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SOUTHERNERS FEELING THE PINCH OF NORTHERNERS', OFFENSIVE.

NORTHERNERS DRIVEN BACK TO YANGTSZE'S NORTH BANK.

SOUTHERN TROOPS CONCENTRATE NEAR NANKING.

JAPAN TROOPS

MAY BE

WITHDRAWN SHORTLY.

A telegram from Tokyo states that from an authoritative Bource it is learned that the Japanese troops at present in Shantung may shortly be withdrawn, and return to Japan vid Dairen.

Details of the fighting on the Yangtze are not yet to hand. and the reports, are conflicting. It would appear, however, that the Northerners have been checked in their attempts on the south bank, and that they have had to get back to their Pukew base opposite "Nanking. Nevertheless, the Southerners, it is reperted, are feeling the pinch of the Northerners' offensive.

JAPAN TO WITHDRAW HER | SEVERE FIGHTING ON THE TROOPS FROM SHANTUNG.

☺

(THROUGH UTEX'S AGENCY.).

Toxro, August 9th.

to

YANGTSZE.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, August 20th. The war news is very conflicting, Je is learned from an apparently reliable source that the Govern- but it appears that despite of the cat bare decided withdraw fact that the Northerners Have their troops from Shantung to been severely, hindered by lack of Dairen and Japan, and that a pro- transport across the Yangtare, the climation to that effect is expected Southerners are feeling the pinch

of the Northern offensive. shortly.

MRS. SUN YAT SEN COING TO MOSCOW.

ACCOMPANIED BY MR.

EUGENE OHEN.',

(Wah Taz Yat Pao.)

"

SHANGHAI, August 9th Mr. Eugera Ches, accompanied by Mrs. Sun Yat Sen, arrived at Vladivostock on the 27th inst, from whence they will proceed to Mos- cow. The purpose of their visit has not been made known.

From Nasking the Southerners are reported to be withdrawing to prepared positions behind Nanking leaving only a few troops in the

town.

NORTHERN PRISONERS TAKEN TO SHANGHAI.

(THROUGH TER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, August 29th. Nine hundred Northern prisoners arrived at Shanghai to-day."

The Northerners attempted to cross the river at another point between Shanghai and Nanking but were repulsed.

"

NEWS FROM THE YANGTSZE

The director of the Shanghai Customs House has communicated to the General Chamber of Com- merce of Shanghai to the effect that the date Bxed for beginning the imposition of the new surtax and the abolition of the likin tax was fast approaching. The Customs

Wunu, August 97th. House, however, had not completed

The troops of the 38th Army are all the necessary preparations. marching down the right bank to

[NAVAL WIRELERS.]

are entrenching. Some were also

seen

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30th,

A DEATHBED DISCLOSURE.

LITERARY SECRET

REVEALED,

COUNTESS CUNLIFFE OWEN PASSES AWAY.

[REUTER' AMERICAN SERVICE.]

The

NEW YORK, August 7th.

death is

of annout.ced Countess Marguerite Cunlife-Owen, widow of Ford Frederick Cunliffe Owen, ex-diplomat.

The Countess, on her deathbed, disclosed that she was the author Em. of the farty:dow of an "press," the biography of the Em press Elizabeth of Austria, which was published anonymously.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S HOLIDAY.

CONVERSES WITH LORD CECIL PREVIOUS TO DEPARTURE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 99th. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin left Lon- n three den for Aix-les-Baina ou weeks' holiday.

The Prime Minister previously conversed with. Lord Cecil with regard to the possibility "of the latter's resignation.

MEMORIAL TABLET AT ZEEBRUGGE.

SIMPLE AND MOVING

... CEREMONY.

(THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Zemmouage, August 29th.„, There was a simple and very moving ceremony when a memorial sablet was unveiled to the memory

ANOTHER TRANS ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

CANADIAN EFFORT.

A G.$250,000 PRIZE.

