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KUOMINTANG CONFERENCES POSTPONED.
PEI CHUNG HSI'S DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.
JAPANESE PRESS AND NATIONALIST ASPIRATIONS.
WITHDRAWAL OF RESERVISTS
FROM SHANTUNG.
The Nanking Central Executive Committee has passed a re- solution in favour of postponing the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee to August 1st. The Third National Congress of Kuomintang Delegates was scheduled to open on that day, but this has also been postponed.
General Pei Chung Hsi has put forward resolutions for sub- mission to the disarmament conference dealing with the executive side of the question. He suggests that a national defence com- mittee be set up, for which all corps commanders or those of higher rank shall be eligible. In co-operation with this a soldier labour office will be organised, and this office. will, include among others the Ministers of Finance. Agriculture and Labour. «
The Japanese press expresses itself as favourably inclined to Nationalist aspirations, but stresses the point that the Government must prove both its competency and sincerity. At the same time Tokyo has given orders to withdraw 7,000 reservists from Shan- tung, while the garrison here and in Manchuria will be still fur- ther reduced as opportunity offers. The Foreign Office has put for ward its demands in regard to the settlement of the Tainan affair, JAPAN ON NATIONALIST
ASPIRATIONS.
THROUGH ELUTED,'S ̈AGENCY.]
Toxyo, July 10th. While sympathising with Nation alist aspirations, the vernacular papers are unanimous in emphasis ing that unsettled political and administrative conditions in China do not warrant the proposed steps of "the Nationalist Government The Government must first prove its competency and sincerity.
The general attitude of the Press is reflected by the Ziji which ob serves that the mere hoisting of a blue and white fing does not mean the completion of the Nation- alist Revolution."
TSINAN SETTLEMENT.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxxo, July 10th.
NANKOW PASS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
PEKING, July 10th. An important memorial service took place yesterday at Nankow Pass for those of the Kuominchun Army who fell in the fighting against the Fengtien forces there two years ago.
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang con ducted most of the ceremony, being assisted by Marshal Chiang Kai Shck and General Li Chung Jen, whilst representatives of various Armies, numbering 3,000, particip ated.
It was noteworthy that though Shansi troops then fought againet Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, Marshal Yen Shih Shan sent representatives to join in the ceremony.
from
The Generals returned Nankow to the Western Hills in
The Cabinet has agreed to the the evening./ evacuation of about 7,000 reservista
of the Nagoya division from Shan-
tung, and also to the demobilisa MARSHAL LI WELCOMED.
tion of a part of the reservista
soon
(Chun Wan Fat Peo.)
SHANGHAI,-July 10th Marshal Li Tsai Tsai Hsin and Mr. Tai Chi Tan have arrived at Hankow where they were accorded
who were called up to serve as depot troops at the time that the division was despatched to China.
After instructing the War Minis- ter to arrange for further redue- tion in the garrisons of Shantung and Manchuria as
the 28 situation permite, the Cabinet de- liberated on and approved the Foreign Office plan for the negotia tion of the Tainan affair. This plan whole-hearted welcome by all is understood to consles of demands for apologies, payment of compea sation, the punishment of those responsible for the outrages and a North. guarantee for the future.
DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.
(ah Ta Yat Pau).
SHANGHAI, July 10th. General Pei Chung Hsi has pro- posed the following resolutions to be submitted for discussion at the coming disarmament conference:
classes in the city. Probably Mar- ghal Li will soon leave for the
EX-PREMIER'S OPINION.
(Wah Ts: Yat Pau).
SHANGHAI, July 10th. In reply to Marshal Chiang Kai
1-A national defence committee Shek's letter warning him not to be instituted on which members of support any counter-revolutionary the Central Military "Council and military leaders rarking from army. movement against the Kuomintang, corpa commanders upwards are the ex-Marshal Tuan Chi Jui say's eligible as members. This com- mittee is devoted to the study and that in his old age he prefers devot discussion of national defence probing his life to the Buddhist beliefs lems.
TROUBLE IN SZECHUAN."
(Wah Te Tai Pav.)
rather than to political movements with 2.-In
the and other secular, business. co-operation national defence committee, a soldiery-labour office be organised, This office must consist of all mern-! bers of the national defence com- mittee in addition to the financial, agricultural and labour ministers and the executive members of the Construction Department. CONFERENCES POSTPONED.
