NANKING GOVERN- MENT'S FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
COMMUNISTIC INFLUENCES
AT WORK..
[NAVAL WIRELESS-]
M
SHANGHAL. Jun. 16th. There are indications that the Nanking Government is experienc ing some difficulty in raising money required.
The raising of the money is being farther hampered by Bolshevik pro- paganda
antagonistic to Chiang Kai Shek and the Nanking Govern- ment.
SHANGHAI AND WOOSUNG.
[NAVAL WIRKLERE.).
SHasenat, Jan. 18th. The post of Defence Commis- signer of Shanghai agd Woning is eing taken over by General Hsiang Shih Hwe, with the approval of General Pri Chung Hei.
THE ANTI-BRITISH BOY- COTT AT WUHU.
[NAVAL WIEKLENS.}
Wrur, Jan. 16th. Some idea of the anti-British feel ing is shown by the fact that a mass meeting has been arranged to take place on Tuesday (to-morrow), January 17th.
However, the authorities in this district do not attach much imperts
ance to this matter.
THE 44TH ARMY CORPS.
VANGUARD IN ACTION.
(Wah Txz Yat Poo.)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 17th, The 44th Army Corps, under General Yeh Kai Chin, haa advanced to Shirugyin, somra 50 miles north of Changsha, and their vanguard is now in contact with the Hunan
A FEW AEROPLANES
WANTED.
(Wah Taz Tat Pao.)
B.A.T. EMPLOYEES' STRIKE ENDED.
■
LASTED THREE-AND-A-HALF
MONTHS.
(THROUGH REOTER'■ AOENCY.]
SHANDAL, Jan. 7th.
The strike of 8,000 of the British- American Tobacco Co'■ employees at Shanghai, which began on Sept. auth, has ended.
COL. LINDBERGH "CHAM-
·PION AVIATOR."
LADY DAILEY
CHAMPION.
Iranovou RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LADY
Pants, January-lith. national Union of Aviators has The Committee of the Inter- awarded the International Traphy for Men for 1927 to Lindbergh. The trophy carries the title Champion Aviator of the World"
Ta title of Lady Champion Aviator of the World has been awarded for the first time, the, re- cipient being Laily Ab Bailey, who also receive a traphy."
Thi
f
Other Awards.
Union International Aviators have designated.
the Schneider Trophy winner, Flight Lieutenant Webster, as the national Air Champion of Great Britain. while they have awarded the cham: pionship of Holland to Koppen, for the Mucessful Amsterdam. Batavia fight.
THE DEPORTED SOVIET LEADERS.
(THROTON BUTTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, January 16th. The Berliner Pagelibate publishes a telegram from Moscow, dated.) January rath, which states that the Government's final decision in re gard to the banishment of the Opposition lenders was, dolaged awing to the strong protest against |the expulsion order and the demand for a clear statement as to their future treatment.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18th,
THE S.S." PRAGA." CABLE v. WIRELESS.
LEAVES MANILA FOR CHINA. THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE
MEMBERS OF CREW DESERT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Masua, Jan. 17th. The 9.5. Praga sailed this after-
noon with her cargo of munitions
and one armoured-car.
Her destination, it is reported. is Newchwang. Six of the crew deserted. but were arrested and shipped out on the Praga.
U.S. CONGRESS AND THE
NAVY BILL
NEW YORK PRESS COMMENT.
(REUTEX'S AMERICAN SERVICE}.
218
OPENED.
st
COMMON POLICY SOUGHT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.]
LONDON, January 18th. The Empire wireless and cable
conference opened this afternoon under the chairmanship of Sir John Gilmour.
Great Britain was represented by Sir John Gilmour and Sir Herbert Samuel, while all other Dominions
and India were represented, and delegaties were present from the Crown Colonies.
Today's meeting was concerned with procedure. principally with the thurng question as to whether regular tommuniqués should b issued to the Press or whether a single statement should be made at the end of the Coufermes.
