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SEVERE FIGHTING NEAR NANKING.

(Continued from Page 1) forces, there was high tension yes terday morning in Nanking, when rumours went around that a con-

tingent of troops stationed at the Ting Kal Bridge were acting us piciously.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1929.

RETURNED BANISHEE

SENTENCED.

SHIP'S ENGINEER REPRIMANDED,"

[Continued:from. Page 1.)

HABITUAL THIEF ORDERED A BIRCHING.

ner could not stand up straight, Described as a habitual thief and he smelt strongly of liquor.

convictions Mr. Richard William Roberts, with four previous against him for theft, a "Chinese Chief Officer, 3.8. Porteurno, snid who appeared before Mr. W. Scho- he received a complaint about 3.20 field at the Kowloon Magistracy | p.m. on December 5th as to the con- Word of the contemplated mutiny this morning on a charge of return-dition of the accused. He spoke reached Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. Ing from banishment, after having to Cordiner and came to the con- who ordered the Second Division been deported for life, was sentencclusion he was under the Influence under General Koo Cho-tung to dis-ed to ten montha' hard labour and of drink. He ameit of liquor and arm the doubtful troops. In twenty strokes of the birch. pears to be the intention of Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek to disarm all the doubtful troops not directly in his famous First Army Corps and to permit only his reliable.forces in the vicinity of Shanghai and Nanking.

Yesterday afternoon two regi- ments of over 1,000 troops under Commander Sun Chang-chun ar. rived at Pukow the city opposite Nanking, from suchowful but upon landing both were disarmed by Government orders.

Hangchow Troops Disarmed,

It is reported that hundreds more stoubtful troops at Hangehow, which is not far from Shanghai, were dis- armed in the nick of time yesterday to save the city from the experi one at Pukow, when the whole place was systematically looted.

On the evening of the 9th instant,

The defendant was stated to have been imprisoned on four ocensions for stealing, while he had, three times been before the Court on charges of returning from banish- ment

Another man, who was arrested at the same time in the defendant in the previous case, was niso sen- tenced to ten months hard labour and ordered twenty strokes of the birch. The defendant had been previously convicted of theft.

AN OPIUM PEDLAR CONVICTED.

DOING TRADE WITH SHIPS IN HARBOUR.'

could not speak distinctly.

Capt. Niblett:-Since this hap pened on December 6th have you! sern Cordiner under the influence of drink?--I have seen him drunk since.

"Defendant's Denial.

Mr. Cordiner said he had a few drinks, but he denied being drunk afterwards.

In reply to a question from the Court, the Chief Officer said there had been no previous trouble with the defendant, and they had always been friendly together.

This concluded the evidence for the prosecution, and when asked by the President if he wished to make A statement, Cordiner said he would leave it at the statement of the Chief Engineer's.

The President:-Then, you don't wish to make a statement?

Accused-No,

The President:--And you don't deny the charge?

Accused-No, sir.

la prosecuting a coolie on a it is stated, Mr. Chang Ching-klang, Chairman of the Liekiang Provin-charge of being in possession of" cial Government received informa-six mace of prepared opium on

in that 8 regiment of troops board the s.s. Talamba. Detective | under Chow Feng-chi was involved Sorgeam Humphreys, before Mr. to seize W. Schofield at the Kowloon

Defendant produced his certificate In a daring conspiracy

Magistracy this morning, said the of competency, and Commander Hanychow.

defendant, judging from

the Hole asked him if he had any ex- articles found in his possession, tenuating circumstances to plead, had been carrying on a private to which Cordiner replied in the'

negative.. trade in illicit opium.

One thousand trusted troops co- operating with the city gendarmes, surrounded the quarters.

The suspected regiment put up.a short resistance with the result that two of them were killed and several wounded.

Hankowy Dee, 10. Yesterday morning, General Lin Shih received a warning cable Kram from Chengehow from the rebel commanders, bearing the signatures of General Tung Seng- chi and others, pointing out that the rebels forces, co-operating with the Kuominehun, will sweep down

The defendant was fired $300, to take Hankow at any cost within a week, General Liu Chi was asked or three months hard inbour in to join the rebels or to give up default, the articles found in his the Waban cities to apare the possession being confiscated, populace from danger.

Li

he

In a public statement, General Chi announced the Met that proposes to hold Hankow. Hankow is quiet, de

Chengchow. Conference,

An important conference among the rebel Commanders, hended by Tung Sang-chi, is reported to have taken place at Chengchow, the principal city of Honan, on San- day last, when an understanding was reached and military plans were drawn api.

Tang Seng-chi will lead 80,000 troops, including Bome Kuogin- chun regiments, from Singing chow with Hankow as their ob- jest.

10,000 troops consisting of the 51st and -483rd Divisions

under

| General Tang Seng-chi have arrive

ed at Wushingkwan.

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The hearing lasted 60 minutes, after which the Court adjourned to consider its finding.

Court's Finding.

According to the officer, when arrested the defendant was carry ing a large tin container in which were a number of opium pols and other oplum paraphernalia. He

The Court returned the follow- had apparently been in the habit of carrying on a trade on boarding finding:-"We find that Mr. ships in the harbour.

