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J.C.J.L. BOAT GOES ASHORE.
GETS STRANDED ON CELEBES ISLAND.
REFLOATED LATER.
News of the stranding and sub- sequent refloating of a Java-China- Japan steamer reached Hongkong this morning, the vessel concerned being the ss. Tjikandi.
It appears that the steamer was on a voyage from Japan to Socra baya with a full cargo, when she went ashore either yesterday or on Wednesday of Menado, on the
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928. 巳四十月九
EMPIRE DEFENCE CHINESE BID FOR DOORS BROKEN AT
PROBLEMS.
GROWING IMPORTANCE OF AIR FORCE.
DISPLACING OLDER MILITARY GARRISONS.
AIRSHIP'S FUTURE.
London, Oct. 25.
OIL MARKET.
POWERFUL CONCERN TO
OPERATE IN CHINA.
NANKING IN SCHEME.
Shanghai, Oct. 25. Chinese Interests are making a big bid for, the oil business in China, with a powerful financial group backing the new concern, it Ia disclosed In Shanghai, commer- cial circles to-day.
Land has already been purchas- ed for the installation of plant on Gough Island, and the new concern proposen to erect great petroleum
SMITH MEETING.
REAL ELECTION FIGHT EVIDENT.
QUICK DEMOCRATIC RETORT
AT BOSTON.
SOCIALISM SCOUTED.
Boston, Oct. 25. The presidential campaign in
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036 PER ANNUM KINGLY COPY CENTA
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.
ON SHOW TO-DAY
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD,'
Tetaphona Central 1266 or 1247.
33 Wong Nai Chung'Rond .......... Happy Valley,
SOVIET INTRIGUE
IN SHANGHAL
$450,000 PAYMENT REPORT CONFIRMED.
JAPANESE COMPLICITY.
CHINA MINISTERS TAKE OATH
MARSHAL CHIANG'S
APPEAL.
The somewhat startling report PURITY, CARE, INDUSTRY AND
in the Telegraph'yesterday stating
that
ALERTNESS.
ira. Chinese Communists Shanghai had received $450,000 from the Third Internationale at Moscow for the purpose of main- DELEGATE CONGRESS. talning their
mischief-making
activities, and that the money had
come to Shanghai vis Tokyo, proves
Nanking, Oct. 25.
With fitting ceremonial, tho ma-
ment has decided, ns from Wed-northern point of Celebes Island. evening on aviation and the Bri-tanka, oll godowns and large filling | gathering momentum and the pub- this morning published a similar National Government took the anth
nesday next, November 1st, to dis-This island is west of Borneo, continue, all supplies from the being separated therefrom by the mains to houses in the rider main Strait of Macassar. There were districts The only available
no passengers aboard the Tjikandi supply for residents in these disat the time of the atranding. tricts after that date, until fur- There were rumours in town ther notice, will be provided by to-day that the Kowinon Dock tug public fountains in the streets.
Henry Koswick was being sent to the scene with a salvage party, but these proved to be unfounded.
At the moment, these restric- tions will not apply to houses outside the rider main districts, for reasons atated below, but it is pointed out that the Govern ment will carefully scrutinise the consumption recorded by meters, and if voluntary restriction does not prove effective, it will be necessary to resort to. compulsory restriction.
In the meantime, an appeal is made to consumers to cut down consumption by at least 25 per cent, and to co-operate in prevent. ing wastage.
The Position Explained. The reasons for the restriction of the supply are set out in a statement lasued by the Water Au- ! thority which states:
Owing to the low water level of the Storage Reservoirs on the Is- land, restriction of water supply 'was introduced in the Rider Main
Areas on 9th September.
It was then hoped that there might be considerable rainfall to ease the situation before the dry acason finally set in but that hope has not been realized,
The dry season appears now to have definitely set in and no effec- 1ive rainfall can be expected ke- fore early April, and it is possible comparatively little may fall till the end of June.
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On enquiry at the local office of the J.C.J.L. wo were informed that
ANOTHER MACHINE-GUN
STOLEN.
Discovered to he Missing
from Troopship.
LOCAL POLICE NOTIFIED.
