JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND A RECENT
· TSINGTAO INCIDENT.
LOCAL VERNACULAR PRESS REPORTS COMPENSA-
TION AND APOLOGY" FROM TOKYO,
"PINK" HANKOWITES STILL HATCHING MISCHIEF.
DICTATOR CHANG'S DEMAND UPON C.E. RAILWAY,
ARMED MEN GET OUT OF HAND
AT LUNGWHA ARSENAL,
The vernacular Press reports that the Japanese Government.. has conceded to the request of the Peking Government for "com- pensation and an apology" in consequence, of the fracas that recently arose at Tsingtao in which Japanese marines and Chinese constables took part.
The "pink" Hankowites, chief among whom, strangely enough, are included Wang Chang Wei and Sun Fo, are atill creating as much inischief as they can in Hankow.
Dictator Chang has instructed the managing director of the Chinese Eastern" Railway to remit-and within a week, too-the railway's profita for the past half year, amouiting to the substan- tial sum of $8,000,000.
A Reuter telegram from Shanghai, received late last night, announces that armed men (presumably old Sua Chuan Fang's troops) taking advantage of the reduced.. strength of Lungwha Arsenal, which is quite close to Shanghai's Settlements, created a disturbance-a-few nights ago There were several camsalties,' ------
TROOPS GET OUT OF HAND
AT LUNGWHA,
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SHANGHAI, August 4th: The North-China Daily News 16- ports that either on Monday or Tuesday night a party of armed men, believed to be old Sun Chpan Fangers, endeavoured to take ad- vantage of the fact that the troops at Langwha had been re duced to 300, to cause a disturbance but were driven of.
Two of the defenders were killed and six of the attackers wounded.
IS THERE A TRUCE ON TIENTSIN-PUKOW WAR ZONE?
(ah Tu Tat l'ao.)
́A POST FOR MR. CHAO
HSIN CHU.
[IMROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, August 4th.
Chao Hsin Chu ex-Minister at
Rome, has been appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affaires at Nanking.
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THE POSITION AT KIUKIANG.
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KICKING, August 3rd.
The situation here appears to be very uncertain and some of the shops have already closed down. In the absence of any American war ship here, the necessary steps have been taken for the protection of American women residents.
It is reported that General Hsia. Tao Yin is approaching Kiukiang. Some of his troops have already arrived, coming from up the river yesterday.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5th. 1927.
U.S. COAL MINE DISASTER.
TWO HUNDRED MINERS TRAPPED.
HEAVY CASUALTIES FEARED.
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HIDSON, Kentusky,
August 4th Two hundred miners have been trapped as the result of an ex- plosion in the West Kentucky Coal Company's mine at Clay,
The first reports estimate the death roll at 75.
US. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK'S RE-DISCOUNT RATE.
(SËUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
St. Louis, August 4th.
ANTI-SOVIET THE CASE OF SACCO U.S. PRESIDENCY.
LEADER'S REMARK- ABLE ACTION.
ATTACKS SOVIET GARRISON AND PLAYS HAVOC.”.
{TEROCOK HEUTER'S AGENOT.}
Warsaw, August 4th. It is reported that the famous anti-Soviet leader, Staman Klimy attacked the Soviet garrison in the town of Kojdanovo, near Minsk,
He disarmed an infantry battalion, seized rifles, ammunition, and regi; mental funds, killed ten officers and local Soviet officiala. - He' escaped. Two regiments have been sent in pursuit.
U.S. FIRST GOODS CARRYING 'PLANE.
AND VANZETTI.
MASSACHUSETT'S GOVERNOR DECLINES TO RECONSIDER VERDICT.
DATE-OF EXECUTION
FIXED.
[BEOTEK'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]
Boston, August 4th. The Governor of Massacusetts bas declined to reconsider the verdict in the case of Sacco and Vanzetti.
Prolonged Bleventh-Hour Investigation.
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The decision of the Governor was the result of prolonged eleventh-hour investigation of the case of the two Italian communists, whose death sentence for murder and robbery of two employees of the Morrill Shoe Company, South Braintree, Mas sachuetts, in 1920, and its confirma-
The Federal Reserve Bank has BUSINESS TRIP FROM U.S.A. tion by the Court of Appeal, has reduced its re-discount rate from 4
to 3 per cent. on all classes 'òf i paper.
TO HAVANA;
"GLANT FORD" USED.
