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SWATOW'S FALL.

RED OCCUPATION IMMINENT.

ALL SHOPS CLOSE Sovere defente followed by the total collapse of the anti-Red forces der-Gen. Chan King-ming, and the imminent fall of Swatow to the Rada pre klinted by tele- graphic advices received in the

Colony this morning from Swatow, The local naval authorities received communication this

morning reporting that Bwatow is ikely to fall into the hands of Chang Kai-shek's troops at any times while a private message to

a local firm mentions the imminent fall of the anti-Red base and states that all shops have closed theit doors. The Reds are expected to occupy the city to-morrow at latest.

The main force of the Red army has been marching on Swatow and Hring-ning for the past three or four days, the resistance being practically negligible. Gen. Li Chai-sum captured Li-wu, an out- post of Swatow, on Thursday, and though a stern struggle was put up by Gen. Tae Mun-ping at Chekam, the anti-Red general eventually ran out of ammunition and his troops were obliged to evacuate after both sides had suffered heavy losses.

At different points during last weak when the Reds commenced a big offensive on all sections of the front, the enti-Reds put up a fierce

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AERIAL MISHAP.

"HERMES" SEAPLANE

CRASHES, (

一拜醖

The first naval air mishap to be experienced in Hongkong befell one of the seaplanes of H. MS. Hermes. early yesterday morning, and whilst it is gratifying to be able to report that there was neither loss of lite or any severe personal injuries sus- talned, two flying officers had a most alarming experience and the f seaplane was left lying at the bot- tom of the harbour off West Point.

yesterday morning and went out to Three seaplanes were early stir

the Pokfulum side of the Island to meet His Excellency the Governor Ther duly met the vessel und es who was arriving by the s.; Kalyan.

corted it into harbour, and it was when they were on the flight to their own ship that the mishap oc curred, ..

The seaplanes were flying '} formation order over West Point, when one of them suddenly dropped out and was seen to be unsteady and then fall at great speed into i

I-TAM \ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1925. 5日六十月九 22

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW GOVERNOR.

The above picture shows. His Excellency Mr. Cecil by Sir Claud Severn. loaving Queen's Pier yesterday to procee the swaaring in cermony., (Photo: Ming Tuen).

the sea. When the splash had SKIPPER KILLED. cleared. It was observed that the machine was badly waterlogged. The two officers on board managed

AFFAIR

to scramble out and to swim away SENSATIONAL STRAITS from the craft before sho sank The swimming men were soon pick- ed up by sampans and were both found to be slightly injured..

The officers are Lieut. Mackin- tosh, who was piloting the machine, and Flying Officer Phillips. When later able to report, Lieut. Mackin tosh said that his machine got in the "ck-wash" of the machine ahead and that it side-slipped and rose-dd, striking the water be- fore heuld bring it out of the descent.

Efforts were made yesterday to recover the machine which is lying

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BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP SOUTHERN WAR.

SATURDAY'S INTERESTING,

GAMES

BANDITS ITABASS

TROOPS:

My. F. Cullen, of the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club, is the SHEKKI RETAKEN? Colony's new lawn bowls champion, winning that title on the Civil

Latest reports of the military Service Green on Saturday when operations in Kwangtung state. playing against Mr. W. Wothers that troop movements in the East spoon, of the Talkoo Recreation

River sector Club

have

appear tor The dawn bowls championship has stackened, and in some place been played on a new basis this especially at the centre, to be sus- year, each Club having Its own pended. The country folk report eliminating contest and the winner great activities in tearing down from each Club, has met in the

competition proper. The finalists cliy wall of Walchow. It is also are two well-known bowlers and a said that the bandits in Ching very keen game was expected with seng, Loong Moon and Chr general opinion slightly in favour Att

of Wotherspoon. Cullen is the

Gwor, under the two not

younger bowler and he proved to chiefs, have enlisted unkn be the better bowler on Saturday King ring's banner,

for he secured an enriv fagdsand

never

steady boring was quite

factie:

ammuni-

the and It took 23 heads to settle al-shel's rear, b match. Cüllen winning by 22 convoys of provista hots to 13. For 14 consecutive tion Theat-egions are of CANTON TENSIheads the scoring was kept to a

