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RIVALS MEET.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1926.

CANTON PLANE WRECKED.

THE SMOKE NUISANCE.

CHANG AND WU

PEKING.

IN

A NOISY WELCOME."

Chang Tag-lin' and Wu Pei-fu, whose rivalry has torn China to places, have met in Peking to sÚO whether or not they can put the Humpty Dumpty together again, says the Shanghai Times Peking correspondent. For years they have fought each other in a vain effort to emerge supreme, Con- fessing-for the moment-that this is impossible, they at last con- sented to meet in peaceable con- ference, and on the result of this conference the immodiate welfare of China hung..

The above picture shows an aeroplane which came to grief at Tungshun, Canton, on June 30th, the aviator being injured. This is said to be the second aerial mishap at Canton within

a very brief period.

AMAZING STORY.

(Continued from Pars 1).

He

Peking greeted the warriors with all the porap in which through them, find buyers for the welcomed emperors during the product. He was prepared to Manchu days. Great flowery make as much as required. urches were erected at the railway then left the office after making stations, the streets were swept an appointment for the next day clean and then sprinkled with and the business man informed yellow sand, bands and officials the police.. A were on hand to pay their re- On the following day the ne- apects, and only those of highéused appeared at the office at the rank could get near the revered appointed hour, bringing with militarists, Besides this, all rail-bfm 'some more samples of the way traffic was hold up for hours opium. The "business man told: to keep the line cloar for the special trains, and every little shop was ordered by the police, to fly the flag of China. Not only once, but several times these elaborate welcoming preparations were maile, for the congeurers shadowed by the police, to the gave several false indications that they were starting for Peking, only to change their plans sudden-produced two bottles evidently ly each time.

him that he could probably get The 'ac- buyers for the product. eused then offered to take his victim to a chemist who would de- liver the proper ingredients. Ac-. cordingly, that evening they went,

Chinese Y.M.CA. where they met the chemist, also a foreigner. He

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packed locally, " The business man said that he did not have the cash. SPECIAL TRAINS.

but could give them ebeque. Five days previously, fifteen This was not satisfactory, how- special trains arrived on the Tient-ever, and a meeting was arranged ain line alone, bearing staff of- for the next day. At 1240 p.m. cers of Marshal Chang Tao-lin, the next day the three went to Tents were erected outside the restaurant on Nanking Road, but Peking stations to shelter the the business man, there expressed bodyguards of the two warlords, doubt as to the genuineness and "whose troops meanwhile were be did not buy. At 2 o'clock the same ing stationed all along the rail- day the confidence man again ways as a precautionary measure.came to the gentleman's office and The special coaches and locomo- said the chemist would tives are still crowding the sidings business with them.

not do

He said, however, that he had in and about Peking and deplet- ing the railway rolling stock for another scheme. He could buy the drugs from a Cantonese and ordinary trame. "

Finally, Marshal Chang Tac-that the victim could take a per- lin's pilot train left Tientsin, fol- son along to test them before buy- lowed an hour. later by the Muking. Accordingly, on Wednesday den clieftain himself. The afternoon they went into Hong- Poking station was cleared for kew, picked up another foreigner hours in advance of his possible and went to the home of the Can-i arrival, while foreigners and tonese.

A Chinese detective was

others scheduled to take the re-taken along as an authority on gular afternoon train to the portruga. The Cantonese became city were compelled to wait in the suspicious and said that the Legation Quarter uncertain whe-drugs were in the Franch Conces- ther or not they could travel that sion. day.

More than one hundred and fifty motor cara assembled at Chien Men to escort the Marshal

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During this trip the business man was supposed to have the $1,700 on his person. He thought possible that he was being takes

NOTED ACTOR,

Above is Mr. Ching Yin-chow. the noted Chinese actor, who is now appearing in local Chinese, theatres. (Photo: Star Studio).

Mr. Ching Yim-chow is here sen on his arrival in Hongkongs (Photo: Mee Chung),

to his headquarters, and the re to the house to be robbed, so took ception committee included his son along a pistol. In order that it and all other high, military off-would not he conspicuous he put cials, police officers, and members on a rain coat" and pretended to

Though suffering WÜ PÉI-FU'S ADVANCE. of the Cabinet and bends of all have malaria. government bureaux. Some for from the heat, he was able to keep eigners mounted the Tartar Wall his hand on his pietel all the time. and waited on that section which However, no move to rob him was is patrolled by. the American made. They came away from the Marines to see, the dramatic ar- house without the drugs. rival of the Mukden leader, but

As a

BIG BATTLE EXPECTED.

From Hunan, news is received to Later the accused again crime the effect that the 11th Division, this met with the disapproval of to the office of his supposed ac-under General Chang, has arrived the Chinese, who were annoyed at complice and said that the for- at the Yan On district, on the Hu the thought of outlanders eigner who went into Hongkew han-Kiangsi frontier, and is

the looking down upon their hero. with them had arranged to get the waiting the arrival of the 10th matter of courtesy, the drugs in small quantities. Short Division at a certain point, before American Minister consequentlyly after tin time, the two cume making further advance.

