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30.–Military Expedition to Heangshan.
(May 4, 1989).
trap Guneral's Office, on Monday It is intended on Friday next, afternoon, of a Piratical Junk lying to dispatch an expedition into the off a village near East Point, upon waters of the Canton river, West which Inspector Jarman proceeded of Macan. One account we heard with the informant in a Police boat states that three companies of the to the place indicated and there Royals will accompany another, found the boat in question benched, for the purpose of cleaning her account, five companies and a com-
Mr. Jarman had taken the pany of the Royal Artillery. We bottom. heard on good authority, that ita precaution of sending a body of object was to attack a body of Police round by the road; immed- Tobels, and we heard ou still better lately h the approach of, the authority, that the object was to Police boat, the crew of the junk, make such a display "and demon- endeavoured to make their escape. stration at Heang Shang, us would The Police gave chase and waded tend to cause the elders of that through the mud with their mus town to pause ere they made us keta, and fired several shots at again the victims of their patrio-them, but none took effect; the tism. We also heard that the Hon. police on shore cut off their retreat Mr. Bruce was to accompany the and succeeded in capturing 8 mer
and as many more escaped. expédion and we heard that he
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Whä not. We also heard that
General van Straubenzee was to conless with a portion of the Can- tan garrison, and we heard he was not,
Wanted-A Secretary for the Hongkong Club, application to be made in writing, addressed to the General Committee."
By Order,
JAMES WEST
(Secretary)
For certain there is to be an expedition on Friday, and several, Companies of the Royals will go. We hope that they will be supplied with solar bata, and that none of the Thespians will be knocked over, Hongkong April 25, 1859. so that although we are not allowed to know what they are going to do beforehand, we may have a grand representation, of what they did, embellished with what they should, would, cold, and might have done, after they shall have arrived safely hack.
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CHINA'S NEW 2,000 MILE HIGHWAY
Sven Hedin's Survey Party Sets Out:
Army And Navy. Enormous Ap- propriation
won
Tokyo, Oct. 20.-The Japanese army and navy apparently their fight today to have their heavy demands the 1934-35 budget take priority over other expenditures.
for funds from
A communiqué issued at the conclusion of a series of conferen- ces between the five leading nem- bers of the cabinet said merely that "the ministers agreed upon fundamental principles.. for co- ordinating the empore's foreign, national policies."
defense and finances But Finance Minister, Takaha- told the Associated Press.
and War that he shi afterward Minister Sadao Araki had agreed principle that, national defense to the
should receive needs priority in the budget for the year
beginning next April.
to
The cabinet's "big Ave" which met in the conferences included also Premier Saito, Minister of the Navy Osumi and Foreign Minister Hirota.
Immediately after
Anal the conference they all refused to elucidate the communiqué but the concensus of opinion of the poli- tical experts of the Tokyo news- papers was that Araki and Osumi had gained the consent of their colleagues for their demands.
These. it is authoritative under- stood, are 620,000,000 yen for the army and 680,000,000 yen for the navy, both far in advance of the outlays of the current and other years.
The army estimates include 180,000,000 yen for new arms and munitions, including airplanes, and the total is the largest in history.
The navy has asked for an appropriation 30 per cent greater than that for the current year, and the combined figures for both
milltary branches are about 45. per cent greater than for this year.
A revival of Russian military rest at ease concerning her de fenses in the direction of the Asiatic continent" was given as the primary reason for the army demands in a war office commu- niqué issued September 29.
Peiping, Oct. 19.The National the westernmost province, Sin-power "making Japan unable to government's survey party for the kiang, which borders Soviet Russia, projected 2,000-mile highway across The hope is to bring the trade of North China from the sea to Sin-Central Asia to the Pacific ocean, kiang province, led by Sven Hedin, open the northwest to colonization will set out Saturday, it was, an- and economic development, and nounced to-day.
end forever the famines which at- most annually paralyze the isolated north-western area.
Hedin, famous Swedish Asiatic explorer and scientist, who is a per- sonal friend of President Roosevelt, received a telegraph message from the President to-day saying "Come and tell me about the trip when you return."
"Would be great honour, will do so, Hedin replied.
The explorer and a party of en- gineers are to leave for the west in a caravan of motor trucks equipped with cabins to resist the bitter cold, soon to grip the north-west. They expect to be gone eight months,
In addition to building, modern means of communication the pro- gram includes development of a irrigation system from the Tarim river which is calculated to trans- form and Sinkiang into fertile fields. The highways are to follow the route of the Asiatic camel cara" vans which in the time of Christ took North Chind products to Syria, whence the merchandise was shipped to Rome.
The method of financing has not The gigantic program of high. been revealed but Nanking officials way, railway and irrigation deve-indicated the means" had been ar- lopment, aimed at, bringing nearer ranged for.
ORDERS TO KIANGSI POPULACE
For Bandit Suppression ··
11.-General
Nanchang, Oct. Chiang Kai-shek, in an order to General Estung Shih-bul, Chair- man of the Klangsi Provincial Government, Instructs the various district magistrates to persuade all citizens to return to their respective cities and assist in bandit sup- pression. Special protection 19 to accorded those who have al- ready returned.
the long-sought goal of economic "Hedin, outstanding authority on independence and security for China and Central Asia, is 68 years China, was made public last month. old but apparently is able to with-be
At an estimated cont of 850,000, stand any hardship. He returned 000 gold Nanking is undertaking a few months ago from his latest to build the route from the sea to exploration trip into central Asia.
