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KUOMINTANG REPORT STATES NORTH ERNERS HAVE EVACUATED PUKOW.

SOUTHERNERS ANNOUNCE CAPTURE OF MANY PRISONERS ON SOUTH BANK OF YANGTSZE,

REPORT CIRCULATED THAT NORTHERNERS WILL ATTEMPT TO RE-CAPTURE SHANGHAI,

PEKING CABINET MINISTER REGARDS JAPANESE SHANTUNG EVACUA-

TION AS

INSINCERE."

Southern troops, according to a Kuomintang report, occupied Pukow upon its being evacuated by the Northern troops. This, however, has not been confirmed from any other source, but, nevertheless, it may be authentic as another report states that the ---Northerners are now bent upon capturing Shanghai.

The Southerners claim to have captured a large number of the enemy in their attempt to effect a landing on the Yangtaze's south bank

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Though the Japanese Government have announced that they are about to withdraw their troops from Shantung and, in doing so, have very sensibly stated that the troops will be sent back should the necessity arise, there is at least one Chinese official dissatisfied with this announcement. Es in Mr. Wang Yia. Tai, the Foreign Minister at Peking, who roanlly charges the Japanese, with "insincerity" and calls upon his Peking colleagues to discuss the

matter.

THE NORTHERNERS'

ATTACKS.

(Wah Tu Yai Paol.

SHANGHAI, Sept. lat.

General Pei Chung Hai reported

THE FENGTIENESE AND SHANSI'S GOVERNOR:

(Wah Ta Tat Pao.)

con-

SHANGHAI, Sept. 1st The Ankoochun leaders have pot to the Nanking Government on yet decided on a definite policy August 31st that from the 25th to towards General Yen Shih Shan. the 30th ult. Sun Chuan Fang's They are mostly inclined to troops frequently ventured across the Yangtaze from many points of the northern bank The Southern- ers, however, pushed them back and took fully 4,000 captives, among

ciliate with him or effect a coali tion in order that the Feagtienest may devote their energy to attack- ing Feng Yu Hsiang without Shansi disturbing their rear.

According to a Kuomintang of cial report,

Sun Chuan Fang's bave evacuated Pukow, the troops

which the Southerners have now occupied.

"whom were a number of officers. Since the 31st ult. there had been По trace of the enemy southern bank.

on

THE JAPANESE TROOPS IN SHANTUNG.

(Wah Tuz Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. lat. In view of the fact that Mr. Yoshisawn's communication to the Waichinopu, expressing the Japan- ese Government's decision to with- draw the Japanese troops from Shantung, mentioned, inter alia, that if the situation warranted the Japanese troops would be despatch. ed to the spot again, Mr. Wangi Yin Tai, the Peking Foreign Minis. ter, declares that the Japaneso Government is not sincere in its wish to withdraw its troops from China. He therefore suggested. that the matter be discussed by the Peking Cabinet.

MASSING OF TROOPS ON YANGTSZE BANKS.

HEAVY FIGHTING.

[NAVAL WIRELESE.]

CHINKING, August 31st.

of Small numbers

Southern troops have left the city.

The Northerners are now report- ed to have 30,000 troops at the mouth of the Grand Canal, ready to cross to the south bank.

Heavy fighting has taken place

at Lungtan. The Southernors have

tan by rail.

"According to a foreign" report, a large number of Hankow-Nanking

allied troops are concentrating at Wuhu. They will co-operate with General Ho Chier's troops in launching an attack ou Penggu.

HANKOW ACTIVITY.

TROOPS ON THE MOVE

NAVAL WIRELESS.] ·|

HANKOW, August 31st. Troop movements down the river tontinue.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

Wuhu's Dual Demonstration.

WIEU,, August 31st. General Hais Tau Yin organized an anti-Communist and anti-North- ern demonstration yesterday.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,

A battery of small guns is re- ported to have been established on Wuhu rock beacon.

Dangers of Woosung and the Yangtzo,

SHANGHAI, August 1st. Pei Chung Hsi has requested all vessels to avoid the vicinity of Kiang Yin and Woosung, due to the danger of coming fire. The ship ping companies have been warned that this might occur.

