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No. 81,459
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A wedding of much intorest
The Yunnanese General, Fan to the American community in Shek-nang, who recently gained a Hongkong took place at the strong position in Kwangsi, has Union Courch, this morning. suffered a heavy defeat by the forces when Miss Wilma Jerman, of of General Tang Chi-yao (Tuchun Washington, D.C., who arrived in of Yunnan), the latter of whom the Colony yesterday by the s.s. alms at securing control in Kwang-Prosident Cleveland, was married si in order to be able, later, to come to Lieut. Milton E. Milos, of the
down to Kwangtung for the purpose This of clearing out the "Reds." news is contained in a cable which has been forwarded to the Tele- graph from a special correspondent In Yunnanfu. Despatched so long ago.as August-27th, the telegram only came to hand this morning. having been delayed on the land-
It reads as follows:
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Yunnan-iu, Aug, 27th. An official telegram from Kaihwa states that on the 20th instant, the forces of General Tang Chi-yno, under the res. pective commands of Generals] Hu Jo-ju and Lung Yun, at Wan- "shan, on the south-east border
U, S. Navy, executive officer of U.S.S. Pumpagna.
The ceremony was performed by the Rovd. E. J. Malpas, the bride boing given away by Mr. R. C. Tredwell, United Status Con- sul-Gonoral. Mrs. C. R. Murray, wite of Lieut. Murray, of the U.S. S. Helena, was Matron of Honour.
After the ceremony, the wed ding party were entertained at luncheon at the Hongkong Hote! by the Consul-General, among the guests being Capt. Dugger, of U.S. S. Pampagna, Lieut and Mrs. Murray, Liout. and Mrs. Grassie and Mrs. Jenkins, wife of the United States Consul-General in Canton.
AMERICAN AIRSHIP DISASTER.
SHENANDOAH BREAKS INTO THREE
PIECES.
TWO COMMANDERS AND 10 OTHERS KILLED.
Telegraphic news from the United States to-day gives graphic details of the wreck- ing of the airship, Shenandoah, in a gale and thunderstorm, whilst she was on her way from Now Jersey to Minnesota. The airship, after flying about 400 miles, broke in two in the gale, 12 of the crew being killed including the two Commanders) and 15. injured. Above is a picture of the airship, which was formerly the Z. R. I. ·
SINGLE: COFT to 025TS 936 PER ANNUM
IRAQ ADJUSTMENTS. PEKING PARLEY.
COLONIAL SECRETARY
STATEMENT.
THE TURKISH CASE.
Geneva, Sept. 8.
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SUGGESTED BRITISH
DELEGATES.
JAPAN'S BEMÄNDS.
The invitation Issued by the M. Briand, presiding at the Council of the League of Nations, Peking Government to the Powers" declared that, the Mosul frontier concerned in the Chinese Tarifi incident was closed, after hearing conference to be held on October 26th include a desire for the dis- Mr. explanations by, both sides.
cussion of self-determination in the matter of customs tariffs,
The following is the text of the
L S. Amery then made a lengthy statement on the subject of Iraq, saying that Britain would continue her co-operation with the Iraq invitation, according to a special Government, though without fixing telegram to the Osaka Mainichi a limit to the mandate after" the "The Chinese Government la expiration of the oxisting treaty desirous of convening a special He emphasised that it was Britain's
wish Iraq should enter the League: tariff conference, in "accordance He said Britain would accept the with Article 2 of the Nine Power
commission's suggestion for the Treaty concerning tariffs, signed at
appointment of a League observer
in Iraq to watch the Interests of Washington on February 2, 1922, minorities, on the condition that said conference to settle all matters Turkey accepted the "appointment
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of an observer for minorities in pertaining to tariffs, Although Turkey, As regards the frontier China recognizes the authority of line, Britain desired boundary the Washington Treaty in regard which would be practicable in the to tariffs, the Chinese delegates to interests of friendly relations be- Washington, Sept. 3. simply unable to fight the gale ship lowered. It was drawing tween Iraq and Turkey, which the conference reserved the right
The away from the storm at the rate The wreck of the airship Shen and breaking in two. andoah is officially confirmed.Shenandoah circled for three- of fifty miles an hour, when Britain was most anxious to see to discuss self-determination at a quarters of an hour over Cam-suddenly the envelope of the ship maintained. Mr. "Amery reiterated later date. On the basis of that Reuter's American Service.
