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GRAVE NANKING SITUATION. CHIANG'S EXIT.

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AUGUST 19,

DISASTROUS FLOODS IN. SIBERIA.

VILLAGES DESTROYED AND MANY DROWNED,

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.

Floods,

Moscow, Aug. 18, following torrential

ALL FOREIGNERS. BEING

ÉVACUATED.

'HOW HE FLED FROM SHANGHAI.

BODYGUARD IN FRACAS.'

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, who arrived at Shanghai from Nanking

BOMBARDMENT OF CITY ALREADY by special train on Saturday after-

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HIGH-HANDED ACTION AT HANKOW.

Happenings

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ANTI-HINDU MOVE IN NORTH'S POLICY.

INDIA.

EFFECT OF INCITEMENT BY PREACHER.

GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN.

Simla, August 18,

THE GROUP AROUND CHANG.

HIS FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Who are the men round. Chang Tso-lin, who does he listen to, and

In the Legislative Assembly, by what processes does he reach Bir Denys Bray, the Foreign his conclusions 7 Is he easily

noon, accompanied by a substantial rains, have destroyed over 50 vil-] occurred during the last two days. Secretary to the Government of convinced or is he stubborn?

RAPID NOR HERN ADVANCE sailed

GOVERNMENT INTERVENES.

Hankow, Aug, 13.

of considerable local military importance have

lages in the Vladivostok and They commenced with the sadden Khabarovsk districts.

arrest and execution of General India, stated that owing to the There are some of the questions Great dage has been done to Keng Tan, second in command of prompt handling of the excitement that are continually being asked in Poking by foreigners and the railway tracks, and several the 15th Army on Thursday after over the Rangilarasul case, (men- others, as they watch the changing bridges have been destroyed.

noon. This proceeding was sur-tioned on August 6) which had political gene and calculate how, rounded by a good deal of mystery

the present upheaval is going to Work has been suspended in the and was known to but few till spread to the frontier early in end, writes Mr. Putnam Weale

June, a grave crisis had been from Pelding on August .. A grave situation has arisen at Nanking owing to the rapidity Hsin Kiang Teen, which left the Suchansk coal-mines. The inha- yesterday morning when govern-averted across the border.

bitants of the districts are taking ment circles commenced to move averted

The answers are not very dif refuge in the hills.

in the matter. Considerable ex- However, the Afridi and Shin- ferent from what they would be The railway station in Ussuri citement was consequently arous-wari countries had been inflamed elsewhere. There are two has been flooded, and the line ised during the day and this came by the preaching of a well-known "parties," or groups, round Chang inundated for several kilometres. to a height when a mandate was Mullah, and some of the tribes Tso-lin roughly representative or issued during the afternoon order- had expelled the Hindus, while a the two stages through which his Thirty-nine persons were drowning the arrest of General Liu number of Hindus were leaving ten-year administration in Man- ed in the rice fields when they were Tso-lung commander of the 15th the Khyber and were roughly churin has passed; the old party submerged.

Army for allegedly having arrang-handled. Altogether 450 Hindus and the new party. The old The floods also carried away the ed the execution of Keng Tan. had arrived at Peshawar,

represents the backbone of Man- sawmill.

There are many stories going This expulsion and voluntary the two Northern provinces of churin, men like the governors of The authorities are taking relief the round as to Keng Tan's execu- exile was unparalleled, and the Kirin and Heilungchiang, Chang measures.-Reuter,

tion but probably the nearest the Indian Government was using all Tso-hsiang and Wu Chun-sheng truth is one to the effect that no its influence on behalf of the whose fidelity undoubtedly saved official warrant was issued for indus returning to their homes Chang Tao-lin during the Kuo his arrest. On Thursday about among the Pathans. noon he was called to a conference

of the Northern advance; all the Southern forces having withdrawn to the south side of the river, and the Northerners threatening to bombard the city unless it is immediately handed over. All Europeans have been evacuated, British warships are guarding foreign property, and the Northern troops have already opened fire

from Pukow.

