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NORTHERN SITUATION.
HUNT FOR HSIA CHAO.
BELIEVED TO HAVE MADE FOR
SHANGHAI.
The Allied Command have issued, a warrant for the arrest of General Hsia Chno, former Civil Governor of Che
THE
COAL DISPUTE.
BAN ON SPEECHES RESENTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
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LONDON, October 29th. An official statement anys that 262,000 miners are working to-day,
A Final Chance.
LONDON, October 29th, Speaking in his constituency, Mr. Winston Churchill indicated that the
The smallness of the act increase is kiang, and have promised a heavy reward the to appreciable local decreases; attri for his capture alive or for his head,buted to feeling engendered by the bau- says the N.-7. Daily News of October ❘ning of Mr. Cook's meetings, 28th, Ceneral Hsin is denounced "for his treachery and for his subsequent crimes,"
.., in declaring the independence of Chekiang Province, in decepting Canton's appointments, in declaring war on the Government was ready to give the miners Allied forces, and in causing death and a Bnal chance, and said that if the miners suffering to the innocent people of the were prepared to make a proposal touch province. The Water Police have ring the real problems and difficulties, reived special order to be on the look out as it is believed that Cieneral Hsia is coming to Shanghai, mi Ningpo:
success.
HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 1926.
THE FRUITS OF LOCARNO.
NEW EUROPEAN OUTLOOK.
EMPIRE PREMIERS IMPRESSED.
THROUGH KUTSA'S AQENCY.]
LONDON, October 28th. Reuter learos, na the result of enquiries in well-informed British quarters, that the notable improvement in the general European political "situation, as explain- ed in the full and frank declarations made to the Dominions Premiers, deeply inpressed the hearers of there speeches. The improvement in Europesa and international relations as compared with the conditions explained by the late Lord Curzon three years ago was brought home to all by the entirely new political at mosphere resulting from the Locarno ar rangements. In these circumstances, it is declared, it is not surprising that the Dominions should approve of the Locarno policy. It is realised that this change is due to the gradual substitution of a friendly peaceful European atmosphere the atmosphere of distrust and
the Government would be bound to con sider how it could help to carry is to a The question was not whether Brig-General Sung Mef Chuan,, who the owners could be 'got to
agree but has been acting as Civil Governor of whether the miners would make a pro- Chekiang pending the arrival of General peal or suggestions which the Govern Chen Yi, and who led the victorious ment could endorse and carry forward | for Allied forces into Hangchow, absolves ali ¦ irrespective of the opinions of the own- aloofness. officials from responsibility in connectioners. with General Hsia's movement and says, in a proclamation, that the sole respon sibility lies with Hsia Chao who must be arrested at all costs. General Sung promises proper protection to the people of Hangchaw and urges them to go about their business as usual.
The Government had offered an Arbitration Court, which could over-ride | the owners, but that offer had been re fused and the Government had nothing more to say.
Dominions Support. »
FASCISM.
WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR ITALY.
FOURTH, ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED,
(THROUGH XELTER'S. AŬENUT.)
revolution Was
ROME, October 29th. The fourth anniversary of the Fascist celebrated throughout Italy, by ceremonies at which a speech by Signor Mussolini was read glorifying Fascismo, and declaring that the Fascist regime was as solid as a granite rock:
Reviewing the work of the year, dwells on the legal and constitutional reforms and declares that the armed forces of Italy are ready for any even- tuality. Public works have been deva loped on the largest scale, and the Italian merchant marine is now the second largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world, whilst 60,000,000 quintals of grain were garnered. It claims that Fascism is a vast revolution destined to influence the course of civilisation."
FASCISM AND WHAT IT In this connection it may be said that.
