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FROM THE WAR AREA.

WU PEI FU RETREATS. AGAIN,

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AN APPEAL TO CHANG TSO LIN,

THE RED NAVY,

NAVAL OFFICER'S SOME AMUSING SIDELIGHTS.

A, NOT VERY EFFICIENT

FORCE.

Despatches from Kailenglu, dated

Lieut.-Comdr. Gordon C. Steele, December 28th state that Kuanyin v.C. R.N., gave many interesting tang has been captured by the sidelights on Russian character and Kubminchun troops and that Wu Soviet rule in a lecture on "Life Pei Fu's forces are retreating to and Conditions in the Red Navy," Loyang Wu Pei Fu is despatching at Portsmouth Port Library. reinforcements from. Chengchow He explained that the Soviet and has also appealed to Chang To Fleet consisted of four divisions" Lin for aid. On account of this, operating respectively in the Baltic, The Third and Fourth army corps Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Arctic of the Ankuochur are advancing Ocean. Of these divisions: the along the Peking-Hankor Railway Baltic Fleet was quite the strongest and they were expected to cross the It included three battleships, but none of these was of recent construe.

Yellow River in the course of a couple of days.

A clash between Feng Yu Hsiang's Kuominchen, which is now called the North-Western Army, Chang Tso-Lin's Fongtien troops, who are now styled as the Ankuo chun, is expected in the vicinity of Chengchow.

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HK. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Cymdeithas Dowi Sant (St. Hall, 6.30-7.30 p.m. David's Society) "At Home" City'

HMS. Hawkins concert party at Theatre Royal) 2.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre 1. "Greed.” World Theatre: "The Fast Set." Star Theatre: The Beauty Priza

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Interport practice, K.F.C. ground, 4.15 p.m. HockeySim Shield Competi- KING EDWARD tion: Army. Club, USR.O. ground, 430 p.m.

H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m King Edward Hotel, tea dance, 4.30 p.m.

Male Voice Choir concert, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 p.m.

H.M.S. Hawkins concert party at Queen's Theatre Theatre Royal, 0.15 p.m.

Greed." World Theatre: The Fast Bet." Prize."

tion. The Bolsheviks, strange" mo may, had so far not completely built Football: &nd

a single ship; the units of their feet - were almost without exception these of the old Imperial Navy. There was, however, this difference the old names had been changed. The names first substituted under the new regime were often those of the older Communists but as revolu PRIVA-tionary leaders rose and fell rapid- 15, the names of the ships were undergoing regular change. Typical of Chinese warfare is the An Aggressive Capitalist Na

The year, continued Lieut.-Comdr. General Liu claimed to have Steele, was divided into two under his command four Divisions périods; Winter and summer. Dur- and four Brigades strong when ing the former the sailors resided Sianfu was "under bis investment. in barracks and assisted ́in grez- In actuality the total did not ex-hauling the fleet In the sum ceed 40,000 men, one-third of whom mer, however, the fleet report were without arms and one-third ed for annual maneuvres. Comdr. poorly equipped with arms" Steele's description of a typical HK. Hotel tea dance, 430 p.m. various varieties Throughout the manœuvre, very enterinQueen's Theatre: "Take it from campaign the people of the locali-ing. A gani! portion of the Bref, Me ties were, according to a local representing an “aggressive capi- newsagency, forced to support the talist ry would-team of back of Notre Dame whole army and brutally maltrea ed, but as the districts there has a would weat its

story of General Liu Chen Hna's defeat.

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been devastated by the incessant it in battle, and invariably prove wars during the last few years and victorious. All the ships would vid Biberia (Cantu). could yield very little, the troops then return together to port and were therefore subjected to priva- the Government would stress the tion. When the Kann troops fact that the Navy had suffered (Kuominchun) under General Liu no loss and that everybody had Yu Fen commenced the attack, come back safe and sound. Oc General Liu's men were then engagcasionally the monotony of these ed in a serious dispute arising from mandavres would be broken by a "the distribution of winter uniforms distant" cruise which usually General Liu's bodyguard had fur lasted about four days. One such uniforms on, while others still wore cruise, however, was extended over lined and section cotton uniforms. ten days. This proved too great & This caused great dissatisfaction. strain on the pockets of the Pro

