1.
JAPAN'S EMPHATIC REPUDIATION
OF RUMOURS.
RIGID POLICY OF NON-INTERFERENCE.
STEADY ADVANCE BY NATIONALISTS.
CHANG TSUNG CHANG THREATENED
"BY MANCHURIA.
The Kus Min reports of a loan of $5,000,000 'from Japan to Chang Trung Chang and of the arrival of Japanese planes and pilots to assist him against the Nationalists have called forth emphatic denials from the Japanese Legation at Peking. It is announced that the Japanese Government is rigidly adhering to its usual practice of non-interference with Chinese internal politica, while care is being taken that Japanese nationals shall not involve themselves in the matter.
General Chang Tsung Chang appears to be in a very parlous state, for Chang Hauch Liang, is sending his representative to warn him that, unless he submits to the Nationalist regime, the Fengtienese. will join in the attack against him. The troops are already mobilised and have taken up a strong defence line.
Pei Chung Hai is meanwhile making a steady advaïce agninst the Chihli-Shantung remnanta, who are apparently falling back. before him without putting up any serious resistance to the Nationalist advance, It is reported that the northern troops have: evacuated Lutai, while there are rumours of heavy fighting at "Tungfengtai...
ENEMIES ON BOTH SIDES,
(uh Tuz Yat Pay)
NORTHERN RETREAT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 1928.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th. General Chang Hsueh Liang is
PIXING, Sept. 8th. sending his representative, Ho Feng Lin, to persuade General
The Nationalists officially claim Chang Tsung Chang, to submit to that the Chibli Shantung forces the Nationalist regime. General have evacuated Lutai and Ningho Chang Heach Liang also warns him and that Pei Taung Hai is advane that if he continues to resist he ing to these points. The forces on will have to face attacks from the the left flank are carrying out an Fengtienese sa wall as the Nation-enveloping movement near Yutien. aliste. The Fengtienese have al ready mobilised for the campaign serious fighting is going on
An unofficial report says that and Chang Hsueh Liang will direct Tungfengtai. operations at Chunliangcheng. CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS.
JAPANESE CONSUL
RECALLED.
(Fah Tiz Tat Pao).
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Samar, Sept. 6th.
CARDINAL FOR AUSTRALIA.
THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.
POMP AND PAGEANTRY.
(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.]
SYDNEY, Sept. 5th. Loud speakers installed in the court-yard of St. Patrick's Cathe dral and on lawns in adjacent parks enabled a vast crowd of kneeling worshippers to follow the Pontifical High Mass, which was
celebrated as a prelude to the open- ing of the Eucharistic Congress to morrow.
Cardinal Cerreti was enthroned
and presided at the service, a
NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES.
AMERICAN AIR-DERBY,
STARTED BY TELEPHONE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New Yoak, Sept. 3th.
LABOUR'S GREAT ADVENTURE.
ON THRESHOLD OF POWER.'
CO-OPERATIVE SCHEME.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Sept. sth. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Chief
The great American national Air Whip of the Labour Party, speak. Derby from New York to Losing at the Trade Union Congress Angeles started to-day.
The machines waiting in New York were started by a pistol shot, fired by the Mayor of Los Angeles at Loi Angeles and transmitted. series the Continent by telephone, tolegraph and loudspeaker.
Thirty-seven machines began frem Roosevelt Field to-day in the Class
annual assembly at Swansea to-day, predicted the success of the Labour Party at the coming General
Election.
Mr. Arthur Henderson" carried
Labour Party's the
fraternal greetings to the Trade Union Congress, "and in the course of a lengthy address, said that the and represented, the only serious alternative to the present Govern-
RESEARCH WORKER RHINELAND UNDER
IN INDUSTRY.
LINK BETWEEN EMPLOYER
MÅND`EMPLOYED.
BRITISH ASSOCIATION
'ADDRESS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losbon, Sept. 3th „Twenty-six women are reading papers on the most diverse subjects at the meeting of the British Asso- ciation, which is opening at Glas
gow to-morrow...
One of the principal speakers will be Professor Dame Helen' Gwynne-] Vaughan, who is president of the Botany Section of the Association.
Sir William Bragg delivered his
feature of which was the reading of A Section. They cafe the smaller Labour Party was a national party Presidential address to-night on the
& Papal Bull extolling the value of Congresses in helping towards 4 more perfect. Christian life and more frequent reception of the Blessed Sacrament.
Great Toleranes,
machines which are permitted to make seventeen stops in the course of the fight to Los Angeles.
