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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] POSSESSIONS IN THE

PACIFIC.

AUSTRALIA AGAINST ASIATIC IMMIGRATION.

SYDNEY, September 19th."

reurived, objection being taken to the Asiatic immigration proposal which is upposed to Australian polivy.

Mr. John Ainsworth the former Col quial'administrator who was deputed by the Commonwealth Government to report; on the administration of former GermaD New Guinea, recommends the appoint

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1924

THE WORLD'S SPORT,

HOME CRICKET,

· Loxboy, September 11th, The match between South Africa and Thornton's eleven was resumed at Sear- horough in dull weather, en mi easy wicket. Thornton's team scored 461 for , and declared (Holmes 202, not out, compiled in as minutes, including 20 fours, with polished ba-side play; Hendhen 101, with fine driving and cut |ting," in 108 minutes, including a sixer and B fours; and Rhodes 33). The South a wicket, when stumps were drawn.

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

US. RETAIN TITLE,

TILDES AND RICHARDS.

PHILADELPHIA, September Uth.

WAR IN NORTH CHINA. CHEKIANG CAPTURES THANG:

KLANGST HEADQUARTERS.

THREATENED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE CALM,

SHANGHAI, September 11th, According to a Chekiang vonununique,

SHANGHAI AND THE WAR.

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CANTON, NEWS.

FROM DUE CHINESA CORRESPONDENT]

DR. SUN AND HIS YUNNANESE MERCENARIES.

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To the surprise of many in Canton, Dr. Sun Yat-sen is proposing to appoint General Tang Chi-yao, now

war lord

of Yunban, Kweichow, and Szechuan

ment of an advisory council to assist the Cup, Tilden (United States) defented | there was practically no fighting along for was active, and fighting continued among Chinese no less than hunong for aries now in Canton that they must sup

ulministration, and also suggests the

mission of Asiaties.]

In the challenge round of the Davis Patterson (Australia), 0-1, 6-2, 1

THE CHINESE. WAR. SCENES OF FIGHTING ON

SOME OF THE LESSONS. RAILWAY.

The action of the Powers in informing THE EBB AND FLOW OF BATTLE.

all combatanda alike that nó fighting will LY THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE

be permitting on the waters of the SHANGHAI. September 11th.

C. DULY NEWS."!

Huangpu, the - Daily News says, On the western front Chekiang has

Hrasare. Sunday.

has met with general approval certainly captured Thing, west of Taihu Lakė, thus |

Since Friday evening there has hern a

* [among foreigners, most probably among duminating the affairs of Yunnan, as the

The Ainsworth report was unpopularly | Africans had scored 45. without losing headquarters, on which the" Kiangsuites whole front from Huungta to Liuho Atimulated in others, the hope that they territories, over which Dr. Sun has no threatening Changchow, the Kiangsu considerable amount of fighting along the Chinese. It has also revived in somne, commander-in-chief of the allied forces

are falling back.

fits commencement, the Chekiang front will go farther and take action to secure

control whatever. Moreover, General seems to have taken a line two or three the removal of the Woosung Forts and Tang is one of the many whom Dr. Sun [ar COURTLAY OF THE "DAILY BULLETIN." i west of stfuangtu railway station to Kiargnan Arsenal away from the vicinity but a few months ago terued a traitor. Kading and Linho, Kading then being of the greatest commercial emporium in The announcement of the proposed ap- bekl by the Kiangsu ́nicu.

Eastern Asia. Early on

There was a widespread pointment, it is believed, has been made Saturday morning' the whole of this see fooling in favour of such action in 1913, to intimate to the "Tunninese mergen-

rigners Lafortunately, it was not press, port him in his flight from Canton under Vincent Richards (United States) beat the entire front from Liuho to Hwangta

with more we less intensity throughout home, Neither the forts not the the pretext of a northern expedition O'Hara Wood (Australia), dit, 6-2,

arsenal is of any military value, but Patterson took the lead, winning three Thursday, and there is very little like the day. The Chekiang forces claint to they are none the less a source at pet against Peking, otherwise, they may not games on a brilliant wrvice. Tilden then lihood of an attack on the part of either have made an advance of some five li,tual disturbance to Shanghai. According expect to return to their home province, broke through and hy masterly placings army natil the weather settles.

