„RING CHIHLI OF NORTHERN -
TROOPS.
ROTECTION OF FOREIGN LIFE AND PROPERTY.
ACCREDITED NEGOTIATORS WITH "AMERICA.
WARLORDS AND FIFTH PLENARY SESSION..
The preliminary meeting of the Fifth Plenary Session is faced with the task of deciding whether it will admit to the coming session two of the most powerful leaders in China, Feng Yu Huang and Yen Shih Shan. Neither of these two is a member of the Nationalist Executive Committee, and consequently neither is actually entitled to attend the Fifth Plenary Session. The two warlords themselves do not appear to be in any doubt as to the decision of the preliminary meeting, for Feng Yu Hsiang has already reached Nanking, while Yen Shih Shan and Ei Toung Jen are at Hankow and will proceedto Nanking almost immediately. The Nationalists are going to make a great effort finally to clear all Northern troops out of the territory within the Great Wall. The Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Hopei has notif- ed all foreign military authorities, that a punitive expedition is being organised, while General Pei Chung Hsi has announced that be is ready to launch his attack. Chihli-Shantung forces are oc- cupying strongly entrenched positions on the Lan River, while the Fengtien. forces are stationed near Chibwangtao.
The Hopei Foreign Commissioner has stated that all precau. “ tions will be taken to protect foreign lives and property in any district in which this expedition is compelled to take action. NORTHERNERS IN CHIHLI. !'
(ah Taz Yat Pao).
NANKING INCIDENT.
(Tsun Wan Fat Poo)
SHANGHAI, July 30th. The British Government is pre-
SHANGBAL, July 30tb. General Pei Chung Hsi bas de clared that he is ready for a pared to resume negotiations with general attack on the Northern the Nanking Government for the remnants within the Great Wall. settlement of the Nanking inci
Mr. Soo Teh Jen, Commissioner | dext.
Foreigu
of
Affairs for Hopei
(formerly Chihli) province, has LEADERS NOT ADMITTED? notified all foreign military authori
has
(Wah Fat Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July 30th. Marshal Feng Yu Heiang and
ties in China to the effect that the Nationalist Government decided to raise & punitive ex- pedition against the Chihli-Shan- tang remnants who are still hold General Yen Hsi Shan, although ing the North-east of Hopei pro- they held the balance of power in vince and obstinately resisting the China's present political eituation, Nationalists. The troops assigned are act members of the Nationalist to participate in the coming ex- Executive Committee and therefore pedition belong to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Army Groups.
He further states that steps will be taken to protect foreign lives and property in the districts where the expedition takes action.
NORTHERN DEFENCES.
News from the North shows that Shantung troops remain on the Lan River under the command, of General Chang. Their trench sys- tem has been strengthened in the
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 31st, 1928.
TRAGEDY OF TRAIN PANIC IN NEW YORK.
ITALY'S NOTE TO CHINA:
PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE.
WAITING FOR OTHER POWERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
JUMPERS.
OIL TANK CARS WRECKED.
ELEVATED TRAINS COLLIDE.
RESCUES FROM BURNING
A BLAZING RIVER.
{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
GUERNSEY, Wyoming. July 30th Eight men who were stealing a ride on a goods train were burned to death when the train was an dentally wrecked and several petro. leum tank care caught fire. blazing oil spread over the River
The
WRECKAGE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE}
-New. Yonx, July 30th.. Filty have been injured and three fatally injured in a collision between two elevated traint Inst. evening at the junction of Sixty Sixth Street and Colombus Avenue.
Over a thousand passengers, who
PERINO, July 30th.". The Italian Minister's Reply to Dr. C. T. Wang's Note of July 1st, dated July 11th, states that the Chinese Government has the right to ask for the revision of the Italian Treaty of 1868 with China, under Article 20, but Italy con- tests the right of the Nationalist Government to declare the Treaty abolished and no longer in force RAILWAY STRIKE INegers by ladders to the street.
after Jane 30th,
The Italian Minister, therefore, makes น formal reservation of Italy's rights derived under the Treaty, which Italy will continue
were turning from week-end excur Platte, igniting the surface for sions, were panic stricken when the lights went out and fire broke several miles.
INDIA.
