SOVIET TROOPS LEAVE.
WITHDRAWALS FROM BORDER.
NO TROUBLE WANTED.
(TAROCOR RECTER'S AGENOT.]
Tokyo, Sept. 10. Harbin mesanges to Rengo say that according to information re chived by the C.E.R. Administra tion, the Soviet troops in the Man chuli sector which had commenced an evacuation to Daurin and Harn Dor several days ago, have almost completed their withdrawal, while Soviet troops on the eastern border
Pogranichnaya withdrawal to Nicholisk a few days
nt
Ago.
These movements
started
RUM-RUNNING TROUBLES.
ANOTHER PM. ALONE" CASE!
CANADIAN SHIP FIRED
ON...
(REUTE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
minent.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia,
Sept. 19.
Another I'm Alone case is im:
ship Shawnee, which has arrived Captain McLeod, of the motor here from Bermuda, declares that he was red on without warning their hy a
etter 20 miles off the New York
reported
under instructions from Mr to avoid a conflict with the Chinese.
NEW LEVIES IN SHANTUNG.
· MERCHANTS UP IN
ARMS.
BUSINESS HALTED.”
(THROUGH RETTER'S 'AGENCY.)
THE HONG KONG
REDUCING LAND FORCES.
LORD CECIL DEFENDS
HIS MEASURE.
TRIBUTE PAID TO FRANCE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1929.
GENEVA, Sept. 10. Submitting his resolution re limit ing land forces, Viscount Cecil emphasised that while the limits. tion of land forces is as necessary naval forces, the situation regard- as the limitation and seduction of ing the former is unchanged, and has even retrogressed since 1997.
He foresaw a confics of opinion as to whether any progress had been achieved by the limitation of The Shawnee was also pursued the numbers of troops and the by two other cutters, which she period of training, or both, but an outdistanced.. Captain" McLeod in-effective limitation of forces would tends to protest to the Ottawa only be achievable by one of those Government..
methods..
coänt.
United States constguard.
THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE.
VISCOUNT- CECIL AND WAR
PREVENTION,
· (THROUGH · REUTER'R AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Sept. 18.
SHANGR, Sept. is..
It was announced to-day that re- A message from Cheloo states presentatives of Great Britain and that Shantung Provisional Govern the Donunions will sign the option. ment, having closed the goods tax al clause of the statute of the office has opened a new organisa-permanent Court of International tion named the Shantung, local Justice tomorrow. Koods, consolidation levy.
The Third Committee adopted the Lecal businces is at a standstill, resolution of Viscount Cecil regard merchanis refusing to ship or take ing a model treaty for strengthen- delivery of goods. It is under-ing the means of preventing war. stood that this new levy in many instances is much higher than the old goods tax, also it must be paid again when the goods are tran, shipped to, or received from the hinterland.
Mupinghsien and Fustantsien are both exempt from the inside levy. Merchants are "strongly protesting through their Chambers "of Com- merce,.
'WHITE" RUSSIANS RUN
AMOK.
REPORTED LOOTING.
“(THROCAH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MUKDEN, Sept. 19. Wan Fu Lin reports that 200 "White" Russians, who claim to have helonged to Chang Tsung Chang's army, bave appeared in the Hulunbor district, which they are now looting.
TOKYO. Sept 15.
Viscount Cecil invited the Coun cil to request the committee on arbitration and security to consider the drafting of the general conven. tion on the lines of a treaty which could he referred to the Govern mente for their consideration prior to the next Assembly.
"GENEVA, Later. Representatives of Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, and Indin, have signed the Optional Clause,
PREMIER PAYS VISIT TO
"SANDRINGHAM.
لحديد
A WEEK-END TRIP.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE}
Rcony. Sept. 15. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald motored to Sandringham to-day to visit the King The Premier, who was no- companied by his daughter, 3ies Ishbel MacDonald, will stay over the night at Sandringham, return ing to. London to-morrow. Prince of Wales is at present with the King and Queen at Sandring
A message to the Renge News Agency from Changchun says:
According to information emanat- ing from a "White" Russian source, the Outer Mongolia Government has mobilised all males between the ham, ages of 20 and 40, and ordered two cavalry divisione, commanded by Soviet oficers, to move to the frontier.
THE DOPE EVIL.
The
The report mulds that prepara- tions are going on to move 50,00 ANIMATED TALK AT GENEVA
troops, according to the develop- ment of the Sino-Russian situation.'"
BOUND SOUTH.
SUN FO COMING TO CANTON.
