WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18," 1926.
“UNTRUE,"
BALDWIN'S COMMUNICATION
TO AMERICA,
MINER'S ALLEGATIONS.
London, August 17 The miners' dologate "conference
discussed for 31 hours this morn ing the action to be taken in view of the districts' rejection of the Bishops' pruce, proposula,
The copference is expected to
end this evening.
COBHAM'S FLIGHT." |KILLING OF HAWKER.
RETURN TO BRITAIN EXPEDITED,
A SECOND ENGINEER.
Melbourne, August 17. In order to expedite his rotum' night Mr. Alan Cobham is taking besides Mr. Ward, the mechanic, an engineer (Mr. Capel, who has been ment from Britain to overhaul the machine.
AIR LINERS.
Mr. Cobham will thus be able to Nothing has been disclosed 'as reduce the time spent in caring for regards the nature of the discuther engine during stops.-Reuter. slonk this morning except 'the fact that a revolution was passed em- "phatically protesting against the untrue c&mmunication of Mr. S Baldwin, Prime Minister ko the American Press, timed to, rench! America when the Miners' Pedern- tion delegation larded with the obvious objert of preventin American subscriptions to the fund for the lief of the wives and children of British momers.
FOR THE EMPIRE AIR ROUTE.
*CANCELLATION OF JAPAN'S EXTRATERRITORIALITY.S
BRINGS BIG PROTEST.
7
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTERVENTION.
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WHAT WOULD THE POWERS. ACCOMPLISH.
ANOTHER WORLD WAR.
"
Japan to do the job. And suppos ing that Japan could obtain the consent of the United Stutes and Great Britain, intervention in, China would prove such an expensive job that Japan would come out of the adventure so heavily mortgaged to the United States that her position. would be little better than that of Shanghat, August 10,
At least three recent Indignation among the Chinese written by foreigners dealing with Furthermore the economic altuation!' books most of the European Powera to-day. has risen to the extent of demand-the China situation have advocated in Japan at the present is so serious ing the cancellation of extraterri- Intervention in one form or another that a further financial burden on result of the death of a Chinese One writer backed his argument in revolution and a long period of torial rights to the, Japanese na n as w solution for the China puzzle. the Empire probably would result hawker on board the "Manto Maru." by proving, to his own satisfaction industrial and social disorder that August 6 while the vessel was at least, that the Chinese are an would reduce Japan to the position lying at. the China Merchants inferior race and incapable, of of a second-rate Power for many Eastern wharf, In Pootung. Ac-governing themselves anyway decades to
Still another: come, cording to the Chinese version of hence the necessity for intervention element in intervention from the the story the hawker went on board if we are over to have peace in standpoint of Japan, would be the to collect money owing to him but this part of the world. Another complete loss for a number of years; ¡was set upon by the sailors and writer after declaring that of all of the "fruits of the various
killed.
"everything pointi to meu "friendship-drives" which Japan The story as told by the Japanese sures of force and Ittle
to hoa bean conducting in China for sailors is that the hawker went settlement by negotiation," then the past half dozen years. Then on board and was caught stealing a proceeded to outline a scheme for finally we would have the problem watch belonging to an officer. intervention claiming that the trick of Soviet Russia in the ease of in- LONDON TO AUSTRALIA. Chasing the man, the sailors. say could be turned by a "single Power"tervention on the part of Japan or that he fell down a hatchway and with five divisions of troops or a Western Power. Intervention on Rugby, Aug. 17. was killed.
hundred thousand men, together the part of either Japan or Great The first air liners now being
The Chinese magistrates after with a flotilla of light craft, which Britain, would likewise present the Government has decided to assist built for the Imperial Airways for an inquest brought in a verdict of "would bring about decisive re-Soviet with its great opportunity the mine owners to defent the the Empire air route. connecting murder. At the moment the sults Ave.times as fast as In the for coming in to "assist" China, the i miners by starvation.”
