THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1928.
OFFENSIVE OPENS AGAINST NORTHERN AMUNDSEN'S 'PLANE AMERICAN LABOUR
REMNANTS.
CHEFOO NOT PREPARED TO RESIST.
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JAPANESE STEAMER FIRED ON "BY DESERTERS.
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GENERAL STRIKE DECLARED AT WUHU.
General Pei Chung Hsi has set out from Peking to lend a general attack upon the Northern remnants and clean up all the forces remaining in Chibli and Shantung. It would appear that there is good prospect of Pei Chung Hai' offensive being a blood- less one. General Chung.. for instance, an adherent of Chang Taung Chang who was put in command of Cheloo after the dis-. appearance of Fang Yung Chang, has stated that he is in no position to resist a Nationalist attack, and it is thought that he will retire if pressed.
A Japanese steamer was fired on between Langlow and Teng chow on Saturday," but no casualties were suffered. The attackers are supposed to have been soldiers in revolt "under Liu Dzung Kiang.
A large A serious labour situation has arisen in Wubu. delegation, composed of all classes in the city, waited upon the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs to present à petition dealing with the export of vegetables. The guard 'however refused the delegation admission to the office of the Commissioner, and finally a struggle broke out in which several of the delegation were wounded. As a protest against this a general strike of the" labouring classes has been declared. BEGINNING THE ATTACK.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PRIPING, Sept 2nd. Pei Chung Hsi is leaving this evening with the object of com- mencing an attack on the Chibli Shantung forecs between Lutai and
Luanchow.
Liu Chen Hug's troops: which are reported to number 30,000, have reaahed the railway between Pei- ping and Tientsin. Liu Chen Hua hae been given the command of the rearguard in the present opera-
tions.
A GENERAL ATTACK.
(Wak Te Tui Pao):
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2nd General Pei Chung Hsi gave the order last Wednesday for a general attack вл the Shantung-Chihli Jemnants.
The Nationalist forces of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Army Groups participating in the expedition, which number about 140.000, are carrying out an enveloping move- ment.
UNDESIRABLE PROFES
SIONS.
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(Tavin Was Fit Pav.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2nd The Nanking Government has issued an order prohibiting pro stitution within the metropolitan and fortune rea Astrologers tellers also are not allowed to practice their "undesirable profes sions from now on.
PRINCE CHICHIBU'S MARRIAGE.
THE DATE FIXED."
(THROTON REDTEX'S ADENOT.)
Toxyo, Sept. 2nd. It is officially stated that Prince Chichibu's marriage will Le on September 25th.
FLYING TRAGEDY IN FRANCE.
FIVE KILLED IN BURNING 'PLANE
POSITION IN CHEFOO:
WRECKAGE.
FLOAT FOUND.
PICKED UP BY FISHING
BOAT.
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TROMSOE, Sept. 1st.
A fishing boat has picked up at sen a seaplane float which has been identified as belonging to Amund acn's "plane.
Osto,' Later.
An Admiralty communiqué in regard to the finding of a seaplane float quotes a telegram from the Captain of the Government steamer Michael Sara "stating that he ex amined the dat which probably belonged to a flying boat of the
type "Latham."
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GERMAN FLIGHT TO JAPAN,"
RECORD BREAKING AIRMEN,
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JAPANESE STEAMER FIRED ON.
COURSE VIA PEKING.
THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.] (THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
BERLIN, Sept. 2nd. CHEFOO, Sept. 2nd.
and The German airmen Risticz and Меня from Hwanghaier
scarce, but reports Zimmerman have started from from a reliable source state that Dessau on Lungkow is
3.000-mile Bight to a Japanese steamer was fired on Japan vid Vladivostock and Peking yesterday between Lungkow and Tengchowfu hy soldiers in revolt in a Junkers.'plane. under Lip Drung Kiang, There were no casualties.
hours 20 minutes on, a course be tween Deseau and Leipsig in' July,
The airmen already hold the Fang Yung Chang has disappear world's continuous flight record. ed from the vicinity of Hwanghaien, having remained in the air for 36 and General Chung, an adherent of Chang Tsung Chang, who is now in charge of the Cheloo area, states that he is unable to resist the Nationalists. It is therefore thought that he will retire to Weihaiwei or Dalny if pressed.
