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20.000 CANTONESE TROOPS NOW OPERATING IN SOUTH KIANGSI.

BELIEVED TO BE OPPOSED TO GENERAL"

TANG SENG CHI.

TWENTY-SIXTH ARMY CROSSES THE YANGTSZE FROM CHINKIANG.

SOME 20,000 TROOPS WITHDRAWN ..

FROM SHANGHAI AREA

AND HANGCHOW.

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Reuter states that it is reported that 50,000 Cantonese troops, apparently opposed to General Tang Seng Chi, have appeared in South Kiangsi.

The whole of the 90th Nationalist Army" has crossed the Yangtze at Chinking, and, during the past week, some 20,000 troops have been withdraw from the Shanghai area and from Hangchow.

Military oficials are systematically and forcibly detaining all vessels at several points on the Upper Yangtaze until they purchase their release.

Fengtien forces claims to have captured Kaocheng and to have surrounded Chengteh.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26th,

LONDON'S TRANS- PRINCE CAROL OF FRANCO-AMERICAN

PORT SERVICES.

RUMANIA.

SCHEME OF CO-ORDINATION. GOVERNMENT STATEMENT AS

TO CARLIST MOVEMENT."

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruast, October 25th.

A far-reaching scheme for the coordination of the Londen passen- ger transport services has been formulated by the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee and submitted for con- sideration. of the Ministry of Transport. It has been decided that the scheme shall be submitted to all traffle authorities concerned for the expression of their views "The proposal considers the co- ordination of underground rail ways and omnibuses under one. management, subject to public ton- trol and the pool'ng and distribu- tion of surplus revenue of the ua- dertakings controlled. The Commit. tee are convinced that if their 1, commendations are adopted the

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(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

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TARIFFS.

U.S. REPLIES TO FRANCE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, October 94th. The American Chargs D'Affaires has presented a reply to the last French tariff Note.

Americs Asks For Suppression of“

Surtaxes.

PARIS, October 23th.

1927.

30,000,000 TONS OF SHIPPING.

WHAT LLOYD'S ANNUAL RETURN REVEALS.

THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.]

LONDON, Oct. 93th. The fact that 4 record of 30,000,000 tons of shipping were afloat on June, of which 44 millions were nitor ships; was revealed in Lloyds annual return. In addition thereto, 2,000,000 tons. are under construction and new plans were. taid down last year for 490 vessels

BUCHAREST, Oct. 25th. An official statement from the Government repudiates the reports published abroad regarding a Car list movement in Rumania. declares that Carol attempted to

Le Journal says that the new send an invitation to the heads of American Note points out that the various parties, including the Prime United States does not demand Minister, with the object of induc- favoured treatment, but merely of 1,832.000 tons, the highest since ing the Rumanian people to give a desires the immediate suppression 1020, 60 per cent. of which will decision to the question of his recall of surtaxes which have been impos be built in Britain. to the throne. The statement de-ed oa certain American products in clares that since such an net is consequence of tariff modifications a direct attack upon constitutional resulting from the Franco-German order and the safety of the State, when this is done, practical nego- Agreement. The Note says that

the Manoilesco,

agent through

tiation of a Treaty can be begun, whom the letter was sent, was arrested and brought before the

WHAT MARSHAL CHANG'S MOVEMENTS OF THE is undertakings can be made Court. The Government is firmly

TROOPS ARE DOING."

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(Wah Ta Yat Pan.)

SHANGHAI, Oct. 23th.' The Chibli-Shantung allied forces have captured Knocheng, 60 miles north-east of Kaifengfu Mean while another Chihli force is sur rounding Chengteh, situated in the extreme north of Honan.

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In the direction of the Kian Railway, the Fengtienese, after Occupying Fuping, are making head- way towards Niangtsekwas, an im- portant gateway the Shuni Chihli border.

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The Central Executive Committee of the Nanking Government called; 'n meeting yesterday. Among the leaders present were: Bei Chung Hai, Tan Chin, Chow Lu and Chia

SOUTHERN TROOPS-

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]"

SHANGHAI, October 25th. Nanking troops of the 7th. and 19th Armies on the north bank of the Yangtze are marching on Lu- chowfu, while the 37th and 44th continue to advance on the south bank-up-river..

