PREMIER ADDRESSES U.S. SENATE.
WARM PRAISE FOR KELLOGG PACT,
CLEARING THE WAY FOR UNDERSTANDING,
CONVERSATIONS TO CONTINUE.
The Premier is regarded in America as one of the most popular British statesmen who have visited that country for diplomatic reasons for some years. Yesterday, Mr. MacDonald addressed a crowded Senate and described the Kellogg Pact as "a monument in Alstory."
Later news, however, indicates that a feeling of pesalmiem exists with regard to the question of Naval disarmament as it is feared that preliminary understandings must be reach with Japan, France, and Italy to prevent a repetition of the Geneva failure.
MR. MACDONALD OPTIMISTIC.
"[Router's Agency and British Official Wireless.|
LONDON. October 7.
Two-Minute Speech.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1929.
MANCHULI BATTLE.
THE WAR IN THE NORTH.
"WHITES" TO FIGHT SOVIET TROOPS?
(THROUGH REUTER’■ AGENCY.)
HARI, Oct. 7. Severe hostilities between the Rusino and Chinese troops again broke out at the Manchuli, Railway Station on Saturday, at midnight, and despite the stubborn resistance of the Chinche infantry, at one stage during the small hours of Sunday morning the Chineee troops almost evacuated the city owing to the violent attacks of the Russians,
At this time, the 43rd Manchu rian Regiment under Commander Leung arrived on, the scene, and after a battle of two hours suc needed in repulsing the advancing Soviet forces. The 43rd Manchu rian Regiment was formerly station. ed at Chalunor, and was despatch. a request for assistance.
The number of caualties among the Chinese is
President Hoover and Mr. Ramsay Prior to his address to the MacDonald left the President's 6sh-Senate, Mr. MacDonald visited theed to Manchuli only on ing camp on the Rapidan River House of Representatives where he early this morning for Washington, was warmly welcome by the Mem after a pleasant week-end in henuti- bars and crowded galleries, ful surroundings.
The President and is disintin- guished guest reached the White Hruse shortly before eleven o'clock, and shortly afterwards a statement was issued, signed jointly, in the following form:"We have frankly reviewed all the questions which might give rise to friction between our peoples. Gratifying progress has been made and the conversa- tions are continuing."
In a speech lasting only a couple of minutes, he said that his pre- sence among them was a reminder to him of how near and alike were the institutions of Great Britain and the United States:
said to be considerable.
Peace at Ubalanof. Since Saturday it is understood that the Russians have spread their cavalrymen into small groups of 200 to aco, attacking the Chines
trenches from several directions.
The Russians have beer assail ing Chalanor during the past few
He dwelt on the honour which had been accorded to him in meeting the Congressmen in this manner, days, and the Chíncar troops and all the Members were subse-stationed in the vicinity of Chala- quently presented individually, the nor retreated to Külunor on Satur. first being the Father of the House, day; but in the morning of Sunday a white-bearded, veteran, of the when the Russians ceased opera. Civil War, Mr. Charles Manly Sted-tions the Chinese returned to their man, who is 88 years of age, and trenches. afterwards the leaders of the various parties and the back-benchers,
At White House.
Long Applause. There followed a most remarkable event, unique in the history of the United States, the British Prime Minister going to the Capital, in the company of Sir Earie Howard, the British Ambassador, arriving at It is officially stated that the the House of Representatives at British Premier and Miss Ishibe! and addressing both the MacDonald will stay at the White House of Representatives and the House as the guests of President and Mrs. Hoover for the next three Senate..
days.
noon,
A banquet is heing held at the White House to-night in their
The galleries of the Senate were crowded with distinguished visitare, including not only prominent Ameri- cans from all over the country bathonour, and it promises to be the
Peace now reign at Chalanor, and it is believed that the Soviet troops are not likely to return.
Ia the Sungari River many of the Russian gunboats have depart ed, and at prezent only one Soviet gunboat is remaining. At Sungari the Chinese troops arrested two Russian womca apies, who attempt. ed to cross the Chinese boundary.
Chinese Watching Points,
: COSTES AEROPLANE SOLD?
"NON-STOP
AIRMAN LEAVING FOR HARBIN
TO-MORROW.
Tekyo, October 8.1
A message received this afternoon states that the reason given by Costes for abandoning his idea of Aying to Japan is that he had contracted to sell his machine to the Chinese,
Weather permitting, Costes will flying to Harbin on Thursday and from thence to Dairen, from which port he will retura to France by steamer.