(Chun Wan Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July 10th The Nanking Central Executive Committee passed a resolution yes terday in favour of the postpone ment of the calling of the Fifth Kuo mintang Executive Conference until August Ist, while the Third Kuo- mintang Delegate Conference will also be postponed.
DISBANDMENT PROGRESS.
SHANGHAI, July 10th... The civil war in Szechuan pro- vince is again developing to a serious degree. General Liu Sheng, who has been appointed by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek as Commander. in-Chief of the Szechuanese Army, is raising an expedition against General Yang Sen, who is well- known as being connected with the Wenhsien affair. General Yang is now putting up a strong defence at. Chungking, in the west of Eze- chuan. Severe fighting is taking place in this region.
MONEY SENT TO REBELS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11th,
THE CHINA COTTON THREE MEN KILLED
MARKET.
LANCASHIRE'S EFFORT.
JOINT SYNDICATE- ESTABLISHED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, July 10th. The Times Manchester correspon- dent says that strenuous efforts are being made in the Lancashire cot ton industries to recapture foreiga trade. The Brst market to be tackled is Chios, where Japanese competition is most severe.
BY LIGHTNING.
FIELD GUNS STRÜCK AT OTTAWA,
TELEGRAPH. SERVICE
DISLOCATED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN EERVICE}
TERRIBLE PLIGHT OF EXPLORERS.
1928.
FEVER-STRICKEN MEN ON ICE FLOE.
BOMB THROWN IN MOSCOW.
OUTRAGE BY WHITE RUSSIANS.
SECRETIVE "OFFICIALS.
THROUGH REUTER'S ADENO^,]
PLANS FOR COTTON INDUSTRY.
STRANGLE.HOLD OF BANKS.
U.S. EXCHANGE BREAK.
(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July Dih.......
An interesting' proposal to ex tend by an hour the period during. which the Liverpool and New York
BERLIN, July 10th. The bomb outrage at Moscow was apparently more serious than alli- cial reports admit An eye witnes who has arrived Berlin says Cotton Exchanges are open to there was a tremendous explosion gether has been rejected by the
of broken
followed by a shower
кален and immediately Liverpool Cotton Exchange by 136
wiadow
UNATTAINABLE LAND.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)_
OSLO, July 10th. In a message from Spitsbergen OTTAWA, Juy 10th. Capt. Lundborg, the rescued air- One of the most severe thunderman, tells a harrowing story of the storm which has been experienced terrible time he spent on the ice for years occurred last evening. floeith Lieut. Viglieri's party. Major O'Halloran and Lance All the Italians were fever strick- Sergeant Doudey of the seventhen and were occasionally light bead- Field Battery at Montreal wero ed. Caccini's state was the most
afterwards a troop of Soviet soi vater to 135. killed by lightning striking their serious Food was scanty and un- guns while the battery was practis appetising, ice conditions were baddiers rushed out of the building.
The suggestion was 'that the with log and cold weather, and the chased off the onlookers and closed A joint syndicate of manufacturing at Petawawa Military Camp.
all exits from the square.
business hours of the Exchange be Several others were stunned and party was tantalised to see land ers, merchants, dyers and bankers gunner also was killed by light-only a few miles away but which
Ambulances carried off the extended from four to five o'clock, has been established with the inning striking the stable in which he it was imposible to reach.
jured to hospital and subsequently workmen arrived to shore up walls and its advocates predicted a great tention of producing certain cloths was working.
Several buildings in Ottawa, in-
and ceilings,
increase in business turnover. At on a bulk scale at rates enabling cluding some in the grounds of them to compete with the Japanese Government House, were struck by
Present the two exchanges are only lighting, and the telephone, tele-
open for one hour together, graph and lighting services, were dislocated.
fabrics.
Attention at present in being con- centrated on dyed cloths, of which China uses between filty and sixty million yards a year.
For the production of this material the interests concerned are doing their share of the work at rock bottom prices, and several cases have already been shipped to China and auctioned st good prices. Many firms have entered guaran. tees to stand any, lose in marketing the goods. It is intended later to work on a mass production basis.
RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
HEAVY INDEBTEDNESS TO
BRITISH FIRMS.
ROLLING STOCK TAKEN BY NORTH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Rucer, July 8th.