Generalissimo Chen Chien is at present at Wuhu.

It is reported that 20,000 Can- tonese troops, apparently operating against Tang Seng Chi, have ap peared in South, Kiangsi.

The whole of the 28th Army have crossed from Chinking to Ting- kiangpu.

self-supporting without any altern-determined to preserve national tion of the fares now prevailing order and to take all necessary mea- The proposed control scheme, if sures to prevent any future at- | adopted, should continue to operate tempts of a similar nature."

for a minimum period of 49 years periodical variation subject to within that period only by general consent of the parties.

CHICAGO'S MAYOR.

THREATENS TO BURN 7,000 "PRO-BRITISH BOOKS."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HEIDELBERG CONGRESS.

AN EXCHANGE OF CULTURAL VIEWS

LORD BIRKENHEAD'S ADDRESS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rrasy, Oct. 94th. At a banquet last night which brought to a close the Congress

HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 95th. In view of Mayor Thompson's threats to burn all pro-British books in Chicago's Municipal of the Federation International des It is estimated that at least Library, Mr. Treleaven, Mayor of Union Intellectuelles at Heidelberg 20,000 men have been withdrawn Hamilton, telegraphed to Mayor, the value of such interchanges of from the Shanghai area and Hang-Thompson: "It Chicago has no views on cultural subjects in pro chow during the past week.

moting The military are systematically further use for the 7,000 volumes prominent English citizens after the fire in 1871, the city of Hamil ton, Canada, will be glad to take urer the books,"

Taxpayer Files Suit Against The

better relations

among

THE MOORS' WAR HOSTAGES.

FRENCH PARTY WELL TREATED.

(THROUGH KRUIPA'S AGENCY.)

RARIT, October 24th. An envoy has ascertained the whereabouts of the four kidnapped persons, two ladies and two men who it is said are being well treated. They have asked for doohe, which have been sent to them.

THE GERMAN FLIGHT.

KOENNECKE'S COMPANION

"!

INJURED.

[THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.¡

LONDON, October 24th. Hitherto there has been no news

Chi, and General Tan Yea Kai, who and forcibly detaining all vessels presented by Queen Victoria and nations was emphasised by speakers of the German airman, Keennecke,

at several paints on the upper- meeting chiefly Yangtze until they purchase their

release.

presided. The discussed General Tang Seng Oki, and it was finally decided to ex- communicate him from the Kuomn-

tang.

:

Yesterday the Nanking Govern-

ment summoned a general meeting of omdials in memory of the 4th anniversary of the establishment of the Nationalist Government, Gen- eral Tan Yen Kai, who presided, aeferred to the steps being taken by the Central Government to start a punitive expedition against Tanz Seag Chi.

Mr. Sua Fo reported the military, political, and financial affairs of the Nanking Government.

U.S. YANGTSZE PATROL."

(THROUGK ZEUTER'S AGENSY.]"

SHANGHAI, Cetober 23th. The 39th United States Destroyer

Mayor Of Chicago,

A Chicago taxpayer, named Bokar, with three children attend

SOUTH AFRICA'S FLAG.

'DISPUTE PRACTICALLY

SETTLED.

COMPROMISE EFFECTED..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CAPETOWN, "October 93th. The Nationalist Party has accept- ed the compromise with regard to the flag question.

Detalls Of The Compromise,

LATER.

The unexpectedly rapid progress of yesterday's negotiations between

Generals Hertzog and Smuts result. ed in a

settlement of the dag ques-

WORLD'S LARGEST tian, to which the Nationalist and South African Party caucuses "AIR LINER.

agreed to the clause providing the fying of the Union Jack as a

SHORTLY TO BE TESTED IN symbol of South Africa's member-

ENGLAND.

ship of the British Commonwealth' of Nations being revised to state that the Union Jack will be flown WEIGHS NEARLY 20 TONS from ships in docks and in the

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

capitals, including Farliament build- ings, Union Government building+ and elsewhere as may from time to Røgny, Oct. 4th. time be defined by Government. The world's largest and most The domestic Bag" will be of the: powerful passenger air liner design suggested by Mr. Tielman shortly to be tested at the Air Ross, namely, three horizontal Ministry's experimental station a: Martlesham Meather, Suffolk. The

stripes-orango, white and blue.

machine is an all metal cantilever'

monoplane with a wing span of 140 feet and has three propellers driver by independent Rolls Royce en gines developing a total of 9,100

horsepower.

