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No. 25,608
America and Economic Stability.
HONG KONG, SITURDAY, JULY 9, 1927.
SOVIET FOLLY HUGE GOLD STOCKS. GENEVA PROGRESS.
British Labour Leader Outspoken.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
British Admiral Chief Hopeful.
WASTING THEIR MONEY.
FINANCE EXPERTS CONFER.
London, July 8.
New York, July 8.
Thirty-Two Foreign Warships At Tsingtao..
JAPAN SENDING TROOPS.
Nationalists Only Sixty Miles From The Port.
With a force of 20,000 Nationalist troops only sixty miles from the port, keen anxiety is being felt in Tsingtai. However, there are not less than thirty-two warships of five nationalities, including seven under the Chinese flag, and Japan has decided to send another two thousand troops from Dairen.
JAPAN DECIDES.
Another 2,000 Troops From
Dairen..
Tokyo, July 8.
The War Office announces that it bas again decided to despatch a force of 2,000 men, including n small detachment of artillery, from Dairen to Taingtao, also 100 military railwaymen and telegraph. ists from Japan.
A wireless message from Tsing- tao states that the situation is
quiet, but the proximity of 20,000 Nationalist troops at Chucheng, 60 miles west-south-west of Tsingtao is causing considerable anxiety.
Fifteen American, seven Japan- ese. Reven Chinese and two Italian warships are at present at Tsing tao, also H.M.S. "Despatch." Reuter.
be done.
-CRUISERS THE DIFFICULTY.
Geneva, July 8.
Mr. Walter Bridgeman, First Mr. J. H. Thomas, at the Na The huge stocks of gold held tional Union of Railwaymen Con in America' are among the sub- Lord of the British Admiralty, ference, vigorously condemned jects being discussed at a confer-told the journalists that he was Soviet attempts to dictate to Brience in Washington of the leading more hopeful as regards the out-
European and American bankers, come of the discussions. tish workers.
He said the Russians were sub
Many points had been settled sidising people without influence
und he was confident the confer- ence would go further. and were wasting their money.
They must stop this foolish, in! sane and absurd method and realise that Communist propa Intense that the Chinese Nation-ganda-would not divert the greal alists decided that something must mass of Britain's workers from Accordingly a Rusatan dentist following the constitutional path was found. He prophesied that the and effect the social changes re
quired.Reuter. 30 a operation would be painful, German doctor named Brauns was called in. The possibilities of the situation were apparent to the Chi- nese mind. for as Dr. Brauns gave the anaesthetic, a Nationalist aol- dier covered him with a pistol.
Mr. Mann has been touring China for the past three months.
CHINESE WIT.
A Kuomintang Play In Sydney.
Sydney, June 13. Subscriptions to the Kuomintang Nationalist Society should receive an impetus from the production last night by the local branch of "The Mirror of Society" (Sheh-huí-| ching).
The first act of this Chinese comedy shows a Sydney grocer's The proprietor is aaked to subscribe to the society, but re- fuses, and makes a comic exit with
Strange Reports.
Shanghai, July 9. Up to the present there has been no confrmation of a Japanese semi-shop. official message broadcast through the Far East announcing a landing of American Marines at Tsingtao and the U.S. Legation and mili- tary and naval nuthorities have no knowledge of this.
A Tokyo report that the British are Bending a contingent from Shanghai also cannot be confirmed. authoritative sources denying the report-Router.
Officials Mystified.
Peking. July 8. American Legation officials Are mystified by Tokyo reports that a big American force has landed at: Tsingtao.
Stupid Mistake.
Rugby, July 8. Pointed references to Russian Communist activities were minde by Mr. J. H. Thomas at the Na- tional Union of Railwaymen's Conference at Carlisle to-day. He said that Moscow is sub- sidising people without influence and is wasting its money because
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TRADES UNION LAW.
Post Office Workers Break With Labour.
London, July 8, The Union of Post Office Work- ers has ceased its affiliation with the Labour Party-Reuter.
the remark that he suffers from no greater mistake could be made than to assume that the
colic.
The play shifts to China, and in circumstances that brought about the third act is the best scene of the Russian revolution could ever the evening, a burlesque on the memorial service, usually held in operate in Great Britain.
