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CHINESE TARIFF AUTONOMY.
BRITAIN, U.S.A. & GERMANY MAY SUPPORT.
NEW SCHEDULE READY
Nanking, Sept. 28.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1928. BITƑX
SINGAPORE NAVAL DOCKYARD.
LONDON FIRM'S BID ACCEPTED.
CONTRACT GIVES SEVEN YEARS TO BUILD.
In the course of an interview with Reuter's reprosentative, Mr. T. V. Foorg, the Nationnist Minister of Fniance, declared that A FULL DESCRIPTION, there. is intense interest belny London, Sept. 27. taken throughout the country on The vital problem of safeguard- ing, as anticipated, provided the the immediate accomplishment of leading point of Interest at the tariff autonomy.
Conservative Conference He stated that the new Thrif grent which opened to-day at Yarmouth. Schedule drawn up by a specially- All the delegates displayed in appointed Tariff Commission is terest in the discussions, which now being examined by
and will were almost entirely confined to Ministry of Finance, the many regulations bearing on shortly be submitted to the Gov- the proposals for extension ernment Counell for approval and additional industries of the Safe official promulgation. guarding of Industry machinery.
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A section of the Conservative Party have recently made repre- sentations to the Prime Minister that the benefits of the Safeguard- ing of Industries Act should be extended to the Iron and steel trades and several resolutions before to-day's conference bore on this aspect of the question.
Widest Possible Extension." The debate, however, was main- ly confined to a resolution calling for the widest possible extension of the safeguarding of Industries consistent with the Prime Minis- #ter's election pledge.
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London, Sept, 77. The Admiralty announces that the contract for the construction of the new Naval Dockyard at Singapore, has been awarded to Messrs. Sir John Jackson, Limited, of London.,
Among the specifications is a time clause requiring completion of the contract within seven years, The award was made after the three lowest tenders, submitted by Messrs. Sir John Jackson, Limited, The Finance Minister added Mensra. Topham and Railton that the manner in which the new (1926) Limited, and Sir Lindsay Schedule will be enforced is being Parkinson and Co., Limited, had carefully studied, and a proposal been carefully considered by the that advance notice be given to Admiralty-Reuter. the Powers might be adopted.
It will be recalled that prior to Although it is freely said that the signature of the Kellogg the new Schedulo will be en-Treaty, it was hinted that the forced on October 1st, it cannot Government contemplated modifi- be officially promulgated until cation of the scheme, the reorganised Government is functioning,
According to Chinese, reports, the United States, Britain and Germany will support China's roquest for the enforcement of the new Tariff.-Reuter.
With an amendment that the tron and steel industries should be U.S. given speelal consideration this rosolution, was carried.
Sir Henry Page Croft, the mover of the resolution, declared that the addition of iron and steel, the Yorkshire, textiles, hosiery and Barthenware of the list of safe- guarded industrica, would result! In 130,000 additional people being employed within the next five months.
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Mr. Stanley Baldwin was able to attend to-day's meeting, but the tenour of the debate was conveyed to him, and it was taken for granted that he would deal with it during the evening, In the course of his speech at public meeting in Yarmouth, which had been arranged.
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RECOGNITION
OF CHINA.
EFFECT OF SIGNING OF RECENT TREATY.
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OFFICIAL U.S. VIEW.
Washington, Sept. 27,
Much Interest has been created by an intimation that legal ad- visers of the State Department hold the view that the United States has already recognised the Chinese Nationalist Government.
FURTHER YANGTSŻE FIRING.
B. & S. Steamer Kintang Again Suffers,
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"GANNET" ON THE SCENE
Still another case of British ship being fired on.ut Wuahan is revealed in a brief naval wireless message re- ceived in Hongkong this morn- ing.
This time it is the B. and S. Kintang, a steamer which has suffered at the hands of handits before. No further detalls are given in the mes- ange.
It is added, however, that H.M.S. Gannet has arrived at Wushan. This may be signi- fleant and may indicato that some steps are about to be laken to curb the activities of bandits at this part of the river.
