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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NORTHERN DEFEAT.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,

OBITUARY,

THE PEACE QUEST.

DEATH OF AN OLD

RESIDENT.

The death occurred at the Go-

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EUROPEAN PRESS COMMENT.

1927..

MARTIAL LAW AT HANKOW.

LABOUR RISING FEARED.

BATTLE OF NORTH AND SOUTH DESCRIBED,

London, Sept. 12. The morning papera express

Shanghai, Sept. 12. General Ho Ying-ching, Com-

Messages from Hankow show Austin Chamberlain'a speech. that the authorities suddenly en. mander-in-Chief of the Nanking vernment Civil Hospital yesterday various opinions regarding Sir Nationalist Army, is reported to afternoon, of an old resident of have left Shanghai yesterday for the Colony in the person of Mr. For the most part, however, they force strict martial law on Satur agree that public opinion in day evening, heavily-armed gendar Britain and the Dominions is dead meric and troops parading the Nanking following an attempt to John Henry Pidgeon. ralae funds here for military pur The late Mr. Pidgeon was 63 against Britain accepting fur- streets of the native city and the. poses, says the Shanghai Times of years of age. During the last ten ther heavy obligations. The Daily special areas (the former conces Sept. 7. General Ho, In company years of his life, he was employed Telegraph says the speech states sions) all night long. Chiness with Tan Yen-kai, Chairman of by Messrs. Carroll Bros., share downright the terms on which the citizens are forbidden to be in the the Executive Committee of the brokers, and was a familiar figure British Government does not in streets after sundown while the Wahan government, and Chang in Ice House Street, where he was tend to add to its already heavy Chinese authorities have advised Zeu-yoong, Chief of the Kiangsu known to all.

obligations for preventing war. the French Consul General to bar- Provincial Treasury arrived bere

Mr. Pidgeon had a long and This declaration will doubtless be ricade the entrances to the French on Saturday.

varied career. At a very early heard with relief throughout the Concession and take other precau- tions, whereupon a body of armed On Sunday afternoon a tea

age he worked with Mr. J. J. Fran- Empire.

French sailors took over guarding While the British newspapers party was held at the Bureau of cia, who will be remembered as

the concession. Austen Foreign Affairs, at which General one of the Colony's most eminent generally support Sir Ho outlined the war operations of barristers some forty years ago. Chamberlain's attitude, some cri the Nanking army and pointed When Mr. J. J. Francis retired, ticise his method. out that it is highly important Mr. Pidgeon went to Borneo, but] The Daily News for example, that the Nanking and Wuhan after a few years he returned to declares his language government co-uperate, for the China and spent a number of years and provocative.. common cause. He expressed the in Canton and in, the Interior The Daily Chronicle describes hope that the people of China districts of Kwangtung province his defence of British attitude as I would have full confidence in the

In his prime of life, Mr Pidgeon unskilful and calls on the Govern- was the Colony's best rifle shot, ment to take an early opportunity revolutionary army and render it every assistace, so that the revolu-winning the championship for se- to re-state the British position in tion might be crowned with suc- veral years. He was also a good better and more ample terms. cess at an early date. Hope was also expressed that the unification of China be effected and equality and freedom for China be realized.

Gen. Ho's Speech.

athlete and his name appears in the records of the Victoria Recrea- tion Club as one of their champion

gymnasts,

ill-chosen

French Opinion. French Press comment is divid- ed. Le Petit Parisien says that His many friends and acquain-Sir Auston Chamberlain's attitude tances will mourn his sudden de- is magnificent. That it stated General Ho's speech described mise. Although it was known he that the British Empire would not in detail the defeat of Marshal was not in the best of health, his accept any undertaking which it Sun's troops and claims that the death was unexpected."

was not sure of being able to carry gunfire of the Nationalists sank The funeral will pass the Monu-l out. more than 70 boatloads of Northment at 6.15 p.m. to-day. ern soldiers, the majority of whom were drowned. He also asserted that the Northern losses must run

Gaulois says that Sir Austen had the task of saving the British- Empire from engagements it never wished to assume and that his casualties of the enemy must run frankness was somewhat brutal as high as 10,000. According to but necessary.