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An earlier message stated that Costes was unable to commu- nicate his whereabouts when he landed because he was arrested by a Chinese general who thought he was a Soviet "raider."
DEATH OF ROUMANIAN REGENT.
CREATES DELICATE
SITUATION.
[THROUGH RACTER'A AGENCY.)
ROCMANIA, Oct. 7. The death of Dr. G. V, Buzdugan, the First President of the Superme Court and one of the members of the Rumanian Regency Council, has set the authorities the delicate pro- blem of filling the vacancy.
The other members of the Re gency Council are Prince Nicholas, the second son of King Ferdinand, and the Patriarch Miron Christen. The name of the Queen-Dowager Marie, Princess of Saxe-Coburg sad Goths, and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, has been men- tioned as possible succesor to Dr. Burdagan,
The Cabinet has discussed the subject fully and has decided to convoke the Chamber of the Senate on Wednesday as a National As sembly to elect and swear-in the new Regent.
The King. Michael, was born on October 25, 1921 and is therefore not eight years of age. He is a son of Prince Carol who renounced his right of accession in 1925, and of Princess Helen of Greece.
The Mukden Government has SENATE AND " the whole Diplomatic Corpe in full most notable event of the Wash-heen informed that 30,000 "White".
dress.
When Mr. Hamsay MacDonald andreased the American legislators in their own Chamber-an unpre- redented action on the part of a British Prime Minister-he WAB received with a roar of cheers which took some time to subside.
Perfect Understanding. Addressing the House from a dais. Mr. Ramsay Maclonald de clared that, deep down in his heart he felt that any misunderstanding between Great Britain and the United States of Amerien did not the substance of belonging to things. He was satisfied that it would be swept completely away. (Loud cheers.)
ington season.
Japan's Promise.
Russians have appeared in the Amur River district, and it je anti- cipated that they intend to create trouble there.
Toxyo, October 8. Although the text of the invita- tion, to the Naval Disarmament It is also learned that judging Conférence had not arrived in from the concentration and troop Tokyo in time to be discussed at movements of the "White" Rus | Lo-day's | Cabinet eonference, Maians it secme that the." Whites."
Matsudaira, the Japanese Ambas-are shortly to start sador in Amerien, has telegraphed against the Soviet troops. Chinese that he has received it. The text officials in the Amur districts have is therefore expected here some heen instructed not to interfere time during the day.
The Premier has informed Press- men that Japan's acceptance is a foregone conclusion. and that a reply will be forthcoming in two or three days.
Feeling of Pessimism.
TOKYO, October 8. While many well-informed people
operations
with the
encounter between the "Whites" and the Soviet, but to maintain a keen lookout to see that the Russians do nat penetrate the Chinaoc districte.
A Protest Lodged!
NANKING, Oct. 8, The Chinese Foreign Ministry cable from Mr.
report that the Naval supporters has received a will oppose the suggestion of a con-
Referring in glowing terms to the Pact of Paris for the renunciation of war, Mr. MacDonald said that he felt sure that the Kellogg Pact fereice to be held in 1930 to con- Chiang Tso Ping, the Minister to would stand out like a monument in sider the abolition of capital ships, Germany, stating that he has lodged the Navy Office spokesman is re history
"We in England mean it to be tiernt and asserts, that the question the guiding idea of our policy. It has not yet been discussed so it is Government, through, the medium
Come
a strong proteat with the Soviet
is absolutels impossible for any therefore impossible to gauge Naval of the German Government, against acetion of our forces, whether on opinion. land or sea, or in the air.
Regarding the prospects for the the recent attacks by the Soviet forthcoming conference, there ap- troops upon Manchuli and that the pears to be a certain amount of Sine-Russian negotiations between pessimism in both Naval
and him and the German Minister at Civilian circles as it is feared that. Berlin have come to a standstill. unless some preliminary under- standings are reached with Japan,
into hostile conflict again if you and we do our duty in making the Peace Pact effective."
The Prime Minister went on to refer to the Anglo-American naval negotiations, the bright promise of complete agreement on every point, France, and Italy, there is a likeli and the question of parity between hood of a repetition of the Geneva
the United States
Britain.
and
Grent failure.
"What is all this bother about
parity" he said.
Parity! Take it!" exclaimed Mr. MacDonald.