He hoped the Government Chinese houkes after a death,
The priest. in his traditional would rectify their blunder in robes and cap, with drum, cymbal breaking off relations with Rus- and bell, intones the service very sia, but the Russians should sonorously. but the words he uses change their foolish, insane and are apparently comic, judging by absurd methods, and realise that the laughter aroused in the audi- neither a minority government In the fourth aet, a court of jus- nor communist propaganda was tice is shown, with a modern female going to divert the mass of Bri- judge.
tish people from following the constitutional path. Russia should abandon the idea that she can
ence.
OUR $50 PRIZE. Reminder to Cross-Word Puzzle
Competitors..
Mr. Bridgeman admitted that cruisers were the greatest difficul- ty.
Our object is to facilitate the adherence of France and Italy. We cannot surrender our right to live, nor deny the right to others.
If our proposals are accepted that would be the saving of £1,000,000 on capital ships and £500,000 on cruisers. Reuter.
THE FLYING AGE.
Levine's Atlantic Air Race Challenge..
AIRMEN IN LONDON.
Mother Sees Son After Six Years.
Flying across the Atlantic promises to become a common occur- rence, for in addition to several projected flights, Charles Levine, who financed Clarence Chamberlin and accompanied him on his Aight from New York to Berlin, has challenged Commander Byrd, another Atlantic airman, to race back across the Atlantic.
OFFICIAL WELCOME.
Chamberlain and Levine In London.
London, July 8. The Atlantic fiers Chambertin and Levine flew from Paris to Croydon in the "Miss Columbia." The former hugged his aged mother and baby nephew.
Chamberlin was officially wel- A communique issued by the comed by the Civil Aviation De-
Powers Proposals.
Executive
Geneva, July 8.
Committee of the
Naval Conference to-day consider-partment and the Aero Club.
He will stay with his mother, who has not seen him for six years.
AN UNWILLING HORSE.
U.S. Ambassador To Mexico
Resigus.
Rapid City, July 8. The United States Ambassador to Mexico has resigned. It is stated that be returned to his post a year ago against his own wishes at the request of President American Coolidge. Reuter's Service.
The municipality of Wembley, where his mother lives, is giving la dinner to the airmen.
The "Columbia" also carried M. Drouhin, the French pilot, who is shortly attempting a Paris to New York flight with Levine in the "Columbia."-Reuter.
Channel Escort.
Rugby, July 8. Chamberlin and Levine, who a month ago
flew across Atlantic together, landed at Croydon this afternoon
the
from
count Sandon (Unionist) in- quired whether the Air Ministry had reached any conclusion from success, Captain Lindbergh's concerning the relative merits of the design of his monoplane for long flights.
The Under-Secretary for the Air, Sir Phillip Sassoon, said that Captain Lindbergh's achievement had been noted with admiration The merits of and interest. the monoplane for long distance Alights were well-known and would be considered where ex- treme range was the main con- sideration, British long-distance. flights hitherto had been made in service machines, in the de- sign of which other considera- tions than range had been taken into account.
Mr.
G.
M.
Garro-Jones (Liberal): Would not the Air Ministry's regulations have con- demned Captain Linbergh's and Mr. Chamberlin's machines as unairworthy?
Sir Philip Sassoon demanded notice of the question,
Speed-Boat Next? Ettiore Bugatti, the racing motor designer, is constructing a super-motorboat, according to the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mirror," with which he shortly will attempt to travel from Brest to New York in 48 hours.
Mr. Montague Norman. namely Mr. Montague Norman (Brain), Herr. Schacht (Ger- Strong (United mar), Mr. States), and M. Rist (France).
Its understood.that the agenda includes deposition of a portion of led the provisional recommenda- Paris in their monoplane.
They were escorted across the the Federal Reserve Bank's gold tions of the Technical Committee.
Further consideration was ad- Channel by the Imperial. Airways journed until July 9.
machines and were received at The recommendations are em- the aerodrome by the Air Minis- bodied in a lengthy document try and the Royal Aero Club re- issued with the communique, sign-presentatives. ed by Admiral Field, Chairman of
Chamberlin's English relatives the Committee.
live at Wembley and his mother The proposals each delegation was among those at the aero- are given; embrace cruisers, des-drome to meet him. Wembley is troyers and submarines.
giving him a civic banquet to- With regard to cruisers, the night.-British Wireless Service.
indicated
Unexpected. American delegation
of their certain modifications original proposals which they are Levine's arrival was unexpect
of dia.
