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KALGAN AGAIN. IN THE HANDS OF THE FENGTIENESE.

SEVERE FIGHTING TAKING PLACE IN CHIHLI

AND HONAN.

SHANSI · CAVALRY CAUSES ANXIETY IN PEKING: THE CITY UNDËR MARTIAL LAW.

SOUTHERN TROOPS ADVANCING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIGHTING.

As has for some time seemed inevitable, Kalgan has been re- captured by the Fengtienese. Evidently the struggle for that in- * portant city was very severe and is not yet finished..

The sudden appearance of a body of Shanai cavalry in the neighbourhood of Peking has, not unnaturally, caused considerable commotion in the capital. The cavalry were repulsed, and sinco then martial law has been in force.

The Kuomintang are mobilising as many troops as they can muster, for the purpose of participating in the struggle. They appear to be in the vicinity of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, north of Pukow.

SOUTHERN SOLDIERS

"NOW ON THE

MOVE."

(Tak Tes Tai Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 17th.

|

ANOTHER “INDEPENDENT

GENERAL.

(Fah Te Tai Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 17th.

According to

the Toho News Agency, General Lin Chen Hus,

who fought for Marshal Fong. Yu Hsiang on the Langhai Railway, is reported to have declared indopen- dance and to have gone over to General Chang Tsung Chang's side. His troops have advanced to Kai feng in order to intercept Feng's how aperating at the front-

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1927.

General Tang Seng Chi has or dered the Nationalist Army, under General HoTM Chien, General Tang's -ubordinate, to move towards the Tientsio-Pukow Railway in order to co-operate with Marshal Feng forces against the Chihli-Shantung troops A considerable number of Nationalist troops have already crossed, the "Yangtze in readiness

Marshal Feng is now concentrat for operations. The Nanking going his main forces at Loyang with ernment claims that about 15,000

a view to moving towards Shassi Southerners are now on the move.

According to the same source. while Sun Chuan Fang's troops Fengtienese troops operating in the have vitidrawn north of Ming direction" of the Peking-Saiyuan Liang.

Railway recaptured Kalgan on the 13th inst. They are now engaging in a severe battle near Kalgan.

Marshal Feng Yu Haiang is re- questing General Tang Seng Chi for ammunition and other military supplies.

WUHAN AND NANKING.

AGREEMENT RÉACHED.

(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.)

On the night. of the 14th inst. a SHANGHAI, Oct. 17th #number of Shansi cavalry appeared

SCENE IN ST. PAUL'S FRANCE'S PEACEFUL GREAT AIR FORCE,

CATHEDRAL.

POLICY.

AN UNORTHODOX HSHOP A SPEECH BY M. POINCARE.

DENOUNCED..

THE PROTESTOR INTER- VIEWED.

[THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

(THROUGH HAVAS LOKNCY.]

·BARLEDUC, Oct. 17th. M. Poincare, speaking at the in- auguration of a War Memorial, referred to the sacrifices of the

LONDON, October 16th.

dead. He also spoke of the hopes The modernist doctrines of Bishop of the inhabitants of Lorraine, Barnes, which recently offended a "whose ambitions were modest and number of more orthodox church-legitimate? The French wished men, led to a painful scene in Baiat never again to experience war's Paul's Cathedral.

horrors and shey wanted France to Bishop Barnes was mounting the beber own mistress and that in her paipit to deliver a sermon when territory no foreign influence, near robed clergyman, the rector of aor far, should interfere with, her city church, accompanied by a aum- sovereignty. The French alwish ber of followers, walked up the ed that their pacifc sarapents transept and denounced Bishop should be imparted to all peoples Barnes' false and erratic teach even to those who sometimes affected to misbelieve them-and ing," "and demanded that the

that all the world should, like Bishop of London inhibit Bishop Barnes from preaching in any

France, give official and indiaput

church in the London diocese,

able proof of such sentiments. Since the war France had diminish Bishop Barnes stood with bowed head, and a most pained expression, ed ber contingents and reduced the and subsequently delivered a ser length of military service. They were making legislative preparation for a new reduction which should resule:id reducing the régime to a third of the period required before The protestor st St. Paul's the war. They were thus showing Cathedral 14:33 Canon Bullock to the fullest measure permitted by Webster, rector of St. Michaels their security that they gave an Royal, City of London..

mon without further incident.

The Protestor Interviewed.

