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SOUTH ABANDONS OFFENSIVE? RAIDS IN CANTON. CABINET PROGRAMME BANDIT OUTRAGE. HAS THE CHURCH LOST THE TWO ARMIES,

SUDDEN CANCELLATION OF

ORDERS.

STRONG ACTION BY

MILITARY.

"RED" RESISTERS SHOT.

An indication that the party at present in control of Canton is not

DRAWN UP.

BILL TO PROMOTE BRITISH

FILMS.

LANDLORD AND TENANT.

London, Oct. 19.

A meeting of the Coalnet was

DEFEAT OF MARSHAL SUN'S ARMY going to permit the new "Red" held to-day, at which the pro-

REPORTED."

FENG THREATENS SHANSI.

The feature of to-day's news concerning the war in China, is

that the Nanking Government has suddenly cancelled its orders for an offensive against the North, and the troops which were sent.

Iteinforcements recently across the Yangtze are being withdrawn. thas arrived by train in the vicinity of Nanking, have been sent back to their original stations.

On the other hand, Chinese reports from Shanghai, declare that the Nationalist forces have been in sharp action against Marshal Sun Chuan-fung, and have gained notable successes, driving the Northerners towards Pengpu.

The activities of Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang are attracting much attention, following his failure to carry 'out his promise of aid to Shansi, is suggested now that he intends to profit by the absence of the Shansi armies at the front, and seize that province, which he could more csily defend against the Fengtien troops than he could the provine of Hulan.

From th Yangtsze ports, "comes news of further executions of “Reds" at Klukiang,and of the commandeering as transports, despite protests, of French and Italian vessels at Ichang.

of arrests.

TRAIN BOMBED AND LOOTED

MEXICAN OUTLAWS - ACTIVE.

Briton Kidnapped.

and

The

ITS GRIP?

THE "DESCENT OF, MAN" CITED.

causes of the weakness of

the

He says, "Though all competen: biologists, accept man's evolution from an ape-like stock, the theolog- ical consequences of such a belief are still seldom stated."

WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH MEET:

SCANTY PROVISION.

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ed both friend and foe on the bat- tle field, and the sufferings of the soldiers these days deserve con- sideration in the highest quarters.

A BISHOP'S STATEMENT. "Laredo, Texas, Oct. 19.

The man who penetrates that. London, Oct. 19. Six persons were killed and

district which surrounds Chuchow several injured as the result of (Bishop Barnes) in an open letter garded almost as a "No

The Bishop of Birmingham and Puthen-which must be re- Mexican rebels bombing

Man's. element to do just as it likes, was

gramme for the autumn session of wrecking a passenger train south arising from the incident in Ssent, but it is practically impas to the Archbishop of Canterbury Land"-has a narrative to pre- provided yesterday afternoon, when

Parliament, which opens on No- of San Luis Potosl. a big force of police and gendarmes vember 8, was discussed.

Paul's Cathedral, on October 16sible these days to compel the dis carried out raids on radical labour The session will occupy little looted.

The train was subsequently when he was interrupted for being closure of cold facts regarding the

Two persons were in- headquarters, and made a number more than six weeks, and will jured, and later died, so the death unorthodox," attributes one of the movements of men.

accordingly be devoted to more roll is altogether eight.

Hints reach us, says last Satur- The first Relion WRS taken urgent business. It is expected rebels have taken refuge in the Church to the apparent determina-day's Shanghai Mercury, that the against the Hongkong-Shameen that the bulk of the time will be mountains, with over 10,000 pesos tion by religious teachers to ignore cold fingers of winter have touch- Strikers' headquarters, at Tung occupied with the new Unemploy of loot.-Reuter's American Ser-Scientific discovery. Yuen, when about 150 polierment Insurance Bill, which the vice. arrived in cars and on cycles, and Government are bound to pass in surrounded the premises. They view of the expiration of the then curried out a systematic existing scheme at the end of the

A correspondent has disclosed Washington, Oct, 19. search, and made many arrests, the year.