principally in a line on Kading, creating however, their possession counts for so him. It may be recalled that the Yun- to the curious rules of Chinese warfare, the head of which may again ally with took the set. Tilden in the second set began a long-range bombardment of his

Chekinng is taking the offensive on the such a dangerous salient that the defence tinued existenes is thus, a magnet for nanese now in Canton left their own pro

many points in the game..and their con- rirala backhand. and wou without being thing front..

of this city had to lie ahandoned. The very bayonet in Eastern China. Despite vince more than two years ago when their extended. Likewise be hasily took the third wet, playing from the back of the The communique asserts that the

place was taken late on Saturday after the asseverations of both sides, there is chiefs were at odds with Tang Chi-yao LONDON, September 12th.

cap- He made a series of dazzlingture of this Kiangsu supply base is now

noon, and the Cheklang advance seems to seat conflict is anything more than the

no valid reason to suppose that the pr and went to Kwangsi, and thence to placings and sideline shots past Patter The general council of the Trade Unionson's backhand.

practically certainty, and from Thingve been carried as far as Liutuchiao, larger see than normal, or that unif

usun Tuchuns war Ott &ather | Canton, Congress and the executive committee of

In the second singles match, Woods set another offensive will be made on Chang-

4 The pace, with splendid placing. At first

from which paint their fine bends inwards fention of Chinu is more to be looked for the Labour Party have jointly circularised "this" was too much for Richards, but the chow, Chi Hsieh Yuan's headquarters.

ngain to Liubo. There were fairly heary previous war. However and whenever it as its result than in the case of any listed Labour Party organisations in latter soon found himself, and by brisk volleying and seven serving he won the

Five more American destroyers rench-sualties on both sides, about 80 wound-way end, we may he murally certain taat regard to the Anglo-Russian treaties,

Shanghai on Thursday, of which two

ed being sent link to Shanghai, and the lowers will renew the struggle at the General Headquarters indicates that very calling on "evers active spirit in our

proceeding to Hangchow, two. to

Chekiang clainis some 300 prisoners. history of China's so-called republic: hint in his coming flight from Canton after first available opportunity. The whole few of his mercenaries will necompany ranks to let the man in the street and

Nanking and one to Chiakiang. woman in the home kouw the true facts

Several officers were captured late in the the last vestiges of organic government the full moon festival.

since with the death of Yuan Shih Kai: of the ease so as to put power and moral

evening, among them Col. Kyi Jui-dong, began rapidly to crumble towards the force behind the Labour Government to

who, with his A.D.C.. secare an overwhelming vote when Parlia

existing dissolution, fully justifies the WRE promptly Powers in taking the necessary steps to ment is calles on to ratify its Russian

brought to Shanghai and lodged at Lung have Shanghai surrounded with a neutral policy,**

of rifles were captured. hua. Two machine guns and a number zone of sufficient depth to prevent the repeated interference with its normal life which is an intolerable and ruinous to Chinese as to foreigners.

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TREATY,

LABOUR PARTY'S CALL TO MEMBERS

TUSSLE. IN PARLIAMENT ANTICIPATED.

FRANCE AND THE SOVIET. RESUMPTION OF RELATIONS.

PRELIMINARY STEPS.

TARIA, September 12th,

TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.

SPANISH BEING REATEN.

-SHESHTAN CAPTURED

court.

Ele made few errors, and played ad careful driving game. He took the to the net and swiftly rattling volley second set through persistently coming shots past the Australian. Wood then rallied splendidly was pushed the Ame rican to the utmost, but Richards again won by terrific drives past his opponent.

BOXING IN AMERICA

WILLS DEFEATS PIRPO.

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NEW YORK, September 11th.

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PROTECTION OF POOTUNG There was no

important Eghting to day up till five o'clock this evening.

The most satisfactory assurances have been given by Admirni Anderson regard- ing the protection of Pooting.