Cumberland. Sept. 3. bridge, apparently distressed, broke in three pieces. The catas- that Britain would accept The Shenandoah broke in two before she broke in two. The trophe was in nowise due to any decision of the Council as regards reservation, the Chinese Govern- over the villago of Ava during a gale sprang up during this period defect in the airship. The avail- the boundary, whatever it might ment hereby requests the Powers' gale and thunderstorm. One half and the dirigible partly turned' ability of meteological advices in i be.-Reuter. landed in a corn field 4 miles over on her side before she that vicinity would have saved of General Fan Shek-sang, The NO NEWS. IS GOOD NEWSouth of Pleasant City and the drifted southwards. The second the ship. The behaviour of the other half floated away to the portion fell at Sharon, ton miles crew was magnificent.-Reuter's latter's forces comprised 5,000
south of Ava.
American Service.. The Shenandoah was inflated
of Yunnan, attacked the troops
mer.
General Fan
THE HONAM.
No further nows has been east. received from the as. Honam The Shenandoah left Lake
Shek-sang was which went up to Canton vestor. Hurst, New Jersey, at six o'clock with helium gas which is non-
TURKISH SOVEREIGUTY.
the
totally defeated and driven back day morning, since she wirelessod, yesterday morning on a flight to inflammable and non-poisonous. | known as the ZR-1, was christen-of the allegod manifestations of the presence of representatives of
am-
with heavy loss of arms, munition and military supplies, "Of his men, 1,500 were disarmed, several battalions surrendered and some 600 soldiers and officers were taken prisoner.
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TO REPRESENT BRITAIN?..
concerned to enter into negotia tions for autonomy. A special Geneva, September 3rd. tariff conference will be opened at At this afternoon's sitting of the
Peking on October 26 according to League Council, Rushdi Pasha CONSTRUCTION DETAILS.
of the Washington Treaty. lengthily elaborated the Turkish Artelle The Shenandoah, originally case and strossed the significance The Chinese Government requests. the information yesterday after-Minnesota; intending to pass over Most of the killed were in the coed the, Shenandoah on October the population of Mosul in favour the Powers interested." noon that she had arrived oloven States. She was last ro-troller cabin which was crushed ported to be whooling over West when the wreckage struck the safely at her destination.
earth. Renter's American Service. Although carrying wireless, the Virginia, heading west.
Captain Lansdowne, was in
SURVIVOR'S EXPERIENCE. boat will not report again to unless Hongkong
something
command, with a crew of thirty- untoward happens. No news has five-Reuter. been received to-day which means that the boat left Canton safely The remainder of General this morning. She is expected to. Fan's" force was scattered and berth at the Steamboat Company's could not be re-assembled. Gen. wharf at about 3.30 this afternoon. The latest news to hand is that eral Fan himself escaped with the steamer left on the return trip 500 body-guards to the Yunnan-to Hongkong shortly after eight o'clock this morning. It is not Kwangsl border.
known whether she was able to disembark her passengers or dis- charge any part of her cargo.
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la explanation of the above telegram it should be pointed out that General Tang Chi-yao's anti- Red army, recently retreated from Kwangsi to the Yunaan border, it being generally believed that this retreat was merely a military move to Induce General Fan's army to approach and be routed. In this connection, it has to be recalled ther a few weeks ago General Lau Tsun- wan, after being driven out of Saaton with his Yunnanese allies, eft here for Yunnan to conclude
MOROCCO WAR.
BIG OFFENSIVE PENDING.
Paris, Sept. 3.. The launching of a combined Franco-Spanish offensive Morocco on an important scale,
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It is said that either the Earl of Oxford, (formerly Mr. H. H. Asquith) or Lord Balfour will res present Britain at the proposed Chinese maritime customs confer-
опсе.
BRITISH EXPENDITURE.
London, Sept, S.. By sending a man of this calibre, The Colonial Office has issued a Britain intends to make a bid for The other Powers
10, 1993, on the occasion of its of the restoration of Turkish acceptance by the United States sovereignty. He interpreted the Boundary Commission's report as Navy as Fleet Airship No. 1.
The Shenandoah was 680 feet indicating that Turkish sove Niambridge, Sept. 3. long, longer than all but the very reignty was necessary to Mosul. A thrilling story is told by largest ocean liners. The Majes- The meeting adjourned till to DISASTER DETAILS.
