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#Ò OŁTAZTAG MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1928.
ADVANCE IN RIGHT| O'NEILL MYSTERY EXCITING TIMES IN HAMMOND'S FINE
DIRECTION.
HIS MAJESTY A LITTLE BETTER.
RAY THERAPY TREATMENT CARRIED OUT.
UNSOLVED.
SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE FROM SHANGHAI.
A. FRUITLESS QUEST.
The mysterious disappearance of Mr. Eugene O'Neill, the well-known American playwright, is still un- solved and continues to excito in- terest. Wild rumours are in cir culation concerning his where- latest information cabled from Shanghai stating that 'Mr. O'Neill left Shanghai on bourd the German 8.8. Coblenz, for Ham- burg via Hongkong.
A WONDERFUL TONIC.abouts, the
**London, Dec. '16. Ray therapy treatment was carried out on the King to-night, and at 8 pan, the following hulle- tin signed by three doctors was issued at Buckinghani Palace!
The King has had a quat day The improvement unted in the mga ning builetiu kan bere jamaalinen- cd."
PEKING.
ANTI-JAPANESE MASS
MEETING.
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF
DR. C. T. WANG.
ANNOYED OVER RIOT.
Peking. Dec. 10.
DISPLAY.
̇日六初月一十
SIR AUSTEN WELL SATISFIED.
MAKING BIG SCORE IN THE WEEK'S LABOURS
SECOND TEST.
AT LUGANO.
JARDINE RUN OUT FOR 28 AFTER 94 MINUTES.
ENGLAND 55 BEHIND.
With seven wickets still to fall, England are only 55 runs in Following the recent riot in Nan-arrears in the Second Test maich The Coblenz arrived in Hongkongking. Instigated by anti-Japanese at Sydney. on Saturday and left the same day, agitators, there was much excite-
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WAR IN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
GERMAN EXPLAINS REASON FOR NEW DUTY,
BRITAIN TO BLAME?
London, Doc. 16,
A sidelight on the sudden and unexpected increase in the Gorman sugar duties was thrown by Horr Belilovsky, the Director of one of
HEAVY FIGHTING IN S. AMERICA,
BOLIVIANS REPULSE AN ATTACK,
PARAGUAY REPORTED TO BE MOBILISING FOR WAR..
the largest sugar beet concerns in M. BRIAND'S WARNINGS Germany, in the course of an in- terview In London.
London, Dec. 16.
Herr Bolilovsky blames, Britain
London, Dec. 16. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who entirely for the recent upsets in While there has been no 'formal returned from Lugano to-day, the sugar industries. He con-batween Bolivian and Paraguayan declaration of war, heavy fighting aiders that the. British sugar
but else inquiries lead us to supment here yesterday morning, hot weather this, morning, theentisßed with the week's work" in present chaotle state of the indus-Pace during the week-end, and it Play was resumed in brilliantly expressed himself as "very well polley is the main catae of the troops is reported to have taken
pose that Mr. O'Neill was not when a huge crowd held a mass wiekel being extremely hard. meeting, which put forward twelvo
passenger.
The morning bulletin stated that although His Majesty had had a restless night, his general condi-led tion had slightly improved.
the course of an interview with try throughout the world.
is feared that there is little hopa Questioned regarding his rensen tilities on a largo scale.
of preventing the outbreak of hos Reuter's representative, Mr. O'Neill arrived in Shanghai demand in connexion with Jap-Over 25,000 spectators were pre- November 22nd, suffering from anese questions, all of which were sent when Hammond and Jardine
A joint statement was issued by declared that the increased duty for so saying, Herr Bolilovsky.
