· INTERVENTION IN MANCHURIA.
JAPAN UNWILLING TO CO.OPERATE.
"OWN INTERESTS FIRST."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Tokyo, Aug...
There seems to be little doubt
that Japan will be most unwilling to participate in na international commission dealing with Man- churia, unless possibly in the event
of an unforeseen emergency.
Even so, she will not welcome
TO INDIA AND
BACK.
AND ALL WITHIN
A WEEK!
NEW BRITISH FLIGHT.
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 2
A huge blue monopiane named
"The Spider" ascended at Lympne before dawn to-day. The pilot is Captain Bernard and the mechanic Mr. Little.
Q
return
They are aiming at fight to and from India within a week,
aboard.
BY-ELECTION IN S.E.
LEEDS.
The enterprise is sponsored by the participation of other Powers the Duchess of Bedford, who in is settlement of questions affecting Manchuria, where she considers her own interests paramount, and more vital than any considerations of international co-operation. Cen sequently, the Government is cx- tremely anxious to see the Sino- Russian negotiations proceed smoothly.
MANCHULI PARLEY
ABORTIVE?
HIGH WORDS AT THE CONFERENCE.
(Wah Ts: Yai Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Aug. 2.
It is unofficially stated that the preliminary Sino-Soviet Conference': at Manchuli lasted gleven hours, but was not successful. The situa tion has become less re-assuring. After the conference, over twenty Soviet aeroplanen staged as aerial demonstration.
It is rumoured in Peping that the Central "Government will change its policy towards Russia, adopting a more arbitrary attitude. mediator America will act as
1
should the Manchuli negotiations break off, it is added.
A Spirited, Debate. Further details of the conference state that the representative of
China, Mr. Trai Yu Sheng, insisted upon the reeumption of the inter- national railway service, so as to prévent intervention by the Powers. He said that China has not the least intention to seize control of the Chinese Eastern Railway, but she must take action to stop the spreading of Communism by the
Soviet.
In reply, the Russing, delegate caid that China has violated the Sino-Soviet Agreement, under the pretext of preventing the pro- pagands of Communism. debate followed.
"RED" CANDIDATE
OVERWHELMED.,
(THRODON KEUTER'S AGENCY.)]
512
11,292
LONDON, Aug. '.
South-east The by election in Leeds, due to Sir Henry Sleeser's appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal, resulted as follows:
Mr. Milner (Labouf) ... 11,804 Mr. Brain (Communist)..
Labour majority
There is no change. Figures at the last election, were: Sir H. Slesser, K.C.
(Lab.)
92,403 Mr. J. C. Spurr (Cons.).. 7.385.
Labour majority
15.019
JAPANESE MILITARY
CHANGES.
IMPORTANT PROMOTIONS
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1929.
BRUTAL POLICE IN
HARBIN.
GRAVE ALLEGATIONS,
"AMERICAN CONSUL'S
PROTEST.
(THROCON RECTER'S AGENCY.)
TOKYO, Aug. 2. Reports from Harbin are that outrageous conduct by the local Chinese police and soldiers has become a "daily happening in Har. bin, foreigners not infrequently being the victims.
The intest case where a foreign er was subjected to physical via leave at the hands of the Chinese police occurred on Tuesday after noon in broad daylight, in the streets. The victim was the Ameri- can vice-Consul, who was violently treated when be tried to remon strate against the brutal handling of an American girl who had roused the ire of the police.
The American Consul his lodged protest with the Chinese authori ties, while it is reported that the
ANGLO-RUSSIAN IMPASSE.
"GATE. "CHIEF SCOUT" NOW
A BARON.
TOBACCO KING'S DEATH.
AN AERIAL
CRASHER."
NEGOTIATIONS FALL THROUGH..
MR. BERNHARD BARON.
SECOND
"GRAF ZEPPELIN " STOWAWAY.
"A CIGARETTE MAKER'S
ROMANCE." .
CAPTAIN ANNOYED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
SOVIET IN A HURRY.
(THROFON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 2. M.. Dovgalevsky left for Paris
today, having completed his mis sion to London which, according to Moscow, has ended without any re-
sult.
[TEROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 2,
The millionaire, tobacco magnate,
LONDON, Aug. 2 Another intending stowaway ap-.
HONOUR FOR SIR R. S. BADEN-POWELL.
A NOTABLE CAREER.
THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.}.