Colonel Hall, an American oblic largest of all ocean liners, is morrow morning-Reuter. Cambridge, Ohio, Sept. 3, server aboard the Shenandoah, 915 feet long, the Leviathan '908 It is now reported that twelve who drifted half an hour in a feet, and the Berengaria, the third were killed and fifteen injured in fragment of the airship after, the largest, 883 feet.
The Shenandoah was 76 foot in the Shenandoah disaster. Com- disaster. Col. Hall says it was mander Hancock and Comman- travelling at an altitude of three diameter and had 20 gas cells der Lansdowne being among the thousand feet, when it encounter with a gas capacity of 2,100,000 With six 200-300 dead. Ambulances are just be-ed a storm which it endeavoured cubic feet. ginning to bring the dead and to dodge by constantly changing borse power motors the dirigible injured hither.
the course, but was forced up to was able to make a maximum So far as is known no explosion 5,500 foot. The valves were open- speed of 75 miles an hour. It occurred, the Shenandoah being ed and the gas let out, and the carried a normal crew of 30 men,
MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
COLLISION WITH TRAMCAR
COOLIE SEVERELY INJURED. A motor accident decurred on
from land, sea and air, is expected the Praya East yesterday, when, in a collision between a trancar
a alliance with General Tang within forty-eight hours.
-yao, the understanding being A message from Tangier saye
PACIFIC FLIGHT
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
Washington, Sept. 3rd. Secretary Wilbur has ordered the indefinite postponement of the flight from San Francisco to Ho nolulu of the third naval seaplane, P. B. 1, which was due to start to-morrow, as ho desires all the offorts of the Navy to be concen- trated on the search for the miss- The collision was caused by the ing P. N. 9.-Reuter's American the withdrawal of the that the attack will be delivered in Yunnanese army of General Tan the neighbourhood of the Franco sudden pulling up of the motor Service, Chi-yao from Kwangsi, the allied Spanish border north of Wezzan. car to avoid running. Into a man forces of Generals Fan Shek-
Numerous aircraft have arrived ang, Li
Chung-yan and Wang o-hung became masters of the Situation in Kwangsi
at Tang was to help Lau to re-the bombardment of the coast south and a motor car, the hood of the ify Kwangsi by military force and east of Alhucomas has already latter vehicle, was damaged, a so as to clear the way for a march begun and troops are reported to number of stays being broken.
lown into Kwangbang.
be now landing, It is expected After
in Marocco, whilst a considerable who had got on the tram track. French naval force is under orders There was not efficient time for These for the coast.-Reuter.
the motorman of the tramcar,
allied armies, though not exactly faithful to the Bolshevist party
In Canton, wore nominally under
UNITED COMMAND.
Paris, Sept. 3.
.
The
which was coming up from be- hind, to pull up, with the result that the control of the Government The Cabinet has approved M. there, and General Fan Shek-sang Painleve's plans for a united com- the rear of the motor car took the
as apparently leading his ex-mand of the military operations in full force of the collision. peditionary army into Yunnan Morocco under General Petain, car skidded for a few feet, but when he suffered the defeat men while Goneral Lyautey, acting infortunately did not "overturn. The
close concert with General Petain, driver was not injured. tioned in the telegram.
will exercise political action with the tribesmen. General Lyautey
BANK STRIKE.
SCUFFLE IN PARIS STREET.
Paris, Sept. 3. The bank employees domonstrat- ed in several quarters of Paris
RICKSHA SMASHED.
will accordingly proceed to Morocco Lo Ka, a rieksha puller, was on the 12th instant and return in severely injured in both legs as the October to acquaint the Govern-result of an accident occurring in ment of the results of the opera Des Voeux Road yesterday mor. tions-Reuter..
ning. At about 2 a.m. a car, own-
FRENCH DEBT
1.
LOST SUBMARINE.
SEAMEN'S STRIKE.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
NEARING THE END.
London, Sept. 3rd. The cross-channel service from
Southampton was partially ro. sumed to-day. The Royal Mail liner Glamorganshire also sail, od-Reuter.
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statement of policy, which will be lost prestige, announced on behalf of the Bri-will instruct their ministers to tish Government at a special meet-negotiate on their behalf at the The Chinese representatives will ing of the Council of the League conference of Nations to-day, namely, that the continued co-operation of His be:
Shen Jui-lin, Li Ssu-hao, Mo Te- Majesty's Government with the Iraq Government after the expiry hut, Yeh Kung-cho, W. W. Wen, of the present Treaty will not in-Tsai Ting-kan, and C. T. Wang.
