PROVISIONAL COURT AT SHANGHAI
FULL TEXT OF CHINA'S NOTE.
RENDITION ASKED.
(THROUGH AIUTER'S AGENCY.)
NASKING, May 18 The Chinese Foreign Minister's identic Notes to Britain, United States, France, 'Netherlands, Nor
THE "YOUTH OF BRITAIN."
SIR ALAN COBHAM'S TOUR.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,
THE KING'S JOURNEY HAGEN BEATEN AT
TO WINDSOR. »
ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES.
FLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE)
NOT TO ATTEND ASCOT THIS YEAR.
RUGBY, May 15.
In a large De Havilland sero- plane, Sir Alan Cobham starts to-day on a three months' tour of
[CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruany, May 15.
MOORTOWN.
DUNCAN'S SUCCESS IN
MATCH PLAY,
NEGOTIATES A VITAL "STYMIE."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HOOETOWN, May 18. His Majesty the King, looking In the first round proper of the bronzed and well as the result of
1929. MAY 17,
MINERS ISSUE A MANIFESTO.
*AWAY WITH THE TORIES,”
APPEAL TO BUSINESS PEOPLE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. ]
LONDON, May I The Miners' Federation issued a manifesto in the course of
has
way, and Brazil, on the question of Great Britain, with the object of hii long sojourn on the South 1,000 Guineas Tournament, Geo. which it urges the mineworkers to
the Provisional Court at Shanghai.
read:-
"With reference to the former Mired Count established in the I ternational Settlement of Shanghai, the former Ministry for Foreign Affairs at Peping had repeatedly protested, to Ministers of the inter ested Powers and demanded its
readition.
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Coast,
Craigweil
House
Left Bagner, for Windsor to-day, the sixty-mile journey being covered in two hours and twenty minutes. The Queen accompanied him.
were waiting to greet At every town and villago isi-
Their Majesties. ;)
arousing Municipal interest in fly- ing in a hundred towns
In addition to the fights which will be given to the local authori- ties, Sir Alan Cobham will be able. through the generosity of an anonhabitants mous donor, to give 100,000 free fights to school children, and these will range from 30 to 300 per town, according to the basis of the school population.
By the King's wish, the chauffeurs went slowly through every village, and His Majesty bowed and raised his but to the enthusiastic cheers of the villagers, ...
"In 1926 delegates were appoint- ed by both sides to discuss the
Sir Charles Wakefield yesterday question, but failed to arrive #christened Sir Alan Cobham's air As the Royal car came up the any proper and satisfactory agree-liner Youth of Britnin," and, in
Castle Hill at Windsor, rose petals were showered on the car from the ment.
doing so, said that while the im- windows of the houses and these mediate object of the tour was to rapidly covered ita rool.
The King was obviously much investigate landing ground possi moved by the popular demonstra bilities and demonstrate Bring pro-tion of interest in his welfare and spects to all the larger towns in the delight at his recovery which Great Britain, the direct appeal he witnessed. which would be made to boys and girls would, in the long run, do even more assist Imperial aviation.
Although since, à change hat been made in the judicial machinery of the spid settlement it is impos- sible to gainsay the fact that the position of the new Court is still anomalous, and its system remaias cafusing, being different from that of the whole country.
"Inconveniences arising therefrom have caused much complaint and dissatisfaction on the part of the people.
A Direct Appeal.
"In view of the increasingly cor dial relationship happily subsisting between China and the Foreign Powers it is necessary and oppor tune to exert every effort to bring about a change compatible with the needs of the present time.
I have the honour, therefore, to propose to Your Excellency, with regard to the above-mentioned į
to
The day would come, said Sir Charles, when flying as a means of travel and as a sport would be an accepted commonplace of life Youth would herald that day, and this tour would help enormously by arousing the keenness and energy of youth upon flying.
i
Fluttering handkerchiefs LD5 long bursts of cheering greeted His Majesty throughout the long jour- ney, which almost seemed in the nature of a triumphal processica.
At Windsor.
The ears stopped at the top of Castle Hill, Windsor, where the municipality had assembled, two thousand school-children lining the Castle wall waving Unions Jacks, while & thousand of the boys at Eton College were inside the Castle Gateway. They gave lusty cheers
Their Majesties drove in... It was officially stated at Wind- sor Castle that the King had borne the journey well and showed no
NEWS FROM THE NORTH. signs of fatigue.
MILITARY CONFERENCE.