" MEANS. whatever decision is eventually taken as
ADDRESS BY MR L DE LUCA. regards formal adhesion by the Do- minion to the Pact (a matter which has
The real meaning of Fascism, its origin, not yet been discussed and must eventual-its history and its ideals, were explained CABLES AND WIRELESS JOIN be settled by the Parliaments con- by Mr. L. de Luca in most interesting
HANDS,
fashion to members of the Shanghai Quest Society, at a meeting of the Society, held on October 25th. Dr. H. Chatley was in the chair.
EASTERN EXTENSION AND MARCONI
General Chen Yi, Commander of the 1st Allied Division (composed entirely of Chekiang merr), who, has been appointed
LONDON, October 29th.. to succeed Hsia, has sent an agent to
The Eastern Telegraph Company has Hangchow to make arrangements for his entered into an agreement with the Mar arrival as he proposes to leave Hsuchow-wireless station in Greece in conformity coni Company to construct an up-to-date fu for Hangehow to take up his new ap with the recent concession by the Greek pointment in a couple of days. He will Government granted to the Eastern Com- pany for a joint cable and wireless ecr- will use whichever system in momentarily best in view of atmospheric and other, conditions.
cerned) it is an established fact that the policy of Locarno, of which the Overseas were telegraphically informed at every stage of the negotiations, has "the whole-hearted support of the Do-
minions Premiers generally.
Premature Reports.
FAMOUS AMERICAN WILL SUIT. KIDNAPPERS AT WORK AGAIN.
END OF LEITER CASE.
$1,000,000 TO BE REFUNDED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WEALTHY SHANGHAI MAN'S SON SEIZED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
HUGE RANSOM WANTED.
Another sensational kidnapping, which NEW YORK, October 20th. follows upon the similar crime of violence Several years litigation over the Leiter against the Ewo compradore, after which will suit concluded in the Illinois Supreme it will be recalled, Municipal police in Court, ordering the late Mr. Leyi Leiter's | charge of Sub-Inspector Douglas effected three children to refund approximately his rescue after an armed battle in the $1,000,000 previously distributed among Native City, was perpetrated on Med- them. The estate thereby is rendered hurst Road, says the F.-C. Daily News of October 26th. In this instance the son of
intact.
The Court supported the Countess of Suffolk's contention that Leiter's cleven grandchildren, including the Countess's children. The late Lady Curzon's child ren will benefi
favour in the public opinion and the num ber of its adherents went oa increasing daily.
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very wealthy Chinese Tand-holder, Zung Mch Bel, was wulently removed from his father's motor car, immediately upon its departure from the father's res sidence.
The gang of marauders had evidently become aware of the youth's proposed movements, and took every advantage of
that information. That they had enre- tally planned the manœuvre is a fact which the police do not discredit, the
Communism prenches the abolition of all National barriers, the absolute rights of Labour as opposed to Capital, the destruction of Property, cf Religion, of authorities believing that they have to Family ties and obligations. Fascism, combat a group of men who have no taking inspiration from the ancient
Roman Law preaches obedience to the small connection with that body of Shao- State and to the Law, proclaims the inghsing armed villains, who, in the past violability" of Property, the Sanctity of the Family and, recognizing the great three years, have been causing so much bencats which Humanity has received consternation among the wealthy and from the Church of Rome, which during the dark days of the Middle Ages saved lesser coromercial peoplu of the Inter- for the future generations what might be national Settlement. terined the Archives of Ancient Rome, and recognizing moreover the existence
The facts in the hands of the police at of a Divine Law, has re-introduced Reli-
the present time lead those who are con- gion as a function of the State. At the same time, it has recognized that new and powerful elements have intervened, ducting the case to believe that a gang which were unknown or at least unimport of seven or eight men drove a hired motor ant in the days of the Romans These
$1,000,000 Wanted.