Le Matin says that Britain ap- our captives, it has been definitely confirmed that four division com-parently wishes to increase manders, Li Pag-chang, Tac Chin-risks of war by restricting her kwei, Ma Pao-yen and Shamkwan engagements. L'Echo de Paris of apology" for the alarm caused yun-shiang were killed in action. expresses the view that England you by the surprise attacks of Sun We have also taken several bri-has said her last word. "Lat the Chuan-fang. But as our enemies

a high as 10,000, while the Na-Army, of 3,000 men, while the tionalist forces lost but from 3,000 to 4,000 men.'

Ho's speech follows: "Gentlemen, ive, your comrades, feel that we owe a word

military

The tenseness of the situation arising from the impossible cur rehcy and food conditions in Hon kow has been crystallised by a clash in the military...council on | Saturday afternoon when one mem- her stabbed another, whereupon the bodyguard of the wounded member threw a bomb into the gathering.

There is also news of a Commun- ist success at Puchi, South West Wuchang, where, it is reported, Ho Lung has reappeared with his pea- sunt army and cut the Wuchang- As the result Changsha railway.

of wild rumours that Ho Lung is advancing toward Wuchang, the authorities apparently military

feared a Communist rising in Han- kow, where labour has recently shown increasing activity, but as the result of the precautions taken the night passed off peacefully.- Reuter.

the

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COMING AND GOING.

WHO'S WHO ON THE PRESIDENT GRANT.

Passengers leaving Hongkong on

H. A. Towne, going to Shanghai; Mr. G. M. Hemsworth, traffic agent of the Canadian National Railways at Hongkong, on a business trip to Sir Austen Chamberlain's Shanghal; Mr. P. C. Denroche re- speech made a deep impression in presentative of Messrs. S. L. Jones. Germany where the Nationalist and Co., San Francisco, travelling ma-press exultantly declares that Sir to Shanghai: Mr. Kwa Eng Lee, "On the night of August, 25,

Austen "finally dissipated Polish manager of the Swatow Lace Co., Sun's troops secretly crossed the

hopes of an Eastern Locarno and on a business trip to Shanghai; River and landed some 2,000 troops

give the cold shoulder to the Mrs. A. E. Willsher, travelling to in the vicinity of Lungtan. Owing to their sudden and surprising pre- "As a result of this overwhelm-French militarists and their War- San Francisco (Mrs. Willaher is sence, our troops stationed there; mostly members of the Engineering defeat, Sun's military strength saw satelllles-Router. corps, were not able to repel them is completely exhausted and what and suffered slight reverses. The is left of his once powerful army enemy occupied Chiyashan, but are a few regiments under the they were soon driven back by the

have now been completely annihigade-commanders and more than League die rather than the Em- the President Grant Ineluded. Mr. The pire. 40,000 troops as prisoners. lated, I should like to take this exact amount of munitions seized Impression in Germany. opportunity to report to you what has not been, ascertained, but as has actually taken place in our reis known at present, the 1st Army cent fightings with Sun Chuan- has captured 9,000 rifles, while the fang.

7th Army, over 10,000 riffes toge their with several hundred ching guns.

7th Army.

Overwhelming Defeat.

Briand Congratulated.

Paris, Sept. 12.

the wife of a prominent Hotel manager in Calcutta, India); Mr. E. B. Price, American Consul at Foochow, returning to the United F. C. Tavares, local residents going States on furlough; Mr. and Mrs.

command of Tseng, Chun-yen now According to the papers M. in Tai Sin, Northern-Kiangeu. We Poincare. has sent M. Briand a are confident that we can cross telegram of warmest congratulato Shanghai: Mr. A. G. Botelho, the River without having to fire ations for the latter's speech on connected with Botelho Bros., going single shot and directly make our Saturday before the Assembly of to Shanghai.

way to Shantung. It is neverthe-the League of Nations.-Hayas."

leas & regrettable fact that Sun,

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LEAGUE LIBRARY.