The United States Consul at

the fact that a general advance prisoners being removed in chains. Two other measures of major

was ordered in Nanking a few Prior to starting the attack the importance which require final Mazatlan has informed the State Department that Mexican bandits

days ago, but, when we come down a Bill dealing with have captured Mr. W. E. Mitchell, riding party fired a volley with stages are

to concrete facts, we find that this general ammunition, and this had the relations between landlord and

of manager effect of towing the radicals.

The second main reason for the is a mere "terminological inexac- The force then immediately pre-

ienant, which seeks to remove Amajac Mining Corporation at present alienation of educated men /titude," for the information which creded to the Taiping Malon, where. Briton, is being held for a 5,009 England is the

Nayureit. Mr. Mitchell, who is a and women from the Church of reaches us to-day leads us to bo- Nationalist front growth of elieve that the pesos manson, within five days, roneous sacramental doctrines. line is still at Chuchów, and, bo they raided the headquarters of the Seamen's Union. Here they found

under the threat of being shot.

it cited as proof of the strange the place barricaded, and were met

Medieval theories rejected in working of the Chinese mind; we The British Minister at Mexics with several shots fired from con-

City has made representations to the Reformation, are now openly find that instead of preparing to taught in the Anglican churches. advance, the troops are being ac- the Mexican Government · cealed points in the building. The police returned the fire, and rushed

We have no right to assume the tually given forty-eight hours the place, and soon had control.

existence of spiritual properties in leave to visit relatives, etc., and Inanimate objects unless they are these men in large number retreat It is also reported that bandits spiritually discernible, yet no man their steps as far back as Nanking have seized a mail bag and a pay-living possesses the spiritual, dis- The port, of course, retains all its roll of 2,000 peses destined for cornment whereby to discriminate amour, and has an abundance of the Amajac mines, after killing between consecrated and uncon-attractions for the war-weary four members of a military escort.secrated bread.-Reuter,

Two of the seamen's leaders were was badly killed, and another

one men were placed under arrest. wounded, in the shooting. Twenty-

These events are a sequel to the murder of two moderate leaders by the radical seamen a few days ago. This strong action against the

FOREIGN VESSELS COMMANDEERED. "Reds" by the new police chief, one

Nanking, Oct. 19.

have

forces the surrounding For some reason undisclosed, a increased, now totalling 40,000 sudden change has taken place in Fengtien troops, with 40 big guns. the plans of the Nunking Govern -Nam Chung Pao, ment.

Already large numbers of troops recently sent to the North bank have begun their return to Nan- king, and the large contingent which arrived from the south by train two days ago haye'proccel- ed by rail, apparently to their pro vious station.

FENG'S NEW MOVE.

Alleged Aim at Shansi.

of General Chang Fat-kwal's ap- pointments, has caused general dis- appointment, it is said, among the radical elements, who hoped all the Ironsides would be on their side.

Vigorously "Anti-Red."

Canton, Oct. 20. General Chu Fai-yi, the "Iron- side" Commander and Chief of the Canton Police,who yesterday made two successful anti-"Red" raids in the city, has issued an official order announcing his re tention vigorously to carry on the

campaign. Chu points out that recently the

anti-"Red"

General

Peking, Oct. 19. The Fention forces officially laim that they have severely defeated a body of 10,000 Shansi troops who have been operating The decision not to proceed with in flying columns in the Menton-abour radical elements of the city

much-talked of offensive ou arca, a few miles to the west against the North, is confirmed of Peking. by news received from, Chinking. -Naval Wireless.

the

TROOPS RETURN.

Cross the Yangtsze..

Troops are

It is also officially claimed that the Chibli-Shantung troops cupied Chantcho, on October 15,

driving out the Knominehun forces.

:

have become reckless again, re- sulting in labour unrest. This must have been caused by the re- sumption of activities of the

day had come.

LIFE SENTENCES.

