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Hongkong Telegraph.

TEL. C. 269.

FOUNDED 1881 NO 27. 229

-# Ettя†æ## MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1927.

TROUBLE FEARED IN PEKING. CANTON TENSION. SCENE IN ST. PAUL'S

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN CAPITALS.

FENGTIEN

FORCES

KALGAN.

TROOPS LEAVE SWATOW.

"REDS" TURNING ON “WHITES."

"MORE BRUTAL KILLING.

A very tense situation has pre- vailed in Canton throughout the

· CATHEDRAL.

AN UNORTHODOX BISHOP DENOUNCED."

日二廿月九

PLANE CRUISE.

·FLYING BOATS' LONG' JOURNEY.

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1928

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BINOL DOPT 20 CRETE

SOVIETS WAR BOGEY A "MYSTERY" SHIP.

AGAIN.

"INDEPENDENT" OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

NO MORE PAYMENTS.

TURNS OUT TO BE

HMS. DELHI.

PIRACY FEARS DISPELLED. BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA. INTERRUPTION TO SERVICE.

Information received this morn London, Oct. 16.-

Leningrad, Oct. 16.

ing fairly well establishes the fact London, Oct. 16.'

An Important experiment in.

At a meeting of the Central that the mysterious movements of The modernist doctrines of British aviation begins tomorrow, Executive Committee of the Soviet an unknown vessel observed near RE-CAPTURE week-end owing to further clashes

between "Red" and "Moderate" la: Bishop Barnes, which recently when four Royal Air Force flying Republic, M. Rykoff, the president Blas Bay by the B.3. Hop Sang, A number of more boats leave Plymouth on a cruise of the Council of the Peoples- during the dark hours of yesterday bour elements, following the an offended nual conference of the members orthodox churchmen, led to a pain-to Singapore and Australia."

Commissaries, in a speech lasting morning, were those of H.MS. ful scene in Saint Paul's Cathedral. The cruise, which will cover of the Seamen's Union.

Bishop Barnes was mounting the 25,000 miles, will occupy about two hours, dealing with the inter-Delhi, which was cruising in the It appears that on Friday morn-

The local naval authorities have ing, a parade was in progress by pulpit to deliver a sermon, when twelve months, and it is probable national and internal situation of vicinity on her way to Hongkong. some of the more radical members robed clergyman, the rector of a that on its completion the flying the R public, declared that the, So- aupporters when a house was raid-city church, accompanied by a boat base will be stationed at viet formerly, when weak, offered been informed by the commander Owing to the feared activities of the "Kuomintang Civilian ed in which it was known that nu ber of followers, walked up Singapore. The object of the tour to buy off the imperialistic coun- of H.M.S. Delhi that she was in "white" seamen were staying. A the transept and denounced Bishop is to obtain experience in the pro- tries in order to gain a breathing the waters indicated at the time Corps," many of whom are said to be in. Peking and Mukden, martialserious fight ensued, at least four Barnes' "false and erratic teach-blems involved when flying boats space, but now it was stronger it stated by the master of the Jar- The observations of the officers law has been proclaimed in both those capitals. Very strict guard of the "whites" being killed. The ing," and demanded that the carry out an extended independent no longer wished to pay, as it had dine steamer.

of the Hop Sang gave grounds for and watch is being maintained in Peking, police, fire brigades and bodies were subsequently terribly Bishop of London inhibit Bishop cruise far from shore bases. It offered to do at Genon and at tinc

mutilated. It was not until the Barnes from preaching in any is also hoped to gain experience hague..

of the problems connected with "The stronger we are, the less the fear that another merchant all available troops being mobilised.. It is said that the "Civilian police intervened that order was church in the London diocese.

Bishop Barnes stood with bowed reinforcing of the points on the we depend on capitalistic, coun-ship had fallen into the hands of restored. Corps" bas tried to cut the line from Peking to Mukden.'

head, and a most pained expres-Imperial routes with aircraft tries and the less we shall pay the Bins Bay pirates, but up to the moment at any rate, there is sion, and subsequently delivered a drawn from England or other them."

