FIGHTING AGAINST THE REDS.
WHY CHINA TOOK OVER,
THE C.E.R.
HARBIN REVELATIONS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, July 12, It is learned from Harbin that Lu Yung Kuan, President of the Chinese Eastern Railway, has issued circular telegram to-day in which he states that the steps the Chinese authorities have taken in the last two days have been neces-
situated by the desire of Mukden
to
AMERICA'S "HOME" IN SHANGHAI.
HUGE NEW BUILDING
PLANNED.
$750,000 SCHEME.
["D.P." Special Service.] ·
WASHINGTON, July 19
It was announced here to-day that within 60 days a call will be made for bids for the construction of a huge new American building on the Bund and Whangpoo Road. sito in Shanghai.
The edifice will house all the United States agencies-oficial and
uphold the Mukden-Moscow agreement of 1924, which has been otherwise-in China, with the ex- repeatedly violated by the Soviet.
Since the agreement Mukden has
loyally carried it out, whereas
ception of the Court,
The Kont is estimated at Moscow has flouted it. Mukden G8730,000, and living quarters will could have abrogated it many times, he provided fer All Américan but desired an amicable settlement.
It is added that this project is only part of general foreiga
Lu, in his capacity as President attaches. of the Railway, called to the atten- tion of the Russian General- Manager that under the agreement the Chinese should have equal building programme amounting to power in the management of the G.$10,000,000.—United Press. railway, an equal number of em
ployees, and that Chinese should be
the official language with Russians.
the.
He had hoped the Russians would realise their mistakes and carry gat their agreement, but recent events had been disappointing.
, railway
SNUB FOR NANKING,
NEW YORK TIMES REPLY.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.
FIRE TRAGEDY IN
KENT.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
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10 DAYS, AND STILL H47 GIVEN UP FOR Telegrams in Brief.
FLYING!
SAD END TO FETE.
A COMMUNICATION TO MOSCOW.
AN AMAZING RECORD."
ENGINE GETTING NOISY."
A BIT
["D.P." Special Service.]
TWELVE PEOPLE BURNED
TO DEATH.
ן.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 11.
A terrible tragedy in full view of a huge crowd terminated a fete held at Gillingham, Kent, on behalf of local hospitals.
ENVOY EXPECTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 11.
LOST.
NAVY PAYS ITS LAST RESPECTS.
INQUEST EVIDENCE.
The Soviet Government has re- quested Turkey to give authority to the Soviet Air Squadron to fly over the Dardanelles on the forth- coming visit to Italy in return for the Italina Seaplane Squadron'a risit to the Black Sea.
An early statement in regard to the Singapore Base is foreshadow-; ed in the House of Commons.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
LOS ANGELES, July 19.
LONDON, July 11. Mendell and Reinhart, who have
The Secretary of the Admiralty
A meeting, ander the chairman- already broken the previous world's announces that after full considera-ship of Sir Edmund Davis, of re- record for an endurance Right,tion of the circumstances attending presentatives of 167 tin producing have now passed the aus-bout the location and alvage of sub-companies, with a total annual pro-
It is understood that the Govern went will this week forward a communication to Russia so couched that it is hoped that before the end of July a Russian representative | mark, will be in London discussing direct They dropped a note to-day say of Fire Brigade Life Saving whenly with Mr. "A. Henderson questions ing We are feeling better all the between the two countries, and that time, and may stay up until Tues- a satisfactory understanding will be | day."
Crowds had collected 'during the evening to witness a demonstration
a dummy house prematurely caught fire and collapsed.
LATER
Cry.
The occupants, aine cadets, were reached with a view to the opera The flyers are remaining in the intinerated,
tion of normal diplomatic machin-neighbourhood of Culver Field, * since the regulations require that Much argument took place in the the plane must land in the same Commons to-day arising out of the place as it started from. question as to whether the Com- mens would have an opportunity of
Two men and a sea accuts, the latter under sixteen years of age, were incinerated in the premature burning of the dummy tower.
The victims are unrecognisable. | debating the question of diplomatic Several Gremen were seriously relations with Russia before de- | injured in' making rescue efforts, cisive action is taken, and whether The fete was on behalf of the A White Paper, would be published Rochester Hospital.
Government's showing the
com- munication to the Dominions and the latter's replies.
Tragic Irony.
