SHANGHAI OPIUM SCANDAL.
POLITICAL IMPORTANCE.
CHIANG KAI SHEK AND.
FENG YU HSIANG.
(THRQEGĖ, BAUTER'S „AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 3rd.. dispute which...originated. in. connection with the 20,000 ounces of opium, shipped from Hankow on the
Merchants' China
resse!
DISORDERS IN MELBOURNE.
BOMB WITH BURNING FUSE;
DESPERATE MEN IN MOTOR CAR.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
LL
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4th, 1928.
STEEL SLEEPERS OR WOOD?
SOUTHERN RAILWAY'S
EXPERIMENT.
BIG ORDER TO BRITISH FIRM.
[BRITISH WIRELESS' SERVICE.)
BETTER NEWS OF THE - KING.
H.M. THE QUEEN'S RELIEF.
OXYGEN GIVEN..
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
His Majesty had a quieter sleep during the day. The infective process-continued to diminish and REOBY, Dec. 3rd. An initial order for 70,000 steel his temperature was 100. Simpl- sleepers, equalling 5,000 tons of taneously, however, there is a de were resfeel, has been placed with aeling in the strength of the heart,
British firm by the Southern Rail- way, which is the first British com-
MELIOURNE, Dec. 3rd Eight men have been arrested in connection with a bomb explosion in a Greek club in which sitteen were injured. The men
eased on bail despite strong pro
Kiangon to Shanghai, is assuming first class political importance. fol lowing the suspension of Tai Zattests by the police. Fu, the Chief of Bolice of Greater Shanghai, by the orders of Chiang Kai Shek.
It appears that Tai Zab Fu was informed at 1.20 on the morning of November eard that twenty soldiers were landing a quantity of opium on the Nantao Bund into a rootor berry and two motor cars which were alleged to be the property of "the Garrison Commissioner, Hsiung
Shi Huei.
Tai Zah Fu sent party of police to investigate, and if neces sary to seize the opium, but the „military arrested the police and carried off the opium to the native city. Incidentally the military cen. ROT has prohibited the vernacular papers from printing news of the
incident.
AL
Steamer Detained.
Two of those arrested were in a motor car, and carrying a bomb the fuse" of which was burning ready for throwing.
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SAFEGUARD FOR DRESS GOODS.
TRADE UNION SUPPORT.
[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}
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Rrasy, Dec. 3rd.
A meeting of the Executive Com- mittees of the Trade Unions in the wool and textile trade, held at Bradford, has decided to support another application by the em- Que outcome of the case has ployers under the Safeguarding of been the detention of the steamer Industries Act for the safeguard Kiangan on arrived at Nankinging of dress goods, yesterday morning. Captain Stew- ard and the Chief Engineer, Ross, are being sent to the British Con- sulate, while the Chinese crew of 23 are detained by the Nanking District Court.
The suspension of Tai Zah Fu has resulted in "strong protests, from the local Kuomintang and other organizations. who wired to Chiang Kai Shek that his orders were open to criticism unless Hsiung, Shi Huei was also suspended pend- ing the investigation of the whole affair.
The main Chinese interest bow
·ever centres in the fact that it is reported that Tai Zah Eu acted under the orders of Feng Yu Isang while Hsiung Shi Huci is a protégé of Chiang Kai Shek,
TWO BRITISH OFFICERS INVOLVED.
The Trade
Unions opposed the previous ap plication which was made in 1925.
NANKING'S NEW “LOAN.
(Wah Tez Fat Pao).,
SHANGHAI, Dec. 3rd. With a view to realising the con- struction scheines drawn up by the Nationalist Government, coupled
with the necessity of re-arriaging.
pany to adopt the steel sleeper in preference to timber.
The supply ordered will enable about 35 miles of selected track to be equipped over a period of two years. The rising price of impert- ed
timber sleepere, of which 4,000,000 are used annually on the British railways, is the chief reaso for the change, but the Southern Railway is also guided by the desire to help British indas tries and to experiment.