About fifty other competitors in other sections will start later. One of the sections will be required to make a non-stop, fight.
ment.
"Talk of violence or irreapon sibility,
ог even evidence of fanaticism will not divert ns from our objective," he said. As to the The machines are firing for prizes suggestions of disintegration in totalling $125,000.
Labour's own ranka, he declared that that was absurd.
LATER. The Eucharistic Congress is pro viding a constant spectacle of ecclesiastical pomp'aud pageantry. Strangely at variance with the fore-SUBMARINES 'AS ESCORT. casts of disorders if processione were allowed is the display of tolerance, by both sides: this cont trasts strongly with recent bitter sectarianism,
50,000 paid silent homage to the stately procession, headed by the Australian Papal knights, which
paised to the Cathedral, where
Pontifical High Mass was celebrat ed with splendour unprecedented in Australia. Amplifiers carried the service to crowds kneeling in the streets.
L.38" VICTIMS HONOURED.
FLAGS AT HALF-MAST.
[ARITION WIRELESS ADVICE]
Labour's Future.
The coming months," he said, "will see Labour's greatest poli- tical adventure. If he read the signs of the times correctly, Labour now stood at the threshold of power and responsibility...
bist of Craftsmanship and
Science."
"DISCUSSION.
FRANCE UNABLE TO ACT ALONE.
THE BRITISH ATTITUDE.
{ORITION WIRLLEYS SERVIÓN)
Ruany, Sept. 8th. Newspaper reports from Geneva show that the German delegates now attending the meetings of the League of Nations Assembly are strongly pressing their claims to a
discussion of the Rhinsland evacua- tion question, and that an inter- view between H. Briand and Herr- Mueller, the German Chancellor, has been arranged as a preliminary to mach discussion.
Joint Action Nooded. - Dr. Stresemann discussed the
The speaker welcomed the notable matter with M. Poincare in Paris increase in a new type of worker, a few days ago, and this evening industrial research, and expressed in conversation for over an hour consisting of those engaged in Herr Mueller and M. Briand were the opinion that their facility and a half. would result in personal inter course between employers and em- ployed and there would, thus be a ters cordially discussed inter alia flux, which would make Capita the Rhineland question and it is and Labour run together.
It is learned that the two Mini-
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Sir William Bragg also pointed understood that H. Briand obsery- out that the most active of modern ed that the French viewpoint is industries in Great Britain were already known, that the question - thus founded on recent scientifi:is of interest not only to France, research, and he quoted as instances the rapid rise of the electrical but to Britain, Belgium and Italy. gineering, motor, aircraft, and chemical industries, contrasted with the plight of the coal, iron,
steel and wool industries.
He was however, of the opinion, "Now, more than ever, was it that their condition could be al important that they should main-leviated as the result of research. tain a close confact between the in-
dustrial and political sides of the
movement. The Labour Party and the T.U.C.must endeavour to harmonise and co-ordinate their
Recar, Sept. 5th. Silent homage was paid to-day at Portsmouth to the officers and men of submarine L.55 which was sunk in Russian waters nine years 250,
As is known, the Russian author ities this spring located the sub-respective policies The theme of the worship due to the Blessed Eucharist is being dis-marine lying in deep water near cussed in a dozen National Assem- blies in a dozen languages.
"
Cardinal's Hat. -
Kronstadt, and the bodies were con- veyed in the British merchant ship Truro to Reval and there transfer
It is anticipated that a Car-red to the British cruiser Cham- The Japanese Consul-General in Manchuria has received instructions dinal's bat will be coming to
"Co-Operative Movement.
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Consequently, it is understood," M. Briand pointed out that no use- ful purpose would be served by a discussion of the question without securing the agreement of the other Powers.
Britain's View. The British Government's atti-
evacuation of the Rhineland before the time limit fixed by the Allies, was indicated in the House of Commons by Sir Austen Chamber Iain shortly before Parliament
GREYHOUND RACING NEWS-tude to the German demand for the
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PAPERS, LTD.
DİRECTOR - AND WIFE CHARGED.
rose.
The British Foreign Secretary Vera Muriel Cator Stephenson, ment sympathised with the German George Stephenson and his wife, then said that the British Govern- directors of Greyhound Racing demand, tut earlier evacuation Newspapers (1997), Ltd., of 115 could only be the result of an Crawford-street, Marylebone, were arrangement between the occupying at Marylebone for causing Arthur German Government on the other. Bertram Hurst to "execute a pro- missory note for £180 with intent to defraud.
