COMMUNICATIONS IN CHINA,
༄॰ ན༈༙
REPORT FOR 5TH PLENARY
SESSION.
CORRUPTION AND
INEFFICIENCY, ·
A voluminous document" has been issued by the Ministry of Communi-
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 30th, 1928.
LEADERS STARTTM “ITALIA" SURVIVORS WAFD DEFIANCE OF
FOR NANKING.
BRITISH WISHES STATED,
AMERICAN TREATY TEXT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCT.]
PEKING, July 29th. After a week of condicting re- ports concerning the movements of
"AT COPENHAGEN.
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VISIT TO MALMGREN'S MOTHER.
NOBILE DEPRESSED.
{THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
COPENHAGEN, July 29th. The railway coach containing the
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GOVERNMENT.
MEETING AT PRIVATE HOUSE.
PRESENT MINISTRY
CENSURED.·
THROUGH REUTEN'S
AGENCY)
CAIRO, July 29th, puties set in a private house last The Waldist senators and de
OLYMPIC GAMES INCIDENT.
FRENCH TEAM REFUSED ADMISSION.
OBSTINATE GATEKEEPER."
{TEBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
AMSTERDAM, July 28th. In the Stadium here, which was thronged by A crowd of · 40,000 apectators, the Prince Consort Disapiad. After rain throughout finally declared open the Ninth the night the clouds broke this The Prince Consort was tumulous gaily beflagged streets and stadium cheered as he took the salute
RAILWAY WAGE SETTLEMENT.
BRITISH COMMON SENSE.
HISTORIC AGREEMENT.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
CABLE CONFERENCE REPORT.
LONDON PRESS COMMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY STEP.
„BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY, July 25th.
RUGBY, July 8th. The Report of the Imperial Contrary to general expectations, settlement was reached yester Wireless and Cable Conference tween the four railway companies pir Parliaments beform effect on day in the wages negotiations be now awaits discussion by the Em- had been anticipated that negotia Meanwhile it is being examined and the three railway unions. Itse given to its recommendations.
after resorting to special concilia- commendations, is recognised on al settlement would only be resched
The sweeping nature of ita re
catione dealing comprehensively the leadere, and seme alarmist Italia's survivors arrived here at with China's railways, posis, tele- rumours of cancelling their trip midnight aboard the terry evening in defiance of the Govern graphs, telephones-everything that and reasons for this action, Yea Maimoe, and were greeted by the ment's degree forbidding such morning, and sunahine lit up the tions would be prolonged and a closely in the Press. comes under the heading of Com-Teung Jen' all left Peking last night incident occurred. The survivors They passed & resolution declar: Hai Shan, Li Tsai Hain and "Li { Italian Minister. No untoward
meeting.. munications. It has been prepared for Nanking.
were installed in the Italian Legning that Parliament still exists,
Zappi was not present, and it and is entitled to meet according to the strains of the Dutch Nation. tion machinery, but complete agree-hands, and the Times' says that
to the Constitution, and calling on the Government to resign.
According to
the newspaper
by the Minister, Mr. Wang Po Chun to be laid before the oth plenary session of the Kuomin- tang at,Nauking on August 1st. It is far too long to be printed fully, but some interesting extracts may be quoted.
In A Primitive Stage. Mr. Wang begins by pointing out that:-
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** In spite of railroad. tele- graph, postal service and naviga- tion, etc., having been organized more than several scores of years they are still in a primitive stage,
T. V. SOONG LEAVES
TIENTSIN.
tion.
believed that he has accompanied the Swede, Capt. Lundborgh (who rescued Nobile by air) on a visit to Professor Malmgren's mother at Stockholm. He will come on to T. V. Soong left Nanking aboard Copenhagen to-night to rejoin his
companions. the Hainming last night.
(THNOGAK EZUTERʼS ·AGENCY.]
TINTAIN, July 29th.