The King and Queen will spend the next few weeks quietly at the Castle. Usually when the court is held at Windsor, there is much visiv
judicial organ, to open negotiations (Industrial and Commercint Daily ing, but during the King's present
in all sincerity, and promptly to make proper and satisfactory ar rangements in order to effect a final settlement, so that the integrity of China's judicial power may be main tained, and international goodwill increase.
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I am also communicating with the Ministers of other interested Powers upon the same subjet. and shall be glad if Your Excellency will kindly favour me, with a reply
(Signed) CarsG. TING WANG,"
WITHDRAWAL. FROM
SHANTUNG..
ORDER WELL MAINTAINED.
(THROUGH ZLUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 18. advices are that the withdrawal from west
Tsinan "Japanese
Preas.)
stay, visiting will be modified on" the advice of His Majesty's doctors It is definitely stated that the Many of Feng Yu Heiang's off- Hing will not attend the Ascot Race cials have left Nanking, including Meeting which is the chief social Hsueh To Pih, Ho Chi Kung, Livent of the season and takes place
in the middle of June. It is er Ming Chung and Shu Huang pected His Majesty will have re Chuan..
Hsueh Tu Pib, the Minister of moved to Sandringham before then. Public Health, who loft Nanking
An Indian Appeal. » recently, has telegraphed to Chiang [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Kai Sher that he will remain at Shanghai for the time being; ad
SIMA, May 16. The Viceroy has issued on Al that Lu Chung Lin, the acting India Thanksgiving Appeal to com Minister of War (also Feng's man) is unwilling to return to Nanking The proceeds will be utilised for the memorate His Majesty's recovery. on account of rumours which have been in circulation of late. The alleviation or prevention of sick evacuation from Nanking of Feng's ess and disease in India. men has aroused much attention.
It has been decided by the Oem. tral Government to appoiot Gen- | erals Chen Tiao Yuen and Fang Cher Wu as chairman of the Pro- vincial Governments of Shantung and Anhwei respectively, to re organise these two Govermenta.
of Weihsien has been completed, A military conference was held by while the Japanese forces between General Ho Ying Ching at Hankow Weibsien and Tsingtao are with-on Wednesday with big commanders drawing steadily. Order is being and senior officers. The object of
well maintained along the Shantung this conference is unknown. Hailway.
The first
transport. evacuating
Japanese troops from
Shantung
sailed on May 15. The evacuation will be completed by May 20,
SHANTUNG REVOLT
QUELLED.
ANXIETY ALLAYED.
[THROUGH EECTER'S AGENCY.]
CHEоo, May 16,
FENG YU HSIANG AND NANKING.
RUMOURS OF TROUBLE STILL PERSIST.
(Wah Te Fat Peo.)
SHANGHAI, May 16. Below Wushingkwan Peping-Haskow Railway, Nanking troops are quartered, said to be
In the past few days some fight-over 100.000 strong.
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the
Both Feng Yu Heiang and the ing has taken place at Hwanghaien, where Chang Ching Kin has de Nanking bction have been prepar- dared war against Yin Ying Chi. ing for military operations. The The latter has now successfully civil passenger service of the rail- disarmed Chang Ching Kiu, and is way at Hankow has been suspended controlling the situation. A tele for three days. gram received by the U.S. Consul. Mr. Liu Wei Tsi, the director of reports that all is quiet.
the Peping-Hankow Railway Bureau Considerable anxiety was felt last at Hankov, explaining the suspen weet regarding differences besion of the railway service, said tween Liu Chen Nien and in that the troope under Feng Ya Ying Chi, but these are said to Hsiang destroyed railway bridge have been settled, and the latter through a "misunderstanding" (as is proceeding to Tehchow. Lin previously reported). Chen Nien will be in control as far as Lungkow.
MISSIONARY RELEASED.
BANDITS DECIDE TO
FOREGO RANSOM. · ́ ́
{THROUGH REUTER'S 'AĠENCY.)
to
PEPINO. May 16. The Rev. Harry Schwendeter who
carried off Szechuan with the Bev. Edgar Trax (both belonging to the
ri
Reported Clash.
It rumoured in Nanking that a clash bas occurred between the Nanking troops and Feng Y Hsiang's forces. This has been etrongly denied by Military Head quattere.
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TIENTSIN EDITOR'S
DEATH..
MR. JOHN COWAN DIES AT HIS DESK.
"
SULTAN, OF JOHORE.
A MIS-STATEMENT CORRECTED.
