THE CONTROL OF EASTERN CHIHLI.
CHANG HSUEH LIANG SEEKS A CONFERENCE.
REPUBLIC'S ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. TSINAN INCIDENT: JAPAN'S TERMS.
Naval wireless messages announce that the district between Luanchow and the Great Wall, which is at the present moment occupied by the Fengtienose, is to be made a buffer state. The surprising statement is added that the district is to be governed by Chang Teung Chang. From other sources, however, it is reported that Pei Chung Hai is still agitating for the retirement of the Fengtienese troops, from this region, and insists that Nationalist garrisons should be installed there.
No final decision has been reached in this matter, and Chang Bruch Liang, besides sending another delegate to Shanghai to. plead his cause, is eager to hold a conference with Pei Chung Hs He is willing, to proceed to Shanbaikwan or even to Tang- shan to discuss the question of delaying the Fengtienese evacua- tion.
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The 17th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic, which occurs on October 10th, is to be made an occasion of rejoicing in celebration of the success of the northern expedition and the opening of a new era. The official programme has not yet been made public, but the celebrations will be carried out throughout the whole nation.
The Japanese preliminary terms for the settlement of the Tainan incident are said to include provisions for a commission of enquiry consisting of equal numbers of Chinese and Japanese members and guarantees of protection for Japanese residents and their property.
PREPARED TO WITHDRAW.
(Wah Tu Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Sept. 28th.
General Pei Chung Hsi, notwith-
icens
SALT GABELLE LOANS.
(THROUGH RIUTEN'S<JZENCY.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th, 1928.
“BREMEN” HERO'S PROGRESS.
FLIGHT TO THE FAR EAST.
ARRIVAL AT KARACHI.
སྭྰ་
(THROUGË REUTER'S AĢENOT.')
KARACHI, Sept. 23th. Baron von Huenefeld, who flew the Atlantic in the Bremen with Captain Koch and Commandant Fitzmaurice, has arrived here. He is on a flight to Tokyo in the deroplane Europa accompanied by the Swedish engineer Lindner.
|CAPT. DEWAR'S NEW WAPPOINTMENT.
ECHO OF ROYAL OAK " AFFAIR.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY."]
LONDON, Sept. 25th.
SCANDAL OF MADRID UNION SOLIDARITY
FIRE.
SEVEN REPORTS AGAINST, THEATRE.
NO FIRE-CURTAIN.
THROUGH BLUTER'S. AQKNOT.}
MADRID, Sept. 24th. It is now ascertained that the fire extinguishing apparatus in the Novedades Theatre did not fune tion when the fire broke out, and that there was no fire-curtain.
It is most reliably stated that the theatre had been reported upon to the authorities seven times by
the Fire Brigade and other authori
ties on account. of its instability.
The majority of the deaths were due to the collapse of one of the staircases. Two small children were found in the morning unhurt in a lavatory in which they had..! taken refuge and stayed all night. The fire is not yet extinguished as the surrounding houses are still
ENDANGERED.
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS. URGED TO RESUME.
COMPLEX SITUATION.
(THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY.]
ELECTRIFICATION PUBLIC SAFETY BILL.
SCHEMES.
GRID SYSTEM. FOR LONDON DISTRICT.
BIG PRICE REDUCTIONS
FORECASTED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE. ]
MELBOURNE, Sept. 94th. The conference of Maritime and
Roosy, Sept. 94th. The vast electricity scheme which Transport Union has decided strongly to urge the waterside embraces the whole of the south worker in all parts to resume east of England is definitely mov. work under the Arbitration Awarding towards fruition, an announce on the ground that their presents ment having been made to-day dis- attitude. is inimical to Union, soli- closing that the Central Electricity 'darity.
Bourd have placed. contracts amounting all to about £1,000,000 for the construction of 132,000 volt
Telegrams have been sent to all porte urging the men to offer them selves for work to-morrow morning.transmission lines in the area.
A Committee was also appointed
owners.
The Central Electricity Board, it
to negotiate immediately with the will be recalled, was established under the Electricity Supply. Act which passed through Parliament last year.
:
LATER.
· Lack Of Unity,
Negotiations for the settlement of the strike are still proceeding,
· GOVERNMENT WHIES AT
FAULT.
