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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1927.

THE CHINA MAIL,"

KIUKIANG UNSAFE. CLIMATES OF PAST. Lastly be considered the effect of Shadows Before.

WAR NEWS.

· FENGTIEN'S CHOCHOW VIC- TORY DISCOUNTED.

*FOREIGN WOMEN RACK IN

THE UP-RIVER PORT. **

NEW LIGHT ON PLANT HABITS.

THE SHANSI RAIDERS.

1

INFLUX OF TROOPS.

CAUSE OF ICE AGES.

and

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changes" in "sólar radiation, the other factors remaining unchanged.

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The amount of solar radiation COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED might vary either because the

· IN THE “MAIL.” amount of energy radiated from the sun changed or because the re-

Entertainments. lative positions of the sun and

Queen's Theatre; earth were constantly undergoing "The ind Goddess." change. If the amount of solar Leeds, Sept. 6.

"The Peking, Nov. 4. A correspondent writes to the

Toy-World Theatre; radiation did diminish, certainly Boob The "N.G. Daily News" Corres "N.C. Daily News":

The various sections of the Bri- the temperature.of the earth would Ty Star Theatre; "The pondent writes:

tish Association continued their fall. But even in that event it maker from Paris." British residents of Kiukiang There has been an unusual de-

user have been told by the authorities is to und eating enters would not cause a different distri-o-day-Chinese Picture

nt number of interesting papers bution of the zonal temperatures, velopment in the, war

ld Theatre, "Ma Long Dong."- that it is not considered advisable discussions. during the past week. Chochow

but merely bring it about that Professor A. C. Seward, the these were imposell on a lowe

To-day-Tea Dance at Café Re- was several times reported captured at the present time to grant per-

ht, 4.30 to 6.30 p.m.; dinner din- by the Fengtien armies, but at mission to children to return. At veteran botanist, Introduced an mean." The changes In radiatio

ht. 8 p.m. are three ladies in important discussion,

held by produced by the orbital changes To-day-Private carnival dance remains in the hands of the Shans present there

botanists, geologists, and physicists the earth relatively to the sun ha in Central British School Nathan raiding bands. The aggravated Kiukiong all told..

During the past few days there jointly, on the climates of the past recently been calculated, and it hal Road, Kowloon, 8.80 to midnight. Generalissimo, Chang Tso-lin has threatened to go and take the place has been a large inlux of troops geological ages. The first line be been shown that there was a vari November 16-Dancing at Sea- himself, but his staff officers have of Chu Pei-tob's 3rd Army from the evidence, he said came from the tion of radiation equivalent to men's Institute unto that ca the fossil remains of shift of attitude of födeg. Clearly of the Dockyard Ladies' Club, the matter second thought. One occupied all the mission houses, inplants were found in the racks in that factor would have to be taken 10.30 p Apparently persuaded him to give south. In Klukiang they have re-fact that

latitudes where such plants would into account in considering changes

November 10-11-- Queen's curious feature of the situation is the native city. They have extend not grow under the conditions of in the climates of the past.

Theatre; "The Untamed Lady." that the Shans forces have beened their positions both towards climate found in these regions to-

Mr. C. E. P. Brooks held that ́e

November 10-11-World Theatre; able to nuintain communications Juichang on the Hupeh border and day. The rocks of the Arctic re- cause of changes climate as "He Who Gets. Slapped." with their Mateng on the Anhui border. They gions contained remains of what not astronomical, as Croll had a p through the mountains

November 11-Poppy Day Car- headquarters and that Fengtien's seem to be chiefly concerned with would now be regarded as tropical posed, as the heating and conng nival at Cafe Regent. artillery and aeroplanes have so far holding the Hupeh border against a or semistropical vegetation in the had been all over simultanely

November 18-The new "Our Rhetle, and

and not at the Poles alternably Cabaret" at the Star Theatre, Kow- been unable to dislodge the Chochow threatened attack by the troops of Upper Devonian, defenders, which provides much Tang. Song-Chi, who are supposed Cretaceous heus. But waiter Release of volcanic forces and on-loon, 9.15 Trim.

