"
SHANGHAI OPIUM SCANDAL.
DISSATISFACTION WITH
CHIANG KAI SHEK."
PRESTIGE IMPAIRED.
(Wah Tas at Pas).
SHANORAL, Nov. 30th. Regarding the Shanghai opium case Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has replied to General Chang Tee
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 1928.
RELIEF MEASURES IN GRAIN
PHILIPPINES:
FOOD PRICES FIXED.
ISLAND STEAMER
FOUNDERS."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MANILA, Nov. 30th.
Stimson
in
Governor-General
of the serious situation view brought about by the syphoon, has
STEAMER IN BETTER REPORT OF SIR OTTO BEIT'S DANGER.
REPORTED TO HAVE FOUNDERED.
CONFLICTING MESSAGES.
(REUTRK'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
VANCOUVER, Nov. 30th." The big Canadian grain-steamer, the Chief Maquilla, carrying a crew of forty, on her way to Shanghai
THE KING.
SLOW PROGRESS.
DANGER NOT YET PAST.
(THROUGH EXOTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Nov. 29th. The bulletin issued from Bucking- ham Palace to-night states:********
The King had a quiet day, gaining some sleep, otherwise the conditions remain unchanged." Not since the illness of the King
GENEROSITY.
RADIUM FOR LONDON HOSPITALS,
GIFT OF £50,000.
[BRITISH WIRKLESS SERVICE.]
Rroay, Nov. 30th. Sir Otto Beit has offered £50,000 to King Edward's Hospital fund for London for the purchase of
ELSIE MACKAY>"
FUND.
ATLANTIC TRAGEDY
RECALLED.
LORD INCHCAPE'S GIFT.
(THROUGH, BEUTER'S AGENCY.}
--- LONDON, Nov. 29th." The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, announces that the sum of £500,000 presented to the Treasury in July by Lord Inchcape, forming the estate of his
Kiang expressing his attitude in authorised the Governors of the from Kildonan, British Columbia, began to develop have those radium for use in hospitalà. In ao daughter, the late
But
at
dealing with the ringleaders. his reply is considered unsubatan- tiak General Chang in addressing the regular meeting of the Legis lative Council yesterday said that this opium case had attracted the serious attention of both foreigners and Chinese people for it. involved the Nationalist authorities Shanghai in its wide ramifications. He recalled the fact that one month ago the Nationalist Government hold a conference for the suppres sion of opium alt over China. At the conference many Nationalist leaders delivered powerful speeches against the evil of opium and the necessity of forbidding, Government officials from countenancing cpium
amuggling. The conference was conchaded with the determination that strong measures should be taken to deal with Government officials of bigh rank who were found to commit this crime.
"Now, almost before the ink with which the Act was written had dried, the Shanghai authorities
Are
discovered" committing this colossal crime. The prestige of the Nationalist Government is serious- ly impaired, and all foreign friends will laugh at us," bc-concluded.
CHIANG AT ANKING.
سني
(Wah Te Tat l'ao).
provinces affected to fix food prices and to commandeer private supplies
where: necessary.
The typhoon which suddenly recurved from the China Sea and did much damage in North Luzon seems to have passed into the open The full toll of the sea again. typhoon cannot at this moment be estimated but it is reported that at least 140 fatalities have occurred. The inter-island steamer Euzkadi foundered during the typhoon, seven of the crow being drowned.
The 3.5. Itodor Opone is now standing by the British cargo steamer Ramsay which went bard aground at Cagayan de Misamis with the after elements. A
The steamer, which is of 5,000 tons, is, however, not very badly damaged, and may possibly be re
A vain battle
floated. The crew are in no fur- ther danger.
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COAL MARKETING SCHEMES.
GREATER CO-ORDINATION.
COLLIERY OWNERS MEET.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Nov. 30th.
