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CHANG TSUNG CHANG'S FURTHER SUCCESSES.

FENGTIEN TROOPS, DRIVEN BACK,

MORE REPORTS OF DISCONTENT AMONG THE LEADERS.

PEI CHUNG HSI AS SPECTATOR.

Chang Tsung Chang, fighting with the courage of despair, is clearly causing great trouble to Chang Hsueh Liang and his Feng; tien army. The, success of the Chihli-Shantung remnants on Sep- tember 15th appears to have been considerable, and, though Chang Hsuch Liang telegraphed urgently to General Yang Yu Ting for reinforcements, the Fengtiënese have apparently been unable to re gain this lost ground.

It is rumoured even that one of the Fengtienese Generals, Hu Yu Kwan, who was in charge at the front, has been captured by the Shantung troops. Eengtienesa reports on the other hand make light of the reverse, which is stated to be unimportant, while no doubts are entertained of the ability of Chang Hsueh Liang's forces to deal with the situation.

There continue, however, to be ominous reports of discontent and quarrelling among the 'Fengtien lenders, and it is said that some of them are favourably disposed to Chang Tsung Chang.

General Pei Chung Hsi is taking no part in the present fighting, but his forces are drawn up along the west bank of the Luanho river and he is ready to attack if necessary.

Chang Hsuch Liang has, however, requested him not to do so, stating that he is perfectly capable of settling with Chang Trung Chang by himself.

FIGHTING APPROACHES

CHINWANGTAO.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)..

SHANTUNG PRISONERS.

[NAVAL WIRELESS. }

Reliable reports state that 30,000 SHANGHAI, Sept., 18th, Shantung-Chihli troops between' Reports from North China state Anshan and Changli are gradually that twenty-five car loads of Feng-being disarmed by the Fengtien tienese wounded have passed forces. through Chinwangtao on their way The Shantung troops who have to Mukden. Further Sghting is surrendered are being moved to going on at Aushan between the Fengtienese and the Chihli-Shan tung troops, and the cannonading appears to be nearer Chinwangtao, Most foreigners and all women, bave been evacuated from Shanhai

kwan."

FENGTIENESE GENERAL

CAPTURED.

(Fah Te: Yet Pan-} `·

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18th. A report from Tientsin says tha: since the 14th inet. the Chihli- Shantung troops have been heavis engaged with the Fengtienese. As a result of fighting on September 15th the Fengtienese were heavily defeated and although reinforce- ments arrived the next day they were unable to recover their posi tion. Another report even goes su far as to say that Hu Yu Kwan; the Fengtience General at the front, has been captured by Shan- tung troops.

CALL FOR REINFORCE

MENTS.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18th,

north of Chinwangtao by rail Chinwangtao is quiet.

The civilian evacuation of Pei tubo and Shanhaikwan is now com pieted, the foreigners who have left now being concentrated on the Bluff a Chinwangtao.

The Tongshan mining aren con- tinues quiet, a coal train operating between there and Tientsin. The bridge at Lanhsien is damaged and it is estimated that repairs will take three days to effect.

RED HAUNT RAIDED.

(THROUGH BETER'S AGENOT.]

Amor, Sept. 18th. The military raided the headquar ters of the Supervisory Committee of the Chinese Communist Party of Fukien on September 16th. Mem- bers of this organisation have been plotting a general uprising through- out Fukien.

A number of Communists were arrested and a large quantity of Communist literature was seized.

COMMUNISTS RAIDED.

(Wah Tiz Fat Pac).

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18th.

A Communist haunt in Kulangao,

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th,

JAPAN'S SYMPATHY RUMOURS AND

WITH CHINA.

ATTITUDE IN MANCHURIA

MISUNDERSTOOD.

PRAISE FOR SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT,]"

LONDON, Sept. 17th Count Uchida, the former Jap-

PLOTS IN SPAIN.

U

ARCHBISHOP, IMPLICATED..

DE RIVERA WOUNDED?

(THROUGH XEUTES'S "AGENCY".]

"BREMEN" HERO'S NEW VENTURE.

VON HUNEFELD SETS OUT.

FLIGHT TO FAR EAST.

[TIMOUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.} |

1928.

WATERSIDE AWARD

DISPUTED.

MEN REFUSE TO ATTEND *** PICK-UPS,”

FEDERATION SUMMONED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LEAGUE'S BUDGET TOO BIG.