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Marshal Chang Tso-lin is speeding up the advance of the forces under, his immediate command in order to keep pace with the rapid more southward of General Sun Chuan-fang. The inten tion is a big invasion of Hohan, down the Peking-Hankow railway.

The general situation along the Yangtze has worsened, there being a renewal of anti-foreignism at Kiukiang and rice riots at Hankow,

ANTI-FOREIGNISM ON YANGTSZE

Nanking, Aug. 17.

The Peking dictator is now most The Northern troops have ad- anxious to advance troops along the vanced down the railway and have Peking-Hankow line, in order to occupied Fukow. The Southern balance Sur. Chuan-fang's progress, troops have now withdrawn to the which is far in advance to the south side, taking with them one,

southward. more railway engine and some trucks.

General Wang Fu and most of the 7th Army has arrived in Nanking.

During the last few days large quantities of military supplies have been sent to the Paoting front from Tientsin.

bodyguard, left within a few hours for "Ningpo more far."

The Cantonese Army Comman- der, himself a native of Chekiang, for the Chekiang coast-port by the China Merchant's Shanghai-Ningpo "ferry," the s.. French Bund shortly after five o'clock on Saturday afternoon. General Chiang was accompanied by a hodyguard numbering between 500 and 600 picked soldiers who carried six machine guns among Authoritative their equipment. reports received late on Sunday night stated that he had actually arrived at Ningpo.

It is not known whing other, if any, members of the Nanking Government accompanied the Gen- eral. His departure cccurred with. Nanking, where Nationalism ap in a few hours of his arrival from

pears to be ready to collapse and General Chiang Kai-shek's behavi- our suggested that he was in flight.

An "Incident."

The Nanking Commander's de- parture from Shangha! was mark- ed by an incident of threatening proportiona. His personal body- guard. consisting of the above- named force, upon arrival from Nanking at the Shanghai North Railway Station found it necessary to make the circuitous journey from that centre by rail to the adjoining the Native City. From Shanghai South Railway Station this point they marched to the Chinese Bund in order to reach the French Bund, from where the Last night all Europeans were from Chingting to Shikachuang, in sail with their Commander.

The Shansi army has retreated Hsin Kiang Teen was preparing to ordered to stand by ready for order to make, way for the Feng-order to reach the French Bund evacuation, and there was con- tienite advance down to Honan, to wharf the soldiers set foot on siderable local apprehension attack Feng Yu-hslang'a army. Later all Europeans were evacuat-

French Concession territory. They General Chu Yu-poh, command-were armed to the teeth at the ed and H.M. Ships Wivern and ing the 5th. Northern Army Corps, time and steps were taken by mem- Woodlark proceeded alongside the is advancing along the Lunghai rail-bers of the French Police on International Export and Import way to attack Honan. General patrol at the spot to have the Company's premises and arranged Peng Yu-hsiang's army is retreat troops leave the Concession and for its defence. The Union Jack ing and on the defensive-Nam return to the Chinese Bard as no was hoisted on the boilding, Chung Pun

The Commissioner and his as- sistants remain in the city at their own request.

ANTI-FOREIGNISM.

A Renewal at Kiukiang.

Kiukiang, Aug. 18.

In

permission had been granted by the French nuthorities for them to enter the Concession.

Fracas with Police.

REDUCTION OF ARMY ON THE RHINE.

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Sung-ling revolt of 1925 and who which was being held at Tse Kia He was confident the breach are bitter enemies of advanced Teng military headquarters. He, would be healed, provided no young China,

.འ unsuspecting anything, attended thoughtless or malicious Intrusion These men, companions of his FRANCO-BRITISH DISCUSSION. whereupon he was placed under from without be allowed to in-younger days, grew up with him

London, Aug. 13.

It is learned from a reliable source that the French reply to the British notes as regards are duction of the Allied forces in the 000 French and 15,999 British and Belgian troops in the Rhineland Rhineland. proposes that the 50

should each be reduced by 5,000.