A meeting of colliery owners to consider ang further possibility of co-ordinating and extending exist ing coal marketing schemes attended yesterday by influential representatives of every one of the
WHS
they
after
исто today
His state that it will bring immediate ham Pance been so optimistic acepting the gift, officials of the fund Majesty's Physicians had made relief to numerons patients who their customary examination of the Royal Patient.
is sending out urgent 3.0.S.mediately around him at Bucking- messages, though so far nothing has bern received to indicate the danger. The vessel is about fifteen hun dred milees out of Kildonan, and the fierce gales raging in the Pacific for the past week or ao, lead to the belief that she has been disabled The Japanese ship Arabia Maru by treacherous seas. has wirelessed that she is racing to the rescue.
The urgent wireless calls from the Chief Maquilla have been pick ed up by many ships, and it is re ported from Seattle that four ships, including her sister-ship, the Chief Chiano, are now rushing to assist the Chief Maquilla, whose crew is
Importance is attached to the statement in the morning hulletin that the "infective process" is being held in check. This is con sidered to be highly satisfactory, coupled with the fact that the Ring passed a quiet, if rather sleepless night,
In regard to His Majesty's lack of sleep during the night, it is pointed out that during the last few days, the King bas obtained rest ful sleep in the day time, and this must be regarded as extremely helpful to the normal process of recovery.
American Hopes.
to be
now have to wait their turn to share the benefits of the limited supply of radium now available.
Sir Otto Belt, who has large busi- ness interests in South Africa, has given much financial assistance to contributed £10,000 to the British Last May be Red Cross Society to help establish a clinic for the treatment of rhen matic diseaKES. He followed this with £3,474 to complete the £40,000 required for this purpose.
scientific research.
SIX DESTROYERS FOR CHILE.
For
Elsie
been placed in the hands of trustees.
The trust will be known as the Mackay, has, minus death dutite,
Elsie Mackay Fund, and in accor dance with the wishes of Lord Inch- cape, the income and capital will be allowed to accumulate for fity years or so, utimately to be applied to the reduction of the National Deb
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Isnd, and the Comptroller of the the Governor of the Bank of Eng Debt Office ·LIC the National managing trustees of the fund, the while the Treasury Solicitor custodian trustee.
The Hon. Elie Mackay was lost in the Atlantic with Captain Walter Hinchliffe in an attempt to ay to America. Her father, Lord Lachcape, presented her estate to the nation, preferring that neither
her death.
The American Ambassador, spenk ing at the Thanksgiving Day dinner TRIBUTE TO BRITISH WORK. he, nor Eis family, should beneft by composed of Chinese with white of the American Society in London,
said that they had resson officers
thankful as the heas of His Majesty the King seemed to be running a normal and favourable course.
The vessel is commanded "by Captain Scott, an Englishman.
It is believed that the cargo of grain may have shifted in the heavy seas, thus causing a danger ous list. Her position is estimated to be a little to the south of the Aleutian Islands.
"SEATTLE, Later.
The Japanese steamer Yeogen Maru is reported to have reached the Chief Maquilla. The latter will probably be towed into Dutch Harbour, Alaska,
On the other hand the President McKinley wirelesses that the Chief Staquilla is foundering and the gearest vessel, the Montreal Maru, is nearly two hours journey dis tent,
larger British coalfields, as well as MURDER IN COURT.
the
of
by members from the smaller dis- SHANGHAI, NOV, 30th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek arrived tricts. The meeting had before it reports of the progress which is at Anking, capital of Anhui, yester being made in the formulation of day. On his arrival he spent most schemes in certain districts and
development
existing of his time in confertace with his schemes, and the discussion of prac
ticable arrangements was carried a subordinates and reviewing troops.
stage farther. The official report He is expected to return to Nan.of the proceedings says that there is every reason to be satisfied with king in about a fortnight.
the progress which is being made.
TARIFF SCHEDULE.
(THROUGH RESTER'S AGENOT.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 30th.
The publication of the new tariff schedule is expected to-morrow. It has been delayed pending a further conference between T. V. Soong and C. T. Wang.
