JEHOL AS BUFFER STATE.
COMPROMISE PROPOSED.
FENGTIEN NOMINEE IN CHARGE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ARENCY.}
PRIPING," Nov. 7th. Yen Hai Shan's headquarters
state that the Fengties forces, despite reports to the contrary, are still holding the regions "east of the Luanho.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th, 1928.
NEW TARIFF RATES EMPEROR'S RETURN
IN CHINA.
EFFECT ON LANCASHIRE.
BURDEN OF ILLEGAL TAXES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, NOV, 27th."
TO TOKYO.
REVERENT AND SILENT CROWDS.
FINAL RITES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HIS MAJESTY'S ILLNESS.
MORE RESTFUL NIGHT,
TEMPERATURE LOWER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]
LONDON, NOT, 27th. The more favourable nature of the bulletin issued at 11-o'clock wide will create
satisfaction.
1
“Tokyo," "Nov"eith, Briliant weather favoured the A circular despatched "to the For
While there has been in the opinion East section of the Manchester Emperor's return from Kyoto to of unofficial medieni authorities Chamber of Commerce, regarding day. The train arrived, punctually nothing unusual or alarming in the the Chinese tariff proposals has at 3.30 to the accompaniment of illness as recorded in the official immediate course of the King's been received from the British booming guns. "After" a short rest bullesin, the public naturally re- Chamber at Shanghai. The Man the Emperor and his saite entered cognised however that the King's Chinese reports, state that Feng-hester Guardian, commenting on
the waiting coaches and the immedical advisers are in their bul tien is proposing a compromise it, says that at present details of pressive coétege set
letins taking the public fully into their confidence. over Jahol by which Jeho will be the various classifications and rates Palace with huge reverent crowds converted into a province. The chairman of its Assembly will be of Lancashire than the date of en-
al duty are probably less a concern silently lining the streets,
મં Fengtien nominee and
someforcement of the new tarif. The Fengtion, troops will remain there, paper declares that there had been
off for the
Arriving at the Palace the Kashiko Dokoro was restored to its normal resting place with elaborate
The temperature of 101.8° maia- tained in last night's bulletin is not uncommon in the case of con- gestion of the lang, attended by pleuriss, and the news that it is to-day somewhat lower will be re-
but the main body will be with hopes that the tarif would have Shinta rites, where it will remain garded as a favourable sigu.
drawn, Jehol being regarded as a
buffer state
YADA'S NEGOTIATIONS.
(Wah Tee Yat lao).
heen levied according to the date throughout the Emperor's reign. finding instead of the date of Tomorrow sacred dances will be arrival in order that all exporting performed before it, after which countries should be sa
an equal the Emperor and Empress will footing:
worship before the Palace shrines, It is considered that most Lan-announcing to the spirits the com- cashire traders are probably pre-pletion of the enthronement cere
EMPIRE GOVERNMENTS
SHANGHAI, No. 7thpared to face an increased Chinese monies. A Japanese report states that tariff without protest it they are Baron Tanska kas instructed Mr. assured that likin will be simul Yada to suspend negotiations with taneously abolished, but in the Dr. C. T. Wang except over the absence of such assurance, goods tarif problem, conversations
on apparently will continue to be sub- which point are bring" carried on
jected to all kinds of Dlegat taxes at. Shanghai.
Mr, T. V. Soong mes Mr. Yadand charges at various stages of
At
the Central Bank Building, Shanghai, to exchange views re- garding some details of the tariff problem, but no definite result was reached.
SHANGHAI OPIUM CASE.
(Wah Ter Vat Paoj.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 97th. The Shanghai opium scandal, is attracting the serious attention of the Nanking authorities which have referred the case to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek for decision.
ITALIAN TREATY.
(7BROUGH BELTEN'S "AGENCY.)
NANKING. Nov. 27th. The Sino-Italian Treaty was siga- ed yesterday at Shanghai.
CANTON AVIATOR AT MUKDEN.
THROUGH BECTER'S AGENCY.]` !
PLIPINO, Nov, 27th. The Ryan monoplane from Cau ton arrived at Mukden yesterday afternoon.
TERRIBLE HAVOC BY TYPHOON.
PHILIPPINE CROPS.
DESTROYED.
LARGE DEATH ROLL.
THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.)
MANILA, Nov. 27th.. Governor-General Stimson has cabled to Washington to the effect that the Phiuppies suffered most severaly in last week's typhoon, which was one of the most destrue- tive hurricanes since the American occupation of the islands.
progress into the interior, restrict! ing the market of imported, goods to a comparatively smal coastal
AFCL
and depriving the Chinese Government of mach revenue.