NEW YORK, January 17th, It is understood that for the pre- The New York World denouers sent the proceedings will be confid the action of the Naval Committerential, as the discussions involve of the House of Representatives for such large questions as strategy striking out from the ex-Navy Bill
apart from, the immediate subject provision to empower the President of an agreement between the wire to suspend the programme, Jews anil cable companies, the eventuality in which Presitlent Coolidge propused to use the power was the possible convection of an Suval Limitation International Conference.
The World says that if the Bill passed"
so modified and President Coolidge signs it. Congress will placed in an attitude of seeking to bind the action of future Congress regardless to how international skies may brighten for peace-lovert The United States should show dis pleasure nt this proposal so clearly that Congress will not dare to enter upon so reckless, prodigal and wick ed an affront to foreign natisins,”
STANDARD OIL COMPANY'S POLICY.
REPLY TO CRITICISMS.
(AMENDED REPORT,)
[RELTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
|
Difficulties Smoothed Out. Considerably correspondence has passed between Canda, Britain and other Dominions în „reference to the agenda of the Conference owing to a difference in the relation. ship of Hugal legraphs betwe Canada and other Governments, but the difficulties in this connection have now been smoothed out,
LATRE. This afternoon's discussion was centred of the terms of reference which were finally framed as follows:-"To examine the situa- tion resulting from the competition between bram wireless and cables
and to make recommendations with a view to a common policy."
FURTHER DETAILS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE],
Broby, Jan. 16th.
U.S. COLLIERY DISASTER.
NINE MEN ENTOMBED 400 FEET UNDERGROUND.
[REUTER'S ANIRIÇAN SERVICE]
SKEPPTON, Pennsylvania,
Jan. 17th Nice men are entombed 400 feet
underground at the Lehigh Valley shaft Coal Co.'s mine, through a collapsing,
Tappings by the buried men have een heard, but the rescuers lear that it will take days to reach
them.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF SOUTH AFRICA.
COMPLIMENT TO EARL OF
ATHLONE.
{TEROUGE BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. Ieth. It is announced that at the re- quest of the Union, Government, H.M. the King has approved the extension of the term of office of the Earl of Athione as Governor General of South Africa for two years from January 21st, 1929.
FURTHER DETAILS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, Jan. 16th.
It is announced, that at the re quest of His Majesty's Government in the Union of South Africa, HM the King has been pleased to ap prove the extension of the term of office of the Earl of Athlone a Governor-General and Commander- in-Chief of the Union of South Africa for two years from January
21st, 1929,
1928.
"PAN-AMERICANISM.
PRES. COOLIDGE ADDRESSES
THE CONFERENCE.
PLEA FOR FRIENDSHIP.
[nzuren's AMERICAN SERVICE]
"
·
HAVANA, January” 18th. The material prosperity of the
NATION'S TRIBUTE TO THOS. HARDY.
THE ABBEY CEREMONY.
SIMPLE VILLAGE SERVICE.
7
ÍTEROCOR REUTER'A ADENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. Toth.
Not since Dickens was borne tu
Americas was the greatest and most Westminster Abbey has there been widely distributed in the history of ench a spontaneous demonstration the human race, sail Mr. Calvin in honour of an English writer Coolidge, President of the United as was witnessed id-day at West... States, addressing the delegates at minster Abley on the section of the Pan-American Conference, and famous novest, Thomas Hardy.
the interment of the ashes of the
the determination to adjust our
The Poets torner. next to differences not by resort to force. Dickens, was Handy's last resting-
t:
place.
"f
but by the application of the prin
Hundreds waited for over four ciples of justice and equity is one
hours in the rain' awaiting mis- of our greatest characteristics.** avu to the thousand seats allotted to the public, and the greatest President Coolidge referred
figures interature, art their devotion to a policy of peace politics, and representatives
various
bulh He said that they all nourished a
Literacy Societies, British and American, were ninong commendable sentiment of moderate those present. The interment at Westminster was also attended by preparation for national defence, Mrs. Hardy, the novelist's widas. and his strelared that the whole and by Miss Kate Hardy, his sister. world ought to be profoundly grate- fal for the moral power and the
strength of character demonstrated in the statemanship of the South American republics,
All Nations Equal
The Caskot.
