THE CONFERENCE, BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA.
GREAT PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS.
SETTLEMENT, OF THE TSINAN INCIDENT.
EIGHT MAIN POINTS
AT ISSUE.
Great progress was made in all subjecta dealt with at the conference between Mr. Wang and Mr. Yada at "Nanking, and settlements were reached of the Nacking, Hankow and Tsinan incidents, the last of which was expected to chuse a great deal of trouble,
Another subject under discussion was that of treaty revision. At the outset Mr. Yads firmly maintained that the validity of the nld treaty between China and Japan must be admitted as a arces. sary antecedent to any discussion. Mr. Wang pointed out that Great Britain, France and the United States had all expressed their willingness to discuss the question of treaty revision, and he urged Japan to follow this lead. According to the vernacular press Mr. Yada yielded this point.
+
The general view of the Japanese papers is that Japan may not insist upon China's formal withdrawal of the abrogation of the treaty, as long as a definite arsurance is given that the provisional regulations will not be put into force. In case of necessity, how- "ever, it is pointed out that Japan's attitude to the treaty question may be utilised as a medium for bargaining with the. Nationalist Government upon some other matters.
Instead of the pparent success of these negotiations there is some fear felt in Wanking that the whole conference is little more than a gesture by ran Tanaka, who has been driven to take this action by merchant hterests in the hope of putting an end to the anti-Japanese boycott.
POINTS AT ISSUE.
TSXOUGH BRUTEN'S AGENCY.]
TSINAN INCIDENT
SETTLED.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING. Oct. 95th.
At the conference this afternoon Messrs. Wang and Yada reached agreement on treaty revision, and the Tsinan. Nanking and Hankow incidents. The terms of settlement
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th,
B.A.T. RESISTS EXTORTION.
ILLEGAL TAXES OPPOSED
BRITISH RAILWAY
SMASH.
LONDON.ABERDEEN EXPRESS.
TIENTSIN FACTORY SHUT. DASH INTO GOODS TRAIN.
[TËROUGH HYUTER'S AGENCY.]
TIENTEIN, Oct. 25th. The British American Tobacco Company's factory here, which is the largest local industry, is being closed down with the result that 4,000 Chinese employees will be thrown cut of work.
(THRODON REUTER'S " AQMCY.]
LONDON, Oct. 25th. Four persons have been killed and three injured in collision between
a London to Aberdeen passenger train and a goods train at Lockerbia in Dumfrieshire, The collision took place at 3,13 in the A special Tax Bereau was re-morning. The fatalities are among cently formed with the express the drivers and fremen of the two purpose of taxing the tobacco leat trains. going, to the B.A.T. Factory, and two shipments of leaf were con fsented as the Company relused (to pay the tax owing to its illegality.
It was pointed out that the
Tientsia was under the Northern regime were still functioning, and with the new **extortions" taxes in North China are the highest ever imposed. The officials collect ing the tax possess 1:0 sanction from any government.
drawa
The express, which was by two engines, ran into the rear of the goods train, and the two engines and the leading van were burled into a Beld alongside the
were detailed.
The three injured passengers are not badly hurt. It appears that two luggage vans in the front of the train saved section of the train from possible
SIR
1928.
ABE BAILEY'S GENEROSITY.
AID FOR INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS.
HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. ]
LONDON, Oct. 24th.
OF RUSSIAN BONDHOLDERS.
BRITAIN'S WONDER RIGHTS
MOTOR ROAD.
AN UNIQUE PROJECT.
SPEEDWAY FROM LONDON
TO BRIGHTON,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIC)
Rugar, Oct. 24th.
NEW COMMITTEE'S POWER.
CHECK ON FRESH LOANS.
41
- ĮKRITIAN WINKLESS SERVICE)
Ruasy, Oct. 24th: Importance is attached in finan- The Brighton Town Council hascial circles to the formation of an The Secretary of the Royal Insignified, its approval of the pro International Committee, with Lord stitute of International Affairs saya posal to construct a motor road Revelstoke as Chairman, to protect that Sir Abe Bailey, the well-known speedway between London and
Brighton.
racehorse owner and South African nagnate, has endowed the In- stitute with £8,000 a year during bis life-time, and has arranged the
continuance of the endowment after his death.