The governments of certain no definite "news of any vessel be sermon without further incident. parts of the Empire.

The machines engaged are of capitalist countries would attempting held up and one explanation --Reuter.

the Supermarine "Southampton" an armed struggle against the Sois forthcoming which might ac tvoc, each fitted with two Napier viet, but war against the Soviet count for the movements of a Lion engines af 450 horsepower.would only hasten the beginning vessel near the pirates lair.

A wireless message Group Cantain Cave Browne Cave of the Socialistic revolution in

Each boat will | other countries.-Reuter.

ceived from the ss. Hop Sang early will command.

yesterday morning stating that. be manned by two officers and two

another vessel, after making un mechanics.

usual movements, had headed in the direction of Blas Bay. The ship was too distant for its na- tionality or anything else to be. determined.

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The successes of the Fengtlen forces continue and the recapture Chang Tso-lin's troops have of Kalgan is officially confirmed. captured many more prisoners and guns.

The Swalow situation having eased considerably. Cantonese troops are leaving in large numbers, a batch with machine guns having left on a steamer for an unknown destination. No furthers makers, and it is known that at trouble is anticipated.

Bomb Explosion. There was also a bomb explosion in Cheung Lok Street, in the western suburbs, said to be the radical headquarters. It is said that the bomb burst in the home of

least two men were seriously in- jured.

It is now very evident that with

ATTEMPT TO BREAK A RECORD.

are

of

the

The machines The Canton situation, reported in another column, is that the "Red" elements, emboldened by the support of the returned troops the return to Canton of the troops PLANE TO SOÁR EIGHT MILES. standard Royal Air Force type, but with duralumin instead of the "of General Chang Fat-kwai, are taking drastic action" against the of General Chang Fat-kwai, the "Reds" are everywhere gaining

London, Oct. 16. usual wooden hulls, and with modi- "Whites." Several men have been killed in clashes, and General Licontrol, as the "Ironsides" support

Captain Uwins will make an at-fications in the arrangement of Chal-sum is said to have arrested 20 radicals who were stirring up the Labour-Peasant organisations.

Many prominent extremists who tempt early this week to fly to equipment. The use of duralumin agitation against him.

left the City after the anti-Red a height of eight miles above the Instead of wood has made it pos- coup of a few months ago are now ground level, and thus break the alble to give more room for the returning and have already come existing world's height record for crew, and it has the advantage of avolding water soakage, which aeroplanes. out into the open.

Owing to the intense cold at an aeriously increases the weight. altitude of eight miles, he will With the increased tankage for wear special electrically-heated this tour, each flying boat weighs clothing. Oxygen will be carried & tons.

SOUTH TO RE-ATTACK NORTH.

證

There have been several parades by Unionists to demand that the Government restore power to the

workers.

Radicals Arrested.

·

FASCISM AND THE VATICAN.

"CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT."

Was

re-

The Hop Sang, which was pirated in March on her trip from Swatow to Hongkong, first sighted the mystery ship about 1.40 Rome, Oct. 16. yesterday morning approaching In reply to the Osservatore from the opposite direction. Hay-- Romano's suggestion for a new ing passed the Hop Sang on the statement of the Papal position, port bow, the other vessel appear- thus resurrecting the question of ed to pick up Chilang light and" Independence of the Vatican, the thon doubled back on its track, in the machine, and he fed to Crew Well Accommodated. Popolo di Roma, the leading Fascist following the same course as the Shanghai, Oct. 17. man of the Nationalist Military

Capt. Uwins thruh mask. A small detachment of Shansi Council, and commander of the

The rews will be able to sleep organ, lays down three conditions Hop Sang. The latter was mak- At the meeting of Chinese set- Long before he reaches the

of agreement, namely, first of all cavalry suddenly appeared near expedition against the north.