The new sleepers are already in use in some places abroad, where it is estimated that their life will be about thirty years against twenty years of timber sleepers. In view of these circumstances it is believed that steel may in the end prove
more economical.
which causes anxiety."
The increased apprehension of the public with regard to the King's condition was clearly shown by the size of the crowd which assembled in front of Buckingham Palace awaiting the posting of the evening bulletin.
The crowd was of many thou sands, and it surrounded the whole of the Palace railings.
When the evening bulletin, given above, was posted, the queue which had been formed stretched right round the side of the Pulace into Buckingham Palace Road, while a double line of motor cars were park ed in Constitutional Hill,
A constant stream of private care and taxi cabs arrived outside the Palace and paused for a mo ment while the occupants enquired the latest news.
SHIP BUILDING IN AMERICA. A SLIGHT GENERAL
IMPROVEMENT.
EFFECT OF JONES-WHITE
ACT.
OCEAN GOING VESSELS.
[BEUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3rd.
The annual report of the United
all foreign loan services, the Nan-States Shipping Board, which has king Financial Ministry is contembeen submitted to Congress, pic plating the flotation of a huge can diets that much new construction of amounting to $90,000,000 on the merchantmen will be undertaken as security of the tobacco revenues the result of the recently enacted throughout the country. As soon as the scheme is completed it will he referred to the Political Council
for approval.
MONGOL LANGUAGE
PROBLEM.
(Wah Tax Tut Puo).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 3rd.'
(Wah Tu Yat Pau),
The ss. Kinngan of the China Merchants Navigation Company, which carried the big consigament of illegal opium which was dis covered at Shanghai, arrived at Nanking yesterday morning after a visit to Hankow. Immediately after her arrival the Nanking milf tary authorities despatched à body of armed men to go on board the steamer and' guard all entrances. At the same time the "Manager of the China Merchants' Navigation Company, Mr. Chao Teh Cheb, asked the British officers through a messenger to go to the head office of the Company. At his request the British officers, including the first engineer and the second President of the Judicial Council, engineer, immediately proceeded "there. What conversation
and suggested to him that the tock place when they mot the manager Judiciary in Mongolia should adopt is not known, but under orders of
the jury system in view of the fact the Nanking authorities they were required to stay there for the time that the Mongolian judicial authori- being pending subecquent investi gation "in connection with the ties, in coinpliance with the order Shanghai opium
Several of the "Central Government, had Chinese officers of the steamer have been arrested by the Govern adopted the Kandarin language for use in all proceedings, and the
ment troops.
.case,
LATER.
A Mongolian delegation has inter- viewed Dr. Wang Chung Hui, the
Jones-White-law, "which provided for an increase in the construction loan fund, and for the grant of liberal terms for loans and means whereby shipowners might obtain mail-carrying contracts.
Ia reference to the shipping posi tion generally, the report says that for every ocean-going ship laid down in the United States fifty were laid down in Great Britain, ten in Germany, five in France, fivé in Italy and four in Japan.
The Shipping Board in 1029 sold 67 Vessels, aggregating 534,000 cons at a total sale price of 88,059,000.
The report urges a tax exemption. oa American vessel, operating in foreign trade.
RUHR STEEL DISPUTE.
SUBMITTED TO ARBITRA- TION.
A bulletin issued at 10.30 A. M states tha: the King had three hours quieter sleep since the last bulletin was issued. His temperature is 99.8, and there is a slight improvement in the general condition.
The morning's bulletin is # great relief after the anxieties of the night. The doctors were only half an hour with the King before issuing the report, but Sir Stanley Hewett was in touch with the Palace through- out the night
When the reassuring news "was known there was an appre- 'ciable lessening of the atmas- Palace. The Queen, who was phere of strain prevailing in the
the first to receive the doctor's report, was greatly pleased with the improvement.
