NATIONALIST ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
T. V. SOONG SUBMITS FIVE QUESTIONS.
THE TUPAN OF HEILUNGKIANG.
ACCOMPLICE IN OUTRAGE AGAINST
CHANG TSO LIN.
The first session of the Economie Conference has opened, and ..Mr. T. V. Soong has submitted five important points for considera- tion and discussion. His suggestions are put forward with a view to instilling more unity into the Republic of China, nad with this aim in view he suggests that there should be a uniform currency system, revision of domestic and foreign loan service, simplifica tion of the system of taxes, a revival of commerew and the trans- ference of expenditure from the war to productive enterprise,
Five conmmittees have been formed to cover thesë subjects, and they will draw up reports and submit them at the next General Session.
Chang Yin Huai, a relative of Yang Yu Ting, chief of the Fengtien Chief of Staff, has been arrested for alleged complicity in the bomb attempt upon the life of Marshal Chang Tao Lin. A Reuffe cable confirms the report which appeared yesterday of the appointinent by the Mukden Council of Wan Fu Lin na Tupan of Heilungkiang, an appointment made over the head of Wu Tai Lai. whose father Wu Chuh Sheng held the position be fore, him.
NATIONALIST ECONOMIC
CONFERENCE.
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
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SHANGHAI, June 20th. Speaking yesterday afternoon" at the first session of the Economic Conference, the first of its kind ever held by the Chinese Govern ment since the establishment of the Chinese Republic, T. V. Soong submitted five important questions for discussion:-
(1) A. uniform currency system throughout the Provinces and the establishment of a sound nationa! banking system.
(2) The proper management of domestic and foreign loans and the improvement of credit with the object of raising funds for rehabi- litation purpos€5,
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A CHANGE OVER.
(aḥ Ti Yat Pas).
TIENTSIN QUIETER.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 21st, 1928.
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DEPUTY SHOT IN PARLIAMENT.
LORRY LOST IN DESERT.
REVOLVER FIRED IN HOUSE. SEARCH BY RA.F. 'PLANES,
PEASANT LEADER'S
NEPHEW.
[THROWON REUTER'S AGENCY.)"
BUDAPEST, Jung' 20th.
A message from Belgrade säys
that a deputy has been killed and two deputies seriously injured in the course of tumult in the Yugoslav Parliament.
The ex-Minister Racie fired several revolver shots in the direc. tion of a group led by Stephan Raditch, leader of the Peasants' Party, whose nephew, Paul Raditch, #as killed
Race was arrested.
BRITISH POLICY.
CRITICISED.
A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE.
LORD CUSHENDUN'S STRONG DEFENCE.
[TEXOUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 10th.
In the House of Lords, Viscount Cecil moved a resolution stating that it was desirable that the Pre- paratory Disarmament Commission at Geneva should again meet at an early date, and, in any case, before the next meeting of the League of Nations Asserably.
POLICE RESCUE PARTY,
FTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
with
BABRA, June 20th. A motor lorry which left here for
June 16th Nasiriyeh on twenty-one passengers has been loented by the RAF after a long search. The lorry had stuck in the sand in a remote part of the desert
"FRIENDSHIP" AT | PREMIER'S TRIBUTE
SOUTHAMPTON.
TO SPEAKER.
HUGE ENTHUSIASM.
LIONISED IN LONDON.
(THROGOR RIUTER'S AGRICT.).
LONDON, June 19th. Southampton accorded Miss Ear- heart, and her companions, Stultz and Gordon, a reception which will never be forgotten.
Only with the greatest difficulty did the Police keep the huge crowd in check. The enthusiastic crowd, which included a host of Ameri-
cans, threatened in their excitement
HIS WIDE HUMANITY.
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REGRET ON ALL SIDES.
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LONDON, June 10th. In a characteristic speech, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in the House of Commons to-day, moved a resolu tion which was unanimously pass ed. tendering the thanks of the
House to the Rt. Hon. J. H. Whit- ley on the occasion of his retire ment from the Speakership.
