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WAR REPORTS.

SOUTHERN TROOPS

ATTACK.

GROUND REGAINED. “

'A Chinese News Agency.again reports that despite the fact that the Allied forces had regained con-" aldorable lost ground, they were unable to hold on, for the Southern Armles were reinforced with suff- cient numbers" to make a counter- attack which, turned the fortunes: of war. Thus not only have the Southerners regained all positions previously lost, but they have now advanced to points which are only about thirty miles from Nanchang, The situation of Nanchang is now sald to be critical, and the Nan- chang-Kiu Kuang Railway has baen commandeered for transport- ing Kiangsu troops under Lu Hsiang-ting to strengthen the de- fances of the city,,

The attitude, of Sun Chuan-fang still uncertain. Time after time, he has openly declared that he will proceed to the front to take supreme command and also that certain units are being mobilised or are on the way to the front, but it is said that neither Chuan-fang nor any of his rein- forcements have made an appear- anco in the sphere of war opera- tions.

Sun

Tang Yu-terk is holding the im- portant salient of Tsing Kiang, as a big battle is considered immi- nent at that point. Besides, the Southern forces composed of the 2nd. Army Corps and Lai Sai- wang's unit are being rushed down on Lia Kiang Fu and Fu Chow Ki, Further delay on, the part of Sun Chuan-fang may cause Nanchang to fall into the hands of the South- erners.

AMOY REPORTS,

From Amoy it is reported that the advance guards of the two op- posing forces have come into elash at Wen Sul and Shiu On, but engagements have only beeh of minor importance.

A rather sensational report states that at the Military Coun-- cil held under the chairmanship of Chow Yum-yan af Cheung Chow, inost of his generals advocated coming to terms with the Nation- alist Government, This report, however, should be taken with certain amount of reserve.

Another report states that Tang Chi-yao has met with strong op- position, from the civil cfficers of Yunnan, to his expedition against Kwangsi and that in consequence he has not been able to make any further move.

TROOP DISPOSITIONS.

BETROTHED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1926.

Above are Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and Prin- cess Astrid of Sweden,' whose betrothal is to-day announced.'

RUSSIAN DANCERS.

TO APPEAR HERE

TO-MORROW.

When to-morrow the Stavrinaki Dancers open their season at the Theatre Royal theatre-goers will have a chance to see what the North China Daily News did not hesitate to call "in many respects the best ballet show ever seen in the East."

WEST POINT FIRE.

DUE TO FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS.

Within a quarter of an hour of the outbreak, a fire which occurred early this morning at West Point was extinguished.

At a quarter to one o'clock, a call was sent through from the West Point Police Station to the Fire Brigade Hoadquarters, and the first engine to be sent out was the appliance from the Kennedy Town Sub-station. This was quickly followed by an engine from the Central Fire Station, and, a few minutes later, subsequent to the receipt of the "home call," a third' engine was dispatched to the scene from Wanchai..

The first proved to be at 'No. 438, Queen's Road West, where,

due to some ceremonies arising from the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival, flames had spread from a small oil lamp to a bundle of joss-paper, which in its turn got alight the surrounding woodwork of an altar-like arrangement. This was in a high-class native medicine shop in the ground floor, :

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MINERS' STAND.

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arranged for a late hour to-night. It is understood that the object of the Executive is to get a further explanation of the Government's proposals. The Executive wishes inter alia, to know how the Govern- ment proposes to constitute the National Appeal Tribunal and whe- ther, if such a Tribunal were set. up, this could be done simultane- ously with the return of the men to A Toho News Agency message

work instead of a prior resumption of the 15th inst. states:-The num- What makes a special feature of of work being a condition of its es-

tablishment.-British Wireless. "ber of General Sun Chuan-fang's the Stavrinaki Dancers is the troops, which have so far been way in which the best traditions

"LITTLE OR NO CHANGE." despatched to the border of Hunun of the classical Russian school Province, is estimated at approxi- have been adopted for the pre-

London, Sept. 21. mately 20,000. They are being sentation of modern stories and. A number of the Miners? distributed in the districts of Wu-ideas. Take for instance the Executive conferred with Mr. ning, Hsiushui, and Tungku under pantomime "Tavern of Death," Stanley Baldwin, this evening for the command of General Hsich which opens the first night's pro- an hour and a half. Hung-hsun, who intends to estab-gramme. In this they give an

Afterwards it was declared that lish his headquarters in the vici- Interpretation of &

from the miners' viewpoint there Parisian nity of Yungheui.

