JAPAN AND GREAT
BRITAIN.
"
TOKYO'S WISH FOR CLOSER CO-OPERATION.
UNITED FRONT IN CHINA.
ITRNOUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)
fi
Tokyo. Nov, 2nd, The vernacular
and papers, especially the Vicki Nichi' give prominence to the talk which is prevailing in officis: and unofficial circles regarding the suggestion which Count Uchida is reported to reported to have made recently, advocating the strengthening of Anglo-Japanese co-operation.
FURTHER DELAYS AT NANKING.
INCONCLUSIVE TARIFF.
DISCUSSION,
CHINA'S. DETERMINED "STAND.
"THROUGH "REUTHE'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Nov. 2nd.
Mr. Wang and Mr. Yadn "did
treaty,
TREATY NEGOTIATION.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
FRIDAY,
RADICAL SONGS IN H.M. THE KING'S
COURT.
DEFENDANTS SHOW THEIR DISAPPROVAL.
DEMAND FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Nov. 2nd. Twelve alleged Communists who
deferred sentence.
INDISPOSITION.
NO ANXIETY FELT,
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
[TAROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 91st. According to a bulletin signed
fever,
NOVEMBER „ 23rd, 1928.
MARITIME HISTORY OF AMERICA.
TURNING POINT REACHED.
BIG BUILDING' PRO. GRAMME.
[ REUTER'.........AMERICAN SERVICE]
PICKING THE WINNERS.
FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS
ILLEGAL
DISCONTINUED BY NEWS- PAPERS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rrom. Now: Sad,
· IMPERIAL CABLE CONTROL.
WHEN LABOUR IS IN POWER.
GOVERNMENT BREACH OF
TRUST.
འ
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
NEW YORK, Nov. 2nd.. by Lord Dawson of Penn, Physi- Mr. O'Connor, chairman of the
Reasy, Nov. 21st. cian-in-Ordinary. to K.M. the United States Shipping Board, in "As the result of a judgment de
The antagonises of the Labour not meet today, but the Belgian were rounded up last spring were King, and Sir Stanley Hewett, a speech estimated that thirty-five livered yesterday in the divisional Party to the wireless and telegraph Chargé d'Affaires and Mr. C. Tsentenced at Hakodate to between Surgeon Apothecary to the Royal vessels, mostly of the fast passe court to the effect that football merger was do less marked to-day Wang signed the Sine Belgian and 3 years' imprisonment. Five Household, His Majesty is suffer, ger and cargo type, would be built
others received from 2 to 4 yearsing from a slight cold, and some within the next five years under competitions conducted in three when Mr. A. M. Samuel, the Finan loan agreements in accordance with Sheffield newspapers were illegal,cial Secretary to the Treasury, moved the second reading of the the recently enacted Jones White London newspapers who have been Imperial Telegraph Bill in the Shipping-Ass
conducting similar competitions House of Commons, than when the Reuter is informed on the highest
Mr. O'Connor believed that this have decided to discontinue them report of the Imperial Conference authority that the King's medical would mark the turning point in after the conclusion of this week's was submitted to the House. hdvisers have no anxiety regard-American maritime history:
competition. The newspapers con Mr. Ramsay MacDonald led the ing His Majesty's condition urged American shippers not to
berned have been accustomed to complete recovery is confidently patronise foreign shipping expected within a few days.
offer "large money prize for the correct forecasts of results in a list of football matches, each fore-
(Tsun Wan Fat Pau.)
SHANGHAI, NOV. 2nd. Dr. C. T. Wang's policy to the latest negotiations with Mr. Yada' regaling the settlement of ont standing Sino-Japanese problems is set forth in detail in a statement
At Osaka at the resumption of the trial of the 90 Communistä, A deputation of Japanese busi-
defendants repeated their demand es men interested in the Chinese
that the proceedings should be trade interviewed the Premier and
made public. The Court refused. and emphasised the importance of
whereupon the defendants created maintaining closer co-operation
an uproar, expressing their dis with Britain, while most of the
satisfaction by singing radiant songs politicians are reported to hold
On the judge ordering the re- similar views. It is however
moval of the rowdiest all attempt. realised that T
renewal of the from a high official authority, Ied to leave, eausing further dis alliance is impossible owing to says that the Nationalist Gavero order. The Court was then tem- changed conditions.
