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FENGTIENESE APPREHENSIVE OF

FLANKING MOVEMENT.

CHRISTIAN CENERAL'S OFFENSIVE STARTS.

NORTHERNERS AWAIT NIANGTSEKWAN SUCCESS.

FRONTIER PASS TO SHANSI ·

IMPREGNABLE.

In spite of some contradictory reports, it is evident that the Fengtirnese have captured Tsingting, near the Chihli-Shanai border. Northern activity in other zones appears to be held more or less in suspense until this success on the Taingting-Taiyden Railway, is consummated. The Northerners would no doubt like to push through the mountains to Taiyuen, the capital of Shanai,, a move which would cripple the Shanai opposition entirely.

The only way into Shansi in the Taingting region is through the Niangtaekwen Pass, which is almost impassible so long as an enemy holds the surrounding mountains. Added to this, it is reported that the pass is strongly fortified.

The immediate intention of the Northerners is to drive the Shansi forces into the Niangtaekwan Pass and to bottle them up there. This will both safeguard the Fengtien lines of communica- tions and release a certain number of troops for other activities.

The Christian General has ordered the commencement of his general offensive and intends "to attack Tamingfu in Southern Chibli. A message from Bauchow to the vernacular papers states' that the Fengtienese in Southern Chikli are very apprehensive of this attack, fearing for the safety of their communications, and ars making efforts to counteract it.

FENG'S PLAN "OF ATTACK.

(Wah To: Tat Pan.)

SHANGHAI, April 10th. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang bas ordered a general offensive against

"

WAITING FOR FURTHER SUCCESSES.

(Wah Te: Tat Pan)

SHANGHAI, April 10th. After capturing Fenglocken, the the Fengtienese since the 8th inst. first defence line of Marshal Feng He has ordered General Lu Chung Yu Hsiang, the Fengtieness have Lun to lead his troops to attack temporarily Taimingfu, Southern Chihli, while General Liu Chin Hun is respon sible for the attack upon Chao

chow,

suspended

further

operations, pending the result of the struggle along the Tingting- Taiyuen Railway.

(Wah Tie Tat Pao.)

Within two or three days hostili- THE ATTACK ON SHANSI, ties are expected to begin on the Tientsin-Pakow Railway between Marshal Chiang Kai'Shek's army and the troops under Generals San Chuan Fang and Chang Tsung! Chang.

NORTHERNERS APPRE-

HENSIVE.

#

(Wah Te Yat Pao.)

SANGHAL, April 10th.

A message from Heuchow states that the Fengtienceë now operating in Southern Chibli are very appre- hensive of the expected attack of

would offer

:

Suxom, April 10th. Although the Fengtienese have captured Tsingsing, B strategic point on the way to Niangtsekwan, the Shansi troops are still holding strong defensive positions in the hills north of the city, and heavy firing is continuing.

SHANSI IMPREGNABLE.

(Wak The Ya! Pan.)

SHANGHAI, April 10th. General Yen Shih Shan has

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11th, 1928.

LOOTING OF MIS ABOLITION OF

SIONS.

CHRISTIAN GENERAL'S

TROOPS.

NO ATTEMPTS AT

CONTROL.

[THROUGH BEUTER'E AGENCY.)

RESTRICTION.

POLICY OF RUBBER 'GROWERS,

DIVERGENT VIEWS.

{THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.}

COMMUNISM IN JAPAN.

GRAVE NATIONAL

DIFFICULTY.

-

· REVOLUTIONISM WELL

SUFFUSED."

(THROUGH REUTER'S, "AGENCY. 1.

U.S. AND CAVELL· FILM.

EXHIBITION APPROVED.

QUESTION OF HISTORY.

[REUTER'S AMERI-AN SERVICE)

LEAGUE REPRE-

SENTATIVE SHOT.

PATIENT OUT OF DANGER.

POLICE MYSTIFIED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10th. Herr Schlemmer, the Representa- tive of the League of Nations and

international Labour Office, has been admitted to hospital suffering

from a bullet wound It is not known how it was inflicted..

New Yoax, April 10th. SINGAPORE, April 10th.