Five hundred troops felt for Tengshowfu yesterday afternoon. GENERAL STRIKE IN WUHU.
(Wah Te Fat Pao.)
the
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2d A general strike of the labouring class, resulting in a complete stop- page of business, has broken out in Wuhu as A consequence of a shooting incident taking place there on the 31st ult. It appears that during that day a delegation repre senting all classes of Wahu pro ceeded to the office of the Commis sioner of Foreign Affairs of vity to petition" the Commissioner regarding the problem of the ex- port of vegetables. On their ar
prevented from rival they were catering by the guard of the office, Hence a clash took place with the result that several delegates were wounded. This incident at aroused the indignation of people in Wuhu.
once
the
INDIAN · MATCH TARIFF.
PROTECTION FROM COMBINES.
GOVERNMENT'S DECISION.
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Reasy, September 1st. The Government of India have accepted the recommendation of the Tariff Board that the Indian
GERMAN REPARATION PAYMENTS.
EXPERT'S REPORT.
ALL PUNCTUALLY MADE.
(THROUGH BAUTER'S AGENOT.]
BERLIN, Sep 1st.
Mr. Parker Gilbert, Agent-Gen" erat for Reparations, announces
REPLY TO COSTA RICA:
RETURN
OF "L.55" OPIUM COMMISSION VICTIMS.
OF INQUIRY.
TROUBLES.
A FIVE DAY WEEK,
DIFFICULT PROBLEM
SOVIET TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
STRIVING FOR CHRISTIAN
"BROTHERHOOD.
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AVOIDED.
MONROE DOCTRINE,
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GUARD OF HONOUR AND BANDS.
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HONG KONG DIFFICULTIES.
·LORD CUSHENDUN'S "DESCRIPTION.
BRITISH
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→ Brany, September 1st. The Council of the League of Nations: yesterday considered the question of control of the opium- traffic. Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian representative, presented" the report on the subject and moved that the British Government's pro- posals for instituting a commission of inquiry into the situation should be sent forward to the Assembly, this reference being necessary an The funds for such an inquiry can be voted only by the Assembly.
GENEVA, Sept. 1st.
Loyoos, Sept. lat. NEW YORK, Sept. 1st..
The Council of the League in a
The Admiralty announces that The Labour Day message of the secret session have agreed to the the highest naval honours were Council of Churches of Christ in text of the reply to Costa Rica paid by the Esthonian authorities America suggests the institution of As anticipated, the reply refrains to the coffins containing the re- a âve-day working week for Ameri- from attempting to interpret the mains of the cre of the submarine ean Inbour as a remedy for unem Monroe Doctrine, and merely 1.55, when they were taken aboard ployment. The Council, which requotes Article XXI of the League H.M.S-Champion at Reval. presents the majority of the Evan Covenant.
Every possible, facility was given gelical churches in Americs, argues It points out that the Article by the authorities at Kronstadt, that the fnct that there were does not attempt to
define the where the bodies were handed over 3,000,000 workless last winter re-international engagements to which to the British merchantman Trur veals that the position is unsound it refers, and any definition will be from the viewpoint of Christian the task not for the authore of the brotherhood.
covenant but for the States which have accepted such engagements.
NATIONAL WIRELESS
HIRED.
PARTY NEGOTIATIONS.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
· [RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Sept. 1st. The intensity of the Presidential campaign is indicated by the an nouncement that the Republican organisation has contracted with the National Broadcasting Com pany to use its thirty-seven broad- casting stations three times a week for negotiations of progress, and for additional periods of fifteen minutes in the morning.
The newspaper magnate, Hearst, hins cabled to the Republican head- quarters from Paris virtually pledging the support of his twenty- seven newspapers to the Re- publican cause,
INDIA'S FOREIGN
I
ATLANTIC DISASTER
RECALLED.
RELIC OF PRINCESS'S'
PLANE
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RrGay, September 1st. An aeroplane wheel washed up on the coast of Iceland has been identified as part of the machine in which Princess Lowenstein.
Wertheim set out from this.country on August 31st, 1997, in an attempt to fly the Atlantic.
BRITAIN'S AIR MAILS.
GROWING POPULARITY.
NEW SERVICES OPENED.
The
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rusay, August 31st Postmaster General an. nounces the steady growth of British air mail traffic during the quarter ended June last.
