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SEVERE BATTLES IN KIANGSI,

THE CANTONESE ATTEMPT TO FINISH THE ALLIES AT ONE STROKE.”

THE TURNING OF THE TIDE.

SOUTHERNERS DRIVEN FROM TEHAN AND NANGHANG.

Mais from the North give detailed accounts of the severe fighting in Kinngsi during the early days of this month Writing from Kiukiang on October 5th the correspondent of the Toho News Agency says:

Seeing that the Southerners had for some time been suffering from reveries everywhere in their fighting against the Allies, especially on the Nanchang front, General Chiang Kai Shek resolved to make one final assault on the Allies before it was too late. All the main army of the " Southern troops were therefore concentrated in, the neighbourhood of Nanchang with the object of recapturing the town.

Meanwhile Marshal Sun Chuan Fang risked a general offensive against Hupch. He sent the mass of his army into Hupeh, keeping only two regiments at Waning. The Cantonese realized his weakness and sent an army of 7,000 Kwangsi troops against him They drove back the regiments at Wuping and actually cut his communications at Iehan. Nanchang was endangered.

THE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE.

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The unfavourable situation caused the Allied troops to plan a general counter-attack and mesingea received in Shanghai, dated Nanking and Kiukiang, October 6th, show that this was successful.

Nanking, October 6th-Official message received from the General Staff from Kiukiang: The commander of the Sth Mixed Brigade, General Yes, wirelessed from the field that the enemy west of Teban has been completely cleared out and a messenger from Nanchang brings the message that they are retreating in the direction of Kaona.

Kiukiang" direct, October 6th.The 5th Mixed Brigade and the 8th Mixed Brigade attacked in the direction of Kaoan from Nanchang and defented the Kwangsi troops there who were under General Li Chung Jen. They occupied Tehan, and the Kwangsi troops are retreating westward. #

Kiukiang: When General Chiang Kai Shek beard of the occupation of Tehar, he started an attack on Nanchang but he is retreating toward Kaoan again.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE CAPTURE OF WUCHANG.

CITY OCCUPIED BY SOUTHERNERS.

SHANGHAI, October 11th.

The North China Daily News is res liably informed from Hankow that the Wuchang peace agreement was signed at four o'clock on Friday afternoon.

The Southern forces are reported to have taken possession of the last of the Wu-Han cities at 2.30 pim, on Saturday, completing their taking over yesterday,

TREACHERY AGAIN.

CITY GATES" OPENED BY TRAITORS.

GENERAL CAPTURED.

HANKOW, October 11th... Wuchang Anally fell into the Southern hands this afternoon apparently, as the result of the treachery of a certain sec- tion of the defenders who, opening the gate, admitted the besiegers. General Liu Yu Chua was taken prisoner in the Boone College compound, and is arriving here under escort this evening, while it is reported that Chen Chia Mo was also captured.

THE ELIMINATION OF WU PEI FU.

ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTT ON

YANGTSZE.

INTENSE AGITATION AGAINST FOREIGNERS.

PERING, October 11th. The position of foreignera, in Szechuan has grown worse. A rigid anti-British boycott at Chungking and Wanhsien, is maintained by agitators striving to extend a similar boycott at Chengtu and elsewhere. The Chinese are also threat Lening missionariee and mission stations at various cities in Szechuan, particular

ly Chengtu.

COMMANDEERED SHIPS.

EIGHT VESSELS TAKEN OUT OF A FLEET OF TEN.

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The commandeering by the military of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co.'s river steamers still continues, says the N-C. Daily News. This company originally had ten

boats the river

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12гx, 1926

BRITISH LABOUR

PARTY.

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

DENOUNCED,

NO AFFILIATION WITH COMMUNISTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Úctober 11th.

A hands of British labour move ment was declared by Mr. Robert Williams, presiding at the Margate

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL:

GENERAL HERTZOG'S STRIKING SPEECH.

IMPOSING CEREMONY AT DELVILLE WOOD.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, October 10th.

· INTERPORT GOLF.

THE REPLAY AT SHANGHAL

NARROW WIN FOR SHANGHAI.