Ending Competition.
AUSTRIAN BANKS AMALGAMATE.
CHANCELLOR'S PROMPT
ACTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
VIENNA, Oct. 8. Herr Schober, the new Chancel lor, has saved Austria from a very grave financial crash.
REVOLT OF TSAO'S TROOPS..
CAUSED BY DISLIKE OF OFFICERS,
(THROUGH EEUTER'S 'AGENCY,]
ICHANO, Oct. 7. General Peng Chi Piso, who commands the 14th Independent Brigade, arrived from Shaai thin morning. He is working in unison with, General Tano.
The revolt of General Tsao's troops appears to be bigger than at first reported, as only about 500 troops remained loyal.
"LOBBYING."*
RESULT OF SEARER REVELATIONS,
[RENTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee has appointed a strong sub-Committee to investigate "Lob- outcome of the bying" as the Shearer revelation. Mr. Garaway (Democrat) is Chairman of the Sub-Committee and Senator is one of the members.
به گر
CREATING RUBBER
RESERVE.
DUTCH PRODUCERS SCHEME.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
WOMAN WITH THE SCREWDRIVER.
STORIES OF ETON, TOLD BY MATRON.
SMALL BOY'S REBUFF TO VISITORS.
LAW OF THE MEDES AND THE
PERSIANS.
After thirteen years as Matron; in College at Eton, Miss Oughter, son is leaving to take up a post in Canada.
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When I got there, I rubbed my eyes and stared; he was in bed. and fast asleep. His forehead was not feverish, and the thorniometer.
"Next morning I aw him and
"I came here from Haileybury very gently put under his arm- with Doctor Lyttelton and it will showed normal; so after watching almost break my hears to go." she him for a while I went back to said to an Ferning News repre- | bed... sentative, who continues
Miss Oughtersen is rather small asked. How's the pain 1 with curly dark hair, and eyes and | mouth that are: tule-bearers of a
Oh, that! he said. Yes, but strong sense of humcur; and na we walked through the College II just went back to bed.'
you said it wasn't appendicitis, 30
He is now a master at a famoas public school."
noticed that every boy gave her a smile as he raised his top-hat or his cap.
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"Staying-Out" Rooms.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 7. It is understood that, the „com- mittee for promoting the interests of Netherlands rubber producers, The other side as it is call which was established approxied-comprises a corner of the 'col- mately eighteen months ago, shortly lege given over the Matron after the rubber slump, has invited in College as her house and to the the constituents to meet at Amster "' staying-out rooms" (sick rooms), damn on October 29 to consider a The lower parts of the windows draft scheme.
in Miss Oughterson's rooms were of semi-opaque glass, and she told!
It is learned that the Committee
estimates that the world produc-me she had found it necessary to tion of rubber in 1930 will not put this in on account of American satisfy the consumption.
Lourists.
It, therefore, proposes the eren- tion of a reserve of 45.000 tons. or approximately ten per cent, of the production of British, French and Dutch enterprises under Euro- pean control.
Pain he said, what pain ? "Didn't you wake up in the middle of the night!'"
the
The "Stails in Chamber.? Miss Oughterson took me to see stalls in chamber. Here, in the oldest part of the college, live the youngest boys. The stalls nro dark-panelled with old wood, and curtain hangs across each arched entrance. She asked a boy's per- mission to look in, and I saw a collapsible bed in a curtained re- cess, a cupboard for clothes, a chair and washstand.
Two Thorburn reproduction-> badger and an otter-hung on the Eton's taste in pictures, I wall. learned, is good,
If he had not wanted us to come in," Miss Oughterson told me, "a stern stall curtain!' would have warned us off."
"They used to stand patiently outside and watch me while I work ed, or while I had lunch, and it
At the end of one of the two got on my nerves," she said. "I
rows of stall we looked into the once found an American lady unstall of the "Captain of Chamber" screwing the brass-plate on the--an autocrat with the power of head master's bell. She had come seating, selected for character and armed with a screw-driver. When ability at games, responsible for
protested, she said she was just
the discipline of chamber. taking it as a souvenir; and when I emphatically refused to allow that, she said, "Oh, I think you're very harsh1"
The reserve, if established in accordance with the scheme of the
I committee, will be controlled by a Central Selling Organisation, for release at a price to be fixed later, thus raising the normal price for producers.
Any
The Committee disclaim desire to antagonise American con-
sumers.
