FENGTIEN LEADERS' WORLD AIR-SPEED “
CONFERENCE.
NEARING A CONCLUSION.
NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE
MENT MADE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]!
PERINO, Jan. 28th. The Fengtien leader conference
is nearing a conclusion, Chang Trung Chang, Sun Chuan Fung and Chu Yu Lu having already left for the for their headquarters purpose of preparing for an offence against Feng Yu Hsiang.
While no official announcement has been made, it is learned from a reliable source that an agreement has been reached upon ali political mitters. The conference agreed to support Chang Ts Lin in all the changes it was proposed should be. made. At present it is unknown exactly what these are likely to be.
نویسی
HUNAN CITIES CAPTURED
BY KWANGSI TROOPS: "
(Wah Kerng Po.)
RECORD.
"AN ATTEMPT TO BE MADE AT CALSHOT.
SUPER-NAPIER SEAPLANE
TO BE USED..
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ruoat, Jan. 93:h. It is learned that the Air Ministry has decided to make an attempt at Calshot in March on a World Air Speed Record, which, is at present held by the alien pilot, Major Di Bernardi.
The machine used will be a super- marine Napier seaplane of the type used in the Schneider Cup Trophy race, but the pilet has not yet been- selected.
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BRITISH TRADE · BOOM.
A GLOWING PROPHECY
OPTIMISTIC SPEECH.
(THROCGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
Loxos, Jan, 25th
A glowing prophesy of improve t in British trading &gures wa made by Mr. A. M. Samud, the arising in Under-cretary of State for For The defeat-eign Affairs, in the course of a speech at the Woking Chamber of Commerer.
Sat, Jan. 20th. Ping Kinng and Changsha were captured by Kwangsi forbes on the and fund 24th. respectively. finiral Pei Sung Hsi Changsha on the sth. ed Husiese retreated towards the Southern part of Human and Liu Yang, to the rast of Hunan bordering "Kiangsi.
YANG SEN RETREATING TO ICHANG.
(Woh Keng Pe.)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 96th. General Wei Yik Sun's 30th Ariny and General Lo Teh Ping's 2nd Army captured Shasi on 20th General Yang Son's croops are res trenting to lohang. General Yang
has a representatives. 19 IX't General Lo Teh Ping to make ar- rangements regarding surrusader
LTINS
TANG SENG CHI
DISGUISE."
(Wa Krung Pu)
'IN
26th.
SHANGBAI, J Is is reported that tieneral Tan Seng Chi, Commander-in-Chief t the Hunanese furers recently" re- turned from Japan and that he is proceding to Hankow in disguise.
HUNANESE TROOPS
DEFEATED.
Mr. Samuel declared that the in- dustrial activity in the Home market was greater than had ever bem, seen before, while simultane ously the British export industries were meeting with more success against their foreign competitors.
What The Figures Show. He pointed out that the official figures for 1926, showed an adverse Falange of £12.000.000 in British overseas trade, but his ealedlations had led him to the conclusion that
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY
27th, 1928.
STORMY WEATHER CAPT. CAMPBELL'S A VENERABLE WAR AMERICAN WIDOW'S BUSTER KEATON
IN U.S.A.
MOTOR-CAR.
LOSS OF LIFE AND DAMAGE ENGINE DEVELOPES 875 H.P.
TO PROPERTY.
TWO SCHOONERS ASH ORE.
{BEUTER'S AMERICAN HIRVIOR}
New York, Jan, With. A gale, which has been raging during the past two days. has caused lows of life not damage to property in Tennessee, where 10
miles-an hour"
gusts denakished whole rows of wooden houses along the beaches.
PERSONALITY.
BURGOMASTER MAX OF
BRUSSELS,
WEIGHS ONLY 850 LBS.
VISITING LONDON.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]
(DRITIOR WIRELESS SERVICE. ]+
RUGBY, Jan. 28th.
The sterrey, which has hitherto been maintained regarding the detaila of the racing acro-engine which won the Schneider trophy and which is fitted in the motor-car
which
Malcolm Captain with Campbell will attempt to break 'the land speed record, was broken
Two schooners are ashore on the yesterday. New England envist.
PRESIDENT COSGRAVE,
THANKS THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}·
ན་
"The interesting feature of the engine is that it is the smallest and lightest for its power in existence. It weighs 850 lbs and gives 873 horse power.
