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SHANSI STILL STAUNCHLY IN FAVOUR

OF THE SOUTH.

WAR PREPARATIONS PROCEEDING IN SHANSI AND CHIHLI.

GENERAL TAN GOES TO SEE GENERAL CHIANG

KAI SHEK.

NANKING'S MILITARISTS DISLIKE

BRITISH WARSHIP'S

RETALIATION.

GENERAL SUN'S SERIOUS SET-BACK.

SEQUEL TO FIRING ON FOREIGN SHIPS.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S, AGENCY.)

1 SHANGHAI, Sept, sad. It is now clear that Bun Chuan

Fang'a well-equipped and well- organised army, which appeared "out of the blue" in the vicinity of Tsingtao at the end of June and rapidly drove back Chiang Kai Shek to the southern bank of the Yangtaze, has received a serious set-back.

All reports confirm the statement that the attempts to cross the Yangtaze at various points in the vicinity of Nanking and Chinking have been defeated with fairly heavy losses.

The

Northerners have been enormously handicapped by lack of adequate transport, and the fact that they were unable to raise £100,000 sterling demanded by the Nationalist Navy as the price of their assisting in the operations.

(Wah T: Fat Pas.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 2nd. The Military Commission of the Nanking Government has written to the Central Government (Nan king Nationalist Government) to the effect that on the 25th of last month a British cruiser fred on the Lion Hill, near Nanking, resulting in a number of soldiers being killed and the Chung Shan" armoured car seriously damaged. They re guested the Nationalist Government to instruct the Foreign Office to take up this matter with the British Consul General

The Hankow leaders at Kiukiang has despatched Mr. Chan Kung pu, Haukow Central Executive Com- mittee member, to Hankow for the purpose of winding up all official

ces of the Hankow Government The Foreign Office sad the Judicial Department thera have ceased to

function.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1927.

WHAT SCIENTISTS TROOP MOVEMENTS.

ARE DISCUSSING.

EVOLUTION FROM A BLOE

OF JELLY."

WHITE RACES" FUTURE REGIONS.

THROUGH REUTERʼN AGENCY)}

WITHDRAWALS FROM SHANGHAI.

TROOPS FROM HONG KONG FOR NORTH.

INCREASING LOČAL GARRISON,

As indicated earlier this week, LONDON, September 1st..

troops from the Shanghai Defence Force are being withdrawn. A Speaking at a meeting of the gradual reduction of British troops British Association, Dr. P. in the Far East is to commence at Bidder, in his presidential address once, but this will not affect im- mediately the strength of the Bri-- to the zoology section on "Thetish Forces in Shanghai, as the Ancient History of Sponges and withdrawals will be replaced by Animals" traced man's origin to detachments from Hong Kong's stage more remote than that of military forces. Sir Arthur Keith's anthropoids.

Dr. Bidder said, "If we had been higher animals, averaging ten generations yearly for,, a thousand millions of years, then some tea thousand millions of generations may have brought us from jellyfsh to men. We owe our appreciation of dancing, poetry, music, and our seast of rhythm to actions we made when we were only tiny blobs of jelly millions of years ago.”

Power of Invention.

Sir J. B. Henderson, presiding over the engineering section, said that with the aid of invention there were no lim ta to the power of man. The history of the past century showed that he was ane- ceeding beyond belief. His success had continued, and was bound markedly to affect the future type of man.

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Turning to the Fcles. Dr. Rudmose Brown, presiding over the geography section, and the future

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emigrants

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The Southerners were enabled to deal piecemeal with those bodies

General Tax Yen Kai is on his of Northerners reaching the south bank, who were only equipped with way to Fungle to see Chiang Kaia permanent transference to the

rifes and machine-guns.

THE STRUGGLE ON THE YANGTSZE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 1st. While according to foreign re ports the Northerners are gradual. ly working their way across the Yangtze, the Nationalist head quarters assert that the Northern- ers have evacuated Pakow, owing to reinforcements from Hankow threatening to cut off General Sun Chuan Fang from his allies, by cutting the Tientsin-Pukow railway at Pengpu.

