CHIANG KAI SHEK'S ANSWER TO FENGTIEN PROPOSALS.
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PAYMENTS ON CHINESE GOVERNMENT ISSUES.
RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK IN LIQUIDATION."
SHANSI TREASURY IN DIFFICULTIES.
The Manchurian delegates. have presented their proposals to Chiang Kai Shek. A they have announced before, they intend to raise no difficulty over the flag question. In the matter of the reorganisation of the Fengtien armies, however, they are taking a firm stand, and clearly demonstrate that they do not intend to have terms dictated to them by the Nationalists. In this ques- tion they reserve the right of acting for themselves, fearing that the Nationalists may attempt to "dépose the Fengtienese leaders, and substitute generals of their own. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek apparently did not like this condition, and so announced that the clause was meaningless, which at least frees him from having to make an immediate decision about it."
The Shansi treasury is in a serious position owing to the failure of the Central Government to fulfil its undertakings. Dur- ing the war period Shansi had over 200,000 troops in the field, and. the Central Government had promised financial support? As this promise has never materialised the provincial treasury is faced with a deficit of $20,000,000, FENGTIEN PROPOSALS
(ah T Fat Pao.)
SHANSI'S FINANCIAL
DIFFICULTIES.
(Wah Tez Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July 12th. The Fengticnese delegates have
SHANGHAI, July 12th. formally presented their proposals
According to a report published to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, which by the Shansi Treasury, since the can be summarised as follows: beginning of the war with the
(1) The Manchurian Government will agree to fly the Kuomintang Bag.
(9) Fengtienese troops who are still stationed within the Great
Wall wil withdraw further to Shanhaikwan" and Chinwangtao.
THE HONG KONG
INCOME TAX FOR CHINA.
DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 13th, 1928.
NATIONAL REORGANISATION..
POLICY OF PROTECTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
means"
MALAYA'S RUBBER
GREAT INVENTOR KILLED.
PROSPECTS.
CHANCE TO LEAD THE WORLD.
UP-TO-DATE METHODS.
· {TRZOVOR NEUTEX'S AGENCY.]
The Nationalist Financial Con- ference, after turning down Kwang-
LONDON, July 19th. tung's financial proposals, turned Describing his tour in the East to questions of national, as op at the Royal Colonel Institute last posed to provincial administration. evening, Mr. Orusby Gore said he The of applying an im- considered the future of the rubber proved ayetem of taxation through plantation would depend on the out China has been the chief con-superior scientifia treatment of the cern of the Conference and, under crop on European plantations." this head, it was decided that before carrying into effect the declaration of tariff autonomy, foreign imports, of similar variety to native products upon which an internal levy was collected, ehall also be liable to a special con- emption tax.
It was also decided that after the carrying into effect of the tariff autonomy declaration, all imports shall be liable to only one tax and that no further levies will be col- lected by either national or pro- vincial authorities.
United Salt Tax,
As regards the Salt Administra tien it was decided that the Salt Tax throughout the country shall be unised, and effective control of the salt-fields shall be secured as a preliminary to the requisite im provements in the Administration.
It was also agreed by the Con- terence that all Land Taxes chall be considered Provincial revenue, to be administered by the Provin
cial authorities.
Abolition Of Likin, Lengthy discussions have taken place on the question of the aboli. tion of likin, and it is announced that the Conference decided that the Ministry of Finance shall appoint a committee for the aboli- tion.
Java, Sumatra and' Ceylon are already ahead of Malaya in regard to the planting of selected trees with a high yielding capacity. If Malaya went in for new scientiae discovery she would-lead the world, but if she thought everything she did was right, he was afraid that sums people would lose A lot of money.
PLOT AGAINST THE
MONARCHY.
SEDITION ACTIVE IN SPAIN.
100 COMMUNISTS ARRESTED.
【THROUGH AEUTER'S AGETOT.]