Several warcraft are in on the Pootung side, and at n now anchored

moment's notice men'could be landed for the defence of the place if that ever should bcome necessary.

The authorities have also made arrange

DR SUX'S PREPARATIONS TO. QUIT. Latest information from

Dr. Sun's

Di. Sun Yat-sen is anxious to have some cash before his departure and asked Mr. Wang Ching-wei to arrange with the merebants. for a contribution of some

mave or less a joke to those understand-

The referee 50 tons of dynaite can be removed or These men were in cheerful tood, and notice that wars waged theoretically for fug the real plight of this falling Chief

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A CURSED PROFESSOR. THE LEEDS DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

Over 45 tons of this dynamite belongs to the Kailas Mining Administration, and these 13 tons are to be removed to the Kailag mines' to-morrow,

There has been much local agitation over the presence of this dump, and the foregoing measures should, it is felt, LONDON, September 11th. finally calm all fears regarding Poutung. The inquest has been held in Leeds an Professor Evelyn White, who shot hun-any justification that seemed to exist for and it is hoped that they will remove self in a taxi two days ago while on his the abnormally high war risk rate for way to the inquest un Miss Nind. who Pootung. had taken carbolic acid,

PROPERTY RESPECTED,

A STATEMENT BY THE MER- CHANTS VOLUNTEER CORPS. The headquarters of the Merchants Volunteer Corps of Cauton has mithorized

1,000,000, but it is not forthcoming To MACHINE GUNS MUST DISLIKED.

appease the Cantonese public, Dr. Seg

In the boxing match between Laris

Yesterday there was intermittent fight.

bas issued several mandates, including EXTRATERRITORIALITY TALK KILLED. Firpo, the Argentinian, and Harry Wills

ing along the front from within a short Another point which should be rubbed those abolishing" the more obnoxious the negro, the latter won on points in

distance of Anting to Kading, and the in ne by every organization which can taxes, granting hune cute to the Can the twelfth round. A commission of five niombers, includ-

intensity of re erased during the exercise any influence with Home Govern- afternoon, when shells fell within a few ments is that this conflict has utterly put Eighty thousand were present. Firpo

tonese people, and assenting to leave ing M. De Montie as chairman and M.M.proved no matet for Wills, whose de

hundred yards of Huangtu railway station out of court all talk of the abolition of Canton for an expedition to the North Fronageot and. Noulens (ex-Ambassador fence was impenetrable. at Petrograd), is about to be constituted in holding Firpo's rushes beautifully and He succeeded

and the coolie workers there were scatter extraterritoriality. Nothing has been at the earliest date. As the Cantonese ed by rife fire. Troops returning fut am done in this region indeed, which could now no longer recognise Dr. Sun's com for the purpose of devising the best at the same time heavily punished his method of procedure in connection with opponent. The only knock-down was in ments whereby the dump consisting of towards Kading and that the Chekiang But never before has it been brought so

heavy fighting on the right of the line in China, and on a much worse scale.petence to govern, all his mandates are munition reported that there had been not be paralleled from every other war the fesumption of relations between the second round when Wills floored France and Savie; Bussin, The first Fiepu with a left to the jaw.

forces had made some little advance. prominently and forcibly to Western sitting of the committer will probably be frequently had to pry the men apart all but removed. irly October.

owing, to clinching. Firpu's gameuess

one of the volunteered the information the liberties of the Chinese people are alone carried him through the terrifie

that he, so to speak, didn't care a straw conducted with the most callous, disre- punishment which the negro adminis

shrapnel but had a very sincere disgard for their rights, their possessions tered.

like of machine-y fire.

and their persons. The brutal kidnap ping by the military press gangs durias The past four or five days, the roping Incidentally, while all the farmhouses together and sending off to the front of the issue of staternent, answering the and cottages in this area are deserted, hundreds of innocent and inoffensive men, charges made by Dr. Sun Yat-sen's and have been occupied by troops and has aroused the greatest indignation in (overnment in Canton and published used as billets or temporary hospitals, it foreign circles. Yet the Chinese Press is molested and that houses remain as they student associations for ever chanting the a civic organization and its officers for is noticeable that to property has been all but domb. The Street Unions and abroad by loata News Agency defaming were left by their late occupants, with no song of China's sovereign rights, and refusing to ally themselves with question- more harn than n certain amount of deuinciation of the foreigner's supposed inevitable disorder

uppression, have not a word to my at nile persoas and parties. The statement In view of the progress made on the this trumping on the rights of their own

says, inter olja ? for the report that a strong movement right of the line, there was some ground student associations throughout China Corps bas never been, is not now, and

people by the military.