Apache den, and of the outwardly had been "little or no change in According to an eye-witness, the gay and care-free life of its

the position.". Mr. Cook, Mr. vanguard of General Wang Pa's visitors, Naturally jazz, and fox- Herbert Smith and two others re- mained behind to' continue the troops are marching towards Chi-trot, intermingled with valse chow.

discussion-Reuter, themes, are the predominant General Lu Hsiang-ting's troops rhythms. But where there is NEGOTIATIONS ADJOURNED AT 1 AM. are stationed at the Bund in this light, there

also shadow. city.

Later. Thus their wild emotions of pas- Owing to the delay of General sionate love and deadly hate are The coal conversations were Sun's arrival here, there are translated into motion to the continued at Downing Street till rumours that General Sun has no rhythm of tango, which, as danced one o'clock in the morning "when hostile, Intention, and that the by the Stavrinaki Dancers, is de- it was officially announced that Southerners have already occupied prived of its typical ballroom they will be resumed later to-day. Chian and are pressing hard upon character and serves as musical

A flat rejection of the Govern- Nanchang.

background for a powerful and ment's proposals and an inevitable naturalistic drama.

deadlock was narrowly averted The second part of the first during the two days' discussion of. Writing under date of the 6th night's programme consists of the proposals by the Miners' Executive.. The leaders decided to ask Mr. Baldwin for an inter-

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THE WANHSIEN VICTIMS.'

inst. in regard to the events fol- several solo numbers and duets. lowing the Wanhsien incident, the among which deserving of special view to explain what they regard- Ichang correspondent of the N. C-mention are Spanish dance by ed as a wide divergence between Daily News says:

Mile. Smirnova, the troupe's The bodies of three of the Bri Prima Ballerina; a duet classique miners interpreted as a confirma- Mr Churchill's scheme, which the tish navy men were brought down by Mlle Moskaleva and Mr. tion by the Government of the do Iching and are to be buried to Suvorin; and a duet, executed by principle of national negotiations morrow morning. Lieut. Ridge Mlle. Smirnová and Mr. B. was alive when he was brought onKrupin

and agreements, and Mr. Bald- board the Kit-wo but died soon

win's proposals, which the miners At. their best, the Stavrinaki contend is diametrically opposed aftor--he is said to have had as

The minors many as 16 wounds. His case is Dancers may be seen in the last to Mr. Churchill's.

1 transposition of were particularly suspicious of particularly sad as he had just number," left by the Kiawo to rejoin his Olympic games, such as the Mr. Baldwin's National Arbitra- Marathon run, wrestling, putting tion Tribunal and suggest that if the shot, throwing the disc, and there must be one it should be so forth, into music and motion. established before the men resumo Here wo have an example of what work as a guarantee of good faith. can be done with the classical |--Renter. Russian school of dance, if only

salp after being down at Ichang for an operation,

Lator the Widgeon arrived from Wanksien but had no casualty. The Cockchafer in to arrive to-mor- row morning and has four wound

ed on board, including her Cap tain-whose wound is said to be Blight

A previous message stated that

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how to handle his material. It At tifin-time to-day, there was

is to Bullott master Ellroff, that a fight between some scaffolding

the North China Daily News ex-workers engaged on work at the

the bodies of Commander Darley presses high praiso in arranging King Edward Hotel. The police

and three ratings were not re-such a splendid show as the interfered and took several men

into custody.

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