BRITISH DESIRES FOR SETTLEMENT,
(Wah Tez Yat Poo.)
al Anthem.
to
with the exception of the postal view, eaid that the British Govern, rightly the first to be taken off from dred, had signed the resolutions,tary of the French team. The force for twelve months and then
administration which is compara. tively well organized but without ..progress due to the continuous warfare. There are altogether only 7,000 odd kilometres of rail- road already completed, a total length of 87,000 miles of telegraph, Komo 50 wireless stations, and 100.000 telephone numbers. Gov- ernment navigation has not yet been established, what commercial organizations possess even, is not quite 400,000 tons. As to aviation and highway and
all other methods of modern transportation no comparison can be made with those of Europe, America cr Japan."
Loans Frittered Away, Mr. Wang calculates that "over $700,000,000 is, the amount of loans borne by the Ministry of Communis cations up till the end of the 13th years of the Republic of China." In most cases payment of interest is long over-due, let alone repayment of capital. The debt is not a large one for such a country as China
"but considering the distance of not more than 7,000 kilometres of completed lines of railroad and some 60,000 miles of telegraph this amount is startling. In tracing the reason of this back- wardness we ind. the hindrance of communications is due to in cessant civil war, the cause of which began before the years 14 and 16 when Yuan Shih Kai was in power."
The Minister then dwells on the years of corruption and wastage and of loans ostensibly raised for com- munications but frittered away on nobody knows what. After certain adjustments with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Com munications will require about 850,000,000 every year for the return
of capital and interest, an amount difficult to meet owing to unsettled condition of the country."
Lost Rolling-Stock.
Of the loss on property, rolling stock and so forth, we get the fol- lowing startling statement:-
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ment, in which are included repre- both from economic and political The opening was marked by a sentatives of Locomotive Engineers' view points they are of most far- floalagh, the meeting was held, competitors, forming the cream of
Union, who withdrew from confer-reaching importance. sensation. When the parade of
Economic- notwithstanding police precau
ence on first day, was announced ally they inaugurate a now ern'im last night. tions, about fies hundred yards the world's manhood, marched past
the history of empire" communice- Under the settlement railway tion, which in itself is an achieve- from the Governorate, A resolus the Royal Box, it was found that tion was passed, that the decree the French competitors were not men are to accept a reduction in ment of the highest order. Politic
earnings of 9 per tent. General Nobile, in an interview, issued on July 19th was a revoln participating in the march.
from ally their unanimous character is a August 13th. nid that he was physically fit, but tion against the constitution, and
Their absence was apparently due have offered to join in this redue- co-operation. These farsighted re Railway directors remarkable monument of imperial unable to shake off a feeling of de any legislation passed or foreign
a misunderstanding with the tion so far as their own salaries commendations provide. beyond a pression.
agreements concluded by the pre- gatekeeper. The team waa yester Ceccioni, whose death was fre sent Ministry were null and void. day authorised to view the grounde, are concerned, and the managerial doubt the right colution to what
staff will also suffer the..come re quently
but a short time ago seemed an in- misreported from the Finally the House was prorogus but the gatekeeper refused to adduction. Standard, agreemente re soluble problem. Any lese bold and Arctic, was hobbling about oted until November 17th After mit theca,
A heated argument main intact but trutches with his foot bandaged, all the late members of Parliament followed, during which the gate-
are temporarily comprehensive scheme would have been doomed to failure from the He was emphatic that Nobile was present, numbering about two han-keeper struck M. Mirecamp, secre- subject to this agreement.
The agreement is to remain in outset. all solemnly swore to safeguard Frenchmen immediately withdrew. the ice Loe, as he was the illest.
to be terminable "by three months' The Czechoslovak Professor Behou the constitution and defend it to
The Netherlands Olympic Com- notice. Mr. J. H. Thomas, the nek, who was one of the Vigilieri
mittee, on hearing of the incident, chief representative of the National apologised and the incident was Daion of Railwaymen, last night Arts, is going to Prague direct my life." where, as all his scientific notes are
believed to be closed. intact, he will immediately begin a
However, when the French team triumph of British common sense, described the agreement as a great book upon the results of the expediEGYPTIAN COTTON.tried to participate in the marsh He added: "It is historic, and the tion.
past the same gatekeeper was on Government regarding
must play an important part in the Her Son's Compass.
duty and obstinately refused to futurs relations of capital and the problem of treaty revision,
STOCKHOLM, July 29th
admit them. The Frenchmen again labour." GOVERNMENT NOT SELLING. withdrew, and the question has Britain did not follow the United
Zappi, accompanied by States in the question of settling
arisen of their refusing to partici-. the Nanking incident. However, Italian Consul-General, visited Pro- an early settlement is desired, and fessor Malmgren's mother and band therefore the British Governmented over her son'i compass. will address a note to the Nanking Government, in similar terms to that of the American Government.
revision with China.