It is reported that the conference volve any additional Imperial ex- penditure beyond what had pro-will probably be held at Wanshou- viously been contemplated. Indeed, shan, a beautiful spot in the suburbs His Majesty's Government has of Peking.. every reason to hope that such ex- penditure will continue to show a steady downward trend.-Reuter.
MORE INVITATIONS.
The Chinese Government has sent invitations to the Conference to Spain, Sweden, Norway and not four Powers Denmark,
signed at Washington.
London, Sept. 3. It is officially announced that signatory to the Nine Power Treaty
JAPAN'S DEMANDS. Sir Herbert Samuel has been appointed chairman, and Mr.
The Yokohama Specie Bank's con-- Kenneth Lee, Sir William Bove- ridge, and General Sir Herbert tention that part of the revenue Lawrence, members, of the Royal from the increased customs tariffs Commission of Enquiry into the should be deposited in Japanese coal industry.-Reuter,
binka, is probably, to be included in the demands which Japan will present at the tarif, conference, says the Osaka Mainichi of August 20th.
Capetown, Sept. 3rd. The strike situation is unchang- od. Crows of twelve steamers in South African ports, totalling 4. That proper measures shall 2,300 men, are now definitely be taken by the Chinese Govern striking while other ships arament to prevent further outbreaks
of the boycott of Japanese mer-important of six points decided at being held up-Reuter
chandise.
The above claim Is the most
MISSION TO AMERICA.
a meeting at the Foreign Offles on London, Sept. 3rd. 5. That Japanese exporters the previous Tuesday afternoon. Paris, Sept. 3rd.
Despite the "splendid strike shall be accorded more favourable Those present included the Vice- M. Caillaux, in a statement on
of Foreign Affairs, the debt negotiations, said four position" claimed by Mr.Shinwell, facilities in carrying on trade with Ministers
China.
Finance, and Commerce, the three Senators and four Deputies would all ships are sailing from Liver-6. That the number of Japaneso branches of the Government most accompany his mission to Wash pool, where is no lack of mon.. customs officers at Chinese ports vitally interested in the coming
M. Franklin Bouillon
discussions.. ington. had declined to join the mission Full crews were obtained at shall be increased.
Details of the decisions will be
The six points. upon which the on the ground of ill-health-
Hull for all ships due to leave-prepared by a conference of chiefs Japanese Government is to make Reuter.
including the Port Napier for of bureaus in the departments in- definite claims are:
1. That the increase of customs Australia.
terested,
An authoritative omcial' in the revenue shall be used to readjust· Elsewhere, the strikers' places
Foreign Office tells the fainichi China's financial condition and aro being filled without difficulty that the Japanese Government settle outstanding obligations to and the dispute is apparently believes that any demands which foreign countries.
China may make for the abolition 2. That the Chinese Government nearing the end-Reuter
CHANNEL SERVICES RESUMED. of extraterritoriality in China and shall prepare to abolish the Likia
London, Sept. 3. the autonomy of tariff rights are system as soon as possible. The crows of the cross Channel not likely to get approval from 8. That part of the revenue steamers, who struck on Septem- the Tokyo Government. The shall be deposited with the Yoko The services will be normal by China's internal troubles must be be proportionate to figures of or 2nd, reported for duty to-night. Japanese authorities consider that hama Specie Bank, the amount to midday to-morrow. Two steamers removed and order restored before Japan's trade with China, have left Southampton, one for demands of that sort can be given Jersey.Reuter
Continued on Previous Columni
ed by the Chak On Garage, waa being driven along Des Voeux LOCATED AT GREAT DEPTH, Road when, near the Western
Rome, Sept. 3. The Royal Observatory reports Market, It
ran into a ricksha
The submarine Venoiro is re- that the 'anticyclone has streng-
was crossing the who this afternoon, throwing stones, thened and the typhoon is situated puer, The rlolasha was shatter Inkbottles, tomatoes and other south-east of Naha, moving missiles at the bank windows. N.N.W. The forecast ised, whilst the driver, was knocked There was a squillo with the police variable winde, moderate, a down and seriously injured. Eisa in Rae Scribe, with injuries to both Naha is situated to the north condition da serious, and the Faldes. Several of the demons- oast of Formosa and the typhoon driver of the car has been arrest
rators were arrested Router is heading for Shanghai.
ed,
ported to have boon sighted at the sea bottom near Cape Passaro, at The Navy Department has not! depth of three hundred feet fled the families concerned of the death of the fifty-five members of
the orey-Reuter
consideration.