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$3. Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.

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No. 25,700 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1927.

A RESHUFFLE.

CHINA IN TWO PARTS.

MAJOR ALLIANCES.

TANG LOSING GROUND.

FENG'S DECLARATION.

Political circles predict that the latest Nationalist split will lead to an immediate reshuffling of political parties in China, with the result that there will be two major alliances in opposition to each other; but controlling between them all the provinces of Manchuria and of China proper, except Yunnan and Szechuan,

Subsequent to its declaration of war against General Tang Seng- chi and his Hankow Nationalists, the Nanking Nationalists have made some progress up the Yangtsze and Tang Seng-chi has lost some of the territory he held.

MUKDEN'S NEW MOVE.

Chinese cables suggest that an understanding will be arrived at between Tang Seng-chi and Marshal Chang Tso-lin, the head of the Fengtien Party at Peking, with whom is allied Marshal Sun Chuan-fang who has been fight- ing the Nanking Nationalists around the north bank of the Yangtsze.

Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, better known as the "Christian general,'

Marshal Chang Tao-lin.

has declared for Hankow, accord- ing to one report.

The effect of these alleged alliances covers north, central and north-west China, Manchuria, and a part of south-east China.

The attitude of the two

in consequence of the collapse of his short-lived dominion in Mid- dle Yangtsze.

Nanking officials at Wuhu have conscripted 20,000 coolies for transport work-Reuter.

WAR IN NORTH..

Fengtlen Claims..

Peking, Yesterday. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang claims to have captured Fuping, 60 miles west of Paotingfu, on the 20th inst., and General Chu Yu-pu claims to have captured Lanfang, 20 miles east of Kaifeng, on the 22nd inst.

A semi-official message from Tsinanfu states that most of Gen- eral Liu Chen-hua's forces have gone over to the Shantung side. The message anticipates the early capture of Kaifeng from the "Christian General."-Reuter.

CHOCHOW LEVELLED.

Mukden Men Shell Chochow.

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Thousands of houses were de-

molished by gunfire and a large number of non-combatants were killed by stray bullets. The An- kuachun commander in charge of the city is now considering relief measures.

Bandits Aid Shansi Troops.

HOUND RACING."

London Season. Now Closed.

DOGS FOR CHINA. Sport To Be Organised By Official From Harringay Track.

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optician-

Established Over Forts Yeara ̈

Manager-Ralph A. Cooper, “M.A.O‚À.

Registered Optometrist (Canada).

BRITAIN AND IRAK. WHO'S THE ENEMY? STARTLING DIARY JINGOES DENOUNCED

Treaty Negotiations Open.

Canton Move Against "The North."

Story of War Time Bickerings.

General Hertzog's Bitter Speech.

FLAG QUESTION.

Political Temperature In Sonth Africa At Boiling Point.

TROOPS GATHERING. FEISAL IN LONDON,"

LATE SIR H. WILSON. Premier States There is No Southerners Have Little Or Nothing Said Pointed Things With A Laugh

Misunderstanding

To Gain.

And Twinkle.

London, Oct. 6,

Cape Town, Oct. 6. Canton suggests compromise to London, Yesterday.

London, Oct. 6. The Greyhound Racing Asso- General Jafar Pasha Premier of end the quarrel between the Nan-War memories again, have been. It is long since South African ciation's 1927 season, which has Iraq, has returned from France, king faction of the Nationalist profoundly stirred by the publi- opinion has been so excited as by been attracting enormous gather- where he conferred with King Government and General Tang cation of the letters and diaries of a speech delivered by, the Premier, the late Field-Marshal Sir Henry General Hertzog, at Bloemfontein, ing in the two London centres has Feisal regarding the informal con-Seng-chi of Hankow.

The Canton branch of the Poli-Wilson," in two volumes, by Major on the flag question. now concluded. Several grey-versations with the Colonial Office,

E. Callwell, in In the course of his speech he hounds are undergoing training about the revision of the Anglo-tical Council is quoted as having General Sir C.

issued a circular telegram sug- which the War-time bickerings and bitterly attacked General Smuts as previous to shipment to China for Iraq Treaty. greyhound coursing.

sol" perverter of the truth and a pro- Captain King Feisal is confident that gesting, inter alia, that General misunderstandings between

out-moter of racial strife for his own Jones, Assistant to the Harringay everything will be settled, satisfac- Tang Seng-chi give up claims to diera and politicians nea

control of Anhui province and the spokenly recorded.

political ends." Racing Club manager, is going to torily.