SHANGHAI, July 99th. The British Minister, in an inter ceal has in mind a method simila; to that employed by the American Government for settlement with the Nationalist Government of the Nanking incident. However, owing to the fact that the British Govern ment felt differently from American
regarding the problem of treaty
ITALIAN NOTE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PEKING, July 20th.
The Italian Legation this morn ing handed to Reuter the note which it sent to the Nationalist Government on July 11th in reply to the Nationalist Government' note of July 1st concerning abroga. tion of the treaty.
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TEXT OF U.S. TREATY.
İTHROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.}.
NANKING, July 28th. While the official text of the Treaty signed by Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr. MacMurray is not yet Min newE available, the Kuo agency has been informed that it contains only two paragraphs, Bab- staatially as follows:-
The first clause provides that existing tariff rates on American imports and "exports to and from Chias shall henceforth be, declared
the
SECRETARY IN THE
WARS,
PENALTIES OF CHANGING SEATS.
COLLARBONE "AND TWO RIBS.
*. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, July 28th.
The Assistant Secretary for War, Mr. Robins, has broken two ribs
moving
aero-
the utmost till the last moment of
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.pate in the Games.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
ALEXANDRIA. July 28th. It is officially announced that the Government is not selling its stock of cotton this year.
COTTON LOCKOUT.
ORDERED.
HALF A MILLION AFFECTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 27th.. The Federation of Master Catton
and his collarbone in trying to Spinners Associations has decided that the threatened lock-out shall change seats in &
commence on August 11th. plane.
This decision, which affects half a million cotton operatives in Lan cashire; is a sequel to the strike of spinners in Ramsey Hill, Oldham, over workman's refusal to join the Trade Union.
FLOODS IN RUSSIA.
COMMUNICATIONS INTER-
י,
RUPTED.
RIVER 12 MILES WIDE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, July 29th." The East and West Railway and also telegraphic communications are interrupted as a consequence of
null and void. A new tariff sche-floods in the Zeya district and Amur dule to be drawn up on the prin province of the River Zeyn, which ciple of National Tarif Autonomy. China and America, however, will come places is twelve miles wide. agree that there will be no dis- Damage hitherto is estimated at
five million roubles. criminatory treatment accorded to their respective nationale as com- pared with that accorded of other nationals.
THAMES RIVERSIDE FIRE.
CENTURY-OLD WHARF
DESTROYED.
The Master Spinners Association Committee last week decided to re- commend to An extraordinary. general meeting,, held yesterday, that all the Federation' mills be closed at noon on August 1ith and remain closed until the Ramsey Mill strikera resume,
120,000 operatives in the American The lock-out will affect about Section, 80,000 in the Egyptian Section, and 300,000 weavers.
THHOUGH
organisations
Gross Insmit,
The French Olympic competitors, Ending the same gatekeeper on duty today, though his dismissal had been promised, spontaneously march past. decided not to participate in the
They have lodged an official pro- test, describing the incident as a gross insult. Meanwhile the French authorities are consulting with the. French Minister to the Netherlands, before deciding as regards partici- pation in the Games.
Incident Cleared Up,
#LATER. The incident has been cleared up, and the French will participate in the Games,
Following the French team took the Olympic oath, settlement the
was taken by the other teams in the Stadium during the afternoon.
which
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LADY HEATH. ENGAGED FOR 20,000 MILE FLIGHT.
