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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.
NORTHERN FLOODS FRENCH INTERESTS ROUND THE WORLD “HATS
SPREADING..
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO RAILWAYS.
MUKDEN ISOLATED.
(THROTOX REUTER'S' AGENCY,]
PEPING, Aug. 8. Whi Peping and district is blessed with perfect summer wen ther, heavy rain is still falling weet and north-west, calling all the rivers to rise again.
Yangisun, on the Peping Tientsin Railway, is flooded by the North
Canal, and it is feared the railway will be damaged. The Peping-Sui- yuan Railway has suffered badly,' from Kalgan westward, the rail- way bed being washed out in many place, while three bridges were damaged, besides which buildings have collapsed, and the telegraph
been damaged.
Mukden news is that so far as railways are concerned Mukden is isolated The Liao and Hun rivers have overflowed, damaging the tracks of three railways.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULED
FOR MANCHULI.
(Wah Taz Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, Aug. 1.
The first Sino-Rusian official con- ference will be held at Manchuli. Mr. Chu Shao Yang-who will act as China's representative-and some of the Russian delegates have al ready gone there. Mr. Chu Will greet the Russian representative in a day or two.
EUGENE PICK SENT
TO GAOL.
FORGING OF CONSULATE
SEALS
{THROUGH REUTZA'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Aug. A.
The Shanghai Provisional Court has sentenced Eugene Pick, for. merly Borodin's assistant, to nine months' imprisonment for forging the seals of the British and Ameri- can Consulaten.Notice of appeal has been lodged.
GOLDEN STEED'S NEXT
FLIGHT.
(Nan Chung Kuo.) ........
The aeroplane "Golden Steed," piloted by Yunnanese aviators, will leave Nanking shortly, and make a long distance flight through the country. The 'plane will go to Peping vid Hangdow and Shang-
bai,
FRANCE AND MANCHURIA DISTUTE,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] »
LA HAYE, Aug. 9. Briand to-day received the Minister to China (1), and discuss- ed the Sino-Russian conflict with bim..
EVERY MAN HIS OWN
BREWER!
NEW ERA IN AMERICA.
(REUTEE'S AMERICAN · SERVICE}
NEW YORK, Aug. The Prohibition Commissioner, Mr. Doran, has instructed prchibi- tion agents not to interfere in future with Americans who make their own beer, cider, or light wines in their own homes, and do not sell them.
CASUALTIES IN CALCUTTA.
(THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, Aug. 8. Casualties in the strike disturb ance on Tuesday are now 7 killed and 17 seriously burt.
IN EGYPT.
QUESTION IN THE CHAMBER.
BY AIR!
GRAF ZEPPELIN LEAVES NEW YORK,
A DEPUTY'S CONCERN.
THE USUAL STOWAWAYS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
[REUTER'S AMINICAN SERVICE)
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PARIS, Aug. 8. The Deputy, Bouteille has given notice of a question to M. Briand, in the Chamber," asking what steps are being taken to pro- tect French, nationals in Egypt.
M. Bouteille declares that French interests appear to be grave is compromised by certain clauses in the proposed Anglo-Egyptian Treaty.
Bir P. Loraine Appointed.
LONDON, Aug. 7
It is officially announced that His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of Sir Percy Loraine. Envoy Extraordinary and
at
Minister Plenipotentiary Athens, to be High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan,
[Sir Percy Loraine, E.C.M.G.. has been Minister to Athens since 1996. He was born on November 15th, 1880, and was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He has had a very active diplo- matic career, having, served at Constantinople, Teheran, Rome, Peking (1911), Paris, Madrid and Warsaw In 1810, he was Assis tant to Sir George Clerk on a special mission to Budapest as special delegate of the Supreme Council. He is a Hon. Lieutenant in the Army and a Fellow of the American Geographical Society.]
COTTON DISPUTE STILL
UNSETTLED.
BOTH SIDES REMAIN MUTE.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
LONDON, Aug. 7. The position in the cotton dispate is still one of deadlock. Neither side is willing to cominent on the Prime Minister's letter expressing an earnest hope that the parties will arrive at a basis on which an early meeting can be arranged.
There is however, is a growing belief that a settlement will ulti- mately be reached by arbitration.
LATER.
Owing to the present cotton situation gir Horace Wilson, (Secretary to the Ministry of Labour) will not accompany Mr. J.