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COMIC SHANGHAI ORGY OF LOOTING
IN YUNGCHEN.
TRIAL
MAGUIRE CASE CAUSES MUCH ́ AMUSEMENT.
|LAUGHTER EXPLAINED
OUTBREAK BY CHIHLI- SHANTUNG. TROOPS.
VILLAGERS REPORTED TO BE IN TERRIBLE PLIGHT.
Shanghai, Sept. 28. Comic relief was forthcoming In the trial arising out of the recent Incident in which at number of children ran riot in Mr. Harry Morriss garden in the French MUKDEN Concession, and which, resulted in Mr. Charles Maguire, Mr. Morrisa' agent, being arrested and hand- guffed by the French police.
Mr. Batalha, the Portuguese complainant, gave evidence that Mr. Maguire, at the Police Station, declared: "If you are French men, don't you know how to drink wine? You should drink vine- ar Mr. Maguire also copiously used the word "damn."
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INCOME TAX RETURNS.
MYSTERY SHIP IN BATAVIA.
ASTONISHING ACTIONS BY SKIPPER,
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A fresh turn was givon to the sensational case in which Sir Wal- ter Cockerline, the well-known mil- Honaire ship-owner, is charged at ASSISTANCE, the Hull Police Court with making GUN-RUNNING EXPLOIT
false income tax returns 'over' a perlod of fourteen years, and thus Mukden, Sept. 27.
A story almost without parallol defrauding the revenue of a sum in shipping annals is contained in A serious outbreak by remnants of £107,000.
a somewhat startling Reuter cable When the preliminary hearing received this morning from Batevia, the Chibli-Shantung army, who
villages in the opened this morning, counsel for concerning a mystery ship, the a.s. attacked ten vicinity of Yungchen, carrying out the Commissioners of Inland Re Baune, flying the Norwegian flag, an orgy of looting and rapine, is venue made an application for which put into Batavia yesterday:
Yungchen Is inside permission to withdraw the pro- reported.
In brief, after an examination of Shanhalkuan.
secution against Sir Walter the craft was made," arms were. On the receipt of the news, Cockerline..
found on board. The authorities which shows that the villagera are It was stated that the request sont Polleo to detain the ship, but, Mr. Maguire, in the witnoss-box, in a terrible plight, General Chang of the prosecution was notuated by before the arm of the law could stigmatised the evidence as "Haueh-lang immediately despatch medical advice as to the state o reach out to the harbour, the concatenation of lies," compared a Commission provided with Sir Walter's health Counsel add-vessel had made a successful bolt
funds, foodstuffs and clothing to od that tho accused had already for it, able with the record of Ananias.
He ascribed the prosecution to relieve the sufferers.
paid the Government £300,000 as This, of course, is not the first the police over the discovery of aned to arrive at Mukden to-day with 000 paid earlier in the proceedings astonishing movements. disappointment and resentment by General Yang Yu-ting is expect penalties in addition to the £107. news received of this ship and its irregular warrant.
General Pol Chung-hat, who is in settlement of the duty claims.
The Hull Stipendiary Magis- paying a visit to General Chang Hsueh-liang for the settlement of trato, after consideration, refused the application, and decided that important questions regarding the the case must go to trial,
Mr. Maguire admitted laughing in the face of the police, owing to the absurdity of the situation. He said he did not laugh derisively; he laughed because, being Irish, he had to laugh when he felt in- clined to do so.
The case was adjourned until after the holidays.-Our Own Cor- respondent.
CINEMA LIONS MAUL KEEPER.
EXCITING HUNT IN WOODS AFTER ATTACK.
New York, Sejt, 27. The perils of breeding and train- ing Hons for use in cinema produc- tions and for other show purposes, was shown at Elmonte, California, yesterday, when three lions on their way to an exhibition park, broke out of their travelling cage and at- tacked the manager of the "Llon Farm."
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The unfortunate, man badly mauled and bitten that he now lies in a critical condition in hospital.
