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二十日十二月四

CANTON ARMY IS 'KING' AMANULLAH SUN YAT-SEN TRAIN WATER IN STORAGE SHIPPING MISHAP

IN BOMBAY,

ADVANCING.

GENERAL ATTACK ON WUCHOW ARRANGED:

KWANGSI OFFICIALS PREPAR- ING TO LEAVE.

CONDOLENCES BY PATHANS & MAHOMMEDANS.

STAYING AT HOTEL.

Bombay, May 27. Defeated in his last big effort to recapture tho throne of Afghanistan, Amunallah and ex- Queen Sourlya arrived at Bombay SHIUHING CAPTURED. from Kandahar to-day.

Their special train was mot by| Canton, May 27. a representative of the Bombay Following the capture of Shtu-Government, which made special arrangements for the care of the hing, the Canton Army is now pre-ex-King and his party. The public paring for a general attack on were excluded from the platform. Wuchow, which is its next objec dive.

The Canton advance up the West River has continued uninterrupt ed, and it is now established that the town of Szewu, north of Sam shuf, which was recently occupied by the Kwangsi forces, is now clear

MYSTERY.

STRANGE REPORTS IN SHANGHAI.

REMAINS TRAVELLING BY A STEAMER?

DECREASING.

SHRINKAGE OF 36,000,000

GALLONS LAST WEEK.

LATEST STATISTICS.

The latest return issued by the Water Authority show that the amount of water in storage yester- day was considerably less than a week previously, the decrease, .tak-

DANGERS,

LONDON CONFERENCE PROPOSALS..

MOTOR LIFE-BOATS ON THE BIGGER LINERS.

PERIOD OF MOURNING.ing both the in being no less than THE TITANIC TRAGEDY.

Shanghai, May 28,

The British Minister to China (Sir Miles Lampson) and the Japanese Minister have boarded a to Nanking for the ceremonies at Japanese warship which is going the State Funeral of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Father of the drove off Revolution,

Amanullah looked extremely de- pressed and fatigued on Ida arrival. There was little delay at the station. Amanullah rapidly laa Itolls Royce, amid shouts of "Allala Hu Akbar" uod from Peking are travelling by Other Ministers and dignitaries is Grent) from the crowd Mahommedans and Pathans placed at their disposal by the of special trains which have been

An official telegram which reach-

Chinese authorities, who have ed Canten yesterday from the immediately in other cars, while the reception at Nanking of for

The Queen and others followed made remarkable preparations for District Governor in the Samshulam ambulance with nurses, which eigns, officials. region stated that the Kwangsi was kept in readiness in view of

of the enemy.

sembled outside the station.

into account,

90.04 million gallons. The state- ment is as follows:

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SURREY'S CRICKET

SLUMP

WRETCHED BATTING DISPLAY AT OLD TRAFFORD,

AN INNINGS DEFEAT.

STRANGE NANKING REPORTS.

CHENGCHOW FALLS TO

·HAN FU-CHU!

HAS FENG'S COMMANDER TURNED TRAITOR?

London, May 27. Lancashire defeated Surrey by! an innings and 111 runs in the county match at Old Trafford, the display of batting, and Richard FOREIGN ȘCEPTICISM. match being completed in two daya. Surroy gave a wretched Tyldesley claimed 11 wickets in the match for. 85 rung,

London. May' 27, reservoirs on the morning of Mon-

The total storage in the island' day, 27th May, amounted to 261,05 life-saving appliances in passon- first, but the whole side was dis-circles, are extremely sceptical,

The subject of boats and other

Shanghai, May 27. Surrey won the toss and batted While usually well-informed

of 22.32 million gallons during the aideration by a special committee wickets for 31 runs. million gallons, showing a decrease ger ships has been under con- 102 runs, Dick Tyldesley taking brovolt on the part of General Han missed in a couple of hours for Nanking peralistently reports a past week, the amounted collected from streams being 7.96 million of the International Conference on

Fu-chu, one of the most influential gallons.