NO RE-INTRODUCTION AT PRESENT
KEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Sna, Sept. 24th. Although it is fairly certain that the Public. Safety (Removal from India) Bill will ultimately pass the Legislative Assembly, a somewhat astonishing position was created. to-day partly through-slackness on the part of the Government whips. The Bill, in its amended form, which, it was thought, would prove. acceptable to the Assembly, was shortly debated to-day, after which.
division was taken, and the Bill rejected.
The Government had moved that the Bill be considered as amended by the Select Committee, and the result of the division was a tie, 61 members voting for and 31 against. The President, Mr. Vithalbhai Commissioners' Forecast.
Javerbhai Patel, recorded his east- The Commissioners in formulating vote against the motion, which
Captain Dewar, of Royal Oak burning. The work of cleaning but the position is most compling their plans have assumed that was accordingly rejected amid a
fame, has been appointed to the command at the battle-cruiser Tiger.
ARGENTINE SUPPORTS
COLOMBIA.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 24th The North China Daily News
U.S. CENSURED IN BARCO AFFAIR..
standing his insistence on the gar-learns that the Nationalist Govern- has made arrangements risoning of the war-ravaged disment tricts east of Luanchow by the whereby the service of Loans, secur- inclined to ed on the Salt Gabelle will, in Nationalists, withdraw his forces to Hankow as future, be met regularly. soon as he has reached an agrée- ment with General Chang Hsuch Liang regarding, the problem.
{REUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE.)
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 25th..
support Argentine newspapers Colombia's rejection of United The above newspaper, in making
States intervention over the Barco this announcement, says that it has
concession. They describe the reason to believe that these arUnited States attitude "a General Chang Hsueh Liang is rangements are satisfactory to all failure to appreciate Colombia's sending another delegate, Mr. Huparties ecncorned.
Yao Yu, to Shanghai to approach
the Nationalist leaders,
General Chang Haueh Liang bas telegraphed to General Pei Chung Hai stating that he will soon pro- ceed to Shanhaikwan and if neces sary to Tangshan to meet General Pai.
REORGANISATION.
(Wah Te Tat Pao).
JAPANËSE TERMS.
(Wah Tez Tat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Sept. 25th.' The Japanese, Government, it is said, will offer to the Nationalist Government the following terms for the settlement of the Tsinan" Incident:
SHANGHAI, Sept. 23th.
the complete (1) That before The Nationalists will reorganise
Chilli-Shantung evacuation of Shantung by Japan the surrendered troops into four divisions, the ese troops Japan must be assured total number of which will be about 130.000. while the remaining that Japanese, residents and pro- perty in the province will be ac troops will be disbanded.
corded full protection by the Chi- nese Government.
FENGTIEN CASUALTIES.
{Tan T Tại Pao).
1
"..
SHANGHAI, Sept. 25th. According to an official estimate the total number of casualties suf- fered by the Fengtienese in the recent campaign against the Chihli Shantung troops was about 13,000 A BUFFER STATE?
According
Naval wireless messages it is now confirmed that hostilities between the three fac tions in the Lanhsien-Changli arca have now ceased.
to
"(2) That a commission consist ing of an equal number of Chinese and Japanese members should be instituted for the investigation of the incident.
(3) That negotiations should take place either at Tainan, Tsingtao or Shanghai
LI TSAI HSIN.
(Wah Tas Tat Pao).
NANKING, Sept. 25th,
Li Tsai Hsin will leave for the
South shortly but will return to
It is reported that Marshal Nanking as soon as the disband
sovereignty."
FLORIDA HURRICANE
DISASTER.
OVER 2,300 KILLED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.):
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida,
Sept. 25th. Red Cross estimates of the death roll in the Florida hurricane place the number at over 2,300,
SARWAT PASHA'S DEATH.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S
SYMPATHY.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Sept. 24th. The British Government have conveyed by telegram their sym- pathy with the Egyptian Govern- ment in the loss of the eminent stateaman, Sarwat Pasha, who died suddenly at his Paris home Saturday.
on
way the debris is continuing."
cated.
La
Hebourne seamen had decided The exact number of dead will
to support the waterside workers as in probably never be known many cases only portions of dis- and refuse to work with the volun- teers. On the other hand steve- dores at Port Philip obeyed the transport conference instructions to
membered bodies can be found.
Huge crowds of mourners and sightseers are still surrounding the
the output in Great Britain will tumult of applause and cheers from double every eight years and that the Opposition. at the end of 1941 about 450 units
consumed. per head of the population will be
The standard voltage for the grid transmission network, which it is proposed to establish, has. been fixed at 132,000 volts, and a lines contemplated will operate at 32,000 volts.