CUTS URGED BY BRITAIN,

POLICEWOMEN PRAISED.

(THRUUDE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Sept. 17th. MADRID, Sept. 18th.

BERLIN, Sept. 19th.

The steady increase in the ex- BILBOURNE, Sept. 17th General Primo de Rivera has not The German airman Baren von

There is still considerable dispenses of the League of Nations, of returned from Barcelona, and the Hunefeld (who flew the "Atlantic air is full of rumoure. It is rein the Bremen with Captain Kochi agreement in the ranks of the water- which Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, ena Ance Foreign Minister, interview-ported that he has been fired on and Commandant Fitzmaurice inside workers regarding the arbitra of the British delegates, complained ed by Reuter on arrival from and wounded in a rising at Barce- April) has left for Sofa in the tion award, and the decision of the last week, was again stressed at this acroplane Europa accompanied by Federation that work was to be afternoon's meeting of the Fourth the Swedish engineer Lindner.

The Committee has already pass out completely. This is the Arst stage of a flight resumed to-day has not been carried Budget Committee.

At Melbourne, Sydney, Hobarted a resolution in favour of reason- and elsewhere, the waterside workable limitation by a reduction of ers resumed this morning under the the number of conferences, and re new award, but the Brisbane "an Fremantle men have rejected the terms and have declined to attend.

lona

Japan, travelling by the Siberian

There is no sign of trouble in route, emphasised that Japan has every sympathy with China in berMadrid although the troops are

confined to barracks. desire to realise her aspirations.

General de Rivera's departure to

Japan, he said, had great hopes of a New Chins but nobody could tell what is likely to happen in

the next few months,

to the Far East

Baron von Eunefeld hopes "to Barcelona on September 15th, in reach Tokyo in eight days via view of rumours of the Separatist Sofia, Constantinople, Bagdad,

ANTILLES WRECKED BY CYCLONE..

movement in Catalonia, was com- Karachi, Bangkok and Nanking. mented on with much intereet and He was unable to imagine the

no little curiosity. It was consider- possibility of trouble between

ed that his likely "object was to Japan and the other foreign take a personal hand in straighten- Powers as regards China, notwith-

ing out the tangle which had re- standing the fact that much pro-suited from the recent wholesale, paganda. to the contrary has been arreats. These were made irrespec- disseminated.

tive of guilt in connection with the recent alleged" conspiracy against the Government.

Japan In Manchuria. There was, he added, much mis- conception and untrath with re- gard to the Japanese attitude in Manchuria, even in Manchuria it-- self. He stressed that Japan-has ne territorial ambitions or designs in Manchuria.

Count Uchida expressed antis- faction at the evidences of the cordiality of Anglo-Japanese re lations and expressed the opinion that Anglo-Japanese co-operation would be immensely to the advaż- tage of the Powers concerned in Chinese affairs, and also to China herself.

Lenin's Tomb. Concluding, Count Uchida said he had been immensely struck by the wonderful way in which the Siberian Railway is rùn as the re- suit of his observations during his recent journey from Japan.

He mentioned that he visited Lenin's Tomb at Moscow and was surprised to find the

features almost exactly as when he last saw him alive.

U.S. IMMIGRATION

PROBLEM.

RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE.

MAINTENANCE OF HIGH

* TARIFFS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN. BERVICE.]

NEWARK, New Jersey,

Sept. 18th.

DEVASTATION OF TIDAL WAVE

[THAOUGH LEUTER'S AGENOT.]

| the “pick-upa"

Meanwhile the Federation have made a request to the ship-owners for a conference at which the whole matter should be thrashed out, but the owners have replied refusing to

"Black" -Cargo.

There is now no doubt that there HUNDREDS DEAD IN RUINS.consider the request until all ports

aro working.. was a widespread plot, implicating freemasons, socialists, republicans and it is said, an archbishop.

even,

DUTCH STATES GENERAL.

QUEEN'S OPENING SPEECH.

SHIPPING CONDITIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Sept. 17th, Official reports of the hurricane Bavoc, though scanty through the severance of communications be tween different parts of the French Colonies in the Antilles, show that seven small schooners and fifteen native boats were destroyed in a tidal wave which accompanied the cyclone.

The tidal wave awept Martinique creating fearful havoc.

