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CHINA'S ARMY

DEMOBILISATION DIFFICULTIES

A COLONEL'S SECRETS

Why Confusion Faces Marshal Li Chai-sum

SOME LIGHTER SIDES OF SOLDIERING

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1928. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

LOCAL ARCHITECTS & NEW MONEYLENDERS WIPING OUT THE

GOVERNMENT

NO SHELTERING

ORDINANCE

"SPEAK - EASIES”

NOTES TO BE FILED A SWOOP DOWN

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IS THAT SOP

NEW BILL TO EFFECT CERTAIN PRESENT LAW-INSUFFICIENT LIVELY RAID IN THE LATIN Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse.

"DESIRABLE CHANGES

PENALTY RAISED

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Ice House-street carollings" The Prisoner's Song."

Lord Brudbury's two young sons helped in a river rescue. Often on other days has a Brad-

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"Statue to Plimsoll."

PROTECTION -

QUARTER PENALTY FOR INFRINGEMENT MANY DANCERS ARRESTED

One of our silver suspenders goes Owners of property, architects "To make it more difficult for.

New York, Yesterday. to the bright laddle who suggested and contractors had better read borrowers to be imposed upon The campaign to wipe out the that a crook play should be staged carefully the new Bill announced in or subjected to unreasonable "Speak-easies" (illicit bars) con-in Hong Kong as an amateur por the "Gazette" to-day as to be intro- charges."

tinues. Two hundred Prohibitionformance. duced at the next sitting of the Legislative Council.

This is one of the main objects agents yesterday swooped down on It is stated:

This Week's Nasty Knock: To Marshal Li Chai-sum head of the Canton Government, is en that a former maximum penalty off a new Bill which is to be in- Greenwich Village the so-called

troduced at the next meeting of Latin Quarter of New York, closed let, homely diggings for two re- route back from Nanking. His main duty on his return, so it has $100 is insufficient and this is now the Legislative Council, to be 22 dance halls and arrasted the spectable young gentlemen or shop been announced, will be demobilisation-with a view towards put- raised' to $500. ting that part of the Nationalist Armies in Kwangtung on its feet. This Bill, further to amend the known as the Moneylenders Ordin- guests (who were subsequently re- assistants."

leased). The scheme In general is to re-organise the land forces of China on Public Health & Buildings Ordinance of 1928.

The new Ordinance supersedes has been working for a fortnight to thrice daily, mornings or

An army of Federal detectives "Young woman wants housework an established footing, systematic and conforming to recognisedance, is to give effect, to certain

the Moneylenderà Ordinance of obtain evidence under the direc-noons."-Edinburgh paper.. principles and, at the same time, dispersing China's superfluous in changes which, in the Govern-;

ment's view, seem desirable.

1911. It is to come into effect tion of Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, Evidently a triple expansion model. soldiery.

...boots on the quarterdeck? One amenment is necessary" be-

on Jan,, 1, 1929. In several im- assistant Attorney General (Wa-

010 portant respects it will apply shington) a staunch supporter of

We see a reference to an cause a new Officer has recently

even to loans made under the Mr. Hoover in his presidential woman has made a fool of him, he we suppose, in plane English.

When a man complains that a man's Licence.". been appointed with the title of Second Medical Officer of Health. Provision is also made for the ap

existing laws.

election-Reuter American Service. generally means that he has made The object is to strengthen the pointment of a Deputy Medical provisions of the law and the new Officer of Health; and another sec- Bill is necessitated because the old tion provides for the appointment "has been found in practice to be of Assistant Colonial Veterinary Insufficient for the protection of Surgeons and meat and food Ine- borrowers." pectors.

Although Marshal Li Chai-sum has now assumed office as Chief of the Nationalist General Staff, his task will be beset with immense difficulties. This is not a reflection on his military capabilities. The time is not ripe, as will be seen from the article herewith, with its lighter side, indicating some of the irregularities prevailing,

SYSTEM OF “DEMOTION”

By Colonel Lau Cher-kwong3

The object of one'section is to

Must Give a Copy

It will be interesting to note that some of the provisions-in

NO RAIN

LAST MONTH'S WEATHER FIGURES

LOW TEMPERATURE

Very little rainfall was record-

The same might be said of the prevent places for sale of food being [Note: Colonel Lau has been away 4th Army Group in Wu-Han and maintained in the Hill District un- their wider aspects--have been ad-ed last month as will be seen from from the Chinese Army for several the two Hu provinces. The less they are licensed and proper Veura. He was born and partly Kwangsi commanders Accordingly, educated in the USA. hia "foreign outlook" on certain matters will be understood.]