PILOT OF BIG PASSENGER 'PLANE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 27th. Reuter on her arrival at Croydon Lady Heath, interviewed by from Amsterdam na second pilot of the 15-passenger Fokker-Jupiter plane of the Royal Dutch Air Line, said she had been engaged to act as second pilot of a Fokker air liner fitted with three Armstrong- Siddeley engines which would make the journey from Amsterdam to Batavia and back in the autumn to inaugurate the new Dutch ser vice.
Fundamental Principles The solution proposed is built up unity of control and private enter on two fundamental principles prise-neither of which could be neglected without certainty
of system of empire communications failure. By combining the whole. in one vast Amalgamation it has rendered possible the advantages and economies of a moderate large scale enterprise scientific co-ordi nation, the elimination of wasteful
THE NEW PRIMATE. competition and all the opportuni- ties for economy which these alone can bring."
THE KING'S APPROVAL.
ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
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The Daily Telegraph congrata- lates the Conference on the pro- posals, which constitute a revolu- tionary reorganization of all tele graphic services linking the empire together. It says that the argu- ments in favour of these sweeping changes are irresistible; except on the ground, which it describes as that national ownership is thing a purely doctrinaire point of view, sacred in itself, to which all other considerations must give way.
Opposition Lins.
RUGBY, July 28th. the following communiqué: "The The Prime Minister has iesued King has been pleased to approve the nomination of the Most Rever end and Right Honourable Coamo Gordon Lang, Lord Archbishop of York, Primate of England and
Among the Liberal and Labour Metropolitan, to the Archbishopric newspapers come exception ja on November 19th by the resigna- grounds, and it is clear that the of Canterbury, to become vacant taken to the report on these tion of the Most Reverend and opposition in Parliament will con- Right Honourable Randall Thomas centrate primarily on the state Davidson, Lord Archbishop of ownership issue when the report Canterbury, Primate of all England is debated in the Commons bezt and Metropolitan."
week.
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NEW CABINET..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
BELGRADE, July 27th.. "The Cabinet has been reformed, with Father Koroshetr as Premier and M. Marinkovitch as Foreign Minister.
HORRIBLE CRIME IN MANILA.
JEALOUS HUSBAND'S
VENGEANCE.
VICTIM A 24-YEAR-OLD EDITRESS,
MANILA, July 23rd..
The Daily Herald protests vigor- qualy against the abandonment of the principle of public ownership, and the Manchester Guardian questions the 'wiedom of the British and Dominion Governments selling their cable and wireless services to & private combine. The Guardian demands a careful consideration of whether adequate safeguards are provided in the report to ensure againsa subordination of public interest to profit making in the proposed new combine.
State Ownership, GERMAN INDIGNATION
The Liberal journal, the Daily WITH FRANCE.
Chronicle, on the other hand re- minds advocates of state ownership STRONG FEELING OVER
that many states are involved in They further agree that neither
EXTRADITION REQUEST.
this reorganisation. It adde: "Can shall upon any pretext whatever
it be thought that a state enter impose. Customs duty, inland tax. or any other levies on the imports
OVER-HEATED PEANUTS.
"BEUTER’B- AGENCY.)
prise, run jointly by such a multi- She is now intent on gaining ex- and exports of nationals of the THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
One of the most revolting crimes plicity of states, would be a hope- perience on BERLIN, July 27th.
big multi-engined ever recorded in the police onnais fal way of dealing with a business other contracting Power exceeding the rates paid by their own nation-
Indignation still continues over
machines and will later study on of, Manila occurred yesterday morn-proposition even if, as is not the "According to the record com- als er nationale of any other coun-
LONDON, July 28th, the request by the French Occupa gines at the Armstrong-Siddeley ing when Rosario Gardiner, 4 case, they were all keen on such
works. piled in the 4th year of the Retry. The said Treaty shall be
Overheated peanuts are believed tion Authorities to be German Gov- to have been the cause of the ernment to extradite three Germana big passenger air liners easier to hacked to death with a butcher's state ownere hip in all conditions years old, magazine editor of Juan experiment 1. Nobody who does Lady Heath said she found the Opinion, a local Spanish daily, was not made it a dogma to insist on public our government railroads effective from January let. 1929, possessed 1,140 locomotive, 2,169 upon ratification by the Govern greatest river are for years, at the sentenced to five years' penal erty than small machines, as they knife by her jealous husband; could find the conditions here ats passenger cars and 17,024 freight ments concerned before the afore-century-old, six-storey wharf o vitude by French Court Martial at
were practically stable.
