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TENSION AT DANISH SCRAPPING LANCE CORPORAL SUICIDE PACT BY

WUCHOW.

FOREIGNERS NOT YET IN DANGER,

CHANG FAT-KWEI'S FORCES STILL INTACT!

LI CHAI-SUM RUMOUR.

It is fairly obvious from reliable information received in the Colony thie morning that General Chang Fat-kwel, far from being on the verge of elimination, is still vigorous factor in the present political situation in China.

We learn from Changsha bhat the forces of Chang Fat-kwel are intact and that the reports of their defeat, and of the slaughter of 2,000 of their number are merely Nanking "propaganda. General Ho Chlen appears to be a very doubtfulsupporter of the Nanking Government. He has made no attempt to bar the passage of Chang Fat-kwel, being "too busy 3uppressing bandits."

Passing Through Hunan,

The Ironsides are reported to be pasaing through Central Hunan and it is anticipated that they will be able to link themselves up with the rebel Kwangal forces, within a week.

Canton, Oct. 3.

HMS. Cicala, of the British West River Patrol, arrived in Wuchow yesterday and later wire- lessed to Canton that though the situation in Wuchow is tense, there is at present no real cause for anxiety regarding the safety-. of foreign residents.

Large numbers of troops are still being moved up the West River and Are concentrating

around Shivhing and Dosing.

Wuchow Surrender?

It appears from the Cicala messages that the troops actually in Wuchow at present are Kwangsi troops, but we have been assured in Canton that arrangements have been made for the Cantonese troops to take over Wuchow within the next two days without fighting," (presumably on a caah basis).

The General dn Command of the Kwangai troops at present occupy- Ing Wuchow has sent a messenger to Canton atating that he will not. oppose the entry of the Cantonese into Wachow

ARMY AND · NAVY.

COMPLETE DISARMAMENT

PROPOSALS.

SOCIALIST SCHEMES.

Copenhagen, Oct. 3.

INFRINGES.

COURT MARTIAL HELD

THIS MORNING.

ARRESTED AT INSTITUTE IN

CIVILIAN CLOTHES.

DESERTION DENIED...

The Defence Bill, which provides for the transformation of the Danish army into a "Watch Corps" and the Danish Navy into a "State: Marine," was introduced into the Folketing to-day by the Minister of Watch Corps and the State Marine Lance Corporal William Wallace, Defence, who explained that, the

The trial by Court Martial of would be charged with carrying out 2nd Battalion K.O.S.B., was held the neutrality obligations imposed upon Denmark under existing in-at Murray Barracks this morning, when the accused TVRS not acquitted on a charge of deser- tion.

ternational laws and agreements.

Existing fortifications will be abolished, and voluntary service will replace compulsory service.

The State Marine will consist of some 13,000 tons of guardships, mine-layers, survey and depot ships. It is noteworthy in connexion with the representation of this Bill that the Government, which is a Coalition of Socialists and Radicals does not command a majority of the

JARDINE STEAMER THREATENED.

Naval Guard Placed on Board "Fuh Wo."

OPIUM JETTISONED.

Shanghai, Oct. 3.

At the request of the master of the Jardine Matheson 8.5. Fuh Wo.. a naval guard has been placed on board the ship.

It is understood that the officers are being threatened for having thrown opium over- board. The presence guard is expected to prevent trouble.Naval Wireless.

INZZINGKABAKI KTUJAMALIZIRAT

of the

Landsting, the Danish Upper House. The disarmament proposals have considerably critised in been Denmark and other Scandinavian countries, on the ground that Den- mark will, in consequence, be unable to fulfil her obligations under the Covenant of the League of Nations, or defend her neutrality in the event of an armed conflict.-Reuter.

REPARATIONS BANK PROPOSALS.

ORGANISING CONFERENCE

In spite of General Chang Ming-

• sho's speech a few days ago to the effect that General Cháng.Fat-

ADJOURNS. kwel and his Ironsides could not hold out against the Central

Berlin, Oct. 3. Government forces for more than A conference of the representa six weeks, popular ramour has it lives of the five creditor Powers, that the whereabouts of General to organise the International Chang Fat-kwel and his troops, Settlements Bank, provided under and their intentions, are not the Young Plan, opened at Baden- known to the officials here, who Baden to-day

Sir Charles Addis and Mr. W. E. are consequently trying to tackle a

Layton are representing Great foe in the dark,

Britain.

