THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5th, 1929.
THE NEW YEAR IN MANCHURIATM
SALVATION ARMY LEADERSHIP.
THE PAN-AMERICAN
CONFERENCE.
HONOURING CHINA'S "UNITY, MEETING OF HIGH COUNCIL. TREATIES OF ARBITRATION
AND CONCILIATION. MESSAGES FROM PLANES, GENERAL BOOTH'S VIEWS.
PACTS FOR AMERICAN
REPUBLICS.
(Wah Te Yat Pas),
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4th.
The Manchurian leaders and high
LONDON, Jan 3rd. Arrangements have practically officials held a meeting at the mili-Been completed for a meeting of tary headquarters at Mukdan on the High Council of the Salvation New Year's Day for the celebration'
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4th. The arbitration and conciliation
KING'S QUIETER NIGHT.
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT.
AN AUTHORITATIVE REVIEW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE,]
LONDON, Jan. 4th. The bulletin issued at 11.30 am. states that the · King passed a
FUELLING WHILE IN FLIGHT.
* QUESTION MARK'S " GREAT FEAT.
ATTACKING ` ZEPPELIN'S RECORD:
AMERICA'S NAVAL SECURITY.
PEACE PACT BEFORE CRUISERS.
FIFTEEN NEW SHIPS.
Telegrams in Brief.
of the mifcation of China: GenArmy, consisting of the sixty-four treaties drawn up under the aus- quieter night. The local condition Plane" which went aloft on lifteen new cruisers was vital for. Brazil has decided to follow the
remains
The German Minister of Labour has declared that the arbitrators. award in the shipyards dispate in the North Sea and Baltic ports in. obligatory, thus ending the thres [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
months strike. The dispute wa (REUTER'S AMERICAN. SERVICE)
in regard to rates of wages, and WASHINGTON, Jan. 4th. 50,000 men were involved. The e- Los ANGELES, Jan. 4th,'
After a brief speech in the Sesate ployees had preciously rejected the A three-engined Fokker mono- declaring that the construction of arbitrators' award.
January 1st was still flying at the safety of the United States, lead of the Argentine with regard eral Chang Hauth Liang conducted leading members of the movement, pices of the Pan-American Confer shews a slight improvement while
condition
eight o'clock last night after Mr. Hale, the Chairman of the to the dispute between Bolivia and the ceremony with great solemnity. to consider the much-vexed question ence, which only require formal the general
several refuellings in the air by Naval Committee, yielded place to Paraguay and has formally in- of the future leadership, which ratification, are multilateral. The stationary.
means of a hosepipe from an aero Senator Borah, the Chairman of dicated her refusal to participato centres round the right of the head former establishes the principle of After the usual consultation on
the Foreign Relations Committee, in the negotiations for the settle- compulsory arbitration in all in Thuraday evening. the following Mark has already demonstrated Peace Pact before dealing with the However, Bolivia and Paraguay
plane overhead. to nominate his successor.
The "Question
in order to dispose of the Kellogg ment of the boundary trouble. The important gathering will ternational controversies in the bulletin warts Boated outside the that it is possible to trapater fuel cruiser construction bill. meet at, Sunbury-on-Thames on American Republica to which the gates of the Palace at eight o'clock in a much speedic manner by this} General Ching Erich Liang han January 8th, according to present recognised principles of internation- to-night, a little earlier than usual
al Jaw. are applicable, the only ex- announced the abolition of the arrangements,
captions being controversies involv. ing domestic jurisdiction and those involving third parties. Individual nations however are allowed to make other exceptions,
Several aeroplanes flew over the city and dropped pamphlets which announced to the inhabitants the meaning of the adoption of the Kuomintang flag by the Manchurian } Government
Public Safety Committee" and Commander Eva Booth conferred in its place the inauguration of the with a number of delegates, in- "Headquarters of the Frontal efiding her niece, Commissioner Defence Commissioner," General Catherine Booth, to-day. Tang Yu Lin has taken the post, of Sonir condern has been expressed Chairman of the Political Commisnt the General's condition since the sion of Jahol
inletins were discontinued. Ar THE DISARMAMENT CON.official stated to-day that the
FERENCE.
