auvergne, the world.

signed a proclamation, dissolving France, in 1843. Entering the Under Government contract the Dail Eireann. A general elec Order of St. John Baptist de la with the Marconi Company the tion will be held on September 15. Salle at an early age, Brother beam stations for communication-Reuter. Sub-Inspector Murphy this Joseph was sent out to the Far with India were to be capable of part and resulting in a further morning charged a Chinese before East in 1876, serving at the sending and receiving at the same loss of 27 ratings.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell with assault- Christian Brothers' schools in the time at a minimum speed of 100 Subsequently, the "Naka," ing a woman at Saiwanho yes- Straits Settlements, Saigon and words per minute during a daily KNIVES AND WIRE. which was not seriously damaged,terday.

Hong Kong. Leaving Hong Kong Average of 12 hours. During the proceeded under her own steam to According to the Inspector, the on transfer to Saigon, he return-official test this guarantee has port for temporary repairs, but defendant and the woman used to ed to the Colony in 1900,, and been largely exceeded, the Mar- the "Ashi" had to be towed by the live together, until they quarrelled had served here for the past coni Company estimating that an over some jewellery and money twenty-seven consecutive years average speed of between 130 and Official Explanation. which the woman had entrusted In addition to his previous term maintained during from 18 to 21

150 words per minute has been TWO GO TO JAIL. The Quarterly Record of the The Navy spokesman, describ-to the accused for safe keeping.

Three Generations. National Bible Society of Scotland ing the disaster stated that the These the accused refused to re-

hours per day. contains the following illuminat-combined Fleet, having completed turn when the woman asked for proud distinction

Brother Joseph could claim the As a result of the tests it is Sergeant Humphrica this morn- ing note: "Bitter Disillusion- the main manoeuvres off Bungo them. Since then they had not taught three generations of local of the Indian beam circuit is Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning of having also estimated that the capacity ing charged two Chinese before The Mukden armies, which re

ment.-Mails from Shansi show Straits, was returning to the base been friends and lived apart. Catholics, many of his recent about 180,000 words per day in with (1) unlawful possession of cently successfully repulsed Feng that missionaries who had ard- at Malzuru, practising measures Matters were aggravated when pupils being the grandsons of each direction. It is well known two butcher's knives, two lengths Yu-heiang's invasion in Shantung, ently believed in Marshal Feng for protection against night at some time ago the accused's those who were under his charge that during the are preparing to invade Honan on Yu-hsiang, and had anticipated tack by destroyers. The night younger brother was prosecuted during his early days in the India is one of the worst coun- lawful purpose in Praya East at monsoon period of wire and an apple for an un- the north-east and other forces tranquillity after the arrival of was moonless and warships with by the woman for the theft of a Colony. Although a great scholar, tries in the world for atmospheric 1.30 on the morning of August are advancing along the Lunghai the Kuominchun, have now been all lights extinguished, were pro- Jacket and was ordered to receive Brother Joseph's work was al-Interference and the fact that the 25, and (2) being rogues and railway, while the Shantung bitterly disillusioned. Following ceeding at full speed ahead eight strokes. Yesterday, the most Chibli troops which recently gain-Feng's capture of the province and through inky blackness when a woman met the accused, and an-elementary classes, his fondress able to work at such a speed for to be about to commilf a felony..

entirely confined to the Indian beam stations have been vagabonds reasonably, suspected ed victories in north Anhui, have the driving out of General Liu destroyer flotilla launched an at- other man on the main road at for "his babies" as he used to hours on end during the monsoon captured Hofei, which was the Chen-hua, elaborate efforts were tack on the "Warabi" and "Ashi," Saiwanho. As they passed the call his pupils being well-known period is a remarkable testimony three men loitering about Praya The Sergeant said that he saw scene of a northern defeat three made in every centre to stir up apparently attempting to cut in accused struck a blow on the and local residents who had to the freedom from atmospherics East in a suspicious manner. months ago, and are expected to anti-foreign and anti-Christian across the bows of the oncoming woman's head and rendered her themselves bean his pupils, were that is obtained by the use of the When he approached them they

feeling. Posters were exhibited cruisers, which were unable to unconscious. She believed she and handbills widely distributed, change their course in time to saw something like a hammer in only too anxious to entrust their beam receiving aerials.

all ran away in different direc- denouncing Christianity in the avoid collision.

