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THE SHANSI-FENGTIEN HOSTILITIES

IN CHIHLI. -

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN PEKING.

DIPLOMATIC BODY CONSIDERING QUESTION OF FOREIGNERS' PROTECTION.

JAPAN MAY SEND TROOPS TO PEKING AND

+ TIENTSIN.

SHANSI TROOPS OCCUPY ANOTHER FENGTIEN STRONGHOLD.

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RED RUSSIAN CONSUL REQUESTED

TO LEAVE HUNAN

There seems to be good reason for Peking's alarm" regarding the present aspect of the Shansi-Fengtion, hostilities., "Martial law

· has been, declared in the Capital, the Diplomatic Body are consider- ing what steps should be taken with regard to foreign residents ia Peking and 'ils vicinity and the Japanese Government are stated to he pondering over the advisability of reinforcing their troops in the Legation Quarter and of guarding their nationals and their Concession in Tientsin. So far, however, actual hostilities are taking place quite forty miles north of Peking, and though the Shansi troops are still profiting by their early advantages, it is, of course, by RO теаль certain that they will progress steadily towards Peking.

Reinforcements of artillery and "cavalry" from Heilungkiang are reported to have arrived at Peking for Generalissimo Chang

·Tao Lip, and 3500,000 from the Fengtien funds have been remitted to Shantung's Tupan with the view no doubt of putting him in the best frame of mind to withstand the attack that is about tɔ be made upon his province by Marshal Feng and General Tang.

-The Russian Consul at Changsha (Hunan's capital), appears to have been making himself so Bolshevistically active of late that it is reported that the Chinese authorities have requested him to withdraw from the provinc

THE DIPLOMATIC BODY AND

FOREIGN RESIDENTS.

(Wah Te Tut Pan.)

SHANGHAI, October 6th.

In view of the war threatening Peking, the Carpe Diplomatique called a meeting, to discuss the pro- blem of protecting foreign nationals in and near the metropolitan area. It has been decided that if the situation in Peking and Tientsin is more seriously threatened than "at present, foreiga troops will be placed at foreign residential

areas.

MARSHAL FENG'S EXPEDI- TION INTO SHANTUNG.

(Wah Te Tat Pan.)

SHANGHAI, October 6th. Marshal Feng Yu Halang has decided to launch an attack on the Fengtienase, and he has appointed General Lu Chung Lun as Chief Commander directing the expedi tion.

KUOMINTANG DIFFERENCES STILL UNSETTLED.

(Wah T Tal Pao.)

SHANGHAI, October 8th.

According to a spokesman of the

RUSSIAN CONSUL AT

CHANGSHA.

TO BE REQUESTED TO LEAVE HUNAN,

(ah Tu Fat Pao,)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,

OCTOBER 7th, 1927.

INCIDENT.

THE GERMAN FLIGHT TO AMERICA.

SHANGHAI, October 8th. The Political Commission of Hunan province has authorised the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at Changsha to request the Russian Consul there to withdraw from the province. It is asserted that the Russian Consul has secretly aided Communistic activities in the pro- vince.

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GENERAL GALEN OFF TO JAPAN.

(Wah To Yat Pac.)

SHANGHAI, October 6th General Galen, necompanied by his wife, sailed in the ss. Shanghai Maru for Nagasaki to-day.

NORTHERN REINFORCE- MENTS FOR THE FENGTIENESE.

(Wah Tu Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, October 6th. Seven trainloads of Heilungkiang artillery and cavalry have arrived Hankow régime, General Toog at Peking. They will serve as re Seng Chi has settled the differences inforcements at the front on the that existed among Kuomintang Kin-Han and Peking-Suiyuan Rail- military leaders in the Yangtze | ways valley. He states that the Kuo-- mintang lenders were desirous of

rejoining hands in order that it might lose ao opportunity to attack the Northern clique.

SHANSI TROOPS OCCUPY TSINGTING.

(Fah Tas Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, October 6th. Consequent upon the withdrawal

FENGTIEN GENERAL TO ATTACK NANGCHI-

KWAN.

(Fah Tez Tat Pan.)

