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What Do Men Talk About Before Rushing Into Battle?

These one young and untried, the other, old and battle-jared-discuss surprising things' far removed tom the term they are about to face.

ALL-TALKING

From the Play by R. C. SHERRIF

Directed by JAMES WHALE

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1930.

FOOCHOW BEING IMPORTANT TALK)

MODERNISED.

BROAD STREETS AND BIG

NEW BUILDINGS.;

COMMUNISM INLAND.

Foochow, Oct. 22, The up-country, situation leaves) much room for improvement. Communists are still active, open-1 ly or secretly. There is much to cause depression, but at least wel can record progress and develop ment along the line of modernising

the city of Foochow

AT TSINGTAO,"

KWANGSI PEACE

· REPORTS.

CHIANG AND CHANG TO MEET.

REGARDED AS PREMATURE IN WUCHOW.

AT THE

MUCH POLITICAL INTEREST IN YUNNANESE DEFEAT.

COMING PARLEY.

ANTI-"RED" MOVE.

Wuchow, Oct. 23. News of peace in Kwangsi ap

At pears to be rather premature. the same time that reports are. reaching us from other places that hostilities have ceased, war actual-

of the Yunnanese

Shanghai, Oct. 26, Considerable political interesty reigns inland.

The Kwangsi army, according to is attached to the coming con- Having been absent, from Fooference between Marshal Chiang rumour, succeeded in securing the

ammunition chow for over a year, one is perKai-shek and General Chang troope, and thus caused the retreat baps in a better position to per-Haueh-liang at Tsingtao. It is of the latter from Nanning to ceive the progress that has been made in some directions. A ride understood that Marshal Chiang Posch. Thus, as far as the Yun- to General nanese are concerned, the seige of on a ricksha yesterday into the has telegraphed

there

thoroughfares, 60 feet broad, with

route.

his

clothes men have succeeded in driv

city gave one a great surprise. Chang suggesting that he should Nanning is lifted for the present. The place is being transformed proceed to Tsingtao in about at is reported that a thousand Yun- nanese were disarmed and heavy Where one remembers narrow week's time. streets crooked, crowded, badly Marshal Chiang Kai-shek intends loss of life was suffered.

According to information re- paved with, steps up and down, to take the opportunity of

Fceived in business circles, by smug- are HOW fine straight visit to Tsingtao to travel along ging arms in rico bags to a market

the' Tainunfu-Tangtao and good sire walks, smooth, leve! Tientsin-Pukow Railways and to near Kwel Helen, Kwangsi plain- pavements, policemen

on point inspect the Nationalist armies eaing a wedge into the Kwangtung duty at dangerous eurners, and motor cars and motor buses the latter scarcely worthy of the new age) hastening to and fro at a To facilitate Idangerous pace.

control of the trafic, lights of a Appe I have not seen elsewhere Eave been installed in the middle of the street, and the police not only have little "islands" to stand en, but even have cover over their heads, very welcome, no doubt, in hot or rainy weather.

General Chang Hsueh-liang I likely to consent to the suggested onference. in view of the fact that Tsingtao is under the sphere the Manchurian of influence of naval forces.

Conference Items,

Army, and rumours say that they have since taken Kwei Hsien.

Festerday, a large number of the 3rd Division hurriedly left Wu- show, making towarda Kwel Ping on the West River.

Kwangsi's latest effort: scenis to have been badly timed, but is no loubt due to the retreat of the The conference will discuss the Yunnanese, and also to a desire for disposition of the Nationalist and revenge on the Kwangtung Army Manchurian armies in North for the spoliation of Kwangsi cities. The north side of the Biver Min. China and the steps to be taken to While the news of the capture near the end of the Bridge of Ten Thousand Ages, is being re-deal with the Shansh and Kuomin-of Kwei Hsien is not confirmed, the chun armies now consolidating possibility of its fall is seen by the elaimed, and large buildings have

Pre-hurried moving up the West River already been erected between the their position in Shansi

of the 63rd Division, as well as the Horse Road and the River. Part vince

of the bridge itself has disappear- Mr. Wu Techen, Marshal Chiang presence of the entire Air Squadron A time, the ed before the encroaching land. Kai-shek's personal envoy to Man-at Wuchow. For The plan is to reclaim enough for churia, passed through Tientsia Kwangtung planes used a landing the construction of adequate yesterday on raute to Mukden to field at Kwei Hsien-Our Own Cor- wharfs with three new roads arrange the coming.conference at respondent. between them and the existing Tsingtao. Horse Road. If this is accom- panied by sucressful working of

the Min River Conservancy, which;

Canton Leaders,

The Civil Governor of Canton, has done mach towards the open- General Chan Ming-shu, is remain. ing of the river to ocean-going ing at Shanghai awaiting the re- steamers, Foochow may have a future than more prosperous

to present

indicate.

seem conditions

CONSUL'S NARROW

ESCAPE.

