ANGLO-JAPANESE CO-OPERATION.
PLEA FOR CLOSED RELATION- SHIP.
BANQUET TO BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
{TANOVON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
OSAXA, Jan. 19th. Business man are holding a ban quet at which the British Ambas sador will be the guest of honour upon the occasion of his visit to Osaka on January 25th
JAPAN AND CHINA
TARIFF.
REPORTED. RECOGNITION,
THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.
{TAROUGE ZEUTEA'S MOKYCY.)
SHANGHAI, Ján. 19th With reference to Baron Tanaka's statement as regards the Tarif Agreement the Japanese Consul General at Shanghai confrms that he has negotiated na agreement with Mr. Soong..Finance Minister
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1929.
ROYALIST RIOTS IN PARIS.
"THE KING'S CONDITION.
GENDARMES IN CONFLICT: IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
AND CONVALESCENT SṬAGE IN SIGHT.
(SHITION WIRELESS SERVICE, Į
A violent fracas occurred in the vicinity of the Paris Opera House yesterday when a squad öf, police attempted to stop a lorry contain
It was stated as Buckingham ing
Camelets-Palace on Saturday that the im- A number of Royalist body-dressed as gen. provement in the King's condition has continued for a sufficiently long period to give rise to hopes that convalescence is almost in sight.
darmes.
The Camelots refused to sur- render when challenged sad.
of renewed advocacy for closer co- of notes instead of a treaty. He Shota were fred on both sides." operation between Great Britain | refused to divulge the nature of the
establish a Brio-Japanese Society ia Osaka on lines similar to the British Society in Tokyo.
With reference
to
some way off and it is not yet pos-
allow his departure from Bucking- ham Palace.
GERMANY'S TAXES. BURDEN.
FINANCE MINISTER'S NEW PROPOSALS.
TROUBLE IN AFGHANISTAN.;
SALVATION ARMY CRISIS.
KING AND QUEEN EVACUATE, SUDDEN DEATH OF MEMBER
OF COUNCIL. ROYAL AIR FORCE BUSY.
GENERAL BOOTH" TAKES
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]
News from Kabel indicates that
Habibulla Khan, also known as
LEGAL ACTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
General Bramwell Booth's de
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENOT. }
According to a report from Ber- lin, the Finance Minister proposes to increase existing taxes in order to meet the deficit of 000,000,000 Bacho Saqao, the leader of the position from the leadership of the marks foreshadowed in the 1999 Afghan revolt, is now in complete Salvation Army by the High Coun
control of the city, the Citadel cil of the Army was the subject of
·Budget.
In order to realise this sum, the having been peacefully surrender-an action on the General's behalf Finance Minister anticipates to ed.
in the Chancery Davision of the Intermediaries representing both High Court of Justice on Saturday. obtain 163 million marks from beer, million marks from the heritage ter, Sir Francis Humphrys, on
facilitate the evacuation by air of upon its resolution to remove the
an injunction to restrain the High.
He said that the urgently for the granting of the injunction was
of the Nationalist Government, forte struggle ensued in which It is emphasised in Palace circles, In all circles there is evidence which is in the form of an exchange five policemen were badly injured; however, that this stage is still 90 milion marks from spirit, gosides waited on the British Minis- Counsel for the General asked for Traffic was immediately suspend. sible to predict when His Majesty tax," 104 million marks by a 20 per/Saturday and requested him to Council of the Army from acting and Japan and it is proposed to agreement which, it is understood.ed and a panic ensued among the will be sufficiently recavered to cent, increase in the property tax.
is tantamount to a Japanese re-crowds who had rathered in the cognition of the new Chinese tariff.
first instance. Taking full advan Understanding Reached Earller.
tage of the confusion, a number of The gh welcomes the Ambaa
NANKING, Jan. 13th.
the Camelots escaped. Six were andor and hopes that existing cor-
the Tokyo dial relations will be further in cablegram yesterday it is learned arrested. creased. At the same time, this from authoritative sources that no journal utters a warning against agreement of aay the possible misinterpretation of China and Japan is ready for an understanding the gesture. It is desired that it signature," but be clearly understood that Japan has been reached 10, when the new is not seeking closer Angle-Japan-tarifi becomes effective, no opposi ese co-operation in order to enforce tion will be forthcoming from oppressive measures against China. Japan.
