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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

LARGE CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS DESTRUCTIVE GALE DOCTOR LOGAN THE

AT CHINKIANG.

THOUSANDS MOVING NORTH AND WEST.

NANKING ARMY REPORTED VICTORIOUS.

"MARSHAL FENG SENDS AN AEROPLANE

OVER HANKOW.

The reports regarding the fighting at the various fronts on the Yangtze and further north continue to be much too complicated for the average layman, but, so sar as one may venture to conclude, the Fenetienese in Chibli and the Nanking troops on the Yangtaze . appear to be having the better of the occasional clashes" with their respective opponents-the Shansi-ites and the followers of Tang Seng Chi Marshal Feng introduces a little bit of the picturesque - into the proceedings by sending an aeroplane over Hankow, into which very much harassed city leaflets were dropped containing inflammatory deducciation of Tang Seng Chi. SHANTUNG TROOPS TO.

ATTACK FENG'S.

Wah To Fat Pa».)

Shanghai, Oct. 30th.

According to a telegram from

FENG SENDS AN AERO- PLANE OVER HANKOW.

(Woh Te 'Tai Pao.)

SHANGHAI, October 20th: Marshal Feng Yu Halang sent an Kiukianz. General Chu Pei Teh's aeroplane to Hankow to conduct troops have moved towards Shu-spy service. A number of circulars cheng and are in contact with Han Nowites. (Shucheng is a city some 149 miles south-west of Kiukiang).

Shantung troops are advancing in three directions to attack Cheng- chow, at the junction of the Kin- "tlan and Lunghai Railways. Mar- shai Feng Yu Helang has concen trated his main forces there to resist.

Chiakowpu, 30 miles south-west of Kalgan, fell to the Fengtienese on the 27th inst. Shansi troops, how ever, are still launching counter- attacks on the Feugtienėse at maay points south of Chiakowpu.

In the last few days, a large number of Fengtienese reinforce- ments have advanced to maiy strategic points soine distance west of Shihchinchuang. They are pre- pared to attack Hwulf.

OVER ENGLAND.

DAMAGE DONE THROUGHOUT

THE COUNTRY,

A TIDAL WAVE,

HOSPITAL PATIENTS'

DROWNED.

(THROUGH REUTER'z ADENCY.)

LONDON, October 9th.. Four were killed and much damage, done as a result of a gale which was felt throughout the country. Telephone communication" with Ireland was severed and a nassive orane with tripod, a hun- dred and fifty feet high, was blown across Southampton Row, Holborn

The crane crushed a taxicab and

'CHANNEL SWIM-

MER."

TO BE CHARGED WITH PERJURY.

(THROUÔN REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Losnos, October 30th." The Channel Swimmer," Dr. Logan, and her trainer has been summoned on a charge of perjury in connection with the affidavit sworn at the offices of the Neirs of the World. They will appear at the Mansion House Police Court on November 11th.'

OCTOBER 31st, 1927.

JAPAN'S NAVAL REVIEW.

GREATEST HELD IN JAPANESE WATERS SINCE 1919.

AGGREGATION OF OVER 700,000 TONS.

THE EMPEROR PRESENT.

(THROUGH AKETER'S AGENCY.;

Tokyo, October 30th. Immense crowds from all over the country assembled at evers vantage paint this morning to see the greatest" Naval Review ever held in Japanese water since 1913, 159 war ships including 8 capital ships and

THE LINER DISASTER SAFETY OF PASSEN-

GERS AT-SEA.

BXPERIENCES OF THE .“ MAFALDA'S " REFUGEES.

LARGE NUMBER OF VICTIMS.

(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]

REVISION AND AMPLICATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT.

BRITAIN TAKES THE LEAD..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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RIO DE JANEIRo, Oét. 29th.

Great Britain has notified, the The Dutch steamer Alhena has

Powers of the revision and ampli- arrived here bringing in 301 sur:fication of the Agreement among

vivors from the Italian lizer

Seafaring Nationa, dealing prin Principessa Maloda. The French

cipally with the safety of passen- steamer Mugello, conveying 100 sur-

gors at sea, made necessary as the visors, has arrived at Balin. Aa result of experience since the authoritative connected story of Agreement was concluded in London the disaster is still unobtainable as

Britain has made definite pro- the rescued are necessarily unalile

in 1914.