A further warning has also been issued to ves- sels on the Yangisze, where there

COMMUNAL RIOTING IN INDIA.

13 KILLED: 96 INJURED.

POLICE TACKLE SERIOUS SITUATION..

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

BAREILLY, Sept. 1st Thirteen persons were killed and 04 injured in a communal riot Krishnadila Hirdu during the

器

Festival, when the procession pass ed Mahomedan mosque with bands playing. The situation be- De so serious that the police fred 16 rounds at the rioters and strong reinforcements had to be sent be fore order was restored.

THE ARMY IN INDIA.

QUESTION OF ITS INDIANISA- TION.

[THEOCON REUTER'R AGENCY.]

SIMZA, Sept. 1st. The Council of State, after three hours' debate, rejected the résolu- tion of Sir Phiroze Sethos, a mem ber of the Committee on the In.

CATASTROPHE IN POLAND.

DISASTROUS EFFECT OF

CLOUDBURST.

LOSS OF LIFE AND DESTRUC- TION OF PROPERTY.

(THROUGH EXTER'S AGENCY.}'

WARSAW, Sept. 1st.

A cloudburst and heavy rainfall resulted in the Dniester and other rivers near Lemburg overflowing and doing tremendous damage.

Hitherto, twenty fatalities aro reported, while many houses and bridges have been destroyed and crops swept away.

The town of Stryj has been in- undated and the oilfields near Drohobycz and Boryslaw have been isolated, rendering the workmén idle.

Engineers, troops and members of the Red Cross have proceeded to the scene of the catastrophe.

dianisation of the Army of India, THE "GOLDEN BOOK headed by Sir Andrew Skeen, urging prompt action of the report) of the Committee.

MR. CHURCHILL AT- UPAVON.

INSPECTS BRITAIN'S NEW MECHANICAL FORCE

[BRITISH WISELESS SERVICE}

OF FRANCE.”

FORMALLY PRESENTED TO SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN.

[THROCOM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, August 31st The so-called "Golden Book "of France, " which is G voluminous synthesis of France, past and present, and is destined for the British Museum, has been formally

SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1927.

MEMORIAL TO TWO TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHTS IN

CHARLES DARWIN.

PROGRESS.

HIS KENTISH HOME FOR THE NATION.

{THROUGE-RIUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 31st. Sir Arthur Keith, replying to a vote of thanks after his presiden tial address to the British Associa- tion, announced that the Council of the Association intended to är tange for the purchase of Charles Darwin's house and its surround-

ings, at Bromley, Kent, for the

nation, as a memorial to Darwin.

VISCOUNT HALDANE'S

71ST BIRTHDAY,

MOST FAMOUS OF MODERN

WAR MINISTERS.

A GERMAN COMPLIMENT.

LONDON, July 31st. Viscount Haldane, K.T OM, celebrated his soventy-first birth- day yesterday, and, like the Eari of Balfour,

bachelor.

remains still

a

He is the most famous, as he was the most successful, of our War Ministers in recent times; and the circumstances in which he

do that dificult and responsible office are worth recall ing.

ONE GOING TO, THE OTHER COMING FROM, CANADA.

RUSSIAN FLIER REACHES TOKYO FROM MOSCOW.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ENGLISH

VENTURE.

THE FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND.

་་་

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Reour, August 31s The two British "airmen Colonel Minchin and Captain Leslie Hamil.

ton.

accompanied by Princess Loewenstein Wertheim, left Upayon in Wiltshire at 7.30 this morning in the Fokker monoplane Saint Raphael on an attempt to By across the Atlantic to Ottawa. At ten minutes past twelve this after

noon they passed over Inversin, County Galway, on the west coast

of Ireland, flying at a height of nine hundred feet. The weather off the Irish court was foggy at the

It was whon Sir Henry Camp time. The east to west. flight bell-Bannerman was forming his Ministry. He sent for Lord across the Atlantic has not yet been Haldane and asked him to make accomplished and weather condi his choice between two or three offices which he named.