In reply, Lancashire compiled of Marshal Fong Yu-hsiang's com

only previous International Con-lead of 323. the Safety of Life at Sen, which the formidable total of 425 runs is now sitting in London.

manders. The for 7 wickets and declared, with a The latest news, indeed, goes the loss of the Titanic and very Watson also completed his Brate of the finest that Feng Yu- ference was held in 1914 following splendidly for 109 (not cut) while ing that Han Fu-chu's forces, Halliday batted much further than this, suggest

great public interest was centred century of the season, scoring 106. slang possesses, have come into in this question of life-saving Batting a second time, Surrey forces under General Sun Liang- collision with other Kuominchun appliances,

were distaissed for 212, Tyldesley cheng. taking 6 wickets for 64 runs,

ed to 33.86 million gallons, and in- The week's consumption amount

across the harbour from Kowloon eludes 2.10 million gallons brought to the tanks on the waterfront and Refinery supply. .88 million gallons from the Taikoo

The total storage in the mainland

102.18 million gallons, showing a reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, 27th May, amounted to

The Life-bonta on the Titanic were sufficient for 1,178 persons but only 652 left the Titanie in

It is semi-officially reported in At Gravesend, Kent made short Nanking that a message has been work of Northants, winning by received from Han Fu-chu, de- missed for 117 (Wright 5 for 34)

troops were retreating towards een Souriya's imminent eon-Chiang Kai-shek is leaving for It is understood that Marshal Kwangning, and the region around anement, drove away empty. Szewu is now completely in the

Hachowfu to-day to meet the The ex-King and his party are magnificent blue-painted train in decrease of 13.72 million gallons the, bosts out of a total of 2,201ten wickets, Northants were dis-finitely denouncing the "Christian" hands of Canton forces. Tele- graphic communication between

which the remains of Dr. Sun Yat- Canton and Shiuhing was restored on Saturday.

Military Conference.

On Saturday, the military au thorities in Canton held an impor- tant conference at which detailed plans

for the attack Wuchow were discussed. The con- ference was resumed on Sunday, and it was decided that the head-

on

staying at the Taj Mahal Hotel,

The about of "Allah Hu Akbar" sen are supposed to be travelling

the Mahommedan ery of con-to Nanking." dolence, usually used at funerals and at other troublous times.- Reuter,

EXPANDING BUYING POWER OF EAST.

Train Mystery.

Shanghai officials and editors, however, regard as singular the complete absence of despatches regarding the whereabouts of the special train bearing the remains. The train was last reported, after its departure from Peking, to: have arrived

оп Sunday

at

quarters of the expeditionary force RECORD TONNAGE THROUGH Tientsin. It was also reported to

should be established at Samshui, with front headquarters at Shiu- hing.

SUEZ CANAL.

Paris, May 27. Reports from the East River dis- Tonnage passing through the trict are also favourable to Canton. Suez Canal during 1928 establish The pro-Kwangal troops owing ed a new record, being early allegiance to General Hsu King-32,000,000, or three millions in tong have now rotreated to Lin-excess of the previous best which ping, north of Hoyuen. They have was made in 1927. been completely broken up and are not likely to cause further auxiety to the Canton Government.

Troops under the command of Tsal Ting-kai and Chan Wei-yen are to be withdrawn from the East River Irint and assigned to the attack on Wuchow.

Captured General,

I

fewer due to the transportation of The number of passengers was fewer troops in China,

came

have left Tientsin on its southward journey, but no news of it has been received..

were

circles that the remains

It is now reported in Chinese transferred secretly at Tientsin to a steamer which is en route to Nanking.

Period of Mourning.

of

In connexion with the period of The British flag was still a long ment to commemorate

mourning ordered by the Govern- way ahead of the remainder, with Funeral, proprietors of Shanghai the Sinte 6.8 per cent. of the total. After cinemas and cabarets and other Great Britain,

Holland, Germany, France, and Italy in

places of amusement, many which are that degbence.

foreign-owned, but The increased tonnage is located in Chinese territory, ad- Information gathered in Cantonaccounted for by the expanding joining the International Suffle-

against the enforced closing im posed.

The Government has ordered that all places of amusement shall be closed for seven days.— Our Own Correspondent,

is to the effect that General Wang buying power of the East.-Reuter, are protesting vigorously

Ying-yu, of the Kwangsi forces, who was recently captured on the North River front, still remains in custody in Canton,

He will not, it is believed, be tried in Canton. General Chon Chaf-long has asked for, jinstruc- tions from the Central Government | as to what shall happen to the cap- tured General, and it is believed. that he will be sent to Nanking abourd the gunbont Kiang Yuen.--- Ban Chung Po

Shipping Position.