In the House of Commons to day, MF, H. W. Looker asked a question regarding the carrying! off of railway rolling-stock in the Yangisze district and the debts owing to British firms for the supply of railway material. He sought to know what the Govern ment intended to do in the matter.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, "reply. ing to the question, said he had no information as to whether the retiring Chinese Northern troops had carried off 6,000 goods wagons and 300 locomotives, being prac tically half of the rolling stock of the railways north of the Yangtsze.
Small Prospect At-Prosent.
The other facts stated in the question were substantially cor. rect, namely, that two British Arms were owed over £1,000,000 for roll- ing-stock, towards which nothing had been paid since 1982, and that large sums of money are also owed to other British firms for railway material.
Sir Austen Chamberlain added that constant efforts have been made by the British Minister in the past to secure payment of these debts by the Chinese authorities, but, owing to the fact that the railways were the chief instrument
of civil war, it was impossible to
expect any result until some form of unified control emerged in China: Nevertheless, the British Minister's efforts to secure payment of these commercial debts would not be relaxed.
SIX SURVIVORS IN ALL-
309 DEAD IN "ANGAMOS " DISASTER.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÓT.]
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, July 10th It is officially stated that the death roll in the Angamos disaster
is 200. There were only six sur-
ivors out of the 915 aboard.
£2,000 DAMAGES. AWARDED TO K.K. & S. BANK
ASSISTANT.
MAINTENANCE FUND FOR
CHILDREN,
{THROUGH REFTERʼE AGİMOT.]
LONDON, July 9th. ··
Agreed damages of £2,000 have been awarded to Mr. George Stan Naval wireless messages receivley Hankinson, an assistant in the ed in Hong Kong state that large Hong Kong and Bhanghai Banking numbers of troops are moving to Corporation's Harbin branch, who
· (Chua Wan Yat Pag.)
the north-east in the Kaiping was granted a decree nisi in the SHANGHAI, July 10th." Chinwangtio district. The move- Divorce Court to-day again his The four leaders round table con- ment has apparently been inaugur wife, Mra. Enid Hankinson, who is ference now proceeding in Peking sted by Marshal Chang Heuch now living at Leamington.
Mr. Hankinson alleged adultery is described by a Peking corres- Liang.
Messages from Kiukiang give with Mr. Francis Brodie to whom vory hopeful," espe *pondent as
cially in view of the fact they have credence to a reliable report that Mrs. Hankinson was introduced at come to an unanimous agreement in the 8th Army in revolt is now Felixstowe Fair. the point of troop disbandment about fifty miles to the south of throughout the whole nation. In Nanchang. In an attempt to avoid consequence of this the projected trouble, the Chamber of Commerce miltary conference to be held in of Nanchang has scat money to "Pactingiu has been abandoned.
"
the troope.
The Judge approved the amount
RED AGITATORS THWARTED.
COMMONWEALTH LINE CREWS..
BULKHEADS DRAPED WITH UNION JACKS.
【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MELBOURNE, July 30th. The liner Hamilius has arrived with the repatriated crows of the Commonwealth liners Larys Bay, Moreton Bay and Hubron Bay. A reported signed by a number of these shows that Red "ngitators,
The Krustin is meeting very difficult ice conditions, but it is hoped that the Braganza may be able to reach the party.
No Hope For Mariano,
STOCKHOLM, July 9th. The leader of the Swedish Relief Expedition to the distressed Italia crew bas telegraphed that the members of the party commanded by Lieut. Viglieri, from which General Nobile was rescued, are depressed and ill.
They have, however, provisions for three months.
The landing of light aeroplanes in their vicinity will only be pos sible when the temperature is below freezing point, but in any case such a landing would be most dangerous,
The weather at present is very warm.
No trace has been seen of Com mander Mariano and his two com panions of the walking party. which set out in the hope of reach ing land, and they are supposed to have perished. The party had provisions for another week, but they had neither weapons nor snow- shoes and no further hope is enter- tained.
The Russian ice-breaker was last
during the voyage from Liverpool night within 25 miles of Lieut. tried to stir up trouble. This was hoped that the Krussin will be able Viglieri's party and it is now prevented by the tact of the cap to force her way through the ice tain, officers and crew of the Mamilie, who supported the re-field and reach them.