The British Government is now considering the French proposals. It is believed that the reduction of the total Allied troops in the Rhineland to some 56.000 would be ment.-Reuter. approved by the British Govern-

CO-OPERATIVES' BAN ON WAR.

Previous Reference.

guard and later taken out and tervene.-Reuter, shot. Meanwhile it is stated that ing of his arrest, pleaded for his members of the 15th Army, hear- life

with no avail and in the

as his own administration grew when ten years ago Manchuria began to pass under his sway. It A Lahore message of August 6 chiang cavalry division, rushed was Wu Chun-sheng's Helling- evening his body, riddled with

stated: bullets, was carried to his home. Broadway and Skemp sentenced which executed the great turning "In the High Court, Justices there was 60 degrees of frost, down in the dead of winter when

that he had been connected with of an article in the Amritsar linge force in the rear at Hein the Communist party and had newspaper Risalavertman, for in-mintun, 40 miles from Mukden An unofficial statement explained Debisharran Sharma, the writer movement and caught Kue Sung-

been guilty of several crimes but sulting the prophet Mahomet, to a Accused of being old-fashioned cited. However, as the news of a fine of 500 rupees or, in default, churia party responds that is at no proof in this connexion was year's rigorous imprisonment and and unprogressive, the old Man- the affair gained publicity it is six months' further imprisonment, least faithful, thoroughly Chinese, said to have run high in the ranks of the 15th and publisher of Risalavertman to water.

caused feelings to and Gianchand, the editor, printer and has never fished in muddy Army.

six months' rigorous imprison- There is no doubt that Chang ment and a fine of 250 rupees er, Tso-lin appreciates those points: in default, three months' further there is no doubt that these men carry weight. Being astute by

Attends Investigation Mecting. "Yesterday morning as stated imprisonment. above the matter was officially The result of the trial was nature, he is always careful to taken

up. A meeting of the awaited with the greatest interest preserve a balance between his old Military Executive Council was all over India, as the acquittal of henchmen and the newer element called in the forenoon and among the accused in the case of aso that it shall not be said that he the members who attended was Rangilarasul pamphlet attacking inclines, more to one side than to RUSSIANS SEEK SAFĖTY, Liu Tso-lung. The question of the prophet had made the law the other.

the execution and who was res- look defective.

The "brains" of the new party Stockholm. Aug. 18.

ponsible for the ordering of it The Government of the Punjab is the Chief of Staff, General Yang The International Co-Operative was thoroughly thrashed out but fought a similar Risalavartman Yu-ting who has had an excep- Congress at its tinal sitting adopt-it was reported that no really case as a test.

tional education, having passed satisfactory answers were obtained The troops ignored the requested by 491 votes a motion by the

The present judgment is ex- Tokyo and being an accomplished five years at the Staff College in Central Committee, in favour of from Liu Teo-lung who, after the pected to pacify Moslem feeling Japanese scholar. He is also a inviting all co-operative organist-meeting broke up, drove away in all over India, where tribal feel-Chinese scholar, being a bsiu-tsai ttons to declare themselves reso- mandate was issued anent the Hindus."

motor. In the afternoon aling was recently menacing the for Bachelor of Arts under the old lately against war.

affair and ordering Liu T30- A Russian amendment, that co- lung's arrest. This Mandate with operative. organisations should

and all forms of war in China, blockade, and especially against any military attack on Soviet Rus- sin, received 141 votes.-Reuter.

Troops continue to arrive from up the river and are fired on upon arrival. I. M. S. Wivern has

The railway lines between Kit-of the French Police to leave and been hit on

klang, and Nanchang have been an emergency call was sent to several occasions but there were no casualties. repaired.

