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KIUKIANG FALLS.

"EMPIRE FAMILY GATHERING."

ANOTHER VICTORY FOR SOUTHERNERS.

BRITISH NAVAL FORCES LAND.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, November 5th. Scuthern forces occupied Kiukiang yesterday.

There was heavy Bring around the foreign Concessions and British naval forces were landed.

Everything is quiet at present.

Kiukiang is one of the most import ant Yangtaze Treaty Forts and is con- nected with Nanchang, the Capital of Kiangsi, by railway, from which it is about 40 miles distant. It has recently been the headquarters of Marshal Sum

Chuan Fang.]

DISTINGUISHED ASSEMBLY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

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HONGKONG DAILY FRE38, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6T

THE COAL DISPUTE.

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THE ATTITUDE OF THE

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THE BRITISH IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

DOMINION PREMIERS TO VISIT MANCHESTER.

WHAT THE COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN DOING.

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THE PLOT AĠAINST SPAIN

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ARREST. OF RINGLEADER.

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COTTON RESTRICTION.

WEATHERING THE CRISIS.

[REUTER'A AMERICAN SERVICH]

WASHINGTON, November 5th. Mr. Meyer, Chairman of President Coolidge's Cotton Relief Committee, has telegraphed that he is confident that the cotton growers will weather the present crisis, and the withdrawal of 4,000,000 bales and a reduction, in the 1927 acreage which the Committee approved would.

Pants, November 3th. Macia, the ringleader in the recent revolutionary plot against Spain,,, which was frustrated by the French Folice, has been arrested in the Eastern Pyrenees with seventeen of his General Staff." MADRID, November 8th. À communiqué states that a number of arrests have been made in Spain in tend to stabilise prices and restore con- connection with the plot across

thefidence to the consuming trades. frontier.

RUGBY, November 5th. The principal delegates to the Imperial Conference and their ladies were 'enter-

Ruosy, November 4th. tained by the King and Queen st a The prospect of peace in the coal dis Buckingham Palace banquet last night pute is regarded to-night as increasingly

Recay, November 4th. when a number of Ministers and ex-bopeful. The miners' delegates, in Con- The Dominion Premiers will depart for Ministers and other distinguished guests ference to-day, heard from their leaders, Manchester tomorrow, where they are were invited to meet them. The Prince Messrs. Herbert Smith and A. J. Cook, to receive the freedom of the city, but of Wales, Princess Mary, the Duke and that the attempt to procure an embargo before leaving London they will attend a Duchess of York, Prince and Princess on foreign coal had failed, that there short meeting of the Imperia. Conference Arthur of Connaught and other members

was no hope of bringing out the safety to receive several reports "which" have" Revoluzionists Cross Frontier. of the Royal circle attended this Empire men and that other naions had rejected been prepared by sections of the Econ-

PELPIONAN, November 8th.. the compulsory levy and had agreed only omic Committee of the Conference. family gathering."

A message from Toulouse, states that a to a voluntary levy little calculated to These include recommendations bearing force of about 700 Separatists have cross HARNESSING THE JORDAN.

encourage the prolongation et "the on industrial standards, cold storage anded the frontier into Spain in small parties Another Threat, to Sun Chunn Fang.

SCHEME TO ELECTRIC PALESTINE," | struggle.

compilation of wool statistics and of and that they have taken to the moun SHANGHAI, November 5th.

Reports were read indicating that fresh Empire statistics generally. It is postains. It is reported that they have been The Southern occupation of Kiukiang,

Bray, November 5th.

breakaways in the coalfields wouldsible that other reports will also be in joined by a number of fellow Separatists. news of which comes from foreign Saval

Lord Reading has been appointed sources, involves the most serious defeat Chairman of the Palestine Electric Cor-augment the large number of men already the hands of the Conference to-morrow, and they will represent the first results of the Northerners since the capture afporation which is to supply Pales-

The general discussion, which followed, of detailed examination of some of the Hankow and forestalled the reported at.

ing capital required has been already stances had brought about a definite To-day was again entirely devoted to subscribed, and Mr. Rutenburg. To change of feeling in favour of a settle work in committee. Two meetings of the originated the scheme and will hold the post of managing director, is proceed-ment among a large proportion of the Inter-Imperial Relations Committee were ing to Palestine to carry out the pre- delegates.

held and at the Econoinic Committee the liminary work of the Jordan under- taking.

