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THE PASSING OF EARL HAIG.

DIES SUDDENLY IN LONDON.

HIS WORK FOR BRITISH LEGION.

WONDERFUL TRIBUTES.

London, Jan. 30. The death is announced of Field Marshal Earl Jalg, O.M., G.C.B., G.C.V.O..

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POLICY.

GERMAN MINISTER'S

AUTHORITIES HAVE JUMPY NERVES

REBUKES.

IMPORTANT

VALUELESS?

Ottawa, Jan 30. IS WORD & MIGHT OF ENGLAND The special train carrying Pre- sident Cosgrave from Montreal was wrecked at Casselman through run- `ning into an open switch,

It is offefully stated that the car carrying Mr. Cosgrave, and "his" party was derailed but remained up| right. None of his party suffered Injuries.

Functions Postponed.

Ottawa, Jan. 30.

ARMY OF OCCUPATION.

RESTS.

(Our Oicn Corred Endent.)

Shanghai, Jan, 30." The Chinese authorities have

developed jumpy nerves due to a Marsh Sun Chuan fang scare, fol lowing, it is alleged, the discovery of a plot with wide ramileations for the recapture of Shanghai,

VIGOROUS PROTEST. BY SOVIET.

"SAVAGE ACTS"! CANNOT GO UNPUNISHED.

READY FOR THE WORST Meetings of protest against the execution of Soviet citizens In Canton have been held in Moscow,

S-4 MISSING IN ATLANTIC FOR TWO DAYS.

Happy Valley.

THE HONGKONG DEBACLE.

SHANGHAPS. AMAZING

BRILLIANCE.

CLARK AND SIMS IN THICK. OF FRAY.

SEPARATED BY GALE,

Another U.S. submarine disaster is foured, following the absence for two days of news of the Sub- marine S-8, which was soparated INTERPORT SOCCER. from the parent ships during a savore gals, in the Atlantic on Saturday.

Amazing is the only adequate word to describe the eventà which Aeroplanes off the U.S.S. Sara-took place on the Pioneer Field.: toga and submarines have been East ground, on Tuesday lost, where searching for the missing sub-

out-

A lively.attack on France, do scribing her mistrust of Germany as hypocrisy, was led by Dr. Stressmann, the German Foreign Agents are said to be working Leningrad, and a number of cities marine without success. The 9-the Hongkong interport team of as- Minister in the Reichstag yesterday stated that there are Sun Chun-in Siberia.

accretly towards a coup; while it is He pointed out that although friend-fang emissarles busy at the Ar ly relations were supposed to exist, senal and in the Turt

Extraordinary rehutions have France was still maintain-

been taken to thwart the threatened uprising.

"Plot", Airists,

Unofficially it is reported that the driver and firemen were killed. Bari Haig died at midnight very-Renter's American Service: unexpectedly. There had been no hint of his lilness, . The photos graphs in the morning papers de- pict the field marshal inspecting it Cardigan House, Richmond on The foreman of the permanent g her Army of Occupa Saturday, the 20th Richmond (Earlway gang was the only fatality in tion, and "pointing machine-guns Haig's Own) Boy Scouts. The the Cosgrave train smash. though and cannon at a nation co-operat flold marshal was looking very the driver and fireman wore ing with the League of Nations. cheerful.Renter.

seriously injured.

Burial at St. Paul's..

Four cars were derailed but the one carrying President Cosgrave

remained on the metals.

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Gormany was not in a position to defend her own frontiers, he said, and he put pertinent ques- tions to Franco drawing her, at

teation to the Locarno Treaty,

Shangai, Jan. 31.

The Moscow papers publish the following statement issued by the People's Commissariat -for Foreign Affairs and signed by Chieherin, the Foreign Commissur,

is a sister-ship to the ill-fated 3-4 sociation footballers were which was sunk with the lose of manoeuvred and outplayed in all des all lives recently, in a collision partments, save goal, and where the with the U.S.S. Spaulding. The much discussed Shanghai eleven message giving the news is us fol-rose to giddy heights of brilliance to establish a record victory in the lows:

history of the Hongkong Telegraph interport football cup, says the. N. C. D. News.