Lospok, October 17th

example of spontaneous disarma-

homage everywhere paid

to

FLIGHT

START FOR AUSTRALIA YESTERDAY.

FOUR MACHINES EACH WEIGHING 8 TONS

[NDITION WIRELESS SERVICE.)

AN. AEROPLANE DISASTER.

PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS KILLED IN HAWALI.

(THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HONOLULU, Oct. 17th.-

The pilot and three passengers in

FASCISM AND. THE VATICAN.

* CONDITIONS AGREEMENT."

OF

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

Ro, October 18th.

In reply to the Onservatore

a coinmercial aeroplane were killed Romano's suggestion for

**

GEN. F. SUTTON

敷地

Roosy, Oct. 16th. when the machine went are instatement of the Papal position, An important experiment in mid-air and crashed Oahu thus resurrecting the question "of British aviation begins to-morrow Island. when four Royal Air Force Hying boats leave Plymouth" on a cruise to Singapore and Australia. The craise which will cover 95,000 miles will occupy about twelve months and it is probable that on its com- plation the flying boat base will be

tationed at Singapore.

SAFE.

WANDERS TWENTY HOURS

IN THE BUSH.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

The object of the tour is to ob- tain_experience in problems in- volved when flying boats carry out |

OTTAWA, October 16th.

an extended independent cruise far]

A message from" Vancouver says | from shore bases. It is also hoped that General Frank Sutton has been to gain experience of problems found sale. He had wandered for connected with the reinforcing of twenty hours in the bus points on the Imperial routes with aircraft drawn from England or to his activities on the Pacific coast other parts of the Empire.

The press devotes several columns"

Supermarine "Southampton" type, gests that he is backed up by The machines engaged are of the The Tormio Financial Port aug- each being fitted with two Napier Chang Tao Lin, who prefers to in- Lion engines of 430 horsepower, Group Captain Cave Browne Cave vest his surplus funds outside will command. Each boat will be China." manned by two officers and two

mechanics.

independence of the Vatican, the Popolo di Roma, the leading Fascist organ, lays down three cons ditions of agreement, namely, first of all that no concession from the Italian State be made without a previous understanding with, thể Holy See with regard to acceptance, secondly that there be previous acknowledgement of Papal ter ritorial sovereignty, no matter how tiny the territory may be, and thirdly that there be no foreign ia- terference.

CHANGES IN BRITISH

·ARMY CONTROL.

MECHANTSED FORCE CEN-

TRALISED.

R.A.Š. HEARTBURNINGS. -

Sutton is an old Etonian, 43

Losnoy, Sept. 19th. Duralomán Hulk.

years of age, and lost an arm at An important redistribution of The machines are of the standard Gallipoli. He is a mining engineer Army duties, resulting mataly Royal Air Force type but with

Mr. Bullock Webster, interviewed meat. It would be only just were duralumin instead of the usual by profession. His friends at from the growth of mechanised wooden hulls and with modifications tribute to him extraordinary luck, transport, and the addition to the in arrangement of equipment. The and say that the wor a quarter of a war organisation of a new appoint use of duralumia instead of wood. has made it possible to give more million dollars in the Shanghai eral of the Ordnance, have been ment, that of Deputy Master-Gen- room for the crew and it has the Champions sweepstake Since a officially announced.. advantage of avoiding water soak-

by Reuter, said he was borrified that Bishop Barnes had been in France's act and it was desirable vited to preach in their world that they should be imitated rather pulpit

"As regards the charge of brawl4 ing, which Dean Inge is said to have preferred against me, I would welcome such a charge and if I were committed to prison, it wonid | give me the utmost satisfaction, as it would awake wider attention to the scandal."

GERMAN RAILWAYS.

...THIRD-CLASS SLEEPING

CARS.

frikovan BUTER'S AGENCY.]

COLOGNE, October 18th,

than criticised.

SOVIET & " IMPERIALISTIC

COUNTRIES."

།་

THEN AND NOW.

NO MORE PAYMENTS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

It is believed that as the result at Chengsuntin, near Peking. They of a compromise with the Wuhan were driven back by Fengtienese A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT. Republic, M. Rykoff, the president party, General Cheng Chien, the troops. commander of the Sixth Army, Owing to firing being heard in which committed the Nanking the capital, Peking is kept under outrager, has been appointed chair- strict military vigilance. man of the Nationalist Military Council, and commander of the MARSHAL FENC'S TROOPS expedition against the North.

ADVANCING.

Troop Movements.