Canton, May 27.

PENANG TO LONDON BY MOTOR-CAR.

دي وجميعي حديد

ADVENTUROUS TRIP BY TWO

INDIANS,

London, May 27.

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Canton in Mourning.

Caulon, May 27. The national period of mourning

ELECTION "BETTING"

AT LLOYD'S.

Conservatives and Labour

Very Close.

LIBERALS NOT IN IT.

London May 27. Election Insurance; effected at Lloyd's yesterday are equl- valent to odds of 10/6 against a Conservative majority. 2/1 against a Labour majority and 50/1 against a Liberal majority. Reuter.

1.

persons on board.

The popular demand was for bonts for all and the 1914 Confer- ence made a provision to meet this demand.

Convention Standard, The Convention of 1914 has nover come into operation as 1 convention, but national regula.

to which Kent replied with 261 General for plunging Hanan into.

war, explaining his embarrassed (V. W. C. Jupp, 5 for 60).

Northants were then dismissed position, and asking Nanking to a second time, on this occasion despatch troops into Honan imme- scoring 103, leaving Kent to get diately. Nanking adds that Han's 21 runs to win, runs which were forces at Sigman.

troops are engaged with pro-Ferig knocked off without loss.-Router.

Propaganda?

tions contain many of the Con- TENNIS TOURNAMENT lomiss these stories as Nanking

vention provisions and for some years past practically all ocean- going passenger ships have beon

IN PARIS.

fitted to comply with the conven- COCHET AND MISS BENNETT tion standard as regards the num- ber of lifeboats carried...

Experience gained since 1914, however, has shown the necessity

REACH FINAL

Parle, May 27. One of the keenest tusales in for boats being carried so as to the French Hardcourt champion

Foreign circles are inclined to propaganda for the purpose of checking othor leadors in the lot with Ferg. It is somewhat country from throwing in their

strange, however, that the Chinese are accepting the reports.

Nanking reports say that troops

of General Sun Liang-chơng have now been ordered to concentrato

be readily available for launching, ships was seen in the semi-final of at Chongchow and at Kaifong and and it has also been proved that the Mixed Doubas to-day when H. that some of Sun Liang-chong's, where this requirement is not com- Cochet (France) and Miss Elleen force have clashed with the "Feng plied with the provision of a large Bennett (Great Britain). defeated rebele" near Chengchow. number of lifeboats may even be R. Lacoste and Madame La Faurie

a source of danger,

Prompt Handling.

during the past week.

Capture of Chengchow?

ing supplies to water boats and

(France) in straight sets. The The week's consumption, includ- Hongkong, amounted to 25.36 mi)-

first set ended: nt 7-5 and the Reports from Marshal Chiang second at 8-6, both pairs playing Kai-shek's headquarters go on to The life-saving appliances com-brilliantly..

any that in a circular telegram lion gallons,

mittee of the present conference Cochet and Miss Bennett will General Han Fu-chu has declared The yield from streams during have, therefore, kept before them meet F. T. Hunter and Miss Helen his intention to direct his troops the week was, therefore, 11.04 mil- two main points, firstly, that all Wills (U.S.A.) in the final of the to capture Chengchow from Sun shows that the total rainfall since secondly, that lion gallons.

life-saving appliances on a competition.

Liang-clieng, and that his repre- To-day's Observatory report ship shall be readily available, and The projected ban of barelegentatives have arrived at Wushon- they shall be tennis is the solo topic of con-wan to confer with Nanking January 1st has been 10.18 inches, fadequate.

versation among the lady tennis leaders. Wushenkwan is in the rainst an average of 21.80 inches,

On this matter the committee's players at Auteuil. Miss Wills Honan-Hupeh borders. proposals are, firstly, that every says she will recognise the pre- A later Nanking report gives the lifeboat on board should be so ference of the various authorities, startling Information that "turn- carried as to be readily available Renter.

coat" Han Fu-chu has captured In an emergenéy and that no boat

Chenehow after a brief engage- should be carried which will

ment with Sun Linng-cheng. impede the prompt handling of "MOPPING MABEL" TO awaiting news from sources other Foreign clreles are, however, than Nanking military headquar ters before accepting these ports.

