WANG DENOUNCES PLEA TO MAINTAIN
SOVIET.
REAFFIRMS CHINA'S GOOD INTENTIONS.
RAIDING DENIED.
....
(THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Aug. 20. The Foreign Minister Dr. G. T. Wang, interviewed by Reuter, de clared that the Government was determined to adhere to the terms
of the Sino-Russian Agreement of
“SHAFORCE.”
**PREVENTION AGAINST
ANARCHY,"
A NANKING SCARE.
(THROUGH RLUTTE'S AGENCY.] ·
LONDON, Aug. 25.
A ples that British interests in China will be best served by let ing the Shanghai Defence Force remain there is made in the Sun
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1929.
J
SCHNEIDER TROPHY
DEFECTIONS.
AMERICAN CANDIDATE
DOUBTFUL.
BRITAIN TO RACE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
THE PALESTINE
RIOTS.
TROOPS DESPATCHED FROM MALTA.
AMERICAN INTERESTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]
ANNAPOLIS, Aug, 25.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 25. The prospect of America"compet-
soldiers Six hundred British ing for the Schneider Trophy bas Practically vanished owing to the have arrived from Egypt,
Aeroplanes which few over non-success of the sole American
small would-ng competitor, Lieut. Wil-Lifta,
village
aeroplane, which thrice failed to rise.
near
ZEPPELIN AT LOS ANGELES.
GREAT PACIFIC FLIGHT CONCLUDED,
A BIG RECEPTION.
[RCUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
New Youx, Aug. 05. The Graf Zeppelin passed over San Francisco at 6.43 p.m. (Pacific Timo).
1:
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. Glistening like silver the Gral
1924 (under which it is stipulated day Times, by Mr. Richard Hope, liams, in the final tests of his Jersuslem, were, it is reported, fired Zeppelin sailed ever the heart of
that the Chinese" Eastern Railway shall be managed by China, and Russia jointly).
However, he added, that "With
the ample proofs of underground subversive Communist propaganda carried on in the past, and planned for the future, China cannot pos
sibly agree to return to the status quo as a preliminary to the open- ing of negotiations, knowing that the return of the Soviet consulat
officials and their proleges would unfailingly result in mote intensive Communist propaganda, unless am. ple guarantees are forthcoming, that such a sabversion will termi-
nate,"
Questioned regarding reports of frequent clashes.
nn
the frontier,
the Minister said that he could assert unhesitatingly that as Chi.
nese troops have stepped upon Soviet soil. They are all well back Irom the frontier, in pursuance of
a former resident of Shanghai.
He declares that at the present time the 'Dufonce Force is the only thing that stands between or-
der and anarchy,"
Excitement In Nanking.
NANKING, Aug. 25 There was intense excitement in
the capital this morning following an explosion in a munition depot hear the West Gate inside the city
Walls.
The explosion occurred at nine o'clock, and for some time sounds similar to machine gun and rifle firing were heard all over the capital
;
The depot, which is one of the biggest in China, is situated in a densely populated. quarter.
At time of cabling neither the damage nor the casualties (if any) could be ascertained.
SHANGHAI FIRM SUED.
£
J
A Last Exori. It was reported earlier that as n last effort to make a show with their "Mercury racer and war- ranting Lieut. Williams sailing for England to compete for the Schneider Cup his backers had sent him a 24 cylinder engine the "most powerful ever built" and developing 1,500 horse power, which they originally intended to have quietly installed in the sea- plane during the sen voyage.
In any case, the race will be held on September 7 and three British seaplanes will participate whether foreign machinés compete or not.
Italy May Still Compete, From Rome it is learned that
the Italian Air Ministry has not yet decided definitely whether Italy
will withdraw from the contest.
It is reported in trustworthy circles, however, that present in tentions are" to rush the construe-
on by the villagers, who have been prominent in the recent attacks against the Jews.
It is now reported that 45 Jews were killed and 43wounded in Hebron.
It is rumoured that the killed include many American students of
the Jewish college there.
The Government has invited the Arab leaders to confer with it and have warned the population to desist from violence and return to their normal occupations.
casualties in
A Colonial Office communique
states that the
Jerusalem are at present unknown. When order is restored the Gov- ernment of Palestine will be pre- pared to receive communal deputa. tions."
A company of the Trans-Jordan tion of new planes and to partici- Frontier Force have arrived at pate.
FRENCH GUNBOAT ASHORE
IN YANGTSZE.
NAVAL WIRELESS.]