They have Changhaintien on Friday and Several thousand troops crossed men on Friday among the slogans height he hopes to achieve, the air and cook on board.

and gradually left the mystery State he made without a previous came into conflict with the Feng- to the north bank of the Yangtsze shouted by the radicals

was will be so rarefied that it will be already at Felixstowe made the that no concession from the Italian ng about half a knot more speed tien forces. Fighting was heart during the week-end, apparently "Down with Li Chai-sum." After impossible to breath without arti-experiment of staying aboard two understanding with the Holy Sea ship behind.

or three days at a time. renewed offensive the shouting out of this slogan, allficial aids.

with regard to acceptance, secondly in Peking on Saturday morning. presaging a

The flying boats will to-morrow that there be previous acknowledg-, The present world's altitude re- The same evening martial law was along the Tsinan-Pukaw line, but the radicals produced their smali declared in the northern capital. apart from other considerations, red flags and waved them. This cord for all classes of aeroplanes make for the French seaplane ment of Papal territorial sovereign-

immediately reported to is held by the Frenchman, Sadi station near Bordeaux, then cross Marshal Chang Tso-lin mobilized lack of funds, and the fact that was all the troops in Peking, who were the troops have no winter uni-General Li Chai-sum, who was Lecointe, and stands at 36,220 over the land to the Mediter ordered to watch the different forms, makes a definite forward furious when he heard this and feet, or just under seven miles. rancan, and follow the coast to Italy, then to Alexandretta and movement most unlikely-Reuter.immediately ordered the Public British Wireless. gates and to patrol the city.

across 150 miles of the Persian Gulf.

DELEGATES RETURN.

Wang Ching-wei Incognito.

Safety Bureau to send out soldiers to arrest some of the leaders of the meeting.

The fire brikudes were also mobilized in order to check ́pos- sible incendiary fires by radicals.

But when the soldiers arrived At midaight the Peking situation

on the scene all the radicals had became more serious and large

Shanghai, Oct. 17. squads of police and gendarmes

Mr. Wang "Ching-wei and wife left the meeting-room for a parade were sent to search all the clubs, arrived here yesterday morning on along the maloos. It was not until hotels, brothels and other publje the s.5. Tuckwo, travelling under six o'clock in the evening that the the Public Safety from men places.

the aliases Li Fong-cheng and

Bureau were able to locate the Kuomintang civilian corps have Miss Wei, whilst the Nationalist radicals, and arrested twenty of also been active in Mukden, the Government delegates Messrs. 1

their leaders. Fenglien capital. These have Sun Fo, Wong Chung-huel. Wu attempted to break into the city Chao-chu, and General Tan Yen- and at the same time to interrupt kai, left for Nanking yesterday railway communication between evening-Reuter.

Owing to Peking and Mukden. precautious measures taken by the Fengtien military authorities the Kuomintang "civilians" have ro far failed to create any serious trouble. However, the situation

Printers Go "Red."

LADY'S FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

LANDING AT DIJON OWING TO FOG.

They will make a complete tour of the Indian coast, and travel by Rangoon and Singapore to Aus- tralin, cruising round the contin. ent by Fremantle and Melbourne to Port Darwin, then back to Singapore.

They expect to reach Karachi on **ovember 18, Bombay in Dijon, Oct. 16. January, Calentta in February The British light-neroplane Singapore at the end of that "Red Rose," which is on the way month, Batavia in May, Fremantle, Canton, Oct. 17, to Australia with a lady passen- Adelaide, and Melbourne in June, Sydney in August, and be back at All the newspapers in Cantonger, has arrived here.-Reuter.

Singapore in January. London, Oct. 16. SWATOW SITUATION. will have to suspend publication

The Small Avro Avian aero-

Two Southampton flying boats again to-morrow, for to-day the Cantonese Troops Leaving.

printers and compositors have plane, in which Captain Lancas-ordered by the Commonwealth Swatow, Oct. 15. taken a holiday to celebrate the ter, accompanied by Mrs. Keith Government will meet them in Cantonese troops are leaving return to power of the "leftist" Miller, is making a flight to Aus- Australian waters, and probably

tralla, left Le Bourget this morn-go back to Singapore with them is tense and martial law is in force here, three boats with soldiers on leaders.

board having left today, One in the Fengtién capital.