[DXITISH WIRELESS LEE VICZ"}
Ruday, May 15. The Colonial Office issues a cor-
Duncan (Britain) beat Walter
seize this priceless opportunity" Hagen (America) by one hole..
of striking a blow at the authors Hagen opened with two wins, of their sufferings, and to show by. Duncan fuffing his second shot at their votes, their detestation of the the first hole, and taking three putta Tory Government, which from twenty yards at the next. manifesto declares, became
yarder. Hagan won the fourth, 1926. Duncan won the third, holing a Executive of the coal-owners
make a
Common
the
the
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FIRE HOLOCAUST | Telegrams in Brief.
IN AMERICA.
CLEVELAND HOSPITAL
GUTTED.
FATAL GASES.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN-SERVICE]
Prince George vialted. Edinburgh to open the new Department of Zoology at Edinburgh University. Afterwards, an honorary degite af Doctor of Laws was conferred upon bim
The Belgium Cabinet has approv ed of the text of the bills repealing the measure prohibiting the transit through Belgium of war material destined for China.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May B The city has been plunged into The Reichstag has adopted the an appalling nightmare as the re-Bill authorising the issue of a long Xray room of a local clinic that 500,000,000 (£25,000,000), which is ault of a terrific explosion in the term domestic loan of Mks. was followed by a fire which designed to rehabilitate the finances speedily enveloped the building"
of the Reich. The death roll is estimated at 03.
Dreadful Scenos.. The disaster is one of the most terrible experienced in America for many years.
Most of the dead, wore patients, but it is believed that they also in- include some doctors and nurses.
but Duncan squared-at the sixth, The Federation also appeals to but being buikered at seventh, be-shopkeepers and business people to came one down
cause with the mineworkers and to help to give the Labour Party an opportunity of succeeding where the older parties have lamentably failed.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, speaking at Newport, said that foreign nations must not expect Great Britain to do all the disarming and
He again" quared the match at the eighth where he holed an S-yarder, and took the lead for the first time at the twelfth. He lost it again at the sixteenth when he missed a 1-yard putt. The seven- teenth was halved. Both played great seconds at the eighteenth, and Hagen, putting first, laid a stymie, hut Duncan cleverly negotiated a yard putt and holed out to win the match.
Other Scores.
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all the debt paying. That was not the spirit of the League of Nations
Covenant.
They had all got to march to- gether, he declared, adding that 1.Britain was marching with the
Havers beat Faulkner, and Davies beat Geo. Gadd, 3 and Twine beat Jurado, 3 and 2. Jelly beat L. Cotton, 5 and 3. Compston beat Boomer at the 1st. C. Whitcombe beat T. Cotton, 2
$nd 1. Dudley (U.S.A.), beat Sayner, 3
and
Diegel (U.S.A.) beat
(U.S.A.) by 1 hole.
hole.
Watrous
Ockenden beat Claude Gray by 1 Mitchell bent Robson by 1 holt. Turnesa (U.S.A.) beat E. Whit
combe at the 19th.
quickest, but that the other nations could not lag behind indefinitely.
Results Later this Year,
LONDON, May 16. Wish the huge increase in the electorate and the consequent mil- lions more votes to count, it is expected that fewer election results will be announced on polling night, and oren these will be later than
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The explosions occurred among the X-ray films and stores is the basement. Several tanks of com pressed oxygen blew out as the re- sult of the heat, adding to the in- tensity of the flames.
Bromine gas from the Elms was released in deose brown clouds. sensitive which burned out the tissues of the mouth, nose, and lungs, causing the victims to bleed profusely...
Mr. Harry Sinclair has bem re- elected Chairman of the Consolidat- ed Oil Corporation.
Mr. Dwight F. Davis, who was Secretary for War in the Coolidge Cabinet, has been offered the pest"
Governor-General of the Philip- pines. Mr. Davis has not yet de cided whether he will accept.
of
The airship Graf Zeppelin has started its second fight to America.
Death Roll Mounting.
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There are now 88 dead in the hospital disaster.. Forty others most critically hurt have only a fighting chance of surviving. The doctors are still desperately ad- ministering artificial respiration.
Famous Institution.
The Coroner last night attributed Cleveland Clinic and Hospital is only 4 or 5 deaths to burns. The one of the most famous institutions survivors deciara that the ageny of in the United States. The staff the incinerated people was almost comprises many physicians and sar-less horrible than the convulsions geans of international repute, the oficer-in-charge being the world, famed surgeon George W. Crile.
Herok Deeds.
The disaster evoked a heroic response from the staff, upon whom the catastrophe burst at a very busy period, when the hospital was crowded with patients.