French Police Headquarters, upon Anti-foreign propagaida, with receipt of which chief of police, at It is reported that an ultimatum speeches and peaters has been re- March de l'Est, proceeded to the has been delivered by the North- newed.

wharf with a squad of armed police- erners to hard, over Nanking to-

More troops have passed down men and notified the soldiers that

morrow otherwise the city will be the river and some have landed they would have to leave the French Pronounce themselves against the an explanatory paragraph reads:-

bombarded The Northerners on the north bank opposite the opened fire from Pukow to-day, town.-Naval Wireless: General Ho Ying-ching is report-

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ed to be taking measures for de- fence and intends to hold out. connaisance aeroplanes flew over the city this afternoon.-- Naval Wireless.

HANKOW RICE TROUBLE.

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A Currency Difficulty.

Hankow, Aug. 17. The sale of rice is being refus- An Arrangement Desired. ed owing to currency difficulties which have lead to one store being Aug. 18. looted. General Ho Ying-ching, assist- The Kinhan railway is reported ed by Li Chung-jen, is definitely, to have been cut about 25 miles reported to be in command. Local north of Hankow by Wee Yi-say. opinion is in favour of Sun Chuan- The Government has permitted fang who is reported to be co- the eirculation of silver oporating with Feng Yu-hsiang.

under certain conditions and has order It is believed that attempts are ed certain taxes to be paid in being made to reach a settlement silver.-Naval Wireless. with the Northerners in order to prevent unnecessary damage to Nanking Minor clashes have oc- curred between the 17th and 37th armies in the city.-Naval Wires leos.

Troop Movements.

Wuhu, Aug. 17.

SHANGHAI SITUATION,

Bund at once..

BELGIAN LABOUR

TROUBLE.

A' SACCO¬VANZETTI ECHO,

The soldiers maintained their stubborn attitude and when steps were taken to remove them a fracas occurred. The iron gate separat- ing the Chinese City and French Concession was closed in order to prevent a concerted rush on the part of the troops but before it could be locked the soldiers made a rush and attacked the pollée squad, disarming one Chinese constable by seizing his rifle and another C. P. C.'a pistol. A third constable C. P. C., No. 54 was slightly wounded.

Verviere, Aug. 18. The employers of the Belgian Another emergency call was sent wool-combing industry have closed into the French Police headquarters their fectories and locked out and additional reinforcements des- thousands of their employees until patched to the scene of the riot. Monday, as a reply to the em- The Chinese officials were also in-ployees' decision to strike to-day formed of the affair and hurried to the spot to intervene, which they tences on Sacco and Vanzetti.- da a protest against the death son- did successfully, finally persuading all the troops to go on board their vessel.

Retreating Troops Arrive,

Shanghai, Aug. 18. The situation is generally quietself arrived some little while later General Chiang Kai-shek him- but the retreating Nationalist troops continue to arrive. The and perfect order was restored. aeroplane wings have been

On Monday came the dramatic announcement

Marshal of Chiang's resignation.

re-

General Wang Pu and part of the turned by the Chinese to the Bri- 7th Army has proceeded to Nan- tish authorities and the railway king. The remainder of the 7th line Army will follow at a later date. has been replaced accordingly. at Jossfield level crossing -Naval Wireless.

-Naval Wireless.

Nanking, Aug. 18.

The main body of troops has left for Nanking.-Nayal Wireless.

THE NORTHERN DRIVE.

A Continuous Advance.

Shanghai, August 19.

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NEW YORK'S WELCOME TO

LINDBERGH.

Aeroplane Wings Returned.

London, Aug. 18, Reports from China indicate s settlement of the incident at

New York, Aug. 18. Marshal Chang Teo-lin has up- Kiangwan, near Shanghal, where

The welcome to Colonel Lind- pointed General Yu Kuo-hang to a British aeroplane made a forced bergh on his return from Europe call on Marshal Sahi Chuan-fang, landing on the International Race- cost the city of New York G.$50.- conveying a message highly com- course during a practice flight, on 000, according to the Comptroller's mending the recent success of Sun's Tuesday.

report, while the recent receptions army. Marshal Sun is encouraged The removal of the wings of the to the President of Cuba and the to continue striving for the recovery aeroplone, hitherto prevented by whole United States fleet together of the lost territorics.