The Swedish leader proposes to patriated moderates, who draped
send back to Sweden the giant sea- the bulkheads in Union Jacks after plane must be overhauled. The the agitators had tried to stir up Italian planes have returned to a revolt when the National Anthem King's Bay for overhaul. was played at a concert arranged by the repatriated crews.
GIRL STUCK FAST
IN ASPHALT.
*
-ALL TRAFFIC HELD UP.
NEW YORK IN SHIRT
SLEEVES."
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
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BILLION DOLLAR
CLAIM.
U.S. STEEL CORPORATION.
OVERPAID TAXES.
[KEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New Yoak, July 10th. The United States Steel Cor- poration and its ninety-two sub NEW YORK, July 10th.
sidiary companies have brought an There have been six deaths in action in the United States Court New York City alone as a result of Claims to recover $101,582,120 of the heat wave under which the which is claimed to represent over- Eastern States are sweltering. The paid income and profits tax for temperature in New York at mid-1917 plus $9,359,862 interest. day yesterday was 92 in the shade, and shirt sleeves were the general wear, even in the law courts.
All traffic in Chicago street was held up pending the release of a girl stuck fast in the melting asphalt in the centre of the road.
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ง
ADELE ASTAIRE IN DANGER.
THRILLING RESCUE.
SALVAGE OF H.M.S. "DAUNTLESS."
PONTOONS LENT BY U.S.
NAVY."
[BETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, July 9th. In compliance with a request by the British. Admiralty, the U.S.
MILLIONAIRE'S MOTOR BOAT Navy Department has ordered two
ON FIRE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
OYSTER BAT, July 8th. The actress said dancer, Miss Adele Astaire, was about to start on a motor boat trip with Mr. Williams Leeds, the American millionaire, when the boat caught fire.
The flames swept the decks. Mr. Leeds picked up Miss Astaire and threw her on to the quay, and he himself jumped out and pushed the
boat clear..
A few seconds later a terrific. explosion aboard wrecked the boat, which was burned "down to the water's edge.
Miss Astaire and Mr. Leeds were severely bat, not dangerously burned.
The accident was witnessed by Leeds wife, who was the ex-Russian Princess Xenia and by Adele's brother, Fred, with whom she is about to re-appear on the stage in London, where she formerly scored such triumph.
AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SZEVÍCE]
Broor, Jaly 9th. HM the King to-day received it provided a fund for the mainten-in audience Sir Horace Rumbold ance of the two children of the on his appointment as Ambassador marriage.
of the damages on the ground that
at Berlin.
pontoons recently employed to raise The wrecked submarine S.4, to pro- ceed to Halifax to help to get H.M.S. Dauntless-off the shoal where she lies stranded.
"The pontoons have a lifting capacity of 80 tons each,
H.M.8. Dauntless has been on the shoal for over a week and at first is was considered an impossibility to effect her salvage "It is now hoped this can be accomplished very shortly.
VIRTUAL CURTAILMENT.
PRESIDENT AND CUBAN SUGAR CROP.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
HAVANA, July 9th. President Machado does not in-
tend, it is stated, to restrict the forthcoming sugar crop, but he has decided not to allow the grinding season to start before January,
This decision is regarded as virtual curtailment.
S.S.
The authorities are most secre
tive, but as they are many officials and a number of political prisoners in the building the casualties may be greater than was announced. Moscow, July 9th. A home-made bomb, which is alleged to have thrown by # White Guardiets, exploded out side, the Passport Bureau of the State Political Department to-day
Over-Capitalisation"
The first meeting of the special sub-committee appointed by the Federation of Master Cotton Spin- ners' Associations to investigate
As a result, one "Red" soldier the alleged over-capitalisation of was killed and another seriously the industry was held at Manches- wounded.
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One of the culprits, a former ter to-day, and decided to appoint officer in General Wrangel's Army, its own sub-committec. to act, if was killed while fleeing, and an necessary, with the Cotton Yaru
Guard refugee, other, a White
Association to collect information concerning the financial position of the American cotton spinning mills."
was arrested.
MEXICO'S RELIGIOUS
PERSECUTION.
50 CATHOLICS ARRESTED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
When the committee has com- pleted its investigations & move wit be made towards reducing, with the co-operation of the banks and the Government, the financial overhend MEXICO CITY, July 10th.