The paper go so far as to say that in view of Great Britain's liberal policy toward China, the re-casting of .Baron Tanaka's
policy is 'n sine qua non of closer Anglo-Japanese relations.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN.
(Wah Tas Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 20th.
sort between
The Chinese Government's Note in regard to tariff autonomy which was sent to the Powers was frat returned by "Japan. Later the Note was again dispatched and accepted by Japan, whose acceptance is interpreted here 46 Bignifying Japan's recognition of China's tariff autocomy..
It is stated that the position of the Chinese Government remains
firm that Japan must withdraw
her troops from Shantung before Mr. Kenkichi Toshizawa, the China enters into formal negotia. Japanese Minister to China, artions or signs aty agreement with rived at Shanghai yesterday, after- noon. In an interview with Chinese Japan.
Pressmen, he declared that he was empowered by the Japanese Gov. ernment to open negotiations with the Nationalist Government for the settlement of outstanding problem, between China and Japan.
He said that he would request the Nationalist Government to sup press the anti-Japanese movemonta in China.
He is expected to proceed to Nanking after two or three days. During his stay in Shanghai he will
discuss with Mr. Yada, the Japan. ese Consul General matters leading up to the coming negotiations.
FRENCH TREATY.
(Wak Tsi Yat "Pas).
FOREIGN PROPERTY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NAYEING, Jan 20th.
Mr. C. T. Wang has issued the folowing, official statement, this afternoon:----
"The Nationalist" Government
DEATH OF SHIPPING MAGNATE.
HEAD OF EEN LINE,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 19th. The death occurred on Thursday, after a sudden illness, on board the ss. Nestor en route to South Africa, of Lieut.-Colonel Sir James Wishart Thomson, E.B.E.,
the
The most satisfactory feature at the moment is that His Majesty is obtaining necessary nourishment and is, in fact, taking "food in the normal manner of the very weak invalid. "
In presenting these estimates, the King Inayatulla in whose favour General. Finance Minister says he doubts his brother Amanulláb abdicated
on Monday last. whether Gerany's great financial
It was represented that the devery great because the High Coun- burden wit be bearable beyond
cil was in session and would pro- parture of Inayatulla would have this year. He points out that a the effect of preventing further a successor to General Booth,
ceed, unless restrained, to nominate general deficit in the revenue of no less than 313 million marks has bloodshed. Arrangements were been caused by Germany's repara-therefore made for tions obligations.
Royal Air Force aeroplanes early restraining the High Council from taking action on their resolution yesterday morning convey
over the week-end and gave leave Inayatulla and members of his to serve short notice of motion for. suite, including saven ladies, the Monday morning. The High Coun ex-Minister, for War, and. two feil which had already met to elect brothers of Queen Souriya, from the General's successor adjourned Kabul to Pashawar.
upon hearing of injunction.
The Queen, motored from Buck- ingham Palace to Windsor Castle on Saturday morning. This is the first occasion upon which Her Majesty has been absent from the Palace for any number of hours | slightly. since the King's illness began.
A latest message states that the King's satisfactory, progress con- sinued yesterday,
MARSHAL FOCH.
According to a Reuter message received yesterday, Marshal Foch's condition continuca to improve
THE KAISER'S TAXES.
DUTCH PEOPLE THINK HE
SHOULD PAY. -
Amsterdam, December 18th (U.P.) -Whether the ex-Kaiser has actual-
well-known shipping magnate con- CHARLES LEVINE GIVES UP ly been exempted from paying taxes
nected with the Ben Line.
