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MORNING PAPERS CENSURED
accuracies in
tion to the public.
The accused officer is on trial for alleged negligence while act ing as President of the Regimental
The
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No. 27,199
CHIANG KAI-SHEK TO RESIGN?
HONG KONG
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BUT LIKELY TO STAY QUEEN AND KING'S SPEECH
PREPARING FOR WAR AGAINST
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London, Yesterday.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1929.
Mr. Thomas, in an interview, con- firmed that he will be the Minister in charge of the unemployment problem,
New Ministers
It is now definitely stated that
Arthur Henderson Foreign Secretary.
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DIPLOMATS AND LEARNERS' LICENCE IS CHAN CHAI-TONG PEAK TRAMWAYS
LIQUOR
A LITTLE FLUTTER
"SHARPLY DIVIDED" OPINIONS
AT WASHINGTON
SIR E. HOWARD'S ACTION
Washington Yesterday.
"MUST BE KEPT IN ORDER" SAYS MAGISTRATE
CAPTAIN ABBOTT FINED Capt. G..H. R. Abbott, K.O.S.B.,
was
this morning summoned by Sergt. Post, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magis- tracy, this morning, on three counts of breach of traffic regulations, ast
DISPLACED?
ISSUE OF THE WAR
i....
REPORTED APPOINTMENT OF 2ND-IN-COMMAND
his
REPLACEMENT OF OLD RAILS' COMPLETED
MOTOR CAR COMPETITION'
During the year under review the replacement of the old 35 lb.
The replacement of old rails en When the General Court Mar-
the tramline running up to the Peak tial, which is being held to inves
has been completed, it was an- tigate the alleged negligence of
"PACT WITH KWANGSI-ITES”
nounced to-day at the annual meet- Major G. M. H. Ogilvy, of the 2nd Battn. King's Own Scottish Bor-
ing of. Peak Tramways Co., Ltd., Canton,Yesterday. derers, was resumed this morning
Shanghai, Yesterday.
The Diplomatic Corps is sharp-anders-
Much disappointment is being held in the Hong Kong Hotel. in the Officers' Mess at the Mur- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and his
willy divided with regard to the (1) driving private motor car No. felt among the supporters of Chiang Mr. Henry Humphreys presided. ray Barracks, the President of the supporters now controlling the Mr.
271 in Hollywood-road, a thorough-Kai-shek in Canton and question of diplomatic liquor."
over the pro- He was supported' by Mr. J. Scott Court (Col. H. A. Stewart) in Kuomintang have definitely decided
Mr. George Lansbury First Com- A few of the Diplomatic Mis-fare not specified in the fearner's posed promotion of Brigadier L Earston, Mr. R. E. Coxon and Mr. formed the Pressmen present that to oppose the combination formed missioner of Works and also a mem- sions which have recently become licence issued to him;
Ming shu to be Second-In-CommandL, J. Davies (directors) and Mr. G. ihere had been certain In-by Generals Feng Yu-hstang and her of the Economic Committee completely "dry", notably the (2) driving as a learner driver of the Army of the Eighth Route in Rapp (secretary). Shareholders the reports of the Yen Hsi-shan and will declare war which is to be established by Mr. Portuguese Legation, are support without being accompanied by a South China. This Nanking action present were Mesars. F. W. Stapic morning newspapers, He hoped against them shortly. that Pressmen would check up Chiang will first of all offer to ship of Mr. Thomas to co-ordinateng Sir E. Howard, but the great licensed driver, as required by re-would put Brigadier Li (a native of ou, D, E. Clark, D. Wilson, J. M.
majority of the heads of Missions, gulation; and
Kwangsi) next to General Chan Wong, V. F. Soares, S. F. Chubb, their notes when evidence of wit-resign from his numerous posts but, the work of Government depart-led by the French Ambassador, (8) failing to produce his learn- Chai-tong, the Commander-in-Chief. and W. Marley. nesses were read out after they it is believed, he will shortly an-ments, particularly with regard to
are very outspoken, and criticise er's licence when required to do so in Canton. As a silent protest
Chairman's Speech had given it. Such inaccuracies
Sir E. Howard's proposals against by the Sergeant.