"Well, I don't know," Lord

Haldane replied. "There's an

other office which I should prefer to try. I don't pretend to know much about it; but I'm rather fas cinated by the probleme which it Present office is that?" Bir Henry asked.

A Grave of Reputations. So it was offered to Viscount

tions obviously render it more diff- cult and hazardous than going frein west to east.

THE "SIR JOHN CARLING""" OFF AGAIN.

(TAROGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Ontario, Sept. 1st- The aeroplane Sir John Carling started for London at:34 o'clock this morning.

SOVIET AVIATORS. REACHES TOKYO.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.?

TOKYO, Sept. 1st. The Soviet aviator, Shestakoff, who "bopped off" from Moscow. on the 20th ultimo, arrived at

од Tachikawa Tokyo shortly after noon to-day." the outskirts of

THE "PRIDE OF DETROIT."

DETAINED BY THE TURKS.

{THOUGH BETER': AGENCY.]"

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 31st. The aeroplane Pride of Detroit, on which the Americans Brock and Schiee are Bying round the world, has arrived here from Belgrade.

The airmen are losing a day on schedule, owing to the authorities forbidding an immediate resump- tion of the flight, pending the com- pletion of formalities. They hope to resume their journey to-morrow.

The Princess An Englishwoman,

Princess Loewenstein Wertheim is the first woman to fly the Atlan- tie. She is an English woman by RrGay, August 319.

The War Office. Have you birth being the daughter of the Mr. Winston Churchill arrived by

filed that post yet!" air at Upavon last evening to wit-

"Filled it I can't find anyone fourth Earl of Melborough, her nees the army manoeuvres on Salis-presented to Sir Austen Chamber-willing to touch it with the end maiden name being Lady Anne

of a barge pole.

Savale. She married in 1897 the bury Plain. He took the opportulain while he was en route to

German Prince Loewenstein Wer nity to inspect the Saint Raphael Geneva, at a ceremonious function. aeroplane which is to-day' attempt French officials, military leaders,

Haldane, and accepted by him. It thei who was killed two years ing to fly to Canada. This morn- and Ministers, among the eminent was an office which had recently later fighting for the Spaniards

Religious Service. in the

Before the departure from ing M. Churchill inspected the persons present, glowingly tributed proved the grave of reputations against the Americans.

Arnold-Forster bad failed in it. rew, mechanical force of the British the Entente Cordiale, and Sir Ausford Midleton had not succeeded Philippines. In 19s she became a Upaven the Roman Catholic Arch. army which was drawn up in lengter Chamberlain, responding, de in it. But Lard Haldane did sue British subject again. The Princess bishop of Cardiff assisted by several

clared British affection for France, ceed. Britain owes it to him that is an intrepid airwoman

of the aeroplane, conducted and the conviction of the necessity the Territorials became a really e-learned to fly before the war and cient force, that Officers Training Corps sprang Ep everywhere, has had many adventures in the short religious service. ready to prepare officers quickly air. In 1923 she entered a machine Princess is Roman Catholic. when the need for them arose, and that the Germans found the Old in the race for the King's Cup and Afterwards the Archbishop gave Contemptibles waiting for them at herself accompanied the pilot in his blessing to the hazardous jour-..

circular air tour of Britain, Mons.

ney and sprinkled the aeroplane Colonel Minchin, who is an Im- with holy water. The Princess just perial Airways "Pilot, has several before taking her seat knelt before notable achievements to his credit. the Archbishop, kissed his episcopal A little over a year ago he made ring and received final benediction. the flight from London to Egypt in three days.

lines and presented a striking ap pearance. It included tanks, large

and anall, armoured cars, self- Propelled guns, dragon tractors with gun wagons, half track lorries and six-wheelers used for trans port of troops. Immediately after the inspection the troops entered on the concluding stage of their fortnight's strenuous training, which

for a Franco-British union "for" the maintenance of world peace.

LATER

Sir Auster Chamberlain has left for Geneva, to attend the meeting of the League of Nations' Council.

An excellent record. Whatever some civilians thought, most of the soldiers considered it absurd that the country should dispense with his unfortunate phrase about his

spiritual home."

gave 3:. Churchill an opportunity HONOUR FOR "KIAWO'S" Lord Haldane's services because of

to see the whole of mechanised brigade in action.