Throughout the island of Gande loupe, the road, ae blocked by fali-

THE HAGUE, Sept. 18th. Queen Wilhelmina in her speech opening the States General said that Dutch shipping was suffering from surplus tonnage on the world market. She regretted that inter- national efforts towards reduction en trees, hundreds of houses have of armaments had not led to more been ruined or damaged, and all tangible results, but was gratified that international co-operation was communications have been wrecked.

various spheres,

Many More Deatha increasing in especially in economies.

The bill to reply the Kellogg Fact, in which was a new guer- antee for the maintenance of peace, would shortly be placed before the House.

AIR SERVICE TO FAR EAST.

DUTCH PLANS NOT YET READY.

PREMATURE ANNOUNCEMENT. {THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENOT.].

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 17th

It has been prematurely inferred owing to a mistaken Reuter message

from Basra, that a regular, air mail

were

LATER

commending that certain estimates should be carefully scrutinised with

a view to curtailment.

Mr. G. Locker-Lampson to-day directed his criticisms towards the expenditure of the International Labour Office. The public galleries were packed to the utmost, testify- ing to the interest taken in the struggle to secure a reduction of

next year's "estimates.

The British delegate declared that the prestige of the League The waterside workers at Bris would suffer if further increased bane, Adelaide, Fremantle and expenditure were planned He Newcastle still refuse work under mentioned that severe criticisms

the "two pick-ups" system and were being voiced in England re- Adelaide is declaredgarding the way in which the cargo at "black."? Other transport unions League was spending money. The may be involved but negotiations idea was prevalent that the expen- for a complete settlement are pro- diture of the League in general and of the International Labour Office ceeding

the

The Federal Attorney-General has in particular was too great.

On the British motion issued

summonses against the

estimates were finally pruned to the Waterside Workers' Federation on

extent of Fes. 27,000, th charge inciting to strike against the award of the arbitra- tien court.

of

PRESENTATION TO REV. J. KIRK MACONACHIE.

FROM KOWLOON UNION CHURCH.

Opium In Far East. At the meeting of the Fifth Com- mitée, a long discussion ensued on the British proposal to appoint a Commission of three to investigate opium-smoking in the Far East with a view to presenting a report for, the Opium Conference of 1929.

The South African and New Zen- land delegates supported the British motion, but after further debate, wave Point Eapitre has been al-ably inscribed silver plate was the Committee found itself reluc most totally destroyed, the suburbs made yesterday evening at the tant to approve owing to the being wiped out completely.

Union Church, Kowloon, to the pense involved. The vote" was ad- Searchers among the ruins have recovered the bodies of over three Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, the journed until September 18th. hundred persons, while over a veteran Union Church minister who Gundred have been killed in other is shortly leaving the Colony," caminunes on the island.

A large hospital at St. Claude was almost destroyed, parts of the building collapsing in the height

persons of the storm. Six killed as the result of the collapse and many others have been injured, Twenty-eight were killed when the Commune of Petitbourg was blackwood cabinet bearing a suit completely devastated by the tidal

Many factories and sugar re fineries have been seriously affect

ed.

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

·Markets Affected.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17th. It is reported that the Porto Rico sugar crop has suffered a loss of at

A farewell presentation of &

The presentation was made on

Policewomen.

ex-

Lord Cushendun, speaking on the, repart to the Fifth Committee on

He could not

A Kuo Min message from Muk. military headquarters last Satur. by Mr. Hoover in a speech during | wails for Persia, British India, least 25 per cent. of the estimated owed its existence to Mr. Macon-ments concerned would not feel it

were

service between Holland and the Dutch East Indies has started.

It was stated that four aeroplanes The maintenance of high tariffs forming the first of the. Dutch air foreign Bettlement opposite and the continuance of immigration mail service to Batavia were due Amoy, was raided by a body of restrictions were pointe emphaticed at Bagdad on Saturday to pick up Chinese troops from the Amoy

the presidential campaign. He Singapore and Batavia, but it is declared that the position of in-officially explained by the Dutch den states that upon news of the day, when a large quantity of im unexpected Fengtien reverse, Chang portant Communist documents were industry was highly satisfactory Government that the machines in except for the bituminous coal question are to remain in the East Hauch Liang telegraphed to Yang seized, and five "Reds

arrested.

trade and the textile industry, Indies for a local air service. Yu Ting to ruch reinforcements to

which the Government must do There is no question at the Chang at all costs.

moment of

regular starting their utmost to resuscitate.

Dutch air line to Batavia.