against the Nanking action, Gen- The Secretary read the notice tended to give a wrong construc-source to the nation that, unable unemployment.
to relinquish his burden because of
which the French wine merchants Defendant replied "Yes" and said eral Chan will probably ask for sick convening the meeting. The report Lord have strongly protested. fearing a that his licence was actually in the leave and, as a preliminary step, he and statement of accounts for the the persistent demand of the people
but he did not will first enter & sanatorium nomin year ended April 30, 1929, were appointed loss of G$50,000 annually in their pocket of his car, for his remaining in office, he wil!
taken as read. The Chairman keep on for the sake of the Party Secretary of State for India-Reu- trade with the Embassies and realise it at the time the Sergeant ally for a much needed rest. and nation and to expedite the real- ter.
Legations in Washington.
asked for it.
Brigadier Li Ming-shu, it may said:-- Institute of his battalion. In com-
isation of the will of the late Dr.
No Restriction
With regard to the other two be recalled, with associate, nection with this Case, Corp), Hendry, a clerk to the PRL, Sun Yat-sen for the reunification of
state-charges, defendant remarked that Brigadier Yang Tang-fei, was for now serving sentence of 80 days)
have taken 莊 regular driver's Toung-jen, one of the so-called "big for embezzlement of funds belong
licence, but thought it better to get four" of the Kwangsi clique.
track. This new work included the ing to the Institute.
a learner's licence first until he got
What's Gone Before
straightening out of the curve at the ased to the car.
On the failure of the Kwangsi passing place, the laying of new His Worship cautioned the de- clique to hold Wu-Han in the recent points and the erection of a new fendant on the charge of failing to dispute for power for supremacy in points house with more up-to-date produce his licence, but said with the Kuomintang, General Li Tsung-operating mechanism which was regard to the other two that he jen and General Pei Chung-hsi had made entirely in our own work- would have to enforce the regulato retire and return to Kwang-shops. The whole of this work was tions, Holders of learners' licences ai. Canton militarists supporting carried out by our own staff with- must be kept in order, and he could Chiang Kai-shek declared war out serious interruption to the ser- not take into consideration the fact against Kwangsi in the meantime vice. All works coming under that the defendant could drive quite and, fearing the lack of strength, capital charges have now been com- well.
sought and procured aid from pleted and we do not anticipate any Chiang Kai-shek who, instead of further expenditure in this connec- despatching new men to the South,tion for some considerable time, simply ordered the two Brigadiers'
Motor Competition from * Hankow regiments
Turning to the accounts, traffic Canton. Li and Yang, when their
receipts show a falling off of SIR H. HARMSWORTH superiors (Li Tsung-jen and Pei $4.581.59 and the net profit a de- Chung-hsi) disagreed with Chiang
crease of $1,579.54, as compared LEAVES FORTUNE OF NEARLY Kai-shek in April, turned over to with the previous, year. As regards
Chira.
In the meantime, it ia understood aceting of the new Cabinet willment, emphasises that the Ameri- when he bought the car he should merly a subordinate of General Li rails by new 45 lb. rails wee com-
оп
It is anticipated that the first Mr. H. L. Stimson, in a
be held
Monday, Mr. Chiang's opponents will proceed MacDonald will then take the op- The Court comprised Colonel with their organisation to set up a portunity of taking a much need- that in ad holiday of very short duration H. A. Stewart, D.S., O.B.E. (Pre-government opposed to
Nanking-Nan Chung Kvo Newa before the new Parliament meets. sident), Lieut. Col. H. V. Vernon, M.C. (3/15 Punjab Regiment), Service.
Major A. Creery, M.C. (Royal Ar- tillery), Major R. H. R Bennett,
Official Version
Shanghai, Yesterday.