JAPAN'S DIPLOMACY & DEFENCE
Important Series Of Ministerial
Conferences
ENTIRE AGREEMENT IS REACHED
In a further order to the magis- trates, General Chiang instructs them to organise measures for pacification, self-defence and the institution of the Pao-chia (mutal guarantee) system in accordance with orders already issued.
General Chiang has also ordered the...various army and divisional commander to deposit their month- ly allowances at the Nanchang Branch of the Central Bank of China Kuo Min.
timate talks, but the state of his health unfortunately forbids such a procedure. National defence 18. of course, a matter which cannot be neglected for a day, but as it is inseparably bound up with diplomacy, the national polley: must be based on the co-ordination of the two. The country's foreign policy must be definitely establish. ed before the national defence programme can be fruitfully dis-
Tokyo. The conference of the on the question of helping the five Ministers, Admiral Balto, the development of Manchukuo and on Premier, Mr. Takahashi, the the improvement of relations with Finance Minister, Mr.: Hirota, the Russia, America and China, Mr. Foreign Minister, 'General Araki, Takahashi, the Finance Minister, Minister for "War, end Admiral | who followed, stated his views on Osumi, Minister of the Navy, was the international economy, and its resumed at the Premier's official bearings on diplomatic relations, residence after the Cabinet Coun- General Araki, Minister for War, cil on the 10th instant. "As, on the and Admiral Osumi, Minister of previous occasion, the details of the Navy, also gave free vent to the discussion at the conference their views on diplomatic relations Japani has withdrawn from the are kept secret,, but the "Asah"" as seen from the point of view of League of Nations, this by no understands that foreign policy national defencé.
means signifies Japan's hostility to formed the main topic of discus- The next conference is fixed for the Powers, As is clearly set forth sion
the 10th instant. As the matters in the Imperial Edict issited on the
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cussed and laid down. Although ARMED ROBBERY and tying their wrists with wires.
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CHARGE
Ma Jong School!
Before Mr. Schofield at Central Magistracy yesterday, Tae Kwai was charged with armed robbery at 171 Thompson Road, Wanchai on July 18, 1833,
them, putting corks in their mouths
and hits of cloth torn from a bed curtain on the premises,
While the robbers were engaged. in ransacking the house, a baby amah and her charge returned, and the robbers bound and gagged the amah.
There is an entire agreement et under discussion at the conference occae the League, Sapan must con- "Fellow Pupils" view among the Ave Ministers, are far-reaching importance to the from the must con- says the "Osaka Journal," that the country's future national policy,tinue to maintain accord with the establishment of foreign policy is there will be several more meet Powers and contribute to world
After the robbery a report was made to the Polico and thanks to 'the pre-requisite of the forinula~|| ings.
The country's foreign
the information given by the mis- tion of the national defence policy!
policy must be framed in strict and that in order to frame foreign
accordance with the spirit of this
tress of the house to the authorities policy, it is essential that a correct
Imperial Edict. While, on the one
they were able to trace the robbers. estimate should be formed of the After Friday's conference, Mr. hand, the establishment of the
It appears that she was in the habit international situation with special. Takahashi is quoted by the "Asahi country's foreign policy must pre-
of visiting a certain ma jongg" school and it was from the descrip-- reference to Japan's relations with as pleading inability to disclose, cede the formulation of the na-
Sub-Inspector W, H. Nolloth, tion which she gave of certain men Russia, America and China and a the details of the discussion at the tional defence programme, it must
prosecuting, told the Court that the she had met at the school that the definite decision be reached as to conference. The discussion is still on the other, be said how these foreign relations should at the stage of free talking by the efficient foreign policy must be ac defendant was one of three men who police were able to lay their hands be adjusted..
Ministers present, he said. and companied by adequate national entered the second floor of 171 on the defendant, whom they arrest AtFriday's conference, consequently no concrete deciatoria defence. Both are thus closely Thompson Ticad, at 10.30 am. ed on October 4 at an opium diyan
18|| in Laichikok Road," "g Hirota the Foreign Minister, after could get be feached. A few correlated with each other. This on the morning of Jaly
The man was not, however, iden- ed a detailed explanation of the more meetings will be required be- makes the whole discussion dif- One of the robbers was armed present international situation as fore anything substantial may ficult, but the Ministers concerned with a revolver and they had notified by the woman or her amaha at well as the main lines along which | emerge from the conference. To are carefully and earnestly study difficulty in overcoming the two an identification parade held later. be desires to direct the foreign tell the truth, the Finance Mini-ing this important problem with a women who were in the house at After hearing the evidence of the administration. It appears that hey ster said, he prefers separate meet view to settling it as quickly as that time, al mistress and her amah complainant, the case was adjourn laid bare his views quite frankly | ings with the Ministers. for in- I possible.
The robbers bound and gagged | od.
Mr
that an