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MARSHAL WU PEI FU

ILLA

STILL IN RETREAT IN SZECHUAN.

NANKING TRAIN

HELD UP..

GOVERNMENT MONEY

STOLEN.

VICISSITUDES BORNE STOICALLY.

DARING ROBBER BAND.

(Wah Tas Tat "Pao),

Peping, December 29th (UP). Marshal Wa Pei Fu. the most powerful warlord in China only four years ago, but ICOW aimest Torgotten, lies seriously ill in his retreat in the remote Szechuan province, according to reports reaching Peping.

after another haå Arst befriended

SHANGHAI, Dec. 9th.

It is reported that bandits held up a train on the Shanghai-Nanking Hailway yesterday morning and got away with a very considerable amount of loos. A sum of $14,000, which was being transmitted by slow train from Shangbai to the Nanking Government, was captured by the band of rubbers, which num-

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Although one sabordinate general and then turned against Marshal

bered about thirty, while a Wu, the doughty warrior has residerable sum in money and valu- fused to foilow the example of 50 many other militarists and fles from China to Japan or a treaty port, living luxuriously on ill-gotten gains.

Marshal Wo, who controlled the Peking Government five years ago, and almost conquered Manchuria |** while Marshal Chang Tso" Lin wa in his prime, has retained the re spect of Chinese scholars, oven it "he has lost the admiration of the warlords. He is probably the only militarist in Republican China who. has suffered defeat gracefuly. He has never sought refuge in a treaty port or a foreign country, has never gold his country to foreigners characteristics sufficiently rare, in China to be greatly admired. „,

ables was taken from the passengers who were travelling on the train.

The robbers made good their cscape, while one of the police on the train, who attempted to prevent them, was wounded.

CHINA'S ARSENALS.

CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL DEFENCE.

(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Jan. 8th.

It is learned that a proposal has been submitted to the Disbandment Conference asking for a complete "reorganisation of al} arsenais

If "this throughout China.

ja Reports Of Come Back There have been persistent re-adopted, arsenals will be instructed ports ever since Marshal Wure." to stop working pending their tired more than four years ago, reorganisation along modera Lines

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9,

DUTCH TELEPHONE

SERVICE.

MANY CALLS. ALREADY TAKEN,

QUEEN MOTHER'S JUBILEE.

(THROUGH - REUTER'S AGENCY.}

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9th.

It is officially announced that the

wireless telephone service to the Dutch Indies will be available to the public between 12.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. until January 19th, after which the hours will be announced weekly. Fourteen twelve inward calls were registered before noon yesterday.

outward

The Queen Mother is to-day cele brating her golden jubilee, the 8ltieth anniversary of her wedding to King William III. of the Nether- lands. £24,000 sterling has been subscribed by the women of Holland and the Dutch East Ladies and will be placed at Her Majesty's disposal for philanthropic purposes.

RECORD FLIGHT : ENDS.

"QUESTION MARK" LANDS AT LAST.

:

ENGINES GIVE OUT.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

Los ANGELES, Jan. 7th. Having beaten all world records for continuous flight by a wide

KING'S CONDITION UNCHANGED.

GROWING OPTIMISM AT THE PALACE.

NO FURTHER RAY TREAT- MENT.

(THROUGH HAWTÈa's kozycy.)

LONDON, Jan. 8th. The King had a good night last night and his condition again re- mained about the same this morn

ing.

MINERS' DISTRESS FUND.

• RESPONSE TO PREMIER'S APPEAL.

FREE ADVERTISING.

(BRITISH WIKALEKSAKEVICE.}

'Broar, Jan. Sth.".

1929.

GENERAL BOOTH'S HEALTH

'HIGH "COUNCIL ELECTS PRESIDENT,

SALVATION ARMY ADMINIS-

TRATION...