SHANGHAI, October 6th, Ceneral Han Lan Chuen, a Feng tienese leader of "the southern

route," has decided to begin s0 of the Fengtienese troops from the attack on Nangchikwas, another Kin-Han Railway (southern Chi-Shansi gateway leading to Shib

hli section) the Shansi troops have occupied Tingting, north of Shih- chia-chueng. The warring centre in southern Chibli ds now near to Tingehow, north of Taingting. THE GENERALISSIMO'S SON OFF TO THE FRONT.

(Wah Tu Yat Pau.)

SKINGHAI, October 6th. General Chang Hauch Liang, ton of Marshal Chang Tao Lio, is per sonally leading an artillery corps to. Kao-pai-Tan, some 100 miles south of Peking on the Kia-Han Railway, together with bodies of infantry, "preparatory to launching

chia-chueng.

$500,000 FOR SHANTUNG'S MILITARY GOVERNOR.

(Wah Te Yat Pao.)

The

granted

SHANGHAI, October 8th.

Peking Government has General Chang Tsung Chang. $500,000 to enable him to start an expedition against Honas.

PEKING UNDER MARTIAL LAW.

SPANISH ROYALTY A REGRETTABLE

VISIT MOROCCO.

A SLAVAKIA SENSATION.

KING AND QUEEN RECEIVE A | FRENCH AMBASSADOR VICTIM COMES TO GRIEF AND SENDS | GARRISON COMMANDER SHOT

LOYAL WELCOME."

SPLENDID GIFTS FROM SHEIKHS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CECTA, October 6th. The King and Queen of Spain; accompanied by General di Rivera

and the Ministers of War, and Marine, yesterday landed from`a warship on a visit to Morocco, and were loyally welcomed by the Spandiards and Natives in the

Spanish and Tangier Zones.

After reviewing the troops their Majesties motored to Darrfen, the Central Foreign Legion's encamp- ment, where representatives of the

French.

Government, the Army representatives of the Sultan of Morocco, and members of the Tangier Diplomatic Corps were among those greeting the King and Queen.

The Queen addressed the Foreign Legion, to whom she presented a fine standard,

Important ibeikhs offered splendid gifts to their Majesties-ten superb Arab horses to the King and a dindem of precious stones to the Queen.

In the course of the afternoon, a French aeroplane arrived bringing a bouquet of orchids, a gift from the French Legion to the Queen.

JAPAN WATCHING

DEVELOPMENTS.

MAY SEND TROOPS TO PEKING AND TIENTSIN.

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NAVAL WIRELESS.]

TOKYO, October 5th.

According to a War Office spokes man, the Government is seriously considering the despatch of troops fram Manchuria to Peking and Tièntain, if the war situation be- Meanwhile, it is closely watching developments.

comes

worze.

“COMRADE" CHEN'S TOUR. |»

RESTING IN SOUTH RUSSIA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, "October 5th. Mr. Eugene Chen, who is tour- ing Russia, has left Baku. for Bor- jom where he will rest.

OF ATTACK.

ASSAILANTS ARRESTED.

[THEOCON RITTER'S AGENCY.]

Togro, October 6th. The French Aqbassador, M Debilly, was the victim of an attack two dranken Japanese while motoring near Kamakura with two cruiser

of

the French

י

officers Primoquet.

The Ambassador was not injured, bat the officers were bruised while putting up a fight before the police arrived and arrested the assailants. The Ambassador considers the matter trivial and impersonal, and therefore no complaint will be made to the Foreign Office.

MEXICAN REVOLT:"

THREE MORE GENERALS EXECUTED.

CRUSHING THE REBELLION,

[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.

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Mexico CRY, Oct. 5th.

our sos.

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VIENNESE ACTRESS

ABOARD.

(THROUGH RITTER'S AGENCY.)

BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS.

·PROMPT ACTION TAKEN.

(THROUGH RETTEN ́S AGENCY,]

Listex, October 8th.

BELORIDE, October 6th. The Junker saplane, which is General Kovacheritch, command. carrying as a passenger the Viening the Garrison at Istip, was shot nese actress, Lily Dilfenz, fell into dead by two unknown persons. the sea off Santa Cruz, and in re-

The town has been surrounded by the troops to prevent the escape of sponse to an 505 call, the Govern- ment have despatched a warship,

the assailants. which is searching for the plane.

(A telegram, dated Berlin, Octo- ber 4th, stated: A three-engined Junker seaplane, with two pilots, navigator, Starke and Loos, a Loewe, and mechanic. Flitther, has started on a flight to New York. rid Lishan, the Azores, and New- foundland]

BRITISH CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE.

THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE QUESTION.

OPINION DIVIDED.

[BRITISH FIRLESS SERVICE.1

Rreny, October 8th.

IMPERIAL RESEARCH

STATIONS.

AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS

SUGGESTION.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

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FRANCO-AMERICAN TARIFF DISPUTE.

RETALIATORY ACTION BY U.S. TREASURY.

STATE DEPARTMENT NOT CONSULTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WASHINGTON, October 8th. The Treasury has unexpectedly entered the arena of the Franco- American Tarin Dispute and Cus.. toms collectors have been directed to impose on "a hrt of French im- porta increases of duty equal to the increase Exed by France, on Sept. eth on similar United States' pro- ducts...

The Treasury has stated that this action is a routine matter and not involved in the section of the Tariff Act providing for retaliatory duties in the case of tariff dis crimination against the United States.

LONDON, October 3th. The conference OF Imperial

Inquiry at the State Department Agricultural Research in London

revealed that the Diplomatic branch, discussed a proposal to establish a

of the Government was unaware of well-staffed chain of tropical and

the Treasury's action until after it sub-tropical research stations all

had been arer the Empire grouped in the Meanwhile, officials are unwilling publicly салонисов.

West Indies, West Afrien, East Africa, and the Far East, and pos-effect the action is likely to have to express an opinion as to what

sibly in the Middle East, to work

Mr. Baldwin, the Premier, arin conjunction with the stations al upon diplomatic negotiations. Three further former Generals of rived to-day at Cardiff, where to ready established in the Dominiona. the rebel party have been captured morrow be will make an important

Professor Richardsom, of Austra- RUSSIA'S ARTISTIC · LIFE. and summarily executed in wide speech at the opening of the Con-

lis, pledged that his Government y separated regions, namely servative Party Conference.

The Premier will, it is under-would undertake the responsibility Delavega, in Pachuca, and | stood, "deal mainly with three sub-

for one of the links in the chain, Rodrigues and Olivera, ip Zacate-jects namely, the extension of the

female suffrage, reform of the Queensland, which is a most am cas City...

House of Lords, and economy.

According to an official state- ment, only two rebel groups are at present under arms, both at Vera Cruz, one of which is under Gomez, and consists of 800 men, and the and of which is under General Almada, the chief of the garirson of Mexico City, who left the capital on October and with a similar force, half of which has already

surrendered.

The Government has ordered the confiscation of rebel property throughout the nation, the proceeds or sale to be used to defray the cost of crushing the rebellion.

Rioting In Mexico City,

NOGALESE, October 5th. It is reported from Mexico City that serious rioting occurred there, yesterday, and several persons were killed and many injured

Another Fresidential Candidate Executed.

Naw Yoax, October 5th.. The Mexico Consulate General has been informed that the presi- dential candidate, General Gomez, who is one of the leaders of the revolt by Federal troops, has been captured in the state of Vera Cruz and executed...

25 Deputies Expelled.

MEXICO CITY, October 5th. The Chamber of Deputies has

A deputation from the Mongo-expeiled 25 members who supported lian People's Army has arrived in the presidential campaign of Gomez And Serrano, on the ground that Moscow to become acquainted with they are unworthy of citizenship or the work of the Red Army.

of membership of Congress

FENGTIEN TROOPS WITH- DRAWING FROM PAOTINGFU.

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{THROUD LEUTEN'S AGENCY.]

PEZING, October 5th.

It is reported here and generally believed that the Fengtien forces are withdrawing from Paotingfu.

There has not been any serious conflict in this region, but it is believed the reported" withdrawal

has been caused by a comparative. ly amall Shansi force threatening the Fengtien communications.

RAKOWSKY THE UNWANTED,

[THESTOR REUTER'S AGENCY,]

PARIS, October 5th.

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LORD MAYOR AT THE VATICAN,

RECEIVED BY THE POPE.

(BRITISH WIEŻELIAS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, October 5th. Sir Rowland Blades, the Lord

Mayor of London, and Lady Blades, were to-day received by the Pope. They were escorted to the presence of His Holiness by Sir Odo Fussel,

the British Minister at the Vatican.

