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BRITISH RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO URGED

THE XIXTH

ARMY COLLAPSE

THREE GENRALS ABANDON. FIGHT

INSIDE STORY OF FOOCHOW'S FALL

(Our Own Correspondent). Foochow, Jan. 20. It has been exceedingly hard to find out the truth about what really happened in the fighting up-river, as the Government newspapers naturally continued right up to the end, to report great victories.

Would they try to make a stand in or near Foochow? that was the question that kept many of the 'People on' the strain.

In the end it may have been the decision of the notorious Lu Hsing-

Pang to join the Central Govern

ment, which turned the scale, and

his position south of the Min made

it impossible for the XIXth Army to hold on to the north bank. So we saw the soldiers retiring. partly through the City of Foochow and across the "Gap" where a pon- toon bridge was constructed, partly at the western end of the island of Nantal, to the south side of the River Min.

The Chinese Navy was true to its tradition of acting as peace- maker, and the name of Admiral Sah Chen-ping once more came to the fore, with the result that the XIXth Army consented to retire from Foochow in order to

danger to life and property, and

A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY.

LONDON NEWSPAPER'S RECOMMENDATIONTM

NEW STATE COME TO STAY

London, Jan. 22, The suggestion that the time has come for the British Government to con- sider the recognition of the independence of the State of Manchukuo is made by the Conservativo

organ, the Morning Post

Hongkong University, leaving St. Mr. John Pau, B.A., graduate of John's Cathedral on Saturday with Commenting on the proclamation daughter of a well-known merchanttion of Mr. Pu YI to be the Em his bride, Miss · Florence Awak |announcing the forthcoming eleva-

of Hawaii. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

SINGAPORE

AIR MISHAP

FLEET EXERCISES CRASH

PLANE WRECKED

peror of the new Manchu State, | the_Morning Post says that now Manchukuo has lasted for two years, it has evidently come to stay...

There is an obvious case :for recognition, it asserts.

TRADE PRESSURE.

If Manchukua means security and peace, it also means trade not only for Japan but for the rest of the world.

"It seems to us, therefore, that

One of six Hawker Horsley the British Government, which "so bombers from the R. A. F. base

at Singapore crashed last week precipitately recognised

the

An exampla K

trafbe disruption wrought by the recent Washington storms, and high water. A highway bridge sast of Tacoma is shown with a collapsed span.. Also shown are the washed out

tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway.

DICTATORSHIP IN NEWFOUNDLAND

COMMISSION OF SIX

EX-PREMIER AT HEAD

London, Jan: 21. The Special Commission, ap

near Paya Lebar while conducting Spanish Republic, might now con-pointed to administer, with the avold exorcises with the fleet which had sider whether it is not time, to

arrived from Hongkong for the make a virtue of necessity in Governor, the affairs of New-

The machine was piloted by Manchukue."-Reuter,

the Navy consented to let them get Naval conference. away with all their guns and ammunition. In other words," "It Squadron-Leader, Lang.ord-Sain- was agreed simply to transfer the fight to some place south of the Min.

PEOPLE'S ATTITUDE.

The people f Foochow were on the whole even more glad to say goodbye to the XIXth Army than they were to welcome them here

sbury, officer commanding No. 30 (Bomber) Squadron and had one passenger, Leading Aircraftsman Pyc.

The exercises began the previous day and it was not the first flight the machine had made.

The accident occurred about 6.26

a.m.; the pilot having taken off

from the Air Base at six o'clock.

last year. At the same time there

Circling over Paya Lebar the is a general readiness to concede to thom the honour of being the machine made a sudden landing. best behaved soldiers that Foochow The engine failed. It, is believed has seen for many a day. They there was a seizure. The pilot consistently paid ready money for landed the machine successfully in all purchases, and even during their a small clearing but in trying to rather humillating retirement of avoid a stream turned over. last week we have not heard of a The machine was wrocked but single instance of looting or hooli-neither pilot nor passenger were

soriously hurt.

Kanism.

General Tsai Ting-kai was one of the last to leave, and one 'cannot help foeling sorry that a man of his character and ability should have been misled into this ill- starred adventure. Perhaps the Impossible will happen, and he may

AUSTRALIAN

NAVAL FOUNDER

Death of Sir William Clarkson

WAR SERVICES

Sydney, Jan. 21,

foundland, recently deprived,

with consent, of a popular form of government, owing to the Dominion's virtual bankruptcy,

consists of

Mr. F. C. Alderdice, who wRS Prime Minister and Minister of

LIFE OF THE R.F.C. EXTENDED

Another Year With New Funds Washington, Jan. 21. President Roosevelt has signed the Reconstruction. Finance Corporation Bill, extending the life of the R.F.C. to February 1, 1935, and increasing its lending power by $850,000,000,- Reuter.

