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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

#36 ANNUM

TEL. C. 269.

FOUNDED I+Я¬+RF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1927. BÆTAT OP HUNTI

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FALL OF HANKOW IMMINENT.

RIVAL ARMIES

HEAVILY

· ENGAGED.

ATTACKERS ONLY 40 MILES FROM CITY.

UNREST AT CHINKIANG.

The principal news to-day in the China situation is that in spite of offering much resistance to the armies of Nanking, General Tang Seng-chi's defenders of Hankow are being forced to retreat. The imminent arrival of Nanking forces at Hankow has increased tension at that port and there is much disorganisation.

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BRITISH TRADE ON UP GRADE.

BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR

OCTOBER. !

ARMISTICE DAY.

LONDON'S SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE.

POPPY DAY SALES FIGURES.

GRATIFYING RESPONSE BY

COLONY.

BUICK

1928

Luxury-guch as Cleopatra nover knew Bulck for 1928-now display.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1248 or 1847.

33, Wong Kel Chung Road,

Happy Valley,

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts.

The popular song of the Bolshe- The gentleman who is adver tising for a dancing and golfing viks has been changed from the THE ALLIES TRIBUTES.

partner for the season, must be "Internationale" to "Red, Red, INCREASED TOTAL EXPECTED confident that he will not be Robbing." TEN MONTHS' INCREASE.

bunkered. London, Nov. 11.

A Chinese firm in Des Voeux The Colony made a splendid res ifu London, Nov. 11,

This evening, one of the most

After their bout, Scott must Road advertises Port Sausages. An improvement in.. British impressive celebrations "of the ponse yesterday to Earl Haig's have decided that Hansen is as You can almost hear them wine.

Poppy Day Appeal, the street eales Hansen does. Overseas Trade for October is re-Armistice is being hold.

Sentences on appeal in the Ten thousand men and women,alone amounting to over $6,500

Because of the new road to the Shanghai courts are as Zia again corded in the Board of Trade re

from all parts of the Homo while the results of the self-or- turn issued to-day.

country and overseas Dominione,

have an excuse for not, going. to-who served in the Great War, are anised sales in the Kowloon and K.C.C., members will no longer as those originally inflicted.

☐ ☐ ad-assembled in the Albert Hall taking Talkoo Docks have still to come stal home

part in the "Remembrance in.

about £30,500,000.

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"Lady gives general massage," - states. 3 Shanghai

paper's announcement. Some of those Chinese Generals certainly need it.

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The exports for the month talled £61,000,000, being an

A stray bat from the belfry vance of half a million as com. Fastival," They are joined in sing- In Hongkong over $4,800 was pared with September, while the ing the songs that cheered and

branches being the launch loaned classified as higher education?"

Walter has won the American imports amounted to £105,000,000, heartened them during the war raised, one of the most successful "Can flying at $30 per lesson, bo

The recent find weather has professional golf championship being an increase of three millions The Prince of Wales will deliver by the Hongkong and Shanghai

an address at the

close of Bank, which dressed with an over-taken people the more completely Hagen. the festival. These proceed-

all festoon of poppies, and man- as compared with September.

A comparison of the first tenings will be broadcast to the Brined by ladies who made the round of by surprise from its having been

"Talking of the Shanghai mind, months of the present year with tish Empire from Chelmsford, and the ships in Harbour, and took predicted by the Observatory.

and of greyhounds, it appears to the same period of 1926 shows that to the British Isles from Daven- their Armistice Day toll.

Humour Test: A man went to be proved beyond doubt that Vessels on the Yangtsze have been subjected to further firing the increase in exports during that try For the first time, the Prince is The Kowloon street sales were a the doctor and explained that he Shanghai has gone to the dogs.

period from the banks, and at Spit Hill, which is 40 miles below. Hankow,hough the increase during Octo-sending a message which may be trife lower than last year's figure, had a splinter in his tongue

One of the practising attorneys not include the proceeds of the Time allowed, five seconds. throughout the world.

In the Shanghai Provisional Court where the Hankow-Nanking. armies are heavily engaged, it isber was not great the last three heard by ali British subjects but the $1,700 already paid in does through having upset his beer.

or four months have actually been At the same time, an even Ho Mun Tin district sales, which

is a Mr. Moow. He should be in dangerous for boats to pass.

responsible for the greater part of

gathering greater

which were carried out by the Misses According to a contemporary request by prisonera eligible for

We are the "cat." the increase of the ten months, taking place in Hyde Park Mercedes da Roza, C. da Roza, G. Violet Ray Baths.""

celebrate the Occasion Barros, E. Barros, M. Figueirido, glad to learn that.