Navy Depariment Report.

Washington, Jan, 30..

The Peoples Commissariat for Foreign Affairs has repeatedly, had to point out that whenever a

Nearly every footballer has aN EX- The Kun Min new ngeney states revolutionary movenient accura in The U.S. Navy Department has cues for defeat, just as the aver that the Bureau-b5 Public Safety any country the enemies of the reported that the Submarine S-4, ge married man has an explanation han ordered the arret, of Marshal Soviet Union invaribaly declare it the sister-ship to the ill-fated S-4, to account for bis late arrival home, Sun Chuan-fang's rent, Cheng has bean, provoked by agents of became suparated from the Sub- but the visitors from the Crown Chun-yen, and also Gen. Li Kuo- the Soviet Government. For in murine Control Force in the Colony can make no excuses for the tung, the ex-Tapun af Klangai; stance, not only the reactionary course of a severe gale a hundred calamity which overtook them on a Yuen Keh-wen, then of Yuan Shi- kal; and Keng Hunting, all of Press, but also members of the miles south of Cape Hatteras. It ground that had been doctored with

to represent the entire national whom it le alleged have been plot-Government of capitalistic coun- has not been heard of since Satur- great skill after the recent heavy rains, to present a foothold in most tries, have long bean endeavouring day. allets in Shanghal-Renter.

places, and if it was strange to those The submarines were on their accustomed to the hard-baked movement in China as a product of way from Hampton Roads to pitches of Hongkong, it also was Soviet policy and the work of Guntanamo, Cuba. Soviet agents.

London, Jan. 30. The great strain of the war Is A large crowd Including many understood to have been the cause members of the Canadian Cabinet Hypocrisy To Demand Security. of the death of Earl Halg. and a military guard of honour Medical expert opinion. It appears, were waiting at Ottawa atation to

Berlin, Jan. 80. holds that a muscle of the Field-syelcome the Irish President in and Germany, with particular reting an uprising against the Nation:

The relations between France Marshal's heart had grown older whose honour a series of imporeference to the Army, of Occupa than the heart itself through fant functions had been arranged tion, formed the subject of a lively atrala, and had collapsed.

for-to-day.

speech by Herr Stresemann In. the Reichstag to-day..

The German Foreign Minister declared that it was nothing but hypocrisy to demand security against Germany, who was not in a position to defend her own fron tiers and the lives and freedom, of the inhabitants...

Earl Haig had come from Edin- burgh to London to spend the week-end and to attend a gather ing of Boy Scouts on. Saturday 'afternoon.

He had consulted a doctor about his health before leaving Scotland and had been advised to proceed. shortly to the Riviera.

Ile, was about to retire when he collapsed at midnight last night at the home of his brother-in-law In London, and dled soon afterwards, He was sixty-six years of age.

Hundreds of massages of con- dolence have been received by Lady Haig during the day.

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It is expected that the deceased Field-Marshal will be interred in St. Paul's Cathedral where the Duke of Wellington, Lord Nelson, Earl Roberts and Lord Wolseley and other great soldiers buried. It is considered possible that Marshal Foch will attend the funeral and it is. also suggested that King Albert of the Belgians may do so.

On learning of the reck, the would-be welcomers dispersed, but a special train was despatched to the scene. of the aceldent to bring Proaldent Cosgrave, and his patty to the capital-Reuter's American Servlet.

It is now learned that nine men were injured in the train smash," three of which are in hospital in a serious condition.

Nine Injured,

"It has byen, sepeatedly des dung, Jan. 31.clared" Herr Stresemann went on, "that machine-guns and cannon must disappear, yet they are still directed, against a nation which was co-operating with the League of Nations, and with which politi- President Cosgrave reached Dical differences or important inter- tawn yesterday afternoon and national questions do not exist." visited the injured men.

It is officially stated that the disaster was quite evidently a pure accident.Reuter'e American Service.

REACHES DUBLIN IN SAFETY.

"PLOT" AGAINST LIFE OF

MR. J. MCNEILL.