Mr. J. E. Reynolds, of New York, president of the First National Another rumour going around Bank, was elected chairman. He to-day which, if true, must cause paid a warm tribute to, the late gome anxiety both to the Central Dr. Stresemann, and the meeting Government and to the Provincialį adjourned until to-morrow as a Authorities here, is to the effect mark of respect-Reuter. that Marshal Li Chai-um · has made a "get-away" from. Nanking attired as a coolle, passing through the International Settlement at Shanghai, and la actually on his way South

Li Chi-aum Rumour.

Not too much faith should be]: placed in this report, as Marshal Li Chai-sum has previously been reported as residing in Shanghai Incomplete freedom; If this ja

true, he obviously could not make an. Escape from Nanking attired as

a coolle.

EX-KAISER TO LEAVE HOLLAND?

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MAY BE RETURNING TO GERMANY.

Berlin, Oct. 3.

TWO GIRLS.

JUMP INTO HARBOUR FROM MURRAY PIER.

QUICKLY RESCUED.

What appears to be a suicide pact was detail in a police ru- port this morning, which says that Cheng Ng-mul and Lo San-mul, both girls 16 years of age, yester-| day attempted to end their lives

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HMAL BINGLY COPY 10 CANTA

RUSSIAN EMBASSY SENSATION.

ATTEMPTED "ARREST’

EXPLAINED.

FRANK CRITICISM OF SOVIET GOVERNMENT.

in the waters of the harbour: CHEKA CONFOUNDED.

nessed by people in the vicinity. They threw themselves from Murray Pier, but the act was wit-

Paris, Oct. 4.

Tong Tai, an office boy employed Soviet Embassy this morning when After the exciting affair at the A prompt rescue was effected by by the Great Eastern Telegraph M. Bessedowski, the First Counsel- Company, and by Kwok Yu, a sam lor, escaped from the hands of a Lance Sergeant Reid, of the their immersion in the water, both Cheka agent, ran to the French

pan man. Exhausted through same regiment, described how, on girls were subsequently taken to Director of Judicial Police and the evening of September 25, the Government Civil Hospital. accompanied by an officer of the Hongkong Police, he visited a room an enquiry is being conducted by tlon to secure the release of his As to the reason for the attempt urgently requested inmediate ac- at the Seamen's Institute, where the Secretariat for Chinese wife and son, who were imprisoned he found accused and another Affairs. Both girls Lance Corporal, Ho arrested arrived from Canton, apparently at the Embassy, an explanation was accused, who was in plain clothes without the knowledge or consent forthcoming from M. Bessedowski, and handed him over to the guard of their parents or guardians, who issued a statement to the Press. at Murray Barracks.

Another case concerns the 14- year-old daughter of P.C. Ling En-

It appears that the First Coun kwai. a Shangtung constable in the sellor has openly criticised the Hongkong Police Force, who yes Soviet Government in his official terday committed suicide by hang- Lieut. A. H. Kelly (Defending ing herself with a piece of string communications to Officer):-Deserter or absentee.

the Foreign over the staircase of the married Commalasariat. The President:-I will put down men's quarters at the old Sham- that Reid arrested the man beshuipo Police Station. Life was cause he knew him to be absentee.

In answer to a question from the President, Reid said that he arrested Wallace because he was a deserter. "

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The Eastern district also reports Lieut. Kelly's Objections.

the case of a married woman, 38 After evidence of identification years of age, who, through some had been given by N.C.O.'s belong domestic trouble, yesterday sought ing to Wallace's company, Lieut. to take her life by throwing her J. Scott-Elliot, Prosecutor, "sought self Into the typhoon shelter at to give particulars of a Board of Causeway Bay. She was rescued Inquiry, consisting of Captain H. and taken to the Government Civil C. Hutton-Hall M.C. Lieut. W. G. Hospital. The would-be suicide Mattingley, and 2nd/Lieut. A. B. S. gave her name as Kong Sze, the Clarke, all of the K.0.8.B., into wife of a labourer living on the the absence of Wallace and a com-second floor of 39, Shaukiwan panion.