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]·

Ryany, January 7th

The Lord Mayor's fund for the relief of distress in mining areas now exceeds £100,000. Many tons of clothing have also been contri- stationed at Sunbury-on-Thames to- A special squad of police will be busily engaged in attending tomorrow on the occasion of the meet- buted, and local organisations are

ing of the High Council of the Sal

Despite the apparently negative given takes numerous forms.

necessitons caseK. The assistance

One

character of yesterday's bulletin, optimism regarding the King's pro-xample is that in response to gress is growing steadily in Buck- special request from the Premier, son of Penn and Sir Hugh Rigby per organisations have agreed to ngham Palace circles. Lord Daw certain advertising printing and were in consultation with Sir Stan free display of 10,000 posters ley Hewett yesterday morning for throughout the country appealing Hewett remained at the Palace but represents £10,000.. an hour and "a- half. Sir Stanley

for. public help: This gift alone

the other doctors did not onlin the afternoon. In the evening Lord Dawson, and Sir Stanley Hewett signed the bulletin without the at tendance of Sir Hugh Rigby and there was no further application of the ray therapy treatment.

Quiet Day.

At 7.45 pm. on Monday, earlier than is customary, the following bulletin was issued:

The King has had a quiet day. There is no change to report in His Majesty's condition. No fur. ther bulletin will be issued till to-morrow evening.”

(Signed) STANLEY HEWITT,

DAWSON OF PESN. Princes Leave Town,

The Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester left London this morning for Sandringham, and it is officially stated that they will shoot over the coverts of the King's Norfolk home during the present week

DUTCH'ART FOR LONDON,

vation Army.

GOOD WISHES FOR ALEXANDER.

HEALING POLITICAL

DISSENSION.

***DAILY · HERALD'S

·ORITICISM...

(THROTOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 8th. Mindful of the fact that the Art shot of the Great War was fred

No one will be allowed to enter at Serajevo, newspapers are dovot- Institute, where the all-important setback to democracy in Serbia. the grounds of the Staff Training ing considerable attention to the

conference is to be held, without a The Daily Herald speaks of written permit.

mustling the nation, but the others The situation is most delicate wish King Alexander good luck in in view of the possibility of an his attempt to repair the damage American breakaway if the adher-wrought by political dissensions.

GUARDED BY TORPEDO BOAT.ents of General Bramwell Booth

prevail.

A

The possibility that General Booth Telegrams in Brief.

would be sufficiently well to attend in person was not, at one time, ex-" cluded, but it was officially an- nounced from the Army, headquar ters, this evening that General Booth would not attend,

Future Leadership.

A direct cable service between London and Singapore has been' established, thus eliminating the

The steamship Batavier V. reached London last month with paintings and drawings insured for over £1,000,000 mong her cargo. They were a first instalment of the pic- tures which have been lens by the Government of Holland, and by private collectors in that country. for inclusion in the Exhibition of Dutch Art now being held at the

At to-morrow's meeting of the necessity of relaying. Royal Academy. There were be.

The wireless telephone service tween 50 and 60 paintings in the High Council there will be sixty- consigament, including five of four officers from all parts of the between Holland and the Dutch Rembrandt, two of Vermeer, two of world, forty-six being British, six East Indice was officially opened Frans Hals, four of Jan Steon, the all-portrait by Caral Fabritius American, and one each from twelve to the public at The Hague on from the Boymans Gallery, Rotter other countries.

Monday. Speeches were delivered dam, two works by Emanuel de Witte from the same collection,"

by the Minister of Public Works The question of the future leader- and the Minister for the Colonies, landscapes by Ruisdael, and six works by Vincent van Gogh. The ship of the Salvation Army will be to which the Governor-General of Rembrandts, the combined value of the matter before the meeting, and the Dutch East Indies replied. The Prince of Wales will prob- which is about £230,000, are "Diana it is argued that General Bramwell It is regarded as significant that Galery:

at the Bath" from The Hague ohly join his brothers to-morrow.

The Chilean volcanoes, Calbuco. a landscape from the Boath is now physically paft to and Puychue, are in eruption, and arrangements to stay away for Peacocks," from the same gallery; autocratic head of the Army.

