D
OVER MANCHURIA.
JAPAN'S ANXIETY
CHINESE UNABLE TO KEEP ORDER IN TSINAN.
FOREIGN PREPARATIONS IN THE TIENTSIN
19
RAILWAY
CONCESSIONS.
SEIZED FOR NORTHERN
RETREAT,
The Reuter report of the demands, made by Japan from the Nationalists, confirms the message received from the vernacular papers yesterday. Later messages, however, also reveal the fact that Japan feels uneasy about possible disturbances in Manchuria, and will insint
upon a settlement of all dutstanding Manchurian problems at the same time that the settlement of the Tainan affair is con cluded. For the immediate question of the Northern. war alone it is important for the Nationalists that the settlement should be speedy, for it is said that they have 100,000 troops in Taian, who are not at present allowed to pass through Tsinan to the front.
Though the Japanese quickly handed over the government of Tsinan to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, they have been com pelled to take it into their own control again. This is owing to the numerous outbreaks of looting and brigandage in the city.
Meanwhile in the North, the foreign troops in Tientsin are mak ing all preparations to prevent there being a possibility of any recurrence of such an affair as at Tsinan. Sandbag barricades are being set up round the Concessions, and an order has been issued to the generals of both North and South, warning them that Chi-- hese troops will not be allowed within 20 li of the city.
The Northern retreat is continuing rapidly. Officials and their families are moving to the greater safety of Manchuria, and Marshal Chang Tao Lin has commandeered a number of trains to facilitate the withdrawal of his troops to Shanhaikwan, on the Manchurian border.
JAPAN'S MANCHURIAN
POLICY...
SITUATION REVIEWED,
(THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENCY.}
Toxro, May 16th. For the time being the situation is considered comparatively safe. Some anxiety, however, is felt over the last clash of Northerners nad. Southerners in the vicinity of Tsingtao and Chefoo, which has resulted in disturbances and has endangered Japanese lives and pro- perty.
The main anxiety" centres in the development of the situation at Tientsin and Peking, as it is fear ́ed that the disturbances may spread to Manchuria.
The Cabinet is meeting this after noon to consider what steps they will take in this event.
It is learned on the most reliable authority that deliberations will be
JAPAN'S DEMANDS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
TOKYO, May 13th.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 17th, 1928.
-1
ITALIAN POLAR
FLIGHT.
OVER A FROZEN SEA.
MAGNIFICENT VIEWS,
(THROUGH AKUTER'2 AGENCY.]
KING'S.Bay, May 15th. The airship Italia" in which General Nobile is to make an attempt to reach the North Pole, has taken off on, it is understood, a three day flight over Greenland And
the North Polar regions generally.
LATER.
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD TRAIN WRECKING.
PREVENTION,
LENGTH OF RAIL TORN UP.
A GIGANTIC SCHEME.
ENTRUSTED TO ARMY ENGINEERS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
INDIAN TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE.
EYEROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
ESTHONIAN TRIAL RECALLED.
REVEALING STATE SECRETS.
APPEAL BY BOTH SIDES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
JAPAN'S FINANCES.
· PROGRESS' OF BANKING CONSOLIDATION.
RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD.
(THROUGH LECTER'S LOKNCY.]
RANGOON, May 16th.
REVAL, May 16th. WASHINGTON, May 15th.
OSAXA, May 13th. The sequel to the train smash at Presiden: Coolidge has signed
The case of M. Birk has beën
Outlining Japan's financial posi- the Mississippi Control Bill, which the end of January occurred at the commits the Government to the Sessions here, when Judge Pegu taken to the Court of Appeal on tion before a joint meeting of the suchi, the Finance Minister, said herculean task of curbing the food sentenced an Indian, name Kali, the instance of both prosecution clearing-houses of Japan, Mr. Mit The and defence. · Although acquitted that the readjustment of the affairs waters and preventing a repetition to transportation for life.
charge was that of pulling up a "ot last year's disaster.
The scheme when completad will length of rail with a view to
con-
"death.
of high treason, M. Birk was found of the banks was proceeding satis-
not completed their adjustment. - *,
ment's orders.