Dr. Logan, who is a Harley Street specialist and, whose om de erre as a Chanel aspirant is

to visualise the horrors of the posals, which will be distra "Mona Maclennan," recently | 20 ervisera, 7 destroyers and 35 sub! wreck a whole A saloon passen. the proposed conference in London.

ger aboard the Vosella confirms that huge sharks caused havoc among swimmers and searchlights were used to dazzle the monsters.

formed a barrier of wood and iron ported that she had swam the Eng-marines, aggregating over 700.cco wreckage thirty feet high. A ferrolish Channel. Immediately aftertens, and 1 transports parts concrete mill chimney, 180 feet high.

The ships were drawn up. in eight parallel lines of Yokohama and are occupying an area of six miles by two.

The battleships Hutru, with the

at Bradford collapsed and demo-wards, having sworn an affidavit cipated. lished part of an office warehou as to the fent, she was awarded in which 200 workmen were employ 1,000 offered by the popular Lon ed. None was injured..

don weekly newspaper, the ex of the World, to the first English woman who should beat the time taken by Miss Ederle, the American swimmer who swam the Channel. Shortly after receiving the £1,000, Miss Logan returned the cheque and announced that the affair was a hoax, which she had carried through so that the unofficial manner in which Channel swim- ming was being conducted should thus be given publicity.")

A Catalogue Of Disaster.

LONDON, October 30th. Reports from the Midlands and the North show that the gale was

fiercer there chan in South-

A tidal wave swept up the River and Booded

aven

Lune at Lancaster

the

were also dropped for the purpose of announcing to the citizens of Wu-Han Tang Seng Chi's allegedy eriniinal actions against the Knothe Lanesite Hospital. Nineteen mintang, and urging the Haukow patients were cut off. Three were muilitary leaders to desert "Tang's drowned, and the corpses were re control

covered by firemen in a boat. Nurses carried others upstairs through two feet of water to safety, Several fatalities "gegurred else- many exciting where and also

As the result of a conference lately held at Puotinglu, General Chang Hsueh Liang, son of Marshal Chang Tso Lin. will order the 4th general attack on the Shansi troops in the Southern Chihli section..

The Shantung Chibli allied forces, are engaged in a battle with Feng Yu Hsiang's troops in the vicinity of Chungmao, between Chengchow and Kaifenglu.

CHINA'S POST OFFICE IN "DANGER.

***N.-C. DAILY NEWS

REVELATIONS.

[THHOUON REUTER'S AGENCY.}

In the recentefighting in the Yong- tsze Valley, victory has been de cidedly with the Nanking side. Movements in connection with an

SHANGHAI, Oct. 29th. agreement between Tang Seng Chi¦ The North China Daily News, in and the Nanking leaders are re a leader, headed" Wrecking the ported to be in full swing. "The Chinese Past Office," states that it is known confidentially for several diralt peace

terms are: (1) Tang months that the Nationalists are Seng Chi will tender his resigna-proposing to cireumvent the status tion and (2)..effect the abolition of of the Post Office as laid down by the Washington Agreement by set- the Political Commission in Hasting up its own Difectorale of kow, which has not beca authorise Posts. "by the Nanking Government.

The 7th and 33rd Army Corps are moving to attack Waiyuen, situated west of Pengpu, while the 1st and 40th Army Corps will attack Pengpu

from another direction.

|

co-Director.

racapes.

Sérious damage to shipping oẻ curred all round Britain. Ships were held up on the Merseyside where the gale was 92 miles an hour. Liverpool felt the full force. Two people were killed when the main aerial of the B.B.C. blew down is the middle of transmission, while two houses collapsed. In cheater.

Many are temporarily unemploy ed at Leigh owing to damage to works.

Man-

Thousands of pounds damage has been done to plate glass windows, chimney sacks and roofa caused at Blackpool.

Five. families are homeless at the bottom of Ebbwrate in consequence of their homes being blown down. with Telephone communication the important provincial centres has been affected, owing to the blowing down of 200 trunk lihes, and the break between London and Tetney (Lincolnshire) stopped the beam wireless to India and "Aus tralia.

The New Brighton r. Barrow foutbali match was postponed owing to the wreeking of the stand.

(BËTTISH WIRELESS FERVICE,] --

Violent 'Bean.

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RUGBY, Oct. 29th. A heavy gale swept over the British Isles fast. night, the wind maintaining an average velocity of nearly 00 miles hourly and 78 niiles an hour was registered at Valentia, Ireland.

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GERMANY'S UNEMPLOYED.