STEAMER LOST WITH ALL
HANDS.
CO-OPERATION.
FREEDOM OF ACTION
UNHINDERED.
SOUTH AFRICA'S TRADE TREATY.
(BITION WIRELESS SËRVICE.)
RUGBY, Nov. 56th. Mr. L. M. S. Amery, Secretary for the Dominions, was asked in the HERCIC EFFORTS OF DUTCH House of Commons to-day whether
LIFEBOATS.
SURPRISE ESCAPE OF ** GARM.**
[TRROUGH, NEUTER ́8 AGENCY.]
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 26th.
His Majesty's temperature first rose to 101 last Friday. Is after- wards fell to 100 on Sunday. Norinal blood temperature is 98.4°.
an hour.
Three Visita
RATING REFORM
BILL.
OBSOLETE. METHODS
ATTACKED.
CHAMBERLAIN'S FIVE HEADINGS.
THROUGH KELTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW HEADQUAR- TERS FOR B.B.C.
THREE ACRES OF FLOOR. SPACE.
MOVE TO PORTLAND PLACE.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE |
BRIBES FROM NIGHT- CLUBS.
POLICE SERGEANT'S
DISGRACE,
BIG SUMS INVOLVED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON-No-Soth
RUGBY, Nov. 9711 As a sequel to an official investi- The British Broadcasting Cor- gation during the past few weeks poration is to have new headquar into the kakage of police secreta ters in Portland Place, Oxford
LONDON, Nov. 28th. Having already provoked much controversy throughout the coun- try, the debate on the Local Gov- the House of Commons to-day. erhiment De Rating Bill opened in
tacked in a section of the Conser-Hit as.300 as the new building rupt practices by the proprietors The measure has even beca at- Circus, and will move from Savoy in London, and alegations of cor vative Press, because, among other things, it is alleged that it will will have a Hoor area of thres
has been erected. The building of night clubs, who were said to relieve the big industrialists and
acres and is expected to cost nearly £500,000.
concerns, at the expense of the smaller ratepayers.
The Bill was submitted to the Commons to-day by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Minister of Health, who described the measure ав the most important of the Session and as being among the greatest measures presented to any Parliament.
Hage Expansion,
The speech, which lasted two and a half hours, was followed with the closest attention by a crowded Sir Stanley Howett and Lord chamber, for the Government pro- Dawson of Penn visited. Hisposals for the relief of industry Majesty. three times yesterday, in from and she more even distribution the morning, evening and at night. of local rates are attracting wide After last night's bulletin was spread interest throughous the issued by them they returned to the country. Since the last great re- Palace at 1030 and stayed there for form of the machinery of local ad- ministration in 1994 the popula- Public Anxiety.
tion has increased by 10,000,000 and Public anxiety with regard to the its distribution has been altered, King's iness has been deepened new industries have sprung up and by the news that both doctors, certain old ones have declined according to a previous arrange while local expenditure has risen ment. returned' to
£30,000,000 4 Buckingham fro Palace at 10.13 p.m. last night, £250,000,000. and remained until 11.30 p.m. No buletin has been issued as the result of this late visit.
The last message issued by Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewett an hour before stated:
"The King has not had a com. fortable day. His Majesty's tem perature has risen to 101.6, but the pleurisy has not extended and his strength is still maintained"
Newspaper Headings. Uneasiness with regard to the in the case of the recent trade King is reflected in the headings treaty between the Union of South of this morning's newspapers refer ring to His Majesty's Unsatisfac Africa and Germany any prior contory Condition last night. sultations with this country took place.
Mr. Amery replied that the Gov- erament in Great Britain equally with the Gorements of the Domi- It is believed that the entire nions, was notified by the Govern- trew of the steamer. Segunto, mest of South Africa of their which was wrecked to the south intentions, and asked to express ite of Ymuiden after & terrific fight against the gale, have been drown rub. A lifeboat went out to the rescue of the unfortunate men, but capsized before it could make a tions. preciable, headway against the violent ՏՐԱ. The lifeboat, crew were brought safely" ashore.