ment will insist on the simultane porarily adjourned and the trial The recent expression of felicitnous settlement of all problems, in
was resumed later. Lions on the Emperor's enthrone- cluding the Tainan Incident and ment coritained in the King's truly revision. Although the prob speech and also the coming visit of lem of preaty revision is too com Prince, Henry and other friendly plicated to "he settled at in a references to Japan, are taken as moment, it is insisted that the indicating that Britain is alan de clause, the conclusion of the new sirous of strengthening the friend- Sino-Japanese Treaty will be on the ship.
principle of absolute equality and reciprocity, mist be inserted is: the Agreement. for the settlement of the Tsinan, Hankow and Nan- ring incidents, so that the problem of treaty revision can be later
Not Groundless."" The Foreign Office spokesman, commenting on Count Uchida's al- leged advockey of the renewal of the alliance, stated that the re- ports had been exaggerated, negotiated in detail. though they were not ground- Iss. as the strengthening of co- speration had been advocated.
He pointed out that the spirit of the alliance remains, though it is merged in the Washington agree- ments and stated that
Baron Tanaka. Count Uchida and other high officials had diseased, the possibility of closer international co-operation as regards China and had agreed on its advisability....
LD
Lack Of Unity. Japan, he said, views the pre- sent, situation in China with con- cern, as the Powers have practical ly ceased to act together despite the importance of showing united front, in view of the ap: proach of such problems as tariff Autonomy which require united action. This, he added, is the view not only of officials but also of powerful business interests. How- ever, the matter has not yet been formally discussed in the Cabinet, or has Japar definitely approach ed Britain with any concrete pros posal for co-operation in China.
In conclusion the stressed Japan's desire that America be included in any plan of united action" if it in possible."
A
BOXER INDEMNITY TRUSTEES.
CHANGES IN U.S. BOARD.
BRITAIN'S DIFFERENT CASE
THROUGH REUTER'B AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 21st. The problem of the Boxer in- Geminity remission was brought up in the House of Commons to-day when Viscount Sandon asked the Foreign Secretary whether in view of the altered composition of the Chinese section of the Board of Trustees of the United States Boxer Indemnity Fund, action would be taken to forestall a similar development in the case of the British Fund.
Mr G. Locker Lampson pointed ont that no power for the appoint- meat of a Board of Trustees for the administration of the British Fund at present exists
THE TARIFF PROBLEM.
Wah Te Fat Pro).
SHANGHAI, Nov. 99rd. No profitable result was derived
from the conversation between Mr. T. V: Soong and Mr... Yada, which took place yesterday at Nanking on the tariff problem. Mr. Soong asked for Japan's complete recogni. tion of China's Customs autonomy. Mr. Yada expressed the opinion that Japan would not comply with such a demand from the Chinese Government in view of her special commercial position in China. The Japanese Government WIE. Also
Anxious
that new arrangements should be made by the Nationalist Government to liquidate all un- secured loans. He urged Mr. Soong to take immediate measures to
abolish the likin tax.
Further negotiations are expect- to be held at Shanghai by them
AVOIDING FRICTION,
[THROUGH REDTER'S SERVICE.}
SHANGHAI, Nov. nd.
4 1
PROSPERITY FOR THE
U.S.A.
MR. HOOVER'S, PLAN,
LABOUR'S REJOICINGS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
NEW ORLEAN, Nov. 22nd, A plan to build up & $3,000,000,000 reserve fund for the construction of needful public improvements was submitted to the conference of Governors yesterday as part of Mr. Hoover's policy for the prosperity of the United States. The plan was endorsed amid great applause, The American Confederation of Labour Convention, with William Green presiding, hailed the project as në "unqualified endorsement of Labour's programme."
LURID DETAILS OF CRIMINAL CASE,
FASCIST NEWSPAPER
SEIZED.
(THROUGE REUTHL'S AGENCY.]
For the present, His Majesty is remaining'in bed.
LATER.
Te is officially announced that His Majesty is making good progress
but is still confined to bed,
11
Engagements Cancelled. The King's Equerry in reply to
that inquiries emphasised
Hi Majesty is in no danger at all, but that, having a common cold, he is staying in bed on medical advice. This morning it was offi- cially stated that His Majesty is making satisfactory progress though he is still confined to bed.