A
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. The
started Gral Zeppelin " from here, on her world tour at 12.30 am.
H
OFF TO MR.IM ALONE" AFFAIR
AGAIN. SNOWDEN."
BRITISH PRESS CHANTS IN UNISON,
PARIS PEEVED.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Aug. 8. The remarkable feature of British Fress comments on Mr. Snowden's lone stand at The Hague is the unanimity of papers of all shades of opinion, which pay tribute to the Chancellor.
Apparently the Conference, which
suffered shock yesterday, is
at Mr.
Prior to the start of the Zeppelin two youths were discovered trying to, atow away. One escaped and the other was arrested.
He said he wanted to go to Hamburg to
still startled
Boow- see his grandmother, who was ill
Hyman's A relatively small crowd watched den's frankness, M the start. The twenty-one passen. (Belgium) support of his appeal, gers include, besides Mr. W. B. and also at the speech by M. Cheron Leeds, Lady Drummond Hay, Sir (France) when, in a spirit of con- Hubert Wilkins, and three Unitedciliation he declared that the recon- States Naval officers. Eight passtruction of Europe needed nobility sengers have booked for the world of soul, and that therefore the Con- tour. The cargo includes a live ference's acceptance of the whole bullpup and as alligator.
Young plan was essential,
CHRISTIAN GENERAL AND
FAMINE FUND.
HONAN TO MAKE GOOD HIS FORCED LOAN OF $190,000.
"Brital" Hr. Snowden.
PARIS, Aug. 8. "Brutal" is the epithet the French papers apply to Mr. Snow- den's attack on the Young plan. They fear he will wreck the Con- ference.
TWO ARBITRATORS APPOINTED.
RIGHTS OF USA.
(Reuter's AmeriCAN BERVICE]·
Orrawi, Aug. 7.
31. Europene Lafleur, the emi- nent "Montreal lawyer, and Mr. Willis van Devanter, Associate Judge of the United States Supre me Court, have been appointed arbitrators in the case of the sink ing of the Canadian schooner "I'm Alone" two hundred miles from the coast of Louisiana by a United States coastguard cutter, on March
2nd last.
Besides the question of compense tion, the arbitration involves the issue of the United States right to search and apprehend vessels
suspected of rum-running beyond the three-mile limit.
SECRET SOCIETY CHIEF.
SHOT AND STABBED TO
DEATH.
"He lived only a hundred yards away and heard shots that night but thought some persons were only
The Petit Parisien says that the group of nations supporting the Young plan have become consolidat-shooting squirrels-at the same time ed, and it is no longer possible for Mr. Snowden to enlist their sup-
Praise From Germany:
ERRLIN, Aug. 8. Newspapers here are most appre- ciative over Mr. Snowden's overt and resolute stand, though they de- clare Germany is disinterested,
Kaileng, Honan.-The editor of the Peking Leader, Mr. Grover Clark, writes a correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News, recently paid our city a visit, as a representa-port. tive of the International Famine Relief Commission, in connection with the enforced. "loan" of $150,000, which im the Commission had on deposit with the Bank of Communications, which the Hönan Government Finance Department borowed at the point of rides in the bands of Marshal Feng's Italian Press almost unanimously soldiers. Whenever the Commis-objects to Mr. Snowden's speech.
The Giornale d'Italia suggests sion has been approached for
that Britain, having estranged the assistance, the only possible cnawer
Italy Displeased,
A Rome message states that the
it could give was that it was pre-whole of Europe, intends to base her pared to make grants, but only after the Honan Government had
repaid 'the' “' loan.”
When Mr. Teng Chek-hai was the Chairman of the Provincial Govern ment, be sent a promise to pay by the mouths of the Honan repro- sentatives the annual meeting of the Commission at Tientsin last
autumn. When the Commission's engineer, Mr. Todd, was here in
policy on friendship with America.
It is further stated that a private discussion of the Young Plan has been concluded between Belgium and Japan in favour of its accept- ance.
British Dissatisfaction. [BRITISH WIRELESS HERVICE]
བ Chinese fell dead with four bullets through him and sixteen stab wounds."
This was the story told to Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Corner, when the inquiry into the death of a Chinese was commenced. The scene was not far away from Sims Avenue, where a few nights earlier Eve Chinese bandits put up an armed resistance against two detectives.