AMUNDSEN ALSO
LOST? :
TWO DAYS WITHOUT NEWS.
SHACKLETON'S OLD SHIP.
(Taroton RAUTER'A AGENCY.¡
ROME, June 20th.. An official communique states : in view of the failures of the air- men Larsen, Holm and Maddalena, the Commander of the Citta di Milano bas recognised the necessity. of special
to locate Nobile. Reports from the airmen stress the difficulty detecting men 01 11 tent on hummocky ice on
measures
Police hastened to the, spot on camels and found the passengers, who included two women, in a state- They had trudged
The Premier paid a warm tribute which the sun is shining brilliant- of collapse.
to mob the fliers, **
to Mr. Whitley's wide humanity.ly. giving the illusión great fifty miles through burning desert.
Interviewed by Reuter, Miss Ear- and particularly emphasised his visibility which the shadow fal- One Arab died of eating poisonous | 2 wild melow and his body was aban-heart declared that the success of special interest in the Empire siles.
Mr. the trip was due to Wilmer Stultz's Parliamentary Association.
Therefore chemicals emitting experience of night-flying. He Baldwin said he was convinced that columns of smoke are to be drop- DANISH-AMERICAN TREATY.controlled the machine practically the hospitality of the Speaker ex-ped by aeroplanes in the neighbour- throughout in most wonderful man- tended to the Dominions legislators | hood of General Nobile's supposed ner, though she piloted the Friend visiting England had been one of whereabouts, and he will utilise ship at certain stages.
their most treasured recollections these to guide the airmen. when they returned Home.
Two student members of the
doned.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
COPENHAGEN, June 20th. Deanark and the United States
have signed a Treaty of Arbitre tion similar to the Franco-American
Onc
INDIAN MILL STRIKE.
"STANDARDISATION OF
HOURS.:
(THROCOX REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, June 19th. Representatives of the mill owners and the strikers have been explor-
Awful weather was experienced in parts.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Alpine Club, accompanied by two Miss Earheart ridiculed the sug-Lloyd George, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Alpinisti, left yesterday evening do gestion that she had undertaken the Father of the House, and the steam sealer Braganta för the journey to restore the financial Mr, Saklatvala, the Communist North East Land. Another ex- position of her family. She men- Member for Battersea, joined in pedition which left the Braganza
tioned that her vocation was 4 social worker. She was not 1 qualified pilot and did not intend to adopt aviation as a profession. Asked if she was going to see the King. Miss Earheart replied:
Rather! If he asks me,"
The whole party afterwards left for London by train, leaving the Friends. ip at Southampton,
On theft arrival in London, the
EDDIE GUERIN SENTENCED.
the tribute.
Mr. Whitley returned thanks to the House in an eloquent speech.
The House then adopted a reso lution praying His Majesty to con- fer a signal mark of honour at the House's expense.
on June 13th has returned.
Besides the seaplane Upland, Major Penso in a Dornier Wahl aeroplane has arrived at King's Bay. The steamer Hobby is going to Norway to carry out her pre-
vious contract."
Amundsen's Fate.
Amsterdam
SHANGRAI, June 20th.
About ning thousand hibli troops under the command of La Chin Peng and belonging to Gea- era! Chu Yu Pu have gone over tu the Nationalists at Lutai.~ General
STOCKHOLM, June 90th..... Yan Shi Shan has appointed the
Chase Down Stairs. ·
At 10 alm. this morning nothing William Wackett, porter at the had been heard of Captain Amund- general commander of the 7th
The mover of the resolution saiding ways and means of arriving atfiers were quickly shepherded to hotel, said that he saw Guerin sen, who left Tromeo 42 hours ago army corps. The rest of Chihi
no progress towards disarmament a settlement of the cotton mill the interior of an hotel in order to running towards him, followed by in. the French seaplane piloted by troops who are on their way to had been made since the spring of strike. It is understood that the avoid the lichising crowds which Mr. O'Halloran and the house- the Frenchman, Major Guilbaud, Bengtien are being disarmed. last year. He criticised the British representatives of the Srike Com- turned out in a wonderful demon-keeper. He (Wackett) chased for North East Land, Spitzbergen,
Government's negative attitude. mittee are considering the owners' stration of welcome.
