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VI
SOVIET DEMANDS MODIFIED.
NEGOTIATIONS BROUGHT
NEARER.
AN OPTIMISTIC NOTE.
(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENOT.)
SRANGAI, Sept. 8. A Nanking message states that Chiang Teo Ping, Chinese Minister to Germany, has wired the Foreign Ofice from Gearva, that the Soviet
'SLIGHT PESSIMISM" FADING.
ANGLO.AMERICAN NAVAL
NEGOTIATIONS. "
THE CRUISER QUESTION.
"STEROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
اہر
LONDON, September 7. The Tier, Washington correspon- dent summarises the results of the Anglo-American naval negotiations as follows:-Firstly, Great Britain
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929.
INDIAN AIR MAIL
DISASTER.
THREE KILLED IN CRASH
IN PERSIA.
'PLANE CATCHES FIRE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}..
LONDON, Sept. 7. The Imperial. Airways confirm the report that three people were killed and two injured when an Air Mail plane attempting to land
fire. The pilot, mechanic, and a passenger were incinerated. Roth the machine and the mail were totally destroyed by fire.
SCHNEIDER TROPHY ATTEMPTS TO STOP M. BRIAND'S FAMOUS
VICTORY.
BRITAIN BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
ALL
- ITALIAN PILOT'S ESCAPE
FROM DEATH.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rrony, Sept 7. Flying-Officer Waghorn flying a Supermarine Rolls Royce S.6, to- day won the Schneider Trophy for
DISARMAMENT.”
STARTLING REPORT FROM AMERICA,
VESTED INTERESTS.
[REITER'S AMERICAN HERVICE)
SCHEME,
ECONOMIC FEDERATION OF EUROPE,
CONFERENCE URGED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
WASHINGTON, September 7.
GENEVA, September 6. Allegations of attempts by "Ameri-
M. Briand, in the course of a esh armament firms to "grab."
speech yesterday, vaguely referred Naval disarmament have been given to his famous project for an econo
ich publicity
that President mic federation of Europe. Hoover has intervened, ordering
TRUSTEESHIP IN PALESTINE.
BRITAIN NOT YIELDING MANDATE.
SITUATION IN ORDER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,)
Government has withdrawn its de. definitely acknowledged the right 4 Jask, Pert a, crashed and caught Britain by an amazing perform the Attorney-General to investigate should be some link between the occurred.
mand that a acw manager and of the United States to have a sirtal manager of the Chinese superiority of 10,000-ton cruisers; Eastern Railway be appointed as a secondly, the United States recog- eine qua man to the opening ofnised the British right to have a
. formal negotiations between the superior total cruiser feet, but had
two nations,
not yet agreed to the total tonnages,
Official circles believe it is only nor the relative values of 6,000 tons a.question' of time before an agree-ships, armed with six inch guna, ment will be reached with regard to and 10.000 tons vessels carrying the procedure for settling the eight inch guns. CER. dispute.
SINO-RUSSIAN PARLEY
LIKELY.
The Times says that Great Britain
A Tamons War Pilot.: The pilot, Woodbridge, had · a distinguished war record and, on one occasion, brought down and wounded the German "nee" Rich-
thofen.
Bell, a passenger, lived in Lon- fately proposed a total of 30 craisers don, and the mechanic was named
of all sizes for Great Britain, and 18 vessels of 10,000 tons each for America, plus ten 7,500 tons vessels already built. The United States SOVIET NOMINATES ENVOYS, Į ja dissatisfied with the amallness of
the latter figures, although appre-
ciating Great Britain's concessions from the 10 cruisers demanded at
Geneva.in 1927.
Court.
The injured include Bourne, the wireless-operator, and Amor, Д mechanic. Both are expected to
recover,
Janie of Diaster,
It appears that the night land- ing-flare on the wing tip caught fire. The wing of the machine soon became à faming infernc.
(Wah Tu Yat Pab.).
SHANGHAI, Sept. 8. According to a telegram received
The above mentioned propeanls A London-bound air mail plane.. from the Chinese Legation at Ber-were responsible for a slight pessi- which was due to leave Karachi lin, the Soviet Government has mism early in the week, which is to-morrow (Sunday) left Jask to nominated two plenipotentiaries to gradually disappearing. A cointer- day with a doctor and nurse on the proposed Sino-Russian Confet proposal will be forwarded to Lon-board. It was then believed that don next week which "probably the the pilot was only injured, but British Government can accept."
when 100 miles out they received news of his death through a wire less message, and turned back to Karachi.
ence.