Although the erection of the tions. The witness followed the accused's hand just before the children to his fatherly care. most riotous terms. Students and

The deceasd Brother was an Indian beam stations completes man in the middle who had a blow landed on her head. The con-woman's head was badly broken enthusiastic botanist, possessing the contract into which the Mar- parcel under his arm. Another

Company entered and the police at first thought that a thorough knowledge of the con

for man who ran on to the reclama- erecting stations for Imperial tion was followed by a Chinese she was going to die. She is now flora of the Colony.

wireless telegraph communication constable who was with the wit- in the Government Civil Hospital Remarkable Energy. and is said to be out of danger.

for the British Government it by ness. The third man got away. Brother Joseph, who was in no means completes the immediate When the man the witness (first the best of health until a week prospect of improving communi- accused) found that escape was ago, was well-known for his cation between Great Britain and impossible he dropped the parcel remarkable energy, being a great the Dominions, experiments hav- which he was carrying. around the Island as a mere ing on wireless telephone walker. He regarded a walk ing proved the possibility of carry-witness first arrested the man

Shanghai, Yesterday.

According to a Peking message

plans are evidently developing for a heavy attack against Feng Yu- hsiang.

attack Honan in the south-east.

Meanwhile Chang Tsung-chang and Sun Chuan-fang have sent delegates to Taiyuanfu to urge Yen Hsi-shan either to join the at- tack against Feng or at least withdraw their troops from the Kinhan line, which has not yet done, to enable the Mukden troops to advance along that line.

Feng in Shansi.

Prince Aboard.

agitators broke up religious meet- Search for the missing ings at Stanfu and elsewhere, tinues, but little hope is held out smashing signs over church doors, for their recovery.

U.S. Condolences, Washington, Yesterday.

The case was remanded until to-morrow morning for hearing.

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con-

The

and trying to force native Chris- Prince Hiroyoshi Fushima was tians to recant. Students also aboard the "Naka," but was un- have petitioned the authorities hurt.-Reuter. It is considered possible that that all church and foreign pro- Yen Hsi-shan may be induced to perty should be confiscated and throw troops across Yellow River the foreigner driven out of China. Mr. Robinson, acting Secretary in the vicinity of Tungkuan and Some of the most powerful off of the Navy, in a message to the HIS UNLUCKY DAY. cut Feng's retreat to Shensi, cials are preaching mob law to Japanese Minister of Marine, con- which could do with little dif- coolie crowds."-Marshal Feng doling with the naval disaster,

stroll, whilst long walks through versation by means of beam and then picked up the parcel. In ficulty. It is oven suggested in Yu-hsiang is the "Christian Gen- says the realisation of such dis-

JAIL FOR BACK YARD

the New Territories during the stations simultaneously with the it were two butcher's knives." THIEF.

vacations College some quarters that efforts are cral."

asters must be accepted as a con-

his operation of high-speed wireless When searched at the station the wire and the apple were found in favourite and chief form of re-telegraph services. stant risk in operations of an FANCIED FAIR OF TROUSERS. creation.

There is every prospect that be one of his pockets. active naval organisation and in-

The second man was followed fore the end of next year it will creases the profound sympathy of

A Chinese was this morning the United States navy-Reuter's charged before Mr. R. E. Lindbell Castle Peak, it was discovered acribers in England to call up sub on the reclamation, where he Recently, when with a party at be possible for telephone sub- into a firewood dealer's matshed American Service.

at the Central Magistracy with that the last launch had left and acribers in any of the Dominions. was found lying on a bed beside entering the back yard of No. 3 that there was no means of English transmitting station of another man. Under-the-bed-a- Seaview, Wongneichong Gap road, securing a motor-car for the re-the Indian service at Grimsby and ricsha lamp was found. yesterday with felonious intent.