Sir Abe Bailey's gift of £100,000 in the form of 1,950 quarterly the payments in perpetuity to
the interests of Russian band- holders. There are represented on
All that is necessary before con. struction can begin is that a special this body an imposing list of Bill be passed by Parliament and Associations covering the principal the necessary financial arrange- European countries.
made.
It is announced that the Cont estimated at £3,000,000.
mittee will concern itself exclusive. The object of the road is to pro- |ly with bonded debts constituting a'
ments be
The east
is
Government, or of any Russian. Municipality, or containing the..
guarantee of either of these,authori ties:
"anti-Red" taxes enforced when line. The following six coaches Institute of International Afair ride direct access for the enormous direct obligation of the Russian
was made in a letter to the Prince trae now passing between London of Wales, who is head of the and Brighton. The road is only for motor traffic,, all of which will be Institute: His Highness replied
required to pay a toll fee of vary gratefully accepting.
The Institute was founded in 1990sing amount. Small motor cars," for
No Hospitality. instance, will be asked to pay about by Lord Balfour, Rt. Hon. Mr. J.
The Associations represented on P. Clynes, Lord Grey and Lord
4d. for the whole journey.
For motor omtibuses, eighteen the Committee bind themselves not Robert Cecil for the study of inter- stops will be provided, and there to conclude any separate settlement national affairs and found a per-
respect of the said "debts, manent home in 1923 at Chatham will be overhead footbridges for the in
use of inhabitants from adjoining either with the Russian Govern. House presented by the Canadiana,
KUOMINTANG ACTIVITIES,
(ah Te Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25th. The Central Kuomintang in Nan- king has decided to make prepara: tions for the calling of the Third National Kuomintang Delegate Conference," which is considered by the Kuomintang as the highest body from which the Central Executive Committee of the Kuo- mintang receives its authority.
NARKING, Oct. 25th. To-day is the seventh day of the conference at Nanking between the Foreign Minister, Mr. C. T. Wang, And the Japanese delegate, Mr.
Before the opening of this con- Yada, Consul-General at Shanghai.
ference, it must, however, insist The eight main points at issue
that Kuomintang members renew between China and Japan are the of the Tsinan incident are reported the registration" of their names so Nanking and Hankow incidenta in to be that Japan agres to withs to secure a retable number of March and April last year, the draw her troops from Shantung, electors within the jurisdiction of each Kuomintang branch through- Tsinan incident last May, the con-bué demands guarantees for the out the country, to select their dele tinued occupation of Tsinanfu and future safety of her nationals. gates to
Shaatung railway zone by Roth sides agree to compensate the period for registration will be ex- Japanese forces, treaty, revision, other's nationals for losses of lives tariff revision, the future status of and property. An international
the
the conference.
The
lended to the end of this year.
Meanwhile the Central Kuomin tang has taken up the problem of reshaping its aims and policy for a
disaster.
the
passenger
The main line is blocked as a result of the accident while the
telegraph wires are down. The guard of the goods train is report-Colonel and Mrs. Leonard. It was villages who may wish to join them,
ed to be missing.
FOKKER AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION.
FINANCIAL GROUP TAKES
CONTROL,
COMPANY'S MINORITY
INTEREST.
granted the Royal chater defining its strictly non-political character.
Wide Organisation. It comprises 1,500 members with branches in Australia, and Canada, the Prime Ministers of all the Dominions and the Viceroy of India being honorary presidents."
The council of the Institute has estimated that £10,000 a year is required, and Sir Abe Bailey hopes that the remaining £3,000 will be provided by the business community in accordance will the example of the Bank of England, which con- tributes £200 a year.
The Illumination of the road by night is to be carried out by 25,000 coloured reflectors, which are to be set up at intervals of fifteen yards. If and when completed, the road will be without parallel in Europe.
BRUTAL MURDER NEÅR - KESWICK.
CHINESE DOCTOR
meat or with any successor State,
nor to be a party to any arrange- ment unless the benefits of such arrangement are open to be shared on an equal footing by all nationals of the countries represented on the
Committee.
. The Committee disclaims any political aims or motive of hostility toward Russia, its sole objects being to safeguard the interests of bond- holders.
A Powerful Body, The afluential nature of the Committee is indicated by the names appearing on it. They in- NEW YORK, Oct. 28th. The Fokker Company announces that it is relinquishing the control to the secretary of the Institute concluded at the Carlisle Assizesclude Hr. Lionel Rothschild and
(REUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Sir Abe Bailey in his final letter
SENTENCED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Oct. 24th.
