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CABLES..

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH ZILTER'S, AGENCY,}

HOME TRADE UNIONISTS.

VISIT TO RUSSIA.

Loxos, September 24th. The new general council of the Trade Caion congress at the first secting in London decided to appoint a special com- mission to visit Russin to investigate the

SCOTTISH LEAOL

Johnstones, 4; Lanark, 0.

VISITORS BEAT IRELAND.

ith Africans, 2: Ireland, 1. The match was played at Belfast,

THE

BULGARIAN KING NOT

ASSASSINATED.

ALIVE AND WELL"

Lospos, September 24th. The Bulgarian Legation. here and at other capitals deny the truth of the re- port that King Boris has been assassin- ated.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER –2018,

THE CIVIL WAR IN

CHINA...

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

BOMBING. STUNTS.

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TIENTSIN, September 23th Lanhsien was bombarded by Chang Tso Lin's troops yesterday and attempt to He is stated to be alive and well, and blow up the Lan river bridge but failed. living at Varna.

Shanhaikaan experienced the usual daily bombing of 50 lb. missiles,

LESSON ON BOMB

THE LEAGUE. GERMAN QUERIES,

1924

PORTUGUESE ORUISER'S ARRIVAL

SHANGHAI,

A DETACHMENT LANDED. A detachment from the Portugues gunboat Patria, which arrived a few days ago, innded on the 19th inst. to participate in the general scheme of de- fenes of the Settlement.

ARMS FOR CHINA. ARE THE COLOMBO CUSTOMS

BEING BLUFFED

connection with the traffic in arms and As has been previously pointed out in ammunition to China, says the Times of Ceylon of September 3rd, many vessels which have been searched at Columbo without results have on their arrival further East been found to be carrying large quantities of contraband. The quarter-frequency with which this is occurring makes it apparent that the search at Colombo is not as thorough as could be desired, and the question arises whether the Colombo authorities are not being blaffed.

The" detachment is at present ed at the Club Lusitano, where the sailors

WAG OVER-FOR CHEKLANG

The attitude of the Cheklang people was clearly stated by this marie Chekiang speaker. The war is over, so far us Che- kiang is concerned. / Chekiang mover wanted war and never made war. Kinng su, Fukien and Anhui, assisted by all the forces of the Peking Government made war on theking. The objeqp of

to dispossess La Yung. Peking was' Hsiang. They have succeciled their objecti The Chekiang people cannot have receivvil a warm welcome from the understand why any further attacks Portuguese community. DROPPING

should be made on their proving. If PERING, September gath. Marshal Chi continues his attacks on The Brst meeting of the Diplomatic Chekinng, it means that he is not guar- Body did not include M. Karakhan, rolling with Li Yung Hsiang but with The following memorandum was sent to Chekiang people, which would be ment the Waichinopu and thang Tso Lin thisusijust.

Marshal Lu, bar informant pointed afternoon by Oudendijk. The out

break of hostilities in China, makes it out. has taken up his position in Lignor of Chekiang province was interview-winds of tons of cargo. The captain of

Green 'writes: ---

ery parts," as in this way the weights and dimensions of the cases are made to telly. It is alleged that on several cecasions when the Colombo authorities have wished to examine packages con tainingmachinery," skippers of vessels have contended that to get at the packages would mean the unloading of some thou

one German vessel on which a fruitless casual search was made a week or two ago put it to the Customs authorities in this way: I'm due to sail at one o'clock to-day. If you want to ret at those packages. I shall not be able to and I don't sail, I'll sue you for demur- When met this way, this rage. Colombo Customs, it is alleged, are not. prepared to take any risky and prefer make the search necessary to confirm to allow vessels to proceed rather than

the search for contraband, the bluff does their suspicions.

At Singapore, where the police conduct not work, and more than one of the dis

the whole of the cargo. overies in the port further East have bern made after turning out- practically

It is understood that the gunboat's arrival was in response to a wire to the

For various reasons," contraband run- ners find it convenient to describe their * Ladustrial, social and political condition".

