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號掰丩百伍仟壹萬弍第

日叁拾月陸年丁 HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 11th 1927.

KINHAN BRIDGES

THE

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GRANDMOTHER OF BOLSHEVISM."

DESTROYED.

HELPED MUSSOLINI AT HIS "BLEAKEST PERIOD."

TIME-TABLE.

MAM | AE. | AM | AK, I F.M.'| P.M. F. M.J P‚M, | I,N,

O'

1.M. | PAG

Dep. 6.37 8.00 8.35 9.16 10.09 12,02 1,152.37 3.00 4,87 5.43 7.28

Yanmati.Deji. 6.45

Taipo

...Dep. 2,11

9.24 10.18 12.09 121 -

9.86 10.26 12,21 1.84

Bhoongahui..Dep. 789-

9.49 10.42 12,34 1.47

9.58 10.40 12,89 1.51

0.05,10,66 12.49 2,01

9.0% 10.08 11.00 12.63 2,069.14-

1,00

Kowloon

4.44 5.60 7.30

Bhatin Dep. 6.67

4,56 6.02 7.42

5,09; 6,187,55

Tipo Market Bop, 71

7,16

5.18 6.20 7.59

Dap, 7.27

6,28 6,818.09

5,28 6.36 8.13

Shamohan Dep Canton

Arr 7.38 8.40

8.43

...ATT.

11.50

9.08 10.1411.06 12,68 2.123.18 3.40

(11.10 -

5.38

5.84 6,41 8.19

3.43- 8.47-

Cartoo Dop

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3.83

1.20 0,21

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11.51 3.12 4.28, 4.56 8:03 8,1210.29 - 7.94

12.02 8.22 4.89 5.06 6.13 Taipo Market Dep. 1.86 8.22 10,39-

4.42

6.16 25.10 Taipo ...Dap. 7.40 8.27 10.4311,00 12,07, 8,26 Shatin

-12.90 3,89 4.66 5,23 6.29 Dep. 7,5 8,40 10.56-

12.82 8,61 5.03 5.85 6.41- Yazmati.Dap. 9.07 8.62 11.08 Rowloon

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CHAOS IN EVACUATED REGIONS..

SECRET SOCIETIES FIGHTING AMONG THEMSELVES.

Details have reached Tientsin re- garding the serious fighting that has occurred between the Fengtien troops and the Red Spenes and other Chinese Societies on the Chihli borders.

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Dinner Dansant, At Cafe Restaurant Parisien.

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Principal Mails: Inward: Europe via Siberia (Altai Maru). Outward: Canada, America, etc., Europe vid San Francisco and Europe viú Siberia (Shingo Maru), 5 p.m.

Tuesday,

Only a few weeks ago it was re- ported that Angelica Balabanoff, ex-secretary of the Third Interna tional, had died in exile. Now she is proving the rumour premature by publishing her memoirs.

She has been

called

"the Grand- mother of the Revolution," but is still only fifty yetirs of age, years into which she seems to have con- trived to pack several centuries.

Angelica Balabanoff was bors of rich, uoble family in South Rus- sia, ateeped herself in Tolstoi, he. It is estimated that al. Hantan came a student in Brussels, and damage to the extent of $300,000 then devoted herself to Communist the Italian re- was caused. Large numbers of propaganda both the Red Spears and Fongtien fugees in Swind

Ampa

was Mussolini, at soldiery were killed, and several railway employees, including the the bleakest period of his vagabond- assistant station-master, were kill- age, and Angelica says her pity moved her to help him with money ed in a severs clash at the station, and food. She accuses him of instaurant Parision and after dinner the shops and houses in the in-

gratitude for all her kindness, but dance at Lee Gardens.. nedinte vicinity of which were

has to admit that, no sooner did practically destroyed.

he become a pillar of Italian Social ismi, with the editorship of its prin- cipal paper, than he risked his post chief of his staff. to insist upon her appointment as

An incident at Trechow was typical of the tactics of the Red Spears. On June 17th they attempt ed to hold up a military train, with a bomb-car, which was run- ning northward. The soldiers had to detain and fight the peasants, and many were killed.

there

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Dinner Dansant at Cafe Re-

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Star Theatre: "The Making of O'Malley" (matinees only),

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Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe ria Siberia (Carnarvonshire). Out- ward:

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America, etc., Europe via Victoria from Hauchong-to-Chengchow-were-Balabanoff was expelled from B.G., and Europe e4 Siberia (Pre- damaged by the Fengtien troops

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This she explains by asserting that he needed her genius and cour- age to help hian through. Any slick seems good enough for a Bolshevist to use against Mussolini...