The State Department for Educa- There are divergent views as to

Toro, April 10th. tion has approved of the exhibition PERINO, April 10th, what policy rubber growers should Following the completion of the of the film, "Dawn," except for

of the communistaa few passages including the Director of the local branch of the In view of the fact that certain adopt in consequence of the im- examination

in Britain pending abolition of restriction. arrested in March, the Government sembling of the firing squad and religious newspapers have expressed doubts regarding Some point out the danger of has released the news embargo, the scene depicting the shooting of

which was hitherto enforced in a disobedient soldier. the reports that the followers of tapping all out and piling up "a

The owner of the rights has con- Marshol Feng Yu Hsiang had loot stock which will flood the market Japan.

The Procurator General considerssented to the required cut, although ed and destroyed mission property

"the most predominant impression | he objects to the elimination of the Honan, suggesting that at least authorities believe that estates Feng Yu Heiang himself was not should mark time in expectation from the whole affair is the serious latter insident on the ground that responsible, Reuter has made the that the industry will reorganise fact that Japan is now confronted it is a question of history. most careful enquiries of the Cans itself, and that some scheme will by an unusually grave national diž dian Presbyterian misionaries who be evolved which will put the mar evacuated Honan last spring oa ket on firm ground, and bring to a remunerative the advance of Marshal Teng's back prices Army,

They declare that though various armies fought over the territory in which their stations were situated -northern Honan, north of the Yellow River-bone of their pre- perty was molested till Feng Yu Hsiang re-entered Horan last year. Since that time all their missiona had been looted except Wuan, which was the only station which had not fallen into Feng's hands. A Christian "Act!

The

property looted includes four bospitals in which, years ago, many of Marthal Feng Yu Hsiang's

soldiers were nursed when sick or

wounded. Several schools, churches and preaching Chapels are also in cluded as

well as numbers of missionaries' residenccs.

when restriction ceases.

level.

Other

culty, inasmuch as revolutionism is COBHAM'S FLIGHT ROUND Pretty well suffused."

He added that the present at tempt to undermine the foundations of the Empire from within, which is influenced by radical ideas from FIERCE STORM IN alien: people, is more serious-than a threat of armed force from with- ATLANTIC.

out.

PASSENGERS' ORDEAL.

HEAVY DAMAGE TO

4 LEVIATHAN,” -------

(REUTER'S AMERICAN ÚERVICH,}

New Yoak, April 9th." Wireless mezzages, from incoming

REVOLT AGAINST MAR- RIAGE?

DECLARED TO BE SPREAD.

ING IN ENGLAND.

IDEAS OF THE INTELLI. GENTSIA."..

LONDON, March 20th. Free-love unions in England are increasing with startling rapidity, according to a United Press corres-

This is duc, it is said, to a grow- ing dissatisfaction on the part of the younger intelligentsia with the marriage and divorce laws in Eng

·land.

liners report a severe storm in the Atlantic. Officers of the Leviathan, which docked here today, state that enormous damage was caused-pondin on Thursday night by a huge wave. This wave wrecked the search light on the foremast 85 feet above Wholesale Looting,

the waterline, and smashed four Looting has been going on inter-lifeboats. It also drenched a score mittently for severat months. of third-class passenger by break Moet houses are stripped of flooring a ventilator, down which the boards and other woodwork, "some water poured in torrente. Quanti- even of the roots. At least one ties of crockery were broken and school and one residence have been many fittings damaged. burned. At a fine new hospital at Wethwei soldiers wantonly destroy- ed thousands of dollars worth of medicines and other which they could not carry off.

Letter Of Protest.

SOVIET TERRORISM.

property TORTURES FOR PRISONERS.

Canadian missionary leaders, several of whom had formerly been personal friends of Feng Yu Hsiang, sent registered letter to him, politely pointing out what wiE going on, and requesting on in cstigation, and the, prevention of

letter was received, showing that Feng Yu Hsiang had received it. he did not acknowledge the letter, and had taken no action..

