1934-12-04 — Page 9

RED WAR IN CHINA

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Owing to the good work of the Kwangel troops, the Reds were partly repulsed and the Communists were thought to be retreating, fol-: lowing a northerly course, which leads through the mountainous' re- gions of northern Kwangsi ami Southern Hunan. Telegraphic, com- monication between Wuchow and other parts of the province had evidently not been interfered with, and a wire from Wuchow less than 48 bours ago, stated that the altuu tion was then considerably calmer, The wire was sent by one of the government employees.

LOCAL STEAMER'S TRIP Last Wednesday, when the Com- munistic scare was supposed to be at its highest point of seriousness, the river ateamer, Kong Ning, of the West River Transportation arid] Trading Company, left Hong Kong for Wuchow, carrying foreign mla- sionaries and cargo for Wuchow.

A new picture of Vlada Geor. gle allas Petrus Kolemen, the Bulgarian, whose assassination

of King Alexander brought new fears of war to Europe.

The officials of the company placed TWO AMERICAN

no reliance on the rumours in cir- rculation and the steamer left on her

scheduled time. After completing! the trip to Wuchow safely the stenmer arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday and left again last night for Wuchow.

STOWAWAYS

Found Hiding In Small Boat

CAME FROM SAN PEDRO

19-year-old

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1934

DR. WANG HERE

DR. SUN FO'S

DELEGATION

FOR SOUTH

MEETING WITH MR. HU HAN-MIN

TO-DAY

To-day's Short Story. Monday, Monday, Wednesday.

or the tale of a misleading Tuesday.

By J. H. Reyner

REAKFAST S ready,tled it! Jepson only went up an

BDavid," his mother called. Mondays.

"

David Tallent dragged on his In some extraordinary manner Jacket. Better tell her now and his wish had come true. He was get it over. Tell her that he was convinced of it, fantastic as the out of a job.

idea might seem. He was living "You're a little late, dear," his that fateful Monday over again. LETTERS FROM GENERALISSIMO mother smiled, as she poured out In a daze he got into the com- his coffee. "Your father always partment. He would have to think made a point of being early on quickly.

"The officials in Nanking and Monday mornings."

His mind pictured once again that nightmare Interview with "the Old Man," when he had:

the people of China are very sym- Monday? David wrinkled his The unexpected chance to shape pathetic towards Mr. Ha Han-brow. To-day was Tuesday. He his own destiny must not be thrown min," said Dr. Wang Chung-hui, picked up the paper.

Monday, away. April 10. the Chinese Judge of the Interna-

"Where's to-day's 'paper?" - tional Court of Justice at The

"Why, there, dear." Hague, to a "China Mail" repre- With a puzzled frown David look- sentative in the course of an led at it again. The same head- clusive interview at the Tai Tung to the cartoon. The same as he had lines. The same news. He turned Restaurant last night upon his ar-seen yesterday-a good one, too, he rival here with Dr. Sun Fo, Presi- remembered.

ex

dent of the Legislative Yuan, by the .. Athos II yesterday.

"Do you mean to-day is Monday?" | -"Of course it la. Now do hurry with your breakfast. You've only

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Lighted-Window," by Harold Mercer.,

You

Accompanying the two promin-get.ten, minutes." Jent statesmen on board the David sat down suddenly, prop‐| French liner from Shanghai were ping up the paper in front of him

"Good morning, Mr. Firth." "Good morning, Tallent. General M. A. Cohen, who is at to hide his confusion. If only he have been handling the soap factory During the past month a great |

present attached to the Kwang-could have to-day again, he had said contract, I believe." deal of newa has been coming from

tung Provincial military head-last night. Over and over he had Kwangai Province telling of the Two

unemployed quarters, Dr. P. S. Foo, of the repeated that to himself. And activities of the Communistic armies Americans, Jantes Padarelli and Legislative Yuan, Mr. Sun Tan- then, just as he fell asleep, there which have been operating at vari- John C. Pritzar, were charged be lin, and their secretaries, Messrs. had been that dreadful roaring in ous points along the Kwangsi bor- fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the W. Y. Yang and K. Sun.

hia ears and that din like the shat- der. The entrance into. Kwangsi, at Kowloon Magistracy this morning

As he arrived at the station with

the north-eastern point of the pro-[with slowing away on bourd the Despite the chilly wind and the tering of a giant bell vinco. Is the city of Kwellin, the s.8. Akoma from San Pedro, Call- late hour last night, a large crowd old-time capital of the province, forna. Both pleaded guilty,

a bare half minute to spare he saw

"Yes, sir."

lifts. You got tenders, of course." "I see you have specified Ebeling

"Yes, sir."