The Pope conversed with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress for a quarter of an hour expressing his head of the British Metropolis, gratification at meeting the official with whose affairs he showed an intimate acquaintance.

In regard to the first-named sub-portant station, serving a million. ject, the Premier is expected to square miles of tropical land. roiterate the Government's inten- tion to proceed with legislation giving a vote to all women at the age of 21, that is to say on the same terms as men. At present a woman has a vole at 30 years of age, and then only provided she is a householder or the wife of a householder. There are, however, conflicting

resolutions.

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the

genda of the conference as to the age at which universal sufferage should be given to women, and there

is a large body of Conservatives who favour 26 years rather than 21. Opponents of 1 point out that women become eligible to vote that age, they will outnumber the men voters, and they also ex- press doubts whether women of 21 are either sufficiently interested in, For well enough informed about,

political subjecta.

Those who accept the age of 21 argue that women of that age are generally-speaking as well versed in politics as men of 21, and they do not consider, even if womens' votes predominated, that they would. in- jure either the Conservative Party or the interests of the country.

A vote is likely to be taken on this age question, and the belief in official circles is that the con- ference will adopt 21.

BRITISH LABOURITES

..CONFERENCE.

DISCUSS BRITISH MINES. LABOUR PARTY PLEDGES THEIR NATIONALISA.

TION...

"

(THROUGH TER'S ACENCY.]

LONDON, October 5th. Labour's pality with regard to the coal industry was discussed at the resumed Labourite Conference at Blackpool, when Mr. Ramsay Man Donald moved a resolution which was carried by a large majority and was agreed to between the Executive and the Miners Federation.

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BRITISH MUSIC FOR AMERICA.

WHAT THE NEW WIRELESS CHAIN MEANS TO ARTISTS.

LONDON CONTROL.

to

ENGLAND 50 YEARS BEHIND

THE TIMES.

FAMOUS CONDUCTOR'S

"OPINION.

LONDON, Aug 23th. "The artistic life of Russia to- day is simply marvellous. The events of the last few years have deepened the character of the peo ple and concentrated their energies in spiritual channels. England is, artistically, 60 years behind the Russia of to-duy.'

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This was the statement made to a Daily Express. representative by Famous British and European ductor, who was head of the Rus Mr. Albert Coates, the famous con- orchestras will, it is hoped, besian Imperial Opera from 1910 to transported bodily America 1919, and who has just returned under the scheme by which the from another visit to Russia. Columbia Graphophone Company, the Rimsky-Korsakov opera

Coates is conducting this autuma Ltd., of London, is to provide wire Mozart which Mr. C. B. Cochra les programme for a new chain of is producing in the Albert Hai 16 stations in Canada and the

and which will then be performed the first time outside United States.

of Russia.

"We have everything to learn from the Russians," said Mr. "Mr. Cochran has been Coates.

interested in what I have told bim that he is going out with mo

By arrangement with the Ameri can Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, broadcasting will be begun on September. 4th..

fot

Such famous conductors sa Sirnext year to see what ideas.he caa- Henry Wood, Sir Thomas Beecham, pick up in the Russian theatre. We and Sir Hamilton Harty may be hope to start in April.

Popularity Of G. B. Shaw. "In the course of two and a half months in Leningrad I conducted

They.

associated with the scheme, which means that the sole competitors with the existing National Broad-at 30 odd performances and every casting Company of America will one of them was packed. be a British organization, with 90 whole time. The opera and the wore thrilling audiences, intent the per cent of its holdings in British theatres are all crammed. One of

their favourite authors is Shaw hands, states the Evening Stan-

they are simply crazy on him. dard.

Thanks To Beethoven. British listeners with suitable re ceivers will be able to tune in to the new American stations

Mr. L S. Sterling, the managing director of the Columbia Company, writes an Evening Standard répre- native, told me the story of the launching of the great new venture. It might be described as a business

Theatre Decoration."

"New forms of art are being tried out every day. There is ene theatre in Leningrad which, is wholly given over to artistic ex- empty, it is crowded out regularly. periments, and, - far" from being The Russians have pushed sym- bolistic decoration to its furthest extent. You often see a stage ab-

solutely bare of furniture, and de- torated only with great symbolic designs.

This resolution re-affirmed belief romance of the Beethoven centen German the production of a new, development of coal, and the treat scheme," he said, "ever since those ed in the decorations which were in the nationalisation of mines, the ary celebrations.