☐ ☐ thus showing that the export trade will

Of the stars appearing in of the country has received an ex-in a similar manner, and listen to María da Roza, and A. da Roza. traordinary impetus in a short the broadcast, of the Prince's The report of the Civil Service Betting is understood to be 5 "That's my Baby" apparently the time. Coal has almost reached speech. When the Albert Hall the level of 1925 and iron and meeting ends, the audience will collection shows that the ladies to 4 that Alekhine will win the most important is not mentioned steel manufactures are actually forma precession, marshailed by collected $210.10. This effort was 75th game from Capablanca. £1,000,000, above those of 1925. the British Legion and march to organised by Mrs. B. E. Maughan,

"Reador"You get full marks dis-The volume of exports of machi-the Cenotaph. A thousand torches and Indies assisting were Mrs.

nory, too,, is almost equivalent to will be borne in the procession, R.R. Wood, the Misses K. Grimes, this wook as a trier but your effort roulette party this week. Wheel

which will be led by the bands of K. Clarke, M. Clarke, A. McKay won't pass. Some Kowloon girls done!

Other assis are so beautiful that no-one looks the Grenadier and Irish Guards. and Miss Murphy. Imports for first ten months of A contingent from Hyde Park will tants were Masters D. McKay and at their ankles. this year, however, declined by swell the numbers of the pilgrim-Sea Scout R. Wood: nearly £10,000,000 on 1926 and age. over £67.000.000 on 1925.--British Wireless.

At Chinking, the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs is afraid that he will not be able to control the military, and he has therefore intimated that he cannot guaranten the safety of Britishers visiting

the Concession.

HI.M.S. Robin, operating near Dosing, was able yesterday to go to the aid of a tow boat which was being fired on by pirates. The gunboat fired at the bandits with her main armament and persed the bandits.

BRITISH GUNBOAT SHELLS PIRATES.

Hankow, Nov. 12.

From the Yangisze area it is

two years ago.

Aug-

Other Efforts. At the Cenotaph; a simple cere-

Big individual efforts to mony will take place this evening. and a wreath will be laid on behalf ment the proceeds of the Poppy. of ex-service men and women of Day returns were made by many the British Empire. Trumpeters local clubs and association, and and Tenth Hussars, will sound the sources will exceed the sum raised Last Post and Fereille, after which by poppy sales. the hymn "Ahide with me" and the National Anthem will concludes A "SATISFACTORY" DISCUS this great tribute of war veterans.

SION.

British Wirdless.

AFFAIR.

Increasing tension is evident reported that all ships passing THE BLUE NILE DAM of the Life Guards, Royal Guards probably the amounts from these among the Chinese population. Spit Hill, about forty miles below which is watching events closely. Hankow, are subjected to fire from Advices from the fighting zone beth rifles and field guns. Troops about forty miles from Bankow of both the Nanking and Hankow Indicate that although the Wuhan armies appear to be concerned. -

For two or three days the oppos- troops are offering stubborn re- sistance and heavy losses are being factions have been heavily

Doctor Warngeh Martin, on his ing suffered by both Nanking and engaged in the reigbourhood of own initiative, visited the Foreign Hankow, the troops loyal to Gep. Spit Hill and it is dangerous for Office to-day and discussed with "Tang Seng-chi are being forced any vessel to attempt to pass dur-the appropriate officials the mat iers raised in reports regarding his ing the dark hours.Nden! Wires visit to America. to retire.

leas,

It is felt in Jankow that the ar rival of the Nanking forces is im- minent, and the disorganisation which will naturally result in the city's affairs is providing cause. for apprehension among both for eigners and Chinese-Naval Wire.

loss.

BANDITS SHELLED,

THE RESERVISTS.

London, Nov. 11.

The conversation was of an en- tirely satisfactory nature Dr. Martin will shortly leave London on his return to Abyssinia. British Wireless.

that's Mars.

Police arrests were made at

The local cinema which screen-

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ed "Along Came Ruth" took no When two or three motorists notice, howover, of Miss Eldor's are gathered together, there is a Atlantic flight.

ㄖㄖ lot of gas expended.

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The Shanghai Police aro faking What makes those Mexican petting parties to capture highway robbers, but the captives will not troops so revolting?

be charged with petty offences.

And so

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"Killa son, for no reason," says

Part of "Merrie England" deals a newspaper headline many fathers having such good with the balting of a witch, but which lady is to be the witch; cause!

which is the witch which is to be switched, is not yet known.

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The auction at the Hongkong Club during the timin faterval

Respect for traffe signals has yesterday was most successful, the record sum of $1,530 being raised grown in the last few years, but The Prince's Address. from, this source combined with some men still insist on driving

London, Nov, 11. the raffle. Engr. Commdr. Bedells according to their own lights. An audience of 10,000, including conducted the sale assisted by Mr.

To-day's knowledge test: "Who many ox-servicemen, was present W. Logan, poppies, posters and at the Remembrance Festival in other articles going at remark-invented the sausage and why?" "What Price Glory?" We'll wait the Albert Hall. The enthusiastic able prices. community sang songs popular in wartime.