Andres B. Espine, in the garden picious. So we are brought almost- of the numbers are now in good|fication is not completed before waterways of the Thames. It is in down the French flag from the few back in the cockpit of the Pasay. The crime occurred at 9.15 Imperial Public Utility Company wagons, of which only about half said date. If by any chance rati cupied by Messrs. Chambers in the Landau on a charge of tearing
Later in the day, Lady Heath of the girl's uncle at 322 P. Burgos inevitably to the solution of an condition and service, the rest January 1st, 1926, the Treaty shall the danger-zone of the Tooley-street officers' casino at Zweilbruecken. being either taken out beyond be operative four monthe following grain, peanuts, and
Dock area, and was stocked with The Nationalist
plane to Amsterdam with a full a.m., Sunday and the young wife such as the conference's report sug Shanhaikwan or out of order.
dessicated have issued a declaration stating
load of passengers and freight. the date of rätification.
To Gains Experience.
expired at the San Juan de Dios gesta. Baleguards are needed, but that if the Government agrees to Due to abuse and deterioration
Hospital at 12.20 p.m, or about these points are covered explicitly the extraditions, Constitution
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] three hours later. A mortal wound and adequately in the report. the time and labour to put them
Day" (on August 11th) should be
Rucay, July 27th.
on the right portion of the back into proper conditions again would
celebrated as a day of mourning Lady Heath, cost more than double what would
the well-known caused death. and repentance, as a symbol of British air woman, arrived at Before dying the girl was able otherwise be required."
Germany's servitade aad. dis Croydon Aerodrome to-day in the to make a sworn statement before honour.
cockpit of a Fokker-Jupiter fifteen Glicerio Opinion, provincial fecal passenger Dutch air liner. She has of Rizal, in which she stated that entered into a contract with the her husband killed her with a but
WEIRD HAPPENINGS RE- Royal Dutch Air Line in order to cher's knife. She said that yester PORTED FROM TAPAH obtain experience of large multi day morning she and her husband
wwwwww..com ple-engined machines.
left their home to visit the girl's
Iron, July 20th. Although Lady Heath' Wils aunt, Mra Anita Monasterio.
A weird phenomena is exciting nominally second pilot on to-day's They had decided to go there, she residents of Tapah, where an au- trip, it is understood that she took declared, in order to arrive at some thenticated report is published of charge throughout the journey settlement in regard to their mysterious happenings in a shop- from Amsterdam and is the "first | marital troubles.
house. At about eight o'clock on woman in the world to act as pos which the girl told her husband: received a steady rain of stones at. Following a little argument in Monday night a local barber's shop
"You can kill me if you want to," interval.orted the matter
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Dealing With Militarists, Mr. Wang then details his general scheme of reform, reorganization from a national point of view and centralized control and rigorous pruning out of corruption and abuse. On the special abuses practised by the military we read:—
The second clause speciâes, în case of disagreement concerning the interpretation, that the English text of the Treaty will rule.
GERMANY AND CHINA.
(Fah Tu Tat Pao).
SHANGHAI, July 29th.
The German Minister is on his way to Shanghai, whence he will proceed to Nanking for the purpose of negotiating with the Nationalist Government regarding the relation- chip between Germany and China.
DENMARK NEGOTIATES.
"At places where military operations exist, a special military transportation bureau may be ap- pointed by the highest officer, în. command of the army to: co- operate with the managing direc-
(Wah Ter Tat Pao). tor as to arrangement of ears. No retention of cars at will for
SHANGHAI, July 20th, administrative affairs, causing
The Danish Minister has left stoppage of commercial transpor tation, however, will be allowed." Peking for Shanghai for the pur- pose of holding a conversation with There must also be special com Dr. C. T. Wang regarding the mittees to control all finances and matter of treaty revision. the purchase of new materjal, with absolute powera.;.-
Adjustment 01 Debt. On the subject of China's milway loans recommendations stateme
Loan agreements should be made reasonable and on an equal basis. Those impairing our sover eign rights, or aiming at more polistic control and unreasonable profits, should be revised as soon as possible.