SAFETY FIRST CAMPAIGN

AN AMUSING. Finance the Newfoundland CIRCUMSTANCE Government now superseded;

1932;

TWO CENTURIES

AT NAGPUR

M.C.C. WIN BY SIX

WICKETS

C. K. NAIDU'S EFFORT

Nagpur, Jan. 21. The M.C.C. team to-day defeated Central Provinces and Berar by six wickets, in a match productive of some

MYSTERY

WAR OPERATIONS

BRITISH FORCE LEAVES KHARTOUM

DESTINATION A CLOSE SECRET:

Cairo, Jan. 21,

Although the greatest secrecy is being observed by the military

authorities, there are indications that Britain is embarking on an- other "little war."

An expedition consisting of armoured cars, co-operating with machine-gun platoons, has left Khartoum in a northward direc- Mon, without any disclosure re- garding Its objectives, nocording o the Khartoum correspondent of he vernacular newspaper, Siassa. There are, of course, plenty of rumours in the air.

One story allegea that the Arabs have attacked' the northern `trons tlor of the Sudan and that the expedition is bound for Dongola, from which place to be used as Its base, it will proceed to Dard- el-Arbain to deal with this Arabs,

According to another rumour, the expedition is bound for Haifs to deal with the, Arahs, but fur ther information : cannot be ob tained at the present time.---dien-- ter.

LENIN'S DEATH

ANNIVERSARY

brilliant individual perform- BIG COMMEMORATION ances

̄ ̄ ̄ ̄C. K. Naldu was outstanding fôr:

IN RUSSIA ·

the Indians with both bat and ball,-

Moscow, Jan. 21. while Barnett and C, S. Marriott published letters by Lenin were Passages from... hitherto un- were prominent for the M.C.C.- to-day published: In the newe- Central Provinces won the toss papers on occasion of the of "Lenin's ly in the early stages. A collapse throughout Russia. and took first knock and fared bad- tenth anniversary

death, which is being celebrated

the

STOP PRESS

Hongkong's "Safety First" looked imminent, with Marriott The chief commemoration took Sir John Hope-Simpson, famous relief organiser, well known in campaign, which is to last for bowling magnificently, but C. K. place at Moscow, with a monster meeting at the Grand Theatre. the Far East as Director-General two weeks, opened to-day, the Naidu batted magnificently acor M. Stalin, M. Kalinin, M. Molotoy of the National Flood Relief Com- mission in China during 1981 and Colony being plastered within at a fast pace all round the and other leaders were on the

wicket to score 107 in quick time. platform-Router. slogans and warning notices,

Mariott had a final analysis of¦--- Mr. Thomas Lodge, chairman of A novel feature was the drop 6 wickets for 35 runs. The fu- The death has occurred of the Danube Oil Company, promping of pamphlets by seroplanes: Engineer Vico-Admiral Sir William inently connected, as a' Civil Ser- An amusing circumstance was nings closed at 195, Naidu's ten Clarkson, who was one of the vant, with shipping and shipping noted in Chinese districts, whore colleagues getting only 88 between founders of the Royal Australian control from 1912 to 1920; the cautionary notices recommend them. Navy.

Mr. J. C, Puddestor, Secretary ing pedestrians to keep to the

'Thỏ" M.C.C, were dismissed for He was seventy-four years of of State in the Alderdice. Govern- pavements were displayed on the agu,

front of varandab pillars... facing 261, C. K. Naidu obtaining 5 Sir William Clarkson ontored Mr. W. R. Howley and Mr. E. the roadways. As a consequence; wickets for 87 runs, Agafa one the Australian naval service in N. R. Trenitḥam,---

groups of pedestrians were to bo player saved the aldo, Barnett Jscen gathered round, the posters, putting together 140 runa before 1884 and served in China in con- The country, is to be governed well out into, the main thorough, he was defeated. nexion with the Boxer Rising In by this Commissfon, with Great fares!

The Central Provinces scored GETS DETENTION 1899-1900.

Britain assuming responsibility in Buses, trams and motor-cars 188 in their second knock, and the He went to England in 1908 to financial matters, until such time carried the "Safety Fist" placards, M.C.C.Tran out comfortable Private John Gilmer, of the supervise, the building of the first as the country can become self-with: red triangles, while traffic winners, obtaining 129 runs for Lincolns, who was recently courtship of the Australian Navy and supporting again.—Router. police were busy at the various the loss of four wickets,—Reuter, martialled for desertion and los-the equipment, of a small Arms

cross-scations.. ing articles of equipment and Factory in Australið, necessaries was found, not guilty

COURT MARTIAL SENTENCE

yet be able to fight shoulder to LINCOLNS PRIVATE shoulder with Chieng Kai-shek against the real enemies of China. An amusing error of judgment was mado last Saturday, when the

Navy put out placards saying that they had "retaken" Foochow and would be reaponalble for the main- tenance of order. Several thousand marines wore brought up from the Anchorage to take over control.

TSAI'S PRIDE.

But General Tsai would not hand over on these terms.

On his return to Australia in

of desertion but guilty of absence 1911, he was appointed Third without leave, and guilty of los Naval, Member of the Common- Ing articles of equipment.