During the quarter, nearly 14,000 pounds weight of parcels
were sent by air to Germany; as
against 3,000 pounds during, the corresponding quarter of 1927, and over 6,000 pounds to Paris, com
RELATIONS.
PRESS POWERS LIMITED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SIL, Sept. 1st. The Raj has decided to introduce that in the fourth year of the into the Assembly on September experte plan, ending September 4th legislation penalising the pubpared with 5,000 pounds. 31st, Germany made all her pay-lication of statements in the press enleulated to affect the peacefu! ments fally and punctually.
relations between. India and She paid Marks 1,746,000,000 in foreign countries: The bill will eluding two payments completing take the form of an amendment eí the third annuity for the rear the Indian Penal code. amounting to Marks 75.000.000 due September inst. The fourth annuity amounts to Marke 1,750,000,000 and two payments are necessary to complete it, aggre- NEW gating Marks 79,000,000 and due in September. Marke 85.000.000 of this were paid on September 1st. and the remainder 13 due on September 91st.
SOVIET VICE-CONSUL DETAINED,
[TaxODOH, RUTHE'S AGENCY.]
PEXING, Sept: 2nd. Foreign officia; reports from Harbin state that the Soviet Vice- Coneul at Tientsin, M. Naumoff, has been arrested by the Chinese authorities
SOUTH WALES LIQUOR
REFERENDUM, S
Letter traffic to France and Ger- many showed an increase of 50 per cent. and 50 per cent respce tively, while over 4,600 pounds of letter mails were despatched by the Cairo-Basra service, compared with about 3,000 pounds in the corres-
VOTES AGAINST PROHIBI-ponding quarter of 1922, or an in-
TION.
erease of over 30 per cent,
Since, the opening of this year's: summer season, several new air services have been made available, the most notable instance being the new air letter service to Persia in direct connection with the Lon
[THIOCGH RZETER': "AGENCY.)
SYDNEY, Sept. let, The result of the polling hitherto in the New South Wales Liquor Referendum is 310,000 for prohibi. tion and 780,000 against.
GREEK FEVER OUTBREAK. AMERICAN HELP ACCEPTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Arus, Sept 1st,
cepted the offer of the United
match industry should be protected August 30th and taken to Harbin.
near Changchun on The Greek Government has 10-
don-Moscow air service: in Peru.
for letters and parcels to Iquitos and certain other places; and the recently-established service to South America eid France and Dakar.
Air parcel services have also been opened to Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and to Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary,
All these services represent a really appreciable gain in time over the ordinary routes, in some cases as much as several weeks.
The public are evidently realis
by the Soviet authorities. coffins were brought to the Prüre in barges attended by a guard of
Hong Kong's Problem, honour and a band which played"
Lord Cusheadun, the British re throughout the embarkation. When
presentative, xxplaining the pro- the Truro left Kronstadt, the
posal, said that under the League ships' companies of the Russian Convention of 1912 British and fleet fell in and colours were lower-other governments were pledged to
ed to half mast,
HUGO STINNES FIRM
DENIALS.
TRANSACTIONS WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE.
DETAINED IN PRISON.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, August 31st. Herr Hugo Stinnes, son of the late Herr Hugo Stirines who was Germany's greatest magnate of the post-war period, interrogated by the Judge in connection with charges of alleged fraudulent con- duct in the registration of newly purchased War Loan, absolutely denied that he was aware that the money with which he provided Von Waldow, his secretary, to purchase War Loan was being used for illegal purposes.
of Von Waldow, he financed to the He says that, at the suggestion
extent of £20,000 a French group which possessed a large amount of Loan, and it was only subsequently that he learned that the group consisted of three foreigners who founded the Company in Paris for the sole purpose of buying German Government securities
These persons in Paris signed affidavits that they were original holders of German War Loan and
Werc
ta new
entitled consequently higher revaluation than holders. He stated that a former French Deputy declared that he owned 28,000,000 Marks worth of
•War Loan.
Von Waldow has been provision- ally released but the indictment against him still stands. His law. vers state that "he protected Stinnes until the authorities dis covered from other sources Stinnes' Participation in the matter."
A Comfortable Cell. Hugo Stinnes, who has arrested on suspicion of attempting to de- fraud the State, is now under going magisterial interrogation.
He is being detained in a com fortable cell in Moabit prison, where those arrested and who are under examination are confined.