Maeno authorities from Mr. Casanova.deit arms and ammunition as machin- BERLIN. September 24th. This includes Messrs. Herbert Smith

the Portuguese Consul-General, to send

man-of-war to Shanghai. The Foreign Offer is drawing up (President of the Miners Federation),

MARSHAL LU INTERVIEWED. John Bromley (Locomotive Union) and [memorandum in which Germany's wishes Purcell and Ben Tillete (M. P's. ). - that conditions for entry into the League

DETERMINED TO FIGHT ON," will be laid down. The memorandum THE WORLD'S SPORT.

Marshai La Yong siang, the Gover will ask whether a permanent seat on the HOME FOOTBALL."

Council will be guaranteed, and will ex-

hun. That is not Cheklang territory.ed at his headquartern "aouth of Shang- Lespos, September 25th.pressly declare that entry in newime le probable that the commanders of the

That was never clained by Chekisng as hai," last week by Mr. & M. Green, her territory. When the Defence Com-tor of the daily News. Mr. notes re-athrmation of obligations under. Various military forces will make exten

To use a rather overworked but in this taken by becoming a member, especially sive use of aircraft in the conduct of missionership was established at Shang-

ens quite appropriate phrase, Marshal the question of transportation of foreign í ampaigns. The heads of the legations hái. a district was given to the Defener has a charming personality. Tall sail until to-morrow. It vuu find nothing, in Peking, although resolved not to later Commissioner, which in time became in-and broad, he has the rasy, unrivalled troops through Germany for assistance to a neighbouring state attacked by a third fere in any way in this regrettable dependent of both Kiangsu and Che-courtesy of the ideal Chinest gentleman -whose dress, and not a uniform, he nation.. Germany

that such conflict. Nevertheless, they deem it neersking. It so happens that the "present was wearing. His eyes are bright and

Defence Commissioner is the intimate transportation would involve a breach of sury to point out to your Excellency friend and the partner-in-arms of Mar twinkling and his whole expression de

shai Lu. That is a personal matter, bractes kindliness and humanity. tween them. From Sungkiang to Nau Hangchow he would not talk much. He neutrality, especially towards Russia, that they view with the gravest concern

Of the reason why he had had to leave ziang is not a sufficient territory for admitted that it was principally due to and might lead to the latter retaliating the use of this weapon.

Marshal Lu to assutne govern, Mar-Chekiang provincial troops having split against defenceless Germany. The me

the guest of General Ho Feng Lin and fore he had decided to leave Chekiang shal Lu must therefore regard himself as with his own Shantung troops and there the war becomes one between the Haich people to manage Chekiang affairs. In- Yuan and Ho Feng Lin.

cidentally he said that General Sun Chuan Fang, the Fukienese invader, was still some hundreds of miles from Hang- chow,

What I may do in another day or two," said Marshal Ln as interpreted, it is impossible to say. For the ma ment I have come here because it is the

"Then your Excellency means to fight Most assuredly," was the emphatic

A

EARLIER CABLES. BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.

Loxbox. September with

argues

A representative and inuential desmorandum 'will also deal with the Ruhr

putation of Lancashire cotton interests waited on the Premier in connection with the negotiation of an Anglo-German com- Mercial treaty, and demanding th Britain obtain equal treatment with ether nations in the German-markets. Several spokesmen singled out thend- yantages already conferred on Erance, notably Alacs, whose exports to Ger- matty are not taxed.

occupation and the colonial mandateg

INDIA AND LANCS,.

COTTON EXCISE DUTY MAY BE REPEALED.

SILLA. September 24th.

ACCURACY.

♫

Dropping bombs from aeroplanes on undefended towns is not only in aet of" wanton destruction but crime

As is not to be presumed that the Che against the peaceful population.. It is

kiang people are unfriendly to Marshal Lu. They have a high regard for him # well known fact that accuracy in and would have supported him to the dropping bombs its practically unattain-end. But the treachery of the troops on the Fukient border resulted in bringing able, and that any attempt to hit a the invading armies on Chrking soil

Marshal Lu had. promised that that!

himself to keep his promise.

