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ATTACK ON A. P. C. VESSEL. PAKHOI TERROR.

SUCCESSFUL RESISTANCE

BY GUARDS.

WEST RIVER GANG MEETS WITH A

THE

SURPRISE.

CANTON

BOYCOTT

Exective measures-are, apparently, being taken to prevent the continuance of outrages on British ships, especially those of the A. P. C. plying on the West River, armed guards now being placed aboard such craft. As an 'outcome, an incident occurred yesterday morning, when the s.. Yuenting belonging to the A. P. C., was fired upon by Chinese near Jenelion Channel. The fire was returned by the armed guard, and at least three Chinese were killed.

ROBBERS ATTACK THE CITY.

PANIC AT LIMCHOWFU.

NOVEMBER

THE TRAGEDY AT CHAPEL.

FULLER DETAILS OF CINEMA COLLAPSE

SCENES OF HORROR,

Shanghai, Nov. 7. (Our Own Correspondent.)

Detalls of the Keng Shin Wa Taf catastrophe at Chapel increase Pakhoi, Oct. 28. As I have mentioned in previous the horrors of the affair.. reports from this section of the pro. While some reports are to the vince, it has been evident to any effect that the collapse followed close observer for. 3 long a rush to the single staircase of. ele the place, following on a shout of "Fire", the state of the building bears out the original Router

time that there was an ment of discontent and dis- satisfaction with the present account. regime, the power in authority, The Nationalists came in the late fall of 1926 and drove out the old "robber" chief, Tang Poon-yan, and promised the people of peace and prosperity.

Since that day, which as things

a

The women were over-crowded in a 40-foot square room, and were applauding and jumping up and down. This set the floor vibrat- Д reign ing, pulling out the cross-beams.

An uppper floor tore loose, with go in China in these Republicana resounding crash, which was days, has been an age, there have followed up immediately by

crash, caused by the The labour element was collapse of the first floor: fights. The position at Canton remains very much the same, the anti-been internal changes and faction second

Municipal and police officers British boycott pickets stili cönducting their activities on shore, No led to believe that anything was

theirs for the mere asking, and they arrived within five minutes, but attempt bàs, as yet, been made to interfere with British trade on

proceeded to ask and ask largely were waved away by the Chapel with the result that the authorities police. the river, and we learn that any such attempt will be repressed.

It would appear that the position of Gen. Tang Seng-chi at declared them Communists and had Hankow is becoming more precarious, General Yang Sen at Ichang some six or eight executed.

Further successes for the Nan- having definitely gone against him.

king forces are reported, and the armies from Kwangtung and Kwangsi are threatening to close in. Tang's only outlet would appear

to be in the direction of Szechuan.

CLOSING IN ON HANKOW'S ARMIES.

!

"

Gruesome Rescue Work.. The fire brigade is carrying out the rescue work. The task is most gruesome and difficult. Timbers interlocked with bodies

By this time the students and the Political Department of the army had about finished with the destruc tion of idols and temples, as such and had been able to gather most of the money from lands belonging are intermingled with splintered to the temples, and with which they flooring joists, buried under tons were supported. The new schools of debris, heaped 12 to 15 feet which sprung up everywhere de-high, with arms and lega protrud- clared themselves Atheist and went ing.

about their business of the destrucThe screams of the women and tion of Religion with a blatancy girls are filling the air. which was altogether despairing. The majority of the victims are girls of 10 to. 18, but all the The Attack in Lim Chow. But other wiser and older heads walters in a restaurant on the were also at work. The gentry who ground floor have boon killed.

The Chinese authorities "state were unimpressed with all the slo-

the flooring was very wenk. guns and shibboleths of these young

Canton, Nov. 6. Seng-chi will take his army into outrages Szechoen for his position in ilunan Following repeated against Asiatic Petroleum Come is also in great danger he being pany steamers' is 'the West River pressed by the armies of Gener due to some dispute als Li Chai-san (from Kwangtung) districts, with the Tax Bureau, it is be- and Chu Pei-teh (from Kiangstrators and disciples of the Soviet and totally unfitted for mass meet- lieved, defensive measures are Nam Chung Pao,

being taken, with the result this morning that three Chinese wäre

killed in attempting to interfere

THE NORTHERN "WAR.

