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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1932.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY WATER RETURN.

ATTRACTIVE TAILORING

We beg to announce to our many clients that we have removed to 18, D'Aguilar Bireet, We have also just re- ceived a

new 284ort. ment of

SUMMER SUITINGS.

WING HING CO. 18, D'Aguilar Street. Tel. 21417.

DENTISTS.

HARRY FONG, Dentist,

lat floor, No. 74, Queen's Road

Central. Tel. 21255.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

All-Reservoirs Below

Overflow.

The level and storage of water is the reservoirs on April 1, 1932, were As under:-

City and Hill District.

1931

1932 Tytam

... 26'11"B 27 7"B Tytam Byewash ... 25' 1"B 25' 9"B ...42'10" 39'1'B

THE CHINA MAIL

MILITARY ACTIVITIES

!

IN CHINA

HISTORY OF 19th ROUTE ARMY

Civil Conflicts.

"A reasonably detailed history Tytam Intermediate 35' 0" 37" 3" of the 19th Route Army would Tytam T Wong Net Chung. 20'10"B 24'11" occupy, much more space than

Pokfulam

Aberdeen Upper Aberdeen Lower ...

strategic city of Nanchang was taken. The fall of Nanchang into which the men of the 11th Army, were the first to enter,

It's here

22 TB 243B is at present available as it has practically sealed the fate of the

undergone a considerable number then

41'11"B

[Note: B. denotes "Below Over flow"; A. denotes "Above Overflow": L denotes "Level with Overflow.")

Storage in millions and decimals of gaflosis.

1931 193.20

52.70

Tytam

Tytam Byewash

Tytam Intermediate

Tytam Tuk

581.50

Wong Nel Chung

Pokfulum

6.67 10.85

LAU PAK-WAL, DENTIST, has re- Aberdeen Upper

his Hong Kong Office moved

to Aberdeen Lower GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st floor, Pad- der St. (New Building next to Hong Kong Hotel). Telephone No. 20488.

TANG YUR, Dentist. Successors to

the late SIEN TING, 14. D'Agullar Street.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.

1932 189.20

war-

Southern-eastern lord, for. with his down- of reorganisations oefore it fin- fall the provinces of ably reached its present form," Kiangsi and Klangsu soon fell in writes Mr.Wang Chi-yuen. The the hands of the advance revo- following only deals briefly with lutionary forces. The inaugura- tion of the National Government the landmarks of the Army up at Nanking in 1927 found the 47.10 to the time of the appointment 11th Army in control in Nanking, 627.33

6.89 of General Chiang Kwang-nai as General Tsat in the meantime returned to Canton while Gen- 16.06 its Commander-in-Chief and

erals Chen Ming-shu and Chiang General Tsai Ting-kai as Field- Kwang-nal remained at Commander of the defence forces Capital. in the Shanghai area.

34.90

e2.58

864.40 Total....... Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and de cimals of gallons during the month of March, 1982.

1932 248.64 362,500

head per day

21.0 Inchides 27.15 million gallons from! Mainland.

Consumption

1031 257.13

Estimated population 451.480 Consumption рет

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When the Communists threat- ened to overrun the province of Originally the 19th Route Army Kwangtung in the Winter of was known in 1925 as the 1st 1927, the 11th Army was sent

to back

their home base Division of the Kwangtung Pro-

for the task of suppress- vincial Army then under the ing the "Red." The cam- command of General Chen Ming-paign lasted but a few weeks shu.. General Chiang Kwang-nai and with the conclusion came the appointment of General Chen March, 1931.From March 1 to 91, who is now its Commander-in- Ming-shu as Chairman of the ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.1981, a constant street fountain supply

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March, 1932-From March 1 to 31, Officer of the 2nd Brigade of the ment. Kowloon Bay.

1932, a constant street fountain sup Division, while General Tsai nai took over the command of the New Work & Repairs. Call Fing “L”

ply was operated in all Rider Main Ting-kai was the Vice-Comman- subsequently reorganised.

11th Army which, however, was Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

HAIR DRESSERS.

LEE YEE,

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

"Phone 22232

53, Queen's Road Central,

SHOES.

Pair

Black or Brown Shoes from $6.00.* Binck or Brown Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00.

Best styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a speciality.

WONG SIU WOON

21. Pottinger St.

Phone 21474.

trlets.

Districts,

der of the Division.

During the conflict between the Kwangtung and Kwangsi The First Real Test.

forces, General Tsai Ting-kai The first real test of the Army was made the Commander of the while General occurred in 1925 when it engaged 60th Division in a punitive expedition against Chiang Kwang-nal was appoint- ed as Commander of the re- the insurgent forces under Chen organised 11th Army which since Chiung-ming and Ling Fu who then was known as the 61st Divi- 40.66 had revolted against Dr. Sun in sion.

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Shing Mun Recop-

tion Storage in millions, and decimals of gallons.