"Why was theirs accepted? It was not, the lowest."

David glanced at Robson. Surely he would say something. Not that

of Chinese Journalists and pro-Jepson on the platform. That set-there was anything wrong, but...

The geographical position of the Captain Ramsay, who is in minent local Chinese, amongst whom city, coupled with its resources, charge of the ship, stated that the was Miss Hu Muk-lan, daughter of make it a prize well worth having. defendants were found hiding in Mr. Hu Han-min, were gathered at Therefore, the Red hordes have for a small boat. They came aboard the Kowloon wharf to welcome the some time beon planning an attack on the night of sailing and were emissaries. The party left imme on the city.

found the next day when some of diately for the Island, where dinner the crew saw the life-boat cover-was served at the Tal Tung Restau

✓

KWEILIN FOCAL POINT

•

In anticipation of the probable ings move. attack of the Communista on Kwei- Both defendants were remand- lin, the military authorities of ed for 24 hours in police custody, Kwangsi have been, for some time, during which time their impend- sending vast numbers of troops to ing departure will be arranged by the relief of Kweilin, knowing that the police.

if the Reds succeeded in capturing)

rant.

Unification Aim

ITALIAN CRUISER

"Come Tallent. I am waiting." He looked back at the portly figure in the managerial chair and became suddenly afraid. There was something here he didn't under- stand.

"I acted on Mr. Robson's intruc-) tions," he stammered.

"That's

a likely tale," barked

DELAYED

Expected To Arrive To-day

come to the South to make a special Hong Kong yesterday, has been Both Dr. Wang and Dr. Sun have which was expected to arrive in cruiser Quarto,

effort to bring about the unification held up by the rough weather pre-me, about it?" of China. The Fifth National Con-railing between Shanghai and, the

The

Italian

Robson, with a brutal laugh.

"But Mr. Robson..

"Have you had any memo from

"Why, no. You remember we

Kwellin, they would have free acess RUSSIAN STOWAWAY gress, which was scheduled to open Colony, and is expected to arrive discussed it in your office a few

to the Fu River, and to the motor

roads which would eventually lead to Wuchow, Liuchow, and to all the

other important cities along the various motor roads which lead out! of Kweilin, and in to the other prin- cipal cities.

· FROM SHANGHAI

weeks ago."

on November 12, was postponed in this afternoon... order to attain this object.

She will spend several days in "I remember nothing of the One Month's HardHan-min to-day, and it is under-north again.

The delegates are meeting Mr. Ruthe Colony before proceeding sart!” Labour

stood that two autographed letters by members of the Central Execu- month's hard tive Connell and Marshal Chiang

Sentence of one

At present the province is a net-labour was this morning ithposed on Kai-shek, respectively, are to be work of motor roads, connecting the Vladimir Sokorovsky, a 28-year-old conveyed to the Kuomintang leader. various sections of the province. Russian, by Mr. W. Schofield at the asking him for his co-operation in These roads stood the military au-Central Magistracy, for being a Chinese politics. thorities in good stead, and every stowaway on board the 8.8. Peter- sort of conveyance was commandeer-

ed for the purpose of transporting soldiers and ammunition to Kwellin and its environs.

inacak,

Sergeant Russell said that defen-: dant came from Shanghai on Satur day, and, after being found by the GIGANTIC DEFENCE WORK · captain, he was handed over to the Two regiments of the 43rd Divi-Police. sion were dispatched from the

north-western section of the pro Provincial Government has been vince, and travelled hundreds of

enforcing a compulsory military

(Continued on Page 11.)

THE SAAR PLEBISCITE

(Continued from "Page, 1)

LEAGUE'S AUTHORITY

There was

a pregnant silence, broken at last by the precise tones of the chairman.

"Your attitude is disappointing,| Tallent. We have evidence that bribery was resorted to in order to secure this specification. On your

It will be for the League of Na-own admission you are the only tions to decide on the soveriga, person concerned, and your crude under which the territory is to be attempt to involve Mr. Robson only placed, after taking into account understand that we cannot condone helps to convict you. You will LOCAL ESTATE

the wishes of the inhabitants, such a breach of trust. We shall expressed by the voting.

The Committee appointed by the not need you after to-day. Mr. Chinese Woman Leaves League Council, under the Chair Hinde will arrange about your

$13,000

manship of Baron Aloisi, of Italy,

salary."

"But Mr. Firth ." David had miles, post huste, to the assistance training measure which has made late of the Airlie Hotel, who died on to the Plebiscite, and it was all You may go."

has been examining various ques- of Kweilin. A large detachment of it necessary for every male, of June 21 at the age of 37, left announced in Rome yesterday that Brinsley John de Heez Moore, tions that have arisen in reference

protested.

