CHINA'S CHÀOS.
NATIONALISTS HANDLING THE RUSSIANS.
STERN MEASURES.
(THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Harrow, Dec. 17th. The suggestion that the Soviateers might migrate to the French Con- cession has been shattered by the fact that she French police, has
been instructed to inform all the Russians employed in Soviet
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establishments must leave the con „cession, the individual time-limit being fixed at the discretion of the police who, meanwhile, nicketing the Sovieteers residences, Russion Consulate Stan Deported.
Fifteen members of the Soviet Consulate stall, including the Consul-General, M. Plitache, were deported this morning. They went aboard, at Shanpeh, the steamer Fulung for Shanghai en route to Vladivostock.
Most of those arrested yesterday have been released, sixty being detained for further investigation.
JAPAN'S VIEWS.....
EFFECT OF NATIONALIST- SOVIET RUPTURE,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19th, 1927.
THE SOVIET AND CHINA.
M. CHICHERIN SENDS A CHÀR- ACTERISTIC NOTE.
SCOFFS AT THE NATION ALISTS,
[TRBOVON REUTER'S AGENOT.]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18th. A Note from M. Chiaheria, ad- dressed to the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs of Kiangsu, was handed to Mr. Quo Tai Chi yester day afternoon by the Soviet Coo- aul-General,
イ
U.S.A. SUBMARINE
SUNK..
·RAMMED HY COASTGUARD
DESTROYER.
FORTY LIVES LOST.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN - SERVICK:]
PROVINCE TOWN, Dec. 17th.' The United States submarine 3.4 has been rammed and sunk by the coastguard destroyer Paulding of
Woodend.
LATER.
The S. carried & officers and 35 men and was attached to the New London Submarino Base,
Eye witnesses say that the Paulding was entering the harbour about, sunset when the submarine suddenly came
to the surface
It points out, firstly, that the Soviet Government herer recog- nised the so-called Nationalist Gov. erminent of Nanking and that all the 1.S.S.R. Consulates in China exist in consequence of the 1924 Treaty Letween Russia and Peking. All Consular appointment in China are made with the knowledge and con- sent of the Peking Government and therefore cancellation of recognition of Sovies Consula can only mean that the Generals who seized power at Nanking are acting under i perialist pressure.
Secondly, the Soviet energetically Island in September 1925. repudiates the statement contained in the Nanking Note of the 15th inat., that the Soviet Consuintes' commercial agencies are responsibią for "Red" propaganda and have been the asylum for Communists, capecially alleging that the Cor
dead ahead of the destroyer, which had no time to change her course..
The vessels crashed and the sub- marine disappeared.
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{THROUGH RBUTES'S AGENCY.]
Tokyo, Des 17th. The newspapers are very interest ed in the Chinese Nationalists' rup-sulate of Canton was guiding the
ture with the Soviet.
revolutionary movement of the Per sants and Workers in Kwangtung.
Thirdly, the Soviet Government are convinced that the attitude of the Chinese authorities in Shanghal- will be more harmful firstly to the
The Chugai considers, that this helps to confirm that the Soviet policy to redden the world has fail- ed, but fears, however, that the Soviet-baulked in China-may seek more || fertile soil. Therefore it | Chinese people and the Nationalist warns Japan to be on guard:
interests in China, while the people who so lightly start a hostile policy against the U.S.S.R. will first feel the barm thereof.
The Press and public generally consider it a serious blow to the Soviet, Opinion is that Moscow can only cry herself to sleep" as milits action will serve no useful purpose while a protest to Peking is impracticable as the Soviet is not tack. recognised there.
(NAVAL WIRELESS.]
At Changsha and Wahu.
NANKING, Dec. 17th. Nanking Government officials are Sinding a difficulty in taking up appointments at "Changsha.
Labour trouble is again threaten- ed at Wuhu.
The country between Shaal and Chenglin appears to be under no "civil or military control and bandits
is rife.
British Consulate Fixtures Destroyed
NANKING, Dec. 17th.
