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HISTORIC EVENTS AT NANKING.
SIGNING OF SINO-BRITISH TREATY CELEBRATED.
NUMEROUS SALUTES.
his full staff having presented their
credentials earlier.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1928.
BREAD CRISIS IN THE DISARMAMENT
MOSCOW.
CONFERENCE.
PEOPLE IN PANIC LOOKING 'FOR FOOD.
BIG GATHERING TO BE HELD AT NANKING SOON.
OFFICIAL BUNGLING; NUMEROUS PROBLEMS.
Naval wireless messages received
Riga, Doc. 20.
Nanking, Dec. 20. in Hongkong to-day give details of
The bread crisis has re-appear- It is reported that the Disar-i the signing of the Sino-British
mamont Conference will be opened Tariff Treaty. It is stated that od in an acuto form at Moscow,
Last week a decision by the hero in, about a week's time, and, signatures were affixed to the docu- ment at 1.16 am. on Thursday at Government to baka less brend according to telegrams received, Nanking, the British Minister and occasioned a rumour of shortage many of the Nationalist Generale and led to panic amongst the are on their way to the capital, population.
these including General Feng Long queues were everywhere Chen-wu, General Chan Tlu-yuen, in evidence and the frantic people General Wu Chung-aheng and rushed from shop to shop looking General Li Chung-yen.
It is understood that the first for bread.
preliminary session of the Con- ference will take place on Boxing Day, and a Hankow message says that General Li Chung-yen will probably leave Hankow on Sunday for Nanking to participate in this session.
The route from the Consulate- General to the headquarters of the National Government was lined with troops and police and at 9.30
A conferance by the Soviet au- H.M.S. Suffolk saluted the country,
thorities in Moscow than decided firing 21 guns.
The Chinese gunboat Chu Yu, to increase the quantity of bread to fying the flag of Rear Admiral be baked,
It is claimed that Moscow has Chen, returned the Suffolk's salute.
Later in the morning, the Suf-sufficient stocks of food to ford folk saluted the flag of Rear Ad: the entire population, but that miral Chen, the Chu Yu returning mismanagement has precipitated a
crisle. · the salute.
At 4 p.m. on Thursday the Mini- The culprits are to be punished. ster embarked in H.M.S. Cock--Reuter." chafer to cross the fiver to Pukow to entrain for Peking. The Mini- ster received salute from the Suffolk of 17 guns and a similar one from the Chinese gunboat, the Suffolk also returning the latter salute.
Reference to the King..
Nanking. Dec. 20. Through troop-lined streets, Sir Miles Lampson, accompanied by his staff and escorted by a guard of honour, called at the State Council building this morning and formally presented his credentiala to Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek.
The agenda of the Disarmament worked Conference,
out by General Ho Ying-ching and Mr. T. V. Boong and other leaders, is na follows:
EXPLOSIÓN HAVOC IN Nationalist forces, fixing an exact
LONDON.
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It is Impossible at the moment to estimate the damage to properly.
(1) The consolidation of the
number of units in various armies. (2) Allocation of garrison headquarters in the Provinces,
(3) Establishment of a per- manent plan of military expendi ture.
(4) To decide on the total It was a marvellous fact that apnumber of officers and units to be parently nobody was killed, though demobilised. so many were injured, in the up- heaval in High Holborn.
There was a series of explosiona as the gas mains went up in rapid sequence, damaging buildings like an earthquake or air raid, shaking
(5) Genern! recruitment the new Army.
of
(6) Appointment of officials after disármanent.
(7) Other problems pertaining to the re-organisation of the Navy
Sir Miles Lampson was formally presented by Dr. C. T. Wang to the the district, and leaving two billow- and Aerial Force, President, who was attended bying gas fires. It was followed by
leading Chinese officials. The an unparalleled traffic hold-up-headquarters for the benefit of dis- British Minister' presented his Reuter
credentials while from H.M.S. Suf- For hundreds of yards, the folk there boomed out a twenty-one roadway between Holbarn Restau- gun salute, with Chinese planes citrant at the junction with Kings- cling the city.
way, and Saint Giles Circus, Tot- tenham Court Road, was affected, and gas. from the broken malus is still on fire.
Sir Miles Lampson made a speech, in which he said: "Presenting the lettera of my predecessor's re- call and my appointment, I seize the opportunity to assure Your Excellency of my Sovereign's sincere wishes for the welfare and prosperity of China, and to convey an expression of His Majesty's esteem and regard. It will be my untiring endeavour to maintain and promote the clusest and most friendly relations between our two countries."
(8) Formation of employment
banded soldiers.
(9) Other financial questions.
Honkow's Activities.
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It is understood that the Han- kow leaders are paying much attention to this Conference. The cause is unknown, but rond | General Lf Chung-yen some time repairs had been proceeding in the ago sent his two chief subordin neighbourhood.-British Wireless.ntes, General Hu Chung-tu- and General Ho Chien, to Peking to confer with General Pei Chung- hsi, the leader of the Hupeh and Hunan Army.
THIEF JUMPS-FROM
VERANDAH.
It appears that General Li desires to secure the opinion of
| FRACTURED WRIST IN THEFT his colleague in Peking before
*OF CHICKEN.
deciding what steps to take at the Marshal Chiong's Reply.
coming conference, It is reported | Describing the theft of that General Hu Chung-tu and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek replied, "It gives me great pleasure to re- chicken from the verandah of the General Ho Chien left Peking last ceive the letters you have presented, first floor of No. 43, Un Chau night for Hankow.
