BRITISH TREATY
NEGOTIATIONS.
ཝརཱ, ཙཀྑུ༔
"CONCLUSION. IN SIGHT,
NEW TARIFF ACCEPTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BRITISH CONSUL
DISAPPEARS.
LOST ON VOYAGE TO AMOY,
SUICIDE SUSPECTED.
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGHIOT.)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th.
NANKING, Dec. 17th. Sino-British negotiations aru pro- Mr. Langford Smith," until lately gressing over the drafting of the the British Consul at Chefco, and tariff treaty and it is expected that recently transferred to Amoy, join Sir Miles Lampson and Mr. C. Ted the steamer Ninghai at Shang- Wang will need but one more con- hal on December 13th for Amoy. ference before the document is ready The captain has now sent a wire- for signature. Official circles are less message to say that he is not reticent but it is understood that on board. It is feared that he is Britain has not demanded the con- missing. ventional; tariffs. It is reported that Britain has no objections to the enforcement of the new tariff schedule,
Sir Miles Lampson was the guest of Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek at tifin to-day, at which Chiang Kai. Shek and C. T. Wang were also present.. No less than five treaties are at present being negotiated at Nan-
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1928.
On enquiry on arrival of the Ninghai at Amoy, it was stated that Mr. Langford Smith was last
December 13th, going to his cabin. His absence was discovered on the following morning. Mr. Smith left letters, from which it is believed that he intended to commit suicide.
AFGHAN ARMY IN
REVOLT.
AMANULLAH TAKES REFUGE.
FEARS FOR FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES.
(THGODOK REUTER'S JOENCY.]
NEW DELHI, Dec. 17th. Rebels are attacking Kabul and serious aghting has taken place:
NATURAL SLEEP FOR THE KING.
AN ENGLISH STEEL
·CORPORATION.
ENCOURAGING REPORT,
BENEFITS OF RAY TREAT- MENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 18th. Ray therapy treatment was car ried out on the King to-night, and
COMPETITION ELIMINATED.
ARMAMENT FIRMS IN ALLIANCE.
·(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 17th. The Manchester Guardian states that Vickers Limited, Vickers, Armstrongs, Limited, and Cammell,
GIANT AVIATION MERGER.
SOUTH AMERICAN FERMENT.
| AMERICAN INDUSTRY'S RAPID | FEVERISH MOBILISATION IN
GROWTH.
PARAGUAY.
IMPRESSIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
BOLIVIAN AIR RAID.
[RSUTER'S 'AMERICAN SERVICE.).
New York, Dec. 17th.
(THROUGH AKUTEL'S AGENCY.]
BUENOS AIREs, Dec. 16th.
A message from Asunción, the
the Government has issued a Pro-
"Considerable anxiety is felt for at 8 pm, the following bulletin Laird & Company have agreed to taken in the rapidly growing via clamation ordering the mobilisation
the future..
It is reported from the frontier that King Amanullah and his Queen have taken refuge in a fort. the army having turned against them.
The rebels have captured two small forts," a number of rifes and
signed by three doctors was issued at Buckingham Palace:
The King has had a quiet day. The improvement noted in the morning bulletin has been main
taised."
Ray therapy is being employed n a new method of attack upon the
which the King is suffering. It acts
The biggest merger yet under-capital of Faraguay, reports that unite their armament businesses. tion industry has been completed. The arrangement bas led to the with the organisation of the United formation of the English Steel Cor Aircraft and Transport Corpora poration.
tion.
The market value of the capital is $130,000,000.
that the agreement means that the The Manchester Guardian says
three great armament firms, which after the war had not
ed, now
The executive heads of Genera}' Motors, the Ford Company, the sufficient Standard Oil Coripang,, and the
Concera.
of all males between the ages of 15 and 29 throughout Paraquay...
The President however has refus- : ed to sanction the Cabinet's decree for the mobilising of these men ou“
the ground that there are still other means of defence,
nipe.
is
seen at 10 p.m. on the night of a quantity of ammunition in the effects of the general infection from business to keep them fully employ. National City Bank of New York decree mobilising all men between The president Ister, signed a
vicinity
cease to compete with will be included on the Board of the ages of eighteen and twenty- of Kabul, while at Jalalabad
Directors of the new and as a general conic, increases the each other in certain departments. the Shinwaris Khagianis have ceased negotiations bacterial resistance of the blood, and bave taken the field. They and besides neutralising the infec
OPIUM RESTRICTIONS IN have captured an outpost at Kajation would tend to promote healthy
TURKEY. inflicting casualties on regulars and healing of the wound" after the irregular troops.
operation.