[THROUGH SUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Ontario, Aug. 29th. An aeroplane, named Sir John Carling, piloted by Captain Tully and Lieutenant Metcalfe, started at c'clock this morning to attempt to fly across the Atlantic to London,

LATSE

Tully and Metcalfe are flying a Stinson monoplane, for a prize of a quarter of a million dollars, offered

by Mr. Charles Burus

Both airmen have resigned from the Ontario Forest Patrol Service in order to undertake the flight, which is initiated by a Canadian brewery firm.

1927.

A SILENT PROCES- SION IN BOSTON.

MYSTERIOUS FIRES.

"SYMPATHETIC" OUTBREAKS.

{BRUTKI'S AMELICAN SERVICE.]

Boston, August 29th.- Que hundred thousand persona silent procession of witnessed a thousands of workers to the cre- matorium where the bodies of, Sacco and Vanzetti were cremated.

Two engine houses of the local Fire Brigade in the west-end of Boston went on fire yesterday night while the icemen were away ex. tinguishing a serious blaze at a railway freight yard on the other side of the city.

Tully was wounded in the Dar- danelles and holds the Air Force Cross, while Metcalfe, who served in the British Navy for seven years, has flown in the Atlantic, Meditera ranean and the Red Sea.

"

HUNGARY'S ** MUTILA- TION."

ست

"

STATEMENT, BY COUNT APPONYI.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,1

BUDAPEST, August 28th.

In an addess to a gathering of American journalists at the meet-

The circumstances in both out- breaks exactly "resembled two engine-house res earlier in the evening at Cambridge, where the firemen were also away, called to extinguish fres-at an- cid barn and

valuable chemical factory.

ta

The police attribute all the 'Gres and Sacen sympathisers of

Vanzetti.

ANOTHER SACCO-VANZETTI

OUTBURST.

LIVELY LONDON COM- MUNISTS.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 23th.

The Stars and Stripes were torn ing of the Foreign Affairs Associato. pieces at a Communist Labour tion, the Hungarian statesman, demonstration, as a protest against Count Apponyi, contended that the mutilation of Hungary was unjur tified, because Hungary in the past had been & living bulwark of Western civilisation, and had only the slightest share in causing the great war,

He declared that America be came entangled in the war from ad-

THE BOOK OF FRANCE."

DEDICATED FROM

** FRIENDS TO FRIENDS."

FRENCH TRIBUTE TO BRITAIN.

[BAITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

Reaay, August 25th. Particulars are available of the "Book of Frasice," with which Sir Austen Chamberlain will be pre- sented at the Paris Hotel de Ville next Wednesday. The Look, which

THE

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PRIDE OF DETROIT.

RECEIVES A ROUSING WEL. COME AT CROYDON.

--

W

"LOST OVER DEVON.”

(THROLOR BETTER'S AGENUY. }

LONDON, August 25th.. The Pride of Detrost, which is a single-engined monoplane, covered 2,300 miles, and had a splendid

crossing, though, at one point over" the Atlantic it encountered a tör- a magnificent, volume, is an and is an only copy. It contains a ward, and thus accelerating the epitome of the history of France nudo, fortunately blowing cast- dedication in Latin from friends crossing. to friends in memories of glories in

common."

Croydon aerodrome was illumin- ated all night, although the world A preface, written by M. Briaad,fiers were not expected to arrive

expresses the hope that the con- cord founded by the two great nations upon their commen sacri- ace, will last

as long as the world lasts.

until noon.

It made a perfect landing. Officials "hurried the exhausted aviators to a motor-car, and drove

Several hundreds greeted the monoplane, which is "painted a bright yellow and has its name in M. Poincare has also written a black letters on both sides of the

says the fuselage. preface, in which he Frenchmen and women who have taken the initiative in preparing this, book; have only responded to the gracious and friendly attention shown by cities of Great Britain them to London, where the Ameri- towards France when the war broke cans were soon fast asleep in a

M. Poincare states that proof hotel. has been given during the years that have since elapsed that the Great unalterable. utente

aut..

is

They will resume their world cir- suit early to-morrow, probably vid Stuttgart. Thence the route is not fixed, but they may touch Rangoon,

Tokyo and Honolulu.