"Cairo. Bagdad, and India, are Shanghai, Municipal police together wars of 18-12 and 1860.”
price for nasistance probably being Baldwin's communication approaching completion and will with Colonel Yen Tsung-yang und 1.MP
Viscount Grey's Summing Up. denied that the mining population be tested early next month. Commissioner Hsu Yuan are con-
undisputed control of Mongolia and For those who advocate interven Manchuria." was starving "and declared that in These new planes have been ducting Investigations.
tion as a cure for China's ills, we many areas the children were better specially desired for operation on Notwithstanding that investiga- would recommend a carefu Derusal fe than before the Hoppage, ! desert stretches in the Middleons are now in progress, 16 mem- of Viscount Grey's Twenty-Five consideration of possibilities. it is East, and, owing to the difficulty bers of the Federation of Street Years," a record of British diplo dificult to,, imagine just how inter-1 of obtaining water, each is fitted Unions met in the Union Offices, macy from 1891 to 1916 covering vention in China could be carried with three Bristol Jupiter air Shantung Road, Saturday, and pass-the events leading up to and out at the present time without pro- cooled engines developing 1.200 d the following resolutions
record of allied diplomary through yoking another world conflagation. horse-power.
most of the European War. On A scheme is in hand for equip That Hau Yuan, Commissioner volume. Viscount Grey sums up the present stage of world condi- Fomething which, no- sensible per- Pages 20 and 21 n his second son even cares to think about at ping special rest houses at the for Foreign Affairs be requested to some of the results of the European tiens. Finally the deciding factor alighting places along the route lodge a strong protest regarding the War to the following effect "The in any form of intervention would to permill of passengers travelling killing of the hawker by the sailors full extent of the economic disaster rest with the United States. from Cairo to India spending for the "Manto Maru" three nights at these points after
"That a sub-committee of five Europe is still engaged in grappling has been working for a considerable of the war is not yet known.prominent, American official who flying through the daytime.
members he elected to investigate with it; we have certainly not yet period trying. The new air service, is due to the matter; be opened on January 1, and it
This is further evidence that the
NANKOW PASS.
SPLENDID WORK BY FENGTIEN FROOPS.
Union's Demands.
<
Deciding Factor Rests, With U.S.A. Thus, in view of the foregoing
"A
1:0 κοινα certain.
Peking. August 17. Foreign Mitary experts, who inserted the Nankow Page, were amazed at the strength of the post- tion and impressed at the feat per formed by the lacking forces in will form another link in the pro-ber of Commerce and the Chinese of it. Six Great European be an absolute impossibility to in- "That the Chinese General Cham-seen the end of it; it is possible phases of the Chinese puzzle, mude that we have not yet seen the worst the statement recently that it would dislodging the Kuominchun.
jected 10,000 miles Empire air Lawyers Association be requested Powers took part in the The latter had an exceedingly route between Londor, and Aus- to deal with the matter.”.
warduce the American Congress to vote stress and wells astracted french ralia. Sections from London to That the Ministry for Foreign which it can be anid that the social another prominent American diplo
France is the only one of them of funds for a China expedition and system, which was provided with Marseilles and from Melbourne to Affairs be urged by telegram and political order has not been mat a couple of years ago stated shrapnet proof dugnuts and barbed Port Darnin being already in cancel the extra-territorial rights changed to an extent and degree that the only aing which might and live electatic wire, and all the regular operation.-British Wire-enjoyed by the Japanese in China." fatest improvements, spread outfiess Service.
Two further resolutions not con-
that seemed almost impossible or provoke American intervention nected with the death of the hawkerncredible to us in 1914. were also passed at the meeting condition that seems to baffle des- raise such a storm of Indignation has had a revolution and is in American missionaries which would one of which was that the re-open-cription; Germany is a Republic: among the American people that ing of the Tariff Conference in Italy has had a revolution sufficient the President would be forced to Peking be strenuously opposed
like grbat fan to a distance of twelve miles round the entrance of the pass and terrain. It afforded undoubted evidence of the power and accuracy and the volume of the Fenglich artillery, and there ap peared litle doubt that the Kuo- minchun were Herally blown out of their positions.
+J
STIFF PENALTY.
TROO" LIEUTS. INVOLVED REDUCED TO BOTTOM.
- SAN FERNANDO'S AFFAIR. |
of the
thei
to
tional mean.”
Resala
would be a wholesale massacre of
different situation from the stand- The Amateur Strategists.