A fifth machine is leaving Amlarly affected, and closed casy at sterdam for the East Indies on net advances of from 14 to 25 October 11th. This particular ma paints. chine will return with mail as an experiment of a monthly air service in 1920.

CHAIRMAN OF `FUKIEN GOVERNMENT.

३।

The message" adda that Ching Hauch Liang has wired to Pei Chung Hsi that the Fengtienese

(THROUGH BEDTEE's agency.) were capable of disposing of the Chihh-Shantung. troops without

FooсHow, Sept. 18th. aesistance from Pei Chung Hai.

Admiral Yang Shu Chwang was The message declares that the reverse sustained by his subordi- installed as Chairman of the Fukieu nate is not serious and says that Provincial Government yesterday the belief prevails that Pei Chung morning. Hsi has withdrawn his forces to the left bank of the Luanho in order -to allow Chang Hsueh Liang "a

free hand

NATIONALIST POLICY.

(Tsun Wan Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI. Sept. 18th. In response to General Chang Heneh Liang's request, General Pes Chung Hsi has ordered his forces to suspend operations pending fur- ther developments. If General Chang Hsueh Liang should fail to eliminate the enemy, General Pei will order his whole force at the front to croes the Lustho River ani join in the attack.

WAITING FOR SUN FO. (IHROUGH NEUTRE'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18th. Chiang Kai Shek is going to Nanking this morning, but the other Kuomintang leaders are re- maining at Shanghai to meet Son Fo, who is due on September 21st by the Empress of Canada:

Mr. Hoover asserted that the American standard of living" was the highest in the world: wages were higher than ever and hours of labour had decreased.

He advocated that serious atten- tion, be given to foreign markets, and especially to the export of the farmers' surplus production.

"SOVIET NORTH "" CREW, SAFE.

LONG STRUGGLE TO THE COAST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGRICT.]

Moscow, Sept. 17th.

KELLOGG PACT

PERSIA OBIECTS TO RESERVATIONS. (THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.}

yield as the result of the hurricane The announcement has had the effect of making the sugar market firm, the prices elosing at from one to four points above the previous closing figures.

The cotton market has been simi-

Relief Work, &

Meagre and incomplete reports

behalf of the congregation of the child welfare and similar questions, said that experts after careful con- Church by Mrs. W. Forsyth.

sideration had given their un- The Rev. Horace Johnson, who animous opinion against the licens presided over the gathering saided house system. that the Union Church, Kowloon, therefore imagine that the govern achie. It was he who had worked their duty not to leave the matter indefatigably to obtain the site any longer where it at present res

Norinust On behalf of the British Govern- from the Government and to raise ed.: the necessary funda.

Sir Paul ment he strongly endorsed the re- they forget the late Chater who gave 850,000 and when port's recommendation of stricter he heard that this was not enough measures against soutenure. gave another $30,000. Mr. John- interesting account of the history son then went on to give a very

of the church. :

As regards the recommendations in favour of the employment of women as police, the experience of Britain had proved them so valu

was sure public The Ber. W. W. Rogers, Vicar able that he of the hurricane still prevent an of St. Andrews, Kowloon, speaking opinion in England would gladly appraisement of the extent of the on behalf of the St. Andrew's support the extension of the system disaster, but fifteen people are Congregation warmly praised the and the strengthening of the small

part that Mr. Maconachie had play-forces at present employed. reported to have been drowned at Okeechobee, Florida Damage at ed in the religious life of the Suppression Of Slavery,

Commenting on the report on Paka Beach is estimated at mil Colony and spoke of the personal

friendship between them. lions of dollars, and it is stated

Mr. Benjamin Wylie also spoke slavery submitted by Mr. G. Locker

Lampson,

the British 5. Undér- that no building in the town is

on behalf of the Kowloon Residents' undamaged.

***fore the Sixth Committee of the The hurricane swept the Bahamas Association and of the Scottiel Secretary for Foreign Affairs, be League, this morning, M. Happart, TEXERAN, Sept. 17th.

Mr. Maconachie in reply said that the Swiss delegate, called particular but hitherto no news has been community, The Committee appointed by the received except a message from the Union Kowloon Church held a Government to examine the Kellogg Nassau which make no mention of very warm place in his heart and attention to the fact that since the Pact has recommended Persia to casualties...

