CHANGSHA AGAIN M
HANDS OF REDS.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,
HEAVY RAINS IN NORTH CHINA
HQ'S PURSUIT PROVIDES | DIFFICULTIES OF RAILWAY
OPPORTUNITY,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NaNxiNG, August 11. The absence since yesterday of
wireless messages to Nanking from Changsha, which have been coming in regularly following the reoccupa tion of the city by the troops of General Ho Chien, has given rise to apprehension that the Human capi- tal has again fallen into the hands of the Reds.
TRANSPORT.
(THROUGE, REUTER'S AGEKOY.]
TIENTSIN, August 11 The continued heavy raing-to-dày, serve to heighten the anxiety re- garding the serious foods which are devastating the region between Tientsin and Mukden.
Washouts bave occurred at numerous places along the line, and station platforms have been wash- ed away and a number of bridges have been badly damaged,
It is believed that the Reds left behind numbers of plain clothes
. The total destruction of railway men who took advantage of the properties alone is estimated at situation when the troops of Boome lakhs of dollars."
Chien following the recapture of the city set out to pursue the main Red force..
EARLY RECAPTURE OF TSINAN PREDICTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, August 11.
It is officially learned from Hou- bhowfu that the Government va gaards" reached Tangkaishwang," 10 miles south of Tsinanfu, while Has Fa Chu's troops crossed the Tzebo in their advance westward towards Tsinaafu,
The situation is very serious be- rond the Great. Wall, where scores
AMERICANS IN CHINA.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SEXVICE]
NANKING, August 11. The Chinese Ambassador at.
Washington telegraphs that he has officially assured the United States Government that the National Government will assume full re- sponsibility for the protection of life and property of Americans in China.
BASEBALL RIOT AT SHANGHAI,
JAPANESE AGGRIEVED BY UMPIRE'S DECISION.
(From Our Own Correspondent,)'
SHANGHAI, August 11. - Arising from an umpire's decision
AUGUST 12, 1930,
TRAMWAY STRIKE AT SHANGHAI.
DEMAND FOR RINGLEADERS REINSTATEMENT.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, August 11. Eleventh-hour efforts to thwart, a
settlement of the French tramway strike, which appears to be immin ent, include shop to shop collections to bolster up the movement, but
WANG'S REPLY TO NANKING.
ALLEGATIONS STIGMATISED AS A DAMNABLE LIE.”
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, August 11. The revolutionary Daily News prints what purports to embody Wang Ching Wei's reply to Nan king's allegations in the intercept od wireless telegrams, and stig-
JAPAN AND THE LONDON PACT.
EXAMINATION COMMITTEE
APPOINTED.
(XHROUGH RAUTER'R ACENOT.)
TOKYO, August IT. The personnel is announced of
the Privy Council's Examination Committee for the London Treaty, the function of which is the treaty ratification process that
Corre-
against an illegal delivery, the Yokohama Higher Technical School baseball nine refused to continue the game and walked out, forfeiting the game to the American Amateurs The extremists have despatched amatises the story as a damnable sponds to that of the American to the accompaniment of angry letter to M. Monseran, Manager of lie.
Senate's Foreign Relations Com howls from the Japanese fans, who the Tramways, demanding the re- The Ambassador states. that Mr.rushed the diamond from all direc-instatement of the ringleaders and Stimson denied the reports that the tions and staged a “sear" riot, United States is contemplating Umpire Cox stood his ground, action with other Powers regarding half a dozen. Marines subsequently the situation in Hunan,
rushing up and eaccrting him to safety, with the crowd following in a menacing attitude till the Race.
a clash was prevented, due to tact- ful bandling by the Japanese police
threatening dire consequences.
น.
SOVIET AND CZARIST DEBTS.
[UNITED PRESS.]
of villages are inundated and hun- CAVALRY ENGAGE AFRIDIS. course gate was reached, though U.S. INSISTS ON PAYMENT. dreds of Chinese are reported to have been drowned, while thop- sands of refugees are flocking to the coast cities.
Telegraph communications, which have been interrupted for a time, are now almost completely re- established.
The railway authorities are most optimistic, and it is hoped that, given a break in the continuous rainy weather, complete repairs will be effected within a few days.