Heavy from Baron Tanaka to return to Australia after eighteen years, pro- i pion, which brought them to Porta-ing body, which he named the summoned before Mr. Hay Holkett Powers on the one hand and the
(Taun Wan Tut Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th. ́General' Pei Chung Hoi's troops are making a considerable advance in their campaign against the Chibli-Shantung remnanté. The fall of Lutai is imminent. firing is confined to the region of Fengyun Meanwhile the Feng ticnere have put up a strong de fence line to the east of Luanchow and at Shanhaikwan. But it is doubtful whether they are pre pared to intercept the retreat of { the Chihli-Shantung troops OT whether it is constructed for other ригровев.
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Tokyo for consultation shut Man-bably churian affairs.
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JAPANESE CONCENTRA-
TION.
(Wal Tz Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th.
"A considerable number of Japan- ese troops have recently concen-. trated
Chihwangtao. The Japanese military authorities have not disclosed the reason
move....
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NOT RETURNING.
(Wah Tez Fat Pau).
of this
JAPANESE DENIALS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, Sept. 6th. The Japanese Legation apokes man declares that the KRU Min's reports of a loan and that three Japanese planes with pilots are assisting Chang Tsung Chang are pure fabrications. He states that the Japanese Government is main-
SHANGHAL, Sept. 6th. taining its usual policy of neutral-I Marshal Li Teni Hain has de ity in Chinese internal affairs, and clared that he will not return to is not only giving no official help Canton in the near future as he is to any party, but is strictly super engaged in conferences with the vicing its nationals to prevent leaders. At the end of the week
he will go to Nanking. their participating.
Dealing with reports that several Japanese ships carried troope and supplies to Shantung, the spokes- man alates that one ship, the Mataura Maru, went to Chefoo from Chinwangtao, but on her return on September 2nd her owners under Government advice ordered the captain not to make contracts of that
further
Any nature,.
KELLOGG PACT.
DANISH ADHERENCE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 6th, The Danish Government has stated its intention of adhering to the Kellogg Pact provided it is ratified by Parliament.
U.S. NAVAL AIRSHIP.
DESIGNS.
KELLOGG PACT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6th.
A message from Nanking states that the Central Political Council has decided that China will adhere to the Kellogg Pact.
NEW FRENCH AIR
• MINISTRY.
COMPLETE REORGANISA
TION.
{THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Sept. 5th. As a sequel to the air disaster in which M. Bokanowski lost his life, the Government has decided to GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN WINS establish an Air Ministry, with "a whole-time politician in charge, for the purpose c completely re- organising the Air Service.
COMPETITION.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6th,
The Goodyear-Zeppelin Corpora-
tion of Akron, Ohio, has been DUTCH RUBBER GROWERS. awarded the highest figure of mert in the U.S. Navy's design competi- tion for two dirigibles each of 6,500,000 cubic feet.
GREECE ARRANGES A LOAN.
$75,000,000 FOR PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES.
'{THROUGH RIUTER'S KGENOT.]"
ATHENS, Sept. 5th,
with the American Arm, Seligms for a loan of G.875,000,000 to be applied for productive purposes . Greece.
IN TOUCH WITH FOREIGN
INTERESTS.
[THROUGH REUTERʼb agenct.).
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 5th. A meeting of Dutch rubber- growers lengthily discussed the re port of the Rubber Committee, and decided that special measures were undesirable in the present cireum- stanees
Sydney.
to Archbishop Kelly of
COTTON POSITION REVIEWED.
DECREASED WORLD CON. SUMPTION.
WORKING SHORT TIME. ·
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Sept. 5th According to statistics issued by the International Federation of Master Spinners and the Manufac turers Association, the world cotton consumption for the year ended July 31st totalled 95,340,000 bales, a decrease of 341,000 bales, compar ed with the previous year.
For the six months ended July
mouth.
Mr. Henderson, in emphasising the need for close contact between the industrial and political sides of Labour, submitted to the Trade Union Congress a plan to establish a joint consultative and co-ordinat Grand Council, in addition to the existing National Joint Council.
| Such contact. has already been established betwen the Labour Party and the Political co-operative Party, but Mr. Henderson con- templates & still closer bond, bring ing the whole co-operative move meat into a definite federation with the trade union and political sections of Labour,"
Four submarines of the H Class went out from Fort Block House, the Headquarters of the Submarine Flotills, tocet the Champion. Two of them took up positions on each side, and, with their colours at half-mast, escorted the Champion to the harbour entrance, where they fell behind her.
