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TUNGKU CAPTURED FROM "REDS."

FIRST FRUITS OF THE

NEW CAMPAIGN.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930.

BRITISH GUNBOAT'S

REPLY TO FIRE.

| MENACE, TO YANGTZE SHIPS. EFFECTIVELY ENDED.

Shasi, Dec. 8.

Hankow and

guna

Nanking, Dec. 22. The Arst important result of The monace to Yangtze steamers the anti-Communist campaign of artillery fire from Temple 1, In headed by Marshal Chiang Kai-the Middio Yangtze, le believed to have ahek is indicated in official des- been effectively removed as a result of patches stating that Government action by the British gunbont. Lady. red bird. forces on December 10 captured For n considerable time all ships the city of Tungku, in South travelling between Klangs, which for the past two Ithang have been subjected to fire years had been an impregnable from the river banks, it being par

of tho notorious ticularly bad at Temple Hill, 50 miles "Red" leader,down-river from Shani, where had been mounted by bandits.

Some miles either side of Tomple Government forces heavily attack- ed Tungku on December 17, occu-Till the river banks have been carry ing huge sign boards bearing ali pying the city after two days kinds of Communist slogans and pro- hard fighting. In which 2,000 Com-paganda, indicating in whose hands munist defenders were killed. this section of the country has been.

The Government forces, whose Yesterday the guns on Temple Hill losses were comparatively very fired upon Ladybird. Passengers in small, razed to the ground then passing steamer state that as their headquarters of the "Soviet Gov-vessel rounded the bend of the river near the Hill, Ladybird was hotly re- ernment" and other Communist organs, and released five hundred turning the fire and continued to do so until the battery on the hill was captives who had been

hold ABilenced. hostages by the "Reds."

When the slaamer passed under the Mouth-hill, all firing had cenrod. Tho ban- dito had deserted their battery,' the guns having been overturned damaged by the gunboat and the walls about the battery demolished.

There were no casualties on board the gunboat.

The Communists fled warda, pursued by Government bombing planes.--Reuter.

FRENCHMAN SHOT.

DASTARDLY CRIME IN

SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Dec. 22. M.

French N. Tchapline. naturalised subject, & foreman in the employ of the Whangpoo Con- servancy Board, has been murdered by Chinese gunmen.

and

YEN LEAVES CHINA.

AFTER POSTPONEMENT OF TWO YEARS.

Tientsin, Dec. 22. After a postponement of two yoara during which more than 100 M. Tchaplino was leaving the telegrams had been sent from North Conservancy workshops at Woo-China reporting his departure for Marabai Yen Hsi-shan, Aung to return to Shanghai when abroad, several Chinese rushed up to him in Commander of the Northern rebel- the darkness and fired at him point llon, 1

lon, boarded a Japanese vessel for

to-day Dairen blank, fatally wounding him.

to sail for Japan. Japanese police at the The motive for the dastardly at-

Japaneno the tack is not known. M. Tchapline settlement co-operated with

detectives in is the second foreigner in the ser-Munchurian

vice of the Conservancy Board to be rendering protection to the ex- murdered this year, Mr. J. R. Shaast governor and his family.. Harder being killed at the time the At the wharf Morahal Yen chatted Conservancy launch was pirated in freely with his Shansi friends and the Whangoo river on May 80. military officers before sailing.

Tientsin, Dec. 22. M. Tehnpline was thirty years of age and single.--Reuter.

INVASION FEARED.

LAPSE OF SAFEGUARDING DUTIES EFFECTIVE.

London, Dec. 22. The practical effect of the Gov- ernment's anti-protectionist policy comes into force to-day by

the lapsing of the safeguarding duties on gloves, cutlery, razor blades and nastles.

Quietly and unostentatiously, Yen Hei-shan left for Dairen this morning on the sa. Wuchang Maru. He will spend the winter. there.-Reuter.

NO COAL STOPPAGE.

TEMPORARY SPREADOVER AGREED UPON.

London, Dec. 22. The threat of a conl stoppage has been removed, at least for several Protectionist newspapers predict months, by a meeting of the Lan- that ships laden with these articlescashire and Cheshire miners de will descend on British ports in aegates (who hold the key position) Tew days.-Reuter

accepting the National Coal Board's plan of a temporary spreadover.- Herter.

JAVA EXTREMISTS.

HEAVY SENTENCES PASSED ON FOUR MEN.

Batavia, Dee, 22. Four leaders of a native ex- tremist association arrested a year ago, and charged with aiming at revolution and inciting the people against the Government have been sentenced after seven) weeks trial to imprisonment rang- ing from 15 to 48 months-Reuter.

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