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All three lions escaped Into near- by woods. A chase was organised, but only one could be captured alive, two others being shot dead when it was observed that they were in a dangerous mood. The third was lassooed and is safe-Reuter's American Service.
The view had been held in many quarters that the conclusion of the Sino-American Tariff Treaty Sociallam's Challenge.
amounted to de facto recognition The Premier's eagerly awaited of the Nationalist Government by speech at the mass meeting In the United States. This has now the evening, was Hatened to by heen. confirmed by the legal nd- thousands, arrangements having visers of the State Department, for broadcasting, who interpret the signing of the made while the hall was picked to Treaty as "constituting full re- overflowing,
The report was promptly denied BIG NEW YORK SHARE Mr. Baldwin opened by declar. cognition of the Nationalist re-
gime."
SLUMP. ing that the lending issue at the
by Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First It is further learned that when Lord of the Admiralty, who de- general election would be the the American Consulate at Nanclared: There has been no change challenge of socialism againat king opens in a few weeks' time, modification of the policy of SUDDEN DECLINE AT END OF constitutionalism and Individu-the United States will take advan- the Government, and thu Dealing with the Conservative toge of the occasion to deliver a Kellogg Pact has not affected the Party's safeguarding policy, heiting message to the Chinese peo-matter at all. said that if the Conservatives ple-Reuter's American Service. were returned to power, the Safe- guarding of Industries Act would
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The Main Works.
DAY'S TRADING.
New York, Sept. 27, In the last few minutes of trad- ing to-day the New York Stock Market experienced one of the
dback NEW SOVIET IDEAS ON ceived this morning announcing sharpest breaks in prices for many
door for the Introduction of Д xençral tarif.
Policy Re-sinted.
COMMUNISM.
| PUBLIC UTILITY CONCESSIONS
TO BE GRANTED.
Moscow, Sept. 27.
A British Wireless message re-
the acceptance of the tender of Messrs. Sir John Jackson, Limited, says that the works will bo altuat {ed of the old Straft dividing the Island of Singapore from the mainland.
He re-affirmed the policy lald down in his letter to the Party Whip early last month when he
The entrance will be from the stated that the experience of the The Soviet Government after East. and a few miles up will be last four years might enable the Leonsiderable dissension propose to the large floating dock, now on its Government to simplify certain grant concessions for communal way, with, abreast of it, a small details in procedure, and that enterprises of all kinds.
basin in which ships can be berth no manufacturing industry would The concessions will include alled alongside the wharf to unload, be barred from presenting its public utilities as for instance, into godowns. case before a Tribunal appointed
tramways, gas-works, electric Beyond the basin will be the
montha,
Twenty issues tumbled down from five to twenty points in the pace of a few minutes, and tho decline came despite an abundant supply of call monoy, which is quoted at 5% per cent.
A PAROLE LACK TE KONULATIONENIDORS KORENCE BREMUNENTI,
TEINTSIN CHOLERA OUTBREAK.
Cases Confined to Chinese* Soldiery,
ARMY CAMP INVOLVED.
Peking, Sept. 28, An outbreak of cholera is reported from Tentsin all eases occurring among Chin- ese soldiers, one occurring In the native city and four others in a military camp just out- elde Tlantain, Reuter.
Harbin, Sept, 23.. The Chinese Plague Preven- tion Service reports that so far there have been 189 deaths from bubonic plague in tho Tungliao region, where the boundaries of Mongolia, Man. churin and Chihli meet.
The Chinese and Japanese authorities in Manchuria ure co-operating in organising anti-plague measures-Rew-
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COMENDAMOTHEFIANCE KANDANENTNAUNTIE
Peking-Mukden Railway and the territory between Luanho and
Shanhaikwan.
Thereupon, a plea of not guilty was entered on behalf of the do- fondant, who was allowed ball, the Magistrate fixing the sum of £2,000 on his own Router.
recognisances, ~---
WHITE MAN KILLED IN NICARAGUA,
BELIEVED TO BE NEW YORK MINE EXPERT. /k/
A SANDINÓ OUTRAGE.