The reviewers wonder whether General Hertzog denounced the China to assist in the organian- General Jafar Pasha, interviewed withdrawal of his troops there- tion of the sport. He will take a by "Reuter," said that he was sur-from; while on the other hand Major-General Sir C. E. Callwell Sons of England Society and other Nanking should call the fourth has done Sir Henry a service by "British jingoes" as "demanding number of kennel lads from Har-

plenary session of the Kuomin-publishing his diaries, which the nothing less than our freedom aa ringay-Reuter.

tang, which has been demanded latter merely intended to serve as a people by their demand for the by Hankow.

Not For Hong Kong,

[The greyhounds mentioned above are no doubt for Shanghai, where for some while there has been an amount of talk of com- mencing the new sport,

the

Dr. Pierce-Grove told "China Mail" this morning, in fact that he had definitely heard that the northern port intended to import some of the Homeside animals for racing purposes.

As regards Hong Kong, said the doctor, no actual move had yet been made to introduce the sport a number of en- here, though thusiasts had frequently talked over the matter.

Fanling Hunt.

Whilst on the subject of dogs, Dr. Pierce-Grove mentioned that he expected about 18 pair of hounds for the Fanling Hunt to arrive on the s.s. "Chipshing" next Sunday from Wei-hai-wei.]

BEACHED STEAMER.

"KAMPOT" ASHORE AT

HAINAN HEAD.

IN-COMING MASTER'S REPORT.

KING E

At the moment it is hard to tell what Canton does mean, but the respective units have not received marching orders yet.

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the basis of the book.

incorporation of the Union Jack in No Marching Orders.

Sir Major-General

Frederic the flag of South Africa.” However, there are reliable re-

Maurice points out that the

Newspaper Comment. ports that military headquarters

habitually Baid Field-Marshal

The "Cape Argus" says that Gen- at Canton has ordered concentra-

with 8 laugh, eral Hertzog's charges are tion of an expeditionary force, pointed things

gesture, which ludicrous and that he is exacerbat- numbering probably 20,000 for twinkle and

for sordid service against the "north," what deprived the point of its prick, ing existing divisions

and political enda. but the laugh, twinkle ever that faction may be.

be reproduced in The "Cape Times" says that the gesture cannot

Premier has raised the political ink."

There are many startling reveia-temperature to boiling point.

"He seems determined, with bis tions in the diaries, continuing till All detachments for the ex- the eve of their author's assassino-gospel of hate, to destroy any chance of a reasonable settlement," pedition are to be at Shiukwan tion, on Juno 26, 1922.

the paper adds. ..... (on the North River), which is the northern terminus of the Can- ton-Hankow Railway (Kwang- tung section), to await orders.

Little to Gain. Canton has little or nothing to gain by mixing up with the trou- ble along the Yangtsze and the authorities may yet be deterred from participation, by memories of that difficult trek in 1926,

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A ROUND UP.

PEDDER STREET CAR NUISANCE.

DRIVERS FINED.

The "Rand Daily Mail" says that the outlook for South Africa is dark, if wiser, advisers, cannot be found in the Nationalist Party.

"Die Burger," the official organ of the Nationalist Party, says that General Hertzog has gained the love of his own people and interna tional renown as the champlon of their liberties.

It adds that advocates for the re- tention of the Union Jack desire to condemn South Africa to the post- tion of a vassal State-Reuter,

It is stated in Canton that the' railway to Shiukwan will be gar- Major C. Willson had a heavy list risoned by Kwangsi troops under before him at "traffic time" in the sensational General Wong Shiu-hung, the col Central Magistracy this morning. No fewer than nineteen drivers Iraq-about league of General. Li Chai-sum,

commander-in-chief.

of-public moter cars were charged. From political circles it is with causing obstruction in Pedder gathered that the newly consti- Street.

According to Trafic Sub-Inspec- tuted "temporary" war council in Canton will be inaugurated on tor Alexander, these public cars sil November 1, formally centralising insist in congregating in the vicini-$11,700,000 OFFERED BY HONG

HONG. command over all provincial

prised to hear that rumours were current the negotiations. understanding with the British au- thorities in London, and no cause for misunderstanding in Iraq. Reuter.

He added that there was no mis-

DISCUSSIONS WITH KING FEISAL.

armies.

DEBTOR'S AFFAIRS.

COMPOSITION SCHEME NOT

ACCEPTED.

SUMMARY COURT CLAIM.

THE PUBLIC LOAN.

being opened..

Chochow was taken by three re- danger and there were plenty of abled that task to be anticipated by evidence that the defendant firm/17, he pleaded that if the time was tell how many will be needed. Kwang provinces is referred to giments of Shansi troops on Tues- supplies on board. Salvage opera-a few months-British Wireless had been losing money for seven offence as public cars were allow the $5,000,000 complete loan will

clsewhere in this issue,

TANG AFRAID.