Nurses and doctors, amid stiding heat and suffocating fumes, carried out scores of patients, many of whom were already dead.
A passing Jorry-driver seized a He dash- gas mask from a fireman. ed into the flames and rescued 20
in previous years.
this Furthermore, "summertime," election, the poll- Hotton Smith (U.S.A.) beat Barbering hours may be extended one bour in boroughs and industrial divisions. This is a farther reason J. J. Taylor beat Atkinson, 4 and 3. why the authorities in many con- Brews (S. Africa) heat Bradbeer, 2stituencies may postpone the count-9ff, were hoisted by doctors and
ing till May, 31.
2 up.
up.
A. Young bent Hodson at the 21st.
LADIES' OPENT
ST. ANDREW, May 16. In fine weather before a large crowd Miss Doris. Park beat Miss Enid Wilson at the 19th: Miss Glenna Collett beat Mrs. Watson 3 and 2; Miss Wethered beat Miss M. Gourlay 7 and 5; Mrs. Guedalla beat Miss Pyman 3 and 2.
ELECTION CANDIDATES.
Liberal Association have decide to The executive of the Eastbourne invite Mr. Clive Burt, barrister, ta become Parliamentary
candidate
for the Eastbourne Division. The other prospective candidates are Mr. Edward Marjoribanks (C.), Councillor R. S. Chatefield (Lab.), and Mr. Percy Hurst (Ind.),
At Mansfield the Labour Party bave decided to nominate as candi- date Mr. Charles Brown, of Sutton- in-Ashfield, who is at present the Labour candidate for the Rushcliffe División.
rection of the statement in the how-gardens, London, S.W., manag- Mr. Maurice Petherick, of Gled- Press to the effect that the Sultan ing director of George Neame &
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of the victims of the deadly gas, the identity of which is not definite ly established
One of the founders of the clinic phosgene used in war time. It is is of opinion that it resembles the aid that the victims were dead in less than one minute after inhaling jt.
Deadly Gases.
| CLEVELAND, Later. The hospital fire death roll is now 116. The deadliness of the gases given off by the burning X-ray films is evidenced in the case of a woman on the first floor. "M
She smashed the window in order
A taxi-driver similarly intervento leap into the net spread below, patients before he collapsed. ed and rescued 30.
but as she was climbing to the window sill she was enveloped in a mist of noxious vapours, and fell back into the room dead."
A dozen patients who were cut
nurses through a skylight roof and frantic efforts were made to reach these marooned by means of lad- ders. They were ultimately rescued
Dr. Crile also escaped to safety.
"LORD HIGH EVERYTHING." by firemen
ONE-MAN GOVERNMENT AT MUKDEN.
of a one man government"
Peping. The rapid development Mukden, with Chang Hauch Liang, son of the late Chang Tso Lin, a "Lord High Everything, is re- ported by competent observers who have just returned from the capital of Manchuria.
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Sines the sasassination of Yang Yu Ting, the Young General's chief aide, Chang has not trusted say of his subordinates, these observers report, and insists upon every important affair pass ing through his own hands, young man works from twelve to sixteen hours a day at his self- appointed task.
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The
It is declared that no-one cares at challenge his authority
and
health present,
if bis continues good, be will probably succeed in holding the reins in his own bands for some time. He has broken himself of the opium-
smoking habit which threatened to
make a nervous wreck of him
of Jobere might not be returning to London, has been selected as shortly before his father died a
to Johore.
a
Friendly Toward Japan..
The Colonial Office states that Conservative candidate for the year ago. - this is entirely without foundation: Penryn and Falmouth Division of His Highness's short tour to Cornwall, in place of Mr. George Europe, which he intends to be as Pilcher, M.P., who is not seeking private as possible, is being under- re-election.
Mr. Charles Leslie Hale, taken mainly on medical grounds and he contemplates returning to
of Coalville, and the solicitor, Johore towards the end of the year, youngest member of the Leicester shire County Council, has been adopted as Liberal candidate for South Nottingham.
SOLDIERS QUELL STUDENTS.
BOYS AND GIRLS IN RIOTS.