If the sea is calm it can be prepared to consider in the lighted in. view of rumours
between him and navigated from the bridge, other- of the proposals of the other agreement Powers.
Chamberlin regarding Levine's wise it will be sealed up like a The Japanese made no proposal challenge to Byrd to race back submarine, and steered by the Ser-stocks with the Bank of England,
aid of a periscope. It will carry the Banque de France and other with regard to the total tonnage across the Atlantic.
of these vessels, but are ready to
Apparently Levine associated a crew of eight. European issuing banks.
The "New York Times" pre- reduce the maximum tonnage of Chamberlin's name in the chal- dicts that the outcome of the con-cruisers to 8,000 tons provided lenge. Chamberlin has repudiat- ferince will be the restoration of they are permitted to carry 8-inch ed that he does not intend to fly
back.-Reuter. the gold standard in France and guns.-Reuter. the consequent stabilisation of the franc. - Reuter's American! ¡Service.
The tenth cross-word puzzle of the "China Mail's" new series appears to-day for the last time, and competitors are reminded that their entries must reach the "Cha Mail" Office, No. 5 Wynd- ham Street, not later than noon The eleventh puzle of the now series will be published on Monday.
They point out that the American naval forces at present there are
The whole performance was real two divisions of submarines accom-ly an excellent one for amateurs.
on Monday next. The best of the cast were Min engineer revolution in this oun- panied by the tendera "Canopus" and "Beaver" and the destroyer Shieng as the shop assistant, Tze try. "Pirlo."
Sheng
as the prodigal son. Liu The Conference passed a re- Yu as the postman surprised the solution approving Mr. Thomas's house with his noble moustache. Yu Haicang as the wife, and subae views. British quent widow, was also excellent vice. both in dress and manner, and was
These are not sufficient to furnish a landing force of the size indicat- ed.
A naval party did go ashore, but It is believed only as a consular guard.
Five trainloadn of Japanese troops. arrived at Tsinanfu on Thursday evening-Reuter,
Conditions Uncertain.
Shanghai, July 9. Owing to the defection of Gen- eral Chen Yi-yen, formerly a sub- ordinate of Sun Chuan-fang and an ally of the Northern party, who has- turned Nationalist, conditions are uncertain at Tsingtao, but it is be- If-ved that the Nationalists have their hands too full with the re- newal of Fengtien hostilities back up. Chen in bis advance on Taingtao.
to
Yangtse ports are quiet.-British
Naval Wireless.
REDS TO LEAVE.
But Comrade Borodin Still Lingers.
Hankow, July 3.
a typical middle-class Chinese lady. in the third act, the monk (played by Tzu Pail was outstanding. Pin Hsing was really dignified as the! Indy judge.
EARLIER MESSAGES.
Fighting In The Vicinity of Tsingtao.
Shanghai July 8.
Wireless
BRITISH IDEALS.
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC'S
TRIBUTE.
PRACTICAL FRIENDSHIP..
Rugby, July 8. Replying to a message sent by News from Tsingtao continues to Sir Austen Chamberlain, British be very sparse, but trustworthy. re- Foreign Secretary, on the occasion ports show that General Chen Yi- of the formal elevation of the Bri- Commander of Kiaochow, tish Legation in Buenos Aires to
yen.
INDIA TO-DAY;
ECONOMIC & POLITICAL PROGRESS.
years,
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Success In Reach.
Later.
Railways' Enterprise. Cedar Point, Ohio, July 7. ' Rugby, July 8.
The Assistant Secretary of Mr. Walter Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, in a state- Aeronautics, M. MacCracker, has ment to-day to journalista attend-announced that five of the larger ing the Geneva Naval Conference, railroad companies are contem- said in regard to the breakdown plating supplementing the rail- rumours, he was more hopeful to-way passenger service by air pas- day than a week ago.
senger services.-Reuter's Ameri- With the goodwill of everyone can Service.