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[BRITISH WIRELESS AERVICE] Northern Success Rsported.

Recay, Sept. Int. Telegrams from China "state that the Northerners have crossed the Yangtze by Nanking, and are in possession of the south bank from Morrison Point. to Wulungshan,

They have cut the railway.

A considerable force has also been concentrated opposite Chin kiang, from which town the South erners have withdraya mest of their troops.

There has been heavy fighting at Lungtan.

(TAROLOR RECTER'S AGENCY.] Marshal Sun's Loss.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 2nd. Marshal Sua Chuan Farg ne knowledges the loss of 30,000 Killed, wounded taken prisoner.

All reports confirm the fact that attempts to cross the Yangisze have failed.

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·

Shek.

Mr. George Hau Chien has arrived at Kiukiang.

Acting on advice that a Northern fleet would sail towards Woosung Fort on the 1st inst., the Military Commander of Woosung immedi ately declared martial law ever the

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The leaders of the Naval author ity in Fukien province wired to Hankow and Nacking leaders, in eluding Feng Yu Hsung and Yea Shih Shan,arging them to resume the Expedition against the North. They said that new Central Government under the supreme authority of the Kuomintang 'should be carly established.

Sun Chuan Fang'e troops have retreated northwards. In the last two days they did not venture across the Yangtzze.

SHANSHI "AND CHIHLI.

(Wah Tu: Tat Pas.).

would be induced to settle in Paior regions. There was no real evidence. that the white races were suited to

sure footing in the tropics, the tropics. Long before they found coloured races would have effective- ly occupied the Hence the whites must turn to the Poles to search for new homes.

warmer

Particulars of the troops to be withdrawn are given in Reuter and British Wireless messages which came to hand yesterday.

THE SHANGHAI -DEFENCE

FORCE.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruay, Sept. 155. The War Ofice announces that the gradual reduction of British troops in the Far East will com mence in about a fortnight, but any such reduction will not imme- diately affect the strength of the Britian forces in Shanghai, where

the withdrawals will for the time. be made good by replacement from troops now in Hong Kong.

The troops detailed for with- drawal are the First Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, the First Batta

on Devonshire Regiment, and the Thirteenth Infantry Brigade, com- prising the Brigade Headquarters, First, Battalion Green Howards, First Battalion Border Regiment, First Battalion Middlesex Regi-

AMERICO-MEXICAN RELATIONS.

STILL MARKED BY SOME DISAGREEMENT.""

PRESIDENT CALLES'

MESSAGE.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

some

Mexico CITY, Sept. 2nd. In his annual message, personal. ly read at the opening of Congress, President Calles said that Ame rico-Mexican relations were still marked by disagreement, principally over the land and petroleum laws; but it was hoped that such differences would be settled amicably because Mexion was willing to listen in a spirit of justice and equity to any con- creto cases presented to her.

The President pointed out that despite bad business conditions and decreased revenue the Mexican Government had faithfully "mit their foreign debt obligations,

FRENCH EXPRESS

WRECKED.

DRIVER KILLED: ALL

1.

PASSENGERS SAFE.

FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO FLY

THE ATLANTIC.

START FOR NEW YORK MADE FROM PARIS

IN A FARMAN-GOLIATH."

BIPLANE RETURNS TO LE BOURGET.

NOTHING FURTHER HEARD OF THE

“SAINT RAPHAEL."

"A FRENCH ATTEMPT.

{THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, September., 2nd. A Farmer-Goliath biplane, pilot-1 ed by Givon and De Orba, has started for New York.

(THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]

PARIS, September 2nd. Givon and De Orbu, on the Oiseau Bien started at 3.30 for New York.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'ADENCY.] Well Equipped.

PARIS, September ud. The biplane is named the Blue Bird. It has 450 horse-power Lor- raine Dietrich engines and the airmen wear life-saring belts fitted with special pockets that haid pro- visions; also a pneumatic raft and THE petrol tanks which hold 45.430 gallons, sufficient to By 55-80 hours with a radius of 7,200 to 7,300 kilometres.

