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SIANFU.

日六廿月九

SUPER ANNUM

BINGEL/QOPT 315 VENTS.

SHOP BOYCOTT. ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON MORE OUTRAGES. FOREIGNERS LEAVE NANCHANG FIGHT A CATHOLIC CHURCH

NEW PLAN, BEGINS. TO-DAY.

TRACKING BRITISH GOODS.

The Boycott Extension Commit- tee, which has been busy completing its organisation since the lifting of the blockade, is reported to be due to commence its activities from to

day.

MUSSOLINI.

SHOT AT BY YOUTH OF EIGHTEEN.

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LAD SEIZED AND LYNCHED.

Bologna, Oct. 31.

A youth aged eighteen years, shot with a revolver at Signor Mussolini as he was leaving the hall where he had inaugurated a

Scientific Congress.

The crowd seized and lynched the assailant, but Signor Musso- lini was unhurt.-Router.

MOST NARROW ESCAPE.

Inter.

The most important work of this Committee will be to carry out in vestigations at various shops re garding the origin of goods offered for sale. For this purpose, print- ed forms have been prepared, and each shop will be required to fill these in and return them to the

certain date. The distribution of uniform,

Signor Mussolini had a most nar- row escape, hs the bullet actually severed the ribbon of one of the decorations he was wearing, and

at breast height.

LOOTING IN CHINESE TROOPS.

BOTH SIDES GUILTY,

area

LADY MISSIONARY GETS WOUNDED.

A LUCKY ESCAPE.

A Peking message of October 26th says:

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DETAILS OF SOUTHERN

ATTACK

SOME BITTER FIGHTING.

Some graphic, details of the re- cent attacks on Nanchang by the Southern troops are given by the N. C. D. News correspondent at Klukling.

DESECRATED.

TABERNACLE BROKEN AND PICTURES SEASHEL

BOLSHEVIK, DOINGS

The following striking piece of

you can

also Your

YOUR next battery, also, should be COLUMBIA ****F. mour for the serviva rendere

thay

MOTOR

“TAIRY" CASE.

CLAIM BY WIDOW

FAILS

SPIRITUALISTS "TRICK"

After being adjourned from last

information has been received by Monday, the netion for the recovery the N. C. Daily News in a private of $1,000 before Mr. Justice Wood, letter from an authentic private in the Summary Court, generally

October 8th, the city was agitated could do to the actions of Moscow tiff was Yuen Yau Ching Sam Koo, source. The desecration described known as the "fairy case," was cor- The correspondent says that on points mere clearly than anything cluded this morning. The plain by the question, will the Southern-Bolsheviks in the Southern ranks,

Widaw of 43, Cochrane Street, ers attack today? During the

who qued the Kin Log firm, 'öf 6, says the Journal night heavy firing wes fieard on thè other side of the river as the Con- and to suffer most, and when they ing contractors, and Lai Justing, & ́ ́ "Amongst the banged, the poor Gresson Street, ground door, build,

tonese approached the railway

left the town they were nothing but partner, for $1,000 alleged to have terminus. Orders were received

Reports received by Shanghai missions from their workers in cities situated in the war

Dr. Whosler, who arrived at indicate outrageous conduct on the Peking to-day from Sianfu, whore southern soldiers, which puts the release of 24 foreigners from the Part of both northern and he was successful in securing the

average Chinese soldiers in no besieged city, stated that little better category than bandits, saya serious 'fighting was going on at the N. C. Daily News.