Several thousand troops crossed

---

(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)

to the north bank of the Yangtze

SHANGAM, Oct. 17th.. during "the" week-end, apparently preparing & renewed offensive Feng Yu Hsiang's troops, operat- along the Tainan-Pukow line, but ing is the direction of the Langhai apart from other considerations, Railway, are making considerable lack of funds, and the fact that the advance and their vanguard is

uniform, threatening Tongshan, troops have no winter

tha makes a definite forward movement! Honan Shantung border. most unlikely.'.

[SAVAL WIRKIZIA. ]

*** Nanxing, Oct. 18th. Troops belonging to the 4th, 7th and 9th Armies have crossed to Pukow in large numbers.

CHINKIANG, Oct. 16th. The 14th Army has proceeded up the Grand Canal

FENGTIEN SUCCESSES IN

HONAN..

(THROUGH PEUTER'S AGENCY.}

PIXING, Oct. 17th

on

WANG CHING WEI TRAVEL-

LING INCOGNITO.

+

age which seriously increases the riving in British Columbia, Sutton weight With an increased tankage has bought a ranch and valuable ed to come into force on October

The changes, which were expect for this tour each dying boat mining property, two buildings. weights 8 tonz..

worth a million and half dollars 1st, affect the control of mechanical. The crews will be able to sleep gold, and an island in the Gulf of transport, equipment, ordnance and cook on board. They have Georgia. He is well-known in stores, fortifications and works. already at Felixstowe made the Hong Kong and Shanghai. experiment of staying aboard two

or three days at a time/

The Start.

crc-33

BIG COAL STRIKE IN. GERMANY.

The "flying boats will to-morrOW

ELECTRIC SUPPLY IN make for the French seaplane station near Bordeaux and then

DANGER. over land to the Mediter-"

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.] ranean and, follow the coast to Italy and then to Alexandretta and across the 150 miles of the Persian

BERLIN, October 16th. Gulf. They will make a complete Altogether 80,000 miners of the tour of the Indian coast and travel brown coal fields in central Ger- by Rangoon and Singapore to Aus many are going on strike to mer tralia, cruising round that contin- row, on a question of wages.

If the strike be prolonged, the ent by Fremantle and Melbourne to Port Darwin and then back to electricity supply in Berlin and & Singapore..

large part of central Germany will They expect to reach Karachi on be affected November 18th, Boubar in Janu

February and ary, Calcutta in

that Singapore at the month, Batavia in May, Fremantle, Adelaide and Melbourne in June, Sydney in August and back st Singapore in January.

LENINGRAD, October 16th." At a meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet of the Council of the Peoples Com miɛsaries in a speech lasting, two hours, dealing with the later national and internal sination of Experiments in putting third- the Republic, declared that the cia sleeping carriages on certain Soviet formerly, when weak, offered main Enes bave proved so success to buy off the imperialistic coun ful that the authorities have de tries in order to gain a breathing cided to extend the facility im space, but now it was stronger it mediately, and ultimately to pro- no longer wished to pay, as it had vide third-class sleeping cara

end of all offered to do at Genoa and at the over the country..

Esgue.

RAILWAY COLLISION IN HOLLAND.

OPERATIC COMPANY

VICTIMS..

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMSTERDAM, Octöber 16th Seven persons, including members of a Dutch operatic company, were seriously injured in a collision, be- tween two electric trains between Delft and Ryewyk.

The prima donna, Madame Van Raalte, and her husband, had a narrow escape.

NEW ZEALAND TRADE DEVELOPMENT,

İTHROUGH RECTER'S ADINCT.}

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]

SHANGHAI, Oct., 17th. Mr. Wang Ching Wei and his ing on the 3. Tucker, CUSTOMS TREATIES SOUGHT.

s.5. travelling under the aliases Li Fong Cheng and Miss Wei, whilst the Nation alist Government delegates Mesara, Sun Fo. Wong Chung Hnei, Wo Chao Chu, and General Tan Yen Kai left for Nanking yesterday evening...

FENGTIENESE RECAPTURE

KALGAN.

YANGTSZE CONDITIONS.

WHAT SHIPPING HAS TO ENDURE.

(THROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.)