A case exciting great intercat
Societe
Manchuria and the question of the committee will be appointed to find popala movement, Hereafter, the of the Fokker Aircraft Corporation rejoices to learn that the Institute to-day with the sentence of death Lord Revelstoke, for Great Britain; Nationalat Government recognizing out who was responsible for start-Kuomintang will in the first place in favour of a financial group which will represent Great Britain at the on Dr. Chung-3 'Miao, who describ-representatives of the Japanese to the Peking Govern China and Japan will sidestep the highway construction will also be group will manufacture al types of will be entitled to send parties to of Jurisprudence and the son of a Comptoir National Descompte de
unsecured loans made by the ing the trouble. It is expected that attach importance to the educa..
mert.
question of the validity of the old Sino-Japanese treaties and will pro- ced to negotiate new treaties on a basis of full equality,
The Chinese maintain that the procreds of some of these loans finance campaignis were used to against the Nationalists. Japan is The settlement of the Nanking pressing that these loans, aggre incident is similar to the others, gating £30,000,000 sterling, be the Nationalist Government ex- charge upon the Chinese Customs
"ily
a "quid pro quo of Japan's pressing regret and agreeing to acceptance of the institution of a compensate Japanese subjects for
This tional campaign. Afforestation and has subscribed $4,000,000... encouraged, while the Government will make a serious attempt to improve social hygiene throughout the country,
CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT?
(Wah Yat Pau).
SHANGHAI, Oct. 95th. Important discussion in conned.
ling the ex-staff members of the former military headquarters and. the navy department in the new military.
navy departments under the Executive Council took
Central aircraft from sports models to giant Lorbers, while the Fokker Company retains a minority in- terest and will concentrate on de signing and developing new types.
graduated increase in Chinese their losses. The Hankow incidenttion with the problem of reinstal tariff rates, "subject to a Conven-
tional tariff with Japan involving was settled with no difficulty..
reciprocal duties on certain articles
with the object of preventing China
Mr. Wang and Mr. Yada, will submit the terms to their
now
shutting out the huge trade in respective Government for ap
cheap Japanese cotton goods.
The Incidente."
The conference has resulted in lengthy but satisfactory discussions of the Nanking incident, over which agreement is not likely to present any serious difficulty. The differences over the Hankow inci dert are comparatively minor, while the atmosphere in connection with treaty revision is described as. favourable.
proval.
TREATY REVISION.
(Wah Tu Fat Pao).
SHANGHAL. Oct. 23th. Dr. C. T. Wang and Mr. Yada resumed negotiations at
the Negotiation of the settlement of
former's residence
Nanking in incident the, Tsinan
however bristles with difficulties, especially yesterday morning, and discussions
and-
place yesterday at a meeting which was attended by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, General Tan Yen Kai Marshal Li Tsai Hsin and others.
It has been decided to elect Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang, Marshal
matter,
GERMAN INSTRUCTORS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.!
SHANGBAL, Oct. 25th. Colonel Max Bauer, an artillery,
expert and protege of Ludendorff, with five German assistant is due this week end to take up duties in connection with the training of
Institute of Pacific Relations and ed himself as an American Doctor General Crèdit Lyonnais and the
rich Chinese legislator.
The indictment upon which he was arraigned was that of murder of his wife.
ita conferences in' the Far East.
SETBACK FOR THE
BISHOPS.
LONDON DIOCESAN SYNOD'S
DECISION."
RECOMMENDATIONS REJECTED.
THROUGH EXCTER'N' AGENCY.]
LONDON, Oct 24th. The London Diocesan Synod sit
Principal of a girle college in Hong A witness, Miss Elsie Smith, ex- Kong, described deceased as the cultured daughter of a prosperous Chinese merchant" and stated that she had been in charge of her Iather's collection of porcelain at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.
Dr. Miao and his wife arrived for their honeymoon in the Lake district in May from America. On the following day the wife was found strangled in a lane near Keswick.
to
Paris for France; the, Chairman - and Vice-Chairman of the Dutch Stock Exchange, for Holland; and Mendelssohn, Bleichroder, and the Disconto Gesellschaft, for Germany. " Committee is powerful enough to The newspapers remark that the place the position of Russian bond- holders before any Russian Govern ment which should desire to raise fresh loans before considering the rights of existing bonds.
