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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MAY ITE, 1926

HE SIEGE OF NANNING.

[ILITARY ADVENTURERS FIGHTING

FOR OWN AGGRANDISEMENT.

ATTACKING FORCE. ROUTED : YUNNANESE "REMAIN

IN POSSESSION.

DEFEATED TROOPS BOLT THROUGH THE SETTLEMENT.

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A correspondent who furnished as supe weeks ago with an account of the military developments in the neighbourhood of Narning (Kwangsi Province) continues the narrative in the letter printed below. Some twenty thousand Yunnanese troops were then slowly making their way down to Naring, to pass through on their way to Kwangtung.' their objective being Canton. in the first instance Nanning early in the year was in possession of two military adventurers-General Li Teung Jen and General Huang Haino Hsing-who had, been operating in the „province for some time previously and who, last year combined their forces with the object of driving "Marshal. La lung Ting out of the province and seizing the reins of power themselves. In this they were successful and immediately turned their attention to suppressing "the aspirations of General Shen Hung Ying," who, having been' appointed, Tuli of the province, by the late De Sun Yat Sen, was anxious to take up the position For the purpose of suppressing him Generalks Lå and Huang withdrew the majority of their forces from Nauding to Kweiping. aud Wucho“, from which places expeditions were sent out which inflict- ed a series of defeats on General Shen. While these "operations were in progress, however, news came that large farees, of Yannnese were approaching Nanning. According to muouncements made by a Com- wander of one of these forces, General Li had grantes them permis- sion to pass through the province, on their way to Canton. On hearing of the approach of these troops General Huang paid a fving visit to Nanhing from Kweiping, and eight days later, when he departed, he took all his troops with him. The whole of the officers of the Govern anent, civil and military, also bolted for Kwriping, taking with them as much of the official records and property as they ewuld stow away on the only hunch in port, which they promptly combändecred: Thus, when the first Yunnanese force arrived in Nanning they found the city had been left without a vestige of Government. but they announced that they were only passing through to Canton and had no intention whatever of interfering with the civil government's functions, When our correspondent last wrote at the end of February, the position was that some 10,000 'Yugaanesë troops were occupying Nanding, another 10,000 were slowly moving down from the west. while another 15,000. were enter. ing the proviner from the north.. Our correspondent described the troops that had reached Xanning usa fine, well-set-up body of men, well drilled and kept under the strictest discipline." They were not interfering with the civil administration in any way. Since then" Lieneral Huang has swooped down on the city with the object of driving these forces back into Ynanan. The letter below describes the ignominious failure of the enterprise:--

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

that this body of troops were operating in alliance with Huang and were unaware of his retreat and ware mak ing their way towards the Oil Installs tions in order to open fire on the city

They quickly disap from that side, peared into the thick foliage and pre bably retired during the night as nothing could be seen of them the next morning. Huang's troops all fed towards the pagoda and at sunset could be seen, with glasses, still going!

LOCAL WEDDING.

LABRUM-YEO.

A very pretty wedding took place at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, pa Saturday afternoon, the contracting par ties being Mr. G. B. Labrum, of 2, Nathan Road. Kowloon, and Secretary of Ye Olde Printerie, Ltd., and Miss, Winifred Yeo, of 7. Maxwell Road.

The bride, who was given away by Mr. F. C. Labrim, wore a charming dress b marocain and georgette with silver trimming. She also wore a wreath of silver leaves as a head dress with her tulle veil. She carried a beautiful sheaf of lilleşt

HOW FOREIGNERS FARED. When Huang started out from Kweiping on this expedition, he sent a comunica tion to the Wuchow press to the effect that he had already captured, Nanning, and at the strength of this report the The bride was attended by Miss D." motor launch Pinewood left Wuchow and Carrick, who was attired in Kashmir lace arrived at Nanning on the 19th April or Wedgewood blue crêpedechime, and hoping, possibly, to make good money carries a bouquet of blush pink coas after Nanoing had been so long cus off The duties of best man were carried from launch traffic. As soon as she saw fout by Mr. H. E. Trenrry, and the axactly what conditions were really like marriage ceremony was performed by the hers, she skedaddled back first thing the Rev. G. R. Lindsay, M.A. next day! On the same day Mr. and A reception at 2, Nathan Road, Mrs. Thomas, arrived by the A.P.C. followed the ceremony. The honeymoon lawach Noaning. Being residents of is being spent at Repolse Bay. The Naening they weat to their home only to bride's going away dress was of fawn And it occupied by Huang's troops as a broche crede-de-chine. The wedding cake

military necessity. They have tora.was supplied by the Cafe Wiseman. porarily taken up their residence at the Settlement Land Office. At the com- mencement of the siege Mr. and Mrs.