On the approach of the enemy, letariat, and ten-day cruizes were General Lin's troops retreated bur- rigorously banned. riedly the rear, while a section of the discontented opened fire on their own comrades. General Lily obnoxious in the eyes of the beheaded two brigadiers at Huayin thereby enraging even those who Bolshevik, and he tried to found used to be loyal to him. Great con- his navy without them. He found fusion resulted and the whole army that such a system wouldn't was routed without the aid of the the difficulty of introducing officers Therefore, to circumvent enemy. Secing the hopeless situn tion and his life threatened,

into the Navy, the Goverdiment in- General Lia fled from Tungkuan stituted what was known as the with a small body guard, after. having his whisker shaved as dis guise.

Over 10,000 men were captured by the Kucminchus, another 10,000 lost in war, and the remainder were scattered. Large batches of strag glers are now pouring into western Honan, while the majority of pri- soners have also been released by the Kuominchun

19,000 LONDON INSANE. MORE ACCOMMODATION

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THE ALIEN PATIENT.

A forecast of the number of London's lunatics five years hence is one of the features of the annual report on the LC.C. mental hos pitals for 1925,

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On an estimated increase of 200 patients a year say 99 men and 110 women), it is stated, "upon the number of patients for whom the Council was responsible on January 1st, 1926 (13,308), the numbers to be provided for in 1931 will be 20,303

World Theatre: The Hunch- Oncers and Discipline Disliked,"back of Notre Dame." Officers and discipline were equal Star Theatre: "Refuge."

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Golf: Bogey Pool. Amongst other information, Cricket and Football: Details in Lieut. Comdr. Steele mentioned the Saturday's issue.

H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.20 p.m. extraordinary number of holidays granted to the men There were Queen's Theatre: Take it from holidays or the anniversaries of mutinies; holidays to commemorate World Theatre: "The Hunchback, the births and deaths of noted rej of Notre Dame.' volutionaries; holidays for inter- Star Theatre: "Refuge."

...that has an unrivalled flest sports. On some of these great Principal Marie-Outward: days visits were paid to the Soviet Canada, U.S.A, etc, Europe eid GUNS by W. W. GREENER the best media for all classes and Extensive knowledge of by Communist leaders of other San Francisco and vid Siberia WEBLEY and SCOTT, and Other countries. Even England was re-(President Cleveland), p.m.; Makers British, presented. To reward them for Europe vid Marseilles

French and, of Advertisers, (Suwa American.. their services to the Communist Maru) 9.30 am; Australia and cause, the Soviet would create them New Zealand, etc. (Taiping), 10.30 commanders of the Russian Navy. a.M This, said the speaker, placed them in an uncomfortable position; for many of the had been conscientous objectors during the Great War.

Lieut.-Condr. Steele discussed the international character of the Soviet Navy, which the Bolsheviks regarded as the protector and weapon of Communistic people throughout the world. The addreer was concluded with a prophecy that the Soviet would probably never attain to the greatness, which at one time belonged to the old Russian Imperial Navy,

Rear-Admiral B. S. Theniger (Ad mital-Superintendent), who voiced

Sunday.

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Monday.

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Comparison of these figures, it is added, with the total number of beds which will be available, allowing for work now in hand, during the next five years at the London County mental hospitals shows that although there may be sufficient provision for the needs of the thanks of the audience to Lieutby Mr. A. H. Crook, at Helena May- men patients the accommodation provided for women will not meet requirements"

The report reveals that at the end of last year there were 612 nilen lunatica admitted to London Conaty mental hospitals These were-of 20 different nationalities, eleven being,

Chincae and three even unknown. By far the largest number-228-are described na Rus sian and Russian Jews,

Lecture Are we going West, Condr. Steale, said he presumed Institute, 6.30 p.m. that honour had been thrust upon Principal Mails inward: USA, him because he was the only mag etc. (President Garfield), in the room who had captured two Bolshevik warships He gave credit, To Secretaries, however, for the achievement to the commander-in-chief of the ships in question, who made things so easy for him and was found, when the capturing operations had been completed, behind 12 sacks of potatoca

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