;:4
The conciliation pact establishes
the principle of compulsory submis. sion of all disputes of any kind " between the American Republics "for any reason." The conciliating organs will be the commissions
established in 1993 by the Gondri
means than if the machine descend-
The King has had a fair day. There is no change to report ined to the ground for renewal I: is believed that such a fight might His Majesty's condition."
continue for weeks.
...(Signed) STANLEY HawETİ,
HUGH M. RIGST,„. DAWSON OF PENN
Will To Live.
An authoritative review of the King's illness, published in the Lancet and British Medical Journal-
exhaustion is to-day, concludes that "the King's as much "due to weariness of mind as of body, but
though there is an increasing sense
flight.
'LATER.
DUCHESS OF YORK WITH HOMELESS.
"
A
CUP OF TEA IN A MEN'S SHELTER.
EVER SO NICE."
Waterloo-road.
General's health is improving, and that bulletins have only been dis- continued since the doctors definite
y declared him out of danger.
Medical certificates regarding the treaties whicht hitherto were only of the burden of his illness, the board just before midnight when ping wood in the yard, and
170 gallons of petrol were put on General's health will be available authorised to act aå organisations
will of the King to live is there. ** for finding out facts.
the Question Mark" was travel to the High Council.
ting at 79 miles an hour. The fact that the arbitration Owing to the exhaustion, the
." I Loved The Army,”
have signed a protocol with the Pan-American Conference for the settlement of the dispute.
President Irigoyen has received A deputation from Chaco, a 'bone of contention between Bolivia and Paraguay. The deputation points" out that half of the territory right- ly belongs to the Argentine.
(THROUGH Bruter's AGENCY.]
NANKING, Jan. 4th.. Owing to the large number of proposals, thirty-two of which con- cera military reorganisation and disbandment and twenty-six other relative matters, the Disbandment.
An official announcement issued treaty does not contain the usual course of the illness must be long DUTCH FLIGHTS TO EAST inspected the boxes of groceries no terms, and a report that the Conference, which is to be resumed from the Salvation Army head clause, excepting disputes falling and, at present, anxious. to-morrow, will probably be in quarters in London to-day, states under the vague and undefined that the medical advisers of General heading of disputes affecting "the Besides the twenty-three mem Bramwell Booth, considering that national honour and constitutional bers appointed to the Conference, specialists will be invited to parti- the General was strong enough to provisions" of the signatory govern the hope that the King will be
ments is considered as
session for a fortnight.
cipate whenever their advice is he
desired,
EMPLOYMENT FOR SOLDIERS.
(Woh Te: Yat Pao).
informed of the convocation of the High Council --without-vary grave risk, gave the necessary sane- tion this morning.
Mrs Bramwell Booth and thein eldest daughter, Commissioner Catherine Booth, informed the General of the Calling of the High Council, but went into very little detail regarding the convocation
The General realised the grave import of the action taken as the result of his illness and remarked: "I loved the Army and have done the best for our people."
Later
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4th. In a long telegram to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, General Pei Chung Hai suggests that at the beginning of the political tutelage period the Central Government abould take definite steps to hasten the realisation of all construction works, as this is an admirable way to win the confidence of the people, He hopes that after the completion of the military reorganisation the government of the Army, they scheme the greater number of troops which will be assigned for must feel this is rather, rough on national defence should be trans- ma”. ferred to frontier positions, Mean- while the natural resources of some provinces should be developed and
General Booth added: "Whatever others may think about
advance.
& great
EDUCATION IN PALESTINE.
LANGUAGE PROBLEM.
STEADY IMPROVEMENT OF ORGANISATION.
{BRITISH WIDELESS SERVICE.]
RUCHY, Jan. 3rd. Education in Palestine was the subject of a lecture delivered before the Anglo-Palestinian. Club by Mr. Humphrey Bowman, Director of Education under the Palestine Government.
Mr. Bowman said before, when the country was part of the Turkish The official announcement con- Empire, there was no national sys- cludes by saying that the tidingstem of education in Palestine. It
INDIES.
DRAWN.
The "Question Mark has al- ready broken the world record for
An invitation has been received refuelling fight. It had been
in Labour quarters in Melbourne loft for 1 hour, minutes at
London, Dec. 8th:-The Duchess Congress to be held at Vladivostock
to send delegates to the Pan-Pacific" 8.30 yesterday evening and was of York talked with a number of in August. Trade Union officials, still in the air this morning." The homeless unemployed men yester-thusiasm in the matter.
however, are showing little en- crew pow hope to surpass Graf day, when she "visited the Church Zeppelin's record of continuous Army new emergency shelter in the announcing the convocation of the M. Litvinoff has received a letter
Preparatory Disarmament Com- The Duchess found them chop-mittee on April 18th.