The opinion was expressed by
that the Government, in desiring Mr. Patel as a reason for his action to-enact extraordinary legislation, should do so by a majority of votes.
Bad Management,
The division lists on examinati d
theatre, which is guarded by cor- present themselves for engagement, secondary system of transmission showed that the Government whips
dons of police and soldiers.
OPIUM SMOKING ENQUIRY:
EXTENSION TO PHILIP. PINES.
CHINA'S DISAPPOINTMENT.
(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Sept. 24th. The Assembly of the League has disposed of Dame Edith Lyttleton's report of the proposed opium | smoking enquiry.
but nono were engaged as the ship. owners want a resumption of work in the other states before deciding on future plans. Meanwhile the
The first scheme adopted by the Board covered an area of approxi- mately 5,000 square miles in Scot land. and included Edinburgh,
had been caught napping, for Sir James Simpson arrived a minute too late to vote, and Mr. Lamb, the European Unofficial Member from Burma, was calmly taking some
| engagement of volunteers is pro Glasgow, Dundee and Dumbarton ten three minutes away, unaware
ceeding apace, and 630 are working at Melbourne and 1,199 at Brisbane. The owners declare that the volunteers are doing from fifty to a hundred per cent, more. work than the regular dockers.
Support Of Volunteers.
South-East England.
that a division was likely.
The Viceroy's Executive Council South-east England, the area for held an emergency meeting in the. which contracts for transmission evening, and decided to re-intro- lines have now been placed, in-duce the Bill to-morrow by the cludes London and has a total area exercise of the Viceroy's special of 8,828 square miles with a popu-powers.
It is considered that the Assem- lation of 11,300,000.
SIMLA.
the Council yesterday evening meeting of the Viceroy's Executive Government, contrary to expecta tion, has decided not to proceed further with the Public Safety Bill in the present session.
It is proposed to reduce the numbly's verdict will then be upset.
As a result of the emergency A stormy meeting of dock labour.ber of generating stations from 135 to eighteen, and by a system of era at Adelaide bowled down a overhead lines to convey current at proposal to resume work. The a pressure stated above. waterside labourers at Brisbine decided to resume work but the Dame Lyttleton said that the en- quiry would extend to the Philip-seamen at Fremantle are support pines, if the United States ping the dockers. The Government is determined to stand by the proved the recommendation.
Mr. Wang King Ki said that the volunteers and is drafting regula
tions whereby all waterside work-
new Chinese Government had enter-
ed into the fight against opium anders must be registered, and if they other harmful drugs, and that fail to carry out the conditions their registration will be cancelled after March next opium smokers in China would be severely punish and they will be unable to secure
employment on the waterfront.
ed:
China very much regretted that the Committee had not favoured their proposal to extend the en- quiry to countries producing nar cotic drugs.
DELAYED BY WEATHER.
"SUCCESSFUL TESTS OF
PLANE.
BRITISH SPEED ATTEMPT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS - SERVICE. )
Rudex, Sept, 24th. British plans for an attack on the world's air speed record, at present held by the famous Italian flier, Bernardi, are still held up by bad weather conditions
Flight-Lieutenant Darcy Grieg,
it is estimated that when the scheme is in full working order, the average cost of electricity which now varies greatly in the different pence per unit. localities will be reduced to 1,95
World Fuel Congress.
Some very interesting announce ments having a distinct bearing on the price of electricity were made. ference opened in London, to-day when the World Fuel Con-
The Marquess of Reading pre- sided and there were no fewer than forty-seven countries represented.
It is announced that 187 papers BRISBANE
subjects have been prepared on
Drying, Peat, There was 3 very important ranging from development in the waterside strike which is the most primitive form Pulverised Fuel in the of fuel to yesterday when seamen inter-state trade decided to supply Firing" which represents the latest
advance of modern fuelling. steam for volunteer workers.
The biggest feature, however, is likely to be the discussion on low temperature carbonisation of coal and the use of the resultant solid fuel under boilers in the electric super-power stations.
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ARCHBISHOP'S LAST MEETING.
CONSIDERATION OF PRAYER BOOK POLICY.
GENERAL LINE OF ACTION.
[BRITISH WIZZLESS SERVICE]
Chang Tsung Chang who is now atment and reorganisation of the ENGLISHWOMAN HELD BY the uncer chosen to make the atmorrow for the last time over Lanhsien is willing to surrender. Eight Route Army is completed. General Chu Yu Pu is at present
at Tangshan under Nationalist... protection. Quiet conditions con- tinue at Chinwangtao and in the Tangahan mining area.