BRITISH FISH SUPPLIES.

TOTAL ANNUAL VALUE £30,000,000.

FOREIGN COMPETITORS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

CAPTAIN.

DECORATION GIVEN ON AUGUST 30th

The following has appeared in Home papers:

Ac Encient Enemy. The Germans, at any rate, realia- ed that he was a very efficient enemy; and Lord Haldane may like to hear a compliment which a German paid, in the midst of the War, to the force which he had organised.

It was in the Ruhleben prison A football match had taken place. It had been very bot One of the specta ly contested. tors was the censor of the "camp correspondence-Major Baron von He was a chival rous enemy-B sportsman; and Mutzenbecher.

one of the prisoners and When I "I congratulate you. see how you fellows play football, I quite understand our failure to little beat

the 'contemptible army,"

She

priests, standing under the golden, wings

Captain Leslie Hamilton is known as the sky taximan"

and the "aerial gipsy." He bas had many thrilling experiences. He returned

The

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:] Over Ireland,

LONDON, August 31st., Hundreds of spectators at Galway Bay cheered Colonel Minchin's de-

to England, last April after having parture from Europe on his flight own 17,000 miles in three months to Canada, with Captain Hamilton in various parts of Europe. During and Princesa Lowenstein Wertheim.. The machine was seen passing his career he has fows over 3,000 hours and covered 250,000 miles. (Continued on next Column.)

Aran Islands, going towards the Atlantic.

when the match was over, he turn THE EARTH'S INNER FIRES. trica corporations of America

ed to

said:

"Awards for Service in China. The Yangtze River. The King has given orders far, the following camp. appointment of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; in recognition of service at Wanshien, Yangtze River, China, on Septem RUGUY, August 31st. The competition of foreign traw-ber 5th, 1928, connected with the

-following events:- ler's with British fishermen is the

"Captain Albert Robert Wit subject of a report by the Economic Committee on sh The report Lamson, p.3.c., Mercantile Marine gives an analysis of British fish F.M.8. Kiawo. Handled his ship supplies which shows that their most ably when taking her from total value in 1925 was thirty mit alongside the as. Wanthien to 1.5. hons sterling. Of, this sum nine- antung ander heavy fire teen and a quarter millions repre- rescue the latter's captain.

Capt. Williamson was to be in- sented British captures "und three

worth каше miltona'

from the vested with the O.B.E. by H. "M Empire, leaving seven and three Consul General at his residence at

the value of Doon on August 30th." quarter millions foreign supplies. The latter came chiefly from Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Ireland.

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to

AUSTRALIA'S NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER. Major-General Sir Granville de

POWER FROM STEAM WELLS. CALIFORNIA'S GEYSER

VALLEY.

showed that the total power of the two wells would reach at least 1,500 kilowatts an hour, and possibly

more.

Steam Wells Equal to Niagara. Large dynamos develop little The possibility of atiling the earth's hidden fires as a source of more than 4,000 kilowatta an hour power is considered by Mr. U. y. in the great power stations, conse- quently there are tremendous op Wilcox in the Scientific Ameri-portunities bera for a whole series can." California, he declares, has of steam wells developing power a vast unused source of power on equal to a Niagara. The entire

is a throat that martial law will be AMERICA AND LOANS TO under Commander Rolfe at Jarmissioner of Australia, is about Valley, situated in Sonoma Cour-the Gaysers, esa be pitted with

declared.

Northern

H.M.S." COCKCHAFER". RETURNS FIRE.

FRANCE.

dine's.

He holds the following medals: Star, General Service 1914/15 Medal, Allied Victory Medal, Dis tinguished Service Cross.

merd

cireles in Washington that when tinguished service cross for service ready when the Boer War came for steam wolls are supplying power that these greath

Albert Robert Williamson was born at Bedford, in 1891, and is Master Mariner now employed as Laul Ryme, the new High Com tap in the geysers of Alexander Alexander Valley section, known as Assistant Marine Superintendent

try. This region has long been

more something

thys.n -as complete a contrast as could be appreciated for its hot mud baths, steam walls, making the comparison imagined to his predecessor, Bir and the natural beauties of its

rhetorical expression. Joseph Cook

geysers, and now Dr. Arthur L.