The discovery was first made by Dr. Raghunathan, of the Kerala
Middle Road, Dispensary,
who stated in his evidence that he was motoring along Aljuneid. Road at about 8.15 p.m. on the night in question whan be passed something unusual on the side of the road
way
between
AIR MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE.
FRENCH AND BRITISH CO-OPERATION.
TRANSPORT QUESTIONS.
[DNITION WIRELESS SERVICE.)
LONDON, Aug. 7.
The meeting of the British and French Air Ministers has resulted in an agreement in principle on the basis of large mutual co-opera- tion to develop air transport in Africa, the Near East, Far East and South America.
REFORM OF CHINA MERCHANTS.
MARINE MANAGER'S
OPINION.
TOO LARGE A SHORE STAFF.
Apropos of recent statements on the reform of the China Merchants S. N. Co.," the North China Daily News recently interviewed Mr. T. K. King, manager of the Marine Department of the company on his views of the reason for the com pany's
condition, Mr. present King is the manager of the Mei Shua Steamship Co., and a abip-
M. Eynac (the French Air Minia-ping man of many years experience.
on the China-coast. ter) is particularly keen on develop- ing nigh: flying.
Much closer relationship between British and French civil aviation is expected as a result of the meet- ing of the two ministers.
It is understood that plans are
also being discussed by which the British air service to India may be extended to French Indo-China.
GREYHOUND RACING AND
OPIUM.
SHANGHAI COMMISSIONER ASKS FOR SUPPRESSION.
Mr. King admitted that the chief handicap of the China Merchants Co. was the lack of experienced
shipping men. He was not referr ing to the masters and officera em- ployed on the ships, most of whom were thoroughly well qualified to take charge of vessels anywhere, but he referred to the men in the offices on shore. With half a dozen cx- perienced shipping men of wide vi- sign, capable of taking in not only local requirements by the needs of a company operating up and down the whole coast, the "affairs of the concern could be put on a paying basis, he said. But where were six such men to be found in China 1
Overhead Torride.
WIN
The company was in reality only a small one, yes their overhead cost was terrific. This
because, with only a comparatively small anount of carrying tonnage 'avail- able, the company had been run as if it were the same size as Butter- field & Swire. It was true that the company owned millions of dollars of very valuable property, which might be useful for raising loans for improvements, but until the shipping business was placed on a sound commercial footing, paying for itself and at the same time creating a reserve for insurance and replacement, there could be little
The suppression of greybound racing and opium smoking in Shanghai are the subject, of further protests which have been lodged by Mr. Esa Moh, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, with the Senior Consul, Mr. E. 8. Cunningham, and the French Consul-General, M. N. E. Koechlin. The Commissioner draw attention to the fact that he has already taken up these mat- tera with the Consular Body but, so far, no steps have been taken to "suppress these two evils. The letters are similarly worded and refer respectively to the International Settlement and the French Conces-hope of profit. aion, says the Chinese. Press. They read as follows:-
In spite of what opponents of the company had been saying about. the government's control, the real objective of the officials was to put the company on a paying basis, not for their own profit but for the shareholders, and to re-establish the
"I appreciate very much the con- tents of your letter under date July 8, wherein it was stated that drastic measures will be adopted in connection with the suppression largest Mac-
of public opium-smoking and gam bling
"However, it is feared that these social evils have not been altoge Hether done away with, and I request you to investigate the situation and to adopt drastic measures to uproot these eril practices. Furthermore, you have expressed the view that no restrictions should be placed on greyhound racing because it is con- ducted in accordance with the re- gulations of the race clubs through out the world and China is not au
about balf Fherson Road and Sims Avenue. He stopped his car and backed it till his headlights showed that a man was lying on the roadside, LONDON, Aug. 7. The attitude of the British dele- got down and on examination found gation, at The Hague conference, that life,was extinct, but the body He also towards the Young scheme was fur- was still slightly warm. the spring of the present year, tother explained in a statement to noticed a wound on the throat. He lock into the claims of the south-day, in which the British objections then drove on to Geylang police west for rélie measures, the thes are outlined. It was pointed out
that while Great Britain accepts the station and leat his car Chairman, Gen. Han Fu-chu, Young plan as a basis for discus-stables who went to the scene in it. acknowledged the obligation of the sion, it cannot accept it" entirely There were street lamps in Government to repay, and it was without modifications more lavour-
H. Thomas on the forthcoming visit Mr. Clark'a mission to General Han, able to Great Britain
to Canada, as planned.
BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYED.
