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CHANG TSUNG CHANG'S NEXT

MOVE.

A FORTIFIED DEFENCE LINE ON THE COAST?

PEI CHUNG HSI FOLLOWING UP HIS SUCCESS.

REORGANISATION OF NATIONALIST ARMIES.

Now that the Nationalists have captured Tangshan without any very serious fighting, and the Chili-Shantung forces have been driven from the city, Pei Chung Hsi hae himself arrived and is determined to follow close on the heels of his retreating enemy. To do this he has left the command of the Tientsin and Lutai areas in Shansi bande. There is some doubt as to the direction of General Chang Tsung Chang'e retreat, but one report has it that he is moving southwards towards the coast, where he has arranged a long defence line.

Chang Hsuch Liang is reported to be firmly refusing to allow the defeated troops to pass Luanhe and make, towards Manchuria. It is expected that Yang Yu Ting will shortly come within the Great Wall a Chang Hsuch Liang's delegate.

Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has issued orders that all his forces, with the exception of those at present taking part in the expedi tion against the Chibli-Shantung troops, shall be organised into divisional units. Marshal Feng has declared that he will make s personal tour of the provinces of Kanea and Shensi.

General Yen Hsi Shan has appointed a'committee, with him- self as chairman, to go" into the question of the disbandment of troope in his army.

FOLLOWING UP THE

VICTORY.

THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]

FEIFING, Sept. 11th. Following the capture of Tang- shan, Pei Chung Hsi arrived there Chang himself yesterday evening. Trung Chang's whereabouts is a certain, but according to "some re- ports be retired to Kaiping or Luaschow.

Pei Chung Hai intends to follow up the retreating forces personally, and is leaving the Shani General in charge of the Tientsin and Lutai

arena..

CHANG TSUNG CHANG'S LAST DEFENCE LINE..

(Wah Też Fat Pan),

SHANGHAI, Sept. 11th.. After evacuating Tangshan, Gen. Chang Tsung Chang is leading his remnants towards the southern const where he has arranged a a.lang defence line.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG'S DECISION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCT.]

PEPING, Sept. 11th.

TROOP DISBANDMENT.

(Fah Txz Fat Pas),

SHANGHAI, Sept. 11th. Marshal Yen Hai Shan will soon begin the practical work of troop disbandment in his army. He has appointed a committee for the pur- pose "while he himself will be the chairman of the committee.

NORTHERNERS RETREAT-

ING.

(NAVAL WIRELESS. 1

TANGSHAN, Sept. 10th. Fighting took place on the morn ing of September 9th between the Nationalists on one side and the Northern "civil "

and military forece on the other, to the north west of Tangshan, and resulted in the defeat of the Northerners who, then fell back to Tangshan.

At about 5 p.m. on

cccupied day. the Nationalists Tangshan. Further fighting follow. ed in the town and fring by a Northern armoured train was re- ported.

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"SERIOUS TROUBLE SECRETS OF DEATH

IN AUSTRALIA.

TRUCULENT ABORIGINES.

MANY DEEDS OF VIOLENCE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.}'

ADELAIDE, Sept. 11th. The unusual truculence of the aborigines in the north-west corner of South Australia is impelling the owners of stations to take the law into their own hands. Seventeen natives were killed following the murder of gold prospector, William Brookes, who was batter- ed to death.

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Another outrage Was inflicted upon a cattle farmer, William Morton, who was giving native beg- gars food when others attacked him behind. Morton, who is a very powerful man, extricated himself and drew his revolver. He was im- mediately surrounded by a howling mob of blacks showering boomer angs, striking his revolver from his grasp and leaving him for dead.

Yorton, however, recovered and reached a homestead twenty-seven miles away in a serious condition. -

KELLOGG SHOWS ANNOYANCE.

QUESTIONED ON NAYAL AGREEMENT,

PACT NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE.

[REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]

New YORK, Sept. 10th. Before the liner Lariathan bring ing Mr. Frank B. Kellogs from Europe docked at New York this morning, the Secretary of State was besieged by Pressmen who bearded the vessel while she was coming up the Harbour.

He expressed considerable annoy- ance when questioned regarding the Anglo-French naval compromise. the journalists asking whether the

AND LIFE.