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M. Kovlovsky and his staff are preparing to leave on the 21st inat. by a Russian steamer for Vladivos
A NEW GERMAN BATTLESHIP.
The Paulding reached the har bour with her lower hold flooded and will probably have to be beached to prevent ter sinking.
The S4 was of the same class as the 3.5 which sunk off Block
All Lost
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18th..
The Navy Department announces that none of the crew of 40 have been rescued from suumarine S..
TREATMENT OF THE SOVIET'S PRI-
SONERS.
INTERNATIONAL 'RED CROSS
INVESTIGATING..
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Dec. 18 The International Committee of the Red Cross, in a statement, say they have received several demands, with circumstantial documents, re- |lating to Georgia, regarding the treatment to which prisoners are allegedly subjected by the Soviet Russian Prisons' Comfittee. While PRUSSIAN DEPUTY OBJECTS. not desiring to interfere in political questions they feel that it is their duty to do their utmost to relieve the unfortunates.
DEMANDS THAT M.9,300,000 BE
DELETED FROM BUDGET,
WINS IN REICHSRAT,
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]"
BERLIN, Dec. 19th.
U.S. TYRE COM. PANIES AND RUBBER.
The Reichsrat by 30 votes to 32 NEGOTIATING WITH BRAZIL. have adopted the Prussian deputy a
The 44th Nationalist Army hare is reported to be proceeding shortly several hundreds of miles up the Yangtze River to join the can paiga against the remnants of the motion demanding that the ium of 9,300,000 zarks, which is the first
former Hanko army.
The Nationalist military authori-instalment towards the construction ties here have been occupying the British Vice-Consul's house in the of the proposed new battleship, be British Concession; and, on leav deleted from the Budget. ing, they tore down all fixtures and removed the telegraph pole,
*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Nationalists' Round-Up Of "Bovist
.."Persons, i
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th. The Nationalist Vice-linister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Quo Tai Chi, states that the Nationalist Govern- ment carrying out plans to round up all Soviet persons in their ter- ritory, forcing them to register by December 23rd, under penaky of expulsion
H.M.S. "FROBISHER.”
RECOMMISSIONING AT DEVONPORT.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 18th. The flagship, H.M.S. Frobisher, has arrived at Devonport from China and will pay off and re-com- mission at New Year.
' LINDY'S "*" MOTHER.
(NKUTKR'S AMERICAN, SERVICK]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18th, Mr. Evangeline Landbergh has
Shangtai Alert." The local authorities, both Chi- pese and foreign, are most vigilant an measures to prevent disturbances! at Shanghai. The Defence Forces are patrolling doubtful districts in the International Settlement and the French are continuously patrol- ling their Concession, while the Chinese have proclaimed martial law in Greater Shanghai, and are also guarding the railways running deaded to fly to Mexico City from out of Shanghai.
Detroit on the 19th inst. to spend Christmas with her son..
[THEOUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
Hundreds Arrested...
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th.
It is understood that the raid was IRISH PRESIDENT TO VISIT
carried out under instructions from Nanking by 600 Chinese troops.
Hundreds of Chinese and Rus sims were arrested, but many were bona fide residents and were identi fied as not being Bolsheviks and were released by noon.
U.S.A.
(REUTRE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17th..
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 18th.
A telegram from Belem, Brazil, says that representatives of the Firestone and Goodyear rubber companies, have arrived and aa- nounced that they intend to negotiate with the State Govern. Dent for a concession similar to that of Ford's for large-scale rub Cer-growing.
U.S. GOLD FOR THE
'ARGENTINE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN "SERVICE.].
CAPT. LALOR'S FOOT AMPUTATED.
OPERATION COMPLETELY
AUCCESSFUL
alba
*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
GERMANY'S STEEL INDUSTRY
ARBITRATOR'S REWARD
REJECTED.
· [TAXOCOH KEDTEE'S AGENCY.]
DeSSELDORF, Dec. 17th, The Rhenish and Westphalian HANKOW, Dec. 17th.
iron and steel industrialists have Captala Lalor arrived here yes-rejected the award of the official
He arbitrator. terday aboard H.M.S. Bee. want into hospital to have his right foot amputated above the ankle as the result of gangrene from his,
wound.