[RZUTER"?"AMERICANTM BERVICE)
DETROIT, August 4th. The first goods-carrying aeroplane ever built for service in the United States, outside the scope of the Ford airlines, has sarted for Hart
provoked worldwide agitation.
Their defenders alleged that they are political martyrs, prosecuted he cause they are communists.
The Governor agrees with the jury that Sacco and Vanzetti had a fair trial
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE CREATES. A SENSATION.
VIEWS OF THE ANNOUNCE. MENT.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New York, August 4th.
GENEVA NAVAL CONFERENCE.
JAPAN SUGGESTS A NAVAL- HOLIDAY AGREEMENT.
ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
(IHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
acasion.
GENEVA, August 4th, New York's market quickly re-been abandoned, The principal All hops of an Agreement has
covered the terrific jolt received at the opening from the avalanche of draw up a joint statement, which delegates are now, assembled to selling orders, and before the end will be read after the plenary of the first hour, early losses were wiped out and by noon about a dozen issues soared to a record high level. Wall Street's views' as, regards the ultimate effect on the market is nowise unanimous, the consensus of opinion being that the injection of politics into the market months earlier than was expected may have an unsettling influence.
Boston Explains.
BOSTON, August 4th. Just what President Coolidge meant when he used the word "choose" in his announcement as regards the Presidency is defined by the Boston Transcript, "which states that as employed in New England, the word adds a certain positiveness to assertions of intention, and the
H.R.H. ON IMPERIAL AFFAIRS.
STRIKING SPEECH AT OTTAWA..
Professor Lowell, president of Harvard University. Dr. Samuel only construction of which the [BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE}
Stratton, president of Massachusetts phrase is capable in New England LONDON, August 3rd.
Institute of Technology and ex-ia: I am unwilling to run for the The Prince of Wales, "speaking It is being used by the Typewter Probate Judge Robert Grant, who Presidency in 1993." The paper at a dinner given by the Canadian Company for the delivery of type-constituted the Governor's Advisory wishes that, President Coolidge had Government at Ottawa, hat night, writers on a first regular air busi Committee after the independent been more explicit, but says, the made what is probably his firstness trip from the United States investigation, unanimously agreed utterance is cascatially characteris- public reference to his fature ac to Havana.
with the Governor's" decision.
tic. ccasion to"the Throne.
Ho remarked that it was the confederation al Canada sixty years ago which marked, if not the first, at least a dear step on the road to the conception and attain- ment of a group of autonomous communities within the British Em- pire, equal in status and marked by common allegiance to the CroWUL
ford ria New York.
The machine is a giant Ford three-engined transport model," with a speed of 120 miles an hour and a
cruising radius of 500 miles, and capable of carrying a load of 2:
ewts.
THE BRITISH FLIERS' DANUBE ACCIDENT. The Prince continued, "To me in Particular, as the King's first son.
MACHINE HAD A 700 H.P. the conceptica has special import- ance, and in whatever part of the Empire I may be I have always.
ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINE. to keep it in mind: If some day ahould fail to my lot to assume
ĮSHITISH WIEMENS SERVICE"] that high responsibuty, I trust I may be found worthy of it. At
RUGTY, August 3rd. least I may say that I bose ne op- chose contacts with all parts of the to make a non-stop fight to India. portunity of keeping always fresh A third attempt has been made British Empire which I have-been- fortunate to make in the past ten years." NANKING; Angust 3rd. The Prince emphasised the im- Marshal Chiang Kai Shek is reportance of personal man-to-man Imperial affairs, for ported personally to have directed latercourse the attack and recapture of Hsu be said he knew the value to him self of his personal visits over- sens, and of his meeting with visi. tors from overseas in London.
SHANGHAI, August 4th. No war nows" has been reported Troop Movements on the Yangtze.
WEET, August 3rd. along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway
Troop movements in the district since the 31st git. Probably both continue, and more soldiers arrived parties have laid dowa their anns, here from down the river yester -ru-accordance with the truce-agree-day.
ment concluded in Peking..
Esuchowin Again in Eands of Southerners,
The Tsingtao incident, in which Japanese marines fired on Chinese (resulting in many casualties among the latter).is expected to be settled Letween Feking and Tokyo through the local Chinese authority and the Japanese Consul at Tsingtao. Ibe Japanese Consul has conceded to ane Chinese request, including coin. pensation and an apology, which as been forwarded to the Japanese Allister in Péking.
chowfu,
General Ho Ying Chin,
門
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ROMNEY.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
HUGBY, August 3rdh The Duke of York has just com- pleted a visit to his camp at New lomney, on the coast of Kent,
CHINKIANG, August årð. The defection of General Ea Ying Chin from Marshal Chiang Kai DUKE OF YORK AT NEW Shek is rumoured. His troops are now returning from up-north.