WHITE

FROST REFRIGERATORS.

ALL METAL, WHITE ENAMELLED WITH NICKE IPLATED LOCK AND HANDLES.

CLEAN

AND

ARTISTIC

SURRENDER OF WAICHOW.

CANTON.

When the region around Waichor was cleared of the enemy, overtures were made by the besieged people and soldiers in Walchow for surrender. A deputation of the gentry presented petitions urging that the city be spared the horrors of

Reynolds and family bad to vacate their | FOOD SUPPLIES RUSHED UP FROM house outside the east gate and were accommodated, in the Standard Oil Com- pany's house They have since moved

Waichow, the strongly fortified base of into the Settlement Land Office.. The members of the Alliance Mission remain the Chen Chiung Ming rebels, which was ed in their quarters within the city the defeat and rout of the main forces of besieged and, completely isolated since throughout the siege and were not hurt the enemy two months ago. has peaceful Likewise, Pere Costenoble, of the R. Cly surrendered to the Government. The Mission, was also in the city in charge Canton Gazette states of his Mission throughout the siege and

Military and Civil officials dispatched is safe. The two ladies in the Em-

from

Canton have been busily engaged manuel Mission, Miss Lucas and during the past ten days in taking over McBurney, lave had a very anxious time possession and ministering to the needs. but are happily, quite safe,

This Misot the

Balf-famished population and sion is situated on the main road from soldiers. Food supplies were promptly the Settlement to the south gate of the rushed to Walchow from Canton when city and was in the direct bring line the city formally surrendered on the 10th of both belligerents. As both the Yug The soldiers defending the city gave up nanese and Huang's troops were setting their Athas and surrendered to the fire to houses which interfered with their

Government troops. Thereafter they firing there was the constant fear that fires might spread to the Mission build-1ere given the option to leave in peace ing and so endanger the lives of the to ealist with the Government armies. maay orphan girls and the sick and The majority decided to enlist. wounded in the hospital. MISLEADING REPORTS BY SPIES. General Huang with his combined for ces of Yunnanese and Kwangsi troops is in full retreat and presumably will no op till he reaches his basc at Kweining. Two days previously be a quite confident of capturing,the city aa he had just received large reinforce ments in men and ammunition which came up from Eweiping in many motor launches towing junks. He had openly. announced, through his officers, that his spies asaured him that the Yunnanese were short of ammunition and that far ther supplies could not possibly reach. them for another three weeks. He also stated that reinforcements sent to the Yunnanese had been thoroughly routed by his troops at Yang Mei (San Chiang Kou) and were flying in every direction Six seaman from H.M.S. Titania and The facts, however, were exactly the re- H.M.S.A. Brisbane appeared before Mr. verse. At no time have the Yunnanese 8. B. H. McElderry at the Central within the city been anything like akart Magistracy, on Saturday morning, charg of ammunition, and it was the unexpected with being disorderly and damaging. It was stated that defendants were re- cdppearance of the reinforcements property.

which he claimed to have routed, on his right fauk, bus still some distance away, fused drinks, in a Wanchai restaurant, that caused him to beat his hasty re-and smashed up furniture to show their

At no time had he been able to displeasUFR treat. approach the north, gate, nor to capture Fines ranging from $10 downwards and the important fort on the hill, a little compensation, were imposed. to the north of it: And at no time bas be been able to work round so the west

warfare.

Negotiations were started between the military commanders on both sides and terma were eventually concluded. Thus the city capitulated peacefully, without bloodshed, and the restoration, of com unications and return to normal con

with the ditions have been facilitated feast possible delay.

DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. SIX BLUEJACKETS APPEAR

COURT.

POLO NOTES.