Mr. Luca, in the course of his address, elements are Capital and Labour, Emcar to the proximity_of_their_victim's ployers and Employees, elements which home. When they saw the machine in LATER Baidy
in appearance have opposite exigencies
be accompanied by a bodyguard coming vice. It is understood that the Company of Locarne are entirely premature and strength and greatness of the Nation de factors a third and moderating element:gress of the other machine. The chauffeur,
of a battalion of men and does not desire that there should be any fuss over his assumption of office. Meanwhile, how ever," we understand that elaborate pre- parations are being made. in Nanking and Hangchow to receive him.
Meanwhile, the Chinese papers say that General Hsia was completely overcome by the sensational defeat of his men, upon whom be relied, at Kashing and that he suffered as hæmmarhage” as a result.
Officers of the 3rd Allied Division. The officers of the 3rd Allied Division under General Chow Feng Chi (which was alleged to have joined General Hsia
source that the stories that decisions have is that individual interests and activities Reuter learns from an unimpeachable The fundamental principle of Fasciam been reached by the Committee of Pre-Bust be subordinated to the interests of miers on Imperial relations or that the the Nation as a whole, because upon the Premiers have signified their approval
pend the happiness and prosperity of its without foundation in fact.
Individual citizens and because the high- General Hertzog, interviewed by Beuter est duty of a citizen and the highest glory confirmed the foregoing and declared that can achieve is to serve his Mother The development is interesting on the discussions of the Committee will Country and contribute, even in a small account of Sit Denison Pender's predia continue as nothing has yet been decid-way, to its greatness. graph group last year that cables and tion at a meeting of the Eastern Tele-ed. He added that there was no differ
Italy found herself, thanks to the Great ence of opinion од the Committee wireless would ultimately link bands in regarding the position of Empire re- War. It was the Fascist Spirit which was that of fought the Neutralists and which realised lations, but the question the veressary communication of those re- that the moment had arrived for Italy to lations to the outside world.
assert herself and realise her aspirations by placing herself definitely on the side of Right against Might.
some form.
TIENTSIN CHAMPIONS. PONY DISQUALIFIED, WINNING SWEEP NUMBERS.
TIENTSIN, October 29th. Rambler, which ran second to General
Ist
2nd 3rd
4558
1506
7158
· [RKUTER'S "AMERICAN, KERVICE] THE WHITE STAR- LINE. TRANSFER TO FURNESS WITHY ABANDONED.
keep and scopes and which Communism would which the son was riding, one of their in a constant state of warfare number drove the car directly across the against each other. Fascism, on, the con. driveway leading to Medhurst Read, trary, places between these two extreme stopping it there to prevent the pro
Supreme interest of the as a matter of course, had to stop, where-: the Nation
continued and undisturbed Nation is
upon the gang made a rush at the, car; production, to obtain which both Capital intimidating the chauffeur and seizing and Labour have to co-operate and are their victim. Their pistols were in dependent on each other. The Nation, evidence and no one could raise an alarm. therefore, places itself as an arbiter be- tween the two, protecting both in their legitimate claims favouring neither in their anreasonable demands, so as to obtain that intense production so neces- sary to its existence and to its material and moral development --
Creation of the Militia. Italy After the War.-
Another interesting innovation is the creation of the National Volunteer Mili Although victorious the country was
tia.
After the march on Rome, there financially, exhausted;" 700,000 men bad
who, were some 150,000 men under arms, been killed on the battlefield, the muti having accomplished their task had either lated and invalids amounted to nearly to be disbanded or organized into some Chao in the Chekiang independence Sutton's Bengal in the Champions yes
one million, her legitimate aspirations Lind of a corps. Mussolini created the movement) were guests of Marshal Sun terday, was disqualified last night follow-
NEW YORK, October 29th. were being trampled down at the Ver- National Volunteer Militia, which in tige Chuan Fang at his headquarters ating a protest by the rider of Gobieve. Mr. J. P. Morgan announces that Mr. snilles Conference, even the terms of the of war is incorporated with the regular Kiukiang.