AL LAW IN

slagle, either one way or the other, a mountains mature that the and although it seemed at one time make it easy for bandits to carry after ten as though the Talkoo

So frequent would make up a little. player

on the activities. Cullen was too good and won chun and successful have their preda fortably. It was one of the best tory incursions doon lately, at singles Bhals seen for a long time the centre and left wing of the

On an adjacent rink, the Cloug FEDS" CONVIDENT, between Messrs. Russell and B. in getting supplies regularly.

pairs championship was fought out Canton army finds great diffenf Our Canton correspondit, writ Clark and West, of the Police. Wallace, of Taikos, and Tspectors under date of Saturday, totes This was also a keeply contested

In addition to the forces which everything in the city is match, and the Tokoo pair even ha

have already been despatched Hormal,

though festually won by 24 shoots to 20, after

and West River are trictly

aving been well drown in the early the southern

There was only a diffes sectors by the Headquarters at greence of two at a tast head, and the Canton, it is reported that gider a in the watch concluded amid much they find interest

have been given to Wong Shi to those who pay duty, but it ay dimeur, tereturn, and communiga-At the close of the afternoon's hung, Vice-Tupan of Kwangal

USE OF CANTON NOTES

(Anr Own Correspondent.)

Canton, Oct. 31. The Chinese are delighted with the notice recently issued by the (Our Own Correspondent.) Customs Commissioner that after

November 1st all Customs duties Singapore, Nov. 2. A terrible affair occurred here, over $1 must be paid in the local resulting in twelve kaths when a Central Bank nefes--- Malay ran amok on the steamer valent of the Ital Kiang and killed the British mastered must be pain in tipette (Captain McDonald) and two notes,

This will make little, differ others,

OTHER SECTORS,

struggle, but it is presumed that, sunken in not very docp water, No] Using a knife, the Malay attack lead to difficultics for, those tion with Tungahan ia almost in- Prèsirs of the Hongkong Lawful sufficient troops to guard

Suffering from lack of ammunition saccess was met with, however, and and food supplies, they finally lost the work of salvage is proceeding organisation and commenced a dis- to-day, ordered retreat.

Later."

ed the Captain, whom he fatally stabbed, and then killed a Chinese cook and a fireman.

In the struggle which followed,

receive the duty, for the receivers of such notes will be running rieke Next to the Government taking control of the Customs, this compulsory use of their notes,

possible after nightfall

The reports that Shekki, in the Heangahan district, has established

The anti-Red leaders in Sważow We understand that practical- have been preparing for the fallurely the whole of the wrecked plane the Malay wounded several others enforced by the Customs authority, its independence of Canton, and Complimentary speeches were

for several days and It is reported has now been recovered.

that a large number had left with

their wives and families several

days ago.

As far as can be ascertaițed, the

anti-Red generals have entirely given way. There has been no

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

report of any fighting in the vicinity WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED.

of Swatow and Chang Kai-shek is xpected to take the city without further bloodshed.

A sérious accident occurred in Queen's Road East yesterday, in which a Chinese woman was badly injured by being knocked down by a motor car. The woman's GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. clothing became entangled in the mudguard, with the result that! she was dragged along for some distance until the car pulled up.

The car, which is owned by Mr. | Ah Yee of Wongneichong Road,|

TIE FOR THE CHINA TITLE.

Shanghai, Nov. 2.

on board, Including the Chief Officer (Mr. Rea), who is in a serious condition. “

Subsequently, the police were called and they went out to the steamer, where they found it neces- sary to shoot the Malay, who sub- sequently died from his wounds.

Altogether, the affair resulted int twelve deaths.

FIRE AT WHAMPOA.

TWO LIGHTERS BURNED.

A fire occurred Fridays

is the best thing. This action will that Kangmoon is in the hands of go a long way to reconciling the the anti-Reds, do not appear to young Rede in Canton to the Inter- national control of their Maritime have made much difference, te Customs.

public opinion in the city. There

PERJURY

CASE

POLICE RESERVIST: SENTENCED.