This point of the United States. "But intervention in China might provoke American interven couldn't possibly bring on another tion and a definite settlement of
while the other was that Ha Feng- change her whole political)
send troops, similar to the incidents hsiank.. a prominent member of the system; Austria-Hungary, 18 #
which brought about the Boxer fri- Kwangsi Road Street Union be Britain has had a Labour Govern and Russia over their interests in Great Power, has disappeared.tervention. A war between. Japan Japanese Cotton mill strikes. requested to enquire into The place is reminiscent of a
ment, though, according to battlefield a
our Mongolia and Manchuria, some- France, it being
In connection with murder of the revolution slowly and by constitu- possibility. would create an entirely we are making our thing entirely within the realm of precedents, Manila, August 10. evident that the Kuominchun gave
Lieutenants Victorino good account of themselves to and Simplicio Juban, officers in Commerce" (Chinese) has issued the hawker, the Shanghai Students Fortes Union according to the "Journal of the Rengtieners. It is reported
command that they last two thousand in detachment stationed at San Fer
constabulary following manifesto:- casualties in capturing this most nando, Pampanga. daring the riot "Since the May 80 Tragedy last world war," assert the amateur this question which quite likely formidable redoubt, which is in the last May which resulted in the kill-year, the Japanese imperialists strategists, who explain that it would not be to the liking of either
ing of five persons and the wound-have verbally claimed to be on good would not be necessary for all of Japan or Russia. ing of several others are to be re-terms with Chinese, but in reality the Fowers to duced to the bottom of their re. they have continued their aggres- might cause jealousy and conflicts
intervene which Lord Balfour's Statement. It is reported that the Metropolispective ranks as punishment. for sive mencures against China."
Since the foreign paragrapha Jan Police have intercepted a let their neglect of duty.
"During the past year the Japan-One Power could intervene alone the statement of Lord Balfour in- the Powers themselves, were written. Reuters has reported addressed"
auture of a key position.-Reuter.
ter
An Intercepted Letter.
Peking August 17.
Governor
among
to a prominen General Wood increased their ese have even aggravated their by landing 10.000 troops at Canton the House of Commons on July 27 Kaominghanile, in the Legation penalty far above what was reccm. unreasonable encroachmenta. The 50,000 troops" in the
uarter, in which it is stated that mended by the constabulary board Twenty One Demands Treaty has Valley, taking over the rallways, dion in China to the following Yangtze in which he referred to interven. the Kuminchun intend to evato of oicers that investigated the not yet been abrogated, whilst the etc." and so on to similar effect, general, effect: are Kalgan and Suaiyuan and re conduct of both officers and men at concessions made by the Japanese the number of troops required treat anchow and Nanghsia. San Fernando.
number of zocktails consumed during the conversation of the
amateur aforesaid
strategists.
after the May 30 Tragedy have not usually being regulated by the 1 is added that they are presently! Lieutenant Fortus was reduced yet been observed; furthermore digging in along the Yellow River to the bottom of his rank, appro- numerous other offensive and to the West of Paotauchen, with a ximately 45 files below his present oppressive acts have been com view to warding off Shani columns. state, while Lieutenant Juban was mitted by the Japanese, such as, "But what rower is to do the in- Tien Wel-chea's representative reduced 25 files, The board or deapatching Japanese troops to tervening?" This question alwaya LE Pking confrms the fall of officers recommended a reduction of Manchuria. bombardment of Taku
He received a telegram 20 files for the former and 15 for Forts by Japanese warships, arrest Britain or Japan-Of course you brings the answer, "Why Great naijai. jistarday night announcing that the latter, but the chief executive of labour representatives, and in- Wu Shin-chien. Tien Wel-chin's preferred to base his action not dieting of cruel punishment upon States to come in; the Americans would never expect the United Chief of Stut, had exptured upon the hoard's, recommendations them, assaulting and oppressing Buala yesterday.
but upon its findings.
workers in local Japanese mills. are too sentimental, etc., etc." Ma Chi-ti reports that his forecu In the opinion of the board, the "The other day a fatal assault a Chinese hawker named are driving back the Käominchun two officers had not only neglected upon in the direction of Chulo, which he their duty as officers during the Chen Ah Dong was committed by asume that Great Britain might hopes to capture shortly.
riot but had allowed discipline in Japanese sailors on the ss. "Manto intervene alone in the Chinese The Cabinet has allocated $40,000 the company under their charge to Maru." Chen had gone to the ship situation by sending a sufficient rward, to the Fenglionites, who fall long before the riut took place. to collect an account. Where is force of Indian troppa to handle the Assuming that Parliament Several of the enlisted men of God? Where is justice? As such job.
Baş captured Nankow and Chi Yun- kong-Reuter,
TIRED OF OFFICE.
KELLOGG DESIRES RETURN
TO LAW.
"
For the Sake of Argument. For the sake of argument, we will
the company were either discharged acts greatly affect our sovereign would vote the money for this, a or otherwise punished also.
rights, the people should protest highly improbable supposition, when The outat has been transferred energetically and urge the Chinese viewed in the light of present Bri-
Fletin."
to Santolan, Rizal-Manila Bul-juuthorities to lodge a strong protest tish financial and political condi-
with the Japanese and to insist that tions,
LOSING GROUND,"
New York, August 17. Encroachmenta by According
the to the Washington on correspondent of the "New York consis
southern
the
and
the question immediately
the murderers be severely dealt arises as to the attitude of the other with.