Sir James Wishart was Shipping Controller for India and the Far East during 1817-8. He received his knighthood in 1919.
He was in his 38th year..
JUDGE HARDY SENSATION. REMOVED FROM AMERICAN
BAR.
(THROUGH EEUTEK'S AGENCY.]
FLYING.
AT A LADY'S SUGGESTION.
to
Counsel proceeded to contest the invalidity of deposition, Justice British Eve granted an interim injunction
Another report states that the Surianis tribe in West Afghanis- tan has revolted and captured the town of Farrar, murdering all the Afghan officials except the go
ernor.
The revolt is apparently directed "rather against Amanullah' and his policy than against the central government generally.
As A Bombshell:
The news that General Booth had been granted an injunction High Council which was sitting in dropped as a bombshell among the deliberation at Sunbury on Satur day evening. Although they were that the General had threatened to. take legal action they did not ap- ticipate that he would carry out his threat.
Future Policy Obscure.
QUETTA, Jan. 19th. in Holland, and if so why, has
Travellers from Chaman report, again become
topic of popular that Amanullah has held a barbah interest in this country.
at Kandahar at which he appealed About a year ago, the same ques- tions occupied the Dutch public. for help room the Kandaharis. It Paris, December 13th (U.P.) They were then taken up in paris believed that if it is desired
liament. Deputy De Visser asked Amanullah could obtain a good dent, Lieut.-Commissioner Haines, deal of support in the Kandahar Charles Levine, at the insistence of
area. His further movements and Mabet Boll, the famous queen of
policy however remain obscure. diamonds, has decided to swear off transatlantic flying on New Year's Day.
SAN FRANCISCo, Jan. 18th.
Levine makes no secret of his The name of Judge Hardy has decision, for in fact be tells every been removed from the membership
one in "Paris who will listen to roll of the American Bar Associa tion following his admission that him that there is more money to during the Grand Jury Enquiry he be made on the ground than in the received a fee of 82,500 from Mrs. Aimee Macpherson, the Evangelist, air. His flight from Roosevelt for legal advice prior to the time Field to Kottbuss, Germany, will she was charged with conspiracy be his only transatlantic attempt, in connection with her story of for aviation no longer interests the having been kidnapped.
hero of the "Miss Columbia,”
"I am wouldn't pay a centime for the tired of flying, and right to fly from here to the moon
A resolution recommending the as consistently maintained a policy impeachment of Judge Hardy for
"misdemeanour whilst in office
| the government whether it was true that the Hohenzollern, family had In the session of the Dutch Second been exempted from paying taxes.: Chamber of December 2nd, 1927, Minister De Geer denied flatly that such was the cast, declaring, however, that the ex-Kaiser, for definite reasons had once been granted moratorium Except for a few serid. comments in the op- positional press na to the justifies tign for a moratorium, public opinion was then calmed by Do Geer's statement. It was skumed that the minister could only have meant that the ex-Kaiser finally paid his taxes.
Now a memorandum issued by the Dutch Government on general fing the public's suspicion. The memo ancial conditions has again aroused
randum contains a
dealing passage.
BRITISH AIR FORCE
RESCUES.
SIR SAMUEL HOARE ON WORK IN AFGHANISTAN.
INTERNATIONAL LIFE- SAVING.
An Unfortunate Council, “. A tragedy occurred when the.. High Council of the Salvation" ing on Saturday. The Vice-Presi- Amy was on the point of adjourn
had a heart seizure, and though he received immediate attention, be died soon afterward. He was the managing director of the Salvation Aray Life Assurance Society, and was one of the deputation which conveyed to General Booth & week ago the Council's resolution, aak- ing him to resign.