Famous 1918 Message. The newspapers devoted their columns to-day to the man who led British arms to victory in the greatest war of all time; and, the famous, "Back to the Wall" message which he issued to the British tropa in 1918 when the Germans launched a heavy offen- aive in direction of Calals is re-ter'a representative, produced. The message startled his Army as much as i heartened them if only because it was the Arst time that the rather aloof Commander-in-Chief hail betrayed a touch of emotionalism,

London, Jan. 30. Many detectives awaited the arrival of the steamer carrying Mr. Jaines McNeill at Kingstown.

Interviewed in Dublin by Reu- the new

He wrote: "Mary amongst us now are tired. To those I would say that victory will belong to the side which holds out the longer. There is no other course open to us but to fight it out. Every post- tion must be held to the last man. There must be no relirement. ...With our backs to the wall and be- Heting in the justice of our cause each one of us must fight on to the end. The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend on

Governor-General of the Irish to take the Free State declined reports of plots against his life "tuo seriously."-Reuter,

were

Elaborate precautiona taken by Scotland Yard to ensure the safety of Mr. James McNeill, when the Dublin police communi- cated information regarding an alleged plot to assassinate the detectives have never left his side.

new Governor-General. Armed

MANTUA DAMAGES

.PROPELLOR.

the conduct of osch one of us at MISHAP IN CHANNEL' ON WAY this critical moment."

Wonderful Tributes. Tribule is paid to Earl Haig's self-abnegation when he consent- ed to the Allied Armies being placed under the unified command of Marshal Foch..

Personal. messages from States mon and Generals are, published in the newspaper.

Mr. Lloyd George, who was Premier during the critical days of the wor anys; My personal relations with Field-Marshal Haig were always

TO EAST.

London, Jan. 30. Bound for Hongkong and Yoko hama,, the P. and O. s.a. Mantua put into Southampton to-day with a damaged propellor. She went to dry-dock and the repairs are likely to occupy three weeks.

The P. and O. 4.8. Mongolia has been sent to Southampton from London to take the Mantus'a pas sengers. She is expected to sail for the East to-night, calling at of the very best. Whatever ar- the usual ports. rangements were made, whether

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Pointed Questions.

Dr. Streseman, in the course of his speech, formulated pointed questions relating to the Locarno Treaties:

CRUSHING DEFEAT OF HUNANESE.

FIFTEEN THOUSAND TAKEN FRISONER

CHANGSHA TAKEN.

Shanghal, Jan. 31. Marshal Pel Chung-hai reports that after the capture of Yochow and Pinklang the Wuhan troops crossed the Mishui River on the 22nd, and attacked the Hunanese forces.

After 48 hours fighting, the 8th, 17th, 18th and 36th Armies were routed, and over fifteen thousand

Torrents of Blood. Thus, the counter-revolutionary generals in that country, who have drowned in torrents of blood the

great revolt of the workers in Can- ton, heaping the corpses of ter tured workers in the street, have manifestod special hatred towards the Soviet citizens who were in Canton and who were among the Arst innumerable victims.

We still have no exact information about the latest events in Canton, but we can say undoubtedly that numbers of Soviet citizens in Can- ton huve died terrible deaths after every possible ill-treatment. We have news from various sources of the tragle end of the Soviet Vice- Consul, Hassis, and we can hardly still be in doubt that this poignant "Is the word and might of Eng-were takon prisoners.

But although the land valueless to those people in Twelve thousand rifles, twenty news is true. France who clamour for still field-guns and fifty machine guns crimes of the Canton generals also fell into the hands of the vic-gainst the Soviet Union are un- precedently serious, heavy reapon- "Does any-une doubt the ability torious troops. of England; together with France,

"The rebels. are retreating to- silty for these cannot be confined

to Canton alone. to cope with the German Reichs-wards Chuchow and Honchowfu," wehr?"

the Marshal concludes, "and we on- tered Changsha on January 25th. The fleeting troops are looling and plundering as they go."-Reuter.

greater security?"

"Has anyone the right to doubt that England will keep her pledged

|word?"

MEXICAN REBELS

ROUTED.

SIXTEEN FEDERAL TROOPS KILLED.