WORKERS COMING BACK,
to consider valid until it is sub-SERVICE NEARLY NORMAL. stituted by a new Treaty..
Any new Treaty must be conclud-
ed by mytual consent.
"If meanwhile, the Chinese Gov- ernment should not observe its obligations arising from the Treaty,
my Government might feel bound to protect their interests and the interests of their nationals by ruch means as they may consider oppor-
tune."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TRICHINOPOLY, July 29th. The Agent for the South-Indian Railway states that it may now be considered that the general' strike has terminated, with the exception of the Indian drivers and firemen on the Trichinopoly-Madura ser
The Italian Government, how-vice. ever, being anxious to cement the bonds of friendship between China und Italy, desires to meet as far as possible the aspirations of the Chinese people, and are prepared to enter into negotiations for the revision of the existing Treaty,
The narrow gauge section of the railway is gradually extending its service, but it is still only possible to operate during the day-time owing to the damage to signals,
. The services on the broad gauge section "are now practically normal.
16.000 MILES IN 18 DAYS.
The Italian Government is pre- pared to base & new Treaty on the mutual concession of most SOUTH AFRICAN'S ATTEMPT
favoured nation treatment, but it must be understood that Italian
citizens and companies shall not receive less favourable treatment than the citizens or companies of other nations in China.
The Italian Government also de-
have no technical right to attend eires a suspending clause stipulat the coming Fifth Plenary Sessioning that the new Treaty will not The question whether they will come into force until all the Powers be admitted to the conference or signatory to the Washington Agree not will be left to the preliminary ment have adopted the new founda meeting of the Plenary Session to tions of diplomatic instruments
decide..
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· FENG · ARRIVES.
(Taun Wan Fat Pav.)
SHANGHAI, July 30th. Marshal Feng Yu Heiang has
last few weeks and the defences arrived at Nanking from Hoaan.
are now occupied. The Fengtien
forces in the vicinity of Chinwang- too are believed to number about
23,000. No further trouble has
AT HANKOW.
(Wah Ta: Yat Pao).
arisen in the Tongshan mining district, where everything is quiet,
SHANGHAI, July 30th. Generals Yen Hai Shan and ́Li Four Nationalist Army Corps Chung Jen arrived at Hankow have left Peking for Lutien Hsien, yesterday, which is about 60 miles of Peking. This concentration threatens Lutai and Lanchow.
- REDS AT CHANGSHA.
enst
A Changsha message states that about 10,000 men, consisting of Communists, bandits and revolting troops, have made a successful at tack on Linkiang and that they are now advancing on Changsha They are understood to be about 30 miles from the latter place.
According to reports from Nan king, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has left there for Shanghai.
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CHINESE SALUTE TO U.S.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH U.S.A.
(Toun Wan Tat Pao.)
ייזי
SHANGHAI, July 30th. Nanking will be the venue for the negotiation between the Nation- alist Government and the United States for the revision of the exist ing treaty.
Dr. C. T. Wang has been ap- pointed as plenipotentiary repre- sentative in the conference. If Dr. Wang is too busy to take up the job, Mr. Chu Chao Hain will take his place.
which bind them to China.
Another condition, required by the Italian Government is that Sino-Italian relations shall be re- turned to a normal basis.
GREAT STEP TOWARDS CONCILIATION.
SLOVENE PRIEST AS PREMIER.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
IN LIGHT PLANE,
(THROUGH RIUTTE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 29th. When Captain Murdoch, of the Royal Air Force, took off from Croydon aerodrome to-day in a Avro-Avinu 30 h.p. Night aeroplans, it was understood that the fight was the commencement of an at- tempt to fly to Cape Town and
back, a distance of 18,000 miles, in eighteen days.
It was. subaequently reported, however, that the airman had land- ed at Lympne,
Captain Murdoch, who is a South African, starts the fight proper from Lympse on July 30th.
TRAGIC FUNERAL MISHAP,
NINE MOURNERS DROWNED.
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BELORADE, July 30th.
