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OCTOGENARIAN BRITON IN THICK OF FIGHT.

ALONE AT WOOSUNG THE COMEDY OF TREBITSCH LINCOLN, MONK, REVOLVERS FOR

FORTS HOTEL.

ANOTHER STIFF BRUSH

ON CHAPEI FRONT.

HARBIN.

GEN. HISI HSIA NOW TAKING OVER,

Harbin, Feb. 11.

The first detachment of troopa of the new Kirin Government, numbering approximately seven hundred mon, have arrived here by train from the South,

Seven Japanese representatives, including two from the South

JAPANESE OUTPOSTS DECIMATED Manchuria Rallway, have been

IN CHINESE SORTIE.

DARING RAID SUCCEEDS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

SHANGHAI, Feb. 11, 10,26 a.m.

THE BATTLE ON THE CHAPEI FRONT is THE

developing along

new lines. Inspired by the brilliant success of their cavalry charge at Kiangwan, the Chinese are becoming increasingly daring in adopting offensive tactics, a sortie carried out on the Japanese lines on the Paoshan Road last night resulting in severe Japanese casualties, twenty being killed and a great many more wounded.

appointed to control the Harbin tramwaya.

General Hat Hsia has telegra- phically instructed the Chinese members of the Board of the Chinese Eastern Railways that they must comply in future with the instructions of the Mukdeni Committee of Communications.- Reuter,

Trebitsch Lincoln, photographed in Manchuria a few waska ago in the * role of Chao Kung, Buddhist monk

ANOTHER CRUISER Viscount

CHINABOUND.

TO REPLACE H.M.S. BERWICK.

Malta. Feb. 10,

It Is learned that the Com mander-in-Chief of the Mediter ranean Fleet has received instruc- tiona from the Admiralty to detach either H.M.S. Devoushiro MS. Sussex from the First Cruiser Squadron for service in

Both are county cruisers of the

Snowden on Tariffs.

THE AGREEMENT TO DIFFER.

London, Feb. 10. Speaking in the House of Lords to-day, Lord Snowden, as a mem- ber of the minority Free Trade group in the Cabinet, warmly de- fended the Cabinet agreement

LONDON

AS CHINA'S MENTOR. FLYING SQUADS.

STRIKING SCHEME FOR RENAISSANCE.

FOREIGN CONTROL OF POLICE AND GOVERNMENT FINANCE.

ADMIRER OF BRITISH

▾

CIVIL SERVICE.

(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”).

Shanghai, Feb. 11.

TREBITSCH LINCOLN, the world-famous

ARMED BANDIT

MENCE.

GRAVE PROBLEM.

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, Feb. 10. The ruthless methods of London criminals in recent months has led to strong

counter-measures.

Owing to the startling increase in the activities of armed bandits, who have been carrying out daring daylight robberies, usually making their escape in motor-cars, volvers are now being carried by every police-car responsible for controling the London-Brighton Road.

re-

There has been a considerable epidemic of housebreaking in this

region, and it la understood that

carried out by a single dangerous

Similar precautions for all pro-

vincial flying aquads will probably

adventurer, now a Buddhist monk, named most of the raids have been Chao Kung, has drawn interested attention to gang of criminals. himself anew by a remarkable programme for the reformation of China, revolution in government administration, the new to be based somewhat on the British pattern.

involving

а

Again the Japanese were taken completely by sur-or prise. Their advance posts were rushed, the defenders the Far East. killed or wounded, and the attackers had taken safe! cover before reinforcements could be rushed to provide china Ryondron and the purpose He said the Free Trade Minfe He proposes temporary foreign managers of the any effective reply.

of the order is to enable H.M.S. tris remained in the Cabinet only rattle as they poured lead into the Berwick to be temporarily ren rondition that they had the Following a brief artillery bom-| surrounding ruins was the first in-pinced while she goes to England same freedom to СХРУСНА their bardment of the Japanese positions,dication that fighting between the for six months' re-fitting.

and considerable activity by rival forces was in progress. Bore of trench mortars, Chinese fn.! fantry numbering, it is estimated,

about two hundred. crept - out:

QUIETLY RETIRE.