CONSIDERABLE DROP IN A

YEAR:

(THROCOË REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BERLIN, October 30th. 442,000 men and women were in receipt of unemployment relief in Germany on October 15th compared with the maximum 1,750,000 of lust

year.

A SUPPORTER OF THE CATALAN MOVEMENT.

SCHOOLMASTER BANISHED.

[IBROVON REUTER'S AGENCY,

Emperor aboard, steamed slowly be tween the lines while a large num ber of aircraft circled overhead.

The inspection lasted over two hours.

KEEPING IN TOUCH.

- LEAGUE OF NATIONS'

LATEST STEP.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, October 20th. In view of the nerd felt by the League of Nations for further com- minication facilities, the Swias Marconi, Co, have decided to instal a new high-speed transmitter with

Anodo power of 50 kilowatts and A range of over 3,000 kilometres capable of linking up the League Headquarters with any spot to Europe, the Far East and North Afrien."

At present the transmitters will reinforced and the League by next samger will have at their disposal four high power transunit

PERPIGNAN, October 29th: A schoolmaster at Encamp, in the tiny Republic of Andorra, in the Pyrene has been banished follow- ing a domiciliary visit which re sulted in a discovery of arms and anununition. It is understood that papers seized showed that the school teacher acted as intermediaryting sets. between Macia and the head of the Catalan movement in Catalonia

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PRİNCE CAROL'S HOME BURGLED.

HOW IMPORTANT PAPERS WERE STOLEN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG",

BILL.

PASSED WITHOUT

DISCUSSION,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

PARIS, October 28th.

Rucar, October 25th. Burglars ruided the residence of A Bill which provides for the Prines Carol at Neuilly, and took flags of the Union of South Afri possession of a letter written by the en, as amended by the recent cou Prince's servant giving the names

and South African parties, was of his master's visitors and the promise between the Nationalist names of *inpathisers with

passed in the South African House Rumania.

of Assembly, to-day, without dis- cussion.

They planned to order Mr. Picard Destelan, co-Director-Gen- According to a reliable report ral, with his staff and archives to Tang Seng Chi's troops are willing move to Nanking and when he to evacuate Anhui. They are con-refused, to dismiss him by mandate for disobedience then naounce that ducting negotiations with the Nan they must set up their own Direr king military leaders.

rate and take control of all offices A large number of Nanking troops their territory. Ho Ying Ching's brother-in-law, Wang Pei Chun, was have again started 丸 movement selected as Director-General and

Vessel round the coast, partiet. against the Northerners in Anhui. Liu, Corumissioner for Anhui, aslarly in the south-west end a

Channel, experienced violent seas They were favourably inclined to but few casualties occurred. foreign Commissioners in South The destroyer Rowena with a China being retained until the new naval Jug went to the assistance system was in working order and of the Spanish tanker Arnus, of tacitly accepted by the Powers after 4,155 tons, whose steering geurt

It appears that a woman accosted which they were to be eliminated broke west of Portland Bill and

the servant while he was standing and the service run on the familiar which was in danger of drifting on

outside a cinema, and invited him Chinese methods. When revenues the rocks in West Bay. She was

to lunch. She paid the bill, and declined to a point where the Pos: brought to a safe position, the the next thing he recollected was Office becomes a liability rather naval craft standing by and after waking up the next morning with a bad headache. When he went to thau an asset it will probably fade wards towing her into Weymouth.

Mersey ports suffered severely Prince Carol's house, he found his from the gale and a steam barge broke her moorings and crashed correspondence and personal pro-

and jewellery was not touched. against the dock wall and sunk, perty had disappeared. drowning the mate. Inland much

A couple of days afterwards. minor damage was done. In Lon- some of the correspondence was don a 100 ton crane, employed on returned, a new building, crashed and at Bradford a 180-foot mill chimney was blown down. Two hundred employees working in the building escaped injury”.

B.A.T, STRIKE AT SHANGHAI,

SAVAL WIRELESS. }

SHANGHAL. Oct. 20th. The B...T. strike sitantion is away. improving.

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THE SALT GABELLE CONTROVERSY.

NAVAL WIRELESS.]

CHEFUO.. Oct. 29th.

The controversy over surrender of Salt Gabelle revenue to pay for the upkeep of the Northern Chinese Xavy still continues.

THE ADVANCE UP THE YANGTSZE.

TROOP CONCENTRATIONS.

INAVAL WIRELESS.]

CHINKING, Oct. 27th.

