RECONCILIATION BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.
GENERAL CHANG HSUEH LIANG'S PROPOSALS.
FENG YU HSIANG UNWILLING TO GO TO PEKING.
NECESSARY ANTECEDENTS TO TREATY
REVISION,
Feng Yu Hsiang, perhaps irritated by the tooth-ache and cough from which he is suffering, appears to be in a very bad mood. He refuses to go to Peking in answer to Yen Shih Shan's requests, and states that if he did go, it would only be to pay his respecta to the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Feng statee that his right hand man, Lu Chung Lin, can represent him at all conferences, but unfortunately for this, neither hae La Chung in arrived in Peking.
Judging from the vernacular papers, there is a real prospect of reconciliation between North, and. South. Chang Hsuch Liang himself seems to be displaying a most conciliatory attitude, and- the generale at Peking are reported to be viewing his proposals with favour, The, Mukden leader has sent a representative to Peking, and has put forward a number of very moderate proposals as a basis of agreement
The Foreign Diplomatic Corps, according to news from Chinese sources, does not view with any enthusiasm the wish of the Nah, king Government to open the question of the revision of treaties and the negotiation of new ones. There are many international obligatione, entered upon by the Peking Government, which must he recognised by-Nanking before any further steps can be taken.
NORTHERN ATTITUDE.
(Wak Tez Tat Pao).
is
•
SHANGHAI, July 4th. General Chang Hauch Liang has telegraphed. to the Nationalist military leaders now meeting in Peking, to the effect that, in view of the present "critical condition of our nation" and in deep sorrow for his father's death, he pledges that he will sacrifice his political) opinions if necessary for the in- terest of the country.
GENERAL CHANG'S
PROPOSALS.
(Chun Wan Fat Pao.)-
SHANGHAI, July 4th. It is reported that General Chang Hsueh Liang is sending a
CALL ON LEGATIONS.
THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, July 4th, Chiang Kai Shek intends to call on the Legations on July 7th.
TREATY REVISION.
(Wah Te Tai Pau).
SHANGHAI, July' 4th. The Foreign Diplomatic Corps in Peking has only been verbally in formed by the Nationalist Foreign Minister regarding the negotiation of new" treaties with China. They 'cannot make any decision at pre- sent in regard to their "reply to the Nationalists' request until an offisini note has been received,
According to well-informed quar- ters the Powers concerned view
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 5th, 1928.
BID FOR NATIONAL EQUALITY.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
POLICY.
EVACUATION OF OCCUPIED AREAS.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, July 3rd. Her Mueller, the new Chancellor, announced in the Reichstag to-day that the new Government's foreign policy would be based on a desire for peaceful understanding, and re- pudiation of the idea of revenge.
It aimed at securing German equality with other nations and securing the immediate evacuation of the occupied areas.
In the course of his declaration of policy, Herr Mueller announced that the Government 'proposed to ratify the Washington 8-Hour Day Agreeakent.
ITALIAN AVIATORS'
ATTEMPT.
LONG DISTANCE FLYING RECORD,
ITALY TO SOUTH AMERICA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
Rows, July 3rd. Captain Ferrari and Major Del Prete, the Italian airmen, who broke the world's air duration re
·SOVIET RESCUE
ATTEMPTS.
ICE-BREAKER'S STEADY PROGRESS.
BRITISH AID DECLINED.
{THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.] „!
OSLO, July 3rd.
The committee of the privately organised expedition planning to search for Captain Amundsen and Commandant Guilbaud, which the British Air telegraphed", to Minister on Saturday seeking the loan of two De Havilland Moths, has now declined the British offer to send two small aeroplanes of this type.
The offer has been refused because
| RAILWAYS ON SIDE BY WAY OF THE"
OF PEACE.
J.. H. THOMAS SUPPORTS T.U.C.
EXTREMISTS, ROUTED,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Rudey, July 3rd.
POLE.
NEW AIR ROUTE TO FAR
EAST.
SIR S. HOARE ORENS UP A VISTA.
SAVING 4,500 MILES.
the
IN MEMORY OF MISS MACKAY.