He was sentenced to 60 days" detention, the sentence being pro- mulgated during the week-end by Foochow had not been "ro-His Excellency the 0.0.0. taken", and he would not lot the marines land on these terms.

SAFETY FIRST !

Don't be a jay. The safest way to cross the road is the shortest.

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LEAGUE ASSISTANCE

FOR CHINA

Satisfaction Caused in Leading Centres

BIG SCHEME FOR CHINA AIR DEVELOPMENT

Curtiss Firm's Agreement With Nanking

CIVIL WAR IN NINGSHA

SUN TIEN-YING'S

INVASION.

Peking, Ján, 22.

Shanghai, Jan. 21. The Kwangsi delegato, General Huang Hau-chu and Chan Chal- tong's representative, Yang Toh- chao, arrived here this 'murnlag frem Hongkong aboard the Pro- sident Cleveland.

Interviewed by pressmen, Yang Teh-chao, denied that Cantos gad wired Nanking urging the cessa

of hostilities In Fukien and So be formed a Committee of tens of a completo collapse of

tion Public Safety, with Admiral Sah the rebels in the alleged defec

Gonevá, Jan. 17.

Shanghai, Jan. 22.

Fighting between Ma Hung-kwei that Chan Chai-tong had any in- as Chairman, and also containing ton of three XIXth Army. com- Gon. Chiu Kuo-ting, the Head of manders, Generala Chang Yim, Au

The Committee of the Council on Chinese papers report that the and Sun Tien-ying le spreading tention of reorganizing the 19th over a wider area in east Ningehu, Army and placing it under bis own Technical Co-operation of the Lea Government

reached an has the Police Force, the Chairman of Shou-pion and Hain Kwang-han.

Sun Tien-ying's troops have command, adding that the Canton the Chamber of Commerce, the

wealth Naval Board, a position he gue of Nations with China mot agreement with the American repeatedly attempted to break Leader was not prepared to do Chairman of the Federated Fire have issued a circular telegram with, from 1914 to 1920, the office of Dr. LW Rajchman (Poland), establishment of an

It is reported that these leaders held until 1922, in conjunction yesterday and approved the report Curtiss Aviation Interests for the through Ma Hung-kwel's lines suything unless ordered, by the Brigades, and others..

aeroplane to the northeast of the City of Government. He said that as from Chunnchow, On Monday, he loft, after most their allegiance to Nanking and Controller of Shipping.

protiniming of Director of Transporta and The report expresses the satisfactory at Hangchow,

Ningsha. Agarios of engage Chan Ming-shu and Li Chai-eum of the soldiers had gone, bust le

faction caused in several import- The Curtina Company will nut monts are also reported to have had renounced their membership in first handed over 20,000 bags of ther the unification of the

expressing their desire to fur- He was Director of the Austra- ant contres of the country by then the entire capital of $3,000,000, occurroc, along the Yellow River. the Kuomintang, Canton could not

Shipping decision of the League to colla while the Chinese Government will It now appears that the main asalat them in any way, and tion to the distressed members of They desire that they have Board from 1623 to 1927-Reuter. borste. It adds that the plans of buy the factory's output which is cause for the invasion of Ningal Yang - Teh-chao” is remaining:

now, reconstruction work are still stimated at sixty machines by Sun Tien-ying is his dissatisfac here for several days, while Huang instructed their forces to suspend

under study, while work is, activo- year.-Reuter,

tion with the comparatively bar-Hu-chu is proceeding to Nanking in orders from Chiang Kai-shek. hostilities against Nanking, pend-

ron area in western Sulyusn as-this evening to attend the C.E.C. signed to

his

troops-Central Meeting-Router. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bawl'tt return- General Tai Chi is mentioned as the probable successor of Gen

to the Colony yesterday by the sa, Note. eral Teal Tingkat as commander

lenshol. In-chief of the XIXth Army.

rice to Admiral Sah for distribu-

the community, thus securing that In spite of all the suffering that has come on Foochow of late, he at least leaven with a good reputation. Porhaps he hopes to come back some day. M

DEFECTIONS TO NANKING.

Foochow, Jan. 22. Pro-Nanking quarters roport

try.

coun-

Han Commonwealth.

ly proceeding with road construc- "Looking Forward," the current attraction at the Queen's Theatre, ist.on, hydraulle works, rural re

film well worth seeing. Inspiring construction, education and health. with remarkably fine casting Licnel detailed report will be sent later in theme, it is 'admirably produced, Theroport says that a more Barrymore. Lewis Stone, Elizabeth It Is stated that the Kuomintang Allan and Denita Hum, Rive splend when a concrete plan has bout fine is now living over Chuanchów, charecterisations, and are ably up- offectively adopted by the National

Central Now8.

'ported by the rait of the cast.

| Government -Reuter,

The Hon. Mr. E, D. G. Wolfe, Dr. J.-B.-Dykes, who underwent an Inspector Goneral of Polleo, will ancak operation at the latter end of last on Safety First" at to-morrow's year, has now resumed practice. meeting the Rotary Club,