The delegates who spoke expressed work of the Imperial Shipping Commit, their readiness to consider, as a basis of tee, which was set up by 1923 Confer peace, the buggestion made by the Media-ence, was investigated with a view to tion Committee of the Trades' Union determining what is to be its future. Congress, namely, district settlements The Overseas Settlement Committee with a

safeguarding provision fo: also met and considered by units such national principles. it was stipulated that guarantees or assurances abould be matters as land settlement, obtained from the Government on the passage, opportunities for women workers latter point. On the other hand, there

and other questions affecting the settle were still delegates who voiced a deter-

meat of British people in Australia, New mination to continue the fight. Those in favour of a settlement, however, seemed tending and improving, if possible, the Zealand and Canada with a view to ex to be in a majority.

schemes now in operation

tine with electricity by harnessing.

at work.

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It is stated that the Spanish Govern ment has despatched two regiments ḍi the Civic Guard to the frontier. All is

censored, and, does not refer to the Separatist plot.

He declared that nine privately-or- ganised state Enancing corporations had been formed with a capitalisation suf- ficient to enable ample borrowing. "Mr. Meyer foresaw a prospect of these organisations becoming permanent.

SOVIET'S WOMAN MINISTER.

VISA REFUSED BY U.S.

WASE 'NGTON, November 3th. The United States has refused a pass-

the newly appointed Soviet Minister to Mexico, to traverse the United States en route to Mexico.

tempt of a Pei Fu and Sun Chann the Jordan. It is stated that the work showed that the force of these circum-economic problems before the delegates. quiet in Spain The Press is rigorously port visa to enable Madame Kollontai,

NEW CONSERVATIVE APPOINTMENT.

cost of

ROYAL WEDDING. BELGIAN PRINCE AND SWEDISH PRINCESS.

Stockqolar, November 4th.

In the presence of the Kings of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, uncles, of the bride, the King of Belgium, and a score of other Royalties and 1,900 guests the civil marriage of Princess Astrid of Sweden to the heir to the

of Brabant, took place with simple Belgian throne, Prince, Leopold, Duke

ceremony. It was carried out in the on- cient Throne Room by the Burgomaster of Stockholm.

Fang to join up. It appears that a small force of Southerners cleverly moved near to the city unnoticed by the Northerners whom they took completely by surprise.

The opinion is that this will probably mean the eclipse of Sun Chuau Fang at least for the present. It is even rumour. ed that ho fled from the Anglo-Japanese" and Franco-Americau marines and voluas leader of the Conservative, and the

RrGay, November 5th.

teers guarding the Concessions.

Unionist party, the Prime Minister, has appointed Mr. J. C. C. Davidson as Chairman of the Party organisation in WUCHANG. AFTER THE SIEGE. succession to Colonel F. S. Jackson who has been appainted Governor of Bengal. Mr. Davidson, who is thirty-seven years ald served as private secretary to Lord Crewe when the latter was Colonial Secretary, and when Mr. Bonar Law The Conference eventually adjourned succeeded to that office he retained Mr. until half-past eleven to-morrow morning, Davidson's services. He acted as pri- when it was announced that the Execut vate secretary to Mr. Bonar Law until tive would submit a proposal for its co- the latter resigned the office of Prime sideration. It was learned from a mem- Minister in 1921. In the last Conser.ber of the Executive that between now vative administration he combined the and the reassembling of the Conference office of Chancellor of the Duchy of to-morrow the Exseulve will be in touch HOME GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. in Brussels on November 10th. There Lancaster with that of political secretary with the Mediation Committee of the to Mr. Baldwin and is now parliamtary Trades' Union Congress and will look to retary of the Admiralty, which office it to obtain the required assurances front he will resign in view of his new appointing between the Trades' Union Congress the Government. It is hoped that a meet mediators and the Prime Minister, with this object, may be arranged before the miners' delegates meet again to-morrow.

PULLING DOWN WALLS. AND

MODEL BUILDING....

SURPRISING RECOVERY.

ment.

LIBERAL WHIP RESIGNS.

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RUBBER EXPORT RIGHTS.

EFFECT UPON CEYLON AND MALAYA

The religious ceremony is to take place

will be a gala dinner later, at which the principal dish will be reindeer meat brought from Lapland.

GERMAN TRAIN WRECKERS.