The Printers Labour Union, ing for Rome. Their departure British Wireless. According to a Fengtien mii- group, consisting of about 400 men which was originally a "Red" or from Le Bourget had been delay- tary communique, Kalgan was re- left by the a.s. Hweian at three feftist organization but reorganized by fog, and it was considered moderate authorities probable they might have to land Captured by General Chang Tso- o'clock this afternoon under the ed by the

coup ofat Dijon--British Wireless.. halang's army on the 14th when escort of an armed launch nam during the anti-Red

is changing colour the Shansi troops fled in great ed the Manahan, this latter ves April last,

again, for most of the Red labour disorder suffering heavy damages. sel also carrying soldiers. n Nam Giang Pao.

At twenty minutes to six a fur- leaders of this as well as all other ther batch left by the s.s. Ilaahsin.] labour unions have returned to

No untoward incidents have oc-l power in Cantan.. curred and matters are quiet.~| As in the case of the Seamen's Naval Wireless,

Union, the moderate officers who had been in charge of the Printers HOW RAKOWSKY SNEAKED Union, have been kicked out of office by the Reds who have taken over the control of the Printers'

KALGAN RECAPTUREĎ.

Fongtien Success Confirmed.

Peking, Oot. 16.

The recapture of Kalgan by the

Fengtion forces is confirmed in a

No Further Trouble.

Swatow, Oct. 16. Competely equipped with horses

telegrum from there to-day from and machine-guns, etc., a large body Union again.-Nam Chung Puo. Kuo Wei-yuch, the Tutung of of troops sailed from Swatow to- Charhar, requesting the return of day on the Cantonese steamer, the the government and office stalls 4 Hwanyang, for an unknown as early as possible-Reuter.

YANGTSZE CONDITIONS.

What Shipping Has To Endure.

Shanghai, Oct. 17.

Animadverting on the conditions in the Yangtaze during the past six months, the Shanghai Nippo points out that 44 Nisshin Kisen Kaisha

destination.

The city is very quiet now, and further trouble is not anticipated at the present time.-Naval Wire- less.

SITUATION OBSCURE. Movement to Grand Canal,

Chinkiang, Oct. 16. Acting under instructions from

ANOTHER GERMAN

FLIGHT.

SEAPLANE TO CROSS ATLANTIC.

Schellingwoude, Oct. 16. The German seaplane DL220 steamers have been fired on and 20 Nanking, the 14th Nationalist Army has set out for Lisbon, en route

to the Azores and America.- subjected to unlawful Inspection,

Router. while there have been 29 cases of has moved up to the Grand Canal.

unlawful boarding and travelling

Renter....

WUHAN, AND NANKING

An Agreement Reached?

Other troop movements are taking place, but the situation generally is obscure. Nazal. Wireless-

Troop Movement,

Nanking, Oct. 16.

A very large number of troops,

Shanghai, Oct. 17. forming the greater part of the

It is believed that as the result 4th, 7th and 9th Nationalist Armies

BIG COAL STRIKE IN GERMANY.

FRENCH LEAVE FROM FRANCE.

ELECTRIC SUPPLY IN DANGER.

AWAY.

Paris, Oct. 16.

secretly for Berlin.

GERMAN RAILWAY

the

Her lights. she' was

Lights Disappear, About three o'clock the lights may be, and thirdly that there being the vessel in darkness. Aš ty, no matter how tiny the territory on the latter ship went out, lear no foreign interference.--Reuter. the Hop Sang drew ahead the other turned in the direction of

crossed Bina

Bay and Hop Sang's. atern.

and reappeared,

about five o'clock last seen still heading, towards the bay.

As a result of these suspicious movements the Hop Sang Bent a wireless to Hongkong. The Hop Sang was never nearer than two miles to the other ship and apart. from judging that she was a fairly large vessel those on board. could not describe her..

EXPERIMENT.

THIRD-CLASS SLEEPING CARS.