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Lieut. Kelly strongly objected to the admissibility of this evidente the grounds that King's Regulations provided for the destruction of same after the Board of Enquiry

HOME FOOTBALL.

Lieut, Scott-Elliot: This is not NOTTS FOREST DROP POINT original matter,

After discussion with the Court, the President ruled that the evi- dence was admissible," and the document was handed in.

AT HOME.

London, October. 3. At Nottingham to-day, in the Second Division of the Football League, Notts Forest and Bradford drew, each side netting once. Reu-

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Second Division Table.

Could Wear "Civvies.” Wallace gave evidence on oath in hla defence, and was examined by Lieut. Kelly, who elicited the fact that accused was in possession of a permanent pass which permitted | Oldham him to leave barracks at night. The Stoke pass was valid for the month of Chelsea' September, and included permission Reading to wear plain clothes.

Cardiff Witness said that it was his in- Netts. County. tention to return barracks on the

Blackpool night of September 26:

Lieut. Scott-Elliot:-Then why didn't you do so?I did not have Char the opportunity when Sergeant Reid Bristol C. arrested me.

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Criticised Moscow. M. Bessedowski admits, 'for in- to the Soviet Government, he ex- stance, that in the course of reporta pressed the opinion that the present policy of the Government leaders is leading Rusain towards ruin.

He had criticised the policy of the requisitioning of wheat, and was particularly caustic regarding the electoral methods which obtain In Russia, declaring that Communist candidates were forcibly imposed upon the people, and, the elections were sheer mockery...

Russia Needs to be Told.. "If I have ruined my career,” says M. Bessedowski,

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INTERNATIONALIST CANTON-HANKOW

AND PATRIOT.

WORLD TRIBUTES TO LATE. DR. STRESEMANN.

FUNERAL ON SUNDAY.

RAILWAY.

PLANS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

BRITISH BOXER FUNDS MAY BE EMPLOYED.

London, Oct. 8. His Majesty the King, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, and Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was

Administration, are among the many eminent Europeans who have

Canton, Oct. 9 tragle circumstances yesterday. paid tributes to the late Dr. Gustav Stresemann, who died In such completing the Canton-Hankow Once again the possibility of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in an loop line around Canton to join Rallway and the construction of brief message to

Reuter's garin, just out of New York, said being mentioned in commercial representative aboard the Bergen with the Canton-Honkow line is up the Canton-Kowloon Railway

he was most grieved at the loss of circles here. a personal friend. great service Dr. Stresemann had ways and Communications of the

He could not believe that thei

love that Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Rail given for the pacification of Europe who is at present, spending & fow Nationalist Government of China, be undone.. with such patience and faith could days in Canton, accorded an inter-

Foreign Secretary in Mr. Baldwin's CANTON LOOP LINE.

A message from Berlin says that view yesterday to a correspondent with the exception of the of the Canton Gazette during the course of which he stated that negotiations were at present going on with the British Government in order that the British share of the Boxer Indemnity might be applied to the completion of this line..

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MUTINY IN AMERICA PRISON.

Ousand Prisoners Gain

"Control of Ganol.

THREE WARDERS KILLED.

New York, Oct. 3. Considerable sensation has Canon City, Colorado, that a been created by news from

thousand convicts at the State Penitentiary arò in mutiny.

Three warders are reported dead, and is understood that the convicts are in complete control of the institution. Reuter's American Service.

To Cost $60,000,000.

The cost of construction is estimated at around sixty million dollars and the work should take about three years. We under stand that preliminary surveys of, the ground to be covered have already been made.