The a.. Tuming, converted into a troopship, recently left, here for Weihaiwei to plék up. troops and stores for Shang- hai. On arrival Ri. her destination, it was discovered that in some manner a Vickers machine-gun and a loose steel carton which were on board had been stolen in transit,
The discovery WILD made only when stores were being unloaded.
A report has been made to the Hongkong police authori-
tles by Staff Captain Thorpe, of the South China Command.
under the above circumstances, the steamer had been refloated this it is necessary to reduce consump. morning, but whether by her own tion on the inland to a figure which efforts or with assistance is not will leave a margin of safely under known
The Tjikandi is a fairly new the most unfavourable conditions, and now that the weather is cooler bunt, having been built in 1921 by the sooner the necessary restrle Messra. R. Duncan and Co., of tions are imposed the less drastic Port Glasgow, for the J.C.J.L they will require to be.
It is proposed on 1st November to cut off all Rider Mains and to place the Rider Main Districts on
throughout the twenty-four hours,
a street fountain supply available
It is not, however, fair or rea.
LABOUR LEADER IN
THE LORDS. :
Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Air, delivered an address this tsh Empire, before the Royal sheds, with the necessary pipe lic, is at last showing signs of in- Geographical Society of Scotland. hex.
terest in the issues. As a smart The men behind the scheme are Dealing with the problems which the invention of aviation had reported to be in negotiation with retort to Mr. Hoover's undoubted created for the British Empire, he powerful foreign oil producing success at New York on Monday, said we went into the War D. firms, In spite of the combined Governor Al Smith, the Democratie island Power completely immune rivalry of the "Big Threo"
the candidato scored a decided triumph from invasion. We came out of it Standard Oil Company, the Asiatic victorious indeed, but with our Petroleum Company and the Texas at Boston last night. capital more open by reason of this Oil Company. new invention to foreign attack than any of the great capitals of Western Europe.
an
The excitement was intense. A
to be substantially correct,
The North China Daily Newajority of the new Ministers of the report of Moscow's payment for of office to-day, at the same time agitation in Shanghai, according to as General Tan Yen-kat, the Chair' man of the Administrative Yuan, a Reuter telegram.
The Shanghai paper reveals the who nominally is their head, most remarkable roundabout man- ner in which the money was sent, their information being derived from Russian and Japanese sources
in Shanghai.
Apparent the money advanced, ($450,000 ns we stated,) was trana ferred from the Komintern (Third
They have also purchased thirty thousand people eager to secure mow of land on a site in the Tong-admission, though the hall was al- kou Creek only a mile from the
ready packed to overflowing|ACHELOR I ENTI COMTERPENESENSI PANGEASSETTORESSO This new broke down the doors and forced Socony Installation. site is now undergoing reclama-their way into the seething audi- tion.
Year by year we must give our minds and money to building up Air Force strong enough to
Chinese oil buyers are disposed deter any would-be enemy from attacking us. He was glad to think to welcome the enterprise owing that while five years ago there to the high price maintained by were practically no Air Force the foreign companies. It is re- Squadrons available in this coun- liably reported that the Nanking Ary for Home Defence, there were Government is actively sponsoring How 30 Squadrons out of 62 that the scheme-Our Own Correspon were being formed.
Aviation had, however, imposed pon the British taxpayers a new item in expenditure upon arma- ments at the very time when we wished to reduce over the whole world the burden of armaments. How could we find some advantage from flying to set off against this lability?
I
deut.
SOVIET TRADE BAR RESCINDED,
BUT BRITAIN OUTSIDE THE NEW PROPOSALS.
Moscow, Oct. 25.
ence while Governor Smith speaking.
Frenzied Approval.
Was
It is estimated that over fourteen thousand persons were present, and they roared frenzied approval when the Democratic nominee met Mr.
that Hoover's challenge he proposed to meet the perplexing. problems of the country by resort- ing to State Socialism.
Mr. Hoover's attack was based upon the proposals cuilined by Mr. Smith for dealing with Prohibi- tion, farm. relief and electrical power.
MONOPLANE'S FINE FLIGHT.