The Legislative Assembly, after a long given building must inevitably involve would not happen and he has eliminated irst place from which to direct the war.

discussion, recepting without division the greatest risk for all buildings and a resolution in favour of the abolition residents in the immediate neighbour- of the cotton "xeise, The Indian mem-hood of the objective. The Premier pronised that the inhers argued that the daty was vicious dustry would be kept informed and be and was imposed by the influence of Consulted in the course of the negotia-Lancashire. tions.

NO COMMON BASIS OF AGREEMENT,

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Unswer.

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THE LOYAL TRDOYS.»

I asked what Marshal Lu would now

As to what has happened there when mo arms or ammunition have been found. we have no information.

UNKNOWN

RAUE

DISCOVERED.

The London Daily Graphie tells a res" markable story of the discovery by a British explorer, of an unknown race, so primitive in culture as to be ignorant even of stone implements. The

find TM* was made by Mr. F.A. Mitchell-Hodges, whose life has been devoted to explora- tion in the Spanish Main. The circuma- stances were quite accidental. While.out an expedition to Panama a chief of the San Hilux Indians told him, of a people living further inland who were in vast numbers. With a party of guides the explorer penetrated to the heart of the South American continent. After the region lying between the Canal and days of wandering through dense forests, he was finally led to his destination

REFUGEES POURING INTO SHANGHAI In the city of Peking are, not only

Refugees, panic-stricken" by Marshal situated the Legations of friendly powers Lu Yung Hsiang's retirement from sider his front, would it be from but its walls are enclose by numerous Kangchow and anticipating, the renewed definition would serve roughts, but that

attack, were pouring into the Sir Charles Taurs in a powerful palaces and temples and other historical Settlement Fast Friday upon all roads Sunkiang must be regarded more or less speech" gave striking figures proving the buildings, which are rightly considered officers, stationed at all approaches, mrt front west of the Taihu were entirely from west and north. Special traffes a convenient expression. He went on to say that the troops on the Ihsing prosperity of the cotton industry, anul mönuments of great value in the history them and all suspicious-looking baggage loyal to him, he had heard from the

was inspected. Renier learns that the ergotiations maintained that no case had been proved of the civilisation of mankind. Drop-

For the Srst time in 10 days the rend the day before. When I mentioned the which have been proceeding between for protection. He held that the saboli-ping bombs from arroplanes on towns

to Liuho showed signs of activity and mentioned the Chinese Press report that through a great mountain gully, emerg tion of the duty would place 1 crores and, villages can have no possible a this army had, thrown

1st and 2nd Divisions who ought tunnel out of the ground. The British and German officials for the past,

distance, some of them coming into

people to have "marched against Sun Chuan | he found were distinctly Mongolian 'in of rupees in the pockets of the milltary value hut, can only cause untold Shanghai laden with villagers and Fang, both the Marshal and his secre type, and were rigidly inoral. Not ono three days with a view to drafting a

owners, and it would cause a loss to the misery and suffering to numbers of inge, while others, empty, returned for tary laaghed unaffectedly. The General of them was more than 8 feet in height. further loads. Streams of peasants on commercial agreement, have broken down

on the Lake front was wholly loyal to Mr. Mitchell-Hodges made large collec Government if the duty werk removed. Logensive non-combattants and cause des foot, men, women and children from be in consequence of the inability of the

yond Lotien, lined the paths, though the him, there were Shantung troops there tion, illustrating the life and habits of He reserved the right to refer to the ruction to priceless monuments.

the Chucunaque, the name now given to " negotiators to discover a common basis Tariff Board the question of whether. in

More farmers between Shanghai and Lotien and no fear of the army-turning over.