The carry out his responsibilities as the considerable alarm has been caused. several day's. It indicates sufficient Joseph Recounting his Dream,

in their immediate vicinity. Several that the tension at Buckingham from a private collection at This

been considerably. Hague; and a portrait from an the first General Booth, who found Persons have been killed, "whila the ed the Salvation Army, hail a deed losses in live-stock and property are

reported to be extremely heavy... that a General could be removed if drawn up in 1904, which provided found mentally or physically unfit. The High Council will address itself to the latter point

that he would organise an army in under the supervision of foreign märgin, the three-engined Fokker the Princes are leaving town with Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam;

order to obtain revenge from Mar-

shal Feng Yu Hsiang, who turned against his chief, Marshal Wu, in 1894, causing his utter defeat at the hands of Chang Teo Lin.

Marshal Wu se one of the few scholarly warlords, having obtained the Chinese equivalent of a B.A.

degree in 1903, at the age of twenty. He graduated from A military school five years later, entering the army under the anchoe, gaining the experience which later made him master of several proces and controller, of the Peking Gorcrament.

Since his retirement, he has amused himself writing poetry and studying abstruse Buddhism. RESIGNATION OF YEN HSI

SHAN.

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1

(Wah Ter Fat Pao). ~

SHANGHAI, Jan. 8th. Marshal Yen Hai Shan has ex- pressed his intention to resign the chairmanship of the Shansi Political -Commission and has recommended Mr. Yang Shin Tai to succeed 'bim.

FURTHER TREATIES.

(Wah Tax Tai Pao)..

SHANGHAI, Jan. 8th. Both the Turkish and Persian Governments have proposed to Dr. Wang Ching Ting, the Nanking Foreign Minister, the opening of negotiations for the conclusion of Sino-Turkish and Sino- Persian Treaties of Commerce and Amity, Dr. Wang has replied to the two Goreraments expressing the wil ingness of the Nationalist Govern

that they should send plenipoten tiary delegations to Nanking, for the purpose of holding preliminary meetings as soon as possible.

CHINESE CUSTOMS MOVE.

HEAD OFFICE IN NANKING.

(Wah Ter Tat Pan).

SHANGHAI.. Jan. 8th.

experts.

The National, Defence Conference will be convened immediately the Disbandment Conference is con- cluded. Among the principal issue, to be taken up is the reorganisa tion of China's naval and air ferees.

SZECHUAN WAR.

(Wah Tr: Yat Pas).

monoplane"Question Mark" land ed to-day. The machine had been in the air for 150 hours and 48

minutes

About half an hour before the

giant machine descended, the leader of the flight, Carl Spatz, complaic

ed of trouble with the left engine.

Crew's Health.

The

The commander of the Question Mark said that he could have con- SHANGHAI, Jan. Sta.

tinued aloft indefinitely it the Civil strife in eastern Szechuan has revived since the 3rd inst.engines had not given out. General Liu Sheng's forces under erew, of five were medically certified General Koo Chien Chung are epas in excellent physical condition. gaged with General Yang Sea's troops at several points near Wan and the only effects were natural hsien. General Yang is reported to fatigue and loss of from one to four have suffered serious reverses and lbs. weight each.. his main forces have vacpated Wachsien.

THIRD ARMY LEADER DISMISSED.

(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.)

NANKING, Jan. 8th. Chien Ta Chun, Commander of

the Third Army and ex-Garrison Commander of the Shanghai Arca, has been dismissed.

CHINA'S THREE PROHIBI- TIONS.

"SING SONG GAMBLING,

GIRLS" AND FORTUNE TELLING,

true.

WHITE RUSSIAN TROOPS.

IN DIRE DISTRESS IN TIENTSIN

Palace has zelieved.

Princess Mary Viscountess Las have been staying at the Palace, celles and Viscount Lascelles, who are expected to leave for Golds borough Hall in Yorkshire to-day.

AMERICA AND THE WAR." BISHOP'S ANSWER TO PREST

DENT COOLIDGE,

Verners is the "Head of a Girl," other private collection. One of the which is valued at £100,000. Among the masterpiece from The Hague, the 60 drawings are 20 by Rem brandt, from various public and

private collections.