The X-C. Daily News concludes: "In the light of experience we have little hope that the Powers will take adequate steps to forestal the de- struction of the Postal Service."

POWER OF ARREST IN

J

SHANGHAI.

GENERAL PEI CURBS, IRRESPONSIBLE BODIES.

FORMER ORDER TO BE ENFORCED.

나

Money

Not Wanted' In Rumanis.'

BUCHAREST, Oct. 28th.

The Prime Minister, M. Bratianu,

in a statement in the Chamber, said that the authorities had decided

Another passenger saw armless and legless bodies floating on the sur-

face.

MR. RONALD · MCNEILL RAISED TO THE PEERAGE.

WILL SPEAK IN THE LORDS FOR THE FOREIGN OFFICE

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]}

(BRITISH WIRELISÉ GERVICE? Some 300 Lives Teazed "Lost," ""

Rresy, Oct. 20th. From latest reports, it is now

LONDON, October 8th, feared that between 200 and 350 lives were lost in the wreck of the The new Cabinet Minister, Mr. Italian Ener Principessa Mafalda | Ronald McNeill, has been raised to off Buhi last Tuesday night. the peerage.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVİCE]

FISHING DISASTER:

IN IRELAND.

MANY DROWNED. .

[TROCO RETTER'S AGENCY.)

RUGBY, October 29th. It is officially announced that H.M. the King has approved, the conferment of a Barony upon Mr. Ronald McNeill, who recently was

SEQUEL TO FIERCE SQUALL.appointed to sucreed Viscount Cecil.

as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- caster, with a seat in the Cabinet:

Mr. McNeill will, it is stated, unofficially speak in the House of Lords for the Foreign Office, and act as the British representative to the League of Nations in the place, of Viscount Cecil.

Lossos, October 30th.

A fishing disaster has occurred in Cleggan Bay, County Galway. A fere squäll struck a number of borts, all of which were swamped which cut its nets except one adrift and made for safety.

The stormi raged for hours. It is known that thirteen, men.

He was formerly Under-Secre- taxy for Foreign Affairs.

KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON.

have been drown, and it is feared TO ATTEND ROYAL FUNERAL. that many more have perished,

THE R.A.F. FLYING BOATS:

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

ATHENS, October 28th. ...The Royal Air Force flying boats," on their way from England to Australia, have arrived here.

(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE} Next Port Alexandretta.

Rroar, Oct. 29th. The four Royal Air Force- nea- tour to India and Australia and back to Singapore planes, on a

base, reached Phaleron air station yesterday and proceeded to-day to

Alexandretta. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] 55

CAPE Tows, October 28th. The Assembly read the Flag Bill for the third time. There was no discussion.

CHALIAPIN SEEKS A DIVORCE.

COUET TO HEAR CASE

SHORTLY.

+

IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL

RESEARCLH

THE CONFERENCE'S FINAL SITTING.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Roasy, October 28th The King and Queen, returped : froni Sandringham to London to- dny.

Their Majesties will go to Wind- sor to-morrow morning, to attend. the funeral of the late Marquess of Cambridge.

WHY VISCOUNT CECIL

́ LEFT: GOVERNMENT,

DISARMAMENT NEEDS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, October 29th. Viscount Cecil, who is pursuing the League of Nations' propaganda campaign, speaking at Durham said that when the Three Power Conference on Disarmament failed he came to the conclusion that he must leave the Government not în order to attack it but in order to convince his fellow countrymen of the vital importance of disarming At the final sitting, held yester-by international agreement. If the day of Imperial Agricultural Re resolutions of the League Assembly. starch Conference; Lord Bledisloe, were carried into full effect in the Parliamentary Secretary to the letter and spirit there would be no Ministry of Agriculture, in review-need for differences between him

[BRITISH WIELLESS SERVICE?

RrGay, Oct. 29th.

SPANISH PLOT.

(THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, October 20th, The Court has informed the wife. to act against those responsible for of the singer, Chaliapin, that her the anti-national activities, and husband has applied for the dis pointed out that Prince Carol had solution of their marriage and that completed all the legal forins "of renunciation of the throne, of his he had offered to pay her a life ing the work done, expressed the and the Government.

annuity of $300 monthly, own free wilk

shortly.