FRENCH NEGOTIATIONS.
(Wah Tez Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Nov. 30th.
In an interview with Chinese
GERMAN OFFICIALS AS SPIES.
ARREST BY FRENCH AUTHORITIES.
· (THROUGH REVTEE'S AGENCY.].
WIESBADEN, Nov. 30th There is excitement in the Rhine-. land following the arrest by the French authorities of four German officials working in the Government Supplies Office on a charge of espionage. They are alleged to be long to a spying organisation, operating throughout the occupied territory.
WESTERNISATION RESENTED.
A SERVANT'S REVENGE.
է:,
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PRAGUE, NOV. 30th. During the trial of the 23 year old Albanian student, Agiviad Hbebi, who a year ago shot dead
He added:-"We hope and devoutly for his complete speedy recovery.!!
pray and
STREET FIGHT IN
SHANGHAI.
U.S. CONGRESSMAN CRITICISED.
MR. BRITTEN'S PRESUMPTION.
SUGGESTED NAVAL CON-- FERENCE.
{KEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20th. Well-informed circles do not ex- pect Mr. Stanley Baldwin to reply Mr. Britten's proposal for naval conference between members of the British Parliament, and the U.S. Navy Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives -
Official Washington does not take Mr. Britten's action seriously, though it is unofficially stated that not only will the American Govern- ment almost certainly ignore the chairman of the naval affairs com unusual procedure adopted by the mittee, but he may also be asked to explain the correctness of his
direct with the head of the British Procedure as a member of Congress Ja taking up international matter Government.
"It is pointed out that his action is totally incorrect and he may be asked to explain why he did not utilise the usual diplomatic chan-
nels.
Generally speaking, Mr. Britten's action is critised all round as quite unwise and totally unnecessary.
OBITUARY.
4. FAMOUS PUBLISHER.
İTHROUGH ANOTHE'S LOKNOT.]
MANSHIP.
{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Nov. 30th. The Aldea, the last of the six destroyers ordered by the Chilean Government from Thornycrofts, the well
known shipbuilders, was POLICE ROUND UP GANG. † well-known publishing house of launched on Southampton Water yesterday, At the subsequent
LONDON, Nov, 30th.
Sir John Murray, head of the
John Murray, and himself a writer and editor, died this morning at
Juncheon Admiral Merino of the TWO BANDITS AND ONE CON- the age of 77.
MIDDAY BULLETIN. Chilean naval commission, whose wife named the vessel, paid á high tribute to British workmanship as exemplified in the manner in which the contract had been carri- ed out.
LONDON, Nov. 30th. It is authoritatively stated this morning that the King is a little better all round Sir Humphrey Rolleston, Physician ia Ordinary to the King. was cailed to consultation at the Palace at which Sir William Jesuson Hicks was present.
The bulletin will not be issued until the afternoon owing to the fact that. the doctors are reviewing the whole position.
The bulletin was issued "at 12.45 and stated that the in- flammation of the lung and pleurs show's some improve- ment, and the temperature is The time of slightly lower. possible exacerbation of infec- tion, it must be noted, has not yet passed and in any case progress must be slow.
Prayers On "Maryland."
New Yoxx, Nov. 30th. Prayers for the recovery of HM. in a hotel the Albanian Minister King George" were included in Cenabeg, a man in court Arcd'seven divine service aboard the United shots and killed the accused The States battleship Maryland on assailant, who is a servant of the Thanksgiving Day: Mr. Hoover Assassinated minister's brother, was who is on his way to Guayaquil arrested and the trial ended.
aboard the warship, attended the An Italian journalist, the cor.
service. respondent of the Trieste Piccolo, the seriously wounded in
was
fring.
Awaiting The "Enterprise." An official notice issued at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, states that MINIATURE ARSENALS IN nothing has been decided about the departure of the Prince of Wales, AUSTRALIA.
who is staying at Government. House.