General Bramwell Booth's father,

Fifteen hundred U.S. Marines

have been ordered to be withdrawn from Nicaragus as soon as trans portation can be arranged. These

for over two years. There will still Marines have been in Nicaragua...

be 3,500 left..

Mr. Arthur Young, the Director of the Economic "Division of the State Department, has resigned in order

Only three or four of the works fore on the occasion of the ex that a majority of three-fourths of of art have ever left. Holland be- The deed, incidentally, provides hibition held in Paris in 1921-and in view of their immense value, both the Council shall be necessary to An American Bishop, preaching monetary and artistic, every stage remove a, General, from the pulpit of Canterbury of their journey was attended by Cathedral, made striking com- special precautions They travelled

Wider Question. The question of General Booth's ments on passages in President from Kotterdam in two large con- Coolidge's Armistice Day speech. tainers-streng double-walled vans physical fitness to continue has The Bishop was the Right Rev. designed for the trans-shipment of raised the wider question whether Kemmerer to Nanking as advisers to accompany Professor Dr. Charles H. Brent, Bishop of household furniture-and each pic- Western New York. Bishop Brent ture or drawing had been paired in the administration of the Army, regarding the public finances of the. belongs to the Episcopalian its own case by professional art which is now a religious and social Chinese Government, The · two Church, and was principal chap- packers before leaving its perthan force all over the world, should not American economists are expected lain to the American Army. Dr. ent home. The containers were seal- Brent did not refer directly to ed by the Dutch Customs officials, be placed on a more democratic to stay in China for at least five President Coolidge by name, but and their contents were not disturb basis. Strong American feeling pre- years. a comparison of passages in the

ed again until they were inside the vails on this point. President's speech and in the walls of the Royal Academy. They

Lady Bailey, the wife of Sir Abe Bishop's sermon shows clearly that were taken on board the Batavier V. Peping, December 29th (U.P.) the bishop took President Coolidge ne Rotterdam under guard of ever, a medical bulletin has been day on her return flight from Cape..

On the eve of the meeting. how Batley, who reached Paris yester Several hundred White Russian paragraph by paragraph, and re- police, lowered into the hold, and issued, aigned by two doctors, soldiers, most of whom have fought plied to him. The following are battaned down.. Mr. D. Hannema, For years in the armies af various passages from President Coolidge's Director of the Boymans Museum, which says:

speech, with the Bishop's com Rotterdam, made the journey to 1-PRESIDENT COOLIDGE: What Batavier, V. was escorted by the England with them, and the navy we possessed at that time, Dutch torpedo-boat Z 8 as far as was ready.

So complete was of the Thames. After the defence of our transports that smooth crossing she reached her the.lass by enemy attack in send berth soon after 10 a.m. ing our land forces to Europe was

The British Customs authorities surprisingly small.

had agreed to defer their examina rejoice in the transportation of tion of the pictures antil they two million soldiers to France reached the Royal Academy. The containers were, therefore, sealed by ather than detracts from, our joy

Ticntain,

So

"After having carefully examined General Booth on December 30th, we are of opinion that the General is making satisfactory progress to- wards recovery. His physical con

town in a light Moth seroplane, was unable to proceed to London to-day owing to fog. -

Mr. Clarke Hall, the Old-street

is always the case with our navy, the Tongue lightship at the mouth ition, though still poor, is gradual! Police Court magistrate, speaking

BISHOP BEENT: If America Can

features.

a fairly

were

Chinese warlords, to-day face star.menta vation, scattered throughout the principal cities of North China..

Many of these men have families, for whose sake they joined Chinese

ly improving. His illness bas fol- at a meeting of the Women's Free armies, fighting as mercenaries for

lowed the expected course and there dom League in London, produced is every reason to believe the figures showing that the children pittance. At least fifty White

General should be able to resume of Melbourne were eight times as bad as the children of his district. Peping, December 28th (UP). Russiana were wounded in the fight-

He said that he had been told by. The San Chin principles are taking during the Nationalist advance,

his work within six months.