{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Sept. 15.
An animated debate on the drugs traffic by the Fifth Committee of the League to-day revealed a com- plete change in the method of com- bating the traffic by the abandon ment of Government control in favour of limitation of' manufac ture.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 18. Mrs. Lian Chung Hoi (Ho! Hsiang Yen) and Mrs. Chang Fai All the speaker strongly favour- ed limitation, whilst some advocat Fui left for Hong Kong by the 2.5 "President Polk" yesterday for ned limitation, coupled with ration-
world tour.
Mr. Sun Fo and family, Gen- eral Chat Ming Shu, Mr. Wu Teh Chen, Mr. Teng Yen Hua (Com- missioner of Reconstruction, Kwangtung), and Mr. Chi Wu (Commissioner of Finance, Kwang- tung) leave for Canton on Satur day by the s.2. "President Jekar-
Bon.
ing.
"TARIFF HOLIDAY"
DISCUSSED.
BRITISH DOMINIONS
CRITICAL.
THROUGH REDTer's agency.).
GENEVA, Sept. 18.
In the course of a discussion en the Tariff holiday" resolution of the Second Committee, the spokes- incn of the British Dominions em- phasized that the younger countries must be entitled to impose tariffs order to protect their growing industries.
THE PALESTINE TROUBLE.
RESOLUTION AT GENEVA.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Sept. 15,
which The Sixth Committee, deals with Mandates, adapted a report on the work of the Man dates Commission, with a resolu tion renewing an expression of confidence in the work of the Com- mission, expressing profound re- gret at the recent untoward events in Palestine and complete con fidence in the enquiry instituted of years. by the Mandatory Power, and
trusting order would be. speedily
Bir Geoffrey Corbett (India),. said that India was unable to sup port any resolution or participate in any conference which would bind her to refrain from increas ing her customs duties for a period
restored, with a view to preventing THE MURDERED PRIESTS.
recurrence of the incidents.
The resolution also expressed.
the hope that the institution of
Mandates would continue to pursue
the ideals of civilisation.
The Sixth Committee älso adopt-
ed a report on alavery, with a re- solution postponing further consi
BLAME LAID UPON "FANATICS."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANROW, Sept. 10, deration of the British proposal to A letter just received by the revive the "temporary Commission Franciscan Mission reveals that the on Slavery, but urgently request-Jans Bruno and Rupertus murders ing States which have not yet rati- were perpetrated by "Spirit Sol- fied or acceded to the Slavery Con- diers," a fanatical society_similar vention of September 25, 1920, to to the "Red Spears" of Houan.
There are no further details. do to.
|
Viscount Cecil paid tribute to the great work, France had done, not- ably as regards the preparatory commission of arbitration Tor the
'TWO FREEMEN OF THE DISARMAMENT
LONDON"
PREMIER AND CHANCELLOR TO BE HONOURED,
"FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
(THROUGH „REUTER'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, Sept. 19. The Freedom of the City of Londan will be presented to Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Sacwden, in gold boxes, by an unanimous deci- sion of the Corporation, in recogni- tion of "Mr. MacDonald's indomit. able courage, energy, and ability, whereby he has raised himself to high office; and also of his efforts. by visiting the United States to promote better understanding to reach an agreement as to limits tion of naval armaments.
Mr. Snowdon rectives the honour for his firm and successful action to protect British interests."
Locarno and Paris Pact. It would MR. THOMAS SPEAKS
be a most profound disappointment, he unid, if by any action, the created an impression abroad that she was reluctant in the cause of disarmament.
man
Doubts, Expressed,
Herr Louden, of Holland, Chair- of the Preparatory Commie- sian On Disarmament, requested Viscount Cecil to modify his resolu tion in order to facilitate the work of the commission. He hoped thr latter would have sufficient material ready for the first disarmament conference.
the
M. Massigli (France) doubted the advisability of again patting the dearmament
question on stocks. He thought that the pre paratory work bad been detriment ally, affected by the non-acceptance of the 1924 Protocol. Nobody could doubt the goodwill of France, but she preferred to adopt methods
BUDGET DISCUSSION..
our
Owing to pressure on space; the Cricket and Raschall Notes which usually appear on Friday are held over.
that at present were practicable in preference to pursuing extreme idealistic aims which would not advance the cause of disarmament.
Count Bernstorff (Germany) said the situation had been changed by Viecount Cecil's earnest appeal, which he was willing to accept.
