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"IRONSIDES" STRIKE FIRST BLOW.

5,000 NANKING TROOPS CAPTURED.

CHIANG KAI SHEK UNDISMAYED.

TO "FINISH IT ALL IN A MONTH.”

{THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

HANNow, Sept. 21. f The China Merchants 4.1. Kiang- chin his limped in sadly battered, bringing in news of a disastrous blow to the National Government forees by the Ironsides."

It appears that three steamers transporting Nationalist troops!

from Hankow were nearing Ichang on Thursday last, when they were heavily shelled from the shore.

About 50 men

were killed and some hundreds wounded; while 5,000 Government troops and a consider. alle quantity of munitions were captured by the Ironsides," whe retained two steamers, and allowed the Klangchin, which is badly holed, to return to Hackow:

Chang Fat Fui Holds Ichang,' Perino, Sept. 24. It is learned from foreign sources that Chang Fat Fui is still control- ling Ichang and the river as far as Chihklang.

No Chinese ships are allowed to proceed below Ichang, while British ships have been warned not to pass Chihkiang after dark, in order to avoid the possibility of being fired

on.

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S STATEMENT.

A. CLARION CALL.

(Wah Taz Yat Pas.)

SHANGHAL, Sept. 24. Chiang Kai Shek has made Atatement ua to the "rebellion of Chang Fat Fai as follow:-

"In the course of the National

Revolution, political crises and re- hellions, lite the present cne of Chang Fat Fui, are of minor im portance. Such a rebellion only hastens the final Revolution..

success of

the

HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN.

SITUATION REVIEWED

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, September 24. The present internal situation in China, as far as can be gathered from semt-official reports, is, as fol- lows:-

Matters had been brewing for some time and came to a head on September 17 when the 4th Division of the National Army (the Iron- sides) under General Chang Fat Fui refused to obey an order of the National Government to move from Ichang up to Shantung province and, so it is reported, is marching towards Kwangsi province to join up with the diaffected faction there, headed by the Chairman of the Kwangsi Provincial Govern ment, General Yu Tsok Pak.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,

PREMIER'S TRIP TO ALONG THE ROAD

AMERICA.

NO NAVAL OFFICIAL GOING,

PARTY ANNOUNCED.

(THROCON REUTER'S ADENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 24.

It is noteworthy that no Naval official is accompanying Mr. Ram. way MacDonald to America,

It was announced to-day that

TO PEÄCE.

BRITAIN SHOWS THE WAY,

TRAFFIC IN ARMS DISAPPROVED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Sept. 24,

At to-day's meeting

of the Assembly Viscount Cecil, speaking upon the Third Committee's com promise resolution on the work of the Preparatory Disarmament Com Government would sign the conven-

SOVIET ENVOY IN LONDON,

OUTSTANDING POINTS DISCUSSED.

AT" FOREIGN OFFICE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, September 24." The Soviet envoy, M. Dovgalev. sky, arrived here to-day almost un- noliced.

Later, he visited the Foreign

Office.

1929.

BIDDING "TOMMY'

GOOD-BYE.

́AMAZING · SCENES IN GERMANY

CHEERED BY BIG CROWD.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DRAMA OF AN ESCAPE.

"CAPTAIN HAALAND'S

STORY,

A TERRIBLE ORDEAL.

(THROUGH RZUTKIL'S AGENCY.]

SHANDRAZ, September 23. Captain Haaland (who was cap- tured by pirates when his ship, the Norwegian freighter Botnia" stranded near Haichow), in the

course of a personal statement tale-

besides his daughter Ishbel themission, announced that the British statement saying he was glad the low the advance party back tographed to Router from Panpu,"

Prime Minister will be necom

panied by Sir Robert Vansittart tien dealing with the traffic in arms, ammunition, and instrumenta of war (Loud Applause),

this Chia! Private Secretary), Mr. Thomas Jones (Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet), Mr. R. L. Craigie (head of the American Department of the Foreign Office), and Miss Rosenberg.

Lord Arnold unofficially accom- panies the party.

STARTLING INCIDENT AT

TIEHLING..

JAPANESE AND CHINESE

IN FRACAS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Tokyo, Sept. 23 A message to the Rengo News Agency states that a quarrel which started between Chinese policemen

Viscount Cecil mentioned that thirteen states had signed the Optional Clause, and be hoped that other countries would follow the example of Britain and ratify the

M. Dovgalevsky later made" a nisunderstandings were apparently cleared up, and the Soviet view- point made perfectly clear to Britain.

Accordingly, he fas convinced his conversations with Mr. Header

son would be concluded successfully nud promptly, as they would en tirely concern the formalities of procedurò of the negotiations which would take place after the restora

Anglo-Russian tion of normal diplomatic relations.