Some reason for the increased nervous Breakdawn, supposed to wired to the National Governinent. went out to tho erense.
in Singapore. He went into enrred, although a Japanese re- have been due to sunstroke contract-
Sir Auston, M. Briand and Dr. on refined sugar imposed by Bri-alarm in outside circles is to be Happly, no serious incident oc-
The pair had added 25 runs to Stresemann yesterday, as follows:tain had vitally hit Czecho-Slova found in the allegation that Para Dr. Robert Stanton W, treated by Dr. Kenner, the Austrain threatened by the rowdy element Jardine's wicket was brilliantly the League of Nations
hospital and on his discharge was ident who was in the crowd was Saturday's total of 113. when
"The session of the Council of attempting to dump groat quant-by attacking the Bolivian forts at kia, whose exporters have been any, hitherto the calmer of the two countrice, opened the offensive. Dr. Frank Hewild, have been call-liau specialist in nervous diseases, that the police had difficulty in thrown down by Bluckie. Jardine enabled
have ities of sugar in Germany, Also, it seems, he wandered from escorting him back to his rest- had scored 28 runs by restrained meetings which have been inter- hotel to hotel, the fast at which he dener. stayed being the Astor. Attempts him, shouting Insulting remarks,
A large crowd followed cricket, playing, on the defensive to get into communication with him
throughout. He was 94 minutes rupted for some time and to pro- proved fruitless, and then it was suidenly discovered that he was no longer in Shanghai.
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ed in with reference to the new treatment proposed for Majesty, in which they are among the foremost experts. Dr. Woods Is In charge of the Department of Physical Medicine and Electrology nt Lendon Hospital, and Dr. Howitt is the Chief Clinical Assis- tant in the Actino Thersoy Depart- ment of Guy's Hospitul.
Ray Therapy.
Ray therapy is being employed as a new method of attack upon) the effects of the general infection from which the King is suffering. It nets as n general tonte, J creases the bacterial resistance of the blood, and besides neutralising the Infection would tend to pro- mote healthy healing of the wound after the operation.
The decfalon to use ray therapy was finally made yesterday after- noon, although it is understood to have been considered previously." Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Daw- on were joined in consultation at the Palace by Drs. Woods und Ho- witt, who later returned with their apparatus, the Palace clect in,
views.
us to resume
personal
B Chaco.
Germany has just authorised an per two ewt, which will be annul- tack, and from the meagre reports increase in sugar duty to.25 marks
The Bolivians repulsed the at- od when the price on the Magde-to hand, appear to have pursued the "war" into the "enemy" country,
bloody encounter. Boqueron and Rojaselva after a
cwt.
Paraguay Mobilising.
The meeting denounced the in gathering his runs, and the ceed to a very useful exchange of burg Bourse exceeds 21 marks per capturing the Paraguayan forts Nishihara Loan and demanded the slowness of his scoring is shown arrest of Tuan Chi-jul (who was by the fact that he scored only five "These conversations have had "The duty becomes operative on accused of being primarily respon-of the runs added before his the effect of confirming our view Tuesday, and the object of the A curious factor giving rise to sible for the signing of the Loan wicket fell.
that the policy of conciliation and Government is to make foreign the mystery now developed to that Agreement), as well as the dismis he did ant register in the Astersal of Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign tributed 63 runs. His display had respective Governments is best negotiations under the Sugar Hammond at this stage had con- approachment followed by our producers moro emanable to Hotel under his own name. Efforts Minister, and Mr. T. V. Soong, the heen marked by watchfulness suited to assure peace. We ro- Convention-Renter. to trace him since his dianopearance Finance Minister. in Shanghai have led to nothing, Following the meeting, there was the loose ones powerfully. The policy.
against good length balls, driving main faithfully attached to that a big parade, but the pulice were felding was very smart. out in force to prevent any incl dents.
THE SINO-FRENCH ISSUES.
CONSUL TO CONCLUDE THE 'AGREEMENT.
Y
Shanghai, Dec. 17. A Peking report states that the French Minister recently wired to
Joined by Hendren, runs camo a
Mutual Dificulties.
Buenos Aires, where it is stated
The latest news comes from that a message from Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, reports that the Government has issued a Pro-
"SPIRIT OF CANTON." clamation ordering the mobilien-
LEAVING SHANGHAI FOR
Hittle faster, the newcomer out- "In this spirit we will continue Resignation of Dr. Wang? pacing Hammond, Soon after the negotiations begun in virtue
Nanking, Dec. 16.
coming in, Hendten twice sent of an agreement arrived at in
THE SOUTH Blackio to the boundary, driving | Gonova on Sept. 10th, last, by the According to Chinese reports, Dr. C. T. Wang, following the mobs to the on, and hooking the six interested Powers. We are
Shanghai, Dec. 16. other.