The Canton Merchants Volunteer on the left of the Kiangsu forces between proved that they have power, when they will not be subjected to any foreign co Kading and Liuho was to be made last Treaty of Versailles from being signed comments the Corje has enjoyed from night." It was said that Genera! Yang Why have they jrver used that power to friends at home and abroad have bees landed themselves together to prevent the trol Whatever goodwill and favourable Ha Tsau was taking 1,300 troops for a stop the endless civil wars of the past accorded without solicitation, perhaps in rapid. forward moverment at a point in the line, with the object of taking eigner can scarcely be called upon toere and then may have done in time certain ten-years? Until they do so, the for recognition of what little its officers and, The Municipal Council feared that the the enemy in the rear. The most favour surrader his extraterritorial rights. If of internecine war, farine, floods, or presence of the refugees would cause able point for such a movement would be there were no other excuse for keeping other local disturbances when self-protec serious inconvenience to the Municipal Liutuching, and any success gained would them, it might be found in the fact that tion and organized relief are, but the duty authorities, and might result in the pre-precipitate a retirement upon. Quinsan. sence of mobs of unemployed and de-

'fiuho is the point of most importance, where Chinese may be safe from kidnap intended.

there are at least a few cities of refuge of the hour and a service for which it is stitute persons, thus prejudicing peace, and any pronounced success by either ping and extortion--the cities of foreign. order and security in the Settlement, and side on that section should be decisive. the Consular Body were asked to make is improbable that there will be any representations to the helligerent provin- serious attempt to advance in the centre. cial factions.

The Hedli river constitues a formidable the bridge at Henti, still undamaged, is barrier to the approach oa Quinsan, and FAR covered by two or three heavy guns on the Quinsan hill, while searchlights play upon it at night.

GIBRALTAR, September 12th. It is reported from Targier that the Biff have captured all the posts on the road from Tetun to Shekhuan.. A force of 17,000 invested Shoshuan, whose water supply was cut f The Beninouzmer Hills, dominating Tetunu from the south, were.cptared uni Wednestly. Five hun dred of the enemy attarked Saukelarba On the 10th nad severe fighting ensued.

EARLIER CABLES

THE LEAGUE, HINA-AND OPIUM TRAFFIC

GENEVA September th.. At the discussion on the opium ques tion by the fifth committee of the League of Nations Mr. Chao Hain Chu expressed the opinion that the question had become

world wide on thina had good in tentions of suppressing the traffic, but unfortunately was bound by treaty, and pannot control the opium supply in her -own territory because many foreigners in China still enjoyed extra-territorial rights. China would endeavour to do her. best, but must look to the foreign Power to do their best to assist in fighting this evil.

THE JEFCOEE PROBLEM. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned. His brother said the

SHANGHAI, September 11th. deceased a week ago was very upset, and Correspondence has passed between the told him Miss Nind and been pursuing Municipal Council and the Senior Consul him. He told her that he had no affec-with reference to the impressant of tion for her Miss Nind had been threat-labourers in the neighbourhood of the ening suicide.

Foreign Settlement, which has resulted Doctor Maxwell Telling, a personal & in an intux of pariu-stricken refugees friend of Professor Whites expressed the into the Settlement. conviction that the relationship of the two was absolutely innocent.

A letter written by deceased said: I know there was curse Though I had leave to take those manus cripts to Cairo, the monks told me the curse would work all the same; and now it has done so.'

on me.

The Senior Consul replied that repre- sentations had already been made on the lines suggested to the competent authori

ties.

