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BLINGLY COPY 13 OENTH

“IRENE" ECHO.

A DARING DAYLIGHT | ANOTHER FLIGHT.

OUTRAGE.

LADY SETS OUT FOR DENMARK.

THE DRIVE AGAINST HANKOW.

TANG SENG-CHI MAY JOIN

THE NORTH.

OPPOSITION.

MARINE INSURANCE

PUZZLE.

PRAISE FOR SUBMARINE.

London, Oct. 23. " The loss of the steamer Irene

NANKING ARMIES MEET WITH NO as created an interesting problem for marine insurance experts with regard to the technical question as to the proximate cause of the loss of the vessel.

Under the "free of capture clause, which excludes war risks from the murine policy, the risk of pirates is specifically mentioned as not being excluded.

The less by shell-fire, if a con- sequence of hostilities, is excluded by a clause, while the risk of Are, unless the fire is the direct con- sequence of war, is covered by the marine policy.--Reuter.

THE CANTON ATTITUDE.

It is definite that General Tang Seng-chi has split with the Nanking party, and furthermore it is reported that he is likely to throw in his hot with the North. There are indications that he Is making preparations to depart for Hunan.

Meanwhile, the Nanking forces are moving up-river towards The Wuhan Hankow, meeting with practically no opposition. troops are expected to evacuate Hankow shortly without much fighting.

L. 4 Commended.

FOREIGN LADY HELD UP AND ROBBED.

A PEAK ROAD AFFAIR,

A daring daylight hold-up and |

THIRD ATTEMPT FAILS.

Old Orchard (Maine), Oct. 22, Mrs. Frances Grayson started on

WITH.

THE RICHES OF THE DEAD SEA.

sayg

THE SACRAMENT AND THE BISHOP.

OFFENSIVE REFERENCE.

London, Oct. 23.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, replying to the Bishop of Birming ham's open letter on Church doo

BRITISH CONCESSION.

London, Oct. 23. It is reported that a subsidiary robbery was committed just before her trans-Atlantic flight to Ben- tin-time yesterday by a foot-mark at 6.15 this morning, but re-company of the recently-formed trines, condemns the unseemly on the Peak Road, in turned and landed 25 minutes later. Imperial Chemical Industries, incident in St. Paul's Cathedral, pad which the victim was Mrs. Richard-Reuter's American Service. Limited, of which Sir Alfred Mond when the Bishop was interrupted, Sanger, well-known throughout

is chairman, has secured a con- and does not attach great weight- Old Orchard, Oct. 23.

to the donunciation of the so-called the Colony-especially in musical The real estate saleawoman, cession for reclaiming the mineral "gorilla sermons," but says he ha circles..

Mrs. Frances Grayson, who is a resources of the Dead Sen.

lieves the Bishop over-rates the ad- Mra. Sanger was walking down piece of ex-President Wilson, after It is understood the concession herence of thoughtful people to the the Peak Road, on her way to a two unsuccessful attempts to get has been awarded after negotia creation theories of 60 and 100 friend's house for tiffin, and was away, finally started on her trans- tions existing over many months. years ago, and that the Bishop's at the steep part just above the Atlantic flight towards Copenha- The Colonial Ofice and the position on the biological question is not novel to His Grace or to most houses on the May Road level, gen this morning, in the Sikorsky Governments

of Palestine and people. when she heard footsteps behind amphibian "The Dawn."

Trans-Jordania have conducted") her. She discovered that she was

He points out that indignation is Mrs. Grayson's fellow pilet is negotiations with British, Con-chiefly caused by the Bishop's re- followed by a Chinese of the coolie Mr. William Shultz, and the navi- tinontal, and American applicants ferences to the Sacrament. It is understood that the Chiaape, and that nobody else was in gater is Mr. Bryce Goldsborough..for a concession.

