NANKING OFFERS
REFUSED.
YEN HSI SHAN REMAINS OBDURATE:
FENG STILL IN SHANSI,
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
Perisa, Jay 5,
The day set for the departure of Feng and Yen finds Yen Hi Shan still in hospital, and Feng Ya sinng still at Taiyuan, apparently with no intention of leaving alone.
Yen Har Shan's persistence is not altered by his ill-health, for in response to telegrams from Nan- ling leaders he has replied declin ing the port of Pacification Com missioner for the North-West, aeg- gesting the appointment of a Com missioner, from the Kuominchun.
CHINA AS A NEW SEA POWER,
AMERICAN JOURNAL'S
FORECAST,
FUTURE SINO-BRITISH
ALLIANCE?
["D.P." Special Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 3. The Washington Star, in An editorial to-day, says that China's projected new naval programme signalizes the determination of the Republic to enforce respect upon the high seas.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1929.
SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN ATTACKED,
HOBNOBBING WITH
DICTATORS."
COL. WEDGWOOD ANGRY.
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON. July 5. ̧‹ A vigorous attack on Sir Austen Chamberlain by Col. Wedgwood a feature of the resumed de- bate on tho Address in the Com- mone.
*
After
THE KING'S CUP RACE.
BIG ENTRY FOR ANNUAL EVENT.
START OF THE AERIAL "CLASSIC."
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 5. Forty-one neroplanes, including three which will be piloted by Indies, will start at eight o'clock
a pen for continuity of this morning on the first stage of foreign policy, by Conndr. Locker the annual two-day flight round Lampson, Cok Wedgwood declared Britain for the King's Cup, and The world has no reason to fear that what was wanted was discon. 2000. that China is about to upset the tinuity, not continuity. He describ. balance. of naval power" theed Sir Austen Chamberlain as
"However, the nightmare which had been weighing journal adda), decision must be regarded as one
on the minds of every man of pro- of very wide significance,
gressive ideals in the country.for "Britain's
the last five years.
He goes on to point out that it
rendy acquiescence was he who first invited Feng to go with China's ambition to become a abroad and it would certainly be sea Power is an unmistakable in- misunderstood if he should now fall dication that the British do not In accompany Feng Such an underestimate the growing import action would damage the prestigeance of the Nationalist regime," of himself, his colleagues, the The Star suggests the possibility Party and the Nation. Therefore, of a future Anglo Chinese alliance. he again requests official leave of--United Press. absence.
The situation is likely to be made more interesting by the arrival ofị Chang Hsuch Liang, who is ex- pected this week-end,
FENG'S ARREST NOT DESIRED.
(Nam Chung Pao
It is understood that the Central Government will rescind the order fer the arrest of Feng Yu Haiang. An official mandate will be issued at the forthcoming conference the State Council in this connee
tion.
་
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S POSITION.
LAN PHONG EUC NEGY SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, July 5.
of
WI-
A secret society in Shanghai is said to have sent threatening let- ters to Feng Yu Hsiang and Yeas Hsi Shan. warning the two jurds to refrain from statements ments and actions which..tend to ower the dignity and prestige of the present leaders of the Kuomin Lang.
It is said that the refusal of Yen and Feng to co-operate with Chiang has been responsible for the hesita-. tion of Chang Heuch Liang to visit Peping to confer with Chiang.
In the meantime a movements in progress to oust Chiang Kai Shek from the leadership of the Kuomintang. Fens and Yen are putting forward sickness, it
have alleged, as an excuse tu nothing more to do with Chiang,
CHANG HSUEH LIANG. AND NANKING.
INAS CHUNG REG NEWS SERVICE]
ALLIES FOR JAPANESE. "OPPOSITION."
GENERAL ELECTION
PROBABLE.
-141
decided to
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]
Tokyo, July 5. The Shinto Club of 28 Diet members, of which Mr. Tokonami is President, have amalgamate with the Seiyukai, thereby ensuring the intter 210 votes in the Diet against the Minscito's (Government Party) 170, This undoubtedly increases the necessity of the Government diasaly ing the Diet and resorting to General Election in the hope of strengthening their position in the Lower House, but it is generally" believed that the Minseito will wait til the Diet re-assembles at the end of the year.