AD
"Replying to Lord Parmoor in
the House of Lords to-day, with reference to China, Lord' Balfour referred to the growth of national self-consciousness in China. He emphasised that as far as he was aware no nation entertained the fantastic notish of a kind of military alliance of western į nations for the purpose of coere- ing China. The British Govern- ment desired to interfere with the.i internal affairs of China as little as possible.
"China must work out her own salvation. In doing so the Chin-
ese appeared to be making many mistakes, Unfortunately the The mistakes reacted upon us, British Government most earnest-
ly desired to co-operate, with and help China where they legiti- mately could, to recognise. that the British and the Chinese, as far as commerce,und economic affaire were concerned, had a common interent, and, as rogarda the organisation of their own country, our hope was that there would be no difficulty in their Internal managing their affairs."-"China Weekly Re-
view."
Own
Powers. The attitude of Japan in "Such incidenta
the event of British intervention fre positive proof of the value of the declara in China provides ground for in- speculation.< Would tion. by Japanese that they are on teresting
attitude of sea good terms with China. Knowing Japan preserve" eastern this how can we Chinese place any benevolent neutrality and stand of Great Britain mean further belief in the hypocritic aside, or would British laterven Work?" elose friends of Mr. | a considerable JOSB of land policy of the Japanese?"
tion provide Japan with, her great Kellogg, State Secretary, state that every year, and now we are In connection with this matter, oppertunity for casting her lot with he has already informed President told that the London and North the Citizens Diplomatic Co-opera. the yellow man and throwing the "Cpelidge that he wishes to return Eastern Railway between Frinton tive Society has sent the following British out of Eastern Asia com- to the practice of the law and re- und Walton will have to be recon-letter to the local Commissioner for pletely as she did in the case of sign when Congress la reconvened. structed further inland. It is true Forelgi Affairs:—
the Russians, at Port Arthur and The correspondent adds that his that there are additions to the land "The other day Japanese sailors the Germans at Tsingtao. It would, COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCEN Muccessor has already been chosen by the receding of the sea in other on board the 8.8. "Manto Maru" as- be a very difficult matter for Japan unil naturally Mr. Houghton will parts of the country, notably in the saulted to death a Chinese hawker to remain neutral in the event of step into the vacant secretaryship." west, but the gain in these places named Cher. Ad-dong. This is in- intervention in China on the part --Reuter's American Service, does not make up for the big losses deed terrible and inhuman; every-of any Western Power. She would the body will sympathise with the de- either, intervene and annex Man- Paul Smith's, August 17. Bouthern coast. For instance, some ceased, and become indignant at churia or would oppose interven.. Mr. Kellogg, who is conferring quarter of a million tons of chalk this brutal action of the Japanese tion by the Wastern Power by with President Coolidge on the cliff fall into the sea about two who look down upon Chinese as they casting her lot with China, and Mexico siluation and other matters, years ago, and it will take a lot to do the natives of Koren and For China, in order to obtain help Enemy of Men." has flatly denied that he contem- make up such a loss.
mosa. This is intolerable. against the intervening Western plated resigning-Reuter.
You are requested to lodge a Power, would probably agree to the strong protest with the Japanese most onerous Japanese terms in New York, August 9-It is "The suggestion has been made authorities and to continue the order to obtain help. "reported that Leon Trotsky is a that there is needed in national protest until the assailant or ab- Also for the Sake of Argument.
fugitive and another rumour legislative halls great sending sailants are handed over to the Then, also for the sake of heard here is that the Soviets, stations so that speeches might be| Chinese authorities and punished argument, what about intervention Salea Room, stationery and other have ordered a general mobilisa-radiocast" My belief is that in accordance with law. Compen-by Japan alone? In the first place, miscellaneous 'goods, 11 6,0, tion. Details of the foregoing there is greater need for receiv-sation should be given to the it probably would be impossible to
Meeting. atorics are lacking but the re- ing stations so that those who family of the victim, and an apology obtain the consent of the Western August 31—Annual mesting of ports are persistent and have have failed to keep falbh with tendered by the Japanese with a Powers, otherwise the United the United Asbestos Oriental- given rise to a belief that serious the public might hear from promise that similar occurrences States and Great Britain for neither Agency. Ltd. in the offices of situation has developed in Russia, home"William L. Nelson. would not happen in future." due to past experience, would trust) Mesara. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., noon.
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