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SHANSI WANTS PEACE.

FENGTIEN SUCCESSES.

SHANTUNG JOINS IN.

FIGHTING STILL HEAVY.

Fenglien having successfully counter-attacked in the northern sector and held their ground in the southern sector of the North China war, Shansi's governor is now seeking for peace, and the tide has turned in favour of Fengtien.

SECRET EXPLAINED.

Peking. Yesterday,

that the northerners are still ad-

Reinforcements Arrive.

Shansi prisonere taken on both fronts are reported to have com- plained bitterly that Marana Feng Yu-balang (the "Chris- tian General"} betrayed Shan- vancing-British Wireless Service. Ai, that he persunded ΟΣ bribed Shansi to go to war. pro- mising assistance; yet they allege that his troops have not advanced northward beyond Changte in Ho- nan while on the Suiyuan front (northern sector) he promised divi- alons which were to have advanced through Shensi province. These failed to make their appearance.

Peking, Saturday. Following n lull south of Kalgan Shani again attacked west of Hwnilai.

Fengtion headquarters now in Kanchuan have received reinforce- ments and are preparing to counter- attack.

HOME AIR CLUBS.

Government Supporting

Flying.

NEW SUBSIDIES.

£50 For Each Proficiency Certificate-Gained.

Scottish clubs.

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London, Yesterday.

"DOUBLE TEN."

CHINA'S NATIONAL. DAY OBSERVANCES,

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. LOCAL CELEBRATIONS.

CANTON'S POLICY:

Tending To Favour Leftists.'

HARMONY IN THE ARMIES.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

OPIUM CONVENTION.

Immediate Ratification.

Necessary.

NATIONS INDIFFERENT.

Disappointment At Persia's

Proposals.

Denial By Ironsides' Second-in-League

Command.

the

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IN THE WAR.

TWO NORTHERN ARMIES.

COMPONENTS DESCRIBED.

MODERN WEAPONS USED.

FENGTIEN VERSUS SHANSI.

Much has been heard about the Fengtien and Shansi armies in the present war in North China but little is known as to the com- ponents of these fighting forces. Hundreds of thousands of men are engaged and the modern weapons in use originate from several countries.

300,000 AGAINST 100,000.

Geneva, Yesterday. Mr. Wang Ching-vel, who is The Air Ministry are granting best known as the leader of Wu- The report of the advisory com- subsidies for three years up to Han politicians, is reported in the mittee of the League on oplum £2,000 per annum each to four ad- "Hong Kong Evening Post" as traffic was adopted at the final meat- ditional light aeroplane clubs. about to return to Canton from ing and will be submitted to the Similar assistance is already given Kuling, the summer resort near Council.

It emphasises the necessity for to six clubs in various parts of the Kiukiang, on the Yangtze River. country the four new ones being It is also stated that Mr. Sun Fo, the immediate ratification and rigid Bristol, Norwich, Nottingham and the new Finance Minister of the enforcement of the Geneva Conven- Nanking Government, may accom-tios of 1925 as the most valuable The basis of the subsidy is pay-pany Mr. Wang Ching-wei. single step which can at present be ment by results, £50 being handed If the above report is borne out, taken to combat illicit traffic and to a club for each member gaining an impression is obtained throw-it records much satisfaction at the flying profieleney certificate. Ing light on the Cantor Govern- considerable progress already made After three years each club must ment's political policy,

towards this eminently desirable be self-supporting: The movement Rumours have been current end.

Unfortunately only three nations Marshal Chang Tso-lin, the gen- less powder are manufactured. began a surprise offensive towarda is proving successful in training that Canton in the course of Feking. It is reported that Suan-pilots and popularising flying gen-severing practical connection with are represented on the Council out eralissimo of the Fengtien com- Hand grenades, shaped like an egg Nanking, will still cleave to the of the necessary seven to secure the bination, has a much larger num- and designed to explode on impact, politicians of the Wu-Han faction] enforcement of hwafu was recaptured, that five bat-erally-British Wireless Service.

Convention ber of troops to call upon than are made in fair quantities.