Returning to the question of the Shan the race, and presented, it to the British Returning to the question of the Museum. of agreement. Strict secrecy is main-the interest of the consumer, the import over, the lives and properties of foreign continued picking the cotton and other crops. Motor-trucks filled with the morr duty on piece goods should be lowered. "tained on both sides, but there is reason:

nationals who are taking no part what prosperous. hurried by the others, while Shanghai district, Marshal Lu said that he had two divisions and two brigailes Roever in the actual conflict, and intend another car, bearing the American 15 tre, say in all 25,000 men, mostly of for, stating that the breakdown is mainly

filled with women and children out. to maintain to 15 dae to a Gerinan, refusal to make eon-

absolute neutral distanced them all in their fight for Shantung. his own province. He could Others which carried awhite absolutely rely on them, they were well cessions respecting taxation of British

attitude, this domestic quarrel can be safety.

cross on a blue field, were engaged in like equipped and would go on fighting, put to a grave constant danger.

be again said he meant to do. gools exported to formany, which will be subjected to. practically prohibitive Duties under the new German tariff now in course of preparation. The British Degotiator, Mr. Fountain, returns to LaBilon to-morrow. Lord D'Abernon

also goes home to-morrow, after seeing Herr Etresemann.

THE DUTCH ARMY.

CONFLICTING REPORTS.

Lostos, September 24th. In view of the persistence of Betisa- timal reports of a mutiny among the Dutch troops engaged in autumn exer pises in South Holland. an Amsterdam message states that it does not appear that anything of importance occurred. There were some cases of drunkenness, also of discontent ewing of inadequate

was no mutiny.

THE "SOVIET.

For these reasons the beads of the

ROPING IN THE OTHERS.

Moscow, September 4th. An official news agency publishes particulars of a scheme of readjustment of the frontiers of Turkestan, Bokhara and Khafasm, in accord with the rat Legations feel it their duty to make this distribution nationalities. The terri appeal. They trust that ae air attacks tories will be formed into two republics, will be made endangering the lives of Turkmenistan and Usbekistan, vas inem-

work.

WOUNDED IN SHANCHAL HUMPITALA.

It was officially stated by Red Cross ficials that the number of wounded in the Shanghai hospitals and those in Nan- tao, altogether nine, amount now to a

A DRAMATIC SCENE..

Unfortunately, no photographers were present at the conclusion of the initial- ling of the agreements annexed to the protocol. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ram-- Say MacDonald), in the course of hand- shakes with everybody prior to leaving for Scotland, gripped the hand of the French Prime Minister (M. Herriot). German Chancellor, und led him to the le lently lifted the latter's right hand, stepped back, smiling genially, while the Frenchman and the German shock hands.

I hazarded a question as to what would be the end, whether he won, or Marshal Che of Nanking. But on this question Marshal Lu said he did not think the he was evasive.- revolt of Chekiang would make any great was very strong and in the special military hospital and the that the latter clayed that the scheme is very popular eign lives be lost or property destroyed, extra one in the school near by, nearly always wholly independent of Peking with the Soviet Centrul «Asian nation- as a result of attack by aeroplanes on 700 men ELFT

treatment. whose illegal government he had undergoing alities. The message adds that the Kurultai congress at Bokhara has decid the capital or any Treaty Port, they Thirty more arrived at Shanghai North never recognized. But he added, in an- Station and were taken to Woosung swer to a question, that he had not heard ed to become a member of the Soviet, would feel obliged to hold the authority direct, while from the Linho front receatly from Marshal Chang. and has approved the proposed redemar. cation, whereby Usbeks inhabiting Bok-who ordered the attack strictly respon-occasional wounded men filtered through. hara will be merged into the newly. Bible for it. constituted Uzbekistan, tur Turcomans into Tuknnistan.

bers of the Soriet republics. It is de- their nationals Should, however, for-total of 1,000 men, while at Woosung difference to Marshal Chang Tao Liu, linked it with Dr. Marx's, and then

TROUBLE IN MOROCCO,"

FAR

A-- SPANISH ADVANCE.