The Central Government in Nan- king are said to have approved of this action.
A Moscow message states that M, Litvinoff will proceed to Geneva to discuss the inue with the Chi- nese Minister to Berlin.
NOT SO RE-ASSURING.
.FIGHTING REPORTED ON THE BORDER.
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.}
MUXDEN, Sept. 8.
An official communiqué · states that on Friday morning Soviet troops attacked on both fronte...
New York, September 8. The Now York Frening Post says that the United States has addreas ed a new Note on the cruiser ques- tion to Great Britain.
INDUSTRIAL CONTROL IN
AUSTRALIA.
FIERCELY-CONTESTED BILL
· PASSED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CANBERRA, Sept. 8. The House of Representatives by 34 votes to 30, paced the second reading of the Arbitration Amend tested measure of recent years. ment Bill, the most fiercely · con-
At Manchuli, there was a violent battle, lasting the whole of Satur The Bill repeals the Common- day, with many casualties on both wealth Arbitration and Industrial Peace Acte, and is tantamount to sides. The Russians were repulsed.
withdrawal by the Common- Fighting is also reported at wealth from the regulation of in Pogranichnaya, Tungainghsien, and dustry, except in shipping and
waterside spherce, Mishanhsien.
At Pogranichnaya a train wan' wrocked by a bomb explosion, and ore Chinese killed.
CHINESE ATROCITIES
ALLEGED.
SOVIÈT PROTEST TO BERLIN.
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENEY.}
Moscow, Sept. 7.
む
THE LEAGUE'S NEW HOME.
FOUNDATION STONE LAID
IN GENEVA,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The machine was a triple screw
ance. He went seven times round a course of 31.7 miles, a total of
217.49 miles, at an average speed
the
activities of William B. Shearer in that connection. Senator tion asking the Senate to invés
He urged the delegates that there
various, States enabling them to act in common during any grave emer- dividual sovereignty.
GENEVA, Sept. &
Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, ad- the events in Palestino, said the dressing the League Council on British Government regarded ite Mandate as a trusteeship. It most profoundly regretted the grave and unfortunate events which had
of the causes of the disturbance It was, said Mr. Henderson, difficult to offer a full explanation until order was more completely restored" He hesitated to that the disorders were definitely.
Bay
of 323.63 miles an hour, far faster Borah previously moved a resolu- gedicy, while retaining their in- than anyone has ever flown so great a distance before. "All Britain'stigate. Behearer's activities at the intends to invite the heads of the ended, but it might be said that the
It is stated to-day that M. Briand three finished, but Naval conference at Geneva in 1927 one of them completed the course.
while secretly in the employ of Flying-Officer Ateherley, whose American corporations interested in average speed was only three miles naval contracts. an hour less than" Waghora's way
disqualified for not passing round one of the pylons. By Aving the fourth and 6th laps at 330.44 miles an hour in 1 minutes 17 seconds, Flying Officer Atcherley set up a world record for the 100 kilometres closed circuit, beating the speed of, attained by Waghorn. The record stands, despite Atcherley's disquali-
330.32 miles hour for that distance
fication.
Schearer has brought an action against three important shipbuild ing companies, claiming $237,656 for his activities at Washington, Geneva, and elsewhere in connection with naval armaments and alleges that only $81,930 of the amount due to him was paid.
Mr. Hoover has requested the com-
him next week about the establish- ments of a European Federation.
It is understood that M. Briand will propose the appointment of a Committer to examine the scheme, League at the next meeting of the and to submit proposals to the Assembly
The League Council has decided to reduce its sessions from four to sideration if the change does not three annually, subject to recon- work satisfactorily.
Mr. Henderson emphasised that Martial Law was not in force, stating that the participants in the disturbances were being tried in the ordinary Courts.
Government had no intention of
He declared that the British
reconsidering the tenure of the British Mandate in Palestine, and repeated verbatim the statements on this matter and the scope of the proposed inquiry as embodied in the Colonial Office communique of Tuesday last.
panies implicated to supply a state- CHINA MERCHANTS' essay sures
ment.
Companies' Denial,
The two unlucky Italians were Mr. E. B. Grace, of the Bethle Monti. Broken oil pipes forced Schearer's suit as "wholly without Lieut. Cadringher and. Lieut. hem Steel Corporation, describes
both machines to descend,
merit," and promises a further One Italian pilot parrowly escap-statement immediately.