Missionaries further declare that

CHIEF OF POLICE ON TRIAL.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

RIGA, April 9th." The Supreme Court of Soviet Russia has begun the trial of Nekhorosher, the Chief of Police

"Those who Engle with students and young professional men and women," writes Nesta Ryall in one of the Sunday newspapers here, fed among them a distinct rea tion against the conventional mar rage tio."

The state of * free love "' appeals to them, according to this well. known writer, as the only effective protest against the existing laws within their power. They do not enter into the relations lightly, nor do they use them as a cloak for promiscuity. They hope, sho" cxs Plains, that the noions will be as lasting as those formed within the bounds of church and state...

Miss Ryall is personally aware of many such unions and is able to tay that a very large number of 'young people of the same type, as yet unattached, are frankly oppos ed to marriage under the present

conditions of civil and religious contracts.

Recently," writes Miss Ryall,

AFRICA.

"HHODESIAN AIR LINE ↑

INSPECTS POSSIBLE SITES.

(BRITISH WINDLESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, April 8t

N

Sir Alan Cobham, who is making. an aerial survey of Africa, landed on Sunday in Banana Creok at the mouth of the River Congo, after a flight of five hundred miles up the Weet Coast from Lobito Bay. At Lobito he inspected poesible aero- drome sites in view of the advan tages which speedy aerisi com-

nunication would confer Rhodesia.

upon

TURKISH STATE RELIGION.

DILE OF ABOLITION PASSED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

· CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10th. The National Assembly at Angora unanimously passed the Bill ating Church and State.

OBITUARY.

"NOTED. SCIENTIST'S DEATH,

[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

"

THE HAGUE, April 9th. The death has occurred of Pro: teesor Ritzema Bos, the founder of phyto-pathology.

The bullet has been extracted, and the patient is said to be out of danger. The polics are making enquiries,"

"SILK. STOCKINGS,'

CHARADES IN THE DIVORCE COURT...

LAURA LA PLANTE'S CLEVER ACTING.

[BY OUR IM CRITIC]

"Silk Stockings" is the story of a modern and according to the programme 'a' “model ""American couple. They love each other so much, we are told, that they are. always quarrelling; America is a wonderful country and perhaps

Big Bill's" influence may have caused the suppression of those moral rhymes about the agreement of little birds in their nests, and the very diferent habits of dogs which are used with some effect in

British nurseries.

However that may be, Laura la Plante and her handsome boyish husband John Harron squabble and kiss alternately all day long. Laura

very good at pouts, quick smiles, separ-tars, and her own particular little noue so perhaps the play was written for her beneft and is not typical of most American couples.

Thero is a nice fat lawyer, Ots Harlan, who thinks the best soin- tion would be a temporary parting, and he introduces Laura to the divorce court. Here comes a scene at once amazing, incredible and wholly delightful. In the judge's chair is another fat and pleasan: gentleman, Burr McIntosh, and for hia benefit Laura performs char- ades, to prove her husband's cruelty towards her. "From the day we married," she says, "he started gambling." She deals the imaginary cards, stakes, examines her hand and works the judge up into a considerable state of excite ment. Follows a vivid pantomine of her husband's bibulous habite; and, as a grande finale, the brutal

his hands. roles, the victim and the villain

Here she plays two

Divoree granted ! thunders the judge and when the unfortunate husband, whose only: crime is that

RUSSIAN DANCER'S RUG.

FOUND AMONG ARCOS EFFECTS.

Mme. Karaayina, who is

now

touring in Eastern and Central Europe, met with an odd incident in London just before she started

Among the possessions that she and her husband, Mr. Heary, Bruce, were obliged to leave behind in the St, Petersburg at six months or so after the Bolshevist revolution was a beautiful rug with the figure of a mameluks on horseback as its

Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang upon telegraphed to Nanking stating looting. Though a receipt for the of the town of Ghuguvey in the two people, a man and'a women last week, Taimingfu, Southern Chihli, which that the Fengtienese who beseiged serious threat to Wuloi, south of Venmun Pass, have their communications. With a

been repulsed. Although they are "concentrating their forces to attack view to counteracting Marshal

the Shansi defence line on the Feng's strategic movement; the Tingting-Taiyuen Railway, it is Fengtienese military authorities impossible for them to penetrate have ordered the Shantung troops the Niangtaekwan Pass, which is in Southern Shantung to shorten strongly fortified in addition to their defence line in order that the natural strategic strength of whenever possible they may bring almost impregnable mountains, pressure on Eastern Honan.