Intellect Unimpaired. ment to do so and also requesting ing, rank with the San Min prin- but received "no pension and no without loss of life it adds to them as soon as they were landed that the General's mental powers day, and about 4,000 cases

a visitor from Melbourne that the ciples in the hearts of Nationalist adequate enre, so that they have

"As there have been rumours į children's court there sat every reformers, according to reports not recovered from their wounds from Nanking. There is evidence and have been permanently in if we give the credit to the British on the wharf. Each was lifted by have been affected, we take this heard every year. In his district a crane on to a moter-lorry, and opportunity of stating there never he sat only once a week, and dealt | Navy which 10 safeguarded the in Peping that these reports are capacitated.

seas as to make it ponible.

with an escort of mounted police has been any question of mental with about 500 cases a year. Both Perhaps half of the former 2-PRESIDENT COOLIDGE: As we they made the final stage of their incapacity. His intellect remains in his district and in Melbourne The San Min Chu 1 are, of Russian soldiers in the notorious

there were roughly 1,000,000 people. course, the Three Principles of Dr. Chang Teung Chang's armies have study the record of our army in journey by way of the Embankment unimpaired. Sun Yat Sen, opon which the Kuo drifted to

France, we become more and more The route had been decided on be

Though he always believed his, "He is now well able to give children to be the best in the where the impressed by three outstanding forehand after consultation with mintang (Nationalist Party) was Russian Benevolent Society has

decisions and advise on important founded. The San Chin principles been trying to give them some help. undefeated:

Finally, they were Scotland Yard, with the object of avoiding congested streets as far

matters, but it is advisable that world, he found it hard to believe that Melbourne children were are known as the Three Frohibi- But nearly nil White Russians in BISHOP BRENT: If America con- as possible. As soon as the con

be should have as much quiet as

bad. The great bulk tions--and refer to gambling, ladies China are poor, and have barely gratulates herself that her army tainers arrived The Nanking Government has de- of easy virtue, and fortune-telling enough for their own needs.

at the Royal possible and not be burdened with right times

a very early age. From the social cided to transfer the Inspectorate. The reformers are concentrating on these men without a country cannot brief time that she was a com seals, and the case in which each tend to retard recovery."

knew no setback: or defeat in the Academy a Oustoms officer broke the unnecessary arxieties as this will of criminals began their career at point of view, therefore, the chil- General of Chinese Customs from these three vices, hoping to wipe turn even to an adequate charitable batant she rounds out the truth" picture was packed. was opened. who is Physician to the Prince of to him to be the most important, The signatories are Doctor, Weir, dren's courts in England seemed Peping to Nanking The building them out.

organisation for help.

by paying tribute to those nations They were all nharmed, of the Kinling Customs Office will The Chinese Press prints a story One group of sixty-seven men, that fought America's battles for To ensure that the works in the

Wales, and Doctor Milne, who has

There were

two dangers to be be chosen for housing the Inspec about the Mayor of Nanking, who women and children lives in a single the three heartrending years before exhibition shall suffer no injury been the doctor in attendance on avoided in conducting the chil

dren's court, excessive harshness convenience a branch office will be Mayor, the story goes, learned that house in Tientsin, six or seven to and so prepared the way for vic from the damp air of an English the General for many year

winter, every room in the Academy

The bulletin will be presented to and carelessness about bringing established at Shanghai.

many wives of prominent Nation-one room for which they pay $1.50 tries readily won.

Even the gold a month, and averaging 40 3-PRESIDENT COOLIDGE: When will be kept at an even spring tem- the High Council and must have a children into court. The whole staff of the Inspectoralist leaders at the capital were ate in Pening have been notified to playing mah-jongg for high stakes, cents gold a day for all other exit was all over, in spite of the perature, night and day, until the important bearing on its decisions. police did not like bringing chil

penses. Several of these men are great strain, we were the only exhibition is over.