[TEXQUOR NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOURS, September 2nd.. The Paris-Bordeaux express was derailed at midnight near here, the driver being killed and the train badly 'wrecked.

It is feared that more victims

The tanks can be emptied While in the air, so as to act as floats if

forced down to the sea.

Both aviators are experienced military pilots.

Raturns To Aerodrome. ..

LATER

The biplane Blue Bird has re- turned to Le Bourget. The pilots circled the aerodrome, emptied the

PARIS, September, 2nd. nounce that none of the passengers

The Paris-Orleans Company an-petrol tanks and landed.

La BouEGET, Sept. 2nd. The Bluebird has landed owing in the train wrecked at Tours was injured.

to' dense fog.

ment, and First Battalion Camerare buried in the debris.

reductions in the staffs and ancil

ins Besides these, there will be such landsary services as may be rendered withdrawal of possible by the combatant unita.

With the exception of the First Battalion of the Devonshire Regi-: ment, which will embark for Malta, and the First Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, for Indie, all the units

Ee forecasted a scattered popu lation, composed of reindeer and musk ox farmers, in the Arctic regions of Canada, Siberia, Green- and, and Spitzbergen, a hundred

years hence:

to be withdrawn will return to England.

According to present arrange EVE BECOMES A SCIENTIST.-ments, the withdrawal will be zorg-

MANY WOMEN MEMBERS

OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION,

"

was

A notable feature of this year's meeting of the British Association, which opened at Leeds on August 31st and will continue to Septem- ber 7th is that nearly half the scientists attending will be women. The number of women scientists is certainly increasing," the secre- SHANGHAI, Sept. 2nd. Mr. Na Kwei Chin, General tary of the Association told a Press

Association representative. Yen Shih Shan's representative in When the Association Peking, has returned to Shansi. It is reported that his negotiations with the Anauochun Government have completely broken down. Yen has reinforced Shanai troep at Shekkachong, at the Tingting Taiyuen and Kin-Han Railways, Chihli

War

preparations are busily being made on both sides. THE SZECHUAN TRAGEDY.

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General

ÍTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEXINO, Sept. 2nd.

ateamer and Mathewson.

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] South Claims Victory.

NANKING, Sept. lat. Dr. C. C. Wu has gone on to

British Shanghai in The cholera epidemic here appears to be spreading. Regarding the war situation one round fired from Tiger Hill struck the Hogee Go down and ricocheted into the river, doing little damage. The Southern troops, under General Ho Ying Chien, claim complete victory over the Northerners at Lungtan.

Chinese Warships.

CHINXIANG, Sept. 1st. Chinese warships are now much in evidence between Chicking and Wcosung

are

founded in 1831, and for some years afterwards, women were not ad- mitted to join in the discussions.

Now there is no sex bar; and women not only take part in the discussions, but are also equally eligible with men for office.

pleted approximately by the end of this year, and within the same period the section "A" Reservists, who were called up in January last, will be transferred to the Reserve.

THROUGH EXTER'S. AGENCY.}.

·Further Details,

LONDON, September 1st. The War Office announces that forthcoming troop withdrawals from Shanghai will for the time be counter-halanced by replacement with troops from Hong Kong.

The announcement adds that all sections of the "A" Reservists who were called up in January will be again transferred to the Reserve by the end of the year, when the withdrawal is expected to be com- pleted.

THE PRESENT POSITION.

The British Garrison in Shang- hai, during the coming winter, wit consist of the 2nd Coldstream Guards; 2nd Suffolka; 1st Bedford and Herts Regt.;_two_replacing Battalions from Hong Kong, and the 5th Armoured-Car Company and Tank Corps.

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WIRELESS EXPERIMENT.

TO BE MUNDERTAKEN BY THE G.P.O.

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{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Canadian Machines Torced To Descend.

THE "ST. RAPHAEL,''

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

HALIFAX, NOVI Scotia, Sept. 1st. A very close watch in being main- tained along the whole Atlantic const for Colonel Minchin's Saint Raphael, which is now six hours overdue.