The Congress passed a resolution Colours were also flown at half-noting with alarm the ali-effects of mast by all naval vessels and short the manufacture of artificial silk establishments at the port and on on the health of the workers, and merchant craft, whilst the daga demanding a Home Office investiga- were lowered on most of the printion. cipal buildings in Portsmouth and Gosport.
EMS. Champion made her way slowly to dock and drew alongside the South Railway Jetty, where she was berthed. The work of trans- ferring the coffing across the har- bour to Fort Block House began "at Bunset.
The bodies will lie in state. at
Artificial Bük
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The British Government is ready to give friendly consideration to any proposals which may be put forward, but adopts a similar attitude to the French, that the other Powers concerned must Brat
George Stephenson was also sum moned for obtaining credit of £150 from Dunn's Trust, Ltd, money-lenders, of Princes-street, Hanover-square, W., without disapprove of any agreement. closing that he was an undischarg ed bankrupt.
Sir Harry Lauder is growing his hair long!
Mr. Byrne, prosecuting said SIR H. LAUDER LOSES 2/7. that Stephenson and his wife were the sole directors of Greyhound The secretary of the company was
BUT SAVING ON THE Racing Newspapers (1927), Ltd.
HAIRDRESSER. Mr. Hugh Conway Jones, a solici tor. Towards the end of last Another resolution was passed Mr. Hurst as advertisement manL- November Mr. Jones introduced a viewing with alarm the flotation of
A Daily Mail reporter who went artificial silk companies with in-ger at a salary of £ a week.
A little later Mr. Stephenson.W., where the indoor scenes of to the studios at Cricklewood, fated capital as likely to lead to
told Mr. Hurst he must get a loan Auld Lang Syne industrial depression.
are being of £100 and asked Mr. Hurst to filmed, found Sir Harry, in a negotiate the loan. Mr. Hurst
homely farmer's dress, seated ·· went to Dunn's trust, Ltd., and as security Stephenson issued to Mr. Patiently by a brilliantly lit set, While the Hurat three debentures of £100 waiting for his call.
little Scotsman could never grow ench in the concern.
The money-
Mr. Hurst got nothing out of it at all. Stephenson was an undischarged bankrupt.
VISITOR LOSES £130.
.....
31st, the United States was the Fort Block House until Friday; EARLY-MORNING ADVENTURE lenders then agreed to make the long hair on the top of his head
chief consumer, with 3,180,000 bales, which represents a consider able decrease. Great Britain was next with 1,354,000 bales, compared with 1,521,000 bales for the previous six months.
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The world's mill stocks of all kinds of cotton on July 31st total- led 4,787,000 bales, compared with 5,407,030 at the end of July last
year.
The world's cotton spinning spindles for the half-year ended July 31st totalled 185,103,000, com- pared with 184,079,000 for the pre- vious half-year, of which Britain had 57,136,000 and the United States 35,542,000.
Finland was the only country in which short-time was not worked during the six months. China had the greatest number of spindles stopped, and Japan next, with England fifth
Then they will be taken for burini to Haslar Cemetery, on gun car- riages draped with Union Jacks. Bluejackets and a firing party will accord full naval honours at the funeral.
Ioan.
IN PICCADILLY.
Millicent Tebbutt, aged 23,
* Valueless” Shares. waitress, of Elgin-avenue, Mnida
Mr. Hurst searched the file of Vale, W., was charged at Bow- street, before Mr. Fry, with stent- the Greyhound Racing "Newspapera £20,000 FORGERY GANG.ing £10 from Mr. Glenn Salis (1827), Ltd., at Somerset House and discovered that no resolution bury, an American company procreating debentures had been filed "THE SCRATCHER""
NEW YORK
moter.