Earlier in the day, Commissioner Higgins, the Chief of the Staff, who has been appointed to control the Army during the transition period, narrowly escaped injury in a motor accident, his car coming into collision with a heavily laden lorry. The High Council adjourn«, ed until Tuesday morning on re- ceiving information that court had granted the injunction on the ap plication of General Bramwell The matter will come up for
of protection of foreign lives and as a result of the Bar Association's ) to-morrow," Levine assured French with the taxes of the Hohenzollern ferred to by Sir Samuel Hoare, the argument in the Chancery Court
property in China. In carrying out its policy the Government has spared no effort in eecing that adequate and effective protection is given to all foreign lives and pro perty without discrimination any-
SHANGHAI, Jan. 20th. The Nanking Foreign Ministry has prepared draft Sino-French treaty which will be proposed to the French Minister in the coming where in China. treaty negotiation.
"In order to dissipate apprehen- According to this draft text the Chinese Government insists on the sion on the part of the Japanese
abolition of all unequal treatment the Nationalist Government will
accorded to
oversea Chirese in
Anaam and the other treaty clauses exercise particuler caution
action was introduced in the Call- fornia State Assembly.
TEAPOT DOME ECHO.
ROCKEFELLERS TO FIGHT COL, STEWART.
Listenera.
The best proof that I aan through is that I can't even tell you where Miss Columbia is to day. Mise Boll may Ay, but I will certainly not be with her.".
family. After enumerating the various taxes to which the ex-Kaiser has been assessed-be has also been assessed for the fund for Holland's defence the document states that owing to the insecurity of the ex-Kaiser's financial status, he has repeatedly been granted exemption from paying taxes."
more than once sttacks
money.
upon
only the British community that
brave
70
in the old treaty which have stided provide special measures for further the fight that Mr. John D. Rocke. make all Americans open their tirely different story" the news-phrys, was, during the war, a potion, alleged that the girl, who was
Chinese industries in the border areas of Western China. The traf Be regulation of the Yunnan-Hai- phong Railway must alsó be revised.
CONDITION OF SHANTUNG
EVACUATION.
(Wah Tez Tat Pau).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 20th. According to information, from the Nanking Foreign Ministry an agreement has been reached be. tween Mr. Yada, the Japanese Consul General, and Mr. Chu Hai
It is no secret that Miss Boll is disgusted with flying, too, ever since her all-metsi plano was seized [RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
by French police. But she is still NEW YORK, Jan. 18th.
determined to be the first woman to cross the Atlantic without walk. According to the New Fork
ing decks. Times, although he has retired and
In the Spring I will fy the is a nonagenarian, Mr. John D. Atlantic, with
or without Mr. and Rockefeller, Senior, has thrown the Levine but with a plane which will
whole weight of his influence into
syre," Miss Boll promised. fellez, Junior, is making to prevent as Chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, ” This action is actuated by Col. Stewart's re- fusal to answer the questions of the Senate Committer with refer ence to the investigation of the Teapot Dome oil scandal of last Spring."
lives
ensuring protection to Japanese and property in Shantung as soon Is the Japanese Government, ex- presses its readiness actually to withdraw Japanese troops from the province,"
MINISTERS TO BRITAIN AND U.S.A.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Jan. 19th,
The State Council has appointed
Chi, a representative of the NuMr. Wu Chao Chu and Alfred Sze king Foreign Ministry at Shanghai, to be Plenipotentiary Ministers, to regarding the problem of restoring the Japanese occupied areas in America and Britain respectively. Shantung to the Chinese authori ties. The following five points have. been agreed upon:-
(1) The Ticatsig-Pukow Railway will be stored within a week. The Japanese military authorities being responsible for the repair of the "bridge over the Yellow River" which was destroyed by Japanese troops during the Tainan incident.
(2) The Chinese Government will appoint civil officials and magis trates in all districts within twenty miles either side of the Tsinan Tsingtao Railway.
WARM SEND-OFF FROM
SHANGHAI.
SECOND SCOTS GUARDS.
(THEQUAH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
15 last month, went into service at
the re-election of Colonel Stewart belief in- Levine's assurance that but that one does not, have to pay had often experienced the advan- the Vicarage last December, and.