Machine In First-Rate Condition,

Interviewed on their arrival,

Britain and France cannot always bar the same opinien or manner the Sacco-Vanzetti executions, in of arrying out peace treaties but their differences have never dis- Trafalgar Square this afternoon.

Several thousands of people wit-turbed their friendship, which hears nessed the proceedings, but the and reason have combined in main-Brock, and Schlee said they ate crowd was one of the most orderly.taining. It has not beez in vain nothing on their trans-Atlantic The resolution of protest was that two nations have fought side fight, but drank plenty of water.

by side for a Bacred' cause.

Be-

They had enough petrol left for at secondled by Mr. A. J, Cook

membrance of the blood that they

The machine least eight hours. was in first rate condition.

of the Naval V.C., Lieut, Sand-mirable motives, it being thought, THE PREMIER ON CANADA'S shed for their common safety has

and representatives of the Belgian

Government were present.

General Yang Yu Ting, a Feng-east pillar and below where they relatives of Anglo-Belgian officers tienese military leader, approached Mr. Yoshisawa, the Japanese Minia- ter, concerning some problems with regard to Mongolia and Manchuria The conversation did not yield any substantial result.

disembarking from armed Chinese ateamers and other craft on the right bank below Wäde Island. An attempt by Northern- ers to cross in that neighbourhood According to Chinese source,

was frustrated last night by Chinese the Japanese Association in Man-armed steamers. A few Northern churia has petitioned to the Japan-troops were seen to-day on the ese" Government to the effect that north bank between Nanking and Japan wished early" to realise her Wuhu. The number of troops, in

eontinental policy," which was Wahu is estimated to be 40,000. the sole means for Japan's future expansion

NANZING, Augus! 27th. The Southern troops are with drawing to prepare positions behind.

WHAT THE SHANSI GOVER-Nanking and caly a few troops are

NOR WANTS TO KNOW.

(Wah Te Fat Pon.).

to

SH30, August 29th. With regard Fengtienese- Shaasi relations, General Yea Shib Bhan asks the Fengtienese leaders three questions, through his repre- kentative, Mr. Naa Kwei Chin, as

follows:-

1. As the Fengtienese, have com- pletely eradicated Marsha! Feng Yu Hsiang's influence in Hoasa, have they any grounds for believing that the Fengtienese will not attack

-khanai-i-

left in the town. Either H.M.S. Bee or a Japanese destroyer when leaving "up river this morning was

SUCCESS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

by a new grouping of Europe, to ford, of the crew of the British fix the balance of power; but there submarine C3 which, filled with ex-

in she was mistaken, for dictated plosives, was driven into the breach-peace is paly maintainable by for- led mole in April 1918. A number cible disarmament of one side,

Rucox, August 28th. of survivors of the Zeebrugge raid, which was tyranny.

The Premier, oddressing a large Concluding he said, "In the name of the American soldiers who meeting at Douglas Castle, Lanark fought and died on the battlefield, shire, devoted much of his speech believing they were fighting for to a description of his impressions a good cause, I beg of you to so of Canada. In every respect, he strive in Europe, that instead of said, the Canadian people were the present situation, true peace rendering invaluable service to the The secret of whole Empire. Canada's success was British char- acter. There was the will to work and the will to confront dificulties and hardships in the spirit of self "reliance.

[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] Further Details,

RCOBY, August 99th. A tablet, erected on the mole at Zeebrugge in memory of Lieutenant Sandford, Victoria Cross, and the crew of submarine Os who, on April 23rd, 1916, drove their vežse? loaded with explosives into piles and blew a breach. 150 feet wide in

the jetty, was unveiled to-day in the presence of a large gathering

HOOGHLY STRIKERS.

fired on by field gun from the south ASSISTANT HARBOUR MAS.

bank above the town but it could not be located and the fire was not returned.