FORTUNE IN TRUST WITH THE NATION.
NATIONAL DEBT REDUC- TION.
וי
[BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE.]
Ruaar, July 3rd. The British nation has just re
The possibility that, in future, the regular air route from Europe to the Far East will pass caived generous "benefaction, over the North Pole, was referred Mr. Winston Churchill annoute to by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretarying in the House of Commons of State for Air, speaking at a to-day that Lord and Lady Inch- luncheon given to Captain George cape and the family have giyen Wilkins and Lieutenant Eleison £300,000 to be placed in trust for
on June 7th.
the reduction of the National Debt.
At the Banual Congress of the National Union of Railwaymen held at Bristol, Mr. J. H. "Thomas strongly supported the policy of the Trade Union Congress in con- tinuing the discussions on indus trial conditions between a represen talive group of employers, headed by Lord Melchett, formerly Sir Alfred Mond, and trade unionists.
"The distance between England The remarkable gift is made in Mr. Thomas said the policy of and Japan," stated Sir Samuel, memory of their daughter, the co-operation with employers, simi-is about 0,500 miles by the route Hon. Elsie Mackay, who perished lar to that represented by the Moad over the North Pole, as compared with Captain Hinchliffe in an at- committee discussions, had been, and
with more than 11,000 miles by the tempt to fly the Atlantic. was being followed with success of
ordinary flying routes of to-day. The sum of £500,000 now given velopment of the airship and the due of the estate of the Hon. Elsie Who shall say that with the de- to the Nation represents the resi aeroplane, the Polar regions may Mackay which passed to and accepted route of swift travel not in the future become a regular family.. between West and East 7"
the Air Ministry is unable to gend the machines in a cruiser instead of overland as was the intention.
The Committee fears that the waiting entailed will unnecessarily the railways and be welcomed the delay the departure of the expedi-extension of the principle.
A resolution condemning the Trade Union Congress for its tion in proceeding with the negotia tions was heavily defeated.
tion.
Rose, July 3rd · The Italian aeroplane Marina I. few in appalling conditions for 4 hours in search of Captain Amundsen, but nothing has been
seen.
Approaching The “Italia,”!
LONDON, July 3rd. Messages from the Citta di Milano and Reuter'a correspondent at Moscow, state that the Soviet ice-breaker Krassin is now 35 miles from the Nobile party, now under the leadership of Lieut. Viglieri.
The vessel is ploughing ita way
OIL COMPANIES' PRICE
AGREEMENT.
ber"
Mias Mackay left Cranwell Aero- drome on the afternoon of March Capt. Wilkins and Lieut. Eielson 13thy in a machine piloted by Cap: had set themselves the task of cross-tain Hinchliffe, since when no fur- ing the Polar Sea from Alaska to
ther news has been heard of the Spitsbergen by a new route. For machine or its occupants. three-quarters of their journey they had been flying over a part of the world that had never been seen by any man.
FIXING OF BRITISH RATES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY, July 3rd. Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, was naked in the House of Commons as to the grees
below
50
cord in brilliant manner Last through the ice-feld at a speed of existence of a price fixing, agbergen had ever endured at that tion of the National Debt.
month; set off this morning for South America in the same machine in an endeavour to break the dis tance record.
Flying the Savoin 64 " in which
three knots.
COMPLICATED SYSTEM OF
TAXATION.
ment between the Anglo-American, Royal Dutch Shell, and the Anglo-them Yet they had continuously season of the year had broken upon Persian Oil Companies.
He replied that he was informed that it was the practice of the three
Elsie Mackay Fund. Mr. Winston Churchill told the House that Miss Mackay's parenta, Lord and Lady Inchcape, did not The weather and visibility had want to benefit by her death, and been bad. At опе time the they desired to place the sum of
bad
been temperature
de- £500,000 in trust with the nation, zero, at another with the wish that it should the worst storm that Spite ultimately be applied to the redue
posed that the money should be Lord and Lady Inchcape pro
allowed to accumulate for a period roughly of fifty years, unless at some other earlier date the pro- ment when the movement of world
eeeds, with other sums which may prices justified a rise or fall in the "I LOVE YOU MORE THAN redeem the whole of the liabilities be available, should be sufficient-to
price in Britain.
the feat of flying 58 hours 49 CHURCHILL'S PLEA FOR NON. companies named to act in agree
minutes, without descent, was ac- complished, the airmen are making a spectacular attempt to fly from Italy to South America non-stop.