these to be concentrating in the neigh-tain that the presence of

sequent mountain building had November 10-11-Star Theatre; plants was to be taken as direct been the chief cause of ice ages The Spanish Dancer." bourhood of Wusueh.

evidence of warmer climates?

and denudation, and the consequent

November 10 Musicale nt increase in superficial oceanic Helena May Institute, 6.30 p.m. reported that Tatung has been

Tigers Amid Snow.

area had beès. the cause of the

Novmber 13-14 Queen's Until these recent troop move- .captured by the Chohar troops,

There were very closely allied warm periods. Me earth had been Theatre: "València."" while it is now claimed that these ments the situation in the province

warm for the gister part of its 'November 18-14-World Theatre; lalter forces have taken Shiyuan. was very peaceful and trade began apecles, some of which endured ex-seven or eight sundred million "The Social Celebrity." If this is true, a advance into to show signs of reviving. Paper treme cold and others luxuriated years as revealed by the rocks, November 18-14-Star Theatre;

Zoologists had the North is to be notes have almost entirely dis-in the tropies.

appeared and all business is done noted that the tiger, now chiefly as-but there had been lee ages-probTo The Last Man

ably with short interglacial November 15-Queen's Theatre; In silver and copper money. The soclated with the steamy jungical periods, repeatedly roughly

"Behind The Front." crops throughout the province have of Asin, was an immigrant from intervals of about 250,000,000 November 15-16-World Theatre; Peking, Nov. 4.

been excellent and in the rice the For North and still existed years. We were still in the last. of Sen Horses," Marshal Chang Chung-chang's

apart/centres the price has dropped to $5 amidst the snows of Siberia. The these short ages of Ice claims that,

of the same species of hendquarters from bands of fugitives and a small per picul for first quality rice. Coat plants might have changed,

of transport, however, and taxes are those which in their early vigour

..

food for thought and speculation. Fighting on the Peking-Suiyuan ine has been proceeding and it is Merchants Mulcted Again,

Shuns from

expected,

Feng Yu-hsiang's Collapse.

habita

and

garrison at Sinstang, there are now high, so that by the time the rice could endure the severest climates, PRECIOUS STONES.

no Kuuminchun troops north of the Yellow River.

of

The Chihli-Shantung, forces are caveloping Sinsiang, the fall which is believed to the imminent

North Shansi Taken.

north

their title deeds

CONTROVERSIAL BILL. IN AFRICA,

AMENDMENTS PRESSED.

November 16-16-Star Theatre; "Go West."

November

16-19- Queen's Theatre; The Magician."

November 17-19-World Theatre; "The Midnight Sun"

November 17-19-Star Theatre; "The Cohens and Kellys."*

November 14-Grand Carnival dance by R.E. & Koyal Corps of Signals at R.E. Theatre, Wellington Barracks.

reaches Kluklang the price is near-might later on have had to retreat er $9. Owing to; the good crops to less strenuous regions. Recent there should be ho possibility of work by Fernald had shown that famine this winter, as was at one during the last glacial period a time feared.

number of plants had persisted in Moreover, of the Grape Peninsula. The unfortunate merchants The Fengtien push into

known to-day Shansi continues, according to of Kiukiang are again to be muleted many genera were

Cape Town, Yesterday. November 14-Musical treat in cial telegrams received here to-day. by the officials. Twice in the past of which a few species were found at very high elevations, although that Feng two years they have had to take most lived only low down under The Cabinet claims

Parliament has adjourned to the City Hall given by Mrs. Percy Younghusband and Mr. Harry Ore. to hand to the tropical conditions.