LESS THAN LAST YEAR.
fore.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
LONDON, Aug. 7.
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and the present Government, to see if by any manner of means the time had arrived when the repayment
could be effected.
Great Britain is specially dissatis fied with the alterations in the Spa percentages of the Reparations pay ments and the fact that the Spa percentages are not applied to all classes of payments. Great Britain is equally dissatisfied with the pro- ments in kind which, under the visions in the Young plan that pay treaty of Verenilles, should expire in 1931, will, under the Young plan, continue on that basis for another ten years.
Aljancid Road,
30
to con-
exception..
Greyhound racing has attract ed the common people and there are many instances of auch people, in
Chinese-owned Abipping company ou a sure foundation,
The China Merchants was found- ed in 1872 and four years later bought the Shanghai Navigation. Co. with all its abips and wharves. They then powessed eight river ves- sels and seven coasters. The pri mary object was to transport cere- als from Kiangsa and Chetiang to the north. They received govern- ment encouragement through a 20: per cent, reduction on the import duty on all cereals carried in the company's bottoms, and this was of great assistance. It was discon tinued, however, in 1894.
I hardly realize the point be- cause, spart from the foreign Set-
Up to 1909 the affairs of the com- tlements of Shanghai, greyhound
pany prospered, but from then to A Chinese living at 624 Adjuneid racing has never been carried out 1914 it fell on lean times, and by the outbreak of the Great War the Road said that be was in his house in any other part of China, and with his family when at about 7.45 therefore your views will bring position was very bad indeed. The p.m. he heard shots being fred about a misunderstanding. Grey-war saved the company, as profits were plentiful and large, but when rapidly. He heard no cry for help hound racing is a form of gambl-
it was over the company steadily " or of pain. He thought that people ing which has been carried out an were shooting squirrels. Later Inn large scale and its admission declined. It was managed in such a way that when things were going tective came to his house and wer than those of other forms of well for it, it made money, but spector Higgins and a Chinese de- tickets, as well as betting, are lo
when things were inclined to go showed him a dead body. He had racing competition.
against it, it lost heavily. It was never seen the deceased before.
a fair weather company, sad that A Chinese detective police non-
was what the present reorganizers station, said that he had made in- stalising against the conception of
was Cheong Soon, & Cantonese, experts that the proposed Inter- address and occupation unknown. national Bunk should become
He also learned that Cheong Soon great financial institution with a was the head of a bad gang of gold reserve, controlling in a gen- secret society men. A rival society eral way the international flow of had given him this information. gold.
Inspector Higgins, who conducted The British view was that the the inquiry, said that he visited the back's powers should be limited to scene of the crine and found several those of an international clearing automatic pistol and revolver shells house for the payment of war debts.
near the body. The hearing was At to-day's meeting of the con- adjourned. ference, delegates of nearly all other nations replied to the speech made yesterday by Mr. Snowden (British Chancellor of Exchequer).
Agreement to Repay, The Commission felt the greater confidence in sending its representa tive here at the present time, as it was aware of the fact that the Nanking Government recently
Finally, it was added that opinion stable, attached to the Geyiang the long run, losing their jobs,wished to remedy. On July the total number of allocated to the Houan Government in British Bnancial circles is cry quiries and found that the deceased ruining themselves and their fami- unemployed was 1,154,100, being 2800,000 in Famine Relief Govern 31,157 more than the week before meat bonds, which are even now and 130,871 less than the year be-being disposed of on the Shanghai market at a rate that will net the local government. well over This was exclusive of persona 8500,000. The time was propitious, was persuasive, and, rendered idle by the dispute in the envoy
after being feted and feasted for the cotton industry, who are dis nearly a week, Mr. Clarke returned qualified for benefit under the unto the Commission to report that the whole of the fund, forcibly employment insurance.
taken in 1927, will be restored in three instalments of $40,000 during the ensuing three months. Both Mr. Clark and the Honan Govern
to be sincerely con- gratulated on this happy issue of what has been a very unfortunate circumstance.
NEW DUTCH MINISTRY.
(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.)
THE HAGUE, Aug.7. Count Ruys Van Beerenbrouck has formed a Non-Party Adminis tration, with himself as Premier and Minister of the Interior and Agriculture. Jonkheer Van Blok- land will continue as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Van Graaf will be Minister of the Colonies.
ment are
MAN FOUND DEAD ON
RAILWAY.