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In the meantime, the trains are
TRIBES SUFFER SEVERE CASUALTIES.
(THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY,]
SIMLA, August 30. Latest news from Peshawar states that there was a certain amount of sniping on Saturday and Sunday.
Two Afridis were killed under the walls of the city and another has shot dead in a cantonment.
Cavalry were engaged for most
men.
AMERICAN NATIONAL
AIR RACES.
ATOHENLEY TO TAKE PART.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY, August 10. Flight-Lieutenant Atcherley, the
Washington, August 6.---Com- menting upon reports from Europe concerning the the attitude of the U.B.S.R. toward tho United States, a spokesman for the State Department to-day said that the department has not received either direct or indirect communication indicating that Soviet Russia de sires to renew discussions concern- ing recognition by the United States
Wang Ching Wei advises the |mittee. Foreign Minister to abandon" such clever and smart diplomacy, but instead to suppress the Reds.
U.S. PRESS ON CHINA.
CAUSTIC COMMENT.
[UNITED PRESS.]
New York, August 5-In an editorial on the return of Wang Ching Wei to the limelight in
China, the influential newspaper New York Herald-Tribune com- ments adversely upon this develop
ment.
After giving Mr. Wang's He said that the Amercan posi-biography, the editorial states: tion in this regard remains the same as it was during the Hughes "When Russia broke with Chiang
being kept running on the andam of the day on Saturday with the British Schneider Trophy pilot, Chicherin negotiations eight years Kai Shek, Wang fitted from Han-
aged sections, and the passengers
Afridis in surrounding villages, on
A large squadron of Government aeroplanes arrived at Hauchowiu are negotiating the breaks on the whom they inflicted severe casual-
from Nanking, and are proceeding shortly to the Tientsin-Pukow Rail way front to bombard the enemy positions.
The military authorities are con- fident, of the early recapture of Tainan.
line by ferry or on foot.
(Wah, Tez Tat Pao.) Thousands Rendered Homeless. TIENTEIN, August '1. The Suichung district was devast- It is estimated that about 130,000 ated in consequence of the recent Government troops are operating floods.
the Tientsin-Pakow Railway Over 1,000 people perished, and front, while 100,000 troops are 3,000 who were rendered homeless missed on
the Kinochow-Tsinan fled to Shanhaikwan, Railway front.
ΠΟ
· NORTHERNERS CAPTURE
«KWEITEH WALLS.
{THROUGH EEUTER'S ADENOT.]
Telegraphic service between Pei- ping and Tehel has been interrupt- ed pa account of the destruction of the telegraph poles."
FOREIGN POWERS AND
CHINA CRISIS:
PRECAUTIONS TO DEAL WITH
ANY EMERGENCY.
BRITTEN WIRELESA SERVICE
ties.
A party of Afridis got into a mobilisation godown and get fire to a small warehouse, p
The Afridis lost several killed.
will represent Britain in the Ameri-go. can National Air Races at Chicago on August 22.
He has been invited to visit America by Lieutenant Williams, the American Schneider Trophy pilot, who has been in Europe dur ing the last two weeks conveying an invitation to representative pilots from Great Britain, France, Italy
The railway between Peshawar and Taru is damaged and all tele- phone and telegraph lines north-nd Germany. east and south of Peshamar are out.
The Afridia are sheltering in numerous villages around Pesha-
War.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE CONDEMNED.
MUSLIMS ADVISED TO PARTI
CIPATE IN CONFERENCE.,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
The
CALCUTTA, August 10. Khalifat Conference has passed a resolution condemning the RUGBY, August 10. civil disobedience movement and
advising Muslims to participate in the Round Table Conference.
MIMIC" _AIR" WAR IN ENGLAND.
REDLAND" OPPOSED TO
* BLUELAND."
The United States still holds that Russia must pay the Czarist debts, meet other conditions and provide safeguards for American interests before recognition can be achieved.