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BUYERS AND LOW PRICES,
A well-known London firm of sharebrokers, in a recent report, atates that a certain amount of nervousness war displayed by mar- ket operators when the unfavour able export figures for Malaya and the Dutch East Indies were issued With the London and Liverpool stocks also showing considerable Augmentation, it was reasonably assumed that some selling of the raw material would take" place by speculative interesta.
This assumption. indeed, duly materialised, but as soon n the price was fractionally lowered buy.
was apparent on behalf of manufacturers. This proides fur Borahther evidence that the hig tyre in.
CHINESE CALENDAR,
NANKING'S WARNING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
SHANGHAI, Oct. 8.
has ordered that, commencing from The State Council at Nanking
January 1 next, the solar calendar, which has been adopted as the of vint calendar for Chica, must be obeerved in all business transac. tions and all other documents in order to secure their validity before the Law Courts of the country.
Any document dated according to the lunar calendar will not be re- cognised as valid after the New Year.
PRISONERS OF WAR.
FEELING THE COLD IN THE NORTH.
terecta are. not looking for any appreciable decline in the price of the commodity, but are willing to replenish their stocks as soon as
I showed her off the premises," Miss Oughterson went on, and when she had gone I found I still End her screw-driver in my hand. That was, perhaps, a trifle harsh."
Hot Water Bottles.
but this can only be done when the Names were carved on the walls, Captain of Chamber" has played
"at Lord's.
Reforms in the Kitchen,
We went from chamber into the
sixth form passage, and there I
saw a room whose walls were carved with the names and dates of Derby winners.
"A Law of the Medes and Peraiana," said the matron. The "staying-out rooms" scomed Trigo 29," I learned, was up with- unprepossessing to me; they were in 24 hours, and expertly done, too. built in 1885-445 years after the When Miss Oughterson came to beautiful oldest parts of Eton-but Eton there were few baths, and she there was no doubt they were well-proudly showed me several bath- equipped and comfortable. Miss rooms with showers that had been Oughterson showed me the rooms installed through her " agitating." ready for use, complete even to a She also took me to the old kitchen hot water bottle between the with its high conical roof and show- sheets: she is not to be caught un-rd me the cumbersome machinery prepared in any ense of emergency for turning the spits in front of a A highly professional-booking medi- buze fire place. cine cupboard also bore witness to this.
"The boys seem to trust me as
medical adviser,' Some years ago I was awakened in the middle of the night by a hammering on the door of my room which leads to the college rooms
A
she
Raid.
Miss Oughterson, I heard, I've got such a pain! Do you think it's appendicitis !!
Perfect Trust,
I recognised the voice: it came the market shows an easier teo- from one of the youngest of the dency. In view of the rapid expan- boys, and I asked, Where is the sion in consumption all over the paint world, it is hardly surprising that manufacturers disinclined to take sadue risks with regard to the covering of their requirements.
ara
Butch Indies Exports.
EX-
The Dutch East Indies Rubber Trade Association gives the figures with the figures for Tune in paren- of exports for the month of July
ports 28,031 tons (June 23,881 tons), thenes for comparison-groRS whereof catate, rubber 13.834 tons and native rubber (12,472 toas).
Making 14.920 tons (11,409 tops). the usual allowance for moisture and idrt in the native rubber, the dry equivalent of the native ex ports is 10,665 tons (9,557 tons). making a total export in terms of dry rubber of 24,499 tone (21,029 tons).
The total exports (dry equiva- lent) from the Dutch East Indies for the first seven months of this
year amount to 156,210 tons, against 123,667 tons in 1928. The gro88 ex- ports for July are the highest so far recorded, the previous highest having been 97.160 tons in May of this year.
He predicted that the Anglo- American naval agreement would end the period of competition in armaments, and he went on to em- phasise the importance at the pre-
NANKING, Oct. 9. sent day of the formation of per- sonal contacts between the leaders
Chang Hsueh Liang has wired BLOWS FOR AN OFFICIAL. His influence and initiative has of great nations as the foundation
the Central Government stating which
that the Chinese members of tho to build enduring resulted in the amalgamation of upon
It is reported that the revolt
crews two steamers seized by peace.
two great banks, the Boden Kredit. Neither Britain nor the United Anstalt and the Oester Reichische was due to the fact that the troop the Soviet in the Amur river have States, he said, would form any ex- Kredit Anstalt, which will be com- disliked the new officers who had been impressed to perform hard clusive alliance towards any other pleted within forty eight hours. been appointed to the recently labour at Blagovestchenak. Des
The latter bank. assumes the liabi-formed division.
pite the severe cold, the prisoners nation or group of nations. The
There have been proclamations are still wearing summer clothing. whole spirit of war must be extir-lities of the former which was on
He states further that Chinese the verge of collapse. Its troubles posted in the streets to the effect pated. (Cheers.)