The papers are full of stirring details of the heroic activities of the Dutch lifeboatmen in rescuing distressed crews during the week end.
views, in the manner contemplated by the Imperial Conference of 1926, and was subsequently kept inform ed of the progress of the negotia-
The whole position to-day was that no one Government of the Empire restrained any other Goy ernment of the Empire," but all Governments of the Empire, if they undertook anything that might have a reaction on the others, it formed them in case they had views
A remarkable escape is that of to express. the Swedish steamer Gorm which was towed safely to Terschelling-AUSTRALIA-TO-LONDON to-day. The vessel, had been re- garded as doomed.
GERMAN MEMORANDUM ON REPARATIONS.
COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS.
FRENCH DISCUSSION OF
NOTE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. 1
"PARIS, Nov. 28th. The French Cabinet after a long
AND BACK.
ATHENS, Nov. 28th. The Spirit of Australia, the monoplane in which Captain Hur- ley and Flying Officers Moir and Owen are attempting a fight from Australia to London and back, was to-day compelled to make à forced land at Varimbodi.
Captain Hurley was slightly in jured, but bis companions were Captain Hurley was taken to bound by any fixed instructions, hospital with a wound in the head. The aeroplane was very badly has proposed that as the Treaty of damaged, and it will be impossible Versailles provides that all repara-te continue the fight. tions questions shall concern the
The worst damage was done in discussion of the German Note on the six Provinces of Samar, Mas-reparations requesting the Powers unhurt. "bate, Sorsogon, Aibay, Mindaro
to appoint independent experts not and Romblox.
THE KING.
LATEST BULLETIN. (THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nor. 27th, 11 am. night and his temperature is some The King passed a more restful what lower Conditions are other wise unchanged.
year to
Five Headings. --- The chief defects of the existing system of local administration were surveyed by Mr. Chamberlain under five headings:-
1. The survival of boards of guardians for the relief of the poor whose functions and areas over- lapped those of other authorities.
-The crippling burden impos- ed upon certain authorities by the cost of roads damaged, by non-local traffic.
3.The rigidity of the local government area boundaries.
4.The injustice of a rating system which has slowly strangled industry and agriculture.
5.The chaos in the relationship of local to national finance which has resulted in the weakest authori ties being helped least.
The Solutions.
There will be accom
modation for an audience of fully 1000 people in the largest of the building will be ready in 1931. studios. It is hoped that the
DEATH OF LAJPAT RAI,
1:
0
BLOWS ON POLICE OFFICER.
ACCUSATION DENIED.
fahITISH WIRELESS SAVICE)
Reday, Nov. 26th." violence by the police at Lahore nt The allegations of unprovoked
the end of last month when the
have received advance information of intended police raids, Station Sergeant Goddard, of the Vine Street Police Station, with a re- cord of 23 years' service, who was dismissed from the Force on Octo ber 29th, has
been, arrested and charged.
He failed to account to a Police "Court-martial at Scotland Yard for large sums of money received from an unknown source.
дош
To-day he faced a charge at Bow Street of unlawfully and cor ruptly accepting agils of 260 from Mr. Ribuff, the assistant manager of Uncle's Club in Albemarle Street.
A remand was ordered and ball refused..
Simon. Commission were greeted on arrival by a hostile demonstra In the House of Commons re- tion, have been renewed as the recently, Sir William Jöynson-Hicks it of the sudden death of Lala stated that £12,000 was found in Lajpat Rai, the Punjab boycott the possession of a certain police. Içader.
sergeant, obtained, to a startling" was extent, from aliens running night-
clubs.
The Secretary for India asked a series of questions regard- ing the circumstances of the death of Lajpat Rai, with particular re- ference to the accusations of the agitator's friends that his death resulted from blows delivered by a police officer of the occasion of
public the
demonstration
Lahore.
Under-
No Evidence. Lord Winterton, the Secretary for India, replied that two enquiries had since been held
£4 ́A WEEK PENSION FORFEITED,
Police Sergeant Goddard, attach ated to Marlborough-street Police Station, London, was last month summarily dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Force after twenty-eight years' service. from duty' the previous week, was Goddard, who was suspended brought before the Disciplinary Board at New Scotland-yard charged with failing to notify to the Commissioner, the receipt of two large sums of money from book- mokers.
into the incidents at Lahore, which' arose out of an illegal procession forbidden by the police.
en-
The Secretary for India had received the reports of the gairies and was satisfied that no more force than necessary was used to prevent the crowds from break- ing through the barricades.
He was satisfied that there was no deliberate and unprovoked at tack by the police, and that co in- dividual was singled out for assault.
due to blows received The Punjab
leader died on November 17th, pineteen days after the incident and death was attributed to heart failure.
