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CHIANG
KAI SHEK CONTINUES HIS
COMMAND.
LI CHUNG JEN CO-OPERATING WITH SHANSI FORCES.
MORE JAPANESE TROOPS IN FENGTIEN.
FAILURE IN SALT REVENUE.
Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has definitely agreed to continue in office as Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist" Armies until all fighting is over. He has taken this decision in response to many requests-among others, one from, Yen Shik Shan, who has asked him to go to Peking and help to settle many outstanding political and military problemi.
General Pei Tsung Hsi, right hand man of General Li Chung.. Jen, whose headquarters are at Hankow, is moving his troops, up north and apparently acting in close conjunction with Yen Shib Shan and the Shansi forces and is taking possession of each place as it is vaented by the Shansi troops in their march, eastward.' Two of his armies have now reached Peking and one division has entered the city.
The four Nationalist lenders, Chiang Kai Shek, Feng Yu Hsiang. Yen Shih Shan and Li Chung Jen, are to hold's confer- ence at Peking, as which they will discuss, among other things, the disbandment of supernumerary troops. All four leaders to be in favour of the proposition.
CHIANG TO CONTINUE.
(Wah T: Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, June 17th.
In view of strong persuasion from all sides Marshal. Chiang Kai Shek has decided to resume office until the final eenelasion of military
affairs...
DISBANDING TROOPS.
(Wah Tx Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, June 17th.
POSTAL AUTHORITIES,
(THROUGH XIUTER'S AGENCT.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JUNE 18th, 1928.
KING'S MESSENGER FAILURE TO REACH
ASSAULTED.
FASCISTS' UNPROYOKED
ATTACK.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S.
PROTEST.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 10th. Interest has been aroused in London by reports that Fascists recently assaulted in Milan the King's Merenger between Rome and Milan. According to a message from Berne, the King's Messenger was standing in a street in Milan when a Fascist came up and de manded to see his passport.
The messenger questioned the Fascist'e right to make this do mand, but finally accompanied him and three other Fascists to the police station. Here the messenger produced his Diplomatic parport and was immediately allowed to go
but with apologies,
the four Fascists severely assaulted him in the street.
4.
Apology Damanded. The British Ambassador. who happened to be in Milan, immedi- ately visited the Prefect of Police, and demanded an apology and the arrest of the culprits. The latter were apprehended, but it is not known what punishment. was meted to them, nor whether an apology wae forthcoming.
PEXING, June 17th. The Director-General of Posts,
It is learned in well-informed Mr. H. "Picard-Destelan, together
quarters in London that no protest with the Secretary, Mr. D. McLarn will be made to the Italian Govern- have left here for Shangbai to-dayment, as the case is regarded 49
SALT REVENUE DOWN.
(THCGK REUTER'S AGENCT.]
PERING, June 17th The Salt Authorities are doubt-
1 is proposed that a military ful whether there will be sufficient conference be held at Peking to disfunda available at the end of June ail rehabilitation problems to pay the monthly salaries of the including the disbandment of super-Chinese and foreign staff. numerary troops Marshal Chinag
Kui Shek, General Li Chung Jen, Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang and General Yen Shih" Shac, who are commanders of the four big Nationalist Army Groups," will
be
members of the conference. Their opinions regarding this pro posal have been sought, and are favourable in every case.
CONFIRMATORY REPORTS.
(THROUGH BEUTER's agency.]
SHANGHAI, June 17th. A Kuumin message says that Yen Shih Shan is understood to have received a telegram from Chiang Kai Shek intimating that in view of the many requests urging him to withdraw his resignation, he may withdraw it if the people desire him to do so.
A message from Peking states that headquarters are being pre- pared there for Chinng Kai Shek, while military circles in the capital report that a military conference between Chiang Kai Shek, Feng Yu Hsiang, Yen-Shih Shan and Li Chung Jen will be held at Peking in the latter part of this month.
PEI TSUNG HSI AND SHANSI.
JAPANESE IN FENGTIEN,
(Wah Tz Fat Poo).
SHANGHAI, June 17th. The Japanese Government has decided to send more troops to Fenstien. A special coatingent will Yaonan, the terminus of the Ste-Yoo Railway in Fengtien, ostensibly for the protection of Japanese residents in Mongolia.
nixo be sent to
The Fengtienese authorities re- sent Japan's action, and have lodged a protest maintaining that Chinese authorities have the right of protecting foreigners.
AMERICAN ACTION. (Tonn Wan Yut Pug.)
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one of common assault, and of in-
ufficient importance to be brought to the notice of the British. Foreign Office. Therefore it will be dealt locally by the British Embassy in Rome.