The Premier, concluding, made a have been largely increased by that the trouble is These organisations in Hellungkiang have were issued by prepared a thousand winter outfits moving reference to the late Dr. panicky depositors, who have been proclamations Gustav Stresemann, Foreign Minis- intimidated by Fascist threats of
for "war prisoners" in Blagovest Troops who were sent to Patungchens and asks for means to be ter of Germany, as a man whoso | civil war,
a few days ago réturned here to whole life was devoted to the cause
devised to ensure that the clothes day and, were disarmed
reach the prisoners.
of peace.
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Its shareholders' will suffer as a result of the amalgamation.
General Teao.
over.
William Palmer, a former tenant of promises of Poplar Borough Council, was sentenced Thames Police Court to six weeks' bard labour for assaulting Mr. William Nicholla, deputy town clerk of Po- plar,
It was stated that proceedings has been taken to recover posscasion of the premises from Palmer, who afterwards met Mr. Nicholls in the street. He struck Mr. Nicholls violent blows on the jaw.
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This, too, she had superseded by a more modern (and infinitely less wasteful) range; and she abolished the second kitchen which was used for preparing the lighter meats.
Jan't Be Just Cute!
As we crossed the famous paved court, with the statue of Eton's royal founder in the middle, Miss Oughterson said:-" One of the most charming things I have ever Been was a rebuff administered here. by a very small wisp of a boy of eleven to two gushing young Ameri- can women.
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They saw him and cried:- "Oh. look at that little boy.. Isn't he just cute and so on, and they called out: Bay, come here little boy, I wanna talk to you.'
Right in the middle of me.' "Then it can't possibly be appen- dicitis, I decided. Go back to bed and I'l
come along in
The small boy approached, took minute. I lit a candle, found a off his top-hat and said, 'Pardon thermometer, and went along the me, madam, I have private business passage to the invalid.
with my tutor '
NEW CONSTRUCTION
WORK IN CANADA.
14 PER CENT, OVER 1928. "
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Telegrams in Brief.
Tokyo, Oct. 8.-Mr. K. I. Inukaj bas accepted the Presidency of the Seiyukai, the Opposition Party, in auccession 10 the Into Baron Tanaka,
{"D.P." Special Service.] Montreal, Que-According to the MacLean Building Reports, Ltd., monthly survey of construction con-
Paris, Oct. 7.-M. Laurent Bynac, tracts actually started throughout the Minister for Air, has instructed all Canada, taking into considera the Franch Minister in Peking to tion both urban and rural projects, express to Costes and Bellonte, the new work atands 14 per cent ahead airmen who broke the world's non- of the identical periol of 1926.
& year ago.
The report as of July 31 gives top record by a flight from Paris the total of 833,360,600 as the esti-warmest congratulations.
to Heilungkiang, the Government's mated value of contracts started during July. This is the largest July total ever recorded and 51 Shanghai, Oct. 8.-An officin? per cent, over the total for July despatched from Tokyo states that Coates has informed the Japancso As for contracts awarded the to- Consul at Taitaihar that he wil tal for July is given as 857,940,700, probably give up his intention at allocated as follows: Business uying to Japan and will proceed buildings, 824,687,100; engineering, vid Harbin, Mukden, Shanghai, $17,583,100; residential, 811,478,000; and Calcutta to Paris instead.. and industrial $4,192,500.
For seven months of the year to date, the total for construction London, Oct 5-Mr. Henry Payne, awarded stands at second Secretary to the Board of 8336,062,400, of which business Trade, has accepted an appoint- buildings accounted for 8118,942,400; ment under the Egyptian Govern 35.4 per cent; engineering,ment who are desirous of his expert 804,218,600 or 28 per cent; residen- assistance in connection with che tinl, 880,091,300 or 24.1 per cent; organisation of the Department of: and industrial 841,012,100 or 12.5 Commerce and Industry-British
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contracts
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