Official Bulletin.

WIESBADEN, Sept. 23. To the accompaniment of such tanes as Pack up your Troubles," and Auld Lang Syne," played by the regimental band, the, first unit of the British Rhine Army to fol.

Blighty, namely the 2nd Batta. states that the pirates with their Leicesters, entrained at Koenigs captives left the junk at night on tein in the soaking rain.

September 17, and proceeded inland There were amazing scenes of over the hills, reaching a house on farewell. Civilians crowded the the mountainside at 3 a.m. doorways, windows, and streets to September 18. the station, where thousands under a sea of umbrellas cheered the soldiers, who responded by singing "Auld Lang Syna".

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After an hour, a rescue party of soldiers surrounded the house. The pirates attempted to escape up the mountain, taking the captives with them.

Exhausted, I Jagged behind with one pirate, who, fearing to shoot on account of the pursuing

An official communiqué mys that OPIUM TRAFFIC AND U.S.diers, tried to kill me with

Traffic in Arms Convention.

He denied that he wanted to raise controversy about trained reserves. His object was the redue tion of numbers. He would be the last to diminish the security of any country, but the only way to assure security was peace, and there would be no peace unless there was a reduction and limite tion of armies and a reduction of procedure as to subsequent nego- war material. (Cheers.) He sub-tiations. mitted the resolution confidently to the peoples of the world (Loud and Prolonged Applause)

made that the ratißention could Therefore the proviso might be

only be effective when certain other

countries had ratified.

Viscount Cec added that it would be useless for one producing country to sign and ratify the Con- and a Japanese soldier at a re- Simultaneously, a telegram pur noon, assumed serious dimensions

staurant in Tichling this aftervention unless others did the same. porting to have been signed by when the Chinese police fired on Chang Fat Fai and other Genernis C.ER. Railway guards from be. was circulated all over China, dehind, wounding three, nouncing the negotiation of Dr. C. T. Wang with some of the Powers for a Disbandment Loan, and alleging that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is insisting on the disband- ment of units cominanded by others without disbanding his own.

Feng "Plays Porn."

The attitude of General Yen Hai Shan and General Feng Yu Hsiang in the North in obscure, but opinion generally expressed in Nanking, the national capital, is that, although they are unfriendly to the administration in Nanking. they are likely to continue to pursue their policy of procrastination.

Shek is moving troops, guns, and Meanwhile Marshal Chiang Kai aeroplanes up the Yangtsze to deal with the Ironsides.

One transport is stated to have been Ared on by the Ironsides on Chang Fat Fui's troops are shore," 20 miles from Ichang: and moving towards Kwangel and it is also said that 30 of Chiang Kwacgtung, but as soon as they a Shek's men were wounded, and arrive at western Hunah they will that the steamer is reported to have encounter difficulties, ae Chang is turned down river, for Hankow, opposed by many of his own sub- which is held by one of Chiang Kai ordinates. It is certain that the Shek's supporters. rebels will be subjugated in a month.

"There are

numerous rumours

Nanking Alarmed,

At the same time, Chiang Kai about me: they are fabricated by Shek is taking strong steps for the counter-revolutionarists. I, Chiang salety of Canton on which insur- Kai Shek, have devoted myself to gents are reported to have been the cause of the Revolution, and converging, thereby causing" panic will never become discouraged, but in the city. rather will fight to the last.

The success of the Revolution depends upon

whether we will struggle to the end or not."

THE KUOMINCHUN MENACE.

NANKING TAKING NO CHANCES.

Nanking itself was startled on September 29 by news that a strong guard had been thrown around the residence of General Fang Chen Wu (Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Government) by order of the National Government; but, later, it was learned that General Fang. had escaped.

On September 23, Chiang Kai Shek brought into Nanking a trust ed division of troops from Hou- chowfa to garrison the capital.

That tension exists in Nanking THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}

is shown by the fact that the mai HANKOW, Sept. 24.

ronds and the vicinity of the Cen- tral Headquarters the Nation- On September 2 Fong Pan Jen and Hsia Tuo Yin, who were prolist Party were on the afternoon ceeding to North Ilupeh to super. of September 24 picketed at every intend bandit suppression, post 50 yards by soldiers with revolvers poned the departure, and stated in their hands, with others armed they were ordered to remain here with automatic pistols, ready for by the Government on account of action. Nevertheless Government urgent political affairs

circles are not showing any sign of perturbation.

Disquieting News,

der rushed a

The Japanese garrison comman- to the battalion Chinese police station, disarmed all the Chinese police, and arrested those responsible for the incident. It was learned laser that all the Chinese policemen were arrested.