As reported earlier, the... Saint Raphael lelt an a fight from Eng- fund to Canada, with Col. Min- chin, Capt. Hamilton, and a lady passenger.

[SAITISH WIRELESS KARVICE.] Over Quebac?

Kuday, September 1st. Definite news is still awaited of the monoplane Saint Raphael, in which the British airmer, Col. Minchin and Capt. Hamilton, ac. companied by Princess Lowenstein- Wertheim, loft Upavon, in Wilt-

yesterday, for hire,

Ottawa, Canada.

A message was received in Lon don this afternoon stating that the aeroplane passed over Saint Malo, Quebec, at five minutes past seven this morning, Canadian time, "but there is no confirmation that the machine in question was the Saint Raphael

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] "The Only Hope."

OTTAWA, September lat. Anxiety is felt for the fate: of the St. Raphael, for despite the fact that all points on the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of St. Law- rence have been warned to keep the strictest look-out, hitherto there has been no trace of the Aiere.

RUGBY, September 1st. Two more attempts to make the trans-Atlantic Alight from west to east, were started to-day,

Captain Tally and Lieutenant Medcalf, Bying the aeroplane Sir the Grand Banks. John Carling, left London, Ontarin, for London, England, at a quarter to six this morning, Canadian quarter to eleven, time, at „a British summer-time.

Mariners here are of the opinion that the only hope is that the aeroplane has been rescued by some small ship in mid-ocean. without wireless or by a fishing vessel on

RUGBY, September 1st. In a week's time, an interesting wireless experiment will be under taken by the General Past Office.

There are certain areas in dif ferent parts of the world where wireless signals, transmitted on long wave, can only be received with difficulty, if at all, while in other places such signals can only be received at certain hours of the A second attempt eastward is day..

being made by the airmen Schiller who left Windsor, With the object of ascertaining and Wood,

Tully and Medcalf will alight at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, to refuel, before continuing the flight. This is their second attempt. They started last Monday but were forced to turn back by bad weather

No News,

ST. Joans, Newfoundland, September 2nd..

At 8.30 this morning nothing had -

or heard of the St. been seen Raphael.

A 7,000-MILE TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA.

[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ].

Ruaar, September 1st. to what extent short-wave trans Ontario, with Windsor, England,

Still another aviation feat in be mission may be capable of reaching as their goal, at a quarter past two ing tried by Lieut. Bentley, who such areas, the British Official this afternoon, British Bummer- left Edgware, London, this morn- Press news will be transmitted for time.

ing, on a 7,000 miles trip to Cape two months, beginning September TRZULA'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

town, in a light aeroplane.

Bentley, who is an Englishman, 8th, on long and short wave simul-

WINDSOR, Ontario, Sept. 1st, taneously. The same call sign will

A. Stinson

is an instructor of the South, monoplane,

Royal African be used, and the long wave will re-

Air Force. His Moth piloted

Messrs. by main as at, present. The short indror,

machine, fitted with a 70 to 80 wave will be 22 metres at the moon, Greenwich mean time, transmis sions, and 37 metres at 8 p.m. and midnight.

Reports on reception

by the stations will be noted.

Schiller and Wood, started at nine o'clock this morning on a non-stop fight from Windsor to England.

horsepower engine, has an average cruising speed of 80 to 85 miles

am hour,

NEW YORK, September 2nd..

He intends to follow the route The aeroplanes Sir John Carling and Royal Windsor were beth taken by Sir Alan Cobham, and with good fortune hopes to accom- forced to descend, the former near

days. Washburn, Maine; the latter at piish the trip in four and hall The most difficult part of the Fog stopped the Sir John Carlight, he thinks, will be over the St. John's Quebec

Sudan. From Cairo he will fol

OFF AT LAST.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1st.

beside waiting

After

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their

TRIAL OF CLERGY AND PEASANTS IN RUSSIA. SEQUEL TO ATTACK ON SOVIET AUTHORITY.

With the departure of the Welch Regiment the troops left in Hong A message from Batang (on the borders of Tibet and Szechuan)

(THROUGH RELTER'S' AGENCY.]