可

with the passage of the A.P.C. 3,8 Doubt About Shantung Successes. Yuenting,

The Yaenting left Kubo this

morning, an armed guard being

:

Paking, Nov. 5.

In spite of official reports that placed on board before her de- the Shantung troops have been

the men in the sampan.

begin to get their heads together.ings, although the place was very

The result was the organization of popular for the purpose.-Reuter.

what is tocally known as the Kau

'Shan Wool, or "The Society for the Preservation of Religion." It would

appear that the best element of the palation joined up with this se rural population do so for to the city and more especially did the farmer with his bare and uninter

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SWABUE MASSACRE THE ARMISTICE DAY

OUTRAGES BY "RED" TROOPS.

BROADCAST.

CHELMSFORD STATION IS HEARD HERE.

SALE OF GARS.

SEQUEL TO GARAGE'S BANKRUPTCY.

DISPUTED OWNERSHIP.

י

··MERCHANTS KIDNAPPED.

AN AMATEUR'S SUCCESS.

"A claim for $1,000 advanced an the security of a bill of sale, the More than 2,000 "Red" troopa

Hopes that Hongkong may be

schedule of which included four from Haifung and Lukfung made a able to receive the special Armis-motor-cars was heard in the Sam-" sudden attack at Swabue, a city tice Day concert which is being mary Court this morning before which is south of Faifung and broadcast to the entire Empire the Puise Judge, Mr. J. R. Wood, south-west of Lukfung, and mid-

from England on Friday night are and arose out of the bankruptcy of way between here and Swatow, on

stimulated by the success of a the Wanchal Garage.. Wednesday fast week.

The troops at Swabuo were hope-local amateur in receiving a pro-

The plaintiff, Ip Pum, proprietor of Messrs. J. Gibbs and Co., motor- from the Chelmsford lessly outnumbered. They retreat-

car accessory dealers, sued Sapoo ed, abandoning the city and gramme boarded the s.s: Talynu which took station, the one which will be re- ran. Singh and Kartar Singh them back to Swatow. The cityponsible for the Armistice Day for $1,000 as damages for the conversion by the defendants to Mr. F. R. Filmer, of the Union their own use, on September 23 last, was captured by the "Reds" who broadcast. ransacked all the "houses, killed more than two hundred people, Trading Company, was listening of a Marmon motor car, license including soldiers and Government in at his home on Saturday even-number 188, to the possession of officials and merchants, and kiding when he picked up the Chelms-which the plaintiff claimed to be napped about one hundred of the ford call sign and then received entitled,

music for two hours from Britain. Mr. L. D. Turner was for the wealthy merchants for ransom.

All communication with Swabue The Chelmsford station was re-plaintiff and Mr. D. McCallum de- ia now severed. Refugees who en-cently established by the British fended.

Mr. Turner said that on Novem- deavoured to leave the city, were Broadcasting Corporation för the prevented by the "Reds."

purpose of experiments in conne-ber 9 last year the plaintiff advanc- certain Mr. "Li Hol- When this news reached Swatow xion with the Empire, wireleased to a

tosan, alina Li Hoi-kee, the sum of on Friday evening last troops scheme. It was largely due were at once despatched to Swabus the initiative of the well-known $1,000 on the security of a bill of to re-capture the city.

amateur, Mr. Gerald Marcuse, that sale. The first item on the schedule of the bill of sale was a Marmon The "Red" troops who captured this station came into being. Swabue were formerly under the Mr. Filmer's first message motor-car, No. 183. leadership of Gens, Yeh Ting and from England was received at also three other cars..

All four belonged to Mr. Li Hoi- Ho Lung, the two "Red" leaders 10.40 local time on Saturday night who made a fruitless attempt to when a gramophons record was san, who was then trading as the Wanchai Garage. The motor-car capture Swatow sometime ago. played, the tune "Colone!" Bugey", Since their defeat at Swatow these was plainly hearil. This was fol- which was the subject of the writ troops have been wandering in the lowed by a clock striking, but air left in the possession of the grantor vicinity of Haifung and Luk- Filmer was, unable to cut the of the bill of sale, Mr. Li Hoi-san, number of strokes owing to locals were the other three cars men- fung.