Army and, in time of peace, co-operates After beaping upon them considerable Kildare is this second and Gobieve third. Charles Steel, one of his partners, has Pact of London were being ignored and
The sweep numbers are as follows:-. been reinstated on the board of the the possession of Flume and Italy's right with the gendarmerie and the Police in
International Mercantile Marine. This to the supremacy of the Adriatic, indis- action is taken to indicate that negotia-pensable for her very existence, were dis the maintenance of order. It is com She owed posed of all classes and professions and tions for the sale of the White Star line avowed by her own allies. to Furness Withy has been finally aban
some 2,000 million gold dollars to America is absolutely on the same lines as the
Shanghai Volunteer Corps. and some 500 million sterling to Great Britain. Internally, she was in the hands of a weak and subservient Government intent only upon remaining in power and following a lamentable policy of renuncia, tion; communisio was rampant and threatening the very vitals of the Nation; strikes of all kinds were the rule rather than the exception; the railway system With regard to unemployment, the fol- was thoroughly disorganized acd ships lowing figures aro symptomatic. In 1922 were rotting in the harbours. The Gov- the number of unemployed was 600,000, ernment did nothing to stem the tide of while on July 31st, 1925, it had been Bolshevism, it did not even try to pro-reduced to 79,598 individuals and has tect the once victorious soldiers and off since been steadily decreasing. cers from being insulted and openly at tacked in the streets, or the mutilated
praise for their valour and gallantry in the field of battle Marshal Sun expressed his appreciation of their loyalty to him in the war against the Fengtien army and in the present battles with the Kuo mintang. He hoped that they would re- NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO doned. main faithful and not listen to the schemings of unscrupulous persons and further promised that, when conditions returned to normal, he would see to it that they were amply rewarded and granted high honours:
The officers, in reply, promised to re- main loyal and pledged that they would follow his lead wherever he went and in whatever he did.
ANTI-FOREIGNISM IN SZECHUAN.
"SITUATION BECOMING WORSE
BRITISH RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE CHENGTU.
TURKEY.
ANCORA, October 29th.
31. Daeschner, the French Ambassador,
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DEATH OF AMERICAN GENERAL.
CHICAGO, October 29th. The death is announced of Major- has handed in his credentials to Mustapha General George Bell, who ended the io Kemal. Both delivered speeches advocatsurrection at Samar in the Philippines. ing the tightening of "relations between He served in the Great War.. France and Turkey.
INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY. TRADE UNIONISM TO BE
DEVELOPED,/
AMSTERDAM, October 28th.
The Tezile Labeider states that follow-
national "Federation of Textile Workers,
COTTON RESTRICTION,
They are at present 300,000 strong. The number could easily be much higher, but it has been limited at that. This means that, in addition to her regular Army; Italy possesses 300,000 men, fully armed and equipped, which cost her nothing and are ever ready to respond to her call
Despite the fact that the crime was committed just before two o'clock nont of the large number of motorists who travel down Bubbling Well Road daily
noticed the affair.
The gang warned the chauffeur not to raise an alarm, but he, disregarding the threat, went to his master's house im. mediately and reparted the entire matter. Having obtained their victim, the gang informed the father that his son was in danger of his life unless he would pay a. ransom of $1,000,000. The father, wo have been informed, has offered one lakh for his son's release, which the kidnap- pers have refused to consider.
The Settlement authorities have sent. officers in search of the boy and go- betweens are negotiating for his release. At a late hour last night the police had no information that the negotiations were in anyway successful.
COCAINE AT £5 PER OUNCE.
ALLEGED OFFER BY DENTIST TO
POLICE OFFICER,
Frank Allday, 48, dentist, of Charing Cross-road, and Norman Lester, 33, traveller, of Cheverton-road, Highgate, were charged at Bow-street Police Court, before Sir Chartres Biron, with being served together in unlawfully offering to supply cocaine to a palice officer. All day alone was further charged with being in the unauthorized possession of 11 lot. bottles of cocaine and four foz. bottles peared for Aliday, and applied for a remand.
