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HEAVY FIGHTING. STILL TAKING

PLACE IN HONAN.

GENERAL TANG'S POSITION BECOMING MORE PRECARIOUS.

DISSENSION BREAKS OUT BETWEEN TANG'S

SUBORDINATES.

NANKING OBJECTS TO PEKING GOVERN-

·MENT RAISING A LOAN.

From various parts of Honan province reports are to hand that heavy fighting still continues in that zone. The report that Kweiteh has fallen is not yet confirmed. Tang Seng Chi's position appears to be even more precarious than it has been for some' time.past, particularly as dissension has occurred between at least two of his supporters. Feng Yu Hsiang reports to Nanking that his troops are pushing to a point near Hsuchow, which city they hope to surround "from three sides."

Nanking Government are protesting against Peking Govern- ment issuing a series of loan bonds-

THE STRUGGLE ON MIDDLE

that

YANGTSZE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]-·

HEAVY FIRING ON THE KIANGSU BORDER.

(Woh Te "Tat Pao)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 9th,

SHANGHAI, Nov. 9th. News from the Middle Yangtazo The fighting between Feng Yu is most mengre but ittends Heiang and the Shantung-Chibli to suggest that Tang Seng Chi's forces is still proceeding. Heavy position is very precarious, a firing is centred at Tangshan, on dissension has broken out between the north-westem Kiangsu „korder Ho Chien's 16th and Liu Hing's and on the Lunghai Railway. 36th armies, the result of which is General Chu Yu Pu has ordered a the Wuhan troops have number of armoured cars and two evacuated Wusuch and are falling additional divisions of his troups back upon Hwangehow while the to reinforce those forces now fight possibility of dissensions may causeing with Feng Yu Hsiang's troops. internecine fighting.

The Nationalist Government Meanwhile, strong detachments (Nanking) has sent a circular tels- of the 3rd and 8th Nanking Armies gram to oppose the issue of a series,

advancing from Kiukiang

of loan bonds by the Peking. Gov- ernment amounting to G.85,000,000. It is an illegal action on the part of the so-called Central Government (Peking), the telegram adds, to secure such a loan on the Boxer Indemnity. The Nationalist Goy

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through.. Wuning and Yining threatening the Wuchang-Changsha Railway, while the pro-Nanking Second Army, on the ard inst., from Tchang occupied Yochow by cutting Tang Seng Chi's communications

at Changsha,

FENG'S TROOPS DRAWING NEAR TO HSUCHOW.

The tenth anniversary of the Russian Revolution was celebrated in the Russian delegation office in Peking. Some foreign representa. tiree attended the celebration, but the Feking Government-did not send any representative to tender congratiatione.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th,

SHANGHAI'S BIG RACE

RESULT OF THE CHAM-

"PIONS."

SWEEPSTAKES NUMBERS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGBAE. Nov. 0th. The result of the Champions race was as follows:-

Charcoal

MARCONI CO.'S CAPITAL.

SHAREHOLDERS AFFIDAVITS.

stat Ances

FRAUD ALLEGED AGAINST DIRECTORS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENOT.]

Lopar, Nov. 8th. Affidavits by Marconi Company shareholders, which it is alleged amount to charges of fraud against the directors of the company, were

ANTI-"RED" SOCIETY

CONGRESS.

MEETING IN THE DUTCH CAPITAL

A CORDIAL WELCOME.

[TRROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tus HAGUE, Nov. 8th. The congress of the Anti-Com- International Association munist has opened under the presidency of Heer Rijke.

Young Bill Wheateroft!

General Snyders, the comunan- Time: mins. 37.1-5 secs.

Sweepstakes Winners. read in the Chancery Division at der-in-chief of the Dutch army

A Sweep.

the hearing of the Marooni Wire-during the war, and Heer Patyn, No. 17203

the burgonster of the Hague, were less Telegraph Company's petition 33815

also present. to write down the capital from £4,000,000 to £2,275.000. involving the reduction of the urdinary shares from 90 to 10 shillings.

The spokesman of the opposition

First Second Third

14878 B Sireen. First. No. 31337 Second ...........

9507 -Third

17205

THE BISHOP OF NAGASAKI. said that the scheme aimed to enable the directors by subsequent

RECEPTIONS IN PARIS IN

HIS HONOUR.