[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WISHING ONE'S LIFE AWAY.

THE TRAGEDY OF LIVING OUT

EAST.

HOME, SWEET HOME.

Do you like Hongkong! Do I

mine.

SHANGHAI, October 11th:

The question was asked me by an old' The replay between the Royal Hong kong Golf Club and the Shanghai Golf resident of the Colony sometime ago, In the presence of a great representa- Club ended this afternoon with Shanghai soon after I came here. The answer was tive gathering including Prince Arthur winning by the narrow margin of one, up. That is the tragedy of living out of Connaught, Earl Buxton, Viscount

The weather was perfect with a slight East," replied my companion, "the wish- Gladstone, Earl Selborne, Gen. Hertzog, breeze 'stirring and some excellent scores ing of one's life away, it is the more Earl Haig, representatives of Marshal Re-

Jofre, the South African Defence Forces, were made, Blinko and Budd coming tragic when it gets hold of the young ex-service men and relatives of the fallen, within one shot of making a record for Colonists. Wishing their lives away 1 Mrs. Louis Botha, unveiled the imposing the ̈course-seventy-one for eighteen Every day that passes sends us another South African War Memorial at Delville holes against ninety-one by their oppon- twenty-four hours on the way to the Wood on the Somme."

cats, Ferguson and Shewan, Hongkong. grave. A man should live every moment In the two-ball foursomes Malcolm and of his life. But here most of them are; Stewart, Shanghai, beat Fondered and wishing their lives away,” Morris, Hongkong, three up and two.

Annual Conference Labour Party. ferring to. the Tomsky telegram, he added: "We do not desire political or industrial intervention in Britain.""

The Contercaca. defeated by a majority. of over two million the attempt. to re- open the question of the affiliation of Communista to the Labour Party.

FRENCH WAR DEBTS.

PREMIER AND AMERICAN "INVOICE."

-EX-SERVICEMEN URGE NON-

RATIFICATION..

PARIS, October 11th. According to the Temps, M. Poincare told a delegation of ex-servicemen" that although America might send in an invoice, France desires first to explain her position to her creditors.

Ex-Soldiers Protest Against Debt Payment.

PARIS, October 11th. Replying to the President of the dele gation of the National Union of Com bataats, who had addressed the Premier in a memorandum urging the non-rati. fication of the Mellon-Berenger and Caillaux-Churchill agreements, M. Poin- care indicated that as regards inter debts, France could only be committed to pay what she was able to pay:

“Government's Standpoint.

PARIS, October 11th

veterans handed over to The war M. Poincare a memorandum protesting against the ratification of the debts agreements with England and the United States in the present form. M. Poin- care replied pointing out that the government's standpoint is that France would not pay beyond her capacity, and would sign no agreement that she was unable to fulfil

He promised to seek a suitable formula with the co-operation of the Parliamen- tary Finance Committee and lay the memorandum before the. Cabinet at the next meeting:

CHINESE REPUBLIC

ANNIVERSARY.

* CELEBRATIONS IN LONDON.

LONDON," October 11th. Mr. Citrine, the Secretary of the T. General Council, Mr. Wells, Commander Kenworthy, M.P., Mr. Pethick Lawrence, M.P., and Mis Wilkinson, M.P., were among the guests at the Chinese Restaurant, Oxford Street at a dinner commemorating the Efteenth anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of China, given by the British section of the Kuomintang.

A TOKYO OUTRAGE.

ASSAULT ON MINISTER OF JUSTICE.

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"Toxro, October 11th. Minister of Justice was proceeding to This morning, whilst Mr. Egi, the the Premier's residence, three men way- laid his car, throwing stones at Mr. Eg, who, however, was uninjured. The police promptly arrested the assailants.