His solicitors are considering the question of demanding his release on the ground that the evidence does warrant his detention.
offera not only rapid transit but also speedy clearance through the Customs in the country of destina- HOUSE ROBBED BY RUSE.
SERVANTS TRICKED BY
by maintaining and converting into He is detained at the Grand Hotel. States to give scientific and Snaning that the air parcel service a protective duty. the present
No renien is yet given officially,cial assistance to cope with the revenue duty of one rupee eight! annas per gross. The Government but rumour states that he has outbreak of dengue fever." finds that the protective duty is travelled much recently between necessitated by the existence of an Peking, Harbin and Vladivostock international combine with large and that his trunks contained & financial resources controlling the quantity of secret documents, manufacture and sale of matches in a large part of the world.
CRASH FROM 1,600 FEET.
(THROUGH REUTER'S LOKNCY.]
The adoption by the Swedish PARIA. Sopt. 2nd. M. Bokanowski, the Minister of Match Company of a policy of Commerce, was flying in a paesen supplying the Indian market with ger 'plane to the aerial meeting at matches made in India would re- Clermont Ferand when the aero-quire a reconsideration of the duty. plane caught fire sixteen hundred feet up and crashed.
M. Bokanowski, the Secretary- General of the Aerial Navigation Company, the pilot, the mechanic and the wireless operator were all burned to death.
5,250,000 FLAPPERS. QUALIFYING FOR A VOTE.
[BHITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
A FREE MARKET. ASSURANCES TO CUBY'S SUGAR GROWERS.
(THROTCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONG DISTANCE FLYING,
FRENCH ATTEMPT ON RECORD.
LACK OF NAVAL AIRMEN.
AMERICA'S DIFFICULTY.
[RKUTER' AMERICAN SERVICE.}
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1st. Mr. Warner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, predicts & serious shortage of naval airmen. He de AN EARLY · MISHAP,
clares that the prospects of doubl. (THROUGH XRUTER'S AGENCY.]
ing, the number to 1,500 by the end of the five years expansion pro- PARIS, Sept. 1st. gramme in 1031 is most dia. The airmen Arrachart and Rig-couraging." Enlistments are not not, hopped off from here at 6.28 balancing retirements."
direction of a.m. to-day in the Calcutta in an attempt to beat the world's distance, record for flying......
LATER, Arrachart and Rignot were com. turn back when over nopelled to
| Strasbourg owing to a leakage of oil. They landed at Strasbourg at 9.30 thie mornings
DISABLED BRITISH
SOLDIERS.
GUESTS OF BELGIAN ASSOCIATION.
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tion.
PULVERISED COAL TEST.
SUCCESS ON BLUE STAR LINE.
CUT OUT OIL?
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TELEPHONE.
SOUTHAMPTON.
The residence of Mr. F. W. Missolbrook,
the gradual suppression of the trade in and use of prepared opiura. Efforts had been made to carry out that undertaking, but owing to conditions in the Far East great difficulties were experienced espe- cially at Hong Kong where it was found impossible to prevent illicit traffic.
Like Prohibition. Those who had followed events in America would have seen how dif- ficult it was to prevent illicit traffic in alcohol, and would understand how much more difficult it was for Hong Kong to prevent illicit traffic in opium. In..these circumstances the British Government had thought it desirable that the League should appoint a commission to examine the conditions independently and impartially, and no doubt they would advise as to how the difficul ties might be overcome,
. Proof Of Confdence. He hoped it would be taken as proof of the confidence which the British Government reposed in the League of Nations that it should; be willing to hand over a matter touching such vast commercial ind material interests to impartint examination. He also hoped it would be taken as proof of the British Government's desire to stop the traffic.
Monsieur Boncour, of France, and the Dutch representative, support- ing proposal, declared that their respective governments would facilitate inquiry in their Far Eastern dependencies. It was de- cided to refer the proposal to the League Assembly,
Opium Convention,
As the Geneva Opium Convent tion, having been ratified by the
requisite number of powers, comes into force on September 25th, the Lengue, Council has considered the appointment of a permanent cen+ tral board, set up under Article XIX. of the Convention. The Con- vention provides that the United States must be asked to nominate a member of, the Council has decid- ed to invite the Government of the United States to do so.
SCARLET FEVER IN GERMANY.