Guerin down four flights of stairs, to seek for General Nobile. Lord Cushendun pointed out that proposals for the standardisation of
He caught him and, took him back The Swedish seaplanę Upland ar difficult problems had constantly the hours of work.
to Mr. O'Halloran's room. Guerin rived at King's Bay at midnight, arisen when the disarmament ques-
was very excited and he had left and is departing immediately for tion was considered. He defended
his hat and umbrella in 'the room.
Island, where the the Government's attitude towards
Guerin, addressing Mr. Mead, Swedish steamer Tanja and Shack- the proposals made, and repudiated
"For the last six years I leton's old ship, the Quest, are the suggestion by Lord Permoar
have been leading a straight life. I carrying out another Swedish re- that British had acted obstructively.
lief expedition consisting of three wrote article after article for dif ferent papers for the purpose of Aeroplanes, which are due to-day.
Sighted... LONDON, May 20th. deterring young people from lead- Guerin, the
Roux, June 15th. man who ing a crooked life. I claim I am escaped from Devil's Island, the an example of the result of a crook. Further unsuccessful efforts were French peral settlement off the ed life. I have shown it does not made by airmen to Ircate General coast of French, Guiana, was at pay and that you cannot win at Nobile's party yesterday, though the machines were close enough to Marlborough-street sentenced by it."
he sighted by the explorer's party.” Captain Rieser Larsen and Licu- tenant Holm who were told that they had been seen directly they returned from their flight, resaly- ed to set out again in one machine;
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(Woh To: Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, June 20th.
"We have done infinitely more to promote and resort to arbitration
than any country except the United States," declared Lord Cushendun,
In view of the fact that the con- dition of Tientsin is gradually re- (3) The simplification of the turning to normal, foreign troops system of taxes so that revenue can are prepared to evacuate. Martial be improved without an undue law has been abolished and" wire | “and we have been foremost in Lurden upon taxpayera.
barricades at the boundaries of the directing practical disarmament."
Lord Cushendun further declar- (4) The revival of commerce and foreign concessions have been part- the solution of the problems asso-ly removed. ciated with it.
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(3) The shifting of expenditure, owing to the completion of the war, from wasteful to productive enter- prises, and the carrying out of the ..rehabilitation plans of Sun Yat
Sen.
Five committees have been form-
ed, namely, on currency, public delts, baxation, commerce und national expenditure, which will hold sectional meetings in camera. They will report their findings and submit recommendations to the next General Session meeting.
ALLEGED CONSPIRATOR
ARRESTED,
CHANGE OF FLAG.
(Wah Tu Fat Pas..
SHANGHAI, June 20th. The Chinese Ministers in France, Germany, Holland, Anierici, Japan, Britain, Italy and Switzer- land have telegraphed to the Nationalist Government to the
effect that in accordance with
instruction from the Nationalist
Government, they have changed, the five barred" Bag for the Nation- alist Bag.
AUSTRO-AMERICAN PACT:
H
TREATY OF AMITY, AND TRADE
"[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
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MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM DEVIL'S ISLAND.
LONG RECORD OF CRIME.
Eddie
VIENNA, June 19th.. The Treaty of Amity and Trade between Austria and America has been signed. It is based on most favoured-nation treatment and ed that useful decisions with regard contains detailed stipulations re- Mr. Mean to three months' hard
to disarmament could only be ar rived at by the greatest forbear-garding the legal status of the res ance and patience.
pective nationals.
He suggested the substitution, of }
the words "if possible" for "in SHORT TIME FOR COTTON any case" in Viscount Cecil's re- solution; and this was agreed to
ATTACK ON KING'S MESSENGER.