The casket containing the ashes was hung a magnificent drapetes and was come in procession to the catafalque accompanied by tho pall-bearers, Mr. Stanley Baldwin. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Sir James Barrie, G. Bernard Shaw, Mr.
Galsworthy,
Sir Edmund Professor A. t. Housman
Gasse,
The maintenance and expansion Joha of these principles. added President and the Master of Magdalene Co-
Coolidge, was the purpose of the lege. Cambridge of the thirty
Pan-American Conferences at which
favourite
At the conesusion minutes'
service, the congregation all nations represented were stand filed past the grave in which the
copper casket was visible just u ing exactly equal.
tew inches under the floor, bearing President Coolidge emphasised a sheat of lilies from the widow. the need for a better exchange of Earth contributed by an aged resi
dent of Stinsford (the
Sell- news services to promote interstock" of Hardy's Wessex novels) American understanding, and men was sprinkled in the grave. tioned that communications by Simultaneously, the heart of means of shipping, railways; ete. Thomas Hardy was buried close to had greatly improved in the course his father, mother and first wife at of the past ten years.
Stinsford Church. A most homely At the opening of the imperial
It was his intention to ask the service was attended by the Donet wireless and cable conterence in
1.5. Congress to authorise the send villagers with the village choir London to-day, Sir John Gilmour, The King has also been pleaseting of engineering advisers to assist singing the deceased's the Chairman, extended a hearty
in the building of roads, while hymns to the accompaniment of an cultural and commercial ties could harmonian. New York, January 16th.
welcome on behalf of His Majesty's The Standard Oil Conjang of Government to the representatives
he brought closer as the result of
which Congress]. aviation services was at present considering. New York, replying to Sir Henri from overseas, many of whom had voluntarily leave Moscow, and the Peterding's criticisms of its policy travelled long distances and had alented themselves from netivities
The Americas were auw comple Soviet Central Committee "promptly in parehasing oil trom Rusli as
The Earl of Athlone will proteedmenting one another's agricultural an and occupatione from which they informing M. Trotsky and being against the interests
00 leve of absenet to Great and industrial production to with mourners when the ashes of MARSHAL FENG'S TROOPS.wsis that they would be humanity and trade honesty, could ill he stared.
He reminded the conference that
Britain in June, 1929, and return unusual degree." resulting in the the late . Thomas Hardy were deported for counter-revolutionary clares its intention to carry out its
it had been summoned “To examine
increasing exchange of commodities buried this afternoon in the Puets activities, the former, before Jan- contracts.
the situation which has arisen as
to South Africa before the end of In this connection, President Com Corner. WierDy.
the "We will be in no way sweeted tary 16th,
year. He was appointed Governor-lige tributed the efforts of the Pan- Chinese Turkesan Frontier the byaneh-desperate and destructive result of the competition of beam
wireless with cable services to roenend in 1923.
American Union. latter to Astrakhan.
measures as are being followed in M. Radek is to be sent to Pre-India and threatened in other parts port thereon and make grajenaki and the others to the Frai of the world." Mountains, where the palice will give them further instructions. Kamenet and, Zinoviet will go to Pensa and Tanboff respectively.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 17th. General Pei Chung Hsi bas ordered the Air Bureau to despatch
The Opposition leaders then sub- mitted to the Government certain
a few aeroplanes to assist the scout-conditions on which they would ing sevi at the front,
TAIMING THE NEXT OBJECTIVE.
(Wah Ta: Yat Pav.)
SHANGHAI, Jon: 17th.
under Marshal Bang's troops, General Liu Chin Hua, have taken Kocheng and are now ready to Cross the "Yeulers River. Taining is their next objective:
BRITISH GOODS SEIZED. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
SIR. A. CHAMBERLAIN'S. STATEMENT.