The attack is believed to be in con- run but the Chinese military have taken

nection with the Bokuretsu conspiracy eight of them, they took nine at first but case wherein the Justice Department was after a little the a. Kiangteen was accused of showing overmuch leniency returned to her owners.

in allowing the Korean Barkuretsu and The other ship his wife to see each other after the Regent left them, is a chartered ship which runs had rescinded the death sentence some under a foreign flag, the Luen Yi, regh-months ago.

tered in Hongkong. The Kiangteen on her return was found to have suffered some damage as is usually to be expected

LEFT MASTER OF ONLY PART OF after Chinese traps have travelled, all

HONAN

DONE IN FRIENDLY MANNER. PERING, October 7th It appears likely that Marshal Wu Pei Fa will shortly have little territory left under his control.

her fitting such as door handias, etc., having been pulled off but beyond this the ship is intact, and is being placed, on different rua

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LOAN FOR JAPAN.

FLOATED SUCCESSFULLY IN LONDON.

LosDos, October 11th.. The allotment of the Japanese loan averaged ten per centum of the loan and is quoted at three-eighths and five- eighths,

BRITISH PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.

REFRACTORY ARABIAN

TRIBESMEN..

"Baghdad, October 11th British aircraft are engaged in a punitive expedition against tribesmen in the Kuwait_territory.

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The company as absolutely no con- trol now over the movements of the rest of its ships and news of them is scarce. Marshal Chang Chung Chang's troops, How they are being conled, and who is under General Wang Tung, of the o-paying for the coal, for the China Mex- called Chihli-Shantung "Allied Army, chants have no coaling station in that is bow arranging to take over the Pao-vicinity is not known. All that they re tingfu and Taming administrative area, ceive is occasional telegrams from the and General Wang goes to Paotingfu to various up-river ports naming the dates AUSTRIAN AVIATION DISASTER. night, where he will establish his head when certain of their ships.com quarters,

left the port carrying troops. There is While this is done in a friendly manner; no sign either as to when the ships will and funds are promised to help to trans be given back, although presumably they port Marabal Wu Pel Fu's troops to Honan, the virtual result will be that Marshal Wu will shortly be left mastor of only part of Honan, while Marshal Chang Chung Chang will control Chihli as well as Shantung

in or

will be returned when the wars are over, but more probably they will then be needed by the military officials to ship the remaining troops back whence they came a decidedly uncheerful business outlook.

'PLANE DASHES INTO CROWD.

General Hertzog, in a striking speech, said that S uth Africans marched to the battlefield with all the fervour and deter-

"They are wishing for something bet mination born of the conviction of the righteousness of their cause, and if mili- tarism still stalked in the face of Europe Cumming and Pettitt, Shanghai, lost toter," I rejoined.

"Perhaps, perhaps,” he replied, “but the blame was ant theirs. It now reated Smith and Andrews 2 and 1. Budd and it is the wishing away of their lives that with the statesmen of Europe, especially Blinks, Shanghai, beat Ferguson and is wrong; that is suicidal to all their. the victorious statesmen, to justify the

confidence of the world and realise the Shewan 6 and 5. high and noble purpose of the war.

[BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS'

ROUGH CROSSING. HEAVY WEATHER IN CHANNEL.

Rocar, October 10th.

During the week-end, gales and heavy seas were experienced in the Channe

Prince Arthur of Connaught, Earl Haig. Mr. Amery, Colonial Secretary, General Hertzog, Premier of South Africa, Mrs. Louis Botha and many other distinguished people in, a large party crossing to Boulogne to attend the unveiling ceremony at Delville Wood to- day of the South African Memorial, had an unpleasant experience. The Channel boat Biarritz by which they travelled had an extremely rough crossing and, on en- tering Boulogne harbeur daring the gale with a strong current running, grounded in the fairway. The vessel was refloated after half an hour, no damage being done..

LEICESTER MINERS RESUME WORK.

DELEGATE CONFERENCE AND SAFETY MEN.

***A POLICY OF DESPAIR.”

LONDON, October 10th. The Leicestershire, Miners Council has decided to call off the Strike, and nearly 80 per cent of the Leicestershire miners have already resumed.

(SKMISH WILELESS SERVICE] Safety Men's Position.

RUGBY, October 10th It will not be known until next Thurs day if the Miners' District Lodges ap prove of the latest suggestion of the Delegate Conference to withdraw the safety men from the pits

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prospects."