The aparation has been complete ly successful and Captain Lalor doing well.
GERMAN YACHT'S WORLD TOUR.
PRAISE FOR BRITISH SPORTS. MANSHIP.
{THROUGH KRUTEB'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 18th. The German yacht Hamburg of 60 tons and commanded by Capt. Kircheiss, ex-navigating officer of "the German raider. See Adler, ar- rived at Cowes after a voyage round the world of 589 days. Kircheiss, interviewed, paid a
be received as Colombo, Singapore, tribute to the friendly reception
and other English places and said the people were very sporting.
THE OKLAHAMA FARCE.
THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATORS.
STILL SQUABBLING.
[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE.]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 17th. The Investigation Committee of the Legislature has added the charge of moral turpitude" to the charges of incompetence and corruption againat Governor John- stone.
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N.D.L. MAKE FRESH SOUDAN OUTRAGE.
PURCHASES.
TO BE PLACED ON FAR EAST- SERVICE,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Dec. 18th. The Nord Deutscher Lloyd has repurchased the. Ellerman cargo steamer City of Dunedin, which will be placed on the Far East
ber 16th, stated: The decision of
A telegram, dated Berlin, Deosm-service and named Lippe, the official arbitrator in the from time in the Vulkan yards and hand- The vessel" was built during war
and steel industrial dispute insists upon the introduction of an eighted over to Britain in accordance hour day and three shifts at the with the Veranilles Treaty, Thomas Steelworks by January 1st,
The Company has also bought but provisionally grants exceptions
the Tyne-built cargo in other kinds of steel works, which,
steamers however, must introduce an eight North Western Miller, and South hour day during the course of 1929. Western Miller, and re-named The arbitrator declared that an all them respectively, Augsburg and round wage increase is imprae- ticable since an eight-hour day will Giersen for the Far East service. further burden the industry. He considers that a 2 per cent. increase in existing wages will be appro- priate.]
FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENTS.
FORERUNNER OF A SERIES IN INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS.
[THROUGH BECTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Dec. 17th The German Dye Trust and the French Chemical Ladustry have signed an agreement whereby both
dyes on the most economic basis parties will divide among them selves the production and sale of
They repudiate any monopolistic competition over other countries agreement is
with whom desired.
REVISED PRAYER BOOK.
PRESS COMMENT,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCİ,)
LONDON, Dec. 17th, The morning papers betray con- Bicting emotions with regard to the rejection of the new Prayer Book,
The Morning Post thinks that the dangers ahead are less than if the Book had been accepted.
The Daily Telegraph refers to the, astonishing resurgence of deeply ingrained Protestantism.
The Westminster Gazette calls the rejection, & layman's victory at the expense of the Bishops.
TRIBESMEN KILL BRITISH
COMMISSIONER."
PUNITIVE EXPEDITION EN ROUTE.
`{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Caino, Dec. 10th. Captain Ferguson, the District Commissioner at Bahr, in the El- Ghazel Province of Soudan, has
Greek merchant by Nuer tribesmen. been murdered together with s
The murder took place near Lake Gort, north of Shambe, while the Commissioner and his companion' were returning to the Dinka tribe with some cattle which the Nizer tribesmen had stolen
A Patrol With Aeroplanes.
KRAKTOUM, Dec. 17th.
A punitive expedition is leaving here to avenge the murder of Cap- tain Ferguson.
A patrol with aeroplanes is pro- ceeding to the Upper Nile province where a witch doctor is stirring, up the Nuors.
Further Details.
KHARTOUM, Dec. 17th. In addition to Captain Ferguson and the Greek merchant Paninto- poulos, the Arab merchants, and several servonta and carriers" were killed.
Capt. Ferguson had travelled to meet the Nuer chiefs' followers at a post 400 yards inland and was discussing business with "Panisto- poulos when a youthful Nuer threw
fringe," namely, the Scottish, Irish and Ferguson promptly hurled it the Book was killed by the Celtic
The Daily News discovers that a spear at him.