Retaliation 1.

HARDIN, Sept. 24. A message to Rengo ktates that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has banned all jocal Japanese news- is probibiting mer- papers, and chants from subscribing to them. «|-

MANAGING THE DALBANK.

GERMAN FIRM TAKE OVER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]...

MUKDEN, Sept. 24. The management of the Dalbank at Harbin has been taken over by Fargerman and Schuit, who are concurrently managing the Dalbank branch at Berlin.

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AFIRE IN THE INDIAN

OCEAN.

FATE.

"SILTON HALL'S

[TRROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]

A

PERTH, AUSTRALIA, Sept. 23. wireless message from the steamer Silton Hall, bound for Adelaide from Immingham, ̈ states that she caught fire in the Indian Ocean, 2,000 miles from Perth. The crew were taken off by lifeboats. An Ocean Rescue,

LATER

The steamer Anthea has picked ap the crew of the Silton Hall, who fought the flames for several days before abandoning ship and the cargo of coal.

The Anthea was 300 miles distant when she received the B. O. 5., nod raced to the rescue.

gime and particularly with Chiang Kai Shok.

There appears little doubt that the Euominchus have availed them selves of the opportunity of the recent rebellion of the Ironsides" to restore their former power and

The next day Liu Chib made a statement as to Chang Fat Fai's de- fection, which was engineered by A report from Nanking stutes prestige. the so-called Reorganisation that General Ho, Ying Ching, Party" or "Leftists."

formerly Chief of Staff to Marshal

Alleged Co-operation, Naturally, the alleged co-opera-

However, the Government have Chiang Kai Shek, and later Inspection between the Ironsides

"and

The assembly adopted the Third Committee's Report and the Dis- armament resolution.

CHINA GAINS POINT AT GENEVA.

RESOLUTION TO BE

CONSIDERED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Sept: 23.

An agreement has at fast been reached on the form of the resolu tion to be submitted in connection with Dr. C. C. Wu's proposal that the League should be asked to make more effective Article Nineteen of the League Covenant, which deals with the revision of obsolete trea- ties and agreements.

The sub-committee which has been considering the matter hold its fourth meeting to-day, and the views of the opposition were met.

The resolation, before being placed on the agenda of the As- sembly, will have to pass through the First Committee, which is hold- ing a plenary sitting to-morrow for the purpose.

The resolution, in its new form, expresses appreciation of the im portance of China's proposal and declares that any member of the League may place on the agenda of the Assembly, the question us to whether the Assembly should give advice as contemplated in Article Nineteen, regarding treaties which are now considered inapplicable.

TO STUDY FUNGI.

MYCOLOGISTS MEET IN

LONDON.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, Sept. 23. At the opening in London to- day, of the Imperial Mycological

Earl Conference,

Buxton wel-

comed the delegates and paid a warm tribute to the work of the Bureau of Mycology,

He announced that the Empire Marketing Board proposed to grant £3,000 to the cost of the new mycological building in the course of erection at Kew, the total cost

of which will be £12,000..

the conversation between Mr. Hen- derson and M. Dovgalevsky lasted two hours. The two considered the

M. Dovgalevsky, interviewed by Reuter, hoped an agreement would be reached in a few days.

TUNNEY'S COUNTER.

CLAIM.

SUES MR. FOGARTY.

[ REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

BRIDGEPORT, Coan., Sept. 24. Gene Tunney has led a counter- suit to the action by Mr. Fogarty. Fogarty claimed 8500,000 on the grounds that the ex-heavyweight champion persuaded his (Fogarty's) wife to divorce him.

Tunney denics the truth of Fogarty's complain, and asks $100,000 damages.

NEW GOVERNMENT IN

LITHUANIA.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENÝ.),

Kayso, September 24. The formation of a new, ministry with Dr. Tubelis as Premier and Foreign Minister, marks the fall from power of the Dictator, Pro fessor Valdemaras. An improve ment in Folish-Lithuanian relations is anticipated.

BERLIN STOCK EXCHANGE REFORMS.

BANKERS MEETING

CALLED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Sept. 23, The leading banks in Berlin have. agreed to convoke a bankers' meeting to discuss steps for the improvement of the condition "of the Berlin Stock Exchange.

The

unsatisfactory very ganisation of the Stock Exchange has of late proved very disquiet-

ing.

FOR ANGLO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP,

NEW SOCIETY "FORMED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

or-

BERLIN, Sept. 23. The long-mooted Anglo-German Association has been definitely

formed.

The President of the British Branch of the Association will be Earl Reading, while the President

SENATE.