Mr. Chang Ting-fan, it is report- and I am most grateful for the as-Street, as impudent, Mr. E. W. Burance of the very friendly senti-Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis-ed, has intimated that he will not return to his work at the Shang- ments entertained by your Sover tracy this morning sentenced eign towards China and myself. I Chinese to six weeks' hard labour.hai Municipality, while other re- avall myself of this opportunity to According to the story related ports any that he has secretly left request you to transmit to your by Inspector Hoare, complainant Shanghai for Peking to assume his Sovereign, on behalf of the people was awakened at about 3 o'clock new post in the Army of General of China and myself, sincere wishes on the morning of November 27 Pei Chung-haj, as a Commander of
♫ disturbance among her a new Hunan Division. for his speedy recovery, and the by
welfare and, prosperity of your chlekens. Going to the verandah Mukden, it is said, has also re- country. You having signed the where the fowls were kept, sheceived an invitation to participate new tariff treaty, I feel all the more saw man jump into the street.in the conference and the young confident that our commercial interTwo Indian constables who were fender of the Manchurian Govern- course will be further developed and on patrol inmediately seized the ment, General Isuch-lang, has mur friendly relations increasingly man, the chicken being found in decided to send his Chief of Staff, strengthened. I assure you that the rond. The National Government will, ex- tend you every courtesy to enable the friendship of the two countries to be further consolidated."
Other Trenties,
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Defendant, in jumping, fractured General Yang Yu-ting, to repre- his wrist and was sent to hospitaisent the Three Eastern Provinces. where he WHER confined until Wednesday.
In answer to the charge, defen- daul said he was merely passing the house when the chicken either
His Worship, after hearing the evidence, sentenced defendant to six weeks' hard labour.
The Sino-Swedish treaty wall or was thrown into the street. signed at noon,
Nine countries have now signed Larif treaties with China, namely, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the United States, of which Belgium, Denmark, Italy and Portugal have given up con- sular jurisdiction on certain con- ditions.
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NOTES.
SIKH CHARGED TO-DAY
DEATH OF POPULAR DRAMATIST.
AUTHOR OF “PEG O' MY
HEART
New York, Dec. 20.. The death is announced of the well-known. dramatist, Mr. Hartley Manners-Reuter's American Ser-
více.
Was 'an
The late Mr. Hartley Manners The treaty with France is expect-
was born in London in 1870 and WITH POSSESSION. ed to be signed in a day or two;
was educated under privata tutora. while negotiations with Spain are
Before Major C. Willson this From 1898 to 1905, he not expected to present any dim-
morning; Sikh, named Kam actor, making his first appearance culty,
Japan is now the only Power with Singh, was charged with posses at the Bou Theatre, Molbourne. whom treaty negotiations are at a sion of 80 forged $10 notes of the Since 1902. he has lived in the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking United States. He married in 1912 The successful issue to these dif- Corporation and also with possen- Miss Laurette Taylor, the well- ficult and lengthy negotiations ission of two rounds of rovolver am-known American actress. He was regarded as a great triumph for munition. Dr. C. T. Wang, while naturally they will greatly strengthen the prestige of the National Govern- ment.-Reuter,
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DUTCH SPIRIT DUTY REDUCED.
.INCREASE WHICH WAS NOT PROFITABLE.
The Hague, Dec, 20. The Second Chamber has adopt- ed a Bill for the reduction of the excise duty on spirits by 40 per cent.
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Inspector Lane, who prosecuted, indicated that he would like a week's remand,
In reply to the Magistrate, the Inspector stated that the case would be dealt with summarily,
It is learned that Kam Singh has been many years in Hongkong, and that he was arrested, on Wednes- day in the Tal Law Tin Hotel.
BACK IN TEN DAYS.
GAOL
the author of many plays, includ- ing "Peg O' My Heart," in which his wife starred for many years with grout muccess.]
MORE LOCAL WILLS.
ESTATES OE TWO CHINESE,
Hongkong estate worth $78,300 was left by Jan See-chin, otherwise known as Seo Chia, retired farmer, who died at No. 5, Minden Avenue, BANISHED WOMAN SENT TO Kowloon, on or about April 25, this year. He was formerly of Cairnes Probate Queensland, Australia. An elderly Chinese woman who of the will has been granted to the was banished from the Colony on widow, Maud Jan See-chin, of No. Į The present duty is 330 florins December 11, 1928, was charged 11, Hankow Road, Kowloon, to
before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the whom everything in bequeathed.. per 220 gallons of proof spirit.
Letters of administration in re- The reduction is duo to the Kowloon Magistracy this morning
disobeying the order.spect of the estate of Chan Ho-ahl, tremendous increase in the manu- with facture and sale of contraband Admitting the offence, the woman aliae Ho Wal-fong, widow, who alcohel since the excles duty was was sentenced to twelve months died intestate at No. 38, Pau Chung doubled in 1920, as a result of imprisonment.
Defendant said she returned to Street, To Ka Wan, Kowloon City, op March 21, this year, have been which the duty actually yielded less than before it was doubled. take possession of a truck which granted to her son, Chan Ho-chung,
Reuter
was at the offices of the Secretariat of the same address. Local estate for Chinese Affairs..
amounts to $29,600.
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