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AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION.

AN INVASION OF PARIS.

Paris, Aug. 18. Five hundreds of, the American Leglon have arrived here, forming In the convention of the Legion in the vanguard of 20,000 participants

Paris in September-Equter.

BACK AT HIS POST.

SOVIET OFFICIAL IN PARIS..

Paris, Aug. 18. M. Rakovsky, the Sovlat Ambas- sador, has returned from Moscow. -Reuter.

THE TYPHOON.

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Imperial system of examinations, a thing that very few can to-day claim. He has undoubted organiz ing ability; the plan of the great Mukden arsenal being his work. He is also an extraordinary worker he would be looked upon as exceptional anywhere in the world. Knows His Work.

morning and ending it at 9.30, he Beginning his day at 6.80 in the

never

"Keng Tan, Party representative and Vice-Commander of the 15th Army of the Nationalist Forces and Director of its Political De- partment who has ever been loyal to the Party and country, According to a telegram receiv- and through whom good discipline ed at 11 o'clock this morning by has been maintained and who has the American Consulate General always been found dependable by from the Manila Observatory, the works practically without a pause. the Government has been shot on typhoon is now near or necount of some private opinion Aparri, moving. W.N.W., (which is and

over eating alone so as to save time by Liu Tso-lung, commander of in line for Hongkong).'

smoking even cigarette. This has made him the said army, Llu has set the The Royal Observatory report familiar with every aspect of Central Government aside and later says that the typhoon is near government, and is a guarantee has presumed to commit such a Aparri, and is threatening the that what he puts his hands to he murder as the killing of the Vice-

const between Hongkong and carries through. He is not grasp; commander. It has therefore Amoy to-morrow morning.

ing in his ideas; if anything he ben decided by the Chairman of the Military Council that Liu be winds, possibly increasing to a can be perhaps traced to his inten--

The weather forecast is :-"N.W. errs on the side of caution which dismissed from his post and gale; fair at first, overcast, with sive Japanese training. He it is, arrested for punishment, "rain, later.”

undoubtedly, who has done much The forecast for the Formosa to modernize the Manchurian Channel is "cyclonic gales" while my: the admirable equipment it along the south coast of China to-day possesses, which has cost fresh northwesterly winds

so many hundreds of millions of predicted.

dollars, must be traced very large after the first Wo Pel-fu War of y to the Initiative he displayed 1922...

Another General Shot. The execution of officers of higher command appears to be the order of the day just at present, for it was officially Intimated last night that yet another general has paid full penalty before the firing squad. This man is General Par Han-chun, commander-in- chief of the 9th Nationalist Army: Pan was formerly a sub-ordinate of General Yuen Tso-ming, who was executed by the Southerners at Changteh last

Pan's execution, only the bare There is little explanation as to statement that he had broken cer- tain military regulations. He was arrested yesterday, and after only a short time in custody, was taken out and shot. The sentence, it is stated was carried out at the orders of the Military Council, but this thas not yet been con-: Armed.

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The No. 1 warning signal was hoisted here soon after half-past cleven this morning.

STOP PRESS.

OVERDUE AEROPLANE

FOUND.

San Francisco, Aug. 18. The missing plane "Miss Doran" has been found on the island of Maui; with all the occupants safe, according to the 'Examiner's Honolulu cor

respondent.--Reuters Ameri-. can Service.

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His motta is always "festina lente"-go slow.

Chang Tso-lin's son, Chang Hsueh-liang, "the Young General" as he is called, is also an im portant help, because he is in touch with so many people and modern In his ideas, being on very good terms with many foreigners nice manners. He speaks English who appreciate his cordiality and

well, without any accent at all.. boing practically self-taught and always Interested in learning new Ideas. He showed courage in the Kuo Sung-ling business, Kuo Sung- ling having deliberately betrayed his confidence and thereby plac ed him in a painful position with his own father. Since then he has been more cautious, and more. restrained, but there is little doubt that his father listens to Kim,

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