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四拜禮 號二十月五英港香

ICHANG FALLS TO YANG SEN.

:

CLOSING IN UPON HANKOW.

Release is Old Chief,

General Leung lung-kai, for merly Commander of the 1st Can- tonese Army, to whom General d Chalvim was a subordinate, was released yesterday from the

WU PEI-FU'S FORCES AGAIN Whampa Prison, where he had

IN PICTURE.

been detained for more than a Fear and a half.

General Ho Tung, chief of staff

THURSDAY, MÁY 12,

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STRIKERS.

CANTON MERCHANTS LEND $1,500,000.

EACH SHOP TO FIND QUOTA.

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THREE AIR MISHAPS FEARED.

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REWARD FOR LOST SOVIET

BALLOON.:

NO NEWS OF NUNGESSER.

London, May 11. Three air parties are now miss-

AN UNUSUAL CASE.

A rather unusual case came up for hearing before Mr..R., E. Lind- sell this morning, when a Chinese appeared on a charge of kidnap-Ing. ping his own uncle.

Mr. D. McCallum defended,

ARMED ARAB RAID.

A PERSIAN OFFICAL MURDERED.

BRITISH SAILORS LANDED.

Karachi, April 20.-The Persian Gulf correspondent of the Daily Gazette writes in to-day's issue as follow:

Nothing has yot been heard of A party of Arabs from the Captain Nungesser, the trans-Southern Coast of the Island of who was flying to South America, customs post on the Northern Atlantic flier, or of Saint Roman,

Henjam raided the Persian ed by Detective Inspector N. and was last reported on May 7. Coast early in the forenoon of

Merchants of Canton city through their respecte, guilda, have undertaken to provide within to General Li Chaisum, was sent

ten days a loan to the Government to Whimpad to have General Leung welcomed to Canton. |of $1,500,000 as a special fund to NORTHERN TROOPS AND WARSHIPS The generals were taken to Can- dispose of the Canten-Hongkong while the prosecution was conduct

ton by a gunboat, and a big re-strikers, says the Canton Gazette. ception was given at Army Head- quarters in the evening by Gene- A notification, issued by the Reynolds. fat Li Chai-sum in honour of his Special Governing Committee,

The uncle, a youth of twelve, former chief.

General Li has offered General of Commerce have held a meeting defendant, was the son of his half

states that the General Chamber said that his nephew, who was th Leung the position of High Milland decided cn the following brother. It is alleged that the CANTONESE REACH HUNAN. tay Advisor of the Arms Head- measures to raise the loan: defendunt had some time. ago rob-

quarters.--Num Chung Pan.

1. The amount of the loan to be bed the family of $2,000 and had $1,500,000 as requested.

since made himself scarce. The

MOVING.

As for the past two days, all other events in China are over- shadowed by the resumption of fighting between the North and the South, the position being complicated by the fact that the South is divided against itself. The threat to Hankow is getting even more menacing.

It is now reported that General Yang Sen has captured, fchang, has proceeded down river as far as Shasi and is making preparations for an attack upon Hankow itself. He is said to have joined up with the forces of Marshal Wu Pei-fu and to be proceeding down the Han River.

Further down the river, it is reported from Chinklang that the Nationalists are still carrying out big troop movements in pre- paration for an offensive. There has been a little artillery fring but the expected battles have failed to take place, though it is also reported from Shanghai that the Northerners are preparing for an offensive on all fronts,

campaign.

JAPAN'S PRECAUTIONS AT SWATOW.

Further, a Moscow message says that a Soviet balloon, with two 30 to test its capacities for a long occupants, was released on April

reward is offered for nows. fight, but has disappeared.

Nungesser's Fate:

A

SWATOW UNREST.