ARRANGED BY FRIENDS OF MISSIONS.

[THAOUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]

'PARIS, Nov. 9th The French Society of the Friends of Missions is arranging receptions in honour of Mr. Hayasaka, Bishop of Nagasaki, who is due to arrive in Paris on the 27th instant.

THE TRADE BARRIERS CONVENTION.”

MANY COUNTRIES HOLDING BACK.

(THROCON RECTER'S AGENCY.) -

GENEVA, NOT. Sth.

M. Aubert, representing: France, the president of the "Entents In ternationale Contre la Troisieme Internationale," "thanked Rijke for his cordial welcome to the delegates.

Hear

THE BLUE NILE DAM.

out

1927.

BRITISH PARLIA- MENT RE-OPENS.

M.P.'S EARLY ASTIR.

INDIAN REFORMS.

A COMMISSION AND ITS PERSONNEL,

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[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. sth... Parliament re-opened to-day with

ceremony, after the Long Recess Despite fog and frost several mmbers of the House of Commons arrived at 3 a.m. in order

to secure senta..

THE NEW ENGLAND FLOODS.

HEAVY DEATH ROLL.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE,

COFFINS USED AS RAFTS.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

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NEW YORK. Nov, 8th. The death roll from the foods is still unknown, but at least 135 people have perished in New Eng-- land, including 114 in Vermont, 13. in Massachusetts, four in New Hampshire, two in Maine, and two

in Connecticut.

Interest to-day centred in Mr.

The losses of homes, herds, and Stabley Baldwin's announcement pedigree · cattle Are incalculable. of the Statutory Commission to The towns in the Winooski Valley enquire" into the working of Indian have been practically wined_out.... does not include an Indian, consists relief operations. reforms.-The Commission, which Intense cold and snow is impeding

of Sir John Simon (Chairman),

The survivors of the Winooski Viscount Burnham, Lord Strath-

Valley narrate that a ghostly appreciation of the now artificially QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. cona, the Hon. Edward Cadogan Firhouse of hight" passed down-

Mr. Stephen Walsh, Colonel Laneiver at the height of the flood. Fox, and Major Attlec.

depreciated values, to show profits in order to jatify the enormous sums they are receiving as re- muneration for their services."

The company's counsel, who men- tioned that Commandatore Marconi was too ill to attend at present. said that this was a charge of fraud of the most gross description. The hearing of the "application was adjourned.

REFORM IN INDIA.

"QUESTION OF EDUCATION.

THE COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY,

NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruger, Nov. 8th. Parliament reassembled this at- ternoon. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the foreign secretary, was asked about the report that an American company had been granted, con. cession by the Abyssinian Govern- ment which would enable that firm to control the water supplics of Egypt and Sudan,

Mr. Baldwin stated" that the

Life-savers paused in their heroie

names of the Commissioners would work to gaze at a three-storey house be submitted to both Houses in a twinkling and bowing in the rush resolution. The Government was of water, overy, window being light- of opinion that the taking of ed as if the family were inside evidence would be greatly facili pursuing their normal occupations.. tated if the Commission invited the What happened to the house is Central Indian Legislature to ap-unknown.

point a Joint Select Committee to A consignment of coffins was sent submit its views in writing to the to Bolton, Vermont, where many Commission. This Committee might persons had been drowned, and the remain in being for any subsequent survivors used them “as rafts, `in consultation desired by the Commiswhich they paddled their way to sion, A similar procedure might

Sir Austen replied that be had not yet received any official in- 'formation regarding the reported negotiations, nor regarding the at- titude of the Abyssinian Govea ment in the matter. If it had been the case that, the Ayssinian Government contemplated thebe adopted with the Provincial grant of such a concession without Legislatures. Parliament would be Hampshire, rolled down the mou consulting the British Government invited to refer the proposals of tain and cut a passing goods train

this action would constitute

safety. "A 50-ton rock at Manchester, New"

violation of the treaty of 1902 be the Commission to a Joint Comin two. The engirie-men" "jumped" tween the British Government and mittee of both Houses, with which out when they heard the rock Emperor Menelik whereby the

with him on this matter in which

lature would be invited to confer.

Amending The Act.

