CHINESE WAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1924, Page 3

CHINESE WAR.

(‘‘Sydney Sun” Cables). 21 HOUR BATTLE. (Rccoived this day at 11.25 n.m.) PEKING, October 8. Heavy artillery exchanges took place at Shuukaikuwau front for liventy-four hours till dawn this morning, when Clumgtsolin's troops attacked under an accurate barrage but were repulsed. At leu in the morning, the positions were virtually unchanged and the guns were still active.

A Japanese report from Mukden says Changlsolin's forces entered Shankaiknwau where heavy ligliting resulted in numerous casualilies on both sides.

CHINESE STEAMER ROBBED. PEKIN, October 8.

Chinese mail and passenger vessel Ningshin proceeding to Foochow I rum Shanghai, was pirated oil Mcnchow by thirty four armed passengers, who overcame the crew and took complete charge of the vessel which they directed to Biasbay near Hong Kong, where they landed thirty chests of sycel 'liver, some mails and a considerable quantity of cargo. The pirates then abandoned the vessel which made lot Amoy. The meagre details available show some sort of resistance was put up by the crew, in which the Chinese quartermaster was wounded. Among three hundred pasengers were seven foreigners, all of whom are reported to have lost the greater part of their possessions.

POSITION AT BEK IN. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) PEKIN, October 8.

An intercepted report states tbe Christian General Kcng Yu Hsiang, definitely breaks will, <>l,ih!i. refusing to lead the army to the front. I‘eng telegraphed to Tsaalain saying it was useless to light against outsiders while so much corruption exists in Pekin. Wupeifu discards the idea of leaving fur the front, fearing Kengwill attack" bis rear. There are many indications that Peking defence lorces are on the poilft of internal collapse. . AIR ATTACKS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) PEKIN, Oct. 8. Replying to a recent diplomatic note regarding air attacks on . chin, Cbaiu'Uolin declares his lorces muse attack Peking, because it is the enemy s headquarters. The only way to ensure the safety of the capita! >s to remove the headquarters tbendrom. Sun Yat Sen lias published a ‘halt of the new constitution of Chinn, providing firstly for a period ot military dictatorship to crush tin* lorces of a counter revolution; secondly, a pi 1 of political tutelage, ami then a con-

stitutional period. Hun Yat Sen says the Provisional Constitution is impotent. The sole achievement ol tho revolution has been the name ~1 Republic. China has not advanced to a position of equality among the nations, nor development politically oi economically. FREEDOM EltOM '’f'AGUE. I’EMN. Oct. o. It in officially announced that Hong Korn' lias been entirely Dee bom ,• ln-me for the past year. Tins is the first time in thirty years. ' here luxe frequently been over a thousand •i vear The freedom is mainly due t» rat extermination. Nearly one hundred thousand rats were killed last yenr.