ARMED DETECTIVES' HAUL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MELBOURNE, Nov. 30th. Armed detectives, who are inves tigating bomb outrages against volunteer dockers, raided certain wharf labourers homes and seized what are believed to be designs for the manufacture of bombe and a
four arrests.
Pressmen at Nanking yesterday the AMANULLAH'S LITTLE, WAR. quantity of arms. There have been
French Minister said that as soon as his negotiations with Dr. C. T. Wang were concluded on the tariff problem, he would return Peking. On the question of trans- ferring the French Legation to
to
AN INSECURE PEACE.
(THROUGH BEUIBA'S AGENCY.]
PEREAWAB, Nov. 20th. The road from Dakka to Jel- lalabad, which was closed owing to the activities of hostile Shin- waris, who were "saiping Afghan Nanking, he said that owing to the outposts, has been re-opened....
guarantee the safety of caravans,
lack of proper quarters in Nanking Afghan officials, however, cannot
he would maintain the present site though the "little war against the
in Peking for the time being, while rebels has stopped.
EURTHER OUTBREAKS IN INDIA. SIMON COMMISSION ABUSED.
POLICE FORCED TO FIRE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LUCKNOW, Nov. 29th. Unpleasant scenes, similar to those at Lahore at the end of ously, greeted the Simon Commis to-day.
His Royal Highness expects, however, to travel in the cruiser Enterprise which is stated to be duc at Dar-es-Salaam from Aden on Sunday.
The Prince to-day drove out shopping in the town of Dar-es. Salaam, and he was followed from shop to shop by enthusiastic crowds of natives and Indians.
Duke of Gloucester,
father's illness.
It would appear from information received in London to-day that the Duke of Gloucester, who was ac companying the Prince of Wales on bis African tour, has not received any of the messages regarding his The Duke has been on a hunting expedition and when last heard of was near Abercorn in Rhodesia This is about 500 miles from 'Dar es-Salaam and there is no railway communication, so that even if the news reaches HR.II. it is not con sidered possible for him to reach with the Prince of Wales.
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The first of the six destroyers, Serrano, is now almost ready to proceed to Chile and her officers and crew were present at yester daya launch. A telegram of good withes was received from the off. cers and crew of another of the six destroyers, Riquelme, now undergoing trials on the Clyde.
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SPANISH ROYAL VISIT. QUEEN LEAVES FOR MADRID.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Nov. 29th. The Queen of Spain and her two daughters to-day concluded their visit to Princess Beatrice and left London for Madrid vid Pariz
The Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Магу and Princess Beatice were at Victoria Station to see them off.
SIR HUGH CLIFFORD'S RETURN.
{THROUGH KKUTER'S "AGENCT.).
LONDON, Nov. 30th.
$
STABLE KILLED.".
:
A cleverly conceived trap laid by, the police from Harbin Road Station resulted in the shooting to death of two armed robbers, the wounding and capturing of six more, and the break up of a gang, who had attempted to raid the house of a Chinese doctor, Teu Taz Tuin, 379, Point Rond, on Saturday night One Chinese detective was shot in
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LADY HEATH'S DEBTS. ACTION BY HUSBAND.
The present Lady Heath is Sir James' second wife. As widower, he married Joy Nitch Smith, daughter of an English father and an American mother, in 1924.
LONDON, Nov. 16th. Sir James Heath, well-known iron-master and colliery proprietor, to-day published notice that he will not be responsible henceforth for Lady Heath's debts.." the lower part of the leg when the Hs also withdrew authority for robbers opened fire, but with magni Lady Heath to pledge his credite ficent pluck gave chase to the Bee- ing men and assisted in bringing two of them into Wayside Station.
The police, having received in for mation that a gang contemplated a raid on the house, had been lying in wait for two days. The door of the house, which is just down an alleyway off Point Road. was left open and at 8 o'clock on Satur day night, when Det. Sergt. Henton, Det. Sergt. Omand, P.C. Lewis, and eight Chinese, detectives were amof interest to her. bushed in various places just inside the small courtyard on to which the door opened, nine men most of them with pistola, pushed their way
in.