LONDON TEA MARKET BENEFITING.

for the State Burial of the late DUTCH IMPORTERS AND DUTY [secondly, that these readily avall

Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Nanking began here yesterday, Sunday,

All

places of amusement,

A somewhat remarkable motor ing Journey has heen completed by

ABOLITION,

Teu

The Hague, May 27. importers have made

tho

the arrival in London to-day of picture palaces, theatres, night

two Indians, M. Conagasaby and restaurants, etc., have been closed farther representations to Naval wireless messages re-strenuous driving. ceived from H.M.S. Cleals in the

the boats that are available, and

able boats on ocean-going passen- ger ships should provide accom modation for all persons on board. Special Life Buoys,

RETIRE.

WOMEN "DRY" ENTHUSIAST FEELING UPSET,

Washington, May, 27.

re-

Sun Chuan-fang.

.A

new development in the military and political situation

G. Pillay, after eight months of for seven days and no sing-song Finance Minister, Heer Do Goor,

They started from Penang and girls are allowed in the tea houses. contending that the abolition of . In addition, the committee West River and from 11.M.S. Moth in the course of adventurousity are flying the Nationalist flag Government will place the London tus be provided which will float in Willebrandt, the Assistant At-Northern militariste, including the All the buildings throughout the the ten duty by the British Propose that light buoyant appara- at Wuchow indicate that the traversing of over 11,000 miles, half mast and all soldiers, Market in a much more favourable the sea and provide persona with

It is officially stated that the West River is open to merchant hipping as far as Shinhing as

The trip was accomplished in a British light car.---Reuter.

Sun

One of the keenest of the Gov-affecting the Feng-Chiang, quarrel ernment "Drys," Mrs. Mohel is the reported alliance with Nan- of a number of former Kwangsi Army is still in full re- they have had to pass through sallora and government employees position than Amsterdam. trent, and that the Kwangs! snow-drifts, mud and a trackless are wearing black brassards,

something to which they can torney General, and the leading die-hard" of the former Chang. officials are preparing to leave desert.

Chinese gunboats in port are Wuchow.

General The importers pointed out that cling if, by reason of the rapid photo of charges of violating Tso-lin regime, also flying their flags at half mast. even now a larger quantity of sinking of a vessel, it has been the Prohibitions Laws, has to-day Chuan-fang.

The period of mourning is to London than to Holland.

Dutch East Indies ten goes to impossible to get them away on nunced her early retirement

from office.

It is reported that through the boats. last for seven days.

Intermediary of General Chang Heer De Geer has replied to the

definite Such apparatus is a

So vigorous has Mrs. Wille-Hsuch-liang, Chiang Kai-shek's Men-of-War will half mast their that the Dutch Government doos will be provided in determin d been dubbed "Mopping Mabel" by with General Sun Chuan-fang as The foreign Consulates and representatives of the importers additional source of safety and brandt been in pursuit of her political agents in Tentain have flags on the day of burial caly, not contemplate either the aboli-proportion to the number of per her "Wet" opponents.

Prohibition campaign that she has held a number of conferences that is June 1st.--Our Own Corres- tion, or the reduction of the im-sons on board.

the result of which a compromise pondent.

port duty on tea.-Reuter,

It is believed that her decisión has been reached. Regarding the use of life-rafts, It has been found that on certain to retire is due to her dissatisfac- special voyagea rafts have proved tion with the moderate attitude to be of greater service than in- of the Hoover Administration to-

wards board banta.

Prohibition. Reuter's American Service.

from to-day, but the Government LINDBERGH MARRIED. foes not guarantee the safety of merchant vessels beyond that

oint.