M.C. (Somerset Light Infantry). A report from official circles in and Major J. B. Taylor (Somerset Nanking's states that Marshal Light Infantry). The Judge Ad-Chiang Kai-shek has really resolv. vocate is Mr. Somerset Fitzroyed to retire in compliance with his A. circular and the prosecuting officer, Major former declaration.
H. W. H. Armitage, M.C. (Royal telegram to this effect has been Artillery) The defending officer drawn up. the contents of which is Major E. G. Miles. D.S.O., M.C. are as followB:~~
(K.O.S.B.).
commanding
Lt. Col. Comyn. officer of the 2nd Batta. King's Own Scottish Borderers, was fur- ther cross-examined by Major Mites, "friend" of the accused officer.
Subscriptions in Cash
29
cash by the officers in command
of the respective companies.
It
was not convenient for the officers!
"I, Chiang Kai-shek, have served the nation and the Kuomintang for a long time and it is my utmost wish that the unification of China
It will be spent at Lossiemouth. his Scottish home-British Wire- less Service.
Queen and the Speech
London, Yesterday. The "Daily News" understands that the King will not be present at the State opening of Parlia-
ment on July 2.
The suggestion has been dis- cussed in Court circles that the queen should read His Majesty's from the Throne, the speech
attend the House of Queen to
be coon realised. so that internal Lords with H.R.H. the Prince of
SHOWERY
This morning's weather re- port from the Royal Observa- tory states:
Eressure is highest in the Pacific to the east of the Bonins.
The typhoon has passed into the Pacific, leaving the second- ary depression счет south Japan.
A weak anti-cyclonic area is situated over the lower Yang- tsze Valley.
Forecast. W. winds, mo- derate; cloudy; showery.
Peace can be maintained and the Wales as an escort. shackle of unequal treaties
can by
If the Queen prefers not to read abolished. In word, without unification the realisation of the the Speech the task would be uncan Government did not desire in inte Dr. Sun Yat-sen's principles is dertaken by Commissioner. any way to restrict diplomats" rights as to the importation of impossible.
liquors. Reater's American Ser- Fice.
"In supporting this cause, I must do my duty to suppress the rebels against the Central Government and an I have successfully done so, I deem it is time for me to retire
tivities."
Feng's Man Sacked
Reuter.
problem.
ย
Earlier News
Mr. Thomas's Plans
to hand the subscriptions to the bers of the Central and Provincial assigned to Mr. Thomae. P.RI. in cash, and for the pur-Governments favourable to General | pose of handing the total collec- Feng Yu-hsiang have either resign- tion of each company to the P.R.Ied or have been dismissed by the unemployment problem
Mr. Thomas's plans to solve the are fore.
It
Defendant was accordingly fined $10 for driving in Hollywood-road, and a further fine of $5 for driving without a licensed driver.
£1,500,000
FREE SCHOLARSHIP
of
Nanking.
now
to
return to the
pleted for the full length of the
As regards the very big increase
traffic receipts, there is no doubt we * “Canton Axxiong"
have been affected to some extent Now there is a fear in Canton,
which by motor-car competition, In answer to questions, Lt. Col.
especially among the pro-Chiang will probably become more accent- Comyo said that he believed that
London, Yesterday. Cantonese militarists, that the re- uated when May-road is opened up. Cpl. Hendry had a fair knowledge
London, Yesterday. [An earlier cable stated:-Sir Esme
Hildebrand of his duties when he took up the
Harmsworth, cent evacuation of Wuchow by the for motor traffic. Sir It is reliably stated that Mr. Howard (British Ambassador) has de- position
the Kwangsi Arriy has been brought proprietor clerk to the P.R.I.
J. H. Thomas will be Lord Privyeded to make the British Embassy dry, formerly Subscriptions were made by the from all political and military ac-Seal, and combine with it the new He has informed members of the staff "Globe" newspaper and brother of about by an understanding between under the heading "Stations, Lease- men of each company, and such-Nan Chung Kuo News Service. post dealing with the unemployment that henceforth he will not sign re the late Lord Northcliffe and Lord Li Tsung-jen and his erstwhile holds and Buildings," amounting to quests for the importation of diple: Rothermere, left £1,443,000. subordinate, Brigadier Li Ming-shu.$246,790.95, I would remark that subscriptions were collected in
matically immune alcoholic liquors.