OF GERMANY.
king, all of which are expected to NATIONALIST PRESS reach signature this week. These aure the Portuguese, Swedish, Netherlands, French and British treaties.
TARIFF ENFORCEMENT DATE
THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th.
"BIG THREE'S" STATEMENT SCORNED.
· EXTREMELY· POOR.”
(THROUGH RZUTTK'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 16th. A notice, signed by the Chinese Sir Austen Chamberlain, who returned from Lugano to-day, ex- Superintendent and the Deputy pressed himself as "very well antia Inspector-General of Customs anhed with the week's work" in the nonnces that the new Import Tariff course of an interview with Reuter's promulgated by the National Gor. representative. ernment will be enforced as from February 1st next...
FRENCH TREATY.
(Wah Ts Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th. It is reported that the French Minister will soon return to Peking leaving the task of signing the new Sino-French Treaty to the French Consul-General at Shanghai, Fól lowing the conclusion of the Sino- French Treaty, negotiations for the renewal of the Sino-Amaite treaty will be opened as soon as the four Annamite delegates des patched by the Governor of Annam arrive in Nanking at the end of this month.
LEADERS 'RETURNING.
Fah Ter Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th. Mr: Tai Chi Tac, an influential
lender and right, hand man of Marshal Li Tsai Hsin, told Chinese Pressmen yesterday morning that the Nanking Central Government hoped that Mr. Wang Ching Wei might return home as soon as pos sible to assist in reconstruction work of the Kuomintang. He also expressed the hope that Mrs. Bun Yat Sen who is staying at Berlin, would soon return.
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER.
(Fah Tez Fat Pau).
A joint statement was issued by Sir Austen Chamberlain, M. Briand and Dr. Stresemann yesterday, ni follows:
us to
"The session of the Council of the League of Nations has enabled resume personal meetings which have been interrupted för. some time and to proceed to a very useful exchange of views.
"These conversations have had the effect of confirming our that the policy of conciliation and rapprochement followed by: our respective Governments is best suited to assure peace. We remain faithfully attached to that policy.
A Final Settlement.
V10W
our
In this spirit we will continue the negotiations begun in virtue of an agreement arrived at in Guaya on September 18th, Inst, by the six mined to do everything in interested Powers. We are deter. power to arrive as soon as possible. at a final settlement of the mutual difficulties arising out of the Wai, and thus assure upon a basis of mutual confidence, the happy de- velopment of relations between our respective countries."
The joint statement has been well received in Britain, but the German Nationalist Press characterises it | As extremely poor" and holds that it is proved that fundamental questions still exist as an unbridge able gulf between the French and the German points of view.
LABOUR TROUBLES IN SHANGHAI,
བར བའི ཆ GENERAL STRIKE FEARED.
Villages Bombed. Fighting with the Shinwari rebels round Jalalabad continues. Аего- planes on Wednesday bombed the Shiawari villages, causing fifteen casualties. Rebels attempted to undermine the city wall at Jalala bad but were attacked by Mirzaman Khan, whose son was captured in this attack and subsequently shot.. The disturbances at Kabul and Jalalabad are apparently separate affairs. No letters have been ex- changed between Kabul and India for a month, but the telegraph is still working.
Foreign Representatives, Considerable anxiety is felt here in regard to the position at Kabul and the safety of foreign represen tatives. A wireless message states that the Legations are safe, but the Turks and Russiane are unpopular as they are considered to be the promoters of radical, anti-clorica!
and other reforms.
has not received any
The Afghan Legation in London news from the Afghanistan Foreign Office, neither has anything been heard from Sir Francis Humphries on the subject of fighting at Kabul.
GERMAN VIEW OF SUGAR CRISIS.
Decision Taken.
CHINA AND
RIGHTS."
EQUAL
VIEWS OF MR. ALBERT THOMAS.
SHANGHAI,, Dec. 8th.
(THROUGH BUTTER'S, AGENCY.)
ANGORA, Dec. 19th.
The Tarkish Parlament
has
Mr. Albert Thomas, director of adopted a Government Bill, restrict- the International Labour Office of ing the sale of opium and other the League of Nations, prior to narcotic drugs. leaving China for Japan, issued a
The decision to use ray therapy was finally made yesterday after-
have been considered previously, noon, although it is understood to Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Daw son were joined in consultation at the Palace by Drs. Woods and Howitt, who later returned with their apparatus, the Palace electri-statement to the United Press in cian, in the meantime, baving pre pared the necessary installation.
A FAIR NIGHT.