"There is nothing more to say. soldiers were also sent from Lung-military age; to undergo a stiff settled estate valued at $500. chow, which is in the extreme south-course of milltary training. The

complete agreement on all the his desk. So that was

David stumbled unseeing back to "eastern part of the province, not

Robson's very far from the French-Indo train a local military force which administration with the will annex-been reached by the French and blame if there should be

purpose of this measure was. to and R. A. Wadeson for letters of mic points submitted to them had game. Fix the rake-off for himself A petition by H. J. Armstrong political, Administrative, and econo China frontier, every effort being would be efficient and powerfuled to the estate, has been granted. German Governments.

and leave some junior to take the made to stem the tide of Com-nough to take charge of any area

any munism.

Leung Laushi, widow of No: 24,

trouble. The suddenness of the evacuated by regular troops. This Dor Po Road, Canton, who died on What actually happened then is recent Red trouble has been the July 6, 1932, at the Tung Wah termination of the amount to

COMPENSATION PROBLEM whole thing left him helpless. matter of conjecture, owing to the first opportunity the military au-Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, left

These questions included the do. Late in the afternoon he heard absence of reliable information, but thorities have had of seeing how local estate valued at $13,000.

be that Brown & Corner had secured it is supposed that the Red army their experiment would work out.

paid by Germany to France in the contract. And Robson would and the Kwangai armies met, and the latter where successful in defeating local military have taken

In most of the places where the been granted to Lai Slu-ahihi, widow.

Letters of administration have respect of the Saar coal mines in get the Ebeling commission while the Communists, who started their retreat.

cities or districts evacuated by re- some moving southward, toward Wuchow. This lar troops being transported to was the outfit that succeeded in Kwellin, the local militia has suc- breaking through the lines Intoceeded very well in handling the Kwangsi province, four days travel situation, and keeping order. from Wuchow, and which caused

For a short. time in Lungchow, the recent scare.

following the evacuation of the re- There are about two dozen Bri-gular troops, local bondits advanc- tish and American missionaries in d upon the city, which resulted tri Wuchow, connected with the marshal law being introduced, fol- American Southern Baptist Mission,lowed by the city gates being clos- the sea-shore, nineteen pirates were Trapped in a mountain cave near!

The League: Council Committee the Christian and Missionary Allied, and all undesirable placed under taken into custody in Tinghai, Carman agreement will form a part, "Any, memo from me, ben

will meet at Geneva to-day to draft them do it. ite report, of which this Franco- ance, and the Maryknoll Mission, arrest.

Before long, however, the Cheklang, by officers of the Chinese A number of Europeans are also local militia had things under con- gunboats Yung Ping auti Hain eae and the report will come before the had sneered. There would be a

employed in connection with the trol,

over

PIRATES TRAPPED IN CAVERN

Kidnapped Persons. Released

Haun, attached to the Cheklang

of ammunitions.

the event of a decision being given Tallent got the sack! If he could) *In favour of the Sear's union with only live the day over again, know- Germany. The Saar mines were ing what he now knew! What a conceded to France under the different story! Treaty, in compensation for the The thread of recollection broke destruction during the war of her as someone stumbled over his feet. {Northern_cos)fields..."-

The unreality of the situation' suð, Press reports state that ifdenly swept over him with a agreement reached the com. pensation figure would be fixed at 900,000,000 francs.

paralysing effect. These people around him were going to their normal Monday morning tasks. But it was the second time he had seen

Well, he had his plan.

Special Council meeting to-morrow. memo this time. Molly Trant, A.P.C., the Standard Oil Company Early last month a Communistic Water Police.

On the news of the Rome agree-Robson's secretary, was a good of New York, the Chinese Maritime plot was nipped in the bud when The oflcers also released three ment, German bonds on the London scout, and she liked David. Customs, and the Kwangsi Univer- strict emergency measures were icidnapped persons and seized thatit Stock Exchange closed strong. He had more trouble than he ex- alty.

introduced by the officials of Posch, pistols, ten rifles as well as he British Wireless Service.

pected. Molly objected. It couldn't Wuchow is the principal city of Kwangai, following the receipt in-dreds of rounds of mu

be done Kwangal, owing to the fact that it formation that Red spies had enter Two other pirates jumped into the is the eastern gateway to the pro-led the city. The city was im vince, and is at the junction of the mediately placed under marshal Jaw "Fu and West Rivers. A daily and, about 35 unregistered and

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