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Provision on Return.

London, Nov. 11. The reference is to the alleged day In the House of Commons, reply-granting by Dr. Martin, the Ahys- a day of ing. to Mr. Neil McLean, Sir Lam-ainian plenipotentiary to ing Worthington Evans stated that Amercan company, of the conces sion to build a dam on the Blue out of 408 section A reservista Nile. of the Shanghal Defence Force who had already been re-transfer- red to the reserve, 247 had left return to the employment to

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GERM OF ANOTHER LOCARNO.

The special effort of the Kow- and see. loon Cricket Club realised a figure

There is no truth in the story. that Bias Bay will be renamed Repulse Bay.

While the Police make lines at

Pedder Street, the prisoners make- tracks at Victoria Gaol.

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Admittance prices to the sim

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There will be several Balls and

a great many dances this year.

00 Certain Singhs appeared at the Court this week, but their aonga were not in harmony.

The programme was broadcast.

in the region of $1,10 Brisk:

Art Criticism: A small Peak "That's My Baby” remained at all over the Empire, and to Ameri-bidding at the auction followed girl was heard the other day to Pa.

the announcement of the raffle-re- say of Michael Strogoff that he The Prince of Wales, addressing sult: No. 105 (Mr. H. E. Gardner) was only pretending his "old comrades and friends," said that Armistice Day, once aham; No. 113 (Mr. D. Pagan),

case of whisky. A rather amus- A paradox: Those who sAW of rejoicing, was now

ing feature of the gathering as the Frobisher sale said it was ́A remembrance. "If

good buy.

☐ ☐ an we are to save ourselves and associated with a number of

Their News from a contemporary those coming after us from even officers of the Queen's Royal Regi- a more frightful renewal of the ment who were present.

The Chinese who admittedly sufferings of the Great War we tunics were divested of some of observing a large paper-bag must, by every action and every-the buttons which were put into outside the church, an expert broke into a Wanchai, house to approached and found that it con- steal a pair of trousers may be day conversation, even by our very the auction forthwith. ;| thoughts, seek to ensure peace." The charity football match or- tained a bun and seven rebate

of the peace. Subsequently the torchlight pro- cession Jaid wreaths on the Ceno-ganised by the Hongkong Football forms belonging to a chandler said to have committed breeches Association was splendidly up-from Aberdeen. The police ara

watching the expert." taph. Reuter.

ported, and it is thought that last In France.

year's figure of $1,200 will be ex Paris, Nov. 11. Armistice Day was celebrated ceeded by nearly fifty per cent.. in a chilling drizzle.

This evening the V.R.C. Is mak- There was a striking scene at ing a special effort in connexion the Arc de Triomphe, President with a carnival dance which has Doumergue attending surrounded been arranged.

FRANCE AND YUGO SLAVIA SIGN NEW PACT.

A West River Incident.

Canton, Nov. 12. Bandits have been very active in the Suinam region since the colours. end of October: On October 30th, He had no definite Information they led an attack on Sainam city, as to how many had found cm- but were repulsed by the Mer-,ployment. The A reservists, on chant Volunteers."

re-transfer to the reserve, receiv Another abortive attack was ed 14 days' leave with full pay made on October 7th, the bandits and allowances, and payment of losing many men, while yesterday £10 in respect of each man was

M. Briand and M. Marinkovitch, by French and Allied military and the attention of the bandite was made from the army funds to the the Yuzo-Slav Foreign Minister, naval representatives, and the directed at the Dosing-Sainam unemployment fund, as the result signed the Franco-Yugo-Slavian huge crowd baring their heads as towboat. They fired on her from of which he was able to draw un treaty of friendship and arbitra- the two minutes silence was Sun Sha Island at about noon yes- employment benefit for 26 weeks tion at the Quai D'Orsay this after-observed, after which the tomb of terday, but fortunately H.M.S. Ro- if he could not find employment. bin appeared on the scene, her No special maintenance allowance op. commander ordering fire to be was payable.-Reuter.

opened with her main armament.

The bandits dispersed in con- fusion after the discharge of a few shells-Naval Wireless.

TROOPS OUT OF HAND.

Fears at Chinking.

-Chinkiang, Nov. 12.

PEKING.CLAIMS.

Fall of Kweihua,

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Peking, Nov. 11. The Ankuochun claim the cap- ture of Kweihua at the extremity of the Peking-Suniyuna railway. There are now more than 60.000 Fongtien troops in north Shansi The large number of troops now holding the whole railway with in Chinking, some having come Hwaijen the furthermost town from the North bank, are getting occupied on the march to Taiyuan- out of hand on the admission of fu.

A message received by the

the Chinese Commissioner for For- eign Affairs.