The perjuity was committed by

Bowls Association, presented the upper reh

Sah bt the West prizes together with the prizes in and, at the same time, connection with the Spey Cup com-unit of 2,000 strong under petition

Kwong-bui has been ordered to take up positions in the Sze Yap districts. It is also stated that Pui-tak has received orders to proceed to the West River sector. and that Chu and his staff left im

made.

FOR STRIKERS.

CANTON DISTRIBUTING:

QUILTS.

Chu

a gunboat on the same night. It is surmised that he will supereeds

is an atmosphere of smug self- satisfaction among the rank and file of the "Red Kuomintang"

The Strike Committee has (says Li Chaksum's command, in view of party, for they are convinced that the Canton Gazette) arranged for the latter's questionable attitude. General Chang Kai-shek can hold 15,000 pleces of cotton quilts, to be In the waters off the Heungabana

er distributed among the strikers district and off Yeung Kong, Canton and this pleases them, not because they admire Chang Ka The procedure of distribution fixed

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quilte

assembler

wator, the rest of the fleet to be

a police reser- stick or his vaunted Cadets, but by the Strike Committee is as fol- is reported, there have vist, was sentenced at the Central simply because they know that

lows:

many gunboats, revenue cruisere Magiatrace on Saturday, to two long as he is in power the anti (1) Cotton quilts are firstly to and armed launches, which have months hard labour on conviction British boycott will be maintained.

be distributed to the Labour Ho❤-| by Mr. RA D, Forrest on a charge Both aggregating 305, Mr. J. B. was in the charge of a military

A report from another correspon.pital, Boarding Corps and workers been formed into squadrons. It is of perjury, t

not improbable that a portion of dent says a story is current that on road construction. frier, last year's champion and driver, Lance Corporal Menker,

General Gallent has returned to the (2) Workers of various labour this fleet will be employed to at- fr. M. W. Budd, played a tie in who, in a police report issued later aboard one of the lighters along the misrepresentation on the part of city with two battalione of the unions who put up in the boarding tack Kongmoon and Shiu Hing by he Amateur Golf Championship in connection with the accident, side a Russian Volunteer steamer the defendant of certain facts re- Cadet Corps, and later proceede houses are allowed to apply for

China over seventy-two holes on states that the woman unexpectedly unloading kerosene off Whampoa alive to a gambling charge in to the front in the Southern sector,(3) The various labour unions used to intercept the transporta aturday and Sunday.

At the end of the first thirty six get in front of the car, whilst it It appears that at about 6 in which he appeared as informer and where the situation is critical should make a register of the lation of Red troops by native craft..... errier led the field by seven Wapchat Market.

was going along the road, near one of picket motor launches swept Principal witness against thirteen There is said to be only the 6th

past the steamer at full speed, young Chinese. It was disclosed. Regiment of the 2nd Army Corps (4) The order in which the vari-

bourers,

A report states that the two rokes having scored 75 and 74 The injured woman who had be leaving a big wave behind and daring the hessing of the case, that stationed in Canton, and in con-ous untons shall pray for cotton opposing fortes on October 27th. or a total of 149. Budd.was lying come unconscious when picked up, causing the lighters, four in nam the defendant hud maliciously sequence the Government is now burth with 88 and 77. On Sunday was taken to the Government Civil ber, alongside the steamer to roll brought the age after failure to enforcing Martial Law in the most quilts will be determined by draw had a class at Dan Sul, with a

orning, both" Ferrior and Budd Hospital,

about. Later an explosion took and the police reservist's quick to speak of the war, on the street checked with their photos on robe momentarily expected in this slight advantage to the Reds as a secure a loan from one of the party, rigid mander. No one is allowed ng: lots. layed magnificent golf each doing

place, followed by an outbreak tansference Lom the witness box or in any public places of amuse-cord before the quilts are given out locality.

(5) The workers should be reault, and that a big battle may of fames, which spread rapidly to

3, but in the afternoon Ferrier

ent to pieces taking 83, while

add returned a splendid 72.