January 25. tien troops have entered Taoyun,

November 19-Opening performi Even if the evidence for changes

There will be, however, a joint sitance of the H.KAD.C. "Bulldog 30 miles to the west of Tatung-yamens to be registered and each

time they have had to pay a fee of climate in the past were deemed ting of the Senate and Assembly to Drummond," Theatre Royal. of 4 per cent. of the value of the sufficient, to account for the

morrow to discuss the Precious November 25-Dance in En- Gossip at Large.

not simple. There Large, movements of troops con-property. A new order has gone changes was

December 9-At Theatre Royal stitute the chief items of news from out that properties are again to be was. always the spectre of the Stone Bill as the Senate has insist-gineers Institute.

fee Wegener hypothesis of Continental ed on its amendments to the Bill up-river ports.. It is reported that registered, but this time the 6,000 troops of the 36th Army who will be 10 per cent. of the value of drift and of the changing positions which the Assembly has refused to opening performance of "Merric

England," 9 p.m. turned over to the Nationalists in the property. Refusal to register of the Poles to be reckoned with accept.-Reuter.

entail confiscation of the Perhaps it was possible, without Anhui are in the city while 12,000 will

excepting that theory, to find sull- additional arrived during Thursday property.

cient explanation in altered distri- from downriver. Gunboata are

bution of land and water. active there.

Reuter.

begun.

Dr. G. C. Simpson, the Govern- ment meteorologist, addressed him- self to these physical possibilities. There were three sets of factors which affected the geographical distribution of climates, and it

THEATRE "ROW."

ATTACK BY SEAMEN WITH SPANNERS.

Sports.

To-day-Eighth bi-annual "Tre- vessa Trophy" race for ship's lifeboats, 4 p.m.

University To-day Waseda Hockey Team v. The Army at the U.S.R.C., 4 pm.

Young China's Swelled Head, Further large numbers of troops There was a sad accident at the passed through Chinkiang and railway station a few days ago,

ASSAILANTS IN CUSTODY. To-day-Hockey Match: H.K, H. crossed over to the Canal area when a railway engine blew up.

Club 1st XI v. the Navy, Naval during the past two days. Com-killing several people and wound

The ticket collector of the Tal-Sports ground, 5p.m. mandeering of junks has nowing a number more, The Chinese might be useful to consider each ping Theatre was yesterday taken. To-day-Ping-pong: C.A.A. v. T.

here have a theory that there are of these separately, supposing the to the Government Civil Hospital Institute, at St. Peter's Club,

November. 10--Steel & Coulson's At Wahu where a big demonstra- too many Chinese and that Heaven other two to remain fixed. These with head injuries alleged to have: tion was arranged for November 3hae arranged for a sequence of were changes in the distribution of been caused by spanners in the Billiard League: St. Patrick's Club the situation is quiet, the gathering plagues and accidents to reduce the land and sea, changes in the com- course of an attack on him, byv. Queen's; Police v. D.R.C.; Word- v. Northants; Revenue v. in question having passed off quiet surplus population. It is true there position of the earth's atmosphere, three samen of the No. 2. Fire-ers ly with a poor attendance.

have been many accidents during and changes in the amount of solar flout, who attempted to enter the K.O.S.B.; Garrison Sgt. Mesa v. R.E.

& R. Sigs. Trucks continue to arrive at the past year, but the real explana-radiation. He would take first the theatre without tickets,

Univer- Two fremen from the Kowloon November 11-Waseda Nanking loaded with troops and by tion is to be found in the teaching effect in distribution of land and rall from the south.

of the Nationalists, through which sea while the composition of the Fire Station were also alleged to sity Hockey Team v. Royal Navy the at R.N. Officers Sports Club, King's The Kuomintang Version. the youth of China acquires a atmosphere and the solar radiation have assisted the scamen In

November 11-Hockey "A" Team: swelled head and thinks it can run remained unchanged. The present assault upon the ticket collector: Park, 4 p.m. Nanking, Nov. 4.

-Chinese Detective Sergeant Wong distribution of land and sea was

K.0.8.B. at King's | the ticket collec-H.K.H.C. v. The Military Council announced anything from a steam engine to a afferant in the two, hemispheres, Kam, who went 1

was also struck Park, 5 pm · to-day that the combined forces republic without knowledge or ex-and yet the average mean temperator's assistance

Novmber 11-Farling Hunt, Hare tures along zones parallel with with spanners and himself had to corresponding degrees of latitude go to the hospital with head in and Hounds: Hunters' Arma, 2,30 north and south of the equator juries.

