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MANY ISLANDERS

REPORTED SLAIN........

Canton, Dec. 29,

GOING TO POST IN PEIPING

Dairen, Dec. 20. Many Chinese inhabitants were Yen Tung, former director of the killed and large quantities of pro-Peiping-Mukden Railway, who visions were seized by the Japanese here at present, will shortly go to troops yesterday upon their, linding Peiping where he is slated for an #1 Wangcum Island, near Macao, important post in the "provisionat according to a report received here, government,” according to n Japan-

Central News.

|ese report.--Reuter.

GRIPS TSINGTAO

Coptic Church Anticipated Support

Quarrels

With Italians From Yuh Sueh-Chung Not Now Forthcoming

Abyssinian Church's

Soparation. Not

Acceptable

Cairo, Dec. 20.

The blind Abuna Abrolina, whoin

the Italian authorities appointed as Archbishop and Patriarch of the Coptic Church in Abyssinin in place of Abuna Kyrillos, has been ex-com- municated by the Coptic Holy Synod

here.

The Synod, presided over by Patriarch Yoannies, repudlated the Italian flat separating the Abyssinian

Church from the Patriarchate of

Egypt, and declared that Abuna remains Archbishop.

c's colleagues were also

cx-communicated and similar action

will be taken in the case of anyone Coptle Church's wishes in respect to Abyssinia.

Abuna Abraham had been sum moned to appear before the Synod within five days to answer to charges, otherwise he would be adjudged gullty, and to-day's announcement of the ex-communication followed upori that declaration-Reuter's Special

assuming offlee in dellance of the

Silver Pact Is Only Stop-Gap

Washington, Dec. 28.

Tsingtao, Dec. 29.

With the Japanese threat to Tsingtao every moment becoming more menacing many Chinese employees have deserted their posts in the city and the Postal Commis- sioner has appealed for volunteers and many foreigners have responded..

The Chinese staffs have also deserted many of the leading firms, including the big British shipping companies, Butterfield and Swire, and Jardine, Matheson. The evacuation of their staffs has forced three Chinese newspapers to cease publication. Yuh Such-chung's troops are moving several reconnaissance

Contradicting Chinese reports that Yesterday Japanese planes made flights over the Chinese positions at westward from Tsingtao to support Taingtuo.

Weihsien. Up fill a late hour last night the Japanese sources state that Yuh's men Japanese column advancing alon are disheartened by the fall of Tsinan the Klaotsi Railway was reported to and Chowtsun and are now retreating be stil west of Weibsien, southward,

kilometres

of Tsingtao, the The

Japanese add that the news advance being much impeded as 21 of the capture of Chowtsun, an result of the damage to the railway important lawn on the Kochow-track and bridges by the Chinese Tsinan railway, by, the Japanese forces. troops bus caused disorganisation in It is apparent that the Japanese the 114th and 108th Divisions com intend to launch a simultaneous land, manded by Yuh Such-chung.

sea and air attack upon the arrival The Japanese assert that the of this column of Japanese troops.- ulinale destination of Yuh's forces Central News..

believed

be Hsuchow 1 Kiangsu and Pengpu In Anhwel- Reuters

Imminent Attack

west

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Shanghai, Dee. 20. A tentative, agreement has been

According to Japanese reports from concluded between the United States)

Tsinan Chinese troops under General and Mexico under which the United

Isuchow, Dec. 29. Yub Such-chung are retreating from States purchases of silver through With the Japanese Troops fast Tsingtao area. They are apparently January next will be continued of advancing enstwarri along the headed for Hauchow and Pengpu the same price as heretofore, which | Kinotsi Rallway an ominous air United Press. is about 45 cents an ounce.

prevails at Tsingtao. In naticipation

Property Damage

Shanghai, Dec. 20.

The understanding represents alof an imminent attack finnl pre- stop-gap, pending negotiations for a parations have been rushed under the permanent agreement, which, it is supervision of Admiral Shen Hung- understood, cannot be reached untili lieb, Mayor of Tsingtao.

A Japanese army spokesman said President Roosevelt has announced Admiral Shen has issued a pro-Japanese property destroyed #t the domestic price and polley of silver clamation, urging the Chinese Tsinon Included! the Japanese for next year.-Reuter,

populace to evacuate the city ns Consulate-General, the Зарилеке soon as possible in view of the fact school auditorium and Tsinan that it will soon be turned into hospital, while all Japanese houses theatre of war.

had been tooted.

OFFICERS PUNISHED

Foochuw, Dec. 29.

Kuang Hun, District Magistrate of wan

More Japanese warstilps werd reported to have arrived outside the Tsingtao Harbour, which has been blacked by the Chinese authorities.

The spokesman added that General Han Fu-chu's yamen and all Chinese utility machinery had been destroyed,

United Press,

Chinmen, or Queroy Island, STOP PRESS NEWS

sentenced to death and Lieut- General Hsiao Kai-yun to 12 years imprisonment, by a military tribunal

a fortnight ago, it was revealed to- day.

They were charged with derelic tion oftheir official duty_and_the_loss. of national territory,

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Kuong was executed on December

"It is stated that when the Japanese forces attacked Chinmen Istand on October 20 both officials fled upon the first alarm "thereby causing the loss of an important point in "southern Fulten."-Reuter.

BOYCOTT SPREADS

Many Stores Won't Buy From Japan

Washington, Dec. 28. Managers of some of the local stores and some of the national five- -and-ten cents chain stores have an-

nounced that they will conform the policies reportedly announced by some of the large chain stores in the United States to discontinue purchases

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of Japanese goods while public sentiment is anti-Japanese.

Such an announcement has been sensationally publicised in local newspapers, Indienting the acute public Interest in the boycott, especially since labour organisations are active in this connection.-- United Press.

Belgians Aid War Victims

Brussels, Dec. 20.

The Belgian Government headed with a 100,000 francs donation an ap- peal by the Red Cross Committee to ald victims of the Chinese war.

The national appeal has had very happy results, states the Committee. A Belgian organisation hina been formed in Shanghai and la storting work Immediately-Reuter.

TWO GUNMEN ABROAD

revolvers

Two men armed with entered an unnumbered hut at Tseng Taun Wal, near Ping Shon, some timę around midnight yesterday, and after holding up the occupant, Li Shek- ling, 34, a bean cufd maker, esenped with $88,40,

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Paris Strike Threatens

Civic Employees Resent Cuts

an intolerable provocation and the responsibility for any incidents les with those who provoked them."

After the meeting of the Joint Com- mitice delegates of all unions con- cerned mel and unanimously approved the decision to strike until the city accedes to the unions demands- Reuter,

WATER SERVICE NOT AFFECTED

Paris, Dec. 20.

· Paris, Dec, 20.

It was learned late last night that Civic employees, it is feared, are calling a strike as a protest against the water service in Paris will not be the decision of the Paris City Council affected by the municipal workers' strike, but buses and tubes, will be to cut the pay of the lower grades.

stopped in sympathy with the walk- The Union Joint Committee has out of other municipal works issued a statement declaring: "This Is Reuter.

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