I
:
FRENCH WAR DEBTS.
MINISTERS SERIOUSLY
PERTURBED,
Further he accused Sir Auster Chamberlain of putting safety arst, and taking orders from the French Government, humiliating Britain, hobnobbing with every dictator in Europe,
and
"consorting with people who are grinding down our Brothers."
Sir Austen's Reply.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, in reply to Col. Wedgwood, welcomed the fact that Col. Wedgwood would have no hand in the guilding of the foreign policy of Britain.
He emphasised that the Foreign Secretary dust cultivate the best relations with rulers of foreign States, and it was not the business of the British Government to in dicata a foreign nation what Government
should have, o frame a policy according to 'Party prejudices.
to
it
is
The starting and finishing point is the new Heston aerodrom, near
Hounslow, and
the "course estimated to be 1,170 miles long.
The Arst day's circuit will be to Norwich and from there along the coast to Southampton, from there to Bristol and onwards, to Blackpool. On the second day, the planes will make for Renfrew, Scotland, thence to Dunbar and then home to the south The course is so arranged that there will be no hazardous crossing of high hills in Scotland during the evening, such as caused a fatal accident in the race last year.
Among the pilots who will take part are Captain W, L. Hope, who won last year's race at a average speed of 105 miles an hour. Mr. C. P. Uwins, eccond in last year's race, and Miss W. E. Spooner, who came in third.
Other machines are entered by Lady Bailey, who will fly in her own plane, and Mr. A. $. Butler,
ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
DOMINIONS BEING
CONSULTED, ·
REPLY IN COMMONS.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
U.S. JOURNALIST'S
if
'OFFENCES.”
MINISTER NOT TO
INTERVENE.
NO POWERS TO ASSUME
"JURISDICTION.
["D.P." Special Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 3.
011
the
question of the New York Times Peping correspondent, Mr. Hallett Ahend, whose deportation has been demanded by Dr. C. T. Wang, Chinese Foreign Minister,
BRITISH NAVAL HEROES.
DELIRIOUS SCENES IN
MADRID.
SAILORS LIONISED.”
THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]
MADRID, July 4.
The rescue of the Numancia" airmen and the subsequent recep- tion in Gibraltar, were in no wise less hectic than the welcome ne corded to the rescued and their re- scuers on their arrival herc.
LONDON, July 4. Questioned in the House of Com- mons to-day regarding the resump-
It is authoritatively, stated here tion of diplomatic relations with that Mr. John MacMurray, the Russia, the Foreign Secretary (Mr. American. Minister to China, will A. Henderson) said he could say
not assume jurisdiction no more at present than that the Government were in communica- tion with the Dominions' Govern- ments on the subject, but he hoped to be able to make a statement. at an early date.
An undertaking had been given been guilty of deliberate fabrica-braces. as the Imperial Conference that the tion of remarks enculated to kissed the Britons, who after a ter- British Government would not re-bring ridicule and contempt upon rifie "lionising were grateful to sume negotiations or normal rela- the Nationalist Government. tions with Russia without acquaint-. ing the Dominions
That
Mr. Henderson added: is what we have done up till now. We shall not depart from that un- dertaking."
Answering a further question on the subject Mr. Henderson said that no suggestión bad yet been made to the Dominions' Governments as LO the conditions GT which diplomatic relations with the Soviet
Government should be resumed nor had the subject been discussed with
the representative of the American
Government.
„No Nonsense From Russia |
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, July 5. Mr. Henderson in the House
who has entered two machines--one of Commons to-day, said that to he piloted by himself, and the the only step the Government The business of n Government other by his wife.
had taken with regard to Russia When Miss Spooner came in third was to enter into negotiations with and its Foreign Secretary was to preserve peace by preserving relast year, she won the Siddeley the Dominions.
pect and goodwill and as much Trophy and £100, which is competed influence as he could, with al for concurrently with the Kings foreign Governments, however con. Cap. but only light aeroplanes are
eligible. stituted.
Rhineland Evacuation,
One of the competitors i Flight Lieut. Atcherley, who is one of the pilots in Great Britain's Schneider Trophy team.
Lady. Builey and Miss Spooner are among the eighteen who are competing for the Siddeley Trophy.