Assembly Decides to Accept

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SHAMSHUIPO FIRE.

RATTAN WARE SHOP INVOLVED.

More Troops Landed. "On the night of the 26th, Sun succeeded in landing more troops consisting of the 2nd, the 8th, the in order to satisfy his wild ambi 9th, the 12th, the 13th and the tion of territorial conquest, should 14th Divisions, and two mixed be so inhuman as to drive several brigades. Taking advantage of ten thousands of men to a tight our unpreparedness, they succeed- corner and let them perish there. ed in occupying the Huanglunshan This is, indeed, very brutal. and Chinlunshan Forts near Lung- "As to the political situation,

Geneva, Sept. 12. A fire broke out at No. 100 Man tan, thus putting us for the mo what seems to have aroused the

The League Council has decided Cheung Street, Shamshulpo, about mert in grave danger, for they greatest interest with the public could have marched from there is the problem of Hankow-Nanking in principle to accept the American eight o'clock last evening, and directly to Tangshuichen and en-reconciliation, Many people have offer of GS2,000,000 to establish a when the alarm was given that a tered Nanking through Chi-lin- misgivings about its possibility, League Research Library. The rattan ware shop was involved a ap-home call was sent out and further meng. But our 7th Army had by but such misgivings are uncalled Assembly of the Lengue has

machines despatched to the spot. that time perfected plans of pre-for. Our Party was disrupted by proved the Council's decision.

The Assembly has expressed

The fire was burning fiercely in parations and on August 29, laun- the treacherous plottings of the te gratitude to the donor of the the ground floor of the premises ched an attack on the enemy Communists simultaneously with the 1st Army, their elimination, the natural and G$2,000,000 library, who it now

prompt and effective action the which advanced on them from two necessary outcome is a reunion of appears is Mr. Rockefeller, Junior. when the Brigade arrived, but by

Reuter's American Service..

Brigade confined the outbreak to different directions with this con- the factions. Borodin has been'sent

the rattan ware shops. certed attack, we succeeded in away and both Nanking and Wu- surrounding the enemy and on han have embarked upon a cam- August 31, we had them, compaign of purging the party of the pletely surrounded in the neigh-communists. bourhood of Chen-Chia-Wei. We "In regard to the various Party disarmed Sun's six divisions and and political problems I believe the two mixed brigades on spot. that they will be discussed and A number of captives tried to es-settled in the coming meeting of cape to the other aide of the River, Central Supervisory Committee in but they were made the objective Nanking."

and now with

BOARD OF TRADE.

RETURNS FOR AUGUST SHOW IMPROVEMENT.

London, Sept. 12.

The ground floor was completely burned out, a large quantity of rattan ware being destroyed. The Brigade returned to headquarters about 9 o'clock.

TOKYO-PRAGUE.

FORCED DOWN.

Tokyo, Sept. 12,

of our furious firings while in the Gen. Ho's speech was responded Further improvement in British midst of the River. More than by Mr. Yu Yah-ching and two trade is shown by the Board of seventy boatloads of them were others, who commended highly the Trade returns for August. Ex- drowned!

meritorious services of the Na-ports totalled £59,410,000 and im- "As to the casualties, we are tionalist generals in saving Shang-ports £90,100,000, an increase of

a. decrease of The Czech plane was forced to making an investigation. It is hai from another visitation of £3,289,000 and

AS com-land at Okayama at 12.65 this after- roughly estimated that our 1st Northern troops and suggested $3,262,000 respectively

at Korea.-Reuter. Army has sustained & loss of from several means to raise the funds to pared with figures for July-noon, due to unfavourable weather 3,000 to 4,000 men and the 7th finance the Northern campaign, (Reuter.

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