TWO YOUTHS SENTENCED TO

WECHANG. October 20th. Wachang, is rapidly returning to its normal state and except in certain parts, it is difficult to realize that scarcely a fortnight agu it was a beleaguered city There has been a great deal of talk about palling down the city, walls and this time it really looks as though there is some chance of its materializing. One of the first demands of the merchants of Wa chang when the city was taken, was that the walls should come down. They have been "through one Blege and have no desire to experience another. To give

RUGBY, November 5th.. proof of their determination, they re-

Following Lord Oxford's resignation of fused to open their shops until the work was actually started. They bave retreated the leadership of the Libera! Party, Sir from this position now in so far as they Godfrey Collins has resigned from the are content with a promise that the work office of Chief Whip of the Farty. The shall be undertaken. The first bricks resignation was not unexpected as he was were supposed to have been thrown down one of the signatories of the letter in last Thursday but, so far as I am aware, which Mr. Lloyd George's attitude, during Government. This step, was taken after shall cease to be valued on the expir smash at Lehrte on August 19th have been" the demolition has not yet been fom the General Strike was criticised. It is menced.

assumed that an adherent of Mr. Lloyd George's section of the Liberal Party will succeed Sir Godirey.

There are also fine schemes in the air for the planning of the water front. If Wuchang is to be the future capital of the Nationa! Government it must be re- constructed as befits its dignity. One of the proposed schemes is to build a frst. class motor road around the city on the levelfed site of the wall, another rond straight along, the river front, which is to be bunded. The stones from the city wall, it is calculated, will furnish more than enough material to carry out this work. The surplus stone is to be used in putting up new Government Adminis" trative buildings.

Danger of Losing Time.

Conference With Premier..

Rucny, November 4th. The Colonial Secretary has approved of

necessary measures to impose the limit Ceylon and Malays to introduce the steps being taken by the Governments of

of time on the validity of rubber export rights which may be issued in those terri- tories on and after February 1st, 1927. The intention is that, while such rights RUGBY, November 5th. existing before that date will continue, Members of the Trade Union Congress as heretofore, to be valid for the export Committee who are mediating in the of rubber at any time after the issue of coal dispute proceeded to Downing Strect opens in Ceylon and the export of at neon to-day. for a conference with the credits or licences in Malaya, which may Premier and other members of the be issued on and after February 1st next, a meeting between the Committee and tion of a period of three months follow- the Miners" Executive. The positioning the period in respect of which they seems to be that the executive, having

are issued, namely, they will be valid for faced the facts of the situation are now a total period of four months in Ceylon prepared to agree to the negotiation of and of six months in Malays. It is not at present intended to limit in this way district agreements without restriction other than that such agreements should the validity of coupons issued to small of export comparative unimportance be governed by arrangements capable of estate owners in Malaya, in view of the

rights thus carried over...

The purpose of the meeting between the Trade Union mediators and the Government now proceeding is presumably to ascertain definitely to what extent the Government are prepared to support a settlement on these lines. If assurances satisfactory to the miners are obtained, a resolution in favour of resuming negotia. tion for an immediate settlement will be put before the Miners Dedegates Con ference later to-day.

A present the position is thus much more hopeful and speedy developments are anticipated although the road is not yet free from serious obstacles, and the attitude of colliery owners is at the moment father obscure.

number more than a hundred or two. The moving of one wealthy family with all its goods and chattels makes a caval-national application.- ende of no mean dimensions and, leads one to jump to the conclusion that the whole city was being evacuated.

Mission schools are busy preparing to open. The Central China University and Boone Middle School have already started and both have a very creditable enrollment, Wesley Collegs which was right in the line of fire outside the Big East Gate is being rapidly cleaned up The whole matter, including that of establishing Wachang as the capital, and repaired and hopes to open on understand has been referred to Canton November 1st.-.-C. Daily News. for decision, Whatever form the recon. struction actually takes, it is to be hoped that it will be undertaken in the very near future, otherwise Wuchang will ahare the same fate as did HADkow after it was 'rased to the ground in the Re volution, wher the people, tiring of delay, set to and built their houses in In the last two battles at this place much the same higgfeds-piggledy fashion a good deal of street fighting actually as they were before. Thus a wonderful took place during the course of which opportunity for town planning was lost. many houses wore practically destroyed. The north-western suburbs of Wuchang There was also a good deal of 6ghting in the vicinity of Kuai Tzu Kiai and along the railway line and our informant the river frout, äre a mass of ruins went on to state that, for a distance of Now, if ever, is the time to plan out six li outside the Nanchang city, most a modern eity in this area. In a month of the rural population were killed, or two houses will be rebuilt on their whether through actually joining in the old sites and the golden hour will be fight against Marshal Sun's forces, or merely out of revenge for their marked partiality is not stated.

Jost.

