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CUSTOMS AND SALT
LOANS.
[
LEGATIONS DISSATISFIED.
NO GUARANTEES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY,)
PRIPING, Oct. 8th.
It is understood that uncertainty as regards the administration of
Customs and salt has caused a
weakening of Chinese bonds both
in China and abroad.
As regards salt it is understood that the Legations are not alto gether satisfied with the arrange ment as at present announced, a
it seems that the money may be paid into Chinese banks, thus leav ing the foreign authorities with no control of the loan service. There will then bé no guarantee that bond-holders wil receive their $10,000,000, part at least of which might be seized from the banks by the local military authorities.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
(Wah Taz Yat Pao).
SHANGHAL, Oot. Ath. According to a draft plan de- tailing the organisation of the Executive Council, there will be ter departments and four special commissions under "the direction of the Council as follows:
The Interior, Diplomatic. Finan eial, Education, Military, Commer- cial. Agricultural, Mining, Ralway and Communication Departments:: Construction, Oversea Chinese Affairs, and Labour Special Com- mission and the Special Commis sion for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs.
The Legislative Council will establish under its control twe departments, that is," the Secre- tariat and the Bureau of Traasia- tion. In addition to this there will be four Special Committees : the Tiplomatic. Financial, Military, and Codification Committees.
MARSHAL LI'S DENIAL.
(Wah Tx Fat Puo).
SHANGHAI, Oct. 8th. Marshal · Li· Toai Hein, in an
interview with Preamen, denied the report that he was going to be appointed to take the chairmanship of the National Defence Commit
tea.
FENG'S MOVEMENTS."
(Wah Ter Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Oct. 8th, Marshal Feng. Yu Hsiang, accom- panied by his staff members, pro- seeded to Kaifeng, Honan, by train last Saturday. According to his last telegram to Nanking he is expected shortly to go to Nanking to participate in the administration of the reformed Centrál -Gevern- ment.!
MILITARY DISCUSSION.
{THEGUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PIPING, Oct. 8th.
NEW DIRIGIBLES
FOR AMERICA.
MANGAR FOR FIVE 'PLANES.
NO EXTERNAL CARS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICH.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 1928.
ITALY ON NAVAL
LIMITATION.'.
NO DEFINITE REFUSAL,
UNWELCOME PROPOSALS.
{THROUUR KRUTER'S AGENOT.!
London, Oct. 8th. The Italian reply to the Anglo- French memorandum
nava)
Nimitations WAE handed to the British and French Embassies in
WABAINGTON, Oct. 7th. The Navy Department has award. ed to the Goodyear Zeppelin Cor poration & contract for the con- struction of two giant dirigibles. They are to cost G:#7,825,000.
An unique feature of the new Rome on October 7th and the reply dirigibles will be a hangar inside will not reach London until Octo- the hulls housing five scouting ber ath. Meanwhile a close reserve 'planer. Each dirigible will have is maintai ed as regards the con-
a gas capacity of 6,500,000 cuhbic feet, greatly surpassing the size of any other airships built or being built in the world.
bearing the engines. These will be disfigured by any external cars housed inside the hull; thus re- ducing resistance and increasing safety.
tents.
give a categoric negative, but the proposals acceptable, does not
takes the form of commentary and
annotation.
A Broader Basis.
CHALLENGE TO THE GREAT OVATION AT POLITICAL STRIFE -
STRIKERS.
THE PREMIER'S POLICY,
PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
{1HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
PORTUMNA.
PRINCESS MARY'S ARRIVAL..
VISIT TO NORTHERN
IRELAND,
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENOT.]
IN AUSTRIA.
EXTENSIVE PRECAUTIONS,
ARDOUR DAMPED BY RAIN.
{THROUGH AKUTER's 10KNCT.J'
AN OBSOLETE AIR FORCE.
SCHEME OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED.
AUSTRALIA BEHIND THE TIMES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
- MELBOURNE, - Oct. 8th. "We throw down the gage of
Ruasy, Oct. 7th.