It is understood that a small quantity of oxygen was ad- ministered to His Majesty as a tonic during the night. It is authoritatively pointed out at the Palace that this is not to be regarded as an alarming feature, the administration of small quantities of oxygen in such cases being a very commen practice.
It should be recalled that on Friday the doctors then pointed out that the time of the possible. exacerbation of infection had not then passed...
· Extra. Bulletin,
GERMANS ARRESED BY FRENCH.
CHARGE OF ESPIONAGĖ,
THEFTS OF MILITARY PLANS.
[TEROTON" KECTER'S AGENCY.]
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COLOGNE, Dec 2nd...
EARTHQUAKE HAVOC IN CHILE.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
ESCAPES FROM TOTTERING BUILDINGS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
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"GRAND MILITARY REVIEW.
JAPANESE ENTHRONEMENT
CEREMONIES.
TATTERED COLOURS.
(THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.)
Torvo, December 2nd. _In_celebration-of-the-completion
New Youx, Dec. 2nd. The completeness-of-the disaster- in Chile in the area affected by the of the Eathronement Ceremonies, earthquake is shown by a message 35,000 troops, drawn from every from Santiago de Chile stating the town of Talca alone, which has passed in review before the Em- that over a hundred are dead in farm and unit of the Japanese army, been practically wiped out.
Excitement still prevails over the arrest of a number of leading Ger man oficials for alleged espionage in the Occupied Territory. The French authorities have carried out further, raids and arrests on in- vestigation of the plot, but it is retween 300 and 500. ported that three of the officials arrested in the first place have now heen released.
It is estimated that the death-peror this morning. The whole of and that those injured number be the First Division were present, roll numbers between 120 and 180, the Imperial Guards Division and
in the ruins of buildings in Port presented by selected detachments, Numbers are known to be buried while the other divisions were re- Constitucion, which has suffered severely. The inhabitants of many Yoyogi Parade Ground, a
The scene of the review was the other towns and villages, warned
vide open expanse of sandy common by the first shock, escaped in the
land ing on the outskirts of the nick of time from the tottering city. There, at, an early hour, the buildings, and camped in the open troops began to assemble in their while their homes were destroyed. throughout the affected arts, and brilliant, flashing Full dress ani- Martial law has been proclaimed allotted places, clad, not in the forms such as are worn on similar ceremonial occasions by the British Army, but in business-liko khaki service
The man still in custody include á former Major in the German army, named Kratz, now an in- spector in the Mainz German State Property Bureau, and several Ger.the troops have taken over the dis man workmen formerly employed in are to be rationed
tribution "at food supplies which the French army.
Considerable damage is reported from all over the country.
alleged acted as secret agent out- A man named Frisch, who, it is
side the Occupied Area, has also been placed under arrest.
"Kratz is accused of attempting to obtain military documents and plans, which were to have been passed on to secret agents such as Frisch, by the bribery of German civilians employed in the French army, or residing in houses where
French offices are billeted,
It is stated that the arrests are a sequel to a series of burglaries of.officers' houses in the absence of the occupants.
WILL.
Sleeping In Tents. Port Constitucion WAS badly damaged, and the inhabitants are sleeping in terts.
Only 10 per cent of the houses in Tampa are are being demolished to avoid the habitable, and damaged buildings danger of collapse.
lesser intensity were felt during Further intermittent shocks of
the week-end in the affected area.
MONKEY MEAT FOR BAIT FISHING FOR CROCODILES.
SANDAKAN Bournes. find a new and livelier form of Trout fishermen of the world may sport if they care to come here. Lured by promise of substantial Government reward, the natives have gone a fishing for crocodiles. GUARANTEE OF US, GOOD- with monkey meat, and once their They use a big steel hook baited prey
has struck," they play the fish" until it tires in a mere mat- ter of two hours or so, and then finish it off with spears...
But that is the simplest and safest form of the sport.