Some say that if there are not 2,000,000 soldiers in the whole of China, at least that number of men bears arms continually. I defy any body to prove conclusively an ac- curate estimate of the strength of China's Army.

are everly controlled. Experience has. watchful, surrounded as they are shown the danger of the establish- on at least two sides by formeriment at the Penk of shops in which! rivals and they know fully well the sale of food is not kept under that Army retrenchment, as far as, proper sanitary conditions. Such they are concerned, must be dan-shops tend also to attract rats and rerous to their position.

of

might possibly become centres infection if plague were to return to the Colony,

SAPPER MISSING

In a report made by L/Corp. Spears, M.F.P., Whitfield Barracks, the Police are notified. that Sapper Salter, 56. Coy, R.E., has been missing from the military transport a.. "Somer-. set-shire" since midnight on Thursday (Nov. 15).

both

the following returns:-

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No. of

Days Inches Observatory, Kowloon 6

0.435 Botanical Gardens.. 2 Matilda Hospital,

0.380

Mount Kellett Taipo police station. 3

4.

0.480 0.090

The average for the month (at the Observatory) is 5.042 Inches.

There were 263 hours of sun- shine against a mean of 214.7.

a fool of himself,.

after-

"Old gold!" anorted Mrs. New. rich, when the dressmaker timidly suggested that colour bridesmaids' frocks. daughter's wedding. We can afford

As a Plimsoll mark of esteem.

Explosion on a Steamer."

Did the captala ses dirty.

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"Air- Couched,

A new effort is to be made to salve the "Lutine's" gold, .... But it is easier to sink capital than salve

for the

It is claimed that women's figures "Not at my are more beautiful than at any time

since the Greek period...

to have everything new."

Know a girl whose legs are so thin that she calls them her "spare parts."

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is this a figure of speech?

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"You can always tell a commercial traveller," says one who knows.

And as a rule he can tell one back.

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Weekly Wellerism."I'm belug driven to drink," as the man said the past if her husband gives her a A woman will generally forgive when he told the ricsha coolle ta nice enough present. take him to his favourite bar.

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"New name wanted for plus- Some people can say-er lot and fours." What about golf-baga? mean very little.

Section 9 of the Ordinance is Intended to make the responsibi- lity of Architects in regard to new buildings more definite than it is at present and not to enable yocated' for some time past by

Now that the Water Authority The average mean temperature has no reason to doubt the existence them to shelter behind any cer- the "Sunday Herald" · "'and the for October was 75.1 degrees as of springs perhaps our water scandal tificate or permit of the Bulld- "China Mail. The following ex- against the normal 76.3. The high- is somewhere near mitigation. Section 13 of the Ordinance re fug Authority,

cerpts are taken

: est temperature last month was The annual fee for a moneylend-83.5 on the 29th, the lowest 68.8 lieves the Government from legal ers' licence is raised from $10 to on the 21st. liability in respect of certain re- $25. quirements.

Mr. Winston Churchill has joined: a bricklayers' union. He always was a Unionist.

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The man who always tells the truth need not trouble much about a memory-training course.

"Separated by goizad

So it is obvious that all links are not of the

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One half of the world doesn't know how the other half manages to live without trying to discover how Only when the first half exists.

Confusion Begins At a

conservative estimate. I would place the strength of Mar-i One point stands out prominent-sha) Li Chai-sum's armies in ly. China is now, as declared, in Kwangtung at 50,000. These are the second period of rehabilitation divided into three army corps, the fas per the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen's 4th, 5th and 11th. And confusion plan), that of political tutelage, begins forthwith. which does not need force of arms.

Marshal Li was the originali Further, the National Government commander of the 4th Nationalist at Nanking claims to have control Army, wtih four divisions, as over the whole of China. But even against the three of other army

To-day's Forecast General Staff headquarters in Nan-corps. One of these division, eam-

The money-lender is made res- The forecast for Hong Kong and king does not know when the mandera

won distinction in the

ponsible for the insertion of full the adjacent coast, till noon to armies at Wu-Han will move, or, drive up to Hankow. He was ap

particulars of the contract in the morrow, is-N. E. winds, fresh; Eating?" asks an ad.

"Do You Have Trouble After how many divisions there are ex-pointed commander of a new 4th

money-lending agreement. A copy overcast at first, clearing later.we haven't got enough to pay the actly in Mukden.

Army. This became known as the

of the agreement must be deliver- That for the Formosa Channel is: bill. Where the Trouble Lies Ironsides and, after their expul

ed to the borrower.

-N. E. winds, strong. One section of the Bill provides The trouble, briefly, is

sion from. Kwangtung, they have

At 10.23 a.m. the Observatory To-morrow the annual choir festi- for the further protection of the reported: The northern portion of should indulge and shine in The 'Tis Btting that one Hannibal There are four accepted National-still been known as the 4th Army.