Fengtiecese Shazai province has had to support all expenses of the expedition which consists of over 200,000 troops." Although the Cen- tral Government has promised
LONDON, July 12th. financial support to the Shans
There were rumours from Madrid army during the war period, so far
yesterday evening contained in (3) Under the pressure of for the Shanai military headquarters
£ serai-official communiqué, stating eign encroachment the Manchurian have not received anything. Coa
that attempts were being made to people are anxious to support the sequently the Shapsi Treasury is
take advantage of the absence of Nationalist Government in order to facing the difficulty of bearing a
the King and the bead of the present a maited front to Foreign defcit of over $20,000,000, in spite
government to stir up trouble, Powers. But owing to the peculiar of the fact that General Yen Shib
A correspondent now sends from circumstances in which the Man-Shan har contributed $200,000 for
saying that, following rumours of Madrid a telegram to Le Journal churian authorities placed, military expenses from his private they insist, upon making certain
tion of likin can be effected be an insurrectionary movement plan- reservations as to the reorganisa In the face of such financial tween September and December ned throughout Spain with the tion of the existing Manchurian difficulty on the part of the Shansi this year, while it is proposed that object of overthrowing the monar
this great reform shall be carried Government, General Yen Shih out in Kiangsu and Chekiang bechy, the police have arrested Shan has decided to shift the re-fore the end of September.
armies.
Are
purse.
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S REPLY.eponsibility of maintaining the ad-
(Taun Wan Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July 12th. In reply to the Fengtienese dele- gates, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek expressed the opinion that the Manchurian Government must first of all adopt the Kuomintang flag and accept the "Three People's." doctrine. The other minor condi tions can be referred to the Cen- tral Government. He considers that no significant meaning is at- tached to the statement of reserva tion regarding the reorganisation of the existing Manchurian armies.
FENGTIEN DELEGATES,
(TERGUON AZUYER'S AGENCY. ]
PERINO, July 11th The four Fengtien delegates tent by General Chang Heuch Liang with peace proposals have arrived at Peking, but have not yet seen the military leaders.
The "Big Four," Marshal Chiang Kai Sher, General Li Chung Jen, Marshal Yen Shih Shan and Mat ahal Feng Yu Hsiang, were in con- ference at Tongshan to-day and it is believed that they discussed Manchurian affairs.
SINKIANG DEFENCE.
specia! committee to make arrange It will be the business of this meats by which the complete aboli
Now Taxes.
hundred Syndicalists and Com munists in the Provinces of ditional armies which have recently which will be necessary to make Riscaya and Guipuzcoa.
With reference to the new taxes Madrid, Barcelona, Saragossa, been recruited from the Shantung up for the loss of revenue from and Chibli remuants to Marshallikin, special consumption taxes Chiang Kai Shek.'
CHINESE GOVERNMENT ISSUES.
HOPES OF PAYMENT.
"{THROUGH, RYUSEE'S AGENCY.}
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LONDON, July 19th. The committee of holders of the Chinese Government's " Vickers and Marconi" Issues of 8 per cent. notes intimate that they have lodged particulars of principal and interest outstanding with the Foreign Office.
They have been officially inform
(national taxes) shall be imposed
on certain articles, exempting such necessities as rice, wheat and native-made cloth, etc.
Secondly, it is proposed that a new tax in the form of an Income Tax will be announced. This will take the form of a tax on a gradu- ated scale, with heavier incidence on higher incomes, and' shall be promulgated in accordance with the latest foreign practice.
Thirdly, there will be an Inherit- ace Tar, which will be levied for the purpose of 'social justice,
National Credit, () With a view to the improvement of China's national credit, foreign secured loans shall be paid as heretofore, while an impartial Commission shall be appointed as soon as possible to investigate the unsecured" Josna.
The Conference unequivocally en
SEIZURES OF OIL..
BRITAIN AND COMPEN-
SATION.
AMBASSADOR AT MADRID,
(THROUGH BECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 12th. The Daily Telegraph states that, following the French and Ameri÷ can examples, Britain has now seizure without adequate compen protested to Spain against the
sation, of foreign oil establish- menta in Spain.
LATER,
It is learned in authoritative quarters in London that it is in correct that the British Govern ment protested to Spain against
"PLANE CRASHES. ON MOUNTAIN,
FILM ACTRESS VICTIM.
[REUTER'S "AMERİÇAN SERVICE.]
SYDNER, Pennsylvania,' July 19th.
of
RED CONTROL IN AUSTRALIA.
COMMUNIST CLUB IN
SYDNEY.
MYSTERIES OF FINANCE.
[TRAUTCH RETTE'S AGENCY.)
WALKING PARTY RESCUED.
PROFESSOR MALMGREN
DEAD.
NO FOOD FOR 13 DAYS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, July 12th.
SYDNEY, July 12th. There is widespread comment
The Krassin reached the Italia's: over the declaration of Jock walking party at 6.40 this morning. Garden, the Secretary, and two Professor Malmgren died a month other officials of the New South, but Zappi was well though Wales Labour Council that they Mariano had a frozen leg. have pledged themselves to bring the Australian Trade Union move ment under the control of the Red International...