Previously, Mr. Arthur Henderson had said that the evacuation of the Rhineland as expeditiously as pos ailile was essential in fairness to Germany, who as far as he was able to see had carried out all the conditions of the Versailles Treaty. But evacuation by stages would not be to the interest of the peace of Europe. Therefore, Britain should try to get the French "and Belgian Governments to take this INDIGNATION IN LONDON. step with Britain. He did not enticipate any serious difficulty in (THROGGE REUTER'S AGENCY. Î this connection..
LONDON, July 5. At the annual meeting of the
Chinese Matters.
Locker
Commander
Lampson
HONG KONG S "MUI TSAL"
The method the Government would adopt would depend to some extent upon the Dominions' replies, but Mr MacDonald in 1924 made
it clear that we were not to going to tolerate propaganda interfering with the internal affairs of Britain, or any part of the British Empire. If their Russian friends had pro fited by their experience of the last
year or so, and were very anxious to enter into normal trade relations with the British Commonwealth of Nations, he imagined they would be ready to give a
very definite undertaking, and ace it carried out.
Bellicose Soviet Press.
Moscow, July 5. Commenting on the statement in the King's Speech with regard to Anglo-Soviet relations, the news papers unanimously declare that the Soviet will not agree to any preliminary negotiations to deter-
Is is alleged that Mr. Ahead has
Although the Department of Justice have never made a ruling to
meet such situation, the Américan authorities believe that the extra territoriality provisions fail to give their Minister the right to intervene.-United Prest
DELEGATION TO THE
"
LEAGUE
POPULAR VISCOUNT CECIL.
(TEROTCH REVIÉK'S AGENCY.] “
LONDON, July 4. The choice of Viscount Cecil again to represent Cireat Britain on the Preparatory Disarmament Commission, and attend the forth- oming League Assembly was cheered by the Labour members in the Com- |
mons.
Mr. A. Henderson (Secretary for Foreign Affairs) enumerated the
membership of the League Delega- ion, which is inter alia:- Donald). Foreign Secretary (M
The Prime Minister, Mr. Mae- Henderson); president of the Board of Trade (Mr. W. Graham) Mra Helena Swanwick and Mrs. Mary Hamilton, labour M.P. for Black burn.
The House of Commons agreed to the amended Government resolution. to take up private members' sime to the end of July.
'ப
Mrs Swanwick is editor of Foreign Affairs," She was British substitute delegate to the Fifth Assembly of the League of Nations in 1921],
THE MAN WHO COULD
NOT DIE.
THREE ATTEMPTS TO END HIS LIFE.
A delirious crowd completely overpowered "the Police, and even young women aristeeruts complete- y abandoned their natural Spanish restraint and disregarded the re- cent by-laws forbidding public em- ...
They enthusinatically
escape unscathed.
R.M.S. Eagle's "Captain Law- rence exclaimed "We are, quits, for the Spanish Police have saved our lives from dangers such as we never faced on the ocean."
The Britons Bunch with the Queen of Spain to-morrev.
BY FLYING BOAT TO S. AMERICA.
PORTSMOUTH AS AN · AIR·
PORT.
BIG POSSIBILITIES.
Important flying beat connectiona hetween Great Britain and South America were forecast by Brigadier- General P. R. C. Groves, in an address to the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce. The local municipal authorities have already decided General Groves said that Port- upon a municipal aerodrome.
mouth possesses the supreme ad vantage of having the world's finest ring bont base on its doorstep.
and he regardeil the city ae the
principal air port on the South
Coast.
He hoped to see the city with direct Aying boat connections with French ports, and to see a flying- bont service vid Guernsey, neroes Brittany, along the west coast of France to Bordeaux and Biarritz, And thence along the North Spanish const to Corunna, where there was an excellent harbour,"
'Planes and Prosperity. The machines could the pass down to Lisbon and the south of Spain, there connecting with the French Aero-Postale line, which proceeds South Americh vid Dakar in Senegal and the Cape Verde Islands.
niles.
to
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Shanghai.--Having attempted on no fewer than three occasions to General Groves pointed out-that PARIS, July 5.