- there is none! to grow there was a thick, grey, fluffy band round his back;
When he was asked if it were not an economy, he slowly, drew his pipe from his month and with a whimsical smile answered:
Aye-it is and it isn't! haven't had my hair cut for six weeks now, and I generally have the scissors on it every fort- night. I haven't got to pay the barber, and I haven't got to pay my omnibus fare to his shap either, I have saved enough to have a couple of pipefuls of
That's very good but think," if my hair geta any longer I may. have to buy a new hatf
Mr. Salisbury, who is staying at He applied to the Chancery Court the Hotel Cecily stated that early but the judge held that the deben for the appointment of a receiver, that morning another girl spoke tures were valueless and refused A remarkable gang of forgera to him in Piccadilly, and after & the application. led by a mysterious penman known time called Tebbutt over to them. among his associates as "The At their request he drove away
The money-lenders then brought Scratcher" is engaging the active with them in a taxicab. Before against Mr. Hurst and judgment
tobacco. an action on the promissory note attention of the New police. It is they had gone very far the girls was given against him for £175. known that the ring has already beckoned to obtained £20,000 from banks, and them in the cab, and all three went only directors of the company were man, who joined It was then discovered that the the sum may be much larger when through his pockets. The cab was Stephenson and his wife. The full investigations are made,
The method of obtaining the and ran away. He followed Teb in shilling shares, 100 of which then stopped and the three got out company had a capital of £1,000 money was revealed by a young butt and gave her into custody were held by Stephenson and his bank clerk earning less than £4 × week who has confessed to the had since been returned, but an alleged, were palming the deben His wallet, containing about £30, wife. The Stephensons, it was police. He said he was persuaded envelope in which was £130 was tures on Mr. Hurst, knowing that to obtain a cancelled cheque from
missing. an account of a rich customer
they were perfectly worthless, in Police Constable Gellatly said order to get him to stand the brunt which was used by "The Scratcher"
that at 3 am he found Mr. of being security, for the loan.. as a model for his penmanship.
Salisbury struggling with Tebbutt
Evidence was given that Stephen. Handkerchief Bignal, in Seven Dials. He had been son was adjudicated bankrupt at When a forged cheque was cash drinking, but the girl was sober. Leicester in 1922, with liabilities states that the French airmen, Ased the young clerk would walk to Nothing was found on her. After £8,819, and the case was adjourn solant and Lefevre, who made a forced descent & the result of fuel the door of the bank and stand she had been arrested the wallet leakage, have decided to return to with a handkerchief to his nose was brought to-the-atation by some- one who had found it in the strect. signal that the money had been Paris to have the engine overhaul obtained Asked why he was per- rather add that the taxicab-driver Mr. Fry said that it seemed ed before re-starting on their sunded to be a party to the scheme, did not wait for his fare or go in Atlantic flight to New York.
the clerk said to the police:
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TO TRY AGAIN? OVERHAUL IN PARIS. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Sept. 8th. taessage from Casablanca
EXPLANATION BY PELTZER ACCEPTED."
(THECUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.!
→BERLIN, Sept. "Sth:""
They took me out and wined pursuit of one of the parties, and and dined me. I met pretty he questioned whether the driver girls and had the time of my was concerned in the affair. life. I was greatly impressed with the way they spent money, and particularly by the big tips they gave waiters. I received 2300 only for my part in the forgeries.
Tebbutt declared that she had nothing to do with the theft. She said abe was invited into the cab to go for a drink, ant ran away because she saw the others running My Mr. Salisbury, on overtaking her, Dr. O. Peltzer, the famous Ger- I am engaged and wanted to struck her on the chin and seized man athlete, who was suspended vse part of the money to buy a her by the throat. following his non-appearance in the present for my girl. After I had It also decided that the Rubber France Germiar athletic contest-at-deposited the money in the fave Committee should continue in Berlin on Monday, has been rein- existence in order to maintain its stated on offering a satisfactory connection with foreign, lúterests. explanation for his absence
inga bang, I realised I had made a mistake and decided to tell all, "My share i still intact.
Mr. Fry said he had no reason to disbelieve Mr Salisbury's story but he did not think any jury would convict, and dismissed the charge
POLICE TEAR BOMBS.
PROPOSED PLAN TO QUELL RIOTS.
MADRAS.
A proposal is to be made at the next meeting of the Madras Legis lative Council that the police should be supplied with water hoses and tear bombe to deal with riotous mobi
?
The muggetion is made by Mr. 8. N. Dora, & brother of the late Maharajah of Pudukota, sad in the outcome of the shooting by police in the recent riots in Madras and Bouthern India
No-it in't all an advantage. Besides, I have never had long hair in my life before, and it in very hot when you are working in the studio.. I thought it best to let it grow, though, as-it- makes me look old that way, You may think I am not so young as I was, but I don't feel a day older than I did when I was 20-that's nearly 20 years ago.
That New Hat, As soon as this film is finished I am going to have my hair short again. I must have it like. that, so that I can wear my wigs. Besides, I must try to avoid getting that new hat l
You know, I am always being put upon, really. Only yes terday I was being filme ed at Euston Station, hat-
with ing an argument taxi-driver, to, whom I was sup- posed to have handed a penny over the fare of half a crown! Well, of course, it was just act ing, because the driver had been paid for his servicea. But man. I forgot, and gave him his half a crown and the penny by ac cident, and forgot it till after wards, and I've had to pay it back to my hatman here, from whom I borrowed it.