CHINXIANG, August 27th. Looting took place in the town on Thursday by the 70th Division

TERS RESUME WORK.

THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY.),

CALCUTTA, August 28th. The assistant harbour masters,

sumed work.

AERIAL PRIZES.

may be established."

THE ROYAL VISITORS TO

CANADA.

PRINCES WARMLY WELCOMED

IN WINNIPEG.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Rroay, August 28th. The Prince of Wales and Prince

George arrived yesterday morning

FUTURE OF ROSYTH.

A DESTROYER BASE.

have

been

created between them an indis- soluble tie. Other dedications An enthusiastic crowd shoulder. contributed by Med the airmen to the aerodrome Millerand, former President of the offices. They said they hope to Republic, by E. Clemenceau and complete their round-the-wor'd Marthals of France Foch, Jeffre. Aight in twenty-two days Petain and Lyautey.

POLICE ON RIVIERA BEACH.

COMPLAINTS ABOUT

BATHERS COSTUMES..

NICE

The Pride of Detroit is similar in appearance to Lindbergh's trans- Atlantic machine. It has a wing spread of 48 feet, and is fitted with Wright-Whirlwind engine, with a

ernizing speed of 110 miles an hour.

Knew It Was All Right." Schlee, in an interview, stated Scopes on the bathing beach at that they were lost for three hours Juan-les-Pins led to M. Jean over Devon, flying at a height of Gabriel. Domergue, the artist and

portrait painter, being brought be 5,000 feet above thick clouds; then fore the magistrates. ".

through a mighty rift in the clouds Allegations were brought to the they saw a patch of green country- notice of the Mayor of Antibes, the side and thought they were over nearest municipal authority, a few

days ago that inadequate bathing Ireland, but the coastline was dif costumes were often worn. Two ferent, so they descended to 200 feet gendarmes were sent to take the over a small village and dropped names of persons they considered

to be indecently attired. Ore of mesenges asking where they were. the persons to whom they spoke Someone chalked in big letters on was M. Domergue, and he, wrath the pavement, "Seaton, Devon "

Although no official announce at Winnipeg and were greeted by ment has yet been made with re- the Lieut.-Governor of Manitoba gard to the proposal to utilizeful at their intervention, spoke to

and civic oficials. The Royal visi- Rosyth as a base for destroyers in them in language of which they and the Union Jack was run up at

reserve, there is good reason for complained. believing that the Admiralty have practically decided on the adoption

tors had a great welcome from crowds gathered at the station and along the route. During the morn

LATEE

the coastguard station, and "we. The artist was acquitted of in- knew it was all right." gendarmes evidence was not suf déceney, the court holding that the

The Only Freight. of auch a scheme. There is no ficient, but he was fined 38 for prospect, however, „of effect being what he said to them. given to the proposal before the opening of the new financial year ou April 1st next; and, although prove a great blessing to Rosyth, ita inauguration will doubtless sports. To-night the Princes will it cannot be expected that the crea

tion of a destroyer base there will RUN TO EARTH IN A CHICKEN Coli.. be guests at dinner at the Govern- restore to the Dockyard its former

prestige and position.

but they were disarmed and im- who had gone on strike, have re-ing the Princes inspected the ten- prisoned by the 1st Army. Fracas yesterday between the 2nd Army and part of the 1st Army resulted in the disarming of the former with some casualties. A coaToy from Nanking was fired on from the right bank abreast of Deer Island yester day, and H.M.S. Ladybird return- red the fre...

tral heating plant of the Union stock garde and in the afternoon, played squash racquets and golf at Saint Charles Country Club, after 0.830,000 OFFER WITHDRAWN.wards attending the city police

2. Are the Shantung troops able to subjugate Marshal Ferg's TOM MANN REPORTS ON

forces along the Lunghai Rialway?

3.Will the Fengtieness and the Shantung troops co-operate to the. ,end?

4. That the military leaders in Shansi are of opinion that the action taken to attack Marshal Feng's troops is still a question requiring considerable considera-

tion

CHINA.