Mr. Homer Furguson, President from death. He related that he suddenly found himself surrounded of Newport News Shipbuilding and by a vast cload of exhausted fumes, Dry Dock Company, denies that be and was in a semi-conscious con- employed Schearer or anyone else dition. He succeeded however in to oppose disarmament at Geneva
i
"MUDDLE.
INQUIRY COMMISSION'S · ·
FINDING.
MANAGING-DIRECTORS' JUSTIFICATION.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 4,
spection by the Ministries of Com- In connection with the joint in
M. Briand declared that the French Government had taken the to prevent aggravation of the disorders from the Syrian side, and added that he did not think there would be any recrudescence of trouble."
RUGBY, Sept. 8.
Mr. Henderson's statement on British policy in Palestine was made subsequent to a wish express- ed by M. Poincare, the French Foreign Minister; for enlighten- ment the subject, as the Council of the League was indirectly re sponsible for the welfare of the in- habitants of Palestine.
After outlining British policy, Mr. Henderson said his Govern- ment had already issued a state."
De Havilland Hercules type, which making a safe landing, and was Other firms which have been men- munications and of Industry and ment showing what steps had been is used for the Cairo-to-Karachi hurt. Lieut. Monti received tioned have promised immediate
stage of the England-to-India air mail service. It is understood that she carried 25,000 mail package
LATER. One of the dead passengers is Mr. V. G. Bell, a member of the Indian Forestry Commission,, who was on his way to the Federated Malay States.
FLOODS IN INDIA
[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
express
HYDERABAD, Sept. 8, river at Mithankot the authorities Following the rapid fall of the
danger of further extensive floods the opinion that the is disappearing, though reports of devastation following the earlier breaches in the river banks are still coming in.
LEAGUE CRITICIZED.
CLAIM THAT THE EAST IS
NEGLECTED. GENEVA, Sept. 5. The foundation stone of the new
{THROUGH REVTEN'S AGENCY.] League of Nations' building at
GENEVA, Sept. 7. Ariana Paik was laid to-day by Sir Muhammad Habibullah, the Scaor Guerrero, President of the chief Indian delegate at the League Assembly.
League Assembly, after announc He was assisted by Sir Ericing that India would sign the op- Drummond, Farrughi Khan, Presi- tional clause before the end of this The Foreign Commissariat, in a dent of the Council, and the Assembly, made a striking plea for verbal note to the German Em-President of the Swiss Confedera- a greater consideration of India's
tion.
needs, and said he was feeling, in bassy, expresses sorrow at the lack
regard to India and other Eastern of information on the part of Ger
countries, that the West claimed man Consuls regarding the atroci
most of the League's attention. ties on Soviet citizens in Chins, and expresses the conviction that the German Government will take all necessary measures with a view to terminating with all speed "the inhuman
Chinese acts of the authorities."
the
The Nate declares that Soviet Government has been com- pelled to take repressive measures against a certain category of Chin- eer citizens in Russia.
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S
RETURN.
(THROUGH KIUTER'S AGENCY.)
NANKING, Sept. 7.
A transcript was deposited within the stone containing the Covenant of the League, in many languagee, 30d & specimen of coine of the various countries, members of the League.
· WRECKED U.S. 'PLANE
FOUND."
EARLIER HOPES DASHED.
TREUTER'S AMERICAN' SERVICE)
New Yoak, September 7. Reports that the passengers of the City of San Francisco may still be alive, have caused great excitement throughout the country, and have resuscitated extensive searches, in which Colonel Lindbergh and his Marshal Chiang Kai Shek re-wife have joined. turned from Shanghai this siter. The couple, with a mechanic, ar- noon, and immediately repaired to rived unexpectedly at Roosevelt his private residence bear the Sua Field, and took a fast 'plane, which Yat Sen Mausoleum.
recently completed the coast to coast recard.
They strapped on parachutes and took off immediately, intending especially to investigate the report from the desert and the black rock country of New Mexico that four men had been observed on the top on a high, steep sided plateau, wav- ing shirts as a distress signal.
WANG TSENG DENIES RE-ARREST.
"
(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.] .
SHANGHAI, Sept. 7. Mr. Wang Tseng, the Vice Minister of Railways, has arrived.
WINSLOW, Arizona," Sept. 7. at Shanghai from Nanking. He The air liter City of San Fran- emphatically denies the Ta Chungcisco has been found on the slopes News Agency report that he was of Mount Taylor in New Mexico, re-arrested on Thursday.
