JAPAN'S ACTIONS QUESTIONED IN
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
DETERMINED POLICY IN PEKING.
AMERICA'S WISH FOR PEACE.
THE NEW NANKING FOREIGN MINISTER.
The earlier reports that General Ching Chien, has been executed by General Li Chung Jen have not been in any way confirmed. The Nanking Political Council has however announced that he has been deprived of all the posts which he formerly held.
The Japanese, to judge from vernacular reports of instructions. issued to Mr. Yoshizaya, are" taking a strong line in Peking. Owing to the continuation of civil war, the Japanese Minister has received instructions to issue a second memorandum, both to North and South. Should no satisfactory reply be received to this memorandum, it is rumoured that Mr. Yoshizawa will be ordered to return to Tokyo, while the care of Japanese interests in China will be put into the hands of the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese forces in China. At the same time there have been serious criticisms passed upon the policy of Japan in China. »
Interest in the House of Commons has been steadily increasing, and the number of critics who have arisen goes to prove how dare- fully the situation is being watched. Japan's possible occupation of Manchuria appears to have encountered some unpopularity in the House. At the same time America has sent a very gentle note to the Nanking Government, with which she had a few days ago refused to have any dealings.
It appears that C. T. Wang is Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's candidate for the post of Nanking Minister of Foreign Affairs, in succession to Mr. Hwang Fu, who recently resigned. The other candidate is an older man and Cantonese, MILD U.S. NOTE TO JAPAN'S SECOND MEM-.
the
CHINA.
"AMERICAN VIEW PUT
FORWARD.....
DESIRE TO AVOID FIGHTING.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ORANDUM.
MILITARY CONTROL
"(Wah Tez Tat Pao).
SHANGHAI, May 24th. According to & French newspaper in Peking, Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister, has received in- struction from the Tokyo Govern- ment to the effect that in view of the non-cessation of civil war in China, a second memorandum should he presented both the Southern and Northern Governments as soon as possible.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 25th, 1928.
BRITISH ANXIETY FOR CHINA.
JAPAN FREELY CRITICISED.
POLICY OF STRICT NEUTRALITY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
LONDON. May 3rd. That many British parliamen] tarians regard the action of Japan in China as forcible intervention was disclosed in the House of Com mous to-day when Sir Austen Chamberlain was required to an- swer many questions, particularly with regard to the attitude Britain was taking.
The Liberal Member, Mr. W. Forrest, asked Sir Austen whether he was ensuring that British policy could not be interpreted as sup- porting the intervention of forgign Powers in Chinese affairs. He stated that any intervention would. tend to prevent peaceful consolida- tion of China.
Forcible Intervention. Mr. Forrest also asked whether the Japanese Government prior to forcibly intervening had communi- cated its intentions to the other Powers interested in China.
Brilish Strict Neutrality, Sir Walter de Frece (Conserva- tive) asked whether in view of the importance of Chinese trade with Britain, the British Government would inform both the contending factions in China that its attitude of self-defence was unaltered, and that it does not intend to associate itself with the military operations of foreign Powers in China or Manchuria
Sit Austen Chamberlain replied that the British policy of strict neutrality towards the contending parties in China adopted by His Majesty's Government remained unaltered.
Fully Understood.
The British Government did not intend to become involved in any form of intervention.
"Our one desire is to sea a peaceful and united Chino, sad any military measures taken by us are, and always have been, solely for the protection of British lives and property.
BOMB OUTRAGE IN MEXICO.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES THREATENED.
A LUCKY ESCAPE,
· ["REUTER'8" AMERICAN SERVICE]
MEXICO CITY, May 24th «A bomb,exploded in the lavatory of the Chamber of Deputies last might, half an hour after congress had concluded a special session. There were no casualties, and very little damage was done.
A second bomb was found exploded near the first. '"
TROUBLE IN MALAY STATES.
POLICE FORCED TO FIRE.
'(THROUGH REUTÍN'S AGENCY.]
LINDBERGH'S NEW FARM RELIEF BILL
JOB.