HUGE FINANCIAL BACKING IN AMERICA.
Many make the mistake that Mussolini EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT DECREE.
from being jeered at by a small but none and the Fascists are but a group of New Youx, October 28th. the less venomous sad dangerous minor-strong-willed and well organized men, North Carolina, South Carolina, ing a resolution passed by the Inter-Alabama, Georgia and a combination ofty of degenerate individuals many of who have imposed themselves on the of morphine. Mr. Du Cann, counsel, sp-
whom were not even Italians. The King's Nation and are tyrannizing it, that they are but a political party which, for the Louisiana and Southern Mississipi authority was openly. ignored and a law time being, is in power. Nothing could was on the point of being presented in
be more erroneous. Mussolini had behind each, Mr. Eugene Meyer announces that Parliament depriving him of the right to with the organisation of the Texas cor- declare war and assigning this very seri-him the whole Italian Nation, and this ous, responsible and important function has been proved and is continually being Poration, $100,000,000 credit will available to withdraw the total of four to the Cabinet itself! It was then that proved by the way all his reforms all million bales of cotton from the market, Fascism asserted itself, and-took a palp- his acts are universally approved and his
word is universally obeyed. as the banks are extending $10 credit for able form. each dollar of actual capital stock sub- scribed.
Mr. Shaw, the Secretary accompanied by having formed corporations of 81,000,000 several Anglo-German colleagues, will shortly visit British India to investigate conditions as regarda hours and wages in the Indian textile industry and to develop Trade Unionism in British India
:
[THROUGH "MZUTKK'A AGENCY.] Egyptian Action,
be
! Club or Castor Oil. As early as in March 1918, Mussolini. had begun to gather around hit the best elements amongst ex-combatants, stud. ents, business men, employees, workmen, field labourers, capitalists, etc., etc., and which in English might be translated as
Detective Owca, of Scotland Yard, said that on the afternoon in question Lester met him in a tea shop in Charing Cross- road and asked, "Are you the chap who is going to do soine business?" The detec tive replied, "Yes, what is this you are putting up1" Lester said, I am a bit windy, but if you are straight I will do The Liberty to Work.
business with you. I will take you to a There is no country in the world to-day
man not two minutes' walk from here. where the liberty to work is more fully He has 18 bottles of the 100 per cent. recognized than in Italy. There are no stuff. He wants £3 an ounce for this, Trade Unions to force a man, against biz You can test it at his place. before you will and against his personal interests, Luy it. After leaving the tea shop to down tools, because the Union or some
Lester went away, and presently return
eace of threepence per gallon charged by the Government intends to issue a deformed them into fasci di cuntbattimento, agitator sent from outside have so decided with. Allday, to whom he said. This
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERING, October 29th. The situation in Szechuan continues to grow worse. Attempts are being made AUSTRALIA AND OIL PRICES. to intimidate all employees of foreigners,
MELBOURNE, October 28th. The boycott is now not only anti- The British Imperial Company has issued a statement ridiculing Mr. Page's British but anti-föreign and is extending.assertion that foreign oil companies are There have also been outbursts of anti-bleeding the country white.
The statement declares that the differ- foreign leeling, and it is feared that it. may be necessary to evacuate all the foreign importers as compared with the British from Chengtu and places in the Commonwealth oil refineries representa the duty charged to foreign firms, which interior of the province shortly, in view the Commonwealth refineries do not pay. of the inability of foreign warships to
THE GERMAN. SHIPPING* proceed up river further than Chungking.
MERGER.
BISHOP CAPTURED BY BANDITS.
OUTRAGE IN SHANTUNG.
SHANGHAI, Ocober 29th. A China Press message from T'ai An Fu, Shantung, states that a roving band of outlaws has captured Bishop T. A. Scott, of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, China Inland Mission.
Released.
LATER.
BERLIN, October 28th.