LONDOy, Aug. I. Lt. General Sir Robert Baden
Mr. Bernhard, Haron, has died sud.parently jumped on to the Graf Powell has been created a Baron. denly, aged 79.. Mr. Baron, as a Zeppelin az she was leaving her
poor Russo-Jewish emigrant, went to 'America, and later settled in England.
His charitable benefactions are estimated at £2,000,000. He had frequently avowed his determina-
The statement of the Tass agency declares that M. Doygalevsky, on July 9, urged upon Mr. A. "Hen- derson (Secretary for Foreign Affairs) the immediate appciation to die poor. ment of Ambassadors as necessary, after which the Soviet would be agreeable to discuss outstanding questions in London.
It is 3 years since 18-year-old Bernhard Baron walked up, penai- less, to the proprietor of a station buffet in New York:
Must Go Slowly. Mr. Henderson emphatically re-
He had some American tobacco plied that immediate resumption of British-Russian diplomatic rela-mixture and some cigarette papers. ions was impossible and that the and he had rolled a few cigarettes, British Government proposed, Arst, putting them into packets.
"He sold them to the buffet pro- to open negotiations on all con
Consular Body is seriously concerntroversial questions not later than prietor-and began his career de a
ed over the increasing violence of the police.
LATER
The victim of the polite rough news reported previously was not the vice-Consul, but an American employe of the National City Bank
of New York.
The American Consul visited the Chief of Police and demanded an explanation, reserving the right of
August 14 and had invited a Soviet delegation to London for that pur- pose.
cigarette manufacturer.
1
whose
From there he got work at 168. a week, and later he invented M. Dovgalevsky, on July 31, cigarette-making machine, handed to Mr. Henderson the For-possibilities he paraded on railway eign Commissariat's reply, noting station platforms.
Government Thirty
that the
he
"British
afterwards years were unable or unwilling to restore brought the, machine to England. normal relations, otherwise they and bought a small business.
It is said that he never forgot would not have advanced as a pre-
shed in the early hours of yester- day morning at Friedrichaafen.
News regarding the second man is contained in a message received in New York from the Associated Press correspondent aboard the airship,
The correspondent states that the second man who leapt on board is still on the airship, and that Cap- tain Eckener told him that this stowaway will be sent back by the arst teamer from America," and will be severely punished.
OTTAWA RIVER POWER PROJECT.
$2,300,000 INVOLVED.
H:
PROPOSED HYDRO-ELECTRIC
DEVELOPMENT.
+
"["D.P." Special Service.]
Ottawa, Ont.-An Order-in-Coun- has been tabled in the House of
Chats Falls Power Company for a hydroelectric power development on the Ottawa river. The proposers of the scheme place the estimated
Lt.-General Lord Baden-Powell was born in 1837, was eduested at Charterhouse and joined the "13th Hussars in 1976.
The Chief Scout' is the sixth son et Rev. Professor Baden-Powell, and Henrietta Grace, daughter of Admiral W. H. Smyth, K.S.F.
Africa:
As Adjutant, he served with the 13th Hussars in India, Afghanis- tan, and South Africa; served on the Staff as Assistant Mil. Secy, South Africa, 1897-89: operationa in Zululand 1558 (despatches); Assist. Mil. Secy, Malta, 1800-03; special service, Ashanti, in com- mand of native Levies, 1805 (star, breves Licut, Col): Chief Staf Officer, campaign in Matabeleland, 1896-07 (despatches, brevet Col.); Colonel of Irregular Horse, South promoted from 13th Hussars to command of 3th Drago- on Guarda, 1897: Lieut-Col. com- manding 5th Dragoon Guards 1897-99; defence of Mafeking, 1590- 1900 (promoted Maj-Gen: (despat ches); operations Transvaal 1000- 1001 (despatches, C.B.); organised S. African Constabulary; Inspec tor-General of S. African Con- stabulary, 1000-1903; Inspector- General of Cavalry, 1903-7; Lieut- Gen semmanding Northumbrian Territorial Division, 1908; retired, 1010; Colonel-in-Chief 13/18th Hussars
protest if the investigation justiñez liminary condition thereto that poverty--and that poverty would/ Commons approving plans of the Boy Scouts to promote good citizen-
Buch a course.
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY,
complex controversial questions, like mutual claims and counter- claims must be settled."
The Note added:
This new circumstance, which was not provided for. in the Bri-
never forget Bernhard Baron.