The weight when fully loaded is nearly twenty tonsi

TROTSKY "AND ZINOVIEV BANNED."

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Moscow, October 24th. Trotsky and Zinoviev. have been expelled from the Central Com mittee of the Communist Party.

**Pactional Activities.”.

LATER, The decision to expel the Opposi- tion leaders was, announced in a joint

to Germany.

plenary sitting of the Central.Com- communiqué following a

It is not known whether Koen-mittee and the Central Controlling

necke will also return, or will con- Commission of the Communist tinue his flight alone."

who included representatives of the who was flying to the East, be twelve "nations attending congress.yond a report received at the Ger- Lord Birkenhead represented man Foreign Office from the Consul Britain. In the course of his at Bagdad to the effect that Koen, speech be referred to the postwar necke's companion, Count Solms, state of Europe. It would, he said, had sustained injuries and was be- Flotilla, consisting of the Parrott,

be idle to preach that every nationing injuries and was being taken McCormick, Edsall and Bulmer,

was content with the existing poli-n Koennecke's aeroplane to Bag- from Shanghai; the McLeish from ing school, has filed a suit to Manila ure going to Hong Kong, restrain the Mayor from executing tical and international situation. dad, and subsequently would return after which they visit Saigon, Bang his threat to burn the pro-British No great clash of arms in history kok, and Manila. On November books "because they are public 18th, the 43rd flotilla will take over property, purchased by the pro-ever ended by solutions recommend

creds of taxation and if destroyed ing themselves to everyone. the Yangtsze Patrol

The I will be deprived of their ure

-true-position should teach nations and enjoyment."

that changes and modifications if and, when the time showed them to be indispensable must be won by patience and friendly discussion among reasonable men and that the interests of European whole and the claims of individual nations had established in particular manner the case for confederation. An in- creasing spirit of mutual friendship and confidence was the only soil in which such development could find

FENGTIEN ARMY PLENTIFULLY SUPPLIED WITH AMMUNITION.

The Fengtien authorities here are very optimistic over the sup plies of arms and ammunition and military funds. The arsenal in the According to an official report Janchurian provinces will turn out from Nanking, General Li Chung sufficient munitions to meet de- mands at the various fronts, while Jen has proceeded to Anking torch Tsu Pu, Minister of direct operations. Anking is re- Finance, General Hu Jo Yu, direc tor of the Hatamen Octroi Bureau, ported to be heavily garrisoned by Mr. Chang Chi Hsin, mayor of Paking and Mr. Liu Shang Ching, Tang Seng. Chi'à troopa.

newly appointed Civil Governor of Itumours are current in Peling fukden, have assured the Ankuo to the effect that General Tang chun high command in Peking that they will be fully responsible for Seng Chi and Sun Chuna Fang have the raising of funds. Apart from accomplished a dual alliance, but this, a Harbin telegram reports o far an understanding between that General Chang Huan Hang Marshal Chang Tao Lin and General at the instructions of Generalissimo Chang Tso Lin. has raised ang has not been realized.

82,000,000.-Shanghai Mercury,

On the ord inst Sun Chuan Fang elegraphed to General Tang urging im to launch an attack on Naa ing quickly in order to enable him Sun) to march south from Northern

ohu..

[NAVAL WIRELESS.] Shanel's Reveries.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 21tb. the Northern war, the Shansi ces have met with further severe erse, and the Fengtien troops advancing on all fronts, accord- to information received to-day

CHOCHOW IN RUINS. MUKDEN TROOPS SHELL CITY

The city of Chochow is in ruina

- KING OF EGYPT'S

*. GENEROSITY.