LI AT SHANGHAI.

(Wuh Tiz Fat Pao.)-

SHANGHAI, April 10th.. Marahuli Tani Hattaccom panied by General Chen Ming Shu and other prominent Kuomintang officials,, arrived at Shanghai yes- terday afternoon.

General Chin Tai Chun will as sume office as Precautionary Cau- mander of Shanghai Chinese native city, on the 15th inst..

SHORT LIVED REVOLT.

VENEZUELAN MUTINY QUELLED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]/

CARACAS, April 8th,

PEKING TO LONDON.

MOTORING THRILLS. ·**

ADVENTURERS REACH

EUROPE.

{THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10th. Major and Mra McCallum ond two mechanics, who are motoring from Peking to London have ar- rived in Europe, crossing in a ferry boat from Mudania to here. They had some exciting moments where roads are of the narrowest, crossing the Taurus Mountainą,

and there are many landslips.

AID FOR SIMON COM-

MISSION.

PROVINCIAL COMMITTEES

CO-OPERATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÖX.]

SEILLONG, April 9th. The first Provincial Committee

A. military revolt broke out here, in India, which will co-operate with but was quickly suppressed. The the Simmon Commission, was elect mutineers billed two officers, wholed to-day, The Assam Legislative refused to rebel, and marched to Council has elected a committee of

Government of Kharkor."

His deputy and others are in- eluded in the charge, which is one of inflicting terrible tortures on prisoners who are alleged to have Marshal Feng himself had severa! their hair torn out, and other Seca half-strangled, to have bad times visited these cities in the brutalities inflicted. Apparently all past few months, thus showing the inhabitants of the town have that he was to control of these

been terrorised. regious," and was able to prevent the outrage if be desired.

EXTREMIST PARTIES

SUPPRESSED.

A MENACE TO SECURITY.

STRONG JAPANESE

ACTION.

́(THROUGH RÄUTER'S AGENCY.”“.

TOKYO, April 10th.

liesolution of the Ronoto. (the The Government has ordered the

extremist Proletarian Party), and two other extremist political or Tanisations, on the ground, that their existence is a menace to security and order. The dissolu tion does not affect the two Renoto members of the Diet

RUBBER PRICE FALL.

· [HEUTEL'S AMERICAN" SERVICE}]

NEW YORK, April 9th. The passing of a dividend on the

the ammunition stores at the Ban soven members to assist the Com-first preferred stocks of the United Carlon Barracks,

mission, and enquire into the work States Rubber Company has caused ing of reforms. The commities

They were received with rifle fire, Several were killed or wounded and the rest faken prisoner.

consists of three. Ifindue three break of over six points to 19 Moslems and one European,

a new low.

U.S. TREASURER RESIGNS. PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN BANK:

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, April, sth. Mr. Frank White Treasurer of the United States Department of the Treasury, has resigned to be come President of the Southern

Book

Miss Ryall further declares ut the grievance of joint assessment is much heavier than it would ve if taken, separately for the man's amings and for the woman's

Why should. I get married in order to acquire the privilege of paying higher income tax, de- mands one young woman whose earnings are considerably greater: than those of the man she lives with. She prefers living outside the bonde of wedlock.

تابخوره

BOY'S BRAIN, WASHED.

REMARKABLE OPERATION AFTER SKULL FRACTURE.

il-treatment which she suffered at

gay jeung woman planted a pair if he may not tell his side he is of silk stockings in his pocket, asks informed that he was lucky to have

of high academic attainments, gave a party to which they invited all This was their wedding feast. They a their friends and relations. nounced that they intended to live together as man and wife, but out-

tors in marriage as we look at is not another like it in the world. side the bonds of wedlock."