(British United Press.) ·
Peping-Military force has been necessary to settle student troubles
Mr. A. W. E. Wynne, of Messrs. Farr, Wynne & Co., coal exporters, and a member of the Swansea Borough Council, has been unani- mously adopted as prospective Con- servative candidate for the Swansea West Division. There will, in con sequence, be a three-cornered fight. Mr. W. C. Morse, of Swindon, has consented to be Liberal candidate in Peping universities which have for the Weston-super-Mare Division marred the end of the school year. of Somerset. He sat in Parliament Acting on orders from Nanking, the for the Bridgwater Division in 1924, has Major J. St.. G. F. Despencer- Peping garrison commander ejected by force the law students Robertson has been adopted pros who seized the buildings occupied pective Conservative candidate for by the National Women's College, West Islington, which he represent and has persuaded the engineering ed in the House of Commons in students to leave the buildings of 1922-23. the former Bureau of Weights and The Bath Liberal Association Measures which they had seized. have unanimously selected Mr.. S. There has been friction between R. Daniels, the Liberal candidate students of the Law School and the at the by-election, to consent the Women's College for several weeks. seat at the General Election The The law students clairied that the Bath Labour Party has decided to girl students had been occupying invite Mr. Desmond, who was the buildings which belonged to them, Labour candidate at the by-election, and warned them to get out, to contest the seat a second time, and the present member, Mr. Baillie-Hamilton (U.) has stated that he intends to stand again.
Deflant Girls.
The girls were defiant, however, but one day the lay students des cended in a body, and put the girls
The Young General's rule, how- ever, does not extend to the other provinces of Manchuria, which are Practically independent of Muk- den, these observera ate. But the provincial warlords are not parti- cularly ambitious, and are willing to rule their own provinces with- out extending their sway if Muk- den leaves them alone.
The Japanese, who have large interests in Manchuria, are deciar- ed to be satisfied with the present state of affairs, and are not at tempting to interfere with the Young General. Cheng appears disposed to permit the Japanese to operate their railway, the South Manchuria, and the mines and factories connected with it. is less friction among the various elements in Manchuria than at any time in recent years...
There
How long this agreeable state of affairs will last seems to depend entirely upon Chang Hauch Liang, He has told several foreign friends recently that be has no ambition to seek additional territory is Chins proper, believing that Man- churia offers an ample field for him
to work in.
While Manchuris "is considered the most prosperous and orderly section of China, some districts are anffering greatly from bandits and opium-growing. An American mis- sionary, Charles Leonard, in a recent report to the Peking Leader, states that opium is being grown over a large part of Heflangkiang pro vines, by order of the officials, who out. The girls issued a long atate returning. The latter appealed to collect a large tax on the crops, in a cave. A ransom of $20,000 for
TIENTSIN, May 16, “ ment to the Chinese press accusing Nanking, and finally the order came and that opium-amoking is per hám na demanded.
The Rev.
The death is announced of Mr. the men students of a curious lack for soldiers to put out the law stud mitted everywhere. Mr. Leonard Truax was released on March 20 Jeho Coran, editor of the North of chivalry.
believes that opium-growing is. to get the ransom for his col- China Daily Mail. Mr. Cowan was The men students then settled These incidents are simply un-largely responsible for banditry, 2B league, who, however, was even-mitting in his chair after tiffin and down, remaining in the buildings other indication of the unrest which the bandits are organized to seize tually releared on May 13, without was afterwards discovered to have day and night to keep the girls from has been prevalent in the Peping opium, which is readily shipped any ransom being paid.
died at his desk
(Continued at foot of next column), I universities all the year.
and sold.
Christian Missionary Alliance), was'
bound and tortured, and confned
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ents.
Duilding-up Energy and Robust Health
A doctor, interview by Reuter, said that the gases given of were principally carbon monoxide, ear. bon dioxide, Ammonia, and bromine..
ERRY and happy-full of energy
and mother delights in this evid +nce of glorious health.
The energy and vitality children are so prodigal in spending bare to be made good from the energy-creating elements to be obtained only from nourishment. The children are growing-physically and mentally-and nourishment is essential for healthy growth.
During the growing years of childhood more nourishment is necessary than ordinary food contains. Children need "Ovaltine as their daily beverage, for this delicious food beverage supplies con- centrated nourishment in an easily. digested forin.
"Ovaltine" is prepared from the richest of Nature's tonic foods-malt, milk and eggs. It contains a superabundance of the nutritive elements which build up brain and body and create energy and vitality.
Make "Ovaltine" your children's daily beverage. Note their increased energy and vitality, and see on their cheeks the glow which comes only from the enjoy ment of perfect health.
Children specially reed "Ovaltine" at the beginning of the winter. It will build up a rich reserve of health and energy-thus enabling them to zesiat" colds and epidemic infections, and keeping them in robust health in spite of unpleasant winter. conditions.
OVALTINE
TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE
Builds up Brain. Nerve and Body
(A13, 19)