Notwithstanding they had eaten": nothing for thirteen days, Mariano and Zeppl were in good spirits and full of courage.
Mr. Morris Titterington, Brooklyn, one of the best known makers of aeronautical instruments in America, and inventor of the earth conductor compass used by Col. Lindbergh on his Transatlantic flight, was killed when the aero- plane, in which he was flying, crashed on
The Arun afterwards proceed- A mountain. Misk A new Communist club has re- Lucretia Andrews, the film actress,cently been opened in Sydney,ed in the direction of Lieut.. who was a passenger on the aero named" the Marine Transport Viglieri's party, who are twenty, plane, was also killed,
Workers Club, which is stated to miles away. Chuknovsky had ask, have cost £32,000 sterling. It is thought in some quarters that the club is financed from outside Aus- tralia.
EXAMINATION OF COTTON POSITION.
CONFIDENTIAL DETAILS.
[THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 11th. A questionnaire issued by the Master Cotton Spinners Associa- tions to members, concerning the capitalisation of mills, asks for de tails to be supplied not later than July 24th.
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The Association announces its in- tention to investigate in a most searching manner the present finan cial position of the spinning indus try, with a "view ultimately to establish it on a sounder basis.
It urges that the information be freely and correctly given, and em Phasises that privacy will be assured.
ed the Krassin to give the first at- tention to the Malmgren party," whose condition' was serious. He later set off to repair his under-
At Canberra Mr. J. G. Latham, | carriage. the Attorney-General, replying in Parliament to Mr. Crofts, the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, claimed that the Council misrepresented the Aus- tralian workers. It appeared to defend Soviet Russia and took it policy from meetings of foreigners at Shanghai..
Mr. Latham accused Mr. Crofta of inconsistency in saying that the Australian Council was only nomin- ally affiliated to the Pan-Pacific Union.
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“DAUNTLESS IN DOCK.
REFLOATED AT HIGH TIDE.
(THROUGH BEYTER'S AGENCY.).
LONDON, July 11th. A message from Halifax, Nova The details are sought only "inless, which on the 2nd instant want
Scotia, states that H.M.S. Dauni regard to reconstructed firms and aground on the Tribune Shoals, in- bentures, interest rates, share during fog, has been refloated.. they relate to overdrafts, loans, de-side the entrance to the harbour capital, etc.
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RACECOURSE BETS BILL. GOVERNMENT TO PROCEED. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
A later message from "Halifax states that "the Dauntless was got off at high tide, with the assistance. of United States naval pontoons, and has been towed to a local dry dock
!?
Flans Damaged.
ROME, July 19th- "An official communiqué states that the Citta di Milano has re- established wireless communication with the Viglieri party, and also with the Aramin, which has report gren party, Chulnoysky damaged ed, that, after sighting the Mulm- his machine in landing near Cape Platen.
There were five persons aboard the plane, which managed to reach the coast. They have a long wave- length wireless set and provisions for a fortnight.
The Arin is proceeding to- wards the two parties. She is now twelve miles from the Ma
Malmgren party and forty-two miles. From Liegt. Viglieri
THE DISCOVERY.
THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losnox, July 11th. The extremely heartening news of the discovery of Major Adal- berto Mariano, Major Filipe Zappi, and Professor Malmgren, comes from Reuter's correspondant at Moscow; who states that, wire- Tess messages have been received from the icebreaker Krassin that": Captain Tchuknovsky, who is, the aviator attached to the ice-breaker, sighted them during a recon- naisance fight yesterday..
Capt. Tchuknovsky places their position as Lat. 60.42 North, Long. 23.45 East.
BALDWIN'S, LIMITED. LONDON, July 12th. The Cabinet has decided to adopt REDUCTION OF CAPITAL. the Racecourse Betting Bill, which will now figure as a Government [THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] measure and be passed this session. The hesitation to adopt the Bill
LONDON, July 11th. hitherto is ascribed to "the fact The adjourned meeting of share that some of the Cabinet members | holders of Менято. Baldwin's, and other Conservative supporters Limited, was resumed to-day when vigorously waved a flag, while the
and half per cent, Debenture holders unanimously agreed to the compromise suggest ed in the reduction of capital.
of the Government are hostile the seven thereto.
The decision to make the Bill a Government measure is regarded as Gperschal triumph for Mr. Winston Churchill.