LONDON, Dec. 17th. The bulletin, issued at 10.43. this morning states that the King had a fair night, with some natural sleep towards morning. The slight improve- ment in his condition, noted yesterday, continues
It is authoritatively stated that, this bulletin represents a further slight advance, showing that His Majesty's condition is still lightly on the up grade. The words "natural sleep are believed, to mean that the Eing for the first time since his illness became serious has pass ed twenty-four hours without a sedative.
Such sleep is exactly what is wanted to build up his strength. An eminent radiolo- -gist said that the natural sleep.
was probably due to the ray" treatment.
BRITISH POLICY BLAMED. It is made clear that the adoption of this treatment does not indicate CZECHOSLOVAKIA VITALLY any unexpected development in the King's condition, and is supplemen tary to the normal treatment.
HIT.
{THROCAR REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, 'Dec. 16th. A sidelight on the sudden and unexpected increase in the German gardes was thrown by Herr Bellovaky, the Director of one of the largest sugar beet concerns in Germany, in the course of da in- terview.
Herr Belilovsky blames Britain entirely for the recent upsete in the sugar industries. He considers main cause of the present chactic state of the industry throughout the
Mathod Of Treatment, How His Majesty would probably undergo the ultra-violet ray treat ment is described by a London doc- tor, in an interview with Reuter. He said he presumed that the uner: cury vapour method would be em- played
The apparatus would be placed on a stand, at the King's, bedside, connected with the ordinary light ing circuit.
His Majesty while his chest
which he sets forth that he is satis- CHINESE CONSUL-GENERAL fied with the results of his journey.
AT MANILA.
Mr. Thomas, while in China,' visited Hankow, Peking, Nanking MAN OF NEW CHINA TYPE and Shanghai. His statement fol-" lows:-
"I am leaving China to-day after a fortnight's stay, during which I met the Kuomintang Party leaders, members of the Govern- ment, and leaders of workers' and employers organizations.
NEW LINK IN SINO.AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.
Great enthusiasm for the war prevails in Paraguay, and, it is stated. that many battalions of volunteers are now organising and training with feverish energy.
It is alleged that a number of ex-officers of the Chilean Army have offered their services to the Govern- ment of Paraguay.
A communiqué from Asuncion states that a Bolivian aeroplane few over Bahia Negra and dropped four bombs, none of which exploded.
Note From The League.
LUGANO, Ded: '18th. Regarding the serious dispute be-" tween Paraguay and Bolivia, the League Council has agreed on the text of a Note to these two countries and decided to send a copy of the correspondence to all States 'mem- bers of the League, and to non- member States, on the American Continent.
M. Briand, as acting President, was invited to keep in touch with the situation and, if necessary; to summon an extraordinary meeting of the Council.
The Council's note underlines Bolivia's declaration that she will not depart from her obligations under the League Coverant, and Paraguay's assurance faithfully to fulfil ber obligations and accept any· procedure for the settlement of the dispute.
MANILA, Dec. 15th. The arrival here of Mr. H. E. Kwong to serve as new Chinese" Consul-General to the Philippines "With the Minister of Foreign | is expected to forge a new link con- affairs and the Minister of Indus- necting Nationalist China with both try, Commerce and Labour, I have the Philippines and the United arranged for collaboration between States. China and the International Kwong is a young and energetic
Ko Aggression. Labour Offee. I appreciate the new China type who has the
Attention is also drawn to thị warm welcome I have received ‘on | qualifications of both an American fact that the States cannot, without all sides, and leave with the con-education-with degrees from both have recourse to one of other of the breaking their engagements, fail to viction that New China will col-Princeton and Columbia-and of procedures provided in the Coven- laborate actively with the interna-close personal contact with the ant, whose terms are cited with- tional institutions at Geneva. .. events of the past few years 'n special reference to Articles 12 and
I am highly satisfied with the China.
The two Governments are also results of my journey and the con- His arrival in Manila was attend warned of the importance of care- tacts I have made; particularly as ed with the most spectacular wel-fully limiting the measures of self- defence in such a manner that they I find the existence of a stable and come ever given an incoming could not be interpreted as aggres- united Government in China, cap Chinese Consul. Thousands of his sive. able of maintaining the unity of countrymen thronged the pier in
Briand's Admonition. the Chinese Republic and economic such numbers as to render the usual
M. Briand has addressed reconstruction after years of civil shipboard reception impossible; message to the disputing Govern
Kwong was almost mobbed by those admonitions and
ments
previous repeating his war.
enger to see him and if possible to
argently shake his hand, and he was escorted questing that the situation should to the Consulate by a long line not be compromised or a pacific of gaily-decorated motorcars and procedura hampered.ver
Europe should take account of the change and of these efforts. A United Government and a United China was the first condition of re- Dewed authority in international affairs, but that Government must be active. I am strongly of the opinion that a country of 400 mil
several bands.