Another note was dropped to-day appealing for the crowd to keep clear when the machine. lands.- United Press,
Machine. Mon.
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Reuter adds:-The "Angeleno" (Mendell and Reinhart's machine) has now fown over 925 hours, beat ing the previous record by two days The death-roll "at Gillingham is Mr. Ramsay MacDonald replied and two hours. The airmen aIO HOW twelve, The tragedy was that he was unable to give an un-sleeping alternately four hours, and heightened by the fact that many dertaking to postpone action prior feeding on hot coffee, roils, and
programme.
LONDON, July 12,
It is now a question of whether the men or the machine will break down first. The fliers report that the engine, which is of 200 horse power, and has 675. Aying hours to its credit, is becoming a bit noisy.
marine .47, it has been decided to cease all further operations.
The following facts have guided the Lords of the Admiralty in reaching this decision :—
duction of 100,000 tons of ore and representing a great majority of the. Empire's tin production, un- animously decided to form a Tic Producers' Association and elected provisional council of 21 mem- bers.
The certainty that all those who are missing perished almost immediately the vessel sank. The
At a conference of the executives great depth of water and risks from of the three British railway, union. tides and weather at the place where it was decided to give three months' she was sunk would render the notice to the Railway Companies to salvage of the vessel a remote possiterminate the agreement for the re-
duction of per cent, in wages. bility and make for an anxious task for divers and others engaged in the
work.
They would be in great and continual danger. Even if the H.47 were salvaged the damage sustained by pressure and food would render her unit for further service and salvage operations of such difficulty as this would not be justified.”
Last Respects.
At sunset this evening H.M.S. "Rodney," flying the flag of the Rear-Admiral Commanding Sub- 'marines and attended by an escort of destroyers and other craft, on the spot paid the Navy's last respects to those who lost their lives. in the EL.47.
The well-known Punjab Congress, leader, Dr. Satyapal, smiled when sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rupees in March. 500 for making a seditious speech
Ivigtut (Greenland) from Reyjavik
The "Sverige "" has arrived
(Iceland).
Five persons have been killed as the result of being trapped in the blazing wreckage of four coaches i the Cleveland-New York express which collided with a derailed
PHILIPPINE 'EXPORTS' TO
Soviet Duplicity Alleged.. In the
raid
(THROUGH REUTEL'S AGENCY,} recent
On the Soviet Consulate at Harbin docu-
in the crowd did not realise what to such debate. The question as chicken ments had been found show-
PEPING, July. 12. ing that the Soviet used the
was happening, and regarded the to publishing the correspondence The New York Times has ap an "instrument 13
for pointed Mr. Hallett Abend its chief affair as merely realistic would be considered, but the matter
goods-train. û Communist propaganda in China, correspondent in China, with head-spectacle," as" described in the had not yet reached the stage in and that all the important Russian quarters at Shanghai.
which it WAS officials
desirable to lay were engaged in Fro- [The Nanking Government re- paganda, while the unions were ex-cently requested Mr. Abend's ex- The town WAS horror-striken papers on the table. ploited for the purpose of streng- tradition on the grounds of offen- when the truth became known, The Government of the United thening Moscow's hold on the line. kive and untrue comment on Frantic relatives of the victims Kingdom would not publish corre- flocked to the mortuary, but the spondence without consulting His bodies
unrecognisable, were
Majesty's other Governments. watch or a remnant of clothing teing the only means of identifica tion,
These acts were detrimental not only to the railway but were a grave menace to the safety of China.
Moscow had made no effort to earry out the agreement, in fact, had done everything possible to destroy it.
For the purpose of preserving the Chinese interest, guaranteeing the agreement, and with orders from the Government "I, therefore, pro- ceeded to carry out the terms of the 1994 Agreement."
Chinese affairs.]
MILK TRUST NOW!
BORDEN COMPANY'S"
ACTIVITIES.
[REUTER'A AMERICAN SERVICE]
New York, July 12. The Borden Company, the well- was confident that he had the known dairy products concern, has sympathy of Chinese and foreigners acquired 32 other companies en with his motive and hoped the gaged in, the milk and associated Soviet would at once accept, and businesses, including Messrs, Amcs, earry out the various proposals, Bird, and Company, of Shanghai, brought up for their consideration. and the Casein Company.
If they remain obstinate we will take such action as we deem fit and necessary to cope with the situa- tion," Mr. Lu ndda.