"And what have you here that would hold one to remain asked.

In the Singles, Budd, Shanghai, best Blinko, Shanghai, Ferguson and 1. beat Shewan 4 and 3 Pondered, Hong- "Life is not altogether unpleasal t,” kong, beat Cumming one up. Smith, he said, "and the surroundings are very Hongkong, beat Malcolm 3 and 1. Stewart, beautiful. You will scarcely find a fairer Shanghai, beat Andrews 9 and 1. Pettit, scene the whole world over than the Shanghai, beat Morris 3 and 1. Leaving Hongkong Peak at night. A moonlight Shanghai on tournament winners against night in Hongkong is magnificent, and the Hongkong by one point.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

AMERICAN BASEBALL. CARDINALS WIN SERIES. JUBILATION IN ST. LOUIS.

NEW YORK, October 11th. The St. Louis cardinals have won the seventh game and the series by 3 to 9.

NEW YORK, October 10th. In the Baseball Championship Contest, the St. Louis Cardinals won the sixth game against the New York Yankees by 10 ran to two, making them even

Alexander the Great.

New Yox, October 11th, At the New York Stadium Cardinals became the Baseball Champions for 1928 by defeating the Yankees to-day in the deciding game in the world's series.

The Cardinals collected the only runa in the fourth inning when the Yankees infield defense tumbled, Mensel dropping a flyball and Koenig making a bubble off Bell's bounder. Baba Ruth made a homer into the right field standa

characteristics of the cosmopolitans never

cease to interest. Moreover, there is no finer season the whole world over than the Hongkong Autumn And again what of its bright-plumaged birds and its bright-hucd-fowers L

I replied:

"Summer's a blistering madness,

The Spring I hate to know, An Autumn passably pleasant" And a Winter without snow." "The birds," I continued, "are bright- plumaged enough, but they cannot warble, they screäṁ. The flowers pare bright-hued, but they have no scent. The Peak at night makes a beautiful scene, but that is about all that I care for in Hongkong."

He replied vehemently that I had no eye for beauty, and criticised me again for wishing my life away.

The Confession.

But the other day I met him again. "I have wished so strongly," I said, "that I am leaving soon.".

And you won't miss the flowers?" he asked. :

Haines brought the most credit for the

"Oh no, there was lilac and laburnum St. Louis victory, but shares credit within the garden the Spring I left home. Alexander, who, relieving Haines in the It will be there again next Spring." seventh inning finished the job.

He sniffed,

St. Louis went wild, with joy late to day when the news was telegraphed that the Cardinals won the World's Series, Whistles, bells, automobile horns joined. in a terrific dia.

Downtown streets,

usually almost deserted on Sunday, were filled with fans in front of the radio loud speakers and scoreboards.

The proposal is widely criticised as a policy of despair," and, even if adopt ed, it is likely to be without effect. The great majority of the safety men are not affiliated to the Miners' Laiens and there

Jubilant fans danced and threw up ia no possibility whatever that they will cease their work of keeping the pits in their hats in the air and hugged cach order, on which they have been engaged other. The name of Alexander The throughout the dispute. Even if the Great is on everyone's lips. A great safety workers who are in Miners'. Unions cheer went up from the crowds when, in responded to the call, there would be the seventh inning, with the bases filed, little difficulty in carrying on the work the veteran pitcher relieved Haines. they have been doing.

"[THZOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.) ̧

EUROPEAN PROSPERITY. CORDIAL ANGLO-GERMAN

CONFERENCES.

LONDON, October 10th.

COTTON SLUMP.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE

APPOINTED.

WASHINGTON, October 10th. President Coolidge has appointed a special committee of Government officials to investigate the cotton market condi tions and recommend measures to relieve the situation arising out of the slump in prices.

DAUGHERTY TRIAL.. "JURY UNABLE TO AGREE!

