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TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1928.
TANGSHAN MINES.
MERCHANTS. HELD AS
HOSTAGES.
Shanghai, June 25.
CABLE CONTRACT SENT ABROAD,
ALLEGATION OF A "RING".. IN ENGLAND.. Detalls received from Tangshan
Mansfield, May 27. bear out yesterday afternoon's re-
The Corporation of Manafield, porta from Peking. They add that Nottinghamshire, yesterday accept the senior commander of the Chibli- Shantung forces is holding as hos-ed the tender of the Netherlands tages the members of the committee Cable Works, Limited, Holland, for of the Chamber of Commerce until supplying electric cable for 'twelvo the Kailan Mining Administration months. has paid the $100,000.
The Dutch figures were stated to be considerably below those of the English firms.
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|FLYING SCHOLARSHIPS
SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD'S
£300 DONATION.
A donation of £300 has been sent to Lady Heath by Sir Charles Wakefield, to set up a fund through which free training as pilots is to bo offered to the persons, prefer ably women, who are unable to pay for their own training, and, whe convince selected club, instructors that free training will not be wast- ed on them. Four or five "flying scholarships" will be awarded.
The British Consul General 'nt Tientsin has informed the Nation
Flying offers great opportunities, alists and the Tientsin garrison
Lady Heath belleves, for women commander of the intention of
and girls, both' professionally and placing a battalion of British A year ago Mansfield adopted a as A normal accomplisliment.- troops at Tangshan and the Chin-similar policy and saved £400. When she arrived from the Capo ese authorities have approved. The
Councillor Beck, Chairman of the suggested that a competition on after her fine flight recently sho Fengtien authorities have also approved and have assisted great-Electricity Committee at the meet these lines, limited to those who ly in the transport by rail from ing yesterday, stated that there was were, not able to afford private in- Chinwangtao one hundred miles tender that the Corporation was memorial of the first light from such a reduction in the Dutch firm's struction, would bo a fitting to Tangshan. which otherwise reluctantly compelled, in the Ja Cape Town to Cairo by light acro- would have been very difficult.
British troops have been estab-abroad for cable.
terests of the ratepayers, to go plane, and the first solo flight on lished in Tangahan without un-
any kind of machine from an over- toward ineident, and it is thought i Councilior Haywood remarked a Dominion to England. that no complications are likely in that it was a serious matter, con- The Air Lengue of the British view of the approval of the various sidering the great number of unem- Empire will probably conduct the | Chinese authorities.
ployed in the country, that the con- trials of applicants, but the first The 2nd Suffolks are leaving tract should be sent abroad at the necessity is an air scholarship fund, Shanghai for Welhaiwei shortly to present time.
Lady Heath anticipates that dona- replace the Beds. and Herts.--
tions will be forthcoming from Reuter.
Councillor Beck pointed out that engine constructors and others in- it was impossible to get competi-terested in the progress of avia tive prices in England while the tion. present combino existed.
"Girls of the tomboy type," it is said, "make the best pilots. "We might ask for quotations These women with strong charac till doomsday in England," he ad-ters make good wives and good ded, "but wo should have to accept pilota-and for the same the figures from one of the Brms The earliest age, he added, at which reasons." in the ring. There is no com-men or women are allowed to English firms, and while this une healthy commerciallam stiftes and prevents fair competition there can not be an
POWERS AND CHINA..
FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO SHANGHAI,
petition in cable among reputable qualify for licences is eighteen. Shanghai, June 25,
Prior to going to Nanking last evening, Dr. C. T. Wang, in an in terview with a representative of a Chinese newspaper, said his negotiations in his three days' stay at Shanghai were most satisfac- tory_diplomatically.
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States Consul MANCHURIA REFORMS. General informed me, that recogni- tion of the Nationalist Government
will be effected shortly and negotia- CHANG HSUEH-LIANG ISSUES
tions will be opened with the Nationalist Government regarding
feelings.
A PROCLAMATION.
Mukden, June 25.
TO BE BUILT ON LAND AT MATAUKOK
A parcel of land, situato at Mataukok and registered in the Land Office as Kowloon Marine Lot No. 97, was put up for sale by public auction at the P. W. D. Offices yesterday afternoon, Mr. H. West being the auctioneer.
The
the revision of unequal treaties.
"The French Consul General stated he will maintain friendly re- Yesterday Chang Hauch-liang only bidder was the Yip Tung Wo lations between China and France. issued a proclamation announcing of Canton, who bought the property No abrapt policy will be adopted in the people his assumption of the at the upset price of $49,500. td impair the existing friendly office of President for the develop- Measuring some 66,000ft. the pro- ment of Manchuria and also giving perty borders on the seafront nt The Japanese Consul General the main points of his policy, name Mathukok, and one of the condi- said that he had received instruc-ly, pence with the Nationalists, tions of the sale is that the pur- Lions from Japun to undertake amicable relations with the Powers, chaser shall carry out cortala re- negotiations in connexion with the disbandment of superfluous army clamation work and construct a Tainan.incident."-Reuter.
units while raising the standard of seawall for the protection of the quality of the others, elimination land thus reclaimed.
of brigandage, the settling of ex The Yip Tung Wo is a Can- THE KELLOGG TREATY.soldiers as farmers, stabilisation of ton engineering concern, with the currency, encouragement of in-offices at 20, Tung Man Street, and dustry, abolition of extortionate it is understood that their Inten-. taxes, the advancement of education in purchasing the property. In tional, judicial and administrative to establish an engineering works London, June 25.
reforms and the people to be grant-here. The papers consider that Mr.Jed a voice in provincial affairs. Kellogg's Note deserves a prompt welcome.-Renter.
WELCOMED BY BRITAIN.
Paris not Enthusiatic.
Paris, June 25, The Press hitherto has not been enthusiastic over Mr. Kellogg's Note,Reuter.
An ex-officer of the Royal Flying Chang Heuch-linng is receiving Corps, Harold Greening, thirty-one, condolences in a steady stream of of Salisbury was recently sentenced prominent visitors. The third day to six months' hard labour for rites in connexión with the Inte obtaining a motor-car valued £47 Marshal Chang Tso-lin were per-108. by false pretences from Mr. formed yesterday morning, the Con-John Eames, motor garage pro sular Body attending.-Reuter. prietor, Sandown, Isle of Wight.
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