"Not Unfriendly."
PEPINO, July 12. Dr. C. T. Wang had tiffin with Press correspondents this morning, and made a short statement ns re- gards Russian relations.
The Borden Company's grose sales in 1828 were £36,000,000.
PROHIBITION CAPTURE.
"[DEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
BOSTON, Mass., July 12. American destroyers have brought
a
Sir Austen Chamberlain asked if the House of Commons would have an opportunity of considering whe ther the Soviet replies to the con- U.S. TARIFF DIE-HARDS." ditions laid down were satisfactory
STRONG HINT FROM PRES
HOOVER.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WASHINGTON, July 11. A strong hint to the Republican high tariff die hards" to moder ate their demands was made by President Hoover while, conferring at the White House with a number of leading protectionists.
B
before relations were resumed.
Mr. MacDonald: "No; I really: cannot "agree to that. We will follow the procedure that Sir Austen Chamberlain himself follow- ed in that and other matters."
Mr. Churchill asked whether the matter might be settled before the House resumed after the recess.
Mr. MacDonald: "Yes, so lar na the Government is concerned, but it will remain in the power of the House to discuss the matter and come to a decision thereon."
The President's advice was that ZINOVIEFF LETTER ECHO. they should use the yardstide of adequate protection" in the pend.
and sensible" measure.
My Government is not inimical in a speedy 75ft. Canadian motoring Tariff Bill and frame a tà. Russia at all, in fact, since I boat, the Mareut Lendole, loaded have been in office we have main-with liquor. The boat was captured tained relations with Russia, but my off Cape Cod yesterday. Government is determined to stamp out Communism and Communist propaganda in China in any form," he said.
Information gained through the Harbin raid has made it necessary 1 Stamp out Communism there, but I repeat we are not unfriendly to Russia."
Dr. C. T. Wang stated that so far he had received no communication from Moscow regarding the Harbin events.
JAPAN ALARMED.
C.ER. SEIZURE VIEWED. WITH ANXIETY,
[TEROUGH ́RECTER'S AGENCY.]
FRISCO OPIUM “HAUL.
NO PROVISIONS FOR EXTRADITION.
[D.P. Special Servico.]
WASHINGTON. July 19. As there is no extradition Treaty between America and China, Mr. Kao Ying and his wife fimplicated in the recent sensational haul of opium in San Francisco) cannot be sent back to be tried under Chi
nese law, as demanded by the California branch of the Kuomin tang United Press
EX-FRENCH MINISTER'S
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TOKYO, July 12. While no action on the part of Japan has so far heen called for, official circles make little attempt
SENTENCE. to conceal their anxiety, or to mini- mise the gravity of possible deva. [THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.! lopments in Manchuria, following China's seizure of the Chinese
PARIS, July 12. Eastern Railway.
The Correctional Court have sen- Spokesman have summed up the teaced the ex-Finance Minister, M. Government's present attitude as Klotz, to two months' imprison. one of "closest watchful waiting."ment for fraud and abuse of trust
that Soviet in issuing worthless cheques.
Despite
rumours
troops are concentrating on the frontier and the Russo-Chinese hostilities are inevitable, official despatches fail to confirm this.
A SIGNIFICANT REPORT."
MR. YOSHIZAWA TO LEAVE, CHINA?
SUPPRESSING DISORDER IN CHINA.
EXTENT OF BRITISH
Sinc
In giving evidence before the Senate Finance Committee, repre- sentatives of the Ford Motor Com- pany favoured the abolition of fim port tariffs on motor care.
HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE
PREDICTED.
:---- ["D.P. Special Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 4. Official circles are discussing the possibility that the new tariff law may not be passed at the resump- tion of the special session of Con. gress following the summer recess.
This
followe Senator Reed- Smoot's" prediction of yesterday. that the measure will not be ready when the. Senate re-convence on August 19.
Present indications are that the Tarif Bill will not reach the stage of actual debate before September 1, which is only three months be fore the date of opening of the regular session of Congress.
A long and hard-fought battic between the House and Senate is expected before differences can be adjusted.
Senator Smoot is chairmET of the Senate Finance Committee and his group has been holding open hearings or tariff schedules from June 12, these hearings to continue to July 12. It was expected last month that the Bill would be in shape to be reported on early in August.