'costa to an economic level. The Secret Police yesterday even- ing raided a private house" and
Mr. S. S. Hammersley, the Con- arrested &fty Roman Catholics, in-servative MP for Stockport de- cluding a priest, on charges of clared that the banks had violating the Religious Laws. altar and the necessary vessels for suggested that a solution might be The house was fitted up with an strangle-hold on the industry. He conducting Mass
found in the formation of a special Cotton Bank.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK ON STEAMER.
8 DEATHS ON DUTCH VESSEL
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMSTERDAM, July 9th. An alarming message has been received from the Rotterdam-Lloyd a. Insulinde, her master reporting that serious sickness has broken out on board, and that eight deaths have already occurred.
The vessel, which is on its way to Rotterdam from Batavia, is due
at Suez to-day.
MURDERER OF BRITISH MAGISTRATE.
MAHOMEDAN SENTENCED TO DEATH:
(THROUGH ZUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, July 10th. The trial has concluded of the Mahomedan, who attacked the Bri- tish district Magistrate at Chit tagong, Mr. G. H. W. Davies, and stabbed him to death
He was found guilty and sen tenced to death.
THE NEW CHINA.
BRUSSELS UNIVERSITY
LECTURE
(THROUGH HESTER'S AGENCY.]
BRUSSELS, July 9th.. Dr. Tsu, of the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Nation- alist Government, lectured at the University of Brussels to-day on "The New China."
The Chinese Minister to Brussels was among those present.
SINGAPORE DOCK PASSES
GIBRALTAR.
(ZHEOUGH EXUTKE'S AGENCY.]
GIBRALTAR, July #ih. The first section of the floating dock for the Singapore Base has successfully negotiated the Bay of Biscay and passed Gilbraltar to-day on its way East. **
STARVING WORKERS IN CUBA.
CARMARTHENSHIRE. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]" KINGSTON, July 8th. {THROUGH XUTER'S AGENCY.1
The Protector of Jamaican i LONDON, July 9th, migrants into Cuba is discussing The 8. Carmarthenshire which with the acting-Governor the labour was beached at Erith on account of situation created by the fact that the disastrous fire which broke out 30,000 Jamaicans are now unem
starving. on board, was re-floated at high tideployed in Cuba, to-day and towed to dock.
Slump On American Market,
NEW ORIZANE, July 9th... One of the sharpest breaks of the year occurred on the Cotton Ex-
change to-day as the result of the publication by the Government of an acreage report showing an in- crease of over 11 per cent de com- pared with July last year.
!
Heavy selling sent down. prices at a terrific rate, the closing figure being down by about 84.25 per bale. New York Cotton Market, prices dropping 85 points within a few minutes of the issue of the Govern- ment's acreage report.
Similar reaction occurred on the
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The increase in the area under
cultivation was much larger than was anticipated..
EMPIRE EMIGRATION
PROBLEMS.
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LORD LOVAT'S TOUR.
(BRITISH WIRKLESS SERVICE)
,
REGBY, July 9th. In the House of Commons, Mr. W. A. Ormsby-Gore, Under-Secre tary for the Colonies, stated in reply to a question, that no special directions had been drafted for the purpose of the impending visit to Canada, Australia and New Zea land of Lord Lovat, Under-Secre tary for the Dominions. He hoped to discuss matters relating to over- scas settlement with the authorities and with any representatives of any
in organisation
the Dominions which he was visiting, and to negotiate such an extension of the present policy, as might appear feasible.
It was not intended that any scheme should be held up until the conclusion of the tour. All cognate subjects relating to emigration, it' was stated, would be under review
BRITISH DELEGATES TO GENEVA.
[BRITISH, WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, July 9th.. The British delegates to the forthcoming meeting of the As sembly of the League Nations will be Bir Austen Chamberlain, Lord Cushendun, Sir Cecil Hurst, Sir E. Hilton Young, Dame Edith Lyttel- ton and Mr. A. Duff Cooper...
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OBITUARY.
SENATOR G. E. CHAM
.......⠀BERLAIN.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}'
WASHINGTON, July 10th. The death is antisunced of ex- Senator George Earle Chamberlain, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Military Affairs during the war, many being member of the United States Ship- ex-Governor of Oregon and late ping Board.