In the House of Commons on December 21st, in reply to ques tions by Sir N. Grattan-Doyle (C.- Newcastle), ind by Mr. Foot Mit- chell (C-Saffron Walden).
Sir Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Secretary) sd on December 15th his Majesty's Minister at Peking. reported that the Shantung authori ties were threatening the confisen.
to
01
About fifty Onpositionists" were deported last week and there have also been numerous deportations in the provinces. The Russian Press has hitherto been silent concerning the deportations..
-GERMAN DISASTER.
THE CASUALTIES AT VOELKLINGEN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S
AGENCY.]
"
VOELKLINGEN, January 16th. The death-rull up to the present
of
OFF
The Standard Oil alleges that the Royal Dutch Shell grump started price-cutting in India in September and that in November they started
secret relectes the practice of sales and bonuses. The Standard O Co. had met these measures partially and if this form di com- petition continued it would annual ly cost the Royal Dutch and pe subsidiary, the Burmah Oil Co., 12 million dollars, and the Standard Of Co. four million dollars..
recom-
mendations with a view to a com-
mon policy being adopted by the various zoverninvots concerned."
ESPIONAGE CHARGE AT THE OLD BAILEY.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
PROSECUTING.
"A RUSSIAN SUPER-SPY."
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ručny, Jan. 16th, '
It alleges that Sir Henri Deter. ding's Company before 1928 Fipped more Russian oil to India and Ceylon than the Standard Oil Co It points out that India could save at least five thousand miles by ship ping Russian oil from the Black Sex Ports.
It adds that the Royal Dutch the Attorney-General, in prosecut
pendent of Russia.
to approve a similar extension of the hart of Athlone's term of office High Commissioner for South Africa.
LANCASHIRE COTTON
INDUSTRY.
THE TIMES" COMMENT ON RECENT REPORTS..
Bitely and
BRITISH, "WIRELESS SERVICE.] Abbey Filled With Mourners.
Necay, Jan. 16th.. Westminster Abbey was lied
Great Egures in literature and: art were among the many distin guished men and women who escu- pled the north and south transepts, while 1,0 of the general public were assembled in the nave.
Large numbers of adturers of the great writer were unathe to gain admission and stood outside are headed in silent reverence while the nervice was in progress.
"More Significant Results." Concluding President Coolidge referred to "even more significant" results in connection with the poli tical relations between the coun if these confer tries, stating that ences mean anything, they mean the of all our people or more completely under the rein of law hiring an them alla continental responsibility,"
At the opening of the Conference
As pallbearers, the Premier and to-day, President Machado, of Cuba.
Mr. Rainsay MacDonald paid a loss. The "Cotton Spinners and Mam defined Pan-Americanism as a "ce-ribute to the, grew author or be- structive work not implying half of the State, while Mr. Rud. yard Kipling. Mr. Bernard Shaw. Sir James, Barrie, Sir Edmund Gosse and Mr. John Galsworthy represented literature.
[THROUGE RECTER'S AGENCY..]
#
LONDON, January 17th.
facturers reports"are strongly con-gonism, but. 'on the pentrury, or dined in a Time leader, the operation towards universal peace and understanding between opinion being expressed that the all beter and for the spiritual and
At the London Central Criminal Court to-day. Thomas McCartney, a British subject, and George Han- son, described as a German sud-oposed extension of hours is Coolidge, was the purpose of the
like the last desperate throw by a world. frenzied gambler." The newspaper says that what is needed is a
ent, were charged with espionage.
Sir Douglas Hogg, K.C., M.P.,
tion of a consigament of goods is known to be seven. A number Shell draws large supplies from ing. said that the evidence, which cheapening of the present volume! valard at some 240,000 belonging of workmen were completely sub-Roumania and is therefore inde- I would be given by four witnesses of output by concentration and pro-i
merged in molten metal. Many of the injured have been shockingly to burned. In many cases it is thought that their condition is hopeless.
U.S. SENATE DEMANDS
LOWER TARIFFS." MERCHANT MARINE BILL.