The weapon barely broke the skin, and Welsh Commoners, whereas the tack, but the weapon went wide. purely English vote gave s majonty The attack, however, was sigual
of 94 in favour of the new Book.
The art is intended as the non-Churchmen, for instance, Mr.
forerunner of a series of Franco German agreements to extend the principle of economic production and division in markets of other products in the chemical industry It is hoped thus, to lead to a international understanding and negotiations have been opened with other nations thercament.
HUGE PROFITS IN DOG
- RACING.
The Daily Chronicle says that sized and in a general assault the great deal of opposition came from Nuers fell on him and stabbed him to death. Paniatopoulos was killed Saklatvala, the Parsee; therefore it is of the opinion, that disestablish as he rushed to Fergusson's rescue.. ment haä taken a very long stride The carriers who mariaged to forward.
escape fled to the steamer pursued The Manchester Guardian says by the Nuere. The latter were hold that Pariamente decision would be at bay by the engineer who fired a that nothing is more unlikely then reversed by an appeal to the con-abotgan from the deck white the stituencies and considers that we sailors cut the mooring ropes. churchmen will now do well to turn
their
minds in the direction of disestablishment.
(BRITER WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Special Conclava,
Rucer, Dec. 18th.
PICCADILLY-CIRCUS : PROGRESS.
To consider the crisis brought BUILDING UNDER TRAFFIC. about by the rejection of the £7 108. FOR A ONE-SHILLING Prayer Book measure by Parlia
SHARE.
G.R.A. ACCEPTS OFFER OF £240,000.
ment; a special conclave of bishops has been summoned for Monday and Tuesday. They will meet at Lambeth Palace.
NAKED SWAMP-DWELLERS'
OF RHODESIA.
The Eatwa tribe, of Northern Rhodesia, live a far from comfort advantage over their more civilised nble life, but they possess one great
After considering his relations with his confidential secretary,
Shareholders of the Greyhound Mrs. Hammonds, the Committee Racing Association, Ltd., which A MOSQUITO-PROOF TRIBE. met at an hotel as State troops owns the dog racing tracks at the barred the entrance to Parliament.
White City, Harringay, and other The Governor, mobilised the Napisces, and is equipping the sports tional Guard to prevent, the session ground at the Crystal Palace for of the Legislature antil the the sport, decided at an extraor Courte had decided on the
dinary general meeting held in legality of the various aspects of Caxton Hall, Westminster; to sell the enquiry.
the entire concern to a new comm- pany which will be floated with an authorised capital of £1,000,000, all of which will be issued.
The capital of the present com pany is only £3,000 in 1. shares Brigadier-General A, C. Critch TO BE TRANSMITTED FROMley, a director, explained that
RUGBY WIRELESS STATION.
WORLDWIDE TIME SIGNAL.
(Tardoch EXUTER'S AGENCY.).
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LONDON, Dec. 17th. A worldwide time signat will be transmitted from the Post Office and wireless station at Rugby twice daily during the five minutes ter minating at te in the morning and six in the evening G.M.T. New York, Dec. 18th.
The transmission will be special G.$10,000,000 to Buenos Airesy useful for geographers, aur was forwarded yesterday, making veyors and ships at sea. G$18,850,000 world of gold to the Argentine, from the United States this month.
AFGHAN'S KING LEAVES BOMBAY,
[TAHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
BOMBAY Dec 18th Their Afghanistan Majesties sail- {?? Armed Chinese in civilian cloth-The State Department is ined in the P. & O. Kajaputana for ins carried out numerous raids in formed that Mr. Cosgrave, Pre Europe amid salutes by guns of
MEXICO'S NATIONAL
RAILWAYS.
RESIGNATION OF BRITISH EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
"[ REUTER'E "WMERICAN SERVICE(
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 18th..
Mr. Bertrand Holloway, the Bri-
the French Concession and trade sedent of the Executive of the the Ladin marine vessels and thetish Executive, president of the huge haul of captives, the French Irish Free State, is visiting the circling of the Air Force National Railways of Mexico has police looking on without interfer-
planes. United States in January.
resigned owing to ill-health. jag.
brethren-nature has made them mosquito-proof.