Much of his success, and that of
Carrera's, Limited, the tobacco firm of which he was the active Chairman, was due to Mr. Baron's cost at 82,300,000. The proposal, it deep knowledge of effective pub-is pointed out, involves utilization tish Note of July 17, necessitates licity. He was the leader of the of the head of water available be new and special consideration of band of "Non-Combine cigarette the question. Therefore, the Formanafacturere in Britain who had eign Commissariat is obliged to re in recent years, by their adoption The draft of the Anglo-Egyptian quest further instructions from the of up-to-date advertising and sales Presidium and Central Executive methods, considerably encroached Committee of the U.S.S.R., whose upon what was formerly almost a next regular plenary session will monopoly market. As a case in
DRAFT APPROVED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Aug. 1.
Treaty, which is reported to have been initialled by Mr. Arthur Hen- derson, the Foreign Secretary, and Mahmoud Pasha," the Egyptian Prime minister, has been approv ber of important military appointed by the Cabinet Committee.
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.}·
Torro, Aug. 1, The War Office announces a num
ments and promotions.
Lieutenant-General Jiro Minami, the Vice-Chief of the General Staff, has been appointed to succeed Gen- eral Hanzo Kanaya, the Commar- denin-Chief in Koren, who has bee appointed to the Supreme Military Council...
Lieut Gen. Rentaro Okamoto succeed Lt. Gen. Minami as Vice- Chief of the General Staff.
Major-General Saburo Sato has been appointed Military Attache to the Japanese Legation in Peping, succeeding Ltd. Gen. Tatekawa:
NEGRO CONFERENCE.
A hot
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TROOP MOVEMENTS.
The
(Nem Chung Pao.)
authorities
Heilungklang have dispatched the 17th Cavalry Brigade to Hailar., Two regiments of Kirin troopa have arrived at Changchun, and are waiting to
entrain to Hailar,
Six Russian military spies were arrested by Chinese troops. at Suilenho on the 30th ult
LI TSAI HSIN'S RELEASE.
(NAN CHUNG KUO NEWS SERVICE.]
SHANDBAL, Aug. 2. Despite the decision of the Cen tral Executive Committee of the Kuomintang in Nanking to release Li Taai Hein, it is said that Chiang Kai Shek is still holding his one time opponent in custody at Tong- shap. It is thought that, Chinnig will not free his political enemy until the troop disbandment pro- gramme has been carried out, which may not actually take place for several months to come.
A
DEMONSTRATION IN JAMAICA.
message
"
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 1.
from "Kingston, Jamaica, states that the sixth a nus International Convention of Negro Peoples of the World, or ganised by Mr. Marcus Garvey, opened with divine service.
Later, a long procession of legates paraded the main streets.
It will be submitted to the full i
Cabinet during the week-end.
.AMERICAN GAOL RIOTS.
[REUTER'S "AMERICAN 8837ICE}
Leiverworts (Kansas), Aug, 1. Seven prisoners are reported to have been killed in a riot in the Federal Penitentiary. This is the fourth prisen outbreak within a week.
MCINTYRE GOLD MINE.
RECORD YEAR.
["D.F." Special Service.]
posals."
tween the water level immediately above. Chats Falls and the water level of Lake Deschenes by works entirely within the province of
Quebec.
The Power house, to be located between Egan's Island and the
consider the 'rew British pro-point, the advent of the post-war / Quebec shore, will be 'designed for two 15,000 horse power units operat- lady smoker gave him an opportung on a 37-foot head. The station zity literally to force a well-known will be capable of extension to use cigarette irto pubile favour, by the total flow at this point and a means of skilful and tireless pro- puganda.
Foreign Office Statement. The Foreign Office, in a state- ment,' confrms the fact that the conversations between Mr. Hender- and M. Dovgalevsky will not be continned for the present, and says that Mr. Henderson; in BRITISH COLUMBIA TO AID office of the company is in Montreal.
Bon
his original invitation to the Soviet made it clear that a responsible re- presentative would be welcomed. with a view to discussing the most expeditious procedure for settling outstanding questions, including debts and propaganda. Though the Soviet reply was somewhat am- biguous it was presumed that M. Dovgalevsky way authorised to dis- cuss procedure.
Mr. Henderson told M. Devgnlev.
the Parliamentary recess, to create machinery dealing with debts claims, etc., so as to seek authority, when Parliament reassembled in
sky that he was anxious, during
October for an exchange of Am- bassadors, even if complete settle- ment of all outstanding questions were not reached..