Kong will be the Kings Own Scot A indicated in these calumos tish Borderors (the garrison bating, while a wing of the Royal states that the foreigners previous-

Moscow, September 2nd.

remainder of the Windsor chaght fire ly reported as having been murder-

this week, troop movements from talion) the The court of the Chusta Didict ed in Szechuan may not be, 16 was

Northamptonshire Regiment, the THE "PRIDE OF DETROIT." thought, Messrs. Filchner, Plymire, of Fergana has been the scere of Hong Kong are taking place dur-Cameroniaus, the and Battalion

the trial of a number of clergy and ing this week-end

Throughout yesterday there were 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, and a "charge of Another party, consisting of fami- rich peasants on

the 2nd Battalion, the Welch Regi- Regiment. lies named Danca (Americans) actively resisting the Soviet Gov- very busy scenes at Kowloon, when the 1st Battalion Queen's Royal ernment by opposing the authorsment embarked on the transport It is not yet definitely known McLeod (Canadians), and

The which will be the second regiment known to have been robbed by ties endeavours to make women Herminus for Shanghai. bandits near the Burma border. remove the parandja (veil) from transport is expected to sail iq to leave Hong Kong for the North,

their faces.

the Northern port to-day.

following the Welch Regiment, but and it is possible that they were Two men were convicted ol again attacked subsequently.

The Welch Regiment is command- it is believed it is likely to be the machine from dawn, the airmen murder and a militiaman sentenceded by Lt. Col. T. G. Mathias, and 2nd Battalion Scots Guarda, who who are flying the Pride of Detroit to be shot. Ten others received has been at the Reninsula Hotel are not likely to be sent Home round the world, learned this after five years' imprisonment. Ahas Maksumor, head of

According to the Tass Agency since its arrival here on the Derby until the Coldstream Guards (who noon that official authorisation for shire. Their popular band das are now in Shanghai) go; and it them to resume their flight had not

(Continued on next Ŏolumni) also given a number of concerts at is likely that both Guards Bat- vis Chusta clergy, convened a secret the Queen's Theatre, the Kowloon talions will go

together meeting of mullahs and rich Dock Bathing Beach, etc. They Canada, as has been anggested:

The Guards are to leave the Pen- peasants, who decided to appeal to poor peasante urging that a "wife will be much missed. They are to taking off the parandja was illegal relieve the 1st Devous at Shanghai. insula Hotel (where they have been and that a wife and husband arrive at Shanghai on Tuesday or

The Herminius is expected to billetted since their arrival) at the same time sa the Welch Regiment, The city continues quiet.

NEW YORK, September 1st."

Such disgrace was *VD Wednesday, and when the Welch and are to be split up, it is under- Northerners are still massing troops The Washington correspondent of and bringing up heavy artillery the New York Times says that the

Partisans of the clergy attempted Regiment have disembarked the stood, and transferred to Sham- a resolute attempt to consolidate negotiations with the agents of the

to wreck the buildings of the local Devonshires will embark on the the positions they have gained on

Soviet Government, for the pur- Executive Committee, while mili-port, which will then return the south bank of the Yangtze chase of 150,000 military rifles from tinman were guarding the pre to Hong Kong and take on further hai, as appears to be likely.

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North Massing Troops."

SHANGHAI, Sept. 1st

The

Keports are conflicting as to the "degree "of" "their success.

SOVIET ATTEMPT TO PUR-

CHASE U.S. RIFLES.

GOVERNMENT STEPS IN.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)-

the United States, have been block- mikes.

the

ed the refusal of the State -De- Two moslems were killed in the partment to permit the arms to be affray. Maksumoy and two con shipped abroad.

federates escaped.

-Hankow and Nanking,

SHAKORAZ, Sept. 1st. Nationalist headquarters

The agent of the purchasers, who came to Washington with informa nounce that Dr. C. C. Wu, who arrived at Shanghai to-day after tion that the contract for the sale a-trip up the Yangtze as far as of the arms was ready for signs- Kiukiang,

"found an earnest de ture, and that the rifles had been

aire on the part of both the civil assembled in New York, was told and military members of both the by the State Department that they Nanking and Wuhan Governments, disapproved of the action.