Visitors desiring to experience the joys of crock-catching" in its N-th degree must provide them selves with a lamp, a spear, a boat, and a dark night,
BOOVER ON DEMOCRACY
{THROUGE EXETER'S AGENCY.]
GUAYAQUIL, Dec. 2nd.
The festivities in honour of Mr. Herbert Hoover, the President Elect, were brought to a" climax at a great banquet given by Pre sident Ayora
Mr. Hoover, in the course of a speech, eaid that the democracy of the United States was a guarantee
kit. Only amongst the privileged spectators the foreign naval and military attaches, the diplomats, and high officials of the Japanese Army and Navy who were not actually participating in the review-was splash of bright colour to be seen. Even the Em- peror. Eimself, his immediate staff. and Marshal Prince Kanin, the plain khaki uniform, Commander of the Review, were in
The Royal Salute. The arrival of His Imperial Majesty was heralded by a salute. ing the royal salute, while simul of 101 guns and by buglers sound- taneously the grand swelling strains of Kimi Ga Yo," the Japanese National Anthem, arose from the band of the Imperial Guards Divi-
3102.
"
Mounting his charger, the Em peror, accompanied by a number of the leading figures in the Japanese Army on horseback and of the foreign. Powers" in their followed by the Military Attachés brilliant full-dress uniforms, set off to inspect the troops drawn up by regiments and battalions around the wide parade ground. Slowly the Imperial cavalcade proceeded on its way and each regiment in turn, as the Emperor approached it, stood smartly to attention and presented colours, while the regi mental buglers sounded the royal salute.
The inspection completed; the Emperor and his staff took up their position at the saluting base. Then followed the march past, all the. infantry of the seventeen divisions represented passing first, after which came the engineers, tanks, armoured-cars, mechanised artillery and finally horse-drawn artillery, followed by cavalry, while over- head" squadron after squadron of aircraft passed, flying in formation. The Infantry.
Then one fares downstream.in the treacherous native craft, light- ed lamp high upheld in one hand and spear poised in the other. The crocodiles come up, attracted by the light, and are treated to a dose of cold steel. If the boat tips lover before the crocodile has ex- pired, it's just too bad for the Jampholder!
Probably one of the most ghast of its good will and that it couldly photographs on earth is on dis not be imperialistic.
It shows a group of He expressed the hope that his people "nasorting a forearm, part
play here. tour would strengthen the mutual of a leg, and other fragments of In the Japanese Army, pride of respect and esteem of sister repub-humanity taken from the stomach place is always given to the in- lies in the Western hemisphere. of a crocodile after the finish of a fantry, and nothing in the review Subsequently, flty British resi- fishing-party which did not proceed was more impressive than the derts in Ecuador met Mr. Hoover wholly on schedule.
colour parties which preceded each at a reception at the United States Crocodile heads are paid for by infantry regiment To anyone seing Consulate.
the Magistrate at the rate of £1 these small groups for the first per inch, measured from nose to first time, the inpression left by neck. They are of no value except them may be disappointing, for the as proof that their owner is no colours in most instances are bare- longer a menace, and each is des-ly recognisable, as such. In the troyed after being measured. majority of cases they consist of
COMMANDER BYRD'S EXPEDITION. SHIPS LEAVE DUNEDIN.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
An extra bulletin issued ten minutes after midnight states: (THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.] "The King has had some sleep during the last three hours, A BERLIN, Dec. Zod. further consultation confirms the
WELLINGTON, Dec. 2nd. As all concerned in the prolonged opinion
the expressed in
Two ships of Commander Byrd's Ruhr iron and steel dispute have bulletin and despite the improve Bolling and the City of New York
last
Antarctic Expedition, the Eleanor decided to submit unconditionally ment in the lung, anxiety concern-
left Dunedin, N.Z., for the Bay of Dr. Svering, the Minister of the arbitrator, who as anticipated, is sista." Interior, it is expected that work Stanley Hewett, Lotu Dawson of the big whaler C. d. Larsen which
The bulletin is signed by Sir
Commander Byrd has arranged will be resumed iminediately.