The King had a busy day yester. day and received many visitors at Buckingham Palace. He is expect- ed to make a complete recovery within a few days, and, the issue of the bulletin was largely due to the necessary cancellation of his engagements to-day. In company with the Queen he
#3 to have opened the Spitalfields Market" ex- tension and later the old Linco'ns Inn Hall, which has been restored. These functions will now be per formed by H.. the Queen alone.
GLASGOW RAILWAY
SMASH.
CULPABLE NEGLECT OF DLTY.
SIGNALMAN CHARGED.
́[THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCT-} .
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LONDON, Nov. 21st.
The official enquiry into the rail- "way disaster at Glasgow last month MILAN. Nov. 22nd.
when the London and North The Fascist newspaper and orgah Eastern express crashed into an of Mussolini, Popolo d'Italia, as empty train in the middle of a been seized by the orders of the tunnel near Queen Street station, resulted in a finding that the Prefeet in consequence of the pulsignals were not in order. Beation of lurid details of 3 criminal case contrary to Fascist rules. S
In order to avoid friction the proposal of Chiang Kai Shek to call a military conference at which GERMAN RELATIONS WITH
the army group commanders should hand over their control to the Central Government has been drop- ped.
FOREIGN REPRESENTA- TIVES IN PEKING. STATUS TO BE RAISED
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov.
1st.
In the House of Commons, in
answer to questions, Mr. G. Lecker Lampsun said that as far as the Government was aware no Power intended immediately to raise the status of its representative Peking, and that Britain did not propose any definite change until views were fully and frankly ex- changed with other interested
No board could be catablished uutila Bill amending the Act of Powers. 1925 has been submitted to the House of Commons and passed, Meanwhile the funds of the Boxer Indemnity reposed in the hands of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Locker-Lampson informed "Viscount Sandon, however, that the Government would bear in mind the change effected in the Chinese mem; hers of the American Boxer Fund when considering its own, fature
ection.
MAJOR-GENERAL WARDROP
INJURED.
THROWN FROM HORSE WHILE, HUNTING.
[TROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 22nd.
ajor General Wardrop was the
NEW DIRECTOR.
THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.].
st
HANKOW, Nov. 22nd. Tsai Kwang Huang, late Secre tary of Civil Affairs for Hapeh, has arrived here from Nanking to take up the directorship of the Special Administrative District No. 3 (the late British Concession) in sueces. sinn to... N. Chang.
NEWFOUNDLAND TRADE
AGENCY.
EFFICIENT OFFICE IN
LONDON,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
ST. Joune, Nov. 21at. Premier, Bir Richard Hunt. His horse plunged into a Squires, in an interview, said the small ravine and General Wardrop Government's policy with regard to
victim of an accident this morning whilst out with the Shanghai Ding
The
RUSSIA.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR RESUMPTION.,,
[THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.)
BERLIN, Nov. 22nd.
A German delegation has left for Moscow to conclude negotiations for the resumption of Russo German.. economic relations, broken off following the arrest of a German engineer at Donetz.
FINAL SETTLEMENT OF REPARATIONS,
FRANCE'S REPRESENTATIVES.
+1
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, Nov. 2nd. It is learnt that “M. Moreau, Governor of the Bank of France, Fund Professor Allix, one of the French members of the Dawes com- mittee, will represent France on the international committee to draft the final settlement of the reparations problem.
FRANCE'S COMMERCIAL
AVIATION.
SUPPORT FOR EVERY VENTURE.
(TERUUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Nov. 22nd.
The Air Minister, M. Eynae, speaking at a banquet, prophesied that before long France's commer cial postal air services would or tend serons the Mediterranean to the East and to her colonies, especi. ally Indo-China and Madagascap The services would be organized on a sound and adequate basis.
The sequel was the appearance at the Glasgow Sheriff Court this aerning of James Gray, a railway. signalman, charged with culpable neglect of duty.
After a brief hearing, the signal- man was remanded on bail.
LAX DISCIPLLINE ON
* VESTRIS."'