Yesterday's report concerning he transports which were sup- posed to have proceeded down iver to transfer their troops

MISS ANNE MORNOW THE

BRIDE,

New York, May 27. Colonel Charles Lindbergh, the irect on to lighters and junke, to world-famous ariman, hero of the e taken up the West River to re- only solo Atlantic flight, was to nforce the main Cantonese Army day married at Eaglewend, New n their attack on Wuchow, is con- Jersey, to Miss Anne Morrow, the rmed by the fact that two of the daughter of Mr. Dwight Morrow, ransports re-entered the port last the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. ight about 6 o'clock and two Reuter's American Service. thora came in to-day, all without my soldiers on board. Our Own Correspondent.

:

INDIAN AIR MAIL.

Foreign Trees:

London, May 27.. With regard to the report that an oak sapling and a young birch are being sent from Kew Gardens to Nanking, it is stated that this is

ARMY MEDICAL SERVICES.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

in response to a request by the MAJ.-GEN - FAWCUS BECOMES Nationalist Government to foreign countries to send trees typical of their arboriculture for planting in the grounds of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. Neuter.

SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR,

THIS WEEK,

Promised Tientsin.

Sun Chuan-fang has conacnted to call up his former troops in Chibli and Shantung and to attack Feng Yu-hsiang from the south of Chilli Province:

Chiang Kai-shek has promised Sun Chuan-fang the post of Garri- Commander of Peking and Tientsin if Sun.participates in the war on Feng. This is the first indleation of Yen Hal-alian's foll from favour as the result of his deciálon to remain neutral. He will probably object strongly to. giving up Peking and Tientsin.

Rafts and Motor Boats. The Committee contemplate that administrations might, if satisfied thut rafis will be more useful London, May 27. Major-General'. Fuwcus, at than bouts,, allow rafts In aub.. present Deputy Director-General stitution for boats over and above 9FFICIAL VISIT TO ENGLAND

minimum Foreign Ministers Atlending...

of Army Medical Services, has a certain specified been selected for the appointment Accommodation in lifeboats, such More Troops From North,

Peking, May 27.

of Director-General of Army minimum being sufficient to ensure

London, May 27. Eight merchant steamers with

His Highness Seyyid Khalifa A special train carrying foreign Medical Services, in succession to that in the North Atinatie passen- eneral Yang Ting-fel's troops

diplomats to Nanking for the state Lieutenant-General Sir Matthew Ber trade and in most of the other bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, seen near Hongkong last

funeral ceremonies left at five Fell, who is retiring at this own trades, life-boat accommodation will arrive in London, on Friday vening on their way to Canton

There were

next as the guest of the British geven Ministers, British Wireless,

September next will be provided for all, rem Shanghai,, by order

those for the Netherlands, Ger-

In view of the improved re- Government, and his visit will Karshal Chiang Kai-shek, to assist

London, May 27.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has the anti-Kwangsi campaign.

The Indian air mall which many, Belgium, Spain, United

lability of motor life-boats the continue until Friday, July 6th.

The Sultan will be accompanied arrived at Hsuchowfu, the base of Committeo express the opinion arrived at This is the second detachment afternoon consisted of the record three Charges D'Affaires (Norway,

Croydon yesterday States, France, and Italy, and tuches of the Legations, Reuter, that where more than a certain by his son, Seyyid Abdulla, and the Nanking, troops on the Government troops despatched number of 30,000 letters.

As we go to press, a Nam Chuts number of lifeboats are carried, officially welcomed by the Govern- accompanied on his trip from Sheikh bin Suleiman. He will be Tientsin-Pukow Railway. He was Mr. Aall; Portugal Senhor Po mesango comes to hand stating one or more should be motor boats ment on arriving at Victoria Nanking by General Tang Seng arrive in Canton this afternoon schedule time, after its 6,000-mile Leijonhufvud) aboard; in addition arrived at Tainantu. It is expect and searchlights-British Wire-reside at Hyde Park Hotel-Bri- part in the Nanking campaign It was only three minutes behind Fernandes; and Sweden, Mr. that the Sun Yat-sen train has atted with wireless installations Station, and while in London will chi, who is taking a prominent -Nam Cheung, Pao News Service, journey-British Wireless.

to several Secretaries,and At-ed in Pukow this evening.

against Feng Yu-hsiang.

Vere

of

6 Canton and they are expected

REACHES CROYDON WITH 30,000 LETTERS.

o'clock.

wish in

Iesu,

tish Wireless,

Chlang at Hsuchowfu,.