(THROUGH HAVAB AGENCY.]

PARIS, Oct. 25th., The King of Egypt, while here, visited the Mosque at the Musul mian Institute and presented 100,000 francs toward the Building Fund. THE BERTHELOT CELE=" BRATIONS.

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[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]

Paars, Oct. 3th." Among the representatives of the Go nations attending the Berthelo celebrations is Mr. Cha Si Tas Chinese Consul-General in Paris.

GREYHOUNDS FOR CHINA. AND KENNEL LADS FROM HARRINGAY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct. 24th

as the result of a severe bombard- The Greyhound Racing Associa ment by Ankuechun troops which tion's 1997 season, which has been commenced on Wednesday week attracting enormous gatherings at and ceased late in the evening, the two London centres, has con when the Fengtien men entered cluded. the city and disarmed the Shanai forces, says the Shanghai Mercury to hand..

Thousands of houses were de-

Several greyhounds are under going training before shipment to China, for greyhound coursing. n Shanghai, the situation remolished by gunfire and

Captain Jones, assistant to the large Harringay racing manager, is going ine unchanged:

number of non-combatants were to China to assist in the organisa Minet In The Yangtzze, killed by stray bullets. The Any tion of the sport, and will take a

NANKING, Oct. 24th.

kaochun commander in charge of number of kennel lads from Har he. Narking forces continue the city is now considering relief ringay. ir advance up the river against measures.

The dogs are stated to be for Fshal Tang Seng Chi's troops.

Shanghai.] Wuhan leader has mined the

BRITAINS Igtaze at ertain places above

bu.

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General Cheng At Wuhu...

HASEOW, Oct: gith. urther troop movements have taking place. Information Wuhu states that General Cng Chien has arrived there. Chefoo Hormal.

CHIFOO, Oct.24th. here has been no change in the sition, and the threat to the Fg Kong and Shanghai Bank has a developed up to the present, 1 tension appears to be over.

-**SUPER " SEAPLANE.

(BRITISH WIZKLESS BREVICE.]

Bandits Aid Shansi Troops. Chochow was taken by thres' ro- giments of Shansi troops on Tues day night with the assistance of local bandits. As soon as the news became known, Mukden troops TO BE PUBLICLY EXHIBITED. were rushed from Kaopeition, Changhaintien and Liulikou, and by three o'clock on Wednesday after- noon all the four gates of the city, with the exception o the west, were surrounded by Auochun forces.

A terrific bombardment followed in which heavy guns of the Fong tien, artillery corps were turned upon the city. This lasted about three hours after which the deien-

ders gave way.

Honrishment.

ANGLO-IRAK QUESTIONS.

CONVERSATIONS TO TAKE PLACE IN LONDON.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

REGGY, Oct. 24th. Conversations upon the Anglo- Irak questions begin at the Colonial to-morrow between" King Office Feisal and his Prime Minister Jafar Pasha and Mr. Ormesby Gore, Act- ing Colonial Secretary, and Sir Henry Dobbs, British High Com missioner in Irak.

MANDATED AREAS.

PAUCITY OF REPORTS.

[TALOUGH ALUTRE'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, October 24th. Herr Kastl, the German member, took his seat for the first time at

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the twelfth ression of the permanent mandates commission.

Farty.

The decision was' reached after a report had been presented on the

fnctional

of activities "

the Opposition leaders during the past two months,

"More Accusations.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Negotiations Conducted. Privately.

Rrony, Octoben 23th. Settlement of the South African flag dispute, which has caused keen controversy throughout the Union since the Flag Bill was first in troduced in Parliament, will, it is" expected, be announced by General i Hertzog to day. Negotiations which, according to a Preis message; have thus resulted in settlement - were begun last Wednesday and were conducted privately between General Bertang and General" Smuts, the leader of the South African party. It is announced that the design will satisfy all except the extremists.

TRADE BARRIERS.

SIAM AND CHINA MAKE RESERVATIONS.

(TKHOGGÉ EZUTKE'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, October 24th- The trade barriers conference has resumed its discussion of Article 4 of the draft, agreement relating to the classes of restrictions at pre- sent not prohibited.