2. Every shop will take up a family owned the Wo Lun Piece- A New York message states that certain quota of the loan. Such goods firm in Jervois street and the fight from New York to Paris, Japan Sends Warship. quota will be fixed in proportion. the defendant had previously which Chamberlain and Bertaud

to the license fee of the shop; for worked there.

intended to start on May 13, has Tokyo, May 12. example, for every ton dollers Owing to (the fear of?) distar- license fee, $30 should be collected called on the school where the lad from the American Ambassador On April 28th the defendant been postponed in view of a cable bances at Swatow, the Navy De-from the shopowner. Responsible attended. The teacher permitted in Paris saying that in his opinion partment has ordered a destrayer representatives of the tect Japanese residents in case of from merchants of their respec- of a rhe defendant then took his are deeply exercised at Nunges to proceed thither, in order to pro guilds are to collect

the boy to leave, seeing that one such an attempt now might be the funds of his relations had come to fetch misunderstood by the French, who need.--Reuter,

World ser's fate.-Router.

BIG PUKOW FIRE.

Oil Tanks Threatened.

Nanking, May 11. Following a long artillery duci between Nanking and Pukowi

a large fire broke out in Pakow yesterday.

CHINA MISSIONARIES.

Baptists Being Withdrawn.

Various

tive guilda, and hand over the total allotment to the Chamber.

to the youthful uncle

After that, they

3. To redeem the loan, Govern-Theatre and later to take some re- ment--will issue-$1,500,000 Trea-freshments. sury Bonds, $30,000 of which will be redeemed every day.

4. The loan will be raised within ten days.

Merchants Notified.

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BRITAIN AND THE VATICAN.

MISSION TO HOLY SEE TO REMAIN.

18th April. The Arabs, who wore

namely, swords, spears, daggers roughly eighty strong, carried a weird assortment of weapons,

and all sorts of firearms, among which were Saldors and Mauser pistols. They were a wild looking lot of desperadoes altogether.

Collector Murdered,

"They dragged the Mudir (Col- lector of Customs) out and

master was also attacked and killed him. The Persian post- would have suffered a similar fate

son-in-law of the Arab Sheikh to the Mudir had he not been... saved by the intervention of the

with whom he was on friendly terms. He was only rescued in the nick of time. However he had already received a sword cut across the side of the head and a. very severe blow with a club over the right shoulder blade when his friend arrived.

The Customia P. Q's, men disap- peared at first sign of trouble but a post office servant, who is only a boy, received a sword cut over the fingers of one hand before he succeeded in escaping.

went for a walk along the water- front and defendant told the youth that his mother. had instructed de- fendant to take him to the Canton Military Academy to complete his education.. The story was be- lieved and defendant then suid The conflagration started very The Special Committee is re-that there was no need to go and The "Reds" or the North River are still falling back before close to the S.0.C.O.N.Y. oil tanks, guested to issue a notification to say good-bye to his mother as she

London, May 11. but fortunately they sustained no this effect "Merchants are would come on board to meet him.

Sir Austen Chamberlain was the thrust of the Cantonese forces, and the invasion of Hunan is damage. The fire was got under hereby notified to deliver to res-They went on board the 6.8. Chuen asked in the House of Commons imminent. Reinforcementa are being sent up from Canton for this central, but large numbers of ponsible persons of the various Chow which, was bound for Macao. whether the maintenance of the

huts were completely destroyed. guilds their due portion of the

British Naval Party.. Said He Was Important. Legation at the Vatican wAŚ DOW Naval Wireless.

loan as promptly possible.

regarded as a matter of permanent This

Meantime, at the request of the sum will be distributed At Macao, the defendant told policy.

British Political Officer at Hen- among "the Canton-Hongkong the boy that he had not gone to He replied, yes. The Govern- strikers who have been promised a Canton direct because he had some ment had no intention of with-jam H.M.S. "Lupin" landed a certain amount of allowance. business to transact near Macau. drawing its mission from the Holy small party to see that no Infury With this allowance each striker He said he was an important off See.

was done to British subjects, but They found it convenient will be able to start work again. cial amongst the fishermen, in that to establish this Legation at a

it does not appear that the Araba It was very courageous of the

district. workers to join the strike against

time of international trouble, and contemplated any overt action against Britishers, for we mixed the Imperialists, sacrificing their

would, he They stayed at a boarding house to withdraw it now

freely with them. and walked Apart from that; what- to Cantón. But it is unwise to to Shekki. where they put up at to adopt. leave them anemployed, and it is another boarding house.