Allenby Bridge to prevent a possi. ble contingent of Trans-Jordan,
Araba coming to Jerusalem, "A Small Detachment.
the city, attended by a swarm of fifty aeroplanes. Thousands of people crowded every vantage point, whistles shrieked, and bells colled.
FREIGHTER SUNK OFF MOJI.
TWO STEAMERS IN COLLISION,
CREW RESCUED.
(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, Aug. 26. The Japanese freighter Koyasan Maru instantly sánk off Moji at dawn to-day in collision with the British steamer Glenapp." The latter is safe.
The crew, including the captain of the Koyasan Maru were rescued at a critical moment.
Salvage work started immediately after the accident. The work, it is reported, will require 10 days on account of the violent current nt the spot.
NEW OFFER FROM ITALY.
MR. SNOWDEN WINS HIS CASE.
VIRTUAL SURRENDER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]
THE HAGUE, Aug. 25" It is learned that the delegates of the four Powers now believe that they can satisfy Mr. Snowden
to the extent of 75 per cent. of his claims. It is understood that Italy is prepared to give up £500.000 of her unconditional an- nuities whilst other Powers aro prepared to surrender £1,300,000- of their share of annuities.
A STRANGE PACIFIC PHENOMENON.
Eventually the airship headed down the coast. It was sighted at Santa Cruz at 7.45 p.m. where it caught a gleam of three search- lights before it vanished in the AUSTRALIA'S BRIGHT LONG "STREETS" OF BROWN
direction of Los Angeles.
Arrival At Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES). Aug. 20. The Graf Zeppelia landed here at 5.11 this morning, and tied up to the mooring mast.
CURIOUS POLICIES OF INSURANCE.
RISKS TAKEN ON NOSES, LEGS, HANDS AND FEET.
FUTURE.
"EVANS OF THE BROKE?'
SPEAKS OUT.
Rear-Admiral Evans (Comman- der of the Royal Australian Navy) recently delivered an inspiriting address to boys of the Cranbrook School at the eleventh celebration of Founders' Day."
"You boys must remember always that in agriculture, grazing, and wool, Australia's wealth really lies," Rear-Admiral "Evans said.
It does not lie in cities, in mo- ter cycles, nor in wireless sets and great open territory, and in the cinemas, but in honest work in the understanding that capital, labour, and industry are a triptych, which make for success only if the leaders of capital and labour make every effort at understanding and fair- play."
Noses, legs, hands, feet, cut-away coati; and baggy trousers, are among the items on the insurance policies of celebrated American golf champions, cinema stars and musi- cians. Perhaps the most unusual case is that of Mrs. Blanche Cavitt, of Oklahoma City, an expert on perfumes, who has insured her nose
"The motto for young Australia for £10,000. Mr. Horton Smith CAIRO, Aug. 25.
should be Australia First and and Mr. Walter Hagen, the well- the way to put Australia first is The British troops sent on "tem known goffers, have insured their to give the best that is in you for potary duty in Falestine " Cup- hands and feet, the former for Admiral. "Grow up in the thought
continued the Rear Australia,*
sist of two officers and 50 men of £5,000, and the latter for £10,000. that the best living conditions in A favourite policy issued by "the world are here. God has given the South Wales Borderers by air
Lloyd's and largely taken out by you a magnificent island continent, troops are on the move through and three companies of South Wales members of the theatrical world is Borderers, a company of Green Howards and a section of sappers
the Government's rigid policy that SEQUEL TO THE GREAT WAR. the Chinese forces must abstain from acts of aggremion. This
At
sitting last month of policy, he added, has been so for-
the Anglo-German Mixed Arbitral cibly impressed on the Chinese
Tribunal-the Court comprising. "troops that in the recent incident, Dr. H. Klaestad (Norwegian Pre- although the Soviet troops ad-ident), Mr. Heber Hart, E.C." vanced into Chinese territory (British member), and Dr. Wen- within 25 feet of a detachment of
driner (German member)-there Chinese troops, the latter held came up the adjourned hearing of their fire till the Russians opened a claim for £150, brought by J. upon them.
Dey & Co., of London, against G. Martiny & Co., German nationals, of Shanghai, in respect of the in- surance of goods in ships which were at sea when the war broke out Kiukiang.
August, 1914,
Dr. Wang remarked in this con- nection that "Russian propaganda concerning the situation on the frontier is based on the usual plea of Russia's perfect innocence of all wrong-doing, and the customary stories of imaginary atrocitics on the part of enemy troops, though it is incontestably proved that the Soviet has been conducting system atically and regularly raiding parties into Chinese territory, and taking daily tall of Chiasse lives including civilians and wantonly destroying property."