Council President.

dren into court if they could help remove to Nanking on about the in spite of his order that it was an 35th "inst.

illegal practice. One day the Mayor declared to have been distinguished country that had much reserve

Commissioner Higgins has been it. They were told by learned Czarist power left officers in the "forinez learned that four well-known ladies armies.

elected president of the Salvation persons headmasters, and BISHOP BRETT: If she emerged the balance of that debt is not in Army High Council which opened at mistresses of public schools that had organized a game.

The Mayor sent policemen to the Chang Tsung Chang The from the welter of battle with eyes commensurate with her resources. Sunbury Court to-day to consider one way to produce good citizens.

undimmed and resources unabated, 5.-PRESIDENT

develop COOLIDGE The the question of the leadership of the and house where this friendly gamNG, Was

which enabled her to become the enormous colonial possessions of Army. All the delegates have been le in progress, with orders to arrest The White

Russians fought creditor nation of the world and Germany were divided up among pledged to secrecy. SHANGHAI, Jan. 8th." the four ladies. Their indignation valiantly on several occasions for to aid in the reconstruction of certain allied nations. According to a spokesman of the was great when they were taken to Chang Tsung Chang, the Shantung Europe, she adds to her honours neither sought mer took any of the Nanking Financial Ministry, the prisos, and put in ordinary cells, military governor. They succeeded by generous recognition of the self former German possessions.. Financial authority will issue They sent for their husbands, and in holding back the advance at least sacrifice of those nations who bied BISHOP ESENT: Ought my coun- further notification announcing the a delegation visited the Mayor twice so that he could escape on themselves while in the common try to boast that the war brought cómmencement of the new tariff demanding their prompt release. his special train. But Chang Tsung cause.

no accession of territory when we schedule when "the time-arrives. But the Mayor said he would let Chang has forgotten their service. 4-PRESIDENT COOLIDGE: With do not need it, ́or, when extra-con- It is estimated that in this year the them go only on one condition He lives to-day in luxury at Dairen what has been paid out and whattinental possessions are already Central Government will gain an that they march through the streets under Japanese protection, with as already apparent, it is pro- our Achilles heel? increase of revenue amounting to on foot to their homes, and carry harem of 35 wives and concubines bable that our final cost will We cannot deny that hitherto well towards 8100,000,000,000 when we have needed new territory Erora $25,000,000 to $30,000,000. As banners urging enforcement of the twenty less than before. But the run Boon as the new tariff schedule gambling laws. To the amusement Russians who served him well for (£20,000,000,000).

we have secured it, and when we comes into force the Nanking Gov. of hundreds of onlookers, the un-years, many of them now wounded, BISHOP BRENT: If the waged the wanted, for our own interests, to ernment will in return order the fortunate ladies carried out this can expect no gratitude from their war at great cost to herself, in-control a neighbour's territory me abolition of all kinds of surtaxes order, and the Chinese Press adds erstwhile commander, it is believed. curring a debt of fabulous proporcontrolled it. Nor may weaver and special taxes throughout the that they have not played mob As they can be of no further use toons, she should thank God that forget that we were offered a man-

torate-General. For the sake of is famous as a reformer. This

CUSTOMS REVENUE,

(Wah Ta Yat Pao).

Unspeakable.

-

We

EGYPTIAN COTTON FOR RUSSIA,

WAS

head

that childreter properly abould have plenty of

of games. That was the great panaces. He was not any ing it was not true, but if it were true, what about those children in the slums, who lived three miles away from any place where they could play organized games 1. If BIG FUTURE PURCHASES.

playing games were essential to the development of character, the [THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

amazing thing wai, not how bad East End children were, but how CAIRO, Jan. 8th

good. They got a bit of old new Approximately 30,000 kantars of paper, tied it round with string, cotton in January fatures at $39.50 stuck up two coats, and tried to a kantar have been sold by the kick the newspaper. between the Government to a Russian company. coats. They were immediately af The latter made a deposit of rested for playing football in the