determined to do ever, thing in our attack on his residence on Thurs-
It is understood that the Canton Hammond seemed well set for power to arrive as soon as possible day last, returned to Nanking yes his century when the lunch inter-at a final settlement of the mutual General Cheung Wal-cheung, will Ryan monoplane, piloted by terday morning, and, after an in-
val arrived.
dimculties arising out of the War, leave here to-morrow for Canton terview with Marshal Chiang Kai- shek, tendered his resignation. It is learned that Leyland, Eng- and thus assure upon a basis of
Dr. Wang stated that he was land's twelfth man is in bed with mutual confidance; the happy de-arrying a quantity of postal
packets and newspapers. the French Legation in Peking re-very much annoyed and discoura alight attack of influenza and velopment of relations between
Shanghal, Dec. 17. The monoplane "Spirit of Can- porting that he will leave Shang-aged by the attack on his real sore throat, not regarded as seri- our respective countries."
ous. Ames now become twelfth
ton" left for Canton at 8.30 a.m.-- Marahal Chiang, however, assur- | mon.
Reuter. inat. He also stated that the can-ed him that the National Govern. clusion of the Sino-French Treaty ment would assume full respon stood as follows:
The scores at the lunch interval terises it as "extremely poor" and would be placed in the hands of sibility for all his actions, as he the French Consul General at (Dr. Wang) was the representa
hold that it is proved that the fundamental questions still exist Shanghai.
as an unbridgeable gulf between the French and the German pointa of view.
in the meantime, having preparedhai on his return trip on the 20th the necessary instaiation.
No Unexpected Development,
It is made clear that the adoption of this treatment does not indicate any unexpected development in the King's condition, and is supplemen Lary to the normal treatment.
mercial Treaty, the French Minis- Regarding the Sino-Anaam Com-
How His Majecty would probably ter states that the Governor of antierge the ultra-violet ray treat- Anam has appointed four experts ment in described by a London doc-on aviation, shipping, commerce tor, in an interview with Reuter. and railways respectively to come He said he presumed that the metto Shanghat as advisers-Nam cury vapour method would be en- Chung Pan, ployed.
The apparatus would be placed on a stand at the King's bedside, connected with the ordinary light- ing circuit,
His Majesty, while his chest or back was bared to the light, would wear dark glasses, as also would the doctors in attendance,
The Dosage.
CHINA'S IMPORT TARIFF.
TO BE ENFORCED FROM FEBRUARY.
dence,
tive of the Government.
Other Assurances.)
If the public continued
Australis
,253
England, 1st Innings. Hobbs, e Oldfield, b' Grimmett 40 Hammond not out to Sutcliffe, c Hendry, b Ironmonger 11.
find fault with the polley of the Foreign Ministry, it should send reprenentations to the National Government and not Indulge in attacks on the Foreign Minister,
Marshal Chiang assured Dr. Wang that such a regrettable in- cident would never occur again, the Government having issued orders strictly forbidding row- dylam in the future.
Later, Mr. Wu Han-min, the Chairman of the Legislative Coun. cil, visited the office of Marshal Chiang and backed up the Marshal's assurances.
Government Edict,
In connexion with the attack on
Shanghai, Dec. 17. The treatment would start with
A notice signed by the Chinese the smallest possible doses, and the Superintendent and the Deputy doctor ventured the suggestion that Inspector-General of Customs an- to-night His Majesty would possibly nounces that the new Import Dr. Wang's residence, the National only receive an application of Tariff promulgated by the National Govorang's cadence, the Nations a minute, while he will be given Government will be enforced as adict strictly forbidding street an application of one minute to- morrow, eventually being given two from February 1st next.-Reuter, parades in Nanking in future. exposures daily.
Any over-exposure would be most harmful, in the same way as sun- burning. The ductors also stated) the treatment usually soothes a patient, and sets as a wonderful tonic.
Dr. Wood and Dr. Howitt attend- od the Palace this evening, and with Sir Hugh Rigby, Lord Daw- son and Sir Stanley Howett pre- sent, carried out the ray thereapy treatment.
The latest bulletin is taken to indiente a slight advance in the right direction--Reuter,
Labour Party Tribute.
London, Dec. 15.
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NISHIHARA LOANS.
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE EXPRESS OPINION.