A solicitor represented claimants, with Mr. Ivor McGowan counsel for the British Clearing Office, and Dr. Huecking was for the German Clearing Office and the respondents. "Dr. Hecking explained that they had been unable to get certain evidence in time from Shangbai, and asked for a further adjourn
Dr. Wang deplored the fact that jrment, the Soviet propaganda, was pur- The solicitor said they were pre-
misleading posely
the Russian people to believe that Russia was pared to submit certain document- the aggrieved party. He was happy ary evidence indicating that no to note, however, that it was not premiums had been returned to the blinding the world to the actual
claimant company in respect of the facis, and the true situation,
claimants had insurances. The every authority to effect the insur ances on the property, which they put afoat as forwarding agents, of their own accord, and especially because it was impossible to get in- structions at that time from Shang hai by cable. They had present several witnesses.
He further asserted that rela- tions between the Nanking and Mukden authorities remained har
moxious..
TSAI YUN SHENG'S OPTIMISM.
(Wak Taz Tat Pao.)
" SHANGHAI, Aug. 20. In an interview, Mr. Taai Yus Sheng, the Commissioner of For- eign Affairs at Harbin, viewed the Sino-Soviet position with optimism. He said that the affair will be settled peacefully in the long run.
NEGOTIATIONS TO RE-OPEN,
Dr. Huecking said he had no objection to those witnesses being heard in the meantime.
Mr. E. A S. Tate, of J. H. Wackerbarth & Co., ship and in surance brokers, said that in 1914 his firm acted for claimants, as in- surance brokers, insuring the goods in question and already on the water for shipment to Shanghai. The premiums were paid by cheque on August. 8. It was a rule that all war insurance risks. should be paid before delivery of the policies. It was not true that any of the Shanghai, August 20-It has not premiums paid were returned, with been possible to confirm a rumor that Mr. Chiang Tao Pink. Minis-e exception which was not in the
claim. ter to Berlin, has notified the Nanking Government that the Rus sian Minister to Berlin has given an assurance the Soviet will not make further attacks on Chinese settlements and Chinese border, for-
cek. The communication is also be
lieved to have stated that Russia may soon make advances to re-open negotiations-Kuo Min.
RUSSIANS REPULSED AT MANGHULI?
Harbin, August 25.-Messages from Manchuli report that the Rus- sian forces launched a severe at tack on the night of the 22nd, two
After further evidence it was decided to resume the hearing in December next.
FURTHER REINFORCEMENTS
The French gunboat Bainy has been reported as ashore at Luchow on the Upper Yangtaze. This is as get unconfirmed.
A large number of 18th Division
BILLIONS INVESTED.
INCREASE IN AMERICAN
SECURITIES.
The average American investor's
share of the new stock and bond
offerings of the past six years is
£18,000.
The investment banking' firm of Stone and Webster and Blodget prepared a bird's eye view of the nation's recent growth ia pros-
showing perity,
that almost 46,000,000,000 worth of new securi- tien were purchased by American investors, between 1923 and 1929.
by train.
Troops From Halta.
LONDON, Aug. 25, The War Office announces that at
WATER
Captain H. Wellton, of the Nor- vegian steamer Siljestad, has sent to Oslo the following report of an unusual happening in the Paci fic:-
The Siljestad was between 177 deg. and 150 deg. long. W. Gr. and 35 deg. North on April 7, when an area of about 100 nautical miles was acen of innumerable "strecta". of rusty-brown water. The colour of these streets was so distinct that they looked like dark stripes. a good while after dusk began to set in.
board a bucketful of the brown Attempts were made to take on
water, and several times those on ceeded, but each time the water in board believed that they had auc-
the bucket turned out to be clear.
The impression from the ship was
that
numerous brown particles were floating on the surface of the ocean, but nothing indicated that life was present in this brown water.
}}
the
Nor did the unusual water in any way attract the attention of some gulls that followed
owed the direction of the wind." Biljestad. The brown water fol
Captain Wellton adds that on an carlier voyage on the same latitude, laziness, jealousy, greed, and sel had observed two dead deep-sea and if you cut out snobbishness, but a few degrees further east, he fiishness, and substitute loyalty to fishes floating close to each other? your country, fairplay, under. The fishes were about six feet long standing, enthusiasm, and general and three or four feet broad. Cap- nice-mindedness, and you are true tain Wellton anggests that the to yourselves and true to your phenomena may have some connec- friends, you will have done nearly tion with volcanic eruptions of the all that is possible to be worthy ocean bottom north-west of the of those fine Australians who died Hawaiian islands. for you in the war, and those early to found this beautiful island.com. Australians who endured so much
tinent."
