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TERRIFIC FIGHT FOLLOWS 'FENG- TIENESE ATTACK ON CHOCHOW.

5,000 SHANSI REINFORCEMENTS TACKLE THE INVADERS.

THE CITY STILL HELD BY SHANSI.

TANG SENG CHI STRONGLY DEFENDING EASTERN HUPEH-BORDER.

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Despite the strenuous efforts of the Fengtienese, Shansi troops stili necupy Chochow, and the claim of the Feng- tienese that they have captured Yungchiapu, just over the Shanai border, still lacks confirmation,

Tang Seng Chi's troops are digging themselves in trenches three deep on the eastern Hapeh border, thus indicating that they intend strongly to defend Hankow.

Nanking troops appear to be making heading in the neigh bourhood of Pengpu, so much so that Northern officials there are "reported to be evacuating that much distracted city.

STRENUOUS STRUGGLE FOR | WUHAN TROOPS DEFENCE

OF HANKOW.

CHOCHOW.

(Wah Ti: Fat Pus).

SHANGHAI, November 1st. During the Fengtienese attack on Chochow 3,000, Shansi reinforce- ments arrived at a point outside the city. They came into immed iate conflict with the Fengtienese attackers who at that time were surrounding the city. Taking ad- vantage of the commotion, the Shansi defenders, in the city at tempted to break the Fengtienes column with a view to eatting off the Fengtienese line from their

rear...

Meanwhile guerilla fighting is engaged in, at, various places near Chochow.

As to the war conditions in the Peking-Saiyuan Railway zone, the

korwpu.

The Fengtionese claim to have take Tungchim, within the Shansi *border, but so far no reliable source

confirms the claim.

(Wah To Yut Fuo).

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1927.

ECHO OF A REAL

CINEMA TRAGEDY.

THE FRENCH CAPTIVES.

PROPRIETOR AND ASSISTANTS SOLD TO A NATIVE CHIEF.

SENT TO PRISON.

CONVICTED OF MAN- SLAUGHTER.

(THROUGH 'RKUTER'S AGENCY.]

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HEAVY RANSOM ANTICI

PATED.

[TEROGGE RELTER'S AGENCY.]

MONTREAL, Nov, 1st

CASABLANCA, Nov. 1st. The Syrian, Ameen Lawand, pro-

The Resident-General, M. St. Eeg. prieter of the Cinema burned last states that the captives are now in January, when 79 children perished, the hands of a nation chief who is has been sentenced to two years friendly to the French, and who imprisonment. Two of his e-bought them from the tribesmen ployees, also Syrians, have been sentenced to twelve months' im- prisonment each.

All were convicted of manslaugh-|

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AMERICA AND MEXICO.

MR. DWIGHT MORROW'S FIRST TASK..

CHICAGO'S MAYOR.

ANTI-BRITISH MOVEMENT

· RIDICULED IN U.S.A. »

IGNORANCE AND BIGOTRY.

[REUTER AMERICAN (SERVICE.]

MERVICE]

NEW YORK, Oct. 31st. The reception of "Big Bill' Thompson's "Amerion. first" feun- dation. has been hardly thusiastic.

en-

Speaking at Chattanooga, Dr. John Neal, the principal counsel for the defence in the famous who carried them off. The captives" moskey" trial at Dayton, said say they are well-treated but very tired of the long larches they have had to make. Apparently, very beary Tansom wil be demanded,

THE GERMAN FLIGHT.

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COUNT SOLMS RETURNING TO GERMANY,

SHANGHAI, November 1st. General Tang Seng Chi's troops

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE) are putting up a strong defence at

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Wu-Yuat, on the Eastern Hupeh

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 1st. border. They have dug three

Cano, Nov. 1st. According to the newspaper trenches which are how heavily

Count Solms, companion af Koen. garrisoned and have placed heavy Universal Grafitu, the first import- guns with a view to making a stoutant work which Mr. Dwight Mor, uecke, has arrived in Heliopolis by stand against the Nanking in row; the new American Ambassador an Imperial Airways machine. He to Mexico, will undertake will be will spend three days in quarantine vaders

the negotiation of a new Treaty of and then continue his journey to

Commerce between | Germany. Amity and Mexico and the United States.