All the accipants were dead,
FINNISH STEAMER SINKS..
OVER 100 PEOPLE FEARED DROWNED.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HELSINGFORS, Sept. 7. The Finnish steamer Kuru cap eized off Tammerfors a few minutes after leaving the quay, in a heavy
вед......
Sho aank within a minute, and it is estimated that over 100 pas- sengere were drowned. :
TRANSATLANTIC AIR SERVICE.
"NOT FOR TWO YEARS
SAYS ECKENER.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New Yonx, Sept. 7. Dr. Eckener, Commander of the Graf Zeppelin, has left for Ger many,
He states that his new, dirigible will be smaller than the Graf Zeppelin, and will be built for a Transatlantic service, which, how ever, will not begin for at least two
yearn
slight burns and hurt "arms and shoulders. L
Warrant Officer Dalmolin, the only Italian who completed the course, was outclassed. He few the plane in which his compatriot Major Bernhardi broke the world's record, and finished with an aver- which was more than 44 miles hour age speed of 294.20 miles an hour, slower than Waghorn, who on one tap shot past him in full view of the cheering crowd.
""
The Previous Record. The previous record for the Schneider course, when Flight-Lt. Webster won the trophy for Britain hour. Waghora improved on this in 1927, at Venice, was 281.65 miles
day was also ten miles an hour by 47 miles an hour. His speed to- faster than the previous world's record set up by Major Bernhardi of Italy on a straight course.
The disqualification of Atcherley meant that Dalmulia was awarded second place in the race. The official placings were announced as follows:-
1. Waghorn, 31 minutes 45-4/5
seconds, 328.63 m.p.h.
2. Dalmolin, 5 minutes 84-2/5
seconds, 284.2 m.p.b. 3. Darcy Greig, 46 minutes
15-1/5 acconds, 282.11 m.p.b. 4. Atcherley. 40 minutes
seconds, 325 mp.h.
Waghorn is only 25 years of age, and is the "baby" of British pilots.
CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
statements. ..
WEST INDIES' SUGAR
INDUSTRY.
COMMISSION TO LEAVE SHORTLY.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Sept. 6. The Colonial Secretary has now completed the appointment of the Commission
to investigate and
industry in the West Indies and report upon the state of the sugar
British Guiana..
The Commission appointed Lord Oliver, whose acceptance of the position of 'Chairman was an- nounced some time ago, and Mr. D. M. Semple, with Mr. Sydney Caine, of the Colonial Office, as secretary.
taken to ascertain the immediate Causes of the dispute, and the Commission under Sir Walter Shaw was being organised for this purpose.
Commerce into the China Mer- chants' 8.N. Co.'s condition lengthy report has been submitted by the Inspection Commission, which expresses itself as highly dissatisfied with Mr. Chao Teh "I may remind you," he said, Chow, managing-director of the "that a declaration as to its po- Company in employment, expend-licy in Palesine has already been iture and special expenditure. issued by my Government, and it Prior to its reorganization or to is fully prepared to observe all its Mr Chao's inauguration, the Com- obligations under the mandate. mission says, the staff of the gener- An inquiry is being instituted in- al office, for instance, numbered to the immediate needs of the only 61 members and the amount situation and will not extend to assigned for their salary was about any questions of major policy." Tls. 6,645 only; whereas pader the British Wireless. directorship of Mr. Chao the num ber of the staff has been increased of 828,859 for salary alone. to 220 with a monthly expenditure
Investigation shows that such an. increase is far from being satisfact ory and the following cases are merely quoted as an instance :-
Handsome Sinecures,
1. Of the highly paid employees, many hold two or more positions and they cannot devote their whole time to the welfare the Company. Some of them have in fact never been to the office for months and yet they enjoy a handsome salary: 2. The management has many hands more than it really needs. The Commission will leave Eng-The Japaneso N.K.K. shipping land shortly for Barbados, whence it will proceed to Leeward Islands.
Trinidad, British Guiana and 5 Jamaica.
MR. HENDERSON'S. PRAISE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Sept. 8. Speaking at the meeting of the League of Nations Assembly, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, expressed plea- sure at the recent speech of the Chinese delegate.
He said the British delegation welcomed what was then said, and looked forward with encourage ment and help to collaboration with the great Chinese people in the active League.
operations of the
INDUSTRIAL PEACE.