VIENNA, Oct. 7th. battle" cried Mr. Bruce, dealing Princess Mary And Viscount Astonishing scenes reminiscent of
"CANBERRA, Oct.” 7th. with the shipping dispute in a Lascelles were welcomed when wartime greeted visitors to Wiener-
Air-Muraha) Sir John Salmond, speech at Dandomeng.
they landed yesterday morning in neustadt to-day, as the result of the Officer Commanding the Air Outlining the general policy of Dublin: by a considerable crowd, slabérate precautions by the au-
Defence of Great Britain, who, for preparation for the general elce who cheered them heartily. They thorities to prevent a political dis- the past few months has been in- tion in November be declared that motored to the Viceregal Lodge turbances. Hundreds of journalists vestigating the combatant value of the Government was determined to and breakfasted with Mr. McNeil, were present in the expectation the Australian Air Force, has just put down these insidious diarup- Governor-General of the Irish Free that serious riots were imminent, submitted his report to the Austrä-
tive forces and uphold the unity of State.
but nothing happened.
The anxiety arose from the de- cision of the Heimwehr (Fascists)
town to-day. It was known that to hold a big demonstration in the
both parties would be present in large force and that there would be armed and uniformed forces on both sides.
The Morning: Port, Rome cor- the Empire and the supremacy of They then proceeded to Portumna 'respondent however understands | the law.
Castle, their Irish seat. The little The lines of the hulis" will not be that the reply, while not finding Mr. Bruce foreshadowed an inten-town of Fortumna was beflagged and the Schutzbund (Socialists)
accordance with Sir John Sal- large numbers at the Castle gates sive development of air forces in and the inhabitants assembled in
mond's recommendations, and pro and gave the Princess and Lord posed the repeal of the coastal Lascelles a great ovation. clauses of the Navigation Act and Princess "Mary and Viscount substitute a tariff of protection for Lascelles will leave Portumaa vessels complying with Australian Castle next Thursday for Ulster, where a great reception awaits The Government favoured the them. They will be the guests of expansion of trade between Britain the Duke of Abercorn, Governor and Australia and an aided and of Northern Ireland, and extended agreement of reciprocal Duchess of Abercors. preference. They should co-operate
PRINCES' AFRICAN
TOUR.
RACING IN NAIROBI.
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S HUNTING TRIP.
M
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICH.
RUGBY, Oct. 7th. H.R. H. the Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Gloucester made their lust public appearance at Nairobi yesterday, when they again accepted. mounts in races at the Nairobi Jockey Club's October Race Meet- ing. In one race they rode rivals.
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To-morrow, the Duke of Glouces- ter leaves on his hunting trip under the guidance of Captain Brook, his squerry; and Mr. William Waller, the well-known local hunter. The
A brief telegraphic summary of the Italian note with reference to
the Anglo-French · Agreement has been received in London. It iudi- cates that in the opinion of the Italian Government the whole ques- tion of disarmament should be
viewed on a broader basis, to in-
standards of living.
The possibility of a clash was very obvious, but the anxiety was not justified by the event.
Gas Masks.
lian Government.
-Sir John Salmond comments un- favourably on the equipment of the Australian Air Force, stating
veloped along sound lines, the that while the Force has been
Force is seriously limited owing to the obsolete type of Service machines used, and the entire ab- sence of reserve equipment.
established on a firm basis and de
wir
He expresses the opinion that the' Air Force is unfit to undertake operations in co-operation with the Army or the Navy, and Thousands of steel-helmeted sol- be recommends that drastic im- thediers, equipped with gas masks and provement should be one of the
hand grenades, "were dräfted in to first duties of the Australian They will make a tour of the the district yesterday and station-Government.
Sir John Salmond has drawn factories, attend ceremonies co-ed by men from other centres, were mitted, "embracing a programme of The local gendarmerie, reinforc- up a scheme, which he han...' sub......, nected with the British Legion, armed with rifles and bayonets, development extending over Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, and while a number of field batterice period of nine years, which will pay a visit to Lord Craigavon, were placed in position, with cost at least £1,139,000. Premier of Northern Ireland, at machine-gun squads attached to the Stormont Castic.
other forces.
clude military and air armaments in imperial airship communication shipyards, rope-works and linen ed at all vital points.
in addition to naval armaments.
INCOMPETENCE IN SOVIET MINES.
BIG DROP IN OUTPUT.
NECESSITY OF FOREIGN CONTROL.
[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RIGA, Oct. 7th. Some interesting revelations of trip will last nearly two months the conditions prevailing in the and will cover the best country of Donetz coal mines, and an admia Tanganyika and Eastern Rhodesia,sion that, since foreign engineers where lions, buffaloes, and elephants have been averse to accepting posi- tions owing to the recent espionage The Prince of Wales will to charges, the position has gradually morrow begin a week's tour. of the country around Nairobi, after become worse, were made to-day at which he will proceed to Entebbe a meeting of the Pan-Ukranian
visit to the Governor of Miners' Committee. 1 Uganda.
are plentiful
THE SOVIET TASTE. FOR
VODKA...