PAPER AT BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

CONTROVERSIAL VIEWS:

[BRITIE WIRKKAS KERVICE.]

Ruaar, Sept 10th. What is expected to prove the most important paper at this year's meeting of the British Association

will be that of Professor Donnan on the mystery of death, which will be read to-morrow night.

LEAGUE COUNCIL

SEATS.

THREE STATES ELECTED.

THE VOTING.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

GENEVA, Sept. 10th. Spain, Persia and Venezuela have been elected non-permanent mem- bers of the League of Nations Coun- cil. The voting was as follows:

Spain Peria Venesuela Norway

Siam ...... Denmark Paraguay *Uruguay

Greece Portugal

Austria

48.

40.

33.

11.

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Its interest, so far as can be ascertained, will be largely in what Professor Donnan, will say about the recent researches of Professor Hill," of the London University Professor Donnan be lieves that no-one has come so near on the physiological side to solving the necessary majority for re- the problem of the essential differ-eligibility, no yote was cast in ber ence between life and death Professor Hill.

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Muscles And Nerve Cells. Professor Hill has for some time been devoting himself particularly to the study of the muscles and nerve cells, and it is understood that his researches have led him to important conclusions.

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These conclusions are based on the fact that when the buman mechanism runs down, with con- arquent death, the cause is due to failure of, the oxygen supply, whịch leads to an interruption of oxidisa- tion and has its effect on the mole- cular structure.

But this interruption is same- thing very different from that which takes place when an internal combustion engine runs out of

petrol.

While such an engine is not destroyed by the stoppage, any stoppage of the human mechanism is fatal. The reason, apparently, is that in human life another con dition, has to be reckoned with, namely, disintegration, which pre: sents the all-important process of oxidisation.

Origin Of Life.

In all, fifty States, voted." In view of China's failure to secure

favour.

The Assembly, by 37 votes to 10, granted Spain's request that she be declared re-eligible for election at the expiration of her three years term.

UPKEEP OF SINGAPORE BASE:

LOCAL CONTENTION.

AN EMPIRE QUESTION,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 10th. The Military Contribution was the subject of a somewhat heated discussion at a meeting of the

General Chamber of Commerce held to-day.

Eventually a resolution was pasa-

supporting the view of the Unofficial Members of the Legis lative Council that the only sum for which the Colony should be responsible in connection with the Naval Base ought to be the cost of the garrison sufficient solely

M. BRIAND'S SPEECH AT GENEVA.

ANGRY RECEPTION IN GERMANY.

BITTER COMMENT BY NATIONALIST PAPERS.

LORD CUSHENDUN'S REVIEW OF

DISARMAMENT:"

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BERLIN, September 11th. The Nationalist papers comment most bitterly upan" M. Briand's speech at Geneva. The Deutsche Zeitung says that the only answer to the box on the ears we have received is "away, from this front of Germany's enemies, and back to freedom. Treaties can be torn up." The Tagé, Zeitung states that by her policy of understanding. France clearly.means adherence to her supremacy through the ferpetuation of Versailles.

The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung considers that the speech has mercilessly destroyed the fable, of the French desire, for con ciliation, while the Boersen Zeitung says that Germany must frame a new foreign policy.

Paris newspapers generally are wholeheartedly on the side of M. Briand, whom they congratulate for bis outspoken rejoinder to Herr Mueller's insinuation of inter-Allied double-dealing in the matter of disarmament, but Socialist organs remark that the speech destroy all the hope aroused by the signature of the Kellogg Fact.

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It seemed to many listeners that M. Briand was carried away by his own eloquence and said things which he did not intend to say.

M. BRIAND'S SPEECH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Sept. 10th.

In any case, Heuter', Berlin cor- M. Briand opened his speech be respondent says that M. Briand's fore the League of Nations Assem-speech has come as a terrible shock bly to-day with a warm tribute to to Berlin political circles, and the the League, and before, proceeding German newspapers, which declare to the disarmament problem, reiter that it is a heaty blow against the ated the recent official assurances policy of a Franco-German under that there is nothing sinister in the standing, as is demonstrates a de- Anglo-French naval compromise.

plorable distrust of Germany's sincerity and will for peace.