The fusion of the German-Australian and Kosmos Line with the Hamburg America line has been approved by the Boards of Directors. By the acquisition of these two companies the Hamburg America Line will command 879,000 tons. of shipping and thus reach its pre-war position among the world's shipping. The Hamburg America, will increase its capital by 58,00,000 marks.
DUTCH INCOME TAX REDUCED.
THE HAGUE, October 28th. The Second Chamber has passed Bills A telegram received from Peking this providing for a 20 per cent. reduction in the income tax from January 1st and also a reduction of the death and donation duties.
evening states that Bishop Scott has been released.
CAIBO, October 28th. An official communiqué announces that cree, limiting Egypt's cotton acreage to one-third of the cultivatable land, this decree to Apply to foreigners and Egyptians alike.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
Oklohama Joins In.
Own
ed for purposes of their own: there are, is the man who will buy your staff." As fighting units," whose mission was to instead, syndicates, or corporations, at they walked along Allday said, “You combat cezamunism and anarchy in the his back, which will see, that he is ade might as well know that there are only different regions and districts of the quately paid for his work and will 19 bottles. I sold four this morning, country.
come to bia-help in case of need. Factory have not got the money, but I know it is While the Communists fought with guns, owners can attend to the development all right." They entered Allday's flat knives and bomba, the Fascists fought of their industry with a perfect sense of together, and, were shown into a bed- -NEW YORK, October 28th. with clubs and with castor oil. When security against labour troubles, being room, Allday there said, You know the A message from Oklahoma City says they caught their man they gave him the backed up by their corpora price I am expecting for this?" The all differ- detective said he understood that, it was that a conference, attended by the Chair- choice between a good drubbing with the tion, which will adjust
Allday then left the room man of the Federal Cétton Belief Com-club or a dose of castor oil: whatever ences with the labour corporations 5 an ounce. mittee, has approved the plan for with the choice, the result was generally the in a just and peaceful manner under the and returned with a brown paper parcel.
And often direct control of the Government. With
At this stage of the witness's evidence- holding 400,000 bales of cotton from the same, that is, ridicule!
such market, until conditions ridicule kills more effectively than a gun "sense of security on both sides, the Magistrate granted a remand. He Oklahoma
because it does not make a martyr of with the dispelling of the old and often refused an application for bail. improve."
the man.
artificial misunderstandings and class By the time that Fascism had asserted disputes, claes hatred has been replaced
a strong sense of individual reapons than 3,000 men, mostly youths of between bility in the attainment of that great itself, that is in the autumn of 1922, more a strong spirit of collaboration and 18 and 25, had sacrificed their lives for common aim: the welfare of the Mother A committee of cane growers, recon- the salvation of Italy. Thus Fascism Country!
In conclusion, far from being merely mended by the President to limit the Brew in power and importance. Ignored
a political party, Fasciam in an intense, coming sugar crop by 4,500,000 fous, at first by the Government, which treat-
an exquisite manifestation of the Italian suggests that a World Conference beed it with the same indifference as it treated the Communiste, it gradually,
us from our Latin ancestors, ennobled convoked to prevent over-production. A became too strong to he opposed because genius, an inheritance handed down to sugar mill engineer, estimates that the hurricane caused a reduction in produc. as time went on it found more and more and strengthened by bitter experience
through centuries of servitude. (Continued on next Column). tion of 200,000 tons.
HAVANA SUGAR CROP. EFFECT OF RECENT HURRICANE
HAVANA October 29th,
Later in the day Mr. Du Cann made a further appeal for bail on behalf of in practice as a dental surgeon for 30 years, and had lived at his present Allday. He pointed out that he had been
address for 20 years. He was a man of excellent character, and his practice would suffer if he was not at liberty to make arrangements.
Detectiye-Inspector Dodd, of Scotland, Yard, mentioned that the drugs were
actually found in Allday's possession.
Sir Chartres Biron adhered to his decision not to allow bail.