REVOLVER INCIDENT IN SAN FRANCICO.

turn of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek from Feng Hwa to confer with the Nanking Government Chairman on The place where the South Gate military affairs in Kwangtung and

San Francisco, Oct. 22. A bullet, crashing through the of the city once stood is complete-Kwangsi.

The Commander of the G1st Na- A sort of Hy metamorphosed."

(Kwangtung). window of his office, to-day nar "eireus" has been made, with ationalist Division grass plot and trees in the middle. Generai Chiang Kwang-nai, a suprowly missed Juan Anino, Consul A monument will eventually stand porter of the Canton Governor, is General for Guatemala.

After an investigation police an- also remaining at Shanghai. Gen- eral Chan Ming-shu has expressel nounced that the bullet, believed the intention of attending the to have been a stray, came from Fourth Kuomintang Plenary Ses-the offices of the Japanese Con- sion at Nanking some time insulate, just across the street from

the Guatemalan Consulate. November.

The shooting is believed to have There has been no further in-. formation regarding the rumours of been entirely accidental although the return to the political areen there are no clues as to who fired of Marshal Li Chai-sum, who is the gun. No damage was caused now said to be in Nanking.

in the centre. Our Own Curres- pandeal.

BAD EFFECTS OF PROHIBITION.

DEATHS FROM ALCOHOLISM INCREASE.

:

Anti-"Red" War..

although Corisul General Anino

had a hair-raising few minutes,

Investigations indicate that Ani- New York. Oct. 29.

Ins had no enemies and that rela- Frederick Hoffman, statistican An elaborate scheme for the tions between the Japanese and of the Prudential Life Insurance complete suppression of Commun-Guatemalan Consulates are entire Company, announced to-day that ist elements in Central China hasty friendly. deaths from alcoholism in the been worked out by the Nation-

San Francisco, Oct. 23. United States have increased. 300 aliat Commanders in Hankow, and An attache of the Japanese per cent. since 1930.

in the not distant future the mili-Consulate here admitted to-day Whatever beneficial effects there tary loaders Hunan, Hupeh, Ho-that he accidentally fired a shot might have been from prohibition Inan, Fukien and Kwangtung will into the window of the Guatemalan are gradually weakening, Hoffman adopt concerted efforts to exter-Consulate last night. asserted. Although the early minate Communist bands under

The attache, whose name was effects of prohibition were bene-the notorious leadership of Chu not disclosed. was handling fical, he said, the death rate from Tak and Mo Tsak-tung.

revolver when it was accidentaly faleoholism returning to the The war against the Commun-discharged. The bullet ricocheted

pre-prohibitior level.

ists will commence very shortly. from a monument into the Guate Without saying so directly, the when the armies. from Hunan,malan Consulate. Consul General announcement made by Hoffman Hupeh and Kiangsi will be the Wakasugi called on Consul General indicated that modification of the first to strike.

Anino of Guatemala to-day and existing prohibition laws would Aeroplanes have been sent from apologised. probably prove beneficial to the Hankow to relieve the tension at health of the nation. The an-Kianfu, which, was captured and! nouncement was received with looted by Communists. interest and it was given wide- | spread publicity.

Future of Shantung.

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tion of permitting Generals Han Fu-chu and Shih Yu-shan to con- tinue with the garrisoning of The future of Shantung Pro-Shantung, and the last-named Gen vince, which has been more or lesseral is at present conferring with Christmas Parce! Mail for assigned to the Manchurian Pre-General Chang Hsuch-liang, at Great Britain will be closed in the vincial Government by Nanking, in Mukden. While the Shantung General Post Office at 5 p.m. on under consideration by General Generals are pledging support to November 7. per sa. Macedonia. | Chang Haueh-liang.

both Nanking and Mukden, their This mail is due in London 01. The

Manchurian Government December 12...

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