Recently the troops belonging to interference. An annunzementtioned in the schedule, and a few the 11th Division of the Canton "This is 6FW; "Chelmsford" follow-months ago two of them were sold army, formerly stationed at Swa-ed the musical items. bue, were sent back to Canton, leaving only a handful of soldiers at Swabue, and this gave the Reds" a good chance to make their attack.

THE "TRIUMPH" OF BOLSHEVISM.

MOSCOW'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

extolling the achievements of a decade.

*

The Programine.

Mr. Filmer was able to keep a

record of the subsequent pro-

There wer

was one for public hire.

It wan

and sent to Shanghai. This was done by the grantor, unknown to the grantee.

The grantee, who was the plain-

tiff, would say that on September 22 this year he heard that Mr. Li gramme which was as follows:

10.50. Grenadier Guards re Hoi-san, or the Wanchal Garage, cord. "The announcer intinted was in bankruptcy and that the pre- that the other side would be play-mises had been seized by the

Official. Receiver. ed if listeners would stand by for one moment.

11:00.

Jazz music played-by the orchestra of the Cafe de Paris."

Premises Seized.

Finally, the guard was ordered has beep tirown back, and that mountains and of Wong Ming Tong and Serwat Pasha,"the Egyptian tory of Marxism over reformism, songs, both heard very clearly and'{ ruptcy of the grantor.

In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Turner said the garage was seized 11.10. A further record, "Posi- on the debtor's petition. The plain- tiff had been receiving his interest tively Absolutely." Moscow, Nov. 5.

11.20. Ten minute interval, the regularly up to a month before, and The tenth anniversary of the

there was a month's Interest, $40, Revolution was signalised by en-call sign 5FW again being given as well as the principal, owing when 11.30. Musical items, "Don't the receiving order was made in Barbare, At 4gout nine o'clock uniformly surenssip in Honan pro-

the bankruptcy. the vessel was attacked at the vince, it is persistently stated insting life, his religion means a CONVERSATIONS PROTRACTED.larged editions of the newspapers. Care" and "Close to My Heart."

11.35. Another gramophone re- The plaintiff consulted Messrs. eastern entrance of the Junction Chinese circles thint the picture has great deal to him, and is about his

only comfort ia uistress.

London, Nov. 6. M. Stalin concludes an article cord, not received owing to in-Johnson, Stokes and Master as to Channel, nine men in a sampun been overdrawn..

nait other

From information to hand it ap

The Conversations regarding in the Pravda on the world interference. opening fire on the ship, while Vernacular papers

pears that this society Joined Anglo-Egyptian relations whichuence of Bolshevism as follows: about twenty others were count- Chinese sources report that Gen. about there apparently aiding Chang Chung chang's main army hands with the big and now fumns have been proceeding in London "The Revolution heralds the vic- after week of desperate fighting, "robber" chief of the Lingshan between Sir Austen Chamberlain. Marshal Feng Yahsiang's Knomin-fane, Lau Chi-wa. In any case

Leninism over social-democracy, to return the fire, and effectively hun, has recaptured Kaifeng, to fast men took upon themselves the Premier, during the past week the Third International over

have not yet concluded. combatted the assailants, three the east of which heavy fighting is high sounding title of **The

the Second."--Router.. Sarwat Pusha has accordingly. men being observed to fall over

Society of the Preservation of Re- board. They were either killed now going on.-Reuter.

ligion" and "The Army for the postponed his departure from by rifle bullets, or were drowned.

Ejection of Robbers. Lau, Comman-London until Tuesday or Wednes-. der-in-Chief," and with this great day- The eastern entrance to the

Chinking, Nav, 6.

Lord Lloyd, the High Com- Junction Channel has almost in-

Southern forces operating in Shan-weight attached to them they allied

missioner in Egypt, has also variably been the scene of recent

tung are reported to have met with forth to conquer..

to Egypt They swept down from the Ling-deferred his return attacks against British steamers, severe reverse, sustaining heavy notably the APC., and it is be losses in both men and equipment.shan mountains taking every village until Tuesday.-British Wireless. lieved that all the outrages have Some confirmation is indicated by before them to Lim Chow City and been the work of the same gang. the commandeering by the military before the Nationalist troops re -Naval Wireless.

of large numbers of junks, presaging alized what was taking place they the, likelihood of a retirement by had. established themselves. By the Nationalists from the Grand October 26 they were having every-

thing their own way, Canal

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Nationalist Defeat,

Tater.

