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CIVIL WAR IN CHINA.

U.S. NAVY.

Three "Loyal" Divisions" Best Thought Brushed

Against Nanking.

FIERCE BATTLE.

Away."

ADM. BRISTOL COMPLAINS.

New York, Saturday.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MISSING RUSSIAN

GENERAL.

HOW HE WAS TAKEN FROM PARIS.

KIDNAPPED IN CAR.

Shanghai, Saturday. No decisive victory has been That the United States repres

Further revelations of the miss- gained by either side in the fierce sentatives at the London confer- ing General Koutepoff who disap battle now being waged between ence accepted three less eight-peared in Paris on January 26 and the Nanking troops and the Shansi-inch cruisers than the number has not since been seen, are con- Kuominchun Allied forces in the which the Naval Board insisted tained in the Daily Mail of mail direction of the Lunghal was the minimum for the purpose | week. Railway. While the main of national defence, was disclosed part of the Nanking invaders to the Senate's Foreign Relations Their special correspondent in

Paris writes: taking 16 firm hold on Committee by evidence given by the railway station outside the Admirals Bristol and Hilary General, Koutepoff, a Russian city of Kwelteh, and are still ex-Jones. Admiral Bristol complain-hero of the Japanese and Great changing shots with the Kuomin-ed that "the Navy's beat thought Wars, succeeded the Grand Duke chun defenders within the walled was brushed aside in London."

Nicholas as head of the "White" city, another advancing column of and declared that a five to three Russian emigres in Paris and the Nanking troops is forming a ratio with Japan was necessary, leader of the anti-Bolshevik move- wedge towards Ningling, a point to but this was not being retained ment in Western Europe. the North-west of Kweiteh. Those under the new treaty.

are

On the morning of Sunday, January 26, he left his flat in the Quarter to walk to a Russian ex-omeer's club-and from that moment he vanished.

anti-Nanking troops who are meet- The House of Representatives, ing the front attack of the Nanking without recording a vote, approv-Latin troops are under the direction of ed the Navy Anpropriation Bill General Wan Suen-tsaj. Mean- for over $382,000,000, which is while, for the purpose of cutting now before the Senate.-Reuter's their enemy's rent, a Kuominchun American Service. force under General Sih Yiu-san is

attacking the Nanking defence line at Yuchang and Tangshan.

More Nanking Enemies. Although their defensive actions have been rather severe, they have

NEW SOVIET ORDER.

General Bluecher First Recipient of "Red Star"

not, so far, made such success.

The situation in the Ping-Han DISTINGUISHED OPERATIONS Rallway zone (southern Honan section) is developing to a new phase, as previously predicted.

Moscow, Saturday. Central Vasili Bluecher, Com- The so-called Nanking forces manding the "Special Far Eastern (under General Wang Chin-yao) Army," is the first recipient of the numbering about three divisions, new order of the "Red Star," for have declared against Nanking "distinguished direction of opera-

tions."-Reuter.

and announced their support of Marshals Yen Hai-shan and Feng Yu-hsiang. They also express their desire to have their ex-1

Late to-night I obtained details of the main portion of the drama- tic statement made by La Liberte as to his subsequent fate from M. Perrier, Director of Intelligence at the Prefecture of Police. He told me that he had received copies of an afidavit giving precise details of the point on the Normandy coast at which General Koutepoff was embarked on board a ship.

The Grey Car.

It is now quite clear that Gen-

eral Koutepoff was kidnapped by Soviet agents and taken in a swift grey car, followed by a red taxicab, to a point about 21⁄2 miles from the Dives- well-known resort of Cabourg, not far from Deauville, Here the

known as Le Desert. GOLD EMBARGO.

Master. Sun Chaen-feng, to return Gold Bar Export Figures

to End of April.

to be their leader.

Judging from this state of affairs, it appears that Sun Chuen- feng's effort to buy them over has

Shanghai, Saturday. With reference to the gold emí- been fruitful. Hence, Sun Chuen- feng is establishing his headquar,Įbargo, attention is drawn to tho ters at Chengchow (in central fact that the export of goli bars Honam) and takes up office as from Shangbai for the first four Commissioner of Pacification. months of the year were: to Ás a consequence, the loyal America fifteen and a half million, Nanking troops, under General and to Japan a quarter of a mil Chiang Tin-wen, who station inlion worth in Haikuan taels Southern Honan, are retreating to Reuter. wards the south.

