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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1922,

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DACORTER CONDEMNED. Moscow, Mar 9-Eight priests and two other persons, one A woman, have been sentenced to death for opposition to the re- quisitioning of church treasuries and alleged participation in dis- turbances. Twenty-eight others ara sentenced to imprisonment. It is reported that Madame Brusiloff, the dangbter of Gea- eral Brusiloff, one of the most noted Russian commanders in

the Chibli position on the formers the World War. is the woman

left front. This reached its obj-c-who has hean sentenced to death.

tive and increased the Feogtien optimism. But while that attack

was proceeding the Chibli forces reports from Machang and along were preparing their master h Hunho showed him that stroke.

delay might lead to his being cut The order HOW THE BATTLE PROCEEDED. O from Tientsin.

The Victory at Changsintien. Peking. Mag 4-The news on the capture of Changsintien by the Chibli forces, reached Peking In the evening five hundred was then to retire, but the men this morning at about eight Chibli men, moved round the showed great distaste for this o'clock. it seems as 4 great Fengtien right flank, followed by procedure and some time surprise to

a force of four thousand. The lost in getting away. most people. and

At nine o'clock three trainloads demonstrated once more that five hundred acted as an advance General Wu Pei-iu's strategy is only clear after he has carried

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Hoogkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10am. to-day, 9.00 inch. Total since Jaaukcy 1st 15.81 inches, against an average of 17.80 inches. FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

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guard and connecting files Rept of Feogtien troops from Changin it in touch with the larger body tien reached Fengtai and for the UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. in rear. The five bundred pro- next two hours the Fengtien Having lulled the enemy into a ceeded in a leisurely manner in forces streamed into that centre. sanse of false security, by putting the direction of Lukonchiao until No time was lost there. Eight into the line at Machang the poo: they were discovered by the trains loaded with troops went in THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE-

who brought guos, the direction of Tientsin while ten troops of General Teao Yin, and enemy, at Changsintien the Honanese machine guns and rifles to bear others started off on the Suiyuan whose efficiency is little better and soon routed the small party, fine. General Chang Ching-hai than that of those whose defeat many of whom were captured, and bis Staff left on the Mokden. at Machang marked the opening Night was then falling. About line by special train at 10 o'clock.grams are lying here:- of bostilities, General Wu struck that time General Wu Pel-fa By eleven there were no Feogtien the enemy with the dramatic who was personally conducting troops at Fengtai.

THE DISORDERLY RETREAT. suddenness and vigor which he these operations, launched a

General Wu Pei-fo and bis bas shown in all his battles, but heavy frontal attack which soon rarely in the early stages,

concentrated the attention of the Chibli men at about nine entered Their initial successes at enemy in that direction. The Changsintion, where they found Changsintien had imbued the fighting here contioned until five all the Fengtien guns, munitions Fengtien troops with great con-o'clock this morning. Mean and supplies practically intact. fidence. They had easily met while the flanking force bad During the retreat of the Feng- and turned each attack, and they reached a point nearly in rear of tien army a rearguard held back had begun to declare that General the Fangtien positions. At day-the Chihli forces who made des Wa and his men were greatly light the attack from the South perate attempts to reach Fengtai overrated.

was renewed with redoubled and cut off the retreat When General Wu's friends in P. king force, while the Banking party the eighteen trains bad left Feng- and Tientsin yesterday were pushed forward in the direction taiall the troops unable to entrain. Jamenting that the Fengtien pro- of Lukouchiao. The Fengtien including the rearguard, wander. to bave realized fed away in groups across country. ponderance of artillery, macbine troops seem guns and supplies generally ap early this morning that they A continuous stream passed the peared to give the invaders an were opposed by troops greatly race course moving along the evorous advantage. But no one superior to these they had railway line in small groups could offer any explanation of the previously met. At seven o'clock | heading for Peking. Many others fact that nothing had been heard General Chang Ching-bui, Com-headed for Nanyuan. pursued by tions, from Amoy. of General Wu's own troops, mander-in-chief at Changsintie-Chibli soldiers. Some fighting! while the Feugtien propagandists called for an expression of opinion occurred there but the Fengti n were circulatingnumerous rumors from his senior officers, who troops were quickly subdued and of disagreement in the ranks of were unanimously of opinion disarmed. As the city gates were the Chibli forces; thereby that the time had come to closed the defeated men gathered ccentuating the gloom of the evacuate that position and retire in groups at various points. Large public.

on Fengtai As General Chang numbers of them as there still, Elated at their successes the Ching hul was in constant com but detachments of Chibli forces Fenglion forces at Changsiction manication by wireless with the are following them up and are yesterday Iaunched an attack on other fronts it is probable that disarming them.

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+ Formoes Channel

Light,

3 South coast of i varizble Chine between winda, H.K. & Lamocks, ¦ fine to

4 South coast of

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T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

H.K. Observatory, May 19, 1922

METEOROLOGICAL

Barometer

Temperature Humility

Previous

Day

on data.

ou date.

02.

29.86 29.82 29.7

8025 74 94

Wind Direction". E CALM Wind Force ... 4 0 Weather..... Rat.....

b

0.00 0.00 Highest open air

Temperature on the 18th, Lowest open air

per par

Temperature on the

19th

dir

19,6% dis

Hongkong, May 19, 1922, "-

T. F. CLAXTON, DI

H. K. ObserraGOTY,

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