Besides the loop of about five miles around Canton there remains a.distance of about 800 miles from Shiukwan, at the Northern ter- minus of the present line out of Can tony to Chuchow at the Southern terminus out of Hankow KAR

The completing of this line has been spoken of for the last fifteen years, but nothing more than s preliminary survey of the route has so far been accomplished. It meis much to be hoped that some definite action will soon be taken

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such acts in order that it may not Zeitung, which has always been lines in China, opening up às gesture. Russia needs Nationalist newspaper, the Deutsche to establish what will become the most important. be humiliated even before China bitterly opposed to his policy, all by a regime of servility and the newspapers admit that by the it will all the trade along the stupidity,"

death of Dr. Stresemann, Germany for through shipment via Canton Yangtaze Valley as far as Hankow

difficult to replace,***

a patriot, who will be and Hongkong for Europe rather than the present roundabout way Dr. Stresemann will be accorded by the Yangtaze river steamers up State Funeral on Sunday to Shanghai. The saving in time.

will be very considerable. Our Own Correspondent,

M. Bessedowski is quite certain that had he consented to return to Russia as requested by the agent of the Russian secret police (the dreaded Cheka) he would have been executed,

Reminiscent.

has lost

Reuter,

STOLE TROUSERS FROM CLOTHES LINE.

THIEF CANDIDLY ADMITS

THE OFFENCEL"

Experts Busy.

The affair at the Embassy caus-

In the course of his interview- ed a considerable sensation when

with the Canton Gazette, Mr. Sun the facts became known, the story.

Fo, in reply to a question as to the being reminiscent in some respects

progress of the railway construc-:: tion programme of the National- of the imprisonment of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the Chinese

Government, said that while no Embassy in London. In the days

actual construction has begun, before the revolution. It will be pairs of women's trousers from a ing various projected lines, and Charged with stealing three preparatory work, such as survey- recalled that Dr. Sun managed, by house in Cedar Street, Shamshui- studying into the economic throwing a note out of the window po, a Chinese who had two provi- features and gathering statistics of the Embassy, to make sous convictions was sentenced to of the population and the country presence known to Dr. Cantlle, six months' hard labour by Mr. T. through which the lines would formerly of Hongkong, who took S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon eventually travel, is now being the necessary steps to effect his Magistracy this morning..

accomplished release.

This work is, being placed in According to Sergeant Jessop, the hands of qualified men and M. Bessedowski himself made a detective, who was on duty in experts, and when this is accom daring escape. He was being Cedar Street at 5 o'clock yesterday plished railroad construction Interrogated in a room at the morning, saw the defendant on the would then proceed, providing by Embassy. by an official of the first floor of a "house taking some that time the necessary funds. Moscow Cheka regarding his garments of a line. H called to would be forthcoming recent change in political views, the man to come down and advised The agent desired him to return him to be careful or he would pro- with him to Moscow, but Mbably kill himselflin Bessedowski declined. to comply SHERIFF AND OFFICERS FACE with the demand. Apparently he would have had to face a charge of MURDER CHANGE,

hercsy.

Lieut. Scott-Elliot:-Why did you not return to barracks before?-I have no excuse, sir.

Tottenham" Lieut-Kelly asked witness if he Barnsley would have returned to barracks Swanzex before 5 am, on the 26th.

# Millwall The President-But that was not Preston N.E. the day he left barracks.

Notts, Ferest

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Lieat. Kelly explained that he desired to discover whether or no Wallace would not have returned to barracks before the end of the day he was arrested, or before the time when his permanent pass would normally have expired at 5 am.") The question was disallowed. "Not a Deserter,"

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MARION MILL RIOT TRAGEDY.

New York, Oct. 8.

-Lunghat Kallway

Mr. Sun was glad to say that

The defendant, talding the detec- tive's advice, carefully climbed preliminary work has now begun at the western terminus of the down the waterpipe and walked up' to the detective who then placed line, to Tung Kwang In Shansi Lunghef Railway, to extend the him under arrest.

Province. The fonds for, this The defendant frankly, admitted work has been secured from the the charge of theft and on two pre-Russian Boxer Indemnity, and the vious convictions belag produced work is now being pushed on na against him was sentenced to six rapidly as conditions would allow. months' hard labour.