BEROES, July 29th." The constitution of the new
Conveying ten mourners home Cabinet is regarded as a great step from a funeral, an
overloaded towards conciliation of the new
motor-boat capsized and sank in provinces. Father Koroshatz is a the Lyster Fjord to-day. Slovene and a Roman Catholic Nine of the occupants were priest, the leader of the National drowned, only one succeeding is Democratic Party. This is the frat swimming to shore. time since the Union ten years ago that a Serb has not been Premier.
The new Government includes
eight representatives of the new provinces.
SINGAPORE DOCK AHEAD OF. TIME.
PASSAGE OF THE CANAL.
(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.)
STERN CRITICISM OF AMERICA.
"[THROUGH REUTER'S AGÉKOT.]
Discussing the attitude of the United States Government towards
PORT SAID, July 20th. the Chinese Nationalist Govern- The first section of the Singa Naval wireless messages received meat as revealed by the signing of pore floating Bock has arrived at in Hong Kong state that when the the new pact, which grants tariff Port Said ahead of the scheduled
China autonomy to
As far as time. Commander-in-Chief of the Ameri America is concerned, Le Temps can Asiatic Fleet was on the Yang described it as a riposte directed tste in the U.S. gunboat Mindanao, at Japan.
America's action is severely he received a salute of seventeen criticised, the journal declaring guns from a Chinese gunboat. This that it is inadmissible that a re- is the first salute accorded to a volutionary Power not even official foreign flag on the Yangtze Riverly recognised de jure, and whose for some considerable time.
authority is extremely doubtful, should, claim the right to abrogate Treaties on the ground that they are unfair.
ARMS CONSIGNMENT.
"Everyone agrees," the writer. that it will be logical comments, From Iehang it is reported that to revise the existing Treaties be
China and tween
the various the Nationalist military authori- Powers as soon as it can be truth- ties have allowed the ... Foot fully said that there is a stable and Yuen, à vessel. firing the French responsible Government.
It will await the arrival of the second section, which is expected to rench Port Said on Tuesday, before traversing the Suez Canal
“AZORES AIR PORT?
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LIBBON, July 29th. The Government has appointed a Commissioner to study the con struction of an airport at the
Azores,
RAMSAY MACDONALD'S VACATION.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, July 29th. Mr. Kamsay MacDonald, the Lo- bour leader, left London yesterday, accompanied by his three daugh-
PROF. MALMGREN'S ESTABLISHING NEW
PRINCIPLE. · ̈ ̈
MOTHER.
VISIT FROM MAJOR ZAPPI,
OVATION FOR NOBILE.
THROUGH REUTER'I AGENCY.)
ONE RULE FOR ALL.
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:
RAILWAY SETTLEMENT.
(BRCTION WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rugay, July 20th. All parties to the railway agree-
STOCKHOLM, July 29th. Major Zappi, one of Professe Malmgren's companions in the terment, which was reached as a re- ribly hazardous trek from the sult of direct negotiations between wreck of the Italia in search of the Railway Company Managers land, and during which he met his and the Railwaymen's Unions on death, visited Professor Malmgren's
·Friday, are congratulated by the mother to-day, accompanied by the Press for the sound common sense shown in accepting the agreement, Italian Consul-General,
Major Zappi handed to Mr. which involves small temporary all- out among the wreckage. The Malmgren her son's compass, and round reductions in the wages and
fire brigades carried down the pas-
DOMINIONS TOUR.
LORD LOVAT DELAYED.
MAKING MIGRATION MORE ATTRACTIVE.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Roosy, July 9th Lord Lovat, Under-Secretary for the Dominions and Chairman of the Overseas Settlement Committee, was to have left London for Cañada on a tour of the Dominions yester- day, but he was detained on Gov- ernment business,
One of the principal subjeds fur discussion with the Dominion au thorities will be the question of Empire migration, to which special attention has been drawn by the report of the Industrial, Trans- ference Board
The discussion with the Canadian
Government of the means whereby migration may be made easier and more attractive will, however, he begun with the arrival in Canada of the Secretary of the Overens Settlement Committee, who left London for Canada yesterday...
Lord Lovat will proceed to Cana da next week.
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A CHANGE IN PROCEDURE,
a sealed package containing her salaries of all grades of workers son's belongings which he bad de-and railway' Directors.
It is stated that there will be a posited on the baseship Citta di
reduction of between £2,000,000 and Xano..