A NEW TREATMENT.
BERLIN, August 2nd. The precautions taken by doctors after a patient has been suffering from scarlet fever are approximate. Springfield, Northly the same in all countries, and.. lands read, Southampton, was robin Germany, as in England, six bed after two servants had been weeks' quarantine, until the suffer- decoyed from the house by a bogus er has peeled," have been obliga- LONDON," August 31st... telephone message.
tory before hospitale permit him to The Blue Star liner Stuart Star,
The thieves having apparently return home again. acquainted themselves with the con- Here, as elsewhere on the Con- which is the first veenel to utilise pulverised ecal fueling, has arrivstitution of the household and tinent where the tenement dwelling ed in the Thames from the River having watched Mre. Misaelbrook system, prevails, it is very rare that Plate.
leave, telephoned shortly before anybody suffering from a very con- Exports are impressed with the
noon. One of the servants answer-tagious disease can be nursed at advantages of the new plant, which
ed and heard a man's voice state home, since notification of the dis.. is-known-na-the Clarke Chapman that Mrs Misselbrook had met with-case-brings-the-municipal author. turbo-pulveriser unit aystein,"
an accident.
ities on the spot, and the sufferer The Chief Engineer of the
is removed, whether his immediate Stuart Star declared that it would
surroundings desire it or not. cut out oil and can big economy, because it would enable inferior coal to be used and also Rugey, September 1st,
steadier atenin and even He said that the conl The British Legion have com- combustion. CLEARING THE RAILWAY.
pleted the arrangements for # was so pulverised that it can pass (THROUGH neuteX'S AGENCY.] party of their members who have through & Inesh having 10,000 holes
WILT disabilities to proceed to the square inch. PEKING, Sept. 1st... Belgium as the guests of the "The face powder feeder" is the The new voters are required to
General Fei Chung Hs: is calling Belgian Association of War Dis description given to the plant by have reskled for three months in
. Ruay, September 1st.
on. the principal Legations to abled. The invitation from Belgium the crew. the same constituency to entitle The launch took place at Vickers morrow in order to explain the is supported by the Belgian Gov It was announced some days ago The disabilities, of, the that the Blythewood. Company of them to be placed on, the register. Axmetrong's Shipyard, Barrow, reasons for the drive against the ernment. Consequently at the end of three terday of the submarine fremnants of the Chibi Shantung members of the Britian-party are Scotstoan have received an order months, namely on December 1st, This is the third submarine of the armies which is expected to begin mostly more than fifty per cent from Liverpool for the construc the majority of the five and n
"O" class latinched at Barrow this very shortly. The chief reason he which will necessitate the transport tion of the first cargo vessel in the quarter millions of women aged year. The other two, Osivis and is giving will be the necessity of of some of them by surgical car- United Kingdom to use the pul-
verised coal plant. twenty-one will be entitled to vote. Oswald, are now being fitted-out.
riages. clearing the railway,
Ruany, September 1st. To-day five and a quarter millions of women begin to qualify for the vote by virtue of the recent legis- lation extending the vote to women at the age of twenty-one on the same termg aa-men.--
HAVANA, Sept. 2nd. Senor Machado has definitely asured the sugar growers and grinders that there will be restrictions on the crop whatsoever in the coming year.
NEW "O" CLASS SUB- MARINE.
LAUNCHED AT BARROW.
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He then inquired if the gardener was there. On learning that he was not, he inquired if there was any man about the place. The servant replied "No."" He then enid. "Mrs. Mimelbrook wants you both to come at once at 24, Shirley avenge."
The two servants, who bad been preparing luncheon, went immed- iately to the address given, but the occupants of the house knew nothing of the accident.
When Mrs. Misselbrook returned about 12.31 pm she missed from ber bedroom her jewel case, a pair of binoculars, and a case containing seven diamond and pearl rings valued at more than £100.
A revolution in the treatment of the disease is announced in a new order, issued by the Ministry of Health in Berlin. This permits the return of a scarlet fever patient to mingle with his fellows no matter what state the skin is in, no matter how short a period has elapsed after the onset of the illness, provided an examination of the membrane of the throat for the specific scarlet. fever bacteria has a negative result. Tests are carried out three times within forty-eight hours. If the third is still negative, the patient
and sent home. is regarded as no longer contagious