ENDEAVOUR" TO RELIEVE SHIPMASTERS OF PENALTIES.

on

[United Press.]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Debate on the question of optum scized incoming steamships, with penalties and how levied, was resumed in the Senate to-day and Senator Joseph T. Robinson is De- mocratic leader moved for recon- sideration of the Senate's previous action which would have relieved shipowners from a large measure of responsibility.

Summarizing the argument, Senator Robinson urged that full responsibility upon the owners was necessary for the enforcement of the Anti-Narcotic Act.

Taking a contrary view, Senator Hiran Bingham argued that to attach liability to owners was "CX- ceedingly unfair."

Senator Robinson demanded to know whether Senator Bingham was representing the steamship in terests, whereupon the Connecticut Senator replied that his views were personal and based upon a direct knowledge of shipping conditions on the Pacific.

Senator James Couzons of Mi- chigan intervened to read a letter from steamship owners as present- ed before the Senate Finance Com mittee, but Senator Bingham dis claimed knowledge of this, although he favoured immunity for the

owners.

According to Senator Bingham, penalties were applied against the Dollar shipmasters 10 times be tween 1925 and 1997 despite their precautions to prevent smuggling of narcotics aboard their vessels The penalties totalled G.8700,000.

Under questioning, Senator Bingham admitted that the Gov- ernment collected only $10,000 of this amount.

FLEDGLING AIRPLANES FOR CHINA.

INSTRUCTION OF CHINESE PILOTS.

[United Freas.]..

large stone, leaving mo fer dead. Reviving, I crept back to the house and at about daylight was taken by soldiers to the Magistrates at the yamen, at Paopu.”

Of Mr. Westerheim (the chief olheer, who was captured at the same time), Capt. Haaland known practically nothing... The pair were Reparated in the hurried departure from the house on the hill, since when nothing has been heard of the chief officer.

CHINESE SPOKESMAN ON

THE LEAGUE.. «

EXPLANATION OF DR. WU'S RECENT PROPOSAL.

NANKING, Sept 16. At a weekly memorial meeting at the National Government Office, a spokesman of the National Gov. ernment declared that the object of China's proposing the appoint- ment of a committes to consider the best means of making more effective Article XIX. of the Cove- nant of the League of Nations, which empowers the Assembly to advise re-consideration by members of the League of treaties which have become inapplicable and considera- tion of international conditions which might endanger world peace, was not only to abrogate China's anequal" treaties, but also to free the weaker nations of the world from bondage.

The highest hope of the Lea gue," the Government spokesman continued, is to bring about peace and equality among nations. Un- fortunately, international relations have not improved. There are such things as freedom and equality among the stronger astions, but the weaker ones continue to sufer from the aggressive mestures of the Powers The opponents of the League, therefore, declare that the The League has been a failure. well-wishers of the Longue hope that the latter body will do better in future.

"If unfortunately the League bas degenerated and become an in- strument of the Powers, there will be nothing glorious even if China be elected a permanent member of- the League Council. Should the League be a body championing the cause of the weaker nations and the cause of the weaker nations and the cause of justice, China would consider itself fortunate even to be an ordinary member of such an -institution.

New Yoxx, Sept. 16. "The introduction of the propos- Officials of the Curtiss Aeroplane. al by our delegation at Geneva is, Co., announced to day that they therefore, really aimed to streng were shipping four airplanes to then the prestige of the League. Shanghai on October 1, for use in Unfortunately, this matter has the instruction of Chinese fiers been neglected during the past who are to collaborate in the estab- | years. Since this resolution has liahnent of a commercial flying been placed on the agenda, we hope that the matter will be given due

service in China.

SIBERIAN. RAIL SMASH. APPALLING CASUALTIES.

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]

It was stated that the service will and most careful consideration." eventually cover 3,000 miles daily, with 35 airplanes. The first line will be from Shanghai to Hankow, The Aviation Exploration Inc., to whom the four. ships are con-

ment and that the airplanes in- advance information of the ship- question are fledgling training air- planes for training purposes and not the larger amphibian airplanes which will be used in the actual service.

the situation well controlled, and tor-General of military training, the Kuominchun has drawn the "LAND OF THE SOVIETS" ng Anglo-German friendship and signed stated that they had had

are taking adequate measures to has resigned all his posts.

suppress the rebels.

The statement also declares that the Euominebun are concentrating in various points of Honan apdi Shens, and commencing to move Blowly southward, ostensibly owing! to severe famine conditions thore provinces. The Government is not taking any chances, and is concen- trating heavy forces on the Hupeh border, ready to meet any menace from the North.

E

An Important Visit.