There

was

&

Dealing With Shanghai's Crime Wave,

Shanghai, Oct. 20.

dramatic development to-day in the Provisional Court; when two armed robbers were given life sentences, one of them col- lapsing in the dock and re- maining unconscious for half an hour despite the use of restoratives.

L

The charges against the men had previously been dis- missed, but appealed.

the police

Simultaneously, Bentences were trebled in the case of other crimes of violence. “

It is believed that the Attitude stiffening court's will strengthen the authori- tles' hands in tackling the crime wave.

"Reds." who misunderstood the situation and thought that their certain objectionable features of the leasehold system and a Bill General Chu declares that dras-which aims at promoting the British film industry-British While news of Feng Yu-hsiang's the measures should be adopted by

Wireless. movements is scarte, there are the Police force against such Chinkiang, Oct. 19.-

arriving at Chin- persistent reports that he is taking "Red" activities, and a careful kiang from the North bank, large advantage of Yen lisi-shan's Pook-out should be kept to prevent sent unenviable position. With the Reds again mixing in labour numbers having crossed yesterday. the declared object of assisting circles. Hereafter any "Red" Two buildings in the Conces Yen, he is reported to have moved found will be dealt with severely. sion have been converted by the large numbers of troops across and the labour unionists are warn

arrivals into hospitals. the river to Shansi, with the realed not to allow "Reds" into their Naval Wireless.

object of occupying the province while nearly all Yen's troops are engaged in a desperate rearguard action outside the province's fast- negses.

new

Orders Cancelled.

. Shanghai, Oct. 19. A sudden alteration in the plans

Fent's alleged move is stateri of the Nanking Government is in- dicated by rescinding of the to be due to the fear that he can orders to troops to proceed against not hold Honan against, a Fent but could hold the North. Otherwise the situa- tien attack, tion is unchanged.-Natal Wire Shansi-Renter. less.

ORDERED TO THE FRONT

Nationalist Armies Gather.

SHIPS COMMANDEERED.

French and Italian Victims.

Ichang, Oct. 19. A good deal of troop movement Shanghai, Oct. 20. Reports from the Tientsin- up-river has been taking place, Pukow front indicate that the and French and Italian steamers fighting line there, has not been have been commandeered by the moved to the northern bank of Chinese military authorities for

Wei. Io.

It is reported that the 33rd Army encountered the forces of Marshal San Chuan-fang acar Tingyuan on the 16th. After two days' serious ighting, Marshal Sun's troops were defeated and withdrawn towards Pengpu.

The railway near Mingkwang was badly damaged during their retreat.

use as transports.

Protests have been unavailing. Naval Wireless.

A FRIENDLY CALL.

On British Warship.

Chungking, Oct. 19. The Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, accompanied by Marshal

The 21st Division of the 9th Liu Hsiang, paid a friendly call Army, stationed at Changchow, on H.M.S. Widgeon yesterday. left for Nanking on the 19th. Naval Wireless,

General Ko Chuk-tung the com-

mander of the same army, also left for Nanking by special ex- press train.

"REDS" ROUNDED UP.--

Activity at Kiukiang. The 40th Army, which lately

Klukiang, Oct. 19. arrived at Nanking, crassed to

The rounding-up-the-Reds' move. Pukow on the 19th. The newly- zeorganise 10th, 15th, 16th, and ment continues, according to in 17th Armica have also 'received formation received.

orders for the front during last The family of General Chu Pei- three days, six regiments of these teh, who went with him to Kuling, newly-organised forces have cross- have left down-river, presumably ed the river,

to rojoin him at Nanking.--- Owing to the strong defence of Naval Wireless. the Chochow by the Shansi troops, (Continued on Page 14-)

Unions.

SOVIET AND INDIA.

LONG JOURNEY BY MOTOR CAR.

AN ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA ATTEMPT.

Protection Inadequate.

the

The American consul adds that litary protection is still inade. quate.-Reuter's American Service.