AN UNITED FRONT.
(Fah Taz Tat Paa.)
coconut.
The fire started yesterday even ing, the flames leaping 100 feet, Two hundred firemen from various parts of London battled all night long and thousands of sightseers thronged London Bridge, Tower Bridge and both sides of the river. The new monitor Beta III shot water at the rate of 1,500-gallons per minute.
The fire was not controlled until
eight o'clock in the morning.
FINANCIÁL SIDE OF BIG FIGHT.
TEX RICKARD'S NEVER AGAIN."
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, July 28th. G.8158,000 is the official 'estimate of the loss on the big fight.
Mr. Tex Rickard blames broad- casting and says that never more will he sponsor a bout which is broadcast.
A request has been made to Pre- sident Hindenburg immediately to dissolve the Reichstag if it consents
to the extraditions.
Meanwhile, the Government bas taken no notice of the outburst but is negotiating through diplomatic channels with France.
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PERAK CHOSTS!
THIRD READING OF FINANCE BILL.
of a large air liner.
It was her third day with a pas··Į CHURCHILL'S OPTIMISM. senger machine.
The barber She flew from Expina drew the knife he had con Amsterdam to Paris on Wednesday sealed in his person and attacked to the police, who failed to die (THROUGH RITTER'S AGRICE,}
and to Brussels yesterday. She re- her. The girl further averred that cover the source, which apparently was from the blue. Then "a-per- turned to Amsterdam from Croy she wanted to get a legal separa LONDON, July 27th.
doa later to-day, and on Monday tion from her husband because he fect police cordon was
formed The House of Commons has, by the expects to fly to Zurich.
around the shop, but stones, large had been maltreating her a votes to 84, defeated motion
Her purpose is to obtain ex- Shortly after the commission of and small, rained on the roof for the rejection of the Finance fight from Holland to Batavis and the police of Pasay. In a state
perience prior to a' 20,000 mile the crime" Espina was arrested by ding the watchers. Many got the wind up and left scared. Bill, which was accordingly read a back in the autumn. The Dutch ment made before the chief of The fusilage stopped after two. third timering
are sending out four air liners to police of Pasay, Espins declared hours. The same experience hap In the debate on the Finance inaugurate an air service over that that he killed his wife. He would pened the next night.A MARA Bill to-day, Mr. Winston Churchill.route, and Lady Heath is going as Chancellor of the Exchequer, said pilot of a fifth machine a Fokker ac a result information available with three Armstrong Siddeley en at the close of the first quarter of gines, in which General Snyder, the According to a Naval Wireless the financial year, there was manage receiped here yesterday it good prospect of a surplus on the among the passengeren
distinguished Dutch soldier, will be was stated that the A.PO, steamer year of £14,000,000 sterling, and
Complaint for parricide was fill provincial fiscal and the Constabu Asiatique went aground at Cheng, there was no reason why the Bud-perience has been mainly with light with the justice of the peace court ther investigations.
Lady Heath's previous air ex-ed this afternoon against Espina lary of Rizal are conducting fur ling. HM.S. Gat has gone to get estimate as a whole should not machines, in which she made many
be made good.
notable flights
AP.C. STEAMER AGROUND.
H.MLS. 'GNÅT " GOES · TO. ASSIST.
·SKÁNOHAI, “July 28th. General Chang Haueh Liang has telegraphed to his representative in Peking to the effect that he has determined to pledge his allegiance to the Nationalist Government in order that China may present an united front to foreign nations. her assistance,
not answer any other question put
Similar happenings occurred in to him, beyond stating that he was Kanis Lumpur some years ago.- 30 years old, and that he had no Straits Times..... occupation. He is now in-the- municipal jail of Pasay, bu
of Pasay In the meantime the The girl's body is now in the (Continued at foot of next column.) city morgue.