NANZING, Sept. 24.

another

prominent partisan, and Heiung Ching, the ex-representative

Tu

" IRONSIDES" AND KUOMINCHUN.

TO COMBINE AGAINST THE

GOVERNMENT!

According to the Industrial and Commercial Daily Prent, a part of Feng Tu Hsiang's Kuominchun have

keen and serious attention of Nan- king. As to the ** Ironsides." alone, the Government facis little Anxiety in view of the fact that their number is limited and that two of their Brigadier-Generals, Hung Chen Chiu nui Tang Lung Kuong have opposed Chang's rebel lion and declared their allegiance to the Narking Government.

But

the the co-operation of "Ironsides with the Kuominchun has worried the Nanking Govern- ment to a considerable extent,

The "Ironsides " number less

Liu Yu Fen, & prominent Kuo-left Tungkwan in Honan and moved than 20,000 but they are noted for minchun adherent, and Governor southward along the Peping-Han- their bravery and efficiency. They of Kansu arrived this afternoon kow Railway with the intention of are mostly natives of Kwangtung, accompanied by Yu Ken Jen, joining

Chang Fat Fui's "Iron-Yunnan and Kweichow. Kuominchun sides.

Since the "rebellion" of Chang Another telegram to the same FatFui, the members of tas of Feng Hsiang at Nanking. Following his paper states that Government off-"Left" Wing of the Kuomintang, arrival Liu Ye Fen held a confereials in Nanking of the Kuominchun of which Wang Ching Wei is the Olique have been kept under strict lender, have become very active. ence with Chiang Kai Shek,

watch and surveillance" by the Rumours are prevalent that Wang Since the Ching Wei, has already left Paris preceding coup delat, the Kus on his return to China to direct minchun has been in reality greatly the movement and that Chen Kung dissatisfied with the Nanking re- Fok, another prominent leader of the." Leftists" has become the (Continued at foot of next column), adviser of the "Ironsides."

Great political significance is Nanking authorities. ttached to Liu Yu Fen's arrival, as there have been rumours that he, and other leading Kuominchun men had joined forces with Chang Fat Ful.

HELD UP AT ÁTTU.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

1.

SEATTLE, Sept. 23,

It is now learned that the Soviet aeroplane, "Land of the Soviets," is still at Attu, the weather being unfavourable to dying,

The machine is attempting a fight from Moscow to New York, viu Siberia.

CHILD MARRIAGE IN INDIA.

NEW BILL PASSED.

[THEOUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIMLA, Sept. 23, The Assembly to-day passed by 87 votes to 14, the Child Marriage Bill, which provides for a month's simple imprisonment for anyone solemnising the marriage of girls below the age of fourteen, and of boys below the age of eighteen.

of the German Branch, will be the ex-Chancellor, Dr. Cuño.

The Association aims at promot closer understanding, and repre- sentative committees have been established in both countries, in- cluding members of all political parties,

DEATH OF CARDINAL DUBOIS.

ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, September 23. The death has occurred of Arch bishop Cardinal Dubois.

(Cardinal Dubois, Archbishop of Paris, was born in 1856, and in 1920 eame to the Archbishoprie in the French capital. He was prominent ly associated with the negotiations that led to the agreement between the French Government and the Holy See as to the position of Catholicism in France."

More recently, he was involved in a bitter dispute with the Action Francave, a Royalist newspaper, regarding the attitude of the Catholic religion to politics]

Moscow, September 24. Forty-ave people were killed and injured in the derailment of an express travelling from Moscow to Biberia, 30 miles from Viatka.

FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD'S ESCAPES FROM DEATH.

The initial shipment of amphi- bian airplanes consists of five ships, the first of which is due to reach Shanghai next week, with the others CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. following quickly in regular order. Assembling and testing will re- quire about one week for each ship. The small fledgling ships will be used in the training of Chinese pilots which Aviation Exploration Inc. has laid down as a fundament- al in its policy in China. While the amphibians are to be handled by experienced foreign pilots at the outset, it is expected that as rapidly as Chinese pilots of ma ture experience can be trained for this specific task, they will replace the foreigners.

London-Peter Lancaster, aged five, who is recovering in Black- burn Infirmary from a kick in the face by a horse, is a veteran in escaping what seemed to be certain death.

He fell from a bedroom window as a baby, and only dislocated his shoulder..

While a most important part of He was run over by a horse and the training of the Chinese will be bierele, fell from the roof of a as companions and observers of the factory, and was twice hauled. foreign pilots in the amphibians on. from a canal, on the point of regular service, the fledgling ships drowning while will provide a separate means of swim," as Peter explained to his "learning to

instruction.

mother.