** WORLD CENTRE.!"
www.
Men are working night and day beneath the roadway of Piccadilly- circus constructing a great hall for the new Piccadilly-circus Tube Station, with heavy omnibuses and lorries, supported only by a roof of concrete and wood paving, thun- dering by above their heads.
Great progress has been made by the engineers and miners, who are creating what will be the greatest and most efficient electric railway station ever known. It is, coinci dentally within a few feet of a great electric sign, which reads,
The Centre of the World." The miners, working from one shalt more than one hundred feet Luxuuga swamp, formed be
The Batwa live in the great in depth, have hewn out of the a solid London clay escalator shafts, a circulating chamber, passages, tributary of the Kafue River, a district from which Dr. C. M. bridges, and a large pipe subway, Doke, Professor of Bantu Studies in which is contained the legion at the Rand University, has just of electric mains and waterpipes returned after a prolonged tour of which lie just beneath the surface investigation.
of the road:
Though latterly many of the Batwa, under Government protec tion, have taken up residence on the mainland, at one time they did
Booking Hall Work has begun on the booking: hall roof, which will be construct- ed entirely from below the ground. It will be fifteen feet, beneath the surface of the roadway, and will part to another by canoe along cover an area of fifteen thousand water lanes through, the reeds and square feet, connecting, by short staircases, the seven principal; papyrus, and live in primitive parts of the circus. The circular
not dare venture outside the cun fines of the swamp for fear of their enemies. They travel from one
each is, share would be exchanged for, roughly, £7 108, in cash and ten 18. shares in the new company, This block of s. shares is not to be dealt in for twelve months.
consist of 800,000 8 per cent par The new company's capital will ticipating preferred ordinary shares of £1 each, entitled to 25. houseboats.
Patient Fishers,
passage around the booking hall por cent. of any additional distr vegetable matter) is used as
A mass of floating sudd (river will be lined with brilliantly- illuminated showcases, "which" have buted profits, and £200,000 in de-foundation for a dwelling.
been booked to display the wares forred shares of is. euch, which
of many famous London stores. will be entitled to the balance of The Batwa live mainly by fishing, The booking arrangements, com- distributed profit.
and for hours they stand patiently plete with 6fteen passimeter booths Of the £800,000 ordinary shares with spears waiting for passing and automatic ticket-issuing equip
barbel, with which the swamp ment of the most modern type, will in the new company, 2800,000 in to be underwritten by the present abounds." Others use poison, which enable the station to deal with they scatter on the surface of the more than 50,000,000 passengers a water. They also make flour from year, kone profits from months racing at the White City, the tuberous roots of a water-lily, Five escalators will take passen- two months and a half at Edin-which they dry in the sun and then gers from the booking hall to 20 burgh and Birmingham, six weeks pound. When mixed with water it intermediate landing fifty-seven at Harringay,
feet below street level. Three more And a shorter makes a kind of thick porridge.
Despite the fact that the Batwa escalators will serve the Piccadilly period at Leeds, are estimated at £148,000.
go about practically naked, and Railway, and three the Bakerloo the whole of the swamp and its en. Hailway from this point virons are thickly infested with The four shafts which will house mosquitoes, the Batwa appear to these escalatora are now excavated, be practically immune from bites while the excavation of the inter- and consequent malaria,
mediate landing is almost_com-
company.
Tho net
Brigadier-General Critchley fur- ther stated that no fewer than a million people had passed through their turnstiles, that their gross receipts had amounted to nearly £500,000, that the new tracks had. been constructed out of revenue, 30,000 debentarer) chead £30,000 they
plant which had cost in the neighbourhood ("£300,000..
The Batwa, never bury their dead. | plete.... They place the bodies or rafts, One great point about the new covered with reeds, and tow them station is that there will be no long far into the interior of the swamp, corridors or staircases for passen where they are abandoned to gers to negotiate. All the excava
tion work has been done by, hande
Nature.