INCREASED SUPPLIES FOR PEASANTS.
(THROUGE NEUTER'S AGENCY.}
Rto, Oct. 7th.
Pei Chung Hsi and Yang Yu Ting were in conversation for two hours at Luanchow yesterday. After. wards Yang Yu Ting was inter. The Soviet Press públishes viewed by Chinese Pressmen and estimates of the production of declared that they had discussed vodka by the State Monopoly for military but not political matters.
Yang Yu Ting is going to Jehol❘ the next three years. shortly, apparently in an attempt These show a progressive increns
from 400 million litres in 1926 to 836 million litres in 1931.
to clear up the situation there.
Yang Yu Ting stated that trains from Mukden would proceed as far as Tangshan from October 8th, but
the question of handing over rolling
stock was still under consideration.
RECEPTION BY YEN HSI SHAN.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.JO
PEIPING, Oct. 8th. General Yen-Hsi Shan is giving a reception to foreign diplomats at the Waichiaopu building on Octo. ber 10th. A few days later it is anticipated that Yen Hsi Shan will go to Nanking.
and acquire land in the vicinity of Perth to erect a mooring tower.
THE SOURCES OF ENERGY.
MESSEL MEDALLIST'S AD-
DRESS,
Two Suspects Arrested. The Irish police have arrested two men on suspicion of being con- Dr. Robert Andrews Millikan,nected with the fire which damaged the famous physicist, received in part of Fortumna Castle, the Irish New York last month from Mr. sest of Princess Mary and Lord Francis H. Carr, the president of
the British Society of Chemical In-Lascelles, last Thursday. dustry, the Messel medal," which is awarded every alternate year for the most meritorious scientific work of the previous two years" In ac cepting the medal, Dr. Millikan described some of his experimenta
WOMAN TAKES 225 ASPIRINS.
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In the meantime, however, the |authorities induced the rival parties to establish a neutral zone the majority of the Government It was in this neutral zone that forces were concentrated.
Inspector-General's Criticism, In view of this statement, it is interesting to recall the report of the Inspector General upon the Commonwealth's military forces.
Lieut-General Sir Henry Chau- vel points out, in his annual re- port, that in 1813 the population of Australia was 4,840,000, the the. Budget £25,412,000, of which national wealth £2,000,000,000, and
The Rival Meetings, The Heimwehr parade mustering over 20,000 strong ended half an hour before the Socialist parade began. The Social mob and their 2,277,000 was expended on the
To-day the population- is · sympathisers numbered approxi-Army. mately 35,000, and after they had 6,22,000, the national wealth ex- ceeds £4,000,000,000, and the Bud- assembled, the proceedings were
is get begun with an anthem, "The Song 21,300,000 is devoted to the Army;
£18,533,883, of which. Of Liberty."
The value of money has depreciated immediately.
The gendarmerie placed under arrest several Com
for determining the source of energy, which, he said, was not the DRAMATIC SCENE IN A PARK. neither inuch to fear nor much to atom but the cosmic ray. Man had
munists who attempted to address hope from the splitting of the
Mr. G. Willis Taylor, coroner for the vast crowd. Over sixty Com: munists were eventually taken in including the. former 100m for the atom had no energy West Surrey, resumed the inquested to give up. He continued:-
at Dorking on Mrs. Elizabeth Czecho-Slovakian Deputy and news Aston's curve are roughly correct, Margaret Hewitt, 48, a widow, of paper editor, Mr. Victor Sterm.
A heavy downpour of rain enme then this supposition of an energy Haverstock Hill, Hampstead. She at a critical moment and most M. Lomov, the chairman, said evolution through the disintegra-
effectively damped, the ardour of
"If Einstein's
equation and.
by 60 per cent, leaving an effective
vote
for the Army of · about £1,000,000, compared with £2,277,000 in 1913.
The defence of Australia, Sir
says, Henry Chauvel
Was the primary reason for federation, while the new form of Dominion status demands that Australia. shall take a fair share of the bur.
pire entails. Efficiency has had to bo sacrificed for the economy and to ensure the provi- alia is now down to the bed-rock sion of the bare essentials, Aus-
of bare maintenance:
that that since the Donetz trinition, of common elements. is, from was found with Mrs. Gwendoline the demonstrators, and the gather- den which the security of the Ein-
one point of view, & childish, McMillen, aged 99, of Lavendering dispersed without incident. Utopian dream, and, from the
foreigners have been showing in embarrassing reluctance to accept positions in Russian mines, while
are in their state of maximum pirin. Mrs. McMillen recovered, the Communist "specialists" who stability already. Just as the but Mra Hewitt, who was uncon have taken over the duties have energy supplied to man in the past
has been obtained wholly from the scious when discovered, died. failed to produce more than fifty sun, so, a billion years hence, man.