The Archbishop emphasises that Mrs. Grayson set out on October sight, although at the bead above

The Sunday Times, which an- the most careful language should be Station Commander-in-Chief, Ad-sho had passed two tinerant 17, but returned because the ma- nounces the award, miral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, and vendors. Without any warning chine was not properly balanced. contract has not yet been signed, dealing

the used, especially by Bishops, when

with Rear-Admiral W. II, D. Boyle, have the Chinese suddenly grabbed Mrs. They again started yesterday, but but an official announcement may doctrinal matters.

deeply solemn "In connexion with this split in the Nationalist ranks, the conveyed messages of congratula Sanger by the throat, causing her were forced back because they be expected shortly. The area that in the Bishop's natural He thinks attitude of Canton, which can despatch a large force to take part tion and commendation to Lieut. to call out and drop the handbag were unable to gain suficient represents one of the world's most legitimate

Halahan, of H. M. Submarine she was carrying. Snatching up height.-Reuter's American Ser- valuable stretches of untapped the

desire to denounce As reported in another in the Yangtze hostilities, is important.

few in 4., and all concerned, in the pre- the fallen handbag, the miscreant vice.

the Church of riches. Expert examiners, includ-England who hold and teach the column, there is a likelihood of the Canton commanders joining vention of the piracy of the s.bolted down the embankment to- Plane Back Again.

ing those of the Palestine Govern- doctrine of trans-substantiation, he Nanking very soon in the drive against the Hankow element, prior Irene, and the subsequent magnifi-wards the nullah, and was soon

New York, later. cent rescue work carried out.

ment, have estimated the quantities had unintentionally spoken of the The "Dawn" landed perfectly at of salts deposited in the Dead Sacrament in such a way as to give lost to view in the undergrowth. Mrs. Sanger called out for help Old Orchard, Maine, at four Sea as follows: Potassium real, offence to the great body of bat no-one was within car-shot, 'clock this afternoon, after being chloride, 2,000,000,000 metric tons, church folk-Reuter.

Further Criticism... passed higher up. If they heard and heavy fog.--Reuter's American tons, sodium chloride 11,900,000, her cries, they did not come to her Servico.

[000, and calcium chloride - 6,000,-

London, Oct. 23. Radio Messages. assistance,

000 magnesium chloride 22,000,- The Archbishop of York, referr Mrs. Sanger continued down the

New York. Oct. 23. 000,000,000.

ing to the Bishop of Birmingham's Peak Road and on "arrival at her

The Sable Island station picked For practical purposes, it is letter to the Archbishop of Canter destination immediately made up a wireless stating that the aero said the supply of potash may be bury on the matter of new Church telephonic report to the Central plane "The Dawn" was in distress considered inexhaustiblc.

outlooks' tributes Bishop Barncat Police Stations Wher the police in the vicinity of Sable Island,

The Imperial Chemical Indus- ability and earnestness, bel arrived, a ralulu was made to the The message said, "Motor still tries, Limited, registered last De-deplores the methods by which stone of the outrage but a search going, can stay up a little longer" cember with a capital of $65,000, he has conducted the can- failed to reveal anything further.

A Halifax message states that a000, has amalgamated Brunner troversy. It is the first duty wireless from North Sydney states Mond and Company, Nobel Indus-of In addition to the handbag, the aeroplane "The Dawn" reports, ties, the British Dyestuffs Corpora- try to understand the opinions of £ Christian, he says, tu which was worth $35, Mrs. Sanger "Trouble has cleared, returning to tion, and the United Alkali Cor-those whom he has criticised, bu last $10 in money. Peak Tramway the United States."Router's

poration. British Wireless. "Bishop Barnca has seemed almost Ing the loss up to $50.

obstinate in his inability to under- stand.

ارحمه

to concentrating against the Northern armies..

From other parts of the Yangtsze, 'other than the cities imme- diately concerned in the Nationalist dispute, there are no reports of anything untoward.

Seven Suspects.

As a sequel to the piracy of

the

From the Peking sector comes news of minor / China Merchants' 9.9. Irene, we saving the two hawkers she had driven back by a defective motor magnesium bromide 680,000,000

engagements between the Fengtien and Shansi troops, but nothing of moment.

LITTLE ACTIVITY AT PEKING.

mander of the fourth army corps Ilankow, Oct. 23. No-one appears to harbour.any mined the Yangtsze in the vicinity further daybt of Marshal Tang of Tikangchen and Tunglinghsien,

learn that seven men will be brought up before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell to-morrow on a charge piracy.