Moscow, October 25th. The resolution passed at the joint session of the Central Committee

Prince, Charoon (Siam) while of the Central Controlling Commis sion of the Communist Party ex- supporting the removal of barriers A report was submitted by the pelling Trotzky and Zinavieff, says on imports and exports, said that head of the League's mandates the plenary sitting in August dis- Siap was bound to retain the right section, and it was announced that five out of seven mandatory Powers, played the utmost tolerance, giving to prohibit the export of rice, in namely Britaio, Australia, New the couple a last opportunity to the event of a failure of the crops. Zealand, South Africa and Bel-fulfil their promise to abandon fac- gium, had ratified the antislavery convention of 1096, which is in tional strife. Nevertheless, ther force in nine out of 14 mandated territories.

The chairman, Bignor Teodoli (Italy) deprecated the delay in the

receipt of some of the mandatories* reporte, mentioning the Cameroons, Ruanda, and Urundi.

The head of the raandates section drew attention to the absence of statistical tables concerning "the territories of Syria, Labanon and the British Cameroons.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON

..DISARMAMENT.

"MUST BE REDUCED." There is an explicit stipulation

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. contained in the Anglo-Irak treaty that "the diplomatic instrumente

LONDON, October 24th governing the relations of the two Mr. Lloyd George made his firet countries should be automatically public reference to disarmament revised every four years. The time since the war, at a meeting of the for the next revision is March, 1928, but the visit of King Feisal League of Nations Union, and his Prime Minister to London Queen's Hall, when he champion- ed the League-and-regretted that bas enabled that task to be antici- the peace treaties had not been pro- pated by a few mouths

perly xcuted..

at

Mr. Chi Yung Hsiao (China)

grossly failed in their undertakings said that his Government reserved. the right to apply existing prohibi. and carried factional strife to a

point bordering on the creation of tions, such as on the importation a new party, jointly with bourgeois of salt and on the exportation of

rice and other cereals. intellectuals.

MORE SOVIET SPY SENTENCES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Moscow, October 24th."

At the spy trial, the brothers. Vladimir and Cyril Prove, and their co-accused Korepanov, have been sentenced to death, and the accused Nonov and Podrezkov have been sentenced to two years' im. prisonment.

BRITAIN AND EGYPT. INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS MAY BE RESUMED.

(BRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE)

RUGBY, Oct. 24th

BRITISH EMPIRE'S WAR DEAD.

LILLE MEMORIAL,"

[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, Oct. 24th. The memorial tablet in the Church of Saint Maurice, Lille, commemorating the one million. dead of the British Empire who fell in the Great War was unveiled yesterday by General Sir Richard Haking who commanded the British troops which relieved Lille in 1918.

OBITUARY.

He,anid that armaments must be "RED ROSE" EN ROUTE

reduced to police proportions. *TO TRIPOLI.

"Until those who enforced the Probably an opportunity will be treaty disarm, it will be a gross found for the resumption of in- hreach of faith that will rebound formal, conversations between Sir Ruany, Oct. 24th.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

to their dishonour,”

Austen Chamberlain and Sarwat The sea olane supermarine Napier

Armaments mean insecurity. If Pasha on various outstanding ques Rrony, Oct. 24th in which Flight-Lieutenant Webster

tions between Great Britain and Continuing their flight from Croy Britain and the United States at won the Schneider trophy race for Britain at Venice is to be publicly don to Australia, Captain Lancaster Geneva bed substituted mutual Egypt. The two statesmen had a exhibited at the Horse Guards and Mrs. Keith Miller, who reached trust for insular suspicion, neither general exchange of views during the summer when Sarwat Pasha during the first week of November. Malta on Saturday in. the Avro they nor Japan would have built

aeroplane Rest Ruse, left this morn shipa even to the limit of the accompanied King Fuad to London Solomon, Davica Warfeld, the well-

agreement. ing for Tripoli.

The machine is at present being conveyed by sea from Venice..

on a state visit,

WELL-KNOWN U.S. BANKER..

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.).

BALTIMORE, Oct. 25th. The death is announced of Mr.

known banker.