Anti-Nationalist propaganda is being circulated both here and in, Yatchow.
SHANGHAI, August 3rd. On hearing that Marshal Feng Yu
Some of General Ho Ying Chin's Usipag's troops are advancing to troops have moved to "Shanghai, Wusingkwan, the Communists in while others have gone to Wang-where, as in the past few years, Hankow hurriedly attempted to fan every form of agitation against the present Hunkow regime, dictated by Wang Ching Wei, Sun Fo and other "Pink" Harkowites.
chow.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Chinese Ban on the N.-C Dally News."
war news.
boys from Eton, Harrey sad other public schools make holiday with working boya.
There are 400 boys this year at the camp, the object of which is to bring together in comradeship boya of different interests and environ- ment, so that they may know some- thing of each other's viewpoint.
EXCHEQUER WINDFALL.
MARQUIS OF LANDSDOWNE'S
u
ESTATE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Yesterday, shortly after mid-day, the flight began from Cranwell aerodrome in a Hawker Horsley day-bomber, with a 700 horsepower Rolls-Royce engine.
The pilot, as on two previous at- tempts, was Lieutenant Carr, and the navigator was Flying Officer. Dearth
Date of Execution.
LATER. Sazco and Vanzetti will be execut ed on the 10th instant.
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RAPID CITY, August: 4th President Coolidge is not expect ed to intervene in the Sacco-Vanzetti decision.
The Sacco-Vanzetti Defence Com- mistee describe the decision was "unbelievably brutal."
DUTCH AERIAL SCHEME.
PROPOSED. REGULAR MAIL
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AMBIKADAM, August 3rd The Royal Dutch Air Naviga tion Company is reported to have Epproached the Dutch Government on the subject of the establishment of a regular air mail to the Dutch East Indies by means of eight machines, one departing every week.
GOING MAD?
A.J. COOK'S HYSTERICAL.
SPEECH. "
The machine was reported as- having passed over the Belgian coast before three o'clock yester- day, but this morning news was received that the machine, had been compelled to come down on the
A. J. Cook, the hysterical agita- Danube near Aschach in upper Austor whom the miners elected to be tria
Both the navigator and pilot were shaken, but ucburt.
THE INSURANCE OF PASSENGERS.
PROPOSAL STILL OPPOSED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. Į
secretary of their Federation, has The following report really suggests been less in the limelight of late. dours of his complete sanity. It shows clearly why oven the Socialist party has had more than enough of
him:
President Coolidge's Only Remark.
RAPID Crry, August 4th While the country bas been spe- culating as to just what is meant by President Coolidge's statement, the conviction that he really means to retire is gaining ground here.
President Coolidge, however, maintains a strict silence, the only remark, he has made. is that he thought it the right time to make such a statement.
GENEVA, August 3rd.
The "Bix Six" namely Mr W.. C. Bridgeman, Lord Cecil, Mr. Hugh Gibson, Admiral Jones, Viscount Ishii, and Admiral Saito, held a wo hours' meeting which con cluded at midnight, at the conclu sion of which Mr. Gibson said they had simply decided the agenda for the plenary session, to be held us a p.m. on August 4th, and that they had pledged themselves not to give any further information
It is impossible to state whether- this will be the last meeting, or whether negotiations will be hald on the basis of the Japanese pro- posals.
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Japanese, circles assert that the meeting will be the last, but this. is not "confirmed by the British or Americans
[KRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] Delegations Waiting.
RuaBy, August 3rd... The possibility of a brief post- ponement of the plenary session of the Naval Limitation-Conference, which was arranged to take place to-morrow, is suggested in Press messages from Geneva.
It is stated that the British and Amerun delegates are still con- swering the Japanese naval holiday any arrangement to restrict the scheme, which proposes a tempor
cruiser programmes of three Powers until December 1831, when the "Washington Treaty will be reviewed.
It is understood that the views or the Governments concerned havo beca sought, and the delegates are awaiting their replies.