The ever views they might hold indivi- unmolested throughout the day.

Having settled accounts. with difficult to provide for them con- defendant told witness that his dually about the Roman Church the Mudir, the Arabs proceeded to tinuously. Accordingly it was mother was coming to Shekki and there could be no doubt that the loot the Customs shed, first decided to give the allowance later they were all going to pre-head of that church represented a dismantling and smashing the great force in the world and was Persian flagstaff in front of tho venerated by many millions of Bri-Customs station by way of express- enabling them to start work when ceed to Canton together.

At the boarding house that tish subjects.-British Wirelcas. hand, workers will not be left night defendant told the witness without means to obtain employ that he was a detective in Shekki as possiblement. On the other, merchants and that he had arrested two men will be relieved of further bur that day. He told the boy not to dens. The four measures pro- posed by the General Chamber of be surprised if he saw any atran- Commerce have been very well gera coming to visit him in the planned, and it is sure to work out well.

under- The people must.

Hankow, May 11. their way south from

war-lord, entered Ichang with his troops on Sunday. Looting took from different points in

General Yang Sen, the Szechuan Long artillery duels are reported frem the intind stations to the work in Hongkong and returning and the next day they proceeded thought, he a most offensive action about the village unarmed and

place as usual, but it is under- İsze. stood that foreign property was. Shanghai is perfectly quiet. net interfered with--Naval Wire-

London, May 11. The Baptist Missionary Society Tsingtao. of London states that its whole staff in China has been withdrawn the Yang- coast, except Dr. Broomhall and the Rev. Mr. Edward Phillips, who are staying at Sianfu, at General "Feng Yu-hainng's request.

Some of the missionaries may be transferred temporarily to other A report has reached Shanghai work in India and Ceylon, while General Yang Sen has now to the effect that the threatened the others will as far as possible they are dissolved. On the one- reached Shasi in preparation for "Red" attack on Swatow has been 'come home on furlough. an attack on Hankow. It is pla - ned that he will join up with the averted, the Red forces having missionaries hope to return le

as early beer dispersed by the Swatow China Wu Pei-fu troops how advancing forces down the Han River.

leas.

Shagi, May 11. ·'

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Swatow Relieved,

The

near Puning-Naval Reuter.

Wireless.

BORODIN'S INACCURACY,

Mis-statement in Interview.

The Yangtse is linked with the Han River by a cant running OFFENSIVE HANGS FIRE. from Shasi and Kingehowfu to Shayang.]

General San Tso-ying, one of Wu's Generals who deferted to the South in last year's campaign, has now joined General Yang Sen and

Only a Little Firing.

that he

In the interview given by M. stand that this step of the Gov- Borodin in Hankow, to Mr. ernment authorities is taken for Wuhu, "Mny 11. C. J. Ketchum of the Daily the welfare of the workers as well is joining the advance against river to-day but otherwise the when he declares

A small body of troops went down Express, M. Borodin goes wrongna for economic development." Hankow.

situation is unchanged. There was at no time paid by the Soviet- The Southerners fighting the was 'a certain amount of firing on Government, says a Shanghai cor- Tengtien troops on the Honan the Liuanchow-Lake Hochow front respondent. Mr. Eugene Chen has Hupch borders are considerably to-day, but the offensive forecasted himself admitted when in conver harassed by the Red Spears who has not ret taken place.-Naval sation with foreign friends that are operating against them, and Wireless. have been breaking bridges far- ther south:

It is now understood that the Fengtien troops have not in fact advanced beyond Chumation, which is over 100 miles from the Hupeh border-Naval Wireless.

.NATIONALIST OFFENSIVE,

Big Preparations Afoot..