LEAGUE ARBITRATION TREATIES.
pereonal representative to Peking with great reluctance the Nation- UNIVERSAL CONSIDERATION. to approach the Kuomintang alists' proposition, considering that leaders with a view to being re- several international obligations conciled with the Nationalist formerly agreed upon between the
Government.
As a. reconciliatory agreement between the Fenglienese and the
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
Powers and the Peking Government
GENEVA, July 3rd. must be recognised by the NationThe Committee on Arbitration aliet Government before .new has fually adopted the model
INTERFERENCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 3rd. In the House of Commons dar- ing a discussion of the silk duties, under the Finance Bill, Mr. Win- ston Churchill said it was much too soon to disturb the complicated system of taxation,
He hoped it would continue until the new Parliament had an oppor- tunity to take stock of it.
WOMEN STORM A CHURCH,"
SCENE AT MISS RUMFORD'S
» WEDDING.
I. UNINVITED GUESTS,
carried out their observations and in the apace of twenty dying hours completed their adventure.
LIFE."
יין.
of the State.
The fund will be called the Elsie
WOMAN'S LAST LETTER TO A Mackay, Fund.
MAN FRIEND.
BURIAL REQUEST,
A young woman's farewell letter to a man friend, with a request that it should be buried with her, was read at the inquest at Mitcham on June 4th on" May Hughes, aged twenty-five, a maid- Mitcham
Nationalists, General Chang Haueh treaties or the revision of existing treaties which are to be submitted NEW VENIZELOS CABINET to Major Claude Cross, which took servant, employed at
Liang proposes to the Nanking Government the following points:
Manchurian (1), The. ment recognises that it is unques tionable that it must adopt the Kuomintang flag, but owing to present difficult circumstances the Manchurian Government must be allowed time to do so.
treaties can be negotiated. In it, the League of Nations Assembly view of such a state of affairs, no in September, and has passed a re-
Govern- treaty negotiatione can well be solution recommending their con opened on the date appointed by sideration by non-Members as well the Nationalist Government.
ay Members of the League.
CALL MONEY EASIER.
HALVED IN 24 HOURS.
(2) The Manchurian Govern- ment has decided to order the troops at all points in north-eastern Chihli to coace military actions pending the peaceful settlement of outstanding differences. Hence He
PEIPING POLITICAL
COMMISSION."
Wah Tez Yat Pas).
SHANGHAI, July 4th. The Peiping (Peking) Political (General Chang) has despatched a Commission will be inaugurated on plenipotentiary representative Peking to arrange means with the the 5th inst. responsible leaders there for a coming conference.
to
(3) The People's Convention
must be called 'as soon as possible in order to build a real Democra tic Government.
On receiving General Chang'e prepositions for peace, the Kuo-
mintang leaders have called a meet- ing to consider it and at a result they are unanimous in the opinion that General Chang has inclination for peace.
A real
גן
HOPEI PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"
PEKING, July 4th. The inauguration of the Dew Provincial Government of Hopei, formerly Chihli, is taking place this afternoon at Tientsin. Shang FENG IN FRACTIOUS MOOD. Chen who is Chairman of the Gov-
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, July 4th According to the vernacular papers: Feng Yu Hsiang is suffer- ing from toothache as well as a cough. Yen Shih Shan has wired him to come to Peking, but Feng Yu Hsiang has replied, that his tem perature is still too high. If it geta any lower he will come.
He also stated that, if he comes, it will only be in order to pay his
ernment, left Peking this morning to participate in the ceremony.'
The Government will be tem- porarily at Tientsin but will shortly move to Paotingfu
NANKING'S PURITANICAL
REGULATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
(REETER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New Yoak, July 3rd. The rate of call money, has cased to 5 per cent, and has signalised a bullish demonstration on the 'Stock Market.