D. R. Jardine run out .......................
Hendren not out...
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The joint statement has been well received in Britain, but the German Nationalist Press charac
Silesia Germans. '
Lugano, Dec. 15. An angry outburat from Dr. 27 Stresemann, unprecedented in the 6 sedate meetings of the League Council, marked the morning ees- slon of the Council while it was dealing with protection of the minorities in Upper Silesia.
Total (for a wickets). 108
Falls of wickets:-1/37, 2/65, 3/148.
--Router.
RECENT WILLS.
LATE MR. CHAN TỔNG LEAVES $283,700.
The Canton plane "Pearl River"
ages
tion of all males between the of 18 and 28 throughout Paraquay.
Great enthusiasm for the war prevails in Paraguay, and it
stated
that many batta. lions of volunteers feverish energy. organising and training with
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are now
It is alleged that a number of ex-officers of the Chilean arxof have offered their services to the Government of Paraguay,
Bolivian Activities. Meanwhile, little news.concorn- arrived at Nanking from the lowering the measures being taken in river yesterday afternoon. A warm Bolivia is to hand. The Minister welcome was awarded to Colonel of War at La Paz, the capital, has Chan Hing-yun, the Canton airman announced that a sanguinary clash by a big crowd, including many accurred on the border, the Para- Government officials. Immediately guayans opening the attack, but after landing, Colonel Chan went retiring with heavy losses. ashore by, Government launch Nam Chung Pan
+!
LATEST NAVAL · MOVEMENTS.
PROGRAMME OF COUNTY CRUISERS.
An official Bolivian communique states:
"The Paraguayan detachments threatened our forts in Chaco, Our forces punished the opponente and occupied Fort Boqueront. The army has done its duty."..
A large quantity of war mater- ial, including aeroplanes, lias Pass- ed through Sante Fe for Bolivin.→→→ Reuter,
League Anxious.
The Council had disposed of a report by Mr. Adatei (Japan) on the subject, including a petition. H.M.S. Berwick is to leave Hong- from the "Deutsche Volksbund" kong on January 10 for Shanghai, complaining of the Polish authori- calling at Pagoda Anchorage and
Lugano, Dec. 15. ties treatment of German school Santu Inlet en route.
Regarding the serious dispute children. The Polish Foreign H.M.S. Suffolk will come down the League Council has agreed on between Paraguay and Bolivia, Minister; M. Zaleski, unexpected- to lfongkong upon the arrival in the text of a Note to these two ly asked leave to speak. He Shanghai of the Berwick. violently attacked the Germans of "Volkshund" as an organisation of aples, Upper, Bilesia and described the
Personal Abuse.
top of his voice, thumping the Dr. Stresemann, shouting at the table and personally abusing M. Zaleski, demanded that protection for the minorities should be dis cussed at the next session of the Council.
recently been dealt with at the Supreme Court among which are A number of local estates have
the following: The ediet states that in the past. Chan Tong, alias Chan Taze-U the Government hus permitted (or Yu), who, it will be remember- parades to be conducted for patrio-ed, collapsed and died from heart the purposes, but the interference failure while taking an early with the private property of the morning ride on horse back at Foreign Minister on Thursday and Happy Valley on May 31, this year, the Injuring of 25 police officers left Hongkong estate to the value during the riot was an incident of $283,700. Probate has been which the Government could not granted to his widow, Chan Tong- Shanghat, Dec. 16, The Associated Provincial Cham-
overlook:
M. Briand, in closing the public shi, No. 18b., Macdonnell Road, bers of Commerce have addressed
Such
riots lower the pres and his brother, Chan Punkow, session of the Council, referring a telegram to the National Govern- tige of the National Government No. 15 Nanking Street, Yaumati to the Stresemann-Zaleski In- ment urging the Foreign Ministry and henceforth the Govern- All the bequests are of a family cident which ho described as to. refuse recognition of the Nishi-street parade unless permission Kowloon and Shanghai being be- calmed the nerves of the pro- ment will not permit any nature, property in Hongkong, "outside the League's Agenda," is first obtained from the police. queathed to the widow and three tagonists, Ho declared that the League had no intention of aban- doning the interests of the minorl- ties,
hara Loans.
WUHAN AVIATION
SCHEME.