Just look at some of the fac centre. So far as is known there cacaped the chair! them,"

That is the beel though what · & number of young intelles-

Passing the other. day down a follows is quite amusing, Laura tuals said. Most of the girls London street, Mme. Karaavina of course wants her husband back 'meet have got careers. They are noticed in a shop window a rolled and decides to compromise herself earning as inuch as I am and fre up rug, of which only a corner was

with him to prevent the decrée' quently more, and they mean to showing. She instantly recognised being made solute. The final keep their jobs after marriage. But Look how often their good resuln it, and dumbfounded the shopman close up shews the two united

by describing the whole of the until the next time Laura feels the tions fade away into that age old design. He had bought it as part histrionie urge chant. "He married me and he's of a wholesale lot sold by Areas.

Silk Stockings is really a got to keep me." We think ofMma Karsavina, thinks there, is short comedy which has been ru marriage as a sharing of equal bur quite a good chance that in time out to the length of a feature film, dens."

she may in the same way get on shop-window terms with all her realise how little there is in it tut so successfully that you do not

pictures, furniture and other be until afterwards, it is an original longings-

and amusing lidle piece though by no. means the best Miss La Plante can give us. We think, however, that you will enjoy it!?

Next Sunday.

Hassan Adapted from

the famous stage play, "The Lady of the Harem will be shown at the Queen's Theatre for three days commenting Sunday. The picture has been produced by Raoul Whish and tells the story of a beautiful Persian maid played by Grota Nissen, who is taken by the Sultan. as inyment of her father's debter A murgeon washed the brain, put William Colter, Jr., makes a dash ing handsome hero, and K Bojn, it back, and the boy is or the high the Oriental setor who achieved read to complete recovery, fame in "The Chinese Parroc,'' is Several children were playing to- a sinister, terrifying sultan. Ernest gether, and the boy was being Torrance plays the role of lisa: Before the court were two youths, chased by others. In running he sun, the happy-go-lucky.confoc John Ball, tailor, of Dewsbury crashed his head against a brick toner, who becomes the friend of terrace Camden Town, N.W, and walle sultan, and then his keenest Francis Bentley, gear cutter, of When he was taken to hospital enemy Buck-street, Camden Town, who he had a large gash above the left were charged with gambling in the forehead, and below it, the skull find EASTER IN ENGLAND. street.

A

been amughed like an egg shell.

As Miss Daisy O'Keefe's pupile arp It was stated they wars playing Through the jagged hole a portion giving a dancing display at 3 p.m.” (BRITISHI WIRELESS SERVICE] darts, the one who went nearest the of the brain was protruding. In there will be no movie performance kull's cys being the winner. Hespite of his injuries the little chap at 3.15 p.m. in the Queen's Theatre Rucny, April 8th. was paid a half-penny by the laser- was conscious.

to-day, but the 930, 7.15 and 9,20 The Easter bólidays have been “Surely it is'skill,” mið Mr.; A zurgeon was rushed to the in- movie performances, will be held as which has stimulated the the aiming of darts at a dartboard wound and the exposed portion of the Misses Aileen and Dong Woods

"Cards are chance, but stitution. favoured hers with brilliant. wen- Bingley...

He cleaned up the usual. During the dancing display

usual exodus from London to the is so much hill as shooting at the brain, put it back in its place are giving songs from their reper-

Bisley You will be discharged" and the boy never turned & nr.

THE RIGHTS OF CONGRESS

DELEGATION OF POWER TO PRESIDENT

(REUTER'S AMERICAN KURVICE. }

WARRINGTON, April 9th

In a test caso before the Supreme Court it was decided that Congress had not exceeded its constitutional authority in delegating the power to the President to raise and lower Customs duties, to equalise the cost: of production at home and abroad.

BRILLIANT WEATHER.

coast and the country.

SYDNEY, N.S.W. With his skull badly, fractured 5-years-old boy living in a Sydney DARTS A GAME OF SKILL. suburb was brought to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children with his brain protrading through agaping hole.

· MAGISTRATE COMPARES IT

TO BISLEY

Mr. Bingley the Marylebone magistrate, held that darts was a

game of skill

Dancing Display Today.