There was in atmosphere of confidence and cordiality at the informal confer ences between British and German in dustrialists representing banking, ship. ping, wool, cotton, coal, iron, dyestuffs, and other interests, headed by Sir Robert Horne and Dr. Duisberg respectively held over the week-end at the country house, Komney, Hampshire, for the purpose of

New York, October 10th. examining the pitspects of mutual assist

At the conclusion of the trial of ance and re-establishing the prosperous the ex-Attorney-General Daugherty and Colonel Miller, the jury were unable to agree after 24 hours deliberation, but they were ordered to return to try again.

Findustry of Europe.

The utmost secrecy was preserved but at the conclusion of the deliberations in the afternoon it was understood that it had been decided to form & Standing Joint Committee composed of an equal number of Anglo-German representatives to pursue the investigations. Further meetings are contemplated.

ITALIAN FRONTIER INCIDENT.

* SMUGGLERS FRUSTRATED,

SHIVISH WIEELESS SERVICE]

EMIR FEISAL."

KNIGHTED BY THE KING.

RUGBY, October 10th. His Majesty King George yesterday received Emir Feisal, son of Ibn Saud, King of the Hedjaz, in a private audience. GENEVA, October 10that Buckingham Palace and conferred on An armed frontier affray is reported him a Knighthood of the Order of Saint from Chiasso. Early in the morning the Michael and Saint George, Customs Guards intercepted smugglers Emir Feisal is concluding his visit to. attempting to enter Italy. The smugglers England early this week and is proceed fired seriously wounding the guard. The ing to Holland and afterwards to Paris pursuit was abandoned when the smug From thence he and his suite are return- glers disappeared into Swiss territorying to Arabia, leaving behind, twelve sacks of tobacco end pharmaceutical producte. A trail of blood marks indicates that some of the smugglers were wounded.

ANGGA

PRAGUE, October 11th Twelve persons were injured, seven seriously, at a flying exhibition when ch seroplane daabed into a crowd....

SOVIET MINISTER, GENERAL BOOTH IN JAPAN. ·

WOMAN APPOINTED TO MEXICO TOKYO, October 11th. General Booth, the head of the

Moscow; October 10th Salvation Army arrived în, Yokohama Madame Kollontai has left for Mexico this morning. The vernacular papers to take up her appointment as Soviet L'are giving great prominence to his visit. Minister.

OBITUARY,

SIR DYKE, ACLAND.

"And you won't miss the birds?! he quavered."

"No, bo, the larks have not ceased to

He closed his eyes.

sing in the old country.""

"And what about the Hongkong Peak at night?" he blurted:

"There will be lights in the village às of old," I replied.

His countenance became melancholy all- at once.

"I wish I were going to," he said.

He then told me that he had been out.. East for thirty years, and was even still wishing his life away

PEKING FIRE.

TEA ̈GODOWNS GUTTED.

The second fire of large dimensions to destroy godown stocks of tea which has occurred within the International Settle ment within the past three or four months, broke out on October 8th in a godown situated at the corner of Soochow and Kiangse Roads, aprending" over several adjoining godowns and totally destroying the majority of the cargo stored within. In addition the roofs of everal Chinese houses situated close by were also burnt. The damage is estimat ed at many thousands of taels

The godown, which was one of the old fashioned ones, built of brick and of two stories, wan at one time the property of Mesara Sassoon & Comany, but Chinese, are said to participate in the ownership now! A portion of the cargo is also re- ported to be foreign owned.

CROWD'S GHOST HUNT. NIGHTLY "SPECTRE" THAT MOANS AND WAVES ITS ARMS,

A crowd of people armed with pokers

and sticks, several plain clothes police sundry dogs went ghost hunting in constables, an army of small boys, and Bradford,

The search lasted until the early hours but no capture was made,

The side streets off Manchester-road have been terrified by the nightly ap pearance of an uncanny figure in white which waves its arms, moans, and is then said to vanish into nothingness,

Ruony, October 10th The death has occurred at the age of eighty years of Sir Dyke' Acland, who It has jumped on to the roofs of out- over thirty years ago was a member of houses with the agility of a stunt kinema Gladstone's final Administration, and a petor, so it is related. The "ghost" has member of that of Lord Roseborry, which frightened a number of women, several succeeded it. He was, in his day, a of whom have arrived home in a half prominent educationist.

fainting condition.