Geveral Nobile has planned 3 probably be one of the greatest wrecking the train and causing guilty of disobeying the Govern-factorily. Only thirteen banks had three days' flight aboard the Italia cagineering enterprises ever with visits to Greenland, Nicholas templated, and it is retimsed that the Second Land, and the North.the cost will be over 260,000,000. Polar regions.
A message from Rome says that General Nobile reporte by wireless
The whole of the lower Missis- sippi valley, from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf of Mexico, will be
On a charge of committing dacoity and murder in conjunction with others three other prisoners were acquitted.
that he has been Bring for affected. The work will be entrust-persons are dead as the result of a hours from King's Bay over packed to army engineers. It includes
ice...
During this time the airship was _enveloped_in_log_for 1 houre, but, emerging later, it passed at a height of 500 feet over a frozen sea. The views were magnificent."
NOTE TO THE LEAGUE.
(Wah Ts: Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, May 18th. The War Office has issued instruc
Mr. Chen Lu, Chinese. Minister tions to General Fukuda, the Com mander-in-Chief of the Japanese to France, telegraphed to Peking to forces at Tainan, to present Four the effect that the Nanking Govern- the Nationalistment has submitted o the League of Demands
Nations the Tsinan Affair. In view
authorities.
to
The Japanese requirements are: of the fact, however, that the Nan- (1) that Marshal Chiang Kaiking Government is not a member Shek shall formally apologise for
of the League, the Powers consider the Tsinanfu Incident.
(2) that General Ho Yao Tsu, that the matter is not in order un- and others primarily responsible less the submission for the outrage shall be punished,
(3) that hostilities, propaganda Peking. Mr. Chen asks for in-
warlike activities within and twenty Chiness miles of Tainan, Tientsin and the Shantung Rail- way shall be suspended.
from
(4) that the Chinese negotiator muit produce credentials Marshal Chiang Kai Shek.
General Fukuda has also been instructed that he is to release the
based on the decisions reached at Chinese troops taken prisoner, but the China, Conference last summer.
structions.
comes
from
TRAINS COMMANDEERED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, May 16th.
A message from Tientein states
At this Conference the following is to retain the arme seized during that Marshal Chang Teo Lin bas
principle as a guide for the future the recent engagements till was laid down: "If disturbances spread to Manchuria and Mongolia, satisfactory settlement is reached..
causing the dieruption of peace and order and menacing the special position, rights and interests of Japan, the Government is prepared to take proper steps, without loss of time, to defend them, no matter whence the menace comes.
MANCHURIAN QUESTIONS.
(Wah Taz Tat Poo.)
SHANGHAI, May 16th. According to information, which
THE BUSINESS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Wah Tez Tat Pas.)
*
SHANGHAL, May 16th. The military authorities at Amoy have issued na order forbidding It any anti-Japanese movement. says that the settlement of the Tairan affair will be undertaken by shipping movements at Amoy are entirely free of interference.
sun.
[A cable from Rangoon, dated January 28th, stated:-Twenty-two portion of the Mandalay Rangoon train crashing over a bridge about strengthening the backs, and build-100 miles from here. It has been ing three foodways and a spill discovered that a fishplate had been way, as outleta to carry on excess removed from the rails.
foodwater to the Gulf of Mexico:
LATER
Hitherto 40 are dead. Foul play is suspected. The victims are most ly Indian Burmana.]
EXPENSES OF THE CAPTAIN D'OISY CRASHES.
SUDAN. ⠀
EGYPTIAN CHAMBER IN TURMOIL.
WATANISTS ATTACK
PREMIER.
[THROUGH REUTKE'S - AGENCY.]
MISHAP IN BURMA
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]
The prosecution now seeks com mittal on all charges, while M. Birk scoks absolute acquittal.
[The trial of M. Birk, the former Esthonian Minister in Russit, ope ed on October 27th, 1927, on a charge of disobeying the orders of the Government, and publishing, in the interests of a foreign state, secrets concerning Eathonia.
On November 4th M. Bira was acquitted and released, but was dismissed. the service.].
CHEZ VICTOR.