QUESTION OF TRADE BARRIERS.

AN AMERICAN AMENDMENT,

Geneva, Oct. 19. The conference dealing with in- ternational trade barriers has re- ferred to a cominittee un American amendment to article 3 of the draft agreement, as follows:

P

"Medieval Theories."

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patriots.;

Later.

Pity the Soldiers. ‚ The Bishop of Birmingham When we refer to the sufferings denies that his teaching is false of the soldiers in the field, the or heretical, and says that no primitive, conditions under which protest will hinder him from up-they exist, the scant fare handed holding the religious truth."No-out to them, we must not forget body shall drive me to Tennessed that these men still stand up only or to Rome."-Reuter.

in their

At summer clothing. least a large number of the Nation- alist troops do.

LORD CECIL'S POST FILLED.

MR. RONALD MCNEILL TO JOIN CABINET.

un excellent au- We have it thority that, in the way of rations, someone with a very light hand doles out the food, and when we consider the weather, which now prevails in this disturbed area, the lack of consideration seems cruel in the extreme.

Of course, there is some satis- London, Oct. 19. faction in the fact that the average Mr. Ronald McNeill is to re- Chinese is neclimatised, and can

"In the event of the fixing of ratios or quotas, no condition or formalities shall be imposed or re- quired, in connexion with the allo- cation of licenses for a restricted quantity of goods nuthorised for ex- portation or importation, that may prevent the grant to each of the other contracting States of an equitable share of such exportation or importation, having regard to It is announced that H.M. the and kindly character, and far less the normal volume of trade by these King has approved the appoint severe, so far as food and winter respective countries in the particu- ment of Mr. Ronald McNeill, the clothing is concerned. lar class of goods in question. In Financial Secretary to the Trea- We cannot resist the temptation the application of this clause, no sury, to be Chancellor of the of placing before our readers the distinction shall be made between Duchy of Lancaster in place of military disposition of acme of the direct or indirect shipments.' Reuter.

lace Lord Ceil-who resigned stand a great deal of the fierce on-

over a difference of opinion re-slaughts of foul weather.

If we would turn our eyes to the we would find the garding policy in the Cabinet, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan-rival camp

conditions under which these. men Caster-Reuter.

London, Oct. 19. exist to be of a more consideraté

SPANISH STRIKE IS NEARLY OVER.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

MADE.

Madrid, Oct. 19.

.....

Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, who forces of the Northern army on the r-cently resigned. Mr. McNeill 11th inst., and they are as fol- will have a seat in the Cabinet lows: British Wireless,

There are three tan of troops, In reply to the petition of the

The Rt. Hon. Ronald McNeill was 4,500, at Mingkwang, and these are Under Secretary labour radicals for the release of

for Foreign under the direct command of Gen- their "comrades" who were re-

London, Oct. 19.

Affairs in 1922-24, and represents eral Li" Pao-chang, who has his ceptly arrested by the Police, in Mr. Francis Birtles, the Austra-

the St. Augustine division of Kent, headquarters at Lin Huai Kwang. connexion with the murder casolan, set out from Olympia to-day

being elected in 1924. He was General Ching Tsin-yeh has his in Tai Ping Maloo, the Police in an attempt to reach Melbourne,

born in 1861, and comes of an old headquarters at Pengpu. Chief declares that these prison-Australia, by motor-car.

family settled in Antrim, Ireland.