SPINNERS.
DRASTIC CUTS PROPOSED.
- {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
labour for being found in the Regent Palace Hotel for an unlawful pur
рове.
After Guerin escaped to England in 1905, after, serving four years of a life sentence, the French re- quest for his extradition was re- fused, Guerin successfully-contend- ing that he was a British subject.
Guerin, who is grey-haired, was
Loxoox, June 10th.
charged in the name of Thomas The Federation of Master Cotton Edward Gurin, and was described Spinners has recommended the as a traveller, of no fixed abode. REFUSAL TO PROSECUTE. American Yarns Spinning section He is 68 but looks much younger. to revert to organised short-time (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.] working hours and to curtail the production by 50 per cent. A ballot will be taken immediately,
PROFUSE APOLOGIES.
Rowe, June 19th. The Italian newspapers now give The Federation ask for a vote of details of the attack by Fascista on the owners of at least 90 per cent. King's Messenger in Milan re- instead of the usual 80 per cent. of MINISTER OF COMMERCE.cently. It transpires that the spindles in favour of the recom
Messenger concerned in the outragemendation before the scheme is ap- was Captain de la Fons, and that plied The new policy, if approved, he was standing at the corner of will begin on July 2nd. the street when a Fascist demanded to see his passport.
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PEKING, June 20th.
PERING, June 20th.
The vernacular papers report
H. H. Kung The Nationalist
He was taken to the Police
ZOO NERVES.
Mr. Arthur O'Halloran, a rice broker, staying at the Regent Palace Hotel, stated that about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday he went to the bureau for the key of his room. It was not there, and he concluded that his wife had it. He went upstairs nad knocked at the door. It was opened by Guerin,
"What are you doing in here!" Mr. O'Halloran asked. Guerin re- plied that he had made a mistake and said that he belonged to an- other floor,
Tr
Mr. O'Halloran said he could see
said:
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"Continuing, Guerin said he had been offered a job at a greyhound racing course but was told later that he could not have it until a certain police inspector had been consulted:
They failed again, however; to spot General Nobile's red tent in
the ice-fields.
Unsuccessful Attempts, Major Maddalena, the Italian
On Saturday he went to the hotel and had a whisky and soda in the lounge. He got into conversation with a man who asked him to go up to his pal (meaning Mr. O'Hal loran), and try to sell him the parchairman, who only arrived at King's Bay last night in the seaplane Saroia from Italy, departed early ment.
this morning in search of General Nobile, with a load of provisions.
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"I went upstairs," he continued, " and saw M. O'Halloran, who in vited me in to settle the matter. He is a very excitable man and I could see he was a younger min than I. and Lam a cripple. I was
"I have
afraid of him and bolted.
"Is my past going to follow me for evert" he exclaimed. had to pay severely for my past."
Mr. Mead: You are not here for your past. //
Guerin: If it were not for my past I should not be charged.
Mr. Mead pointed out that no one know anything about his past."
Guerin: Oh, yes, they did. They
that Chang Yin Huai, the Minister Minister of Commerce and Indus- Station, produced his Diplomatic SAVING ANIMALS FROM HOLI- that the wardrobe was open and said, "There's Eddie,"
of Communications under Chang try has arrived at Peking.
"
Tso Lin, has been arrested at Tang- shan on the charge that he is im- plicated in the bombing of Chang TEO Lin.
Chang Yin Hudi is a relative of Yang, Yu Ting.
MUKDEN CANDIDATE.
Tanóton ExUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, June 20th. Wan Fu Lin," the Feuglien Divi- sional Commander who captured Chochow Inst autumn, has been ap- pointed Tupan of Heilungkiang by a conference of Mukden. officiala.
1)
JAPANESE ACTIVITIES.
passport and was immediately re- leased with apologies. In the street soon afterwarde he was violently assaulted.
WAS
Guerin's Crimes.
He reconnoitred the area in which the Nobile party is known to be for over six hours without
sighting the red tent, and was forced to return to King's Bay. re- parting his lack of success.