MR. PEROSINO DEPORTED.
FATE OF DANCE CLUB PROPRIETOR.
Mr. Victor Perosino, who found ed Chez Victor, the fashionable dance club in Grafton-street, Lon- don, is leaving England, an order for his deportation having been made by the Home Office.
AYYAB, May 10th. Captain Pelletier. D'Olay crashed in landing on the race course here. He himself was unhurt, but his two mechanics were injured, while his CAIXO, May 16th.aeroplane was badly damaged. There have been further lively
It is ascertained that Captain aceres in the Chamber.
In the debate on the Egyptian D'Oisy landed successfully, but Government's contribution of came to grief after re-starting. Hea £750,000 sterling towards the ex-crashed two miles from Akyah. penses of the Sudan, which was
LATER.
The two mechanics are in hos
The club, at which distinguished people were frequently seen, was raided by, the police in November and was later struck off.
Mr. Perosino, who was seen by Daily Mail reporter in his office at Chez Victor, said:"
finally approved, the Watanists op-pital, one of them severely injured..being deported. I was told on
posed the payment. They attacked the Premier, Nahas Pasha, for agreeing to payment prior to ob taining the consent of the Cham-
ber,
Mahommed Pasha Mahmud, the
Minister of Finance, explained that the usual procedure was followed, but, owing to his resignation, Nahas Pasha himself assumed the respon-
ordered the Peking-Mukden and Tientsin-Pukow Railwaye to pend goods traffic. They are to eend fifteen trains to Peking foraibility of sanctioning the payment,
GERMAN FOREIGN
MINISTER.
CRISIS OF ILLNESS PAST.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BERLIN, May 15th. Dr. Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister, has refused food for three days and is in an extreme ly weak condition.
the purpose of expediting troeps Much confusion ensued, the ed that the crisis has passed, and
movements.
3
The doctors, however, are satisf- state that after three weeks in bed, Wafdista and Watanists exchange will be able to leave on a holi The Northerners' retreat to pre-ing acrimonious remarks. Finally day. They insist that it must be a long one, and suggest that Egypt pared positions has so far been the closure was carried.
would be preferable. carried out smoothly.
Back To Manchuria?
(Wah Tez Fat Pas.)
SHANGHAI, May 18th.
It is reported that the main force
ing towards Shanhaikwan from Tientsin and Peking.
has leaked out from the Foreign the Central Government. Japanese of the Fengrienese troops is retreat. Legation quarter, the Japanese Government will, in addition to the "Ave demands" as mentioned yes- terday, Lasist that all unseled Manchurian problems must be set. tied to the full satisfaction of Japan before negotiations can be opened for the settlement of the Tainan incident.
NO CONTROL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Tokyo, May 16th.. Though the Japanese hoped that the Chinese would be able to under- take the maintenance of peace and order at Tsinanfu unaided, there have been many cases of looting and brigandage within and without the city, owing to inadequate con trol
As & consequence it is under stood that the Japanese military authorities will take over the ad- ministration temporarily.
NANKING CONFERENCE.
(Wah Taz Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, May 16th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek retura- ed to Nanking from Heuchow an the night of the 14th inst. He will call a meeting with Government leaders to discuss measures to deal with Japan regarding the Tainan affair.
CO-OPERATION.
(Was Ter Tas Poo.)
SHANGHAI, May 16th. Messrs. Wang Chung Hiu, Sun Fo, C. C. Wu and Hu Han Min have jointly telegraphed to the Peking Foreign Minister, Mr. LA Wan Kan, urging the Peking Government to unite with the South against Japan regarding the Tsinan
A WAY THROUGH TSINAN. Aaic.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, May 18th, The Chiet of the General Staff! has instructed General Fukuda, the Commander of the Japanese forces at Teinan, to agree to the Bouthern- ers' request to pass through the city, provided that they accept the
Unless permission is"
1:
U.S. RECEIVE SOUTHERN NOTE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
WASHINGTON, May 15th. Nanking The
Government's message to the President drawing attention to the Tainanfu Incident and giving the Nationalist version
LITHUANIA'S ANGER.
BEACON'S OF FROTEST LIGHTED.