The Bill sought to correct these defects by abolishing guardians, by
No evidence had been adduced providing for derating of producto show that Lala Lajpat Rai's tive industry, by extending the death was boundaries of areas controlled by from the police. to these wider authorities the care local authorities, by handing over of roads carrying through traffic and by varying the system whereby grants are made from the National Exchequer to local authorities by It is pointed out that so far he instituting a system of block has made no progress towards re-grants, distributed according to covery, that the original infection focal needs, instead of percentage persists, and that the illness is grante made in proportion to ex- serious."
penditure incurred on social ser- vices by the local authorities.
The more hopeful feature of the the Prince of Wales' travel plans situation is that no alteration in has yet been ordered.
Bill indicated the final stage of the Mr. Chamberlain said that - the,
Government's great measure of rating reform. Local government was in many respect obsolete and cried aloud for reform.
GENERAL OIL EXPORT ASSOCIATION.
PREPARATIONS" FOR GIANT NEW SCHEME.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN CERVICK]
|
In police orders issued the charges against Station Sergeant Goddard wire stated as follows:
Seglect of duty in failing when. so directed to give any antis.. factory explanation of the receipt by him of large sums of ready money from an unknowit source. Further, undesirable conduct in betting and engaging in specula tion with convicted bookmakers and other undesirable persoDS.
The Charge.
The Disciplinary Board was coun- posed of Lieut. Col. Laurie, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Chief Con- stäble Landon, and Superintendent.
Davis,
Goddard was ushered into the room and stood to attention, and on the charge, being read was asked whether he pleaded guilty or not guilty.
Guilty," he replied. NEW YORK, Nov. 96th. Statements in support of the The Standard Oil Company of charge had been made by certain New Jersey announces
that a witnesses, but owing to the plen has been formed to handle the board proceeded to consider their Standard Oil Export Corporation no evidence was necessary, and the export business of five operating decision in private. subsidiaries of the New Jersey Company....
formation, of a General Of Export This step is preparatory to the Association under the Webb Act, in which the new Standard Oil concern will be eligible for mem bersbig..
N.Y. STOCK EXCHANGE SEAT.
A NEW RECORD.
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]"
11
New York, Nov. 96th.. A seat on the Stock Exchange has been sold, for 8375,000, which in a new record,
Ten years
290, $500,000 was paid for
a seat.
1HE WORLD COURT.
"AMERICAN, ADHERENCE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN" SERVICE]
L
Pension Lost.
Within a few minutes it was an·
nouneed that Goddard had been dis- missed the service.
This means that he will forlo't
all right to a pension of about £4
a week to which he became entitled on completing twenty-six years' ser- vice two years ago.
The dismissed sergeant had been commended on any occasions for the real he had displayed in raid- ing night clubs in C Division, to which he was attached..
The alleged leakage of informa tion concerning night club raidi, it should be explained, occurred not in the C Division, but in two other, divisions.
"It has been a terrible blow to us," said Sergeant Goddard's wife," "and my husband is too much dis tressed to see any one. His record of police work in the West End-he has received ninety awards, and commendations-speaks for itself."
It is understood that the Prince of Wales is receiving in Africa the substance of the bulletins. Messages are seat first to Dar es Salem, In this connection, the Govern Tanganyika, which they reach in ment spokesman quoted instance about two hours. They are then after instance of the continuance transmitted to Dodoma, whence of wasteful Boards of Guardians, they are dispatched by courier and of onerous charges on rural using a motor lorry to the Prince's districts for the maintenance of PLANE WRECKED IN GREECE. camp at Kondou, 180 miles, within roads.
the bush.
He declared that the inequitable Morning Bulletin.
rating system was slowly strang- CAPT. HURLEY INJURED.
LONDON, Nov. 26th,
ling Agriculture and industry. The King's illness has evoked
Belief Of Industry. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOF-1
the greatest sympathy and concern The Bill would relieve industry among his subjects and these were to the extent of £24,000,000, three expressed in 3 striking manner quarters of which would go to the when this morning's bulletin was depressed industries, thus giving posted outside the gates of the them the greatest employment. He Palace for the first time. It was suggested that the Bill was the typewritten and placed in a frame only practical remedy for the pre- and stated: The King spent & rest-sent chaotic methods of relief. · less night. Variability in the fever) Mr. A. Greenwood (Lab.) moved and a spread of the pleurisy must the rejection of the Bill on the be expected at this stage of the ground of its numerous short-
cominga, He argued that it per itness.
