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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, AUGUST

1928.

AT, HENLEY REGATTA.

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DAME FORTUNE IN DIVORCE.

BUT COUPLE KEEP ON QUARRELLING.

Paris, July 5.

"Dame Fortune" Intervened

NEGOTIATIONS?

VISIT TO NANKING.

Shanghai, Aug. 3.

It appears that Nanking will be the venue of the negotiations for the revision of the Sino-French, Sino-Italian, and Sino-Belgium Trenties. The date for the com- mencement of these negotiations has not yet been fixed, but it is

STORY.

HOSTILITIES LAST TWO DAYS.

HEAVY CHINESE CASUALTIES INFLICTED.

JAPANESE VERSION.

I

AMAZING VITALITY.

MAN WALKS 1%1⁄2 MILES WITH

FATAL INJURIES.

Amazing vitality was exhibited { by a 57-year old Chinese who walked a mile and a half at Changi with multiple stab wounds from which he subsequently died, says the Struits Times.

When the man finally reached a police-station, having come into lown in a motor-bus with a gashi In the neck whch reached the vorte-i brao, a finger dangling by a strip of skin, and other wounds, he made light of his injuries as he told his

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At 9.20 p.m.-LONG TACK SAM'S WONDERS.

proceeded to stab and slash at him HEART BEATS AND DRUM BEATS!|

understood that, the respective Details of the clash between story to Inspector Uphill. Ile sald Ministers of the three countries Japanese regulars and Chinese that he was a vegetable gardener have agreed to hold the confer-trooper along the Shantung Rull-occupying a hut a mile away from ences with the Chinese Foreign way near Knomi un July 20, the the Changi Road, at the 7 mile, worst fighting since the Tainan He was having his evening meal Ministry in Nanking.

incident of May 30, have been re-when he received the wound at the An unconfirmed telegram points vented in a statement by the Mini-back of his neck. He fell off his but that the German and try of War in Tokyo, according to stool and as he lay on his back he Daniah Ministers Lo China reports from that city.

saw standing above him two arrived in Shanghai from The Government statement put Chinese whom he had never seen Peking this morning en route to the number of Chinese dead at 600, before. One had a dagger, and. Nanking. It is stated that the the Japanese dead at six and the other a long knife, and they German Minister's mission is in wounded 24.

The report revealed that six com- he was covered with multiple connexion with the removal of the German Legation at Peking to panies of Japanese Infantry were injuries. They then left. The Nanking and that the Danlah engaged all Thursday night and Minister's trip is in connexion Friday morning in action with thee were respectably dressed, one with the Sino-Danish Treaty re-Chinese. Previous reports hud esin n khaki and the other in a dark timated the Chinese dend at 600 and sult, of Chinese pattern and they wore hats and shoes. They made the Japanese at seven.

no attempt to take anything from his hut nor did they at any time say anything in reply to his ques- The Chinese contingent of 1,500 tion as to why they were attacking Many telegraphic reports pointerossed into the railway zone on him. They walked away, and to the certainty that at the Fifth Thursday contrary to atanding their victim walked to the main Plenury Session, Commisalouers of Japanese orders that they should road and then a further half mile the Kuomintang "Leftist" Party remain 20 11, about seven miles,

vision.

Political Council System,

Shanghai, Aug. 3,

Gunners in Action.

motorbus.

will launch a severe attack on the outside the railway. They pierced before he boarded a Branch Political Council system, the neutral zone nt a place called He died in hospital the following urging its abolition. The "Left-Chuyangchu, about two miles south day. ists" belleve that this move will of Kuomi.

'It in notified that, at the expira-

result in the concentration of nu- Six companies of Japanese in thority in the hands of the Cen-fantry, supported by a company: tral Government at Nanking. of artillery and one of machine tion of three months, the China gunners were ordered against them. Mining and Metal Company, At present there are five Branch They approached the Chincée late Limited will, unless cause is shown Poitien! Councils-in Cauton, in the evening, and being fired upon to the contrary, be struck of the Hankow, Peking, Kaifeng. and began a stiff attack. Bỷ 11 o'clock register and the Company will be Taiyuanfu, Marshal Feng Yu-jat night they had driven them from dissolved, hsiang, Chairman of the Kaifeng the position, but they continued in Branch Political Council, pursuit until late the following has expressed his intention to afternoon before all had been driven abolish the Council.

from the district,

com-

Declaration Defied,

The motor ship Tennessee, of the Norwegian Africa and Australia Line (Messrs. Wilh. Whilhelmsen), Jeft Singapore an 3rd August and is due here on Thursday, the 9th August at 6 a.m. with cargo from Norway and ports..