Field guns, machine guns, rifles, tulions were taken prisoners and

of the Nationalist Party.

hitherto ratified. It is hoped and General Yen Hai-shan of Shansi. Nanking Flouted.

earnestly expressed that the gravity But Fengtien territory is more ammunition for all weapons, In defiance of instructions from of the position whil be realised and extensive and a proportion of the trench mortars, aeroplane parts, Nanking, Canton still maintains that States will take steps to enable army has to be used for garrison and poison gas are all sent out its branch of the Political Council, the League to cope with the traffic, duty elsewhere. The Shantung from Mukden to supply the Feng- the highest civil authority in the which is admittedly a reproach to army is a part of the Fengtien or- tien armies.

ganisation but the entry of this!

Shans's Output. provincial administration. Four our civilisation.

General Chang Tsung-chang names have been added to the The report expresses disappoint-powerful unit into active opera- Council, three being those of the ment at the steps proposed to be tions is conditional upon move- has been constantly improving the highest Ironsides' officers and the taken by the Feralan Government ments of Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang Shantung arsenal at Tsinanfu

"Gen-(the "Christian general") who is fourth being that of Mr. Chen against illicit opium trafic. Kung-po, who is a supporter of erally this traffic is declining marching to assist Shansi.

According to the most reliable the Wu-Han faction and has been though it is still run on an enormous estimate, Marshal Chang Tso-lin is at the head of 800,000 soldiers, alleged to be Communist.

with about 1,200 guns, forming Day.

what is known as the Ankaochun. General Yen Hsi-shan's arsenal The upright cross is the Chinese

Rifles in Use.

is at his capital,Taiyuanfu. This character for "ten." "Double ten" accom- Suanhwafu Recaptured.

is the name given to October 10, Peking, Saturday.

General Yen Hsi-shan is the can hardly meet all the require- An official report says that the An official communique reports: the tenth day of the tenth month.

supreme head of the Shansi army ¡ments of the Shansi army. Re- After two days' fighting the Observances are confined to meet- Fengtien 11th division repulsed one

Meanwhile, the old Canton gar- SWATOW COMMANDER LOSES which comprises seven divisions cently machinery. was purchased regiment of cavalry and two of in-engtien troops defeated and drove inge and addresses, followed by re-rison under General Li Chai-sum

FACE.

each of two brigades. The total from French and German source. gune, Shell cases, mountain back the Shansi troops, recapturing freshments. Among the better (commander-in-chief) is

strength is put at not less than fantry which were attempting a

than rifle ammunition, and Mauser pis- Ranking movement in the direction Suwafu, disarming and taken known institutions where celebra-operating with the Ironsides un-

100,000 at the outside.

tola are manufactured in quantity The Mixed Brigade has become and the output of rifles is increas- The Fengtien troops continue to Hong Kong Chinese General Cham-invitations to Leftist politicians

Swatow, Yesterday, more popular than the ing. Experiments have been advance, harrying the retreaters' ber of Commerce, Chinese Club, to return to Canton are attributed

The raid on the English Presby-division дя B .mobile unit made with a "potato master". Chinese Athletic Association, South to General Chang Fah-hui, where- The Fengtien troops on the China Athletic Association, Chinese as General Li Chai-sum is thought terian Mission Hospital here was and interest is being developed ingrënade.

Air Fighting. Peking-Hankow Railway front are Y.M.C.A.. Chinese Y.W.CA., Chin to be not so favourable to any of the work of General Hsieh Yuab, mixed regiments.. The former

Shansi's air arm is of little ac-. still on the defensive except at Woo Athletic Club, the schools, etc. the politicians now away from the officer commanding the Canton has infantry, cavalry, artillery,

engineers, transport, and ma count but General Yen Hsi-shan Paotingiu where the Shansi troops It will be noticed that both the Canton. Harmony exists in the ese troops in Swatow, advanced within three miles of the Chinese "Republican" tag (five military

Fa- The setion aroused considerable chine-gun, while the latter is on was reported about a year ago as having engaged two German ex- city, after which the Fengtien bars) and the "Kuomintang" fag vourable reports have been receiv- indignation amongst the Chinese a smaller scale.

Rifles in use include Japanese perts to build his own 'planes. A hundred and fifty wounded men troops counter-attacked and hurled (twelve pointed white star on blue led about the pursuit given to the populace whose sympathies are en-

back the Shansi troops twenty juck, and red ground) are flown in Communist army, under General tirely with the Misafon.

6.5, 7.9, and carbines; Russian The Fengtien air force is prob- Hong Kong.