The French do not put much be is swearing off flying. Ever since he stole away his own plane from Le Bourget feld and flew off to London without the help of a pilot, he has been looked upon as
vinciam " has been manufactured an eccentric and the word 'Le-
in French slang to mean any un- usual eccentricity. The French be- lieve Levine's decision is just sa- other" levineism."
at all
De Telegraf aske the Government since when "insecurity of financial status" affords a claim for delay; ing one's payment of taxes and
adda, "ironically;
"If by any chance, this should be a new provision which, has hitherto been kept secret, the gor
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Air Force in Afghanistan was re- "Rescue work done by the British"] Booth.
Air Minister in a speech given in today. London on Saturday.
"In the past," he said, "Kabul has borne a sinister reputation, and VICAR FOUND NOT GUILTY. British citizens have led to war
JUDGE'S COMMENT ON and great expenditure of lives and
GIRL'S STORY. At Christmas, it was not
The Rev. David Stewart "(38), The Amsterdam, newspaper De was in danger. Nine other coun-
tries represented in Afghanistan all Vienr of Catshill, Worcestershire, Telegraf in ite comment on the
saw their nationals faced with the was found not guilty at Birming memorandum points out the dis crepancy between this document danger to life and property insepar ham Assizes when charged with offences against a girl, Maggio and the statement Minister De Geerable from Afghan civil war.
"Fortunately, our
and Juggins, employed at the Vicarage made on this question a year ago.
The memorandum tell, an en- able Minister, Sir Francis Hum- parlour-maid.
Mr. A. J. Long, for the prosecu=> papers writes. Exemption does in the Royal Air Force. He knew not mean that one has to pay later the possibilities of air power; he
tages of air transport.
According to her statements, had only been there about a month when Amid Snow, Wind And Fire.
the first act of familiarity took. "Fortunately also, there were place ready at hand efficient squadrons Cross-examined by Mr. Norman of the Royal Air Force upon the Birkett, K.C., the girl, admitted North-West Frontier. Swiftly and having gone out with boys, some of brilliantly, rescue machines arrived whom were guilty of acts of fami- Flying at over one tundred miles liarity with her. She stated that. an hour over mountains otherwise the Vicarage was a big house with almost impassable in the teeth of nineteen rooms, that there were snow and winter storms, landing strange noises, and that she and the amid the fire of rivat armies, they cook were frightened to be alone. successfully transported to safety She denied that one night, when 140 men, women and children of frightened, she went down to the of ten different nationalities. (Ap- Vicar's bedroom. plauso.) Has there ever been a Mr. Birkett: I suggest that the Society ST. LOUIS GIRL REFUSES TO CHANCE TO "MAKE GOOD. better or happier example of the whole of this story is a lie, and beneficial use to which aeroplanes that it is your habit of talking PART WITH SISTER'S COAT,
MAGISTRATE'S EXPERIMENT can be applied? Suppose that at about what has happened to you
the beginning of the Indian Mutiny that has brought all this about. WITH A UNIVERSITY MAN. St. Louis (U.P:).-Miss Elinor
She made no answer. She agreed seroplanes had been available to Raymond 17, is a pretty good
"I hope that you will make rescue women and children in be- that Mrs. Stewart had frequently talker.
Returning home from a good, said Mr. Bingley, the leagured posts. Would not many complained about her conduct with night school, she talked a highway-Marylebone magistrate, when he lives have been saved and would boye, and admitted also having man out of a fur coat which she decided to try an experiment with not great calamities have been said, in the presence of several had borrowed from her sister..
people, that M, Stewart had never a university man previously con-
The evacuation of Kabul by air touched her. She knew that 700 A man who bad followed ber for victed of frauds who pleaded guilty
It people in Catahill had signed a several blocks, pressed a revolver to a series of other frauds regard has two lessons to teach... against her side.
ing the sale of an Encyclopedia teaches, first of all, the lesson of memorial testifying to the out- Lady, I want that fur cont." Britannica
mobility of air power. Troop-carry-standing character of the Vicar.