According to a report from Han kow, the situation there is generally nominal but it seems that General Tang Seng Chi is preparing to withdraw his troops towards Honan if necessary,

On the 31st ult. General Chang Hsuch "Liang ordered a general attack on Chochow which lasted a General Chang's whole night. troops failed and suffered serious-

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ANGLO-EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.

INFORMAL

CONVERSATIONS TO BE RESUMED. .

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,]

Sarwat

It was reported recently. that | Count Solma had met with an acci dent near Bunder Abbas.]

A LONDON-VIENNA TELE: PHONE SERVICE.

TO BE OPENED SHORTLY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

and the Australian

that if the Tennessee legislators and the organisation of the Mayor of Chicago were to amalgamate, they would attract to their banner "all the forces of ignorance; and bigotry in the country.”

MEXICO'S POLITICAL ITALY, FRANCE AND

TANGIER.

BANDITS.

STILL ATTACKING EACH OTHER.

WHY THEY DISLIKE U„S.

MARINES.TM

(REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE.]

The

MANAGTA, Nov. lat. **Conservative " bandit chief had 70 out of a party of 80 he was leading killed when he was attacked by the Liberal bandit chief with 200 followers.

There is much dissension among the bandits owing to the presence of American marines iu all the larger villages which prevents the former from rounding up their usual rich booty and pillage.

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U.S.A. AND TAX REDUCTION.

The poet and author, Mr. Vachell Lindsay, declared that Mr. William Thompson does, not talk United States," but talks "the gutter jargon of the steerage pasenger,

[The above refers to threats hy THE FINANCE SECRETARY'S- "Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, to bara all pro-British books, as well as other activities in his campaign to keep King George out of Chicago."]

WOMAN AVIATOR AND HER CREW.

A CHEERLESS. “DAWN.”

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New Yonx, Oct. 31st.

The aeroplane "Dawn." in which Mrs. Grayson was to have down toss the Atlantic to Denmark. and which returned after three attempts, is now at-Curtiss Field, Long Island

PROGRAMME.

ÏREUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

STATEMENT BY SIGNOR TITTONI..

FRANCES, CLAIM

UNRECOGNISED.

ITUROCOK RECTER'S AGENCY.Į

ROME, Nov. 1st, Signor Tittoni, President of the Senate, in a statement to the Presa declared that the claims of France to Tangier had never been recog nised by anyone. Tangier did 201 belong to the French Zone" of the Shereefan Empire, which was the subject of the. Franco-Italian Agree- ment of 2018.

"He recalled the Notes that had been exchanged between himself and M. Briand, in which the French Gov. ernment declared that despite the war, nothing had altered wiha re- gard to the rights enjoyed by Italy by virtue of her adhesion to the Franco-Gernian Convention of Nov. 4th, 1911.

Signor Tittoni claimed that this confirmed that Tangier had becu excluded from the zone in Moroccù, with regard to which French rights had been "recognised.

CEYLON AND MALAYA RUBBER.

WASHINGTON, November 1st. Mr. Mellan has recommended to the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives that the prospective tax reduction should be limited to 925 million | THE PERCENTAGE FOR THIS dollars. In view of the 635 million of last fiscal year and the pro- spectiva surplus of 435 million dollars in the current fiscal year, this figure is lower than was ex- pected.

Mr. Mellon insisted that the amount of reduction must be deter mined by the surplus available in 1920, which he estimated' at 974 Differences have developed be million. Mr., Mellon's programine tween Mrs. Grayson and her pilat, acluie a reduction in the Cor Stultz, who declared that he was

through with flying blind overporation Tax from 1 to 12 per the oceans."

QUARTER

(THROUGH REWIER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, October 31st. It is officially announced that the percentage of the standard pro duction of rubber exportable it a minimum rate of duty from Ceylon and Malaya, for the quarter begin- ning November 1st, will be 60.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE."

WILL HE BE RE-NOMINATED?

[BELTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE:] Mrs. Grayson is also at logger.ent, with an exemption from taxa-.

New York, October 31st. income

from derived heads with her navigator,. Golds- tion of

According to the Jew Furk borough."

American bankers' acceptances held | World, after a canvase of members" by foreign and central banks of the the Republican National Commit- issue. The Finance Secretary was Republican party, it is disclosed tee, the governing body of the opposed to any change in there that strong sentiment favours the renomination of Mr. Coolidge for a cellaneous taxes.-

third term of the Presidency.

BLASCO IBANEZ..

Rucat, October 31st. Fengtienese and Shansi troops are.