Sianfu, though while he and others Some of the worst of these re-were negotiating the evacuation of ports came from Yuanchow, Kiangai, a riyer city situated mid the foreigners there was a two way between Nanchang and days' bombardment. Changsha, which some time ago saw the evacuation of the city by Chen-ha ha ng an enormo

The besinging General bay from Northern headquarters that skin and bones. The better circum- boen lent under a Chinose, acknow- stanced bore easily, the scige: ledgement. Mr. Remedios way for, office of the Society on or before a piercing the extreme edge of his northern troops to make way for trench, 12 feet deep by 12 feet the alty must be held at all costs others had but two bowls of slfan the plaintiff and Mr M. K. Le for

the southerners. When It

the wide, around the whole city to pre It was not till the ith that the the printed forms is. to be under-penetrated the sleeve of the Mayor northerners took to flight after a vent egress. Southern attack really developed. the precaution of buying their rico, At the lost hearing. It was; atated taken by studerits and workmen, of Bologna, who was sitting next southerners, it is said that they cared that the situation within They crossed the river and oc

feeble attempt to resist the The rescued missionaries de- who will give an explanation to each to Mussolini.

did not loot in the city Itself, but the city was not so bad as report cupled the suburbs, not being held prepared and ate it at night so as doctor, and one night she shouted shop why this course is being taken. The Premier stopped the car a The publicity work, such as lec-few moments and reviewed detach restrained this form of their ed and stated that all the stories up till they actually reached the turing, the distribution of pam- ments of militin in the Station Yard activities until about eight li out of cannibalism were utterly fulss. city walls. phlets and the arranging of drama- before proceding to

When the side Yuanchow,

While the party were coming out Heavy fighting tontinued from tic shows, will follow as soon as Reiter.

advance southern troops arrived, under the flag of tuce 100 Chinese dawn till midday when it slacken- all required data and atatistics have

unchecked by the presence of their attempted to eppape, and the bed off. The hospital throughout been collected.

higher officials, they immediately slegers becoming suspicions open-this and subsequent fighting was directed their attention" towarded fire, and there was a hot ex-continuously under fire from three or four directions. The buildings' systematic attempts to rob foreign change of thots. residents of whatever valuables Perhaps the most exciting ex-and residences were hit many they possessed.

perience was while wailing be-times but there was not a great tween Tungkann and Shanshow la deal of artillery fire. The stream Honan. Suddenly a shot rang out of incoming wounded now and Miss Hooper, of the China clerated, this time being mainly Inland Mission, cried out: "I am

Southern.. hit.""

ASSAILANT KILLED.

Rome

A Havas message received later, says that the young man who shot at:Signor Mussolini was lynched and killed by the crowd."

From reports which are current it would appear that the new or ganisation has come into conflict with the Wah Keung Employees' Union, a body which has already be-

[The list attempt on the life of un making enquiries at shops which are suspected of having im- Mussolini was made only as recent- ported British goods.. It is said ly as September 11th., when a that at the next meeting of the Boy youth, aged 13, threw a bomb at cott Extension Committee the ques-him in Rome. The bomb exploded tion of suppressing this Union will and injured four near-by, but the

Premier escaped unharmed.] be brought forward.

Another report states that the Four Merchant Unions are protest- ing against the intention of the Boycott Extension Committee in- terfering in the business, of the shops, contending that this organi- sation has no legal status empower- ing it to search for British goods.

STRIKERS' DEMANDS.

HOUDINI DEAD.

MANY WOUNDED.

Ac-

per day: whilst some who had taken for the defence..

not to draw the attention of the neiglibours.

a

In evidence that plaintiff was a her out that the lind become possessed of a spirit, which asked the defen- "Up to the taking of the town, dant to marry her (plaintiff) in: spite of the fact that he already had the little church of Safang, outside wife and children. She claimed the north gate of Wuchang, was po- that if the defendant, did not marry cupied by the boseigers, as also the har, the family would be extermin

ated, and in her action she alleged Priest's house, and the Convent that the marriage toor place. She the Convent. the kitchen only was agreed to marry the plaintiff for damaged. In the Church the pic $1,000, and plaintiff gave her an ture over the High Altar was slash acknowledgement. The money was ed, as also were the other pictures claimed to have been paid, but the In the Church whilst the statues plaintiff professed to have lost. were thrown out on the road, and the acknowledgement note, and the Tabernacle was broken open. was now dialming on it.