·
the one known as the "scarred- face policy." It protects the actor of actress against loss through in jury to any facial feature which helps to sustain his or her popu- larity.
A Tall Story. the request of the High Commised are Douglas Fairbanks, Mary
Among the film stars thus insur sioner in Palestine, the Governor Pickford, Gloria Swanson, Norma and Commander-in-Chief of Malta and Constance Talmadge, Behe
"I am not an Englishmän," pro- has been instructed to despatch the Daniels, Vilma Banky, John Barry-ceeded Rear-Admiral Evans. I second battalion of the South Stafa more, and Ronald Colman. Ben have an Irish mother and a Welsh Turpin, the screen comedian, is father, but in my lifetime I have Regiment to Palestine.
said to have taken out a policy learnt some wonderful things from against the possibility of his fam- those English from whom you are Qua eyes becoming normal. It is descended. All over the world- MALTA, Aug. 25.
rumoured that Adolphe Menjou be the foreign world-when men strike The 2nd South Stats Battalion came jealous of the publicity a business bargain they say 'parole
obtained by Ben Turpin on this d'un Anglais-word of an Eng embarked to-day on the aircraft-policy, and was contemplating the fishman-and that, boys, is the universal standard of everything carrier Courageous for Jafía.
that is honourable. It is in your hands to make the foreign world say the word of an Australian.""
Regiment Seat Out.
}
insurance of his moustache.
Charles Chaplin recently exhibit ed his famous cut-away cont, baggy trousers, bat and cane. They were insured for £10,000 when on view.
Miss Eleanor Ambrose, a dancer,' has insured her legs for £50,000.
Other interesting policies are those of Mr. William Bloom, dress designer, of New York, who line insured his hands for £75,000; Miss Gladys Tulton, an expert mas insuring her hands for £2,000; and seuse, who has applied for a policy several policies taken out.by musi hands.
their cians against injury to
An American Bequest. Based on the generally accepted estimate of 15,000,000 stockholders
WASHINGTON, Aug. 95. With reference to the request of in the United States, each one must have increased his holdings by an
American visitors in Falestine for an American warship, the Ameri- average of $3,000 yearly for the can Consul at Jerusalem has in- past six years. More than three-formed the State Department that fourths of the total amount was in the British authorities have taken. bonds and the remainder in pre-most adequate measures to deal ferred and common stocks.
with the disturbances. The general The recent tendency of common attitude of the State Department stocks to rise in the social scale is that the "British are fully equip and become eligible for major ped to take care of the position.". financing does not seem to have been
Considerable doubt is expressed MR. FORD'S CHEQUE FOR carried so far as most observers whether the United States will
TWO CENTS. believed.
decide to send an American vessel
SECONDS.
ngony.
Great Men.
Oates' Sacrifica,
NEW FOG COMPASS FOR
SHIPS.
DEVICE THAT MAY BE ESSENTIAL,
A three weeks' trial, on board the Great Western Railway cross- Channel steamer St. Julien between Weymouth and the Channel Islands, of a device that may become a essential to every ship as a com- pass, recently concluded, states The Times.
It is a fog navigating compass and sound indicator, and in ap- pearance. It resembles a combina- tion of wireless receiver and X- ray apparatus. The instrument, by means of a faint whistle on the
Styles of Finance... Styles in financing, of course,
to the Near East. The light crui- HIS INCOME DURING FOUR ser Raleigh is the only American change like styles in dress, food, music and philosophy, but this warship in European waters at survey indicate that common stocks still have a long distance to travel present, and she is, under orders before they displace bonde in the to return to the United States, industrial structure of the coun- which would necessitate the des- try.
The proportion of common and patch of another vessel from Ameri- preferred stocks in new offerings can waters should events warrant showed a steady increase from 1923 auch procedure. onward. In that. year only $751,000,000, in stocks were sold to the public out of a total volume of
offerings approaching 85,000,000,000.
