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“ARMIES BOB UP.

Reported Designs' on Amoy.

ARM IN ARM.

South African Flag Settlement.

HO LUNG'S TROOPS.

A GRACEFUL GESTURE.

Echo of Communist Occupation Of Attempt To Reconcile All People

Swatow.

In Union.

THE LOST LINER.

Over 1,100 Persons Rescued.

ITALJAN SHIP SINKS.

Founders Off Brazil On Way To Buenos Aires..

Like a will o' the wisp, the anti-

Capetown, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday, Nationalist "Communist" armyincess Alice Sastri, senators South American telegrams re- under Generals Ho Lung and and provincial councillors were port the sinking last night be- Yieh Ting has bobbed up again.present and the galleries crowded tween Bahia and Pernambuco After shaking off the dust of in the Assembly when General with a loss of some hundred of Kwangtung province from their Hertzog, who was warmly ap-lives of the Italian s.s. "Princi- feet or rather their sandals-plauded, began his announcement pessa Mafalda," of 9,210 gross the Communists gave up visions of the flag settlement with a tonnage bound from Genoa to of another brief tenure at Swatow graceful gesture by saying he Buenos Aires... and trekked inland into the south-. west of Fukien province, an area which is aparsely populated and practically non-productive.

Reports have reached Canton that the adventurers now covet the port of Amoy in Fuklen.

The Logical Objective. The "China Mail's" political correspondent thinks that the port of Changchow-to the south of Amoy-with a very small arsenal and a flourishing native opium trade, is the more logical objective.

All leaders of expeditions into Fukien have studiously avoided Amoy in the past, invariably de touring to reach Foochow. The reason is that Amoy is situated in such a position that a small de- fending force can easily hold large bodies of attackers at bay.

What Check!

would speak in English so that It is believed the vessel carried everyone in the House would 968 passengers and 230 crew, of understand.

whom 720 are reported saved by

He enunciated the points of the the French steamer "Formosa," settlement already cabled and de- the British steamer "Avalon" and clared the national flag would ex- the Brazilian steamer "Piahy," press the position of the Union which arrived on the scene of the as an independent dominion. disaster later and are helping to He gave details of the flying of convey the survivors to Rio de the Union Jack and emphasised Janeiro. that henceforth the object was to

Gen. Smuts.

When the first news reached Rio, the Brazilian cruiser "Riot Grande" was immediately rushed to the scene. The "Principessa Mafalda" belonged to the Com- pagnia

Navigazione Generale Italiana.

1,100 Rescued.

Later. Latest messages received in London show that loss of life is fortunately less than was feared. It is stated officially from Bahia that the missing number 68, over With their accustomed im-.

1,100 passengers and crew having been rescued by other ships. The pertinence, bandits have issued a

British steamer "Avelona," of the demand on Mr. Wong Loong-sang, the chief manager of the head reconcile, all people in South Blue Star Line, has on board 400 office. Central Bank of China, Africa. This was the crowning survivora. She is bound for Rio which is a Kuomintang institu- work of what had been accom- de Janeiro, where in the ordinary tion.

plished at the Imperial confer-course she would have arrived to The demand is from bandits ence. For a century. there had morrow. who describe themselves as been a constitutional conflict in The steamer "Empire Star" of federation of several gangs at South Africa, but to-day 90 per the same line, saved 186 persons. Sheklung. Sheklung is about 40 cent. of the people would agree She was bound for London, but miles from Canton, being at the that the question was finally set-was able to transfer the rescued junction of the East River and tled.

persons to the French steamer the Canton-Kowloon Railway General Smuts said he was con-"Formosa," which will take them vinced that the settlement would to Rio de Janeiro. The "Formosa" (Chinese section).

Their demand is couched in re-form a sound basis for a lasting herself is stated to have picked

up 120 survivors. It is notified for Information that Feather Fans & Brooches can-spectable terms, asking for a and honourable peace.

Mr. Malan proposed that the The German steamer "Athena" not be sent by, post to Great Britain. They are prohibited by the "loan" of $2,000.

Bill should appropriately come is reported to have aboard 400. Plumage (Prohibition) Act of 1921,

into force next Union Day.. This No British were booked in Lon- for the "Principessa was seconded and unanimously don carried and the House adjourned. Mafalda," though some may have Hertzog, Smuts and Sir Thomas booked at ports in Europe.-Bri- Smart walked out arm in arm.tish Wireless Service.