FAULTY RELEASE OF LIFEBOATS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 21st. At the resumed inquiry into the loss of the British liner Vestria, H. Tuttle, the American attorney, expressed his intention of adopt. ing
the suggestions made by Captain McConkey, the British Assessor, with a view to throwing light on the disaster.
Evidence was given by Mr. Frank Johnston, the Chief Officer of the Ferris, who, on being recalled; admitted that the release mechanism of the lifeboats was unsuccessful and the discipline unsatisfactory.
He also said that when the ves- sel was sinking, the members of the crew were absent from their stations at the lifeboats.
He
DESIGNER OF NAPIER LION
ENGINE.
"GOLD MEDAL PRESENTED.
[CRITISH WIRELESS BRRVICE].
RUGBY, Nov. 22nd, The Gold Medal of the Institu- tion of Automobile Engineers was. last night presented to Captain G. S. Wilkinson, the brilliant designer of the Napier Lion engine used in the seaplane which won the Schneider trophy.
ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL CO.
EXPANSION.
CONTROL OF BIG GERMAN,
COMPANY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}'
BERLIN, Nov. 1st. Negotiations are nearing a sue- whereby the cessful ecnclusion Anglo-Persian Oil Company wil aequire control of the Olex Petro leum Company, one of the leading oil concerne in Germany.
IRISH FREE STATE :
MINISTER.
APPOINTMENT IN LONDON.
[TRAOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
in London.
cast to be accompanied by a ceu pon cut from a copy of the news. papers concerned.
"DAS DEUTSCHTUM,"
!
BROADCASTING GERMAN
CULTURE.
The German Post Office is con structing a high-power short-wave transmitter near König-Wuster- hausen.. from which a. German world programme " is to be broadcast from February, next. The Berlin Press states that the station is to serve the cause of international understanding. spread German culture over the frontiers, and enable Germans lly- ing abroad to keep in touch with the Homeland by means of relative ly simple receiving acts.”
attack, and threw out a hint that in the event of the Labour Party being returned to power at the next élection, the new Government might reconsider the validity of the con-
tract..
Moving the second-reading. Me Sumner said that the measure was a necessary step for giving effect to the recommendations of the Imperial Wireless and Cable Con- ference.
The Government regarded the recommendations as an excellent bargain for the State, and the part- ner Governments were fully satisfied that the price was entirely ade-
quate.
Allenate Public Property. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald "moved that "this House declines to assent to the second reading of a Bill, which anerifees public utility to private gain by disposing of valuable State undertakings to private interests."
He declared that the Government
perty
had no right to alienate public pro declared that the Government had and public control, and be
| abused their trust.
Going on to speak of public ownership of properties of the kind,
Mr. MacDonald threw out a hist that a future Government might re- consider the validity of the contract.
The Lokal Anzeiger says this step is the logical development of the German broadcasting system. It refers to the broadcasting on short- wave lengths of such news as the Graf Zeppelin's arrival over · New. York from Schenectady, and the transmissions from Chelmsford and
He argued that the Government Bandoeng, which are also received in Germany. The new station is were not bound to accept the re. commendations of the Imperial to bring Germany into this inter-wireless and Cable Conference and national exchange of broadcast news. All important transmissions from Berlin are to be relayed by it, and it is also to send out a
LONDON, Nov. 21st. It was announced in the Dail, at Dublin, that Mr. Smiddy, the Irish Free State Minister to the United States, has been recalled and appointed Eigh Commissioner special "world programme" on a 20 or 30 metre wave length Between 2 and + a.m. (8-10 p.m. American time). This is expected incidental- ly. to prove a convenient time for German - speaking America,
The decision to establish Free State Embassies in Berlin and Paris was also announced.
COMING PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE. ARGENTINA STANDS OUT.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. 3.
listeners in
declared it to be absurd that Gov- ernment representatives on the new' Company should be nominated and 'approved by the Company.
The Labour leader expressed the view that the Advisory Committee bad not been given sufficient power to compel the Board of Directors to carry out their will or advice.
He urged that the contract should be debated in the House.
Cable Losses,
Sir John Gilmour, who presided at the linperial Conference, wind- ing-up the debate on behalf of the Government, emphasised the neces- sity for keeping alive cable com. manications for the purposes of safety and secrecy.