CONSPIRACY TO WAGE WAR.
TWELVE YOUTHS SEN-..
TENCED
(THROUGH RELIKE'S" AGENCE.]
DEOCHAR, July 12th The ease, in whch twenty youths, mostly, Bengalis, are charged with conspiracy to wage war against the King and the possession of fire
U.S. DEMOCRATIC CHAIR-
MAN.
[REUTER'8, AMERICAN BERVICE]
New Yonx, July 11th Mr. John J. Raskob, Chairman of the Finance Committee of General Motors, has been appointed Chair- man of the Democratic National Committee.
Tchuknovsky is well-known and
The airman states that the party round them five times going as low was stationary, that he circled
as possible. Two of the party third was lying down,
Captain Tchaknovsky is now making further fights, in the hope of finding a place where he cam safely land near to the party,
Terrible Risks,
It may be recalled that they set out on May 30th with General Nobile and two others in an at- tempt to walk to North Cape, Spitzbergen. General Nobile and his two companions later decided
to abandon the effort in view of
the terrible risks, and the illness of some members of the party,, while Mariano, Zappi and Malm gren, although they had food for forty days only, and were not equipped with weapons or snow-
ed by the Foreign Secretary that dorsed the recommendation of the the expropriation of foreign oil arms, has ended. Twelve of the popular in Norway as he partici- shoes, decided to trudge on
the British Minister at Peking is
being instructed to include these debta among claims awaiting estis faction and to press for their pay ment when the proper time comes.
Hope is expressed, in
view of
Shanghai Economie limiting the army to 500,000 and the current military expenditure to $192,000,000 annually.
Gold Standard The Finance Conference has also the proceedings of the National closely considered the question "of Economic Conference at Shanghai the economic policy of the Govern- in June, that the time is not veryment, and it was decided that the far distant..
· "RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.
„ĮTAROUGH MEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, July 12th.
Tael should be abolished as the country's monetary unit, and that
sador Madrid has been remi officially communicating with the Spanish authorities in regard to compensation for British interests involved.
'CONSIDERATION" OR"
"DELAY."
the Dollar should be adopted in its SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S. stead, while it was agreed that Chins should work gradually to- wards the ultimate adoption of the gold standard.
Several other resolutions were
WAA
-R. VIEW. "
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] T. V. Soong has appointed Li
LONDON, July 11th. {THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.] Ming and Percy Chu as Director- unanimously adopted regarding the Sir Austen Chamberlain
General and Associate Director- economic policy of the new Govern subjected to considerable heckling PEIPINO, July 12th According to the vernacular Russo-Asiatic Bank branches in a National Bank to act as the bers of House of Commons to-day
General for the liquidation of the ment, including the organisation of on the part of Opposition men papers, the Nauking Government China. These two were formerly Government's Treasury with the on the subject of the "delay" in has decided to appoint Yang Tseng liquidator and associate liquidator Hsin Chairman of the Binkisng in Shanghai.. Assembly and Director of Frontier Defence there.
KUOMINCHUN MOVES,
(TxXOCGH REUTER's agency.]
PEIPING, July 12th. The headquartere of Lu Chung Lin are shortly being transferred from Paotingiu to Shunteḥfu, and the Kuominchun troops which have recently been in the neighbourhood of Fachow will soon go to Taming.
MONGOLIA AND TIBET.
(Wah Tsz. Fat Pas).
Bengalis, and one a Punjabi,, were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for terms ranging from three years to seven years, The others were acquitted.
ANTHRAX PREVENTION."
AUSTRALIA STUBBORN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S
..
Arctic Expedition in the Mand and also in the Transpolar flight in the Norge.
Captain Otto Sverdrup, who com- manded Nansen's ship, the Fram, which carried out many successful Arctic explorations, in an inter- view said that if the walking party' had really been sighted such a Thort distance from the ice-breaker Krassin, they could certainly be saved it the Krassin had plenty of coal.