The question He left one-tenth of his estate
vexing the nearly the whole of this increase is Mr. Arthur Henderson is men- appears that no representations what-
Merton College. Oxford, to minds of many is whether or not due to sundry items, viz., Upper Shanghai, Yesterday. Lioned for the Foreign Secretary-ever were made by the American Gov- to
the Cantonese Army, nominally for Practically all the highest mem-ship which
create free scholarships.
Terminus, Reconstruction Lower rumour previously ernment upon the matter.]
A noteworthy condition regard- Nanking, will be able to dominate
Terminus, Car Shelter Lower "DRY" LAWS
ing the scholarships is that they South China. If not, the resources Terminus, Engine House, Irland will be available only for British and revenue of Canton will be Lot 2,306 Bowen-road, and Work- Recommendation By The
subjects who are Protestants and divided among other provincial shop Lugard-road (formerly shown President
whose
and parents
paternal militarists. It may
separately), being included under grandfather and great-grandfather situation of a few years ago when this one heading, at the suggestion Washington, Yesterday,
are were both British-born Dr. Sun Yat-sen was still living of the Auditors. No one, however, takes seriously the revival of the Trade Facilities President Hoover has recom"
when Canton had to support mer- Witness was also aware of the the intimation of Marshai Chiang Act. to enable railway companies te mended to Congress the appoint subjects and Protestants.
Flattening the Curve practice that when each payment Kai-shek that he, too, would like to undertake electrification, and other ment of a joint Select Committee considerable value as, after pay- Kwangsi, Kiangai and two other The scholarships will be of very cenary troops from Yunnan, Hunan,
The increase in Electric Haulage was made to the P.R.I., a receipt
resign-Nan Chung Kuo News methods of modernisation.
to study the question of the trans- would accompany it, and that the
of Prohibition enforcementment of duties, it would appear provinces-Nan Cheng Kuo News Plant of $8,908.72 is due to work- P.R.I. would sign the receipt and
The question of privately-owned fer
shop equipment (formerly shown Nanking's Advance.
Still Advancing waggons, also the creation of a new from the Treasury to the Depart that a net sum of about £90,000 Service. return it immediately.
separately), being, at the request of Hankow, Yesterday.
Canton, To-day. railway "ring" around London, in ment of Justice and other matters will be available to endow them, The system which was in exist-
the Auditors, incorporated under According to General Hou Yuan-chuaz arrived order to reduce difficulties in and relating to the administration of giving them an annual value of
an official ence was thought to be a good
com-this heading. lets Service.
munique Issued by the Canton an- The increase in Permanent Way one at the time. He had now a yesterday with the balance of his costs of handling goods traffic is the "dry" laws. Heuter's Ameri- about £900 each.-British Wire- system which he hoped to bring forces, while it is learned that fur-also likely to be tackled. Another can Service.
thorities, the Government troops of $6,127.11 represents the final into force and he also hoped that ther troops are proceeding here."Thomas" scheme is to provide
(pro-Chiang Kai-shek) under Li expenditure in connection with the Ming-shu are occupying Tung- fattening of the curve at the pass- hsien, a district west of Wuchow, ing place and other items in con- while the Kwangsi-ites have re- nection with same already referred
to. treated towards Tiuchow.
in a cheque, the commanding offi- Central Executive Committee of the shadowed to include railway re cer of each company, would have Kuomintang at Nanking.
to keep a banking account.
Service.
organisation and development, also
it would be a better one. He had from Nanking, indicating that the men of 60 or 65 with an adequate never isased instructions to the big push against Feng Yu-hsiang State pension to enable their retire-To-day's rainfall
ment and replacement by young members of the Audit Board to will commence soon. assist the P.R.I., because he did The vernacular papers claim that unemployed men, who are at pre- not see the necessity for doing so. Fong Chen-wu's troops have ocea-sent receiving the dole.