Rear-Admiral Evans said that once in 1912 on that vast, bleak, silent plateau which surrounds the South Pole be said good-bye for receiver and pin points of light on the last time to five men-three a screen, indicates the direction, English, one Scotch, and one Weish. distance, and characteristics of fog No folk in the memory of man faced signals. what those five endured on their It is many thousand times more long 900-mile march bacle from the sensitive than the human ear, and South Pole. Firat enme biting its value in recording fog signals blizzards and driving snows, then not otherwise audible and giving came hard ridges and wind-swept their relative positions can easily ice and yawning erevasses, where be imagined they fell and cut themselves about, A Weymouth marine authority and then came pitiless cold that who sOW a demonstration stated "nte into their bones and left them that he was surprised at the success exhausted, starving, numb, and in achieved. It is claimed that the apparatus can be carried in aero- planes, can be used for locating distant gunfire, and will detect. But those men fought their way enemy raiding aeroplanes, and that A chèque from Henry Ford for northward with a fine persever when it is used in conjunction with two cents, the first personal cheque ance, showing all the qualities of a sound ray it will show the eon- signed by the automobile maker in
tenacity that have made our nation tour of the sea-bed and locate sun- five years, has been received by what it is," added Rear-Admiral ken ships.
Evans.
when "Captain Oates, the payee, J. F. Quinlan, secretary mittee.
The inventor is a Birmingham of the Light's Golden Judilec Com-he realised that with his man, and he was assisted in the frost-bitten feet and hands he demonstration in the St. Julien by At a celebration in Atlantic City could not hope to win through, several engineers and the shin's recently, observing Thomas A deliberately walked out of the lone wireless staff. Edison's perfection of the incandes-ly little tent on the great ice bar- cent lamp," Mr. "Ford borrowed two
rier in a blizzard and gave his life cents from Mr. Quinlan to pur to save his companions. That chase a jubilee stamp. Mr. Ford promised to repay the loan in fall. Mr. Quinlan disclosed this in any ing that he would retain the che que nas memento.
Assuming that Mr. Ford took the course of an Arab attack, one it was estimated that during the four seconds to issue the cheque, man was killed and thirteen injur-time required to pay out two cents ed.
his income was 80.32 or 316 times This the outlay.
computation The Arabs have also attacked the would be based on reports that Mr. Valley of Jezzeel, and the Jewish Ford had $1,000,000,000, which, at Colony at Reisan has been com 5 per cent. would yield him an income of 8136,988 a day, 85,707 an pletely destroyed, one Jow being hour, 805 a minute and 81,58 a killed and 21 injured.
second.
new
ON BOTH SIDES?
Mukden, August 95-It is re- ported that the Manchurian Gov- erament has called up heavy rein- forcement to the borders, and it is believed that about ten brigades In 1927 and 1628 the total offer- have been ordered to preceed im- ings remained almost at the same mediately to the fighting centres. level, just above 10 billions, but The services on the Peping the amount of common and pre- Mukden Railway may shortly beferred stocks increased: from dislocated in consequence of troops 81,772,000,000 to 83,547,000,000, to thousand troops crossing the border supported by a big fleet of armour- Military intelligence reports that The gradual change toward com- ed cara Sanguinary fighting took Red troops are continuing to arrive mon stock financing however, cul- place lasting till the morning of the at the borders where already Soviet minating in the retirement of its 22rd when the Russians retired with forces are in considerable bodies./ bonds by the United States Bteel severe losses, leaving behind a big Chinese troops are digging tren corporation through a stock issue, number of rifles. On the Chinese ches and building defence works at is reflected in the fact that the side tanka and armoured cars play all points where fighting has been
ratio of stocks to bonds was one- ed an important part in repulsing in progress, in anticipation of fur-fifth, in 1928, compared with one the attackers.-Kuo Min..
tler Russian attacks-Ivo Min. fourteenth in 1023.
movements,
83,547,000,000.
Fresh Elota.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 23. Fresh riots have broken out in different parts of Palestine. The town of Televiv, near Jala, whe the scene of considerable disorder yesterday, and it is stated that in
You
inspiring bravery was only an in- education provided for you by the cident in Scott's last journey. He, descendants of those who made himself, the grent lender, wrote Australia.
have п great. later, when he lay at death's door, future, because in your hands lies with his pencil dropping from his the key of power, and if you make frozen fingers: How much better up your minds to play for the side, has this all been than lounging in
to make Australia the better for your being in it, and to under- too great comfort at home,'
stand that everybody is not as for- tunate as you are, you will start off well."
The Founders, "Australia's good, clean name was built on the bones of men like ed an enthusiastic welcome, the Hear Admiral Evans was accord- Scott sailor adventurers, pioneers, and mes, spelt with a capital boys giving him three hearty Here in Cranbrook you have an
Mr. Justice Harvey (chairman of (Continued at foot of next column), the school council) presided.
cheers.