President Coolidge has appealed everything connected with it would adhere to the treaty, but not to ad- here conditions

to the nation to contribute prompt be an abiding memory. He thanke pletely abolished in Sierra Leone, M. Rappart recalled how within through most effective and prompt relief for the sufferers in Porto be a most valued memento of work action by the British Government,

barely two months of the judicial. Rico and the Virgin Isles. A relief in the Colony, f

A musical programme took place decision being taken concerning were cerved during the evening

SHOTS AT B. & S. BOAT, forming the crew of the missing tions of certain European ever-lo, and tenerously to Red Cross the donors of this gift which would

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

HANKOW, Sept. 17th. Mesars Butterfield & Swire's LS. Kintang was fired upon when about ten miles above Wuhan

The armed guards employed on the British vessel returned the fire..

UPPER YANGTSZE.

[NAVAL WIRKLAAS.).

the machine made, a

muents."

last session, slavery has been.com-

forced landing, and the crew. were GREAT MAGICIAN'S DEATH ship laden with provisions is lear after the speeches and refreshments the rights of owners over slaves,"

It is confirmed that the six men

Soviet North which embarked on Polar venture recently, are safe.

Apparently, obliged to abandon the plane. They walked over 200 miles of tundra to the ice-bound coast where they had the good fortune to be picked up by a steamer,

REDUCING U.S.. FORCES.

THROUGH REUTER'B'AGENCY,]

TIENTAIN, Sept. 18th. In connection with the reduction of American forces in China; & first batch of 150 marines and artil

The Nationalist vanguard je now advancing to Shimen, while their leaders will hold a conference with the Fergtienese representatives at Luanchow to consider plans to roat out the Chibli Shantung remnant.

OPEN SPLIT. (Wah Ter Tot Pro).

SHANGHAI, Sept. 18th The open split among the Man churian cliques is shown be the

A Nanking message states thatlery left here for Tongku by lighter fact that General Chang Tsung Chang issued a declaration yester the 31st Brigade of the 11th Divi- this evening to join the transport day advising the support of Gension is reported to bave arrived at Henderson. The troops left from

A Chang Teo Sheng as Com Pukow. Considerable troop zove mander-in-Chief of the Manchurian meats are reported down the river

from the Chungking area, Army,

With regard to the Upper Yang- teze, General Yang. Sen is still at Fuchow, while Wu Hain Kwang, who left Yang Ben recently, is now apparently rejoining him

MR. CLIVE MASKELYNE.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY,1

LONDON, Sept. 17th The world-famous illusionist and magician, Clive Maakelyne, died on board the P. & O. s.s. Rawal pindi last night from pneumonia, shortly before the liner reached Marseilles.

OBITUARY.

ing for Porto Rico immediately.

British West Indies,

HALIFAX, Sept. 18th. The hurricane has caused numer ous fatalities in the British West Indies. Fifty are reported dead from Montserrat, and 8,000 are homeless. The town of Plymouth is laid fat and only one church is atanding. The island requests help and supplies.ne

CHILEAN REPUBLIC'S

- ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION AT CONSULATE,

Yesterday was the anniversary of the foundation in the early 19th Century of the Republic of Chile.

the Legislative Council of Sierra Leone voted in favour of eman- cipating all slaves in the Protec torate numbering some 200,000,

Mr. Locker-Lampson was unani mously appointed Reporter on the slavery question before the Asacm

⠀⠀ Geneva Plasco,"

WE BERLIN, Sept. 17th "Geneva Finaco" and "Germany

An informal" At Home" was held Sold Again" are typical newspaper

Nineteen hava beeen kifed at Nevis Island and St. Kitts Island.

33 are known to have been killed in the Consulate, Alexandra Build comments in Berlin re-echoing the and 140 injured on the east coseting, in the morning to which deen disappointment felt in poli- of Florida Messages from Bimini several members of the Consular tical circles: as the outcome of the EARL OF DURHAM state that the finds has been Body who are personal friends of Geneva discussions on the evacua

devastated but there is no loss of the Chilean Coneul were invited. tion of the Rhineland, N John George Lambton, third Earl life. Bum Row in eouth Bimini Some thirty other guests were also the British Bund where a large of Durham has died at the age of is believed to have suffered severe present to offer their congratula

Consul. stocks... Hon. Fredoriak Lambton.. British and American crowd gave 73. He is succeeded by his twin lossse in small shipping and liquor tions and good wishes to the them a hearty-send-of

Even the Democratic and Repub-

defiffite has been achieved: lican newspapers do not disguise their dissatisfaction that nothing.