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GREAT DEVELOPMENT IN MANCHURIA
A RICH COUNTRY
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SIR R. HO TUNG'S VIEWS
Mukden, Yesterday.
$12,000 FINE
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CHINESE WHO GAVE HIS
WRONG AGE -
FOUR YEARS OLDER NOW!
The young Chinese who on Thursday was remanded by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, on a charge of unlawful possession of 100 teels of prepared non-Government opium, was again before the Court this? morning.
It was officially stated in Lon- oon to-day that following upon his visit to the Premier at mid- stay yesterday, General Dawes, the United States Ambassador, i
The Magistrate gave the remand in again saw Mr. MacDonald at 10 |
Sir Robert He Tang, broadcast- order to consider sentence in view of n'elock last night. It is under- ing his impressions of Manchuria the fact that the accused claimed to be stood that their conversations reyesterday evening, said:
of age. His Worship re- garding naval disarmament have Manchuria is going through the marked that accused looked older, at now reached such a point that it stage of great development, which least 18 years, and referred him to Dr. is likely that a public statement will have far-reaching effects on A. Cannon, medical officer of Victoria will be made next week.-British the economic lie of the inhabit- Jail
This morning it was stated that the Wireless Service.
ants, and even perhaps on that of
accused's age had, on his own admis- other parts of China.
sion, beer definitely established as 20
Japan's Programme
Tokyo, Yesterday.
It la learned on the highest
16 years
I acknowledge with much plea- years. sure the great courtesy and kind- His Worship accordingly inposed a ness shown us by Marshal Chang fine of $12,000. or 32 months' hard la- authority that owing to the dis-Hsueh-liang. The frank way the bour, and ordered the confiscation of armament discussions in London, Marshal has discussed with me the the opium. formal announcement of the pros-various problema confronting him, ¦ pective auxiliary replacement pro gramme has been withheld last it should hinder the discussion.
has made us feel like old friends. i I am very favourably impressed by his personality, and feel convinced It is also wished to avoid giv he is sparing no effort in trying to ing rise to the suspicion that it fulfil the great responsibilities laid is merely a paper programme with on his young shoulders to benefit which to bargain at the next dia-bis people and his country. His armament conference.
:From the same source it is learned that some of the figures in the newspaper reports are er- roneous though the reports on the whole are correct. Reuter.
CHINESE FLIGHT
SEVEN PLANES LEAVING FOR NANKING
PRESS MAN AS PASSENGER
Canton, Yesterday.
General Chang Wai-chang and his staff will leave Canton September 1, at 6 a.m., with seven planes.
The "Canton Gazette" will give its readers in duc course a graphic account of the flight, to be written by the only civilian al- lowed to go up with the 'planes, the editor. Mr. Chan Yit-sun or Alce. Chan, under which name he is better known in Hong Kong.
position is an unenviable one, the difficulties in his way are numerous, but he is bravely struggling with them and his earnest desire to surmount them deserves every sue-
cess.
Prosperity for All Since my last visit to Mukden, fifteen years ago, there has been a remarkable development. The fac-
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The fullest story of the typhoon appears in the issue of the "OVERLAND CHINA MAIL" (ready to-day)—just the thing to keep for yourself or to send Home, to your re- latives and friends. ·
A special large edition has been prepared, but to avoid disappointment, ORDER YOUR EXTRA COPY OR COPIES NOW. Orders dealt with in striet rotation. There can be no re-publication of this in- valuable record of the Typhoon.
Mr. Chan thinks that the only effective way to stir up interest of the people in aviation is to get up in the air and give his im-eesesSSLESSTØDSBODY pressions from the layman's angle of what the planes can do as a fighting factor and as promoter of trade and commerce.
AIR TRAVEL
ECKENER'S PLANS FOR TRANS-
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Berlin, Yesterday. Dr. Ifugo Eckener is re- maining
America for fortnight instead of piloting the Graf Zeppelin back 습니다 Germany, in order to conetu negotiations for the foundation of a German-American aerial company for a regular trans-Atlantic service, [in connection with which the Ham- burg-Amerika Line is publishing details, pointing out that they are closely co-operating with the Zep- pelin, Company.--Reuter.
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London, Yesterday. The Post Office announces that correspondence for destinations beyond India, for example to Cey- lon, the Straits Settlements, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. can now be sent by the India air mail to connect at Colombo with
the mail that left London by the (ordinary route the previous Thurs-
day-Reuter.
tories are working under full pres- sure, the godowns are filled, mer chandise is being transported to CHINA PAYS LEAGUE and from ships, new roads are being made and others widened, INSTALMENT OF HER CONTRI- and new buildings are being erected everywhere. It is evident that
Within a week or so, Mr. Chan expects to be back in his editorial chair, but while at Nanking he says he is going to interview all the heads of the Government.this great activity must mean pros Canton News Agency.
WORKER GASSED
PROMPT ACTION BY EUROPEAN
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perity to the whole population, which has more than trebled during the past fifteen years.
DUTION
560,000 - FRANCS
Geneva, Yesterday. Mr. Wu Kai-ging, the director No smail part of this progress is of the permanent office of the being carried out by foreign enter Chinese delegation to the League prise at Dairen and other cities of Nations, has deposited with the along the South Manchurian Rail Secretariat of the League 560,000 A Chinese workman employed by way. I pointed this out to Maraha! Swiss francs, toward the payment the Gas Company, nearly lost his Chang, who replied that he and the of China's contribution to the life yesterday afternoon when he people of Manchuria welcomed the League in 1929,-Reuter.. was gassed whilst at work in Chan-introduction of foreign capital and very-lane. Whilst he was examin¬
but enterprise,
naturally they
the Chinese themselves.
Capital and Labour
ing gas connections outside a house, would prefer these to come from a hole was accidentally knocked in the main pipe and there was a rush of gas which quickly overcome the Chinese, who collapsed on the spot.
Sub-Inspector J. Field promptly went to the rescue. He applied artificial respiration until the man recovered consciousness.
Later Sergeant Hunt arrived and superintended, the removal of the Chinese to the Government Civil Hospital.
of informing all my Chinese and I therefore take this opportunity
foreign friends that in Manchuria they will find lucrative employment for their capital and labour.
BELGIUM & CHINA
RENDITION OF CONCESSION IN TIENTSIN
Shanghai, Yesterday,
The Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang, and the Belgian Minister, I am confident that with a con- Baron de Warzee, to-day put the tinuance of the existing good Gov-final touches to the negotiations ernment and peace and order, com fer the readition bined with an influx of capital and Concession at Tientsin.
of the Belgian
The formal agreement will be (Continued at foot of next column) signed at Tientsin to-morrow by the Chinese and Belgian dele- gates. Reuter.
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enterprise, the future prosperity of this vast, rich country will in- crease by leaps and bounds.
The Sino-Russian eriala is now attracting much attention at Mukden, and has more or less af fected its economic life. However, I have no doubt that the far-seeing statesmen of the two great countries will soon come to an understanding, doing no good to either party- Beuter
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