THE FLOODS IN POLAND.

TERRIBLE DISASTER.

(THROUGH" REUTER'S "AQENCY.]

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ACROSS CANADA'S

BORDER.

huipe Camp and the Rope Fac-U.S. CHECKING THE FLOW OF tory, unless they leave for Shang-

LIQUOR.

J

low the course of the Nile to Khar-

and tm, and thence to Livingstone Buluwayo, Johannesburg, Capetown.

The Moth aeroplane, which is painted silver, has been named

Dorya," after Lieut. Bentley's, fiancee, who lives in Johannesburg..

arrived fron Angora, so they have postponed their departare another day.

CONATANTINOPLE, Sept. 2nd. The Pride of Detroit has left for Aleppo,

BANK OF FRANCE.

REDUCTION OF ADVANCES-.

TO THE STATE.

[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]

PARIS, September 1st. The legal actual advances have been decreased to 24,500,000,000 francs, to 39 billions.

The total actual advances-have-

WORLD CONFERENCE OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE.

TO BE ADDRESSED BY M. BRIAND.

The local garrison, represented by troops here.

The men who will board the the King's Own Scottish Borderers,

(REDTER'S AMERICAM BERVICE] Herminus when the returns to is to be increased by two infantry Hong Kong will include about 500 Battalions, and although it has

WASHINGTON, Sept 2nd. Class"A" Reservists of the not been officially stated who these

Stringent measures are to be been decreased to 21,850,000,000 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and battalions will be, it is thought taken to check the flow of liquor france, thus leaving available they will go to England on the that, in addition to the Borders from across the Canadian border. margin of 7,250,000,000 franes, transport, The Devonshires are there will be the 1st Queen's Boyal

*** | Thirty · additional Prohibition proceeding to Malta,

Regiment, now in barracks on the

agents are being sent to Detroit The Camerionian Reservists, who Hong Kong side of the harbour, while the Border Patrol between made them up the strength after and the 2nd Northamptons, who their arrival-here-from Home are are to be transferred from the Erie and Toledo is being substan

Camp to other tially strengthened. WARSAW, September 1st.

going back on the fame transport Shamshuipo Over 180 people perished in the on which they came out. The Bat-quarters foods and over 10,000 have been talion left Aldershot on March In addition to increasing the gar

by two battalions of infantry rendered homeless. Heavy rainfall 6th, and arrived bere early in

numbering about 1,600 men, the toma of continues. The small

April

The Devonshires left Aldershot 4th Light Brigade Royal Artillery, An attempt is being made to re- Katy is practically destroyed.

Through the fooding of the river at the end of January and am consisting of about 200 units, will open trade once more and the Csernos, Prezmysl is also inun- barked at Bouthampton on the also remain in the Colony to Trade Delegation has arrived here. dated. The damage to fooded Union Castle liner, Kildonan Var gether with ancillary units

HANKOW, Sept. Ist.

at over fle. They arrived in Hong Kong cluding those of the Royal Áriny Troop movements down the river £1,000,000. Aeroplanes hare en on February thy and

other mits to a total about one aressa estimate

Service Corps th

the Pay Carpa.and continue. The local currency situs dered assistance by directing the on March 22nd for Shanghai. (Continued at feet of nest colvein.) -- tion in serious,

(Continued on next Column> hundred.

to obliterate all diferences, and

the

has now been payed for

the amalgamation of the the Gov

crnments,"

Dr. Wu announced that a full Bession of the Chief Executive Council of the Kuomintangis-to- be held at Nanking on September 15th, when a formal-amalgamation- will take place,

Trade at Changsha,

CHANOSHA, Sept. 1st.

rescuers.

rison

US AND FRANCE

TRADE PACT, SOUGHT.

{REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SKEVICE]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2ad,

The headquarters of the Peaco WASHINGTON, September 1st Society have announced that M Negotiations for a new most Briand will address the World Con with France will probably shortly which is being held at Cleveland favoured nation-commercial treatyferanse on International Justice, be proposed to Paris.

in May, 1928