Detectives Narrow Escape..
A Chinese detective had been sta- tioned near the door, so that he could see out and count the aum- in the gang. When
ber of men
NEW YORK, Nov. 18th Lady Heath, who is at present on a lecture tour in the United States, to-day declared that action of her husband Sir James Heath in pub- lishing that he will not hereafter be responsible for her debts is nothing
"It is a matter of entire indiffer- ence," said the, "whether my hus band accepts or denies responsi bility for my debts."
Lady Heath declared that she is entirely self-supporting, and that she is prepared to give satisfactory guarantees to any concern with which she does business.
She also said that there is no the whole nine were inside the door, question of separation, and that she he challenged them. As one man has plenty of money. they turned on him and opened
Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford have left England to return to the Straits aboard the Vuren. Their fire health is completely restored.
BRITISH PROHIBITION
PARTY.
CANDIDATES FOR TWELVE
CONSTITUENCIES...
PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICERS DISMISSED.
WHOLESALE-CORRUPTION.”
NEW YORK, Oct. 30th. A special
ia.. Grand Jury Philadelphia, which has been in
Fortunately he anticipated their action and by falling sideways managed to get through a small door and out of range. Meanwhile two other parties of police, station- ed to the right and left of the small yard, who had also challeng ed the robbers when they turned on the Chinese detective, opened fire. One of the robbers nearest the door was brought down, block vestigating what it calls "whole-
sele, police graft and corruption Mr. S. M. Holden, president of the ing the exit so that his comrades in that city, last night recommend British Prooibition and Women's who made a mad dash for the alleyed the dismissal of 18 police cup- Party, who contested Whitechapel way as soon as they found that tains and three inspectors, or near- sume years ago as a Prohibition Par- they had a posse of police to deally one half of the higher officials liamentary candidate, stated in an
were hampered in
their of the police bureau.
The Grand Jury declared that interview that the recent announce escape, and police bullets took ter-
these officials had over $800,000 ment that the British Prohibition rible effect among them as they and Women's Party contemplated fought and struggled to get past [£160,000] in the bank, in addition to real estate and securities, and running candates at the General the wounded man.
Three robbera who escaped the "that the
received and полеу Election had aroused keen interest.
Attention," be said, "will be fire made off in as easterly direc handled by these men was either specially concentrated on London tion. Det. Sergt. Omand had all, or substantially all, dishonest- City, Brighten, Norwich, Derby, narrow escape, a bullet from one of ly acquired Some of the police Oxford University, Cambridg: the robbers' guna passing through olivera had deposited as much University, Bolton, Blackburn, the leg of his trousers just above money at one time as "an honest Preston, Stockport, Oldham, and the knee.
hardworking man in the ordinary Sunderland.
walks of life earning the same. salary could put in in a lifetime of frugal savings.”
**
with.
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Two Arrested.
In those twelve' constituencies One of the robbers was lost to the electors had two votes, and they sight, but the chase of the other two could give one vote for the Pro-was taken up by a Chinese deter The inquiry into corruption in hibition and Women's Party candi- tive stationed outside the house the police force in Philadelphia
would be entrusted to the French negotiating on behalf of the Shin. October, and developing more seri. Dares-Salaam in time to travel date, it they chose, and the other This man engaged in a running was begun as a result of the dis
minor diplomatic duties in Nanking
· Consul General at Shanghai,
The Mullah Chaknaur is now waris, demanding a suspension of Sino.are mainly responsible for the out
"break.
He also pointed out that the the westernising" reforms, which sion on their arrival at Lucknow from the Duke of Gloucester 'no 70-3
problem of revising the Annamite Treaty was complicated
" and "would be negotiated separately.