Merits of Monoplanes. concerned, he was sure that the results already obtained would
London, June 13. prove useful and that a step for-
In the House of Cominons Vie as to ward was possible even
a few days by train for Chengchow | 20,000 Nationalist troops at Chu-onment. The lofty example of Bri- proved. Primary education was reduced by decreasing the size of phasised it was not in Britain's!
Shaped like a submarine, and with eight petrol engines of a new type generating a total of boat, 2,400 horsepower, the which is 120 feet long and 7ft. wide, can attain a maximum speed of 87 miles an hour.
"Airships Best."
"I am confident that within a very short time we will think no more of flying regularly to New York than of the present regular services to the Continent," says Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, con- sulting engineer to the Instone Air Line, who, with Sir John Alcock, flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in 1919, in an article in the, "Weekly Dispatch."
"I doubt whether aeroplanes will be very successful owing to the risk of engine trouble bring-. ing them down, and the neces- sity for the pilots flying without sleep for 36 hours, as a relief pilot, would mean more petrol, whereby the commercial basis of the service would be rendered more difficult or the margin of safety reduced.
"I believe that airships cover-
turned pro-Nationalist on the 4th the rank of an Embassay. Senor SOME LITTLE KNOWN FACTS. inst, and marched on Tsingtao, but Gallardo, the Argentine Foreign was held up by the Commissioner Minister, has telegraphed a cordial
Rugby, July 8. of Defence at Taingtao and at message stating that this action by
Lord Winterton, Under Secretary Chenyang, 25 miles north-west of the British Government "has been Taingate after moderate night highly appreciated in all its in- for India, speaking on the India capital ships.
He maintained that the only fighting on the 5th and 6th. portance and significance by the Office vote in the House of Com-
Ito the ultimate status con- Thereafter, Chen Yi-yen discon Government and people of the A-mons to-day, said that many people way of preventing competition tinued his advance, fearing Chang gentine Republic, and constitutes did not realise the extent to which and of reducing armaments was
in the treaty Tsung-chang from Tsinanfu mad- an augury for the maintenance and local government in India was in to limit the size of vessels in all templated
Cruisers For Britain. dened by Chen Yi-yan's defection, strengthening of the excellent re- the hands of the Indians themselves categories because every nation
Mr. Bridgeman declared that Soviet subjects outside the on- might attack the latter's rearguard. tions which have happily united as without omcial control. This right would always build up to the Britain was compelled the building the distance in 60 hours are sular staff, who were recently re-
with Great Britain since the com- to manage their own affairs had The situation at present is quiet
war be regular service. ported to be leaving Hankow, have
but is causing considerable anxiety mencement of our independent life, greatly increased in the last five maximum size.
In the same way the offensive big cruisers since the locally, owing to the proximity of your country having contributed very largely to our material deve-
Economic conditions had im-power of the Navy could only be cause the others did so and em- interest to build more than, she cheng, 60 miles west-south-west of
tish institutions has afforded in making great strides, and in the ships and their guns. Tsingtao-Reuter,
Chang Tsung-chang's Victories. upiration to our political organis Punjab the number of pupils in the If the British proposals were required.
Peking, July 8. tion, and it fills us with satifaction schools had increased in the last accepted they would mean the Chang Teung-chang has teie to have evidence that your powerful four years by nearly 400,000 to a saving of £1,000,000 on the cost disputed America's right to naval owned by members paraded at the Mascot Aerodrome" on Saturday cordial total enrolment of over 900,000. of each battleship, and £500,000 parity with Britain...
Earlier Messages.
afternoon on the occasion of the graphed to the Peking Government Empire accords us its
The programme of new railway on each cruiser.-British Wireless officially claiming to have recaptur- friendship, of which she has fusi
Washington, July 8. ceremony of handing over and ed Hanchuang, a function on the given fresh and eloquent proof construction covered 6,000 miles Service....
After confering with Sir christening the new De Havilland Grand Canal and the Tientsin- British Wireless Service.