Alexander James Cardiner, certi- His Worship intimated that hej ficate of competency as first en- seemed in bave been simply an gineer No. 51661 of Southampton, opium pedlar..

whilst on the Articles as second engineer of the a. Porteurno, of of competency No. which Mr. Edward John Niblett, 632177, of Cardiff, was muster, did commit an act of groas miscop. duct in that on December 5, 1929, whilst the B., Porteurno was dis- 4harging in Hongkong Harbour, ha was under the Influence of Hiquor when on duty. We therefore mi- judge the aforesaid Mr. Alexander Jantes Cordiner to be reprimánd- 1.''

EXTENDED STALL.

HEAVY FINE ON MARKET DEALER.

A stall holder of the Cheung Sha Wan Market was summoned before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for caus- an obstruction by occupying ing space other than his stall area for depositing his wares. His Worship remarked that he was not going to have that kind of obstruction in markets and imposed a fine of $20.

BATTLE RAGING IN

CANTON AREA.

(Continued from Page 1).

The troops ander General Shih Yu-san, the rebellions Kuomin chun leader, commenced an, offen- sive against the Nanking loyalist the fighting area definitely turning troops under Kuo Chu-tong and the scale of battle. Chiang Ting-wan along the Tien- 18in-Pukow Railway on the 9th in Riant.

Inpanese Cruiser Sent.

Tokyo, Dec. 10.

In response to orders from the Commander of the Japanese China Squadron, the cruiser Hirado left Kure for Shanghai early to-day

Reuter.

All Eyes on Yen.

The Cantonese now claim to be repulsing the enemy all along the line. "

certificate

WORKS BLOWN UP: SIX KILLED.

DISASTER IN A PARIS SUBURB

Paris, Oct. 15. Six men were killed and any injured in an explosion which wrecked part of the works of the Talbot Motor-Car Company at Suresnes, near Paris, to-day.

The building collapsed, and workmen rushed panic-stricken into the street to escape the fall

bricks and ing

fragments of

stones.

All the houses in the district were shaken and the windows rushed out shattered. Women with their babies in their arms to seek safety.

GES Peril

The two-storey building in

the

Absurd Rumours. Rumours of the arrival of Chiang Kai-shek still persist among the population, but well-informed cir- which the explosion occurred was cles are merely amused. Canton is built of reinforced concrete. It very interested in the developments was about 100 yards long and 100 in the Nanking region, but it is yards wide.

It contained a large gas pró very difficult to ascertain any true faels at present. Indeed, it seems ducer and reservoir of compressed doubtful whether the higher au-air for supplying power to Peking, Dec. 10.

thorities are themselves fully aware catire works, and there were Considerable Importance is at exactly what is taking place,Our heavy electric transformers tached here to a statement by Yen | Own Correspondent, Hai-shan which is expected to be issued at any moment, as it is known that others' decisions bung upon him. Yesterday in Taiyuanfu,

When the explosion occurred Keh Kuang-ting, the Mukden re- presentative of Shansi, declared the Ironside "remnants" and the the manager of the works or that the attitude of Manchuria to Kwangsi insurgents last night. ganised rescue parties, and these soon joined by the fre

General Attack Reported,

Canton, Dec. 10,

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A general attack opened against

motors.on both floors:

and

Many of the victims, were pin- ned beneath the steel girders and heavy machines which fell through the floor.

wards the present crisis would be General Chan Chai-tong personal-were from Suresnes and

the same as Yen's, whose attitudely directed the operations at the brigades

is expected to be made clear very front, while General Ho Ying Puteaux, while a detachment of shortly.

ching led the 3rd Division, com- soldiers came from the barracks Chen Tiao-yuan yesterday de- bining with the naval forces, to of the Mont Valerien.

808 to Paris." finitely declared himself as for the attack Nam-tong and Wing-oil. Government. According to Teinen with Szewul as the objective.

Many of the injured were quick" messages, at yesterday's memorial During the engagement which ly removed, but to reach others service Chen stated that the Shan-lasted several hours, over 1,000 and to extricate the dead It was tung Government had two obiecte, rebels, were disarmed and captur-necessary to cut, through steel to be loyal to the Central Governed, according to report,

girders and to use a motor-tractor ment and to keep peace and order

The 8th Army Route HQ. were to drag off huge blocks of stone, In Shantung, He added that three divisions had been sent to the in receipt of an order from Presi-. The rescue, work in all pro- southern Shantung border, and ac-dent Chiang yesterday to the effect ecoding, and will be carried on all tion would be taken against any- that all troops, militia, gendarmen night with the aid of search. one disturbing the peace..

and marines in Canton city are to lights. In the meantime, Tang Seng-chi come under the direct control of appears to have proved the pre-General. Auyang Kui, the Com- sent neutrality of Taiyuanfu, as by missioner of the Bureau of Pablie his orders his Peking headquarters Safety. have been plastered with the sigh For the purpose of effectively soon on the spot.

M. Florentin, head of the Paris |""Headquarters of the Fourth | maintaining peace and order, and

Route of the expedition for the also observing the diligence of the Municipal Laboratory, stated that there were really, two explosion. salvation of the nation and the policemen ол duty, Generál protection of the Party" which is Auyang Kul has been patrolling of oozing into the reservoir of The first was due to lubricating the name adopted by Tang, Shih the city personally every night compressed dir, and the second Yu-shan, Han Fu-chu, Sung Cheb during the present crisis-Canton occurred in the damaged gas pró- yuan and their fellow rebels-News, Agency;

Reuter.

M. Bayle, ono of the Talbot officials, sent out a wireless call for aid, and M. Chiappe, Paris Prefect of Police; and others were

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