HOW CHEKIANG WENT OVER.

PROVINCE CONSIDERS ITSELF WHOLLY OUT OF WAR.

the town was all but in ruina

NO TALK OF NEGOTIATION. I asked him whether he had received any proposals for negotiation from Marshal Chi but he said there had been

поле.

TUAN CHI JUI AS NEXT PRESIDENT.

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The Fengtien military operations are to be taken with a view, to inviting at- Finck by the Chibli forces outside the wall, but if the latter fail to be enticed ther the Fengtien army will march to Chang- thlu if necessary and await the enemy, who will be heavily defeated. Mean- while a holding force is to be stringly entrenched outside the wall neat Shan baikwan

THE BURNING OF LIUHO. Wounded soldiers who came through with the refugees, says the 3-C. Daily

Not from this quiet house, but from Nema, stated that Liubo was in fames and the better portion of it burned to the any parts of Shanghai the muttering ground, and that although the Chape of the guns would have been disainctly

Marshal Chang does not state, whether ALADRID, September 24th."

seen over the. borizon. These are cer- Marshal Wu Pei Fu is likely to offer The comp d'etat in Chekiang, says the fire brigade hastened to the village they heard and the smoke of Liuho could be were unable to do much to stop the

But any formidable obstacles. Apparently Official despatches from Morocco show N. Daily News, was the result of Bames. The fire had burned from mid- tainly no omens of negotiation. that the Spanish advance, with the ob-negotiations on the Fukien border, ac- night onward and on Friday afternoon Marshal Lu bears his troubles so that the defeat in the field is to account for

one would almost say he had none. Be-Mersal Wu Pei Fu once and for all. jeet of relieving Sheshuan where the

The statements which have been given Spanish garrison of 3,000 is invested, has cording to a statement made by a pro-

The flames are said to have been start-fore these lines are in print, his policy begun. General Primo De Rivera has minent member of the Chekiang gentry.ed by incendiary bombs fired by the naval may have changed and even, perhaps, to more than one foreign official, lately, re-organised the expeditionary force of camping arrangements, inany men suffer 40,000 uren, which recently has been re-The immediate agent in organizing the vessels lying in the Yangtze River, there may be another mat removal. But fully accord with propaganda being cir several miles from the city. Eight ships his last wards were full of confidence.culated in Peking by Anfuite agents. ing from rais pouring into their tents, inforced by an army of 80,000 already in treachery was a cavalry officer who had of various sizes canposed the feet and The war with Marshal Chi must be Chinese militarists, however, are inclined to doubt, the accuracy of Marshal Morocco, Acroplanes are preceding the bur as the result of complaints the me

troops distributing inanifestoes threaten-been a classmate of General Sun Chuan these maneurring as they do, approach fought out.

Chang's statements regarding his mili CHANG TS0 LIN'S IDEA OF A and "then veer of while the next ap

tary operations, mainly on the ground. have been quartered in houses. There ing that the rebels will be severely Fang, the Tuli of Fukien, and who their objective in pairs, fire their rounds

GOVERNMENT.

that he could not expect the Government punished and promising that the loyal would not fight against him The Cheproach. This report conflicts with that

forces to risk a general engagement for tribes will be rewarded."

kiang troops then accepted a defeat after of the day previous, when it was thought

from their base. There have been several ihat, but two ships were engaged. Yet

discussions GR asham battle and retired, finally turn-another report says that the Kiangau and

this point in Peking lately, and General Feng Fu Hsiang's CABLE ing altogether and marching towards the Independent navies have come to

WU PEL FI MUST DISAPPEAR. advice to await the enemy ucar Peking Hangchow. General Chang, Civil Gover- terms to do no more firing.

has led to misleading "reports as to his nor of Chekiang under whose personal of the coolies and the few non-combat-

PERING, September 20th.