"On" October 10 at the New

The case was adjourned last World in Hankow was staged a week for the purpose of calling on comedy based on the Buxer trouble. interpreter who interpreted in In it was represented the massacro statement relating to the case ht of three Catholic priests. Before the Police Station, but Mr. Lo sald the piece was staged the producers this morning that the man could had the insolence or stupidity to

Two lady missionaries writing from Yuanchow said that most of

A FURIOUS ASSAULT. The bullent Inflicted a the mission compounds were filled

nasty with wounded soldiers at the time of their writing, there being be scalp wound, au had it been an On October 13, the Southerners tween 1,200 and 1,400 southern inch lower is would have killed attempted an assault on the city wounded in the town. When 4 her. She was conveyed below and walls From all accounts is would detachment of these apeared at the the wound was dressed, and now appear that they adopted similar. mission in question and demanded is practically. recovered. It tactics to those used in their re- entrance. threatening to beat or transpired that some soliers on peated attacks on Wuchong. The kill anyone who tried to refuse the bank, who wished to travel by wall is said to have been breached and a deputy to the Catholic Mis not remember sufficiently well, to *. them admittance, they were taken the boat used this method of mak-in two places. To these they rush sion with the request for the lean wear as to the statement, and he in and cared for by the missioning it stop.

ed, under cover of machine gun of soatanes for the occasion. The would not therefore be called Detroit, Oct. 31, medical man. As response to this Miss Hooper retains the hat, fire, with scaling ladders (three Chinese in question is an employed that the plaintiff in the company. After evidence had been given The death is announced kindness a thorough search was which has two bullet holes laddera tied together). Their

of an important German firm and of a man had demanded the money of the magician Houdini, fol- made of the mission property, and through it, as a souvenir.. losses were tremendous, but in speaks very good English. It to Mr. Lo addressed his Lordship." lowing two operations for in due course of time certain

spite of all, some 200 managed to needless to add that he was prompt appendicitis "and peritonitis.articles of furniture, etc., were to

gain the top of the wally shown the door. The Franch Reuter's American Servicc.

only to be beaton back or Consul has sent in an energetic

Mr. Lo said the only question wiped out. By 8 pm. all was once protest.

in the case was whether or not The Southerners have increased the defendant did pay $1,000 to more calm and the Southerners

A NOTED MAGICIAN.

be recognized in the public ancestral halls of the city which were also being used to house. wounded.

Yet another report is to the ef fect that some of the strikers in Canton are asking the Strike Com mittee to pass a resolution urging (The late Harry Houdini was a Chinese not to patronise British native of Wisconsin, being the son vessels calling at Canton. They of the Rev. Dr. M. S. Weiss. suggest that ricksha coolies be Luter his name was legally chang advised not to convey passengers ed to Houdini. He began his stage to the Steamboat Company's wharf life as a trapeze performer as far The Roman Catholic cathedral and that stevedores be requested back as 1382, and made several at Yuanchow was filed with not to work cargo in any British tours of the world, performing be-wounded, likewise. steamer."

STUDENT ACTIVITIES.

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LOCAL PRICES.

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LANE, CRAWFORD'S NEW LIST.

ATTACK BEATEN OFF.

B. A. T. FIRE.

EXPORT FACTORY BURNT

OUT.

POINTS AT ISSUE

had retrated about five li: Firing by 20 per cent. the taxes on water, the plaintiff under an acknow contioued" across the river. The electricity and telephone. They hospital was by this time chock-a-have also exacted a month's rent in ledgement. He submitted that if was up to the plaintiff to prove her Mesers. Lane, Crawford's retai block with wounded and still they advance from all, even from those case. and she had failed to do so. list for November has now been came. The staff and equipment living in their own houses. Land- fore rulers and notables. He in- But the experience of the two issued, and, despite the fall in the was quite inadequate for the situa owners have also to pay a speciale asked his Lordship to consider the case under several headings in tax, and a committee has been On the other hand, it is said | vented a diving suit, and came lady mission workers was not sterling value of the dollar, there tion and the doctors were com- that these strikers will refrain into great publie prominence in destined to stop with contact with is very little change in the prices pelled to ignore the very badly named to assess the amount each view of the very complicated facts. regarding the credibility of the from pressing their demands if America as the man who, hand-wounded, soldiers. Writing some of the various commodities, con- wounded and dying. The outpa-must pay.