SOLDIERS AS ROAD BUILDERS.
(Wah Tar Fat Pao).
The Nationalist" forces are with- drawing in great numbers from
SHANGHAI, Sept. 25th. the Lanhsien district to Tangahan
Seven hundred soldiers will be and a further westerly movement employed to rebuild the road from is expected. It is estimated that Wenchizopang (just beyond Yang repairs to the damaged bridge at tsepoo) to the Woosung Forts. The Lanhsien will take about a fort work will be started immediately. night to complete. Repair work A aurrey has been completed. has now been started from both
ends.
"It is reported that a compromise 17TH BIRTHDAY OF THE
between the
has been reached Generals of the Nationalist, Feng- tien and Chihli-Shantung forces. It is rumoured that the area be- tween Shanhaikwan and Lanhsien will form a buffer state between
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
REPUBLIC.
BANDITS.
CHINESE TROOPS IN
PURSUIT. "
tempt, intended to make a trial flight to-day, but the weather was most unsuitable, though in spite of the conditions, he took the Super marine Napier seaplane S-5 out, and after a long engine test, did some fast test runs on the Solent. The Chinese authorities are mak-
Lieut. Greig did not rise into the The machine responded well ing every effort to secure the re air. lease of Miss Tobin, according to all tests.
GENEVA'S BUDGET 12
Naval wireless messages.
Miss Tobin, of the Church Mis sionary Society, was captured some days ago by bandite operating in the district between Wuchow and Kwelin:
The Kwangsi Government has now despatched troops in pursuit of the bandits while the magistrate at Chipping has been ordered to make every effort to secure the ze lease of Miss Tobiz.
PIRATES ACTIVE.
(NAVAL WINELIBE:]
The s. Fook Tuen, a steamer
to
REPORT ADOPTED..
(THROUGH REUTER'S, ADINOT.) '-
GENEVA, Sept. 24th The Budget Committee of the League has adopted the report on the 1929 budget, asking the Assem- bly to pass & grant of 27,028,000 gold francs.
BISHOP OF CHEKIANG.
• (THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENOT.]
LONDON, Sept. 24th. On the nomination of the House
of Bishops of the Church in China,
B
ReJay, Sept. 24th. The Archbishop of Canterbury, whose resignation will come into effect in November, will preside to meeting of the House of Bishops.
The meeting, which it is expected that all the Bishops of the pro vinces of Canterbury and York will attend, will give further con- sideration to the problem created by the rejection of the Revised Prayer Book for the Church of England when the Prayer Book Measure was defeated in the House of Commons.
The discussions will continue over at least three days and it is anticipated that some very general line of policy will emerge, pro- bably in the form of provisional resolutions, which will subacqueat ly be put before the Dioceses.
SHANGHAI PROVISIONAL
COURT.
FURTHER TROUBLES.
PROTESTS AGAINST LENIENT SENTENCES,
SHANGHAI, September 22nd... Another protest was added yes terday to the long list made by the various consular representatives at the Provisional Court when Mr. Burdett, Senior Consul's Deputy, took exception to the Court's de- cision in a case of six Chinese arrested in connection with the possession of a pistol and several rounds of ammunition by one of their number.
The appeal centred round the caso It is stated that the value of the of a Chinese who was charged with byproducts obtained by this treat- having a pistol that had not been ment is so great that the cost of registered. His attorney, Mr. Yung fuel in the generating stations will Zung Sih, made the unoriginal plea be almost negligible, rousing hopes to the Court that his client should that ultimately the cost of elec not be heavily sentenced za his. tricity will be no more than a client had good reason for having the pistol and, furthermore, averred farthing per unit.
that he did not know the regulation of the Court regarding pistols and that all he had done wrong was to have it in his possession.
SHANGHAI TOWN HALL. OFFER BY CHINESE FIRM 7 FOR THEATRE AND STORE.
Mr. Paul P. Y. Hu, appearing for the Police, asked the Court for the heaviest sentence possible and said.. it was incomprehensible that the accused could have no knowledge of a law against having unlicensed fireartas.