Non-Stop Trip from New York
to Los Angeles, ·
CLAIMED AS RECORD.
San Francisco, Oct. 25.
A message from Minesfield, Los Angeles, states that tho monoplane, "Yankee Doodle," has arrived there after a non- stop flight from New York.
The time taken to cover the distance was 24 hours and 55 minutes, which is claimed ne n record.
The machine was piloted by Captain C. B. D. Collyer, and Its owner, Mr. Harry Tucker, was carried as a passenger.- Reutor's American Service,
Prior to the ceremony, an ap-. peal for loyal co-operation in the interests of China was made by Marshal Chiang i-ahck, the Pro. sident of the Government, who asked the new Ministers to remem- ber fivo words in taking up their posts, to be pure, careful, indus trious, strict and alert.
New Ministers,
General Tan Yen-kal was the first to take the outh, followed by: Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister for Foreign A¶airs,
Marahal Fong Yu-hslang, Minis ter for War,
Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance,
Mr. Wang Peh-chun, Minister of Communications,
Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Ral!- ways,
Mr. H. K. Kung, Mifister of In- dustry,
Mr Yi Pei-chi, Minister of Ag- riculture,
Mr. Chiang Mon-lin, Minister of Education,
Mr. Hauch Tuh-pl, Minister of Health, and Mr. Chow Tai-wen, Vice-Minister for the Interior.
The officiating officer represent- Ing the Central Executive Com- mittee of the Kuomintang, Was Mr. Tani Yuan-pel. Reuter,
It is understood that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek now proposes to leave for Fengwha for a rest.
Hitherto, Mr. Hoover had inain- tained a complete.silence on thia Substitute for Garrisons.
The Council of Labour and De-ouestion, in spite of aggressively Five years of experience in the Air Ministry had impressed upon fence of the Soviet Government candid creeches by Mr. Sath in control of water power, and him, with continuous force, that has decided to permit the transit favour of public ownership and the
way in which that of foreign goods through the So- against the exploitation of public only
viet Republic provided that the liability could be counter-
Mr. Hoover in his Now York balanced was by making the fullest goods are being moved between property by private interests,
countries with which the Soviet possible use of the unique power of normal diplomatic relations reply emphasised the many failures mobility of the aeroplane for
of Government operation and con- effecting economies in Imperial and trade Treaties. defence and developing the com-
The goods must be accompanied trol, and expressed the view that retarded recuperation of munications and resources of the by the requisite certificate of Europe was due to the stifling of
origin. Empire. There were scattered
The Commissariat of Trade will private enterprise.
Meanwhile, Senator Norris, the certain fields of Imperial defence draw up a list of goods which will where an Air Force Wing could he economically used as a sub-not be permitted to pass through Republican Progressive, has come
out in open approval of Mr. Smith's in Shanghai. the Soviet Republic.-Reuter.
propositions, and has said he will The money then passed, or is He will atay long enough to stitute for the older military
support Smith in the presidential still in the process of passing, from forces rather than as a supple
campaign. ment to them.
Senator Norris is the hands of the Japanese Into looked upon as all-powerful in five these of the Chinese Communists
for subversive propaganda. normally Republican States.
Big Saving In Irak.
PENALTIES FOR TAX EVASION.
་
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AT
GENEVA.
the
Vigorous Retort.
A conspicuous instance of this policy was the case of Irak, where
Governor Smith last night re- we had been able to reduce the Garrison, which in 1921 compris-
turned to the attack with renewed ed 33 Imperial Battalions, costing
vigour. He declared that if bis course of action made him a So- Squadrons of the Royal Air Force
cialist, then famous Republicana An international conferenco without a single Imperial Bat-
such as President Roosevelt, and held under the uspices of the Mr. C. E. Hughes were also So- talion in support, costing less than. £2,000,000. A single Squadron of League of Nations for the purpose cialists for opposing the alienation
aonable that one section of the LORD PARMOOR ELECTED BY over £20,000,000 yearly, to five
community only should be made
to bear the entire burden of the
necessary reduction in supply.
Appeal for Economy.
Lord
SOCIALISTS.