Sovist's Intention Not Pay. Moscow, August &-The official: organ Izvestia. to-day says that the not pay Czarist debts abroad but Government of the U.S.9.R will might, however, partly compensate the creditors by paying a slightly higher rate of return on loans to the present Government
Izvestia also declared that Pre- sident Hoover lifted the embargo
kow to Shanghai and back, full of vague enthusiasm, and hoping to reconcile the irreconcilables. Then he fitted out of sight, drifting for a time back to Europe for another period of study.
"Now Wang appears on the scene again, this time violently democracy of the old Kuomintang anti-Bolshevik and talking of the spirit while attempting to set up government financed by the two. Northern generals Yen Hai Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang.
"He is not likely to succeed." After expressing hope regarding
The Chairman, Count Miyoji Ito, is unfriendly to the Government and the Treaty. The other eight members are about equally divided between the Treaty's foes and friends.
The Committee's first meeting will probably be held on the 13th inst.
Owing to obstruction developing in some elements of the Privy Coun cil, ratification is expected to be slow, and probably it will not be completed before October.
GERMANY'S EASTERN
FRONTIERS.
POLAND AN UNHEALED WOUND IN HER FLANK.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
..
BERLIN, August 10. Lively discussions at Warsaw, and possibly even a diplomatic "incident," are likely to follow the speech of Dr. Treviranus, the former Minister of the Occupied an outspoken manner the question Regions, in which ha discussed in
of Germany's eastern frontiers..
Speaking at a demonstration to celebrate the tenth anniversary
which 90 per cent. of the inhabit the plebiscite of East Prussia (in
Atcherley, with the German pilot, Captain Loshe, left Southampton to-day, taking with him his own machine. He has been granted on wood pulp from Russia because the new leadership in China, the ants expressed a desire to remain
special leave by the Air Ministry.
After an official reception in New York, the pilots will fr in inter- national formation to Chicago, Atcherley leading,
Flight Lieutenant Atcherley, who took part in last year's Schneider Trophy Race, would have been second but for a miscalculation at one of the turns and was disquali- hed. The race was won by Flying Officer Waghorn at an average speed of 328.63 miles per hour.
POLITICAL CHANGES IN
TURKEY
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENUTU).
PEIPING, August 11. Foreign reports confirm that the Northern troops have captured the outer walls of Kweiteh, but Kwei- teh is several miles from the rail- way, and the Northern troops can- not advance further till the Shansi troops along the railway are able to advance to straighten their line.
Extremely uncertain and un- The offensive there and the settled conditions persistin & Nanking offensive on the Tientsin large part of China, and unofficial. Pukow Railway front are handi- messages report a further advance capped by the heavy rains and towards Hankow of the Communist floods which have washed away bandit forces which recently sacked the bridge, at Tawenkow, which the Changsha, Shansi forces damaged before with The foreign Powers with in- drawing, thus hindering the con- terests in that Yangtze port have veyance of the Nanking supplies to taken full precautions to deal with the front. A
The Shansi troops are holding any emergency that may develop. strong line along the hills to the Britain, Japan, the United States North of Taian.
Ruger August 10. and France have all war. vessels The Shansi forces are negotiating in the river and are in close and
England will experience a four with a Hunan division which re cently arrived at Tsingtao, hoping satisfactory contact, in readiness days' mimic air war this week. to win them over to the North. for whatever action the situation: The Royal Air Force's annual
may required
exeraises begin on Tuesday and Although the British Concession consist this year of strategical air. at Hankow was given up four years operations between the opposing FORD CONSIDERS A TEN ago, there are still large British forces of Redland and Bluelandment at Angora, whose 315 mem-
trade interests. in the city, which Blueland, comprising the South is about the size of Liverpool, and West of England, is equipped bers have formerly belonged to the chiefly with raiding craft, and Red People's Party, will consist of two are also considerable, wa
Prime Minister, Ismet Pasha, may be endangered
· MONTH YEAR.
MOTOR FACTORIES.
[URITISH WIRELEAS" SERVICE]
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. – 10, Big political changes are impend ing in Turkey,
Ali Fethi Bey; while there on leave, resigned from his position as Ambassador to Paris in order to form a now political party, whose main purpose will be "to solve Turkey's present economic and fin- ancial difficulties.
American capitalist, have demand- ed continuation of Russian trade with the United States.