SHANGHAI September 22nd. Though the old negotiations
The decision taken by the Judge broke down, the Town Hall has
was that three of the accused con never been off the market and the Municipal Council have received a corned in the case be dismissed on fresh offer for the building and site. the suggestion of the police, while The offer has been made and will the principal and a companion who be considered by the Council, but admitted ownership of a round of the position was described by an ammunition found in a cigarette box official of the Council as too much when the police discovered the in the air for details to be made pistol, should be fined the sum of public, when a representative of the $300 each with the alternative of North-China Daily News made in-serving 100 days in gaol on a daily quiries.
allowance of 83 for each day served,
Common report among well in- ITALY AND GREECE IN formed circles had it, however, that the offer had been made with the ALLIANCE.
intention of converting the present building into a combination depart- ment store and theatre, something after the style of the Sun Sua building. Everything depends upon the opinion of the Council regard ing the offer.'
TERMS OF NEW TREATY.
DEFENCE OF MUTUAL INTERESTS.
Another concerned in the case was fined $50 with the same alter native as the other accused. Upon this, the Senior Consul's Deputy, Mr. Burdett, protested as follows:-
(Teun Wan Yat Peo.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. th. October 10th is the 17th Anniver- the Nationalists and Fengtien, the wary of founding of the Chinese
"The sentence in the case of the territory being governed by Chang Republic. Taking advantage of
fifth accused is inadequate to the the occasion, the Nanking Govern Tsung Chang.
offence. It is much below the The Chibi-Shantung prisoners ment leaders have decided to gr
penalty prescribed by law. The traffic in arms and ammunition are to be transported from Lan-range a grand ceremony in cele hsien to Tientsin in trains lent fobration of the 17th Birthday of the
{THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.]
A Bubbling Well Road Site. wields furge profits and à sapll fina General Pei Chung Hai. by the Republic as well as the success of the Northern Expedition. On the Kailan Mining Administration.
same day the reorganised Central Aying the French fing, was board
Roke, Sept. 24th. Government will also be inaugured at Wanhsien by eight pirates, the Archbishop of Canterbury has The Text of the new Italo-Greek cided upon for the site of a new sion. of such dangerous articles for The Nanking Government will who following the usual customs, appointed the Rev, John Curtis of Treaty has been published and pro Town Hall, it was learned. The unlawful purposes."-North China notify the people throughout the went on by the guise of past the Church Missionary Society: vides that each party pledges its Council has purchased the land upon Daily News.
They later hold up the who is a missionary in Fukien, to neutrality in the event of an un- which stands the residence of the whole nation to celebrate this day sengers. Italy had settled the Nanking in order that the people should ship, and proceeded to rob the pas the Bishopric of Chekiang, in suc provoked attack on the other by bling Well Road, and a road will that it was hoped to build the new incident and the documents are receive the everlasting impression sengers. Their haul consisted of cession to Bishop Moloney, who any third party the Treaty also be made through this lat. Whether Central Fire Station nt this spot
$800 and the pirates disembarked has resigned.
Each party to promises political and diplomatic this site will be suitable for the but that he doubted whether the site was suitable for a Town Hall en route for Shangha. A formal that it marks the beginning of a before the vessel reached Ichang
Bandits are again active in the exchange of notes will take place new era of the Chinese Republic.
Questioned as to the Council's and library. The whole subject of DUTCH PLANE ARRIVES.support in the event of the other Town Hall is as yet uncertain, The programme for the celebra vicinity of Wuhan The Jardine
being an object of attack, here when the Consul General
intentions regarding the land round the removal of the Town Hall was "{THROUGH"REUTKK"Z"AOJNOT;}- -If their mutual interests are arrives, con
threatened the parties agree to act the circle which has been constrast-set-premature, he said, as tho in concert as regards the measures ed at the corner of Foochow and Council had not yet accepted or
(Continued at foot of nezi column.) Town Hall.
(Tah Tu Tat Pao).
NANKING, Sept. 25th.
ated.
Commissioner of Customs in Bub
tion of the occasion, has not been steamer Bingo and the Chink Reports of the probable rejection announced as yet, but it is pre-wang, belonging to the Asiatic were bath of the German Treaty with China dicted that all classes will be Petroleum Company br the Nationalist Government are urged to hold the celebration cere fired on in this region yesterday, The first of the four Dutch mail to be taken for their common de. Kinnge Roads, an official stated rejceted the offer made for the old officially denied Ratification by mony with as much pomp and the fire being returned by the arm China is considered certain
vanity as possible.
ed guarda.
BATAVIA, Sept., 20th.
planes has arrived besar
fence.