Plain Words From Japan,
Signor de Marinis (Italy) and Viscount Sato (Japan) opposed Viscount Cecil's resolution, the ac revision of the work of the Pre- ceptance of which would mean a paratory Commission.
Viscount Sato said that Japan desired as much as Viscount Cecil to realise something, but it must be something practical. He feared that the British proposal would
The debate was adjourned until delay the disarmament conference.
to-morrow.
;
COTTON CONGRESS.
BIG CONFERENCE IN BARCELONA,
(THROUGH XLUTER'S AGENCY.)
The
HARCELONA, Sept. 18. fourteenth international cotton congress opened at the Town Hall, Barcelona, to-day. There were ever five hundred dele- Hales present, including repre- sentatives of Great Britain, Egypt, India and Japan,, **
Mr. Howarth, one of the British delegates in the course of one of the opening speeches, detailed the progress of cotton growing in British colonies. He said that in the last twenty-five years, three million bales had been produced in countries where cotton-growing was formerly unknown.
EXCHANGE RATES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rucny, Sept. 18.
123.853 4,84 21/32 34.68 25.15 12.051 02.675
Puris New York Brussels Geneva ...... Amsterdam
Milan Berlin
20.36
Stockholm
18.10
Copenhagen
18.205
Oslo
Vienna
18.203 34.43
163
192) 32.86 108.90
375
817 34
Prague Helsingfors
Madrid Lision Athens Bucharest. Rio Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong "Yokohama
Silver (spot)
47 7/39 1/5 27/32 "2/3
21/103
1/11
232
:
ON CANADA.
可
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
DISCUSSED,
ORDERS FOR BRITAIN? ...
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, Sept. 15. Mr. J. H. Thomas arrived in Liverpool to-day on his from Canada,'
retura
He was very happy regarding the trip, and in the course of an interview he said: "I am com- pletely satisfied with the results of my visit. I certainly hope, and feel sure, it will contribute to the solution of unemployment in that, as a direct result of my visit;i Canada will take more coal and steel and other things from Great Britain which at present she takes
from other countries.
"Of course I cannot specify. I must lay my proposals and any results in connection with my tour before Cabinet and before Parlia ment. I have not asked Canada
QUESTIONS.
FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE
CALLED.
SUBMARINE TROUBLES.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}
CORRESPONDENCE.
A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG
DAILY PRESE"]
SIR-When I find myself in a seaport I have not previously visit ed, I generally go to the market. There I am able to see at a glance what the products of the country are, and also estimate, from the WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. state of cleanliness and the hygienic It is now learned that Mr. Rain-vonditions, the attention the Sani- Bay MacDonald will soon issue in.tary Board of the place pays to the United States, these matters. If the port visited vilations to France, Japan and Italy to attend is not British, then I judge from a Five-Power Naval Conference in renditions I see there how far ad vanced the country is on the road January
The State Department states to civilization.
TKO
there will be American invitations.
joint "Anglo-
DISTRESS IN INDIA.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HỌNG KONG DAILY PR£59."]
Sin-1 am desired by my Amo- ciation (as per resolution passed is its last sitting) to draw the gener us attention of the public of the Colony, through the columns of your esteemed paper, to the recent heavy foods in Sind (India) and the outbreak of cholera there,
From the papers received from India it is very sad to know of the sufferings which the poor people: have suffered and recent Reuter velegrains received here have con- frmed it. Thousands of people are hameless, many have died a tragic and corsequently many I think very few of your readers denth, ever visit the Hong Kong markets, children and women are without The dirtiest kitchens in the Colony their protectors,
We therefore bag 10 appeal to to ho found in the houses
The present belief here is that the submarine will furnish one of are the most vexing questions at thewhose mistresses honst that they the public of the Colony to extend conference, while a note has been never visit the kitchen.
I should their generesity and charity to this taken of a possible complication if any the ease of the markets is noble cause and earn the blessings Italy insists upon parity with any analagous to that of the kitchens of the sufferers.
Continental Power.
If
Our Association has started more of your readers were to What President Hoover Thinks. visit the markets occasionally, and fund to which it has donated $1,800, see the conditions there prevailing, and will very much appreciate any NEW YORK, Sept. 19. President Hoover, broadcastingtions would he made to those re-body. The same
I do believe such urgent representa donations, small or big, from any
ena be sent to from the presidential study in the sponsible that improvemente would anyone of the following:-The White Ilouse at Washington, de quickly he effected. Yours, etc..
|writer;
Pokoomul! c/o Messrs, Beribed the disarmament, negotia-
Brothers, 200, Wyndham Street, Mesers, Wassiamal Assamull (Trea surer of the Association), and The Pioneer Silk Store. I hope that the public will respond to the ap. peal whole-heartedly, for which every Indian will remain grateful,---
tions as "proposals which preserve
our national defences, yet relievo. the backs of toilers from gigaatio expenditures, and the world from bate and fear which flows from rivalry in building warships.