end his life, assistant was brought before the mileage of 40,000, German machines Chinese shop of a total European air route The difficulty in obtaining a ma-
Shanghai Provisional Court and fority in the Chamber for ratifica-
were responsible for covering 18,000 charged with the offence,
miles, France 19,500 miles, and tion of the debt agreement with
Evidence was given by the police Great Britain only 1,000 miles, America without conditions un-raised the question of the Boxer anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protec-mine the conditions of the resump formerly an assistant in a medicine included the total was only 5,000 to the effect that accused was while if our service to India were acceptable to the Government is Indemnity. He thought the time tion Society in London Mr. Charlestion of diplomatic relations.
and hero shop but lost his position The ratio recalls the British seriously perturbing the Ministers had come when the Chinese Gov. Roberts, presiding, said it
ernment ought to have greater con
intervention in the Soviet Republic Being advanced in age, he found as the result of a recent strike,
At the South-Eastern Union of trol of these funds under the Act most disappointing to find that which it terms "Anti-Soviet ac-
it difficult to obtain work so he Scientific Societies Conference, held of 1900.
mui taal or child slaves" in tivities of British diplomata," and engaged a room in the Tienshai at Brighton recently," Mr. David asked questions with regard to
Chamberlain then Hong Kong had actually increased also brings up the Arcos taid. The Hotel, Peking Road and bought Edwards, the Brighton Borough the
ir numbers since 1993, when Mr.Paper declares that it is for the two bottles of veronal, which he Surveyor, in reply to a question as conversations of the Bri-
Soviet rather than Great Britain drank.
to withther at aerodromne was to be tish Minister with the Nan Churchill announced "the system to advance conditions and demand
The poison, however, was insuf-made near Devil's Dyke, said that" king Government. He said he would be abolished.
guarantees,
ficient to end his life. On the fal- aerodromes must come, and what- assumed the Government would hase their policy in China upon the
lowing day, he bought a strong ever sooliation might take place principles laid down by British
poison and again drank it, but he there was no doubt in his mind still lived. On the next day, he that any town with any hope of declarations of September 1926 and January 1927. If so, he hoped there
bought two more bottles of another prosperity would have to provide poison, which he drank.
aerodromes. would be no disagreement between the two sides of the House, with
M. Poincare suddenly convoked a Cabinet to-day and it discussed for an hour and a bali the Parliament ary situation arising from the debt question.
INDEPENDENCE DAY FATALITIES.
4
BIG DIMINUTION THIS YEAR.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, July 5 There was a great diminution this year in the number of casualties from Independence Day arising celebrations
SHANGHAI, Juty 4. General Chang such Linng is still carefally, watching the poli- tical embroglio in China Proper. The previous report stating that General Chang, intended going to Peping for a conference with Ma shal Chiang Kai Shek and other The only fatality in the metro- politan area was one child who' Nanking Tenders, has been empha.)
died of burns. Sadden deathe tically denied in an official state throughout the country were 150, ment. He says that he is busily which is 46 less than a year ago. occupied with the anniversary of Seven deaths were due to fireworks explosions, na compared with 11
There were 71 deaths from burns, decrease of 35, and motor-car fatalities were 70, compared with
the death of his late father (Mar- last year. shal Chang Tso Lin).
7
AN OUTSPOKEN SAVANT.
(THROUGH REUTER'8 AGENCY:) -----
LONDON, July 4.
Dr. Hibben, the President of Princeton University, created a sensation at the American Society's Independence Day dinner in "., London..
---Hordeclared that he believed the United States should have been a little more generous in the settle- ment of the War Debt with Britain.
ม
54;
*120-YEAR-OLD SHAIKH, "YOUNGEST SON ONLY TEN
YEARS OLD."
Baghdad.-A Mosul newspaper reports the death of a local Shaikh at the age of 120.
Sir
Austen
von-
regard to the policy to be pursued. Mr. Henderson, replying, Huited humecf to a review of the versations of Sir Miles Lampson with the Chinese authorities on the subject of a commercial treaty, the rendition of Weibalwei, extra- territoriality, and the allocation of the Boxer Indemnity.
AMERICAN TARIFF
MEASURES.
DEMOCRATS' SAVAGE
ATTACKS.::
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE].