Nanking Force Sent Against

Him.

Shanghai, Yesterday There is no change in the

situation locally..

The Fengtien forces appear to be continuing their success in en- counters with Shanal troops.

Tang Seng-chi, who recently parted from the Southerners, ap- pears to be apprehensive of attack and, in fact, a force has been des- patched from Nanking against him Tang Seng-chi has mined the Yangtsze above Wuhu,

There is no change in the situa tion at Chefoo, and

Troop movements at Hankow continue and Chen Chien has ar- rived at Wuhu. British Naval Wireless.

tions would offer little difficulty.

about three hours after which the défenders gave way. :

Service.

hour.

needed.

The master of the China Navi gation Company's 8.6. "Tean,"

Ity of Blake Pier and would not go (Capt. Histead) on arrival here

elsewhere. The congestion, in this yesterday from Hoihow reported

part of Pedder Street was so great SMALLER BONDS ALLOCATED. that on the downward voyage

that the owners of private cars had from Hong Kong on the 16th Inst.

no place to park their vehicles,

The sum of $11,700,000 was at 10 p.m. a stranded vessel was

London, Yesterday. observed about a mile south of Conversations upuon Anglo-Irak

while the police have also received offered by the public in connect- complaints from the Post Office of lon with the issue of the first Hainan Head.

questions will begin at the Colonial

drivers making a lot of noise by Instalment of $3,000,000 of the The city of Chochow is in ruins! The "Tean" anchored about Office to-morrow between King

fighting for parking places. The Hong Kong Government loan. as the result of a severe bombard- half a mile away from the strand-Feisal and his Prime Minister,

result was that the police were The greater part of this was sub- ment by Ankuochun troops which ed ship and lowered a boat which Jafar Pasha and the Hon. Mr. commenced Wednesday week and proceeded to the stranded vessel Ormsby Gore, acting Colonial

A dispute arising out of a comforced to prohibit the parking of scribed on the first day of the loan ceased late in the evening, when which it was then ascertained was Secretary, and Sir Henry Dobbe, position scheme in connection public motor cars in Pedder Street

Application for the smaller the Fengtien men entered the city the French steamer "Kampot," of British High Commissioner in Irak. with a debtor firm's affairs had a until after 5 p.m. daily.

The drivers of motor cars Nos. bonds has already been dealt with and disarmed the Shansi forces. Shigon, bound for Hong Kong. There is an explicit stipulation sequel in the Summary Court this

The "Kampot" was badly holed contained in the Anglo-Irak treaty morning when the Kwan Tye firm 272, 430, 351, 441, 225, 423, 257, and consideration is now being in the No. 2 hold and engine room that diplomatic instruments govern- claimed against the Hung Cheong 801, 204, 202, 328, 332, 345, 189, given to those for the larger the issue will be allotted on a slid- and had been beached to preventing the relations of the two coun- firm (otherwise known as Charles 822, 419, 849 and 271 all pleaded amounts. It is understood that ing scale the more an applicant her sinking. As the "Tean" could tries should be automatically revis- and Co.) for $101.05 for goods "guilty" and were fined $5 each.

Benefit of Doubt, render no assistance, the boat left ed every four years. The time for sold and delivered.

Mr. D. McCallum was for plain- In the case of car No. 408 who wants, the less proportionately the beached ship and wireless the next revision is March, 1928; tiffs and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks for was charged with obstruction in will be get. The bonds will be messages were sent out indicating but the visit of King Faisal and his the defendants. her position. The ship was in no Prime Minister to London has en-

Pedder Street at 5 p.m. on October Printed as soon as it is possible to It was stated in the course of

The remaining $2,000,000 of 5 p.m., he was not guilty of any years or so and eventually nego-ed to park in Fedder Street at that not be issued until the money is tiations were entered into for the sale of the business and the ar-

Sub-Inspector Alexander pointed ranging of a composition scheme

could park cars could MAYOR THOMPSON: whereby the creditors would re out that public cars Foreign Captain Attacked.

ceive 50 per cent. in full settle there after & p.m.

Accused argued that he was ac- A number of foreign official re-

ment. The ports reaching Peking indicate

A meeting of creditors was held tually there, at 5.05 p.m., and the that the situation in the Upper

and the scheme was approved, Magistrate decided to give him the Yangtsze continues to be danger-

amongst these approving, accord-benefit of the doubt, and discharg Numbers of Japanese

ing to defendants, being the plained him with a caution.