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LONDON, Nov. 8th.

RICHMOND PARK CRIME.

HIDDEN

CORPSE OF GIRL

SIGNS OF A DESPERATE. STRUGGLE.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] Abyssinian Government undertook a delegation from the Select Com coming, and escaped..

not to construct, or allow to be mittee of the Central Indian Legis-*** constructed. such dam except by RUGBY, Nov. 8th.'

agreement with the British Govern- Sir Laming Worthington Evans, Sudan. But he was confident that ment and the Government of the Eighteen out of 35 States partithe Secretary for War, stated that the Abyssinian. Government were It is runoured, that Chen Chica enment will authorise their For cipating in the trade barriers con, he is ing ngifuition The House of Lord formally

an official inspection of British view with Doctor Martā. His has been promised Hunan and Ministry and the Finance Deference, have signed the convention.

The States not signing the con- troops for whom the Indian Goy meeting with the Egyptian Pre-Bill introduced by Lord Birken. 14 Tsung Jen Hapch" if the Nan-partment to deal with this matter.

vention include Canada, India, the ernment

mier and Foreign Minister had head, amending Section, 84 of the was solely responsible given him the opportunity to put Government of India Act with re king campaign is successful..

full possession of the Irish Free State, the United States There were many important ques him in and Australia, they giving as. their tions of finance; organisation and reason the necessity for their Gov-administration, for example the ernments carefully examining the future progress of mechanisation -and-the-fixture position of various terms of the convention.

units of the British army, which depended, or their successful solu- tion upon a common policy agreed with the Indian authorities. hoped from his visit to India and from his discussion with various authorities to be life to make some progress in dealing with these, and smalar. matters.

(Wah Tez Yat Pas.)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 9th. Marshal Feng Yu Heiang has telegraphed to the Nunking Gov. ernment stating that his forces are pushing to a punt near to Hsu- chow. They are manoeuvring to surround that ity from three sides.

General Ho Ying Chien has ordered his mate forces' at Chu- chow, some 30 miles north-west of Pukow, to move northward, their objective being Pengpu,

RETURNING RESERVISTS.

DESERVE WELL OF THE

COUNTRY,"

[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. Stli Replying to the Labour member, the House of Mr. Thurtle, in "General Li Chung Jan claims a Commons, with regard to the army victory over Generul Tang Seng reservists coming home from China, Chi's troops at Kwangis, north Sir. Laming Worthington Evans said Hupeh. he hoped that employers who had. of Wu-yua in eastern General Yeh Kai Chin has taken the power to find them work would Kwang-an after persistent fighting remember that they were "with Tang Seng Chi's troops, deserving of the country.

In the present campaign against Tang Seng Chi, General Li Chung Jan directs the right flank and- General Ching Chien commands the left flank while General Chu Pei Teh leads his forces towards Hunan province from Kinugai.

THE FALL OF KWEITEH (THROUGH BEUTEL'S AGENCY.]

PEXING, NOV. 8th, Reports from Honan are still meagre. While the fall of Kweiteb has not yet been confirmed, latest reports state that heavy fighting is going on in that region.

NATIONALISTS HARD PRESSED BY NORTH- ERN TROOPS.

INAVAL WIRELESS.],

well-

SHANGHAI, Nov. 8th.

It is reported that the Nation- alists are being hard pressed by the Northerners at Taing Kiang Po on the Grand Canal, and at Chang Pa Ling on the Pukow-Tientsin railway,

The principal signatories include Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan. The British delegate also rigned, on behalf of North Ireland and parts of the Empire not independently represented in the League.

U.S. BANKER'S TRAGIC DEATH.

JUMPS OUT OF HOSPITAL WINDOW.

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[Reuter's AMERICAN SERVICE}

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British views and to take counsel spect to the time of the appoint the Egyptian Government natural- ment of the Statutory Commission.

Statement By Viceroy. Chamberlain added that no ques

LONDON, Nov. 8th. ly took keen interest. Sir Austen ton arose between the United A statement by the Viceroy States and the British Government (Lord Irwin) is published in su and he anticipated no difficulty be Extraordinary Gazette of India tween them.

FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

The Premier announced the com- NEW PRESIDENT OF FOREIGN position of the Statutory Commis sion which will inquire into the working of "the system of the. Gor- ernment growth of education and the development of representative institutions in India.