The five alleged assailants hava differed in most cases by less than 2deg. Cent. Unless we were pre-been detained.

of Generals Chen Yao-chien, Wang Kuei-yuan and Yang Sen took Nan-

yang on Thursday. Tang Seng- chi's forces are now evacuating the

perience.

headquarters of

Generals

In a meeting of the Government Wall, retreated inside.-Toho. Council on Wednesday it was decid-

ed that a temporary political coun-

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Shanghai, Nov. 4.

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November 12-Waseda Univer-i sity Hockey Team v. Hong Kong Hockey Club, on Club ground at river ports, retreating northward

King's Park, 4 pm. into lloman to come into line with entered Tatungfu on the same day,pared to say that the result of these recent and very careful com-1

13-Fanling November

Paper The the Chihli-Shantung forces.

putations was a mere accident, it

Hunt, November Cup: Sheungshui The 2nd Army stationed in West Chang Teo-hsiang, Commander-in-was plain that the distribution of

Police Station, 10.45 a.m. and the chief of the Fengtien troops in that land and sea had very little effect Hupeh, the 20th Army,

November

Extra 26- Eighth division under the command of zone, are also said to have advanced on the average temperature of the

Race Meeting of the H.K. Jockey circles of latitude. General Li Seng took Kengan, to, Siwanpu.

There 1 reason to believe that! The physical explanation of the Kong Yu-ling, a Chinese detective Club, Happy Valley, Tsiaklang, and Kuciyang in a row

December 3-Autumn meeting of the Fanling Hunt. on Wednesday and are now pressing all the defeated Shansi troups with result was simple; the final tem-attached to the Hongkow Police their perature of a zone was determined | Station, was wounded in the leg.

Mectlogs. toward Yochow, with Wuhan as the exception of a part of destination.

cavalry corps, finding the impos-largely by the general circulation in a shooting affray with a gang

To-day Monthly meeting of The entire forces under General sibility to make a further stand of the atmosphere which in turn of armed thugs at midnight en Marine Engineers' Guild of China.

One of the gangsters

67 Des Voeux Rd., 6. p.m. p Fang Chen-wu are enveloping Kuan-against their enemy outside Yen-was regulated by the difference in October 31.

between equatorial) was shot and killed on the spot, as

November 10-Meeting of credi- hsui and Haikan.

menkuah, a stronghold on the Great temperature

and polar regions. On the other the detective returned the fire. hand, the distribution of land and While returning home after his tors (re Macao Ice & Cold Storage water played a large part in deter- night's duty, the victim was ob- Co., Ltd., in liquidation) at the mining the actual temperature in structed by three armed loafers on liquidators' office, 3 Queen's Road, different parts of the same zone. Mohawk Road. cil for Hupeh and Hunan should be:

The assailants noon..

November 21- Extraordinary clearly seen by the drew their pistols and intimidated

Prince's Bldg. and organised, and that this political According to reliable news re-This was council should follow the advancing ceived from. Wuhu, the Wuhan isotherms, the lines of identical the detective, when the latter fred meeting of

of the Company in Prince's Bldg., armies now entering the two pro-armies have abandoned Tungchang average temperature. In the south-a shot, ending the life of one thug Land Co., Ltd., at Registered Office vinces. The organisation of this and are beating a retreat towards parallel with the circles of lati- other gangster, penetrating the leg

ern hemisphere these ran nearly Instantly. A shot was fired by an- 415.

November 29-Annual general committee is delegated to Mr. Tan Yen-kal, and the Ministers of Taihu, while the right wing of the tude, but in the northern some of the victim.