parties on either side. The first they are granted some financial cuffed and shackled, jumped off the what later, they relate the arrival tained therein. The retention of tient rooms were so crowded that

questions were:Who and what votes by the Government. They Brooklyn Bridge, freeing himself of more nouthern soldiers, who the Old prices in the great majorit was impossible to move.

was the plaintiff; the circum- ard' asking for $100 each, but so under water. He has also attack-searched the mission compound ity of Instances is due to the firm's

stances of the wedding; the con- far very few have received more ed and "exposed spiritualism. for northerners and made the principle of giving customers the

flicting evidence; and the pro- : occasion one for wholesale looting benefit of stocks purchased when The following day (14th) all

babilities as regards the actual. At the point of bayonets and the dollar was higher than it now was quiet and it was possible to

payment. brutal treatment one lady was is, and it is. intimated that prices take a walk around the outside of forced to give up her wedding will only be increased in ration to the city. Everywhere were traces ring, rather than have her finger the increased cost of new stocks of the recent fight. Machine. gun cut off, her spectacles and wrist as they arrive.

emplacements had been establish- watch. Everything in the house | There is, however, an advance ed in the Baldwin Girls School. was turned topsyturvy and trunks of two cents per lb. in the price The Southernera had utilized the were twice ransacked for money, of bread. In this connection it is graves around the city, as cover which, however, did not prevent explained that the cost of flou for their machine-guns. The lad the overlooking of $200 hidden in has been very high during the past dera that had been used for scaling one of the trunka..

twelve months, but that the price the walls were left lying around. About two weeks ago, the of bread Bas, nevertheless, been presence of 20,000 soldiers was re kept low. It is, however, acces ported, and it was said that local sary to raise the price slightly at students were throwing in their the moment, but it will be lowered efforts with those of the soldiers as soon as flour costs warrant to stir up anti-foreign feelings. auch n step. When the high officials arrived in the city and started filling all im- portant city postu with LEAGUE OF NATIONS. southerners.or their sympathizers, much of the disturbance was eliminated.

than $10, whilst some have had as He spent some considerable time money at all.

in Australia'a few years ago, as- Since the assault case reported sociating himself with aviation. a few days ago, there have been Ile was awarded a prize by the no farther untoward incidents at Australian Aeronautic League in the Steamboat Company's wharf, 1910 as being the most successful although

it is said that some flier in Australia. He has written agitators are still seeking to in-a number of works on "maglo," timidate the people from going on He was 52 years of age.] the British boats. The Canton police are. however, protecting" those who, wish to go aboard, despite objections raised by plain clothes pickets.

British cargo is reported to be moving more freely now than for some time past, and in this can- nection. It is notewojthy that addi- tional sailings by the 8.3. Taishan have been arranged. This steam- er is to leave here for Canton at 3 am on Tuesday, Thursday and 'Saturday, leaving Canton for the

return trip at 3.p.m. each day,

HOTELS WARNED.

NAVAL REVIEW.

COLONIAL VISITORS' EXPERIENCE.

Rugby, Oct. 31 After attending yesterday's naval review off Portland, the Prime Minister of New Zealand and Mra. Coales proceeded on the destroyer to the Isle of Wight to spend the week-end with the.. Ad- miral of the Fleet; Lord Jellicoe, A further report states that the

On arrival at Yarmouth, the Hotel and Inn Employees' Union north-easterly wind and a heavy in Canton has intimated that no sea, made it impossible to launch hotel or inn must send its men to an ordinary boat to land them. A British steamers either to endeay lifeboat with Lord Jellicoe aboard our to secure patrons or to trans put off from the shore and after act business of any kind. It is some difficulty brought his guests added that any hotel which into land-British Wireless. fringes this rule will have to pay the Union a fine of $50.