The statement concludes that the Government has taken note that the Soviet will consider the Dew proposals at their next session.
PROSPECTORS.
SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF MINERAL WEALTH.
["D.F." Special Service.]
"Toronto, Ont-Ore reserves at the McIntyre mine at the close of the Escal year ended March 31, 1920, totalled 2,020,279 tons, having an average assay value of 8 a ton a total of $16,178,203, according to the annual report which has justment was to send a representative direction on W, H. Mac
been issued, by the McIntyre Por- cupine Mines, Ltd., one of the largest of the operating companies in the Porcupine gold tamp" of de-northern Ontario.
FRENCH DELEGATES TO
THE HAGUE.
RHINELAND. MATTERS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARJB, Aug. 1. M. Briand, M. Cheren, and M. Loucheur, members of the Cabinet, and the Governor of the Bank of France, M. Moreau, are to be the principal French delegates at The Haugue conference.
maximum head of a feet.
Chets Falls is approximately 23 miles west of Ottawa. The bend
WITCH KILLING NO" MURDER.
COURT SYMPATHY WITH ·
ASSAILANTS.
Faith in witchcraft still survives in the heart of Europe. This is episode with a judicial sequel manifest from AD astonishing which has just occurred in Hun- gary, and which shows what power superstition can still exercise over the Magyar mind.
An old woman has been beaten to death by members of a famig who believed that one of their Bumber was held in the thrall of
speli.
Farmer Pittlik fell of a mys
the nature of terious malady," which baffled the village doctor. The patient began by losing his strength, then his speech, and finally his wits. The family were
until, in L moment, the inspiration came to non-plussed
lucid Pittlik that he must be bewitched. "Stand Back!"
He founded the organisation of
ship in the rising generation, 1008. At Olympia, London, in July and August, 1020, the first vast gather- ing or Jamboree" of boy scouts (from 27 countries) took place.. The movement had spread all over the globe and had become a factor
for world peace. By 1921 there
were 350,000 scouts in the British and about 1,300,000 Empire throughout the world. In 1024 Ar- other huge. Jamboree was beld Girl Guides movement was started. in London in August. In 1912 a
in imitation, and this also has spread over the "lobe.
In 1909, the Chief Scout was knighted, and in 1921 he received a haronetcy. He has also been the recipient of many other distinc tiona, both British and foreign,
PRINCE ATTENDS THE
** JAMBOREE.”!
"ONE OF THE BOYS."
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 1.
The Prince of Wales few to Hootor, whence he motored to the Arrowe Park Jamboree, bring- ing brilliant aurshine following & -night's gale and torrential rain.
The Prince is spending the night under canvas with the usual cump equipment-ground sheet, old iron bedstead, small deal table, portable Washtand, canvas chairs and with a tallow candle as illuminant.
Mr. Mortimer L. Schiff, of
handed to the Frince of Wales at Mesura Kahn, Loeb and Company, the well-known New York bankers,
the Jamboree, a cheque for £10,000 to establish fund to promote in- ternational friendship among boys..
THE EGG.
BISHOP'S PARABLE FOR CHURCHMEN.
Victoria, B.C.-Opening up of new trails te mineral areas will be a feature of British Columbia's as sistance to prospectors this year, The value of this work cannot be gauged in terms of the expenditure of money which is expected to be about 8100,000 but will nevertheless be sufficient to facilitate the en- try of mining engineers and pros- pectors into a number of new areas, in which the mineral prospects are considered to be extremely attrac- The Original Invitation. tive. The programme, the biggest A British Wireless message states
ever undertaken in a single season to expose the mineral wealth of the that it appears that the original invitation to the Soviet Govern- province to systematic examination, is now being shaped up under the to London.
of The Invitation was in the follow-Mines, after conferences with the
Kenzie, provincial Minister ing terms:
His Majesty's Government in
district mining engineers from all
He prophesied in a frenzy that the United Kingdom have tarefal
parts of the province.