HINDU-MOSLEM ENMITY, RIUTING IN THE PUNJAB.

SIMLA. September 11th. Communal rioting broke out at Kohat on September 9th and 10th Firearms were used, and there was some incendiarism. China had not yet been able to carry The troops were called out and fired, ten

SHANGHAI COUNCIL'S ASSURANCE: out the import certificate system adopted persons being killed and twenty wounded. by the third assembly of the League. The Hindus, who suffered considerably. following further communique: Con- The Municipal Council has issued the as the foreign diplomatic body in Peking evacuated the city had not yet given its approval. When

trary to the various alarmist rumours, the Central Government of China had pamphlet insulting the Moslem holy to give cause for apprehension or alarm The trouble at Kchat is ascribed to a thero is nothing in the misting situation full power to enforce its law, the opium places. The majority of both the Mos as far as the Foreign Settlement is too fanfic would be abolished immediately-ems and Hindus used firearms inciserim-cerned. At the same time, incasures have hey wanted to arose public interest innately, wounding a number of police been taken to place the Settlement in an the question, but the Chinese Government officials. It is now stated that tfteen adequate state of defence and to safe and people would never agree to any persons were killed. action or intention which would lead to interference with the sovereign rights of China

EVENTS IN GEORGIA.

The Assembly of the League of Nations

REVOLT IN CAUCASUS. SOVIET FORCES DEFEATED.

CONSANTINOPLE, September 11th.

referred to the agenda the joint resolution It is reported that a revolutionary in the name of the British, French and movement in the Caucasus has widely. Belgian delegates inviting the Council extended. Fierce fighting has occurred of the League to watch attentively events cast and south of Transcausasia, where in Georgia, and to seize an opportunity the Bolshevista sustined several defeats.

to enable the country to return to a state It is stated that the insurgents have

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guard the lives and property of residents, and numerous warships of the various foreign. Powers are assembled in harbour for further protection should the ́ neucs- ∙sity arise.

U.S. GOLD TO STABILISE

THE FRANC, MA.

Some 500 well equipped troops weat

concessions.

in 1910 the

EASTERN NEWS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

"The allegations, among others, that the Canton Merchants Volunteer Corps, the commandant of which, Mr. Chan Lim Pak, happening to be the head of the CABLE Chief staff of a branch of a well-known

and influential British financial institu tion in the Far East, is being dominated by British and an agency of““ imperial- ism" are absolutely baseless and untrue and fabrications by persons who might. themselves have been subsidized by mali cious elements seeking to undermine the helpful relationship always existing be tween the Chinese people and others whose.commercial and educational activi contribution to the welfare, happiness, tics in South China have been a great and prosperity of all concerned.

force of troops from Sungkiang went by up to the front fee from Nanziang at RUSSIAN LEGATION AT PEKING, dusk, while earlier in the day a similar

HANDED OVER AT LAST... motor bus from Shanghai to strengthen the ae at Liubo.

PEKING, September 12th " Razakhan this morning by the The Russian Legation was handed over

with some respect by those concerned, to

Another front line report listened to but for which, absolutely no support is Netherlands Legation obtainable at the moment, is that Wu Pei-fu had despatched 8,000 men to Naa king, 4,000 of them intended for the Litho front and the others for the Tabu section

of the line

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XOT ONE BRIDGE GUARDED..

The attempt made early on Saturday

JAPAN NAVAL MISHAP.

TWO LAUNCHES SINK,

MAXY DROWNED.

TOKYO, September 19th.

M.. Boncour (France), on behalf of the punition dumps, intact. Batum is also that they and an associated bank will through during the night and, effectively has grown up just as it was before the

We

ULSTER ADAMANT

franc.

The Caston. Merchants Volunteer Corps, a civic and non-partisan organiza- tion representing the interest of the com munity the most permanent and loyat constituents of which being also sup- porters of this body, has the duty of free citizenship prepared to uphold and de fend, in whatever measures lawful, neces ary, and proper, the inalienable rights of the Chinese people to life, property, and liberty against any individual or party whose work is deemed a detriment! to the peace, progress, and the unifica tion of China or an obstacle to inter nation friendship and commerce.