LONDON, July 11th. Bir Vivian Henderson, in the The Ministry of Defence has course of the Home Office debate intelegraphed to the Swedish Expedi- the House of Commons, alluded to anthrax, legal
He said a report with regard to disinfection was at present being the further scheduling of wool for printed, but while Australia and sole right of jesuing banknotes and replying to Mr. Kellogg' No-War it would be impossible to deal with India refused to co-operate in this to stabilise exchange; A Treaty proposals It is authoritatively stated that The organisation of an Exchange
Sir Austen said he was confident the question internationally or "to the Nationalist Government will Bank to act as a central clearing he would be able to reply before make any progre confirm the regulations for the house for internal and foreign the end, of the session. He em- liquidation of the Russo-Asiatic
phasised that the Governments of exchange; Bank issued from Peking in 1926. The establishment of Agricul- the Dominions and India were in tural and Industrial - Banks to no wise responsible for any delay. He defined the delay," for facilitate the country's develop ment in industry and agricultore which he himself was responsible, astime being taken for careful Protection Policy.
consideration.
BANDITS REPÜLSED.
(THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]
Wireless messages in Hong Kong
of
The improvement of the rail from the Upper Yangtaze state ways, the expansion of marine that, acting under instructions navigation, the improvement from Ichang, General Ma has in China's postal system and tele- stituted an anti-bandit campaign graphic services were also disauss: and has succeeded in clearing all edh undesirable characters from the dis trict as far as the Hupeh border
General Yang Ben has also in stituted reimilar measures which have been so successful that ban The two commissions for Mondite have been cleared on both golau and Tibetan affairs which banks for her distance of "over are placed under the direction of seventy miles, the Nauking Government have Quiet conditions reign, following been inaugurated in Nanking. this action
SHANGHAI, July 12th
The Conference farther resolved that all disbanded troops shall be, employed in various works of irri- gation, road construction, colonisa tion, and other rehabilitation mea- sures.
The Conference decided to carry out a policy of Protection, and to encourage the production and manufacture of native goods..
NEW HOSTEL IN PARIS
FOR INDO-CHINESE STUDENTS.
【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]*/*
--- PARIS, July 11th. In the presence of the King of Annam, the first stone, was laid of nn-Indo-Chinese hostel in the Pare Mont Souris under
The hostel will accommodate a hundred students.
AN UNWILLING CHOICE. FARMERS' PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.
tion that in view of the report that Professor Malmgren's party has been righted, the seaplane Upland, turn to Sweden, should remain at which was yesterday ordered to re Spitzbergen.
They left the ice-foe on which the gondola of the Italia was wrecked and where Lieut. Viglieri's party is still marooned, and they hoped either to reach land, or the steamer Braganza, which known to be in the vicinity
* Hope Giren Up. Not a word had been heard of them from that day to this, a mat ter of forty-one days, and they had been given up for dead Captain Lungborg expressing the opinion that although with care their pro- visions could be made to last out another week, they must have perished in the terrible weather re- cently experienced and for which which had succeeded in forcing its they were scarcely equipped
way to within 25 miles of the Viglieri party, is now making for the walking party, crashing its way The ominous silence from the through the thick ice, a wireless Viglieri party, wireless messages message to-day stating that they having entirely, ceased since JCly | have been located only twenty miles 6th, is interpreted as meaning that away and not far from the route the marooned adventurers, whose of the Viglieri party, dis terrible plight was related by Cap A Speedy Rescue, tain Lundborg, are either dead or chuknovaky sent a wireless mes dying N
Vigliori's Party
BERLIN, July 11th,
The Russian ice-breaker Krassin
[REUTER'S AMERICÁN SKEVICE] According to Berlin correspon sage to the Krassin concerning hi dent on board the Braganza, who discovery and the vessel immediate CHICAGO, July 12th. The Farmers Labour Party has as wirelessed news to Berlin, the ly started for the spot indicated fever from which the party has and is progressing at the rate of adopted Senator George W. Norris, been suffering for so long indicates about four miles an hour among the Republican Liberal, as their Sofamation of the lungs in conse, the numerous and dangerous foes. candidate for the Presidency desquence of fog, insufficient proteo Everything appears to be favour pite his refusal to stand.
tion and ignorance of Arctic condi-able and the Krassin is expected to reach the Malmgron party on tions. A HISINAUNDE
the 12th
BOARD OF TRADE
RETURNS.-
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
ROME, July 11th, It is semi-officially stated that the last message from LieutVig lieri's party merely gave the party's position, and mentioned LONDON, July 11th that Swedish seaplanes had drop The Board of Trade returns for ped provisions and medicines. June, show that imports totalled Nothing has been heard since the £50,368,000, and exports £50,479,000 | 8th-festant.
1 Dato, July 11th Tchuknovsky's report Captain that he has sighted the party in which Professor Malmgren, the Swedish, member of the expedition, is included, has been most joyfully received
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