New York, Sept. 27. The Nicaraguan authorities at Managua are "investigating the Identity of the body of a whito
Astonishing Behaviour.
It will be recalled that it first made its appearance on August 6th, when It put in at Walvis Bay. on the south-west coast of Africa, from where no-one knows, anchor- ing outside the three-mile limit and signalling for 70 tons of fresh
water.
In spite of the strange behaviour of the mysterious craft, arousing. much speculation, the water was · supplied.
The British authorities at Walvis: Bay Bort officials on board when it was revealed that the steamer was
fest.
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stating round without a manf- The master of the 6.8. Baune, told the British authorities that he was carrying
cesea "machinery in from Poland to China" and ex pected the necessary documents to reach him at Port Arthur."
Fled During Night.
The skipper was instructed to
man, found lead with fatal wounds report for clearance papers In the head at Waspuk on the the following day, but when the Coco River.
foggy dawn had cleared It was
WAS
It is believed that the discovery found that the Baune had dis- is an echo of the Sandino out-appeared during the night.
It rages earlier in the year, and that
suspected that the the dead man was Mr. George Marvassel was carrying arms and shall, a native New York, who was ammunition but no opportunity. formerly the assistant manager of
Was afforded of investigation. the Laluz Y Los Angeles Gold. The opinion was expressed that Mine Company, which had pro- the Baune was making for Batavia. perty in East Nicaragua,
This, however, was seven weeks The property was owned by the ago, and the suspicious craft has American firm, but it will be re-only just turned up at Batavia. called that the mine was attacked What the master and the Bauno by men wearing the uniform of the have been doing In the meantime
le beyond speculation.
rebel leader, Goneral Sandino.
The mine was looled, a large Clung Heuch-liang's Munificence.
consignment of gold being seized, Dutch Told New Story. It is announced that General the buildings on the site being
The affair was wrapt in greater Chang Houch-liang has donated a destroyed by the bandits. further sum of $6,000,000 to bo Mr. Marshall, the assistant man-mystery by the reception accord- devoted to the development of Ager, was captured and takened the Dutch Harbour Master primary schools in Manchuria. A away by the gang, and it is thought when the Baune put in to the East Committee is now discussing how that the body found will prove to Indles port yesterday,
At first, the Harbour Master to invest the money in the most be that of the unfortunate man...
An Englishman on the mine was was refused permission to board, profitable way.-Reuter..
allowed to go free, while another but eventually he was allowed to American captured was after-do so. The absence of a manifest wards released-Reuter
Pel's Troops Moving.
Shanghai, Sept. 27. General Fel Chung-hsi has sent an official communique to Nanking announcing the end of the cam pafgn against the Chihli-Shantung..
army.
He desires now to order the re
tirement of his forces to Hupch, but requests money for the pay ment of his troops... Chinese in Peking plan a big demonstration on Sunday to celebrate the com- plete victory,
JAPANESE ROYAL WEDDING.
HEIR PRESUMPTIVE WEDS MINISTER'S DAUGHTER.
Tokyo, Sept. 27.
was again brought to the atten- tion of the authorities, and the captain of the vessel this time told. an entirely different story to that outlined in Walvis Bay.
The slump is presumably due to fear that the total of the brokers" loans would approach the highest level of the year.
Among the issues affected were General Motors and Curtiss-Aero, both of which declined from 5 to to determine whether 1 safe- power stations, and water-works, dockyard proper with a graving 7 points, while United States Steel guarding duty should be imposed. and at, prosent the scheme the dock to accommodate the largest after climbing to 181/021% which No industry, he said, would be braces over sixty towns, including of ships and with a wharf outside is a record for the year, fell to prevented from making and
where vessels can remain afloat at 1571⁄2-Reuter's American Service. Moscow, Leningrad, and Odessa. proving its case before the ap- The total investment of capital all states of the tide. The dockyard propriate Tribunal; but there would certainly be no question' is fixed at over 400,000,000 roubles. will contain a genor, ing station REVOLUTION PLOTS IN wards. Their commander is leav- wedlock to Miss Setauko Matsu pires that the captain of the
The Government insists that up-to-date workshops
and all
of a general tariff until the the rates to be charged shall be equipments essential to a modern question had been submitted to within the people's purse, and also naval dockyard. the country,
The Naval part of the Singapore Conservativos did not doubt proposes that if the Investment that the procedure needed ampli- concessionaire makes a sufficiently Scheme is estimated to cost at Tying and shortening, and they large offer he may be given a least 27,750,000 for which pro vision was made in the 1928 naval night look for some move in this temporary monopoly-Router.
estimates. direction,
Unemployment Problem.
to act thereon.