Marshal Li handed over command val will be held at St. John's Cathe borrower under local conditions- the anti-cyclone has moved cast-Sport of Kings. of his 4th Army to a loyal sub-dral, at both the 11 am and 6 p.m. that the agreement shall be drawn wards, leaving a separate anti- ordinate; so that, If he were to is-services. Special music has been up, if the borrower does not un-cyclone sue an order "to the 4th Army" prepared by the organist, Mr. F.derstand the English language, in strong monsoon will continue along scandals; but is the game, worth the We hear a lot about football from Nanking, in his new posi-Mason, A.R.CO., L.T.C.L., who is any language selected by the bor- the S.E. coast of China and over scandal? tion as Chief of Staff, he will have also vice-president of the Hong Kong tower, with an English translation the N. China Sea. to indicate to which he is, refer-Philharmonic Society. Mr. Mason is attached,

this.

Shanghai, Yesterday, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is issuing invitations to the cam- manders of various military groups to an Important mili- tary conference at Nanicing on Dec. 1, at which he hopes to induce them to agree to reorganisation of all the armies on national lines. Reuter.

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AT ST. JOHN'S

THE ANNUAL CHOIR FESTIVAL

Tortunate in having the St. John's Coples of money-lending agree- One of the senior officers in the choir at full strength again and it ments must be filed and register- Kwangtung 4th Army to-day was is anticipated that to-morrow theed within seven days.

Chief Staff Oficer in the division choral presentations will prove more

Penalties for offences are stipul-

in which I served in 1920. In 1925 successful than in former years. ated.

he denounced recruiting methods

which he and I used together then ing him of 1925. I did not get a

and he is now using the same reply. methods!

ist Army Groups. The 1st Is that formerly commanded by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in person. Tho We were 2nd is the old Kuominchun, the

"Christian General."

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becomes

$50 a Day for Default-

which gives the borrower power to There is also an important clause

emand Information. Sub-section

over China.

Fresh to

already received by the money-lender in respect of the loan and the date on. which it was made; and

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To-day's great thought: "The clever evasion of investigations and questions is not what the tax- payer employs civil servante for."

(S.C.M.P.) 'Ear, "eari.

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(c) the amount of every suma due to the conclusion that the object of After deep thought, we have come to the money-lender, but un-Constantinople" is to make the paid, and the date upon Turk disgusted with his home.. which it became due, and the amount of interest accrued

According to statistics, sallors marry earlier than other men. But, time laws. of course, they understand marry-

"The man of forty is best qualified

Armed with the necessary forty- to criticise the girl of to-day."

tude?

Þ › A house agent will add his own stories to the smallest bungalows.

Does the increased sale of six- penny postal orders mean that more Aberdonians are paying their in- come-tax by post?

"Princess and Writer's Son.". Author's royalties?

"Good news for golfers."

A commentator mourns that the due and unpaid'in respect of age of table-talk is gone, every such sum; and

Is it? Is there to be a close season for He has never heard a husband and rabbits? (d) the amount of every sum not wife when they are bridge partners. any

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This is by the way. The idea 1 of section 11 reads:- Pay at Roll-Call

broadcasted in Kwangtung is to

"In respect of every agreement woefully short of move everybody and every unit whether made before or after the weapons then. Whenever we want-down one step. A brigade becomes commencement of this Ordinance army of Feng Yu-haiang, theed to advance, we made overtures a battalion, a battalion a company, the money-lender shall, on

The 3rd is to guerilia (or bandit) leaders in a company a platoon and so on. the Shansi Army, under General the neighbourhood. For a certain fully-fledged General

reasonable demand in writing be- yet due which, remains out- Yen Hsi-ahan. The 4th comprises sum-known as initial marching ex-Major-General, and so on:

ing made by the borrower at any

standing, and the date upon a part of the strength at the dis-penses-their services became ours.

which it will become due.. It is a solution of the problem: time during the continuance of the posal of the Kwangel Military We had to glut them because their how to carry out Nanking's order, contract and on tender by the bor-

Lenders must also supply a copy Group.

men had rifles. On payment of a particularly as Marshal Li is Chief Tower of $1 for expenses, supply of any document relating to a loan, Marshal Li Chai-sum of Cantón portion, usually 40 per cent. of the of Staff; but It is not demobilisa- to the borrower, a correct if reasonable expense is paid him

statement signed by the money-for making (now Chief of General Staff), Gen-purchase money, they came down tion.

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the Northern remnante), General balance at the first roll-eall.

divisions and brigades have in-

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"E, B.," writing on cats in the "Surprising Mr. Baldwin," says "Daily Mail," says: "My own cat did would surprise some people. a headline. Nothing the Premier sits for hours on end." Cat's ende

are made to be sat upon.