The Court will hear the case opinion that although the majority of its results depended upon the co- Chaliapin's wife is an ex-artiste operation of the various govern of the Sfoscow Grand Opera and Ballet and there have been five ments of the Empire in carrying out children of the marriage, alt of its recommendations, views had whom are now grown-up artistes.

heed co-ordinated on a great num- ber of intricate subjects and prac tically every branch of agricultural science had been surveyed by these most familiar with i The next conference will be held in Australia in five years' time.

of August, prohibiting all govern unnetal organs, the headquarters of A strongly-worded proclamation the Garrison Commander and the has been issued by General Pri Public Peace Bureau excepted, to

He recalled that the late King effect arreste in ali cases concern- Chung Hsi, Shanghai Defence

the "erentor of national unity,” at Commissioner, in an effort to curing the purification of the party.

It was further ordered that even a historic Crown Council meeting the arbitrary exercise of police in special cases where a certain declared that," the rotten branch powers by irresponsible bodies such

of the dynasty should be cut off, About 7,000 troops of the First as labour unions and other or governmental organ was commis- Army base occupied the Conces-ganizations. Within the last few ones to ether with evidence for that the tree should remain

Auspects together with

for healthy. sion.

days, several cases have been their complicity, shall be present- The total number of troops now ported in which people have beened at the Headquarters of the Gar in Chinking is estimated at about unlawfully arrested by these hodies,

MISS ELDER IN PARIS. one labour union arresting four four hours of the arrest.

rison Commander within twenty 25,000.

Concentration and some move- members who were loyal to their"

CORDIALLY WELCOMED AT In view of the fact that consider- employers and who refused to able time has elapsed and that the

LE BOURGET. meats are reported.

NANKING, Oct. 27th. strike. Troops continue to advance up Only the police and the military validity of the above-mentioned

order has been more or less forgot (THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] the river in large mumbers, the have the power to arrest people, ten, be it hereby once more pro- biggest nievements being between General Pei declares in his proclaimed that no unauthorized

PARIS, October 28th. clamation which reads:" Anking and Tatung.

Huge crowds, including officials, During the period of purification. song or organs, of the Government NARINO, Oct. 28th. Over 2,000 troops crossed from movement, it was discovered that shall exercise the right of arrest assembled at Le Bourget to greet in cases wherein anti-Mim Elder, nothwithstanding hat certain responsible

especially organs here to Pukow to-day.

elements and the arrival, an hour before she was There is further troop eoncentra vasionally knowingly miscarried Kuomintang

expected. reactionaries are involved,

and their authority and effected ar that all chees of arrest by the pro-

LATER. tion at Wusueh.

Miss. Ruth Elder and Captain rests at random. Such practice ICHANG, Oct. 28th.

to the Garrison Commander or the Haldeman were given & tumultuous Troops are concentrating here being a violation of the rights of per authorifice shall be reported

the people and far from being con- Public

Bureau Pence

within reception and and alio ar Shasi.

banquet was arranged by the Airmen's Associa- HASKOW, Oct. 9th ducive to the public's peace of

All wilful violations of the above ciation at which the American Haakow forces appear to be mind. the Garrison Commander twenty-four hours of the arrest. making preparations for a stand at sued an order, in the early part order shall be severely dealt with Charge Affaires was present

(Continued on next Column.) in accordance with law.

They are spending a week in Paris.

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Wusueb.

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MOTOR FATALITY. CHICAGO BANKER AND WIFE

KILLED.

[USTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

CHICAGO, October 29th. The banker, Mr. John Mitche and his wife, have been killed in a motor-car accident.

ALLEGED SOVIET SPIES EXECUTED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S ‘AGENOT.)

Moscow; October 20th. The death sentences on the bro thers Prove and Korepanov have been carried out.

TELEPHONY BETWEEN BRITAIN AND SWIT ZERLAND.

REPUBLICAN INSURGENTS

ACTIVE.

[THROUGH BEGİER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, October 20th.

It is reported that 1,500 Catalan or Spanish Republican, insurgente Franco-Spanish frontier and con- from Paris and Brussels crossed th

centrated on the Spanish side of Mount Camprodon. According to an Ecko de Paris report from Per pighan, they are commanded by the famous novelist Vlasco Ibanez and Ventura Cassol."

The greatest unrest prevails.

(BRITJAH WIRELESS SERVICE] It is rumoured that the present plot has a much greater object ROBY, Ock, 29th. than a mere separatist movement. The Postmaster - General az- | Catalonia funds were provided by nounces that the telephone service Catalan centres in South America. is now available between all the and Soviet Russia principal provincial towns in Bri tain as well as London and all the provincial towns in Switzerland,

Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the authorities on both sides of the frontier.