According to the latest report

Ruay, October 31st. Pasha, the Egyptian exchanging shots from both banks

as to the Nanking Government's

The telephone service between of the Taiyang River from Chia-expedition to the North, the 1st Premier, who arrived in London London and Vienna will be opened and 10th Kuomintang Army Corps, last night from Brussels, where he during the next weeks. Satisfac tory experimental conversation in co-operation with the right flank has been in attendance on Kingve already taken place between consisting of the 19th and 7th Fuad during the official visit to the afficials in the General Post Office

severe King of the Belgians, visited Sir in London Army Corps, launched a attack on Pengpu, while General Austen Chamberlain at the Foreign authorities at Vienna ri Frank- fort Telephone services with Czecho-Slovakia are contemplated THE SPANISH NOVELIST AT maining war-time excise and in mis- The Nanking troops are beseig. Chung Jan who is now at Office this afternoon.

He has returned to London in later. Lochow, is central Anhui, He is ing Pengpy, and large number

directing his own forces towards order to resume informal conver- of Northern officials have quitted the Lunghai Railway. They have the city for Northern Kiangsu. A already occupied Suchow, some 90 portion of the 25th Nanking Army miles south of Hsuchow.

The 9th Kuomintang Army Corps Corps has advanced to the Grand Canal, at the section, south of Han-live also moved to the vicinity of

chow.

BRITISH SHIPS FIRED ON.

H. 3. S. CRICKET'

KET"

RETALIATES.

INAVAL WIRELESS.]

KIUKIANG, OCL 1st

Mingkiang.

FENGTIEN FORCES AND THE EX-CHRISTIAN" GENERAL.

PERING, October 28th. The Chihli-Shantung combined forces are now engaged in a herce battle with General Feng Yu. Hsiang's armies in the vicinity of Chungniou..

sations with the British Foreign Secretary regarding Anglo-Egyptian matters which were began when he accompanied King Fuad London last July, Sarwat Pasha is staying at the Egyptian Lega

tion,

AN R.A.F. HOSPITAL.

FORMALLY OPENED BY

CESS MARY.

The Postmaster-General has given directions for a campaign_to be undertaken at once to popularise the continental telephone services. A special booklet giving detaily of overseas services has been prepared and canvassers will to-morrow begin to business firms who are users or potential users of the teleone

between England and various con- tinental countries.

MENTONE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.],

PARIS. October 31st,

A message from Nice says that the novelist Blasco Ibanez is stay- îs will be recalled that he sens ing at his villa near Mentone.

placed himself at the head of Cata-

reported the other day to have

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MEDICAL DISCOVERY.

NEW FORM OF ANTISEPTIC.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Reasy, October 31st. statement is to be made or

OBITUARY.

FORMER NEW YORK EDITOR,

[LEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}·

NEW YORK, Oct. 31st. The death has occurred of Mr.

Thursday by Sir Alfred Mond, Hart Lyman, former, editor of the It is pointed out that the tele-lan insurgents who had crossed Chairman of the Imperial Chemical Ver Fork Tribune. phone services to the Continent the border from France into Spain. medical discovery. This is under-Connecticut in 1851, the 200 of n

will be greatly assisted by under- ground cables which have now been PRIX-luid between Cape Grishez and

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

fired on above Kiukiang. H.M.S.Peking-Hankow Railway region. ahite. Six, Samuel Hoare, Secre Cricket retaliated.

Icasso, Oct. 31st. The 2nd Arny have evacuated Ichang and the 16th Army will be in occupation temporarily, untu

Yang Sen arrives.

Cazroo, Oct. 31st.

Ruaay, October: 31st. Princess Mary to-day opened a With reference to the movement

new hospital for the Royal Air The British ship Lipaho was of the Fengtien forers in the