SANITARIAN.
Hong Kong Sent, 10.
RA.OB. NAVAL CONCERT RESULTS.
DAILY PRESS."}
Preparedness must not exceed [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG Yours, etc.. the harest neccesity for defence, or it becomes a threat of aggression," he added,
“LEFTIST” LEADER IN HONG KONG?
DOUBTFUL SHANGHAI
REPORT.
A "STORMY PETREL.”
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SIR-With regard to the concert held in the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre on Wednesday, September 4, in aid of the dependents of those
who lost their lives in the recent
Naval disasters involving H.M.S. Submarines H47, L13, and H.M.S. Devonshire (and which under the auspices of this Club).
In the first place it is the wish
was run
of myself, the Committee and the members of this Club to thank most heartily H.E. Sir Ceril "Clementi, K.C.M.G., ILE, Major-General J. W. Sandilands, C.B., C.M.G.. D.S.O., and Commodore R. A. S. Hill, R.N., for so kindly extending their patronage this worthy
cause.
their whole hearted support these Secondly, the general public for ladies and gentlemen who being un- able to attend kindly forwarded
F. T. MELVANI, Hon. Secretary, Sind Hindu Merchants" Association, P.S.-Charity-Rozes are also kept
at all the Indian silk etores, which are mostly in Queen'a Rond Central, for any small donations.
Hong Kong, Sept. 19.
LINDBERGH'S NEW TRAIL.
SOUTH AMERICAN AIR MAIL.
[United Fress.]
SHANGHAI, Sept. 19. learns from a reliable source that The North China Daily News Mr. Wang Ching Wei, the leader of the Kuomintang Lelt Wing, has arrived in Hong Kong, and that he their donations, a list of whom is Colonel Charles Lindbergh will will leave for Shanghai in three orgiven below.. Also the various Sems open a new four-day international four weeks time.
MIAMI, September · 19.
The new line, which will be inaugurated to-morrow by the
The
who advertised on the programme, air-mail route to-morrow when ho The North China Daily News to take things from us which she states that with his return to the and Mesars, Anderson Music Co. Inr/takes off from Miami on a fight produces herself, but 1 felt I was Far East interesting political deve kindly lending free of charge a baby down the east coast of South America to Paramaribo, Dutch entituled to put in a strong claim lopments are expected as it is re
grand piano. having regard to the Home
Last, but not least, Licut-Col. Guiens, according to the Pan- ported that he will soon become the Little, D.S.O., c/o Somerset L.I. American Airways, to which he is country being her largeet single head of the National Government,
technical advisor. purchaser of wheat; apart from [There is reason to doubt the (P.4.) and the members of the the ties of Empire. When I made accuracy of the information pub. "Buzzers Follies," without whom comparisons of the amount sheshed by our Shanghai contempor. such a highly successful result could trailblazing flight, covers a die purchased from us as compared ary. It is understood that Mr. not have been attained. I, 45 with the United States, I found Wang Ching Wei Wils in France
Chairman of this Club and on betance of 2,680 miles in all. Canada very ready to listen to quite recently, although it is behalf of the Committee and members sent mail and passenger service between Miami and San Juan, the claim I was urging. Canada lieved his intention was to return dooner again thank the ladies Porto Rico, a distance of 1,400 knows we are her best customers to China very soon. That bis re. and gentlenien of the Buzzers milce, was opened in January 1920. for their splendid and The new extension will make an cow, and I urged her to reciprocate appearance on the political stage Follies" in the direction I have indicated.
would have a very important re successful effort on behalf of addition to the system of 1249 "I propose to call a meeting of action upon current affairs is obworthy cause, and which must have all interested business parties in vious. He may be described as the entailed a tremendous amount of
stormy petrel" of Chinese poli hard work during their spare time. our country so that the necessary.
to China- steps may be taken to give practi- tics, and his return cal effect to my efforts."
whether or not he becomes head of the Government-is almost certain to be the signal for a re-oligementen. Mr. T. H. King of the political situation, which may have the gravest consequences.)