COMMITTEE.

(THROUGH HATAS AGENCY.]

PARIS, Nov. 8th. M. Pant Boncour has been ed, by 21 votes to 8, the President of the Foreign Committee of the Chamber..

statement

Bay's

LONDON, October 8th. Park-keeper Hicks, while going on his rounds in Richmond Park to-day, found near Bobin Hood Gate, the body of a well-dressed girl hidden in the bracken.

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She had been strangled with a handkerchief, tied tightly round her throat, her face was battered and covered with blood, while her clothing

torn to ribbons. There were signs of a desperate struggle in the vicinity where the short umbrella was found smashed. turf was trampled, and the woman's

Handbag Clue,”

The interview with Doutor Mar.announcing the terms, similar to those of Mr. Baldwin's in the in the Abyssinien Envoy, men. Hetioned by Sir Austen Chamberlain House of Commons, of the appoint ment of the Statutory Commission was referred to in a Reuter mes

Hia that Majesty's Government hopes the age published in the Daily Press The yesterday.

Commission will proceed to India early in the New Year on a short visit and that it will return to India in October to perform the main task. As regards the com- The girl had been murdered and position of the Commission it was subsequently dragged to the bracke doubtful whether a Commissionen, where the murderer had tora including a substantial proportion out all likely marks of identifica- of Indian members and British tion from her clothing. But he had official members would satisfy the overlooked the handbag in which elect-condition that it be unbiassed and was found a shorthand diary with She has been identified" as Miss competent to present an accurate her name and address. picture of he facts to Parliament. It is emphasised that the method Constance Oliver of Batterseaithe,. chosen by His Majesty's Govern- a typist, who had been missing ment would assure Indians of since 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Motor-tracks found on the turf better opportunity of influencing

lead to the suspicion that the motorist concerned had pointed out DELHI, Nov. sth. to her the park which has been The announcement of the person-closed to vehicular traffic after 6 be left nel of the Commission has up to p.m. although cars can

there on application. Pedestrians" Colonel Gidney, who, is there are able to enter at any time! domiciled Europeans in the Assem- presentative of Anglo-Indians and bly, welcomed the Commission, and said that if the Commission were boycotted and Parliament therefore refused to proceed with it, Indians would have themselves to thank for retarding the hands of the reform clock.

The Commission will consist of He declared that his election re- NEW YORK, Nov. sth. Sir John Simon, the well-known flected the committee's will to or

Kings Counsel And

leading gauise peace and carry on a foreign Mr. Alexander Phillips, a banker Liberal, who will be chairman, policy in the compass and spirit of the passage of these great events.

Lord Burnham, the proprietor of the League of Nations. the Daily Telegraph, Lord Strath- conn, the Hon Edward Cadogan

associated for many

years with the Guaranty Trust Company, and well-known in Bombay, Melbourne and Colone) Lane Fox, Conserva-

tive members of Parliament,

Opinion In Delhi,

{THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENOT.]

PARIE, Nov. 8th. The Socialist, M. Paul Boncour,

kull, after jumping out of a win

Foreign Relations Committee. in dow at hospital, where he had been and Major Atler, Labour member succession to M. Franklin Bouil

of Parliament. taken suffering from heart disease.

and Paris, has died of a fractured Stephen Walsh, Secretary of Way has been elected chairman of the the present been received quietly,

SOUTH-AFRICA'S PRECIOUS STONES BILL.

STILL CONTROVERSIAL.

in the late, Labour Government

Jon.

ELECTIONS IN U.S.A.

Mr. Baldwin said that the G6- ernment were of opinion that the Lask of the Commission in taking evidence would be fucilitated if the BEING HELD IN TOWNS AND

a

Indian legislature appointed committee which night lay before the Commission any matters for

This examination.

committee might remain in being for consulta

They tion with the Commission.

The doctor is of opinion that death had occurred about thirty. six hours before the discovery......

One Of 13 Children. Miss Oliver, it is learnt, is óne. of a family of thirteen children who have been eriployed in the same firm in the City for seven years. ...« She had arranged to meet a male friend on Sunday evening, but he. says that she did not arrive.

STATES.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Indian Politicians Disappointed, New York, Nov. 8th..