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The letter has been handed, states the report, to the Canton city Police Commissioner..

"Black Douglas” Again... Known to foreigners as the "Black Douglas" of the New Ter- ritories border, on account of his seasonal raids on Taipang which is behind Mirs Bay (this side of Bias Bay), Commander Lo Kwan

is again reported to be active in

Another Fång Drawn. Another fang has been drawn)

the district, with only a very by the Canton authorities from

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Few Casualties. Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday.

It la. known that 1,200 aboard

small following. The practice in the serpent of labour agitators. the "Mafalda" were saved and the the past is for his guerillas to ex-The special delegates' council loss of life small. Difficulties were pel the pro-Canton posts and hold which came into being in connect experienced days ago when the vee- the place for what it is worth ion with the extremist Affiliation sel was lamed through the break- antil pro-Canton reinforcements of Leftist labour unions has been ing of a propeller shaft. The cap- arrive.

proscribed by the Police Commis- tain relled on making. port safely. Bandits Attack Hoklos. sioner, under orders from the pro- Water, however, forced its way into Then between Bias Bay and vincial government.

the stern engine room and there the boilers Swatow-in the Hoklo districts of The Department of Agriculture was an explosion in Hoifung and Lukfung-the na-and Commerce isi investigating while the passengers were dining." The first indication of the disas- tive bandits are up in arms again. with a view to arrest attempts They were subdued quite recently of Communists to fraternise with tar was the liner shaking as if struck by a tremendous impact, the by the right wing of the rellef labour unions, 4.80 p.m. expedition which Canton sent to

passangers springing to their, feet, 5 p.m Swatow against the invading The Kwangsi provincial govern- rushing on the decks and donning Communist army. Troop movement under General Wong Shiu- lifebelts, many jumping overboard 10.80 a.m.ments have given the outlaws an- hung having decided to erect a into a calm sea. The coolness of other opportunity of swooping wireless installation at Nanning, the officers averted a panic and en- down from the hills; shops have a tender of $18,999 for the build-abled most of the voyagers to aban- been rifled and merchants car- ing part of the programme has don abip rapidly. A ried off for ransom.

been accepted.

A persistent S.0.S. summoned 10 To Protect Hakkas.

Canton Loan Details.. vessels near the vicinity. The first Lt.-General Chan Chai-tong, According to a Chinese report, alarmist reports of heavy fatalities 1. p.3. 1.80 p.m. who commands the 11th division only 60 or 70 per cent of the Can- were due to erroneous passenger

lists being used to of the 4th Army under General Liton Government's issue. 2.p.m. 5 p.m.

Chal-sum, is proceeding to $10,000,000 treasury bonds, which number aboard.Beuter. Swatow, to assume a new post was to sustain the official bank- which is equivalent to that of De-notes, has been paid up by the fence Commissioner. This capa- merchants and bankers to all of ble officer will have charge of whom quotas were alloted in ratio Swatow and hinterland, including to capital.

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Chao-an (capital of the district) It is thought, the report con- and the Hakka country around tinues, that further collections Muiyuen, in the Han River basin will not be made as it has been River Mine Sweeping, found that nothing useful can be

Rugby, Yesterday. Bandits of the Canton River done with the defaulters,

In a speech last night, the $2,30 p.m.

280 delta having blown up native About $2,000,000 may be re- Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. craft with mines, the owners of paid this year the Isape coming Churchill) sold the treasury would 5p.m. i

the many tow-boats which ply in under the category of a short this year receive three or four 8.30 am. the locality have agreed to fit two term loan and the balance next millions, sterling from the betting 9 s.m. armed motor-launches for mine-year, within twelve months of tax and he knew of no great ba

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A story has been current that Policy of Progress sequence. two Chinese who were educated Mr. Chen Shu-jen, the new Attendances had not failed off at abroad enjoy the monopoly of Construction Commissioner of the big race meeting, in con- placing mines for the bandits, get Kwangtung, has launched an am sequence of the tax and the prices ting about $1,000 a time for doing bitious, thorough and useful pro-realised for blood stock sires sur so. Tow-boats, which are large gramme of progress for his de passed all previous record in every junks carrying many passengers partment. All sections are unant sale since the imposition of the and much cargo and towed by moos in hoping that he will be The money thus realised steam:

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