Mr. Taylor told the jury that at per cent. of the production of will be supplying all his heeda for
light, warmth, and power entirely the time both women were patients mincs equipped with similar from that same source. There are of a mental hospital, and were inachinery abrend.
no other sources of energy of im-
mittee has heen in conference on
The Pan-Ukranian Miners' Comhood he can ever tap.
"Out of the depths of space, They were not there as certified where I have actually observed the the difficulties in the mines, and elements being continuously form-
Evidence was given that death several special reports were subed out of electrons, there too these
electrons are being continuously re was due to an overdose of aspirin. mitted, leading to the same con plenished by radiation, pouring Dr. William Moodie, deputy
other, a foolish bugaleo, for the Hill, S.W. in a park at Dorking, great majority of the elements such suffering from an overdose of a as constitute the bulk of the world
portance that there is any likeli- treated as voluntary boarders.
lunatics.
It is stated that there were at least 300 Pressmen in Wiener neustadt to-day in the expectation
of trouble.
DECREASE OF PLAGUE
INDIA.
TESTS WITH NEW TREAT- XENT.
sake of
The present vote does not allow IN for the pursuance of that progres sive stage of efficiency and pre- paredness, including the provision of-material suited to the require. ments of a modern army, which the Army policy postulates.
Remarkable plague statistics are contained in the report of the Half kine Institute for 1927, which has just been published. The report states:-"The demand for plague vaccine dropped heavily during the one-third of last year's output. current year, being little more than
The whole increase, will be, dis- clusion, that the low productivity out into space from the stars. We superintendent of Maudsley Hos Though this is a financial loss to
tributed among the peasants, while of labour is due to the absence of great efforts will be made to re-efficient supervision. duce drunkenness in the industrial
The Committee is now conferring on the best manner to overcome the présent difficulties.
areas,
·AMERICAN COTTON MILLS REOPEN.
WORKERS ACCEPT
REDUCTION. -
{BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
KING HONOURS THE POLICE.
GOLD MEDAL FOR ESSAY.
COMPETITION THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE.
can
in steady state now, and can thus pital, Denmark Hill, S.E., said the
regard the universe as banish for ever the nihilistic doc trine of an ultimate heat death of two women were allowed out at the the universe.
week end. The history of Mr. Hewitt's case showed that she had attempted suicide by gas poisoning. Mr. Taylor: You' felt satisfed that both were well enough to be
"I venture to estimate that the knowledge that has come from ex- periments showing the this world has already existed for a billion years, and that man has in all probability another billion years ahead of him, is likely to have, in the long run, a much greater in allowed out 1-Yes, accompanied fluence on human conduct than the invention of either the aeroplane or wireless, important though they may be.
Mrs. Hewitt went out with her son and Mrs. McMillen with her hus
band...
Both Felt Terrible.
PRIEST'S FINE RECORD.
SIXTY YEARS IN MALAYA
WITHOUT LEAVE.
The personal history of the Rev. Brother, Emile, who died at Penang on the 12th inst, just surely be
Military development, be con- si tinues, is. most backward in mechanization; the Army is vir- tually in the same condition with fore the War. The number of can- regard to mobile fire power as be- didates for the Air Force at Duntroon is disappointing, The provision of rifle ranges is far from satisfactory, Suitable horses the Institute, in every other way
for Army purposes are becoming more and more difficult to obtain: it is a matter for congratulatios, The Ordnance Corps is carrying indicating a lower incidence of the
on, but is not training personnel. disease throughout India."
for war. Large numbers of mea More than half a million rata
are evading training in the "com" caught in Bombay City were receivpulsory citizen force. tion' is the largest of the kind of ed during the year. Their examinz-
any city in the world, and Bombay. in this respect is frequently quoted as a model. The statistics suggest that both infected rata and human cases of plague are undergoing a progressive reduction in Bombay City. One of the principal factors in this satisfactory state of affairs is a steadily increasing immunity I from plague of the Bombay rat VICAR WHO VANISHED being cautioned by the coroner, said population. It is known that rats are immune from plague in direct Mrs. Hewitt suggested to her that proportion to the prevalence of the they should commit suicide. She, disease among themselves and the human population. For instance, Mrs. McMilled, had felt so depress rats of Bombay, which have been be presented annually by His who was found in Canada after her husband and baby and eventual-human and rodent plague for near- The Rev. Franklin Isaac Hutchined that she was unable to look after subjected to repeated invasions of Majesty for competition among
ly 30 years are relatively immune
Born at Roches, France, in 1843, men of all the Regular Police being missing from his parish at she agreed to take aspirins.