MAIL TRAIN DOOR OPEN.
the
Holywell,
The Discussion.
3. Cheron, the French Finance Minister, denied that France would gain by any sacrifice that Great Britain would be called upon to make under the Young plan
A SCOTTISH JESUIT'S LEATIFICATION,
FATHER JOHN OGILVIE.
Rome.-A metting of the Congre- sup-gation of Holy Rites was held at the Vatican recently to consider the validity of the claims for the beatification of Father John. Ogil- vie, the Jesuit who was martyred in Glasgow in 1815.
Great Britain was, however, ported by the spokesmen of Ru- mania, Greece and Yugo Blaria.
In the course of a short meeting this evening, the Conference decid- ed to elect two committeca, one to deal with political matters and the öther to deal with financial ques- tions. Mr. A. Henderson (British Secretary for Foreign Affairs) whe elected Chairman of the Political Committee whilst Baron Houtart (Belgian Finance Ministry) was ap- pointed Chairman of the Finance Committee.
Cardiff Near bedy of a middle-aged man was found on the main LM.S. line. The discovery was made by the dri ver of the 4.40 .m. train from Mostyn, at a point on the Holywell DEATH OF MR. VICTOR
side of Llanerchymor Bridge. BERGER.
In a pocket there was a moter licence bearing the name Charles {REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.1 Henry Ensor, 17, Kedleston Avenue,
Victoria Park, Manchester. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 7.
When the Irish mail train from. It is understood that Mr. Snowden The first Socialist to be elected Holyhead reached Chester at 1.04 and Mr. Wm. Graham (President of to Congress, Mr. Victor Berger, am the door of a first-case com- the Board of Trade) will represent has died, following injuries whichpartment was found to be open, and Great Britain on the financial com-. he received when hit by a tram on although containing luggage the mitter. Both committees will begin July 17th.
compartment was empty.
work to-morrow,
Some difficulty has been encoun- tered in examining the proofsowing
lies and becoming thieves and rob- bera. It has, therefore, seriously affected the community.
According to Chinese law these racing tracks should be suppressed, and according to the laws of other nations, where public interests are these establishments concerned, should also be suppresed. I, there fore, sincerely request you to re gard greyhound racing on the same standard as other forms of public gambling and to suppress it at once."!
By the time the goverameat. put. In their commission in 1997 the affairs of the company were again in a very bad way indeed. The investigations of the commission led the government to appoint a gener- al manager the following year, and at present the organization consist- ed of the general manager, six de- partmental managers, and one branch manager. They tad made Various recommendations to the gov-"- ernment and were awaiting its de- cizions.
The company now owns 28 steam ers, he said, of 35,000 carrying, ton- nage, of this, when repairs and their greatest. handicap. They had lay-ups were taken into considera- had every chance in the old days, tion only about 24,000 carrying tons but the management had lacked per-were capable of earning. In addi- severance and energy and the pre- tion more than half the vessels were sent position was the result.
over their economical ruaning age and should be either scrapped or laid up.
The overhead of the company was higher than any other. He believ ed the overhead for the N.Y.K.,
Old Company Oriticised. for instance, was 7.4 per ton, in- cluding everything. In the China He strongly criticised the policy Merchants, however, the overhead of the old company in not laying was Tla. 5 per ton for office alone, by a reserve for replacements.. and Tls. 8 per tan for all charges There appeared to have been some This was due to the size of the staff attempt to do this, but it resulted and the unnecessary persons em- only in the transfer of certain to Ogilvie's political activities. Aployed. The staff was for a big figures.from one book to another in lengthy volume collecting all docu- shipping company, whereas the the accounts department and when mentary evidence has been compiled China Merchants, with the small money was needed to replace a ship: by a Mr. Brown, a student at the amount of carning tonnage avail-old or sunk there was none to be Scottish College here, from texts able, was not a big company. preserved at Hatisbon Monastery where Father Ogilvie studied,.
It seems that the beatification will be proceeded with, and the preli- minary Scottish pilgrimage le ex pected to be led by Monsignor Mackintosh in honour of the ocea sion.
hade
Mr. King stated that it was the At the present moment, though hope of the reorganizers to put the | ¡is affairs had been much improved, company on a footing where it the company was far from being could compete with other shipping able to compete with any other. companies and show the world that They did not have men, with the Chine was capable of running essential knowledge to make the abipping line as well as any other business a success, and this was nation in the world.
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