Marshal Sun Chuan-fang is at ers cannot be set free before a Mr. Birtles is driving a 14

He was educated at Harrow and Tsinanfu, where he is co-operating thorough investigation is made. horsepower ear, and his route will

Oxford, showing much brillance in in every way with Marshal Chang be across Europe, and through

It is officially stated that the the latter part of his scholastic Tsung-chang,

It would not be good policy.to Syria, Irak, Persia, India, Burma, trouble in the Asturing mining career, and took up Law, being Siam, and Malaya. The distance area has practically been settled called to the Bar in 1887. He held disclose, at this juncture, further is about 16,000 mifies, and if he as the result of fresh proposals by Gazette" from 1900 to 1904, and movements of the different armies. the editorship. of the "St. James's details as to the contemplated succeeds he will be the first man the men-Reuter,

It is positive that whilst the Na- to have done the journey in this A message of October 18 stated: paedia Britannica from 1906 to tionalists are resting in their bil- Minors in the Asturias region 1911. His many publications In- lets, and certainly dawdling over During the whole journey he have struck, and are refusing to clude contributions on Home Rule, any projected advance towards the intends to travel only 600 miles by accept a reduction in wages and an Ulster, and on Socialism, as well North, the armoured train befong- Boulogne to-night by steamer, an increase of hours, which mines a history of the Australasian ing to the Northern forces makes a

He crosses from Folkestone

a member of the Congress party,

owners declare Is indispensable colonies. He had a great send-off from owing to the under-selling. of who has been invited to visit Mos- friends, including many Austra foreign coal. The stoppage is cow to attend the 'celebrations of linns, who witnessed his departure complete and General Primo de the tenth anniversary of the revo- from Olympia.-British Wireless. Rivera, in a note to the Press, says

ution,Reuter.

the Government will be forced to take steps to settle the dispute.

"DELEGATE” REFUSED

PASSPORT.

J.

Cawnpore, Oce. 19. The Government has refused to

issue a passport to Finarut Mohani,

way.

sea.

LIGHT PLANE'S LONG ALLEGED ANTI-SEMITE

FLIGHT.

ARRIVAL IN ITALY.

Rome, Oct. 19. The British light" aeroplane "Red Rose," on a flight to Aus tralia, has arrived here.-Reuter,

FLYING BOATS GO OVERLAND..

Marseilles, Oct. 19. The Royal Air Force flying hoats have arrived here" from Bordeaux-Reuter.

POLICY.

|DIVERSION IN FRENCH TRIAL

Paris, Oct. 19..

SOVIET WAR BOGEY REVIVED.

WANTS TREATMENT "AS EQUALS."

Leningard, Oct. 19.

was assistant editor of the Encyclo-

EFFECTS OF GERMAN STRIKE.

BRITISH COAL EXPORTS MAY BENEFIT.

daily reconnaisance as far down a San Chich.

No Man's Land There is a gap of eleven miles which must be counted as another stretch of "No Man's Land"-he- tween the outposts of the National- ists and the Northerners.

Trains, both passenger and freight, are running regularly, it may be noted, to Pengpu from the North, and military trains from Pengpu to Mingkwang.

Belrin, Oct. 19. Hitherto there have been no dis- orders in connexion with the strike

Another little Illuminating item A diversion has been created in

of the lignite miners, notwithstand- is that which might be published being charged with the murder of the Schwarzbart trial-the accused

ing the many volunteers who are regarding the men employed on so working the mines, but the stoppage vital a highway as the railway, for the Ukrainian hetman, Petlura, for

is already reflected in industry, we find that the whole of the alleged anti-Semitic action by the "We are willing to parley with Factories have closed down and personnel on the railway line, as accused's counsel, Maitre Torres, the bourgeois states, provided they others are curtailing operations far south as Mingkwang, were standing on a chair and brandish treat us as equals," declared Lit-through lack of fuel.

paid their full salaries last month. ing a revolver, to prove that vinoff, in an address to workers at

The fear is widely expressed that Schwarzbart did not fire at Petlura the Putilov works, alluding to after he fell. A

Franco-Soviet relations and the the strike will give, British pro Subsequently a number of Patzig-zag policy of the bourgeois ducers an opportunity to regain the Scandinavian markets, lost through Jura's ex-Generals and ex-Maters governments generally."

He added, "We will do everything last year's coal strike in Britain. testifield that Petlura strongly dis-

Router. to avoid a rupture."-Reuter, approved of pogroms-Reuter.

TO-DAY.

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