A Canton correspondent says which the extremists have attempt that, despite the efforts of the red to impose, the trade in piece now Boycott Extension Committee, good still goes on, and that thero merchants holioys that the move is a big demand for British goods ment will not have any serious of this character. Merchants be effects. It is pointed out in this leve that the public will still in connection that, despite handicapssist on securing British goods.

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The officers for the most part extended courteous, treatment to

IMPORTANT GERMAN

APPOINTMENT..

Rugby, Oct. 31.

Strange to say, rice and many other things are cheaper than they have been for a long time. Thia is due to the fact that people, fear- ing further looting, are trying to realize on what little is "still" left to them.KAMANGA

On October 15, It was possible to cater the city by climbing the Walls For this purpose, the scal- ing ladders were used. It was im possible to open the gates as they had been so heavily barricaded with earth and large stones, the foreign residents, it is said. A Geneva telegram, states that

The railway between Klukiang Four of these made arrangemente sir. Eric Drummond, the Secretary and Nanchang was opened again to occupy a portion of one of the General of the League of Nations on the 17th and some of the relief missions thore, safeguarding the will nominate Herr Dufour party returned by the first train arrangements by promise that Feronce, hi Under-Secretary Gen- which was due to start at 9.80 a.m. none of their retinue should be cral of the League.

After a series of false starts they permitted inside: the compound, Herr, Dufour Ferance has been got away at 1.30 pm arriving at

Kluklang at 3.80 m. next day.

A VETERAN OF THE GREAT WAR we

They all speak in glowing terms

MISSIONS! AFFORD SHELTER.

Counsellor of the German Em bassy in London for the past year. From Nanchang come reports The appointment will come before showing the extent of damage the League Council for confirman- done to the local: China, Inland ton next Decomber, form of to pluck and Jorality of the Mission. Owing to the

The Observer, describes it as a Southern troops, Ifter the at- Southerners having planted hvory happy selection, and says that tack on the city a youngster of 17 machine gun near the front gate no one could be better quallied for yeard was brought in badly wound of the mission, and in this way the work at Geneva, British Wire-ed, Ils apparently had no com-

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plaint with life although he had

Mr. Lo submitted that after con- sidering the whole case his Lord London, Oct. 81: ship must come to the irresistibl The British America Tobacco conclusion that the plaintia wy

and Company's export tobacco factory something more than at Southampton has been burnt dinary herbalist, or an

ordi

out.

ary person of harmless oc The damage is estimated at cupation His put it to his £150,000-Router,

Lordship that the plaintiff was a pai sun pão (a woman who worshipe fairies) and not over-scrupulous one at that: He said that relatives of the plaintiff had given evidenco' with great detail, and a servant girl, who one would imagine would not be taken into the confidence of her mistros, seemed to know down to the minutest detall all the circum- stances."

CHEAPER PETROL.

REDUCTIONS AT HOME.

REPORTER'S STORY

London, Oct. 31, The price of petrol through pumpa to-morrow will be reduced by three-halfpence per gallon and petrol supplied in cans will be

Mr. Lo submitted that the most reduced similarly in London and reliable witness was the Chinese the Home Countles, and by a reporter, who had written an ac penny per gallon elsewhere count of the matter of the "spirits." Renter.

Da He, Mr. Lo, had never suggested,

that ore who had been called upon to report something unusual to tho been badly wounded last year coal-outside world would not use what ing a wall in Kwangtung. Some of he would call journalistic, excesses the Northerners have the milk of in presenting it. He considered human kindness in their make-up, the reporter was not connected with Dr. Bolton states that he person any of the partice, but, hearing of ally attended to two cases where the unusual occurrence, of a man Northerners brought wounded of 86 marrying a woman of 44,,

Southerners into hospital, when the man already had a wife

Ho also tonded a soldier who and family, he went out to get de- had been in France with the Coulle taile Corps. When he was asked what Dealing with the marriage, Mr. he thought of the war, he replied, Lo bald he was astounded by the "Ugh, small Affair this!"

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