Revolver. Produced... riot at Marion, North Carolina,

In connexion with the strike

When M. Bessedowski requested yesterday, when two strikers were to be allowed to, depart with his killed and nineteen badly wounded, wife and son, the envoy produced

la learned that the Sheriff and a revolver and attempted to pre arrested on a charge of murder. twelve Deputy-Sheriffs have been vent his departure. The diplomat managed to escape to the rear of. issued on an affidavit by the over the rear wall of the Embassy,

They were arrested on a warrant the premises by a ruse, clambered THIEF ENTERS FLAT IN strikers" attorneys-Reuter's and dashed to the Prefecture of

KENNEDY ROAD. American Service.

Police where he stated the prin-| cipal facts and implored the

* Mr. Sun remarked that all the railways in China are now operat ing under normal conditions. Most of the rolling stock has been returned by the military com- manders to the Central Govern ment.

At the conclusion of Wallace's evidence, Licut, Kelly addressed the Court, after Lieut. Scott-Elliot had declined his right to speak on be It is reported from Doorn that

half of the prosecution. N

The accused when walking out the ex-Kaiser intends to leave Hol- has the right to wear plain clothes," land and live at the Hohenfels said Lieut. Kelly. Neither time Estate, near Coburg, which the nor distance travelled by Wallace. ex-Kaiser's wife recently Inspect-indicated any intention to desert Troops From Nanking,

The place in which he was arrested There is no law to prevent his does not suggest any Intention to The troopships from the North return, but the ex-Kaiser has re-hide from the authorities. He was with three Diviisons, sent by peatedly declared that he will not arrested on the day that a Court of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, for the return unless summoned by the Enquiry was held into his absence.divulged on the re-opening of the secure the release of his family. MONEY STOLEN. protection of Kwangtung, are due German people-Reuter.

French police authorltics-to PRESENTATION WATCH AND. I respectfully submit to the Court here on Saturday,

that he had no intention of desert courtroom, but a statement of the M. Besscdowall accompanied the According to the Canton Gazette,

ing His Majesty's service, accused's military record was read police to the Russian Embassy, and by Mr. H. Reg. Latham, civil set HAND-TO-HAND ENCOUNTER they will not come up as for as

The Royal Observatory reports Asked by the President if he de out by the Prosecutor. This is the liberation of his wife and conant, D. Block, Married Quarters, Athlef entered a fat occupied Canton, but will anchor in Whom that the antfoyclone hins decreased shred to address the Court in reply, closed that accused had been was secured. poa and tranship to funks which In intensity but remaine stationary Lieut. Scott-Elliot rose to do so, but guilty of only very minor milliary will convoy them straight up the West Iliver

Ambassador Away,

SOVIET AGGRESSION.

Kennedy Road, in the early hours Pressure is relatively low over the that regulations gave him the final viously convicted. His dge was to the north east of Hakkaido. Lieut. Kelly objccted, on the ground offences and had not been pre-

Mukden, Oct. 8. At Visayas and the Pacific to the

of this morning and got away with money and jewellery to the value that a violent Russian attack on the An official communique states Large numbers of junko have Eastward. Moderato monsoon will The Court upheld Licut, Kelly, service with the colours as four Paris, M. Dovgaleysity; was not in Amongst other things taken was launched on October 2

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given as 23 years, and his length of The Russian Ambassador to of about $300. been commandeered during the

Chinese position at Manchulf was last few days by the military, and prevail along the

South-east and adjourned for consideration of years, 271 days. He was promoted residence at the time of the a gold watch and chain presented Part of the Chinese trenches the free movement of cargo from east of China and over the China their finding

Lance Corporal on June 8, 1928, a lucident. He is in England in to Mr. Latham, by the people of were taken and retaken with the the Interior is being impeded

period of one year, 270 days, connexion with the negotiations several parishes in Shropshire dur bayonet Our Oum Correspondent, m

Sentence of the court will be pro for the resumption of diplomantic ing the time he was the District. The casualties were three hun (Continued on Page 12.).

In accordance with milltary promulgated from Commend H.Q. In relations between the British and Councillor and Guardian The dred Russians and fifty, Chine 63. cedure, the decision was not due contad

Soviet Governments Renter watch wae suitably unscribed:

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