The All-Metal Monoplane, Part publication is permitted regarding the details of the new all-meta monoplane which is" the largest ever built in this country and is known as the Lardmore " Rolls Royce Indexible?" It is of exceptionally large spa and is Fitted with three Rolls Royce Condor engines, "one in the nose Frished one in each wing.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26th. In the House of Representa tives applause was' evoked on the reading of a letter from President Cosgrave, thanking the American people for the part they played in winning freedom for the people,
THE CERMAN ARMS AGITATION.
OFFICERS NAMED.
REICHSTAG MEMBER NOT SATISFIED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BERLIN, Jan. 25th Pointing out that the names of officers belonging to the Navy he partment hat actually been pul-
t Britain would record 12 lished in the newspapers as among favourable balance for 1927 of at least £73,000,000.
The trade barometer has been showing, and is showing, a stondy. rise notwithstanding the facts that some fasic industrés, especially the
Lancashire cotton factories, were doing badly.
Mr. Samine gave an instance of Britain's advance in pointing ous that no-chemical products we vasily had the world.
AMERICA'S JINGOES.
PRESIDENT - COOLIDGE'S REBUKE.
ANCY BUCKET."
(REUIAR'S AMERICAN BERVICE)
NEW YORK, Jan 5th. President Coolidge's declaration yesterday. recommending those urged with the nation's defence to follow a policy considering the welfare of the country in pubbie statements, has been featured by the Press as a very ups buke to Admiral Plunkett's war warning-
The New York World, in the course of an editorial, says that it is weary of the loose talk going There is worldly horse-sense about the rebuke, which is more Coolidge thereby is pouring the devastating thas indignation. Mr.
(THROCOM REUTER'B' AGENCY.]
Shaxsi, Jan. 25th. Japanese reports received here Hate that the Wuhan troops severe y defeated the Hunanese at Ping hsing a Monday. General Hoon Chien's forces were driven back with severe loss from Au Hsiung Lowara Chung t
The sixth and thirteere armies are
expected to enter Changsha to-day, U.S.A. AND NICARAGUA. SANDINO'S STRONGHOLD
OCCUPIED,
U.S. SENATOR'S PROTEST,
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.
года
iciest, bucket of cold water down the wise of jingoism that has been poured for long tiane."
Admiral Plunkett Retiring and Going Into Business. [REUTER'S AMERICAN BELVICE.]
NEW Youx, January 26th. Admiral Plunkett, whose remarks on the subject of war evoked a rebuke from President Coolidge, is Fetiring on February 15th He an nounces his intention of going into business.
CHILEAN OIL WELLS. WITHDRAWAL OF CONCES SIONS SOUGHT.
{REUTER'S AMERICAN BLEVICE:]
New Yong, Jan. 25th.
MANAGUA, Jan. 25th. The United States marines which left on the expedition against General Sandino's stronghold in the bills has occupied the district without resistance. The stronghold
the on Elchipote Mountain which WAS bombed by U.S. aeroplanea' on January 16th,
Discussion By Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28th. The Senate's Foreign Relations Committee has discussed the Ad- ministration's Nicaraguan policy sions and is undecided whether to
A Chile Deputy has drafted a Bill providing that the Chilens courcend an investigation.
Senator Borah, Chairman of the Governinept appoint oficials, to con study the best means of making Committee, who favours & etructive inquiry which, he is of all oil deposits in Chile available opinion, might be useful towards to purely Chilean interests.
re-
generally improving relations with
the Latin American Republics, ataled at the conclusion of the meeting, that the matter would be again brought up.
-
Meanwhile, the Republican, Sena tor Blaine, has brought up the matter in the Senate itself with protest against the employment of marines in Nicaragua."
A message reeved from Santi- ago de Chile mates that the Minis- ter of Finance has asked the Chilean Congress to enact a Jay suspending all petroleum conCRE
The Chamber's Approval.
those implicated in the Kiel arms seizure, Herr Skec ณ Com- munist member, who put the.ques- tion to Dr. Stresemann yesterday, said in the Reichstag to-day that fe considered the Foreign Minister's
dementi to be unsound.
It might, he said, he perfectly true that the Navy Department it- self had not been"directly concern- ed with the proposed shipment, but
the fact remained that officery 'n the Department had been named.
Dr. Stresemann, in reply, ex- pressed the opinion that the Navy Department's denial of the rumours meant that no individual ander of its staff was involved.