OBITUARY.

FORMER D.A.A. AND Q.M.G. HERE.

of

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London, Oct. 23. The death has occurred of Bri-

Seng-chi's definite break with Nan- midway between Anking and Wuhu gadier W. F. Dundonald Cochrane.tickets and other articles bring-American Service.

king, and among the rumours now yesterday. Chinese and foreign persistent is that he may shortly steamers cannot pass without evacuate his positions at Wuhan permission of the local military, and move his troops in to Ilunan. Reuter, ---Naval Wireless, ·.

WILL TANG JOIN NORTH?

The Move On Hankow."

Shanghál, Oct. 23.

A definite bid is being made by Nanking for control of the whole of the Yangtze Valley, and at pre- sent every pointer seems lo in dicate that they will succeed.

Troops are being concentrated up river from Nanking and Wahu, and they are meeting with no re- sistance.

Troop movements are also re-. ported from Hankow, and it is con- sidered that they are in connexion with Tang Seng-chi's alleged state- ment that he will throw in his lot with the Northerners.

The most recent arrivals at Nan- king are the majority of the 1st Army battalions.-Navy Wireless.

RELATIONS SEVERED.

Break With Nanking.

Hankow, Oct. 28. The Political Council announces the severance of all relations with Nanking, accusing the Nanking representatives who recently. visited Hankow with breaking all their promises to Wahan.-Reuter. FIGHTING WUHAN.

Nanking Forces Advance.

SHANSI-FENGTIEN PEACE?

Movement for Compromise.

--Router.

was

The late Col. William Francis Dundonald Cochrane, who created a C.B. in 1808, was until his retirement, Chief Star Officer, Belfast district. He was born at Cosham, in the county of Wiltshire, in 1847, being son of the late Col, W. M. Cochrane; who was the

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HUNGARY'S FINANCE

UNCERTAINTY AT FOOCHOW.

n. phew of Admiral the 10th Earl TENSION AND NERVOUSNESS. Peking, Oct. 19,

of Dundonald. Educated at Ken- According to information ema-rington School, the late Brigadier nating from Chinese circles here, Dundonald Cochrane later entered movement for a compromise the Military College at Sandhurst between Shansi and Fengtien He served with the 32nd Light Armies is now on foot at Tientsin, Infantry (D.C.L.I.) between 1866

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(Our Own Correspondent.)

PROBLEMS.

---THANKS FOR BRITISH

ASSISTANCE.

London, Oct. 23.

FRUITS OF OLYMPIA MOTOR SHOW.

WORK FOR 90,000 UNEMPLOYED.

London, Oct. 23.

Bishop Barnes's scorn regarding certain crudities and exaggerations of the belief of Christ's presence in the Sacrament, seemed to cover a great realm of belief contained in the formularies of the Church, wounding the most hallowed con- victions of multitudes of his fellow churchmen,

Cardinal Bourne, in a sermon at

Doctor John Hud, the Finance

During the eight days of the Coventry, declared that Bishop Minister of Hungary, states in an Motor Show, which ended yester-Barnes's references to the doctrine interview that his present visit today, at Olympia, over 275,000 per- of the real presence were "grossly Foochów, Oct. 15. England was prompted by a de- sons paid for admission, and manu- that doctrine." Bishop Barnes had offensive to millions who believed Of late the political atmosphere sire to express to the leading Trea- facturers and agents state that they wholly travestied the teaching of in which Shansi representatives and 1893, being its Adjutant for has once more become rather sury, banking and financial people included a much higher percentage the Catholic church on the subject there are displaying activity. A nine years. In 1879, he was Chief strained, owing to the arrival in here his country's appreciation of of purchasers than hitherto. certain faction is acting as Staff Officer to the Cape Colony Foochow a week ago of the 11th the practical interest which, It is stated that the present show of trans-substantiation-Reuter. mediator, while the Li Yuar, Colonial Forces, serving during Army under General Chiang.through her financiers, Britain has was the most successful in the his- hung's party is also exercising its the Rasuto War,

The troops came nominally with displayed. in the restoration of tory of the motor industry. Lead- good offices for the movement.