M. Briand pointed out that the terms of the agreement had been communicated to other navali Powers, and he emphasised that the compromise was intended solely as another step towards disarmament.

The French Foreign Minister then dealt at considerable length with Herr Mueller's maiden specch to the League Assembly, when he urged tha; Germany had disarmed and asked why other Powers had not also disarmed as provided in the Treaty of Versailles:

Responsibilities.

M. Briand's Surprise,

M. Briand, in an interview some time subsequent to the meeting, expressed surprise at the stir he has created. He said that he intended to show the efforts France had made towards peace.

Certainly, he had had no inten- tion of conveying an impression that Germany had bellicose, inten- tiens. Indeed, he pointed out that Germany had disarmed. He again emphasised that France was, con- stantly making efforts towards peace..

agreement was consistent with thely important to justify the assump for local defence, and approving the garding public opinion. M. Briand frank apeech, he averred, and add-

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It is hinted that the results of Professor-Hill's work are sufficient tion that what has been achieved will express itself even in regard to the origin of life.

It is even predicted that the disclosure of them may lead to a conflict of opinion as great as tha: which has raged over the Darwin theories.

Fact for the renunciation of war,

Mr. Kellogg made it quite clear that he did not think the naval compromise had anything to do with the Kellogg Pact. He under- stond that there was no naval Treaty. Both countries had said there was no Treaty, and that should be sufficient.

On the other hand, in his Presi

to the He explained that he went to dentin! address to-day The Kailan Mining Administra

Ireland to return the visit of Pre-Physiological Section of the Asso- tion's mines and the foreign quar-sident Cosgrave. He did not visitation, Professor Lovatt Evans

England because he had no time.

Asked whether he approved of recent remarks made by Mr. Her hert Hoover, the Republican ean- didate for the Presidency, who cited the Peace pact, as evidence of the Republican Party's interest in the maintenance of world peace, Mr. Kellogg said: "I am quite sure that Mr. Hoover does not wish to make the. Treaty a partisan

ters were avoided by the contend. ing forces. The retreat of the Northerners eastward continues on

The Nationalists announce that large scale, resulting in conges Pei Chung Hsi captured Tangshantis at the railway stations of Kuvch and Wali. Further retire- yesterday morning. Chang Tsung

menis are expected. Chang retreated from the railway.

They assert that Chang Hsuch | Liang is refusing to allow the Chibli Shantung troops to ра Luanho, and also state that Yang Ya Tinge expected within the -Wall as Chang Heuch Liang's

delegate.

REORGANISATION.

(Wah Tez Tat Pau).

"

NAVAL AGREEMENT,

JAPAN'S APPROVAL.

{THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

issue.

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NEW POWER LOOM INVENTED.

HUGE SAVINGS VISUALISED.

BRITAIN SUPREME IN

TEXTILES..

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

declared that there should be no illusion about finding the final ex- planations of what life is.

Enormously rapid developments had been hade in physics of recent years, he said, but since philosophy cannot arrive at an explanation of the nature of human understanding, the great mystery of the origin, nature and purpose of life would, he thinks, always remain.

GREAT PARACHUTIST'S DEATH.

ATTEMPT TO FREE SON'S" BALLOON.

OVERCOME BY GAS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE-]

Unofficial Members' suggestion that an annual contribution of $3,600,000 should be fixed, for the next five years, 1928 to 1933 inclusive.

It is Singapore's contention that the Singapore Beee is required as part of the scheine of Empire de fence generally and not for the defence of the Colony. It is there fore regarded as inequitable tint the Colony should pay more than other Colonies and Dominions which are equally interested.

'AIRMEN'S' FURTHER

MISFORTUNES.

RESCUER'S MOTORBOAT

FOUNDERS.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 10th. The local authorities in South Greenland have received news that a motor-boat containing Professor Hobbs, and the airmen, Messrs.

Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, together with four companion, be lenging to the Boble Expedition, struck a reef on September 8th, the craft foundering.

All the occupants of the 'motor- boat were saved, and assistance is being sent to the scene of the wreck in the hope that the boat can be salvaged.