"Your manner is familiar, but A man in court said, “I admit it eral Pel Chung-hsi (who pursued from the hills and received the Whereas, in the past, army corps, lender or his agent showing→→ demand has been made and a member of the golf club to the been elected an Honorary Higher

your face is not," said the oldest but deny it."

* He has (a) the date on which the loan lender defaults after a month's in- pushing new acquaintance.

Critic. was made, the amount of the terval, then he is deprived from principal of the loan and the suing the borrower; and he is also rate per cent. per annum of subject to a fine of $50 for each in future," says a woman writer. are infesting the Wash"

"Women are to be more feminine We read that "thousands of scals interest charged; and day during which the default to In other words, they will be quite Perhape It is they who bite the (b) the amount of any payment supply such information continues.

In 1925 I was in a long rearguard variably been under strength-the

Li Tsung-jen (the No. 1 at Han-action, not knowing whether the result of "demotion" will be bat. kow) and General Wong Shiu-hung brigade on my left was beating the tallons, companies and platoons (head of the Kwangsi Government) one on my right in the race back to much over strength and the prac- constitute the Big Four of the Swatowand the sea. One band of tical effect nil. Kwangai Military Group.

dallied. I ultimately

The outlaws commands under General Pei and bought them for $2,800, outbidding General Li Tsung-jen make up the my former superior officer. He 4th Nationalist Army Group. sent me a personal letter, roundly Those under Marshal Li and Gen-denouncing me for bringing in the eral Wong remain on garrison duty robbers, and pointing to my ulti- In their respective provinces. mate defeat as evidence of the

Degrees of Obedience

will of heaven-for having stooped Because Marshal Chiang Kai- to such base means of recruiting. shek is now virtually President at My former Chief Staff Offleer, it Nanking, there is a semblance of should be known, was then on the disciplinary obedience from the winning aido; and he had the 1st Group Army which, according generosity to offer me a job,

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to reliable reports, has been cut-

Effect Nil Now my former superior ting down. The "Christian Gen- oral" has talked about demobilisa- in the 4th Army, on garrison duty on the staff of the weakest brigade tion but some of his unite are far in a "difficult West River aren. away in the interior so that not His commanding officer, being short even he himself known whether of men, gave erdera to recruit. new brigades have sprung up to And my old friend went imme- replace others which he may have diately to the robbers because he combined together to achieve semblance of reduction in the 2nd the system of issuing arms and & had nowhere else to go, even though Army Group.

equipment is much better to-day

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Less so the 3rd Army Group. than it was in 1920, 0) General Yen Hai-shan needs all the Nanking forbids adding to num- (trustworthy) men he can get to bera. Canton expressly prohibits maintain bis position of semi-aloof treating with bandits in order to ness in Shanst; and he has not strengthen Individual commands. Seven pretended to carry out the Yet it is being done. I wrote to my orders to disband his units, old friend a few days ago remind-

SOARES MEMORIAL The sun-dial memorial at the Club de Recreio, King's Park, t Private F, Soares of Hong Kong, who was killed in action in France, unveiled by H.E. the Officer Administering the Government on Armistice Day,(K. Fujiyama)

unmanned,

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holes in, our linen.

The Government has a report on. It is complained that before malaria which it refuses to dis adjourning the House of Commons

That painted veil did nothing to stop noise.

But didn't it adjourn?:

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close...

again.

"I don't like him; he's reserved.”

A certain liqueur is made out of peach kernels. Sort of esprit de said one of the dear things.".

| core, as it were!

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For whom 7ald the other, like Maghtning mala

Building land is being inspected dally by Kowloon speculative Open, letter to Dr. Koch apropos builders.

They are out his questions on Malaria at the aceing the sites, so to speak. Unsanitary Board Meeting Stick it Doctor, do not get disheartened, the Now, you song-writers, the Boat offical members of the Sanitary Race is only five months off, so can't Board are learning off by heart the you get busy with some "Oxford hymn "There is a happy land.”. and Cambridge Blues?"!

County Court cases are soon over, as a rule; so that County Court Judge who said that his clothes did not cost him 44 must be used to suits that do not last long

Newspaper Caption, "Dancing Nights". We know that time files, but we've not heard this one before..

to OC

Old Lady (to little boy crying bitterly) Why are you crying, little man anajitele

For the first time for years Ion-Boy Muyver's drownded the kit- don is to have a permanent circus tena

Scottish visitors, however, will con- | Old Lady: How critel. tinue to view the electric afgna in Boy: Yus and she promised. aa Piccadilly

ow I could do it