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"A SCANDAL IN BERLIN,
[TENOTCH KETER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, July 11. Two Russians, Vladimir Orlo, who held a high position in Tsarist Russia, and Peter Paolonowsk have been sentenced to four months' jail for forging documents and attempt- ing fraud.
They were convicted after an effort to sell forged documents, com promising prominent Americans, to ւո American journalist in Berlin.
It is alleged that "Orloff boasted of being responsible for forging the notorious Zinovieff letter.
TROTSKY NOT WANTED
IN ENGLAND."
OFFICIAL STATEMENT,
THROUGH ZELTER'S AGENCY.]
July 11.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Clynes said the Government had carefully considered all the cir cumstances before deciding to bằn M. Trotsky.
Col Wedgwood and Mr. P. Harris
raised the question of the right of asylum, but the Speaker intervened, declaring that the original question and the answer were quite definite and that nothing else could be said.
NEW PEERAGES.
PREMIER AND GENERAL
DAWES.
CONFERENCE RESUMED.
THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.}
Losnos, July 31. Mr. MacDonald, this afternoon, received General Dawes (U.S. Am- bassador) in his private room in the House of Commons.
The meeting, which lasted several hours, was a renewal of the Loasic mouth conversations.
NEW PRAYER BOOK.
YORK CONVOCATION
DECISION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 11" The Lower House of the York Convocation discussed the Bishops' proposals regarding the conditional use of the 1928 Prayer Book and passed a resolution (which was sub- quently approved by the Upper House) recording its confidence in the administrative discretion of the bishops.
NEW FRANCO-SPANISH
TREATY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MADRID, July 11. The Franco-Spanish Treaty of Arbitration and Conciliation has icen signed in Paris..
It provides for the pacific settle ment of all litigious questions Ectween the two countries, and recourse to arbitration in accor- danie with the principles of the Locarno Agreement.
CHECKING BANDITRY. SCOTLAND YARD TO WORK WITH FRENCH POLICE. ["D.P." Special Service.]
LONDON, July 9. don and Paris have concluded as The police departments of Lon agreement to work together in curbing the activities of interna
tional bandits.
Witness's Story.
AMERICA.
Y
DUTY-FREE STATUS URGED.
["D.P. Special Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 3.
[THROUGH REUTER'S ·AGENCY.] Lieut-Commander Oram, com- manding the L12, testifying at the inquest at Pembroke on Able Sea- In a statement given the sited inan Sampson of the L1-which 'res to-day Senator Red Smoot resulted in a verdict of "death by interests in the Senate and prepon-" of Utah, the spokesman of sugar. drowsing "estimated that the H47 ent of a high sugar tariff, expressed sank 20 seconds after being struck doubt as to whether a sufficient and the L1 sank two minutes later. number of vates could be mustered All on the bridge were swept over in the Senate to accomplish limita- board including witness and two ortion of duty-free imports of sugar three others who are still missing. from the Philippinda
Witness said that Sampson wil picked up by the L14, aboard which Sampson died, after artificial re- spiration had been vainly tried.
THE REPARATIONS CONFERENCE.
ANOTHER APPEAL TO FRANCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
LONDON, July 11.
-
Senator Smoot indicated that un- less the prospects were favourable, he would not press the matter of limitation from the floor of the Senate.
It is believed by Filipinò spokes- men here that "the, prospect for passage of the Timberlake Resolu- tion in the House, providing for re- striction of duty-free Philippine sugar to 500,000 tons a year, is remote.
Col. Henry L. Stimson,. how Secretary of State and formerly Governor-General of the Philip- It is learned that the British pines, has been exerting his in- Government is about to address Bluence toward preserving the pre- another appeal to France to waive sent unlimited duty-free status of her objection to the holding of the all Philippine products, arguing proposed Reparations' Conference that since American goods enter the in London.
Philippines duty free and since the
It is hoped that she will concur Philippines are under the American in the views of the other Govern flag, no other course would be fair. ments and that it will be possible-United Press.
for the meeting to begin on August
6.
The discussions are likely to last for some weeks, and the British Government will be greatly disap- pointed if a few days after the assembly of the conference it will be impossible to announce that the Allies will proceed to the evacuation of the Rhineland as speedily as possible..
Putting Out-Fealers.
SECRECY IN PURCHASES OF "LAND.
NEW POLICY OF COUNTY COUNCIL.