In a communication to the Bri- Cabinet to-day from Chang Chung- tish Consul he has stated that he chang claims that the Chihli-Shan-

Paris, Nov. 11.

the Unknown Warrior was heaped with wreatha-Reuter

H. Briand in a statement to

In Belgium." pressmen emphasised that the

Brussels, Nov. 11. treaty contained nothing directed

Despite the cold and a fall of against anyone, and might even be the germ of a new Locarno pactsnow, Armistice Day was marked by touching ceremonies all over Reuter.

Belgium.

SHIPMASTER'S BIG FINE.

DUTCH COMPANY TAKING ACTION.

Rotterdam, Nov; 11.

FASCISM AND THE SYNDICALISTS.

VOTING ACCORDING TO MERIT.

Query: What is the most effec- tive way to deport undesirables from Hongkong? Ans. Send them to Victoria Gaol.

☐ ☐ According to a wireless report, Manila has been heard in Call- fornia. This is probably the first llatened to anything the Filipinos. time on record that America has

had to say.

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A headline we never hope to

By firing at the rudder of the read: "Poor Attendance at Frac Irene, the commander of LA adopt- tice Dances,

Scots Local Despondent."

The Watchmen's Bill seems to be in for a peek of trouble.

"Indignant The story of the Scotsman and last year's flower is described by MacWhirter as "poppycock."

ed stern measures.

Two novels have been published at Home under the same name. Both had the same motive, but there is nothing novel in that.

Cheese is being advertised for sale in cartons. According to some-it should be in handcuffs.

A cook-boy attended the Queen's・・

Yesterday's collection was a Theatre last week, hoping to gain knowledge from "Michael extremely poppy-lar one. Strogoff. He was stated to be a

Rome, Nov. 11 The Grand Fascist Council has Their Majesties the King and decided to reduce the membership

of the National Assembly to 400.. Queen, and members of the Gov- Great productive economic organi ernment, placed wreaths on the tomb of the Unknown Warrior at sations will have the right to no secrot currier. eleven in the morning, after which minate a certain number of co there was a minute's silence candidates.

Reuter

OBITUARY.

Only those who by their services Historic Compiegne Function, to syndicalism have proved active Compiegne, Nov. 11 elements in national life, will be In a clearing in Compiegne forest, entitled to vote. the railway coach in which the Armistice was signed was cereThese reforms will be incor- The Holland-Australia Line, moniously established on the very porated in a Bill-Reuter. fa not in a position to control the tung forces north of the Yellow owners of the steamer Almkerk, not where it stood on the memor

Rivor have crossed over and on- whose captain was recently fined, able occasion nine years ago. Mar- military, and therefore cannot tored Kalteng, cutting off the £5,000 by the Perth (West Aushal Foch and Admiral Sir George guarantee the safety of British Kuomintang retreat, but no con-tralia) tribunal for having pro- Hope were presenta subjects visiting the British Confirmation of the report is obtain-hibited Chinese immigrants

On the conclusion of the core- cession Naval Wirelcas.

aboard, han decided to replace all mony, Colonel Mott, the United Aslatie hands on the Almkerk by States military attache, present- A WELL-KNOWN FINANCIER, Dutchmen Reuter.

ed Marshal Foch with the gold

New York, Nov. 11. It will be recalled that the medal worn by the presidents of captain of the Almkerk was the American Legion. The Mar The death has occurred of the charged in Perth after a number of shal, was deeply touched, and ex-well-known financier and philan- Chinese stowaways had been found pressed his thanks in moving thropist, Mr. James Cox Brady

terms Reuter on board his akipit dh

FIRING ON YANGTSZE.

Dangers for Vessels.

Shanghai, Nov. 12. Marahal Chiang Kai-shek has returned to Shanghai from Japan.

able, Reuter.

Pautnu Captured.

Tientsin, Nov. 11. The Fention army captured Fau tau yesterday morning. Through train service on the Peking-Slu- yang line has been resumed-Wai Kiu Yat Po

Peuters American Service.

whether These debaters on According to the pirates point women have justified themselves spoils a career, appear to have of view, the Hydrangos is a much in business, and whether marriage over-rated flower.

overlooked the fact that the best way for a woman to get a man's The population of Turkey is wages is by marrying him. officially stated to be 14 millions. About 2,000 of these are not wives.

"Stone walls do not a prison make, og

Nor iron bara a cage",

Reincarnationists who are also poetry lovers, should assist the authorities In delivering that The meanest man in Hongkong Poste Restante letter addressed to yesterday was he who rushed past W. Shakespeare.

the poppy sellers during the two minutes silence. Talking about dogs, what is 00– most urgently required in this Colony is a lethal chambers

MacWhirter, has offered to test this year's harvin, Nothing could

be fairer than that wer

A lady was recently admitted to hospital after an accident with her sewing machine. Ope theory 18 that she tried the wrong hand, as usual.