Names Published.
RUGSY, Jam soch. Bargomaster, M. Max. of Brus swls, a well-known war personality, arrives in London to-day ou an official visit to the Lord Mayor.
[The aged burgomastar, M. Max. of Brussels, whose independent spirit evine when the German's occupied the Belgian capital, was universally admired, will be sure qf a great reception in London. ]
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AFGHAN ROYALTY IN PARIS.
KING AMANULLA AND QUEEN TO BE FETED.
[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
PARIS, Jan. 25th.
ENORMOUS FORTUNE.
MRS.
ANNA HARKNESS LEAVES G5107,000,000,
WINDFALL TO TREASURY.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
fortune.
י,
COLLEGE."
IN
THE UNATHLETIC HERO.
BEN HUR" ALL NEXT
WEEK.
BY OUR FILM 'CRITIC.)
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Buster Keaton's latest pieturo College," which you may enjoy at NEW YORK, Jan 26th.
,the Queen's until Saturday, show, The largest fortune ever corded the poetic-liking" comedian at- in the New York State Tax Depart tempting every sorts of athletic ment has been by Mrs. Annas feat all for the love of a lady.” Harkness, widłow of the late
Keaton, we all know, is very far Stephen Harkness, partner of Mr.
from being what he looks, the J. D. Rockefeller, senior, it found-meloncholy poetic youth. Probably ing the Standard Oil Company, she is as fine a sprinter as you will
Mrs Harkness's
is in Hollywood. He proves this $102,000,000 on which $18,000,000 | in College for it is a harder thing has been paid as Inheritance Tax. to fail ludicrously, we had ainoas On her husband's death several said wittly than to succeed. To see years ago the estate was estimated him hurdling. putting the weight 12 0.800,000,000, and the cormous for pole jumping is as interesting incrisse is due to the consistent as to see these feats pay formed by rise of the scurities composing the the champion of the sports feld, fortune, which included over
and when he makes an unexpected 50,000 shares of Colinon Stock surcess those who have tried realise; the Standard Oil Co of New what still is required for this athletic clowning. Many A Yoan who can do quite a creditable pole jump for example would be puzzied to do it as Keaton does. A quarter of a mile run broken by ridiculous" IN leaps is but a prelude to a jump
King Amanulta of Afghanistan and his Queen, who antred at Paris today, were solemnly re Jersey
The son of Mrs. Harkness is the ceived by President Doumergue, supported by many Cabinet Minis- | largest, beneficiary, as he receives
ters and nuthorities.
Crowds lined the streets of Paris. | · and the Royal visitors were warm-
It is considered probatik that Flight-Lieutenant Kinkhead, wholy cheered. flew the Napier in the Schneider Cup moe, but did not finish the course, will be wlected to fly the Supermarine Napier, which
record.
WOR
A series of brilliant ceremonies have been arranged to take place in Paris for the entertainment of the King and Queen.
Parising
over $20,000,000.
ONE-ARMED SUTTON"
LONDON.
MADE £300,000 IN 3 YEARS.
.NO
J
"YELLOW PERIL."
which neatly snaps the pole in half, nud lands him stuck fast on his head in the sawdust beyond the jumping stand.
,
"College" makes the third good the trophy when an attempt is
parpers, eulogising made in March to break the speedFranco Afghanistan friendship, re
The world's greatest adventurer comedy we have seen at the Queen's is home in England. He is "One this week. If not as uproariously crili in detail the remarkable armed Sutton Frank A. Sutton; amusing as We'er in the Navy achievements of King Amanulla to give him his full raw, during his reign..
BIG BRITISH RUBBER MERGER.
HEAVY SHARE FLOTATION I'N LONDON.
VENDORS OPTIONS,
(THROUGH RIUTEH'S AGENCY,]
LONDON, Jan, 25th.
The prospectus has been issued for the Anglo-Java Raider Com pany, and it details the acquisition of a large group of Malayan pro- perties, foreign-owned. The pro ductive capacity of the new 'estates is estimate to be £8,000,000, the
value of the property is estimated
£2,500,000, and the purchase price is £1,650,000.
Shares, which are being issued at the price of six shillings per share, are 2/- each.