4.
TO-
The Bolivian Government had earlier cabled M. Briand accusing the Paraguayan Government of agressiveness in preparing to ab tack Bolivian forts declaring that Boqueran Fort, which they admit they have captured, was recently built by Paraguay in the zone of terri tory to which Bolivia has an in-
League Council will probably hold In view of the developments, the
that the British sugar policy, is the back was bared to the light, would lions should not ignore the activt desire on the part of the many disputable right.
world.
Questioned regarding bis reason for so saying, Herr Belilovsky de
SHANGHAI, December 8th. (By Mail). "Shanghai faces another and aclared that the increased duty on more serings general strike as the refined sugar imposed by Britain result of the strike of 1,200 em- had vitally hit Czecho-Slovakia, ployees of the French Tram whose exporters have been attempt Mr. Wang Peh Chun, the Minis-way Company. The company opering to dump great quantities of ter of Communications, is inclined ates several hundred street-cars sugar in Germany. to withdraw his resignation as a and motor-buses. The strike has result of the repeated requests of
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th,
· Marshal Chiang Kai Shek."
LI HSIN SUPPRESSED.
(Fak Ter Yut, Puo).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th. The Nanking Government has re- ceived a telegram from Kweichow that General Chow Sih Cheng, bas completely suppressed the rebellione forces led by General Li Hsin.
JAPANESE GOODS.
(Wah Tar Yat Pao)..
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th. The Japanese Boycott Committee at Peking has notified the merchants in the city to the effect that from January 1st next year buying and selling of Japanese goods will be absolutely prohibited, while al Japanese goods which remain un sold will be laid in store temporari ly until the satisfactory settlement of outstanding Sino-Japanese pro blems.
"SPIRIT OF CANTON.".
-{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.7
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17th. The monoplane Spirit of Can ton" left for Canton at 8.30.
been in progress but a few days, but already expressions of sympathy and pledges of francial support have been received from almost every local Chinese labour union.
High officials of the International Settlement have informed the United Press that it is very prob- able that the entire transportation system of Greater Shanghai, as well as the postal system, will be tied up by strikes called out of sympathy for the street-car and 'bus work.
era.
The latter have presented a set of 16 demands to the company, the chief of which is for an increase of 20 per cent. in wages for every em- ployee,
ROYAL SYMPATHY FOR MINERS.
QUEEN'S GIFTS OF CLOTHES.
TOYS FROM PRINCESS ELIZABETH.
wear dark glasses, as also would the doctors in attendance.
The treatment, would start with the smallest possible doses, and the doctor ventured the suggestion that to-night His Majesty would possibly only receive one application of half a minute, while he will be given an application of one mipule to: marrow, eventually being given two exposures daily.
Any over-exposure would be most harmful, in the same way as sun burning. The doctors also stated the treatment usually soothes a patient and acts as a wonderful tonię.
EX-KITCHEN MAID'S ADVENTURE,
*** PRINCESS MARGARET OF
PRUSSIA."
BERLIN, Nov. 28th
[BRITISH, WIRELT89 SERVICE}.
RUGBY, Dec. 10th. Her Majesty the Queen has sent & consignment of clothing and Christmas toys to the Lord Mayors. of Cardiff and Newcastle for dis- the Law Court at Erfurt, when an An astounding story was told in tribution among the families of ex-kitchen maid, Martha Barth, unemployed miners, together with who had successfully posed as an expression of sympathy on behal! "Princess Margaret of Prussia," of the King and herself.
was sentenced to two years impri- signment of children's boots, and,
Princess Mary has also sent a consonment, of which she has already on behalf of her two little sons, a large number of toys for distribu- tion among the children.
As a result of the strike thou- sands of persons living in the French Concession are obliged to walk to and from their places of employment or resort to ricksha or motor-cars. The strike has proved a hardship for thousands of Chinese The Duchess of York, on behalf of the poorer classes, who are de- of her little daughter, Princcas rendent upon the street cars and Elizabeth, has also sent gifts of toys buses for means of transportation, Public subscriptions on behalf of both being cheaper, faster, and the miners have reached a large pro- more comfortable than ricksha.
portion, and it is understood that the special State assistance, over and above the normal unemploy. ment relief, which the Prime Minis ter will announce in Parliament to-morrow, will be used in such a manner as not to discourage, tbe flow of private contributions from sympathisers
A spokesman for the strikers in formed the United Press that the strikers have enough money to hold out for four or five weeks,"
The company bas stated that no negotiations will be carried on with the strikers until they have returned to work-United Press,
ties and pre-occupations at Geneva where all countries meet on an equal footing with equal rights.