It is evident that this region was He is a politician in a way, but Day, Director of the Geophysical No progress is reported in the PROBABLE NEW U.S. POLICY.

not at all in the ordinary way. Laboratory of the Carnegie In at one time a roaring, flaming mounted field guns at Pepakisgan, fighting at Lungtan.“

He represents the Australis of the stitution of Washington, and Dr. volcanic region. And not so very

and also on the city wall. Reinforces are being reinforced.

At the outbreak of the war he wide spaces and the snow-capped E. T. Allen, Chemist of the long ago either, for to-day-it is pos [REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE}'en

Soldiering, too, is in his Laboratory, have completed tests sible in some regions to reach » offered service and was granted hills. forcements have been sent to Lung-

NEW YORK, August 31st. temporary commission of Lieut. blood-an ancestor was in Welling that show tremendous possibilities: temperature of 400deg, only: 3ft.

Simple Machinery. sunk to a depth of It is anticipated in authoritative R.N.R. In 1918 he was awarded dis ton's army-and he himself was Borings have been made, and two below surface.

about 370ft.,

Scientists say. Mr. Mellon, Financial Secretary, when in command of a special ser- a pásition of command. His part

of anti-submarine in the Great War, of course, is for the boring of other wells, yield-f returns from Europe, the question vice flotilla

Bir Granville's face (UNITIER WIRELESS SERVICK)

the United States for the pur. He was invested with the D.8.C. pose of retiring or converting the by the King at Buckingham Palace

in May, 1919, Buosy, August 31st. G. 870,000,000 of French 8 per cent.

boads held in the United Statee-

It is believed that the American A convoy bound down the Yang- tazo River having been heavily fired policy of opposition to French, loans until a war debt agreement has NANKING, August 31st.

upon by the Chinese from Morrison been reached, will be relaxed in The Northerners have apparently Pointy the British gunboat Cock-order to allow France to affect a

great saving of interest. crossed the river and bold the southchafer returned the fire. She was The refunding proposal, has en bank from Wulungshan to Morrison hit by one shell, which, however, livened the band market, the French Government. 7 per bent. caused only superficial damage. honds reaching 115, the highest at

which they have ever been sold One seaman was slightly wounded.

YANGTSZE CROSSED

NORTHERNERS CUT RAILWAY.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.]

They have cut the railway.

وین

will be raised of Boating a loan in drifters in the English Channel; matter of history in repose thirty pounds to the equare inch subterranain body" of "water cross

pressure.

this ná

ing a constant steam pressure of steam reservoirs are made by a where below the surface ofì thà suggests the man of relentless pur Borings in other parts of the valley iDg the ancient volcanic fires some pose, but he has an underlying were subsequently begun, to deter-

which can make itself

mine to what extent the entire ground, and that as long as leslike in smell companies and

danger of a cessation of steam big, and a sense of humour winch on might be depended upon for water continues to low there is

In boring the wells into Following two prosecutions for cannot fail to make him a much the development of power.

In the tests it was found that this region, the usual all-well, keeping No. 52, Portland Street, valued dinner companion.

an illegal house, the Police funniest story concerns an Austra there were no great problems stand equipment is used, that is, a churn summoned the landlord, Li Hin lian to whom the general was relating in the way of the use of this drill and casing from top to bot natural steam for power purposes. tom. At the desired depth the his war experiences. Man before Mr. W. Schofield at ing

at From a best of the chemical pro-drill is removed, and an ordinary Gorblimey, was you the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

perties of the steam, this was par valve guards the outlet, so that the ticularly favourable for industrial enginear can call upon the volcano morning, on a charge of allowing Bethlehem ? said the bushman his premises to be used for immoral

uses. The result of tests by into send him the steam when be purposes A fine of 825 was im- Goe, I thought Bethlehem was

engineer of one of the large elee needs it. in Heaven! posed.

ELS

His