Doddinghurst for some time, has. Mrs. Hewitt told her it was no from disease, whereas in Madras, Brother Emile first agrived in The medal, together with cabled to England appeshak for good to take 100, so they got 225 which is almost entirely free from Singapore in February, 1803 and substantial money prire, will be funds to enable him to return to each. Mrs. Hewitt suggested they plague, rats are still highly sus was stationed at St. Joseph's In-
should go to Darking, and they ceptible.
stitution for some time, but the awarded for the best essay on a set this country, as he is in want. subject.
To the bishop of bis; diccese he went. She swallowed some of hers, connected with police
The treatment of human plague greater part of his service was duties, and the subject chosen for has expressed his wish to take up and said she felt terrible. Mrs. is still in a very unsatisfactory con spent in Penang. At the time of the first year's competition is co his duties again at Doddinghurst, Hewitt said she felt terrible also dition, in spite of many years of his death he was the oldest Euro SHAROBAI, Oct. 8th. operation between the police and but says he is without resources to and going to finish it, and then research
towards producing a pean resident of the Northern Bet Great preparations are being the public in the detection and make the return journey.
Mra Hewitt swallowed the lot potent anti-plague serum. Dr. tlement and he was held in the made to celebrate the "Double prosecution of ion of this competithe Bishop of Chelmsford by the sider whether the survivor was only Hankine Institute have set them-communities is end was peace- An appeal has also been made to Mr. Taylor asked the jury to con~ Naidu and his assistants at the greatest respect and affection by all. It is learned that the British Tenth " anniversary, including The institution Legation does not intend to pro- flags, receptions, and lantern pro tion is announced in a recent parishioners, asking that Mr. a passive tool in the hands of Mrs selves to study this problem, anew, ful, and he leaves behind a memory test regarding Mr. Johnston at cessions. The Chinese factories Metropolitan Police Order.
Hutchinson should be allowed "to Hewitt,
and have succeeded in producing a of devotion and self-sacrifice which present, but will await action brand mills have been notified to give. The competition will be open to come back to them, but the Bishop.
The inry returned a verdict of serum which saves the lives-of-90ill be long-lived in the local the Chinese authorities in appre their employees hail day on serving members of Regular Police has declared the living to be seques Buivide while of Laround Mind,- per cent of plague infected rabbits annals of Penang heading and punishing the cul- Odiober 9th and & whole day's Forces within the Empire or Man-tered, and has stated that his and found there was no agreement it remains to apply these results
The funeral took place next day holiday on October 10th.
dated Territories.
decision is irrevocable,
to commit suicide.
to human disease.
and was very largely "altended.
THE HANKOW OUTRAGE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S' ADENCY,]
HANKOW, Oct. 8th
New York, Oct. 7th.
A message from New Bedford (Mass.) states that twenty-five local Mr. Darville of the American cotton mills which have been closed Drug Company was released on since April, as a result of a strike Saturday evening, after appearing affecting 27,000 workers, are being in the Chinese court, on the Judge's | reopened. condition that the foreigner guar-
The strikers have agreed to accept anteed his reappearance if called a five per cent. reduction ofwages.
on. The Chinese employees' are still in custody..
THE ATTACK ON MR. JOHNSTON.
prits.
(THROUGH RENTER ́S AGENCE.}
PEIPING, Oct. 8th.
י ד יi
DOUBLE TENTH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
[BRITISH WIRELESS GERVICE.?"
REGRY, Oct. 7th. H.. the King has honoured the pólicemen of the Erapire with a new mark of his interest and ap- preciation of their services, takes the form of a gold medal to
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WANTS TO RETURN TO SEQUESTERED LIVING.
Mra. Gwendoline McMillen, after
unique in the history of Christian
missionary endeavour in Malaya.
Brother Emile was in his eighty- alfth year, and next year he would- have celebrated the sixtieth anniver sary of his arrival in this country,, During that time he had never re- turned to Europe.