In the period 1883-87, he was in the object of going on to Swatow Hungary's economic condition. ing English firms are reported to The terms of the compromise the Far East, as D.A.A. and Q.M.G. to deal with the "Rede" there, but Hungary is, he says, deeply in-have contracted for the disposal of now being discussed are said to to the China and Straits Settle it seems they have come to stay, cebted to them for advice and as their whole output for 1928, as s be as follows:—

ments Forces. Returning to Ire- despite Gen. Tang's efforts to stop sistance. He added that he had result of which their works will land. he was appointed to the them. Gen. Tang has been arres- not come to London to negotiate a have to be extended, finding work Hendouarters Staff retaining this ed and (some say), already sent loan.-British Wireless.

for about 90,000 unemployed. There has been also a brisk demand for post for a year. Two years later up north, and Admiral Yang bas he received the important post of been telegraphed for.

cars of foreign make. for the opening of hostilities. Assistant · Military Secretary

Generals Shang Chen and Hsu Yuan-chuan shall be die charged as the persons responsible

It is anticipated that about

THREE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS.

FAN THIEF GETS HARD LABOUR.

2.

A Chinese who broke into the

inThese events brought the lantern P. I. GOVERNORSHIP. 200,000 more cars will be in use R.A.F. stores at 81, Chung On

2 The whole of the Peking-South Africa, leaving in 1893 to procession planned for October 10 Suiyaan Railway and the Sulyuan take over the command of ar. In to a sudden stop, a disturbance

during next year in Britain, the Street, Kowloon City, by breaking Special District shall be handed fantry Brigade in the Egyptian having arisen in connexion with

majority being low-powered vehicles a window in order to draw back a over to the Fengtien Party.

PRESIDENTIAL SILENCE.

of British make. Army. Three years later he was the arrest of a certain lisia, the

It is estimated bolt, came before Mr. W. Schofield, that the increased motor traffic will at Kowloon Police Court this mori 3-The Nationalist flags shall harding the lines of communica- head of the Labour Union. Now

Washington, Oct, 18. yield in taxation about £2,000,000. ing, on a charge of breaking into be withdrawn,

tion in Dongola and in the Sudan that he has peen årrested, various

President Coolidge, it was said)+British Wireless.

the premises and stealing one cle 4-A portion of the Chengting-Treland Command in 1898.

Expedition. He returned to the accusations are made against him at the White House to-day, has not

tric fan, valued at $28. Taiyuan Railway shall be placed

of embezzlement, etc.. But as he decided whom he will name to suc-

Sub-Inspector Phillips explained The Inte Brigadier Dundonald was arrested by Tang's men, it ceed the late General Wood as

that the defendant was stopped at under the control of the Fenstien Carhrane was the holder of a nun- remains to be seen how Chiang former general of the Philip LORD BIRKENHEAD IN eight o'clock on Saturday morning

ber of medals. These included de-will deal with him? corations issued in connexion with In short, changes seem likely to the Zulu War, the Fontian cam- happen, and the people of Foochow naien of 1882. and the Sudan Ex- are a little vervous. nedition of 1996-98. In addition there he was decorated with the 3rd clays Médiidia, and was creat-

a C. B. as stated above.

Party.

BIG NATIONALIST LOAN.

Raising $24,000,000.

Shanghai, Oct. 18. The Chinese Chamber of Com- meree, Bankers Association and red Shanghai, Oct. 24. General Li Chung-yen, left for other bodies to-day announced the the upper river on board a Nan- floating of a $24,000,000 loan for king cruiser on Saturday to inspect the purpose of financing the Nationalist government's new troops on the northern bank op- posite Tungling. He returned to campaign against Marshal Chang Wuhu in the evening.

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DUKE SELLS FAMOUS DIAMOND.

A POSSIBLE AMERICAN".

PURCHASER.

Paris, Oct. 23.

CHILE AND 'PERU.

ECHO OF TACNA-ARICA DISPUTE,

pines.