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Madame Malmgren's son-in-law £3,000,000 annually on the total was also present during a long con-wages bill of £100,000,000. versation. which followed, and in
In the great railway centres of
an interview later he declared that Crewe and Darby, the settlement is
generally welcomed. both Professor Malmgren's mother
The Observer says the agreement and himself had been deeply in- pressed by Major Zappi's frank-will take a distinctive place in the history of industrial negotiations and settlements. It is regarded as establishing a new principle that if the workers are called on to a
ness and steadfast baring.
The conversation was chiefly de voted to the subject of Professor Malmgren's separation from Zappi
and Mariano,
Hobile's Journey Continued.
COPENHAGEN; July 30th.
The Nobile party have continued their journey to Italy. They were seen off by the Italian Minister and other members of the diplomatic staff and two hundred members of the Italian colony. These gave 10 ovation to the party, presenting them with bouquets and giving the Fascist salute.
cept adverse modification of their conditions, they are entitled to sak. that everyone engaged in the enter-
prise shall come within the scope. of the concessiona. "
MR.
CONCESSIONS TO PUBLICANS,
CHURCHILL'S HOPE FOR
NEXT YEAR.
HALF-BOTTLES OF SPIRITS,
EVER-YOUNG BISHOP.
DR. INGRAM'S WORLD TOUR.
50,000 MILES COVERED.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 3rd. The Chancellor of the Exchequer "I must say that if anyone had hopes, confidently, hopes-he em told me, say 49 years before, that phasised it-to be a able to reduce.. I should be playing tennis, golf, and the licence duties payable by pub squash racquets as vigorously as I licans next year, and at the same did at 20, enjoying a day's fishing time to give off-licence dealers in just the same, and going round the spirits the right to sell half and world without missing an engage-quarter-bottles ment, I should not have believed bhim."
NEW DATES FOR PARLIAMENodest
TARY SESSIONS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rroar, July 9th. The usual practice of Parliament rising for the Summer Rects by adjournment and resuming the session in the autumn will be changed this year, and on Friday next the session will be brought to an end by prorogation.
The new acuion, which is the fifth and will be this last of the present Parliament, will be opened in November instead of February, and there will be a short Recess, at Christmas.
Unless Parliament is dissolved at an earlier date, the new session will be prorogued in August of next year. If this change proves generally acceptable, it will be re- gularly followed in the future.
FIRST BOY SCOUT TROOP.
COMING OF AGE DINNER.
[BRITISH WIRELESE - KERVICE.]
RUGBY, July 20th. Yesterday, in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the first Boy Scout Camp, which was held during the last week of July and the first week of August in 1907, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Chief Scout, enter tained all available members of the the first Boy Scout troop:
reduction of 25 per cent. in on. licences on the ground that the pre-
At present off-licenseen-sellers, that is, of intoxicants to be consum- The Bishop of London is too ed only off their premises may not He expresses in these sell spirits in smaller quantities words the surprise which he felt in than one bottle. Publicans-on- realising that the year which was, licensees-may sell any smaller beginning for him on the high seas quantities to customers, to be drunk between the Dutch East Indies and; on the premises or taken away, Australia, after a tour in Canada, During further” discussion in the United States; the Hawaian Committee of the Finance Bill Mr. Islands, Japan, Korea, China, and Cooker (C., S.EEssex) suggested Malay States and Java which would have exhausted many a younger churchman, should be his 70th,
But such a bare recital of his activities can convey little of the impression of exuberant vitality which must arise in the mind of any reader of "Holiday Recollections of a World Tour" (Thornton Butter-
Something For Both. worth, 158. net). Dr. Winnington-
Mr. Churchill said he had been Ingram's World Tour" lasted from May, 1926, until July, 1827. convinced that a case for reduction During that time he travelled 50,000 had been made out. There had also. miles, preached, spoke, or lectured been
sent duties had been fixed in 1910 when the permitted opening hours were from 17 to 19) a day, and that publienos should not be charged so much now that the hours had been reduced.
demands that : off-licenseea
500 times, preaching sermons on should be allowed to sell half- board ship as well as on land, and bottles, and in replying to those discussing points of doctrine or previously he had pointed out that other difficulties connected with re- it would be unfair to give them this ligion in the intervals of deck increased privilege of competi tion with publicans" unless some or other
thing was done at the same time to tennis, shuffle-board, games."
reduce the burdens on the latter.