, ka q
T.U.C. WISH CONFERENCE TO CONTINUE.
Lord Oliver was formerly Gov- ernor of Jamaica and was Secre- tury for India in the Labour Government of 1924.
!
BRITAIN AND THE SOVIET.
NEGOTIATIONS MAY CONTINUE.
w
1/
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'ABANCY.]
Moscow, Sept. 6. That the Soviet still maintains ita former attitude regarding the "negotiations with Britain for the restoration of diplomatic relations with great Britain was shown when M. Litvinoff was interviewed re garding Mr. Henderson's recent offer.
The Soviet's attitude at the dis cussions over a month ago was that the immediate appointment of ambassadors was the first neces sary step and after that the Soviet was agreeable to discussing out standing questions in London. Mr. Benderson replied that the immediate restoration of diploma tie relations was impossible and (TBRODON SEUTER'S AGENCY.] the conversations ended.
Interviewed at Geneva this week LONDON, Sept. 6 Mr. Henderson stated that, the The Trade Union Congress to British Government was desirous day overwhelmingly rejected of restoring diplomatic relatione motion to terminate the industrial as soon as possible and that the peace conferences with the Mel-invitation to the Boviet to send a chett group of employers.
representative to London to dis cuss the most expeditious proce dure still stands.
I
A resolution was adopted de- manding that the Government ap point a Royal Commission to en- quire into the relationship of in- dustry and finance, and drawing attention to the dangers of ration alisation in industry unless labour is fully organised.
Today, M. Litvinoff said the Soviet was willing to take the ne cessary stops and send a repre- sentative empowered to discuss the procedure for further negotiations only.
company, for instance, owns 40 steamships and yet there are only 37 persons in the office;
3. Apart from ordinary salary. many of the higher grade staff enjoy what is called special al- lowance, which is often two-or three times greater than their in-
come:
4. Many of the employees hold more than one position, and the nature of the work in each position is very often contradictory of each other. A man in charge of the Company's wharf godown, for ex ample, is permitted to hold a posi, tion with the Jardine, Matheson Co; and
5. Promotion is irregular and unfair.
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Mr. Chao's Justification: To the statement Mr. Chao has seat in a long petition to the Cen- tral Government, setting forth the reforms he has introduced and the profit reaped during his tenure of office.
Mr. Chao's first and most sub- stantial argument is that during the last 10 months from March to December 1928, the Company made Tls 1,600,000,
BRITISH TROOPS NOT ATTACKED.
AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.
[BITian WIRELESS BERVICE}
in
LONDON, Sept. 6. In a communique, the Colonial Office states that there is no con- firmation of unofficial reports effect that which have been circulated to the engagement has taken place at Gaza, in which the been in action against Bedouins British forces were alleged to have
from the Sinai Peninsula, and to have suffered heavy losses.
On the contrary, later official re- perts from the same area indicate that all is quiet there.
LATER
A later message states that the situation in Palestine is reported to be quiet in all districts. It has been possible to withdraw some of the outlying detachments of troops, but the disaffected areas are being patrolled.
Police forces, supplemented with troops, have been successful in re- covering certain amount of looted property.
INDIAN HUNGER STRIKERS.
NEW BILL TO FOIL OBJECT. {THROUGH BET'S ACKNOY.]
SULA, Sept. 8. hunger-strike by those accused in Following & renewal of the the Lahore conspiracy case, the Government has decided to intro duce a Bill on Monday next mak- ing special provision for holding a trial without the attendance of prisoner where the accused's absence from Court arises from his voluntary act,
On the point of employment he admits that the number has been greatly increased, but in order to keep the management well main- tained he feels obliged to retain the old. hands till such times as the new hands are well acquainted salary question in the old days, beed to nearly $619,000 per month with their works. Touching on the increased, the income has advano. argues that it was true that the the former is only 6 per cent of amount WAL only Bomewhere the latter.. around T. 8,000, but the Com- pany had to pay Tls. 16,000 in
An Unlucky Person. bonuses at the end of the year. Referring to the sinking of the When these two items are added steamers Hain Chi and Hain Kong, and converted into dollars the be dismisses these as the total would be nearly $80,000: God." He calls himself an whereas, the present amount paid lucky person" because he was ap the number of the staff has beenpany had lost most of its good. for salary is only 828,800 and yet pointed at a time when the Com increased several times. Although steamers, which were manned by the total salaries paid have been officers long with the Company, (Continued at foot of next column). Kuo Wen.
act of