Mr. Thomas's appointment is al He had also now become aware of pied Kweitch, there being no trace the fact that the majority of the of Feng's troops east of that point. ready hailed in Labour circles. cheques in payment to the P.RI.
Visiting "No. 10" were "hearer" cheques.
Messrs. MacDonald, Snowden,
There is no further news from Honan and matters there appear
"Order" or "Bearer" Cheques to be at a standstill pending deci- and Thomas spent an hour and a Bive action by the Government half with the secretarial staff at Reuter.
Honan Entered
Shanghai, Yesterday..
Asked if he knew whether local banks issued cheque books contain- ing "order" cheques, witness said that he could not say off hand whe- ther the bank did or not. His Tang Seng-ch's troops from own private cheque book, had al-Hsuchow are proceeding via the ways ontained "bearer' cheques.
Lunghai Railway to Kweiteh, which they are expected to occupy very shortly.
He was not aware of the fact that officers of his battalion had their cheques cashed by the manager of
Fong Chen-wu's forces are re-
east Honan from Luchow:- Reuter.
"Naffy" until this case came on ported to have penetrated south- He, however, had had his own cheques cashed through that chan nel on many occasions. He was also not aware whether the "Naffy" authorities had issued Instructions
Damage to Railways
Nanking, Yesterday.
to their managers in regard to the The Ministry of Railways states practice of cashing cheques for that the damage wrought by the officers within the barracks. He Kucminchun to the Langhai Rail-j knew that the battalion was quarter-way is as follows:---
10, Downing Street, this morning.
Interviewed by Reuter this after- noon, Mr. MacDonald said:
"We went to Downing Street to sat moving the organisation of work connected with the first real handling of the unemploy- Work has al- ment problem. ready begun."
"SIR AUSTEN "
PRAISED BY COLLEAGUES IN LEAGUE
"ABLE AND LOYAL".
London, Yesterday..
ΟΥ
09 inch
DUKE'S ACCIDENT
COLLAR-BONE SETTING
1929 rainfall
Average
Deficit
10.27 inches
26.88 inches
16,61 inches
Don't waste water!
WATER SHORTAGE
NICELY
It adds that one regiment of I have no further remarks to LEAVING FOR HOME SOON
Kwangsi troops under General make, Gentlemen, and I now pro- Wong Yuk-cho, which was station pose that the report and statement Vancouver, Yesterday.
ed at Tunghsien, joined General of accounts, as presented, be passed: The Duke of Gloucester is pro- Li Ming-shu, and this enabled the Wher
has been my resolution gressing very well and his collar-
pro-Chiang forces to take control seconded I shall be pleased to answer bone is knitting perfectly. He will resume his trip across Cana- of the city without encountering any questions affecting the accounts
any serious difficulties,
to the best of my ability.
Directors Re-Elected
da en route for Home on Sunday.
TIMELY OFFER FROM NAVAL-Reuter.
AUTHORITIES
A comrounique issued this morn- ing reads:-
FOR HONG KONG
Desertion Denied The Nan Chung Kue correspon-
that General Wong Yuk-cho's troops did not desert him and that
Mr. F. W. Stapleton seconded. dent has been reliably informed No question was asked and the
motion was carried unanimously.
Other business transacted by the San Francisco, May 31. General Li Ming-shu'a military meeting comprised: ""Owing to the water shortage the
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jun., movement in Kwangsi ia in com-
Re-election of Directors (Sir Ro Royal Navy have offered to loan sailed from San Francisco for Hong pliance with an understanding ar- bert Ho Tung, Sir Elly Kadoorie, H.M.'s tug Cherah and petrol Kong aboard the steamship "Pre-rived at recently between the two K.B.E., Co. Leg. Ho, Mr. J. lighter C 408 to the Colonial Gov-sident Harrison" to-day.
parties. General Wong came to
Scott Harsten, Mr. R. E. Coxon and ernment," obviously for conveying In Hong Kong Mrs. Eosevelt will Hong Kong on June 5 and, in an Mr. L. J. Davies)proposed by the water from other places to the Laland meet her husband and his brother interview, he denied the report of Chairman, seconded by Mr. D. of Hong Kong.