The Afghan Legation in London has been informed from Kabul straightway ordered "a hundred legs and a hundred of these fine between the Government and the that negotiations are continuing bundles of wood to be sent to my house in, Piccadilly.".
The latter have proposed She also rebels, which were being packed for send King has made a number of con- ing, to miners' families, and in cussions is denied. Reports of None the leas, improvement and BRITISH PERMISSION WITH down in a corner of the packing general hostility towards the Queen
slowly, but surely enough to justify progress appears to be occurring
room for a cup of tea made from are also denied. the tea which was being packed.
A message from Kabul says that Leslie Ford, one of the homeless Ali Ahmed Jan, the ex-Governor spoken to by the Duchess, said:-
of Kabul, bas patched up a peace The Duchess was ever so nice, with the Shinwaris in the Jalala he said, "not a bit stuck up, you
bad area. The Kandahar Quetta know.
She asked me about my wire has been cut and communica home and what I wanted to do. Itions between India and Kabul pre At the request of the. British said I thought of trying to get proceeding by wireless. The review goes on to depict Government, is is announced that into the Army or Navy. But I.)
Mr. Myron Herrick, the U.S. that the present condition of His the experimental flights of Dutch have heard since about the train Ambassador to Paris, who is ill at Majesty is the aftermath of severe aeroplanes from Holland to the ing farm in Essex for emigration. his country home, is reported to
Dutch East Indies have had to us the Idea of going to Canada.
I cannot say, how I feel yet ahout be better to-day. general infection arising from the suspended for the time being. original, streptococcal septicaemia. Hitherto, the fights have proved mast successful, the double trip The wound is now clean and the
one occasion beet ne having on discharge is small, while the complished in eight daya. streptococcus is diminishing in the Dutch Government to-day in An official statement was issued by potency. nakin's solution has not explanation of the suspension of the
the necessity for such local ap been used for the wound becausa fight to and from the Dutch
plication has now passed.
restored to his people."
Present Condition.
As regards the general condition, while the exhaustion is pronounced' the margin of reserve power, must
be narrow" and it is inevitable that small setbacks should have a rather acvere effect.
OVERCROWDED IRAK AERODROMES..
TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HAGUE, Jan. 3rd.
It is understood that the Spanish Three Weeks' Journey.
Legation at Peking will be re moved to Nanking some time in
·༔། was three weeks coming to February London. Mostly I slept out, The Chinese student and Chris.. wherever I happened to be. At¦tian leader, Dr. T. Z. Woo, pre- ed me how to get into the gasworks Student Christian Movement at one small town a policeman show-sented to the Convention of the for the night, and gave me ed." Liverpool a silk banner from Mr. Alfred Moses Harris, jovial | Christian students in China. The ly known - sa "Moses "* at the banner bore an inscription inviting It is pointed out that in order to shelter, on agricultural labourer, fellow-students in Britain and all make the journey by the most direct aged fifty-two, who had walked Western countries to move forward route, the Dutch machines are from Kidderminster, summed up together with the young Christians obliged to make use of certain his impressions of the Duchess of of the East. British military, aerodromes in York. Irak,
Indies.
various ways of communication con-naturally proved a great shock to i was not until 1913 that the Turke should not interpres such setback,/convenience has been obviated.
structed, by which ample employ- ment could be provided for the great number of unemployed and disbanded soldiers.
BANDIT RISING.
(Wah To Fat Pao),
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4th. A serious bandit. uprising is re- ported to have taken place at Chengyiu in Shantung. The bandit chief, Chang Ming Chiu, has cap- tured the city of Chengyiu in which he is imprisoning over eight thou- sand captives who are on the verge of death from hunger.
HANKOW SITUATION
DISQUIETING.
YANG SEN WITHDRAWS.
(NAVAL WIRELESS.]
the General, who passed a sociewhat made any attempt to form one, and restless night. His general con- the war stopped any development dition, however, remains hopeful. of it. The language in the schools at that time was Turkish, which was a foreign language to the chi}-' dren, and there was
no school in which Hebrew was the medium of instruction.