ANOTHER ROUND THE
WORLD FLIGHT.
AEROPLANE WITH MANY
-NEW FEATURES.
[UNITED PEESS.]
Lundgren and Roger Q Williams Los Angeles, August 4-Ted 5.
started for New York to-day on the first leg of their, proposed round- the-world-Emsco monoplane flight in which they hope to break the existing record.
While it is believed that they rany better the time of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin, which completed the circuit in 21 days, 7 hr. 32 mia. last year, it was revealed to-day that the primary purpose of the "tour," as they described it, was to give a thorough testing out of many of Mr. Lundgren's inven- tions.
paper says"—
"But the new leaders will not be men whose fame is as disciples, whose study is without result, and who nearly 50 years old still stand out as men of promise."
CHINA TO BECOME COMMUNIST?
STARTLING STATEMENT FROM LOS ANGELES.".
[UNITED PRESS.]
Los Angeles, August 4-Address- ing a jury here to-day in the trial of Frank Spector, Carl Aklar and 14 other Communiste on charges of rioting last February, Attorney Leo Gallagher predicted that with in the present generation the United States will have & Soviet form of government,
Until the Government really re- presents the people, the workers will not be loyal, according to the lawyer.
in Germany), Dr. Treviranus refer red to the Vistula region of Poland.
as an unhealed wound in Germany's
eastern Bank
He said the future of Faland could only be assured if .Germany and Poland were not, kapt in state of perpetual unrest by unjust frontiers.
Dr. Treviranus added: "Our eyes ses with grief the land which. to-day is lost to us, but one day it may be re-won, A day will come when a fight for justice will free Germany and Europe."
Unshakable Basis of Poland's
Power
WARSAW, August 11 always to strive even to the last Polish legionaries, are ready as drop of their blood for the integrity. of the frontiers "is the concluding phrase in a resolution passed at Radom at the annual meeting of the legionaries-men who rallied round Pilsudski at the outbreak of the war in an effort to establish an independent Poland
He forecast that Los Angeles Mr. Lundgren is known
The resolution also described a will eventually receive the. "name
access to the sea as the "unsbak.. maker of sundry devices for aero-Sklar or Spector" in honourable basis of Poland's power." planes, one of the best known hav- of the defendants in the case, in helped the Southern Cross in its St. Petersburg was altered to ing been the drift peloris which the same fashion that the name of long fight from the United States Leningrad. to Australia. The full extent of
Sklar acted as his own attorney. the equipment of the. Emsco craft when given an opportunity to ad- has not been made known, but it dress the Court. He delivered a This will mon that the Parlia ir believed to contain several im-speech in which he forecast a
portant navigation and
other possible war between Soviet Russion devices.
and the United States over "im Mr. Williams with Lewis Yancey,perialistic interference in China flow in the monoplane Pathfinder Within a few years, he asserted,
der, Spain, în July, 1999. He is among the best-known of American. pilots.
TO AFFORD STEADY WORK IN Japanese and American interestsland, consisting of the North and parties and the position of the from Old Orchard, M., to Santan. China will be wholly Communist.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WINDSOR (Ontario), Aug. 10. To an eight hour day and five Hoy week, Mr. Henry Ford is consider- ing adding a ten month year.
He told an interviewer to-day that in order to enable workinen in the motor industry to have steady employment it seemed that they would have to introdues a ten month year. The summer montis
factory.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
SHRINKING.
DROUGHT.T
East of England, has an air force mainly of fighters. The operations are designed to test initiative in attack and defence. Imaginary mountain ranges, vulnerable points
Ex-Ambassador Forms Now Political Party.
BIG US. AVIATION PROGRAMME.
PROPOSAL TO BUILD 1,000 PLANES.
[UNITED PRESS.]
and industrial centres have been It has been rumoured for some TRAFFIC STOPPED BY THE munication in both countries will be losing the confidence of the Pre sprinkled about the map, and comtime that Ismet Pasha has been conducted almost entirely by wiresident of the Republic, Mustafa" [EEDIER'S AHERICAN SERVICE) Air-Marchal Sir Edward Elline ed favourably on the appearance of Kemal Pasha, who to-day comment- ton will be Head of the Directing the new party ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10. Staff. He declared: The antagonism of Traffic on the Mississippi has were not good months to be in a practically ceased owing to the manded by Air Vice-Marshal Dow strengthen Republican principles Board is considering a recommenda The Red Colony's Force, com- two parties will undoubtedly Washington, August 6-The Navy drought.