It is many years since the price of call money was cut in half with. in tweaty-four hours.
The closing price was strong,
SIR HUBERT WILKINS HONOURED.
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL
MEDAL.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE].
CONSTITUTED.
MINISTERS FROM ABROAD.
(THROUGH REUTER': AGENCY.]
There was a dramatic minute at the opening of the marriage cere- mony at the wedding of Miss Joy Rumford, daughter of Dame Clara Butt and Mr. Kennerley Rumford,
place at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, on June 11th afternoon As the bride and her father reached the altar hundreds of women, uninvited guer, tried to force their way through the church doors.
Waiting Queue,
There had been a long queue of ATHENE, July 3rd. waiting women in the avenue that M. Venizelos has constituted his leads to the church for some hours. Many of these women had an idea cabinet. It will includo as Foreign that it would be possible for them Minister M. Alexander Carpanos, to join the procession of invited Minister of the Interior, M. Zavit- guests, and be present at the wed- zanos, Minister of Finance, M.peatedly turned them away. They "ding. The policemen on duty_re- Maris, and he has appointed several were, in fact, so striet on the potat Ministers from diplomats abroad or that one or two guests who had left their invitations at home in error who formerly he'd office.
would have been denied entrance The Chamber will be dissolved had not their friends vouched for this week-end.
2
U.S. SHIPPING BOARD SALES.
BIG LOSS EXPECTED.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, July 3rd.
In accordance with the policy of terminating its ship operating business, the U. S. Shipping Board has ordered advertisements for the New York, July 3rd."sale of the United States Line, the The explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, American Merchant Line, and the has received the firet medal issued American Palmetto Line. by the American Geographical Society under the bequest of Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph.
SETTLEMENT OF DYERS'. STRIKE,
WORKERS GOING BACK.
(THROUGH REUTER'S
NANKING, July 4th. respecta to Sun Yat Sen. Lu The Ministry of the Interior has Chung Lin can represent him in issued regulations prohibiting amok- any discussions on military oring and the drinking of alcohol by political matters,
persons under twenty years of age. However, Lu Chung Lin, who is If an offender is over thirteen he Feng Yu Heiang's right hand man, will be liable to a fine of $5, while has also not yet arrived.
the parents or guardiane, as well as the sellers of tobacco or alcohol Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's condito a minor will be liable to a fine
LONDON, July 3rd. tion has not improved. He will in all cases.
The National Union of Textile depute General Lu Chung Lán to While it is doubtful whether the Workers," as forecasted, have`reti- attend the coming military confer regulations can be enforced at fed the agreement with the can ence in "Peking.
present, it is interesting as show.ployers on lines similar to those The disarmament conference willing the trend of Nationalist domes with other Unions. The dyers are be called at Paotingfu if necessary, tic policy.
resuming work on Thursday.
Not Improved:
Twenty-three vessels are involved, costing, originally G.885,000,000. It is not thought likely that they will realise more than 825,000,000,
PREMIER'S CALL ON SPANISH KING,
VISIT TO DARLINGTON,
[BRITISH WIEKLENE BERVICH.Ţ
RUGBY, July 3rd Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, to-day paid a courtesy visit to the King of Spain, who is at present visiting England.
King Alfonso left London this evening for Darlington where he will inspect the Darlington Forge Company's works to-morrow.
them.
ont
30 YEARS' COURTSHIP. DEFENDANT ADMITS LIES AND
HYPOCRISY.
£1,000 - FOR WOMAN,
LEICESTER, June 7th. A thirty years' courtship wna des- cribed in a breach of promise case at Leicester Assizes to-day, when the plaintiff, Annie Mills, aged fifty, was awarded £1,000 damages against Ed-Frank Jesson, a dealer, of about the
Park, who was found dead there from gas poisoning,
The letter, addressed to Mr. ward Hussey, a shop assistant, of Gladstone Road, Mitcham, was as follows:-
same age.