The drive against the Kuomin

FIXING, October 18th. chun in Honan continues to be Feagtien forces is confirmed in a The recapture of Kalgan by the successful, according to telegrams telegram free there to-day from from Chang Tsung Chang who Kao Wei, Yueh, the Tutung of claims that the Chihli-Shantung Chazhar, requesting the return of troops occupied Knocheng to the the Government and office stafi as north of Lanfeng and Liubo, west early as possible. of Kweitsh Chang Taung

Chang also claims that Chiang. King Yu, commander under, Lis Chen Hus, has declared his allegiance to him.

Military telegrams from the Kin- Han from declare that Chengtinglu was occupied by the Fongtheness on the jith inst, after fighting in which many.prisoners were taken,

SHANGHAI, October 17th. The deleated Shan troops are

Animadverting on the conditions retreating to. Niangtrekuan.

in the Yangtere during the pkst There are conflicting reports six months, the Shanghai Nippn regarding Shibchiachuang, due to points out that 44 Nisshin Eisen the fact that the town has changed Kaitha steamers have been fired na hands two or three times. The and 20 subjected to unlawful in latest olicial news is that the townspection, while there have been 20 is now securely held by the Feg cases of unlawful boarding and

travelling.

tienese.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-}

N

"The stronger we are, the less we depend capitalistic countries and the less de shall pay them."

of The Governments

certain

capitalist countries would attempt au" armed struggle against the Sorlet, but war against the Soviet would only hasten the beginning of the Socialistirolution in other countries.

THE FUIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

FOG.

[THROVAR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Two Southampton flying boats ordered by the Commonwealth Government will meet them in Aus- tralian waters and probably go back to Singapore with them.

TTHEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The Send on From Plymouth.

LONDON, October 17th.

:

CHANNEL SWIMMING. DR. LOGAN'S ACTION CRITICIZED:

"[TËROUGH, REUTEE'S. LOENCY.]

LONDON, October 16th. Amid agreement as to the de sirability of instituting an official check on Channel performances, there is some disapproval of Dr. Legan's methods of drawing atten- tion to this.

The Directorate of Equipment and Ordnance Stores will be transit" ferred to the Master-General of the Ordnance, from whom will be hand- ed over to the Quartermaster General all duties connected with fortifications, and works.

The work of research and design connected with, wheeled mechanical vehicles as distinct from - tankı

CANC

and the like-hitberto carried cut. to be the responsibility of the by the Royal Army Bervice Corps, Master-General of the Ordnance, who will also undertake their main benance, except. in the vehicles on the establishment Royal Army Service Corps unite News of this change in the con- trol of transport has caused heart burnings in the Royal Army Ser vice Corps Already an important officer has resigned and other off. cers contemplate similar action, while considerable number-said" to exceed 100-bave asked to be transferred to the Indian Army.

DARING TRIP IN 22FT.

YAWL..

ATLANTIC NEARLY CROSSED.

MOSTREÁL

Mies Gleitze, interviewed, waid The most ambitious service fight that in order to restore the prestige yet planned began at 9 o'clock this of. women Channel swimmers, the Buccées nearly crowned the efforts morning at Plymouth when four ought to repeat her swim, and is of Mr. Wilham Ernest Sinclair, DOWN AT DIJON OWING TO Air Force super-marine dying boats willing to do so under certain con: aged 61, and Mr. Richard Meredith commanded by Group-Captain Cave ditions. She crossed the Channel Jackson aged 24, in an adventurous Brown Cave started upon a 25,000 on October 8th

voyage on which they started early mile cruise to India, Singapore and

The London clerk, Mr. Temme, in June in a 99ft. yawl-regged boat, Australia.

pointed out that his swim

with the intention of sailing from The shore batteries boomed & August 5th was accompanied by in London to New York Yesterday salute as the flying boats white dependent witnesses.

the they reached Montreal on bulls, aluminium wings, graceful Mrs. Gill said she was pleased freighter Alcor, having been picked and yachtlike lines scintillating in she had insited on a French official up 250 miles of Belle Isle. the brilliant sunshine, circled pre- umpire following her when she did paratory to their historic flight: the crossing, on October 14th.

The machines were designed

Diox; October 16th. The British Eght aeroplane Bed Rose, which is on the way to Australia with a lady passenger, bas arrived Bore.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICK"] WELLINGTON; October 18th...

Delayed By Tog

by Mitchell, the creator of the The House of Representatives has passed a Customer, Amendment Bill.

p Rucny; Det, 16th.

Schneider Cup Winner, and is empowering Ministers to negotiate in which Captain Lancaster, accom with medical stores, workshops, and

The amali Avro Atian seroplane equipped like a hotel," provided A trade treaties with countries at panied by Mr. Keith Miller, i apare

parts,

which make the present taking little of New

virtually making a fight to Australia left machines.

self-sufficient Zealand's prodiets.