(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Kovno, May 18th.
Been lighted Beacons have OFFICIALS SEEK SAFETY. throughout Lithuania as a sign of
(Wah Tu Yat Pao.)-
protest against the Polish occupa tion of. Vilna on the occasion of the national fete to commemorate the declaration of the country's
SHANGHAI, May 10th The number of Fengtienese offi-independence, cials, together with their families, who have left. Peking to return to Manchuris,.up to the 15th inst., is nearly 2,700.
TIENTSIN CONCESSION.
(Wah Tai Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, May 10th.
MARINE INSURANCE
UNDERWRITERS INCREASE
RATES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
LONDON, May 15th.
bulla
As a precautionary measure at In consequence of heavy losses Tientsin the foreign troops have in the marine insurance market in installed barricades and sandbags recent years, the Institute of Lon in the Foreign Concessions. They don Underwriters announces an have warned the Chinese military increase in the rate on
of ownership leaders of both South and North Irrespective that fighting within 20 li of the city nationality, by ten per cent, is strictly prohibited.
The American forces are working independently of the other troops.
MORE TROOP MOVEMENTS.
[MAVAL WIXELIZE,]
demanda made yesterday granted, or the affair, and also protesting
May 16th. Considerable troop movements about 100,000 Boutkemers who are against the Japanese occupation at present at Thian will be unable of Shantung has been received are reported from the vicinity of Else Chungking and - Wanbien. to continue their advance north at the White House.TE ward except by the most circuitous It has been referred to Mr. F. B. where there is no change in the
Kellogg, the Secretary of State, Ituation.
route.
or
Grave Condition.
LATEXIL Dr. Stresemann'e physicians are anxious, although they declare that there is no immediate danger.
They have informed his family of the gravity of his condition, which is due to interrupted activity of the kidneys.
JAPANESE STRIKE * SETTLED. '·. SEAMEN'S DEMANDS
GRANTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
*
OSAKA, May 15th. The dispute between the Kawa- saki Steamship Company and the Seamen's Union has been settled, the company agreeing to the pay ment of, minimum wages, and also filling vacancies in the crows. INDIAN STRIKE SPREADING. 15,000 DOWN TOOLS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, May 15th... The strike fever is spreading presses at Cossipore and Chitpore seriously, and twenty-two jute are now involved i
Hither, fifteen thousand jute workers have downed tools and are demanding increased wagen.
I cannot understand why I am March 9th that I should have to leave the country by April 4th, but happily the intervention of friends secured me an extension of ten days to wind up my affairs.
до
да the
A New Enterprise, When my club was closed I was making arrangements for open-air restaurant Thames Embankment, to be called the Château de Madrid, and was preparing for a summer opaning when I was summoned to Vine-street police station and told I must go.
I cannot understand why this action was not taken at the time of the prosecution instead of six months later. I have been in England since 1914 and had al most begun to consider myself English. Both my children were born in England and are at school here. I shall open a place somewhere on the Continent which I know will be patronised by English visitors.
Banking consolidation has pro- gressed, 134 banks merging last year, and 74 up to date this year. The amalgamation of eighty more was already in sight.
Mr. Mitauchi pointed out that Japan's foreign trade was showing a very satisfactory improvement, and he was confident that the wenk- ness in exchange was merely teni-
porary,
He stated that the return to the gold standard was highly desirable, but Japan was not quite ready for its immediate restoration.
Mr. Inouye, the Governor of the Bank of Japan, pointed out that the special assistance rendered by the Bank of Japan to distressed banks amounted to 879,000,000 yen.- When this dimount had been con siderably reduced, said Mr. Inouye, then the restoration of the gold standard would be possible.
WAR ON RATS.
INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN TO OPEN IN FRANCE,
THE YEARLY BILL.
PARIS, April 23rd. A Congress will be opened ́in Paris next month to organise an official crusade against rate, which have never been so destructive since An the days of the Pied Piper. international anti-rat congress was to have been held at Copenhagen in August, 1914, but had to be post- pozed, and the rats have been multiplying ever since.