WASHINGTON, July 4. Owing to complicated political and economic problems, it appears doubtful that the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Bill will be completed by the Senate Finance Committee when the Senate re-assemblea on August
10:
Questions nmending it, by pro-
Passfield to secure the effectual The Society would request Lord abolition of the system, which was a disgrace to a British Colony,
CROSSING THE NORTH SEA.
To
HEAVY STORMS IN EUROPE.
HUGE HAILSTONES,
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 4. Extraordinarily violent hail storms have swept over, parta of Central Europe.
Reports from Berlin are that a peasant was killed near Nuremberg and scores of sheep and fowls like- wise perished.
ANOTHER FREAK ATTEMPT.
[THLOEGH RECTER'S ADENCY.)
OSLO, July 4 Reuter correspondent at Oslo, Colonel Stewart expressed a dislike for the North Sea. He did not care to make a similar crossing.
Simultaneously Boston (Massa- Reports are to hand of consider- chusetts) cables that "David Turn-able damage to crops, between er, a Norwegian, 23 years old; has Lake Geneva and Lake Constance started out for Havre in a 16-foot with hailstones as big as pigeon open boat with a second-hand out-ggs. board motor.
Resist
An hotel boy became suspicious It was up to towns to find the best and looked into the room. He saw places for them, and he hoped those accused lying unconscious on the interested in the prosperity of the bed, so he reported the matter to town would
the town. the police and accused was sent to authority. It was not definitely de- hospital, where he recovered soon cided where the aerodrome would afterwards.
Beat Brighton, but eventually a site must be found it Brighton was to prosper as it should.
A remand was ordered to permit the authorities to find some method of disposing of the case.
NATIONAL PARK.
Telegrams in Brief.
£100,000 PROJECT INITIATED FOR SCOTLAND.
The P. & O. Banking Corporation Many houses in Vienna were un-societies met in Glasgow and decid- cent.
London-A number of Scottish have declared a dividend of five per This optimist, who expects to roofed, windows shattered, trees ed to appoint a Cominittee, with make Havre in two months, is sub-blown down in parks and streets. sisting on canned food.
There were ten casualties and fire- A wax presented him with a com then were called out 2! times. pass at the quayside.
DUTCH ELECTIONS.
[THROUGH ROUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMSTERDAM, July 4
Catholics Socialista
30
24
viding a sliding scale in the sugar. Yesterday's elections left the Par- tariffs, as suggested by President ties almost as they were, the figures Hoover and also the desirability of being as follows: He leaves behind four wives and taxing foreign motor-cara 25 per over 100 soas, daughters and grand-cent, ad valorem will require "at children
Ftention Yigit piruuste of foreign Govéráz... AntiRevolutionizi
Itments are also causing disquiet. The remaining 34 seats are dis
The Democraten are attacking the tributed amongst eight cther bill savagely.
Partica.
The Shaikh Wintained ? faculties until a few years ago. is alleged that his youngest son is only ten years old.
ENGLAND'S DROUGHT
7.
Sir Iain Colquhoun as Chairman,
The Portuguese Government has to investigate a scheme to make a resigned, owing to 'Cabinet dissen- Secttish National Park in the High-tions. landa.
The site has not yet been decided, is ne truth in the rumour published The Admiralty state that there but, it is possible that the Cairn-regarding the impending retire gorm will be finally selected, and ment of the First See Lord, The iden is to keep the area in ita Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles. natural condition, with all the fadden. essential features of Highland
BROKEN..
ContrIsA WIRELESS SERVICE.)
scenery, including locks, hills, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Lord Privy LONDON, July 4. rivers, waterfalla and turns, and, Scol, answering Parliamentary Heavy rain, accompanied by if possible, a section of the const-questions regarding the Channel violent thunderstorms, occurred line. £100,000 will be needed to buy Tunnely said the project involved over most of England-early-to-day, and equip this area...
a large number of geological, en- thus breaking the drought which Sir John Stirling Maxwell wrote gineering, economic and ather" hd hwnie "severe" in many parte a letter which war read at the meet-zebnical problems. The work of of the country. In foar bonu - ing in mhich he and Here is the committee, inquiring in CHS- nearly an inch of rain fell in a great opportunity for some rich matter, was well advanced and a. London and three inches on the Scotsman to do his country a signal | report would be available before Eset Const.
service,"
the end of the year.