General Haleh has lost face badly 2-line rifles; Mannlicher 6.5 rifles ably the strongest in China, with Ho Lung, who was ousted from

and carbines; Mauser 6.5 and 7.9.a variety of machince, of which Swatow.

in consequence of his action. Headquarters of General Li

As danger of repetition of the Luger and other types, of auto-about 80 or 100 may be usable Chai-sum (in his capacity as com outrage is remote, the British Naval matic pistols are carried by offi-for scouting, bombing and other work. The makes include Fourteen pieces of jewellery, mander-in-chief of the "National Guard has been withdrawn and the ciers and bodyguards.

Fengtlen's Heavy Guns. Schreck ("amphibian"), Caudron, are in Consul has communicated with the Other official intimations indicate worth $135, and money, amounting ist 8th Route Army"} that Chang Tsung-chang, Governor to $116, was reported stolen dur- course of reorganisation whereby Commissioner of Foreign Affairs to Machine-guns are turned out in and Breguet. Shantung had of Shantung, has ordered 60,000 ing the week-end from No. 10 the Ironsides will be incorporated this effect, indicating that if there arsenals in Taiyuan, the capital several Potez-Anzini (75 C.V.) Chibli-Shantung troops, stationed Poling Street.

Shansi Left in Lurch,.

The sign of the double cross was Shansi continues attacking south of Pastingfn, where the Fengtien seen all over Hong Kong to-day of troops, it is reported have with the anniversary of the outbreak of Hence Shansi has been left to drawn to Wangtu, avoiding a de- the Revolution-China's National face the whole weight of Fengtien cisivo engagement at present alone which the prisoners declare is Reuter. beyond Shansi'a power to plish.

3.

Mention of Mr. Wang Ching-wei and Mr. Chen Kung-po as indicat- ed points to the possibility of Can- ton becoming distinctly "Leftist": in its Kuomintang outlook.

Changes at Headquarters.

Co-

scale.-Reuter.

THE MISSION

RAID.

of the Western Tombs. The Feng prisoner five battalions and captions are being, held to-day areider General Chang Fair-hul. The NAVAL GUARD WITHDRAWN. 170,000 men and not more

tien forces captured' the Pass of Tze Ching Kuan. The Shansi units fled, leaving a quantity of arms and am- munition.

Wounded in Peking. The Fengtien Brigadier-General in control at Taming-fu has wired denying its capture and declaring that all is peaceful there.:

turing much ammunition.

rear.

from Suiyuan (northern sector) ar miles. rived at Peking this morning.

General Yang Yu-ting in reported

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Shantung Joining Fray.

It is announced that the Feng-

to have wired Marshal Wu Pel-fu's | tien troops will commence a general chief-of-staff inviting him to Peking counter-attack on this front on

to discuss measures for crushing Sunday morning. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang.-Reuter.

Fluctunting Fortunes.

Peking, Inter.

Five hundred prisoners from the Suiyuan front (northern sector) ar- rived to-day.

Heavy fighting, with fluctuating fortunes, fa unofficially reported to be continuing around Suanhwafu.

There is no news from the front on the Peking-Hankow Raliway

(southern sector).-Reuter.

CAVALRY CHARGE.

Shansi Infantry Attacks Broken Up..

Details are given of the action of the northern sector whereby Fengtien recovered Suanhwafu. Two columns of Shansi troops are

at Teangchow, to march across country for the purpose of attack- ing the Shansi flank.-Reuter..

NANKING & WU-HAN.

Troops Still Moving Along Yangtsze.

administration.

into the command,

Finance Ministry.

where the machinery is mostly British and German with small local additions. Rifles, pistols, machine-guns, ammunition of a variety of calibres, and powder are among the products,

is any more. Interference with the of Shansi, and in Mukden, the planes. The Schreck 'planes are also in equipped with Hispano-Suiza en- Hospital it will be closed to the mili- capital of Fengtien, as

gines; others used are the Mono- A Chinese was yesterday knocked

other Fengtien arsenals. down by a motor car in Queen's Previous reports of the "terms" tary.

These weapons combine various Souplage, Anzini, and a few Rolls- The situation is otherwise nor- Road East, Buffering injuries which demanded by the Ironsides for

features from foreign modela; de-Royce for Vickers-Vimy planes had to be treated at the Govern-their loyalty to General Li Chai-mal. ment Civil Hospital.

zum appear to have been exag- Hsieh Yueh sypcan: to be acting signed after the Maxim, Hotch-captured from Peking in 1920. gerated as General Wong Ki- on his own, without reference to or-kiss, "German Pack," and the Russian Shock Troops.

airmen have The Northern While driving his motor car in cheung, the Ironsides' second-in- ders from Canton, and it is not un-Japanese air cooled gun.