L

MEXICAN PROPOSAL

REJECTED.

PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

DECISIONS,

"Canton Atrocities.".

The new aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Saratoga, the submaring tender, U.S.S. Camden, and seven submarines are now searching for her-Reuter's American Service,

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foreign to the homesters.

No Excuses.

Let it bo stated at once that the visitors have offered no excuses, but are loud in their praiao of the man. ner in which the Shanghai team Other Warships to Search.

adapted themselves to the conditions Washington, Jan. 30. which prevailed. This was the The Nayy Department has or secret of Shanghai's overwhelming dered three light cruisers, and a victory, and it was befitting that, squadron of destroyers to proceed Gash early should demonstrate thạ from Guantanama Bay, Cuba, in essential of giving the ball plenty sourch of the missing submarine, of "air" and "keeping It on the The Department expresses the ground. If over there was an oc opinion that there is no need to casion for this polley, this was it, fear a fatal accident as it is not

touch in bad weather-Reuter. unusual for small vessels to lose

WUHU COMMUNISTS

RAIDED.

AUTHORITIES MAKE SEVERAL ARRESTS.

Wuhu, Jan. 30. Several arrests were made here:

and although the visitors equally to purvey their passes along the were cognizant of the desirability muddy surface, their close passing“ and pattern weaving thatics were rudely devastated by the command- Ing intervention of Shanghai's de fendera, who who seldom were in real difficulties, even with a greasy... ball, and, for the most part, found time to convert their clearances into well made passes to the players In front of them.

Chance of a Classic Struggle.

What a classic struggle the

The political action of the Kuo- when the local authorities raided match would have been under mintang generals against the the Communist headquarters on happier eircumstances, it is hard. Soviet Unfon and its representa-Sunday-Naval Wireless.

tives affects the whole of South China, and the Canton' atrocities were but Its most flagrant muni- festation.

Military Movements.

to divine, from the extent to which the visitors' fabric was rent from top to bottom, but the distinguish- Ichang, Jan. 30. ed football of the Shanghai eleven, Among the reported military individually and collectively, was The political responsibility for movements is that of the 43rd 48 plain as the proverbial plke these atrocities thus rests on all Army, which is believed to be staff, and knowing the individual persone in the region of so-called moving on Ichang from down the abilities possessed by the visiting Nationalist Covernment,

Not river. It is expected that the side, one is loft in astonishell only Generals Chang Fat-kwai and 2nd Army will soon move up the admiration that they should be Li Fook-lum who acted at Canton, river from Shaal-Naval Wireless, made merely the hacks of Shang

haf's combination of craft and but also others, auch as 14. Chai- The Committee of the Pan-sum. Chiang Kai-shek and Pel A thousand Federal troopa en American Conference has unani-Chung-shi, are guilty of these

zeal. aged six hundred rebels entrench-mously rejected the Mexican Pro- ed in the mountains in Michoacan posals that

the, election of the State, and completely routed them, Chairman of the Pan-American Union should go to every country The Federal loses were sixteen by alphabetical rotation. The attack was made on the 27th. killed and twelve wounded. | Renter's American Service..

Mexico City, Jan. 31.

LOOK-OUT FINED.

HAWKERS ENABLED TO EVADE POLICE,

A Chinese of the coolfe class appeared before Mr. W. Schofield. at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on a charge of aiding and abetting an offenca by t street vegetable hawker.

According to Sergeant Har- preaves, the defendant aceing a police. patrol in Shandung Street, ran into Canton Rond and spoke to a hawkor, who, immediately picked up his baskets and eluded the police,

The defendant was fined $10.

Havana, Jan. 31.

crimes.

But responsibility also falla on other forces of world reaction which are hostile to the Soviet Union,"

Instigation of Imperialistä,

It has also taken a step towards the Inclusion of Canada in the

It may be said that a decisive Pan-American deliberations by approving with special reference factor in causing these events was to Canada that the Inter-American the instigation by all the Imperial-, commercial aviation treaty should list and 'White Gunrdist' groups in be sent to all, open adherents in Shanghai, Hongkong and other tha

Western Hemisphere.centres of colonial policy in China, Reuters American Service,"

U.S. NAVAL POLICY.