PEACE WORK OF THE LEAGUE.

QUEEN OF SPAIN IN ENGLAND.

ON A VISIT WITH HER

DAUGHTERS.

crieff.

his righta and was advised that he 11.45. Five minutes interval, had a right of seizure under the

and 11.56. Soprano

tenor bill of sale and owing to the bank- In consequence he (Mr. Turner), almost in their entirety. One song was sung by Gladys Mon- with the plaintiff and the Official Receiver, went to the garage to 12.5 a.m. Further recorda, fol-look for the motor-cars, but he lowed by violin and orgon solos, found that two had disappeared. these being especially clear. Evidence had been given in 12.26. Call sign again repented Major Willson's court at the. Magistracy that two' and two items played "No Wonder Central

bad been sent to She's a Blushing Bride" and of them "Thinga-me-Bob," the latter by Shanghai. However, they found Gearga Robey.

two cars in a garage at No. "This concluded the programme 16, Landale Street. When they which was apparently an experl-visited that garage they found the mental one transmitted between first defendant there with two of London, Nov. G. The Queen of Spain, with her two and four o'clock in the after- his friends, one of whom was prob two daughter, Princess Beatriz noon at Home. Mr. Filmer is ably the second defendant.?

Through Mr. Turner the plalu- and Princess Maria Christina, confident of receiving the pro- Pakhoi in a Panic.

arrived in London yesterday even-gramme on Friday night, the time tiff produced the bill of sale, Iden- of reception in Hongkong boing tified the two cars as being two- mentioned in the schedule, and de- Not content to hang on at Lim BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE'Sing.

SPEECH TRAISED.

They were met at Victoria from four o'clock onwards

manded that they be handed over, station by King George, Queen Saturday morning. Several local as the grantor of the bill of sale listeners are making preparations Chow until they had forced the city.

Mary and Princess Beatrice,

The. forces and on the 27th, sent a force

London, Nov. 6, -. to surrender, they divided their

power to selze had arisen. or down to take. Pakhoi. Pakhoi

The newspapers generally exPalace, as

They are staying at Kensington to receive the, concert and the was bankrupt and his (plaintiff's) guests of Princess speech by the Prince of Wales and first defendant then produced a PORTUGUESE APPRECIATION had only about 200 troops and was press satisfaction with the speech Beatrice. Their visit will extend given good conditions there seems document which purported to bo a

poorly equipped from the appear-made by Mr. Ronald McNeill for two or three weeks. British no reason why Hongkong should receipt for money paid for the pur ange of the soldiers. The whole

not take an active part in this chuse of the four cars, one of them British Friendliness Praised;

city was thrown into the worst kind (now Baron Cushendun) on the Wireless.

Empire broadcast, Shop windows were subject of the responsible task of a punie. Lisbon, Nev. 6. Admiral Ferraz, who recently hastily thrown up and from noon on which he is undertaking in repre Withdrawing From Grand Canal. returned from China, interviewed, the 27th, until eight o'clock theresenting Britain At the League of

i expressed warm appreciation of was utter confusion everywhere,Nations, in succession to Viscount Chinkiang,-Nov. 6.

The Observer remarks that the the friendly reception he and the the town being full of the wildest Cecil. The propurations for an early re- tirement from Shantung and the other Portuguese received at the rumours: Women were running to Grand Canal, following heavy losses hands of the British commander and fro talking at the top of their speech rang.true in its references commandeered at any price to take a propitious prelude to Mr. Me- during the recent battle, continue, at Shanghai, General Duncan, voices, rickshaws and coolies were to peace and disarmament. It was

boxes and valuables to places of Noll's difficult work at Geneva.

British Wireless, nore junks being commandeered

safety: for the purpose.

AGAINST, HANKOW,

Gen. Yang Sen's Attitude.

Wanhnien, Nov. 5. That Gonora! Yang Sen tur de 'finitely allied himself with Hankaw a adversaries was confirmed when the commander of H.MS. Ten visited the Szechuan leader to-day

Yang Sen is leaving shortly for Ichaug-Naval Wireles

NATIONALIST RETIREMENT.