LOAN COMPANY FOR
FARMERS.
AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE
CORPORATION.
FAVOURABLE TERMS.
BLITIBH WIELIES SERVICE.]
In 1914, the Zionist organisation
took over the control of the Jewish
schools, and very soon there were forty schools in which Hebrew was the language of instruction...
British Policy. Brany, Jan. 3rd
In 1990, the new British Execu- The Agriculturl Mortgage Coc
tive took over the former Turkish poration, which was formed me a result of the passing of the Agricul-schools and left the Zionist organi- tural Credits Act last year, will be- gin active operations in a few days' time. The principal object of the Corporation, as defined by the Act,
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THE COCOS ISLAND TREASURE.
SEARCH IN MISSISSIPPI STATE.
I must say she's a very nice. The increasing number of civilian little lady" he said. "I would tight, requiring the use of these not wish for any one better d military aerodromes has caused too speak to!" much inconvenience, and the British The Duchess of York paid a Government is, therefore, unable to private visit to the East End last continue to permit civil aircraft to night. The occasion was the open- It is important that the public use these aerodromes until the in- ing of the Birthday Festival of Toc Hwith the ceremony of the light- The Dutch Government is, now ing of the new lampe designed for
BILOXI, Miss. (U.P.) A few months ago some one found proceeding to ascertain more de- the branches of the League of several Peruvian coins near the finitely when the use of the aero- dromes will again be possible.
Women Helpers. These auxiliary Edgewater Gulf Hotel here. Learn-" bodies have now come quietly into ing that the coins were stamped existence, and Asit the main.
with the date 1830, owners of pro- men's movement of Toe with
perty in the vicinity of where the their houses and branches..
coins were found immediately start- The first part of the festival tooked discussing the possibility that the place at Christ's Hospital Hall famous Cocos Island treasure Here the Duchess lit the twenty might be buried in that neighbour two lamps which mark the promo hood. Real estate agents who form tion of a number of groups to erly had been welcome callers, were their branch status.
shooed away and "for sale "signs came down over night.
or reports of no change as relapses, During each week there will be up and downs and progress will con sist of a slow but increasing pre- dominance of ups over downs. As regards nourishment the difficulties will be understood when it is
stated that there is a disinclination for most foods and a. dislike for many, and that weakness neces- aitates nourishment being given with a feeder. Adequacy of nutri- ment both as regards quantity and variety is how being secured, though not without difficulty.
"Calcium Treatment: His Majesty'a blood pressure' is
nation to look after the Jewish still low and the calcium content schools; thus the country now bad of the blood has considerably de- creased. The administration of calcium parathyroid extract and strychnine, together with the ray therapy treatment, is apparently beneficial.
HANKOW, Jan. 3rd. The situation in Hankow is still disquioting. General Liu Ho Ting, the local military commander, has returned to Ichang, but the Com-with the co-operation of most of the
The Corporation has been formed Zionist educational organisation missioner of Foreign Affairs has large banks, which have arranged and the Government was now better remained behind.,
to put up £850,000 of their paid-up than it had ever been, and the limited by Parliament to five per capital. The return on capital, is
"most difficult" question was that of
finance. cent per annum.
is the making of loans on mortgages dual national system of educa for agricultural purposes.
tion. The relationship between the
It is also reported that General Yang Sen Las recalled his troops from Yunyang and Kueifa districts, and also that General Liu Hsiang is reparing to enter Wanhsien in a week's time.
JAPAN'S POLÍCY.
(Wah Tu Tat Pao).
In order to secure that the loans should be made on terms most
The financial situation in the
A
THE REPARATIONS BURDEN.
CAN GERMANY PAY.
MR. PARKER GILBERT'S PROTEST.
(THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.]
cere-
After the lamp-lighting. mony was completed a procession BERLIN, Jan. 3rd
was formed and the lamps carried general statements made by Mr. Hallows, Barking, where a thanks Germany is still discussing the to the neighbouring church of All Parker Chilbert in his Reparations giving service was held. Report regarding the soundness of the economic position, and the fur- ther discussion goes, the more un popular the Agent-General, seems to be."
MURDEROUS ATTACK IN AN OFFICE.
Soon the metallic mineralap-
the treasure locater" crossed the paratus was brought into play. Naturally enough as the bearer of spot where the coins were found, the indicator pointed downward and the conservative excitement turned to an oil boom" enthusiasm.