"RAIL" AND AIR COMBINED.
NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES.
ĮBEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, May 24th. A combined railway and acro plane service, to reduce the time of the journey from New York to Los Angeles from four to two days is being inaugurated by the Traza- Continental Air Transport Com- un-pany,
SINGAPORE, May 24th. From the dark forests of the Unfederated State of Strengganu it in reported that, some Malays, quarrelling over jungle rights, col lided with the police. The latter fired to westter the demonstrators with the result that several Malayı were shot.
There are no details, but Feder- ated Malay States Police are being sent to the scene of the trouble,
ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE.
A CHANGE OF NAME.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, May 24th... The Royal Colonial Institute, in celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, has changed its name
to the Royal-Empire Society.""
K
STEAMER ON THE ROCKS.
FORTY WHITES ON BOARD.
(TEROCOE REUTEN'S AGENCY.}
•
SEATTLE, May 24th.' The Alaska Packers Association vessel, Star of Falkland, with forty whites and 250 Chinese aboard, went ashore on the rocke near Akun Head, inside the Behring Sea."
A United States. coast guard cutter, rushing to her assistance, the Star of Palkland was under water.
VETOED.
PRESIDENT'S REASONS.
THE NEXT STEP.
[RENTER'S "AMERICAN FERVICE}
WASHINGTON, May 24th, Concentrating hii attack on the constitutional side of the Farm Relief Bill, President Coolidge in formed the Senate, to which it was returned, that the equalisation fee, which was the principal feature of the Bill, was altogether inaccept
|able,
of
He declared that the Bill em- Col. Lindbergh will be Chairman bodied "a formidable array of the Technics Committes and perils to agriculture which were all will be responsible for the selection the more menacing because they of route, pilots and aeroplanes.
were obscured in a mass of Interviewed sbout this Col.
Fitile portentously
bureaucratic duties Lindbergh said, his new
paraphernalia. would not prevent his concentrat-
Congress must now decide whe ing on other developments in aristher to pass the Bill over tion. He had not yet decided to President's veto, or introduce
the abandon his plan of fying "to
President Europe in the summer vid Labra-measure agreeable to der, Greenland and Iceland.
Coolidge.
Political circles are much exer cised at the outcome of the Preai dent's nation, and undoubtedly the Republican "element in the agricul tural etates will endeavour to make its voice heard at the approaching Presidential election.
POISON GAS TRAGEDY.
NO LEAGUE ENQUIRY.
STATES NOT A BUYER.
[THXOUGH AKUTIE'S AGENCY.]
Loroon, May 23rd..
It is learned that in consequence of the explosion of poison gas bar rels at Hamburg, causing the death of ten persons and serious illness to others, the question of the mana facture or storage of poison gas quantity may be brought up at the next meeting of the League of Na tions Council
It is understood from authorita- tive German sources that a full en- quiry is already being held regard ing the Hamburg disaster, parti. cularly to whether there has been a breach of the law agreed between Germany and the Allies in 1927 us regards the manufacture of wea- pons of war, also to avoid a recur- rence of such an accident.
Senator McNary, one of the spon sors of the Bill, has declared that President Coolidge is "PRAZ- pathetic towards the farmer and uninformed with regard to, his problem."
TREATY NEGOTIATIONS
DISCUSSED.
SIR AUSTEN'S MEANING.
REFUSAL TO BE MORE EXPLICIT
[THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 23rd.
OUTRAGE AGAINST
FASCISTS.
CONSULATE WRECKED BY
BOMB.
TERRIBLE SCENES.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVIC
BUENOS AIRES, May 23rd. A sensational political outrage. accompanied by shocking loss of life, occurred to-day at the Italian Consulate, when a bomb concealed in a cupboard on the premises ex- ploded at one of the busiest times of the day, and almost completely destroyed the premises. ‚ ̈
Nine clerks working in the room. where the explosion occurred were blown to pieces, while over forty others have been rescued from the wrecked building seriously injured.