After firing for some time at the in the Chin-

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of their shelters last night just Bashing machine-guns before eight o'clock, and were on Japanese emplacements, the top of the Impanese lines at Sanese vanished as quietly and Yin Lee, in the Paoshan Road, be- rapidly as they came. fore the marines occupying the positions had any idea of the dan ger threatening.

SHORT DURATION.

Inpanese

bat-

field gun opened 14 heavy teries reply to the Chinese guns as the offensive was heralded and continu ed to pour shells on the Chinese

The engagement "was of very lines until the Chinese had retir- short duration. The

was

Either the Sussex or the Devon, shire will leave for China almost immediately and will be due in Hongkong on March 15.-Renter.

HEAVY SNOW IN. ENGLAND.

FIRST TOUCH OF REAL WINTER.

London, Feb. 10. A north-cast blizzard brought the first heavy snow of winter to London and the South Eastern Counties to-day.

The storm disorganised Channel traffic, and racing was stopped at Windsor.

A Belgian air-liner made a forced landing in Surrey during a heavy snow squall, but no casua jes were suffered.

The rough atas have caused the suspension of the M.2. salvage operations.-British Wireless,

viewa on Protection as those who took opposite views. i If the decision of the Cabinet

was interpreted in the letter and' spirit of the Cabinet's official statement, he believed the ar- rangement would be justified by results, and they would be able to continue to co-operate in the work for which the National Gev- ernment was formed. There was complete unanimity in the Cabinet on all other questions.

Continuing, Lord Snowden said

be considered at a conference of senior detectives to be held in

London shortly.

BRITISH TARIFF

SYSTEM.

POLICYI

country as the only solution of China's difficulties.

Growing old now, Trebitech Lincoln bears few NOT THE TORY visible marks of his chequered career, as our picture, At one time a the most recent to be taken, show. Lutheran priest, he has been a member of the House of Commons, a big speculator in oil, right hand man to Marshal Wu Pei-fu and latterly, counsellor to General Ma in Manchuria.

CHINA'S INDEPENDENCE AT STAKE.

that

London, Fob. 10.

In the House of Commons to-

The

Trobitach Lincoln, who has been An essential condition of China's he would as soon trust the safe- guarding of Free Trade to the intimately connected with China salvation, he says, is the complete poli-abolition of the use of opium and extreme tariff Conservatives as to and Chinese politics and the Labour Party, whose present ticians for the past ten years, the breaking up of the power of ofali generals with personal armies. as a friend lender hud at the election. told declares

FOREIGNER TO CONTROL help them that in certain circumstancea China, he is convinced that she he was in favour of twenty per must immediately start to

to

FINANCE. cent. tariff-British Wireless, herself if she is to continue

exist as an independent nation.. Her fate, he declares, is now in the balance.

day, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, winding up the tariff debate, agreed that the Government's proposals were not the original Conservative. Party policy. but claimed that they represented an elastic system adopted to the nower cir- cumstances which had arisen re- cently.

succuss of the proposals which depended on the way in

worked by statesmen they were and most of nil, by industry. If Industry merely muddled along under the shelter of tariff, the experiment would fall, but success Chao Kung who now has the would follow the use of tariffs to shaven and scarred head of a organize efficiency. He hoped and Buddhist, monk and is almost un-belleved the policy would reallse recognisable from former photo-the closer union of the Empire graphs, suggests that a foreigner and better employment of In the role of a Buddhist monk, should be appointed Treasurer-people-British "Wircloas. and having taken the name, Chas General, and that all Government Kung, he has drawn up and out-finances should pass through his

the hands. lined a full programme for salvation of the country.

MISSING BRITISH

PLANE.

LOCATED BY FRENCH AIRMAN.

FOREIGN OFFICERS.

Chinese ed. awarmed in superior numbers Quiet once more settled down at about ton over the barricades, using their upon the sector

The number of the Chi- with bayonets

dendly

effects, 'clock.

nese casualties is not known, but the surprise nature of the it is understood that they escap- attack enabling the Chinese ated comparatively lightly.

JAPANESE CAUTION. lacking party to retire into the de- bris of ruined houses round about

On other sectors of the Chapei!