Kuomintang Flag Everywhere. Wuchang's gates are nominally open night and day The soldiers and police

The Fighting at Tehan. An eye witness reports this as being extremely severe, three battles in all were fought in which artillery played a prominent part. So much so that one whole side of city, walls have been com- pletely demolished by it.

Pinancial Matters,

Talka with Chinese business men in- at the gates are markedly less officious dicate that the collection of funds for than under the old régime. Nearly the Southern war chest is not proceeding every house along the streets flies the smoothly. In fact all indications are Kuomintang national flag of red, with that considerable difficulties are being a blue square, inset with a white star, met with One, prominent business man in the corner.

has informed us

Those areas outside the Big East Gato and Little East Gate around which such "heavy fighting took place, show less signs of conflict than one would expect to see, All walls, of course, have been chipped and roofs broken, but in very few cases have the bouses been utterly wrecked, The work of burying the dead is still continuing outside the city.

Scare of Northern Return.'

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Modified Policy. “

LONDON, November 4th.

[ranouan REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AUSTRALIA AND US..

A "COMMON OUTLOOK.

LONDON, Novernber 4th.. are both young countries with many That Australia and the United States points in common was the theme of a speech by Mr. Bruce, who was entertain ed at luncheon by the United States' Chamber of Commerce in London.

He declared that both earnestly de-

DEATH.

BERLIN, November 4th.

A message from Hildesheim says that the two youths, anmed. Citta Schlesinger. and Willy Weber, who confessed their responsibility for the German railway

sentenced to death by the Court. A third man, named Walter Weber, for being an accessory before the crime had been sen tenced to two year's imprisonment.

U.S. RAILROAD DISASTER. EXPRESS CRASHES INTO MOTOR-CAR.

New Yoan, November 5th.. Four were killed and three seriously injured owing to the Long Island rail- road express crashing at high speed into a closed motor-ear trying to cross the line at a level crossing.

RESIGNATION OF US. JUDGE.

WASHINGTON, November 5th. Judge George English of Eastern Illinois, has resigned owing to proceed. is against him on charges of mani-→ pulation of bankruptcy funds, and the

surpation of his power to use pro- fane language on the bench. President Coolidge has accepted his resignation. The case, therefore, is now regarded as closed.

NEW YORK "PRISON FIGHT. FATAL AFFRAY IN THE "TOMBS."

"NEW YORK, November ath. Two prisoners and awarder were killed, and two on each side wounded in

an exciting affray in the Tombs prison, " between, prisoners who secured revolvers from an unknown source and the police. The intter employed tear gas rifle

bullets

Machine-Gun Squads on Guard.

NEW YORK, November 5th. In view of the outbreak at the Tombs

It will be remembered that the two men were arrested in a casual ward about a fortnight after the catastrophe. They confessed that they were unemployed and had been penniless for months and de- cided to derail the train and rob the Prison rifemen are guarding the build- passengers and mail. They loosened the ing and several machine-gun squads are

rails and bid in the bushes, but were so

horrified at the resultant spectacle that forming the guard for the gaols owing they fled without waiting to rob. The to frequent attempts, recently to escape. deed preyed on the mind of Weber, who

confessed to his brother at his father's It is officially announced that 3 prisoners grave, after which the Police got on the and 2 warders were killed in the affray, trail

and one warder and a looker-on wound. ed.

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THE ATTACK ON MUSSOLINI.

sired to keep clear of the entanglements THE OWNER OF THE REVOLVER.

BOLOGNA, November 4th.

of the old world, and they both had the same outlook as a link between them."

It is now ascertained that the revolver. America was still hopelessly misunder- used by Mussolini's assailant Zamboni stood in Europe. The future of the belonged to the latter's brother. world depended on a better understand-

solution of the world's economic pro- blems. At the same time America cust have a little more understanding and sympathy with Europe..

The miners' delegate conference to-daying and American" co-operation in the " discussed the" general position, but no resolution was moved. The conference adjourned till to-morrow to consider a suggestion by the Executive.

Unofficially it was learned that there was to-day a vital change in the attitude of the conference, the delegates being much more favourable to peace. This will be reflected in the Executive's resolu tion to-morrow indicating & modified

policy.

More Conferences.

HIGHER FRANC.