Italian Consul Absent. It is thought that the outrage was the result of an anti-Fascist the intention of assassinating the plot, and that the perpetrators had Italian
Consul-General.j For- when the explosion occurred and tunately, he had left the Consulate cacaped.
Over two hundred persons were, however, on the premises at the until the police arrived to restore time, and utmost confusion reigned. order in the rescue work.
가.
Fearful Damage.
The bomb tore a hole six feet by four feet in the wall of the room where the most terrible casualties were caused, the windows through. out the premises were shattered, and several of the outer walls tottered.
Ambulances were inadequate to cope with the number of the in- Jured taken out of the wrecked building, and private cars were commandeered by the authorities for the purpose of taking them to hospital.
Fire Breaks Out,
Soon after the explosion fro broke out in the ruins, adding to the horror.
buried in the debria
A pertinent question was put in the House of Commons to-day when
Firemen were working desperate- Mr. E. Thurtle. (Lab.) naked Sir Austen Chamberlain to specify they for a long time to extricate those regions mentioned in his Reply to Mr. Kellogg's Note proposing an anti-war treaty, in respect of which His Majesty's Government claims freedom of action irrespective of any peace pact.
This policy has been frequently stated, and is, I believe "fully understood and appreciated by all parties in China. It does not sp pear necessary to give further as surances."
Sir Austen Chamberlain recalled eported that the forward deck of was to the effect that the Stolten- to facilitate the negotiations, but
The bodies of some of those killed have suffered so badly that they are unidentifiable.
At the moment there is a trang- port strike in Buenos Aires and this delayed the arrivals of the Police authorities on the scene of the outrageo
Fortunate Discovery,
SHANGHAI, May 24th. " Mr. MacMurray, replying to Mr. Hwang Fu's amurances following the U.S. Minister's Note regarding protection of American citizens at Tainan, points out that it has been the regular policy of the If no satisfactory reply is forth- American Government to advise its coming. Mr. Yoshizawa himself will Nationals to withdraw from the be ordered to return to Japan, zones of actual hostilities. Here entrusting the duty of looking after they may be exposed either to the Japanese interests in China to the accidents of warfare or to the pos- Commander-in-Chief of Japanese that, only a few days ago; he gave sibility of attack by responsibis troops in China. Confirmation of particulars of the earlier Japanese soldiery.
this piece of news is still awaited. statements of policy in China, and The U.S. Government therefore The Japanese Consul at Tsingtao yesterday he quoted to the House "advises them to retire to places has notified the Chinese authorities the text of the Japanese Declara where they may be protected
That such advice has been war-that from the 23rd inst. Japanese tion to the North and South.
residents in Tsingtao will cease to ranted, is shown by the fact that pay the Custom surtax and other Doctor Seymour, was murdered in dues on tobacco, wine, and freight cold blood at Tsining, Mrs. Hobart through the Tainan-Tsingtao Rail was killed at Taian by rifle fire, way. The Japanese authorities willFikely to be altered, and if Sir Pole for about an hour between facture of pharmaceutical products. Majesty's. Government was not yet LEADER OF LIPARTY. and Doctor Osborn was abducted establish a postal service in Taing for several weeks and held under tac for military use. arrest for no known reason.
"At the present juncture the
Japan In Manchuria, Commander Kenworthy asked the Foreign Secretary if he was aware that the status of Manchuria was Auston had received any assurance from the Japanese Government as regards British trade in Mon-
course of military events threatens CO-OPERATION AT TSINAN. churia
to involve this part of China, and I take 'this 'occasion to invite your attention to the fact that the central point of refuge for several thousand American citizens Tientsin, where the American
15
Government bas stationed delen sive forces and may have the re-
protecting sponsibility of citizens."
its
(THROUGH REUZER'S AGENCY.]