SINGS IN CHINESE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ALUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]-

ment House.

JI

"LOS ANGELES, August 28th. Owing to the outery, following the THE LATE ZAGHLUL PASHA. 20 destroyers in tragic losses of airmen in the Dole. fight, a Hollywood theatre magnate has withdrawn his offer of 0.830,000. for a flight to Tokyo.

LONDON, August '99th Speaking at the annual confer- ence of the. National Minority Movement at London, Mr. Tom Mann, reporting on bis visit to China, declared that General Chang Tao Lin was now primarily Bun Chuan Fang's troops, in at-acting with the Japanese.

Referring to the conduct of tempting to advance to the south General Chiang Kai Shek, he said bank of the Yangteza have been that circumstances compelled him pushed back to the north bank. to believe it was due to British influence, and an intimation, con.. They are still exchanging shots voyed by some means, that if cer- with the Southerners.

tain things were done they would General Pei Chung Hai is now at have British backing.

then amused his Mr: Mann Lungten directing operations in the hearers by singing the, Chinese counterattack of the Northerners.equivalent of the Internationale election

IRISH POLITICS.

DEMONSTRATION IN HIS

MEMORY.

(THROUGH KRUTKR'S AGENCY.]

FOX HUNT THROUGH LONDON STREETS.

RUN

The only freight carried by the Pride of Detroit was a book by Colonel Lindbergh entitled "We," and addressed to the English pilot" who participated in the search for the French fliers Nungesser and

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE E Further Details.

Ruaay, August 28th, apparently William Brook and Edward Schlee, American airmen, who left Newfoundland yesterday morning

Householders in a road in-Mus- well Hill were surprised by the sudden appearance, from nowhere, of a young fox. A number of them gave chase.

The odds were all on the fox, be

until greed proved his undoing.

at

time corresponding to 14

There are now at each of the three principal home ports about reserve, each Botilla being ander the command of a port captain in a flotilla leader; but it is understood that in the event of these vessels being based on Rosyth, there will stationed there a depot ship for all the destroyers in reserve, numbers borne in the destroyers in reserve are small; and having re gard to the distances between the depots at the principal home ports a chicken-run in the yard, and the wich mean time, having thas in this country and the

Scottish for forgot his pursuers at the pro-accomplished the Trans Atlantic royard, it may reasonably be expect pect of a meal, and weat for the

flight in 23 hours, 19 minutes. The

ÁLEEANDRIA, August 28th. It is estimated that 100,000 Egyptians participated in a popu. lar demonstration in memory of the-hate-Zaghlul-Pasha, last night,

There was not any disorder

SINN FEINERS WITHOUT

***FUNDS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]ported

DUBLIN, August 28th. Mr. Walsh, the Minister of Poets, has resigned his portfolio in the Posts, also the chairmanship of the Government party..

The Sinn Fein, lacking fanda, ia not participating in the general

PARIS UNDESIRABLES.

(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGIGUY.]

He set the field a hot pace down minutes past 10, Greenwich Mean, side streets, and then turned in at

ninutes past this morning, Green the yard of Mr. Copsey, a contrue-Time, arrived at Croydon at 33 tor, of Alexandra-road. There was

ed that most of the men drafted chickens,

to destroyers at Rosyth will be Mr. Copsey saw what had hap, airmen are making an attempt to those whose homes are situated in pened He fetched a gua, and end-fly round the world in 15 days.. Scotland or the North of England. with a charge through the ed the young for's desire for chic-

back

Off To Germany.

Losbos, Augusti 20th.

idon for Munich, "thin

In any case, the proposed change must affect Devonport, Portsmouth, Pazin, August-28th and the Nore to some extent in

Th fox had previously visited the The Pride of Detroit took off. Hitherto 25 foreigners are being respect of both naval personnel and same-chicken-run-with-more-suc deported forthwith, in connection Dockyard work-Naval and Mili cess Mr. Copsey is preserving his with police action against egitators. | toru" Record...

skin as a memento.

from

morning.