British Ships Fired On.

Nanking, Yesterday.

Chinklang, Yesterday.

A censorship has been imposed on all letters and telegrams. The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs has left for Shanghai

TYPHOON ECHO.

DAMAGE DONE AT GAP ROCK,

CANNON SWEPT AWAY.

were

C. N. CO. STRIKE.

CONFERENCE HELD BUT NO NEWS.

This

the constable... Another former employer, also a firewood dealer, said that he did not dare to say that accused was a man who was unlikely to commit an armed robbery.

being made to win Tang Seng.chi

Chiang's Recall. to the Northern fold, in which

Shanghai, Aug. 20. case he would attack Feng Yu-

The consternation which has hsiang from the South and com- plete the latter's ring of enemies, been thrown into the ranks of the Later it is unofficially reported Nanking Nationalist Government that Feng Yu-hsiang has com- through the loss of their leader, menced to withdraw from Honan General Chiang Kai-shek, by re- to Shensi-Reuter.

signation, was shown yesterday in

Mr. Nowell White said that the turn journey to Hong Kong- the receiving station at Skegness the matshed people denied was the comment which the Chinese|

door leading into the back yard had Notwithstanding the shortage of are connected by landlines to the their property. Accused Was Press. Seemingly, this man, was

been partly blown down by last provisions, the remainder of the Central Telegraph Office in Lon- recognised as a man who had a figurehead of no little propor-

Saturday's typhoon. Yesterday, at party resigned themselves to don from which the actual opera-previously worked for the fire British merchant ships weretion and his sudden retirement

about noon, the witness happened to the inevitable and remained at tion of the station is automatically wood merchant and had previous- heavily fired on yesterday by has broken the entire morale of

look out from the balcony on the Castle Peak for the night. Not controlled. Transmission from ly slept in the matshed as a troops which have been stationed the Nationalist Armies, while

first floor overlooking the backyard, so with Brother Joseph who, England to India takes place on foki, but since he left the hong at Pheasant Island, above Nan- their leaders, who are still holding From delayed reports received and he saw the accused standing declaring that he had business to wave lengths of 16.286 metres he had not been permitted to king.

on, are groping about in the dark in the Colony, it appears that Gap outside the gate peeping into the attend to early the following and 34.1688 metres and from sleep in the matshed. He cer-

yard where some clothing was hung). Lion Hill fired. two rounds trying to find a substitute or, in Rock suffered damage in the re-up on a line to dry. After the wit morning, set out on foot, walk-India to England on 16.286 metres tainly had no right to be there against the Northerners at the alternative, bring him back' cent typhoon.

ness had watched him for half an ing the entire distance and and 34.483 metres.-British Wire at the time he was arrested by The force of the gale may be hour, the accused, went away, but reaching Kowloon in time to less Service. Pukow yesterday and a Southern to try and save the day. aeroplane carried out a recon-

The Chinese Press yesterday gauged from the fact that the returned about ten minutes later catch the last ferry across the naissance of Pukow during the devoted considerable space to the heavy cannon which is used for minus his cont. Accused again be harbour. forenoon.

requests of various organisations fog signalling was swept away and haved in a suspicious manner out The funeral will take place this afternoon, passing the Monu- for the return of General Chiang the derrick used for taking on side the gate..

Hid-Behind Rock, Kai-shek to his former post of stores and men in rough weather

Calling his mother to watch the ment at 5.15. accused' from the balcony, the wit-

First accused said that he was Commander-in-Chief of the Na- was considerably damaged. tionalist Armies..