On the contrary, Indian circles Very small political interest at-

An attempt to set fire to her body CAPETOWN, Nov. 8th. also suggested that a similar pro- taches to the elections being held are most disappointed at the ab

cedure should be adopted in the to-day in a number of towns and sence of Indians, and Sir Tej Sapru had failed. A portion of her right. NANKING, Nov. 8th..

Parliament has adjourned until provincial legislature. Vast areas States all over America, the issues has declared that the Commission leg and her clothing were burned. Troops and artillery continue to

gested that she had been held tight- command public support. January 28th. There will be, how-in be covered made it desirable that before the voters being mostly only will not inspire confidence and not The marks found on her arms aug- ly. The tracks on the tart are It is reported that Chang Tsung arrive from the Southward.

Sir Abdul Rahim, a leading Mus those of either a small moter-car ever, a joint sitting of the Senate the lask of taking evidence on local, with no beating on antional CHINKING, NOV. 8th. "Chang has left Tainantu to atiffen

administrative questions politics, Various members of the Nanking and Assembly to-morrow, to dis-Puld be undertaken by some other the Chibli Shantung resistance.

Numerous municipal and state,lim, said that a serious blunder has

or a motor-cycle, combination. Haacbowfa telegrams to the ver- Government have passed through cuss the Precious Stones Bill, as authority, which would be in the officials will come up for election. beca committed and he hoped that

Wanted On Suspleton. the Senate has insisted on its closest touch with Commission Picturesque mayoral campaigns will the British Parliament would re- nacular papers stating that Chu en route to Shanghai: changed his

HANKOW, Nov. 8th, Yu Pu says he thus

amendments to the Bill, which the when the Commission had report be decided in Philadelphia, Detroit fuse to sanction the Commission Hankow troops are moving down Assembly has refused to accept.

ed to the Government of India and and San Francisco, and Governors unless Indiane were plans and is concentrating forces at

to His Majesty's Government it will be elected in Kentucky and represented. Kweiteh instead of Kaifeng," are the river from Hankow, and Nan- PAGE 8

king troops up the river from

would be the duty of the latter to Mississippi, while in New York, sell-explanatory.

aAnking and Kiukiang. This ap From Chinese sources comes

present the Commission's proposals Ohio, and Pennsylvania there are to Parliament. It was not, however, contests for three vacant seats in report that Feng Yu Hsiang has pears to indicate that the Nanking

the intention of the Government to

the House of Representatives. telegraphed to Nanking urging a attack on Hanket is about to bet

ask Parliament to adopt the pro- drive up the Tain-Pu, railway to resumed, and that resistance will be meet his forces at Hauchowfu. offered by the Hankow forces,

posals without giving the fullest opportunity for Indian opinions of However, the fact is that Aakuo-

various schools to be expressed. To chun troops at Hsinhsiang, on the

this end it was intended to invite North of the Yellow River, cross-

Parliament to refer these proposals ing to the South bank, seriously threatens Feng's lines of comp-

to the consideration of a joint com mittee of the both Houses munications.

FoocHow, Nov. 8th.

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

ANOTHER DRAWN GAME.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

The situation is generally quiet,

Brenos Aires, Nov. 6th. The 23th game between Capa- but there is some tension between

the the Chinese Navy and the Military blanca and Alekine, for over the division of territorial and world's chess championship, has

been drawn. financial control.

Important Lasus.

The most important issue in New York is a proposal to extend the term of office of the Governor, from two years to four years, with the election the same years as the Pre- sidential election.

The police have circulated description of one Bidney Barnard Goulter, a motor mechanic, aged twenty-five, whom they are anxious to trace He has been missing-from his house in Kingston since Batur day,

adequately

I Swarajists OrgaBoycott.

CALCUTTA, NOV. 8th The newspaper The Statemari, says that the announcement of the Miss Oliver's relations state that Commission in well-timed and well- Goulter, when informed. by Cons conceived, and only a malicious fate stance's sister that she was missing, can rob the Commission of succces, replied: My God! I must go The Bengal Swarajists have and see her mother. He did not, issued, a manifesto appealing to however, go. He disappeared re- Indians to boycott the Commiscently. He had taken Constance

-out promising her a motor-ride..

sion.