A recent article in the Kreuz "Zeitung emphasized the importance of the wireless as a link with Ger- man minorities across the frontiera BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 21st. It is announced that the Govern- and Germans resident in foreign ment of Argentina will not be re- countries. This article referred to presented in Washington at the
Pan-American forthcoming
Con the suppression of the German
He quoted figures showing the ference on arbitration and con-tongue" in former. German princreasing tosses suffered in the ciliation.
Austrian 'districts, and suggested operation of the Government cables that this might be counteracted by and also stated that heavy and crushing lesses had been sustained Most of the States by the private-owned ones.
3.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN
MANILA.
(THROUGH REUTER'8 AGENCY.]
No damage is reported.
power.
help
to
to
suppress
weaken
Conference's Solution.
was.
the wireless. with Gerinan minorities misuse The Imperial Conference their
dea laced with the problem of main."
taining cable communication by the Deutschtum, and custom and con- MANILA, Nov. 22nd.
least costly method for the tax- An earthquake, believed to be renience
the payer and of discovering "some local in origin, aroused the in-hold of the German
tongue
method of working which "would habitants of Masila at one d'elock
enable the freest development of the population." It was upon this morning.
the latest inventions through the important to draw these dis beam or otherwise. tricts into the radius of the Ger! man broadcasting system, and to The Conference came to the con supply them with political news inclusion that a merger company their own language from other formed between the great cable sources than those fed with foreign would be the proper solution of this interest and the wireless interest propaganda, funds.
"Naturally problem. Their financial advisers, there is no question of beginning having had the fallest access to all an agitation and using the wire less as an instrument against the sacred right to the preservation of our national tradition even acrosS the frontiers."
The
GENERAL BOOTH.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, "Nov. ZIRË. Following a bad night, General Bramwell Booth is to-day not su well..
TURMOIL ON U.S. STOCK INTERNATIONAL TOWING States in question; but we have a
MARKET.
EXTENSIVE "PROFIT-TAKING.
(REUTER'S ALZRICAN SERVICE]"
NEW YORK, Nov, 21st.
SERVICE.
DUTCH CONTRACTOR'S DEATH.
(THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.]
information both of Government concerns and of wireless and cable companies, came to this conclusion and advised the conference" that. the capital of the Communications: to exceed question of maintaining Company ought not
He anticipated that touch with Germans abroad is also £20,000,000. kept before the public by the the development of the scheme Verein für das Deutschtum im would bring about more rapi The opposing forces on the New
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21st. Auslande, which held a pro-communication among the British. York Stock Exchange were in a The death is announced of M.paganda week from October 27th to people, and that it would maintain turmoil at the opening to-day and Lels, the head of the Smit Com November 8th. This organization the secrecy that was essential for the volume of trading was again pany, international towing service bases its work on the fact that "a these great services and lead to the enormous, approaching 0,000,000 contractors, who towed the float-third of the German speaking development of research of which shares.
ing dock to Singapore recently........ The rise of prices, however, was sharply checked. Considerable pre-
OBITUARY. fit taking was in evidence through- aut the day.
About 2.30 o'clock in the after- noon, the market was decidedly weak, but prices rallied towards the close.
A sent on the Stock Market, was
HERMANN SUDERMANN,
(THEOCORREUTER'Ḥ AGENOK.)
BERLIN, Nov. 21st..
peoples are resident outside the Britain should have the fullest ad- German frontiers" and aims at angehn Gilmour pointed out that
Sir John providing the connecting link be-
tween the inner Deutschlum of the the Advisory Committee would re- Reich and Austria and the Ger- preecut all the partner Govern- man communitica and minorities ments, and were responsible in their abroad. It organizes the distribu- different countries for the safe tion of material assistance and guarding of a proper service of the pays particular attention to the public interests,
was rendered momentarily uncon the abolition of the High Commis AL Eynne promised support for scious. He was taken to hospital, tioner's office in London was to every effort and encouragement for
The death is announced at Herquestion of the German schools in Mr" MacDongid's motion was de- suffering fromná hroken rib His substitute for it an efficient Trade | the technical development of avia. | to-day sold for $525,000 which is mann Sudermann, the noted Ger- Poland, the former Colonies, and feated by 258 votes to 184 and the condition is not BENODE.
Pargency.