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to her departure for Shanghai, a party of Revenue Officers went on board and seized a large consign. ment of what, purported to be jam and glass but subsequent investiga tions showed that part of the cargo was heroin.

RETREAT.

SURPRISE MOVE TO SHANSI.

NATIONALIST CLAIM OF MANY PRISONERS.

MUKDEN'S MOVE.

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TWO VESSELS NEW TO HONGKONG.

AN AMERICAN AND A BELGIAN.

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Two vessels new to the port figured in this morning's Harbour Office Reports, these being, an American vessel, Golden Horn, and Belgian steamer, Londonier, both of which arrived yesterday after-

noun.

Under the command of Capt. J. Pric, the Londonier left Antwerp for the East on September 1, and sailed from Singapore for Hong-) kong on October 3. She carries;

crow of 40 Europeans and brought in 1.150 tons of general; cargo for Hongkong and 5,250 tons for through ports.

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Shanghai, Oct. 8. Great hopes are being enter- the restoration of The cargo, so far as the present tained for investigations have revealed, ar- peace in Honan Province con-

The Londonier is a steel screw rived from an unknown source of sequent on the Nanking occupa

and of Kaifeng, Chengchow, steamer of 5.156 tons gross origin. but information of the pre- tion sence of heroin on board the Hilda Hsuchang and Lanfeng follow-3.262 tons nett, built in 1919 by! was conveyed to the local authoring the automatic. Kuominchun Lloyd Royal Belge (Gt. Britain) Belgiun ities with the result that a party retreat from Honan towards Ltd. at Glasgow for the of Revenue Officers was awaiting Shansi Province.

Lloyd, for whom the Bank Line are the local agents. the arrival of the vessel from Sai-

Hsuchów Nationalist Headquar- Registered at Antwerp, the gon.

Upon her appearance in harbourer claims that over 60,000 Kuo-Londonier has a length of 400.8 she was boarded and the consign-minchun troops along the Peking-feet, a beam of 523 feet and

Hankow and Lung-Hai Railway depth of 28,5 feet. Her engines, Part of the cargo has been examined and found to have been either disbanded or taken which were installed by D. & W contain, besides jam and glass, as Prisoner during the disorganised Henderson & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, are capable of developing 517 N.H.P. designated on the cases, a large Kuuminchun retreat.

The real situation in Honan at Of 4,011 tons nett, the Golden portion of heroin.

ment seized.

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It is not yet definitely known present is not clear, and many are Horn left 1.os Angeles on Augest what the quantity of the drug is.bewildered by the Kuominchun re- and San Francised on Sept m hat it is reliably stated that the treat to Shansi instead of a re-her 5 for Hongkong, bringing in tirement to Karsu or Shensi, which 1,225 tons of general cargo for amount is very considerable.

and 2.244 tons for would be more logical considering the Colony that the two latter Provinces are through ports. She is under the still under the administration of command or Capt. A. Croskery Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang.

The cargo was not intended the Colony, but was consigned the North.

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The Railway Ministry at Nan-. king has made a statement to the effect that General Chang Hsueh- liang. head of the Marchurian Gov- (Continued from Page 11

ernment, now extending its sphere of influence to Peking and Tientsin, fairs of the Two Kwangs, it would has not the slightest intention of appear, was urgently required in Etilising the funds belonging to the connexion with a survey by the Peking-Mukien Railway for war State Council of the whole Nation-purposes or for the maintenance of alist position developing from the the Manchurian expedition to Chih. recent military accesses in the Province.

The Nationalist victors from North.

with a crew of 33. Her local agents are the State's Steamship Company.

of

London, Oct. 8. The inquest 011 the airship victims was formally opened at Westminster. No evidence identification was called and the coroner adjourned the proceedings until the completion of the forth- coming statutory tribunal's report.