Hassell and Cramer are the Rock ford airmen, who made a forced descent during an attempt to By the Atlantic and were rescued by

TOKYO, Sept. 11th. Speaking at a Cabinet conter;

ReGuy, Sept 10th. ence, the Premier stated that the

Captain Henry Spencer, the Government had unofficially noti-

LONDON, Sept. 10th. famous balloonist, has been killed Mr Franklin Smith. a Director at Rugby. A balloon in charge of fed Britain that Japan favours the

of Messrs. Vickers, addressing a Captain Spencer's son, which had SHANGHAI, Sept. 11th.

Anglo-French naval agreement in meeting of members of the United gone up in connection with a local Association of Power-Loom Over- carnival, dropped on to the roof of Marchal Feng Yu Hsiang hat principle, but considers it likely lookers, who witnessed a demon- a bouse. Captain Spencer climbed issued crocrS to reorganise his forces into division, unite except in that it will be difficult to put it stration by the Vickers-Slafford to the roof to disentangle the

at the Vickers balloon from the chimney pots the Hobbe' Expedition after trudg. the case of those who are in active into operation. He added, that automatic loom

Works at Grayford, predicted a Suddenly, he rolled with outstretching through Greenland for å fort service or the north-eastern front.

America had not yet expressed its great future for this invention. ed arms down the roof, apparently night.

He declared Lancashire can

overcome by gas, and fell fifty feet views, Japan would withhold her TOUR OF INSPECTION.

be equipped with 750,000 of these into the road. formal reply and watch develop looms, with one man controlling ments for the time being.

from 5 to 30 of them, there will be The Navy Minister in his speech saving of 250,000,000 yearly, and до country in the world could Marshal Feng Yu Heiang has affirmed that Japan would welcome decided to make a tour of inspec- the conclusion of such an agree. sustain competition against Britain tion through Kareu and Shensi ment" as 4 step towards world in the production of textiles." provinces.

(Wah Te Tat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Sept. 11th.

COTTON FREIGHT TO FAR EAST.

-MATERIAL REDUCTIONS.-

"MANCHESTER'S SUCCESS..

THXOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 10th.

disarmament.

"SOUTHERN CROSS."

SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TO

NEW ZEALAND. -

[ZEKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCE,]

.:The

PASSENGER TRAIN IN

COLLISION.

ENGLISH TOURISTS SAFE.

(THECTOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRAGUE, Sept. 10th.

A disastrous collision between an express and 2 goods train near Brunn was attended with consider able loss of life.

CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 11th. So far, fifteen are reported dead

Trans Pacific aeroplane and a number injured. As a result of negotiations be: | Southern Cross piloted by Captain

A party of English tourists tween steamship owners and the Kingsford-Smith, accompanied by aboard the express train escaped Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mesara, Ulm and Kitchfield, landed | without injury. the freight rates on certain types safely at Wigram Aerodroma, of cotton goods and yaras exported Christchurch, this morning at 9.20 It is now-reported that-20-were to the Straits Settlements, Hong m. after a flight from Sydney, killed in the accident, while 18 were Kont, Shanghai and Japan have from which place they took off at seriously injured and 50 slightly been materially reduced.

5.30 p.m. the previous evening. J'hurt.

LATER.

Apart, from bis ballooning feats Capt. Spencer had probably made a greater number of parachute des- cents than an other man living. He was the designer of the original Spencer parachute which was used during the war.

On one pecasion, he made a des cent from 13,500 feet at Halifax.

Captain Spencer had often said he should never die in a balloon ac- cident or a parachute mishap, but frem something quite simple,

INTERNATIONAL POLICE-

COMMISSION.

MANY NATIONS AT BERNE.

[THEODOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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CAPT. LOEWENSTEIN'S DEATH.

NO SIGNS OF POISON.

ATTACK OF GIDDINESS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Sept. 10th. Medical experts, including the Police pathologist, who have beca examining and testing the organs of the late Captain Alfred Loewen stein for a month or more, declare that his death was due to the fall from the aeroplane, .... »

They have failed to trace taxie substance in the organs sufficient to cause his death.