At the conchision of her crons. "I can't give it to you, really,' "
He was Edward Barratt, aged ing machines that effected most of Miss Raymond replied."You see thirty-two, described as a composer, the rescues were actually sent in examination Mr. Justice Mackin- it isn't mine,!?
of Steel's-road, Hampstead; accused two or three days from Irak to non, turning to the jury, said: The robber insisted but the girl of obtaining two sums of 210 by the North-West Frontier, a distance There comes a point when, if you
Really, I can't. It be false pretences.
of no less than 2,500 miles! When think you need hear no more you longs to my sister and anyway the Mr. Bingley said that Barratt they arrived they and smaller need not do so, and the jury in- coat isn't worth much."
had previously red
received sentences machines were flown over moun-timated that they were ananimous The robber had met his equal of four months and twelve months tains and country that by other in finding Mr. Stewart not guilty. The announcement was received Well, keep the coat and walk in for widespread frauds, and the means would have taken days and the other direction." The girl pro- only thing that could be said in his perhaps weeks to traverse. The with applause in court.
Discharging Mr. Stewart, the favour was that he never had the second lesson is that the aeroplane, tested it was out of her way.
Lady, keep the coat, but you advantage of the Probation of if properly used, can be made an Judge remarked: I cannot think will have to walk the other way," Offenders' Act. He had decided to instrument of real help and benefit any human being in this court has. And the would-be robber won that give Barratt a chance by placing to the British Empire and to the slightest doubt that he is
him on probation for, two years. point.
humanity at large,"
absolutely innocent,"
·ODD GIFTS TO LINDBERGH.
COMPLETE WARDROBE AWAIT.
ING HIM IN ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis (U.P:).-Many of the odd gifts received at the office of the Missouri Historical here for Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, have not been placed on exhibition in Jefferson Memorial. They are being held for Col. Lindbergh's in-. spection and disposition, if he cares to make use of them.
OUT-TALKS ROBBER.
Among the articles of wearing apparel sent to the aviator by an admiring public are a gray business suit with two pairs of trousers, a SHANGHAI, Jan. 90th: Despite a discouraging downpour pair of white Bancel trousers, a and wintry cold, Shanghai gave a pair of golf knickers made of warm farewell this afternoon to the patchwork pieces in tones of dark- Second Scots Guards. Large crowds gray and red, two pairs of white turned out to see them march from embroidered overalls, two pairs of (a) The Chinese authorities in the race course to the dock where pyjamas, one yellow and the other that area will be free to hoist the they boarded the transport City of bluc; a shetland wool sweater, six
was firm. Marseilles which is sailing to mer suits of underwear, -a hat, six Kuomintang dag.
(4) The Chinese authorities will row.
pairs of silk socks, are ties, two The Vice-Consul. Mr. Garstin, pairs of fur-lined gloves, a pair be responsible for rounding up bandits along the Tsinan-Tsingtao took the salute outside the British of embroidered suspenders and six Bailway area as defined and for Consulate while the Scottish Com- sets of crocheted wash cloths with In addition, the trans-Atlantic guard of honour for the Scots Guards, The Fifth Armoured Car flyer has received a shaving outfit, Company, which also called on the fourteen cans of mechanics' soap, City of Marseilles, is going to Egypt a bottle of cordial, a rubber boat for a further spell of foreign duty. and a portable typewriter.
the safety of Japanese lives and pany of the 8.V.C. furnished a matching towels.
property.
(B) If the above-mentioned eon ditions are successfully carried out Japanese troops will immediately evacuate Shantung.
...
ernment had better publish it im mediately, és tens of thousands of Dutch citizens, regardless of their insecure financial status, are ruth- lessly prosecuted for tardiness in paying their taxes.'
avoided?