A great crowd composed of all petuates the evils of the Poor Law ranks of society pressed forward system, and does not, appreciably anxious to read the latest news of relieve the financial burdens of His Majesty's condition, and re-necessitous areas.
The debate was adjourned till gulated by the Police they passed by the bulletin in a continuous to-morrow. stream for hour and after all day this afternoon, and there was an The mention of the spread of the atmosphere of confidence in the Royal Household during the after-
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28th." ie as the most disquieting feature, noon that the bulletin to be issued
The State Department has indic-, but medical specialists have pointed to-night would be more reassuring, nied that negotiations relating to out that a certain ebb and flow of The ceremony of the changing of American adherence to the World the lines is only natural and the Guard was carried out ad usual, Court, with certain reservations. should not create undue alarm, and the Band of the Coldstream will be initiated immediately, sad
One well-known physician, inter- Guards played cheerful selections. it is hoped that the matter will be by the Soviet Government, that it viewed by Reuter, said that the Crowds Disappointed. cleared up during the remaining spread of the pleurisy and the BERLIN, Nov. 28th. luctuations in temperature are in large crowd of all classes including term of office.
Bitter cold did not prevent a three months of President Coolidge's Admiral von Sheer died from keeping with the natural progress many women richly dressed in fure heart failure whilst on a journey of the disease. from Dresden to Mannheim.
No Visitors, ** ̈*
from waiting for hours outside President von Hindenburg, in a
Buckingham Palace this evening for message of sympathy to the Ad- the King's doctors visited the
This regarded as significant that the posting of the official bulletin. "MARYLAND" AT HONDURAS. miral's daughter, says that he will
Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley always honour the memory of the Palace so hour earlier than usual, Hewett left the Palace at mine
"[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
EARTHQUAKES IN SOUTH glorious leader of the German and that no visitors were allowed o'clock and the bulletin was posted lor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Navy, whose name will live in his the morning in view of his restless fortable day spent by His Majesty in His Majesty's, bedroom during at 0.20 p.m. reporting the uncom-
New Yonx, Nov. 28th
DAKOTAY The strikers assaulted three Churchill, has been subject to a tory in connection with the Battle
The United States battleship members of the superior staff in preliminary examination, and no of Jutinad
night.
and that his temperature had risen. Maryland with Mr. Herbert Hoover,
DEADWOOD, Nov. 17th, The Duke of York, was permitted one mill with sticks, and stapes.
00: board, A series of severe earthquake dificulties having been revealed...
The anxious crowd pressed for the President-Elect, to see the Ang after lunch Armed polise have been rushed | the way is now clear for an answer
ward hopefully but warms of wrived to-day at Amapala, Honsbooks rocked the Black Hills ar into the ayza to prevent further to be concerted among the Powers
the Duchess of You are our found that the notice the conThe historioia damage has been ro
of South Dakota leat night, wit The Queen, Princess Mary and disappointment rose when it was duras, trouble.
concerned.
--(Continued on next Column).
In Albay Province, all the coco. nut trees were destroyed as well as most of the hemp plants,
The death-rell is probably be tween fifty and a hundred
The United States cruisers Mil waukee and Memphis are "now in the stricken region investigating the need of relief measures.
STRIKERS RESORT TO VIOLENCE. FURTHER TROUBLE IN INDIAN
COTTON MILLS.
F
[THLOUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, Nov. 28th. Six thousand hands from four cotton miks have struck work, alleging that their wages have
been reduced.
Jong.
Reparations Commission, the latter DEATH OF ADMIRAL VON pleurisy, was regarded by the pub
shall be invited by the Allied Gov- ernments to designate the Com mittee of Experts finally to settle
the problem."
The Reparations Commission will request the German member attached to the Commission to de-
signate the German experts, and it will also decide whether to invite the United States to participate in the meetings of the Committee.
'It is considered that the experta, when appointed, are unlikely to meet before January.
The Qerman Memorandum, which was handed to the Chancel
.SCHEER.
CONDOLENCES FROM BRITISH ADMIRALTY.
'{THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENOV...]
The British-Admiralty have sent their condolences to, the German went anthorities on the death of Adiniral von Scheer.
'tain belter-neva;
HOOVER'S TOUR.
Latin-American mi
RUSSIA AND RADIO.
RUSSO-AMERICAN CON-* FERENCE.
Moscow, Nov. 15th. Announcement was made to-day
has reached an agreement for a Cor. conference between Radio poration and Soviet experts with reference to possible wireless de- velopment.
A group of American technicians. is to come to Russia for the con
ference.
porte