IN

sides of the city and its suburbs. By NASSING, April 18th.

three p.. Bring had commenced and soon During the latter part of last month

the engagement became hotly contested. and telephone the Yunnanese commenced their march Electricity, telegraph, mastwards, the majority of them moving were cut off, the city gates closely shut, of in the direction of lia Yang, a place and bullets were dying about in every The Custom House, which some 80 miles to the northeast of Nan-irection. ing, while some followed the river bank an old wooden structure and the laugh On the 28th 4tarch reports came in tong stock of the whole West River, be the effect that the Yunnanese had come in the first building in the Settlement in contact with the Kwangsi troops ut in the line offre from the city was at one closed and its staff withdrawn to Pin Yang and that Bring had come menced there, but no details could be the Commissioner's residence which is It was obtained. In order to avoid confusion the next building in the line. in this narrative, aud as thera are as well that this was done, for several mixture of Yunnanese and Kwengai bullets have since gone right through the troops in bath camps it will be convenient Custom House from side to side Everyde of the city which has all the time house in the Settlement has been struck to designate those in control of the city as Yuupanese and their, enemy -us

several times, the north side of the Combeen free to the Yunnanese. The news ANNIVERSARY OF PRESENTATION General Huung's troops. As a matter missioner's "residence being pitted all of the defeat of his colleague, General of fact, the city troops are composed of over, a number of bullets still remain. Li Te'uog Jen, at Kweilin and at Liu-.OF LADY STUBBS CHALLENGE CUP. A year ago Lady, Stubbs presented a a large body of Yunnanese under General ing in the plaster. For about a week chow at the hands of his old enemy Lung Yus and a couple of thousand of the Postal Commissioner was unable to Generai Shen Hung Ying, whom he claim silver Challenge Cup to be competed for ed to bare wiped off the man, may aby tens of bot more than six goals Kwangai troups under General Lin reach his offer within the city. For the

aggregate handicap. The winning team ärst three days firing was intense but alta: have influenced his hasty departure. Chun Ting while the other side is com- posed of Kwangai troops under General that is only became intense at intervals HUANG AND FOREIGN LAUNCHES. holds the Cup until challenged and de Hung Shuo Hsiung and Yunnanese troops but stray. bullets were continually flying

In the meantime, he holds many foreign feated by another team of equal handi- cap. Holders of the Cup must be pre- under General Fan Shih Sheung; this along the Bund, rendering it unsafe to

launches for his military purposes, and pared to accept a challenge to defend it latter General, bowever, is reported not go out of doors.

the Powers concerned do nothing. to be present in person having pinced

Diplomatically, it, no doubt, is correct one week's otice, and a team making the general direction of operations in the hands of General Yang Chen.

not to interfere in civil war where it huge pays twenty dollars into the Thursday, 1st May, 1994, saw the first tussie" for the Cup when four teams com. peted. Lady Stubbs came down to the presented her Cup to the winners, known as the Submarines Team and composed of Lieutenants Spragge and Flemming and Lieutenant Commanders Woolrych and Creswell,

FIGATING BEGINS.

to

is à case of the Government versus "the reat, but surely that is quite different from the case of one military upstart commandeering foreign property tary upstart. neither of whom are fight ing for, or by the wish of, the papalace but solely for their own aggrandisement

And so ends the siege of Nanning,

A challenge

30th March the sounds of guns could Soon after noon, however, it was evident assist in operations against another mil; Club and, after seeing some good, games,

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BATHING ARRANGEMENTS. « OFFICIAL PARTICULARS OF BEACHES AND FERRIES.

The current Government Gazetic publishes the completa arrangements for bathing this summer, as anders.

The bathing beach at Stonecutters. In land will be open for the use of the general public from Friday, May 15th inclusive. A fee of 10 cents per person will be charged.

The Submarines Team were challenged a month later hat successfully defended the cup. A second challenge in July re sulted in the Cup being won by a team, known as the Freebooters, composed of Mesara-Stanton sad Sugden and Cap- Lains Oxspring and Neville.

The Freebooters have held, the Cup ever since and have successfully defended it no less than three times. The most. recent necaxion being on the anniversary of the Brat presentation of the Cup, Fri- day last, when they defeated the Lockable Team formed by Lieut. Commander Spragge with Messrs Pollock, Oliphant and Matheson

STRONG

AND

DURABLE

EASILY CLEANED REVOLVING SHELVES

RUNS ON ROLLER BEARING CASTORS.