The announcement closely fol- lowed reports and rumours that

the man for the post already had been selected, and, while not men- tioning the reports, is in direct denial of them.

U. S. SOCIALISTS.

CONGRESSMAN BERGER APPOINTED HEAD.

GERMANY.

INTER-PARLIAMENTARY

RELATIONS.

London, Oct. 23,

by a Chinese detective, who, notic ing that the defendant NE carrying the fan, asked him where The got it from. The defendant re- plied he had obtained it from the R. A. F. stores, and when a visit was paid there it was found that the defendant had gained entrance At Sir Austen. Chamberlain's re-by smashing a window, enabling quest, Lord Birkenhead, who had him to reach a bolt which he with- reached home from a tour of Ger-drew, and so opened a door.

It was stated that the defendant many, returned to that country on Friday to speak at Heidelberg, on had a record of three previous con- the inter-parliamentary relations victions, and he was sentenced to.

six months' hard labour. of the two countries.-Britiah

SPANISH MINERS TO RESUME.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 23. According to credible advices, the Chilean Government has exiled

Wireless. New York, Oct. 18. several of the most distinguished Congressman Victor L. Berger, citizens in Chile, including the of Wisconsin, to-day was elected The Duke of Westminster has former President, Senor Arturo to succeed the late Eugene Debs sold the famous Nassak diamond Alessandri, and hie three sons. The as chairman of the national ex- to a Parisian jeweller, who is list includes two ex-Premiers, two ecutive committee of the Sociallat

ex-Foreign Ministers, and an editor. Party.

Several of those exiled were con- nected with the Taena-Arien nego- tlations with Peru, which are still pending.-Reuter's American Ser-

Tao-lin and other Northern mili- The vanguard of the anti-Hankow tarists. expedition, under the command of The Chamber's manifesto General Li Chung-yen, has advanc- announcing the loan declares ita ed beyond Wuhu, while the Hankow bellef that the present drive forces have retreated to Suchung against Chang Tao-lin will mean and Wongmei.

the completion of the military General Tang-mang has reported phase of the revolution, resulting to the Nanking Government that his in national unification and domes negotiating the sale of the jewel forces are attacking the Wuhan tio peace.

General Chang. Hark-yew army.

The manifesto also warns has returned to Nanking from Chinese merchants against trying Shanghai and will proceed to An to escape responsibility by hiding hwel to direct the anti-Hankow ex- in the foreign concessions, and pedition. Nam Chung Pao.

declares that the loan subscrip tione are not only patriotic but are sound investments.

RIVER MINED.

Hankow Regime's Action

The present loan swells the nationalist loan secured on the Hankow, Oct. 28. new customa surtax at two and The Commissioner of Foreign one half per cent, which was Affairs has notified the consular authorized by the Washington representatives that the com- conference.

in the United States.-Router.

Anti-cyclones are central to the cast of Japan and over the Yang leg over Korea. There are Indica- tze valley. A V-shaped depression vice. tions of a typhoon about 500 miles east of the Visayas, moving west- ward. Moderate-monsoon may be expected along the S.E. coast of China, and over the N. China Sea, To-morrow's forecast is N. E. Dollar on demand 1/11 18/18. winda, moderate; fine.

Lighting-up

3.52 p.m.

TO-DAY

DUTCH AIR MAIL PROGRESS

SOUTH AFRICA'S FLAG.

CABINET CRISIS EXPECTED.

·RESULTS OF REFERENDUM.

London, Oct. 23. The South African correspond- Madrid, Oct. 28. ents of London newspapers report A referendum by the miners that Messrs. Hertzog and Smuts who are on strike in the Asturlashavo tentatively agreed to a com mining district, on the question of promise on the fing design. -Káraohl-Detr 23.~·

a return to work, has resulted in Tho correspondents anticipate Lieutenant Koppen has arrived a vote of 18,000, out of a total of that there will be a Cabinet crisis. here, on his way back to Holland 24,000 voters, for a return, and owing to the compromise being in- with the air mall from the Dutchwork will be resumed on October acceptable to the extremists on

both sides. Reuter, East Indies.--Reuter.

21.--Reuter.