The vendors have the option to subscribe for these shares up to 600,000 before Decinber, 1933, at six shillings, and they hold a similar option for a further 100,000 as part consideration for underwriting the present issue, but the option given According to the Berliner Tage to the public who subscribed for Bhatt, the Ministry of Defence con. Lie debenture asue is 8/- per tends that the name of the Trans-share till February 1st,
1033. Delen £1,000,000 seven per cent. port Section has apparently been misused by private firms for busi tures and 3,000,000 ordinary shares.
ol of each are bring inued. ness purposes, and has told its re- presentative that the Ministry is supporting police enquiries into the affair to the ulnost.
The Berliner Tageblatt declares that it is not satisfied with the ex- planation and respleta, the names af we offxials alleged to be in- volved. It suggests that proceed- inga be taken against them.
ARGENTINE, AND TARIFFS.
STRONG ATTITUDE A. HAVANA.
The value of the property is based on the average selling price of rubber at 14. 6. per pound over the next seven years,
H.R.H. AS FARMER. RECEIVES 70 CANADIAN FARMERS AT ST. JAMES'
PALACE."
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(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Buusy. Jan. 23th. LR.11. the Prince of Wales to day received at Saint James Palace, 70 Canadian farmers who are visit ing this country.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN HERVICE.]
HAVANA, Jan. th. Senhor Pueyrredon, the Argen tine Ambassador to Washington, who is the head of the Argentine The Prince recognised severs! delegation to the Pan-American whont he had met when he visited Coalerone, has announced that his Canadian ratich last year, and the delegation will not sign any the conversation turned mainly on Convention for the re-organisation farming matters, in which His of the Pan-American Union, which Royal Highness is keenly interested. does not provide for a study of ways and means of reducing abolishing the high tarills existing in inter-American commerce.
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Mexico has allied herself with the Argentine in the stand taken, up with reference to the tariffs. NORWAY'S NEW CABINET. NOTED PROFESSOR ACCEPTS
t:
BIG CONTRACT' FOR ENGLISH FIRM.. TENDER WINS ON ITS MERIT. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruday, Jan. 25th.
A Birminghan firm has obtained "a contract for so conches for the South African Railways to cost £170,000 sterling.
S.S. CALCHAS ABLAZE AT LIVERPOOL.
LONG FIGHT WITH THE
LAMES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Lospos, Jan. 25th. Fire broke out in the hold of the Blue Funnel s. Calekaj to-day while the vessel was lying alongside the Liverpool Docks bading large for Pening.
It was extinguished after a long fight, the conflagration being more
serious because it was necessary to
cut through plates in order to get to the seat of the outbreak.
The ship's fittings were seriously damaged, but fortunately? yery little cargo happened to be on board
The s.5. Calchar, will in spite of the fire, saft on January 8th, for the East, in accordance with schedule.
The Catches is one of the finest of the Blue Funnel fleet, being 489 feet long, while her gross tonnage exceeds 10,000 tons. A regular visitor to Hong Kong, she has re- cently we on the Blue Funnel London-Far East run.]
H.M:S. "CALEDON.”
ARRIVES AT MALTA
TEMPORARY REPAIRS
EFFECTED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUOBY, Jan. 23th.
|
old
Etonian anth ex-British Army Now" it is nevertheless a very good officer, the man who kept the
Chinese civil war alive by making picture with a great deal of subtlo munitions for Chang Tso Lin, the humour in it and some "excellent war lord of Manchuria.
acting.
Mr. Salta is a general in the Chinese Army. He has discarded" China for Canada.
Programme,
Queen's: College
Saturday: Ben Hur."
Buster
General Suthor said that during Kenten comedy. On Sunday: "The his five years in China he made Irresistable Lover." Monday till more than £500,000. It was not Bad earning." he said, but I had to work for it. I was the chief Bury adviser to Chang Tao Lin, and was my responsibility to provide him with a bis muni- tions,
"China is a wonderfull country, but at the monent it is no piner for an Englishman. There is one thing that I have earned from my ave years in China, and that is thas the yellow peril' does not
cxx.
World:-Charles Chaplin's "Gold
Rush."
Star-Lentrier Joy in "The Wedding Song."
CHARGE AGAINST SHAN-. TUNG SERGEANT, ALLEGED THEFT IN POLICE STATION.
a
way
"There is no need to be fearful of China. The people are âmenji able of organising. They have no
As mentioned last week, a case directive ability, and a British division of troops could always which is viewed with gravity by the march through China from one end Police Department eaine before the to the other without trouble. Court when a Weihaiwei sergeant know, for I have been on the in- interpreter was charged with the side of the whole of the Chinese theft of a blue serge Chinese long
Chinese who Kown fron civil war.