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in their retreat. Both ends of the Italy during the war on a chargesident Gront), B p.m. tunnel at the south bank of the of spying for the Central Powers, Yellow River were blown up, and and a story has been told that she empty cars were left in the centre received the Order of the Black of the tunnel. It is stated that Eagle from the Kaiser. She tells

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel the Yellow River bridge was also other stories herself as though they

were utterly absurd, but she did Savoy, and Cale Parisien, 4.30 damaged, the Feagtien troops tak-

acrosa Germany in the ing with them an important iron travel

"Soaked Wagon, frame in order to prevent repairs.

Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur- No fewer than 90 trainloads of Kerensky also pecuse her of bansant Parisien.

points a German spy,

"how- troops left Changteho for

After the fali of Kerensky, further north in the course of four or five days. Only a small guard ever, she rose to great authority, of a few hundred remain at the becoming almoet the third in com- Yellow River bridge, the rest and under Lenin and Trotsky, (some 90,000) going north. It is both of whom she praises to the believed that the retreating troops skies. Zinovief she dislikes almost intend to destroy all the bridges as much & Mustolini, representing case the rail him as a coward, bully, and traitor, as they pues, in which are thon for For was he not the instrument of

montbs, if not years.

her discredit and exile, which have relegated her to comparative vegetation in Vienna?

Surrounded by Red Spears. The city of Taming is surround-") ed by the Red Spears, who were also active at Hweihsien, where a

ONE-EYED TAXI-DRIVER. serious fight occurred with the Fengties troops. After the evacun-

AND AN ARTIFICIAL ARM. tion of Changteho by the troops,

When a taxicab driver named the Red Spears, the Heavenly Gate, the Yellow Sand, and the Fai Ying Edward Degg, of Trinity street, Hui united in the protection Hanley, Staffordshire, was sure- of the city. They demanded a anoned at Hanley for negligent contribution of $10 from each shop.driving, it was stated that he was The societies were arranging to blind in one eye, and had an arti hold a conference on June 21st toficial right arm. appoint a chief who would exercise The evidence was that Degg authority over all the Societies, knocked down a cyclist in a main and have authority to suppress thoroughfare and a police officer looting.

said he admitted he did not ser the cyclist until he was two yards. from him.

Degg said he lost an eye and arm in the war and drove a taxicab for a living. He had a pension of a 175. a wock.

move is due to the fact that the Societies are beginning to quar rol among themselves. The Yellow Sand Society had permitted the Fengtien troops to pass through to Hautan without molestation, and as a result their chief was ar The chairman said much as they rested by the Heavenly Gate men

appreciated Degg's war record, and of Hautan. The Yellow Sand are sympathised with his disabilities,

alliance with trying to effect an the Red Spears with the object of he was certainly not a fit person to drive a taxicab, and his licence advancing on Hantan against the would be suspended. Steps, would Heavenly Gate men.

be taken to prohibit a renewal of the licence.

The esso was dismissed on pay.. ment of costs.

At Tackow the Red Spears seiz- ed all the rifles from the police. The whole countryside is in state of chaos.. No trains are run- sing, and travellers dare not take] = to the roads.

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The Fengtion troops, not content former were badly beaten and re- with the destruction of the bridges, tired to Sintien to call for further took away all the loomotives and support, many of the people of that from both the Kinhas and neighbourhood belonging to the Lunghai lines, as well as the roll- Heavenly Gate.

It is alleged that the attitude of ing-stock of the Tao-ching line. the Red Spears in this locality is This railway has been seriously due to the briting of the Chang damaged by the Red Spears on the teho chief by the Fongtien military Tackow-Wangchwang section.

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Later, ment as Brigadier-General. Further information regarding Brigade commander named Wang the fighting at Tzechow, shows that is said to have been negotiating there was an extraordinary mix-officer. He is a mitive of Honan, The Heavenly Gate Society and when the Fengtian troops ro besieged the Fongtien troops in the treated lie "remained behind with city, while the Red Spears in turn his men, who were reconstituted surrounded the Tien Men Hui. as the city guards, and are now gower C.C.

"Red" allied with the Spears. The latter,

andwiched being

...the evacuation Following tween the Fenghien, troops, Tamingin the Red Spears ovenpi- from the city wall, and the Red Spears, suffered heavily in the ed the city. They have 3,000 men fighting, which lasted several days. there, and the local merchante aic Many of the inhabitants of the called upon to maintain them. south suburb of the town were also killed:

up

The Heavenly Gate and the Red Spear followers, also fought one another at Shwangmino The (Continued on next Column.)

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