MINIMUM WAGE SCALE.
RETROSPECTIVE ACTION."
EQUALITY OF WOMEN,
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, June 15th. After a prolonged discussion on- a draft Convention on providing machinery for the fixing of a mini- mum wage, scale for certain trades, particularly in
home-working
trades, the International Labour Conference to-day adopted the Convention by 73 votes to 27, /^
It is notable that the majority consisted of all the Government" and workers' delegates, while the minority comprised all the em- ployers' delegates.
The latter put forward a counter proposal that wage fixing machi. nery should be confined to ganised home industries.
unor.
NOBILE.
OBLIGED TO RETURN,
MORE 'PLANES ON THE WAY.
(THROVON REUTER
L'B AGENCE.)
STOCKHOLN, June 16th. The Italian seaplane, piloted by Major Maddelena, has been obliged to return to Vadsoe owing to very heavy weather and engine trouble,'
The Swedish super seaplane," which is going to Spitsbergen to help in the relief of General Nobile, has arrived at Narvik,
OSLO, June 17th. The French seaplane piloted by Major Guilbaud has arrived here and will probably start for Spile. bergen with Amundsen to-day.
Amundsen's Attempt,
OSLO, June 15th.
GENEVA LABOUR
CONFERENCE.
MINIMUM WAGE SCHEME.
SPIRIT OF CONCILIATION.
[TAROGI REUTER'S AGENCY,]
GENEVA, June 16th.
A FIXED EASTER.
HOME SECRETARY'S TASK.
CHRISTIAN OPINION.
TUBOCGK KEGTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 15th. The House of Commons to-day
The Labour Confereper has finally adopted the Convention's minimum wage-fixing machinery by 10 votes to 91. It has also adopted by 8 rotea to 18 certain recommenda, Saturday in April. tions concerning this.
passed without a division the third reading.of the Bill fixing the date of Easter. This, date will be the Sunday following the second
CHINA
GARRISON.
BIG CHANGES NEXT WINTER.
SHORT TOUR SERVICE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 16th. Seven battalions of the China
Garrison are going Home next win- ter and five battalions are expected to be sent out as relief, thus a re- duction of strength is foreshadowed. for 1929 and the garrison will be almost entirely changed by the The Bill was promoted by Cap-adoption of the principle of short
tour service in China. tain Bourne, Conservative member for, Oxford."
Representatives and delegates in
The units withdrawing from the Shanghai Defence Force include the their speeches emphasised the auc- coes of the Conference, and praised" Lord Hugh Cecil (Conservative) First Northants, Second Welch Regiment, Second Suffolks, Fiat the spirit of conciliation and co-moved an amendment providing Bedfordshire und Harts who go to 211 Order-in-Council Malta. Singapore, and India that before was made under the Bill, thé | respectively, Secretary of State should certify to the King that he had ascertained that the proposed appointment of a fixed date for Easter would be
operation which had been manifest ed.
PRAYER BOOK MEASURE.
LABOUR'S CHANGED VIEW.
Captain Amundsen, who is to fly UNCONTROVERSIAL CHANGES. Christendom and was approved by
to Spitzbergen to attempt the rescue of the Italia party, is to leave to-morrow en route to King's Bay, which will be his base.
His machine cannot land on "the ice, but if humans are sighted near water lanes," the machine will descend and pick them up. Other wise, it will drop provisions and equipment.
Captain Amundsen declares that the wide sphere of action which the seaplane offers will allow him to plan an easterly, course in search for the party which has drifted off with the Italia.
Captain Amundsen gonfirms the report that the Arctic explorer, Lieut. Dietrichsen, is accompanying him.
ROME, June 16th.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, June 15th. Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secretary, the most vigorous opponent of the new Prayer Book Measure, has made a statement in strong support of the appeal of the Archbishops for restraint and the avoidance of any, rash action by the disappointed supporters of the re- jected Measure.
The second Staffords from Shorn- eliffe, First Norfolks from Egypt, Second Wiltshires from India Are going to Shanghai,
The first Enst Yorks will go to India from Tientsin and be reliev generally acceptable throughouted by the first Somersets from Egypt. The first Queen's Royal Regiment are going to Malta from Scots Hong Kong, the second Guards to London while the second Royal Scots will go to Hong Kong from Egypt.
the Convocations of Canterbury and York and the National Assem- bly of the Church of England.
Sir Vivian Henderson, Under Secretary of the Home Office, ob jected to this amendment, on the ground that it would give a power of veto to bodies with whom the Secretary of State would have to. negotiate...