NORTH RIVER “PUSH."

for a considerable time Borodin received his wages from Moscow although for some time now the Kuomintang have been paying for his advice. That they will con- tinue to pay and in ways they do not suspect is equally true but According to latest reports from about that M. Borodin told his in- the northern front, the Government terviewer nothing although, if he forces have arrived in Lolichong is the first class brain he is up and are marching on Pingshek, on 'posed to be, he should have been

Invasion of. Hunan.

Canton, May, 11.

THE KIUKIANG CHEQUE.

the Hunan border. The remnants able to do so. of Chan Ka-yau's rebellious foreca Chinkiang, May 11. Parts of the 1st and 15th have retreated into Hunan from Nationalist Armies are concentrat Pingshek, and it is therefore ex- ing in the region of Hueishan (7) pected that there will not be any in preparation for a big offensive fighting till the Government forces and considerable troop movements Cross the Hunan borders.

The Full Story.

Shanghai, May 7. General Chien Ta-chun, Field Nawn from Hankowanya that in that direction from Chinkiang Marshal of the northern anti-"Red" Mr. Eugene Chen is denouncing as have taken place.

expedition, returned to Canton from a lie the statement that the cheque General Ho Yingyin has charge the front yesterday. The Field he handed over to Mr. O'Malley of the Southern forces in

the Marshal arrived by the Yuch-han for damages and compensation ro- Chinklang area, and he has com- train in the afternoon, and immedi- garding Kiukiang was a 'dud mandeered all avallable water ately proceeded to the Army Head This news, very old in Shanghai," transport--Naval Wireless.

quarters to have a conference with was published a day or two ago, General Li Chai-shim on the coming in one of the papers here, says a campaign against Hunan. ! correspondent.

The full story is rather interest- Reinforcements. Sent.

ing. Of course it is known that General Chien Ta-chun ordered Mr. Chen forced the Chen-

BIG TROOP MOVEMENTS.'

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Northern Armies and Ships. Shanghal, May 11.

LABOUR STANDARDS.

morning.

The

Taken To a Village.

BRITISH COLONIAL

CONFERENCE.

ing their contempt for the Daulat- I-Iran. Goods lying in the Customs included certain naval canteen stores, and a couple of (British) Government packages. These were left severaly alone and the Arab raiders particularly requested that they might be re- moved by the British authorities so na to obviate the possibility of unfortunate mistakes...

REPLY FROM KING GEORGE,

London, May 11. In the morning, a man, who had

The Colonial Conference was re- the appearance of a country yokel, came to visit the defendant and sumed to-day. The following re-

A Palaver. they talked together for some time. ply was received from H.M. the Later in the day, about 1.30 p.m. conversation was out of King to the message addressed the Commanding Officer of H.MS witness hearing but they later yesterday to His Majesty:--- "Lupin" (Captain-Gury) CRIDE. took him to a photographer's to "It has been a source of much ashore and had a "palaver" with have his picture taken. After-pleasure to receive a message from the Sheikh, the result of which wards they returned to the board- the Governments and other repre- was that the Arabs were persuad- ing house and wrote a letter and sentatives of the Colonies, Protec-ed to return all the gear they had then they set out on foot for a torates and Mandated Territories.coted from the Customs and to certain village, the name of which The Queen joins with me in thank-return to their settlement on the the boy could not give.

ing them for this reasurance of other side of the island without

JAPANESE OMISSIONS.

Genova, May 11, Before the Industrial Commit- tea of the Economie Conference,

At the village, the country yokel the loyalty and devotion, of the doing any further damage, protest- Sir Ness Wadia declared that the who met them in the boarding many people whom they represent. ing that they had absolutely no Japanese memorandum distribut-house, appeared to be the master I wish all success to the delibera- grouse against the "Daulat Ing ed during the conference referred of the hut where they put up. On tions upon which they are about to leaf."