Reuter

Then there was the Fourth Plen along the Peking-Hankow and North-Western China in the event ary Conference, opening up a wideang-Hai Railways are convers of a Kuominchun collapse.

d of national reforms, which the ing at Chengchow and reports are The meeting also decided on the Marshal has convened for a forth- current that Marshal Chiang Kai-dispatch to Peking and Tientsin coming date. To have waited until shek, the Nanking Coin-C is of four squadrons of Manchurian the Nationalist celebrations at Can-visiting Chengchow shortly to bombing planes.. ton were over, would have entailed direct the rehabilitation of Honan

a delay of possibly another week Province after the serious civil before passage on another steamer strife of the past few months. could be booked, said General Chan. The matters awaiting their at- tention at

scat the Nationalist would not, he said, admit of such ja delay.

Canton Statement.

The Military Governor of Jehol, General Tang Yu-lin, has been Fappointed Commander of the 4th Manchurian Army which will earrison Suiyuan Province and the. Peking-Suiyaun Railway,

Kuaminehun Strength.

About 20,000 Kuominchun troop remnants have arrived at Sin- The Third Manchurian Army hsiang from Chengelow, while will be stationed in districts north another 10.000 men are known to the Yellow River and along the The concentrating et Loyang northern sections of the Peking-

awaiting final orders, to march Hankow Railway, Canton, O. 8.

Marshal Yen Hsi-ghan's sugges- Iompliance with the tele-into Shansi Province.

General Lu Chung-in. the whi tion advocating the Manchurian graphic repest

President of

Hieutenant of the Christian" parrisoning of the Peking-Suiyuan Chiang, Chairman t'han Ming-shu will leave Canton by gunbont for General, is directing the Kunnia-Railway and the retention of part Hongkong at 10 o'clock this even-run retreat at Loyang, and yes-of Saiyuan Province for the ing and thener proved to Van-erday he summoned a big confer-administration by Shansi troops benen with other Knominchan was accepted by the Mikden mill-

Divisional and Regimental Com-tury conference.

anders and expressed the hope withdrawing part of the

king.

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minchun army to Shensi.

It is understand that the chief abjects of Chairman Chan's visit

Chang to Assume Office. are to interview President Chiang

Shanghai, Oct. 8. Kai-shek; to report on the present civil affairs of Kwanitanzi to

According to reports from Muk- report on behalf of General Chan

Chang Hsueh-lian will formally Chai-tong on the Kwangsi situa-North seem to be at a standstill den it has been announced that tion; and to "comfort the Can- and observers are of the opinion assume the office of Vice Comman

of the National

Apart from the Honan change-) er military activities in th

tonese troops who are participat that the Nationalist victory and desin-Chief

oveupation of Honan Province has)

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ing in the Korthern campaign.

According to financial circles, a been secured by diplomacy rather Army, Navy and Air Forces

the 9th inst-Reuter Fum of $40,600 will be takes up than military strategy,

The money factor plays an im-1 Defections from Kuominchun. by Chairman Chan to recompense} the Cantonese troops in the North.portant part in such proceedings

Shanghai, Oct. 8. During the absence of Chairman and the Kuominchun commanders.

it is officially announced from Chau. Commissoner su sung who have surrendered to the Nun- thing of Civil Affairs will being Government are known to Kaifeng that four ranking Kuo- Acting Chairman of the Kwang-have been benefited considerably minchun commanders, Chi Hung-

Provincial Government.y this change in Honan. tung Cantou News Agency-

FINE WEATHER.

Manchurian Move."

The Manchurian Government has not been slow in taking great advantage of the apparent chaotic state in the North following the

chang, Chang Tzu-chung, Chang. Yin-hsiang and Ko Yun-lung, have declared allegiance to the Central Government, the severance of re ations with Feng Yu-hsiang, and acceptance of posts in the Nation-

Army.

The Royal Observatory reports sudden collapse of the Shansi Chiang Kai-shek went to Cheng- that a belt of high pressure extends Government, and at a big military chow from Kaifeng this morning

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