a rendezvous in the Ross Sea with Penn, Sir Edward Farquhar Buzzard, Regius Professor of Medi-will tow the City of New York eine at Oxford University and through the pack-lee. Physician Extraordinary to the King, and Dr. Lionel Whitby, of
Two British officers of the steam./Mongolians did not underetand to the decision of the Government | ing the strength of the heart per Whales to day.
er have been conveyed under guard to the British Consalate at Nan king for trial after a short investi- gation at the head office of the Company.
SHANGHAI POLICE
COMMISSIONER.
(Wah Tez Tat Pao).
Mandarin. They urged that the only means to remove the difficulty was the adoption of the jury sys tem.
BALDWIN'S REPLY TO
BRITTEN.
Dr. Wang has promised to con- aider this matter and, when other Mongolian delegates, who are stay, J ing in Peking, have arrived at Nanking, the whole question will, KELLOGG DECLINES TO BE the Blandsutton Institute of Patho-
be discussed in a special confer-
ence.
INVOLVED.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
•
WASHINGTON, Dec, 2nd.
logy Middlesex Hospital.
United Press
SEMI-STARVED AMERICAN
nothing more than a purple cord "Hattering from a pole; for, unlike the colours carried by the troops.
new
WILD MAN OF MOUNTAINS: most western armies, they are not replaced from time to time by emblema. These flattering cords are, in fact, all that remain of the tattered colours carried into action in past wars, and the more they have been shot away the more: highly are they prized by their
IN KANBU...
SHANGHAI, Dec. 3rd.
possessors.
recently found. by the Chinese A strange-looking white man, claiming to be an American, was
Following each colour party came nuthorities hiding in the moun-
the regimental buglers, then the tains of Kansu province, hundreds battalion, commanders and staff, of miles removed from the nearest leading the companies under their | foreigner...
Natives declared the man had command, while at the rear of each lived the life of a hermit in the battalion came the heavy Machine Guns strapped to pack ponies. mountains for nearly 14 years. The Prince of Wales. quiety The man was unable to speak and Battalion after battalion, regiment embarked on HM.S, Enterprise at
regiment, was is a semi-starved condition. after
brigade after.
—
The Princes Retura.
Dar-es-Salaam at 10.30 am, this appears to be about 40 years brigade of infantry passed the.
сага
Tanks And Guns
Doctors' Anxious Vigil. Enter understands that, as far SHANGHAI, Dec. 3rd.
A FORCED LANDING.
As it is humanly possible to say, morning without any special cere- The Chinese Lawyers' Assocía- tion, the Chinese Merchants' Asso-
there is no valid reason why there ouy, the cruiser at once steaming old. He was taken to Nanking by saluting base in this way, whilst (Wah Tri Fat Pao).
It is understood that Sir Esme should be any change in the King's out on her way to Suez. The Father Raoul, a missionary, and after them came the engineers, ciation and other Chinese public
Howard, the British Ambassador, condition in the next twelve hours. Prince is almost certain to follow given medical treatment, after "bodies at Shanghai hayé jointly
SHANGHAI, Dec. 3rd.
hea personally communicated to Mr. The doctors, who left the Palace his plan of entraining at Buez for which be partly recovered his petitioned Marabat Chiang Kai The Chu Kiang?
Kellogg the reply to Mr. Britten,
Then followed tanks, "armoured- scroplane, Shek for the immediate withdrawal piloted by Mr. Chen Hsing Xun, British Premier, telegraphed to Sir
speech. which Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the
nt 9.00 o'clock last night returned Alexandria and of picking up an- at 10.30 p.m. and were still in the other cruiser there.
The hermit insisted that he is an
and the artillery-mountain of his order to dismiss the Shang left Canton for Foochow, capital | Esme.