At present all is quiet. The to a big reduction in profits, but the first night in the village, the enter." omitted to refer to the hours of defendant said that he was going The conference discussed the "Lupin" landing party is still labour, night work, and the fact away and told the boy he had noth-question of the training of civil ashore on guard at the Customs that the cotton industry in Japan ing to be afraid of.

the Colopics-presumably to prevent looting by He was away servants

local malcontents. was run in two shifts, totalling for six days and was not seon British Wireless..

The Mudir is, 24 hours day.

again by his boy uncle until he

to be buried to-morrow and all He finally submitted a resolution was in police custody in Hong-

that remains to be soon is whether recording the desirability of kong. The boy's brother and the

or not the Persian Government

prisal for the outrage.

for

greater co-ordination in formulat- nollee went to the but in the vil TORNADO CASUALTIES. Will take any action by way of tu-

ing and applying labour conven-lage on May 4th to bring him back

ions and other measures design to Hongkong............. ed to raise physical: and montal. standards.-Reuter.

OLYMPIA JUBILEE.

PAGEANT OF SCOTTISH ARMS

London, May 11.

It is rumoured that the North- that all the troops of the 20th, De- O'Malley. agreement through H.M. the King, accompanied by erners are preparing an active vision that are remaining in Can- against tremendous opposition offensive on all fronts in the very ton should immediately proceed to from the "left" faction of the the Queen, will open on May 19 near future, and in this connexion the front to join the Hunan ex- Kuomintang at Hankow. When It is notable that over 12,000 podition. General Chien is ar- the Klukinng agreement was sign- Northern troops were landed on ranging with the Kwanga leader, ed and the amount of damages Taungming Island, the big island Gonarai Huang Shao-hung, that agreed upon. Mr. Chen handed at the mouth of the Yangtze-klang, the Kwangsl forces from Yung Mr. O'Malley a cheque which was to-day.

chow should begin operations drawn upon Mr. Chen's own pri- The object of tho landing has against Hopgehow as soon as the vate account. "At the time when not been indicated, but it is known Cantonese cross the Hunan bor that cheque was drawn there was that five Northern warships are on ders.

(Continued on Page 15.)

..

the annual Royal Tournament at Olympia.

It is fifty years alice the tourna- ment was instituted and a pro- gramme has been arranged worthy of a jubilee celebration.

An outstanding feature will be a pageant of Scottish arms dating back to the time of James the FirstBritish Wireless,

The boy's mother then went into. the witness box and said that when she missed her soc on the 28th April she went to make en-

“OVER" 200° KILLED, 1,000 INJURED.

Now York, May 11. Those killed in the tornadoes in

The Casus Belli." The following Is an outline of the casus belli:-Persia claims sovore- ignty over the whole faland of

quiries from the school and was the middle west over the week-end,. Henjam During the late war informed that the boy had left as mentioned yesterday, now total and until late in 1925 British and with his relation. A photo was 25, while 1,000 have been injured Indian troops were in occupation. shown to the teacher who identi- and hundreds are homeless. When Indian troops were removed,

fied the defendant. She made a

BRITAIN'S TRADE.

Eight, States were affected by it was understood that Persian report to the police. On May 2nd the tornadoes--Reuter American troops were to replace them as was she received a letter which was Service.

done at Bushire, Jask and Char- left by someone in her shop in

bar. The Persian troops who Jervois Street. On receiving the

wore to have como to Henjam have. not materialised yet.. However, letter she sent out a few more nephows to look for the defendant)

the Arabs have a settlement in the and found him in Yaumrti. They

southern coast of the island while the Persians maintain a Customis took him back to the boy's master

Post and post office in the north- but he flatly denied that he knew

érn side. the whereabouts of the boy. He was told that the teacher had kentified him but he offered to go and see the teacher with the mother. The teacher, however,

THE APRIL FIGURES:

London, May 11. The Board of Trade returns for April show that British imports totalled £100,750,000, and exports

[Continued on Page 15,) £52,610,000.-Reuter,

The Arub. settlemont is known as 'old' Henjam and is closely allled to the neighbouring Arab principality of Dobal, which is (Continued on Pago 15)