"FORMOSA'S "NEW GOVERNOR. ATTEMPT ON PRINCE'S LIFE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, June 10th.
ex-
Another member, Major Birchali, opposed the amendment for the
Kawamuro. Mr. Takeji reason that it would be beyond the | President of the South Manchuria power of even the present versatile Railway, has been installed Governor-General of Formosa in Home Secretary to ascertain a view
succession to Me."Kamiyama who, which would be acceptable to Chris-accepting responsibility for the at- tian people throughout Christen-tempted assassination of Prince Kuni during his visit to Formosa, hns resigned.
Sir William declares that if the Bishops. make the uncontroversial changes in the Prayer Book which, it was urged in the Archbishop of Canterbury's' last letter, are peces- | dom. sury, the Measure will doubtless be passed by the Church Assembly and by Parliament without opposi- tion.
The amendment was withdrawn and another and more practicable amendment was submitted by Sir Henry Slesser (Labour) that before making the Order fixing Easter, re- gard should he had to any opinion
officially
A wireless message from the Citta da Milano says that the, wind is opening up the ice.
The relief-ships Hobby and Braganto are
expressed" im sight of North Cape Aeroplanes which took off from the Hobby were' obliged to return because of-thick fog.
The weather in King's Bay is perfect.
Search With Dog Teams.
OSLO, June 16th." The Italian aeroplane, piloted by Major Maddelena, has gone to Spitbergen from Vadsoe to search for General Nobile.
The King's Bay party, with dogs from the Hubby; covered nine miles in a vain. search.
ASIATIC WORKERS CON- FERENCE.
"The official division lists of the Prayer Book vote show the Party positions as follows: Conserva- tives, 191 for, 182 against; Labour, 28 for, 75 against; Liberals, 2 for, 28 against; Independents, 1, for 3 against.
The figures show that the Con-. servative Party gave greater sup port to the Measure than in De- cember, and that the rejection is chiefly due to a change of opinion on the Labour Benches.
TO WEATHER THE STORM. RUBBER AMALGAMATIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 18th. Two rubber amalgamation schemes, affecting six companies, are dealt with in a circular issued by Burt,
The Government delegates from India abstained from voting on the PLAN BY JAPAN AND INDIA. Taylor and Company, secretaries to
Convention resolution. but Mr. Morarjee, the Indinu employers' délegate, cast his vote against.
(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY,Į
GENEVA, June 16th. Similar action was adopted by the Japanese Government delegates,
The Indian and Japanese work enly Mr. Yonekulo, the Japanese ers' delegates have agreed to con-
·workers' delegate voted in favour. veze an Asiatic Workers' Confer while Mr. Fujita, the employers,ence at Calcutta in 1999. At this delegate, voted against..
conference their special conditions
Sweated Women.
The draft convention provides that a worker who has been paid wages below the minimum rates fixed shall be entitled to recover the amount underpaid.
SHANGHAI, June 17th. As a preliminary step to cognising the Nationalist Govern ment as the Chinese Central Gov- ernment, the American Government has instructed the American Consul General at Shanghai to approach Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister of For- (THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.}
eign Affairs of the Nationalist Government, on the matter. Be- PEKING, June 17th. As the Shansi troops advance aides, in order to set an example eastwards, Pei Tsung Hai's forces to other Powers, the United States tries in which women and children
take their place. This has already China regarding the revision of the will shortly hold a parley with occurred at Shihchinchuang and Pootingfu, and now that the Shansi existing Sino-American treaties.
troops are moving to Tientain, twe DR. C. c. WU'S REQUEST.
of Pei's armies have arrived in the vicinity of Peking. One division has entered the city, while two more of hie armies have reached Changsintier.
TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED.
(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, June 17th. The firet passenger train from Tientsin for twelve days arrived in Peking last evening, while the first from Peking left this morning.
MORE TURNCOATS.
(Wak Tx Fat Paó),
[EEDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
The long discussion. was concern-
ed largely with the employers de sire that the wage-fixing machinery should be confined to home indus
were sweated."
Women Workera.
the companies concerned
One group will consist of Rasa Selangor), Sung-iraya and Tawar (Perak Estate), and the other group of Raling, Kuala Dingin, Subur and Tawar (Kedah Estate). It is pointed out that when the scheme is effective the new com
by. the
Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and other Chris tian bodies.
This amendment was adopted."
MR." HOOVER SNOWED
UNDER.
STACKS OF TELEGRAMS.
PARTY POLICY ENDORSED.
[AKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE`*
LIFE AMONG PIGMIES. GERMAN SCIENTIST'S QUEST IN INDIA
MEASURING SKULLS OF JUNGLE TRIBESMEN.‚'
A queerer quest is hardly imagin- able than that which has just brought Dr. Baron non Eickstedt, the a famous German scientist, East.
Baron Eickstedt has spent a year and a half in India studying and measuring the skulle of jungle tribes, such as the Weddas in Cey- lon, the Sorus in the Ganjam dis- trict, the Paloung in the Shan States and the Engis in the Little Andaman Island. He was sent to India for the purpose of anthro- pological and ethnological research and is accompanied by his wife. who is an anthropologist herself and assists her hueland in his task. In Ceylon Baron Eickstedt dis- covered that the Waddas ar dying race. Only about a hundred
survivors are left.
WASHINGTON, June 13th. Mr. Herbert Hoover, who has been nominated as Republican can- didate for the U.S. Presidency, has received a cordial telegram
Fres of congratulation from dent Coolidge, despatched from
For months on end the Baron Superior, Wisconsin, saying:
You have been nominated to and his wife lived among the pigmy the most important position in the tribes in the Little Andaman group world. Your great ability and ex- of islands. These people have a will be studied, and measures de. Panics' resources will be sufficient perience will enable you to serve deep-rooted 'aversion to strangers our Party with marked distinction, and Baron Eickstedt formed the I wish you all the success your opinion that their hostile, attitude heart could desire. May God con- is due to the unpleasant experiences tinue to bestow on you power to do they shave had in the past when your duty."
criminals, confined on the neigh- houring island, have escaped and invaded the dwarfs' domain.
vised to protect..and improve their position.
SOUTH AFRICA'S. ACCEPT- ANCE.
•
CO-OPERATE IN PEACE PACT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, June. 15th. The Foreign Office to-day issued The result of the argument re- the text of the Union Government's garding woman labour was the reply to the United States invita passing of a resolution in the after-tion to become an original signa- noon, by 69 votes to 8, in the foratory of the Anti-War Treaty.
The reply atates that the Govern. of a recommendation embodying certain general principles calculat-ment will gladly participate in the ed to produce satisfactory resulta Treaty, and takes it for granted It is reported from Washington in the application of any minimum that its League obligations are un-
affected. that Doctor C. C.. Wu, claiming to wages-fixing machinery, and an represent the new Nationalist amendment moved by Mr. Nichol- Government at Nanking, has asked | ron, the representative of the the State Department to negotiate British Ministry of Labour, sub- new treaty, giving China the stituting the words "in which women are ordinarily employed " management of her own finances, and abolishing extra-territoriality.
for the words in which the work- ere employed are generally women." NATIONALIST FLAG OVER
This substitution referred to a trade in which the minimum wage- CHEFOO.
fixing machinery should apply.
NEW YORK, June 17th.
(NAVAL WIRELESS.]
Cueroo, June 18th
The recommendation of the Con- ference concludes by drawning the attention of the various Govern-
SHANGHAI, June 17th. The Nationalist flag was hoistedments to the principle affirmed in
Owing to shortness of funds to support them, the Chibli forces at Lutai are revolting against their master, General Chu Yu Pu, who has been compelled to flee
at Chefoo this morning.
There
the Treaty of Versailles, that men were some slight dieturbances in and women should receive equal
pay for equal work. the Chinese city.
The city is now quiet and in the Tien hands of a committee of public
tsin whence he will proceed to Dairea. One division of his troops under General Liu Chin Peng bas gone over to General Yen "Shih Shan who will reorganise them as the 27th Army Corps.
EXPLOITING PEROLEUM.
DUTCH CHAMBER'S PER. MISSION.
[TROCOR REUTED'S AGENCY:]
THE HAGUE, June 15th. The Second Chamber has passed Bill authorising the Government to conclude contracts with the Bataalsche Petroleum Maatschap pij, controlled by the Royal Dutch Company," and the Shell Transport Trading Company for. prospecting and explaiting petro- leum in the Palembang and Atieb districts of Sumatra the south and
enlety under the protection of YANG SEN'S TROOPS STILL cast districts of Borneo. Colonel Shah Chang,
ADVANCING.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.]