Owner's ExcuBE. vessels have been fired on while The Committee appointed by tiff himself, who was therefore

When a similar case was called other foreign ships, particularly Mayor Thompson to search the (according to the defence) debar- those of the Yangtze Rapida public library for "British propa- red from making further claims against the driver of car' No. 251.

its Indian owner appeared in Court Described by his own mother Steamship Company, have been gandist books" was astounded to against defendants. forced continually to carry troops and 7,000 volumes presented in Evidence for the defence was and told his Worship that the driv- as a bad son, a Chinese youth liv- free of charge. Recently the 1871, after the disastrous Are, by given by a Chinese schoolmaster or had left his employment since ing at No. 62 Whitfeld, was this authorities at Ichang demanded a the British public, including Queen who stated that as a friend of the the summons was issued, and had morning charged before. Mr. R. E. Joan of twelve and a half thousand Victoria, Tennyson, Gladstone and manager of the defendant firm he refused to attend Court. He (the Lindsell with the theft of a basket dollars from this concern and Carlyle, towards the formation of a had had charge of the arrange-owner) was not prepared to pay the of clothing which he pawned, and upon being refused troops entered public library, as a mark of Eng ments whereby the scheme of fine for the driver. He did not with giving wrong information to His excuse was that he had to the offices and refused to leave lish sympathy. Reuter's American composition was arrived at He know the driver's name, but under the pawn broker. till two thousand dollars had been Service.

was present at the creditors took to point him out to the police. paid. The authorities are still de

meeting and deposed to the plain- The Magistrate gave a week'e ad- pawn the property to raise money manding the other ten thousand

tiff having agreed to the scheme journment of the case for the police to pay house rent for which he It was responsible. But dollars. Also, the company has

as put forward. In any event, to arrest the driver." been forced to pay large sums for

even if the plaintiff had not The drivers of cars Nos. 248 and While admitting that the house each trip made by its ships.

ngread, the decision was to be by 258 who admitted obstruction. In was taken in her son's name, the a majority vote and all the other Connaught Road Central outside other denied that he was re- sponsible for paying the rent North east winds, moderate, creditore present were in favour the Canton wharf at 2.10 am on which she paid herself. The fine, is the official weather, fore It was stated that the total October 17, were fined $5 each mother also told his Worship that the basket of clothing which the cast until noon to-morrow. debts of the defendant firm were Negligent Driver

The V-shaped depression has between $4,000 and $5,000. Sergeant Tuckett summoned the accused pawned was not her pro moved to the north of east The case for the plaintiff was driver of lorry No. 1491 for agil-perty, and had been left In her Japan. The Chinese anticyclone that he had never agreed, to the reat driving in Praya East on Occhange for safe keeping by is farther north this morning.

A moderate monsoon may be scheme of composition.tober 17,

In the cou of evidence for Sanitary Inspector Strange gave Remarking that the expected along the 8.E coast of China and over the N. China Sea plaintiffs, an agreement was men evidence. He said that at 7.80 am: had not only brot

tioned bet

In re on the day in question he was rid himself but on his

Gen. Bun Chuan-fang.

GÜB.

Wuhaners Retreating.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Reliable reports state that the

Another serious incident occur Wu-Han troops of the Thirty- Sixth Army are at present falling.

red on board the same company's véssel, "Iling. A party of sol- back on both banks of the Yang- taze in the neighbourhood of day night with the assistance of diers demanded passage and Tungling, Tatung and Chichowfu. local bandits. As soon as the dayonetted Captain Tornroth in The Nanking troops of the news became known Mukden the abdomen and compelled him Thirty-seventh Army reached troops were rushed from Kaopes to turn the ship about and take Tikangchen and are pressing up tlen, Changhaintien and Liulikau, thera to their desired destination river, while Chu Pei-teh with the and by three o'clock on Wednes Captain Tornroth is suffer Nanking troops of the Sixth day afternoon all the four gates from a nasty though not a danger Army is advancing from Nan- of the city, with the exception of ous wound. chang to the Yangtze,

the west, were surrounded by An In view of these and Ho Chien's Thirty-fifth Army Fuochun forces

incidents

La conside time has not

red 17 which, heavy guna" of the

at Anking is ready to turn over to terrifle bombardment follow

nwhich lend. cold

CHICAGO"CHILDISHNESS

CONTINUES. :*

Chicago, Yesterday,

·STILL FINE!

·

Vi The following telegram WAS

received from the Manila Obseregard to whic

at 9 o'clock tbl morning that the pa

24th, Cyclone or

thern Luzon,

bound

Tou

A BAD SON.

STOLE BASKET OF CLOTHING.

THEN PAWNED IT.

friend o

ing his motor cycle, combination, in Mr. Lindsell

Fan casterly directions when unsuing,

tory, the deferidant drove