Fresh hope is occasioned by the fact that the planes are equipped with wireless and a message has been transmitted to General Nobile directing him that the next time he sights one of the planes, be should use his wireless apparatus to guide its course.
The French Plane.
OSLO, June 19th The big French Latham seaplane, piloted by Commandant Guilbaud, DAY CROWDS.
and with Captain. Raoul Amund- that his wife's hatbox had been
sen aboard, left Tromioc yesterday Det.-Sergt. Charles Owen said evening for Spitzbergen to parti- taken out and put near the bed. Marcus, the great orang-utan at the London Zoo, is now considered
He asked Guerin if he had taken Guerin become notorious by his cipate in the search of the Italia fffers has not arrived, and there broke" to crowds, and during anything and he answered, "No." escape from Devil's Island. He was has been no news, of the machine. the Whitsun holiday his special house
Asked how he got in, Guerin re-sentenced to three months' im since her departure, open to visitors.
At the moment no anxiety is felt. At Easter it was closed leat his flied, "I haven't got a key. The prisonment at the Mansion House
as it is thought probable that nerves should suffera précaution girl let me in," Guerin afterwards in August, 1897, for being found on Amundsen decided to head direct often taken during day in the cases of rare animals.
public holi ran down the stairs, but was caught enclosed premises for an unlawful for the spot where the stranded ex- The nerves of Marcus are now a and brought back
purpose; to 10 years' penal Ber-plorers are believed to be.... Guerin said that while downstairs | vitude at Lyons Assizes in May, little better since the death of his wife and child-he knows the worst, he met a man who spoke about 1890, for larceny from an office, and is beginning to find consola- tion in his open-air garden, The Canada and America. He (Gueria) and to a life sentence in Paris in door into the sunlight stood open had a copy of an old parchment 1901 for office-breaking, for a month before he passed and wanted a certain price for it.
On escaping from Devil's Island through, and bis hesitation was One of them wrote to Captain de simply due to Herves.
[It was the print of a copy of the he returned to this country. la Fons explaining that he is a father of a family and begging him was concentrating on rearing her
When the female hippopotamus warrant for the execution of Charles 1918 ho was sentenced to nine not to pursue the matter. Captain baby she was shut off from the 1. The man asked him upstairs months at the Sussex Assizes and de tu Fone has accordingly declined public for months, it being feared to show it to his "pal," and he six months at Edinburgh in 1024 for ic prosecute.
that she might trample it to death thought Mr. O'Halloran was the attempted theft and assault. The Police authorities have stated in her panic at the sight of a sen
· 1 given privacy.--
The British Ambassador who hap. (Wah Taz Yat Pho)
pened to be in Milan immediately SHANGHAI, Jurie Ath.demanded an apology and the ar. report from rest of the culprits. The Italian According to
newspapers now, state that the Trine on the 17th inst. over one thousand Japanese troops raided Police have arrested, the six men several villages near Tainan. As concerned, who say they had no idea a result, from their heavy bombard that the man they attacked was one ment about eleven villagers were of His British Majesty's Messen- kiled, over twenty wounded, and sers. They have profusely apo
logised. four mutilated by Japanese soldiers. Besides more than one thousand village volunteers" wero
disarmed and several hundred houres burned down..
The Japanese military authori ties have kept strict vigilance at all city gates of Tsinan.
that the culprite will be punished of faces. Mother-lions are also "pal" referred to,
administratively.
(Continued on next Volumn).
In
When Mr. Mead sentenced him Guerin bowed and left the dock,
Where Is Amundsen ?
Osto, June 20th. Many ramours are in circulation in regard to the whereabouts of Commandant Gilbaud and Captain. Amundsen, of whom news is still. entirely lacking.
Experts believe that they have proceeded directly northward to North East Land in search of Nobile,
and have given Bpitzbergen brim.
It is feared, however, that if they have landed on the ice-floer they may find it extremely difficult to take off again.