All this is only consistent with my statement when I took office
that there is no remedy for un- employment by artificial means. The real solution is to get custo- mera. I know it is an unusual step for a British Cabinet Minis
ter to take the role of a commerci- ELEPHANTS "BEWITCHED."
al traveller. But the cause pecès- sitated it and the result justifies
it."
Mr. Thomas admitted that he took out to Canada, samples of British coal, of which tests were made. Orders would be placed for
British con as a result,
BIG BREACH DAMAGES.
BROKEN ROMANCE OF A MILLIONAIRE.
"I am a chumhp.?!
This was the exclamation of Mr.
FAMOUS EXPLORER'S
THRILL.
Statement of Accounts.
Lient. Comdr. Powell, R.N....8 25.00 Surgeon Capt. Keith, R.N....
Commodore R. A. S. Hill,
R.N.
Mr. W. J. Roberts Anqoymous
Anonymous
5.00 50.00
miles.
Regular schedules over the now iine will provide a four-day set- vice between Florida and Dutch
Guiana, instead of the thirteen or 30.00 more days now required by stean- 10.00er for mail delivery.
Lindbergh will hop off to-morrow 10.00 on the first run of the West Indies Air Limited. He will arrive at San Juan, Porto Rito, the follow- 10.00 ing day, when the mail will be transferred to a Sikorsky Wasp- powered amphibian. The initial fight will be continued on through the Virgin Islands, through Guadaloupe, Martinique, Port of Spain, and Georgetown to Para maribo, arriving there September 24, after a four day's trip.
62.00
Oriental Lodge, RA.O.B....
Sir J. Oxberry
Lodge,
"R.A.O.B.
30.55
Far East Lodge, R.A.O.B.
20.00
Sale of tickets
Sale of progrnames
vertisements
A remarkable story of how a Surplus from revenue on ad-
"roped
herd of elephants were by black magic was recently told by Major Court-Treats, the famous "leader of the Daily Ezprtan Cape- to Cairo motor-car expedition, who has arrived in London from Africa with his film of native life, "Stam pede."
Major Court-Treatt is the first white man who has hurted, and killed elephants on foot with a
spear.
"While I was on this spear-hunt- ing safari," he said, "we follow- ed several herds into waterless country in the Bahr-el-Ghazal dis- Franklin S. Hardinge, a multi-trict of the Sudan, where the ele millionaire, when ordered to pay phants usually trek to water only Mian Ann Livingston £5,000 by a jury in Chicago, for breach of pro- they do nothing will stop them. every third or fourth night. When We followed this particular herd all day, and at night I was ready to give up.
mise.
The 63-years-old manufacturer caused an uproar in court by a denunciation of the woman. Не said:
"I first realised that I was be. ing made a fool of when Ann told me that I was not to call on her one day as she was going out shop ping. But I found out that she had a breakfast date with a St. Louis man who is married and has five children.
,1
Crossed of His’Books, "Not many days later I met Miss Livingston and the man at lunch. She threw a letter of credit for £200, which I had given her, back at me, with an expression of dis; gust.
I woke up then to the fact that I was just chump. I knew what she was doing. She was only show ing off in front of her fellow.
But let her try and get the 25,000 dollars! She loves to travel. Well, she'll have a long journey before she gets the 25,000 dollars the jury gave her.
z
Magic Rope,
"I made camp and stopped. Baballa, young, bard-bitten Mandalay hunter, who was said to be something of a magician, then came to me and said he thought he could bind the herd with his magic rope.
These 'magic ropes' are not un- common in Africa. They are usual- ly about a yard long and made of Dom paim Aure.
"Baballa sat down with the rope. in his hands, and went through the motions of tying his arms, legs, ankies and neck, muttering
Ні incantations as he did so. rouscles becarne taut, and be relaps. ed into a semi-trance.
"He sat so for a few minutes, and then suddenly relaxed, grunt- ed That is good,' and rose to hir feet.
Next morning we ran into the elephants only half a mile from camp, and killed one! They were almost stationary. By all the "I'm through with her for life.reckonings they should have been
Silver (forward)
23 9/14
I have crossed her off my books,"
miles away."
оп
pro-
gramme after paying for all advertising and print- ing bills
Grand total..
456.00 47.00
.935.50
$1,000.05
All incidental expenses were met by the members of the R.A.O.E. Club,-Yours, etc.
C. W. H. WILSON, Chairman,
The Pan-American Airways, for whom the flight is being made, ex- pects to extend the service further." down the east coast of Bouth. America to Argentine where it will connect with the system's extended west coast airlines
This will be Lindbergh's first flight of this type since his mar- riage.
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