PLANS FOR SEVERAL STATIONS.
song.
Ifongkong state worth $130,000 was left by Mr. Brooke David, laté of "Bexhill," No. 8, Oxley Nisc, Singapore, who died at Singapore on April 24, 1928. Rescaling of probate has been granted to Mr. C. E. H. Reavis, of Messrs. Wil- kinson and Grist, who is the at- torney of Mr. A. Brooke David, a son, residing at Singapore.
Dr. Stresemann was satisfied; but solemnly declared that if the League did not protect the minori ties it would lose one of its most important pillars.~Reuter.
on the
H.M.S. Cornwall, another of the countries and decided to send a hai on January ¥ for Hongkong, States members of the League, and County cruisers, will leave Shang- copy of the correspondence to all calling at Amoy on the way down to non-member States the coast.,
American Continent. H.M.S. Seraph and II.M.S. M. Briand, es acting President, Somme arrived at Shangha! from was invited to keep in touch with Hongkong on Sunday,
the situation and, if necessary, to Yesterday
of the Council. summon an extraordinary meeting.
tho
Neuralla left Singapore for Hong
transport kong, having on board the 2nd Battalion of the South Stafford- shire Regiment, bound for Shang- hai from Southampton.
Bolivia's declaration that she will
The Council'e note underlines" not depart from hor obligations under the League Covenant, and. Paraguay's assurance faithfully to fulfil her obligations and accept OPIUM SUPPRESSION. any procedure for the settlement
of the dispute.
Self-Defencel
TURKISĮ GOVERNMENT
BILL.
Attention is also drawn to the fact that the States cannot, with- out breaking their engagements,
DT'
Angora, Dec. 10. The Tarkfali Parliament has fail to have recourse to one adopted a Government Bill, restrictothor of the procedures provided ing the sale of onlum and other in the Covenant, whose terms are narcotic drugs-Reuter.
elled with special reference to Articles 12 and 18.
SZECHUAN “WAR.”
The two Governments are also warned of the importance of carefully limiting the measures of self-defence In such a mannor that they could not be interpreted as aggressive,
ing through very deep shadows, A noteworthy tribute to the dane his work as a constitutiona! how extraordinarily well he has King was paid in peech auf monarch, how absolutely, impar- night by Mr. Rarasay Macdonald, tially he has always done that leader of the Labour Party. He work, and how in doing it he has sald:
"should like to say how very not as the great dignified form of knit us to him, not as an amelal, moved we have all been not the the Head of the State, but as one
French Claim Repudiated. lness of the King. This ym who belongs to his nation and hus pathy is not a question of syco tried all his life in all his netiona
Shanghai, Dec. 17.
Berlin, Dec. 16. It is reported that the Wuhan In regard to the estate of Mrs. phancy at all. That does not come to carry out his national repon-Commercial Aviation Co. has de- Leticia Florentina Vieira Ribeiro, of the report of the committee on The Reichstag, after diecussion in. Those of us who have had sibilities and advance the national elded to establish two stations, one widow, late of No. 1, Carnarvon the occupied territory, passed the great pleasure of knowing the interests. There is not a member at Wuchang and the other at the Villas Kowloon, who left $3,100, resolution repudiating the French King personally, and of knowing of the old Labour Cabinet who Hankow racecourse. how sincerely devoted he is to do would not join with me in the
probate has been granted to Mr. demand for establishment of a It is also understood that sub- Francisco Xavier Vieira Ribeiro commisalon for the demilitarised effect that fighting has broken out vious admonitions and urgently. ing his duty with absoluto con- prayer, that ench bulletin will stations will be established along (son) and Mr. Jose Maria D'Almol zone after 1985, as an attack on stitutions! impartiality, feel at a show him advancing towards com- the river, including Changsha and da (con-in-law), both living at the sovereignty, of the Belch moment like this, when he is walk plete health and strength." Hangchow. Nam Chung Pao.
Carnarvon Buildings.
Router.
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YANG SEN AGAIN IN THE FIELD.
Later. M. Briand has addressed News has been received to the Governments repeating his pre-
Shanghai, Dee/10.
message to the disputing
at Chang Shao, near Chungking, between the troops of Generalequesting that the altaation Yang Sen and General Liu Hsiang.
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