Force at Halton in Buckingham- is reliably reported that they will tary for the Air, in the course of a not make a further advance beyond speech mentioned that Halton was the biggest Air Force Station in the Shihchinchoning, but wait until the world and its hospital would be Chihli-Shantung combined arees the principal hospital of the Royal break through Chengchow, when the Air Force. The building contained Fengtien forces are expected to 204 beds to which would come not launch an offensive upon Shansi only cases from Halton but all the in co-operation with the Chihli-Air Force cases in this country out- side the convenient range of Baval, If Feng's forces win a victory in military or civil accommodation and the battle now proceeding in the also Air Force invalirs from over vicinity of Chungmou, the Fengtien seas. forces would have to change their There was no service in the world plan of operations against Shansi where the most efficient medical fundamentally, but, the other and surgical help was more urgently hand, if Feng's forces he benten, required to meet the inevitable the Shansi armies would have to straing and risks of life in the air. face both the Fengtien and Chilli- The Air Force as a whole would Shantung armies. In view of this, now have in Halton a hospital fully the development of the fighting in equipped to meet their needs. the vicinity of Chungmou is being closely watched by the public here. Ofensive Beyond "Kalgan,

The controversy over the Sait Shantung forces. Gabelle continues,

Elsewhere quiet.

THE 26TH NATIONALIST

ARMY.

OFFICERS VIOLENTLY PRO- SUN CHUAN TANG.

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SHANGHAI, October 99th. Within the last few days the 26th Nationalist Army, who had been quartered in Chapei and Nantao, have been removed to porth Kiang- The Fengtien forces in the region su. It is reliably reported that the of the Peking-Saiyuan Railway troops wer in a state of extreme commenced a forward movement at disatisfaction bordering on mutiny daybreak on October 28th Five in-

and the reason for their departure fantry regiments, two cavalry divi is attributed to that Exct, it being

ions and a number of artillery, of

thought that a mutiny carried out the 9th Army as well as the whink

out in this area.

THE GALWAY FISHING FLEET DISASTER. FEARED 47 MEN DROWNED.

(BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE.]: RUGBY, October 31st.

It is now feared that the number

Paris. Formerly overhead wires be tween the French capital and the coast were liable to damage in stormy weather.?

SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG.

THE KING EXPRESSES HEART: FELT SATISFACTION: (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

mex-

RUGBY, October 31st. In the South African Union sage from the King was read ex- Parliament this afternoon a pressing heartfelt satisfaction at the settlement of the flag controversy and trusting that a spirit of con ciliation and goodwill might con- tinue to animate all parties and unite them for the common weal.

YPRES DAY.

ቀን

SOVIET TREATY WITH LATVIA.

RECIPROCAL TARIFF CONCESSIONS.

{REOTER'S AMERICAN SELVİCE.]-

Moscow, October 31st. The praesidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union has ratified the Soviet-Lat- vian treaty of commerce, providing for reciprocal customs reductions on ceriain exporta.

FINLAND AND ALLEGED SPIES.

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ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A

WOMAN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY..]

HELSINGFORS, Oct. 31st The Finnish counter-espionage HOW IT WAS OBSERVED IN service has arrested three women and two neu who are accused of LONDON.

carrying on Bolshevik propaganda in the army, and also with collect ing military information.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICË.]

Ypres Day was observed in Lon- day to-day. Princess Beatrice laid a wreath at the base of, the Ceno- taph bearing the inscription "To the glorious memory of 200,000. British who fell in the Ypres. Salient, 1914 to 1918, from the Ypres League." Another wreath was laid by the High Commissioner in north Kiangsu would have less of the 12th Army attacked Chaikow of men drowned in the disaster of Australia.

Later Princess Beatrice went to for reaching effects than if carried pu; the main body of the 30th made which befell the fishing fleet off the

an attack on Buaian; and a power- west coast of Ireland on Friday Westminister Abbey "where she Officers, and particularly junior fui party of the 30th Army deliver night is 47. Two Irish Free State placed another wreath on the tomb officers, are known to have beened an attack on Weichow. The aeroplanes were to-day searching of the Unknown Soldier, violently pro-Sun Chuan Fang and sound of firing was incessantly the coast of Galway. Mayo and it is thought that this army, will heard at Kalgen from the 28th to Connemara for the bodies of victims, of the gale. The craft used by the most probably attach themselves to the 27th. Sun's forers At any rate, before Kalgan is now defended by one fishermen were rowing boats and the troops departure, officers made division and one cavalry regiment they were helpless against the wind a point of seeing their families of the Fengtien Army, while guns and waves. They were manned by crews of from five to eight and when. safely entenced in the French and machine guns are mounted on Concession. On Monday last, some the heights west of Kalgan as well the men set out the weather was Ariny were moved to Woosung and the offer of the Tarter-General. about 1,500 of the 9th Army General Kao Wei Yo proceeded Lachan, listening on his wireless set have been quartered in Chapeito Wanchuanhsien on the 26th in receiving warning of the coming since. Wednesday last.-.-C. Daily order to command his troops gale but the Lachan fishermen were

Tuko. Neur

wage already at sea.