Last year £7,000,000 worth of rail- way stores were bought in Britain
Esme Howard yesterday with re- "Moth" which, arrived from Mel- in open competition with several The Japanese have not made gard inter alia to the Geneva bourne in charge of Major De Continental countries.
any proposals in regard to the Conference, Mr. Kellogg, to-day Havilland, the previous day. There had been considerable im total tonnage of destroyers. conferred with Mr. Matsudaira, Although a light fog hung over.
of the afternoon the absence of
the western
not left yet, but are due to leave in
thence by train to terminus of the Lunghai Railway. thence by automobile to Stanfu and thence across Inner Mongolia and the Gobi Desert to Urga.
It is announced, however, that Comrade Borodin may remain. Reuter.
TOM MANN'S PAIN.
Doctor Covered with a Pistol
Private cables received in' Lon-
don from China atute that Mr.
head, states the London "Sunday Exchange" of May 1. '
Pukow Raliway and that he is pressing on to Hauchow. The latter
is Chiang Kai-shek's main base for
all operations against Peking.
per ton annually on vessels
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Age Limits and Tornage.
more likely to provide an early
A "Moth" Christened.
Sydney, June 5. All the aeroplanes of the Aus- He declared that Britain never tralian Aero Club as well as those
Chang Tsung-chang also claims more that 150 tons and were ofprovement in the conditions, of In regard to submarines the re- the Japanese Ambassador. The the ground for the greater part that the insurrectionists at Tsing-lected by the customs in accord labour, and India was one of the commendations deal with two subject is not divulged. Tom Mann, the Communist, tao (in which area the Northern ance with cat o article of the faw countries that had ratified the types, ranging from 600 to 1,800 It appears that the United wind made conditions for flying cently had an operation performed garrison declared for the Southern- Tientsin Treaty of 1868.
The purpose of the tax was the Washington. Eight Hours Conventons, with five-inch guns, and an States Government knew from Ideal and the large number of on his jaw by an anti-Communist ers) have been quelled, and that
age-limit of 18 years. The pro- the beginning that the Japanese spectators were treated to a fine German doctor while a Nationalist the Northerners are again in con- financing of the lighthouse buoys tion-British Wireless Service.
and other aids to navigation on the soldier hold a pistol at the doctor's trol of Tsingtao-Reuter.
would vigorously display. posed age-limits of warships is Government Japan's Forces. const and the rivers of China. The ANOTHER PROTEST. only to apply to vessels of all support American insistence on
revenue Tokyo, July 8.
approximating]:
classes laid down since August 17, an agreement on cruiser, tonnage It appears that Mr. Mann gave The Cabinet Council has decided 2,500,000 taels and was ample for SACCO AND VANZETTI CASE 1928, to the date of the final rati- that would mean in fact a redut-
AGITATION;
-Says the "North China Daily his Chinese friends the impression to approve of the Chief of the the purpose. that he was in great pain, and even-General-staff seeking the Imperial increase is not stated. The Gen-
for the 50
fication of the Washington Treaty.tion of naval expenditure. 50 per cent.
The American delegation stat- It is evident that the whole News" of July 4-We under tually his agony was obviously so Sanction to despatch reinforcements
New York, July 745 to Tsingtao from Dairen Reuter. eral Chamber of Commerce is lodg
ed their agreement to the recom- question of the conduct of nego-stand that on Saturday the off- ing an urgent protest, pointing out Approximately half a million mendations was conditional upon tiations at Geneva was left to Mr. cials of the Provisional Court for- My Nanking's Surtax.
Shanghai, July 8. - that owing to chactie conditions in workers participated in an hour posing from the 11th surtax tremo depression for many years sentence' an Sacco and Vanzettion of age and categories of war originally and since the Confer- the documents, in the case which The Nanking Government is im China shipping has suffered ex-strike to protest against the death the decisions being reached in re- Gibson and his colleagues, subject warded to the Crown Advocate gard to the total tonnage, limita only to limited instructions given and the Commissioner of Police The police broke up.a meeting of amounting to half the existing past, and is unable to bear this ad- customs tonnage dues. Hitherto ditional burden, which it says is fur workers and arrested half a ships and methods providing tranence began-Reater's American was reported in our issue of
trisition from the status quo Service.
Saturday, these have amounted to 1.2 taels contrary to treaty rights.letter. dozen of them. Reator
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
The closing rate of the dollar,
on demand, to-day was 1/11 15/16
The reason
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