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SHANSI REVERSE REPORTED.

GENERAL ADVANCE BY NANKING.

CHIANG TO SPEND MOON FESTIVAL IN PEIPINGI

It is reliably reported by Chinese selegrams from Shanghai that Taian has been recaptured by the Nanking troops, which are now advancing northward, to attack Tsinar. The resultant position of the Shanat forces will definitely cause the postponement of the

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FIRST.

'WANG CHING WEI EXPLAINS

THIS PROGRAMME.

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INTERESTING · PEN-PORTRAIT OF WELL KNOWN LEFT LEADER.

[UNITED PRESS.]

China's greatest living revolu- tionary leader, Wang Ching Wei, scems to have found the secret of overlasting youth. He is 18 years old, and has lived a life of danger

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930.

"BLACK MAGIC."

WITH MELODY IN THE

MOONLIGHT.

With the praiseworthy object of raising funds for building a pavilion on the Indian Recreation Club's ground at Sochuspoo, n few energetic members organised on open-air entertainmeat. They were very fortunate in choosing an ideal evening, and a huge gathering of members and friends sit in the moonlight to enjoy an excellent programme of mirth and melody of great variety Incidentally, the I.R.C. must be congratulated upon

NEW SUBMARINE. FLOTILLA,

H.M.S. MEDWAY ARRIVES.

A very impressive sight was wit- nessed late on Saturday afternoon, when H.M.S. Medway with H.M. submarines Odin, Osiris, Oswald and Otus, comprising the new sub marine fotilla for service on the Chian Station, steamed into port and anchored to a woy off the Naval Yard.

HMS. Medway, the mother ship" of the flotilla is of very strik ing appearance with her beautiful iner-like lines and glistening coat

"BISHOP'S LEAVE."

SOME FURTHER COMMENT.

[BY "FIFTY-FIFTY."]

In the Saturday issue of this pa per our old friend Mr. J. Penn, in his usual weekly causeric, makes comment on the recent contribu tion by an unnamed correspondent on the subject of-shall we call it, "Bishop's Leave,"

Much has been said in the past about Bishops generally, and to- day we find so many noxious weeds named after them that one begins to think that, after all, they may

formation of the new government and excitement since he was 18, having such first-class amateur stage of white paint. She has a displace-have been of some use..

You have

at Peiping. The following tele but he does not look a day over talent among its members; we havement of about 18,000 tons and a bishop's weed, bishop's travail, the

graphic advices from "Shanghai and Peiping give details of the latest military and political situations in

the North.

During the past week, the Nan- king troops besieged Talan from three directions. Adare-to-die"; corps was formed to attack the city, which

was daily bombarded by bombing aeroplanes, with the result that the Shansi troops evacuated the city on the afternoon of the 7th. The Nanking troops entered the city at 6 pm. without blood

aled.

Advance on Tsinan..

the Nanking troops headed for

Tainan which city they expect to

capture in the near future. The Shaasi forces are holding Kaishou to the south of Tainan as their first line of defence.

Naaking forces under Han Ft

95.

"How do you keep so young, Mr Wang" he was asked during an interview with foreign correspond- ents. He smiled in his rather shy diffident way."It must be natural

to me," he replied.

Well Guarded.

The Chinese newspapers say that Wang Ching Wei's assassination is being plotted constantly. They in has offered a large sum to his sist that General Chiang Kai Shek murderers. And Mr. Wang takes. no chances. He has double and

its table with a terrific crash.

nervous.

seen many professional shows much.

as Black Magic."

less funny and not so well played speed of 15 knots. Not only can a large number of submarines make

their arrangement is such that one fast to the ship at the same time, but

portion of the ship is kept clear to receive tenders for stores, or for a aubmarine requiring "special atten- tion.".

The first half of the programme consisted of songs and instrumental numbers by the I. R. Kay Pickers, Mr. F. M. el Arculli, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Dick Barty, and the Hawaiian

Miss N. Field, and Indian songs Serenaders, with a tap-dance by and dancing. Mr. Barty, in addi- tion to humorona songs, gave his. usual able and sympathetic support as accompanist.

bloody bishop," and bishop's Bor- row-the last presumably meaning bishop's sorrel.

A Nebulous Figure.