London, Oct. 25. Parmoor has been unani-
Geneva, Oct. 25.
For many reasons It is not con.mously elected the leader of the the Air Force had forced the Imam of considering the imposition of of the water-power of New York |
sidered desirable at present to in-Labour Peers in the House of troduce nelual restrictions to me-Lords in auccession to the late tered property, but Government Lord Haldane.
F
WAS
· Marshal Li Chal-sum, : - An Interesting report is in
circulation to the effect that Mar-
Internationale) account at Moscow vin Berlin, to M. Anikiey, the Sovlet commercial Attache atshal Li Chai-sum on his arrival Tokyo, who forwarded the amount in Canton will formerly announce
Canton Administration. to the credit of a Japanese subject his resignation as Chairman of the
organise
THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS MAY SOON MEET.
the demobilisation scheme affecting Kwangtung, after which he will return to Nanking to take up his duties with the Central Government.
It is also reported that he is likely to be succeded as head of the Canton Administration by General Chan Ming-chiu, his right hand
man,
Delegate's Conference.
The Nanking C. E. C. has de- cided that the Third National London, Oct. 25. Kuomintang Delegates' Conference It is understood that the prepara- will be held early next year at tions for the formation of the pro- | Nanking. In this connexion the of Yemin, who had for years en-double taxation for fiscal evasion, State.
Furthermore, he declared, every posed Committee of Experts on following resolutions were passed: crouched upon the Aden Protec- passed a resolution to the effect
(1) The registration of names torate, to leave it and to release that the profits of shipping conmember of the Congress who voted German Reparations have been con- Sheikhs friendly to the British panies should only be taxed in the for the McNary-Haugen Farm Re-alderably facilitated by a conversa-of all Kuomintang members and country where the effective lief Bill and for the Muscle Shoals tion which took place in Paris last their work on behalf of the party would earnestly appeal to all can- Lord Parmoor, who was raised whom he had kidnapped.
Mr. Winston | must be submitted not later than Bill were Socialists by the samo Friday between sumers to cut down their supply to the Peerage in 1914, after many
In Somaliland, aeroplanes had management of the concern
established.
Churchill and M. Poincare at least twenty-five per cent, and yours as a Unionist Member for In a few weeks removed the con-
precept. The conference also adopted an
(2) As to the method of select- economise as far as possible in Stroud, Stretford and Wycombe stant danger of Mulla riaings, amendment, submitted by the
It is considered probable that the the end of the year. The cry of State Socialism
Committee of Experts will moet be. successively, joined the Labour and on the North-West Frontier
le agreed that the methods employ- In the majority of cases, is ro- Ministry in 1924, and was Lord of India, with practically no Japanese delegate, extending the against the Democrats, was fore the end of the year-British ing delegates for, the Congress, it
Wireless,
ed at the First National Kuomin- subterfuge and old stock phrase of duction in consumption of twenty- President of the Council during, casualties on either side, peace principle to commercial air trans- /demned by Governor Emith as
tang Delegates Congress be again five per cent, merely means cut
special interests. It was the cry
adopted. ting out easily avoidable waste.
of Republican reactionaries who for Bath water should be used for
the past twenty-five years have watering gardens and plants and
been battling against every pro gressive welfare and labour met for other purposes, such as wash- ing 'down verandahs and drains, and servants, should be ordered
every way.
to economise as far as possible.
It is a simple matter for con-
and so make sure that their orders
the short-lived Labour Govern
ment of 1924.---Reuter.
BRITISH FOREIGN
SECRETARY.
had been imposed upon unruly Irihes by, British airmen.
He foresaw the time when air- power, like sea-power, would ba concentrated upon two or three Em- strategic points of the pire and when unita, in- stend of being uneconomi- cally tied down to local defence,
threatened point to another. Such a policy presupposed the closest pos- sible Linafon between the Air Forces of the Empire.
sumers to read their meters daily [SIR AUSTEN'S HEALTH MUCH |would be freely moved from one
ara being carried out.
IMPROVED.
London, Oct. 25.