Fengtien has the superiority in shown little inclination for com- Queen's Road East on Saturday, command, has denied the state- likely that his presence here may

These have bat against land forces as they Mr. Gubbay swerved to avoid a ment that he is to receive the ad cause further trouble.-British trench mortars. Chinese and the car ran against a

been turned out at the Mukden prefer to fly well-out of range, arsenal by a British engineer, but their presence has consider pillar, damaging its left mudguard, ditional posts of provincial Fin- Naval Wireless.

ance Minister and Commissioner

showing trifling deviations from able "moral" value. the Stokes mortar. Six inch mor- The estimate of 300,000 men ters have also been used by Feng- for the Fengtien army includes tien gunners but it is not known if the units in Shantung province which may have to be used imme these were made in Mukden.

Heavy field pieces of 150 mm. diately against the "Christian calibre have been produced at general" Mukden.

Kiukiang, Yesterday. Units of the 6th Nationalist Army (which is commanded. by General Ching Chien) have been A Chinese woman suffered in-jof the provincial Military Bureau. Mr. Fung Chuk-man, the act- observed here on their way down juries to her face when she was the Yangtsze River. British! yesterday knocked down by publicing Finance Minister, has had to Naval Wireless.

motor car in Queen's Road West: relinquish his post. The official She was taken to the Government appointment of a successor has Civil Hospital.

jnot been made yet.

Communists Deported.. Four out of the batch of alleged Communists detained by the

To Check Advance.

Shanghai, Yesterday, Units of the 1st and 7th Na-

stated to have secured the advan- tionalist (pro-Nanking) armies,

tage, in 'nfantry attacks, over the under Generals Ho Ying-ching

ing.

TO-DAY'S RACES.

EIGHT EVENTS ON: CARDS."

THE ST. LEGER.

Armoured Trains.

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Shantung has 4,600 "White" Russians divided into a brigade of Field and mountain guns are 2,000 shock troops under General used by both the Tengtien and Netchaeff, 2,000 men on four arm-

wards along the Lung-Hal Rail-ported to have said that if Gen Bank Note Redemption. of the Riverboats Seamen's Unior cluding the Hong Kong St. Leger, field pleces are favoured by Feng.

eral."

Fengtien line which withdrew and Li Teung-jen respectively, are Minister), and General Hau Police in Hong Kong on arrival Then a body of Shansi plain being sent from Nanking up the Chung-hsi (formerly Canton and recently from Swatow have been A large and "holiday-spirited" Shansi armies. The most popular oured trains, a Cossack Company clothes men appeared on the Feng Yangtze River towards Wuhu to now one of the "Shanghai" fac deported to Chinese territory crowd is expected at Happy Valley model has been the Krupp 76 mm. 100 strong and 500 cadets who tien fear but the situation was check the advance down-river of tion of the Nationalists) have The others were released.. saved by the arrival of Fengtien the Wu-Han armies.

From, Wuchow, comes news of this afternoon for the second day's Others include a Japanese 75 m.m. act as Chang Tsung-chang's body, cabled, from Kiukiang, to General

"Christian General” cavalry who charged and broke up. If appears as if the Nanking Tang Seng-chi (commander-in-the despatch of fourteen Com-sport of the Hong Kong Jockey known as the Arisaka, the Hotch-guard.

It is impossible to give an the advancing infantry.

the Wu-Han armies from tres-call on him in a few days to die tady for some time, to Nanking. At the time of writing there is mim, Schnelder-Cruesot 75 mm. estimate of the "Christian gen- Pence Terms Ignored.

faction has decided to keep back chief of Wu-Han) that they will munists, who have been in cus-Club's sixth extra Race Meeting kies 37 mm., Gruson 57 and 75 Improvised armoured trains, General Chang Tsung-chang of passing on Nanking territory.

cuss matters (Nationalist con in the interior of Kwangsi pro- very sign of the fine weather hold-

covered with light steel plates and eral's" army as he has been in Shantung is reported in a Chinese More Men Disarmed. cillation ?):-"Kung Sheung Yat vince. Three of the number are

Eight races are on the card, in-mounting both machine guns and the interior for some time and, despatch to be advancing west-

girl students. Two are members General Li Taung-jen is re-Po"

therefore, out of touch.