The old Danish proverb. "A rat is more devouring than time," is justised by recent statistics, which show that in France alone the dam- age and loss caused by the ravages of rais reaches the incredible figure of £40,000,000 per year. If thees figures are exact the recent remark. of Professor Calmette, of the In- stitut Pasteur, in a French review that the rat is about to conquer the world," can hardly be consider- ed fantastic. Dr. Dajardin Bean. metz has declared that the rata con- sume daily 180 toos of food."
But the rat not only destroys food and "damages buildings-it is aleo the most active disease spread- it was well er of modern times. known in the Middle Ages that the rats spread the dreaded bubonic plague, but modern doctors make it responsible for spreading the germe of many other diseases, from tuber- culosis to influenza.
Havre, where the Congress will" end its session, is the ony French. town which has scriouly tackled
deratica the danger. A zpečial tion department has been creat ed, which slaughters the rats by' every possible means, from traps which kill them singly to microbee, which spread virulent disease in their ranks, slaughtering them in battalions.
A New Method.
Having lived in England so long I regret having to go more than I can say. My children will remain at school in this country. Mr. Perosino was hopeful that during the extended period of grace an appeal he had made to the Home Secretary, Sir William
A new method of destroying rate was demonstrated at the Danish Joynson-Hicks, would be successful.
In the earlier stages of its career Club in Knightsbridge yesterday. the fortunes of the club were The method consists of flooding variable. It burst into popularity their runs with sulphur dioxide gas, a year ago when Mr. Perosino on-forced down by means of a specia} nounced that dance clubs no longer cartridge fired by an apparatus paid and that he proposed to turn
connected with a long tube. it into a restaurant. The result, of this announcement was that mem- bers who had not been inside the club for a long time came to take a farewell visit and then rediscover- ed the excellence of its cooking, orchestra and cabaret artists, and the comfort of its divans.
#
Bo great was its success, that on one occasion Mr. Perosino had to go out to the front door. and. ex plain apologetically to dis Linguished party in a motor-en that there was not a single inch of space unoccupied.
The demonstration took place with a number of rats caught that morning. The average period elaps. ing before death supervened was 15 seconda, The "Taboo" Com- pany, of Denmark, is "Introducing the appliances into this country. The Danish Government have sub sidised the invention, and it is now in official nee in Denmark, It bas been tested by the British Ministry of Agriculture and approved.
6FT. POLICEMEN. THE CITY RESTORES ITS HEIGHT.
Six feet is again the minimum beight for recruits
The increase will become opera- INAUSPICIOUS START FOR evening dress. The third was. Police Force, as to the City
tive on the renewal of existing con-
tracta
PRINCE CAROL'S NEW
HOME:
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRUSSELS, May 15th,
M. Jonescu, the ex-Prince Carol's Surrey host, has found England's unwelcome guest home in the
Ardennes
AIR ROUTE. PLANE CRASHES IN FLAMES.
[THBOUGH REUTER'S ́ACİENCY.]
'+' '
Stag Parties." It consisted of three floors. The first was the most frequented, being that on which the orchestra played. The second had a little balcony overlooking Grafton-street and was used by people who were not in private room used almost every The force, whose physique was for hight of the week by young men, long the pride of London and of one of whose number was to be Londoners throughout the world, married the following day and who lost for a brief period its reputa was celebrating the fact by &atag tion for possessing only men of a party.
height of 8ft in its ranks Man of sit 10in were admitted when the apply of recruits fell off fol- lowing an equalisation in the rates of pay throughout the country/0, Previously the City Police had been paid a slightly higher rate of monses for offences against the Cus-pay an even the Metropolitan considerably exceeds the demand; ? toms and Excise He was fined PoliceNow the supply of recruits
The sequel to the raid on the clul PESHAWAR, May 15th A new seriál passenger service was the appearance of Mr. Perosino recently inaugurated between at Marlborough street Police Court, Kabul and Tashkent, has met with when he pleaded guilty to four sum an early disaster, one of the planes monses for supplying drink after crashing at Tashkent to-day, hours, and also to six other sum
It came down in flames and was of the passengers was killed. completely destroyed by fire. One
£900 and £80, costa.