Finally the diggers
were call- ed into the area. Picks, shovels and The Foruacrts, a Socialist organ,
lesa antiquated implements "dug, for instance, in an editorial com- FLYING, SQUAD SEARCH FOR dug and then dug some more... ment, says that German Labour,
Everything was in readiness for the while recognising the reparations
care and distribution, "of the obligations, objects to working be- London, Dec. 9th:-Detectives of "treasure" which was expected to low the level of civilised existence. the Flying Squad were searching be found at a considerable depth an This comment is symptomatic of London last night for two men much of the space on which the the temper generally aroused by who are alleged to have attacked search was being muda had long Mr. Parker Gilbert's export.
Mr. William Holmyard, aged since been. " filled in " to make the
TWO MEN.
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The organ of Dr. Stresemann's fifty-three, an antique dealer and land higher for building purposes Party hopes that the Committee of book-maker, at his office in Totch- The excavation work was carried ference when the whole question of and taken a large sum of money only by treasure hunters. Experts at the forthcoming con- brook-street Vauxhall Bridge-road, on with a vim that can be acquired "Klamk reparations and the total amount Mr. Holmyard is in Westminster klank" resounded the shovels of Germany is expected to pay is to Hospital in a critical condition the weary workmen as they grated be considered, will make up for the with severe head injuries.
against the treasure.At last! shortcomings of Mr. Parker Gil- An errand boy, passing Mr. lamented a toil worn digger."
Holmyard's shop about five p.m. Two iron gaice were the reward. these will be a failure.
Blood transfusion is at present undesirable. Moreover, the red blood count is one of the most hopeful features. The count to
favourable to the borrowers, the Jewish schools had been extremely Minister of Agriculture is en- powered to make advanced to the unsatisfactory for several years. day was 4,300,000, compared withbert's report, otherwise the cone yesterday saw Mr. Holmyard lying Reports that the gates were those of Corporation for the purpose of but he believed the burden of debt 2,900,000 in the early days of
was being gradually diminished.
establishing a Guarantee Fund. These advances must not exceed £750,000 in the aggregate. They He believes that, despite abti- will be free from interest for sixty pathies and set-backs, Palestine | years.
Further Government assistance is would advance and would be built
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4th. As the result of a long consult tion with Mr. Tokonami, who has recently returned to Japan from Nanking. Baron Tanaka has drawn up a definite policy towards China. He will make certain concessions to China regarding the Tainan Inci dent but, before being assured that is proposed to advance loans out citizenship, and in the future they her interests in Manchuria will be of available share capital, and to would find Arab and Jew working not defer the issue of debentures to a side by side for the good of the fally protected, be wild evacuate Shantung.
illness.
way, bom.
authentic.
A Socialist-Democratic organ de at the door of the shop, and at the Chinese, treasury were not clares that Germany's payments once informed a policeman. hitherto, fully and promptly made, attacked he staggered but to call about, had its real or mythical birth After Mr. Holmgard had been The Cocos treasure, much written The Lancet adds: "Though there have only been possible as there is increasing reason to think that|sult of foreign loans.
for help, but collapsed at the door. in South America when a renegade English sailboat and its crew were the preservation of the King's life
reported to have offered asylum. to robbed them of their worldly' goods. fleeing Chilean refugees and then The valuables were reported to have been burried in one of the Cen- tral American islands and later transferred to the Mississippi coast. was the last word front the scene of The search "will be continued
provided in the shape of underwrit-up by the generation at present, at during these many weeks has not ing the first issue of debentures to a maximum of £1,250,000 in deben school. The schools were teaching been in vain, a more definite and tures. For the present, however, it
Inter stage.
country.
more settled improvement is un- fortunately needed before our anxiety can be replaced by con fidence.
Hasty Criticism, New York aboard the Berengaria Mr.Parker Gilbert arrived in to-day for bis annual holiday. Ho will confer unofficially with Presi dent Coolidge,
Neighbours saw two men loiter- noon. It is supposed that these ing near the shop during the after men seized their opportunity to creep through the shop to the office, where Mr. Holmyard sat at his desk. After battering him about they could find and made their the head they took all the money
He smilingly protested that the must be based on a hasty and in- German criticism of his report
complete reading of the text.? ercape
the hunt.