Now as regards the gentleman to whom your correspondent takes so much objection" as having so much leave, want has be done to deserve such approbrium? The writer has been in the Colony for long time, and has been what our clerical friends are wont to call

ped eyes on the Bishop once. a good churchman, and during the whole of that time he has not clap-

4

Why should not anyone have lots of leave! If we, that is the subscri bera to the Victoria Diocesan and

The Bishop's Move,

For her duties as repair ship thé, Medway has about a dozen work shops which are fitted with overhead runways to facilitate the transfer of triple guards around his palatial Razack, alled the second half of accommodation for the personnel.

An original, farce, written by material and work. Messrs. S. Haroon and M. U.

Special attention has been paid to residence in Peiping, Personal bodyguards occupy his inner rooms,

the programme. "Black Magic!! ja broad comedy, dealing with a With room for over 135 officers and Following the recapture of Taian,ith automatics stuck carelessly and

ostentatiously in hip-pockets.

bookmaker and his troubles, and it 1,600 men, the Medway has a flooting But Mr. Wang's face does not kept an audience of içme 800 people bear the slightest indications of in roars of laughter. Mr. R. M. Population greater than that nor-Missionary Association, think our warry. He talks ir auch soft tones Omar is a character comedian ofmally carried by any other warship. Bishop can do better at home than it is difficult to catch what he says.

considerable ability and amazing The four submarines were com- here, then for Hesren's-nó! Hong During the interview, an electric-vivacity, and the minor parts of

Kong's sake-let him stop where fan almost at his elbow fell off this three-act" riot of mirth were pleted last year and are all of 1,340 he is. Besides, if he does hist all well played. The company- tons on the surface and 2,030 tons

on staying here, we have got to Newspapermen were startled, but which includes several who have submerged.

buy him a house to live in. You Mr. Wang barely stirred. He is not

not previously taken part in any

cannot have it both ways. stage production-worked very well together, and should consider giving a repeat performance later in the The revolutionary leader is one

season, when an indoor entertain- of the best-looking men in China.

ment will be appreciated. Mr. F. He is handsome by any nation's M. el Arculli made a very impres standards. Of little more than sive figure as a seer, and Mr. R. A. Han declared that he expects to re-average height, he stands erect, his Razack was even more imposing eapture Trinan in the immediate body revealing graceful strength

in appearance e a traveller-in

future.

uncommon in Orientals. His eyes weight-reducing apparatus!" Mr. M. are clear and wide-open, and he Farid made a dignified Judge, and has a serene, sweet smile which ap- the various other characters were taken By Messrs. M. I. Razack, A. pears constantly, even when he is. Wahab, D. Mahomed, A. M. discussing serious matters. Mr. Wang speaks French fluently, Rumjahn, M. Sabhan, and Splim and understands English, but does Ismail. To write, and produce, so not venture to speak it. Even successfully such on uproariously

mery show as "Black Magic through an interpreter, he is con- vincing. As one of the closest

an accomplishment upon which all friends of the late Dr. Sun Yat concerned with it must be con- Sen, he has been selected as Dr. gratulated.. Sun's "apiritual successor. He ills that role to perfection.

Chu on the Kinochow-Tsinan Rail- way are preparing to attack Tsinan from the east and are now en- oountering the Shansi forces at Weibsien. In a wire to Nanking,

In view of the unfavourable posi- tion of the Shansi forces on the Tientsin-Pukow and Kiaochow. Tsinac Railways, Yen Hei Shan has instructed Feng Yu Heiang's Kaominchun forces on the Lunghai front to counter-attack on the Nan- king troops on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. The Central Government has received a wire from Chiang Kai Shek in which he views the military situation with great con- fidence. He states that his troops will re-enter Tsinan in a week and spend the Moon Festival at Pei- ping!

A Good-Looking Man.

Impressive Supporters.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

MILITARY POLICE STONED.

BIRCH FOR WANCHAI

ROWDIES.

Prosecuting in two cases in which Chinese youths wore charged with throwing stones at Military police officers in the Wanchai district, Inspector MeLelland told Mr. R. E. Lindsell at Central Magistracy on Saturday that these occurrences had been rather frequent lately.

The writer does not know much about the house at St. Pauls which has made the Bishop, so i He is quite prepared to believe in the clerical gentleman who took up the cudgela on behalf of the Bishop" in another section, of the, Press, that the house is what our American

friends call "a bum show," but was it not a little bit shaby for that cleric to move out, as it were, "to let the Bishop move in, knowing. all the time what a rotten place

it was? No wonder there is such a stampede for leave in clerical circles.