Cologne, Oct. 16, Experiments in putting third class sleeping carriages on cer auccessful, that the authorities tain main lines have proved 5 have decided to extend the facili.y immediately, and ultimately to all over the country.-Reuter. provide third-class sleeping ears

DUTCH RAILWAY COLLISION.

OPERATIC COMPANY VICTIMS.

the Sang.

Hopsang Master's Story. Interviewed yesterday, mister of the Hop Baid, "Between 2.15 and 2.30 a.m. this morning we saw a vessel be having in a strange manner near Chilang Point. She appeared to be very badly navigated. We called her up and asked her name but received no reply.

"After calling her up severil times, the strange vessel switched off her deck lights and only car Amsterdam, Oct. 16. Seven persons, including mem-ried her navigation lights. We hers of a Dutch operatic company, eventually overhauled and passed were seriously injured in a colliher at about 4 a.m. As soon as aion between two electric trains; we passed this vessel we noticed that she altered her couree and between Delft and Ryswyk. Berlín, Oct. 16. The prima donna, Madame Van steered into Blas Bay. When I saw this, I wirelessed to Hong- Altogether 80,000 miners of the Raalte, and her husband, had nar-hong and understand since that brown coat fields in central Ger-row escapes.-Reuter.

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many are going on strike to- morrow, en a question of wages.

DEVELOPMENT.

M. Rakowsky has departed If the strike be prolonged, the NEW ZEALAND TRADE

He left in electricity supply in Berlin and a the dark at six o'clock in the large part of central Germany will morning, in a motor-car, apparent- be affected-Reuter ly because his intention, to take French leave had been frustrated. In fact all the sleeping-cars in last night's Berlin train had been- reserved, and even his personal efforts to cecure a berth were unavailing

He had not followed' the usual. practice of showing the Foreign Omeg his letters of recall. Reuter.

FOREIGN MINISTER'S

BIRTHDAY.

THE DEATH PENATLY ABOLISHED.

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN-

Paris, Oct. 1.

SIXTY-FOUR.

London, Oct. 16. The Hessian Diot, according to Sir Austen Chamberlain, the German newspapera; has Foreign Secretary, celebrates his offensive is likely to start shortly. abolished the death penalty 64th birthday to-day-British which committed the Nanking out Naval Wireless, jonka

of a compromise with the Wuhan have crossed the river to Pukow, party, General Chen Chien, the and it is understood that a Northern the commander of the Sixth Army,

Tages, has been appointed chair.

(Continued on Page 14,)

Indo-pacifi.

Wireless..

QUICK FLIGHT TO

BANGKOK.:

CUSTOMS TREATIES SOUGHT.

Wellington, Oct. 16,

the wire was received here."

The ss. Hop Sang arrived from Swatow yesterday and went into Quarantine at 8.30 am,

Probable Explanation.

The most probable explana- of the incident, as tion stated, is that the vessel concerned was H.M.S. Delhi. The warship was. The House of Representatives on her way down from Shanghai has passed a Customs Amendment and it is understood that it is customary for warships making Bill, empowering Ministers to this port to look into Bias Bay and

treaties with see that nothing is amiss. negotiate trade countries at present taking little disappearance of the lights on the of New Zealand'a products unknown ship would therefore be accounted for as a warship may not desire to betray its presence In such a neighbourhood. S

Reuter.

AIRMAN REACHES INDIA.

Paris, Oct. 16. Challe has arrived at Bun-

Oct. 16. Karachi, durabbas. Reuter

The French nirman Challe has CARDINAL MAGLIONE. arrived here, on his way to Bang- kok-Reuter.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand 1/11 11/16 Lighting-up

6.57 p.m.

PAPAL NUNCIO AT PARIS.

Paris; Oct. 2.

The

From Inquiries made it is gathered that there was no sign of any other vessel in. Bins Bay.

Chinese Vessel? A

Further information suggests The Journal is informed from that the vessel reported by the ss. Italy that Monseigneur Maglione, Hop Sang, as having possibly been who has just been made a Cardinal, pirated; may have been the Chinese will return to Paris as Papal vessel Tal Yau, bound from Canton

to Swatow, |nuncio.-Indo-pacifi