The Government will carefully seratiolze the consumptions 48 rc. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the gistered by individual meters, and British Foreign Secretary, who is take such action as may be deem-now in California, la expected to ed necessary where wasto la ap-return via Vancouver and Canada parent.
port undertakings.-Reuter.
LABOURITE TO VISIT
FAR EAST.
M. ALBERT THOMAS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN.
Genova, Oct. 25. M. Albert Thomas, the French Director of tho International Labour Office, under the auspices of the League of Nations, has arranged to leave next week on a visit to China and Japan..
He will remain in Japan for at least three weeks, according to
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Bure.
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It is said that the wonderful reception accorded Mr. Smith has appalled the managers of the Re- publican campaign, while Senator Norris has succeeded in alarni- Ing them considerably-Reuters American Service,
Election Soon.
Plane and Airship Services. Dealing with aviation as a means and to be Home on Saturday, of improving Imperial communica- restriction November 24th. It is anticipated tion, Sir Samuel Hoare said that prove ineffective, it will be neces-that he will attend the League of early next year a regular aeroplane present arrangements. Reuter, religious issue, under cover
Council meeting sary to Introduce compulsory res- Nationa
on service would be running every week between London and Karachi. trictions.
Should voluntary
Reasons for Not Extending,
December 10th.
►
on
ap
NOBEL MEDICINE PRIZE.
HONOUR FOR TYPHUS RESEARCH WORKER.
Selection of Delegates.
(2) Branch Kuomintang de partments in the various cities and districts. will be empowered to sp- point one half of the delegates re- quired to represent the district or clty at the Congress, whilst the It is announced from Stockholm remaining half be appointed by the that the Nobel Medicine Prize for Central Executive Committee of 1928 has been awarded to Pro- the Kuomintang.
London, Oct. 25.
the
Tessor Charles Nicollo,
(4) In places where, there are Director of the Pastour Instituto no Kuomintang branches the Cen at Tunis, for his work in con- tral Kuomintang will select all the
delegaten.. nexion with typhus-Router.
BELGIUM'S TREATY.
- MINISTER NOW IN NANKING.
Nanking, Oct. 25.
i.
The election takes place Wednesday, November 7th, and it
German Instructors. is evident that a real night ls on at
Shanghai, Oct. 25, last. It is alleged that in spite of Mr. Hoover's demeanour on the
Colonel Max Bauer, an artillery expert and proteges of General Ludendorf, with five German as- peals to religious prejudice aro be-
alatants are due this weekond to ing made. Sir Austen's health has greatly Another Great trunk acroplane ser-
The Republicans are still con
take up their duties in eonnexion improved. British Wireless, vico was projected between London capitals of the Empire, That was
and Capetown. He was daily ex-Justification of the programme un-fident of victory and draw atton-
The Belgian Minister to China with the training of Chinese in- A further statement, giving
pecting detailed proposals which der which for the last three years tion to the fact that only four arrived at Nanking this morning fantry. With the twenty Germans reasons for not extending restric-
In connexion with the Univer. would enable him to judge whether the Air Ministry had been engaged times since the Civil War have for the purpose of opening negatia who arrived in Nanking a month tion outside the Rider Main Areas,
mans who are engaged by the Na alty Women's Hostel, Mrs, Sou- the creation of this service was upon the design and construction of their candidates failed to secure tions for
two great airships. He anticipated election....... BAYS:
in regard to airships, he believed the success of the experiment, and Danger of fire.If the mains thor is giving an "At Home" at
The only exceptions to this It is understood that the Belgian tional Government to act no military were empiled daily, internal fire Government House on Monday they could be used for eliminating the Dominion Governments wore co-rule are President Grover Cleveland Minister has indicated Belgium's and police advisers, positions which services would not function and afternoon, when Miss Royden will two-thirds of the time now spent in operating, also belleving in its suce (1884 and 1892) and President willingness to recognise tariff British citizens are not permitted
probably speak.
Woodrow Wilson (1912 and 1916.) utonomy. (Continued on Page 12.)
journeys between London and the tess-British Wireless,
possible.
Treaty,
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new Sino-Belgian ago this makes about thirty Ger
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to accept-Reuter.