Iron, railings wore bent and ness went down and hid behind a

a stranger from Canton and was The "Eastern Times" published other minor damage done, walls rock. After walking up and down

asked to carry the knives to a Nanking despatch which states being broken and doors stove in the back lane to make sure that no

Other than the fact that a con- Jardine's Bazaar by a man who that, the Kuomintang held a meet- The lighting faces were unaffect-one was watching him, the accused General Chen Tiao-yuen, coming at which it was resolved that ed.

crept into the yard. The witness fol-

ference was hold but that there had promised him employment. manding the 87th Army, has ar- two representatives be sent to A survey of the dam-lowed him and saw him in the set of

is "nothing for publication" no The wire was also given to him rived here. British Naval Wire Shanghai and Ningpo to persuade age

carried out. by stretching a hand towards a pair of

further news can be obtained by this man. He did not know! General Chiang and those who re a P.W.D. officer and repair When the witness sprang on him Gannel trousers hanging on the line.

locally of the progress of the con- it was unlawful to carry but- versations in Shanghal between cher's knives about in the Colony. signed in sympathy with him to work and re-casting for damaged the accused struggled and swung Shanghai Yesterday. return to Nanking and withdraw parts of the derrick, have already his arms back in an attempt to deat

representatives of the officers and The apple he said he had bought A double murder was commit-engineers on strike and of the to eat. The Evening News" reports their resignations. The various been put in hand.

the witness off. The witness gotted in the British Concession, China Navigation Company." the capture of Tungchow, or the yamens and public bodies are said

accused round the neck with one Tientsin, on Tuesday night, "Model Town" of Nantungchow, to be conducting a widespread

arm and struck him on the right|| yesterday by Sun Chuan-fang's movement to persuade these offl

eye with his free hand. Accused when two Chinese, a man and a eleventh division under Cheng cials to return.

then surrendered, remarking in Chi- woman, were done to death by kese "This is my unlucky day!" - strangulation in a particularly Chun-yon.

The "Sinwanpao" denies, in a Southern reinforcements are telegram from Nanking that Gen-

Accused said that he was looking cold-blooded manner. The mur- When a Wanchai coolle was this for a friend employed in one of derers were armed robbers and morning charged before Mr. R. E stated to be rushing to Liuho to oral Chiang Kai-shekhas sup-

the houses in the vicinity. He was they tied the hands of their Lindsell with the unlawful posses meet the Northern threat at planted by any individual and "Light variable winds, fine," is merely looking at the number of Tungchow, which is approximate states that the military affairs are the official weather forecast until Mr. White's house when the latter victims behind their backs and slon of a woman's silk jacket bo- ly 45 miles north-west of Woo- being directed by a military com- noon to-morrow,

struck him.

then bound the cords around lieved to have been stolen, he said sung, near which the Northern mittee. The anticyclone is now central The Magistrate convicted and their throats with such savage that he had picked up in a lane. squadron is reported as still Practically all of the native to the north-east of Japan. Pres passed sentenced of four week's force that they were throttled. The police said that when arrest hovering-Reuter.

Press publishes a despatch to the sure is low over Tongking hard labour.

The murdered man is Yao Fued the accused told three different Tungchow Falla. Walter effect that since the resignation of "The typhoon is about 200 miles

hai, aged 68 and the woman is stories. At first he said that the was caused by an outbreak of fire coat was his mothers, then, his at a godown in Davenport Road, Shanghai, To-day. General Chiang and his followers 8.E. of Naha, moving N.E,

an amah, named Lf Shih, aged 81. sister and finally he said that he Tientaln, belonging to Mesara The Northern troops have "the Nanking Nationalist Govern- The new typhoon is about 200

The outrage occurred at No. 3, Had Yound it in the street. The Mackensie & Co. and rented to taken Tungchow-British Naval ment is at a standstill. and knows miles N.W. of Guam,” “moving

Kuang Shan Li; behind Bristow Magistrate passed sentence of two the Chinese Associated Trading Wireless.

Roads

Sur Co. Ltd. on August 17.

less

Wuhu, Yesterday,

Tungchow Captured?

not in which way to turn.”

NAW

Was

FINE WEATHER.

TWO TYPHOONS, LOCATED.

DOUBLE MURDER.

CHINESE STRANGLED BY ROBBERS

Tientsin, Aug, 19.

THREE STORIES.

Second accused said he did not know No. 1 and was not- walking in his company as alleg ed by Sergeant Humphries.

They were both sentenced to three months' fail.

BIG TIENTSIN FIRE.

Damage to the extent of $185,000