COMMUNISTS AND THE
...
STATE.
DISMISSAL FROM GOVERN- The victim of the crime was the
MENT SERVICE. daughter of Mr. Siu Ying Chow, a wealthy business-man of Macao T.U.C. ENQUIRIES. who dealt in real estate, opium! And curios. She was born in Hong THROUGH RZUTEN’8 AGENCY.! Li Tsai Hsin and General Ho Ying Chinese infantry. With the twenty ting in secret session for seven Kong and after studying at St,
LONDON, Oct. 24th. An important point regarding New York University and return- Ching and two others to form a Germans who arrived in Nanking hours to-day at St. Martin's-in-the Stephen's College she went commission to investigate this a month ago this makes about Field Church, rejected four out of ed later to Hong Kong. Miss Siu the ineligibility of Communists for thirty Germans who are engaged the six suggestions addressed to it Wei Sheung inherited a great deal service in the Government has been by the Nationalist Government to by the Bishop of London on the of her father's ability and was for raised by the dismissal frore Wool-
some time his, assistant and conwich Arsenal of a mechanic. fidante. When be died his will act as military and police advisers, use of the Revised Prayer Book. positions which British subjects are. The Bishop of London recom-abowed that besides leaving her a not permitted to accept.
mended the use of the Revised large sum of money he had taken the unusual course of making her Prayer Book with only minor res his sole executrix, She was in charge of the valuable stock in the ta taken by the firm at Wembley Exhibition and later, while on a tion." business trip to New York, the
The General Council of the met her future husband. She was Trades Union Congress has held a said at the time to have taken meeting to consider the matter, $300,000 or 8100,000 worth of after which it was officially stated” curios to dispose of in the United that it had been learned that the Government had decided not to States.
employ Communists unless they re nuunced Communism.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
(TBROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
in view, of the fact that Chinese lasted until noon. The problem of
PERING, Oct. 25th." losses of life and property as a treaty revision was thoroughly dis- Painting out that the Nationalist result of the Japanese bombard cassed. Mr. Yada insisted on his Government authorities, like the BIG NEW JAPANESE LOAN. trictions in accordance with the ment of Teinanfe were very heavy previous opinion that until the former regime, are still exercising Another difficulty is the continued conclusion of a new treaty the old unequal treatment towards women retention of a Japanese garrison in
with the appoint one must be considered valid. in connection Shantung, as well as the fact that Later he was prevailed to inodify ment of Government officials, the public opinion in China and Japan his attitude by Dr. Wang, who Women's Society has petitioned the is diametrically opposed on the pointed out that France, Great Municipality for the removal of question of who started the trouble Britain and the United States had this, sex-discrimination. At Tainantu.
been willing to conclude treaties..
יך
Outstanding Issues.
The subjects of Manchuria and the unsecured. loans are Litherto untouched, and do not appear like sly to be discussed at the confer-
ence until agreement has reached on the other issues.
to
becu
new
It is now considered that the problem of treaty revision has been settled as Mr. Yada has tacitly agreed to Dr. Wang's view,
NEW ORGANISATION,
[TAXOCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
'NANXING, Oct. 25th. The Military Council will be meat has been reached as yet but abdished at the end of the month it is hoped that further discussions and the Ministry of War will be to-day will overcome all difficulties inaugurated on November 1st. in connection with this problem.
As to the Tsinar Affair no agree.
"DISAPPOINTMENT. IN
JAPAN.
"
The Chinese and Japanese dele gates have found their labours very heavy, and it is probable that the conference will adjourn soon,
COTTON CULTIVATION. report permitting Mr. Yada fully to Tokyo and leaving Mr.
ITEROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.) Wang free to take up treaty re vision negotiations with the Italian
NANKING, Oct. sth. Minister and the Belgian Chargé
The Ministry of Agriculture and d'Affaires, who are at present at Nanking.
The vernacular papers are taking Mining has established a national While Chinese officials are satie-a rather less optimistic view of the cotton inspection bureau to gather cotton cultivation in fed with the progress of negotia outcome of the Sino-Japanese reports on
China with a view to introducing improved methods..
[THRŎCGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Oct. 25th.
while
tions a feeling of uneasiness per negotiations,
Governmenk vades Nanking that the conference circles intimate that it is not as is a mere gesture on the part of satisfactory as was at first hoped, Baron Tanaka. Thus he may meet though they see no cause for the demands of commercial opinion pessimism,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25th. The Kuu in learns that the
$18,000,000 IN AMERICA.
[THECUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxra, Oct. 23th. It is learned on good authority that negotiations are ia progress for floating a loan of $19,000,000 by the Oriental Development Company The on the New York market.
deal is virtuady completed and it is expected that it will be signed on November 10th. It is under- stood that the loan will be issued at 90 with interest at Si per cent, and wilt be redeemable in thirty
years.
."
HUGE FIRE IN JAPAN.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxro, Oct. 25th. Over 700 houses, including number of important tuuildings, în the main portion of the town of Wakanai, northern Hokkaido, have been reduced to ashes as a reult
policy agreed upon by the majority of Bishops after their private Session at Lambeth Palace at the end of last montk
The Bishops agreed on a course which went far to establish the innovations which Parliament re- jected," authorising them where con- sent of the laity could be obtained.
The rejection by the Synod of the London Diocese is a quite un- looked-for development.
It is officially stated that 1,000 of the clergy participated in the voting of the Bynod, by ballot.
Her engagement was a short one and the tragic honeymoon was spent in England.
The employee concerned is named Percy Glading, and it is stated that be was dismissed because he was an avowed Communist.
The Communist Party has taken the matter up by issuing a mani- festo denouncing this victimisa-
This decision has been taken by Miss Shin. a she then was, had the Government, it is stated, be many friends in the Colony, being cause it felt that the employment generally known as the "million of such men was incompatible with
"Opium their loyalty to the State. dollar girl" and the King's daughter."
The convicted man, an American born Chinese, has been in Fong Köng on one or two visits. Local ty doubts are expressed about his
law Their decision, it is thought, will supposed doctorate of gravely affect the application of Chicago University. the policy outlined by the Bishops.
TERRITORIAL ARMY REPORT. INCREASED NUMBER OF RECRUITS.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).
Recay, Oct. 24th. Official returns show that during
The Council of the T.U.C. has decided to make enquiries from the Government on the point raised.
at
SUPPORT FOR SMITH.
(THBOUCH BEUTER'S AGENCY,)
THE RECENT AFGHAN TROUBLE. REPORTED ORIGIN DENIED.
[THROUGH ERUTER'S AUKNOT.]
LONDON, Oct. 24th. The Afghan Ligation has declared that there is no connection between the recent military measures and
in Japan that the Tanaka Govern Though still declaring that Nan- ment, in order to care the anti- king must withdraw her abrogation Japanese boycott, should negotiate of the treaty, it is generally be... a settlement of outstanding issues ieved that Japan's insistence will with the Nationalist Government," he used for bargaining, and that Assistant Secretary-General of the na other Powers have done, while the Government will not press for League of Nations has been in of a conflagration which broke out it will also ensure that no fresh formal withdrawal provided that structed to go to China in Decem. shortly after midnight and raged Sino-Japanese crisis shall mar the some sort of assurance is received ber and establish general and for several hours. Two persons peaceful atmosphere of the Em-that the provisional regulations direct contact with the Chinese lost their lives in the confiagra- October 1st was 6,65€ officers and the villagers were reduced to sub peror's forthcoming enthronement. will not be put into practice, Government.
tion.
the recruiting year ended Septem- ber 30th last, 29,033 men were 40 King Amanullah's reforms. proved for service in the Territorial
The measures referred to are the Army, being an increase of 6,186 carrying out of a punitive expedi tion by Afghan cavalry and artil of the total for the previous year.
The total Territorial strength, ex-lery against a Ghilzai village on the Kabul-Gardez road, in which exclusive of Permanent Staff, on
133,027 other ranks.
mission.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 28th. Senator Norris of the ProgTEE- sive party anaounces that he will Support Governor Al Smith in the Presidential election.
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WILKINS' EXPEDITION SETS OUT..
THROUGH REUTER'I AGENCY.1.
MONTE VIDEO, Oct. 24th. Sir George Wilkins' South Polar Expedition sailed aboard the Nor- wegian whaler Hektoria to-day, en route for Deception Island, which will be the main base of the Ex- pedition