Le Bourget this morning for Rome, during the year's tour. Their departure from Le Bourget had been delayed by fog and it was

WORLD'S ALTITUDE considered probable · that they might have to land at Dijon.

ANOTHER GERMAN FLIGHT.

SEAPLANE TO CROSS ATLANTIC

M. RAKOWSKY'S SECRET DEPARTURE.

(THROUGH LIDTERʼB... AĠENY. ]

PARta, October 18th M. Rakowsky has departed secretly for Berlin. He left in the dark at six o'clock in the morning, in a motor car, apparently because bia intention to take French leave" had been frustrated. In

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

SCHELLINGWOUDE Oct. 16th, fact all the cleeping-cars in last The German seaplane DL220, has night's Berlin train had been reset out for Lilbon, ante to the served, and even his perschil efforts

Azores and America. to secure a berth were unavelling.

had not followed the usual practice of showing the Foreign (19). Office his letters of recall

SIR

CHAMBERLAIN'S BIRTHDAY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS KELVICE.)

Rvour. Oct 18th.

Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, celebrates his sixty fourth birthday to day.

NEW OLYMPIA RECORD.

[BRITISH WIKICES BERVICE]

HEGET Oct. YOEH. A new record in the motor, show attendance was set up at Olympia yesterday. The official figures were 45,040. It was the third day of the show. One frm during the day received an order for £175,000 worth of care and another firm an order worth £100,000.

RECORD

-On

the September 1st came dramatic conclusion of their voy nge, when a mighty, crashing ware OBITUARY.

struck their craft, the Joan, of j „| tons, which was riding to a heavy sex anchor while the captain and DISTINGUISHED ARMY MEDICAL" "OFFICER.

Knata were resting in their bunks in the tiny cabin. In the darkness THROUGH REUTEE'S 'AGENOT.] of the night they were thrown vidlently to the floor; water poured LONDON, October 17th. over the vemet; the mainmast and The death has occurred of Major stays were carried away, and food General Sir William Grant Mae was hurled all over the place. pherson.

Not until September 7th was a TED- CAPTAIN UWINS HOPES TO [Major-General Macpherson, late ael's light seem, and then an a

ACHIEVE 8 MILES.

of the Army Medical Service, was tempt to signal with damps flaires born in Ross-shire, in 1859, and was was made. The signals were segu educated at Fettes College, at by the third officer of the Alcor [BRITIES WIRELESS #KAVICE.}

in who had a boat lowered and rescued Edinburgh University, and then in! RUGBY, Ort. Teth, Germany. His whole service was the two men with nothing but a Captain Uwins will make an at-with the medical department of the kitbag containing their valuables. army. His Eastern service includ Messrs. Sinclair and Jackson, when templ early this week to by to aed attachment to the Japanese army cam here last night, were able to height of eight miles above ground level and thus break the existing in the Russo-Japanese war, and be establish their adentity through. world's height record for aero- oficer of the North China Com The yoyage was started towards

was also at the time senior medical shipping agente, pro plases. Owing to the intense cold mand. Subsequently, he served the end of June from the Erith st an altitude of eight miles he will abroad and in various parts of the Yacht Club, Kent. They went -wear: spécial electrically heated

clothing Oxygen will be carried Empire with much distinction. In north, vid Pentland Firth and the Great War he was mentioned in Iceland, and then set a course for in the machine and be fed to Capt. despatches nine times His degrees Newfoundland, and were only sirly Uwins through a meak Long be in the medical branch made an im- miles off their estimated position. fore he reaches the height he hopes pos to achieve the air will be so, rarefied posing list, and his bonours inclue wher rescued. that it will be impossible to breathe serie K.C.M.GO.B Italian, Mr. Sinclair is a schoolmaster Tapanese decora, under the London County Council, without artificial aids.tions Major-General Macpherzen and Mr. Jackson is studying law The present world's sltitude re- was editor-in-chief of the Official The former proposes to return to cord, for all classes of seroplanes Medical History of the War. Bome England, but the latter is going to is held by the Frenchman Sadi of his later service was at the War Toronto, where he has relatives. Lecointe and stands at 36,220 feet, Office, in connection with the The Alcor is a Dutch vessel carry- ør-just- under seven miles.

ing grain

ed the

medical services.]-