DISCUSSED.
(THROUGH" AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, January 18th. After a week's debate, the Senate has passed a resolution demanding the immediate downward revision of the tariffa.
The Standard Oil Co. décisře that it's dealings are justified by Mr. G. E. Hughes, Secretary of
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] British and French Press
..Comment,
Loxbox, January 17th duction in the more efficient railla The newspapers comment rather and by drastic reduction of the upon what President Coolidge left number of independent firms, and out than what he included in his the cutting away of the deadweight sperch at Havann. For instance the tion of the various sections of in the chief characters of an otherwise excellent performance, said a good dustry.
deal about Columbus but nothing about Nicaragua and Mexico,"
was of so serious nature that it world-be necessary to hear it in
Outlining the case, the Attorney- State, stating in 1920 that it would General narrated how an attempt of debt. it urges closer co-opera- Dala Ye says that he
had been made to use Mr. Monk- land, an underwriter at Lloyds, as a medium for cbtaining important information regarding the British Air Force.
be proper for American business men at their own, risk to trady with
Russia,
BIG RUBBER MERCER IN
ENGLAND.
COMPANY BUYING NEW ESTATES.
McCartney gave Mr. Monkland a questionnaire on the subject eman- ating from Russia and showed Mr. Monkland a letter from the chief Russian expionage agent in this country regarding payments for in- formation supplied to the Russian Government.
zo a British company. These guous were being conveyed in boats' cu the
camera. Tientsin Grand Canal fron Southern Chihi. The route took them through Lintsing, in a corner of Shamsung, where they were held np for the enforcement of vanous
The taxes.
company irregular agreed to pay these taxes, but, in spite of this, orders were given for the conEscation of the goods. It is alleged that these orders emanated from Chung Taung Chang, the Mili tary Governor of Shantung. In any case, the action of the Shantung authorities appears to be pure rob bery, On the Minister's instruc tions, is Majesty's Consul-General at Tuinanfu the capital of Saan
Sir The Senate also by 61 votes to 20 tung made protesta locally.
Lampson we made the strong decided to go into discussion of the eat possible verbal representations Merchant Marine Bill, introduced to the Minister for Foreign Affairs by Senator Jones, of Washington, in Fcking, who promised to so his which is designed to provide for the best. He assured Sir M. Lampeon building up of the merchant marine that he had a ready, in response to and for maintaining it under Gox written communication from H.M. crument supervision through the Legation, telegraphed to Shantung, U.S. Shipping Board.
It is unlikely that the Bill will.be and that he would now take up the matter with. the Premier and with taken up immediately, as the Chair- Marshal Chang Tso Lin's headquar man of the Commerce Committee, Lars. He contcased, however, that which has approved it, is not yet he himself had no authority in ready to proceed therewith. Shantung
H.. Government cannot over look the gros violation of the eleraentary rights of British mer- chance, and they ucunt on Marshal Chang Tio Lin, who claims to con- trol the province of Shantung," te take steps to secure the release of these gooda.
Sir N Grattan-Doyle asked what action the Government propose to take.
SOVIET BUYING COTTON.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW FLOTATION.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
።
INDIAN STATUTORY COMMISSION.
PROTEST MEETINGS BEING ARRANGED.
[THKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
New D2, January 18th. A conference of all party leaders,
Air. Monkland immediately re- ported the matter to the authori- ties, and acting under instructions LONDON, January 16th.
from the War Office he gave cer- A big new rubber merger is in
tain information to McCartney convened by Pundit Madanmohan The Anglo-Java Rubber prospect.