Kermit, who have been hunting in desertion.-Nan Chung Kun News China and collecting rare. museum Service. specimens:
This Morning's Showers In spite of one or two particularly
brief heavy-but remarkably showers this morning, only a little over a tenth of an inch of rain was registered!
They expect to return to the United States within a few weeks.
Associated Press. -
VISITORS FROM HONG KONG
Wilson.
Re-election of the Auditors (Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & ̈Mat- MR. T. V. SOONGTM thews and Messrs. Linstead & Davis) at a fee of $250 for each firm MINISTER OF FINANCE DUE-proposed by Mr. D. E. Clark.
TO-MORROW-
seconded by Mr. W. Morley.
Dividend warrants can be had on
ed in four barracks and therefore Soven miles and a half of rails
However, the rainfall in the feland the managers of four "Naffy" have been ripped up eastward of At the opening this morning of stores were concerned. Up to the Kweiteh. 200 telegraph poles have a meeting of the League of Na- of Hong Kong may (or may not):
Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of application. The "Manila Bulletin" of Monday present; witness bad-not seen fit to been torn down, ten railway phones tions Council at Madrid, tributes have been heavier than the figures
Finance in the National Govern- igaue instructions to the "Naffy" have been removed, two telegraphic were paid to Sir Austen Chamber indicate
* reports managers in order to regulate the transmitters have been smashed, lain, Foreign Secretary in the late At the Royal Observatory, Kow- Acting Governor and Mrs. Gil- ment, brother-in-law of the late system of cashing cheques, and 35 bridges have been blown up. British Government.
loon, the rainfall recorded in the 24 more were hosts at a dinner on Dr. Sun Yat-sen--and Marshal -Reuter.
M. Brland, the French Foreign hours ended at 10.30 am to day Saturday evening at Mansion Chiang Kai-shek, is due to arrive Minister, observed that Sir Austen was 0.09 inch. From 10.30 am to House. Their guests included the her to-morrow morning on the Chamberlain was one of the most 11.80 a.m. it was 0.915 inch, bring- Honourable Mr. W. T. Southern "President Cleveland" from Shang-| able and loyal statesmen with ing the total to just over a tenth of Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong, and hai, whom he had ever collaborated an inch,
The King's Regulations Defending officer then read a cer tain section from the King's Regu- lations, and asked witness if the revenues from the By-Product Ac-out would it not have helped to counts were published in Regimental show up the deficits, witness sald Orders monthly Witness said that that his best answer to that would that was the order, but it had not be that it might have been a safe been carried out.
guard: IS Arked if that order was carried | [Case proceeding.
Mr. Adatoi, the Japanese dele gate, spoke in terms of the high- est appreciation of the loyal co- operation of Sir Austen.-British Wireless Service.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
The clor rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/10 7/16.
WEIHAIWEI'S RETURN
Nanking, Yesterday.
Dr. C. T. Wang (Foreign Minis- ter), in an interview with press-
Mrs. Southern, Sir Henry and Lady A number of financial experts, men, stated that as a result of re Pollock Professor and Mrs. including Mr. Look Man-lan (who cent conversations with Sir Miles Roffey, also of Hong Kong, and is related to Mr. Look Poong-shan Lampson (British Minister to Colonel and Mrs. Chak D. Herron, of the Bank of Canton), are ac- China), negotiations would be start- Mayor and Mrs. E. J. Halsema, and companying Mr. Soong from Nan-ed shortly for the taking over of
Weihaiwel by China.—Reuter, Lieutenant and Mrs. Melville Grant king to Canton.