1.

News tint the Nationalists were heavily defeated in a hip battle 28 confirmed. Large numbers of junks are still being sent to the Grand Canal-Naval Wireless..

Reuter.

YANGTSZE CONDITION."

Troop Movements,

It is not known whether it is the result of the Consul's protest ani demand for an apology, but the re- giment concerned in Friday's un- provoked assault on British members of the A.P.C. staff, has been with tinue to arrive from the South. drawn from the Concession and sent to Nanking,

The withdrawal of the troops leaves the British Conecasion almost clear of soldiers-Naval Wirelena.

It speaks well for the various missions and their influence, and little for the Political Department

."

of the army and the agitators, that THE SYDNEY HARBOUR the former.were in great demand as places to store valuables and refuge for women and chlidren.

DISASTER.

BIG LOCKOUT IN GERMANY.

45,000 TEXTILE WORKERS INVOLVED.

Elberfeld, Nov. 6. The Textile Employers Federa- tion has decided on a lockout on November 7, following the rejec tion of the workers' demand for an increase of wages.

The number of persons involved la 45,000-Reuter.

HOLLAND'S ANTI-DOPE

MEASURE.

FRANCE AND JUGOSLAVIA.

A TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP.

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being the one they were auing for. The plaintiff still demanded that the cars be handed over, but the first defendant refused.

A Special Defence,

Mr. McCallum explained that one of his pleadings would be that the bill of sale was vold. He pointed out that Mr. Turner had a right- under one particular statute to come Belgrade, Nov. 6. The Foreign Minister, M. into court on the one particular dil Marinkovitch, had a long inter- of sale. He (Mr. McCallum) was view with the French Minister, pleading, under another portion of prior to leaving for Paris to sign that statute, but he had not given of Mr. Turner any notice of a special the Franco-Jugoslav treaty friendship. Reuter.

defence.

CONSTANTINOPLE'S POPULATION.

Answering his Lordship, Mr. Mc- Callum said he was pleading that that bill of sale la vald as offending against the Billa of Sale Ordinance, Insofar as that ordinance has a special form of a bill of sale, and the one in questlin deca not comply with that statutory form

Nanking, Nov. 5. Large numbers of troops con- Yesterday 79 carriages full of

The military, the Nationalists troops were counted at the rail-

were also busy and soldiers, and RECOVERY OF DEAD BODIES. way etation.

Sydney, Nov. 6. Soldiers are no longer, in oc-officers were running here and cupation of the British Consulate. there with a look of great import

ance. When the local Consul re- Divers have recovered, three- -Naval Wireless...

quested the officer commanding the more bodies from the ferry-boat troops here for protection for the wreck, at a depth of 70 feat. Tho foreign community, he gave every bodies were found in the shattered

Mr. Turner Lufd he had only assurance that such should be given. remains of the women's cabin,

Constantinople, Nev. G. learned of this five minuto ngo, There is no change in the post-But the day following he fled to which apparently received the full An Opium and Narcotic Bill has

The official census figures give but he did not object, providing hi tion here.

the Consulate for refuge faring the force of the collision. have treops.. Nationalist

There were no bodies in the Chamber with the object of bring the population of Constantinople Lordship would grant an adjourn rohbers would win out. His men mutinied at Fungchow, but the beer to fight it but without vicinity of the cabin. It Is fearing Holland into line with at 700,000, and of Stamboul, at ment if he found himself pre-

ed that other dead are lying on the the International Convention 807,000. Reuter. now taken the tured Wusuck, an important point Nationalist have

bed of the harbour-Reuter

Reuter (Continted on Page 11.)

NANKING PROGRESS.

Against the Hankow Forces.

Shanghai, Nov. 7.

A telezram from Wuhu states

that the Nanking armies have cap

Shanghai Unchanged...

Shanghai, Nov: 8.

on the Hupeh-Anhwei border. It aituation in hand.-Naval Wireless. Is stated also that General Tong (Continued on Page: 14.)

him.

Amsterdam, Nov. 6.

been Introduced in the Second

EXCEEDED BY STAMBOUL.

judiced

(Continued on Payo 14.)