New York. August 3rd. President Coolidge's nnnounce ment that he does not intend to stand "for the Presidency in 1928 has changed the whole outlook, of the Presidential campaign.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, as Act- Mr. Coolidge did not consult hising rims. Minister, presided this friends or advisers. His entourage afternoon over, a Uabinet meeting- declare that the announcement held at the Foreign Office, at which effectively removes Mr. Coolidge it is understood the intest develop from the Presidential race, but the meats at Geneva were reviewed. majority of the newspapers are of the opinion that his pronouncement is a carefully calculated attempt to and lay the ghost of the third term aide-track his Republican rivas" tradition.
It is argued that Mr. Coolidge would be in a strong position if compelled by the general wish of the country to: accept" nomination for a third term, against his ap parent wish and intention.
Republicans Thunderstruck." The Republicans of New York State with few exceptions, are thunderstruck at the pronounce ment. Though some of them were in very close touch with the Presi dent, none of them had the slightes: inkling that this bombshell would thrown into the political arena. Butler, chairman of the Republican Former Senator," Mr. N. M.
National Committee, who is in New York, said, I am not con- vinced that he will not run nomiaated."
be
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The Japanese Proposal.
LONDON, August 3rd. The latest Japanese proposal at Geneva is believed to be the reason.
for an urgent meeting of the Cabi net, to which members were su mened by telephone. "
Sir Austen Ünämberlain presided:
"LATER.
The principal topic for discus- sion by the Cabinet to-day was the Jepanese compromise proposal zj Geneva, which the British and American delegates referred to: their respective Governments.
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The Cabinet deliberations on the matter were prolonged, and even- tually a long telegram of instrue. tions was sent to the British dele- to-morrow's plenary session. gation at Geneva in connection with
posals suggest a naval holiday as It is believed the Japanese pro- ata temporary arrangement until the Washington conference, due in 1831.
Mr. Charles Hilles, vice-chair. man of the committee, said, "1 think he intends this to be final.
President Butler of Columbia University said: "Ha has shown that principle takes precedence over personal ambition."
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Middle-West Approves.
on the exict
SHANGHAI, August 3rd. Following on a rigorous censer- The plans nude by the Com- ship of the Vernacular newspapers
"Mr. Baldwin is a murderer, he
Reuter learns that the communica muniste to induce workmen of the at Shanghai, maintained by the
aa murderer-1 repeat it, he is a The Duke on his visit entered
tion sent to the British delegates. Nanking Government, similarly to
murderer." declared Mr. J.
by the Cabinet did not indiente Hanyang Arsenal to call a strike the one maintained by the Govern- thoroughly into the fum of aquatic
Cook, the secretary of the Miners'
any definite acceptance or rejection and to destroy the credit of the ments elsewhere in China, none sporta which had been organised.
Federation, who was received with
of the Japanese plan. It is pointed treasury bonds floated by the Hau- permitting publication by the native He himself entered the sea and
cheers when he rose to address a
out that much would depend on the gathering at Wellington, Somerset,
view taken by the Americans. kow Government have been suc press of news inimical to their wam about for some time, with a respective interests, Mr. Shields, crowd of boys, playing anim-
last night Mr. Cook began by tell- AMSTERDAM, August 3rd. cessfully frustrated by the Hankow the Postal Commissioner at Shang-promptu game of water polo.
ing his audience that they were
{HROTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]....~ The agricultural 'strongholds of Government.
hai, on Monday notified the North-
There has been very little pro-face to face with the greatest
New YORK, August 3rd China Daily News that henceforth According to a report from he was not accepting the pows
gress at the International Mar crisis in their lives." Faced with the middle-west generally approve
A Washington casage states that financial bankruptcy, he asserted. the decision, as Mr. Coolidge Mr. Kellogg and a number of ad- Peking, the Southernera pushed paper for transmission through the
time Conference with the draft The nation was at the cross roads.vetoing of the Farm Relief Bill is visers are studying the Japanese axtraordinary post. Tuesday morning's postal
convention for compulsory insur-and the industry of the country was not forgotten. The northwards with
immediate forinula in the hope that it wil at effect of the pronouncement in the least afford a basis for a four years' ance of passengers, in consequence in_pawn. vigour and finally captured Hou copies were returned
Proceeding, Mr. Cook declared middle-west has been a tremendous naval holiday agreement. The North-China Daily News" ia ehow. The Shantung troops sue informed that this action is taken
of numerous objections, and the that they were a nation of hypo- boom in the "stock" of Mr. F. 0. The fate of the formula and of
former Governor cessfully counter-attacked on the by the Chinese military authorities
of the Genera Conference itself ap fourth and fifth clause, like the crites, who defed vice and cursed Lowden,
virtue. Were the workers, be ask- Illinois, the farmers' champion.parently hinges eveaing of the 2nd inst
because of the paper publishing
LONDON, August 3rd. third, have been referred to a sub-ed, going to take a part in their who is a probable candidate for the cruiser strength permitted there- The Marquis of Lansdowne, committee.