way, with Kweitch (in (Honaneral Tang Seng-chi (commander-

Hanków, Yesterday, and one belongs to another Sea over one-and-three-quarter miles. tien. Some of these trains, man Probably, he could put 100,000 There are a dozen entries, and all ned by White" Russians serving men into the field, if needs be, province) as his objective, and it in-chief at Wu-Han) is determin- A decision has been reached by men's Union...

anticipated that he will soon ed to encroach on Nanking terri- the authorities here that the Two Hong Kong vernacular look good. Pottenbush, Shan Meln, in the Shantung fie pro-Feng against Fengtien, with another clash with the "Christian gen- tory, the 3rd Army under General banknotes of the Central Banks papers have been prohibited en Tangle, Minty Eve, Bright Eve, tien) army, made very: Ittle in 50,000 doing garrison duty in Ho- Chu Pel-teh (which has been on will not be redeemed until October try into Canton on allegations of Town Hall (which will be well back- pression on the Nationalists in nan province, and in his up-coun Doubt exists as to whether the On the southern front, the the Wu-Han side) will attack the 17, the date of redemption have erroneous reports. Each regime ed) and Balvo are amongst them, the battles this year near the low try territory of Shenel and Kansu.

By permission of Lt. Col. L J. er course of the Yangtsze. Fengtion defenders (according to Wu-Han forces.

wing been deferred-British Naval at Canton places an embargo on vernacular reports) are holding General Wang Pu's men have Wireless. ⠀⠀⠀

one or more Hong Kong publica Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., and Officers, There are a few armoured cars garrison men will ever leave their their own-in heavy fighting, been disarmed at Halakwan, ay Martial Law at Ichang. tions and these two, the "Wah the Band of the 2nd King's Own but their general use is precluded posts to fight for anybody, as Kiu Yat Po" and "Wah. Tez Yat Scottish Borderers will play by lack of road where they are content to remain at home, professing allegiance to Now that the advantage has suburb of Nanking, by the 7th

Ichang, Yesterday.

100200,000 Cartridges Per Day been wrested from him, General Army (Wang Pu joined the Na Chinese were forbidden to be Po," are believed to hold views not throughout the afternoon.

Fengtien's biggest arsenal la at whichever general who turns up, Yen Hel-shan is said to be asking tionalists after the Northern de-on the streets at Ichang on Batur in accordance with those of the

Mukden. The original machinery with a big force. for peace but his terme have been bacle last winter. The disarming day when martial law was declar Canton authorities

was Chinese made, according to ignored by Marshal Chang Tso- of doubtful units by Nationalist ed temporarily, supposedly for the River Fatality,

troops of the Nanking faction has purpose of rounding up bandits. A good many lives were lost dred people were saved but most an expert authority, and mostly Road Central, apparently Insane, a been in progress for some time.) British Naval Wireless, last week on the Canton River of the women and children pas- purchased from Shanghaf. Other Chinese woman was on Saturday parte were made later in the plant taken to the Central Police Station Hong Kong Evening Post."

$24,009,000 Bonds, when the Tang Kee tow-boat sengers perished. Th Next Conference.

Shanghal Yesterday sank after striking a mine laid by Mine disasters on the Canton itself. Large importations of by Lance Sergeant McMann,

The steam-launch swung River have been rather common Danish machinery have brought But Shanghal, Yesterday, The Nanking Nationalist Gov pirates.

Mr. Wang Ching-wel (ex-chair- ernment has authorised the lague around on hearing the explosion of late, pirates setting this form the arsenal to a thoroughly equip Suffering from burns to his legs. caused by the upsetting of a spirit man of the Kuomintang), Mr. Sun of treasury bonds to the value of but the tow was so badly damaged of terron for merchant craft as ped state,

[in a day's moved" tor the London, Yesterday Fox(Finance Minister of the new $24,000,000, based on the 214 ur that the sank yery quickly Res- punishment for non-compliance This arsenal has turned out lamp, & Chinese Was yesterday

by the with demands for safe, conduct 200,000 rife cartridg hern Chinese claims victory Nationalist, Government at Nan, taxes of the Customs Hong cue work was hamp

Ether sulphuric acid and smoke Hospital from No. arkness of night. About a hun-money. over the Bhanal troops who recently kin) DINO CAWE (Foreign Kon Evening Post

lin.

HOW TIDE TURNED,

Fengtlen's Counter Offensive. Succeeds..

Found wandering in Desceux

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