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1,500 of the 1st division of the 13th as on hills in the neighbourhood of fine.

"Father Quinn, Parish priest of

MR. AMERY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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It is alleged that Eva Sasse, one of the women, was long employed as one of the Cheka's trusted re- Presentatives in Finland.

MAFALDA" SURVIVORS

GO HOME.

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Industries, concerning

Mr. Hart Lyman was born in.

stood to be a new form of anti- clergyman and was educated at septic which, in the opinion of sir Yale, Berlin, and Heidelberg, and Alfred Moud and those associated then studied law at Minneapolis. with him, including many medical He was editor of the Yale. Literary men, is destined to revolutinise the Magazine, then taught at school, use afl scope of antiseptics in and later took up profezial surgery. Striking results, it is enid, journalism, joining the staff of the have been obtained by direct, in New York Tribune, on which he jection into the bloodstreamı.

served from 1876 to 1913. He suc ceeded Mr. Whitelaw Reid editor-in-chief in 1908, and resigned in 1913.]

THE ATTEMPT UPON GREEK PRESIDENT.

GREECE TO FIGHT COMMUNISM.

truedras neuTER 8 AGENCY,]

FOUNTAIN PEN DAGGER.

ARREST MADE BY RUSSIAN.

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ATHENS, October 31st.

SINGAPORE, October 93th. After the attempt by Goussins,

The daring way in which armed" who is a Communist, or the life robbers go about their work is well- of President Condouriotis, the known in Singapore. Yesterday Government is determined to fight evening, however, three Chinese with all its forces against Com-armed with daggers tempted inte`a munism, so as to ensure the secur- little too much when they proceed- ity of the State against subversive eu to hold up a Tamil in front of a elements.

European boarding house, near a It is understood that the Govern-lamp-post in River Valley Road, ment is asking to be supplied with the text of the American law, which has been operating for some time, and thanks to the application of which, Communism is said to be the practically non-existent in United States at present.

INDIAN RAILWAY WORKERS.

اولیه

THREATEN A BIG STRIKE.

[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

KHARAGHPUR, Oct. 31st.

Criss For The Police, Luckily a Russian gentleman," who prefers to remain incognita, yas" in his room in the boarding. house at the time. Hearing cries. of mata, mata," he looked out. and saw what was happening. Get- ting his revolver he rushed down and out on to the drive:

The robbers, however, heard him coming and took to their heels.

Nothing daunted the gentleman followed. On coming to a turning two of the robbers: ran down a side. street, but the other kept straight.

A special session of the All-India) on. Railwaymen's Federation, which

upon

Revolver. Fired.

A TOUCHING SEND OFF.

has been considering the situation Thinking that the two men were [REUTER'S AMERICAN ́ SERVICE) created by the retrenchment scheme hiding and were going to pounce

of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway, out on him, as he passed the por RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 31st under which 300, employees were ster fired his revolver in the air. the The effect was that the man in There

scenes of great discharged consequent were emrtion when the survivors of the closing of the workshops, and also front of him stopped, and the pur crew of the liner Principe the comtemplated retrenchment of ruer at once arrested him and hand Mafalda embarked on the steamer other railways in Indis, passed aed him over to the police. Conte Verde for Italy.

inging the Bengal- Inspector Smith made certain in- A large crowd of Brazilians and Nagpur Railway Union to consider quiries which resulted in his arrest- Italians at the docks cheered the the possibility of a strike, and if ing another of the alleged robbers

The Italian Ambassador in it fails to bring about a satisfactory this morning. crew.

them."

resolution

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, October 31st. Mr. L. S. Amery, the Dominions Secretary has conferred with the a speech paid a high tribute tesettlement within a week, the geh When searched one of the men eral council should declarea was found to have a dagger in the Cabinet of Victoria, Australia. The

The passenger steamer Principe general strike of the railways in shape of a fountain pen.

The two arrested taen will b chief subjects under discussion were migration and the encouragement Udine, which has arrived here, India within a fortnight, with a

the use of Australian products dropped a wreath on the spot where view to averting the proposed recharged with attempted armed rob

the Principesen Mafalda sank.

bery: Straits Times.

in Britain.

trenchinent.