The river has shrunk to a com- squadrons, including two whose to the development of the nation's authorize a new five-year building ding, will consist of light fighting and will be a valuable contribution tion that it request Congress to paratively small channel and many craft have a speed of 160 miles an of its tributaries have completely hour, and five squadrons, mos u political and social structure programme of 1,000 aeroplaues dried up.
Meanwhile, news from the south which would cost a total of The Blue Force commanded by eastern frontiers disquieting. G. 885,000,000, it was disclosed to
The Persian Government's reply day Air Marshal Sir John Steel, will has been received to a strong Such a programme would supple
Take a comprise nine squadrone of bombers Torlash Note demanding, rectificament, an authorization made in and three fighter squadrons,
tion of the Turco Persian frontier 1935.
FIRE DESTROYS
CANADIAN DOCK."
"ON EVE OF BEING HANDED
OVER.
[THBOTOH KEDTER'S AUENCY.]
Fire, destroyed the new Canadian National Railway Dock, which the Contractors expected to hand over to the Government on the 12th
Tie loss €1,200,000.
estimated
at
CINEMA EXPLODES ON WARSHIP.
TWO MEN KILLED ON
THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.):
LORD BIRKENHEAD—— SLIGHTLY BETTER
BLITION WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruday, August 10 Lord Birkenhead passed a quiet Bellatriz when an explosion occur night and his condition to-day was red in the ship's cinema.
slightly better.
PAPEETE (Tahiti), Aug, 20.
Two men were, killed, and several wounded aboard the French warship
where the activities of Kurdish It is believed that despite the tribesmen have been troubling the present disposition on the part of Turks
the Hoover Administration towards;
THE
R.100 TOURS CANADA,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ST. HUBERT, August 10. The E.100, which recently flew. from Cardington to Montreal, took. off at 6.20 yesterday evening for a tour over Ottawa, Toronto, Hamil- ton and Niagara carrying a party of Naval Air Arm officers,
The airship will return to her mooring mast on Monday, when
U.S. SECRETARY FOR preparations will begin for the
return to Britain, LABOUR.
The airship will leave Canada about August 12
LATER
MR. MYER BLOOMFIELD A
POSSIBILITY.
[UNITED PRESS,]:
Washington, August ⠀⠀⠀ 6—Mr.
was mentioned to-day as a possible Myer Bloomfield, a New York off. cial of the Department of Labour,
as Secretary of Labour, following successor to Mr. James J. Davis i visit by. Mr. Bloomfeld to the White House.
Mr. Davis is now the Republican torial race, following the campaign nomines in the Pennsylvania Sena- against the incumbent Senator, M. Grundy,
Mr. Bloomfield declined to com ment. He has extensive experi- once in Government work, though
arbitrator in strikes, special com missioner to Porto Rico, lecturer universities. European labour ex pert for the Saturday Evening Post, and is founder of Industrial Relations and Bloomfield's Labour Digest
yet been disclosed, but it is believed learned that there is reason to that they are in the negative. hope that the President may grep
The Turkish Government proposes in building up to the treaty limit on vocational guidance at several to undertale extensive operations. The aeronautics situation as a against the Kurds and Fevzi Pasha, whole, with other nations consider Chief of the General Staff, has left ed as a part of the picture, in be- to inspect the Turkish forces in the lieved to justify such, a determins eastern provinces.
tion:
Thousands watched the B.100 circle the capital several times,
The Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, and the Mayor of Ottawa conversed with the airship's officers by means of the wireless telephone.
DROUGHT IN AMERICA
SHOWERS BRING RESPITE TO HEAT WAVE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
Showers Yesterday
respite to New York's for a heat waves
drought in the Middle West were Seven of the States stricken with also visited by showers, which were cheering even if perhaps too late to be of much benent to the parche ed corn crop.ktn