RUSSIA.
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TERRORIST ORGANISATION AGAINST SOVIET,"
Moscow, Sept. 27,
It is stated that large numbers of General Pol Chung-hal's troops have already begun to move south
ing for Mukden...
Treaty Revision.
Shanghai, Sept. 27. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign. Minister, has announced that
He informed the Dutch au thorities that the s.s. Bauze was bound from Rotterdam to Port Arthur with a cargo of machinery. A preliminary Investigation re vealed nothing suspicious, and it In brilliant. sunshine, Price Chi-had almost been decided to allow chibu, Heir Presumptive to the the steamer to proceed. Japanese Throne, proceeded to the Palace, where, under simple bat
At the last minute almost, Police Impressive Bhinto rites before they Sacred Shrine, he was united in were sent on board, and 't trans dalra, daughter of the Japanese Banna finally allowed them to Minister to the United States. Inspect the holds Rueter.
TYPHOON WARNING.
Munitions Discovered!
He hotly denied that there were munitions on board; the Police, however, discovered several cases cleverly hidden in the coal bur kera.
The Police then returned to the. owing to the indisposition of the To-day's Observatory report Portuguese-Minister to China, the
statos that the typhoon which Harbour Department to report their Treaty negotiations between Por-formed to the east-south-east of find and it was decided by the in Krasnodar, an important centre tugal and China have been past Basco, yesterday is now central Harbour Master that a detachment
The Soviet authorities announce the discovery of a plot bon counter-revolutionary organisation. in the Kuban Province.
poned, de
The figure does not include the studying a means of expediting cost of the site which was present Overseas settlement, and they ed to the Royal Navy by the Dealing with the unemploy would eagerly await the result of Government of the Straits Settle mont problem, Mr. Stanley Bald his labour. The Premier expressed ment. win, said that the most serious the hope that they would be able Contributions to the cost given, The organisation, it is stated, The Danish Minister to China about midway between Formosa of police should be placed on board areas were the coalmines.
and, promised include: Federated is headed by the song of formor has received instructions from his and Luzon, moving W.N.W. Ato prevent the Baune from leave
only thing that could be done" for of
Conservatives realised that the In the course of a brief survey Malay States £2,000,000; New officers and officials in the Tearist Government to commence negotia Manlia warning gives the position Ing.
the
Conservative Party's Zealand, £1,000,000 and Hongkong, regime, and it is alleged, aimed at tions with Dr. C. T. Wang for the as Long. 121 and Lat. 21. If it of the Sino-Danish continues on its present course, it out-of-work miners was to obtain achievements, Mr. Baldwin paid £250,000.
terroristic acts against Soviet revision
Including the Treaty, whilst the Italian Minister should make for somewhere in the But, says Reuter, the vessel had. for them employment in other glowing tribute to the work of All projected works were design representatives,
The weather forecast up to noon immediately the police left the ship with the Nanking Foreign Minia Industries whether in Britain or Sir Austen Chamberlain, who ho ed at the Admiralty under the blowing up of buildings and other will also commence discussions region of Switow.
made ready for a hasty departure, to-morrow is: North-west winds, and before their re-arrival the auld, had nearly worn himself out superintendence of Mr. L. Haubvorsivo acto.
Many arrests have been made, try on Treaty revision, pending freshening; fair at first, rain Baune bad steamed off for an und Lord Lovat, he mentioned, is in the cause of peace-Reuter Savile, the Civil Engineer-in-Chief
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