Acting on the advice of its High- ways Committee, the Middlesex County Council has formed a small committee to arrange purchases in advance of land which may ulti mately be required for road con- struction or improvement purposes. The practice of publishing detai's of schemes under consideration, and proposed purchases of land will be. discontinued, in order to prevent the council from being forestalled in its purchases by speculators who demand higher prices.
A British Wireless message adds that the Parliamentary Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Hugh Dalton) said that negotia- tions regarding the conférence were in progress, between the Govern- ments of Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Japan. With regard to the date be hoped that conversations would be gin early next month.
Questioned regarding the signing said that the Government was in of an optional, clause, Mr. Delton
The Highways Committee points Governments and the Government consultation with the Dominions'
out that considerable delay occurs between the time t road improve- of India on the subject.
ment scheme involving land acquisi- The agreement was reached dur
The farther policy of the Govern- when notices to treat are served. tions in first considered and the date ing a conference between Lordment in the field of arbitration was Byng, commissioner of police of also at present under consideration. longer between the inception and A Complicated Scheme.
Often a year elapsea and sometimes London, and M. Chiappe, the Paris CO-OPERATION.
The hearings have been conducted
prefect of police. It provides for
French War Debts..
inaturing of scheme. In con- according to a complicated scheme
(BRITISH WIRELENA SERVICE.] closer co-operation between the
sequence, owners of land are THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:) whereby hearings were to be
police and emigration departments
cognisant of the eventual intentions open session by sub-committees of
LONDON, July 11. of France and England and the
of the county council, and transac LONDON, July 11. the Finance Committee under direc- Peerages have been conferred establishment in France of an office
tions occur in the meantime which SHANGHAI, July 12, In the House of Commons, Com- tion of the committee, with the five upon. Sir William Warrender for checking the movements of in-
result in an increased figure being It has been decided by Mr. Yoshi-mander Bellairs asked if the sub-committees meeting twice daily Mackenzie and Sir George Croydon ternational criminals.
required to meet compensation. zawa, the Japanese Minister, to Government would co-operate with and each considering a number of Marks.
"This agreement is one of the He said the debts had been long
The committee will consist of the leave China for Japan on the 26th the Chinese Government in terri- tariff schedules.
Sir W.-W. Mackenzie is an mest important steps yet taken to admitted and ratified The ques
chairman and the vicethairman of inst. He will probably not come tory which it controls in of con- Originally it was expected that eminent authority on local govern- stem the activities of thieves and tion was the ratification of agree the council, the chairman and vice- back to China.
tiguous to China in stopping if the plan for finishing the Billment and licensing laws. He has armed bandite," said M. Chiappe. ments reducing those debts. He chairman of the Finance Com- revolutionary activities. by foreign early in August went through the served as Chairman of a large num "Scotland Yard has doticed that regretted the failure of the Governmittee, together with the chairman HAN FU CHU RESIGNS.
agents,
Senate could go to work at once ber of committees and courts of en- whenever a particularly daring raidment's efforts to obtain a safeguard of the committee concerned with the Mr. Hugh Dalton, Foreign upon its re-convening, and the Bill quiry and has, on many occasions, has been carried out in this country in the agreements, but no other particular transaction. This con (Wah Tis Tat Pao.)
Under-Secretary, replied that it should be passed by. November 1.
ccted as secretary in industrial the bandits were generally foreign country had secured it. He pre-mittee will be empowered to expend was the British Government's po- Virtually all the Senators are differences for the Board of Tradeers. This is also our experience in sented other arguments against the any suma authorized by the council, SHANGHAI, July 12, licy to do all that was legally anxious to put the Bill through and the Ministry of Labour.
Act of Ratification which were un- and until further authority is given, Han-Fu Chu telegraphed on the possible to prevent the use of such during the special session, but it Sir G. C. Marks was formerly "We must do everything in our acceptable to the British and the total expenditure is to be limit 10th inst. to Chiang Kai Shek territories and British Concessions is now believed to be next to im Member of Parliament for North power to check the activitice of American Governments.
ed to £100,000. The committed wing, bil sesization, from all as barca lot frusing disorder is possible to
sin daited Cornuallendis atwellkin his posts.
China."
ulting engineer.]
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France.
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PARIS, July 11.
In a speech that lasted for 3 houre and which he will continue to-morrow-M. Poincare opened the great debate on Debt Agreements before a packed Chamber.
days.
council at least once a year.
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