I have aaked China to under take social legislation, now lacking, so that the International Labour Office might secure its application in the concessions and leased ter ritories."
For this purpose, the Labour Office will give the col- laboration promised at Washington and will work to secure equality of treatment for Chinese in all coun- tries.
Delegation after delegation of astute Philippines-dwelling Chinese has been calling since then; Kwong has been in great demand for speeches, and luncheons and dinners have been given in his hodour.
Behind all this lies an intence Chinese living here. They wish above, everything both to keep strong the contact with their native China, whose transition they have materially assisted with their hard- earned money, and to keep their position with the Philippines Gov MISSING CHRISTMAS MAILS. ernment and the overshadowing Government of the United States equally strong.
the man to do the job. They know Kwong evidently strikes them as
of his ability as shown academical- ly, in business in China, and in his recent governmental service; they The principles of sovereignty now that he made many American and welfare peoples proclaimed friends in the United States and in by the Apostle of New China, Sun China; and his close friendship Yat Sen echo the principles of with the Chinese Foreign Minister modern Western communities and should be the basis of an entente place in their calculations.
C. T. Wang may likewise have its all
"United peoples."
between
Prest,
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES IN
JAPAN.
DEPARTING: AMBASSADORS.
As a former newspaperman" him self, Kwong knows the power of the press and he has thus far obtained excellent publicity for his Govern- ment and its purposes.
"Glad To Be In Philippines," "I am glad to be in the Philip pines because, while remaining close Tonzo, Dec. 17th. to my own China, I am here once "Dr. Wilhelin Solf, German Am- more under the American flag." bassador to Japan, was scheduled to Kwong told the United Prett served one year since ber arrest, ou
asib for home to-day on the Katori "My years of education is the Maru after a long and distinguish United States gave me many Ameri- charge of obtaining money by ed career in Tokyo, during much of can friends and a strong liking for falsely pretending to be the illeg which he has been dayen of the American waye, so I consider this timate daughter of the ex-Kaiser's Diplomatic Corps. He will be sucn most fortunate position. sister, the Queen of Greece.
ceeded by Dr. Voretsh, a veteran It is my desire to further the Her victims were all small shop- German diplomat
welfare of Chinese in the Philip- keepers in South German towns, The Brazilian Ambassador, Mr.pines, of course, likewise hope from whom she obtained goods on Feitosa, transferred to Belgium, that trade relations betwen China credit for her dispossessed Royal also is departing from Tokyo to-day and the Philippiner may be streng relatives," who were ostensibly for Brussels. The Norwegian Minis thened, for their mutual benefit. suffering poverty,
ter to Japan, Johann Wilhelm "The historic friendship of China Two particularly credulous wo Michelet, transferred to Brazil, will. and the United States should be men whom she had ruined believed sail for Rio de Janeiro towards the tie enabling the closest co-operation her to the last moment, when they end of the month, and the Swedish in the Philippines as an American followed her to Potsdam and found Minister, Heziman Everlof, trans outpost which is close to China and her hobnobbing with servants in a ferred to Copenhagen, also will de can profit through such proximity stable instead of with Royalties at part for his new post before new It will be a pleasure for me to sid the Palace.
Jear United Press;
such co-operation."-United Prest.
an extraordinary Bession in Paris.
OFFICIAL COMPLAINT AGAINST DOLLAR LINE,
MANILA, Dec. 25th. Because of repented robbery of maila carried by steamship from the United States to Manila, Director Jose Topacio, of the Philippines Bureau of Posts, has filed formal complaint with local agents of the Robert. Dollar Steamship Company, which holda an exclusive United States-Philippines mail contract.
Christmas snails on board both the President Cleveland and the Frett dent Madison were robbed, the - discoveries being but five days apart, while there have been other incidents previously.
Topacio stated in his complaint. that "this office is convinced that there is very little protection given to the mail aboard the Presidents,' as under the present system of stow- ing mail no one is held res ponsible for its safety."
Twelve bags on the Cleveland were ripped open, and in the opinion of the Director of Posts public confidence in the safety of the maila has been greatly impaired. One theory as to the robberies is that they are the work of an organised gang in Hong Kong or Shanghai. Its principal interest, it is thought, is in mail from Amster dam, which comes to the Far East vid Biberia and is put on the beats at Shanghai, k
Jewellery from Amsterdam is said to have been taken, in the most re- cent robberies