General Sutton said, an brought to the charge room. instance of the rearkatile luck The sergeant agnin appeared that follows in his train, that after before Major C., Willson at the he had mack: £500,000 Troms the Central Magistracy yesterday munctions afternoon. I. P. P. J. Wode- China and reived a £10,000 pre house, C.1.E. (D.S.P.) prosecuted sent from the Chinese war lord, he and Mr. Leo, &'Almada, sen, was journeyed at once to Shanghai, for the defendant
I willked into the club there," he
to the prosecution on According said.saw notice of the club's January 5th a Chinese was brought Derby awake, bought a ticket, to the Central Police and won £95,000,"
manufacture
WORST THEATRE SLUMP.
STORMS.
Station charge room and a suit case which he had was deft on a bench near the dock. Some hours later the prisoner, was released. When he arrived home he found that a long and B. riding jacket were
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THE RESULT OF THE SNOW missing, and he reported the loss. The police on making investiga- found the long coat in a rato A boy who pawned the LONDON BOX OFFICES IDLE. article alleged that the defendant gave it to him to pawn and raviv- ed the money.
London theatres had an extra-
mas week.
The Admiralty announces that H.M.S. Cafein, which collided Just Friday in the Doro channel with the Italian oiler dataren hordinarily bad time during Christ now arrived at Malia, temporary repairs having been effected..
MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
The complainant a student, aged
17 years, residing at the Tek Tai pawnshop, 318, Des Voeux Road Af of them made arrangements Central, bore this out in evidence. for L holiday boom. Some lessees.
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let their thentres twice--to Yunagement with a play suitable for the evening, and also to an- dul other management with a dron's play.
So great a rush for seats was Rudey, Jan. 25th. Mr. David Lloyd George, the anticipated that the theatres alone, Liberal Leader, with Dame Maraving out music-balls, cinemas, conjuring entertainments, and con- garet Lloyd George, and other erts, made arrangements to gell members of his family, is arriving
no fewer than 453,000 seats during back in London this evening from
the work. | his voyage to South America,
J
THE "WARATAHS." HAVE LUNCHEON AND TEA AT SANDRINGHAṀ. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] It is understood that the tender
Rrany, Jan. 25th. was successful on its merits only.
Their Majesties the King and There was keen competition from Continental firms, including Belgian Queen received the New South German manufacturers, but Wales Rugby Football team, known and the British tender, while not the as the "Waratahe," at Sandring. considered to be ham. The term had lunch and ten
with their Majestics. technically the most favourable
FOREIGN MINISTRY.
{THROUÓK, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
(REUTRE'S AMERICAN FERVICE.
OSLO, Jan. 28th. SANTIAGO, January 20th. Mr. Hornsrud, leader of the The Chamber approved of the Bill Labourites and farmers, has a suspending the oil concessions exepted the Premiership and is cert to Chilean subjects and voted forming a Cabinet. The noted his ten million pesos to permit the torical professor, Professor Edward
Bull, has acceptal the portfolio of lowest, Government to investigate the coun- try's oil resources.
Minister for Foreign Affaire-
was
Then came the mow and frost, the shortage of taxienis, and generat fear of the difficulty of getting home.
He signed for the return of his properly, but did not trouble to look it over, as he never suspected a larceny would take place within premises. When he return- police ed home he found that his blue- woollen serge long gown and black Chinese riding jacket were missing. He then reported the police station. He was told that nothing could be done as he had signed the reeipt for the return of his property. The following day be neported the a European detective matter to sergeant..
Serge Munroe, who was on duty at the Central Police Station when
in, said that he took charge of this youth's property, but did not notice a Buitcase key.
In consequences the box offices the previous witness was brought ware idle. The theatres had to
an anot entirely
what exist money was taken in advaner book- fre fore Christians started. ing
One pantomime took only £0 in ready inoney on Boxing Day. All the sonte occupied had i en sold before, and even then many of the sold seats were mot flled. Another Christmas play took only £2 in caeh the worst Christmas week in the history of the theatre.
A Chinese boy stated that he pawned the cost for $10, and handed this money to the defen- dant, for whom he pawned the article. He identified the cost its Court as the one he pawned. Ho did not know it had been stolen.
The case was adjourned until next Thursday afternoon.