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1931 1932 Kowloon, Main 23 8B 25'11"B Kowloon Brewash's

49' 2"B Pui Shek Lai

Reservoir

6' 0"B 11' 4"B 13'9" 12"

1931

Kowloon Main

Kowloon Byewash

161.80 13.10

1932 137.23

Shek Lai Pui

Reservoir

03.00

Shing Mun Recep-

tian

2.27

19th Route Army.

Canton. Within a short period At the time of the struggle 74.48

the rebel leaders were routed. between the Peiping Coalition 7.24 This

was considered a notable Government and the Nanking achievement in view of the fact Government, both of these Can Total ...... 260,17

259.60 that previous campaigns against tonese divisions were despatched Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons the rebels had all failed.

to Shantung to participate in the Following the conclusion of the battle against General Yen Hsi- during the month of March, 1932.

1031

1932 campaign, the Division was com- shan. It was at this time that Consumption

139.54 153.56

pletely reorganised and came to the term 19th Route Army first Estimated population 179,560 297,050 be known as the 10th Division became known with General Consumption"

head per day ... 25.1 Constant supply in all Districts dur- ing March,, 1931 and 1932.

1 per

19.€

with General Chen Ming-shu as Chiang Kwang-nai as the Field. the Commander. General Chiang Commander and General Tsai The reports of the Government Bac. Kwang-nai was promoted vice-Ting-kai as second in command. With the conclusion of the ex- teriologist and Analyst show that the Commander, while General Taai quality of the water is satisfactory. Ting-kai was shifted to the com- pedition against the Northern Total rainfall recorded by Royal mand of the 2nd Brigade of the Coalition, the 19th Route Army Observatory from January 1 to Bame Army. In the same year returned to Kwangtung. In the March 31, 4.05; from January 1 to another rebellion under the Summer of 1981 it was again March 31, 1932, 4.735.

leadership of Tang Peng-ying despatched into Kiangsi for was suppressed by the reorgan campaign against the Commun- ised Army after several attempts ists. As the campaign extended by other military units had fail over a large territory including Kiangsi and Hunan, General

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At the launching of the North- Chen Ming-shu was appointed ern Punitive Expedition against Commander-in-Chief of the Right the Peking regime in the Sum-Wing Forces, The 60th and the mer of 1926, the 10th Division 61st Divisions which formed the under General Chan formed part first group of the Right Wing of the advance forces into Hunan Forces were then under the com- which secured the virtual elimin mand of General Chiang Kwang- ation of General Wu Pel-fu as a nai who finally succeeded in result of the famous battle of breaking through the Commun the Tingshih Bridge near ist defences as well as occupy- Hankow, one of the most decling their strongholds. It is now sive battles throughout the en- a matter of historical record that tire punitive campaign.

the 19th Route Army succeeded Following the occupation of more than any other unit of the Hankow by the expeditionary National forces in reducing the forces General Chen Ming-shu formidable "Red" forces in China was promoted to be Commander to their present stage of rela in-Chief of the 11th Army with tive inaction. At the time of the General Chiang Kwang-nai as rupture between Canton and Vice-Commander and General Nanking both General Chen Tsai Ting-kai as Commander of Ming-shu and the 19th Route and its immediate vicinity was the original 10th Division which Army were still in Klangs in done in an orderly manner, be- formed part of the 11th Army. active participation against the ing a step taken purely for rea- Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong

The 11th Army in Control

Communists. Both the Nanking sons of military and political ex-for February, 1982, (Standard time and Canton leaders entertained pediency.

: of the 120th Maridian,· East of In Nanking.

It should now be put on re Greenwich), are as follows: After the paclication of the Route Army as a well-disciplined cord, once and for all, that the

the highest respect for the 19th Wuhan, ie the Hankow, Han-unit, and so they place it in con- 19th Route Army, far from be- May yang, and Wuchang area, the trol of the Shanghai-Nanking ing of bandit origin, has always 11th Army under General Chen Area at the time of the coming been part and parcel of the Chin took its advance to the campaign together at the leaders. Thus it ase National Army, having been in Klangs against General Sun was that on January 23, 1982, foremost in the suppression of 6 Chuan-fang. For a considerable when the Aspanese forces at Communist banditry in South-7 period General Sun's forces had succeeded in holding the South- tempted to occupy Chapel, they ern China. Impartial eye- 8 unexpectedly met with most stub witnesses have testified that dur. 9 ern units and it was not until the porn realstance by the 19th in the entire period of hostili 10 arrival of the 11th Army to par-Route Army which was then ties in and around Shanghai pot 11 ticipate in the battle that the under orders from the Govern one case of looting has occurred, 12

ment to protect the Chinese ter that whatever our soldiers 18- ritory. LARA

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ROAD RACING FOR BRITAIN.

Work Commenced on Derbyshire Circuit.

Work has commenced on a thres | mile-road racing circuit in Drake- lowe Park Estate, Derbyshire, which has been purchased by the Automobile Association for the purpose of bringing road racing to England, WAS

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