The French Government would cer. GOVERNMENT RATES BILL.
tainly maintain the spirit of friend- liness and equality in the negotia tions with China for the revision. of the existing Sino-French treaties.
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ITALIAN TREATY, [TABODGA REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 30th. The text of the Sino-Italian Treaty has beca pblished. It is similar to the Belgian Treaty, grant ing tarit, autonomy to Chins with Strathmost! favoured nation proviso, and giving up extraterritarity from January 1st, 1830.
LARGE ADDITIONAL COST.
【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOS, Į
LONDON, Nov. 29th. The House of Commons to-day approved by 280 votes to 132 votes, a financial resolution in connection with the Local Government De Rating Bill, which was given a second reading yesterday.
It was stated during the brief discussion, that the additional cost ur the Exchequer in the first year, over and above the grants totalling 15.000,00 normally trade to local authorities, will be £31,000,000.
No message has been received In spite of prohibitory orders gards his plans, and it is presumed issued by the Police Superintendent London that he has agreed to the rendezvous with the Prince of a great procession of demonstrators Wales and is now en route:
the Station, where bir assembled ricades had been erected, waving black flags and hurling abuse at the Commission. The mob included a number of lending Nationalists, who appear to have excited their
followers.
Buggested Routes.
A Johannesburg correspondent, however, doubts the Duke's ability to reach the coast in time to sail by the Enterprise and suggests it would possibly be shorter for him to travel home vid. Capetown, for when last reported be was shooting as the Chamberi River, approach ing Abercorn.
for their own party candidate."
gun-duel with the bandits, but recovery of close associations between ceived a bullet through the leg certain members of the force and just above the ankle Blowing his notorious "bootlegging" rings whistle, he managed to keep on hobbling after the fugitives, who separated, one going one way and one the other
The White Train,"
CAPETOWN.
Each of the two men arrested in It is very difficult at present to ascertain the whereabouts of the
flight bare a .33 calibre pistol with One of them ran into the arms plenty of spare ammunition. Both Duke of Gloucester, who is believed to be somewhere between Abercorn of a C.P.C. attached to Wayside were suffering from bullet grazes Station who had heard the sound in the chest and were taken to hos and Broken Hill. There is no telegraph at Abercorn but a good of shots and police whistles and pital with the others. An inquest will road runs from there 500 miles to had left his beat and was making be held to-day on the bodies of the Broken Hill, where the famous all speed in the direction whence two men who died, and the remain- White Train, in which the Prince the sounds came. This constable der of the gang will be brought be of Wales toured South Africa in arrested the robber without further fore the Provisional Court.
There is a trouble. The other man, was noticed 1925, is waiting. shorter road to the seroplane base by another Chinese constable in ibe Wayside district running along the it would take him four days to at Ndola, south of Sakania. travel by train from Salisbury to The original plea was that the pavement, and was arrested. The The injured men include Jawabar Capetown. Alternatively, the Duke Duke of Gloucester would join the wounded Chinese detective arrived Lal, the Secretary of the National might embark at Kitutu on Lake Prince of Wales at Broken Hill, on the scene just in time to be Congress, the son of the well-known Tanganyika for Kigoma, and travel but it in presamed that he will present when the two men were Nationalist leader, Motilal Nehru, from there to Dar-es-Salaam, a travel by the White Train if Aber- taken to Wayalde Station The amp Govind Tellalpanty the feederaly journey colon is the first point of civilise third robber escaped. of the Legislative Council.
tion that he touches. (Continued on next Uolumn).-
The mob rapidly grew out of hand and attempted to rush the barricades. The Police were obliged to use their firearms to disperso the unlawful assembly, and severni..were injured.
(Continued on nen Volanwym
Encounter In Yangterepoo. Two Chineso constables were ser-. iously wounded and one bandit kill. ed early on Saturday morning in the angiazepoo district. One of the Chinese constables subsequently died in hospital and the other is not expected to live.-North-China Zaituz