Landon, Feb. 18. before the Japanese could bring fire front, things were quieter, though

The Air Ministry states that the to bear

the rattle of machine-guns

inst of the three Wagiti planes of

The scheme is set out under Soon afterwards, Japunèse reinheard throughout the night, the

No 55 Bomber Squadron, which Japanese outposts apparently be- forcements were rushed up with ing warned to keep a close look-

made forced landings owing to twenty-one heads, of which one of A Chinese messenger-boy riding a thick weather when flying laat the most important suggests the several machine-guna'

the lout to prevent n fürther surprise. push bicycle was knocked down by a

of public motor-car in Nathion

Saturday over the Syrian desert immediate organisation from Ruthah Wells to Amman, has National Gendarmerle throughout near the taxi filling station at the Po BRITISH NAVAL VETERAN HOLDS

Hing Theatre, this morning. Ilo was now been found by a French air-China, under foreign officers, for of policing the later removed to the Kwong Wah man near Imtar in Syria-the purpose

British Wireless. THE FORT AT WOOSUNG.

Hospital In a serious condition. (SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”).

formerly in the British Nayy, is now eighty years of age.

Ma

and

Shanghai, Feb. 11, 8.15 a.m. "The British flag is flying at Woosung an woll as the Chinese flag over the Forts.

DOGGY COMPANIONS.

He remains in the heart of the Despite the Intensive bombard. mont by warships and the fre- Chinese positions, with two doga

the

as his only companions, braving quent bombing ralda by

the perils rather than leave.

The hotel has been struck scores Japanese aircraft, designed to

and break down the defences of Woo- of times by flying bullets sung Fort, Commander Davis, the small projectiles, but last evening, proprietor of the Forts Hotol, re- the Union Jack was reported to be still flying gaily in the breeze.- fuses to leave.

Commander Davis, who was Reuter.

THE S.V.C. AT “WINDY CORNER.'

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

Shanghai, Feb. 11, B.15. a.m. ing the Shanghai North Station,! After holding one of the most scone, of the gravest fighting difficult sectors connected with the and now known as "Windy Cor- defence of the Settlement since ner."

After thin curtallment of thoir

the beginning of the trouble, the ties, it is hoped that a numb Shanghal Volunteer Corps are to of the Volunteers will be able to day handing over hall their line to return to their offices, although at the 81st American Infantry Regi- least two hundred will be kept in mentre il guard and doing guard duties and so on. full servico, patrolling the roads The Volunteers are -Autosy Ajajurpotting a dug 30-Reuter.

Rond,

country.

Several fren are still raging in Chapal and this picture with the Chimura G. P. O. Is the foreground, - gives me striking impression of the scene to which Shanghai landers have grown assostomed. The blegutt

blase when the photo was taken was in the vicinity of the Commercial Press, which was

B

He further urges_the_es- tablishment of a Civil Ser- vice, like the British which "for efficiency, integrity and usefulness is matchless." Communism and banditry must be put down, but the proper method of sa doing is the pro- mulgation of just reforms, helping the peasant and protecting him against injustice and Illegal exactions,

The system of justice in the country should be modelled on the British.

Schools must be established throughout the country.

SHANGHAI FIRST.

our

A-THOMAS COOK FORTUNE.

LATE HEAD LEAVES £1,000,000.

(Renter's Spacial Sarvica).

London, Feb. 10.

An catate valued at more than million pounds sterling was loft. by Mr. Frank Henry Cook, the late bead of Thomas Cook and Sons, who died on Christmas Day. It is understood that the duties will mount to nearly half a milton;

Chao Kung, in an explanation of hie programme, says he thinks that the suggested National "RED DAY” ALARM Gendarmeria

IN PRAGUE.

should first be organised In the Shanghai area, gradually extending its inЯuenca and taking over Manchuria, în crder

to destroy the Japanese argument and lawless conditions necessitating har, policing that territory-Reuter.

STRONG MEASURES.

TAKEN.

(Renter's' Special Jarvian).

Prague, Feb. 10.

Mr. G. P. Murphy, an overseer of the Public Works Department has re- Gendarmes with fixed bayonets norted to the police that some time ars, patrolling the street land between the middle of December inst(strong "detachments of the policr and the end of Jangery some person force have been placed alon stols a blank cheque from his cheque strategic points in the folly, book which was kept in a locked

orscautionary Smeadur drawer in his omessy, he ebordE WIE Forud for the sum at $190.5Whlen we ooda