He emphasised the responsibility of the various States and drew attention to their difficulties re- strongly denied that armaments had shown an increase since, the creation of the League of Nations

The only country which had in- creased its armaments, he argued, was the Soviet, which had recent ly suggested in nothing more than theatrical, gesture, the complete disarmament of the world.

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The war potentialities of some countries, he declared, are indis- putable. The problem of disarma- ment will not be solved without

ed that it would be a dishonour to France if owing to the attitude of Russia, France should discontinue efforts towards disarmament.

LORD CUSHENDUN'S REVIEW.

GENEVA A "Holy War!'

The Assembly is still debating the M. Briand in the course of his work of the League in the past Lord Cushendun in his speech made a pointed reference to year. Soviet Russia without actually speech sympathised with- Herr inentioning Russia by name. He Mucher's disappointment at the said that although the Government slow progress of disarmament, but of one of the great Powers had ac said that the difficulties of the cepted of war as an instrument of Preparatory Commission had not national policy, hë was not aware been fully appreciated. Nevertheless whether it had renounced another a considerable measure of agree kind of war, "which some regard ment had been reached and it as a holy war, thinking that they would be the greatest mistake to alone understand truth, and are assume that no progress had been desirous of imposing what they re-made or to despair of a satis gard as the truth on other countries factory result. by force of arms. It is our duty to Moreover, a large measure of ne- take into account such circum-tual disarmament had taken place. Lord Cushendun enumerated the stances."

3. Briand expressed the opinion large reductions in the British that if the machinery of the League Army, Navy and Air Force, and cf Nations broke down, civilisation declared that if they did ant fully satisfy the obligations of the coven- would also break down."

ant, they went a long way towards

Germany's Disarmament,

The most piquant passages in M. Briand's long and eloquent speech

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doing so.

Common Ground. disarmament were, however, Britain was anxiously endeavour: contained in his reference to the ing to find a ground of common German Chancellor's aprech last action, and therefore had earnestly weck.

striven for many months to ve concile her views with France regarding naval disarmament. In this matter they had reached a com- promise which was of a provisional

The French Minister agreed that Germany bad disarmed, but said that the disarmament was not com- plete, adding that a country and a not people like Germany could totally disarm.

Germany at the present day bad an army of 100,000 composed of officers and non-commissioned off cers, and behind them was a vast reservoir of anen, who had prored their heroism in the Great War, and who were expable of joining the Colours for another decade il necessary.

Mechanical Resources,

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He also pointed out that Ger- many is in possession of enormous mechanical resources and produc tive powers.

character, and if unfortunately it should not be accepted by others it would be necessary to seek re- conciliation by modification of the Anglo-French compromise. If that were impossible they must search for a fresh basis-of common action.

Greater Faith Needed,

He was confident that agreement conld be retched if all would show less distrust in each other, and if critics were less ready to attribute hidden designs and ulterior motives whereof we were entirely innocent. Kellogg Pact;

Lord Cushendun said the Kellogg th wholesome

It was impossible to argue that a country so powerfully armed for Fact would give peace from the industrial' point of stimulus to international disarmud- view would find any difficulty, in ment. The Pact proclaimed a new. furnishing the materials for was In future generations war, except era and created a new outlook. M. Briand directly addressed the German delegates who were sitting in self-defence, would not be a in the front row only a few feet gallant adventure but a national away. They did not join in the dishonour, and armaments would

be recognised as a costly and dis applause.

creditable anachronism.

V Effect Of Speech.. After the meeting was over, it

The nature of the injuries, they declare, show that although he ap

Lord Cushendun on sitting down BERNE, Sept. 10th. parently fell from a height of 4,000

was cheered and there was favonr- Representatives of America, Jeet, he was still alive when he was evident that M. Briand's able comment from the delegates on China and Japan, besides nearly struck the water. all the European countries, ara

The condition of the heart and speech drawing attention to Ger the moderation of his speech. attending the International Police kidneys indicated that he was posmany's war potentialities had had When the debate concluded the Commission which opened here this sibly subject to attacks of giddiness 2 most depressing effect upon the Assembly adjourned indefnitely to German delegation and upon Ger enable the Committees to resume morning under the presidency of which might be responsible for an Iman circles at Geneva generally, their labours.

Herr Schober.

accidental fall.