. All moderate C. E. C. membera held the view that these Councils should remain, but is a

The War Department's state- promise towards the move of the ment follows: "Left" wing, a prominent Nanking! "Since March 25, when a declara- lender

asserts that the Fifth Lion from headquarters of the Third might know who was approaching Plenary Session could take the Division of the Imperial Army, but the Chinese did not take heed course of cutting down the stationed at Tsingtao was given out but kept on Bring and the danger

au ordering Д guard of the was pressing. thority of the Canton and Peking Shantung railway and protection of "Under the circumstances, the Japanese lives and property there, Japanese army could not realat general peace and order firlik. The Chinese put up a prevalled among the Chinese stubborn fight wth heavy guns Shanghai, Aug. 3. soldiers stationed outside the rail- and attempted to envelop our troops on both the, left and right General Li Chung-yen, a staunch way zone. supporter of Marshal Li Chal-sum,

Councils.

National Congress,

་

"But on July 19 an army of Banks, but our officers and men has declared in Nanking that Im-1.500 under the command of a continued to resist until 10 o'clock disorder WAB mediately after the Fifth Plenary Chinese officer named Ku Shin-at night when Session, the Kuomintang Govern-chun, ignoring the declaration of noticed among the enemy. ment should open the National the Japanese army, crossed over:

Attack. Ordered. Congress, as this would be in the railway line at a place called accordance with the will of the Chuyangehu, about two miles

Thereupon, Major Harumi ordered his entire line to charge founder of the Parly, Dr. Sun Yat-south of Kaomi,

"As there were strong indica-and at 11 o'clock, they reached sen. Tho chlef problem which

tions that they would break, the Chuyangehu, captured the enemy's needs solution at the Fifth Plen- ary Session, adds General Li, islway and disturb the peace of walled quarters and drove them the zone, Major Harumi, who was out toward Hanchinchuang. The Nationalist Government's

main body of the enemy was foreign polley, which should aim stationed with his troops

Kaomi, with the approval of pursued until 7.30 o'clock the next our forces re.

the

at the final abolition of all unequal General Ushijina, Commander of afternoon when case out in court, and reserved his Treaties. | decision.

the Japanese Army in Tsingtao, turned to Chuyangehu and recon- Meanwhile, the

Both. Mr. T. V. Soong and Marled six companies of infantry and contrated, wife learned that a loitery band, which way shal Ld Chat-sum state that they one company of artillery and of part of the couple's little fortune have statements to put before machine gunners to the spot, de- Ushljima, at the report of the still in the hands of the husband, the Fifth Plenary Sesalon.

had won the prize of one million fraics (28,000).

Madame immediately informed

an original manner in a divorce the judge, who thought that this

Leaders Resigned."

Shanghai, Aug. 3. ́

It is reported that, not satisfied

"In the meantime General manding disarmament of the occurrence, concentrated our main Chinese troops on the basis of the force of railway guards at Knomi declaration of the Japanese Com-in readiness to sweep the Chinese mandant..

from the region. He also ordered ease here, but she had only added good fortune might bring about a with the policy of General Chang

Chinese Open Fire...

una battalion of infantry, a com-. to the discord between husband reconciliation.

pany of cavalry and two com "While still approaching at the panies with fold guns from Tsing- and wife, and greatly embarrassed He called the couple to his office,lauch-liang, General Yang Yu- the judge.

but, to his surprise, he found that ting. Chief of Staff of the Fongtien range of about 1,000. metres north tao, also for reserve.

"During the fighting the enemy Having failed to reconelle the they were both more determined Army, has announced his inten- of, Chuyangchu at 4.15 o'clock in

tion to retire from all political the afternoon, the Chinese. army lost 500 man, Including a rogi- couple, the judge had heard the than ever to be divorced,

activities: He indicates that he suddenly opened fire. The mental commander, while

up the army lost alx-men dead, and 24 Printed and Published for the Propriators by ALFRED MORLEY,will make an extensive, tour in Japanese army held

'foreign countries.

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