Nationalist forces entered Tung-times departed widely from them. Foreign detective No., 181 heard meeting of the Hong Kong Horti-

of Messrs., Jardine, Matheson Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Com-cheng and the left wing captured He drew the inference that if there the firing and rushed to the scene, cultural Society in the Board Room raunications. The draft of the

Wangklang.

had been no change in the con- but the two thugs had already

Co., Ltd., 6.15 p.m. The organisation will be submitted to

The news further states that stitution of the atmosphere or in made good their escape,

Volun- the Government Council in its General Chu Pei-tch's attitude is the solar radiation, the climatic wounded man was soon taken to To-day Lecture at

Hateer Headquarters, 5,30 p.m. scheduled meeting to-morrow.

and that the condition is not serious,

To-day Reel Club elghth The 42nd Army surrounded Hai-still doubtful, but it has become zones must always have been much the Lester Chinese Hospital,

practice, Helena May Institute, chow on Wednesday. Many of the clear, that he has in mind no hostile as they were now,

intention against Nanking.-Toho. local variations could not have been "Shanghal Mercury"

Another version of the story is 5.30 p.m... greater than they were

that when the two thugs, walking To-day- L. R. C Committee Nationalist Mutiny!!

northern hemisphere to-day.

along Taku Road, at about. 11.80 At Home" to members and friends Water Vapour...

p.m. passed one C.P.C. on at Club ground, Peak Road, when duty, the latter became suspi- Hard Court finals will be played What would be the effect of the cious, and instructed another C.PC off from 8 pm, cable received in Hong Kong:

The local Chinees press yesterday changes in the composition of the a few yards ahead to stop the pair November 12 St. Peter'a Church received a wire from the politicall atmosphere, assuming the present When the constable ordered the Young Men's Club garden fete, training department of the 17th distribution of land and water, and men to stop, the latter pulled out November 27 Annual church Nationalist Army, stationed at Tung-the present solar radiation? Water pistols and began firing. The two

November selt és reported from a reliable chow, reporting that at 6 pm. on vapour was the most important C.P.C. (and the Chinese detective parade to Union Church cen source that Chang Tao-lin dis-

November 2, when Commander Ya, constituent of the atmosphere from who was patrolling the district) and Committed of the Victorie

the point of view of heat economy, gave chase, during which the ex Diocesan Association "At Home missed Han Lin-chun as an army of the 1st Division of the Army but it could not initiate a change change of shots continued, result to members and their friends at corps commander. Han was offered received a wire from the political of temperature. It could only ing in the Chinese detective re Hulena May Institute. either to be the Mayor of Peking was delivering the address, a portion modify, change produced other ceiving a fesh wound in the les November 28-Laying of founda- or the president of the Military of the soldiers attached to the End wire, and the modification would and one of the robbers being dan tion stone of the new Wanchat College. He rejected the offer, and Regiment suddenly mutinied and be only to reduce the amount of gerously wounded. He was taken Wesleyan building, si has left Peking for the Western Hilla under the pretext that he is looted the shops at Tungchow. the change. Carbon dioxide had to the hospital, where he died later

Upon learning of this, military often been regarded as an import- on. D il-Wuo Min

forces were sent to the scene, and sat factor of change, but physicists order was restored within two were, now, agreed in rejecting the hours,

tenciency of that factorDust from volcanoes might seriously Several mutineers were execut whilst over 200 others have effect the amount of solar radia- Peking Suiyuan Railway zone Investigation revealed that more old, shes that abu

tina. 'received," "angle geble ats which captured Tatungfu on the 2nd instant, pressing hard on the than 20 shops lost over $100,000 CACH

A search for the mutineerd in the

enemy

troops surrendered. The enemy.commander, Chang Tsung-fu fled to Tsingtao.

+

The following from the "Shang- The Northwestern Army routed the Shantung-Chinli force in Lithai Mercury" amplifies Reuter's

thchiu. Chao Ping-hsiung, com- mander of the 2nd division of the

A Reported Dismissal,

enemy forces was killed in action:

Shansi's Back Water,

Feking, Nov. 4. It is learned on good authority that the Fenstien troops in the

in the

age, there

pos

Shans troops, occupied Heuljen on the following day and that Generals and Kao Wei-yus

villages

the district is being carible

Fied out.

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