A decider of eighteen holes is to

played to-morrow.

Both players are Shanghai meza

d were in Hongkong for the

st Interport-Reuter.

STRIKE DELEGATES.

A CANTON DENIAL.

CANTON STUDENTS.

EXAMINATION FOR MOSCOW UNIVERSITY.

Another report says that the

tanate for the steamer that the from an order by the Magistrate such an offence being a fine of (6) The cotton quilts will be Red forces of Tan Youn-kal's com an adjacent lighter. It was for, to a position in the dock resultedment, the lightest penalty for to them. T sailors on board quickly cut the that he be immediately indicted on $100. Motor cars carrying armed distributed at the All-China Labour mand re-captured Shek-Id on the ropes, thus setting the two lighters a charge of committing a perjury saldiers constantly on patrol in the Unite adrift and preventing lite flames under the Magistrates'. Ordinance streets, apparently to show to the

29th. This report is not confirm- (7) The Miscellaneous Affairs ed. Yet another report states that from causing further destruction,

people that the city is adequately Department and the Entertain the Headquarters at Cantor, protected. Reports are current ment Department will be respon-countermanding the order to Tan AUSTRALIAN TROUBLE. concerning Li Chal-sum, who until sible for the distribution. Yuen-kas, have ordered Li Fook a short time ago fully enjoyed the (8) After the settlement of the lum to proceed to Shek-kl to clear confidence of the Government. It strike, the quilts to be returned PROSPECTS OF A CONFLICT. is said that recently, and especially since.his return to Shiu Hing, owing to hit indifference in keeping the Government fully Informed of the situation in the West River sector. grave suspicions

are being

By order of the Political Council the oral examination of students for admission to the Sun- · Wen University at Moscow was held on the 28th October, sayd the Canton Emphatic denial is made in Gazette. At 9 am, over a hun-

pensible quarters in Canton with dred students who had qualified,

ANTI-FASCISTI IN US,

SPECIAL GUARD FOR ITALIAN COMMISSIONERS

New York, Nov. 1.

Brisbane Nov 1 The tension at Bowen has because Intensified. The telegraph service

ference to the reports appearing in the written examination, assem- Unusual precautions, were taken is intermpted If the waterside

the Hongkong newspapers (saya bled at the Central Kuomintang on the arrival of the Italian Debt workers and atrikors Adopt a belli, entertained against him. e Canton Gazette) that represen-Department for the oral examina Funding Commission, the guard | genent attitude, a conflictis tives or intermediaries of the tion. At 9.30 am, the examination including Federal accret service possible, Reuter anton Chamber of Commerce or commenced. Commissioner Chan men, besides the ordinary police. An earlier message from Bris- DE PINEDO'S PROGRESS. her organisations of merchants Kung-pok of the Department of Two thousand anti-Fasciati were bane" stated Iarge organised strikers have been visiting Hong Agriculture and Labour, Commls-left waiting on the pier, while the partine of farmers are arriving, at to negotiate for a settlement sionor Tam Ping-shan of the Orenvoys were secretly trans-shipped Bowen to loud idle-ships. They theatrike

ganization Department, Commis-at the quarantine anchorage and

The truths la (says the Gazette)sioner Kam Naskong of the Mer-landed eliewhere. They were then

no merchants qr strikers from chants Department and Director rushed to the station and put on

hove visited Hongkong for Tu Chuk tang of the Propagande board special train for Washing

ready for any

Dieta at Bowen.

TROOPS FOR SYRIA

out the bandits. In Blu Lara, if le said, a severe engagement took place between the forces under | Yuen Tal, and those of Li Fook- |lum." "On hulng Informed of this

battle, Lum King-wan, the Acting. |Magistrate, retired with his small force to Tef Chen, thus leaving the vent city defenceless, and the people in Faris, Nov. 1a state of consternation, Although, to Le Journal, besides no further news la to Hand of the regiments eight more result of igagement at Siy

FRENCH FORCES IN THE

LEVANTAGE

NOW IN PERSIAN GULE

two cava batta two

ntry, including Lam, if

e being Reds are

king:the

Sbable that the the

hat the