Extending an ́Argument,

Take another point raised by the Giving evidence / Menzies of clerical correspondent-the Bishop the Argyll and Sutherland High.is better employed at home than landers, said that, together with he is out here. (One wonders if. |that was meant for a nasty one !) The Cantonese revolutionary has

L/C Perock, he was on duty at There is a great deal of sense în Tuesday, August 3:-His Excel-Spring Garden Lane on Friday such an argument, especially when brought to Peiping a group of

lency and Lady Peel moved to young men who make a fine im- pression. They appear to havë re-

Government House. In the evening night and standing outside house you are thinking about your boss, and the writer is hoping that the tained enthusiasm and zeal for that His Excellency and his party at No. 20. He felt that he was being idea will be taken up, and develop re-making of China which the coun-tended the dinner on board the pelted with stones, and turning ed by all the under-paid and over

R.M.S. Empress of Japan.

worked hirelings in the Colony.

The argument extended. on logi cal lines is quite sound. The Dean beats it after the Bishop, then, the curate in charge gets a microphone fitted to his bedside, and the con gregation automatically get excus- ed duty. Now then, what shall we do not, with, the drunken sai Jor, but which empty cathedral↑ The answer is the answer to the many questions in that fine old set chanty. "Lock him in the. Cathedral until he's sober." Re peat three times.

acteristic of "Chinese politicians is try needs. The cynicism so char. not in evidence in Wang Ching Wei's residence.

On account of the Shansi reverse coupled with the scarcity of money, Yen Hai Shan has proposed to postpone the formation of the new

Mr. Wang spent an hour and a government at Peiping. The poli-half telling foreign correspondents, icians at Peiping, however, are why he has finally entered the field of the opinion that the new govern against the Nanking group. Sum meat be inaugurated at the earliest marized in a few sentences, his moment.

argument is as follows:-

Japan and How Government.

Why He Came Back... It is reliably stated in political

At the end of 1927 I went to circles at Peiping that Japan has Shanghai and talked over the future been anxious to see the formation of China with Chiang Kai Shek and of the new government and will be his associates. It seemed to me the first to recognize it. It is then there was real hope of uni- understood that Japan is anxious fication under Chiang. All of the to settle the outstanding Sino-important military leaders were Japanese questions regarding Men willing to support the Nanking golia and Manchuria The Peiping Government. authorities recently dispatched Kuo Tai Chi, the former vice-minister of Foreign Affairs at Nanking, to obtain the views of foreign legations

relative to the formation of the new government.

The attitude of Chang such

because I was

Wednesday, August 6-His Ex-round he saw a Chinese bay, about sellency and Lady Peel received the 20 yards away, who was about to Mother Superior of the. Little aim another missile at him. L/C Sisters of the Poor.

Menzing chased the defendant who eventually fell down in Sumpan Street and was caught.

The defendant was given 10 strokes of the birch.-"

At

Mr. H. C. Phillips, Consul- General at Canton, lunched Government House.

His Excellency and Lady Peel, attended by the A.D.C., dined with Hia Excellency Major-General Sandilands, C.E., O.M.G., D.S.O., at Headquarter House.

Lance-Corporal Jew appeared in the second case and told his Worship that he was with L/C Woodhouse

leney presided at the meetings of at Spring Garden Lano on Friday

Thursday, August 7:-His Excel the Executive and Legislative Coup-night when he found someone throw- cils.

Lady Peel gave a small party on ing stones at him. He saw the two defendants, but pretending to board the "Kau Sing."

Friday, August :-His Excel ignore the whole affair he ap- lency, attended by the A.D.C.proached and caught hold of one dined with Major Dowbiggin and the Officers of the Hong Kong of the youths, while L/O Woodhouse Volunteer Defence Corps at their was successful in apppreading the Mess.

Lady Peel entertained the wives

The first defendant was given 10 ment House.

rtber...

An Expression of Goodwil To revert to the original argu-: doing better work at home than ment, however, that the Bishop he could do in the Colony, or in other words, than he would be out here trying t give a chance to we poor benighted people whom Mr Halward thinks are so fine a type then what is to become of all the money we have subscribed to buy the Bishop & house! Easily ana-

suggestion that we send home the money with the request that the Bishop buy himself a quiet retreat where he will be free from idia.