We have been working on the spirit of modernity was symbolis ment of the organisation of distri- celebrations showed us that there made entirely of steel, there being.. butive processes as essential to the.

was an enormous public for clasmiddle of the main stage to savo a revolving central stage in the The Lord Mayor replied that it prosperity of the industry and the sical and serious music. was the wish of all the English worker therein. It called for a "We began to study the state of Catholics that he should call at repeal of the Eight Hours Act and broade sting in the United States.

scene-shifting.

I hope to bring something of the the Vatican to pay his respects to regulation of the supply of labour There were countless independent spirit of Ruesin to England in the the head of the Catholic religion, in the mining industry; also na-

stations which could broadcast Albert Hall this year. Before the and indeed be had received many dional provision, without recourse locally, but the only universal opera itself there will be three M. Briand has instructed the telegrams to that elect.

to Poor Law and local rates, for French Ambassador OLE Moscow

Other members of the Lord the maintenance of unemployed broadcasting system was that of the thoral and orchestral items from National Company, which had Mozart's 'Requiem,' which will be his miners, compulsory grouping and stations all across the Union. We, sung by a choir of 1,000, I think again to point out to the Soviet Mayor's party, including Government that the French Goy daughters and the Sheriffs of Lon- amalgamation of mines, and the therefore, thought of a competitive the largest, trained choir that can ernment no longer considers M. don, with their wives, were then establishment of selling agencies universal broadcast, and this has have ever sung. There will also Rakowsky to be persona grata, and received by the Pope, who impart and legislation to enable the local

Le items from other Russian desires a new Ambassador to beed to all the apostolic benediction. authorities to undertake the sale of er been brought into being,

"Fifteen stations are ready and operas " Afterwards the Lord Mayor's party coal.

A sixteenth being prepared. visited Cardinal Gasparri,

They will be situated Dear large the Papal Secretary of State.

centres of population in Canada and the United States, between the

sent to Paris.

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CHINESE DIPLOMAT JOINS BENEDICTINE ORDER.

(THROUGH RITTER'S AGENCY.)

BRUSSELS, October 5th.

THE DUTCH AIR MAIL VENTURE.

(THROUGH ALUYER'S AGENØY.]

ست.

A Chinese diplomat's promise to PILOT REACHES ALLAHABAD. his wife was redeemed yesterday, when Kene Lut Reng-hsiang, ex- Minister to Berne, renounced his career as a diplomat, took vows and med the habit of a Benedictine Dear Brussels.・・

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in a speech, declared that if the Labour. ites came into office they would as- sume the duty of nationalising the mines (cheers). He criticised Eng-era seaboard the St. Law

rence, and the Rockies. Band's backwardness in the dia- covery of proses for extraction of oil, or otherwise to organise conl and its uses. He concluded with expressions of warm sympathy to- wards the niners, and with pro- mises of political "assistance.

Mr. Herbert Smith seconded. There were angry protests when ground that the rank and file were not given a chance.

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"We shall be in competition with the existing National Company, who worked with the Radio Cor

poration, the General Electric, and McCormack And Challagine," Westinghouse, just as we shall use "We shall try to obtain great the landlines of the American Tele- singers, like John McCormack and phone and Telegraph Company for simul- Chaliapine, and we are negotiating relaying, purposes and

taneous broadcasting. with the Lener Quartette." In one first broadcast concerts we shall “Competition is good for busi probably have the services of the news, and we think it will be good London String Quartette and Mr. for music. A little competition the British Broadcasting now in America.

Company in Great Britain would. (Continued at foot of next column.) I da de barra ??...

(Fah Te: Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, October th Martial law has been declared Arst objective will be the Tai-jen peace and order is in charge of Monk at the Abbey of St. Andre, mail, from Amsterdam to the Dutch the closure wir applied, on the Felix Salmond, the 'cellist, who are with ence line at East Shansi. Their in Peking. The maintenance of

a general attack on the Shansi de-

kwa, an important gateway on the gendarmeric and the Public Safety Shansi-Chih border:

Corps.

Esiang is aged be, and his wife, who was a Belgian, died recently.

ALLAHABAD, October 5th. The Birman Koppen, who is carrying the first long-distance air East Indies, has arrived here from

Karachi.