Hankow Quiet.

Hankow, Jan. 30. Martial law continues in force, although the situation is general- ly quiet-Naval Wireless.

CATHOLIC COLLEGE

DESTROYED.

HALF MILLION STERLING. VIRE IN U.S.

Shanghai's Form.

It may be a chimere, but Shang- hat appeared to play a style of football that is too seldom seen nt the present time. The bulwark of the team perhaps was in the intermediate line,, but the, superh display of the rearguard division equally was admirable and of the forwards nothing but praise"can: be written. All five were. excel- lent as individuals, and, as a. com- bination, match winners. With regard to the visitors from Hong Phlindelphia, Jan. 30.

kong, Clark's display in goal neyor. Fire broke out in the Villa will be forgotten and if Sims for Nova Itoman Catholic College Inst ever was in the thick of the fray, night, the main building being it was for this reason that he was completely destroyed.

more conspicuous than the rest of The conflagration lasted for his colleagues, whose defensive hours and the damage is estimated and attacking structure tottered: to be £500,000 Router's American because of the lack of confidence

in their own organization.

Service,

MAROONED ON HUGE ICEBERGS.

The Goal-scoring.

and by inspiration from London. This fact was perfectly clear, and has now boon confirmed by the jubilations of the English Press.

British. Imperialist reaction must be recognised as the chief PRESIDENT APPROVES FAST motive force of the Canton slaugh ter and the acts of violence per BUILDING.

petrated on Soviet citizens who Washington, Jun. 30.

have been murdered and deported Speaking at the semi-annual The Rollers of the Soviet Union business meeting, are. dabply afflicted. at the death Government

Tho Shangliai Times says: President Coolidge, again, em-of-their comrades, tortured by phusted the need for maintaining henchmen of the South Chinese

Displaying a defense against which a well-balanced Federal budget counter-revolutionaries, but their

the beat efforts of Hongkong proved and reducing the National. Debt, martyr blood has not been shed in

fruitless, and an attack which At the same time, he deprecated | vain...."

combined individual brilliance in stinting activities. vital to the Four hundred million people SIXTY MEN AND HORSES IN each of its members with delightful. safety and well-being of the na- cannot be stopped on their march

variations of the short passing tion,

to emancipation, and those mill-

name land clever opening tactics, The Royal Observatory weather Calling attention to the naval taristic cliques, who from being

Moscow, Jan. 30" Shanghai won the laterport A report states:The anticyclone is programme, President Coolidge leaders of the Nationalist move-A-violent storm in the Sea of nooiation football match against under control of Marshal Foch: TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE stationary: Fresh monsoon may said the plan he endorsed did not ment have become its garotters; voz dotached, several, huga jes- Hongkong on Tuesday by the Whatever might have been his per-

be expected along the South-east contemplate any limitation of will be swept away to the last blocks from the fee-floes on the record score of seven goals to ail. const of China and over the North time as regards the beginning or man. carried out honourably every

surrounding coast, carrying them The game was played on the China Sea.

completion of the tentative pro- particular of the understanding.

A liberated Chinese people will out to Ben with some sixty sledges, baseball ground at the Pioneer The forecast up till noon to gramme, but contemplated the that was arrived at. He behaved Holland, the United States and morrod is:-North winds, fresh, building of ships, as fast as no-not forget the Soviet friends who men and horses marooned on the Field, the football ground till

blocks-Reuterį (Continued on Page 14).

(Continued on Pego 8.). Continued on Page 11.) Cuba was opened to-day-Router. Iovercast at first; finer later.

aibleReuter's American Service:

The 8.8. Comorin is proceeding.

he liked them or not, he very faith-from Algiers to Marseilles to take fully carried out the policy that overland passengers and mails had been laid down. Specially for transfer to Razmák' and Aden. did he show that quality when we-Reuter

decided upon unity of command

and the British Army was placed'

sonal views upon the matter, he

The Hague, Jan. 30. The telephone service between

WİLL BE FINER LATER.

PENIL