This report indicates that Wo requested the foreigners to give up to the office again, bringing withi their lofty watching posts, and them some white powder, resem- Pei-lu's forces ure advancing south- bling druga, in two jars. The ward, and confirms the report that the crowd dispersed.

business, máa then called up the Tong Sarte-che had fallen back to The pollee, who came and, made the the vicmity of Heng Chow.

report further says that' a severe Arrust.

The nationality of the two men engagement is expected to take to remain on the wall and another not cnctly known, but it is place in the south-eastern part of thought that seme question of Hunan, near the borders of Kingsi group soon collected,

BRIVEN FROM WALL Later, however, it was agreed that it would be proper for them

It was expected that Marshal jurisdiction will be brought into and Kwangtung.

We Pol-tu would arrive in Peking the case.

LUDENDORFF DIVORCED.

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The opinion is, however, express ed in neutral circles that there can the following day am similar

be but little fighting in Hunan titis elaborate plans were made for his

summer, on account of the rising recuption, Reshments were

of the Siangkiang and other.rivers, prepared at the railway station

some of which has risen as high as buffet, bands wore on hand, und

GERMAN CAUSE CELEBRE.

46 feet above the average normal Important personages were as-

level. Munich, July 9,

General Chao Heng-ti, the sembled. However, an eleventh hour message stated that he had The wife of General. Ludendorff ousted Military Governor of H- stopped en route to review his has been granted a divorce, her men, who has been planning a "corho troops and would not reach. the plea being that Ladendorff's buck" was to have left Hankow for capital until the following morn: political activities has caused him Changsha on July 5th, but he had been advised to deler his trip for 'ing.... Accordingly, the acai to neglect her. The caso was arrival at 6.20 in the morning of heard in camera. The Court de the time being by Marshal Wu Pel-

fu, whose troops have been fighting: the Chibit warrior was rather an clured that both parties were toto rostore him to power in Human. anticlimax, no such crowds await-blame. The General withdrew.hjs ing him at that early hour as original petition for divorce, when

While patrolling the Western

last evening, a European Ser- While waiting for the moment- ous meeting with Marshal Wu his yellow motor car to pay his geant reported that he saw

Chinese jump into the water. The Pel-fu, Marshal Chang Tso-lin respects to the man of War: spent n day in ceremonial Other noteworthy visits were man was not been again, despite calls. His first important visitor made with General Wang Shin long search maintained by ann was the Fanchan Lama, the chen and ex-Viceroy Chao Erh Pans In the vicinity, and It is

I presumed that he was drawnedau religious dignitary riding out in lhoun:

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“POOR IN SPIRIT. "'.

[BY THE REV. GEO. E. ARROWSMITH, M.A.]

Do not

"Blessed are the poor in spirit." Here are two hints that should -Matt. 6. 3. "As you grow in Help to keep us spiritually "humble. your art," said Gounod to a young First,cuer keep in mind what you poet, "you will judge the great mas- have been in the pass. ters of the past as I now judge the forget the many times you have great musicluna of former times. sinned and failed in the days gone At your age I used to say, 'T'; at by. Be like Dara. He was a Per- twenty-five I said, T and Mozart;' sian shepherd at one time, but, at forty, Meaart and I'; but now owing to his many talents he finally I say, "Mozart'." If we substitute became governor of 1 city. the word "God" for that of Wherever he went he carried a Rumour Mozart" we will have mankind chest about with him. classified under three convenient said that it contained valuable trea- headings. There is the man of the sure-jewels and gold. As a mat- world whose one thought is 'P'-ter of fact the only thing that was his whole life has "self" as its inside was the ragged old mantle ultimate horizon. Then there is that he had worn in his shepherd

the nominal Christiau, who goes to days. By having this old cloak al- church and governs his life by a ways with him he kept himself moral code, but whose heart re-humble, remembering what he had mains untouched" and God" been, and so escaped the dangers of ses up his spiritual condition to greatness. Anicety. Then comes the great,

mass of Christian people, who are When we are inclined to puff out truly devout, but who are apt to our chests with spiritual conceit, let think far too highly of their own us recall the past and take a look power, their own goodness, their at that ragged, filthy garment of own personalities. They put God sin that covered us before we put in the first place, but"self" comes on the robe of Christ's righteous- close behind "God and chiefly tess, and then say to ourselves, "It truating God but partially trusting is only by the grace of God that self! And then there are the truly I am what I am. It is by His humble ones who have learnt their merits and by none of my own." on weakness, their own. iniquity, That thought should have a humb their own insufficiency; they have ling offect. learnt to make God paramount, supreme in their li, and the " has dropped out altogether,

would have appeared a little his wife brought the counterPraya, near the Saikong Whare Christians, dre always in danger of have done, all those things which

later.

petition-Reuter.

And then, secondly, try and sce yourself as God sees you. We pride ourselves on our goodness and our Of all forms of pride perhaps moral worth, but what is His spiritual pride is the most hateful opinion of us? It is summed up Religious folk, specially young in Luke 17:10-"When ye shall

becoming puffed up conceited; are commanded you, say, we pre their whole attitude will sometimes unprofitable servantą; we have only convey the impresalan, "Look at done that which was our duty to me see how plous I am! I am not do as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers. I fast twice in the Unprofitable that in how God week, I give tithe, of all that I regards no! What room, then, is

there for pride in our hearts?

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