TORTO, May 24th. A despatch to the Foreign Office states that Chinese and Japanese officials at Tainan held a conference on the question of the maintenance of peace and order in the city, ty As you no doubt realise, the
The Chinese requested the Japan- commingling of all nationalities ese troops to co-operate as they within the safety zone established were unable to maintain order by at Tientain, creates a situation themselves. wherein any threat to the security The Chiness authorities, in the
of that area involves a threat to presence of Japanese guards, are all within it indiscriminately.
examining public mails for the
The American forces have as a purpose of preventing their use for matter of practical necessity to
the transmission of Japanese pro- share with the forces of other
paganda powers the responsibility of assur- ing the inviolability of the protect- ed area."
It may be relied on that American forces will seek scrupulously to avoid embarrassing, any Chinese military operations, and the earnest hape of the U.S. Military Authori tica is to ensure the complete safety of our nationals without any resort to arme."
CONFERENCE.
(Wah Tez Tat Pay)..
SHANGHAI, May 24th.
Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that he was unaware of the state- ment made in the first part of Co- mander Kenworthy's question.
He characterised as very prema ture the subsequent statement of Commander Kenworthy that if the Japanese established. Pretec tone over Manchuria, it was most necessary that Britain should have an open door.
In reply to further questions, Sir Austen said he could not say with any degree of accuracy how many Japanese troops were at present is
Manchuria.
No Anti-British Feeling.
1
OVER THE NORTH POLE (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Osto, May 24th. The airship Italia" has crossed The Italia flew over the North
the North Pole.
J
I am, and am. She is now returning to Spitsbergen.
CITY OF BERLIN LOAN.
(BEUTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
has
New Yonx, May 24th. The Banking group, headed by Brown Brothers Company, Branged a £3,000,000 sterling loan for the city of Berlin at six cent.
LITHUANIAN PREMIER'S
VISIT.
- [REUTER'S AMERICAN SKEVICE.].. NEW YORK, May 23rd. A statement cabled to New York berg Works, Hamburg, has been shipping forty tons of phosgene gas to the United States annually, bus the President of the Heyden Chemi- cal Corporation, which is mention ed as one of the consignees, said the Company had not purchased phosgene from the Stolzenberg Works for a year.
Bimilar gas was now being manu factured in America The Heyden Corporation uses it in the manu
No Concern Of League."..." (THROUGH REUZKRʼR. AGENCY.]
BERLIN, May 23rd. Semi-officially it is stated that the League of Nations' intervention in the phosgene affair is complete- ly out of the question.
It is claimed that the mere fact.
of storing phosgene does not con- stitute sur infraction of the regu perations dustrial basis
gene for industrial purposes is in- ternationally recognised.
قدار مو
British Enquiries. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]"
Rudny, May 3rd. The Foreign Secretary was asked in Parliament to-day whether bis
Bir Austen Chamberlain said the Government would be prepared at the proper time to offer any ex planations which may be required
LATER at the present time, he did not
More excitement was occasioned think it was desirable to add to the later in the day when employees at statement contained in his Note. a chemist's shop, owned by a pro- Replying to Mr. Rennie Smith minent local Fascist, opened to (Lab.), Sir Austen said that no satchel, which a customer left be difference of opinion had at present hind and found a live bomh, with arisen in the negotiations connected the fuse spluttering. with the arbitration treaty between The fuse was extinguished in the Great Britain and the United nick of time. States.
The new
were treaty termas still being considered, and His
in a position to take a decision in regard to it
יי
POLICE METHODS ENQUIRY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
{THROUGH NEUTEN'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, May 23rd. The House of Commons has ut animously agreed to a motion by Sir William Joynson Hicks (Home Secretary) establish a tribunal to enquire into the interrogation of Miss Savidge by Scotland Yard officials.
After the withdrawal of a labour" amendment to secure the presence of one woman on the tribunal. Bir attention had been called to au
William Joysson Hicks announced accident at Hamburg, where a tank that the tribunal would consist of containing fluid for the manufacSir Eldon Bankes. former Justice ture of poison gas exploded, an!
and whether in view of the terms of of Appeal, as chairman, Mr. J. J.
Withers, Conservative M.P., the Treaty of Versailles, it was Mr. Lees Smith, Labour M.P. proposed to make representations
to the German Government on the subject
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A TOUR OF CAPITALS.