One of the districts of chief in at a given hour the witch who had ly considered the existing state of
terest is that east and north of the cast a spell over him would appear producing territory around Ste in his sidroom and, strangely wart at the head of the Portland enough, at the exact moment an Canal. At present there is a trail old hag knocked at the door and from Stewart up the Bear river to hobbled into the room
"Stand back, stand back," Meziadin lake. It is planned to project it into the region directly shouted the family, but the strang Darth of the Portland Canal, and er hobbled on. Then Michael Gal, to connect it with the old Telegraph Pitalik's brother-in-law, Trail to the Yukon at a point upon the old woman and threw shape about its interior, so that if The whole you take the shell off, it is all over.. known as Mile 23. Lateral trails her to the ground.
tween
on
ma-
The Bishop of Portsmouth, Dr. E. N. Lovett, compared various types of Churchmen to an egg in different stages before and after cooking, when opening a discussion at the recent annual conference of the Church of England Men's Society at Ipswich. The discussion was on a resolution to the effect that the great enemy of Christian ity to-day was the materialistic spirit, and that every member of the Society should dedicate himself
anew to the task of spiritualising every department of human life.
When you come to look at an egg," said the Bishop, "it presents in its different phases types of so- called Churchmes. There is first eprang of all the uncooked egg with no
It is pointed out that results the relations between this country obtained by this big Ontario pro- and the Union of the Socialist ducer during the period under re-Soviet Republics and are prepared view constitute a record in the his-
to re-establish the normal tory of the company's operations. chinery of diplomatic relations be
"Bullion recovery the report states,
Great Britain and the was $4,212,624′′ and total operating U.S.S.R. the understanding costa, before providing for taxes that reciprocal rights and duties, and depreciation were 82,324,812 which international law recognises giving an operating profit of as incumbent on states in their re- 91,887,712.
Jations with one another, subsist between
the the place. Are not there Church- thia country and the east and west will give access to a family threw themselves on U.S.B.R. To this effect His Ma- mineral belt,, the possibilities of unfortunate creature and beat her men like that? (Laughter.) Then
to death with sticks. which have been insistently em-
The old there is the egg boiled just as jesty's Government invite the Gov-phasized by Dr. Kerr, of the woman made no sound, for she was like it-the white of the interior When the was sufficiently firm to keep the heart responsible representative to Lon- Geolgical Survey, George Clotheir deaf and dumb,
Non-operating revenues totalled 8130,755. Provision for municipal, provincial and Dominion taxes was 8116,154 leaving net before deprecia tion of 81,008,313. The company disbursed dividends during the year Amounting to 8793,000.
"While production and tonnage treated were slightly in excess of anything previously recorded, and underground work was concentrated upon the opening up of new" ter- As the evacuation of the Rhine-ritory rather than the development land will be the piece de regist of ore occurrences, you will note with some satisfaction that, after ance, General Guillaumat, comman haring produced to a gross value of der-in-Chief of the French Army 84,433,378, the estimated ore reserves on the Rhine, and M. Tirard, High were larger at the end of the year Commissioner in the Rhineland, than they were at the beginning." says J. F. Bickell, president, in his report to shareholder
are also going.
erament of the U.S.S.R. to send a
don in order to discuss with the and Dr. H. T. James; former pro-dead Pittik sprang out of bed together. But the heart is adapt Foreign Secretary, the means for vincial government engineers in completely cured, finding his speech able. That is the sort of Church- reaching, as rapidly as possible, a the district. When completed this to rejoice over the dead body of man I like. While holding toge ther he able to adapt himself. friendly and mutually satisfactory programme will open up the en the sorceress.
Her assailants were arrested and Then there is the bard-boiled egg- settlement of outstanding questions tire territory from Portland Canal between the two countries including
to the northern boundary of the sentenced to long terms of impri. When you, get. to the heart of the sonment, but the Supreme Cours egg it crumbles up, but always re province. those relating to propagands."
Another important trail, further ordered a new trial, in consequence, tains its own special properties. Moscow Annoyed.
south, is that planned to run from of which the sentences were re- You cannot do anything with a LATER. the coast at Kimiquit on the beadduced in each case to three monthe hard-boiled egg. There are some Big demonstrations were held all of Dean channel, northeasterly by hard labour. The Supreme Court Churchmen like that, with no iden over Russia and half a million par-
way of Eutank lake and eventual- found that the farmer and hie that they have to adapt themselves modern conditions. This aded in Moscow, when protezts ly to the main line of the Cana- family were justified in their as to were uttered against the British dian National Railways. This sumption that the old woman was Society must be able to adapt itself Government's attitude in regard to route, it is stated, will also cut a witch, and that the only mistake to that which it comes into con-
tact with." the Russian-British Negotiations." "through a highly mineralized zone, they made was in killing her,