The parties met in 1897, and, ne- cording to the plaintiff's story, be- came engaged the samo year. Miss Mills, who was described by her
Ted darling, this is just to say good-bye. I am going where I counsel (Mr. Loseby) as rather a stupid and credulous woman, said- shall find peace and happiness. If she allowed the wedding to be post- only you could come back to me poned just because the defendant's how different things would be. Ifather was against it, when his have tried hard to forget you, but father died, because he could not it is worse than always thinking leave his sister, and when she died, about you.
because it was war-time and they could not live on war rations. She agreed that she never had a ring, and that there were only a few letters. In answer to a suggestion she denied that she was Jesson's mistress, but admitted intimacy be- tween them from about six months after they met.
I have been so miserable since "I last saw you. May God punish those who have led you away. I love you more than life. Per haps we shall meet in the next world. Your. broken-hearted,
May,"
When the bride had left her motor-car, however, the women seemed suddenly to unite, and with Mr. Hussey said that he was not accord. dashed through the officially engaged to the girl. narrow door that led to the church. The coroner, Mr. F. J. Nightin A police constable tried to restrain gale: What do you mean by that? them, but they evaded him, and Well, not with a ring. We just came pouring in, wildly excited. talked together and went out toge
The voice of the clergyman who ther.
officiating WAS
completely drowned. Those at the back of the church could not hear him at all. The guests united in their attempt to stain the torrential noise,
WLS
An usher went to the policeman's
**Wanted Marriage.” Was there an understanding 1- She wanted to be married, and I
could not give her a decision.
What do you mean; did you ask
The defendant said he never pro- mised marriage, and the plaintiff was his mistress from the start. He used to give her 58. a week.
The Judge: What was that for The Defendant: She used to buy sonic bottles of beer for me.which
cost about half a crown, and she had the rest for spending money.
He added that when the mateb was broken off last year she asked him to give her some money. He going to get from him.
The Judge: What bad you given
rescue and finally drove the crowd her to marry you --No, she asked said no; she had had all she wan · sent at the entrance and had left away. A woman who had been pre- her handbag on the church door handle for a minute, turned round to discover that it had been stolen.
Fashion Revived.
The wedding was picturesque, It bride's to plan her wedding dress was an admirable idea of the
and the dresses of her bridesmaids
me to marry her,
Mr. Hussey said that they qua relled in February about other friends of his of whom Miss Hughes
The Defendant: "These little week-
her by donations.
did not approve, but in March they
The Judge: But half of that was renewed their friendship sufficiently for beer for you. Do you say that to go out for walks. Miss Hughes is all you gave her 1
said that she was content to remain
friend.
Mrs. Mears: M
......
I am sorry to bring more trouble "on you, but it is the only way to find peace. I have enough insur ance money £12 101-for the funeral. There is room in the grave at Hackney if the money is enough.............
The Defendant: Yes,
The Judge: Did you ever have any real affection for her!
The Defendant: No.. The Judge: Yet in one of your letters you say it will kill you if" anything happens to her. Is that the letter of a liari
Mrs. Mears, the employer of Miss so that they resembled the dresses Hughes, said that Miss Hughes had been with her for seven years and worn at her mother's wedding. ***
Mr. Kennerley Rumford gave was an excellent servant. away his young daughter, 'so dike
Miss Hughes wrote in a letter to her mother in her Empire oyster- coloured satin gown. The brides-
The Defendant: Yes. maide, too, were in Empire gowns
Mr. Loseby: And at the end of that had the idea of pink and red
that letter you say: God bless. roses behind their design, for the bodices and fichus were pale pink
you for ever. Is that hypocrisy
The Defendant: Yes. and the skirte merged to deep rose-
Addressing the jury Mr. Ken red.
nedy, the defendant's counsel, said Leading members of musical ́and The coroner, recording a verdict after what they had heard, they theatrical circles were present. of Suicide while of unsound might consider that a farthing would Miss Carrie Tub, Mme. Kirkby mind," said that it was clear that compensate for the loss of him. Lunn, and Miss Edna May were Miss Hughes worried about the The Judge: Would it compensate followed by many famous singers broken friendship more than the for the loss of thirty years of hor and actresses.
young man or the mistress thought, I life, and the loss of her reputation 1