A Stormy Petrel,

In the midst of the much confus- ed warring situation,

END TO A GOOD LIFE.

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unfortunate general was taken, a helpless bundle, from the car and transferred to a motorboat which was waiting.

The evidence given by the main witness was outlined to-night by M. Perrier as follows:

It was

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POOR DISPLAY OF PUTTING.

London, Saturday.

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SERGEANT ROBBED.

Military Quarters Visited

by Thieves.

The Military quarters, Kennedy Road, received the uninvited atten- tion of a burglar on Saturday. He visited two places and In both cases he came out the richer by many dollars.

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A Nurse's Dilemma And How She Found The

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I was on the beach at about 4 p.m...just before dusk began to fall, and was about to walk home when saw a big grey car muddy and much travel-stained, drive down on followed to the shingle. closely by a red taxicab.

From the grey car three men, one of them tall, with a soft felt hat, who seemed to be in command, a second in a light grey overcoat, and the third I policeman in uniform (believed to be an Ogpu CHINESE OLYMPIADS!aches and nervous spells, could agent masquerading in polico guise] stepped out. They were joined almost immediately by two sturdy-looking men from the red taxicab and a dark woman in a beige cont.

Man in Dark Overcoat.

We had hidden behind a piece of rising ground, ав we were rather afraid Df what these strangers might do. We could see that the bundle was the form of a man wearing a dark overcoat and having a brown muffler wrapped right round his head. He Was either asleep or dead, because he did not move.

cor Peaceful Passing of Rev. eminent figure is also re-appearing Sister Carolina Alvarez. after a comparatively short period of retirement. This is no other

The death has occurred, in her than General Tang Seng-chi, who 65th year, of Sister Carolina is regarded as a stormy petrel. Alvarez, of the Italian Convent. During the second Feng-Chiang She passed peacefully away at 10 war last year, he directed Honano'clock on Saturday morning, fol- under Nanking orders, and subse towing an operation, at the St. quently after the supposed defeat Raphael Hospital, Macao. of the Kuominchun he unexpected-

The Sister, who had Leen ailing ly declared his support of the for the past nine months, was a Leftists and the Ironsides who member of a well-known Fortu- were then invading Kwangtung in guese family of Macao, where she co-operation with the Kwangsi troops.

Sister Carolina had been a nun for nearly 40 years, and her life's work had been the care of the TIENTSIN CUSTOMS. orphans of her Institution in Hong Kong. She lived her la- borious life in the Orphanage Drastic Action by Rebel happily in the midst of her charges, for she loved little ones Leader.

The launch put out to sea at and was most patient and solici- tous for their well-being.

once, and shortly afterwards we Canton, Saturday. The remains of Sister Carolina saw a ship standing in the dis- the refusal of the were buried by her family in tance. Owing to Customs authorities of Tientsin to Macao to where, at her. own re- The police have been able to hand over the customs revenue, quest, she was transferred some verify the road taken by the grey Yen Hal-shan han decided to take time ago when it was seen that car and the red taxicab from Paris drastic measures by establishing a her condition was becoming criti-| outwarda. customs house at the wharf in the cal.

formor Gorman Concession. in order to collect the duties himself. -Canton News Agency.

SETTLEMENTS TO GO?

Government's Plans for

Retrocession.

BRITAIN AND JAPAN..

Canton, Saturday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs | has appointed Messrs. Wang Chia-ching, Liu Shu-shun; Hu Si- Laek, Fang Yuan-ching, and Hou Yang-tann as members

of the Preparatory Committee for the retrocession of the Japanese Settlement, with Mr. Wang Chia- ching as chairman; Messrs. Hsu Mo, Liu Shu-shun, Chow Wai, Wu Lan-yu and Yu Nan-mo as mem- bers of the Preparatory Com- mittee for the retrocession of the British Settlement, with Mr. Hau Mo na chairman, Messrs. Frank Lee, Liu Shu-shun, Ching Chang, Tan Shao-wa and Heo Yuan asi members of the Preparatory Com- mittee for the retrocession of the International Settlement with Mr. Frank Lee as chairman Canton News Agency.

CHINESE POSTAL SERVICE.

Canton, Saturday. The Ministry of Communications e understood to have sent on May 18 a petition to the Executive Yuan, proposing the increase of 38.1/8 per cent, on the présent postal charges for mails to foreign Szountries —— Canton News Agency.

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