(BRITISH WIEZINAS GERVICE) Sir Austen Chamberlain also told
RUGBY, May 23rd. the House that none of the reports, which he had received relative to In the House of Commons, Sir the present situation, indicated the Austen Chamberlain was asked the existence of ang antagonism reasons for the visit to this country SOUTHERN LEADERS IN British interests, on the of M. Vlademaras, the Lithuanian
part of any of the contending Premier. parties in China.
He replied: After the Decem
Bir Austen Chamberlain repiled ber meeting of 'the' Council' of the League of Nations, M. Valdemaras that he had received no informa paid visits to Berlin and Paris. tion except what had appeared in At that time he informed me that the Press, and that he was not in a he hoped to visit London in the position to say whether, there were spring and I sured him I should say grounds for representations to be very glad to welcome him here. the German Government." He was "The only matter of business dis- taking steps to get further informa used between us has been the negotiations now taking place be tween Lithuania and Poland, in pursuance of a recommendation pressed upon M. Valdemaras the importance attached by the British" Government to the success of these negotiations and to the establish ment, ae desired by the Council, of good neighbourly relations between the two Powers.”
As a result of a conference be tween Marshal Chiang Kai Shek,
JAPAN IN MANCHURIA. COMMONS QUESTIONS.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.) Mr. MacMurray hopes that the Feng Yu Huang, Yen Shih Shan Chinese authorities may find it and Pei Chung Hsi, the "Liang
Replying in the House of Com possible to insure that only troops Hu" armies will start to participate mons to Comdr. Kenworthy, who and commanders of unquestioned in the Northern Expedition in a asked what reply his Majesty's loyalty to China's welfare may cordance with the programme, while Government had made to the be employed, in the event of any their expeditionary expenses will be Japanese statement in regard to operations in the neighbourhood of defrayed by the Treasury of the their contemplated, actions in Man-made by the League Council I Tientsin, and, further that all Central Government.
churia, Mr. Locker Lampson said commanders be fully informed of General Pei Chung Hei is still in that a statement was not required. the reasons why protective military conference with Marshal Feng Yu Comdr. Kenworthy asked whether measures had been adopted by the Hsiang in Honan As soon as their the Government was satisfied that plans are completed the Tiang the interests of British traders Hn" armies will be ordered to were being preserved in Shantung march northward along the Kinhan and Manchuria, and whether any steps were being taken to watch these interests.
WARE
U.B. Authorities.
HUNAN COUNCIL.
Railway.
NEW FOREIGN MINISTER,
(Wh Taz Yat Pao),
SHANGHAI, May 24th.
Mr. Locker, Lampson said it had been explicitly explained by Japan that her reason for her action was not to involve Manchuria in the civil war. curia Comdr. Kenworthy sug
suggested that
(Wah Tu Yat Pao)...
SHANGHAI, May 24th. The Nanking Political Council has announced the dismissal of General Ching Chien from all military posts which he formerly held. At the same time a resolution has been
Mr. Tang Shao Yi has denied that there was a danger of a virtual passed appointing the following he has accepted, or even tried to Japanese protectorate in Man- afficials as members of the Political gain the appointment of Foreign churis; where did our treaty rights Council of the Hunanese Provincial Minister. He declares that he come in then Mr. Locker Lamp Government:--14 Teh Ping, Chen wishes to lend his ordinary lilsson said he did not agree with him Ka Y, Li Long Chin, Chang Ting rather than seeking high position in Liu Chao Pu, Cheng Chi Wa, Lin the political arena.
CHURCHILL BACK.
Yo Ji, Chow-Laạn, Ho Chien nad Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has Lin Hsing
wired to Nanking advocating Dr.
{THROUGH REDYER'S AGENCY.] This newly appointed political CT. Wang to succeed Mr. Hwang committee, will replace the previous Fu as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Loror, May 24th. one, called the
Temporary Poli- Therefore, it cannot be questioned Mr. Churchill was cheered to-day tical Council," under the sway of that the Foreign Portfolio will be on entering the House of Commons General Ching Chien.
handed to him.
for the first time since his lines.