No. 321-$200.00. No. 325-$250.00

DEFEAT OF HUANG'S TROOPS. This state of things continued until the morning of the 17th April when fir- ing from both sides became more intense To continue, on the evening of the and sustained than at any other time. e distinctly heard and villagers arriv. that something of importance had oc- ing from the country reported that a curred, but what it was could not at Battle was raging at Chang Kang, about the moment be, ascertained. By one 20 along the Pin Yang road. The o'clock portions of Huang's army were weather at this time was extremely foggy seen to be making a move towards the and drizzly and continued so until 10th Settlement, as if in retreat. These were April. On the 31st March many wound quickly followed by others at the double ed Yunnanese drifted back to Nanning and in a few minutes the whole of having. apparently, lost themselves and Huang's army was bolting through the fost touch with their units. These Settlement in full retreat which speedily wounded reported that they had been became a rout, As the retreating soldiers surprised in the fog by Huang's men passed through the Settlement by both and had suffered a severe defeat. They the Bund and the back roads they hastily did not know where they were or what cast away their cups, blankets, rifles, had become of their comrades. The uume bandeliers, and everything else of which ber of wounded which arrived in estifnat they could divest themselves. The whole ed at about 1,000. Befugees from the city Settlement was completely littered with began to Bock into the Settlement, and things they had cut off in their fight very soon every house there was packed They clambered over the walls of the to overflowing All craft which ordinari Commissioner's garden, the Standard Oil ly is in the river just off the city cams Company's garden and the Asiatic Petro- down to the harbour for safety and lourd Company's garden in their anxiety clustered around the Customs Plai, 20) to escape from the pursuing Tunnanese. Two wounded "dropped in the Com LAYING SEIGE TO NANNING.

missioner's garden and were shortly Early on the morning of the 3rd April afterwards conveyed by his servants to Huang's troops arrived and could be BCCR a temporary Red Cross establishment Ou Saturdays, Sundays and Public on the golf course and all over the open hastily set up close to the Old South Holidays, The ferry leaves Pottinger ground between there and the Settlement.

Gate near the southern boundary of the Street Pier at 300 p.m. and 4.20 p.m.; At 11:30 am. two officers vinital the Hettlement where they were attended to calls at Police Pier, Taim Tes Tsui af Cominissioner of Customs and stated that by Mr. Thomas and Dr. Hung of the 3.10 and 4.30 p.m.; urrives Stonecutter's a very creditable combination. Lieut they had been sent by General Huang Sevouth Day Adventist Mission. The Island at 3.10 and 5.00 p.m.; and leaves to request the Commissioner to go at Yunnaneso pursued their enemy through at 3.45 and 6.45 p.m. once into tho city and demand from the Settlement but did not follow up the

The return fare from Pottinger Street General Lung Yün the immediate capi- | chase for any distance, **

Pier is 30 cente, and from the Police Anlation of the city or its immediato Returning they made a house to house Pier. Taim Tao Taui 20 conta evneration, otherwise the attack would search for any of Buang's men that The bathing beach adjoining the pre be at ouca proceeded with The Cou might be in hiding. At about 4 p.m. &mises of the Royal Hongkong Yacht missioner was, however, unable to see body of troops was seen on the opposite Club will be open for the use of the his way to comply with this request and side of the river which attracted the general public from Friday, May 1st, at two p.m. Huang's troops began to notice of this Yunnanese who promptly inclusive. A fee of 10 cents per person Ale in on the Settlement and to take up put two firing parties in the Settlement will be charged. positions around the eastern and southern) and opened fire on then. It would seem (Continued at foot of neat Column)

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TERRY TIME TABLE. Monday to Friday: Ferry loaves Pottinger Street Pier, 5.00 p.m.; calls at Police Pier, Tan, Tsui 5.10; arrives Stonecutter's Island 5.35; leaves 6.43.

The match on Friday provided an ex- cellent gate

for the players; The Freebooters scored in the first half minute of the opening chukke after which there was no score ou either side. But play was fast and both goals were freely bombarded. Although Mr. Stanton was away and Lieut. Commander King-Har- man played in his pince, the Frechooters showed up, well, as a team sod displayed Commander Spragge's side had seldom played together before, but in so sue cessfully keeping the Freebooters out the Lockable Team showed promise of making a good team with practices Major Rotberam kindly unpred

The bathing beach at Kennedy Town, will be open for the use of the general public from Friday, May 15th, inclusiva. A fee of 5 cents per person will be charg

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