Palace early this morning.. bai Police Commissioner who, they of Fukien, last Saturday morning,
It is learned that communication American and was questioned con- guns, howitzers, "heavies" and
cerning that country. Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley has been established with the Duke Woodrow Wilson was president of tervai hal elapsed to enable all field-guns and after a sufficient in- He stated According to the New York Times Hewett finally left the Palace in of Gloucester, who has intimated the United States, expressed ignor line of cavalry swept past at the plead, is quite innocent in regard to the Shanghai opium case. He and on the same evening arrived Mr. Kellogg has indicated that he taxicabs at 3,30a.m.
these to get well clear, line after. The other that he will return home with allance of the world war and was in the vicinity of Foochow mein It is speed. she met with a slight accident"in of communication between the two & forced landing owing to lack of Governmenta as regards the un pected in the King's condition for
understood that no change was ex- The Duke left Broken Hill at in Chins or in Kansu province.
unable to tell how he came to be trot. oil. Fortunately Mr. Chen and his authorised proposal of Mr. Britten. the next few hours.
Fox 35,000 troops to pass by in once for Sakania in Belgian
One word which he constantly review, it takes much time, and will continue his fight to Chekiang
Conge; where arrangements had uttered puzzled the authorities. It nearly one hour and a half were companions escaped unharmed. Ho
PUBLIC GAMBLING IN
been made for him to travel south was a word sounding like Atie. required before the whole of this shortly.
by special train, and he left says Father Raoul declared that near great force had passed the saluting SWITZERLAND..
a message from Livingstone, Rhode the man's hiding place in the lone sin, soon afterwards. The Duke isly mountains was found a grave.
At last the review came to an expected to arrive at Victoria Falls A small wooden cross on the
end. Once more the bugles blared on Tuesday, from which place the hore a single name: Katie forth the royal salute, and the South African Government has
Some of the older natives of stirring strains of the Kimi Go made all necessary arrangements to Kansu claim to remember a white Yo" were played by the band of enable him to rush to the coast.. man and woman being seen in that the Imperial Guards Division, BS
Tentatively, it has been decided to put facilities at his disposal Province many years ago. The the Emperor, accompanied by his man, who had a knowledge of staff, left the parade ground. which will enable him to reach Chinese, declared he was prospects Quickly the vast concourse "öß Capetown in time to catch the mailing for gold in the mountains spectators began to disperse, fal steamer Balmoral Castle which They disappeared one day from lowered soon after by the troops, leaves for England on December. Ling-fu a small village, and were and the Grand Enthronement seen no more, United Pranz
Iview was over,
of the huge consignment of Megál opium, bus the decision on to whether he is really involved in the conspiracy must await judicial investigation.
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TRAM AND 'BUS. STRIKE.”
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 3rd. 1,300 tram and 'bus employees in the French Concession struck this
morning, demanding wage cted
creases. The stoppage is expected aino to affect the water supply and the electric supply, which is under the same < Anagement as the, ***TAIWNYS.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
On
(NAVAL WIRELESS.]
December 2nd H.M.S.
Hagnolia sailed from Amoy for
Foochow and Shanghai,
H.M.S. Hermes arrived at Jes- selton from Hong Kong.
H..8. Forglove arrived at Weihaiwei from Hong Kong
It is understood that after a con- Bultation, which preceded the issue of the midnight bulletin, a roport was telephoned to members of the A SMALL MAJORITY. Cabinet.
An official of the Royal House {THROUGH BETER'S' AGENOT.]
bold early this morning described the situation дв being very BERNE, Dec 2nd.. anxious. A referendum covering the whole A large crowd which gathered country has resulted in a victory outside the Palace and were form by a narrow margin for those who ed into a queue by the police, filed desire that gambling be publicly past the notice board and read the permitted in Kurenais
midnight bulletin, which was post The voting showed 200,000 to beed at 19.50 this morning, in favour, and 270,000 to be agaİzat. “(Continued on next Column).
base.