LONDON, November 5th." Peace prospects are brightening, fol. lowing an interview of the Trade Union Congress delegation with the Cabinet Coal Committee at 10, Downing Street, that he has been at noon. The miners' executive called assessed one thousand dollars on bis at Downing Street at one o'clock, to see office, and, one, thousand dollars on his the Premier.. factory, neither of which under present In business conditions he could pay. addition to this it appears that the workinen no longer trouble to work. In the words of one businese man **I am no longer the master, it is they who decide just how much work shall be done, and in addition to increased pay I am threatened that if I close down I must pay my workmen three months pay first. Conditions are impossible and I cannot keep on."

Last Thursday we heard that a general exodus was taking place from Wuchanz to Hankow by all who were wealthy enough to be able to leave. The reason From Chinese sources we learn that on given was that the people feared the re- November 1st it is proposed to hold a turn of the Northerners and were flecing | meeting to which a large number of mer- to avoid another siege. It is difficult chants and prominent men have been in- to estimate how many actually did leave rited. The object of the meeting is to but in all probability they did not offer for sale the various likin stations

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LONDON, November 4th. French francs, which have risen 28 points since October 1st had another sharp appreciation to-day and closed st 1442 to the pound sterling,

STEAMER AGROUND IN SUEZ CANAL.

Both America and Australia were great Pacific powers and he visualised the future transfer of the world's centre from the older Continents to the newer world of the Pacific. Australia regarded itself as the inheritor of-all-that which was won by the American forefathers.

THE BOOKMAKERS' BOYCOTT. PICKET. SYSTEM AT WINDSOR RACES.

LONDON, November 4th, At Windsor Eaces, the bookmakers early posted pickets for the purpose of peacefully persuading visitors not to pay for admission telling them they would not be able to bet.

Bills were handed round containing the following: British sportainen) Re the Bets Tax; as a protest against the most unfair tax on turnover, we asked you to refrain from attending all Race Meetings until the tax is made workable. for everyone."""

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

- U.S. ELECTIONS.

WOMAN CANDIDATE DEFEATED.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, November 4th. Mrs. Nellie Ross, the first · woman

Governor of the United States, who stood for re-election as a Democrat, was defeat ed by a Republican.

DEATH OF U.S. SOCIAL REFORMER.

BOBTON, November 4th. The death has occurred, from pheumonia, of the Reverend Jason Chase, the well-known social reformer and opponent of the drug traffic.

GENERAL LUARD ARRIVES IN JAPAN.

Toxyo, November 5th. General Luard has arrived here for the military manoeuvres on the 15th.

OBITUARY.-

Half an hour before the racing a few Silver Ring bookmakers passed the turn-

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 8th. Mr. John Skelton Williams, well-known stiles and commenced business. Tatter-financier, and economist, twice Controller sall's was completely void of bookmakers` PORT SAID, November 4th.

and only four people paid for entrance of Currency under President Wilson. The Dutch steamer Karimoen, from the few others present being membera. Amsterdam and Antwerp for, Batavia The attendance in the Silver Ring "was went aground in the Buez Canal bank about aso. To the regular race-goer the in a fog. She got off assisted by tugs sight was extraordinary, and racing has and is being towed to Ismailia where never seen such an atmosphere before in divers will examine her.

this country.

GREENVILLE Ohio November 5th. Mrs. Frank Butler, better known as Annie Dakley, a champion markswomen and ex-member of the Buffalo Troupe. She once shot the ask from a cigarette in the mouth of the Kaiser.

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"ANOTHER TOURIST VESSEL:

"BELGENLAND "'

GOING ON *' ANOTHER WORLD CRUISE.

The Red Star liner Belgenland, which was in Hongkong last year, and is one of the largest round-the-world tourist liners, is shortly to start on another tour. She will leave New York on December 4th, and this, will be her third annual world cruise. !

The liner will visit fourteen countries

during her trip. After leaving New York, the liner will make for Florida

"Straits and from there to Havana" "After going through the Panama Canal, the Belgenland will "make for Mexico and. Californian ports. From Los Angeles and San Francisco the liner will proceed to Hawaii, and from thence to Hongkong, the Philippines, Java and Singapore. Proceeding through the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean, the Helgenland will reach New York by way of the Atlantic, on April 24th, 1927.

WEATHER REPORT.

and remarks, issued from the Royal Last night's weather report, forecast,

Observatory at 5 o'clock, stated:

The anti-cyclone over the Yangtze Valley is stationary..

The typhoon at 2 p.m. this afternoon was about 150 miles East of Manila, moving slowly. Westward,

Local forecast: East winds, moderate... fine..

Typhoon Warning.

The following telegram, from Manil Observatory, was received to-day at the " local American Consulate General:

Typhoon in about 12ideg. Long. E, 15deg Lat. N., moving W.