Bahadur Sapre, Mr Chintamani, and produce Estates contempinte which was obsolete and misleading. Malaviya and attended by Sir Tej an amalgamation with a group of Mr. Monkland continued his com- foreign-owned estates in Malaya, itmunications with McCartney and Mr Bepin Chandrapal and other
to be a Russian super-spy.
been unanimously in favour of boy- was announced, at the meeting of eventually met Hansen, who proved Liberal leaders, is reported to have the Anglo-Java Company to-day Then
the authoritics. having cotting the Sir John Simon Com- It is estimated that the produc
Hansen were engaged in a danger The Conference will urge the tive capacity of the new combined established that McCartney and mission- states would be six million pounds ous conspiracy against the State, people all over the country to observe the fortul. Protest meet of rubber, the value of the property arrested them. is estimated at $2,500,000, and the
ings are to be held on February purchase price is £1,880.000
ard, when the members of the Com mission are due to land at Bombay.
It is intended to create £1,000,000 seven per cent. Convertible Deben- MORE PURCHASES IN EGYPT,tures and to issue simultaneously 3,600,000 shares of six shillings each. SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO ITALY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, Jan. 18th..
Caino, January 18th.
It is understood that the Soviet! cotton delegation, which last Novem- brr entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Government to pur
Sir A. Chamberlain thought he chaar 110,000 kantars of cotton, is
M. Kursky, the People's Commis- the Soviet Ambassador to Italy.
had better say nothing as to the negotiating a further purchase of sary of Justice, has been appointed
future.
Government cotton.
:
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOAN.
QUICKLY SUBSCRIBED IN LONDON,
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Regay, Jan. 18th. Bubscription lists for the issue of the Government of India loan. of £7,500,000 sterling, at 43 per cent. were opened this morning and
closed this afternoon.
NAVAL A.D.C. TO THE KING.
خید
(BRITISH WIZES SERVICE)
1.7
Rugby, Jan. 10th., The Admiralty announces that Commodore Hyde, commanding His Majesty's Australian squadron, has been appointed Naval Aide-de- Camp to H.M. the King.
'omitied
PARIS, January 17th. European economic unions are urged by the newspapers comment- ing on President Coolidge's sprech at Havana,
and Duke of York were represent- H.. the King, Prince of Wales
ed.
While this service was being con ducted, with that impressivenese and majesty always associated with Westminster Abbes, another service of the utmost simplicity was taking - place at Stinsford, in Wessex. symbolic act, the where, a
was being buried. writer's heart While the congregation at West- mineter mourned Hardy genius, villagers
assembled at Stinsford Chirch were there to score of grey-haired men had known mourn him rather as a friend. A the auther as plain Tonr Hurdy, architect's apprentice.
DUTCH COLONIES.
A.
STRENGTHENING OF DEFENCES.
The Petit Journal spys that if | Europe wants to live, it must be capable of formulating and obtain- ing respect for their own Monroe
The Volksrand, sags the Gazette doctrine within the framework of de Hollande, has pronounced itself engagements undertaken at Geneva. in favour of a reduction of the Pertinax, writing in Le Matin, super tax on the colonial, income that the President's speech is tax from 24 per cent, to 19 per diplomatic gathering. worthier of a xuptist chapel than cent., whilst maintaining the 3 per
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] "A Stroke Of Genius,"
cent. on the
company tax.
The Budget mentions the pro- posed institution of a Council for Physical Science for the Dutch Ext Indica in view of the importance of the physical science work done in the colony."
New York, January 17th. President Coolidge's visit to Havana in person seems to have been a stroke of genius. Even the An amount has been approprier opposition press here is conscious ofed pro memoria to meet the expine. the goodwill evoked by the Pres of the participation of the Dutch dent's presence and which infected Enat Indies in the international colonial exhibition to be held in the Conference.
Paris in 1920.
The Tine says that not since the days of Henry Clay has the United States appeared before Central and South American Republics, with arms thus wide open.
An amount of 1.9 million guilders. is appropriated for the various measures necessary for the streng- thening of the Colonial defence, The World refers to President viz. to finish the work of the Coolidge's address as an unusually building, armament and equipment ardent plea for friendship and of the right destroyers and thres understanding, and the Herald mine-sweepers under construction, Tribune is of opinion that the the acquisition and putting into of President's presenta commission of two additional fast sincerity tion of the American attitude is motor guard-ships for patrol duty,
unmistakable.
etc.