THE “CAT” ORDERED IN
SINGAPORE.
tion.
'DR. LOGAN'S CHANNEL' HOAX
NAME REMAINS ON RE- GISTER
(THROUGH HIDTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 23rd.“. The General Medical Council has heard an explanation by Dr. Dorothy Logan as to why she false ly stated that she had swum the English Channel on October list. her name from the ledies) Regis
The Council decided not to erase
ter.
ANOTHER MINE DISASTER. 13 CORPSES RECOVERED.
Ž TREUZER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE,l
NEW YORK, May 23rd.. Another disastrous mine exple
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE
/MOON.
AT 7.30 P. ON JUNE 2ND.
Kg There will be a total eclipse of the Moon on June 3rd, visible at Hong Kong.
The Moon will rise at 5.35 p.m., having entered the shadow of the earth at 4.15 p.m. Totality: begins at 7.31 p.m. and ends at 8.48 .p.m.; the middle of the eclipse occurring at 8.10 p.m. Even during totality the "outline of the Moon remains visible owing to sunlight which has been refracted in the earth atmos- phere. During the passage of this light through the earth's atmos phere the short waves are absorbed and so the Moon at totality is of coppery colour; varying in in- tensity in different eclipses acard ing to the state of the atmosphere through which the sun's rays pass.
The planet Saturn will be visible
29 North of the Moon
M. VENIZELOS' DUTY,
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
ATRENS, May 23rd. M. Venizelos, in the course of a statement, says the resignation of M. Kafandaris has compelled him to reconsider his decision to abstain from politics, although he re cognises that his return will' cm- hitter party strife.
He says it is his duty to resume the leadership of the Liberals, who are the strongest bulwark "against a Dictatorship and kindred evils.
RECOGNITION OF IRAK.
-PERSIA OBSTINATE.
[RATION WIRELESS SERVICE ]
RUGBY, May 23rd. In the House of Commons, Bir Austen Chamberlain ; stated, in reply to a question, that the atten tion of the Persian Government had frequently been called to the desirability, in their own interests, of
recognising the present Govern- ment of Irak, and thereby placing their relations with that Kingdom.
a normal and friendly footing. The Persian Government, however, had not hitherto taken this step.
THE LATE MR. H. E. TOMKINS.
1
FORMERLY WITH REISS
&[CO]
TRIBUTE FROM" AN -OLD FRIEND.
With raference to the late Mr. H. E. Tomkins, details of whose will were published a day or two ego, a correspondent writeas
He was for many years in the empley of Reiss & Co., at first as their ten inspector in Capton and Macao, and subsequently, when that WEATHER REPORT.
industry died out, in their Piece goods department in Hong Kong, Yesterday's weather report, fore- under Mr. B. M. Gray who was cast and remarks, inued by the then, the firm's 45pank After Mr. Royal Observatory at 7.30 pm M Gray retired Mr. Tomkins
stated
NO REASON FOR ABOLITION
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 23rd In the House of Comment, reply ing to questions, Mr. L. M. 8. Amery (Dominions Secretary) said he was aware that sentences recently passed on convicted Communiste at Singapore included twenty-fiva
The Eastern Sea depression is me taipan. central to the B.L. of Kobe. A to the Peak Hotel which has been lashes with the cat."
sion has occurred, this time in West shallow depression remains over pulled down to make room for to as the local Government to ing to the Yukon Focohontas Coal is central over the lower Tangtze was a very kind-hearted man
He added that he saw no reason Virginia, at one of the pits belong. Indo-Ching. A feeble anti-cyclone | flats,
Our correspondent adde: abolish such paishments in cases Company for rescue Work Valley yorecastSE winds, and an excellent taipan, 1 do not of unlawful possession of firearms Up to the present, work-Locat with the intent of committing aers have brought out thirteen dead moderate, and at Frat; some rain suppose these are many in Hong criminal offence.
bodies.
Kong now who remember him
419 Peak BEATZ BRATR the
house near