Liang towards the northern allies went to France, and stayed there of the officers to dinner at Govern- strokes and the second 8 strokes of wered. This poor scribe makes the

is still very doubtful. He has dis patched a delegate to Peiping to interview the anti-Nanking lendere, but he still refuses to receive the delegates of Wang Ching Wei, Yen Hai Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang. He has not expressed any comment on the declaration issued by the enlarged plenary session of the Central Executive Council-of-the-

of Kuomintang

Attitude of Manchurian Warlord.

The Nanking Government has received a wire from Wu Teh Chen, the emissary of the Government to Mukden, to the effect that Chans Hauch Liang is solidly behind the Central Government,

Family Politice. "So I told General Chiang that would voluntarily withdraw from Chinese affairs, anxious to give him a chance. I so long as there was any hope. But General Chiang proved con- clusively he was not big enough. He refused to share his power with men as strong as himself. He put his own relatives into all import ant positions. He antagonized all groups in China except his own family group...

Where Nanking Has Failed.

Both parties attended the pro- menade concert after dinner.

the birch,

THE SHIPS THAT WON'T GO DOWN.

Local Government First, "Our basic difference with the Nanking group is political, not I did not join the opposition military. They have failed to acWe hear a great commotion until I was convinced Nanking had complish oven what they desired to When a vessel comes to grief; failed utterly Two-thirds of the do! But if they had succeeded, It founders in mid-ocean country has been definitely alienat- they would be a failure from our Or is driven on a reef; ed by Chiang's dictatorial methods. point of view. Their political Because it's cheap and brittle

Chiang's efforts to establish a

A score of aitinera drown,- military dictatorship failed. Such Philosophy is wrong-it involves failure was inévitable. China's taking away all power from the But we hear, oh, mighty little people will not endure such a period which they label the "tutel-

Chinese people for an indefinite Of the ships that won't go down't dictatorship. But Nanking's failure age period. De kan

We hear a great sensation fb. has gone further than this.

My conception of the tutelage About famous men who fad, period, as described by Dr. San, Who sink their world of chances is entirely different. The people In the city morgue or gaol, should be given increasing power, Who drink, or blow their brains out, and never at any time denied their Because of Fortune's frown, basic rights. Those rights have But we hear, oh, far too little been denied them by Nanking Of the men who won't go down!

We must start with local self on wirel Loremontanki has derrota panour to im Bled cd local self-government. They Have Whose work is brave and long, set up local Kuomintangs in every Here's double-column headlines, district who have ruled the people. autocratically, making the Kuomin- tang a by-word. We want to re- store self-government in local com- munities at the very beginuing. Only in this way can the people be taught to rule themselves."

-A mass meeting was held at Pei- ning to tender. Wang Ching Wei hearty welcome on Saturday. Wang delivered a speech, during Nanking has failed to carry out the course of which he laid stress the principles of the Kuomintang. upon the restoration of the people's This was not so much Chiang a movement and freedom. He urged fault as that of his associates. the people to support the campaign They abandoned the principles diganke the danking more cod ekish Dr Sun Yat-Ren bequeathed. flatly denied the allegations that them;

he was connected with the Com- It is no longer possible to compromise with the Nanking munist upheaval at Changsha,“

The present warfare has greatly group. We must destroy them, and affected the receipts of the Tientsin stort over again. They have de Pukow Peiping Hapkow and viated from the programme laid Langhai Rail anys, the staff of which down by Dr. Sun. We desire only have not been paid for the past to begin that programme. three or four months.

(Continued at foot of neat column.)

To the rugged ships and strong! They say the sea sings dirges,

But I would say to you Her song's a pan of triumph

For the ships that battle through

BARDESS

tonguese

In this declaration of goodwill towards a deserving section of the community. It is to be hoped that Mr. J Penn will join and then. in a very short time, the idea will be so quite the thing, don't you know that we might even sug- gest to the Editor that he take an indefinite sojourn in his native etime. Penn and the writer couia.

carry on the paper

We must not become parochial is our ideas even if given the chance, as a fine type, and

tend our-ideks on leave. Let us gather together and form a society for the prolongation of home leave. Such a scheme could not fail to re- commend itself from the higheit Government impet down to the

the editor, trek of Bi sian days in Canton "more far anda qubstantial remittanes to keep her there

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