J under. According to a report from Har-what the military consider is false
former Foreign Secretary and War
own destiny, or were they going to Presidency. A proposal by Signor Berlin-rain it? They were told they must bia, Marshal Chang Tao Lin has
General Dawes, the Vice-Prest- Minister, and later Governor instructed managing director of The paper comments: "We have
gieri, representing Italy, to make be diplomatic, but he was told that dent, said, "Mr. Coolidge's deci ths, Chinese, Eastern Railway to probably earned the hostility of the General of Chanda bu died re-shipowners always responsible for diplomacy was the highest form of sion will be received with regret by remit, within a week, the profits self-appointed regime which has left property of a provi- the unsenworthiness of a ship, frie
millions of his countrymen. of that railway within the period of exploited decent Chinese more ruth-sional net value of £1,020,000.
when due to the shipowner's fault, If that were so, continued Mr. the first half of this year, which ap lesely than any within our ken,
was also referred to a sub-com- Cook, Mr. Lloyd George was the proximately amounts to $6,000,000, which has condoned more actual
greatest diplomat in the country, This is the first step that Peking crime against foreigners than nay
One man in the country, he alleged, has taken to withdraw the manage Chinese organisation since the
was more responsible than any ment of that railway from the hands Boxers, and which has leat itself to
other for the laying waste of the of foreigners.
methods as objectionably fed "
mining industry, the steel industry, as anything Borodin or the Hankow
"WASHINGTON, August ard.+
and the shipbuilding industry, and
Press. Opinion, party have conceived."
With reference to the announce-
that man was Mr. Lloyd George. Newspaper comment is equally ment that Mr. MacMurray, the
My Cook then turned to the coal diverse, mingling approval with United States Minister to Chinx,
crisis and declared that Mr. Bald-| regret, with some expressions of was summoned home from Peking BARNSTAPLE, Mass, Aug, 3rd. win bad starved the miners' kid- a belief that there is a catch by Mr. Kellogg, it is learned that The death is announced of Boardies," adding, "He
- Mr. Hoover's View, murderer somewhere. 2321 no special question, for instance, the Admiral Francia T. Bowles. I repeat it he is a murderer. The whole position is well anm- WASHINGTON, August 3rd recognition of any Government Rear-Admiral Francis Tifany Turning his attention to the marised by the Democrat Philadel Mr. Herbert Hoover, who is's pos China, has brought Mr. MacMurray Bowles was Chief Constructor, Government, Mr. Cook said he phie Record, that "the most laconic sible candidate for the Presidency, home, but rather Mr. Kellogg's US Navy, with rank of Bear could not shake hands with murder. man in America has issued the declares that he regrets the sugges desire to have a general discussion Admiral, from 1901 to 1903, when Mr. Cook added: "I would see my most cryptic announcement that has tion as to Mr. Coolidge's statement, on the situation, after which Mr he retired from the service, and son athered before. I would see ever emanated from Presidential but still believes that Mr. Coolidgo MacMurray will leave again for became a succesful ship-builder him shoulder a TIES-
kill God's headquarters
|-should-again-be-nominated and He was born in 1858].
again elected.
HAŃKOW'S FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
[NAVAL WIRELEAS.]
Marshal Feng and Moscow
Moscow, August 3rd. The official agency denies that any of General Feng Yu Baiang's relatives have been detained at Moscow.
It says that some recently went home, and others are studying there at the university of their own free
HANKOW, August 3rd. The financial situation is steadily getting worse, and following upon the recent disturbances the atmos-will. phere in the native_city_is tenne.
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The U.A. Minister's Trip To Washington,
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mittee.
OBITUARY.
AMERICAN NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR.
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Wall Street Receives a Jolt, Senator Walsh, the Democrat,
NEW YORK, August 3rd said that fankly he did not under
A sharp break in stocks, precipit stand the statement.
Senator Shipstead (farmerating a crisis on the Stock Fire labour) of Minnesota, exclaimed, change, was Wall Street's Initial Cal came, and saw, and sensed response to President Coolidge's
announcement the revolt of the west.
Trading was unusually heavy, Many
blocks of from. 5,000 to 10,000 shares being traded at initial losses Popular issues varied from one to B pointe
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