loyalty, of which there seems to be no supervision were the 1st and 2nd Division ants yet remaining in Liuho, the army Marshal Chang Tsa Lin, in discussing reasonable doubt.

under command of Colonel Chang, who the situation with foreigners in was in Hangchow and not at the front personally directed operations at the in-Mukden recently, has shown an engaging Being responsible for the conduct of his mediate front, were busily engaged in re-frankness. Making no secret of his in- troops, he immediately resigned, although pulsing the Kiangsu attack. With the tention to bring about great changes in

village well ablaze the naval detachment China, he aserris that President Tano is y Vast numbers of troops are being LONDON, September 24th. |his resignation has not been acccuted. It began to fire off their heavier guns and a failure and must be replaced. He has, Sir Robert Ho Tung has been present is not proved that he was in any way the report heard in Shanghai le military however, selected one of the ablest men pushed through. It is said authorita ed with an address and a massive silver

men to observe that they were either dix in China as the next President. His tively that 30 troop trains, passed loving cup by the Hongkong section of personally implicated in the treachery.

inch or 4.7, either of which could be choice has fallen on Marshal Tuan Chithrough in 24 hours-that is the Wembley Exhibition in appreciation The report that Hsia Chad Chief of the heard with favourable weather conditions Jui, whom be describes as a man equally ing. 50,000 of Wu Pei Fu's troops are of his invaluable services to the Chinese Chekiang Constabulary, had assumed the (as they were) in Shanghai. Infantry trusted in the North and the South route for this place and the neigh- exhibitors. Many speeches were made in position of Acting Civil Governor, in not and machine-gun

attacks continued The only thing Marshal Chang considers hour hood. They are debouching from Chinese, and there was much enthusiasm. technically correct. Marshal La and throughout the night and the night's necessary for the fulfilment of his plans the railway at all kinds of intermediate Sir Robert Ho Tung will leave London Civil Governor Chang having vacated fighting was probably heavier than any is the elimination of Marshal Wu Pei Place and disappearing into the moun on September 25th for China vid the Con- their posts, he took charge of the situa- since Colonel Chang's men retook the Fu, after which the other Chibli leaders tains to hold all the passes and thum are to fade from the political horizon Chang has stopped all rail traffic

prevent Chang Tao Lin getting through tinent, earlier than originally arranged, tion," opening and closing letters," as town from Kiangsu about 10 days ago.

while Maribal Chang from Mukden, will partly owing to the political atmosphere the Chinese express it. The question as

GUNS HEARD IN BETTLEMENT. in China due to the civil war. His son, to who is to assume charge of Chekiang

At intervals all day the big guns could keep a benevoleit eye on the capital to through from the Wall northwards by Edward Ho Tung, does not accompany affairs as bby no means settled, many be heard easily in the Settlement. The guard against political intrigues which tearing up the line but he has not dez- troyed any bridges. The repaira can be him, being still at Warsaw attending the important persons aspiring to both the noise died away about 4 p.m. but was might World's Students' Conference.

Tuchuante and the Civil Governorship heard. again after nightfall.

There was some friction at Ede camp, in Gelderland, as a reprisalofor the military police, it is alleged, arresting men in highhandled fashion for trin "Beficiences of dress, etc. The men beat,

military policeman, and smashed up the furniture ein, a police Eutment. A Couple of ringleaders were arrested and prder was restored. The military police have been reprimanded.

MORE VEGETABLES. COVENT GARDEN STRIKE ENDED.

Lospot, September 24th.

The executive of the Transport Work

Ers' Union has decided not to extend the Povent Garden strike.

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It has instructed the strickers to resume

work forthwith.

EASTERN

NEWS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) SIR ROBERT HO TUNG.

COMING BACK.

While the flames occupied the Attention

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lead to fresh groupings. (Continued on next Column.)....

TROOPS AT PEIZAIHO.

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A correspondent writing from Peitaiho

some do

| quicklý fixad so that if he is victorious.

ho will have a through run' to Peking.