CHUNGKING, June 16th.. General Yang Sen's, troops are The still advancing up-riyer. troope of Generals Kuo and Fan
A certain amount of fighting is taken place reported to have around Laichoi. during the past few days between the Northern troope, who have turned over to the Nationalists and their erstwhile comrades. The latter are now re- treating toward Langkow,
The Japanese have landed are retreating and are arriving party of 50 men to protect their here by the south bank, occupying The Minister of Finance, Mr. T. nationale, who are congregating in the bungalows and villages. There V. Soong, has called all represents the Japanese Consulate, but it has is an air of uneasiness in the city tive bankers, industrialists and not been considered necessary to General Lin Hsiang has made a others to participate in an coonomic send landing parties from British demand of $60,000 from the local
Chamber of Commerce. conference at Shanghai on July 1st, or American shipe."
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
(THROUGH BEFTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, June 17th.
COUNTRIES LINKED BY
TELEPHONE.
(THROUGH REUTZE'S" AGENCY.]
THE HAGUE, June 15th. Direct telephonic communication has been opened between Spain and Holland. General Primo de Rivera, and Heer van Blokland, as well as the Postmasters General of both
countries, have exchanged conversa.
tioni.
to weather the period when rubber may be sold at unremunerative prices due to the withdrawal of restriction.
THE FRANC EXCHANGE. GOLD SHIPMENTS TO EUROPE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE} -
Mrs. Coolidge also telegraphed
The President and I send you and yours Cur love and best wishes."
Mr. Hoover arrived at his office early, and the Staff, with whom he is most popular, staged a surprise demonstration in the corridora, New York, June 18th. Two consignments of gold aggres
Mr. Hoover, smiling happily, sating £5,000,000 are being shipped hurried to his room, where he found to France to-day in conuretion with stacks of telegrams and messages tintenance of the Fraze of congratulation from all parts of exchange.
The total value of gold shipmenta
since last September is £110,000,000 from the United States to Europe of which £13,000,000 has been con- signed to France.
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE,
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE.
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow. June 17th. A message from Tiflis states that there has been a violent earthquake there, but the damage done is not important.
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COLONEL H. A. STUART. CHINA COMMAND APPOINT- .MENT.
*...{THROUGH REUTER'S ACESCT.3.
2,000 Skulls Measured.. Baron and Baroners von Eick- stedt soon established themselves on friendly terms with the tribe an lived with them for months while Their carrying on the studies. because of the primitive circums work was rendered dotibly difficult. tances in which they had to live among people whose language they did not understand, and whose feel- ́ ́American Heritage.
ings were difficult to analyse. It KANSAS CITY, June 15th. was essential that the pigmies At a meeting of the Republican should be kept in good humour, or National Convention, the Chairman it might have been necessary for (Senator Moses) read a personal the Baron and his wife to leave. message from Mr. Hoover, thanking the island before their investiga- the Convention, for selecting him as tions were completed candidate for the Presidency.
the world
In his message, Mr. Hoover em- phasised the great debt which he, as an American citizen, owed to the country which had given him education, independence of action and unbounded opportunities. Only in America, he said, could a boy from a country village, without in- heritance or influence, look forward with such unbounded hope, 4
Mr. Hoover added that he en
During his work in India Baron Eickstedt has taken over 4,000. photographs and measured the skulls of 2,000 men and women....
HUPEH TOWN LOOTED.
RAID BY HORDE OF
RIGANDS.
dorsed absolutely the principles of the important town of Faacheng, According to the Chinese papers the Republican Party programme,
and said that if elected he would do up the River Han, has been the his utmost to assure the nation's de-subject of a raid. A message from the Chamber of Commerce of that fences, promote foreign commerce, develop the country's resources and
town states that it was invaded by no house brishop escaped: looting protect workmen, farmers and busi- several thousands of brigands and and violence. The houses of several ofnessmen alike from competition by lower standards of living abroad
monied gentlemen were, burat as He asserted that it was vital that well as looted. More than ten per- the Republican Party should con
sons were shot or burnt to death tinue to administer the Govern and many women suffered vile
LONDON, June 10th. Colonel H. A. Stuart has been appointed Assistant Director Supplies and Transport for the North and South China Com
mands.
'DUTCH' QUEEN'S HOLIDAY. (THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.)
"AMSTERDAM, June 15th. The Quem of the Netherlands and her only daughter Princess Juliana, are leaving for Norway to morrow for a holiday.
ment.
The Vice-Presidency. A
treatment.
The robbers are said to have car- The Convention has nominated ried off a hundred thousand catties Senator Charles Curtie as candidate of opium and goods to the value for the Vice-Presidency,
of two or three million dollars.... Mr. Curtis, who is a native of ] The appeal for help says that this Kansas, of Indian descent, was great business mart has been ruin- overwhelming ad, but that is probably an exag- adopted by
the
majority of 1,052 votes to 34.
geration.