MAN'S TRAGIO DEATH IN BED KILLED BY A BOULDER.

AT RUNGHOM.

morning to wreck the flangehew Railway Two of the flagship Nagate's launches ine between Sicaawei and Hsialunghi, collided at Yokosuka this morning and gives occasion for noting the astonishing | both sunk. Many were drowned. fact that yesterday hot a single bridge between Shanghai and Huangta had a PARIS, September 11th.

guard. In such open fighting, it would of peace.

The Banque de France states that be perfectly easy for Kiangsu men to come Yokohama recently remarks that the city cccupied Tiflis and Kutais, the Bolshe

A Kobe resident who visited Tokyo and vista retreating and leaving behind nm-| J. P. Morgan and Company have decided three delegations, said that in the face threatened. of bloodshed it seemed desirable that the

maintain at the disposal of the Banque de What is described as an accident happen the place of some of the destroyed-build- use the necessary amount of explosive earthquake except that shacks have taken Assembly should make a gesture, against IRISH BOUNDARY DISPUTE dollars, which expires on September 2th ziang and Huanta, an ammunition train probably have like consequences. A

France the credit of a hundred milliced about 4 am yesterday between Naarings. which no Brate could take umbrage

Another similar disaster would have heard talk of pence, yet blood is

This credit was arranged early in the colliding with another train and causing Yokohama the Japanese section has been flowing."

summer to maintain the stability of the the death of two officers attached to the well covered with shacks, ut there are medical service, and wounds to. three inca. There was the report, but ns therement, and vary few houses-are-being-built a coolie in a mali unnumbered stond hat many vacant blocks on the former Bettier Death came tragically in his sleep to JUNTA IN CHILE.

was no wreckage on the line beyond the on the Bluff. Some of the ruins on the at Bok Un Kok yesterday morning. GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN.

bogie wheels of a single wagon and the Bluff 'seem hardly to have been touched. Loosened by the heavy rain that had "cowcatcher" of the colliding engine, it The cemetery is in a sad plight. A tem- fallen during the night, a big boulder, BANTIAGO DE CHILE, September 11th

appears more probable that the ambul-porary monument has been erected for weighing between % and 3 tons, became As a result of the overthrow of the ance truck was standing by itself when the anniversary celebration, hearing the dislodged from the hillside, and crashed Government, following a memorial to the the ammunition train ran into it and, names of the known victims of the diss through the frail building with terrific President by officers of the army and that being so, one wonders how it get into ter and an inscription to the unknown force. The dead man, Tewang Kwar navy, the President has resigned. He that position midway between the two dead. It may be remarked in connection Lam, who was in bed with his wife, wEN has been granted six months. leave. A stations. The obvious solution is that it with the reconstruction of the foreign killed instantly, while the woman, Wong Junta of three has now been formed, comprising Generals Altamirano and delay in the event ofis possible retreat attitude in relation to the perpetuat. seriously injured.

was an attempt to block the line to cause area that the Government's dubious Chau Tai, was removed to hospital Bennett and Admiral Nell, and they will The line certainly needs to be more care- leases is not an encouragement to enter. dissolve congress.

Other inmates of the but were also hurt fully guarded.

but only slightly.

M. Boncour mentioned that before they left Geneva Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Premier Horiot had received an sppeal from Georgia.

BIG BELFAST-BUILT LINER. DUTCH 30,000 TONNER LAUNCHED:

LONDON. August 11th.. The 30,000 ton steamer Statendam, fog the Holland-America Line, has been launched at Belfast. It is largest vessel launched at a British yard since the

WAS.

LONDON, September 11th. The North Ireland Premier, Bir James Graig, in an interview said Lord Birken bead's letter had made no difference whatever to his attitude with regard to sppointing a boundary commissioner.

GERMAN REPARATIONS. THE SECOND PAYMENT.

BERLIN, September 11th. The Government to-day made the second reparation pavicant of twenty million gold warks under the Dawes achame.

prise.