Exhibition Of Courage.
He then announced his “confident Not content with these activities hope" of giving the two concessions he played golf on the slightest pro- together next year unless some very vacation, talked with President unfavourable turn ovsftook the
Coolidge, Mr. Henry Ford, the Em- revenue. peror of Japan, and the Premier" In view of the Chancellor's pro- of New South Wales, and played a mise Mr. Looker's proposal was game of tennis with. Miss. Helen negatived without a division. Wills, an exhibition of courage Later the House, had the excite. which drew words of consolationment of a considerable Tory revolt from the Californian newspapers: against Mr. Churchill's new plan "The Bishop is a dandy player, but for collecting super-tax. he can't beat our Halen.
· Assessments for both income tax
i
One of his most amusing games and super-tax are now to be made of golf was played at Ottawa with on the proved income of the pre- Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian vious year, and one effect of this ex-Premier, and Sir George Perley, will be that where a man liable to well known as Commissioner for super-tax dies, his executors will Canada in London for many years be obliged to pay super-tax on his Apparently Sir Robert was a little, income for the year before his deliberate in his play, for one of his death intimate friends whispered to Dr. The Conservative protest was Ingram: "Don't be surprised if Sir against this. Sir Henry Bucking- Robert is a little slow-he says "him" (Cans, Guildford) moved a three times before he hits the ball new clause to the Bill designed to
Keep your
head down, relieve executors of this liability, Borden?'
and Sir J. Marriott (Cons., York), Hearing this muttered self-ex-who supported, said that he and „hortation... shortly afterwards, Dr. some other members had been" over
Ingram said to Sir Robert Borden, whelmed with letters from pro- **I know what you are saying, Sir, testera. One writer, referring to
don't
allow this bumptious young man to bluff you."
The Canal will be closed to other traffic while the two sections of the ters, for Canada for a two months' Cafe Pavilion in favour of the but I can take no notice as you Mr. Churchill, said: "Please don't Dock are passing through
· FILM CONFLAGRATION.
TWO DEAD AT PRISON DISPLAY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Houston, Texas, July 30th... Two prisoners were killed and 21
holiday.
DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S FORTUNE
(DRITINE, WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUOBY, July 20th. Unsettled property valued, so far The unrequited abandonment severely injured in a fire ataas at present can be ascertained, at dag, to proceed up river. The of guarantees for the safeguarding cinema display at the State prison £1,000,000 has been left by the fact that the ship carried a large of the lives and properties of camp. The outbreak was due to seventh Duke of Newcastle, who consignment of munitions was foreigners, however, is a totally a match carelessly thrown down,
different matter.".
died on May 30th. known to the authorities..
which set the films on fire.
FOR EGGS SUPPLIED. JUDGMENT AGAINST CAFE
PAVILION.
Judgment was given against the
Luen Hing in yesterday morning by Mr. Justice F. Jacks at the Summary Court for $142 being the balance of goods supplied to the defendant cafe from April 2nd to May 15th, this year.
The plaintiff through his solici- tor, Mr. Horace Lo, claimed from the defendants the sum in quer. tion for eggs bought by the cafe during the period mentioned, The total amount was $656 but against this, the defendants had made two paymente of account amounting to Judgment with costs was entered in favour of the plaintiff
8214.
say it out loud." In Mr. Ford he w the light of Renius," and also a touch of fanaticism." The fanatic came out in his conversation, k
"Your rich people keep the poor poor to be cannon fodder for the next war; they do it on purpose, heid.
Mr. Churchill said that he could not afford the concession.
Many Conservative speakers, how- ever, continued to protest, describ ing the scheme as a sly attempt to. increase the death duties, and even- tually 9 of them went into the division lobby against the Govern- ment
"We told him as politely as we could writes Dr. Ingram, that
Socialists, whose view is that the he was talking through his hat, but we made no impression. The more super tax payers can be made Jewish financiers of Europe, he to pay the better, on the other hand replied, are the real enemy they voted with the Government and are preparing for the next war helped to record a total against the
amendment of 900. already